1 00:00:12,360 --> 00:00:14,220 I'm Bear Grylls. Whoo! 2 00:00:14,280 --> 00:00:16,440 I'm gonna show you what it takes to get out alive 3 00:00:17,000 --> 00:00:19,180 from some of the most dangerous places on Earth. 4 00:00:21,000 --> 00:00:23,300 I've gotta make it through a week of challenges 5 00:00:23,360 --> 00:00:26,040 in the sort of places you wouldn't last a day 6 00:00:26,080 --> 00:00:27,400 without the right survival skills. 7 00:00:30,460 --> 00:00:34,140 Now I'm in North Africa on the edge of the Sahara Desert. 8 00:00:34,200 --> 00:00:37,280 I'll be going deep underground to find a drop of water, 9 00:00:37,340 --> 00:00:40,100 battling the sea of sand and the wild Atlantic, 10 00:00:40,160 --> 00:00:42,300 putting mind and body through the ultimate test. 11 00:00:42,380 --> 00:00:45,260 Very...hot. 12 00:00:46,320 --> 00:00:48,340 I'm gonna show you how to escape with your life 13 00:00:48,460 --> 00:00:50,240 from the mother of all deserts. 14 00:01:03,080 --> 00:01:06,000 Heading to the western part of the Sahara Desert. 15 00:01:06,060 --> 00:01:09,160 It's the hottest, largest desert in the world, 16 00:01:09,220 --> 00:01:13,160 and one of the wildest ways of crossing the vast distances here 17 00:01:13,220 --> 00:01:14,420 is like this. 18 00:01:18,060 --> 00:01:21,360 The Sahara's vastness covers 3.5 million square miles 19 00:01:21,420 --> 00:01:24,120 and it's 3,000 miles across. 20 00:01:25,140 --> 00:01:27,280 It's the equivalent of mainland America. 21 00:01:28,280 --> 00:01:31,120 You do not want to get stuck in a place like this. 22 00:01:31,180 --> 00:01:35,020 But every year, hundreds of people do get lost here - 23 00:01:35,080 --> 00:01:37,380 tourists, adventurers and off-roaders. 24 00:01:39,140 --> 00:01:42,360 If things go wrong, getting out alive is gonna be a tough challenge. 25 00:01:43,060 --> 00:01:45,440 Oh, I love a gentle drive in the countryside. 26 00:01:47,060 --> 00:01:49,340 My mission is to show you how to survive long enough 27 00:01:49,400 --> 00:01:51,460 to make it back to civilisation. 28 00:01:52,480 --> 00:01:54,320 All I'm taking are a few basic tools. 29 00:01:54,380 --> 00:01:56,340 My camera crew are coming with me. 30 00:01:58,400 --> 00:02:01,040 If we slow down in the hot sand, more 31 00:02:01,080 --> 00:02:03,220 than likely gonna sink or get stuck. 32 00:02:03,380 --> 00:02:07,080 So when the driver gives me the nod, I'm gonna have to jump. 33 00:02:31,280 --> 00:02:34,120 What a great way to start - with a mouthful of sand. 34 00:02:36,400 --> 00:02:38,060 That's the car gone. 35 00:02:39,040 --> 00:02:40,040 Let's get into it. 36 00:02:44,040 --> 00:02:46,380 It's still early and the day has yet to heat up, 37 00:02:46,480 --> 00:02:48,380 so it's a chance to cover some ground 38 00:02:48,440 --> 00:02:51,220 and get to where the terrain can give me a little help. 39 00:02:52,320 --> 00:02:55,180 The higher I can get, the further I'm gonna see. 40 00:02:55,240 --> 00:02:57,120 And I'm looking for signs of the most 41 00:02:57,160 --> 00:02:59,100 precious thing in a desert - water. 42 00:03:01,360 --> 00:03:03,340 Even though I'm feeling strong, 43 00:03:04,040 --> 00:03:08,240 the truth is the battle with dehydration has already begun. 44 00:03:08,380 --> 00:03:13,100 The sand dunes like this bring that battle right to you. 45 00:03:17,180 --> 00:03:19,060 Just like syrup, all this stuff. 46 00:03:21,440 --> 00:03:23,380 Take two steps forward... 47 00:03:25,000 --> 00:03:27,340 ..and then you slide back for one. 48 00:03:31,020 --> 00:03:34,100 Everything about the desert wants to suck you dry. 49 00:03:34,280 --> 00:03:37,200 But without exertion there can be no progress. 50 00:03:37,420 --> 00:03:40,080 That's the constant battle here. 51 00:03:44,280 --> 00:03:47,460 (STRONG WIND BLOWS) 52 00:03:54,080 --> 00:03:58,180 Right, in my search for water, I'm not much better off, you know. 53 00:03:58,420 --> 00:04:00,400 No sign of any rivers. 54 00:04:01,120 --> 00:04:04,100 No little patch of green that might indicate an oasis. 55 00:04:04,300 --> 00:04:06,320 There's just a lot of sand. 56 00:04:08,260 --> 00:04:10,060 But what I do know is that 57 00:04:10,120 --> 00:04:13,180 the prevailing wind here comes from the north-west. 58 00:04:14,220 --> 00:04:18,200 The steep slope of a desert dune faces away from the prevailing wind, 59 00:04:18,240 --> 00:04:20,240 so I can read these to get a bearing. 60 00:04:22,480 --> 00:04:25,200 I know that to the west is the Atlantic, 61 00:04:25,260 --> 00:04:27,080 and that's where I want to head. 62 00:04:30,000 --> 00:04:31,320 Gonna make a bit of arrow here, 63 00:04:31,380 --> 00:04:33,360 just indicate the direction I'm travelling. 64 00:04:34,340 --> 00:04:37,480 If someone's looking for you and they come across a sign like this, 65 00:04:38,040 --> 00:04:40,300 it could make that critical difference to their search 66 00:04:40,360 --> 00:04:42,180 and to your survival. 67 00:04:43,480 --> 00:04:45,220 Let's go. 68 00:04:51,440 --> 00:04:54,400 Temperatures here can soar to 120 degrees, 69 00:04:54,460 --> 00:04:57,420 and the only way to keep cool is to sweat - 70 00:04:57,480 --> 00:04:59,360 up to two litres an hour. 71 00:05:01,140 --> 00:05:03,440 Out here dehydration is your worst enemy. 72 00:05:04,140 --> 00:05:06,080 Water's your best friend. 73 00:05:10,040 --> 00:05:11,280 That's the bottle empty. 74 00:05:19,260 --> 00:05:21,000 Look, there's a lizard. 75 00:05:31,020 --> 00:05:32,280 Shot under here. 76 00:05:34,440 --> 00:05:36,280 Very nearly got him. 77 00:05:37,100 --> 00:05:40,040 You know, I could try and dig him out. 78 00:05:40,240 --> 00:05:42,420 To be honest, it's not really worth 79 00:05:42,480 --> 00:05:45,160 the energy and the sweat it would cause. 80 00:05:45,300 --> 00:05:47,300 You need to conserve both of those. 81 00:05:48,160 --> 00:05:49,420 So it's his lucky day. 82 00:05:49,480 --> 00:05:50,460 Come on then. 83 00:05:54,220 --> 00:06:00,040 Very...very...hot. 84 00:06:03,460 --> 00:06:06,240 It's just draining, sapping. 85 00:06:07,240 --> 00:06:09,140 But, like so many difficult things, 86 00:06:09,360 --> 00:06:13,260 it's just about putting your head down and keeping focus, 87 00:06:14,060 --> 00:06:16,340 reach that dune, reassess, 88 00:06:16,400 --> 00:06:18,380 and heading for the next one. 89 00:06:18,440 --> 00:06:21,060 Just break it down to small bite-size chunks. 90 00:06:22,120 --> 00:06:26,020 Bottom line is it doesn't matter how good or smart or clever you are, 91 00:06:26,100 --> 00:06:27,420 without water you're dead. 92 00:06:30,460 --> 00:06:32,480 A vital part of survival 93 00:06:33,020 --> 00:06:36,040 is always trying to remain alert to what's around you. 94 00:06:37,140 --> 00:06:38,380 That's unusual. 95 00:06:38,440 --> 00:06:40,240 See that mound of earth? 96 00:06:43,200 --> 00:06:44,280 There's a well. 97 00:06:44,440 --> 00:06:46,180 Here, let me take the camera. 98 00:06:46,340 --> 00:06:48,080 OK, I've got it. 99 00:06:49,000 --> 00:06:50,460 Actually, you can't even see the bottom there. 100 00:06:53,000 --> 00:06:54,260 Just count this down. 101 00:06:55,020 --> 00:06:56,260 One, two... (THUD!) 102 00:06:56,320 --> 00:06:59,280 Two seconds. Yeah, it's a good 50 foot down there. 103 00:06:59,400 --> 00:07:01,220 But it's also dry. 104 00:07:01,340 --> 00:07:04,120 Now, this could be long-abandoned, this well. 105 00:07:07,020 --> 00:07:08,260 But, look, there's trees over there. 106 00:07:09,020 --> 00:07:11,400 And these wells are dug down to the water table. 107 00:07:13,020 --> 00:07:17,040 I can almost guarantee if I can get down there, dig into the sand, 108 00:07:17,100 --> 00:07:18,480 there's going to be water somewhere. 109 00:07:20,100 --> 00:07:21,380 It's just trying to work out 110 00:07:22,020 --> 00:07:24,280 how the hell to get down this thing without a rope. 111 00:07:26,260 --> 00:07:29,280 Acacia trees surviving off the deep underground water 112 00:07:29,320 --> 00:07:31,420 could provide the materials I need. 113 00:07:32,080 --> 00:07:35,100 Need a couple of long, straight branches. 114 00:07:35,160 --> 00:07:37,400 Actually, look, this one would be nice. 115 00:07:43,420 --> 00:07:48,480 As long as these poles are longer than the actual width of the well, 116 00:07:49,300 --> 00:07:53,020 I can then use them to get down. 117 00:07:53,260 --> 00:07:57,180 Well, should be able to. This is something I've never tried before. 118 00:07:59,400 --> 00:08:01,200 Just dry off all the sap... 119 00:08:04,000 --> 00:08:06,020 ..then we're good to go with it. 120 00:08:06,100 --> 00:08:07,080 OK. 121 00:08:17,140 --> 00:08:18,100 OK. 122 00:08:19,240 --> 00:08:24,380 Now, with the second one...try and get it into one of these cracks. 123 00:08:27,260 --> 00:08:29,000 There we go. 124 00:08:35,000 --> 00:08:38,040 OK, that shouldn't be able to slip out, you know. 125 00:08:41,360 --> 00:08:43,400 Not sure whether that's a good or bad thing 126 00:08:43,460 --> 00:08:46,220 that I can't see the bottom through all the dust. 127 00:08:47,260 --> 00:08:51,040 Falling 50 foot into a hole in the desert will most certainly kill you, 128 00:08:51,120 --> 00:08:52,360 so you have to get this right. 129 00:08:52,420 --> 00:08:54,120 My leg's shaking. 130 00:08:54,260 --> 00:08:56,280 But with the base of the pole in position, 131 00:08:56,340 --> 00:09:00,400 your body weight jams both ends in tight, creating a kind of bridge. 132 00:09:01,020 --> 00:09:05,120 Alternate this from pole to pole and you can make your way slowly down. 133 00:09:19,120 --> 00:09:21,220 You know, this is working! 134 00:09:24,160 --> 00:09:28,160 Even when you think things are going well and the temptation is to hurry, 135 00:09:28,220 --> 00:09:30,060 you've got to stay focused. 136 00:09:30,360 --> 00:09:32,440 Concentrate only on the next step. 137 00:09:33,240 --> 00:09:35,300 You can't afford a mistake here. 138 00:09:41,300 --> 00:09:43,000 (ROCK CLATTERS) 139 00:09:43,060 --> 00:09:44,280 Oh! Wow. 140 00:09:44,340 --> 00:09:47,100 (PANTS) 141 00:09:47,160 --> 00:09:48,340 Oh. Dan?! 142 00:09:49,140 --> 00:09:52,240 I definitely feel quite vulnerable down here. 143 00:09:53,200 --> 00:09:55,400 Not a good place to be stuck with no way out. 144 00:09:56,000 --> 00:09:57,080 OK. 145 00:09:57,420 --> 00:10:00,120 Get digging so I can get some water. 146 00:10:03,400 --> 00:10:04,480 (SQUELCHING) 147 00:10:05,040 --> 00:10:06,320 You hear that? I'm hitting water here. 148 00:10:08,180 --> 00:10:10,100 A darkling beetle. 149 00:10:10,360 --> 00:10:13,260 Another one there trying to climb up the walls. 150 00:10:14,240 --> 00:10:16,280 And that's gonna be a long journey. 151 00:10:18,220 --> 00:10:20,220 And probably one he's not gonna make. 152 00:10:27,140 --> 00:10:30,260 The foul taste of this guy could mean he's not what I think he is. 153 00:10:30,320 --> 00:10:31,380 He could even be toxic. 154 00:10:32,240 --> 00:10:35,240 The rule is if in doubt, spit it out. 155 00:10:35,420 --> 00:10:37,100 Do you know what, there's no point 156 00:10:37,160 --> 00:10:39,060 trying to get a load of these down me. 157 00:10:39,120 --> 00:10:43,020 And then you got throwing up, it's just gonna dehydrate me more. 158 00:10:47,280 --> 00:10:50,320 Mud like this can be up to 50% water 159 00:10:50,380 --> 00:10:53,260 and is actually a neat way of getting yourself a drink. 160 00:10:54,100 --> 00:10:56,000 Gonna wrap all of this up... 161 00:10:57,400 --> 00:11:00,020 ..and try and squeeze the moisture out of it. 162 00:11:14,180 --> 00:11:16,160 That's a little bit of water. 163 00:11:19,100 --> 00:11:21,220 I was kinda hoping for more, to be honest. 164 00:11:25,080 --> 00:11:26,360 I need to get outta here. 165 00:11:32,460 --> 00:11:36,380 The technique for going up is just a reversal of the way I came down. 166 00:11:37,140 --> 00:11:39,320 But way harder. 167 00:11:59,100 --> 00:12:00,060 Bad. 168 00:12:00,120 --> 00:12:01,080 Bad. 169 00:12:01,140 --> 00:12:02,380 Bad. 170 00:12:15,020 --> 00:12:18,020 I'm climbing out of a dried-up well in the Sahara Desert. 171 00:12:19,220 --> 00:12:23,300 And a pole has given way, leaving me dangling above a lethal drop. 172 00:12:23,400 --> 00:12:24,340 Bad. 173 00:12:24,400 --> 00:12:25,360 Bad. 174 00:12:25,420 --> 00:12:26,980 Bad. 175 00:12:32,440 --> 00:12:36,460 If this pole gives way, it's a 50-foot plunge to the bottom. 176 00:12:43,220 --> 00:12:45,160 Give us your hand. Give us your hand. 177 00:12:53,020 --> 00:12:54,320 That'll do. 178 00:12:58,440 --> 00:13:01,240 Closer than I like. 179 00:13:02,300 --> 00:13:03,440 Whew. 180 00:13:05,200 --> 00:13:07,020 I hate that feeling. 181 00:13:09,420 --> 00:13:11,220 Let's just move on, hey? 182 00:13:16,440 --> 00:13:19,320 Beating the heat isn't just about finding water, 183 00:13:19,440 --> 00:13:22,440 it's also about making the most of what you already have. 184 00:13:24,000 --> 00:13:25,360 Hang on. I'm just gonna have a pee. 185 00:13:27,020 --> 00:13:32,160 Always feels wasteful to lose good fluids straight into the sand. 186 00:13:32,380 --> 00:13:36,460 But you can recycle pee to help me survive. 187 00:13:39,320 --> 00:13:41,100 Take your T-shirt. 188 00:13:42,100 --> 00:13:43,980 And then just pee on it. 189 00:13:44,040 --> 00:13:48,000 Try to capture as much of that fluid as you can... 190 00:13:50,060 --> 00:13:52,120 ..while you wring it through the shirt. 191 00:13:52,440 --> 00:13:56,340 And then I'm not wasting any of this to the sand. 192 00:14:00,400 --> 00:14:04,220 And even just, you know, a little bit of pee into the mouth 193 00:14:04,280 --> 00:14:07,040 is just gonna help moisten it, take the edge off the thirst. 194 00:14:12,340 --> 00:14:14,020 And you're not drinking it. 195 00:14:14,080 --> 00:14:16,320 It's just to wet your mouth a bit. 196 00:14:18,000 --> 00:14:21,360 And actually even just wiping on my face 197 00:14:22,140 --> 00:14:24,000 is cooling my face down. 198 00:14:24,060 --> 00:14:27,280 In fact, you'll see that on the thermal image if we put that on. 199 00:14:28,320 --> 00:14:33,180 You can see what a difference that fluids on the face make... 200 00:14:34,260 --> 00:14:37,240 ..as the pee just evaporates and cools me. 201 00:14:37,300 --> 00:14:40,440 You see the dark of it is where it's all much cooler 202 00:14:41,000 --> 00:14:43,160 than all of this that's gonna be bright and hot. 203 00:14:44,160 --> 00:14:48,320 So if I then put this T-shirt on, that's gonna keep me even cooler. 204 00:14:48,380 --> 00:14:50,320 As the fluid evaporates from the shirt, 205 00:14:50,380 --> 00:14:52,320 it will draw heat from my body. 206 00:14:52,380 --> 00:14:54,200 (GRUNTS) 207 00:14:54,260 --> 00:14:56,420 Not gonna win me any dates, that's for certain. 208 00:14:57,420 --> 00:15:00,340 But you see how much cooler that is. 209 00:15:01,400 --> 00:15:03,980 OK, you'll see as soon as I put this on, 210 00:15:04,080 --> 00:15:06,360 over the the top of it you'll see the heat again. 211 00:15:06,420 --> 00:15:11,160 Cooler, smellier, but better off for it. 212 00:15:14,380 --> 00:15:18,260 As I get nearer to the coast, the sea breeze actually helps me. 213 00:15:19,280 --> 00:15:22,200 This could be 10 degrees cooler than the air inland, 214 00:15:22,260 --> 00:15:23,440 and it's a welcome relief. 215 00:15:25,140 --> 00:15:26,420 (SOFT ROARING) 216 00:15:26,980 --> 00:15:30,140 That sound of the surf is just unmistakable. 217 00:15:30,440 --> 00:15:33,000 You also smell the sea air. 218 00:15:33,200 --> 00:15:34,360 Come on, let's go then. 219 00:15:40,220 --> 00:15:41,460 Whoo! 220 00:15:52,460 --> 00:15:57,020 Finding the coast at least gives you a fighting chance of survival. 221 00:15:57,200 --> 00:15:59,240 You know, you got food in the sea. 222 00:15:59,300 --> 00:16:02,300 You got the chance of finding rubbish on the beach, 223 00:16:03,060 --> 00:16:06,120 but also the likelihood of coming across people 224 00:16:06,180 --> 00:16:09,020 either on the beach or the ships out at sea. 225 00:16:11,240 --> 00:16:13,180 See, it's a long way down there. 226 00:16:14,280 --> 00:16:15,980 Look. You see right there? 227 00:16:16,040 --> 00:16:17,260 See where the edge of the cliff is cracked? 228 00:16:18,280 --> 00:16:20,980 Get into that, chimney my way down it. 229 00:16:21,360 --> 00:16:22,420 Let's try that. 230 00:16:24,420 --> 00:16:27,260 Because the weathered limestone is loose and crumbly, 231 00:16:27,320 --> 00:16:30,160 the safest way down is to do a chimney climb. 232 00:16:32,040 --> 00:16:35,460 By putting opposing pressure on both walls with my arms, legs and back, 233 00:16:36,020 --> 00:16:38,100 I can descend safely and quickly. 234 00:16:39,420 --> 00:16:41,400 Well, nicely wedged in here now. 235 00:16:42,120 --> 00:16:44,020 From here, though, I'm seeing the crack 236 00:16:44,180 --> 00:16:47,080 run straight under that overhang. 237 00:17:07,100 --> 00:17:10,400 The coast is some relief but it's still tough going here. 238 00:17:12,160 --> 00:17:13,360 The Atlantic is brutal, 239 00:17:13,980 --> 00:17:18,220 and when storms hit they can unleash their fury on unwary shipping. 240 00:17:24,140 --> 00:17:27,300 It's not unexpected to spot a wreck on this forbidding coast. 241 00:17:27,360 --> 00:17:30,400 And finding one could help you in your fight for survival. 242 00:17:33,460 --> 00:17:36,420 Even though I'm not exactly gonna be sailing away in that wreck, 243 00:17:37,080 --> 00:17:41,140 in many ways, these wrecks act as like a magnet for sea life. 244 00:17:41,980 --> 00:17:44,040 Almost like an artificial reef. 245 00:17:44,100 --> 00:17:46,200 So it's definitely worth exploring. 246 00:17:48,060 --> 00:17:50,120 Need to be a bit mindful getting out to the wreck. 247 00:17:50,200 --> 00:17:52,060 Lot of surf coming in here. 248 00:17:52,420 --> 00:17:54,380 On a coastline long like this, you're 249 00:17:54,420 --> 00:17:56,360 gonna get a lot of currents as well. 250 00:17:56,420 --> 00:17:57,400 Especially rips - 251 00:17:58,000 --> 00:18:00,160 that's where the water comes in, the waves come in. 252 00:18:00,300 --> 00:18:02,180 and as it leaves it often gets funnelled. 253 00:18:02,240 --> 00:18:04,040 If you get caught in that funnel, 254 00:18:04,080 --> 00:18:05,980 it's just gonna take you straight out. 255 00:18:12,000 --> 00:18:15,220 The way to get out of a rip current is to swim across it. 256 00:18:16,260 --> 00:18:17,440 Not against it. 257 00:18:30,400 --> 00:18:33,440 The raging Atlantic storms have pummelled this hulk. 258 00:18:34,300 --> 00:18:38,040 The ship looks ancient but she's actually a modern-day trawler, 259 00:18:38,120 --> 00:18:40,060 fishing gear still hanging off her. 260 00:18:40,120 --> 00:18:41,360 Get this rope. Look. 261 00:18:43,180 --> 00:18:44,360 See that rope? 262 00:18:44,420 --> 00:18:46,980 There's quite a current pulling us along this, 263 00:18:47,440 --> 00:18:49,220 so not gonna stray out too far. 264 00:18:49,420 --> 00:18:51,020 Look under. 265 00:18:57,380 --> 00:18:59,380 We're getting dragged away from the boat. 266 00:18:59,440 --> 00:19:02,420 Swim against it. See if I can get up on that rope. 267 00:19:03,180 --> 00:19:06,040 The strong currents swirling around a massive object 268 00:19:06,100 --> 00:19:07,440 can try and drag you out to sea. 269 00:19:10,080 --> 00:19:13,440 Exhaustion can be upon you in minutes and then panic can set in. 270 00:19:14,380 --> 00:19:18,120 The ocean is a very dangerous place for the inexperienced. 271 00:19:26,380 --> 00:19:29,400 I'm on the wild Atlantic coast of the Sahara Desert. 272 00:19:29,980 --> 00:19:30,980 Whoo! 273 00:19:32,340 --> 00:19:33,440 Battling through currents, 274 00:19:34,000 --> 00:19:36,980 fighting to board the wreck of a fishing trawler. 275 00:19:38,080 --> 00:19:40,080 But the rip currents here are vicious 276 00:19:40,140 --> 00:19:42,180 and I'm at risk of being swept out to sea. 277 00:19:42,240 --> 00:19:44,180 Gonna have to ride the next wave. 278 00:19:48,380 --> 00:19:49,420 Yeah, going up. 279 00:20:04,320 --> 00:20:06,020 Stick on the metal bits. 280 00:20:06,360 --> 00:20:10,320 So wanna watch out - all of this is rusty and sharp. 281 00:20:11,240 --> 00:20:13,000 I'd like to think the sailors from 282 00:20:13,040 --> 00:20:14,380 this vessel got away with their lives 283 00:20:14,440 --> 00:20:17,100 but not everyone is so lucky. 284 00:20:18,100 --> 00:20:20,440 There were some American sailors in the 1800s 285 00:20:21,000 --> 00:20:22,960 got shipwrecked on this coast, 286 00:20:23,020 --> 00:20:25,260 and you imagine how terrifying it must have been 287 00:20:26,120 --> 00:20:29,360 just to be shipwrecked in a storm, washed up here. 288 00:20:30,240 --> 00:20:33,020 But they survived it and made it ashore. 289 00:20:33,080 --> 00:20:35,200 But if they thought their problems were over, they were wrong. 290 00:20:35,260 --> 00:20:37,980 They got taken as slaves by local tribesmen 291 00:20:38,040 --> 00:20:42,140 and almost all of them died under the weight of that slave labour 292 00:20:42,200 --> 00:20:45,020 in this, the Sahara Desert. 293 00:20:47,000 --> 00:20:50,040 But to a desert survivor, discovering a wreck like this 294 00:20:50,100 --> 00:20:53,380 can mean hope, possibility and opportunity. 295 00:20:56,260 --> 00:20:59,100 That's where we wanna to go down to get into the hold. 296 00:21:00,980 --> 00:21:02,140 See what's down there. 297 00:21:02,200 --> 00:21:03,440 Let's get this out of here. 298 00:21:16,360 --> 00:21:18,200 OK, it's good. Come on down. 299 00:21:18,240 --> 00:21:19,340 Give us that. 300 00:21:29,020 --> 00:21:30,160 Oh, something... 301 00:21:31,100 --> 00:21:33,040 Something just swam past me here. 302 00:21:35,180 --> 00:21:37,380 This would have been the hold for the ship. 303 00:21:37,440 --> 00:21:40,100 But today with the sea washing in and out, 304 00:21:40,160 --> 00:21:42,420 it's effectively created a giant aquarium, 305 00:21:42,980 --> 00:21:44,380 a haven for sea life. 306 00:21:46,360 --> 00:21:49,220 Quite an eerie feel to it, this place. 307 00:21:52,160 --> 00:21:53,300 That's a crab. Look at him. 308 00:21:54,000 --> 00:21:55,240 Try and get him out. 309 00:21:57,140 --> 00:21:59,280 There'll be loads of these living down here. 310 00:22:00,040 --> 00:22:02,100 But, you know, I don't wanna eat this raw. 311 00:22:02,380 --> 00:22:05,960 Done that before, ended up sick. It's gonna be full of parasites. 312 00:22:07,340 --> 00:22:09,340 Finding something alive in the engine room 313 00:22:09,420 --> 00:22:12,240 is a good indicator that the water's not polluted. 314 00:22:18,280 --> 00:22:20,260 There's an octopus clinging on to the hull. 315 00:22:20,980 --> 00:22:22,160 Let's see if we can get him out of here. 316 00:22:23,440 --> 00:22:25,000 There we go. 317 00:22:25,060 --> 00:22:27,320 Look, you see he's clinging on with all his tentacles. 318 00:22:29,440 --> 00:22:32,180 And that's how he grips. 319 00:22:32,240 --> 00:22:36,380 But he's got a beak just in the centre bit, there, 320 00:22:36,440 --> 00:22:41,080 you wanna watch out for - can give a nasty, nasty bite, that. 321 00:22:42,080 --> 00:22:43,440 But this is gonna be good to eat. 322 00:22:44,020 --> 00:22:45,260 You see the two eyes there? 323 00:22:45,960 --> 00:22:47,080 A quick way of killing this, 324 00:22:47,160 --> 00:22:49,180 bite straight between them, sever the nerves. 325 00:22:54,980 --> 00:22:56,040 OK. 326 00:22:57,960 --> 00:22:59,260 You know, you can just munch just on 327 00:22:59,300 --> 00:23:01,100 the tentacles of this just like that, 328 00:23:01,200 --> 00:23:02,300 it's gonna be tough as hell. 329 00:23:03,060 --> 00:23:07,360 Better on a platter in a nice seaside resort 330 00:23:07,420 --> 00:23:09,320 with family around and a bit of mayo 331 00:23:09,380 --> 00:23:11,060 than like this. 332 00:23:11,120 --> 00:23:13,160 But when needs must, that's gonna keep you alive. 333 00:23:17,260 --> 00:23:18,980 Still gripping on, 334 00:23:19,280 --> 00:23:21,320 but that's just nerve reflex there. 335 00:23:21,380 --> 00:23:23,220 See, even on my lip. Look. 336 00:23:36,180 --> 00:23:39,300 The problem is that the sucker sticks to your throat. 337 00:23:43,120 --> 00:23:45,100 (GAGS) 338 00:23:46,280 --> 00:23:48,980 Look, it's still got a lot of suction power. 339 00:23:49,040 --> 00:23:51,300 That's what's gripping on down my gullet. 340 00:23:54,080 --> 00:23:56,180 But this is a good find for me. 341 00:23:57,380 --> 00:23:58,980 Get all the guts out of it as well. 342 00:24:00,180 --> 00:24:03,100 Because really this bit of the hood 343 00:24:03,280 --> 00:24:05,180 is the bit that's really nice to eat. 344 00:24:06,040 --> 00:24:08,220 Raw octopus is extremely nutritious 345 00:24:08,280 --> 00:24:11,120 but it's vital it's eaten only when very fresh. 346 00:24:11,200 --> 00:24:13,100 Save some for later 347 00:24:13,160 --> 00:24:16,160 and bacteria thriving on the dead flesh can make you so sick. 348 00:24:21,080 --> 00:24:24,140 Worth coming in this rust bucket just to get that. 349 00:24:25,380 --> 00:24:31,320 But the tide is coming in fast, and it's time to get out of here. 350 00:24:34,020 --> 00:24:35,220 Now, this might work. 351 00:24:37,380 --> 00:24:40,080 There's gonna be loads of buoyancy in this. 352 00:24:40,140 --> 00:24:41,420 Gonna be able to lie on it 353 00:24:41,980 --> 00:24:44,160 and then use the power of the waves to take me through the current. 354 00:24:49,080 --> 00:24:49,400 OK. 355 00:24:50,160 --> 00:24:52,020 Try and get this one coming in. 356 00:24:53,320 --> 00:24:54,240 OK. 357 00:25:11,100 --> 00:25:14,400 Sometimes in survival, it's all about thinking smart. 358 00:25:28,140 --> 00:25:29,240 Well, that worked. 359 00:25:30,200 --> 00:25:31,400 I've had something to eat. 360 00:25:32,100 --> 00:25:35,180 And really the priority now for me is water. 361 00:25:37,360 --> 00:25:41,420 As I continue my desert journey, I take what little it has to offer. 362 00:25:42,240 --> 00:25:44,300 I've really learned to hate that taste. 363 00:26:05,980 --> 00:26:07,940 On the edge of the Sahara Desert 364 00:26:07,980 --> 00:26:10,160 I've come face to face with an ocean of water 365 00:26:10,220 --> 00:26:14,260 but not a drop that I can drink, so I've gotta step up the search. 366 00:26:15,360 --> 00:26:18,020 This looks like a tidal estuary. 367 00:26:18,080 --> 00:26:21,080 And a tidal estuary can mean fresh water. 368 00:26:26,240 --> 00:26:28,000 But not here. 369 00:26:28,300 --> 00:26:31,100 An estuary is where a river meets the sea. 370 00:26:31,160 --> 00:26:34,220 But it hasn't rained for a long time so the river isn't flowing. 371 00:26:34,280 --> 00:26:37,220 However, you can track the fresh water down. 372 00:26:37,400 --> 00:26:39,420 Come on, let's pick it up a bit now. 373 00:26:42,160 --> 00:26:44,340 Even a dry riverbed is worth following. 374 00:26:46,160 --> 00:26:50,020 Look at all of this stuff. It's all samphire. 375 00:26:50,080 --> 00:26:52,100 And it might not look like much 376 00:26:53,160 --> 00:26:56,120 but this stuff can keep you alive. 377 00:26:56,180 --> 00:26:59,300 Got enough moisture in it to help hydrate you. 378 00:27:00,340 --> 00:27:03,160 Get this all along the coast on estuaries. 379 00:27:04,340 --> 00:27:06,240 Put it in my pockets, OK. 380 00:27:15,260 --> 00:27:17,040 Keep munching on it. 381 00:27:20,960 --> 00:27:24,140 The dried-up riverbed may not have seen rain for some time 382 00:27:24,200 --> 00:27:26,120 but it still sustains life. 383 00:27:26,180 --> 00:27:29,980 As long as I can get up high, it's a good place to set up camp. 384 00:27:30,420 --> 00:27:34,240 There's some acacia trees, and these are always good in the desert. 385 00:27:34,300 --> 00:27:36,200 They give you good shade, 386 00:27:36,260 --> 00:27:39,080 also for shelter, means you can get off the ground 387 00:27:39,140 --> 00:27:41,000 away from all the insects and animals 388 00:27:41,040 --> 00:27:43,020 that give you grief in the night. 389 00:27:43,280 --> 00:27:45,220 Some bigger ones over here, actually. 390 00:27:47,940 --> 00:27:49,960 Go right up into this one. 391 00:27:50,420 --> 00:27:54,240 Use some of these parallel limbs as well. 392 00:27:59,360 --> 00:28:01,040 The Sahara is home 393 00:28:01,100 --> 00:28:03,420 to some of the deadliest snakes and scorpions on the planet, 394 00:28:04,000 --> 00:28:06,300 plus there are hyenas and even leopards, 395 00:28:06,360 --> 00:28:09,080 so I'm gonna do my best to keep out of their reach. 396 00:28:14,400 --> 00:28:19,120 Another one across here and then just interlace it with smaller ones. 397 00:28:25,240 --> 00:28:28,240 Just use my paracord to tie all of this. 398 00:28:28,400 --> 00:28:30,160 But you can really use anything - 399 00:28:30,280 --> 00:28:35,100 shoelaces or webbing from your rucksack, belt, you name it. 400 00:28:35,140 --> 00:28:38,420 Pretty rough and uncomfortable 401 00:28:38,980 --> 00:28:42,240 but at least I'm off the ground and away from most dangers. 402 00:28:45,140 --> 00:28:49,020 Just use some of these grasses as a pillow. 403 00:28:49,220 --> 00:28:54,100 And I always reckon 10% more effort gives you 100% more comfort. 404 00:28:55,080 --> 00:28:56,180 OK. Fire. 405 00:28:57,160 --> 00:29:01,200 What I'm doing now is making a bow but this isn't for hunting, 406 00:29:01,240 --> 00:29:03,060 it's for creating fire. 407 00:29:03,140 --> 00:29:06,220 Its magic is in how efficiently it can create friction 408 00:29:06,280 --> 00:29:09,060 by turning a spindle at high speed. 409 00:29:13,360 --> 00:29:15,180 It takes a little perseverance 410 00:29:15,240 --> 00:29:19,080 but once you've mastered it, it's as good as having a box of matches. 411 00:29:21,160 --> 00:29:23,120 Look at the smoke starting. 412 00:29:24,940 --> 00:29:26,960 Need enough of that to make an ember 413 00:29:28,080 --> 00:29:30,300 to then drop into the tinder. 414 00:29:30,360 --> 00:29:31,940 Here we go. 415 00:29:35,120 --> 00:29:39,260 OK, then the ember I wanna tip carefully into the tinder. 416 00:29:40,940 --> 00:29:42,300 And then just nurture it. 417 00:29:47,340 --> 00:29:49,080 There we go. We've got flame. 418 00:29:53,120 --> 00:29:56,240 Building a campfire is a huge part of sleeping wild. 419 00:29:57,140 --> 00:30:00,320 It's not just something for cooking on, it's morale boosting. 420 00:30:01,000 --> 00:30:02,340 It's like an old friend. 421 00:30:04,240 --> 00:30:06,020 As soon as that sun went, 422 00:30:06,260 --> 00:30:09,020 the temperature stared to drop dramatically. 423 00:30:09,080 --> 00:30:11,320 And this fire is gonna give me a nice bit of warmth. 424 00:30:11,380 --> 00:30:14,040 I've got it directly under my bed platform here. 425 00:30:14,320 --> 00:30:18,260 And also it's gonna keep away any predators. 426 00:30:18,320 --> 00:30:21,320 (CRICKETS CHIRP) 427 00:30:24,140 --> 00:30:25,980 Look, it's a locust. 428 00:30:27,000 --> 00:30:27,400 Just there. 429 00:30:29,960 --> 00:30:30,320 Got him. 430 00:30:34,100 --> 00:30:36,940 That's a good thing about the fire, actually - 431 00:30:37,000 --> 00:30:39,260 some insects are gonna be attracted to the light. 432 00:30:40,360 --> 00:30:43,960 Stick him in a bottle, sit around a bit longer, 433 00:30:44,020 --> 00:30:46,140 see how many of these I can collect. 434 00:30:47,200 --> 00:30:50,400 And this is gonna be a much more efficient way for me, getting food. 435 00:30:50,960 --> 00:30:52,980 Rather than going out hunting 436 00:30:53,300 --> 00:30:56,360 I'm gonna sit here and let the light bring the food to me. 437 00:30:57,160 --> 00:30:58,060 Cool. 438 00:30:58,200 --> 00:30:59,280 Keep your eyes open for them. 439 00:31:07,140 --> 00:31:10,080 Many insects are attracted to a light source 440 00:31:10,140 --> 00:31:12,220 like moths that buzz around a lamp. 441 00:31:12,280 --> 00:31:14,200 It's the same with the firelight. 442 00:31:14,260 --> 00:31:17,300 They simply can't help themselves, whatever the cost. 443 00:31:35,240 --> 00:31:38,300 There's no doubt that a big part of survival is physical, you know. 444 00:31:38,360 --> 00:31:40,180 You've gotta have that strength to keep going. 445 00:31:41,040 --> 00:31:44,260 But the truth is that the real strength comes from your mind. 446 00:31:44,320 --> 00:31:47,380 It'll keep you going even when your body wants to stop. 447 00:31:48,080 --> 00:31:52,260 And having a good night's sleep and something to eat and a warm fire 448 00:31:53,220 --> 00:31:57,940 definitely goes some of that way to winning that battle. 449 00:31:59,040 --> 00:32:00,980 In my next challenge, I'll be tucking 450 00:32:01,020 --> 00:32:03,280 into this - breakfast bug burger! 451 00:32:04,340 --> 00:32:06,000 Oh, my God. 452 00:32:15,360 --> 00:32:19,040 After enduring everything the Sahara's thrown at me, 453 00:32:19,100 --> 00:32:20,980 I desperately needed rest. 454 00:32:21,040 --> 00:32:24,240 But while I had some sleep, it just never feels enough. 455 00:32:25,940 --> 00:32:27,200 Well, a very cold night. 456 00:32:28,000 --> 00:32:30,300 Very pleased to see the sun come up finally. 457 00:32:30,980 --> 00:32:32,960 Strange thing about the desert, though, 458 00:32:34,040 --> 00:32:37,340 you spend most of the day wanting the cool of the evening, 459 00:32:37,380 --> 00:32:40,940 then most of the night longing for the heat of the sun again. 460 00:32:41,400 --> 00:32:43,260 And there I've got breakfast. 461 00:32:46,140 --> 00:32:49,260 Probably the easiest way of eating this 462 00:32:49,320 --> 00:32:53,100 is to make a bug patty out of all of these things. 463 00:32:53,160 --> 00:32:54,960 See what we've got in here. 464 00:32:59,380 --> 00:33:01,020 A couple of locusts. 465 00:33:01,940 --> 00:33:03,380 Don't want those spiny legs. 466 00:33:07,200 --> 00:33:09,000 Big beetles. 467 00:33:09,140 --> 00:33:11,380 A couple of moths as well. 468 00:33:12,040 --> 00:33:15,220 Even got a praying mantis. 469 00:33:18,080 --> 00:33:19,240 Ooh! 470 00:33:21,160 --> 00:33:23,920 Quite a diverse breakfast menu. 471 00:33:24,300 --> 00:33:27,980 Squidge all that up together. 472 00:33:32,320 --> 00:33:36,140 There's gonna be masses and masses of protein in this. 473 00:33:43,320 --> 00:33:44,220 Oh. 474 00:33:52,160 --> 00:33:55,060 Just gotta keep thinking of the energy and the protein. 475 00:34:01,960 --> 00:34:03,040 What's that? 476 00:34:07,100 --> 00:34:09,100 A rogue leg in there. 477 00:34:12,300 --> 00:34:16,380 Oh, God, I've really learned to hate that taste. 478 00:34:17,260 --> 00:34:21,360 It's like cold and sandy, crunchy goo 479 00:34:21,920 --> 00:34:24,400 with a very, like, off-mustard taste. 480 00:34:25,920 --> 00:34:28,960 Try always not to think of the taste, I wanna just get it down. 481 00:34:39,300 --> 00:34:42,080 The thing is you gotta keep chewing it to get the stuff down. 482 00:34:42,140 --> 00:34:43,220 Come on. 483 00:34:47,340 --> 00:34:50,260 Truly terrible way to start the day. 484 00:34:52,020 --> 00:34:53,920 But it's gonna give me some energy. 485 00:35:00,300 --> 00:35:02,400 Breakfast done. Let's go. 486 00:35:04,280 --> 00:35:06,280 In self-rescue situations you have 487 00:35:06,340 --> 00:35:09,260 to keep moving and cover those miles. 488 00:35:10,280 --> 00:35:12,060 Early morning is perfect for this 489 00:35:12,340 --> 00:35:16,180 when temperatures can be between 10 and 20 degrees cooler. 490 00:35:26,280 --> 00:35:29,020 Really, we wanna stick with this dry riverbed. 491 00:35:29,220 --> 00:35:32,200 You know, I'm confident there is gonna be water here somewhere. 492 00:35:32,260 --> 00:35:34,120 You know, a lot of trees growing. 493 00:35:34,180 --> 00:35:38,080 It's just a question of keeping going and finding the right place. 494 00:35:39,400 --> 00:35:43,000 It's probably worth a little look here, actually. 495 00:35:43,060 --> 00:35:45,080 Outside bend of a dry riverbed, 496 00:35:46,180 --> 00:35:48,960 under overhanging rock 497 00:35:49,960 --> 00:35:54,240 and it's always the last place that the water is left. 498 00:35:54,300 --> 00:35:57,060 You can see it's getting a bit damper here. 499 00:35:57,400 --> 00:35:59,920 See the different colour of the sand. 500 00:36:02,100 --> 00:36:03,280 But not... 501 00:36:05,120 --> 00:36:08,220 really enough to get any water out of. 502 00:36:08,260 --> 00:36:11,240 We can find a better one than this. Come on, let's keep going. 503 00:36:16,080 --> 00:36:17,360 As the base of the dry riverbed 504 00:36:17,920 --> 00:36:20,020 changes from sand to impervious bedrock, 505 00:36:20,260 --> 00:36:24,300 the chances of finding standing pools of water become far greater. 506 00:36:33,400 --> 00:36:35,240 There's water. 507 00:36:38,360 --> 00:36:42,020 And that is not gonna be saltwater. Come on. Let's get down there. 508 00:36:43,040 --> 00:36:44,280 It's like striking gold. 509 00:36:44,380 --> 00:36:46,960 In an arid wilderness of baking rocks, 510 00:36:47,080 --> 00:36:50,000 a pool like this would be a lifesaver to the desert survivor. 511 00:36:50,360 --> 00:36:53,020 So probably about 20 foot down there. 512 00:36:55,380 --> 00:36:57,300 But it's quite clear. I can see the bottom. 513 00:36:57,360 --> 00:36:58,360 It's about 6 foot. 514 00:36:59,020 --> 00:37:02,240 Just a shallow jump - we'll go in, shoot my legs out horizontal. 515 00:37:02,380 --> 00:37:04,260 OK, let's get in. 516 00:37:17,980 --> 00:37:20,300 Since diving headlong into the middle of the Sahara Desert, 517 00:37:20,380 --> 00:37:22,120 it's been a wild ride. 518 00:37:23,020 --> 00:37:26,320 From miles of baking sand and an abandoned well... 519 00:37:28,020 --> 00:37:30,020 ..to the fury of the Atlantic Ocean... 520 00:37:31,040 --> 00:37:33,220 ..and a truly indescribable breakfast... 521 00:37:34,160 --> 00:37:36,220 ..this place has tested me to the limit, 522 00:37:36,320 --> 00:37:38,220 while simply showing you how to survive 523 00:37:38,300 --> 00:37:41,160 in one of the harshest environments on Earth. 524 00:37:41,320 --> 00:37:43,360 So probably about 20 foot down there. 525 00:37:43,920 --> 00:37:46,080 Now I've reached the most precious thing 526 00:37:46,140 --> 00:37:49,960 any desert survivor can ever find - water. 527 00:37:54,920 --> 00:37:55,980 Whoo! 528 00:37:56,020 --> 00:37:58,100 Totally smacked into the bottom. 529 00:37:58,160 --> 00:37:59,960 But that is so nice. 530 00:38:05,000 --> 00:38:08,380 You cannot underestimate the feeling for the survivor 531 00:38:08,940 --> 00:38:10,100 to come across water like this. 532 00:38:12,100 --> 00:38:14,020 Just so nice. 533 00:38:14,080 --> 00:38:17,360 You know, if your mouth's parched, you're dry, 534 00:38:19,000 --> 00:38:20,920 it's like liquid gold. 535 00:38:20,980 --> 00:38:23,140 You know, there's nothing you'd trade for this. 536 00:38:24,320 --> 00:38:29,940 In the desert, water really is the difference between life and death. 537 00:38:39,360 --> 00:38:44,260 This water is fresh, but there's no guarantee it's clean. 538 00:38:44,320 --> 00:38:47,300 Look at all of this... 539 00:38:47,340 --> 00:38:48,900 black, stinking goo. 540 00:38:52,280 --> 00:38:55,980 But there is a way of improvising a filter. 541 00:38:56,040 --> 00:38:58,260 You can just come up the slope a bit, 542 00:38:58,320 --> 00:39:02,920 start digging down and dig what's called a gypsy well. 543 00:39:03,340 --> 00:39:09,000 And it's just a very simple way of filtering the water. 544 00:39:12,120 --> 00:39:14,920 And you see the water beginning to seep in. 545 00:39:16,060 --> 00:39:19,360 Look, you see, pretty murky, the water it's filled up with. 546 00:39:20,020 --> 00:39:22,000 I'll clear all of that out now 547 00:39:22,380 --> 00:39:24,900 and then let it fill up again. 548 00:39:25,960 --> 00:39:29,000 The sediment and sand acts as a fine filter... 549 00:39:30,100 --> 00:39:32,180 ..helping to remove debris from the water 550 00:39:32,240 --> 00:39:34,080 as well as some other impurities. 551 00:39:34,340 --> 00:39:38,280 And, look, you see this is much clearer now the second time round. 552 00:39:39,280 --> 00:39:41,240 And that's gonna be OK to drink. 553 00:39:53,080 --> 00:39:57,060 It's always gonna be hard mentally leaving a water source like this 554 00:39:57,200 --> 00:40:01,340 but if you're not gonna be found and you're gonna self-rescue, 555 00:40:01,900 --> 00:40:03,180 you've got no choice. 556 00:40:03,240 --> 00:40:06,980 You gotta resupply and then you gotta move on. 557 00:40:07,040 --> 00:40:08,280 Come on. 558 00:40:10,900 --> 00:40:15,380 Water is the key to all life. Without it you die very fast. 559 00:40:16,200 --> 00:40:18,320 Sources of fresh water in the desert 560 00:40:18,380 --> 00:40:21,960 have helped people carve out their lives here for centuries. 561 00:40:30,280 --> 00:40:32,200 Look - some sort of old settlement. 562 00:40:33,380 --> 00:40:35,280 It's just whether it's gonna have people or not. 563 00:40:35,380 --> 00:40:37,060 Come on, let's get out there. 564 00:40:46,100 --> 00:40:50,920 I've seen a few tyre tracks in the sand, but the place looks deserted. 565 00:40:55,200 --> 00:40:57,960 The only thing that's gonna be living here now - 566 00:40:58,300 --> 00:41:01,220 snakes and scorpions are gonna love all of this rubble, 567 00:41:01,900 --> 00:41:03,180 shelter to hide in. 568 00:41:04,920 --> 00:41:06,100 Let's get down and have a look. 569 00:41:10,380 --> 00:41:14,360 The top of the walls allow me to make a rapid initial assessment. 570 00:41:22,320 --> 00:41:26,120 Yeah, there haven't been people here for a long time. 571 00:41:28,040 --> 00:41:30,060 But it's the new inhabitants I'm after - 572 00:41:30,260 --> 00:41:34,140 any of the scorpions, snakes, creepy-crawlies 573 00:41:34,180 --> 00:41:38,000 that might be living amongst all of the rubble. 574 00:41:41,940 --> 00:41:46,080 And for the desert survivor, you've gotta have energy, 575 00:41:46,140 --> 00:41:48,140 and that means you've gotta find food. 576 00:41:53,000 --> 00:41:57,140 You often get condensation, a bit of damp, under metal like this, 577 00:41:57,180 --> 00:41:59,020 but that's basically dried out. 578 00:42:12,160 --> 00:42:13,220 Let's try here. 579 00:42:15,060 --> 00:42:16,100 We got a scorpion. 580 00:42:16,900 --> 00:42:17,940 See this guy? 581 00:42:19,160 --> 00:42:21,100 Let's get him up. Look at his tail, right up. 582 00:42:21,160 --> 00:42:23,120 It's a deathstalker. 583 00:42:24,280 --> 00:42:29,360 And it's got one of the most deadly toxins of any scorpion, this guy. 584 00:42:32,340 --> 00:42:36,140 Get hit by that, you could be dead in 24 hours. 585 00:42:38,120 --> 00:42:39,160 I'll just pin him down. 586 00:42:39,240 --> 00:42:40,920 The lethal sting is in that tail 587 00:42:41,020 --> 00:42:43,100 so he needs to be disarmed before he's safe to eat. 588 00:42:43,160 --> 00:42:45,960 It is also good food. 589 00:42:58,220 --> 00:43:00,200 Not very tasty food but... 590 00:43:01,200 --> 00:43:03,080 That sounds like a vehicle. 591 00:43:11,100 --> 00:43:12,020 Truck! 592 00:43:12,080 --> 00:43:13,320 Come on! 593 00:43:16,020 --> 00:43:18,000 Come on, we'll cut him off, cut him off. 594 00:43:22,360 --> 00:43:24,920 The Sahara has claimed many lives, 595 00:43:24,980 --> 00:43:26,300 and going head to head with it 596 00:43:26,360 --> 00:43:28,220 is a formidable challenge. 597 00:43:28,280 --> 00:43:30,280 But with the right skills and attitude 598 00:43:30,340 --> 00:43:33,080 it really is possible toendure.