MY NAME IS BEAR GRYLLS.
I'VE SERVED WITH THE BRITISH SPECIAL FORCES.
I'VE CLIMBED TO THE SUMMIT OF EVEREST
AND CROSSED THE FROZEN OCEANS OF THE ARCTIC.
NOW MY CHALLENGE IS TO PARACHUTE
INTO THE COSTA RICAN RAINFOREST.
HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF VISITORS COME HERE EACH YEAR
TO EXPERIENCE THE ADRENALINE RUSH OF THE JUNGLE.
WHAT THEY DON'T KNOW
IS HOW QUICKLY IT CAN TURN DEADLY.
I'M GONNA SHOW YOU THE SKILLS YOU NEED TO SURVIVE OUT HERE.
IT'S THE RAINY SEASON IN COSTA RICA.
I'M HEADING FROM THE PACIFIC COAST
INTO THE RAINFOREST.
THIS REGION, THE OSA PENINSULA, MAY LOOK BEAUTIFUL,
BUT IT'S ALL TOO EASY FOR TOURISTS TO GET LOST
IN THE 300 SQUARE MILES OF DENSE JUNGLE.
EVERY YEAR, A MILLION PEOPLE VISIT COSTA RICA
TO EXPLORE JUNGLES LIKE THESE.
AND LAST YEAR, THE RED CROSS HAD TO RESCUE 94 OF THEM.
AND TO MANY OF THE CREATURES THAT LIVE IN THE RAINFOREST,
STRANDED HUMANS ARE SIMPLY FOOD.
Grylls: I'M GONNA SHOW YOU HOW TO SURVIVE IN THE JUNGLE
AND HOW TO AVOID BECOMING PART
OF THAT DEADLY FOOD CHAIN YOURSELF.
AND I'M GONNA DO IT
IN LITTLE MORE THAN THE CLOTHES I'M WEARING NOW.
ALL I HAVE WITH ME IS A KNIFE AND A WATER BOTTLE,
MUCH LESS THAN YOUR AVERAGE HIKER.
I'M GONNA PARACHUTE IN TO THE MIDDLE OF THE JUNGLE.
A CAMERA CREW WILL FOLLOW ME EVERY STEP OF THE JOURNEY.
AND MY MISSION IS SIMPLE --
TO SHOW YOU HOW TO SURVIVE THE RAINFOREST
AND TO FIND MY WAY OUT.
THERE'S OVER A MILLION TREES IN THE CANOPY BELOW ME,
WITH VERY LITTLE OPEN SPACE TO LAND.
LANDING HIGH IN THE BRANCHES
WAS A TECHNIQUE THE SPECIAL FORCES USED
FOR JUNGLE INSERTIONS.
AND IT'S DANGEROUS.
WHOO-HOO!
BUT I'M GONNA SHOW YOU HOW THE SPECIAL FORCES
WOULD GET DOWN INTO THE JUNGLE
IF THEIR PARACHUTES GOT SNAGGED.
AAH!
I'M SUSPENDED 60 FEET UP THIS TREE.
ALL I'VE GOT TO DO NOW IS ABSEIL DOWN.
THE BAD NEWS IS THAT I'VE ONLY GOT 50 FEET OF ROPE.
OHH!
[ PANTING ]
THIS IS GONNA BE ONE
OF THE LESS CEREMONIOUS ENTRANCES
INTO THE JUNGLE.
AAH!
OH!
THAT PARACHUTING ROPE
JUST WOULD BE SO USEFUL FOR ME OUT HERE.
THE BOTTOM LINE IS,
MOST PEOPLE WHO GET LOST IN THE JUNGLE
DO SO WITH NOTHING,
SO IT'S GONNA BE THE SAME FOR ME.
IT'S JUST MAKING THIS JOURNEY AN AWFUL LOT HARDER.
TO THE UNTRAINED EYE, THE JUNGLE ALL LOOKS THE SAME,
SO IT'S SO EASY TO GET LOST.
THIS SPRING, COSTA RICA'S OWN ENVIRONMENT MINISTER
GOT LOST HERE FOR TWO DAYS BEFORE BEING RESCUED.
COMING INTO THIS JUNGLE SO FAST
AND SUDDENLY IT BEING SO STILL IS VERY STRANGE.
AND IT'S JUST EERILY QUIET HERE.
THE ONLY WAY I'M GONNA GET OUT OF HERE
IS TO FIND A STREAM OR RIVER AND FOLLOW IT.
AND THE BEST WAY TO FIND THAT IS TO HEAD DOWNHILL,
BUT IT'S TOUGH GOING.
THE FOREST FLOOR IS A SLICK LAYER
OF ROTTING LEAVES ON TOP OF MUD.
YOU NEED TO WALK CAREFULLY TO AVOID SPRAINING AN ANKLE.
AND NEVER CLUTCH THE BRANCHES, IN CASE THERE'S A SNAKE.
[ EXHALES SHARPLY ]
WHERE THE HELL AM I?
THE TEMPERATURE MUST BE ALREADY ALMOST 85 DEGREES,
AND IT'S SO HUMID.
I'VE ONLY MOVED A FEW HUNDRED YARDS,
AND ALREADY I'M SOAKED IN SWEAT.
BECAUSE I CAN'T SEE MUCH OF THE SKY,
IT'S EASY TO FEEL CLAUSTROPHOBIC.
THERE'S WILDLIFE ALL AROUND ME, AND, SO FAR, IT'S FRIENDLY.
THIS AREA OF THE RAINFOREST
ACTUALLY HAS THE HIGHEST CONCENTRATION OF JAGUARS.
BUT WHAT I FEEL IS THAT THE REAL DANGERS FOR ME
ARE GONNA BE THE LITTLE THINGS, YOU KNOW,
THE SCORPIONS AND THE MOSSIES AND THE SNAKES.
JUST WALKING ALONG,
I NEED TO BE CAREFUL AND WATCH WHERE I TREAD.
STEP OVER A LOG OR GRAB A VINE WITHOUT LOOKING,
AND I COULD GET BITTEN.
LOOK. YOU SEE THAT?
THAT'S A FER-DE-LANCE SNAKE,
AND THAT'S WHY YOU'VE GOT TO BE SO CAREFUL
MOVING THROUGH THE JUNGLE.
AND, YEAH, IT'S GOT THE DIAMOND PATTERN,
AND THESE GUYS ARE RESPONSIBLE
FOR MORE DEATHS IN CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA
THAN ANY OTHER SNAKE.
THEY'RE UNBELIEVABLY DEADLY.
AND "FER-DE-LANCE" LITERALLY MEANS "LANCE HEAD."
WHEN THEY STRIKE,
THAT WILL INJECT ALMOST 1/4 OF A SHOT GLASS
OF HEMOTOXIC VENOM.
AND IF THAT STRUCK AND BIT ME,
I COULD WELL BE DEAD BY NIGHTFALL.
I NEED TO FIND MY BEARINGS AS QUICKLY AS I CAN.
I'M GONNA CLIMB THE BIGGEST TREE I CAN FIND
AND SEE IF I CAN GET A LIE OF THE LAND.
DESPITE BEING AN EXPERIENCED CLIMBER,
IN THE JUNGLE, IT'S HARD.
THIS IS GONNA BE TOUGHER THAN I THOUGHT.
BUT IF I CAN GET UP HIGH AND SEE A WAY OUT,
IT WILL BE WORTH THE RISK.
THIS IS LIKE NOTHING I'VE CLIMBED BEFORE.
THIS IS NOT LIKE A ROCK FACE.
THESE BRANCHES AND VINES CAN BREAK AT ANY MOMENT,
SO I HAVE TO BE SO CAREFUL.
WELL, I'M GETTING SOME HEIGHT UP THIS TREE NOW.
AND...
I KNOW THAT BECAUSE I SEEN SOME OF THOSE MONKEYS.
AND THEY'RE NOW BENEATH ME, SO I'M GETTING SOMEWHERE.
I'M PROBABLY AT ABOUT THE THIRD FLOOR AT THE MOMENT,
BUT I'M GONNA GET UP TO THAT FIFTH FLOOR.
BUT I COULD REALLY DO WITH A LIFT.
THE TREES AROUND ME ARE THIN AND SPINDLY.
AND LIKE ME, THEY'RE PUTTING ALL THEIR ENERGY
INTO GETTING OUT INTO THE DAYLIGHT ABOVE THEM.
AAH!
I'M ABOUT 100 FEET UP NOW,
AND I'M BEGINNING TO FIGHT MY WAY
UP INTO THE CANOPY ITSELF,
TOWARDS WHAT'S KNOWN AS THE EMERGENT LAYER.
[ PANTING ]
THAT'S AMAZING.
IT'S JUST MY FIRST TIME ACTUALLY ABOVE THE JUNGLE CANOPY.
IT'S JUST SO BEAUTIFUL.
BUT IT'S ALSO PRETTY INTIMIDATING,
JUST BECAUSE IT'S MILES AND MILES OF JUNGLE
IN EVERY DIRECTION.
LOOKING OVER THERE,
YOU CAN SEE A SLIGHT DEPRESSION IN THE JUNGLE,
AND IT'S LIKE --
IT'S LIKE ONE SIDE OF THAT BIT
IS DEFINITELY HIGHER THAN THE OTHER SIDE,
AND THAT OFTEN SUGGESTS A RIVER.
[ PANTING ]
I KNOW WHICH WAY I SHOULD GO.
BUT AHEAD, I'M GONNA FACE A WHOLE NEW SET OF DANGERS.
I'M IN THE RAINFOREST OF COSTA RICA'S OSA PENINSULA.
I KNOW THIS AREA IS SURROUNDED BY THE PACIFIC.
IF I CAN FIND A RIVER,
I COULD FOLLOW IT DOWNSTREAM TO THE SEA,
AND THAT'S MY BEST CHANCE AT FINDING CIVILIZATION.
THE UNDERGROWTH IS GETTING THICKER AND THICKER,
AND I'M FINDING IT HARDER TO GET THROUGH.
AAH!
THIS STUFF IS JUST...
SO THICK.
AND THIS IS NOW
RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF SECONDARY JUNGLE.
LOSE YOUR BEARINGS IN JUNGLE LIKE THIS,
AND IT COULD BE FATAL.
ABOUT ONE IN FIVE DEATHS HERE HAPPEN
BECAUSE TOURISTS GET UTTERLY CONFUSED,
THEN LOST.
IT'S JUST SO HARD TO GET THROUGH THIS STUFF.
BUT IT IS WORTH -- WORTH ME FOLLOWING IT,
JUST BECAUSE, FIRST OF ALL, IT'S HEADING DOWNHILL.
BUT, SECONDLY, IT IS A SIGN THAT, ONCE UPON A TIME,
THIS SAW HUMAN HABITATION.
AND I MIGHT WELL FIND A PATH.
10 YEARS AGO, A MIDDLE-AGED AMERICAN WOMAN
WENT FOR A LONE HIKE IN THE RAINFOREST.
SHE GOT LOST, FELL, AND INJURED HERSELF.
UNABLE TO MOVE, SHE WAS STRANDED.
ALTHOUGH THE SEARCH PARTY WAS 90 STRONG,
IT TOOK TWO WEEKS TO FIND HER DECOMPOSING BODY.
IF I HAD A MACHETE I COULD HACK THROUGH THIS IN A FEW HOURS,
BUT I'VE ONLY GOT A KNIFE.
I COULD BE HERE FOR DAYS.
[ PANTING ]
I'M JUST GONNA CUT THE [INDISTINCT]
I'VE GOT -- GOT BLISTERS NOW.
I'M JUST NOT GETTING ANYWHERE.
[ PANTING ]
I NEED ANOTHER PLAN.
AAH.
AAH!
MY LUCK'S IN.
NOW I'VE FOUND THE STREAM. I CAN FOLLOW IT.
IT'S ALSO GONNA GIVE ME SOMETHING ELSE
I REALLY NEED.
I CAN LIVE UP TO THREE WEEKS WITHOUT FOOD,
BUT NOT MORE THAN A COUPLE OF DAYS WITHOUT WATER.
YOU HAVE GOT TO BE SO CAREFUL DRINKING OUT OF THESE STREAMS.
BUT THERE ARE A FEW GOOD INDICATORS
THAT GIVE YOU AN IDEA THAT IT'S OKAY.
AND THE FIRST IS JUST THE OBVIOUS ONE
THAT IT'S FAST-FLOWING AND IT'S CLEAR.
BUT THE SECOND GOOD LITTLE TIP, IF YOU CAN SEE THESE --
THESE CRAYFISH SWIMMING AROUND
AND, ALSO, THESE STONE FLIES.
THAT'S ALSO A GOOD INDICATOR THAT THE WATER
SHOULD BE ALL RIGHT TO DRINK.
I CAN'T BE 100% SURE THIS WATER'S OKAY,
BUT IT TASTES AMAZING.
GETTING A DRINK ISN'T THE ONLY REASON
I'M GLAD TO FIND THIS STREAM.
I KNOW THAT THIS PENINSULA IS SURROUNDED BY SEA.
SO IF I FOLLOW THIS DOWN,
IT WILL PROBABLY LEAD TO A RIVER
AND, HOPEFULLY, TO THE SEA.
IF I FOLLOW THIS DOWN,
I SHOULD BE ABLE TO GET OUT OF THIS JUNGLE.
IT MIGHT NOT BE THE QUICKEST OR SAFEST ROUTE,
BUT IT IS A ROUTE.
AND RIGHT NOW, IT'S ALL I'VE GOT.
AHEAD, I CAN HEAR THE RIPPLE OF THIS LITTLE RIVER
TURNING INTO A ROAR.
THIS COULD SPELL TROUBLE.
THE WATERFALL PLUMMETS INTO A STEEP RAVINE.
IT COULD TAKE ME A COUPLE OF HOURS TO WALK 'ROUND,
BY WHICH TIME IT WOULD BE DARK,
AND I REALLY NEED TO BE DOWN BEFORE THEN.
I'VE BEEN AMAZED BY THE STRENGTH
OF THE VINES IN THE JUNGLE.
NOW I'M GONNA PUT THEM TO THE TEST.
THIS IS A HIGUERON VINE.
I'M GONNA PULL IT DOWN, JOIN THEM TOGETHER,
AND USE THEM TO CLIMB DOWN THE WATERFALL.
[ GRUNTS ]
AAH!
THESE VINES ARE EXTREMELY STRONG
AND EASILY HAVE THE STRENGTH TO HOLD MY WEIGHT.
I'VE TIED THE VINES TO A TREE,
AND I'M PRETTY CERTAIN THEY'LL SUPPORT ME,
AS LONG AS I CAN HOLD ON TO THEM.
THIS WATERFALL MAY LOOK PRETTY.
BUT BELIEVE ME, IT'S POWERFUL.
IT'S LIKE BEING PUNCHED IN THE CHEST
WITH A BAG OF CEMENT.
IT'S SO HARD TO KEEP MY FOOTING ON THE SLICK, SLIPPERY ROCK.
AND NOW THE VINES ARE WET.
IT'S GETTING MUCH HARDER TO HOLD ON.
I SHOULD BEGIN TO START THINKING ABOUT MAKING A SHELTER,
BUT MY NICE KNIFE IS GETTING PRETTY BLUNT.
I'VE BEEN USING IT A LOT.
AND TO MAKE A SHELTER, I'M GONNA NEED THIS TO BE SHARP.
AND ONE WAY I CAN DO THIS IS TO USE SOME OF THESE STONES
THAT YOU FIND IN THESE RIVERS.
AND, YEAH, THIS STUFF --
THIS IS LIKE A LOCAL, NATURAL QUARTZ.
AND IF I PUT THIS ON HERE AND GET LIKE A HAMMERSTONE...
YOU NEED TO SMASH IT FIRST.
AND I NEED TO GET THIS DOWN TO A PULP.
AND THEN YOU GET RID OF THE BIGGER BITS
AND JUST START TO CRUSH IT AND GRIND IT
AS SMALL AS YOU CAN.
WHEN THAT'S DOWN TO A BIT OF A MUSH,
YOU JUST GET A GOOD BIT OF LIVING WOOD
THAT I'VE TAKEN THE BARK OFF.
AND THEN I JUST DRAW IT THROUGH.
AND THAT PULP, THEN,
WILL STICK ONTO THAT BECAUSE IT'S WET.
AND THEN YOU JUST GET THE KNIFE
AND JUST BEGIN TO DRAW IT ACROSS THERE.
AND THIS IS NOW...
...COMING UP A TREAT.
PERFECT. HEY! HEY, LOOK!
LOOK AT THIS GUY. LOOK.
A LITTLE POISONOUS FROG.
I CAN TELL IT'S POISONOUS
FROM THE REALLY BRIGHT COLORS ON ITS BACK.
WHAT HAPPENS, IT SECRETES TOXINS FROM ITS SKIN,
AND YOU REALLY WOULDN'T WANT TO EAT THAT.
PRETTY COOL, EH? ON YOU GO. GO ON.
THIS LITTLE GUY IS KNOWN AS A POISON DART FROG.
IN COLUMBIA, THEY USE THE TOXINS FROM THEIR SKIN
TO MAKE POISON DARTS.
I'VE LEFT THE RIVER TO LOOK FOR SOMETHING TO EAT.
IN THE JUNGLE, IT'S NOT WORTH WASTING ENERGY
HUNTING ANIMALS OR SETTING TRAPS.
HERE, THERE ARE LOTS OF PLANTS TO EAT.
FALLEN FRUIT, LIKE THESE GARCINIAS,
ARE A GODSEND.
THEY TASTE LIKE LITCHIS,
AND THEY'RE FULL OF NATURAL SUGAR.
PLANTS ARE THE EASIEST SOURCES OF FOOD OUT HERE.
THREE YEARS AGO, A BOY SURVIVED 13 DAYS
ON JUST BANANAS AND RIVER WATER BEFORE FINDING HIS WAY OUT.
MANY SURVIVORS SAY THE WORST TIME
WHEN YOU'RE LOST IN THE JUNGLE IS NIGHT.
IT'S ABOUT TO GET DARK.
I HAVEN'T MADE CAMP,
AND I'M FEELING VERY, VERY UNEASY
ABOUT WHAT COULD BE AHEAD.
I'M IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RAINFOREST IN COSTA RICA,
AND I NEED TO FIND A WAY OUT.
IT'S 4:00 P.M.,
AND IT'S ALREADY BEGINNING TO GET DARK.
AND I'VE JUST GOT TO GET SOME SORT OF SHELTER MADE QUICKLY.
WE'RE ONLY A FEW DEGREES NORTH OF THE EQUATOR HERE,
WHICH MEANS THE DAYS AND THE NIGHTS
ARE OF EQUAL LENGTH.
AND WHEN IT GETS DARK HERE, IT GETS DARK REALLY FAST.
IT'S ALSO THE MIDDLE OF THE RAINY SEASON NOW,
AND WHEN IT RAINS, IT REALLY POURS.
IF HAVEN'T GOT SOME SORT OF SHELTER MADE
AND A FIRE GOING BY THE TIME IT'S NIGHT,
I'M JUST GONNA BE DINNER
FOR EVERY MOSQUITO IN THIS FOREST.
THIS SITE'S NO GOOD.
FALLING TREES AND BRANCHES
ARE THE BIGGEST KILLERS OF PEOPLE IN THE JUNGLE,
SO I NEED TO FIND CLEAR GROUND.
THIS AREA SHOULD DO. IT'S DRY.
THERE'S NO STREAM NEARBY THAT COULD FLOOD IT.
BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, THERE ARE NO ANTS.
AND IT'S ANTS THAT ARE THE REAL KINGS OF THE JUNGLE.
I'LL TELL YOU, WHEN THERE'S A COLONY OF ANTS ON THE MOVE,
IT JUST DESTROYS ANYTHING.
BUT THE FIRST THING YOU NEED TO DO
TO BUILD A SHELTER IS CLEAR THE GROUND.
YOU DON'T WANT TO BE USING YOUR HANDS
WHEN YOU'RE CLEARING LEAVES,
JUST BECAUSE THERE COULD BE SNAKES
OR SCORPIONS AROUND.
SO USE A STICK.
BUT YOU NEED TO CLEAR A GOOD AREA OF UNDER BEDDING
AND GET, IF YOU CAN, BACK TO THE BARE EARTH.
AND IT'S ON TOP OF THIS
THAT YOU'RE EVENTUALLY GONNA LIE ON IT.
I'M NOT GONNA BOTHER TO MAKE A RAISED BED,
'CAUSE I'M ONLY GONNA BE HERE FOR ONE NIGHT.
MOST SNAKES AND SCORPIONS WON'T WANT TO CROSS OPEN GROUND,
SO CLEARING AWAY THE LEAVES
SHOULD BE ENOUGH TO PUT THEM OFF.
OKAY, AT LAST, I'VE GOT THE GROUND CLEARED HERE.
AND I CAN USE THESE TWO TREES AS UPRIGHTS.
AND NOW I NEED TO CUT MYSELF SOME CROSS BRACES.
AND THIS WILL DO.
WITHOUT A KNIFE, THIS WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE.
HARDENED JUNGLE GUIDES ALWAYS CARRY A MACHETE.
BUT EVEN WITH THIS SMALL BLADE,
I CAN DO MUCH MORE THAN JUST SURVIVE.
EVEN A PENKNIFE WOULD BE BETTER THAN NOTHING.
AND USING A PIECE OF WOOD AS A HAMMER,
I CAN CHOP DOWN THIN TREES EASILY.
IT'S GONNA BE A VERY SIMPLE LEAN-TO STRUCTURE.
IT DOESN'T NEED TWO SIDES,
BECAUSE THERE'S VERY LITTLE WIND IN THE RAINFOREST,
AND THE RAIN IS ONLY GOING TO COME STRAIGHT DOWN.
I'M DESPERATE TO GET THIS DONE QUICKLY.
THE SKY IS STILL LIGHT,
BUT ONLY ABOUT 2% OF THAT LIGHT
FINDS ITS WAY DOWN TO THE FOREST FLOOR.
AND ONCE THE SUN SETS, I WON'T BE ABLE TO SEE A THING.
I'M USING...LEAVES TO MAKE THE ROOF OF THE SHELTER.
I'M MAKING A TEAR ON EACH SIDE OF THE STEM
SO I CAN HANG THE LEAVES ON THE CROSSPIECES,
CREATING A NATURAL EQUIVALENT OF A TILED ROOF.
AND IT SHOULD BE PRETTY WATERTIGHT.
[ MOSQUITOES BUZZING ]
THE AIR IS THICK WITH MOSQUITOES.
THEY'RE ANNOYING,
AND THEY CAN CARRY DISEASES LIKE DENGUE FEVER OR MALARIA.
THE LONGER I'M OUT HERE, THE GREATER THE RISK.
AND THIS TERMITES' NEST IS GONNA HELP ME.
IT'S ONE OF THE BEST MOSQUITO REPELLANTS
IN THE WHOLE RAINFOREST.
THIS STUFF MIGHT LOOK LIKE DRIED MUD,
BUT IT'S ACTUALLY DIGESTED WOOD --
AND IN EFFECT, IT'S TERMITE CRAP.
THIS IS THE ONLY REASON I'M GONNA BOTHER MAKING A FIRE.
I DON'T NEED THE HEAT,
BUT I DO NEED A BREAK FROM THE MOSQUITOES.
AND WHILE I'M HERE, I NEED TO MAKE USE OF THESE --
THESE ARE ONLY LITTLE, BUT THEY'VE GOT
MASSES AND MASSES OF PROTEIN IN THESE THINGS.
IN FACT, POUND FOR POUND, TERMITES CONTAIN MORE PROTEIN
THAN BEEF OR FISH.
AND ACTUALLY EVEN THOUGH THEY LOOK HORRIBLE,
THEY DON'T TASTE TOO BAD.
WHEN THEY ARE THIS SMALL, I NEED TO SPEND A LONG TIME
CATCHING THEM TO GET A DECENT MEAL.
AND RIGHT NOW I NEED TO GET A FIRE STARTED.
OUT OF ALL THE TIMES I'VE BEEN INTO THE JUNGLE,
I'VE NEVER GONE IN WITH JUST NO FIRE-MAKING TOOLS.
BUT WHAT I CAN DO IS TRY THE BOW-AND-DRILL METHOD.
AND I'VE GOT A BIT OF PARACORD
FROM MY WATER BOTTLE TO MAKE THIS BOW.
I'VE GOT A GOOD, STRAIGHT SPINDLE HERE.
I HAVE GOOD, STRONG HARDWOOD.
AND ALL I DO IS BEND THIS, TAKE A TURN AROUND IT,
SO IT'S REALLY NICE AND TIGHT...
...PLACE IT INTO A NOTCH I'VE MADE DOWN THERE,
AND ADD A BIT OF WOOD ON THE TOP
TO STOP IT DIGGING INTO MY HANDS.
AND THEN JUST SLOWLY START TO DRIVE,
THEN HOPE YOU CREATE ENOUGH FRICTION...
...TO CREATE SOME EMBERS.
AND THEN IT'S THOSE EMBERS
THAT I WANT TO BE TIPPING INTO, UH, ALL THAT TINDER.
BUT IT'S...BEGINNING TO SMOKE.
I JUST NEED TO KEEP IT GOING NOW.
SMOKE!
AW, COME ON, YOU!
IT'S REALLY HARD TO KEEP THE SPINDLE UPRIGHT
AND WORK THE BOW AT THE SAME TIME.
AND WHILE IT'S NOT TOO DIFFICULT TO GET SMOKE,
CREATING AN EMBER BIG ENOUGH TO LIGHT A FIRE
IS SOMETHING ELSE ALTOGETHER.
OKAY, HERE WE GO.
IT'S COMING. THERE'S A BIT OF SMOKE NOW.
I JUST NEED ENOUGH EMBERS TO SLIP INTO THIS KINDLING,
AND THIS SHOULD BE IT.
HERE WE GO. COME ON.
OH, IT'S JUST SUCH A RELIEF TO HAVE A FIRE GOING.
IT'S TAKEN ME AN HOUR TO GET THIS TO FINALLY START.
BUT WHEN I'VE GOT IT GOING A LITTLE BIT MORE
AND PUT THIS TERMITE STUFF ON IT,
IT'LL GET RID OF SOME OF THESE MIDGES.
I HAVE TO SAY, I FEEL PRETTY GOOD.
THE FRAGRANT SMOKE OF THE TERMITES' NEST
IS GONNA KEEP THE MOSSIES AT BAY.
I'VE GOT FOOD AND WATER, FIRE AND SHELTER,
AND I FOUND A RIVER THAT'LL LEAD ME OUT OF THE JUNGLE.
ALL I NEED NOW IS A DECENT NIGHT'S SLEEP.
[ THUNDER RUMBLES ]
[ GROANS ]
3:00 A.M.,
AND I WAS JUST WOKEN UP
WITH THE WORST DIARRHEA I'VE EVER HAD,
AND I'VE JUST BEEN 3 TIMES IN THE LAST 10 MINUTES.
[ SIGHS ]
OH, I'VE JUST GOT THESE STOMACH CRAMPS,
AND I'M REALLY EVEN STRUGGLING JUST TO STAND UP.
[ SIGHS ]
TO RUN OFF INTO THE JUNGLE IS NOT IDEAL
IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT,
WITH ALL THE SNAKES AND CREEPY STUFF.
ALSO, I JUST FEEL SO SICK.
[ GROANS ]
OH, HOLD ON. HOLD ON. HOLD ON.
[ VOMITS ]
[ COUGHS, SPITS ]
IT'S 5:00 IN THE MORNING, AND I FEEL LIKE DEATH.
I SPENT HALF THE NIGHT THROWING UP,
AND I'VE HARDLY SLEPT AT ALL.
Grylls: I JUST FEEL SO DRAINED AND...
I JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT I'VE DONE WRONG, YOU KNOW?
[ SNIFFLES ]
I'VE HARDLY EATEN ANYTHING.
I'VE BEEN SO CAREFUL WHERE I'VE DRUNK WATER FROM.
OH, BUT I'M JUST HOPING IT'S NOT DYSENTERY.
BUT FOR THE FIRST TIME, I'M FEELING...
JUST COLD AND SHIVERY, AS WELL,
AND THAT'S NEVER, NEVER A GOOD SIGN
WHEN YOU'RE SOMEWHERE AS HOT AS THIS.
DYSENTERY IS A SEVERE FORM OF DIARRHEA.
I DON'T THINK I HAVE THIS.
I THINK I JUST PICKED UP A TUMMY BUG,
PROBABLY FROM TOUCHING BACTERIA OR ANIMAL CRAP BY MISTAKE.
I'M PRETTY SURE THE WATER I DRANK YESTERDAY WAS CLEAN,
BUT IT'S A REMINDER TO BE EVEN MORE CAREFUL,
AS WATER COULD CARRY
ALL SORTS OF VIRUSES AND MICROBES.
THAT'S WHY YOU SHOULD ALWAYS TAKE PURIFICATION TABLETS
WITH YOU ON HIKES.
BUT SOMETIMES YOU'RE JUST PLAIN UNLUCKY.
I'M GONNA BOIL THIS WATER FOR AT LEAST FIVE MINUTES
TO MAKE DOUBLY SURE IT'S CLEAN.
DIARRHEA DRAINS A BODY OF WATER AND SALTS,
SO I'M ALSO IN DANGER OF THEN GETTING HEATSTROKE,
AND THAT'S A KILLER COMBINATION.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO GET LOST FOR DAYS TO SUFFER HEATSTROKE.
EVERY YEAR, HIKERS DIE BECAUSE THEY DON'T DRINK ENOUGH.
NOW I NEED TO GET MOVING
AND FIND SOMETHING TO HELP SETTLE MY STOMACH.
THOUGH THE JUNGLE CAN MAKE YOU SICK,
IT CAN ALSO HELP YOU IF YOU KNOW WHAT TO LOOK FOR.
I KNOW THERE'S A TREE CALLED A MILK TREE.
ITS SAP IS REALLY GOOD FOR UPSET STOMACHS.
IT HAS DISTINCTIVE CONICAL BUDS AND ABUNDANT, WHITE, MILKY SAP.
I'M SURE I SAW ONE ABOUT HALF A MILE UPSTREAM
FROM WHERE I MADE CAMP,
AND I JUST NEED TO GET BACK UP THERE AND FIND IT.
THE QUICKEST WAY BACK IS STRAIGHT UP.
I DON'T FEEL STRONG,
BUT I DON'T WANT TO WASTE HALF AN HOUR
THRASHING THROUGH THE JUNGLE.
FORTUNATELY, THIS ROCK HAS PLENTY OF GRIP.
BUT, ONCE AGAIN, THE FORCE OF THE WATER
IS WORKING AGAINST ME.
NOW TO FIND THAT TREE.
NEARLY HALF THE MEDICINES WE USE
WERE DEVELOPED FROM RAINFOREST PLANTS.
THE PAIN-KILLER IBUPROFEN WAS SYNTHESIZED FROM THIS VINE,
CALLED A MONKEY LADDER TREE.
BUT, OBVIOUSLY, YOU NEED TO KNOW
WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR.
AND THIS IS IT.
YEAH, THIS LOOKS LIKE A LITTLE BABY MILK TREE.
AND THIS IS LIKE NATURE'S MILK OF MAGNESIA,
AND THAT'S GONNA BE REALLY GOOD FOR MY STOMACH
AND, ALSO, JUST GIVE ME A BIT OF ENERGY.
BUT THE WAY YOU CAN TELL IT,
IT'S JUST REALLY SIMPLE ALTERNATE LEAVES.
IT'S GOT, THEN, THESE POINTY-END BUDS.
AND THEN, WHEN YOU BREAK IT OFF...
...YOU SEE, THERE'S MILKY SAP...
COME OUT OF IT.
NEXT TO THIS LITTLE SAPLING IS A FULL-GROWN MILK TREE,
WITH ITS DISTINCTIVE BARK
WHICH LOOKS LIKE ARMY CAMOUFLAGE.
NORMALLY, YOU SHOULD AVOID EATING PLANTS
THAT HAVE A MILKY SAP,
BECAUSE IT'S OFTEN A SIGN THAT IT'S POISONOUS.
BUT I KNOW THIS TREE ISN'T.
THIS SAP IS A FORM OF LATEX,
AND IT'S KNOWN TO HELP SETTLE YOUR STOMACH.
MMM! JUST AMAZING!
IT TASTES SO, LIKE, CREAMY.
I NEED TO RECOVER QUICKLY,
BECAUSE IN A SITUATION LIKE THIS,
YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT COULD LIE AHEAD.
I DON'T FEEL 100%,
BUT I NEED TO KEEP MOVING
AND FOLLOW THE RIVER DOWNSTREAM.
I HAVE NO IDEA HOW FAR I'VE GONE,
BUT I FEEL LIKE I'M MAKING PROGRESS.
BUT IT IS EXHAUSTING,
AND IT'S TAKING A LONG TIME TO COVER ANY SORT OF DISTANCE.
MY ENERGY HAS BEEN SAPPED BY MY STOMACH UPSET,
AND I HAVEN'T EATEN PROPERLY FOR TWO DAYS.
I'M ALSO VERY AWARE THAT, IN THE JUNGLE,
NIGHT FALLS VERY QUICKLY, AND I NEED SHELTER AND FOOD.
I KNOW I'M NOT GONNA GET MUCH FURTHER TODAY,
SO I'M GONNA START GETTING READY
FOR ANOTHER NIGHT IN THE RAINFOREST.
WELL, MY FIRE'S LIT, AND I'VE GOT A SHELTER MADE,
BUT I REALLY FANCY TRYING TO CATCH SOME PASSIVE FISH HERE.
AND THIS IS A GOOD TIME FOR DOING THIS,
JUST BECAUSE THE FISH THAT I'M LOOKING FOR
ARE MUCH MORE DOCILE AT NIGHTTIME.
BUT ALL I'VE DONE IS GET A BIT OF WOOD,
WRAP SOME PALM FIBER 'ROUND IT WITH SOME CAMPHOR RESIN
TO KEEP THIS THING BURNING.
AND THIS WILL BURN FOR A GOOD 10, 15 MINUTES LIKE THIS.
I'M HOLDING THE TORCH LOW OVER THE WATER
TO LOOK FOR SHRIMP OR CRAYFISH.
I'VE USED SOME VINES TO TIE MY KNIFE TO A STICK,
SO IF I SEE ANYTHING
I CAN JUST STRIKE IT AND STUN IT LONG ENOUGH TO GRAB IT.
AH!
AH.
THAT'S THE FIRST LIVING THING I'VE CAUGHT IN THIS JUNGLE.
AND THAT'S A REAL RESULT.
THESE CRAYFISH ARE EASIER TO CATCH WITHOUT THE KNIFE.
BUT IF I CAN JUST GET ONE FISH,
THAT WILL MAKE A REALLY PROPER MEAL.
[ SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY ]
[ GRUNTS ]
COME ON. OFF YOU COME. OFF YOU COME.
[ GRUNTS ] OH!
OHH!
I CAN'T BELIEVE IT.
I HAD IT.
IT WAS DEAD.
IT WAS DEAD ON MY KNIFE.
OH, NOW THE TORCH IS DYING, AS WELL.
[ SIGHS ]
WELL, I'VE GOT FOUR CRAYFISH, AND THAT'S NOT BAD FOR SUPPER.
BUT IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A FEAST,
BUT IT'S JUST NOW A SEMI-FEAST.
BUT I'M GONNA GO AND COOK THESE BEFORE THIS DIES.
WHATEVER YOU USE TO KEEP YOUR SPIRITS UP,
IT'LL HELP YOU SURVIVE.
SOMETIMES IT'S NOTHING MORE THAN CAMPFIRE FOOD.
[ THUNDER CRASHES ]
OH, IT'S JUST BEEN PISSING A RAIN
FOR ABOUT FOUR HOURS NOW DURING THE NIGHT.
THERE'S THUNDER AND LIGHTNING EVERYWHERE.
AND EVERYTHING I'VE GOT IS JUST COMPLETELY...
DRENCHED.
IT'S JUST GETTING REALLY, REALLY DEMORALIZING.
FOR THE FIRST FEW HOURS, THE SHELTER WORKED, BUT...
SINCE THEN, IT'S JUST BEEN POURING IN EVERYWHERE.
[ SIGHS ]
[ THUNDER RUMBLES ]
OHH! AAH!
ANOTHER SLEEPLESS NIGHT HAS MADE ME DETERMINED
TO GET OUT OF THE JUNGLE AS FAST AS I CAN.
THE LAST MILE OR SO,
THE LANDSCAPE HAS CHANGED DRAMATICALLY.
THE GROUND HAS BECOME FLATTER AND THE RIVER WIDER.
I'M WALKING ALONGSIDE IT NOW, AND THE RIVERBANK HAS FLOODED.
I'M ON THE BANKS OF A REALLY, REALLY DECENT RIVER HERE NOW.
AND THIS COULD WELL BE MY TICKET OUT OF THIS JUNGLE.
AND IF I CAN JUST WORK OUT SOME WAY OF HEADING DOWNSTREAM,
I WILL EVENTUALLY REACH, YOU KNOW, A VILLAGE
OR SETTLEMENT OR EVEN THE SEA.
AND THERE'S EVERY CHANCE THAT, BY TONIGHT,
I COULD BE IN A WARM, COZY BED.
BUT BEFORE THAT, I NEED TO TRAVEL A RIVER.
AND THE FASTEST WAY TO DO THAT IS BY RAFT,
SO THAT'S WHAT I'M GONNA DO.
I'M GONNA BUILD A RAFT
WHICH HAS TO BE AS SIMPLE AS POSSIBLE.
WHAT'S GONNA KEEP IT AFLOAT IS THIS TREE, THE BALSA.
IT'S USED TO MAKE MODELS
BECAUSE IT'S SO LIGHT AND EASY TO CUT.
IT'S SO EASY, I CAN CUT DOWN A TREE LIKE THIS
WITH JUST MY KNIFE AND A STONE.
THIS IS JUST SUCH A GODSEND TO ME.
AND EVEN THOUGH THIS STUFF LOOKS REALLY HEAVY,
IT'S SO LIGHT THAT IT MAKES YOU FEEL LIKE SUPERMAN.
AND THAT'S THE FIRST TIME I'VE FELT STRONG FOR A FEW DAYS.
I'M STRIPPING THE BARK TO USE IT
TO LASH A RAFT TOGETHER.
IT'S VERY STRONG AND SURPRISINGLY FLEXIBLE.
BY THE TIME I'M FINISHED, I'M SOAKED TO THE SKIN.
I'M JUST HOPING THIS IS GONNA BE TIGHT ENOUGH TO HOLD UP
FOR WHATEVER THIS RIVER'S GOT IN STORE FOR ME.
I'M IN THE RAINFOREST, AND NOW I HAVE A RAFT.
I'M FINDING THAT FLOATING
IS DEFINITELY QUICKER THAN WALKING.
AFTER A COUPLE OF DAYS UNDER THE CANOPY,
IT'S A REAL RELIEF TO GET OUT IN THE OPEN.
AS THE MILES ROLL BY,
I'M GETTING A REAL SENSE OF THE SCALE OF THIS PLACE.
I MUST BE GETTING NEAR THE SEA,
BECAUSE THIS ISN'T RAINFOREST ANYMORE.
THIS IS MANGROVE, SALT-TOLERANT PLANTS
THAT GROW OUT OF THE WATER IN TROPICAL COASTAL AREAS.
IT'S A SIGN THAT I'M LEAVING THE JUNGLE
AND GETTING CLOSER TO SANDY SHORE.
IT'S NOT JUST THE TREES THAT ARE CHANGING.
THE RIVER IS, TOO.
THE TIDE IS GOING OUT FAST,
PULLING ME ALONG AT A RATE OF KNOTS.
I CAN STEER THIS RAFT, BUT I CAN'T FIGHT THE CURRENT.
IF I'M NOT CAREFUL,
I COULD BE CARRIED STRAIGHT OUT INTO THE PACIFIC.
SO, INSTEAD, I'M GONNA SEE IF I CAN FIND A WAY OUT
THROUGH THE MANGROVE SWAMP.
THIS IS TURNING OUT TO BE TOUGH GOING.
THIS STUFF'S JUST BECOMING A NIGHTMARE.
IT'S JUST -- IT'S SO SHARP, AS WELL,
AND MY HANDS ARE GETTING SHREDDED.
AND, ALSO, YOU JUST DON'T KNOW...
WHAT'S LIVING AND WHAT'S DEAD.
I'VE SPENT THREE HOURS CLAMBERING THROUGH THIS SWAMP,
AND I FEEL LIKE I'M GETTING NOWHERE.
[ GRUNTS ]
THERE'S SOMETHING HAUNTING ABOUT THE WAY THE SILVER LIMBS
OF THE TREES RISE FROM THE WATER.
AND YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT IS LIVING IN ITS MURKY DEPTH.
BUT AS A WAY OUT OF HERE --
FORGET IT.
I'M GONNA HAVE TO GET BACK ON MY RAFT
AND TAKE MY CHANCES ON THE RIVER.
[ BIRD SQUAWKING ]
THIS IS WHAT I FEARED MOST.
I'VE REACHED THE MOUTH OF THE RIVER
JUST AS THE TIDE IS GOING OUT...FAST.
COMBINED WITH THE FORCE OF WATER FLOWING OUT TO SEA,
IT MEANS THERE'S NO WAY I CAN PADDLE TO SHORE NOW.
THE TIDAL STREAM AT THE MOUTH OF THE RIVER IS FIERCE,
BUT IT WON'T BE THE SAME ALL THE WAY ALONG THE COAST.
IF YOU'RE CAUGHT IN A CURRENT LIKE THIS, DON'T FIGHT IT.
JUST GO WITH IT AND LET IT TAKE YOU.
SOONER OR LATER, IT'LL TAKE YOU TO THE SHORE.
I'VE STILL NO IDEA WHERE THIS BEAUTIFUL BEACH IS,
AND I DON'T CARE,
BECAUSE A COUPLE OF MILES UP THE SAND,
I CAN SEE THE BLINKING OF ELECTRIC LIGHTS.
AND ELECTRICITY MEANS PEOPLE,
AND THAT MEANS SAFETY.
THIS HAS BEEN AN INCREDIBLE JOURNEY FOR ME
AND, IN MANY WAYS, ONE OF THE TOUGHEST EVER,
JUST BECAUSE HOW INTIMIDATING THE JUNGLE CAN BE
WHEN YOU'RE LOST,
BUT ALSO HOW QUICKLY IT CAN SAP YOUR STRENGTH.
BUT IT IS AN EXTRAORDINARY WORLD IN THERE.
BUT IT'S ALSO A WORLD THAT'S GETTING SMALLER.
AND AN AREA THE SIZE OF A FOOTBALL PIT OF RAINFOREST
IS LOST EVERY SINGLE SECOND.
AND, ONE DAY, THERE MIGHT NOT BE A RAINFOREST
TO BE ABLE TO GET LOST IN.
BUT I HOPE THAT DAY NEVER COMES,
BECAUSE IT'S SUCH A SPECIAL PLACE.
BUT FOR ME,
IT IS DEFINITELY TIME TO GO HOME.
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