Age: 36

Hometown: San Antonio, TX

Profession: SERE Specialist

Brady Nicholls is an active duty SERE (Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape) Specialist for the USAF and is currently stationed in San Antonio, Texas. He first was introduced to primitive bushcraft while working for the Anasazi Foundation. After 6 years of working for Anasazi, Brady enlisted in the USAF SERE program. There, he has become an instructor, teaching military personnel how to survive in the most remote and hostile environments on the planet. Brady plans to finish his degree and become a clinical social worker after the military. He looks forward to winning season 6 of Alone and returning home to his wife and four beautiful children.

Here are the ten items Brady selected to bring on his survival journey to the Arctic:

1. Ferro rod
2. Saw
3. Multitool
4. Ax
5. Pot
6. Sleeping bag
7. Trapping wire
8. Fishing line and hooks
9. Emergency ration
10. Emergency ration