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[dramatic music]
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♪ ♪
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- I can’t wait
to have this place
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try and break me.
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narrator:
For the first time on "Alone,"
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ten participants
fight to survive
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in the hunting ground
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of the world’s largest
land predator.
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- Oh, my God, where’d he go?
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Those are bear.
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- I heard a big animal.
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- Hey, bear.
- Oh, no. [bleep].
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- Sometimes
you eat the bear...
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- [groans]
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- Sometimes the bear eats you.
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narrator: Battling
merciless conditions.
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- This is some
hardcore bushwhacking.
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- Why does it have to be
such a struggle every night?
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[thud]
- I hit it. I hit it. I hit it.
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- I feel more alive
every day I’m out here.
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- [sighs]
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- Here comes the rain again.
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- Labrador,
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you’re not gonna make it easy
for us, are you?
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narrator:
In complete isolation.
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- The most dangerous thing
out here is myself.
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- Look at that!
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- The cold ground is just
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pulling all the warmth
from me.
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- How many days can this go on?
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- Very, very hungry.
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- I feel like
I’m hitting a wall.
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narrator:
Last one standing wins.
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- Only gonna get harder
the longer you stay out here.
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♪ ♪
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[person vocalizing]
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[solemn music]
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♪ ♪
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[suspenseful music]
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♪ ♪
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- We’re
in the middle of nowhere.
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Labrador
is an extreme environment.
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The isolation
and that constant stress
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of being in some degree
of danger at all times
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is undoubtedly
gonna be one of the most
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difficult challenges that
I’ve ever faced in my life.
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- And there goes
our last connection
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to the outside world.
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This is living life,
amplified.
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- Labrador is a very cold
and wet environment.
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Avoiding frostbite
and hypothermia
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is going to be
a big challenge.
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- The weather
is a serious threat,
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and if people get wet and are
not taking care of themselves,
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that’s deadly.
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We are our own worst enemy.
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- We are entering
a very wild area.
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Wolves, coyotes,
fox, black bears.
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But the top predator
are polar bears.
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- Polar bears spend their time
stalking prey,
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which is not
what most bears do.
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They’re not omnivores.
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They don’t mess around
with berries.
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They kill stuff.
That’s what they do.
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- This feels like
that moment on a blind date
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where you see them
for the first time...
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and you just
kind of fall in love.
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[dramatic music]
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- Last one standing
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wins $500,000.
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There’s many, many
strong participants here.
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Anyone could win.
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- It’s pretty simple.
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No holds barred, 10 items,
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as long as you can go
completely alone.
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Whatever we get on our cameras
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is what’s
gonna tell our story.
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[helicopter blades thrumming]
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[thuds]
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- [bleep]!
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There they go.
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Holy shamoly.
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[sighs]
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[sighs]
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I’m here.
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Oh, my gosh,
this place is incredible.
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[breathes deeply]
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First thing I’m gonna do,
like I said,
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is take a big breath.
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[breathes deeply]
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[soft music]
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♪ ♪
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This is so amazing.
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Look, the river’s
right there, the big river.
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But not much time
to enjoy this.
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I gotta find a place to put up
the tarp just for tonight.
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I’m not a weekend warrior
of the primitive skills.
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I’ve got 50 years of preparing
to do this kind of thing.
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I’m living that lifestyle
in my home life.
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Brain tanning is my favorite
of the primitive skills.
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It really gives the animal
a second life.
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[wooshes, growls]
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My love is to just
be in the wilderness.
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I live in a yurt where
I’m not connected to anything.
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I collect my own rainwater.
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My only source of heat
is firewood.
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Sometimes in the winter,
I have to snowshoe in
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and ski back out.
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Ooh!
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Gotta do a town run.
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I forage for my foods,
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I make my own medicines,
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and I do my own hunting.
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Got a bunny!
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Aww, little guy.
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[kisses]
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I’m a primitive
skills instructor.
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Nice!
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Ouch.
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And we have fire.
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If I win
half a million dollars,
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I want to build
a wilderness school
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so that I would have
a place
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to do my own classes
and retreats,
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and so this money
would help me start
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living my dreams
of what I really want
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to be doing
for the rest of my life.
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Ah!
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I have my boyfriend,
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and he’s a sweet man.
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both: Bye, honey.
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- [laughs] I’ll miss ya.
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My whole family
is super excited.
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I know they’re at home
supporting me,
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and I’m really gonna
be thinking about them.
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Okay, so this
is what I’m looking at.
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That, my dear,
is a little storm coming in.
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I need to get some tinder
and get it in my pocket
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so it’s nice and dry
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and put up the tarp,
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because that’s
gonna be a downpour.
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I don’t have a lot of time.
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[soft music]
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The weather is going to be
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all over the map.
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It’s windy, constantly rainy,
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and the humidity level’s
so high
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that everything’s wet.
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Even when it’s sunny,
the ground is like a sponge,
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so starting a fire
is going to be difficult.
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Here’s some nice tinder.
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This is dead fireweed.
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There’s a lot of downed debris.
Great firewood.
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Wind’s picking up.
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I’m gonna go grab my tarp
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and kind of find a flat place
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to hunker down
and do something quick.
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[tense music]
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♪ ♪
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Well, I’m sweating,
losing calories.
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That storm is coming in.
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I’m gonna make
a little bungalow right here.
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It’s just big enough
to sleep in,
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and then I’ll be okay even if
I have to stay here the night.
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Hopefully, this is just
a afternoon storm.
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♪ ♪
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I don’t feel old,
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but you look at the numbers...
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[laughs]
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I’m in my 50s,
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and I’m the second oldest
participant
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that’s ever been on this show.
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Here comes the first couple
of drops, just in time.
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But I have to be
realistic with myself.
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Keeping my energy level up
is a very big concern of mine,
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and I’m not as strong
as I used to be.
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So I’m trying to use my wisdom
to work smarter, not harder.
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Well, here’s my first
cute little ramshackle.
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That makes me feel better.
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Okay, let’s go figure out
my next move.
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[dramatic music]
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♪ ♪
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- Whoo!
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Sweet site, super stocky.
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Oh, my God,
I am in bear heaven here.
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Tons of good, thick cover,
and then some open bogs.
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I’m gonna keep that bow
with me at all times.
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It could happen
any moment here.
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Fishing looks like
it’ll be interesting.
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A lot of slow water here.
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So...so far, so good.
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[sighs]
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I think we’re gonna go take
a little walk around
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and just see
where I might set up,
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in case some weather
comes through.
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So let’s go.
We got a nice beach over here.
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Let’s see what we can find.
Here we are.
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Foreign land, but it feels
like home, really.
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♪ ♪
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I’m gonna go take a couple
walkabouts with these guys.
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I’m a hunting and pack goat
adventure guide.
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[gunshot]
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I’ve lived my whole life
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in the Rocky Mountains,
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and I’m totally at peace
in the woods.
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♪ ♪
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I’ve been a hunting guide
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since I was
right out of college.
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My greatest skill is I’ve got
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over 30 years
of traditional bow hunting.
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I’m not one to sit in camp
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and hope I’m gonna find
the caribou.
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Big game is one
of my specialties.
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[gunshot]
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I am a experienced
bear hunter.
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I know when you make
the shot, it has to count.
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You can load this thing up.
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You can make it big enough
to kill anything.
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Like this.
♪ Duh-duh-duh-duh-duh ♪
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♪ ♪
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It’s a winner.
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Being cold and hungry,
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and then being alone,
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it’s obviously
a mental toughness game,
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but I have a warrior spirit.
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I just am relentless.
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I’ve done Division I sports,
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I’ve been a world champion
in weightlifting,
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I’ve raced motocross--
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everything
to just test myself.
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♪ ♪
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I know I’m gonna miss my
young daughter and my wife.
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They are so important to me.
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But when I win this show,
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I’ll just be so excited
to share this with them
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that I feel like
the trade-off will be awesome.
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Records are meant
to be broken,
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and I’m coming here
to break the record.
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I want to go 102 days,
and I know I will.
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♪ ♪
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[sighs]
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The weather here
changes really fast,
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and that storm’s
coming out of the west.
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The experience
of being dropped off
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in the middle of nowhere
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is just like nothing
you could ever imagine.
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You know you want to be there,
but you’re also realizing
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in the back of your head,
a warning light telling you,
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"You have no food.
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You have no idea
what you’re doing."
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♪ ♪
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And yet you’re very excited
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to figure out this puzzle.
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♪ ♪
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We’ll slip into the forest here
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and see if we can find
a decent spot
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to get out of the wind
for the night,
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because otherwise,
I’m gonna get hammered here.
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♪ ♪
262
00:11:16,209 --> 00:11:18,939
You got some bunchberries.
263
00:11:19,045 --> 00:11:21,875
Good edible,
not super sweet or anything.
264
00:11:21,981 --> 00:11:24,381
Lots of that around,
which is awesome.
265
00:11:25,952 --> 00:11:28,452
I gotta get a tarp up here
before dark.
266
00:11:28,555 --> 00:11:29,925
I’m just having
way too much fun
267
00:11:30,023 --> 00:11:32,393
to worry about
sitting under a tarp.
268
00:11:32,492 --> 00:11:34,232
[tense music]
269
00:11:34,327 --> 00:11:37,357
Natives that I’ve studied
didn’t spend so much time
270
00:11:37,463 --> 00:11:40,003
on shelter
until they had food.
271
00:11:40,099 --> 00:11:43,799
And in my case, a tarp
over my head in a half an hour
272
00:11:43,903 --> 00:11:46,213
is a fine shelter
for a long time.
273
00:11:46,306 --> 00:11:48,936
I’m looking for fish,
bears, rabbits,
274
00:11:49,042 --> 00:11:51,342
edibles for at least
my first 30 days
275
00:11:51,444 --> 00:11:54,114
before I even start
building a shelter.
276
00:11:54,214 --> 00:11:56,624
I think we’re gonna make
a little stew.
277
00:11:56,716 --> 00:11:58,146
I’m pretty stoked about that,
278
00:11:58,251 --> 00:12:00,791
because I’m gonna
be eating today.
279
00:12:00,887 --> 00:12:01,787
And--
280
00:12:01,888 --> 00:12:04,058
[animal squeaking]
281
00:12:04,891 --> 00:12:05,891
[whispers] A squirrel.
282
00:12:05,992 --> 00:12:07,562
♪ ♪
283
00:12:07,660 --> 00:12:09,160
Game on.
284
00:12:09,262 --> 00:12:12,332
♪ ♪
285
00:12:12,432 --> 00:12:13,602
[thud]
286
00:12:13,700 --> 00:12:15,130
Ah, [bleep].
287
00:12:15,235 --> 00:12:16,505
We got another shot.
288
00:12:16,603 --> 00:12:21,013
♪ ♪
289
00:12:21,107 --> 00:12:22,137
[thud]
290
00:12:25,144 --> 00:12:26,484
Dead squirrel.
291
00:12:26,579 --> 00:12:28,709
Thank you, Labrador.
292
00:12:31,584 --> 00:12:34,254
Check out the squirrel.
293
00:12:34,354 --> 00:12:36,964
Made a really good shot,
right behind the armpit.
294
00:12:37,056 --> 00:12:38,816
I’m super happy with that.
295
00:12:39,993 --> 00:12:41,563
Thank you, little buddy.
296
00:12:41,661 --> 00:12:43,461
This is amazing.
297
00:12:44,631 --> 00:12:46,301
It’s starting to rain.
298
00:12:46,399 --> 00:12:48,099
I got some dinner,
or some breakfast.
299
00:12:48,201 --> 00:12:49,971
I think I’m gonna go worry
about a little shelter.
300
00:12:50,069 --> 00:12:51,299
I got sidetracked.
301
00:12:51,404 --> 00:12:53,444
Let’s go grab our main pack.
302
00:12:53,539 --> 00:12:54,909
It’s gonna start dropping here.
303
00:12:55,008 --> 00:12:57,908
[dramatic music]
304
00:12:58,011 --> 00:13:01,551
♪ ♪
305
00:13:01,648 --> 00:13:03,018
This is wild.
306
00:13:03,116 --> 00:13:06,716
It came up a lot faster
than I’ve anticipated.
307
00:13:06,819 --> 00:13:09,659
♪ ♪
308
00:13:09,756 --> 00:13:12,386
[bleep] absolutely hammering
right here.
309
00:13:12,492 --> 00:13:13,592
[thunder booms]
310
00:13:13,693 --> 00:13:16,233
♪ ♪
311
00:13:16,329 --> 00:13:18,259
Are you [bleep] kidding me?
312
00:13:18,364 --> 00:13:20,274
♪ ♪
313
00:13:20,366 --> 00:13:22,396
Should’ve got a shelter going.
314
00:13:28,041 --> 00:13:30,941
[dramatic music]
315
00:13:31,044 --> 00:13:34,584
♪ ♪
316
00:13:35,882 --> 00:13:38,922
[rain pattering]
317
00:13:54,033 --> 00:13:55,733
Oh, my God.
318
00:13:55,835 --> 00:13:58,235
♪ ♪
319
00:13:58,338 --> 00:13:59,808
Mother[bleep].
320
00:13:59,906 --> 00:14:03,806
♪ ♪
321
00:14:03,910 --> 00:14:04,810
Well...
322
00:14:04,911 --> 00:14:06,751
♪ ♪
323
00:14:06,846 --> 00:14:10,576
Our beautiful,
sunny day went away.
324
00:14:10,683 --> 00:14:12,853
Got a little careless there,
I made some mistakes,
325
00:14:12,952 --> 00:14:16,222
and you get punished,
especially out here.
326
00:14:16,322 --> 00:14:18,692
There’s a good spot
under a tree right here
327
00:14:18,791 --> 00:14:21,891
I think I just might
come back to and tarp out at
328
00:14:21,994 --> 00:14:23,304
and get this camera dry.
329
00:14:23,396 --> 00:14:24,426
So...
330
00:14:26,599 --> 00:14:30,669
Thank you, oh, Labrador,
for reminding me
331
00:14:30,770 --> 00:14:34,340
that a sunny day
can be a rainy day like that.
332
00:14:38,044 --> 00:14:40,954
[dramatic music]
333
00:14:41,047 --> 00:14:47,787
♪ ♪
334
00:14:52,091 --> 00:14:54,361
- I think I just did
my first rookie mistake...
335
00:14:55,828 --> 00:14:57,198
And didn’t film any
336
00:14:57,296 --> 00:15:01,796
of the working on this
beforehand.
337
00:15:01,901 --> 00:15:04,301
So now I know I’m recording,
338
00:15:04,404 --> 00:15:06,274
I can do just a little bit more
339
00:15:06,372 --> 00:15:08,172
so you have
something to cut to.
340
00:15:08,274 --> 00:15:10,544
[soft music]
341
00:15:10,643 --> 00:15:14,013
This is really weird being
on camera doing all this.
342
00:15:14,113 --> 00:15:16,283
It really is strange.
343
00:15:16,382 --> 00:15:20,092
I’m not used to speaking
all of my thoughts aloud,
344
00:15:20,186 --> 00:15:21,786
what’s going on with me.
345
00:15:21,888 --> 00:15:23,188
Walking stick!
346
00:15:23,289 --> 00:15:24,919
♪ ♪
347
00:15:25,024 --> 00:15:28,734
"Alone" is known as being
the survival Olympics,
348
00:15:28,828 --> 00:15:31,728
but, really,
we’re not doing survival.
349
00:15:31,831 --> 00:15:33,471
We are doing primitive living.
350
00:15:33,566 --> 00:15:35,396
And that, for me,
is why I feel like
351
00:15:35,501 --> 00:15:38,501
my training has prepared me
to do this challenge.
352
00:15:39,238 --> 00:15:40,508
Mmm.
353
00:15:41,541 --> 00:15:45,341
So insects, right, they--
354
00:15:45,445 --> 00:15:47,015
yeah, they can be
really good for you.
355
00:15:47,113 --> 00:15:48,783
♪ ♪
356
00:15:48,881 --> 00:15:51,081
[slurps]
357
00:15:51,184 --> 00:15:52,554
[laughs]
358
00:15:55,087 --> 00:15:56,117
Ah!
359
00:15:57,123 --> 00:15:58,023
There he goes.
360
00:15:58,124 --> 00:15:59,534
Bye-bye!
361
00:15:59,625 --> 00:16:03,995
So this seems like a good place
to set up for the night.
362
00:16:04,096 --> 00:16:06,896
Currently, I work
as a survival instructor.
363
00:16:06,999 --> 00:16:08,369
I take groups out
364
00:16:08,468 --> 00:16:10,838
into many different
environments or situations
365
00:16:10,937 --> 00:16:13,437
and teach them
how to take care of themselves
366
00:16:13,539 --> 00:16:16,009
if something goes wrong,
as they always do.
367
00:16:16,108 --> 00:16:17,408
And you gotta step up.
368
00:16:17,510 --> 00:16:18,980
Either somebody else
isn’t gonna make it,
369
00:16:19,078 --> 00:16:20,108
or you’re not gonna make it.
370
00:16:20,213 --> 00:16:21,613
And I like that challenge.
371
00:16:21,714 --> 00:16:23,724
I-form! Yay!
372
00:16:23,816 --> 00:16:26,216
I am a former Air Force
SERE instructor,
373
00:16:26,319 --> 00:16:27,919
which stands for
Survival, Evasion,
374
00:16:28,020 --> 00:16:29,360
Resistance, and Escape,
375
00:16:29,455 --> 00:16:32,655
which means I would
teach our military members
376
00:16:32,758 --> 00:16:35,528
how to stay alive
in hostile conditions.
377
00:16:35,628 --> 00:16:36,828
We would make cordage.
378
00:16:36,929 --> 00:16:37,999
We would make primitive traps,
379
00:16:38,097 --> 00:16:39,767
bow and drill friction fires.
380
00:16:39,866 --> 00:16:43,436
That’s my primary base
for my training.
381
00:16:43,536 --> 00:16:44,866
There, we got some fire.
382
00:16:44,971 --> 00:16:48,371
My main passion
is starting my school,
383
00:16:48,474 --> 00:16:49,714
OWLS Skills:
384
00:16:49,809 --> 00:16:51,779
Outdoorsy Women
Learning Survival Skills.
385
00:16:51,878 --> 00:16:55,778
And I think it’s really
important for women to roar,
386
00:16:55,882 --> 00:16:57,952
for women to step forward
and say,
387
00:16:58,050 --> 00:17:00,620
"Listen up.
Let’s get this done."
388
00:17:00,720 --> 00:17:02,120
Whoo-hoo!
389
00:17:02,221 --> 00:17:06,061
I am leaving behind
an incredible support network.
390
00:17:06,158 --> 00:17:10,428
I have a huge family, and I
have so many amazing friends.
391
00:17:10,530 --> 00:17:13,270
And then I’ve got
my boyfriend, Blake.
392
00:17:13,366 --> 00:17:14,426
♪ ♪
393
00:17:14,534 --> 00:17:15,504
Kisses.
394
00:17:15,601 --> 00:17:17,241
All right,
want to follow me out?
395
00:17:17,336 --> 00:17:20,236
The last person standing
is gonna need grit,
396
00:17:20,339 --> 00:17:22,409
and I have the skills
and the ability
397
00:17:22,508 --> 00:17:24,508
to stay out there
and to win it.
398
00:17:24,610 --> 00:17:25,940
And that’s my goal.
399
00:17:26,045 --> 00:17:28,545
♪ ♪
400
00:17:28,648 --> 00:17:31,518
So thick, wet, pretty dense.
401
00:17:31,617 --> 00:17:33,247
[tense music]
402
00:17:33,352 --> 00:17:36,192
I’m going to first
scout the area,
403
00:17:36,289 --> 00:17:38,389
at least get a base idea
404
00:17:38,491 --> 00:17:40,231
of where
I’ve been dropped off,
405
00:17:40,326 --> 00:17:43,226
look for an initial
shelter site for the night,
406
00:17:43,329 --> 00:17:46,629
and then start seeing
where my resources are.
407
00:17:46,732 --> 00:17:48,432
Beautiful little creek going.
408
00:17:48,534 --> 00:17:51,274
This is a log
I’m gonna try to cross here.
409
00:17:52,772 --> 00:17:55,142
Jiminy Christmas.
410
00:17:55,241 --> 00:17:57,811
[tense music]
411
00:17:57,910 --> 00:17:59,480
You all see that?
412
00:17:59,579 --> 00:18:00,879
♪ ♪
413
00:18:00,980 --> 00:18:03,120
That, my friends,
is a bear print.
414
00:18:03,215 --> 00:18:06,515
♪ ♪
415
00:18:06,619 --> 00:18:08,319
Yeah, that’s fresh.
416
00:18:08,421 --> 00:18:11,561
♪ ♪
417
00:18:11,657 --> 00:18:13,357
That’s not good.
418
00:18:13,459 --> 00:18:15,459
It’s so thick.
419
00:18:15,561 --> 00:18:17,661
I can’t see anything.
420
00:18:17,763 --> 00:18:19,703
That’s just crazy.
421
00:18:19,799 --> 00:18:22,169
This whole day has been.
422
00:18:22,268 --> 00:18:25,038
Find a shelter spot
to settle in.
423
00:18:25,137 --> 00:18:28,037
[soft music]
424
00:18:28,140 --> 00:18:30,010
♪ ♪
425
00:18:30,109 --> 00:18:32,709
So I’m gonna set up a shelter
here for the night.
426
00:18:32,812 --> 00:18:34,152
♪ ♪
427
00:18:34,246 --> 00:18:35,746
It has been really rough
428
00:18:35,848 --> 00:18:38,118
watching season after season
go by
429
00:18:38,217 --> 00:18:41,487
and watching
some amazing women get pulled,
430
00:18:41,587 --> 00:18:45,357
so I would love to be
the last person standing
431
00:18:45,458 --> 00:18:48,188
and the first woman to win.
432
00:18:48,294 --> 00:18:50,934
There are so few
female survivalists
433
00:18:51,030 --> 00:18:53,000
and primitive living
instructors.
434
00:18:53,099 --> 00:18:56,469
It’s such a small niche
for women still.
435
00:18:56,569 --> 00:18:58,969
I would just
really, really love
436
00:18:59,071 --> 00:19:02,711
for women in the world
to see that happen.
437
00:19:02,808 --> 00:19:05,578
So I’ll go ahead
and put some tree branches,
438
00:19:05,678 --> 00:19:07,708
some boughs down here
and make myself
439
00:19:07,813 --> 00:19:09,253
a little rough bed
for the night,
440
00:19:09,348 --> 00:19:10,878
and this will be home.
441
00:19:15,054 --> 00:19:17,964
[tense music]
442
00:19:18,057 --> 00:19:25,097
♪ ♪
443
00:19:28,467 --> 00:19:29,367
[branch snaps]
444
00:19:29,468 --> 00:19:30,468
♪ ♪
445
00:19:30,569 --> 00:19:31,969
[growling]
446
00:19:32,071 --> 00:19:36,611
♪ ♪
447
00:19:36,709 --> 00:19:38,009
Oh, [bleep].
448
00:19:38,110 --> 00:19:39,380
♪ ♪
449
00:19:39,478 --> 00:19:40,478
[groans]
450
00:19:40,579 --> 00:19:41,509
♪ ♪
451
00:19:41,614 --> 00:19:44,054
[chuffing]
452
00:19:44,150 --> 00:19:46,620
That’s a bear.
453
00:19:46,719 --> 00:19:49,089
I’d say he’s under 100 feet
from me right now.
454
00:19:49,188 --> 00:19:51,818
[chuffing]
455
00:19:51,924 --> 00:19:53,134
[bleep].
456
00:19:56,062 --> 00:19:58,662
♪ ♪
457
00:20:03,002 --> 00:20:10,042
♪ ♪
458
00:20:18,384 --> 00:20:23,524
It’s basically moving
from over here, across,
459
00:20:23,622 --> 00:20:26,762
around, and now coming down
from there.
460
00:20:26,859 --> 00:20:33,269
♪ ♪
461
00:20:33,365 --> 00:20:35,425
It’s just trying
to get around me.
462
00:20:35,534 --> 00:20:37,144
♪ ♪
463
00:20:37,236 --> 00:20:39,366
I’m just a big obstacle to it.
464
00:20:39,472 --> 00:20:41,772
♪ ♪
465
00:20:41,874 --> 00:20:44,244
It’s probably like,
"What the heck is this
466
00:20:44,343 --> 00:20:45,883
in middle of my path?"
467
00:20:45,978 --> 00:20:49,778
♪ ♪
468
00:20:49,882 --> 00:20:51,652
I almost feel sorry
for the poor guy,
469
00:20:51,751 --> 00:20:54,791
but I might shoot him later,
so...
470
00:20:54,887 --> 00:20:56,757
[laughs]
471
00:21:11,604 --> 00:21:14,514
[soft music]
472
00:21:14,607 --> 00:21:21,647
♪ ♪
473
00:21:25,017 --> 00:21:27,917
[insects buzzing]
474
00:21:28,020 --> 00:21:30,120
♪ ♪
475
00:21:30,222 --> 00:21:34,792
- Man, these black flies
are relentless.
476
00:21:34,894 --> 00:21:36,434
Check it out.
477
00:21:36,529 --> 00:21:41,169
Like, just all across here,
my chest.
478
00:21:41,267 --> 00:21:42,497
Oh, my God.
479
00:21:42,601 --> 00:21:45,501
Got ’em on my neck,
all the way around my neck,
480
00:21:45,604 --> 00:21:48,214
my shoulders.
481
00:21:48,307 --> 00:21:50,007
They just itch!
482
00:21:50,109 --> 00:21:51,379
Ugh!
483
00:21:51,477 --> 00:21:52,937
[growls]
484
00:21:53,045 --> 00:21:54,805
Constantly!
485
00:21:54,914 --> 00:21:57,184
Just sharing some misery
with you.
486
00:21:58,751 --> 00:21:59,921
Ah!
487
00:22:00,019 --> 00:22:02,249
[sighs]
488
00:22:02,354 --> 00:22:03,964
It’ll be okay.
489
00:22:05,224 --> 00:22:06,534
Yeah, right.
490
00:22:06,625 --> 00:22:07,525
[laughs]
491
00:22:07,626 --> 00:22:10,526
[dramatic music]
492
00:22:10,629 --> 00:22:11,529
♪ ♪
493
00:22:11,630 --> 00:22:12,630
I don’t have very long
494
00:22:12,731 --> 00:22:14,801
to find my shelter location.
495
00:22:14,900 --> 00:22:17,470
I know
intense weather’s coming,
496
00:22:17,570 --> 00:22:19,370
and I need
to be prepared for that.
497
00:22:19,471 --> 00:22:21,871
So I kind of want
to get a bigger scope
498
00:22:21,974 --> 00:22:23,944
of what this land
has to offer,
499
00:22:24,043 --> 00:22:25,813
and I’m bringing my bow
500
00:22:25,911 --> 00:22:27,881
because there’s
gonna be bears.
501
00:22:27,980 --> 00:22:30,150
♪ ♪
502
00:22:30,249 --> 00:22:32,349
This ain’t so bad for--
shelter-wise.
503
00:22:32,451 --> 00:22:33,851
It is on the hill.
504
00:22:38,624 --> 00:22:39,694
We’re up in--oop.
505
00:22:39,792 --> 00:22:41,392
Hi, little bug.
506
00:22:41,493 --> 00:22:43,033
I’m gonna keep looking.
507
00:22:43,128 --> 00:22:46,398
That’s what we’re here for,
scouting it out.
508
00:22:46,498 --> 00:22:49,128
[tense music]
509
00:22:49,235 --> 00:22:53,645
It’s very overwhelming for me
to figure out where to start.
510
00:22:53,739 --> 00:22:55,409
♪ ♪
511
00:22:55,507 --> 00:22:56,737
The trees are so thick.
512
00:22:56,842 --> 00:22:58,042
They’re intimidating.
513
00:22:58,143 --> 00:23:00,013
And I know there’s bears here.
514
00:23:00,112 --> 00:23:01,182
♪ ♪
515
00:23:01,280 --> 00:23:03,320
And I don’t want
to build a shelter
516
00:23:03,415 --> 00:23:04,915
in a exposed area.
517
00:23:05,017 --> 00:23:06,217
♪ ♪
518
00:23:06,318 --> 00:23:10,088
So neither one
seem like a good place
519
00:23:10,189 --> 00:23:13,019
for me to build a shelter.
520
00:23:13,125 --> 00:23:17,555
I just entered the woods
on the other side of that bog.
521
00:23:17,663 --> 00:23:20,303
It’s getting thicker,
but this is the first sign
522
00:23:20,399 --> 00:23:23,199
of animal tracks I’ve seen.
523
00:23:23,302 --> 00:23:27,012
Someone big has gone
right through here.
524
00:23:27,106 --> 00:23:31,006
You can see they
stepped on this moss.
525
00:23:31,110 --> 00:23:33,040
Maybe that’s the way
to the water.
526
00:23:33,145 --> 00:23:35,745
Maybe I’ll follow this animal
trail for a little while,
527
00:23:35,848 --> 00:23:39,118
see what takes me there.
528
00:23:39,218 --> 00:23:41,818
I don’t want to make
a bad decision
529
00:23:41,921 --> 00:23:43,491
while I’m out here.
530
00:23:43,589 --> 00:23:47,859
I do have a little bit of fear
of, like, what if I’m wrong?
531
00:23:47,960 --> 00:23:50,700
I need to be taking my time
532
00:23:50,796 --> 00:23:53,196
and be smart about my actions
533
00:23:53,299 --> 00:23:55,099
and not taking extra risks
534
00:23:55,200 --> 00:23:57,400
that some other people
might take.
535
00:23:57,503 --> 00:23:58,973
♪ ♪
536
00:23:59,071 --> 00:24:01,211
There’s a grouse right there.
537
00:24:01,307 --> 00:24:04,207
[suspenseful music]
538
00:24:04,310 --> 00:24:11,350
♪ ♪
539
00:24:16,188 --> 00:24:17,088
[thud]
540
00:24:17,189 --> 00:24:18,389
Oh...
[flapping]
541
00:24:27,266 --> 00:24:31,636
I’m gonna quietly see if
I can flush him out of there...
542
00:24:37,142 --> 00:24:38,042
’Cause I’m hungry.
543
00:24:38,143 --> 00:24:41,053
[dramatic music]
544
00:24:41,146 --> 00:24:42,176
♪ ♪
545
00:25:21,186 --> 00:25:23,356
He’s right in front of me.
546
00:25:23,455 --> 00:25:26,055
Now he’s in the thick
of the brush there.
547
00:25:26,158 --> 00:25:28,728
♪ ♪
548
00:25:28,827 --> 00:25:32,157
I should have stopped
about two steps back.
549
00:25:32,264 --> 00:25:36,774
♪ ♪
550
00:25:36,869 --> 00:25:38,899
[flapping]
551
00:25:47,346 --> 00:25:50,246
[suspenseful music]
552
00:25:50,349 --> 00:25:52,749
♪ ♪
553
00:25:58,257 --> 00:25:59,487
[dramatic music]
554
00:25:59,591 --> 00:26:04,631
♪ ♪
555
00:26:11,837 --> 00:26:14,067
- He was right in front of me.
556
00:26:14,173 --> 00:26:16,473
Now he’s in the thick
of the brush there.
557
00:26:16,575 --> 00:26:23,205
♪ ♪
558
00:26:34,193 --> 00:26:35,333
[thud]
559
00:26:35,427 --> 00:26:36,457
Oh, I got him.
560
00:26:36,562 --> 00:26:38,032
Oh, my God, I got him.
561
00:26:38,130 --> 00:26:39,760
♪ ♪
562
00:26:39,865 --> 00:26:40,905
I got him.
563
00:26:40,999 --> 00:26:43,539
[laughs] Oh, my God.
564
00:26:43,635 --> 00:26:44,835
♪ ♪
565
00:26:44,937 --> 00:26:46,437
Oh, my gosh.
566
00:26:46,538 --> 00:26:51,778
♪ ♪
567
00:26:51,877 --> 00:26:54,907
I got a grouse! [laughs]
568
00:26:55,013 --> 00:26:55,953
Whoo-hoo!
569
00:26:56,048 --> 00:26:58,348
Second day, I got game!
570
00:26:58,450 --> 00:27:00,190
Whoo-hoo-hoo!
571
00:27:00,285 --> 00:27:01,515
Oh, my God.
572
00:27:02,554 --> 00:27:05,824
I’m so blessed.
573
00:27:06,792 --> 00:27:09,362
[soft music]
574
00:27:09,461 --> 00:27:11,461
Getting a grouse
on the second day
575
00:27:11,563 --> 00:27:13,703
is really boosting my
confidence of, like,
576
00:27:13,799 --> 00:27:16,669
yes, I can actually do this.
577
00:27:16,768 --> 00:27:19,868
I can get food for myself.
578
00:27:19,972 --> 00:27:20,972
Looking good.
579
00:27:21,073 --> 00:27:22,543
Into the pot.
580
00:27:22,641 --> 00:27:24,281
I see wilderness survival
581
00:27:24,376 --> 00:27:26,746
as not just about the skills.
582
00:27:26,845 --> 00:27:30,175
It’s about the attitude,
the positive mind-set,
583
00:27:30,282 --> 00:27:35,052
and being in a place
of gratitude and awareness.
584
00:27:35,154 --> 00:27:37,194
My first meal off the land.
585
00:27:37,289 --> 00:27:39,189
Mmm, it’s so good.
586
00:27:39,291 --> 00:27:40,731
♪ ♪
587
00:27:40,826 --> 00:27:44,796
Could definitely use
some salt and pepper
588
00:27:44,897 --> 00:27:46,967
and some seasonings.
589
00:27:47,065 --> 00:27:50,035
But...yum, yum!
590
00:27:52,738 --> 00:27:55,638
[dramatic music]
591
00:27:55,741 --> 00:28:02,481
♪ ♪
592
00:28:10,289 --> 00:28:11,359
[thud]
593
00:28:11,456 --> 00:28:13,016
- [bleep]!
594
00:28:13,992 --> 00:28:16,232
This area here sucks.
595
00:28:16,328 --> 00:28:17,998
[bleep]!
596
00:28:18,096 --> 00:28:20,996
[tense music]
597
00:28:21,099 --> 00:28:25,939
♪ ♪
598
00:28:26,038 --> 00:28:29,838
This is very hard
to walk in this terrain.
599
00:28:29,942 --> 00:28:31,582
This is rough.
600
00:28:31,677 --> 00:28:33,107
I’m gonna go up this hill
601
00:28:33,212 --> 00:28:38,222
to see if there’s a spot
for my permanent site.
602
00:28:38,317 --> 00:28:41,617
I’m expecting this
to be a miserable time.
603
00:28:41,720 --> 00:28:43,190
[thud]
Ah!
604
00:28:43,288 --> 00:28:45,488
[bleep]!
605
00:28:45,591 --> 00:28:49,261
It feels weird to say this,
but for this experience,
606
00:28:49,361 --> 00:28:52,031
I think it’s good
to be negative.
607
00:28:52,130 --> 00:28:54,230
I’m expecting nothing,
608
00:28:54,333 --> 00:28:57,373
so I’m starting
at a very miserable place.
609
00:28:57,469 --> 00:29:00,439
That way, if anything
that’s good happens,
610
00:29:00,539 --> 00:29:01,839
then I’ll be thankful.
611
00:29:01,940 --> 00:29:03,440
♪ ♪
612
00:29:03,542 --> 00:29:07,052
This is my opportunity
to take myself to the limits
613
00:29:07,145 --> 00:29:09,845
of what my body
and my mind can do.
614
00:29:09,948 --> 00:29:12,948
The town over there,
that’s where I live.
615
00:29:13,051 --> 00:29:15,221
If you go through the ice,
you’re dead.
616
00:29:15,320 --> 00:29:16,990
Ever since I was a teenager,
617
00:29:17,089 --> 00:29:19,789
I really wanted to do
difficult stuff.
618
00:29:19,891 --> 00:29:22,231
I’ve never been afraid
of a challenge.
619
00:29:22,327 --> 00:29:24,997
I was born and raised
in Mexico.
620
00:29:25,097 --> 00:29:27,467
As a kid, I was always
running around in the forest
621
00:29:27,566 --> 00:29:30,396
trapping rattlesnakes
and lizards and scorpions.
622
00:29:30,502 --> 00:29:32,202
It’s a grouse.
623
00:29:32,304 --> 00:29:34,974
That really kickstarted
my love for the wilderness.
624
00:29:35,073 --> 00:29:37,783
♪ ♪
625
00:29:37,876 --> 00:29:40,846
Recently, I did
a 100-day expedition,
626
00:29:40,946 --> 00:29:42,546
foraging and hunting
and trapping
627
00:29:42,648 --> 00:29:44,648
in a very remote part
of Manitoba.
628
00:29:44,750 --> 00:29:46,520
I feel tired. I feel weak.
629
00:29:46,618 --> 00:29:48,118
I have a headache.
630
00:29:48,220 --> 00:29:50,660
I have 60 more days to go.
631
00:29:50,756 --> 00:29:53,726
I got super thin
very, very fast,
632
00:29:53,825 --> 00:29:56,025
so I truly knew in my bones
633
00:29:56,128 --> 00:29:58,898
what it is to be cold
and alone
634
00:29:58,997 --> 00:30:00,627
in a state of starvation.
635
00:30:00,732 --> 00:30:05,242
Minus 27,
pretty nice day, actually.
636
00:30:05,337 --> 00:30:07,367
Being alone is very difficult,
637
00:30:07,472 --> 00:30:09,972
and I’m gonna miss
my partner, Jennifer.
638
00:30:10,075 --> 00:30:12,685
We’ve done
so many adventures together.
639
00:30:12,778 --> 00:30:14,848
She’s everything to me.
640
00:30:14,946 --> 00:30:18,576
I see $500,000
as an opportunity
641
00:30:18,684 --> 00:30:21,524
to buy land
and to establish a home
642
00:30:21,620 --> 00:30:24,390
where we can start a family.
643
00:30:24,489 --> 00:30:27,629
I wouldn’t want
to be my competitor.
644
00:30:27,726 --> 00:30:28,956
I can win this thing.
645
00:30:29,061 --> 00:30:31,201
I’m not willing to quit.
646
00:30:31,296 --> 00:30:35,166
♪ ♪
647
00:30:38,170 --> 00:30:41,640
Oh, wow, look at that pile.
648
00:30:41,740 --> 00:30:43,010
Bear scat.
649
00:30:43,108 --> 00:30:45,078
[tense music]
650
00:30:45,177 --> 00:30:46,677
It’s fresh.
651
00:30:46,778 --> 00:30:48,478
That’s very good news.
652
00:30:48,580 --> 00:30:50,150
If I can get a bear,
653
00:30:50,248 --> 00:30:52,548
that’s basically
the golden ticket.
654
00:30:52,651 --> 00:30:55,921
That’s sustenance for a month.
655
00:30:56,021 --> 00:30:59,821
But bear encounters could
be potentially pretty scary.
656
00:30:59,925 --> 00:31:02,595
Hunting with just bows,
it’s no joke.
657
00:31:02,694 --> 00:31:04,034
There’s quite a lot of things
658
00:31:04,129 --> 00:31:06,199
that could go wrong
very easily.
659
00:31:06,298 --> 00:31:09,928
♪ ♪
660
00:31:10,035 --> 00:31:13,875
Wow, I’m liking this area.
661
00:31:13,972 --> 00:31:16,672
It’s a nice flat spot
and dry-ish.
662
00:31:16,775 --> 00:31:20,285
And it’s really open,
and I can have lots of sun.
663
00:31:20,379 --> 00:31:21,479
♪ ♪
664
00:31:21,580 --> 00:31:24,420
Ooh, great access to the water.
665
00:31:24,516 --> 00:31:26,416
This is such a good find.
666
00:31:26,518 --> 00:31:29,148
♪ ♪
667
00:31:29,254 --> 00:31:32,664
My strategy for the shelter
is very simple.
668
00:31:32,758 --> 00:31:35,188
I’m not gonna waste
too much time on it.
669
00:31:35,293 --> 00:31:38,003
I’m basically
gonna make a tent,
670
00:31:38,096 --> 00:31:40,226
with the sidewalls
using the tarp,
671
00:31:40,332 --> 00:31:42,232
and then I’m gonna block
the entrance
672
00:31:42,334 --> 00:31:44,944
and the other side with wood.
673
00:31:45,036 --> 00:31:48,536
I think I’m gonna cut
the ridgepole for my shelter.
674
00:31:48,640 --> 00:31:51,310
I don’t feel that I need
to insulate the roof.
675
00:31:51,410 --> 00:31:54,410
As long as I have a fire
with a chimney
676
00:31:54,513 --> 00:31:57,383
and it’s quite tight,
I think I’m gonna be fine.
677
00:31:57,482 --> 00:31:59,282
♪ ♪
678
00:31:59,384 --> 00:32:03,554
To prepare for this challenge,
I put 60 pounds on.
679
00:32:03,655 --> 00:32:07,325
I am normally pretty skinny,
so I went hard.
680
00:32:07,426 --> 00:32:09,556
I drank one gallon of milk
681
00:32:09,661 --> 00:32:14,471
and 350 milliliters
of olive oil every day.
682
00:32:14,566 --> 00:32:17,736
It was an insane effort,
but that’s my plan B.
683
00:32:17,836 --> 00:32:19,896
Plan A is get a bear,
684
00:32:20,005 --> 00:32:22,975
but plan B is basically
to be able to stay here
685
00:32:23,074 --> 00:32:26,044
with no food around
for as long as I can.
686
00:32:26,144 --> 00:32:27,114
[squeaking]
687
00:32:27,212 --> 00:32:29,212
Oh, [bleep],
there’s a squirrel.
688
00:32:32,717 --> 00:32:35,747
[chittering]
689
00:32:38,423 --> 00:32:40,333
Hello, squirrel.
690
00:32:43,495 --> 00:32:47,035
[squirrel squeaking]
691
00:32:48,967 --> 00:32:50,967
Squirrel?
692
00:32:51,069 --> 00:32:54,039
Chirp chirp.
693
00:32:54,139 --> 00:32:55,169
Where are you?
694
00:33:01,346 --> 00:33:02,406
[rustling sound]
695
00:33:02,514 --> 00:33:03,754
What was that?
696
00:33:03,849 --> 00:33:10,889
♪ ♪
697
00:33:13,458 --> 00:33:15,158
I heard a big animal.
698
00:33:15,260 --> 00:33:20,830
♪ ♪
699
00:33:20,932 --> 00:33:22,032
Oh, [bleep].
700
00:33:22,133 --> 00:33:25,473
♪ ♪
701
00:33:29,975 --> 00:33:31,545
[dramatic music]
702
00:33:31,643 --> 00:33:36,013
♪ ♪
703
00:33:49,261 --> 00:33:51,701
It’s gone now.
704
00:33:51,796 --> 00:33:53,226
Ai-yi-yi.
705
00:34:00,705 --> 00:34:02,935
Oh, wow.
706
00:34:03,041 --> 00:34:04,611
[bleep] yeah.
707
00:34:05,110 --> 00:34:09,850
♪ ♪
708
00:34:09,948 --> 00:34:13,578
Look at that trash.
Lots of cans.
709
00:34:13,685 --> 00:34:17,095
With these, I’m gonna be able
to make, like, a chimney
710
00:34:17,188 --> 00:34:19,358
and maybe a stove.
711
00:34:19,457 --> 00:34:22,887
♪ ♪
712
00:34:22,994 --> 00:34:27,034
In survival situations,
I improvise a lot.
713
00:34:27,132 --> 00:34:30,272
One done, lots to go.
714
00:34:30,368 --> 00:34:33,168
I wait to see
what the land has to offer...
715
00:34:33,271 --> 00:34:34,711
♪ ♪
716
00:34:34,806 --> 00:34:37,576
And I try to adapt.
717
00:34:37,676 --> 00:34:39,706
I basically just go
with the flow
718
00:34:39,811 --> 00:34:42,081
and go with my intuition.
719
00:34:42,180 --> 00:34:44,450
That gets the job done.
720
00:34:44,549 --> 00:34:46,549
This is where
the wood will be burning.
721
00:34:46,651 --> 00:34:50,591
This is the oxygen intake,
and this is
722
00:34:50,689 --> 00:34:54,729
the connector for the chimney.
723
00:34:54,826 --> 00:34:56,826
So here’s the assemble.
724
00:34:56,928 --> 00:35:03,468
[laughs] Looks pretty funny.
725
00:35:03,568 --> 00:35:06,738
All right, I need to fireproof
my stovepipe.
726
00:35:06,838 --> 00:35:09,738
I brought these gaiters,
and the bottom part
727
00:35:09,841 --> 00:35:12,481
is a fire-resistant material.
728
00:35:12,577 --> 00:35:14,607
So I’m going to sew
them together
729
00:35:14,713 --> 00:35:17,753
so that I can surround
my chimney.
730
00:35:17,849 --> 00:35:19,979
To me, when you have
good boots,
731
00:35:20,085 --> 00:35:21,325
you don’t need gaiters,
732
00:35:21,419 --> 00:35:24,189
so that’s an item
that I could sacrifice.
733
00:35:24,289 --> 00:35:25,619
That’s my needle.
734
00:35:25,724 --> 00:35:29,064
What I’m gonna use
is a piece of wire,
735
00:35:29,160 --> 00:35:34,000
and I’m going to bend it
like that.
736
00:35:34,099 --> 00:35:37,669
For thread,
I’m gonna use paracord.
737
00:35:37,769 --> 00:35:39,539
I love stoves.
738
00:35:39,638 --> 00:35:41,338
To me,
they’re so interesting--
739
00:35:41,439 --> 00:35:43,769
how they’re designed
and the way they work--
740
00:35:43,875 --> 00:35:47,845
so I’m so excited to get
this working in my shelter.
741
00:35:47,946 --> 00:35:50,576
Okay, I finished sewing.
742
00:35:50,682 --> 00:35:54,052
And the stove pipe goes in.
743
00:35:54,152 --> 00:35:55,622
Looks good from here.
744
00:35:55,720 --> 00:36:00,360
Now I’m going to surround
the whole skeleton with clay.
745
00:36:00,458 --> 00:36:02,158
It’s going to provide
some thermal mass,
746
00:36:02,260 --> 00:36:04,530
and it’s going to seal
all the holes.
747
00:36:04,629 --> 00:36:06,599
♪ ♪
748
00:36:06,698 --> 00:36:10,168
Most of my life,
I have not cared about money.
749
00:36:10,268 --> 00:36:13,298
Water, shelter, food--
those are my priorities.
750
00:36:13,405 --> 00:36:15,515
If I have that, I’m okay.
751
00:36:15,607 --> 00:36:17,377
♪ ♪
752
00:36:17,475 --> 00:36:20,135
But the reality is that for me
753
00:36:20,245 --> 00:36:22,915
to marry
and to start a family,
754
00:36:23,014 --> 00:36:26,224
I feel that I need
financial stability,
755
00:36:26,317 --> 00:36:30,917
so it would be nice to win
and have that security.
756
00:36:31,022 --> 00:36:33,062
♪ ♪
757
00:36:33,158 --> 00:36:36,158
So let’s see what I did today.
758
00:36:36,261 --> 00:36:39,761
I’ve set up the foundation
around the stove.
759
00:36:39,864 --> 00:36:43,074
I also did the door.
760
00:36:43,168 --> 00:36:45,498
And that’s the inside.
761
00:36:45,603 --> 00:36:48,313
This is my base for my pot.
762
00:36:48,406 --> 00:36:50,936
Not bad, eh?
763
00:36:51,042 --> 00:36:53,342
Not bad.
764
00:36:53,445 --> 00:36:55,985
I’m gonna call it
a day and go to sleep.
765
00:36:57,882 --> 00:37:04,922
♪ ♪
766
00:37:17,302 --> 00:37:20,642
- [humming]
767
00:37:37,522 --> 00:37:41,932
I have no idea
if that little beautiful jingle
768
00:37:42,026 --> 00:37:43,526
is copyrighted or not.
769
00:37:43,628 --> 00:37:45,698
It’s just stuck in my head.
770
00:37:45,797 --> 00:37:47,667
It’s been stuck
in my head for years,
771
00:37:47,766 --> 00:37:50,736
and I can’t figure out
what it’s from.
772
00:37:50,835 --> 00:37:56,665
And, of course, now it’s
stuck in my head out here.
773
00:37:56,775 --> 00:38:01,615
[humming]
774
00:38:01,713 --> 00:38:07,723
Okay, it’s only day three,
and I’m already going insane.
775
00:38:07,819 --> 00:38:08,849
♪ ♪
776
00:38:08,953 --> 00:38:11,163
It is very snowy here.
777
00:38:11,256 --> 00:38:16,086
It will be hovering right
around 34 to 36 degrees.
778
00:38:16,194 --> 00:38:17,834
♪ ♪
779
00:38:17,929 --> 00:38:22,029
I am a glacier guide,
specializing in ice climbing
780
00:38:22,133 --> 00:38:23,433
along with bear viewing.
781
00:38:23,535 --> 00:38:24,875
Little bit further this way.
782
00:38:24,969 --> 00:38:26,339
Mountaineering has taught me
a lot
783
00:38:26,437 --> 00:38:27,767
about how to problem solve.
784
00:38:27,872 --> 00:38:29,042
Oh, my goodness.
785
00:38:29,140 --> 00:38:31,210
I’ve been charged
by black bears,
786
00:38:31,309 --> 00:38:33,839
and I’ve been charged
by brown bears.
787
00:38:33,945 --> 00:38:37,055
I live in a place that gets
42 1/2 feet of snow,
788
00:38:37,148 --> 00:38:40,918
so I know how to thrive
in the face of hardship.
789
00:38:41,019 --> 00:38:42,419
♪ ♪
790
00:38:42,520 --> 00:38:45,960
I am the youngest person here
by almost a decade,
791
00:38:46,057 --> 00:38:49,527
but I had a rough childhood.
792
00:38:49,627 --> 00:38:50,897
Beautiful.
793
00:38:50,995 --> 00:38:53,555
So I had to be an adult
from a very young age.
794
00:38:53,665 --> 00:38:55,475
It’s taught me how to think
outside the box
795
00:38:55,567 --> 00:38:58,397
to solve problems, and
it taught me resilience.
796
00:38:58,503 --> 00:39:01,743
Bam, smack goes the weasel.
797
00:39:01,840 --> 00:39:05,010
I got into bushcraft
when I was about 11 years old.
798
00:39:05,109 --> 00:39:08,349
I’ve got the whole hierarchy
of survival skill sets--
799
00:39:08,446 --> 00:39:10,046
catching fish,
shooting animals,
800
00:39:10,148 --> 00:39:11,118
building shelter.
801
00:39:11,216 --> 00:39:13,316
These will serve me well.
802
00:39:13,418 --> 00:39:17,458
Hey, Pep, don’t want
to walk anymore?
803
00:39:17,555 --> 00:39:19,415
My girlfriend,
Catherine, my dog,
804
00:39:19,524 --> 00:39:22,464
and I are living away from
the trappings of modern life.
805
00:39:22,560 --> 00:39:23,730
- [laughs]
806
00:39:23,828 --> 00:39:25,828
- The whole #vanlife thing,
807
00:39:25,930 --> 00:39:27,100
that’s not camping--
808
00:39:27,198 --> 00:39:28,998
that’s just me
living everyday life.
809
00:39:29,100 --> 00:39:30,630
It’s gonna be definitely hard
810
00:39:30,735 --> 00:39:33,565
to be away
for a long period of time,
811
00:39:33,671 --> 00:39:35,011
but we learn
the most about ourselves
812
00:39:35,106 --> 00:39:36,666
when we’re put
into difficult situations.
813
00:39:36,774 --> 00:39:39,984
Be strong.
- Mm-hm.
814
00:39:40,078 --> 00:39:42,048
- I know I have what it takes.
815
00:39:42,146 --> 00:39:44,746
I’m ready,
and I’m going to win.
816
00:39:44,849 --> 00:39:46,679
♪ ♪
817
00:39:48,920 --> 00:39:51,360
Oh, you see that?
818
00:39:51,456 --> 00:39:58,226
We have bear poop, first
sign of bears I’ve seen yet.
819
00:39:58,329 --> 00:40:01,399
♪ ♪
820
00:40:01,499 --> 00:40:03,529
And it’s still wet.
821
00:40:03,635 --> 00:40:05,205
♪ ♪
822
00:40:05,303 --> 00:40:10,913
That either happened
right before I got here,
823
00:40:11,009 --> 00:40:13,309
or it happened
while I was here.
824
00:40:13,411 --> 00:40:15,551
♪ ♪
825
00:40:15,647 --> 00:40:18,617
That’s within eyesight
of my shelter.
826
00:40:18,716 --> 00:40:22,386
♪ ♪
827
00:40:22,487 --> 00:40:23,987
Not ideal.
828
00:40:24,088 --> 00:40:25,388
♪ ♪
829
00:40:25,490 --> 00:40:27,290
Black bear is a top predator
in this area,
830
00:40:27,392 --> 00:40:29,662
barring
the occasional polar bear,
831
00:40:29,761 --> 00:40:31,831
and there’s never been
a season
832
00:40:31,930 --> 00:40:34,400
with polar bears before.
833
00:40:34,499 --> 00:40:37,229
There are only three things
on this planet
834
00:40:37,335 --> 00:40:40,075
that actively hunt humans:
835
00:40:40,171 --> 00:40:44,041
polar bears, lions,
and other humans.
836
00:40:44,142 --> 00:40:46,742
That’s terrifying,
and you have to be insane
837
00:40:46,844 --> 00:40:48,184
to say
that doesn’t terrify you
838
00:40:48,279 --> 00:40:49,709
that there are
polar bears here.
839
00:40:49,814 --> 00:40:56,594
♪ ♪
840
00:40:56,688 --> 00:40:58,858
Oh, check this out.
841
00:40:58,957 --> 00:41:00,417
♪ ♪
842
00:41:00,525 --> 00:41:04,235
You won’t believe
what I just found.
843
00:41:04,329 --> 00:41:07,329
♪ ♪
844
00:41:07,432 --> 00:41:09,432
This is sweet.
845
00:41:09,534 --> 00:41:11,504
♪ ♪
846
00:41:11,602 --> 00:41:13,102
That’s so rad.
847
00:41:13,204 --> 00:41:16,314
♪ ♪
848
00:41:16,407 --> 00:41:18,437
Dude, I bet you this thing
still even works.
849
00:41:18,543 --> 00:41:20,783
♪ ♪
850
00:41:20,878 --> 00:41:24,278
Okay, welcome to Jacques
trapping school.
851
00:41:24,382 --> 00:41:27,282
To set this,
we’re going to put it
852
00:41:27,385 --> 00:41:28,795
on a nice, solid ground.
853
00:41:28,886 --> 00:41:31,616
We’re going to depress
the spring here.
854
00:41:31,723 --> 00:41:34,693
We’re going to flip that open,
set these jaws...
855
00:41:34,792 --> 00:41:38,362
♪ ♪
856
00:41:38,463 --> 00:41:41,733
And the trigger fits
into the foot pan...
857
00:41:41,833 --> 00:41:45,603
♪ ♪
858
00:41:45,703 --> 00:41:47,513
Just like so.
859
00:41:47,605 --> 00:41:50,975
Boom, now we have a set trap.
860
00:41:51,075 --> 00:41:52,035
♪ ♪
861
00:41:52,143 --> 00:41:54,183
Mr. Fox comes walking along.
862
00:41:54,278 --> 00:41:57,008
[humming
"March of the Gladiators"]
863
00:41:57,115 --> 00:41:59,085
And then he’s going
to come right here,
864
00:41:59,183 --> 00:42:03,523
and, bam, pop goes the weasel.
865
00:42:03,621 --> 00:42:06,321
I’m very excited about this.
866
00:42:10,161 --> 00:42:13,061
[dramatic music]
867
00:42:13,164 --> 00:42:14,974
♪ ♪
868
00:42:24,242 --> 00:42:26,382
- [yawns]
869
00:42:26,477 --> 00:42:29,907
That was not
my best night’s sleep.
870
00:42:31,215 --> 00:42:36,215
Um... I ended up hiking
up to the rocks
871
00:42:36,320 --> 00:42:38,660
because it might be good access
to building materials,
872
00:42:38,756 --> 00:42:44,656
but it got pretty late
and could not find a flat spot,
873
00:42:44,762 --> 00:42:50,102
so I ended up sleeping
on top of a rock.
874
00:42:50,201 --> 00:42:55,541
And, yeah, didn’t even have
time to set up my tarp.
875
00:42:55,640 --> 00:42:57,940
I just wrapped myself up
like a burrito,
876
00:42:58,042 --> 00:43:00,042
which is kind of embarrassing.
877
00:43:00,912 --> 00:43:04,152
♪ ♪
878
00:43:04,248 --> 00:43:08,188
So far,
I’ve been hiking around,
879
00:43:08,286 --> 00:43:11,086
trying to find a place
to build a shelter.
880
00:43:11,189 --> 00:43:13,189
You can see
that spot right there
881
00:43:13,291 --> 00:43:16,731
was where I was dropped off.
882
00:43:16,828 --> 00:43:21,298
I went over there,
and then down through there.
883
00:43:21,399 --> 00:43:23,829
I’m really burning
calories like crazy
884
00:43:23,935 --> 00:43:25,505
and not putting
anything back in.
885
00:43:26,471 --> 00:43:28,341
But it’s such a big choice.
886
00:43:28,439 --> 00:43:30,569
So much depends on shelter,
887
00:43:30,675 --> 00:43:34,245
resources, so I’m going
to keep exploring,
888
00:43:34,345 --> 00:43:35,905
hopefully find
where I can build
889
00:43:36,013 --> 00:43:37,553
my little home here.
890
00:43:37,648 --> 00:43:40,478
I love turkey hunting
because they’re so vocal.
891
00:43:40,585 --> 00:43:42,055
They’ll respond
to pretty much any sound,
892
00:43:42,153 --> 00:43:43,453
like a good cough.
893
00:43:43,554 --> 00:43:44,764
[coughs]
894
00:43:44,856 --> 00:43:47,086
[turkey gobbling]
895
00:43:47,191 --> 00:43:50,491
I’m Armenian, Egyptian,
French, and Russian,
896
00:43:50,595 --> 00:43:53,635
and I’m from generations
of diaspora
897
00:43:53,731 --> 00:43:55,201
that have been forced out
898
00:43:55,299 --> 00:43:58,099
because of war, politics,
religion.
899
00:43:58,202 --> 00:44:00,872
And so my ethnicity has been
900
00:44:00,972 --> 00:44:02,742
a very large influence
in my life
901
00:44:02,840 --> 00:44:03,910
and also in my work.
902
00:44:04,008 --> 00:44:05,678
I spend my 9:00 to 5:00
903
00:44:05,776 --> 00:44:08,506
helping create
programs for refugees,
904
00:44:08,613 --> 00:44:11,983
but I have a background
in traditional bow hunting.
905
00:44:12,083 --> 00:44:14,283
And just growing up
in Utah, you get
906
00:44:14,385 --> 00:44:16,415
a lot of time out
in the backcountry,
907
00:44:16,521 --> 00:44:19,221
hunting deer, fishing,
living off the land,
908
00:44:19,323 --> 00:44:22,493
and I got to go on two
amazing bison hunts last year.
909
00:44:22,593 --> 00:44:25,203
So I got the poles up
for the lean-to.
910
00:44:25,296 --> 00:44:27,256
In a survival situation,
911
00:44:27,365 --> 00:44:29,505
without calories,
without loved ones,
912
00:44:29,600 --> 00:44:32,300
mentally, physically,
it’s going to be draining,
913
00:44:32,403 --> 00:44:35,813
but I think survival
comes from desperation.
914
00:44:35,907 --> 00:44:37,807
I love challenge
because I don’t panic.
915
00:44:37,909 --> 00:44:40,039
I just focus on
building relationships
916
00:44:40,144 --> 00:44:41,214
with my surroundings.
917
00:44:41,312 --> 00:44:42,752
I did some lashings
918
00:44:42,847 --> 00:44:45,117
at the dead trunk
and the living trunk.
919
00:44:45,216 --> 00:44:46,616
It’s pretty secure.
920
00:44:46,717 --> 00:44:49,747
I could jump up and down,
and it’s not going to move.
921
00:44:49,854 --> 00:44:53,924
I’m leaving behind my wife
and my adorable dog, Enzo.
922
00:44:54,025 --> 00:44:57,705
It’s gonna be long and hard
but 100 days--
923
00:44:57,795 --> 00:45:00,925
you know, it’s a blink
of an eye in a lifetime.
924
00:45:01,032 --> 00:45:02,072
- Bring me home a bear.
925
00:45:02,166 --> 00:45:03,896
- I am ready for this.
926
00:45:04,001 --> 00:45:04,901
- Bye.
- See you later.
927
00:45:05,002 --> 00:45:06,002
- Goodbye.
- Good luck.
928
00:45:06,103 --> 00:45:07,043
- Love you.
929
00:45:07,138 --> 00:45:08,408
- I’m going out there,
930
00:45:08,506 --> 00:45:10,336
and I’m going to be
the last one standing.
931
00:45:10,441 --> 00:45:12,011
♪ ♪
932
00:45:15,213 --> 00:45:17,883
Trying to walk
through this thick of brush
933
00:45:17,982 --> 00:45:21,652
with all this stuff is
just wearing me down,
934
00:45:21,752 --> 00:45:27,092
and these flies are
just buzzing all around.
935
00:45:27,191 --> 00:45:31,731
I’m wearing this neck gaiter
to try and get the flies from--
936
00:45:31,829 --> 00:45:35,269
to stop them from biting me.
937
00:45:35,366 --> 00:45:38,766
But I don’t think it’s working.
938
00:45:38,869 --> 00:45:40,339
They are vicious.
939
00:45:40,438 --> 00:45:42,068
♪ ♪
940
00:45:42,173 --> 00:45:47,013
This is a really harsh,
elemental environment.
941
00:45:47,111 --> 00:45:49,881
An injury could be fatal,
and I could die out here.
942
00:45:49,981 --> 00:45:51,251
♪ ♪
943
00:45:51,349 --> 00:45:53,679
But I also know
that the risk element of it
944
00:45:53,784 --> 00:45:56,924
just feels like an opportunity
to really push the conceptions
945
00:45:57,021 --> 00:45:59,291
of where I think
my limits are.
946
00:45:59,390 --> 00:46:01,660
I’m finding sheer cliffs
947
00:46:01,759 --> 00:46:04,999
where it’s too steep to build
a shelter on.
948
00:46:05,096 --> 00:46:07,056
I’m finding muskegs.
949
00:46:07,164 --> 00:46:08,204
I’m finding bogs.
950
00:46:08,299 --> 00:46:09,669
Everywhere I step,
951
00:46:09,767 --> 00:46:13,637
my foot sinks
an inch in to water.
952
00:46:13,738 --> 00:46:15,868
I’m looking
for the right resources
953
00:46:15,973 --> 00:46:17,343
for building a shelter,
954
00:46:17,441 --> 00:46:20,081
and I need proximity
to a food source
955
00:46:20,177 --> 00:46:21,907
and to fresh water.
956
00:46:22,013 --> 00:46:29,053
♪ ♪
957
00:46:56,881 --> 00:46:58,521
♪ ♪
958
00:46:58,616 --> 00:47:00,516
I’m excited
that I found a good spot,
959
00:47:00,618 --> 00:47:03,418
but as I’m expending
calories,
960
00:47:03,521 --> 00:47:05,921
I need to be putting them
back in.
961
00:47:06,023 --> 00:47:08,133
That is
the number-one challenge
962
00:47:08,225 --> 00:47:09,655
for me.
963
00:47:13,030 --> 00:47:14,530
♪ ♪
964
00:47:14,632 --> 00:47:17,202
I just have to trust that
it’s the right site for me
965
00:47:17,301 --> 00:47:19,501
and I’ll find
what I need here.
966
00:47:19,603 --> 00:47:22,543
♪ ♪
967
00:47:24,909 --> 00:47:27,609
Polar bear do tend
to stick to the coast.
968
00:47:32,016 --> 00:47:33,616
♪ ♪
969
00:47:42,360 --> 00:47:49,400
♪ ♪
970
00:47:57,274 --> 00:47:58,444
- Can you hear it?
971
00:47:58,542 --> 00:48:00,182
[growling noise]
972
00:48:00,277 --> 00:48:01,847
The growling?
973
00:48:01,946 --> 00:48:04,476
♪ ♪
974
00:48:04,582 --> 00:48:11,092
First stomach growls
of the "Alone" experience.
975
00:48:11,188 --> 00:48:13,618
I think it’s gonna be
the first of many.
976
00:48:20,331 --> 00:48:23,401
I ate so much food
977
00:48:23,501 --> 00:48:29,671
leading up to this journey,
978
00:48:29,774 --> 00:48:36,784
my stomach hasn’t growled
in a long time.
979
00:48:37,915 --> 00:48:39,415
Okay.
980
00:48:42,620 --> 00:48:43,890
A squirrel.
981
00:48:43,988 --> 00:48:49,858
♪ ♪
982
00:48:49,960 --> 00:48:51,130
He’s looking at me.
983
00:48:51,228 --> 00:48:52,758
♪ ♪
984
00:48:52,863 --> 00:48:56,003
Just gonna see
if I can get close to it.
985
00:48:56,100 --> 00:48:59,240
♪ ♪
986
00:48:59,336 --> 00:49:00,596
[whistles]
987
00:49:00,704 --> 00:49:02,344
[clicks tongue]
988
00:49:02,440 --> 00:49:04,370
[whistles]
989
00:49:06,143 --> 00:49:07,143
Oh, my God.
990
00:49:07,244 --> 00:49:09,584
Oh, my God.
991
00:49:09,680 --> 00:49:11,080
I shot my first squirrel.
992
00:49:11,182 --> 00:49:12,582
♪ ♪
993
00:49:12,683 --> 00:49:14,893
[sighs] Right out of the tree.
994
00:49:14,985 --> 00:49:16,015
♪ ♪
995
00:49:16,120 --> 00:49:17,150
Oh, my God.
996
00:49:17,254 --> 00:49:18,394
♪ ♪
997
00:49:18,489 --> 00:49:20,619
Thank you, Mr. Squirrel.
998
00:49:20,724 --> 00:49:21,664
♪ ♪
999
00:49:21,759 --> 00:49:25,199
I appreciate you
and the sustenance
1000
00:49:25,296 --> 00:49:26,426
that you’ll provide me.
1001
00:49:26,530 --> 00:49:28,600
♪ ♪
1002
00:49:28,699 --> 00:49:31,539
Killing something is
an incredibly final act,
1003
00:49:31,635 --> 00:49:33,265
can never be taken back,
1004
00:49:33,370 --> 00:49:36,010
but in order to stay alive
out here,
1005
00:49:36,106 --> 00:49:38,006
you have to kill things.
1006
00:49:38,108 --> 00:49:39,408
There’s no way around it.
1007
00:49:39,510 --> 00:49:41,980
You have to--
have to--eat meat.
1008
00:49:42,079 --> 00:49:43,379
You have to have fat.
1009
00:49:43,481 --> 00:49:44,981
And if you don’t do that,
1010
00:49:45,082 --> 00:49:46,582
you will cease to exist.
1011
00:49:46,684 --> 00:49:51,194
♪ ♪
1012
00:49:51,288 --> 00:49:55,288
Oh, I just spooked a grouse.
1013
00:49:55,392 --> 00:49:58,302
With my arrow, I’m going
to be able to get him.
1014
00:50:00,197 --> 00:50:03,497
Oh, my God,
I see him right there.
1015
00:50:05,769 --> 00:50:09,139
Okay.
1016
00:50:09,240 --> 00:50:16,280
♪ ♪
1017
00:50:22,753 --> 00:50:23,653
[bowstring snaps]
1018
00:50:23,754 --> 00:50:25,064
[bleep] I hit it.
1019
00:50:25,155 --> 00:50:26,255
I hit it.
I hit it.
1020
00:50:26,357 --> 00:50:27,357
Where’d he go?
1021
00:50:27,458 --> 00:50:32,528
♪ ♪
1022
00:50:32,630 --> 00:50:34,230
Where’d he go?
Where’d he go?
1023
00:50:34,331 --> 00:50:36,631
♪ ♪
1024
00:50:36,734 --> 00:50:38,204
Oh, [bleep].
1025
00:50:38,302 --> 00:50:41,172
♪ ♪
1026
00:50:45,609 --> 00:50:47,339
[dramatic music]
1027
00:50:47,444 --> 00:50:53,154
♪ ♪
1028
00:50:57,354 --> 00:51:00,494
The arrow’s in him,
but he flew off.
1029
00:51:00,591 --> 00:51:01,491
[bleep]
1030
00:51:01,592 --> 00:51:03,232
♪ ♪
1031
00:51:03,327 --> 00:51:07,497
I really hope that I killed it
1032
00:51:07,598 --> 00:51:08,928
and it just went off to die,
1033
00:51:09,033 --> 00:51:10,573
but we have to find it.
1034
00:51:10,668 --> 00:51:11,698
♪ ♪
1035
00:51:11,802 --> 00:51:14,542
I cannot let it go to waste.
1036
00:51:14,638 --> 00:51:15,668
That would break my heart.
1037
00:51:15,773 --> 00:51:22,813
♪ ♪
1038
00:51:23,013 --> 00:51:25,223
Oh, I see my arrow.
1039
00:51:25,316 --> 00:51:26,516
♪ ♪
1040
00:51:26,617 --> 00:51:27,517
You see that?
1041
00:51:27,618 --> 00:51:29,548
♪ ♪
1042
00:51:29,653 --> 00:51:30,793
I got him.
1043
00:51:30,888 --> 00:51:31,988
I got the grouse.
1044
00:51:32,089 --> 00:51:36,459
♪ ♪
1045
00:51:36,560 --> 00:51:40,600
Oh, my God, thank you, grouse.
1046
00:51:40,698 --> 00:51:44,168
That is a game changer, man.
1047
00:51:44,268 --> 00:51:45,198
♪ ♪
1048
00:51:45,302 --> 00:51:46,372
A squirrel-grouse combo
1049
00:51:46,470 --> 00:51:47,700
is pretty awesome.
1050
00:51:47,805 --> 00:51:49,775
It’s killing both
a mammal and a bird
1051
00:51:49,873 --> 00:51:51,683
within minutes of each other.
1052
00:51:51,775 --> 00:51:52,805
♪ ♪
1053
00:51:52,910 --> 00:51:55,050
I’m gonna throw this pot
1054
00:51:55,145 --> 00:51:57,145
with meat on the fire.
1055
00:51:57,247 --> 00:52:02,987
Mmm, grouse and squirrel stew.
1056
00:52:03,087 --> 00:52:07,487
It’s gonna be so tasty.
1057
00:52:07,591 --> 00:52:09,931
What an epic morning.
1058
00:52:10,027 --> 00:52:11,797
That was
some serious "Alone" [bleep]
1059
00:52:11,895 --> 00:52:14,095
right there, man,
1060
00:52:14,198 --> 00:52:18,268
all within a few yards
of my shelter, too.
1061
00:52:18,369 --> 00:52:20,599
That’s pretty rad.
1062
00:52:20,704 --> 00:52:23,044
I had a traumatic childhood.
1063
00:52:23,140 --> 00:52:24,040
♪ ♪
1064
00:52:24,141 --> 00:52:25,311
My parents were divorced
1065
00:52:25,409 --> 00:52:26,939
when I was
about five, six years old.
1066
00:52:27,044 --> 00:52:31,014
My father was a hard man,
old school.
1067
00:52:31,115 --> 00:52:32,355
You can kind of draw
the conclusions
1068
00:52:32,449 --> 00:52:34,779
of what that upbringing
would look like.
1069
00:52:34,885 --> 00:52:36,115
♪ ♪
1070
00:52:36,220 --> 00:52:38,020
We had a lot of woods
behind the house.
1071
00:52:38,122 --> 00:52:40,322
I would just go hide
in the woods
1072
00:52:40,424 --> 00:52:42,694
to be away from the hurt.
1073
00:52:42,793 --> 00:52:44,133
♪ ♪
1074
00:52:44,228 --> 00:52:47,628
I’m feeling super thankful
right now to get meat.
1075
00:52:47,731 --> 00:52:50,271
I’m feeling
very lethargic today.
1076
00:52:50,367 --> 00:52:51,467
♪ ♪
1077
00:52:51,568 --> 00:52:52,468
And then, you know,
growing up,
1078
00:52:52,569 --> 00:52:53,499
I was a bit different.
1079
00:52:53,604 --> 00:52:54,704
I was kind of like
1080
00:52:54,805 --> 00:52:58,045
this big, chubby, soft kid.
1081
00:52:58,142 --> 00:52:59,542
I wasn’t good at sports,
1082
00:52:59,643 --> 00:53:00,883
and I got made fun of
at school, too,
1083
00:53:00,978 --> 00:53:02,778
for being all those things.
1084
00:53:02,880 --> 00:53:05,620
And in a lot of ways,
survival skills were
1085
00:53:05,716 --> 00:53:07,946
the answers
to all my problems.
1086
00:53:08,052 --> 00:53:13,422
I put the grouse feathers
on my hat
1087
00:53:13,524 --> 00:53:15,134
so I’ll always have a reminder.
1088
00:53:15,225 --> 00:53:16,925
♪ ♪
1089
00:53:17,027 --> 00:53:20,057
So, if you are a young person
1090
00:53:20,164 --> 00:53:23,504
and you feel lost
in the world,
1091
00:53:23,600 --> 00:53:26,300
my advice is to follow
your passions
1092
00:53:26,403 --> 00:53:28,273
because you never know
where they’re going to lead.
1093
00:53:28,372 --> 00:53:30,372
♪ ♪
1094
00:53:32,976 --> 00:53:33,976
Ah!
1095
00:53:34,078 --> 00:53:36,448
♪ ♪
1096
00:53:36,547 --> 00:53:37,447
Wow.
1097
00:53:37,548 --> 00:53:42,748
♪ ♪
1098
00:53:42,853 --> 00:53:45,593
Hope everybody else is eating
as good as I am right now.
1099
00:53:50,027 --> 00:53:57,067
♪ ♪
1100
00:54:05,743 --> 00:54:10,453
- All right, let’s check out
my body comp, day four.
1101
00:54:10,547 --> 00:54:15,047
I started this adventure
at 221 in my long johns
1102
00:54:15,152 --> 00:54:17,292
for official weigh in.
1103
00:54:17,387 --> 00:54:20,117
So as you can see,
I’m not ripped.
1104
00:54:27,831 --> 00:54:30,301
This is going to be
a video journal
1105
00:54:30,400 --> 00:54:33,700
of me going from as fat
as I’ve ever been
1106
00:54:33,804 --> 00:54:40,544
to, hopefully, Labrador-forged
woodsman/hunting machine.
1107
00:54:40,644 --> 00:54:43,614
Let’s see what happens
over the coming weeks,
1108
00:54:43,714 --> 00:54:46,124
days, and hopefully months.
1109
00:54:48,685 --> 00:54:51,545
♪ ♪
1110
00:54:51,655 --> 00:54:55,725
So, today, goals are to get
a fishing rod built
1111
00:54:55,826 --> 00:54:58,526
and do some fishing.
1112
00:54:58,629 --> 00:55:01,199
Gonna look for a tenkara.
1113
00:55:01,298 --> 00:55:05,598
Got a nice little spot,
let’s see what we can find.
1114
00:55:05,702 --> 00:55:07,742
I like to start off
with simple approaches
1115
00:55:07,838 --> 00:55:08,738
to most challenges
1116
00:55:08,839 --> 00:55:10,639
and problems in life,
1117
00:55:10,741 --> 00:55:12,711
so I went
with the tenkara setup.
1118
00:55:12,810 --> 00:55:16,010
I need about 6 foot--
1119
00:55:16,113 --> 00:55:18,653
ooh, there are some good ones
right in there.
1120
00:55:18,749 --> 00:55:20,479
Little flex.
1121
00:55:20,584 --> 00:55:24,094
A tenkara is a long branch,
relatively straight.
1122
00:55:24,188 --> 00:55:26,088
Ooh, ooh, I like it.
1123
00:55:26,190 --> 00:55:28,960
Generally, you use
a heavier, thicker line
1124
00:55:29,059 --> 00:55:31,899
for the first 8 to 10 feet,
and then a monofilament
1125
00:55:31,995 --> 00:55:33,455
for the second part.
1126
00:55:33,564 --> 00:55:35,434
Got my hooks.
1127
00:55:35,532 --> 00:55:37,502
I’ve got my fly line.
1128
00:55:37,601 --> 00:55:39,901
Oh, yeah, that’s about perfect.
1129
00:55:40,003 --> 00:55:41,303
♪ ♪
1130
00:55:41,405 --> 00:55:43,575
Let’s see what we can do here
1131
00:55:43,674 --> 00:55:46,444
fly fishing in
15 mile an hour winds...
1132
00:55:55,619 --> 00:55:58,289
Whoa, miss.
1133
00:55:58,388 --> 00:56:01,288
My site floods every night.
1134
00:56:01,391 --> 00:56:02,961
♪ ♪
1135
00:56:03,060 --> 00:56:06,060
Oh, two in a row miss.
1136
00:56:06,163 --> 00:56:09,973
And I find
that a little pool exists
1137
00:56:10,067 --> 00:56:12,767
even when the tide
goes to rock bottom.
1138
00:56:12,870 --> 00:56:16,040
The tide comes in and brings
fish in, and when it goes out,
1139
00:56:16,139 --> 00:56:19,279
the fish that get stuck
end up in this little pool.
1140
00:56:19,376 --> 00:56:22,646
And they can’t go anywhere,
and it’s right by my camp.
1141
00:56:22,746 --> 00:56:23,906
♪ ♪
1142
00:56:24,014 --> 00:56:25,254
Come on, fishies.
1143
00:56:25,349 --> 00:56:26,719
♪ ♪
1144
00:56:26,817 --> 00:56:29,247
I’ve grown up in a bass boat
with my dad and brother
1145
00:56:29,353 --> 00:56:31,823
since I was six years old.
1146
00:56:31,922 --> 00:56:35,662
We fished for everything from
bonefish in Turks and Caicos,
1147
00:56:35,759 --> 00:56:39,429
to walleye and pike
in Ontario,
1148
00:56:39,529 --> 00:56:41,059
and everything in between.
1149
00:56:41,164 --> 00:56:42,434
♪ ♪
1150
00:56:42,532 --> 00:56:44,002
Fishing to eat tonight.
1151
00:56:44,101 --> 00:56:48,171
♪ ♪
1152
00:56:48,272 --> 00:56:51,982
Oh, come on, boys!
1153
00:56:58,615 --> 00:57:01,375
Oh, come on, dude!
1154
00:57:01,485 --> 00:57:04,125
How am I [bleep]
missing them every time?
1155
00:57:04,221 --> 00:57:05,961
♪ ♪
1156
00:57:11,028 --> 00:57:13,228
All right,
let’s give them a sec.
1157
00:57:13,330 --> 00:57:15,570
You never know when these fish
are going to turn on and off,
1158
00:57:15,666 --> 00:57:17,296
so...
1159
00:57:17,401 --> 00:57:21,401
♪ ♪
1160
00:57:21,505 --> 00:57:22,875
There we go.
1161
00:57:22,973 --> 00:57:25,183
We got one.
1162
00:57:25,275 --> 00:57:26,835
No!
[bleep]
1163
00:57:26,944 --> 00:57:29,054
♪ ♪
1164
00:57:32,950 --> 00:57:35,850
[dramatic music]
1165
00:57:35,953 --> 00:57:39,493
♪ ♪
1166
00:57:46,330 --> 00:57:47,630
No!
[bleep]
1167
00:57:47,731 --> 00:57:49,431
Ah! Oh, my God.
1168
00:57:49,533 --> 00:57:52,903
♪ ♪
1169
00:57:53,003 --> 00:57:54,343
Hi, little brooky.
1170
00:57:54,438 --> 00:57:58,038
It’s not huge,
but first dish of the trip.
1171
00:57:58,141 --> 00:58:00,011
Thank you, thank you,
thank you.
1172
00:58:00,110 --> 00:58:03,110
You will be so delicious.
1173
00:58:03,213 --> 00:58:06,883
All right,
let’s go get some more.
1174
00:58:06,984 --> 00:58:08,424
Man, this rod casts.
1175
00:58:08,518 --> 00:58:11,418
♪ ♪
1176
00:58:11,521 --> 00:58:13,861
Boom!
1177
00:58:13,957 --> 00:58:17,387
Heck yeah, two, sardine size.
1178
00:58:17,494 --> 00:58:19,604
I could eat
about 10 of these things,
1179
00:58:19,696 --> 00:58:20,956
so we’re going to keep going.
1180
00:58:21,064 --> 00:58:23,104
One at a time, I think
I got the technique.
1181
00:58:23,200 --> 00:58:25,940
Gotta let them eat
the back of this thing.
1182
00:58:26,036 --> 00:58:29,236
To win this, you have to have
a relentless ability
1183
00:58:29,339 --> 00:58:31,139
to move forward in life.
1184
00:58:31,241 --> 00:58:33,011
Whoo-wee, sweet.
1185
00:58:33,110 --> 00:58:35,380
It’s going to come down to
those last seconds and minutes
1186
00:58:35,479 --> 00:58:37,649
where you’re going to put in
that one more cast
1187
00:58:37,748 --> 00:58:39,548
or you’re going to go look
down the shoreline
1188
00:58:39,649 --> 00:58:40,749
for that bear one more time,
1189
00:58:40,851 --> 00:58:42,451
check your traps
one more time,
1190
00:58:42,552 --> 00:58:44,522
which could get you
through a few more days.
1191
00:58:44,621 --> 00:58:46,521
You have to just do
that basic work,
1192
00:58:46,623 --> 00:58:48,063
day in and day out.
1193
00:58:48,158 --> 00:58:50,088
Oh, there we go!
1194
00:58:50,193 --> 00:58:51,093
♪ ♪
1195
00:58:51,194 --> 00:58:52,664
Tenkara!
1196
00:58:52,763 --> 00:58:54,063
♪ ♪
1197
00:58:54,164 --> 00:58:57,204
Making a net wouldn’t be
a bad idea, too.
1198
00:58:57,300 --> 00:58:59,000
I’m pulling fish out
for dinner.
1199
00:58:59,102 --> 00:59:00,742
It’s like a jackpot.
1200
00:59:00,837 --> 00:59:03,337
But it’s not obvious
unless you have fished
1201
00:59:03,440 --> 00:59:05,940
your whole life
in little creeks, and ponds,
1202
00:59:06,043 --> 00:59:09,483
and tiny waters as a kid,
exploring Huck Finn style.
1203
00:59:09,579 --> 00:59:11,379
♪ ♪
1204
00:59:11,481 --> 00:59:15,551
Oh, good one!
1205
00:59:15,652 --> 00:59:18,492
I’m going to eat
almost a full fish
1206
00:59:18,588 --> 00:59:20,858
by hacking it out,
hooking brook trout.
1207
00:59:20,957 --> 00:59:22,527
♪ ♪
1208
00:59:22,626 --> 00:59:24,886
Let’s keep it going.
1209
00:59:24,995 --> 00:59:27,465
Ol’ tenkara, I love you.
1210
00:59:27,564 --> 00:59:29,274
I don’t want
to be greedy, land,
1211
00:59:29,366 --> 00:59:31,766
but they’re not going to be
like this every day.
1212
00:59:31,868 --> 00:59:33,268
♪ ♪
1213
00:59:33,370 --> 00:59:34,900
Ooh, I just saw
a couple of big ones.
1214
00:59:35,005 --> 00:59:37,615
♪ ♪
1215
00:59:37,707 --> 00:59:39,207
There we go.
1216
00:59:39,309 --> 00:59:40,509
Heck yes!
1217
00:59:40,610 --> 00:59:41,910
Yoo!
1218
00:59:42,012 --> 00:59:46,652
Holy [bleep],
this is freaking amazing!
1219
00:59:46,750 --> 00:59:49,490
[kisses] Yum, yum, yum!
1220
00:59:49,586 --> 00:59:52,356
♪ ♪
1221
00:59:52,456 --> 00:59:58,856
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7,
8, 9, 10, 11, 12--
1222
00:59:58,962 --> 01:00:00,632
12 trout day.
1223
01:00:00,730 --> 01:00:04,600
It may never happen again,
but it happened once.
1224
01:00:04,701 --> 01:00:07,801
I am going to eat
pretty much all of these
1225
01:00:07,904 --> 01:00:10,444
and just blow it up, celebrate.
1226
01:00:10,540 --> 01:00:13,040
I don’t really want to do
the rationing thing.
1227
01:00:13,143 --> 01:00:17,153
I’m sure that will happen at
some point, but right now,
1228
01:00:17,247 --> 01:00:19,117
I want to try and hold
this weight
1229
01:00:19,216 --> 01:00:23,216
and keep my body as well fed
as I can until I can’t.
1230
01:00:23,320 --> 01:00:27,790
♪ ♪
1231
01:00:27,891 --> 01:00:29,361
I don’t know
if I have ever been
1232
01:00:29,459 --> 01:00:31,329
so excited to have fried trout.
1233
01:00:31,428 --> 01:00:32,528
♪ ♪
1234
01:00:32,629 --> 01:00:34,259
Don’t want to forget your salt.
1235
01:00:34,364 --> 01:00:36,874
♪ ♪
1236
01:00:36,967 --> 01:00:39,767
When you fast or when you’re
on low calories,
1237
01:00:39,870 --> 01:00:42,210
you tend to burn up protein
really fast
1238
01:00:42,305 --> 01:00:45,065
and drain your electrolytes
and dehydrate really fast.
1239
01:00:45,175 --> 01:00:47,885
So the addition of salt--
it’s delicious,
1240
01:00:47,978 --> 01:00:50,208
but you’re really
kind of supplementing
1241
01:00:50,313 --> 01:00:53,483
your body with kind of
a woodsy multivitamin mineral,
1242
01:00:53,583 --> 01:00:54,653
if you will.
1243
01:00:54,751 --> 01:00:57,451
[laughing]
1244
01:00:59,656 --> 01:01:02,256
That is amazing!
1245
01:01:02,359 --> 01:01:04,959
It’s like popcorn,
salty popcorn--
1246
01:01:05,061 --> 01:01:07,661
and crunchy and salty.
1247
01:01:07,764 --> 01:01:10,174
Did I say salty?
It’s salty.
1248
01:01:11,835 --> 01:01:13,275
Oh.
1249
01:01:13,370 --> 01:01:15,470
I’m going to go
with small steps
1250
01:01:15,572 --> 01:01:16,872
and just win little battles
1251
01:01:16,973 --> 01:01:19,283
until there’s no more battles
to be fought.
1252
01:01:19,376 --> 01:01:21,106
I know there’s going
to be a lot of things
1253
01:01:21,211 --> 01:01:23,951
that I will struggle
with here,
1254
01:01:24,047 --> 01:01:25,477
and I’m going
to have to endure that.
1255
01:01:25,582 --> 01:01:28,822
But I really feel
I was meant to come here
1256
01:01:28,919 --> 01:01:32,059
and not feeling so much like
I’m on a survival mission,
1257
01:01:32,155 --> 01:01:35,585
but that I’m on
one of the greatest adventures
1258
01:01:35,692 --> 01:01:36,762
of my career.
1259
01:01:36,860 --> 01:01:39,260
♪ ♪
1260
01:01:39,362 --> 01:01:42,272
Mmm, it just doesn’t get
better than that.
1261
01:01:42,365 --> 01:01:44,225
[metal scraping]
1262
01:01:44,901 --> 01:01:46,871
- Are you one of those
people who would love
1263
01:01:46,970 --> 01:01:48,170
to try something like this...
1264
01:01:48,271 --> 01:01:49,511
- [bleep]
1265
01:01:49,606 --> 01:01:50,506
- Or one of those people
1266
01:01:50,607 --> 01:01:52,477
that are like, "Oh, hell no"?
1267
01:01:52,576 --> 01:01:54,906
- Oh, my God,
I really hope I killed it.
1268
01:01:55,011 --> 01:01:56,811
- When you’re
in a survival situation,
1269
01:01:56,913 --> 01:01:58,983
you need to be ruthless.
1270
01:01:59,082 --> 01:02:00,922
- Every calorie counts
out here.
1271
01:02:01,017 --> 01:02:02,687
- Here’s my muskrat.
1272
01:02:02,786 --> 01:02:04,086
- And we feast.
1273
01:02:04,187 --> 01:02:07,017
- Labrador, you are
one beautiful son of a bitch.
1274
01:02:07,123 --> 01:02:09,163
- [howling]
1275
01:02:09,259 --> 01:02:11,389
- There’s definitely a bear
living around my site.
1276
01:02:11,494 --> 01:02:12,834
- To win $500,000,
1277
01:02:12,929 --> 01:02:14,499
I’m gonna have
to dig deeper in myself
1278
01:02:14,598 --> 01:02:15,868
than I’ve ever had
to go before.
1279
01:02:15,966 --> 01:02:17,996
- Mother, I’m sorry
you have to see this.
1280
01:02:18,101 --> 01:02:20,101
- It’s harder than it looks
on TV, folks.
1281
01:02:20,203 --> 01:02:21,373
- There’s a point
for everybody
1282
01:02:21,471 --> 01:02:23,441
at which you break.
1283
01:02:23,540 --> 01:02:24,940
I want to walk up
to that line.
1284
01:02:25,041 --> 01:02:26,041
- It’s taking a lot out of me.
1285
01:02:26,142 --> 01:02:27,282
- [bleep]!
1286
01:02:27,377 --> 01:02:29,047
- Right now, it’s
not a good situation.
1287
01:02:29,145 --> 01:02:31,045
- Don’t forget to smile.
1288
01:02:31,147 --> 01:02:34,417
♪ ♪