1 00:00:05,439 --> 00:00:08,308 [dramatic music] 2 00:00:08,442 --> 00:00:15,449 ♪ ♪ 3 00:00:20,520 --> 00:00:21,788 - I'm gonna do this, man. 4 00:00:21,922 --> 00:00:23,290 I'm gonna do this. 5 00:00:23,423 --> 00:00:25,692 I'm gonna fight this thing out to the last breath. 6 00:00:25,826 --> 00:00:29,897 ♪ ♪ 7 00:00:30,030 --> 00:00:32,065 - OK. 8 00:00:32,199 --> 00:00:33,500 Game on. 9 00:00:33,634 --> 00:00:34,768 ♪ ♪ 10 00:00:34,902 --> 00:00:36,270 - I got him. 11 00:00:36,403 --> 00:00:39,339 narrator: In "Alone's" most remote location yet... 12 00:00:39,473 --> 00:00:41,375 - Yes! 13 00:00:41,508 --> 00:00:42,843 narrator: Ten participants set out 14 00:00:42,976 --> 00:00:45,112 to survive at all costs. - [grunts] 15 00:00:45,245 --> 00:00:46,914 - Our goal is stay alive. 16 00:00:47,047 --> 00:00:48,315 ♪ ♪ 17 00:00:48,448 --> 00:00:50,517 - [inhales sharply] [grunts] 18 00:00:50,651 --> 00:00:53,053 narrator: Battling extreme isolation... 19 00:00:53,186 --> 00:00:54,554 - There is no camera crews. 20 00:00:54,688 --> 00:00:56,690 You are really alone. 21 00:00:56,823 --> 00:00:58,191 - It'll eat at you, tear you up. 22 00:00:58,325 --> 00:00:59,293 - God, why? 23 00:00:59,426 --> 00:01:00,494 - It's a battle. 24 00:01:00,627 --> 00:01:01,528 Nobody ever comes out the same. 25 00:01:01,662 --> 00:01:02,529 - Oh, man. 26 00:01:02,663 --> 00:01:04,264 - It'd be impossible to. 27 00:01:04,398 --> 00:01:05,766 narrator: And fierce predators. 28 00:01:05,899 --> 00:01:09,836 - Some big bear is right outside my shelter. 29 00:01:09,970 --> 00:01:12,406 - Predators like that damn sure gonna kill you. 30 00:01:12,539 --> 00:01:13,974 - Please don't rip my face off. 31 00:01:14,107 --> 00:01:15,142 [animal growls] 32 00:01:15,275 --> 00:01:17,077 He bit the hell out of me. 33 00:01:17,210 --> 00:01:18,578 narrator: They'll endure merciless wind... 34 00:01:18,712 --> 00:01:21,682 - Been over 60 hours, and it has not let up. 35 00:01:21,815 --> 00:01:24,484 - I can hear the trees falling down around me. 36 00:01:24,618 --> 00:01:26,520 narrator: And bitter cold. 37 00:01:26,653 --> 00:01:29,990 - This whole place has turned into a frozen hell. 38 00:01:30,123 --> 00:01:31,692 narrator: Last one standing... 39 00:01:31,825 --> 00:01:33,093 - It's a moose. Wow. 40 00:01:33,226 --> 00:01:34,161 ♪ ♪ 41 00:01:34,294 --> 00:01:35,562 - Whoo! 42 00:01:35,696 --> 00:01:37,464 - No. No. 43 00:01:37,598 --> 00:01:38,699 narrator: Wins. 44 00:01:38,832 --> 00:01:45,806 ♪ ♪ 45 00:01:50,744 --> 00:01:53,213 - The significance of a big game kill 46 00:01:53,347 --> 00:01:55,382 is monumental. 47 00:01:55,515 --> 00:01:57,317 ♪ ♪ 48 00:01:57,451 --> 00:01:58,819 [bleep]. 49 00:01:58,952 --> 00:02:01,321 Can't hit a shot you don't take though. 50 00:02:01,455 --> 00:02:06,159 - OK, now, I will see if it'll stay floating. 51 00:02:06,293 --> 00:02:07,861 Feels good. 52 00:02:07,995 --> 00:02:09,129 ♪ ♪ 53 00:02:09,262 --> 00:02:11,798 Bon voyage. 54 00:02:11,932 --> 00:02:14,434 - No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. 55 00:02:14,568 --> 00:02:16,236 My quiver came off my bow. 56 00:02:16,370 --> 00:02:17,804 ♪ ♪ 57 00:02:17,938 --> 00:02:19,740 [bleep]. 58 00:02:19,873 --> 00:02:22,142 This is when you really have to dig deep. 59 00:02:22,275 --> 00:02:23,844 And it ain't OK to give up. 60 00:02:23,977 --> 00:02:26,446 - [laughs] Yes! 61 00:02:26,580 --> 00:02:28,749 Holy shiz-nickels. 62 00:02:28,882 --> 00:02:30,384 Look at all this roe. 63 00:02:30,517 --> 00:02:31,385 Can't waste it. 64 00:02:31,518 --> 00:02:33,854 ♪ ♪ 65 00:02:33,987 --> 00:02:36,256 [coughs] [retches] 66 00:02:36,390 --> 00:02:39,459 - My intention is to build a log cabin. 67 00:02:39,593 --> 00:02:43,597 - I know that I will thrive out here if I'm comfortable. 68 00:02:43,730 --> 00:02:45,132 - It's gonna take a lot of grit 69 00:02:45,265 --> 00:02:47,100 to do what the ten of us are doing. 70 00:02:47,234 --> 00:02:49,503 And I know I can do it. 71 00:02:49,636 --> 00:02:51,038 Whoo! 72 00:02:51,171 --> 00:02:58,178 ♪ ♪ 73 00:03:01,782 --> 00:03:05,452 - Day one has just begun. That's amazing. 74 00:03:05,585 --> 00:03:09,022 I am free! Yes. 75 00:03:09,156 --> 00:03:12,359 I've been waiting for this right from when I found out. 76 00:03:12,492 --> 00:03:14,428 And it's absolutely amazing. 77 00:03:14,561 --> 00:03:17,564 - There you go. 78 00:03:17,698 --> 00:03:20,033 Now I'm completely alone. 79 00:03:20,167 --> 00:03:21,802 What have I done? 80 00:03:21,935 --> 00:03:25,706 [laughs] [bleep] got real now. 81 00:03:25,839 --> 00:03:27,507 It's real. 82 00:03:27,641 --> 00:03:29,443 - And we are here. 83 00:03:29,576 --> 00:03:32,312 Feel like [bleep] damn William Wallace. 84 00:03:32,446 --> 00:03:34,848 Freedom! [laughs] 85 00:03:34,981 --> 00:03:37,317 - It's time for me to get started. 86 00:03:37,451 --> 00:03:38,685 I'd love to soak it all in, 87 00:03:38,819 --> 00:03:40,520 but I got a feeling that I'm gonna have plenty of time 88 00:03:40,654 --> 00:03:41,955 to do that. 89 00:03:42,089 --> 00:03:44,124 - There they go. 90 00:03:44,257 --> 00:03:46,560 Oh, my gosh. 91 00:03:46,693 --> 00:03:47,928 I'm all alone now. 92 00:03:48,061 --> 00:03:50,931 [laughs] It's kind of good to be alone. 93 00:03:51,064 --> 00:03:53,333 ♪ ♪ 94 00:03:53,467 --> 00:03:55,836 Huh. 95 00:03:55,969 --> 00:03:58,472 Wow. 96 00:03:58,605 --> 00:04:02,209 I think it got super real right now. 97 00:04:02,342 --> 00:04:05,512 There's so much going through my head. 98 00:04:05,645 --> 00:04:07,848 Just feel a little discombobulated, 99 00:04:07,981 --> 00:04:10,951 if you know what I mean. 100 00:04:11,084 --> 00:04:12,953 You know when they talk about drop shock? 101 00:04:13,086 --> 00:04:15,756 Someone just got drop shock, and that is me. 102 00:04:15,889 --> 00:04:17,891 ♪ ♪ 103 00:04:18,024 --> 00:04:19,993 Huh. 104 00:04:20,127 --> 00:04:23,463 [exhales] 105 00:04:23,597 --> 00:04:26,399 I feel a little overwhelmed-- 106 00:04:26,533 --> 00:04:28,368 too much to do. 107 00:04:28,502 --> 00:04:31,505 ♪ ♪ 108 00:04:38,612 --> 00:04:41,148 OK. Here I go. 109 00:04:41,281 --> 00:04:44,951 ♪ ♪ 110 00:04:45,085 --> 00:04:46,753 Come on, Ann. You can do it. 111 00:04:46,887 --> 00:04:48,855 You can do it. 112 00:04:48,989 --> 00:04:53,093 I'm gonna put my stuff over here. 113 00:04:53,226 --> 00:04:56,530 Jeez, do I have the stuff? Holy buckets. 114 00:04:56,663 --> 00:04:59,065 It's like Christmas. 115 00:04:59,199 --> 00:05:02,536 So I'm gonna-- 116 00:05:02,669 --> 00:05:07,007 I'm gonna set up my shelter somewhere near here. 117 00:05:07,140 --> 00:05:08,408 I guess you guys are back there, 118 00:05:08,542 --> 00:05:11,978 just thinking this is frickin' hilarious. 119 00:05:12,112 --> 00:05:15,348 [laughs] Oh, my gosh. 120 00:05:15,482 --> 00:05:17,651 I'm just kind of anxious 121 00:05:17,784 --> 00:05:19,986 and a little concerned about food, 122 00:05:20,120 --> 00:05:22,422 but the first day, I think getting the shelter up 123 00:05:22,556 --> 00:05:25,125 is what I'm most concerned about. 124 00:05:25,258 --> 00:05:28,762 And remember, I'm a survival expert. 125 00:05:28,895 --> 00:05:30,330 Don't try this at home. 126 00:05:30,463 --> 00:05:32,098 ♪ ♪ 127 00:05:32,232 --> 00:05:34,267 Get those arms out. OK. 128 00:05:34,401 --> 00:05:36,836 Now I've got the squirrel. 129 00:05:36,970 --> 00:05:39,339 I am a organic farmer. 130 00:05:39,472 --> 00:05:41,508 Farming, it's a lot of work. 131 00:05:41,641 --> 00:05:43,376 It's sunup to sundown. 132 00:05:43,510 --> 00:05:44,911 Every year is different. 133 00:05:45,045 --> 00:05:46,746 Some years, you have a lot of rain. 134 00:05:46,880 --> 00:05:48,348 You might have an early frost. 135 00:05:48,481 --> 00:05:50,083 You got to think on your feet. 136 00:05:50,217 --> 00:05:52,419 Ingenuity is my secret power. 137 00:05:52,552 --> 00:05:55,522 Look at. Do you see my coat? 138 00:05:55,655 --> 00:05:57,991 I coated that in birch oil. 139 00:05:58,124 --> 00:06:00,727 It's waterproof. I mean, this coat-- 140 00:06:00,860 --> 00:06:02,662 oh, it's like cigar. 141 00:06:02,796 --> 00:06:05,832 It's like--it smells really good, I think. 142 00:06:05,966 --> 00:06:08,201 I've got a lot of things going for me. 143 00:06:08,335 --> 00:06:10,403 I'm a quick shot with a bow. 144 00:06:10,537 --> 00:06:13,039 I can tan hide, smoke hides. 145 00:06:13,173 --> 00:06:15,275 I know what I'm doing when I get into the animal. 146 00:06:15,408 --> 00:06:17,344 I know all my plants. 147 00:06:17,477 --> 00:06:19,145 Right here, staghorn sumac. 148 00:06:19,279 --> 00:06:20,347 I'm small. 149 00:06:20,480 --> 00:06:22,582 My metabolism is kind of light. 150 00:06:22,716 --> 00:06:24,584 The shelter is pretty much finished. 151 00:06:24,718 --> 00:06:27,320 I live in a wonderful place with a wonderful guy 152 00:06:27,454 --> 00:06:28,488 named Tom. 153 00:06:28,622 --> 00:06:29,990 - Hi! 154 00:06:30,123 --> 00:06:32,125 - Oh, there you are, cleaning a northern. 155 00:06:32,259 --> 00:06:34,461 My daughter, her name is Saffron. 156 00:06:34,594 --> 00:06:36,796 Sometimes, she's my rock. 157 00:06:36,930 --> 00:06:39,199 She's her own independent person, 158 00:06:39,332 --> 00:06:41,101 and she's doing pretty well. 159 00:06:41,234 --> 00:06:43,904 The money would bring opportunities. 160 00:06:44,037 --> 00:06:45,805 You don't make a lot of money farming. 161 00:06:45,939 --> 00:06:48,975 It would be nice to get a better water system 162 00:06:49,109 --> 00:06:51,344 and be able to hire someone to work our store. 163 00:06:51,478 --> 00:06:53,980 I am 56, even though my mind 164 00:06:54,114 --> 00:06:55,749 just says I'm still 20. 165 00:06:55,882 --> 00:06:57,517 That's a pretty nice shrimp. 166 00:06:57,651 --> 00:06:59,886 People see, like, this older lady. 167 00:07:00,020 --> 00:07:01,922 They don't see what's underneath. 168 00:07:02,055 --> 00:07:04,991 I've been training for this basically my whole life. 169 00:07:05,125 --> 00:07:07,193 Never leave home without an axe. 170 00:07:07,327 --> 00:07:09,062 I've always been driven. 171 00:07:09,195 --> 00:07:10,597 I'm competitive, 172 00:07:10,730 --> 00:07:13,433 and I'm gonna be there for as long as it takes. 173 00:07:13,566 --> 00:07:14,534 ♪ ♪ 174 00:07:14,668 --> 00:07:16,369 OK. 175 00:07:16,503 --> 00:07:18,438 More boughs. 176 00:07:18,571 --> 00:07:22,976 I think it's gonna be enough for tonight 177 00:07:23,109 --> 00:07:25,612 because I have stuff to do. 178 00:07:25,745 --> 00:07:27,347 OK. 179 00:07:27,480 --> 00:07:29,115 Well, packed up. 180 00:07:29,249 --> 00:07:30,950 I got my bow. 181 00:07:31,084 --> 00:07:33,420 I'm just gonna walk around and see 182 00:07:33,553 --> 00:07:35,255 what's going on out here, you know? 183 00:07:35,388 --> 00:07:37,857 ♪ ♪ 184 00:07:37,991 --> 00:07:40,527 Found some berries. 185 00:07:40,660 --> 00:07:42,896 I see a lot of different types of berries. 186 00:07:43,029 --> 00:07:45,265 There's more hedgehog mushrooms. 187 00:07:45,398 --> 00:07:47,634 And the different types of mushrooms 188 00:07:47,767 --> 00:07:51,104 and other starchy vegetables are out there. 189 00:07:51,237 --> 00:07:55,208 There's another one. Yay. 190 00:07:55,342 --> 00:07:59,579 Things are looking up. So many possibilities. 191 00:07:59,713 --> 00:08:03,149 My survival philosophy is trying 192 00:08:03,283 --> 00:08:05,919 to become part of the landscape. 193 00:08:06,052 --> 00:08:08,855 If you're not fighting it, it's actually less work. 194 00:08:12,258 --> 00:08:13,460 Oh, my. 195 00:08:13,593 --> 00:08:15,028 I found bear scat. 196 00:08:15,161 --> 00:08:16,863 ♪ ♪ 197 00:08:16,996 --> 00:08:18,932 Somebody else is here besides me. 198 00:08:19,065 --> 00:08:20,967 ♪ ♪ 199 00:08:21,101 --> 00:08:24,804 Once I get my shelter up and it starts to turn cold, 200 00:08:24,938 --> 00:08:27,874 I do plan on bear hunting here. 201 00:08:28,008 --> 00:08:30,543 I'm very excited that I see animal sign 202 00:08:30,677 --> 00:08:37,717 ♪ ♪ 203 00:08:40,120 --> 00:08:42,122 I'm wore out. 204 00:08:43,990 --> 00:08:47,060 Well, I'm gonna try cooking these mushrooms. 205 00:08:47,193 --> 00:08:49,829 Not much of a first meal, but there's more 206 00:08:49,963 --> 00:08:53,166 where they came from up there. 207 00:08:53,299 --> 00:08:55,869 Getting big game, that would be awesome. 208 00:08:56,002 --> 00:08:57,837 But big game doesn't just show up 209 00:08:57,971 --> 00:08:59,806 at your doorstep, you know? 210 00:08:59,939 --> 00:09:02,275 It's gonna be a lot of work. 211 00:09:02,409 --> 00:09:04,144 And I am just psyched. 212 00:09:04,277 --> 00:09:06,146 I think that looks done. 213 00:09:06,279 --> 00:09:12,886 ♪ ♪ 214 00:09:13,019 --> 00:09:14,387 Mmm. 215 00:09:14,521 --> 00:09:16,890 ♪ ♪ 216 00:09:17,023 --> 00:09:18,391 They're good. 217 00:09:18,525 --> 00:09:20,560 ♪ ♪ 218 00:09:20,693 --> 00:09:23,930 Can't believe how tired I am. Wow. 219 00:09:24,064 --> 00:09:26,266 I got to go to bed. 220 00:09:26,399 --> 00:09:33,373 ♪ ♪ 221 00:09:58,565 --> 00:10:02,001 - Oh, yeah, a bar of soap 222 00:10:02,135 --> 00:10:06,406 would definitely be handy here. 223 00:10:06,539 --> 00:10:08,274 Nice and careful. 224 00:10:08,408 --> 00:10:10,210 These rocks are a little slippery. 225 00:10:10,343 --> 00:10:12,312 ♪ ♪ 226 00:10:12,445 --> 00:10:16,015 Oh. Whoo-hoo! Yeah. 227 00:10:16,149 --> 00:10:19,519 Yeah. Whew. 228 00:10:19,652 --> 00:10:21,688 [grunts] Yeah. 229 00:10:21,821 --> 00:10:27,227 ♪ ♪ 230 00:10:27,360 --> 00:10:29,329 That'll let you know you're alive. 231 00:10:29,462 --> 00:10:32,765 Ooh. 232 00:10:32,899 --> 00:10:35,835 Cleaned all the private parts. 233 00:10:35,969 --> 00:10:39,572 No bragging rights getting out of here, whoa. 234 00:10:39,706 --> 00:10:42,542 Wow, that smells so much better. 235 00:10:42,675 --> 00:10:46,479 You need to get the body clean, you know? 236 00:10:46,613 --> 00:10:48,181 Just like home, eh? 237 00:10:48,314 --> 00:10:49,415 We're going hunting. 238 00:10:49,549 --> 00:10:50,583 Name's Wyatt Black. 239 00:10:50,750 --> 00:10:52,285 We're good. 240 00:10:52,418 --> 00:10:55,121 I'm from Ontario. I have a contracting company. 241 00:10:55,255 --> 00:10:56,489 There's dinner right there. 242 00:10:56,623 --> 00:10:58,358 The thing that makes me best suited 243 00:10:58,491 --> 00:11:00,860 for this challenge is my diversity. 244 00:11:00,994 --> 00:11:02,762 I'm not a master of anything... 245 00:11:02,896 --> 00:11:03,963 A point over. 246 00:11:04,097 --> 00:11:05,431 But I'm good at a lot of things. 247 00:11:05,565 --> 00:11:06,733 There we go. 248 00:11:06,866 --> 00:11:09,235 I can shoot a bow. My hunting is good. 249 00:11:09,369 --> 00:11:11,204 Camouflage. 250 00:11:11,337 --> 00:11:12,405 I've got my own honeybees. 251 00:11:12,539 --> 00:11:14,140 I preserve. I dry. 252 00:11:14,274 --> 00:11:15,341 I smoke. 253 00:11:15,475 --> 00:11:17,844 The boreal forest is like home. 254 00:11:17,977 --> 00:11:19,279 This is my world. 255 00:11:19,412 --> 00:11:21,981 I grew up hunting, fishing with my father 256 00:11:22,115 --> 00:11:23,483 and my grandfather. 257 00:11:23,616 --> 00:11:26,219 It's the same forest that I go moose hunting in 258 00:11:26,352 --> 00:11:27,620 every year. 259 00:11:27,754 --> 00:11:30,256 I'm gonna find everything I need to find. 260 00:11:30,390 --> 00:11:31,891 I'm gonna find the fish. 261 00:11:32,025 --> 00:11:33,126 I'm gonna find the moose. 262 00:11:33,259 --> 00:11:35,028 I'm gonna find the squirrels. 263 00:11:35,161 --> 00:11:39,032 If I can't win this show here, I can't win it anywhere. 264 00:11:39,165 --> 00:11:40,466 It's my element. 265 00:11:40,600 --> 00:11:41,768 Love you. 266 00:11:41,901 --> 00:11:44,404 I'm a proud father of two wonderful boys. 267 00:11:44,537 --> 00:11:46,105 I've got a beautiful wife. 268 00:11:46,239 --> 00:11:50,076 I've been blessed, but I have not left a legacy. 269 00:11:50,210 --> 00:11:52,579 I would like to open a wilderness school. 270 00:11:52,712 --> 00:11:53,913 So that 500 grand, 271 00:11:54,047 --> 00:11:55,515 I'd like to sink into something that could 272 00:11:55,648 --> 00:11:58,384 truly make a bunch of other people's lives better. 273 00:11:58,518 --> 00:11:59,886 My humble abode. 274 00:12:00,019 --> 00:12:00,954 I've been cold before. 275 00:12:01,087 --> 00:12:02,655 I've been hungry before. 276 00:12:02,789 --> 00:12:06,793 The hardest thing I am gonna face out here is being alone. 277 00:12:06,926 --> 00:12:08,761 I plan on being out here till the end. 278 00:12:08,895 --> 00:12:10,797 Keeps that fire going good for us. 279 00:12:10,930 --> 00:12:14,834 And it ain't done until they hand me a check for 500 grand. 280 00:12:14,968 --> 00:12:17,904 ♪ ♪ 281 00:12:18,037 --> 00:12:20,473 And we need to get fishing. 282 00:12:23,042 --> 00:12:25,011 Too much screwing around here, boys and girls, 283 00:12:25,144 --> 00:12:26,613 too much screwing around. 284 00:12:26,746 --> 00:12:29,616 Think we'd better get this damn gillnet tied. 285 00:12:29,749 --> 00:12:31,918 ♪ ♪ 286 00:12:32,051 --> 00:12:33,853 Fishing is gonna be my number one. 287 00:12:33,987 --> 00:12:35,655 I know where the fish are gonna be. 288 00:12:35,788 --> 00:12:38,191 Lake trout are gonna be on the shoals. 289 00:12:38,324 --> 00:12:40,193 The pike are gonna be in the shallows. 290 00:12:40,326 --> 00:12:42,128 The walleye and stuff are gonna be following. 291 00:12:42,262 --> 00:12:43,463 If there's gonna be a stream, 292 00:12:43,596 --> 00:12:44,998 the whitefish are gonna be going up them. 293 00:12:45,131 --> 00:12:47,300 I grew up catching those fish. 294 00:12:47,433 --> 00:12:49,502 First set of strands. 295 00:12:49,636 --> 00:12:51,671 The priority will be to build a rod, 296 00:12:51,804 --> 00:12:54,107 build a gillnet, build lures. 297 00:12:54,240 --> 00:12:55,808 First one. 298 00:12:55,942 --> 00:12:58,211 I need to get a gillnet built quick. 299 00:12:58,344 --> 00:13:00,380 It fishes 24/7 for me. 300 00:13:00,513 --> 00:13:04,183 Keep it at a nice, small size. 301 00:13:04,317 --> 00:13:06,119 I'm hungry. 302 00:13:06,252 --> 00:13:07,920 Help me out, eh? 303 00:13:08,054 --> 00:13:10,356 I'll be gathering food to start. 304 00:13:10,490 --> 00:13:13,259 Building my permanent shelter will be a methodical thing, 305 00:13:13,393 --> 00:13:14,694 a slow thing. 306 00:13:14,827 --> 00:13:17,363 For right now, my temporary, that's all I need. 307 00:13:17,497 --> 00:13:18,931 ♪ ♪ 308 00:13:19,065 --> 00:13:22,268 I got lines blowing every direction. 309 00:13:22,402 --> 00:13:25,138 I will build my shelter to be able to handle 310 00:13:25,271 --> 00:13:27,206 the winds that I know I'm gonna get here. 311 00:13:27,340 --> 00:13:30,743 But I figure I got a couple more weeks. 312 00:13:30,877 --> 00:13:33,246 ♪ ♪ 313 00:13:33,379 --> 00:13:35,715 We're getting there. 314 00:13:35,848 --> 00:13:38,751 Out here, I know that it's gonna be 315 00:13:38,885 --> 00:13:41,521 a step after step after step process. 316 00:13:41,654 --> 00:13:43,456 And I'm good at that. 317 00:13:43,589 --> 00:13:47,193 I'm like the tortoise. Slow and steady wins the race. 318 00:13:47,326 --> 00:13:49,896 Because I hate to quit on anything, 319 00:13:50,029 --> 00:13:52,065 I think I got everything that it's gonna take 320 00:13:52,198 --> 00:13:54,033 to win this. 321 00:13:55,101 --> 00:13:56,536 Boy, I hope this works. 322 00:14:41,581 --> 00:14:44,484 [urine trickling] 323 00:14:44,617 --> 00:14:46,085 - I don't believe I just did that. 324 00:14:46,219 --> 00:14:48,888 [laughs] 325 00:14:49,021 --> 00:14:51,190 Trail camera rules 101. 326 00:14:51,324 --> 00:14:53,326 Oh, my God. 327 00:14:55,628 --> 00:15:00,800 I always pee outside my tent first thing in the morning. 328 00:15:00,933 --> 00:15:02,668 It's like a ritual. 329 00:15:02,802 --> 00:15:06,572 Oh. Oh, my God. 330 00:15:14,380 --> 00:15:16,382 [bleep] embarrassing. 331 00:15:22,855 --> 00:15:23,956 All right. 332 00:15:24,090 --> 00:15:26,092 Well, it won't happen tomorrow. 333 00:15:29,028 --> 00:15:31,030 [laughs] 334 00:15:32,865 --> 00:15:37,770 ♪ ♪ 335 00:15:37,904 --> 00:15:40,373 So I'm cutting my struts. 336 00:15:40,506 --> 00:15:43,476 Definite strategy of mine is to focus 337 00:15:43,609 --> 00:15:45,812 on building my permanent shelter 338 00:15:45,945 --> 00:15:47,280 as soon as possible, 339 00:15:47,413 --> 00:15:50,750 and I aim to create a strong one here. 340 00:15:50,883 --> 00:15:53,686 OK, gonna put the roof on. 341 00:15:53,820 --> 00:15:54,921 ♪ ♪ 342 00:15:55,054 --> 00:15:56,722 Being just shy of six foot 343 00:15:56,856 --> 00:15:59,525 means that I cannot live in a tiny shelter 344 00:15:59,659 --> 00:16:01,360 for a long period of time. 345 00:16:01,494 --> 00:16:03,930 It's absolutely vital that I build a shelter 346 00:16:04,063 --> 00:16:06,032 that I can at least stand up in. 347 00:16:06,165 --> 00:16:08,434 I got to give myself space, 348 00:16:08,568 --> 00:16:11,404 but I've got to give myself an insulated space. 349 00:16:11,537 --> 00:16:12,538 It's getting there. 350 00:16:12,672 --> 00:16:15,508 It's like, oh, yes. 351 00:16:15,641 --> 00:16:17,476 This is almost home. 352 00:16:17,610 --> 00:16:21,013 Good morning from Thunderhawk Mountain. 353 00:16:21,147 --> 00:16:23,549 I live in the Adirondack Mountains 354 00:16:23,683 --> 00:16:26,652 with my fiancé, Brian, with the dogs, 355 00:16:26,786 --> 00:16:28,321 with the chickens, with the ducks, 356 00:16:28,454 --> 00:16:30,122 just keeping it simple. 357 00:16:30,256 --> 00:16:31,724 [laughs] 358 00:16:31,858 --> 00:16:33,626 When I was young, I was a model, 359 00:16:33,759 --> 00:16:36,662 and it was an incredible time, 1980s in London. 360 00:16:36,796 --> 00:16:39,665 And I traveled the world. It was incredible. 361 00:16:39,799 --> 00:16:41,934 But it was a limited lifespan. 362 00:16:42,034 --> 00:16:43,870 So I started working behind the camera, 363 00:16:44,003 --> 00:16:45,605 becoming a child and baby wrangler 364 00:16:45,738 --> 00:16:49,008 on film, photographic, and advertising shoots. 365 00:16:49,141 --> 00:16:50,476 ♪ ♪ 366 00:16:50,610 --> 00:16:51,878 Got it. 367 00:16:52,011 --> 00:16:53,312 As my children became older, 368 00:16:53,446 --> 00:16:55,014 I had more time to myself. 369 00:16:55,147 --> 00:16:56,249 Yeah! 370 00:16:56,382 --> 00:16:58,451 And that's what really started me off 371 00:16:58,584 --> 00:17:01,053 on becoming more interested in wilderness survival. 372 00:17:01,187 --> 00:17:02,922 Oh, yes. 373 00:17:03,055 --> 00:17:06,759 I started honing my skills in fishing, 374 00:17:06,893 --> 00:17:09,762 harvesting animals, foraging wild edibles, 375 00:17:09,896 --> 00:17:11,664 building shelters, and traditional 376 00:17:11,797 --> 00:17:13,766 fire-starting skills as fast as I could. 377 00:17:13,900 --> 00:17:14,967 There we go. 378 00:17:15,101 --> 00:17:17,069 I'm also co-owner of Thunderhawk 379 00:17:17,203 --> 00:17:19,305 Living History and Nature School. 380 00:17:19,438 --> 00:17:22,041 We teach 18th-century history, 381 00:17:22,174 --> 00:17:24,343 the French and Indian War, the Revolutionary War, 382 00:17:24,477 --> 00:17:27,780 in a fully immersive state of period-correct personas 383 00:17:27,914 --> 00:17:30,483 and accouterments. 384 00:17:30,616 --> 00:17:33,719 With life, there are things that you have to do first. 385 00:17:33,853 --> 00:17:35,154 You put yourself second. 386 00:17:35,288 --> 00:17:36,989 Other people come first, and especially as a woman, 387 00:17:37,123 --> 00:17:38,991 too, you know. I've been a mom. 388 00:17:39,125 --> 00:17:40,860 I've been a wife. I'm a partner. 389 00:17:40,993 --> 00:17:42,595 I'm an owner of a business. 390 00:17:42,728 --> 00:17:45,331 I sign up to "Alone," all that goes out the window. 391 00:17:45,464 --> 00:17:48,167 It's all about me, and that is incredible. 392 00:17:48,301 --> 00:17:51,003 I've been trying to find my inner peace my whole life. 393 00:17:51,137 --> 00:17:53,606 I now have that time to become whatever it is 394 00:17:53,739 --> 00:17:54,941 I wanted to become. 395 00:17:55,074 --> 00:17:56,475 I know it's gonna kick me in the ass, 396 00:17:56,609 --> 00:17:58,945 but I'm [bleep] doing it and I'm gonna embrace 397 00:17:59,078 --> 00:18:00,947 every single second of it. 398 00:18:02,848 --> 00:18:03,716 All right. 399 00:18:03,849 --> 00:18:06,152 Gonna start the walls. 400 00:18:06,285 --> 00:18:07,553 Onwards and upwards. 401 00:18:07,687 --> 00:18:09,655 ♪ ♪ 402 00:18:09,789 --> 00:18:12,224 My strategy is to live as close 403 00:18:12,358 --> 00:18:15,261 as possible to someone who was coming 404 00:18:15,394 --> 00:18:17,863 into this area in the 1700s. 405 00:18:17,997 --> 00:18:20,433 My skills as a living historian 406 00:18:20,566 --> 00:18:23,035 of knowing how people survived gives me 407 00:18:23,169 --> 00:18:26,505 so much more access to what it is that surrounds us, 408 00:18:26,639 --> 00:18:29,275 whether it be on the ground, under the ground, 409 00:18:29,408 --> 00:18:31,577 in the water, in the trees. 410 00:18:31,711 --> 00:18:33,412 Looks pretty awesome. 411 00:18:33,546 --> 00:18:36,282 The one thing that I am really worried about 412 00:18:36,415 --> 00:18:38,985 is that it's gonna be a really tough winter. 413 00:18:39,118 --> 00:18:40,486 There we go. 414 00:18:40,620 --> 00:18:43,055 Being so close to the Arctic, the wind from the north 415 00:18:43,189 --> 00:18:46,092 can get to 120 kilometers an hour. 416 00:18:46,225 --> 00:18:49,161 And if my shelter is not built impenetrable 417 00:18:49,295 --> 00:18:52,098 from the wind, I'm kind of screwed. 418 00:18:52,231 --> 00:18:54,333 Things are looking good. 419 00:18:54,467 --> 00:19:01,440 ♪ ♪ 420 00:19:28,734 --> 00:19:30,903 - Yesterday, I made the move over here. 421 00:19:36,876 --> 00:19:40,746 So today, I want to focus on trying to find some food. 422 00:19:42,048 --> 00:19:45,084 [mosquito buzzing] 423 00:19:48,454 --> 00:19:50,456 And there's a mosquito. 424 00:19:54,560 --> 00:19:56,429 I got the little son of a [bleep] too. 425 00:19:56,562 --> 00:19:57,730 See that? 426 00:20:02,234 --> 00:20:04,470 ♪ ♪ 427 00:20:04,603 --> 00:20:06,706 Top priority right now is food. 428 00:20:06,839 --> 00:20:08,140 Since I've been here, I've only ate 429 00:20:08,274 --> 00:20:10,509 six handfuls of berries. 430 00:20:10,643 --> 00:20:14,080 I'm gonna go out here and try to do some hunting. 431 00:20:14,213 --> 00:20:15,815 My biggest challenge out here is just gonna be 432 00:20:15,948 --> 00:20:17,383 the learning curve. 433 00:20:17,516 --> 00:20:19,318 I've never hunt any of these animals. 434 00:20:19,452 --> 00:20:20,986 I've never seen any of this flora. 435 00:20:21,120 --> 00:20:23,956 I've never dealt with any of this kind of extreme weather. 436 00:20:24,090 --> 00:20:26,726 I mean, I have never heard of Saskatchewan, 437 00:20:26,859 --> 00:20:29,428 coming from Georgia, never. 438 00:20:29,562 --> 00:20:33,833 This is my bushcraft toilet. Now just hold on. 439 00:20:33,966 --> 00:20:35,768 And I'm gonna need a little privacy for this one. 440 00:20:35,901 --> 00:20:37,002 I'm a carpenter. 441 00:20:37,136 --> 00:20:38,971 I can build anything from anything. 442 00:20:39,105 --> 00:20:40,539 Pretty much a jack of all trades. 443 00:20:40,673 --> 00:20:42,308 Got our pump drill set. 444 00:20:42,441 --> 00:20:45,578 I've been preparing for this basically my whole life. 445 00:20:45,711 --> 00:20:47,646 My tracking, hunting, fishing skills 446 00:20:47,780 --> 00:20:49,248 came deep from childhood. 447 00:20:49,381 --> 00:20:51,584 Got us a bass. Looky there. 448 00:20:51,717 --> 00:20:54,420 Growing up, we had no power, no water, 449 00:20:54,553 --> 00:20:56,122 for years and years and years. 450 00:20:56,255 --> 00:20:58,023 And there you have it, fire. 451 00:20:58,157 --> 00:21:00,092 We went out and collected rainwater 452 00:21:00,226 --> 00:21:02,561 and had to hunt and forge and stuff for food. 453 00:21:02,695 --> 00:21:03,762 There's the rat trap. 454 00:21:03,896 --> 00:21:04,997 He's gonna come in here, and he's gonna 455 00:21:05,131 --> 00:21:06,632 get right in-- there it is. 456 00:21:06,766 --> 00:21:07,800 Got him. 457 00:21:07,933 --> 00:21:10,636 Look. - Wait for me. 458 00:21:10,770 --> 00:21:12,338 - I've got a beautiful wife, 459 00:21:12,471 --> 00:21:14,440 five kids that are just amazing. 460 00:21:14,573 --> 00:21:17,610 But the most profound reason that I'm doing this 461 00:21:17,743 --> 00:21:19,745 is for my son, Nikolai. 462 00:21:19,879 --> 00:21:21,113 There you go. 463 00:21:21,247 --> 00:21:22,581 He's actually on the autism spectrum. 464 00:21:22,715 --> 00:21:25,918 With $500,000, I would be able to give him 465 00:21:26,051 --> 00:21:29,622 all the therapy he needs to help him lead a better life. 466 00:21:29,755 --> 00:21:31,390 This is seriously a once-in-a-lifetime 467 00:21:31,524 --> 00:21:33,325 opportunity to change my life, 468 00:21:33,459 --> 00:21:34,693 change my family's life, 469 00:21:34,827 --> 00:21:38,430 and I will give it 110%, everything I have. 470 00:21:38,564 --> 00:21:40,299 I love you, Hazel. 471 00:21:45,871 --> 00:21:47,373 Damn, man, I forgot my orange paracord 472 00:21:47,506 --> 00:21:49,942 to mark my trails. 473 00:21:50,075 --> 00:21:52,044 [sighs] 474 00:21:52,178 --> 00:21:53,479 But I'm here. 475 00:21:53,612 --> 00:21:56,215 I guess I got to keep going. 476 00:21:56,348 --> 00:21:58,284 It's hard to follow your own trail through here 477 00:21:58,417 --> 00:22:00,586 because, shortly after you make a trail, 478 00:22:00,719 --> 00:22:02,721 this moss... 479 00:22:08,227 --> 00:22:10,729 And all this Labrador tea covers it right back up. 480 00:22:10,863 --> 00:22:12,364 ♪ ♪ 481 00:22:12,498 --> 00:22:14,600 I've been hunting. Nothing. 482 00:22:14,733 --> 00:22:16,268 I saw a handful of grouse. 483 00:22:16,402 --> 00:22:17,469 That's it. 484 00:22:17,603 --> 00:22:20,472 My hunting skill is above and beyond 485 00:22:20,606 --> 00:22:23,042 most people where I come from. 486 00:22:23,175 --> 00:22:25,444 This is just--it's a whole new territory here for me. 487 00:22:25,578 --> 00:22:27,279 I'm trying to-- I'm trying to learn it, 488 00:22:27,413 --> 00:22:29,915 but I've only got so much weight to lose, 489 00:22:30,049 --> 00:22:32,251 and I've only got so much energy to burn. 490 00:22:32,384 --> 00:22:33,886 Yeah, I've got to figure out 491 00:22:34,019 --> 00:22:36,188 how to get this food in, and fast. 492 00:22:38,891 --> 00:22:40,926 All right, so I went the wrong way. 493 00:22:41,060 --> 00:22:44,396 Once I find the shoreline, I can find home. 494 00:22:44,530 --> 00:22:50,436 ♪ ♪ 495 00:22:50,569 --> 00:22:54,707 I don't know how I got so turned around. 496 00:22:54,840 --> 00:23:00,179 ♪ ♪ 497 00:23:00,312 --> 00:23:03,716 Hop into another bog here. 498 00:23:03,849 --> 00:23:06,919 Just a--it's knee deep, 499 00:23:07,052 --> 00:23:08,921 and it's hard pushing through. 500 00:23:09,054 --> 00:23:10,422 ♪ ♪ 501 00:23:10,556 --> 00:23:13,359 I'm so thirsty. I'm so tired. 502 00:23:13,492 --> 00:23:18,297 Looking for anything that looks any kind of familiar. 503 00:23:18,430 --> 00:23:21,300 Eventually, I have to hit shoreline. 504 00:23:21,433 --> 00:23:23,235 Ugh. 505 00:23:23,369 --> 00:23:26,672 ♪ ♪ 506 00:23:26,805 --> 00:23:29,241 How in the hell did I let this happen? 507 00:23:34,914 --> 00:23:35,948 - I'm lost. 508 00:23:36,081 --> 00:23:38,751 ♪ ♪ 509 00:23:38,884 --> 00:23:40,753 That's the thing. 510 00:23:40,886 --> 00:23:42,755 This trail looks so familiar. 511 00:23:42,888 --> 00:23:46,525 ♪ ♪ 512 00:23:46,659 --> 00:23:48,560 But it's not. 513 00:23:48,694 --> 00:23:50,162 I've never been here before. 514 00:23:50,296 --> 00:23:53,399 The shoreline could be anywhere around here, 515 00:23:53,532 --> 00:23:55,634 or it could be a hundred miles that way. 516 00:23:55,768 --> 00:23:58,070 I'm trying to look through the trees 517 00:23:58,203 --> 00:24:00,105 to see where an opening is at, 518 00:24:00,239 --> 00:24:01,874 but it's so damn thick, you can't tell. 519 00:24:02,007 --> 00:24:04,843 ♪ ♪ 520 00:24:04,977 --> 00:24:07,212 I'm hoping to come across any kind of track 521 00:24:07,346 --> 00:24:09,982 or sign that I've been here before. 522 00:24:10,115 --> 00:24:17,022 ♪ ♪ 523 00:24:17,156 --> 00:24:18,757 Seriously exhausted to the point 524 00:24:18,891 --> 00:24:20,826 my body's giving out on me. 525 00:24:20,960 --> 00:24:27,966 ♪ ♪ 526 00:24:32,137 --> 00:24:34,873 I'm so exhausted, I can barely stand. 527 00:24:35,007 --> 00:24:36,308 My whole body's shaking. 528 00:24:36,442 --> 00:24:38,243 ♪ ♪ 529 00:24:38,377 --> 00:24:41,580 I was worried about this from the beginning. 530 00:24:41,714 --> 00:24:43,716 I didn't want to get lost, 531 00:24:43,849 --> 00:24:47,519 but I forgot a paracord to mark my [bleep] trails. 532 00:24:47,653 --> 00:24:49,021 I'm not thinking straight. 533 00:24:49,154 --> 00:24:56,161 ♪ ♪ 534 00:24:58,931 --> 00:25:00,799 I'm exhausted... 535 00:25:00,933 --> 00:25:03,202 ♪ ♪ 536 00:25:03,335 --> 00:25:04,470 Thirsty. 537 00:25:04,603 --> 00:25:07,206 ♪ ♪ 538 00:25:07,339 --> 00:25:09,408 I just want to get back to my shelter. 539 00:25:09,541 --> 00:25:16,548 ♪ ♪ 540 00:25:17,816 --> 00:25:19,318 Oh, [bleep]. 541 00:25:19,451 --> 00:25:21,553 I think I found the shoreline. 542 00:25:21,687 --> 00:25:27,493 ♪ ♪ 543 00:25:27,626 --> 00:25:30,195 See that big opening? 544 00:25:30,329 --> 00:25:32,131 Oh, it's a beautiful thing. 545 00:25:32,264 --> 00:25:33,999 Oh, it's such a beautiful thing. 546 00:25:34,133 --> 00:25:36,435 This is a trail of mine. 547 00:25:36,568 --> 00:25:38,036 This here's my beach. 548 00:25:38,170 --> 00:25:39,905 Are you [bleep] kidding me? 549 00:25:40,038 --> 00:25:41,640 Are you [bleep] kidding me? 550 00:25:41,774 --> 00:25:44,376 My shelter's right there. 551 00:25:44,510 --> 00:25:46,345 Oh, my God. 552 00:25:46,478 --> 00:25:47,946 ♪ ♪ 553 00:25:48,080 --> 00:25:50,382 My entire body is exhausted. 554 00:25:50,516 --> 00:25:55,654 ♪ ♪ 555 00:25:55,788 --> 00:25:57,723 Oh, I'm back at camp. 556 00:26:00,893 --> 00:26:02,561 That's all that matters now. 557 00:26:04,630 --> 00:26:06,098 I'm back at camp. 558 00:26:06,231 --> 00:26:13,205 ♪ ♪ 559 00:26:25,617 --> 00:26:28,620 [toothbrush squeaking] 560 00:26:33,859 --> 00:26:35,694 - [gargles] 561 00:26:35,828 --> 00:26:38,330 [spits] 562 00:26:39,798 --> 00:26:41,800 How do they look? 563 00:26:44,102 --> 00:26:46,672 Yeah, they're still all there, anyway, 564 00:26:46,805 --> 00:26:49,074 except for the top of those two. 565 00:26:49,208 --> 00:26:52,644 Yeah. 566 00:26:52,778 --> 00:26:57,816 They were the result of a hockey puck to the mouth. 567 00:26:59,485 --> 00:27:02,221 Oh, well. That's the way it is. 568 00:27:02,354 --> 00:27:04,857 Little pain never hurt anybody. 569 00:27:04,990 --> 00:27:07,192 ♪ ♪ 570 00:27:07,326 --> 00:27:08,961 Got to check our gillnet. 571 00:27:09,094 --> 00:27:12,164 Hopefully, we got something in it. 572 00:27:12,297 --> 00:27:13,499 Moved the gillnet. 573 00:27:13,632 --> 00:27:15,100 I think this is the better spot. 574 00:27:15,234 --> 00:27:17,669 ♪ ♪ 575 00:27:17,803 --> 00:27:20,606 I'm getting hungry. 576 00:27:20,739 --> 00:27:21,773 Come on. 577 00:27:21,907 --> 00:27:24,576 ♪ ♪ 578 00:27:24,710 --> 00:27:26,211 Nope. 579 00:27:26,345 --> 00:27:28,514 ♪ ♪ 580 00:27:28,647 --> 00:27:30,516 Damn. 581 00:27:30,649 --> 00:27:32,050 Looks like we're still hungry. 582 00:27:32,184 --> 00:27:39,057 ♪ ♪ 583 00:27:39,191 --> 00:27:41,960 Pretty disappointing, to say the least. 584 00:27:42,094 --> 00:27:45,297 But anyway, let's try a couple casts 585 00:27:45,430 --> 00:27:47,866 out here and see if we can't catch a fish. 586 00:27:48,000 --> 00:27:49,902 ♪ ♪ 587 00:27:50,035 --> 00:27:52,971 It's windy, but we can handle it. 588 00:27:53,105 --> 00:27:55,107 Let's see what we can make happen. 589 00:27:55,240 --> 00:27:58,610 My stomach's roaring at me like a darn old grizzly bear. 590 00:27:58,744 --> 00:28:01,346 ♪ ♪ 591 00:28:01,480 --> 00:28:04,650 And there it hits. Feed me. 592 00:28:04,783 --> 00:28:06,485 Feed me. Feed me. 593 00:28:06,618 --> 00:28:08,720 Feed me. Feed me. 594 00:28:08,854 --> 00:28:10,622 Still working on blueberries. 595 00:28:10,756 --> 00:28:12,624 No protein yet. 596 00:28:12,758 --> 00:28:16,395 ♪ ♪ 597 00:28:16,528 --> 00:28:19,464 The wind just keeps picking up and up and up. 598 00:28:19,598 --> 00:28:24,303 ♪ ♪ 599 00:28:24,436 --> 00:28:27,039 In the boreal forest, you have to expect 600 00:28:27,172 --> 00:28:29,408 to be in incredible wind. 601 00:28:29,541 --> 00:28:31,677 ♪ ♪ 602 00:28:31,810 --> 00:28:33,445 You prick. 603 00:28:33,579 --> 00:28:36,748 It's absolutely brutal. 604 00:28:36,882 --> 00:28:39,017 Yeah. 605 00:28:39,151 --> 00:28:42,354 All I'm gonna do is [bleep] up my line. 606 00:28:42,487 --> 00:28:44,489 ♪ ♪ 607 00:28:44,623 --> 00:28:46,959 And I think we're gonna call it that. 608 00:28:47,092 --> 00:28:52,097 ♪ ♪ 609 00:28:52,230 --> 00:28:54,099 Yeah, that's a good, strong wind, that. 610 00:28:54,232 --> 00:28:58,270 ♪ ♪ 611 00:28:58,403 --> 00:29:01,206 Not much to do on a night like tonight... 612 00:29:01,340 --> 00:29:04,109 ♪ ♪ 613 00:29:04,242 --> 00:29:06,645 Other than just hunker down. 614 00:29:06,778 --> 00:29:13,819 ♪ ♪ 615 00:29:15,187 --> 00:29:17,022 Phew. 616 00:29:17,155 --> 00:29:18,657 Yes, sirree. 617 00:29:18,790 --> 00:29:20,692 We're in for a long night. 618 00:29:20,826 --> 00:29:22,861 ♪ ♪ 619 00:29:22,995 --> 00:29:26,198 It's absolutely crazy. 620 00:29:26,331 --> 00:29:28,433 There's trees blowing down everywhere. 621 00:29:28,567 --> 00:29:29,968 [wind whooshing] 622 00:29:30,102 --> 00:29:32,204 I didn't think it was gonna get any worse, 623 00:29:32,337 --> 00:29:34,973 but it is certainly getting worse. 624 00:29:35,107 --> 00:29:38,210 Like, this is beyond wind. 625 00:29:38,343 --> 00:29:40,012 ♪ ♪ 626 00:29:40,145 --> 00:29:43,649 [wind howling] 627 00:29:43,782 --> 00:29:50,555 ♪ ♪ 628 00:29:50,689 --> 00:29:52,491 It's been impossible to sleep. 629 00:29:52,624 --> 00:29:55,694 It's like a freight train. 630 00:29:55,827 --> 00:29:58,864 My shelter is attached to two trees, 631 00:29:58,997 --> 00:30:00,932 and I can literally-- when I'm laying there, 632 00:30:01,066 --> 00:30:03,835 I can feel the roots underneath me 633 00:30:03,969 --> 00:30:07,539 moving as the wind's blowing. 634 00:30:07,673 --> 00:30:10,909 If one of these trees goes, I'm done. 635 00:30:11,043 --> 00:30:13,312 There's no chance of people coming to get me tonight. 636 00:30:13,445 --> 00:30:15,681 There is just absolutely no chance. 637 00:30:15,814 --> 00:30:18,050 ♪ ♪ 638 00:30:18,183 --> 00:30:20,452 We're not done with this yet. 639 00:30:20,585 --> 00:30:23,021 ♪ ♪ 640 00:30:32,164 --> 00:30:37,636 ♪ ♪ 641 00:30:37,769 --> 00:30:39,771 - Good morning. 642 00:30:42,574 --> 00:30:46,078 Not much of a good morning. 643 00:30:46,211 --> 00:30:48,814 Actually pretty [bleep]. 644 00:30:52,718 --> 00:30:55,053 [sniffles] 645 00:30:55,187 --> 00:30:57,889 It's been gusty all night. 646 00:30:58,023 --> 00:31:01,026 You'll hear my tarp going. There you go. 647 00:31:01,159 --> 00:31:04,663 [tarp rustling] 648 00:31:04,796 --> 00:31:06,665 Just kind of like that... 649 00:31:10,335 --> 00:31:12,003 All night. 650 00:31:13,839 --> 00:31:16,608 [yawns] 651 00:31:16,742 --> 00:31:20,045 At some point, we'll check the gillnet again. 652 00:31:20,178 --> 00:31:23,048 And sooner or later, I'm gonna be so tired that-- 653 00:31:32,124 --> 00:31:36,661 So anyway... [grunts] 654 00:31:36,795 --> 00:31:38,797 Get this day on the go. 655 00:31:38,930 --> 00:31:40,465 ♪ ♪ 656 00:31:40,599 --> 00:31:41,900 The wind has gone down. 657 00:31:42,000 --> 00:31:45,804 It was absolutely crazy last night. 658 00:31:45,937 --> 00:31:47,873 We need to fix that. 659 00:31:48,006 --> 00:31:50,342 Think I might fall a couple trees, 660 00:31:50,475 --> 00:31:52,210 lean them up on the shelter-- 661 00:31:52,344 --> 00:31:54,412 bit of a wind block. 662 00:31:54,546 --> 00:31:57,349 OK, first things first. 663 00:31:57,482 --> 00:32:00,018 Let's go check that gillnet. 664 00:32:00,152 --> 00:32:04,089 Here we go. I need a fish. 665 00:32:04,222 --> 00:32:09,561 ♪ ♪ 666 00:32:09,694 --> 00:32:11,163 Oh, I see a fish. 667 00:32:11,296 --> 00:32:13,632 Oh, that's a nice, big pike. I can tell. 668 00:32:13,765 --> 00:32:15,267 Oh, baby! 669 00:32:15,400 --> 00:32:17,068 Happy dance. Happy dance. 670 00:32:17,202 --> 00:32:21,273 Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah! Ho, pike! 671 00:32:21,406 --> 00:32:23,809 [laughs] Finally got a fish. 672 00:32:23,942 --> 00:32:25,310 Oh, boy. 673 00:32:25,444 --> 00:32:27,412 [exhales] 674 00:32:27,546 --> 00:32:32,284 Ah, we are having fish for breakfast. 675 00:32:32,417 --> 00:32:35,153 Oh, yeah. 676 00:32:35,287 --> 00:32:36,354 I haven't eaten, 677 00:32:36,488 --> 00:32:38,023 other than a handful of berries, 678 00:32:38,156 --> 00:32:41,193 so this fish means the world to me. 679 00:32:41,326 --> 00:32:44,396 Now, how is that? 680 00:32:44,529 --> 00:32:46,364 I am stoked. 681 00:32:46,498 --> 00:32:49,835 It's a sign that the gillnet works. 682 00:32:49,968 --> 00:32:53,305 ♪ Protein coming my way ♪ 683 00:32:53,438 --> 00:32:54,973 What a game changer. 684 00:32:55,106 --> 00:32:56,775 Make all the efforts worthwhile. 685 00:32:56,908 --> 00:32:58,877 ♪ ♪ 686 00:32:59,010 --> 00:33:00,579 I'm gonna say I can get eight 687 00:33:00,712 --> 00:33:02,781 to ten meals out of that guy. 688 00:33:02,914 --> 00:33:04,416 ♪ ♪ 689 00:33:04,549 --> 00:33:07,886 I know now that I can do this, 690 00:33:08,019 --> 00:33:11,389 and I know now there will be many more fish coming, 691 00:33:11,523 --> 00:33:14,659 and I just can't wait to catch another one. 692 00:33:14,793 --> 00:33:18,029 ♪ ♪ 693 00:33:18,163 --> 00:33:21,399 That is a piece of heaven, right there. 694 00:33:23,768 --> 00:33:26,171 Oh, my God. 695 00:33:26,304 --> 00:33:29,708 Oh. [laughs] 696 00:33:29,841 --> 00:33:33,311 That is absolutely incredible. 697 00:33:35,113 --> 00:33:39,484 I could easily eat that for the next couple months. 698 00:33:39,618 --> 00:33:42,721 [laughs] 699 00:33:42,854 --> 00:33:49,861 ♪ ♪ 700 00:34:09,147 --> 00:34:11,116 - Here they come. 701 00:34:11,249 --> 00:34:14,819 [geese calling] 702 00:34:14,953 --> 00:34:17,822 The geese are flying south. 703 00:34:17,956 --> 00:34:20,292 There's hundreds of them. 704 00:34:20,425 --> 00:34:24,462 So amazing, all making their Vs. 705 00:34:32,637 --> 00:34:39,644 ♪ ♪ 706 00:34:40,578 --> 00:34:42,814 - That is unbelievable. 707 00:34:42,948 --> 00:34:46,184 This has been going on all night. 708 00:34:46,318 --> 00:34:48,520 It's unreal how many geese there are-- 709 00:34:48,653 --> 00:34:50,689 literally thousands. 710 00:34:50,822 --> 00:34:53,224 ♪ ♪ 711 00:34:53,358 --> 00:34:55,860 I wish one would land close by. 712 00:34:55,994 --> 00:34:59,431 Those are way too high to be flinging arrows at. 713 00:34:59,564 --> 00:35:01,967 [laughs] 714 00:35:02,100 --> 00:35:04,069 That's a sign of what's coming. 715 00:35:04,202 --> 00:35:07,706 ♪ ♪ 716 00:35:07,839 --> 00:35:09,641 - There goes another flock. 717 00:35:09,774 --> 00:35:13,478 ♪ ♪ 718 00:35:13,612 --> 00:35:16,681 Oh, it's so beautiful. 719 00:35:16,815 --> 00:35:18,383 That's amazing. 720 00:35:18,516 --> 00:35:20,952 ♪ ♪ 721 00:35:21,086 --> 00:35:24,189 - Have you ever seen so many geese? 722 00:35:24,322 --> 00:35:29,060 Holy buckets, thousands. Wow. 723 00:35:29,194 --> 00:35:32,664 It's kind of freaky how many geese are flying by. 724 00:35:32,797 --> 00:35:35,700 I think winter is coming. 725 00:35:35,834 --> 00:35:37,669 I need to get really busy. 726 00:35:37,802 --> 00:35:39,404 ♪ ♪ 727 00:35:39,537 --> 00:35:40,772 Oh, boy. 728 00:35:40,905 --> 00:35:45,477 ♪ ♪ 729 00:35:45,610 --> 00:35:48,113 I'm gonna work on my shelter because of those geese. 730 00:35:48,246 --> 00:35:49,814 OK. 731 00:35:49,948 --> 00:35:53,618 They kind of convinced me that's what I should do. 732 00:35:53,752 --> 00:35:56,721 I'm gonna start excavating. 733 00:35:56,855 --> 00:35:59,090 It's gonna turn cold and nasty. 734 00:35:59,224 --> 00:36:01,993 The winds will take a lot of people out. 735 00:36:02,127 --> 00:36:05,730 It's gonna be key to build a shelter in a protected area. 736 00:36:05,864 --> 00:36:08,900 Oh, my. That one's a biggie. 737 00:36:09,000 --> 00:36:10,668 OK. 738 00:36:10,802 --> 00:36:13,938 ♪ ♪ 739 00:36:14,072 --> 00:36:15,840 Let's just roll it over here. 740 00:36:20,612 --> 00:36:23,515 ♪ ♪ 741 00:36:23,648 --> 00:36:25,917 I'm building this in the ground 742 00:36:26,051 --> 00:36:29,054 because I figure it'll be easier to heat. 743 00:36:29,187 --> 00:36:30,789 OK. 744 00:36:30,922 --> 00:36:33,658 I'm digging down, pulling out all these rocks, 745 00:36:33,792 --> 00:36:35,760 and burning a lot of calories. 746 00:36:35,894 --> 00:36:38,196 It's taking a lot out of me. 747 00:36:38,329 --> 00:36:40,799 It's starting to rain a little bit. 748 00:36:40,932 --> 00:36:44,235 Gonna change into the rain clothes. 749 00:36:44,369 --> 00:36:46,704 I'm not really a fan of being out in the rain-- 750 00:36:46,838 --> 00:36:49,307 do it enough at the farm. 751 00:36:49,441 --> 00:36:52,911 For my shelter, I am gonna take one of these trees 752 00:36:53,044 --> 00:36:54,813 and clean it up a little bit 753 00:36:54,946 --> 00:36:56,881 and stretch it between some trees, 754 00:36:57,015 --> 00:36:58,583 and then I'm just gonna fill it in 755 00:36:58,716 --> 00:37:01,753 with logs up against that center ridge pole. 756 00:37:01,886 --> 00:37:04,856 I've always been driven, type A personality, 757 00:37:04,989 --> 00:37:06,724 first-born, perfectionist. 758 00:37:06,858 --> 00:37:08,293 This will work. 759 00:37:08,426 --> 00:37:12,197 I excelled in school. I wanted to go to West Point. 760 00:37:12,330 --> 00:37:15,834 I got my senator's approval. I was accepted. 761 00:37:15,967 --> 00:37:18,937 More sticks. More sticks. 762 00:37:19,070 --> 00:37:20,905 And then, like a month later, 763 00:37:21,039 --> 00:37:23,074 I ended up going to the mountains 764 00:37:23,208 --> 00:37:25,810 of North Carolina, 765 00:37:25,944 --> 00:37:29,848 and then I found working on the land as my calling. 766 00:37:29,981 --> 00:37:31,816 Gonna gather some moss. 767 00:37:31,950 --> 00:37:34,385 I just loved it there, just the plants 768 00:37:34,519 --> 00:37:35,854 and the different species, 769 00:37:35,987 --> 00:37:38,957 and it was all new, and I just thrived there. 770 00:37:39,090 --> 00:37:42,927 That's my religion. That's when I feel the best. 771 00:37:43,061 --> 00:37:45,964 We don't make a lot of money, but we eat great, 772 00:37:46,097 --> 00:37:48,733 and I feel good about what I'm doing. 773 00:37:48,867 --> 00:37:51,402 I've got to get more moss. 774 00:37:51,536 --> 00:37:54,305 I just want to get this shelter done. 775 00:37:54,439 --> 00:37:57,175 I want to finish this thing and get some food. 776 00:37:57,308 --> 00:37:59,077 I've had no luck getting any fish, 777 00:37:59,210 --> 00:38:02,247 and I'm feeling it. 778 00:38:04,516 --> 00:38:06,451 Oh, my gosh. 779 00:38:06,584 --> 00:38:08,253 Moose poop. 780 00:38:08,386 --> 00:38:09,487 It's really fresh. 781 00:38:09,621 --> 00:38:10,889 ♪ ♪ 782 00:38:11,022 --> 00:38:13,858 There's a moose here somewhere. 783 00:38:13,992 --> 00:38:15,493 ♪ ♪ 784 00:38:15,627 --> 00:38:17,595 Boy, that's a pick-me-up. 785 00:38:17,729 --> 00:38:19,931 I want to be out here as long as I can, 786 00:38:20,064 --> 00:38:23,468 and if I can go get a moose, then I'd be set. 787 00:38:23,601 --> 00:38:25,203 ♪ ♪ 788 00:38:25,336 --> 00:38:28,273 It's my saving grace, right there. 789 00:38:28,406 --> 00:38:32,810 Finish my shelter, and I'm gonna go moose hunting. 790 00:38:32,944 --> 00:38:34,879 [breathes deeply] 791 00:38:41,753 --> 00:38:46,491 ♪ ♪ 792 00:38:46,624 --> 00:38:49,727 - I'm working on a gillnet right now. 793 00:38:52,197 --> 00:38:53,331 Wait a sec. 794 00:38:53,464 --> 00:38:54,866 Let's try to get this squirrel. 795 00:38:56,701 --> 00:39:03,708 ♪ ♪ 796 00:39:20,592 --> 00:39:23,728 Oh, man, missed that. 797 00:39:23,862 --> 00:39:25,263 Let's try again. 798 00:39:34,005 --> 00:39:37,208 Right here. 799 00:39:37,342 --> 00:39:39,244 Whoa. 800 00:39:39,377 --> 00:39:42,380 That was good. 801 00:39:42,513 --> 00:39:44,983 I have to find my arrows though. 802 00:39:45,116 --> 00:39:46,718 OK. 803 00:39:46,851 --> 00:39:50,688 That's food for today, man. 804 00:39:50,822 --> 00:39:52,056 I grew up in a fishing village, 805 00:39:52,190 --> 00:39:54,292 and you have to hunt, fish, work the land 806 00:39:54,425 --> 00:39:57,362 to be able to provide for yourself. 807 00:39:57,495 --> 00:40:00,098 If I have enough food to keep myself healthy, 808 00:40:00,231 --> 00:40:02,367 I don't know how far I can go. 809 00:40:02,500 --> 00:40:05,136 My name is Tarcisio Ramos Dos Santos. 810 00:40:05,270 --> 00:40:07,505 My friends call me Taz. 811 00:40:07,639 --> 00:40:08,906 I'm a homesteader, 812 00:40:09,040 --> 00:40:12,010 and I work on a small farm to sustain myself. 813 00:40:12,143 --> 00:40:14,279 Here's my house. It's a tree house. 814 00:40:14,412 --> 00:40:18,016 But I grew up in Brazil in a small fishing village. 815 00:40:18,149 --> 00:40:20,852 My whole childhood was hunting and fishing 816 00:40:20,985 --> 00:40:22,420 because there was no running water 817 00:40:22,553 --> 00:40:23,788 or electricity. 818 00:40:23,922 --> 00:40:25,823 Despite all the work, it was an adventure. 819 00:40:25,957 --> 00:40:27,292 Cheers. 820 00:40:27,425 --> 00:40:30,695 Where I grew up, danger was around the corner 821 00:40:30,828 --> 00:40:32,597 all the time. 822 00:40:32,730 --> 00:40:35,433 Animal gets inside but cannot leave. 823 00:40:35,566 --> 00:40:38,303 Anacondas, snakes, cougar, killer bees-- 824 00:40:38,436 --> 00:40:40,171 there's thousands of ways for you 825 00:40:40,305 --> 00:40:42,307 to get injured, killed, poisoned. 826 00:40:42,440 --> 00:40:45,043 So my sense of the woods and what's around me... 827 00:40:45,176 --> 00:40:46,511 Fresh tracks. 828 00:40:46,644 --> 00:40:47,912 Is pretty high. 829 00:40:48,046 --> 00:40:49,180 [laughs] 830 00:40:49,314 --> 00:40:51,349 I'm also a father of twins. 831 00:40:51,482 --> 00:40:52,750 They live in Brazil. 832 00:40:52,884 --> 00:40:54,719 Although we are so far away, 833 00:40:54,852 --> 00:40:56,888 I'm pretty present in their lives. 834 00:40:57,021 --> 00:40:59,891 I want to do this because, in order for my kids 835 00:41:00,024 --> 00:41:03,027 to come and live with me, I need the financial budget 836 00:41:03,161 --> 00:41:04,862 to give them the support they need 837 00:41:04,996 --> 00:41:07,231 to have a place to live. 838 00:41:07,365 --> 00:41:09,200 I have what it takes to not just survive, 839 00:41:09,334 --> 00:41:10,635 but to thrive. 840 00:41:10,768 --> 00:41:14,639 I'm willing to go as far as I can to win this. 841 00:41:19,677 --> 00:41:22,447 Let's get started. 842 00:41:22,580 --> 00:41:27,251 To survive here long-term, fishing is so crucial. 843 00:41:27,385 --> 00:41:30,722 I want to increase my odds to get fish. 844 00:41:30,855 --> 00:41:32,857 So I decide I really want to make a canoe 845 00:41:32,990 --> 00:41:35,693 to fish in deeper water. 846 00:41:35,827 --> 00:41:40,031 To make a frame, I'm using spruce saplings, 847 00:41:40,164 --> 00:41:42,567 bigger ones on the top and the bottom 848 00:41:42,700 --> 00:41:44,836 so we have that weight to balance it out 849 00:41:44,969 --> 00:41:47,105 not to be tipsy, and thinner ones 850 00:41:47,238 --> 00:41:49,540 as the stringers in the ribs. 851 00:41:49,674 --> 00:41:53,544 Mmm, let's experiment a little bit with 852 00:41:53,678 --> 00:41:57,949 making a ring of this spruce. 853 00:41:58,082 --> 00:42:01,285 It's very flexible. 854 00:42:01,419 --> 00:42:02,920 Besides my shelter, 855 00:42:03,054 --> 00:42:04,622 every single process I have to do 856 00:42:04,756 --> 00:42:06,991 has to take no more than two days. 857 00:42:07,125 --> 00:42:08,659 That's part of my strategy 858 00:42:08,793 --> 00:42:10,728 because I don't want it to drag. 859 00:42:10,862 --> 00:42:11,896 If it works, great. 860 00:42:12,030 --> 00:42:13,965 Don't, OK, move on to the next. 861 00:42:14,098 --> 00:42:16,567 Because if I spend a lot of time and energy 862 00:42:16,701 --> 00:42:18,503 creating something, and then that thing 863 00:42:18,636 --> 00:42:22,874 don't work, it could be a huge setback. 864 00:42:23,007 --> 00:42:24,742 Long ways to go. 865 00:42:24,876 --> 00:42:31,749 ♪ ♪ 866 00:42:31,883 --> 00:42:34,886 There's a saying in Portuguese in Brazil that says... 867 00:42:35,019 --> 00:42:38,022 [speaking Portuguese] 868 00:42:41,526 --> 00:42:42,994 Meaning that, you know, we need more 869 00:42:43,127 --> 00:42:46,197 than just food to survive. 870 00:42:46,330 --> 00:42:48,633 Good enough for today. 871 00:42:48,766 --> 00:42:51,602 ♪ ♪ 872 00:42:51,736 --> 00:42:54,939 Your body and your mind needs to express itself 873 00:42:55,072 --> 00:42:57,742 through creating and creativity. 874 00:42:57,875 --> 00:43:00,111 Almost there. 875 00:43:00,244 --> 00:43:03,748 When I discovered theater and poetry, 876 00:43:03,881 --> 00:43:06,717 that creative process really started 877 00:43:06,851 --> 00:43:10,421 opening different avenues for me to discover the world 878 00:43:10,555 --> 00:43:13,391 and think different ways. 879 00:43:13,524 --> 00:43:14,592 So I left. 880 00:43:14,725 --> 00:43:19,096 I moved from Brazil to Western Mass. 881 00:43:19,230 --> 00:43:21,866 But being out here in a survival situation, 882 00:43:21,999 --> 00:43:24,669 putting all my skills together, 883 00:43:24,802 --> 00:43:28,806 the creativity, you know, allows you to be flexible. 884 00:43:28,940 --> 00:43:31,442 Big challenge is because I'm using spruce, 885 00:43:31,576 --> 00:43:33,578 and spruce has a lot of sharp points. 886 00:43:33,711 --> 00:43:36,681 So I have to kind of scrape and make sure it's smooth 887 00:43:36,814 --> 00:43:40,985 and then use moss to protect the tarp. 888 00:43:41,118 --> 00:43:45,756 Listening to nature and learning how this place works 889 00:43:45,890 --> 00:43:49,460 and what it has to offer and adapting my ideas 890 00:43:49,594 --> 00:43:53,231 have shown me that I have what it takes to survive, 891 00:43:53,364 --> 00:43:55,800 even in the face of hardships. 892 00:43:55,933 --> 00:43:58,202 Looks pretty good. 893 00:43:58,336 --> 00:44:01,205 I have a canoe. Wow. 894 00:44:01,339 --> 00:44:04,876 And we will see if it will float well. 895 00:44:08,312 --> 00:44:11,782 Get closer at every step. 896 00:44:13,751 --> 00:44:16,287 Tipsy? Kind of. 897 00:44:16,420 --> 00:44:18,789 ♪ ♪ 898 00:44:18,923 --> 00:44:20,825 Sturdy canoe. 899 00:44:20,958 --> 00:44:27,565 ♪ ♪ 900 00:44:27,698 --> 00:44:30,968 Holy cow, it works. 901 00:44:31,102 --> 00:44:35,473 Whoo-hoo! It works. 902 00:44:35,606 --> 00:44:38,075 My canoe works. 903 00:44:38,209 --> 00:44:40,378 It's pretty stable. 904 00:44:40,511 --> 00:44:42,480 I'm happy with this. 905 00:44:42,613 --> 00:44:44,949 A little forward. 906 00:44:45,082 --> 00:44:48,252 [exhales] Guess that's fine. 907 00:44:48,386 --> 00:44:50,755 Wow, well balanced too. 908 00:44:50,888 --> 00:44:53,891 ♪ ♪ 909 00:44:54,025 --> 00:44:55,993 Very good. 910 00:44:56,127 --> 00:44:58,896 Just a nice quick test drive. 911 00:44:59,030 --> 00:45:02,300 Like it. That's gonna change a lot. 912 00:45:02,433 --> 00:45:04,435 Now I need to finish my gillnet. 913 00:45:24,255 --> 00:45:25,456 - I don't know how the rest of the world 914 00:45:25,590 --> 00:45:28,392 might feel about this. 915 00:45:28,526 --> 00:45:32,496 Some might be pretty upset about it. 916 00:45:32,630 --> 00:45:34,532 Taking my damn shoes and socks off. 917 00:45:38,369 --> 00:45:42,039 See the steam coming off of my sock? 918 00:45:44,408 --> 00:45:45,810 That's not smoke. 919 00:45:47,745 --> 00:45:49,614 That's steam coming off my feet. 920 00:45:51,582 --> 00:45:56,254 They stink so bad, so bad. 921 00:45:57,588 --> 00:45:59,890 Oh, my God. It's terrible. 922 00:46:02,727 --> 00:46:05,496 All right, so I'm going hunting. 923 00:46:05,630 --> 00:46:07,331 In an effort to not get lost again, 924 00:46:07,465 --> 00:46:11,002 I am gonna mark trees as I go in. 925 00:46:11,135 --> 00:46:13,771 ♪ ♪ 926 00:46:13,904 --> 00:46:17,141 I need food, whatever it may be. 927 00:46:17,274 --> 00:46:20,578 I need some kind of protein in my stomach right now. 928 00:46:20,711 --> 00:46:24,048 ♪ ♪ 929 00:46:24,181 --> 00:46:27,485 I heard some heavy flapping in the woods, 930 00:46:27,618 --> 00:46:29,787 probably a grouse. 931 00:46:31,288 --> 00:46:33,658 I don't want to go another day without eating anything. 932 00:46:44,035 --> 00:46:50,908 ♪ ♪ 933 00:46:51,042 --> 00:46:53,878 I see it. 934 00:46:54,011 --> 00:46:57,048 I see the grouse. 935 00:46:57,181 --> 00:46:59,250 I'm just gonna ease back, just hang out 936 00:46:59,383 --> 00:47:02,553 right here and wait for it. 937 00:47:02,687 --> 00:47:06,757 I'm gonna be patient with this one. 938 00:47:06,891 --> 00:47:13,898 ♪ ♪ 939 00:47:21,372 --> 00:47:28,379 ♪ ♪ 940 00:47:46,397 --> 00:47:47,732 I hit it. I hit it. 941 00:47:47,865 --> 00:47:49,066 I hit it. I hit it. 942 00:47:49,200 --> 00:47:51,168 I got a grouse. 943 00:47:52,803 --> 00:47:55,039 Now we got to go find it. 944 00:47:55,172 --> 00:47:56,974 There it is. 945 00:47:57,108 --> 00:48:00,644 Oh, what a beautiful, beautiful thing. 946 00:48:00,778 --> 00:48:02,947 Oh, my first grouse. 947 00:48:04,281 --> 00:48:06,016 Let me dispatch this little guy. 948 00:48:06,150 --> 00:48:07,651 [thuds] 949 00:48:07,785 --> 00:48:11,889 [laughs] 950 00:48:12,022 --> 00:48:15,092 And we're back. And we're back. 951 00:48:15,226 --> 00:48:17,828 Holy [bleep]. 952 00:48:17,962 --> 00:48:19,330 Yes. 953 00:48:19,463 --> 00:48:22,133 ♪ ♪ 954 00:48:22,266 --> 00:48:25,035 My first grouse. 955 00:48:25,169 --> 00:48:26,637 Oh, that's amazing. 956 00:48:26,771 --> 00:48:30,474 [laughs] 957 00:48:30,608 --> 00:48:32,843 This is a big moment. 958 00:48:32,977 --> 00:48:34,578 You know, it's huge. 959 00:48:34,712 --> 00:48:36,914 [laughs] It's gonna be delicious. 960 00:48:37,047 --> 00:48:38,549 The more I learn this land, 961 00:48:38,682 --> 00:48:40,317 the more I can take from this land. 962 00:48:40,451 --> 00:48:43,954 [exhales] Ah, I can't wait. 963 00:48:44,088 --> 00:48:46,991 One small victory at a time. 964 00:48:47,124 --> 00:48:49,360 One small victory at a time. 965 00:48:49,493 --> 00:48:52,163 I just left everything I know behind to do this, 966 00:48:52,296 --> 00:48:54,432 but it's not about me anymore. 967 00:48:54,565 --> 00:48:57,168 It's about my family. It's about my son. 968 00:48:57,301 --> 00:48:58,869 That's the only thing that really matters 969 00:48:59,003 --> 00:49:00,704 to me in my life anymore. 970 00:49:00,838 --> 00:49:03,707 Oh, yes. 971 00:49:03,841 --> 00:49:06,010 Yes, that looks wonderful. 972 00:49:06,143 --> 00:49:10,114 ♪ ♪ 973 00:49:10,247 --> 00:49:12,116 It's my first real meal. 974 00:49:12,249 --> 00:49:17,888 ♪ ♪ 975 00:49:18,022 --> 00:49:19,356 Oh, man. 976 00:49:19,490 --> 00:49:21,692 ♪ ♪ 977 00:49:21,826 --> 00:49:24,161 Just falling off the bone. 978 00:49:24,295 --> 00:49:26,063 Having the opportunity to win 979 00:49:26,197 --> 00:49:28,666 such a lump sum of money is amazing. 980 00:49:28,799 --> 00:49:32,503 I have a very demanding, very laboring job. 981 00:49:32,636 --> 00:49:34,738 Tell everybody I work 28 hours a day, 982 00:49:34,872 --> 00:49:36,540 14 days a week, you know? 983 00:49:36,674 --> 00:49:39,109 That is so good. 984 00:49:39,243 --> 00:49:42,079 It's hard. It really is hard. 985 00:49:42,213 --> 00:49:43,948 So if I could win this, 986 00:49:44,081 --> 00:49:46,584 that's 15 years' salary for me. 987 00:49:46,717 --> 00:49:49,486 For my son, it means better therapies, 988 00:49:49,620 --> 00:49:52,122 more chances for him to grow. 989 00:49:52,256 --> 00:49:54,391 With his autism, he doesn't speak. 990 00:49:54,525 --> 00:49:56,760 Everything that people take for granted, 991 00:49:56,894 --> 00:49:58,229 he has a hard time with. 992 00:49:58,362 --> 00:49:59,396 And where I'm from, 993 00:49:59,530 --> 00:50:01,031 there's not enough offered to him. 994 00:50:01,165 --> 00:50:02,233 And this is it. 995 00:50:02,366 --> 00:50:03,467 This is my opportunity 996 00:50:03,601 --> 00:50:05,769 so that he can have a better life. 997 00:50:05,903 --> 00:50:07,271 I can't fail. 998 00:50:07,404 --> 00:50:11,709 When the dining room is quiet, you know the food's good. 999 00:50:14,979 --> 00:50:22,019 ♪ ♪ 1000 00:50:32,496 --> 00:50:35,933 - We got a fish. [laughs] 1001 00:50:36,066 --> 00:50:38,636 My gillnet got a gigantic trout. 1002 00:50:38,769 --> 00:50:41,605 [laughs] 1003 00:50:41,739 --> 00:50:45,309 I will clean up this fish and smoke it up. 1004 00:50:45,442 --> 00:50:49,113 ♪ ♪ 1005 00:50:49,246 --> 00:50:52,249 I'm thinking about a teepee. 1006 00:50:52,383 --> 00:50:54,485 I'm gonna have a lot of big embers, 1007 00:50:54,618 --> 00:50:59,323 and I'll use the elder branches 1008 00:50:59,456 --> 00:51:01,592 and control that. 1009 00:51:04,028 --> 00:51:05,696 I'm gonna do that. 1010 00:51:05,829 --> 00:51:08,432 ♪ ♪ 1011 00:51:08,566 --> 00:51:10,401 This is beautiful here. 1012 00:51:10,534 --> 00:51:13,904 I just want to eat a bite, but I won't. 1013 00:51:14,038 --> 00:51:17,174 This fish could be food for, like, the next ten days, 1014 00:51:17,308 --> 00:51:20,578 but before the temperatures get to freezing, 1015 00:51:20,711 --> 00:51:22,646 you have to smoke the meat. 1016 00:51:22,780 --> 00:51:23,981 OK. 1017 00:51:24,114 --> 00:51:27,217 So we'll hang it here. 1018 00:51:27,351 --> 00:51:29,386 Get another piece quick. 1019 00:51:29,520 --> 00:51:31,422 For now, it's good. 1020 00:51:31,555 --> 00:51:35,292 Now, we will make a moss wall. 1021 00:51:35,426 --> 00:51:37,294 I'm excited to smoke the food 1022 00:51:37,428 --> 00:51:40,364 and preserve so it can last long. 1023 00:51:43,934 --> 00:51:46,537 For now, it feels really good. We are flowing here. 1024 00:51:46,670 --> 00:51:48,205 We are moving. 1025 00:51:48,339 --> 00:51:51,175 But this is a long-term game. 1026 00:51:51,308 --> 00:51:54,511 OK, that's my improvised smoke teepee. 1027 00:51:54,645 --> 00:51:56,647 Now I want to sleep. 1028 00:51:56,780 --> 00:51:59,516 And good night. 1029 00:51:59,650 --> 00:52:06,690 ♪ ♪ 1030 00:52:09,994 --> 00:52:12,062 Good morning. 1031 00:52:12,196 --> 00:52:13,731 We're gonna check the smoker. 1032 00:52:13,864 --> 00:52:17,534 And I'm hungry now, so I need to eat. 1033 00:52:17,668 --> 00:52:20,371 Well, now, there's some ember right there. 1034 00:52:22,773 --> 00:52:24,642 And I'll get the fire going a little better, 1035 00:52:24,775 --> 00:52:29,179 get it smoking, heat up my food, eat. 1036 00:52:32,683 --> 00:52:34,952 There it goes. 1037 00:52:35,085 --> 00:52:36,587 That's a nice fire, isn't it? 1038 00:52:43,660 --> 00:52:44,828 [bleep]. 1039 00:52:47,498 --> 00:52:48,532 [bleep]. 1040 00:52:48,666 --> 00:52:51,135 ♪ ♪ 1041 00:52:51,268 --> 00:52:52,836 Ah! 1042 00:52:52,970 --> 00:52:54,738 ♪ ♪ 1043 00:53:01,912 --> 00:53:03,380 ♪ ♪ 1044 00:53:03,514 --> 00:53:05,249 - There it goes. 1045 00:53:05,382 --> 00:53:08,152 That's a nice fire, isn't it? 1046 00:53:08,285 --> 00:53:09,953 Just a couple more. 1047 00:53:10,087 --> 00:53:11,688 I need some food. 1048 00:53:11,822 --> 00:53:13,824 ♪ ♪ 1049 00:53:13,957 --> 00:53:15,559 [bleep]. 1050 00:53:18,195 --> 00:53:19,930 [bleep]. 1051 00:53:20,064 --> 00:53:25,102 ♪ ♪ 1052 00:53:25,235 --> 00:53:27,571 [bleep]. Water. 1053 00:53:27,704 --> 00:53:28,972 There we go. 1054 00:53:29,106 --> 00:53:36,113 ♪ ♪ 1055 00:53:37,314 --> 00:53:39,850 [bleep]. Ah! 1056 00:53:40,017 --> 00:53:47,024 ♪ ♪ 1057 00:53:56,333 --> 00:53:58,168 There we go. 1058 00:53:59,803 --> 00:54:01,472 [bleep]. 1059 00:54:01,605 --> 00:54:03,640 My fish. 1060 00:54:03,774 --> 00:54:05,142 Unbelievable. 1061 00:54:05,275 --> 00:54:08,378 ♪ ♪ 1062 00:54:08,512 --> 00:54:10,514 And it happened so fast, huh? 1063 00:54:10,647 --> 00:54:12,916 And drop this hut down. 1064 00:54:13,050 --> 00:54:14,685 Got things under control now. 1065 00:54:14,818 --> 00:54:17,821 ♪ ♪ 1066 00:54:17,955 --> 00:54:19,556 Sorry, big fish. 1067 00:54:21,925 --> 00:54:28,932 ♪ ♪ 1068 00:54:43,413 --> 00:54:44,348 - Dirty hands. 1069 00:54:44,481 --> 00:54:46,817 [laughs] Working hands. 1070 00:54:46,950 --> 00:54:48,485 ♪ ♪ 1071 00:54:48,619 --> 00:54:50,154 These are for all the blisters I've gotten 1072 00:54:50,287 --> 00:54:54,024 from the ax and the saw. 1073 00:54:54,158 --> 00:54:56,026 I've got to get something on this. 1074 00:54:56,160 --> 00:54:57,895 I keep hitting it. 1075 00:54:58,028 --> 00:55:00,230 So I'm gonna find some fresh pitch. 1076 00:55:00,364 --> 00:55:05,636 ♪ ♪ 1077 00:55:05,769 --> 00:55:08,672 The healing properties of that will help it scab over-- 1078 00:55:08,806 --> 00:55:12,943 puts a coating on it, so it will keep any bacteria out. 1079 00:55:13,076 --> 00:55:14,545 OK. 1080 00:55:14,678 --> 00:55:16,647 So I'll put the tape over top of it, 1081 00:55:16,780 --> 00:55:21,418 just to get me through while I'm working. 1082 00:55:21,552 --> 00:55:23,487 OK. Back to work. 1083 00:55:23,620 --> 00:55:25,355 ♪ ♪ 1084 00:55:25,489 --> 00:55:28,659 I have to go source some logs. 1085 00:55:28,792 --> 00:55:32,095 Every time I think I have enough, I need more. 1086 00:55:32,229 --> 00:55:34,832 ♪ ♪ 1087 00:55:34,965 --> 00:55:37,167 I might need, like, ten more trees. 1088 00:55:37,301 --> 00:55:39,903 ♪ ♪ 1089 00:55:40,037 --> 00:55:41,138 It's lot of work for one person 1090 00:55:41,271 --> 00:55:43,941 to build a cabin here. 1091 00:55:44,074 --> 00:55:45,776 [exhales] 1092 00:55:45,909 --> 00:55:48,345 The expenditure of calories that it's taken 1093 00:55:48,478 --> 00:55:51,682 to put up this log cabin is extreme. 1094 00:55:51,815 --> 00:55:54,484 I will need protein at some point. 1095 00:55:54,618 --> 00:55:57,854 ♪ ♪ 1096 00:55:57,988 --> 00:56:01,291 But to me, I think that it's worth every calorie spent 1097 00:56:01,425 --> 00:56:03,694 to be able to have a warm place to stay 1098 00:56:03,827 --> 00:56:06,897 when it's cold because being cold will put me out 1099 00:56:07,030 --> 00:56:09,967 way faster than being hungry. 1100 00:56:10,100 --> 00:56:12,903 Once I get my shelter built, I'm gonna focus 1101 00:56:13,036 --> 00:56:15,339 on hunting and fishing. 1102 00:56:23,180 --> 00:56:25,215 What do you think of that? 1103 00:56:27,484 --> 00:56:29,820 One of the things that is definitely 1104 00:56:29,953 --> 00:56:32,823 a little bit different about being alone-- 1105 00:56:32,956 --> 00:56:35,959 usually, I have a team of people I'm working with-- 1106 00:56:36,093 --> 00:56:41,064 my husband, my kids, my dad, my mom. 1107 00:56:41,198 --> 00:56:42,933 If my family was here, we probably could have 1108 00:56:43,066 --> 00:56:44,635 this cabin built, like, in two days. 1109 00:56:44,768 --> 00:56:47,738 [laughs] It's tough. 1110 00:56:47,871 --> 00:56:49,873 But this isn't the hardest thing 1111 00:56:50,007 --> 00:56:52,809 I've ever done. 1112 00:56:52,943 --> 00:56:56,113 Well, that closed it up really nice and tight. 1113 00:56:56,246 --> 00:56:57,514 ♪ ♪ 1114 00:56:57,648 --> 00:57:02,286 After my accident, my family took care of me. 1115 00:57:02,419 --> 00:57:05,055 My husband carried me to the bathroom 1116 00:57:05,188 --> 00:57:07,124 and carried me to the shower. 1117 00:57:07,257 --> 00:57:11,395 My kids helped bring food and cook for me. 1118 00:57:11,528 --> 00:57:13,497 I lost so much of myself, 1119 00:57:13,630 --> 00:57:16,233 and I was broken. 1120 00:57:16,366 --> 00:57:18,902 At one point, I thought that it would be better 1121 00:57:19,036 --> 00:57:22,005 for my family if I just had died. 1122 00:57:22,139 --> 00:57:25,709 ♪ ♪ 1123 00:57:25,842 --> 00:57:27,944 Their love was so strong that they just did 1124 00:57:28,078 --> 00:57:30,914 what they had to do to take care of me. 1125 00:57:31,048 --> 00:57:32,883 It took me three years-- 1126 00:57:33,016 --> 00:57:34,184 three years-- 1127 00:57:34,318 --> 00:57:37,454 to be able to walk without crutches. 1128 00:57:37,587 --> 00:57:42,359 I want them to see how far their mom came. 1129 00:57:42,492 --> 00:57:44,161 I want them to see that, no matter how low 1130 00:57:44,294 --> 00:57:47,631 you can get in life and how dark and dim 1131 00:57:47,764 --> 00:57:51,201 life seems to be, you can always pull out of it 1132 00:57:51,335 --> 00:57:53,437 and come out on top. 1133 00:57:53,570 --> 00:57:55,305 You just have to keep fighting. 1134 00:57:55,439 --> 00:57:57,240 ♪ ♪ 1135 00:57:57,374 --> 00:57:59,476 While I'm out here, I'm gonna keep running 1136 00:57:59,609 --> 00:58:02,245 to the finish line, and whether that finish line's 1137 00:58:02,379 --> 00:58:06,650 at 50, 80, or 100 days, I'm going to do it. 1138 00:58:06,783 --> 00:58:09,586 ♪ ♪ 1139 00:58:09,720 --> 00:58:12,089 I think that's pretty good. 1140 00:58:12,222 --> 00:58:13,490 ♪ ♪ 1141 00:58:20,197 --> 00:58:27,170 ♪ ♪ 1142 00:58:33,910 --> 00:58:35,912 - [sighs] 1143 00:58:38,615 --> 00:58:41,485 Stuff starts getting at you. 1144 00:58:41,618 --> 00:58:43,487 It really does. 1145 00:58:45,555 --> 00:58:47,924 No fish. No fish. No fish. 1146 00:58:49,626 --> 00:58:50,627 Man. 1147 00:59:04,374 --> 00:59:07,411 Well, back to the task at hand. 1148 00:59:07,544 --> 00:59:09,813 I need three more long poles. 1149 00:59:09,946 --> 00:59:12,015 ♪ ♪ 1150 00:59:12,149 --> 00:59:13,483 Plans for today, 1151 00:59:13,650 --> 00:59:16,219 I'm gonna work on my shelter some more. 1152 00:59:16,353 --> 00:59:18,655 Every day I work on it is a day that it's getting 1153 00:59:18,789 --> 00:59:20,457 closer to being finished. 1154 00:59:20,590 --> 00:59:22,025 Would have loved to use spruce roots 1155 00:59:22,159 --> 00:59:23,593 to wire all this stuff up, 1156 00:59:23,727 --> 00:59:29,199 and sure would have if I'd had food every day. 1157 00:59:29,332 --> 00:59:31,968 I would have took the time to do some crazy [bleep]. 1158 00:59:32,102 --> 00:59:34,805 ♪ ♪ 1159 00:59:34,938 --> 00:59:36,973 I'm tired. 1160 00:59:37,107 --> 00:59:39,276 Think I started off pretty strong with my gillnet, 1161 00:59:39,409 --> 00:59:41,011 just hoping, you know, by day three, 1162 00:59:41,144 --> 00:59:43,880 I'd have a fish in it. Didn't see any fish in it. 1163 00:59:44,014 --> 00:59:45,882 I built a fishing pole. It casts. 1164 00:59:46,016 --> 00:59:48,718 It reels, everything. Have not caught one fish. 1165 00:59:48,852 --> 00:59:51,088 I have a baited line in the water right now. 1166 00:59:51,221 --> 00:59:52,289 Nothing's taking it. 1167 00:59:52,422 --> 00:59:55,092 I've been hunting-- one grouse. 1168 00:59:55,225 --> 00:59:56,726 So the lack of food really-- 1169 00:59:56,860 --> 00:59:58,562 really, there's just no energy. 1170 00:59:58,695 --> 01:00:01,565 Need a lot more pine boughs. 1171 01:00:01,698 --> 01:00:03,033 ♪ ♪ 1172 01:00:03,166 --> 01:00:07,070 But I have a unique ability to turn my emotions off. 1173 01:00:07,204 --> 01:00:08,872 ♪ ♪ 1174 01:00:09,005 --> 01:00:10,474 While I'm out here, it's gonna be 1175 01:00:10,607 --> 01:00:14,044 really easy for me to turn off the fact that I'm hungry. 1176 01:00:14,177 --> 01:00:15,946 It's gonna be easy for me to turn off 1177 01:00:16,079 --> 01:00:17,414 the fact that I'm alone. 1178 01:00:17,547 --> 01:00:18,949 OK. 1179 01:00:19,082 --> 01:00:21,918 I'm gonna start rolling up some moss now. 1180 01:00:22,052 --> 01:00:24,020 I miss my family. Don't get me wrong. 1181 01:00:24,154 --> 01:00:27,023 But I can turn that off. 1182 01:00:27,157 --> 01:00:30,327 Mentally, I'm a very strong person, 1183 01:00:30,460 --> 01:00:33,163 and so I'll be able to control myself enough 1184 01:00:33,296 --> 01:00:35,866 to make it through. 1185 01:00:35,999 --> 01:00:38,602 My stomach's growling again. 1186 01:00:38,735 --> 01:00:40,704 Oh, it hurts so bad. 1187 01:00:40,837 --> 01:00:42,572 Just bending over hurts. 1188 01:00:42,706 --> 01:00:46,510 ♪ ♪ 1189 01:00:46,643 --> 01:00:48,512 [sighs] 1190 01:00:48,645 --> 01:00:55,685 ♪ ♪ 1191 01:01:01,224 --> 01:01:04,094 [exhales deeply] 1192 01:01:04,227 --> 01:01:05,428 ♪ ♪ 1193 01:01:05,562 --> 01:01:08,732 My stomach won't let up. It's hurting pretty bad. 1194 01:01:08,865 --> 01:01:14,170 ♪ ♪ 1195 01:01:14,304 --> 01:01:15,839 Oh. 1196 01:01:15,972 --> 01:01:18,775 ♪ ♪ 1197 01:01:18,909 --> 01:01:21,211 It's killing me. 1198 01:01:21,344 --> 01:01:23,046 ♪ ♪ 1199 01:01:23,180 --> 01:01:26,049 [pained breathing] 1200 01:01:26,182 --> 01:01:31,955 ♪ ♪ 1201 01:01:32,088 --> 01:01:34,491 I have to sit down. 1202 01:01:37,327 --> 01:01:39,930 Wow. 1203 01:01:40,063 --> 01:01:43,166 I mean, it... 1204 01:01:43,300 --> 01:01:45,402 hurts just to reach for that [bleep] camera. 1205 01:01:45,535 --> 01:01:50,674 ♪ ♪ 1206 01:01:50,807 --> 01:01:53,810 Now there's just a wave of nausea that rushed over me. 1207 01:01:53,944 --> 01:02:00,984 ♪ ♪ 1208 01:02:02,052 --> 01:02:04,087 Why is this happening to me? 1209 01:02:04,220 --> 01:02:11,228 ♪ ♪ 1210 01:02:12,829 --> 01:02:14,831 [gags] Ugh. 1211 01:02:14,965 --> 01:02:18,468 No. No. 1212 01:02:18,602 --> 01:02:20,503 Please stay down. 1213 01:02:20,637 --> 01:02:26,009 ♪ ♪ 1214 01:02:26,142 --> 01:02:28,011 How can this be happening? 1215 01:02:28,144 --> 01:02:29,779 ♪ ♪ 1216 01:02:29,913 --> 01:02:32,582 Oh. 1217 01:02:32,716 --> 01:02:35,452 Oh, I just want this to stop. 1218 01:02:35,585 --> 01:02:38,521 Oh, I just want it to stop. 1219 01:02:38,655 --> 01:02:41,057 Oh, what the [bleep]? 1220 01:02:41,191 --> 01:02:43,560 Ugh. 1221 01:02:43,693 --> 01:02:45,462 Oh, God. 1222 01:02:45,595 --> 01:02:48,598 [pained breathing] 1223 01:02:54,070 --> 01:02:56,239 [retches] 1224 01:02:56,373 --> 01:02:59,142 Oh, I can't do this.