Hacking the Wild

Hacking the Wild
TV Show · Documentary · Reality

Science MacGyver Andy Quitmeyer has just a backpack filled with everyday tech gear to help him survive the wilderness. Using the materials he has, combined with nature, he builds traps and alarms, finds and cooks food, and must keep himself safe and alive until he can make his way back to civilization.

2017 · 44m
Starring Andy Quitmeyer

Season 1

  • EPISODE 1
    The Black Bayou
    Andy braves the Louisiana swamp, a deadly place packed with dangerous predators; Andy rigs his bag of tech to create fresh water, gather food, and escape back to civilization.
    44 min
  • EPISODE 2
    Curse of the Jungle
    Andy tries to survive a remote tropical jungle, one of the most rain-soaked and challenging places on earth; making his electronic equipment work will push his hacking skills to the limit, but he'll have to do it to make it back home.
    44 min
  • EPISODE 3
    Alaskan Ice Forest
    Andy braves a remote forest in Alaska, a terrain that's rugged, wet, and cold; to make it back to civilization, he must use his tech to stay warm, stay dry, and stay alive.
    44 min
  • EPISODE 4
    Desert Island Castaway
    Andy is stranded alone on an island in the Pacific Ocean, and with a tropical storm looming, he must use his tech to find food and stay alive.
    44 min
  • EPISODE 5
    Deadly Glacier
    Andy is stuck on a remote glacier in Alaska, a dangerous landscape almost completely devoid of life and resources; he will need to hack his tech gear to battle the snow and cold that makes this place so deadly.
    44 min
  • EPISODE 6
    Escape from Death Valley
    California's Death Valley is one of the toughest places to survive on the planet. Andy heads into this desolate landscape hoping his tech will keep him alive in place where few things can survive.
    44 min

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Cast & Crew

  • Andy Quitmeyer
    Host
  • Ari Mark
    Producer
  • Phil Lott
    Producer
  • Neil Laird
    Producer

About

Hacking the Wild

Documentary

Science MacGyver Andy Quitmeyer has just a backpack filled with everyday tech gear to help him survive the wilderness. Using the materials he has, combined with nature, he builds traps and alarms, finds and cooks food, and must keep himself safe and alive until he can make his way back to civilization.

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Discovery Science
Released
2017
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© 2017 Discovery Communications Inc.

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