1 00:00:18,294 --> 00:00:20,374 [gunshot] 2 00:00:20,468 --> 00:00:23,888 ♪ 3 00:00:23,989 --> 00:00:25,539 male narrator: In one of the most brutal 4 00:00:25,646 --> 00:00:27,576 survival challenges ever, 5 00:00:27,682 --> 00:00:31,962 three straers will try to endure 30 days in the wild 6 00:00:32,066 --> 00:00:34,926 with only one resource, 7 00:00:35,035 --> 00:00:37,655 a fresh kill, 8 00:00:37,761 --> 00:00:39,561 its location marked 9 00:00:39,660 --> 00:00:41,800 by a single flare. 10 00:00:41,903 --> 00:00:44,013 - As soon as that flare goes up, 11 00:00:44,113 --> 00:00:45,703 the clock has started. 12 00:00:45,804 --> 00:00:47,324 We need to get to that animal to preserve 13 00:00:47,426 --> 00:00:49,006 every piece we can. 14 00:00:49,118 --> 00:00:54,018 ♪ 15 00:00:54,123 --> 00:00:56,683 - We have a long run. - We've got to move fast. 16 00:00:56,780 --> 00:00:57,890 narrator: They have no tools... 17 00:00:57,988 --> 00:00:59,368 - This is unreal. 18 00:00:59,473 --> 00:01:01,583 I've never worked on an animal with just a rock. 19 00:01:01,682 --> 00:01:04,372 - Come on. Let's go. - Come on. 20 00:01:04,478 --> 00:01:06,198 narrator: Just the clothes on their backs. 21 00:01:06,307 --> 00:01:07,827 - We have nothing. 22 00:01:07,929 --> 00:01:09,969 This is gonna be extremely difficult to produce the tools 23 00:01:10,070 --> 00:01:11,140 we need to accomplish the tasks 24 00:01:11,243 --> 00:01:12,873 that have to be done right now. 25 00:01:12,969 --> 00:01:13,969 narrator: Do they have the stamina 26 00:01:14,074 --> 00:01:16,564 and ingenuity to survive? 27 00:01:16,662 --> 00:01:23,772 ♪ 28 00:01:23,876 --> 00:01:25,356 - [breathing heavily] 29 00:01:25,464 --> 00:01:27,644 There it is. Holy... 30 00:01:27,742 --> 00:01:30,262 - That's awesome. - Jeez Louise. 31 00:01:30,366 --> 00:01:31,816 - As soon as I see the moose, 32 00:01:31,919 --> 00:01:35,609 I know instantly that this is gonna be a lot of work. 33 00:01:35,716 --> 00:01:41,406 ♪ 34 00:01:41,515 --> 00:01:43,135 I'm not sure we're gonna get everything done, 35 00:01:43,241 --> 00:01:45,281 including a shelter, before dark. 36 00:01:45,381 --> 00:01:47,591 - All right. Let's get started with some cutting. 37 00:01:47,693 --> 00:01:49,143 - Let's get some tools. 38 00:01:49,247 --> 00:01:53,077 ♪ 39 00:01:53,182 --> 00:01:56,672 - Not having a knife, it makes everything ten times harder. 40 00:01:56,771 --> 00:02:00,501 So I am thoroughly impressed by our ancestors. 41 00:02:00,603 --> 00:02:02,613 They used to live off the land, 42 00:02:02,708 --> 00:02:05,568 and I'm excited about making that connection. 43 00:02:05,677 --> 00:02:07,017 ♪ 44 00:02:07,127 --> 00:02:08,987 - We're gonna have to find rocks we can work 45 00:02:09,094 --> 00:02:12,684 to get sharp edges to get the animal apart and prepped. 46 00:02:12,787 --> 00:02:16,097 I really can't work with this. 47 00:02:16,205 --> 00:02:17,965 Why would I want to do something like this? 48 00:02:18,068 --> 00:02:20,278 I like to see, how far can I go? 49 00:02:20,381 --> 00:02:22,351 How far can I push this? 50 00:02:22,452 --> 00:02:25,282 If my ancestors could do this, why can't I do this? 51 00:02:25,386 --> 00:02:28,766 This challenge is the ultimate test 52 00:02:28,872 --> 00:02:31,192 of my skills, wilderness survival, 53 00:02:31,289 --> 00:02:33,219 bushcrafting, primitive skills. 54 00:02:33,325 --> 00:02:36,045 Going out here with no tools in conditions 55 00:02:36,156 --> 00:02:37,986 that are probably-- get worse and worse 56 00:02:38,088 --> 00:02:40,948 day to day, minute by minute, it's a true challenge 57 00:02:41,057 --> 00:02:45,057 and there are parts of it I'm not looking forward to. 58 00:02:46,649 --> 00:02:47,819 - Found a rock, Lindsay? 59 00:02:47,926 --> 00:02:50,066 - I'm seeing how well it does. 60 00:02:50,170 --> 00:02:52,170 - You guys finding anything? 61 00:02:52,275 --> 00:02:54,615 - Lindsay's trying something that she found. 62 00:02:54,726 --> 00:02:56,106 - It's getting dull. 63 00:02:56,210 --> 00:02:57,830 ♪ 64 00:02:57,936 --> 00:02:59,626 - The rock formations around here 65 00:02:59,731 --> 00:03:01,911 are just absolute junk for cutting edges. 66 00:03:02,009 --> 00:03:05,389 The rocks have all been broken up by ice and frost 67 00:03:05,495 --> 00:03:06,805 and everything else, so trying to get 68 00:03:06,910 --> 00:03:09,950 a cutting edge is terrible. 69 00:03:10,051 --> 00:03:12,161 It gives me a whole newfound respect 70 00:03:12,261 --> 00:03:15,681 for why primitive peoples traveled so far 71 00:03:15,781 --> 00:03:18,371 to trade for things like obsidian or chert 72 00:03:18,474 --> 00:03:20,754 that they could knap into a decent blade. 73 00:03:20,855 --> 00:03:27,855 ♪ 74 00:03:30,934 --> 00:03:32,494 - Find anything decent? 75 00:03:32,591 --> 00:03:34,181 - Yeah, I think I got one. 76 00:03:34,283 --> 00:03:41,223 ♪ 77 00:03:43,084 --> 00:03:45,264 - Oh yeah, that's good. 78 00:03:45,363 --> 00:03:48,573 - Perfect. I'm getting started. 79 00:03:48,676 --> 00:03:50,706 ♪ 80 00:03:50,816 --> 00:03:52,396 The number one priority right now 81 00:03:52,508 --> 00:03:53,848 is to get the guts out of it. 82 00:03:53,957 --> 00:03:56,267 The guts keep a lot of heat trapped in there, 83 00:03:56,374 --> 00:03:58,074 and if you get them out, it will cool it down 84 00:03:58,168 --> 00:03:59,888 and prevent the meat from spoiling. 85 00:03:59,998 --> 00:04:03,658 But the hide's incredibly thick...10, 15 strokes, 86 00:04:03,760 --> 00:04:06,380 you might make it a half inch maybe. 87 00:04:06,487 --> 00:04:14,217 ♪ 88 00:04:14,323 --> 00:04:16,083 Just careful, because his guts are right here. 89 00:04:16,186 --> 00:04:19,356 So you want to cut right at the skin right here. 90 00:04:19,466 --> 00:04:21,426 I grew up running around the woods with my dad. 91 00:04:21,537 --> 00:04:24,887 He taught me all about hunting and the love of the outdoors. 92 00:04:24,988 --> 00:04:28,918 I have three of my own kids, and all of them have helped 93 00:04:29,027 --> 00:04:30,477 in way or another with butchering, 94 00:04:30,580 --> 00:04:31,890 whether they were on a hunt with me 95 00:04:31,995 --> 00:04:33,165 or have hunted themselves 96 00:04:33,273 --> 00:04:34,583 and harvested their own animals. 97 00:04:34,688 --> 00:04:36,308 And I'm hoping that 98 00:04:36,414 --> 00:04:39,874 as my kids watch their mom out here doing this challenge 99 00:04:39,969 --> 00:04:43,419 that they can be inspired to chase their own dreams 100 00:04:43,524 --> 00:04:47,604 whatever they are. 101 00:04:47,701 --> 00:04:50,261 - And I might start working on this leg. 102 00:04:50,359 --> 00:04:52,189 My skill set is definitely more the hunting 103 00:04:52,292 --> 00:04:53,432 and fishing side of things, 104 00:04:53,534 --> 00:04:55,814 setting primitive traps, stalking, 105 00:04:55,916 --> 00:04:58,636 being able to hunt and take game. 106 00:04:58,746 --> 00:05:00,816 I got excited about doing this challenge, 107 00:05:00,921 --> 00:05:03,301 because it's the ultimate test. 108 00:05:03,406 --> 00:05:05,856 Can I put my skill set to use? 109 00:05:05,960 --> 00:05:07,170 Can I walk into the woods 110 00:05:07,272 --> 00:05:09,272 with nothing but clothes and survive? 111 00:05:09,378 --> 00:05:13,928 ♪ 112 00:05:14,037 --> 00:05:17,107 - Come on. 113 00:05:17,213 --> 00:05:19,013 - This animal is not only food. 114 00:05:19,111 --> 00:05:20,941 It's everything for us out there. 115 00:05:21,044 --> 00:05:24,364 And we have to preserve every piece we can. 116 00:05:24,462 --> 00:05:27,672 ♪ 117 00:05:27,775 --> 00:05:28,975 - I'm thinking, time-wise, like, 118 00:05:29,087 --> 00:05:30,707 I don't really want to take the hide off of it 119 00:05:30,813 --> 00:05:33,193 if we're not gonna get the quarters up somewhere. 120 00:05:33,298 --> 00:05:35,158 - Yeah. I'm thinking we should divide and conquer. 121 00:05:35,265 --> 00:05:36,645 - Joe, you want to start... - Shelter. 122 00:05:36,750 --> 00:05:37,890 - Start on a shelter. 123 00:05:37,992 --> 00:05:39,722 I'll have her get the lungs and heart out. 124 00:05:39,822 --> 00:05:41,102 - Yeah. 125 00:05:41,202 --> 00:05:42,862 - And then we can let this bad boy sit overnight. 126 00:05:42,963 --> 00:05:45,593 - Tonight we'll be keeping our ears open for predators. 127 00:05:45,690 --> 00:05:46,930 If we hear anything, 128 00:05:47,036 --> 00:05:48,346 we'll have to go out and check it out, 129 00:05:48,451 --> 00:05:50,871 try to chase off something if it's coming in. 130 00:05:50,971 --> 00:05:57,941 ♪ 131 00:06:01,188 --> 00:06:03,258 - Shelter-making and fire-making. 132 00:06:03,363 --> 00:06:06,303 Those are the two components I excel at. 133 00:06:06,400 --> 00:06:10,890 Here's a good area right here. Nice and flat. 134 00:06:10,991 --> 00:06:13,651 We have a lot of these trees here blocking the wind. 135 00:06:13,752 --> 00:06:15,032 So that's good. 136 00:06:15,133 --> 00:06:17,693 This wind sucks. 137 00:06:17,791 --> 00:06:18,861 ♪ 138 00:06:18,964 --> 00:06:20,104 I mean, right now, I'm, like, 139 00:06:20,207 --> 00:06:21,857 even just feeling it right now 140 00:06:21,967 --> 00:06:25,317 just against my back. 141 00:06:25,419 --> 00:06:28,079 Just gonna break off the bottom limbs here 142 00:06:28,180 --> 00:06:30,530 and then take some more boughs and put them on the outside. 143 00:06:30,631 --> 00:06:32,981 We do not want to have the wind blowing over us 144 00:06:33,082 --> 00:06:34,572 during the night. 145 00:06:34,670 --> 00:06:36,780 Otherwise, you're just gonna be wasting energy 146 00:06:36,879 --> 00:06:38,329 and body heat. 147 00:06:38,432 --> 00:06:46,102 ♪ 148 00:06:46,198 --> 00:06:49,168 - Because the moose is an incredibly large animal, 149 00:06:49,270 --> 00:06:52,930 it's very difficult to get the heart and the lungs out. 150 00:06:53,033 --> 00:06:54,863 Ohh. 151 00:06:54,966 --> 00:06:58,656 You have to go shoulder-deep up into the animal 152 00:06:58,763 --> 00:07:01,523 and try to reach the esophagus up in the throat. 153 00:07:01,628 --> 00:07:05,148 Everything's attached inside the cavity to that esophagus. 154 00:07:05,252 --> 00:07:08,672 If you can disconnect that, you can usually hook 155 00:07:08,773 --> 00:07:11,093 your fingers inside the esophagus, pull down, 156 00:07:11,189 --> 00:07:14,089 and get everything to come out all at once. 157 00:07:14,192 --> 00:07:15,372 ♪ 158 00:07:15,469 --> 00:07:16,709 - Did you get it? - Yep, I got it. 159 00:07:16,815 --> 00:07:19,195 - Oh, nice. 160 00:07:19,300 --> 00:07:20,440 - [laughs] - Ooh. 161 00:07:20,543 --> 00:07:24,373 [laughs] 162 00:07:24,478 --> 00:07:27,068 ♪ 163 00:07:27,170 --> 00:07:28,860 - We've propped open the rib cage 164 00:07:28,965 --> 00:07:30,725 with a stick to allow the air to circulate 165 00:07:30,829 --> 00:07:32,179 inside the cavity. 166 00:07:32,279 --> 00:07:34,109 It will cool down tonight, and in the morning, 167 00:07:34,212 --> 00:07:37,152 we'll pick back up where we left off. 168 00:07:37,249 --> 00:07:41,809 ♪ 169 00:07:41,909 --> 00:07:46,219 - [coughing] 170 00:07:46,327 --> 00:07:49,917 [wind whistling] 171 00:07:54,094 --> 00:07:58,414 ♪ 172 00:07:58,512 --> 00:08:00,582 - Last night was rough. 173 00:08:00,687 --> 00:08:02,067 We all curled up around each other. 174 00:08:02,171 --> 00:08:03,721 It was quite cold. 175 00:08:03,828 --> 00:08:04,898 - [coughing] 176 00:08:05,001 --> 00:08:06,661 - Was that you coughing in the night? 177 00:08:06,762 --> 00:08:08,942 - And I developed a nice little cough, 178 00:08:09,040 --> 00:08:11,390 which is kind of worrisome, 'cause, 179 00:08:11,491 --> 00:08:13,801 it's, like, we're only 24 hours into this, 180 00:08:13,907 --> 00:08:15,837 and it's, like, already becoming exceedingly 181 00:08:15,943 --> 00:08:17,153 a challenge. 182 00:08:17,255 --> 00:08:18,595 [coughing] 183 00:08:18,705 --> 00:08:21,465 - Joe had a rough night. He's coughing really bad. 184 00:08:21,570 --> 00:08:24,300 He said he's sweating, feeling, like, fever-y, 185 00:08:24,400 --> 00:08:27,300 and just really not looking good. 186 00:08:27,403 --> 00:08:29,303 ♪ 187 00:08:29,405 --> 00:08:32,125 - We have all sort of priorities today. 188 00:08:32,235 --> 00:08:34,235 It's gonna be a headache. 189 00:08:34,341 --> 00:08:37,281 ♪ 190 00:08:37,378 --> 00:08:41,798 This morning, my main goal is to get the hide off the moose 191 00:08:41,900 --> 00:08:44,010 and get the quarters and the backstraps all off 192 00:08:44,109 --> 00:08:46,079 and cached somewhere, so they're safe. 193 00:08:46,180 --> 00:08:53,120 ♪ 194 00:08:53,222 --> 00:08:55,572 - Having our cache up on the cliff edge 195 00:08:55,673 --> 00:08:57,883 protects the meat from all sorts of bears here, 196 00:08:57,985 --> 00:08:59,745 primarily black bears. 197 00:08:59,849 --> 00:09:02,649 I want to make a decent cache for the moose, 198 00:09:02,749 --> 00:09:05,579 because we need this food for the next month. 199 00:09:05,683 --> 00:09:07,413 And we can absolutely 200 00:09:07,512 --> 00:09:10,522 under no circumstances lose this meat. 201 00:09:10,619 --> 00:09:12,139 ♪ 202 00:09:12,241 --> 00:09:13,311 [birds squawking] 203 00:09:13,414 --> 00:09:16,874 - [coughing] 204 00:09:16,970 --> 00:09:19,080 [birds squawking] 205 00:09:19,179 --> 00:09:21,729 - Got a pair of ravens. Bears aren't stupid. 206 00:09:21,837 --> 00:09:23,317 They observe. 207 00:09:23,424 --> 00:09:25,534 Yeah, if they see, like, birds circling around and gathering, 208 00:09:25,634 --> 00:09:27,014 that's where they'll head to. 209 00:09:27,118 --> 00:09:28,738 Bears getting ready to hibernate. 210 00:09:28,844 --> 00:09:30,674 They're gonna be solely devoted to eating, 211 00:09:30,777 --> 00:09:32,707 and you get in their way, they're not gonna hesitate 212 00:09:32,813 --> 00:09:35,713 to bat you aside or turn you into a meal. 213 00:09:35,816 --> 00:09:42,786 ♪ 214 00:09:46,344 --> 00:09:48,384 Whew. 215 00:09:48,484 --> 00:09:51,694 Damn, I'm feeling... 216 00:09:51,798 --> 00:09:53,248 - Tired? - Yeah. 217 00:09:53,351 --> 00:09:54,871 - You feeling dehydrated? 218 00:09:54,973 --> 00:09:59,393 - It's not that; it's just burnt out at this point. 219 00:09:59,495 --> 00:10:01,595 - Maybe sit down for a minute. 220 00:10:01,704 --> 00:10:02,644 - Yeah. 221 00:10:02,740 --> 00:10:04,910 Ugh. 222 00:10:05,018 --> 00:10:06,188 [coughs] 223 00:10:06,295 --> 00:10:09,885 This cold, right now, it's brutal. 224 00:10:09,988 --> 00:10:13,848 - I would really like to get this moose broken down, 225 00:10:13,958 --> 00:10:15,718 quartered out, get him cached, 226 00:10:15,822 --> 00:10:18,272 and if possible, I'd love to get fire going too. 227 00:10:18,376 --> 00:10:20,616 But to have one less set of hands 228 00:10:20,723 --> 00:10:22,903 with Joe being sick, we're behind the eight ball. 229 00:10:23,001 --> 00:10:27,181 - [coughing] 230 00:10:27,281 --> 00:10:31,491 Oh, sheez, [bleep]. 231 00:10:31,596 --> 00:10:35,636 [coughing] 232 00:10:37,464 --> 00:10:40,714 ♪ 233 00:10:40,812 --> 00:10:43,682 - We're down a set of hands with Joe being sick. 234 00:10:43,781 --> 00:10:45,781 He's coughing and hacking. 235 00:10:45,886 --> 00:10:48,226 So Lindsay are doing a lot of work. 236 00:10:48,337 --> 00:10:50,617 And would love to get fire going too. 237 00:10:50,719 --> 00:10:51,999 There's a bit of a ticking clock right now, 238 00:10:52,099 --> 00:10:53,449 with the meat. 239 00:10:53,549 --> 00:10:58,039 To be able to preserve every piece, fire is key. 240 00:10:58,140 --> 00:11:00,420 It's protection; it's a way to boil water 241 00:11:00,521 --> 00:11:02,081 and prepare food. 242 00:11:02,178 --> 00:11:04,968 It is literally gonna be our bread and butter out here. 243 00:11:05,078 --> 00:11:07,218 ♪ 244 00:11:07,321 --> 00:11:09,531 So I decided I'm gonna go for this 245 00:11:09,634 --> 00:11:12,054 Inuit strap method. 246 00:11:12,154 --> 00:11:14,054 It was used in the Arctic 247 00:11:14,156 --> 00:11:16,876 and dates back hundreds and hundreds of years. 248 00:11:16,986 --> 00:11:20,056 You'll have the fire board in between your knees. 249 00:11:20,162 --> 00:11:22,232 The hide serves as the strap 250 00:11:22,336 --> 00:11:24,786 run by both hands around the spindle. 251 00:11:24,891 --> 00:11:27,931 And then your down pressure for your bearing block 252 00:11:28,032 --> 00:11:29,382 is put in your mouth, 253 00:11:29,481 --> 00:11:31,761 so it kind of gives you a little bit more control 254 00:11:31,863 --> 00:11:33,973 over how fast or the direction of your spindle, 255 00:11:34,072 --> 00:11:34,942 stuff like that. 256 00:11:35,039 --> 00:11:39,219 ♪ 257 00:11:39,319 --> 00:11:42,839 [bleep]. 258 00:11:42,943 --> 00:11:44,503 The wind and the fire 259 00:11:44,600 --> 00:11:46,880 don't really go together for the first step. 260 00:11:46,982 --> 00:11:48,812 It's great once you get an ember going. 261 00:11:48,915 --> 00:11:50,085 ♪ 262 00:11:50,192 --> 00:11:51,682 But trying to get that ember going, 263 00:11:51,780 --> 00:11:53,780 the wind is just a killer. 264 00:11:53,885 --> 00:11:55,295 Oh, my back. 265 00:11:55,404 --> 00:12:00,204 ♪ 266 00:12:00,305 --> 00:12:01,785 I've been at this for seven hours 267 00:12:01,893 --> 00:12:03,933 and my shoulders hurt, my back hurts. 268 00:12:04,033 --> 00:12:06,593 I've had some really close calls but nothing yet. 269 00:12:06,691 --> 00:12:08,351 ♪ 270 00:12:08,451 --> 00:12:10,141 So right now, I'm picking off witch's beard. 271 00:12:10,246 --> 00:12:14,216 It's a fungus that grows on dead trees or dead branches, 272 00:12:14,319 --> 00:12:16,009 I'm gonna take the dust from this, 273 00:12:16,114 --> 00:12:18,394 put it into my fire board, 274 00:12:18,496 --> 00:12:21,046 and hopefully be able to create fire with it. 275 00:12:21,154 --> 00:12:28,164 ♪ 276 00:13:06,406 --> 00:13:10,336 Hey Lindsay, we got it. 277 00:13:10,444 --> 00:13:12,414 - Oh my gosh, I can't believe it. 278 00:13:12,515 --> 00:13:14,165 - When you've put so much blood, sweat, 279 00:13:14,276 --> 00:13:16,546 and tears into building one of these friction fires, 280 00:13:16,657 --> 00:13:19,487 you really--you build a relationship with it. 281 00:13:19,591 --> 00:13:21,971 This gives me a whole new respect 282 00:13:22,077 --> 00:13:24,287 of what the primitive peoples went through 283 00:13:24,389 --> 00:13:25,429 that lived in the Arctic. 284 00:13:25,528 --> 00:13:30,398 ♪ 285 00:13:30,499 --> 00:13:33,259 Feeling awesome. 286 00:13:33,364 --> 00:13:36,094 I'm anxious to get some moose in my belly. 287 00:13:36,194 --> 00:13:43,174 ♪ 288 00:13:44,409 --> 00:13:46,579 Here. Here's a chunk. 289 00:13:46,687 --> 00:13:51,417 - Ooh, it's hot. - Uh-huh. 290 00:13:51,520 --> 00:13:53,490 It's pretty amazing, even without any seasoning. 291 00:13:53,591 --> 00:13:56,321 - Mm-hmm. Tastes just great. 292 00:13:56,421 --> 00:13:58,731 After not having anything to eat for so long, 293 00:13:58,838 --> 00:14:00,008 just roasting meat 294 00:14:00,115 --> 00:14:03,045 is kind of hard to beat when you're hungry. 295 00:14:03,152 --> 00:14:08,092 ♪ 296 00:14:08,192 --> 00:14:11,022 - Joe is pretty much down for the count. 297 00:14:11,126 --> 00:14:14,156 We need to get all three of us working at the same time. 298 00:14:14,267 --> 00:14:15,857 So one of our big pushes is, 299 00:14:15,958 --> 00:14:18,338 we want to be able to boil water 300 00:14:18,443 --> 00:14:22,103 to get the tea going so that we can help Joe out. 301 00:14:22,206 --> 00:14:24,416 The Native Americans used this technique. 302 00:14:24,518 --> 00:14:27,658 Cut into a stomach and use it to boil water. 303 00:14:27,763 --> 00:14:31,253 Well, how about I'll go and rinse this stomach out? 304 00:14:31,353 --> 00:14:32,253 - Okay. 305 00:14:32,354 --> 00:14:38,604 ♪ 306 00:14:38,705 --> 00:14:40,115 - Just washing out the stomach. 307 00:14:40,224 --> 00:14:41,604 I have it turned inside-out. 308 00:14:41,708 --> 00:14:44,328 And these are all the little fibers the move the grasses 309 00:14:44,435 --> 00:14:46,575 or the barks or whatever the moose has been eating, 310 00:14:46,678 --> 00:14:48,578 so I want to make sure I get everything washed 311 00:14:48,680 --> 00:14:52,410 out of all of these little nooks and crannies. 312 00:14:52,512 --> 00:14:59,522 ♪ 313 00:15:04,524 --> 00:15:06,844 Well, that'll hold water now. 314 00:15:06,940 --> 00:15:09,010 - And then we'll set the rocks on the flaps. 315 00:15:09,115 --> 00:15:10,905 That's good thinking. - Yeah. 316 00:15:11,013 --> 00:15:12,153 ♪ 317 00:15:12,256 --> 00:15:14,566 - We're heating rocks in our fire pit 318 00:15:14,672 --> 00:15:15,952 and as we heat them, 319 00:15:16,053 --> 00:15:18,093 we take one out, and we'll put it in the water. 320 00:15:18,193 --> 00:15:21,823 As those heat up, we switch them out with a new hot rock. 321 00:15:21,921 --> 00:15:28,931 ♪ 322 00:15:32,932 --> 00:15:34,902 - You--you need some rose hips? 323 00:15:35,003 --> 00:15:36,943 - Yeah. - Okay. 324 00:15:37,039 --> 00:15:38,869 We'll find some rose hips. 325 00:15:38,972 --> 00:15:41,942 Rose hips have some vitamin C that we can grind up, 326 00:15:42,044 --> 00:15:44,704 and hopefully, that'll get Joe feeling a little bit better. 327 00:15:44,805 --> 00:15:51,805 ♪ 328 00:15:54,884 --> 00:15:59,894 - [coughing] 329 00:15:59,993 --> 00:16:01,373 - The whole point of having a group 330 00:16:01,477 --> 00:16:03,857 is to help with the workload. 331 00:16:03,963 --> 00:16:06,033 - Joe, we've got some of that tea ready for you 332 00:16:06,137 --> 00:16:08,167 if you want to try it. 333 00:16:08,277 --> 00:16:09,727 - I'm just worried about him getting better. 334 00:16:11,315 --> 00:16:13,315 ♪ 335 00:16:13,420 --> 00:16:14,350 - Doing any better? 336 00:16:14,456 --> 00:16:16,146 - [groans] 337 00:16:16,251 --> 00:16:18,361 - It's very hot. 338 00:16:18,460 --> 00:16:23,570 ♪ 339 00:16:23,672 --> 00:16:25,612 - [coughs] 340 00:16:25,708 --> 00:16:29,128 Feel like I'm just being a damn anchor to you guys. 341 00:16:29,229 --> 00:16:30,439 ♪ 342 00:16:30,541 --> 00:16:32,061 Ohh. 343 00:16:32,163 --> 00:16:34,063 This is hard for me. It's just-- 344 00:16:34,165 --> 00:16:36,025 it's like, guys, I have to--I'm done. 345 00:16:36,133 --> 00:16:37,243 I have to call it in. 346 00:16:37,341 --> 00:16:40,241 ♪ 347 00:16:40,344 --> 00:16:43,174 I've got to take care of my health. 348 00:16:43,278 --> 00:16:44,518 ♪ 349 00:16:44,624 --> 00:16:47,594 - It's a blow to the team to lose part of your crew. 350 00:16:47,696 --> 00:16:48,586 - Sorry. 351 00:16:48,697 --> 00:16:51,527 ♪ 352 00:16:51,631 --> 00:16:54,121 I'm disappointed. 353 00:16:54,220 --> 00:16:58,090 Feels like I'm abandoning my team, letting them down. 354 00:16:58,189 --> 00:17:00,569 I tried, and then I just crashed and burned. 355 00:17:00,674 --> 00:17:05,094 Sometimes you've just got to call it in. 356 00:17:05,196 --> 00:17:10,576 ♪ 357 00:17:10,684 --> 00:17:13,314 Mother Nature doesn't take kindly to fools. 358 00:17:13,411 --> 00:17:15,341 And if you're being foolish by trying to push 359 00:17:15,448 --> 00:17:16,618 by sheer stubbornness, 360 00:17:16,725 --> 00:17:18,035 she ain't gonna be gentle about it, 361 00:17:18,140 --> 00:17:20,070 and that's why I'm listening to her. 362 00:17:20,177 --> 00:17:23,007 She's saying, "Joe, get your butt back home." 363 00:17:23,111 --> 00:17:25,181 That's what I'm doing. 364 00:17:25,285 --> 00:17:33,845 ♪ 365 00:17:33,949 --> 00:17:37,369 That water is ridiculously cold. 366 00:17:37,470 --> 00:17:39,640 - Lindsay and I are gonna have way more work 367 00:17:39,748 --> 00:17:42,818 now that Joe's gone, to go get firewood, 368 00:17:42,923 --> 00:17:44,653 to go get water, to cook meat, 369 00:17:44,753 --> 00:17:48,003 all of the stuff that has to get done on a daily basis. 370 00:17:48,101 --> 00:17:50,351 And to have one less set of hands is 371 00:17:50,448 --> 00:17:54,588 gonna add to our workload for sure. 372 00:17:54,694 --> 00:17:55,594 - That's interesting. 373 00:17:55,695 --> 00:17:58,455 ♪ 374 00:17:58,560 --> 00:17:59,560 - Liver's gone. 375 00:17:59,664 --> 00:18:01,914 - Kidney there too. - Mm-hmm. 376 00:18:02,011 --> 00:18:03,251 - Yeah. 377 00:18:03,358 --> 00:18:05,458 - We know that there are predators in this area, 378 00:18:05,567 --> 00:18:07,047 bears especially. 379 00:18:07,155 --> 00:18:09,255 We haven't seen one yet, but we know 380 00:18:09,364 --> 00:18:11,374 that it's only a matter of time before they show up. 381 00:18:11,469 --> 00:18:13,369 So we've been trying to keep our eyes out 382 00:18:13,471 --> 00:18:15,161 and be ready for that when it happens. 383 00:18:15,266 --> 00:18:16,606 ♪ 384 00:18:16,716 --> 00:18:18,476 - The carcass has been stripped of everything 385 00:18:18,580 --> 00:18:20,100 that we can use it for, 386 00:18:20,202 --> 00:18:22,452 and now we're just gonna concentrate on defending it 387 00:18:22,549 --> 00:18:24,689 from whatever predators are around 388 00:18:24,793 --> 00:18:28,003 and preserving what meat we've taken off. 389 00:18:28,107 --> 00:18:31,387 ♪ 390 00:18:31,489 --> 00:18:34,769 - Out here, there's not a lot of ways to preserve your meat, 391 00:18:34,872 --> 00:18:37,942 so one of the ways people used to preserve their meat 392 00:18:38,047 --> 00:18:40,357 was by smoking it. 393 00:18:40,464 --> 00:18:42,054 Smoke gets the moisture out of it, 394 00:18:42,155 --> 00:18:44,045 and then it also creates this barrier 395 00:18:44,157 --> 00:18:46,497 on the outside of the meat that helps protect it 396 00:18:46,608 --> 00:18:49,128 from bacteria and things like that. 397 00:18:49,231 --> 00:18:56,201 ♪ 398 00:18:58,240 --> 00:19:01,170 - We're using a chunk of hide that was cut off of the moose 399 00:19:01,278 --> 00:19:02,898 to attempt to channel the smoke 400 00:19:03,003 --> 00:19:05,013 through this big split rock 401 00:19:05,109 --> 00:19:06,799 that's next to the shelter, 402 00:19:06,904 --> 00:19:10,634 and if we go and build a fire box on one side, 403 00:19:10,735 --> 00:19:12,525 the moose hide will cover the top, 404 00:19:12,634 --> 00:19:15,464 so it's acting like a horizontal chimney. 405 00:19:15,568 --> 00:19:17,878 That should allow us to put the meat in it 406 00:19:17,984 --> 00:19:19,614 and should give us a real nice smoke. 407 00:19:19,710 --> 00:19:24,960 ♪ 408 00:19:25,060 --> 00:19:28,200 We have about 400 pounds of meat, 409 00:19:28,305 --> 00:19:29,645 so it's gonna be a lot of work. 410 00:19:29,754 --> 00:19:36,764 ♪ 411 00:19:41,663 --> 00:19:43,673 I'm not super stoked about 412 00:19:43,768 --> 00:19:45,908 going to sleep in the shelter tonight. 413 00:19:46,012 --> 00:19:49,952 It is wet and drippy, damp, and cold. 414 00:19:50,050 --> 00:19:51,190 This is a bunch of crap. 415 00:19:58,956 --> 00:20:02,196 - The snow, it's settling on the shelter 416 00:20:02,304 --> 00:20:05,414 and then it's, like, slowly melting through. 417 00:20:05,514 --> 00:20:07,454 It's gonna make for a long night. 418 00:20:07,551 --> 00:20:09,761 - We'll just hunker down and ride it out. 419 00:20:09,863 --> 00:20:11,003 - Yep. 420 00:20:11,106 --> 00:20:18,106 ♪ 421 00:20:26,501 --> 00:20:29,571 - So last night, the snowstorm moved in 422 00:20:29,676 --> 00:20:31,466 and started to melt into the shelter 423 00:20:31,575 --> 00:20:32,815 getting everything wet. 424 00:20:32,921 --> 00:20:37,201 And then the temperature dropped off. 425 00:20:37,305 --> 00:20:38,745 Panic goes through your brain, 426 00:20:38,858 --> 00:20:40,308 because you automatically start thinking 427 00:20:40,411 --> 00:20:44,241 about hypothermia. 428 00:20:44,346 --> 00:20:51,276 ♪ 429 00:20:51,388 --> 00:20:53,668 So trying to keep things dried out is gonna be paramount. 430 00:20:53,769 --> 00:20:55,249 - This is a big 'un. 431 00:20:55,357 --> 00:20:57,427 We've decided we need to add some more boughs 432 00:20:57,532 --> 00:20:59,952 to the top of the shelter to just make 433 00:21:00,051 --> 00:21:01,571 a waterproof barrier that we know 434 00:21:01,674 --> 00:21:03,954 the snow can't get through. 435 00:21:04,055 --> 00:21:07,675 - Hopefully, it'll keep some of that snow from just blowing in. 436 00:21:07,783 --> 00:21:09,923 Out here in the Arctic, you have to keep your fire going 437 00:21:10,027 --> 00:21:11,547 and try and keep your shelter dry 438 00:21:11,649 --> 00:21:13,169 and keep your meat from freezing, 439 00:21:13,272 --> 00:21:15,792 and that's way more difficult than back home. 440 00:21:15,895 --> 00:21:17,135 That stupid smoker. 441 00:21:17,241 --> 00:21:18,691 Fire's out again. 442 00:21:18,794 --> 00:21:20,214 Man, the Arctic is brutal. 443 00:21:20,313 --> 00:21:22,763 - We're gonna have to build, like, a massive one in there. 444 00:21:22,867 --> 00:21:25,627 - The Arctic is just a harsh environment, 445 00:21:25,732 --> 00:21:29,562 and just trying to stay warm, trying to stay motivated, 446 00:21:29,667 --> 00:21:32,837 it's gonna be a constant fight from here on out. 447 00:21:32,946 --> 00:21:34,326 Could make for a long month. 448 00:21:34,431 --> 00:21:41,401 ♪ 449 00:21:46,719 --> 00:21:50,519 - Hey, Zane? 450 00:21:50,619 --> 00:21:53,239 Zane. 451 00:21:53,346 --> 00:21:54,586 - What? 452 00:21:54,692 --> 00:21:56,282 I think I hear something out there. 453 00:22:00,733 --> 00:22:02,703 - Bear. 454 00:22:05,013 --> 00:22:12,023 ♪ 455 00:22:15,575 --> 00:22:22,545 ♪ 456 00:22:23,583 --> 00:22:25,793 [leaves rustling] 457 00:22:30,038 --> 00:22:32,938 [leaves rustling] 458 00:22:33,041 --> 00:22:36,391 [bear growling] 459 00:22:36,493 --> 00:22:38,433 - Get the hell out of here. Ahh! 460 00:22:38,529 --> 00:22:41,009 Go on! 461 00:22:41,118 --> 00:22:43,978 ♪ 462 00:22:46,572 --> 00:22:50,372 - Yeah. 463 00:22:50,472 --> 00:22:53,822 ♪ 464 00:22:53,924 --> 00:22:56,824 The Arctic is one of the more brutal places in the world. 465 00:22:56,927 --> 00:22:59,787 The extreme temperatures, the erratic weather, 466 00:22:59,895 --> 00:23:02,135 everything that's unpredictable and unforgiving 467 00:23:02,242 --> 00:23:06,392 about this area, it makes everything harder. 468 00:23:06,488 --> 00:23:10,218 Right now, I'm missing my kiddos, like, 469 00:23:10,319 --> 00:23:13,249 to the point where I'm contemplating... 470 00:23:13,357 --> 00:23:15,877 um...I don't know. 471 00:23:15,980 --> 00:23:19,570 We'll see what happens with that. 472 00:23:19,674 --> 00:23:26,654 ♪ 473 00:23:40,695 --> 00:23:47,625 ♪ 474 00:23:48,668 --> 00:23:50,078 How goes the battle? 475 00:23:50,187 --> 00:23:53,287 - Slowly but surely. - Um... 476 00:23:53,397 --> 00:23:56,227 so... [clears throat] 477 00:23:56,331 --> 00:23:58,021 I'm gonna have to-- you know, 478 00:23:58,126 --> 00:23:59,576 just keeping this short, 479 00:23:59,679 --> 00:24:01,269 I have to tap. 480 00:24:01,370 --> 00:24:02,580 ♪ 481 00:24:02,682 --> 00:24:04,962 - [bleep]. 482 00:24:14,211 --> 00:24:16,801 - Um...so... [clears throat] 483 00:24:16,903 --> 00:24:19,393 ♪ 484 00:24:19,492 --> 00:24:22,392 Just keeping this short, I have to tap. 485 00:24:22,495 --> 00:24:26,145 ♪ 486 00:24:26,257 --> 00:24:29,227 - Why? - I'm missing my family. 487 00:24:29,329 --> 00:24:31,989 And I've got to just tap out 488 00:24:32,091 --> 00:24:33,611 and get home as quick as I can. 489 00:24:33,713 --> 00:24:35,783 ♪ 490 00:24:35,888 --> 00:24:38,988 I'm very, very sorry about leaving you solo up here. 491 00:24:39,098 --> 00:24:40,238 This is gonna be-- 492 00:24:40,340 --> 00:24:42,340 make things ten times as hard. 493 00:24:42,446 --> 00:24:43,646 - It's gonna be quite a long time 494 00:24:43,758 --> 00:24:46,728 out here without you alone. 495 00:24:46,830 --> 00:24:50,730 ♪ 496 00:24:50,834 --> 00:24:53,604 Suddenly, two is down to one. 497 00:24:53,699 --> 00:24:55,079 ♪ 498 00:24:55,183 --> 00:24:58,533 He's having to head on out, which was a shock. 499 00:24:58,635 --> 00:25:01,525 I didn't, obviously, see that coming at all. 500 00:25:01,638 --> 00:25:04,608 Coming out here, you know, the whole mind-set, 501 00:25:04,710 --> 00:25:06,400 getting ready for this thing, in my head, 502 00:25:06,505 --> 00:25:07,945 it was, like, a team thing, you know. 503 00:25:08,058 --> 00:25:11,408 It's a team effort. And suddenly, the team is me. 504 00:25:11,510 --> 00:25:13,860 And I just wasn't expecting that. 505 00:25:13,960 --> 00:25:15,650 So it's a little bit of a mind shift, 506 00:25:15,755 --> 00:25:20,415 and the whole dynamics change. 507 00:25:20,519 --> 00:25:21,999 ♪ 508 00:25:22,106 --> 00:25:23,306 Now that he's gone, 509 00:25:23,418 --> 00:25:28,108 my load's just gonna be a lot more daunting, 510 00:25:28,216 --> 00:25:31,286 just to keep everything going that I need to survive, 511 00:25:31,391 --> 00:25:33,431 to keep my fires going, the smoker going, 512 00:25:33,532 --> 00:25:36,402 keep myself warm, keep myself dry. 513 00:25:36,500 --> 00:25:37,610 ♪ 514 00:25:37,708 --> 00:25:39,088 In the conditions that we're in, 515 00:25:39,192 --> 00:25:40,472 I don't know that I would be able 516 00:25:40,573 --> 00:25:42,783 to start a fire out here if the fire went out. 517 00:25:42,886 --> 00:25:46,126 I was pretty sure to have at least some company 518 00:25:46,234 --> 00:25:47,934 throughout the whole journey. 519 00:25:48,029 --> 00:25:50,959 But this one did definitely catch me by surprise. 520 00:25:51,066 --> 00:25:53,336 It's just gonna be a grind during the days 521 00:25:53,448 --> 00:25:55,998 from here on out. 522 00:25:56,106 --> 00:25:59,246 ♪ 523 00:25:59,350 --> 00:26:02,870 [bear growling] 524 00:26:02,975 --> 00:26:06,835 ♪ 525 00:26:06,944 --> 00:26:08,644 I think I heard something outside. 526 00:26:08,739 --> 00:26:16,439 ♪ 527 00:26:16,540 --> 00:26:19,030 Every night, you hear a little bit of something. 528 00:26:19,129 --> 00:26:20,269 Usually, it sounds like a squirrel 529 00:26:20,371 --> 00:26:23,101 that's really small or something. 530 00:26:23,202 --> 00:26:24,792 This time it sounds a little bit bigger. 531 00:26:24,893 --> 00:26:31,833 ♪ 532 00:26:46,432 --> 00:26:50,612 I was just coming down to get some water, 533 00:26:50,712 --> 00:26:53,722 and the bear's on the carcass, and I can see him. 534 00:26:53,819 --> 00:26:55,409 [birds squawking] 535 00:26:55,510 --> 00:26:57,620 It's just-- 536 00:26:57,719 --> 00:27:01,209 that kind of effectively changes my trip to the water. 537 00:27:01,309 --> 00:27:03,829 I know that what this bear wants is the meat, 538 00:27:03,932 --> 00:27:06,002 and if I happen to get between him 539 00:27:06,107 --> 00:27:07,277 and some of that meat, 540 00:27:07,384 --> 00:27:09,494 and he thinks that I'm a threat, 541 00:27:09,593 --> 00:27:10,773 he could attack me. 542 00:27:10,870 --> 00:27:12,800 And I don't really want to go there. 543 00:27:12,907 --> 00:27:19,877 ♪ 544 00:27:25,264 --> 00:27:27,374 Yesterday, the bear was really wanting to be 545 00:27:27,473 --> 00:27:29,163 down there eating on that carcass, 546 00:27:29,268 --> 00:27:31,788 and it might be best for me to drag that carcass 547 00:27:31,891 --> 00:27:34,101 that he wants down around where he feels safe 548 00:27:34,204 --> 00:27:36,034 and I've him his stuff in his area 549 00:27:36,137 --> 00:27:38,477 and keep my stuff in my area. 550 00:27:38,587 --> 00:27:45,587 ♪ 551 00:27:53,395 --> 00:27:54,975 Hopefully, if he has that 552 00:27:55,087 --> 00:27:57,157 that he can eat on and feel comfortable and safe, 553 00:27:57,261 --> 00:27:58,951 then he won't feel like he needs to wander up 554 00:27:59,056 --> 00:28:00,576 looking for more this way. 555 00:28:00,679 --> 00:28:03,369 He's a big boy. 556 00:28:03,474 --> 00:28:05,654 Just to help reduce the risk of him, you know, 557 00:28:05,753 --> 00:28:10,143 coming up and getting into one of my caches. 558 00:28:10,240 --> 00:28:12,140 I was able to move the moose 559 00:28:12,242 --> 00:28:14,522 from where he was to below these cliffs, 560 00:28:14,623 --> 00:28:19,533 which is quite a little way from where my camp is. 561 00:28:19,628 --> 00:28:21,598 It's definitely worth bringing it down here. 562 00:28:21,700 --> 00:28:23,600 It kind of gives us a little bit more separation 563 00:28:23,702 --> 00:28:26,602 and gives him what he needs and gives me what I need. 564 00:28:26,705 --> 00:28:33,705 ♪ 565 00:28:38,717 --> 00:28:42,997 I thought I would try my hand at making a little bone knife. 566 00:28:43,100 --> 00:28:44,720 We'll see if I can pull it off. 567 00:28:44,826 --> 00:28:47,136 But I'm trying to thin this piece down 568 00:28:47,242 --> 00:28:49,692 so that I can sharpen this edge right here. 569 00:28:49,797 --> 00:28:56,767 ♪ 570 00:28:59,807 --> 00:29:01,907 For me, it's more of, like, to have here in the shelter 571 00:29:02,016 --> 00:29:04,326 in case Mr. Bear pokes his nose around, 572 00:29:04,432 --> 00:29:05,952 I have something that can give me 573 00:29:06,054 --> 00:29:07,544 a little bit of distance maybe 574 00:29:07,642 --> 00:29:10,822 better than nothing, which is what I had. 575 00:29:10,921 --> 00:29:17,071 ♪ 576 00:29:17,169 --> 00:29:20,139 [wind whistling] 577 00:29:26,143 --> 00:29:30,913 ♪ 578 00:29:31,010 --> 00:29:32,050 [bear growling] 579 00:29:32,149 --> 00:29:34,079 [bleep]. 580 00:29:34,186 --> 00:29:37,016 I just saw a bear right out past my fire, 581 00:29:37,120 --> 00:29:40,610 and he was literally, like, 582 00:29:40,709 --> 00:29:44,639 ten feet away from me. 583 00:29:44,748 --> 00:29:45,988 ♪ 584 00:29:46,094 --> 00:29:47,064 [bleep]. 585 00:29:57,209 --> 00:30:00,419 [bear growling] 586 00:30:00,522 --> 00:30:01,422 ♪ 587 00:30:01,523 --> 00:30:03,773 - [bleep]. 588 00:30:03,871 --> 00:30:08,911 He's literally, like, ten feet away. 589 00:30:09,014 --> 00:30:11,224 He could see the fire, and he could see me. 590 00:30:11,326 --> 00:30:13,596 He's way too comfortable. 591 00:30:13,708 --> 00:30:17,128 He's getting into my personal stash 592 00:30:17,229 --> 00:30:18,369 right here by camp. 593 00:30:18,471 --> 00:30:25,441 ♪ 594 00:30:36,075 --> 00:30:38,905 Just gonna check my cache. 595 00:30:39,009 --> 00:30:44,329 ♪ 596 00:30:44,428 --> 00:30:48,228 Found some bear tracks. 597 00:30:48,329 --> 00:30:50,609 My shelter is right there, 598 00:30:50,710 --> 00:30:53,440 and he didn't--obviously, he didn't care. 599 00:30:53,541 --> 00:30:55,781 He was here. 600 00:30:55,888 --> 00:31:02,928 ♪ 601 00:31:06,278 --> 00:31:07,728 Bears, you know, are dangerous. 602 00:31:07,831 --> 00:31:09,491 They can hurt people. 603 00:31:09,591 --> 00:31:13,251 That's it's just me, it's gonna be a lot harder to be safe. 604 00:31:13,354 --> 00:31:16,084 ♪ 605 00:31:16,184 --> 00:31:19,714 Now that I know that he's obviously not gonna go away, 606 00:31:19,808 --> 00:31:22,918 the best decision is to find another location. 607 00:31:23,019 --> 00:31:26,059 So I'm gonna pull my hide out from the shelter 608 00:31:26,160 --> 00:31:29,160 that I used for keeping me dry, 609 00:31:29,266 --> 00:31:31,366 and I'm gonna fashion that into a pack 610 00:31:31,475 --> 00:31:34,195 to carry the few things that I do need to take. 611 00:31:34,306 --> 00:31:35,446 And I'll gather up the meat that I need 612 00:31:35,548 --> 00:31:38,338 and roll that up into that pack as well. 613 00:31:38,448 --> 00:31:40,758 I also decided to bring this scapula, 614 00:31:40,864 --> 00:31:43,564 because it actually throws fairly well. 615 00:31:43,660 --> 00:31:45,490 If Zane and Joe were still here, 616 00:31:45,593 --> 00:31:48,533 setting up a new shelter would be a lot easier, 617 00:31:48,630 --> 00:31:53,460 but this seems like the best option that I have right now. 618 00:31:53,566 --> 00:31:57,946 I'm gonna use this birchwood to carry my ember 619 00:31:58,054 --> 00:32:01,204 for my new fire in a new spot. 620 00:32:01,298 --> 00:32:08,338 ♪ 621 00:32:12,689 --> 00:32:14,139 Fire is essential, 622 00:32:14,242 --> 00:32:18,522 and I'm not capable of building a fire in these conditions. 623 00:32:18,626 --> 00:32:22,346 And I've put my ember down here and this piece of chaga, 624 00:32:22,457 --> 00:32:26,317 and then the heat from the fire can rise up into the chaga. 625 00:32:26,427 --> 00:32:33,427 ♪ 626 00:32:34,469 --> 00:32:37,229 It is a great coal extender. It should hold my coal for me 627 00:32:37,334 --> 00:32:39,444 and keep it going until I get to my new location, 628 00:32:39,543 --> 00:32:41,553 and I can use it to start a fire. 629 00:32:41,649 --> 00:32:44,579 ♪ 630 00:32:44,686 --> 00:32:46,896 The risks of leaving my campsite 631 00:32:46,999 --> 00:32:49,969 are just the fact that I'm leaving good shelter, 632 00:32:50,071 --> 00:32:51,731 a dry location, 633 00:32:51,831 --> 00:32:54,801 resources that I'm aware of and well-established as to 634 00:32:54,903 --> 00:32:58,393 where I can find them, a large amount of food. 635 00:32:58,493 --> 00:33:00,563 There's a lot of risks to leaving, 636 00:33:00,668 --> 00:33:03,738 but at some point, it would come to a head 637 00:33:03,843 --> 00:33:05,503 between him and me and the meat. 638 00:33:05,604 --> 00:33:06,854 When it comes down to it, 639 00:33:06,950 --> 00:33:08,810 without a gun, he's gonna win eventually, 640 00:33:08,917 --> 00:33:10,677 and I don't really want that fight. 641 00:33:10,781 --> 00:33:14,891 ♪ 642 00:33:14,993 --> 00:33:18,823 I miss my family. It's not easy. 643 00:33:18,927 --> 00:33:20,827 My kiddos are my life. 644 00:33:20,929 --> 00:33:23,689 They are the number one thing to me. 645 00:33:23,794 --> 00:33:28,704 But I've learned in life that you have to do the things 646 00:33:28,799 --> 00:33:33,529 that you would regret not doing. 647 00:33:33,632 --> 00:33:37,022 ♪ 648 00:33:37,118 --> 00:33:38,018 [bleep]. 649 00:33:38,119 --> 00:33:42,019 ♪ 650 00:33:42,123 --> 00:33:44,443 If my fire went out along this trip, 651 00:33:44,539 --> 00:33:46,989 I would be [bleep]. 652 00:33:47,094 --> 00:33:50,444 I will not longer have a fire to dry my clothes out. 653 00:33:50,545 --> 00:33:53,445 I won't have a fire to warm up by. 654 00:33:53,548 --> 00:33:55,378 Fire is huge for me out here, 655 00:33:55,481 --> 00:33:58,381 and without it, I would have to tap out. 656 00:33:58,484 --> 00:34:03,214 ♪ 657 00:34:03,317 --> 00:34:04,207 There's still heat there. 658 00:34:04,318 --> 00:34:05,418 ♪ 659 00:34:05,526 --> 00:34:08,316 There you go. 660 00:34:08,425 --> 00:34:11,005 I know that I'm gonna have to find a spot quickly. 661 00:34:11,118 --> 00:34:18,058 ♪ 662 00:34:19,367 --> 00:34:20,917 Zane had an incredibly difficult time 663 00:34:21,024 --> 00:34:22,614 getting the fire to go, 664 00:34:22,715 --> 00:34:26,505 and it's not gonna be possible for me to create a new ember, 665 00:34:26,616 --> 00:34:28,576 and I need to nurse this one back to a flame. 666 00:34:28,687 --> 00:34:35,687 ♪ 667 00:34:38,248 --> 00:34:39,868 Come on. 668 00:34:39,974 --> 00:34:46,984 ♪ 669 00:34:52,297 --> 00:34:53,187 - [bleep]. 670 00:34:53,298 --> 00:34:57,268 ♪ 671 00:34:57,371 --> 00:34:59,651 Fire is huge for me out here. 672 00:34:59,752 --> 00:35:01,312 ♪ 673 00:35:01,409 --> 00:35:04,409 It's not gonna be possible for me to create a new ember, 674 00:35:04,516 --> 00:35:08,516 and I need to nurse this one back to a flame. 675 00:35:08,623 --> 00:35:15,633 ♪ 676 00:35:28,056 --> 00:35:29,746 It means a lot to have fire. 677 00:35:29,851 --> 00:35:31,411 If I didn't have fire, it would be a very wet, 678 00:35:31,508 --> 00:35:33,058 cold night. 679 00:35:33,165 --> 00:35:37,305 So tonight I'm just gonna throw some green boughs down, 680 00:35:37,411 --> 00:35:38,831 just to try to get up off the wet, 681 00:35:38,929 --> 00:35:42,549 and I'm going to use the moose hide 682 00:35:42,657 --> 00:35:44,277 to keep me dry 683 00:35:44,383 --> 00:35:47,213 and the fire to keep me warm. 684 00:35:47,317 --> 00:35:49,597 Tomorrow I'll build a shelter. 685 00:35:49,699 --> 00:35:56,669 ♪ 686 00:36:05,439 --> 00:36:06,819 In the Arctic this time a year, 687 00:36:06,923 --> 00:36:08,963 it's just going to keep getting colder. 688 00:36:09,063 --> 00:36:12,483 So I've got to get a new shelter. 689 00:36:12,584 --> 00:36:14,724 I'm gonna keep it simple. 690 00:36:14,827 --> 00:36:16,517 Just big enough that the moose hide 691 00:36:16,622 --> 00:36:21,082 can still cover my sleeping area and keep that dry too. 692 00:36:21,179 --> 00:36:23,179 I need to get quite a few more boughs, 693 00:36:23,284 --> 00:36:25,744 and then I'll have to trim off all the branches on the inside. 694 00:36:25,838 --> 00:36:28,428 Positioning the hide so I can know 695 00:36:28,531 --> 00:36:31,501 that that part will stay dry and then cover the rest of it 696 00:36:31,603 --> 00:36:35,163 with as many boughs as possible. 697 00:36:35,262 --> 00:36:38,202 I can tell that I'm drained, 698 00:36:38,299 --> 00:36:41,269 but I need to stay protected from the wind and the cold. 699 00:36:41,371 --> 00:36:44,651 It's just going to keep getting colder. 700 00:36:44,754 --> 00:36:51,764 ♪ 701 00:36:59,217 --> 00:37:00,557 When I woke up this morning, 702 00:37:00,666 --> 00:37:04,356 I was feeling quite run-down and light-headed. 703 00:37:04,463 --> 00:37:06,363 Been out here for quite a long time. 704 00:37:06,465 --> 00:37:08,465 Not as many nutrients as I'm used to getting, 705 00:37:08,571 --> 00:37:09,641 and I've been losing weight. 706 00:37:09,744 --> 00:37:15,794 ♪ 707 00:37:15,888 --> 00:37:17,578 When I decided to make a new camp, 708 00:37:17,683 --> 00:37:20,003 I just brought only dried meat with me, 709 00:37:20,099 --> 00:37:22,309 so I've just been eating dried meat. 710 00:37:22,412 --> 00:37:24,282 And last night, when I was in bed, 711 00:37:24,380 --> 00:37:26,380 it felt like I had been chewing glass. 712 00:37:26,485 --> 00:37:29,005 Like, I cut all of my gums up. 713 00:37:29,108 --> 00:37:32,558 So if my gums can't get fully healed, 714 00:37:32,664 --> 00:37:34,084 it's gonna be difficult for me to eat. 715 00:37:34,182 --> 00:37:35,982 I may also just need some more fat. 716 00:37:36,081 --> 00:37:38,391 I've lost quite a bit of weight, 717 00:37:38,497 --> 00:37:39,947 and I don't really have any fat. 718 00:37:40,050 --> 00:37:47,060 ♪ 719 00:37:48,266 --> 00:37:50,026 So I'm gonna be trying to hunt 720 00:37:50,129 --> 00:37:52,479 and add some fresh meat to my diet. 721 00:37:52,580 --> 00:37:53,790 If I get, like, a grouse, 722 00:37:53,892 --> 00:37:55,032 there'll be some fat in the meat there. 723 00:37:55,134 --> 00:37:57,864 And just the fresh meat, being easier to chew, 724 00:37:57,965 --> 00:37:58,925 would also be a good thing. 725 00:37:59,035 --> 00:38:06,105 ♪ 726 00:38:12,082 --> 00:38:13,842 I've hunted grouse before, 727 00:38:13,946 --> 00:38:16,806 but I usually hunt them with a .22 or a shotgun. 728 00:38:16,915 --> 00:38:20,295 But the scapula, located on the shoulder 729 00:38:20,401 --> 00:38:21,751 of the moose, I've discovered 730 00:38:21,851 --> 00:38:24,581 that I can throw it fairly hard and accurately. 731 00:38:24,681 --> 00:38:28,131 So this is my new grouse hunting tool. 732 00:38:28,236 --> 00:38:34,616 ♪ 733 00:38:34,726 --> 00:38:37,176 I've gotten a lot weaker. 734 00:38:37,280 --> 00:38:40,180 Not nearly as capable as I was when I first came out here. 735 00:38:40,283 --> 00:38:42,113 And it's a humbling feeling. 736 00:38:42,216 --> 00:38:45,526 I'd like to leave knowing that I can fix that. 737 00:38:45,633 --> 00:38:47,263 ♪ 738 00:38:47,359 --> 00:38:48,529 I need more food. 739 00:38:48,636 --> 00:38:55,606 ♪ 740 00:39:00,717 --> 00:39:03,197 Yeah. 741 00:39:03,306 --> 00:39:04,886 This will be a good dinner. 742 00:39:04,997 --> 00:39:07,207 It's time to eat. 743 00:39:07,310 --> 00:39:11,870 ♪ 744 00:39:11,970 --> 00:39:14,320 I've been hungry the last couple days. 745 00:39:14,421 --> 00:39:18,561 ♪ 746 00:39:18,666 --> 00:39:19,976 It was the first time that my stomach 747 00:39:20,081 --> 00:39:23,781 had actually felt full in probably a week. 748 00:39:23,878 --> 00:39:25,568 And it gives me a little more energy 749 00:39:25,673 --> 00:39:29,233 to be more excited for the final bit of this. 750 00:39:29,332 --> 00:39:36,342 ♪ 751 00:39:39,135 --> 00:39:43,825 Finally, it's time for me to pack up my stuff. 752 00:39:43,933 --> 00:39:46,383 This journey is about to come to an end. 753 00:39:46,487 --> 00:39:48,247 And I'm excited that I'm gonna be able 754 00:39:48,351 --> 00:39:50,151 to finish it on a high note. 755 00:39:50,249 --> 00:39:52,079 That's a great feeling for me. 756 00:39:55,151 --> 00:39:59,811 Feels like forever ago that this whole thing started. 757 00:39:59,914 --> 00:40:03,444 ♪ 758 00:40:03,539 --> 00:40:05,199 Trying to survive with nothing 759 00:40:05,299 --> 00:40:07,959 but the clothes on my back--I can't say, 760 00:40:08,060 --> 00:40:12,760 like, this was fun or it was a good time, 761 00:40:12,858 --> 00:40:16,758 because it wasn't fun; it was hard. 762 00:40:16,862 --> 00:40:18,732 But that's exactly what I expected. 763 00:40:18,830 --> 00:40:21,900 I didn't come into this with rose-colored glasses. 764 00:40:22,005 --> 00:40:26,555 I knew it was gonna be a challenge. 765 00:40:26,665 --> 00:40:30,455 But in the end, you see the value of all the struggle. 766 00:40:30,566 --> 00:40:32,636 It's like climbing a mountain. 767 00:40:32,740 --> 00:40:36,810 The climb sucks, but man, when you reach the summit, 768 00:40:36,917 --> 00:40:41,507 that feeling-- that feeling is unbeatable. 769 00:40:41,611 --> 00:40:48,621 ♪ 770 00:40:49,654 --> 00:40:54,044 So much has happened since Zane and Joe were with me. 771 00:40:54,141 --> 00:40:56,761 It's hard to go back there in my mind 772 00:40:56,868 --> 00:40:59,598 and feel what I felt like then. 773 00:40:59,698 --> 00:41:02,008 I'm very proud of how I've done out here. 774 00:41:02,114 --> 00:41:03,364 I'm proud of the fact 775 00:41:03,461 --> 00:41:06,711 that I was able to move forward by myself. 776 00:41:06,809 --> 00:41:09,289 ♪ 777 00:41:09,397 --> 00:41:14,127 I've found a new limit to what I'm capable of doing. 778 00:41:14,230 --> 00:41:16,720 ♪ 779 00:41:16,819 --> 00:41:19,889 And now I'm very excited to go home 780 00:41:19,994 --> 00:41:22,514 and share this story with my kids. 781 00:41:22,618 --> 00:41:25,998 And I hope that they are inspired to go and chase 782 00:41:26,104 --> 00:41:28,284 and their own wild adventure stories. 783 00:41:28,382 --> 00:41:29,382 ♪