Ep 252: Alone Contestant Timber Cleghorn

Ep 252: Alone Contestant Timber Cleghorn

From The Western Huntsman Podcast by Jim Huntsman

February 26, 2026 · 1h 26m

About this episode

Timber Cleghorn shares his experiences as a runner-up on the reality show Alone, discussing survival tactics and personal motivations.

Timber Cleghorn is a survivalist, family man, hunter, Christian, humanitarian aid worker, and the runner up contestant on the hit television series Alone, season 11. In this episode, Timber shares the process of being selected for the show, he talks about his childhood and what motivated him to apply. We discuss the hardships of his time spent alone in the Arctic Circle, what he did to survive for 83 days, and some of the behind the scenes details that typical viewership never gets to hear. I'm always fascinated with Alone and the people who take on the challenge to go on it. It takes extreme mental fortitude and skillsets that are outside most of our wheelhouses, which I think is why the show does so well. Timber is an authentic guy and does an incredible job on the show. I was really excited to get him on the pod and hear his story! Timber on Instagram Memoir of a Wildman link Show Sponsors! Phelps Game Calls - The game call company of The Western Huntsman! Whether looking for bugle tubes, deer calls, predator calls, reeds, anything, Phelps Game Calls is a one stop shop of quality, American made game calls. Use promo code Huntsman10 for 10% off at checkout. Visit…

People in this episode

Host: Jim Huntsman

Guest: Timber Cleghorn

Topics covered

  • survival
  • reality television
  • hunting
  • mental fortitude
  • personal story

Keywords

  • survivalist
  • Alone contestant
  • Arctic Circle
  • hunting
  • mental fortitude

Sponsors

Phelps Game Calls, Leupold Optics

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Alone

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