# 7 vs. Wild

7 vs. Wild is a German reality TV-show invented by YouTuber Fritz Meinecke and his team. The series, which is released on YouTube and Amazon Freevee, follows the experiences of 7 or 14 YouTubers who have to survive in the wilderness for 7 or 14 days.
They are only allowed to take seven preselected items with them and the clothing they wear. The participants have to persevere isolation and the moods of nature.
| Season | Year | Duration | Participants | Country | Temperature (night/day) | Spot selection |
| 01 | 2021 | 07 days | 7 (7 single) | Sweden | 05...10 °C / 10...20 °C | Scandtrack |
| 02 | 2022 | 07 days | 7 (7 single) | Panama | 20...25 °C / 30...35 °C, high humidity | Wandermut |
| 03 | 2023 | 14 days | 14 (7 pairs) (knew partner before) | Canada | 00...10 °C / 05...15 °C | SK Touristik |
| 04 | 2024 | 14 days | 7 (group of 7) (didn't know each other before) | New Zealand | −7...+5 °C / 00...15 °C, frost and snow | OrgaTeam itself |
Interactive maps with all playgrounds of the four seasons

## Season 1 (2021)

Season 1 :
| Location | Shore of Lake Naren, County Dalarna/Värmland, Sweden |
| Year | 2021 |
| Episodes | 16 |
| Broadcast | YouTube, Wed+Sat 18:00 CET, 6 Nov – 29 Dec 2021 |
| Production | Johannes Hovekamp, Maximilian Kovacs |
| Editors | Johannes Hovekamp, Maximilian Kovacs |
| Camera | Johannes Hovekamp, Maximilian Kovacs, participants itself |
The first season took place at the end of August 2021. The 16 episodes were published from the beginning of November to the end of December 2021 on the Meinecke's YouTube channel.

### Concept

The seven participants with varying degrees of experience in bush crafting, camping and outdoor activities were dropped off into an unspecified lake in Sweden. After swimming to the shore each participant was allowed to move 500 meters in each direction along the lake and as far as they wanted into the mainland. According to the rules they were allowed to take seven items with them, clothing not counted. The clothes, were predetermined by their use (e.g. T-shirt, gloves, headgear, buff, warming layer, socks, shoes).
The aim of the series is to survive in the wild and in complete human isolation. This includes activities such as: searching for food, building or finding a shelter and a place to sleep, passing of prepared tasks (for points) and filming them. Thanks to the location on a lakeshore the water supply and the possibility to fish are guaranteed. All the participants have access to a sealed first aid kit, a sealed mobile phone, a GPS transmitter and the technical equipment for filming.
In the first episode the competition rules, participants and the items chosen in each case were presented. Subsequent episodes showed the participants' recordings, which lasted approximately half a day per episode, with the length of the segments per participant depending on the quantity and quality of the material provided. From the time of elimination the participants are no longer shown at least in the main part of the show, even if they decide to remain on the filming site.
The participants are obliged to daily confirm their well-being by pressing the dead man's switch. Should they fail to do it, they are eliminated and picked up. In addition, the participants have to open a sealed envelope containing a daily challenge. Participation in these tasks is voluntary, but points can be earned by participating, which plays a role in determining the overall winner.
The use of the cell phone carried for emergencies only, will result in direct elimination of the participant, and the use of materials from the first aid kit will be sanctioned with point deductions.
The winner is the participant who stays in the game the longest. If more than one participant remains in the game until the end, the winner is the one who achieves the highest score in the challenges. They will be awarded a 10,000 euro prize, which is donated to a charity organization of their choice.

### Participants and their selected items and Locations in Season 1

The seven participants were released in this relay in central Sweden between Hagfors and Vansbro on the 12 km$^2$ Lake Naren (60°14′N 13°50′E﻿ / ﻿60.24°N 13.83°E﻿ / 60.24; 13.83﻿ (Lake Naren)).
| Participant | Selectable Items | Selectable Items | Selectable Items | Selectable Items | Selectable Items | Selectable Items | Selectable Items | Selectable Items | Selectable Items | Selectable Items | Selectable Items | Selectable Items | Selectable Items | Selectable Items | Selectable Items | Selectable Items | Location of Release |
| Participant | tools | tools | tools | tools | source of fire | source of fire | storage and accessories | storage and accessories | storage and accessories | storage and accessories | storage and accessories | outdoor kitchen | outdoor kitchen | other | other | Number of pieces | Location of Release |
| Participant | Knife | Saw | Hatchet | Kukri | Fire striker | Lighter | Sleeping bag | Tarp tent | Parachute cord | Hammock | Plastic tarpaulin | Pot | Filter w. bottle | Fishing kit | Hygiene kit | Number of pieces | Location of Release |
| Fritz Meinecke | | | | Y | Y | | Y | Y | Y | | | Y | | Y | | 07 | 60°16′21″N 13°49′30″E﻿ / ﻿60.2726°N 13.8249°E﻿ / 60.2726; 13.8249﻿ (Season 1 Fritz Meinecke) |
| Martin "Survival Mattin" Rudloff | Y | | | | | Y | Y | | | Y | Y | | Y | Y | | 07 | 60°13′04″N 13°50′02″E﻿ / ﻿60.2178°N 13.8340°E﻿ / 60.2178; 13.8340﻿ (Season 1 Mattin) |
| David "Dave" Henrichs | Y | Y | | | | Y | Y | Y | | | | Y | | | Y | 07 | 60°15′50″N 13°48′44″E﻿ / ﻿60.2638°N 13.8121°E﻿ / 60.2638; 13.8121﻿ (Season 1 Dave) |
| Niklas "Niklas on fire" Röder | Y | Y | | | Y | | Y | Y | Y | | | Y | | | | 07 | 60°12′49″N 13°51′02″E﻿ / ﻿60.2135°N 13.8505°E﻿ / 60.2135; 13.8505﻿ (Season 1 Niklas on fire) |
| Pascal "Bommel" Bommert | | | Y | | Y | | Y | Y | Y | Y | | Y | | | | 07 | 60°15′19″N 13°50′03″E﻿ / ﻿60.2554°N 13.8341°E﻿ / 60.2554; 13.8341﻿ (Season 1 Bommel) |
| Fabio Schäfer | Y | | | | Y | | | | | | | | | | | 02 | 60°13′38″N 13°51′21″E﻿ / ﻿60.2273°N 13.8558°E﻿ / 60.2273; 13.8558﻿ (Season 1 Fabio Schäfer) |
| Christian "Reloadiak" Nosty | Y | Y | | | Y | | Y | | | | | Y | | Y | Y | 07 | 60°14′37″N 13°50′29″E﻿ / ﻿60.2437°N 13.8414°E﻿ / 60.2437; 13.8414﻿ (Season 1 Reloadiak) |

### Episode overview and the Challenges

| Episode | Day | Title | Release (2021) (18:00) | Challenge | Scores | Scores | Scores | Scores | Scores | Scores | Scores |
| Episode | Day | Title | Release (2021) (18:00) | Challenge | Fritz | Mattin | Chris | Fabio | Bommel | Dave | Niklas |
| 01 | | The Start | 06 Nov | no challenge | no challenge | no challenge | no challenge | no challenge | no challenge | no challenge | no challenge |
| 02 | 01 | The Exposure | 10 Nov | Swim from the boat to the shore shortest time [min] | 3 pt 5:01 | 4 pt 4:55 | 2 pt 5:03 | 6 pt 3:57 | 5 pt 4:17 | 7 pt 3:07 | 1 pt 5:24 |
| 03 | 01 | The Decisions | 13 Nov | Swim from the boat to the shore shortest time [min] | 3 pt 5:01 | 4 pt 4:55 | 2 pt 5:03 | 6 pt 3:57 | 5 pt 4:17 | 7 pt 3:07 | 1 pt 5:24 |
| 04 | 02 | Bear Terrain | 17 Nov | Craft a torch longest burning time [min] | 7 pt 59:48 | 3 pt 1:42 | 5 pt 2:45 | 6 pt 7:18 | 4 pt 2:22 | | |
| 05 | 02 | Fatal Torch Mistakes | 20 Nov | Craft a torch longest burning time [min] | 7 pt 59:48 | 3 pt 1:42 | 5 pt 2:45 | 6 pt 7:18 | 4 pt 2:22 | | |
| 06 | 03 | Objects Submitted | 24 Nov | Submit objects until the end of the seven days | 13 pt | – | – | 13 pt | 2 pt | | |
| 07 | 03 | Consequential Submission | 27 Nov | Submit objects until the end of the seven days | 13 pt | – | – | 13 pt | 2 pt | | |
| 08 | 04 | Night Rescue | 01 Dec | Drill a fire | – | – | – | – | dropped out 💧 | dropped out 💧 | dropped out 💧 |
| 09 | 04 | Mental Decay | 04 Dec | Drill a fire | – | – | – | – | dropped out 💧 | dropped out 💧 | dropped out 💧 |
| 10 | 05 | Crafting Rafts | 08 Dec | Craft a raft | 7 pt | – | – | – | dropped out 💧 | dropped out 💧 | dropped out 💧 |
| 11 | 05 | Broken Seal | 11 Dec | Craft a raft | 7 pt | – | – | – | dropped out 💧 | dropped out 💧 | dropped out 💧 |
| 12 | 06 | Mindset against Forces of Nature | 15 Dec | Alternative sources of food (Insects and worms) | 7 pt | 1 pt | – | | dropped out 💧 | dropped out 💧 | dropped out 💧 |
| 13 | 06 | New Projects | 18 Dec | Alternative sources of food (Insects and worms) | 7 pt | 1 pt | – | | dropped out 💧 | dropped out 💧 | dropped out 💧 |
| 14 | 07 | The Final Challenge | 22 Dec | Stacking stones highest stack [cm] | 5 pt 154 | 6 pt 155 | 7 pt 190 | | dropped out 💧 | dropped out 💧 | dropped out 💧 |
| 15 | 2−7 | Niklas' 7 Days | 25 Dec | no challenge | no challenge | no challenge | no challenge | | | | | dropped out 💧 | dropped out 💧 | dropped out 💧 |
| 16 | 08 | The Grand Final | 29 Dec | no challenge | no challenge | no challenge | no challenge | | dropped out 💧 | dropped out 💧 | dropped out 💧 |
| | | | | Final scores [points] | 42 | 14 | 14 | (25) | (11) | (7) | (1) |
| | | | | Final positions | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th |

### Winner

With 42 points, Fritz Meinecke was the winner of the first season. The prize of 10,000 euros was donated to Robert Marc Lehmann's project Mission Erde. Chris and Mattin shared the second place due to the same score. The following places were determined by the date of elimination.

### Reception

The aired episodes have an average of over four million views. The Stuttgarter Nachrichten announced the start of the series.
After the series' launch, the youth radio program of the SWR (the Southwest Broadcasting is a regional public broadcasting cooperation serving the southwest of Germany) DASDING wrote: "The survival format '7 vs. Wild' is going through the roof on YouTube right now." Web video producer MontanaBlack stated that, "it's one of the most hyped formats ever on YouTube." The news portal Watson (a Swiss news portal) called the series "brilliant".
The episodes also received attention due to "live reactions" from popular streamers such as Simon Unge, Jens Knossalla and Rezo. Additionally, some of the participants responded to the episodes by providing additional background information, such as from Fritz Meinecke.

## Season 2 (2022)

Season 2 :
| Location | Coast of Isla San José (Pacific Ocean), Panama |
| Year | 2022 |
| Episodes | 16 |
| Broadcast | YouTube, Wed+Sat 18:00 CET, 5 Nov – 28 Dec 2022 |
| Production | Johannes Hovekamp, Maximilian Kovacs |
| Editors | Johannes Hovekamp, Maximilian Kovacs, Patrick Gillitzer, Rico Davies |
| Camera | Patrick Gillitzer, Johannes Hovekamp, Maximilian Kovacs, David Henrichs, participants itself |
| Graphics | Rico Davies |
The second season of 7 vs. Wild was published each Wednesday and Saturday on YouTube. It is accompanied by the behind-the-scenes videos on Dave's channel.

### Participants with their selected items and Locations in Season 2

The game took place at 7 different locations on Isla San José (8°16′N 79°07′W﻿ / ﻿8.27°N 79.11°W﻿ / 8.27; -79.11﻿ (Isla San José)) in the Pacific Ocean in Panama.
| Participant | cancel- lation | Selectable Items | Selectable Items | Selectable Items | Selectable Items | Selectable Items | Selectable Items | Selectable Items | Selectable Items | Selectable Items | Selectable Items | Selectable Items | Selectable Items | Number of pieces | Location of Release |
| Participant | cancel- lation | Knife | Saw | Machete | Hatchet | Fire striker | Hammock | Bivouac sack | Mosquito net | Parachute cord | Pot | Filter w. bottle | 7 Cigarettes | Number of pieces | Location of Release |
| Antonia "Starletnova" | Day 2 | | | | Y | Y | | Y | | | | Y | | 04 | 8°17′55″N 79°07′39″W﻿ / ﻿8.2987°N 79.1275°W﻿ / 8.2987; -79.1275﻿ (Season 2 Starletnova) |
| Sabrina Outdoor | Day 4 | Y | Y | | | Y | | | | | Y | | | 04 | 8°18′35″N 79°06′06″W﻿ / ﻿8.3097°N 79.1018°W﻿ / 8.3097; -79.1018﻿ (Season 2 Sabrina Outdoor) |
| Fritz Meinecke | completed | | | Y | | | | | | | | | | 01 | 8°13′37″N 79°07′38″W﻿ / ﻿8.2270°N 79.1271°W﻿ / 8.2270; -79.1271﻿ (Season 2 Fritz Meinecke) |
| Jens "Knossi" Knossalla | completed | Y | | | | Y | Y | | Y | Y | | Y | Y | 07 | 8°18′43″N 79°07′05″W﻿ / ﻿8.3120°N 79.1181°W﻿ / 8.3120; -79.1181﻿ (Season 2 Knossi) |
| Sascha Huber | completed | | | Y | | Y | Y | | | Y | | Y | | 05 | 8°18′12″N 79°05′43″W﻿ / ﻿8.3032°N 79.0953°W﻿ / 8.3032; -79.0953﻿ (Season 2 Sascha) |
| Ottogerd "Otto Bulletproof" Karasch | completed | | | Y | | | | | | | | | | 01 | 8°17′00″N 79°07′32″W﻿ / ﻿8.2833°N 79.1255°W﻿ / 8.2833; -79.1255﻿ (Season 2 Otto Bulletproof) |
| Joris (wildcarder) | completed | | | Y | | Y | | | | | Y | | | 03 | 8°17′21″N 79°05′09″W﻿ / ﻿8.2892°N 79.0857°W﻿ / 8.2892; -79.0857﻿ (Season 2 Joris) |

### Episodes

| Episode | Day | Title | Release (2022) (18:00) | Challenge | Scores | Scores | Scores | Scores | Scores | Scores | Scores |
| Episode | Day | Title | Release (2022) (18:00) | Challenge | Otto | Joris | Fritz | Knossi | Sascha | Sabrina | Nova |
| 1 | 1 | The Exposure (Die Aussetzung) | 5 Nov | Search for souvenirs | | | | | | | |
| 2 | 1 | Deadly paradise (Tödliches Paradies) | 9 Nov | Search for souvenirs | | | | | | | |
| 3 | 1 | Naked through the jungle (Nackt durch den Dschungel) | 12 Nov | Search for souvenirs | | | | | | | |
| 4 | 2 | The first night (Die erste Nacht) | 16 Nov | Bow and arrow longest distance [m] | 7 pt 6.4 | 6 pt 5.0 | 6 pt 5.0 | 4 pt 0.2 | 5 pt 2.5 | – – | – – |
| 5 | 2 | Fritz gives up (Fritz am Ende) | 19 Nov | Bow and arrow longest distance [m] | 7 pt 6.4 | 6 pt 5.0 | 6 pt 5.0 | 4 pt 0.2 | 5 pt 2.5 | – – | – – |
| 6 | 3 | Crocodile at the camp (Krokodil am Lager) | 23 Nov | Nature photographer | 7 pt | 7 pt | 5 pt | 6 pt | 5 pt | 2 pt | 3 pt |
| 7 | 3 | The Jungle cries (Der Dschungel weint) | 26 Nov | Nature photographer | 7 pt | 7 pt | 5 pt | 6 pt | 5 pt | 2 pt | 3 pt |
| 8 | 3 | Flooded shelters (Überflutete Shelter) | 30 Nov |
| 9 | 4 | Code Yellow (Code Yellow) | 3 Dec |
| 10 | 4 | Restart (Neustart) | 7 Dec |
| 10 | 5 | Restart (Neustart) | 7 Dec |
| 11 | 5 | Broken (Gebrochen) | 10 Dec |
| 12 | 5 | Crocodile area (Krokodilgebiet) | 14 Dec |
| 13 | 6 | Rescue on day 6 (Rettung an Tag 6) | 17 Dec |
| 14 | 6 | I'm coming home (Ich komme heim) | 21 Dec |
| 14 | 7 | I'm coming home (Ich komme heim) | 21 Dec |
| 15 | 7 | Pirates! (Piraten!) | 24 Dec |
| 16 | 8 | King of the Jungle (King of the Jungle) | 28 Dec |

## Season 3 (2023)

Season 3 :
| Location | Coast of Nigei/Hope Island, British Columbia, Canada |
| Year | 2023 |
| Episodes | 16 + 1 |
| Broadcast | Amazon: Tue+Fri 00:00 CET, 31 Oct 2023 – 22 Dec 2023 YouTube: Wed+Sat 18:00 CET, 29 Nov 2023 – 24 Jan 2024 |
| Production | CaliVision Network |
| Editors | Max Kovacs, Johannes Hovekamp, Fritz Meinecke |
| Camera | Patrick Gillitzer, participants itself |
Season 3 took place in August/September 2023 in the Canadian province of British Columbia on Hope and Nigei Island (50°55′N 127°51′W﻿ / ﻿50.91°N 127.85°W﻿ / 50.91; -127.85﻿ (Hope Island and Nigei Island)). This season brought rule changes compared to seasons 1 and 2. The duration of the season was extended from 7 days to 14 days. In this season, participants competed in teams of two, not with a set number of items, but with what they could fit into a predefined bottle. In the preparation and announcement phase of the season, the management nominated presenters Joko Winterscheidt and Klaas Heufer-Umlauf, among others, who declined to take part.
The season was released between 31 October and 22 December 2023 on Amazon (Amazon Prime Video and ad-financed Amazon Freevee) and four weeks later on YouTube. An additional 17th bonus episode (Joey alone in the forest) was released on 24 January 2024.

### Participants and Locations of Season 3

| Participant | cancel- lation | Location of release |
| "Survival Mattin" Rudloff and Fritz Meinecke | Day 3 | 50°56′08″N 127°55′21″W﻿ / ﻿50.9355°N 127.9224°W﻿ / 50.9355; -127.9224﻿ (Season 3 Survival Mattin + Fritz Meinecke) |
| "Naturensöhne": Gerrit Rösel and Andreas "Andy" Schulze | Day 5 | 50°53′49″N 127°54′34″W﻿ / ﻿50.8969°N 127.9094°W﻿ / 50.8969; -127.9094﻿ (Season 3 Naturensöhne) |
| Joey Kelly and Jan "Jan Schlappen" Lange | Day 7 | 50°56′02″N 127°51′53″W﻿ / ﻿50.9340°N 127.8648°W﻿ / 50.9340; -127.8648﻿ (Season 3 Joey Kelly + Jan Schlappen) |
| Maximilian "Trymacs" Stemmler and Wieland Emilian "Rumathra" Welte | Day 10 | 50°55′09″N 127°58′17″W﻿ / ﻿50.9192°N 127.9715°W﻿ / 50.9192; -127.9715﻿ (Season 3 Trymacs + Rumathra) |
| Kevin "Papaplatte" Teller and Dominik "Reeze" Reezmann | completed | 50°54′42″N 127°50′32″W﻿ / ﻿50.9118°N 127.8423°W﻿ / 50.9118; -127.8423﻿ (Season 3 Papaplatte + Reeze) |
| Jens "Knossi" Knossalla and Sascha Huber | completed | 50°54′15″N 127°46′20″W﻿ / ﻿50.9041°N 127.7722°W﻿ / 50.9041; -127.7722﻿ (Season 3 Knossi + Sascha) |
| Hannah Assil and Ann-Kathrin "Affe auf Bike" Bendixen (wildcarder) | completed | 50°54′26″N 127°44′03″W﻿ / ﻿50.9073°N 127.7343°W﻿ / 50.9073; -127.7343﻿ (Season 3 Hannah + Affe auf Bike) |
Location of the Orgateam Basecamp: 50°53′55″N 127°51′23″W﻿ / ﻿50.8986°N 127.8565°W﻿ / 50.8986; -127.8565﻿ (Season 3 Basecamp) Hotel: Malei Island Resort 50°54′40″N 127°44′48″W﻿ / ﻿50.9111°N 127.7468°W﻿ / 50.9111; -127.7468﻿ (Season 3 Malei Island Resort Hotel)

### Episodes

| Episode | Day | Title | Release (2023) | Release (2023) |
| Episode | Day | Title | Amazon (00:00) | YouTube (18:00) |
| 1 | 1 | The Exposure (Die Aussetzung) | 31 Oct | 29 Nov |
| 2 | 1 | Wolf territory (Wolfsgebiet) | 3 Nov | 2 Dec |
| 3 | 2 | The First night (Die erste Nacht) | 7 Nov | 6 Dec |
| 4 | 2 | Construction work begins (Die Bauarbeiten beginnen) | 10 Nov | 9 Dec |
| 5 | 3 | Storm tide (Sturmflut) | 14 Nov | 13 Dec |
| 6 | 3 | 1st Cancellation (Der 1. Abbruch) | 17 Nov | 16 Dec |
| 7 | 3 | Mental low (Mentaler Tiefpunkt) | 21 Nov | 20 Dec |
| 8 | 4 | Mission: Food (Mission: Nahrung) | 24 Nov | 23 Dec |
| 9 | 4 | ??? (Maloche im Schacht) | 28 Nov | 27 Dec |
| 10 | 5 | Banquet (Festmahl) | 1 Dec | 30 Dec |
| 11 | 6 | Secret Weapon (Geheimwaffe) | 5 Dec | 3 Jan '24 |
| 12 | 7 | Crisis meeting (Krisengespräch) | 8 Dec | 6 Jan '24 |
| 12 | 8 | Crisis meeting (Krisengespräch) | 8 Dec | 6 Jan '24 |
| 13 | 8 | Abandoned settlement (Verlassene Siedlung) | 12 Dec | 10 Jan '24 |
| 13 | 9 | Abandoned settlement (Verlassene Siedlung) | 12 Dec | 10 Jan '24 |
| 14 | 10 | The Move (Der Umzug) | 15 Dec | 13 Jan '24 |
| 15 | 11−13 | Final projects (Die letzten Projekte) | 19 Dec | 17 Jan '24 |
| 16 | 14−15 | Pick-up (Die Abholung) | 22 Dec | 20 Jan '24 |
| 17 | 7−15 | Joey alone in the forest (Joey allein im Wald) | | 24 Jan '24 |

## Season 4 (2024)

Season 4 :
| Location | near Lindis Pass, Wanaka, Region Otago, New Zealand |
| Year | 2024 |
| Episodes | 16 |
| Broadcast | Amazon: Tue+Fri 00:00 CE(S)T, 1 Oct – 22 Nov 2024 YouTube: Mon+Thu 18:00 CE(S)T, 14 Oct – 5 Dec 2024 |
| Production | CaliVision Network |
| Editors | Max Kovacs, Johannes Hovekamp, Fritz Meinecke |
The fourth season was planned for fall/winter 2024. However, the realisation and filming had already been completed at the time of the announcement. Despite the secrecy, there was speculation about filming and participants for a new season at the beginning of May, as several potential participants signed off for three weeks at exactly the same time. The participants were announced on August 27, 2024; inquiries as to whether they would accept participation were obsolete at this point, which caused some confusion. The exact location on site was found by fans of the series using the elevation profile and a few pictures within about an hour. Preparation work began in November 2023 and filming of the season took place in May 2024.
The season will be/was released between 1 October and 22 November 2024 on Amazon (Amazon Prime Video and ad-financed Amazon Freevee) and two weeks later on YouTube.

### Participants

After a briefing in Frankfurt, the participants traveled to Christchurch via Singapore on scheduled flights. From there they continued with a chartered Cessna 208 Caravan to Wanaka. The last 30 km to the drop-off point were flown in three Airbus Helicopters H125, with the participants blinded with goggles. The journey was non-stop without overnight stays, the time zone difference is 10 hours (CEST UTC+0200 → NZT UTC+1200), the participants were dropped off in the afternoon when they were overtired.
| Participant | Day of cancellation |
| Stefan "SurvivalDeutschland" Hinkelmann | Day 4: Code Yellow, voluntary due to social conflicts |
| Hugo "LetsHugo" Goedert | Day 6: Code Red, health issues |
| Sandra "selfiesandra" Safiulov | Day 8: Code Yellow, health issues |
| Johannes Vogel | completed |
| Joey Kelly | completed |
| Uwe "Flying Uwe" Schüder | completed |
| Julia "Julia Beautx" Willecke | completed |

### Video Episodes

| Episode | Day | Title | Release (2024) | Release (2024) |
| Episode | Day | Title | Amazon (00:00) | YouTube (18:00) |
| 1 | 1 | Crash (Der Absturz) | 1 Oct | 14 Oct |
| 2 | 2 | Freezing temperatures (Minusgrade) | 4 Oct | 17 Oct |
| 3 | 2 | Harder than expected (Härter als gedacht) | 8 Oct | 21 Oct |
| 4 | 3 | Group dynamics (Gruppendynamik) | 11 Oct | 24 Oct |
| 5 | 4 | Overheated conversations (Hitzige Gespräche) | 15 Oct | 28 Oct |
| 6 | 4 | The decision (Die Entscheidung) | 18 Oct | 31 Oct |
| 7 | 5 | First Food (Erste Nahrung) | 22 Oct | 4 Nov |
| 8 | 6 | Persevere (Durchhalten) | 25 Oct | 7 Nov |
| 9 | 7 | CODE RED (CODE RED) | 29 Oct | 11 Nov |
| 10 | 8 | Weather changes (Wetterumbruch) | 1 Nov | 14 Nov |
| 11 | 8 | CODE YELLOW (CODE YELLOW) | 5 Nov | 18 Nov |
| 12 | 9 | Shelter completed (Shelterbau abgeschlossen) | 8 Nov | 21 Nov |
| 13 | 10 | Snow society (Schneegesellschaft) | 12 Nov | 25 Nov |
| 14 | 11 | 3 days left (Noch 3 Tage) | 15 Nov | 28 Nov |
| 14 | 12 | 3 days left (Noch 3 Tage) | 15 Nov | 28 Nov |
| 15 | 12 | Battle with the summit (Kampf mit dem Gipfel) | 19 Nov | 2 Dec |
| 15 | 13 | Battle with the summit (Kampf mit dem Gipfel) | 19 Nov | 2 Dec |
| 16 | 14 | ... | 22 Nov | 5 Dec |
| 16 | 15 | ... | 22 Nov | 5 Dec |

### Behind the Scenes

| No | Release | Title translated | content |
| 01 | 001 Oct | The journey begins | Briefing and introduction of the candidates |
| 02 | 008 Oct | Once around the world into the unknown | Travel from Frankfurt to New Zealand |
| 03 | 015 Oct | That's how the plane crashed! | On-site crushing of the Dornier Do 28A-1 |
| 04 | 022 Oct | Autumn season becomes winter season - candidates' exposure | Orgateams last days before the exposure |
| 05 | 012 Nov | Scouting in New Zealand | Selection of the playing ground |
| 06 | 019 Nov | Stefan's Code Yellow - The day after the fire | Stefan's giving up and Pick-up |
| 07 | 026 Nov | Hugo's Code Red | Hugo's dramatic health issues and Pick-up |
| 08 | 003 Dec | Sandra's Code Yellow | Sandra's giving up and Pick-up |
| 09 | 010 Dec | |
| 10 | 017 Dec | |
| 11 | 024 Dec | |
| 12 | 031 Dec | |

### Audio Podcast (contains also season 3 contents)

Since the start of season 4 in 2024, for the first time there has been a podcast for the series in which various protagonists from the previous seasons have their say. The podcast is hosted by Steven Gätjen.
| No | Title | Run- time | Release (2024) |
| 0 | Trailer 7 vs. Wild – Der Podcast | 2′ 20″ | 1 Oct |
| 1 | Fritz Meinecke – Teil 1 von 2 | 57′ 30″ | 14 Oct |
| 2 | Fritz Meinecke – Teil 2 von 2 | 43′ 02″ | 21 Oct |
| 3 | Ann-Kathrin Bendixen – Affe auf Bike | 51′ 24″ | 28 Oct |
| 4 | Flying Uwe aka Uwe Schüder | 67′ 35″ | 4 Nov |
| 5 | Joe Vogel | 68′ 52″ | 11 Nov |
| 6 | Hugo aka LetsHugo | 50′ 41″ | 18 Nov |
| 7 | Survival Mattin | 72′ 24″ | 25 Nov |
| 8 | The Team - Editing, Camera, Community | 58′ 33″ | 2 Dec |

### The game

For the first time, the participants did not know where (continent, country) and how (singles, doubles, group) they would be exposed. They only found out the country from Singapore onwards. They learned the local conditions and the game mode directly at the drop-off point. With temperatures well below zero at night and sometimes only slightly above zero during the day, this season was climatically more challenging than the previous seasons.
There were numerous useful items on the plane, such as sleeping bags and flares. There were also cigarettes lying around, but the smokers overlooked them (The cigarettes were in a box of blister plasters). There were also 6 suitcases scattered around the site, which could be found either by chance or by scattered clues ("radio messages" on compact cassettes in the letterbox). These contained other useful items, such as saws, toothbrushes, knives, dog food, peanuts and chocolate, as well as less useful items intended for improvisation.
"Radio messages" and suitcases :
| Msg | Day | Case | Aerial | Tools and Food | Coordinates |
| 1 | 01 | Women's case | 0700 m | Toothbrush, toothpaste, 1½ matches, 3 knifes, small pack peanuts | |
| 2 | 0? | Tool case | 0600 m | String, 2 saws, fishing line, adhesive tape, fire steel | |
| 3 | 0? | Surprise backpack | 0900 m | Stool, slingshot, 7 goggles, ashtray, camo make-up, dog food | |
| 4 | 0? | Hawaiian suitcase | 0900 m | Neck pillow, ukulele, plate, shirt, red wine, 250 g chocolate | |
| 5 | 08 | Hunting backpack | 0900 m | Bow and 6 arrow | |
| 6 | 10 | Military backpack | 1300 m | 2 useless large stones, 2 gaiters, 2 sunglasses, 2 underpants, glove, shoe polish, shirt, leggings, hip flask, 24h emergency rations | |
| 7 | 14 | Evaculation plan | 5000 m – remaining participants – | 5000 m – remaining participants – | 5000 m – remaining participants – |
The exchange point for memory cards, technology and information about the location of the cases on compact cassettes was a mounted letterbox. Each participant was required to carry a medipack (which no one did) and a GPS tracker, and there was also a satellite phone for emergencies.

### Locations of Season 4

The relay was carried out on the South Island of New Zealand and filmed near Wanaka. The release took place in late autumn (southern hemisphere) between 10 and 25 May 2024 for the first time as a group. It was modelled on the crash of the Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571, with an aircraft wreck of a Dornier Do 28A-1 serving as the backdrop.

#### Location of the organisation team in Wanaka

    The main base was Wanaka Hotel (44°41′41″S 169°08′12″E﻿ / ﻿44.6947°S 169.13671°E﻿ / -44.6947; 169.13671﻿ (Season 4 Wanaka Hotel (Fritz Meinecke & Orgateam))) at an altitude of 285 m, about 50 minutes away from the Orgateam. It was also the starting point for evacuations at Code Yellow: driving to the Forest Range Station by car, flight with ultra-light helicopter Guimbal Cabri G2 to the drop-off, which took approx. 90 minutes.

#### Location of the organisation and emergency team on site (Orgateam)

    The local base was Forest Range Station (44°38′27″S 169°30′14″E﻿ / ﻿44.64074°S 169.50397°E﻿ / -44.64074; 169.50397﻿ (Season 4 Forst Range Station (Emergency Team))) at an altitude of 410 m near Lindis Pass on State Highway 8. There also was the Helicopter take off place (44°38′23″S 169°30′16″E﻿ / ﻿44.63980°S 169.50440°E﻿ / -44.63980; 169.50440﻿ (Season 4 Helicopter take off place)), about 5 km away from the drop-off zone. It was also the starting point for evacuations at Code Red: flight with ultra-light helicopter or ride with All-terrain vehicles to the drop-off, which took approx. 8 to 15 minutes.

#### Location of the drop-off of the participants

    The participants were dropped off at the bottom of the 400-meter-deep Breast Creek (44°35′33″S 169°29′05″E﻿ / ﻿44.59238°S 169.48484°E﻿ / -44.59238; 169.48484﻿ (Season 4 Drop off (Breast Creek))) at an altitude of 610 meters on a plateau measuring around 3000 square meters.
    Note: This is a fenced 140 km$^2$ large private property and can only be accessed with the consent of the owner.

#### Uwe's Tree Antonia

    (44°35′43″S 169°30′05″E﻿ / ﻿44.59531°S 169.50139°E﻿ / -44.59531; 169.50139﻿ (Season 4 Uwe's tree Antonia))

#### Bridge for pickup

    (44°35′25″S 169°31′38″E﻿ / ﻿44.59025°S 169.52720°E﻿ / -44.59025; 169.52720﻿ (Season 4 Pick Up(Bridge)))

#### Weather station nearby and weather records

    The weather station of the Wanaka airfield (44°43′19″S 169°14′46″E﻿ / ﻿44.722°S 169.246°E﻿ / -44.722; 169.246﻿ (Season 4 Wanaka Airfield + Weather Station)) is located 24 km to the southwest. Barometrically and due to the valley location, temperatures are expected to be 2 to 4 °C lower locally, so that −7 to 19 °C can be expected. Rainfall in May is between 50 and 200 mm. Compared to previous years, May 2024 was comparatively dry with 30 mm of precipitation and around 3 °C cooler.

### Topographic Maps

Topomap of New Zealand