Who Will Be the Last One Standing?
Twelve of Naked and Afraid‘s toughest and most experienced all-stars compete head-to-head through a grueling, multiphase challenge and have their primitive skills tested for the chance to win $100,000 and ultimate bragging rights.
Amber Hargrove
Amber is a decorated army veteran who lives in Golden, Colorado. She has extensive outdoors experience specializing in fishing, trapping and alligator wrestling and works a Medical Laboratory Technician. Amber is a survivalist lifer, having grown up with family members teaching her skills from the beginning. She has gained notoriety for her confidence in all environments and strong leadership.
Waz Addy
Waz, originally from Sydney, Australia currently resides in Kansas City, Missouri, where he is a business owner. Known for being a man of principle and grit, Waz has found peace and freedom in the outdoors since he was a teenager. His greatest playground is the ocean, where he excels in spearfishing, scuba diving and open ocean swimming. Waz is a former pro-rugby player and served in the military
Gary Golding
Gary is a philanthropist, expert survivalist, and Naked and Afraid Veteran from Redondo Beach, California. He lives by his motto of “Consume as little as possible” and is known as the “Tarzan of Los Angeles.” While he is the oldest survivalist in the challenge, Gary thrives on being underestimated and hopes to use his agility and skillset as a scavenger to be the ultimate wildcard.
Stacey Osorio
Stacey is from California and now resides along the Clearwater River in Idaho. She studied wildlife biology at Lewis-Clark State College, worked for the Idaho Department of Fish and Game, and founded the nonprofit Inward Survival. Sometimes considered an underdog, Stacey is an accomplished N&A veteran who was one of the first to complete a 40-day challenge.
Jeff Zausch
A cutthroat competitor and skilled survivalist, Jeff brings with him his knowledge of hunting, fishing, and trapping, as well as self-determination that is unmatched. If anyone can push themselves to the end of a challenge, it is Jeff.
Gwen Grimes
“Grizzly Gwen'' is an Alaskan Homesteader from Eagle, Alaska. With a background in civil service professions such as police work, EMS, and Paramedic, Gwen believes with age comes wisdom and she is confident that her overall skill set, tenacity, and ability to read others will overcome any treachery thrown her way.
Steven Lee Hall Jr.
AKA the “King of the Forest,” Steven Lee Hall Jr. is one of the few survivalists to have completed well over 200 days of Naked and Afraid challenges and the only survivalist to complete 6 challenges. He is known for his fishing prowess and positive attitude.
Cheeny Plante
Cheeny may be the newest survivalist to the NAA family, but her skill set has been molded through years of military survival training and as a SERE specialist. Her vast knowledge of the environment as well as an unmatched code of conduct make her one of the fiercest competitors in this challenge.
Dan Link
Dan is from Hawaii and works as a field marine biologist in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. Dan has quickly gained N&A status as a highly-skilled survivalist who leans on his knowledge of biology to gain an advantage.
Sarah Bartell
Sarah is a professional taxidermist, leatherworker and hide-tanner. Despite growing up across various locations in the US and abroad, Sarah always finds her way back to the Pacific Northwest that she calls home. She currently lives in Washington State, where she owns and operates an off-grid hobby farm and teaches visitors about her greatest passions: self-sufficient living, wildlife conservation and nature immersion.
Matt Wright
Aka the Savage. Considered by many to be the ultimate survivalist, Matt has completed 215 days on NAA, more than anyone else competing in this challenge. A top marksman with a bow and arrow, as well as a skilled trapper, Matt brings a skill set that will be difficult to match, let alone beat.
Wes Harper
Wes is a family man and outdoorsman from North Carolina where one of his favorite joys is being able to show his family the simplicity of spending time in the wild, all while enjoying mother nature’s beauty. An avid hunter and fisherman, Wes is an elite survivalist. Being an experienced bow-hunter, Wes returns this season with a burning passion to win.