1 00:00:05,515 --> 00:00:08,425 2 00:00:08,518 --> 00:00:15,558 ♪ ♪ 3 00:00:21,998 --> 00:00:23,528 - I can’t wait to have this place 4 00:00:23,633 --> 00:00:24,863 try and break me. 5 00:00:24,968 --> 00:00:26,908 narrator: For the first time on "Alone," 6 00:00:27,003 --> 00:00:28,973 ten participants fight to survive 7 00:00:29,072 --> 00:00:30,342 in the hunting ground 8 00:00:30,440 --> 00:00:32,870 of the world’s largest land predator. 9 00:00:32,976 --> 00:00:34,716 - Oh, my God, where’d he go? 10 00:00:34,811 --> 00:00:35,941 Those are bear. 11 00:00:36,046 --> 00:00:37,446 - I heard a big animal. 12 00:00:37,547 --> 00:00:39,917 - Hey, bear. - Oh, no. [bleep]. 13 00:00:40,016 --> 00:00:41,456 - Sometimes you eat the bear... 14 00:00:41,551 --> 00:00:42,651 - [groans] 15 00:00:42,752 --> 00:00:44,452 - Sometimes the bear eats you. 16 00:00:44,554 --> 00:00:46,924 narrator: Battling merciless conditions. 17 00:00:47,023 --> 00:00:48,893 - This is some hardcore bushwhacking. 18 00:00:48,992 --> 00:00:52,392 - Why does it have to be such a struggle every night? 19 00:00:52,495 --> 00:00:54,435 [thud] - I hit it. I hit it. I hit it. 20 00:00:54,531 --> 00:00:56,331 - I feel more alive every day I’m out here. 21 00:00:56,433 --> 00:00:57,333 - [sighs] 22 00:00:57,434 --> 00:00:58,774 - Here comes the rain again. 23 00:00:58,868 --> 00:00:59,998 - Labrador, 24 00:01:00,103 --> 00:01:02,003 you’re not gonna make it easy for us, are you? 25 00:01:02,105 --> 00:01:04,145 narrator: In complete isolation. 26 00:01:04,240 --> 00:01:06,640 - The most dangerous thing out here is myself. 27 00:01:06,743 --> 00:01:07,973 - Look at that! 28 00:01:08,078 --> 00:01:09,318 - The cold ground is just 29 00:01:09,412 --> 00:01:11,282 pulling all the warmth from me. 30 00:01:11,381 --> 00:01:13,111 - How many days can this go on? 31 00:01:13,216 --> 00:01:14,486 - Very, very hungry. 32 00:01:14,584 --> 00:01:15,824 - I feel like I’m hitting a wall. 33 00:01:15,919 --> 00:01:17,979 narrator: Last one standing wins. 34 00:01:18,088 --> 00:01:20,728 - Only gonna get harder the longer you stay out here. 35 00:01:20,824 --> 00:01:24,664 ♪ ♪ 36 00:01:32,302 --> 00:01:35,202 [person vocalizing] 37 00:01:35,305 --> 00:01:38,575 [solemn music] 38 00:01:38,675 --> 00:01:45,715 ♪ ♪ 39 00:01:56,760 --> 00:01:59,530 [suspenseful music] 40 00:01:59,629 --> 00:02:03,359 ♪ ♪ 41 00:02:03,466 --> 00:02:04,706 - We’re in the middle of nowhere. 42 00:02:04,801 --> 00:02:07,731 Labrador is an extreme environment. 43 00:02:07,837 --> 00:02:10,377 The isolation and that constant stress 44 00:02:10,473 --> 00:02:13,713 of being in some degree of danger at all times 45 00:02:13,810 --> 00:02:15,580 is undoubtedly gonna be one of the most 46 00:02:15,679 --> 00:02:17,509 difficult challenges that I’ve ever faced in my life. 47 00:02:17,614 --> 00:02:20,784 - And there goes our last connection 48 00:02:20,884 --> 00:02:22,554 to the outside world. 49 00:02:22,652 --> 00:02:25,522 This is living life, amplified. 50 00:02:25,622 --> 00:02:28,692 - Labrador is a very cold and wet environment. 51 00:02:28,792 --> 00:02:31,422 Avoiding frostbite and hypothermia 52 00:02:31,528 --> 00:02:33,368 is going to be a big challenge. 53 00:02:33,463 --> 00:02:35,963 - The weather is a serious threat, 54 00:02:36,066 --> 00:02:38,906 and if people get wet and are not taking care of themselves, 55 00:02:39,002 --> 00:02:40,772 that’s deadly. 56 00:02:40,870 --> 00:02:43,540 We are our own worst enemy. 57 00:02:43,640 --> 00:02:46,310 - We are entering a very wild area. 58 00:02:46,409 --> 00:02:49,179 Wolves, coyotes, fox, black bears. 59 00:02:49,279 --> 00:02:52,479 But the top predator are polar bears. 60 00:02:52,582 --> 00:02:55,112 - Polar bears spend their time stalking prey, 61 00:02:55,218 --> 00:02:56,718 which is not what most bears do. 62 00:02:56,820 --> 00:02:57,980 They’re not omnivores. 63 00:02:58,088 --> 00:02:59,498 They don’t mess around with berries. 64 00:02:59,589 --> 00:03:01,319 They kill stuff. That’s what they do. 65 00:03:01,424 --> 00:03:03,864 - This feels like that moment on a blind date 66 00:03:03,960 --> 00:03:08,090 where you see them for the first time... 67 00:03:08,198 --> 00:03:09,938 and you just kind of fall in love. 68 00:03:10,033 --> 00:03:11,033 69 00:03:11,134 --> 00:03:12,304 - Last one standing 70 00:03:12,402 --> 00:03:14,532 wins $500,000. 71 00:03:14,637 --> 00:03:17,107 There’s many, many strong participants here. 72 00:03:17,207 --> 00:03:18,447 Anyone could win. 73 00:03:18,541 --> 00:03:19,771 - It’s pretty simple. 74 00:03:19,876 --> 00:03:22,016 No holds barred, 10 items, 75 00:03:22,112 --> 00:03:24,942 as long as you can go completely alone. 76 00:03:25,048 --> 00:03:26,618 Whatever we get on our cameras 77 00:03:26,716 --> 00:03:28,286 is what’s gonna tell our story. 78 00:03:28,384 --> 00:03:31,754 [helicopter blades thrumming] 79 00:03:31,855 --> 00:03:32,955 [thuds] 80 00:03:33,056 --> 00:03:34,226 - [bleep]! 81 00:03:44,200 --> 00:03:45,570 There they go. 82 00:03:53,777 --> 00:03:56,017 Holy shamoly. 83 00:03:56,112 --> 00:03:57,482 [sighs] 84 00:03:59,382 --> 00:04:00,512 [sighs] 85 00:04:00,617 --> 00:04:02,057 I’m here. 86 00:04:03,086 --> 00:04:07,256 Oh, my gosh, this place is incredible. 87 00:04:07,357 --> 00:04:10,397 [breathes deeply] 88 00:04:13,930 --> 00:04:15,400 First thing I’m gonna do, like I said, 89 00:04:15,498 --> 00:04:16,798 is take a big breath. 90 00:04:16,900 --> 00:04:19,930 [breathes deeply] 91 00:04:23,206 --> 00:04:26,116 [soft music] 92 00:04:26,209 --> 00:04:33,109 ♪ ♪ 93 00:04:33,216 --> 00:04:34,886 This is so amazing. 94 00:04:34,984 --> 00:04:39,194 Look, the river’s right there, the big river. 95 00:04:39,289 --> 00:04:42,059 But not much time to enjoy this. 96 00:04:42,158 --> 00:04:45,688 I gotta find a place to put up the tarp just for tonight. 97 00:04:45,795 --> 00:04:49,205 I’m not a weekend warrior of the primitive skills. 98 00:04:49,299 --> 00:04:53,229 I’ve got 50 years of preparing to do this kind of thing. 99 00:04:53,336 --> 00:04:56,246 I’m living that lifestyle in my home life. 100 00:04:56,339 --> 00:05:00,069 Brain tanning is my favorite of the primitive skills. 101 00:05:00,176 --> 00:05:02,586 It really gives the animal a second life. 102 00:05:02,679 --> 00:05:04,409 [wooshes, growls] 103 00:05:04,514 --> 00:05:07,084 My love is to just be in the wilderness. 104 00:05:07,183 --> 00:05:10,323 I live in a yurt where I’m not connected to anything. 105 00:05:10,420 --> 00:05:12,690 I collect my own rainwater. 106 00:05:12,789 --> 00:05:15,589 My only source of heat is firewood. 107 00:05:15,692 --> 00:05:17,692 Sometimes in the winter, I have to snowshoe in 108 00:05:17,794 --> 00:05:19,194 and ski back out. 109 00:05:19,295 --> 00:05:20,195 Ooh! 110 00:05:20,296 --> 00:05:21,336 Gotta do a town run. 111 00:05:21,431 --> 00:05:23,031 I forage for my foods, 112 00:05:23,132 --> 00:05:24,562 I make my own medicines, 113 00:05:24,667 --> 00:05:26,677 and I do my own hunting. 114 00:05:26,769 --> 00:05:27,869 Got a bunny! 115 00:05:27,971 --> 00:05:31,041 Aww, little guy. 116 00:05:31,140 --> 00:05:32,810 [kisses] 117 00:05:32,909 --> 00:05:34,539 I’m a primitive skills instructor. 118 00:05:34,644 --> 00:05:36,584 Nice! 119 00:05:36,679 --> 00:05:37,579 Ouch. 120 00:05:37,680 --> 00:05:39,310 And we have fire. 121 00:05:39,415 --> 00:05:40,785 If I win half a million dollars, 122 00:05:40,884 --> 00:05:43,054 I want to build a wilderness school 123 00:05:43,152 --> 00:05:44,852 so that I would have a place 124 00:05:44,954 --> 00:05:47,124 to do my own classes and retreats, 125 00:05:47,223 --> 00:05:49,293 and so this money would help me start 126 00:05:49,392 --> 00:05:50,962 living my dreams of what I really want 127 00:05:51,060 --> 00:05:52,630 to be doing for the rest of my life. 128 00:05:52,729 --> 00:05:53,789 Ah! 129 00:05:53,897 --> 00:05:54,897 I have my boyfriend, 130 00:05:54,998 --> 00:05:56,638 and he’s a sweet man. 131 00:05:56,733 --> 00:05:57,763 both: Bye, honey. 132 00:05:57,867 --> 00:06:00,137 - [laughs] I’ll miss ya. 133 00:06:00,236 --> 00:06:02,306 My whole family is super excited. 134 00:06:02,405 --> 00:06:04,645 I know they’re at home supporting me, 135 00:06:04,741 --> 00:06:07,311 and I’m really gonna be thinking about them. 136 00:06:09,312 --> 00:06:11,982 Okay, so this is what I’m looking at. 137 00:06:14,684 --> 00:06:18,684 That, my dear, is a little storm coming in. 138 00:06:19,956 --> 00:06:22,266 I need to get some tinder and get it in my pocket 139 00:06:22,358 --> 00:06:24,258 so it’s nice and dry 140 00:06:24,360 --> 00:06:25,990 and put up the tarp, 141 00:06:26,095 --> 00:06:28,635 because that’s gonna be a downpour. 142 00:06:28,731 --> 00:06:29,961 I don’t have a lot of time. 143 00:06:30,066 --> 00:06:31,136 [soft music] 144 00:06:31,234 --> 00:06:32,574 The weather is going to be 145 00:06:32,669 --> 00:06:34,069 all over the map. 146 00:06:34,170 --> 00:06:36,770 It’s windy, constantly rainy, 147 00:06:36,873 --> 00:06:38,703 and the humidity level’s so high 148 00:06:38,808 --> 00:06:40,238 that everything’s wet. 149 00:06:40,343 --> 00:06:44,413 Even when it’s sunny, the ground is like a sponge, 150 00:06:44,514 --> 00:06:47,284 so starting a fire is going to be difficult. 151 00:06:47,383 --> 00:06:49,353 Here’s some nice tinder. 152 00:06:49,452 --> 00:06:51,952 This is dead fireweed. 153 00:06:52,055 --> 00:06:54,895 ♪ ♪ 154 00:06:54,991 --> 00:06:58,061 There’s a lot of downed debris. Great firewood. 155 00:06:58,161 --> 00:07:00,331 ♪ ♪ 156 00:07:00,430 --> 00:07:01,330 Wind’s picking up. 157 00:07:01,431 --> 00:07:03,531 I’m gonna go grab my tarp 158 00:07:03,633 --> 00:07:05,573 and kind of find a flat place 159 00:07:05,668 --> 00:07:09,668 to hunker down and do something quick. 160 00:07:09,772 --> 00:07:12,672 [tense music] 161 00:07:12,775 --> 00:07:13,975 ♪ ♪ 162 00:07:14,077 --> 00:07:17,117 Well, I’m sweating, losing calories. 163 00:07:17,213 --> 00:07:19,353 That storm is coming in. 164 00:07:19,449 --> 00:07:22,079 I’m gonna make a little bungalow right here. 165 00:07:22,185 --> 00:07:23,985 It’s just big enough to sleep in, 166 00:07:24,087 --> 00:07:26,027 and then I’ll be okay even if I have to stay here the night. 167 00:07:26,122 --> 00:07:28,252 Hopefully, this is just a afternoon storm. 168 00:07:28,358 --> 00:07:29,528 ♪ ♪ 169 00:07:29,625 --> 00:07:31,695 I don’t feel old, 170 00:07:31,794 --> 00:07:33,164 but you look at the numbers... 171 00:07:33,262 --> 00:07:34,492 [laughs] 172 00:07:34,597 --> 00:07:35,937 I’m in my 50s, 173 00:07:36,032 --> 00:07:38,262 and I’m the second oldest participant 174 00:07:38,368 --> 00:07:40,138 that’s ever been on this show. 175 00:07:40,236 --> 00:07:43,176 Here comes the first couple of drops, just in time. 176 00:07:43,272 --> 00:07:45,672 But I have to be realistic with myself. 177 00:07:45,775 --> 00:07:50,045 Keeping my energy level up is a very big concern of mine, 178 00:07:50,146 --> 00:07:52,786 and I’m not as strong as I used to be. 179 00:07:52,882 --> 00:07:58,382 So I’m trying to use my wisdom to work smarter, not harder. 180 00:07:58,488 --> 00:08:02,528 Well, here’s my first cute little ramshackle. 181 00:08:02,625 --> 00:08:04,095 That makes me feel better. 182 00:08:04,193 --> 00:08:06,363 Okay, let’s go figure out my next move. 183 00:08:08,731 --> 00:08:11,631 184 00:08:11,734 --> 00:08:18,474 ♪ ♪ 185 00:08:21,911 --> 00:08:23,481 - Whoo! 186 00:08:25,515 --> 00:08:28,855 Sweet site, super stocky. 187 00:08:28,951 --> 00:08:32,151 Oh, my God, I am in bear heaven here. 188 00:08:32,255 --> 00:08:36,065 Tons of good, thick cover, and then some open bogs. 189 00:08:36,159 --> 00:08:38,859 I’m gonna keep that bow with me at all times. 190 00:08:38,961 --> 00:08:40,791 It could happen any moment here. 191 00:08:40,897 --> 00:08:42,907 Fishing looks like it’ll be interesting. 192 00:08:42,999 --> 00:08:45,159 A lot of slow water here. 193 00:08:45,268 --> 00:08:47,878 So...so far, so good. 194 00:08:49,405 --> 00:08:51,445 [sighs] 195 00:08:51,541 --> 00:08:53,311 I think we’re gonna go take a little walk around 196 00:08:53,409 --> 00:08:55,139 and just see where I might set up, 197 00:08:55,244 --> 00:08:56,744 in case some weather comes through. 198 00:09:00,483 --> 00:09:03,083 So let’s go. We got a nice beach over here. 199 00:09:03,186 --> 00:09:05,926 Let’s see what we can find. Here we are. 200 00:09:06,022 --> 00:09:08,852 Foreign land, but it feels like home, really. 201 00:09:08,958 --> 00:09:10,288 ♪ ♪ 202 00:09:10,393 --> 00:09:13,063 I’m gonna go take a couple walkabouts with these guys. 203 00:09:13,162 --> 00:09:16,102 I’m a hunting and pack goat adventure guide. 204 00:09:16,199 --> 00:09:17,099 [gunshot] 205 00:09:17,200 --> 00:09:18,530 I’ve lived my whole life 206 00:09:18,634 --> 00:09:20,034 in the Rocky Mountains, 207 00:09:20,136 --> 00:09:22,576 and I’m totally at peace in the woods. 208 00:09:22,672 --> 00:09:24,972 ♪ ♪ 209 00:09:25,074 --> 00:09:26,274 I’ve been a hunting guide 210 00:09:26,375 --> 00:09:28,215 since I was right out of college. 211 00:09:28,311 --> 00:09:29,611 My greatest skill is I’ve got 212 00:09:29,712 --> 00:09:31,842 over 30 years of traditional bow hunting. 213 00:09:31,948 --> 00:09:33,458 I’m not one to sit in camp 214 00:09:33,549 --> 00:09:36,079 and hope I’m gonna find the caribou. 215 00:09:36,185 --> 00:09:37,625 Big game is one of my specialties. 216 00:09:37,720 --> 00:09:38,780 [gunshot] 217 00:09:38,888 --> 00:09:40,498 I am a experienced bear hunter. 218 00:09:40,590 --> 00:09:43,820 I know when you make the shot, it has to count. 219 00:09:43,926 --> 00:09:45,226 You can load this thing up. 220 00:09:45,328 --> 00:09:47,438 You can make it big enough to kill anything. 221 00:09:47,530 --> 00:09:49,100 Like this. ♪ Duh-duh-duh-duh-duh ♪ 222 00:09:49,198 --> 00:09:51,528 ♪ ♪ 223 00:09:51,634 --> 00:09:52,774 It’s a winner. 224 00:09:52,869 --> 00:09:54,299 Being cold and hungry, 225 00:09:54,403 --> 00:09:55,773 and then being alone, 226 00:09:55,872 --> 00:09:57,672 it’s obviously a mental toughness game, 227 00:09:57,773 --> 00:09:59,143 but I have a warrior spirit. 228 00:09:59,242 --> 00:10:00,912 I just am relentless. 229 00:10:01,010 --> 00:10:02,940 I’ve done Division I sports, 230 00:10:03,045 --> 00:10:05,715 I’ve been a world champion in weightlifting, 231 00:10:05,815 --> 00:10:07,215 I’ve raced motocross-- 232 00:10:07,316 --> 00:10:09,486 everything to just test myself. 233 00:10:09,585 --> 00:10:12,925 ♪ ♪ 234 00:10:13,022 --> 00:10:15,722 I know I’m gonna miss my young daughter and my wife. 235 00:10:15,825 --> 00:10:18,195 They are so important to me. 236 00:10:18,294 --> 00:10:20,334 But when I win this show, 237 00:10:20,429 --> 00:10:22,529 I’ll just be so excited to share this with them 238 00:10:22,632 --> 00:10:25,162 that I feel like the trade-off will be awesome. 239 00:10:25,268 --> 00:10:27,108 Records are meant to be broken, 240 00:10:27,203 --> 00:10:29,643 and I’m coming here to break the record. 241 00:10:29,739 --> 00:10:33,769 I want to go 102 days, and I know I will. 242 00:10:33,876 --> 00:10:35,986 ♪ ♪ 243 00:10:36,078 --> 00:10:38,508 [sighs] 244 00:10:38,614 --> 00:10:41,014 The weather here changes really fast, 245 00:10:41,117 --> 00:10:44,157 and that storm’s coming out of the west. 246 00:10:44,253 --> 00:10:45,893 The experience of being dropped off 247 00:10:45,988 --> 00:10:47,288 in the middle of nowhere 248 00:10:47,390 --> 00:10:50,960 is just like nothing you could ever imagine. 249 00:10:51,060 --> 00:10:54,560 You know you want to be there, but you’re also realizing 250 00:10:54,664 --> 00:10:57,364 in the back of your head, a warning light telling you, 251 00:10:57,466 --> 00:10:58,666 "You have no food. 252 00:10:58,768 --> 00:11:00,378 You have no idea what you’re doing." 253 00:11:00,469 --> 00:11:01,599 ♪ ♪ 254 00:11:01,704 --> 00:11:03,444 And yet you’re very excited 255 00:11:03,539 --> 00:11:05,369 to figure out this puzzle. 256 00:11:05,474 --> 00:11:06,374 ♪ ♪ 257 00:11:06,475 --> 00:11:08,045 We’ll slip into the forest here 258 00:11:08,144 --> 00:11:10,414 and see if we can find a decent spot 259 00:11:10,513 --> 00:11:12,513 to get out of the wind for the night, 260 00:11:12,615 --> 00:11:14,615 because otherwise, I’m gonna get hammered here. 261 00:11:14,717 --> 00:11:16,157 ♪ ♪ 262 00:11:16,252 --> 00:11:18,982 You got some bunchberries. 263 00:11:19,088 --> 00:11:21,918 Good edible, not super sweet or anything. 264 00:11:22,024 --> 00:11:24,424 Lots of that around, which is awesome. 265 00:11:25,995 --> 00:11:28,495 I gotta get a tarp up here before dark. 266 00:11:28,598 --> 00:11:29,968 I’m just having way too much fun 267 00:11:30,066 --> 00:11:32,436 to worry about sitting under a tarp. 268 00:11:32,535 --> 00:11:34,275 [tense music] 269 00:11:34,370 --> 00:11:37,400 Natives that I’ve studied didn’t spend so much time 270 00:11:37,506 --> 00:11:40,046 on shelter until they had food. 271 00:11:40,142 --> 00:11:43,842 And in my case, a tarp over my head in a half an hour 272 00:11:43,946 --> 00:11:46,256 is a fine shelter for a long time. 273 00:11:46,349 --> 00:11:48,979 I’m looking for fish, bears, rabbits, 274 00:11:49,085 --> 00:11:51,385 edibles for at least my first 30 days 275 00:11:51,487 --> 00:11:54,157 before I even start building a shelter. 276 00:11:54,257 --> 00:11:56,667 I think we’re gonna make a little stew. 277 00:11:56,759 --> 00:11:58,189 I’m pretty stoked about that, 278 00:11:58,294 --> 00:12:00,834 because I’m gonna be eating today. 279 00:12:00,930 --> 00:12:01,830 And-- 280 00:12:01,931 --> 00:12:04,101 [animal squeaking] 281 00:12:04,934 --> 00:12:05,934 [whispers] A squirrel. 282 00:12:06,035 --> 00:12:07,605 ♪ ♪ 283 00:12:07,703 --> 00:12:09,203 Game on. 284 00:12:09,305 --> 00:12:12,375 ♪ ♪ 285 00:12:12,475 --> 00:12:13,645 [thud] 286 00:12:13,743 --> 00:12:15,173 Ah, [bleep]. 287 00:12:15,278 --> 00:12:16,548 We got another shot. 288 00:12:16,646 --> 00:12:21,056 ♪ ♪ 289 00:12:21,150 --> 00:12:22,180 [thud] 290 00:12:25,187 --> 00:12:26,527 Dead squirrel. 291 00:12:26,622 --> 00:12:28,752 Thank you, Labrador. 292 00:12:31,627 --> 00:12:34,297 Check out the squirrel. 293 00:12:34,397 --> 00:12:37,007 Made a really good shot, right behind the armpit. 294 00:12:37,099 --> 00:12:38,859 I’m super happy with that. 295 00:12:40,036 --> 00:12:41,606 Thank you, little buddy. 296 00:12:41,704 --> 00:12:43,504 This is amazing. 297 00:12:44,674 --> 00:12:46,344 It’s starting to rain. 298 00:12:46,442 --> 00:12:48,142 I got some dinner, or some breakfast. 299 00:12:48,244 --> 00:12:50,014 I think I’m gonna go worry about a little shelter. 300 00:12:50,112 --> 00:12:51,342 I got sidetracked. 301 00:12:51,447 --> 00:12:53,487 Let’s go grab our main pack. 302 00:12:53,582 --> 00:12:54,952 It’s gonna start dropping here. 303 00:12:55,051 --> 00:12:57,951 304 00:12:58,054 --> 00:13:01,594 ♪ ♪ 305 00:13:01,691 --> 00:13:03,061 This is wild. 306 00:13:03,159 --> 00:13:06,759 It came up a lot faster than I’ve anticipated. 307 00:13:06,862 --> 00:13:09,702 ♪ ♪ 308 00:13:09,799 --> 00:13:12,429 [bleep] absolutely hammering right here. 309 00:13:12,535 --> 00:13:13,635 [thunder booms] 310 00:13:13,736 --> 00:13:16,276 ♪ ♪ 311 00:13:16,372 --> 00:13:18,302 Are you [bleep] kidding me? 312 00:13:18,407 --> 00:13:20,317 ♪ ♪ 313 00:13:20,409 --> 00:13:22,439 Should’ve got a shelter going. 314 00:13:28,084 --> 00:13:30,984 315 00:13:31,087 --> 00:13:34,627 ♪ ♪ 316 00:13:35,925 --> 00:13:38,965 [rain pattering] 317 00:13:54,076 --> 00:13:55,776 Oh, my God. 318 00:13:55,878 --> 00:13:58,278 ♪ ♪ 319 00:13:58,381 --> 00:13:59,851 Mother[bleep]. 320 00:13:59,949 --> 00:14:03,849 ♪ ♪ 321 00:14:03,953 --> 00:14:04,853 Well... 322 00:14:04,954 --> 00:14:06,794 ♪ ♪ 323 00:14:06,889 --> 00:14:10,619 Our beautiful, sunny day went away. 324 00:14:10,726 --> 00:14:12,896 Got a little careless there, I made some mistakes, 325 00:14:12,995 --> 00:14:16,265 and you get punished, especially out here. 326 00:14:16,365 --> 00:14:18,735 There’s a good spot under a tree right here 327 00:14:18,834 --> 00:14:21,934 I think I just might come back to and tarp out at 328 00:14:22,037 --> 00:14:23,347 and get this camera dry. 329 00:14:23,439 --> 00:14:24,469 So... 330 00:14:26,642 --> 00:14:30,712 Thank you, oh, Labrador, for reminding me 331 00:14:30,813 --> 00:14:34,383 that a sunny day can be a rainy day like that. 332 00:14:38,087 --> 00:14:40,997 333 00:14:41,090 --> 00:14:47,830 ♪ ♪ 334 00:14:52,134 --> 00:14:54,404 - I think I just did my first rookie mistake... 335 00:14:55,871 --> 00:14:57,241 And didn’t film any 336 00:14:57,339 --> 00:15:01,839 of the working on this beforehand. 337 00:15:01,944 --> 00:15:04,344 So now I know I’m recording, 338 00:15:04,447 --> 00:15:06,317 I can do just a little bit more 339 00:15:06,415 --> 00:15:08,215 so you have something to cut to. 340 00:15:08,317 --> 00:15:10,587 [soft music] 341 00:15:10,686 --> 00:15:14,056 This is really weird being on camera doing all this. 342 00:15:14,156 --> 00:15:16,326 It really is strange. 343 00:15:16,425 --> 00:15:20,135 I’m not used to speaking all of my thoughts aloud, 344 00:15:20,229 --> 00:15:21,829 what’s going on with me. 345 00:15:21,931 --> 00:15:23,231 Walking stick! 346 00:15:23,332 --> 00:15:24,962 ♪ ♪ 347 00:15:25,067 --> 00:15:28,777 "Alone" is known as being the survival Olympics, 348 00:15:28,871 --> 00:15:31,771 but, really, we’re not doing survival. 349 00:15:31,874 --> 00:15:33,514 We are doing primitive living. 350 00:15:33,609 --> 00:15:35,439 And that, for me, is why I feel like 351 00:15:35,544 --> 00:15:38,544 my training has prepared me to do this challenge. 352 00:15:39,281 --> 00:15:40,551 Mmm. 353 00:15:41,584 --> 00:15:45,384 So insects, right, they-- 354 00:15:45,488 --> 00:15:47,058 yeah, they can be really good for you. 355 00:15:47,156 --> 00:15:48,826 ♪ ♪ 356 00:15:48,924 --> 00:15:51,124 [slurps] 357 00:15:51,227 --> 00:15:52,597 [laughs] 358 00:15:55,130 --> 00:15:56,160 Ah! 359 00:15:57,166 --> 00:15:58,066 There he goes. 360 00:15:58,167 --> 00:15:59,577 Bye-bye! 361 00:15:59,668 --> 00:16:04,038 So this seems like a good place to set up for the night. 362 00:16:04,139 --> 00:16:06,939 Currently, I work as a survival instructor. 363 00:16:07,042 --> 00:16:08,412 I take groups out 364 00:16:08,511 --> 00:16:10,881 into many different environments or situations 365 00:16:10,980 --> 00:16:13,480 and teach them how to take care of themselves 366 00:16:13,582 --> 00:16:16,052 if something goes wrong, as they always do. 367 00:16:16,151 --> 00:16:17,451 And you gotta step up. 368 00:16:17,553 --> 00:16:19,023 Either somebody else isn’t gonna make it, 369 00:16:19,121 --> 00:16:20,151 or you’re not gonna make it. 370 00:16:20,256 --> 00:16:21,656 And I like that challenge. 371 00:16:21,757 --> 00:16:23,767 I-form! Yay! 372 00:16:23,859 --> 00:16:26,259 I am a former Air Force SERE instructor, 373 00:16:26,362 --> 00:16:27,962 which stands for Survival, Evasion, 374 00:16:28,063 --> 00:16:29,403 Resistance, and Escape, 375 00:16:29,498 --> 00:16:32,698 which means I would teach our military members 376 00:16:32,801 --> 00:16:35,571 how to stay alive in hostile conditions. 377 00:16:35,671 --> 00:16:36,871 We would make cordage. 378 00:16:36,972 --> 00:16:38,042 We would make primitive traps, 379 00:16:38,140 --> 00:16:39,810 bow and drill friction fires. 380 00:16:39,909 --> 00:16:43,479 That’s my primary base for my training. 381 00:16:43,579 --> 00:16:44,909 There, we got some fire. 382 00:16:45,014 --> 00:16:48,414 My main passion is starting my school, 383 00:16:48,517 --> 00:16:49,757 OWLS Skills: 384 00:16:49,852 --> 00:16:51,822 Outdoorsy Women Learning Survival Skills. 385 00:16:51,921 --> 00:16:55,821 And I think it’s really important for women to roar, 386 00:16:55,925 --> 00:16:57,995 for women to step forward and say, 387 00:16:58,093 --> 00:17:00,663 "Listen up. Let’s get this done." 388 00:17:00,763 --> 00:17:02,163 Whoo-hoo! 389 00:17:02,264 --> 00:17:06,104 I am leaving behind an incredible support network. 390 00:17:06,201 --> 00:17:10,471 I have a huge family, and I have so many amazing friends. 391 00:17:10,573 --> 00:17:13,313 And then I’ve got my boyfriend, Blake. 392 00:17:13,409 --> 00:17:14,469 ♪ ♪ 393 00:17:14,577 --> 00:17:15,547 Kisses. 394 00:17:15,644 --> 00:17:17,284 All right, want to follow me out? 395 00:17:17,379 --> 00:17:20,279 The last person standing is gonna need grit, 396 00:17:20,382 --> 00:17:22,452 and I have the skills and the ability 397 00:17:22,551 --> 00:17:24,551 to stay out there and to win it. 398 00:17:24,653 --> 00:17:25,983 And that’s my goal. 399 00:17:26,088 --> 00:17:28,588 ♪ ♪ 400 00:17:28,691 --> 00:17:31,561 So thick, wet, pretty dense. 401 00:17:31,660 --> 00:17:33,290 [tense music] 402 00:17:33,395 --> 00:17:36,235 I’m going to first scout the area, 403 00:17:36,332 --> 00:17:38,432 at least get a base idea 404 00:17:38,534 --> 00:17:40,274 of where I’ve been dropped off, 405 00:17:40,369 --> 00:17:43,269 look for an initial shelter site for the night, 406 00:17:43,372 --> 00:17:46,672 and then start seeing where my resources are. 407 00:17:46,775 --> 00:17:48,475 Beautiful little creek going. 408 00:17:48,577 --> 00:17:51,317 This is a log I’m gonna try to cross here. 409 00:17:52,815 --> 00:17:55,185 Jiminy Christmas. 410 00:17:55,284 --> 00:17:57,854 [tense music] 411 00:17:57,953 --> 00:17:59,523 You all see that? 412 00:17:59,622 --> 00:18:00,922 ♪ ♪ 413 00:18:01,023 --> 00:18:03,163 That, my friends, is a bear print. 414 00:18:03,258 --> 00:18:06,558 ♪ ♪ 415 00:18:06,662 --> 00:18:08,362 Yeah, that’s fresh. 416 00:18:08,464 --> 00:18:11,604 ♪ ♪ 417 00:18:11,700 --> 00:18:13,400 That’s not good. 418 00:18:13,502 --> 00:18:15,502 It’s so thick. 419 00:18:15,604 --> 00:18:17,704 I can’t see anything. 420 00:18:17,806 --> 00:18:19,746 That’s just crazy. 421 00:18:19,842 --> 00:18:22,212 This whole day has been. 422 00:18:22,311 --> 00:18:25,081 Find a shelter spot to settle in. 423 00:18:25,180 --> 00:18:28,080 [soft music] 424 00:18:28,183 --> 00:18:30,053 ♪ ♪ 425 00:18:30,152 --> 00:18:32,752 So I’m gonna set up a shelter here for the night. 426 00:18:32,855 --> 00:18:34,195 ♪ ♪ 427 00:18:34,289 --> 00:18:35,789 It has been really rough 428 00:18:35,891 --> 00:18:38,161 watching season after season go by 429 00:18:38,260 --> 00:18:41,530 and watching some amazing women get pulled, 430 00:18:41,630 --> 00:18:45,400 so I would love to be the last person standing 431 00:18:45,501 --> 00:18:48,231 and the first woman to win. 432 00:18:48,337 --> 00:18:50,977 There are so few female survivalists 433 00:18:51,073 --> 00:18:53,043 and primitive living instructors. 434 00:18:53,142 --> 00:18:56,512 It’s such a small niche for women still. 435 00:18:56,612 --> 00:18:59,012 I would just really, really love 436 00:18:59,114 --> 00:19:02,754 for women in the world to see that happen. 437 00:19:02,851 --> 00:19:05,621 So I’ll go ahead and put some tree branches, 438 00:19:05,721 --> 00:19:07,751 some boughs down here and make myself 439 00:19:07,856 --> 00:19:09,296 a little rough bed for the night, 440 00:19:09,391 --> 00:19:10,921 and this will be home. 441 00:19:15,097 --> 00:19:18,007 [tense music] 442 00:19:18,100 --> 00:19:25,140 ♪ ♪ 443 00:19:28,510 --> 00:19:29,410 [branch snaps] 444 00:19:29,511 --> 00:19:30,511 ♪ ♪ 445 00:19:30,612 --> 00:19:32,012 [growling] 446 00:19:32,114 --> 00:19:36,654 ♪ ♪ 447 00:19:36,752 --> 00:19:38,052 Oh, [bleep]. 448 00:19:38,153 --> 00:19:39,423 ♪ ♪ 449 00:19:39,521 --> 00:19:40,521 [groans] 450 00:19:40,622 --> 00:19:41,552 ♪ ♪ 451 00:19:41,657 --> 00:19:44,097 [chuffing] 452 00:19:44,193 --> 00:19:46,663 That’s a bear. 453 00:19:46,762 --> 00:19:49,132 I’d say he’s under 100 feet from me right now. 454 00:19:49,231 --> 00:19:51,861 [chuffing] 455 00:19:51,967 --> 00:19:53,177 [bleep]. 456 00:19:56,105 --> 00:19:58,705 ♪ ♪ 457 00:20:03,045 --> 00:20:10,085 ♪ ♪ 458 00:20:18,427 --> 00:20:23,567 It’s basically moving from over here, across, 459 00:20:23,665 --> 00:20:26,805 around, and now coming down from there. 460 00:20:26,902 --> 00:20:33,312 ♪ ♪ 461 00:20:33,408 --> 00:20:35,468 It’s just trying to get around me. 462 00:20:35,577 --> 00:20:37,187 ♪ ♪ 463 00:20:37,279 --> 00:20:39,409 I’m just a big obstacle to it. 464 00:20:39,515 --> 00:20:41,815 ♪ ♪ 465 00:20:41,917 --> 00:20:44,287 It’s probably like, "What the heck is this 466 00:20:44,386 --> 00:20:45,926 in middle of my path?" 467 00:20:46,021 --> 00:20:49,821 ♪ ♪ 468 00:20:49,925 --> 00:20:51,695 I almost feel sorry for the poor guy, 469 00:20:51,794 --> 00:20:54,834 but I might shoot him later, so... 470 00:20:54,930 --> 00:20:56,800 [laughs] 471 00:21:11,647 --> 00:21:14,557 [soft music] 472 00:21:14,650 --> 00:21:21,690 ♪ ♪ 473 00:21:25,060 --> 00:21:27,960 [insects buzzing] 474 00:21:28,063 --> 00:21:30,163 ♪ ♪ 475 00:21:30,265 --> 00:21:34,835 - Man, these black flies are relentless. 476 00:21:34,937 --> 00:21:36,477 Check it out. 477 00:21:36,572 --> 00:21:41,212 Like, just all across here, my chest. 478 00:21:41,310 --> 00:21:42,540 Oh, my God. 479 00:21:42,644 --> 00:21:45,544 Got ’em on my neck, all the way around my neck, 480 00:21:45,647 --> 00:21:48,257 my shoulders. 481 00:21:48,350 --> 00:21:50,050 They just itch! 482 00:21:50,152 --> 00:21:51,422 Ugh! 483 00:21:51,520 --> 00:21:52,980 [growls] 484 00:21:53,088 --> 00:21:54,848 Constantly! 485 00:21:54,957 --> 00:21:57,227 Just sharing some misery with you. 486 00:21:58,794 --> 00:21:59,964 Ah! 487 00:22:00,062 --> 00:22:02,292 [sighs] 488 00:22:02,397 --> 00:22:04,007 It’ll be okay. 489 00:22:05,267 --> 00:22:06,577 Yeah, right. 490 00:22:06,668 --> 00:22:07,568 [laughs] 491 00:22:07,669 --> 00:22:10,569 492 00:22:10,672 --> 00:22:11,572 ♪ ♪ 493 00:22:11,673 --> 00:22:12,673 I don’t have very long 494 00:22:12,774 --> 00:22:14,844 to find my shelter location. 495 00:22:14,943 --> 00:22:17,513 I know intense weather’s coming, 496 00:22:17,613 --> 00:22:19,413 and I need to be prepared for that. 497 00:22:19,514 --> 00:22:21,914 So I kind of want to get a bigger scope 498 00:22:22,017 --> 00:22:23,987 of what this land has to offer, 499 00:22:24,086 --> 00:22:25,856 and I’m bringing my bow 500 00:22:25,954 --> 00:22:27,924 because there’s gonna be bears. 501 00:22:28,023 --> 00:22:30,193 ♪ ♪ 502 00:22:30,292 --> 00:22:32,392 This ain’t so bad for-- shelter-wise. 503 00:22:32,494 --> 00:22:33,894 It is on the hill. 504 00:22:38,667 --> 00:22:39,737 We’re up in--oop. 505 00:22:39,835 --> 00:22:41,435 Hi, little bug. 506 00:22:41,536 --> 00:22:43,076 I’m gonna keep looking. 507 00:22:43,171 --> 00:22:46,441 That’s what we’re here for, scouting it out. 508 00:22:46,541 --> 00:22:49,171 [tense music] 509 00:22:49,278 --> 00:22:53,688 It’s very overwhelming for me to figure out where to start. 510 00:22:53,782 --> 00:22:55,452 ♪ ♪ 511 00:22:55,550 --> 00:22:56,780 The trees are so thick. 512 00:22:56,885 --> 00:22:58,085 They’re intimidating. 513 00:22:58,186 --> 00:23:00,056 And I know there’s bears here. 514 00:23:00,155 --> 00:23:01,225 ♪ ♪ 515 00:23:01,323 --> 00:23:03,363 And I don’t want to build a shelter 516 00:23:03,458 --> 00:23:04,958 in a exposed area. 517 00:23:05,060 --> 00:23:06,260 ♪ ♪ 518 00:23:06,361 --> 00:23:10,131 So neither one seem like a good place 519 00:23:10,232 --> 00:23:13,062 for me to build a shelter. 520 00:23:13,168 --> 00:23:17,598 I just entered the woods on the other side of that bog. 521 00:23:17,706 --> 00:23:20,346 It’s getting thicker, but this is the first sign 522 00:23:20,442 --> 00:23:23,242 of animal tracks I’ve seen. 523 00:23:23,345 --> 00:23:27,055 Someone big has gone right through here. 524 00:23:27,149 --> 00:23:31,049 You can see they stepped on this moss. 525 00:23:31,153 --> 00:23:33,083 Maybe that’s the way to the water. 526 00:23:33,188 --> 00:23:35,788 Maybe I’ll follow this animal trail for a little while, 527 00:23:35,891 --> 00:23:39,161 see what takes me there. 528 00:23:39,261 --> 00:23:41,861 I don’t want to make a bad decision 529 00:23:41,964 --> 00:23:43,534 while I’m out here. 530 00:23:43,632 --> 00:23:47,902 I do have a little bit of fear of, like, what if I’m wrong? 531 00:23:48,003 --> 00:23:50,743 I need to be taking my time 532 00:23:50,839 --> 00:23:53,239 and be smart about my actions 533 00:23:53,342 --> 00:23:55,142 and not taking extra risks 534 00:23:55,243 --> 00:23:57,443 that some other people might take. 535 00:23:57,546 --> 00:23:59,016 ♪ ♪ 536 00:23:59,114 --> 00:24:01,254 There’s a grouse right there. 537 00:24:01,350 --> 00:24:04,250 [suspenseful music] 538 00:24:04,353 --> 00:24:11,393 ♪ ♪ 539 00:24:16,231 --> 00:24:17,131 [thud] 540 00:24:17,232 --> 00:24:18,432 Oh... [flapping] 541 00:24:27,309 --> 00:24:31,679 I’m gonna quietly see if I can flush him out of there... 542 00:24:37,185 --> 00:24:38,085 ’Cause I’m hungry. 543 00:24:38,186 --> 00:24:41,096 544 00:24:41,189 --> 00:24:42,219 ♪ ♪ 545 00:25:21,229 --> 00:25:23,399 He’s right in front of me. 546 00:25:23,498 --> 00:25:26,098 Now he’s in the thick of the brush there. 547 00:25:26,201 --> 00:25:28,771 ♪ ♪ 548 00:25:28,870 --> 00:25:32,200 I should have stopped about two steps back. 549 00:25:32,307 --> 00:25:36,817 ♪ ♪ 550 00:25:36,912 --> 00:25:38,942 [flapping] 551 00:25:47,389 --> 00:25:50,289 [suspenseful music] 552 00:25:50,392 --> 00:25:52,792 ♪ ♪ 553 00:25:58,300 --> 00:25:59,530 554 00:25:59,634 --> 00:26:04,674 ♪ ♪ 555 00:26:11,880 --> 00:26:14,110 - He was right in front of me. 556 00:26:14,216 --> 00:26:16,516 Now he’s in the thick of the brush there. 557 00:26:16,618 --> 00:26:23,248 ♪ ♪ 558 00:26:34,236 --> 00:26:35,376 [thud] 559 00:26:35,470 --> 00:26:36,500 Oh, I got him. 560 00:26:36,605 --> 00:26:38,075 Oh, my God, I got him. 561 00:26:38,173 --> 00:26:39,803 ♪ ♪ 562 00:26:39,908 --> 00:26:40,948 I got him. 563 00:26:41,042 --> 00:26:43,582 [laughs] Oh, my God. 564 00:26:43,678 --> 00:26:44,878 ♪ ♪ 565 00:26:44,980 --> 00:26:46,480 Oh, my gosh. 566 00:26:46,581 --> 00:26:51,821 ♪ ♪ 567 00:26:51,920 --> 00:26:54,950 I got a grouse! [laughs] 568 00:26:55,056 --> 00:26:55,996 Whoo-hoo! 569 00:26:56,091 --> 00:26:58,391 Second day, I got game! 570 00:26:58,493 --> 00:27:00,233 Whoo-hoo-hoo! 571 00:27:00,328 --> 00:27:01,558 Oh, my God. 572 00:27:02,597 --> 00:27:05,867 I’m so blessed. 573 00:27:06,835 --> 00:27:09,405 [soft music] 574 00:27:09,504 --> 00:27:11,504 Getting a grouse on the second day 575 00:27:11,606 --> 00:27:13,746 is really boosting my confidence of, like, 576 00:27:13,842 --> 00:27:16,712 yes, I can actually do this. 577 00:27:16,811 --> 00:27:19,911 I can get food for myself. 578 00:27:20,015 --> 00:27:21,015 Looking good. 579 00:27:21,116 --> 00:27:22,586 Into the pot. 580 00:27:22,684 --> 00:27:24,324 I see wilderness survival 581 00:27:24,419 --> 00:27:26,789 as not just about the skills. 582 00:27:26,888 --> 00:27:30,218 It’s about the attitude, the positive mind-set, 583 00:27:30,325 --> 00:27:35,095 and being in a place of gratitude and awareness. 584 00:27:35,197 --> 00:27:37,237 My first meal off the land. 585 00:27:37,332 --> 00:27:39,232 Mmm, it’s so good. 586 00:27:39,334 --> 00:27:40,774 ♪ ♪ 587 00:27:40,869 --> 00:27:44,839 Could definitely use some salt and pepper 588 00:27:44,940 --> 00:27:47,010 and some seasonings. 589 00:27:47,108 --> 00:27:50,078 But...yum, yum! 590 00:27:52,781 --> 00:27:55,681 591 00:27:55,784 --> 00:28:02,524 ♪ ♪ 592 00:28:10,332 --> 00:28:11,402 [thud] 593 00:28:11,499 --> 00:28:13,059 - [bleep]! 594 00:28:14,035 --> 00:28:16,275 This area here sucks. 595 00:28:16,371 --> 00:28:18,041 [bleep]! 596 00:28:18,139 --> 00:28:21,039 [tense music] 597 00:28:21,142 --> 00:28:25,982 ♪ ♪ 598 00:28:26,081 --> 00:28:29,881 This is very hard to walk in this terrain. 599 00:28:29,985 --> 00:28:31,625 This is rough. 600 00:28:31,720 --> 00:28:33,150 I’m gonna go up this hill 601 00:28:33,255 --> 00:28:38,265 to see if there’s a spot for my permanent site. 602 00:28:38,360 --> 00:28:41,660 I’m expecting this to be a miserable time. 603 00:28:41,763 --> 00:28:43,233 [thud] Ah! 604 00:28:43,331 --> 00:28:45,531 [bleep]! 605 00:28:45,634 --> 00:28:49,304 It feels weird to say this, but for this experience, 606 00:28:49,404 --> 00:28:52,074 I think it’s good to be negative. 607 00:28:52,173 --> 00:28:54,273 I’m expecting nothing, 608 00:28:54,376 --> 00:28:57,416 so I’m starting at a very miserable place. 609 00:28:57,512 --> 00:29:00,482 That way, if anything that’s good happens, 610 00:29:00,582 --> 00:29:01,882 then I’ll be thankful. 611 00:29:01,983 --> 00:29:03,483 ♪ ♪ 612 00:29:03,585 --> 00:29:07,095 This is my opportunity to take myself to the limits 613 00:29:07,188 --> 00:29:09,888 of what my body and my mind can do. 614 00:29:09,991 --> 00:29:12,991 The town over there, that’s where I live. 615 00:29:13,094 --> 00:29:15,264 If you go through the ice, you’re dead. 616 00:29:15,363 --> 00:29:17,033 Ever since I was a teenager, 617 00:29:17,132 --> 00:29:19,832 I really wanted to do difficult stuff. 618 00:29:19,934 --> 00:29:22,274 I’ve never been afraid of a challenge. 619 00:29:22,370 --> 00:29:25,040 I was born and raised in Mexico. 620 00:29:25,140 --> 00:29:27,510 As a kid, I was always running around in the forest 621 00:29:27,609 --> 00:29:30,439 trapping rattlesnakes and lizards and scorpions. 622 00:29:30,545 --> 00:29:32,245 It’s a grouse. 623 00:29:32,347 --> 00:29:35,017 That really kickstarted my love for the wilderness. 624 00:29:35,116 --> 00:29:37,826 ♪ ♪ 625 00:29:37,919 --> 00:29:40,889 Recently, I did a 100-day expedition, 626 00:29:40,989 --> 00:29:42,589 foraging and hunting and trapping 627 00:29:42,691 --> 00:29:44,691 in a very remote part of Manitoba. 628 00:29:44,793 --> 00:29:46,563 I feel tired. I feel weak. 629 00:29:46,661 --> 00:29:48,161 I have a headache. 630 00:29:48,263 --> 00:29:50,703 I have 60 more days to go. 631 00:29:50,799 --> 00:29:53,769 I got super thin very, very fast, 632 00:29:53,868 --> 00:29:56,068 so I truly knew in my bones 633 00:29:56,171 --> 00:29:58,941 what it is to be cold and alone 634 00:29:59,040 --> 00:30:00,670 in a state of starvation. 635 00:30:00,775 --> 00:30:05,285 Minus 27, pretty nice day, actually. 636 00:30:05,380 --> 00:30:07,410 Being alone is very difficult, 637 00:30:07,515 --> 00:30:10,015 and I’m gonna miss my partner, Jennifer. 638 00:30:10,118 --> 00:30:12,728 We’ve done so many adventures together. 639 00:30:12,821 --> 00:30:14,891 She’s everything to me. 640 00:30:14,989 --> 00:30:18,619 I see $500,000 as an opportunity 641 00:30:18,727 --> 00:30:21,567 to buy land and to establish a home 642 00:30:21,663 --> 00:30:24,433 where we can start a family. 643 00:30:24,532 --> 00:30:27,672 I wouldn’t want to be my competitor. 644 00:30:27,769 --> 00:30:28,999 I can win this thing. 645 00:30:29,104 --> 00:30:31,244 I’m not willing to quit. 646 00:30:31,339 --> 00:30:35,209 ♪ ♪ 647 00:30:38,213 --> 00:30:41,683 Oh, wow, look at that pile. 648 00:30:41,783 --> 00:30:43,053 Bear scat. 649 00:30:43,151 --> 00:30:45,121 [tense music] 650 00:30:45,220 --> 00:30:46,720 It’s fresh. 651 00:30:46,821 --> 00:30:48,521 That’s very good news. 652 00:30:48,623 --> 00:30:50,193 If I can get a bear, 653 00:30:50,291 --> 00:30:52,591 that’s basically the golden ticket. 654 00:30:52,694 --> 00:30:55,964 That’s sustenance for a month. 655 00:30:56,064 --> 00:30:59,864 But bear encounters could be potentially pretty scary. 656 00:30:59,968 --> 00:31:02,638 Hunting with just bows, it’s no joke. 657 00:31:02,737 --> 00:31:04,077 There’s quite a lot of things 658 00:31:04,172 --> 00:31:06,242 that could go wrong very easily. 659 00:31:06,341 --> 00:31:09,971 ♪ ♪ 660 00:31:10,078 --> 00:31:13,918 Wow, I’m liking this area. 661 00:31:14,015 --> 00:31:16,715 It’s a nice flat spot and dry-ish. 662 00:31:16,818 --> 00:31:20,328 And it’s really open, and I can have lots of sun. 663 00:31:20,422 --> 00:31:21,522 ♪ ♪ 664 00:31:21,623 --> 00:31:24,463 Ooh, great access to the water. 665 00:31:24,559 --> 00:31:26,459 This is such a good find. 666 00:31:26,561 --> 00:31:29,191 ♪ ♪ 667 00:31:29,297 --> 00:31:32,707 My strategy for the shelter is very simple. 668 00:31:32,801 --> 00:31:35,231 I’m not gonna waste too much time on it. 669 00:31:35,336 --> 00:31:38,046 I’m basically gonna make a tent, 670 00:31:38,139 --> 00:31:40,269 with the sidewalls using the tarp, 671 00:31:40,375 --> 00:31:42,275 and then I’m gonna block the entrance 672 00:31:42,377 --> 00:31:44,987 and the other side with wood. 673 00:31:45,079 --> 00:31:48,579 I think I’m gonna cut the ridgepole for my shelter. 674 00:31:48,683 --> 00:31:51,353 I don’t feel that I need to insulate the roof. 675 00:31:51,453 --> 00:31:54,453 As long as I have a fire with a chimney 676 00:31:54,556 --> 00:31:57,426 and it’s quite tight, I think I’m gonna be fine. 677 00:31:57,525 --> 00:31:59,325 ♪ ♪ 678 00:31:59,427 --> 00:32:03,597 To prepare for this challenge, I put 60 pounds on. 679 00:32:03,698 --> 00:32:07,368 I am normally pretty skinny, so I went hard. 680 00:32:07,469 --> 00:32:09,599 I drank one gallon of milk 681 00:32:09,704 --> 00:32:14,514 and 350 milliliters of olive oil every day. 682 00:32:14,609 --> 00:32:17,779 It was an insane effort, but that’s my plan B. 683 00:32:17,879 --> 00:32:19,939 Plan A is get a bear, 684 00:32:20,048 --> 00:32:23,018 but plan B is basically to be able to stay here 685 00:32:23,117 --> 00:32:26,087 with no food around for as long as I can. 686 00:32:26,187 --> 00:32:27,157 [squeaking] 687 00:32:27,255 --> 00:32:29,255 Oh, [bleep], there’s a squirrel. 688 00:32:32,760 --> 00:32:35,790 [chittering] 689 00:32:38,466 --> 00:32:40,376 Hello, squirrel. 690 00:32:43,538 --> 00:32:47,078 [squirrel squeaking] 691 00:32:49,010 --> 00:32:51,010 Squirrel? 692 00:32:51,112 --> 00:32:54,082 Chirp chirp. 693 00:32:54,182 --> 00:32:55,212 Where are you? 694 00:33:01,389 --> 00:33:02,449 [rustling sound] 695 00:33:02,557 --> 00:33:03,797 What was that? 696 00:33:03,892 --> 00:33:10,932 ♪ ♪ 697 00:33:13,501 --> 00:33:15,201 I heard a big animal. 698 00:33:15,303 --> 00:33:20,873 ♪ ♪ 699 00:33:20,975 --> 00:33:22,075 Oh, [bleep]. 700 00:33:22,176 --> 00:33:25,516 ♪ ♪ 701 00:33:30,018 --> 00:33:31,588 702 00:33:31,686 --> 00:33:36,056 ♪ ♪ 703 00:33:49,304 --> 00:33:51,744 It’s gone now. 704 00:33:51,839 --> 00:33:53,269 Ai-yi-yi. 705 00:34:00,748 --> 00:34:02,978 Oh, wow. 706 00:34:03,084 --> 00:34:04,654 [bleep] yeah. 707 00:34:05,153 --> 00:34:09,893 ♪ ♪ 708 00:34:09,991 --> 00:34:13,621 Look at that trash. Lots of cans. 709 00:34:13,728 --> 00:34:17,138 With these, I’m gonna be able to make, like, a chimney 710 00:34:17,231 --> 00:34:19,401 and maybe a stove. 711 00:34:19,500 --> 00:34:22,930 ♪ ♪ 712 00:34:23,037 --> 00:34:27,077 In survival situations, I improvise a lot. 713 00:34:27,175 --> 00:34:30,315 One done, lots to go. 714 00:34:30,411 --> 00:34:33,211 I wait to see what the land has to offer... 715 00:34:33,314 --> 00:34:34,754 ♪ ♪ 716 00:34:34,849 --> 00:34:37,619 And I try to adapt. 717 00:34:37,719 --> 00:34:39,749 I basically just go with the flow 718 00:34:39,854 --> 00:34:42,124 and go with my intuition. 719 00:34:42,223 --> 00:34:44,493 That gets the job done. 720 00:34:44,592 --> 00:34:46,592 This is where the wood will be burning. 721 00:34:46,694 --> 00:34:50,634 This is the oxygen intake, and this is 722 00:34:50,732 --> 00:34:54,772 the connector for the chimney. 723 00:34:54,869 --> 00:34:56,869 So here’s the assemble. 724 00:34:56,971 --> 00:35:03,511 [laughs] Looks pretty funny. 725 00:35:03,611 --> 00:35:06,781 All right, I need to fireproof my stovepipe. 726 00:35:06,881 --> 00:35:09,781 I brought these gaiters, and the bottom part 727 00:35:09,884 --> 00:35:12,524 is a fire-resistant material. 728 00:35:12,620 --> 00:35:14,650 So I’m going to sew them together 729 00:35:14,756 --> 00:35:17,796 so that I can surround my chimney. 730 00:35:17,892 --> 00:35:20,022 To me, when you have good boots, 731 00:35:20,128 --> 00:35:21,368 you don’t need gaiters, 732 00:35:21,462 --> 00:35:24,232 so that’s an item that I could sacrifice. 733 00:35:24,332 --> 00:35:25,662 That’s my needle. 734 00:35:25,767 --> 00:35:29,107 What I’m gonna use is a piece of wire, 735 00:35:29,203 --> 00:35:34,043 and I’m going to bend it like that. 736 00:35:34,142 --> 00:35:37,712 For thread, I’m gonna use paracord. 737 00:35:37,812 --> 00:35:39,582 I love stoves. 738 00:35:39,681 --> 00:35:41,381 To me, they’re so interesting-- 739 00:35:41,482 --> 00:35:43,812 how they’re designed and the way they work-- 740 00:35:43,918 --> 00:35:47,888 so I’m so excited to get this working in my shelter. 741 00:35:47,989 --> 00:35:50,619 Okay, I finished sewing. 742 00:35:50,725 --> 00:35:54,095 And the stove pipe goes in. 743 00:35:54,195 --> 00:35:55,665 Looks good from here. 744 00:35:55,763 --> 00:36:00,403 Now I’m going to surround the whole skeleton with clay. 745 00:36:00,501 --> 00:36:02,201 It’s going to provide some thermal mass, 746 00:36:02,303 --> 00:36:04,573 and it’s going to seal all the holes. 747 00:36:04,672 --> 00:36:06,642 ♪ ♪ 748 00:36:06,741 --> 00:36:10,211 Most of my life, I have not cared about money. 749 00:36:10,311 --> 00:36:13,341 Water, shelter, food-- those are my priorities. 750 00:36:13,448 --> 00:36:15,558 If I have that, I’m okay. 751 00:36:15,650 --> 00:36:17,420 ♪ ♪ 752 00:36:17,518 --> 00:36:20,178 But the reality is that for me 753 00:36:20,288 --> 00:36:22,958 to marry and to start a family, 754 00:36:23,057 --> 00:36:26,267 I feel that I need financial stability, 755 00:36:26,360 --> 00:36:30,960 so it would be nice to win and have that security. 756 00:36:31,065 --> 00:36:33,105 ♪ ♪ 757 00:36:33,201 --> 00:36:36,201 So let’s see what I did today. 758 00:36:36,304 --> 00:36:39,804 I’ve set up the foundation around the stove. 759 00:36:39,907 --> 00:36:43,117 I also did the door. 760 00:36:43,211 --> 00:36:45,541 And that’s the inside. 761 00:36:45,646 --> 00:36:48,356 This is my base for my pot. 762 00:36:48,449 --> 00:36:50,979 Not bad, eh? 763 00:36:51,085 --> 00:36:53,385 Not bad. 764 00:36:53,488 --> 00:36:56,028 I’m gonna call it a day and go to sleep. 765 00:36:57,925 --> 00:37:04,965 ♪ ♪ 766 00:37:17,345 --> 00:37:20,685 - [humming] 767 00:37:37,565 --> 00:37:41,975 I have no idea if that little beautiful jingle 768 00:37:42,069 --> 00:37:43,569 is copyrighted or not. 769 00:37:43,671 --> 00:37:45,741 It’s just stuck in my head. 770 00:37:45,840 --> 00:37:47,710 It’s been stuck in my head for years, 771 00:37:47,809 --> 00:37:50,779 and I can’t figure out what it’s from. 772 00:37:50,878 --> 00:37:56,708 And, of course, now it’s stuck in my head out here. 773 00:37:56,818 --> 00:38:01,658 [humming] 774 00:38:01,756 --> 00:38:07,766 Okay, it’s only day three, and I’m already going insane. 775 00:38:07,862 --> 00:38:08,892 ♪ ♪ 776 00:38:08,996 --> 00:38:11,206 It is very snowy here. 777 00:38:11,299 --> 00:38:16,129 It will be hovering right around 34 to 36 degrees. 778 00:38:16,237 --> 00:38:17,877 ♪ ♪ 779 00:38:17,972 --> 00:38:22,072 I am a glacier guide, specializing in ice climbing 780 00:38:22,176 --> 00:38:23,476 along with bear viewing. 781 00:38:23,578 --> 00:38:24,918 Little bit further this way. 782 00:38:25,012 --> 00:38:26,382 Mountaineering has taught me a lot 783 00:38:26,480 --> 00:38:27,810 about how to problem solve. 784 00:38:27,915 --> 00:38:29,085 Oh, my goodness. 785 00:38:29,183 --> 00:38:31,253 I’ve been charged by black bears, 786 00:38:31,352 --> 00:38:33,882 and I’ve been charged by brown bears. 787 00:38:33,988 --> 00:38:37,098 I live in a place that gets 42 1/2 feet of snow, 788 00:38:37,191 --> 00:38:40,961 so I know how to thrive in the face of hardship. 789 00:38:41,062 --> 00:38:42,462 ♪ ♪ 790 00:38:42,563 --> 00:38:46,003 I am the youngest person here by almost a decade, 791 00:38:46,100 --> 00:38:49,570 but I had a rough childhood. 792 00:38:49,670 --> 00:38:50,940 Beautiful. 793 00:38:51,038 --> 00:38:53,598 So I had to be an adult from a very young age. 794 00:38:53,708 --> 00:38:55,518 It’s taught me how to think outside the box 795 00:38:55,610 --> 00:38:58,440 to solve problems, and it taught me resilience. 796 00:38:58,546 --> 00:39:01,786 Bam, smack goes the weasel. 797 00:39:01,883 --> 00:39:05,053 I got into bushcraft when I was about 11 years old. 798 00:39:05,152 --> 00:39:08,392 I’ve got the whole hierarchy of survival skill sets-- 799 00:39:08,489 --> 00:39:10,089 catching fish, shooting animals, 800 00:39:10,191 --> 00:39:11,161 building shelter. 801 00:39:11,259 --> 00:39:13,359 These will serve me well. 802 00:39:13,461 --> 00:39:17,501 Hey, Pep, don’t want to walk anymore? 803 00:39:17,598 --> 00:39:19,458 My girlfriend, Catherine, my dog, 804 00:39:19,567 --> 00:39:22,507 and I are living away from the trappings of modern life. 805 00:39:22,603 --> 00:39:23,773 - [laughs] 806 00:39:23,871 --> 00:39:25,871 - The whole #vanlife thing, 807 00:39:25,973 --> 00:39:27,143 that’s not camping-- 808 00:39:27,241 --> 00:39:29,041 that’s just me living everyday life. 809 00:39:29,143 --> 00:39:30,673 It’s gonna be definitely hard 810 00:39:30,778 --> 00:39:33,608 to be away for a long period of time, 811 00:39:33,714 --> 00:39:35,054 but we learn the most about ourselves 812 00:39:35,149 --> 00:39:36,709 when we’re put into difficult situations. 813 00:39:36,817 --> 00:39:40,027 Be strong. - Mm-hm. 814 00:39:40,121 --> 00:39:42,091 - I know I have what it takes. 815 00:39:42,189 --> 00:39:44,789 I’m ready, and I’m going to win. 816 00:39:44,892 --> 00:39:46,722 ♪ ♪ 817 00:39:48,963 --> 00:39:51,403 Oh, you see that? 818 00:39:51,499 --> 00:39:58,269 We have bear poop, first sign of bears I’ve seen yet. 819 00:39:58,372 --> 00:40:01,442 ♪ ♪ 820 00:40:01,542 --> 00:40:03,572 And it’s still wet. 821 00:40:03,678 --> 00:40:05,248 ♪ ♪ 822 00:40:05,346 --> 00:40:10,956 That either happened right before I got here, 823 00:40:11,052 --> 00:40:13,352 or it happened while I was here. 824 00:40:13,454 --> 00:40:15,594 ♪ ♪ 825 00:40:15,690 --> 00:40:18,660 That’s within eyesight of my shelter. 826 00:40:18,759 --> 00:40:22,429 ♪ ♪ 827 00:40:22,530 --> 00:40:24,030 Not ideal. 828 00:40:24,131 --> 00:40:25,431 ♪ ♪ 829 00:40:25,533 --> 00:40:27,333 Black bear is a top predator in this area, 830 00:40:27,435 --> 00:40:29,705 barring the occasional polar bear, 831 00:40:29,804 --> 00:40:31,874 and there’s never been a season 832 00:40:31,973 --> 00:40:34,443 with polar bears before. 833 00:40:34,542 --> 00:40:37,272 There are only three things on this planet 834 00:40:37,378 --> 00:40:40,118 that actively hunt humans: 835 00:40:40,214 --> 00:40:44,084 polar bears, lions, and other humans. 836 00:40:44,185 --> 00:40:46,785 That’s terrifying, and you have to be insane 837 00:40:46,887 --> 00:40:48,227 to say that doesn’t terrify you 838 00:40:48,322 --> 00:40:49,752 that there are polar bears here. 839 00:40:49,857 --> 00:40:56,637 ♪ ♪ 840 00:40:56,731 --> 00:40:58,901 Oh, check this out. 841 00:40:59,000 --> 00:41:00,460 ♪ ♪ 842 00:41:00,568 --> 00:41:04,278 You won’t believe what I just found. 843 00:41:04,372 --> 00:41:07,372 ♪ ♪ 844 00:41:07,475 --> 00:41:09,475 This is sweet. 845 00:41:09,577 --> 00:41:11,547 ♪ ♪ 846 00:41:11,645 --> 00:41:13,145 That’s so rad. 847 00:41:13,247 --> 00:41:16,357 ♪ ♪ 848 00:41:16,450 --> 00:41:18,480 Dude, I bet you this thing still even works. 849 00:41:18,586 --> 00:41:20,826 ♪ ♪ 850 00:41:20,921 --> 00:41:24,321 Okay, welcome to Jacques trapping school. 851 00:41:24,425 --> 00:41:27,325 To set this, we’re going to put it 852 00:41:27,428 --> 00:41:28,838 on a nice, solid ground. 853 00:41:28,929 --> 00:41:31,659 We’re going to depress the spring here. 854 00:41:31,766 --> 00:41:34,736 We’re going to flip that open, set these jaws... 855 00:41:34,835 --> 00:41:38,405 ♪ ♪ 856 00:41:38,506 --> 00:41:41,776 And the trigger fits into the foot pan... 857 00:41:41,876 --> 00:41:45,646 ♪ ♪ 858 00:41:45,746 --> 00:41:47,556 Just like so. 859 00:41:47,648 --> 00:41:51,018 Boom, now we have a set trap. 860 00:41:51,118 --> 00:41:52,078 ♪ ♪ 861 00:41:52,186 --> 00:41:54,226 Mr. Fox comes walking along. 862 00:41:54,321 --> 00:41:57,051 [humming "March of the Gladiators"] 863 00:41:57,158 --> 00:41:59,128 And then he’s going to come right here, 864 00:41:59,226 --> 00:42:03,566 and, bam, pop goes the weasel. 865 00:42:03,664 --> 00:42:06,364 I’m very excited about this. 866 00:42:10,204 --> 00:42:13,104 867 00:42:13,207 --> 00:42:15,017 ♪ ♪ 868 00:42:24,285 --> 00:42:26,425 - [yawns] 869 00:42:26,520 --> 00:42:29,950 That was not my best night’s sleep. 870 00:42:31,258 --> 00:42:36,258 Um... I ended up hiking up to the rocks 871 00:42:36,363 --> 00:42:38,703 because it might be good access to building materials, 872 00:42:38,799 --> 00:42:44,699 but it got pretty late and could not find a flat spot, 873 00:42:44,805 --> 00:42:50,145 so I ended up sleeping on top of a rock. 874 00:42:50,244 --> 00:42:55,584 And, yeah, didn’t even have time to set up my tarp. 875 00:42:55,683 --> 00:42:57,983 I just wrapped myself up like a burrito, 876 00:42:58,085 --> 00:43:00,085 which is kind of embarrassing. 877 00:43:00,955 --> 00:43:04,195 ♪ ♪ 878 00:43:04,291 --> 00:43:08,231 So far, I’ve been hiking around, 879 00:43:08,329 --> 00:43:11,129 trying to find a place to build a shelter. 880 00:43:11,232 --> 00:43:13,232 You can see that spot right there 881 00:43:13,334 --> 00:43:16,774 was where I was dropped off. 882 00:43:16,871 --> 00:43:21,341 I went over there, and then down through there. 883 00:43:21,442 --> 00:43:23,872 I’m really burning calories like crazy 884 00:43:23,978 --> 00:43:25,548 and not putting anything back in. 885 00:43:26,514 --> 00:43:28,384 But it’s such a big choice. 886 00:43:28,482 --> 00:43:30,612 So much depends on shelter, 887 00:43:30,718 --> 00:43:34,288 resources, so I’m going to keep exploring, 888 00:43:34,388 --> 00:43:35,948 hopefully find where I can build 889 00:43:36,056 --> 00:43:37,596 my little home here. 890 00:43:37,691 --> 00:43:40,521 I love turkey hunting because they’re so vocal. 891 00:43:40,628 --> 00:43:42,098 They’ll respond to pretty much any sound, 892 00:43:42,196 --> 00:43:43,496 like a good cough. 893 00:43:43,597 --> 00:43:44,807 [coughs] 894 00:43:44,899 --> 00:43:47,129 [turkey gobbling] 895 00:43:47,234 --> 00:43:50,534 I’m Armenian, Egyptian, French, and Russian, 896 00:43:50,638 --> 00:43:53,678 and I’m from generations of diaspora 897 00:43:53,774 --> 00:43:55,244 that have been forced out 898 00:43:55,342 --> 00:43:58,142 because of war, politics, religion. 899 00:43:58,245 --> 00:44:00,915 And so my ethnicity has been 900 00:44:01,015 --> 00:44:02,785 a very large influence in my life 901 00:44:02,883 --> 00:44:03,953 and also in my work. 902 00:44:04,051 --> 00:44:05,721 I spend my 9:00 to 5:00 903 00:44:05,819 --> 00:44:08,549 helping create programs for refugees, 904 00:44:08,656 --> 00:44:12,026 but I have a background in traditional bow hunting. 905 00:44:12,126 --> 00:44:14,326 And just growing up in Utah, you get 906 00:44:14,428 --> 00:44:16,458 a lot of time out in the backcountry, 907 00:44:16,564 --> 00:44:19,264 hunting deer, fishing, living off the land, 908 00:44:19,366 --> 00:44:22,536 and I got to go on two amazing bison hunts last year. 909 00:44:22,636 --> 00:44:25,246 So I got the poles up for the lean-to. 910 00:44:25,339 --> 00:44:27,299 In a survival situation, 911 00:44:27,408 --> 00:44:29,548 without calories, without loved ones, 912 00:44:29,643 --> 00:44:32,343 mentally, physically, it’s going to be draining, 913 00:44:32,446 --> 00:44:35,856 but I think survival comes from desperation. 914 00:44:35,950 --> 00:44:37,850 I love challenge because I don’t panic. 915 00:44:37,952 --> 00:44:40,082 I just focus on building relationships 916 00:44:40,187 --> 00:44:41,257 with my surroundings. 917 00:44:41,355 --> 00:44:42,795 I did some lashings 918 00:44:42,890 --> 00:44:45,160 at the dead trunk and the living trunk. 919 00:44:45,259 --> 00:44:46,659 It’s pretty secure. 920 00:44:46,760 --> 00:44:49,790 I could jump up and down, and it’s not going to move. 921 00:44:49,897 --> 00:44:53,967 I’m leaving behind my wife and my adorable dog, Enzo. 922 00:44:54,068 --> 00:44:57,748 It’s gonna be long and hard but 100 days-- 923 00:44:57,838 --> 00:45:00,968 you know, it’s a blink of an eye in a lifetime. 924 00:45:01,075 --> 00:45:02,115 - Bring me home a bear. 925 00:45:02,209 --> 00:45:03,939 - I am ready for this. 926 00:45:04,044 --> 00:45:04,944 - Bye. - See you later. 927 00:45:05,045 --> 00:45:06,045 - Goodbye. - Good luck. 928 00:45:06,146 --> 00:45:07,086 - Love you. 929 00:45:07,181 --> 00:45:08,451 - I’m going out there, 930 00:45:08,549 --> 00:45:10,379 and I’m going to be the last one standing. 931 00:45:10,484 --> 00:45:12,054 ♪ ♪ 932 00:45:15,256 --> 00:45:17,926 Trying to walk through this thick of brush 933 00:45:18,025 --> 00:45:21,695 with all this stuff is just wearing me down, 934 00:45:21,795 --> 00:45:27,135 and these flies are just buzzing all around. 935 00:45:27,234 --> 00:45:31,774 I’m wearing this neck gaiter to try and get the flies from-- 936 00:45:31,872 --> 00:45:35,312 to stop them from biting me. 937 00:45:35,409 --> 00:45:38,809 But I don’t think it’s working. 938 00:45:38,912 --> 00:45:40,382 They are vicious. 939 00:45:40,481 --> 00:45:42,111 ♪ ♪ 940 00:45:42,216 --> 00:45:47,056 This is a really harsh, elemental environment. 941 00:45:47,154 --> 00:45:49,924 An injury could be fatal, and I could die out here. 942 00:45:50,024 --> 00:45:51,294 ♪ ♪ 943 00:45:51,392 --> 00:45:53,722 But I also know that the risk element of it 944 00:45:53,827 --> 00:45:56,967 just feels like an opportunity to really push the conceptions 945 00:45:57,064 --> 00:45:59,334 of where I think my limits are. 946 00:45:59,433 --> 00:46:01,703 I’m finding sheer cliffs 947 00:46:01,802 --> 00:46:05,042 where it’s too steep to build a shelter on. 948 00:46:05,139 --> 00:46:07,099 I’m finding muskegs. 949 00:46:07,207 --> 00:46:08,247 I’m finding bogs. 950 00:46:08,342 --> 00:46:09,712 Everywhere I step, 951 00:46:09,810 --> 00:46:13,680 my foot sinks an inch in to water. 952 00:46:13,781 --> 00:46:15,911 I’m looking for the right resources 953 00:46:16,016 --> 00:46:17,386 for building a shelter, 954 00:46:17,484 --> 00:46:20,124 and I need proximity to a food source 955 00:46:20,220 --> 00:46:21,950 and to fresh water. 956 00:46:22,056 --> 00:46:29,096 ♪ ♪ 957 00:46:56,924 --> 00:46:58,564 ♪ ♪ 958 00:46:58,659 --> 00:47:00,559 I’m excited that I found a good spot, 959 00:47:00,661 --> 00:47:03,461 but as I’m expending calories, 960 00:47:03,564 --> 00:47:05,964 I need to be putting them back in. 961 00:47:06,066 --> 00:47:08,176 That is the number-one challenge 962 00:47:08,268 --> 00:47:09,698 for me. 963 00:47:13,073 --> 00:47:14,573 ♪ ♪ 964 00:47:14,675 --> 00:47:17,245 I just have to trust that it’s the right site for me 965 00:47:17,344 --> 00:47:19,544 and I’ll find what I need here. 966 00:47:19,646 --> 00:47:22,586 ♪ ♪ 967 00:47:24,952 --> 00:47:27,652 Polar bear do tend to stick to the coast. 968 00:47:32,059 --> 00:47:33,659 ♪ ♪ 969 00:47:42,403 --> 00:47:49,443 ♪ ♪ 970 00:47:57,317 --> 00:47:58,487 - Can you hear it? 971 00:47:58,585 --> 00:48:00,225 [growling noise] 972 00:48:00,320 --> 00:48:01,890 The growling? 973 00:48:01,989 --> 00:48:04,519 ♪ ♪ 974 00:48:04,625 --> 00:48:11,135 First stomach growls of the "Alone" experience. 975 00:48:11,231 --> 00:48:13,661 I think it’s gonna be the first of many. 976 00:48:20,374 --> 00:48:23,444 I ate so much food 977 00:48:23,544 --> 00:48:29,714 leading up to this journey, 978 00:48:29,817 --> 00:48:36,827 my stomach hasn’t growled in a long time. 979 00:48:37,958 --> 00:48:39,458 Okay. 980 00:48:42,663 --> 00:48:43,933 A squirrel. 981 00:48:44,031 --> 00:48:49,901 ♪ ♪ 982 00:48:50,003 --> 00:48:51,173 He’s looking at me. 983 00:48:51,271 --> 00:48:52,801 ♪ ♪ 984 00:48:52,906 --> 00:48:56,046 Just gonna see if I can get close to it. 985 00:48:56,143 --> 00:48:59,283 ♪ ♪ 986 00:48:59,379 --> 00:49:00,639 [whistles] 987 00:49:00,747 --> 00:49:02,387 [clicks tongue] 988 00:49:02,483 --> 00:49:04,413 [whistles] 989 00:49:06,186 --> 00:49:07,186 Oh, my God. 990 00:49:07,287 --> 00:49:09,627 Oh, my God. 991 00:49:09,723 --> 00:49:11,123 I shot my first squirrel. 992 00:49:11,225 --> 00:49:12,625 ♪ ♪ 993 00:49:12,726 --> 00:49:14,936 [sighs] Right out of the tree. 994 00:49:15,028 --> 00:49:16,058 ♪ ♪ 995 00:49:16,163 --> 00:49:17,193 Oh, my God. 996 00:49:17,297 --> 00:49:18,437 ♪ ♪ 997 00:49:18,532 --> 00:49:20,662 Thank you, Mr. Squirrel. 998 00:49:20,767 --> 00:49:21,707 ♪ ♪ 999 00:49:21,802 --> 00:49:25,242 I appreciate you and the sustenance 1000 00:49:25,339 --> 00:49:26,469 that you’ll provide me. 1001 00:49:26,573 --> 00:49:28,643 ♪ ♪ 1002 00:49:28,742 --> 00:49:31,582 Killing something is an incredibly final act, 1003 00:49:31,678 --> 00:49:33,308 can never be taken back, 1004 00:49:33,413 --> 00:49:36,053 but in order to stay alive out here, 1005 00:49:36,149 --> 00:49:38,049 you have to kill things. 1006 00:49:38,151 --> 00:49:39,451 There’s no way around it. 1007 00:49:39,553 --> 00:49:42,023 You have to-- have to--eat meat. 1008 00:49:42,122 --> 00:49:43,422 You have to have fat. 1009 00:49:43,524 --> 00:49:45,024 And if you don’t do that, 1010 00:49:45,125 --> 00:49:46,625 you will cease to exist. 1011 00:49:46,727 --> 00:49:51,237 ♪ ♪ 1012 00:49:51,331 --> 00:49:55,331 Oh, I just spooked a grouse. 1013 00:49:55,435 --> 00:49:58,345 With my arrow, I’m going to be able to get him. 1014 00:50:00,240 --> 00:50:03,540 Oh, my God, I see him right there. 1015 00:50:05,812 --> 00:50:09,182 Okay. 1016 00:50:09,283 --> 00:50:16,323 ♪ ♪ 1017 00:50:22,796 --> 00:50:23,696 [bowstring snaps] 1018 00:50:23,797 --> 00:50:25,107 [bleep] I hit it. 1019 00:50:25,198 --> 00:50:26,298 I hit it. I hit it. 1020 00:50:26,400 --> 00:50:27,400 Where’d he go? 1021 00:50:27,501 --> 00:50:32,571 ♪ ♪ 1022 00:50:32,673 --> 00:50:34,273 Where’d he go? Where’d he go? 1023 00:50:34,374 --> 00:50:36,674 ♪ ♪ 1024 00:50:36,777 --> 00:50:38,247 Oh, [bleep]. 1025 00:50:38,345 --> 00:50:41,215 ♪ ♪ 1026 00:50:45,652 --> 00:50:47,382 1027 00:50:47,487 --> 00:50:53,197 ♪ ♪ 1028 00:50:57,397 --> 00:51:00,537 The arrow’s in him, but he flew off. 1029 00:51:00,634 --> 00:51:01,534 [bleep] 1030 00:51:01,635 --> 00:51:03,275 ♪ ♪ 1031 00:51:03,370 --> 00:51:07,540 I really hope that I killed it 1032 00:51:07,641 --> 00:51:08,971 and it just went off to die, 1033 00:51:09,076 --> 00:51:10,616 but we have to find it. 1034 00:51:10,711 --> 00:51:11,741 ♪ ♪ 1035 00:51:11,845 --> 00:51:14,585 I cannot let it go to waste. 1036 00:51:14,681 --> 00:51:15,711 That would break my heart. 1037 00:51:15,816 --> 00:51:22,856 ♪ ♪ 1038 00:51:23,056 --> 00:51:25,266 Oh, I see my arrow. 1039 00:51:25,359 --> 00:51:26,559 ♪ ♪ 1040 00:51:26,660 --> 00:51:27,560 You see that? 1041 00:51:27,661 --> 00:51:29,591 ♪ ♪ 1042 00:51:29,696 --> 00:51:30,836 I got him. 1043 00:51:30,931 --> 00:51:32,031 I got the grouse. 1044 00:51:32,132 --> 00:51:36,502 ♪ ♪ 1045 00:51:36,603 --> 00:51:40,643 Oh, my God, thank you, grouse. 1046 00:51:40,741 --> 00:51:44,211 That is a game changer, man. 1047 00:51:44,311 --> 00:51:45,241 ♪ ♪ 1048 00:51:45,345 --> 00:51:46,415 A squirrel-grouse combo 1049 00:51:46,513 --> 00:51:47,743 is pretty awesome. 1050 00:51:47,848 --> 00:51:49,818 It’s killing both a mammal and a bird 1051 00:51:49,916 --> 00:51:51,726 within minutes of each other. 1052 00:51:51,818 --> 00:51:52,848 ♪ ♪ 1053 00:51:52,953 --> 00:51:55,093 I’m gonna throw this pot 1054 00:51:55,188 --> 00:51:57,188 with meat on the fire. 1055 00:51:57,290 --> 00:52:03,030 Mmm, grouse and squirrel stew. 1056 00:52:03,130 --> 00:52:07,530 It’s gonna be so tasty. 1057 00:52:07,634 --> 00:52:09,974 What an epic morning. 1058 00:52:10,070 --> 00:52:11,840 That was some serious "Alone" [bleep] 1059 00:52:11,938 --> 00:52:14,138 right there, man, 1060 00:52:14,241 --> 00:52:18,311 all within a few yards of my shelter, too. 1061 00:52:18,412 --> 00:52:20,642 That’s pretty rad. 1062 00:52:20,747 --> 00:52:23,087 I had a traumatic childhood. 1063 00:52:23,183 --> 00:52:24,083 ♪ ♪ 1064 00:52:24,184 --> 00:52:25,354 My parents were divorced 1065 00:52:25,452 --> 00:52:26,982 when I was about five, six years old. 1066 00:52:27,087 --> 00:52:31,057 My father was a hard man, old school. 1067 00:52:31,158 --> 00:52:32,398 You can kind of draw the conclusions 1068 00:52:32,492 --> 00:52:34,822 of what that upbringing would look like. 1069 00:52:34,928 --> 00:52:36,158 ♪ ♪ 1070 00:52:36,263 --> 00:52:38,063 We had a lot of woods behind the house. 1071 00:52:38,165 --> 00:52:40,365 I would just go hide in the woods 1072 00:52:40,467 --> 00:52:42,737 to be away from the hurt. 1073 00:52:42,836 --> 00:52:44,176 ♪ ♪ 1074 00:52:44,271 --> 00:52:47,671 I’m feeling super thankful right now to get meat. 1075 00:52:47,774 --> 00:52:50,314 I’m feeling very lethargic today. 1076 00:52:50,410 --> 00:52:51,510 ♪ ♪ 1077 00:52:51,611 --> 00:52:52,511 And then, you know, growing up, 1078 00:52:52,612 --> 00:52:53,542 I was a bit different. 1079 00:52:53,647 --> 00:52:54,747 I was kind of like 1080 00:52:54,848 --> 00:52:58,088 this big, chubby, soft kid. 1081 00:52:58,185 --> 00:52:59,585 I wasn’t good at sports, 1082 00:52:59,686 --> 00:53:00,926 and I got made fun of at school, too, 1083 00:53:01,021 --> 00:53:02,821 for being all those things. 1084 00:53:02,923 --> 00:53:05,663 And in a lot of ways, survival skills were 1085 00:53:05,759 --> 00:53:07,989 the answers to all my problems. 1086 00:53:08,095 --> 00:53:13,465 I put the grouse feathers on my hat 1087 00:53:13,567 --> 00:53:15,177 so I’ll always have a reminder. 1088 00:53:15,268 --> 00:53:16,968 ♪ ♪ 1089 00:53:17,070 --> 00:53:20,100 So, if you are a young person 1090 00:53:20,207 --> 00:53:23,547 and you feel lost in the world, 1091 00:53:23,643 --> 00:53:26,343 my advice is to follow your passions 1092 00:53:26,446 --> 00:53:28,316 because you never know where they’re going to lead. 1093 00:53:28,415 --> 00:53:30,415 ♪ ♪ 1094 00:53:33,019 --> 00:53:34,019 Ah! 1095 00:53:34,121 --> 00:53:36,491 ♪ ♪ 1096 00:53:36,590 --> 00:53:37,490 Wow. 1097 00:53:37,591 --> 00:53:42,791 ♪ ♪ 1098 00:53:42,896 --> 00:53:45,636 Hope everybody else is eating as good as I am right now. 1099 00:53:50,070 --> 00:53:57,110 ♪ ♪ 1100 00:54:05,786 --> 00:54:10,496 - All right, let’s check out my body comp, day four. 1101 00:54:10,590 --> 00:54:15,090 I started this adventure at 221 in my long johns 1102 00:54:15,195 --> 00:54:17,335 for official weigh in. 1103 00:54:17,430 --> 00:54:20,160 So as you can see, I’m not ripped. 1104 00:54:27,874 --> 00:54:30,344 This is going to be a video journal 1105 00:54:30,443 --> 00:54:33,743 of me going from as fat as I’ve ever been 1106 00:54:33,847 --> 00:54:40,587 to, hopefully, Labrador-forged woodsman/hunting machine. 1107 00:54:40,687 --> 00:54:43,657 Let’s see what happens over the coming weeks, 1108 00:54:43,757 --> 00:54:46,167 days, and hopefully months. 1109 00:54:48,728 --> 00:54:51,588 ♪ ♪ 1110 00:54:51,698 --> 00:54:55,768 So, today, goals are to get a fishing rod built 1111 00:54:55,869 --> 00:54:58,569 and do some fishing. 1112 00:54:58,672 --> 00:55:01,242 Gonna look for a tenkara. 1113 00:55:01,341 --> 00:55:05,641 Got a nice little spot, let’s see what we can find. 1114 00:55:05,745 --> 00:55:07,785 I like to start off with simple approaches 1115 00:55:07,881 --> 00:55:08,781 to most challenges 1116 00:55:08,882 --> 00:55:10,682 and problems in life, 1117 00:55:10,784 --> 00:55:12,754 so I went with the tenkara setup. 1118 00:55:12,853 --> 00:55:16,053 I need about 6 foot-- 1119 00:55:16,156 --> 00:55:18,696 ooh, there are some good ones right in there. 1120 00:55:18,792 --> 00:55:20,522 Little flex. 1121 00:55:20,627 --> 00:55:24,137 A tenkara is a long branch, relatively straight. 1122 00:55:24,231 --> 00:55:26,131 Ooh, ooh, I like it. 1123 00:55:26,233 --> 00:55:29,003 Generally, you use a heavier, thicker line 1124 00:55:29,102 --> 00:55:31,942 for the first 8 to 10 feet, and then a monofilament 1125 00:55:32,038 --> 00:55:33,498 for the second part. 1126 00:55:33,607 --> 00:55:35,477 Got my hooks. 1127 00:55:35,575 --> 00:55:37,545 I’ve got my fly line. 1128 00:55:37,644 --> 00:55:39,944 Oh, yeah, that’s about perfect. 1129 00:55:40,046 --> 00:55:41,346 ♪ ♪ 1130 00:55:41,448 --> 00:55:43,618 Let’s see what we can do here 1131 00:55:43,717 --> 00:55:46,487 fly fishing in 15 mile an hour winds... 1132 00:55:55,662 --> 00:55:58,332 Whoa, miss. 1133 00:55:58,431 --> 00:56:01,331 My site floods every night. 1134 00:56:01,434 --> 00:56:03,004 ♪ ♪ 1135 00:56:03,103 --> 00:56:06,103 Oh, two in a row miss. 1136 00:56:06,206 --> 00:56:10,016 And I find that a little pool exists 1137 00:56:10,110 --> 00:56:12,810 even when the tide goes to rock bottom. 1138 00:56:12,913 --> 00:56:16,083 The tide comes in and brings fish in, and when it goes out, 1139 00:56:16,182 --> 00:56:19,322 the fish that get stuck end up in this little pool. 1140 00:56:19,419 --> 00:56:22,689 And they can’t go anywhere, and it’s right by my camp. 1141 00:56:22,789 --> 00:56:23,949 ♪ ♪ 1142 00:56:24,057 --> 00:56:25,297 Come on, fishies. 1143 00:56:25,392 --> 00:56:26,762 ♪ ♪ 1144 00:56:26,860 --> 00:56:29,290 I’ve grown up in a bass boat with my dad and brother 1145 00:56:29,396 --> 00:56:31,866 since I was six years old. 1146 00:56:31,965 --> 00:56:35,705 We fished for everything from bonefish in Turks and Caicos, 1147 00:56:35,802 --> 00:56:39,472 to walleye and pike in Ontario, 1148 00:56:39,572 --> 00:56:41,102 and everything in between. 1149 00:56:41,207 --> 00:56:42,477 ♪ ♪ 1150 00:56:42,575 --> 00:56:44,045 Fishing to eat tonight. 1151 00:56:44,144 --> 00:56:48,214 ♪ ♪ 1152 00:56:48,315 --> 00:56:52,025 Oh, come on, boys! 1153 00:56:58,658 --> 00:57:01,418 Oh, come on, dude! 1154 00:57:01,528 --> 00:57:04,168 How am I [bleep] missing them every time? 1155 00:57:04,264 --> 00:57:06,004 ♪ ♪ 1156 00:57:11,071 --> 00:57:13,271 All right, let’s give them a sec. 1157 00:57:13,373 --> 00:57:15,613 You never know when these fish are going to turn on and off, 1158 00:57:15,709 --> 00:57:17,339 so... 1159 00:57:17,444 --> 00:57:21,444 ♪ ♪ 1160 00:57:21,548 --> 00:57:22,918 There we go. 1161 00:57:23,016 --> 00:57:25,226 We got one. 1162 00:57:25,318 --> 00:57:26,878 No! [bleep] 1163 00:57:26,987 --> 00:57:29,097 ♪ ♪ 1164 00:57:32,993 --> 00:57:35,893 1165 00:57:35,996 --> 00:57:39,536 ♪ ♪ 1166 00:57:46,373 --> 00:57:47,673 No! [bleep] 1167 00:57:47,774 --> 00:57:49,474 Ah! Oh, my God. 1168 00:57:49,576 --> 00:57:52,946 ♪ ♪ 1169 00:57:53,046 --> 00:57:54,386 Hi, little brooky. 1170 00:57:54,481 --> 00:57:58,081 It’s not huge, but first dish of the trip. 1171 00:57:58,184 --> 00:58:00,054 Thank you, thank you, thank you. 1172 00:58:00,153 --> 00:58:03,153 You will be so delicious. 1173 00:58:03,256 --> 00:58:06,926 All right, let’s go get some more. 1174 00:58:07,027 --> 00:58:08,467 Man, this rod casts. 1175 00:58:08,561 --> 00:58:11,461 ♪ ♪ 1176 00:58:11,564 --> 00:58:13,904 Boom! 1177 00:58:14,000 --> 00:58:17,430 Heck yeah, two, sardine size. 1178 00:58:17,537 --> 00:58:19,647 I could eat about 10 of these things, 1179 00:58:19,739 --> 00:58:20,999 so we’re going to keep going. 1180 00:58:21,107 --> 00:58:23,147 One at a time, I think I got the technique. 1181 00:58:23,243 --> 00:58:25,983 Gotta let them eat the back of this thing. 1182 00:58:26,079 --> 00:58:29,279 To win this, you have to have a relentless ability 1183 00:58:29,382 --> 00:58:31,182 to move forward in life. 1184 00:58:31,284 --> 00:58:33,054 Whoo-wee, sweet. 1185 00:58:33,153 --> 00:58:35,423 It’s going to come down to those last seconds and minutes 1186 00:58:35,522 --> 00:58:37,692 where you’re going to put in that one more cast 1187 00:58:37,791 --> 00:58:39,591 or you’re going to go look down the shoreline 1188 00:58:39,692 --> 00:58:40,792 for that bear one more time, 1189 00:58:40,894 --> 00:58:42,494 check your traps one more time, 1190 00:58:42,595 --> 00:58:44,565 which could get you through a few more days. 1191 00:58:44,664 --> 00:58:46,564 You have to just do that basic work, 1192 00:58:46,666 --> 00:58:48,106 day in and day out. 1193 00:58:48,201 --> 00:58:50,131 Oh, there we go! 1194 00:58:50,236 --> 00:58:51,136 ♪ ♪ 1195 00:58:51,237 --> 00:58:52,707 Tenkara! 1196 00:58:52,806 --> 00:58:54,106 ♪ ♪ 1197 00:58:54,207 --> 00:58:57,247 Making a net wouldn’t be a bad idea, too. 1198 00:58:57,343 --> 00:58:59,043 I’m pulling fish out for dinner. 1199 00:58:59,145 --> 00:59:00,785 It’s like a jackpot. 1200 00:59:00,880 --> 00:59:03,380 But it’s not obvious unless you have fished 1201 00:59:03,483 --> 00:59:05,983 your whole life in little creeks, and ponds, 1202 00:59:06,086 --> 00:59:09,526 and tiny waters as a kid, exploring Huck Finn style. 1203 00:59:09,622 --> 00:59:11,422 ♪ ♪ 1204 00:59:11,524 --> 00:59:15,594 Oh, good one! 1205 00:59:15,695 --> 00:59:18,535 I’m going to eat almost a full fish 1206 00:59:18,631 --> 00:59:20,901 by hacking it out, hooking brook trout. 1207 00:59:21,000 --> 00:59:22,570 ♪ ♪ 1208 00:59:22,669 --> 00:59:24,929 Let’s keep it going. 1209 00:59:25,038 --> 00:59:27,508 Ol’ tenkara, I love you. 1210 00:59:27,607 --> 00:59:29,317 I don’t want to be greedy, land, 1211 00:59:29,409 --> 00:59:31,809 but they’re not going to be like this every day. 1212 00:59:31,911 --> 00:59:33,311 ♪ ♪ 1213 00:59:33,413 --> 00:59:34,943 Ooh, I just saw a couple of big ones. 1214 00:59:35,048 --> 00:59:37,658 ♪ ♪ 1215 00:59:37,750 --> 00:59:39,250 There we go. 1216 00:59:39,352 --> 00:59:40,552 Heck yes! 1217 00:59:40,653 --> 00:59:41,953 Yoo! 1218 00:59:42,055 --> 00:59:46,695 Holy [bleep], this is freaking amazing! 1219 00:59:46,793 --> 00:59:49,533 [kisses] Yum, yum, yum! 1220 00:59:49,629 --> 00:59:52,399 ♪ ♪ 1221 00:59:52,499 --> 00:59:58,899 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12-- 1222 00:59:59,005 --> 01:00:00,675 12 trout day. 1223 01:00:00,773 --> 01:00:04,643 It may never happen again, but it happened once. 1224 01:00:04,744 --> 01:00:07,844 I am going to eat pretty much all of these 1225 01:00:07,947 --> 01:00:10,487 and just blow it up, celebrate. 1226 01:00:10,583 --> 01:00:13,083 I don’t really want to do the rationing thing. 1227 01:00:13,186 --> 01:00:17,196 I’m sure that will happen at some point, but right now, 1228 01:00:17,290 --> 01:00:19,160 I want to try and hold this weight 1229 01:00:19,259 --> 01:00:23,259 and keep my body as well fed as I can until I can’t. 1230 01:00:23,363 --> 01:00:27,833 ♪ ♪ 1231 01:00:27,934 --> 01:00:29,404 I don’t know if I have ever been 1232 01:00:29,502 --> 01:00:31,372 so excited to have fried trout. 1233 01:00:31,471 --> 01:00:32,571 ♪ ♪ 1234 01:00:32,672 --> 01:00:34,302 Don’t want to forget your salt. 1235 01:00:34,407 --> 01:00:36,917 ♪ ♪ 1236 01:00:37,010 --> 01:00:39,810 When you fast or when you’re on low calories, 1237 01:00:39,913 --> 01:00:42,253 you tend to burn up protein really fast 1238 01:00:42,348 --> 01:00:45,108 and drain your electrolytes and dehydrate really fast. 1239 01:00:45,218 --> 01:00:47,928 So the addition of salt-- it’s delicious, 1240 01:00:48,021 --> 01:00:50,251 but you’re really kind of supplementing 1241 01:00:50,356 --> 01:00:53,526 your body with kind of a woodsy multivitamin mineral, 1242 01:00:53,626 --> 01:00:54,696 if you will. 1243 01:00:54,794 --> 01:00:57,494 [laughing] 1244 01:00:59,699 --> 01:01:02,299 That is amazing! 1245 01:01:02,402 --> 01:01:05,002 It’s like popcorn, salty popcorn-- 1246 01:01:05,104 --> 01:01:07,704 and crunchy and salty. 1247 01:01:07,807 --> 01:01:10,217 Did I say salty? It’s salty. 1248 01:01:11,878 --> 01:01:13,318 Oh. 1249 01:01:13,413 --> 01:01:15,513 I’m going to go with small steps 1250 01:01:15,615 --> 01:01:16,915 and just win little battles 1251 01:01:17,016 --> 01:01:19,326 until there’s no more battles to be fought. 1252 01:01:19,419 --> 01:01:21,149 I know there’s going to be a lot of things 1253 01:01:21,254 --> 01:01:23,994 that I will struggle with here, 1254 01:01:24,090 --> 01:01:25,520 and I’m going to have to endure that. 1255 01:01:25,625 --> 01:01:28,865 But I really feel I was meant to come here 1256 01:01:28,962 --> 01:01:32,102 and not feeling so much like I’m on a survival mission, 1257 01:01:32,198 --> 01:01:35,628 but that I’m on one of the greatest adventures 1258 01:01:35,735 --> 01:01:36,805 of my career. 1259 01:01:36,903 --> 01:01:39,303 ♪ ♪ 1260 01:01:39,405 --> 01:01:42,315 Mmm, it just doesn’t get better than that. 1261 01:01:42,408 --> 01:01:44,268 [metal scraping] 1262 01:01:44,944 --> 01:01:46,914 - Are you one of those people who would love 1263 01:01:47,013 --> 01:01:48,213 to try something like this... 1264 01:01:48,314 --> 01:01:49,554 - [bleep] 1265 01:01:49,649 --> 01:01:50,549 - Or one of those people 1266 01:01:50,650 --> 01:01:52,520 that are like, "Oh, hell no"? 1267 01:01:52,619 --> 01:01:54,949 - Oh, my God, I really hope I killed it. 1268 01:01:55,054 --> 01:01:56,854 - When you’re in a survival situation, 1269 01:01:56,956 --> 01:01:59,026 you need to be ruthless. 1270 01:01:59,125 --> 01:02:00,965 - Every calorie counts out here. 1271 01:02:01,060 --> 01:02:02,730 - Here’s my muskrat. 1272 01:02:02,829 --> 01:02:04,129 - And we feast. 1273 01:02:04,230 --> 01:02:07,060 - Labrador, you are one beautiful son of a bitch. 1274 01:02:07,166 --> 01:02:09,206 - [howling] 1275 01:02:09,302 --> 01:02:11,432 - There’s definitely a bear living around my site. 1276 01:02:11,537 --> 01:02:12,877 - To win $500,000, 1277 01:02:12,972 --> 01:02:14,542 I’m gonna have to dig deeper in myself 1278 01:02:14,641 --> 01:02:15,911 than I’ve ever had to go before. 1279 01:02:16,009 --> 01:02:18,039 - Mother, I’m sorry you have to see this. 1280 01:02:18,144 --> 01:02:20,144 - It’s harder than it looks on TV, folks. 1281 01:02:20,246 --> 01:02:21,416 - There’s a point for everybody 1282 01:02:21,514 --> 01:02:23,484 at which you break. 1283 01:02:23,583 --> 01:02:24,983 I want to walk up to that line. 1284 01:02:25,084 --> 01:02:26,084 - It’s taking a lot out of me. 1285 01:02:26,185 --> 01:02:27,325 - [bleep]! 1286 01:02:27,420 --> 01:02:29,090 - Right now, it’s not a good situation. 1287 01:02:29,188 --> 01:02:31,088 - Don’t forget to smile. 1288 01:02:31,190 --> 01:02:34,460 ♪ ♪