I'M BEAR GRYLLS. WHOO!
I'M GONNA SHOW YOU WHAT IT TAKES TO GET OUT ALIVE
FROM SOME OF THE MOST DANGEROUS PLACES ON EARTH.
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.
IN THIS SPECIAL,
I'M SWAPPING THE WILDERNESS FOR THE URBAN JUNGLE,
LEAVING NATURE BEHIND TO TACKLE TREACHEROUS MAN-MADE TERRAIN.
I'LL BE SCALING TALL BUILDINGS...
NEED TO REALLY KEEP MY BALANCE ON THE EDGE OF THIS.
...GETTING DOWN AND DIRTY IN PUTRID SEWERS...
IT DOES FEEL PRETTY CLAUSTROPHOBIC IN HERE.
...PUSHING MYSELF TO THE BRINK...
ALMOST WENT STRAIGHT OFF THE EDGE OF THIS.
...AND HAVING A BIT OF A BLAST.
FINGERS IN EARS.
[ EXPLOSION ]
GO, GO, GO, GO, GO, GO!
THIS IS GONNA BE MY ULTIMATE CHALLENGE.
THIS IS THE BALTIC,
ONE OF THE LARGEST INLAND SEAS IN THE WORLD.
IT HAS 5,000 MILES OF COASTLINE
STRETCHING FROM THE ARCTIC CIRCLE
TO EASTERN EUROPE, AND THAT'S WHERE I'M GOING.
I'M HEADING FAST TOWARDS A PORT CITY ON THE BALTIC COAST.
THIS TIME MY MISSION IS TO SURVIVE
IN AN ABANDONED URBAN ENVIRONMENT.
IT'S GONNA BE A TOUGH NEW CHALLENGE FOR ME.
I'M GOING TO ADAPT THE SKILLS I'VE PERFECTED IN THE WILD
TO SHOW YOU HOW TO SURVIVE IN A TOUGH MAN-MADE ENVIRONMENT.
I'M GONNA BE FACING SOME OF THE SAME DANGERS
THAT CONFRONT SPIES AND SOLDIERS BEHIND ENEMY LINES
AND SURVIVORS OF URBAN DISASTERS LIKE 9/11 OR HURRICANE KATRINA.
I WANT TO GET ASHORE FAST
AND WITHOUT TAKING A PLUNGE IN THESE ICY WATERS.
THERE'S A CARGO NET HANGING OVER THE WATER UP AHEAD.
IT'S GONNA BE A BIG LEAP, BUT I THINK I CAN MAKE IT.
THE KEY THING IS NOT TO TRY TO GRAB THE NET,
BUT TO PUNCH THROUGH IT.
[ BREATHING HEAVILY ]
MADE IT ONTO THERE -- JUST.
LET'S GET OUT OF THIS THING.
CARGO NETS LIKE THIS ARE MADE OF COARSE, TWISTED TWINE.
THEY'RE SUPERSTRONG, BUT THEY'RE HARD TO CLIMB.
WHEW! HARD WORK!
ANOTHER 10 FOOT, THOUGH, AND WE'LL BE ON THE TOP OF THIS.
JUST GET UNDER ME.
GET YOURSELF SAFE THERE.
IT FEELS A LITTLE BIT LIKE
OUT OF THE FRYING PAN, INTO THE FIRE.
I WANT TO FIND A WAY ACROSS TO THE CRANE,
BUT THERE'S A PROBLEM.
THERE'S NO WAY I CAN GET UP THOSE WIRES THERE.
ALL OF THAT -- IT'S JUST SO GREASY, SLIPPY.
LET'S SEE IF MAYBE WE USE SOME OF THESE GUIDE --
GUIDELINES...
TRY AND SWING ACROSS LIKE A VINE SWING.
THINK I WANT TO CHECK IF THAT'S GONNA TAKE MY WEIGHT.
DOUBLE-CHECK IT, AND THEN WHEN YOU'RE CONFIDENT TO GO,
YOU JUST GOT TO COMMIT TO IT.
THE ONLY DIFFERENCE IS, THIS TIME, IF I FALL,
IT'S STRAIGHT ON THE CONCRETE.
OKAY, LET'S GIVE THIS A GO.
I'VE MADE IT.
NOW TO GET THE ROPE BACK FOR MY CAMERAMAN.
WHOA. I GOT YOU.
GET IN.
THE ROPE ONLY JUST REACHED.
NOW IN A VERY DEFINITELY URBAN, MAN-MADE ENVIRONMENT,
BUT THE PRINCIPLES OF SURVIVAL ARE THE SAME.
YOU NEED PROTECTION, RESCUE, WATER, FOOD.
YOU'RE GONNA SURVIVE, YOU GOT TO KEEP THOSE BASICS IN MIND.
LET'S SEE WHAT WE FIND HERE.
SURVIVORS OF DISASTERS IN URBAN AREAS
MAY HAVE TO COPE ON THEIR OWN FOR DAYS BEFORE RESCUE.
KNOWING WHERE TO FIND SURVIVOR ESSENTIALS CAN BE A LIFESAVER.
THE BUILDING OPPOSITE LOOKS LIKE AN OPTION,
AND THE ROOF COULD PROVIDE EASIER ACCESS THAN THE LOT
TO LOWER LEVELS.
LET'S SEE IF POWER CABLES ARE LINKING CRANE TO THE BUILDING.
THESE MUST BE HALF-INCH THICK EASILY.
LOOK.
I RECKON FIVE OF THEM EASY GONNA BE AS STRONG AS A CLIMBING ROPE,
AND, REALLY, IT'S GONNA BE LIKE A TYROLEAN TRAVERSE
STRAIGHT ACROSS.
THE TYROLEAN TRAVERSE REQUIRES A COOL HEAD FOR HEIGHTS.
IT'S A CLIMBING METHOD USED BY MOUNTAINEERS
TO CROSS CREVASSES AND GORGES.
IT'S EFFECTIVE BUT ALSO HIGHLY PHYSICALLY DEMANDING.
I JUST SPREAD THE WEIGHT BETWEEN THE LEGS AND THE ARM.
TRY NOT TO PANIC.
TRYING TO CONSERVE MY ENERGY.
WEATHERPROOF POWER LINES ARE NOT MADE FOR CLIMBING
AND OFFER MUCH MORE RESISTANCE THAN ROPE.
COME ON! LAST BIT!
THIS IS THE HARDEST SECTION OF THE TRAVERSE.
I'M TIRED, AND THE SLACK IN THE WIRES
MEANS THAT HERE IS A SERIOUS UPHILL BATTLE.
AND THE LIP OF THE BUILDING IS THE FINAL OBSTACLE,
ACTING JUST LIKE A DANGEROUS OVERHANG OF A CLIFF.
I'M ACROSS.
OKAY, LET'S BRING YOU ACROSS.
OKAY, GO.
THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT THE HARD EDGES OF BUILDINGS
THAT MAKE THIS CROSSING A STOMACH-TURNER,
EVEN FOR EXPERIENCED CLIMBERS.
SLIP YOUR ARM OVER THE EDGE. THAT'S IT -- RIGHT OVER IT.
THAT'S IT.
OKAY, YOU'RE ON.
OKAY, LET'S FIND A WAY OFF THIS ROOF.
MAKING YOUR WAY THROUGH THE URBAN JUNGLE
CAN BE EVERY BIT AS CHALLENGING AS A NATURAL ONE.
BUT HERE, AS THERE,
YOU NEED TO KNOW HOW TO MOVE FOR SPEED AND SAFETY.
IT'S ALL ABOUT BALANCE, CONFIDENCE,
AND PLANNING AHEAD --
EYES AND FEET IN PERFECT HARMONY.
IT'S AN OLD VENTILATION SHAFT, THIS.
IT MIGHT BE THE BEST WAY DOWN INTO THE BUILDING.
WITH NO OTHER OBVIOUS ACCESS POINTS INTO THE BUILDING,
THIS VENTILATION SHAFT COULD PROVIDE YOU A ROUTE IN.
FIND IT RUSTY, BUT IT MIGHT WELL GET THROUGH THIS STUFF.
LOOK.
THIS OLD STEEL SHAFT HASN'T FUNCTIONED FOR A LONG TIME
AND HAS SUFFERED FROM SEVERE WEATHER DAMAGE.
YOU SEE IT'S COMPLETELY RUSTED, THIS BIT.
IT MAKES YOU FEEL PRETTY VULNERABLE,
WHAT WE'RE STANDING ON.
WE'RE ALSO QUITE HIGH UP.
BUT THIS COULD BE A WAY DOWN AND INTO THE BUILDING,
SO IT'S WELL WORTH INVESTIGATING.
I RECKON WE CAN DO THIS.
IT IS PITCH BLACK DOWN THERE.
WE NEED TO MAKE SOME SORT OF TORCH FIRST.
OKAY. LET'S GO GET SOMETHING.
WET ROOFTOPS ARE NOT THE IDEAL PLACE
TO FIND TORCH-BUILDING MATERIALS,
BUT WITH A KEEN EYE, YOU CAN USUALLY FIND SOMETHING.
I CAN USE THIS ROOF FELT -- FELT, AS WELL.
AND THIS IS GONNA BE GOOD 'CAUSE IT'S FLAMMABLE
AND SORT OF BURN FOR A LONG TIME.
ROOFING FELT IS CRUDE PAPERBOARD
IMPREGNATED WITH TAR AND BITUMEN
TO MAKE IT WATER-RESISTANT.
IT BURNS SLOWLY AND STEADILY, MAKING IT PERFECT FOR TORCHES.
TIME TO GET INTO THIS VENTILATION SHAFT.
I'M GONNA SQUEEZE GOING INTO THIS ONE.
DON'T WANT TO HAVE HAD TOO MUCH LUNCH.
ENTERING THIS VENTILATION SYSTEM
IS LIKE GOING INTO UNEXPLORED CAVES.
THIS IS A MAD PLACE IN HERE.
IT SMELLS OF STALE AIR.
THE AIR ISN'T GOOD,
BUT AS LONG AS MY TORCH IS BURNING,
THERE'S ENOUGH OXYGEN TO BREATHE.
GETTING A BIT WET IN HERE.
ALSO MEANS IT'S RUSTIER,
SO JUST WATCH WHERE YOU PUT YOUR FEET.
A BIT LIKE GOING THROUGH A MINEFIELD, THIS BIT.
JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TREADING ON --
WHETHER IT'S SOLID OR WHETHER IT'S BEEN RUSTED THROUGH,
WHICH MEANS WE NEED TO TREAD REALLY GINGERLY --
JUST TEST EACH FOOT BEFORE WE COMMIT THE WEIGHT TO IT.
WHOA. THAT'S A BAD BIT THERE.
TRY AND SPREAD YOUR WEIGHT LIKE YOU'RE ON THIN ICE.
YOU KNOW, GO ON ALL FOURS IF YOU NEED TO.
SPREAD YOUR WEIGHT. THAT'S THIN HERE.
BUT THIN ICE IS BETTER THAN NO ICE.
HANG ON. STEADY, STEADY. THERE'S A DROP DOWN HERE.
LET ME SEE HOW FAR THAT IS.
IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S GONNA BE TAKING ME DOWN
TO THE NEXT LEVEL.
LET ME GO FIRST.
UGH!
I'M IN AN ABANDONED URBAN AREA
PITTING MY WILDERNESS SURVIVAL SKILLS
AGAINST MAN-MADE DANGERS.
JUST LIKE THIS.
I'M TRYING TO ACCESS A BUILDING
IN SEARCH OF SURVIVAL ESSENTIALS.
BUT MY TORCH IS OUT,
AND THE SERIES OF VENTILATION SHAFTS I'M FOLLOWING
HAVE JUST GOT A LOAD NARROWER.
UGH.
[ COUGHS ]
[ BREATHES HEAVILY ]
I HATE CRAMPED PLACES LIKE THIS.
[ COUGHS ]
THERE IS SO MUCH TO SURVIVING CONFINED PLACES.
IT'S JUST ABOUT TRYING TO KEEP CALM AND [COUGHS] NOT PANIC.
AS SOON AS YOU PANIC, YOUR CHEST CAVITY EXPANDS,
AND A TIGHT PLACE BECOMES EVEN TIGHTER.
OKAY, JUST REACH THE END OF THIS.
IT'S A TIGHT SPOT,
BUT I CAN SEE THE LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL,
AND ONE FINAL SQUEEZE SHOULD GET ME THERE.
I HAVE TO CONTROL MY BREATHING AS BEST I CAN,
BUT THE VENTILATION SHAFT IS FULL OF DUST AND GRIME,
AND I'M REACHING CHOKING POINT.
[ COUGHING ]
IT'S A DIFFICULT DROP FROM CEILING TO FLOOR,
REQUIRING SOME ACROBATICS.
[ THUD ]
BUT I'M OUT AND INTO THE TOP FLOOR OF THE BUILDING.
GIVE ME A MINUTE. I GOT IT, I GOT IT.
MAN, IT'S NICE TO BE -- NICE TO BE OUT OF THAT PLACE.
AT LEAST I'M OFF THE ROOF AND INTO THE BUILDING.
LET'S CHECK THIS PLACE OUT.
IN THE AFTERMATH OF AN URBAN DISASTER,
YOU SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THE SORT OF THINGS
THAT CAN MAKE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH --
MEDICAL SUPPLIES, INSTANT OR CANNED FOODS,
FRESH WATER, LIGHT, AND POWER SOURCES.
AN OLD MEDICINE CABINET.
OLD BUILDINGS LIKE THIS CAN BE TREASURE TROVES
FOR THE SCAVENGING SURVIVOR.
IT'S TOUGHENED GLASS, THIS.
WHERE'S THAT NEWSPAPER?
LET'S SEE IF WE CAN USE THIS TO GET INTO IT.
ORDINARY NEWSPAPER FOLDED CORRECTLY
CAN MAKE A SERIOUSLY SOLID CLUB.
AND THEN JUST BEND IT.
AND THEN THAT BECOMES REALLY HARD.
OKAY, LET'S GET INTO THIS.
YOU GOT, LIKE, WOUND DRESSING LIKE THAT.
IT'S ALWAYS USEFUL. USE THAT AS CORDAGE.
TAKE THAT.
THERE'S ALSO SOMETHING HERE
WITH MULTIPLE POTENTIAL SURVIVOR USES.
I THINK THAT'S -- THAT'S POTASSIUM MANGANATE.
USE THAT, MIX IT WITH WATER, CLEAN A WOUND.
AND ALSO IF YOU WET IT, REAL PURPLE --
USE THAT, SPRINKLE IN THE SNOW,
AND THAT WILL ACT JUST LIKE A MARKER --
AN AIR MARKER.
THERE'S LOTS ELSE I CAN DO. LET'S TAKE THAT.
ALL USEFUL STUFF,
BUT NOW IT'S TIME TO GET OFF THIS TOP FLOOR
AND OUT OF THIS BUILDING.
BUT WITH THE EXITS LOCKED,
YOU GOT TO LOOK FOR ANOTHER WAY DOWN.
THERE'S AN ELEVATOR.
IT'S NOT GONNA HAVE POWER TO IT, THIS, THOUGH.
IF WE GET INTO THE SHAFT,
YOU CAN ACTUALLY USE THIS TO GET DOWN.
ELEVATORS USUALLY HAVE
A FIREMEN'S EMERGENCY ACCESS POINT.
IT'S PROBABLY THIS. LET'S SEE.
AND THEY HAVE THIS POINT JUST SO FIREMEN CAN GET INTO LIFTS
WHEN THERE'S NO POWER TO IT.
LET'S SEE IF WE CAN TRIGGER THE CATCH ON THIS.
STEADY, STEADY, STEADY.
THERE'S DEFINITELY NO LIFT ON THIS FLOOR.
[ BREATHES HEAVILY ]
THERE MUST BE AT LEAST SEVEN FLOORS DOWN THERE.
NEED TO WORK OUT SOME WAY OF GETTING DOWN.
THESE ELEVATOR CABLES COULD BE ONE OPTION.
THE PROBLEM IS THAT IT'S JUST GREASE CITY ON THERE.
IT'S GONNA BE SO SLIPPY.
NEED SOMETHING JUST TO GIVE A BIT OF FRICTION ON THAT.
[ METAL CLANKS ]
AND I'VE FOUND JUST THE THING.
USE THIS FIRE HOSE.
THE TOUGH MATERIAL OF THIS FIRE HOSE
WILL PROTECT MY HANDS AND FOREARMS
AND CREATE FRICTION ON THE GREASY CABLES.
OKAY.
GEE WHIZ.
NOT THE TIME TO LOOK DOWN.
I'M 80 FOOT UP AND NEED TO GET A GRIP.
OKAY. [ BREATHING HEAVILY ]
AND, ACTUALLY, THE KEY WITH THIS --
TRYING TO USE MY LEG STRENGTH TO GRIP, RATHER THAN MY ARMS.
A MISTAKE PEOPLE MAKE IS RELYING ON THEIR ARM STRENGTH.
IT'S NEVER GONNA BE AS STRONG AS YOUR LEGS.
LOOK, I'M JUST GRIPPING THE WIRE BETWEEN MY FEET.
JUST SLOWLY SLIDE DOWN.
WHEN IN SERVICE,
ELEVATOR CABLES ARE CHECKED REGULARLY FOR SIGNS OF FATIGUE.
BUT THESE ARE OLD AND UNUSED,
SO I CAN'T BE 100% SURE OF THEM.
COME ON, NOW.
UGH.
PBHT, PBHT.
TRYING TO GET MY FEET ON THESE STRUTS.
UGH.
I'M BRIDGED OUT HERE.
GOOD GRIP. GOOD GRIP.
THAT'S IT.
YOU COME DOWN TO ME.
YOU'RE ON, YOU'RE ON.
[ BREATHING HEAVILY ]
JUST GIVE US A CHANCE TO SHAKE OUT THE ARMS.
[ EXHALES SHARPLY ]
I'M ONLY HALFWAY DOWN, AND ALREADY MY ARMS ARE TIRED.
I GOT TO CONCENTRATE AND KEEP FOCUSED.
A FALL HERE WILL BE SERIOUS.
STARTING TO LOSE GRIP ON THIS.
UGH!
[ BREATHING HEAVILY ]
RUNNING OUT OF GRIP BIG TIME DOWN THERE.
IT'S GETTING SO GREASY.
THAT'S QUITE A LONG DESCENT, THERE.
AND I'VE STILL GOT FIND A WAY THROUGH THE ELEVATOR CABIN.
THERE MUST BE SOME WAY TO THE TOP OF THIS.
ALMOST ALWAYS A SAFETY HATCH AT THE TOP OF AN ELEVATOR.
THIS IS JUST SOLID, THOUGH.
THERE'S NO WAY OF GETTING AROUND THIS GAP.
LET'S TRY AROUND THE BACK.
IT'S MUCH WIDER DOWN THE BACK. LOOK.
MUST BE WHERE -- WHERE THE COUNTERWEIGHTS RUN.
THERE'S A GAP OF ABOUT 10 INCHES --
A TIGHT SQUEEZE, BUT JUST ROOM FOR ME TO GET THROUGH.
THE ELEVATOR APPEARS TO BE STUCK BETWEEN FLOORS,
AND I CAN SEE DAYLIGHT BENEATH, WHICH MIGHT MEAN AN EXIT.
GET UNDER THIS. COME BACK, COME BACK.
WE'RE UNDERNEATH THE ELEVATOR HERE.
THERE.
BAD PLACE FOR THIS TO FALL. LET'S TRY AND GET OUT OF HERE.
THERE'S A TON OF STEEL ABOVE,
WHICH COULD CRUSH ME LIKE A BUG.
WE NEED TO SHIFT THIS.
LET'S SHIFT THIS FOOTPLATE.
THE FOOTPLATE PREVENTS PASSENGERS
FROM SLIPPING UNDERNEATH THE ELEVATOR.
IT'S THE WEAKEST PART OF THE STRUCTURE
AND COULD PROVIDE A ROUTE OUT.
OKAY, IT'S GONNA BE TIGHT.
THERE'S ONLY JUST ROOM TO SLIP THROUGH,
BUT I'M NOT HANGING AROUND IN HERE
FOR A MOMENT LONGER THAN I HAVE TO.
NOW TO GET THE CREW OUT.
OKAY.
GOOD JOB IN THERE.
I'M SAFELY DOWN TO GROUND LEVEL AND ON MY WAY.
NEXT UP, I'M PUTTING MY SPECIAL FORCES TRAINING
TO AN EXPLOSIVE TEST.
FINGERS IN EARS.
[ EXPLOSION ]
I'M BEAR GRYLLS.
THIS TIME, I'VE SWAPPED NATURE'S WILDERNESS
FOR A MAN-MADE WASTELAND.
I'M ADAPTING MY SURVIVAL SKILLS TO THE DANGERS
THAT FACE SOLDIERS TRAPPED BEHIND ENEMY LINES
AND SURVIVORS OF URBAN DISASTERS
LIKE 9/11 AND KATRINA.
AND RIGHT NOW, I'M ON THE LOOKOUT FOR FOOD.
HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF A NATURAL RAT RUN THROUGH HERE --
YOU KNOW, TUCKED IN TIGHT TO THE WALL --
JUST THE SORT OF PLACE THEY'D LIKE.
GIVES THEM THAT FEELING OF SECURITY FROM ANY PREDATORS --
GOT A LITTLE ESCAPE ROUTE.
LOOK. PROBABLY SHOOT UP -- SHOOT UP THIS PIPE.
AND WHAT IT DOES IS GIVE THEM A ROUTE
JUST FROM WHERE THEY'RE NESTING TO GO TO WHERE THEY'RE FEEDING.
THIS MEANS IT'S PROBABLY GONNA BE A GOOD PLACE
TO TRY AND SET A RAT TRAP, SEE IF I CATCH ONE OF THESE.
JUST LIKE THE WILD, THE URBAN JUNGLE
CAN PROVIDE YOU WITH ALL THE RAW MATERIALS YOU NEED.
THAT USED TO BE WELDING RODS.
THESE OLD INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS ARE FULL OF DISCARDED STUFF
THAT I CAN USE TO BUILD A TRAP.
THIS IS THE BIT THAT'S GONNA ACT AS THE ACTUAL DEADFALL.
IT'S GONNA PROVIDE THE WEIGHT TO HOPEFULLY CATCH THE RAT.
AND THERE'S A GOOD AMOUNT OF WEIGHT IN THIS.
THESE HEAVY STEEL BARS WILL PROVIDE THE POWER
IN MY DEADFALL TRAP.
JUST USE THESE WELDING RODS AS A TRIGGER.
WELDING RODS ARE MADE OF SOFT METALS
THAT BEND EASILY AND RETAIN THEIR SHAPE.
AND THIS WEDGES IN VERY DELICATELY.
WON'T TAKE MUCH TO TRIGGER IT.
AND THEN JUST USE A FINAL WELDING ROD...
TO MAKE A HOOP.
IT'S GONNA BE THE RAMP FOR THE RAT TO GO ACROSS.
AND THEN IF ANYTHING COMES ALONG AND STANDS ON THAT,
IT'S GONNA...TRIGGER IT.
OKAY, SO LET'S GET OUT OF HERE.
NO RATS ARE GONNA GO NEAR MY TRAP WHILE I'M IN THE AREA,
SO I WANT TO GET WELL AWAY
TO GIVE IT THE BEST CHANCE OF SUCCESS.
SO, THIS IS A GOOD TIME TO LOOK FOR A PLACE TO MAKE CAMP.
OLD VEHICLES CAN BE EASIER TO SECURE AND INSULATE
THAN OLD BUILDINGS
BUT SHOULD ALWAYS BE TREATED WITH CAUTION.
YOU NEED TO BE A BIT CAREFUL WITH CARS TURNED UPSIDE DOWN --
THEY'RE NOT LEAKING GASOLINE AND OIL EVERYWHERE.
BUT ACTUALLY NO REASON WHY I SHOULDN'T PATCH THIS UP A BIT
AND SHELTER IN HERE.
YOU KNOW, THERE'S GOOD PADDING IN THE ROOFING TO LIE ON,
ALL THIS UPHOLSTERY.
AT LEAST SOME OF THE WINDOWS ARE IN, AS WELL.
OKAY.
THIS CAR PROVIDES GOOD PROTECTION
AND A FEW OTHER WELCOME EXTRAS.
IT'S ANTIFREEZE.
KEEP THAT, ACTUALLY.
MIGHT BE USEFUL.
WE'LL TRY AND GET SOME OF THIS SEATING FOAM OUT.
CAR SEATS ARE USUALLY FILLED WITH FOAM,
WHICH IS AN EXCELLENT FORM OF INSULATION.
IT CAN ACT AS A MAKESHIFT BED.
AND THAT'S ALL GONNA BE GOOD TO LIE ON.
AND I RECKON ONE LAYER ON THE BOTTOM
IS WORTH TWO LAYERS ON TOP OF YOU.
THE BODY LOSES HEAT TO THE GROUND
MANY TIMES FASTER THAN INTO THE AIR,
SO INSULATION BENEATH YOU IS A KEY TO KEEPING WARM.
OKAY.
NOW FOR A FIRE, AND THIS CAR CONTAINS
EVERYTHING I NEED TO GET ONE STARTED.
OKAY. GOT THAT.
NOW I JUST NEED TO GET... ONE OF THESE HEADLIGHTS OUT.
WITH A HEADLIGHT AND A BATTERY,
I CAN MAKE AN IMPROVISED FIRE-STARTER.
[ GLASS SHATTERS ]
WHAT I WANT IS ACTUALLY THE LITTLE BULB --
HERE YOU GO -- INSIDE IT.
THE EXPOSED FILAMENT WILL ACT AS AN ELECTRIC LIGHTER.
THERE YOU GO.
THAT'S A BULB WITH STILL THE FILAMENT IN IT.
CHANNELING ALL THE BATTERY'S POWER
WILL CAUSE THIS FILAMENT TO OVERHEAT AND BURN OUT.
I'VE MADE MY SHELTER, AND I'VE GOT FIRE,
BUT NIGHT IS FALLING FAST,
AND IT'S TIME TO GO AND CHECK ON MY RAT TRAP.
THIS IS WHERE THE TRAP WAS.
IT LOOKS LIKE THIS HAS BEEN TRIGGERED.
BUT MY TRAP IS EMPTY.
HANG ON. LOOK. THE GUT'S HERE, THOUGH.
YOU KNOW, THIS IS WHAT WILL OFTEN HAPPEN
IN AN URBAN ENVIRONMENT,
YOU KNOW, WHERE YOU'VE GOT WILD CATS, FOXES.
YOU KNOW, YOU MIGHT GET A KILL, BUT THEN YOU GET BEATEN TO IT.
I'M NOT THE ONLY THING TRYING TO SURVIVE HERE.
WITH NOTHING IN MY TRAP,
I'M ON THE LOOKOUT FOR ANY OTHER FOOD.
AROUND HERE, OPTIONS ARE LIMITED.
BUT BACK IN MY CAMP, I MAKE A FIND.
I FOUND A LOAD OF WOOD LICE JUST GETTING FIREWOOD.
THAT'S KIND OF PLAN "B" FOR SUPPER.
IT ACTUALLY KIND OF REMINDS ME OF HOME.
WHERE I LIVE'S INFESTED WITH WOOD LICE.
WOOD LICE ARE SMALL CRUSTACEANS FOUND IN THE DAMP AND DARK.
LIKE RATS, THEY'RE CONSIDERED A PEST,
BUT THEY DON'T SPREAD DISEASE, SO THEY'RE SAFER TO EAT.
AND THEN YOU'LL SEE THEY'LL START TO POP IN A MINUTE.
THERE YOU GO -- KIND OF LIKE NATURE'S POPCORN.
WHEN THEY STOP POPPING LIKE THAT,
THEY'RE BASICALLY GOOD TO EAT.
WOOD LICE ARE COMMONLY EATEN BY BIRDS AND OTHER INSECTIVORES,
BUT THIS IS A FIRST FOR ME.
DEFINITELY BETTER COOKED THAN RAW.
TASTE A BIT LIKE SHRIMP.
IT'S PROBABLY WORSE.
THESE ARE ABOUT 90% PROTEIN.
GOD ONLY KNOWS WHAT THE REST OF IT IS.
THAT -- GOOD SURVIVAL FOOD.
IF I COULDN'T GET A RAT, IT'S THE NEXT BEST THING.
NOT MUCH FOR A MEAL, BUT AT LEAST IT'S SOMETHING.
TIME NOW TO TRY AND GET SOME SLEEP.
JUST 'CAUSE I'M IN THE CITY DOESN'T MEAN THE END RESULT
IS MUCH DIFFERENT REALLY TO SLEEPING ROUGH IN THE WILD.
I'M STILL PRETTY COLD, STILL PRETTY UNCOMFORTABLE.
IN MY NEXT CHALLENGE, IT'S DOWN TO EARTH WITH A BUMP.
BAD PLACE TO FALL.
I SPENT AN UNCOMFORTABLE NIGHT
IN AN ABANDONED INDUSTRIAL AREA IN EASTERN EUROPE.
I'VE BEEN COLD, WET, AND HUNGRY,
BUT MORNING THROWN UP AN INTERESTING FIND.
IT'S NOT UNCOMMON TO COME ACROSS THESE SORT OF GAS PIPES
COMING OUT OF BUILDINGS, YOU KNOW, FOR WORKERS TO USE.
BUT, LOOK, YOU CAN SEE IT'S A COMBINATION OF ACETYLENE...
...AND THEN OXYGEN,
AND, YOU KNOW, WORKERS WILL USE THAT FOR WELDING WITH.
YOU KNOW, THE COMBINATION --
THE COMBINATION OF THAT COULD BE HIGHLY VOLATILE...
BUT, ALSO, IF YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING, USEFUL.
LET'S GET THIS UP.
IT'S WELL-DOCUMENTED
THAT EXPLOSIVES CAN BE IMPROVISED
FROM A VARIETY OF FLAMMABLE MATERIALS,
BUT THIS IS DEFINITELY THE TERRITORY OF THE PROFESSIONALS.
NOW, WE WERE TRAINED IN DEMOLITIONS
IN THE SPECIAL FORCES,
AND BLOWING DOORS AND CONTROLLED EXPLOSIONS
ARE ALL ABOUT DIRECTING THAT FORCE.
BREACHING DOORS CAN BE THE ONLY WAY
TO ACCESS A LOCKED BUILDING.
PUTTING BIG, HEAVY BALLAST IN FRONT OF IT
STOPS THE EXPLOSION GOING OUT THIS WAY.
I WANT IT DIRECTED AGAINST THAT, THE LOCK AND HINGES.
AND NOW FOR THE ACTUAL BUSINESS END,
THE ACTUAL EXPLOSION.
I KNOW SOME TRICKS OF THE TRADE THAT JUST AREN'T FOR SHARING.
BUT I'M CONFIDENT --
I'M CONFIDENT WE CAN BLOW THIS DOOR.
OKAY, LET ME GET INTO THIS.
FOR SOLDIERS AND SPIES,
GAINING ACCESS TO BUILDINGS
IS A VITAL STRATEGIC AND SURVIVAL SKILL.
THIS THING'S SET TO BLOW.
SOAK THIS BANDAGE IN THE DIESEL.
BUT IT SHOULD NEVER BE ATTEMPTED
WITHOUT THE PROPER TRAINING.
AS SOON AS THIS LIGHTS, YOU MOVE BACK.
DO EXACTLY AS I SAY, OKAY?
OKAY.
FINGERS IN EARS.
[ EXPLOSION ]
THE CHARGE IS DETONATED WITH A LOUD EXPLOSION
AND A SERIOUS FIREBALL.
WE'RE IN, WE'RE IN.
THE WOOD AROUND THE ENTRANCE IS ALIGHT,
AND I WANT TO WAIT FOR THE FLAME TO DIE DOWN.
THE DOOR'S BEEN SUCCESSFULLY BLOWN,
BUT I GOT TO GET THROUGH THE FLAMES TO GET IN.
CHECK OUT THE SCALE OF THIS PLACE.
YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT JUST THE WILD
THAT CAN FEEL VAST AND INTIMIDATING.
IT'S JUST HUGE.
IT'S A MASSIVE ABANDONED WORKSHOP
THE SIZE OF FOUR FOOTBALL FIELDS
AND THE HEIGHT OF A CATHEDRAL.
ALL THE WORKERS HAVE LONG GONE,
BUT OTHER CREATURES HAVE STARTED TO SETTLE IN.
LOOK, THERE'S FEATHERS EVERYWHERE HERE.
IT'S MORE THAN LIKELY GONNA BE PIGEON.
IT'S JUST THE SORT OF PLACE THEY'RE GONNA LIKE --
BIG, OLD, ABANDONED BUILDING,
LOADS OF PLACE TO SHELTER FROM THE WEATHER.
YOU KNOW, BUT WHERE THERE'S PIGEONS,
THERE'S ALSO GONNA BE EGGS.
WHAT I DO KNOW ABOUT PIGEONS IS THEY LIKE TO NEST HIGH.
GETTING UP HIGH IN THIS BUILDING
MEANS A CLIMB UP THROUGH A SERIOUS FOREST OF METAL.
OH.
FEELING A BIT LIKE CLIMBING TREES.
GOT TO MAKE SURE OF EACH HOLE BEFORE YOU MOVE.
THE ONLY THING IS, THIS TIME, LOOK.
IT'S ALL JUST COVERED IN THIS GREASE AND GRIME.
IT'S A TOUGH AND DIRTY CLIMB,
BUT I'M UP TO THE FIRST LEVEL AND CLOSER TO MY PREY.
YOU SEE BROKEN WINDOWS ON THE TOP.
THAT'S GONNA BE WHERE THEY'RE COMING IN AND OUT OF.
IT'S ALSO PROBABLY WHERE THEY'RE NESTING, THEN.
GONNA TRY AND GET UP THERE.
GETTING TO THE TOP OF THIS BUILDING
IS LIKE TRYING TO REACH THE HEIGHTS OF THE JUNGLE CANOPY.
IT REQUIRES A MIX OF STRENGTH, TECHNIQUE,
AND A SERIOUS HEAD FOR HEIGHTS.
I'M AT THE TOP,
BUT THERE'S STILL A DIFFICULT BEAM TO NEGOTIATE.
I'M 100 FOOT UP,
AND THIS STEEL RAIL IS ONLY INCHES WIDE.
NEED TO REALLY KEEP -- KEEP MY BALANCE ON THE EDGE OF THIS.
IT'S A LONG...WAY DOWN ONTO STEEL.
THIS HAS MY NERVES TINGLING
AND ALL MY SENSES WORKING OVERTIME,
EVEN MY SENSE OF SMELL.
THE WHOLE PLACE JUST STINKS OF ROTTING PIGEON CARCASS
AND ALL OF THESE DROPPINGS,
ALTHOUGH THERE ARE A COUPLE OF OLD SHELLS HERE.
IT'S A GOOD SIGN.
YOU KNOW, NORMALLY, IN THE WILD, PIGEONS ONLY BREED ONCE A YEAR
WHEN THERE'S GOOD FOOD SOURCE AROUND,
BUT IN THE CITY, WHERE THERE'S MORE FOOD,
THEY'LL BREED UP TO SIX TIMES A YEAR.
SO THERE'S A GOOD CHANCE OF FINDING SOME EGGS ALONG HERE.
WILD PIGEONS NEST IN CLIFF TOPS,
AND THEIR URBAN COUSINS
ALSO CHOOSE HIGH, INACCESSIBLE LOCATIONS.
AND THIS IS ABOUT AS INACCESSIBLE AS IT GETS.
BAD PLACE TO FALL. LET'S TAKE IT STEADY HERE.
A FALL FROM THIS HEIGHT WOULD MEAN CERTAIN DEATH,
BUT THERE'S A NEST.
THERE'S SOME EGGS IN THIS ONE.
HERE YOU GO.
YOU KNOW, AND ALL BIRD EGGS ARE FINE JUST TO EAT RAW
AS LONG AS THEY DON'T SMELL ROTTEN WHEN YOU OPEN THEM.
THAT'S GONNA BE FINE.
NUTRITIOUS MEAL ON THE GO.
TIME NOW TO HEAD BACK DOWN TO GROUND LEVEL,
BUT NOT TOO FAST.
ALMOST WENT STRAIGHT OFF THE EDGE OF THIS.
I'VE CLIMBED HIGH IN THE URBAN JUNGLE
IN SEARCH OF FOOD.
NOW I'M LOOKING FOR AN EASIER WAY BACK DOWN TO GROUND LEVEL.
JUST GIVE THIS THE SHOULDER.
Man: WHAT?
ALMOST WENT STRAIGHT OFF THE EDGE OF THIS.
THAT MUST BE SIX OR SEVEN STORIES DOWN.
THAT'S A GOOD 100 FOOT.
NEED TO WORK OUT SOME WAY TO TRY AND GET DOWN THERE.
IT'S NOT GONNA BE THIS WAY.
THIS BOILER HOUSE HAS BEEN COMPLETELY STRIPPED
AND APPEARS TO HAVE NO FLOORS OR STAIRS.
I SHOULD BE ABLE TO GET ACROSS THIS LEDGE.
LOOK. CLOSE TO THE WALL.
GET ALL THE WAY TO THAT --
SEE THAT METAL PIPE GOES STRAIGHT THROUGH THE FLOOR.
LET'S SEE IF WE CAN REACH THAT.
BUT THAT MEANS A HEAD-SPINNING SHUFFLE ALONG THIS LEDGE.
YOU KNOW, IT'S FUNNY, THIS SORT OF THING.
YOU KNOW, IF THIS WAS AT GROUND LEVEL,
I WOULDN'T THINK TWICE ABOUT JUST SCAMPERING ALONG THIS.
BUT SOMEHOW,
WHEN YOU GOT A DROP LIKE THAT NEXT TO YOU...
IT KIND OF MESSES WITH YOUR HEAD, YOU KNOW?
YOU GOT TO KEEP FOCUSED ON YOUR FEET
AND EXACTLY WHERE YOU'RE PUTTING THEM.
TRY TO BLOCK OUT EVERYTHING ELSE.
I'M FINDING THIS MORE DIFFICULT THAN I EXPECTED.
THE HARD CONCRETE AND SHARP ANGLES
OF THIS MAN-MADE STRUCTURE
MAKE THIS MORE SCARY THAN ANY CLIFF TOP.
[ WHISTLES LIGHTLY ]
THIS WHOLE THING'S LOOSE HERE. THAT'S THE PROBLEM.
YOU GET SCARED AND START REACHING FOR THINGS.
OKAY, I'M AT THE PIPE.
AND THERE YOU SEE THIS PIPE RUNS
ALL THE WAY FROM CEILING DOWN TO FLOOR.
BUT, ACTUALLY, IT'S GONNA BE GOOD FRICTION ON THIS --
ALL THIS RUST.
IT'S GONNA BE A BIT LIKE A GIANT FIREMAN POLE.
IT'S A LONG WAY DOWN,
AND THIS HEATING PIPE IS OLD AND RUSTY.
THERE'S NO WAY I'LL BE ABLE TO RELY ON MY ARM STRENGTH ALONE,
SO I HAVE TO WRAP MY LEGS AROUND IT
AND HANG ON FOR DEAR LIFE.
STRONG INNER THIGHS.
SO FAR, SO GOOD, BUT THE PIPE BENDS BELOW ME,
MAKING IT MUCH HARDER TO NEGOTIATE.
IT'S A STRUGGLE TO KEEP MY GRIP,
AND WITH ALL THE DUST AND DIRT,
IT'S BECOMING HARD TO SEE AND BREATHE.
[ COUGHING ]
I'M ONE LEVEL DOWN.
LET'S TRY AND GET DOWN TO THE NEXT BIT.
LET'S GET RID OF THAT.
IT'S STRAIGHT DOWN FOR THREE FLOORS.
CONTROL HERE IS EVERYTHING.
A FAST DESCENT COULD BE AS DANGEROUS AS A FALL.
OKAY, THIS ONE'S A ONE-WAY TICKET.
PBHT.
I'VE REACHED THE END OF THE PIPE,
BUT I'M STILL NOT DOWN TO GROUND LEVEL.
[ COUGHING ]
OKAY, WE'RE JUST ONE STORY UP FROM THE GROUND HERE.
WE'RE ABOUT 25 FOOT. JUST THIS LAST LITTLE BIT.
LET'S TRY AND GET ACROSS HERE. LOOK.
I WANT TO GET ACROSS THIS DANGEROUS ELEVATED MAZE,
DOZENS OF CRUMBLING OLD CONCRETE WALLS
WITH BONE-BREAKING DROPS ON ALL SIDES.
THE LIGHT IS FADING FAST, SO I WANT TO GET DOWN QUICKLY.
AND I FOUND SOMETHING TO HELP.
USE THESE FAN BELTS TO MAKE, LIKE, CHAIN LINK.
IT BECOMES, THEN, AN IMPROVISED CAVING LADDER.
JUST LAY ONE OVER THE OTHER, REACH UNDER.
AND AS YOU PULL IT THROUGH,
YOU GET THAT CHAIN EFFECT, LIKE THAT.
INDUSTRIAL FAN BELTS ARE MADE OF REINFORCED RUBBER,
WHICH ARE DESIGNED NOT TO STRETCH
EVEN UNDER SEVERE LOADS.
JUST GONNA LARKS-FOOT THIS 'ROUND THIS CONCRETE BEAM.
A LARKS-FOOT IS A SIMPLE TECHNIQUE
FOR TYING OFF CLIMBING ROPES
AND WILL HOLD MY LADDER IN PLACE.
LET'S GIVE THIS A TEST.
MY LADDER'S GOING TO BE STRONG,
BUT I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE STRENGTH
OF THIS OLD FLOOR THAT IT'S ATTACHED TO.
LIKE WOOD, STEEL-REINFORCED CONCRETE
WEATHERS AND ROTS OVER TIME, MAKING IT BRITTLE AND WEAK.
OH.
GOD BLESS OLD-FASHIONED ENGINEERING.
IT STAYED IN PLACE, AND I'M ON THE GROUND.
IT'S TIME TO FIND A WAY OUT OF THIS BUILDING
BEFORE IT GETS DARK.
IT'S TREACHEROUS MOVING THROUGH TERRAIN LIKE THIS
WHEN YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT'S BENEATH YOUR FEET.
OH, GOD.
I ALMOST WENT DOWN THIS. IT'S SOME SORT OF SHAFT.
SO WATCH WHERE YOU TREAD. LOOK.
THERE'S AN UNDERGROUND CHAMBER BENEATH US
WHICH MIGHT BE WORTH EXPLORING.
THERE MIGHT BE A WAY OUT FOR US DOWN THERE.
WE NEED SOME SORT OF TORCH, SO HANG ON.
I CAN USE THE THINGS I'VE COLLECTED ALONG THE WAY
TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY SELF-IGNITING TORCH.
BANDAGES FROM THE MEDICINE CABINET...
ANTIFREEZE FROM MY OVERNIGHT CAR...
OKAY, THAT WILL DO.
...AND THIS POTASSIUM MANGANATE,
WHICH SHOULD REACT WITH THE ETHYLENE GLYCOL
IN THE ANTIFREEZE TO CREATE FIRE.
THE CLOCK IS TICKING ON THIS NOW.
IT WILL TAKE ABOUT A MINUTE TO START COMBUSTING.
THE LEVELS OF ETHYLENE GLYCOL IN COLD-COUNTRY ANTIFREEZE
SPEEDS UP THE REACTION TIME TO SECONDS,
AND WE HAVE IGNITION.
OKAY, WE GOT FIRE. GOT LIGHT.
LET'S GET INTO THIS PLACE.
AND ONCE UNDERGROUND,
I'M UP TO MY NECK IN THE SMELLY STUFF.
OH, GOD, MAN. I'M HOOKED ON THIS PIPE.
[ WATER SLOSHING ]
I'M PUTTING MY WILDERNESS SURVIVAL SKILLS TO THE TEST
IN A MAN-MADE UNDERGROUND LABYRINTH.
THERE'S ANOTHER TUNNEL LEADING OFF THIS WAY.
THERE'S PUTRID SEWAGE UP TO MY WAIST,
AND I NEED TO BE CAREFUL WHERE I PUT MY FEET.
UGH.
PBHT.
THERE'S A STEP HERE.
IT'S SHALLOWER HERE,
BUT THE STENCH OF SEWAGE IS STILL OVERPOWERING.
STINKS. IT SMELLS LIKE A SEWER HERE.
SEWERS ARE LIKE UNDERGROUND HIGHWAYS LINKING URBAN AREAS,
SO THEY'RE GOOD FOR GETTING FROM PLACE TO PLACE.
BUT THERE ARE SOME SERIOUS DRAWBACKS.
BACTERIA FROM HUMAN EXCREMENT CAN ACTUALLY GET INTO YOUR BODY
THROUGH SO MANY DIFFERENT WAYS.
YOU KNOW, NOT ONLY THROUGH CUTS AND GRAZES,
BUT ALSO ACTUALLY THROUGH YOUR NOSE AND YOUR MOUTH
JUST BY BREATHING IT IN.
DISEASES LIKE CHOLERA AND TYPHOID
CAN BE CARRIED IN SEWAGE BACTERIA,
SO I WANT TO LIMIT MY EXPOSURE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
IT'S ALSO WORTH KEEPING THE TORCH LOW, ACTUALLY.
EXCREMENT'S GONNA GIVE OFF METHANE,
AND THAT'S LIGHTER THAN AIR, SO IT'S GONNA RISE,
AND YOU OFTEN GET TRAPPED POCKETS OF IT.
AND METHANE'S HIGHLY EXPLOSIVE.
POISONOUS GASES LIKE AMMONIA AND HYDROGEN SULFIDE
MAY ALSO BE PRESENT,
SO I DON'T WANT TO HANG AROUND.
BUT THESE TUNNELS RUN FOR MILES IN ALL DIRECTIONS,
AND EXITS ARE FEW AND FAR BETWEEN.
LET'S GO THIS WAY.
I CAN FEEL A COLD AIRFLOW, AND I'M GONNA FOLLOW IT.
THERE'S ALSO A LIGHT SOURCE COMING FROM THIS SIDE TUNNEL.
IT DOES LOOK PRETTY DARK AND SINISTER, THIS TUNNEL.
NO, BUT AS LONG AS I'M FEELING THIS WIND ON MY FACE,
I KNOW THERE'S AN AIRFLOW COMING THROUGH HERE.
AND I CAN STILL SEE THAT LIGHT SOURCE.
IT'S PRETTY CLEAR. I RECKON WE CAN DO THIS.
THIS COULD BE A WAY OUT,
BUT IT'S A NARROW SQUEEZE IN THIS STORM DRAIN
WITH LITTLE HEADROOM BETWEEN THE WATER LEVEL
AND THE TUNNEL ROOF.
ON THE STORM DRAINS,
THEY CAN FILL UP WITH WATER VERY FAST,
LITERALLY IN MINUTES.
IT IS NOT A PLACE TO HANG AROUND.
RAINWATERS FROM OUTSIDE CAN QUICKLY FILL UP A STORM DRAIN,
FORCING OUT THE AIR INSIDE THE TUNNEL,
AND RIGHT NOW, IT'S ALREADY GETTING HARD TO BREATHE.
[ COUGHS ]
GONNA QUELL ALL THE SMOKE BUILDUP NOW.
[ COUGHING ]
MY TORCH IS USING UP PRECIOUS OXYGEN
AND REPLACING IT WITH NOXIOUS FUMES.
I WANT TO GET OUT OF HERE, AND FAST.
JUST ABOUT ENOUGH ROOM TO GET OUT OF THIS.
[ SIGHS ]
NOW LET ME GET THE TORCH THROUGH.
THERE SEEMS TO BE A WAY OUT,
BUT THIS HOLE IS GETTING TIGHTER AND TIGHTER.
OH, GOD, MAN. I'M HOOKED ON THIS PIPE.
BUT I'VE LINKED THROUGH TO ANOTHER TUNNEL,
AND THERE'S A WAY OUT.
WELL, WE'RE GOING UP TO THE LIGHT HERE.
THERE'S A MANHOLE COVER ABOVE ME.
I'M GONNA SEE IF I CAN OPEN IT.
WE CAN GET OUT OF HERE.
ONE FINAL PUSH, AND THE COVER IS OFF.
UGH!
THIS TAKES US OUT ONTO THE STREET,
AND FOR ONCE, IT'S NOT DESERTED.
BACK IN THE LAND OF THE LIVING.
OKAY. DON'T GET RUN OVER.
ALL I WANT NOW IS TO GET CLEANED UP AND HEAD FOR HOME.
USING MY WILDERNESS SKILLS, I'VE SHOWN YOU HOW TO SURVIVE
THE CHALLENGES OF THE URBAN JUNGLE.
[ BREATHING HEAVILY ]
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