[Nero] Yeah, buddy.
The cold temperatures have brought another connie.
Ah!
- Oh, [bleep], [bleep] [bleep] [bleep]. Ah!
If these cramps keep getting worse,
that's gonna be another headache.
Oh, man.
[Ziga] Holy crap.
Okay, very quick fixing with clay.
[wood snaps] [gasps]
No! That's very bad now. [bleep].
- So you wanna be on "Alone," do you?
My emotional state,
it's starting to become a yo-yo.
Our weak demons are back. Let's go home, Aaron.
- Ah, ah!
I can't lay here and be blind in an environment like this.
It's not safe. [sighs]
This is Jacks, and I'm officially tapping out.
[dramatic music]
♪
[Ziga] Chimney's gonna be
more stable than it was before.
♪
Okay, chimney's back.
Nice.
Morning, guys.
It's very cold.
I believe this was the coldest night so far.
So I'm thinking also to maybe spend some time
on insulation in the afternoon.
Also, I still, on this side, I have still a moose hide,
and I will remove it
and put a lot of moss and then snow.
Yeah, now it's really getting cold.
So moose hide would be very welcome
to have it in the shelter.
Okay.
Enough of conversation.
A little more action please.
♪
Things are really getting harder when it's so cold.
I'm from Slovenia. What is this?
♪
Well, this is what I signed for.
Now I have to live with it.
[footsteps crunching]
Okay, let's see if the fire
is still burning.
We're accepting bets.
Is it burning or not?
Say it now, how much you pay?
Okay, we have two Russians putting 2,000,
Russians said, yes, it's burning.
And Americans, of course, opposite.
It's not burning.
And then, we have what else?
Oh, we have some guys from what is this country?
Slovenia? Where is this? Okay.
What they say?
Well, the same as America of course.
It's not burning.
Okay, let's see what's the fact.
♪
Okay, the winner is no burning.
So U.S. and, of course, Slovenia
also win some money this time.
Yeah, it's really interesting that this really depends
on the type of the wood, how quick it burns.
So I cover every time, everything, with ashes.
And most of the nights, it works.
I would put thicker logs or a bit more punky ones.
Beside, it really depends on the type
of the wood and the weather.
If it's snowing, it's better to have punky wood
that burns quickly,
but then it slows down by melting snow
and blah, blah, blah.
Anyway, today there is no fire.
So I'll bring it from the shelter.
♪
So I feel that I'm in quite good position
for winning this competition.
But if there is another person with a moose,
my disadvantage is, for sure,
that my consumption is very high.
I think I eat, let's say,
1 kilo per cooking--per 1 pot.
So this is how I calculate how much
meat and fish I consume per day.
So this is why my plan is to do a lot of projects
instead of being so active.
Okay, we'll work on the shelter.
It's very important to keep your mind
occupied with projects.
For example, pottery.
I really like to work with clay,
and I'm kind of postponing it to day 80
to have something that
I'm looking forward to doing it.
And there are many never-ending projects
like shelter.
Also, my strategy is not think about
going home as long as possible.
I had this wish to go for this "Alone" challenge
for so many years, and now I'm finally here,
and it would be really stupid to wish it to end.
So I should really think about it as a special time
that it's given to me that I will never, ever have again.
So I should really try to enjoy this time.
Okay, I did just a bit of extra insulation
while I was waiting for
soup to cook.
As you see, it goes super fast.
If I would knew this, I would just do
just the covering just with moss.
It's a very good insulator.
Okay, it's time to go inside.
Let's have a soup.
♪
It's really good to have such time
to really think about things.
But I think it's good that you let them come,
accept them, and then it's easier
to put them back in the world,
maybe in another form.
♪
This experience will definitely make some changes
in my life, and I really think
it's gonna be for the positive.
♪
We want make something for my son.
But I'm afraid if I start doing it,
I will get really emotional.
Maybe I should overcome this and do something for him.
Yeah, my son, I didn't know it will go this way,
but I really, really miss him.
So, yeah, I should keep my mind busy.
Okay.
♪
[Nero] I think I can hear the owls again,
which is nice.
Well...
I'm done.
It's my random weave
heart gift for my dad
made out of willow up here.
I think it's worked out pretty--
pretty good.
I'm really quite happy with that.
Love you, Dad.
Thank you.
Looking forward to giving this to you when I get back.
♪
Time to eat.
♪
My dad, he was a prison guard.
He idolised the military and combat and war.
Well, let's eat.
That influenced me growing up.
I kind of took that on board as an interest
that we would share.
So I joined up.
And I was deployed in Afghanistan.
I quickly realised that how you think it is
and how it actually is is two different things.
Oh, yeah.
All right.
Trip down to Broken Bridge, fill that back up,
get rid of the bones.
Come back and settle in for the evening.
♪
When I got back from Afghanistan in 2010,
I just had trouble sleeping and was just on edge,
just wired on alert a lot.
Like, whenever I'd sit in a restaurant or something,
I'd have to have my back to the wall
so I could see everybody in the room.
♪
It took me years to actually figure out that I had PTSD.
♪
I was always waiting for something negative
to happen in life.
Nothing in gill net yet.
Waiting for some sort of event to happen
that you can respond to and be ready for,
alert or trained for.
[water splashing]
It's been 15 years since I got back from Afghanistan,
and it's part of me.
Let's head back.
But this experience brings more of a sense
of calm, a sense of peace.
I can continue to learn and to grow and to heal.
And I have nature to thank for that.
♪
I'm gonna go to sleep now.
See you in the morning.
♪
[animal grunts]
♪
What is that?
♪
There's something calling down at Broken Bridge.
♪
[animal grunts]
♪
Sounds large.
♪
I just don't want it to be bear and go into my gill net.
♪
[animal grunts]
♪
[animal grunts]
There's no point going down
and checking it out now.
Find out when daylight comes.
[dramatic music]
♪
All right. I'll keep you posted.
♪
See what that was, that noise was.
♪
Let's go have a look.
The risk is the food, which I'm worried about.
♪
Jeesh.
♪
We just had a bear raid...
that's pulled fish head and the remains and stuff
out of the weir.
It's actually broken up the weir a lot
in search of more food.
Gill net's fine. There's no fish in it.
[bleep].
There's tracks heading up towards BHC.
We're gonna head that way and check on my food caches.
And then I have to fix this weir.
Bear's still around, unfortunately.
If a bear gets into one of my food caches,
that's a big, big divot in my reserves.
There'd be nothing left for me.
♪
Son of a bitch.
♪
My snowshoe hare pelts
all been pulled down.
This Grug has been pulled apart.
My bait basket destroyed.
♪
And there's my bag of feet.
♪
[bleep], but my food caches are okay.
♪
[sighs]
That sucks.
I'm just thankful that all my food caches
have been left alone.
It's time to consolidate all of my snowshoe hare pelts
and figure out a better solution for them.
I take full responsibility.
I don't hold any grudges against the bear.
The bear's just looking for food.
It's just trying to survive out here,
just along with everything else,
just along with me.
[sighs] All right.
Have to sort out the weir.
♪
Having the fish heads and stuff in the weir,
it was always just a bit of a risk.
I was really hoping that it was gonna continue
to attract the fish into the area,
which it has been,
but it's also just brought a bear into the area too.
♪
If I hear it again tonight,
then I'm just gonna have to put my boots on
and go down with a bear banger and just fire one off,
and hopefully it scares it away.
My fear now is that,
now that they know this is here,
they'll keep coming back.
There we go. That's better.
They're just gonna keep destroying the weir
and putting my gill net out of action.
That's a concern for sure.
♪
[Aaron] Oh, man.
We are not feeling very confident right now.
Our body is breaking down.
Ugh.
That's me pushing out as hard as I can.
[groans]
This is insane.
Come on, body. I need you for 30 days.
I promised myself 90.
By golly, we're gonna get there.
Okay, let's get to work here.
♪
I can feel my hunger.
I don't have a lot of bunnies left
because of greed.
I've tried ice fishing, and just nothing's happening.
Early on, I made a gill net.
♪
Gotta get this thing in the water.
♪
That was a huge disappointment.
[sighs] Nothing.
It's a tangled mess,
but I'm gonna try to fix it and get it back in the water.
I can't be wasting energy anymore.
I don't got none.
I have a better catch--
chance catching a bunny with this than [bleep] fish.
Them freaking fish. No more swearing.
♪
I have no rhyme or reasons for the lack of fish.
Those weights did a number on the bottom.
♪
I'll have to fix down there.
Hopefully, the net starts snagging them
if there's any in there,
or else we're literally days away
from probably getting yanked.
She's in rough shape, this old girl.
♪
My body's not cooperating.
It's not working the way it should.
I'm very tired and running out of fat.
This is all fixed enough.
Fixed good enough.
Let's get it out.
I need to get some food, man.
♪
So my plan is to hack a trench
the width of the net.
Then we'll tie the net to one pole,
jam it in the mud, tie it to the other pole,
jam it in the mud, and it should hold.
Should.
♪
We need somebody to quit is what's happening.
I don't know how many guys there is.
Somebody could be sitting on a donkey,
and I'm in a losing battle,
but we're still in the fight.
Not thinking about tapping or anything,
but we need food,
and that's just the bottom line.
That's in the water.
Praying for a fish.
Now we're gonna start a fire, cook a bunny.
♪
[bleep].
[bleep], [bleep].
♪
I think it's time for bed.
♪
Ay-yi-yi, having a minute.
♪
Unfortunately, things are not looking up.
I'm starting to break mentally,
physically, and emotionally.
I just wanna go home,
but I don't wanna go home without a win.
So we're staying, obviously.
But if we don't get food, like, you can't survive without food.
It's just the-- [chuckles]
I'm so skinny right now.
♪
We just gotta keep-- it's day by day now,
hour by hour, minute by minute.
♪
Team Canada is taking a hit right now.
♪
I thought I was just a mental war horse,
but seems like I'm just a little bitch still.
♪
It's--it's upsetting because I feel like the dream...
♪
Is slipping away.
♪
Oh, man.
♪
We'll keep battling.
But, [bleep], it's slipping hard, man.
[tense music]
♪
[Andrew] Can't just keep having
day after day with no food.
So that's just not a prospect.
So I've decided I'm gonna make a couple of fishing lures,
starting with a big one for pike
and then a couple of smaller ones
I'm hoping to use for whitefish or whatever else is out there.
It's a big one for pike
because pike can get huge out there, so...
And pike apparently like red,
so I'm gonna use some red paracord
as the basis of this one.
There we go. That's the sort of basis of it.
And I'm gonna use some copper wire
to hold it together and also give it a bit of shine, so.
Because they like sparkly things as well.
♪
Okay. There we go.
I'm really, really hoping that ice fishing
pays off because it's kind of the last throw
of the dice now. I'm getting low on everything.
My snares are all buried under the snow.
And unless ice fishing starts to produce some results,
things are not looking good for me.
I can't keep functioning on no food.
I was intensely disappointed when everything froze
before I had a chance to catch any fish from the coracle
after all the work I've put into making it.
But I've had an idea that will allow "Hiraeth"
the coracle, to rise again.
I see several advantages to this.
Firstly, I've got an emergency flotation device
if the ice goes.
So I can sail off into the sunset.
Secondly, I won't be standing directly on the ice,
which keeps my feet warmer.
And third, I've got somewhere to stash all my kit
without just leaving it on the ground.
So it's a win-win-win if it works.
Let's give it a go.
All right.
I missed you, old girl.
I thought we were gonna have a lot
of good fishing adventures.
But maybe we still will.
♪
So before I came in, fishing was my big plan.
I pinned a lot of my hopes on fishing to get
most of my calories, fats, protein.
And I very quickly realised it wasn't gonna be
quite as easy as I'd hoped.
♪
But I just feel that I can't accept the failure.
Well, this is quite relaxing, if nothing else.
I suppose that's one thing about fishing.
It is a very relaxing thing to do.
But when you're fishing for your dinner,
it takes on a little bit more urgency.
♪
Winning is the ultimate goal because that's
the absolute verification that I am good enough,
that my skills are strong enough,
that I have the willpower, the determination,
that I've got what it takes.
But seeing my waistline reduced by 4 inches,
my legs turning into little sticks,
I certainly feel I've had a reality check.
And feelings of strength, determination
that I'm gonna win this regardless
are not enough.
It's likely to take a lot more.
Well, if you're wondering why I'm talking weirdly,
it's because my lips are frozen solid.
I'm gonna have to dig deeper,
I'm gonna have to work a lot harder
to keep myself on track.
♪
I think that'll do for today.
♪
It's too cold.
And, so far, no luck. Zero fish.
They've outsmarted me at every turn.
♪
[Aaron] What's up, guys?
Bipolar Aaron's back.
Last night and yesterday wasn't the best day,
got kind of emotional last night
just not wanting to be here,
thinking the dream's slipping away.
But we had a decent sleep, had a good chat with myself.
And we're back to juggernaut Aaron,
don't wanna leave, stay until the end.
I'm gonna go and create a trap line.
We're gonna switch up the game plan.
So I'm gonna get this fire going and warm up
so we can get out here.
♪
Yesterday, I kind of lost control a bit.
Your mind will take you places you need to go
if you allow it. It can also ruin you.
So I'm thinking of just setting along this shore.
See bunny tracks right there.
To go from I hate this place, I wanna leave
to I don't wanna leave. I'm the best,
it's crazy.
If we're going down, I'm going down swinging.
♪
Tough times don't last. Tough people do.
Just remember that.
And if you want something bad enough,
you can do anything.
I see bunny tracks.
I wanted on the show six or seven years ago.
I've been trying to get on.
And I'd send my emails just hoping
it'd catch somebody's eye because that's
how bad I wanted it.
Cool.
And look where I am.
Beautiful day for snaring.
It's so insane to even complain though.
Good spot here.
Look at the opportunity I've been given.
I don't need to squander it, man.
I need to seize the opportunity.
♪
I have a hard time believing this
isn't littered with bunnies.
I'm happier today.
I'm guaranteeing a bunny tomorrow.
Okay, let's fix my boots.
♪
I feel back in control.
We're back in the game. We're back in the fight.
Short-term pain for long-term gain.
As kids, when we'd get muddy boots,
my mom or dad would always just wrap our insole
with, like, a garbage bag.
So I just got some tarp.
♪
And then I'm just gonna wrap it around this,
[plastic rustling]
Like so.
And then I'll shove that into the boot,
and it should keep the snow and slush out.
♪
We're giving it everything we can.
And don't get me wrong, like, if I don't get a bunny again
and I'm doing everything I can,
I can live with that.
It is what it is.
No quitting.
♪
Bam, one boot fixed.
The other boot's good.
Feels pretty good.
Damn near every kid in Northern BC
has had garbage bag boots before.
Guaranteed.
[tense music]
♪
- Maybe chance of a hare here.
♪
This snow's really deep.
Lots of activity, though. Good sign.
[sighs]
Wow.
That was a mammoth effort.
I'm not, like, out of breath.
I'm just-- I need to stop and take a rest,
like--like an old person.
♪
I'm getting low on everything.
So today's a biggie.
It's a-- it's make-or-break day.
I've gotta get food today.
If I don't get food today, I think the best
I can hope for is to be tapping out on day 70,
which is not what I wanna do.
So I'm hoping those snares
will start to gain some results.
♪
It's probably less than 20 days,
and someone will walk away with that big cash prize.
But without knowing what condition they're in
and how their food supplies are looking,
it's very hard to say where I stand
in the pecking order of having a chance of winning that.
But I'll do what I can.
We need to check these snares.
♪
A little bit of a last-ditch attempt
to keep myself out here, really.
Okay.
All right. Nothing in that one.
Let me check the others.
♪
I'm just taking each day step by step,
and that's pretty much all I can do.
No, nothing in that one.
I've always viewed the human body
almost like a machine where it needs fuel.
So I don't think I fully understood
how the human body can continue beyond the point
where it has no fuel,
and it can start to feed off itself.
And it's the most unpleasant thing ever
to know that you're eating yourself
and your muscles are becoming your battery.
You're actually using your muscles
to create glucose to keep your brain functioning.
This is really unpleasant.
It's about the most sucky thing to look at yourself
being slowly devoured in order to keep your brain alive.
♪
When you are as fatigued and malnourished
and burned out as I am,
walking through this knee-deep snow
is a killer.
♪
Where did I put it last night?
Oh, here we go. Got one.
Oh, it's unexpected, but there he is.
♪
Oh, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow.
♪
That's very unexpected but very welcome.
♪
So I'm in a bit of a pickle.
I'm just feeling like I've come to the end.
But then, I have another hare.
So potentially, that gives me
another two days,
which is a good thing
but a little unexpected.
So I need to plan what I'm gonna do now.
The tank is empty.
♪
[Ziga] You know, I think I'm ready now for the Beaver Lake.
But, damn, if I fall through the ice,
I will be ice cube before I get to the shelter.
It has been very cold this night.
So probabilities of falling through the ice are very low.
But still, I have to think what if?
Okay.
It's time to get out.
♪
Today, I'm planning to go to the Beaver Lake.
And because I'm afraid to fall through the ice,
I put a bit extra of firewood
in my stove to ensure that it's warm
when I get back.
I will go there, try to find a beaver,
set snares.
I set the fire in the shelter, maybe a bit too much.
Hope it doesn't burn down while I'm away.
Okay. That's it.
Let's go.
I went to the Beaver Lake for the first time around day 30,
and I saw a beaver.
Here's the first fresh beaver activity
I have seen since I'm here.
♪
Beaver, it's a very important source of fat.
I have a lot of lean meat.
But getting more fat would be very good for this game
because this can easily go over day 120
and more.
Okay, guys, that's it.
That's Beaver Lake.
Now I hope to find a beaver.
[footsteps crunching]
Look at these signs.
It's pretty much the same as it was
when I was here for the last time.
I hope I don't fall through the ice.
It would be so stupid,
but I would probably have to end my experience here.
I mean, you can be in a good position,
but you can make a mistake.
It can cost you a lot.
Okay, check this out.
This is definitely made from beaver.
It's kind of channel.
So going there and then downwards
to the riv--to this lake.
I don't know if you can see much.
This was done by beaver for sure.
But it looks quite old
and probably not active anymore, I guess.
This is what I was afraid will happen.
Beaver Lake without the beaver.
So I believe it's time to go back.
♪
I don't know so much about biology.
So I'm not sure if the beaver might
be just hibernating
or not so active somewhere underground.
But it seems to me that, basically,
beaver is gone from this area.
There is basically no chance to get it.
Because if I don't see fresh footprints,
even if it's still there and hibernating,
it's no way to catch it.
♪
Okay, it's a nice walk.
What the heck is happening with the shelter?
♪
Oh, [bleep].
♪
[tense music]
[Ziga] What the heck is happening with the shelter?
♪
Holy crap.
Is this normal?
♪
Oh, [bleep].
♪
No, it's not.
♪
Damn it.
I just wanted to say, I didn't fall through the ice,
and the shelter didn't burn, but that's not completely true.
[sighs]
[brush crunching]
Holy [bleep] damn it.
Gosh, why did I put so much wood on this before leaving?
That was definitely stupid idea.
I mean, I will manage to fix it.
Still, it's not nice.
♪
So luckily, the fire is not burning anymore.
But the damage is quite huge.
Okay, I definitely have enough tarp.
And bed, sleeping bag, both are fine.
This is the most important thing.
Luckily, the fire did not spread to my bed.
This would happen, I would be in a very, very bad situation
because on my bed there is a lot of dry grass.
And if this would start burning,
then also the back of my shelter would burn down.
Everything will be repaired today.
And the worst thing would be that my sleeping bag
would be destroyed.
It might even become too cold where I have to tap out.
[footsteps crunching]
Well, it's a lot of light,
that's for sure.
But--
ugh, okay.
There's a bit of frustration because I knew I could
easily prevent this by, for example,
not covering this entrance with clay plate
instead of wooden cover.
♪
I have to repair this shelter as soon as possible
because the time of sunlight
is getting shorter and shorter.
So first of all, I have to put more clay on this outer part
of chimney and fix some cracks because this is probably
also where the fire started.
And then luckily, I still have around
2 square meters of extra tarp.
And this is pretty much just enough to cover this hole.
And then put back all insulation
and cover everything also with snow
to prevent further burning.
It's a lot of work.
But I have to do this as soon as possible
if I want to stay out here.
Okay, my shelter is-- oh, gosh--finally back.
I think I managed pretty well in this amount of time.
Oh, okay.
I think I finally deserve a meal.
♪
- Just checked my snares around camp.
And we got two bunnies.
Thank you, Lord.
Two bunnies, we haven't even checked the good snares yet.
♪
This is huge getting these bunnies.
I was starting to get worried because I haven't been
successful with the gill net.
We just gotta stay motivated,
stay disciplined, and do our work.
♪
Two bunnies already in the bank.
I gotta work like a workhorse for the next three weeks.
I mean, discipline, get up, start a fire,
warm everything up, trap line.
Oh, that one doesn't look good?
Don't walk by it.
Fix it or move it.
That one's not getting no action,
fix it or move it.
We're gonna switch this snare.
And it will work.
I just gotta do it.
Chin up, chest out, elbows up,
we're back in this fight, baby.
So happy I have two bunnies.
Some bunny traps.
Oh, got one.
Whoo-hoo.
♪
That's three for the day.
We'll come back and get him.
♪
What a beautiful day, man.
What a lucky guy.
It's insane.
Got another.
There's four.
♪
I'm so skinny now that I got no body fat
to heat me up during the night.
I'm not shivering either, but your boy ain't warm.
That's for damn sure.
Oh, hell yeah, buddy.
But just another little bump.
We'll adapt and overcome.
Four bunnies.
It seems I'm taking this world championship
and me being Team Canada serious.
Holy, another one.
There's five bunnies.
And we're not even done.
Don't wanna let our country down
in our country doing something we're good at.
♪
So trying my best for you guys.
Sure looks like a bunny to me.
Holy [bleep], that's six.
♪
Okay, we'll come back and get him.
I'll keep working hard, man.
That's all I can do.
Stay disciplined, do the work.
You're putting in max effort, that's all that matters.
♪
Oh, it's got a bunny.
Holy [bleep]. We got seven bunnies.
Ha-ha!
[bleep] mercy.
Seven bunny day, which is a new high.
One happy camper.
Let's cook a bunny.
♪
We're back in it.
To me, this competition means everything.
I've made it this far. I don't wanna quit.
I don't want second place.
If I don't win this, I'm gonna hate myself forever
for not getting that moose.
But if I win this, these bunnies are easy.
They got lots of energy for the most part.
♪
I don't have to fight off predators
or things trying to steal my meat
because they're in my shelter.
The bunnies are the answer.
♪
I want the win and the win only.
I wanna be known as season 13 world champion.
♪
[tense music]
♪
[Nero] It's a cold start to the day.
I didn't hear the bear last night.
But mind you, it was very, very gusty.
So it might have been difficult.
Also, the bear might have been like, yeah,
it's terrible weather out there.
I'm not going out. So it could still be around.
I'm hoping that it's just passed through.
But I'll keep an eye out for signs.
All right.
I need to go down to check out the G-net.
Hopefully, fingers crossed, I have something in it.
♪
The bears, it was just a good reminder of, you know what?
I need to just be smart with my food management.
The heads and the guts from the fish
that I've been harvesting,
I haven't been putting them in the weir anymore.
I cleared out the weir.
I pulled out a lot of the remains.
Let's go.
I don't think there's any need to put scraps into it anymore.
I think it's just asking for more trouble.
A lot of snow overnight.
Lots of snow.
No new tracks from bear that I can see.
So thankful for that.
♪
Damn.
Gill net remains empty.
That's no good.
Might have to look at resetting it.
What is going on?
♪
I was thinking about this this morning.
There's a genuine weariness and fatigue
that is slowly, slowly coming over me.
♪
The fish have just not come up here.
They're just hanging out in the cold.
It's not like the environment.
It's not like nature is like wearing me down or anything.
It's the being alone and doing absolutely everything
100% yourself.
♪
Humans, we're meant to be with other humans.
The longingness for loved ones,
for companionship, for affection,
that's increasing.
♪
I love to be close to my wife and son,
like always holding hands and lots of hugs and cuddles.
And not having my family, the love,
the attention, the affection,
that's what slowly wears you down.
♪
The biggest advice my wife gave to me before leaving
was to follow my intuition.
The more I tune into my intuition,
the more accurate it seems to become.
And the more at ease I feel with using it
to guide me on this journey.
♪
A big part of my journey has been following my intuition.
And...
[fire crackling]
Intuitively, I know now
it was time to...
Pull out my family photo,
which I haven't yet.
♪
My beautiful family.
I've been hesitant up until now to bring it out
because I wasn't sure how that would
make me feel to look at it.
It just gives me so much joy and so much positive emotion.
And I miss them a lot.
♪
And, yeah, continuing on
with intuition
and making the right decisions based on that...
♪
[phone beeping]
♪
Hey, this is Nero.
♪
Yep.
♪
Is my wife there?
Can you put her on?
Hey, babes.
I'm just calling to let you know
that I love you
and I miss you
and I'm really, really looking forward to--
to seeing you again and continuing
our amazing life together.
But, yeah, I just want to let you know
that my time and my place is still out here.
♪
There's still a lot to do, to learn,
and to experience out here.
♪
Send my love to our boy, okay?
I know you guys will be okay without me.
♪
I can't actually call home, but...
I love you too.
In my mind and in my heart, it's a real call,
and I feel like Jen has received and answered it.
[sniffs]
[sighs]
I feel in a very, very, very good place.
I don't plan on going anywhere.
♪
[dramatic music]
♪
[Ziga] It's day 70.
Yee-haw!
I have a company in my shelter.
[wolf whistles]
What it could be?
Well, it's just a moose head.
Look at this guy.
I'm happy I managed to put it through the doors.
Everything seems so small compared to this head.
♪
[bleep].
Hope I don't damage something.
Okay, let's process this guy.
♪
It's the amount of brains.
So, yeah, that's my company.
No girls or whatever you imagined.
So today's plan is to elevate the moose head.
Okay, let's start the day.
♪
It's day 70.
So it's the day that I'm putting
this moose head on a platform.
And I also want to put my arrow,
with which I shot this moose,
just things that represent me
and my situation in this competition.
[wood thuds]
Getting so late in this competition,
I think you should have some kind of milestones.
So on this rounded numbers like 70 and so on,
I want to have something to celebrate what I did
and to enter the new chapter of this survival journey.
[wood cracks]
And also, if my brother would come at some point,
I would like him to see this moose head.
♪
With Miha, we shared this passion since the beginning.
We were exploring this world of bushcraft
and survival together.
Growing up with somebody who is always close to you
and trying new stuff and going for crazy projects,
that definitely pushed our common knowledge to the level
I would never develop if I would be on my own.
Okay.
♪
Our survival school was something
that we created together.
Okay, the platform for the moose head is done.
It's very simple.
I just have to tie it.
And I want to show that what we were doing
is a very unique thing and that we were good at it.
Whoa.
This is like a proper test of our skills, of our knowledge.
And definitely, if I win this competition,
that's a victory also for my brother because
it's pretty much the same as he were doing it in a way.
Moose head almighty,
on the day 70,
I am elevating you
from the snow.
♪
Protect my meat from critters,
bacteria, and mould.
Protect my shelter from burning,
my chimney from cracking and collapsing.
Give me the strength
to continue this journey.
[imitating moose calls]
♪
What do you want for sacrifice?
Let's see what we have.
Oh, mighty moose head,
I can give you hares.
One snowshoe hare,
the second one, and the third one.
♪
Is this enough?
♪
[imitating moose calls]
♪
Please protect this place.
Protect me as well.
♪
Moose head, something to remind me to stay strong.
It's still a long way to go.
Don't slow down.
♪
[dramatic music]
♪
[Andrew] Morning.
So had a very poor night's sleep.
I had planned to tap out today,
but I've decided to
just give it a little bit longer
just that off chance that whoever else
is out here may be thinking the same thing.
[scratching]
So all I need to do today is to get firewood, keep warm.
A nice, easy day is what I need today.
♪
I know I'm not in a good state.
I'm well aware that my weight loss is significant.
♪
Get some more firewood there.
♪
It's resulting in feelings of weakness,
particularly sort of muscle fatigue.
♪
Mentally, I feel very strong.
I still feel a strong drive to continue
as long as I can and win.
But I'm also very conscious that my physical abilities
are becoming significantly decreased.
Even though I want to continue as long as I can,
I don't want it to be at the expense
of my long-term health.
Oh, man.
♪
I'm feeling exhausted just from that.
[footsteps crunching]
It's not right, is it?
Not right at all.
♪
I can't accept the failure.
My mind is telling me I can still do it.
If there are only two of you left in the field,
if you can just keep going a little bit longer
than somebody else, it's in the bag.
I think my mind is trying to compensate and do
as much as it can to stay out here.
But my body is unable to function
efficiently and safely.
No, I'm just not in a good way.
♪
I can't warm my toes, can't move my fingers.
♪
I look at my withered muscles, my skinny legs.
And I think to myself, I've become
physically unable to continue.
It's a very painful thought to have to make that decision,
but for the benefit of my own health,
long-term and in the short-term,
tapping out is the only sensible option.
Oh, [bleep].
♪
I'm so far.
We've already come so far.
This is the toughest thing that I've had to film.
♪
[phone beeping]
Good morning.
This is Andrew.
I'm officially tapping out today.
♪
[helicopter whirring]
♪
I swore, before I came out here,
I would never tap out.
But I think my health has made the call for me.
I'm just feeling weak.
And I know my body is just on its last legs.
I just can't push it anymore.
But I think I've done pretty well, 71 days.
I'm pretty proud of myself.
I like to think, as someone coming from Wales,
that I've done something that is a little bit different.
Wales is known for rugby,
and it's known for singing and things like that.
But extreme survival challenges
are not really something Wales is known for.
So hopefully I can put it on the map.
[chuckles]
♪
[singing in Welsh]
♪
I walk away from this with a strong sense of pride.
I feel that I've done everything I can
and I am good enough.
My skills are strong.
My willpower is way stronger
than I imagined it could ever be.
It's been painful,
but I think it's taught me some incredibly
good lessons that will benefit me
as an instructor and mentor.
♪
I will never take anything for granted again.
I will never assume that something will be easy.
And you can achieve the impossible
if you truly believe you can.
I really don't feel I have anything to prove anymore.
It would have been great to win,
but if I can hold my head high
and say that I survived 71 days
in the Arctic in extreme temperatures,
living off the land, it's not something
many people can do.
So I feel like I've done pretty well.
"Alone" has given me an opportunity
to prove myself in a way that
no other opportunity could have.
So I feel very honoured to have been a part of this.
I wouldn't change it for the world.
♪
- I'm definitely slowing down in my walking.
My stride is a little shorter.
Eating, that's all I can think about.
♪
[Nero] Grease is stuff here that just builds up.
Flammable as well.
It's really hard to continue to choose the difficult path.
That smoke seems to be building up a bit.
- I'm a bit concerned they might pull me out.
Oh, shoot, guy, you're too skinny.
That's for sure.
[Medic] A nice big, deep breath for me.
- [breathes deeply]
♪