Bayo’s adventurous spirit shows through his survival experiences, like the time he spent four days on “Python Island” in the Everglades, building a shelter and protecting himself from the wild. His diverse skill set includes trapping, bow and arrow, spear hunting, python and iguana hunting, as well as gator and hog removal. Bayo fearlessly handles any challenge that comes his way. He aims to bring Miami survival techniques to the Alaskan wilderness.

A trapper by trade, Brendon has caught every large predator under the sun; whether it be bears, wolves, or coyotes. At 19, Brendon carved his first bow and proved successful at hunting elk and squirrels. Taking out some big game is his mission, but he can also rely on his foraging knowledge to sustain himself.

An accomplished bow hunter and fisherman, Bri knows how to handle herself against mother nature’s mercurial ways. Bri loves to hunt, start fires via friction, and fishing. Having lived in Alaska for three years under harsh military circumstances formed her cold weather knowledge and acute mental toughness.

With the help of a few mentors in the Black hunting community and researching how his Native American ancestors lived, he became an expert at building snares and traps. But it wasn’t until he hit Texas that he learnt how to bag large animals from the big game hunters. Now he’s making his own bows and arrows and wants to be the first on Outlast to catch and kill a bear. He is currently hiking all 50 states of the USA.

Drake, a father of four trying to pass down the traditional ways of survival. In his town in Texas, he’s part of a group that travels to Wyoming and camps out to hunt large game on public land. Athletic and vertically blessed, Drake is going to land some big game by climbing trees and building hunting blinds far above their line of sight.

Drew is skilled at bow hunting, field dressing an animal, and building grand shelters. His primitive fishing and hunting skills give him the edge on the competition. He’s confident in his survival skills as well as his mental toughness and is most excited to hunt in Alaska and use his archery skills to take game.

Emily can identify dozens of regional plants, use flint and steel, and construct primitive shelters. She’s completed and led numerous backcountry courses involving cold weather survival, navigation, and outdoor adventure education. Throughout her life, she’s expanded her comfort zone to attain a higher mental and physical fortitude.

From wild porcupines, raccoons, and snapping turtles, nothing is off the table when it comes to Eric’s primal menu. There’s nothing he won’t utilize to sustain and protect his teammates and himself. His top-notch huntsmanship and cryptic botanical expertise combined with a shrewd street sense give Eric an unrivaled advantage in any type of wilderness.

With roots in the Pacific Northwest and Chickasaw Indian heritage, Joey has always had an inherent passion for the outdoors and adventure. For instance, on their honeymoon, he and his wife backpacked through Europe for eight months. His current adventure is living on a Hobby Farm with his family, where their goal is to be self-sufficient for an entire year. Life on the farm has taught him “you only fail when you quit,” and “with a strong back and a weak mind, you can accomplish anything.”

As an elite hog hunter, Joseph is a sharpshooter with a bow and will bring home the bacon for his team. He can track both large and small game and is equipped with strong fishing skills to boot. A-frame and lean-to shelters will be his go-to methods of shelter building to stave off the frigid temperatures.

A top-tier survivalist, Julio has all the tools in his belt to bring his team to victory. He can build sturdy elevated A-frames, debris shelters, and will keep them warm with a variety of primitive fire-building techniques. Julio can also craft weapons and has superior physical strength due to being a former nationally ranked Master’s Olympic weight lifter. Julio is no stranger to harsh temperatures. He excelled in the Pathfinder School’s winter skills program and has completed several winter solo camping trips, including at the Arizona Nordic Village in the dead of winter. Julio now trains regularly at the Survival University in Colorado. He also enjoys taking on 5 and 10k, 50-pound summer rucks under the searing Sonoran Desert sun.

Meghan has extensive experience in cold conditions. She once spent seven weeks in freezing temps climbing Mount Everest and endured frostbite climbing in Antarctica. She’s climbed the Seven Summits, the highest mountains of each of the seven traditional continents. She’ll soon be one of the few women to ever complete the Explorers Grand Slam (seven summits and expeditions to the North and South Poles). Meghan can fish, build various structures, and make fire. Her current outdoor activities include mountaineering, polar exploration, rock/ice climbing, trail running, backpacking, Nordic skiing, mountain biking, strength training, and anything else outdoors that pushes her boundaries.

Sammy is great at constructing shelters, crafting tools, and carving weapons. He’s equally adept at using traditional hunting tools like the atlatl to catch small game, and he even crafts musical instruments from natural materials. His recent accomplishment of building a primitive cabin during Utah’s toughest winter demonstrates his resilience and resourcefulness in challenging environments.

Tina’s two greatest assets are her excellent navigation skills and her ability to track large and small wildlife. She’s proficient in fire making and can craft a sturdy shelter. On top of that, she also possesses unique knowledge of food storage, wild edibles, and weather patterns.

Tonia is a decorated archer, so she’s very confident in her bow-hunting abilities. Shelter building, primitive fire making, and field dressing are more of her unbeatable skills. Tonia is an animal whisperer, and she can quickly track, kill, and butcher game. Mental toughness is ingrained in her. She’s been through hellish situations but never lets them defeat her.

Zach has tackled 14-day moose hunts in Alaska, harvested bears and elk with a recurve bow, and even used primitive tools like slingshots and spears. He’s in the top 1% of bow hunters. His ability to construct various wood shelters and understand animal behavior makes him a master of wilderness survival. As a past MMA fighter and gym goer, he’s in the best physical shape of his life.