1 00:00:13,700 --> 00:00:15,000 I'M BEAR GRYLLS, 2 00:00:15,066 --> 00:00:18,066 AND I'M GONNA SEEK OUT SOME OF THE MOST EXTREME CHALLENGES 3 00:00:18,133 --> 00:00:19,934 IN THE MOST DANGEROUS LOCATIONS ON EARTH, 4 00:00:20,000 --> 00:00:22,467 WHERE HAVING THE RIGHT SURVIVAL SKILLS 5 00:00:22,533 --> 00:00:25,433 CAN MEAN THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH. 6 00:00:25,500 --> 00:00:26,800 WHOO! 7 00:00:26,867 --> 00:00:29,867 NOW I'VE COME TO THE SAHARA, ONE OF THE HOTTEST 8 00:00:29,934 --> 00:00:32,000 AND DEADLIEST PLACES ON THE PLANET... 9 00:00:32,066 --> 00:00:35,600 THAT IS JUST HUGE. 10 00:00:35,667 --> 00:00:38,100 ...TO MEET THE PEOPLE WHO KNOW JUST WHAT IT TAKES 11 00:00:38,166 --> 00:00:40,133 TO SURVIVE OUT HERE. 12 00:00:40,200 --> 00:00:41,467 THE NOMADIC BERBER TRIBES 13 00:00:41,533 --> 00:00:44,166 HAVE LIVED HERE FOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS, 14 00:00:44,233 --> 00:00:47,200 AND THEY'RE GONNA SHOW ME IN THIS SPECIAL EPISODE 15 00:00:47,266 --> 00:00:50,467 SOME OF THEIR MOST EXTREME SURVIVAL TECHNIQUES -- 16 00:00:50,533 --> 00:00:52,767 HOW A DEAD CAMEL CAN SAVE YOUR LIFE... 17 00:00:54,100 --> 00:00:57,333 GET INSIDE IT, PULL IT OVER. 18 00:00:57,400 --> 00:00:59,100 ...HOW THEY PROTECT THEMSELVES 19 00:00:59,166 --> 00:01:01,767 FROM THEIR VERY WORST ENEMIES... 20 00:01:01,834 --> 00:01:05,900 FEAST ON THINGS THAT WILL TURN YOUR STOMACH... 21 00:01:05,967 --> 00:01:09,800 I'VE NEVER EATEN RAW GOAT'S TESTICLES BEFORE. 22 00:01:09,867 --> 00:01:13,467 ...AND CLIMB MY WAY OUT OF THE DESERT. 23 00:01:21,600 --> 00:01:23,734 I'M FLYING ACROSS THE SAHARA IN MOROCCO, 24 00:01:23,800 --> 00:01:25,734 THE BIGGEST DESERT IN THE WORLD, 25 00:01:25,800 --> 00:01:28,667 WITH 3.5 MILLION SQUARE MILES. 26 00:01:28,734 --> 00:01:31,800 IT'S ABOUT THE SAME SIZE AS THE U.S. 27 00:01:33,400 --> 00:01:36,967 THE ATLAS MOUNTAINS ARE YOUR ONLY WAY OUT OF THE DESERT, 28 00:01:37,033 --> 00:01:39,300 BUT THEY'RE HUNDREDS OF MILES AWAY, 29 00:01:39,367 --> 00:01:42,433 SO YOU'LL NEED TO USE EVERY TRICK IN THE BOOK TO SURVIVE. 30 00:01:45,900 --> 00:01:47,934 I'VE GOT A FEW BASIC TOOLS, 31 00:01:48,000 --> 00:01:51,266 AND MY CAMERA CREW ARE COMING WITH ME. 32 00:01:57,100 --> 00:02:00,200 I'M ABOUT 15 FEET ABOVE THE HIGHEST DUNE, 33 00:02:00,266 --> 00:02:03,934 AND I'M GONNA USE AN OLD ARMY TECHNIQUE TO JUMP OUT, 34 00:02:04,000 --> 00:02:06,634 KEEPING MY KNEES AND FEET TOGETHER. 35 00:02:14,533 --> 00:02:18,400 IT'S NOT THE MOST CONVENTIONAL WAY TO LAND IN THE DESERT, 36 00:02:18,467 --> 00:02:20,033 BUT IT'S FUN. 37 00:02:20,100 --> 00:02:22,200 [ GRUNTS ] 38 00:02:22,266 --> 00:02:24,400 [ BREATHING HEAVILY ] 39 00:02:24,467 --> 00:02:25,800 [ SIGHS ] 40 00:02:25,867 --> 00:02:27,066 [ COUGHS ] 41 00:02:27,133 --> 00:02:28,634 THERE'S SAND EVERYWHERE. 42 00:02:28,700 --> 00:02:31,266 THAT WAS JUST LIKE A WHIRLWIND UP THERE. 43 00:02:31,333 --> 00:02:33,934 WHEW. OKAY. WE'RE OFF. 44 00:02:43,033 --> 00:02:46,200 THE DUNES ARE THE TOUGHEST KIND OF DESERT TO SURVIVE IN 45 00:02:46,266 --> 00:02:48,934 AND MAKE UP A QUARTER OF THE SAHARA. 46 00:02:50,667 --> 00:02:54,934 WATER IS YOUR BIGGEST PRIORITY, BUT THERE'S HARDLY A DROP HERE. 47 00:02:55,000 --> 00:02:59,433 BUT JUST THE TINIEST MORSEL OF FOOD CAN HELP. 48 00:02:59,500 --> 00:03:02,166 COME ON. 49 00:03:02,233 --> 00:03:04,333 YOU SEE THAT? 50 00:03:04,400 --> 00:03:06,000 A LITTLE SAND BEETLE. 51 00:03:06,066 --> 00:03:08,333 AND WHEN THERE'S AS LITTLE FOOD 52 00:03:08,400 --> 00:03:10,166 AS THERE IS IN THE SAHARA DESERT, 53 00:03:10,233 --> 00:03:12,367 THIS IS ABOUT AS GOOD AS YOU'RE GONNA GET. 54 00:03:12,433 --> 00:03:15,367 BUT THESE ARE PRETTY COMMON IN THE DUNES. 55 00:03:15,433 --> 00:03:16,700 [ GROANS ] 56 00:03:16,767 --> 00:03:18,033 DON'T TASTE VERY NICE. 57 00:03:18,100 --> 00:03:19,734 AH, BUT IT'S GONNA GIVE ME 58 00:03:19,800 --> 00:03:22,500 A GOOD BIT OF PROTEIN AND A BIT OF SALT. 59 00:03:23,533 --> 00:03:26,467 [ CRUNCHING ] 60 00:03:34,900 --> 00:03:37,767 [ GROANS ] 61 00:03:37,834 --> 00:03:41,233 TASTES LIKE A... 62 00:03:41,300 --> 00:03:43,767 PRAWN THAT'S FULL OF SAND, 63 00:03:43,834 --> 00:03:46,500 BEEN SITTING AROUND FOR ABOUT A MONTH, 64 00:03:46,567 --> 00:03:48,033 FULL OF CHEESE. 65 00:03:48,100 --> 00:03:49,300 [ SPITS ] 66 00:03:49,367 --> 00:03:51,900 OH, GOD. 67 00:03:56,266 --> 00:03:58,300 ANYWAY, AT LEAST IT'S SOMETHING. 68 00:03:58,367 --> 00:04:00,166 IT WILL ALSO REPLACE 69 00:04:00,233 --> 00:04:02,266 ANY SALTS YOU'VE LOST THROUGH SWEATING. 70 00:04:02,333 --> 00:04:05,033 AND OUT HERE, YOU CAN LOSE A LITER AN HOUR 71 00:04:05,100 --> 00:04:06,967 WITHOUT EVEN NOTICING IT. 72 00:04:07,033 --> 00:04:11,300 ONE OF THE DANGERS OF THE SAHARAN WIND 73 00:04:11,367 --> 00:04:13,667 IS THAT IT'S EXCEPTIONALLY DRYING, 74 00:04:13,734 --> 00:04:15,300 AND AS SOON AS YOU SWEAT, 75 00:04:15,367 --> 00:04:17,634 THE WIND HITS IT, AND YOU'RE DRY. 76 00:04:17,700 --> 00:04:19,066 AND THEN YOU SWEAT AGAIN. 77 00:04:19,133 --> 00:04:22,700 AND THAT'S WHY YOU DEHYDRATE OUT HERE SO FAST. 78 00:04:22,767 --> 00:04:25,734 IN THIS BLISTERING HEAT, WITHOUT ANY WATER, 79 00:04:25,800 --> 00:04:29,433 YOU CAN BE DEAD WITHIN 24 HOURS. 80 00:04:30,867 --> 00:04:32,634 IF YOU WERE LOST OUT HERE, 81 00:04:32,700 --> 00:04:34,800 YOUR ONE REAL CHANCE OF SURVIVAL 82 00:04:34,867 --> 00:04:36,500 WOULD LIE WITH THE BERBERS. 83 00:04:36,567 --> 00:04:38,400 THEY'VE LIVED NEAR THE ATLAS MOUNTAINS 84 00:04:38,467 --> 00:04:40,500 FOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS, 85 00:04:40,567 --> 00:04:43,767 AND THEY'RE THE ULTIMATE EXPERTS IN DESERT SURVIVAL. 86 00:04:43,834 --> 00:04:47,834 DO YOU SEE THEIR CAMP AROUND THE ACACIA TREE THERE? 87 00:04:47,900 --> 00:04:52,166 WHAT I REALLY NEED IS JUST A DRINK. 88 00:04:52,233 --> 00:04:55,100 THEY HAVE RESCUED PLENTY OF PEOPLE OVER THE YEARS, 89 00:04:55,166 --> 00:04:57,200 AND I CAN'T WAIT TO MEET THEM. 90 00:04:58,734 --> 00:05:01,000 BONJOUR. BONJOUR. 91 00:05:01,066 --> 00:05:02,667 çA VA? çA VA. 92 00:05:02,734 --> 00:05:04,667 MOHAMMED SPEAKS FRENCH 93 00:05:04,734 --> 00:05:07,333 BECAUSE THIS AREA WAS ONCE A FRENCH COLONY. 94 00:05:07,400 --> 00:05:12,000 AS HE KNOWS ONLY TOO WELL, WATER IN THE DESERT IS LIFE. 95 00:05:12,066 --> 00:05:14,166 AND THE FIRST GIFT FOR ANY VISITOR 96 00:05:14,233 --> 00:05:16,834 IS TO GIVE THEM A MUCH-NEEDED DRINK. 97 00:05:16,900 --> 00:05:18,166 MERCI BIEN. 98 00:05:18,233 --> 00:05:19,667 WHEW. 99 00:05:19,734 --> 00:05:23,834 EVERY DAY, THEY SWEEP THEIR CAMPS FOR SNAKES. 100 00:05:25,834 --> 00:05:27,767 OBVIOUSLY, THEY'VE GOT KIDS, 101 00:05:27,834 --> 00:05:29,667 THEIR KIDS PLAYING AROUND THE TENT. 102 00:05:29,734 --> 00:05:31,100 AND THEY'VE GOT THEIR CAMELS 103 00:05:31,166 --> 00:05:32,934 THAT REALLY ARE THEIR LIVELIHOOD, 104 00:05:33,000 --> 00:05:35,767 AND THEY CAN'T AFFORD TO BE LOSING THOSE TO SNAKE BITES. 105 00:05:35,834 --> 00:05:37,767 SO, MOHAMMED'S GONNA TAKE ME OUT 106 00:05:37,834 --> 00:05:41,867 AND SHOW ME HOW THEY DO THEIR SNAKE HUNTS. 107 00:05:43,467 --> 00:05:46,634 THE WHOLE AREA IS HOME TO HORNED VIPERS, 108 00:05:46,700 --> 00:05:49,133 THE SAHARA'S MOST FEARSOME SNAKE. 109 00:05:49,200 --> 00:05:51,367 AND THEY ARE A CONSTANT MENACE. 110 00:05:51,433 --> 00:05:54,767 HE KNOWS OF ONE GUY WHO HAS A YOUNG BOY, AGE 15, 111 00:05:54,834 --> 00:05:56,900 LOOKING AFTER THE CAMELS OUT HERE. 112 00:05:56,967 --> 00:05:59,800 AND ONE MORNING, THE CAMEL WENT DOWN, HE GOT OFF, 113 00:05:59,867 --> 00:06:04,533 AND HE WAS PUTTING SOMETHING AROUND THE LEG OF THE CAMEL. 114 00:06:04,600 --> 00:06:08,667 AND AS HE REACHED DOWN, A VIPER BIT THIS BOY'S FINGER. 115 00:06:08,734 --> 00:06:11,266 OBVIOUSLY, YOU KNOW, THERE'S NO HOSPITAL OUT HERE. 116 00:06:11,333 --> 00:06:13,166 THERE'S NO ANTIVENOM, NO MEDICINE. 117 00:06:13,233 --> 00:06:15,367 AND THEY HAD TO, STRAIGHT THEN AND THERE, 118 00:06:15,433 --> 00:06:17,934 JUST CUT THE FINGER OFF TO SAVE HIS LIFE. 119 00:06:18,000 --> 00:06:20,433 THAT'S HOW DANGEROUS THESE SNAKES CAN BE 120 00:06:20,500 --> 00:06:22,333 AND HOW CAREFUL YOU'VE GOT TO BE 121 00:06:22,400 --> 00:06:24,333 WHEN YOU'RE WALKING THROUGH ALL THIS STUFF. 122 00:06:24,400 --> 00:06:28,700 HORNED VIPERS ARE NOTORIOUSLY DIFFICULT TO CATCH. 123 00:06:28,767 --> 00:06:30,533 THEY'RE NOT JUST WELL-CAMOUFLAGED, 124 00:06:30,600 --> 00:06:34,233 BUT THEY BURROW UNDER THE SAND, AND THEY'RE EASILY STEPPED ON 125 00:06:34,300 --> 00:06:36,266 AND ARE ALL TOO READY TO STRIKE. 126 00:06:36,333 --> 00:06:41,066 AND THEY'LL OFTEN BE IN, LIKE, THESE LITTLE CLUSTERS HERE 127 00:06:41,133 --> 00:06:43,033 OR EVEN JUST BURIED IN THE SAND. 128 00:06:43,100 --> 00:06:45,300 BUT WHAT HE'S LOOKING FOR, REALLY, 129 00:06:45,367 --> 00:06:49,967 ARE JUST THE SLITHER TRACES OF WHERE THE SNAKE'S BEEN. 130 00:06:50,033 --> 00:06:54,800 MOHAMMED'S GOT SOME TRACKS HERE. 131 00:06:54,867 --> 00:06:58,033 YOU CAN SEE, THAT'S A VERY DISTINCT SHAPE. 132 00:06:58,100 --> 00:06:59,567 YOU CAN EVEN SEE -- 133 00:06:59,634 --> 00:07:03,000 LOOK, YOU CAN EVEN SEE THE SCALES ON THIS. 134 00:07:07,600 --> 00:07:09,934 I SEE HIM CURLED UNDER THERE. 135 00:07:11,834 --> 00:07:14,066 AND IF YOU CAN SEE RIGHT IN THERE, 136 00:07:14,133 --> 00:07:16,367 YOU CAN SEE THESE TWO LITTLE HORNS 137 00:07:16,433 --> 00:07:18,367 ON TOP OF ITS HEAD. 138 00:07:18,433 --> 00:07:21,867 AND THESE ARE ONE OF THE MOST DEADLY SNAKES IN THE WORLD. 139 00:07:21,934 --> 00:07:23,433 THAT CAN KILL YOU. 140 00:07:28,233 --> 00:07:30,233 THEY GROW UP TO 3 FOOT LONG. 141 00:07:30,300 --> 00:07:32,667 THEIR VENOM POISONS YOUR BLOOD SYSTEM 142 00:07:32,734 --> 00:07:35,000 AND CAN CAUSE MASSIVE HEMORRHAGING, 143 00:07:35,066 --> 00:07:36,634 LEADING TO A HEART ATTACK. 144 00:07:36,700 --> 00:07:39,266 THE BERBERS HAVE A HEALTHY RESPECT FOR THEM 145 00:07:39,333 --> 00:07:41,800 AND ALWAYS USE STICKS TO CATCH THEM. 146 00:07:53,133 --> 00:07:54,867 OKAY, GOT HIM. 147 00:08:03,467 --> 00:08:07,367 AND THERE YOU GO. YOU CAN JUST SEE THE HEAD THERE. 148 00:08:07,433 --> 00:08:09,266 BUT YOU WANT TO BE REALLY CAREFUL. 149 00:08:09,333 --> 00:08:11,100 EVEN AFTER YOU'VE TAKEN THE HEAD OFF, 150 00:08:11,166 --> 00:08:12,400 YOU WANT TO BE CAREFUL. 151 00:08:12,467 --> 00:08:15,400 THAT'S STILL GOT ALL ITS HEMOTOXIC VENOM IN ITS MOUTH. 152 00:08:15,467 --> 00:08:18,033 AND YOU NEVER JUST WANT TO LEAVE A SNAKE'S HEAD 153 00:08:18,100 --> 00:08:20,367 OUT IN THE OPEN AFTER YOU'VE CUT IT OFF. 154 00:08:20,433 --> 00:08:23,300 YOU WANT TO EITHER BURN IT OR BURY IT. 155 00:08:23,367 --> 00:08:25,800 THE VENOM CAN STILL BE TOXIC 156 00:08:25,867 --> 00:08:30,066 24 HOURS AFTER THE SNAKE HAS BEEN KILLED. 157 00:08:30,133 --> 00:08:32,166 LOOK, HE'S STILL... 158 00:08:32,233 --> 00:08:34,100 BODY'S STILL WRIGGLING AROUND. 159 00:08:34,166 --> 00:08:38,967 BOY, THIS IS A NASTY BRUTE AND A KILLER OF A SNAKE. 160 00:08:39,033 --> 00:08:42,700 BUT I'M GONNA EAT HIM. 161 00:08:42,767 --> 00:08:43,900 OKAY, LET'S GO. 162 00:08:51,367 --> 00:08:53,634 I'M IN THE SAHARA IN NORTH AFRICA, 163 00:08:53,700 --> 00:08:55,734 LEARNING HOW THE BERBERS SURVIVE 164 00:08:55,800 --> 00:08:58,066 IN THE EXTREMES OF THE DESERT. 165 00:08:58,133 --> 00:09:01,667 I'VE CAUGHT A HORNED VIPER, THE BERBER'S NUMBER-ONE ENEMY. 166 00:09:01,734 --> 00:09:04,867 IT'S A HIGHLY VENOMOUS SNAKE, BUT WITH ITS HEAD OFF, 167 00:09:04,934 --> 00:09:06,967 IT'S GOOD TO EAT AND FULL OF PROTEIN. 168 00:09:07,033 --> 00:09:09,433 YOU JUST PEEL BACK THE SKIN, GUT IT... 169 00:09:09,500 --> 00:09:13,667 AND THAT'S ALL THE GUTS COMING OUT THE MIDDLE THERE. 170 00:09:13,734 --> 00:09:16,567 ...WRAP IT AROUND A STICK, AND COOK IT OVER THE FIRE. 171 00:09:19,100 --> 00:09:23,300 OKAY, LET'S HAVE A LOOK AT THIS, MOHAMMED. 172 00:09:23,367 --> 00:09:26,300 AND A GOOD WAY OF TELLING WHETHER IT'S COOKED 173 00:09:26,367 --> 00:09:30,667 IS YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO SEE THE STRANDS OF THE MEAT. 174 00:09:30,734 --> 00:09:32,333 YOU DON'T WANT TO BURN THIS 175 00:09:32,400 --> 00:09:36,133 'CAUSE, ACTUALLY, IT'S REALLY BEAUTIFUL MEAT. 176 00:09:37,767 --> 00:09:39,367 [ SPEAKING FRENCH ] 177 00:09:39,433 --> 00:09:42,200 [ SPEAKING FRENCH ] 178 00:09:42,266 --> 00:09:45,367 HE'S SAYING HE DOESN'T EAT THIS. IT'S REALLY TOUGH. 179 00:09:45,433 --> 00:09:48,767 BUT ALSO, I KNOW THEY'RE REALLY SUPERSTITIOUS ABOUT SNAKES. 180 00:09:48,834 --> 00:09:51,433 AND THEY ACTUALLY CONSIDER, IF YOU KILL ONE, 181 00:09:51,500 --> 00:09:53,867 IT'S LIKE KILLING AN ENEMY. 182 00:09:56,800 --> 00:09:57,900 MERCI, MOHAMMED. 183 00:09:57,967 --> 00:09:59,900 [ SPEAKING FRENCH ] 184 00:09:59,967 --> 00:10:02,333 BON APPéTIT. MERCI. 185 00:10:04,233 --> 00:10:05,867 CAMELS ARE THE KEY 186 00:10:05,934 --> 00:10:08,734 TO BOTH WEALTH AND DESERT SURVIVAL FOR THE BERBERS, 187 00:10:08,800 --> 00:10:11,400 SO FINDING WATER IS CRUCIAL. 188 00:10:11,467 --> 00:10:15,367 EVERY BERBER HAS A MENTAL MAP OF JUST WHAT'S WHERE. 189 00:10:15,433 --> 00:10:18,467 AND THIS IS A REAL SKILL OF THESE BERBER FAMILIES. 190 00:10:18,533 --> 00:10:20,700 THIS KNOWLEDGE IS JUST PASSED DOWN 191 00:10:20,767 --> 00:10:22,533 FROM GENERATION TO GENERATION, 192 00:10:22,600 --> 00:10:25,333 OF KNOWING WHERE THESE WELLS ARE IN THE DESERT, 193 00:10:25,400 --> 00:10:27,467 THESE UNDERGROUND POCKETS OF WATER. 194 00:10:27,533 --> 00:10:30,400 AND IT'S THAT KNOWLEDGE THAT REALLY MEANS THESE GUYS 195 00:10:30,467 --> 00:10:33,266 ARE THE ULTIMATE SAHARA DESERT SURVIVORS. 196 00:10:33,333 --> 00:10:37,967 FOR THEIR MAIN SOURCE OF FOOD, THE BERBERS RELY ON GOATS. 197 00:10:42,433 --> 00:10:45,533 AND REALLY, WHEN SKINNING CARCASSES, 198 00:10:45,600 --> 00:10:48,166 YOU WANT TO TRY AND USE AS LITTLE KNIFE AS POSSIBLE. 199 00:10:48,233 --> 00:10:50,567 AND ONCE YOU'RE IN, YOU CAN JUST USE YOUR FIST, 200 00:10:50,634 --> 00:10:52,066 AND YOU, LIKE, ROLL IT. 201 00:10:52,133 --> 00:10:53,567 AND MOHAMMED'S KINDLY OFFERED 202 00:10:53,634 --> 00:10:56,166 TO HELP ME MAKE A WATER GOURD OUT OF THIS SKIN. 203 00:10:56,233 --> 00:10:58,133 SO WE'RE GONNA DRY THIS OVERNIGHT 204 00:10:58,200 --> 00:11:00,767 AND MAKE SOMETHING THAT I CAN CARRY WATER WITH 205 00:11:00,834 --> 00:11:03,266 WHEN I CARRY ON MY JOURNEY TOMORROW. 206 00:11:03,333 --> 00:11:05,567 NOTHING WILL GO TO WASTE. 207 00:11:05,634 --> 00:11:08,367 AND WHEN I SAY NOTHING, I MEAN NOTHING. 208 00:11:08,433 --> 00:11:09,967 HE'S GONNA CUT INTO THAT, 209 00:11:10,033 --> 00:11:13,200 AND THEN HE'S GONNA EAT ONE OF THEM. 210 00:11:13,266 --> 00:11:16,433 AND THEN, IN HONOR OF HIS GUEST, 211 00:11:16,500 --> 00:11:18,567 HE WANTS TO GIVE ME THE OTHER ONE. 212 00:11:18,634 --> 00:11:19,967 [ CLEARS THROAT ] 213 00:11:20,033 --> 00:11:24,100 IT'S TRADITIONAL FOR BERBER MEN TO EAT GOAT'S TESTICLES. 214 00:11:24,166 --> 00:11:26,934 THEY'RE THOUGHT TO ENHANCE FERTILITY, 215 00:11:27,000 --> 00:11:29,967 AND IT'S CERTAINLY GONNA BE A TEST OF MY MANHOOD. 216 00:11:33,133 --> 00:11:36,233 MERCI. MERCI. 217 00:11:36,300 --> 00:11:37,867 NO. 218 00:11:37,934 --> 00:11:39,333 I MUST SAY, I'VE NEVER... 219 00:11:39,400 --> 00:11:43,533 NEVER EATEN RAW GOAT'S TESTICLES BEFORE. 220 00:11:43,600 --> 00:11:45,367 MERCI, MOHAMMED. 221 00:11:45,433 --> 00:11:47,467 [ SQUISHING ] 222 00:11:55,400 --> 00:11:57,166 [ GAGS ] 223 00:11:57,233 --> 00:12:00,900 MMM. 224 00:12:00,967 --> 00:12:03,166 [ GAGS, COUGHS ] 225 00:12:05,200 --> 00:12:08,500 OKAY, MOHAMMED. SORRY ABOUT THAT. LET'S CARRY ON. 226 00:12:15,100 --> 00:12:17,033 I'M SPENDING THE NIGHT WITH THE BERBERS 227 00:12:17,100 --> 00:12:20,000 BEFORE VENTURING BACK OUT INTO THE ARID DESERT. 228 00:12:20,066 --> 00:12:22,667 [ MEN SINGING IN NATIVE LANGUAGE ] 229 00:12:26,500 --> 00:12:30,200 I THINK THIS IS ONE OF THE FEW NIGHTS I'VE HAD IN THE WILD, 230 00:12:30,266 --> 00:12:32,667 AH, THAT IS JUST BLISS. 231 00:12:32,734 --> 00:12:35,200 YOU KNOW, I CAN REALLY AFFORD TO RELAX. 232 00:12:35,266 --> 00:12:38,867 I'VE HAD GOOD COMPANY WITH ALL OF THESE BERBER GUYS. 233 00:12:38,934 --> 00:12:41,934 I'VE HAVE FOOD. I'VE HAD WATER, EVEN SOME TEA. 234 00:12:42,000 --> 00:12:44,600 AND I'M JUST LYING, LOOKING AT THE STARS. 235 00:12:44,667 --> 00:12:46,300 THAT IS GOOD. 236 00:12:48,033 --> 00:12:51,300 AFTER BREAKFAST, IT'S TIME TO SAY GOODBYE. 237 00:12:51,367 --> 00:12:53,634 BUT THERE'S A PARTING GIFT FROM MOHAMMED, 238 00:12:53,700 --> 00:12:56,100 SOMETHING I'LL NEED FOR MY NEXT DESERT CHALLENGES. 239 00:12:56,166 --> 00:12:57,834 AH, THE WATER GOURD. 240 00:12:57,900 --> 00:12:59,300 THANKS, MOHAMMED. 241 00:12:59,367 --> 00:13:01,533 MERCI BIEN. WE'LL SEE YOU. 242 00:13:01,600 --> 00:13:03,734 AND IT'S GOT A LITTLE BIT OF WATER IN IT. 243 00:13:03,800 --> 00:13:06,166 AND IF YOU HAD TO MAKE YOUR WAY OUT FROM HERE, 244 00:13:06,233 --> 00:13:09,600 YOUR BEST BET IS TO STILL KEEP HEADING TOWARDS THE ATLAS, 245 00:13:09,667 --> 00:13:11,133 AND THE WAY TO DO THAT 246 00:13:11,200 --> 00:13:13,133 IS TO KEEP THE ACACIA TREES IN FRONT OF YOU. 247 00:13:13,200 --> 00:13:15,033 THEY TEND TO GROW TOWARDS THE MOUNTAINS. 248 00:13:15,100 --> 00:13:18,900 AND THEN THE TAMARISK THAT LIKE THE DUNES, BEHIND YOU. 249 00:13:18,967 --> 00:13:20,300 MERCI. 250 00:13:20,367 --> 00:13:21,400 BUT I'M ABOUT TO BE FACED 251 00:13:21,467 --> 00:13:23,800 WITH MY MOST EXTREME CHALLENGE YET -- 252 00:13:23,867 --> 00:13:27,700 TURNING A DEAD CAMEL INTO A ONE-STOP SURVIVAL SHOP. 253 00:13:37,400 --> 00:13:40,200 I'M IN THE SAHARA DESERT IN NORTH AFRICA, 254 00:13:40,266 --> 00:13:42,800 SHOWING YOU HOW TO STAY ALIVE 255 00:13:42,867 --> 00:13:45,400 AND FACING MY BIGGEST SURVIVAL CHALLENGE YET. 256 00:13:45,467 --> 00:13:49,433 I'VE NOW BEEN CUT LOOSE BY THE BERBERS TO FEND FOR MYSELF 257 00:13:49,500 --> 00:13:52,033 IN ONE OF THE WORLD'S HARSHEST ENVIRONMENTS. 258 00:13:52,100 --> 00:13:54,967 BUT THEY'VE LEFT ME WITH THE ULTIMATE CHALLENGE. 259 00:13:55,033 --> 00:13:57,166 THE BERBER HAVE GIVEN ME THIS CAMEL, 260 00:13:57,233 --> 00:14:00,300 AND THEY'LL ALMOST ALWAYS KILL AN OLD BEAST LIKE THIS 261 00:14:00,367 --> 00:14:01,900 WHEN IT'S ON ITS LAST LEGS, 262 00:14:01,967 --> 00:14:04,033 RATHER THAN LET IT SUFFER TOO MUCH. 263 00:14:04,100 --> 00:14:07,333 BUT, YOU KNOW, THEY'LL USE EVERY SINGLE BIT OF THIS ANIMAL, 264 00:14:07,400 --> 00:14:08,900 NOT ONLY, THOUGH, FOR FOOD, 265 00:14:08,967 --> 00:14:13,734 ALSO FOR WATER AND, IN EXTREMITY, FOR SHELTER. 266 00:14:13,800 --> 00:14:16,700 I'M GONNA START BY SKINNING THIS CAMEL FOR A BLANKET, 267 00:14:16,767 --> 00:14:19,934 AS I WANT TO SET UP CAMP BEFORE NIGHTFALL. 268 00:14:20,000 --> 00:14:22,400 I'VE GOT AROUND THREE HOURS TO DO IT. 269 00:14:22,467 --> 00:14:25,066 AND WHAT YOU WANT TO DO IS GRAB A GOOD BIT OF SKIN... 270 00:14:26,567 --> 00:14:29,834 ...AND THEN JUST GET INTO IT. 271 00:14:29,900 --> 00:14:33,166 AND THEN ONCE YOU'RE IN, A GOOD WAY OF DOING IT 272 00:14:33,233 --> 00:14:35,834 IS PUTTING YOUR FINGER LIKE THAT, OVER THE KNIFE, 273 00:14:35,900 --> 00:14:39,000 'CAUSE WHAT YOU WANT TO AVOID IS PUNCTURING THE ACTUAL GUTS. 274 00:14:39,066 --> 00:14:40,600 AND THEN JUST SLIDE IN. 275 00:14:40,667 --> 00:14:42,233 IT'S HARD WORK DOING IT 276 00:14:42,300 --> 00:14:46,667 IN THIS SEARING HEAT OF AROUND 130 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. 277 00:14:46,734 --> 00:14:48,800 AND I'M SWEATING BUCKETS. 278 00:14:48,867 --> 00:14:50,967 BUT THE HUMP MIGHT JUST HELP ME. 279 00:14:51,033 --> 00:14:54,066 AND THE BERBER ACTUALLY TOLD ME 280 00:14:54,133 --> 00:14:59,467 THAT THE FAT FROM THIS IS A REAL DELICACY. 281 00:14:59,533 --> 00:15:02,533 BUT EXPERIENCE HAS TAUGHT ME 282 00:15:02,600 --> 00:15:06,033 TO BE A LITTLE BIT WARY OF BERBER DELICACIES. 283 00:15:06,100 --> 00:15:08,767 AND THIS IS JUST... 284 00:15:08,834 --> 00:15:13,367 PURE CAMEL FAT. 285 00:15:17,734 --> 00:15:19,967 [ GAGS, SPITS ] 286 00:15:20,033 --> 00:15:22,800 OH, MAN. 287 00:15:22,867 --> 00:15:25,367 THAT'S HORRIBLE. 288 00:15:25,433 --> 00:15:26,967 [ SPITS ] 289 00:15:28,133 --> 00:15:29,667 IN EXTREME SITUATIONS, 290 00:15:29,734 --> 00:15:32,600 THE FAT FROM THE HUMP OF A LIVING CAMEL 291 00:15:32,667 --> 00:15:34,433 WILL SAVE A BERBER'S LIFE. 292 00:15:34,500 --> 00:15:37,166 THEY CUT A FLAP OF SKIN AND FATTY HUMP 293 00:15:37,233 --> 00:15:39,133 AND CAREFULLY TAKE OUT WHAT THEY WANT, 294 00:15:39,200 --> 00:15:42,700 MAKING SURE THEY LEAVE ENOUGH FOR THE CAMEL TO SURVIVE. 295 00:15:42,767 --> 00:15:47,333 WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR IS THE STOMACH. 296 00:15:47,400 --> 00:15:51,400 AND THE STOMACH, ITSELF, IS IN THREE PARTS 297 00:15:51,467 --> 00:15:55,133 SO IT CAN SEPARATE THE LIQUIDS FROM THE SOLIDS. 298 00:15:55,200 --> 00:15:58,967 AND THE BIT I WANT IS CALLED THE RUMEN, 299 00:15:59,033 --> 00:16:00,967 WHERE IT KEEPS THE FLUIDS. 300 00:16:01,033 --> 00:16:03,233 THERE WE GO. 301 00:16:03,300 --> 00:16:05,767 I'M THROUGH... 302 00:16:05,834 --> 00:16:07,433 [ INSECTS BUZZING ] 303 00:16:07,500 --> 00:16:09,533 ...TO THE INNARDS HERE. 304 00:16:09,600 --> 00:16:11,400 LOOK AT THAT. THAT'S AMAZING. 305 00:16:11,467 --> 00:16:15,767 IT'S LIKE A RESERVOIR, THIS RUMEN WATER. 306 00:16:18,200 --> 00:16:23,166 AND A NOMAD TOLD ME ONCE HOW HIS UNCLE, IN THE 1950s, 307 00:16:23,233 --> 00:16:26,300 WAS LOST IN A SANDSTORM OUT HERE. 308 00:16:26,367 --> 00:16:30,066 AND HE ACTUALLY ENDED UP KILLING HIS CAMEL 309 00:16:30,133 --> 00:16:35,634 TO GET AT THE RUMEN AND ALL THIS FLUID INSIDE, 310 00:16:35,700 --> 00:16:39,033 AND THAT ACTUALLY SAVED HIS LIFE. 311 00:16:39,100 --> 00:16:41,533 IF YOU DON'T FIND MUCH WATER IN THE RUMEN, 312 00:16:41,600 --> 00:16:44,533 YOU MIGHT GET SOME FROM THE MAIN PART OF THE STOMACH, 313 00:16:44,600 --> 00:16:46,333 WHERE THE FOOD IS DIGESTED. 314 00:16:46,400 --> 00:16:49,600 [ GAGS, COUGHS ] 315 00:16:49,667 --> 00:16:52,900 GOT A LOAD OF STENCH... 316 00:16:52,967 --> 00:16:57,066 OF CAMEL-DIGESTED FOOD STRAIGHT UP MY NOSTRILS. 317 00:16:57,133 --> 00:16:58,600 AND HERE YOU GO. 318 00:16:58,667 --> 00:17:02,600 IF YOU BRING THE CAMERA OVER HERE AND LOOK INSIDE, 319 00:17:02,667 --> 00:17:06,600 YOU CAN SEE EVERYTHING THAT IT'S BEEN EATING. 320 00:17:06,667 --> 00:17:10,266 AND THAT'S JUST PARTIALLY DIGESTED. 321 00:17:10,333 --> 00:17:11,567 [ GAGS ] 322 00:17:11,634 --> 00:17:16,066 AND THE FLUID IN THIS, AGAIN, IS DRINKABLE. 323 00:17:20,800 --> 00:17:24,433 THAT MUST HAVE HURT WHEN IT WENT DOWN HIS THROAT. 324 00:17:32,634 --> 00:17:33,667 [ SPITS ] 325 00:17:33,734 --> 00:17:36,934 [ EXHALES SHARPLY ] 326 00:17:37,000 --> 00:17:41,166 DRINKABLE, BUT TRULY... 327 00:17:41,233 --> 00:17:42,667 DISGUSTING. 328 00:17:45,000 --> 00:17:47,433 AT ONE POINT NOW 329 00:17:47,500 --> 00:17:52,467 I HAVE TO HOLD MY BREATH, GET IN THERE, AND CUT IT. 330 00:17:52,533 --> 00:17:54,133 WHEW, STINKS. 331 00:17:54,200 --> 00:17:56,000 [ INHALES DEEPLY ] 332 00:18:02,800 --> 00:18:05,667 UGH, I GOT IT! 333 00:18:05,734 --> 00:18:09,533 YOU NEED TO DRAG THIS LOT WELL AWAY FROM THE CARCASS, 334 00:18:09,600 --> 00:18:13,667 IN THE HOPE THAT PREDATORS LIKE JACKALS STAY AWAY. 335 00:18:13,734 --> 00:18:16,967 I DON'T WANT THEM BOTHERING ME WHEN I SLEEP OUT TONIGHT. 336 00:18:17,033 --> 00:18:19,266 ONE, TWO, THREE. 337 00:18:19,333 --> 00:18:23,600 NOW I NEED TO TURN THE CAMEL OVER TO SKIN THE OTHER SIDE. 338 00:18:27,266 --> 00:18:30,900 NEVER GOT MY LEG OVER WITH A CAMEL BEFORE... 339 00:18:30,967 --> 00:18:33,266 [ GRUNTING ] 340 00:18:34,400 --> 00:18:35,867 ...BUT I HAVE NOW. 341 00:18:38,634 --> 00:18:41,400 I'VE BEEN BUTCHERING NOW FOR AN HOUR AND A HALF, 342 00:18:41,467 --> 00:18:44,533 AND ALREADY, THE FLESH HAS VIRTUALLY COOKED IN THIS HEAT, 343 00:18:44,600 --> 00:18:47,266 AND THE SKIN IS ALREADY DRYING. 344 00:18:47,333 --> 00:18:49,467 [ BREATHING HEAVILY ] 345 00:18:49,533 --> 00:18:54,700 AND THAT IS WHAT'S GONNA BE MY BLANKET TONIGHT. 346 00:18:54,767 --> 00:18:58,500 AND IF YOU CAN, HAVE A LOOK INSIDE THE CARCASS. 347 00:18:58,567 --> 00:19:01,233 THE BERBERS COULD USE THIS 348 00:19:01,300 --> 00:19:04,033 AS AN EMERGENCY SHELTER IN A SANDSTORM. 349 00:19:04,100 --> 00:19:08,033 AND ALL I'D DO IS... 350 00:19:08,100 --> 00:19:12,066 GET INSIDE IT, PULL IT OVER... 351 00:19:12,133 --> 00:19:16,734 AND I'LL BE 100% PROTECTED FROM THE SAND. 352 00:19:19,166 --> 00:19:23,233 JACKALS MIGHT WELL BE ATTRACTED TO THE CARCASS, 353 00:19:23,300 --> 00:19:26,000 SO IN ORDER TO PROTECT THE MEAT AND MYSELF, 354 00:19:26,066 --> 00:19:28,800 I'M GONNA PEE AROUND IT TO DETER THEM. 355 00:19:28,867 --> 00:19:30,867 THAT'LL SORT 'EM OUT. 356 00:19:30,934 --> 00:19:32,667 IF YOU NEED TO PEE LATER, 357 00:19:32,734 --> 00:19:36,000 JUST KEEP TOPPING UP YOUR LINE OF DEFENSE. 358 00:19:36,066 --> 00:19:40,767 AND NOW ALL I'VE GOT TO DO IS TO MAKE MY BED. 359 00:19:45,333 --> 00:19:49,600 I CAN THEN LAY THIS DOWN. 360 00:19:53,166 --> 00:19:56,634 NOW I'VE GOT A PILLOW, 361 00:19:56,700 --> 00:19:59,667 SOMETHING TO KEEP ME OFF THE ROCKS 362 00:19:59,734 --> 00:20:03,300 AND KEEP ME WARM... 363 00:20:03,367 --> 00:20:08,066 IF I NEED TO. 364 00:20:10,100 --> 00:20:12,700 BEFORE BEDDING DOWN FOR WHAT'S PROBABLY SHAPING UP 365 00:20:12,767 --> 00:20:15,734 TO BE ONE OF MY LEAST-PLEASANT NIGHTS OUT UNDER THE STARS, 366 00:20:15,800 --> 00:20:19,834 I'M GONNA TRY AND GET A FIRE GOING TO COOK SOME MEAT. 367 00:20:19,900 --> 00:20:24,133 AND CAMEL DUNG IS PERFECT FUEL BECAUSE IT'S JUST SO DRY. 368 00:20:28,634 --> 00:20:36,033 AND ALL OF THIS IS JUST BEAUTIFUL, FRESH MEAT. 369 00:20:36,100 --> 00:20:40,367 AND YOU WON'T GET A BETTER-LOOKING STEAK THAN THAT. 370 00:20:42,433 --> 00:20:44,133 A FLAT STONE OVER THE FIRE 371 00:20:44,200 --> 00:20:47,600 IS THE DESERT VERSION OF A BARBECUE. 372 00:20:47,667 --> 00:20:51,133 I KEEP FEEDING THE CAMEL DUNG IN. 373 00:20:51,200 --> 00:20:54,367 CAMEL MEAT IS LOW IN CHOLESTEROL, 374 00:20:54,433 --> 00:20:57,533 AND THIS IS A RARE DESERT FEAST. 375 00:21:02,200 --> 00:21:07,066 I RECKON THIS SHOULD BE READY. 376 00:21:13,567 --> 00:21:16,333 I THINK IT WAS QUITE AN OLD CAMEL. 377 00:21:20,734 --> 00:21:24,166 AFTER THREE AND A HALF HOURS OF HARD WORK, 378 00:21:24,233 --> 00:21:26,867 WHAT I NEED NOW IS JUST TO REST 379 00:21:26,934 --> 00:21:30,634 AND RECHARGE MY BATTERIES FOR WHATEVER LIES AHEAD. 380 00:21:30,700 --> 00:21:32,600 BUT IF I KIND OF THINK BACK 381 00:21:32,667 --> 00:21:35,533 TO A LOT OF THE GREAT SURVIVAL STORIES 382 00:21:35,600 --> 00:21:37,433 I'VE HEARD OVER THE YEARS, 383 00:21:37,500 --> 00:21:39,667 ONE THING THAT RUNS THROUGH THEM 384 00:21:39,734 --> 00:21:43,533 IS OFTEN THAT THOSE WHO SURVIVE NIGHTMARE SITUATIONS 385 00:21:43,600 --> 00:21:45,200 ARE THOSE WHO ARE PREPARED 386 00:21:45,266 --> 00:21:47,634 TO STEP OUTSIDE OF THEIR COMFORT ZONE 387 00:21:47,700 --> 00:21:49,400 AND DO WHATEVER THEY NEED TO 388 00:21:49,467 --> 00:21:53,767 TO MAKE IT BACK IN ONE PIECE AND MAKE IT HOME. 389 00:21:53,834 --> 00:21:59,834 AND AS A PILLOW, I'VE GOT A DEAD CAMEL'S NECK. 390 00:21:59,900 --> 00:22:03,333 I'D NEVER GET THIS ONE PAST THE WIFE. 391 00:22:05,200 --> 00:22:07,967 THIS IS GONNA BE ONE LONG NIGHT, 392 00:22:08,033 --> 00:22:11,500 AND TEMPERATURES HERE CAN PLUNGE TO FREEZING. 393 00:22:14,800 --> 00:22:16,567 [ GROANS ] 394 00:22:16,634 --> 00:22:20,033 WELL, IT'S ABOUT 6:00 IN THE MORNING, 395 00:22:20,100 --> 00:22:22,200 AND THE SUN'S JUST COMING UP. 396 00:22:22,266 --> 00:22:27,567 THANK GOD, 'CAUSE I AM REALLY COLD. 397 00:22:27,634 --> 00:22:31,166 AND IT'S AMAZING HOW COLD IT GETS AT NIGHT IN THE DESERT. 398 00:22:31,233 --> 00:22:33,000 I NEVER THOUGHT I'D SAY THIS, 399 00:22:33,066 --> 00:22:36,166 BUT I JUST CAN'T WAIT TO SEE THE SUN. 400 00:22:36,233 --> 00:22:42,634 STILL TO COME, THE SAHARA'S DEADLY SALT PANS, SEARING HEAT, 401 00:22:42,700 --> 00:22:46,533 AND THE THREAT OF GOING BLIND IN THE BOILING SUN. 402 00:22:46,600 --> 00:22:50,667 THIS PLACE IS HELL. 403 00:23:01,567 --> 00:23:05,233 I'M IN THE SAHARA DESERT IN NORTH AFRICA 404 00:23:05,300 --> 00:23:07,834 IN WHAT MUST BE THE MOST GODFORSAKEN PLACE ON EARTH, 405 00:23:07,900 --> 00:23:09,834 A DESOLATE NO-MAN'S-LAND 406 00:23:09,900 --> 00:23:12,433 WHICH INSPIRES NOTHING BUT DREAD. 407 00:23:12,500 --> 00:23:14,900 MY CHALLENGE IS TO CROSS IT. 408 00:23:14,967 --> 00:23:19,734 ALL OF THIS, NOW, IS JUST ONE GIANT SALT PAN, 409 00:23:19,800 --> 00:23:24,333 AND IT STRETCHES FOR MILES AND MILES IN EVERY DIRECTION. 410 00:23:24,400 --> 00:23:26,700 AND 10,000 YEARS AGO, 411 00:23:26,767 --> 00:23:28,800 THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN UNDER THE SEA. 412 00:23:28,867 --> 00:23:31,634 BUT NOW IT'S JUST THIS CRUST OF, LIKE, 413 00:23:31,700 --> 00:23:34,500 GLISTENING SALT AND MINERALS. 414 00:23:34,567 --> 00:23:36,500 AND THAT'S WHY IT'S SO BRIGHT 415 00:23:36,567 --> 00:23:39,567 AND WHY IT'S SO SEARINGLY HOT HERE. 416 00:23:39,634 --> 00:23:42,000 IT'S 20x30 MILES, 417 00:23:42,066 --> 00:23:45,900 TOTALLY BARREN, TOTALLY EXPOSED, AND TOTALLY TOXIC. 418 00:23:45,967 --> 00:23:48,533 NOTHING GROWS. THERE'S NOT A DROP OF WATER. 419 00:23:48,600 --> 00:23:51,100 AND DON'T GET EXCITED BY THESE TIRE TRACKS. 420 00:23:51,166 --> 00:23:54,000 THIS PLACE ONLY BRIEFLY COMES ALIVE ONCE A YEAR, 421 00:23:54,066 --> 00:23:55,700 AND IT'S NOT NOW. 422 00:23:55,767 --> 00:23:58,667 THAT'S ALL FROM THE PARIS-DAKAR RALLY. 423 00:23:58,734 --> 00:24:02,634 AND THAT'S ONE OF THE LONGEST AND TOUGHEST RACES IN THE WORLD, 424 00:24:02,700 --> 00:24:04,533 AND IT PASSES ALL THE WAY 425 00:24:04,600 --> 00:24:07,900 THROUGH MOROCCO AND WESTERN SAHARA. 426 00:24:07,967 --> 00:24:10,867 AND THERE WAS ONE BIKER WHO CRASHED. 427 00:24:10,934 --> 00:24:13,667 HE SMASHED UP HIMSELF AND HIS BIKE, 428 00:24:13,734 --> 00:24:17,133 AND HE KNEW THEN HE WAS IN A LOT OF TROUBLE. 429 00:24:17,200 --> 00:24:19,934 BUT IT WAS ONLY 'CAUSE A BERBER FOUND HIM 430 00:24:20,000 --> 00:24:21,500 AND MANAGED TO HELP HIM 431 00:24:21,567 --> 00:24:23,567 THAT HE SURVIVED TO TELL THE TALE. 432 00:24:24,967 --> 00:24:26,700 HE WAS LUCKY TO BE RESCUED. 433 00:24:26,767 --> 00:24:29,233 BUT IF YOU'RE STRANDED OUT HERE ALONE, 434 00:24:29,300 --> 00:24:31,567 YOUR ONLY WAY OUT ARE THE FOOTHILLS 435 00:24:31,634 --> 00:24:33,467 OF THE ATLAS MOUNTAINS. 436 00:24:34,700 --> 00:24:36,567 THEY MAY LOOK CLOSE, 437 00:24:36,634 --> 00:24:38,967 BUT CROSSING EVEN SHORT DISTANCES IN THIS SALT PAN 438 00:24:39,033 --> 00:24:40,900 CAN KILL YOU. 439 00:24:40,967 --> 00:24:42,433 ON FLAT GROUND LIKE THIS, 440 00:24:42,500 --> 00:24:45,400 YOU CAN UNDERESTIMATE DISTANCE BY A FACTOR OF THREE. 441 00:24:45,467 --> 00:24:49,400 AND THEY JUST DON'T SEEM TO BE GETTING ANY NEARER. 442 00:24:49,467 --> 00:24:52,700 IT'S A BLISTERING 130 DEGREES. 443 00:24:52,767 --> 00:24:54,200 IT'S PHYSICALLY DRAINING. 444 00:24:54,266 --> 00:24:55,700 BUT IT'S THE HAVOC 445 00:24:55,767 --> 00:24:58,333 THIS HEAT, HAZE, AND FLAT TERRAIN PLAYS WITH YOUR MIND 446 00:24:58,400 --> 00:25:00,934 THAT CAN KILL YOU. 447 00:25:01,000 --> 00:25:03,867 THAT'S A MIRAGE THERE. STRAIGHT THERE ON THE HORIZON. 448 00:25:03,934 --> 00:25:05,266 SEE ALL THAT SHIMMERING? 449 00:25:05,333 --> 00:25:09,634 LOOKS JUST LIKE A BIG POOL OF WATER. 450 00:25:09,700 --> 00:25:13,066 AH, BUT I CAN ALMOST GUARANTEE YOU IT'S NOT. 451 00:25:13,133 --> 00:25:16,900 ALL IT IS, IS THE BLUE SKY REFLECTING IN THAT HEAT HAZE. 452 00:25:16,967 --> 00:25:19,367 AND THIS IS A CLASSIC MIRAGE PLACE -- 453 00:25:19,433 --> 00:25:24,300 YOU KNOW, HUGE, FLAT, EMPTY, AND BOILING HOT SALT PANS. 454 00:25:25,767 --> 00:25:28,333 GET TEMPTED OFF COURSE BY A MIRAGE, 455 00:25:28,400 --> 00:25:29,900 AND YOU'RE IN BIG TROUBLE. 456 00:25:29,967 --> 00:25:32,066 THIS PLACE IS A BATTLEGROUND. 457 00:25:32,133 --> 00:25:36,800 TO SURVIVE IT, YOUR ONLY WEAPON IS SHEER WILLPOWER. 458 00:25:38,433 --> 00:25:40,533 UH, LET'S HANG ON, GUYS. HANG ON. 459 00:25:40,600 --> 00:25:44,367 I NEED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS GLARE. 460 00:25:44,433 --> 00:25:46,600 WE'RE GONNA BE SUN-BLIND IF WE DON'T STOP. 461 00:25:48,133 --> 00:25:50,700 PULL YOUR T-SHIRT DOWN OVER YOUR EYES, 462 00:25:50,767 --> 00:25:53,133 CUTTING SOME HOLES TO SEE THROUGH. 463 00:25:53,200 --> 00:25:56,133 YOU KNOW, AT ONCE, THAT TAKES THE GLARE OFF IT 464 00:25:56,200 --> 00:25:58,266 BECAUSE I'VE GOT DARK ABOVE AND BELOW 465 00:25:58,333 --> 00:26:00,667 AND JUST LITTLE SLITS TO LOOK THROUGH. 466 00:26:02,266 --> 00:26:04,734 IT'S AN OLD ARMY TRICK. 467 00:26:04,800 --> 00:26:06,367 THE SUN COOKS YOUR CORNEA, 468 00:26:06,433 --> 00:26:08,400 AND WITHIN HOURS, YOU CAN GO BLIND. 469 00:26:08,467 --> 00:26:11,233 IT'S LIKE HAVING GLASS POKED IN YOUR EYES. 470 00:26:11,300 --> 00:26:13,600 DON'T RISK IT. 471 00:26:13,667 --> 00:26:16,600 THE OTHER PROBLEM IS DEHYDRATION, 472 00:26:16,667 --> 00:26:19,567 A KILLER THAT CAN STRIKE IN HOURS. 473 00:26:19,634 --> 00:26:21,266 IT'S SO UNBEARABLY HOT HERE 474 00:26:21,333 --> 00:26:23,900 THAT YOUR SWEAT EVAPORATES SO FAST 475 00:26:23,967 --> 00:26:26,433 THAT YOU DON'T KNOW YOU'RE LOSING VITAL FLUIDS. 476 00:26:26,500 --> 00:26:30,266 BEFORE YOU KNOW IT, YOU'RE DIZZY, NAUSEOUS, 477 00:26:30,333 --> 00:26:33,033 AND YOUR BODY STARTS TO FALL APART. 478 00:26:33,100 --> 00:26:35,567 THAT'S THE LAST OF THE WATER FROM THIS GOURD. 479 00:26:35,634 --> 00:26:36,900 SO, IN THIS HEAT, 480 00:26:36,967 --> 00:26:40,033 YOU NEED TO FIND MORE AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. 481 00:26:40,100 --> 00:26:43,333 WELL, THE MORE YOU DEHYDRATE OUT HERE, 482 00:26:43,400 --> 00:26:46,066 THE MORE SALTS AND MINERALS YOU LOSE. 483 00:26:46,133 --> 00:26:48,333 AND ONE THING YOU CAN DO IN THE SALT PAN 484 00:26:48,400 --> 00:26:51,600 IS JUST USE SOME OF THE SALTS ENCRUSTED IN THE GROUND. 485 00:26:51,667 --> 00:26:53,834 MAYBE EVEN TUCK IT UNDER YOUR TONGUE, 486 00:26:53,900 --> 00:26:55,400 DROP IT IN A WATER BOTTLE, 487 00:26:55,467 --> 00:26:58,734 AND THAT'S GONNA HELP REPLACE SOME OF THOSE LOST SALTS. 488 00:26:58,800 --> 00:26:59,900 [ INHALES DEEPLY ] 489 00:26:59,967 --> 00:27:02,200 OKAY. 490 00:27:02,266 --> 00:27:04,033 IT'LL BUY YOU TIME, 491 00:27:04,100 --> 00:27:07,867 AND THAT'S WHAT YOU NEED TO GET OUT OF HERE ALIVE. 492 00:27:07,934 --> 00:27:10,033 BUT YOU'VE GOT TO BE CAREFUL, 493 00:27:10,100 --> 00:27:12,233 AS SOME SALT PANS AREN'T JUST NORMAL SALT 494 00:27:12,300 --> 00:27:13,867 LIKE YOU GET AT HOME. 495 00:27:13,934 --> 00:27:15,634 SOME CAN BE MADE OF CAUSTIC SODA, 496 00:27:15,700 --> 00:27:17,634 WHICH YOU MUST NOT TOUCH, 497 00:27:17,700 --> 00:27:20,000 AS IT CAN BURN YOUR SKIN AND BLIND YOU. 498 00:27:20,066 --> 00:27:21,934 YOU CAN TELL THE DIFFERENCE, 499 00:27:22,000 --> 00:27:25,867 AS CAUSTIC SODA FEELS SOAPY TO THE TOUCH WHEN IT'S WET. 500 00:27:25,934 --> 00:27:29,400 THAT'S THE END OF THE SALT PAN AHEAD. 501 00:27:29,467 --> 00:27:32,033 I SEE THE FOOTHILLS, AS WELL. 502 00:27:32,100 --> 00:27:34,667 AND REALLY, IF YOU WERE STUCK OUT HERE, 503 00:27:34,734 --> 00:27:37,000 THAT'S WHERE YOU'VE GOT TO HEAD. 504 00:27:37,066 --> 00:27:39,200 YOU'VE JUST GOT TO GET OFF THIS SALT PAN 505 00:27:39,266 --> 00:27:44,133 'CAUSE, REALLY, THIS PLACE IS HELL. 506 00:27:46,133 --> 00:27:47,333 BUT EVEN IF YOU REACH 507 00:27:47,400 --> 00:27:49,567 THE FOOTHILLS OF THE ATLAS MOUNTAINS, 508 00:27:49,634 --> 00:27:52,066 IT'S FAR FROM OVER. 509 00:27:52,133 --> 00:27:55,600 THE NEXT CHALLENGE IS TO FIND YOUR WAY THROUGH THEM. 510 00:27:55,667 --> 00:27:57,533 THIS IS DEFINITELY LOOKING LIKE 511 00:27:57,600 --> 00:28:00,934 A BREAK RUNNING THROUGH THIS ESCARPMENT. 512 00:28:01,000 --> 00:28:05,367 SO, I'M JUST GONNA FOLLOW THIS AND SEE WHERE IT LEADS. 513 00:28:05,433 --> 00:28:07,367 THESE FALLEN BOULDERS HAVE BEEN WEATHERED 514 00:28:07,433 --> 00:28:09,333 OVER THOUSANDS OF YEARS. 515 00:28:09,400 --> 00:28:11,667 THE LOOSE ROCKS ARE TRICKY TO NEGOTIATE, 516 00:28:11,734 --> 00:28:15,133 AND IT'S ALL TOO EASY TO TWIST YOUR ANKLE...OR WORSE. 517 00:28:15,200 --> 00:28:17,300 HARD PLACE TO STAY ALIVE. 518 00:28:19,033 --> 00:28:23,667 I REALLY THOUGHT THIS GULLY WOULD JUST LEAD TO WATER 519 00:28:23,734 --> 00:28:26,700 BUT ITS JUST LED TO THIS. 520 00:28:28,900 --> 00:28:31,000 IT'S TRICKY, AND THE SENSIBLE THING WOULD BE 521 00:28:31,066 --> 00:28:32,967 TO GO BACK DOWN THE GULLY, 522 00:28:33,033 --> 00:28:36,066 BUT I'M GONNA GIVE IT A GO JUST 'CAUSE I CAN. 523 00:28:51,200 --> 00:28:53,433 KEEP TO THE LEDGES AND SHELVES. 524 00:28:53,500 --> 00:28:57,100 TAKE IT STEADY BEFORE A QUICK SCRAMBLE UP TO THIS -- 525 00:28:57,166 --> 00:28:58,600 A DRIED RIVERBED. 526 00:29:00,433 --> 00:29:02,233 WHAT'S HARD TO BELIEVE OUT HERE 527 00:29:02,300 --> 00:29:05,300 IS THAT YOU'RE JUST AS LIKELY TO BE KILLED IN THE DESERT 528 00:29:05,367 --> 00:29:08,767 BY FLASH FLOODS AS YOU ARE BY DEHYDRATION. 529 00:29:08,834 --> 00:29:11,600 AND THIS IS CLASSIC FLASH-FLOOD TERRAIN, 530 00:29:11,667 --> 00:29:13,767 WHERE YOU GET THESE DRY RIVERBEDS. 531 00:29:13,834 --> 00:29:16,800 AND IT CAN RAIN UP TO 100 MILES AWAY, 532 00:29:16,867 --> 00:29:19,000 EVEN THOUGH IT'S BEAUTIFUL WEATHER HERE, 533 00:29:19,066 --> 00:29:20,300 AND WATER WILL RACE DOWN 534 00:29:20,367 --> 00:29:22,333 WITH, LIKE, THE ROAR OF A JET ENGINE 535 00:29:22,400 --> 00:29:25,634 AND JUST WIPE OUT ANYTHING IN ITS PATH. 536 00:29:25,700 --> 00:29:28,400 YOU'RE AT YOUR MOST VULNERABLE IN THE SUMMER, 537 00:29:28,467 --> 00:29:30,634 WHEN ANY DOWNPOUR CAN BE VICIOUS. 538 00:29:30,700 --> 00:29:33,433 JUST LAST YEAR, THE DESERT VILLAGE OF MERZOUGA 539 00:29:33,500 --> 00:29:36,000 WAS DESTROYED BY FLASH FLOODS. 540 00:29:36,066 --> 00:29:40,266 6 PEOPLE DIED, AND 1,200 WERE LEFT HOMELESS. 541 00:29:40,333 --> 00:29:42,867 THERE'S NOT A DROP OF WATER FOR ME. 542 00:29:42,934 --> 00:29:45,867 I'M MORE LIKELY TO FIND SOME ON THE VALLEY FLOOR, 543 00:29:45,934 --> 00:29:48,533 BUT IT'S GETTING DOWN THERE THAT'S THE PROBLEM. 544 00:29:48,600 --> 00:29:50,033 [ SIGHS ] 545 00:29:50,100 --> 00:29:53,300 THAT IS JUST HUGE. 546 00:30:22,767 --> 00:30:26,233 I'M IN THE SAHARA DESERT IN NORTH AFRICA, 547 00:30:26,300 --> 00:30:29,967 IN THE FOOTHILLS OF THE ATLAS MOUNTAINS. 548 00:30:30,033 --> 00:30:33,500 MY CHALLENGE IS TO SOMEHOW FIND A WAY DOWN THIS MONSTER 549 00:30:33,567 --> 00:30:35,033 AND FIND WATER. 550 00:30:35,100 --> 00:30:36,734 THIS MUST BE 500 FOOT, 551 00:30:36,800 --> 00:30:39,700 FROM THE TOP ALL THE WAY TO THE BOTTOM. 552 00:30:39,767 --> 00:30:43,834 BUT WHAT I CAN SEE OUT THERE LOOKS LIKE WADIS. 553 00:30:43,900 --> 00:30:47,000 AND WADIS MEAN WATER. 554 00:30:47,066 --> 00:30:50,000 THERE'S SO LITTLE IN THIS EXTREME ENVIRONMENT, 555 00:30:50,066 --> 00:30:53,200 YOU HAVE TO BE PREPARED TO DO ANYTHING TO GET TO IT. 556 00:30:53,266 --> 00:30:55,734 I'VE JUST GOT TO FIND A WAY TO GET DOWN. 557 00:30:55,800 --> 00:30:59,867 I RECKON THIS IS JUST ABOUT POSSIBLE. 558 00:30:59,934 --> 00:31:02,533 RISKY, BUT POSSIBLE. 559 00:31:02,600 --> 00:31:05,767 OKAY. PASS THE CAMERA. 560 00:31:09,367 --> 00:31:11,700 OKAY, HERE WE GO. 561 00:31:11,767 --> 00:31:14,967 DOWNCLIMBING IS SO OFTEN... 562 00:31:15,033 --> 00:31:20,867 MORE DANGEROUS AND DIFFICULT THAN CLIMBING UP, 563 00:31:20,934 --> 00:31:23,266 JUST BECAUSE IT'S MUCH LESS NATURAL. 564 00:31:25,000 --> 00:31:26,834 THIS STUFF IS ALL SO LOOSE. 565 00:31:26,900 --> 00:31:31,433 IT'S ALL SANDSTONE, WHICH, IN THE CLIMBER'S BOOK, 566 00:31:31,500 --> 00:31:33,800 IS A NIGHTMARE TO CLIMB ON. 567 00:31:34,834 --> 00:31:37,000 ONE SLIP ON THIS STUFF 568 00:31:37,066 --> 00:31:40,433 COULD LEAD TO SERIOUS INJURY AND PROBABLY DEATH, 569 00:31:40,500 --> 00:31:44,000 SO YOU'VE GOT TO WATCH EVERY HAND- AND FOOTHOLD. 570 00:31:49,333 --> 00:31:51,500 TAKE IT CAREFULLY. 571 00:31:51,567 --> 00:31:53,667 IF YOU GET STUCK, 572 00:31:53,734 --> 00:31:57,033 YOU MAY NOT BE ABLE TO CLIMB BACK UP OR MAKE IT DOWN. 573 00:31:57,100 --> 00:31:58,834 IT'S WHAT WE CALL BEING RIMROCKED. 574 00:31:58,900 --> 00:32:03,533 AND THAT'S HAPPENED TO ME BEFORE, IN NEW ZEALAND CLIMBING. 575 00:32:03,600 --> 00:32:05,367 AND IT'S VERY FRIGHTENING. 576 00:32:07,533 --> 00:32:11,900 GOD, THIS WHOLE THING'S JUST COLLAPSING. 577 00:32:18,200 --> 00:32:20,700 I'VE JUST GOT THIS LAST LITTLE BIT 578 00:32:20,767 --> 00:32:23,200 OF A CHIMNEY CLIMB DOWN THERE. 579 00:32:27,667 --> 00:32:29,734 WHEN YOU'RE DOING ONE OF THESE, 580 00:32:29,800 --> 00:32:32,600 USE THE OPPOSING WALLS, WITH YOUR FEET ON EACH SIDE, 581 00:32:32,667 --> 00:32:36,166 AND JUST SLOWLY INCH YOUR WAY DOWN. 582 00:32:36,233 --> 00:32:37,700 [ GRUNTS ] 583 00:32:37,767 --> 00:32:40,567 [ BREATHING HEAVILY ] 584 00:32:40,634 --> 00:32:43,367 OKAY, I'M DOWN OFF THAT. 585 00:32:43,433 --> 00:32:46,900 AND IT'S LOOKING MUCH BETTER FROM HERE. 586 00:32:46,967 --> 00:32:53,333 MORE OF LIKE A SCREE CLIMB DOWN TOWARDS THE WADIS. 587 00:33:05,600 --> 00:33:08,333 AND I REMEMBER, AS A KID, 588 00:33:08,400 --> 00:33:11,367 MY LATE DAD ALWAYS USED TO TAKE ME CLIMBING. 589 00:33:11,433 --> 00:33:14,033 AND I THINK, IF I'M HONEST, AT THAT AGE, 590 00:33:14,100 --> 00:33:17,333 IT WAS AS MUCH ABOUT JUST WANTING TO BE CLOSE TO HIM 591 00:33:17,400 --> 00:33:19,834 AS IT WAS ABOUT THE ACTUAL CLIMBING. 592 00:33:19,900 --> 00:33:23,667 I DIDN'T NECESSARILY ENJOY BEING COLD AND WET UP A MOUNTAIN, 593 00:33:23,734 --> 00:33:26,367 BUT I DID LOVE HANGING OUT WITH HIM. 594 00:33:26,433 --> 00:33:28,000 AND IT'S FUNNY HOW THE WILDS 595 00:33:28,066 --> 00:33:32,333 CAN SO OFTEN CREATE SUCH STRONG BONDS BETWEEN PEOPLE. 596 00:33:34,000 --> 00:33:36,634 IT CAN ALSO BRING OUT THE BEST IN YOU, 597 00:33:36,700 --> 00:33:39,467 AS SO OFTEN, YOU'LL FIND HIDDEN STRENGTHS 598 00:33:39,533 --> 00:33:41,600 YOU NEVER KNEW EXISTED. 599 00:33:41,667 --> 00:33:44,200 BUT FOR NOW, I NEED WATER. 600 00:33:44,266 --> 00:33:46,367 THERE'S GOT TO BE A WADI SOMEWHERE NEARBY. 601 00:33:46,433 --> 00:33:48,900 THE HEAT IS BLISTERING. 602 00:33:48,967 --> 00:33:52,333 I MUST PROTECT MY HEAD. OTHERWISE, I'M GONNA COOK. 603 00:33:52,400 --> 00:33:57,000 BUT WHERE I'M HEADING IS THERE, TO THAT GORGE. 604 00:33:57,066 --> 00:33:58,500 AND WHAT I'M HOPING 605 00:33:58,567 --> 00:34:01,300 IS THAT I'LL BE ABLE TO FIND THE SOURCE OF THIS WATER 606 00:34:01,367 --> 00:34:03,900 AND ALSO SOME GOOD SHADE. 607 00:34:05,467 --> 00:34:08,834 THESE OLEANDER BUSHES GROW NEAR WATER. 608 00:34:08,900 --> 00:34:12,000 BUT STAY WELL CLEAR. THEY'RE BEAUTIFUL BUT DEADLY. 609 00:34:12,066 --> 00:34:13,600 WHAT MAKES THEM OLEANDER 610 00:34:13,667 --> 00:34:17,533 IS THE VERY DISTINCTIVE FIVE PETALS THAT THEY HAVE. 611 00:34:17,600 --> 00:34:19,967 BUT ALL OF THIS BUSH IS POISONOUS -- 612 00:34:20,033 --> 00:34:22,500 THE FLOWERS, THE LEAVES, EVEN THE SAP. 613 00:34:22,567 --> 00:34:26,100 LOOK, IF YOU LOOK DOWN HERE, ALL OF THIS WHITE STUFF, 614 00:34:26,166 --> 00:34:29,667 THIS IS ACTUALLY THE DRIED-OUT SAP FROM THE OLEANDER. 615 00:34:29,734 --> 00:34:31,400 SO IF THERE'S ANY WATER AROUND HERE, 616 00:34:31,467 --> 00:34:32,867 IT WOULD BE UNDRINKABLE. 617 00:34:32,934 --> 00:34:35,800 SO I NEED TO FIND A DIFFERENT WATER SOURCE. 618 00:34:35,867 --> 00:34:38,066 THEY'RE NASTY, THOSE PLANTS. 619 00:34:38,133 --> 00:34:40,767 VOMITING, BLOODY DIARRHEA, AND TREMORS 620 00:34:40,834 --> 00:34:42,567 ARE THE LEAST THEY CAN DO. 621 00:34:42,634 --> 00:34:44,734 PUTTING YOU INTO A COMA IS THE WORST. 622 00:34:44,800 --> 00:34:47,467 AND OUT HERE ALONE, THAT MEANS DEATH. 623 00:34:47,533 --> 00:34:50,634 GET HIGHER TO SEARCH FOR FRESH WATER. 624 00:34:50,700 --> 00:34:53,100 USE THE WILDLIFE TO FIND A SAFE SOURCE. 625 00:34:53,166 --> 00:34:54,567 UP THERE, LOOK. BIRDS. 626 00:34:54,634 --> 00:34:56,734 SEE? JUST AT THE HEAD OF THE GULLY THERE. 627 00:34:56,800 --> 00:34:57,867 SEE THEM? 628 00:34:57,934 --> 00:35:00,400 AND THAT IS A REALLY GOOD INDICATOR 629 00:35:00,467 --> 00:35:02,567 THERE MUST BE WATER SOMEWHERE NEARBY. 630 00:35:02,634 --> 00:35:04,600 THEY LIKE TO DRINK IN THE EARLY MORNING 631 00:35:04,667 --> 00:35:05,934 AND IN THE EARLY EVENING. 632 00:35:06,000 --> 00:35:07,133 [ BIRDS CHIRPING ] 633 00:35:07,200 --> 00:35:08,867 AND ACTUALLY, YOU CAN ALSO HEAR THEM. 634 00:35:08,934 --> 00:35:10,734 LISTEN TO THAT. 635 00:35:10,800 --> 00:35:13,533 YEAH, THAT'S DEFINITELY WHERE I'M HEADED. 636 00:35:16,934 --> 00:35:19,634 [ SCREAMS ] 637 00:35:19,700 --> 00:35:21,433 LOOK AT THAT. 638 00:35:27,634 --> 00:35:29,000 [ SIGHS ] 639 00:35:29,066 --> 00:35:35,266 FRESH, COLD, CLEAN WATER RUNNING STRAIGHT DOWN HERE. 640 00:35:35,333 --> 00:35:38,000 [ SLURPS ] 641 00:35:38,066 --> 00:35:39,667 SUPERCOOL WATER. 642 00:35:39,734 --> 00:35:42,900 AH, THAT IS SO NICE. 643 00:35:42,967 --> 00:35:44,266 [ SLURPS ] 644 00:35:44,333 --> 00:35:47,266 I'LL FILL UP THIS AND MY WATER BOTTLE. 645 00:35:47,333 --> 00:35:50,934 HEY, LOOK. LOOK DOWN THERE. LOOK. SEE THAT? 646 00:35:51,000 --> 00:35:52,967 THAT FROG. 647 00:35:55,333 --> 00:35:58,100 WHERE IS HE? 648 00:35:58,166 --> 00:36:01,000 GOD, THEY'RE FAST, LITTLE THINGS, THESE. 649 00:36:01,066 --> 00:36:02,867 THERE HE IS! 650 00:36:02,934 --> 00:36:04,867 [ GRUNTS ] 651 00:36:08,467 --> 00:36:10,967 THERE HE IS. SEE THAT? 652 00:36:11,033 --> 00:36:14,333 SO, I'VE GOT WATER, AND I'VE GOT FOOD. 653 00:36:14,400 --> 00:36:16,400 AND THIS IS A LITTLE SAHARAN FROG, 654 00:36:16,467 --> 00:36:17,867 AND I KNOW HE'S GOOD TO EAT. 655 00:36:17,934 --> 00:36:20,734 AND I CAN TELL HE'S SAHARAN. HE'S GREEN. 656 00:36:20,800 --> 00:36:23,433 HE'S GOT THESE LITTLE, WHITE SPOTS ON THE BACK OF HIS LEGS. 657 00:36:23,500 --> 00:36:27,233 IF THIS WAS BRIGHTLY COLORED OR HAD A BIG "X" ON ITS BACK, 658 00:36:27,300 --> 00:36:29,066 I WOULDN'T WANT TO EAT THIS. 659 00:36:29,133 --> 00:36:31,033 BUT THIS IS EDIBLE. 660 00:36:33,333 --> 00:36:34,867 [ EXHALES DEEPLY ] 661 00:36:34,934 --> 00:36:38,266 AND THEN ALL OF THAT IS GOOD TO EAT AS WELL. 662 00:36:38,333 --> 00:36:41,367 REFUELED NOW FOR WHAT'S AHEAD, AND I'M GONNA NEED IT. 663 00:36:41,433 --> 00:36:43,700 I'VE JUST REACHED A DEAD END HERE. 664 00:36:43,767 --> 00:36:47,667 LOOK, IT'S JUST SHEER WALLS ALL THE WAY AROUND. 665 00:36:47,734 --> 00:36:50,900 I JUST DON'T KNOW HOW I'M GONNA GET OUT OF THIS. 666 00:37:00,600 --> 00:37:03,066 I'M IN THE SAHARA IN NORTH AFRICA, 667 00:37:03,133 --> 00:37:05,767 SHOWING HOW TO GET OUT ALIVE. 668 00:37:05,834 --> 00:37:07,967 THE CHALLENGE NOW IS TO CLIMB THROUGH THE FOOTHILLS 669 00:37:08,033 --> 00:37:09,634 OF THE ATLAS MOUNTAINS. 670 00:37:09,700 --> 00:37:11,433 BUT I'M AT A DEAD END. 671 00:37:11,500 --> 00:37:13,266 WELL, MY BEST CHANCE 672 00:37:13,333 --> 00:37:15,800 IS GONNA BE THESE SERIES OF BUTTRESSES ALONG THERE, 673 00:37:15,867 --> 00:37:17,033 MAYBE THAT END ONE. 674 00:37:17,100 --> 00:37:18,400 SEE IF I CAN GET UP THERE 675 00:37:18,467 --> 00:37:21,233 AND FOLLOW THAT SKYLINE ALL THE WAY UP. 676 00:37:21,300 --> 00:37:23,233 LET'S HAVE A LOOK. 677 00:37:24,767 --> 00:37:28,533 THESE BUTTRESSES ARE OFTEN QUITE GOOD TO CLIMB, 678 00:37:28,600 --> 00:37:31,433 JUST BECAUSE THEY PROTRUDE, WHICH MEANS THEY GET WEATHERED. 679 00:37:31,500 --> 00:37:32,934 AND WHERE IT'S WEATHERED, 680 00:37:33,000 --> 00:37:35,567 YOU GET GOOD HANDHOLDS AND FOOTHOLDS. 681 00:37:35,634 --> 00:37:37,767 BUT ALL OF THIS IS LIKE A MIX 682 00:37:37,834 --> 00:37:42,100 OF VOLCANIC AND THEN, ALSO, SEDIMENTARY ROCK, 683 00:37:42,166 --> 00:37:44,333 WHICH MEANS IT'S SHARP, BUT ALSO QUITE LOOSE. 684 00:37:44,400 --> 00:37:48,100 BUT I RECKON THIS IS DOABLE. 685 00:37:53,900 --> 00:37:55,500 IT'S PRETTY EXTREME, 686 00:37:55,567 --> 00:37:58,533 BUT IF YOU CAN, GET UP AND OUT FAST. 687 00:37:58,600 --> 00:38:01,600 A DETOUR AROUND THE GORGE WOULD TAKE HOURS YOU CAN'T SPARE 688 00:38:01,667 --> 00:38:03,000 IN THE BATTLE FOR SURVIVAL. 689 00:38:03,066 --> 00:38:05,166 OKAY, LET'S BRING YOU UP THE EDGE HERE. 690 00:38:09,567 --> 00:38:12,333 [ EXHALING SHARPLY ] 691 00:38:16,000 --> 00:38:19,000 GOD, THIS STUFF'S ALL SO LOOSE. 692 00:38:21,333 --> 00:38:24,800 OKAY, TAKE YOUR TIME, BEAR, TAKE YOUR TIME. 693 00:38:34,500 --> 00:38:36,533 GOD, THIS STUFF'S HORRIBLE. 694 00:38:36,600 --> 00:38:40,333 AND LOOK, I'VE GOT NICE GRIPS NOW. 695 00:38:40,400 --> 00:38:42,533 STRAIGHT UP -- THIS RED. 696 00:38:42,600 --> 00:38:44,166 [ GRUNTS ] 697 00:38:45,967 --> 00:38:47,867 THE SAFEST TECHNIQUE 698 00:38:47,934 --> 00:38:50,700 IS TO MAINTAIN THREE POINTS OF CONTACT ON THE ROCK FACE 699 00:38:50,767 --> 00:38:52,200 AT ALL TIMES. 700 00:38:52,266 --> 00:38:54,734 THIS IS QUITE HIGH NOW. 701 00:39:06,934 --> 00:39:10,300 LET'S CLEAR THIS BIT OFF HERE. 702 00:39:10,367 --> 00:39:14,600 OKAY, TRY AND PASS THIS. LET'S GET YOU OVER THE LEDGE. 703 00:39:17,233 --> 00:39:20,500 COME ON. ANOTHER FOOT. ANOTHER FOOT. ANOTHER FOOT. 704 00:39:23,133 --> 00:39:26,033 OKAY, I'VE GOT IT. I'VE GOT IT. OKAY. 705 00:39:26,100 --> 00:39:28,767 LET'S GET YOU OVER THIS BIT. GO FOR IT. 706 00:39:28,834 --> 00:39:32,567 COMMIT TO IT. NICE. OKAY. 707 00:39:46,166 --> 00:39:47,400 GOT IT. 708 00:39:47,467 --> 00:39:51,500 HAVE A LOOK OVER HERE. SEE WHERE WE'VE COME. 709 00:39:51,567 --> 00:39:53,133 STRAIGHT UP THERE. 710 00:39:53,200 --> 00:39:55,100 WHEW! 711 00:39:55,166 --> 00:39:56,900 MY HEART'S REALLY RACING. 712 00:39:56,967 --> 00:40:00,333 THERE'S AN OVERHANG ABOVE, BUT YOU'VE GOT TO KEEP MOVING. 713 00:40:00,400 --> 00:40:01,767 THERE'S NO GOING BACK NOW. 714 00:40:01,834 --> 00:40:04,734 LOOKS LIKE A LAST LITTLE BIT. 715 00:40:04,800 --> 00:40:09,233 IF I CAN JUST GET OVER THAT LIP, I THINK THAT'S GONNA BE THE TOP. 716 00:40:09,300 --> 00:40:13,166 IT'S ACTUALLY GOT A NICE HANDHOLD, JUST... 717 00:40:13,233 --> 00:40:15,333 JUST THERE. 718 00:40:15,400 --> 00:40:18,433 OVERHANG CLIMBS ARE PUNISHING. 719 00:40:18,500 --> 00:40:21,333 YOU RELY ENTIRELY ON YOUR UPPER BODY TO PULL YOU UP. 720 00:40:21,400 --> 00:40:24,867 AND IN THIS SEARING HEAT OF 130 DEGREES, 721 00:40:24,934 --> 00:40:27,700 YOU CAN EASILY GET CRIPPLING CRAMPS IN YOUR ARMS, 722 00:40:27,767 --> 00:40:29,700 WAVE AFTER WAVE OF THEM. 723 00:40:29,767 --> 00:40:31,967 BUT HANG ON IN THERE. 724 00:40:54,033 --> 00:40:59,433 QUITE A FEELING. BUT I'M UP, OUT OF THIS CANYON. 725 00:40:59,500 --> 00:41:03,467 AND LOOK, YOU CAN JUST SEE, IT'S PRETTY FORMIDABLE HERE. 726 00:41:03,533 --> 00:41:05,100 [ EXHALES DEEPLY ] 727 00:41:05,166 --> 00:41:06,734 OKAY, ON MY WAY. 728 00:41:06,800 --> 00:41:08,467 WHOO! 729 00:41:12,800 --> 00:41:15,734 YOU SHOULD SOON PICK UP DUSTY TRACKS 730 00:41:15,800 --> 00:41:17,634 WHICH WILL LEAD YOU OUT OF HERE. 731 00:41:17,700 --> 00:41:20,200 THIS MIGHT WELL BE AN OLD CARAVAN ROUTE, 732 00:41:20,266 --> 00:41:23,600 THE SORT OF THING THAT NOMADS WOULD HAVE USED FOR SENTRIES. 733 00:41:23,667 --> 00:41:25,100 AH, BUT IF I FOLLOW THIS, 734 00:41:25,166 --> 00:41:27,567 IT MIGHT WELL LEAD ME TO A SETTLEMENT. 735 00:41:28,834 --> 00:41:32,667 THESE PATHS WERE ONCE USED TO CARRY GOLD, SALT, AND SLAVES 736 00:41:32,734 --> 00:41:34,767 FROM THE SOUTH SAHARA. 737 00:41:34,834 --> 00:41:36,734 AND THE BERBER STILL USE THEM TODAY 738 00:41:36,800 --> 00:41:40,467 AS TRADING ROUTES AND FOR SHELTER. 739 00:41:40,533 --> 00:41:43,166 YOU CAN SEE SOMEBODY'S DEFINITELY BEEN HERE. 740 00:41:43,233 --> 00:41:46,233 LOOK, THEY'VE MADE A LITTLE WALL TO ACT AS A WINDBREAK. 741 00:41:46,300 --> 00:41:50,400 AND THERE'S EVEN, LIKE, GOAT DROPPINGS AND STUFF HERE. 742 00:41:50,467 --> 00:41:53,000 SO SOMEBODY HAS DEFINITELY USED THIS, 743 00:41:53,066 --> 00:41:55,533 WHICH MEANS I'M PROBABLY ON THE RIGHT TRAIL. 744 00:42:03,300 --> 00:42:05,900 AND IT SHOULDN'T BE LONG 745 00:42:05,967 --> 00:42:08,934 BEFORE THERE'S THE BEST SIGHT IN THE WORLD. 746 00:42:09,000 --> 00:42:14,000 OH, BUILDINGS, PALM TREES, AND PEOPLE. 747 00:42:14,066 --> 00:42:19,166 AND THAT WOULD MEAN ONE THING -- YOU'RE SAFE. 748 00:42:20,800 --> 00:42:24,033 BUT REALLY, TO BE STRANDED OUT HERE ON YOUR OWN 749 00:42:24,100 --> 00:42:28,967 IN THE SAHARA DESERT WOULD BE A HELLISH PLACE TO SURVIVE. 750 00:42:29,033 --> 00:42:32,800 THE CHALLENGES OF THE SAHARA ARE EXTREME, 751 00:42:32,867 --> 00:42:35,066 BUT IT'S THE KNOWLEDGE AND SURVIVAL SKILLS 752 00:42:35,133 --> 00:42:39,200 OF THE BERBER PEOPLE THAT CAN HELP YOU GET OUT ALIVE. 753 00:42:39,266 --> 00:42:43,533 THEIR KNOWLEDGE IS LEGENDARY, AS IS THEIR HOSPITALITY. 754 00:42:43,600 --> 00:42:46,200 BONJOUR.