Bear: 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 NORTHERN KENYA.
MILLIONS OF VISITORS COME TO KENYA EACH YEAR ON SAFARI,
BUT WHAT THEY DON'T KNOW IS HOW QUICKLY THINGS CAN TURN DEADLY.
I'M GONNA SHOW YOU THE SKILLS YOU NEED TO SURVIVE OUT HERE.
I'M 6,500 FEET ABOVE NORTHERN KENYA'S WILD SAVANNA.
EVERY YEAR, OVER 2 MILLION PEOPLE COME TO KENYA TO WITNESS
THE RAW BEAUTY OF NATURE.
MANY VISITORS SEE KENYA'S WILDLIFE FROM BALLOONS.
RECENTLY, ONE CRASHED, KILLING 2 PEOPLE AND INJURING 11.
THE SURVIVORS WERE STRANDED IN A COUNTRY WHERE ATTACKS
BY WILD ANIMALS ACCOUNT FOR AROUND 70 DEATHS EACH YEAR.
I'M GOING TO PUT MYSELF IN THE POSITION OF SOMEONE LOST
OUT HERE TO SHOW YOU HOW TO STAY ALIVE
IN ONE OF NATURE'S MOST DANGEROUS PLACES.
ALL I'VE GOT WITH ME IS A KNIFE, A FLINT, A WATER BOTTLE,
AND A CAMERA CREW.
THE LAST TIME I PARACHUTED IN AFRICA, I BROKE MY BACK
IN THREE PLACES, SO THIS IS NOT GOING TO BE EASY.
BUT I'VE GOT TO DO IT.
SO HERE GOES.
( EXHALES SHARPLY )
WHOA!
IT'S GONNA BE A FAST LANDING THIS TIME.
OHH.
I REALLY SMACKED MY ARM.
I'LL TELL YOU WHAT -- I'M RIGHT AT THE BOTTOM
OF THE AFRICAN FOOD CHAIN HERE.
EVERY PREDATOR AROUND WILL BE ABLE TO SEE AND SMELL ME.
AND I WANT TO GET MOVING PRETTY QUICKLY.
I'M GONNA GET THIS PARACHUTE OFF.
THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS ON THIS I COULD USE FOR SURVIVAL
TO HELP ME, BUT THE REALITY IS MOST PEOPLE
WHO GET STRANDED OUT HERE GET STRANDED WITH NOTHING.
KENYA IS HOME TO AROUND 3,000 SPECIES OF WILD ANIMALS,
ALL OF THEM ROAMING FREE, MANY IN SAVANNA GRASSLAND
JUST LIKE THIS, AND AMONGST THEM, SOME OF THE MOST
FEROCIOUS PREDATORS ON EARTH.
IT'S MIDDAY. THERE'S AN INTENSE DRY HEAT.
AND THE FIRST THING THAT STRIKES YOU IS A MUSTY ANIMAL SMELL.
THESE ARE LION TRACKS.
LOOK. LOOK AT THIS.
YOU CAN SEE THE EDGE. YEAH, LOOK.
COME OVER HERE AND LOOK. THIS IS AN EVEN BETTER ONE.
LOOK AT THAT.
THESE ARE LARGE TRACKS.
THERE'S AT LEAST ONE LION, AND THIS IS IDEAL
HUNTING TERRITORY FOR THEM.
LOOK AT THIS. YOU CAN SEE THE ACTUAL
INDENTATION OF ITS PAW IN THERE
AND ITS CLAWS, AND THIS TRACK IS PRETTY FRESH.
I CAN TELL THAT THESE ARE RECENT
BECAUSE EVEN IN THIS SOFT SAND, THEY'RE STILL CLEARLY DEFINED.
GENERALLY THEY ARE MOST VULNERABLE IF THEY PROTECT IN A YARN,
OR THEY CORNED OR IF YOU SURPRISE THEM,
AND THIS IS WHAT WORRIES WE ABOUT IN THIS
SORT OF TERRAN WHICH IS SUSTUMBLING UPON THEM,
YOU KNOW, IF THEY ARE METING FOR EXAMPLE,
NOBODY LIKES TO BE INTEREPTED THEN,
AND THE BOTTOM LINE HERE
ENOUGH GOOD ARE MAN EACTING LIONS AROUND.
PEOPLE OFTEN GET INTO TROUBLE HERE
WHEN THEIR VEHICLE BREAK DOWN AND THEY ABANDONED THEM,
RISKING ANIMAL ATTACK AND DEHYDRATION.
THE INCREASING POPULARITY OF WALKING SAFARIES.
HAS ALSO LET TO VISITORS BEING KILLED
OR INJURED OR INCOUNTERS IN WILDLIFE.
IF YOU'RE LOST OUT HERE, THE FIRST THING YOU NEED TO DO
IS TO FIND A LANDMARK OR FIXED POINT TO AIM FOR,
AND FOR ME, IT'S GOING TO BE THAT MOUNTAIN.
ON THE SHOULDER OF THE MOUNTAIN, I CAN SEE A GLACIER.
THAT MEANS MELTWATER FORMING INTO STREAMS AND RIVERS.
AND RIVERS MEANS FARMS, VILLAGES, AND PEOPLE.
THE SUN IS NOW MOVING TOWARDS THE WEST,
WHICH MEANS THE MOUNTAIN AHEAD OF ME IS MORE OR LESS DUE SOUTH,
MAYBE 30 MILES.
BUT RIGHT NOW, I NEED TO DEAL WITH MORE IMMEDIATE PRIORITIES.
THE ADRENALINE'S WEARING OFF NOW.
NOW I CAN SEE THAT I'VE CUT MYSELF HERE WHEN I LANDED
SOMEHOW, WHICH IS NOT IDEAL.
IN AFRICA, WOUNDS LIKE THIS CAN RAPIDLY BECOME INFECTED,
WHICH OFTEN LEADS TO FEVER,
LEAVING YOU EVEN MORE VULNERABLE TO PREDATORS.
SO AT THE MOMENT, I NEED THREE THINGS --
I NEED SOME WATER, I NEED SOMETHING TO TREAT THIS CUT,
AND I NEED TO FIND HIGH GROUND SO I CAN ORIENTATE MYSELF.
ALL AROUND ME IS EVIDENCE OF WILDLIFE.
ELEPHANTS UP AHEAD.
I'M NOT SURE HOW MANY THERE ARE.
LOOKS LIKE A BREEDING HERD.
LARGE HERBIVORES, SUCH AS ELEPHANT, BUFFALO, OR RHINO,
CAN KILL IF DISTURBED.
I WANT TO BE PRETTY CAREFUL OF THESE GUYS.
ELEPHANTS ARE HIGHLY INTELLIGENT ANIMALS,
BUT THEY'RE ALSO VERY PROTECTIVE OF THEIR YOUNG.
AND LOOK -- THIS YOUNG BULL HAS NOW SPOTTED ME.
AND THIS IS QUITE AN UNCOMFORTABLE POSITION.
HE IS RETURNING AWAY,
BUT ELEPHANT CHARGES IN AFRICA ARE ACTUALLY QUITE COMMON.
AND A FEW YEARS AGO THERE WAS A LADY AND HER SAFARI,
AND THEY COME ACROSS HERE JUST LIKE THIS,
AND THE BIG BOO ELEPHANT BROKE FREE OF
THE HERD AND CHARGED HER, TUMPERD HER
AND SHE DIED IN MASSIVE INJURIES.
AND HE'S DEFINITELY CHECKING ME OUT.
I TRY TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE HERD TO SHOW I'M NO THREAT,
BUT NOW THEY'RE CHALLENGING ME.
AND THAT'S THE MATRIARCH OF THE HERD.
THE MATRIARCH ALWAYS MOVES TO THE FRONT OF THE HERD,
READY TO ATTACK.
SHE'S NOT HAPPY NOW.
AND EVERY TIME I TRY AND GET AROUND, SHE'S BACKING ME OFF.
AND THEY'VE ALL NOW JUST STOPPED AND TURNING AND LOOKING AT ME.
SHE GAVE ME LIKE A SHAKE OF HER HEAD --
IT'S TELLING ME SHE'S ANNOYED.
BUT I THINK THEY'RE GONNA MOVE OFF THIS WAY NOW.
NOPE, THEY'RE COMING AROUND. THEY'RE COMING AROUND THIS WAY.
GUYS, WE NEED TO BACK UP A LITTLE BIT.
AND THEY'RE JUST SIZING US UP HERE.
BUT I'LL TELL YOU WHAT -- THIS IS A BATTLE I DON'T EVEN WANT TO
GET INVOLVED IN.
I'M GONNA HEAD THIS WAY.
YOU CAN TELL WHEN AN ELEPHANT'S ABOUT TO CHARGE.
THEY'LL OFTEN FLATTEN THEIR EARS AGAINST THEIR BODIES
AND CURL THEIR TRUNKS. ( ELEPHANT TRUMPETS )
IF THIS HAPPENS, DON'T JUST RUN IN ONE DIRECTION,
BUT TURN SHARPLY TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT.
BECAUSE OF ITS POOR EYESIGHT,
THE ELEPHANT MAY CONTINUE TO CHARGE RIGHT PAST YOU.
NOW THAT I'VE GOT COMPANY, I'M MORE KEEN THAN EVER
TO GET TO HIGH GROUND AND SEE WHAT LIES
BETWEEN ME AND THE MOUNTAIN.
I'M GONNA TRY AND REACH THE TOP OF THAT ROCKY OUTCROP AHEAD,
JUST SO IT CAN ACT AS A GOOD HIGH POINT TO GET A VIEW OF
ALL THE SURROUNDING AREA, TO FIND MY BEARINGS,
SEE IF I CAN SEE ANY PROMINENT LANDMARKS
OR ANY RIVERS OR STREAMS WHERE I'LL BE ABLE TO FIND WATER.
BUT CLIMBING THESE OUTCROPS
IS NEVER AS SIMPLE AS IT MIGHT LOOK.
I NEED TO FIND SOME WAY UP THIS ROCK FACE.
MY DAD ALWAYS USED TO SAY WHEN WE WERE CLIMBING,
"YOU CAN NEVER TELL HOW STEEP SOMETHING IS
UNTIL YOU LITERALLY RUB NOSES WITH IT."
AND I CAN SEE HERE THERE'S A CRACK
RUNNING STRAIGHT UP THE MIDDLE.
BUT THIS IS QUITE A TECHNICAL CLIMB,
YOU KNOW, IT'S SMOOTH ROCK, AND IT'S NEAR VERTICAL.
BUT THERE ARE CERTAIN TECHNIQUES THAT I CAN USE
FOR CRACK-CLIMBING THAT'S REALLY GONNA HELP ME HERE.
( GRUNTS )
SO MUCH OF CLIMBING IS JUST ABOUT BALANCE AND KEEPING
YOUR BODY WEIGHT INTO THE FACE
AND THEN USING YOUR LEG POWER TO LIFT YOU -- LIFT YOU UP.
( GRUNTS )
I'LL JUST REACH THIS... LITTLE LIP UP HERE.
HERE WE GO. ONE, TWO, THREE.
( EXHALING SHARPLY )
WHAT I CAN ALSO DO HERE IN THIS CRACK IS USE MY HAND
TO JAM IT IN AND THEN MAKE IT INTO A FIST.
AND THAT MEANS I CAN LEAN OUT
ON IT TO REST OR PULL MYSELF UP.
I'LL JUST REACH THIS LAST LEDGE -- I'M OVER THE TOP.
( GRUNTING )
( SNAKE HISSING )
OKAY, WHAT I'VE GOT HERE IS A PUFF ADDER.
YOU CAN HEAR IT JUST HUFFING AND PUFFING.
YOU DO NOT WANT TO RUN INTO ONE OF THESE.
THIS SNAKE HAS THE FASTEST STRIKE ON EARTH.
Bear: I'M IN KENYA'S VAST WILDERNESS TO SHOW YOU HOW TO
SURVIVE HERE, BUT RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME IS THE DEADLIEST SNAKE
IN ALL OF AFRICA, THE PUFF ADDER.
THESE SNAKES ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR MORE HUMAN DEATHS IN AFRICA
THAN ANY OTHER.
BITTEN BY ONE OF THESE WITHOUT ANTIVENIN,
YOU'VE GOT A DAY TO LIVE.
THERE YOU GO. LOOK, HE'S SEEN ME THERE.
HE DOESN'T LIKE THAT.
AND THEY'RE DANGEROUS -- NOT BECAUSE THEY'RE VERY AGGRESSIVE.
THEY'RE ACTUALLY PRETTY SLOW, FAT, AND LAZY.
AND THAT'S THE PROBLEM IS THAT THEY DON'T MOVE OUT OF THE WAY
WHEN YOU'RE NEAR IT.
THEY TEND TO BASK IN GRASS JUST LIKE THIS.
AND AS YOU CAN SEE, THEY'RE INCREDIBLY HARD TO SPOT.
PEOPLE WALKING IN AFRICA STUMBLE UPON THEM ALL THE TIME,
UNINTENTIONALLY PROVOKING AN ATTACK.
THEY HAVE ENOUGH VENOM TO KILL UP TO SIX MEN.
I WANT TO GIVE THIS GUY A REALLY WIDE BERTH.
PUFF ADDERS CAN STRIKE THEIR BODY LENGTH IN UNDER A SECOND.
THIS ONE IS ABOUT THREE OR FOUR FOOT LONG,
SO I'M TAKING NO CHANCES.
( SNAKE HISSES )
ONCE I'M AT THE TOP OF THIS OUTCROP,
I'LL BE ABLE TO GET A LIE OF THE LAND,
AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, LOOK FOR SIGNS OF WATER.
WATCH WHERE YOU PUT YOUR HANDS.
I CAN SEE FOR MILES,
AND I'VE GOT A LOT OF OPEN GROUND TO COVER.
BUT THERE'S AN UPSIDE.
THIS IS GOOD NEWS FOR ME -- THIS VALLEY.
AND YOU CAN SEE WHAT LOOKS LIKE A RIVERBED RUNNING THROUGH IT.
AND THAT'S GONNA BE MY BEST CHANCE OF GETTING WATER.
BUT THAT WILL HAVE TO WAIT.
TO CONSERVE WHAT WATER I HAVE, I NEED TO GET OUT OF THE SUN.
AS I'M SEARCHING FOR SHELTER, I'M ALSO ON THE LOOKOUT FOR
SOMETHING THE MASAI TRIBESPEOPLE HERE IN KENYA
WOULD USE TO TREAT MY CUT.
THIS IS WHAT I WANT -- SOME OF THIS ALOE.
AND THESE PLANTS ARE GREAT.
THEY'RE USED ALL OVER THE WORLD
FOR THEIR MEDICINAL PROPERTIES, SOOTHING.
AND I'LL TAKE ONE OF THE OUTER ONES HERE.
BUT THEY'LL HELP THIS CUT THAT I'VE GOT HEAL.
YOU CAN TELL ALOES FROM THEIR TUBULAR FLOWERS
AND BY THEIR THICK, FLESHY LEAVES WITH SERRATED EDGES.
THEY'RE ALSO A BASIC ANTISEPTIC.
AND WHAT I DO IS JUST GET IT LIKE THIS
AND CUT IT STRAIGHT DOWN THE MIDDLE.
AND THEN ALL I HAVE TO DO IS STREAK IT TO LET THE JUICES
BEGIN TO COME OUT OF IT.
AND IT'S THIS STUFF THAT I WANT TO BE PUTTING ON THIS CUT.
AND THIS WILL ACT AS LIKE A GOOD, BASIC ANTISEPTIC
AND STOP THIS GETTING INFECTED.
WITH MY CUT CLEAN, WHAT I NEED NOW IS A PLACE TO STAY COOL.
LOOK AT THIS GAME TRAIL.
THIS IS DEFINITELY LEADING SOMEWHERE.
AND, YEAH, WOW, LOOK AT THIS CAVE.
JUST BE A BIT CAREFUL HERE.
HEY!
OKAY. COME ON.
YEAH, THIS IS GONNA BE A GREAT PLACE JUST TO GET SOME SHADE.
BUT I'LL TELL YOU -- I'M NOT GONNA BE THE ONLY LIVING THING
THAT'S HAD THIS IDEA.
THESE ARE RHINO PRINTS HERE,
AND THERE'S EVEN AN OLD BUFFALO DROPPINGS HERE.
RHINO AND BUFFALO ARE EXTREMELY TERRITORIAL
AND CAN KILL INTRUDERS.
AND I KNOW THERE ARE LION ALSO NEARBY.
SO I'M GONNA NEED TO BLOCK UP THAT ENTRANCE.
EVEN THE MOST BASIC BARRICADE IS OFTEN ENOUGH
TO DETER WILD ANIMALS.
AND THIS IS JUST OLD ACACIA BRANCHES
FOR PUTTING ACROSS HERE.
IT'S ACTUALLY AN OLD MASAI TRICK, THIS.
THE GREAT THING ABOUT ACACIA IS THAT ITS NEEDLE-SHARP BARBS
PROVIDE A VERY THORNY PROBLEM
FOR ANY POTENTIAL INTRUDERS.
BUT IF ANY WILD ANIMAL DOES GET THROUGH MY BARRIER,
I NEED A SECONDARY LINE OF DEFENSE.
I'M USING MY KNIFE AND A STICK TO MAKE A PRIMITIVE SPEAR.
AND THAT'S, THEN, A REALLY GOOD WEAPON --
EXTENDS MY REACH AND WILL ALLOW ME
TO PROTECT MYSELF IF I NEED TO.
IT'S 20 DEGREES COOLER IN THE CAVE.
AND BY RESTING A FEW HOURS, I'VE AVOIDED THE WORST OF THE SUN.
BUT NOW I NEED TO GET WATER
IF I'M TO CONTINUE MY JOURNEY TOWARDS THE MOUNTAIN,
WHERE I SHOULD FIND RIVERS AND PEOPLE.
IT'S ABOUT 3:00 P.M. NOW,
AND THE HEAT OF THE DAY IS DEFINITELY DYING.
IT'S MUCH COOLER.
AND 'CAUSE WE'RE NEAR THE EQUATOR,
IT SHOULD BE DARK RIGHT ABOUT 7:00.
IT'S TIME TO GO.
I'M GOING DOWN TO THE VALLEY FLOOR TO FIND WATER.
( SIGHS )
NOT QUITE -- NOT QUITE THE GUSHING TORRENT
I WAS LOOKING FOR.
IT'S SUCH A DISAPPOINTMENT.
AND THERE'S NOTHING TO DRINK HERE.
AND THIS IS WHAT I MEAN.
ALL THERE IS IS THIS STAGNANT POOL OF WATER.
AND LOOK -- A DEAD TORTOISE,
A GOOD INDICATOR THIS IS NOT GOOD WATER.
TO DRINK FROM.
IT'S PROBABLY GOT LIKE,
YOU NOW, PARASITES GOT RIDS OUT THERE AND THEN HARBOUR
ARE OFTEN BUILDS A REALLY NICE
PARSITE THAT COULD CAUSE BAD DIARRHEA.
MY PROBLEM IS IT'S STILL REALLY HOT.
I'M GETTING DEHYDRATED NOW. I'VE GOT A HEADACHE.
MY PEE IS YELLOW.
I NEED TO FIND A BETTER SOURCE OF WATER THAN THIS.
I NEED A BETTER PLAN.
I AM IN NOTHERN KANIA
WHERE MILLIANS OF TOURIST COME TO EXPERIENCE NATURE.
BUT EVERY YEAR 70 PEOPLE DIE IN ATTACK BY WILD ANIMALS.
Bear: IN HOT CLIMATES, IF YOU TRY TO WALK IN THE HEAT OF THE DAY
WITH NO WATER, YOU MAY LAST NO MORE THAN FOUR HOURS.
BUT IF IT'S A CHOICE BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH,
THERE'S A SURVIVAL TRICK I WAS SHOWN BY AN OLD RANGER.
ONE THING YOU CAN DO IF YOU'RE STUCK OUT HERE
WITH NO WATER SOURCE AT ALL IS ACTUALLY DRINK THE FLUID
FROM FRESH ELEPHANT DUNG.
IT'S PRETTY DISGUSTING, BUT IT COULD SAVE YOUR LIFE.
IT'S A REAL LAST RESORT. UGH!
THERE CAN BE HARMFUL BACTERIA IN THAT WATER,
BUT IF YOU HAVE NOTHING ELSE TO DRINK,
IT COULD BUY YOU EXTRA TIME.
NOT ONE OF THE BETTER DRINKS I'VE EVER HAD.
I'M LOOKING FOR ANIMAL TRACKS, WHICH WILL LEAD ME TO WATER.
( EXHALES SHARPLY )
LOOK AT THIS. LOOK.
YOU CAN ACTUALLY SEE THESE GAME TRAILS HERE,
AND THEY'RE ALL LEADING DOWN THE VALLEY.
AND YEAH, LOOK AT THIS.
THEY ALL, LIKE, CONVERGE LIKE AN ARROW --
COME TOGETHER, AS IF THEY'RE POINTING
WHICH WAY TO FIND WATER.
BUT THESE MIGHT BE OLD TRAILS, AND IT IS THE DRY SEASON,
WHERE MANY WATER HOLES SIMPLY DRY UP.
THIS IS A REALLY GOOD SOURCE OF WATER, THIS.
LOOK, IT'S FLOWING, AND IT'S LOOKING PRETTY CLEAR.
AND THIS IS JUST THE SORT OF PLACE THAT ANIMALS
WOULD COME DOWN TO DRINK.
YEAH, MAN, LOOK AT THIS. LOOK. THIS IS WHAT I MEAN. LOOK.
THESE ARE LION TRACKS, THESE. LOOK.
THESE LIONS ARE AMBUSH PREDATORS, AND IT'S IMPORTANT
THAT I STAND TALL AND I DON'T CROUCH DOWN.
WHEN I CROUCH DOWN, I'M SAYING THAT I'M PREY.
SO I WANT TO FILL THIS WATER BOTTLE PRETTY QUICKLY.
OKAY.
AND IT'S TIME TO GET OUT OF HERE.
BEST ADVICE IS ALWAYS TO BOIL WATER TO PURIFY IT
BEFORE YOU DRINK, BUT THAT TAKES TIME,
AND I WANT TO KEEP MOVING.
SO, REHYDRATED AND SAFELY CLEAR OF THE DANGERS
OF THE WATERING HOLE, I MOVE ON SOUTHWARDS TOWARDS THE MOUNTAIN.
I'VE GOT WATER.
BUT IF YOU DON'T, IN THE HEAT OF THE DAY,
YOU'LL BE CRIPPLED BY DEHYDRATION
BEFORE THE DAY IS OUT.
BUT IF YOU REST IN THE DAY AND WALK AT NIGHT,
YOU COULD LAST TWICE AS LONG.
SO THAT'S WHAT I'M GONNA DO.
BUT THE PROBLEM IS NIGHTTIME IS WHEN PREDATORS ARE MOST ACTIVE.
DURING MY TIME WITH THE SPECIAL FORCES, WE'D ONLY MOVE AT NIGHT.
AND IF YOU DO THIS, THERE ARE CERTAIN SURVIVAL SKILLS
YOU NEED TO KNOW.
EVEN THOUGH WE HAVEN'T GOT THE SUN TO NAVIGATE BY
DURING THE NIGHT, WHAT I HAVE GOT IS THE MOON.
AND IN THE SAME WAY THAT THE SUN RISES IN THE EAST
AND SETS IN THE WEST, SO DOES THE MOON
FOLLOW THAT ROUGH TRAJECTORY ACROSS THE SKY.
AND TONIGHT'S A REALLY BIG, FULL MOON.
AND I'VE JUST BEEN WATCHING IT MOVE STEADILY ACROSS THE SKY
ABOVE ME, SHOWING ME THAT'S TOWARDS THE WEST
AND THAT'S SOUTH, WHERE I'M HEADING.
WALKING AT NIGHT, YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT'S OUT THERE,
AND YOU HAVE TO USE ALL OF YOUR SENSES.
IT TAKES ABOUT 45 MINUTES TO GET YOUR NIGHT VISION.
WHEN IT DOES COME, SPECIALLY WITH FULL MOON LIKE THIS,
IT'S ALMOST LIKE WALKING IN DAY LIGHT.
AND WHEN YOU DO GET YOUR NIGHT VISION YOU WANNA PROTECT IT.
YOU HAVE TO TURN TOES ONTO READ A MAP OR SOMETHING,
JUST COVER ONE EYE.
AND ALSO IF YOU TRY TO LOOK INTO SOMETHING IN DETAIL,
USE A CORNER OF YOUR EYE, YOUR PERIPHERAL VISION
IS MUCH MORE SENSITIVE THAN YOUR
FOCAL VISION RIGHTLY IN FRONT OF YOU.
AND THIS IS SOMETHING EARLY MAN DEVELOPED
AS A GOOD WAY OF PREOTECTING OURSELF AGAINST PREDITORS
IN TERRAN JUST LIKE THIS.
SOMETHING MOVES SILENTLY AHEAD OF ME,
STOPPING ME IN MY TRACKS...
...A LONE ELEPHANT.
JUST BACK UP, GUYS, A LITTLE BIT.
THIS ELEPHANT IS INCREDIBLY CLOSE,
AND I JUST DIDN'T HEAR HIM COMING.
THEY MOVE SO STEALTHILY.
HIS EYESIGHT ISN'T GREAT AT NIGHT,
BUT HIS SENSE OF SMELL REMAINS KEEN.
IF HE CATCHES WIND OF ME, HE COULD ATTACK.
I DON'T WANT THIS GUY TO SEE ME,
JUST BECAUSE I'M SO VULNERABLE AT NIGHTTIME,
AND I DO NOT WANT HIM CHARGING AT ME.
I'M JUST GONNA LET HIM PASS HERE.
OKAY, COME ON. LET'S GO.
MOVING AT NIGHT IN THE SAVANNA IS FRAUGHT WITH DANGER,
AND YOU SHOULD ONLY DO IT IF YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING
AND IT'S ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY.
THE SUN RISES TO REVEAL THE MOUNTAIN WHERE I'M HEADING FOR,
AND IT'S HERE THAT I HOPE TO FIND A RIVER
AND SIGNS OF CIVILIZATION.
FELT LIKE QUITE A LONG NIGHT LAST NIGHT.
BUT THE DAWN'S COME. IT'S SO GOOD TO SEE THE SUN.
IT JUST GIVES YOU, LIKE, NEW ENERGY.
BUT THERE'S THE MOUNTAIN.
IT'S DEFINITELY CONSIDERABLY CLOSER NOW.
I RECKON THAT'S ONLY ABOUT 10 MILES AWAY.
THE MOUNTAIN SEEMS TANTALIZINGLY CLOSE,
BUT I'VE STILL GOT A LOT OF GROUND TO CROSS,
AND I NEED TO COVER AS MUCH OF IT AS POSSIBLE
BEFORE IT GETS TOO HOT.
BUT JUST AS I'M REALLY STARTING TO MOVE,
I MAKE AN AMAZING DISCOVERY.
WOW! LOOK AT THIS!
JUST A MASSIVE OLD VOLCANIC CRATER.
I THINK I CAN SEE HOLES IN THE CRATER FLOOR.
THEY COULD BE MANMADE.
Bear: I'M IN NORTHERN KENYA, AND IN SAVANNA LIKE THIS,
YOU'RE CONSTANTLY AT RISKS FROM ANIMAL ATTACK,
DEHYDRATION, AND HEATSTROKE.
I'M HERE TO SHOW YOU HOW TO GET OUT ALIVE.
I'M ON THE RIM OF AN EXTINCT VOLCANO,
AND I THINK I CAN SEE SIGNS OF HUMAN ACTIVITY AT THE BOTTOM.
I NEED TO GET DOWN THERE.
BUT THE SIDES OF THIS CRATER
ARE STEEP SLOPES OF VOLCANIC SHINGLE.
THE FASTEST WAY DOWN A SHINGLE FACE LIKE THIS
IS TO SCREE-RUN IT.
YOU NEED TO DIG YOUR HEELS IN AND THEN USE YOUR HANDS
FOR BALANCE, ZIGZAGGING YOUR WAY DOWN.
WHOA!
OW!
( COUGHING )
THAT WAS FAST.
I MUST HAVE INHALED HALF THE MOUNTAIN IN DUST.
MY HANDS ARE SHREDDED.
BUT I'M DOWN.
THIS PLACE IS LONG DESERTED, AND I'M NOT SURPRISED.
THIS CRATER IS A REAL HEAT TRAP.
IT'S EVEN HOTTER HERE THAN UP ON THE SAVANNA.
WHAT I THOUGHT WAS SIGNS OF HABITATION
ARE ACTUALLY ABANDONED SALT WORKINGS.
BUT AT LEAST THERE MIGHT BE SOMETHING HERE I CAN USE.
OHH.
OH, THIS STUFF IS SO CRUSTY AND SOFT.
AND THIS BIT HERE THAT LOOKS LIKE TAR IS ACTUALLY SALT.
AND IT MIGHT NOT BE THE TYPE YOU'RE USED TO ON YOUR TABLE,
NICE AND REFINED, BUT IT IS ACTUALLY SALT.
AND IF I BREAK A BIT OFF HERE, I CAN ACTUALLY USE
THE CRUST OF THIS TO HELP HEAL MY CUT.
IT WILL REPLACE LOST MINERAL SALTS THAT I'M LOSING
ALL THE TIME THROUGH SWEATING, AND ALSO, IT WILL ACTUALLY
ACT AS AN ELECTROLYTE IF YOU'VE GOT DIARRHEA.
SO I'M GONNA TAKE A LITTLE BIT MORE OF THIS WITH ME.
IT WAS MUCH EASIER GETTING INTO THIS CRATER
THAN GETTING OUT OF IT.
AND I'VE USED UP A LOT OF ENERGY FOR, EFFECTIVELY, A BAG OF SALT.
( EXHALES DEEPLY )
( SNIFFLES )
WHILST I'VE BEEN IN THE CRATER,
IT LOOKS LIKE THE SAVANNA'S PREDATORS HAVE BEEN BUSY.
THOSE VULTURES ARE A CLEAR SIGN THAT SOMETHING HAS FALLEN PREY.
THERE MIGHT EVEN BE A MEAL FOR ME.
BUT AS I'M WALKING TOWARDS THEM, I SPOT SOMETHING ELSE.
WHOA, WHOA.
DOWN NOW.
THERE'S A GROUP OF RHINO -- WHITE RHINO HERE.
THIS IS JUST AMAZING TO SEE.
THEY'RE PROBABLY ONLY ABOUT 50 METERS AWAY FROM ME HERE.
AND I NEED TO BE PRETTY CAREFUL.
YOU MUST NEVER UNDERESTIMATE RHINO.
I KNOW OF TWO SOUTH AFRICAN BROTHERS THAT GOT CHARGED
BY A BIG BULL RHINO, AND THEY WERE GORED AND TRAMPLED ON.
THEY WERE A REAL MESS.
BUT THEY EVENTUALLY GOT RESCUED, AIR-AMBULANCED OUT,
AND THEY WERE DEFINITELY LUCKY, LUCKY, LUCKY TO LIVE.
AND LOOK, YOU CAN SEE THERE -- THOSE TWO RHINO HAVE GONE INTO
THE DEFENSIVE POSITION, WHERE THEY PUT
THEIR BACKSIDES TOGETHER AND THEY FACE OUTWARDS.
AND THAT'S OUR FIRST WARNING TO ME
THAT I'M GETTING TOO CLOSE HERE.
THEY'RE UNSURE OF ME, AND THAT FIRST WARNING
MEANS THE RHINO ARE WEIGHING OUT WHETHER TO
TAKE ME ON OR RUN AWAY.
I'M RIGHT ON THE EDGE OF THEIR COMFORT ZONE.
IF I MOVE ANY FURTHER TOWARDS THEM, THEY COULD CHARGE.
BUT AS WITH ELEPHANT, IF YOU EVER HAVE TO FACE
A RHINO CHARGE, THERE IS SOMETHING
YOU CAN DO TO SAVE YOURSELF.
AND IF THEY DID TURN AND CHARGE TOWARDS ME,
WHAT I'VE GOT TO DO IS HOLD MY NERVE
AND NOT TRY AND JUST OUTRUN THEM
'CAUSE I'D NEVER MANAGE TO DO THAT.
YOU'VE GOT TO STAND FIRM, FACE IT, HOLD THAT NERVE,
AND THEN AT THE LAST MINUTE, DIVE TO THE SIDE,
AND THEN FIND COVER.
AND LOOK, YOU SEE THEM JUST BEGINNING TO
EDGE TOWARDS ME NOW.
OKAY, WE NEED TO FIND A WAY AROUND HERE.
I'VE MOVED OUT OF THEIR THREAT ZONE.
AND THEY'RE HAPPIER NOW, AND SLOWLY, THEY MOVE AWAY.
THOSE VULTURES I SAW BEFORE
ARE ON THE GROUND NOW AND QUITE CLOSE.
THEY SHOULD HAVE TAKEN FLIGHT AT MY APPROACH, BUT THEY HAVEN'T,
AND THAT CAN ONLY MEAN ONE THING.
LOOK AT THAT. YOU SEE THAT?
THOSE VULTURES THERE -- THEY'RE SO FULL OF
WHAT THEY'VE BEEN FEEDING OFF, THEY CAN'T EVEN TAKE OFF.
THEY'RE JUST LIKE WADDLING UP THE HILL.
AND THIS IS WHAT THESE VULTURES HAVE BEEN AFTER.
LOOK AT THIS -- A DEAD ZEBRA THAT'S DEFINITELY A LION KILL.
AND YOU CAN SEE WHERE THE LIONS HAVE TAKEN IT DOWN,
EATEN ALL THE MEAT, ALL THE INNARDS,
AND LEAVES THE BONE AND THE SKIN FOR THE VULTURES CIRCLING ABOVE.
AMAZING TO SEE IT JUST SO CLOSE.
A KILL LIKE THIS CAN MEAN FOOD FOR THE SURVIVOR.
AND THERE ARE WAYS YOU CAN TELL IF THE MEAT ON IT IS FIT TO EAT.
VULTURES ARE THE FIRST SIGN, AS THEY'LL ONLY EAT FRESH MEAT.
CHECK ALSO FOR MAGGOTS.
THE LACK OF MAGGOTS TELLS ME THAT THIS KILL IS HOURS,
RATHER THAN DAYS, OLD.
AND IF THE CARCASS SMELLS ROTTEN, MOVE ON.
BUT THIS MEAT IS FRESH AND AN EXCELLENT SOURCE OF PROTEIN.
AND THIS IS SO TOUGH, THE SKIN.
BUT LOOK AT UNDER ALL OF THIS.
I GOT TO PEEL THE SKIN BACK.
THAT IS ALL GONNA BE AS FRESH A MEAT AS I'M GONNA FIND OUT HERE.
( GRUNTS )
EVEN THOUGH IT DOESN'T TASTE THAT MAGIC,
THIS IS THE BEST CHANCE OF ME GETTING SOME PROTEIN.
AND THIS IS ACTUALLY HOW A LOT OF EARLY MAN USED TO HUNT.
THEY ACTUALLY WEREN'T GREAT HUNTERS.
THEY WERE ACTUALLY GOOD SCAVENGERS, PICKERS OF BERRIES,
AND OPPORTUNISTIC, FOLLOWING OUT WHERE LIONS WOULD EAT.
( COUGHS )
OH, THAT'S A NASTY BIT.
AND I'LL KEEP THE LAST LITTLE BIT OF THIS STEAK,
AS MUCH AS I THINK I'M GONNA BE ABLE TO EAT
IN THE NEXT HOUR OR SO.
I'LL STICK IT IN MY POCKET AND
EAT THIS BIT BEFORE IT GOES OFF,
ONE LAST BIT.
AWESOME!
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN SEE THAT,
BUT JUST ABOUT 50 METERS UP IN THAT THICKET,
A PRIDE OF LIONS.
Bear: I'M IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WILD SAVANNA OF NORTHERN KENYA.
AND I'M JUST YARDS AWAY FROM A PRIDE OF LIONS.
THERE YOU GO. THEY'RE LOOKING STRAIGHT AT ME NOW.
IT LOOKS LIKE TWO LIONESSES WITH HER CUBS,
JUST SHADING FROM THE SUN.
BUT I'VE GOT TO BE SUPER CAREFUL HERE.
THOSE LIONESSES ARE GONNA BE SO PROTECTIVE OF THEIR YOUNG,
AND IT MEANS I NEED TO KEEP MORE DISTANCE.
THEY CAN MOVE 20 METERS IN JUST OVER A SECOND --
UNBELIEVABLY FAST.
AND THEIR CLAWS -- RAZOR-SHARP.
ONE SWIPE, THEY'LL DISEMBOWEL A MAN.
AND A BIG MALE -- IF IT WENT FOR YOU,
ONE SWIPE STRAIGHT ACROSS THE NECK
COULD TAKE A MAN'S HEAD RIGHT OFF.
AND THE ONLY THING I COULD DO IF IT DID GO FOR ME IS STAND TALL,
PUT MY ARMS OUT WIDE, MAKE A LOT OF NOISE, CLAP,
AND BASICALLY TRY AND BLUFF,
'CAUSE THERE'S NO WAY YOU CAN RUN.
THEIR INSTINCT IS TO CHASE.
THEY'RE CHASE ANIMALS. THEY CAN'T HELP IT.
AND IF YOU RUN, YOU'RE GONNA BE CHASED,
AND YOU'RE GONNA BE DEAD.
( LION GROWLING )
LISTEN TO HER. LISTEN TO HER.
OKAY. IT'S TIME WE NEED TO BE OUT OF HERE, GUYS.
OKAY, LET'S KEEP MOVING.
I'M HEADING SOUTH, AIMING FOR THAT MOUNTAIN.
IF YOU'RE LOST IN THE WILDERNESS, THE USUAL ADVICE
IS TO HUNT FOR A STREAM WHICH WILL LEAD TO A RIVER
AND FOLLOW THAT DOWNSTREAM UNTIL YOU FIND PEOPLE.
AND THAT WOULD WORK ANYWHERE APART FROM IN AFRICA,
'CAUSE WHAT OFTEN HAPPENS HERE IS THAT YOU'LL FOLLOW
THESE STREAMS AND THESE RIVERS, AND THEY'LL RUN,
AND THEY'LL RUN, AND THEN THEY'LL JUST DISAPPEAR
INTO THE GROUND INTO THESE AQUIFERS
AND EFFECTIVELY INTO NOTHING.
AND TO HAVE THAT HAPPEN TO YOU WOULD BE A REAL BUMMER.
SO THE BEST ADVICE IN AFRICA IS ACTUALLY DO TO THE OPPOSITE
THAN NORMAL AND HEAD UPSTREAM, FOLLOW THE WATER SOURCE
ALL THE WAY UNTIL YOU FIND SOME SORT OF CIVILIZATION THAT WAY.
I'M ABOUT TO ENTER A NEW STAGE OF MY JOURNEY,
AS THE MOUNTAIN GETS EVER CLOSER.
THIS IS MUCH MORE LIKE IT NOW HERE.
THIS IS LOOKING MUCH GREENER.
AND THIS SHOULD BE THE START OF WHAT WILL EVENTUALLY
LEAD UP TO THE FOOTHILLS.
ALSO, THESE YELLOW FEVER TREES ARE GOOD INDICATORS
THAT I'M NEAR A WATER SOURCE, AS ARE, ACTUALLY,
THOSE BABOONS OVER THERE THAT ALWAYS HANG OUT NEAR GOOD WATER.
SO WHAT I'M GOING TO DO IS TRY AND FIND THIS WATER SOURCE
AND FOLLOW THAT UP INTO THE MOUNTAINS.
BABOONS ARE ALSO A GOOD SIGN THAT THERE ARE NO
MAJOR PREDATORS AROUND, SO I'M HOPING
TO GET SOME WELL-NEEDED REST HERE.
I'VE BEEN WALKING FOR MOST OF THE DAY NOW.
AND IF I'M HONEST, I'M PRETTY BUSHED.
I NEED TO FIND SOMEWHERE JUST TO LIE UP AND TO REST.
AND THIS ISN'T A BAD PLACE. WE'RE PRETTY NEAR WATER.
THE PROBLEM WITH BEING NEAR WATER IS MOSQUITOES.
BUT WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR, WHICH THERE'S QUITE A LOT OF
AROUND HERE, IS BLACKJACK.
AND THAT'S A REALLY GOOD INSECTICIDE.
AND HERE WE GO. THERE'S ONE, JUST TAKE THIS.
I CAN PUT IT STRAIGHT ONTO THE FIRE.
YOU CAN TELL BLACKJACK BY ITS OVAL-SHAPED LEAVES
BORDERED WITH COARSELY TOOTHED EDGES.
IT GROWS ABOUT TWO FOOT LONG.
AND WHEN THE FLOWERS ARE OUT, THEY HAVE PINKISH-WHITE PETALS.
AND THAT WILL HELP KEEP THE MOSQUITOS AWAY.
MOSQUITOES ARE THE BIGGEST KILLER OF PEOPLE IN AFRICA
BECAUSE OF THE MALARIA THEY SPREAD.
SO THIS WILL HELP ME.
MALARIA KILLS A MILLION AFRICANS EVERY YEAR.
WELL, HERE'S A STREAM.
IT'S NOT MUCH, BUT IT MEANS AT LEAST I'M IN THE RIGHT AREA
FOR STREAMS AND FOR RIVERS.
AND IT'S THESE STREAMS AND RIVERS THAT I'M HOPING
WILL LEAD ME UPSTREAM TO PEOPLE.
AND THERE'S MORE BLACKJACK FOR ME TO BURN ON MY FIRE
AS A MOSQUITO REPELLENT.
IT'S ALMOST DARK NOW.
AND PROBABLY MY BEST CHANCE OF SHELTER IS THIS TREE.
AND IT WILL MEAN AT LEAST I'M OFF THE GROUND,
SO I'M NOT GONNA GET TRAMPLED BY ANY BIG GAME.
I WON'T GET MY FACE BITTEN BY ANYTHING SMALLER, LIKE A HYENA.
AND I SHOULD BE ABLE TO GET SOME DECENT SLEEP
THAT I REALLY NEED NOW.
USING MY FLINT, I'M TRYING TO LIGHT SOME DRY ELEPHANT DUNG,
WHICH I'M USING AS KINDLING.
IT SHOULD BE BURN PRETTY WELL.
OKAY. COME ON, NOW.
THERE WE GO. THERE'S A LITTLE SPARK.
AT NIGHT, THE TEMPERATURE HERE DROPS TO 45 DEGREES.
HAVING A FIRE IN THE BUSH NOT ONLY KEEPS YOU WARM --
IT DETERS PREDATORS AND OTHER ANIMALS,
AND IT SHOULD KEEP THE MOSQUITOES AWAY.
BUT LIGHTING ELEPHANT DUNG IS NOT ALWAYS THAT EASY.
( COUGHING )
OH, TELL YOU WHAT -- THE FUMES OF ELEPHANT DUNG
IS REALLY NOT NICE.
( BLOWING )
WHAT I'M GONNA PUT ON IS A BIT OF THIS BLACKJACK.
AND IF I JUST BREAK A LITTLE BIT OF THIS OFF AND LAY IT ONTO
THE FIRE, WHEN THAT BURNS, IT ACTS AS A REALLY GOOD REPELLENT.
AND WHAT I'M HOPING IS ALL THE SMOKE AND AROMA
OF THIS IS GONNA WAFT UP INTO THE TREE WHERE I'M SLEEPING.
MY PLAN IS TO FOLLOW A RIVER UPSTREAM.
ANYWHERE ELSE IN THE WORLD, I'D HEAD DOWNSTREAM TO FIND PEOPLE.
BUT HERE IN AFRICA,
ENTIRE RIVERS CAN DISAPPEAR UNDERGROUND.
SO I'M GOING UP TOWARDS THE FERTILE SLOPES OF THE MOUNTAIN.
THE RIVER HERE IS REALLY STARTING JUST TO MEANDER AROUND
IN THESE BIG LOOPS, AND I'M TRYING TO FIND A PLACE TO CROSS
SO I CAN JUST SHORTEN THE DISTANCE
THAT I'VE GOT TO TRAVEL.
( HIPPOPOTAMUSES GRUNTING )
THAT SOUND IS UNMISTAKABLE -- HIPPOS.
THEY'RE ONE OF THE BIGGEST KILLERS IN AFRICA.
Bear: I'M IN NORTHERN KENYA, SHOWING YOU HOW TO STAY ALIVE.
BUT I'M UP AGAINST ONE OF THE DEADLIEST ANIMALS
IN ALL OF AFRICA.
IF I GOT IN THIS RIVER HERE AND TRIED TO CROSS THIS,
THE BOTTOM LINE IS THAT I'D DIE.
AND THE REASON IS THOSE HIPPOS.
THEY ARE UNBELIEVABLY DANGEROUS.
THE MALES ARE SO TERRITORIAL, AND THE FEMALES
ARE VERY PROTECTIVE OF THEIR YOUNG.
AND THE WORST PLACE YOU CAN BE
IS BETWEEN A HIPPO AND THE WATER.
THERE'S AN AUSTRALIAN LADY WHO WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN
A HIPPO AND THE WATER, AND THE HIPPO JUST WENT BERSERK,
CHARGED AT HER, FLIPPED HER IN THE AIR, TRAMPLED HER,
AND BIT HER TO DEATH.
( GRUNTING CONTINUES )
AND THAT'S JUST A WARNING TO ME TO STAY BACK.
THAT'S OUR FIRST WARNING.
( GRUNTING CONTINUES )
HALF A MILE UPSTREAM, THINGS LOOK A BIT MORE PROMISING.
THIS ACTUALLY ISN'T A BAD PLACE FOR ME TO CROSS.
IT'S QUITE FAST-FLOWING, AND IT'S QUITE SHALLOW.
IT'S RARE TO FIND HIPPOS IN SHALLOW WATER LIKE THIS.
THIS IS PROBABLY MY BEST BET FOR GETTING ACROSS THIS RIVER.
HIPPOS PREFER DEEPER, CALMER WATER
TO HELP SUPPORT THEIR MASSIVE BODYWEIGHT.
THIS STUFF IS JUST SO, SO SLIPPY.
I WANT TO AVOID BEING SWEPT DOWN IN SOME OF THE DEEPER POOLS.
TAKE IT EASY, GUYS, HERE.
( EXHALES SHARPLY )
OKAY. I'M ACROSS.
I'M FOLLOWING THE RIVER UP THE LOWEST SLOPES OF THE MOUNTAIN.
AND ALL AROUND ME ARE REMINDERS THAT I'M IN THE MIDST OF
A CONSTANT LIFE-OR-DEATH STRUGGLE.
IT MIGHT SEEM A LOT OF EFFORT, BUT FOR ME,
THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAY OF FOLLOWING THE RIVER
IS TO GET IN IT.
AND THIS MOUNTAIN WATER IS TOO COLD AND FAST FOR HIPPOS.
BUT WHAT THERE ARE, ARE LEOPARDS,
AND PROBABLY WHY I'M BETTER OFF STICKING IN THIS STREAM
THAN TRYING TO DO BATTLE WITH THESE STEEP RAVINES AND FORESTS.
I CAN TELL I'M GETTING HIGHER UP NOW,
JUST 'CAUSE IT'S FREEZING COLD.
( EXHALES SHARPLY )
THE GRADIENT IS INCREASING, AND THAT MEANS STEEP WATERFALLS.
BUT IT'S STILL EASIER FOR ME TO CLIMB THEM THAN LEAVE THE RIVER
AND CLIMB SOME OF THE SHEER PRECIPICES AROUND THEM.
EVEN THOUGH THIS WATERFALL IS QUITE COLD,
CLIMBING IT WAS SO MUCH FUN.
AND HAVING FUN IS THE KEY PART OF KEEPING YOUR MORALE UP.
IT WILL SOON BE DUSK.
AND AS THE AIR TEMPERATURE DROPS,
THERE'S A REAL RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA.
BUT WATER MEANS PEOPLE, AND THIS IS STILL MY BEST BET
FOR FINDING THEM.
THIS WATER IS JUST SO, SO COLD.
AND I'M FIGHTING TO TRY AND KEEP THE TOP HALF OF ME AT LEAST DRY,
BECAUSE REALISTICALLY, IN WATER THIS COLD,
I WOULDN'T LAST LONG UP TO MY NECK.
I SPENT THE PAST TWO DAYS BATTLING THE SCORCHING HEAT,
BUT NOW COLD IS MY BIGGEST PROBLEM.
BUT THEN I SPOT SOMETHING.
HEY, LOOK. LOOK.
LOOK AT THESE. LOOK.
THESE FIXED LINES GOING STRAIGHT UP -- STRAIGHT OFF SOMETHING.
IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S A CABLE OR A PULLEY.
YEAH, LOOK, YOU CAN EVEN SEE A BASKET.
IT'S PROBABLY A WAY THE LOCAL FARMERS SEND FEED
ACROSS THESE RAVINES.
THIS IS MY FIRST SIGN, THOUGH,
THAT THERE MIGHT BE PEOPLE SOMEWHERE NEAR HERE.
AND THE ROPES LOOK LIKE PART OF THE PULLEY SYSTEM
THAT HAS COME ADRIFT.
BUT I JUST NEED TO FIND OUT
WHETHER THIS ROPE IS STRONG ENOUGH.
WELL...THERE'S ONLY ONE WAY TO TEST IT.
I'M JUST GOING FOR IT.
( EXHALING SHARPLY )
IT'S WELL OVER 100 FEET TO THE TOP OF THIS RAVINE.
AND THE ONLY WAY I'M GOING TO CLIMB UP THESE ROPES
IS THE HARD WAY, HAND OVER HAND.
THERE'S NOT MUCH TECHNIQUE OR FINESSE HERE.
IT JUST TAKES STRENGTH AND CONFIDENCE, AND NEVER LOOK DOWN.
OHH.
( PANTING )
THAT'S WHAT I WAS HOPING FOR --
SOME CABINS AND CIVILIZATION OF SOME SORT.
I THINK WHAT I'VE LEARNED ABOUT AFRICA IS THAT IT'S A PLACE
THAT'S FULL OF LIFE, THAT'S LOCKED IN A STRUGGLE
FOR SURVIVAL.
AND FOR SOME CREATURES TO LIVE, OTHERS MUST DIE.
BUT THE KEY TO STAYING ALIVE OUT HERE IS TO UNDERSTAND
THE ANIMALS, AND LIKE OUR COMMON ANCESTORS,
USE OUR BRAINS TO KEEP US ON TOP OF THE FOOD CHAIN.