Life on the Edge

Wilderness guide Charlie Summerville is betting the farm on building a remote cabin in Aleutian bear country, and cowboy Pat Harvie runs America's most isolated ranch on the wild island of Umnak.

Wilderness guide Charlie Summerville sets up camp in Volcano Bay to build a cabin for adventure-seeking guests, while extreme cowboy Pat Harvie uncovers a world of problems at America's remotest ranch, and engineer Merrick Jackinsky takes to the water to bring green energy to the tiny Alaskan community of Igiugig.

Aleutian weather cuts off Charlie Summerville and his construction crew in Volcano Bay; Pat Harvie's aging vehicles struggle with engine trouble.

At Volcano Bay, tensions rise between Charlie Summerville and his crew as they start building the wilderness cabin. Cowboy Pat Harvie looks back at his 30 years running America's most isolated ranch, and engineer Merrick Jackinsky gets stranded out on the icy Bering sea.

An inquisitive bear puts a hole in Charlie Summerville's construction plans; Pat Harvie teaches his wife Connie salmon fishing Aleutian-style, and Merrick Jackinsky is on the hunt for caribou.

Charlie Summerville goes missing at sea attempting to deliver construction materials by boat; Pat and Connie Harvie have to deal with an invasion of volcano scientists at America's remotest ranch.

Charlie Summerville needs a miracle to finish his wilderness lodge in time for his paying guests; Pat and Connie take to the skies to survey the herd of 10,000 semi-feral cattle.

It's payday for wilderness guide Charlie Summerville as the season's first guests arrive and get a whale-watching spectacular; on Umnak Island, Pat and Connie Harvie say a final goodbye to America's remotest ranch.