BEAR: I'm Bear Grylls.
I've made it through challenges in the sort of places
you wouldn't last a day without the right survival skills.
But this time I'm not alone.
After a nationwide call-out,
20,000 of the show's most hard-core fans were up for the challenge.
Two of them made the cut.
Now I'm gonna show them what it takes to really survive in the wild.
These two wilderness rookies will have to learn quickly and dig deep
to make it through this life-changing mission.
There's no way he would ask us to do something crazy.
Oh, boy!
It will push them beyond their physical limits...
Oh, man.
..teach them to work as a team...
Ooh, let me go back.
..and force them to confront their greatest fears.
300-foot drop, and I don't like water.
Whoo-hoo!
Together we're gonna be...
BOTH: Fan vs Wild.
Below me is the province of British Columbia,
which is twice the size of California.
It's so isolated that there are more bears here than there are people.
Survival is all about physical and mental strength.
With basic skills and the right attitude,
you can survive in the wilderness.
My first recruit is 39-year-old
Joe Resto from New York.
Well, I always wanted to climb to the top of a mountain.
I will probably be the only Puerto Rican in history
to climb a mountain.
But it's comforting to know
that I'll have Bear not too far from me
to take care of things if things get out of hand.
And joining Joe is 29-year-old
Sean Lacoste from the Midwest.
This is something I signed up for, and I want it to be a challenge.
I wanna be able to face my fears and my weaknesses and overcome those.
Sean and Joe won't be disappointed,
but the wilderness is both dangerous and unpredictable.
OK, are you set for this?
Get ready for the most wildcat ride you're ever gonna take.
Keep low.
This heli is taking us high into the Purcell Mountain Range,
over 100 miles from the nearest city.
Welcome to big mountains.
Some of these granite peaks were formed
over one and a half billion years ago.
Alright, guys, where we're going,
one of the most spectacular peaks around here, right?
But it is high, and it is small on the summit,
and it's more than likely gonna be as windy as hell.
What it means is that the heli's not gonna be able to touch down there,
so what we're gonna try and do is fast-rope.
You're on your own on that rope.
Do not let go of the rope.
More used to jumping in and out of New York cabs than helicopters,
Joe looks visibly nervous.
JOE: I live in New York. I don't see nature.
I don't see the jungle. I don't see the rainforest.
Joe's an e-commerce expert.
Outside work, he's DJ'ing and playing handball with his buddies.
I'm gonna miss the cars, the people, the food, the bathrooms.
I'm not looking forward to eating anything alive
or something that you usually would step on.
But look at that for a view. Just spectacular mountains, hey?
Sean works for an electronics company and is based in Minnesota.
Yeah, this is Sean.
He travels the U.S. training employees.
I live in the urban wilderness.
In fact, when people ask me where I live,
I tell them I live in airports and hotels,
and that's just the way it is.
Sean loves his home and sports, but has a phobia about water.
Just being this close to the water is...
..it is something that freaks me out.
And I'm looking forward to try to face that fear of water.
Now, at 10,000 feet, a third the height of Everest,
our pilot is looking for just anywhere he can get us down.
MAN: OK, Bear, we're gonna turn final here for that bridge
and see if we can get in there.
Copy that. Take it steady, then.
Now on the ski.
This will require pinpoint accuracy from our pilot.
Getting Bear on the rope.
Bear going down.
Getting onto the ground is always a high-risk moment.
OK, Bear is on the floor.
But how will the guys cope with it?
JOE: I mean, that was a pure Bear Grylls moment right there.
It was a rocky ride coming in, very windy.
We weren't even sure we were gonna land,
but when we, you know, climbed down the rope onto that peak,
100% adrenaline running through my body.
Sean's never even been in a helicopter before.
SEAN: The nerves were going. It was exciting.
You look down and you look around, and you feel very small.
I just knew that we needed to get down.
PILOT: OK, fan on the floor.
We've cut a piece from our fast rope.
With only one climbing rope to get us out of here,
we're gonna need all the help we can get.
Thumbs up, and we're clear.
My guys are safely down and pumped with adrenaline,
and they're gonna need it.
Good morning. Good morning.
OK, we're on the mountain, right? So how was that ride for you guys?
A little bumpy, little shaky.
What about you, Joe?
Well, at 8:00 in the morning,
that's the best cup of coffee you can ever have.
Woke me up.
Got a length of rope and we've got a bunch of this manila rope.
We've got harness here, and we've got a karabiner, and that is it.
You know, we are minimal, minimal kit.
The most important thing I can tell you on this journey is this -
trust me, and listen to me.
We're starting this mission as individuals,
but the guys are about to learn
that we're gonna have to work as a team and trust each other
if we're gonna get out of this wilderness in one piece.
- OK, guys. The journey begins. - Let's go.
I'm gonna show these two the skills they need
to survive for 48 hours in this wilderness.
Gusts of wind could blow us off this knife-edged ridge,
falling 3,000 feet into the valley below,
so it's vital we rope up.
Our first challenge is getting down this 80-foot granite rock face
and to the snowed gully beneath.
I'm gonna scale down a mountain with Bear Grylls.
I mean, life doesn't get any better than that.
I mean, that's a story I can tell my grandkids, if I live.
This rope will be our lifeline and ticket
to getting out of these mountains.
It's the real deal. This is really happening.
Oh, man.
It's a good way to learn. We've got the best.
Guys, you know, sometimes it's better
just to get thrown in at the deep end...
..and go for it, you know.
SEAN: I'm a huge fan of the show,
and Bear seems like a pretty down-to-earth guy.
If he has fears, I don't know what they are,
because he exudes that confidence.
For that reason, he's the person that I'd want to be.
That...is not coming out.
You think?
I can honestly say that I've never been more terrified in my life,
and excited at the same time, so...
The fans are nervous, so I'm gonna lower them down together.
Let's stand up.
And lots of confidence for this, guys.
You know, mantra of survival is all about that balance of confidence.
You don't want over-confidence. That's dangerous.
You don't want under-confidence.
You then get tentative and make mistakes.
Good, steady, positive confidence.
Confidence in your kit, confidence in me, confidence in each other.
OK. Let's put some pressure on the rope, start leaning back.
This is a feeling I've never felt before.
- I've got you. - You got me?
- You got me, Bear? - Look, I've got you.
These guys have never rappelled off anything like this.
It'll give me a vital insight into their strengths and weaknesses.
Lean back. Leaning out. That's it.
Once you've leant back, it'll become easier...
Joe is struggling already.
It looks like heights could be a problem for him.
Not like this. This is when it's hard and the rope goes slack.
I want you like this, right out.
But I need him to trust me.
That's it. Now you're trusting the rope, OK?
- Trust the rope. Trust Bear. - Lean back even further.
- That's it, OK? - Alright.
Now you just walk back. That's it.
Now we're rappelling, guys.
- Keep leaning back. - Is that what I'm doing?
Now you're doing it.
Oh, ----.
Really great job.
That's it. You're leaning back, smiles on your faces.
We're rock'n'roll, guys!
Welcome to the mountains!
- How was it? - Amazing!
I seriously considered not doing the rappel.
It was pretty scary.
SEAN: Going down off that mountain, you know,
was kind of a horrific experience, you know.
It's...one false move of that rock, that could be it.
Well done, guys. You did great on that.
Kind of always scary going over the edge, isn't it, at the start?
Oh, yeah.
I need to recover our rope and get us moving.
But first, the big survival priority - water.
Dehydration really creeps up on you in the mountains.
You don't feel thirsty, but you get through so much fluids here.
Combination of altitude, dry air, adrenaline, and working hard -
you're gonna dehydrate.
So get your bottles out. Dig into the snow a bit.
Get under all of this crust, and then just fill it up.
Eating snow is not a good way to rehydrate.
It can cause blisters in your mouth.
Instead, we'll stash the bottles away for later.
By the time you reach the bottom, you'll have water.
In the mountain, you've got to drink before you're thirsty.
If you're thirsty, you're already dehydrated.
In our next challenge, we save time and energy
by cranking down a vertical snow face.
Whoa-ho! Ooh!
You just don't know what's in store next. That's what scares me.
What devilry does this man have in store for us?
And tackle a glacier containing a mine field of crevasses.
Good job.
I don't even want to go back to a glacier. Ever.
BEAR: I'm in Canada with two wilderness rookies -
Joe Resto from New York...
I'm gonna scale down a mountain with Bear Grylls.
I mean, life doesn't get any better than that.
..and Sean Lacoste.
I'm from Shakopee, Minnesota.
You know, my life revolves around training consultants.
This is the exact polar opposite of what I do.
Welcome to the mountains!
My rookies have already scaled down a sheer rock face.
Kick it in hard.
We're now descending a thousand feet
through an almost-vertical snow gully.
At this altitude, limited oxygen makes exercise difficult,
and already Joe is feeling the strain.
How are you feeling?
- Uh...like I wanna die. - (LAUGHS)
Like I am dying, and a slow, painful death.
I know. You're doing good. Really doing good, you know.
Whole new environment. That's why it's tiring.
It's pushing you. It pushes you to the limit.
I need to get the guys motivated again, and fast.
OK, are we getting more confident with this now?
I've got an idea that will give my team a lift.
OK, look, we can make up some time here.
We're gonna glissade it.
OK.
Glissading is a mountain technique used to cover ground quickly
and save valuable energy.
I'm gonna show the guys which line to
take, then give them the all clear.
It's all great! And remember, space out!
Alright. Time for a wild ride.
The run is over 300 yards long.
The guys have gotta keep their feet up.
At speeds like this, if they dig their heels in,
they could be thrown forward and barrel-roll off the mountain.
Whoo! I can't see a thing!
But it's worth the risk, as every mile completed
brings you closer to safety.
Oh, boy!
- Wow. - Great.
That's a lot of snow up the back.
SEAN: I think I'm a pretty confident skier...
..but that thing's steep.
I can't believe I just did that on my bottom. It was a wild ride.
It's dangerous up here. This isn't a joke.
This is as real as it gets.
BEAR: They're doing well.
You know, it's put a smile on their face again.
They were definitely getting tired in that gully.
The thing is you can't rush ground like that when it's icy and steep.
It's tiring on the legs, but, you know, they did well,
and that's in the past.
Here's the future in getting down out of these mountains.
We lost a lot of height there, which is good.
And we picked the pace up there, that's for sure.
But that's gonna be difficult.
Before long, we've hit one brute of a glacier.
It's three miles long, 600-feet deep,
and is riddled with danger.
Under the surface lie huge crevasses up to a hundred feet deep.
It's essential we rope up.
It's funny.
If people don't know there are crevasses here,
you see something like this, it just looks like a big snowfield.
And that's partly why it's dangerous.
Lulls people into a false sense of security.
Snow covers crevasses and creates snow bridges.
This makes them difficult to spot, which in turn can be lethal.
OK, look. This is what I mean.
Look at that, you see?
That's why snow is bad, alright.
If I walk across that, and that gives way...
..it's a long drop into darkness.
Tread lightly.
It's pretty intimidating.
You don't really know what's underneath the surface.
Almost anything can happen.
So what you're on now, Sean, is good.
What's to your right is bad.
Snow - bad. Ice - good.
- I'm freaking out. - Good. It's all good.
This is the scaredest I've been all day.
The closer we get to the moraine,
the crevasses are getting deeper, wider, and more difficult to cross.
I'm gonna take the lead and select a route
through the maze of ice walls ahead.
OK, basically, what we need to do
is get across these few series of crevasses
to reach over there, alright?
But in our way is a 50-foot sheer wall of ice down to a snow bridge.
Yeah. No, that's not great.
- I don't like to hear him say that. - Not great.
BEAR: I'm in one of Canada's most isolated provinces -
British Columbia.
But I'm not alone.
Get ready for the most wildcat ride you're ever gonna take.
20,000 hard-core fans from all over the U.S.
applied to join me for the wilderness adventure of a lifetime.
We selected Joe Resto from New York,
who has a very personal reason to make this trip.
I was a victim of a very random and senseless act of violence.
I was shot in my back.
My friend next to me was shot in the head and killed instantly.
Upon recovery, I made a promise to myself
to do whatever makes me smile,
and going to Canada with Bear makes me smile.
Joe's fellow rookie is Sean Lacoste from the Midwest.
Sean feels he's got something to prove.
My friends and my family, they've all said, you know,
"You have so many fears, you have so many weaknesses,
"and there's no way you'd be able to do it."
For this to actually come true, I mean, I'm excited, I'm nervous.
Alright. Time for a wild ride.
I'm happy that I get the chance to prove to myself
and to throw it in their face, to say, "I can do this."
Oh, boy!
And this adventure is gonna push our guys to the absolute limit.
Good job.
We're halfway across a glacier when we come face to face
with a sheer 50-foot wall of ice.
Basically, we cut into the ice, and then the rope runs around it,
OK?
An ice anchor is a rescue technique used by climbers
when speed is essential and gear is minimal.
I like to call him an outdoor wizard.
He can see things that other people don't, you know?
Like, if I walk by a log, I'd just be like, "That's a log,"
where he walks by a log and, all of a sudden, it's a raft.
You know, he just takes whatever
and applies it to the situation that he's in.
Keep digging.
I've never seen two guys work so carefully.
That's what happens when your life's on the line, isn't it?
So, basically, the rope locks nicely in place.
That's not going anywhere.
I'm gonna lead the way and rappel first.
OK, are we good with this?
Yeah. So far.
Joe is watching my line and Sean's my anchor.
Wait. Bear, Bear! Bear, Bear!
- Yeah. - I don't know. I don't know.
- It's not holding. - It is. It's good.
- It's good? - Joe, it's fine, honestly.
- Alright. - It's OK.
I have a healthy respect for crevasses.
I'm not gonna take any chances with me or you, alright?
OK.
One of these occasions - just trust me, it will hold.
Oh, man.
It's good.
- See that line, Joe? - I see it.
- Keep your hand on it, buddy! - Hand's on it.
OK, I'm down.
Bear, are you alright?
- Sean, what's going on? - He's good.
- He's good? - He's good.
- Alright. - Down you come.
Nice and steady.
This is a pretty scary... scary situation.
I didn't wanna go down there. You feel very alone.
You've just gotta trust Bear and, you know, his experience, and...
OK, Joe! We've got Sean down!
Oh, man.
OK, we're going down, Joe. Let's go.
This is really gonna push Joe
and will make him confront his fear of rappelling.
Who's guarding the rope?
- You got me, Bear? - I've got you 100%, brother.
Alright. I trust you.
That's good. That's good.
Keep it coming. Lean back.
I reckon you can walk down this,
so lean right out like you did on that first granite rappel.
That's it. Lean right back, right back.
Hips forward, remember. Feet flat against the ice.
Not ---- to the ice.
Crevasses are scary places, and this is really challenging Joe.
He's gonna have to put his fears to one side
and put his confidence in me.
Good job, Joe!
- Good stuff. - Well done, buddy.
Bear helped me. I mean, he told me everything's gonna be fine.
But, you know, he's been saying that all day, and I have been fine,
so I guess I need to start believing him at some point.
With the crevasse accomplished, we need to rehydrate.
At this altitude the body needs over a litre of water an hour,
similar to the desert.
That's good. Look, you see how the snow's melted in there?
- Yeah. - Have a drink, stow them.
And we get onto this moraine
and try and find somewhere to make camp before it gets dark.
As the glacier carves through this valley,
it gouges out millions of tonnes of rock.
This moraine gives us easy access to the tree line.
Get up over the ridge.
We're at 7,000 feet and surrounded by imposing glaciers.
With only three hours left of daylight,
we need to think about shelter and food.
We're up off the valley floor.
All the cold air at night is gonna sink down there,
so it actually should be a bit warmer up here.
Alright. Anywhere along here is gonna be good.
- That's bear poo. - Is that bear ----?
This time of year, the warmer weather
brings bears and cougars higher into the mountains.
Look, you can see all the hair of what it's been feeding off.
But, you know, it's a good amount of it.
Probably a grizzly.
Is it fresh?
But we are, you know, we're in the tree line here,
so there are gonna be bears.
Let's keep going.
In the last 20 years, 300 people have been killed
by large predators in British Columbia.
More bear poo.
Do you know what? It doesn't make it a bad place to camp.
It makes it a scary place to camp.
We're in the bear's neighbourhood now.
Bears aren't territorial.
This is purely a sign that they've passed through.
I go for this. You happy?
Happy.
OK, first thing we want to do is clear this
and then we need to find some long, long...
See? These sort of things.
That'll do for one.
Get a longer one and run that to there.
Then we'll just cover that.
All this timber is avalanche debris.
With failing daylight, we don't have to waste time cutting trees,
but Joe's got other things on his mind.
I'm on a constant bear look-out now.
Do you know what?
It's so much easier with three people.
I can't imagine being out here by yourself.
Parts of it are magical.
Parts of it, though, when you're tired
and you just wanna, you know, make camp fast and rest.
If the devil had a boot camp, this is what it'd be like.
- This is evil. - On top of there.
I haven't worked this hard since ever.
- This is bedding? - Yeah.
Spruce branches on top of the avalanche debris
are ideal for both roofing and bedding.
One layer underneath is worth two on top, OK?
That's where we're gonna lose most of our heat.
I promise, at 3:00 in the morning, when you're cold,
you'll be grateful for every inch of bedding under you.
I am beat.
Exhausted.
It's now looking like a shelter.
I don't want the guys to have to kill for their dinner,
so I've brought it with me.
Nice. I'm allergic to bunnies.
I'm in British Columbia with two new freshmen survivalists.
I'm probably the first Puerto Rican
to ever rappel off a mountain in Canada.
We're on a 48-hour survival mission,
and my recruits are already finding it tough going.
SEAN: You know I've played a lot of sports, play-offs,
all kinds of different things, championships.
But being out here in this environment, with Bear,
learning from him, experiencing this,
it's life-changing.
With our camp sorted, it's time to start preparing dinner.
- And that... - That's nice.
..is gonna be supper.
The First Nation people hunted mountain hares for food,
and used their pelts for clothing.
- I'm allergic to bunnies. - You're allergic to bunnies.
Great, well, that's one each for us, Sean.
To cook these critters we need a fire,
and I'm gonna get the boys to spark it up.
Here, look. Come and check this out, Joe.
What's he got planned now?
OK, look, we're gonna make the fire in here.
Got loads of kindling here.
I'll go and get some more bigger stuff.
Look, really nice crackles. It's gonna burn.
The guy can do it all. He knows how to navigate by moonlight.
He can rub his feet together and make a fire.
When you're around greatness like that, it's bound to rub off.
What did you do?
- Over to you. You're good to go. - Yes. Alright.
Do you have a match?
Uh, I got a lighter over... Is he gone?
So we've gotten the materials, but can Sean release the magic?
I'm having difficulties here.
I'm not Bear Grylls.
Guess we've got to eat them raw.
But it's all about perseverance.
Oh, he got it going. It's burning.
Mmm, mmm, mmm. Can't wait for that rabbit.
Well, then, guys, how was that, getting that going?
I feel like a man, in the wild.
(CHUCKLES) You are a man in the wild.
We've all been looking forward to this, so well done.
Now Joe has to gut the hares.
Incision.
Today we've burnt over 6,000 calories
which is the same as running 2.5 marathons.
Now, this meat is gonna put some much needed fuel back in our tanks.
Here's to you guys.
- Mmm! It's good. - It's actually pretty good.
But you know, it can be a bit gruesome
getting stuck into the guts of a hare and stuff
and cooking it and then eating it just like that.
But what you've got to remember,
it's doing this sort of thing that allows us to survive out here,
to be able to live and enjoy this sort of place.
Man, it felt prehistoric.
Like I was...
Like I have to. I had to do it.
If I want to eat, that's what I have to do, you know?
There's no chef here.
I don't see Martha Stewart cooking. This is us. It's just us.
If we're gonna survive, we gotta eat. You gotta do what you gotta do.
As night falls, so does the temperature,
to a freezing 20 degrees Fahrenheit.
Day's been exhausting.
I probably did more
in the first three hours of my day
than most people will do, you know, in a year.
SEAN: I'm yet to sleep.
I've not fallen asleep yet.
BEAR: Well, it's now about 4:00,
got the fire going properly again.
Gonna try and sleep like this for a few hours.
That's what the mountains do to you.
Brilliant.
In our next challenge,
Sean comes face to face with his biggest hang-up.
- Let me go back. - Are you in? Here we go.
And Joe has to confront his fear of heights.
Oh, man!
BEAR: I'm in the Canadian wilderness
and I'm taking two rookie survivors on the experience of a lifetime.
Well, we're kind of two different individuals.
He comes from a big city. I come from a small town.
So our lives are, you know, polar opposites.
JOE: This is Bear's office right here.
This is where he punches in and punches out.
It's amazing to think that he does this for a living.
It's dawn and we're finally beginning
to thaw out around the fire.
Definitely need warming up after last night.
- Frigid. - Wet, and it was cold.
But this spruce tea will do the job.
Spruce tea contains 20 times more vitamin C than an orange.
It literally tastes like I have a car freshener in my mouth right now.
It's that bad.
If the guys don't rate the OJ,
I'm pretty sure they won't think much of the rest of our breakfast.
We're gonna forage under rocks to
see what grubs and worms we can find.
- Wow. Look, check this one out. - (SEAN LAUGHS)
Oh, man.
Bear breakfast.
Worms are around 60% protein,
which is around the same as a sirloin steak.
- We are cooking these, right? - Um...
Seriously, we're cooking these.
Less cooking, more scrubbing.
OK, look. Get these, stick them in
the spruce tea, give them a wash off.
Then just pull them out, and, you know, probably the easiest way...
Oh, man.
..just pop it in.
Tastes horrible. Ugh!
Well done, Sean.
- This thing is moving, man. - Come on, Joe.
- (COUGHS AND RETCHES) - We need energy.
- Don't throw up on me. - I almost did.
One, two, three.
How's it doing in there?
I'm right in your projectile vomit line.
(RETCHES)
Don't vomit. Try and get it down.
You need all your energy. Come on.
Wash it down with that.
Oh...
(LAUGHS)
That sort of whimper... (LAUGHS)
- Feels good, feels good. - Well done, buddy. Well done.
This bushman's breakfast couldn't be further
from Joe's New York equivalent.
- Pure evil. - Yeah.
He's pure evil.
Sacks on. Good.
We're out of here.
It's a good idea to take advantage of any elevation
to plan the next part of your journey.
A constant survival challenge is to find the quickest and easiest route.
SEAN: I'm beat. I'm completely exhausted.
But, last night, the mentally exhausted hit as well.
OK. You see where we wanna get to?
Down through this moraine,
then you see where the lake then spills out of the valley.
And that's where we wanna head - down into the valley.
Following the water is a good guide
as it finds the path of least resistance.
The thing is this is all very, very loose.
It's like walking on ball bearings.
A real hazard is falling rocks,
and a small rock falling at 50 miles an hour
is gonna take you out.
I was almost killed in the Yukon,
one exactly like that going down scree like this.
Got to the bottom, turned round and one just went straight past my head.
You know, so we've got to be really cautious on this.
This moraine is now getting too dangerous.
Cutting through this undergrowth will be hard going,
but it will reduce our risk.
Man, it's like being back in the jungle.
I feel like I'm engulfed, you know, in the environment and wilderness.
You know, the trees are so tall, and foliage so thick,
I can't even see what direction we're going.
Do you see the end, ever?
After over a mile battling the dense brushwood, we finally hit the river.
Do you know what? Just stay here. Let me have a little look.
This is looking too dangerous to cross.
The glacial melt-water charges down
over 300 foot of boulder and sheer rock face
to the base of the waterfall.
I want nothing to do with rappelling off a waterfall.
No. It's too slippery.
There's no way he would ask us to do something crazy.
- Would he? - Yeah.
The waterfall looks way too dangerous to go down this side.
Try and look for a place to cross.
Sean's greatest fear is water.
This is gonna be a nightmare for him, and it's starting to show.
300-foot drop, and I don't like water.
I know, I know.
But that way is way more dangerous.
I need the guys to work as a team.
We're gonna cross this river linked together.
What'd I say right at the start?
When I say it's OK - and to trust me - it will be OK.
Team, be a team.
I'm gonna put Sean in the middle so he'll be supported on either side.
OK, it's all good. It's all good. Step down.
- Take my arm. - That's fine. Step down.
I've got you. OK.
Only a few feet from the bank,
and already Sean is pulling me back to the shore.
- Ooh. - It's all good.
- Let me go back. - Are you in? Here we go.
We're moving. Take our time. Nice, good steps.
I need to keep Sean focused.
If he loses footing here, we'll all go in
and tumble down into the waterfall.
This is not a good place to stop. I need to keep him moving.
Keep coming. It's good. Almost there, alright?
OK, it's a bit stronger here.
We're at the halfway point, the most dangerous part of the river.
I've got you.
And, suddenly, Sean freezes.
It's fight or flight time.
I manage to pull Sean and get him on the move.
Good job. Well done, guys.
And we've made it.
A short distance, yet a big deal for both Sean and Joe.
That scared the crap out of me. I'm not gonna lie.
Oh, man! Oh!
I just want to kiss solid ground. (LAUGHS)
But I've a feeling we're not over the worst of it.
The waterfall looks just as challenging over here.
The river's overflowing
and the sides are way too slippery to scramble down.
If Sean's phobia is water, then Joe's greatest fear is heights.
JOE: I wanna go home.
Do you know what? So do I.
And this is what's gonna get us home, OK?
We've gotta concentrate on this.
We can be tired all the rest of the time.
This bit - really got to concentrate, OK?
The first section is 150 feet and it's looking really slippery.
I'm gonna tie us together and set up a stack to rappel.
I've made the guys put their helmets on,
and I need them to really focus now.
OK, it's looking good.
But the reality is it's like walking on ice.
If it's tough for me, then this could be Joe's ultimate challenge.
Joe? Joe! How are you feeling, man?
Alright.
Fear can paralyse you, but the guys mustn't be beaten by this.
And already, Joe's having problems keeping his feet.
Oh!
Every step here's a challenge.
I need him to concentrate, but he's struggling.
- Oh, man. - OK, come down to me.
Joe's punched out.
His energy and stamina are at an all-time low,
and he couldn't be further from New York right now.
I don't know how much more I can take.
Keep going, Sean. Talk to me, Joe.
That was terrifying.
We've just gotta hang on in there.
Nice and steady. There's no hurry.
The adrenaline from Sean's river crossing
is driving him down the rope.
Whoo!
Are we done rappelling, now?
Well, we're kind of three quarters of the way down.
Still got to get down there.
Let's just get this rope back, then we'll figure out the next stage.
I hate to say it, but, you know, I feel really ---- off right now.
I mean, I'm trying to figure out why I signed up for this whole thing.
I can't risk another rappel.
I've managed to lower Sean. Now I need to get Joe down, and fast.
Poor Joe really is... sort of zombie land now.
It's just been so cold and wet all night, all morning.
He hasn't really eaten anything.
He's drained.
I mean, you see he's really kinda stumbling around.
The rocks are still really slippery...
..and Joe's losing it.
Sean, go and check he's alright!
JOE: Almost snapped my knee in half. I came down bad on my knee.
This is not a good place to be when something goes wrong.
I need to get down to them.
Are you alright?
Just tired, hungry, cold, pain in my knee.
Those are all...those are all called mountain emotions.
- It's not easy, you know. - Not easy.
You've done amazingly. You really have, you know.
This whole journey would be hard in beautiful conditions.
We've had it cold, we've had it continually wet, you know.
That's what's happening, but you've done amazingly.
Survival is all about digging deeper than you ever thought you could.
I need to kick the guys into gear now.
I don't know whether to laugh or cry at this point.
I'm learning not to go into the wilderness by myself,for sure.
We've only got four hours to hit the valley floor
and reach our exit point.
Next up, we cross miles of stagnant swamps.
This doesn't smell too good.
Before facing our final challenge - a glacial river.
Let's go home!
I'm in British Columbia's wilderness with two hard-core fans -
Joe Resto and Sean Lacoste.
Over nearly 48 hours, I've pushed them to their absolute limits.
Oh, man!
The guys are exhausted and they're low.
I'm wet. I'm cold. This rain won't stop.
Just ---- me off.
We're now well below the tree line
and wading through bog known as muskeg.
You know, be really careful as you tread.
It's real ankle-twisting stuff,
all these tussocks of grass in between all the marsh.
Every step is one closer to a shower and some food, to New York.
The stagnant muskeg is a perfect breeding ground for mosquitoes.
I hate mosquitoes!
But Mother Nature has provided a solution.
OK.
Covering yourself with mud
puts a protective layer between you and the mosquito.
I think I'd rather have the mosquitoes.
(LAUGHS)
This doesn't smell too good.
OK, let's keep going.
There's a bit of a game trail along the river here.
Using animal tracks makes the going easier
and very often leads to fresh water.
Last stretch, guys!
Big push, big energy.
Further down the valley, we come face to face with the river.
Oh, no.
It's wide and charging with freezing water.
This is ---- bustlingly cold, glacial water, this.
Four or five strong strokes, we'll be across that.
This sucks. (LAUGHS)
The way we're gonna do this is efficiently and fast, alright?
We wanna be in that water the least amount of time we have to be,
but we've also got to make it safe, you know,
and there is a strong possibility in water that cold you'd panic,
and that's why we're gonna use a rope.
SEAN: I prayed for this not to happen, dude.
Keeping our clothes dry is essential.
We need to get warm as soon as we reach the other side.
We ready for this?
And to do that, we're gonna use a bend in the river to our advantage
and let the current pivot us from one bank to the other.
You'll have to work hard against that current, alright?
It's quite strong there.
Whoo! Very, very cold.
Earlier today, Sean had trouble in three feet of water.
This river is over seven feet deep.
Sean, this swim's taking you home, alright?
Let's finish strong with this. Let's go. Let's go.
Winded and hyperventilating,
Sean tries to power through the cold, heavy water,
but he's struggling to make any progress...
..but then he's out.
Well done, buddy. You've done really good.
This is a massive deal for Sean.
He's faced his biggest fear and succeeded.
But I can't afford for him to get hypothermia.
I need to get Joe across, and fast.
That's good. That's good. Keep it coming.
I'm really proud of my team.
The guys have put a huge amount of trust in both me and themselves.
They've shown both grit and courage.
- How does that feel? - Oh, let's go home.
That was the worst experience I've ever had in my entire life.
Oh!
- OK. Come on, kit open, dry kit on. - Alright. Dry clothes.
SEAN: I've never met Joe before. I've never Bear before.
But when it comes out here and you have to trust people,
and that trust is big when you're going through
adventures like this, you know.
I don't wanna ever do that again. Hopefully, I won't have to.
Get jackets on, ropes stowed. We need to get moving.
Now, these guys have just done amazingly.
They arrived here scared and pretty wide-eyed.
They've been cold, wet, but they're pumped,
and for me, that's what survival's all about.
You know, it's about coming through those emotions
and then winning at the end and making it out.
Good, guys. Come on.
Here she comes. That's it, guys. End of the journey.
You've done it. We're going home.
- Oh, my gosh. - It's a sweet, sweet sound.
The last 48 hours have been huge for us all.
It's been incredible to watch
the guys' strength and confidence just grow.
I'm always a little bit nervous
taking people who've got no experience
into a very wild place.
It's one thing operating on my own.
Suddenly, you've got other people's lives in your hands.
You know, he instilled a lot of trust,
and I think that was the most important thing
I learned on this journey, was learn to trust.
When you see someone who's never done it before
suddenly on the edge of the cliff
and you can almost feel their heart beating,
and I could see that kinda look of horror.
But, you know, he did it, and that's amazing to see.
As terrified as I was,
I think it made me a stronger person by coming out here and experiencing
and putting myself in those kinds of situations,
and it really did push us to the limit.
I think it's always captivating
seeing somebody overcome
real struggles.
You know, we gave them the whole nine yards.
We didn't kind of pander to it,
and we threw them in, literally, at the deep end.
Yeah, this Man vs Wild.
This is the real deal.
We came to Canada,
and we're done with Canada.
This experience has been unbelievable.
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