A year in the Wabikimi Wilderness. Les Stroud and Sue Jamison are prepared to spend one year in the isolated Wabikimi Wilderness surviving as the North American native would have 500 years ago, with no modern outdoor living conveniences. The young couple is fearful of the unknown wilderness. However, as the story unfolds it will be personal tragedies in the dead of winter that will test their character and personal fortitude.