I'M BEAR GRYLLS,
AND I'M GONNA SHOW YOU WHAT IT TAKES TO SURVIVE
IN SOME OF THE MOST EXTREME AND DANGEROUS PLACES ON EARTH,
I'VE GOT TO LAST A WEEK OF CHALLENGES
IN THE SORT OF PLACES YOU WOULDN'T LAST A DAY
WITHOUT THE RIGHT SURVIVAL SKILLS.
NOW I'M IN SIBERIA,
THE COLDEST PLACE ON THE PLANET...
IT'S PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST REMOTE PLACES I'VE EVER BEEN.
...WHERE TEMPERATURES CAN PLUMMET
TO A MIND-NUMBING -90 FAHRENHEIT --
COLD ENOUGH TO FREEZE YOUR EYELIDS SHUT IN SECONDS.
THE COLD HERE IS JUST INTENSE.
IT'S 5 MILLION SQUARE MILES OF FROZEN WILDERNESS,
BIGGER THAN THE U.S.A.,
AND ONE OF THE LARGEST ICY WASTELANDS IN THE WORLD.
THIS IS A LAND
WITH A REPUTATION AS BITTER AS ITS WEATHER.
WE'VE GOT TO MAKE THIS TRAIN!
THIS IS GONNA BE ONE OF MY TOUGHEST CHALLENGES YET,
WHERE I'M GONNA HAVE TO PUSH MYSELF TO THE LIMITS.
THAT IS NOT TO BE REPEATED.
I'M GONNA SHOW YOU THE LENGTHS YOU HAVE TO GO TO
TO STAY ALIVE IN THE WORLD'S BIGGEST ICEBOX.
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THE SIBERIAN STEPPE IS SO COLD,
ALL LIFE HERE IS IN A BATTLE FOR SURVIVAL.
IN WINTER, THERE'S ONLY FOUR HOURS OF DAYLIGHT,
AND THE TEMPERATURE HARDLY EVER GETS ABOVE -20 DEGREES.
THIS IS THE ONE OF THE TOUGHEST PLACES ON EARTH TO SURVIVE.
IF YOU GET STRANDED IN SIBERIA,
THE COLD CAN LITERALLY KILL YOU IN MINUTES,
AND IF THAT DOESN'T GET YOU, STARVATION WILL.
AND IF I'M HONEST, I'M DREADING THIS ONE.
I HATE THE COLD.
BUT WITH THE CHOPPER HOVERING AT 7,000 FEET, IT'S TIME TO GO.
I'VE GOT SOME BASIC SURVIVAL TOOLS,
AND MY CAMERA CREW IS COMING WITH ME.
WHOO!
MAN ALIVE!
THAT IS COLD.
I HARDLY FEEL MY FINGERS,
AND MY EARS FEEL LIKE THEY ARE ABOUT TO FALL OFF.
WHEW!
THE PILOT'S LAST WORDS BEFORE I JUMPED --
HE SAID IT'S -20 DOWN HERE ON THE GROUND.
AND I KNOW WHAT HE MEANS.
BUT, REALLY, I NEED TO GET THIS STASHED AND HEAD DOWN.
STAY STILL, AND YOU'LL FREEZE TO DEATH IN MINUTES.
YOU'VE GOT TO KEEP MOVING
AND GET TO LOWER GROUND AS FAST AS YOU CAN.
THE TRANS-SIBERIAN RAILWAY, HUNDREDS OF MILES TO THE NORTH,
IS YOUR ONLY WAY OUT OF THIS FROZEN HELLHOLE,
BUT GETTING THERE WILL TEST YOUR BODY TO ITS LIMITS.
IN THIS COLD, METAL INSTANTLY FREEZES TO SKIN.
AND I'VE GOT A FRIEND WHO WAS CLIMBING,
AND HE PULLED OUT AN ICE SCREW FROM HIS PACK,
PUT IT IN HIS MOUTH TO DO UP THE ZIP AGAIN,
AND IN THOSE COUPLE OF SECONDS,
THE ICE SCREW FROZE SOLID TO HIS LIPS.
AND BY THE TIME HE'D PEELED IT OFF,
HIS LIPS, HIS TONGUE, HIS MOUTH WAS JUST POURING WITH BLOOD.
YOU SEE WHAT I MEAN.
SEE? LOOK. IT JUST STICKS ABSOLUTELY SOLID.
IF I TRY TO PEEL THAT OFF,
IT WOULD ACTUALLY PULL SOME OF THE SKIN AWAY,
BUT THE WAY TO GET IT OFF IS JUST TO PEE ON IT,
AND THE KNIFE WILL DROP OFF.
SOMETHING THAT MY FRIEND WITH THE ICE SCREW IN HIS MOUTH
COULDN'T DO.
THE STEPPE IS LETHAL --
VAST, FLAT EXPANSES THAT SUDDENLY DROP AWAY TO NOTHING.
YOU SEE THE CLOUDS DOWN BELOW ME,
AND, REALLY, MY PRIORITY NEEDS TO BE TO GET DOWN.
PROBABLY ANOTHER MAYBE, LIKE, HOUR,
HOUR AND A HALF OF LIGHT.
IN THE NIGHTTIME HERE, THE TEMPERATURE'S GONNA PLUMMET.
YOU KNOW, WINTER IN SIBERIA, -40 NOT UNCOMMON,
AND I DO NOT WANT TO BE UP HERE.
THE THING IS, ALL OF THIS IS LOOKING PRETTY SHEER,
SO I NEED TO FIND SOME WAY DOWN.
OKAY, WE NEED TO MOVE A BIT.
I'M STILL ABOUT 3,000 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL.
BELOW ME, THE TEMPERATURE COULD BE A FEW DEGREES HIGHER,
BUT THERE'S NO EASY WAY DOWN IN THIS VICIOUS TERRAIN.
WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO GET DOWN ONE OF THESE GULLIES.
OKAY, COME DOWN HERE.
IT'S LOOKS QUITE STEEP, BUT I RECKON IT IS MANAGEABLE.
BUT IT'S GONNA BE SLIPPERY.
A LOT OF THIS IS SNOW ON TOP OF LOOSE ROCK,
BUT THE BIT THAT WORRIES ME
IS DOWN THERE, JUST WHERE IT STARTS TO GET DARK,
AND THAT LOOKS LIKE A BIG DROP-OFF.
LET'S GET DOWN AND HAVE A LOOK.
ONE SLIP COULD BE FATAL.
IT'S A 200-FOOT SHEER DROP TO THE FLOOR.
JUST LAST YEAR, A GROUP OF CLIMBERS LOST THEIR FOOTING
ON THIS SORT OF SCREE AND FELL TO THEIR DEATHS.
EVERY 1,000 FEET THAT YOU DESCEND,
THE TEMPERATURE RISES 4 DEGREES,
AND SURVIVAL IS ALL ABOUT SMALL VICTORIES,
WHICH CAN TIP THE BALANCE BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH.
FIGHTING YOUR WAY DOWN THIS BURNS UP PRECIOUS ENERGY.
YOU GOT TO REFUEL TO STAY ALIVE.
THIS PLACE IS JUST COMPLETELY BARE,
AND THERE'S NOTHING TO EAT.
WINTERTIME -- SIBERIA IS BARREN.
A DEAD FIR TREE CAN PROVIDE YOU WITH SOME VITAL NOURISHMENT.
SAWYER BEETLES LIVE UNDER THE ROTTING BARK,
AND IT'S ABOUT ALL YOU'LL FIND 'ROUND HERE.
HERE YOU GO. LOOK. HERE'S A LITTLE SOMETHING.
SEE THAT? I'M EATING HIM.
SEE IF THERE ARE ANY MORE OF HIS FAMILY INSIDE.
IN THE COLD, GETTING FOOD IS KEY TO STAYING ALIVE.
YOUR BODY NEEDS TWICE AS MANY CALORIES
JUST TO MAINTAIN ITS CORE TEMPERATURE.
THE PROBLEM IS, OUT HERE, FINDING FOOD,
AND EVERYTHING IS JUST BURIED UNDER ALL OF THIS SNOW.
BUT ANYTHING YOU'VE GOT, USE IT.
ANY LITTLE KIND OF CANDIES OR SWEETS,
RATION THEM, BUT USE THEM.
AND WHAT THEY'LL DO IS GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF SUGAR,
BUT IT'LL ALSO GIVE YOUR SPIRITS A LIFT,
AND OUT HERE, THAT CAN COUNT FOR AN AWFUL LOT.
IT'S NO SUBSTITUTE FOR PROPER FOOD,
BUT IT'S A GOOD TRICK TO FOOL YOUR BRAIN
INTO THINKING IT'S HAD A BIG DOSE OF SUGAR.
WOLVES ROAM THE AREA,
AND BEARS COULD BE HIBERNATING IN THE CAVES.
EVERYTHING IS FIGHTING FOR SHELTER,
AND YOU DON'T WANT TO TANGLE WITH ANY OF THOSE PREDATORS.
IT'S A BATTLE YOU WON'T WIN.
BUT I NEED PROTECTION FROM THE WEATHER.
IT LOOKS LIKE A BIT OF A CAVE.
THERE'S NO WAY YOU'D SURVIVE A NIGHT OUT IN THE OPEN.
YOU'D FREEZE TO DEATH WITHIN HOURS.
JUST WAIT THERE A SEC.
ACTUALLY, IF YOU WERE STRANDED OUT HERE,
THIS WOULD BE AN IDEAL PLACE.
YOU CAN ACTUALLY BUILD A FIRE HERE,
AND ALL OF THE HEAT WILL REFLECT OFF THIS.
HEY, LOOK. CHECK THIS BIT OUT.
THAT IS -- THAT'S DEEP.
THAT GOES ON FOR A WHILE.
THERE'S PLENTY OF DRY WOOD LYING AROUND.
A FIRE IS NOT JUST FOR WARMTH, BUT TO KEEP PREDATORS AT BAY.
OKAY.
NEXT, HOW A DEAD DEER CAN GIVE YOU THE ENERGY TO SURVIVE
AND KEEP YOU OUT OF TROUBLE.
THIS IS HOW TO MAKE A TOBOGGAN THE BEAR WAY.
WHOO!
I'M IN SIBERIA,
ONE OF THE COLDEST AND MOST REMOTE PLACES ON EARTH,
ABOUT TO HOLE UP IN A CAVE FOR THE NIGHT, AWAY FROM PREDATORS.
THAT'S DEEP.
BEFORE THE SUN SETS, I NEED TO FIND FOOD.
I'VE GOT A DEER CARCASS HERE, AND THESE CAN BE LIFESAVERS.
THERE'S SO MUCH THAT I CAN DO WITH THIS.
THE REMAINS OF THIS CARCASS WOULD HAVE BEEN LEFT BY HUNTERS,
BUT THERE'S LOTS STILL ON HERE THAT I CAN USE,
AND WHAT I'M GONNA DO IS SKIN IT FOR THE FUR,
AND I CAN USE THAT FOR LOTS MORE THAN JUST A COAT.
I'M GONNA START JUST WITH HIS LEGS,
AND THEN I WANT TO JUST, LIKE, TAKE HIS SKIN OFF LIKE A JACKET.
IN THIS COLD, SOMETHING I CAN USUALLY DO IN MINUTES
IS TURNING INTO A REAL STRUGGLE.
IT'S PROBABLY ABOUT -20 DEGREES,
AND MY FINGERS AND TOES ARE LITERALLY FREEZING.
ONCE YOUR CORE TEMPERATURE DROPS, YOUR JUDGMENT GOES.
YOUR COORDINATION THEN SUFFERS, AND THAT'S HOW PEOPLE DIE.
MAN, IT'S JUST CRAZY COLD.
I'VE GOT TO KEEP WORKING FAST.
THE CARCASS IS FREEZING SOLID,
AND IT'S A RACE AGAINST TIME TO GET WHAT I NEED.
MAN, THAT'S COLD.
LOOK.
THIS IS THE BLOOD FREEZING ON THE FINGERS OF THE GLOVE,
AND YOU KNOW I'M GONNA BE DOING THIS A WHILE.
I'M GONNA GET A FIRE GOING FIRST.
OTHERWISE, I'M NOT GONNA SEE THE END OF THIS.
I'VE ALWAYS HATED THE COLD, BUT I HATE FROSTBITE EVEN MORE.
IN THESE TEMPERATURES,
IT CAN HIT YOU IN MINUTES, SO BUILD A FIRE.
MY HANDS WERE STARTING TO GET REALLY COLD THERE,
AND OUT HERE,
IF YOU DON'T DO SOMETHING ABOUT THAT STRAIGHTAWAY,
YOU END UP IN REAL TROUBLE.
AND, YOU KNOW, THAT SORT OF THING,
THAT ATTITUDE IS SOMETHING THAT WAS REALLY INSTILLED IN US
IN THE SPECIAL FORCES --
JUST THAT ABILITY TO LOOK AFTER YOURSELF
ON YOUR OWN IN THE EXTREMES.
AND OUT HERE, IF YOU DON'T DO SOMETHING ABOUT BEING COLD,
YOU KNOW, YOU'RE GONNA DIE.
ONCE I'VE WARMED UP, I NEED TO GET A MOVE ON.
THE DEER SKIN IS FREEZING SOLID,
AND IT'S BECOMING IMPOSSIBLE TO WORK.
THE COLD NUMBS YOUR BRAIN,
BUT YOU'VE JUST GOT TO FIGHT IT AND STAY ALERT.
AND AT THE MOMENT,
THIS CARCASS IS KEEPING MY BODY AND MIND BUSY.
AND THIS WILL MAKE A GOOD WALKING STICK
FOR WHEN THERE'S DEEP SNOW OR ICE,
AND I HAVE A FEELING I'M GONNA NEED THAT FOR LATER ON.
BUT WORKING THIS HARD IN THESE EXTREMES CAN BE A KILLER.
ONE MINUTE YOU'RE FREEZING,
THE NEXT YOU'RE POURING WITH SWEAT,
AND OUT HERE, THAT CAN BE A DEATH SENTENCE.
AND WHAT HAPPENS IS THAT IT THEN FREEZES ON YOU,
AND THAT'S HOW PEOPLE FIND THEMSELVES IN A LOT OF TROUBLE.
WHILE I'M HAVING A BREAK, I'M GONNA HAVE A BIT OF THIS.
THAT IS GONNA BE DELICIOUS.
MAN ALIVE!
THAT IS...BEAUTIFUL --
SIBERIAN VENISON AT ITS BEST.
YOU KNOW, YOU'D PAY A FORTUNE FOR THAT IN A GOOD RESTAURANT.
MMM.
VENISON'S PACKED WITH PROTEIN,
AND IT WILL REPLACE SOME OF THE CALORIES I'M BURNING UP.
AND, ACTUALLY, SO MUCH OF MY TIME IN SIBERIA SO FAR
HAS JUST BEEN A STRUGGLE --
YOU KNOW, A KIND OF BATTLE TO TRY AND STAY WARM,
FIGHTING THE ELEMENTS,
AND THIS IS REALLY THE FIRST TIME
WHERE I'VE SAT BACK AND JUST GONE, YOU KNOW, "WOW."
YOU KNOW, THIS WHOLE PLACE IS SO HUGE.
YOU'VE GOT A BEAUTIFUL, CLEAR SKY.
I'VE GOT A FIRE, GOT A BIT OF MEAT,
AND, REALLY, THERE'S NOWHERE ELSE I'D RATHER BE RIGHT NOW.
IT'S A PRIVILEGE, REALLY.
BUT I CAN'T AFFORD TO HANG AROUND.
I'VE GOT TO KEEP MOVING AND GOT TO KEEP BUSY.
NOW I JUST TAKE THE SKIN UP 'ROUND THE BACK,
OVER HIS EARS, AND CUT THROUGH IT HERE.
[ GRUNTS ]
AND LOOK AT THIS -- A REALLY GOOD-SIZE FUR,
AND WHAT I'M GONNA USE THIS FOR IS WHAT SIBERIAN HUNTERS WILL,
AND THEY'LL OFTEN MAKE, LIKE, A TOBOGGAN OUT OF SKIN
AND A FRAMEWORK OF WOOD,
AND THEN THEY'LL TOW THEIR MEAT
AND THE CARCASSES THEY'VE KILLED IN IT.
I LOVE TOBOGGANING.
ON THE RIVERBANK, I'VE SPOTTED SOME WILLOW TREES.
THEIR BRANCHES ARE GOOD AND FLEXIBLE FOR MY TOBOGGAN FRAME.
OKAY, THIS IS HOW TO MAKE A TOBOGGAN THE BEAR WAY.
MY KIDS ARE ALWAYS HASSLING ME
TO MAKE THEM THESE SORT OF THINGS,
SO CONCENTRATE.
I USE THESE WILLOW BRANCHES
AS, LIKE, THE BASE RIGIDITY OF IT.
AND THEN THE OTHER, THINNER ONES,
I'M GONNA WARM AND THEN SHAPE INTO CIRCLES.
OKAY, THAT'S NICE.
AND THEN GET A BIT OF THE PARACORD
AND THEN BIND IT.
AND THEN WHAT I WANT IS ABOUT THREE OF THOSE
TO ACT AS LIKE THE RIBS DOWN THE TOBOGGAN.
THERE WE GO.
AND NOW I'VE GOT THESE CIRCLES.
WHAT I'M GONNA DO IS TIE THEM
TO THE BASE OF THIS FRAME, LIKE THAT.
THIS IS GONNA HAVE TO BE ONE TOUGH SLED,
SO I'M LASHING THE FRAME WITH MY PARACHUTE CORD.
THIS IS PRETTY WELL FINISHED NOW.
IT'S AMAZING -- JUST IN THE TIME IT'S TAKEN ME TO MAKE THIS,
ALL OF THIS HAS STARTED TO, LIKE, YOU KNOW,
FREEZE AND GO SOLID,
AND WHAT I'M HOPING IS IF I LEAVE THIS OVERNIGHT,
BY THE MORNING,
IT WILL BE ROCK-HARD AND GOOD TO USE AS A TOBOGGAN.
WHEW! GOOD JOB.
OKAY, I'VE GOT THE LEG.
I'VE GOT SOME MEAT FROM THE REST OF THE CARCASS IN MY RUCKSACK.
TOBOGGAN FINISHED. I'M OUT OF HERE.
THE SUN'S NOW DROPPING LIKE A STONE,
AND TONIGHT, THE TEMPERATURE WILL PLUNGE TO -30 FAHRENHEIT,
BUT A CAVE IS GONNA BE A FEW DEGREES WARMER --
NOT MUCH COMFORT, BUT TAKE IT IF YOU CAN.
THERE GOES THE SUN,
AND NOW THE REAL COLD IS GONNA BEGIN.
IF YOU'RE GONNA SPEND THE NIGHT IN A CAVE,
YOU'VE GOT TO MAKE SURE
THERE ARE NO PREDATORS LURKING AROUND.
I'VE MADE A TORCH TO CHECK FOR SIGNS OF BEARS OR WOLVES
OR ANYTHING THAT I CAN EAT.
LITTLE SPIDERS, EVEN MOSQUITOES, AS WELL,
WILL SHELTER IN THESE THINGS, OUT OF THE COLD.
LOOK, IT GOES ON UNDER HERE. HEY, WATCH YOUR HEAD.
AND IT'S STILL GOING ON. LOOK.
IT GOES FOR MILES.
I MEAN, YOU'D NEVER THINK OF FINDING MOSQUITOES IN SIBERIA,
BUT IT'S ONLY BECAUSE THIS CAVE IS SO MUCH MILDER THAN OUTSIDE.
I MEAN, JUST SEE HIM ON THE END OF MY THUMB THERE.
ACTUALLY, HE'S QUITE A GOOD-SIZE MOSQUITO.
IN THE SHORT SIBERIAN SUMMER,
THIS PLACE PLACE CRAWLS WITH MOSSIES,
BUT RIGHT NOW, THERE'S ONLY A FEW FOR ME --
SLIM PICKINGS, BUT SOMETHING TO SEE YOU THROUGH THE NIGHT.
YOU'RE IN A VERY, VERY UNFORGIVING PLACE
IN A VERY LOW TEMPERATURE,
AND ALL I'VE REALLY GOT FOR COMFORT
IS THIS CAVE AND THIS FIRE.
IT'S GONNA BE A LONG, LONG NIGHT,
WITH 16 ICY HOURS
OF THE BLACKEST OF DARKNESS AHEAD OF ME,
BUT THAT'S NOTHING COMPARED TO THE DEADLY EMBRACE
OF SIBERIA'S FROZEN LAKES.
I'M IN SIBERIA, GETTING THROUGH A WEEK OF CHALLENGES
IN ONE OF THE COLDEST PLACES ON EARTH,
WHERE YOU WOULDN'T LAST A DAY
WITHOUT THE RIGHT SURVIVAL SKILLS.
THE ONLY WAY OUT OF HERE IS THE TRANS-SIBERIAN RAILWAY,
WHICH CUTS THROUGH THIS FROZEN WILDERNESS.
I'VE JUST SPENT 16 FREEZING HOURS
IN THE COLDEST PLACE I'VE EVER BEEN.
WELL, I THINK IT'S FAIR TO SAY
THAT SIBERIAN NIGHTS ARE LONG AND VERY COLD.
AND LAST NIGHT,
MY TEMPERATURE GAUGE GOT DOWN TO -30 DEGREES.
AND I REALLY NEEDED TO KEEP THIS FIRE STOKED UP.
BUT YOU CAN SEE, I'M ALMOST OUT OF WOOD NOW,
AND I THINK IF I HAD RUN OUT,
THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A LOT MORE SHIVERING.
BUT I'VE SURVIVED MY FIRST SIBERIAN NIGHT.
I'M GONNA FINISH WARMING MY HANDS,
AND THEN I'M ON MY WAY.
IT'S FIRST LIGHT.
I'VE GOT TO GET ON THE MOVE AND GET WARM.
THE ANCIENT HILLS THAT CRISSCROSS SIBERIA
MAKE IT TOUGH GOING,
BUT MY TOBOGGAN IS GONNA HELP ME.
ALMOST THERE.
[ SIGHS ]
WHEW!
TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN.
TOP OF THE WORLD -- LOOK AT THAT.
WHOO!
NOW, THAT'S DEFINITELY GOTTEN ME WARM,
DRAGGING THIS UP HERE.
BUT LOOK.
YOU'LL SEE THIS TOBOGGAN -- IT'S JUST LIKE FROZEN,
DEEP FROZEN SOLID OVERNIGHT.
AND I RECKON, DOWN THIS SORT OF FACE,
THIS IS GONNA GO LIKE A ROCKET.
LET'S GO.
IT BEATS WALKING ANY DAY.
IT'S A RISKY STRATEGY.
IF I COME OFF OF SPEED, I COULD BREAK A LEG.
BUT I'M GOING FOR IT,
AND AT LEAST I'M COVERING GROUND SUPERFAST.
WHOO!
[ BREATHING HEAVILY ]
THAT WAS JUST A COMPLETE WHITEOUT.
IT'S LIKE ZERO VISIBILITY.
IT'S LIKE BEING STRAPPED TO A HUMAN CANNONBALL.
BUT I'M DOWN OUT OF THE MOUNTAINS,
AND I DO NOT WANT TO BE
MAN-HAULING THIS SLED ANY LONGER.
OKAY.
I'M ON MY WAY.
THE VALLEY DRAINS INTO ONE OF SIBERIA'S MANY MASSIVE LAKES.
IN WINTER, THEY FREEZE,
BUT I DON'T KNOW IF THE ICE CAN TAKE MY WEIGHT.
I'VE HUNG ON TO MY DEER LEG
TO HELP ME GET ACROSS THIS NIGHTMARE.
LOOK AT THAT.
IT'S HUGE.
AND ALL OF THIS LAKE IS JUST COMPLETELY FROZEN OVER
YOU KNOW, AS FAR AS THE EYE CAN SEE HERE.
AND, REALLY, IF YOU TRY TO GO AROUND THIS,
IT JUST COULD TAKE YOU DAYS.
IT'S A RISK I'M GOING TO TAKE TO CROSS THE LAKE.
BUT NEVER UNDERESTIMATE THE DANGERS.
THAT IS JUST LETHAL TO WALK ON.
EVERY YEAR, PEOPLE DIE FALLING THROUGH FROZEN LAKES.
ICE NEEDS TO BE AT LEAST 3 INCHES THICK
TO TAKE YOUR WEIGHT.
TAKE IT STEADY AND STAY ALERT FOR ANY BOOMING NOISES,
WHICH MEANS THE ICE IS CRACKING.
IT IS, LIKE, FRESH SNOW OVER THE ICE.
AND WHAT'S DANGEROUS IS, YOU DON'T KNOW HOW THICK IT IS.
AND THE WATER UNDER THIS IS JUST GONNA BE BLACK,
DEEP, AND FREEZING COLD.
IT WOULD BE A TRULY HORRIBLE WAY TO DIE.
IF YOU FALL INTO THIS FREEZING WATER,
YOU'LL BE LUCKY TO MAKE IT OUT ALIVE.
AND I'VE HAD THAT HAPPEN TO ME BEFORE WITH MY BEST FRIEND.
WE WERE IN IRELAND ON A FROZEN LAKE, STUPIDLY,
AND THE ICE JUST DROPPED UNDER OUR FEET.
AND HE GOT COMPLETELY CUT ALL ACROSS THE CHEST,
BLOOD EVERYWHERE,
AND WE WERE PRETTY LUCKY TO MAKE IT OUT OF THERE.
AND IT MAKES ME PRETTY CAUTIOUS NOW WITH LAKES LIKE THIS,
ESPECIALLY IN SIBERIA.
GET TRAPPED UNDER THIS, AND THERE'S NO WAY OUT.
AND JUST IMAGINE HOW TERRIFYING THAT WOULD BE
TO BE UNDER HERE AND UNABLE TO THEN GET OUT.
SO, I'M GONNA GET THE CREW TO HELP ME DIG A BIG HOLE,
GO IN UNDER THE ICE, AND SHOW WHAT IT'S LIKE UNDER THERE
AND HOW HARD IT IS TO THEN GET OUT.
THE WATER DOWN THERE WILL BE JUST A DEGREE ABOVE FREEZING.
ONCE YOU GET IN, THE COLD ALONE CAN KILL YOU.
THE SHOCK OF IT CAN LEAVE YOU GASPING FOR AIR
LIKE A PANIC ATTACK.
YOUR HANDS AND FEET WILL BE VIRTUALLY USELESS
AS CIRCULATION STOPS.
AND IF YOU SURVIVE THAT,
YOUR MUSCLES WEAKEN AND CRAMP WITHIN MINUTES,
AND YOU CAN LOSE CONSCIOUSNESS.
AND I'M GONNA LEAVE MY SOCKS ON
JUST 'CAUSE IF I TRY TO STAND ON THIS ICE WITH BARE SKIN,
IT WILL STICK.
AND THEN THE LAST THING I'LL NEED TO DO BEFORE I GO IN
IS TIE THIS SAFETY LINE TO MYSELF.
IF YOU DON'T SEE ME COME OUT OF THAT ICE WITHIN 20 SECONDS,
PULL ON THIS ROPE.
I'M SERIOUS. YOU JUST PULL ON IT, OKAY?
THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST DANGEROUS THINGS I'VE EVER DONE
IN ONE OF THE COLDEST AND LONELIEST PLACES
I'VE EVER BEEN.
AND I'VE BEEN INTO A FROZEN LAKE BEFORE,
BUT I'VE NEVER BEEN UNDER THE ICE,
AND I'VE NEVER DONE IT
WHEN THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE IS ABOUT -20.
AND IF I'M HONEST, I'M A LITTLE BIT SCARED OF THIS.
[ SIGHS ]
INSTANTLY, MY PULSE IS UP AROUND THE 200 MARK.
IT FEELS AS THOUGH THE AIR HAS BEEN SUCKED OUT OF ME.
BUT I'VE GOT TO KEEP CALM.
HYPERVENTILATE IN THIS, AND YOU'LL DROWN.
WHEW!
OKAY, THE FIRST THING I'VE GOT TO DO
BEFORE I TRY AND SWIM UNDER THIS
IS CONTROL MY BREATHING.
IF I TRY AND GO NOW, WITH A PULSE RATE AS FAST AS MINE IS,
I'LL NEVER BE ABLE TO CONTROL IT.
SO GIVE ME FIVE SECONDS.
BLOOD IS RUSHING TO PROTECT MY CORE.
MY HEART'S WORKING FLAT-OUT.
THERE'S A SERIOUS RISK IN HERE OF CARDIAC ARREST.
OKAY, HERE WE GO.
ONCE IN, THERE'S NO TURNING BACK,
AND I'VE GOT TO KEEP GOING,
TRYING TO REACH THE LIGHT OF THE THINNER ICE,
BUT THE COLD IS LITERALLY SQUEEZING THE AIR OUT OF ME.
I'M AT MY VERY LIMIT NOW.
BUT ONCE THROUGH THE ICE,
YOU'RE STILL NOT OUT OF TROUBLE.
MY EYES!
FEELS LIKE THEY'VE GONE FROZEN SOLID.
OKAY, BUT I NEED TO GET OUT OF HERE NOW,
AND I NEED TO DO THIS FIRST TIME.
AND I CAN FEEL THE DANGER OF WHY THIS WATER IS SO LETHAL
IS THAT IT REALLY NUMBS --
NUMBS YOUR SENSES, YOUR FINGERS, AND YOUR HEAD.
I COULD HARDLY SEE WHEN I OPENED MY EYES
WHEN I CAME OUT OF THAT.
I CAN FEEL MY MUSCLES BEGIN TO SHAKE.
IT'S TIME TO BE GETTING BACK TO THAT FIRE.
UNDERNEATH THERE IS A TRULY HORRIBLE PLACE TO BE.
THE SUN'S GOING DOWN, SO THAT MEANS UNDER THERE
REALLY IS JUST PITCH BLACK AND SWIMMING BLIND.
OKAY, GOT TO GET TO SHORE.
THIS IS THE POINT AT WHICH MOST PEOPLE CAN DIE.
YOUR BODY TEMPERATURE ONLY NEEDS TO DROP
A COUPLE OF DEGREES FOR YOU TO FALL INTO A COMA.
AND THAT CAN HAPPEN WITHIN MINUTES.
THE OTHER VERY REAL DANGER
IS THE COLD BLOOD IN YOUR FINGERS AND TOES
RUSHING BACK INTO YOUR HEART AND STOPPING IT.
AND, REALLY, IN MANY WAYS, THIS IS NOW THE DANGEROUS TIME
JUST BECAUSE OF THE TEMPERATURE.
AND, YOU KNOW, -20 IS UNFORGIVING.
EVERYTHING STARTS JUST TO SEIZE UP.
I GOT TO JUST KEEP MY FINGERS MOVING.
I'VE GOT TO GET DRY.
THE WATER'S ALREADY FREEZING TO MY BODY.
WHAT I CAN DO IS JUST USE SOME OF THIS POWDERED SNOW.
AND IT MIGHT LOOK A LITTLE BIT CRAZY,
BUT WHAT IT DOES IS IT ABSORBS A LOT OF THE MOISTURE.
GOT TO GET WARM, GOT TO GET DRY,
AND GOT TO GET CLOTHES ON.
IN ANOTHER 15 MINUTES, THAT SUN WILL BE SETTING.
AND LOOK AT THAT -- MY SOCK BEEN OUT ABOUT 30 SECONDS,
AND, ALREADY, ALL OF THAT IS FROZEN.
THAT IS HOW COLD I AM RIGHT NOW.
THAT IS NOT TO BE REPEATED IN A HURRY.
[ SIGHS ]
BUT SIBERIA HASN'T FINISHED WITH ME YET,
AND AHEAD LIE MORE CHALLENGES,
NOT LEAST THE MILLIONS OF SQUARE MILES OF TAIGA FOREST
WHERE PEOPLE CAN DISAPPEAR FOREVER.
YOU KNOW, ALL OF THIS LOOKS THE SAME.
I'M IN SIBERIA, SHOWING HOW TO STAY ALIVE
IN THE COLDEST PLACE ON THE PLANET.
YOUR ONLY WAY OUT IS THE TRANS-SIBERIAN RAILWAY,
RUNNING THROUGH MILLIONS OF SQUARE MILES
OF THE MOST INHOSPITABLE TERRAIN ON EARTH.
ALL OF THIS BENEATH ME IS CALLED TAIGA FOREST,
WHICH, IN SIBERIA, LITERALLY MEANS "COLD JUNGLE."
AND IT'S VAST.
IT'S LIKE A GIANT MAZE DOWN THERE.
AND EVEN THE LOCALS COME UNSTUCK.
AND A QUARTER OF ALL OF THOSE THAT GET LOST
ARE NEVER SEEN AGAIN.
I'M DOING A HELI-RAPPEL,
A TECHNIQUE WE USED IN THE SPECIAL FORCES
FOR GETTING ONTO THE GROUND FAST.
THIS PLACE IS JUST EERILY STILL,
AND IT'S LIKE THIS WHOLE FOREST IS FROZEN IN TIME.
IT'S JUST SNOW AND TREES
YOU KNOW, AS FAR AS YOU CAN SEE.
THERE'S SOMETHING QUITE CLAUSTROPHOBIC
ABOUT THIS FOREST.
SOMETIMES, WHEN YOU ARRIVE IN A NEW PLACE THAT'S UNFAMILIAR,
I KNOW FROM EXPERIENCE YOU JUST NEED TO SLOW THINGS DOWN,
LET YOUR SENSES ADAPT,
AND JUST TUNE IN TO THE ENVIRONMENT.
THE TAIGA FOREST COVERS NEARLY 2 MILLION SQUARE MILES,
A DISORIENTATING NO-MAN'S LAND
WHICH PLAYS HAVOC WITH YOUR MIND,
NOTHING BUT ENDLESS PINE TREES IN EVERY DIRECTION.
LOSE YOUR WAY HERE, AND YOU WON'T MAKE IT OUT ALIVE.
SO, WHAT I'M DOING
IS JUST LOOKING BACK EVERY 50 YARDS OR SO,
AND YOU CAN SEE MY TRACKS,
ESPECIALLY THROUGH THIS FRESH -- FRESH-FALLEN SNOW.
AND IT JUST MAKES SURE
THAT I'M NOT GOING 'ROUND AND 'ROUND IN CIRCLES,
WHICH, IN A PLACE LIKE THIS, IS EASY TO DO.
IT'S DEATHLY SILENT HERE.
AND FROM DOWN ON THE GROUND,
IT'S SO HARD TO SEE WHICH WAY YOU HAVE TO GO.
I'M GONNA SEE IF I CAN GET UP THIS TREE.
I RECKON IF I CAN GET, LIKE, MOST OF THE WAY UP THIS,
I SHOULD BE ABLE TO GET A NICE VIEW OUT OVER THE FOREST
AND GET MY BEARINGS.
AND TO GET UP TO THE BRANCHES, YOU GOT TO IMPROVISE.
WHAT I'VE GOT IS MY RUCKSACK,
AND THERE'S LOADS OF KIND OF WEBBINGS AND DRAWSTRINGS
AND EVERYTHING HANGING OFF OF THIS.
AND WHAT I CAN THEN DO WITH THIS...
...IS TIE IT 'ROUND MY BOOTS IN A BOWLINE.
THROUGH THE LOOP,
'ROUND THE TREE, BACK DOWN THE HOLE.
AND THAT'S ONE.
AND THEN DO THE SAME ON THE OTHER.
[ SIGHS ]
OKAY, GIVE US A CAMERA,
AND WE'LL SEE WHAT WE CAN SEE FROM UP THERE.
THE STRING AROUND MY BOOTS GIVES ME EXTRA GRIP
AND ACTS AS A CLAMP AROUND THE TRUNK.
YEAH, IT'S WORKING QUITE NICELY -- LOOK --
GIVING ME GOOD GRIP.
IF I CAN GET UP TO THESE, I CAN THEN CUT THAT.
NOW I'M UP HERE.
I DON'T NEED THIS DRAWSTRING.
THEN I CAN CLIMB NORMALLY.
HALF OF THESE BRANCHES ARE DEAD -- LOOK.
WHOA!
[ BLOWING ]
NOW I CAN SEE WHERE I'VE GOT TO GO.
OKAY, THIS IS ABOUT AS HIGH AS I CAN GET UP THIS TREE.
[ BREATHING HEAVILY ]
CAN YOU SEE?
I CAN GET A VIEW NOW OUT OVER THAT VALLEY.
AND, REALLY, THAT'S WHERE I SHOULD BE HEADING.
[ GRUNTS ]
[ SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY ]
PRETTY SPIKY IN THESE BRANCHES.
WHOA!
[ EXHALES SHARPLY ]
WE KNOW WHICH WAY WE'RE GOING -- THAT WAY.
BUT IT'S STILL ALL TOO EASY TO GET LOST.
ALWAYS HAVE A BACKUP PLAN.
I RELY ON AN OLD ARMY TECHNIQUE OF FOLLOWING RIVERS.
AN OLD, DRIED-OUT STREAM BED.
AND, ACTUALLY,
WHEN WE WERE ON SELECTION FOR THE SPECIAL FORCES,
THEY ALWAYS USED TO SAY TO US,
WHEN WE WERE DOING A LOT OF THESE
LONG ROUTE MARCHES THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS,
THAT IF YOU'RE EVER LOST,
JUST HEAD DOWNHILL UNTIL YOU COME ACROSS A STREAM.
AND WHEN YOU FIND THAT, FOLLOW THAT TO A RIVER
AND THEN THE RIVER TO CIVILIZATION.
OKAY, LET'S KEEP GOING.
IN AN EXTREME PLACE LIKE THIS,
YOU CAN LEARN FROM THE ANIMALS HOW TO SURVIVE.
LOOK, YOU SEE ALL OF THESE CEDAR CONES UNDERNEATH THIS TREE,
BUT IT LOOKS LIKE THE SQUIRRELS HAVE GOT AT THESE.
AND LOOK, YOU SEE ALL OF THESE SQUIRREL TRACKS,
JUST LOADS AND LOADS OF THEM ALL THE WAY AROUND HERE.
AND IN MANY WAYS, NUTS ARE THE ULTIMATE SURVIVAL FOOD --
LOADS OF GOOD FATS AND OILS, VITAMINS, AND ENERGY.
BUT, REALLY, THERE'S NOT ENOUGH FOR A MEAL HERE.
WHAT I'M GONNA TRY AND DO IS GET THE SQUIRRELS THEMSELVES.
OKAY.
I'M GONNA MAKE A SNARE WITH SOME DEADWOOD.
AND THE KEY WITH SNARES
IS TO LURE THE SQUIRRELS INTO THEM.
AND THE WAY YOU DO THAT IS TO MAKE IT EASY FOR THEM.
THIS IS GONNA BE MUCH EASIER FOR A SQUIRREL TO GO UP
THAN GOING STRAIGHT UP THE TREE.
SQUIRRELS ARE ESSENTIALLY PRETTY LAZY,
SO THEY'RE GONNA LIKE TO USE THIS.
I'M GONNA MAKE A NOOSE OUT OF MY PARACORD.
A SHOELACE WOULD WORK, TOO.
WHAT I WANT TO DO IS MAKE THE HOLE ABOUT KIND OF THAT BIG,
ENOUGH FOR A SQUIRREL TO GET ITS HEAD THROUGH,
PUT IT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BRANCH.
AND THE IDEA IS, HE'LL COME UP HERE THROUGH THAT,
GET SNAGGED, AND THEN FALL AND HANG UNDER IT.
AND, YOU KNOW, ALL ANIMALS OUT HERE
ARE JUST LOCKED IN THIS BATTLE FOR SURVIVAL.
THEY'RE ALL DESPERATE FOR FOOD.
AND EVEN THE SQUIRRELS OUT HERE
HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO TURN REALLY VICIOUS.
AND THERE'S ONE STORY
OF SOME SQUIRRELS ACTUALLY ATTACKING A DOG,
CLAWING IT AND BITING IT TO DEATH,
EATING ALL OF ITS GUTS, AND THEN DISAPPEARING.
THAT'S HOW DESPERATE THESE ANIMALS GET.
IT'S SO HARSH OUT HERE,
YOU'VE GOT TO GRAB WHATEVER YOU CAN TO STAY ALIVE.
I'M DETERMINED TO GET A SQUIRREL,
COME HELL OR HIGH WATER.
TO IMPROVE THE ODDS, I'M GONNA SET ANOTHER TRAP
WITH WIRE THAT I'VE PULLED FROM THE INSIDE OF MY RUCKSACK.
FINGERS CROSSED FOR SQUIRREL PIE.
I'M IN THE FREEZING WILDERNESS OF SIBERIA,
HEADING TOWARDS THE TRANS-SIBERIAN RAILWAY,
YOUR ONLY ESCAPE ROUTE FROM THE KILLER COLD.
IT'S JUST INTENSE.
I'VE NEVER KNOWN ANYTHING LIKE IT.
THE COLD KNOCKS YOU FLAT AND DRAINS YOU COMPLETELY,
AND THERE'S PRECIOUS LITTLE TO EAT.
IT'S PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST REMOTE PLACES I'VE EVER BEEN.
I'VE SET SOME SQUIRREL TRAPS,
BUT NOW IT'S A GAME OF CHANCE WHETHER I'LL CATCH ANYTHING.
THE FIRST TRAP'S BEEN TRIGGERED,
BUT THE SQUIRREL'S GOT AWAY.
MAYBE I'LL HAVE MORE LUCK WITH THE SECOND.
HEY, I THINK WE'VE GOT SOMETHING.
YEAH, LOOK.
YOU KNOW, IF I'M HONEST, I'M PRETTY AMAZED.
YOU KNOW, I ONLY SET -- HAD TIME TO SET TWO TRAPS.
THAT'S A 50% HIT RATE, WHICH IS PRETTY -- PRETTY GOOD.
BUT IT JUST SHOWS, EVEN THOUGH THIS FOREST LOOKS BARREN,
THERE IS FOOD TO BE FOUND HERE IF YOU KNOW WHERE TO LOOK.
OKAY, GONNA TAKE THIS NOOSE OFF...
AND COOK HIM.
IF HE WASN'T FROZEN,
I'D JUST BE ABLE TO SKIN AND GUT AND COOK ALL OF THIS,
BUT LITERALLY, HE IS FROZEN SOLID.
AND LOOK -- SEE WHAT I MEAN. LISTEN TO THIS.
[ KNOCKING ]
ABSOLUTELY...RIGID.
THE BEST WAY IS TO SCRAPE OFF THE FUR
AND COOK SHAVINGS OF THE MEAT OVER THE FIRE.
MAN, WHAT A PLEASANT SURPRISE.
SO MANY OF THESE THINGS I EAT ARE, LIKE, TERRIBLE,
BUT THIS...IS WONDERFUL.
MMM. REALLY RICH, GAMY, WARMING.
I KNOW I'M GONNA HAVE MORE.
I'M AFTER WHAT SIBERIAN HUNTERS CONSIDER A DELICACY.
AND THERE YOU GO.
YOU SEE... THAT'S ITS BRAIN THERE.
IT'S LIKE KIND OF FROZEN PÃ¢TÃ©.
RAW BRAIN AND A BIT OF MEAT -- BETTER THAN NOTHING,
BUT IT'LL GIVE YOU STRENGTH FOR THE SIBERIAN WEATHER
THAT CAN CHANGE IN A HEARTBEAT.
LOOK. YOU CAN SEE IT'S CLOUDING OVER ALREADY HERE NOW.
AND IN SIBERIA, THE WEATHER CAN CHANGE IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE.
AND IF YOU'RE CAUGHT OUT HERE -- BIG STORM, HIGH WINDS,
IN THIS FOREST, THIS AMOUNT OF SNOW --
VISIBILITY WILL BE ALMOST ZERO.
AND IF YOU JUST SAT DOWN AND DID NOTHING,
YOU'D FREEZE TO DEATH.
SO WHAT YOU NEED TO DO IS FIND SOME SORT OF EMERGENCY SHELTER,
BUT WORK WITH WHAT NATURE'S GIVEN YOU.
AND LOOK -- YOU SEE THIS IS THE WAY THIS IS SPLIT,
AND WHAT I CAN DO IS MAKE,
LIKE, A REALLY QUICK, SIMPLE LEAN-TO SHELTER HERE.
SOMETIMES YOU JUST NEED A PLACE TO REST UP.
YOU DON'T NEED ANYTHING FANCY,
JUST SOMETHING YOU CAN KNOCK UP IN MINUTES
TO KEEP YOU OUT OF THE ELEMENTS.
PLACE SOME BRANCHES ALONG THE FALLEN TRUNK
FOR THE BASIC ROOF.
YOU WANT TO BE ABLE TO DO IT IN, LET'S SAY, 15 MINUTES,
IF THE WEATHER REALLY TURNS.
SPHAGNUM MOSS IS A GOOD INSULATOR
AND STOPS YOUR BODY LOSING HEAT FROM THE FROZEN GROUND.
JUST CARVE OFF BIG CHUNKS TO MAKE A MATTRESS.
AND A FEW OF THOSE WILL BE ENOUGH FOR ME TO LIE ON MY CHEST
AND KEEP ALL MY UPPER ORGANS NICE AND WARM.
IN AN EMERGENCY,
THE PRIORITY IS TO PROTECT YOUR VITAL ORGANS
AND CONSERVE THEIR HEAT.
AND THEN WHAT I NEED JUST A LOAD OF GREEN FOLIAGE
JUST TO COVER ALL OF THIS FRAMEWORK.
AND THEN, IN ABOUT 20 MINUTES,
I'VE MADE A PRETTY GOOD EMERGENCY SHELTER.
THERE ARE WOLVES AROUND HERE.
RUSSIA HAS MORE WOLVES THAN ANYWHERE ELSE IN THE WORLD.
THEY WILL ATTACK HUMANS IF THEY'RE HUNGRY ENOUGH,
SO YOU NEED TO HAVE A FIRE LIT QUICKLY TO KEEP THEM AT BAY.
BIRCH BARK IS GREAT FOR LIGHTING FIRES.
IT'S ALWAYS CONSIDERED NATURE'S FIRE LIGHTER,
AND IT'S NATURALLY WATERPROOF,
SO THE INSIDE OF IT STAYS NICE AND DRY.
THE FIRE REALLY JUST MAKES A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE.
YOU KNOW, SUDDENLY...
YOU JUST FEEL HUMAN AGAIN.
AND, REALLY, I JUST WANT TO REST HERE FOR A BIT,
WARM UP, AND JUST TAKE A BIT OF TIME.
AHH, MAN THAT FEELS GOOD.
WHEW!
A FEW MINUTES' REST, AND I'LL BE READY TO CARRY ON.
I'M NEARLY OUT OF THE FOREST, AND IF I KEEP HEADING EAST,
I'LL FIND CIVILIZATION -- WHATEVER IT TAKES TO GET THERE.
WE'VE GOT TO MAKE THIS TRAIN!
I'M IN SIBERIA, SHOWING WHAT IT TAKES
TO SURVIVE IN THIS FROZEN WILDERNESS.
THE COLD HERE IS JUST INTENSE.
I'M HEADING FOR THE TRANS-SIBERIAN RAILWAY,
YOUR ONE HOPE FOR SALVATION.
I CAN SEE DOWN THE BOTTOM OF THE VALLEY.
THAT'S DEFINITELY EITHER A ROAD OR A RAILWAY.
LET'S GO FOR IT.
GO ON, GUYS.
YEAH, LET'S GET DOWN THERE.
[ TRAIN WHISTLE BLOWS IN DISTANCE ]
GUYS, WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO MOVE!
IT'S A FREIGHT TRAIN ABOUT A MILE AWAY.
I MIGHT BE ABLE TO GET TO THE TRACK AND JUMP ABOARD
AND GET OUT OF HERE.
WE'VE GOT TO MAKE THIS TRAIN!
I'VE TRAVELED THIS FAR TO REACH THE RAILWAY,
AND THE CHALLENGES IN SIBERIA HAVE BEEN IMMENSE.
I'VE DIVED INTO ICY WATERS, CROSSED FROZEN LAKES,
AND DIVED THROUGH THE MAZE IN THE TAIGA FOREST TO GET HERE.
I'VE GOT TO MATCH MY SPEED TO THE TRAIN.
IF I MISTIME THE JUMP,
I COULD BE CHEWED UP BENEATH THE WHEELS.
ONE LAST SPRINT, AND I SHOULD BE ABLE TO LEAP ABOARD.
THIS TRACK HOOKS UP WITH THE FAMOUS TRANS-SIBERIAN RAILWAY,
WHICH SPANS OVER 5,500 MILES
FROM MOSCOW TO BEIJING IN CHINA,
AND IT'S GONNA GET ME OUT OF HERE.
SIBERIA HAS BEEN HARSH
AND LIVED UP TO ITS BRUTAL REPUTATION.
IT'S AN EPIC STRUGGLE TO SURVIVE OUT HERE,
BUT IF YOU CAN FIND THE WILLPOWER
AND THE DETERMINATION,
IT'S POSSIBLE TO MAKE IT OUT ALIVE.