Have you ever wondered what it would be like to live your life off the grid? Have you wished you could shed the complications of modern society and live in the wilderness, using only the things nature has provided? Meet Eustace Conway, Tom Oar and Marty Meierotto, three men who have devoted their lives to survival in its simplest form. But how simple is it really? From the rugged Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina to the seven-month-long winters on the Yaak River in Montana to the frigid northern range of Alaska, the country is full of some very unforgiving terrain. Watch as these men face off against mudslides, falling trees, ravaging weather and even hungry animals, to make sure they obtain the food and supplies they will need to make it through the brutal winter months ahead.
Everyday is a fight for their freedom and independence, but some battles are harder fought and push the men closer to the edge than ever before. These are Mountain Men's closest calls. While chasing mountain lions, Rich Lewis comes face to face with a cougar 50-feet off the ground. His dogs take him deep into a dangerous cave and force him into a fight for survival against the elements. Marty Meierotto almost takes a nosedive to his death in his bush plane. He's left stranded at night with no survival gear and he faces a desperate struggle to hunt down enough meat to make it through the winter. In the Yaak, Tom Oar fights back deadly wildfires and grizzly bears to save his only asset in life--his home. Eustace Conway risks it all to chase armed poachers off his land. And finally, in Maine, a high-speed snowmobile crash almost takes Charlie Tucker out for the season.
