1 00:00:05,506 --> 00:00:08,375 [tense music] 2 00:00:08,509 --> 00:00:15,516 ♪ ♪ 3 00:00:22,155 --> 00:00:25,626 narrator: In "Alone's" most terrifying location yet, 4 00:00:25,759 --> 00:00:28,562 ten participants face the deadliest predator 5 00:00:28,695 --> 00:00:30,631 in North America. 6 00:00:30,764 --> 00:00:32,799 ‐ There he is, right there. ‐ Grizzly bears. 7 00:00:32,933 --> 00:00:34,468 ‐ Hey, bear! ‐ Got a lot of grizzlies here. 8 00:00:34,601 --> 00:00:35,536 I'm going to have to live with them. 9 00:00:35,669 --> 00:00:37,137 ‐ Go on, get! 10 00:00:37,271 --> 00:00:39,540 ‐ Every second we're on the land, we're being hunted. 11 00:00:39,673 --> 00:00:41,308 ‐ Holy [bleep], a mountain lion. 12 00:00:41,441 --> 00:00:43,143 ‐ He's circling around my shelter. 13 00:00:43,277 --> 00:00:44,611 narrator: Bone‐chilling cold... 14 00:00:44,745 --> 00:00:46,213 ‐ Winter is coming. 15 00:00:46,346 --> 00:00:48,215 ‐ When you combine the wind with the rain and the cold, 16 00:00:48,348 --> 00:00:50,150 this place could make the Arctic look easy. 17 00:00:50,284 --> 00:00:51,852 ‐ Ah, [bleep]. 18 00:00:51,985 --> 00:00:53,720 narrator: And complete isolation. 19 00:00:53,854 --> 00:00:55,188 ‐ You cannot hide from yourself, 20 00:00:55,322 --> 00:00:56,790 mentally and emotionally. 21 00:00:56,924 --> 00:00:57,991 ‐ Ah! 22 00:00:58,125 --> 00:00:59,359 ‐ There's no place to go. 23 00:00:59,493 --> 00:01:01,528 ‐ I am suffering from loneliness. 24 00:01:01,662 --> 00:01:03,096 narrator: Who will survive? 25 00:01:03,230 --> 00:01:05,065 ‐ Yes! Yes! 26 00:01:05,198 --> 00:01:07,601 ‐ This could be the end. 27 00:01:07,734 --> 00:01:09,970 ‐ I don't want it to tap, but I don't want to die either. 28 00:01:10,103 --> 00:01:12,472 ‐ You have to suffer before you can succeed. 29 00:01:12,606 --> 00:01:13,740 ‐ [retches] 30 00:01:13,874 --> 00:01:16,944 narrator: The last one standing wins. 31 00:01:17,077 --> 00:01:18,745 ‐ At what point do I push the button? 32 00:01:18,879 --> 00:01:20,047 [bear growls] 33 00:01:22,349 --> 00:01:25,218 [soft dramatic music] 34 00:01:25,352 --> 00:01:26,820 ♪ ♪ 35 00:01:26,954 --> 00:01:29,089 [wind howling] 36 00:01:29,222 --> 00:01:35,295 ♪ ♪ 37 00:01:40,133 --> 00:01:47,107 ♪ ♪ 38 00:01:50,243 --> 00:01:53,180 ‐ This land is as wild as any in North America. 39 00:01:53,313 --> 00:01:56,450 Chilko Lake is extremely rugged. 40 00:01:56,583 --> 00:01:58,518 Landslides, rockslides, fires, winds, 41 00:01:58,652 --> 00:02:00,120 cold, hypothermia, snow. 42 00:02:00,253 --> 00:02:02,489 I mean like, there's a reason no one lives out here. 43 00:02:02,623 --> 00:02:06,393 ‐ Bye‐bye, people. I am alone. 44 00:02:06,526 --> 00:02:09,463 ‐ The higher elevation is going to be a huge factor. 45 00:02:09,596 --> 00:02:11,865 We're going to have to deal with subzero temperatures, 46 00:02:11,999 --> 00:02:14,134 heavy snowfall, and extreme winds. 47 00:02:14,267 --> 00:02:15,402 ♪ ♪ 48 00:02:15,535 --> 00:02:17,804 ‐ It has officially begun. 49 00:02:17,938 --> 00:02:19,172 [bleep] crazy. 50 00:02:19,306 --> 00:02:20,307 [laughs] 51 00:02:20,440 --> 00:02:21,642 ♪ ♪ 52 00:02:21,775 --> 00:02:23,910 ‐ You're not at the top of the food chain here. 53 00:02:24,044 --> 00:02:26,580 Black bears, cougar, wolves, moose, 54 00:02:26,713 --> 00:02:27,848 but then the big one is grizzlies. 55 00:02:27,981 --> 00:02:29,750 I mean, if you come up on a grizzly, 56 00:02:29,883 --> 00:02:32,586 the next thing you know, you're in a world of hurt. 57 00:02:32,719 --> 00:02:34,187 ‐ The Chilko region is a massive, 58 00:02:34,321 --> 00:02:35,522 salmon‐spawning ground, 59 00:02:35,656 --> 00:02:39,426 and there is just tons of grizzly bears. 60 00:02:39,559 --> 00:02:42,496 ‐ Bear tracks, definitely within the last 24 hours. 61 00:02:42,629 --> 00:02:44,598 So they're out there. 62 00:02:44,731 --> 00:02:45,932 ♪ ♪ 63 00:02:46,066 --> 00:02:48,001 ‐ "Alone" is the ultimate benchmark. 64 00:02:48,135 --> 00:02:50,470 With nothing but ten permitted items, 65 00:02:50,604 --> 00:02:53,407 we have to build a life and survive. 66 00:02:53,540 --> 00:02:55,642 ‐ I don't think there's anything more real 67 00:02:55,776 --> 00:02:58,278 than what we're about to do. It's all on me. 68 00:02:58,412 --> 00:03:00,213 It's just me and the wild. 69 00:03:00,347 --> 00:03:03,083 ‐ Everybody is here because they have the physical skills, 70 00:03:03,216 --> 00:03:05,485 but in survival, it's mental. 71 00:03:05,619 --> 00:03:08,255 ‐ There goes my last contact. 72 00:03:10,390 --> 00:03:11,992 Holy [bleep]. 73 00:03:13,827 --> 00:03:15,195 It's on. 74 00:03:17,631 --> 00:03:19,566 My heart is beating. 75 00:03:19,700 --> 00:03:21,501 I am so excited. 76 00:03:22,936 --> 00:03:25,706 Day one, minute one. 77 00:03:28,709 --> 00:03:31,078 And so it begins. [laughs] 78 00:03:31,211 --> 00:03:33,747 Holy crap. I'm on "Alone." 79 00:03:35,615 --> 00:03:36,616 It's hard to believe. 80 00:03:36,750 --> 00:03:38,885 It almost brings tears to my eyes. 81 00:03:42,656 --> 00:03:44,524 I'm so glad to be here. 82 00:03:48,495 --> 00:03:52,065 My girlfriend, Brittany, and my kids 83 00:03:52,199 --> 00:03:54,534 have sacrificed so much 84 00:03:54,668 --> 00:03:56,536 so that I can come here and do this. 85 00:03:59,306 --> 00:04:01,374 I won't waste their sacrifice. 86 00:04:02,442 --> 00:04:03,577 [tense music] 87 00:04:03,710 --> 00:04:05,312 ‐ So I found me some coyote tracks, 88 00:04:05,445 --> 00:04:06,947 wanted to show you what they look like. 89 00:04:07,080 --> 00:04:09,683 I've been doing this kind of stuff since I was born. 90 00:04:09,816 --> 00:04:11,818 When most kids were riding skateboards, 91 00:04:11,952 --> 00:04:13,520 me and my brother were sneaking off 92 00:04:13,653 --> 00:04:14,988 to the neighbor's pond to catch fish. 93 00:04:15,122 --> 00:04:17,758 Wyoming white‐tailed jackrabbit. 94 00:04:17,891 --> 00:04:19,292 ♪ ♪ 95 00:04:19,426 --> 00:04:22,262 My strongest skill set is big game hunting. 96 00:04:22,395 --> 00:04:24,564 I've been hunting bears for quite some time. 97 00:04:24,698 --> 00:04:25,932 I think I can safely say I have more experience 98 00:04:26,066 --> 00:04:27,167 with bears than anybody on this season. 99 00:04:27,300 --> 00:04:28,702 Looking pretty mean. 100 00:04:28,835 --> 00:04:32,205 You need to respect them, but you cannot fear them. 101 00:04:32,339 --> 00:04:34,141 If you fear a grizzly, they're going to know it, 102 00:04:34,274 --> 00:04:36,676 and that never works in your favor. 103 00:04:37,978 --> 00:04:39,312 ‐ Hey. ‐ [giggles] 104 00:04:39,446 --> 00:04:42,182 ‐ The reason I'm doing this is for the money. 105 00:04:42,315 --> 00:04:44,584 I've got an eight‐year‐old daughter that I adopted. 106 00:04:44,718 --> 00:04:47,921 I have a great girlfriend. She has a son of her own, 107 00:04:48,054 --> 00:04:50,791 and we have identical twin girls together. 108 00:04:50,924 --> 00:04:54,027 That money is going to allow me to spend more time 109 00:04:54,161 --> 00:04:55,695 with my children. 110 00:04:55,829 --> 00:04:58,131 It is going to be a very tough season, 111 00:04:58,265 --> 00:04:59,966 but my number one goal is to win, 112 00:05:00,167 --> 00:05:03,003 and there's nothing out there I can't overcome. 113 00:05:03,136 --> 00:05:04,771 ♪ ♪ 114 00:05:06,740 --> 00:05:10,443 Shelter, hunting and fishing. Those are my three goals. 115 00:05:10,577 --> 00:05:11,878 ♪ ♪ 116 00:05:12,012 --> 00:05:13,446 If I can do those three successfully, 117 00:05:13,580 --> 00:05:16,349 then all I have to do is overcome the loneliness, 118 00:05:16,483 --> 00:05:18,451 and I'll succeed. 119 00:05:18,585 --> 00:05:21,521 I'm not going to do too much more exploring. 120 00:05:22,689 --> 00:05:24,524 I've got to start thinking about dinner. 121 00:05:24,658 --> 00:05:26,026 I've seen two grouse. 122 00:05:26,159 --> 00:05:27,994 ♪ ♪ 123 00:05:28,128 --> 00:05:29,596 I've got to find me a good throwing stick, 124 00:05:29,729 --> 00:05:31,665 in case I come across another one of them. 125 00:05:31,798 --> 00:05:33,366 ♪ ♪ 126 00:05:33,500 --> 00:05:36,369 I want to do it better than anybody has in the past, 127 00:05:36,503 --> 00:05:38,071 110 days plus. 128 00:05:38,205 --> 00:05:40,874 To win this thing, you need willpower 129 00:05:41,007 --> 00:05:42,542 because the suck is definitely coming, 130 00:05:42,676 --> 00:05:44,110 and the only way you're going to get through it 131 00:05:44,244 --> 00:05:45,745 is with enough willpower. 132 00:05:45,879 --> 00:05:48,348 Look at this. 133 00:05:48,481 --> 00:05:49,749 That's bear. 134 00:05:49,883 --> 00:05:51,718 [breathing deeply] 135 00:05:51,852 --> 00:05:53,920 ♪ ♪ 136 00:05:54,054 --> 00:05:55,755 This is grizzly central. Every log I look at, 137 00:05:55,889 --> 00:05:58,425 every round log has been torn into. 138 00:05:58,558 --> 00:06:02,662 The bears tear into it looking for food. 139 00:06:02,796 --> 00:06:04,831 ♪ ♪ 140 00:06:04,965 --> 00:06:07,734 We are in one of the highest grizzly bear populations 141 00:06:07,868 --> 00:06:10,170 in North America. It's not a matter of if. 142 00:06:10,303 --> 00:06:12,205 I know I'm going to encounter grizzlies here. 143 00:06:12,339 --> 00:06:14,407 ♪ ♪ 144 00:06:14,541 --> 00:06:16,376 Shelter is a big priority. 145 00:06:16,509 --> 00:06:18,578 I don't not want to spend too many nights 146 00:06:18,712 --> 00:06:20,247 with this number of grizzlies 147 00:06:20,380 --> 00:06:23,550 without a shelter that can semi‐keep them out. 148 00:06:23,683 --> 00:06:25,185 ♪ ♪ 149 00:06:25,318 --> 00:06:26,987 That's definitely a grizzly bear. 150 00:06:27,854 --> 00:06:29,322 One. 151 00:06:29,456 --> 00:06:31,625 It's pretty damn fresh. 152 00:06:31,758 --> 00:06:32,792 Not a good sign. 153 00:06:32,926 --> 00:06:37,330 ♪ ♪ 154 00:06:37,464 --> 00:06:39,699 A grizzly bear is capable of consuming you. 155 00:06:39,833 --> 00:06:41,234 He can just simply end you, 156 00:06:41,368 --> 00:06:42,903 and it can happen in a split second. 157 00:06:43,036 --> 00:06:45,138 ♪ ♪ 158 00:06:45,272 --> 00:06:49,776 It just hit me how alone I really am. 159 00:06:53,146 --> 00:06:56,016 [dramatic music] 160 00:06:56,149 --> 00:07:03,223 ♪ ♪ 161 00:07:11,898 --> 00:07:13,333 [bird cries] 162 00:07:16,236 --> 00:07:18,471 ‐ Got a little game trail coming down this way, 163 00:07:18,605 --> 00:07:20,907 running right down the middle of this little ridge. 164 00:07:32,218 --> 00:07:33,987 I'm not looking for anything in particular. 165 00:07:34,120 --> 00:07:37,290 I'm just looking to see what I have to work with. 166 00:07:37,424 --> 00:07:40,493 You always hope that you get lucky with a site, 167 00:07:40,627 --> 00:07:43,997 but it doesn't do any good to hope for the best. 168 00:07:44,130 --> 00:07:45,598 You have what you have, and that's what you're going 169 00:07:45,732 --> 00:07:47,801 to have for the rest of the time you're here. 170 00:07:49,669 --> 00:07:52,672 Ooh, look at that. Nice. 171 00:07:56,643 --> 00:07:58,611 The first forage. 172 00:07:58,745 --> 00:08:00,413 [gentle music] 173 00:08:00,547 --> 00:08:03,383 Putting food on the table is my primary concern. 174 00:08:03,516 --> 00:08:06,186 My body type is not built to hold weight. 175 00:08:06,319 --> 00:08:09,122 The weight that I've put on is going to fall off quickly, 176 00:08:09,255 --> 00:08:12,125 and once that happens, I'm not going to have those reserves. 177 00:08:12,258 --> 00:08:13,626 So it's going to be very important 178 00:08:13,760 --> 00:08:14,894 that I know the plants, 179 00:08:15,028 --> 00:08:17,197 that I can hunt all the birds, grouse, 180 00:08:17,330 --> 00:08:20,100 and that I'm able to catch enough fish. 181 00:08:20,233 --> 00:08:22,235 Pretty good haul. 182 00:08:22,369 --> 00:08:23,803 I'm under no illusions 183 00:08:23,937 --> 00:08:28,742 that it's going to be easy to be out here alone. 184 00:08:28,875 --> 00:08:30,310 It's going to be the most difficult thing 185 00:08:30,443 --> 00:08:32,112 I've ever attempted in my life. 186 00:08:34,948 --> 00:08:36,683 ‐ Whoa! Dad's got it. ‐ Yes. 187 00:08:36,816 --> 00:08:38,618 ‐ I was a wildlife [indistinct] for ten years. 188 00:08:38,752 --> 00:08:41,121 I've trapped every animal in Idaho. 189 00:08:42,756 --> 00:08:45,058 You can't learn that stuff from a book. 190 00:08:45,191 --> 00:08:48,194 That's experience. That's what I bring. 191 00:08:48,328 --> 00:08:51,998 I'm primarily a video creator with a focus on primitive 192 00:08:52,132 --> 00:08:53,466 and traditional archery. 193 00:08:53,600 --> 00:08:55,835 Bow building is my passion. Deadly. 194 00:08:55,969 --> 00:08:57,404 I want to do this because 195 00:08:57,537 --> 00:08:59,806 it's a once‐in‐a‐lifetime opportunity. 196 00:08:59,939 --> 00:09:02,742 I don't feel like I need to provide anything to anyone. 197 00:09:02,876 --> 00:09:04,344 This is for me. 198 00:09:04,477 --> 00:09:07,147 There's things that you can only learn about yourself 199 00:09:07,280 --> 00:09:08,982 when you face challenges like this. 200 00:09:09,115 --> 00:09:10,183 Whoo! 201 00:09:10,316 --> 00:09:12,052 That's what I'm looking forward to. 202 00:09:12,185 --> 00:09:15,388 My family is the biggest thing that I'm going to miss, 203 00:09:15,522 --> 00:09:19,292 but for me, the way to them is through this thing. 204 00:09:19,426 --> 00:09:21,027 The prize money would be great. 205 00:09:21,161 --> 00:09:23,663 We could set up a couple of college funds for the kids, 206 00:09:23,797 --> 00:09:25,331 and it'd pay off our house. 207 00:09:25,465 --> 00:09:28,401 This will be far longer than I've ever been gone before, 208 00:09:28,535 --> 00:09:31,371 and as time goes on, it's just I'm going to want to see them. 209 00:09:31,504 --> 00:09:34,040 But I can't imagine a scenario 210 00:09:34,174 --> 00:09:36,209 that's going to cause me to tap that button. 211 00:09:36,342 --> 00:09:37,377 ‐ Bye, Dad. 212 00:09:41,781 --> 00:09:43,783 ‐ I haven't found anything that... 213 00:09:46,186 --> 00:09:48,388 Looks like a place that I would want to hunt. 214 00:09:48,521 --> 00:09:52,625 This stuff is just thick and uninviting. 215 00:09:59,199 --> 00:10:01,868 Ah, [bleep]. Some grouse. 216 00:10:02,001 --> 00:10:04,871 [suspenseful music] 217 00:10:05,004 --> 00:10:12,011 ♪ ♪ 218 00:10:32,632 --> 00:10:33,833 Dinner! 219 00:10:33,967 --> 00:10:35,969 ♪ ♪ 220 00:10:36,102 --> 00:10:37,704 [exhales] 221 00:10:45,044 --> 00:10:46,779 Beautiful birds. 222 00:10:50,583 --> 00:10:53,453 [thoughtful music] 223 00:10:53,586 --> 00:10:58,191 ♪ ♪ 224 00:10:58,324 --> 00:11:00,493 The thing that separates the people 225 00:11:00,627 --> 00:11:02,061 that are gonna tap early 226 00:11:02,195 --> 00:11:04,564 from the people that stay out here 227 00:11:04,697 --> 00:11:07,800 is fortitude, mental toughness 228 00:11:07,934 --> 00:11:10,203 because it's going to get hard. 229 00:11:10,336 --> 00:11:12,639 The people that go out thinking that they have 230 00:11:12,772 --> 00:11:14,207 it all figured out, 231 00:11:14,340 --> 00:11:17,544 that have a huge ego about what they can do, 232 00:11:17,677 --> 00:11:18,845 good luck 233 00:11:18,978 --> 00:11:20,580 because you're going to get humbled. 234 00:11:21,447 --> 00:11:24,317 It looks like a fine meal in the making right there. 235 00:11:24,450 --> 00:11:26,386 ♪ ♪ 236 00:11:26,519 --> 00:11:28,421 Being in grizzly country is definitely going to affect 237 00:11:28,555 --> 00:11:30,056 the way that I do everything. 238 00:11:30,190 --> 00:11:32,192 I have to maintain a separate cook site 239 00:11:32,325 --> 00:11:33,793 because if a bear starts associating 240 00:11:33,927 --> 00:11:35,662 food with the place that you're living, 241 00:11:35,795 --> 00:11:37,630 you're going to have problems, 242 00:11:37,764 --> 00:11:39,766 but I don't live my life 243 00:11:39,899 --> 00:11:41,768 in fear of things that might happen. 244 00:11:41,901 --> 00:11:43,870 When I'm out there and something comes up, 245 00:11:44,003 --> 00:11:45,638 I'll deal with it. 246 00:11:47,006 --> 00:11:49,108 [twigs snap] 247 00:11:49,242 --> 00:11:51,010 The [bleep] was that? 248 00:11:51,144 --> 00:11:54,013 [tense music] 249 00:11:54,147 --> 00:11:59,452 ♪ ♪ 250 00:11:59,586 --> 00:12:01,287 Got me all jumpy. 251 00:12:01,421 --> 00:12:04,424 ♪ ♪ 252 00:12:04,557 --> 00:12:06,259 Holy [bleep]. 253 00:12:06,392 --> 00:12:08,761 Mountain lion. [whispering] Oh, my God. 254 00:12:13,766 --> 00:12:15,668 Oh, my God. 255 00:12:22,942 --> 00:12:25,812 [tense music] 256 00:12:25,945 --> 00:12:32,452 ♪ ♪ 257 00:12:37,557 --> 00:12:40,026 ‐ [whispering] Oh, my God. 258 00:12:40,159 --> 00:12:42,362 That is a [bleep] mountain lion. 259 00:12:42,495 --> 00:12:49,469 ♪ ♪ 260 00:13:07,153 --> 00:13:09,155 [leaves rustle] 261 00:13:26,773 --> 00:13:28,074 [twigs snap] 262 00:13:30,543 --> 00:13:33,179 [jacket rustling] 263 00:13:44,991 --> 00:13:46,592 [bleep]. 264 00:13:46,726 --> 00:13:53,700 ♪ ♪ 265 00:13:56,402 --> 00:13:57,704 Damn it. 266 00:13:59,272 --> 00:14:01,441 Ah, I thought I could get him to tree. 267 00:14:03,810 --> 00:14:05,078 [sighs] 268 00:14:07,513 --> 00:14:09,749 That was freaking awesome. 269 00:14:10,817 --> 00:14:12,251 Holy [bleep]. 270 00:14:13,953 --> 00:14:16,823 [desolate music] 271 00:14:16,956 --> 00:14:18,925 That was a mistake. 272 00:14:19,058 --> 00:14:22,895 I tried to slip back to my tent and get my bow, 273 00:14:23,029 --> 00:14:24,564 and when I did that, 274 00:14:24,697 --> 00:14:26,899 he took that as an opportunity to leave. 275 00:14:28,000 --> 00:14:32,238 What I should have done was rushed him right then, 276 00:14:32,372 --> 00:14:35,308 and he'd went up a tree and I could have killed that cat. 277 00:14:36,442 --> 00:14:38,111 Man, that was cool. 278 00:14:40,480 --> 00:14:45,118 I hope I see him again with my bow in my hand. 279 00:14:45,251 --> 00:14:46,986 God dang it. 280 00:14:52,024 --> 00:14:54,894 [soft dramatic music] 281 00:14:55,027 --> 00:15:02,068 ♪ ♪ 282 00:15:06,005 --> 00:15:08,274 ‐ Freaking awesome. I'm ready. 283 00:15:08,408 --> 00:15:10,109 Get out of here! 284 00:15:10,243 --> 00:15:12,111 [boat engine humming] 285 00:15:12,245 --> 00:15:14,213 There they go. There they go. 286 00:15:14,347 --> 00:15:15,748 They're going. 287 00:15:17,150 --> 00:15:19,318 Super crazy. 288 00:15:19,452 --> 00:15:21,621 [sighs] 289 00:15:21,754 --> 00:15:25,625 First impressions: really freaking beautiful. 290 00:15:25,758 --> 00:15:27,360 ♪ ♪ 291 00:15:27,493 --> 00:15:29,529 My baggage over here. 292 00:15:29,662 --> 00:15:32,532 All right. Let's get started. 293 00:15:32,665 --> 00:15:35,568 ♪ ♪ 294 00:15:35,701 --> 00:15:39,238 During boot camp, they talk about drop shock, 295 00:15:39,372 --> 00:15:40,673 and I get it. I get it. 296 00:15:40,807 --> 00:15:44,210 Definitely crazy. [chuckles] 297 00:15:47,313 --> 00:15:48,481 Whoa. 298 00:15:48,614 --> 00:15:51,784 ♪ ♪ 299 00:15:51,918 --> 00:15:53,686 [laughing] 300 00:15:53,820 --> 00:15:56,122 Yeah! 301 00:15:56,255 --> 00:15:58,491 Look at that right there. 302 00:15:59,559 --> 00:16:02,395 It is a little bull moose. 303 00:16:02,528 --> 00:16:04,597 That's freaking cool. 304 00:16:04,730 --> 00:16:06,966 They look like a log, like a branchy log, 305 00:16:07,099 --> 00:16:08,201 and then it turned its head, 306 00:16:08,334 --> 00:16:10,837 and I thought it was like a bird flapping wings. 307 00:16:12,038 --> 00:16:13,706 But it's a freaking moose. 308 00:16:13,840 --> 00:16:17,477 ♪ ♪ 309 00:16:17,610 --> 00:16:18,978 That is such a sweet greeting. 310 00:16:19,111 --> 00:16:22,548 I'm so pumped. Home. 311 00:16:22,682 --> 00:16:24,684 I am officially home. 312 00:16:26,385 --> 00:16:28,054 I live in St. Croix, 313 00:16:28,187 --> 00:16:30,556 beautiful sunny U. S. Virgin Islands. 314 00:16:30,690 --> 00:16:34,193 There's never a day where I can't go to the beach. 315 00:16:34,327 --> 00:16:36,696 My wife and I teach primitive skills. 316 00:16:36,829 --> 00:16:40,032 When I first started getting into these primitive skills, 317 00:16:40,166 --> 00:16:41,267 it was immediately like, 318 00:16:41,400 --> 00:16:42,969 "Oh, this is the rest of my life," 319 00:16:43,102 --> 00:16:45,505 and it was something that I put myself in entirely. 320 00:16:45,638 --> 00:16:47,039 I lived in a primitive shelter 321 00:16:47,173 --> 00:16:49,041 for seven years through the winters. 322 00:16:49,175 --> 00:16:52,478 I spent an entire year using nothing but stone tools 323 00:16:52,612 --> 00:16:53,946 as my cutting implement. 324 00:16:54,080 --> 00:16:58,251 I understand how to exchange the modern distractions 325 00:16:58,384 --> 00:16:59,752 for the ability to listen. 326 00:16:59,886 --> 00:17:02,855 When you're successful at a challenge like this, 327 00:17:02,989 --> 00:17:04,757 it's because you're listening. It's because you're open. 328 00:17:04,891 --> 00:17:07,026 You're not trying to force your ideas on things. 329 00:17:07,159 --> 00:17:09,195 I see this in a lot of ways as a vision quest. 330 00:17:09,328 --> 00:17:11,931 I want to reach deep inside myself 331 00:17:12,064 --> 00:17:15,401 and see what else is there and to evolve. 332 00:17:15,535 --> 00:17:17,169 It never gets old. 333 00:17:17,303 --> 00:17:18,704 You ready for daddy to go or no? 334 00:17:18,838 --> 00:17:19,906 ‐ No. 335 00:17:20,039 --> 00:17:21,841 ‐ Mommy, you ready for daddy to leave? 336 00:17:21,974 --> 00:17:23,376 ‐ No. ‐ No? 337 00:17:23,509 --> 00:17:24,610 ‐ Daddy, you ready to leave? 338 00:17:24,744 --> 00:17:25,811 No, not really, but you know what? 339 00:17:25,945 --> 00:17:28,180 Daddy will never feel ready to leave. 340 00:17:28,314 --> 00:17:30,750 I want this experience to change me. 341 00:17:30,883 --> 00:17:34,253 I'm excited to see how I deal with the hardships 342 00:17:34,387 --> 00:17:35,821 because I have the skill set, 343 00:17:35,955 --> 00:17:38,558 and I have the mentality that can do it. 344 00:17:45,197 --> 00:17:47,233 I knew it was taking a huge chance 345 00:17:47,366 --> 00:17:50,570 not bringing a fire striker, like, enormous chance. 346 00:17:51,771 --> 00:17:56,709 Feeling a little defeated because it's not there. 347 00:17:58,177 --> 00:18:00,279 But I've been doing primitive fire‐making 348 00:18:00,413 --> 00:18:02,648 for more than 20 years now. 349 00:18:02,782 --> 00:18:04,584 That's something that I feel confident enough in, 350 00:18:04,717 --> 00:18:06,719 and then that's gonna save me the extra item 351 00:18:06,852 --> 00:18:08,120 to bring with me. 352 00:18:08,254 --> 00:18:09,989 [as British narrator] Will he get the fire to start? 353 00:18:10,122 --> 00:18:12,592 Will all of the naysayers be correct? 354 00:18:12,725 --> 00:18:13,859 Stay tuned! 355 00:18:13,993 --> 00:18:15,261 ♪ ♪ 356 00:18:15,394 --> 00:18:16,762 [normal voice] My expectations are always 357 00:18:16,896 --> 00:18:18,464 higher than my ability. 358 00:18:19,332 --> 00:18:20,466 As my ability gets better, 359 00:18:20,600 --> 00:18:23,369 my expectations soon outstrip them, 360 00:18:23,502 --> 00:18:25,304 and that is what's driven me in life, 361 00:18:25,438 --> 00:18:26,872 So close! 362 00:18:27,907 --> 00:18:29,642 constantly reassessing 363 00:18:29,775 --> 00:18:32,244 and constantly improving on my skills. 364 00:18:32,378 --> 00:18:34,146 Oh, thank goodness. 365 00:18:42,822 --> 00:18:44,056 Fire! 366 00:18:45,558 --> 00:18:46,859 [trills tongue loudly] 367 00:18:47,693 --> 00:18:50,096 [dramatic music] 368 00:18:50,229 --> 00:18:52,798 Not really sure which way to explore first. 369 00:18:52,932 --> 00:18:57,336 This is all about learning the land today. 370 00:18:58,704 --> 00:19:02,108 Before busting out my shelter. 371 00:19:03,309 --> 00:19:05,344 See what around my sch‐pot. 372 00:19:05,478 --> 00:19:07,913 ♪ ♪ 373 00:19:08,047 --> 00:19:09,448 Hmm. 374 00:19:11,817 --> 00:19:13,686 A big old bear poop. 375 00:19:15,221 --> 00:19:16,889 Some hair, some berries. 376 00:19:22,762 --> 00:19:26,832 ♪ ♪ 377 00:19:26,966 --> 00:19:28,501 I've been through bear territory before. 378 00:19:28,634 --> 00:19:30,169 I've camped a few nights, but this is the first time 379 00:19:30,302 --> 00:19:32,505 where I've planned on an extensive stay 380 00:19:32,638 --> 00:19:35,007 in grizzly habitat. 381 00:19:35,141 --> 00:19:38,077 They live here. This is definitely their spot. 382 00:19:39,078 --> 00:19:41,213 Getting needlessly dangerous here, 383 00:19:41,347 --> 00:19:47,286 so I suppose I should go and make my way back to camp. 384 00:19:47,420 --> 00:19:50,289 [tense music] 385 00:19:50,423 --> 00:19:52,458 ♪ ♪ 386 00:19:52,591 --> 00:19:55,294 [thunder rumbling] 387 00:19:55,428 --> 00:19:57,830 [rain pattering] 388 00:19:57,963 --> 00:20:00,232 [thunder cracks] 389 00:20:00,366 --> 00:20:06,505 ♪ ♪ 390 00:20:51,484 --> 00:20:54,353 [dramatic music] 391 00:20:54,487 --> 00:20:57,356 [wind howling] 392 00:20:57,490 --> 00:21:04,130 ♪ ♪ 393 00:21:04,263 --> 00:21:07,266 [birds chirping] 394 00:21:12,171 --> 00:21:14,273 ‐ My morning drink. 395 00:21:22,248 --> 00:21:24,450 I just drained the grit out through my teeth. 396 00:21:24,583 --> 00:21:27,453 [slow tempo music] 397 00:21:27,586 --> 00:21:34,593 ♪ ♪ 398 00:21:35,895 --> 00:21:37,363 That's enough for now. 399 00:21:37,496 --> 00:21:39,365 ♪ ♪ 400 00:21:39,498 --> 00:21:40,833 [burps] 401 00:21:40,966 --> 00:21:44,103 Swallowed some weird little caterpillar looking things. 402 00:21:44,236 --> 00:21:45,571 Extra protein. 403 00:21:45,704 --> 00:21:47,773 ♪ ♪ 404 00:21:47,907 --> 00:21:49,742 Would you look at that view? 405 00:21:50,576 --> 00:21:53,345 Got this epic mountain in front of me, 406 00:21:53,479 --> 00:21:58,684 a lake that looks like Caribbean freaking blue water. 407 00:21:58,818 --> 00:22:01,453 This is one of the most beautiful places I've been. 408 00:22:02,855 --> 00:22:07,560 This is home, for long as I can stand it. 409 00:22:08,661 --> 00:22:12,865 ♪ Glorious mountain, how much you must know ♪ 410 00:22:12,998 --> 00:22:15,734 My passions are music and the wilderness. 411 00:22:15,868 --> 00:22:18,771 I'm in a Pagan folk band and a metal band. 412 00:22:18,904 --> 00:22:20,806 [heavy metal music] 413 00:22:20,940 --> 00:22:22,141 [indistinct singing] 414 00:22:22,274 --> 00:22:25,044 So my focus goes to those two things along 415 00:22:25,177 --> 00:22:28,047 with whatever I can do to pay the bills. 416 00:22:28,180 --> 00:22:30,115 I feel like I've been preparing for this experience 417 00:22:30,249 --> 00:22:32,985 for years, just doing the things I enjoy. 418 00:22:33,118 --> 00:22:35,588 I got tons of plant knowledge, 419 00:22:35,721 --> 00:22:37,356 a lot of bushcrafting knowledge 420 00:22:37,489 --> 00:22:39,124 and fisherman knowledge. 421 00:22:39,258 --> 00:22:40,826 Great catch. 422 00:22:41,594 --> 00:22:44,730 My fiancée just came back from her first ultrasound. 423 00:22:44,864 --> 00:22:47,633 My fiancée is pregnant with twins. 424 00:22:47,766 --> 00:22:51,837 The $500,000 prize money would allow me to give my family 425 00:22:51,971 --> 00:22:54,974 and twins that are on the way a good life. 426 00:22:55,107 --> 00:22:56,508 I think the mental game 427 00:22:56,642 --> 00:22:59,144 is one of the most important things of "Alone," 428 00:22:59,278 --> 00:23:00,713 and I've got the mental game. 429 00:23:00,846 --> 00:23:02,615 I can control those thoughts 430 00:23:02,748 --> 00:23:04,850 that are going to make you want to press the button. 431 00:23:04,984 --> 00:23:06,719 I'm going out there to win it. 432 00:23:06,852 --> 00:23:09,755 Anytime I feel like quitting or I'm cold or I'm starving, 433 00:23:09,889 --> 00:23:11,023 I'm just going to think about 434 00:23:11,156 --> 00:23:13,092 what that money would do for my family. 435 00:23:13,225 --> 00:23:14,426 Bye! 436 00:23:14,560 --> 00:23:16,695 That's all the fire I'll need to keep going. 437 00:23:19,198 --> 00:23:21,567 The main reason I brought these overalls... 438 00:23:27,239 --> 00:23:30,843 Is that you guys wouldn't have to see my ass crack as much. 439 00:23:32,044 --> 00:23:34,446 See? No cracking. 440 00:23:35,614 --> 00:23:37,917 [compelling music] 441 00:23:38,050 --> 00:23:40,619 All right. I'm going to do a little exploring. 442 00:23:40,753 --> 00:23:42,254 ♪ ♪ 443 00:23:42,388 --> 00:23:43,756 Pretty pleased so far. 444 00:23:43,889 --> 00:23:46,225 I think my spot has got a lot of potential. 445 00:23:47,259 --> 00:23:49,795 Plants everywhere, berries. 446 00:23:49,929 --> 00:23:52,798 I haven't tried fishing yet. 447 00:23:52,932 --> 00:23:55,134 Look, there's a snack right over here. 448 00:23:55,267 --> 00:23:56,669 ♪ ♪ 449 00:23:56,802 --> 00:23:59,805 Whether my job is losing 100 pounds and starving 450 00:23:59,939 --> 00:24:02,741 or having success fishing and hunting, 451 00:24:02,875 --> 00:24:04,810 this is my job now. 452 00:24:04,944 --> 00:24:07,179 I have twins on the way, 453 00:24:07,313 --> 00:24:09,882 so I don't really have the option of going home. 454 00:24:10,015 --> 00:24:12,184 ♪ ♪ 455 00:24:29,234 --> 00:24:30,669 Oh, yeah. 456 00:24:30,803 --> 00:24:33,038 Now I have some material to forge a knife. 457 00:24:33,172 --> 00:24:36,041 [tense electronic music] 458 00:24:36,175 --> 00:24:39,011 ♪ ♪ 459 00:24:39,144 --> 00:24:41,580 All right. Guess we'll pull that iron out. 460 00:24:41,714 --> 00:24:44,350 ♪ ♪ 461 00:24:44,483 --> 00:24:46,919 If I can't bring a fixed blade with me 462 00:24:47,052 --> 00:24:50,456 'cause I chose the multi‐tool, then I just have to forge one. 463 00:24:50,589 --> 00:24:52,224 ♪ ♪ 464 00:24:52,358 --> 00:24:55,127 Get the fire really hot and get a nice bed of coals, 465 00:24:55,260 --> 00:24:57,596 and then I pull it out when it gets red hot. 466 00:24:57,730 --> 00:25:00,666 And then hammer it with the back of my axe on a rock. 467 00:25:00,799 --> 00:25:03,135 ♪ ♪ 468 00:25:03,268 --> 00:25:04,803 Maybe when it's done, 469 00:25:04,937 --> 00:25:07,606 I can prison shank a musk ox like Roland. 470 00:25:07,740 --> 00:25:09,675 [laughs] 471 00:25:11,510 --> 00:25:13,579 I got a little backyard forge at home, 472 00:25:13,712 --> 00:25:16,548 and I've made some knives and jewelry and stuff like that. 473 00:25:16,682 --> 00:25:20,719 ♪ ♪ 474 00:25:20,853 --> 00:25:23,689 It's just a long, slow process without proper tools, 475 00:25:23,822 --> 00:25:26,058 but the fact that I found metal 476 00:25:26,191 --> 00:25:28,160 was just like, oh, it was so perfect. 477 00:25:28,293 --> 00:25:30,429 I couldn't believe it, man. 478 00:25:30,562 --> 00:25:33,399 I don't think anybody has ever forged a knife on "Alone." 479 00:25:37,770 --> 00:25:40,639 [suspenseful music] 480 00:25:40,773 --> 00:25:47,780 ♪ ♪ 481 00:25:50,716 --> 00:25:53,252 [birds chirping] 482 00:25:58,791 --> 00:26:00,592 ‐ [groans] 483 00:26:03,629 --> 00:26:05,164 [groans] 484 00:26:05,297 --> 00:26:07,666 I had a pretty miserable night. 485 00:26:10,302 --> 00:26:13,105 I had to sleep off and on. 486 00:26:13,238 --> 00:26:15,140 I didn't sleep really good. 487 00:26:16,575 --> 00:26:19,378 I'm pretty sure I'm sleeping upside down. 488 00:26:19,511 --> 00:26:21,447 I know I'm sleeping on a lump. 489 00:26:21,580 --> 00:26:25,818 I've seen fresh grizzly tracks just 300 yards from my camp. 490 00:26:25,951 --> 00:26:30,522 This is not the place to be. So today is moving day. 491 00:26:30,656 --> 00:26:34,793 I know where I'm going. I just got to get there. 492 00:26:37,996 --> 00:26:40,165 [stark ambient music] 493 00:26:40,299 --> 00:26:42,301 [wind howling] 494 00:26:42,434 --> 00:26:43,602 As hungry as I may be 495 00:26:43,735 --> 00:26:45,938 and as hungry as I know I'm going to get, 496 00:26:46,071 --> 00:26:48,674 the predators are first and foremost on my mind right now. 497 00:26:48,807 --> 00:26:50,843 I want a shelter. 498 00:26:50,976 --> 00:26:53,278 Once I'm able to move into my shelter, 499 00:26:53,412 --> 00:26:56,014 hunting and fishing then becomes number one on my list. 500 00:26:56,148 --> 00:26:58,016 ♪ ♪ 501 00:26:58,150 --> 00:27:00,652 I intend to build a log lean‐to, 502 00:27:00,786 --> 00:27:03,155 a log cabin that's lean in one way. 503 00:27:03,288 --> 00:27:04,523 The main reason is bears. 504 00:27:04,656 --> 00:27:06,358 I just don't want to sleep underneath a tarp 505 00:27:06,492 --> 00:27:08,861 with grizzly bears around, you know? 506 00:27:08,994 --> 00:27:10,429 It's gonna give me a little bit of comfort 507 00:27:10,562 --> 00:27:13,065 and a little self‐assurance that the bear is at least 508 00:27:13,198 --> 00:27:15,567 going to have to work at it before he can get in there. 509 00:27:15,701 --> 00:27:18,303 ♪ ♪ 510 00:27:18,437 --> 00:27:20,973 I've been doing this kind of stuff all my life. 511 00:27:21,106 --> 00:27:22,908 Definitely blue‐collar. 512 00:27:23,041 --> 00:27:25,911 The only job I've ever really held is a roughneck. 513 00:27:26,044 --> 00:27:29,248 A roughneck works on the rigs that drill for oil. 514 00:27:29,381 --> 00:27:32,518 It's a very physical job, a lot of manual labor. 515 00:27:32,651 --> 00:27:34,553 You're working 12 hours day 516 00:27:34,686 --> 00:27:37,122 nonstop moving very heavy iron, 517 00:27:37,256 --> 00:27:38,590 very heavy equipment, 518 00:27:38,724 --> 00:27:40,359 and it can be extremely dangerous. 519 00:27:41,426 --> 00:27:43,862 Then, on top of that, at the very minimum, 520 00:27:43,996 --> 00:27:45,364 you will be away from your family 521 00:27:45,497 --> 00:27:46,698 for half of the year. 522 00:27:46,832 --> 00:27:48,300 ♪ ♪ 523 00:27:48,433 --> 00:27:51,370 But as I grew older and grew smarter, 524 00:27:51,503 --> 00:27:53,539 I started realizing what was really important in life, 525 00:27:53,672 --> 00:27:55,474 and it wasn't work. 526 00:27:56,575 --> 00:27:59,244 I gave up my career in the oil field 527 00:27:59,378 --> 00:28:01,146 and doing so, 528 00:28:01,280 --> 00:28:03,715 it's been extremely tough financially. 529 00:28:04,917 --> 00:28:07,219 But never one have I ever regretted it. 530 00:28:07,352 --> 00:28:09,755 I love my family with all my heart, 531 00:28:09,888 --> 00:28:12,691 and I've been fortunate enough to have this opportunity. 532 00:28:12,824 --> 00:28:14,493 I have to succeed. 533 00:28:16,628 --> 00:28:18,163 I can move in there, 534 00:28:18,297 --> 00:28:20,499 give you a peek inside. 535 00:28:20,632 --> 00:28:22,734 It's not the prettiest, but I got it done 536 00:28:22,868 --> 00:28:25,037 as efficiently as I possibly could. 537 00:28:25,170 --> 00:28:28,073 The shelter gives me peace of mind. 538 00:28:28,207 --> 00:28:30,342 It's gonna protect me from grizzly bears 539 00:28:30,475 --> 00:28:33,145 or other predators and keep the rain off me. 540 00:28:34,546 --> 00:28:36,348 Home sweet home. 541 00:28:36,481 --> 00:28:39,351 [tense ambient music] 542 00:28:39,484 --> 00:28:44,823 ♪ ♪ 543 00:28:53,532 --> 00:28:57,936 ♪ ♪ 544 00:28:58,070 --> 00:29:00,205 ‐ I just walked out to the beach, 545 00:29:00,339 --> 00:29:02,874 and the smoke is finally clearing up, 546 00:29:03,008 --> 00:29:07,913 so I'm going to show you these amazing, amazing mountains. 547 00:29:08,046 --> 00:29:10,382 [whispering] Oh, my goodness. 548 00:29:10,515 --> 00:29:13,185 [normal voice] This is so cool. 549 00:29:14,620 --> 00:29:18,757 But the way the wind is coming up off that lake, 550 00:29:18,890 --> 00:29:21,226 I think that I'm going to move the shelter. 551 00:29:22,461 --> 00:29:24,730 Right now, it's too close to the beach. 552 00:29:25,797 --> 00:29:28,533 So I'm going to go see what's here. 553 00:29:29,501 --> 00:29:31,503 [wind howling] 554 00:29:31,637 --> 00:29:34,039 [thoughtful music] 555 00:29:34,172 --> 00:29:36,875 This is pretty steep, 556 00:29:37,009 --> 00:29:39,278 but it's definitely doable. 557 00:29:39,411 --> 00:29:43,015 I can get up there and walk the edge and look down. 558 00:29:47,386 --> 00:29:49,521 There's just so much to do. 559 00:29:49,655 --> 00:29:50,889 I'm from Pennsylvania, 560 00:29:51,023 --> 00:29:53,225 and we get plenty of cold and snow, 561 00:29:53,358 --> 00:29:57,929 so building permanent shelter is of course a priority. 562 00:29:59,331 --> 00:30:01,933 Everything that I do, I've taught myself. 563 00:30:02,034 --> 00:30:06,705 I've taught myself to be a hunter and to fish and trap, 564 00:30:06,838 --> 00:30:08,240 and now I teach it. 565 00:30:08,373 --> 00:30:11,043 I own and operate a retail sporting goods store 566 00:30:11,176 --> 00:30:12,511 and training center where I teach 567 00:30:12,644 --> 00:30:13,745 youth about the outdoors. 568 00:30:13,879 --> 00:30:14,780 Look at you. 569 00:30:14,913 --> 00:30:16,048 I have a strong skill set 570 00:30:16,181 --> 00:30:17,416 in predator hunting. 571 00:30:17,549 --> 00:30:18,750 That's pretty crazy. 572 00:30:18,884 --> 00:30:21,253 I'm chasing a North American Super Slam, 573 00:30:21,386 --> 00:30:24,623 which is the 29 large North American animals, 574 00:30:24,756 --> 00:30:26,425 with my bow, in hopes to be 575 00:30:26,558 --> 00:30:28,960 one of the very few women that have done so. 576 00:30:29,094 --> 00:30:32,064 I am leaving behind my two children, 577 00:30:32,197 --> 00:30:33,699 my daughter, who is 25, 578 00:30:33,832 --> 00:30:36,134 and my son, who is 22. 579 00:30:36,268 --> 00:30:37,769 My end goal for this experience 580 00:30:37,903 --> 00:30:40,739 is to prove that, as a woman, I can do this. 581 00:30:40,872 --> 00:30:43,342 I've always worked in male‐dominated industries. 582 00:30:43,475 --> 00:30:45,577 I had to be confident in myself 583 00:30:45,711 --> 00:30:49,081 so that the men that I worked with would respect me. 584 00:30:49,214 --> 00:30:52,351 I can win this. I feel very confident. 585 00:30:52,484 --> 00:30:54,886 Unless I get attacked by a bear, 586 00:30:55,020 --> 00:30:56,988 I don't think I'm tapping out. 587 00:31:01,426 --> 00:31:04,162 There's this big, open spot. 588 00:31:04,296 --> 00:31:06,565 I have trees to block that wind, 589 00:31:06,698 --> 00:31:08,967 but I'm still not too far from the water. 590 00:31:09,101 --> 00:31:12,971 So, yeah, I think it looks like a good spot. 591 00:31:13,105 --> 00:31:15,507 It's going to take me awhile, but... 592 00:31:15,640 --> 00:31:17,242 maybe I'll leave my shelter down there 593 00:31:17,376 --> 00:31:18,744 and get started on one up here. 594 00:31:18,877 --> 00:31:21,747 [suspenseful music] 595 00:31:21,880 --> 00:31:24,750 ♪ ♪ 596 00:31:24,883 --> 00:31:28,120 I'm going to build an A‐frame to help keep the snow off 597 00:31:28,253 --> 00:31:30,589 because the snow is going to be so wet. 598 00:31:30,722 --> 00:31:32,791 I know it's going to be really heavy. 599 00:31:32,924 --> 00:31:35,227 It's very warm here right now, but the cold nights 600 00:31:35,360 --> 00:31:37,929 just kind of remind you that winter is coming. 601 00:31:39,097 --> 00:31:42,567 I want to build something small to contain heat, 602 00:31:42,701 --> 00:31:45,237 and knowing that there's so many grizzly bears 603 00:31:45,370 --> 00:31:46,405 in the area, 604 00:31:46,538 --> 00:31:48,840 I want to build something sturdy. 605 00:31:48,974 --> 00:31:51,042 Grizzly bears are a serious threat. 606 00:31:51,176 --> 00:31:54,079 That's a very large animal coming at you very fast. 607 00:31:54,212 --> 00:31:57,783 They're 8 to 10 feet tall and 800 to 1,800 pounds, 608 00:31:57,916 --> 00:31:59,684 covering 60 feet a second. 609 00:31:59,818 --> 00:32:01,019 They're going to be on you 610 00:32:01,153 --> 00:32:02,454 before you even know what happened. 611 00:32:02,587 --> 00:32:04,356 So it keeps me on high alert. 612 00:32:04,489 --> 00:32:06,057 ♪ ♪ 613 00:32:06,191 --> 00:32:09,594 Not going to reach now. Got to move that one closer. 614 00:32:09,728 --> 00:32:11,163 ♪ ♪ 615 00:32:11,296 --> 00:32:14,099 I've always been the hunter, never the hunted, 616 00:32:14,232 --> 00:32:18,069 but I'm confident in my survival skills. 617 00:32:18,203 --> 00:32:20,739 My ultimate goal is to prove to myself 618 00:32:20,872 --> 00:32:22,874 what I'm made of and what I can do. 619 00:32:23,008 --> 00:32:25,110 ♪ ♪ 620 00:32:25,243 --> 00:32:28,013 All right, so... 621 00:32:28,947 --> 00:32:31,216 I got the frame up. 622 00:32:32,317 --> 00:32:34,286 I just want to get it up and get moved down here, 623 00:32:34,419 --> 00:32:39,291 so when I'm here I can make additions or change things. 624 00:32:40,392 --> 00:32:43,128 I feel like things are going to start to work out better. 625 00:32:43,261 --> 00:32:46,131 [soft dramatic music] 626 00:32:46,264 --> 00:32:53,238 ♪ ♪ 627 00:32:57,075 --> 00:32:59,110 ‐ [laughs] Oh, wait, don't time, Chad. 628 00:32:59,244 --> 00:33:01,613 "Where we going?" We're going over there, Chad. 629 00:33:01,746 --> 00:33:05,750 I don't know where we're going, actually, but I'm excited. 630 00:33:05,884 --> 00:33:08,854 Oh, yeah. Old Chaddy, Chad. 631 00:33:08,987 --> 00:33:10,522 Chad is my camera. 632 00:33:10,655 --> 00:33:12,958 He's not just this inanimate object. 633 00:33:13,091 --> 00:33:15,026 We're personal now. 634 00:33:15,160 --> 00:33:19,164 Jorge is the smaller camera, but still good quality. 635 00:33:19,297 --> 00:33:22,033 Gary and Gordo are GoPro. 636 00:33:22,167 --> 00:33:25,170 So today is a shelter day. 637 00:33:25,303 --> 00:33:28,273 I'm going to be hungry as hell, but time expenditure 638 00:33:28,406 --> 00:33:30,175 will be worth it, especially if I can do 639 00:33:30,308 --> 00:33:32,978 the bulk of the material collection today. 640 00:33:33,111 --> 00:33:37,415 Another blow down area. Let's avoid that. 641 00:33:37,549 --> 00:33:40,785 ♪ ♪ 642 00:33:54,599 --> 00:33:57,002 [bear breathing heavily] 643 00:33:57,135 --> 00:33:58,403 [bleep]. 644 00:34:01,673 --> 00:34:04,709 Whoa, bear. Move off, bear. 645 00:34:04,843 --> 00:34:06,311 [bear grunts softly] 646 00:34:06,444 --> 00:34:08,013 Holy [bleep]. 647 00:34:08,146 --> 00:34:10,549 You keep moving, mama. 648 00:34:10,682 --> 00:34:13,351 Hey, you keep moving, mama. You take those cubs with you. 649 00:34:19,758 --> 00:34:21,293 I'm not your food. 650 00:34:21,426 --> 00:34:25,063 ♪ ♪ 651 00:34:25,196 --> 00:34:27,065 Don't you stop. 652 00:34:29,234 --> 00:34:31,303 Whoa. 653 00:34:31,436 --> 00:34:33,238 That was close. 654 00:34:34,873 --> 00:34:40,412 ♪ ♪ 655 00:34:40,545 --> 00:34:43,081 That was crazy. 656 00:34:44,249 --> 00:34:45,350 Whoo. 657 00:34:46,418 --> 00:34:50,155 You know, I felt pretty good until she turned. 658 00:34:50,288 --> 00:34:53,158 So she‐‐they were walking down this way, 659 00:34:53,291 --> 00:34:56,861 and then somewhere in here they smelled me. 660 00:34:56,995 --> 00:34:58,196 And she snorted a little bit, like, 661 00:34:58,330 --> 00:35:00,198 she gave a little grunt, like‐‐[grunts] 662 00:35:01,299 --> 00:35:04,269 And then they turned and they started coming up this way 663 00:35:04,402 --> 00:35:06,338 and actually got closer. 664 00:35:06,471 --> 00:35:09,207 They were, like, exactly right in there. 665 00:35:09,341 --> 00:35:13,411 ♪ ♪ 666 00:35:13,545 --> 00:35:17,382 Right there it looks like. Right in here. 667 00:35:17,515 --> 00:35:19,451 ♪ ♪ 668 00:35:19,584 --> 00:35:21,586 Looks like a track, yeah. Definitely, right here. 669 00:35:21,720 --> 00:35:23,488 Look, there's the back part of the paw. 670 00:35:23,622 --> 00:35:26,224 Here is the front part of the paw. 671 00:35:26,358 --> 00:35:28,226 Wee. That was close. 672 00:35:28,360 --> 00:35:31,930 ♪ ♪ 673 00:35:32,063 --> 00:35:34,933 [dramatic music] 674 00:35:35,066 --> 00:35:41,606 ♪ ♪ 675 00:35:41,740 --> 00:35:43,908 [birds chirping] 676 00:35:44,042 --> 00:35:51,049 ♪ ♪ 677 00:35:56,621 --> 00:35:58,089 ‐ [bleep]. 678 00:36:05,397 --> 00:36:07,565 I'll never get him with a rock. I suck. 679 00:36:07,699 --> 00:36:09,067 ♪ ♪ 680 00:36:09,200 --> 00:36:11,202 I'm pretty damn hungry. 681 00:36:11,336 --> 00:36:13,038 My body is going through a shock right now. 682 00:36:13,171 --> 00:36:16,374 There's no doubt about it, but it's a choice I made. 683 00:36:16,508 --> 00:36:17,876 I put food aside, 684 00:36:18,009 --> 00:36:21,112 and I made a conscious effort to build shelter. 685 00:36:22,080 --> 00:36:23,782 I gotta start going after some fish. 686 00:36:23,915 --> 00:36:26,017 So I need to make some lures. 687 00:36:26,818 --> 00:36:28,586 I'm allowed to bring a toothbrush. 688 00:36:28,720 --> 00:36:32,891 I got smart, and I brought a silver toothbrush 689 00:36:34,459 --> 00:36:36,261 With a hole drilled in the end. 690 00:36:38,129 --> 00:36:41,866 Now I thought is, I could cut this off, 691 00:36:42,000 --> 00:36:43,835 get another hole in it... 692 00:36:47,305 --> 00:36:49,808 And maybe I could use it as a lure. 693 00:36:49,941 --> 00:36:51,376 ♪ ♪ 694 00:36:51,509 --> 00:36:53,578 I've been torn whether I was making the right decision, 695 00:36:53,712 --> 00:36:55,747 putting all my effort into a shelter 696 00:36:55,880 --> 00:36:57,882 because I am going very hungry, 697 00:36:58,016 --> 00:37:00,518 but you just have to adapt and overcome. 698 00:37:00,652 --> 00:37:03,288 That's all you can do. You adapt or you tap. 699 00:37:03,421 --> 00:37:04,956 I'm going to find out what works. 700 00:37:05,090 --> 00:37:07,058 ♪ ♪ 701 00:37:07,192 --> 00:37:08,860 And there's my lure. 702 00:37:11,129 --> 00:37:12,931 That wind is really blowing now. 703 00:37:13,998 --> 00:37:16,367 I have to fish on this rocky point. 704 00:37:16,501 --> 00:37:19,104 Anywhere from shore, I'm just going to lose the lure. 705 00:37:25,710 --> 00:37:27,912 The wind is not making it easy. 706 00:37:32,450 --> 00:37:34,619 Ah. It goes around my hand. 707 00:37:38,857 --> 00:37:40,358 [bleep]. 708 00:37:43,161 --> 00:37:44,996 This is a complete failure. 709 00:37:46,464 --> 00:37:50,401 The wind is so strong it actually pulled my line 710 00:37:50,535 --> 00:37:53,905 so hard that the lure never goes into the water. 711 00:37:56,141 --> 00:37:58,243 If I can't get fish, 712 00:37:58,376 --> 00:38:01,079 my odds of succeeding out here are very slim. 713 00:38:01,212 --> 00:38:02,747 I need to start eating. 714 00:38:02,881 --> 00:38:05,150 [soft dramatic music] 715 00:38:05,283 --> 00:38:09,220 I didn't understand how hard it is to be hungry 716 00:38:09,354 --> 00:38:11,923 and how much it slows me down and how much it hurts me 717 00:38:12,056 --> 00:38:14,692 and how much it takes an emotional toll on me. 718 00:38:14,826 --> 00:38:16,861 [stammers] It's wearing down on me. 719 00:38:16,995 --> 00:38:18,196 I know it is. 720 00:38:18,329 --> 00:38:20,165 ♪ ♪ 721 00:38:20,298 --> 00:38:22,734 Six years ago, I had a heart attack, 722 00:38:22,867 --> 00:38:25,003 and my heart is not as strong as it used to be. 723 00:38:25,136 --> 00:38:28,006 [tarp rustling in the wind] 724 00:38:28,139 --> 00:38:33,411 ♪ ♪ 725 00:38:33,545 --> 00:38:35,079 And that's a concern for me. 726 00:38:35,213 --> 00:38:38,917 ♪ ♪ 727 00:38:39,050 --> 00:38:41,252 At night it beats really hard. 728 00:38:41,386 --> 00:38:46,825 ♪ ♪ 729 00:38:46,958 --> 00:38:48,793 I don't know why. 730 00:38:48,927 --> 00:38:51,196 I'm sure it's got something to do with going hungry. 731 00:38:51,329 --> 00:38:54,666 ♪ ♪ 732 00:39:04,075 --> 00:39:06,778 Something to think about. I'm going to get some sleep. 733 00:39:12,951 --> 00:39:15,854 [suspenseful music] 734 00:39:15,987 --> 00:39:22,994 ♪ ♪ 735 00:39:30,335 --> 00:39:32,470 ‐ It's just breaking day. 736 00:39:33,371 --> 00:39:35,073 This thing is so open right now. 737 00:39:35,206 --> 00:39:39,377 It looks like the weather is turning better. 738 00:39:42,413 --> 00:39:43,948 But it's so open right now 739 00:39:44,082 --> 00:39:46,784 that if we did get another storm with wind 740 00:39:46,918 --> 00:39:49,354 and rain come through while it's like this, 741 00:39:49,487 --> 00:39:52,457 it would blow rain all under here and I'd get soaked. 742 00:39:52,590 --> 00:39:54,525 So I've got to get that‐‐ 743 00:39:54,659 --> 00:39:56,294 I've got to get this thing walled in 744 00:39:56,427 --> 00:40:00,465 and a little bit more secure before the next storm comes in. 745 00:40:01,599 --> 00:40:03,301 But I might try to do some fishing 746 00:40:03,434 --> 00:40:07,438 before I start working on the shelter. 747 00:40:08,940 --> 00:40:10,742 I built a fishing rod and reel. 748 00:40:10,875 --> 00:40:12,310 ♪ ♪ 749 00:40:12,443 --> 00:40:14,946 There's no deep water off of my beach that I can see. 750 00:40:15,079 --> 00:40:17,315 I mean, it's a good 30 yards 751 00:40:17,448 --> 00:40:19,684 to where it even starts to drop off. 752 00:40:19,817 --> 00:40:22,186 And so the reel should be much more efficient 753 00:40:22,320 --> 00:40:25,723 and much more effective to cast to that deeper water. 754 00:40:25,857 --> 00:40:27,058 I like it. 755 00:40:27,926 --> 00:40:30,728 [soft dramatic music] 756 00:40:30,862 --> 00:40:33,031 When I was working for Fish and Game, 757 00:40:33,164 --> 00:40:37,168 I was gone for 150 days a year sometimes. 758 00:40:37,302 --> 00:40:40,204 I know there's fish here, somewhere. 759 00:40:41,506 --> 00:40:44,943 So leaving the family wasn't difficult 760 00:40:45,076 --> 00:40:46,911 because it's not an uncommon thing. 761 00:40:48,012 --> 00:40:49,948 I might move down to a the deeper spot. 762 00:40:50,081 --> 00:40:51,883 ♪ ♪ 763 00:40:52,016 --> 00:40:54,819 But this is different. 764 00:40:54,953 --> 00:40:56,287 ♪ ♪ 765 00:40:56,421 --> 00:41:00,425 Solitude is not something that I'm accustomed to. 766 00:41:00,558 --> 00:41:02,293 ♪ ♪ 767 00:41:02,427 --> 00:41:03,962 I miss my family. 768 00:41:04,095 --> 00:41:06,364 ♪ ♪ 769 00:41:06,497 --> 00:41:09,334 This will be the longest I've ever been gone, 770 00:41:09,467 --> 00:41:12,837 but I know that they can handle everything, 771 00:41:12,971 --> 00:41:16,140 and I'll be back when it's time. 772 00:41:16,274 --> 00:41:18,176 ♪ ♪ 773 00:41:18,309 --> 00:41:21,045 Holy [bleep]. I got one. 774 00:41:21,179 --> 00:41:23,014 Come on, come on, come on. Come on. 775 00:41:24,449 --> 00:41:26,184 Come on, come on. 776 00:41:28,186 --> 00:41:29,988 Oh, yes. 777 00:41:33,658 --> 00:41:36,027 Whoo! Oh, my God. 778 00:41:36,160 --> 00:41:38,029 Oh, my God. I can't believe that. 779 00:41:38,162 --> 00:41:41,199 ♪ ♪ 780 00:41:41,332 --> 00:41:45,803 Oh, my God. That feels freaking amazing. 781 00:41:45,937 --> 00:41:47,472 Holy [bleep]. 782 00:41:47,605 --> 00:41:50,742 ♪ ♪ 783 00:41:50,875 --> 00:41:56,481 So there's my little lure that I made the other day 784 00:41:56,614 --> 00:42:01,586 out of a rusty bottle top and some paracord. 785 00:42:01,719 --> 00:42:05,490 ♪ ♪ 786 00:42:05,623 --> 00:42:08,993 And there's the very first fish that it caught, 787 00:42:09,127 --> 00:42:12,030 and my first fish of the trip. 788 00:42:12,163 --> 00:42:14,665 I am so... 789 00:42:14,799 --> 00:42:16,868 unbelievably happy. 790 00:42:17,001 --> 00:42:20,338 That is‐‐man, that's awesome. 791 00:42:20,471 --> 00:42:22,173 Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. 792 00:42:26,644 --> 00:42:28,746 I think I'll have some breakfast. 793 00:42:31,616 --> 00:42:34,485 [tense music] 794 00:42:34,619 --> 00:42:41,626 ♪ ♪ 795 00:42:43,461 --> 00:42:45,763 ‐ Sitting in the middle of the berry patch. 796 00:42:45,897 --> 00:42:47,432 They're just a little 797 00:42:48,299 --> 00:42:49,867 kinnikinnick berry. 798 00:42:51,202 --> 00:42:53,971 So I'm going to start picking these a little at a time. 799 00:42:54,105 --> 00:42:55,273 Just kind of munching on them right now. 800 00:42:55,406 --> 00:42:56,908 I'm not going to eat too many. 801 00:42:58,042 --> 00:43:00,578 But I have so much to do. 802 00:43:02,814 --> 00:43:04,882 I'm going to pick at these a little bit. 803 00:43:08,920 --> 00:43:11,022 I don't really love the little seeds. 804 00:43:13,791 --> 00:43:15,660 Anyway, I just want to show you. 805 00:43:15,793 --> 00:43:18,629 I'm not going to sit here and eat on camera. 806 00:43:18,763 --> 00:43:21,933 So anyways, kinnikinnick berries. 807 00:43:24,035 --> 00:43:26,938 Okay. Packing up to move. 808 00:43:27,071 --> 00:43:32,610 ♪ ♪ 809 00:43:32,743 --> 00:43:36,781 It is so windy today. This is going to be crazy. 810 00:43:39,450 --> 00:43:41,319 Here we go. 811 00:43:45,056 --> 00:43:47,024 Okay. Tarp, stay there. 812 00:43:47,158 --> 00:43:49,727 With the rest of my stuff before you stress me out. 813 00:43:49,861 --> 00:43:51,028 ♪ ♪ 814 00:43:51,162 --> 00:43:54,232 The walk I am not looking forward to, 815 00:43:54,365 --> 00:43:58,669 but once I get there, it's going to be so worth it. 816 00:43:58,803 --> 00:44:01,272 ♪ ♪ 817 00:44:01,405 --> 00:44:03,007 I'm up. 818 00:44:03,141 --> 00:44:07,545 ♪ ♪ 819 00:44:07,678 --> 00:44:10,214 This is going to be such a hard walk. 820 00:44:11,716 --> 00:44:14,552 It's just crazy. 821 00:44:14,685 --> 00:44:21,692 ♪ ♪ 822 00:44:24,495 --> 00:44:28,166 If I can express how grateful I am to be here. 823 00:44:29,567 --> 00:44:31,102 [grunts] 824 00:44:32,336 --> 00:44:33,671 Oh, my goodness. 825 00:44:33,804 --> 00:44:35,106 Ooh! 826 00:44:35,239 --> 00:44:36,874 ♪ ♪ 827 00:44:37,008 --> 00:44:40,344 My strongest skill, I think, is adaptability. 828 00:44:40,478 --> 00:44:42,647 I've had to adapt to different homes 829 00:44:42,780 --> 00:44:46,384 in different settings and scenarios my entire life. 830 00:44:46,517 --> 00:44:49,086 So I feel very confident 831 00:44:49,220 --> 00:44:51,689 that I can maintain the mindset 832 00:44:51,822 --> 00:44:54,825 that I need and hang in there until the end. 833 00:44:54,959 --> 00:44:58,462 So this is actually going to be the back 834 00:44:58,596 --> 00:45:00,097 of the shelter. 835 00:45:00,231 --> 00:45:03,868 The fireplace is going to go here with a chimney, 836 00:45:04,001 --> 00:45:05,770 and I chose that because the wind 837 00:45:05,903 --> 00:45:07,104 comes from that direction 838 00:45:07,238 --> 00:45:09,207 and it's going to blow right through. 839 00:45:09,340 --> 00:45:11,409 It's really, really small, 840 00:45:11,542 --> 00:45:16,280 but I can stand up and I'm not in a wind tunnel. 841 00:45:16,414 --> 00:45:19,217 It's time to settle in. 842 00:45:19,350 --> 00:45:24,121 Yeah, wintertime, I definitely need to get this buttoned up 843 00:45:24,255 --> 00:45:26,757 because I plan on being here. 844 00:45:26,891 --> 00:45:29,193 This is just the beginning. 845 00:45:29,327 --> 00:45:34,999 ♪ ♪ 846 00:45:51,782 --> 00:45:52,717 I'm just kind of 847 00:45:52,850 --> 00:45:54,852 trying to not think about it, 848 00:45:54,986 --> 00:45:56,420 rolling around a lot, but 849 00:45:56,554 --> 00:45:58,322 I'm starting to feel nauseous. 850 00:45:58,456 --> 00:46:01,659 ♪ ♪ 851 00:46:01,792 --> 00:46:02,860 [groans] 852 00:46:02,994 --> 00:46:06,530 ♪ ♪ 853 00:46:06,664 --> 00:46:08,799 I'm not sure what it is, 854 00:46:08,933 --> 00:46:10,768 maybe the berries. 855 00:46:10,901 --> 00:46:13,738 ♪ ♪ 856 00:46:13,871 --> 00:46:16,274 Oh, my God. I feel so yucky. 857 00:46:34,759 --> 00:46:37,161 [retches, coughs] 858 00:46:44,802 --> 00:46:48,205 ‐ [retches, coughs] 859 00:46:48,339 --> 00:46:50,474 [spits, coughs] 860 00:46:50,975 --> 00:46:52,043 Okay. 861 00:46:53,244 --> 00:46:54,645 [sighs] Man. 862 00:47:06,490 --> 00:47:09,360 [suspenseful music] 863 00:47:09,493 --> 00:47:16,500 ♪ ♪ 864 00:47:18,302 --> 00:47:19,737 [sighs] 865 00:47:19,870 --> 00:47:25,810 ♪ ♪ 866 00:47:25,943 --> 00:47:27,178 All right. 867 00:47:28,913 --> 00:47:31,048 [coughs] 868 00:47:31,182 --> 00:47:33,484 I'm going to roll around here a little bit more 869 00:47:33,617 --> 00:47:36,754 and see how I feel. 870 00:47:36,887 --> 00:47:43,894 ♪ ♪ 871 00:47:52,169 --> 00:47:53,804 [retches] 872 00:47:53,938 --> 00:47:55,606 [coughs] 873 00:47:56,674 --> 00:47:58,075 [coughs, retches] 874 00:47:58,209 --> 00:47:59,944 [coughs, spits] 875 00:48:00,144 --> 00:48:05,783 ♪ ♪ 876 00:48:05,916 --> 00:48:07,885 [groans softly] 877 00:48:09,387 --> 00:48:11,389 It's just frustrating at this point. 878 00:48:12,556 --> 00:48:14,425 To be positive is difficult. 879 00:48:15,526 --> 00:48:18,028 You only have a limited amount of time to get your shelter up 880 00:48:18,162 --> 00:48:20,765 and get your snares set and fish. 881 00:48:20,898 --> 00:48:23,267 ♪ ♪ 882 00:48:23,401 --> 00:48:24,335 [grunts] 883 00:48:24,468 --> 00:48:27,905 ♪ ♪ 884 00:48:28,038 --> 00:48:29,807 Don't dare lay down. 885 00:48:31,275 --> 00:48:33,411 When I used to think about the possibility 886 00:48:33,544 --> 00:48:36,447 of coming on this show, I thought, you know, 887 00:48:36,580 --> 00:48:40,584 I've survived my whole life basically on my own, 888 00:48:40,718 --> 00:48:43,287 and I thrived. 889 00:48:43,421 --> 00:48:44,855 But when you're in the wilderness 890 00:48:44,989 --> 00:48:48,626 and you're feeling unwell, it's just not that simple. 891 00:48:48,759 --> 00:48:50,694 [groans] 892 00:48:51,862 --> 00:48:53,597 I feel terrible. 893 00:48:53,731 --> 00:48:56,801 ♪ ♪ 894 00:48:56,934 --> 00:48:58,969 I don't know what to do. 895 00:49:00,171 --> 00:49:05,209 I'm starting to think, "Can I do this?" 896 00:49:05,342 --> 00:49:08,212 [dramatic music] 897 00:49:08,345 --> 00:49:14,919 ♪ ♪ 898 00:49:15,052 --> 00:49:17,521 [birds chirping] 899 00:49:22,092 --> 00:49:24,228 ‐ Boy, am I starting to stink. 900 00:49:24,361 --> 00:49:27,131 Holy cow. 901 00:49:27,264 --> 00:49:29,733 Yeah. That's no good. 902 00:49:37,374 --> 00:49:40,044 This is the progress I made on my knife last night. 903 00:49:41,812 --> 00:49:47,318 I think I'm about done with the shaping of it. 904 00:49:47,451 --> 00:49:49,487 At some point, you just got to accept it's as good 905 00:49:49,620 --> 00:49:52,823 as it's going to get with a rock, pliers and an ax. 906 00:49:54,058 --> 00:49:56,293 Mountain fix blade is almost done 907 00:49:58,562 --> 00:50:01,365 Or should I call it the troll shiv? 908 00:50:03,234 --> 00:50:05,736 I think I'll call it the troll shiv. 909 00:50:05,870 --> 00:50:09,273 So the other thing I was working on last night, 910 00:50:09,406 --> 00:50:11,041 my bone nose ring. 911 00:50:11,175 --> 00:50:13,410 ♪ ♪ 912 00:50:13,544 --> 00:50:14,945 It's starting to get to the point 913 00:50:15,079 --> 00:50:16,814 where I can get it to fit. 914 00:50:16,947 --> 00:50:19,717 ♪ ♪ 915 00:50:19,850 --> 00:50:21,952 It needs a little spit lube. 916 00:50:22,086 --> 00:50:23,521 I have a pierced nose, 917 00:50:23,654 --> 00:50:26,090 but you're not allowed to take jewelry out here. 918 00:50:26,223 --> 00:50:29,026 So I figured I would whittle down a bone 919 00:50:29,159 --> 00:50:31,428 and keep the nose ring hole open. 920 00:50:31,562 --> 00:50:33,797 Hold on, I know this is gross. 921 00:50:33,931 --> 00:50:35,666 I found it under an eagle's nest. 922 00:50:35,799 --> 00:50:37,167 It was a bigger bone, 923 00:50:37,301 --> 00:50:40,371 and I carved a chunk off of it and whittled it down, 924 00:50:40,504 --> 00:50:43,407 filed it until it was nice and smooth. 925 00:50:43,541 --> 00:50:44,909 Oh. 926 00:50:46,510 --> 00:50:48,112 There it is, folks. 927 00:50:52,583 --> 00:50:54,418 Bone nose ring. 928 00:51:00,357 --> 00:51:05,729 ♪ I stay busy with lots of lots of projects ♪ 929 00:51:05,863 --> 00:51:10,067 ♪ Forging knives and making nose rings ♪ 930 00:51:10,200 --> 00:51:13,404 ♪ Waa ♪ 931 00:51:18,442 --> 00:51:21,312 [suspenseful music] 932 00:51:21,445 --> 00:51:28,452 ♪ ♪ 933 00:51:38,095 --> 00:51:40,631 ‐ Wind blowing like crazy all night long. 934 00:51:41,966 --> 00:51:43,734 Yup. Maybe the wind will die 935 00:51:43,867 --> 00:51:46,837 and I'll go fishing, but it doesn't sound like it. 936 00:51:46,971 --> 00:51:50,741 But if I can't fish, I still can work on my fireplace. 937 00:51:50,874 --> 00:51:53,444 I can work on building a cook shack. 938 00:51:54,612 --> 00:51:57,781 I can build a door, 939 00:51:57,915 --> 00:51:59,350 carve a spoon. 940 00:51:59,483 --> 00:52:03,520 I got lots of stuff to do. No shortage of stuff to do. 941 00:52:07,091 --> 00:52:08,459 It just the things I really need to do 942 00:52:08,592 --> 00:52:11,762 are the hardest, and that's get food. 943 00:52:11,895 --> 00:52:13,430 I'm going to get up this morning 944 00:52:13,564 --> 00:52:15,499 and take my bow down, walk the beach, 945 00:52:15,633 --> 00:52:18,002 see if I can't find one of them grouse. 946 00:52:21,905 --> 00:52:24,775 [compelling music] 947 00:52:24,908 --> 00:52:25,809 ♪ ♪ 948 00:52:25,943 --> 00:52:28,012 The hunger is getting to me, 949 00:52:28,145 --> 00:52:31,048 and I know the only way to get through it 950 00:52:31,181 --> 00:52:33,317 is to stay busy and keep after it. 951 00:52:33,450 --> 00:52:35,352 ♪ ♪ 952 00:52:35,486 --> 00:52:37,688 There's grouse everywhere. 953 00:52:37,821 --> 00:52:39,323 All it's going to take is a little ingenuity 954 00:52:39,456 --> 00:52:41,125 to get these grouses in my pot. 955 00:52:44,261 --> 00:52:47,097 Holy [bleep]. Dinner just flew over there. 956 00:52:47,231 --> 00:52:50,100 ♪ ♪ 957 00:52:50,234 --> 00:52:51,669 Here, Mr. Grouse. 958 00:52:51,802 --> 00:52:53,737 ♪ ♪ 959 00:52:53,871 --> 00:52:55,572 Where are you? 960 00:52:55,706 --> 00:53:00,611 ♪ ♪ 961 00:53:00,744 --> 00:53:03,180 My heart is pounding so hard. 962 00:53:04,481 --> 00:53:05,916 [clears throat] 963 00:53:07,317 --> 00:53:09,219 I don't feel right. 964 00:53:11,055 --> 00:53:13,457 Oh, [bleep]. 965 00:53:13,590 --> 00:53:15,159 Something's wrong. 966 00:53:17,728 --> 00:53:18,829 Oh, [bleep]. 967 00:53:18,962 --> 00:53:21,432 ♪ ♪ 968 00:53:21,565 --> 00:53:23,067 Ow. 969 00:53:23,200 --> 00:53:26,036 [breathing heavily] 970 00:53:26,170 --> 00:53:29,306 ♪ ♪ 971 00:53:29,440 --> 00:53:32,443 Oh. Hang in there. 972 00:53:34,745 --> 00:53:36,080 Oh, [bleep]. 973 00:53:36,213 --> 00:53:40,951 ♪ ♪ 974 00:53:41,085 --> 00:53:42,553 [crying] I'm having chest pains. 975 00:53:42,686 --> 00:53:43,887 It hurts. 976 00:53:44,021 --> 00:53:47,658 ♪ ♪ 977 00:53:47,791 --> 00:53:49,393 [groans] 978 00:53:49,526 --> 00:53:53,497 I feel a heart attack. I don't know what's wrong. 979 00:53:53,630 --> 00:53:54,765 ♪ ♪ 980 00:53:54,898 --> 00:53:55,966 [groans] 981 00:53:56,100 --> 00:53:58,502 [heart pounding] 982 00:53:58,635 --> 00:54:01,405 ♪ ♪ 983 00:54:01,538 --> 00:54:02,873 Oh, I don't want to tap, 984 00:54:03,006 --> 00:54:04,374 but I don't want to die, either. 985 00:54:04,508 --> 00:54:06,276 [sobbing] 986 00:54:06,410 --> 00:54:08,245 Get‐‐ow. [bleep]. 987 00:54:08,378 --> 00:54:10,013 [sniffles] 988 00:54:10,147 --> 00:54:12,349 Go away. Go away. Go away. Go away. Go away. Go away. 989 00:54:13,884 --> 00:54:15,085 Go away. 990 00:54:15,219 --> 00:54:17,387 ♪ ♪ 991 00:54:17,521 --> 00:54:20,824 [groaning softly] 992 00:54:20,958 --> 00:54:24,995 I promised I would tap if I got chest pains. 993 00:54:25,129 --> 00:54:26,630 I promised. 994 00:54:28,699 --> 00:54:31,535 Oh, I don't want to tap. I just‐‐[bleep]. 995 00:54:31,668 --> 00:54:34,671 I don't want to die either. I've got to go. 996 00:54:34,805 --> 00:54:36,907 I need help. 997 00:54:37,040 --> 00:54:40,911 I'm so sorry, Brittney. [sniffles] 998 00:54:41,044 --> 00:54:42,913 I'm so sorry. 999 00:54:44,114 --> 00:54:46,850 [crying, groaning] 1000 00:54:48,719 --> 00:54:50,954 No, please, please, please don't die. 1001 00:54:51,088 --> 00:54:52,790 Please don't die. [sniffles] 1002 00:54:52,923 --> 00:54:54,491 I hurt. I hurt. I hurt. 1003 00:54:54,625 --> 00:54:56,093 I don't know how to work this phone. 1004 00:55:04,802 --> 00:55:06,670 [groans] 1005 00:55:11,308 --> 00:55:12,643 Please don't have a heart attack, please. 1006 00:55:12,776 --> 00:55:15,145 Please don't have a heart attack, please. 1007 00:55:15,279 --> 00:55:17,514 Please. Please. 1008 00:55:17,648 --> 00:55:21,351 [groaning] Please. I swear. 1009 00:55:21,485 --> 00:55:23,453 I swear. 1010 00:55:23,587 --> 00:55:26,623 [groans] [phone beeping] 1011 00:55:29,159 --> 00:55:32,663 [sniffles, groaning] 1012 00:55:32,796 --> 00:55:34,398 This is Tim. I need help. 1013 00:55:36,333 --> 00:55:38,335 I'm having severe chest pains. 1014 00:55:41,038 --> 00:55:42,873 My heart is beating real hard. 1015 00:55:43,006 --> 00:55:45,008 I think I might be having a heart attack. 1016 00:55:47,311 --> 00:55:48,879 I'm scared. 1017 00:55:51,348 --> 00:55:54,918 ♪ ♪ 1018 00:55:55,052 --> 00:55:57,454 I'm going to live through this. I'm going to live through this. 1019 00:55:57,588 --> 00:55:59,857 I don't give a [bleep] what the [bleep] happens. 1020 00:56:00,057 --> 00:56:01,425 I'm going to live through this. 1021 00:56:01,558 --> 00:56:03,126 I'm going to make it home to my family. 1022 00:56:03,260 --> 00:56:07,497 ♪ ♪ 1023 00:56:07,631 --> 00:56:10,067 Please don't die. Don't die. 1024 00:56:10,200 --> 00:56:12,102 Don't die. Don't die. Don't die. 1025 00:56:12,236 --> 00:56:15,239 ♪ ♪ 1026 00:56:15,372 --> 00:56:17,341 [groans softly] 1027 00:56:17,474 --> 00:56:18,709 Oh. 1028 00:56:18,842 --> 00:56:25,115 ♪ ♪ 1029 00:56:25,249 --> 00:56:28,518 [crying] 1030 00:56:28,652 --> 00:56:30,287 I have severe chest pains 1031 00:56:30,420 --> 00:56:33,090 and my heart has been beating really hard. 1032 00:56:33,223 --> 00:56:34,625 ‐ I'm going to get you to put one of these under tongue. 1033 00:56:34,758 --> 00:56:36,293 It's just regular aspirin. 1034 00:56:36,426 --> 00:56:38,762 [soft ambient music] 1035 00:56:38,896 --> 00:56:43,901 ♪ ♪ 1036 00:56:44,001 --> 00:56:47,504 ‐ I made the right choice. I know I did. 1037 00:56:47,638 --> 00:56:49,473 I know what this pain is. 1038 00:56:49,606 --> 00:56:52,342 It was identical to my heart attack, 1039 00:56:52,476 --> 00:56:55,746 and this pain will end my life if I don't get help. 1040 00:56:55,879 --> 00:56:57,681 ♪ ♪ 1041 00:56:57,814 --> 00:56:59,549 My main purpose in life is happiness. 1042 00:56:59,683 --> 00:57:01,551 The only thing that matters is family. 1043 00:57:01,685 --> 00:57:04,121 So when you experience something 1044 00:57:04,254 --> 00:57:07,424 that makes you think you might never see them again, 1045 00:57:07,557 --> 00:57:10,627 it's your family you think about the most. 1046 00:57:17,067 --> 00:57:19,937 [soft dramatic music] 1047 00:57:20,070 --> 00:57:26,476 ♪ ♪ 1048 00:57:28,345 --> 00:57:31,315 ‐ Tim, thanks for talking to me about your time on "Alone." 1049 00:57:31,448 --> 00:57:33,116 I know you just got out of the hospital. 1050 00:57:33,250 --> 00:57:34,718 Your experience is really fresh. 1051 00:57:34,851 --> 00:57:37,554 So let's talk about what happened on day six. 1052 00:57:37,688 --> 00:57:38,855 First, can you give me some background 1053 00:57:38,989 --> 00:57:40,457 on your health condition? 1054 00:57:40,590 --> 00:57:44,227 ‐ Six years ago, I suffered a very massive heart attack 1055 00:57:44,361 --> 00:57:46,330 that nearly killed me, and in the end, 1056 00:57:46,463 --> 00:57:50,133 it resulted in only having 35% heart function left. 1057 00:57:50,267 --> 00:57:52,336 ‐ Wow. ‐ I knew coming in here 1058 00:57:52,469 --> 00:57:53,971 that it might be a factor. 1059 00:57:54,104 --> 00:57:55,739 I can literally feel 1060 00:57:55,872 --> 00:58:01,311 my heart beating in my head and my neck. 1061 00:58:01,445 --> 00:58:03,013 ‐ And the doctors cleared you? 1062 00:58:03,146 --> 00:58:05,549 ‐ You talk to your doctor about it, and I did, 1063 00:58:05,682 --> 00:58:08,552 and you ask him, you know, all the, "Can I do this? 1064 00:58:08,685 --> 00:58:10,220 "Should I do this? You know, I'm going 1065 00:58:10,354 --> 00:58:11,755 to go out there and starve. Should I do that?" 1066 00:58:11,888 --> 00:58:13,390 And every doctor is like, "No. 1067 00:58:13,523 --> 00:58:17,094 No, you shouldn't do that." ‐ Any person says no too. 1068 00:58:17,227 --> 00:58:18,895 ‐ You know, but he's, "Well, look, I understand. 1069 00:58:19,029 --> 00:58:20,797 If you're going to do it, you know, here's the risk. 1070 00:58:20,931 --> 00:58:22,165 Here's the things you need to watch out for. 1071 00:58:22,299 --> 00:58:23,867 You know, here's what could happen." 1072 00:58:23,967 --> 00:58:25,602 ‐ So tell me about your strategy 1073 00:58:25,736 --> 00:58:28,805 of building your shelter rather than finding food first. 1074 00:58:28,939 --> 00:58:30,841 ‐ Well, I knew that doing both at the same time 1075 00:58:30,974 --> 00:58:33,243 would be pretty lengthy. I had seen bear sign. 1076 00:58:33,377 --> 00:58:35,312 I was worried about bears. I had no protection. 1077 00:58:35,445 --> 00:58:37,047 I've seen a lot of people come on, 1078 00:58:37,180 --> 00:58:39,883 and they don't wind up having a really good shelter for 14, 1079 00:58:40,017 --> 00:58:42,686 sometimes even 20 days, and I didn't want that. 1080 00:58:42,819 --> 00:58:44,654 You know, the hunger is going to come no matter what, 1081 00:58:44,788 --> 00:58:46,356 so I figure, "Let's face it head‐on. 1082 00:58:46,490 --> 00:58:47,891 Let's get it on, get it over with." 1083 00:58:48,025 --> 00:58:49,926 By day three, I was really hungry. 1084 00:58:50,060 --> 00:58:53,530 I had gone, like, 72 hours with absolutely no food at all, 1085 00:58:53,663 --> 00:58:57,200 but it was a risk that I took and maybe in hindsight, 1086 00:58:57,334 --> 00:58:58,935 you know, maybe the wrong one. 1087 00:58:59,069 --> 00:59:01,838 ‐ How did that play on your emotions and your mind? 1088 00:59:01,972 --> 00:59:03,540 ‐ [sighs] 1089 00:59:03,673 --> 00:59:05,342 A lot harder than I thought it would. 1090 00:59:05,475 --> 00:59:07,511 Oh, God, please be an onion. 1091 00:59:07,644 --> 00:59:09,212 I wasn't prepared for the mental effects 1092 00:59:09,346 --> 00:59:10,814 of going hungry. 1093 00:59:10,947 --> 00:59:13,450 For lack of better term, it just caused a depression. 1094 00:59:13,583 --> 00:59:15,218 Shelter is my nemesis. 1095 00:59:15,352 --> 00:59:16,887 ‐ There's a lot of people on the show, they go hungry, 1096 00:59:17,020 --> 00:59:18,188 and I don't think people at home 1097 00:59:18,321 --> 00:59:20,490 they understand what that actually does to you. 1098 00:59:20,624 --> 00:59:22,192 ‐ And I didn't understand until I went through it. 1099 00:59:22,325 --> 00:59:24,828 Going hungry for even three or four days 1100 00:59:24,961 --> 00:59:26,296 really messes with your head. 1101 00:59:26,430 --> 00:59:28,298 Keep thinking about my family. 1102 00:59:28,432 --> 00:59:32,469 Keep imagining that they're sad and terribly missing me. 1103 00:59:32,602 --> 00:59:35,005 You know, those people that just sit on the couch, 1104 00:59:35,138 --> 00:59:37,974 watch this show and mock all those people 1105 00:59:38,108 --> 00:59:41,344 that tap out prior to day 30, I was one of them. 1106 00:59:41,478 --> 00:59:43,780 ‐ Mm. ‐ I have been humbled, 1107 00:59:43,914 --> 00:59:46,116 and it was a struggle for me to push through, 1108 00:59:46,249 --> 00:59:49,619 and that morning when the chest pain came, 1109 00:59:49,753 --> 00:59:51,021 that's when I got really scared 1110 00:59:51,154 --> 00:59:53,090 because it's the exact same pain 1111 00:59:53,223 --> 00:59:55,559 I had when I had my heart attack. 1112 00:59:55,692 --> 00:59:58,395 Oh, [bleep]. 1113 00:59:58,528 --> 00:59:59,896 There ain't a doctor around the corner. 1114 01:00:00,030 --> 01:00:01,698 I'm not going to get help right away. 1115 01:00:01,832 --> 01:00:03,266 I was afraid I was going to die. 1116 01:00:03,400 --> 01:00:06,803 Oh, I don't want to tap, and I don't want to die either! 1117 01:00:06,937 --> 01:00:10,540 ‐ I was the first out there to respond to you, and, wow, 1118 01:00:10,674 --> 01:00:12,642 I can't imagine what you were going through, Tim. 1119 01:00:12,776 --> 01:00:15,345 I mean, one, it's hard to tap out of this show. 1120 01:00:15,479 --> 01:00:16,680 I know you didn't want to do that. 1121 01:00:16,813 --> 01:00:18,915 None of us do, and so tell me 1122 01:00:19,049 --> 01:00:21,184 how you were feeling when we first arrived. 1123 01:00:21,318 --> 01:00:22,719 ‐ By the time you guys had gotten there, 1124 01:00:22,853 --> 01:00:23,987 I still didn't know. 1125 01:00:24,121 --> 01:00:26,123 I just didn't know what to do. It hurt. 1126 01:00:26,256 --> 01:00:28,658 ‐ It's a good call, Tim. ‐ Yeah, I‐‐ 1127 01:00:29,860 --> 01:00:31,294 [crying] 1128 01:00:31,428 --> 01:00:33,697 I wanted to bring home the money for my family so bad 1129 01:00:33,830 --> 01:00:36,266 that I could not help but think, 1130 01:00:36,399 --> 01:00:40,904 "What if you're wrong, and it's not the heart attack? 1131 01:00:41,037 --> 01:00:43,974 It's not even a risk of a heart attack." 1132 01:00:44,107 --> 01:00:46,042 I made a mistake. 1133 01:00:46,176 --> 01:00:48,478 Even though I know all logic was telling me, 1134 01:00:48,612 --> 01:00:51,882 "Get out of here. Get help," but in the back of my head, 1135 01:00:52,015 --> 01:00:57,721 I'm tapping out on day six for nothing, 1136 01:00:57,854 --> 01:00:59,222 but I knew... 1137 01:00:59,356 --> 01:01:00,790 ♪ ♪ 1138 01:01:00,924 --> 01:01:03,393 I made a promise, if I had heart pain, 1139 01:01:03,527 --> 01:01:07,130 I would tap out, no questions asked. 1140 01:01:07,264 --> 01:01:11,368 You know, it ended my dreams of winning this thing, 1141 01:01:11,501 --> 01:01:14,304 but I get to go home. 1142 01:01:14,437 --> 01:01:16,072 ♪ ♪ 1143 01:01:16,206 --> 01:01:18,408 ‐ Tim, thank you so much for sharing your story with me. 1144 01:01:18,542 --> 01:01:22,913 I know it didn't end the way that you wanted, but, you know, 1145 01:01:23,046 --> 01:01:26,416 you reminded us all about what it is to keep your word, 1146 01:01:26,550 --> 01:01:29,085 and I thank you for that. 1147 01:01:29,219 --> 01:01:32,756 ‐ I am bummed that it ended so extremely early, 1148 01:01:32,889 --> 01:01:35,091 but I know I did the right thing, 1149 01:01:35,225 --> 01:01:36,760 and in the end, 1150 01:01:36,893 --> 01:01:41,064 I am extremely grateful to have had this opportunity. 1151 01:01:41,198 --> 01:01:44,534 ♪ ♪ 1152 01:01:44,668 --> 01:01:46,036 ‐ Holy [bleep]. Those are bears. 1153 01:01:46,169 --> 01:01:47,737 ‐ Get out of here! [air horn blares] 1154 01:01:47,871 --> 01:01:50,807 ‐ Grizzly bear can kill a human with one paw swipe. 1155 01:01:50,941 --> 01:01:53,176 ‐ Hey, bear! ‐ They're everywhere. 1156 01:01:53,310 --> 01:01:55,245 ‐ It doesn't get any more real. 1157 01:01:55,378 --> 01:01:57,347 It's just you and nature. 1158 01:01:57,480 --> 01:01:59,382 ‐ That just stepped it up a notch. 1159 01:01:59,516 --> 01:02:01,851 ‐ One in ten chance for half a million dollars. 1160 01:02:01,985 --> 01:02:03,086 What's your breaking point? 1161 01:02:03,220 --> 01:02:04,788 ‐ Something horrible is happening. 1162 01:02:04,921 --> 01:02:07,891 ‐ One simple slip‐up could send me out of here. 1163 01:02:08,024 --> 01:02:09,125 ‐ Doh! 1164 01:02:09,259 --> 01:02:11,561 ‐ There's a point this is not worth it. 1165 01:02:11,695 --> 01:02:12,963 ‐ It's bloody cold. 1166 01:02:13,096 --> 01:02:14,598 ‐ I'm struggling. 1167 01:02:14,731 --> 01:02:17,901 ‐ This is a cold like I've never experienced before. 1168 01:02:18,001 --> 01:02:20,537 ‐ That was most dangerous thing I've done yet. 1169 01:02:20,670 --> 01:02:22,172 ‐ I feel like I'm gonna to pass out. 1170 01:02:22,305 --> 01:02:23,273 [groans] 1171 01:02:23,406 --> 01:02:26,409 ♪ ♪