I'M BEAR GRYLLS,
AND I'M GONNA SEEK OUT SOME OF THE MOST EXTREME CHALLENGES
IN THE MOST DANEROUS LOCATIONS ON EARTH,
WHERE HAVING THE RIGHT SURVIVAL SKILLS
CAN MEAN THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH.
WHOO!
I'VE COME TO THE SAHARA DESERT,
ONE OF THE HOTTEST AND DEADLIEST PLACES ON THE PLANET.
THAT IS JUST HUGE!
3.5 MILLION SQUARE MILES
OF BURNING SAND THE SIZE OF THE U.S.
EVERY YEAR PEOPLE DIE TRYING TO CROSS IT,
SCORCHED BY THE HIGHEST RECORDED TEMPERATURES
IN THE WORLD.
'CAUSE THIS SAND IS BURNING HOT!
BEING STRANDED HERE IS LIKE BEING COOKED ALIVE.
WE'VE GOT TO GO THERE. THIS HEAT IS JUST KILLING.
IT'S GOING TO BE MY BIGGEST CHALLENGE YET.
IN ONE OF THE MOST INHOSPITABLE PLACES ON EARTH...
THIS PLACE IS RELENTLESS.
ONLY THE TOUGHEST CAN SURVIVE.
GOT COBRA.
I'M GOING TO SHOW YOU
THE EXTREME LENGTHS YOU NEED TO GO TO,
TO STAY ALIVE IN THE DEATHTRAP THAT IS THE SAHARA.
I'M IN MOROCCO IN NORTH AFRICA,
FLYING INTO THE SAHARA DESERT FROM THE ATLAS MOUNTAINS.
IT'S ENORMOUS.
A QUARTER OF THE AFRICAN CONTINENT
AND SPRAWLING ACROSS 11 COUNTRIES.
IT'S A HARSH, ARID WILDERNESS THAT CAN COOK YOU AND KILL YOU
IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING.
THERE'S NO WAY OUT OF HERE.
JUST STAYING ALIVE IS YOUR ONLY HOPE.
IF YOU GET LOST OUT HERE,
THE TWO MOST LIKELY THINGS TO KILL YOU
ARE DEHYDRATION AND HEAT STROKE,
AND BOTH OF THOSE CAN COME ON IN A MATTER OF HOURS.
THE CHOPPER'S HOVERING AT 8,000 FEET,
AND IT'S TIME TO GO.
I'VE GOT A FEW BASIC SURVIVAL TOOLS
AND MY CAMERA CREW COMING WITH ME.
THIS MUST BE THE HOTTEST DESERT
I HAVE EVER BEEN IN.
YOU KNOW, SUMMERTIME IN THE SAHARA
IS OVER 130 DEGREES HEAT.
YOU KNOW, JUST TOUCHING --
TOUCHING THAT SAND,
YOU CAN ALMOST NOT HOLD YOUR HAND DOWN
LONGER THAN A FEW SECONDS.
THE ONLY ESCAPE FROM HERE IS THE ATLAS MOUNTAINS,
HUNDREDS OF MILES AWAY.
BUT IN THIS FURNACE OF A DESERT,
YOU'D NEVER GET THAT FAR.
YOU'VE JUST GOT TO STAY ALIVE UNTIL YOU'RE FOUND.
YOU NEED TO KEEP A COOL HEAD,
SO I'M GOING TO MAKE AN ARAB-STYLE HEADDRESS
OUT OF MY T-SHIRT.
IN THIS HEAT, YOUR BRAIN WOULD SIZZLE
AND YOUR BODY WOULD SHUT DOWN.
BEFORE YOU KNEW IT, YOU'D BE A SNACK FOR THE VULTURES.
THE LAST THING I CAN DO JUST TO HELP KEEP ME COOL
IS JUST TO THEN PEE ON THIS T-SHIRT.
IT'S NOT VERY NICE, BUT IT WILL HELP KEEP ME COOL.
THIS IS SOMETHING I'VE ACTUALLY DONE BEFORE IN THE DESERT.
BUT REALLY ANYTHING YOU CAN DO IN THIS SORT OF HEAT
TO KEEP YOUR HEAD COOL
IS GOING TO PROLONG HOW LONG YOU CAN SURVIVE OUT HERE.
IF YOU WRAP THIS AROUND YOUR HEAD,
IT WILL BUY YOU A FEW EXTRA HOURS
IN HEAT THAT FEELS LIKE YOU'RE BEING SLOW ROASTED.
AND, BELIEVE ME, IT WORKS.
I'VE HEARD AN EXTRAORDINARY STORY
OF A MOTHER WHO SAVED HER KIDS' LIVES IN THE DESERT
BY COVERING THEIR HEADS WITH CLOTHING SOAKED IN PEE.
ZIP UP, READY TO GO.
TO SURVIVE OUT HERE, YOU NEED FOOD
BUT, ABOVE ALL, WATER.
THAT'S NOT EASY IN THIS BARREN WILDERNESS
WHICH GETS JUST 3 INCHES OF RAIN A YEAR.
ONLY THE HARDIEST CREATURES CAN LIVE HERE,
AND YOU'VE GOT TO GRAB WHAT YOU CAN.
CHECK OUT THIS LITTLE GUY!
OH! YOU WANT TO WATCH OUT FOR HIM.
THIS IS A LITTLE CAMEL SPIDER.
AND I'M TRYING TO GET HIM TO BE STILL.
THERE YOU GO.
THESE ARE LIKE A CROSS BETWEEN A SCORPION AND A SPIDER.
THEY CAN GROW ACTUALLY UP TO ABOUT 6 INCHES LONG.
THEY'RE PRETTY AGGRESSIVE BRUTES,
AND SOLDIERS IN THE DESERT
ARE KNOWN TO BE QUITE AFRAID OF THESE.
YOU SEE WHAT HE'S CHASING?
IT LOOKS LIKE HE'S CHASING ME,
BUT IT'S MY SHADOW HE'S AFTER.
EVEN HE WANTS TO ESCAPE THE BURNING SUN.
AND THESE GUYS CAN MOVE PRETTY FAST,
ABOUT 10 MILES AN HOUR.
AND THAT'S FASTER
THAN I CAN WALK UPHILL IN THE SAND DUNE.
OKAY. HERE WE GO.
HE'S EDIBLE,
AND HE DOESN'T LOOK VERY NICE.
BUT THE DANGEROUS BIT OF HIM --
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN SEE IT, BUT IT'S HOLDING DOWN THERE --
ARE THOSE PINCERS.
THAT CAN GIVE A NASTY NIP.
HE'S JUST TRYING TO -- HE'S TRYING TO EVEN BITE THIS.
BUT THE REST OF HIM, IF I CAN GET RID OF THAT,
IS EDIBLE.
COME HERE.
AND THAT WAS THE NASTY BIT, HIS FRONT LEGS AND THE PINCERS,
AND THEN ALL OF THIS...
( BLOWS )
...IS EDIBLE.
AND ACTUALLY -- GOD, LOOK AT THAT.
THAT'S JUST SOFT GOO.
AND GOD KNOWS WHAT'S INSIDE THAT.
I'M NOT PARTICULARLY LOOKING FORWARD TO EATING THIS ONE,
BUT IT'S GOING TO BE A GOOD BIT OF PROTEIN AND ENERGY.
OHH.
LIKE AN EXPLOSION OF PUS IN MY MOUTH.
PRETTY GROSS, BUT IT WILL KEEP YOU GOING,
AND BECAUSE HE'S JUST A MORSEL,
HE'S MORE OF A LIFESAVER THAN YOU MIGHT THINK.
EAT LITTLE AND OFTEN, AND YOU'LL BE FINE.
EAT TOO MUCH, AND YOUR DIGESTION BURNS UP WATER,
MAKING YOU EVEN MORE VULNERABLE TO DEHYDRATION.
IT CAN COME ON IN JUST HOURS, AND IT'S A KILLER.
I'VE ONLY GOT ABOUT A LITER OF WATER IN THIS BOTTLE.
BUT REALLY IN THIS HEAT, I NEED TO BE DRINKING
A MINIMUM OF A LITER OF WATER EVERY HOUR.
BUT ONE WAY I CAN MAKE THIS WATER LAST LONGER
IS JUST TO KEEP IT IN MY MOUTH,
AND THEREFORE KEEP MY MOUTH AND MY THROAT MOIST.
IT'S A SIMPLE SURVIVAL TRICK
BUT ONE THAT WILL BUY YOU A FEW EXTRA HOURS,
WHICH IS CRUCIAL IF YOU'RE GONNA STAY ALIVE OUT HERE.
YOU CAN LAST FOR UP TO THREE WEEKS WITHOUT FOOD,
BUT WITHOUT WATER IN THE DESERT,
YOU'LL BE LUCKY TO LIVE BEYOND 24 HOURS.
IT'S VITAL TO FIND A SOURCE OF FRESH WATER.
YOU HAVE TO GET AS HIGH AS YOU CAN
TO SPOT ANY CLUES OF WHERE YOU MIGHT FIND SOME.
IT'S JUST...
HORRIBLE TO CLIMB.
( BREATHING HEAVILY )
IT'S LIKE TRYING TO CLIMB A MOUNTAIN OF TREACLE.
YOU KNOW, YOU TAKE ONE STEP FORWARD,
AND THEN YOU SLIDE BACK TWO.
AHH.
( BREATHING HEAVILY )
YOU SEE THAT ON THE HORIZON? IT LOOKS LIKE SOME TREETOPS.
SO THAT'S WHERE I'M GOING TO GO.
YOU NEED TO BE QUICK BEFORE THE WIND PICKS UP.
IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE, THIS HARSH HEAT
CAN TURN INTO A VICIOUS, BLINDING SANDSTORM.
THERE ARE TWO WAYS DOWN THIS.
THERE'S A SLOW, PLODDING WAY THAT'S GOING TO TAKE FOREVER,
OR THERE'S A FAST WAY.
WHEN IT'S THIS WINDY UP HERE, I JUST WANT TO BE DOWN.
LEAN BACK AND TAKE BIG STRIDES.
WELL, THAT TOOK ABOUT 45 MINUTES TO CLIMB UP,
DOWN IN ABOUT 5 SECONDS.
GOOD. ON MY WAY.
THE SAHARAN WINDS SCULPT THE SAND DUNES
INTO THEIR DISTINCTIVE SHAPES,
AND YOU CAN USE THEM TO WORK OUT WHICH DIRECTION TO HEAD IN.
WHAT HAPPENS IS THAT THE PREVAILING WIND
COMES FROM THE NORTHEAST, FROM THE MEDITERRANEAN,
AND IT BLOWS THE WINDWARD SIDE OF ALL OF THESE DUNES
INTO LONG, SHALLOW SLOPES.
AND THEN ON THE LEEWARD SIDE, IT'S SHORTER, SHARPER, STEEPER.
SO I CAN TELL NORTHEAST IS OVER THERE,
WHICH MEANS NORTHWEST IS THAT WAY.
THAT'S THE DIRECTION YOU TRAVEL TOWARDS THE ATLAS MOUNTAINS.
BUT DON'T THINK YOU'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO WALK THAT FAR.
YOU NEED TO FIND WAYS OF JUST STAYING ALIVE
AND HOPE THAT SOMEONE RESCUES YOU.
IN QUITE A PRECARIOUS POSITION UP HERE.
Grylls:I'M IN THE SAHARA DESERT IN NORTH AFRICA.
YOUR CHANCES OF WALKING OUT OF HERE ARE SLIM.
THE BATTLE IS JUST TO STAY ALIVE,
AND IF YOU REACH ONE OF THESE PALM TREES,
IT COULD BE A LIFESAVER.
FOOD, WATER, AND ABOVE ALL, SHELTER.
ONE OF YOUR BIGGEST ENEMIES IN THE DESERT
COULD BE HEAT STROKE,
AND IT CAN COME ON SO FAST --
LITERALLY IN LIKE JUST OVER AN HOUR.
AND I'VE SEEN SOLDIERS GET IT BEFORE,
AND THEY'RE JUST COMPLETELY INCAPACITATED.
BUT THE FIRST SIGNS OF IT,
ARE HAVING A HEADACHE AND JUST BEING REALLY FATIGUED.
AND IF YOU DON'T FIND YOURSELF A SHADY SPOT SOON,
THAT'S GOING TO GET WORSE,
YOU'RE GONNA STOP SWEATING
AS YOUR BODY TRIES TO CONSERVE FLUIDS,
AND THEN YOU'RE GONNA GET DIZZY.
AND IF YOU DON'T GET TREATMENT, YOU CAN DIE.
AND ALREADY WE'VE HAD ONE OF OUR CREW GET HEAT STROKE.
HE'S HAD TO BE EVACUATED.
AND REALLY, THIS DESERT IS PROVING, IN MANY WAYS,
ONE OF MY TOUGHEST ASSIGNMENTS YET.
IN THIS SORT OF HEAT,
YOU CAN LOSE NEARLY A LITER OF WATER AN HOUR,
AND YOU WOULDN'T EVEN NOTICE.
IF YOU DON'T DRINK, YOU WON'T HAVE A HOPE.
YOU NEED WATER WHENEVER AND WHEREVER YOU CAN GET IT.
I KIND OF THOUGHT FROM A DISTANCE
THAT MAYBE THERE'D BE AN OASIS OR SOMETHING HERE.
BUT THERE'S NOT.
BUT THE MOROCCANS DO SAY ABOUT THESE DATE PALMS,
THAT THEY HAVE THEIR HEADS IN FIRE
AND THEIR FEET OFTEN IN WATER.
SO I DON'T KNOW IF IT MIGHT BE WORTH
TRYING TO DIG DOWN A BIT HERE.
THE ONLY RISK OF DOING THIS
IS YOU END UP JUST SWEATING MORE
AND LOSING MORE VALUABLE FLUIDS.
LOOK, IT'S JUST ALL BONE-DRY DOWN HERE.
BUT NEVER GIVE UP.
BONE-DRY.
JUST A DROP OF WATER IS BETTER THAN NOTHING,
AND AN OLD ARMY TECHNIQUE I USED MIGHT DO THE TRICK --
A DEW TRAP.
SCRAPE A HOLE ABOUT 1 1/2 FEET DEEP
AND LINE IT WITH A FEW PALM LEAVES.
THE NEXT THING I'LL DO IS, PUT ROCKS IN ON TOP OF THESE.
AND IT'S THESE THAT ARE GONNA ACTUALLY COLLECT THE MOISTURE.
AND THE WAY IT WORKS IS AS THESE ROCKS COOL DOWN OVERNIGHT
AND THEN THE SUN COMES UP,
YOU GET A CONTRAST BETWEEN HEAT OUTSIDE AND THE COOL ROCKS,
AND THAT CAUSES CONDENSATION.
TO FINISH THE TRAP, ADD MORE LEAVES ON TOP.
WHAT LITTLE WATER THERE IS IN THE PARCHED AIR
WON'T EVAPORATE,
AND OVERNIGHT THE STONES SHOULD COLLECT A FEW PRECIOUS DROPS.
THAT SHOULD DO.
ROCKS ARE DANGEROUS, THOUGH.
THEY'RE GREAT HIDING PLACES FOR DEADLY SCORPIONS.
AH. HERE'S ONE.
THIS IS ACTUALLY A FATTAIL SCORPION,
AND THESE ARE ONE OF THE MOST POISONOUS SCORPIONS
IN THE WORLD.
LOOK AT THIS. IF I PUT THAT THERE --
IT'S TRYING TO STRIKE AT IT.
AND ACTUALLY THIS HAS ENOUGH VENOM TO KILL A MAN.
IF I WAS STUNG BY ONE OF THESE SCORPIONS
AND I DIDN'T GET ANY HELP,
I COULD BE DEAD WITHIN SIX HOURS.
THE VENOM ATTACKS YOUR NERVOUS SYSTEM,
WHICH MEANS CONVULSIONS AND ULTIMATELY HEART FAILURE.
AT LEAST 100 PEOPLE DIE EVERY YEAR IN MOROCCO
FROM SCORPION STINGS.
AND YOU CAN ACTUALLY EAT THESE.
EVEN THOUGH THEY'RE SUPER, SUPER DEADLY,
YOU CAN EAT THEM.
BUT THE FIRST BIT I WANT TO GET RID OF...
IS HIS STINGER.
AND LOOK. STRIKE, STRIKE, STRIKE.
I'LL HOLD HIM DOWN, TAKE HIS HEAD OFF,
AND THEN YOU CAN EAT THIS BIT.
( SPITS ) GOD.
PEOPLE OFTEN THINK IF YOU GET BITTEN BY A SCORPION
OR A SNAKEBITE,
THAT YOU SHOULD CUT THE WOUND
AND THEN TRY AND SUCK THE POISON OUT.
BUT THAT'S ACTUALLY ONE OF THE WORST THINGS YOU CAN DO.
WHAT IT DOES IS THEN CREATE AN OPEN WOUND
FOR THE VENOM TO GO INTO.
NOW, YOU'RE MUCH BETTER OFF JUST STAYING CALM IN THE SHADE,
KEEP THE WOUND CLEAN, AND IF POSSIBLE,
TRY AND APPLY A LITTLE BIT OF PRESSURE ABOVE THE WOUND
TO SLOW THE RELEASE OF THE VENOM TOWARDS YOUR VITAL ORGANS.
AH, BUT THE NOMADS HAVE A REALLY GOOD WAY
OF GETTING RID OF SCORPION STINGS.
AND WHAT THEY'LL DO, THEY'LL TAKE THE WOUND,
AND THEY'LL PUT IT INSIDE THE STOMACH OF A DYING DOG,
AND THEN THE ACID FROM THE STOMACH
WOULD DRAW OUT THE ALKALI FROM THE STING.
COOL WAY OF DOING IT.
I SPOTTED SOME DATES IN THE TOP OF THIS PALM TREE,
RIGHT OVERTOP.
AND THOSE WOULD BE REALLY GOOD ENERGY,
IF I CAN JUST GET TO THEM.
HEY, LET ME GRAB THAT CAMERA.
IF YOU'VE GONE HOURS WITHOUT FLUIDS,
YOU'VE GOT TO GET SOMETHING TO REPLACE THEM FAST.
THERE ARE DATES AT THE TOP OF THIS PALM TREE
WHICH SHOULD DO THE TRICK.
HOPEFULLY I'LL GET MYSELF SOME SUPPER.
IT'S ABOUT 30 FOOT TALL, BUT I RECKON I CAN SHIM UP IT.
BUT WATCH OUT FOR LOOSE BARK. IT CAN CUT YOU TO RIBBONS.
LOOK -- THIS IS THE STUFF.
YOU GOT TO KEEP YOUR FEET PRESSED INTO IT LIKE THAT
AND NOT PUT ALL YOUR WEIGHT ON ONE OF THEM.
IT'S HARD WORK ON THE ARMS.
( BREATHING DEEPLY )
OKAY, I'M JUST GOING TO CUT THESE DOWN.
I'M IN QUITE A PRECARIOUS POSITION UP HERE.
MY ARMS HAVE BEEN RUBBED RAW BY THIS BARK.
BUT I FOUND A GOOD NUMBER OF THESE DATES.
AND THEY DON'T LOOK VERY RIPE,
BUT ACTUALLY DATES ARE THE BEST DESERT FOOD.
MASSIVE SUGAR, LOTS OF ENERGY, VITAMIN C,
BUT ALSO LOTS OF MINERALS
TO REPLACE THE SALTS THAT I'M LOSING
WHILE SWEATING HERE.
SO I'LL TRY IT.
UGH, REALLY, REALLY BITTER.
BUT I WANT TO EAT AS MANY OF THESE AS I CAN.
OH.
OW.
CUT MYSELF.
AND FOR ONCE, THE DESERT'S ON YOUR SIDE.
THE HEAT CAN HELP TO HEAL ANY WOUNDS.
IF YOU'RE GOING TO MAKE CAMP HERE,
THE FIRST THING YOU NEED TO DO
IS FIND YOURSELF SOMETHING TO INSULATE YOURSELF.
OW.
THE HEAT'S ATTACKED YOU ALL DAY,
BUT JUST WHEN YOU COULD DO WITH IT AT NIGHT,
THE DESERT HAS OTHER PLANS.
A MATTRESS OF WOVEN PALM FRONDS SHOULD HELP YOU SURVIVE.
SAND IS A NOTORIOUSLY BAD INSULATOR.
IT'LL TAKE A LOT OF YOUR HEAT AWAY.
SO THAT WOULD JUST KEEP YOU OFF THE SAND.
TEMPERATURES CAN PLUMMET TO FREEZING AT NIGHT,
SO IF YOU WERE TO SLEEP OUT, YOU NEED A FIRE.
THERE'S NO SHORTAGE OF DRY WOOD,
AND IT'S WORTH TRYING A FRICTION FIRE LIGHT.
AND ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS BREAK IT LIKE HERE.
AND THAT'S GOING TO BE MY BASE.
AND THEN OUT OF THIS. JUST MAKE LIKE A SPINDLE.
SMOOTH OFF THE SPINDLE, NICK A HOLE AT THE BASE,
AND START SPINNING THE STICK TO TRY AND GET AN EMBER.
THE KEY WITH THIS IS NOT RUSHING THE EARLY STAGES OF IT.
JUST TAKE YOUR TIME, AND YOU WANT TO DO
AT LEAST A MINUTE, MAYBE TWO MINUTES,
AND JUST STEADILY BUILDING UP THE HEAT
AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS SPINDLE.
AND THEN YOU NEED TO REALLY GO FOR IT TO GET IT GOING.
LET'S SEE WHAT WE'VE GOT HERE.
AH! YOU DOG!
AH. IT'S GONE OUT.
ALL THAT EFFORT,
AND THIS TIME IT HASN'T WORKED.
AND, YOU KNOW, IN MANY WAYS,
I NEED TO CONSERVE MY ENERGY.
IT'S NO GOOD JUST SITTING HERE POURING OF SWEAT
GOING THROUGH THAT AGAIN.
THIS TIME I WAS GONNA TRY THE FLINT
AND HOPE THAT MAKES IT WORK.
AND IF YOU WERE TO SPEND THE NIGHT OUT HERE,
THIS WOULD BE REALLY A GREAT CAMP.
AND YOU'VE GOT A BIT OF BEDDING,
THE SUN SETTING, AND YOU'VE GOT NATURE'S TV.
BUT NEVER FORGET, THE FORBIDDING SAHARA
IS ALSO HOME TO SOME OFTHE WORLD'S
DEADLIEST CREATURES.
COME IN VERY GENTLY.
WE'VE GOT A COBRA.
Grylls:I'M IN THE SAHARA DESERT IN NORTH AFRICA,
SHOWING HOW TO STAY ALIVE IN THE HOTTEST PLACE ON EARTH.
IF YOU KEEP CALM AND USE SURVIVAL TECHNIQUES,
YOU CAN MAKE IT THROUGH THIS RELENTLESS HEAT
AND MAXIMIZE YOUR CHANCES OF BEING RESCUED.
ONE OF THE BEST WAYS OF AVOIDING
THE REAL KILLER HEAT OF THE DAY
IS TO GET UP EARLY AND GET MOVING
BEFORE THE SUN GETS TOO STRONG.
OUT HERE, EVEN BY 9:00 A.M.,
IT IT CAN BE OVER 120 DEGREES.
AND ALSO, WHEN YOU'RE GETTING DRESSED,
CHECK ALL YOUR CLOTHES AND ALSO YOUR BOOTS
FOR SCORPIONS.
WHEN THE SUN COMES UP,
THEY SEEK SHADY, HIDDEN-AWAY, DARK PLACES.
THEY'RE NOCTURNAL, AND A PAIR OF SHOES IS IDEAL FOR THEM.
WATER IS ALWAYS YOUR MAIN PRIORITY,
SO I NEED TO CHECK MY DEW TRAP TO SEE IF I'VE GOT ANY.
JUST A DROP WILL HELP.
WHAT I'M HOPING HERE IS THAT BECAUSE THIS STUFF IS HEATED UP,
THAT THE ROCKS UNDERNEATH SHOULD HAVE STAYED COOL.
AND THEN THAT CONTRAST
SHOULD GIVE A LITTLE BIT OF CONDENSATION.
AND YOU CAN SEE.
IT'S NOT MUCH,
BUT IT'S BETTER THAN NOTHING.
( SLURPING )
IF YOU'VE HAD A CAMPFIRE,
USE THE CHARCOAL TO PROTECT YOUR EYES FROM THE SUN.
IT REDUCES THE GLARE
AND STOPS YOUR CORNEAS FROM FRYING.
AND THIS IS WHY YOU'LL OFTEN SEE
SPORTSMEN WITH THESE STREAKS OF BLACK ACROSS THEIR NOSE.
COVER AS MUCH AS YOU CAN, ESPECIALLY YOUR HEAD.
THE LAST THING YOU NEED IS HEAT STROKE.
COME ON. ALMOST THERE.
THE SAHARA HAS TO BE THE EMPTIEST LARDER IN THE WORLD,
BUT RESIST THE TEMPTATION TO SATISFY YOUR HUNGER
WITH JUST ANYTHING, LIKE THE DESERT GOURD.
THEY LOOK LIKE REALLY DELICIOUS WATERMELON,
BUT THEY'RE NOT.
WELL, LET'S CUT THIS OPEN.
IF YOU TRIED TO EAT THIS,
IT WOULD BE REALLY BITTER AND MAKE YOU SICK.
SO IT'S ACTUALLY GOING TO DEHYDRATE YOU FURTHER.
BUT WHAT THEY DO HAVE
IS GOOD ANTISEPTIC AND ANTI-INFLAMMATORY PROPERTIES,
SO IF YOU GOT, LIKE, BITTEN BY A SNAKE
OR STUNG BY A SCORPION,
YOU COULD PUT THIS ON IT, AND IT WOULD HELP.
AND ACTUALLY, THE LOCAL NOMADS OUT HERE,
THEY'LL USE THIS, WIPE THEIR BACKSIDE WITH IT
AND HELP THEIR HEMORRHOIDS.
BUT I DON'T NEED THAT.
WHERE SOME PLANTS MIGHT MAKE YOU SICK,
YOU'VE GOT TO KNOW WHERE TO LOOK
TO FIND SOMETHING SAFE TO EAT.
BETWEEN US, THE CREW HAVE MANAGED
TO CATCH ONE OF THESE LITTLE SAND FISHES.
AND THESE ARE LIKE LITTLE LIZARDS,
BUT WHAT'S AMAZING ABOUT THIS GUY
IS THAT HE USES HIS ARMS AND LEGS
TO ACTUALLY SWIM UNDER THE SAND.
AND IF I LET HIM GO, IF I'M IN DEEP SAND,
HE WOULD JUST SHOOT AWAY STRAIGHT INTO THE SAND
AND BURROW LIKE A METER DEEP,
AND THAT'S HIS WAY OF GETTING AWAY FROM PREDATORS.
BUT LET'S LET HIM GO HERE AND SEE WHAT HE DOES.
THIS SAND IS HOPEFULLY NOT TOO DEEP,
SO HE SHOULD PROBABLY HEAD FOR THE DEEPER SAND.
BUT THEY'RE FAST.
LOOK, YOU CAN SEE HIM ALREADY BURROWING HIS WAY IN HERE.
SEE THAT? AMAZING.
OH, THERE HE IS.
GOT HIM AGAIN.
THAT'S HOW FAST THIS LITTLE FELLOW IS.
HE JUST DISAPPEARS INTO THE SAND.
BUT ACTUALLY HE'S ALSO GOOD FOOD.
I'LL JUST GET RID OF THE HEAD --
PERSONALLY I FIND THEM OVERRATED --
BUT THE REST OF THE BODY LOOKS DELICIOUS.
( CRUNCHING )
OH, IT'S LIKE A BIG MIX...
OF BLOOD, GUTS, AND SCALES.
AH.
( GROANS )
BETTER THAN NOTHING.
A PICK-ME-UP IN THE BAKING HELL OF THE DESERT.
THE SUN IS NOW AT ITS HIGHEST AND HOTTEST,
AND IT'S A HEARTLESS ENEMY.
REALLY, THE HEAT OUT HERE IS JUST RELENTLESS.
AND WE'VE JUST HAD TO EVACUATE ANOTHER OF THE CREW
WITH HEAT STROKE,
AND IT KIND OF FEELS LIKE THEY'RE DROPPING LIKE FLIES.
BUT REALLY, IT'S LIKE TRYING TO LIVE
AND SURVIVE ALL DAY AND NIGHT
INSIDE A VERY HOT OVEN.
FINDING SHADE FOR ME AND THE CREW IS CRITICAL,
BUT THE DESERT IS ALWAYS FULL OF DEADLY SURPRISES.
WE'VE GOT A COBRA.
COME IN VERY GENTLY.
OF THE FOUR KINDS OF SNAKES IN THE SAHARA,
THE EGYPTIAN COBRA IS ONE OF THE MOST DANGEROUS.
THIS ONE'S BEEN BROUGHT HERE FROM NEARBY
FOR ME TO SHOW YOU HOW TO STAY SAFE.
THE FIRST THING YOU'VE GOT TO DO
IS JUST KEEP ABSOLUTELY STILL.
( HISSING )
THIS ONE'S AROUND FOUR FOOT LONG,
AND IF YOU DIDN'T STAY STILL, THIS IS WHAT WOULD HAPPEN.
IT CAN STRIKE UP TO HALF HIS BODY LENGTH IN UNDER A SECOND.
( HISSING )
THERE YOU GO, SEE THAT HOOD COMING RIGHT OUT?
AND THESE GUYS MOVE SO FAST.
THEY KILL ALMOST 100 PEOPLE A YEAR IN AFRICA.
THERE YOU GO. SEE HIM STRIKE THAT?
ALWAYS BACK OFF SLOWLY,
AND NEVER CORNER A COBRA,
BUT GIVE IT ROOM TO MAKE A GETAWAY.
THAT'S WHY I WANT TO GIVE THIS GUY A REALLY GOOD BERTH NOW
AND LEAVE HIM ALONE.
COME ACROSS THIS IN THE NIGHT, THOUGH,
AND IT COULD BE ALL OVER FOR SOMEONE.
BUT IT'S THE MERCILESS HEAT OUT HERE
THAT IS ALWAYS THE MAJOR KILLER.
AND THE SAHARA STILL HAS PLENTY TO THROW AT YOU
IN YOUR STRUGGLE TO STAY ALIVE.
THE MORE YOU FIGHT THIS THING,
THE MORE IT'S GOING TO PULL YOU IN.
Grylls:I'M IN THE SAHARA DESERT IN NORTH AFRICA.
THE HEAT'S A KILLER, THERE'S HARDLY ANYTHING TO EAT,
AND THERE'S BARELY A DROP OF WATER TO HELP YOU STAY ALIVE.
AND RIGHT NOW I'M SEARCHING FOR SHADE, ANY SHADE.
SEE THAT LITTLE TREE OVER THERE?
WE'VE GOT TO GO THERE. THIS HEAT IS JUST KILLING.
WE'VE GOT TO FIND SHADE.
AHH, THIS SHADE REALLY IS A LIFESAVER.
THAT SUN ISSOSTRONG...
SO STRONG.
CAN ALREADY FEEL IT'S COOLER, MUCH COOLER.
IT'S WEIRD, JUST THIS ONE TREE GROWING
IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS DESERT OF JUST DUNES AND DUNES.
I DON'T KNOW HOW THIS THING EVEN SURVIVES.
THIS TAMARISK TREE IS PERFECTLY ADAPTED TO THE DESERT.
ITS ROOTS BURROW DOWN AS DEEP AS 50 FEET --
WAY, WAY TOO FAR TO BE ABLE TO DIG FOR WATER.
BUT AT LEAST THE LEAVES PROVIDE LIFE-SAVING SHADE.
ONE THING I CAN DO TO COOL MYSELF DOWN EVEN MORE
IS JUST DIG DOWN INTO THE SAND
AND MAKE A TRENCH TO LIE IN.
ACTUALLY IF YOU JUST DIG DOWN JUST LITERALLY HALF A FOOT,
IT CAN BE UP TO 60 DEGREES COOLER.
SO IT'S WORTH A LITTLE BIT OF EFFORT JUST TO TRY AND GET DOWN.
NEED TO GET MYSELF SOMETHING TO DIG WITH.
SUDDENLY THERE'S A REAL DIFFERENCE
IN THE TEMPERATURE OF THE SAND.
THIS STUFF IS ROASTING.
THIS IS COOLER.
BUT THIS IS SIGNIFICANTLY COOLER.
GET DOWN A BIT MORE.
SO I CAN ACTUALLY GET IN IT.
OH. HEAVEN.
WHEW!
AVOID MOVING IN THE HOTTEST PART OF THE DAY,
A FEW HOURS EITHER SIDE OF NOON.
IF YOU TRAVEL ONLY AT DAWN AND DUSK,
YOU'LL PROBABLY SURVIVE FOR A DAY LONGER,
EVEN IF YOU DIDN'T HAVE WATER.
WHAT WATER THERE IS,
IS OFTEN OUT OF YOUR REACH, DEEP UNDERGROUND.
BUT SOMETIMES TINY DESERT SPRINGS BUBBLE TO THE SURFACE.
BUT DON'T BE FOOLED.
THIS COULD BE LETHAL QUICKSAND.
IT'S BEEN KNOWN TO SWALLOW PEOPLE AND VEHICLES WHOLE.
WE'VE SET THIS UP
SO I CAN SHOW YOU HOW TO GET OUT OF IT ALIVE.
AND WHAT'S NASTY ABOUT THIS STUFF IS,
THE MORE YOU FIGHT IT, THE MORE IT PULLS YOU IN.
AND THEN YOU SUDDENLY REALIZE
IT'S NOT JUST THIS CRUST OF SAND THAT YOU THOUGHT,
BUT ACTUALLY IT'S ALL THAT CLAY AND WATER.
AND EACH TIME YOU TRY AND PULL YOUR LEG UP,
THE SUCTION JUST PULLS IT BACK IN.
THAT IS WHY THESE THINGS ARE SO DANGEROUS.
AND THE REASON THESE CAN ACTUALLY KILL PEOPLE
IS NOT BECAUSE THEY SWALLOW YOU.
IT'S BECAUSE THEY JUST DON'T LET YOU OUT OF IT.
AND THE KILLER IS THAT, THE SUN.
OKAY, I WANT TO TRY AND GET OUT OF THIS PLACE NOW.
THE QUICKSAND IS TWICE AS DENSE AS YOUR BODY,
SO IN THEORY, IT SHOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE TO DROWN.
BUT IF YOU PANIC, YOU JUST GET SUCKED IN FURTHER
AND YOU WON'T HAVE A HOPE OF GETTING OUT.
IT'S REALLY TEMPTING JUST TO REACH OUT AND GRAB A HAND.
BUT ACTUALLY, IN MANY WAYS,
THAT'S THE LAST THING YOU WANT TO DO.
THE DANGER IS YOU THEN PULL SOMEBODY ELSE
INTO THE SAME SITUATION YOU'RE IN.
OR YOU COULD DISLOCATE YOUR SHOULDER.
BUT GETTING OUT OF HERE IS A BATTLE.
ONLY LAST YEAR, TWO YOUNG TEENAGERS
WERE OUT LOOKING FOR FOOD ON THE BOTTOM OF A MUDDY LAKE,
AND BOTH DIED IN QUICKSAND.
SO, THE WAY TO GET OUT OF THIS IS TO TRY...
AND PULL YOUR LEGS UP...
TOWARDS THE SURFACE.
REALLY, THE NUMBER-ONE RULE IS KEEP CALM.
DON'T FIGHT IT.
THE MORE YOU FIGHT THIS THING,
THE MORE IT'S GOING TO PULL YOU IN.
SO JUST TRY AND CONTROL YOUR BREATHING...
AND TRY AND MANEUVER YOUR CHEST ONTO THE SURFACE.
I'LL TRY AND GET A LEG OUT.
AND THEN JUST MONKEY-CRAWL YOUR WAY OUT.
( GROANS )
GOD, IT FEELS LIKE I'VE GOT LEAD BOOTS ON.
THE FIRST THING YOU'VE GOT TO DO
IS GET THESE MUDDY CLOTHES OFF.
IF YOU TRY WALKING FAR LIKE THIS,
YOU'RE JUST GOING TO GET
MASSIVE RUBBING ALL THE WAY UNDER YOUR ARMPITS
AND INSIDE YOUR LEGS,
AND YOU'LL BE RUBBED RED RAW IN HALF AN HOUR.
JUST STRIP OFF
AND TRY AND GET AS MUCH OF THE GRIT OFF YOU AS YOU CAN.
IF YOU DON'T, THE GRIT IN YOUR ARMPITS AND GROIN
WILL MAKE YOUR SKIN ERUPT
INTOHORRIBLE INFECTIONS AND BOILS.
AND IF SAND CLOGS UP YOUR SWEAT GLANDS,
YOU COULD END UP WITH PAINFUL, PRICKLY HEAT RASH,
WHICH IS UNBEARABLY ITCHY.
NEVER GIVE YOURSELF ANY MORE TROUBLE THAN YOU NEED.
ONCE YOU'VE GOT MOST OF THE GRIT OUT,
QUICKLY GET YOUR CLOTHES BACK ON
SO THE SUN DOESN'T SEAR YOUR FLESH.
TO STAY ALIVE IN THE DESERT,
YOU CAN COVER MORE GROUND IF YOU TRAVEL AT NIGHT,
BUT THERE ARE HIDDEN DANGERS.
THIS PLACE IS IDEAL FOR SCORPIONS AND FOR SNAKES.
Grylls:I'M IN THE SAHARA DESERT IN NORTH AFRICA,
IN ONE OF THE MOST EXTREME ENVIRONMENTS ON EARTH,
ACROSS VAST SAND DUNES WHICH CAN BE 10 TIMES
THE HEIGHT OF THE STATUE OF LIBERTY.
NOW I'M IN THE ROCKY DESERT KNOWN AS HAMADA.
IT'S MILE AFTER MILE OF DESOLATION
SPANNING A FIFTH OF THE SAHARA,
AND IT'S A PLAYGROUND OF DEADLY CREATURES.
I'M GOING TO SHOW YOU HOW TO STAY ALIVE.
WE GOT QUITE A LOT OF THESE ACACIA TREES
DOTTED THROUGHOUT THE SAHARA.
AND I CAN TELL IT'S ACACIA JUST BY --
LOOK AT THE BRANCH HERE.
YOU'VE GOT THESE VERY THORNY BRANCHES.
THIS IS REALLY CLASSIC AFRICAN TREE.
BUT WHAT I WANT FROM THIS TREE IS THE GUM ON IT.
LET'S BREAK THIS OFF.
THIS IS ACACIA GUM,
AND THEY USE THIS ACTUALLY AS A BASE
IN SYRUPS AND CANDIES AND CHEWING GUM.
WHAT I CAN DO IS JUST POP IT IN MY MOUTH,
AND IT WILL GIVE ME SOMETHING TO SUCK
AND GET THE SALIVA GOING.
MY MOUTH IS DRY, DRY.
THE ACACIAS ARE A GOOD INDICATOR THAT YOU'RE CLOSER
TO THE FOOTHILLS OF THE ATLAS MOUNTAINS,
AND THEY'RE YOUR ONLY WAY OUT OF HERE,
IF YOU CAN MAKE IT THAT FAR.
NOW THE HEAT OF THE DAY IS DYING.
THIS IS A MUCH BETTER TIME
FOR YOU TO BE MOVING THROUGH THE DESERT.
AND ALL OF THIS AREA HERE IS CALLED HAMADA,
WHICH MEANS THERE'S DESERT LITTERED WITH THESE,
LIKE, FIST-SIZE, TENNIS-BALL-SIZE ROCKS.
BUT THE DANGER OF MOVING THROUGH HERE AT THIS TIME OF DAY
IS THAT THIS PLACE IS IDEAL HIDING
FOR SCORPIONS AND FOR SNAKES.
IF YOU CAN CONQUER YOUR FEARS
OF WHAT MIGHT BE LURKING OUT THERE,
WALKING AT NIGHT MORE THAN DOUBLES YOUR CHANCES
OF SURVIVAL IN ANY DESERT.
BUT YOU'LL FEEL MORE ISOLATED THAN EVER
IN THE SILENCE OF THE DARK.
GOOD THING ABOUT MOVING AT NIGHTTIME
IS AT LEAST IT'S GOING TO KEEP YOU WARM.
AND ON THE WHOLE, THE PROS OF MOVING AT NIGHT
OUTWEIGH THE CONS, I RECKON.
YES, THERE ARE GONNA BE MORE SNAKES,
ESPECIALLY IN THIS HAMADA AREA,
BUT AT LEAST YOU DON'T GET THAT SCORCHING HEAT OF THE DAY.
WALK WITH A HEAVY FOOTFALL
SO THAT VIBRATIONS LET ANY SNAKES KNOW
THAT YOU'RE AROUND.
HOPEFULLY THEY'LL GET OUT OF YOUR WAY.
THE BEST WAY OF NAVIGATING AT NIGHT IN THE DESERT
IS JUST TO USE THE STARS.
AND IN THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE,
THE MOST RELIABLE ONE TO USE IS THE NORTH STAR.
BUT THE WAY TO FIND THE NORTH STAR
IS TO USE THE BIG DIPPER, OR THE PLOW.
AND WHAT YOU DO, YOU TAKE THE START OF IT,
FOLLOW THE HANDLE AROUND DOWN TO THE BOTTOM,
AND THEN YOU TAKE THE LAST TWO,
AND THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE LAST TWO,
YOU MULTIPLY IT FOUR TIMES --
ONE, TWO, THREE, AND FOUR.
POINTS DIRECTLY AT THE NORTH STAR.
THERE'S A RUNNING RACE THAT GOES THROUGH THE SAHARA
CALLED THE MARATHON DES SABLES.
IT'S ONE OF THE TOUGHEST FOOT RACES ON EARTH.
THERE'S A STORY OF ONE GUY WHO GOT LOST IN A SANDSTORM.
HE WAS OUT ON HIS OWN FOR NINE DAYS.
HE STAYED ALIVE BY DRINKING BAT'S BLOOD.
BUT EVENTUALLY, IN DESPERATION,
HE TRIED TO END HIS LIFE BY SLITTING HIS WRISTS.
BUT HE WAS SO DEHYDRATED, HIS BLOOD WAS SO CONGEALED,
IT WOULDN'T EVEN RUN OUT OF HIM.
HE WAS EVENTUALLY RESCUED BY DESERT NOMADS,
AND IT WAS THEM THAT SAVED HIS LIFE.
NIGHT TEMPERATURES DROP TO FREEZING,
SO IF YOU NEED SHELTER AND WARMTH,
DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT BEFORE IT'S TOO COLD OR TOO DARK.
WHAT YOU CAN USE IS JUST WHAT NATURE'S PROVIDED.
ALL OF THESE ROCKS.
AND ALL OF THESE HAVE BEEN BAKED BOILING HOT
BY THE SUN DURING THE DAY.
THEY'RE REALLY GOOD INSULATORS,
AND THEY'RE GONNA HOLD THEIR HEAT WELL.
SO YOU JUST NEED TO LOOK FOR A GOOD AREA
TO BUILD A BIT OF A ROCK WALL AROUND YOU.
TRY AND MOVE SOME OF THESE.
IDEALLY, YOU SHOULD DO THIS IN DAYLIGHT
SO YOU CAN SEE ANY SCORPIONS
WHICH LOVE THIS TYPE OF TERRAIN.
AND JUST AS AN EMERGENCY FORM OF SHELTER,
THE BERBERS WILL USE THIS AS WELL.
IT'S JUST A WAY OF KEEPING THEM WARM THROUGH THE NIGHT
IF THEY'RE CAUGHT OUT.
THE BLACK ROCKS OF THE HAMADA GET HOTTER THAN THE SAND
DURING THE DAY,
AND THEY RETAIN THEIR HEAT.
NATURE'S OWN RADIATOR AND PERFECT IF YOU NEED TO REST.
IT'S PRETTY BASIC, BUT IT SHOULD DO.
AND IF I WIGGLE MY WAY INTO THIS...
...CAREFULLY, WITHOUT DISLODGING EVERYTHING...
...I CAN ACTUALLY ALREADY FEEL THE WARMTH OF THAT.
AND I'M SHELTERED FROM THE WIND BEHIND ME
IF I NESTLE DOWN INTO THAT.
THERE'S HEAT RADIATING OFF ALL OF THESE ROCKS.
AND IT PROBABLY WOULDN'T BE THE BEST NIGHT YOU'D EVER SPEND,
BUT IT COULD WELL SAVE YOUR LIFE
IF YOU'RE CAUGHT OUT IN THIS HAMADA.
OKAY, I'M GOING TO KEEP WALKING.
WE'LL LEAVE THAT.
YOU NEVER KNOW -- SOMEBODY ONE DAY MIGHT USE IT.
KEEP YOUR WITS ABOUT YOU,
AND YOU CAN COVER MORE GROUND AT NIGHT THAN IN DAY,
POSSIBLY AROUND 20 MILES.
BUT THERE'S MORE TROUBLE TO COME --
SOME OF THE DESERT'S MOST POISONOUS PLANTS.
THESE ARE DEADLY.
Grylls:I'M IN THE SAHARA IN NORTH AFRICA,
SHOWING HOW TO SURVIVE IN THIS EXTREME DESERT ENVIRONMENT.
IF YOU WERE LOST IN THIS PART OF THE SAHARA,
YOUR ONLY WAY OUT IS TO HEAD FOR THE ATLAS MOUNTAINS,
BUT IT'S MILES AND MILES OF DEADLY TERRAIN TO REACH THEM.
SOMEHOW YOU'VE GOT TO STAY ALIVE.
VIRTUALLY NOTHING GROWS IN THE DESERT,
AND WHAT LITTLE THERE IS
ISN'T ALWAYS WHAT IT MIGHT SEEM.
HOWEVER TIRED YOU ARE, HOWEVER HUNGRY YOU ARE,
UNLESS YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING,
YOU'RE PUTTING YOUR LIFE ON THE LINE.
YOU'RE MOVING THROUGH THE DESERT,
AND SUDDENLY YOU COME ACROSS THESE SORT OF BUSHES --
YOU MIGHT THINK, "GREAT, FOOD."
LOOKS LIKE MANNA FROM HEAVEN.
BUT YOU'D BE WRONG. THESE ARE DEADLY.
AND WHAT THEY'RE CALLED IS CALITROPIS.
YOU CAN TELL THAT FROM THESE BIG LEAVES
AND THESE FRUIT, LIKE AVOCADOS.
BUT LOOK, IF I BREAK THIS,
YOU GET THIS MILKY SAP,
AND YOU DO NOT WANT TO GET THAT ON YOURSELF.
GET THAT IN YOUR EYE, IT WILL BLIND YOU.
TRY AND EAT ANY OF THIS, YOU'LL PROBABLY BE SICK FOR DAYS.
AND GIVE YOU AN IDEA HOW CAN THIS IS
THAT'S WAS STRONG AS TOUGHEST
EVEN CAMELS, THE ULTIMATE DESERT SURVIVAL MACHINES,
CAN'T TAKE THESE.
ONE BITE OF A CALITROPIS PLANT,
AND THEY'VE BEEN KNOWN
TO STAGGER AROUND IN CIRCLES FOR HOURS.
TO STAY ALIVE OUT HERE MEANS GETTING WATER.
DRIED-UP RIVERBEDS ARE RARE,
BUT THEY COULD BE THE ANSWER TO YOUR PRAYERS.
WHAT I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR AS
I'VE BEEN MOVING THROUGH THIS GULLY --
ARE JUST AREAS OF TELLTALE SIGNS OF WATER,
THINGS LIKE THE VEGETATION AROUND HERE,
ANY GREENERY THAT NEEDS WATER FOR LIFE.
ALSO, I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR AREAS
WHERE THE RIVER AT ONE POINT WOULD RUN IN
BUT THEN STRUGGLE TO RUN OUT OF.
AND YOU CAN SEE HERE, AT ONE POINT,
THE RIVER WOULD HAVE FLOWED ALONG,
AND THEN THERE'S THIS, LIKE, DIP,
AND THEN IT BEGINS TO GO UP HERE.
SO WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED,
A POOL OF WATER WOULD COLLECT HERE,
AND AS IT DRIED, IT WOULD SOAK INTO ALL OF THIS.
YOU CAN SEE THE COLOR OF THE SAND HERE.
IT'S MUCH DARKER THAN AROUND HERE.
SO I RECKON IF I DIG DOWN INTO THIS,
I MIGHT WELL FIND WATER.
THE BEST PLACE TO DIG IS SANDY SOIL ON AN OUTSIDE BEND.
RAIN SOAKS IN VERY QUICKLY,
BUT DEEPER DOWN YOU MIGHT FIND WATER.
YOU'VE ALREADY SIGNS JUST A FEW INCHES UNDER IT.
LOOK AT THE COLOR DIFFERENCE.
THERE'S DEFINITELY MOISTURE DOWN HERE.
REALLY, IN A DESERT THIS DRY,
EVEN TO FIND THIS SORT OF STUFF, COOL, PRETTY MOIST SAND,
IS A REAL RESULT.
BUT HOW AM I GOING TO GET THE WATER?
LET'S KEEP DIGGING AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS,
TRY AND THINK OF A PLAN.
MAYBE JUST USE MY T-SHIRT.
WRAP THAT UP...
AND THEN JUST START TO WRING IT.
AND ANY MOISTURE IN THIS
WILL GET FORCED TO THE BOTTOM
AND THEN HOPEFULLY OUT.
( SQUEAKING )
NOT VERY MUCH, BUT I'M DEFINITELY GETTING ENOUGH
JUST TO WET MY LIPS, WET MY MOUTH.
WELL, BETTER THAN NOTHING.
OKAY. LET'S KEEP MOVING ON.
ALL OF THESE FOOTHILLS HERE
ARE THE SOUTHERNMOST TIP OF THE ANTI-ATLAS,
WHICH IS THE GIANT VOLCANIC RANGE
THAT EXTENDS OUT FROM THE ATLAS MOUNTAINS.
BUT FROM HERE, THERE DOESN'T LOOK LIKE
ANY OBVIOUS ROUTE THROUGH THEM.
BUT THERE ARE CLUES THAT NOW YOU MAY NOT BE FAR FROM HELP.
DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN SEE THAT,
BUT SOMEBODY HAS DEFINITELY CARVED MAYBE --
LOOKS LIKE MAYBE A GAZELLE.
AND THESE ARE PROBABLY OLD BERBER DRAWINGS.
AND THIS IS WHAT THESE GUYS WOULD DO.
THEY'D CARVE INTO THE ROCK
THE IMAGES OF THE ANIMALS THEY WERE HUNTING.
WHAT I JUST FIND AMAZING
IS THAT THESE DRAWINGS HAVE SURVIVED FOR THAT LONG
AGAINST SUCH POWERFUL FORCES OF NATURE OUT HERE.
ALL THIS AREA IS HUNTING GROUND
FOR THE LEGENDARY BERBERS,
NOMADS WHO HAVE LIVED IN THE SAHARA
FOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS
AND WHO ARE THE MASTERS OF DESERT SURVIVAL.
WHILE I'VE BEEN HERE, I'VE NEEDED TO RELY
ON SOME OF THOSE VERY SAME SURVIVAL SKILLS.
BUT DON'T GET ME WRONG.
DESPITE THE BEAUTY OF THE SAHARA,
IT IS ONE OF THE WORLD'S MOST DANGEROUS
AND LIFE-SAPPING WILDERNESSES.
GET IT WRONG HERE, AND YOU DIE.