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The Best Episodes of I Shouldn't Be Alive Season 5

Every episode of I Shouldn't Be Alive Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of I Shouldn't Be Alive Season 5!

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The show features accounts of individuals and groups caught in dangerous scenarios, presented both through interviews and dramatic reenactments. The main focus is how the survivors survived and the decisions they made that kept them

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    I Shouldn't Be Alive Season 5 Episode 1 - Avalanche!
    8.0/10(33 votes)

    #1 - Avalanche!

    S5:E1

    Five young guys from Bozeman, Montana have got together for a back-country ski trip to celebrate New Year 2005. Sam Kavanagh, Blake Morstad, Jason Thompson, Chris Maki and Matt Schuyler have grown up together. They're close friends and expert skiers. On the final day of their trip they accidentally trigger a huge avalanche. One of the gang is killed and another is left critically injured. Miles from safety, a dream adventure turns into a living hell.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. I Shouldn't Be Alive Season 5 Episode 2 - Blood on the Mountain
    8.3/10(25 votes)

    #2 - Blood on the Mountain

    S5:E2

    British hiker Matt Briggs spends ten days stranded in the mountains of New Zealand's South Island following a crippling fall on a solo trek. With no sign of rescue and his supplies running low, Matt and his canine companion 'Little Dog' must fight horrendous injuries and brutal terrain to save their own lives.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. I Shouldn't Be Alive Season 5 Episode 3 - First Date Nightmare
    7.5/10(29 votes)

    #3 - First Date Nightmare

    S5:E3

    Experienced climbers Rachel Kelsey and Jeremy Colenso are in the Swiss Alps descending the Piz Badille Mountain when they are caught up in a terrifying electrical storm. Anchored onto the mountain with their metal climbing equipment, Rachel and Jeremy have become human lightning conductors. They have a heart-stopping dilemma - risk it all climbing down through the storm or spend the night on the mountain, where temperatures dip to -20.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. I Shouldn't Be Alive Season 5 Episode 4 - Christmas Horror
    6.8/10(28 votes)

    #4 - Christmas Horror

    S5:E4

    Students Sonja Rendell and Marni Sheppeard are on a 3-day hike in Arthur's Pass National Park, staying in picturesque huts and planning to visit thermal mud pools, before returning home for a family Christmas. But when their path is blocked by ice, the girls take a detour. What started as a steep slope quickly becomes a sheer cliff - with Sonja clinging to the rock with just her finger tips. Returning to the trail is no longer an option as the girls fight to survive on a tiny rock ledge in torrential rain and wind. Will Sonja and Marni be able to climb their way to safety?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. I Shouldn't Be Alive Season 5 Episode 5 - Climb out of Hell
    7.7/10(28 votes)

    #5 - Climb out of Hell

    S5:E5

    Amateur photographer Jordan Nicurity is exploring a beautiful cove on Hornby Island in British Columbia when he falls 20ft from a cliff, shattering his pelvis and rupturing internal organs. Crippled by injury Jordan faces a life and death struggle only miles from where he lives. For 4 days his will to survive is put to the ultimate test.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. I Shouldn't Be Alive Season 5 Episode 6 - Til Death Do Us Part
    7.0/10(26 votes)

    #6 - Til Death Do Us Part

    S5:E6

    In 2009, Tom and Linda Bosworth set off on a short 'jeeping' adventure to a beautiful but remote canyon in New Mexico.. Disaster strikes when their jeep hits a large rock causing it to roll. Stuck in the middle of nowhere, their car broken beyond repair, Tom and Linda are suddenly thrown into a desperate fight for survival.

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Season 5 Ratings Summary

"Avalanche!" is the best rated episode of "I Shouldn't Be Alive" season 5. It scored 8/10 based on 33 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 7/6/2011. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "Blood on the Mountain".