

Tougher In Alaska
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S1 E1 - Gold Mining
May 8, 200845minThe promise of gold has lured men north to Alaska for more than 100 years. Learn how individual prospectors around the state use ingenious techniques.Join PrimeS1 E2 - Salmon Fishing
May 15, 200845minAlaska's Bristol Bay is home to one of the greatest natural spectacles of the north: the annual run of millions of sockeye salmon.Join PrimeS1 E3 - Electric Linemen
May 22, 200845minExplore the demanding jobs and dangerous locations on a quest to find out what it really takes to succeed in Alaska.Join PrimeS1 E4 - Logging
May 29, 200845minIn Alaska's Southeast Panhandle, unforgiving coastal mountains and steep valleys make logging a deadly profession.Join PrimeS1 E5 - Railroading
June 5, 200845minIn Alaska, human survival has historically depended on the railroad and this still holds true today.Join PrimeS1 E6 - Deadly Winter
June 12, 200845minAlaska's second largest city, Fairbanks, is infamous for its long, dark and bitterly cold winters.Join PrimeS1 E7 - Dangerous Earth
June 19, 200845minIn addition to their other geographical challenges, Alaskans have learned to live with seismic changes. Host Geo Beach he can see three steaming volcanoes from his own backyard!Join PrimeS1 E8 - Dangerous Roads
June 11, 200845minAlaska's roads through the wilderness are few and hard to navigate.Join PrimeS1 E9 - Extreme Salvaging
July 2, 200845minThousands of oceangoing vessels brave the perilous Alaskan waters each year. Host Geo Beach will join Alaska's premiere salvager, Dan Magone.Join PrimeS1 E10 - Frozen Freeway
July 27, 200845minTake a look at how different aspects of travel in Alaska are affected by climate and terrain. Join host Geo Beach as he travels to the open tundra of western Alaska.Join PrimeS1 E11 - Extreme Isolation
August 1, 200845minAlaska's southeast panhandle is cut off from the rest of the world by steep coastal mountains on one side and the stormy North Pacific Ocean on the other.Join PrimeS1 E12 - Wild Waste
July 13, 200845minGetting rid of waste is a problem in Alaska. In cities such as Fairbanks, only 20% of residents are connected to a main sewage system.Join PrimeS1 E13 - Arctic Troopers
July 20, 200845minHistorically, keeping the peace in Alaska has been a unique challenge. After all, how do Alaska State Troopers keep the peace in a state two and half times the size of Texas?Join Prime
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