Steven Rinella isn’t just a hunter; he’s a student of history, and in his new series on the History Channel, he’s tackling one of the most infamous stories of survival – the Donner Party. This Tuesday, Rinella takes us on a journey through the Sierra Nevada Mountains, retracing the harrowing path of the ill-fated pioneers.
But “Hunting History” doesn’t just rehash the familiar tragedy. Rinella takes a hands-on approach, focusing on the practicalities of survival and the difficult choices the Donner Party faced as they battled brutal winter storms. He tackles the same snowy terrain, giving viewers a visceral sense of the human endurance required to simply make it through each day.
Working with wilderness experts, historians, and fellow enthusiasts, Rinella connects the threads of history, nature, and human ingenuity. “The Donner Party” episode aims to understand not just what went wrong, but what the pioneers did right, and how their survival tactics, however desperate, offer a window into the resilience of the human spirit. Find out on “Hunting History with Steven Rinella”, Tuesday, March 18th at 10:03 PM on History.
