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I'm Bear Grylls.

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Whoooo!

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I'm gonna show you what it takes
to get out alive

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from some of the most dangerous
places on earth.

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I've got to make it through
a week of challenges

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in the sort of places
you wouldn't last a day

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without the right survival skills.

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OK, come on, then.

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Now I'm in the wilds of New
Zealand's volcanic North Island....

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Man, that's why this place
is so horrible - look.

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..crossing raging
mountain rivers...

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This is the bit
you don't want to go in on.

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..and battling my way
through dense, steaming forests.

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Trying to reach the tree!

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Carrying with me little more
than the average tourist...

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Ow!

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..I'll turn a busted cell phone
into a potential lifesaver.

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Here we go!

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I'm in New Zealand's
volcanic North Island.

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The Maori have been in this land
for centuries

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and it's only with their blessing

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that I'll be able to travel
and gather food

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in this extraordinary place.

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I just love this country,
and I'm not alone -

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every year thousands of people
flock to New Zealand

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for the mountains, the volcanoes
and the forests.

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But be under no illusion -
this place is still very wild.

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Every year tourists end up
getting lost or stranded,

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requiring assistance
from New Zealand's rescue services.

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I'm gonna put myself
in the position of a lost tourist

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to show you how to survive when an
everyday adventure goes very wrong.

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These jet boats are incredible -

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very shallow draft
and powerful engines.

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And that's how they negotiate
these narrow rivers and big rapids.

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They're used by hunters
in New Zealand

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to penetrate deep
into the forest interior.

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OK.

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But a 30-foot waterfall
is a natural barrier

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that even these amazing boats
cannot navigate.

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This is about as far as
this jet boat's gonna take us.

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I'm gonna have to bail.

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OK,

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I'm good.

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The powerful current is pushing me
away from the rocks.

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MAN: OK.

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(SHOUTS) Welcome to New Zealand!

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A good bet here is
to keep on a north-south bearing.

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In this part of New Zealand,

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the largest concentrations of people
are in the north of the island.

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Get there and your
chances of finding

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habitation will
increase massively.

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The simplest way of establishing
your direction is to use the sun,

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but there's a method
even on an overcast day.

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Look, if you just use a knife,
get a twig

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and then just try and find
the shadow of the twig on the knife

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and work out
where that shadow's strongest.

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See, it's quite weak there.

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As we move it's getting stronger
and then it gets weaker again.

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That's about the strongest point,

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which means the sun
is directly over there.

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Midday, Southern Hemisphere,
sun's in the north.

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That's the way you wanna go.

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Your search for food is continuous,

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and if the opportunity arises,
grab it.

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Yeah, it's a manuka tree.

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You often get grubs in these.

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There's another one.

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Here you go. Look, see these holes?

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That's what the grubs will make.

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Look, here you go -
it's a tree weta.

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Oh, my goodness, look at the size
of that one, though.

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Let's try and get him off.

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The thing is they do have

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these unbelievably powerful pincers
in their front.

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Just be careful with this guy.

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Look, you can see him holding on,
holding on to that!

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But just mean-looking.

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And these guys actually pre-date
the dinosaurs, and you can see why,

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but fine to eat.

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Not sure quite where to begin
on it...

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Ow, ow, ow, he's got me there. Ow!

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Ow.

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What a brute -
he's actually drawn blood.

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Right, that's war.
Head's coming off.

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The body...

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That's fine to eat.

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Oh, my goodness. I've eaten
a lot of bad things before.

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Hoo!

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It's gonna be one of those ones
you want to hold your nose

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and just get it down
so you don't have to smell it.

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Oh, it's rancid.

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God, smells like it's been alive
since before the dinosaurs.

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Some sort of big river pumping
down there - you can hear it.

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(WATER RUSHES)

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Look, this just
came out of nothing.

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No knowing how deep that is,
either.

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We need to find some way
across this, get down.

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Attempting to cross a river this

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powerful should
not be taken lightly.

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New Zealand loses over 100 people
each year to drowning,

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and has one of the highest
annual drowning tolls

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in the developed world.

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That's gonna be one option.

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Of all these tragedies,
most occurred in rivers.

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Disappears into a whole world
of ugliness down there.

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This is probably gonna be
our best bet.

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While I am always a little bit
nervous of fallen tree trunks.

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You don't know how long
they've been here

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and you don't know how rotten
they are.

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OK.

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This tree has been swept downstream
when the river was in full flood

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and then rammed onto these rocks.

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It's a sobering reminder of just
how powerful these rivers can be.

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Seems pretty solid, this.

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You're just not human, though,
if you don't assess it twice.

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The consequences
of getting this wrong are big.

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It's the best option, but put a foot
wrong and go into those rapids,

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you're not coming out.

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It's quite slippy here.

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Probably worth shinning.

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White water is treacherous.

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The constant churning
makes the water aerated

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and the millions of
air bubbles means

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it's much harder to stay afloat.

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Combine that with powerful currents
and you got a fight on your hands.

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And this is the bit
you don't want to go in on.

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Yeah, don't hang around on this.

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OK, go on then.

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Come on, come to me.

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Lost it.

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You just don't want to take
any chances

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when there's that much white water
being driven under a log like that.

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You know, you'll only
get it wrong once.

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OK, good job. Let's keep going.

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The river edge can be
a rich source of food.

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A couple of big crayfish in here.
Good-sized ones, though.

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OK, let's try and get these
guys out. We can eat them later.

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Crayfish like this
are best kept alive.

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That way you can ensure they are
fresh when you come to cook them.

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This will do, just a bit of moss.

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OK, let's get 'em out.

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OK, there we go.

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And then all I need to do,
wet this moss...

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..and then I can store
them in that, wrap 'em up.

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Try and get the other one first.

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There we go.

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That's gonna be a good little eat
on the way.

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Wrap 'em up in this.

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Eating raw crayfish can be
very dangerous.

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They can carry a parasitic worm

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which works its way from
your intestines to your lungs,

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causing fever, chest pains
and extreme fatigue.

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So always cook them up
before eating.

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We'll just keep an eye out for any
other little pools like this we find

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as we work our way along the river.

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OK, good.

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Before Maori hunters commenced
their journeys into the wild

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they would acknowledge the gods

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who, they believed, would lead them
to their prey.

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Up ahead lies a formidable
volcanic mountain chain

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that must be crossed if you're to
maintain your north-south bearing.

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Man, that's why this place
is so horrible.

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Look, dislodge one thing and
the whole mountain starts to slide.

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I'm in the wet wilds of New Zealand

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taking on dense forests slashed
with fierce mountain torrents.

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This is the bit
you don't want to go in on.

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We're out of the forests,

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but there are
mountains ahead there.

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OK, let's keep moving.

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This arid volcanic range
dominates the central North Island

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and has to be crossed if you're
to stay on your northerly heading.

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North Island, New Zealand,

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is the most south-westerly quadrant
of the vast Pacific Ring of Fire

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that stretches from Indonesia
to Hawaii.

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It's relatively young
in geological terms,

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only becoming an island
around 90 million years ago,

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and it is still on the move today,
constantly reshaping.

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It's definitely hard work
at altitude

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and also very dehydrating.

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You're not only breathing hard and
therefore losing a lot of moisture,

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you're also peeing more,

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as you're getting rid of
the extra C02 in your body.

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You know, it's like everything's
battling against you -

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expiration,
perspiration and peeing.

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All going out and nothing going in.

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The volcanoes here
are still active.

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In 2007, Mount Ruapehu's crater lake
gave way, causing a giant mudflow.

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Up to 1.5 million tonnes
of mud, ice and snow

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cascaded down into
the valley below.

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Finding water is gonna be a huge
priority in a place like this.

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There's a river I can hear. Look.

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(WATER RUSHES FAINTLY)

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Let's try and find a way...
find a way down to this.

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Even a few hours of exertion
at this altitude

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will leave your body
dangerously low on fluids,

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which urgently need replenishing.

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Very loose.
Just take it easy down this.

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But getting down to the river
is gonna be easier said than done.

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The ground is hard and compacted,

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and to make things worse
it's covered in loose boulders,

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making any progress doubly hard.

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Man, that's why this place
is so horrible.

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Look, dislodge one thing and
the whole mountain starts to slide,

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and that's just getting
all funnelled down

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like an alley of death down there,

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and that is not
the way we're going.

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Really watch your footing on this.

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Look, the whole stuff is crumbling.

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Let's keep working round.

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OK, you gotta stay close to me
in all of this.

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We don't want to be dislodging
stuff on top of each other.

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It's much easier trying
to work our way down the shoulder

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than all of that loose face.

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Look, you can see there - that all
just leads to those cliffs.

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Actually, you can see that funnel
of death I was talking about -

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boulder alley.

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Yeah, that's why
we didn't go down there.

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Let's try and pick
a line down this.

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It's all cliffs
straight under this.

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Trying to work out a way down
the last bit of the river.

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Try this way.

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It's a bit of a gully down here.

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OK, it's good.

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OK, let's refill.

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I can smell sulfur, though.

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(SPITS)

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Oh, very acidic. (SPITS)

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Makes your lips and tongue
really tingle.

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That's the volcanoes doing that
to this water.

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Just means it's completely
undrinkable for me.

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A lot of effort to
get down to this,

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but you're not gonna win them all.

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There's no way we can drink this.

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OK, we need to get out
of the mountains.

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Your survival depends on
how you react to disappointments.

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Horrible.

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It's so easy to allow your spirits
to become crushed by setbacks.

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OK, let's get moving faster now.

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Everything then becomes
a series of diminishing returns

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and your chances of surviving
will plummet.

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You have to rejoice in the small

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victories and shrug
off the failures.

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Leaving the mountains doesn't mean
that your challenges are over,

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and in this volcanic landscape
danger is never far away.

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Very steady here -
all of this bank is crumbling.

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See that down there?

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That water is coming out
at boiling temperature

248
00:17:02,980 --> 00:17:06,080
and boiling water
is very unforgiving.

249
00:17:06,420 --> 00:17:08,400
The thing is,
all of this is so spongy.

250
00:17:08,440 --> 00:17:13,100
It's hard to know what's solid
and what's holes, like that, look.

251
00:17:14,340 --> 00:17:16,220
Just careful where you tread.

252
00:17:20,320 --> 00:17:22,160
Yeah, we need to jump this bit.

253
00:17:23,360 --> 00:17:25,020
Hot springs are formed

254
00:17:25,060 --> 00:17:27,320
when rainfall permeates
through porous volcanic rock

255
00:17:28,020 --> 00:17:30,000
to around 10,000 feet deep.

256
00:17:30,240 --> 00:17:32,340
When it comes into contact
with the magma

257
00:17:32,380 --> 00:17:35,380
it becomes super-heated
to way above boiling point.

258
00:17:35,420 --> 00:17:38,040
This water returns
to the earth's surface

259
00:17:38,080 --> 00:17:41,360
through a process of convection,
and it can be crazy hot.

260
00:17:43,080 --> 00:17:46,060
The calcium-rich water
forms a crust of sinter,

261
00:17:46,100 --> 00:17:48,140
which can conceal hidden dangers.

262
00:17:48,180 --> 00:17:50,060
Take this to probe with.

263
00:17:53,040 --> 00:17:54,180
(HOLLOW THUDS)

264
00:17:54,220 --> 00:17:57,240
You hear that?
That sounds hollow.

265
00:17:57,980 --> 00:18:01,980
Go through there, it's gonna be
boiling mud and sludge and water.

266
00:18:06,000 --> 00:18:08,120
Let's not take any
chances with this.

267
00:18:09,100 --> 00:18:11,340
Man, check this bit out.

268
00:18:14,060 --> 00:18:16,260
All of this is boiling.

269
00:18:17,340 --> 00:18:21,360
You go into this,
it's gonna be a very sticky end.

270
00:18:24,420 --> 00:18:28,040
Actually, only a year ago
somebody fell into one of these -

271
00:18:28,080 --> 00:18:31,420
100% burns
and died an agonising death.

272
00:18:33,060 --> 00:18:36,180
Even if just your foot goes through
the crust and the mud,

273
00:18:36,220 --> 00:18:40,080
you end up with boiling burns
and blisters on your feet

274
00:18:40,120 --> 00:18:41,980
that's gonna incapacitate you.

275
00:18:42,020 --> 00:18:45,220
Out in the wild, that can have
massive consequences.

276
00:18:46,120 --> 00:18:49,040
The boiling water is at
least useful for one thing -

277
00:18:49,080 --> 00:18:52,160
I can use it to cook up those
crayfish that I caught earlier.

278
00:18:53,100 --> 00:18:57,360
That moss has preserved them well,
nice and damp and moist.

279
00:18:57,460 --> 00:19:00,020
Let's get these guys cooked up.

280
00:19:02,060 --> 00:19:04,300
Seriously hot here.

281
00:19:06,000 --> 00:19:09,100
Probably the easiest way, you know,
is just to use my sock.

282
00:19:14,040 --> 00:19:17,240
And in the military you get used to
boil-in-the-bag food,

283
00:19:18,000 --> 00:19:20,040
but not necessarily like this,
though.

284
00:19:22,380 --> 00:19:24,100
Let's get 'em in.

285
00:19:26,280 --> 00:19:29,980
At this temperature they'll
only need a couple of minutes.

286
00:19:31,000 --> 00:19:32,320
OK, what do you reckon?

287
00:19:32,460 --> 00:19:34,440
Think these should be done.

288
00:19:44,980 --> 00:19:46,060
Look at that!

289
00:19:46,160 --> 00:19:51,320
Out they come,
all nice and pink and cooked.

290
00:19:53,420 --> 00:19:57,040
And one sterilised sock,
which is probably a good thing.

291
00:20:03,980 --> 00:20:05,220
Amazing!

292
00:20:09,360 --> 00:20:12,300
A substantial meal like that
will give you vital energy

293
00:20:12,400 --> 00:20:14,380
and allow you to cover ground fast.

294
00:20:15,160 --> 00:20:16,220
What a spot.

295
00:20:16,340 --> 00:20:20,160
But at some point you'll need
to take a break and find shelter.

296
00:20:20,200 --> 00:20:21,360
I'm gonna show you how.

297
00:20:33,240 --> 00:20:36,380
I'm going toe to toe with
New Zealand's rugged North Island.

298
00:20:37,080 --> 00:20:39,200
I've traversed
its mighty volcanic ranges...

299
00:20:39,240 --> 00:20:42,200
Man, that's why this place
is so horrible, look.

300
00:20:44,240 --> 00:20:47,000
..and encountered
lethal geothermal pools.

301
00:20:47,140 --> 00:20:49,080
All of this is boiling.

302
00:20:49,980 --> 00:20:51,980
But it's not done with me yet.

303
00:20:52,140 --> 00:20:55,260
Parts of New Zealand
see up to 60 feet of rain a year,

304
00:20:55,300 --> 00:20:57,100
feeding hundreds of rivers.

305
00:20:57,140 --> 00:20:59,300
You won't travel long here
before you find one.

306
00:20:59,340 --> 00:21:00,300
(WATER RUSHES)

307
00:21:00,340 --> 00:21:04,980
No mistaking that sound -
white water and a river.

308
00:21:06,280 --> 00:21:07,320
What a spot!

309
00:21:07,980 --> 00:21:10,220
That would make a perfect place
for a camp.

310
00:21:10,360 --> 00:21:13,000
It's like a survivors'
paradise here.

311
00:21:13,140 --> 00:21:15,040
OK, let's get across the river.

312
00:21:16,020 --> 00:21:17,380
You see this is way deep enough.

313
00:21:17,960 --> 00:21:19,320
You can see straight through
that water.

314
00:21:19,420 --> 00:21:22,020
Cossack, backscratcher and pike!

315
00:21:31,000 --> 00:21:33,260
OK, let's swim hard
to get across this now.

316
00:21:43,220 --> 00:21:44,360
Cold river.

317
00:21:47,980 --> 00:21:51,080
OK, let's get this kit off
and get warm.

318
00:21:58,340 --> 00:22:00,980
It's gonna be a great place
just to make camp -

319
00:22:01,100 --> 00:22:05,100
I'm close to the river, but up here
just above the flood line,

320
00:22:05,260 --> 00:22:07,160
and I've got shelter from the trees

321
00:22:07,220 --> 00:22:10,220
and lots of resources
to make a camp with as well.

322
00:22:15,400 --> 00:22:19,040
OK, let's get this on
and get into it.

323
00:22:25,380 --> 00:22:28,400
(SNIFFS) Phwoar,
smell that carcass.

324
00:22:29,060 --> 00:22:30,300
Just stinking!

325
00:22:31,160 --> 00:22:33,380
Look at all the flies all over it.

326
00:22:33,420 --> 00:22:38,060
Remains of a rabbit.
Just left all the skin and guts.

327
00:22:38,100 --> 00:22:39,980
Yeah, nothing on there for me.

328
00:22:41,080 --> 00:22:42,320
After just a couple of hours,

329
00:22:42,360 --> 00:22:44,220
unrefrigerated
meat will start to

330
00:22:44,260 --> 00:22:46,320
grow bacteria that
will make you sick

331
00:22:46,380 --> 00:22:48,340
and could leave you incapacitated.

332
00:22:48,380 --> 00:22:52,060
Out here on your own,
that could spell disaster.

333
00:22:52,380 --> 00:22:55,200
If you're in any doubt, leave it.

334
00:22:56,260 --> 00:23:00,180
When making camp, be on the lookout
for a helping hand from nature.

335
00:23:00,220 --> 00:23:02,300
It's a lancewood tree.

336
00:23:03,000 --> 00:23:05,060
Actually might be able to use this.

337
00:23:08,020 --> 00:23:09,980
Make a bit of a frame.

338
00:23:11,420 --> 00:23:13,280
Make, like, a tent.

339
00:23:13,320 --> 00:23:16,140
The good thing about these trees
is really long fibres,

340
00:23:16,220 --> 00:23:20,360
which makes them one of the most
flexible trees on the planet.

341
00:23:21,180 --> 00:23:25,280
Just need something then
to peg that with

342
00:23:25,440 --> 00:23:27,220
and that would work.

343
00:23:30,400 --> 00:23:35,040
The simplest method is to use the
crook of a branch in this deadwood.

344
00:23:37,100 --> 00:23:41,100
Pin this in and this is just
what's called dead men's fingers -

345
00:23:41,140 --> 00:23:44,320
a 'V' to hold that in,
like a tent peg.

346
00:23:44,360 --> 00:23:45,360
OK.

347
00:23:52,140 --> 00:23:54,020
Yeah, this is all flax,

348
00:23:54,360 --> 00:23:58,240
and this is the Maori's
primary source of rope.

349
00:23:58,440 --> 00:24:03,020
All you need do is split them,
get lengths like this,

350
00:24:03,360 --> 00:24:05,280
and then you can just
tie those together.

351
00:24:05,320 --> 00:24:06,960
That's gonna be strong.

352
00:24:08,440 --> 00:24:12,260
A simple two-way binding knot
is enough to secure the frame.

353
00:24:13,220 --> 00:24:16,080
Always consider the primary purpose
of your shelter,

354
00:24:16,120 --> 00:24:18,100
even if you don't
plan to stay long.

355
00:24:18,260 --> 00:24:21,120
Build to your needs,
whether it's to keep rain out,

356
00:24:21,160 --> 00:24:23,200
for warmth
or to keep you off the ground.

357
00:24:23,240 --> 00:24:24,320
OK, that's pretty good,

358
00:24:24,420 --> 00:24:28,360
and then it just needs something
to hold the whole thing...

359
00:24:30,080 --> 00:24:31,440
..up and out.

360
00:24:32,200 --> 00:24:35,200
What you need now
is some roofing material.

361
00:24:36,080 --> 00:24:37,180
Oh, I'm excited about this.

362
00:24:37,220 --> 00:24:42,160
This is gonna be a great shelter
when this is finished.

363
00:24:45,440 --> 00:24:47,380
I love a manuka bush!

364
00:24:48,240 --> 00:24:52,100
And these are just
ideal for roofing.

365
00:24:54,220 --> 00:24:55,400
Getting hot.

366
00:24:56,420 --> 00:24:59,020
OK, let's get some more
of this thatch.

367
00:25:00,400 --> 00:25:03,360
And then the last lot,
just lay the other way.

368
00:25:06,960 --> 00:25:08,040
And the thicker it is,

369
00:25:08,080 --> 00:25:10,360
the warmer it will be
and the more waterproof it'll be.

370
00:25:12,320 --> 00:25:15,420
The last thing you'll need
is a deep under layer.

371
00:25:17,400 --> 00:25:19,260
Take loads of this dry moss.

372
00:25:19,320 --> 00:25:22,100
You lose most of your body heat
to the ground.

373
00:25:22,140 --> 00:25:23,320
This will help insulate you.

374
00:25:23,360 --> 00:25:28,080
Just peel it off -
it's like nature's cushion.

375
00:25:28,360 --> 00:25:31,280
And then look at this,
all old man's beard-

376
00:25:32,100 --> 00:25:36,160
bone-dry and perfect for tinder.

377
00:25:38,420 --> 00:25:40,240
Spread this out a bit.

378
00:25:41,180 --> 00:25:43,980
And the important bit
I want to keep warm

379
00:25:44,080 --> 00:25:47,040
is all my core,
the central bit here.

380
00:25:49,300 --> 00:25:50,340
Nice!

381
00:25:51,300 --> 00:25:54,000
Shelter built.
Now to focus on food.

382
00:25:56,100 --> 00:25:58,280
There you go, look,
there's one coming in over there.

383
00:25:59,000 --> 00:26:01,000
And in the depths
of New Zealand's

384
00:26:01,040 --> 00:26:03,200
rivers lurk some
truly huge monsters.

385
00:26:03,380 --> 00:26:06,140
There he is, right under us.

386
00:26:28,140 --> 00:26:31,260
I'm in the heart of New Zealand's
mountainous North Island.

387
00:26:32,100 --> 00:26:33,300
I'm heading down.

388
00:26:35,960 --> 00:26:38,240
Now I've made camp,
I'm gonna hunt for food

389
00:26:38,960 --> 00:26:41,220
using an ancient Maori
fishing technique.

390
00:26:41,340 --> 00:26:43,940
OK, let's get this
down to the river.

391
00:26:44,020 --> 00:26:47,200
And that rotting carcass
I found earlier will come in handy.

392
00:26:48,220 --> 00:26:52,040
One thing these rivers
are pretty full of is eels,

393
00:26:52,960 --> 00:26:58,060
and a Maori way of catching eels
is just using this flax.

394
00:26:59,940 --> 00:27:03,260
Fold it in two,
you take this middle bit

395
00:27:04,300 --> 00:27:05,960
and just rub it,

396
00:27:06,060 --> 00:27:09,180
and you want to strip it down
to the fibres.

397
00:27:11,080 --> 00:27:14,180
And these are the sort of strands
you want, like this,

398
00:27:14,380 --> 00:27:16,320
and when the eel
bites down on those,

399
00:27:16,360 --> 00:27:18,300
because their teeth face backwards,

400
00:27:18,340 --> 00:27:20,420
they get their teeth stuck
in these strands.

401
00:27:21,200 --> 00:27:24,280
To make it stronger
I'm gonna use a 3-strand plait.

402
00:27:24,320 --> 00:27:29,320
And at the end of it, you want to
smear in all these stinking guts.

403
00:27:33,080 --> 00:27:34,320
Phwoar!

404
00:27:36,060 --> 00:27:38,100
And eels hunt on smell,

405
00:27:39,320 --> 00:27:42,960
and just that is enough
to lure them in.

406
00:27:44,940 --> 00:27:48,420
OK, if it's good enough for the
Maori, it's good enough for me.

407
00:27:48,960 --> 00:27:50,240
See if this works.

408
00:27:56,340 --> 00:27:58,400
It's gonna be
a pretty good spot here -

409
00:27:59,260 --> 00:28:02,340
a lot of aerated water
running into a deep lagoon

410
00:28:02,380 --> 00:28:07,360
and then nice shallows and overhangs
that the eel is always gonna like.

411
00:28:11,320 --> 00:28:15,180
Just trying to entice
one of them in.

412
00:28:17,240 --> 00:28:20,220
There are worse places
I could be sitting right now,

413
00:28:20,380 --> 00:28:22,040
doing a bit of fishing.

414
00:28:23,120 --> 00:28:27,260
Eels tend to hunt at night, but they
can be lured out in early evening.

415
00:28:28,180 --> 00:28:30,260
There we go, look,
there's one coming in over there.

416
00:28:30,400 --> 00:28:32,360
They have large nasal cavities

417
00:28:32,960 --> 00:28:35,260
and an incredibly adapted ability
to smell.

418
00:28:35,300 --> 00:28:39,140
Quite a good-sized one
right under us.

419
00:28:40,160 --> 00:28:42,200
Here he is. See that?

420
00:28:43,200 --> 00:28:46,240
They're able to sense food
from hundreds of yards away.

421
00:28:46,940 --> 00:28:50,040
Try and just entice him
onto the end of this.

422
00:28:50,420 --> 00:28:52,380
But he can smell that.

423
00:28:56,060 --> 00:28:58,420
Come on, there we go, there we go,
there we go.

424
00:28:58,960 --> 00:29:01,420
He's cautious enough
not to want to bite straightaway.

425
00:29:01,960 --> 00:29:04,040
Go on, get it in your mouth.

426
00:29:08,160 --> 00:29:09,380
He's just backing off again.

427
00:29:10,000 --> 00:29:13,000
But he's definitely inquisitive.

428
00:29:13,120 --> 00:29:15,940
And if you're patient
he will come back.

429
00:29:16,060 --> 00:29:19,200
OK, here he comes again. See him?

430
00:29:24,020 --> 00:29:25,960
OK, this is the closest
he's been now.

431
00:29:26,000 --> 00:29:26,940
Come on,

432
00:29:27,200 --> 00:29:28,240
there you go.

433
00:29:29,240 --> 00:29:32,260
Go on, take it. Take it!

434
00:29:33,180 --> 00:29:34,940
Just nibbling at the end, look.

435
00:29:35,140 --> 00:29:36,420
Come on, get it in.

436
00:29:38,000 --> 00:29:39,120
Have a nibble.

437
00:29:39,960 --> 00:29:43,420
I just want to hold it there,
let it get really well attached.

438
00:29:44,320 --> 00:29:45,980
OK, he's on, he's on.

439
00:29:46,060 --> 00:29:47,940
OK, we need to get him out here.

440
00:29:48,120 --> 00:29:50,360
Now he's caught,
you've got to act fast.

441
00:29:50,980 --> 00:29:54,140
So... I dropped it
and he just grabbed that again.

442
00:29:55,000 --> 00:29:57,120
OK, get him into the shallows.

443
00:29:57,320 --> 00:29:59,240
Whoa. Here we go.

444
00:30:01,280 --> 00:30:04,980
It's got very sharp teeth. You want
to be careful you don't get bit.

445
00:30:05,020 --> 00:30:06,160
They're also very slippy.

446
00:30:06,200 --> 00:30:09,160
Grab a bit of sand,
straight on their back.

447
00:30:11,980 --> 00:30:14,020
You see the power in that.

448
00:30:14,300 --> 00:30:19,340
He's trying to wriggle free. He's
almost impossible to hold onto.

449
00:30:22,220 --> 00:30:24,200
But Maori tradition

450
00:30:24,320 --> 00:30:30,100
is before you kill your prey,
feel it.

451
00:30:30,340 --> 00:30:32,240
It's just a sign of respect for it

452
00:30:32,940 --> 00:30:35,300
and gives you some connection
to its energy.

453
00:30:37,200 --> 00:30:40,380
The eel's tail contains nerves
that control movement.

454
00:30:40,420 --> 00:30:43,360
A quick blow will
temporarily stun the animal.

455
00:30:43,400 --> 00:30:45,960
It's still trying to wriggle out.

456
00:30:50,100 --> 00:30:51,420
OK, that's gonna stun him.

457
00:30:52,020 --> 00:30:56,160
And then he goes limp
and then I can finish him off.

458
00:31:04,420 --> 00:31:06,220
There we go.

459
00:31:06,380 --> 00:31:09,160
Top picnic. Whew!

460
00:31:09,200 --> 00:31:12,300
This eel's a great catch
but you're gonna need to cook it,

461
00:31:12,340 --> 00:31:15,120
and making fire
is one of the elemental tasks

462
00:31:15,160 --> 00:31:17,160
a survivor has to master.

463
00:31:17,400 --> 00:31:19,100
Get the battery out of it.

464
00:31:19,280 --> 00:31:22,080
But even with a busted,
everyday cell phone

465
00:31:22,120 --> 00:31:24,360
it is possible,
and I'm gonna show you how.

466
00:31:25,180 --> 00:31:26,180
Here we go.

467
00:31:38,320 --> 00:31:41,120
I'm in the rugged wilderness
of New Zealand.

468
00:31:41,240 --> 00:31:43,060
Ow, he's got me. Ow!

469
00:31:43,280 --> 00:31:46,020
I've made a shelter
and caught food.

470
00:31:46,280 --> 00:31:48,040
There we go.

471
00:31:48,940 --> 00:31:51,920
Now to cook it,
and for that I need fire.

472
00:31:53,060 --> 00:31:54,140
OK, fire.

473
00:31:55,240 --> 00:31:57,320
Most people who get
lost in the wild

474
00:31:57,360 --> 00:32:01,320
don't have the luxury
of having a fire steel.

475
00:32:01,960 --> 00:32:04,340
Most people routinely carry what?

476
00:32:05,060 --> 00:32:06,940
Cell phone, wallet, keys?

477
00:32:07,120 --> 00:32:12,200
But your cell phone, even though
it's broken and waterlogged,

478
00:32:12,240 --> 00:32:14,920
is actually enough to start a fire.

479
00:32:15,020 --> 00:32:16,160
Get the battery out of it.

480
00:32:16,200 --> 00:32:17,980
If your cell phone's still working,

481
00:32:18,040 --> 00:32:21,120
keep it for if and when
you come into range of a signal.

482
00:32:21,160 --> 00:32:22,300
Flip the terminal end off.

483
00:32:22,340 --> 00:32:24,980
But if it's busted,
it could still help you.

484
00:32:25,020 --> 00:32:27,320
But this should only be used
as a last resort.

485
00:32:28,040 --> 00:32:30,140
Touching the blade of your knife
across the terminals

486
00:32:30,260 --> 00:32:34,180
short-circuits the battery,
creating sparks and heat.

487
00:32:34,280 --> 00:32:35,920
I feel that getting hot.

488
00:32:36,060 --> 00:32:38,020
And as soon
as I cut into the battery

489
00:32:38,100 --> 00:32:40,160
it's gonna expose the lithium
to the oxygen

490
00:32:40,200 --> 00:32:44,160
and that mix of spark, heat and
oxygen is gonna create fire.

491
00:32:44,240 --> 00:32:46,040
I have the tinder ready.

492
00:32:46,960 --> 00:32:48,080
OK, watch out.

493
00:33:11,340 --> 00:33:13,120
Here we go.

494
00:33:15,940 --> 00:33:17,080
Whoa.

495
00:33:17,260 --> 00:33:19,100
Well, that's going!

496
00:33:28,240 --> 00:33:30,200
It's all about priorities.

497
00:33:30,360 --> 00:33:33,360
If you've got a cell phone
that's waterlogged and not working,

498
00:33:33,400 --> 00:33:35,260
you're freezing cold,

499
00:33:35,300 --> 00:33:39,140
use that battery, make fire
and save your life.

500
00:33:40,060 --> 00:33:41,120
Phew!

501
00:33:41,160 --> 00:33:45,340
Eel would have formed a huge part
of the Maori diet.

502
00:33:47,000 --> 00:33:50,240
Lots of meat on this
and lots of energy.

503
00:33:53,260 --> 00:33:56,160
Simply cut the eel into strips
along its flank.

504
00:33:58,300 --> 00:34:00,120
Let's get this bit on.

505
00:34:00,160 --> 00:34:04,920
I reckon eel will be done
in about 10 minutes.

506
00:34:06,040 --> 00:34:09,180
There's too much to eat at one go,
so I'm gonna cook some now

507
00:34:09,240 --> 00:34:12,080
and smoke the rest on the fire
to eat later.

508
00:34:13,060 --> 00:34:16,180
A very simple hot-smoker.

509
00:34:16,380 --> 00:34:20,140
Be careful not to place the meat
directly over the flames.

510
00:34:22,300 --> 00:34:27,040
Place it like that and that's
gonna steadily dry it out.

511
00:34:27,940 --> 00:34:29,260
That's gonna last much longer,

512
00:34:29,300 --> 00:34:32,180
but all the good fats
and the nutrients are still in it.

513
00:34:33,000 --> 00:34:34,240
OK, this one should be ready.

514
00:34:45,320 --> 00:34:46,920
Nice.

515
00:34:48,960 --> 00:34:52,960
Warming, nutritious,
packed full of energy.

516
00:34:53,240 --> 00:34:55,100
A great catch.

517
00:34:57,920 --> 00:35:00,300
But definitely quite tough.

518
00:35:06,000 --> 00:35:09,240
Warming up by the fire is
a good time to maintain your kit.

519
00:35:10,020 --> 00:35:11,940
That way when you move on you're

520
00:35:11,980 --> 00:35:14,080
prepared for whatever
comes your way.

521
00:35:31,320 --> 00:35:34,080
Good discipline
before you leave a camp normally

522
00:35:34,120 --> 00:35:36,320
is to really put
your fire out well,

523
00:35:36,360 --> 00:35:40,960
but if your life's on the line,
stoke it up.

524
00:35:41,040 --> 00:35:43,920
You want to make yourself
as visible as possible

525
00:35:44,080 --> 00:35:48,160
and give search and rescue
the greatest chance of finding you.

526
00:35:51,400 --> 00:35:54,320
The clearer that footprint
of where you've been,

527
00:35:54,980 --> 00:35:58,400
the greater chance they have
of tracking you down.

528
00:35:59,080 --> 00:36:02,280
Never leave a fire burning
unless your life is in real danger.

529
00:36:02,320 --> 00:36:06,000
On average, there are 80,000
wildfires in the US each year,

530
00:36:06,040 --> 00:36:08,060
destroying up to 2,000 buildings.

531
00:36:08,100 --> 00:36:12,120
And also, I'm just gonna leave
a clear arrow...

532
00:36:13,140 --> 00:36:16,300
..in the direction
that I'm gonna be travelling.

533
00:36:16,340 --> 00:36:19,980
Leave a clear direction marker for
anyone who might be looking for you.

534
00:36:20,020 --> 00:36:22,120
OK, time to put some miles
under the belt.

535
00:36:22,160 --> 00:36:23,140
Let's go.

536
00:36:25,120 --> 00:36:27,120
But making headway
through this environment

537
00:36:27,160 --> 00:36:29,000
is never gonna be easy.

538
00:36:29,040 --> 00:36:31,220
It throws obstacles in your path
at every turn.

539
00:36:32,000 --> 00:36:35,040
My next challenge,
a towering waterfall.

540
00:36:35,340 --> 00:36:37,120
Got to reach the tree!

541
00:36:51,140 --> 00:36:53,300
I'm in New Zealand's North Island,

542
00:36:53,980 --> 00:36:57,020
fighting my way through
its dense forested heartland.

543
00:37:02,220 --> 00:37:04,980
There's way more
light coming through

544
00:37:05,020 --> 00:37:07,240
the trees that way
than behind us.

545
00:37:08,260 --> 00:37:10,940
Probably indicates a clearing
this way. Come on.

546
00:37:14,980 --> 00:37:18,160
Look, check this out.
It's all pumice stone.

547
00:37:19,320 --> 00:37:21,280
Really buoyant rock.

548
00:37:21,920 --> 00:37:24,300
It's not often you see rocks float.
Look.

549
00:37:27,900 --> 00:37:29,320
Pretty cool stuff.

550
00:37:30,060 --> 00:37:32,940
Pumice is formed
when superheated volcanic ash

551
00:37:32,980 --> 00:37:34,940
spews out during an eruption

552
00:37:34,980 --> 00:37:39,120
and then solidifies when it
comes into contact with cold air.

553
00:37:40,980 --> 00:37:43,200
Whoa, some clearing!

554
00:37:45,280 --> 00:37:46,340
Man.

555
00:37:48,040 --> 00:37:49,180
And actually, look -

556
00:37:49,220 --> 00:37:52,120
it looks like a track,
the other side of the lake there,

557
00:37:52,160 --> 00:37:54,240
like a forestry track or something.

558
00:37:57,160 --> 00:38:00,100
We can try and get across this lake
and reach that.

559
00:38:01,200 --> 00:38:03,240
Thing is, this is a high one.

560
00:38:04,040 --> 00:38:06,940
That must be 150 feet down there.

561
00:38:07,060 --> 00:38:09,020
A jump here is no option -

562
00:38:09,120 --> 00:38:12,060
from this height, that water
might as well be concrete.

563
00:38:12,200 --> 00:38:14,180
Can use some of those vines.

564
00:38:15,140 --> 00:38:18,200
Use those to work my way down
to the bushes.

565
00:38:18,960 --> 00:38:20,960
See that, 30, 40 feet down?

566
00:38:21,360 --> 00:38:24,160
And then climb down through those.

567
00:38:25,120 --> 00:38:27,200
The long and
flexible fibres of these

568
00:38:27,240 --> 00:38:29,280
vines make them
incredibly strong

569
00:38:30,020 --> 00:38:32,180
and easily capable
of holding my weight.

570
00:38:34,220 --> 00:38:36,000
Let's get these back.

571
00:38:38,120 --> 00:38:40,320
I've got enough of them
and they're long enough,

572
00:38:41,280 --> 00:38:45,200
it's just you can't really
wrap these round the tree.

573
00:38:45,300 --> 00:38:48,260
Soon as you start to bend them too
much, they lose all their strength.

574
00:38:48,320 --> 00:38:51,180
Using flax, I'm gonna make
a constrictor knot.

575
00:38:51,220 --> 00:38:52,240
Twist it up a bit.

576
00:38:52,280 --> 00:38:54,200
It's simple, very strong

577
00:38:54,240 --> 00:38:57,180
and, once tightened,
virtually impossible to untie.

578
00:38:57,360 --> 00:39:00,360
And that won't budge an inch.

579
00:39:05,260 --> 00:39:07,140
I always work on the principle

580
00:39:07,260 --> 00:39:10,140
if your life's on the line,
double up -

581
00:39:10,980 --> 00:39:14,280
you're only gonna get it wrong once
and you're better safe than sorry.

582
00:39:15,080 --> 00:39:19,960
But three is easily gonna be
strong enough to take my weight.

583
00:39:28,140 --> 00:39:31,100
No doubt it is
quite a long way down here.

584
00:39:32,200 --> 00:39:35,020
You've got to commit to the systems
you've put in place

585
00:39:35,940 --> 00:39:37,260
and then trust them.

586
00:39:38,900 --> 00:39:40,000
If you've done it right, it

587
00:39:40,040 --> 00:39:41,900
shouldn't matter
how far down it is -

588
00:39:41,980 --> 00:39:43,140
it's gonna work.

589
00:39:44,040 --> 00:39:46,380
I guess that's easier sometimes
said than done.

590
00:39:47,300 --> 00:39:48,360
OK, come on.

591
00:39:52,960 --> 00:39:55,240
Get a nice good grip
on these vines, though.

592
00:39:55,320 --> 00:39:59,180
Really wrap the legs
to give you that friction and hold.

593
00:40:01,380 --> 00:40:05,260
The line that the vines are taking
is dragging me towards the waterfall

594
00:40:05,300 --> 00:40:09,000
where the rocks, constantly soaked,
are slippery as ice.

595
00:40:14,360 --> 00:40:16,340
Gotta keep that out of water.

596
00:40:17,160 --> 00:40:19,260
It's gonna make these vines
so slippy.

597
00:40:20,160 --> 00:40:22,340
Try and redirect
this down this line.

598
00:40:24,220 --> 00:40:28,180
I need to build enough momentum
to pendulum across to the trees.

599
00:40:30,060 --> 00:40:31,940
Gotta reach the trees!

600
00:40:41,160 --> 00:40:45,320
Quite a precarious little perch
on this root.

601
00:40:49,000 --> 00:40:52,960
Problem is the vines
are running out

602
00:40:53,000 --> 00:40:54,320
and the next bit is cut in.

603
00:40:54,360 --> 00:40:57,080
It's overhanging. Look, see that?

604
00:40:58,260 --> 00:41:03,240
Trying to work our way down to that
main cluster of roots over there.

605
00:41:08,260 --> 00:41:10,000
Get my leg up here.

606
00:41:12,160 --> 00:41:14,140
Work out a way down from here.

607
00:41:14,220 --> 00:41:16,000
We're out of that vine,

608
00:41:16,100 --> 00:41:20,280
but looks like that root clings
all the way through that crack.

609
00:41:23,040 --> 00:41:25,160
Follow that down to the next lot.

610
00:41:36,080 --> 00:41:39,000
This ledge is about as far
as I can down-climb -

611
00:41:39,920 --> 00:41:41,300
it's gonna be a jump from here.

612
00:41:54,060 --> 00:41:58,300
OK, time for a bit of swimming.
Get across.

613
00:42:06,280 --> 00:42:11,000
It looks pretty darn small from
here, doesn't it, that waterfall.

614
00:42:12,080 --> 00:42:14,320
It didn't feel like that
at the top of it.

615
00:42:17,000 --> 00:42:20,260
OK, let's get across
and get onto this track.

616
00:42:24,360 --> 00:42:27,920
It's that point where you spot
where you hope is gonna be the end

617
00:42:28,220 --> 00:42:33,220
and then you just get 100%
mission-focused on finishing it.

618
00:42:48,240 --> 00:42:51,160
Let's get out and up to this track.

619
00:42:59,340 --> 00:43:01,280
There's some tracks.

620
00:43:02,200 --> 00:43:05,080
This looks like a big truck
of some sort.

621
00:43:05,160 --> 00:43:07,140
But the 'V' is pointing that way,

622
00:43:07,180 --> 00:43:09,260
which means the direction of travel
is actually that way.

623
00:43:09,380 --> 00:43:11,060
Come on, let's follow them.

624
00:43:13,920 --> 00:43:15,220
Fresh tyre marks on a track

625
00:43:15,260 --> 00:43:16,940
will lead you out of the wild

626
00:43:16,980 --> 00:43:18,960
to roads and civilisation.

627
00:43:19,240 --> 00:43:22,260
New Zealand is one of the most
beautiful places on earth,

628
00:43:22,360 --> 00:43:24,080
but you should never discount

629
00:43:24,120 --> 00:43:26,180
that many parts of
this majestic country

630
00:43:26,220 --> 00:43:27,340
are still wilderness

631
00:43:27,380 --> 00:43:30,060
and should be treated
with great respect.

632
00:43:30,180 --> 00:43:31,900
But a little know-how

633
00:43:31,940 --> 00:43:33,160
will help you make the decisions

634
00:43:33,200 --> 00:43:35,080
to get yourself back home.

635
00:43:35,960 --> 00:43:38,040
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