Staying Alive - Season 1
Season 1
Episodes
Peru
Jan Versteegh will relive the story of Juliane Koepcke, the sole survivor of a plane crash in 1971. She had to survive days alone in one of the most dangerous rainforest on earth.
Alaska
Geraldine Kemper and her cameraman are now in Alaska. They have to defy ice, cold and snow during their grueling journey. A journey which was performed by a couple that went on a search to gold, but were suddenly surprised by the Alaskan winter. Due to a shrinking food supply, they had to move back to the civilized world. A journey which they both barely survived.
Australië
Tim Hofman will be traveling to Australia's wilderness. Tim Hofman will recreate the story of 35 year old Ricky Megee. Ricky Megee's car broke down in the middle of nowhere forcing him to walk to civilization, but got lost. After 71 days of surviving he was found.
Argentinië
Linda will visit the inhospitable Andes in Argentinia. She will recreate the story of the Uruquayan rugby players which crashed against a mountain top.
Marokko
Filemon is forced to beat heat, thirst and lots of sand in the Sahara. He will recreate the story of Mauro Prosperi, a postman of Italy, which challenged himself to walk the infamous Marathon du Sable. A sandstorm made him lost during the Marathon. To stay alive, he was forced among other things to drink blood of bats.
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