SBS has revealed the 10 Australians who'll be heading out Alone into the wilderness for Australia's first series of the epic reality TV show.
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They will be dropped in the remote wilds of Western Tasmania/ lutruwita, completely isolated from the world and each other, stripped of modern possessions, contact and comforts, to self-document their experience - the last one standing winning $250,000.
For the past eight years, Alone has been following individuals (and occasionally teams of two) across the world who've gone into the wilderness in an effort to be the last survivalist to remain.
Participants have no idea how everyone else in the show is going - they have no information and no knowledge of how many still remain throughout the course of the challenge.
They push themselves for as long as they can. Only when they reach their absolute personal or physical limits will they 'tap out', one by one, until only one survivalist remains.
The series has been set in remote parts of Canada, the US, Argentina, Patagonia, Mongolia, Norway, Sweden and Denmark, but this is the first time it has come to Australia.
The show will premiere with a double episode on March 29 at 7:30pm on SBS.
So who is going it alone? Here are the 10 contestants:
Beck, 42
School Teacher, VIC
Beck is a secondary school Science and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) teacher and grandmother. She's the matriarch of her small family; her partner, four children, two grandchildren and a plethora of farm animals.
An earthmother, Beck grew up with camping and fishing playing a constant role in her life and leisure activities. She feels more at home in the outdoors than anywhere else, and she consciously steers her time in favour of being out bush and throwing out a rod as often as possible.
She's excited to embrace this opportunity to represent women in their 40s and First Nations women of the LGBTQI+ community and, most importantly, to be an inspiration to her children and grandchildren.
Chris, 39
Army Veteran, TAS
Chris lives a self-sufficient coastal lifestyle alone with best friend Billy, his loyal Jack Russell, his extensive vegetable plot and his chooks.
A retired war veteran of Iraq living with PTSD, Chris finds being alone with nature, on the coast and away from the lights and sounds of the city incredibly restorative. An avid fisherman, abalone and crayfish free diver, a self-sustaining beach, ocean and spear fisherman, Chris started creating and sharing content around his fishing escapades as a way to connect with people going through similar trauma after service.
His goal is to push himself to his limits, and in doing so, to demonstrate to others like him that anxiety disorders do not have to define or inhibit activity and that submerging oneself in nature can be a powerful and effective healer.
Duane, 35
Wildlife & Environmental Officer, NSW
Duane is a fun-loving Wildlife and Environmental Officer and keen recreational surfer. His career has spanned from the military to the Fire Service, and now to the land, where he traps animals for research.
A proud First Nations man and a gushy father of two, Duane is constantly seeking a deeper connection to Country and sees Alone as the perfect opportunity to live as his Ancestors did and to bring his family closer to their heritage.
He has a profound appreciation and awe for how his Ancestors thrived on Country for thousands of years, and he hopes to be guided by their footsteps through this experience.
Gina, 52
Rewilding Facilitator, NSW
Rewilding facilitator, bushcraft teacher, meditation leader, barefoot nomad, singer, dancer, and primitive huntress... for this multidisciplinary creative, the bush is where Gina feels most at home.
Living off grid in a tin shack with no running water or power, Gina oscillates between the quiet of her secluded coastal property homelife and a very loud and colourful work life, running large group rewilding courses and camps for adults and children.
After navigating her way back through serious trauma and loss in her life, Gina doesn't scare easily; any fears she has about testing herself are very practical ones.
Jimmy, 22
Farmhand & Engineering Student, SA
At 22 years of age, Jimmy is the youngest of the 10, but by no means the least experienced. He's been hunting since he was five years old and has spent most of his years since learning to self provide from the land through practice, trial, and error.
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Jimmy is completing a Civil Engineering course but prefers farmhand work to being confined to buildings and offices on campus in the city. He's a very active member of the small farming community he lives in and volunteers as a CFS firefighter.
At home, Jimmy raises, butchers, and processes his own livestock and grows his own fruit and vegetables on the property.
Kate, 41
Wildlife Biologist, ACT
Kate grew up in regional South Australia and left school early to start a five-year military career in the royal Australian Navy before leaving to study science at university.
After a PhD she's now Dr Kate; a wildlife biologist and expedition leader, working in remote parts of Australia to discover new species of plants and animals. She has spent a career learning about Australia's unique flora and fauna.
Kate has practiced bushcraft since she was a little girl, building shelters, finding water, making spears, weaving baskets and lighting fires. Frustrated that the local scouts would not accept her because she was a girl, Kate spent a lot of time immersed in nature on family camping trips.
Kate now lives in the ACT with her partner Elsie. They recently welcomed their first child, a baby girl. She is Kate's biggest joy, so leaving behind her six-month-old to hopefully inspire her when she grows up has been a big decision for Kate. She also hopes to inspire many more girls to embrace a love of science and biology, to enjoy the outdoors and to seize every opportunity that is a challenge.
Michael, 43
Vet & Bush Regenerator, NSW
Michael lives with his wife and two children on over 500 acres, running the family farm and tending to his livestock; 120 sheep, 14 cattle, six donkeys, one horse as well as 175 000 bees and fruit and vegetable crops.
With a Bachelor of Veterinary Science, Bachelor of Applied Science - Medical Radiation Technology - Nuclear Medicine, Diploma of Conservation and Land Management and a Certificate IV in Business Management Diploma as tertiary credits, Michael worked as a veterinarian in his own practice for 14 years before selling the business to focus on his farm as well as his new passion - bush regeneration.
A committed Christian man who takes his faith seriously. In spite of the fact that he enjoys the quiet of his own company, Michael's beliefs will be a source of strength to him at times when the isolation and loneliness prove toughest.
Mike, 45
Solo Adventurist, NSW
Mike lives on the central north coast of NSW with his wife, two children and his chocolate Labrador Ollie. Up until recently he was a fulltime pilot in the Australian Defence Force. He has also put his skills to the test outside the military during many extended private expeditions around the world. He likes to test his survival theories in extreme environments which have ranged from arctic colds to the extreme heats of middle eastern desserts.
The extreme outdoors, photography and filming are his passion - this is what led Mike to resign from the military and its secure income to pursue his dream of setting and completing his own solo expeditions and filming them to share the experience with others.
Mike has completed three major self-funded and self-filmed expeditions; one across the Kimberley, another across a Saudi Arabian desert with his own camels, and the other an 1846 shipwreck survivor escape scenario along the Far North Queensland coast in a self-constructed dugout canoe.
Peter, 31
Hunting Guide, NSW
As soon as Peter's fine motor skills were developed enough to hold a tool in his hands, he was out hunting and fishing with family, learning the skills, dexterity, and smarts of the craft as well as the intricacies of the physical and mental game. He has refined these skills over many years of practice and carried them through into adulthood, making him the much sought-after hunting guide that he is today.
As the lead guide on his hunting expeditions, Peter has worked across a wide range of terrains and in a variety of weather conditions, survival situations and natural environments and is confident in his experience, knowledge, and abilities when it comes to the safety and survival requirements of this challenge.
Peter has never gone hunting without his rifle or bow, or his chosen survival equipment so this Alone experience will be an all-new experiment for him in largely untested waters.
Rob, 41
Planning & Environmental Manager, VIC
Rob is a proud family man who lives regionally with his partner, teenage son, and baby girl. He cherishes his role as a father and places critical value on raising his family with an appreciation and understating of Country through lived exposure and experience - fishing, camping, and hunting as a family as often as possible.
In addition to his work as a Planning and Environmental officer, Rob guest lectures at universities on Indigenous knowledge systems from around the world. He is a proud First Nations man and has worked with Indigenous communities in Australia for 20 years on conservation land management.
Rob will never describe himself as a survival expert - he remains humble about his abilities and recognises there is always so much more to learn. With Indigenous knowledge systems being experiential, and heavily shaping Rob's education, he strongly subscribes to the proven practice of teaching and learning being an immersive communal effort in attaining the knowledge and skills required to thrive on Country.
