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7 vs. Wild

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{{Short description|German Youtube and Freevee survival show}}

{{Infobox television

| image = Textlogo 7 vs. Wild.svg

| caption =

| genre = {{Plainlist| Reality
Survival}}

| developer = Fritz Meinecke

| presenter =

| starring =

| narrated =

| country = Germany

| language = German

| num_seasons = 4

| num_episodes = 64 + 1

| list_episodes =

| executive_producer = Fritz Meinecke,
Johannes Hovekamp,
Maximilian Kovacs

| runtime = 45–90 minutes

| company =

| network = YouTube

| first_aired = {{Start date|2021|11|06|df=y}}

| last_aired = present

| network2 = Amazon Freevee

| first_aired2 = {{Start date|2023|10|31|df=y}}

| last_aired2 = present

}}

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.{{cite web|title=7 vs. Wild – Der Beginn – Folge 1|periodical=YouTube|publisher=Fritz Meinecke|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUCU22DismM|url-status=|format=|access-date=2021-12-16|archive-url=|archive-date=|last=|date=6 November 2021|language=de-DE|pages=|quote=}}

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! Season

YearDurationParticipantsCountryTemperature
(night/day)		Spot
selection
{{0}}12021{{0}}7 days7 (7 single){{SWE}}{{0}}5...10 °C / 10...20 °CScandtrack
{{0}}22022{{0}}7 days7 (7 single){{PAN}}20...25 °C / 30...35 °C,
high humidity		Wandermut
{{0}}3202314 days14 (7 pairs)
(knew partner before)		{{CAN}}{{0}}0...10 °C / {{0}}5...15 °CSK Touristik
{{0}}4202414 days7 (group of 7)
(didn't know each other before)		{{NZL}}−7...+5 °C / {{0}}0...15 °C,
frost and snow		OrgaTeam
itself

[https://osm4wiki.toolforge.org/cgi-bin/wiki/wiki-osm.pl?project=en&article=7_vs._Wild Interactive maps with all playgrounds of the four seasons]

Season 1 (2021)

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|+ 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.{{cite web|title=7 vs. Wild – Alle ungeklärten Fragen zum Projekt|periodical=|publisher=Fritz Meinecke|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRGs06ibYiA|url-status=|format=|access-date=2021-11-24|archive-url=|archive-date=|last=|date=10 November 2021|language=de-DE|pages=|quote=}}

= 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.{{Cite web |date=2021-11-25 |title=Diese YouTuber werden in Schwedens Wildnis ausgesetzt – und es ist grandios |url=https://www.watson.ch/!675429756 |access-date=2021-12-16 |language=de |periodical=Watson}}

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 km2 Lake Naren ({{coord|60.24|13.83|region:NZ_type:waterbody|name=Lake Naren}}).

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!rowspan="3" | Participant

!colspan="16"| Selectable Items

!rowspan="3" | Location of
Release[https://www.reddit.com/r/7vsWild/comments/r6lznw/7_vs_wild_karte_mit_allen_teilnehmern/ 7 vs. Wild Karte mit allen Teilnehmern!]

style="line-height:115%; font-size:90%"

!colspan="4"| tools

!colspan="2" style="letter-spacing:-1px"| source
of fire

!colspan="5"| storage and accessories

!colspan="2" style="letter-spacing:-1px"| outdoor
kitchen

!colspan="2"| other

!rowspan="2" {{vert header| Number of pieces}}

style="font-size:90%"

! {{vert header|Knife}}

! {{vert header|Saw}}

! {{vert header|Hatchet}}

! {{vert header|Kukri}}

! {{vert header|Fire striker}}

! {{vert header|Lighter}}

! {{vert header|Sleeping bag}}

! {{vert header|Tarp tent}}

! {{vert header|Parachute cord}}

! {{vert header|Hammock}}

! {{vert header|Plastic tarpaulin}}

! {{vert header|Pot}}

! {{vert header|Filter w. bottle}}

! {{vert header|Fishing kit}}

! {{vert header|Hygiene kit}}

Fritz Meinecke

|

{{Y}}{{Y}}{{Y}}{{Y}}{{Y}}{{Y}}{{Y}}{{0}}7

| {{coord|60.2726|13.8249|name=Season 1 Fritz Meinecke}}

Martin "Survival Mattin" Rudloff{{cite web |last= |date=2021-12-12 |title=Influencer in der Wildnis: Youtube-Serie "7 vs. Wild" enttarnt Schwächen des Fernsehens |url=https://www.rnz.de/panorama/magazin_artikel,-influencer-in-der-wildnis-youtube-serie-7-vs-wild-enttarnt-schwaechen-des-fernsehens-_arid,785782.html |url-status= |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date=2021-12-22 |publisher= |pages= |language=de |quote= |periodical=Rhein-Neckar-Zeitung}}

|{{Y}}

{{Y}}{{Y}}{{Y}}{{Y}}{{Y}}{{Y}}{{0}}7

| {{coord|60.2178|13.8340|name=Season 1 Mattin}}

David "Dave" Henrichs{{cite web|title=David Henrichs – Crushing Media Solutions – Contact|periodical=|publisher=|url=https://davidhenrichs.com/contact-1|url-status=dead|format=|access-date=2021-11-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211130135604/https://davidhenrichs.com/contact-1|archive-date=2021-11-30|last=|date=|year=|language=en-US|pages=|quote=}}

|{{Y}}

{{Y}}{{Y}}{{Y}}{{Y}}{{Y}}{{Y}}{{0}}7

| {{coord|60.2638|13.8121|name=Season 1 Dave}}

Niklas "Niklas on fire" Röder

|{{Y}}

{{Y}}{{Y}}{{Y}}{{Y}}{{Y}}{{Y}}{{0}}7

| {{coord|60.2135|13.8505|name=Season 1 Niklas on fire}}

Pascal "Bommel" Bommert

|

{{Y}}{{Y}}{{Y}}{{Y}}{{Y}}{{Y}}{{Y}}{{0}}7

| {{coord|60.2554|13.8341|name=Season 1 Bommel}}

Fabio Schäfer

|{{Y}}

{{Y}}{{0}}2

| {{coord|60.2273|13.8558|name=Season 1 Fabio Schäfer}}

Christian "Reloadiak" Nosty{{cite web|title=Reloadiak {{!}} Über mich|periodical=|publisher=|url=https://reloadiak.de/ueber-mich/|url-status=|format=|access-date=2021-11-30|archive-url=|archive-date=|last=|date=|year=|language=de-DE|pages=|quote=}}

|{{Y}}

{{Y}}{{Y}}{{Y}}{{Y}}{{Y}}{{Y}}{{0}}7

| {{coord|60.2437|13.8414|name=Season 1 Reloadiak}}

= Episode overview and the Challenges =

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rowspan="2" {{vert header|Episode}}

! rowspan="2" {{vert header|Day}}

! rowspan="2"| Title

! rowspan="2"| Release
(2021)
(18:00)

! rowspan="2"| Challenge

! colspan="7"| Scores

style="letter-spacing:-1px"

! {{vert header|Fritz}}

! {{vert header|Mattin}}

! {{vert header|Chris}}

! {{vert header|Fabio}}

! {{vert header|Bommel}}

! {{vert header|Dave}}

! {{vert header|Niklas}}

{{0}}1

|

| The Start

| {{0}}6 Nov

| colspan="8" style="background:white; border:0; text-align:center; color:#AAAAAA" | no challenge

style="background:#E8E8E8"

| {{0}}2

|rowspan="2"| {{0}}1

| The Exposure

| 10 Nov

|rowspan="2"| Swim from the boat to the shore
shortest time [min]

|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap"| 3 pt
5:01

|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap"| 4 pt
4:55

|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap"| 2 pt
5:03

|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap"| 6 pt
3:57

|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap"| 5 pt
4:17

|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap"| 7 pt
3:07

|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap"| 1 pt
5:24

style="background:#E8E8E8"

| {{0}}3

| The Decisions

| 13 Nov

{{0}}4

|rowspan="2"| {{0}}2

| Bear Terrain

| 17 Nov

|rowspan="2"| Craft a torch
longest burning time [min]

|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| 7 pt
59:48

|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| 3 pt
1:42

|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| 5 pt
2:45

|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| 6 pt
7:18

|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| 4 pt
2:22

|rowspan="4" colspan="2" style="text-align:center; border:0; background:#FDFEFF"|

{{0}}5

|style="white-space:nowrap"| Fatal Torch Mistakes

| 20 Nov

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| {{0}}6

|rowspan="2"| {{0}}3

| Objects Submitted

| 24 Nov

|rowspan="2" style="max-width:0"| Submit objects until the end of the seven days

|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| 13 pt
 

|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| –
 

|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| –
 

|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| 13 pt
 

|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| 2 pt
 

style="background:#E8E8E8"

| {{0}}7

| Consequential Submission

| 27 Nov

{{0}}8

|rowspan="2"| {{0}}4

| Night Rescue

| |{{0}}1 Dec

|rowspan="2"|Drill a fire

|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| –
 

|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| –
 

|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| –
 

|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| –
 

|rowspan="9" colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border:0; background:#FDFEFF"| dropped out 💧

{{0}}9

| Mental Decay

| |{{0}}4 Dec

style="background:#E8E8E8"

| 10

|rowspan="2"| {{0}}5

| Crafting Rafts

| |{{0}}8 Dec

|rowspan="2"| Craft a raft

|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| 7 pt
 

|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| –
 

|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| –
 

|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| –
 

style="background:#E8E8E8"

| 11

| Broken Seal

| 11 Dec

12

|rowspan="2"| {{0}}6

|style="white-space:nowrap"| Mindset against Forces of Nature

| 15 Dec

|rowspan="2"| Alternative sources of food
(Insects and worms)

|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| 7 pt
 

|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| 1 pt
 

|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| –
 

|rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;border:0; background:#FDFEFF"|

13

| New Projects

| 18 Dec

style="background:#E8E8E8"

| 14

| {{0}}7

| The Final Challenge

| 22 Dec

| Stacking stones
highest stack [cm]

| style="text-align:center;"| 5 pt
154

| style="text-align:center;"| 6 pt
155

| style="text-align:center;"| 7 pt
190

15

| 2−7

| Niklas' 7 Days

| 25 Dec

| colspan="4" rowspan="2" style="background:white; border-bottom:0; text-align:center; color:#AAAAAA"| no challenge

style="background:#E8E8E8"

| 16

| {{0}}8

| The Grand Final

| 29 Dec

rowspan="2" colspan="4" style="border-bottom:hidden; border-left:hidden; background:#FFFFFF"|

| style="background:#F5FAFF; text-align:right;"| Final scores [points]

| style="background:#F5FAFF; text-align:center;"| 42

| style="background:#F5FAFF; text-align:center;"| 14

| style="background:#F5FAFF; text-align:center;"| 14

| style="background:#F5FAFF; text-align:center;"| (25)

| style="background:#F5FAFF; text-align:center;"| (11)

| style="background:#F5FAFF; text-align:center;"| (7)

| style="background:#F5FAFF; text-align:center;"| (1)

style="font-weight:700"

| style="background:#F5FAFF; text-align:right;"| Final positions

| style="background:#F5FAFF; text-align:center;"| 1st

| style="background:#F5FAFF; text-align:center;" colspan="2"| 2nd

| style="background:#F5FAFF; text-align:center;"| 4th

| style="background:#F5FAFF; text-align:center;"| 5th

| style="background:#F5FAFF; text-align:center;"| 6th

| style="background:#F5FAFF; text-align:center;"| 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.{{cite web|title=Folge 16|publisher=|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdT86-LquT4&list=PLPyDkYYqNkPa364y3LyawL8jBTd2Ald2G&index=16|url-status=|format=|access-date=2021-12-29|archive-url=|archive-date=|last=|website=YouTube|date=29 December 2021|language=|pages=|quote=}} 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.{{cite web|title=Fritz Meinecke's Mostviewed YouTube Videos – Socialblade.com|periodical=|publisher=|url=https://socialblade.com/youtube/c/fritzmeinecke/videos/mostviewed|url-status=|format=|access-date=2021-11-30|archive-url=|archive-date=|last=|date=|year=|language=|pages=|quote=}} The Stuttgarter Nachrichten announced the start of the series.[https://www.stuttgarter-nachrichten.de/inhalt.7-vs-wild-survival-experiment.6e97925d-97fa-4606-bec2-2bf86d00759b.html "7 vs Wild" – Das Survival Experiment auf Youtube] von den Stuttgarter Nachrichten retrieved 2 December 2021.

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."[https://www.dasding.de/newszone/7-vs-wild-montanablack-100.html {{'}}7 vs. Wild' mit MontanaBlack und Unge?] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211122182753/https://www.dasding.de/newszone/7-vs-wild-montanablack-100.html|date=2021-11-22}} von Dasding retrieved 2 December 2021. The news portal Watson (a Swiss news portal) called the series "brilliant".[https://www.watson.ch/digital/leben/675429756-7-vs-wild-die-generation-youtube-kommt-auf-den-survival-trip-review Diese YouTuber werden in Schwedens Wildnis ausgesetzt – und es ist grandios] von Watson retrieved 2 December 2021.

The episodes also received attention due to "live reactions" from popular streamers such as Simon Unge,{{cite web|title=Youtube-Show "7 vs. Wild": Kandidat aus dem Südwesten verblüfft Konkurrenten|periodical=|publisher=|url=https://www.bw24.de/baden-wuerttemberg/youtube-survival-7-vs-wild-fritz-meinecke-fabio-schaefer-suedwesten-koblenz-konkurrenzkampf-91127333.html|url-status=|access-date=2021-11-29|archive-url=|archive-date=|last=|date=2021-11-22|language=de|pages=|quote=}} Jens Knossalla[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cR4zWfZYHtw Reaktion auf 7 vs. Wild – FOLGE 1] von Jens Knossalla auf YouTube retrieved 27 November 2021. and Rezo.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCW2btm9Xt4 Rezo Reagiert auf 7 vs Wild | Folge 3] von Rezo auf YouTube retrieved 2 December 2021. Additionally, some of the participants responded to the episodes by providing additional background information, such as from Fritz Meinecke.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9LG6JOAHWU 7 Vs Wild Teilnehmer reagiert auf Folge 1 | Fabio Schäfer Live] von Fabio Schäfer auf YouTube retrieved 15 December 2021.

Season 2 (2022)

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|+ 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 ({{coord|8.27|-79.11|name=Isla San José}}) in the Pacific Ocean in Panama.

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rowspan="2" | Participant

! rowspan="2" | cancel-
lation

! colspan="12"| Selectable Items

! rowspan="2" {{vert header|Number of pieces}}

! rowspan="2" | Location of
Release[https://www.tiktok.com/@7vswild.info/video/7162652716538334470?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc Location of Release]

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! {{vert header|Knife}}

! {{vert header|Saw}}

! {{vert header|Machete}}

! {{vert header|Hatchet}}

! {{vert header|Fire striker}}

! {{vert header|Hammock}}

! {{vert header|Bivouac sack}}

! {{vert header|Mosquito net}}

! {{vert header|Parachute cord}}

! {{vert header|Pot}}

! {{vert header|Filter w. bottle}}

! {{vert header|7 Cigarettes}}

Antonia "Starletnova"

| Day 2

|

{{Y}}{{Y}}{{Y}}{{Y}}{{0}}4

| {{coord|8.2987

79.1275|region:CA_type:waterbody|name=Season 2 Starletnova}}
Sabrina Outdoor

| Day 4

|{{Y}}

{{Y}}{{Y}}{{Y}}{{0}}4

| {{coord|8.3097

79.1018|region:CA_type:waterbody|name=Season 2 Sabrina Outdoor}}
Fritz Meinecke

| rowspan="5" {{vert header| 
  completed}}

|

{{Y}}{{0}}1

| {{coord|8.2270

79.1271|region:CA_type:waterbody|name=Season 2 Fritz Meinecke}}
Jens "Knossi" Knossalla

|{{Y}}

{{Y}}{{Y}}{{Y}}{{Y}}{{Y}}{{Y}}{{0}}7

| {{coord|8.3120

79.1181|region:CA_type:waterbody|name=Season 2 Knossi}}
Sascha Huber

|

{{Y}}{{Y}}{{Y}}{{Y}}{{Y}}{{0}}5

| {{coord|8.3032

79.0953|region:CA_type:waterbody|name=Season 2 Sascha}}
Ottogerd "Otto Bulletproof" Karasch

|

{{Y}}{{0}}1

| {{coord|8.2833

79.1255|region:CA_type:waterbody|name=Season 2 Otto Bulletproof}}
Joris (wildcarder)

|

{{Y}}{{Y}}{{Y}}{{0}}3

| {{coord|8.2892

79.0857|region:CA_type:waterbody|name=Season 2 Joris}}

= Episodes =

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! rowspan="2" {{vert header|Episode}}

! rowspan="2" {{vert header| Day}}

! rowspan="2" | Title

! rowspan="2" style="line-height:133%" | Release
(2022)
(18:00)

! rowspan="2"| Challenge

! colspan="7"| Scores

style="letter-spacing:-1px"

! {{vert header|Otto}}

! {{vert header|Joris}}

! {{vert header|Fritz}}

! {{vert header|Knossi}}

! {{vert header|Sascha}}

! {{vert header|Sabrina}}

! {{vert header|Nova}}

1rowspan="3" | 1

| style="text-align:left"| The Exposure (Die Aussetzung)

| 5 Nov

| rowspan="3" style="text-align:left"| Search for souvenirs

| rowspan="3" colspan="7" |

2

|style="text-align:left"| Deadly paradise (Tödliches Paradies)

| 9 Nov

3

|style="text-align:left"| Naked through the jungle (Nackt durch den Dschungel)

| 12 Nov

4rowspan="2" | 2

|style="text-align:left"| The first night (Die erste Nacht)

| 16 Nov

|rowspan="2" style="text-align:left"| Bow and arrow
longest distance [m]

|rowspan="2"| 7 pt
6.4

rowspan="2"| 6 pt
5.0		rowspan="2"| 6 pt
5.0		rowspan="2"| 4 pt
0.2		rowspan="2"| 5 pt
2.5		rowspan="2"| –
–		rowspan="2"| –
–
5

|style="text-align:left"| Fritz gives up (Fritz am Ende)

| 19 Nov

6rowspan="3" | 3

|style="text-align:left"| Crocodile at the camp (Krokodil am Lager)

| 23 Nov

|rowspan="2" style="text-align:left"| Nature photographer

|rowspan="2"| 7 pt

rowspan="2"| 7 ptrowspan="2"| 5 ptrowspan="2"| 6 ptrowspan="2"| 5 ptrowspan="2"| 2 ptrowspan="2"| 3 pt
7

|style="text-align:left"| The Jungle cries (Der Dschungel weint)

| 26 Nov

8

|style="text-align:left"| Flooded shelters (Überflutete Shelter)

| 30 Nov

9rowspan="2" style="height:42px"| 4

|style="text-align:left"| Code Yellow (Code Yellow)

| 3 Dec

rowspan="2" | 10

|style="text-align:left" rowspan="2" | Restart (Neustart)

| rowspan="2" | 7 Dec

rowspan="3" | 5
11

|style="text-align:left"| Broken (Gebrochen)

| 10 Dec

12

|style="text-align:left"| Crocodile area (Krokodilgebiet)

| 14 Dec

13rowspan="2" style="height:42px" | 6

|style="text-align:left"| Rescue on day 6 (Rettung an Tag 6)

| 17 Dec

rowspan="2" | 14

| rowspan="2" style="text-align:left"| I'm coming home (Ich komme heim)

| rowspan="2" | 21 Dec

rowspan="2" | 7
15

|style="text-align:left"| Pirates! (Piraten!)

| 24 Dec

168

|style="text-align:left"| King of the Jungle (King of the Jungle)

| 28 Dec

Season 3 (2023)

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|+ 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{{cite web|access-date=2024-09-10 |author=Redaktion Niveau-Klatsch |date=2024-09-04 |language=de-DE |title=7 vs. Wild Staffel 4: Überleben nach dem Unglück |url=https://niveau-klatsch.com/7-vs-wild-staffel-4-ueberleben-nach-dem-unglueck/ |website=niveau-klatsch}}

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 ({{coord|50.91|-127.85|name=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 =

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Participant

! cancel-
lation

! Location of release[https://www.number13.de/7-vs-wild-genaue-location-der-teilnehmer-staffel-3/ Exact locations]

"Survival Mattin" Rudloff and Fritz Meinecke

| Day 3

| {{coord|50.9355

127.9224|region:CA_type:waterbody|name=Season 3 Survival Mattin + Fritz Meinecke}}
"Naturensöhne": Gerrit Rösel and Andreas "Andy" Schulze

| Day 5

| {{coord|50.8969

127.9094|region:CA_type:waterbody|name=Season 3 Naturensöhne}}
Joey Kelly and Jan "Jan Schlappen" Lange

| Day 7

| {{coord|50.9340

127.8648|region:CA_type:waterbody|name=Season 3 Joey Kelly + Jan Schlappen}}
Maximilian "Trymacs" Stemmler and Wieland Emilian "Rumathra" Welte

| Day 10

| {{coord|50.9192

127.9715|region:CA_type:waterbody|name=Season 3 Trymacs + Rumathra}}
Kevin "Papaplatte" Teller and Dominik "Reeze" Reezmann

| rowspan="3" {{vert header| 
completed}}

| {{coord|50.9118

127.8423|region:CA_type:waterbody|name=Season 3 Papaplatte + Reeze}}
Jens "Knossi" Knossalla and Sascha Huber

| {{coord|50.9041

127.7722|region:CA_type:waterbody|name=Season 3 Knossi + Sascha}}
Hannah Assil and Ann-Kathrin "Affe auf Bike" Bendixen (wildcarder)

| {{coord|50.9073

127.7343|region:CA_type:waterbody|name=Season 3 Hannah + Affe auf Bike}}

Location of the Orgateam Basecamp: {{coord|50.8986|-127.8565|region:CA_type:waterbody|name=Season 3 Basecamp}}

Hotel: Malei Island Resort {{coord|50.9111|-127.7468|region:CA_type:waterbody|name=Season 3 Malei Island Resort Hotel}}

= Episodes =

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!rowspan="2" {{vert header|Episode}}

!rowspan="2" {{vert header| Day}}

!rowspan="2"| Title

!colspan="2"| Release (2023)

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! Amazon
(00:00)

! YouTube
(18:00)

1rowspan="2" | 1

| style="text-align:left"| The Exposure (Die Aussetzung)

| 31 Oct

29 Nov
2

| style="text-align:left"| Wolf territory (Wolfsgebiet)

| 3 Nov

2 Dec
3rowspan="2" | 2

| style="text-align:left"| The First night (Die erste Nacht)

| 7 Nov

6 Dec
4

| style="text-align:left"| Construction work begins (Die Bauarbeiten beginnen)

| 10 Nov

9 Dec
5rowspan="3" | 3

| style="text-align:left"| Storm tide (Sturmflut)

| 14 Nov

13 Dec
6

| style="text-align:left"| 1st Cancellation (Der 1. Abbruch)

| 17 Nov

16 Dec
7

| style="text-align:left"| Mental low (Mentaler Tiefpunkt)

| 21 Nov

20 Dec
8rowspan="2" | 4

| style="text-align:left"| Mission: Food (Mission: Nahrung)

| 24 Nov

23 Dec
9

| style="text-align:left"| ??? (Maloche im Schacht)

| 28 Nov

27 Dec
105

| style="text-align:left"| Banquet (Festmahl)

| 1 Dec

30 Dec
116

| style="text-align:left"| Secret Weapon (Geheimwaffe)

| 5 Dec

3 Jan '24
rowspan="2" | 12style="padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0" | 7

| rowspan="2" style="text-align:left"| Crisis meeting (Krisengespräch)

| rowspan="2" | 8 Dec

rowspan="2" | 6 Jan '24
rowspan="2" style="padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0" | 8
rowspan="2" | 13

| rowspan="2" style="text-align:left"| Abandoned settlement (Verlassene Siedlung)

| rowspan="2" | 12 Dec

rowspan="2" | 10 Jan '24
style="padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0"| 9
1410

| style="text-align:left"| The Move (Der Umzug)

| 15 Dec

13 Jan '24
1511−13

| style="text-align:left"| Final projects (Die letzten Projekte)

| 19 Dec

17 Jan '24
1614−15

| style="text-align:left"| Pick-up (Die Abholung)

| 22 Dec

20 Jan '24
177−15

| style="text-align:left"| Joey alone in the forest (Joey allein im Wald)

|

24 Jan '24

Season 4 (2024)

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|+ 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{{cite web|access-date=2024-09-10 |author=Redaktion Niveau-Klatsch |date=2024-09-04 |language=de-DE |title=7 vs. Wild Staffel 4: Überleben nach dem Unglück |url=https://niveau-klatsch.com/7-vs-wild-staffel-4-ueberleben-nach-dem-unglueck/ |website=niveau-klatsch}}

Editors

| Max Kovacs, Johannes Hovekamp, Fritz Meinecke

The fourth season was planned for fall/winter 2024.{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJgO947CII4 | title=7 vs. Wild - Staffel 4 | Schluss mit den Spekulationen! | website=YouTube | date=31 May 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;[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIwzRJECK-M Die LOCATION von 7 vs. Wild] 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.

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Participant[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZddhapu_Wg Die Teilnehmer von 7 vs. Wild – Staffel 4], youtube.com, 20 August 2024

! Day of cancellation

Stefan "SurvivalDeutschland"
Hinkelmann

| {{nowrap|Day 4}}: {{nowrap|Code Yellow}}, {{nowrap|voluntary due to social conflicts}}

Hugo "LetsHugo" Goedert

| {{nowrap|Day 6}}: {{nowrap|Code Red}}, {{nowrap|health issues}}

Sandra "selfiesandra"
Safiulov

| {{nowrap|Day 8}}: {{nowrap|Code Yellow}}, {{nowrap|health issues}}

Johannes Vogelrowspan="4" {{vert header|

  completed}}
Joey Kelly
Uwe "Flying Uwe" Schüder
Julia "Julia Beautx" Willecke

= Video Episodes =

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!rowspan="2" {{vert header|Episode}}

!rowspan="2" {{vert header| Day}}

!rowspan="2"| Title

!colspan="2"| Release (2024)

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! Amazon
(00:00)

! YouTube
(18:00)

1[https://www.wunderground.com/history/daily/nz/w%C4%81naka/NZWF/date/2024-5-10 1]

| style="text-align:left"| Crash (Der Absturz)

| 1 Oct

14 Oct
2rowspan="2" | [https://www.wunderground.com/history/daily/nz/w%C4%81naka/NZWF/date/2024-5-11 2]

|style="text-align:left"| Freezing temperatures (Minusgrade)

| 4 Oct

17 Oct
3

|style="text-align:left"| Harder than expected (Härter als gedacht)

| 8 Oct

21 Oct
4[https://www.wunderground.com/history/daily/nz/w%C4%81naka/NZWF/date/2024-5-12 3]

|style="text-align:left"| Group dynamics (Gruppendynamik)

| 11 Oct

24 Oct
5rowspan="2" | [https://www.wunderground.com/history/daily/nz/w%C4%81naka/NZWF/date/2024-5-13 4]

|style="text-align:left"| Overheated conversations (Hitzige Gespräche)

| 15 Oct

28 Oct
6

|style="text-align:left"| The decision (Die Entscheidung)

| 18 Oct

31 Oct
7[https://www.wunderground.com/history/daily/nz/w%C4%81naka/NZWF/date/2024-5-14 5]

|style="text-align:left"| First Food (Erste Nahrung)

| 22 Oct

4 Nov
8[https://www.wunderground.com/history/daily/nz/w%C4%81naka/NZWF/date/2024-5-15 6]

|style="text-align:left"| Persevere (Durchhalten)

| 25 Oct

7 Nov
9[https://www.wunderground.com/history/daily/nz/w%C4%81naka/NZWF/date/2024-5-16 7]

|style="text-align:left"| CODE RED (CODE RED)

| 29 Oct

11 Nov
10rowspan="2" | [https://www.wunderground.com/history/daily/nz/w%C4%81naka/NZWF/date/2024-5-17 8]

|style="text-align:left"| Weather changes (Wetterumbruch)

| 1 Nov

14 Nov
11

|style="text-align:left"| CODE YELLOW (CODE YELLOW)

| 5 Nov

18 Nov
12[https://www.wunderground.com/history/daily/nz/w%C4%81naka/NZWF/date/2024-5-18 9]

|style="text-align:left"| Shelter completed (Shelterbau abgeschlossen)

| 8 Nov

21 Nov
13[https://www.wunderground.com/history/daily/nz/w%C4%81naka/NZWF/date/2024-5-19 10]

|style="text-align:left"| Snow society (Schneegesellschaft)

| 12 Nov

25 Nov
rowspan="2" style="height:33px"| 14style="padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0"| [https://www.wunderground.com/history/daily/nz/w%C4%81naka/NZWF/date/2024-5-20 11]

|rowspan="2" style="text-align:left"| 3 days left (Noch 3 Tage)

|rowspan="2"| 15 Nov

rowspan="2" | 28 Nov
rowspan="2" style="padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0"| [https://www.wunderground.com/history/daily/nz/w%C4%81naka/NZWF/date/2024-5-21 12]
rowspan="2" style="height:33px"| 15

|rowspan="2" style="text-align:left"| Battle with the summit (Kampf mit dem Gipfel)

|rowspan="2" | 19 Nov

rowspan="2" | 2 Dec
style="padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0"| [https://www.wunderground.com/history/daily/nz/w%C4%81naka/NZWF/date/2024-5-22 13]
rowspan="2"| 16style="padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0"| [https://www.wunderground.com/history/daily/nz/w%C4%81naka/NZWF/date/2024-5-23 14]

|rowspan="2" style="text-align:left"| ...

|rowspan="2" | 22 Nov

rowspan="2" | 5 Dec
style="padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0"| [https://www.wunderground.com/history/daily/nz/w%C4%81naka/NZWF/date/2024-5-24 15]

= Behind the Scenes =

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No || Release || Title translated || content
{{0}}1{{0|00}}1 OctThe journey beginsBriefing and introduction of the candidates
{{0}}2{{0|00}}8 OctOnce around the world into the unknownTravel from Frankfurt to New Zealand
{{0}}3{{0}}15 OctThat's how the plane crashed!On-site crushing of the Dornier Do 28A-1
{{0}}4{{0}}22 OctAutumn season becomes winter season - candidates' exposureOrgateams last days before the exposure
{{0}}5{{0}}12 NovScouting in New ZealandSelection of the playing ground
{{0}}6{{0}}19 NovStefan's Code Yellow - The day after the fireStefan's giving up and Pick-up
{{0}}7{{0}}26 NovHugo's Code RedHugo's dramatic health issues and Pick-up
{{0}}8{{0|00}}3 DecSandra's Code YellowSandra's giving up and Pick-up
{{0}}9{{0}}10 Dec
10{{0}}17 Dec
11{{0}}24 Dec
12{{0}}31 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.{{cite web|access-date=2024-10-17 |author=Frank Puscher |date=2024-10-15 |language=de |title=Zum Youtube-Start: 7 vs. Wild goes Podcast |url=https://meedia.de/news/beitrag/17922-7-vs-wild-goes-podcast.html |website=Meedia}}

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! No

! Title

! Run-
time

! Release
(2024)

0style="text-align:left"| Trailer 7 vs. Wild – Der Podcast2{{prime}} 20{{pprime}}1 Oct
1style="text-align:left"| Fritz Meinecke – Teil 1 von 257{{prime}} 30{{pprime}}14 Oct
2style="text-align:left"| Fritz Meinecke – Teil 2 von 243{{prime}} 02{{pprime}}21 Oct
3style="text-align:left"| Ann-Kathrin Bendixen – Affe auf Bike51{{prime}} 24{{pprime}}28 Oct
4style="text-align:left"| Flying Uwe aka Uwe Schüder67{{prime}} 35{{pprime}}4 Nov
5style="text-align:left"| Joe Vogel68{{prime}} 52{{pprime}}11 Nov
6style="text-align:left"| Hugo aka LetsHugo50{{prime}} 41{{pprime}}18 Nov
7style="text-align:left"| Survival Mattin72{{prime}} 24{{pprime}}25 Nov
8style="text-align:left"| The Team - Editing, Camera, Community58{{prime}} 33{{pprime}}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.

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|+ "Radio messages" and suitcases

! Msg

DayCaseAerialTools and FoodCoordinates
1{{0}}1Women's case{{0}}700 mToothbrush, toothpaste, 1½ matches, 3 knifes, small pack peanuts
2{{0}}?Tool case{{0}}600 mString, 2 saws, fishing line, adhesive tape, fire steel
3{{0}}?Surprise backpack{{0}}900 mStool, slingshot, 7 goggles, ashtray, camo make-up, dog food
4{{0}}?Hawaiian suitcase{{0}}900 mNeck pillow, ukulele, plate, shirt, red wine, 250 g chocolate
5{{0}}8Hunting backpack{{0}}900 mBow and 6 arrow
610Military backpack1300 m2 useless large stones, 2 gaiters, 2 sunglasses, 2 underpants,
glove, shoe polish, shirt, leggings, hip flask, 24h emergency rations

|

714Evaculation plancolspan="3" | 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 ({{coord|-44.6947|169.13671|region:NZ_type:city|name=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 ({{coord|-44.64074|169.50397|region:NZ_type:city|name=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 ({{coord|-44.63980|169.50440|region:NZ_type:city|name=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 ({{coord|-44.59238|169.48484|region:NZ_type:city|name=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 km2 large private property and can only be accessed with the consent of the owner.

;Uwe's Tree Antonia: ({{coord|-44.59531|169.50139|region:NZ_type:city|name=Season 4 Uwe's tree Antonia}})

;Bridge for pickup: ({{coord|-44.59025|169.52720|region:NZ_type:city|name=Season 4 Pick Up(Bridge)}})

;Weather station nearby and weather records:

:The [https://www.wunderground.com/history/daily/nz/w%C4%81naka/NZWF/date/2024-5-10 weather station of the Wanaka airfield] ({{coord|-44.722|169.246|region:NZ_type:city||name=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 =

[https://www.topomap.co.nz/NZTopoMap?v=2&ll=-44.591852,169.471321&z=13 Topomap of New Zealand]

References

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