7.0/101 votesLoading...#1 - Borneo
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 1/31/2019
Ed Stafford challenges ultra-fit ex-Marine and ropes expert Aldo Kane to a race across the tangled wilds of Borneo's crocodile-infested mangrove swamps.
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7.0/101 votesLoading...#2 - Kazakhstan
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 2/7/2019
Ed flies to Kazakhstan to take on ex-South Korean special forces soldier KhenRhee, where he encounters life-threatening navigation errors.
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7.0/101 votesLoading...#3 - Mongolia
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 2/14/2019
Ed Stafford heads to the deadly Gobi desert with endurance athlete Matt Graham, where the pair face sand storms and extreme dehydration.
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7.0/101 votesLoading...#4 - Thailand
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 2/21/2019
Ed races through northern Thailand against ex-military survival legend EJ Snyder, but the competition almost takes a fatal turn when one of them tumbles off a cliff.
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7.0/101 votesLoading...#5 - Palau
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 2/28/2019
Ed races primitive skills expert Cat Bigney across the deadly island paradise of Palau in the South Pacific, home to sharks and salt water crocodile.
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7.0/101 votesLoading...#6 - India
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 3/7/2019
Ed races Royal Air Force survival instructor John Hudson across the top of the monster mountains of the Himalayas. Monsoon rains and lethal bears are among its dangers.
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7.0/101 votesLoading...#7 - Ed Vs Will Lord
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 4/24/2020
Ed faces his old bushcraft teacher, Will Lord, in Bashan, central China. Both without a knife, they must navigate huge cliffs and Asia's largest bamboo forest.
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7.0/101 votesLoading...#8 - Ed Vs Josh James
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 5/8/2020
Ed takes on the 'Kiwi bushman', Josh James, in the Three Parallel Rivers plateau of Yunnan Province. Josh draws on his Maori-heritage to make fire in the mountains.
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7.0/101 votesLoading...#9 - Ed Vs Ky Furneaux
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 5/22/2020
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7.0/101 votesLoading...#10 - Ed Vs Matt Wright
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 5/29/2020
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7.0/101 votesLoading...#11 - Ed Vs Hakim Isler
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 5/15/2020
Ed takes on ex-PSYOPS marine and real-life ninja, Hakim Isler, in the Zoige Marshes of Sichuan Province. The unforgiving wetland tests their willpower to the max.
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7.0/101 votesLoading...#12 - Ed Vs Xinlei Wu
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 5/1/2020
Ed faces former French Foreign Legion desert specialist, Xinlei Wu, in the Aksai Desert of north-west China. They encounter huge sand dunes and rock-valley mazes.
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7.0/101 votesLoading...#13 - Scotland
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 11/24/2022
Ed Stafford challenges endurance athlete Matt Graham to a rematch in the cold and brutal highlands of Scotland
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7.0/101 votesLoading...#14 - Amazon Jungle
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 12/1/2022
A former US Marine intelligence officer and primitive skills expert, Donny Dust, joins Ed Stafford in a race across the wild and unforgiving Amazon jungle.
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7.0/101 votesLoading...#15 - Turkana
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 12/8/2022
Ed Stafford will risk his life in scorching hot north Kenya in the volcanic barrier to compete against Max Djenohan, a young, elite survivalist who's out to prove he has what it takes to match the best.
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7.0/101 votesLoading...#16 - Hehuanshan
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 12/15/2022
Ed Stafford tests his body's ultimate limits as he races against medic and ultra-marathon runner Sun Lingye across the mountains of Taiwan.
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7.0/101 votesLoading...#17 - Rift Valley
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 12/22/2022
For the first time, Ed Stafford will compete against two challengers, Amber and Serena Shine, in Kenya's Rift Valley, where they will encounter lions, African elephants, hippos, crocodiles and bull elephants blocking their paths.
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7.0/101 votesLoading...#18 - Valley of the Gods
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 12/29/2022
Ed Stafford goes up against his son's godmother, Ness Knight, a renowned explorer and survival specialist, across the deadly Valley of the Gods.
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7.0/101 votesLoading...#19 - Behind the Scenes Special
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 1/5/2023
This special behind the scenes episode reveals how Ed Stafford's quest for constant improvement is a lifelong endeavor, aiming to redeem himself and come to terms with the man he's become through the course of the great adventure that is First Man Out.
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The Best Episodes of Ed Stafford: First Man Out
Every episode of Ed Stafford: First Man Out ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Ed Stafford: First Man Out!
Ed Stafford takes on a series of head-to-head challenges against some of the biggest names in survival, risking life, limb, and reputation along the way....
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Network:Discovery
Best Episodes Summary
"Borneo" is the best rated episode of "Ed Stafford: First Man Out". It scored 7/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 1/31/2019. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Kazakhstan".