Dual Survival
Season 7
January 13, 2016
10Episodes
Each week, new co-hosts Grady Powell and Bill McConnell will be dropped into survival situations that anyone, anywhere in the world, could one day encounter. Grady is a former U.S. Army Green Beret with a "no quit" mindset, who passed selection at only 21 years old, and is among some of the youngest soldiers to have made it into the elite brotherhood of Special Forces Operators. Meanwhile, his new partner Bill McConnell, a primitive wilderness survivalist, takes a much different approach. Bill considers himself to be on a lifelong journey to connect with nature and often 'talks' to plants and animals in the wild.
Episodes
1. Fire and Ice
January 13, 2016
45 min
In the Chilean Andes, Grady and Bill start their survival mission high up on a snowy dormant volcano. They must get off the volcano, find shelter in caves, and trek down into the rainforest. Along the way, they search for food, and attempt to build a fire.
2. Long Way Home
January 20, 2016
45 min
Continuing in the Chilean Andes, Grady and Bill must survive a cold night in the rainforest. On their journey out they hunt feral pigs, build a shelter, and attempt to build a fire again.
3. Take Me to the River
January 27, 2016
45 min
In the Amazon rainforest, Bill and Grady must navigate through dense jungle, and build a shelter from the rains. They navigate to a river, attempt to catch fish, and build a raft to try to reach civilization.
4. Eat or Be Eaten
February 3, 2016
45 min
While stranded in the Zambezi River Basin, Grady and Bill attempt survival during Africa's dry season, on their trek to the Zambezi River. Along the way, they search for water, build a primitive fire, encounter a myriad of African wildlife and predators, and hunt for guinea fowl.
5. Scorched Earth
February 10, 2016
45 min
In the Namib Desert of southern Africa, Grady and Bill are left with a broken down car. They use the car to help them with survival tasks, catch and eat scorpions, create signals for rescue, and search for water and food in a nearby canyon.
6. On Thin Ice
February 17, 2016
45 min
In the cold and snow of the Sawtooth Mountains of Idaho, Bill and Grady begin their survival on a mountain ridge and make their way to a forested area where they discover a dilapidated cabin. After spending the night there, they navigate to a river, deal with hypothermic conditions after Grady partially breaks through the ice, and attempt to trap beaver.
7. High and Dry
February 24, 2016
45 min
Bill and Grady visit Oregon where they find themselves lost in a desert-type environment.
8. Cuban Crisis
March 2, 2016
45 min
In the remote swamps of Cuba, Grady and Bill must navigate to dry land while avoiding Cuban crocodiles. They desperately search for water, catch a turtle, and start a fire using a binocular lens. They then attempt to salvage a boat to help them find civilization.
9. Saturation Point
March 9, 2016
45 min
Bill and Grady try to survive in the remote part of Maine, USA, dealing with extreme cold weather, chilly nights and lack of fire.
