WHOO! I'M BEAR GRYLLS.
I'M GONNA SHOW YOU WHAT IT TAKES TO GET OUT ALIVE
FROM SOME OF THE MOST DANGEROUS PLACES ON EARTH.
WHOO!
I'VE GOT TO MAKE IT THROUGH A WEEK OF CHALLENGES
IN THE SORT OF PLACES YOU WOULDN'T LAST A DAY
WITHOUT THE RIGHT SURVIVAL SKILLS.
I'M HEADING INTO HELLS CANYON,
ON THE BORDER BETWEEN OREGON AND IDAHO.
IT'S ONE OF THE MOST REMOTE WILDERNESS AREAS IN THE U.S. --
300 SQUARE MILES OF TREACHEROUS MOUNTAINS, SNOW, AND ICE...
CAN YOU SEE IT? IT'S JUST THERE TO OUR RIGHT.
...AND SOME OF THE MOST FEROCIOUS RAPIDS
I'VE EVER TACKLED.
THIS IS GONNA BE A WILD ONE.
THIS IS HELLS CANYON,
AND IT'S THE DEEPEST RIVER GORGE IN AMERICA, SEVERAL MILES DEEP,
AND THERE'S NOT A ROAD ACROSS IT FOR OVER 100 MILES.
I'M GONNA BE DROPPED 8,500 FOOT UP
ON THE IDAHO SIDE OF THE CANYON,
TRAVEL DOWN TO THE SNAKE RIVER,
AND FINISH UP OVER THE BORDER IN OREGON.
THE WEATHER HERE HAS JUST BEEN TERRIBLE,
AND PEOPLE HAVE BEEN TELLING ME THE WINTER'S COMING EARLY.
THIS IS GONNA BE A TOUGH ONE.
THERE'S BEEN OVER 18 INCHES OF SNOW ON THESE MOUNTAINS
IN THE LAST FEW DAYS.
THE WEATHER'S BEEN SO BAD,
WE'VE HAD TO WAIT A WEEK TO MAKE THIS FLIGHT.
I'VE GOT TO TOUCH DOWN AND GET MOVING
BEFORE THE WEATHER CLOSES IN AGAIN.
THE TEMPERATURE IS HOVERING AROUND FREEZING,
BUT A 10-MILE-AN-HOUR WIND CAN MAKE IT FEEL ABOUT 10 BELOW.
MAN, IT'S COLD! WHOO!
SOME BLOOD BACK INTO MY HANDS.
OKAY, LET'S GET GOING.
BETWEEN ME AND THE SNAKE RIVER A MILE BELOW
ARE HUNDREDS OF ACRES OF SNOW-COVERED FOREST.
BEYOND THE TREE LINE LIE HUGE VALLEYS AND GULLIES.
IT'S A VAST, EMPTY WILDERNESS.
IT'S REALLY JUST SO DISORIENTATING,
AND IT'S JUST TREES AND TREES LADEN WITH DEEP SNOW.
IT KIND OF ALL -- ALL JUST LOOKS THE SAME.
JUST KEEP HEADING STRAIGHT IN THAT DIRECTION.
ON MOUNTAINOUS GROUND, IN GOOD WEATHER,
YOU MIGHT AVERAGE ABOUT TWO MILES AN HOUR.
IN SNOW LIKE THIS, YOU CAN HALVE THAT.
YEAH, IT'S JUST DRAINING --
NOT ONLY DEEP, BUT IT COVERS UP EVERYTHING.
IT MEANS YOU CAN'T REALLY SEE
WHAT YOU'RE STANDING ON ALWAYS.
EARLIER THIS YEAR, TWO SNOWMOBILERS WERE UP HERE
WHEN THEY GOT SEPARATED IN A STORM.
ONE GOT TRAPPED AND HAD TO DIG A SNOW CAVE.
TWO DAYS LATER, SUFFERING FROM FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA,
HE WAS RESCUED BY HELICOPTER.
WITH THESE SORT OF LONG DISTANCES,
THINGS ARE ALL ABOUT JUST PACING YOURSELF
AND BREAKING THINGS DOWN INTO SMALL, BITE-SIZE CHUNKS,
REACHING THAT GOAL...
AND THEN PICKING THE NEXT ONE.
THE SHEER SCALE OF HELLS CANYON IS HARD TO COMPREHEND.
ONCE I'VE GOT THROUGH THE TREE LINE,
I FINALLY GET A GLIMPSE OF THE IMMENSE EMPTINESS AHEAD.
LOOK AT THIS -- PRETTY MASSIVE LANDSCAPE.
YOU SEE ALL THESE VERY DEEP CANYONS.
AND WHAT'S GONNA MAKE IT TRICKY IS -- YOU CAN ACTUALLY SEE IT --
ALSO THESE VERY STEEP TERRACES
AND THEN THESE SHEER CLIFFS JUST OVER AND OVER AGAIN,
TERRACE AND CLIFFS, ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE BOTTOM.
BELOW THE SNOW LINE AT 8,000 FOOT,
THE GOING'S NOT ANY EASIER.
THE CLIFFS AND TERRACES CONCEAL ANY POSSIBLE ROUTE DOWN,
AND THE TERRAIN HAD JUST GOT A WHOLE LOT TOUGHER.
ICE FORMING IN THE POROUS SANDSTONE
SHATTERS THE ROCK.
THE TECHNICAL TERM IS FRIABLE.
THE NONTECHNICAL TERM IS TREACHEROUS.
THIS IS ALL JUST CRAZY LOOSE.
HANG ON. THERE'S GOT TO BE A BETTER WAY TO DO THIS.
I NEED SOMETHING TO HELP ME GET DOWNHILL SAFER AND FASTER,
SOMETHING THAT WILL HELP ME BALANCE
AND TAKE THE PRESSURE OFF MY KNEES.
I NEED A STICK, AND A BIG ONE.
YOU CAN SEE HOW TOUGH THIS WOOD IS.
AND IT'S BECAUSE FIRES MOVE THROUGH HERE,
AND ALL OF THIS HAS BECOME FIRE-HARDENED.
IT'S HAD THE MOISTURE BURNT OUT OF IT,
WHICH MEANS IT IS VERY STRONG.
THAT MIGHT GO, ACTUALLY.
THE TOUGHENED POLE WILL TAKE MY WEIGHT
AND HOPEFULLY HELP ME GET DOWN THE MOUNTAIN.
THIS SHOULD WORK.
TOSS US THAT LITTLE CAMERA.
GOT IT.
I'VE GOT TO PICK MY LANDING SPOT WITH CARE,
AND IT'S NOT ALWAYS GRACEFUL.
BUT USING THE POLE
MEANS I CAN RUN DOWN EIGHT-FOOT CLIFFS
RATHER THAN CLIMB THEM.
I CAN AVOID THE LOOSE BOULDERS AND KEEP MOVING QUICKLY.
ACTUALLY, THIS IS WORKING QUITE NICELY.
YOU JUST FIND A BALANCE POINT AND VAULT ACROSS.
IT'S WORKING.
I'VE ALREADY COME DOWN SEVERAL HUNDRED FOOT,
AND ON THE SCREE, I CAN USE THE POLE AS A BRAKE
TO HELP ME BALANCE.
I RECKON I'VE INVENTED A WHOLE NEW SPORT HERE --
MOUNTAIN POLING.
OKAY.
AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SLOPE IS A CARCASS.
( GRUNTING )
IT'S A DEAD DEER.
IT MUST BE ABOUT A WEEK OLD.
IT'S BEEN PICKED OVER BY COYOTES AND CARRION BIRDS,
AND THE MEAT SMELLS ROTTEN.
YOU CAN SEE MOST OF THE MEAT HAS GONE OFF THIS,
BUT THERE'S STILL THE BONE.
LET'S SEE IF WE CAN GET INTO THIS.
THERE YOU GO.
YOU GET INSIDE IT.
YOU CAN SEE ALL OF THAT MARROW,
THAT PINK STUFF. SEE THAT?
AND ACTUALLY, IT'S ONE OF THE BEST SOURCES OF
PROTEIN AND FAT AND ENERGY IN A CARCASS.
AND IDEALLY, YOU PROBABLY WANT TO COOK THIS,
BUT I RECKON IT'S GONNA BE ALL RIGHT LIKE THIS.
MARROW HAS BEEN PART OF THE HUMAN DIET
FOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS.
THE LEG BONE PROTECTS THE SOFT TISSUE INSIDE,
KEEPING IT EDIBLE FOR LONGER.
MAN, THAT TASTES WEIRD. IT'S LIKE...
VERY BLAND PATÃ©.
IT'S KIND OF CHEWY AND LIKE CARDBOARD.
MMM. THAT'S GONNA KEEP ME GOING FOR A BIT.
THE STEEP VALLEY SIDES PRODUCE MANY SMALL STREAMS
THAT ARE NOW CRISSCROSSING THE LANDSCAPE
BEFORE RUNNING INTO THE BIG RIVERS BELOW.
I'M NEARER TO THE FLOOR OF HELLS CANYON.
I WANT TO CROSS THIS ONE,
BUT IT'S ROCKY, FAST-FLOWING, AND TOO WIDE TO JUMP.
WELL, YOU SEE, WITH ALL THIS RAIN AND SNOW,
THERE'S A LOT OF WATER COMING DOWN HERE.
ALL RIGHT, LOOK, IF I CAN GET THIS JAMMED IN...
...SHOULD BE ABLE TO POLE-VAULT ACROSS THIS.
I DO WANT TO MAKE SURE THIS DOESN'T SLIP OUT
WHILE I'M IN MIDAIR.
OKAY, HERE GOES.
WHOO!
WHAT DO YOU KNOW?
THAT WORKED.
BUT WHEN YOU FINALLY GET TO THE FLOOR OF HELLS CANYON,
YOUR TROUBLES MAY BE ONLY JUST BEGINNING.
CAN YOU SEE IT? IT'S JUST THERE TO OUR RIGHT.
I'M IN HELLS CANYON,
THE DEEPEST RIVER GORGE IN THE U.S.
I'VE REACHED THE VALLEY FLOOR,
AND I'M BATTLING THROUGH THE THICK UNDERGROWTH.
IN WINTER, EVEN DOWN HERE,
IT CAN HIDE SOME NASTY SURPRISES.
HANG ON. WATCH OUT, WATCH OUT, WATCH OUT, WATCH OUT.
THIS IS WATER HEMLOCK.
SEE, THIS IS A NASTY PLANT.
IN FACT, IT'S MORE THAN NASTY. THIS CAN ACTUALLY KILL YOU.
BUT, LOOK -- IT'S GOT THIS VERY DISTINCT SHAPE ABOUT IT
AND THIS HEAD UP HERE.
AND ACTUALLY, I'VE GOT A FRIEND IN THE DUTCH SPECIAL FORCES
WHO HEARD OF A SURVIVAL INSTRUCTOR
WHO MISTOOK THIS FOR AN EDIBLE PLANT,
AND HIM AND HIS STUDENTS ATE IT, AND IT ACTUALLY KILLED THEM.
SO IT'S WORTH REMEMBERING THE SHAPE OF THIS.
JUST GIVE IT A BIT OF A WIDE BERTH.
THERE'S ANOTHER ONE HERE, AS WELL.
PRETTY WELL DRIZZLED SOLIDLY
FOR THE LAST DAY NOW,
MAKING EVERYTHING DEFINITELY QUITE SLIPPY ON THESE ROCKS.
MINERALS FROM THE WATER ARE BAKED ONTO THE ROCKS BY THE SUN,
PRODUCING WHAT LOCALS DESCRIBE AS A VARNISH.
WHEN IT RAINS, THEY'RE AS SLIPPERY AS ICE,
MAKING MOVING AROUND HERE UNBELIEVABLY DIFFICULT.
THAT'S WHERE WE'RE HEADING.
FINALLY, I COME FACE-TO-FACE WITH THE MIGHTY SNAKE RIVER.
HERE, BOTH BANKS OF THE RIVER LOOK IMPASSABLE.
REALLY, TRYING TO WORM MY WAY DOWN HERE
WOULD JUST BE A NIGHTMARE. THERE'S ALL OF THESE CLIFFS
AND THEN ALL THESE HUGE, SLIPPY BOULDERS.
THERE'S NO WAY OUT THE OTHER SIDE.
THE NEAR BANK ISN'T AN OPTION.
FINDING A CROSSING POINT FURTHER DOWNSTREAM
SEEMS TO BE THE BEST PLAN.
I WANT TO SEE IF MAYBE I CAN ACTUALLY USE THE RIVER ITSELF,
SEE IF WE CAN WORK OUT A WAY OF JUST ASSESSING THE DRIFT,
SEE HOW FAST THIS IS ACTUALLY FLOWING.
MOVING QUITE FAST, BUT THESE RAPIDS ARE MANAGEABLE.
SLOW WATER AHEAD.
LOOKS LIKE ANOTHER SMALLER ONE FURTHER ON.
SEE IF I CAN GET INTO THIS RIVER.
ONE THING I AM GONNA NEED, THOUGH, IS A FLOATATION DEVICE,
SOMETHING TO HELP ME IN THE RAPIDS,
AND ALSO A WAY OF KEEPING SOME CLOTHES DRY
'CAUSE I'VE GOT TO BE ABLE TO GET WARM ONCE I GET OUT.
INSTEAD OF BUILDING A RAFT,
MY RUCKSACK LINING CAN PROVIDE THE EXTRA BUOYANCY I NEED,
AND IT'LL KEEP MY KIT DRY.
RIVERS LIKE THIS ARE COLD. I KNOW. I'VE BEEN IN THEM A LOT.
UNLESS YOU GOT SOMETHING DRY TO WEAR AFTERWARDS,
THAT'S WHY PEOPLE END UP IN TROUBLE.
YOU GET HYPOTHERMIC SO QUICKLY.
OKAY.
AND WE DON'T REALLY WANT TO GO IN AT THIS BIT.
CAN SEE IT LEADS STRAIGHT TO A HYDRAULIC THERE --
LOT OF PRESSURE WATER STRAIGHT ONTO THE ROCKS.
BACK UP A BIT THIS WAY.
OVER 50,000 CUBIC FEET OF WATER
FLOWS OUT OF THIS RIVER EVERY SECOND.
OKAY, LET'S GO. STAY RIGHT WITH ME.
IN PLACES, IT'S 100 FOOT DEEP, AND IT'S ICY COLD.
DEFINITELY QUITE BRACING.
WHOO!
THE BIG HAZARDS ARE GETTING TRAPPED
IN A HYDRAULIC, OR STOPPER,
WHERE YOU'RE PINNED AGAINST A ROCK
BY THE PRESSURE OF THE WATER.
YOU GOT TO USE ALL YOUR SENSES
TO WARN YOU OF IMPENDING DANGER.
NOT ONLY HEAR IT, YOU CAN FEEL THE WATER HERE ACCELERATING.
SEE IF WE CAN GO THROUGH.
I'VE GOT TO STAY OUT OF THE WHITE WATER
AND HEAD FOR THE TONGUE OF THE RAPIDS.
MAN, THAT'S A BIG HYDRAULIC STOPPER OVER TO THE RIGHT.
OKAY, SWIM LEFT. SWIM LEFT. SWIM LEFT.
I'M AIMING FOR THE SMOOTHER GLIDE,
BUT I'M BEING DRAGGED INTO THE BOILING WALL OF WHITE WATER.
CAN YOU SEE IT? IT'S JUST THERE TO OUR RIGHT.
THE FORCE OF THE IMPACT KNOCKS THE AIR OUT OF MY LUNGS.
THE AERATED WATER MAKES MY BODY DROP LIKE A STONE.
I GOT TO GRAB A BREATH WHEN I CAN
AND HOLD ON TILL I CAN FIND MY WAY BACK TO THE SURFACE.
THIS IS A BAD PLACE TO BE STRUGGLING FOR BREATH.
YOU ALL RIGHT?
WHOO!
COME HERE, COME HERE, COME HERE!
OH! THIS IS MUCH BIGGER THAN I THOUGHT.
I ALMOST RAN OUT OF BREATH ON THAT ONE.
GOOD JOB, MAN. LET'S GO.
SWIM THIS WAY. COME RIGHT.
BUT THE SNAKE RIVER IS RELENTLESS.
THERE'S MORE RAPIDS COMING UP AHEAD.
ALL RIGHT, COME LEFT. WE'VE GOT TO COME LEFT.
COME ON.
OKAY, WE GOT TO STAY TOGETHER ON THIS, RIGHT?
WE'RE GETTING TUMBLED AROUND LIKE A PEBBLE,
CONSTANTLY PINNED UNDER TONS OF FREEZING WATER.
BUT THE RAPIDS HAVE DONE THEIR JOB.
I CAN FAIRY GLIDE TO THE OPPOSITE BANK,
WHERE THE SIDES OF THE VALLEY ARE OPENING UP.
COME ON. COME ON.
LET'S GET IN HERE. GET IN OUT OF THAT FLOW.
I'M GONNA GET OUT OF THIS RIVER, MAN.
THIS RAPIDS ARE GETTING MUCH BIGGER,
AND THIS WATER IS VERY COLD.
GET SOME DRY KIT ON AGAIN.
AHH!
OH, MAN.
THAT FEELS VERY NICE.
FEEL A BIT MORE HUMAN NOW.
AND ALL OF THIS HAS STAYED REALLY NICE AND DRY.
OKAY, GET THIS STOWED, GET MOVING,
GET SOME BLOOD FLOWING AGAIN,
AND TRY AND TO FIND SOMEWHERE TO MAKE A CAMP FOR THE NIGHT.
RIGHT, ANY MOVEMENT --
GONNA NEED BLOOD BACK AROUND ME, PUMPING AGAIN.
LET'S GO.
I'M EXHAUSTED AND COLD.
THE WINTER DAYLIGHT IS DISAPPEARING QUICKLY.
IN THIS SITUATION, YOU NEED SHELTER AND FOOD,
OR THE FREEZING NIGHT AHEAD COULD KILL YOU.
I'M AT THE BOTTOM OF HELLS CANYON.
I'VE BATTLED WITH THE RAPIDS OF THE SNAKE RIVER.
I'M SOAKING WET AND FREEZING COLD.
THERE'S LESS THAN AN HOUR OF DAYLIGHT LEFT
TO FIND SOMEWHERE TO MAKE CAMP AND GET A FIRE SORTED
BEFORE THE TEMPERATURE PLUMMETS.
I NEED SOME TINDER AND FUEL,
AND THIS PONDEROSA PINE CAN HELP ME.
( GRUNTING )
THERE YOU GO -- ALL OF THIS STUFF HERE.
THE TREES OOZE RESIN WHERE THEY'VE BEEN DAMAGED.
THE CHEMICALS IN IT ARE HIGHLY FLAMMABLE,
AND IT'S GREAT TINDER.
AND ALSO YOU USE THIS STUFF FOR --
IF YOU'VE GOT A CUT, YOU CAN SEAL IT.
IT WILL ACT LIKE MEDICINAL GLUE.
OKAY, THAT'S GONNA HELP LOADS.
LET'S KEEP MOVING.
I'M LOOKING FOR SOMEWHERE TO MAKE CAMP NEAR THE RIVERBANK,
WHERE I'VE GOT ACCESS TO WATER AND FOOD,
BUT PROGRESS HERE IS HAZARDOUS.
WATCH YOURSELF ON THESE ROCKS.
THEY'RE ALL JUST COVERED IN ALL THIS SLIME AND ALGAE.
BOTTLE -- I KNOW WHAT I CAN USE THAT FOR.
KEEP GOING. WE NEED TO FIND SOMEWHERE TO CAMP NOW.
THE VALLEY FLOOR IS ROCKY AND OVERGROWN,
BUT MIGHT PROVIDE SOMEWHERE GOOD TO PROVIDE A SHELTER.
HERE YOU GO. HERE, THIS WILL DO.
THERE YOU SEE UNDER HERE,
THERE'S GOOD NATURAL COVERAGE FROM THIS ROCK.
IT'S NICE AND DRY AND PROTECT YOU FROM ANY FALLING ROCKS
COMING DOWN THE MOUNTAIN, AS WELL.
BUT I'M GONNA NEED SOMETHING
JUST TO PROTECT ME ACROSS HERE FROM THE WIND.
IT'S GONNA BLOW STRAIGHT DOWN THIS VALLEY.
OKAY, LET'S FIND SOMETHING.
I DON'T HAVE TIME TO BUILD A SHELTER FROM SCRATCH,
SO THIS COULD BE A LIFESAVER.
BUT I NEED TO MAKE SOMETHING TO WEATHERPROOF IT.
BY WEAVING THESE WILLOW BRANCHES TOGETHER,
I CAN CREATE A FRAME.
AND I'M KIND OF LATTICING THEM ALL TOGETHER.
OKAY, THAT'S THE FRAMEWORK.
I'M JUST GONNA PUT THIS AGAINST THE ENTRANCE,
AND THEN ALL IT NEEDS IS A LOAD OF GRASSES
TO THATCH INTO THAT.
BY WEAVING THE GRASSES INTO THE FRAMEWORK FROM THE BOTTOM UP,
I CAN MAKE IT WATERTIGHT AS WELL AS WINDPROOF.
I REALLY JUST WANT TO GET THIS FINISHED
BEFORE IT GETS COMPLETELY DARK.
THE SKY IS CLEAR, SO IT'LL FREEZE TONIGHT,
AND JUST A 5-MILE-AN-HOUR WIND
WOULD MAKE IT FEEL LIKE MINUS-5,
SO PROTECTION IS VITAL.
AND THE LAST THING I NEED TO DO IS JUST USE
ALL THIS SURFACE GRASS AS MY BEDDING.
IN THE ARMY, WE ALWAYS SAY,
IF YOU GOT GOOD BEDDING UNDERNEATH YOU,
INSULATING YOURSELF FROM THE COLD GROUND,
THAT'S WORTH AS MUCH AS ANOTHER LAYER OF CLOTHING ON TOP.
RIGHT, WE NEED FIRE NOW.
I'M GONNA USE MY PINE RESIN AND SOME OF THE DRIEST GRASS
TO GET A FIRE STARTED.
AND THIS PINE RESIN, ONCE THAT GOES,
IS GONNA KEEP THAT FLAME GOING NICELY.
THERE'S ALWAYS SOMETHING SO HYPNOTIC ABOUT A FIRE.
OUT HERE, SHELTER AND WARMTH ARE THE MAIN PRIORITIES.
NOW I CAN START TO THINK ABOUT FOOD,
AND I CAN USE THE DARK TO MY ADVANTAGE.
WHERE THE RIVER LEVEL HAS DROPPED,
IT'S LEFT SOME POOLS OF SHALLOW WATER.
AND WHAT I'M HOPING IS
I MIGHT BE ABLE TO FIND SOME FISH IN THERE.
I'M JUST GONNA MAKE A SIMPLE HARPOON HERE,
THESE THREE PRONGS.
AND THIS BIT JUST WEDGED IN THE MIDDLE
ADDS STRENGTH TO IT ALL.
YEAH, THAT SHOULD DO THE TRICK --
NICE AND SHARP.
AND NOW I'M GONNA NEED SOME SORT OF TORCH HERE
TO SEE IF THERE ARE ANY FISH IN THERE.
BY CUTTING ACROSS ON THE END OF THIS STICK
AND FORCING TWIGS AND RESIN IN THE GAP,
I CAN MAKE A TORCH.
THESE TWIGS IN THE TOP --
THEY'LL ACT AS THE WICK,
AND IT'S THE RESIN THAT GIVES IT THE FUEL.
AND THAT SHOULD BE GOOD ENOUGH
TO GET THAT LIT.
LET'S GO AND SEE WHAT WE CAN FIND.
WHERE THE RIVER LEVEL HAS DROPPED,
IT'S LEFT POOLS ON THE EDGES.
FISH CAUGHT IN THEM ARE MY BEST CHANCE AT GETTING A MEAL.
NIGHTTIME'S OFTEN A GOOD TIME FOR FISHING.
YOU KNOW, FISH WILL OFTEN BE FEEDING,
AND ALSO WITH A TORCH, YOU CAN GET THEM TO ACTUALLY COME
AND BE ATTRACTED TOWARDS IT.
( WATER SPLASHING )
THERE ARE DEFINITELY FISH IN THIS POOL.
JUST TRYING TO --
TRYING TO SEE THEM LONG ENOUGH TO ACTUALLY GO FOR IT.
HERE WE ARE.
( WATER SPLASHES )
THE FISH MAY BE IN THE POOL,
BUT THEY STILL GOT PLENTY OF PLACES TO HIDE.
MAN, THEY MOVE FAST.
HERE'S ONE.
( WATER SPLASHES )
I GOT IT. I GOT IT.
HERE YOU GO. COME HERE.
JUST HOLD THIS TORCH. HOLD IT. HOLD THAT.
HOLD IT DOWN.
THERE WE GO.
NOW, LOOK. THAT LOOKS LIKE A SUCKER.
BUT THAT IS DINNER.
OKAY, LET'S GET BACK TO THE FIRE AND THE CAMP.
LET'S GET SOME LEAVES TO COOK THIS IN.
I'M GONNA USE THESE LEAVES TO BAKE THE FISH.
WELL, NOW YOU CAN SEE IT'S A HUGE RESULT TO GET THIS.
I NEED TO GUT THE FISH --
SLIT THE UNDERSIDE FROM THE ANAL VENT TO THE HEAD
AND SCOOP OUT THE INSIDES.
WHAT YOU'RE LEFT WITH IS ALL THE FLESH OF IT.
AND THE WAY I'M GONNA COOK THIS --
JUST GET ALL OF THESE LEAVES, PUT THEM ON THE COAL,
PUT THE FISH ON TOP, AND THEN MORE LEAVES ON TOP OF THAT
JUST TO SEAL ALL THE MOISTURE INTO IT.
AND THEN LEAVE THAT FOR HALF AN HOUR,
AND THEN THAT SHOULD BE READY.
THESE GREEN LEAVES WON'T BURN,
SO THEY'LL PROTECT THE FISH AS IT COOKS.
LET'S TRY THIS.
SUCKERS ARE BOTTOM-FEEDERS...
AND KIND OF TASTE LIKE IT, AS WELL.
BUT TO BE HONEST, FOR THE MOMENT,
I'M JUST PLEASED FOR THE ENERGY.
WELL, THE STARS HAVE DEFINITELY COME OUT.
IT'S ALSO MUCH COLDER NOW.
THE TEMPERATURE'S REALLY DROPPED
AND YET STILL ONLY -- ONLY ABOUT 7:30.
NOW IS JUST ABOUT THE TIME, AT HOME,
I'D BE PUTTING MY KIDS TO SLEEP.
THIS NIGHT'S GONNA BE A LONG, LONG, COLD NIGHT TONIGHT.
IN THE MORNING, I'LL BE LEAVING THE RIVER BEHIND,
AND MY NEXT CHALLENGE IS CLIMBING OUT OF THE CANYON.
BACK IN THE SNOW LINE, THE ICY CONDITIONS
ARE GONNA TEST ME TO THE LIMIT.
( GRUNTS )
THIS IS MORTALLY COLD.
I SPENT A FREEZING NIGHT
SLEEPING BY THE SNAKE RIVER AT THE BOTTOM OF HELLS CANYON.
BEFORE I BEGIN TO HEAD OUT OF THE CANYON,
I NEED TO WARM MYSELF UP.
IT WAS A LONG, COLD NIGHT LAST NIGHT,
BUT THE SUN'S COME UP, AND THAT ALWAYS MAKES YOU FEEL BETTER.
I COULD DEFINITELY DO WITH SOMETHING HOT FOR BREAKFAST.
BUT WHAT I'VE ALSO GOT IS THIS PLASTIC BOTTLE,
AND WHEREVER YOU ARE IN THE WORLD,
THERE ALWAYS SEEMS TO BE PLASTIC.
BUT IF YOU HAVEN'T GOT ANYTHING TO BOIL WATER IN,
YOU CAN ACTUALLY JUST USE A PLASTIC BOTTLE.
AND ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS FILL IT UP WITH WATER,
AND THE WATER INSIDE -- IT WILL STOP THE PLASTIC FROM MELTING.
AND IF YOU'VE GOT A CAP, AS WELL, IT'S EVEN BETTER,
'CAUSE THEN YOU CAN FILL IT RIGHT UP.
AND THEN, WHEN YOU BOIL THAT,
IT'S GONNA ACT AS LIKE A PRESSURE COOKER
AND BOIL EVEN FASTER -- KIND OF A COOL LITTLE TRICK.
PUT THAT ON TO BOIL.
I'VE KEPT THE FISH HEAD FROM LAST NIGHT
FOR A BASIC BREAKFAST.
TO BOIL WATER IN A BOTTLE,
I NEED TO MAKE A TRIPOD
AND THEN SUSPEND IT ABOVE THE FIRE.
AND THEN JUST HANG THIS ON HERE.
AND AS LONG AS YOU KEEP IT MOVING.
THAT BOTTLE'S NOT GONNA MELT.
AS THE HEAT MAKES THE WATER MOLECULES MORE ACTIVE,
THE WATER EXPANDS, SWELLING THE BOTTLE.
FISH-HEAD SOUP LOOKS PRETTY DONE.
THAT DOESN'T LOOK THE MOST APPETIZING OF BREAKFASTS,
BUT THERE'S GONNA BE LOTS OF GOOD NUTRITION IN THAT HEAD.
AND, LOOK, THESE EYEBALLS ARE EDIBLE.
IN SOME COUNTRIES, THESE ARE A DELICACY.
CAN'T SEE WHY,
BUT A LOT OF THE HEAD IS DISSOLVED, MAKING A BROTH.
IT'S A BIT OF PROTEIN, ESSENTIAL OILS, AND VITAMINS.
UGH. IT'S NOT GONNA WIN ANY PRIZES.
AND, LOOK, THIS IS DEFINITELY BOILED NOW.
AND THIS SHOULD BE OKAY TO DRINK.
BUT YOU PROBABLY WOULDN'T WANT TO DO THIS EVERY DAY.
AS SOON AS YOU START HEATING THIS PLASTIC,
IT'S ALSO GONNA RELEASE A LOT OF NASTY CHEMICALS.
BUT IN A SURVIVAL SITUATION,
NO OTHER WAY TO BOIL WATER, IT WORKS.
NOT A GREAT START, BUT IN THE WILDERNESS,
YOU GOT TO GET ANY ENERGY WHEN YOU CAN.
THERE ARE NO ROADS ACROSS HELLS CANYON
FOR A HUNDRED MILES,
SO FOLLOWING THE RIVER COULD PUT DAYS ON YOUR JOURNEY,
SLASHING YOUR CHANCES OF SURVIVAL.
IF YOU'RE STRANDED HERE, THE FASTEST WAY TO GET OUT ON FOOT
IS TO HEAD STRAIGHT UP AND OUT THE OTHER SIDE.
BUT IT MEANS CLIMBING BACK INTO THE SNOW LINE
5,500 FOOT UP.
AND IT MIGHT BE BEAUTIFUL,
BUT MOTHER NATURE CAN ALSO TURN VERY FAST OUT HERE.
IT TAKES VERY LITTLE FOR THINGS TO GO WRONG.
THAT'S WHAT I'VE LEARNED IN MY EXPERIENCE.
UP AMONG THE PINE FORESTS,
THE TEMPERATURE IS DOWN TO ZERO.
BATTLING THROUGH THE SNOW IS EXHAUSTING,
BUT DON'T BE TEMPTED BY FLAT, OPEN AREAS
IF YOU'RE NOT SURE OF THEM.
STEADY ON THE EDGE OF THE BANK HERE.
FROZEN LAKES CAN BE LETHAL.
ALL RIGHT, SEE THESE LAKES?
OH!
SEMI-FROZEN OVER HERE, THOUGH.
BUT LOOK HERE.
THAT'S PRETTY SOLID ICE.
BUT IT'S STILL NOT MIDWINTER, YOU KNOW?
DON'T KNOW HOW FROZEN -- HOW FROZEN THIS IS GONNA BE.
YOU GOT TO BE SO CAREFUL WITH LAKES LIKE THIS.
PEOPLE DIE EVERY YEAR
FALLING THROUGH THE ICE OF A FROZEN LAKE.
BUT IF YOU DID HAVE TO CROSS A LAKE LIKE THIS,
THE WAY TO DO IT WOULD BE
TO SPREAD YOUR WEIGHT, TAKE YOUR RUCKSACK OFF, AS WELL,
AND USE THAT IN FRONT OF YOU.
GO ON ALL FOURS,
AND JUST REALLY TENTATIVELY WORK YOUR WAY OUT.
( ICE CRACKS )
SEEMS -- SEEMS ALL RIGHT SO FAR.
THE WEAKEST POINT OF A LAKE
WILL ALWAYS BE AROUND THE EDGES OR FREEZE
FROM THE CENTER OUTWARDS.
SO, THE FURTHER WE GET AWAY FROM THE BANK,
THE THICKER THIS SHOULD BE.
SO JUST STICK -- STICK QUITE CLOSE TO ME.
ICE AN INCH THICK WILL TAKE YOUR WEIGHT,
BUT THERE ARE NO HARD-AND-FAST RULES.
AT THIS TIME OF YEAR, THE TEMPERATURES CAN VARY
BY 20 DEGREES,
MAKING EVERYTHING VERY UNPREDICTABLE.
BUT SPREADING YOUR WEIGHT WILL REDUCE THE RISK.
I'VE FALLEN THROUGH THE ICE OF A FROZEN LAKE BEFORE,
AND IT IS A VERY FRIGHTENING THING TO HAPPEN TO YOU.
FALL THROUGH THE ICE LIKE THIS,
AND THE COLD-WATER SHOCK COULD KILL YOU.
BUT IN THESE CONDITIONS, MILES AWAY FROM HELP,
YOU'LL PROBABLY DIE OF HYPOTHERMIA WITHIN A FEW HOURS.
AAH!
( GRUNTS )
THIS IS MORTALLY COLD.
WE WERE VERY NEARLY ACROSS IT, AS WELL.
THE WAY TO GET OUT, THOUGH...
IS JUST TO WRIGGLE. TRY AND GET YOUR WEIGHT UP.
USE YOUR RUCKSACK IF YOU NEED TO.
GET YOUR WEIGHT UP ON THE EDGE OF THE ICE.
AND IF IT STARTS TO BREAK AGAIN,
KEEP MOVING UNTIL THE ICE
IS THICK ENOUGH TO SUPPORT YOU.
OKAY, I'M OUT OF THAT ONE.
THE ICY WATER CONDUCTS HEAT AWAY FROM THE BODY
25 TIMES FASTER THAN AIR.
WITH THE CLOCK TICKING,
COUNTING DOWN TO HYPOTHERMIA AND DEATH,
WHAT YOU DO NEXT COULD SAVE YOUR LIFE.
AAH!
I PLUNGED INTO A FROZEN LAKE IN HELLS CANYON.
I'VE GOT TO GET WARM AND DRY QUICKLY.
I WANT TO GET AWAY FROM THE EDGE OF THE LAKE
BECAUSE IT'S A COLD-AIR SUMP.
JUST A FEW METERS HIGHER,
IT CAN BE TWO OR THREE DEGREES WARMER.
GOT TO GET UP, GET A FIRE GOING.
I'VE PROBABLY GOT ABOUT FIVE MINUTES
WHILE THE ADRENALINE AND ALL OF THAT IS PUMPING
BEFORE I GET TOO COLD.
WE'VE GOT TO USE THAT ADRENALINE TO WORK FOR ME.
I'M SOAKED TO THE SKIN.
I NEED A FIRE FAST.
I'VE GOT TO GET WARM BEFORE HYPOTHERMIA GETS HOLD OF ME.
I NEED TINDER.
THIS IS LICHEN KNOWN AS OLD-MAN'S-BEARD,
AND IT SHOULD TAKE A SPARK.
LET'S TUCK IN HERE AT THE BASE OF THIS ROCK.
OKAY.
PUT THE FIRE ABOUT HERE,
AND THEN I CAN LEAN AGAINST THE ROCK.
IF I CAN GET THIS LIT, THE HEAT WILL THEN REFLECT OFF THAT.
BOY!
ALREADY FEEL MY FINGERS CLAMPING DOWN.
I'VE ONLY BEEN OUT OF THE WATER A COUPLE OF MINUTES,
AND I'M SHIVERING UNCONTROLLABLY.
I'M GETTING CLUMSY, AND MY FINGERS ARE GOING NUMB --
CLASSIC STAGE-ONE HYPOTHERMIA.
AND, YOU KNOW, THERE ARE STORIES OF PEOPLE DYING
JUST BECAUSE THEIR HANDS ARE TOO COLD
TO BE ABLE TO LIGHT THE RUDDY MATCH.
( BREATHING HEAVILY )
COME ON.
THERE YOU GO.
OKAY, 'CAUSE A LOT OF THIS KINDLING IS DAMP,
I WANT TO HOLD IT OVER THE FIRE, NOT SMOTHER IT,
JUST MAKE SURE IT GETS DRY, AND THEN CATCH IT.
OKAY, NOW IT'S GOING.
I GOT TO GO AND GET SOME MORE FUEL, SOME WOOD,
AND THEN GET THESE WET CLOTHES OFF
BEFORE I LITERALLY FREEZE HERE.
EVEN THOUGH IT'S AGAINST EVERY INSTINCT IN YOUR BODY
TO STRIP OFF,
YOU GOT TO GET THE WET CLOTHES OFF YOU.
AND THIS SHELL DRIES OUT IN A PILE OF SNOW.
SNOW'S GONNA ABSORB A LOT OF THE MOISTURE OFF THAT.
THEN YOU CAN PUT IT ON.
( SHIVERS )
LET THOSE DRY ON THERE.
PBHT! JUST GIVE ME A MINUTE.
JUST LET ME GET SOME FEELING BACK.
I KNOW PEOPLE TALK ABOUT FIRE LITERALLY BEING A LIFESAVER.
I SEE WHAT THEY MEAN.
GET SOME HEAT ONTO MY CHEST.
( SHIVERS ) OH, MAN, THAT'S BETTER.
BUT, YOU KNOW, IN SURVIVAL,
IT'S ALL ABOUT ACTING QUICKLY AND FAST
WHEN YOU NEED TO IN THE BIG MOMENTS.
AND WHEN YOU'VE GONE INTO A FROZEN LAKE, THERE'S BIG MOMENTS,
AND THERE'S FEW MINUTES AFTER YOU GET OUT.
THE BEST WAY TO STAY WARM IS TO KEEP MOVING.
BUT THIS PART OF HELLS CANYON
IS A SERIES OF INTERLOCKING RIDGES AND VALLEYS --
HUGE OBSTACLES FOR ANYONE IN A SELF-RESCUE SITUATION.
YOU NEED TO HAVE A STRONG WILL TO SURVIVE OUT HERE.
AHEAD OF ME, THE MOUNTAINS RISE OUT OF THE FOREST AGAIN.
I'M AT THE BOTTOM OF A NEAR-VERTICAL RIDGE.
TO GET OVER IT, YOU GOT TO FIND A POINT OF WEAKNESS.
REALLY, THOUGH, I WANT TO GO OVER THE TOP OF THIS RIDGE.
AND ALL OF THAT IS JUST LOOKING PRETTY SHEER.
BUT THIS GULLY HERE IS LOOKING MORE PROMISING.
LET'S GET UP THERE.
SEE, ALL THIS SORT OF SNOW IS AVALANCHE DEBRIS.
ACTUALLY, THAT'S NOT A BAD SIGN.
THAT MEANS THAT THE AVALANCHE HAS ALREADY GONE,
WHICH IS GOOD.
AT THE BOTTOM OF THE GULLY, IT'S WAIST-DEEP.
ABOVE, NOW, IS LOOSE SNOW, WET ROCK, AND ICE.
YOU SEE ALL OF THIS? JUST ICE.
WITHOUT CRAMPONS OR ICE AXES,
THERE IS NO WAY IN HISTORY I'M GONNA GET UP THIS.
I NEED TO WORK THIS SIDE OF THE GULLY.
ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS STUFF LIKE THIS.
LOOSE POWDER SNOW -- YOUR BEST STUFF, EXCAVATING IT,
JUST TO GET TO THE ACTUAL ROCK UNDERNEATH IT.
AND THAT'S GONNA BE MUCH EASIER TO GRIP ON.
I'VE NO AXES, CRAMPONS, OR ROPE --
NO PROTECTION OF ANY KIND.
CAN FIND -- LOOK FOR LITTLE PINCH HOLDS YOU CAN USE.
( GRUNTS )
THIS STUFF IS JUST A NIGHTMARE.
EVERYTHING IS VERY PRECARIOUS.
IF I GET OVER THIS LIP, THOUGH, I STAND A GOOD CHANCE.
I'M OVER 50 FOOT UP NOW.
A SLIP HERE, AND I'LL JUST GET FUNNELED
STRAIGHT DOWN THE FACE TO THE BOTTOM.
OVER HERE WHERE YOU'VE GOT ICE,
YOU CAN ACTUALLY JUST USE YOUR KNIFE
TO CUT YOURSELF A BIT OF A STEP.
THE LAST STEP GETS ME THROUGH THE NARROW PART OF THE GULLY
AND ONTO THE TOP.
NOT MANY ICE-GULLY CLIMBS LIKE THAT
WITHOUT ANY ICE AXES OR CRAMPONS
ON NICE, MARBLE-SMOOTH ROCK AS THAT.
WELL, WRAP IT. GOOD JOB.
EVEN UP HERE,
YOU'RE STILL NOT OUT OF THE CLUTCHES OF HELLS CANYON.
THERE ARE MORE INTERLOCKING VALLEYS BELOW.
THE WEATHER IS CLOSING AGAIN,
AND I NEED A FAST WAY TO GET DOWN OUT OF THE SNOW.
AND THERE YOU SEE ALL OF THESE CLOUDS ROLLING IN HERE,
AND REALLY, I WANT TO MAKE IT DOWN TO THE TREE LINE
BEFORE THEY COME OVER HERE.
ACTUALLY, THIS IS QUITE A NICE SLOPE, THIS.
I'M JUST WONDERING WHETHER OR NOT I MIGHT BE ABLE TO MAKE
A TOBOGGAN OF SOME SORT.
OKAY, LET'S SEE WHAT I CAN DO.
MY RUCKSACK LINER IS SMOOTH PLASTIC ON THE BACK.
IT SHOULD SLIDE WELL ON THE SNOW.
AND THERE'S NO REASON WHY THAT SHOULDN'T WORK.
PASS THAT CAMERA.
RIGHT, LET'S GIVE IT A GO.
IT'S FASTER THAN WALKING, AND IT USES A LOT LESS ENERGY.
( BREATHING HEAVILY )
WELL, I'M DOWN.
THIS HUGE WILDERNESS GOES ON FOR HUNDREDS OF MILES,
AND THERE ARE MANY CHALLENGES AHEAD.
SO, IN EFFECT, THEN,
THE HUNTERS ARE BECOMING THE HUNTED.
I'VE REACHED THE TOP OF HELLS CANYON,
AND I'M HEADING DOWN THROUGH A SERIES OF VALLEYS.
THE LOWER I GO, THE GREENER IT GETS,
AND IT'S NOT LONG BEFORE I'M FIGHTING MY WAY
THROUGH THICK FOREST AGAIN.
ALL RIGHT.
ALL THESE ROCKS ARE SO GREASY.
I'M WORKING ALONG A STREAMBED,
BUT IT'S TANGLED WITH HUGE FALLEN TREES
FROM RECENT STORMS.
THE BEST WAY TO MAKE PROGRESS
IS TO STAY OFF THE GROUND AND MOVE FROM TREE TO TREE --
SLIPPY, TRICKY, BUT QUICKER.
OVER HERE.
YOU CAN BURN 500 CALORIES AN HOUR
MOVING THROUGH COUNTRY LIKE THIS.
YOU NEED ENERGY. IF YOU FIND AN EASY MEAL, TAKE IT.
THESE ARE FRESHWATER MUSSELS.
THERE ARE LOADS OF THEM.
YOUNG MUSSELS GROW IN FLOWING WATER,
THEN ARE CARRIED DOWNSTREAM TO BEDS OF MUD, SAND, AND GRAVEL.
HEY, LOOK, COME AND SEE THESE.
AND ALMOST ANYTHING YOU FIND
IN A FRESHWATER RIVER LIKE THIS --
FISH, MOLLUSKS, CRABS -- IS GONNA BE EDIBLE.
BUT YOU'LL WANT TO COOK THESE UP.
THEY'RE FILTER FEEDERS,
SO ANY TOXINS BUILD UP IN THEIR DIGESTIVE SYSTEMS.
IF YOU DON'T COOK THEM, THEY CAN POISON YOU.
THIS WOULDN'T BE A BAD PLACE TO MAKE A LITTLE FIRE,
ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU GOT GROUND THAT'S REALLY DAMP.
IN THE WOOD -- PERFECT.
BUILD A FIRE IN THIS, GOT A GOOD FLOW OF AIR, AS WELL.
IT JUST NEEDS SOME KINDLING NOW.
I'M RUNNING OUT OF PINE RESIN,
BUT NEARBY, THERE'S A BALSAM FIR,
SOMETIMES CALLED A BLISTER PINE.
ALL RIGHT, LOOK, YOU SEE THESE? SEE THESE BLISTERS ON THE TREE.
THESE ARE PERFECT FOR GETTING A FIRE GOING.
AND, LOOK, YOU SEE? IF I PUT THE KNIFE IN THERE,
OUT COMES ALL OF THIS CLEAR, GLUE-LIKE LIQUID.
AND THAT WILL TAKE A SPARK SO EASILY.
AND THEN, LASTLY,
JUST PUT A CUT ALL THE WAY DOWN THROUGH THESE BLISTERS
SO THEY'RE ALL RUNNING.
AND THEN JUST WIPE ALL OF THIS KINDLING WITH IT.
AND JUST WATCH THIS STUFF GO.
LET THAT CATCH, AND THEN GET THESE MUSSELS ON.
THE GOOD THING ABOUT A FIRE LIKE THIS, IN A TRENCH,
IT'S GONNA HAVE A GOOD, NATURAL AIR FLOW
IN, UNDER THE WOOD, AND OUT THE OTHER SIDE.
AND, YOU KNOW, I DON'T WANT A BIG FIRE HERE.
I JUST WANT SOMETHING THAT'S GONNA BURN FAST AND HOT.
AND THIS IS GOOD AND CONTAINED HERE.
I'LL TELL YOU, AT THE MOMENT, I'M IN NO HURRY.
THIS IS NICE JUST GETTING WARM AND DRY AGAIN.
AND THESE SHOULD BE READY NOW.
AND IDEALLY, YOU WANT TO BOIL THEM TWICE --
YOU KNOW, ONCE, GET RID OF THE WATER,
FILL IT UP, GET THEM BOILING AGAIN,
AND THEN YOU KNOW THEY'RE COOKED.
AND THESE SHOULD BE FINE.
MMM. WOW. YUM.
MAKE THE MOST OF MOMENTS LIKE THIS.
CATCH YOUR BREATH, ASSESS YOUR SITUATION, PLAN YOUR NEXT MOVE.
THERE'S FEW SIGNS OF HUMAN LIFE OUT HERE,
HARDLY ANY ROADS OR CIVILIZATION.
IN THE WINTER, HUNTERS COME TO HELLS CANYON
TO SHOOT ELK AND DEER.
FIND SIGNS OF A KILL,
AND THAT COULD HELP YOU GET OUT OF HERE.
YOU SEE THE GUTS HERE. AND THIS IS WHAT THEY DO.
THEY GUT IT AND THEN TAKE THE MEAT AWAY WITH THEM.
BUT THIS IS LOOKING QUITE FRESH.
BUT ACTUALLY, THERE'S NO REASON WHY,
IF YOU COME ACROSS SOMETHING LIKE THIS IN THE WILD
AND YOU'RE LOST, YOU CAN'T FOLLOW IT
AND TRACK THE HUNTERS BACK TO WHERE THEY ARE.
SO, IN EFFECT, REALLY, THE HUNTERS
ARE BECOMING THE HUNTED.
GOOD WAY, THEN, TO TRY AND PICK UP THE TRAIL
IS ACTUALLY TO BACK OFF FROM THE KILL A BIT,
MAYBE 10, 20 YARDS,
AND THEN JUST DRAW A PERIMETER LINE ALL THE WAY AROUND IT
AND JUST FOLLOW IT CAREFULLY AND TRY AND PICK UP ANY TRACKS.
IF YOU'RE LOST ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD
AND COME ACROSS SIGNS OF RECENT HUMAN ACTIVITY,
YOU COULD USE THEM TO HELP GET YOU TO SAFETY.
TRACKING IS ALL ABOUT SIMPLE DEDUCTIONS,
USING LOGIC, AND READING YOUR SURROUNDINGS.
ACTUALLY, LOOK. HERE YOU GO.
COME AROUND HERE. COME AROUND THE BACK OF ME.
YOU'LL SEE THIS.
YOU SEE THAT? SEE WHERE THE GRASS IS FLATTER?
THERE'S A TRAIL STRAIGHT DOWN THE MIDDLE OF THAT,
WHICH INDICATES THAT PEOPLE WILL HAVE MOVED THIS WAY.
OKAY, LET'S FOLLOW THIS.
PEOPLE CARRYING HEAVY PACKS
ARE GONNA TAKE THE PATH OF LEAST RESISTANCE
AND WILL HAVE A HEAVY FOOTFALL.
SEE, ONCE YOU PICK UP THE SIGN,
YOU CAN MOVE QUITE FAST WITH IT.
YOU'RE LOOKING FOR CONFIRMATIONS, ALL THE TIME, CONFIRMATIONS.
THERE YOU GO, LOOK. SEE THIS?
SEE, THAT TWIG'S BEEN BROKEN.
BUT IT'S BEEN BROKEN, LOOK, IN TWO PLACES.
SEE THAT?
AND THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE BREAKS --
ABOUT THAT, SAME AS A HUMAN FOOTPRINT.
AND IT'S VERY UNCOMMON TO GET THAT IN NATURE.
IT'S MORE THAN LIKELY A HUMAN FOOTPRINT IN THERE,
CREATES THAT DOUBLE BREAK.
BUT THEN ANOTHER GOOD LITTLE TIP --
LOOK AT THE COLOR OF THAT, AND THEN MAKE ANOTHER BREAK.
YOU CAN COMPARE THE TWO COLORS.
AND IF THEY'RE PRETTY SIMILAR, IT MEANS THIS IS A FRESH SIGN.
AND LOOK, HERE YOU GO.
YOU HAVE BROWN, MARKED EARTH SCUFFED OUT.
HEAVY FOOTFALL -- PEOPLE.
AND, LOOK -- MORE.
OKAY, LOOK, WE'RE ONTO THIS. THERE'S LOADS OF IT.
THE AIM OF TRACKING IS TO SHORTEN THE DISTANCE
BETWEEN YOU AND YOUR TARGET.
TAKE YOUR TIME, GET IT RIGHT, AND IT COULD SAVE YOUR LIFE.
JUST WAIT.
THERE YOU GO.
SEE THAT, THROUGH THE TREES?
AND JUDGING BY THE SMOKE,
IT LOOKS LIKE SOMEONE'S DEFINITELY AT HOME.
OKAY, GOOD JOB. LET'S GET DOWN.
HELLS CANYON HAS REMINDED ME
JUST HOW INSIGNIFICANT AND VULNERABLE HUMANS CAN BE.
SHOWING YOU HOW TO SURVIVE IN ONE OF
THE WILDEST PLACES IN THE U.S.
HAS BEEN AN AMAZING BUT HUMBLING EXPERIENCE.