Carleigh Fairchild

Ten new survivalists have a chance to win $500,000 by enduring the coldest location the series has visited: the Arctic; participants grapple with a harsh storm out of the gate.

As winter closes in, the participants are threatened by predators looking to steal their precious food stores; as the survivalists rethink their strategies, one makes a stand by confronting the Arctic's most ferocious creature.

As the weather gets colder and even less forgiving, the participants struggle to obtain basic resources; One participant continues to lose weight at a rapid and deadly pace, while another continues to be harassed by ruthless predators.

The participants' survival is threatened by new factors; one contestant must fend off a huge predator; another risks losing shelter in a horrible accident; another struggles with being totally alone.

The remaining survivalists start seeing their hard work pay off as they procure food, but as the days mount and the isolation continues, contestants start to notice the physical and mental toll of surviving arctic.

The remaining survivalists begin feeling the effects of starvation; one participant fights to stay in the competition as her body starts to give out.