1 00:00:05,557 --> 00:00:08,491 [dramatic music] 2 00:00:08,560 --> 00:00:15,601 ♪ ♪ 3 00:00:18,604 --> 00:00:20,296 male narrator: For the first time, 4 00:00:20,365 --> 00:00:23,816 ten participants will fight to survive the Arctic 5 00:00:23,885 --> 00:00:27,958 for longer than anyone in "Alone" history. 6 00:00:28,028 --> 00:00:31,548 A grueling 100 days. 7 00:00:31,617 --> 00:00:33,964 - This is the ultimate challenge. 8 00:00:34,034 --> 00:00:37,106 - A hundred days in the Arctic is no joke. 9 00:00:37,175 --> 00:00:38,866 narrator: If they can endure, 10 00:00:38,935 --> 00:00:41,800 they'll win the biggest prize ever: 11 00:00:41,869 --> 00:00:44,561 $1 million. 12 00:00:44,630 --> 00:00:46,080 ♪ ♪ 13 00:00:46,149 --> 00:00:48,186 - Whoa! - Holy [bleep]! 14 00:00:48,255 --> 00:00:49,670 - You can't tap out 15 00:00:49,739 --> 00:00:51,844 when there's a million bucks on the line. 16 00:00:51,913 --> 00:00:54,019 - Oh, my gosh. - [growls] 17 00:00:54,088 --> 00:00:57,057 - How hard can you work for $10,000 a day? 18 00:00:57,126 --> 00:00:58,472 - It looks like frostbite. 19 00:00:58,541 --> 00:00:59,645 - [screams] 20 00:00:59,714 --> 00:01:01,785 - Holy [bleep]! 21 00:01:01,854 --> 00:01:06,066 narrator: This is "Alone: Million Dollar Challenge." 22 00:01:06,135 --> 00:01:08,033 - They're just surrounding my shelter. 23 00:01:08,102 --> 00:01:09,207 [wolf growling] 24 00:01:09,276 --> 00:01:12,796 ♪ ♪ 25 00:01:12,865 --> 00:01:15,799 [low dramatic music] 26 00:01:15,868 --> 00:01:22,910 ♪ ♪ 27 00:01:28,467 --> 00:01:29,848 [cheering] 28 00:01:29,917 --> 00:01:31,746 [helicopter rotor droning] 29 00:01:31,815 --> 00:01:38,374 ♪ ♪ 30 00:01:40,065 --> 00:01:42,895 - A million dollars. "Alone" has never done this. 31 00:01:42,964 --> 00:01:45,484 - This is high stakes, my man. 32 00:01:45,553 --> 00:01:47,624 Good-bye! 33 00:01:47,693 --> 00:01:49,316 - If you make it to 100 days, you're rich. 34 00:01:49,385 --> 00:01:51,180 That's a huge factor. 35 00:01:51,249 --> 00:01:52,871 Whoo! Now what? 36 00:01:52,940 --> 00:01:54,838 [laughs] 37 00:01:54,907 --> 00:01:55,943 - This is the Arctic. 38 00:01:56,012 --> 00:01:57,427 That means that these 39 00:01:57,496 --> 00:02:00,223 are gonna be harsh, harsh conditions. 40 00:02:00,292 --> 00:02:01,880 It can reach down to negative 30, 41 00:02:01,949 --> 00:02:03,502 negative 40 degrees. 42 00:02:03,571 --> 00:02:06,678 [laughs] Whoa! 43 00:02:06,747 --> 00:02:08,473 ♪ ♪ 44 00:02:08,542 --> 00:02:10,060 - Nobody's made it 100 days 45 00:02:10,130 --> 00:02:11,959 in places that weren't the Arctic. 46 00:02:12,028 --> 00:02:13,719 An environment that's gonna get that cold, 47 00:02:13,788 --> 00:02:14,962 I know it'll be harder and harder 48 00:02:15,031 --> 00:02:16,515 to push through this. 49 00:02:16,584 --> 00:02:18,517 ♪ ♪ 50 00:02:18,586 --> 00:02:20,519 - That's it. 51 00:02:20,588 --> 00:02:22,521 And I'm alone. 52 00:02:22,590 --> 00:02:24,454 ♪ ♪ 53 00:02:24,523 --> 00:02:26,456 - Black bears, moose, wolverines. 54 00:02:26,525 --> 00:02:28,044 They're dangerous creatures. 55 00:02:28,113 --> 00:02:30,909 Running into one of those is gonna be a reality check. 56 00:02:30,978 --> 00:02:34,395 That's it. They're flying away. 57 00:02:34,464 --> 00:02:37,260 - Oh, my God. This is awesome. 58 00:02:37,329 --> 00:02:41,506 You can get hurt so fast. And one injury, that's it. 59 00:02:41,575 --> 00:02:43,439 See you! [laughs] 60 00:02:43,508 --> 00:02:45,337 ♪ ♪ 61 00:02:45,406 --> 00:02:47,477 - No food, extremely cold conditions. 62 00:02:47,546 --> 00:02:50,377 I'm expecting my worst nightmare. 63 00:02:50,446 --> 00:02:53,380 - This is the Olympics of the survival community. 64 00:02:53,449 --> 00:02:55,105 ♪ ♪ 65 00:02:55,175 --> 00:02:58,937 - Last chance to change my mind. 66 00:02:59,006 --> 00:03:05,840 ♪ ♪ 67 00:03:07,117 --> 00:03:10,328 And now, I'm alone. 68 00:03:11,846 --> 00:03:14,055 Alone, alone. 69 00:03:14,124 --> 00:03:18,612 I mean, anybody out there ever has any doubts 70 00:03:18,681 --> 00:03:23,030 about this process, it's just me and this camera. 71 00:03:25,688 --> 00:03:27,517 There's no green room. 72 00:03:29,139 --> 00:03:31,176 There's no donuts. 73 00:03:33,834 --> 00:03:38,183 Whatever's waiting for me in those woods. 74 00:03:38,252 --> 00:03:41,807 [panting lightly] 75 00:03:41,876 --> 00:03:46,640 All right, I have to track down the camera equipment. 76 00:03:48,400 --> 00:03:52,059 Oh, there it is. 77 00:03:52,128 --> 00:03:55,096 All right, I gotta lug this thing around. 78 00:03:55,165 --> 00:03:58,686 Whoa, look at that. 79 00:03:58,755 --> 00:04:01,965 Looks like where a bear's been trying to get in this. 80 00:04:02,034 --> 00:04:04,071 ♪ ♪ 81 00:04:04,140 --> 00:04:07,281 [sighs] 82 00:04:07,350 --> 00:04:09,145 Oh, man. 83 00:04:09,214 --> 00:04:12,079 They put me over here with Smokey the Bear. 84 00:04:12,148 --> 00:04:15,565 ♪ ♪ 85 00:04:15,634 --> 00:04:17,947 That's got some nice teeth marks in it. 86 00:04:18,016 --> 00:04:18,982 ♪ ♪ 87 00:04:19,051 --> 00:04:21,468 [insects buzzing] 88 00:04:21,537 --> 00:04:23,573 All right, Mr. Bear. 89 00:04:23,642 --> 00:04:26,680 I'm gonna move myself to a different spot, 90 00:04:26,749 --> 00:04:28,716 because as much as I want to, 91 00:04:28,785 --> 00:04:31,547 I'm not ready to take on a bear yet. 92 00:04:31,616 --> 00:04:35,205 [grunts] Already and I just got here. 93 00:04:35,275 --> 00:04:37,035 Fantastic. 94 00:04:37,104 --> 00:04:39,382 What's up, guys, this is "Sean With the Wild." 95 00:04:39,451 --> 00:04:41,177 I don't know about y'all, but I'm getting pretty tired 96 00:04:41,246 --> 00:04:42,661 of eating grass. 97 00:04:42,730 --> 00:04:46,562 I do bushcraft videos and sell my stuff online. 98 00:04:46,631 --> 00:04:48,633 I am an "Alone" show superfan. 99 00:04:48,702 --> 00:04:50,324 ♪ ♪ 100 00:04:50,393 --> 00:04:51,946 I'm a student of the show. 101 00:04:52,015 --> 00:04:54,880 I've watched every season, every episode multiple times. 102 00:04:54,949 --> 00:04:56,399 And over the last few years, 103 00:04:56,468 --> 00:04:59,437 I've been tailor making myself to win this show. 104 00:04:59,506 --> 00:05:02,716 This would have to be much more insulated for the Arctic, 105 00:05:02,785 --> 00:05:06,720 but it's lasted about a year and a half. 106 00:05:06,789 --> 00:05:10,448 I think my biggest strength is gonna be in bushcraft. 107 00:05:10,517 --> 00:05:12,277 Having those creature comforts, 108 00:05:12,346 --> 00:05:14,106 you're gonna stay a whole lot longer. 109 00:05:14,175 --> 00:05:16,039 I do a lot of hunting out here 110 00:05:16,108 --> 00:05:18,214 and always conscious of where game trails are. 111 00:05:18,283 --> 00:05:21,355 I like to design my own traps. 112 00:05:21,424 --> 00:05:23,702 Whoo! 113 00:05:23,771 --> 00:05:26,533 A hundred days almost seems impossible, 114 00:05:26,602 --> 00:05:28,500 but, you know, I'm doing this because it'll be 115 00:05:28,569 --> 00:05:31,227 so much validation in my skill set. 116 00:05:31,296 --> 00:05:33,471 I live with my wife and my youngest daughter. 117 00:05:33,540 --> 00:05:34,782 I'm gonna miss them, 118 00:05:34,851 --> 00:05:36,163 but that's part of the game, you know? 119 00:05:36,232 --> 00:05:37,958 That's why it's called "Alone." 120 00:05:38,027 --> 00:05:39,994 $1 million is a lot of motivation. 121 00:05:40,063 --> 00:05:42,618 And I know that I'm gonna get what I want out of it, 122 00:05:42,687 --> 00:05:44,136 and I'll make it to the end. 123 00:05:44,205 --> 00:05:45,345 - We love you. 124 00:05:45,414 --> 00:05:47,070 - I'll do what I gotta do. 125 00:05:47,139 --> 00:05:48,762 ♪ ♪ 126 00:05:48,831 --> 00:05:50,142 [grunts] Okay, the first thing 127 00:05:50,211 --> 00:05:53,076 I'm gonna wanna do is some scouting. 128 00:05:54,561 --> 00:05:57,184 I'm gonna go ahead and get this bow strung up. 129 00:05:57,253 --> 00:05:59,600 With the bear running around here, 130 00:05:59,669 --> 00:06:01,775 kinda even the playing field a little bit 131 00:06:01,844 --> 00:06:05,468 if he pops up on me. 132 00:06:05,537 --> 00:06:07,401 Let's have a little look around. 133 00:06:08,851 --> 00:06:10,577 This experience, to me, 134 00:06:10,646 --> 00:06:13,476 is the holy grail, if you will. 135 00:06:13,545 --> 00:06:15,961 From watching the seasons past, 136 00:06:16,030 --> 00:06:17,515 it's more competition with yourself 137 00:06:17,584 --> 00:06:20,207 than it is with the other contestants. 138 00:06:20,276 --> 00:06:23,624 But going 100 days is gonna be the hardest. 139 00:06:23,693 --> 00:06:25,695 When the snow really sets in, 140 00:06:25,764 --> 00:06:27,732 the game's a little more sparse, 141 00:06:27,801 --> 00:06:29,319 morale's gonna go down, 142 00:06:29,389 --> 00:06:31,908 and that's when you find out how gritty you really are. 143 00:06:31,977 --> 00:06:34,014 [panting lightly] 144 00:06:34,083 --> 00:06:35,878 [exhales sharply] 145 00:06:35,947 --> 00:06:38,467 I love it out here. I love it. 146 00:06:38,536 --> 00:06:41,573 [guffaws] 147 00:06:45,543 --> 00:06:48,338 Crap. What is that? 148 00:06:48,408 --> 00:06:51,341 [ominous music] 149 00:06:51,411 --> 00:06:58,418 ♪ ♪ 150 00:07:05,597 --> 00:07:06,909 [bowstring creaks] 151 00:07:06,978 --> 00:07:07,979 ♪ ♪ 152 00:07:08,048 --> 00:07:10,084 [arrow thwacks] 153 00:07:10,153 --> 00:07:11,948 Boom. Mm. 154 00:07:12,017 --> 00:07:16,090 [laughs] Just got a porcupine. 155 00:07:16,159 --> 00:07:18,817 [laughs] Look at that. 156 00:07:18,886 --> 00:07:21,233 I'm sure that's got some fat on him. 157 00:07:21,302 --> 00:07:23,581 Oh, yeah, boy. 158 00:07:23,650 --> 00:07:26,515 ♪ ♪ 159 00:07:26,584 --> 00:07:30,691 Everything pumping. Whoo! 160 00:07:30,760 --> 00:07:33,245 My goal is 100 days. 161 00:07:33,314 --> 00:07:34,902 If I can keep my weight up, 162 00:07:34,971 --> 00:07:37,802 I have no doubt that I can make it that long. 163 00:07:37,871 --> 00:07:39,389 ♪ ♪ 164 00:07:39,459 --> 00:07:41,495 Mm, he got some fat in there. 165 00:07:41,564 --> 00:07:43,048 But for this show, 166 00:07:43,117 --> 00:07:45,913 you gotta kinda manage expectations versus reality. 167 00:07:45,982 --> 00:07:47,777 I have expectations, 168 00:07:47,846 --> 00:07:50,090 but what the reality's actually gonna bring, 169 00:07:50,159 --> 00:07:51,263 you don't ever know. 170 00:07:51,332 --> 00:07:52,644 Mm-hmm. 171 00:07:52,713 --> 00:07:54,094 ♪ ♪ 172 00:07:54,163 --> 00:07:56,027 That's why you wear the gloves. 173 00:07:56,096 --> 00:07:57,753 ♪ ♪ 174 00:07:57,822 --> 00:08:00,031 You know, everybody has a plan until they get punched 175 00:08:00,100 --> 00:08:03,379 in the face, but I'm doing good. 176 00:08:03,448 --> 00:08:06,658 Gotta pay attention to the land and the animals. 177 00:08:06,727 --> 00:08:11,974 One porcupine barbeque coming up. 178 00:08:12,043 --> 00:08:13,872 Woot-woot! Yeah, yeah! 179 00:08:16,012 --> 00:08:18,946 [foreboding music] 180 00:08:19,015 --> 00:08:26,057 ♪ ♪ 181 00:08:32,615 --> 00:08:35,791 - Folding a tarp by yourself 101. 182 00:08:35,860 --> 00:08:38,138 The wind is your friend. 183 00:08:38,207 --> 00:08:39,415 [tarp snaps] 184 00:08:39,484 --> 00:08:43,592 Lay the tarp down. Even out the other side. 185 00:08:43,661 --> 00:08:46,180 ♪ ♪ 186 00:08:46,249 --> 00:08:50,806 One fold. Is that floss? 187 00:08:50,875 --> 00:08:54,844 ♪ ♪ 188 00:08:54,913 --> 00:08:57,951 Sure looks like some dental floss. 189 00:09:02,265 --> 00:09:03,301 [thread snapping] 190 00:09:03,370 --> 00:09:06,442 Hmm. No, little degraded. 191 00:09:10,032 --> 00:09:11,447 [tsks] 192 00:09:13,069 --> 00:09:16,348 Hmm, so quiet. I love the quiet. 193 00:09:16,417 --> 00:09:17,522 [sighs] 194 00:09:17,591 --> 00:09:18,661 ♪ ♪ 195 00:09:18,730 --> 00:09:20,283 Here, Bee, do you want this? 196 00:09:20,352 --> 00:09:23,148 Come here. Take it. 197 00:09:23,217 --> 00:09:25,599 I am a biologist for the National Parks Service. 198 00:09:25,668 --> 00:09:28,637 [chainsaw revving] 199 00:09:28,706 --> 00:09:32,054 I grew up in a rural area and I've always been outdoors. 200 00:09:32,123 --> 00:09:33,365 I love building. 201 00:09:33,434 --> 00:09:35,229 I love coming up with novel solutions 202 00:09:35,298 --> 00:09:37,438 to technical problems, 203 00:09:37,507 --> 00:09:39,648 like using unfamiliar materials 204 00:09:39,717 --> 00:09:42,512 to build a structure, and I started finding myself 205 00:09:42,582 --> 00:09:46,344 wanting to do more and more extreme things in wild places. 206 00:09:46,413 --> 00:09:47,794 ♪ ♪ 207 00:09:47,863 --> 00:09:50,072 I feel like I've learned a lot of lessons by myself 208 00:09:50,141 --> 00:09:51,556 in the wilderness. 209 00:09:51,625 --> 00:09:54,214 I definitely can cope through hardship. 210 00:09:54,283 --> 00:09:56,837 ♪ ♪ 211 00:09:56,906 --> 00:09:58,701 Working for the parks, 212 00:09:58,770 --> 00:10:00,738 I've developed a lot of plant ID skills. 213 00:10:00,807 --> 00:10:03,844 My strengths lie in reading the landscape 214 00:10:03,913 --> 00:10:05,466 and understanding relationships 215 00:10:05,535 --> 00:10:06,882 and the ecosystem. 216 00:10:06,951 --> 00:10:08,400 ♪ ♪ 217 00:10:08,469 --> 00:10:11,507 $1 million is a life-changing quantity of money. 218 00:10:11,576 --> 00:10:13,543 I think it would be hard to subject yourself 219 00:10:13,613 --> 00:10:15,476 to this much potential hardship 220 00:10:15,545 --> 00:10:17,651 without the idea of a reward at the end. 221 00:10:17,720 --> 00:10:19,860 But ultimately, what I hope to gain 222 00:10:19,929 --> 00:10:21,690 isn't really something tangible. 223 00:10:21,759 --> 00:10:25,314 It's about the experience and learning from that experience. 224 00:10:25,383 --> 00:10:26,626 ♪ ♪ 225 00:10:28,697 --> 00:10:31,251 Let's do a little walking. 226 00:10:31,320 --> 00:10:34,219 I wanna figure this place out. 227 00:10:34,288 --> 00:10:37,222 [soft eerie music] 228 00:10:37,291 --> 00:10:41,710 ♪ ♪ 229 00:10:41,779 --> 00:10:43,953 This will definitely be the most difficult 230 00:10:44,022 --> 00:10:47,716 wilderness challenge I have ever undertaken. 231 00:10:47,785 --> 00:10:50,477 [water lapping] 232 00:10:50,546 --> 00:10:53,342 [exhales] 233 00:10:53,411 --> 00:10:56,276 I think this season is going to be much more difficult 234 00:10:56,345 --> 00:10:59,210 psychologically because in past seasons, 235 00:10:59,279 --> 00:11:01,799 you knew that when it was your time 236 00:11:01,868 --> 00:11:03,593 and you were the last person 237 00:11:03,663 --> 00:11:06,458 that someone would come get you and tell you. 238 00:11:06,527 --> 00:11:09,599 I feel like now, you don't know if at day 20 239 00:11:09,669 --> 00:11:12,464 you're the last person standing or if at day 99 240 00:11:12,533 --> 00:11:14,743 you're the last person standing. 241 00:11:14,812 --> 00:11:16,261 But the goal of the competition 242 00:11:16,330 --> 00:11:19,989 is to make to 100 days, outlast all others. 243 00:11:20,058 --> 00:11:21,646 ♪ ♪ 244 00:11:21,715 --> 00:11:24,684 [squirrel chirping] 245 00:11:26,651 --> 00:11:29,896 Squirrel friend, I hear you. 246 00:11:31,138 --> 00:11:33,106 I see you. 247 00:11:33,175 --> 00:11:34,486 ♪ ♪ 248 00:11:34,555 --> 00:11:36,799 Worth taking a shot, I think. 249 00:11:36,868 --> 00:11:38,628 I'm not a hunter, so I'm the only person 250 00:11:38,698 --> 00:11:40,216 not coming out here with a bow. 251 00:11:40,285 --> 00:11:44,289 But I have to have protein, so I need to adapt. 252 00:11:44,358 --> 00:11:45,532 ♪ ♪ 253 00:11:45,601 --> 00:11:47,776 Ooh! Little high. 254 00:11:47,845 --> 00:11:50,019 Is he gonna give me another shot? 255 00:11:50,088 --> 00:11:51,711 [squirrel chittering] 256 00:11:51,780 --> 00:11:53,920 Ooh, he didn't like that. 257 00:11:53,989 --> 00:11:55,887 ♪ ♪ 258 00:11:55,956 --> 00:11:58,096 Ooh. 259 00:11:58,165 --> 00:12:00,340 ♪ ♪ 260 00:12:00,409 --> 00:12:04,309 Oh, I got him. [laughs] 261 00:12:04,378 --> 00:12:07,727 Got a squirrel. Hoo! 262 00:12:10,039 --> 00:12:13,422 I knew Little League Baseball was good for something. 263 00:12:13,491 --> 00:12:16,425 [thrumming dramatic music] 264 00:12:16,494 --> 00:12:23,535 ♪ ♪ 265 00:12:25,192 --> 00:12:30,025 ♪ 266 00:12:30,094 --> 00:12:32,579 - Time to heat up my porcupine. 267 00:12:32,648 --> 00:12:36,238 We just gotta get a fire started. 268 00:12:36,307 --> 00:12:38,343 [flint scraping] 269 00:12:47,318 --> 00:12:49,458 [sighs] Crap. 270 00:12:49,527 --> 00:12:51,149 [foreboding music] 271 00:12:51,218 --> 00:12:53,462 Everything is wet. 272 00:12:53,531 --> 00:12:56,741 Out here, the moss on the ground holds moisture in. 273 00:12:56,810 --> 00:12:58,329 So anything you pick up off the ground, 274 00:12:58,398 --> 00:12:59,675 you might as well forget it. 275 00:12:59,744 --> 00:13:01,884 It almost seems impossible to start a fire, 276 00:13:01,953 --> 00:13:03,541 even with a ferro rod. 277 00:13:03,610 --> 00:13:06,958 And you cannot survive in the Arctic without fire. 278 00:13:07,027 --> 00:13:09,374 Are you serious? 279 00:13:09,443 --> 00:13:11,273 I need a bigger ball of fluff. 280 00:13:11,342 --> 00:13:16,312 ♪ ♪ 281 00:13:16,381 --> 00:13:18,176 [branches crackling] 282 00:13:18,245 --> 00:13:21,421 [chuckling] All right. 283 00:13:21,490 --> 00:13:23,423 I decided to cut off the leg quarters 284 00:13:23,492 --> 00:13:25,425 and cook them in a pot. 285 00:13:25,494 --> 00:13:28,290 The rest will just cook slowly overnight. 286 00:13:28,359 --> 00:13:30,671 Should pull it apart nice and easy in the morning, 287 00:13:30,740 --> 00:13:32,156 be good breakfast. 288 00:13:32,225 --> 00:13:34,089 Anyway, we're cooking some meat! 289 00:13:34,158 --> 00:13:37,057 [quiet dramatic music] 290 00:13:37,126 --> 00:13:38,956 ♪ ♪ 291 00:13:39,025 --> 00:13:42,511 Mmm. Oh, that fat is so good. 292 00:13:42,580 --> 00:13:44,582 ♪ ♪ 293 00:13:44,651 --> 00:13:47,378 You can't beat that. 294 00:13:47,447 --> 00:13:49,656 Oh, yes. Thank you, Mr. Porcupine. 295 00:13:49,725 --> 00:13:51,347 ♪ ♪ 296 00:13:51,416 --> 00:13:54,074 Mmm. Mmm-mmm-mmm. 297 00:13:54,143 --> 00:13:56,249 Mmm. Mmm. 298 00:13:56,318 --> 00:14:00,253 All right, take my pot down to the shoreline. 299 00:14:00,322 --> 00:14:03,118 'Cause if there's one good way to get a visitor, 300 00:14:03,187 --> 00:14:05,706 it's to have something in your sleeping quarters 301 00:14:05,775 --> 00:14:07,847 that they want. 302 00:14:07,916 --> 00:14:10,850 [quiet tense music] 303 00:14:10,919 --> 00:14:17,926 ♪ ♪ 304 00:14:24,587 --> 00:14:27,625 [metallic clanging] 305 00:14:31,180 --> 00:14:35,288 It's just getting dark, and I just fell asleep, 306 00:14:35,357 --> 00:14:38,947 and I was woken by a clanging sound, 307 00:14:39,016 --> 00:14:42,674 which I know it was my cooking pots, so I'm kinda-- 308 00:14:42,743 --> 00:14:43,986 kinda, like, freaking out a little bit. 309 00:14:44,055 --> 00:14:47,127 I think the bears have probably found me again. 310 00:14:47,196 --> 00:14:48,680 ♪ ♪ 311 00:14:48,749 --> 00:14:50,096 [metallic snapping] 312 00:14:50,165 --> 00:14:52,063 I don't know of anything else that coulda knocked that 313 00:14:52,132 --> 00:14:53,375 cooking pot around like that. 314 00:14:53,444 --> 00:14:55,756 It's pretty heavy cast iron. 315 00:14:55,825 --> 00:14:58,863 Either a bear or wolverine. 316 00:14:58,932 --> 00:15:01,452 [zipper zipping] 317 00:15:01,521 --> 00:15:03,764 I'm trying to slip up and get my bow 318 00:15:03,833 --> 00:15:07,527 and get down there and see-- see if I can see something. 319 00:15:07,596 --> 00:15:09,632 [grunts] 320 00:15:09,701 --> 00:15:12,635 [tense music] 321 00:15:12,704 --> 00:15:16,708 ♪ ♪ 322 00:15:16,777 --> 00:15:19,435 I'm trying to move pretty quick here. 323 00:15:19,504 --> 00:15:22,507 See if I can see anything. 324 00:15:22,576 --> 00:15:23,957 [animal growls] 325 00:15:24,026 --> 00:15:26,408 What is that? 326 00:15:26,477 --> 00:15:29,342 Something knows I'm here. 327 00:15:29,411 --> 00:15:31,137 [exhales sharply] 328 00:15:31,206 --> 00:15:33,001 [leaves rustling] 329 00:15:33,070 --> 00:15:34,623 [low animal growl] 330 00:15:34,692 --> 00:15:37,350 I'm not the only one out here. 331 00:15:37,419 --> 00:15:41,181 I'm definitely not the only one hungry. 332 00:15:41,250 --> 00:15:44,909 [bleep]! 333 00:15:44,978 --> 00:15:47,636 Aw, crap. 334 00:15:47,705 --> 00:15:49,569 [exhales sharply] 335 00:15:54,677 --> 00:15:56,093 Aw, dang it. 336 00:15:57,922 --> 00:16:01,236 Hmm, yeah, there's definitely something been in my pot. 337 00:16:01,305 --> 00:16:03,963 ♪ ♪ 338 00:16:04,032 --> 00:16:07,690 It's definitely unnerving. Something knows I'm here. 339 00:16:07,759 --> 00:16:10,693 [panting lightly] 340 00:16:10,762 --> 00:16:12,730 ♪ ♪ 341 00:16:12,799 --> 00:16:15,388 All right. Maybe I run him off. 342 00:16:15,457 --> 00:16:17,528 ♪ ♪ 343 00:16:17,597 --> 00:16:19,979 Everything out here wants to take your food. 344 00:16:20,048 --> 00:16:21,808 Everything. 345 00:16:21,877 --> 00:16:26,571 ♪ ♪ 346 00:16:26,640 --> 00:16:29,678 [grunting and panting] 347 00:16:37,099 --> 00:16:40,378 I don't imagine I'll get any sleep, listening. 348 00:16:53,357 --> 00:16:55,807 [tarp crinkling] 349 00:16:59,777 --> 00:17:02,780 [light tense music] 350 00:17:02,849 --> 00:17:09,890 ♪ ♪ 351 00:17:18,106 --> 00:17:21,040 [branch rustling] 352 00:17:22,731 --> 00:17:25,699 - Seven snares. Right on. 353 00:17:25,768 --> 00:17:29,186 Are you ready for this? 354 00:17:29,255 --> 00:17:30,670 [hard exhale] 355 00:17:30,739 --> 00:17:32,568 [laughs softly] 356 00:17:36,607 --> 00:17:41,508 Oh, there's some wicked bundles of spruce sap. 357 00:17:41,577 --> 00:17:43,269 I'm just gonna chew some, 358 00:17:43,338 --> 00:17:47,445 'cause this actually looks like, um, pre-chewed. 359 00:17:47,514 --> 00:17:50,379 I may regret this, but I'm gonna do it. 360 00:17:58,698 --> 00:18:01,977 [clears throat] Did think that was cleaner. 361 00:18:05,567 --> 00:18:07,845 Worst idea yet. 362 00:18:07,914 --> 00:18:10,848 [light ominous music] 363 00:18:10,917 --> 00:18:15,611 ♪ ♪ 364 00:18:15,680 --> 00:18:17,613 See if my snares produced. 365 00:18:17,682 --> 00:18:22,031 It would be pretty wonderful to have a rabbit. 366 00:18:22,101 --> 00:18:25,794 My main priority is to provide myself with enough food. 367 00:18:25,863 --> 00:18:29,246 If I'm not actively hunting or fishing, 368 00:18:29,315 --> 00:18:32,111 I want to be passively hunting or fishing. 369 00:18:32,180 --> 00:18:36,977 So my goal is to set seven snares a day. 370 00:18:37,046 --> 00:18:41,050 Making to 100 days is going to be extremely hard. 371 00:18:41,120 --> 00:18:44,433 I think psychologically it's nice to have 372 00:18:44,502 --> 00:18:48,817 a definite end date, but that doesn't make it any easier 373 00:18:48,886 --> 00:18:51,751 to physically get there, but I know how to put my head 374 00:18:51,820 --> 00:18:55,306 down and just get things done when things are tough. 375 00:18:55,375 --> 00:18:56,549 ♪ ♪ 376 00:18:56,618 --> 00:18:58,620 We've got snow again. 377 00:18:58,689 --> 00:19:02,002 My profession is a wilderness snowshoe guide. 378 00:19:02,071 --> 00:19:03,521 Day 15. 379 00:19:03,590 --> 00:19:06,904 My husband and I do remote wilderness adventures 380 00:19:06,973 --> 00:19:11,184 through minus-40 degree weather, snowstorms, slush. 381 00:19:11,253 --> 00:19:15,947 Everyone's ready for a knock-'em-out, easy day, 10K. 382 00:19:16,016 --> 00:19:20,297 I have the ability to overcome harsh environments. 383 00:19:20,366 --> 00:19:22,057 I'm still making my gill net. 384 00:19:22,126 --> 00:19:24,335 Knowing what to expect in the Arctic, 385 00:19:24,404 --> 00:19:26,682 that's going to be a huge advantage. 386 00:19:26,751 --> 00:19:29,237 The only thing that would make me tap 387 00:19:29,306 --> 00:19:31,618 is an injury or starvation. 388 00:19:31,687 --> 00:19:33,241 [arrow thwacks] 389 00:19:33,310 --> 00:19:36,278 My husband Dave, he and I, we do everything together. 390 00:19:36,347 --> 00:19:40,351 We are best friends, business partners. 391 00:19:40,420 --> 00:19:44,252 $1 million is more than I could even imagine. 392 00:19:44,321 --> 00:19:47,669 Having that money means that we can take more time 393 00:19:47,738 --> 00:19:51,017 to live off the land and have the simple life. 394 00:19:51,086 --> 00:19:52,708 - We got this. 395 00:19:52,777 --> 00:19:56,643 - I want to show people how resilient women can be. 396 00:19:56,712 --> 00:19:58,162 [motor revs] 397 00:19:58,231 --> 00:20:00,613 This is an opportunity for me to prove to myself 398 00:20:00,682 --> 00:20:03,719 that I can do it without Dave. 399 00:20:03,788 --> 00:20:06,550 I have full confidence that I can make it until 400 00:20:06,619 --> 00:20:10,795 they come and get me on day 100 with $1 million. 401 00:20:18,355 --> 00:20:19,356 [rabbit cries] 402 00:20:19,425 --> 00:20:22,945 Hmm, that's my snare. 403 00:20:23,014 --> 00:20:26,604 My first rabbit. Sweet. 404 00:20:35,337 --> 00:20:37,512 [rabbit crying] 405 00:20:37,581 --> 00:20:38,547 [bones snap] 406 00:20:38,616 --> 00:20:40,377 [sighs] [sniffles] 407 00:20:44,173 --> 00:20:46,935 [sniffling and sobbing] 408 00:20:49,317 --> 00:20:53,252 Such a small guy. Noose was too weak. 409 00:20:54,770 --> 00:20:56,669 This is awful. 410 00:20:56,738 --> 00:20:59,775 [crying] 411 00:21:11,615 --> 00:21:14,273 I just feel really bad. 412 00:21:14,342 --> 00:21:17,276 [mournful music] 413 00:21:17,345 --> 00:21:24,317 ♪ ♪ 414 00:21:24,386 --> 00:21:28,701 Not everybody gets the chance to look in the eye 415 00:21:28,770 --> 00:21:32,049 of the animal you're about to eat. 416 00:21:32,118 --> 00:21:34,603 ♪ ♪ 417 00:21:34,672 --> 00:21:38,089 Out here there is no grocery store. 418 00:21:38,158 --> 00:21:40,264 You can't just open up the fridge, 419 00:21:40,333 --> 00:21:45,614 and when you have to kill your food, 420 00:21:45,683 --> 00:21:48,479 you don't take it for granted. 421 00:21:48,548 --> 00:21:51,344 Mmm. 422 00:21:51,413 --> 00:21:54,347 [quiet foreboding music] 423 00:21:54,416 --> 00:22:01,492 ♪ ♪ 424 00:22:02,873 --> 00:22:09,914 ♪ 425 00:22:12,503 --> 00:22:19,441 ♪ 426 00:22:19,510 --> 00:22:23,721 - [sniffles] I see breakfast. 427 00:22:31,626 --> 00:22:33,697 Ants just boiling out of that birch. 428 00:22:33,766 --> 00:22:36,113 Bunch of them are getting away too--I gotta get them. 429 00:22:38,149 --> 00:22:39,565 [grunts] 430 00:22:44,190 --> 00:22:47,124 [light music] 431 00:22:47,193 --> 00:22:49,678 Here's a big one. 432 00:22:49,747 --> 00:22:52,681 [crunching] 433 00:22:52,750 --> 00:22:54,096 ♪ ♪ 434 00:22:54,165 --> 00:22:56,927 Out here, any little thing's good, 435 00:22:56,996 --> 00:23:01,587 even if it ain't a major food source. 436 00:23:01,656 --> 00:23:02,657 [chuckles] 437 00:23:02,726 --> 00:23:06,523 That one grabbed ahold of my tongue. 438 00:23:06,592 --> 00:23:08,456 You gotta make sure you eat their heads first, 439 00:23:08,525 --> 00:23:11,148 or they'll pinch your tongue. 440 00:23:11,217 --> 00:23:14,427 We'll eat stuff you'd never even touch back home. 441 00:23:14,496 --> 00:23:17,810 Crunch down every bit of it, and drink the juice 442 00:23:17,879 --> 00:23:19,950 and lick the bowl. 443 00:23:21,745 --> 00:23:24,679 That might be about it. 444 00:23:24,748 --> 00:23:28,441 Nobody got a clue what it's like to rough it. 445 00:23:28,510 --> 00:23:30,236 [light dramatic music] 446 00:23:30,305 --> 00:23:34,689 I've been living off the land pretty much my whole life. 447 00:23:34,758 --> 00:23:37,346 I don't do the pacifist, 448 00:23:37,416 --> 00:23:40,936 "all one with the wilderness" bull[bleep]. 449 00:23:41,005 --> 00:23:44,457 I'm a registered big-game guide in Red Devil, Alaska. 450 00:23:44,526 --> 00:23:45,562 That was a good shot. 451 00:23:45,631 --> 00:23:47,909 I do extreme wilderness hunts. 452 00:23:47,978 --> 00:23:50,118 I'll spend all winter out there trapping. 453 00:23:50,187 --> 00:23:53,949 I call this my moose shot. I am good at it. 454 00:23:54,018 --> 00:23:55,606 And when I get bored, I got logging 455 00:23:55,675 --> 00:23:57,919 and try to smash myself that way. 456 00:23:59,679 --> 00:24:03,614 I have this opportunity to make a million bucks. 457 00:24:03,683 --> 00:24:06,824 That's huge in my world. That's big money, man. 458 00:24:06,893 --> 00:24:10,069 There is nothing going on in my home life to make me 459 00:24:10,138 --> 00:24:12,278 tap out of this, nothing. 460 00:24:12,347 --> 00:24:15,108 You're gonna have to pull me out, because a million bucks 461 00:24:15,177 --> 00:24:17,490 is just too much money. 462 00:24:17,559 --> 00:24:19,768 I'm the ultimate wilderness machine, 463 00:24:19,837 --> 00:24:22,564 and I'm doing this to show the whole world 464 00:24:22,633 --> 00:24:26,326 I'm the big bull of the north woods. 465 00:24:26,395 --> 00:24:28,087 ♪ ♪ 466 00:24:28,156 --> 00:24:31,711 What a beautiful lake. 467 00:24:31,780 --> 00:24:36,198 There's a nice little beach here. 468 00:24:36,267 --> 00:24:39,650 There's some old black bear tracks here in the sand. 469 00:24:39,719 --> 00:24:42,550 I wanted to look in the sand, see if there's any fresh prints 470 00:24:42,619 --> 00:24:45,622 of moose or whatever. 471 00:24:45,691 --> 00:24:49,349 Small black bear, pad and toes. 472 00:24:49,418 --> 00:24:51,317 Old sign. 473 00:24:51,386 --> 00:24:53,422 Clear back, summertime old. 474 00:24:55,252 --> 00:24:57,772 Oh, there's a big find right there. 475 00:24:58,704 --> 00:25:03,571 This is what I didn't bring, and it's what I might need. 476 00:25:03,640 --> 00:25:05,296 I can untangle that and get 477 00:25:05,365 --> 00:25:07,989 a hunk of serviceable fishing line. 478 00:25:08,058 --> 00:25:09,473 It could pay off big time 479 00:25:09,542 --> 00:25:12,718 if I can come up with some kind of hook. 480 00:25:12,787 --> 00:25:17,654 Heading up the shoreline here to prospect for fishing sites. 481 00:25:17,723 --> 00:25:19,932 ♪ ♪ 482 00:25:20,001 --> 00:25:24,523 I think it's gonna take some very strong medicine 483 00:25:24,592 --> 00:25:29,079 to be the last man or woman after 100 days. 484 00:25:29,148 --> 00:25:30,701 You're gonna have to do things 485 00:25:30,770 --> 00:25:33,324 you would never dream of doing. 486 00:25:33,393 --> 00:25:35,499 You're gonna have to be tough, 487 00:25:35,568 --> 00:25:37,501 you're gonna have to be smart, 488 00:25:37,570 --> 00:25:40,228 you're gonna have to be aggressive, 489 00:25:40,297 --> 00:25:42,851 and I got all that and a couple more. 490 00:25:44,025 --> 00:25:47,097 There's deep water here, could be good. 491 00:25:47,166 --> 00:25:50,652 I'm gonna go see if there's a bay on the next side. 492 00:25:52,896 --> 00:25:55,139 [panting lightly] 493 00:25:55,208 --> 00:25:56,727 [dramatic music] 494 00:25:56,796 --> 00:25:58,591 Oh, [bleep]! 495 00:25:58,660 --> 00:26:00,593 ♪ ♪ 496 00:26:00,662 --> 00:26:04,563 [animal growls] 497 00:26:04,632 --> 00:26:07,531 There he goes. 498 00:26:07,600 --> 00:26:11,397 That [bleep] was close. 499 00:26:11,466 --> 00:26:14,469 Looked to be about a 40-pounder, too. 500 00:26:14,538 --> 00:26:19,094 ♪ ♪ 501 00:26:19,163 --> 00:26:23,167 How was that for some close encounters? 502 00:26:23,236 --> 00:26:26,343 That was some pretty intense wolverine action there, man. 503 00:26:26,412 --> 00:26:31,762 He popped up over that rock in my face, just right here. 504 00:26:31,831 --> 00:26:34,385 But I didn't have a bow. 505 00:26:34,454 --> 00:26:39,356 If he had been any closer, the axe might have worked. 506 00:26:39,425 --> 00:26:43,015 But no good. 507 00:26:43,084 --> 00:26:44,948 ♪ ♪ 508 00:26:45,017 --> 00:26:47,985 Hoo! 509 00:26:48,054 --> 00:26:51,817 I don't like him being around my camp. 510 00:26:51,886 --> 00:26:54,785 Those things are notorious camp busters. 511 00:26:54,854 --> 00:26:56,960 They're gonna steal your meat. 512 00:26:57,029 --> 00:27:01,102 ♪ ♪ 513 00:27:01,171 --> 00:27:04,070 [soft dramatic music] 514 00:27:04,139 --> 00:27:11,181 ♪ ♪ 515 00:27:18,982 --> 00:27:21,778 - Kinda worried about the bears coming, you know? 516 00:27:21,847 --> 00:27:26,265 I will be sleeping with my air horn in my sleeping bag again. 517 00:27:26,334 --> 00:27:30,269 And the reason for that-- is I have bear spray also. 518 00:27:30,338 --> 00:27:34,100 But the bear spray's gonna require me to jump up and move 519 00:27:34,169 --> 00:27:36,724 and spray. 520 00:27:36,793 --> 00:27:39,381 The air horn, I actually don't even have to move. 521 00:27:39,450 --> 00:27:43,385 I can just deploy the sound from inside the sleeping bag. 522 00:27:44,801 --> 00:27:49,771 I don't think my family wants me dying over anything, so. 523 00:27:49,840 --> 00:27:52,774 [grunting and exhaling] 524 00:27:52,843 --> 00:27:55,777 [light dramatic music] 525 00:27:55,846 --> 00:27:58,780 ♪ ♪ 526 00:27:58,849 --> 00:28:00,126 The money would do a lot. 527 00:28:00,195 --> 00:28:02,094 This journey and this experience 528 00:28:02,163 --> 00:28:04,924 and getting to be here was because of a lot 529 00:28:04,993 --> 00:28:07,409 of my hard work, but my wife and kids 530 00:28:07,478 --> 00:28:09,653 had to sacrifice as well. 531 00:28:09,722 --> 00:28:13,070 The way to repay them would be to get them that money. 532 00:28:13,139 --> 00:28:16,418 So for me to stop anything short of the end 533 00:28:16,487 --> 00:28:19,007 would almost be kinda like betraying them. 534 00:28:20,388 --> 00:28:23,460 Good night. Love you guys. 535 00:28:23,529 --> 00:28:26,463 [brisk ominous music] 536 00:28:26,532 --> 00:28:33,573 ♪ ♪ 537 00:28:39,614 --> 00:28:41,789 [birds chirping] 538 00:28:41,858 --> 00:28:43,791 ♪ ♪ 539 00:28:43,860 --> 00:28:46,932 - All right, people. Let's get cleaned up. 540 00:28:47,001 --> 00:28:48,727 ♪ ♪ 541 00:28:48,796 --> 00:28:50,521 [groaning] 542 00:28:52,661 --> 00:28:56,251 Oh, it's not warm. [grunts] 543 00:28:58,322 --> 00:29:02,706 Oh, damn it. 544 00:29:06,158 --> 00:29:09,057 Oh, this feels weird. 545 00:29:09,126 --> 00:29:12,198 Getting over it, though. [laughs] 546 00:29:13,924 --> 00:29:17,583 [exhaling sharply] 547 00:29:17,652 --> 00:29:22,277 [grunts] [chuckling] 548 00:29:22,346 --> 00:29:26,661 All right, good and warmed up. 549 00:29:26,730 --> 00:29:28,352 Gonna do a bit of berry foraging, 550 00:29:28,421 --> 00:29:30,182 maybe bring back a few mushrooms. 551 00:29:30,251 --> 00:29:33,185 [gentle music] 552 00:29:33,254 --> 00:29:38,638 ♪ ♪ 553 00:29:38,707 --> 00:29:40,848 That's a juniper. 554 00:29:40,917 --> 00:29:47,855 ♪ ♪ 555 00:29:47,924 --> 00:29:50,409 Coral fungus. 556 00:29:50,478 --> 00:29:54,378 ♪ ♪ 557 00:29:54,447 --> 00:29:57,209 All edible, as far as I know. 558 00:29:57,278 --> 00:30:02,870 ♪ ♪ 559 00:30:02,939 --> 00:30:05,182 What is that? 560 00:30:05,251 --> 00:30:08,634 Definitely seeing some tracks in here. 561 00:30:10,084 --> 00:30:12,914 Pretty well-established little trail here. 562 00:30:15,227 --> 00:30:18,299 Pretty matted down. 563 00:30:18,368 --> 00:30:20,404 Used somewhat recently. 564 00:30:21,992 --> 00:30:24,753 Tough to say in this environment. 565 00:30:24,823 --> 00:30:27,446 [branches rustling] 566 00:30:31,415 --> 00:30:33,590 Oh, [bleep], there's a bear. 567 00:30:33,659 --> 00:30:36,593 [tense music] 568 00:30:36,662 --> 00:30:40,252 ♪ ♪ 569 00:30:40,321 --> 00:30:42,219 It's coming my way. 570 00:30:42,288 --> 00:30:47,466 ♪ ♪ 571 00:30:47,535 --> 00:30:51,228 It could be heading straight into my camp. 572 00:30:51,297 --> 00:30:54,542 The smell of guts. 573 00:30:54,611 --> 00:30:57,683 There's kind of two ways to go about doing this. 574 00:30:57,752 --> 00:31:03,033 Leave him alone or go on the offensive. 575 00:31:03,102 --> 00:31:06,036 [sighs] 576 00:31:06,105 --> 00:31:07,244 [zipper zipping] 577 00:31:07,313 --> 00:31:11,800 All right, I'm gonna go toward the bear. 578 00:31:11,870 --> 00:31:14,631 erablewith nothing but a green tarp 579 00:31:14,700 --> 00:31:17,323 between me and a bear. 580 00:31:20,223 --> 00:31:22,052 Hoping I can get up there and head him off. 581 00:31:22,121 --> 00:31:24,192 ♪ ♪ 582 00:31:24,261 --> 00:31:26,470 It'd be pretty thrilling if I had a bow in my hands 583 00:31:26,539 --> 00:31:28,576 right now, wouldn't it? 584 00:31:28,645 --> 00:31:31,579 I'm not the person who sits in the dark woods 585 00:31:31,648 --> 00:31:33,615 and has the hair stand up on the back of my neck 586 00:31:33,684 --> 00:31:35,755 as soon as there's a sound. 587 00:31:35,824 --> 00:31:37,516 I'm the person that hears that thing 588 00:31:37,585 --> 00:31:40,312 and silently goes toward that. 589 00:31:40,381 --> 00:31:43,073 Before he gets the idea that I equal food, 590 00:31:43,142 --> 00:31:46,525 I'd like him to have the idea that I equal scary, 591 00:31:46,594 --> 00:31:49,114 loud noises. 592 00:31:49,183 --> 00:31:52,669 [light panting] 593 00:31:52,738 --> 00:31:57,018 ♪ ♪ 594 00:31:57,087 --> 00:31:59,572 I'm not gonna be able to get up that ledge. 595 00:31:59,641 --> 00:32:01,298 ♪ ♪ 596 00:32:01,367 --> 00:32:03,231 Dang it. 597 00:32:03,300 --> 00:32:04,646 [flies buzzing] 598 00:32:04,715 --> 00:32:06,890 I think he got around me. 599 00:32:06,959 --> 00:32:09,617 This is getting crazy. 600 00:32:09,686 --> 00:32:11,515 ♪ ♪ 601 00:32:11,584 --> 00:32:14,242 I've only challenged myself in this way before 602 00:32:14,311 --> 00:32:16,106 on my own terms. 603 00:32:16,175 --> 00:32:18,384 Never in this way have the factors 604 00:32:18,453 --> 00:32:21,042 been so completely out of my control. 605 00:32:21,111 --> 00:32:23,596 [birds chirping] 606 00:32:23,665 --> 00:32:26,599 [quiet dramatic music] 607 00:32:26,668 --> 00:32:33,710 ♪ ♪ 608 00:32:34,814 --> 00:32:41,856 ♪ 609 00:32:51,279 --> 00:32:53,419 - [sniffles] 610 00:32:53,488 --> 00:32:55,594 Morning. 611 00:32:55,663 --> 00:32:58,148 So much to do. 612 00:32:58,217 --> 00:33:01,669 I wanna finalize my shelter. 613 00:33:01,738 --> 00:33:03,360 The days are gonna go by quickly, 614 00:33:03,429 --> 00:33:08,158 and if I can forget about my shelter early on, 615 00:33:08,227 --> 00:33:10,057 then that's-- that's great. 616 00:33:10,126 --> 00:33:12,921 [light tense music] 617 00:33:12,991 --> 00:33:16,132 [axe thudding] 618 00:33:16,201 --> 00:33:18,375 [wood snapping] 619 00:33:18,444 --> 00:33:19,928 It's simple. 620 00:33:19,998 --> 00:33:22,276 I'm a "keep it simple" kind of person. 621 00:33:22,345 --> 00:33:26,487 Originally, I really liked the idea of the seven-pole pitch. 622 00:33:26,556 --> 00:33:29,421 That's how prospector tents are set up. 623 00:33:29,490 --> 00:33:31,423 All right, in she goes. 624 00:33:31,492 --> 00:33:34,564 But I wanted it to be narrow enough that the tarp 625 00:33:34,633 --> 00:33:36,428 could go all the way to the bottom 626 00:33:36,497 --> 00:33:40,294 for wind protection, because an airproof shelter 627 00:33:40,363 --> 00:33:43,297 is gonna keep you a lot warmer than a leaky one. 628 00:33:44,194 --> 00:33:46,817 I have to build that up, way up. 629 00:33:46,886 --> 00:33:49,786 [dramatic music] 630 00:33:49,855 --> 00:33:56,896 ♪ ♪ 631 00:33:59,796 --> 00:34:03,386 The Arctic is one of the most dangerous places because 632 00:34:03,455 --> 00:34:07,217 you have to be on your game for everything. 633 00:34:07,286 --> 00:34:11,704 Winter is coming, and winter is harsh and relentless. 634 00:34:11,773 --> 00:34:15,294 It doesn't care if you're here or not. 635 00:34:15,363 --> 00:34:19,298 ♪ ♪ 636 00:34:19,367 --> 00:34:22,750 On the gear list was a pair of gaiters. 637 00:34:22,819 --> 00:34:24,269 I sewed them together. 638 00:34:24,338 --> 00:34:27,410 I'm going to use them as a door. 639 00:34:27,479 --> 00:34:29,791 Don't hate, appreciate. 640 00:34:31,966 --> 00:34:35,383 Through my career I've been able to inspire a lot of women 641 00:34:35,452 --> 00:34:39,111 that are thinking that they can't do some things 642 00:34:39,180 --> 00:34:43,184 that aren't necessarily womanly. 643 00:34:43,253 --> 00:34:46,946 I want to be a voice for women to feel like they can 644 00:34:47,015 --> 00:34:49,880 just get up and do it. 645 00:34:49,949 --> 00:34:54,437 I'm stronger than a lot of guys, physically and mentally. 646 00:34:54,506 --> 00:34:58,061 I wanna finally have a woman win this show, 647 00:34:58,130 --> 00:35:00,857 and I can be that person. 648 00:35:00,926 --> 00:35:03,929 [upbeat dramatic music] 649 00:35:03,998 --> 00:35:06,276 ♪ ♪ 650 00:35:06,345 --> 00:35:08,589 This is my new home. 651 00:35:08,658 --> 00:35:10,694 ♪ ♪ 652 00:35:10,763 --> 00:35:13,697 [soft eerie music] 653 00:35:13,766 --> 00:35:16,597 ♪ ♪ 654 00:35:16,666 --> 00:35:20,670 [wood crackling] 655 00:35:20,739 --> 00:35:25,053 Gotta say, big fan of my little caban. 656 00:35:25,123 --> 00:35:28,091 It's just gonna keep getting better. 657 00:35:28,160 --> 00:35:33,683 I feel like my knee could use a, uh, hot tub. 658 00:35:33,752 --> 00:35:36,099 [sniffles] [exhales] 659 00:35:36,168 --> 00:35:39,723 Maybe I'll order one on Amazon. 660 00:35:39,792 --> 00:35:42,416 Do you think they give free delivery here? 661 00:35:44,176 --> 00:35:49,699 When I left home, there was numerous nights crying, 662 00:35:49,768 --> 00:35:52,564 telling Dave that I was scared. 663 00:35:52,633 --> 00:35:56,119 But now that I'm out here, I'm not leaving. 664 00:35:56,188 --> 00:35:59,157 Like, not happening. 665 00:35:59,226 --> 00:36:03,437 [slurps and gulps] 666 00:36:03,506 --> 00:36:06,060 [rustling] 667 00:36:06,129 --> 00:36:07,958 ♪ ♪ 668 00:36:08,027 --> 00:36:10,133 - Morning. [sniffles] 669 00:36:15,173 --> 00:36:18,210 Why do I have the Toys-R-Us song stuck in my head? 670 00:36:18,279 --> 00:36:21,731 What the [bleep]? 671 00:36:21,800 --> 00:36:25,010 I think it's 'cause I thought, "I don't wanna get up." 672 00:36:26,770 --> 00:36:29,187 Which turned into "I don't wanna grow up." 673 00:36:30,464 --> 00:36:31,603 But I'm not gonna sing it, 674 00:36:31,672 --> 00:36:34,847 'cause I'd like for it to go away. 675 00:36:34,916 --> 00:36:37,125 [quiet dramatic music] 676 00:36:37,195 --> 00:36:40,025 I'm definitely hungry right now. 677 00:36:40,094 --> 00:36:42,407 I'm setting snares and experimenting a little bit 678 00:36:42,476 --> 00:36:43,960 with different methods, but I'm just keeping it 679 00:36:44,029 --> 00:36:45,720 consistent, figuring out what's working 680 00:36:45,789 --> 00:36:48,102 and what's not working. 681 00:36:48,171 --> 00:36:50,725 [exhales heavily] Gotta start getting some food. 682 00:36:50,794 --> 00:36:54,073 Everybody knows that's the name of the game here. 683 00:36:54,142 --> 00:36:56,904 I've probably been getting about 500 calories a day, 684 00:36:56,973 --> 00:36:59,009 something like that. 685 00:36:59,078 --> 00:37:03,048 I'm pretty used to functioning on minimum, 686 00:37:03,117 --> 00:37:07,121 but I am starting to feel the effects, you know? 687 00:37:07,190 --> 00:37:10,297 And we're barely getting started. 688 00:37:10,366 --> 00:37:17,373 ♪ ♪ 689 00:37:21,100 --> 00:37:25,070 Holy [bleep], I got a rabbit. [bleep] yeah! 690 00:37:25,139 --> 00:37:27,521 [laughs] 691 00:37:27,590 --> 00:37:31,663 Oh, yeah, buddy. Thank you. 692 00:37:31,732 --> 00:37:34,321 Oh, thank God-- Oh! 693 00:37:34,390 --> 00:37:38,463 It worked. I got you, buddy. 694 00:37:39,498 --> 00:37:41,500 I got you, bud. 695 00:37:41,569 --> 00:37:45,711 [panting] Oh, hey. 696 00:37:45,780 --> 00:37:48,576 Hey, bud. [sniffles] 697 00:37:48,645 --> 00:37:50,820 Oh. 698 00:37:50,889 --> 00:37:52,546 It's a hare. 699 00:37:52,615 --> 00:37:55,859 Yes. 700 00:37:55,928 --> 00:37:59,415 Oh. [chuckles] 701 00:37:59,484 --> 00:38:01,831 ♪ ♪ 702 00:38:01,900 --> 00:38:05,248 He's got some weight to him. Hope he's not all belly. 703 00:38:05,317 --> 00:38:07,940 Yes! 704 00:38:08,009 --> 00:38:12,290 There's another one. Holy [bleep], I got two. 705 00:38:12,359 --> 00:38:13,946 Oh, man! 706 00:38:14,015 --> 00:38:15,845 ♪ ♪ 707 00:38:15,914 --> 00:38:17,812 Look at that. 708 00:38:17,881 --> 00:38:19,883 I'm out here trying to last 100 days 709 00:38:19,952 --> 00:38:23,370 in a harsh environment, and I've got a long way to go. 710 00:38:23,439 --> 00:38:27,546 But I'm off to a good start out here, friends. 711 00:38:27,615 --> 00:38:30,273 Let's try to keep it that way. 712 00:38:30,342 --> 00:38:33,276 [low tense music] 713 00:38:33,345 --> 00:38:40,352 ♪ ♪ 714 00:38:42,734 --> 00:38:49,741 ♪ 715 00:38:53,538 --> 00:38:54,815 [bird cries] 716 00:38:54,884 --> 00:38:57,300 - For more on this build, and to see if I die 717 00:38:57,369 --> 00:38:59,267 in the Arctic, tune in this Thursday night 718 00:38:59,337 --> 00:39:01,373 to "Alone" on History Channel. 719 00:39:01,442 --> 00:39:03,306 Or maybe I'll get mauled by a bear. 720 00:39:03,375 --> 00:39:06,585 Tune in this Thursday night, only on "Alone"--No. 721 00:39:06,654 --> 00:39:09,830 Tune in every Thursday night for "Alone" on History Channel. 722 00:39:09,899 --> 00:39:11,590 How is that, is that a better view? 723 00:39:11,659 --> 00:39:14,006 No, I'm in the dark-- No, I'm in the sun. 724 00:39:14,075 --> 00:39:17,251 Welcome back. I'm Shawn Helton, 725 00:39:17,320 --> 00:39:21,945 AKA, "Shawn With the Wild." AKA, bushcraft ninja. 726 00:39:22,014 --> 00:39:25,742 AKA, Thor of the woods. AKA--I don't know. 727 00:39:25,811 --> 00:39:27,882 I don't really have any more. 728 00:39:27,951 --> 00:39:28,952 [mallet thumps] 729 00:39:29,021 --> 00:39:31,817 [sniffles] 730 00:39:31,886 --> 00:39:34,475 [bird cries] 731 00:39:34,544 --> 00:39:36,028 Right now, I feel great. 732 00:39:36,097 --> 00:39:37,582 I haven't seen any sign 733 00:39:37,651 --> 00:39:40,032 or heard any sign of the bears lately, 734 00:39:40,101 --> 00:39:43,415 so I've been able to work on building a shelter. 735 00:39:43,484 --> 00:39:47,315 I'm not going really fast, but I'm making progress. 736 00:39:47,385 --> 00:39:50,767 What I'll try to do today is get some food quickly, 737 00:39:50,836 --> 00:39:52,976 skip out on the shelter building, 738 00:39:53,045 --> 00:39:55,427 just do a little relaxing. 739 00:39:55,496 --> 00:39:58,430 [upbeat dramatic music] 740 00:39:58,499 --> 00:40:03,987 ♪ ♪ 741 00:40:04,056 --> 00:40:05,403 What is that? 742 00:40:07,577 --> 00:40:10,477 [exhales sharply] What? 743 00:40:10,546 --> 00:40:13,169 No. Yes. 744 00:40:14,964 --> 00:40:17,898 Holy [bleep], that's an old boat. 745 00:40:17,967 --> 00:40:20,210 [laughs] 746 00:40:20,279 --> 00:40:21,798 [hollow clanking] 747 00:40:21,867 --> 00:40:24,249 [grunts] This journey just keeps getting 748 00:40:24,318 --> 00:40:26,596 more and more absurd. 749 00:40:28,184 --> 00:40:30,324 All right, I'm just gonna go for it. 750 00:40:30,393 --> 00:40:37,435 ♪ ♪ 751 00:40:39,437 --> 00:40:44,062 ♪ 752 00:40:44,131 --> 00:40:46,236 [exhales sharply] 753 00:40:46,305 --> 00:40:49,481 Nice workout. 754 00:40:49,550 --> 00:40:51,966 You know, maybe I can raise it up with some rocks 755 00:40:52,035 --> 00:40:54,279 and build a fire under the metal. 756 00:40:54,348 --> 00:40:57,075 You got yourself a sauna or a hot tub. 757 00:40:57,144 --> 00:40:59,836 How nice would that be, to be out here in the freezing cold, 758 00:40:59,905 --> 00:41:02,839 and have yourself a little-- little spa treatment. 759 00:41:04,151 --> 00:41:06,843 [guffaws] That's crazy. 760 00:41:08,604 --> 00:41:09,950 [driving tense music] 761 00:41:10,019 --> 00:41:11,952 First, I gotta get some water, bring it back up here. 762 00:41:12,021 --> 00:41:15,196 ♪ ♪ 763 00:41:15,265 --> 00:41:18,924 It's a crazy day to be trying to go and taking a bath, 764 00:41:18,993 --> 00:41:22,203 but nobody can argue with a nice, hot bath. 765 00:41:22,272 --> 00:41:25,413 ♪ ♪ 766 00:41:25,483 --> 00:41:28,451 This is the low side, so I should draw air from here 767 00:41:28,520 --> 00:41:32,075 and ventilate out the high side over there. 768 00:41:32,144 --> 00:41:34,871 Never thought I'd be starting a fire under a boat. 769 00:41:36,459 --> 00:41:40,808 Oh, she's a-popping. Heat that water up, baby. 770 00:41:40,877 --> 00:41:44,502 ♪ ♪ 771 00:41:44,571 --> 00:41:47,539 Nice and toasty. [laughs] 772 00:41:47,608 --> 00:41:49,161 ♪ ♪ 773 00:41:49,230 --> 00:41:52,164 Ooh, it's like a sauna in here. 774 00:41:52,233 --> 00:41:53,787 ♪ ♪ 775 00:41:53,856 --> 00:41:55,305 [water splashing] 776 00:41:55,374 --> 00:41:58,895 [exhales slowly] It's hot. 777 00:41:58,964 --> 00:42:00,932 It's hot. 778 00:42:03,210 --> 00:42:05,143 Ah. 779 00:42:05,212 --> 00:42:08,526 [laughing softly] 780 00:42:08,595 --> 00:42:10,562 We can't forget this little piece. 781 00:42:14,117 --> 00:42:17,017 Northwest Territory, who? 782 00:42:17,086 --> 00:42:19,778 Arctic Circle, what? 783 00:42:19,847 --> 00:42:22,401 I'm out here in a hot tub full of green tea. 784 00:42:22,470 --> 00:42:24,024 Come on, man. 785 00:42:24,093 --> 00:42:26,854 [guffaws] 786 00:42:26,923 --> 00:42:28,856 ♪ ♪ 787 00:42:28,925 --> 00:42:31,790 Keep my junk covered up with junipers. 788 00:42:31,859 --> 00:42:33,965 [laughs] 789 00:42:34,034 --> 00:42:36,692 I told my wife I wouldn't get naked on TV. 790 00:42:38,210 --> 00:42:41,420 Technically, this is not naked. 791 00:42:41,489 --> 00:42:43,215 Think if I was back at home right now, 792 00:42:43,284 --> 00:42:46,529 I'd be doing the grind at work, 793 00:42:46,598 --> 00:42:49,636 day to day, nine to five. 794 00:42:49,705 --> 00:42:52,639 Everything's hustling in my world. 795 00:42:52,708 --> 00:42:55,331 Kids coming and going. Don't get me wrong, 796 00:42:55,400 --> 00:42:57,540 I love them to pieces, but, you know, 797 00:42:57,609 --> 00:43:00,578 there's people in and out of the house all the time. 798 00:43:00,647 --> 00:43:03,235 Really no such thing as solitude. 799 00:43:03,304 --> 00:43:04,754 ♪ ♪ 800 00:43:04,823 --> 00:43:07,515 [grunts] 801 00:43:07,585 --> 00:43:10,449 This journey, this adventure, this was for me. 802 00:43:10,518 --> 00:43:11,899 That's my reward. 803 00:43:11,968 --> 00:43:15,558 ♪ ♪ 804 00:43:15,627 --> 00:43:17,560 Feels amazing! 805 00:43:17,629 --> 00:43:20,736 Whoo! 806 00:43:20,805 --> 00:43:24,360 Look at that. I'm pruning. 807 00:43:24,429 --> 00:43:27,328 ♪ ♪ 808 00:43:27,397 --> 00:43:28,571 [groans] 809 00:43:28,640 --> 00:43:31,885 Man, if I can make it to the end, 810 00:43:31,954 --> 00:43:34,094 that would be so cool. 811 00:43:34,163 --> 00:43:37,062 [light dramatic music] 812 00:43:37,131 --> 00:43:40,307 ♪ ♪ 813 00:43:40,376 --> 00:43:41,964 [sighs] 814 00:43:42,033 --> 00:43:44,311 All right, all right. 815 00:43:44,380 --> 00:43:46,175 [exhales] 816 00:43:46,244 --> 00:43:49,765 Man, that whole experience was amazing. 817 00:43:49,834 --> 00:43:51,318 [grunts] 818 00:43:53,631 --> 00:43:56,806 I'm gonna get us some water on. 819 00:44:04,918 --> 00:44:06,747 All right, Shawn. 820 00:44:09,025 --> 00:44:10,509 [zipper unzips] 821 00:44:10,578 --> 00:44:14,410 ♪ ♪ 822 00:44:14,479 --> 00:44:16,550 The heck is my fire steel? 823 00:44:16,619 --> 00:44:18,241 [grunts] 824 00:44:18,310 --> 00:44:19,829 [zipper zipping] [groans] 825 00:44:19,898 --> 00:44:21,313 [sniffles] 826 00:44:21,382 --> 00:44:25,421 ♪ ♪ 827 00:44:25,490 --> 00:44:27,906 My pants. 828 00:44:27,975 --> 00:44:30,529 Come on, come on. 829 00:44:30,598 --> 00:44:32,739 ♪ ♪ 830 00:44:32,808 --> 00:44:34,499 Let's drag everything out, it's gotta be there. 831 00:44:34,568 --> 00:44:35,845 Gotta be there. Gotta--Gotta be there. 832 00:44:35,914 --> 00:44:36,950 Just got to. 833 00:44:37,019 --> 00:44:38,503 [fabric rustling] 834 00:44:38,572 --> 00:44:40,125 ♪ ♪ 835 00:44:40,194 --> 00:44:42,956 Gotta be here, gotta be here. 836 00:44:43,025 --> 00:44:44,854 ♪ ♪ 837 00:44:44,923 --> 00:44:47,374 [screams] 838 00:44:54,657 --> 00:44:57,522 - [sniffles and sighs] 839 00:44:57,591 --> 00:44:59,662 Come on. 840 00:44:59,731 --> 00:45:02,285 Come on, God. 841 00:45:02,354 --> 00:45:04,080 Please let me find this fire steel. 842 00:45:04,149 --> 00:45:05,323 Come on. 843 00:45:05,392 --> 00:45:07,152 [fabric flapping] 844 00:45:07,221 --> 00:45:09,499 [exhales] 845 00:45:09,568 --> 00:45:11,467 I know I just had it. 846 00:45:11,536 --> 00:45:14,953 God, come on. 847 00:45:15,022 --> 00:45:16,852 [sighs deeply] 848 00:45:16,921 --> 00:45:18,543 ♪ ♪ 849 00:45:18,612 --> 00:45:21,477 Okay, so... [laughs] 850 00:45:21,546 --> 00:45:25,205 I got a bit of a problem. 851 00:45:25,274 --> 00:45:27,069 [sighs] 852 00:45:30,106 --> 00:45:33,869 Somewhere out there on that trail I've lost my fire steel. 853 00:45:33,938 --> 00:45:35,387 ♪ ♪ 854 00:45:35,456 --> 00:45:37,217 [sighs] 855 00:45:37,286 --> 00:45:39,012 ♪ ♪ 856 00:45:39,081 --> 00:45:41,462 That's such a hike, I'm so tired. 857 00:45:41,531 --> 00:45:45,501 So tired. I gotta find it, though. 858 00:45:45,570 --> 00:45:47,952 I gotta find it, so I'm gonna have to go. 859 00:45:48,021 --> 00:45:49,712 [sniffles and exhales] 860 00:45:49,781 --> 00:45:51,231 ♪ ♪ 861 00:45:51,300 --> 00:45:54,855 Go back and rehike that whole trail 862 00:45:54,924 --> 00:45:57,720 and hope I can find it. 863 00:45:57,789 --> 00:46:01,275 Oh, man. 864 00:46:01,344 --> 00:46:03,070 Okay. 865 00:46:03,139 --> 00:46:05,797 [grunts] Come on! 866 00:46:05,866 --> 00:46:07,385 [sighs] 867 00:46:07,454 --> 00:46:08,904 ♪ ♪ 868 00:46:08,973 --> 00:46:11,009 Come on, let's look for it. 869 00:46:11,078 --> 00:46:13,494 Not having fire in the middle of the Arctic 870 00:46:13,563 --> 00:46:16,877 is a serious situation. 871 00:46:16,946 --> 00:46:18,534 Where is it? 872 00:46:18,603 --> 00:46:20,950 Can't be out here without a damn fire steel. 873 00:46:21,019 --> 00:46:22,469 That's your means of cooking, 874 00:46:22,538 --> 00:46:25,023 and that's your means of keeping the predators away. 875 00:46:25,092 --> 00:46:26,922 This can't be it. This can't be all of it. 876 00:46:26,991 --> 00:46:28,786 This can't be the end. 877 00:46:28,855 --> 00:46:31,789 [tense music] 878 00:46:31,858 --> 00:46:38,796 ♪ ♪ 879 00:46:38,865 --> 00:46:41,868 [bleep] never gonna find it. 880 00:46:41,937 --> 00:46:43,455 ♪ ♪ 881 00:46:43,524 --> 00:46:46,804 [yelling] 882 00:46:46,873 --> 00:46:50,877 ♪ ♪ 883 00:46:50,946 --> 00:46:52,810 [groans] 884 00:46:55,295 --> 00:46:57,780 [breathes deeply] 885 00:47:01,853 --> 00:47:03,303 [sniffling] 886 00:47:06,375 --> 00:47:08,964 [grunts] Fire's everything out here. 887 00:47:09,033 --> 00:47:10,828 ♪ ♪ 888 00:47:10,897 --> 00:47:12,795 It's not only a means of cooking your food, 889 00:47:12,864 --> 00:47:16,764 it's the only warmth you have. 890 00:47:16,834 --> 00:47:20,285 There's no surviving the winter without a fire. 891 00:47:20,354 --> 00:47:22,701 You'll die out here. 892 00:47:22,770 --> 00:47:25,635 ♪ ♪ 893 00:47:25,704 --> 00:47:30,330 Just don't have the energy to pursue friction fire. 894 00:47:30,399 --> 00:47:32,297 ♪ ♪ 895 00:47:32,366 --> 00:47:35,542 I've been struggling to start a fire anyway with a ferro rod 896 00:47:35,611 --> 00:47:38,545 because everything was damp. 897 00:47:38,614 --> 00:47:41,548 [light suspenseful music] 898 00:47:41,617 --> 00:47:48,555 ♪ ♪ 899 00:47:48,624 --> 00:47:52,973 [sniffles and sighs] 900 00:47:56,218 --> 00:47:59,428 I know what has to be done. 901 00:47:59,497 --> 00:48:01,395 [sighs] 902 00:48:01,464 --> 00:48:02,603 ♪ ♪ 903 00:48:02,672 --> 00:48:04,778 [device beeps] 904 00:48:04,847 --> 00:48:07,539 ♪ ♪ 905 00:48:07,608 --> 00:48:11,233 Hello, this is Shawn, and I'm officially tapping. 906 00:48:11,302 --> 00:48:15,030 [melancholy music] 907 00:48:15,099 --> 00:48:19,068 [sniffling] I had everything. 908 00:48:19,137 --> 00:48:21,484 I had all the pieces to the puzzle. 909 00:48:21,553 --> 00:48:23,590 ♪ ♪ 910 00:48:23,659 --> 00:48:25,419 I could do it. 911 00:48:25,488 --> 00:48:27,283 [breath catches] 912 00:48:27,352 --> 00:48:29,976 I just can't do it without fire. 913 00:48:30,045 --> 00:48:34,635 ♪ ♪ 914 00:48:34,704 --> 00:48:37,362 [groaning and sighing] 915 00:48:37,431 --> 00:48:39,606 The hardest part of it is... 916 00:48:39,675 --> 00:48:41,780 ♪ ♪ 917 00:48:41,849 --> 00:48:43,851 It's having to go back home knowing that 918 00:48:43,921 --> 00:48:46,682 you've failed your family. 919 00:48:46,751 --> 00:48:48,546 ♪ ♪ 920 00:48:48,615 --> 00:48:50,858 I'm sorry. 921 00:48:50,928 --> 00:48:53,861 [sobbing] 922 00:48:53,931 --> 00:48:58,107 ♪ ♪ 923 00:48:58,176 --> 00:49:00,075 [groans] 924 00:49:01,973 --> 00:49:06,012 ♪ 925 00:49:06,081 --> 00:49:08,428 [sighs deeply] 926 00:49:08,497 --> 00:49:14,848 ♪ ♪ 927 00:49:14,917 --> 00:49:17,092 Sorry, guys. 928 00:49:17,161 --> 00:49:19,473 I can't survive out here without a fire. 929 00:49:19,542 --> 00:49:23,029 [sniffles and sighs] 930 00:49:23,098 --> 00:49:25,583 I do have experience making friction fire. 931 00:49:25,652 --> 00:49:27,930 Um, even in optimal conditions, I'm not-- 932 00:49:27,999 --> 00:49:30,174 I'm not the best at it. 933 00:49:30,243 --> 00:49:33,004 And then to keep up that kind of-- 934 00:49:33,073 --> 00:49:35,006 keep up that kind of energy level and pace 935 00:49:35,075 --> 00:49:38,423 over the next 90 days... 936 00:49:38,492 --> 00:49:41,219 It's just unrealistic. 937 00:49:41,288 --> 00:49:45,603 And there's no need prolonging the inevitable. 938 00:49:45,672 --> 00:49:48,571 [sighs] So I guess I'm done. 939 00:49:50,849 --> 00:49:52,920 ♪ 940 00:49:52,990 --> 00:49:55,130 Being on "Alone" was my dream. 941 00:49:55,199 --> 00:49:58,133 It consumed me for three or four years, 942 00:49:58,202 --> 00:50:01,826 and I was able to achieve that dream. 943 00:50:01,895 --> 00:50:04,725 But I wanted to tell a longer story. 944 00:50:04,794 --> 00:50:06,969 I wanted to feel complete. 945 00:50:07,038 --> 00:50:09,420 All these things are causing these emotions. 946 00:50:09,489 --> 00:50:11,594 Everything that you've worked towards and put into 947 00:50:11,663 --> 00:50:14,114 into get here, is all gone. 948 00:50:14,183 --> 00:50:17,876 Honestly, I don't really know what to do with myself now. 949 00:50:17,945 --> 00:50:22,295 I realized that when you think you've got everything, 950 00:50:22,364 --> 00:50:24,918 and you have everything figured out, 951 00:50:24,987 --> 00:50:29,992 how quickly it all can just go away just by making a mistake. 952 00:50:30,061 --> 00:50:38,104 ♪ ♪ 953 00:50:38,173 --> 00:50:39,553 I'm your host, Colby Donaldson, 954 00:50:39,622 --> 00:50:42,246 here with the participants of tonight's episode, 955 00:50:42,315 --> 00:50:45,870 Shawn, Joe, Kielyn, and Roland. 956 00:50:45,939 --> 00:50:49,391 We are ready to talk about everything we just saw. 957 00:50:49,460 --> 00:50:51,634 As a fan of the show, 958 00:50:51,703 --> 00:50:53,981 and having watched since season one, 959 00:50:54,051 --> 00:50:56,156 it's really obvious that "Alone" 960 00:50:56,225 --> 00:50:58,607 has a very high respect and regard 961 00:50:58,676 --> 00:51:00,160 in the survival community. 962 00:51:00,229 --> 00:51:02,197 Roland, tell me about that. 963 00:51:02,266 --> 00:51:04,716 What is it that makes this series so special? 964 00:51:04,785 --> 00:51:07,788 - This is the Super Bowl 965 00:51:07,857 --> 00:51:10,826 of the survival world. 966 00:51:10,895 --> 00:51:12,897 - How you doin', Roland? 967 00:51:12,966 --> 00:51:16,003 - Hey, I'm on top of the world, man. 968 00:51:16,073 --> 00:51:18,627 To be chosen for "Alone" 969 00:51:18,696 --> 00:51:21,733 is beyond all ten of our wildest dreams, 970 00:51:21,802 --> 00:51:27,877 and it is absolutely 100% authentic. 971 00:51:27,946 --> 00:51:30,777 You stick a man or a woman out there 972 00:51:30,846 --> 00:51:33,711 with nothing to eat, it's for real. 973 00:51:33,780 --> 00:51:35,471 This is big-time. 974 00:51:35,540 --> 00:51:37,853 - Love it. Kielyn, let's talk about 975 00:51:37,922 --> 00:51:39,441 launch day. 976 00:51:39,510 --> 00:51:41,167 What kind of emotions are going through you 977 00:51:41,236 --> 00:51:44,308 as you're launching, as you're preparing 978 00:51:44,377 --> 00:51:45,964 for this adventure? 979 00:51:46,033 --> 00:51:47,483 - Yeah, it was just a lot of excitement 980 00:51:47,552 --> 00:51:49,830 just to get things going and start to 981 00:51:49,899 --> 00:51:51,694 implement your plans 982 00:51:51,763 --> 00:51:54,801 that you had been making for, you know, months beforehand. 983 00:51:54,870 --> 00:51:57,735 As soon as that helicopter dropped me off, 984 00:51:57,804 --> 00:51:59,530 it was just silence. 985 00:51:59,599 --> 00:52:01,152 There was a big, uh, 986 00:52:01,221 --> 00:52:02,395 feeling of relief 987 00:52:02,464 --> 00:52:04,397 that it was starting so it was like 988 00:52:04,466 --> 00:52:06,330 now the game is on. 989 00:52:07,986 --> 00:52:09,126 [laughs] 990 00:52:09,195 --> 00:52:10,851 That's it. 991 00:52:12,336 --> 00:52:14,372 The bugs are out. 992 00:52:14,441 --> 00:52:16,236 And I'm alone. 993 00:52:18,411 --> 00:52:20,137 [chuckling] 994 00:52:20,206 --> 00:52:22,691 - So Shawn, when you land at your spot 995 00:52:22,760 --> 00:52:25,797 and the chopper takes off, drops you off, 996 00:52:25,866 --> 00:52:29,284 and you truly, suddenly are alone, 997 00:52:29,353 --> 00:52:31,389 take us through those first few moments. 998 00:52:31,458 --> 00:52:34,461 - You kinda have it hyped up in your head 999 00:52:34,530 --> 00:52:36,912 of what it's gonna be like, 1000 00:52:36,981 --> 00:52:38,672 and it's a pretty surreal moment 1001 00:52:38,741 --> 00:52:41,054 when the helicopter takes off 1002 00:52:41,123 --> 00:52:42,676 and you know it's not comin' back. 1003 00:52:42,745 --> 00:52:44,851 You know it's it and it's time to go. 1004 00:52:44,920 --> 00:52:46,680 - As soon as you find that hard case 1005 00:52:46,749 --> 00:52:48,337 that your equipment's in, 1006 00:52:48,406 --> 00:52:50,305 you realize that there are some scratches 1007 00:52:50,374 --> 00:52:51,754 on the outside of that. 1008 00:52:51,823 --> 00:52:53,687 Somebody had already discovered your camera equipment 1009 00:52:53,756 --> 00:52:56,138 before you did. 1010 00:52:56,207 --> 00:52:59,314 - Okay, so right back here behind me 1011 00:52:59,383 --> 00:53:02,420 about...30 yards or so 1012 00:53:02,489 --> 00:53:04,146 is where the... 1013 00:53:04,215 --> 00:53:06,735 bear's already tried to get into my camera case 1014 00:53:06,804 --> 00:53:08,944 before I even got here. 1015 00:53:09,013 --> 00:53:10,980 - What was that like, you know, having proof 1016 00:53:11,049 --> 00:53:13,362 that there are predators out there with you 1017 00:53:13,431 --> 00:53:16,123 that quickly into the experience? 1018 00:53:16,193 --> 00:53:18,436 - I wasn't expecting any kind of encounter 1019 00:53:18,505 --> 00:53:20,231 with a bear immediately, 1020 00:53:20,300 --> 00:53:22,337 so I had to start thinking in my head, you know, 1021 00:53:22,406 --> 00:53:24,580 if I do have this encounter, 1022 00:53:24,649 --> 00:53:26,755 you know, and I'm able to get a shot off, 1023 00:53:26,824 --> 00:53:28,688 for this kind of meat right in the beginning 1024 00:53:28,757 --> 00:53:30,897 would be huge, but then I also have no way 1025 00:53:30,966 --> 00:53:33,348 to procure that meat either, so... 1026 00:53:33,417 --> 00:53:34,694 I kind of had to step back and be like, 1027 00:53:34,763 --> 00:53:36,627 you know, I might just have to let it go 1028 00:53:36,696 --> 00:53:38,974 if I do see it, because I'm not really ready 1029 00:53:39,043 --> 00:53:42,564 to kinda take on that kinda responsibility yet. 1030 00:53:42,633 --> 00:53:45,187 - Okay, Joe, I gotta talk to you about, uh, 1031 00:53:45,256 --> 00:53:46,533 the squirrel-- 1032 00:53:46,602 --> 00:53:51,055 one of the most accurate stone-throwing shots 1033 00:53:51,124 --> 00:53:53,126 I've ever seen. Then you decide 1034 00:53:53,195 --> 00:53:56,025 to chase a bear. What was sort of the logic, uh, 1035 00:53:56,094 --> 00:53:57,510 goin' after that bear? 1036 00:53:57,579 --> 00:53:59,753 - In my day job, I've actually done a fair bit 1037 00:53:59,822 --> 00:54:03,067 of bear hazing, or aversive conditioning, 1038 00:54:03,136 --> 00:54:05,276 where we actually go scare bears out of campgrounds 1039 00:54:05,345 --> 00:54:07,899 and picnic areas sometimes if they're, uh, 1040 00:54:07,968 --> 00:54:09,625 starting to behave badly. 1041 00:54:09,694 --> 00:54:12,559 So I'm fairly accustomed to chasing off black bears. 1042 00:54:12,628 --> 00:54:15,390 All right, I'm gonna go toward the bear. 1043 00:54:15,459 --> 00:54:18,047 I really felt the best course of action 1044 00:54:18,116 --> 00:54:19,946 was for me to go, uh, 1045 00:54:20,015 --> 00:54:21,603 try to give that bear a scare. 1046 00:54:21,672 --> 00:54:23,812 It wasn't going to serve me in any way 1047 00:54:23,881 --> 00:54:26,297 to have a bear in my camp. 1048 00:54:26,366 --> 00:54:29,369 - Roland, didn't take long for you to have an encounter 1049 00:54:29,438 --> 00:54:32,303 with a wolverine. Tell me about that one. 1050 00:54:32,372 --> 00:54:34,512 - Yeah, the wolverine was... 1051 00:54:34,581 --> 00:54:36,342 wham, right in my face. 1052 00:54:36,411 --> 00:54:40,173 I moved my hand down to have it on my axe, 1053 00:54:40,242 --> 00:54:42,451 and then, of course, he saw that movement, 1054 00:54:42,520 --> 00:54:46,317 pegged me, and went away. 1055 00:54:46,386 --> 00:54:48,181 That was a very exciting day, absolutely. 1056 00:54:48,250 --> 00:54:50,770 - Joe, looking back on that first ten days, 1057 00:54:50,839 --> 00:54:53,255 any mistakes that you made 1058 00:54:53,324 --> 00:54:55,119 that come to mind? 1059 00:54:55,188 --> 00:54:57,673 - I don't think I made any mistakes on the first ten days. 1060 00:54:57,742 --> 00:55:00,918 First ten days were really awesome for me. 1061 00:55:00,987 --> 00:55:02,402 - Kielyn, you feel the same way? 1062 00:55:02,471 --> 00:55:04,335 And I don't mean they could be big mistakes, 1063 00:55:04,404 --> 00:55:06,475 but goin' back, if you had to do it over again, 1064 00:55:06,544 --> 00:55:09,340 maybe something you woulda changed up in the early part 1065 00:55:09,409 --> 00:55:11,204 that you adapted to or learned 1066 00:55:11,273 --> 00:55:12,447 that maybe you changed 1067 00:55:12,516 --> 00:55:15,312 as the experience went on. 1068 00:55:15,381 --> 00:55:16,968 - I think like Joe I was really happy 1069 00:55:17,037 --> 00:55:18,625 with the first ten days. 1070 00:55:18,694 --> 00:55:21,559 You know, I knew my priorities 1071 00:55:21,628 --> 00:55:23,872 and stayed adaptable as well. 1072 00:55:23,941 --> 00:55:26,150 When I didn't get a spot for 1073 00:55:26,219 --> 00:55:28,946 you know, my gill net, then I just went right into 1074 00:55:29,015 --> 00:55:30,465 snaring rabbits and, you know, 1075 00:55:30,534 --> 00:55:31,949 I was successful at that. 1076 00:55:32,018 --> 00:55:35,228 So I think, you know, I was prioritizing 1077 00:55:35,297 --> 00:55:38,265 and it was always changing, so... 1078 00:55:38,335 --> 00:55:41,579 yeah, I was happy. 1079 00:55:41,648 --> 00:55:43,132 - Well, when we come back, we're gonna talk to Shawrst, 1080 00:55:43,201 --> 00:55:45,583 tell me what it takes to survive 1081 00:55:45,652 --> 00:55:47,585 something like this experience. 1082 00:55:47,654 --> 00:55:50,105 - Most people have no idea 1083 00:55:50,174 --> 00:55:52,107 what it's like not to eat. 1084 00:55:52,176 --> 00:55:54,489 We are so blessed in this country 1085 00:55:54,558 --> 00:55:57,250 with however many meals a day you want. 1086 00:55:57,319 --> 00:56:01,806 And it's--it's not like that when you leave. 1087 00:56:01,875 --> 00:56:04,740 That was a good piece of root right there. 1088 00:56:04,809 --> 00:56:06,846 Nice, thick outer shell, 1089 00:56:06,915 --> 00:56:09,055 and that's the part ya eat. 1090 00:56:09,124 --> 00:56:12,230 It came right off, that woody stem. 1091 00:56:12,299 --> 00:56:16,649 [soft, dramatic music] 1092 00:56:16,718 --> 00:56:18,927 Breakfast finished. 1093 00:56:18,996 --> 00:56:21,274 And even for me that has experience, 1094 00:56:21,343 --> 00:56:23,966 or any of us that has experience like that, 1095 00:56:24,035 --> 00:56:26,831 to be dumped with nothin'-- 1096 00:56:26,900 --> 00:56:29,627 you got your ten items and some clothes, 1097 00:56:29,696 --> 00:56:31,802 and that is it-- 1098 00:56:31,871 --> 00:56:35,702 it's just a burden on the mind and the body. 1099 00:56:35,771 --> 00:56:37,842 - I've heard of something called "drop shock," 1100 00:56:37,911 --> 00:56:40,742 you know, basically where you get dropped off 1101 00:56:40,811 --> 00:56:43,020 and all of a sudden, you forget everything 1102 00:56:43,089 --> 00:56:45,229 you were planning or going to do. 1103 00:56:45,298 --> 00:56:47,611 Did any of you ever experience that out there? 1104 00:56:47,680 --> 00:56:49,544 - I believe everybody would experience 1105 00:56:49,613 --> 00:56:52,201 drop shock, absolutely. 1106 00:56:52,270 --> 00:56:55,688 'Cause that's when it... comes down, you know. 1107 00:56:55,757 --> 00:56:58,000 Now we're gonna do this. 1108 00:56:59,139 --> 00:57:02,557 And your plan starts fallin' apart from there. 1109 00:57:02,626 --> 00:57:04,766 - Well, Shawn, you look like you were having' a great time 1110 00:57:04,835 --> 00:57:06,630 out there. I mean, you even ended up 1111 00:57:06,699 --> 00:57:07,838 with a hot tub. 1112 00:57:07,907 --> 00:57:10,703 You found all sorts of stuff out there. 1113 00:57:10,772 --> 00:57:13,153 In fact, we have some never-before-seen footage 1114 00:57:13,222 --> 00:57:14,638 of some of those items, 1115 00:57:14,707 --> 00:57:17,054 one of which I don't think anyone expected. 1116 00:57:17,123 --> 00:57:18,745 Let's take a look. 1117 00:57:18,814 --> 00:57:21,610 - Oh, man, oh--boom! 1118 00:57:21,679 --> 00:57:23,509 Ha ha ha ha ha! 1119 00:57:23,578 --> 00:57:25,442 That's a game-changer right there. 1120 00:57:26,684 --> 00:57:28,652 See what other kinda goodies we got around here. 1121 00:57:28,721 --> 00:57:29,825 Ha ha ha. 1122 00:57:29,894 --> 00:57:32,656 No way! [laughing] 1123 00:57:32,725 --> 00:57:34,554 What? 1124 00:57:34,623 --> 00:57:37,454 Check that out. 1125 00:57:37,523 --> 00:57:40,077 Mm. I'ma droppin' them squirrels now. 1126 00:57:40,146 --> 00:57:41,906 Puh-puh-puh! 1127 00:57:44,184 --> 00:57:46,566 That's insane! 1128 00:57:46,635 --> 00:57:49,431 Get offa my lawn! 1129 00:57:50,777 --> 00:57:52,434 Look at that. 1130 00:57:52,503 --> 00:57:54,885 [suspenseful music] 1131 00:57:54,954 --> 00:57:56,576 No holes! 1132 00:57:56,645 --> 00:57:59,579 I'm keepin' that bad boy. 1133 00:57:59,648 --> 00:58:01,547 Ha ha ha! 1134 00:58:01,616 --> 00:58:03,272 Look at that! 1135 00:58:03,341 --> 00:58:05,585 Love it! 1136 00:58:05,654 --> 00:58:08,657 - Shawn, tell me about finding all of those things 1137 00:58:08,726 --> 00:58:10,659 out there. - Okay, so that's one of 1138 00:58:10,728 --> 00:58:12,385 the things I kinda pride myself on 1139 00:58:12,454 --> 00:58:14,249 is bein' able to make use 1140 00:58:14,318 --> 00:58:17,010 of kind of left behind resources. 1141 00:58:17,079 --> 00:58:20,462 And I was able to find a lotta stuff like that 1142 00:58:20,531 --> 00:58:22,153 and several other items-- they would have 1143 00:58:22,222 --> 00:58:23,879 came in really handy for me. 1144 00:58:23,948 --> 00:58:26,710 I started thinking to myself that, you know, 1145 00:58:26,779 --> 00:58:28,850 you've got a fair shot here to win this thing 1146 00:58:28,919 --> 00:58:30,541 with all these 'cause, like, I can guarantee 1147 00:58:30,610 --> 00:58:32,232 that nobody else was havin' such luck. 1148 00:58:32,301 --> 00:58:35,063 You know, and at that point, that may have been 1149 00:58:35,132 --> 00:58:37,479 when I started gettin' a little bit too comfortable 1150 00:58:37,548 --> 00:58:38,825 and a little bit complacent. 1151 00:58:38,894 --> 00:58:40,862 - When you lost your ferro rod, 1152 00:58:40,931 --> 00:58:44,244 we saw you go back and look for it for a few hours. 1153 00:58:44,313 --> 00:58:47,247 Um...tell me about, 1154 00:58:47,316 --> 00:58:49,387 you know, the potential of viewers saying 1155 00:58:49,456 --> 00:58:52,183 well, once he lost it, why didn't he, you know, 1156 00:58:52,252 --> 00:58:54,151 try to make a bow drill, 1157 00:58:54,220 --> 00:58:55,911 or why didn't he give it one more night, 1158 00:58:55,980 --> 00:58:58,189 go back out and look for the fire steel the next day? 1159 00:58:58,258 --> 00:59:00,226 Answer those questions for me. 1160 00:59:00,295 --> 00:59:02,435 - In the end there, you know, 1161 00:59:02,504 --> 00:59:05,334 there were several factors that led me 1162 00:59:05,403 --> 00:59:07,509 to believe that, you know, 1163 00:59:07,578 --> 00:59:10,063 it just wouldn't be a outcome if I didn't have a fire. 1164 00:59:10,132 --> 00:59:11,686 I had the negative-60 degree bag. 1165 00:59:11,755 --> 00:59:13,032 I could have made it on that. 1166 00:59:13,101 --> 00:59:14,827 I could have forged on berries. 1167 00:59:14,896 --> 00:59:16,449 But the fire really was all that was 1168 00:59:16,518 --> 00:59:18,209 keeping the predators off of me. 1169 00:59:18,278 --> 00:59:20,142 - Yeah. Well, I know you wanted 1170 00:59:20,211 --> 00:59:21,972 to be a part of "Alone," for many years. 1171 00:59:22,041 --> 00:59:24,146 You've been watching from the outset. 1172 00:59:24,215 --> 00:59:26,528 Did the experience live up to your expectations, 1173 00:59:26,597 --> 00:59:30,290 in spite of the fact that you were out fairly early? 1174 00:59:30,359 --> 00:59:33,500 - Oh, yeah, it was 100%, you know, 1175 00:59:33,570 --> 00:59:35,744 everything that I wanted it to be. 1176 00:59:35,813 --> 00:59:39,368 And, you know, just gettin' there for me was a big deal. 1177 00:59:39,437 --> 00:59:41,267 Of course, I would have loved to have stayed 1178 00:59:41,336 --> 00:59:42,924 a little bit longer. 1179 00:59:42,993 --> 00:59:44,995 But I've always been a fan, and that's one of the things 1180 00:59:45,064 --> 00:59:47,135 I kinda worried about in the beginning 1181 00:59:47,204 --> 00:59:49,033 was that, you know, if I had a bad experience 1182 00:59:49,102 --> 00:59:52,519 that I would kinda fall out of love with the show, 1183 00:59:52,589 --> 00:59:54,556 and that just really didn't happen, you know? 1184 00:59:54,625 --> 00:59:57,524 I would--a lot of people in the past 1185 00:59:57,594 --> 01:00:00,044 will say they don't wanna go back and do it again, 1186 01:00:00,113 --> 01:00:02,046 and I was immediately wanting to go back in 1187 01:00:02,115 --> 01:00:03,807 as soon as I came out. 1188 01:00:03,876 --> 01:00:05,153 - I just wanted to say that, uh, 1189 01:00:05,222 --> 01:00:07,604 you know, whether it was 10 days or 100 days, 1190 01:00:07,673 --> 01:00:11,021 that you should definitely be proud of yourself. 1191 01:00:11,090 --> 01:00:13,989 You know, there's millions of people at home watching 1192 01:00:14,058 --> 01:00:18,131 that, you know, wouldn't even dream of trying to do this. 1193 01:00:18,200 --> 01:00:21,790 And we wish we could have seen more of you out there for sure. 1194 01:00:21,859 --> 01:00:25,069 You were a fan favorite. - Well, thank you. 1195 01:00:25,138 --> 01:00:28,038 - Well, gang, that's it for "Alone: Tales from the Arctic." 1196 01:00:28,107 --> 01:00:29,764 I'd like to thank Shawn, Joe, 1197 01:00:29,833 --> 01:00:30,765 Kielyn, and Roland 1198 01:00:30,834 --> 01:00:32,559 for joining me today. 1199 01:00:32,629 --> 01:00:34,838 Make sure you tune in after each of the episodes. 1200 01:00:34,907 --> 01:00:37,323 We'll be right here talking with the participants. 1201 01:00:37,392 --> 01:00:39,083 And now, as we promised, 1202 01:00:39,152 --> 01:00:41,258 a sneak peek at the rest of season seven 1203 01:00:41,327 --> 01:00:43,709 of "Alone: Million Dollar Challenge." 1204 01:00:43,778 --> 01:00:45,158 We'll see you next week. 1205 01:00:45,227 --> 01:00:46,643 [dramatic chords] 1206 01:00:46,712 --> 01:00:49,715 - A hundred days for a million dollars 1207 01:00:49,784 --> 01:00:50,923 definitely is a game-changer. 1208 01:00:50,992 --> 01:00:53,373 - That wolverine is after my fish. 1209 01:00:53,442 --> 01:00:57,170 - This is gonna be the ultimate survival test in the world. 1210 01:00:57,239 --> 01:00:59,276 - [whispers] Oh, my God, a white wolf. 1211 01:00:59,345 --> 01:01:00,553 This is the Arctic. 1212 01:01:00,622 --> 01:01:02,555 It's extreme, 1213 01:01:02,624 --> 01:01:06,732 and we are all taking our own lives 1214 01:01:06,801 --> 01:01:08,906 into our hands. 1215 01:01:08,975 --> 01:01:11,012 - You're gonna have to do things 1216 01:01:11,081 --> 01:01:12,565 you would never dream of doing. 1217 01:01:12,634 --> 01:01:14,567 - [whispers] There's a black bear. 1218 01:01:14,636 --> 01:01:16,120 I could try and get one. 1219 01:01:16,189 --> 01:01:19,227 - Winter is coming, and winter is harsh. 1220 01:01:19,296 --> 01:01:20,228 Brr! 1221 01:01:20,297 --> 01:01:21,919 - I can't see anything. 1222 01:01:21,988 --> 01:01:25,682 - It doesn't care if you're here or not. 1223 01:01:25,751 --> 01:01:28,650 - No, no, no, no. This is not [bleep] happening! 1224 01:01:28,719 --> 01:01:32,309 [dramatic chords]