Alone Season 13: World Championship
- Location
- Richardson Mountains, Beaufort Delta, Northwest Territories, Canada, near Aklavik
- Aired
- June 17, 2026 to September 9, 2026
- Prize
- $500,000 USD (flat prize to whoever outlasts all other contestants, plus the title of first-ever Alone World Champion)
- Status
- Complete
Richardson Mountains, Beaufort Delta, Northwest Territories, Canada, near Aklavik. Photo: Adam Jones, Ph.D. (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Read more about this season
How the season was won (reveals the winner)
Žiga Ogorelec won Alone: World Championship after 90 days in the Canadian Arctic, earning $500,000. Aaron Barnard finished second at 87 days and Nero Buys third at 85 days. His Day 18 moose harvest supplied a major food reserve, but preserving it, maintaining shelter and making fire without a ferro rod remained part of the work. The finale, Worlds Apart, aired September 9, 2026.
The final three had different endpoints: Nero chose to leave after 85 days, Aaron reached his limit two days later, and Žiga continued until his winner reveal on Day 90. A contestant does not receive the other camps’ standings, so the last competitor can remain alone after the runner-up has gone.
The cast
- Aaron Barnard10 items →
Prince George, British Columbia
- Andrew Price10 items →
Gower Peninsula
- Clementino Pedrosa10 items →
Lisbon
- Dave Booth10 items →
Palmer, Alaska (born in Guam)
- David Young10 items →
Washington State
- Jacks Genega10 items →
New York
- Nero Buys10 items →
New South Wales
- Poldi Waldmann-Moloney10 items →
Hokitika
- Will Longley10 items →
Kotzebue, Alaska (grew up partly in Nuuk)
- Žiga Ogorelec10 items →
Kočevje
Listed alphabetically on purpose. Results on individual profiles are hidden behind a tap, so it's safe to browse.
Gear trends this season
Ten survivalists from seven countries, and their lists could have come from one packing session. The World Championship cast, recruited from Canada, the United States, Australia, Wales, Slovenia, Portugal, and New Zealand, locked in their ten items before dropping into the Richardson Mountains, and four categories came back unanimous: sleeping bag, cooking pot, snare wire, and bow and arrows. Fishing kit, saw, ferro rod, and paracord each sit at 9 of 10. Whatever national traditions these ten brought to bushcraft, they all arrived at the same answer the last several North American casts did, which is about the strongest evidence available that the ten item meta is now global.
The deviations are few enough to name. Two contestants took gill nets over trusting line and hooks alone, the same minority pick that has attached itself to long runs in past seasons, and dedicated knives appear on only 3 of the 10 lists, with most of the field folding that role into a multitool. One salt, one shovel, one tarp round out the individualists. Since every list was fixed before the first night out, this table measures strategy rather than results, ten pre game reads of subarctic delta terrain that came back nearly identical.
Žiga Ogorelec’s recorded kit omits an axe and a ferro rod. It contains a saw, knife, shovel, fishing kit, gill net, bow, snare wire, paracord, pot and sleeping bag. Gear choices describe a plan made before the drop; the completed results and winner story are available in the spoiler sections.
Full results table (placements, days lasted, tap-out reasons)
- Winner. Žiga Ogorelec90 days
Outlasted everyone
- 2. Aaron Barnard87 days
Voluntary tap-out after mental and physical exhaustion.
- 3. Nero Buys85 days
Voluntary tap-out after reaching his personal goals and deciding to return to family.
- 4. Andrew Price71 days
Tapped out after the cumulative effects of starvation.
- 5. Jacks Genega62 days
Tapped out with severe eye irritation from smoke in her shelter.
- 6. Will Longley30 days
Tapped out with a serious digestive problem.
- 7. Clementino Pedrosa21 days
Medically evacuated after a dangerously low heart rate was found at a checkup.
- 8. Poldi Waldmann-Moloney14 days
Tapped out with emotional distress and exhaustion.
- 9. Dave Booth4 days
Tapped out after losing his dependable means of starting a fire.
- 10. David Young3 days
Tapped out because he missed his family.
| Place | Contestant | Days | Why they left |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Žiga Ogorelec | 90 | Outlasted everyone |
| 2 | Aaron Barnard | 87 | Voluntary tap-out after mental and physical exhaustion. |
| 3 | Nero Buys | 85 | Voluntary tap-out after reaching his personal goals and deciding to return to family. |
| 4 | Andrew Price | 71 | Tapped out after the cumulative effects of starvation. |
| 5 | Jacks Genega | 62 | Tapped out with severe eye irritation from smoke in her shelter. |
| 6 | Will Longley | 30 | Tapped out with a serious digestive problem. |
| 7 | Clementino Pedrosa | 21 | Medically evacuated after a dangerously low heart rate was found at a checkup. |
| 8 | Poldi Waldmann-Moloney | 14 | Tapped out with emotional distress and exhaustion. |
| 9 | Dave Booth | 4 | Tapped out after losing his dependable means of starting a fire. |
| 10 | David Young | 3 | Tapped out because he missed his family. |
Alone Season 13: where are they now?
What each contestant walked away to, from the bios and outcomes in my records. The rundown names final placements, so it sits behind a tap.
Open the post-show rundown (names the winner and final results)
Žiga Ogorelec won the season after 90 days.
Biologist who has competed in survival challenges since his teens; previously completed a 270-kilometer, 15-day solo wilderness journey.
Aaron Barnard left on day 87 (voluntary tap-out after mental and physical exhaustion.).
Tradesman raised on a hobby farm; competing in honor of his friend Travis, who died in a rafting accident.
Nero Buys left on day 85 (voluntary tap-out after reaching his personal goals and deciding to return to family.).
Army veteran and bushcraft survival enthusiast; founded an outdoor youth program and tested his survival skills in Canada in 2024.
Andrew Price left on day 71 (tapped out after the cumulative effects of starvation.).
Wilderness skills educator who learned foraging from his grandfather; founded his own bushcraft school after traveling the world studying indigenous survival techniques.
Jacks Genega left on day 62 (tapped out with severe eye irritation from smoke in her shelter.).
Wilderness skills educator who traded a career as a video editor for van life; runs a bushcraft school.
Will Longley left on day 30 (tapped out with a serious digestive problem.).
Stay-at-home dad of Iñupiaq heritage bringing ancestral hunting and fishing skills to the competition.
Clementino Pedrosa left on day 21 (medically evacuated after a dangerously low heart rate was found at a checkup.).
Sergeant in the Portuguese Army, deployed to Kosovo, Afghanistan, and Central Africa. Note: some sources list his age as 41; 40 used here per the majority of directly-fetched profiles.
Poldi Waldmann-Moloney left on day 14 (tapped out with emotional distress and exhaustion.).
Whitewater kayaking instructor and skilled bow hunter who spends roughly 150 days a year stalking game; the season's youngest contestant. He caught substantial fish and small game early, but an overambitious permanent shelter consumed too much energy.
Dave Booth left on day 4 (tapped out after losing his dependable means of starting a fire.).
Retired Alaska school principal, 23-year professional fishing guide and 28-year teacher/principal before joining the cast. Note: one source (Wikipedia-derived summary) lists his age as 54 and one lists it as 53; both figures appear across sources, 53 used here per the majority of directly-fetched profiles.
David Young left on day 3 (tapped out because he missed his family.).
Project manager and former Idaho Department of Fish and Game employee; first contestant eliminated from Season 13.
Episode guide
Open the episode guide (recaps include tap-outs as they happened)
E1 · Worlds Collide: Part 1
June 17, 2026
Ten contestants from seven countries begin the World Championship in the Canadian Arctic. David Young leaves on Day 3 because he misses his family.
Out this episode: David Young (day 3)
E2 · Worlds Collide: Part 2
June 24, 2026
The opening drop continues. Dave Booth loses his dependable means of starting a fire and leaves on Day 4, taking the field down to eight.
Out this episode: Dave Booth (day 4)
E3 · Building Momentum
July 1, 2026
The remaining eight work on food and shelter as the first stretch of the competition settles into routine. Nobody leaves in this episode.
E4 · Cold Omen
July 8, 2026
Cold weather adds urgency to camp building. Poldi Waldmann-Moloney ends his run on Day 14 with exhaustion and emotional distress.
Out this episode: Poldi Waldmann-Moloney (day 14)
E5 · Thin Margins
July 15, 2026
Žiga Ogorelec recovers a moose on Day 18, a turning point in his food supply. All seven remaining contestants continue into the next episode.
E6 · Balancing Act
July 22, 2026
Keeping camp supplied becomes a test of health as well as skill. A medical check leads to Clementino Pedrosa’s evacuation on Day 21 after a dangerously low heart rate is detected.
Out this episode: Clementino Pedrosa (day 21, medical)
E7 · Natural Order
July 29, 2026
The field falls to five when Will Longley leaves on Day 30 with a serious digestive problem. The remaining contestants continue their work on food and shelter.
Out this episode: Will Longley (day 30)
E8 · Tides of Fortune
August 5, 2026
Changing weather makes maintaining camp and food supplies harder. The five remaining contestants all continue; there is no departure in this episode.
E9 · Icebound
August 12, 2026
Freezing water changes access to food as winter strengthens its hold. The competition remains at five contestants.
E10 · No Safe Haven
August 19, 2026
Shelter becomes a health problem for Jacks Genega. Severe smoke-related eye irritation ends her run on Day 62, leaving four contestants.
Out this episode: Jacks Genega (day 62)
E11 · Fire and Famine
August 26, 2026
Žiga faces a shelter fire while the field’s food shortages deepen. Andrew Price leaves on Day 71 after the effects of starvation become too much, leaving the final three.
Out this episode: Andrew Price (day 71)
E12 · Subzero
September 2, 2026
Žiga Ogorelec, Aaron Barnard and Nero Buys reach the final stretch. Medical checks and the strain of isolation frame the episode; all three remain for the finale.
E13 · Worlds Apart
September 9, 2026
Nero Buys leaves on Day 85 and Aaron Barnard on Day 87. Žiga Ogorelec receives the winning news on Day 90 and becomes the first Alone World Champion, taking the $500,000 prize.
Out this episode: Aaron Barnard (day 87), Nero Buys (day 85)
Facts worth knowing
Open the facts (they discuss results by name)
- Ten survivalists represented seven countries.
- The competition took place in the Richardson Mountains and Beaufort Delta of Canada’s Northwest Territories.
- The season aired June 17–September 9, 2026, across 13 numbered competition episodes.
- Žiga Ogorelec won $500,000 after 90 days. Aaron Barnard finished second at 87 days; Nero Buys was third at 85 days.
Viewer's notes
Open the notes (they discuss runs by name)
- This is a completed-season guide and includes the winner and every departure.
- Use HISTORY’s US episode numbering: streaming services may list companion specials separately or include them in a different sequence.
Alone Season 13 FAQ
Where was Alone Season 13 filmed?
Alone Season 13 was filmed at Richardson Mountains, Beaufort Delta, Northwest Territories, Canada, near Aklavik.
When did Alone Season 13 air?
Alone Season 13 premiered on June 17, 2026 and wrapped on September 9, 2026, running 13 episodes.
How many contestants are on Alone Season 13?
10 contestants started Alone Season 13. Each one has a profile page with their background and sourced gear list.
What is the prize on Alone Season 13?
The Alone Season 13 prize is $500,000 USD (flat prize to whoever outlasts all other contestants, plus the title of first-ever Alone World Champion).
Who won Alone Season 13?
Reveal the answer (names the winner)
Žiga Ogorelec won Alone Season 13, lasting 90 days.
What gear could the Alone Season 13 cast bring?
Each contestant chose 10 items from the show's approved selection list, plus standard clothing and safety equipment that does not count toward the ten. Every sourced loadout is on the contestant profiles above.
Wondering what the cast was allowed to bring? See the full gear list of every selectable item, the rules behind it, or browse the gear database.