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Dual Survival · S8 · E4

Burning Island

  • TV-MA
  • Jul 12, 2016
  • 45 min

Shipwrecked on an island in the South China Sea, castaways Grady and Josh demonstrate their resourcefulness by repurposing garbage on the beach to desalinate water, construct shelter, hunt for food, and ultimately signal for rescue.

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Shipwrecked on an island in the South China Sea, castaways Grady and Josh demonstrate their resourcefulness by repurposing garbage on the beach to desalinate water, construct shelter, hunt for food, and ultimately signal for rescue.

Season 8

7 episodes
  1. 1Croatian Castaway

    45 minJun 15, 2016

    Trapped in the jagged canyons of Croatia's Velebit Mountain, new partners Grady and Josh must work together to navigate the frigid, fast-moving rapids, and descend treacherous waterfalls in order to find salvation in this remote landscape.

  2. 2Mosquito Coast

    45 minJun 22, 2016

    Grady and Josh slash their way through the Nicaraguan jungle battling snakes, mosquitoes and dehydration. They struggle to start a fire using a soil testing kit, go on a nighttime hunt for caiman and build a raft to cross croc-infested waters.

  3. 3Bulgarian Blizzard

    45 minJul 5, 2016

    Grady and Josh face a whiteout blizzard, freezing temperatures and a run-in with a deadly predator on the slopes of Bulgaria's Rila Mountains.

  4. 4Burning Island

    45 minJul 12, 2016Now viewing

    Shipwrecked on an island in the South China Sea, castaways Grady and Josh demonstrate their resourcefulness by repurposing garbage on the beach to desalinate water, construct shelter, hunt for food, and ultimately signal for rescue.

  5. 5Out Of Air

    45 minJul 19, 2016

    Stranded in the high altitudes of the Peruvian Andes, Grady and Josh battle crippling altitude sickness and the hallucinations that come with it. They must find fresh water fast in order to navigate this rough landscape in pursuit of civilization.

  6. 6Snow Daze

    45 minJul 26, 2016

    Air Force veteran Bo McGlone teams up with former Green Beret Grady Powell on Wyoming's frigid Big Horn Mountains in the dead of a brutal winter. Navigating the exhausting, snowy terrain will push them to their limits.

  7. 7Colombian Chaos

    45 minAug 2, 2016

    Military Veterans Grady Powell and Bo McGlone are dropped into separate locations of a Colombian jungle to play out a military operation gone awry. With only a map and machete, they must survive in the dense jungle while trying to find rescue.