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These hard-core extremists call themselves the ‘mountain dogs’. They have a few tricks up their sleeves AND on their ski poles as they tackle Southern California’s Big Bear Mountain and attempt to lose the trackers on their tail.

Billy Ivey
Age: 37
Hometown: West Covina, CA
Occupation: Operations Manager

Bio Fact: B-Ray played against Randy Moss in a college football National Championship. Today, he cavorts in the San Bernadino Forest - snowboarding, mountain biking, and snow-shoeing with his fellow 'mountain dogs'.

Rich "The Reverend' White
Age: 49
Hometown: Big Bear Lake
Occupation: Snowboard Instructor

Bio Fact: The righteous dude from Big Bear turned his life around with an addiction to extreme cycliing. He's a founding member of the Mountain Dog Cycling Club and a freelance writer.

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They’re sisters, but definitely not two peas in a pod. Lauren is an aspiring opera singer, while Jessica is a pole-dancing instructor. How these talents will help them escape Mantracker through the mountainous terrain of Big White, British Columbia, is anyone’s guess. But it sure will be fun to watch.

Jessica Phillips
Age: 26
Hometown: Ottawa, ON
Occupation: Fitness Instructor

Bio Fact: She calls herself a chameleon, whether pole-dancing or pin-up modelling. And in her spare time, she dances in a band - White Cowbell Oklahoma.

Lauren Phillips
Age: 28
Hometown: Ottawa, ON
Occupation: Opera Singer

Bio Fact: She's singing with the Calgary Opera now ... but at one time she was in the Governor General's Footguards with the Canadian Military Reserves.

bigwhite.com

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Brothers and business partners Rene and Dave lead us on a chase through Big River, Northern Saskatchewan, the land of lakes and woods that inspired the conservationist ‘Grey Owl’. But it’s virgin ground for Mantracker, who brings his considerable skills to the boreal forest.

Rene Frey
Age: 28
Hometown: Newmarket, ON
Occupation: Co-owner Teacher Placement Business

Bio Fact: Major Mantracker fan and World Hiker - West Coast Trail, Chilkoot Trail, Santa Cruz Trek (Peru), and more. Also survived 2004 Tsunami in Thailand.

David Frey
Age: 26
Hometown: Newmarket, ON
Occupation: Co-owner Teacher Placement business

Bio Fact: Trapped in his bungalow when the tsunami hit Thailand, he took one last breath and swam underwater through a hole in the door, then spent the next 40 hours stranded on the island without food, water or clothes! (He was wearing underwear.)

sasktourism.com
bigriver.ca

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Mantracker adjusts his tracking skills to suit the California high desert abutting the Mojave. He’s up against Chelsea - a volatile mix of bush smarts and spiritual instincts - and Trev, the entrepreneur, who hopes his back-country experience and level head will take them to the finish.

Chelsea Redwood
Age: 37
Hometown: Big Bear, CA
Occupation: Office Manager

Bio Fact: Grew up on an island off the coast of New Zealand with no electricity. Says she has no wilderness survival training - unless growing up with her mother counts!

Trev Pelzer
Age: 35
Hometown: Dallas, OR
Occupation: Businessman

Bio Fact: Trev has moved around alot, mostly seeking adventure or following girls! The last one took him to Portland, Oregon, where he is now happily married.

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Back for another chase around Elliot Lake, Mantracker is batting 500 in Northern Ontario, but it always makes him cranky! Andrew and Hainsley are fast-talking, city-slickers with a love of sports, the outdoors and themselves! Will they be putting Mantracker in the Hall of Fame? Or taking him down for the count.

Andrew Oosterhuis
Age: 25
Hometown: Guelph, ON
Occupation: Management Trainee

Bio Fact: Proudest moment - Achieving Academic All-Canadian and OUA Football All-star Status. He's a jock with brains! Most embarrassing moment - being mistaken for Nick Lachey while working at Gay Pride '05.

Hainsley Guthrie
Age: 27
Hometown: Toronto, ON
Occupation: Sales - Key Account Manager

Bio Fact: Member of the 'If ya ain't Dutch, ya ain't much' Club'. The all round athlete and friendly guy has been a snorkeling instructor in Turks and Caicos, played University football and basketball, plus he bungee-jumped in New Zealand.

cityofelliotlake.com
firesideinn.org

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Siblings Brian and Julie have spent a lot of time together and feel their unspoken communication will help them ‘feel’ their way to victory. They’ve got the bush experience - in Ontario. But now they’re being chased by the tracker in British Columbia, and it’s a whole new back country.

Brian Hames
Age: 38
Hometown: Brampton ON
Occupation: Officer with Ministry of Transportation

Bio Fact: Most dangerous moments - facing off against black bear, moose and people, when he pulls them over to give them tickets.

Julie Hames-Smith
Age: 33
Hometown: Brampton, ON
Occupation: Municipal Office Clerk

Bio Fact: Plays Fastball at Provincial level, takes kick-boxing lessons and admits to becoming obsessive about any challenge she tackles. She has wanted to be chased by Mantracker since she first saw the show!

bigwhite.com

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Mantracker goes in search of a pair of Newfoundlanders over the rolling foothills of the Long Range Mountains on The Rock’s west coast. They all tackle the ‘tuckamore’ while the prey leave Newfie ‘treats’ for the trackers.

Tommy Humphrey
Age: 24
Hometown: Corner Brook, NL
Occupation: Car Rental Manager

Bio Fact: He has no formal wilderness training, but spends as much time outdoors as is humanly possible. He is proud to have introduced Mantracker to Newfie Screech.

Steve Cave
Age: 34
Hometown: Corner Brook, NL
Occupation: Financial Services Manager at car dealership

Bio Fact: Basically loves all sports and has completed many races including 2 Ironmans, a half and a full marathon. But Steve's favourite pastime is playing with his sons Brady and Riley.

newfoundlandlabrador.com
westernnl.com

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Brothers-in-law Mike and Adam have book smarts alright; they're both teachers. But will all that theoretical knowledge translate into solid strategy as they tough it out in the bush surrounding North Bay, Ontario?

Mike Boisvert
Age: 35
Hometown: London ON
Occupation: College Professor

Bio Fact: Mike has a PhD in Behavioural and Cognitive Neuroscience. His outdoor credentials include spending several days alone in the woods collecting data on black-capped chickadee behaviour for his Master's thesis and then there was the doctorate on bees...

Adam Cross
Age: 29
Hometown: Burlington, ON
Occupation: Elementary School teacher

Bio Fact: Adam used to teach a 'wilderness survival' course with lessons in building shelters and fires and basic orienteering. He hasn't shared any of this with his brother-in-law.

city.north-bay.on.ca