Several contestants this season had uncommon choices. Cade, brought a bar of soap, and Luke brought salt. I can see value for the salt, as it is hard to obtain unless near the sea. Soap, can help maintain a clean body which promotes better physical health, which also promotes good mental health. None of the previous winners have brought these items before.
Everyone brought a Bow and Arrows, which is also unusual. Only 6 of the past 9 winners brought a bow and arrows.
Saskatchewan Canada, one of the most remote places in the world. Ten (10) seasoned contestants, with
five (5) over the age of 50, competing for a $500,000 prize on the best survival show ever, Alone, on the
History Channel. This is perhaps the oldest and most experienced group of contestants ever. Let's look at what 10 items they chose to carry in their backpack.
Let's meet the cast and see what they are carrying in their pack.
James "Wyatt" Black
Age: 50
Hometown: Bracebridge, Ontario, Canada
Profession: Business Owner
Wyatt is a mixed bag of Scottish, Irish and English descent. Born in
Barrie, Ontario, he lived his first nine years in New Lowell, then moved
to Dorset when his parents, Wayne and Patricia Black, bought a small
marina on Lake of Bays where he will always call home. He is the oldest
of four with three younger siblings: Warren, Samantha and Yevette. Wyatt
comes from a long line of hunters, fishermen and general outdoorsmen.
He’s also very proud of his family’s support of Canada and its allies in
World War I and II with grandparents on both parents’ sides being
veterans.
Since Wyatt could walk, he was in the woods and fishing the lakes and
rivers of Ontario with his grandfathers, father, aunts, uncles and
siblings, and that has never stopped. It is as essential to him as
breathing and has been responsible for some of his fondest memories.
Wyatt is honored to share these wilderness traditions with any new
members of his family. Growing up in Dorset, Wyatt had the good fortune
of meeting some awesome trappers who were more than happy to share their
knowledge, wisdom, and stories with a young man who was willing to
listen, learn and help. Old Lorne Greenaway had a trapper’s shack where
he, his son Paul, son-in-laws Len Lock and Ronnie Ryan, and friend Roy
McKay would skin fur, share tricks of the trade, and swap lies. Wyatt
attributes all of his trapping skills to these men.
Wyatt is the proud father of two boys, Andrew and Evan, who have
given his life new meaning and made every day that much more special.
None of it could have been possible without the love and support of
their mother and Wyatt’s lovely wife Michelle, who met him in high
school and is still putting up with him today. Wyatt has been a coach of
minor league baseball and always has tried to play an active role in
his community to make it a better place for everyone.
The challenge of Alone has captured Wyatt’s attention since he saw
the first episode. He’s been a fan ever since and has no trouble saying
that many of Alone’s past participants have touched him in many ways. He
is hoping that he can do the same for others while he embarks on this
journey to test his skills and share with the world the trials and
tribulations that have made him who he is today.
Here are the ten items Wyatt selected to bring on his
survival journey to the bone-chilling temperatures of Northern
Saskatchewan, Canada:
1. Cooking Pot
2. Axe
3. Saw
4. Ferro Rod
5. Sleeping Bag
6. Snare Wire
7. Paracord
8. Fishing Line and Hooks
9. Bow and Arrows
10. Multitool
Cade Cole
Age: 28
Hometown: Crowheart, WY
Profession: Hunting Guide
Cade was born and raised in rural Texas, where he spent the majority
of his childhood hunting and fishing in the Texas Hill Country. Stories
of adventure and the tales of long-gone mountain men out West inspired
his imagination and fuelled his hunger for the wild, which would
eventually lead him to the Rocky Mountains. His lifelong passion for the
pursuit and conservation of North American wildlife has earned him
great success as a hunting guide, and an outstanding reputation as an
expert hunter and tracker. He currently resides in the foothills of the
Wind River Mountain Range of Wyoming with his wife, Danielle and their
son, Clifford.
His time on Alone provides a critical opportunity—that in a world of
human impact, he can cement a legacy for himself as a hunter of
dwindling, untamed lands.
Here are the ten items Cade selected to bring on his survival
journey to the bone-chilling temperatures of Northern Saskatchewan,
Canada:
1. Knife
2. Multitool
3. Shovel
4. Fishing Line and Hooks
5. Sleeping Bag
6. Bow and Arrows
7. Ferro Rod
8. Snare Wire
9. Cooking Pot
10. Bar of Soap
Lee Ray DeWilde
Age: 59
Hometown: Huslia, Alaska
Profession: Pilot
Lee is one of fourteen children raised and homeschooled in the
wilderness by his Caucasian father and Native mother along the Alaskan
waters of the Yukon, Koyukuk and Huslia rivers. Born in the woods of the
Yukon with his father acting as midwife, Lee did not see another
community until the age of 15 when he first flew in an airplane. His
family moved amongst several camps on the rivers throughout the year for
trapping, spring hunting/gardening, lumber milling, and seasonal work
in the village of Huslia.
As a young man, Lee followed in his father’s footsteps, doing
seasonal work in the village during the summers and spending winters
trapping north up the Huslia River and its tributaries. Later, he left
the wilderness to continue his education, earning his aircraft
maintenance and pilot licenses, and a mechanical engineering degree.
After he and his wife, Lilly, raised their children in Fairbanks and at
their fish camp downriver, they moved back to the villages where he
started an aircraft charter business and his wife became a high school
principal.
Living and serving his people back home in Huslia reconnected Lee
with the life and people he grew up with. It inspired him to both learn
more from the elders of the land and his ancestral roots, and to educate
the younger generation with what he knew.
Participating in the Alone challenge will provide Lee the opportunity
to push his Native woods knowledge to new limits. His hope is to win
the half million dollars and use it to purchase a larger airplane that
will better serve his people.
Here are the ten items Lee selected to bring on his survival
journey the bone-chilling temperatures of Northern Saskatchewan, Canada:
1. Paracord
2. Sleeping Bag
3. Cooking Pot
4. Ferro rod
5. Fishing Line and Hooks
6. Bow and Arrows
7. Snare Wire
8. Multitool
9. Axe
10. Saw
Mikey Helton
Age: 31
Hometown: Rome, GA
Profession: Carpenter
Mikey grew up in a small town. Even at an early age, most of his time
was spent in the wilderness. Nature was always a way for him to
escape—a way to be free. When he was young he had to live without common
comforts. Having no running water or electricity meant learning how to
live a different way and learning how to survive. He learned how to hunt
and track animals. He learned how to fish and trap. He learned how to
purify water for drinking and how to make fire. These are all skills
that he continues to hone today.
Mikey is a carpenter by trade. He has a beautiful wife, Hazel, and
five wonderful kids. They practice alot of natural and traditional
methods—making natural medicines, harvesting wild foods, and crafting
anything they can from nature. His youngest son, Nikolai, is autistic.
Even through his sons daily challenges, Mikey and his family spend as
much time in nature with him as possible. “Nature has a way of healing”.
Alone is the opportunity for Mikey to change life for his
family—especially his son. Mikey wants to provide more opportunities to
help Nikolai on his journey and make life easier for his son.
Here are the ten items Mikey selected to bring on his
survival journey the bone-chilling temperatures of Northern
Saskatchewan, Canada:
1. Axe
2. Saw
3. Ferro Rod
4. Multitool
5. Fishing Line and Hooks
6. Paracord
7. Cooking Pot
8. Snare Wire
9. Bow and Arrows
10. Sleeping bag
Luke Joseph Olsen
Age: 39
Hometown: Maui, HI
Profession: Entrepreneur and Glass Artist
Luke was raised in the deserts of southern Idaho at his family’s hot
springs resort “Miracle Hot Springs”. His parents, Larry and Sherrel,
are the authors of the #1 best-selling book “Outdoor Survival Skills,”
and founders of The Anasazi Foundation and other wilderness therapy
programs. Luke is the youngest of eleven children and had to keep up
with an extremely adventurous family. At age 11, two of his brothers let
him tag along on a sea kayaking expedition on the Sea of Cortez, and he
later guided ten similar expeditions for the Corps of Discovery,
solidifying his love for the sea. He is a PADI (Professional Association
of Diving Instructors) divemaster and surf instructor in Hawaii and
loves sharing his love for the water with others.
Luke worked at Anasazi and Corps of Discovery at a very young age,
guiding groups through primitive wilderness expeditions. This gave him
the opportunity to witness the inevitable changes in values and
perspectives that come with overcoming the challenges of wilderness
living. In his early twenties, he moved to northern California with his
wife Delia, and they homesteaded a medical cannabis farm deep in the
Trinity Alps for seven years. They then moved to Oregon and started a
recreational cannabis business in order to produce and distribute Willie
Nelson’s brand “Willie’s Reserve.” Currently, Luke has a glass art
business “Dichroic Images” and teaches ancestral skills at Pono Outdoor,
a home school enrichment program. He also consults for several cannabis
operations in Oregon and California. If he wins the prize money, he and
his wife plan to develop their own hot springs land in Idaho into a
community gathering, educational and healing space.
Luke is excited to take on the Alone challenge to connect with his
father, who passed away a few years ago, and to challenge himself and
his skill set in a new environment.
Here are the ten items Luke selected to bring on his survival
journey the bone-chilling temperatures of Northern Saskatchewan,
Canada:
1. Block of Salt
2. Sleeping Bag
3. Cooking Pot
4. Gill Net
5. Snare Wire
6. Bow and Arrows
7. Multitool
8. Saw
9. Fishing Line and Hooks
10. Shovel
Tarcisio “Taz” Ramos Dos Santos
Age: 35
Hometown: Becket, Massachusetts and Sergipe, Brazil
Profession: Direct Support Professional/ Musician/ Homesteader
Taz was born and raised in the smallest state of Brazil by the
Atlantic Ocean and spent his whole childhood living off the land without
electricity or running water. He lived this lifestyle because he needed
to, in order to fulfill his basic needs to survive, live, and to
thrive. As he got older, Taz wanted to escape the hardship that it is to
live off the land, so he decided to pursue education. He attended high
school in the nearby town and fell in love with theater, deciding then
that he would strive to become a professional actor.
Then, at 16 years old, Taz got the news that he was going to have
twins. He finished up his education while making ends meet to support
his newborns and himself. Through his acting career, Taz met his
ex-partner who brought him to the U.S. where he continued to distance
himself from the traditional living style he grew up with in pursuit of a
more modern way of life. However, at 24, as he crossed the Utah desert
on a survival course, he had a change of heart. Taz realized that he had
a set of skills that was very valuable for himself and for the world,
and by pursuing a modern lifestyle, he was letting those skills go to
waste. That year, he stopped running away from nature and decided to
embrace it and dive deeper into the beauty that is to be connected to
all elements of nature, hunting, fishing, foraging and listening.
He found himself on a homestead in Western Massachusetts, where he
was able to reconnect with nature in a way he hadn’t in years. After a
couple of years, he moved into his treehouse, where he has been living
ever since.
Currently, Taz works as a direct support professional helping
individuals on the autism spectrum to explore the natural world by
taking them on hiking excursions on the Appalachian Trail—helping them
to create gardens, learn to be musical, play sports and practice
survival skills. Taz also transposed his artistic skills from acting to
the musicianship realm. He is part of a few musical groups in the
Berkshires that explore and share his cultural heritage. One of Taz’s
new musical projects is a traditional music trio called Samba Trio, with
whom he tours in Western Massachusetts sharing traditional and modern
Brazilian music. In his free time, he homesteads, jams and plays chess
with friends from all different walks of life.
Taz is incredibly excited to take on the Alone challenge. He has
dreamed for years of buying a home with a piece of land and bringing his
twins from Brazil to live with him on his homestead. He knows the
competition is tough, but if he can pull it off, winning this
competition could finally give him a sense of belonging and the warmth
of his family in this new country.
Here are the ten items Taz selected to bring on his survival
journey the bone-chilling temperatures of Northern Saskatchewan, Canada:
1. Sleeping Bag
2. Ferro Rod
3. Cooking Pot
4. Axe
5. Multitool
6. Fishing Line and Hooks
7. Paracord
8. Snare Wire
9. Bow and Arrows
10. Tarp
Jodi Rose
Age: 45
Hometown: Worland, WY
Profession: Owner of Wild River Tables
Jodi’s love of all things self-reliance began in childhood. The
influence of her homesteading grandparents and parents led Jodi on a
lifelong journey of surviving and thriving in the wild.
Growing up in the rugged mountains of Wyoming provided Jodi with the
unquestionably unique opportunity to be at one with nature and to use
only what nature provided. Jodi’s parents were contract fence builders
and guides and were consistently contracted for jobs that took them deep
into the wilderness of Wyoming. Much of Jodi’s childhood and teenage
years were spent on the back of a horse in the mountains following her
parents on one adventure to the next, all over the state. During that
time never a moment was lost to teaching Jodi and her siblings the arts
of bushcrafting, wilderness survival and self-reliance. Horseback riding
and self-reliance came naturally to Jodi, and since those young days
she spent on the back of her horse, she has always felt at one with
nature. Her love of the wilderness and animals began her down the path,
which eventually led her to find her way to Alone.
Jodi and her partner, Frank, have five children together. Zak,
Klayton, Josie, Josh, and Isac were raised on the family cattle ranch in
the middle of the Wind River Indian Reservation. Jodi and her husband
have continued the generational tradition of teaching self-reliance and
living off the land to their children. Her family resides in the remote
wilderness of the Rocky Mountains for five months of the year while
procuring beetle kill pine for their family furniture business, Wild
River Tables. The rest of the year, they work side by side building
epoxy river tables and furniture.
Jodi is passionate about living off the land and connecting to God
through nature. She continually strives to learn new things and is
always testing her self-reliance. Her desire to truly test her skills
will become a reality in Northern Saskatchewan on Season 10 of Alone.
Here are the ten items Jodi selected to bring on her survival
journey to the bone-chilling temperatures of Northern Saskatchewan,
Canada:
1. Bow and Arrows
2. Fishing Line and Hooks
3. Cooking Pot
4. Paracord
5. Multitool
6. Snare Wire
7. Saw
8. Axe
9. Sleeping Bag
10. Ferro Rod
Ann Rosenquist
Age: 56
Hometown: Northern Wisconsin
Profession: Off-grid Organic Farmer
Ann still vividly remembers when her parents made the big move from
the hustle of Minneapolis to a little rustic resort along the rocky
shores of Lake Superior in northern Minnesota. As a five-year-old, Ann
fell in love with the great outdoors and spent her childhood rambling
through the forests building forts, and learning about all of the
wondrous plants and animals. Fishing, hiking and cross-country skiing
through the boreal forests were her favorite activities all through
school.
After college, Ann worked in a myriad of different jobs over the
years including hospitality, bus driving, and factory work, and even had
stints as a personal trainer and a shiitake mushroom grower. It was
being outside and growing things that ultimately became her career path
and her life.
Ann and her partner Tom operate an off-grid, organic farm in far
northern Wisconsin. Tucked deep into the forest, they grow many small
fruits, tree fruits, herbs and numerous market vegetables. Most of Ann’s
days consist of growing things, tapping birch and maple trees, wild
ricing, foraging for mushrooms and picking up roadkill. Winters are
spent flying through the woods on cross-country skis or snowshoes,
making jams and jellies, tanning hides and making buckskin clothing.
Both Ann and Tom teach various primitive skills classes at Wintercount, a
primitive skills gathering in Arizona, every year.
On Alone, Ann sought to fully engage all of her accumulated life
skills and ingenuity to thoroughly enjoy this amazing experience no
matter what comes her way.
Here are the ten items Ann selected to bring on her survival
journey to the bone-chilling temperatures of Northern Saskatchewan,
Canada:
1. Sleeping Bag
2. Saw
3. Snare Wire
4. Paracord
5. Multitool
6. Axe
7. Cooking Pot
8. Fishing Line and Hooks
9. Bow and Arrows
10. Ferro rod
Melanie Sawyer
Age: 54
Hometown: Essex County, NY
Profession: Living History Teacher and Founder of Wild Foods
Melanie Sawyer was born in the Cotswolds on the west coast of England
and pretty much spent her childhood mainly in the countryside. She has
always been at her most peaceful in the woods and nature, preferring to
be surrounded by trees and learning about plants and wildlife rather
than attending social gatherings. In short, she is happier alone.
After her studies at college left her with big debt, she took a leap
of faith to pay them off. She approached and was signed by a model
agency in London. She became the face of ‘88. Traveling extensively and
living a life she could not believe was possible, she eventually settled
in New York City, started a family and transitioned to behind the
scenes. She has worked for 24 years as a Baby Wrangler on kids’ fashion
shoots on locations across the country. Melanie believes strongly in
giving back and helping others. She volunteers for many charities and,
in 2013, she received the Certificate of Congressional Special
Recognition for her work in the community.
Melanie now lives off-grid with her fiancé Brian in the remote beauty
and wilderness of the 6-million-acre Adirondack State Park. Their home
has solar banks for electricity, a 600-foot deep well for water, and
chickens, ducks and pheasants for meat and eggs. They hunt Snowshoe
hare, deer, and grouse for supplemental meat, and fish extensively in
the surrounding lakes and rivers. She believes passionately in sourcing
as much of her food as possible directly from nature. Melanie has two
biological children, Felix and Lucas, and Ollie, their cousin, who she
counts as a third. They range in age from 19 to 22 years old and she is
incredibly proud of them all and couldn’t wish for more amazing humans!
In 2021, Melanie combined her love of 18th Century history alongside
her traditional living, foraging and survival skills and founded
Thunderhawk Living History School. Thunderhawk is invited to teach and
reenact at museums, schools and historical locations on the East coast.
Melanie sees that teaching history in authentic surroundings and
period-correct detail helps people learn more easily when they see
exactly how life was for both Native, English and Scottish peoples in
the 1700s in New York State. All of the Thunderhawk Guides’ teaching
personas stem from their own heritages.
“If you can feed yourself, you can free yourself.” As Covid gripped
the world, Melanie saw a sharp rise of interest in her community and
students in foraging wild plants and mushrooms. As a way to help educate
people and source them, Melanie created Wild Foods and Wilderness,
which introduces alternatives to the normal vegetables and fruits you
might see in stores and markets. Wild Foods and Wilderness teaches you
the history behind who introduced foreign or long-forgotten native foods
to the Americas and how to source and prepare them. You’ll be surprised
at some of the things you didn’t know you could eat, and some you won’t
know at all but will be happy to befriend.
Melanie is incredibly excited to be a part of Alone Season 10 and to
put all of her skills to the test. She hopes the show inspires others to
get out into the woods and learn too! She wants to press the importance
of always trying, even if it means making mistakes in the process.
There is no success without pushing yourself and your boundaries of what
you think you can do, along with an element of working through failure
before you master a new skill. Get out there and get learning. Carpe
Diem!
Here are the ten items Melanie selected to bring on her
survival journey the bone-chilling temperatures of Northern
Saskatchewan, Canada:
1. Bow and Arrows
2. Snare Wire
3. Fishing Line and Hooks
4. Saw
5. Multitool
6. Sleeping bag
7. Cooking Pot
8. Ferro Rod
9. Food Rations
10. Food Rations
Alan Tenta
Age: 52
Hometown: Columbia Valley, BC, Canada
Profession: High School Teacher
Alan lives in the Columbia Valley in British Columbia, Canada with
his wife Lisa; they have two children, Davis and Mackenzie. Alan teaches
at the local secondary school and shares his passion for the outdoors
with his students. It was his Outdoor Education class that initially
encouraged him to apply for Alone.
Alan was introduced to the outdoors at a young age. Under the
guidance of his father, Alan developed a passion for fishing, hunting,
and archery. Fishing the small creek below his house with a worm and
float developed into a love of fly fishing. Later in life, his interest
in archery allowed for a natural transition to bowhunting. He enjoys
camping with his family and friends, adventure motorcycling, fly fishing
the local lakes and streams, and bow hunting deer, elk and turkey.
Being a participant on Alone will be Alan’s ultimate adventure. He
looks forward to pushing the limits of his physical and mental
capabilities and, at the same time, testing his skills as a bowhunter,
fisherman, forager and bushcrafter.
Here are the ten items Alan selected to bring on his survival
journey to the bone-chilling temperatures of Northern Saskatchewan,
Canada:
1. Ax
2. Saw
3. Ferro Rod
4. Fishing Line and Hooks
5. Bow and Arrows
6. Sleeping Bag
7. Cooking Pot
8. Paracord
9. Snare Wire
10. Multitool
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