1 00:00:06,006 --> 00:00:08,976 [dramatic music] 2 00:00:18,952 --> 00:00:21,154 [gunshot] 3 00:00:21,288 --> 00:00:24,558 ♪ ♪ 4 00:00:24,691 --> 00:00:26,260 male narrator: In one of the most brutal 5 00:00:26,393 --> 00:00:28,161 survival challenges ever, 6 00:00:28,295 --> 00:00:30,130 three strangers will try 7 00:00:30,264 --> 00:00:32,833 to endure 30 days in the wild 8 00:00:32,966 --> 00:00:35,802 with only one resource: 9 00:00:35,936 --> 00:00:38,238 a fresh kill, 10 00:00:38,372 --> 00:00:42,442 its location marked by a single flare. 11 00:00:42,576 --> 00:00:44,111 ‐ There it is. 12 00:00:44,244 --> 00:00:45,345 ‐ Once that flair goes off, 13 00:00:45,479 --> 00:00:46,947 it's a race to get to that animal 14 00:00:47,080 --> 00:00:48,081 and get it preserved. 15 00:00:48,215 --> 00:00:49,149 It's time to get to work. 16 00:00:49,283 --> 00:00:54,221 ♪ ♪ 17 00:00:54,354 --> 00:00:55,622 Watch out, guys. This is slick. 18 00:00:55,756 --> 00:00:57,658 narrator: They have no tools, 19 00:00:57,791 --> 00:01:00,460 ‐ The knife is the number one survival tool, 20 00:01:00,594 --> 00:01:01,828 and I'm out here without one. 21 00:01:01,962 --> 00:01:03,964 narrator: Just the clothes on their backs. 22 00:01:04,097 --> 00:01:05,632 ‐ We get this one large animal. 23 00:01:05,766 --> 00:01:07,334 We have to utilize every piece of it 24 00:01:07,467 --> 00:01:08,702 to help us survive out here. 25 00:01:08,835 --> 00:01:10,904 ‐ It's over here somewhere. ‐ Keep your eyes open. 26 00:01:11,038 --> 00:01:13,774 narrator: Do they have the stamina and ingenuity 27 00:01:13,907 --> 00:01:14,841 to survive? 28 00:01:14,975 --> 00:01:20,914 ♪ ♪ 29 00:01:21,048 --> 00:01:22,849 [flies buzzing] 30 00:01:22,983 --> 00:01:24,217 ‐ Look at this. 31 00:01:24,351 --> 00:01:26,420 ‐ Oh, man. It's a musk ox. 32 00:01:26,553 --> 00:01:28,755 ‐ I don't think I've ever seen one of these in person. 33 00:01:28,889 --> 00:01:30,591 ‐ This animal is gonna provide us 34 00:01:30,724 --> 00:01:34,227 with every bit of food we need for the next 30 days, 35 00:01:34,361 --> 00:01:36,296 but once that animal died, 36 00:01:36,430 --> 00:01:37,998 it starts to want to decompose, 37 00:01:38,131 --> 00:01:39,800 and the heat is what's doing that, 38 00:01:39,933 --> 00:01:40,968 so we gotta get rid of the heat, 39 00:01:41,101 --> 00:01:42,469 and all the heat is in the organs. 40 00:01:42,603 --> 00:01:49,576 ♪ ♪ 41 00:01:52,312 --> 00:01:54,147 ‐ Guys, we gotta get this thing open soon. 42 00:01:54,281 --> 00:01:55,449 ‐ Yeah, we need‐‐ ‐ Cool it down. 43 00:01:55,582 --> 00:01:56,950 ♪ ♪ 44 00:01:57,084 --> 00:01:59,319 ‐ So this is a large animal with very thick hide. 45 00:01:59,453 --> 00:02:01,555 If we're gonna get the guts out of this animal, 46 00:02:01,688 --> 00:02:03,790 we gotta find stone tools that we can knap 47 00:02:03,924 --> 00:02:05,726 to make a sharp edge. 48 00:02:05,859 --> 00:02:06,960 ‐ We can get some tools from here. 49 00:02:07,094 --> 00:02:09,796 ‐ We've got two types of rocks here, it seems. 50 00:02:09,930 --> 00:02:12,132 Some that are just, like, real round and real hard, 51 00:02:12,265 --> 00:02:13,300 a real big, 52 00:02:13,433 --> 00:02:15,736 and then stuff that has a lot of layers. 53 00:02:15,869 --> 00:02:18,271 They'll kind of come apart a little bit easier. 54 00:02:18,405 --> 00:02:20,741 This might flake into a nice sharp little flake. 55 00:02:20,874 --> 00:02:27,848 ♪ ♪ 56 00:02:30,017 --> 00:02:31,685 ♪ ♪ 57 00:02:31,818 --> 00:02:33,420 ‐ The thing that really sets us apart 58 00:02:33,553 --> 00:02:34,521 from other animals 59 00:02:34,655 --> 00:02:36,723 is being able to create tools. 60 00:02:36,857 --> 00:02:38,058 Here's a good sharp edge. 61 00:02:38,191 --> 00:02:39,660 Every tool we have today, 62 00:02:39,793 --> 00:02:42,496 it can be traced back to one point in time 63 00:02:42,629 --> 00:02:44,765 where one man created that tool 64 00:02:44,898 --> 00:02:47,267 to go from a survival situation 65 00:02:47,401 --> 00:02:49,036 to actually being able to live. 66 00:02:49,169 --> 00:02:50,737 I'm gonna take this whole thing with us. 67 00:02:50,871 --> 00:02:52,873 That way, we can take blades off as we need. 68 00:02:53,006 --> 00:02:57,244 ♪ ♪ 69 00:02:57,377 --> 00:02:59,279 ‐ The heat right now is our enemy. 70 00:02:59,413 --> 00:03:02,282 We have to cut the hide across the belly. 71 00:03:02,416 --> 00:03:03,583 We gotta get those guts out 72 00:03:03,717 --> 00:03:05,218 and start getting the body cooled down. 73 00:03:05,352 --> 00:03:12,325 ♪ ♪ 74 00:03:13,360 --> 00:03:16,530 I learned a lot about survival while I was in the Marine Corp. 75 00:03:16,663 --> 00:03:19,299 Marines do not ever give up. 76 00:03:19,433 --> 00:03:20,534 That's our thing. 77 00:03:20,667 --> 00:03:21,968 We will fight to the death, 78 00:03:22,102 --> 00:03:24,104 and that includes if I have to fight for my life 79 00:03:24,237 --> 00:03:25,338 out in the elements, 80 00:03:25,472 --> 00:03:27,841 and I will never give up on this challenge. 81 00:03:27,974 --> 00:03:29,676 ♪ ♪ 82 00:03:29,810 --> 00:03:31,445 ‐ The main concern I have up here in the arctic 83 00:03:31,578 --> 00:03:33,714 is the predators. 84 00:03:33,847 --> 00:03:36,983 Once we start processing this, the bears, the wolverines, 85 00:03:37,117 --> 00:03:38,618 and whatever else comes our way 86 00:03:38,752 --> 00:03:40,153 is gonna be wanting this food as well. 87 00:03:40,287 --> 00:03:42,322 ♪ ♪ 88 00:03:42,456 --> 00:03:43,724 ‐ Do you maybe want to change out blades, 89 00:03:43,857 --> 00:03:45,158 or are you still holding the edge on that? 90 00:03:45,292 --> 00:03:46,693 ‐ No, I'm still holding a bit of an edge here. 91 00:03:46,827 --> 00:03:48,095 ‐ Okay. 92 00:03:48,228 --> 00:03:50,664 ‐ Several years ago, I started working in a tannery 93 00:03:50,797 --> 00:03:52,933 and learned a lot about dead animals. 94 00:03:53,066 --> 00:03:57,037 How to process 'em, how to skin, butcher, tan. 95 00:03:57,170 --> 00:03:59,406 ‐ Instead of stroking down with the hair, 96 00:03:59,539 --> 00:04:00,874 stroke from the flesh up. 97 00:04:01,007 --> 00:04:02,242 ‐ Yeah, I've done it both ways. 98 00:04:02,375 --> 00:04:03,877 ‐ Oh. Okay. 99 00:04:04,010 --> 00:04:06,346 I am a scientist and biologist 100 00:04:06,480 --> 00:04:08,615 by schooling, I would say. 101 00:04:08,749 --> 00:04:10,317 I think I have a really great understanding 102 00:04:10,450 --> 00:04:12,052 of anatomy and physiology. 103 00:04:12,185 --> 00:04:14,654 I've processed all kinds of different animals. 104 00:04:14,788 --> 00:04:17,924 I have this pure joy out of my particular way, 105 00:04:18,058 --> 00:04:20,327 and finding every muscle and every ligament 106 00:04:20,460 --> 00:04:22,229 and every part of that animal. 107 00:04:22,362 --> 00:04:24,397 Just keep that hole out here. 108 00:04:24,531 --> 00:04:26,399 ‐ Whatever you wanna do. 109 00:04:26,533 --> 00:04:27,801 If you wanna do it‐‐ 110 00:04:28,735 --> 00:04:30,003 ‐ No, I didn't say it's my way or the highway. 111 00:04:30,137 --> 00:04:31,271 I said, if you wanna do it. 112 00:04:31,404 --> 00:04:33,306 ‐ I have a very extensive skillset, 113 00:04:33,440 --> 00:04:35,876 but people really do underestimate me. 114 00:04:36,009 --> 00:04:37,611 ♪ ♪ 115 00:04:37,744 --> 00:04:40,580 ‐ I teach a wide variety of survival skills, 116 00:04:40,714 --> 00:04:43,316 but my main strengths are in primitive living skills. 117 00:04:43,450 --> 00:04:45,752 That includes anything our ancestors would have done. 118 00:04:45,886 --> 00:04:48,221 Learning to make bows and arrows, stone tools, 119 00:04:48,355 --> 00:04:49,856 primitive fire. 120 00:04:49,990 --> 00:04:51,258 We really need to get a fire going 121 00:04:51,391 --> 00:04:52,392 so we can preserve this thing. 122 00:04:52,526 --> 00:04:53,493 ‐ Yep, go ahead and try it. 123 00:04:53,627 --> 00:04:55,962 ♪ ♪ 124 00:04:56,096 --> 00:04:57,831 ‐ Fire is extremely important, 125 00:04:57,964 --> 00:04:59,432 not only to keep us warm at night, 126 00:04:59,566 --> 00:05:01,234 but also so we can smoke the meat, 127 00:05:01,368 --> 00:05:02,669 we can cook the meat, 128 00:05:02,803 --> 00:05:05,305 and make sure this animal doesn't go to waste. 129 00:05:05,438 --> 00:05:07,607 So with these stone tools, 130 00:05:07,741 --> 00:05:10,177 it's gonna be a lot harder to do all the woodworking 131 00:05:10,310 --> 00:05:11,745 to make a bow drill kit, 132 00:05:11,878 --> 00:05:14,080 so I'm hoping I can get a hand drill fire going, 133 00:05:14,214 --> 00:05:16,516 and really reduce some of the work I have to do. 134 00:05:16,650 --> 00:05:23,623 ♪ ♪ 135 00:05:27,027 --> 00:05:30,931 All this really ties back to my Cherokee heritage. 136 00:05:31,064 --> 00:05:33,600 My grandmother is one of the main inspirations 137 00:05:33,733 --> 00:05:36,203 for why I want to showcase 138 00:05:36,336 --> 00:05:38,171 the living skills the Cherokee had. 139 00:05:38,305 --> 00:05:40,607 I'm gonna make sure this is dry. 140 00:05:40,740 --> 00:05:42,475 To do that, I'll just put it to my face. 141 00:05:42,609 --> 00:05:45,011 If it feels cool, it's probably not dry enough. 142 00:05:45,145 --> 00:05:47,547 They weren't just surviving. They were living. 143 00:05:47,681 --> 00:05:50,183 So it's really important to me to do good on this challenge 144 00:05:50,317 --> 00:05:51,985 and to honor the memory of her. 145 00:05:57,490 --> 00:05:58,959 Yes. 146 00:05:59,092 --> 00:06:03,029 ♪ ♪ 147 00:06:03,163 --> 00:06:04,898 ‐ Aw, seriously? 148 00:06:05,031 --> 00:06:06,733 ‐ It'll be all right. ‐ [bleep] 149 00:06:06,867 --> 00:06:08,902 We've hit the intestines several times. 150 00:06:09,035 --> 00:06:10,871 ‐ Not several times. A couple times. 151 00:06:11,004 --> 00:06:14,174 ‐ This right here is all [bleep], basically. 152 00:06:14,307 --> 00:06:16,209 ‐ We nicked the intestines on this thing. 153 00:06:16,343 --> 00:06:20,013 It's not ideal, but, you know, [bleep] does happen. 154 00:06:20,146 --> 00:06:21,281 ‐ I was gonna reach through 155 00:06:21,414 --> 00:06:22,916 and dissect the intestines from the inside 156 00:06:23,049 --> 00:06:24,451 so that we didn't have any poop anywhere, 157 00:06:24,584 --> 00:06:26,686 but that's impossible now. 158 00:06:26,820 --> 00:06:29,990 Shane and I are both very strong‐willed individuals. 159 00:06:30,123 --> 00:06:31,424 He has an idea of what he wants to do 160 00:06:31,558 --> 00:06:32,726 as far as cutting things up, 161 00:06:32,859 --> 00:06:34,361 but I also have my own, 162 00:06:34,494 --> 00:06:36,997 and ultimately, we're going to have to find middle ground. 163 00:06:37,130 --> 00:06:44,070 ♪ ♪ 164 00:06:46,606 --> 00:06:49,142 ‐ You can cut around it, 165 00:06:49,276 --> 00:06:50,477 or you can just cook it out. 166 00:06:50,610 --> 00:06:52,345 Doesn't really matter. 167 00:06:52,479 --> 00:06:55,282 Anne's a germophobe, and I am not. 168 00:06:55,415 --> 00:06:56,616 I am the opposite of that, 169 00:06:56,750 --> 00:07:00,320 so we're going to bump heads a lot. 170 00:07:00,453 --> 00:07:02,789 ‐ I take it all out, and then get it out. 171 00:07:02,923 --> 00:07:05,725 ‐ Here, go for it. 172 00:07:05,859 --> 00:07:07,761 ‐ It's already‐‐I mean, it's already done. 173 00:07:07,894 --> 00:07:09,229 ‐ Well, if you're gonna sit there and go‐‐ 174 00:07:09,362 --> 00:07:10,530 [imitates huffing] 175 00:07:10,664 --> 00:07:11,631 Do what you're gonna do. 176 00:07:11,765 --> 00:07:13,433 ‐ So what I usually do, 177 00:07:13,566 --> 00:07:14,668 cut those cartilages, 178 00:07:14,801 --> 00:07:16,670 pull everything out from here down, 179 00:07:16,803 --> 00:07:19,239 and then you don't have fecal matter anywhere. 180 00:07:19,372 --> 00:07:26,112 ♪ ♪ 181 00:07:27,781 --> 00:07:29,249 ‐ Typically, in Texas, I can get a fire 182 00:07:29,382 --> 00:07:32,585 with a hand drill in anywhere from 15 to 30 seconds, 183 00:07:32,719 --> 00:07:34,854 but up here, it's just a whole different ball game. 184 00:07:34,988 --> 00:07:36,589 The wood seems to grow a lot slower, 185 00:07:36,723 --> 00:07:38,358 it's got a lot tighter growth rings, 186 00:07:38,491 --> 00:07:39,793 and it really wants to fight you 187 00:07:39,926 --> 00:07:41,695 every step of the way. 188 00:07:41,828 --> 00:07:44,097 One more try. 189 00:07:44,230 --> 00:07:45,966 ♪ ♪ 190 00:07:46,099 --> 00:07:47,968 If we don't have a fire, we can't preserve this animal, 191 00:07:48,101 --> 00:07:50,403 we can't cook, we can't stay warm, 192 00:07:50,537 --> 00:07:52,072 so I really feel the pressure 193 00:07:52,205 --> 00:07:53,640 that I need to get a fire going. 194 00:07:53,773 --> 00:07:55,608 ♪ ♪ 195 00:07:55,742 --> 00:07:58,478 Don't think I got anymore hand drill in me. 196 00:07:58,611 --> 00:08:00,180 [grunts] 197 00:08:00,313 --> 00:08:02,549 As much as I personally want to get a hand drill up here, 198 00:08:02,682 --> 00:08:04,818 the materials just aren't gonna work, 199 00:08:04,951 --> 00:08:06,186 so I'm gonna have to swallow my pride 200 00:08:06,319 --> 00:08:07,454 and go with the bow drill. 201 00:08:07,587 --> 00:08:10,690 ♪ ♪ 202 00:08:10,824 --> 00:08:13,259 So, first thing, I need to get cordage. 203 00:08:13,393 --> 00:08:14,894 Try to dig up some spruce roots, 204 00:08:15,028 --> 00:08:16,629 get a couple of dead pieces of alder, 205 00:08:16,763 --> 00:08:18,465 and see if we can make it work with that. 206 00:08:18,598 --> 00:08:25,538 ♪ ♪ 207 00:08:27,407 --> 00:08:28,641 The good thing about a bow drill 208 00:08:28,775 --> 00:08:31,144 is it has a really great mechanical advantage. 209 00:08:31,277 --> 00:08:33,480 Rather than having to start at the top 210 00:08:33,613 --> 00:08:35,048 and work my way down, 211 00:08:35,181 --> 00:08:36,850 I can hold steady downward pressure 212 00:08:36,983 --> 00:08:39,319 and continue stroking the entire time. 213 00:08:39,452 --> 00:08:40,520 [grunts] 214 00:08:40,653 --> 00:08:42,022 So you build up a lot more heat 215 00:08:42,155 --> 00:08:44,724 as long as you have the cordage. 216 00:08:44,858 --> 00:08:48,328 ♪ ♪ 217 00:08:48,461 --> 00:08:51,164 ‐ You're gonna cut that intestine there. 218 00:08:51,297 --> 00:08:52,899 ‐ Yeah, but now we're getting all that meat. 219 00:08:53,033 --> 00:08:55,235 It's so contaminated. We're gonna have to be careful. 220 00:08:55,368 --> 00:08:56,669 If you wanna come over and see 221 00:08:56,803 --> 00:08:59,406 if you can't start scooping the rest of this out, 222 00:08:59,539 --> 00:09:01,141 we are almost out of here. 223 00:09:01,274 --> 00:09:03,877 ‐ Eh, we'll wash it off. 224 00:09:04,010 --> 00:09:04,878 I've done it before. ‐ Ugh! 225 00:09:05,011 --> 00:09:06,279 Do not spray me with poop. 226 00:09:06,413 --> 00:09:07,447 I'm hiding behind you. 227 00:09:07,580 --> 00:09:08,448 ‐ There you go. 228 00:09:08,581 --> 00:09:10,483 ♪ ♪ 229 00:09:10,617 --> 00:09:11,951 I got my hand on the heart. 230 00:09:12,085 --> 00:09:13,019 ‐ Uh‐huh. 231 00:09:13,153 --> 00:09:15,288 ‐ [grunts] 232 00:09:15,422 --> 00:09:17,290 Lookie there. 233 00:09:17,424 --> 00:09:19,325 This was the last organ. 234 00:09:19,459 --> 00:09:23,263 Sun is almost behind the little hill over there. 235 00:09:23,396 --> 00:09:24,464 Let's stuff this. 236 00:09:24,597 --> 00:09:26,299 We will go help Phil get fire. 237 00:09:26,433 --> 00:09:28,535 Three of us working on fire will be better than one. 238 00:09:28,668 --> 00:09:29,836 ‐ Okay. 239 00:09:29,969 --> 00:09:31,604 ‐ We got the guts out of this animal, 240 00:09:31,738 --> 00:09:33,640 and it should start getting the body cooled down, 241 00:09:33,773 --> 00:09:36,342 which is great, but predators are gonna be attracted 242 00:09:36,476 --> 00:09:38,078 by this large, dead animal. 243 00:09:38,211 --> 00:09:41,281 If we don't get a fire from Phil up here pretty soon, 244 00:09:41,414 --> 00:09:43,516 it could be very detrimental. 245 00:09:44,951 --> 00:09:45,852 ‐ Oh. 246 00:09:45,985 --> 00:09:48,788 [stick scrapping] 247 00:09:54,360 --> 00:09:56,029 ‐ It's just not working for some reason. 248 00:09:56,162 --> 00:09:57,030 ‐ Yeah. 249 00:09:57,163 --> 00:09:58,665 The cordage is not optimum. 250 00:09:58,798 --> 00:10:00,967 The spruce trees got really short roots 251 00:10:01,067 --> 00:10:03,036 that are not gonna be easy to get a bow drill. 252 00:10:03,169 --> 00:10:05,738 ♪ ♪ 253 00:10:05,872 --> 00:10:06,739 Come on! 254 00:10:06,873 --> 00:10:08,108 ‐ Relax. 255 00:10:08,241 --> 00:10:10,143 Hey, hey. Breathe. 256 00:10:10,276 --> 00:10:12,612 Phil's spirits are down. 257 00:10:12,745 --> 00:10:14,948 We're trying not to put too much pressure on him, 258 00:10:15,081 --> 00:10:17,851 but we can't move forward on the animal 259 00:10:17,984 --> 00:10:19,119 until we get fire, 260 00:10:19,252 --> 00:10:21,421 and we don't need any big predators 261 00:10:21,554 --> 00:10:23,389 sneaking up on us while we're sleeping. 262 00:10:23,523 --> 00:10:30,497 ♪ ♪ 263 00:10:37,604 --> 00:10:44,577 ♪ ♪ 264 00:10:53,553 --> 00:10:54,654 ‐ [grunts] 265 00:10:54,787 --> 00:10:56,122 If we can't get a fire out here, 266 00:10:56,256 --> 00:10:58,291 we can't keep the bears away, we can't cook, 267 00:10:58,424 --> 00:11:01,127 we can't stay warm, and we are done. 268 00:11:01,261 --> 00:11:03,296 ♪ ♪ 269 00:11:03,429 --> 00:11:04,831 [bleep]. 270 00:11:07,033 --> 00:11:10,236 [thund 271 00:11:10,370 --> 00:11:13,206 ‐ Our first night here was super miserable. 272 00:11:13,339 --> 00:11:14,674 I just shivered head to toe 273 00:11:14,807 --> 00:11:17,343 sleeping on the soggy, wet ground. 274 00:11:17,477 --> 00:11:20,847 I've never appreciated sunrises so much as I have here. 275 00:11:20,980 --> 00:11:22,248 ♪ ♪ 276 00:11:22,382 --> 00:11:24,751 ‐ It's getting down into the mid to low 30s 277 00:11:24,884 --> 00:11:26,219 at night around here, 278 00:11:26,352 --> 00:11:28,154 but the daytime temperature in the sun 279 00:11:28,288 --> 00:11:30,757 is hurting us big time. 280 00:11:30,890 --> 00:11:34,160 Meat starts to spoil at 40 degrees, 281 00:11:34,294 --> 00:11:37,163 and it's in the 50s. 282 00:11:37,297 --> 00:11:39,566 ‐ That black hide is gonna soak up that heat, 283 00:11:39,699 --> 00:11:42,702 so we're getting cold moss to put over the meat 284 00:11:42,835 --> 00:11:45,238 to hide the animal from the sun, 285 00:11:45,371 --> 00:11:48,141 which will certainly keep it cooler. 286 00:11:48,274 --> 00:11:51,411 ‐ We can't really move forward on the animal 287 00:11:51,544 --> 00:11:52,745 until we get fire, 288 00:11:52,879 --> 00:11:55,748 so we pretty much have to get fire today. 289 00:11:55,882 --> 00:12:01,054 ♪ ♪ 290 00:12:01,187 --> 00:12:02,555 ‐ Gotta get some fire. 291 00:12:02,689 --> 00:12:03,790 I've really been struggling 292 00:12:03,923 --> 00:12:05,258 to make fire out here for a while. 293 00:12:05,391 --> 00:12:07,160 ♪ ♪ 294 00:12:07,293 --> 00:12:09,629 I'm no beginner at primitive fire making, 295 00:12:09,762 --> 00:12:11,664 and this place is just brutal. 296 00:12:11,798 --> 00:12:18,738 ♪ ♪ 297 00:12:36,556 --> 00:12:37,423 All right. 298 00:12:37,557 --> 00:12:38,992 [exhales] 299 00:12:39,125 --> 00:12:40,526 Whew! 300 00:12:40,660 --> 00:12:46,499 ♪ ♪ 301 00:12:46,633 --> 00:12:48,368 Guys, we got fire! 302 00:12:48,501 --> 00:12:49,602 We got fire! 303 00:12:49,736 --> 00:12:51,771 ‐ Fire. 304 00:12:51,904 --> 00:12:54,274 ‐ I've never been so grateful to have fire in my life. 305 00:12:54,407 --> 00:12:56,676 Now we can preserve our meat, stay warm. 306 00:12:56,809 --> 00:12:57,944 This is everything. 307 00:12:58,077 --> 00:12:59,812 ‐ Right on, brother. 308 00:12:59,946 --> 00:13:01,981 Hey, good job. ‐ Yeah. 309 00:13:02,115 --> 00:13:06,719 ♪ ♪ 310 00:13:06,853 --> 00:13:08,021 Where's our heart? 311 00:13:10,556 --> 00:13:13,326 Plan is, one, we need to cut the heart up. 312 00:13:13,459 --> 00:13:16,496 A lot of Native American tribes believe 313 00:13:16,629 --> 00:13:18,197 that if you eat the heart, 314 00:13:18,331 --> 00:13:21,167 you're receiving the soul of that animal, 315 00:13:21,301 --> 00:13:22,702 and we wanted to honor this animal. 316 00:13:22,835 --> 00:13:29,809 ♪ ♪ 317 00:13:35,548 --> 00:13:37,250 ‐ After struggling for that long, 318 00:13:37,383 --> 00:13:39,952 I cannot explain how amazing it felt 319 00:13:40,086 --> 00:13:42,689 to feel the nutrients pulse through my body. 320 00:13:42,822 --> 00:13:45,558 ‐ This tastes exactly how that animal smells. 321 00:13:45,692 --> 00:13:46,726 ‐ [laughs] 322 00:13:46,859 --> 00:13:48,227 It tastes wonderful. 323 00:13:48,361 --> 00:13:49,696 ‐ No, not‐‐no. 324 00:13:49,829 --> 00:13:51,831 ‐ I beg to differ. 325 00:13:51,964 --> 00:13:53,666 [moans] 326 00:13:53,800 --> 00:14:00,206 ♪ ♪ 327 00:14:00,340 --> 00:14:02,075 ‐ We've got a small window of time 328 00:14:02,208 --> 00:14:03,343 to get this meat preserved. 329 00:14:03,476 --> 00:14:06,212 We're taking out one quarter at a time. 330 00:14:06,346 --> 00:14:07,580 ‐ Take it. 331 00:14:07,714 --> 00:14:10,683 ‐ Cutting that up, and then get it smoked. 332 00:14:10,817 --> 00:14:12,952 We built a nice little tripod smoke rack, 333 00:14:13,086 --> 00:14:14,587 and we got the fire going, 334 00:14:14,721 --> 00:14:15,988 trying to get that meat preserved 335 00:14:16,122 --> 00:14:18,091 and just make a bunch of jerky. 336 00:14:18,224 --> 00:14:21,227 ‐ We have a long chore of butchering this animal, 337 00:14:21,361 --> 00:14:24,630 and Phil is exactly what I was looking for 338 00:14:24,764 --> 00:14:26,265 to compliment all my skills. 339 00:14:26,399 --> 00:14:29,369 He is an awesome bush crafter. 340 00:14:29,502 --> 00:14:30,837 With an animal this big, 341 00:14:30,970 --> 00:14:33,005 you don't want to discard anything, 342 00:14:33,139 --> 00:14:35,508 and we need to respect that. 343 00:14:35,641 --> 00:14:37,777 Every bit of it's good meat. 344 00:14:37,910 --> 00:14:44,884 ♪ ♪ 345 00:14:51,791 --> 00:14:53,659 [thunderclap] 346 00:14:53,793 --> 00:14:56,863 ♪ ♪ 347 00:14:56,996 --> 00:14:59,065 ‐ I'm not gonna lie, today is pretty miserable. 348 00:14:59,198 --> 00:15:01,968 It's been rainy and dreary since last night. 349 00:15:02,101 --> 00:15:03,703 My feet are getting soaked, 350 00:15:03,836 --> 00:15:06,072 my underlayers are getting soaked. 351 00:15:06,205 --> 00:15:08,641 I'm worried that I might get sick out here. 352 00:15:08,775 --> 00:15:10,209 This place, it's one thing after another. 353 00:15:10,343 --> 00:15:11,811 You can't seem to get a step ahead. 354 00:15:11,944 --> 00:15:14,247 It'll‐‐it just throws another curveball at you. 355 00:15:14,380 --> 00:15:16,582 ‐ I see more coming. It's gonna get worse. 356 00:15:16,716 --> 00:15:18,751 ♪ ♪ 357 00:15:18,885 --> 00:15:20,953 ‐ We've been neglecting our shelter 358 00:15:21,087 --> 00:15:23,256 because the animal takes priority 359 00:15:23,389 --> 00:15:24,657 over everything else, 360 00:15:24,791 --> 00:15:27,293 but we got all this meat and we're in the rain 361 00:15:27,427 --> 00:15:28,628 'cause we have no shelter 362 00:15:28,761 --> 00:15:30,496 because we haven't had time to make it yet. 363 00:15:30,630 --> 00:15:34,033 ♪ ♪ 364 00:15:34,167 --> 00:15:37,370 So the big priority for today is working on our shelter. 365 00:15:37,503 --> 00:15:39,939 ♪ ♪ 366 00:15:40,072 --> 00:15:42,875 ‐ If all this meat did get wet and it started to spoil, 367 00:15:43,009 --> 00:15:43,876 we'd be done. 368 00:15:44,010 --> 00:15:45,845 It's like gold at this point. 369 00:15:45,978 --> 00:15:48,147 ‐ Quite frankly, we've been low‐energy all day, 370 00:15:48,281 --> 00:15:49,782 but the thought of losing your meat 371 00:15:49,916 --> 00:15:51,284 puts a fire under your ass. 372 00:15:51,417 --> 00:15:52,485 ♪ ♪ 373 00:15:56,756 --> 00:15:59,625 [thunder rumbling] 374 00:15:59,759 --> 00:16:01,394 ‐ When it rains in the arctic, 375 00:16:01,527 --> 00:16:04,397 you just have to buckle up and suffer through it. 376 00:16:04,530 --> 00:16:06,365 It's cold, it's wet, it's miserable, 377 00:16:06,499 --> 00:16:08,067 and we're out here in the middle of it. 378 00:16:08,201 --> 00:16:10,536 We're trying to get our shelter put together. 379 00:16:10,670 --> 00:16:11,938 Oh. 380 00:16:12,071 --> 00:16:13,439 I haven't ate much of anything today, 381 00:16:13,573 --> 00:16:15,074 so I'm just exhausted. 382 00:16:15,208 --> 00:16:16,542 ‐ I have zero energy, man. 383 00:16:16,676 --> 00:16:18,945 ‐ Same here. 384 00:16:19,078 --> 00:16:20,446 [grunts] 385 00:16:20,580 --> 00:16:23,649 ‐ We've decided to set up our main camp now. 386 00:16:23,783 --> 00:16:25,184 That little lean‐to's gonna be great 387 00:16:25,318 --> 00:16:27,220 for keeping some stuff dry. 388 00:16:27,353 --> 00:16:29,889 ‐ We need to put some boughs down, 389 00:16:30,022 --> 00:16:31,290 put more boughs on top of that, 390 00:16:31,424 --> 00:16:34,026 and then cover it with the moss. 391 00:16:34,160 --> 00:16:37,597 ‐ The smaller the shelter is, the easier it is to heat, 392 00:16:37,730 --> 00:16:39,832 so we need a shelter for two people 393 00:16:39,966 --> 00:16:41,767 because somebody has to stay on fire watch. 394 00:16:41,901 --> 00:16:44,070 Somebody has to make sure that fire keeps going. 395 00:16:44,203 --> 00:16:45,805 ‐ Whoo! All right. 396 00:16:45,938 --> 00:16:48,474 ♪ ♪ 397 00:16:48,608 --> 00:16:51,544 Rain's blowing in again, 398 00:16:51,677 --> 00:16:53,880 so I'm just taking this meat we've been smoking, 399 00:16:54,013 --> 00:16:57,250 and throwing it on some boughs under our shelter there, 400 00:16:57,383 --> 00:16:58,951 just to try to keep it nice and dry, 401 00:16:59,085 --> 00:17:00,753 keep it from going bad. 402 00:17:00,887 --> 00:17:03,389 Not looking forward to another night of rain. 403 00:17:03,523 --> 00:17:05,024 ♪ ♪ 404 00:17:05,157 --> 00:17:06,425 [coughs] 405 00:17:06,559 --> 00:17:07,593 We just can't seem to get a break 406 00:17:07,727 --> 00:17:08,594 out here in the arctic. 407 00:17:08,728 --> 00:17:12,431 ♪ ♪ 408 00:17:12,565 --> 00:17:15,134 ‐ Yep. Think we're done for tonight. 409 00:17:15,268 --> 00:17:17,403 Now, do I think it's gonna keep us warm and dry? 410 00:17:17,537 --> 00:17:20,773 No, but it's gonna keep us warmer and dryer. 411 00:17:20,907 --> 00:17:23,776 [eerie music] 412 00:17:23,910 --> 00:17:30,883 ♪ ♪ 413 00:17:39,292 --> 00:17:42,161 [dramatic music] 414 00:17:42,295 --> 00:17:45,197 ♪ ♪ 415 00:17:45,331 --> 00:17:47,400 ‐ We had the stomach out of the ox, 416 00:17:47,533 --> 00:17:50,803 so I get the idea I'm gonna make something with it. 417 00:17:50,937 --> 00:17:51,804 How about we do this? 418 00:17:51,938 --> 00:17:53,205 We cut it in half. 419 00:17:53,339 --> 00:17:55,708 Two large containers to boil water in, 420 00:17:55,841 --> 00:17:57,009 maybe cook in. 421 00:17:57,143 --> 00:17:59,745 ‐ Right now, there's some good contents in there. 422 00:17:59,879 --> 00:18:02,214 You know, give us some carbs. 423 00:18:02,348 --> 00:18:04,717 That chyme inside the stomach. 424 00:18:04,850 --> 00:18:06,919 I know it's gross, but, you know, I could use 425 00:18:07,053 --> 00:18:08,321 the energy right now. ‐ Right on. 426 00:18:08,454 --> 00:18:10,523 ‐ So maybe a little pick‐me‐up. ‐ That's fine. 427 00:18:10,656 --> 00:18:17,630 ♪ ♪ 428 00:18:23,102 --> 00:18:24,503 She ate. 429 00:18:24,637 --> 00:18:27,139 The animals up here eat a lot of the reindeer moss, 430 00:18:27,273 --> 00:18:28,908 which, for us, we have to boil it three times 431 00:18:29,041 --> 00:18:31,310 before we can eat it, but a musk ox stomach 432 00:18:31,444 --> 00:18:32,945 will break down the acids, 433 00:18:33,079 --> 00:18:34,614 so if you take it straight out of the stomach, 434 00:18:34,747 --> 00:18:36,182 it's actually edible that way. 435 00:18:36,315 --> 00:18:38,884 Now hopefully, it'll be a good source of carbs. 436 00:18:39,018 --> 00:18:40,319 Good source of energy. 437 00:18:43,422 --> 00:18:45,324 Hmm. 438 00:18:45,458 --> 00:18:47,727 It actually smells quite a bit like broccoli. 439 00:18:47,860 --> 00:18:50,062 We're just gonna cook some up, 440 00:18:50,196 --> 00:18:53,399 hopefully kill any bacteria that might be in there. 441 00:18:53,532 --> 00:19:00,539 ♪ ♪ 442 00:19:02,708 --> 00:19:04,210 You hungry, Shane? ‐ No. 443 00:19:04,343 --> 00:19:06,012 ‐ [laughs] ‐ Not for that. 444 00:19:06,145 --> 00:19:07,380 But thank you anyway. 445 00:19:07,513 --> 00:19:10,249 ‐ We need our carbs, man. ‐ Uh‐huh. 446 00:19:10,383 --> 00:19:13,152 ‐ Stomach contents 447 00:19:13,285 --> 00:19:14,420 of an ox. 448 00:19:14,553 --> 00:19:20,926 ♪ ♪ 449 00:19:21,060 --> 00:19:22,662 Kind of tastes 450 00:19:22,795 --> 00:19:24,563 like a cigarette butt or something. 451 00:19:24,697 --> 00:19:25,798 ‐ It's something. 452 00:19:25,931 --> 00:19:27,500 I think Shane's missing out. 453 00:19:27,633 --> 00:19:28,868 It's energy. 454 00:19:29,001 --> 00:19:30,202 ‐ [clicks tongue] 455 00:19:30,336 --> 00:19:32,138 Carbalicious. 456 00:19:32,271 --> 00:19:39,245 ♪ ♪ 457 00:19:40,279 --> 00:19:43,149 [dramatic music] 458 00:19:43,282 --> 00:19:46,852 ♪ ♪ 459 00:19:46,986 --> 00:19:48,621 My hands have already been haggard, 460 00:19:48,754 --> 00:19:51,223 but they're extra haggard now. 461 00:19:51,357 --> 00:19:54,894 So I'm making soap because it makes things clean. 462 00:19:55,027 --> 00:19:57,663 I just get worried that if you're not clean, 463 00:19:57,797 --> 00:20:01,233 it can cause some microbial upsets in your body. 464 00:20:01,367 --> 00:20:08,307 ♪ ♪ 465 00:20:12,044 --> 00:20:14,847 I'm gonna heat up the ash and the water, 466 00:20:14,980 --> 00:20:17,950 keep it hot, and simmer it until it reduces down, 467 00:20:18,084 --> 00:20:21,520 melt fat, stir it up, and keep it going. 468 00:20:21,654 --> 00:20:24,190 Crunch up the black charcoal. 469 00:20:24,323 --> 00:20:27,893 The oils and the ashes and lyes all mix good, 470 00:20:28,027 --> 00:20:31,263 chunking up, and if I let this cool, 471 00:20:31,397 --> 00:20:33,399 it is going to form a bar. 472 00:20:33,532 --> 00:20:36,669 And these are ready to use right now. 473 00:20:36,802 --> 00:20:39,238 I wanna make this nice and hot. 474 00:20:39,371 --> 00:20:41,373 I'm gonna put hot rocks in it. 475 00:20:41,507 --> 00:20:44,210 ♪ ♪ 476 00:20:44,343 --> 00:20:46,812 A little bit of soap in here. 477 00:20:46,946 --> 00:20:48,214 Oh, wow. It works. 478 00:20:48,347 --> 00:20:50,750 See stuff coming off. 479 00:20:50,883 --> 00:20:53,219 This was great news. 480 00:20:53,352 --> 00:20:55,521 Maybe even get Shane to wash his hands. 481 00:20:55,654 --> 00:20:58,224 ♪ ♪ 482 00:20:58,357 --> 00:20:59,425 Doubt that. 483 00:20:59,558 --> 00:21:06,599 ♪ ♪ 484 00:21:11,637 --> 00:21:13,973 ‐ I spent all day yesterday 485 00:21:14,106 --> 00:21:15,875 building this secondary smoker. 486 00:21:16,008 --> 00:21:17,276 Basically just a meat tree. 487 00:21:17,409 --> 00:21:19,812 I've just got meat hanging from the branches, 488 00:21:19,945 --> 00:21:21,847 and I'm just trying to keep smoke going up 489 00:21:21,981 --> 00:21:23,415 through all this jerky, 490 00:21:23,549 --> 00:21:26,418 get it nice and dry and smoked really well. 491 00:21:26,552 --> 00:21:29,789 ♪ ♪ 492 00:21:29,922 --> 00:21:32,424 ‐ We don't have sleeping bags, we don't have beds, 493 00:21:32,558 --> 00:21:33,726 we have rock 494 00:21:33,859 --> 00:21:36,495 with some spruce boughs laying on it, 495 00:21:36,629 --> 00:21:39,198 and some moss, and the moss is wet. 496 00:21:39,331 --> 00:21:43,235 So today I'm trying to get the hide fleshed out. 497 00:21:43,369 --> 00:21:47,406 We wanna use that hide for a blanket to keep us warm. 498 00:21:47,540 --> 00:21:50,543 Fleshing is, after you've skinned the animal, 499 00:21:50,676 --> 00:21:53,679 you still have a lot of meat and fat on the hide. 500 00:21:53,813 --> 00:21:56,816 If I don't flesh the hide, it'll start to rot. 501 00:21:56,949 --> 00:22:03,989 ♪ ♪ 502 00:22:07,259 --> 00:22:10,496 These rock tools, they do not cut near as sharp 503 00:22:10,629 --> 00:22:13,465 as a regular steel knife would. 504 00:22:13,599 --> 00:22:16,202 What usually would probably take me about three hours 505 00:22:16,335 --> 00:22:18,237 is gonna take me probably a day and a half. 506 00:22:18,370 --> 00:22:19,805 ‐ Are you gonna need more rocks for that? 507 00:22:19,939 --> 00:22:21,974 ‐ I need another one just like that. 508 00:22:22,107 --> 00:22:23,442 ‐ I've got a nice rock down by the lake 509 00:22:23,576 --> 00:22:24,443 I left down there, so‐‐ 510 00:22:24,577 --> 00:22:25,444 ‐ Okay. 511 00:22:25,578 --> 00:22:26,912 ‐ If you'll just keep an eye on that. 512 00:22:27,046 --> 00:22:29,548 Make sure that smoker's going. ‐ Yeah, we can do that. 513 00:22:29,682 --> 00:22:31,050 ‐ All right. 514 00:22:31,183 --> 00:22:34,720 ‐ This particular rock right here fits my hand good. 515 00:22:34,854 --> 00:22:36,155 We dulled up one of these edges, so it‐‐ 516 00:22:36,288 --> 00:22:37,523 ‐ Oh, God. 517 00:22:37,656 --> 00:22:39,758 ‐ [bleep]. 518 00:22:39,892 --> 00:22:42,228 [bleep]. 519 00:22:42,361 --> 00:22:43,495 ‐ Oh. 520 00:22:43,629 --> 00:22:45,364 ♪ ♪ 521 00:22:45,497 --> 00:22:46,832 ‐ [bleep], back up. 522 00:22:46,966 --> 00:22:49,168 ‐ Oh, God. All that meat? 523 00:22:58,777 --> 00:23:00,212 ‐ [bleep], back up. 524 00:23:00,346 --> 00:23:02,181 ‐ Oh, God. All that meat? 525 00:23:02,314 --> 00:23:03,349 Whoa. ‐ Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. 526 00:23:03,482 --> 00:23:04,617 ‐ Can we get in? ‐ Nope, no, no. 527 00:23:04,750 --> 00:23:05,718 ‐ We can't get in there. ‐ It's too hot, no. 528 00:23:05,851 --> 00:23:07,052 Back up. Just‐‐ 529 00:23:07,186 --> 00:23:08,654 ‐ Well, make sure it doesn't spread. 530 00:23:08,787 --> 00:23:10,089 ‐ God bless it. 531 00:23:10,222 --> 00:23:12,658 All we can do is just sit there and watch our meat burn. 532 00:23:12,791 --> 00:23:14,593 We lost a healthy chunk of our meat, 533 00:23:14,727 --> 00:23:16,528 and that's disappointing. 534 00:23:16,662 --> 00:23:18,097 ‐ So much for that meat. 535 00:23:18,230 --> 00:23:20,432 Just like that, the arctic takes it away. 536 00:23:20,566 --> 00:23:22,434 Nothing you can do. 537 00:23:22,568 --> 00:23:25,437 What a damn shame. 538 00:23:25,571 --> 00:23:27,640 ♪ ♪ 539 00:23:27,773 --> 00:23:30,442 ‐ [bleep]? 540 00:23:30,576 --> 00:23:31,977 I was gone for two minutes. 541 00:23:32,111 --> 00:23:33,779 ‐ Sorry, man. Just went up. 542 00:23:33,913 --> 00:23:36,215 ‐ I see that smoker just going up in flames, 543 00:23:36,348 --> 00:23:39,985 and, you know, it's like my heart dropped. 544 00:23:40,119 --> 00:23:41,253 Yeah, that's done. 545 00:23:41,387 --> 00:23:42,821 ‐ It's charcoal. 546 00:23:42,955 --> 00:23:46,358 ‐ We'll have to stretch our resources a little more. 547 00:23:46,492 --> 00:23:47,660 ‐ Yep. 548 00:23:47,793 --> 00:23:48,928 ‐ From here on out, 549 00:23:49,061 --> 00:23:50,663 we're gonna have to be really, really careful 550 00:23:50,796 --> 00:23:52,731 and make sure that we do our best 551 00:23:52,865 --> 00:23:55,768 to preserve any meat we do have. 552 00:23:55,901 --> 00:23:58,103 ‐ I'm not a hunter or a fisher, 553 00:23:58,237 --> 00:24:01,140 so I'm gonna have to kind of depend a little bit on Phil. 554 00:24:01,273 --> 00:24:04,076 What happens on day 20 if everything's gone? 555 00:24:04,209 --> 00:24:11,183 ♪ ♪ 556 00:24:15,354 --> 00:24:18,190 ♪ ♪ 557 00:24:18,324 --> 00:24:21,293 ‐ I was having some weird stomach pain this morning. 558 00:24:21,427 --> 00:24:23,662 Eating just a little bit of protein every day, 559 00:24:23,796 --> 00:24:25,130 like we have been, 560 00:24:25,264 --> 00:24:28,000 your digestive system basically shuts down. 561 00:24:28,133 --> 00:24:29,902 It is an issue. 562 00:24:30,035 --> 00:24:32,104 I'm kind of out of it today, but‐‐ 563 00:24:32,237 --> 00:24:34,940 having pretty serious stomach cramps 564 00:24:35,074 --> 00:24:36,775 the last two days. 565 00:24:36,909 --> 00:24:39,345 Every time I stand up, I feel like I'm gonna pass out. 566 00:24:39,478 --> 00:24:42,181 We can try to get some other food 567 00:24:42,314 --> 00:24:43,816 besides our jerky. 568 00:24:43,949 --> 00:24:45,617 You know, maybe that can help. 569 00:24:47,186 --> 00:24:49,955 ‐ I've been thinking about this horn 570 00:24:50,089 --> 00:24:52,124 and what we can do with it, 571 00:24:52,257 --> 00:24:55,094 and thinking about how we're not getting any sodium. 572 00:24:55,227 --> 00:24:57,229 There's a lot of minerals in this. 573 00:24:57,363 --> 00:24:59,331 We can grind powder, 574 00:24:59,465 --> 00:25:02,201 and use it on top of our food when we cook it, 575 00:25:02,334 --> 00:25:05,070 and that should give us some of our sodium and minerals. 576 00:25:05,204 --> 00:25:06,205 ‐ Awesome. 577 00:25:06,338 --> 00:25:13,312 ♪ ♪ 578 00:25:16,749 --> 00:25:19,418 ‐ Phil is an integral part of our group. 579 00:25:19,551 --> 00:25:21,286 He's got some great skills, 580 00:25:21,420 --> 00:25:23,022 and it's hard to see him struggle, 581 00:25:23,155 --> 00:25:26,759 so hopefully, using the horn will help him get better. 582 00:25:28,060 --> 00:25:29,461 ‐ Yeah, it's working. 583 00:25:29,595 --> 00:25:36,535 ♪ ♪ 584 00:25:42,041 --> 00:25:44,043 Having trouble keeping my head in the‐‐ 585 00:25:44,176 --> 00:25:46,078 you know, the right headspace, 586 00:25:46,211 --> 00:25:48,547 and all I can really think about 587 00:25:48,680 --> 00:25:51,083 is getting my stomach to quit hurting. 588 00:25:51,216 --> 00:25:53,952 Hopefully resolving that issue, 589 00:25:54,086 --> 00:25:57,189 because it is pretty intense. 590 00:25:57,322 --> 00:26:02,828 ♪ ♪ 591 00:26:02,961 --> 00:26:06,331 I'm getting the shivers also. 592 00:26:06,465 --> 00:26:08,367 I'm feeling weak, nauseous. 593 00:26:08,500 --> 00:26:10,669 Every time I stand up, I feel like I'm gonna pass out. 594 00:26:10,803 --> 00:26:17,776 ♪ ♪ 595 00:26:19,745 --> 00:26:21,080 [grunts] 596 00:26:21,213 --> 00:26:25,384 ♪ ♪ 597 00:26:25,517 --> 00:26:27,853 [grunts] 598 00:26:27,986 --> 00:26:30,856 [retching] 599 00:26:30,989 --> 00:26:36,628 ♪ ♪ 600 00:26:36,762 --> 00:26:38,597 [spits] 601 00:26:38,730 --> 00:26:45,671 ♪ ♪ 602 00:26:49,108 --> 00:26:51,977 [birds tweeting] 603 00:26:52,111 --> 00:26:54,746 Today is day 15, 604 00:26:54,880 --> 00:26:58,250 and for the last two days, 605 00:26:58,383 --> 00:27:00,252 I've been struggling. 606 00:27:01,720 --> 00:27:05,290 Feeling sick, and wondering what's going on with my body. 607 00:27:05,424 --> 00:27:07,459 It's a real low point. 608 00:27:07,593 --> 00:27:10,529 Guys, I've been getting concerned about my health, 609 00:27:10,662 --> 00:27:12,898 and I might reach a point 610 00:27:13,031 --> 00:27:15,000 where I can't recover. 611 00:27:15,134 --> 00:27:17,202 It's starting to worry me, 612 00:27:17,336 --> 00:27:20,639 and I feel like the best thing for me and my health 613 00:27:20,772 --> 00:27:24,510 is for me to... 614 00:27:24,643 --> 00:27:25,878 go ahead and go home. 615 00:27:26,011 --> 00:27:28,680 ♪ ♪ 616 00:27:28,814 --> 00:27:30,616 ‐ I don't want you to leave, man. 617 00:27:30,749 --> 00:27:31,884 ‐ I feel bad about leaving y'all, 618 00:27:32,017 --> 00:27:35,220 but it just feels like the right thing. 619 00:27:35,354 --> 00:27:38,690 ♪ ♪ 620 00:27:38,824 --> 00:27:40,159 ‐ I'm gonna miss you. 621 00:27:40,292 --> 00:27:41,760 ‐ I hate to leave you guys. 622 00:27:41,894 --> 00:27:44,329 ‐ [crying] 623 00:27:44,463 --> 00:27:45,597 ‐ I love you. 624 00:27:45,731 --> 00:27:47,366 ‐ You guys are family now. 625 00:27:47,499 --> 00:27:49,101 ‐ With Phil gone, 626 00:27:49,234 --> 00:27:50,869 it's gonna get really tough out here. 627 00:27:51,003 --> 00:27:54,039 The chances of us having fresh meat 628 00:27:54,173 --> 00:27:55,707 are less likely. 629 00:27:55,841 --> 00:27:57,543 I can do some hunting, 630 00:27:57,676 --> 00:28:00,679 but nowhere near as good as Phil. 631 00:28:00,812 --> 00:28:02,614 ‐ I know he has to do what he has to do, 632 00:28:02,748 --> 00:28:04,850 but I don't want him to go. 633 00:28:04,983 --> 00:28:11,957 ♪ ♪ 634 00:28:13,225 --> 00:28:14,760 ‐ You can understand your environment 635 00:28:14,893 --> 00:28:16,595 and know everything about it‐‐ 636 00:28:16,728 --> 00:28:19,264 [flare pops] 637 00:28:19,398 --> 00:28:23,268 And think that you are an amazing survivalist, 638 00:28:23,402 --> 00:28:25,837 and that may be true in your environment, 639 00:28:25,971 --> 00:28:29,041 but when you come somewhere like the arctic, 640 00:28:29,174 --> 00:28:31,076 it'll teach you some humility, 641 00:28:31,210 --> 00:28:33,845 and to realize that there's always more to learn. 642 00:28:33,979 --> 00:28:36,615 ♪ ♪ 643 00:28:36,748 --> 00:28:38,717 ‐ We got 15 days left. 644 00:28:38,850 --> 00:28:41,353 Just me and Anne surviving together. 645 00:28:41,486 --> 00:28:43,222 Anne has her way of doing things, 646 00:28:43,355 --> 00:28:44,790 and I have my way of doing things, 647 00:28:44,923 --> 00:28:47,526 and they don't exactly line up. 648 00:28:47,659 --> 00:28:48,994 ‐ Just the two of us. 649 00:28:49,127 --> 00:28:50,562 It's not good, 650 00:28:50,696 --> 00:28:53,432 so I'm worried about it for sure, 651 00:28:53,565 --> 00:28:56,501 but the arctic goes on. 652 00:28:59,504 --> 00:29:00,672 ‐ [groans] 653 00:29:00,806 --> 00:29:02,641 ‐ Are we gonna be okay, Shane? 654 00:29:02,774 --> 00:29:09,748 ♪ ♪ 655 00:29:14,386 --> 00:29:21,260 ♪ ♪ 656 00:29:21,393 --> 00:29:23,028 ‐ Ah, [bleep]. 657 00:29:23,161 --> 00:29:25,097 ♪ ♪ 658 00:29:25,230 --> 00:29:27,165 We got fresh scat. 659 00:29:27,299 --> 00:29:31,003 There's definitely a big bull moose out here. 660 00:29:31,136 --> 00:29:32,804 Who knows if he was coming or going, 661 00:29:32,938 --> 00:29:35,440 but he left a deposit. 662 00:29:35,574 --> 00:29:38,043 We are in the rut, which is mating season, 663 00:29:38,176 --> 00:29:41,113 and they will get aggressive. 664 00:29:41,246 --> 00:29:43,949 They're liable to not care about who we are, 665 00:29:44,082 --> 00:29:46,251 so they might come in a little closer, 666 00:29:46,385 --> 00:29:48,854 and that could be very dangerous. 667 00:29:48,987 --> 00:29:55,027 ♪ ♪ 668 00:29:55,160 --> 00:29:56,795 A moose could easily kill somebody, 669 00:29:56,928 --> 00:29:58,330 not even try. 670 00:29:58,463 --> 00:30:02,968 ♪ ♪ 671 00:30:03,101 --> 00:30:06,071 [bushes rustling] 672 00:30:09,741 --> 00:30:10,609 ‐ [whispering] Shane. 673 00:30:10,742 --> 00:30:12,311 Shane. Shane. 674 00:30:13,278 --> 00:30:15,547 ‐ Listen. Shh, listen. 675 00:30:15,681 --> 00:30:16,948 Listen! 676 00:30:17,082 --> 00:30:18,383 [rustling] 677 00:30:18,517 --> 00:30:19,418 [animal groaning] 678 00:30:19,551 --> 00:30:20,552 The moose is here. 679 00:30:20,686 --> 00:30:22,621 Hey, the moose is right [bleep] here. 680 00:30:22,754 --> 00:30:26,224 Dude, Shane, the moose is right at our camp. 681 00:30:26,358 --> 00:30:27,559 Right there. 682 00:30:27,693 --> 00:30:29,695 ♪ ♪ 683 00:30:29,828 --> 00:30:31,129 [rustling] [moose groans] 684 00:30:31,263 --> 00:30:33,131 Holy [bleep]. [moose groans] 685 00:30:33,265 --> 00:30:34,199 Holy [bleep]. 686 00:30:34,333 --> 00:30:37,135 [moose groaning] 687 00:30:42,207 --> 00:30:43,542 [bushes rustling] 688 00:30:43,675 --> 00:30:45,677 [moose groans] ‐ The moose is here. 689 00:30:45,811 --> 00:30:47,713 Hey, the moose is right [bleep] here. 690 00:30:47,846 --> 00:30:51,350 Dude, Shane, the moose is right at our camp. 691 00:30:51,483 --> 00:30:52,651 Right there. 692 00:30:52,784 --> 00:30:54,953 ♪ ♪ 693 00:30:55,087 --> 00:30:56,355 [rustling] [moose groans] 694 00:30:56,488 --> 00:30:58,156 Holy [bleep]. [moose groans] 695 00:30:58,290 --> 00:30:59,458 Holy [bleep]. 696 00:30:59,591 --> 00:31:02,828 ♪ ♪ 697 00:31:02,961 --> 00:31:04,529 [moose groans in distance] 698 00:31:04,663 --> 00:31:08,500 ♪ ♪ 699 00:31:08,633 --> 00:31:10,802 So I hear the moose... 700 00:31:10,936 --> 00:31:13,372 ♪ ♪ 701 00:31:13,505 --> 00:31:15,440 Finally going back towards the cove, 702 00:31:15,574 --> 00:31:17,576 towards the marshes, 703 00:31:17,709 --> 00:31:20,178 which is good. 704 00:31:20,312 --> 00:31:23,648 A bull moose is not something I want around our camp. 705 00:31:23,782 --> 00:31:30,756 ♪ ♪ 706 00:31:37,195 --> 00:31:39,064 I'm kind of scared, not gonna lie. 707 00:31:39,197 --> 00:31:40,932 My body weight's just‐‐ 708 00:31:41,066 --> 00:31:43,402 ‐ Yeah. ‐ Dwindling away. 709 00:31:43,535 --> 00:31:45,704 It's kind of starting to really freak me out. 710 00:31:45,837 --> 00:31:47,272 ‐ We did lose some meat. 711 00:31:47,406 --> 00:31:48,740 Have about enough jerky 712 00:31:48,874 --> 00:31:51,810 for two more days, maybe, 713 00:31:51,943 --> 00:31:54,946 and every calorie, every bit of food up here counts 714 00:31:55,080 --> 00:31:56,648 to make it through this challenge. 715 00:31:56,782 --> 00:31:57,883 Might be a little rough. 716 00:31:58,016 --> 00:32:04,322 ♪ ♪ 717 00:32:04,456 --> 00:32:06,057 Let's make some pemmican. 718 00:32:06,191 --> 00:32:08,026 See how it comes out. 719 00:32:08,160 --> 00:32:10,962 Pemmican is a mix of crushed up jerky, 720 00:32:11,096 --> 00:32:13,698 dried blueberries, and lard. 721 00:32:13,832 --> 00:32:16,001 Pretty much makes the original energy bar. 722 00:32:16,134 --> 00:32:23,108 ♪ ♪ 723 00:32:26,645 --> 00:32:29,514 I need to grind down the jerky into a powder 724 00:32:29,648 --> 00:32:32,117 to get it to mix right. 725 00:32:32,250 --> 00:32:33,752 So we got this ball joint 726 00:32:33,885 --> 00:32:36,455 that goes into the hip socket right here. 727 00:32:36,588 --> 00:32:38,723 We'll use that as a mortar and pestle. 728 00:32:38,857 --> 00:32:43,028 ♪ ♪ 729 00:32:43,161 --> 00:32:45,130 Fits right in my hand. 730 00:32:45,263 --> 00:32:47,165 ♪ ♪ 731 00:32:47,299 --> 00:32:49,935 That stuff right there, that's what we're looking for. 732 00:32:50,068 --> 00:32:51,236 Perfect. 733 00:32:54,105 --> 00:32:56,408 ‐ On this angled rock that I preheated, 734 00:32:56,541 --> 00:32:58,109 I'm trying to get all the marrow 735 00:32:58,243 --> 00:33:00,312 and the fat on here. 736 00:33:00,445 --> 00:33:02,948 All this fat's pooling up, and we're gonna collect it 737 00:33:03,081 --> 00:33:05,183 and add that to the cranberries, 738 00:33:05,317 --> 00:33:07,886 put in some more of that jerky, 739 00:33:08,019 --> 00:33:10,689 and keep on putting on the calories 740 00:33:10,822 --> 00:33:12,123 as best I can. 741 00:33:12,257 --> 00:33:13,225 both: Cheers. 742 00:33:13,358 --> 00:33:16,027 ♪ ♪ 743 00:33:16,161 --> 00:33:18,363 ‐ Mmm. ‐ The berries help a lot. 744 00:33:18,497 --> 00:33:20,665 ‐ Oh, yeah. It's like I can taste the calories. 745 00:33:20,799 --> 00:33:27,739 ♪ ♪ 746 00:33:37,315 --> 00:33:39,851 ‐ I'm just feeling rundown, 747 00:33:39,985 --> 00:33:41,753 feeling the hunger pain, 748 00:33:41,887 --> 00:33:43,955 and so we think it might be a good idea 749 00:33:44,089 --> 00:33:45,790 to go squirrel hunting. 750 00:33:48,560 --> 00:33:50,729 ‐ Shane, there's squirrels around. 751 00:33:52,030 --> 00:33:54,165 So approach quietly. 752 00:33:55,634 --> 00:33:58,270 ‐ I see it. 753 00:33:58,403 --> 00:33:59,905 ‐ I would swing wide around. 754 00:34:00,105 --> 00:34:04,442 ♪ ♪ 755 00:34:04,576 --> 00:34:05,977 Other way. 756 00:34:06,111 --> 00:34:07,479 Other way. 757 00:34:07,612 --> 00:34:09,281 Other way. 758 00:34:09,414 --> 00:34:10,682 You're chasing it now. 759 00:34:10,815 --> 00:34:12,684 ‐ I know what I'm doing. 760 00:34:12,817 --> 00:34:14,619 [squirrel chatters] 761 00:34:19,958 --> 00:34:22,427 ‐ So in nature, I mean, from my animal training 762 00:34:22,561 --> 00:34:24,195 that I've done, 763 00:34:24,329 --> 00:34:26,298 is when a prey starts to move away from you 764 00:34:26,431 --> 00:34:27,933 is you move away from it even if you‐‐ 765 00:34:28,066 --> 00:34:28,967 ‐ Works a lot better 766 00:34:29,100 --> 00:34:31,736 if you don't tell me what to do. 767 00:34:31,870 --> 00:34:34,339 ‐ Communication is really an important issue between us. 768 00:34:34,472 --> 00:34:36,474 If we go into something without a plan, 769 00:34:36,608 --> 00:34:39,678 it just sounds like two bull moose fightin'. 770 00:34:39,811 --> 00:34:41,446 First few times I see a squirrel, 771 00:34:41,580 --> 00:34:43,748 I'll probably be inclined to just watch it for a minute. 772 00:34:43,882 --> 00:34:45,517 [squirrel chatters] 773 00:34:45,650 --> 00:34:48,320 ‐ Yeah, he's up there. You wanna go grab that spear? 774 00:34:48,453 --> 00:34:50,322 Anne? [squirrel chatters] 775 00:34:50,455 --> 00:34:51,590 All right. 776 00:34:51,723 --> 00:34:58,697 ♪ ♪ 777 00:35:00,565 --> 00:35:01,866 ‐ Where'd he go? Is he up higher now? 778 00:35:02,000 --> 00:35:03,868 ‐ Yeah, he's up higher now. 779 00:35:04,002 --> 00:35:06,071 ‐ He's gonna start alerting. 780 00:35:06,204 --> 00:35:08,506 ‐ Right now, I'm very much missing Phil. 781 00:35:08,640 --> 00:35:10,976 Phil was the primitive hunter of our group, 782 00:35:11,109 --> 00:35:13,478 and I'm wondering if it's worth the energy 783 00:35:13,612 --> 00:35:16,281 that we're spending to get this little squirrel. 784 00:35:16,414 --> 00:35:20,185 ‐ A lot of time invested, lot of calories invested. 785 00:35:20,318 --> 00:35:21,653 Oh, we're in a herd of trouble. 786 00:35:30,695 --> 00:35:32,464 ‐ So we lost a bunch of our meat 787 00:35:32,597 --> 00:35:34,265 in the smoker fire, 788 00:35:34,399 --> 00:35:36,201 and we're also out of fresh meat, 789 00:35:36,334 --> 00:35:38,370 been out of fresh meat for a couple days now, 790 00:35:38,503 --> 00:35:40,205 so we think it might be a good idea 791 00:35:40,338 --> 00:35:41,773 to build a fish weir. 792 00:35:41,906 --> 00:35:43,441 ♪ ♪ 793 00:35:43,575 --> 00:35:47,312 A fish weir is sort of like a trap in the water. 794 00:35:47,445 --> 00:35:50,548 Fish can come in and not escape. 795 00:35:50,682 --> 00:35:52,984 We'll make a wide entrance that narrows down 796 00:35:53,118 --> 00:35:54,853 to a very narrow entrance 797 00:35:54,986 --> 00:35:57,389 that goes into a big wide open area. 798 00:35:57,522 --> 00:35:58,623 Once they get in there, 799 00:35:58,757 --> 00:36:00,458 they can't find their way back out. 800 00:36:00,592 --> 00:36:02,027 ♪ ♪ 801 00:36:02,160 --> 00:36:04,562 Then we'll also bait it with that rotten meat 802 00:36:04,696 --> 00:36:06,398 that's sitting there on that bone, 803 00:36:06,531 --> 00:36:08,133 and hopefully, you know, when we come back, 804 00:36:08,266 --> 00:36:09,634 we'll have a fish or two in there, 805 00:36:09,768 --> 00:36:12,170 and then we just basically reach down and grab 'em. 806 00:36:12,303 --> 00:36:19,277 ♪ ♪ 807 00:36:21,980 --> 00:36:23,448 I'm wore out. 808 00:36:23,581 --> 00:36:25,383 Don't have a whole lot of energy. 809 00:36:25,517 --> 00:36:26,951 Once I get the frame done, 810 00:36:27,085 --> 00:36:28,453 I got the grueling task 811 00:36:28,586 --> 00:36:30,822 of putting the branches around the framework, 812 00:36:30,955 --> 00:36:32,557 weaving 'em in and out of there, 813 00:36:32,691 --> 00:36:33,758 and that's cold. 814 00:36:33,892 --> 00:36:36,861 ♪ ♪ 815 00:36:36,995 --> 00:36:38,396 I don't wanna get hypothermia, 816 00:36:38,530 --> 00:36:42,267 but having some fresh fish would be great right now. 817 00:36:42,400 --> 00:36:49,340 ♪ ♪ 818 00:36:51,509 --> 00:36:54,546 My toes and my fingers are going numb 819 00:36:54,679 --> 00:36:56,047 from being in that water. 820 00:36:56,181 --> 00:36:57,749 ‐ My pants are wet. 821 00:36:57,882 --> 00:36:59,484 ‐ Pants are wet, 822 00:36:59,617 --> 00:37:01,052 feet are wet. 823 00:37:01,186 --> 00:37:03,021 I'll be spending a lot of time by the fire tonight 824 00:37:03,154 --> 00:37:04,289 getting dried out. 825 00:37:04,422 --> 00:37:06,391 ♪ ♪ 826 00:37:06,524 --> 00:37:09,894 So hopefully I check everything tomorrow morning, 827 00:37:10,028 --> 00:37:11,596 maybe we'll have something. 828 00:37:11,730 --> 00:37:13,865 I ain't going back in that [bleep] water. 829 00:37:13,998 --> 00:37:20,939 ♪ ♪ 830 00:37:25,210 --> 00:37:28,279 ♪ ♪ 831 00:37:28,413 --> 00:37:29,547 ‐ I'm glad we're getting out there 832 00:37:29,681 --> 00:37:31,516 before the wind picks up. 833 00:37:31,649 --> 00:37:34,719 ‐ I spent a lot of time and calories, energy, 834 00:37:34,853 --> 00:37:36,321 to build this fish weir. 835 00:37:36,454 --> 00:37:38,423 Having a fish will give us more nutrients, 836 00:37:38,556 --> 00:37:40,291 and it'll be a big boost in morale. 837 00:37:40,425 --> 00:37:47,298 ♪ ♪ 838 00:37:47,432 --> 00:37:48,666 ‐ If there's something in there, 839 00:37:48,800 --> 00:37:50,301 you're gonna have to toss me your coat, okay? 840 00:37:50,435 --> 00:37:51,569 ‐ Yeah. 841 00:37:51,703 --> 00:37:58,676 ♪ ♪ 842 00:38:00,845 --> 00:38:02,147 I'm looking. 843 00:38:02,280 --> 00:38:04,582 Yup. 844 00:38:04,716 --> 00:38:05,717 There ain't nothing in there. 845 00:38:05,850 --> 00:38:09,420 ♪ ♪ 846 00:38:09,554 --> 00:38:12,524 Done a lot of this stuff for many years or all my life, 847 00:38:12,657 --> 00:38:13,825 and you come to the arctic, 848 00:38:13,958 --> 00:38:16,928 and it's a different story altogether. 849 00:38:17,061 --> 00:38:18,997 There's the last few days left. 850 00:38:19,130 --> 00:38:21,099 I don't know that we will be able to be in it 851 00:38:21,232 --> 00:38:22,300 for the whole thing. 852 00:38:22,433 --> 00:38:29,374 ♪ ♪ 853 00:38:30,441 --> 00:38:33,311 [dramatic music building] 854 00:38:33,444 --> 00:38:34,312 ♪ ♪ 855 00:38:34,445 --> 00:38:37,115 [eerie music] 856 00:38:37,248 --> 00:38:43,388 ♪ ♪ 857 00:38:43,521 --> 00:38:46,491 [sniffles] Nothing. 858 00:38:47,559 --> 00:38:50,028 The weir for some reason's not working. 859 00:38:50,161 --> 00:38:51,162 I'm not sure why. 860 00:38:51,296 --> 00:38:53,131 Could be the location, 861 00:38:53,264 --> 00:38:55,466 it could be the entrance, 862 00:38:55,600 --> 00:38:57,936 it could be a variety of different things. 863 00:38:58,069 --> 00:38:59,337 I don't know. 864 00:38:59,470 --> 00:39:01,739 Right now, my energy level is pretty low, 865 00:39:01,873 --> 00:39:03,708 and I'm done. 866 00:39:03,842 --> 00:39:06,144 ♪ ♪ 867 00:39:06,277 --> 00:39:08,913 ‐ I think the next few days are gonna be cold and hungry. 868 00:39:09,047 --> 00:39:16,020 ♪ ♪ 869 00:39:19,490 --> 00:39:21,726 The last days have been very difficult, 870 00:39:21,860 --> 00:39:24,963 but we both made it, and I'm happy about that. 871 00:39:25,096 --> 00:39:26,764 This journey's come to an end, 872 00:39:26,898 --> 00:39:30,401 and we're getting ready to tear down camp. 873 00:39:30,535 --> 00:39:34,439 I am not sure if I could have gone more days. 874 00:39:34,572 --> 00:39:36,474 It would have been much more taxing 875 00:39:36,608 --> 00:39:38,409 and much more difficult to recover from. 876 00:39:41,045 --> 00:39:45,717 ♪ ♪ 877 00:39:45,850 --> 00:39:47,986 ‐ This whole challenge got me to realize 878 00:39:48,119 --> 00:39:51,322 exactly how hard it was for our ancestors to live. 879 00:39:51,456 --> 00:39:53,291 They knew exactly what they were doing. 880 00:39:53,424 --> 00:39:55,460 When it comes to catching food, 881 00:39:55,593 --> 00:39:57,061 fishing, foraging, 882 00:39:57,195 --> 00:39:58,997 building shelter, building fire, 883 00:39:59,130 --> 00:40:00,231 these are all skills 884 00:40:00,365 --> 00:40:03,034 that people call survival skills today. 885 00:40:03,167 --> 00:40:05,370 Back in those times, that was living. 886 00:40:05,503 --> 00:40:09,274 ♪ ♪ 887 00:40:09,407 --> 00:40:11,109 We were all in this together. 888 00:40:11,242 --> 00:40:14,245 Even after Phil left, 889 00:40:14,379 --> 00:40:17,315 it was me and Anne surviving together. 890 00:40:17,448 --> 00:40:18,750 ‐ Ready? 891 00:40:18,883 --> 00:40:20,351 ‐ I'm ready. Let's do 'er. 892 00:40:20,485 --> 00:40:23,021 ‐ All right. 893 00:40:23,154 --> 00:40:25,356 [flare pops] 894 00:40:25,490 --> 00:40:27,492 ‐ We were the only two out there, 895 00:40:27,625 --> 00:40:29,827 so we had to depend on each other. 896 00:40:29,961 --> 00:40:32,397 ♪ ♪ 897 00:40:32,530 --> 00:40:36,000 ‐ Shane and I, deep down, definitely respect each other, 898 00:40:36,134 --> 00:40:38,236 need each other, care for each other. 899 00:40:38,369 --> 00:40:40,538 Primitive life, 900 00:40:40,672 --> 00:40:41,873 it was hard. 901 00:40:42,006 --> 00:40:43,374 Thinking about what our ancestors 902 00:40:43,508 --> 00:40:45,143 went through in this land, 903 00:40:45,276 --> 00:40:48,646 I think that communal life, having your group, your tribe, 904 00:40:48,780 --> 00:40:50,081 was very important, 905 00:40:50,214 --> 00:40:52,417 so I think they valued each other. 906 00:40:52,550 --> 00:40:55,987 ♪ ♪