Expedition Overland The Alaska/Yukon

Expedition Overland embarks on their dream to see the Last Frontier: Alaska and the Yukon! Learn the history of the team and follow their preparations for the adventure of their lives.

The team hits the road and sets up camp for the first time. The history of the Alaska highway is addressed and the team has its first animal encounter!

Watch as the team heads south into Alaska and hits the awesome town of McCarthy Alaska! Glaciers, mountains, great people, great food! It’s all here with a twist of humor!

Watch as the crew leaves their trucks behind and heads out in the open waters of Valdez, Alaska, viewing the incredible glaciers, icebergs and sea life. Make sure to watch to the end…

The XO team pushes for an epic camp spot below a glacier. Heavy vehicles, rivers, and navigation become challenges to the crew. The XO team must make some important decisions!

The overland adventure continues on through one of the best drives in America. The Denali Highway. Some of the crew experiences heli flight for the first time. The team experiences the worst and best campsite of their trip thus far. In a remote part of the Denali Highway this overlanding crew swamps the Land Cruiser! All hands are on deck for this one!

The crew makes a critical decision to make a hard push to the farthest north you can drive in North America: Deadhorse Alaska! They celebrate the 4th of July at the end of the Elliot Highway in Manley hot springs and meet some great “local” characters along the way. The expedition crosses the Arctic Circle and experiences the Dalton Highway first hand – 495 miles of dirt one way! The drive is cinematically documented.

The crew picks up returning expedition members, Ryan Erickson and Ty Heaps, and takes a few days to explore as the expedition goes through a major transition. The guys’ trip is about to begin!

The guys’ trip is underway! They travel the Top of the World Highway from Chicken Alaska to the famous Dawson City Yukon in Canada. Lots of characters are found along the way as well as some history and little trouble. This trip is getting interesting!

A breakdown has stranded the team as they begin the Dempster Highway in the Yukon. The guys must work together and overcome time crunches to maintain schedules. The road is dangerous and close calls are part of the experience. But the top of the world awaits and nothing has prepared them for that!

At the top of the world the crew continues their way back to Inuvik by boat, stopping at a whaling village and engaging in conversation with the locals. After their return they make a hard push down to Hyder, Alaska. Some 39 hours of drive time to the south. Trouble finds them but it turns out to be a tremendous move! In the end, the guys travel from the Arctic Ocean to the edge of the Pacific in just three days. Stopping at the most spectacular location of the trip!

After plunging into British Columbia the crew sets out on their most ambitious adventure yet. The Alexander Mackenzie Heritage Trail! Almost extinct, the trail proves to be a major logistical challenge. Ty takes a serious injury and the team operates with one man down. Fuel, navigation, breakdowns, and the elements all come into play on this epic final leg.