I Shouldn't Be Alive

I Shouldn't Be Alive74%

TV 2005-10-28 1h 0m Documentary Drama Action & Adventure
★ 7.1 / 10 · 27 votes
Ratings
Combined
74.4 %
5 sources
IMDb
8.1 /10
2,580 votes
Metacritic
61 %
21 votes
Trakt
73 %
78 votes
TMDB
71 %
27 votes
Metacritic Users
7.7 /10
16 votes

The show features accounts of individuals and groups caught in dangerous scenarios, presented both through interviews and dramatic reenactments. The main focus is how the survivors survived and the decisions they made that kept them alive.

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Status
Ended
Runtime
1h 0m
Seasons
6
Episodes
60
Network
Discovery
Language
English
Links
IMDb, TVDB, Wikidata
Cast
Jim Sweeney Jim Sweeney Finlay Robertson Finlay Robertson Warren Macdonald Warren Macdonald Matt Rippy Matt Rippy Amy Bailey Amy Bailey Gina Allen Roger Clark Roger Clark Brad Kosha Engler Kosha Engler Debbie
Sasha Pick Sasha Pick Meg
Nicholas Shaw Nicholas Shaw Mark Trevor White Trevor White John Aaron Taylor-Johnson Aaron Taylor-Johnson Mark Luke Harris Luke Harris Ben Gowans
Season 1 2005 · 13 eps
  1. 1 Shark Survivor 1982. Five people get caught in a tropical storm and their yacht sinks. They have to survive in the middle of the ocean on a raft with absolutely no survival equipment. To their h… Oct 28, 2005 60m
  2. 2 Lost in the Snow A U.S. Army Private, his wife, and their five-month old son travel to a funeral, but on the way there, they miss the sign that leads to the city and instead go into an uninhabited… Nov 4, 2005 60m
  3. 3 Escape from the Amazon Three friends go to the Amazon for a trip but things get nasty when their guide leads them to jeopardy. As the four (three friends and guide) split into two groups, one pair faces… Nov 11, 2005 60m
  4. 4 Swept Away Two friends go kayaking in the Strait of Georgia. When the tide comes in, one friend falls from his kayak and fears that he will end up in the Pacific Ocean. Nov 18, 2005 60m
  5. 5 Kidnap in the Killing Fields A man involved in demining Cambodia accidentally steps on a landmine and blows off his leg. Two years earlier, he was kidnapped by a murderous group of Khmer Rouge. Nov 25, 2005 60m
  6. 6 Jaws of Death A man crashes his plane in the African savannah. With legs broken in a total of six different places, he has to make it alive past lions and other dangerous predators in a state o… Dec 2, 2005 60m
  7. 7 Trapped Under a Boulder An environmentalist heads for a remote island off the coast of Queensland, he then meets a Dutch man on a deserted beach. A one ton slab of granite hits the environmentalist and p… Mar 10, 2006 60m
  8. 8 Ice Cave Survivor 1995. A man and his son go on a skiing trip to Turkey. When a snowstorm arrives, they lose their way, and the father has to chose between staying with his son or finding help. Mar 17, 2006 60m
  9. 9 Shipwrecked Two cousins go on a fishing trip when they realize they are shipwrecked on a deserted island. Mar 24, 2006 60m
  10. 10 Alaskan Avalanche Two climbers are scaling a sheer ice-wall in an Alaskan mountain when one of the climbers falls and is badly injured. A passing aircraft sees their SOS signal, but damages the lan… Mar 31, 2006 60m
  11. 11 Lost at Sea Two sons looking to repair their relationship with their father plan a fishing trip with their father in Mexico. An unexpected storm leaves them stranded in the middle of the Sea … Jun 9, 2006 60m
  12. 12 Crash in a Volcano Three men filming a volcano in their helicopter crash after losing control and get trapped in a crater of the active volcano. Surrounded by unclimbable ridges and poisonous gases,… Jun 16, 2006 60m
  13. 13 Lost in the African Bush Five survivors of a private plane crash must survive the dangers of the desolate African wilderness. With two severely injured, some of the group must wander off to find rescue, e… Jun 23, 2006 60m
Season 2 2006 · 7 eps
  1. 1 Nightmare Canyon Two brothers go on a hike in Utah's Canyons. They expect the trip will take no more than 8 hours, but when freezing temperatures come, one brother breaks his leg and the other has… Nov 10, 2006 60m
  2. 2 Frozen at 20,000 Feet A couple go on a tour of the San Jacinto Mountains, only to find themselves stranded and alone for 4 days fighting for their lives. Nov 17, 2006 60m
  3. 3 Trapped Under the Ice A man and his aged dad go kayaking in the Alaskan wilderness. Everything goes fine until they run into some ice on the river, and soon find themselves swept underneath. Nov 24, 2006 60m
  4. 4 Into the Heart of Darkness Two close friends head for the Amazon rain forest and get lost in the jungle. They have to survive the dangers of the jungle and hold on to sanity as they find their way home. Dec 1, 2006 60m
  5. 5 Blood in the Water Five boat safari goers find themselves stranded in the hippo and crocodile-infested Zambezi River when their watercraft sinks due to a mad hippo. Three get stranded on a submerged… Dec 8, 2006 60m
  6. 6 Dive into Danger Two divers get stranded in the Pacific Ocean when their boat has to leave them. As they believe help is not coming they make a decision to swim for shore miles away or die trying. Dec 15, 2006 60m
  7. 7 A Walk in Hell A group of five teenaged scouts and three adult guides hike into the Grand Canyon during a heat wave. As their water runs out and the older members collapse in exhaustion, three o… Dec 22, 2006 60m
Season 3 2010 · 11 eps
  1. 1 Trapped in the Canyon Two-time adventure racing world champion Danelle Ballengee suffers a pelvis-shattering 60-foot fall and 2 nights in sub-freezing weather in a Canyon near Moab, Utah, accompanied o… Jan 15, 2010 60m
  2. 2 Date from Hell A couple go on a tour of the San Jacinto Mountains, only to find themselves stranded and alone for 4 days fighting for their lives. Jan 22, 2010 60m
  3. 3 Nightmare on the Mountain An 18 year-old elk hunter in Montana is seriously injured by a bear and must spend a night wandering the wooded mountain area in search of help before his injuries claim his life … Jan 29, 2010 60m
  4. 4 Crushed and Alone A man drives his quadbike in the Canadian Wilderness, loses control of it and he and the quadbike topple over and he ends up getting his legs get crushed by the quadbike and survi… Feb 5, 2010 60m
  5. 5 Boys Adrift Two teenagers plan on going fishing in a less than seaworthy boat when a riptide drags them into the Atlantic ocean. They face extreme dehydration, hunger, and weather for 6 days … Feb 12, 2010 60m
  6. 6 Fear in Freefall Three friends sky diving trip goes horribly wrong when their plane gets caught by a storm, sending them into the shark infested waters of Costa Rica. Apr 2, 2010 60m
  7. 7 Shattered on Impact Four men fight for their lives against the very animals they have dedicated themselves to protect. Apr 9, 2010 60m
  8. 8 Lost in the Outback A treasure hunter gets lost in the Australian Outback and struggles to survive wild dingoes, as well as the scorching heat, until rescuers can find him. Apr 16, 2010 60m
  9. 9 Blizzard of Death A father and son on a hunting expedition in Kyrgyzstan are caught in a blizzard, and the rescue helicopter sent to retrieve them crashes. Apr 23, 2010 60m
  10. 10 Avalanche of Terror A solo hiker in the Carpathian Mountains breaks his hip and femur when he is crushed by multiple avalanches. Apr 30, 2010 60m
  11. 11 Grand Canyon Jan 7, 2007 60m
Season 4 2010 · 17 eps
  1. 1 A Dad's Worst Nightmare Divorcee Mathew McGough is taking his five-year-old daughter Shannon for an overnight camping trip to Wallaroo Rocks, deep in the Western Australian Outback. It's Mathew's last ch… Oct 13, 2010 60m
  2. 2 Shipwrecked Family On the final leg of an amazing two year sailing voyage, the Silverwood Family hit some stormy weather 180 miles west of Bora Bora in the South Pacific. It's no big deal, until a b… Oct 20, 2010 60m
  3. 3 Trapped on a Ledge Charlie Hench has set himself a big challenge before he turns the big 50 - to fulfil his dream of a late-summer solo hike through the Sierra Nevada Mountains. But he underestimate… Oct 27, 2010 60m
  4. 4 Crashed in the Rockies Trainee pilot Justin Kirkbride takes two friends, Tommy and Larry, on a sightseeing tour of the Rocky Mountains, but crashes on a steep, snowy mountainside. Larry breaks his leg, … Nov 3, 2010 60m
  5. 5 Death in the Sea of Cortez Lifelong friends Joseph Rangel and Lorenzo Madrid, both in their 50s, sign up for a five-day sport fishing trip in the Sea of Cortez. On their final day of fishing the two America… Nov 10, 2010 60m
  6. 6 76 Days Adrift Steven Callahan departs from El Hierro in the Canary Islands, in Napoleon Solo - a sloop he designed and built himself. He's bound for Antigua as part of the Mini Transat 6.50 sin… Nov 17, 2010 60m
  7. 7 Alone in the Amazon Fresh-faced twenty two year old Brit Benedict Allen embarks on an epic six-month expedition which will take him from the mouth of the Orinoco River to the Mouth of the Amazon Rive… Nov 24, 2010 60m
  8. 8 Vacation Nightmare Newlyweds Brandon and Brandy Wiley are on a backpacking adventure in Costa Rica, when their 8 - person Cessna crashes in dense tropical rainforest. The pilots and one passenger ar… Dec 1, 2010 60m
  9. 9 River of Fear Running through the majestic splendour of the Grand Canyon the Colorado River offers construction contractor David Whittlesey with just the kind of challenge he craves. He embarks… Jan 5, 2011 60m
  10. 10 Killer Crevasse Mountaineer Jim Davidson and best-friend Mike Price embark on a mountaineering expedition to conquer the snow-shrouded summit of Mount Rainier in Washington State. On the descent … Jan 12, 2011 60m
  11. 11 Hike into Hell Canyon Twenty five year old nurse Linda Forney and her pet dog Cocoa Gin set off to explore one of the seven natural wonders of the world - the Grand Canyon. On route to a native Indian … Jan 19, 2011 60m
  12. 12 Death Climb In January 1999, Jamie Andrew and his friend Jamie Fisher are trapped on a ledge in the French Alps when a surprise snowstorm blows in. Jan 26, 2011 60m
  13. 13 Hell in the Dessert Just three months into a new relationship, Roger Sargeant, his new girlfriend Shelly and her two young daughters Tiffany (9) and Michaela (5) are on a day trip in the Arizona dese… Feb 2, 2011 60m
  14. 14 Ocean Disaster Skipper Steve Conway, safety officer Roger Stone and four student sailors are competing in a 4 day, 600 mile yacht race from Texas to the Gulf of Mexico. But in the dead of night … Feb 9, 2011 60m
  15. 15 Left for Dead on Everest 50 year-old Australian mountaineer Lincoln Hall attempted to climb Everest in 1984 but didn't reach the summit. Now, 22 years later, he has a second chance. Despite his age, Linco… Feb 16, 2011 60m
  16. 16 A Father's Deadly Dilemma In 2003, David Hunt and his 11-year-old daughter Leia, set off on a snowmobiling adventure in the Quebec back country. Disaster strikes when David's snowmobile hits a snow drift a… Feb 23, 2011 60m
  17. 17 I Shouldn't Be Alive Season 4 Episode 17 Mar 2, 2011 60m
Season 5 2011 · 6 eps
  1. 1 Avalanche! Five young guys from Bozeman, Montana have got together for a back-country ski trip to celebrate New Year 2005. Sam Kavanagh, Blake Morstad, Jason Thompson, Chris Maki and Matt Sc… Jul 6, 2011 60m
  2. 2 Blood on the Mountain British hiker Matt Briggs spends ten days stranded in the mountains of New Zealand's South Island following a crippling fall on a solo trek. With no sign of rescue and his supplie… Jul 13, 2011 60m
  3. 3 First Date Nightmare Experienced climbers Rachel Kelsey and Jeremy Colenso are in the Swiss Alps descending the Piz Badille Mountain when they are caught up in a terrifying electrical storm. Anchored … Jul 22, 2011 60m
  4. 4 Christmas Horror Students Sonja Rendell and Marni Sheppeard are on a 3-day hike in Arthur's Pass National Park, staying in picturesque huts and planning to visit thermal mud pools, before returnin… Jul 27, 2011 60m
  5. 5 Climb out of Hell Amateur photographer Jordan Nicurity is exploring a beautiful cove on Hornby Island in British Columbia when he falls 20ft from a cliff, shattering his pelvis and rupturing intern… Sep 30, 2011 60m
  6. 6 Til Death Do Us Part In 2009, Tom and Linda Bosworth set off on a short 'jeeping' adventure to a beautiful but remote canyon in New Mexico.. Disaster strikes when their jeep hits a large rock causing … Sep 30, 2011 60m
Season 6 2011 · 6 eps
  1. 1 Volcano Vacation Hell Businessman and entrepreneur Dewey Gaedcke decides to check out the spectacular Kilauea Volcano, driving down a secluded local road, before hiking through the dark to a viewing sp… Oct 7, 2011 60m
  2. 2 Chasm of Death School teachers and old friends, Ben Gowans, Jason Cox and Clay Craig embark on a 'guy's trip' to the remote wilderness of Utah. Ben has talked his friends into canyoneering throu… Oct 7, 2011 60m
  3. 3 Dive of Terror In 2006, ex-Navy diver Rob Hewitt embarks on a short recreational fishing dive off the Kapiti Coast near Wellington, New Zealand. A fun day turns into a living nightmare when he g… Oct 14, 2011 60m
  4. 4 Escape from Bear Mountain In the summer of 2010 Texan Gary Nall and his friend Dave Akers take a trip in Dave's Cessna to the Knick Glacier deep in the Alaskan wilderness. Out of the blue they hit a pocket… Oct 14, 2011 60m
  5. 5 Lost in the Jungle Ken gets lost alone on a trip to Mayan ruins. Feb 17, 2012 60m
  6. 6 Perfect Storm A helicopter rescue crew fight for their lives. Feb 24, 2012 60m
Specials 2006 · 4 eps
  1. 1 Science of Survival: Lost in the Snow Jennifer and Jim Stolpa ended up lost in the snow miles from help. They survived for days alone and without help. Could YOU? In the coldest Colorado winter for a decade, survival… Apr 7, 2006 60m
  2. 2 Science of Survival: Escape From The Amazon If lost in the rain forest, could you beat the elements and avoid death? Would YOU know what to do? When adventurers Kevin Gale, Yossi Ghinsberg and Markus Stamm followed jungle … Apr 14, 2006 60m
  3. 3 Science of Survival: Jaws of Death When Greg Rasmussen crashed his plane on the African savanna, he was at the mercy of boiling skies and savage wild animals. He survived ... would YOU? Safari guide Phil West impa… Apr 21, 2006 60m
  4. 4 Science of Survival: Shark Survivor Adrift in the open ocean could you beat the elements and avoid death? Would YOU know what to do? Ross McFadyen spent 12 years as a survival instructor for the U.S. Air Force. He'… Apr 28, 2006 60m
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