Everydayisafightfortheirfreedomandindependence,butsomebattlesareharderfoughtandpushthemenclosertotheedgethaneverbefore.TheseareMountainMen'sclosestcalls.Whilechasingmountainlions,RichLewiscomesfacetofacewithacougar50-feetofftheground.Hisdogstakehimdeepintoadangerouscaveandforcehimintoafightforsurvivalagainsttheelements.MartyMeierottoalmosttakesanosedivetohisdeathinhisbushplane.He'sleftstrandedatnightwithnosurvivalgearandhefacesadesperatestruggletohuntdownenoughmeattomakeitthroughthewinter.IntheYaak,TomOarfightsbackdeadlywildfiresandgrizzlybearstosavehisonlyassetinlife--hishome.EustaceConwayrisksitalltochasearmedpoachersoffhisland.Andfinally,inMaine,ahigh-speedsnowmobilecrashalmosttakesCharlieTuckeroutfortheseason.
