7.9/1031 votes#1 - Avalanche!
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 7/6/2011
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.
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- 8.2/1024 votes
#2 - Blood on the Mountain
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 7/13/2011
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.
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- 7.2/1026 votes
#3 - First Date Nightmare
Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 7/22/2011
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.
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- 6.6/1025 votes
#4 - Christmas Horror
Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 7/27/2011
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?
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- 7.5/1026 votes
#5 - Climb out of Hell
Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 9/30/2011
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.
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- 6.8/1024 votes
#6 - Til Death Do Us Part
Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 9/30/2011
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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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!
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...
Genres:DocumentaryDramaAction & Adventure
Network:Discovery
Season 5 Ratings Summary
"Avalanche!" is the best rated episode of "I Shouldn't Be Alive" season 5. It scored 7.9/10 based on 31 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 7/6/2011. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "Blood on the Mountain".