O utlast is an outdoor reality TV series featuring high school students competing for a $1000 prize living off the land on Vancouver Island during the winter months. Daring and documentary style Outlast, was created by Chris Jaycox pushed the boundaries of the reality genre. Airing to an audience of 1.5 million on KVOS and SHAW TV in the northwest of USA / Canada Outlast created a cult like following in the northwest.