1 00:00:15,912 --> 00:00:17,051 - [bleep]. 2 00:00:20,641 --> 00:00:22,643 - I'm stronger than a lot of guys. 3 00:00:22,746 --> 00:00:25,956 I want to finally have a woman win this show. 4 00:00:28,959 --> 00:00:31,928 - Ooh. Got a squirrel. 5 00:00:34,620 --> 00:00:36,277 That's a 100-day shelter. 6 00:00:38,176 --> 00:00:39,280 - Ow. 7 00:00:39,384 --> 00:00:41,248 There's something wrong inside my knee, 8 00:00:41,351 --> 00:00:44,872 and I can't risk my future for this show. 9 00:00:49,187 --> 00:00:50,740 male narrator: For the first time, 10 00:00:50,843 --> 00:00:54,192 ten participants will fight to survive the Arctic 11 00:00:54,295 --> 00:00:58,368 for longer than anyone in "Alone" history... 12 00:00:58,472 --> 00:01:02,027 a grueling 100 days. 13 00:01:02,131 --> 00:01:04,478 - This is the ultimate challenge. 14 00:01:04,581 --> 00:01:07,619 - 100 days in the Arctic is no joke. 15 00:01:07,722 --> 00:01:09,379 narrator: If they can endure, 16 00:01:09,483 --> 00:01:12,313 they'll will the biggest prize ever-- 17 00:01:12,417 --> 00:01:15,005 $1 million. 18 00:01:16,490 --> 00:01:18,664 - Whoa! - Holy [bleep]! 19 00:01:18,768 --> 00:01:20,390 - You can't tap out 20 00:01:20,494 --> 00:01:22,323 when there's a million bucks on the line. 21 00:01:22,427 --> 00:01:24,498 - Oh, my gosh. 22 00:01:24,601 --> 00:01:27,535 - How hard can you work for $10,000 a day? 23 00:01:27,639 --> 00:01:29,365 - It looks like frostbite. 24 00:01:30,780 --> 00:01:32,230 - Oh, [bleep]! 25 00:01:32,333 --> 00:01:36,510 narrator: This is "Alone: Million Dollar Challenge." 26 00:01:36,613 --> 00:01:38,443 - They're just surrounding my shelter. 27 00:02:22,935 --> 00:02:24,178 - All right, guys. 28 00:02:24,282 --> 00:02:28,665 Checking in for your daily Kiswahili lesson. 29 00:02:30,219 --> 00:02:33,808 "Hello" is jambo. 30 00:02:33,912 --> 00:02:37,812 Hakuna matatameans "no worries." 31 00:02:37,916 --> 00:02:40,781 I'm sure you know that from "The Lion King." 32 00:02:40,884 --> 00:02:44,819 What you do not know is that hakuna matata 33 00:02:44,923 --> 00:02:47,857 is the real touristy way of saying 34 00:02:47,960 --> 00:02:50,722 "no worries" or "no problem." 35 00:02:50,825 --> 00:02:54,208 Now, if you ever find yourself going to East Africa 36 00:02:54,312 --> 00:02:57,177 and in the need to say "no worries," 37 00:02:57,280 --> 00:03:01,767 I would highly recommend that you use an alternative. 38 00:03:10,086 --> 00:03:12,192 I would stick with... 39 00:03:12,295 --> 00:03:14,470 The locals will get very surprised, 40 00:03:14,573 --> 00:03:17,197 as you will seem not like a tourist. 41 00:03:18,750 --> 00:03:21,166 I was raised between South Africa and Tanzania. 42 00:03:21,270 --> 00:03:24,445 We lived off the grid. It was pretty rural out there. 43 00:03:24,549 --> 00:03:25,964 Lot of different wildlife. 44 00:03:26,067 --> 00:03:27,379 Look at these baboon teeth. 45 00:03:27,483 --> 00:03:29,139 We employed Maasai tribal people 46 00:03:29,243 --> 00:03:31,107 to look over our property. 47 00:03:33,696 --> 00:03:34,938 I learned to speak the language 48 00:03:35,042 --> 00:03:36,699 and their traditional ways. 49 00:03:36,802 --> 00:03:40,289 I feel so honored for the chief to invite me on this hunt. 50 00:03:40,392 --> 00:03:43,050 I know what it feels like to be surviving 51 00:03:43,153 --> 00:03:45,846 off the land for days on end. 52 00:03:45,949 --> 00:03:47,710 I would consider myself a jack-of-all-trades-- 53 00:03:47,813 --> 00:03:51,438 very adaptable, and I think that's my strongest point. 54 00:03:54,130 --> 00:03:56,615 Currently, I'm running my own survival school 55 00:03:56,719 --> 00:03:57,823 in Sisters, Oregon. 56 00:03:57,927 --> 00:03:59,722 Should we go for a swim? - Yeah. 57 00:03:59,825 --> 00:04:01,551 - My wife is so supportive, 58 00:04:01,655 --> 00:04:04,623 and we have a two-year-old son together. 59 00:04:04,727 --> 00:04:06,418 I will miss my family a lot. 60 00:04:06,522 --> 00:04:09,007 But 100 days for a million dollars 61 00:04:09,110 --> 00:04:10,871 definitely is a game changer. 62 00:04:10,974 --> 00:04:13,425 I'd love to be able to pay off my house, 63 00:04:13,529 --> 00:04:15,565 spend more time with my family. 64 00:04:15,669 --> 00:04:18,085 The Arctic is gonna come with a lot of challenges, 65 00:04:18,188 --> 00:04:20,743 but I would rather starve and be cold 66 00:04:20,846 --> 00:04:22,365 than come home early 67 00:04:22,469 --> 00:04:24,505 and disappoint my wife and child. 68 00:04:24,609 --> 00:04:26,231 - Go, Daddy! 69 00:04:29,269 --> 00:04:32,341 - I believe in myself, and I believe in my skills. 70 00:04:32,444 --> 00:04:35,378 I know that I have what it takes to win. 71 00:04:35,482 --> 00:04:37,898 I have been catching small game, 72 00:04:38,001 --> 00:04:40,245 but I want to go and explore 73 00:04:40,349 --> 00:04:44,214 the extremities of my area and do some hunting. 74 00:04:48,874 --> 00:04:51,325 So much of this experience is about learning for me. 75 00:04:51,429 --> 00:04:55,536 You can see moose tracks right here and there. 76 00:04:57,020 --> 00:04:59,782 Hunting and trapping and fishing out here 77 00:04:59,885 --> 00:05:03,199 is all about understanding the animals. 78 00:05:03,303 --> 00:05:07,583 You have to dial into their patterns, to their habits. 79 00:05:07,686 --> 00:05:09,757 Look at this. 80 00:05:11,414 --> 00:05:13,899 Wow, that is fresh. 81 00:05:14,003 --> 00:05:18,076 Just not certain what this is. 82 00:05:18,179 --> 00:05:19,560 It's got berries in it. 83 00:05:21,907 --> 00:05:25,394 Wonder if this could be a musk ox. 84 00:05:25,497 --> 00:05:27,603 This location, I feel, really stands out 85 00:05:27,706 --> 00:05:29,398 as far as the probability 86 00:05:29,501 --> 00:05:31,296 of having interaction with large game. 87 00:05:32,884 --> 00:05:34,575 Having that big game stored 88 00:05:34,679 --> 00:05:37,233 that you can calorically satisfy yourself 89 00:05:37,337 --> 00:05:38,959 through those harsh, harsh times 90 00:05:39,062 --> 00:05:42,342 is gonna be the game changer to get to 100 days. 91 00:05:42,445 --> 00:05:45,068 What's this little opening up here? 92 00:05:48,865 --> 00:05:50,764 Oh, no way. 93 00:05:50,867 --> 00:05:52,869 Check this out. 94 00:05:55,803 --> 00:05:58,668 That is a fresh musk ox kill. 95 00:06:01,947 --> 00:06:05,572 Damn, that's not old at all. 96 00:06:05,675 --> 00:06:07,056 Wolves in the area. 97 00:06:07,159 --> 00:06:08,022 It's the only thing that could've taken 98 00:06:08,126 --> 00:06:09,817 this thing down here. 99 00:06:11,301 --> 00:06:14,304 I mean, you can still see pieces of flesh on here. 100 00:06:14,408 --> 00:06:16,824 Keep me on my toes a little bit. 101 00:06:16,928 --> 00:06:18,757 The risk for doing the wrong thing 102 00:06:18,861 --> 00:06:20,759 with a dangerous animal encounter 103 00:06:20,863 --> 00:06:24,073 is probably gonna result in them looking at you as prey 104 00:06:24,176 --> 00:06:27,559 or as a threat in their territory. 105 00:06:27,663 --> 00:06:29,181 That's a good find. 106 00:06:29,285 --> 00:06:31,045 Means that the musk ox are in this area, 107 00:06:31,149 --> 00:06:32,771 because it's that fresh. 108 00:06:35,187 --> 00:06:36,913 It's exciting. 109 00:07:05,528 --> 00:07:06,771 - Oop! 110 00:07:08,876 --> 00:07:12,880 Got caught on a little nick of the stick. 111 00:07:16,712 --> 00:07:17,851 Oh, [bleep]! 112 00:07:22,234 --> 00:07:25,824 I just lost some of my bait. 113 00:07:27,550 --> 00:07:30,450 Fishing is not going well. 114 00:07:30,553 --> 00:07:33,418 I haven't caught any fish yet. 115 00:07:33,522 --> 00:07:38,147 I got my gill net out, and it's not working. 116 00:07:38,250 --> 00:07:41,668 But at least my other passive methods 117 00:07:41,771 --> 00:07:45,741 of procuring food have had success. 118 00:07:45,844 --> 00:07:49,158 My snares and traps caught a bunch of bunnies. 119 00:07:51,160 --> 00:07:54,197 Come on, fish. 120 00:07:54,301 --> 00:07:56,924 Get in my belly. 121 00:07:57,028 --> 00:07:59,720 I have enough protein, with bunnies, 122 00:07:59,824 --> 00:08:02,551 and if I can just start catching fish, 123 00:08:02,654 --> 00:08:05,036 that will give me enough fat to supplement 124 00:08:05,139 --> 00:08:07,210 with my bunnies to get me to the end. 125 00:08:09,074 --> 00:08:12,215 Ooh. I don't see any fish. 126 00:08:13,700 --> 00:08:15,874 I think it's too shallow. 127 00:08:17,566 --> 00:08:19,395 I just don't want to give up on the fish, 128 00:08:19,499 --> 00:08:22,674 'cause I know I'm gonna need that fat. 129 00:08:24,849 --> 00:08:29,405 So I decided I'm gonna go on a secret mission-- 130 00:08:29,509 --> 00:08:30,717 fish mish. 131 00:08:33,202 --> 00:08:34,721 I'm gonna pack my sleeping bag, 132 00:08:34,824 --> 00:08:38,656 my headlamp, my axe, and a whole bunch of stuff. 133 00:08:38,759 --> 00:08:42,176 I'm going to venture out on an expedition 134 00:08:42,280 --> 00:08:44,316 to find a new spot deep enough 135 00:08:44,420 --> 00:08:46,698 that I can hopefully catch some fish. 136 00:08:47,975 --> 00:08:49,425 I'm just gonna go for it 137 00:08:49,529 --> 00:08:52,428 because you got to risk it for the biscuit sometimes. 138 00:09:22,458 --> 00:09:25,323 - It has become a tangled, tangled mess. 139 00:09:25,426 --> 00:09:27,601 Got to be fixed. 140 00:09:29,120 --> 00:09:31,467 Ah, it's like when you were little and your mom 141 00:09:31,571 --> 00:09:34,608 combed your hair out, bring tears to your eyes. 142 00:09:36,161 --> 00:09:41,028 So now I got to either be in an '80s hair band 143 00:09:41,132 --> 00:09:45,032 or a '60s horror sitcom. 144 00:09:46,551 --> 00:09:47,897 You choose. 145 00:10:04,845 --> 00:10:07,158 I've been out here hunting every day, 146 00:10:07,261 --> 00:10:10,506 but I'm not seeing the big-game sign 147 00:10:10,610 --> 00:10:12,094 that I'd hoped for. 148 00:10:12,197 --> 00:10:15,649 So far, I've shot a squirrel and a grouse. 149 00:10:15,753 --> 00:10:17,237 The key to winning is making the most 150 00:10:17,340 --> 00:10:19,032 out of every opportunity you're given. 151 00:10:21,897 --> 00:10:25,003 Just got to keep taking breaks. 152 00:10:25,107 --> 00:10:27,316 Stopping, listening, smelling. 153 00:10:27,419 --> 00:10:31,182 You have to learn from the land to find success. 154 00:10:34,944 --> 00:10:36,463 I've been feral my whole life. 155 00:10:36,566 --> 00:10:38,638 I was turned loose into the woods as a little boy-- 156 00:10:38,741 --> 00:10:40,260 hunted, fished, trapped, 157 00:10:40,363 --> 00:10:42,642 pretty much lived outside for 30-something years. 158 00:10:44,160 --> 00:10:45,645 I live it. 159 00:10:45,748 --> 00:10:47,819 It's not something I just do from time to time. 160 00:10:47,923 --> 00:10:49,579 It's not something I play at. I'm in it every day. 161 00:10:49,683 --> 00:10:52,341 It's just my way of life. 162 00:10:52,444 --> 00:10:53,722 Me and my wife-- 163 00:10:53,825 --> 00:10:55,275 we got 40 acres here in Sturgis, Kentucky, 164 00:10:55,378 --> 00:10:57,967 and we try to live as simply as possible. 165 00:10:58,071 --> 00:11:00,556 Come on, go, go, go! 166 00:11:00,660 --> 00:11:02,385 We run a small homestead. 167 00:11:02,489 --> 00:11:04,077 We raise most of our own food, 168 00:11:04,180 --> 00:11:06,044 forage, and do a lot of hunting. 169 00:11:08,806 --> 00:11:10,635 I'm doing this as a challenge to myself, 170 00:11:10,739 --> 00:11:12,223 and it's the opportunity of a lifetime. 171 00:11:12,326 --> 00:11:14,812 I have a 9:00-to-5:00 job as a diesel mechanic. 172 00:11:14,915 --> 00:11:15,916 - Mm. 173 00:11:16,020 --> 00:11:17,366 - I don't hate it, 174 00:11:17,469 --> 00:11:19,333 but I would rather be doing this all the time. 175 00:11:19,437 --> 00:11:21,266 A million dollars would give me the freedom 176 00:11:21,370 --> 00:11:22,751 to continue living like I'm living, 177 00:11:22,854 --> 00:11:24,373 probably indefinitely. 178 00:11:24,476 --> 00:11:26,616 It would basically mean super-duper early retirement. 179 00:11:26,720 --> 00:11:28,929 - I'm gonna miss you. 180 00:11:30,966 --> 00:11:32,415 - I think I can make it to 100 days 181 00:11:32,519 --> 00:11:34,970 just because I don't have a whole lot of quit in me. 182 00:11:35,073 --> 00:11:38,318 I feel pretty confident in just my overall tenacity 183 00:11:38,421 --> 00:11:40,976 and my ability to stay upbeat. 184 00:11:42,494 --> 00:11:44,082 Look at that... 185 00:11:44,186 --> 00:11:47,361 moose scat and a lot of it. 186 00:11:47,465 --> 00:11:51,193 There is a moose in the hood, looks like. 187 00:11:51,296 --> 00:11:54,852 900-pound animal is a whole lot to have to deal with. 188 00:11:54,955 --> 00:11:58,372 Might just be passing through, but he has passed through. 189 00:11:58,476 --> 00:12:01,341 So maybe, just maybe... 190 00:12:02,963 --> 00:12:05,966 Small game is enough to hold me for a while, 191 00:12:06,070 --> 00:12:07,727 but it's definitely not gonna be enough 192 00:12:07,830 --> 00:12:10,246 to survive for 100 days. 193 00:12:10,350 --> 00:12:12,214 Big game's gonna be that lottery ticket. 194 00:12:13,733 --> 00:12:15,804 Oh, my gosh, guys. 195 00:12:15,907 --> 00:12:18,254 We got some squirrelly goodness here. 196 00:12:26,331 --> 00:12:28,471 Got him, got him, got him. 197 00:12:30,473 --> 00:12:32,475 Squirrel again tonight. 198 00:12:34,374 --> 00:12:35,858 Appreciate you, buddy. 199 00:12:35,962 --> 00:12:38,861 I very much appreciate you, little friend. 200 00:12:45,903 --> 00:12:48,146 I'm already thinking about this place as home. 201 00:12:48,250 --> 00:12:50,631 My wife is at the homestead down in Kentucky, 202 00:12:50,735 --> 00:12:53,358 and I'm at the homestead up here in the north. 203 00:12:53,462 --> 00:12:56,637 I do want to do everybody at home proud, stay the longest. 204 00:12:58,294 --> 00:13:00,469 I got a whole pile of squirrel guts. 205 00:13:00,572 --> 00:13:02,574 We're gonna go out and set some more bank lines 206 00:13:02,678 --> 00:13:04,473 and see if we can't catch some fish 207 00:13:04,576 --> 00:13:05,992 without even being there. 208 00:13:06,095 --> 00:13:08,788 All right, let's get some of this yummy squirrel goodness. 209 00:13:08,891 --> 00:13:12,101 Looks like the intestines and the stomach. 210 00:13:12,205 --> 00:13:15,898 Look at that. Who wouldn't want to eat that? 211 00:13:16,002 --> 00:13:18,625 A lot of passive trapping, passive fishing-- 212 00:13:18,728 --> 00:13:20,247 just making calories 213 00:13:20,351 --> 00:13:22,698 without having to work at it will be key. 214 00:13:22,802 --> 00:13:24,838 Of course, I will still hunt everywhere I go, 215 00:13:24,942 --> 00:13:28,600 because you never know when the opportunity's gonna arise. 216 00:13:28,704 --> 00:13:32,087 That will work. Let's just put another one in. 217 00:13:51,520 --> 00:13:54,523 A nice fishing spot, I'm pretty sure. 218 00:13:54,626 --> 00:13:58,354 The most promising section on my land. 219 00:13:58,458 --> 00:14:00,322 Looks kind of perfect. 220 00:14:03,532 --> 00:14:06,638 This fishing spot is quite far away. 221 00:14:08,917 --> 00:14:13,369 But if this works and I start catching fish, 222 00:14:13,473 --> 00:14:16,131 then that would mean my fish mish would be worth it, 223 00:14:16,234 --> 00:14:19,686 and I could even build an outpost 224 00:14:19,789 --> 00:14:23,483 where I could collect some fish and then go home to camp. 225 00:14:23,586 --> 00:14:26,382 Fish, fish, fish, fish, fish, fish. 226 00:14:38,739 --> 00:14:41,294 I see a fish, guys. 227 00:14:42,778 --> 00:14:45,919 It's the first time I've actually seen a fish. 228 00:14:46,023 --> 00:14:49,819 Oh! Yeah, I think I got one. 229 00:14:49,923 --> 00:14:51,960 I think I got one! 230 00:14:52,063 --> 00:14:55,101 Oh, [bleep]. I lost it. 231 00:14:57,172 --> 00:15:00,140 Better luck in the morning, I guess. 232 00:15:06,215 --> 00:15:10,737 Fishing is so important to my strategy for the long term. 233 00:15:10,840 --> 00:15:12,912 I have to stay focused. 234 00:15:13,015 --> 00:15:16,329 I made a plan. I have to stick with it. 235 00:15:16,432 --> 00:15:18,848 I'm gonna sleep under the stars here, 236 00:15:18,952 --> 00:15:22,542 and I'll just focus on getting a fish in the morning. 237 00:15:37,453 --> 00:15:40,387 I've got to get fish. 238 00:15:40,491 --> 00:15:43,356 If I don't have fish, I don't have fat. 239 00:15:43,459 --> 00:15:47,429 And if I don't have fat, I lose all my body fat. 240 00:15:47,532 --> 00:15:50,501 And if I don't have body fat, 241 00:15:50,604 --> 00:15:53,849 then I lose my organs, and the game is over. 242 00:15:58,543 --> 00:16:00,890 Just super disappointing. 243 00:16:03,859 --> 00:16:07,035 But as they say, it is what it is, right? 244 00:16:07,138 --> 00:16:09,278 It is what it is. 245 00:16:13,455 --> 00:16:17,390 It's too bad that rabbits don't have more fat on them. 246 00:16:17,493 --> 00:16:20,669 Wouldn't they just be the perfect survival food? 247 00:16:22,050 --> 00:16:25,191 Holy [bleep]! 248 00:16:25,294 --> 00:16:29,298 Oh, my God. He's 20 yards from me. 249 00:16:31,542 --> 00:16:33,544 Oh, my God. 250 00:16:33,647 --> 00:16:34,994 [bleep]. 251 00:16:36,754 --> 00:16:39,653 - I need to get a food cache so I know that food is safe. 252 00:16:39,757 --> 00:16:41,828 No! 253 00:16:43,278 --> 00:16:45,245 - Maybe that's the wolverine. 254 00:16:45,349 --> 00:16:46,764 Oh, [bleep]. 255 00:16:46,867 --> 00:16:48,317 - There's a squirrel. 256 00:16:48,421 --> 00:16:50,181 He went down in that little hole to hide. 257 00:16:50,285 --> 00:16:52,080 Come on closer. 258 00:17:09,890 --> 00:17:12,859 - Holy [bleep]. 259 00:17:12,962 --> 00:17:14,240 Oh, my God. 260 00:17:19,452 --> 00:17:21,350 Oh, my God. 261 00:17:21,454 --> 00:17:23,249 [bleep]. 262 00:17:23,352 --> 00:17:26,217 There's a moose right there. 263 00:17:26,321 --> 00:17:28,564 He's 20 yards from me. 264 00:17:36,917 --> 00:17:40,680 Where is it going? No, don't leave. 265 00:17:48,998 --> 00:17:51,208 He's turned around again! 266 00:17:54,418 --> 00:17:56,972 Oh, my God, it's coming back. 267 00:17:57,076 --> 00:17:58,732 God. 268 00:17:58,836 --> 00:18:00,872 I was gonna bring my bow. 269 00:18:00,976 --> 00:18:02,564 You [bleep] idiot. 270 00:18:02,667 --> 00:18:04,566 That's my moose. 271 00:18:09,571 --> 00:18:11,297 Damn it. 272 00:18:14,714 --> 00:18:16,681 He's gone. 273 00:18:16,785 --> 00:18:19,063 Damn. 274 00:18:19,167 --> 00:18:22,066 I suck. 275 00:18:22,170 --> 00:18:24,206 That's awful. 276 00:18:26,657 --> 00:18:30,661 That was my moose. It was 20 yards away from me. 277 00:18:36,425 --> 00:18:37,944 And it was just standing there. 278 00:18:38,047 --> 00:18:40,947 I could've easily taken that shot. 279 00:18:48,851 --> 00:18:53,270 Watching your food just swim away from you is devastating. 280 00:18:53,373 --> 00:18:54,719 If I got that moose, 281 00:18:54,823 --> 00:18:57,722 it would have been a big game changer for me. 282 00:19:16,707 --> 00:19:18,674 - Tell you what-- 283 00:19:18,778 --> 00:19:21,539 it's amazing that they can walk around 284 00:19:21,643 --> 00:19:24,093 carrying that much weight in their head. 285 00:19:24,197 --> 00:19:28,615 Damn, that's got to be, like, 60 pounds. 286 00:19:28,719 --> 00:19:30,514 Oof! 287 00:19:35,898 --> 00:19:38,073 Boom. 288 00:19:38,177 --> 00:19:39,902 I just love it. 289 00:19:40,006 --> 00:19:44,424 Look at it staring right into my shelter. 290 00:19:44,528 --> 00:19:46,599 I can sit there in the evenings, 291 00:19:46,702 --> 00:19:50,223 and I can stare right back at it. 292 00:19:50,327 --> 00:19:54,434 Hopefully it'll watch over me and bring good things to come. 293 00:19:57,230 --> 00:20:01,234 Plan of attacknúmero uno is to go an check the gill net. 294 00:20:02,615 --> 00:20:05,583 I have up till now caught five fish. 295 00:20:07,136 --> 00:20:09,380 Been fishing ever since I can remember. 296 00:20:09,484 --> 00:20:12,107 My dad was a fishing-boat captain. 297 00:20:12,211 --> 00:20:16,215 I learned live-bait fishing, lure fishing, trawling, 298 00:20:16,318 --> 00:20:19,425 and I've been spear fishing since I was about 11. 299 00:20:19,528 --> 00:20:21,530 Caught a lot of big fish in my life, 300 00:20:21,634 --> 00:20:24,464 but I've never fished with a gill net. 301 00:20:27,226 --> 00:20:30,470 All right. Moment of truth. 302 00:20:34,336 --> 00:20:36,511 Oh, yeah. 303 00:20:36,614 --> 00:20:38,513 Yeah! 304 00:20:38,616 --> 00:20:40,722 I got a fish in my net. 305 00:20:40,825 --> 00:20:43,932 Awesome. 306 00:20:44,035 --> 00:20:45,692 That is a big fish. 307 00:20:47,246 --> 00:20:48,833 Wow, I've got a lot of meat right now-- 308 00:20:48,937 --> 00:20:51,629 Oh, there's a monster! 309 00:20:51,733 --> 00:20:54,908 God, that was a huge fish. 310 00:20:55,012 --> 00:20:57,773 I've hit the jackpot with fish location. 311 00:20:57,877 --> 00:21:00,500 Whoo-hoo! 312 00:21:00,604 --> 00:21:02,675 Gill net paying off. 313 00:21:04,228 --> 00:21:07,473 I'm so glad I took this as an item. 314 00:21:09,337 --> 00:21:11,615 Food was a big concern for me, 315 00:21:11,718 --> 00:21:15,308 but so far, this land has been good to me. 316 00:21:18,898 --> 00:21:21,590 Get some good old fillets. 317 00:21:23,420 --> 00:21:26,215 To know that my gill net can bring me food 318 00:21:26,319 --> 00:21:30,806 while I'm doing other things, that's a huge sense of relief. 319 00:21:30,910 --> 00:21:34,810 If I can just continue doing as well as I'm doing, 320 00:21:34,914 --> 00:21:38,331 100 days is possible. 321 00:21:59,559 --> 00:22:02,251 - It's a beautiful morning. 322 00:22:08,292 --> 00:22:12,020 The lake is shining. It's glistening. 323 00:22:12,123 --> 00:22:14,367 Thank you, Nature. 324 00:22:14,471 --> 00:22:17,405 Sorry for all the damage we're causing as humans. 325 00:22:19,303 --> 00:22:22,927 You are beautiful. You don't deserve that. 326 00:22:23,031 --> 00:22:25,689 You provide so much to us. 327 00:22:25,792 --> 00:22:27,725 You're providing me with shelter, 328 00:22:27,829 --> 00:22:30,314 with food, with water, 329 00:22:30,418 --> 00:22:32,696 so thank you for all you do. 330 00:22:43,051 --> 00:22:44,777 Another small pike. 331 00:22:46,537 --> 00:22:49,264 Well, small compared to the other two I got. 332 00:22:49,368 --> 00:22:52,819 I want fishing to be a big part of my game. 333 00:22:52,923 --> 00:22:54,580 Got a whitefish. 334 00:22:54,683 --> 00:22:56,892 I'm catching fish almost every day in the gill net. 335 00:22:56,996 --> 00:22:58,963 Man, it's pike central over here. 336 00:22:59,067 --> 00:23:00,551 Sometimes a couple fish... 337 00:23:00,655 --> 00:23:04,141 Two nice pike. Whoa. 338 00:23:04,244 --> 00:23:06,246 Okay, here we are. 339 00:23:08,145 --> 00:23:12,287 Oh, check it out. I think we have a fish. 340 00:23:23,643 --> 00:23:25,093 It's another pike. 341 00:23:28,096 --> 00:23:30,305 More food for the belly. 342 00:23:30,409 --> 00:23:32,480 I've been making fish head soups. 343 00:23:34,274 --> 00:23:36,898 And then I've been smoking the fish fillets. 344 00:23:37,001 --> 00:23:38,347 I have over ten pounds 345 00:23:38,451 --> 00:23:40,833 of smoked fish hanging on a tree. 346 00:23:46,045 --> 00:23:48,116 Fishing is going amazing. 347 00:23:48,219 --> 00:23:52,327 But all this fish can attract a predator. 348 00:23:52,431 --> 00:23:55,434 I have seen a wolverine right on the beach. 349 00:23:55,537 --> 00:23:57,815 It does make me a little nervous 350 00:23:57,919 --> 00:24:01,025 to know that there are predators walking here. 351 00:24:01,129 --> 00:24:05,340 But you got to heighten your level of awareness. 352 00:24:12,658 --> 00:24:14,038 Being from El Salvador, 353 00:24:14,142 --> 00:24:18,042 I brought a specific mentality as a survivalist. 354 00:24:18,146 --> 00:24:19,906 I've been through a war. 355 00:24:20,010 --> 00:24:21,667 You have to have a positive attitude 356 00:24:21,770 --> 00:24:23,289 that you're going to survive. 357 00:25:15,375 --> 00:25:17,688 Maybe that's the wolverine. 358 00:25:29,631 --> 00:25:31,633 Throom, throom, throom. 359 00:25:37,259 --> 00:25:39,330 That sounded like claws. Throom, throom-- 360 00:25:39,434 --> 00:25:40,953 A big animal. 361 00:25:52,792 --> 00:25:54,691 Oh, [bleep]. 362 00:25:58,280 --> 00:25:59,627 [bleep]. 363 00:26:20,924 --> 00:26:22,028 - Oh, [bleep]. 364 00:26:24,306 --> 00:26:27,655 Something's moving there. [bleep]. 365 00:27:15,703 --> 00:27:18,913 I worked so hard for that stash. 366 00:27:48,425 --> 00:27:49,909 Tasty. 367 00:27:51,497 --> 00:27:53,361 Mmm. 368 00:27:59,816 --> 00:28:02,715 Huh. Look all right. 369 00:28:05,511 --> 00:28:08,065 No seeds stuck in them. 370 00:28:09,618 --> 00:28:11,551 You want to win a million bucks, 371 00:28:11,655 --> 00:28:14,106 you got to look like a million bucks. 372 00:28:19,249 --> 00:28:21,458 I need to have a big shelter day today. 373 00:28:21,561 --> 00:28:23,632 I'm already getting a little bit of a late start, 374 00:28:23,736 --> 00:28:27,050 but we'll go with it. 375 00:28:27,153 --> 00:28:29,915 I would like to use traditional wood joinery 376 00:28:30,018 --> 00:28:32,331 for pretty much my entire shelter. 377 00:28:32,434 --> 00:28:34,402 It is gonna take longer than just, you know, 378 00:28:34,505 --> 00:28:37,819 lashing a few poles together, but winter is coming, 379 00:28:37,923 --> 00:28:42,824 and I just want it to be robust and airtight. 380 00:28:42,928 --> 00:28:44,964 Got to make these joints precise. 381 00:28:47,864 --> 00:28:49,279 I'm gonna build an A-frame shelter 382 00:28:49,382 --> 00:28:51,730 that's anchored to a tree. 383 00:28:51,833 --> 00:28:54,456 Got to figure out my ridge-pole situation now. 384 00:28:54,560 --> 00:28:57,874 And then I gotta figure out how to hoist it up this post. 385 00:28:57,977 --> 00:28:59,945 I got to make a joint in that post. 386 00:29:02,464 --> 00:29:04,639 To me, I see this as my big gamble, 387 00:29:04,743 --> 00:29:06,606 but if I don't have a bomb-proof shelter, 388 00:29:06,710 --> 00:29:09,092 I can't see myself, as a smaller guy 389 00:29:09,195 --> 00:29:10,852 who really doesn't do that well in the cold, 390 00:29:10,956 --> 00:29:13,786 faring into the deep winter up to 100 days. 391 00:29:17,376 --> 00:29:19,343 All right. I think that's gonna be it. 392 00:29:19,447 --> 00:29:21,414 I want to use a dovetail joint 393 00:29:21,518 --> 00:29:25,971 so those logs actually hold themselves onto the A-frame. 394 00:29:26,074 --> 00:29:30,147 I'm just being super meticulous. 395 00:29:30,251 --> 00:29:33,737 This better be blowing everyone's minds right now. 396 00:29:33,841 --> 00:29:35,774 Ho-ho-ho-ho! 397 00:29:37,534 --> 00:29:38,984 It's kind of good-looking, ain't it? 398 00:29:40,433 --> 00:29:43,264 I feel confident with my skills in building. 399 00:29:43,367 --> 00:29:46,715 And to carry that out to extreme nuance 400 00:29:46,819 --> 00:29:49,166 is the kind of thing that gets me through long waits. 401 00:29:49,270 --> 00:29:51,134 I just think of a project that I have in my head, 402 00:29:51,237 --> 00:29:53,343 and I just go to that project. 403 00:29:53,446 --> 00:29:55,069 I've been primarily an introvert 404 00:29:55,172 --> 00:29:57,830 who can do without contact and feel comfortable 405 00:29:57,934 --> 00:30:00,005 and confident in my own actions. 406 00:30:02,248 --> 00:30:03,663 Good fit. 407 00:30:03,767 --> 00:30:05,251 When friends or family have asked 408 00:30:05,355 --> 00:30:08,565 why I would want to do this, one of the easy references 409 00:30:08,668 --> 00:30:11,257 is the book "Hatchet" that I read in fifth grade. 410 00:30:11,361 --> 00:30:13,639 Reading the story about this kid that was in a plane crash 411 00:30:13,742 --> 00:30:15,572 and had to survive by some forested lake 412 00:30:15,675 --> 00:30:17,781 with his hatchet-- it sort of put the idea 413 00:30:17,885 --> 00:30:20,646 in my mind that, like, "Wow, people can do that. 414 00:30:20,749 --> 00:30:23,131 People can just be out there, living." 415 00:30:23,235 --> 00:30:27,135 This has always been a lifelong fantasy of mine. 416 00:30:27,239 --> 00:30:31,174 That's good. That's real good. 417 00:30:52,574 --> 00:30:55,163 - My friend... 418 00:30:55,267 --> 00:30:57,234 I'm sorry I've been so rude. 419 00:30:57,338 --> 00:30:59,927 I found you a couple days ago. 420 00:31:00,030 --> 00:31:03,068 I couldn't help but love your set of horns, 421 00:31:03,171 --> 00:31:04,690 so I put you up on the tree there 422 00:31:04,793 --> 00:31:05,967 so you could hang out with me. 423 00:31:06,071 --> 00:31:08,487 Do you think we can be friends? 424 00:31:15,701 --> 00:31:16,840 What's your name? 425 00:31:18,635 --> 00:31:22,052 "I come from Arcticfrica." 426 00:31:22,156 --> 00:31:24,434 Is that, like, you mixing Africa and Arctic? 427 00:31:28,817 --> 00:31:31,406 You're quite a smart-ass yourself, aren't you, Jaco? 428 00:31:31,510 --> 00:31:33,857 No wonder you got taken down. 429 00:31:38,827 --> 00:31:41,589 Jaco, I highly respect your horns, okay? 430 00:31:41,692 --> 00:31:43,625 I just want to be friends. 431 00:31:48,561 --> 00:31:50,909 The friendship we'll be building. 432 00:31:51,012 --> 00:31:53,014 And just in case you were wondering, 433 00:31:53,118 --> 00:31:54,740 his accent is South African. 434 00:31:54,843 --> 00:31:57,156 He's a very confused musk ox. 435 00:32:01,781 --> 00:32:04,819 I feel like I've got a good grip on the food. 436 00:32:04,923 --> 00:32:06,752 The fishing I feel very confident about, 437 00:32:06,855 --> 00:32:08,547 with the gill net especially. 438 00:32:08,650 --> 00:32:10,204 At this point, 439 00:32:10,307 --> 00:32:12,482 I need to get a food cache figured out. 440 00:32:12,585 --> 00:32:15,002 There's foxes and wolverines in the area. 441 00:32:15,105 --> 00:32:16,417 I have to make something that 442 00:32:16,520 --> 00:32:18,833 I don't need to keep an eye on 24-7, 443 00:32:18,937 --> 00:32:21,767 something that I know that food is safe. 444 00:32:21,870 --> 00:32:23,734 It's gonna be a lot of energy to build it, 445 00:32:23,838 --> 00:32:27,014 but it's necessary. 446 00:32:27,117 --> 00:32:31,639 It would be wise for me to work on my ladder 447 00:32:31,742 --> 00:32:34,745 that I'm gonna need to get up into my food cache. 448 00:32:37,472 --> 00:32:40,544 I feel like I really could live off the land here. 449 00:32:40,648 --> 00:32:42,512 And I just don't want any meat getting stolen 450 00:32:42,615 --> 00:32:43,720 or going to waste. 451 00:32:45,411 --> 00:32:47,482 This already set my mind at ease, 452 00:32:47,586 --> 00:32:49,864 once I know my food is stored safely. 453 00:32:51,245 --> 00:32:52,729 Success! I like it. 454 00:32:54,662 --> 00:32:57,423 So there's three trees in here. 455 00:32:57,527 --> 00:33:00,392 One. Behind it, two. 456 00:33:00,495 --> 00:33:03,222 And then to the left over here, three. 457 00:33:03,326 --> 00:33:05,949 It'll provide the perfect platform. 458 00:33:07,813 --> 00:33:11,541 For basis of the food cache, I'm kind of using the design 459 00:33:11,644 --> 00:33:13,784 that was inspired off of Jordan's. 460 00:33:13,888 --> 00:33:16,580 The three trees coming up, and just a platform on top. 461 00:33:16,684 --> 00:33:18,030 Kind of like that idea. 462 00:33:20,895 --> 00:33:25,141 This is a very unique experience. 463 00:33:25,244 --> 00:33:28,109 I'm very grateful to be here. 464 00:33:28,213 --> 00:33:31,216 Not feeling the loneliness. 465 00:33:31,319 --> 00:33:32,769 It gives me strength 466 00:33:32,872 --> 00:33:35,668 knowing that I have such a supportive family. 467 00:33:38,706 --> 00:33:41,191 I think my wife would rather I be home. 468 00:33:41,295 --> 00:33:42,882 Our son is two years old. 469 00:33:42,986 --> 00:33:45,092 She's gonna have him by herself. 470 00:33:45,195 --> 00:33:47,404 The workload on her is gonna be pretty tough, 471 00:33:47,508 --> 00:33:49,268 but she knows this is something 472 00:33:49,372 --> 00:33:51,788 that I'm passionate about. 473 00:33:51,891 --> 00:33:56,137 Knowing that I could change their lives by winning this 474 00:33:56,241 --> 00:33:58,691 does nothing but motivate me. 475 00:34:01,556 --> 00:34:02,799 Very grateful for that sacrifice 476 00:34:02,902 --> 00:34:03,972 that she makes for me. 477 00:34:04,076 --> 00:34:05,733 She believes in me. 478 00:34:08,322 --> 00:34:11,118 You cut the tops off. 479 00:34:11,221 --> 00:34:13,499 There's just no easy way to do that. 480 00:34:20,299 --> 00:34:24,062 Fun trying to chop a tree down like this. 481 00:34:32,035 --> 00:34:34,313 Straw that broke the camel's back. 482 00:34:39,318 --> 00:34:40,595 No! 483 00:35:05,965 --> 00:35:07,760 No! Oof! 484 00:35:21,084 --> 00:35:23,362 Stupid. 485 00:35:23,466 --> 00:35:25,330 Really stupid. 486 00:35:27,194 --> 00:35:29,541 There's no easy way to do that. 487 00:35:32,923 --> 00:35:35,719 I am uninjured. 488 00:35:35,823 --> 00:35:38,515 And... 489 00:35:38,619 --> 00:35:41,104 I will move forward. 490 00:35:41,208 --> 00:35:42,657 That was stupid. 491 00:35:42,761 --> 00:35:44,970 That could've gone very, very bad. 492 00:35:45,073 --> 00:35:46,454 I could've broken an ankle. 493 00:35:46,558 --> 00:35:48,491 There's a lot of things that could've happened. 494 00:35:48,594 --> 00:35:50,527 My guardian angels were looking out. 495 00:35:50,631 --> 00:35:52,840 I just thank my lucky stars 496 00:35:52,943 --> 00:35:55,083 and just make sure I don't make the same mistake. 497 00:35:59,640 --> 00:36:01,745 Damn. 498 00:36:01,849 --> 00:36:03,575 Okay. 499 00:36:03,678 --> 00:36:06,716 Just try and not repeat that. 500 00:36:10,271 --> 00:36:14,033 So frickin' hard to... 501 00:36:14,137 --> 00:36:15,656 saw from this angle. 502 00:36:21,972 --> 00:36:25,286 A frickin' roller-coaster ride, folks. 503 00:36:25,390 --> 00:36:28,186 And I think that's how this is gonna go. 504 00:36:28,289 --> 00:36:30,257 Hold on for the ride. 505 00:36:34,433 --> 00:36:35,848 Yes. 506 00:36:37,747 --> 00:36:40,612 I knew this would be the most challenging thing 507 00:36:40,715 --> 00:36:43,097 that I've ever experienced in my life. 508 00:36:43,201 --> 00:36:46,445 It hasn't got to that point yet, but it will. 509 00:36:50,553 --> 00:36:52,658 And there we have it. 510 00:36:54,004 --> 00:36:55,523 I need to think about every single move 511 00:36:55,627 --> 00:36:56,904 and every single step. 512 00:36:57,007 --> 00:36:59,182 I can't afford to make this mistake again. 513 00:37:07,397 --> 00:37:09,641 It's like a nest up here. It's a food nest. 514 00:37:13,955 --> 00:37:16,820 That's the fruits of my labor for today. 515 00:37:18,270 --> 00:37:20,686 I feel really good about it. 516 00:37:44,089 --> 00:37:46,643 - Squirrel pole struck. 517 00:37:46,747 --> 00:37:48,887 They've been playing around there. 518 00:37:48,990 --> 00:37:52,131 I wondered how long before they'd hit that pole. 519 00:37:53,650 --> 00:37:55,997 Well, now we're talking. 520 00:37:56,101 --> 00:37:58,621 I don't really start trapping squirrels too much yet. 521 00:37:58,724 --> 00:38:01,451 I just got some poles here around camp. 522 00:38:03,384 --> 00:38:05,248 I don't want them messing around my stuff. 523 00:38:05,352 --> 00:38:09,597 Them squirrels sometimes get an idea to get in your [bleep]. 524 00:38:12,151 --> 00:38:16,363 Well, it's good to know your techniques are sound. 525 00:38:16,466 --> 00:38:18,606 I feel good. I like that. 526 00:38:20,712 --> 00:38:23,093 I like that fresh kill. 527 00:38:25,579 --> 00:38:27,063 Don't want that blood dripping 528 00:38:27,166 --> 00:38:28,582 away and going to waste. 529 00:38:41,595 --> 00:38:45,150 I just made a little incision in his gut. 530 00:38:45,253 --> 00:38:47,014 There's all the organs 531 00:38:47,117 --> 00:38:50,776 separated from the stomach and intestines. 532 00:38:50,880 --> 00:38:54,332 But intestine is real nutritious, 533 00:38:54,435 --> 00:38:55,816 and there ain't nothing in that. 534 00:38:55,919 --> 00:38:59,613 That is just clean, ready-to-go gut. 535 00:38:59,716 --> 00:39:02,478 It's ready for the cook pot. 536 00:39:06,482 --> 00:39:10,555 His back's all white. Only his belly's blue. 537 00:39:10,658 --> 00:39:12,660 It's probably fixing to get cold. 538 00:39:12,764 --> 00:39:15,353 See white? That's how they'll be. 539 00:39:15,456 --> 00:39:18,528 Now, he still has blue over here on his belly. 540 00:39:18,632 --> 00:39:21,289 We probably ain't got long. 541 00:39:22,739 --> 00:39:25,501 I think people are gonna underestimate 542 00:39:25,604 --> 00:39:27,675 the strength of a northern winter 543 00:39:27,779 --> 00:39:30,782 and overestimate their own strength. 544 00:39:30,885 --> 00:39:33,785 You got to have a plan every day. 545 00:39:33,888 --> 00:39:35,269 It might change. 546 00:39:35,373 --> 00:39:36,650 A plan's just a starting point, 547 00:39:36,753 --> 00:39:38,652 but you don't want to just wake up and think, 548 00:39:38,755 --> 00:39:40,136 "What am I doing today?" 549 00:39:40,239 --> 00:39:43,726 You want to wake up and get something going on. 550 00:39:43,829 --> 00:39:45,866 Coming up on rock house. 551 00:39:45,969 --> 00:39:49,076 I think we got to cap that thing as quick as we can 552 00:39:49,179 --> 00:39:51,112 and get into food production. 553 00:39:51,216 --> 00:39:54,461 I need about ten more poles on the roof. 554 00:39:56,324 --> 00:39:58,603 My strategy in the winter is heavy duty. 555 00:39:58,706 --> 00:40:01,088 Winter is heavy duty. 556 00:40:01,191 --> 00:40:04,747 My roof is real important on rock house. 557 00:40:04,850 --> 00:40:06,714 But I'm also concerned every day 558 00:40:06,818 --> 00:40:09,268 about burning too many calories. 559 00:40:09,372 --> 00:40:11,719 But I'm so committed, I can't quit burning them. 560 00:40:11,823 --> 00:40:14,239 I got to finish this thing. Winter's coming. 561 00:40:14,342 --> 00:40:15,792 I got to get it done. 562 00:40:15,896 --> 00:40:17,276 Now's the time to get her done. 563 00:40:17,380 --> 00:40:18,864 Oh! 564 00:40:23,662 --> 00:40:25,008 I know when it's done, 565 00:40:25,112 --> 00:40:28,598 I'm gonna have what I want to go the distance. 566 00:40:28,702 --> 00:40:31,429 Look at that. Ho-ho-ho-ho! 567 00:40:33,534 --> 00:40:35,294 Nice. 568 00:40:35,398 --> 00:40:38,297 Last big log in place. 569 00:40:38,401 --> 00:40:40,852 Rock house is coming along. 570 00:40:40,955 --> 00:40:44,476 I'm gonna make this all moss up here, get the tarp on it. 571 00:40:44,580 --> 00:40:47,237 You could hold a dance on that sucker. 572 00:40:47,341 --> 00:40:49,170 And then later I'm gonna build this up right here 573 00:40:49,274 --> 00:40:51,207 with some rock and have a chimney 574 00:40:51,310 --> 00:40:53,727 that's just a little higher than the roof. 575 00:40:53,830 --> 00:40:55,038 Yep. 576 00:40:55,142 --> 00:40:57,834 Starting to look kind of homey. 577 00:40:57,938 --> 00:41:01,424 We got a 100-day shelter, all right. 578 00:41:19,200 --> 00:41:22,169 - Keep myself occupied for hours. 579 00:41:28,451 --> 00:41:32,628 Projects like this takes your mind off of everything, 580 00:41:32,731 --> 00:41:34,837 which is a good thing, 581 00:41:34,940 --> 00:41:36,908 'cause I think it's the worst thing you can do out here, 582 00:41:37,011 --> 00:41:38,737 is let your mind start to wander. 583 00:41:40,463 --> 00:41:42,983 Remember how easy it is just to go home. 584 00:41:46,400 --> 00:41:48,575 Check them out. 585 00:41:49,886 --> 00:41:51,578 Yeah, buddy. 586 00:41:52,958 --> 00:41:55,720 Got some cool earrings done because everybody-- 587 00:41:55,823 --> 00:41:59,206 every man needs a nice pair of earrings, huh? 588 00:41:59,309 --> 00:42:01,242 I think so. 589 00:42:03,175 --> 00:42:05,212 I got to make a couple more sets of these. 590 00:42:05,315 --> 00:42:07,559 I'm digging them. 591 00:42:07,663 --> 00:42:09,768 Tell ya-- I'm gonna set a trend. 592 00:42:12,219 --> 00:42:13,289 Yeah. 593 00:42:20,538 --> 00:42:22,160 To get to day 100, I think you need to have 594 00:42:22,263 --> 00:42:23,920 a positive mental outlook, 595 00:42:24,024 --> 00:42:25,853 and you got to constantly be upbeat, 596 00:42:25,957 --> 00:42:27,855 no matter how bad it gets. 597 00:42:27,959 --> 00:42:29,754 You know, it's 100 days. 598 00:42:33,758 --> 00:42:36,277 Well, back at the bank lines, 599 00:42:36,381 --> 00:42:39,418 and it looks like a big nothing. 600 00:42:39,522 --> 00:42:41,282 Man. 601 00:42:41,386 --> 00:42:43,595 Yep, definitely nothing. 602 00:42:45,079 --> 00:42:48,117 See if we have any bait left... 603 00:42:48,220 --> 00:42:50,291 'cause if we have bait, that's good. 604 00:42:50,395 --> 00:42:54,192 I'm 110% confident in my success... 605 00:42:54,295 --> 00:42:57,022 because you have to have that mindset. 606 00:42:57,126 --> 00:42:58,679 If you have anything else, 607 00:42:58,783 --> 00:43:01,337 you're already sliding down a slippery slope. 608 00:43:13,073 --> 00:43:14,350 Yeah, baby! 609 00:43:19,458 --> 00:43:21,322 Oh, [bleep]! 610 00:43:45,588 --> 00:43:47,486 - Yeah, baby! 611 00:43:51,870 --> 00:43:53,320 Ooh, [bleep]! 612 00:43:56,530 --> 00:43:58,497 Whoo-hoo-hoo! 613 00:43:58,601 --> 00:44:00,465 He almost got off. 614 00:44:07,955 --> 00:44:09,474 Thank you, Mr. Trout. 615 00:44:13,478 --> 00:44:17,309 I'm gonna fillet this dude out and then smoke it, 616 00:44:17,413 --> 00:44:21,003 make fish jerky with him, and then boil the rest of it 617 00:44:21,106 --> 00:44:23,074 and eat fish soup for a couple days. 618 00:44:24,731 --> 00:44:26,802 This fish proved to me that this system will work, 619 00:44:26,905 --> 00:44:29,218 and, you know, it may not work all the time. 620 00:44:29,321 --> 00:44:32,531 It definitely won't work every time, but it's a success, 621 00:44:32,635 --> 00:44:34,016 and every little success out here 622 00:44:34,119 --> 00:44:36,777 definitely puts you in a better mental spot. 623 00:44:36,881 --> 00:44:39,366 I mean, look at that. 624 00:44:44,129 --> 00:44:45,924 Mmm. 625 00:44:47,650 --> 00:44:50,239 Oh, my gosh. 626 00:44:50,342 --> 00:44:52,413 Oh, I could get used to that. 627 00:45:18,301 --> 00:45:19,682 - Morning. 628 00:45:19,786 --> 00:45:21,995 All right, I'm gonna do quick little warm-up. 629 00:45:24,031 --> 00:45:26,931 Starting to get a little bit of a morning routine. 630 00:45:28,760 --> 00:45:30,486 Do a little stretch and then get out for... 631 00:45:31,590 --> 00:45:32,937 Morning snare check. 632 00:45:34,732 --> 00:45:37,562 Get the blood flow back. 633 00:45:37,665 --> 00:45:40,496 Warm-up skip. 634 00:45:44,707 --> 00:45:48,504 Staying warm is the name of the game. 635 00:45:52,922 --> 00:45:55,304 Good and warmed up. 636 00:45:55,407 --> 00:45:56,823 Time to go check snares. 637 00:46:02,173 --> 00:46:04,934 I'm kind of excited to check these two... 638 00:46:05,038 --> 00:46:07,730 promising little snares that I set last night. 639 00:46:10,388 --> 00:46:12,183 Feeling hungry. 640 00:46:12,286 --> 00:46:14,944 Oh, I can feel my body begging for some fuel. 641 00:46:15,048 --> 00:46:18,154 It's like, "Sugar, bread, peanut butter. 642 00:46:18,258 --> 00:46:20,536 Feed me." 643 00:46:20,639 --> 00:46:23,021 Hmm. That one got messed with. 644 00:46:25,023 --> 00:46:27,267 Looks like it got pushed aside. 645 00:46:27,370 --> 00:46:28,855 All right, one last snare check. 646 00:46:28,958 --> 00:46:31,029 No rabbits so far this morning. 647 00:46:35,240 --> 00:46:37,933 Dang it. Nothing. 648 00:46:38,036 --> 00:46:40,004 What do we got to do? 649 00:46:40,107 --> 00:46:42,351 I know the hunger's gonna get worse. 650 00:46:44,042 --> 00:46:46,389 Oh. 651 00:46:46,493 --> 00:46:48,564 There's a squirrel. 652 00:46:50,255 --> 00:46:52,464 It's down in there. 653 00:46:54,984 --> 00:46:56,986 See him poking his head out? 654 00:47:00,093 --> 00:47:02,543 He wants to come out. 655 00:47:02,647 --> 00:47:04,200 He went down in that little hole to hide, 656 00:47:04,304 --> 00:47:06,927 and I don't think he's got a way out. 657 00:47:07,031 --> 00:47:09,516 So I... 658 00:47:09,619 --> 00:47:12,968 I'll try to make a hook out of one of these branches. 659 00:47:13,071 --> 00:47:15,211 I can stab him and hook him. 660 00:47:17,835 --> 00:47:20,665 The hooking part is important. 661 00:47:22,460 --> 00:47:24,911 I'm also gonna put a little barb on this thing. 662 00:47:27,430 --> 00:47:29,467 Keep one eye on the hole. 663 00:47:32,194 --> 00:47:34,368 Gonna go for it. 664 00:47:42,100 --> 00:47:43,930 Where did you go? 665 00:47:44,033 --> 00:47:46,518 Hear him going "cheep, cheep." 666 00:47:46,622 --> 00:47:49,314 Sorry, bud. I don't really like it either. 667 00:47:52,179 --> 00:47:53,836 There he is. 668 00:47:53,940 --> 00:47:55,873 Come on closer. 669 00:48:22,623 --> 00:48:24,971 - Hear him going "cheep, cheep." 670 00:48:25,074 --> 00:48:27,007 There he is. 671 00:48:27,111 --> 00:48:28,733 Come on closer. 672 00:48:35,291 --> 00:48:37,293 Dang it. I missed it. 673 00:48:37,397 --> 00:48:39,433 I'm gonna make a better stick. 674 00:48:44,783 --> 00:48:46,820 Oh, there he goes! Damn it! 675 00:48:48,960 --> 00:48:50,203 Dang. 676 00:48:50,306 --> 00:48:52,826 He saw his window of opportunity. 677 00:48:52,930 --> 00:48:54,932 I should've just waited. 678 00:48:55,898 --> 00:48:59,315 That was kind of a one-time scenario there, 679 00:48:59,419 --> 00:49:00,799 and I screwed it up. 680 00:49:02,422 --> 00:49:04,872 Damn it. 681 00:49:04,976 --> 00:49:06,978 I've got so much left to do on my shelter, 682 00:49:07,082 --> 00:49:10,223 and I'm not getting all the food I need and want out here. 683 00:49:11,707 --> 00:49:12,984 It would be nice to eat 684 00:49:13,088 --> 00:49:15,953 something more than berries and mushrooms. 685 00:49:40,149 --> 00:49:42,772 - Fireweed root is a great survival food. 686 00:49:45,327 --> 00:49:48,640 It's marginal food. You got to stay with it. 687 00:49:54,681 --> 00:49:58,098 Food store is gonna be the key to go 100 days. 688 00:49:59,410 --> 00:50:01,308 On the outside of rock house, 689 00:50:01,412 --> 00:50:03,759 a couple rocks formed a cavern 690 00:50:03,862 --> 00:50:06,382 that we're gonna make my root cellar. 691 00:50:06,486 --> 00:50:10,007 Nice, fresh, damp moss on the bottom. 692 00:50:10,110 --> 00:50:12,802 Fireweed root is fairly nutritious. 693 00:50:12,906 --> 00:50:15,012 And all that nutrition is down in the roots, 694 00:50:15,115 --> 00:50:17,152 so this is the best time to capitalize 695 00:50:17,255 --> 00:50:18,705 on the fireweed root. 696 00:50:18,808 --> 00:50:20,845 A root-de-de-doot-doots. 697 00:50:22,295 --> 00:50:24,504 My backup plan from the beginning-- 698 00:50:24,607 --> 00:50:27,576 if nothing else, I'll dig 100 pound of fireweed root 699 00:50:27,679 --> 00:50:31,028 and exist on that alone. 700 00:50:31,131 --> 00:50:34,479 To make it through the winter, you got to have reserves. 701 00:50:35,963 --> 00:50:38,414 I had planned on the gill net feeding me 702 00:50:38,518 --> 00:50:41,831 while I built the big substantial structure. 703 00:50:41,935 --> 00:50:45,766 And this is my net, but it never catches nothing. 704 00:50:45,870 --> 00:50:48,286 We got to make a move to another spot-- 705 00:50:48,390 --> 00:50:50,909 maybe some deeper water. 706 00:50:55,949 --> 00:50:58,365 Down over there's where we got to go with it. 707 00:50:58,469 --> 00:51:02,128 There's a little crevice there on a underwater ledge, 708 00:51:02,231 --> 00:51:05,959 and it's 20, 30 feet deep, immediately right off that. 709 00:51:06,063 --> 00:51:09,169 I got to go right in that hole right there. 710 00:51:11,240 --> 00:51:13,725 Sometimes I talk different. 711 00:51:13,829 --> 00:51:16,487 Like, I caught myself saying "we" a few times. 712 00:51:17,902 --> 00:51:20,284 "We" is just me rambling on. 713 00:51:21,975 --> 00:51:25,254 Maybe when I say "we," I mean "me and you." 714 00:51:26,497 --> 00:51:30,259 Maybe I mean my departed mother. 715 00:51:32,434 --> 00:51:35,299 She passed away while I was preparing for all this. 716 00:51:37,128 --> 00:51:38,992 I just been thinking about my mother a lot 717 00:51:39,096 --> 00:51:40,856 since I got here. 718 00:51:42,616 --> 00:51:46,551 She was the strongest person I have ever met. 719 00:51:48,105 --> 00:51:51,453 She had the bullheaded mentality. 720 00:51:51,556 --> 00:51:54,904 Could do anything she wanted to do, and I have that. 721 00:51:56,596 --> 00:51:59,461 Her tunnel vision, if you want to call it that-- 722 00:51:59,564 --> 00:52:01,497 I mean, if there's something she wanted to do, 723 00:52:01,601 --> 00:52:04,604 she would do it and do it good. 724 00:52:04,707 --> 00:52:06,123 Long hours. 725 00:52:06,226 --> 00:52:07,779 My mother could work long, long hours, 726 00:52:07,883 --> 00:52:09,954 and I've inherited that from her, too. 727 00:52:10,057 --> 00:52:12,267 Lots of energy there, lots of energy. 728 00:52:12,370 --> 00:52:15,062 She was an amazing person. 729 00:52:15,166 --> 00:52:17,168 There it is. 730 00:52:17,272 --> 00:52:19,481 Catch a fish, baby. 731 00:52:19,584 --> 00:52:21,690 It was a lot of work. 732 00:52:21,793 --> 00:52:23,864 Wish us luck. 733 00:52:26,246 --> 00:52:29,905 I want to use this time to... 734 00:52:30,008 --> 00:52:31,493 dwell on her and... 735 00:52:33,598 --> 00:52:35,945 Refresh some memories 736 00:52:36,049 --> 00:52:38,741 that were maybe getting... 737 00:52:38,845 --> 00:52:40,640 lost in all the shuffle. 738 00:52:43,781 --> 00:52:45,576 We're gonna win this sucker. 739 00:52:47,233 --> 00:52:49,511 And dedicate it to you, Mom. 740 00:52:52,410 --> 00:52:53,756 - Coming up after the break, 741 00:52:53,860 --> 00:52:56,828 I'll be speaking with everyone from tonight's episode. 742 00:52:56,932 --> 00:52:59,521 We will have some never-before-seen footage, 743 00:52:59,624 --> 00:53:01,937 and then a little later, we'll take a sneak peek 744 00:53:02,040 --> 00:53:04,733 at next week's episode. You don't want to miss it. 745 00:53:04,836 --> 00:53:06,528 Stay tuned. 746 00:53:14,501 --> 00:53:17,366 - Welcome to "Alone: Tales from the Arctic." 747 00:53:17,470 --> 00:53:18,747 I'm Colby Donaldson, 748 00:53:18,850 --> 00:53:20,783 here with all of the participants 749 00:53:20,887 --> 00:53:22,509 from tonight's episode. 750 00:53:22,613 --> 00:53:26,893 First and foremost, this is the first episode we've seen 751 00:53:26,996 --> 00:53:28,688 where there's not a tap-out. 752 00:53:28,791 --> 00:53:31,346 I don't know whether that's a good thing or a bad thing. 753 00:53:31,449 --> 00:53:34,211 Joe, is it foreshadowing? 754 00:53:34,314 --> 00:53:37,144 Do you think it's a positive aspect to this 755 00:53:37,248 --> 00:53:39,457 that no one taps out on this episode? 756 00:53:39,561 --> 00:53:41,183 - I think there's definitely a positive aspect. 757 00:53:41,287 --> 00:53:43,289 I mean, you have so many uncertainties 758 00:53:43,392 --> 00:53:45,981 going into this thing that it's almost a guarantee 759 00:53:46,084 --> 00:53:47,845 that you're gonna lose some folks early, 760 00:53:47,948 --> 00:53:51,020 um, whether it's through sickness, or injury, 761 00:53:51,124 --> 00:53:53,920 or just mentally not being able to cope. 762 00:53:54,023 --> 00:53:55,853 So I think it's definitely a positive, 763 00:53:55,956 --> 00:53:58,235 you're seeing people start to hit their stride, 764 00:53:58,338 --> 00:54:00,789 and yeah, I like seeing an episode 765 00:54:00,892 --> 00:54:03,136 where nobody disappears. 766 00:54:03,240 --> 00:54:06,381 - Hey, Keith, any advice for those that come after you 767 00:54:06,484 --> 00:54:07,934 on the experience itself? 768 00:54:08,037 --> 00:54:09,901 - Yes, I think the experience 769 00:54:10,005 --> 00:54:13,940 will never be the vision that you have in your mind 770 00:54:14,043 --> 00:54:17,219 once--you know, before you set out, 771 00:54:17,323 --> 00:54:19,221 but I think at the end, 772 00:54:19,325 --> 00:54:21,741 it needs to be the experience that you needed to have, 773 00:54:21,844 --> 00:54:23,329 no matter the outcome. 774 00:54:23,432 --> 00:54:25,607 - Ready? - Yes, sir. 775 00:54:25,710 --> 00:54:27,919 If I'm not ready now, I'll never be ready. 776 00:54:29,300 --> 00:54:31,716 You need to be at peace with the outcome 777 00:54:31,820 --> 00:54:33,235 before you head out, 778 00:54:33,339 --> 00:54:34,995 I think is the main thing, 779 00:54:35,099 --> 00:54:37,550 and you gotta be your own best friend 780 00:54:37,653 --> 00:54:39,103 before you head out there, because if not, 781 00:54:39,206 --> 00:54:41,519 definitely be some demons preying on you. 782 00:54:41,623 --> 00:54:43,797 That's it. They're out of here! 783 00:54:43,901 --> 00:54:47,007 I'm all by myself! 784 00:54:47,111 --> 00:54:48,526 - Well, two weeks 785 00:54:48,630 --> 00:54:51,771 without any sort of human interaction, 786 00:54:51,874 --> 00:54:54,808 you can't help but start to get in your own head. 787 00:54:54,912 --> 00:54:57,742 There's no one to bounce ideas off of, 788 00:54:57,846 --> 00:54:59,710 no one to really pick you up 789 00:54:59,813 --> 00:55:01,090 when you're low. 790 00:55:01,194 --> 00:55:05,060 Joel, I know you've got a tight-knit family. 791 00:55:05,163 --> 00:55:06,889 Tell me what it was like 792 00:55:06,993 --> 00:55:09,444 truly being solo out there in this experience 793 00:55:09,547 --> 00:55:10,514 and not being able 794 00:55:10,617 --> 00:55:13,171 to draw from them, at least not in person. 795 00:55:13,275 --> 00:55:16,899 - Well, it was, uh, very interesting for me, 796 00:55:17,003 --> 00:55:20,420 very profound spiritual journey 797 00:55:20,524 --> 00:55:21,939 of which I-- 798 00:55:22,042 --> 00:55:23,768 what I didn't expect was, 799 00:55:23,872 --> 00:55:25,908 the exact timeframe that you're talking about, 800 00:55:26,012 --> 00:55:28,290 the first week was like the honeymoon phase... 801 00:55:28,394 --> 00:55:30,948 Oh, my God, this is gonna be amazing. 802 00:55:31,051 --> 00:55:33,330 If you could see that... 803 00:55:33,433 --> 00:55:35,642 Bald eagle. 804 00:55:35,746 --> 00:55:38,265 Look at that. 805 00:55:38,369 --> 00:55:41,268 Oh, such a good omen. 806 00:55:41,372 --> 00:55:43,685 You know, you're all super stoked, happy. 807 00:55:43,788 --> 00:55:46,377 You know, you're catching fish and shooting rabbits. 808 00:55:46,481 --> 00:55:47,758 Everything's amazing. 809 00:55:47,861 --> 00:55:50,795 About sort of five, six days in, 810 00:55:50,899 --> 00:55:53,764 I kind of started feeling the sort of pull 811 00:55:53,867 --> 00:55:55,317 towards my family, 812 00:55:55,421 --> 00:55:58,700 and my mind was adjusting 813 00:55:58,803 --> 00:56:02,669 to not hearing any human voices, 814 00:56:02,773 --> 00:56:04,257 you know, no sound. 815 00:56:04,361 --> 00:56:05,707 The only things you hear out there are the squirrels, 816 00:56:05,810 --> 00:56:07,122 you know, which in the beginning 817 00:56:07,225 --> 00:56:08,675 really irritated and frustrated me, 818 00:56:08,779 --> 00:56:11,885 but in the end, I ended up loving it. 819 00:56:11,989 --> 00:56:15,648 - Kielyn, the importance of maintaining 820 00:56:15,751 --> 00:56:17,477 that positive mental attitude-- 821 00:56:17,581 --> 00:56:19,376 give us your take on that 822 00:56:19,479 --> 00:56:21,619 and just how vital that is 823 00:56:21,723 --> 00:56:24,346 to succeeding in this type of experiment. 824 00:56:24,450 --> 00:56:26,210 - Yeah, absolutely. Uh... 825 00:56:26,313 --> 00:56:28,177 if you have something happen to you 826 00:56:28,281 --> 00:56:29,972 and you don't like the outcome, 827 00:56:30,076 --> 00:56:33,010 sitting and dwelling on the negative aspects of it 828 00:56:33,113 --> 00:56:35,357 isn't gonna get you anywhere. 829 00:56:35,461 --> 00:56:38,705 You need to move forward, stay adaptable, 830 00:56:38,809 --> 00:56:40,500 and there's a lot of lessons 831 00:56:40,604 --> 00:56:43,089 that you can learn from your failures 832 00:56:43,192 --> 00:56:45,712 to help you in the future. 833 00:56:45,816 --> 00:56:47,058 Learn from this, Kielyn. 834 00:56:47,162 --> 00:56:48,819 Learn from this. 835 00:56:48,922 --> 00:56:51,615 There's gotta be more moose. 836 00:56:51,718 --> 00:56:53,306 - Okay, I want to dig in to Roland 837 00:56:53,410 --> 00:56:55,860 dipping your finger into that squirrel's blood 838 00:56:55,964 --> 00:56:57,931 like you were taste-testing 839 00:56:58,035 --> 00:56:59,795 a batch of marinara sauce or something. 840 00:56:59,899 --> 00:57:01,832 Tell me what was going on 841 00:57:01,935 --> 00:57:04,041 and what the meaning behind that is for you 842 00:57:04,144 --> 00:57:05,629 or the importance of it for you. 843 00:57:05,732 --> 00:57:08,010 - No meaning in particular, 844 00:57:08,114 --> 00:57:11,704 only, uh, utilization of the whole animal. 845 00:57:11,807 --> 00:57:15,432 I'm not into the blood-worshiping aspect 846 00:57:15,535 --> 00:57:16,916 of anything, 847 00:57:17,019 --> 00:57:19,539 but, you know, there's life 848 00:57:19,643 --> 00:57:21,092 in the blood, 849 00:57:21,196 --> 00:57:24,717 and I want every bit of that. 850 00:57:24,820 --> 00:57:26,753 - Joel, you were also doing 851 00:57:26,857 --> 00:57:28,375 some interesting things out there, 852 00:57:28,479 --> 00:57:32,034 mainly holding a conversation with a musk ox skull. 853 00:57:32,138 --> 00:57:33,657 First time for you doing something like that? 854 00:57:36,073 --> 00:57:37,833 Um...yes. 855 00:57:37,937 --> 00:57:40,008 Look at me. I'm alone. 856 00:57:40,111 --> 00:57:41,458 I need a buddy, 857 00:57:41,561 --> 00:57:42,804 and you know what? 858 00:57:42,907 --> 00:57:44,702 You seem like you're a pretty good guy. 859 00:57:44,806 --> 00:57:46,117 Let's just get to know one another. 860 00:57:46,221 --> 00:57:47,947 Let's do it, eh? 861 00:57:48,050 --> 00:57:49,604 There wasn't much thought. It just came out, 862 00:57:49,707 --> 00:57:51,329 and I got a kick out of it. 863 00:57:51,433 --> 00:57:53,124 Going off what Kyle was saying earlier, 864 00:57:53,228 --> 00:57:55,264 you gotta stay in a positive mental place, 865 00:57:55,368 --> 00:57:58,854 and for me, that came through making things, 866 00:57:58,958 --> 00:58:00,856 and it came through using my imagination 867 00:58:00,960 --> 00:58:03,514 and really trying to get myself to laugh whenever I could. 868 00:58:03,618 --> 00:58:05,689 Oh, no worries, bro! 869 00:58:08,415 --> 00:58:09,693 - Joel, I want to stick with you. 870 00:58:09,796 --> 00:58:12,316 Because of the predators, you decide to build 871 00:58:12,419 --> 00:58:14,560 an elevated food platform. 872 00:58:14,663 --> 00:58:16,458 Could have been a critical mistake 873 00:58:16,562 --> 00:58:19,910 cutting that, you know, treetop from a ladder. 874 00:58:20,013 --> 00:58:24,328 - The mistake was the--the method 875 00:58:24,431 --> 00:58:26,364 of chopping down the top of those trees 876 00:58:26,468 --> 00:58:27,849 and that was, um-- 877 00:58:27,952 --> 00:58:30,748 could have been the end of me right there, 878 00:58:30,852 --> 00:58:32,923 but, um, I'm very, very lucky. 879 00:58:33,026 --> 00:58:34,303 I was not injured, 880 00:58:34,407 --> 00:58:36,409 and I was able to learn from that mistake, 881 00:58:36,513 --> 00:58:37,583 and I didn't make it again. 882 00:58:38,066 --> 00:58:39,550 Um, but there was a lot of learning for me 883 00:58:39,654 --> 00:58:41,000 with that food cache, 884 00:58:41,103 --> 00:58:42,726 and would I go back and do things differently? 885 00:58:42,829 --> 00:58:44,313 Most definitely. 886 00:58:44,417 --> 00:58:45,314 - Well, you're right. 887 00:58:45,418 --> 00:58:46,557 You were very, very fortunate 888 00:58:46,661 --> 00:58:47,903 in that situation. 889 00:58:48,007 --> 00:58:49,871 Well, there is still a lot to talk about 890 00:58:49,974 --> 00:58:50,975 when we come back, 891 00:58:51,079 --> 00:58:52,943 including some never-before-seen footage 892 00:58:53,046 --> 00:58:55,842 and a sneak peek at next week's episode. 893 00:58:55,946 --> 00:58:56,843 You don't want to miss it. 894 00:58:56,947 --> 00:58:58,431 - Try a bite. It's good! 895 00:58:58,535 --> 00:59:00,847 - Stick around. 896 00:59:07,647 --> 00:59:10,443 - Welcome back to "Alone: Tales From the Arctic." 897 00:59:10,547 --> 00:59:11,755 I'm Colby Donaldson, 898 00:59:11,858 --> 00:59:13,688 here with all of our participants 899 00:59:13,791 --> 00:59:15,482 from tonight's episode. 900 00:59:15,586 --> 00:59:17,070 Amós, you were doing 901 00:59:17,174 --> 00:59:18,658 exceptionally well with the fish, 902 00:59:18,762 --> 00:59:21,868 and then we start to see the wolverine, 903 00:59:21,972 --> 00:59:23,421 and in one of those shots, 904 00:59:23,525 --> 00:59:25,527 it actually looks like he's watching you, 905 00:59:25,631 --> 00:59:28,357 almost as though he's stalking your path 906 00:59:28,461 --> 00:59:30,463 and your trails. What was your thought 907 00:59:30,567 --> 00:59:31,844 about that wolverine? 908 00:59:31,947 --> 00:59:33,949 - I was expecting predators 909 00:59:34,053 --> 00:59:35,882 to be close to my shelter 910 00:59:35,986 --> 00:59:37,677 and where I was cleaning fish. 911 00:59:37,781 --> 00:59:39,437 I was really close to the beach 912 00:59:39,541 --> 00:59:40,542 for many reasons. 913 00:59:40,646 --> 00:59:41,785 It took me a long time 914 00:59:41,888 --> 00:59:43,234 to try to figure out my shelter. 915 00:59:43,338 --> 00:59:45,064 But I was protected by the wind. 916 00:59:45,167 --> 00:59:47,963 I have the resources of water, fire, close by, 917 00:59:48,067 --> 00:59:49,551 and everywhere else that I had looked, 918 00:59:49,655 --> 00:59:53,313 I hadn't seen a decent place to build my shelter, 919 00:59:53,417 --> 00:59:54,694 so I took the risk 920 00:59:54,798 --> 00:59:59,492 knowing that I could have had predators close by. 921 00:59:59,596 --> 01:00:03,185 - Roland, even though the locations had been vetted 922 01:00:03,289 --> 01:00:06,775 by survival teams in advance for signs of animals, 923 01:00:06,879 --> 01:00:09,571 each season, we hear participants 924 01:00:09,675 --> 01:00:11,538 complained or at least concerned 925 01:00:11,642 --> 01:00:14,472 that their area may not have enough. 926 01:00:14,576 --> 01:00:16,751 Tell me about your thoughts regarding this. 927 01:00:16,854 --> 01:00:18,338 I know you had some concerns. 928 01:00:18,442 --> 01:00:21,756 How much of this is about your location, 929 01:00:21,859 --> 01:00:24,310 and then how much of it is about what you're doing 930 01:00:24,413 --> 01:00:26,933 or what you're not doing with regard to the animals? 931 01:00:27,037 --> 01:00:29,798 - Well, your location is like... 932 01:00:29,902 --> 01:00:31,973 a rodeo star drawing a bull. 933 01:00:32,076 --> 01:00:34,182 You can draw a crappy one, 934 01:00:34,285 --> 01:00:37,737 or you can draw one that'll make you famous. 935 01:00:37,841 --> 01:00:39,014 You just don't know that, 936 01:00:39,118 --> 01:00:41,223 and I wasn't particularly happy 937 01:00:41,327 --> 01:00:42,569 with my spot at first. 938 01:00:42,673 --> 01:00:47,540 Actually, I was pretty damn hot angry. 939 01:00:48,368 --> 01:00:50,508 Like, [bleep] 50 acres of woods, 940 01:00:50,612 --> 01:00:51,924 nothing in the woods, 941 01:00:52,027 --> 01:00:53,546 not a [bleep] damn thing. 942 01:00:53,650 --> 01:00:55,099 [bleep] berries. 943 01:00:55,203 --> 01:00:57,930 This spot [bleep] sucks. 944 01:00:58,033 --> 01:01:01,243 You just gotta jump in there and look 945 01:01:01,347 --> 01:01:04,522 for every little food source you can get, 946 01:01:04,626 --> 01:01:06,801 'cause winter, once everything's under the snow, 947 01:01:06,904 --> 01:01:08,768 that's it. 948 01:01:08,872 --> 01:01:10,597 - Keith, 949 01:01:10,701 --> 01:01:12,565 you know, something the viewers at home may not know 950 01:01:12,669 --> 01:01:16,742 is that you aren't allowed to use barbed hooks 951 01:01:16,845 --> 01:01:18,088 out there. 952 01:01:18,191 --> 01:01:20,400 So tell me about--you know, 953 01:01:20,504 --> 01:01:22,437 you were doing a lot of fishing from the bank. 954 01:01:22,540 --> 01:01:23,956 How was that affected 955 01:01:24,059 --> 01:01:25,267 by not having barbed hooks? 956 01:01:25,371 --> 01:01:26,821 Were you concerned about that? 957 01:01:26,924 --> 01:01:28,063 - Yeah, the barbless hooks-- 958 01:01:28,167 --> 01:01:30,341 man, that's a real handicap, in my opinion. 959 01:01:30,445 --> 01:01:32,861 That was my first experience with them, 960 01:01:32,965 --> 01:01:34,691 and unless you have a rod and reel 961 01:01:34,794 --> 01:01:36,106 where you can keep constant tension on them, 962 01:01:36,209 --> 01:01:38,039 in my opinion, they're pretty well worthless. 963 01:01:38,142 --> 01:01:40,489 I don't know how many fish I had hit, 964 01:01:40,593 --> 01:01:42,560 you'd make it three or four wraps, 965 01:01:42,664 --> 01:01:44,631 and then, you know, the line just goes slack 966 01:01:44,735 --> 01:01:46,530 and when that line goes slack, 967 01:01:46,633 --> 01:01:48,152 your heart kind of goes slack, too, 968 01:01:48,256 --> 01:01:49,464 as well as your stomach, 969 01:01:49,567 --> 01:01:52,225 because that's a missed opportunity. 970 01:01:52,329 --> 01:01:53,779 Whoo-hoo! 971 01:01:53,882 --> 01:01:55,470 Yeah, baby! 972 01:01:55,573 --> 01:01:56,678 Oh, damn. It got away. 973 01:01:59,025 --> 01:02:01,683 - Let's talk about ingenuity in the rules. 974 01:02:01,787 --> 01:02:03,927 All right? There is no question, 975 01:02:04,030 --> 01:02:05,963 when you're out there, you need to adapt, 976 01:02:06,067 --> 01:02:08,448 and you need to make everything that you have 977 01:02:08,552 --> 01:02:10,588 work for you. So while Joel 978 01:02:10,692 --> 01:02:13,350 was building an elevated platform, 979 01:02:13,453 --> 01:02:15,766 Amós took a little different approach to it. 980 01:02:15,870 --> 01:02:18,527 Let's take a look at this never-before-seen footage, 981 01:02:18,631 --> 01:02:20,219 and I think you'll understand what we're talking about. 982 01:02:21,358 --> 01:02:23,118 - There we go. 983 01:02:23,222 --> 01:02:26,259 I brought this extra-extra-large underwear. 984 01:02:28,917 --> 01:02:31,989 I will use this fiber to make char cloth 985 01:02:32,093 --> 01:02:34,060 and fishing lures. 986 01:02:34,164 --> 01:02:36,787 I haven't needed either or, 987 01:02:36,891 --> 01:02:38,409 but what I do need 988 01:02:38,513 --> 01:02:41,585 is a container for my fish, 989 01:02:41,688 --> 01:02:44,726 so I'm gonna make a bag out of my underwear. 990 01:02:52,423 --> 01:02:54,046 Pretty tasty pike 991 01:02:54,149 --> 01:02:56,496 going into my underwear. 992 01:03:02,744 --> 01:03:05,989 It's getting all greasy. 993 01:03:16,309 --> 01:03:18,173 - Amós, uh, tell me 994 01:03:18,277 --> 01:03:20,486 about that big old pair of underwear you brought. 995 01:03:20,589 --> 01:03:22,488 - The cotton is heavy and is white. 996 01:03:22,591 --> 01:03:23,696 The fish have white bellies, 997 01:03:23,800 --> 01:03:25,318 so I could use it for lures. 998 01:03:25,422 --> 01:03:27,079 I needed a place to store the fish. 999 01:03:27,182 --> 01:03:28,597 I was catching a lot of fish. 1000 01:03:28,701 --> 01:03:31,946 So I decided to make a stash out of it. 1001 01:03:32,049 --> 01:03:33,602 You have to get creative out there, 1002 01:03:33,706 --> 01:03:35,225 and it worked for me, 1003 01:03:35,328 --> 01:03:39,367 so I'm pretty happy that I made the decision. 1004 01:03:39,470 --> 01:03:43,233 - Hey, Roland, tell me of an ingenuity pull 1005 01:03:43,336 --> 01:03:44,613 that you made when you were out there. 1006 01:03:44,717 --> 01:03:45,925 - I'm full of that stuff. 1007 01:03:46,029 --> 01:03:48,238 I pull crap like that out of my ass every day. 1008 01:03:48,341 --> 01:03:51,137 But I can't...nail one down 1009 01:03:51,241 --> 01:03:52,518 right now. 1010 01:03:52,621 --> 01:03:55,970 - Well, that is it for "Alone: Tales From the Arctic." 1011 01:03:56,073 --> 01:03:58,524 I'd like to thank Joel, Roland, 1012 01:03:58,627 --> 01:04:01,458 Kielyn, Joe, Keith, and Amós. 1013 01:04:01,561 --> 01:04:03,460 We'll be doing this all season long, 1014 01:04:03,563 --> 01:04:06,014 so make sure you stay tuned after the episodes 1015 01:04:06,118 --> 01:04:07,878 as we talk to the participants. 1016 01:04:07,982 --> 01:04:09,535 Until next week, as promised, 1017 01:04:09,638 --> 01:04:11,054 here is a peek 1018 01:04:11,157 --> 01:04:13,677 of the upcoming episode. See you next week. 1019 01:04:15,265 --> 01:04:16,542 - Bear scat. 1020 01:04:16,645 --> 01:04:18,889 Claiming his territory, apparently. 1021 01:04:18,993 --> 01:04:19,959 [bleep] 1022 01:04:23,825 --> 01:04:25,792 - Here, try a bite. No, really, try it. 1023 01:04:25,896 --> 01:04:27,173 It's good. 1024 01:04:27,277 --> 01:04:28,519 - You guys want to see a cool party trick? 1025 01:04:32,834 --> 01:04:34,318 - Agh. 1026 01:04:38,909 --> 01:04:40,773 Crap, I can feel it moving in there.