1 00:00:10,867 --> 00:00:13,166 I'M BEAR GRYLLS. 2 00:00:13,233 --> 00:00:15,467 I'M GONNA SHOW YOU WHAT IT TAKES TO GET OUT ALIVE 3 00:00:15,533 --> 00:00:18,467 FROM SOME OF THE MOST DANGEROUS PLACES ON EARTH. 4 00:00:18,533 --> 00:00:20,934 I'VE GOT TO MAKE IT THROUGH A WEEK OF CHALLENGES 5 00:00:21,000 --> 00:00:23,033 IN THE SORT OF PLACES YOU WOULDN'T LAST A DAY 6 00:00:23,100 --> 00:00:25,300 WITHOUT THE RIGHT SURVIVAL SKILLS. 7 00:00:29,667 --> 00:00:32,600 THIS TIME, I'M IN THE WILDS OF ALABAMA... 8 00:00:32,667 --> 00:00:34,767 YOU'VE GOT TO COVER YOUR FACE. 9 00:00:34,834 --> 00:00:36,266 YOU'VE GOT TO COVER IT NOW. THAT'S IT. 10 00:00:36,333 --> 00:00:39,700 ...WHERE I'LL BE TACKLING FREEZING WHITE WATERS... 11 00:00:39,767 --> 00:00:41,400 THERE'S MORE RAPIDS OUT THERE. 12 00:00:43,367 --> 00:00:45,667 ...FACING OFF AGAINST A FEROCIOUS BEAST 13 00:00:45,734 --> 00:00:47,066 IN THE FOREST... 14 00:00:47,133 --> 00:00:48,066 [ SQUEALING ] 15 00:00:48,133 --> 00:00:49,367 ...AND HEADING INTO THE BOWELS 16 00:00:49,433 --> 00:00:53,166 OF ONE OF THE LARGEST CAVE SYSTEMS IN THE U.S. 17 00:00:53,233 --> 00:00:54,734 WELL, I'VE GOT DAYLIGHT. 18 00:00:57,967 --> 00:01:01,333 THIS IS GONNA BE ONE OF MY TOUGHEST CHALLENGES YET. 19 00:01:10,166 --> 00:01:12,667 ALABAMA IS OVERFLOWING WITH WATER. 20 00:01:12,734 --> 00:01:15,834 IT'S HOME TO OVER 75,000 MILES OF RIVERS 21 00:01:15,900 --> 00:01:17,667 FLOWING FROM THE APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS 22 00:01:17,734 --> 00:01:21,166 TO THE GULF OF MEXICO AND PLAYS WITNESS 23 00:01:21,233 --> 00:01:23,667 TO SOME OF THE WILDEST WEATHER ON THE PLANET. 24 00:01:23,734 --> 00:01:27,166 ALABAMA IS HIT BY MORE TORNADOES THAN ALMOST ANYWHERE 25 00:01:27,233 --> 00:01:30,734 IN THE UNITED STATES -- UP TO 50 A YEAR. 26 00:01:30,800 --> 00:01:34,066 ADD TO THAT 75 DAYS OF THUNDERSTORMS, 27 00:01:34,133 --> 00:01:37,567 AND YOU'VE GOT ONE STORMY STATE! 28 00:01:37,634 --> 00:01:41,500 EXTREME WEATHER DUMPS OVER 60 INCHES OF RAIN 29 00:01:41,567 --> 00:01:42,667 ON THE STATE EVERY YEAR. 30 00:01:42,734 --> 00:01:44,834 DEVASTATING FLOODS ARE COMMON. 31 00:01:44,900 --> 00:01:47,834 FLASH FLOODS ARE THE NUMBER-ONE WEATHER-RELATED KILLER 32 00:01:47,900 --> 00:01:52,166 IN THE U.S., CLAIMING OVER 140 LIVES A YEAR. 33 00:01:52,233 --> 00:01:54,967 AND WHITE-WATER CANYONS LIKE THIS 34 00:01:55,033 --> 00:01:57,233 ARE PRIME FLASH-FLOOD TERRITORY. 35 00:01:57,300 --> 00:02:00,200 THERE'S NOWHERE FOR A DRY LANDING IN THE CANYON, 36 00:02:00,266 --> 00:02:03,834 SO I'M HEADING FOR HIGHER GROUND. 37 00:02:03,900 --> 00:02:06,066 OKAY, IT'S TIME TO GET IN THERE. GO. 38 00:02:06,133 --> 00:02:08,500 THIS IS MY FIRST ADVENTURE 39 00:02:08,567 --> 00:02:12,166 SINCE I BROKE MY SHOULDER IN ANTARCTICA TWO MONTHS AGO. 40 00:02:12,233 --> 00:02:15,200 I FEEL FIT, BUT AM I UP TO THIS NEW CHALLENGE? 41 00:02:15,266 --> 00:02:17,634 THERE'S NO LEVEL GROUND TO LAND ON, 42 00:02:17,700 --> 00:02:18,934 AND I'M GONNA JUMP. 43 00:02:19,000 --> 00:02:22,033 ANY MISTAKES, AND THIS WILL BE A BONE-BREAKER. 44 00:02:34,533 --> 00:02:37,800 MAD PILOT! WHEW! 45 00:02:37,867 --> 00:02:39,300 OKAY, LET'S GET GOING. 46 00:02:39,367 --> 00:02:41,000 I'VE BEEN DROPPED HIGH UP-COUNTRY 47 00:02:41,066 --> 00:02:42,767 AT THE TOP OF A MAJOR RIVER CANYON. 48 00:02:42,834 --> 00:02:47,100 MY FIRST TASK -- ASSESS THE SITUATION AND WORK OUT A PLAN. 49 00:02:47,166 --> 00:02:51,767 ALL OF THIS IS THE SOUTHERN FOOT OF THE APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS. 50 00:02:51,834 --> 00:02:56,767 AND, MAN ALIVE, IT'S SPECTACULAR! 51 00:02:56,834 --> 00:02:58,867 BUT IF YOU WANT TO GET OUT OF HERE, 52 00:02:58,934 --> 00:03:01,133 YOU DON'T REALLY WANT TO HEAD UPRIVER. 53 00:03:01,200 --> 00:03:02,800 THAT'S NORTH TO HIGHER GROUND. 54 00:03:02,867 --> 00:03:04,967 YOU'RE BETTER OFF ACTUALLY FOLLOWING THE RIVER, 55 00:03:05,033 --> 00:03:06,133 FOLLOWING IT SOUTH. 56 00:03:06,200 --> 00:03:10,667 BUT GETTING DOWN IS NO EASY TASK. 57 00:03:10,734 --> 00:03:13,834 MAN, IT MUST BE 200 FOOT STRAIGHT DOWN THIS, 58 00:03:13,900 --> 00:03:16,367 AND THAT'S WHAT I CALL A DEATH DROP. 59 00:03:16,433 --> 00:03:18,734 GETTING DOWN SOMETHING LIKE THIS, 60 00:03:18,800 --> 00:03:21,066 ON A GOOD DAY, IS GONNA BE HARD, 61 00:03:21,133 --> 00:03:24,567 LET ALONE TWO MONTHS AFTER I BROKE MY SHOULDER. 62 00:03:24,634 --> 00:03:27,400 BUT UNTIL I TRY, I'M NOT GONNA KNOW. 63 00:03:27,467 --> 00:03:30,233 COME ON. 64 00:03:30,300 --> 00:03:32,567 THIS TREE MAY GIVE ME A WAY DOWN. 65 00:03:32,634 --> 00:03:36,133 TALL AND STRAIGHT, IT GOES RIGHT TO THE FOOT OF THE CLIFF 66 00:03:36,200 --> 00:03:40,467 BUT IT'S OVER 80 FOOT DOWN, AND THIS IS NO EASY OPTION. 67 00:03:40,533 --> 00:03:42,166 WHOA! 68 00:03:42,233 --> 00:03:44,767 [ GRUNTS ] 69 00:03:44,834 --> 00:03:48,433 WELL, IT'S LIVING, AND IT'S STRONG. 70 00:03:48,500 --> 00:03:51,433 IT'S REALLY -- IT'S GONNA BE LIKE 71 00:03:51,500 --> 00:03:53,567 A GIANT FIREMAN'S POLE... 72 00:03:53,634 --> 00:03:54,734 WHEW! 73 00:03:54,800 --> 00:03:58,066 ...BUT NOT A VERY COMFY FIREMAN'S POLE. 74 00:03:58,133 --> 00:04:01,100 BUT I'M QUITE COMMITTED DOWN THIS NOW, 75 00:04:01,166 --> 00:04:03,100 SO YOU CAN FOLLOW ME DOWN HERE. 76 00:04:03,166 --> 00:04:05,266 GET YOUR FOOT ACROSS TO THAT BRANCH. 77 00:04:05,333 --> 00:04:09,767 IT'LL WOBBLE, BUT DON'T WORRY. 78 00:04:09,834 --> 00:04:11,900 THAT'S IT. NICE. 79 00:04:11,967 --> 00:04:17,233 AND, REALLY, IT'S JUST A CASE OF GRIPPING LIKE A KOALA BEAR. 80 00:04:17,300 --> 00:04:18,367 LOOK. 81 00:04:18,433 --> 00:04:19,867 BUT HANGING ON LIKE THIS 82 00:04:19,934 --> 00:04:21,333 PUTS SERIOUS PRESSURE ON MY UPPER ARMS. 83 00:04:21,400 --> 00:04:24,667 LIKE EXTREME TREE-HUGGING. 84 00:04:24,734 --> 00:04:26,767 BUT IT'S A NUTCRACKER. 85 00:04:26,834 --> 00:04:30,734 NOW I'VE GOT TO GET DOWN BEFORE MY INJURED SHOULDER GIVES WAY. 86 00:04:34,133 --> 00:04:35,734 YOU ALL RIGHT? 87 00:04:35,800 --> 00:04:38,066 THAT'S PRETTY COOL. 88 00:04:38,133 --> 00:04:41,400 A QUICK WAY DOWN BUT TOUGH ON THE LIMBS. 89 00:04:41,467 --> 00:04:45,233 YOUR INNER THIGHS. LET'S GET GOING. 90 00:04:47,567 --> 00:04:50,333 THE CANYON FLOOR LIES 600 FEET BELOW ME. 91 00:04:50,400 --> 00:04:53,834 IT'S A STEEP DESCENT, THE ROCKS SLICK WITH LEAVES. 92 00:04:53,900 --> 00:04:55,800 IT'S A BUMPY RIDE. 93 00:05:08,000 --> 00:05:10,567 WELL, THIS IS THE RIVER. 94 00:05:10,634 --> 00:05:13,734 BUT JUST LOOK AT THE FLOOD LINE HERE. 95 00:05:13,800 --> 00:05:19,900 THIS IS ABOUT 10 OR 15 FOOT ABOVE WHERE THE RIVER IS NOW. 96 00:05:19,967 --> 00:05:23,734 YEAH, BUT THESE SORT OF CANYONS ARE SO PRONE TO FLASH FLOODS. 97 00:05:23,800 --> 00:05:27,367 WHEN IT RAINS, ALL THAT WATER GETS FUNNELED DOWN HERE, 98 00:05:27,433 --> 00:05:29,367 AND THE LEVEL RISES VERY FAST. 99 00:05:29,433 --> 00:05:31,567 OKAY, LET'S KEEP FOLLOWING THIS ALONG. 100 00:05:31,634 --> 00:05:34,834 FLOODING IS THE MOST FREQUENT NATURAL DISASTER IN ALABAMA, 101 00:05:34,900 --> 00:05:37,166 TAKING MORE LIVES AND CAUSING MORE DAMAGE 102 00:05:37,233 --> 00:05:39,667 THAN HURRICANES AND TORNADOES COMBINED. 103 00:05:39,734 --> 00:05:42,266 ALL OF THIS IS FROM A FLASH FLOOD. 104 00:05:42,333 --> 00:05:45,767 AND THIS IS WHY THEY'RE SO DANGEROUS. 105 00:05:45,834 --> 00:05:51,100 JUST TONS AND TONS OF DEBRIS LIKE THIS, 106 00:05:51,166 --> 00:05:54,467 HUGE TREE TRUNKS POUNDING DOWNSTREAM. 107 00:05:56,634 --> 00:06:01,634 FLASH FLOODS LEAVE A TRAIL OF DESTRUCTION IN THEIR PATH. 108 00:06:01,700 --> 00:06:04,133 LOOK, A LOT OF TRASH. 109 00:06:04,200 --> 00:06:06,800 AND, ACTUALLY, I CAN USE THIS SORT OF THING 110 00:06:06,867 --> 00:06:08,800 TO TRY AND BUILD A RAFT. 111 00:06:08,867 --> 00:06:11,500 AND THAT'S GONNA TAKE ME DOWNRIVER MUCH QUICKER 112 00:06:11,567 --> 00:06:14,166 THAN TRYING DO BATTLE OVER ALL OF THESE ROCKS. 113 00:06:14,233 --> 00:06:16,200 I MEAN, JUST LOOK AT ALL OF THIS. 114 00:06:16,266 --> 00:06:18,533 IF I CAN FIND THE RIGHT MATERIALS, 115 00:06:18,600 --> 00:06:21,834 A RAFT WOULD SAVE ME TIME AND ENERGY. 116 00:06:21,900 --> 00:06:23,800 YOU SEE UNDER THAT TRUNK. 117 00:06:23,867 --> 00:06:26,133 A BIG BIT OF PLASTIC SHEETING WEDGED THERE. 118 00:06:26,200 --> 00:06:30,967 THAT WOULD BE SO USEFUL FOR MAKING A RAFT. 119 00:06:31,033 --> 00:06:37,667 THE THING IS, THIS WATER IS...ICY COLD. 120 00:06:37,734 --> 00:06:39,634 IN FACT, LOOK, YOU SEE ACROSS THERE? 121 00:06:39,700 --> 00:06:42,033 THERE'S ICE EVEN ON THAT BRANCH. YOU SEE THAT? 122 00:06:42,100 --> 00:06:44,367 THAT SHEETING IS JUST WHAT I NEED. 123 00:06:49,600 --> 00:06:52,867 THE TARPAULIN GENERATES IMMENSE DRAG. 124 00:06:52,934 --> 00:06:56,500 IT'S SLOWING ME AND PULLING ME DOWNSTREAM. 125 00:06:58,900 --> 00:07:01,533 ...NEVER TO COMPLAIN ABOUT BEING COLD, 126 00:07:01,600 --> 00:07:02,800 AND IN THE MILITARY, 127 00:07:02,867 --> 00:07:06,133 WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF YOU EVER SAID, "I'M A BIT COLD," 128 00:07:06,200 --> 00:07:08,967 THEY'D GO "SIR, WE HAVE A VERY EASY SOLUTION -- 129 00:07:09,033 --> 00:07:10,967 200 PRESS-UPS." 130 00:07:11,033 --> 00:07:14,767 AND IT ALWAYS WORKED. 131 00:07:14,834 --> 00:07:18,266 TIME TO GET THIS RAFT BUILT. 132 00:07:18,333 --> 00:07:21,667 WHAT I WANT TO DO HERE IS JUST MAKE THE FRAMEWORK 133 00:07:21,734 --> 00:07:25,400 AROUND WHICH I'M GONNA WEAVE ALL OF THE LITTLE BRANCHES 134 00:07:25,467 --> 00:07:27,367 TO MAKE LIKE A DOUGHNUT RAFT. 135 00:07:27,433 --> 00:07:32,433 I'M USING DEAD WOOD -- LESS PLIABLE BUT MORE BUOYANT. 136 00:07:32,500 --> 00:07:35,500 THEN USE ALL OF THIS POLYSTYRENE AS THE NEXT LAYER, 137 00:07:35,567 --> 00:07:38,233 AND THEN USE THE TARPAULIN TO WRAP AROUND IT 138 00:07:38,300 --> 00:07:41,033 AND TRY TO MAKE IT AS WATERTIGHT AS POSSIBLE. 139 00:07:41,100 --> 00:07:43,700 AND THEN I SIT IN THE MIDDLE. 140 00:07:43,767 --> 00:07:47,066 AND I'M GONNA TIE IT ALL TOGETHER WITH PARACHUTE CORD. 141 00:07:47,133 --> 00:07:50,734 NOW, FOR TYING THIS TARP, 142 00:07:50,800 --> 00:07:53,734 A GOOD LITTLE TRICK IS TO GET ANYTHING THAT'S STONE, 143 00:07:53,800 --> 00:07:56,767 EVEN, LOOK, ONE OF THESE HICKORY NUTS, 144 00:07:56,834 --> 00:08:00,333 GRAB ONE OF THOSE AND PUT IT INSIDE THE TARP. 145 00:08:00,400 --> 00:08:04,000 TWIST. CLOVE HITCH. TIE IT DOWN. 146 00:08:04,066 --> 00:08:06,166 JOB'S A GOOD ONE. 147 00:08:06,233 --> 00:08:09,233 OKAY, LET'S GET THIS THING IN THE WATER. 148 00:08:09,300 --> 00:08:11,400 NOW FOR A FIELD TEST. 149 00:08:13,033 --> 00:08:15,967 OKAY, THAT'S SET. 150 00:08:16,033 --> 00:08:19,433 IT FLOATS, AND IT'S KEEPING ME WELL OUT OF THE FREEZING WATER. 151 00:08:19,500 --> 00:08:22,400 OKAY, WE'RE OUT OF HERE! 152 00:08:24,200 --> 00:08:25,634 THERE'S A SHORT STRETCH OF RAPIDS 153 00:08:25,700 --> 00:08:27,634 BEFORE I REACH CALMER WATER. 154 00:08:27,700 --> 00:08:29,700 THIS WILL BE A GOOD TEST FOR MY RAFT. 155 00:08:33,700 --> 00:08:38,467 WELL, IT'S HELD UP PRETTY WELL IN THAT RAPID, 156 00:08:38,533 --> 00:08:44,700 AND IT'S ACTUALLY MORE STABLE THAN I THOUGHT, WHICH IS GOOD. 157 00:08:44,767 --> 00:08:47,333 BUT THINGS ARE ABOUT TO GO SERIOUSLY DOWNHILL. 158 00:08:47,400 --> 00:08:51,166 STORMY WATERS ARE AHEAD. 159 00:08:59,133 --> 00:09:03,133 I'M IN AN ALABAMA CANYON SHOOTING WHITE-WATER RAPIDS 160 00:09:03,200 --> 00:09:05,133 ON A RAFT MADE OUT OF FLOOD DEBRIS. 161 00:09:06,734 --> 00:09:08,166 Grylls: SO MUCH OF RAFTING 162 00:09:08,233 --> 00:09:12,033 IS ACTUALLY JUST ABOUT TRYING TO ANTICIPATE WHAT'S AHEAD. 163 00:09:12,100 --> 00:09:14,967 THERE'S BIG WATER JUST AROUND THE BEND. 164 00:09:15,033 --> 00:09:17,467 NOW TO HEAD FOR THE DEEP CHANNEL 165 00:09:17,533 --> 00:09:18,800 WHERE THE CURRENT RUNS SLOWER, 166 00:09:18,867 --> 00:09:21,433 THEN FEND OFF ANY ROCKS IN MY PATH. 167 00:09:27,166 --> 00:09:29,567 WELL, WE'RE DOWN THAT OF SORTS, 168 00:09:29,634 --> 00:09:32,533 BUT THERE'S MORE RAPIDS OUT THERE. 169 00:09:32,600 --> 00:09:35,834 BUT THIS THING IS RIGHT LOW IN THE WATER NOW, 170 00:09:35,900 --> 00:09:37,900 BUT AT LEAST IT'S KEEPING MY BACKSIDE 171 00:09:37,967 --> 00:09:39,867 OFF ALL OF THE ROCKS IN THE RAPIDS. 172 00:09:39,934 --> 00:09:42,734 IF I CAN JUST KEEP HOLD OF IT AND HANG ONTO THIS THING, 173 00:09:42,800 --> 00:09:44,567 IT SHOULD TAKE ME DOWNSTREAM. 174 00:09:44,634 --> 00:09:48,200 BUT IT WAS HOLDING UP QUITE WELL IN THOSE FIRST FEW. 175 00:09:49,634 --> 00:09:54,567 BUT THIS IS LOOKING LESS -- THIS IS LOOKING LESS HEALTHY. 176 00:09:54,634 --> 00:09:56,233 MY RAFT IS SINKING. 177 00:09:56,300 --> 00:09:58,133 IT'S BECOMING IMPOSSIBLE TO MANEUVER, 178 00:09:58,200 --> 00:10:00,266 AND I'M HEADING FOR SOME SERIOUS RAPIDS. 179 00:10:10,400 --> 00:10:12,200 WHOO! 180 00:10:12,266 --> 00:10:14,867 I'VE BEEN THROWN OUT OF MY RAFT 181 00:10:14,934 --> 00:10:16,700 BUT I'VE MANAGED TO CLING ONTO IT. 182 00:10:16,767 --> 00:10:18,367 IT'LL KEEP ME AFLOAT 183 00:10:18,433 --> 00:10:22,867 AND PROTECT ME FROM SMACKING INTO LARGE BOULDERS. 184 00:10:22,934 --> 00:10:25,667 DOWNSTREAM, THERE'S A WATERFALL. 185 00:10:25,734 --> 00:10:29,433 I HAVE TO GET OUT OF THIS WATER FAST. 186 00:10:29,500 --> 00:10:32,834 THERE'S A FALLEN TREE AHEAD. IT'S MY ONLY CHANCE. 187 00:10:36,600 --> 00:10:39,033 IT'S A STRUGGLE TO HANG ON, 188 00:10:39,100 --> 00:10:42,934 AND THE RAFT HAS GONE DOWN THE WATERFALL. 189 00:10:45,433 --> 00:10:50,200 THAT WAS DEFINITELY HAIRIER THAN IT WAS MEANT TO BE. 190 00:10:50,266 --> 00:10:53,200 YOU SEE THE RAFT HAS GONE STRAIGHT OFF THIS WATERFALL, 191 00:10:53,266 --> 00:10:55,900 BUT IT'S IN THAT EDDY THERE. 192 00:10:55,967 --> 00:10:59,634 WHAT I WANT IS THE PARACORD OFF THAT. 193 00:10:59,700 --> 00:11:02,033 THAT'S GONNA BE USEFUL TO ME. 194 00:11:02,100 --> 00:11:04,200 SEE IF THIS IS JUMPABLE. 195 00:11:04,266 --> 00:11:08,834 IT LOOKS PRETTY CLEAR. I CAN SEE DEEP WATER DOWN THERE. 196 00:11:08,900 --> 00:11:12,033 AS LONG AS I CLEAR THAT ROCK SHELF, 197 00:11:12,100 --> 00:11:14,533 GIVE IT A GOOD RUN, I'LL MAKE THIS. 198 00:11:14,600 --> 00:11:16,000 OKAY. 199 00:11:27,800 --> 00:11:29,233 UNDER THE FALL, 200 00:11:29,300 --> 00:11:31,567 THE WATER'S DEEP AND FULL OF AIR BUBBLES. 201 00:11:31,634 --> 00:11:35,233 I'M SOAKING WET AND FIGHTING TO STAY AFLOAT. 202 00:11:35,300 --> 00:11:37,200 OKAY, I'VE GOT THE RAFT. 203 00:11:37,266 --> 00:11:40,867 GET THIS PARACORD, AND THEN I'M OUT OF HERE. 204 00:11:43,166 --> 00:11:46,233 I'M FINALLY OUT OF THE CANYON. 205 00:11:46,300 --> 00:11:48,900 NOW FURTHER SOUTH, I ENTER DEEP WOODLAND. 206 00:11:48,967 --> 00:11:52,133 IT'S THE PERFECT PLACE TO FIND FOOD AND SHELTER. 207 00:11:54,634 --> 00:11:58,900 THIS IS WHY IT'S ALWAYS WORTH JUST CHECKING OUT DRY RIVERBEDS. 208 00:11:58,967 --> 00:12:02,967 LOOK, ANIMAL TRACKS. SEE THESE? 209 00:12:03,033 --> 00:12:06,467 THAT'S WHERE HE SCURRIED ACROSS THE SOFT GROUND, 210 00:12:06,533 --> 00:12:09,467 LEFT AN IMPRINT, AND THEN GONE OFF AGAIN INTO THE LEAVES. 211 00:12:09,533 --> 00:12:12,467 LOOK, THIS IS A REALLY CLEAR ONE HERE. 212 00:12:12,533 --> 00:12:15,133 AND THAT'S MORE LIKELY GONNA BE DEER. 213 00:12:15,200 --> 00:12:17,800 YOU CAN SEE THAT HEART SHAPE TO IT? 214 00:12:17,867 --> 00:12:23,066 AND AROUND HERE, THAT PROBABLY MEANS WHITETAIL. 215 00:12:23,133 --> 00:12:25,333 IF THERE ARE MORE TRACKS AROUND HERE, 216 00:12:25,400 --> 00:12:27,700 IT WOULD BE A GOOD PLACE TO SET A TRAP. 217 00:12:27,767 --> 00:12:31,867 REALLY OBVIOUS GAME TRAIL ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE WATER. 218 00:12:31,934 --> 00:12:33,533 SEE THAT? 219 00:12:33,600 --> 00:12:37,100 YOU DON'T, IDEALLY, WANT TO SET A TRAP WHERE THEY'RE DRINKING. 220 00:12:37,166 --> 00:12:39,834 THAT'S WHERE THE ANIMALS ARE OFTEN MOST AWARE. 221 00:12:39,900 --> 00:12:42,200 YOU WANT TO CATCH THEM EN ROUTE THERE. 222 00:12:42,266 --> 00:12:44,634 OKAY, THIS IS WHERE I'M GONNA SET THE TRIP WIRE. 223 00:12:44,700 --> 00:12:47,634 I'M GONNA MAKE A SIMPLE SNARE USING PARACORD... 224 00:12:47,700 --> 00:12:49,867 SOME WOOD... 225 00:12:49,934 --> 00:12:51,867 AND A RING FROM MY BACKPACK. 226 00:12:59,600 --> 00:13:03,667 OKAY. THAT IS IT SET. 227 00:13:03,734 --> 00:13:05,667 AND THE IDEA IS AN ANIMAL COMES ALONG, 228 00:13:05,734 --> 00:13:08,000 KNOCKS THIS TRIP WIRE. 229 00:13:08,066 --> 00:13:09,800 THAT RELEASES THIS RING. 230 00:13:09,867 --> 00:13:13,000 THAT LITTLE BIT OF WOOD TRIGGERS, FLIPS UP, 231 00:13:13,066 --> 00:13:18,166 AND THIS BIT OF WOOD ATTACHED TO THE DEADFALL WEIGHT 232 00:13:18,233 --> 00:13:22,834 SHOOTS UP, PULLING THIS NOOSE TIGHT 233 00:13:22,900 --> 00:13:24,467 HOPEFULLY AROUND THE ANIMAL'S HOOF 234 00:13:24,533 --> 00:13:27,634 AND UP OFF THE GROUND. 235 00:13:27,700 --> 00:13:30,934 THAT'S THE THEORY ANYWAY. LET'S GIVE IT A TEST. 236 00:13:31,000 --> 00:13:33,467 ANIMAL COMES ALONG, FOOT IN THERE, 237 00:13:33,533 --> 00:13:35,634 TRIGGERS THE TRIP WIRE... 238 00:13:35,700 --> 00:13:38,800 AND IS CAUGHT AROUND THIS. 239 00:13:38,867 --> 00:13:43,100 MY TRAP IS SET. NOW TO HEAD DOWNWIND AND WAIT. 240 00:13:45,634 --> 00:13:46,734 IN MY NEXT CHALLENGE... 241 00:13:46,800 --> 00:13:48,033 AND IT'S A WILD BOAR. 242 00:13:48,100 --> 00:13:50,867 ...I'M DOING BATTLE WITH A FEISTY FOE. 243 00:13:50,934 --> 00:13:52,400 [ SQUEALS ] 244 00:14:11,066 --> 00:14:14,533 I'M DEEP IN THE BACKWOODS OF ALABAMA. 245 00:14:14,600 --> 00:14:15,700 WITH A SNARE SET, 246 00:14:15,767 --> 00:14:17,600 I'M LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO MAKE CAMP. 247 00:14:19,100 --> 00:14:22,200 THE PROBLEM OF MAKING CAMP IN A WOOD LIKE THIS 248 00:14:22,266 --> 00:14:27,533 IS THAT SO MANY OF THE BRANCHES ARE DEAD AND ROTTEN. 249 00:14:27,600 --> 00:14:31,867 THAT JUST MEANS WE NEED TO BE A LITTLE BIT MORE IMAGINATIVE 250 00:14:31,934 --> 00:14:35,066 ABOUT HOW WE MAKE A SHELTER. 251 00:14:35,133 --> 00:14:38,000 LOOK. THIS COULD WORK. 252 00:14:39,700 --> 00:14:42,300 THERE ARE LOADS OF THESE VINES HERE. 253 00:14:42,367 --> 00:14:44,433 IN FACT, ACTUALLY... 254 00:14:46,367 --> 00:14:51,233 ...THIS LOOKS A LITTLE BIT LIKE THE DOME OF AN EXPEDITION TENT. 255 00:14:51,300 --> 00:14:54,400 AND PROBABLY, WITH A BIT OF TWEAKING, 256 00:14:54,467 --> 00:14:58,066 YOU COULD MOULD THESE INTO THE FRAME OF A TENT. 257 00:14:58,133 --> 00:15:01,767 I DON'T KNOW. YEAH, THAT COULD WORK. 258 00:15:03,800 --> 00:15:06,066 THESE VINES ARE LIVING AND SUPPLE, 259 00:15:06,133 --> 00:15:07,367 PERFECT BUILDING MATERIALS. 260 00:15:09,600 --> 00:15:13,567 VINES LIKE THIS ARE NATURALLY SO STRONG. 261 00:15:13,634 --> 00:15:17,033 IT'S JUST ABOUT USING AND SHAPING THEIR STRENGTH 262 00:15:17,100 --> 00:15:19,100 TO WORK FOR YOU. 263 00:15:19,166 --> 00:15:22,266 ALL RIGHT. IT'S KIND OF GETTING THERE NOW. 264 00:15:22,333 --> 00:15:25,100 BY WEAVING THEM TOGETHER, I CAN CONSTRUCT A DOME 265 00:15:25,166 --> 00:15:26,767 THAT WILL BE SELF-SUPPORTING 266 00:15:26,834 --> 00:15:30,266 AND OFFER PROTECTION AGAINST LOCAL WILDLIFE LIKE FERAL PIGS. 267 00:15:30,333 --> 00:15:32,433 WELL, IT'S A GOOD SIZE, 268 00:15:32,500 --> 00:15:34,800 WHICH MEANS I CAN JUST ABOUT CURL UP IN A BALL, 269 00:15:34,867 --> 00:15:36,634 WHICH IS THE BEST WAY TO KEEP WARM. 270 00:15:36,700 --> 00:15:39,300 YOU DON'T WANT A SHELTER TOO BIG TO LOSE HEAT. 271 00:15:39,367 --> 00:15:40,767 THIS WILL BE ABOUT RIGHT. 272 00:15:40,834 --> 00:15:43,567 AND WITH SUB-ZERO TEMPERATURES COMMON HERE AT NIGHT, 273 00:15:43,634 --> 00:15:46,433 I WANT INSULATION TO KEEP THAT HEAT IN. 274 00:15:46,500 --> 00:15:50,100 AND JUST USE A BIG PILE OF LEAVES 275 00:15:50,166 --> 00:15:52,934 AND BUILD IT UP FROM THE BOTTOM UPWARDS. 276 00:15:53,000 --> 00:15:56,467 AND I WANT THIS TO BE, YOU KNOW, KIND OF THAT THICK, 277 00:15:56,533 --> 00:15:58,100 AND THIS IS GONNA INSULATE ME. 278 00:15:58,166 --> 00:15:59,467 THE IDEA IS, EVENTUALLY, 279 00:15:59,533 --> 00:16:02,300 IT LOOKS LIKE A GIANT, UPSIDE-DOWN BIRD'S NEST. 280 00:16:04,400 --> 00:16:06,233 THESE OAK LEAVES ARE PLENTIFUL. 281 00:16:06,300 --> 00:16:09,333 AND SINCE IT'S STILL COLD, THEY'RE BUG-FREE. 282 00:16:09,400 --> 00:16:13,333 GONNA PUT A LOAD OF LEAVES INSIDE, AS WELL, 283 00:16:13,400 --> 00:16:18,166 TO ACT AS MY BEDDING, AND THEN THIS LOOKS PRETTY SET. 284 00:16:18,233 --> 00:16:20,634 LET'S JUST GIVE IT A TRY. 285 00:16:24,033 --> 00:16:27,634 IT'S A TIGHT SQUEEZE BUT JUST BIG ENOUGH. 286 00:16:27,700 --> 00:16:33,300 ACTUALLY, THIS IS REALLY, REALLY SNUG. 287 00:16:33,367 --> 00:16:36,800 OKAY, GO AND CHECK THIS TRAP NOW. 288 00:16:36,867 --> 00:16:39,967 IT'S BEEN SEVERAL HOURS SINCE I SET A SNARE 289 00:16:40,033 --> 00:16:42,133 IN THE HOPE OF TRAPPING A DEER. 290 00:16:42,200 --> 00:16:44,934 NOW TO SEE IF IT'S WORKED. 291 00:16:45,000 --> 00:16:47,367 THIS IS WHERE IT WAS. 292 00:16:50,233 --> 00:16:51,667 BUT THE TRAP IS BROKEN. 293 00:16:51,734 --> 00:16:54,333 IT'S LYING IN PIECES ON THE GROUND. 294 00:16:54,400 --> 00:16:57,200 LOOK. YOU CAN SEE THERE. 295 00:16:57,266 --> 00:17:00,266 I'VE CAUGHT NO DEER THIS TIME, 296 00:17:00,333 --> 00:17:02,433 BUT THE AREA IS FULL OF OTHER LARGE ANIMALS, 297 00:17:02,500 --> 00:17:04,934 LIKE WILD PIGS. 298 00:17:05,000 --> 00:17:06,767 COME ON, THEN. 299 00:17:06,834 --> 00:17:09,600 CONSIDERED PESTS ACROSS THE U.S.A., 300 00:17:09,667 --> 00:17:11,667 THEY'RE TRAPPED AND SHOT BY LOCAL FARMERS. 301 00:17:11,734 --> 00:17:14,834 HANG ON. HEAR WE GO. YOU CAN HEAR IT. LISTEN. 302 00:17:14,900 --> 00:17:16,367 [ SQUEALING ] 303 00:17:16,433 --> 00:17:18,934 IT'S BEEN LEFT FOR ME TO DISPATCH 304 00:17:19,000 --> 00:17:21,500 TO SHOW YOU HOW TO TACKLE ONE OF THESE 305 00:17:21,567 --> 00:17:23,600 IF IT GOT CAUGHT IN YOUR SNARE. 306 00:17:23,667 --> 00:17:26,100 BUT YOU'VE GOT TO BE SO CAREFUL. 307 00:17:26,166 --> 00:17:28,166 COME 'ROUND THE BACK. COME 'ROUND THE BACK. 308 00:17:28,233 --> 00:17:30,433 A WILD PIG -- ESPECIALLY ONE THAT'S TRAPPED -- 309 00:17:30,500 --> 00:17:33,266 IS SO DANGEROUS. 310 00:17:33,333 --> 00:17:35,100 STEADY. STAY THERE. 311 00:17:35,166 --> 00:17:37,967 IT'S A GOOD SIZE, PROBABLY 50 OR 60 POUNDS. 312 00:17:38,033 --> 00:17:41,467 WELL, YOU CAN SEE HE'S CAUGHT AROUND THE BACK LEG HERE. 313 00:17:41,533 --> 00:17:44,100 A RELATIVE OF THE RUSSIAN BLACK BOAR, 314 00:17:44,166 --> 00:17:47,567 THIS IS A SOLID MASS OF PURE, NAKED AGGRESSION. 315 00:17:53,834 --> 00:17:56,100 STAY BACK. DON'T GET THAT CLOSE. 316 00:17:56,166 --> 00:17:59,033 YOU GOT TO STAY AT THE LIMIT OF ITS ROPE. 317 00:17:59,100 --> 00:18:01,333 WILD PIGS DO UNTOLD DAMAGE TO AGRICULTURAL CROPS. 318 00:18:01,400 --> 00:18:04,166 TO CONTROL THEIR NUMBERS, FARMERS HUNT THEM 319 00:18:04,233 --> 00:18:08,333 WITH PACKS OF DOGS, OFTEN IN BODY ARMOR. 320 00:18:08,400 --> 00:18:11,333 THESE ARE POWERHOUSES. 321 00:18:11,400 --> 00:18:15,433 THEY'RE LIKE MINI -- JUST LIKE MINI TANKS, REALLY. 322 00:18:15,500 --> 00:18:19,100 WILD PIGS HAVE TUSKS AND SHARP TEETH, 323 00:18:19,166 --> 00:18:23,266 BOTH CAPABLE OF INFLICTING SERIOUS INJURY. 324 00:18:23,333 --> 00:18:26,767 I'M BREATHING HARD JUST KEEPING AWAY FROM HIM. 325 00:18:26,834 --> 00:18:30,433 THIS IS A FEROCIOUS ANIMAL, ESPECIALLY WHEN CORNERED. 326 00:18:30,500 --> 00:18:33,600 I'VE GOT TO KEEP AWAY FROM THOSE TUSKS AND TEETH 327 00:18:33,667 --> 00:18:35,600 AND GRAB IT BY THE BACK LEGS. 328 00:18:39,000 --> 00:18:43,433 MY PLAN IS NOT WORKING. I'VE GOT TO IMPROVISE. 329 00:18:43,500 --> 00:18:44,600 [ SQUEALING ] 330 00:18:44,667 --> 00:18:46,734 I CAN USE THE PIG'S MUSCLE SINEW FOR CORDAGE, 331 00:18:46,800 --> 00:18:49,800 ITS FAT FOR FUEL, AND THE HIDE FOR CLOTHING. 332 00:18:49,867 --> 00:18:52,300 BUT MY FIRST PRIORITY IS A SQUARE MEAL. 333 00:18:52,367 --> 00:18:53,700 I WANT TO GET IT BACK TO CAMP 334 00:18:53,767 --> 00:18:56,500 AND COOKED AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. 335 00:18:58,634 --> 00:19:00,300 FIRST TO GET A FIRE GOING, 336 00:19:00,367 --> 00:19:02,934 AND I'VE FOUND THE PERFECT FIRE STARTER. 337 00:19:03,000 --> 00:19:05,100 A GOOD WAY OF GETTING TINDER 338 00:19:05,166 --> 00:19:09,634 IS JUST TO SPLIT THESE BULRUSHES DOWN THE MIDDLE. 339 00:19:09,700 --> 00:19:15,467 AND THEN YOU GET THIS DRY CORE OF IT INSIDE, 340 00:19:15,533 --> 00:19:19,567 AND THAT TAKES A SPARK REALLY NICE AND EASILY. 341 00:19:22,834 --> 00:19:24,767 FIRE IS ESSENTIAL HERE. 342 00:19:24,834 --> 00:19:27,500 NIGHTTIME TEMPERATURES DROP WELL BELOW FREEZING, 343 00:19:27,567 --> 00:19:29,700 AND I'VE GOT SOME SERIOUS COOKING TO DO. 344 00:19:29,767 --> 00:19:31,200 NIGHT IS COMING ON FAST, 345 00:19:31,266 --> 00:19:33,867 BUT THERE'S TIME TO REFLECT ON THE BATTLES OF THE DAY. 346 00:19:33,934 --> 00:19:38,166 THIS [BLEEP] VERY NEARLY HAD THE BETTER OF ME THIS AFTERNOON. 347 00:19:38,233 --> 00:19:40,700 I WAS DEFINITELY SCARED AT THAT POINT. 348 00:19:40,767 --> 00:19:43,500 I KIND OF HAD TO IMPROVISE 349 00:19:43,567 --> 00:19:47,000 AND JUST DIVE ON TOP OF THIS THING, 350 00:19:47,066 --> 00:19:49,634 GO A BIT OLD-SCHOOL WITH IT. 351 00:19:49,700 --> 00:19:51,133 BUT IT WORKED. 352 00:19:51,200 --> 00:19:54,934 AND, LOOK, I'VE GOT [BLEEP] FOR DINNER. 353 00:19:58,166 --> 00:20:01,934 MMM. DEFINITELY WORTH THE BATTLE. 354 00:20:02,000 --> 00:20:04,266 IN MY NEXT CHALLENGE, 355 00:20:04,333 --> 00:20:08,000 I'M IN A TIGHT SPOT WITH ONLY ONE WAY OUT. 356 00:20:16,634 --> 00:20:19,266 I'VE SPENT THE NIGHT OUT IN THE ALABAMA WOODS. 357 00:20:19,333 --> 00:20:22,266 AND NEARBY, WE'VE COME ACROSS SOMETHING INTERESTING. 358 00:20:22,333 --> 00:20:25,900 FOUND A CAVE JUST A FEW HUNDRED METERS AWAY HERE. 359 00:20:25,967 --> 00:20:29,567 GONNA TRY AND SEE IF I CAN MAKE SOME SORT OF TORCH 360 00:20:29,634 --> 00:20:31,066 AND GO AND HAVE A LOOK IN IT. 361 00:20:31,133 --> 00:20:34,734 WHAT I'M GONNA DO IS CUT A BIT FROM MY T-SHIRT, 362 00:20:34,800 --> 00:20:38,066 GET ALL THE WAY AROUND, 363 00:20:38,133 --> 00:20:41,867 AND USE THIS AS A WICK. 364 00:20:44,233 --> 00:20:45,634 YEAH, THAT'LL DO. 365 00:20:45,700 --> 00:20:48,100 AND THEN, LOOK, I'VE MELTED DOWN 366 00:20:48,166 --> 00:20:53,600 SOME OF THE [BLEEP] FAT OFF THE CARCASS. 367 00:20:53,667 --> 00:20:55,600 [ SIZZLING ] 368 00:20:55,667 --> 00:21:01,166 AND ALL I'VE GOT TO DO IS DIP THIS IN IT 369 00:21:01,233 --> 00:21:03,400 AND WRAP IT AROUND A STICK. 370 00:21:03,467 --> 00:21:08,567 AND THIS SHOULD BURN NICELY NOW. 371 00:21:08,634 --> 00:21:11,400 [BLEEP] FAT BURNS WITH A BRIGHT FLAME, 372 00:21:11,467 --> 00:21:13,400 PERFECT FOR EXPLORING DARK CAVES. 373 00:21:13,467 --> 00:21:16,667 OKAY, THAT'S ALIGHT. 374 00:21:19,700 --> 00:21:22,800 ALABAMA HAS ONE OF THE HIGHEST CONCENTRATIONS OF CAVES 375 00:21:22,867 --> 00:21:24,333 IN THE WORLD. 376 00:21:24,400 --> 00:21:28,433 AND CAVES ARE OFTEN GOOD PLACES TO FIND FRESHWATER AND FOOD. 377 00:21:28,500 --> 00:21:31,266 HERE YOU GO. LOOK, CAN SEE WHERE I'M GOING? 378 00:21:31,333 --> 00:21:32,900 HOLD THAT. 379 00:21:38,033 --> 00:21:39,634 OKAY. 380 00:21:39,700 --> 00:21:42,533 THESE CAVE SYSTEMS CAN RUN FOR MILES, 381 00:21:42,600 --> 00:21:43,867 SO IT'S VITAL TO TAKE PRECAUTIONS 382 00:21:43,934 --> 00:21:45,834 BEFORE GETTING IN TOO DEEP. 383 00:21:45,900 --> 00:21:49,500 IT'S SO EASY JUST TO GET INTO THESE SORT OF CAVES, 384 00:21:49,567 --> 00:21:52,767 GET EXCITED, KEEP MOVING, AND THEN FIND YOURSELF LOST. 385 00:21:52,834 --> 00:21:56,166 IT'S SO IMPORTANT ALWAYS TO BE ABLE TO KNOW YOUR WAY OUT, 386 00:21:56,233 --> 00:21:57,500 MARK IT IN ANY WAY YOU CAN, 387 00:21:57,567 --> 00:21:59,333 WHETHER IT'S BIG SCRAPES ON THE FLOOR, 388 00:21:59,400 --> 00:22:00,734 BIG BOULDERS PLACED, 389 00:22:00,800 --> 00:22:02,567 LITTLE ROCKS PLACED IN YOUR WALKWAY. 390 00:22:02,634 --> 00:22:05,567 SO YOU'VE GOT SOMETHING TO FOLLOW TO LEAD YOU OUT. 391 00:22:05,634 --> 00:22:08,266 JUST ONE QUARTER OF ALABAMA'S CAVE SYSTEMS 392 00:22:08,333 --> 00:22:09,567 HAVE BEEN FULLY EXPLORED. 393 00:22:09,634 --> 00:22:11,066 THEY'RE HOME TO BATS, RODENTS, 394 00:22:11,133 --> 00:22:13,934 SALAMANDERS, AND NUMEROUS INSECTS. 395 00:22:14,000 --> 00:22:17,033 OH, HANG ON, LOOK. A CRICKET. SEE HIM? 396 00:22:17,100 --> 00:22:19,934 THERE YOU GO. YOU CAN SEE HIM THERE. 397 00:22:20,000 --> 00:22:23,400 EVERYTHING IN THIS CAVE IS HERE FOR A REASON. 398 00:22:23,467 --> 00:22:26,400 AND THIS IS JUST THE SORT OF PLACE THAT CRICKETS WILL LIKE -- 399 00:22:26,467 --> 00:22:27,734 DAMP, DARK. 400 00:22:27,800 --> 00:22:29,834 AND HE'LL BE FEEDING OFF LITTLE INSECTS. 401 00:22:29,900 --> 00:22:31,300 AND LOOK AT HIM. 402 00:22:31,367 --> 00:22:34,967 IF YOU WERE AN INSECT, THAT WOULD BE A FORMIDABLE PREDATOR. 403 00:22:35,033 --> 00:22:37,433 BUT NOW IT'S MY TURN. 404 00:22:47,500 --> 00:22:49,266 NOT MUCH OF A MEAL. 405 00:22:49,333 --> 00:22:52,066 I NEED TO HEAD IN DEEPER. 406 00:22:54,467 --> 00:22:58,066 THERE'S SOME SORT OF SHAFT. 407 00:22:58,133 --> 00:23:01,467 IT'S RUNNING STRAIGHT DOWN INTO THE ROCK. 408 00:23:01,533 --> 00:23:05,800 YOU SEE THAT? GONNA SEE WHAT'S DOWN THERE. 409 00:23:05,867 --> 00:23:09,300 [ SPLASH, THUD ] 410 00:23:09,367 --> 00:23:10,734 THAT'S WATER. 411 00:23:10,800 --> 00:23:13,734 THIS COULD BE AN UNDERGROUND RIVER WITH FRESHWATER 412 00:23:13,800 --> 00:23:16,634 AND THE POSSIBILITY OF FINDING EDIBLE CAVE FISH. 413 00:23:16,700 --> 00:23:18,900 TRY AND GET DOWN THIS. 414 00:23:18,967 --> 00:23:21,233 BUT TO SAY IT IS NARROW 415 00:23:21,300 --> 00:23:23,700 WOULD BE THE UNDERSTATEMENT OF THE YEAR. 416 00:23:29,133 --> 00:23:32,734 I'M GOING IN FEET FIRST, WHICH WILL BE SAFER IF I FALL. 417 00:23:32,800 --> 00:23:35,867 THE DOWNSIDE IS I CAN'T SEE WHERE I'M GOING. 418 00:23:40,133 --> 00:23:44,734 WELL, WHEN YOU'RE GOING INTO NARROW PLACES LIKE THIS, 419 00:23:44,800 --> 00:23:49,233 IT'S SO IMPORTANT NOT TO PANIC 420 00:23:49,300 --> 00:23:54,900 BECAUSE WHAT HAPPENS IS YOUR CHEST CAVITY THEN EXPANDS, 421 00:23:54,967 --> 00:23:57,500 AND IT ACTUALLY BECOMES HARDER. 422 00:23:57,567 --> 00:24:02,200 YOU WANT TO TRY AND RELAX AND SLOW YOUR HEART RATE DOWN 423 00:24:02,266 --> 00:24:04,200 AND SLOW YOUR BREATHING DOWN. 424 00:24:04,266 --> 00:24:07,700 ALMOST TO LIKE THAT POINT BEFORE YOU GO TO ASLEEP, 425 00:24:07,767 --> 00:24:09,667 WHERE YOU'RE REALLY RELAXED. 426 00:24:09,734 --> 00:24:11,734 AND THEN EVERYTHING CONTRACTS, 427 00:24:11,800 --> 00:24:14,567 AND YOUR BLOOD VESSELS ACTUALLY SHRINK. 428 00:24:14,634 --> 00:24:17,734 IT'S JUST TRYING TO GET INTO THAT STATE 429 00:24:17,800 --> 00:24:22,200 IS NOT ALWAYS VERY EASY. 430 00:24:28,967 --> 00:24:32,200 MANY PEOPLE HAVE LOST THEIR LIVES IN U.S. CAVES. 431 00:24:32,266 --> 00:24:35,133 THEY GET TRAPPED AND DIE FROM HYPOTHERMIA 432 00:24:35,200 --> 00:24:38,600 OR DROWN IN RISING FLOOD WATERS. 433 00:24:40,133 --> 00:24:42,066 [ GRUNTS ] 434 00:24:42,133 --> 00:24:45,900 THERE'S A WHOLE... CHASM DOWN HERE. 435 00:24:45,967 --> 00:24:48,033 [ BREATHING HEAVILY ] 436 00:24:50,000 --> 00:24:55,767 CAN'T QUITE SEE HOW FAR IT IS DOWN TO THE WATER. 437 00:24:55,834 --> 00:24:57,934 BUT ONE THING IS FOR CERTAIN. 438 00:24:58,000 --> 00:25:04,333 I CANNOT GET BACK UP THAT EASILY. 439 00:25:04,400 --> 00:25:06,834 THERE'S ONLY ONE WAY OUT OF HERE, 440 00:25:06,900 --> 00:25:08,166 AND THAT'S DOWN. 441 00:25:08,233 --> 00:25:09,500 ONE, TWO, THREE. 442 00:25:09,567 --> 00:25:12,100 [ WATER SPLASHES ] 443 00:25:12,166 --> 00:25:14,734 [ GRUNTING ] 444 00:25:16,600 --> 00:25:19,166 [ BLOWING AIR ] 445 00:25:26,133 --> 00:25:28,400 MY TORCH HAS GONE IN THE WATER. 446 00:25:28,467 --> 00:25:32,233 IT'S OUT, AND IT'S TOO WET TO RELIGHT. 447 00:25:32,300 --> 00:25:36,834 JUST GONNA TRY AND KEEP CALM AND THINK LOGICALLY. 448 00:25:36,900 --> 00:25:41,767 OKAY, WHAT I'VE GOT IS JUST A KNIFE AND THIS FLINT STRIKER. 449 00:25:41,834 --> 00:25:46,233 GONNA SEE IF WE CAN USE THIS -- THERE YOU GO -- 450 00:25:46,300 --> 00:25:51,100 USE THIS TO GIVE US A BIT OF A LIGHT SOURCE. 451 00:25:51,166 --> 00:25:55,133 BUT REALLY, WITHOUT A PROPER LIGHT, 452 00:25:55,200 --> 00:25:57,133 WE'VE GOT TO GET OUT OF HERE. 453 00:25:57,200 --> 00:25:58,133 OKAY. 454 00:25:58,200 --> 00:25:59,300 [ WATER RUSHING ] 455 00:25:59,367 --> 00:26:01,600 I CAN HEAR A WATERFALL UP AHEAD, 456 00:26:01,667 --> 00:26:03,400 AND I'M GONNA FOLLOW THE SOUND. 457 00:26:03,467 --> 00:26:06,233 BUT THIS IS DANGEROUS GOING WITH SLIPPERY ROCK, 458 00:26:06,300 --> 00:26:08,900 AND I'M CLIMBING BLIND. 459 00:26:08,967 --> 00:26:11,600 JUST TRY AND IMPRINT IN YOUR MIND 460 00:26:11,667 --> 00:26:14,333 WHAT YOU'RE SEEING WHEN IT SPARKS 461 00:26:14,400 --> 00:26:16,066 AND THEN MOVE TO IT. 462 00:26:20,000 --> 00:26:22,300 THE WATER IS POURING DOWN FROM THE SURFACE, 463 00:26:22,367 --> 00:26:25,033 AND I'M GONNA TRY TO FOLLOW IT UP AND OUT OF HERE. 464 00:26:25,100 --> 00:26:27,367 THERE'S LIGHT AHEAD! 465 00:26:27,433 --> 00:26:30,867 LOOK, YOU SEE THAT? LOOK. LOOK OVER THERE. SEE IT? 466 00:26:30,934 --> 00:26:33,400 THERE'S LIGHT COMING FROM SOMEWHERE. 467 00:26:33,467 --> 00:26:35,133 SEE IF I CAN GET UP THERE. 468 00:26:35,200 --> 00:26:38,000 I WANT TO CLIMB UP TOWARDS THE DAYLIGHT, 469 00:26:38,066 --> 00:26:39,834 BUT THIS WATERFALL IS TREACHEROUS, 470 00:26:39,900 --> 00:26:42,834 AND THE ROCK IS RAZOR SHARP. 471 00:26:42,900 --> 00:26:45,467 PASS UP THE THING. 472 00:26:53,333 --> 00:26:55,767 COME, THEN. 473 00:26:55,834 --> 00:26:59,266 THERE YOU GO. YOU GOT IT? 474 00:26:59,333 --> 00:27:00,934 [ EXHALES SHARPLY ] 475 00:27:01,000 --> 00:27:02,900 WELL, WE'VE GOT DAYLIGHT, 476 00:27:02,967 --> 00:27:06,266 BUT WE ARE NO MEANS OUT OF THIS PLACE YET. 477 00:27:06,333 --> 00:27:08,333 LET'S KEEP MOVING THROUGH. 478 00:27:08,400 --> 00:27:10,000 I FACE A TOUGH CLIMB 479 00:27:10,066 --> 00:27:12,233 AND EVEN MORE TESTING CHALLENGES AHEAD --- 480 00:27:12,300 --> 00:27:15,667 AN ALLIGATOR SWAMP AND A FLAMING FOREST FIRE. 481 00:27:24,300 --> 00:27:28,734 I'VE EMERGED FROM AN UNDERGROUND ALABAMA LABYRINTH. 482 00:27:28,800 --> 00:27:31,734 IT IS QUITE TIGHT IN HERE. 483 00:27:31,800 --> 00:27:35,400 NOW I'M TRAPPED IN A NARROW ROCK FISSURE. 484 00:27:35,467 --> 00:27:36,700 [ SPITS ] 485 00:27:39,567 --> 00:27:42,133 SEE, IT LOOKS LIKE THIS HAS PROBABLY JUST BEEN FORMED 486 00:27:42,200 --> 00:27:44,634 BY AN EARTHQUAKE. 487 00:27:44,700 --> 00:27:48,634 HERE YOU CAN SEE IT'S AS IF, LITERALLY, TWO BITS OF ROCK 488 00:27:48,700 --> 00:27:52,967 HAVE SPLIT IN TWO DOWN THE MIDDLE. 489 00:27:53,033 --> 00:27:54,967 BUT IT'S NARROW, 490 00:27:55,033 --> 00:27:59,634 AND ALL OF THESE WALLS ARE JUST SO SMOOTH. 491 00:27:59,700 --> 00:28:02,533 AND AT THE MOMENT, THERE'S NO WAY OUT OF THIS. 492 00:28:02,600 --> 00:28:04,567 JUST KEEP MOVING ON A BIT. 493 00:28:04,634 --> 00:28:06,533 IT'S 40 FOOT TO THE TOP. 494 00:28:06,600 --> 00:28:11,033 BUT WITH NO HAND- OR FOOTHOLDS, I CAN'T SEE ANY WAY UP. 495 00:28:11,100 --> 00:28:14,867 ACTUALLY, LOOK, IT'S WIDENING OUT A BIT HERE. 496 00:28:14,934 --> 00:28:16,500 THE WALLS ARE STILL SMOOTH, 497 00:28:16,567 --> 00:28:18,934 BUT THE GAP BETWEEN THEM IS WIDER HERE. 498 00:28:19,000 --> 00:28:20,266 THIS COULD BE DOABLE. 499 00:28:20,333 --> 00:28:21,767 SEE IF I CAN MAKE MY WAY UP HERE. 500 00:28:21,834 --> 00:28:24,066 COME LOOK. 501 00:28:27,700 --> 00:28:31,967 ALL RIGHT. ALL SO GREASY HERE, THIS STUFF. 502 00:28:32,033 --> 00:28:35,467 YOU NEED TO MAKE SURE YOU'VE GOT YOUR FEET IN GOOD PLACES 503 00:28:35,533 --> 00:28:36,734 BEFORE YOU MOVE. 504 00:28:36,800 --> 00:28:38,834 HERE, I GOT A NICE LEDGE HERE. 505 00:28:38,900 --> 00:28:42,700 IT'S JUST WIDE ENOUGH FOR ME TO USE A CLIMBING METHOD 506 00:28:42,767 --> 00:28:44,500 CALLED BACK AND FOOT, 507 00:28:44,567 --> 00:28:47,000 WHICH ALLOWS ME TO CLIMB WITH MINIMAL HOLDS. 508 00:28:47,066 --> 00:28:51,800 YEP. WHEW. 509 00:28:54,467 --> 00:28:57,400 OKAY. 510 00:28:57,467 --> 00:29:00,767 OKAY, I'M QUITE NICELY WEDGED IN HERE. 511 00:29:00,834 --> 00:29:03,934 AND ACTUALLY, SO MUCH ABOUT CLIMBING 512 00:29:04,000 --> 00:29:06,000 IS CLIMBING EFFICIENTLY, 513 00:29:06,066 --> 00:29:09,667 NOT USING UP ENERGY WHEN YOU DON'T NEED TO. 514 00:29:09,734 --> 00:29:11,967 AND LOOK, JUST REST MY ARMS, 515 00:29:12,033 --> 00:29:16,200 AND OPPOSING FORCES -- LEGS AND BACK -- KEEP ME UP. 516 00:29:16,266 --> 00:29:19,367 I SHOULD BE ABLE TO CHIMNEY UP THIS. OKAY. 517 00:29:19,433 --> 00:29:22,800 THE LONGER THIS CLIMB GOES ON, 518 00:29:22,867 --> 00:29:24,333 THE MORE PRESSURE I'M PUTTING ON MY INJURED SHOULDER. 519 00:29:24,400 --> 00:29:27,100 [ BLOWS AIR ] 520 00:29:29,000 --> 00:29:31,433 ONLY FEET TO GO NOW, 521 00:29:31,500 --> 00:29:34,400 BUT THIS IS NO TIME TO LOSE CONCENTRATION. 522 00:29:36,266 --> 00:29:38,333 OKAY, COME ON UP. 523 00:29:40,734 --> 00:29:45,166 LAST BIT, YOU'VE GOT A GOOD GRIP THERE. 524 00:29:45,233 --> 00:29:48,166 YOU GOT IT? THAT WAS GOOD. 525 00:29:48,233 --> 00:29:49,500 I LOVE CLIMBS LIKE THIS. 526 00:29:49,567 --> 00:29:50,900 YOU LOOK AT IT AT THE START, 527 00:29:50,967 --> 00:29:53,467 AND YOU THINK THIS IS GONNA BE QUITE A MISSION TO GET UP. 528 00:29:53,533 --> 00:29:55,967 BUT ACTUALLY IF YOU BREAK IT DOWN INTO LITTLE CHUNKS, 529 00:29:56,033 --> 00:29:58,300 IT'S DOABLE, AND I'M QUITE PLEASED. 530 00:29:58,367 --> 00:30:00,967 NOT BAD FOR A BROKEN SHOULDER TWO MONTHS AGO. 531 00:30:01,033 --> 00:30:03,800 A GOOD DROP DOWN THERE. 532 00:30:03,867 --> 00:30:05,934 OKAY, LET'S GET MOVING. 533 00:30:10,467 --> 00:30:15,600 I'M FURTHER SOUTH NOW, ON THE LOOKOUT FOR FOOD. 534 00:30:15,667 --> 00:30:18,600 IT'S EARLY IN THE YEAR. THERE'S LITTLE IN SEASON. 535 00:30:18,667 --> 00:30:20,266 BUT IF YOU'VE GOT A STRONG STOMACH, 536 00:30:20,333 --> 00:30:22,600 YOU CAN USUALLY FIND SOMETHING TO EAT. 537 00:30:22,667 --> 00:30:24,266 HANG ON, BACK UP. 538 00:30:24,333 --> 00:30:28,066 THERE'S SOME DEER DROPPINGS. YOU SEE THESE? 539 00:30:29,967 --> 00:30:34,734 AND, ACTUALLY, YOU CAN EAT THESE. 540 00:30:34,800 --> 00:30:38,066 BECAUSE THE DEER HAVE VERY FAST DIGESTION, 541 00:30:38,133 --> 00:30:42,400 THEY DON'T ACTUALLY ABSORB ALL OF THE NUTRIENTS OUT OF IT. 542 00:30:42,467 --> 00:30:46,066 BUT YOU ONLY WANT TO EAT IT, REALLY, IF IT'S FROM A GRAZER, 543 00:30:46,133 --> 00:30:48,567 ANIMALS LIVING OFF GRASSES, BERRIES. 544 00:30:48,634 --> 00:30:50,200 OUT HERE IN THE OLDEN DAYS, 545 00:30:50,266 --> 00:30:53,700 THEY ACTUALLY USED TO CONSIDER THESE LIKE LITTLE MULTIVITAMINS. 546 00:30:53,767 --> 00:30:56,367 THE REASON IS THEY'LL ABSORB MOST OF THE NUTRIENTS 547 00:30:56,433 --> 00:30:59,333 BUT LEAVE LIKE A CONCENTRATED AMOUNT IN THERE. 548 00:31:04,567 --> 00:31:08,333 NOT GONNA WIN ANY PRIZES. 549 00:31:08,400 --> 00:31:11,000 RABBITS WILL EAT THEIR OWN DROPPINGS AT LEAST ONCE 550 00:31:11,066 --> 00:31:14,667 TO ENSURE THEY'RE FULLY DIGESTED. 551 00:31:14,734 --> 00:31:19,000 YOU WON'T CATCH ME DOING THIS TWICE. 552 00:31:19,066 --> 00:31:21,867 THE LANDSCAPE IS CHANGING RAPIDLY NOW. 553 00:31:21,934 --> 00:31:24,667 ALABAMA CONTAINS LARGE NATURAL SWAMPS 554 00:31:24,734 --> 00:31:27,533 BUT ALSO HUGE AREAS OF FLOODED WOODLAND, 555 00:31:27,600 --> 00:31:29,467 HOME TO A NUMBER OF NASTIES. 556 00:31:29,533 --> 00:31:34,634 IT'S ALL MUCH WETTER AND MUCH BOGGIER HERE. 557 00:31:34,700 --> 00:31:38,634 THAT JUST MEANS WE NEED TO KEEP A BIT OF A ROVING EYE OUT 558 00:31:38,700 --> 00:31:44,634 FOR THINGS LIKE ALLIGATORS, BUT ALSO FOR POISONOUS SNAKES, 559 00:31:44,700 --> 00:31:48,467 THINGS LIKE WATER MOCCASINS, COPPERHEADS. 560 00:31:48,533 --> 00:31:53,166 WE JUST NEED TO TUNE IN, MAYBE SLOW DOWN A BIT HERE. 561 00:31:53,233 --> 00:31:56,767 THERE ARE SIX TYPES OF VENOMOUS SNAKE NATIVE TO ALABAMA, 562 00:31:56,834 --> 00:31:59,133 AND ALLIGATORS UP TO 15 FEET LONG 563 00:31:59,200 --> 00:32:02,200 HAVE BEEN FOUND IN ITS SWAMPS. 564 00:32:02,266 --> 00:32:03,367 OH! 565 00:32:03,433 --> 00:32:06,000 SEE THAT? HANG ON. STAY THERE. 566 00:32:08,400 --> 00:32:10,533 THERE YOU GO. LOOK, A SNAPPING TURTLE. 567 00:32:10,600 --> 00:32:15,033 WHAT YOU WANT TO BE CAREFUL OF -- 568 00:32:15,100 --> 00:32:16,600 SNAP DOWN ON THAT, 569 00:32:16,667 --> 00:32:20,533 AND THAT WOULD TEAR YOUR FINGER JUST CLEAN OFF. 570 00:32:20,600 --> 00:32:21,967 CLOSE LIKE SCISSORS. 571 00:32:22,033 --> 00:32:24,767 AND IT'S ACTUALLY GOT, POUND FOR POUND, 572 00:32:24,834 --> 00:32:27,834 AS MUCH STRENGTH IN THOSE JAWS, IF NOT MORE, 573 00:32:27,900 --> 00:32:30,333 THAN AN ALLIGATOR. 574 00:32:30,400 --> 00:32:32,934 SNAPPING TURTLES CAN WEIGH UP TO 70 POUNDS 575 00:32:33,000 --> 00:32:35,233 AND KILL EACH OTHER BY DECAPITATION. 576 00:32:35,300 --> 00:32:38,066 BETTER OFF HOLDING HIM BY THE TAIL, ACTUALLY. 577 00:32:38,133 --> 00:32:39,467 OH! 578 00:32:39,533 --> 00:32:40,900 WHERE IS HE? 579 00:32:40,967 --> 00:32:43,300 I DON'T WANT TO LOSE A FINGER DELVING AROUND IN HERE. 580 00:32:43,367 --> 00:32:45,300 LET'S NOT MESS AROUND WITH HIM TOO MUCH. 581 00:32:45,367 --> 00:32:47,934 LET'S LEAVE HIM. 582 00:32:48,000 --> 00:32:49,600 BUT SNAPPING TURTLES 583 00:32:49,667 --> 00:32:52,266 AREN'T THE MAIN CAUSE OF CONCERN AROUND HERE, 584 00:32:52,333 --> 00:32:55,600 ESPECIALLY IN WIDE STRETCHES OF WATER LIKE THIS. 585 00:32:55,667 --> 00:32:59,934 WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO CROSS THIS. 586 00:33:00,066 --> 00:33:01,834 YOU KNOW, THERE ARE ALLIGATORS ABOUT. 587 00:33:01,900 --> 00:33:05,166 BUT IT'S COLD, IT'S EARLY IN THE YEAR, 588 00:33:05,233 --> 00:33:06,500 THIS WATER'S COLD, 589 00:33:06,567 --> 00:33:11,333 AND THEY ARE GONNA BE MUCH LESS ACTIVE AROUND NOW. 590 00:33:11,400 --> 00:33:15,100 AND ACTUALLY, LOOK, IT DOESN'T LOOK VERY DEEP. 591 00:33:15,166 --> 00:33:16,834 IT LOOKS MORE MUDDY. 592 00:33:16,900 --> 00:33:19,000 IT LOOKS MORE MUDDY THAN ANYTHING. 593 00:33:19,066 --> 00:33:21,500 LET'S GET A STICK. 594 00:33:21,567 --> 00:33:24,133 A STRONG STICK WILL HELP ME TEST FOR DEPTH 595 00:33:24,200 --> 00:33:27,467 BUT ALSO FOR ANYTHING LYING IN WAIT BENEATH THE SURFACE. 596 00:33:27,533 --> 00:33:31,800 OKAY, STICK QUITE CLOSE TO ME ON THIS. 597 00:33:31,867 --> 00:33:35,100 HANG ON. JUST HOLD IT A SEC. LET'S HAVE A LITTLE LOOK FIRST. 598 00:33:37,066 --> 00:33:40,166 THE COAST LOOKS CLEAR. TIME TO GO. 599 00:33:40,233 --> 00:33:41,967 OKAY. 600 00:33:50,400 --> 00:33:53,333 IT STINKS OF SWAMP MUD. 601 00:33:53,400 --> 00:33:55,900 ALLIGATORS LOVE SHALLOW, MUDDY WATERS. 602 00:33:55,967 --> 00:33:58,333 THEY LIE SUBMERGED, READY TO AMBUSH, 603 00:33:58,400 --> 00:34:01,233 WITH ONLY THEIR EYES VISIBLE ABOVE THE WATERLINE. 604 00:34:01,300 --> 00:34:04,033 OKAY, JUST GET ACROSS NOW. 605 00:34:07,000 --> 00:34:08,767 I'M ALMOST HOME AND DRY. 606 00:34:08,834 --> 00:34:12,600 THEN, JUST YARDS FROM THE BANK, I STEP INTO SINKING MUD. 607 00:34:12,667 --> 00:34:15,600 OH. BACK UP A BIT. BACK UP. 608 00:34:15,667 --> 00:34:17,767 [ SPITTING ] 609 00:34:17,834 --> 00:34:21,266 MAN, THE MUD'S JUST GONE FROM BEING KNEE-DEEP 610 00:34:21,333 --> 00:34:23,934 TO OVER WAIST-DEEP. 611 00:34:24,000 --> 00:34:26,467 HANG ON. DON'T GET STUCK IN THIS STUFF. 612 00:34:26,533 --> 00:34:27,800 THIS IS HORRIBLE. 613 00:34:27,867 --> 00:34:31,800 ACTUALLY, THERE'S QUITE A LOT OF PULL ON THIS STUFF. 614 00:34:31,867 --> 00:34:39,333 YOU CAN SEE HOW THICK AND STICKY...THAT IS. 615 00:34:39,400 --> 00:34:42,333 IT'S QUITE HARD 'CAUSE, NORMALLY, YOU CAN JUST -- 616 00:34:42,400 --> 00:34:43,834 IF THE MUD'S UP TO THE SURFACE, 617 00:34:43,900 --> 00:34:47,734 YOU USE A STICK TO PUT YOUR WEIGHT ON. 618 00:34:47,800 --> 00:34:53,033 THE PROBLEM IS, THE MUD IS A FOOT UNDER THE WATER HERE. 619 00:34:53,100 --> 00:34:55,033 THIS CALLS FOR A NEW PLAN AND FAST. 620 00:34:55,100 --> 00:34:57,867 ALLIGATORS DETECT THE SLIGHTEST MOVEMENTS IN WATER, 621 00:34:57,934 --> 00:35:00,800 AND STUCK LIKE THIS, I'M A SITTING DUCK. 622 00:35:00,867 --> 00:35:05,433 IT'S ALWAYS TEMPTING JUST TO KEEP FIGHTING IT AND WRIGGLING. 623 00:35:05,500 --> 00:35:09,333 BUT WHAT HAPPENS IS THAT THE MUD WILL ALWAYS WIN. 624 00:35:09,400 --> 00:35:11,634 I CAN USE MY WATER BOTTLE AND PARACORD 625 00:35:11,700 --> 00:35:14,367 TO GET A LINE TO SHORE TO HELP PULL MYSELF OUT. 626 00:35:14,433 --> 00:35:18,700 WHAT I'M GONNA TRY AND DO IS TRY TO TIE THIS OFF 627 00:35:18,767 --> 00:35:24,200 AND THEN THROW IT OVER ONE OF THOSE BRANCHES OVER THERE. 628 00:35:26,200 --> 00:35:29,600 SEE IF THAT SNAGS ON A BRANCH. 629 00:35:32,433 --> 00:35:36,533 GOT IT. BUT THIS CORD IS TOO THIN TO PULL ON. 630 00:35:36,600 --> 00:35:41,533 AH, IT'S JUST BURNING MY HANDS. HANG ON. LET'S USE THIS. 631 00:35:41,600 --> 00:35:44,367 I CAN USE MY STICK TO GET SOME PURCHASE ON THE ROPE. 632 00:35:44,433 --> 00:35:47,600 AND ONCE YOU'VE GOT A TURN AROUND THE STICK, 633 00:35:47,667 --> 00:35:51,266 YOU CAN THEN JUST TWIST IT, AND IT WILL LOCK ON ITSELF. 634 00:35:51,333 --> 00:35:55,000 I CAN USE THAT, THEN, TO TRY AND PULL MYSELF OUT. 635 00:35:55,066 --> 00:35:57,700 [ GRUNTING ] 636 00:35:57,767 --> 00:35:59,066 GET OUT OF HERE NOW. 637 00:35:59,133 --> 00:36:02,467 JUST THE LAST FEW STEPS TO THE SAFETY OF DRY LAND. 638 00:36:02,533 --> 00:36:04,967 LET'S GET OUT OF THIS HORRIBLE PLACE, 639 00:36:05,033 --> 00:36:06,967 GET MOVING, 640 00:36:07,033 --> 00:36:10,100 AND GET THE BLOOD PUMPING, GET WARM AGAIN. 641 00:36:11,533 --> 00:36:13,800 BUT IT'S A CASE OF OUT OF THE FRYING PAN 642 00:36:13,867 --> 00:36:15,300 AND INTO THE FIRE. 643 00:36:15,367 --> 00:36:17,634 OKAY, YOU'VE GOT TO COVER YOUR FACE. 644 00:36:17,700 --> 00:36:19,166 YOU'VE GOT TO COVER IT NOW. THAT'S IT. 645 00:36:30,333 --> 00:36:35,100 I'M IN THE ALABAMA WOODS, AND THERE'S TROUBLE DEAD AHEAD. 646 00:36:35,166 --> 00:36:38,767 THERE'S A FOREST FIRE. STICK WITH ME. 647 00:36:38,834 --> 00:36:41,934 THERE'S A HUGE AMOUNT OF SMOKE COMING FROM THIS. 648 00:36:42,000 --> 00:36:45,934 LOOK, YOU CAN SEE THE FLAMES -- JUST THE EDGE OF IT HERE. 649 00:36:46,000 --> 00:36:49,567 BUT THIS IS DEFINITELY A CONTROLLED FIRE. 650 00:36:49,634 --> 00:36:51,967 YOU SEE, IT'S ONE LONG LINE. 651 00:36:52,033 --> 00:36:55,967 WE NEED TO BE ULTRA-CAREFUL HERE. 652 00:36:56,033 --> 00:36:59,166 OKAY, COME WITH ME TO THE SIDE. COME THIS WAY. 653 00:36:59,233 --> 00:37:01,467 FIRES LIKE THIS ARE SET DELIBERATELY 654 00:37:01,533 --> 00:37:02,867 TO MANAGE FOREST AREAS. 655 00:37:02,934 --> 00:37:04,200 BUT IF THE WIND PICKS UP, 656 00:37:04,266 --> 00:37:07,033 THEY CAN BE JUST AS DANGEROUS AS WILD FIRES. 657 00:37:07,100 --> 00:37:10,533 IT'S STARTING TO GET REALLY, REALLY HOT NOW. 658 00:37:10,600 --> 00:37:14,033 NEED A LITTLE BIT. TRY AND USE SOME OF THIS WATER. 659 00:37:14,100 --> 00:37:16,133 AND IF YOU'RE CAUGHT IN A FOREST FIRE, 660 00:37:16,200 --> 00:37:18,834 THERE'S SOME REALLY SIMPLE, BASIC THINGS YOU CAN DO 661 00:37:18,900 --> 00:37:20,266 JUST TO PROTECT YOURSELF. 662 00:37:20,333 --> 00:37:23,767 THE FIRST THING IS JUST GET RID OF ALL OF THIS SORT OF CLOTHING, 663 00:37:23,834 --> 00:37:25,433 SYNTHETIC STUFF. 664 00:37:25,500 --> 00:37:29,767 PLASTIC IS JUST GONNA STICK TO YOUR SKIN. 665 00:37:29,834 --> 00:37:32,266 ALSO ANY FLEECES, ANYTHING LIKE THAT. 666 00:37:32,333 --> 00:37:34,400 WHAT YOU WANT IS NATURAL FIBERS. 667 00:37:34,467 --> 00:37:37,100 THIS IS COTTON. THIS IS GONNA BE GOOD. 668 00:37:37,166 --> 00:37:40,934 AND MUD WILL PROVIDE FURTHER FIRE PROTECTION. 669 00:37:41,000 --> 00:37:45,934 YOU JUST WANT TO USE THIS MUD TO PASTE ALL OVER YOU 670 00:37:46,000 --> 00:37:49,400 AND PROTECT YOUR SKIN FROM THE FLAMES. 671 00:37:51,266 --> 00:37:53,533 IT MIGHT NOT LOOK VERY PRETTY, 672 00:37:53,600 --> 00:37:58,867 BUT THIS IS ABOUT TRYING TO SURVIVE VERY HOT FLAMES. 673 00:37:58,934 --> 00:38:04,834 OKAY, LET'S JUST GET IN THIS STUFF. 674 00:38:04,900 --> 00:38:08,667 OKAY. TRY AND JUST GET THROUGH IT AND GET TO THE OTHER SIDE. 675 00:38:08,734 --> 00:38:11,967 STICK WITH ME. RIGHT? OKAY, LET'S GO. COME ON. 676 00:38:15,467 --> 00:38:17,900 I NEED TO MOVE QUICKLY BUT CAREFULLY. 677 00:38:17,967 --> 00:38:20,400 THIS IS NO PLACE TO TRIP UP. 678 00:38:20,467 --> 00:38:22,266 OKAY, YOU'VE GOT TO COVER YOUR FACE. 679 00:38:22,333 --> 00:38:24,233 YOU'VE GOT TO COVER IT NOW. THAT'S IT. 680 00:38:24,300 --> 00:38:25,600 GET IT RIGHT OVER YOUR NOSE. 681 00:38:25,667 --> 00:38:27,800 AND, ACTUALLY, SMOKE INHALATION 682 00:38:27,867 --> 00:38:30,467 IS A BIGGER KILLER THAN THE FLAMES. 683 00:38:30,533 --> 00:38:33,100 YOU READY? OKAY. 684 00:38:34,500 --> 00:38:37,934 I RECENTLY LOST A GOOD FRIEND IN A WILD FIRE, 685 00:38:38,000 --> 00:38:40,233 SO I KNOW HOW DEADLY THEY CAN BE. 686 00:38:40,300 --> 00:38:43,066 NEED TO TRY TO GET THROUGH THIS BIT. 687 00:38:43,133 --> 00:38:45,066 GET TO A BURNED-OUT BIT 688 00:38:45,133 --> 00:38:47,233 WHERE THE FIRE HAS BURNED ITSELF OUT ALREADY. 689 00:38:47,300 --> 00:38:51,266 NO FUEL AT THAT POINT. OKAY, KEEP WITH ME. 690 00:38:52,166 --> 00:38:53,300 THE WIND HAS PICKED UP. 691 00:38:53,367 --> 00:38:57,266 NOW THE FIRE'S STARTING TO SPREAD FAST. 692 00:38:57,333 --> 00:38:58,934 IF CONDITIONS GET WORSE, 693 00:38:59,000 --> 00:39:00,834 THE FLAMES WILL BE MOVING QUICKER THAN I CAN RUN. 694 00:39:00,900 --> 00:39:03,467 I'VE GOT TO GET OUT OF HERE. 695 00:39:09,233 --> 00:39:13,000 JUST REGROUP OVER HERE. 696 00:39:13,066 --> 00:39:16,166 THAT WAS DEFINITELY QUITE FULL-ON IN THERE. 697 00:39:16,233 --> 00:39:19,333 AND HOT. 698 00:39:19,400 --> 00:39:22,834 JUST CHECK YOU'RE OUT. CHECK YOU'RE OUT. 699 00:39:22,900 --> 00:39:25,333 BUT, YOU SEE, ALL OF THIS AREA HERE 700 00:39:25,400 --> 00:39:27,166 IS WELL BURNT THROUGH. 701 00:39:27,233 --> 00:39:29,500 AND THAT'S NOT GONNA REIGNITE AGAIN. 702 00:39:29,567 --> 00:39:31,934 OKAY, GOOD. 703 00:39:32,000 --> 00:39:34,300 A CONTROLLED FIRE LIKE THIS IS A GOOD INDICATION 704 00:39:34,367 --> 00:39:37,300 THAT PEOPLE AND CIVILIZATION AREN'T FAR AWAY. 705 00:39:37,367 --> 00:39:39,967 I'M KEEPING MY EYES PEELED AND MY EARS OPEN 706 00:39:40,033 --> 00:39:41,500 FOR ANY OTHER SIGNS. 707 00:39:41,567 --> 00:39:42,634 [ HORN HONKS ] 708 00:39:42,700 --> 00:39:45,133 THAT'S A ROAD. 709 00:39:45,200 --> 00:39:49,100 I'VE HEARD A VEHICLE UP AHEAD, AND IT'S COMING THIS WAY. 710 00:39:54,634 --> 00:39:57,400 THAT'S MY WAY OUT OF HERE! COME ON! 711 00:39:57,467 --> 00:39:59,900 THERE'S A LOGGING TRUCK MOVING FAST. 712 00:39:59,967 --> 00:40:03,734 I'M GONNA TRY AND CUT HIM OFF. 713 00:40:03,800 --> 00:40:06,734 I CAN MAKE THIS! 714 00:40:06,800 --> 00:40:11,033 NO TIME TO STICK OUT MY THUMB. THIS IS A ONE-SHOT DEAL. 715 00:40:13,300 --> 00:40:17,400 BUT I'VE MADE IT, AND I'M SAFE ON BOARD. 716 00:40:17,467 --> 00:40:20,233 I SURVIVED THE CHALLENGES OF THE ALABAMA BACKWOOD, 717 00:40:20,300 --> 00:40:21,900 MY INJURED SHOULDER HAS HELD UP WELL, 718 00:40:21,967 --> 00:40:24,567 BUT NOW IT'S TIME TO HEAD HOME. 719 00:40:24,634 --> 00:40:27,567 -- Captions by VITAC -- www.vitac.com 720 00:40:27,634 --> 00:40:30,700 CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS