Life on the Edge

Wilderness guide Charlie Summerville is betting the farm on building a remote cabin in Aleutian bear country, and extreme cowboy Pat Harvie runs America's most isolated ranch on the wild island of Umnak. kwadventure

Wilderness guide Charlie Summerville sets up camp in Volcano Bay to build a cabin for adventure-seeking guests, while extreme cowboy Pat Harvie uncovers a world of problems at America's remotest ranch, and engineer Merrick Jackinsky takes to the water to bring green energy to the tiny Alaskan community of Igiugig.

Aleutian weather cuts off Charlie Summerville and his construction crew in Volcano Bay. Cowboy Pat Harvie's ageing vehicles struggle with engine trouble as scientists invade Umnak Island, and in the tiny community of Igiugig engineer Merrick Jackinsky fights to raise a multi-million dollar green energy turbine from the riverbed.

At Volcano Bay, tensions rise between Charlie Summerville and his crew as they start building the wilderness cabin. Cowboy Pat Harvie looks back at his 30 years running America's most isolated ranch, and engineer Merrick Jackinsky gets stranded out on the icy Bering sea.

An inquisitive bear puts a hole in Charlie Summerville's construction plans at Volcano Bay. Cowboy Pat Harvie teaches wife Connie salmon fishing Aleutian-style, and Merrick Jackinsky is on the hunt for caribou.

Charlie Summerville goes missing at sea attempting to deliver construction materials by boat. Pat and Connie Harvie have to deal with an invasion of volcano scientists at America's remotest ranch, and engineer Merrick Jackinsky goes back to the river to bring Igiugig's generator up from the deep.

Charlie Summerville needs a miracle to finish his wilderness lodge in time for his paying guests, Pat and Connie take to the skies to survey the herd of 10,000 semi-feral cattle, and native Alaskan Jon Salmon heads out into the world in search of moose to feed his family.

It's payday for wilderness guide Charlie Summerville as the season's first guests arrive and get a whale-watching spectacular. On Umnak island, Pat and Connie Harvie say a final goodbye to America's remotest ranch, and Merrick Jackinsky's green energy mission runs into trouble in Iguigig.