1 00:00:03,128 --> 00:00:05,046 [dramatic tone] 2 00:00:06,047 --> 00:00:09,009 [tense music] 3 00:00:09,050 --> 00:00:15,849 * * 4 00:00:15,890 --> 00:00:19,060 [all chanting] 5 00:00:21,855 --> 00:00:25,567 - Aotearoa-- South Island, New Zealand-- 6 00:00:25,608 --> 00:00:30,113 a land of impossible beauty and proud tradition-- 7 00:00:30,155 --> 00:00:33,366 [all chanting] 8 00:00:33,408 --> 00:00:36,828 - Let's go, New Zealand! 9 00:00:36,870 --> 00:00:40,206 - --the ideal stage for the next chapter in the most 10 00:00:40,248 --> 00:00:42,959 harrowing adventure race-- 11 00:00:43,001 --> 00:00:44,878 - Shit. 12 00:00:44,919 --> 00:00:47,088 - --ever conceived. 13 00:00:47,130 --> 00:00:48,423 - I am so ready to get her done. 14 00:00:48,465 --> 00:00:50,216 This is going to be crazy. 15 00:00:50,258 --> 00:00:52,010 - New Zealand is a monster. 16 00:00:52,052 --> 00:00:53,053 It can eat you up. 17 00:00:53,094 --> 00:00:54,554 It can spit you out. 18 00:00:54,596 --> 00:00:56,389 But I'm ready to go in and conquer it. 19 00:00:56,431 --> 00:01:00,602 - Over 150 miles and 40 days of hell await 20 00:01:00,643 --> 00:01:03,063 nine pairs of elite athletes-- 21 00:01:03,104 --> 00:01:04,356 - Ah! [laughs] 22 00:01:04,397 --> 00:01:05,815 - --survivalists-- 23 00:01:05,857 --> 00:01:07,192 - Oh-ho-ho! 24 00:01:07,233 --> 00:01:08,318 - --and adventurers-- 25 00:01:08,360 --> 00:01:10,070 - Let's go, brother. 26 00:01:10,111 --> 00:01:11,488 We're up against the clock right now. 27 00:01:11,529 --> 00:01:15,784 - --across the harshest landscape on the planet. 28 00:01:15,825 --> 00:01:17,827 - This race is one of the coolest opportunities 29 00:01:17,869 --> 00:01:18,912 I've ever had. 30 00:01:18,953 --> 00:01:21,414 It's not something I take lightly. 31 00:01:21,456 --> 00:01:23,083 I've trained for it. I'm ready. 32 00:01:23,124 --> 00:01:25,293 - Big sweeper. We're going to hit it. 33 00:01:25,335 --> 00:01:27,337 - Hardest thing I've done in my entire life. 34 00:01:27,379 --> 00:01:28,505 - We ain't gonna quit. 35 00:01:28,546 --> 00:01:30,173 - Where do you think we are? 36 00:01:30,215 --> 00:01:32,717 - Freaking lake in freaking New Zealand. 37 00:01:32,759 --> 00:01:36,346 - Each leg is designed to push them past the physical 38 00:01:36,388 --> 00:01:38,306 and mental breaking point. 39 00:01:38,348 --> 00:01:41,434 - I don't know if I can jump that, Emilio. 40 00:01:41,476 --> 00:01:43,269 - You ready for this, girl? - Yeah. 41 00:01:43,311 --> 00:01:44,938 I've never been away this long. 42 00:01:44,979 --> 00:01:47,440 I'm going to miss my husband and my kids. 43 00:01:47,482 --> 00:01:49,109 I am scared for that. 44 00:01:49,150 --> 00:01:50,694 - And they'll do it all with only 45 00:01:50,735 --> 00:01:52,987 what they can carry on their backs. 46 00:01:53,029 --> 00:01:55,031 - Not just race, right? 47 00:01:55,073 --> 00:01:56,533 You have to survive. 48 00:01:56,574 --> 00:01:59,452 - Every finish line, comfort, and calorie, 49 00:01:59,494 --> 00:02:01,121 they'll have to earn. 50 00:02:01,162 --> 00:02:02,455 - I am starving. 51 00:02:02,497 --> 00:02:03,623 This is food. 52 00:02:03,665 --> 00:02:07,085 - The weakest will be eliminated, 53 00:02:07,127 --> 00:02:11,131 and those who remain, left for days to survive on their own-- 54 00:02:11,172 --> 00:02:12,966 - Yes, monster. 55 00:02:13,008 --> 00:02:15,969 - --all for the chance to claim a life-changing 56 00:02:16,011 --> 00:02:19,055 $500,000 prize. 57 00:02:19,097 --> 00:02:21,683 - [shouts] 58 00:02:21,725 --> 00:02:23,852 - It's the ultimate test of will. 59 00:02:23,893 --> 00:02:25,562 - We'll go till I die. I don't care. 60 00:02:25,603 --> 00:02:29,024 - And it starts now. 61 00:02:29,065 --> 00:02:30,150 - Ah! - Look out. 62 00:02:30,191 --> 00:02:31,901 - Oh, Jesus. 63 00:02:31,943 --> 00:02:32,986 - Holy-- Frank-- 64 00:02:33,028 --> 00:02:34,362 - [grunts] 65 00:02:34,404 --> 00:02:36,614 - I'm miserable. 66 00:02:36,656 --> 00:02:38,533 - There's blood everywhere. 67 00:02:38,575 --> 00:02:40,035 - That's the first time I've heard the helicopter this race. 68 00:02:40,076 --> 00:02:41,661 - This is so bad. 69 00:02:41,703 --> 00:02:43,038 - Do you want me to leave right now? 70 00:02:43,079 --> 00:02:44,622 - Do it, I ------- dare you. 71 00:02:44,664 --> 00:02:45,832 - [shouts] 72 00:02:45,874 --> 00:02:47,042 - The race is on. 73 00:02:47,083 --> 00:02:48,335 The race starts now. 74 00:02:48,376 --> 00:02:50,003 The race starts now, baby! 75 00:02:50,045 --> 00:02:52,630 Let's go! 76 00:02:52,672 --> 00:02:55,133 - This is "Race to Survive: 77 00:02:55,175 --> 00:02:57,135 New Zealand." 78 00:02:57,177 --> 00:03:00,138 [dramatic music] 79 00:03:00,180 --> 00:03:07,020 * * 80 00:03:07,062 --> 00:03:08,855 - There's a crate, brother. - There it is. 81 00:03:08,897 --> 00:03:10,231 Let's go! Let's go! 82 00:03:10,273 --> 00:03:12,067 - The crate-- - Whoo! 83 00:03:12,108 --> 00:03:13,777 - Oh, my God. - Let's go. 84 00:03:13,818 --> 00:03:14,903 - Right over there. 85 00:03:14,944 --> 00:03:16,196 - Let's go! 86 00:03:16,237 --> 00:03:17,822 - Yeah, bro. 87 00:03:17,864 --> 00:03:19,574 - Crate, the crate. 88 00:03:20,700 --> 00:03:22,744 - OK. - What do we got? 89 00:03:22,786 --> 00:03:25,622 Welcome to the adventure of a lifetime. 90 00:03:25,663 --> 00:03:27,290 - And competition like no other. 91 00:03:27,332 --> 00:03:30,043 - It all starts today, your first race leg-- water and ice. 92 00:03:30,085 --> 00:03:31,544 - Whoo! 93 00:03:31,586 --> 00:03:34,381 - The first multiday race is a physical nightmare 94 00:03:34,422 --> 00:03:36,508 crafted to separate the contenders 95 00:03:36,549 --> 00:03:38,176 from the pretenders-- 96 00:03:38,218 --> 00:03:42,472 a 40-mile gauntlet with five unique zones to test decision 97 00:03:42,514 --> 00:03:46,935 making, teamwork, and stamina, launching with a charge across 98 00:03:46,976 --> 00:03:51,064 a muck-laden bog and an arm-burning canoe trek across 99 00:03:51,106 --> 00:03:55,735 an 8-mile lake, climbing 6,000 feet over a frigid mountain 100 00:03:55,777 --> 00:03:57,946 pass before descending through a sharp, 101 00:03:57,987 --> 00:04:03,618 narrow chasm and down class IV whitewater to the finish. 102 00:04:03,660 --> 00:04:06,162 Even at a sprint, teams will need 103 00:04:06,204 --> 00:04:07,747 over 20 hours to get it done. 104 00:04:07,789 --> 00:04:10,583 - We've got alpine pass and whitewater, which will be rad. 105 00:04:10,625 --> 00:04:13,086 - Their maps designate course boundaries, 106 00:04:13,128 --> 00:04:14,921 mandatory challenges. 107 00:04:14,963 --> 00:04:16,423 And this season-- 108 00:04:16,464 --> 00:04:18,425 - You'll be given no food for the duration 109 00:04:18,466 --> 00:04:20,385 of this competition. - What? 110 00:04:20,427 --> 00:04:22,262 - Whew. - Oh, shit. 111 00:04:22,303 --> 00:04:24,556 - So no food's given to us at all? 112 00:04:24,597 --> 00:04:26,266 Ain't that some shit. 113 00:04:26,307 --> 00:04:30,729 - You will have to forage, hunt, or earn every calorie. 114 00:04:30,770 --> 00:04:32,939 - Their only opportunity for rations-- 115 00:04:32,981 --> 00:04:37,694 time-sapping detours to optional food caches. 116 00:04:37,736 --> 00:04:40,280 So teams will have to decide, do they risk 117 00:04:40,321 --> 00:04:43,450 starvation or elimination? 118 00:04:43,491 --> 00:04:45,118 - Grab the cache, and then start heading out? 119 00:04:45,160 --> 00:04:46,286 - Mm-hmm. 120 00:04:46,327 --> 00:04:48,038 - Yeah, think just ride the coast. 121 00:04:48,079 --> 00:04:51,666 - I think this plays a lot into some of our strengths 122 00:04:51,708 --> 00:04:53,835 as commercial guides, which is awesome. 123 00:04:53,877 --> 00:04:56,129 - So to me, it looks like, by the contour lines, 124 00:04:56,171 --> 00:04:58,298 we've actually got something to work with along the river, 125 00:04:58,340 --> 00:04:59,591 which is amazing. 126 00:04:59,632 --> 00:05:00,467 - That's good for us ultra runners. 127 00:05:00,508 --> 00:05:02,010 So maybe-- 128 00:05:02,052 --> 00:05:03,470 - We've only had a little bit of time 129 00:05:03,511 --> 00:05:04,846 sizing up the competition. 130 00:05:04,888 --> 00:05:06,389 We don't really know what they're made 131 00:05:06,431 --> 00:05:07,557 of, what they're capable of. - Yeah. 132 00:05:07,599 --> 00:05:08,975 - I really don't see any competition. 133 00:05:09,017 --> 00:05:10,935 - We're all here competing for the same thing, 134 00:05:10,977 --> 00:05:12,354 and that's half a million dollars. 135 00:05:12,395 --> 00:05:15,065 Jesus Christ, that would change everything. 136 00:05:15,106 --> 00:05:17,317 That would change my life. That would change her life. 137 00:05:17,359 --> 00:05:20,320 - The first teams to reach the finish crate claim medallions 138 00:05:20,362 --> 00:05:23,490 allowing them to race again, and for the top finishers, 139 00:05:23,531 --> 00:05:25,700 a game-changing advantage. 140 00:05:25,742 --> 00:05:27,327 - For the first team to the crate, 141 00:05:27,369 --> 00:05:29,204 there will also be reward items. 142 00:05:29,245 --> 00:05:31,498 - That will greatly help your success at survival camp. 143 00:05:31,539 --> 00:05:32,624 - Choose wisely. 144 00:05:32,665 --> 00:05:34,292 - The last to arrive-- 145 00:05:34,334 --> 00:05:38,129 nothing but a hearty handshake and a plane ticket home. 146 00:05:38,171 --> 00:05:39,964 - Whoo! Come on, guys! 147 00:05:40,006 --> 00:05:41,841 - We're going to count it down, all right? 148 00:05:41,883 --> 00:05:44,427 - The daily race clock is set at 12 hours, 149 00:05:44,469 --> 00:05:48,181 and the fight for $500,000-- 150 00:05:48,223 --> 00:05:52,018 all: 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. 151 00:05:52,060 --> 00:05:53,353 - --is on. 152 00:05:53,395 --> 00:05:54,771 [horn sounds] 153 00:05:54,813 --> 00:05:57,023 [cheering] 154 00:05:57,065 --> 00:05:58,358 - Let's do this. 155 00:05:58,400 --> 00:06:02,654 - Whoo! - Whoo! 156 00:06:02,696 --> 00:06:03,863 - Oh, shit. 157 00:06:03,905 --> 00:06:05,782 [yelling] 158 00:06:07,242 --> 00:06:08,368 - Do it, bro. 159 00:06:08,410 --> 00:06:09,577 - This is wild. 160 00:06:09,619 --> 00:06:12,080 * * 161 00:06:12,122 --> 00:06:13,373 - Ah! 162 00:06:13,415 --> 00:06:14,416 - Marsh, marsh. 163 00:06:14,457 --> 00:06:15,750 Oh, yes. 164 00:06:15,792 --> 00:06:16,584 Come on. 165 00:06:16,626 --> 00:06:18,044 - Oh, my God. 166 00:06:18,086 --> 00:06:19,629 - Looks can be deceiving out here in New Zealand. 167 00:06:19,671 --> 00:06:21,464 This terrain is tough. 168 00:06:21,506 --> 00:06:22,549 [grunting] 169 00:06:22,590 --> 00:06:23,591 - Oh, my God. 170 00:06:23,633 --> 00:06:26,344 - Oh, my God. 171 00:06:26,386 --> 00:06:27,387 - Whoa. 172 00:06:27,429 --> 00:06:29,055 There's some deep mud. 173 00:06:29,097 --> 00:06:32,726 - New Zealand beauty's kicking our ass right now. 174 00:06:32,767 --> 00:06:36,813 - This is a bucket of suck, like that. 175 00:06:36,855 --> 00:06:41,901 Clearly, we don't have this stuff in the city. 176 00:06:41,943 --> 00:06:44,446 I run a little gym in Warwick, and he 177 00:06:44,487 --> 00:06:46,948 popped in about six years ago. 178 00:06:46,990 --> 00:06:49,325 And he used to grade me on every class. 179 00:06:49,367 --> 00:06:50,785 I'd be done teaching. 180 00:06:50,827 --> 00:06:52,328 He'd be like, that, that was like a 9, 9 1/2. 181 00:06:52,370 --> 00:06:53,997 - Ready for any challenges. 182 00:06:54,039 --> 00:06:57,083 I'm probably going to be the oldest male on this course. 183 00:06:57,125 --> 00:06:58,668 I'm 56 years old. 184 00:06:58,710 --> 00:07:01,254 So to be here to have a chance to win $500,000-- 185 00:07:01,296 --> 00:07:02,714 it's incredible for us. 186 00:07:02,756 --> 00:07:04,174 I mean, we're so pumped. We're so excited. 187 00:07:04,215 --> 00:07:07,427 We're going to kick some serious butt. 188 00:07:07,469 --> 00:07:09,471 - I'm going to start crawling. 189 00:07:12,265 --> 00:07:13,600 - Here we go, baby. 190 00:07:13,641 --> 00:07:15,560 Get a canoe. 191 00:07:15,602 --> 00:07:18,563 [dramatic music] 192 00:07:18,605 --> 00:07:23,276 * * 193 00:07:23,318 --> 00:07:24,319 - Hell, yeah. 194 00:07:24,361 --> 00:07:26,488 Let's go, Tyrie. 195 00:07:30,825 --> 00:07:33,703 - Get out there, dude. 196 00:07:35,163 --> 00:07:37,457 - Yeah, buddy. Let's go. 197 00:07:37,499 --> 00:07:38,792 [laughter] 198 00:07:38,833 --> 00:07:41,086 - Ryan, get my pack out. 199 00:07:45,590 --> 00:07:47,050 - Whoa, there. 200 00:07:47,092 --> 00:07:48,468 Got to get there, bro. - Set, E? 201 00:07:48,510 --> 00:07:49,636 - What's that? - You set? 202 00:07:49,678 --> 00:07:51,096 - Yeah. - OK, load that up. 203 00:07:51,137 --> 00:07:52,555 They're heading out. - Get your shit on. 204 00:07:52,597 --> 00:07:53,473 We're right there. - Let's go. 205 00:07:53,515 --> 00:07:54,808 - And we're off. 206 00:07:54,849 --> 00:07:57,143 I'm on right, you're on left. 207 00:07:57,185 --> 00:07:59,979 [dramatic music] 208 00:08:00,021 --> 00:08:01,564 - Love it, dude. 209 00:08:01,606 --> 00:08:02,941 Whoo. 210 00:08:02,982 --> 00:08:05,235 - That's how we ------- do it. 211 00:08:05,276 --> 00:08:06,319 Get off the beach. 212 00:08:06,361 --> 00:08:08,321 - Yeah, boss. 213 00:08:08,363 --> 00:08:09,322 Corry and I met-- 214 00:08:09,364 --> 00:08:10,824 - That's a good story. 215 00:08:10,865 --> 00:08:13,284 - --as kayak guides in Hawaii back in 2017. 216 00:08:13,326 --> 00:08:16,204 And then I followed Corry to Jackson 217 00:08:16,246 --> 00:08:17,789 to become a raft guide. 218 00:08:17,831 --> 00:08:20,250 - I would describe our friendship as a partnership 219 00:08:20,291 --> 00:08:22,168 and a brotherhood. 220 00:08:22,210 --> 00:08:23,294 Yee-hoo! 221 00:08:23,336 --> 00:08:25,422 - We are super well-rounded, and I think 222 00:08:25,463 --> 00:08:26,923 that's our biggest strength. 223 00:08:26,965 --> 00:08:28,675 Being in the Tetons, cutting our teeth out 224 00:08:28,717 --> 00:08:31,636 there has elevated us as athletes. 225 00:08:31,678 --> 00:08:33,013 Whoo! 226 00:08:33,054 --> 00:08:34,347 I've told people that if we don't win, 227 00:08:34,389 --> 00:08:35,306 we're not going to come home. 228 00:08:35,348 --> 00:08:36,474 So-- 229 00:08:36,516 --> 00:08:37,767 - Yeah. 230 00:08:37,809 --> 00:08:40,228 Keep it up. Keep it up. 231 00:08:42,814 --> 00:08:45,692 - Going to end these boys. 232 00:08:45,734 --> 00:08:48,528 - Our pro paddlers are about to get passed, huh? 233 00:08:48,570 --> 00:08:49,654 - Yeah. 234 00:08:49,696 --> 00:08:50,697 Ah, shouldn't be too cocky. 235 00:08:50,739 --> 00:08:52,198 They're going to use that. 236 00:08:52,240 --> 00:08:53,533 - Shit talk all you want. 237 00:08:53,575 --> 00:08:54,576 - Yeah. 238 00:08:54,617 --> 00:08:56,286 - It's part of the game. 239 00:08:59,289 --> 00:09:01,541 - Them boys are flying. 240 00:09:01,583 --> 00:09:04,502 - We got Corry and Oliver. 241 00:09:04,544 --> 00:09:07,005 - You're going to be saying our name a lot, buddy. 242 00:09:07,047 --> 00:09:10,300 - [shrieks] 243 00:09:10,342 --> 00:09:11,551 - Where are we, fourth? 244 00:09:11,593 --> 00:09:12,969 - Yep. 245 00:09:13,011 --> 00:09:14,721 You did so good on that. - Thank you. 246 00:09:14,763 --> 00:09:15,722 - I'm so proud of you. 247 00:09:15,764 --> 00:09:17,015 - Thank you. 248 00:09:17,057 --> 00:09:18,058 I'm proud of me. 249 00:09:18,099 --> 00:09:19,434 - Yeah. 250 00:09:19,476 --> 00:09:22,479 - I'm proud of you, too, for making it through there. 251 00:09:22,520 --> 00:09:24,981 Paulina and I met seven years ago at a party. 252 00:09:25,023 --> 00:09:26,816 And saw this girl out on the dance 253 00:09:26,858 --> 00:09:30,195 floor with this big, curly hair, and I fell in love. 254 00:09:30,236 --> 00:09:32,405 [laughter] 255 00:09:32,447 --> 00:09:33,948 - Yeah. 256 00:09:33,990 --> 00:09:37,577 And then we dated for about five years, were-- 257 00:09:37,619 --> 00:09:39,954 - Married for two. 258 00:09:39,996 --> 00:09:43,583 Got divorced and got a call about this race four days 259 00:09:43,625 --> 00:09:44,751 after our divorce. 260 00:09:44,793 --> 00:09:46,503 And now here we are. 261 00:09:46,544 --> 00:09:48,129 - Yeah. 262 00:09:49,214 --> 00:09:51,716 - Yeah. 263 00:09:51,758 --> 00:09:53,176 - What? - I don't know. 264 00:09:53,218 --> 00:09:54,386 - Oh. 265 00:09:54,427 --> 00:09:55,845 - I can't see the teams in front of us. 266 00:09:55,887 --> 00:09:57,514 Your hair is too big. 267 00:09:57,555 --> 00:09:59,265 - Oh. 268 00:09:59,307 --> 00:10:01,309 - [laughs] 269 00:10:01,351 --> 00:10:02,894 - No, no. 270 00:10:02,936 --> 00:10:05,814 Going to paddle left, paddle left, paddle left. 271 00:10:05,855 --> 00:10:07,107 - Wrong way, Nik. 272 00:10:07,148 --> 00:10:09,109 Come on. 273 00:10:09,150 --> 00:10:10,402 - Which way? 274 00:10:10,443 --> 00:10:12,779 - Well, we're going in circles right now, bro. 275 00:10:12,821 --> 00:10:14,197 We're literally going in circles. 276 00:10:14,239 --> 00:10:15,031 - I understand. 277 00:10:15,073 --> 00:10:17,033 - ------- waves. - OK. 278 00:10:17,075 --> 00:10:18,576 - We're ------. - Stop saying it. 279 00:10:18,618 --> 00:10:20,161 Relax. 280 00:10:20,203 --> 00:10:21,579 OK, come on. 281 00:10:21,621 --> 00:10:23,289 Ready? 282 00:10:23,331 --> 00:10:24,833 We're going good. 283 00:10:24,874 --> 00:10:26,459 Nice and soft. 284 00:10:26,501 --> 00:10:31,464 - So Nik and I-- we met through my ex-husband, actually. 285 00:10:31,506 --> 00:10:35,885 - Oil and gas in Canada is a very small community. 286 00:10:35,927 --> 00:10:37,387 Because the community is so small, 287 00:10:37,429 --> 00:10:39,556 everyone kind of knows everybody, right? 288 00:10:39,597 --> 00:10:40,890 - Nik and I really enjoy each other 289 00:10:40,932 --> 00:10:42,934 because we're both strong-headed, 290 00:10:42,976 --> 00:10:45,979 loud, boisterous, fun people. 291 00:10:46,021 --> 00:10:47,313 - We're both adrenaline junkies. 292 00:10:47,355 --> 00:10:48,398 - Yeah. 293 00:10:48,440 --> 00:10:50,483 - So if we're not partying, we're 294 00:10:50,525 --> 00:10:52,610 going on peaks, we're going out bungee jumping, climbing, 295 00:10:52,652 --> 00:10:53,778 whatever can get that rush. 296 00:10:53,820 --> 00:10:55,363 - We climax together in just-- 297 00:10:55,405 --> 00:10:56,823 - There you go. 298 00:10:56,865 --> 00:10:58,283 - --different types of ways. - There you go. 299 00:10:58,324 --> 00:10:59,701 We climax together. - We live on the edge. 300 00:10:59,743 --> 00:11:00,702 - We're climax buddies. 301 00:11:00,744 --> 00:11:01,828 - Doing great, buddy. 302 00:11:01,870 --> 00:11:02,996 - We are doing good. 303 00:11:03,038 --> 00:11:04,330 - Yeah, we are. 304 00:11:04,372 --> 00:11:05,582 ---- yeah, we are. 305 00:11:05,623 --> 00:11:06,624 - We're competitive. 306 00:11:06,666 --> 00:11:07,625 - Whoo! 307 00:11:07,667 --> 00:11:08,710 OK, left, sorry. 308 00:11:08,752 --> 00:11:10,045 - It's OK. 309 00:11:10,086 --> 00:11:12,213 - While the Canadians, Kennedy and Nik, 310 00:11:12,255 --> 00:11:14,924 finally paddle straight and get on course, 311 00:11:14,966 --> 00:11:16,926 300 yards back-- 312 00:11:16,968 --> 00:11:18,762 - Oh, my God. 313 00:11:18,803 --> 00:11:20,555 My foot is stuck. - Mikhail, Mikhail-- 314 00:11:20,597 --> 00:11:21,681 - Yeah? - --right over here, bro. 315 00:11:21,723 --> 00:11:22,599 Come on. - Yeah, I see you. 316 00:11:22,640 --> 00:11:24,017 - Come on. 317 00:11:24,059 --> 00:11:26,102 - --two teams have yet to even launch. 318 00:11:26,144 --> 00:11:27,854 - We're not in Brooklyn anymore. 319 00:11:27,896 --> 00:11:29,856 This is not the Hudson River. 320 00:11:29,898 --> 00:11:31,399 - Five or six years ago, I started 321 00:11:31,441 --> 00:11:34,110 a rock climbing festival called Color The Crag. 322 00:11:34,152 --> 00:11:35,403 Steffen was an attendee there. 323 00:11:35,445 --> 00:11:36,988 From there, we just kind of clicked, 324 00:11:37,030 --> 00:11:38,490 and we just kept climbing with each other. 325 00:11:38,531 --> 00:11:40,200 The advantage that we have coming from New York City 326 00:11:40,241 --> 00:11:42,952 is we are, by default, faster paced. 327 00:11:42,994 --> 00:11:45,038 We can think faster. We can move faster. 328 00:11:45,080 --> 00:11:47,665 - And listen, Steffen is our survival expert. 329 00:11:47,707 --> 00:11:49,125 Me, I'm the marathon runner. 330 00:11:49,167 --> 00:11:50,293 He's going to make sure we stay alive. 331 00:11:50,335 --> 00:11:51,836 [laughter] 332 00:11:51,878 --> 00:11:53,254 - It's a lot of pressure. 333 00:11:53,296 --> 00:11:55,173 [laughter] 334 00:11:55,215 --> 00:11:58,968 - We're a long way from the city. 335 00:11:59,010 --> 00:12:01,846 - Yeah! - Yeah! 336 00:12:01,888 --> 00:12:04,015 - Getting a lot of nutrition-- 337 00:12:04,057 --> 00:12:06,393 a lot of bugs going in my mouth. 338 00:12:06,434 --> 00:12:08,853 - Emilio, just get in. 339 00:12:08,895 --> 00:12:11,272 Just drop a line. 340 00:12:11,314 --> 00:12:15,235 We've got to make up some time. 341 00:12:15,276 --> 00:12:16,778 I got blood everywhere already. 342 00:12:16,820 --> 00:12:18,363 We really need to pick up our pace 343 00:12:18,405 --> 00:12:20,782 and hope that that swat doesn't show up again. 344 00:12:20,824 --> 00:12:24,577 Because that swat just ate us up alive. 345 00:12:24,619 --> 00:12:26,705 ---- 346 00:12:26,746 --> 00:12:28,540 - Coming up-- 347 00:12:28,581 --> 00:12:30,083 - If we're going up and over that mountain, I want food. 348 00:12:30,125 --> 00:12:31,793 - There it is. There it is. 349 00:12:31,835 --> 00:12:33,336 Let's do it. 350 00:12:33,378 --> 00:12:35,046 - A lot of teams have opted for the cache, 351 00:12:35,088 --> 00:12:37,298 and I think that's what's going to slow them down. 352 00:12:37,340 --> 00:12:39,759 - We've reached the end of the easy portion of the race. 353 00:12:39,801 --> 00:12:40,885 - Careful. 354 00:12:40,927 --> 00:12:42,220 - Shit. 355 00:12:42,262 --> 00:12:43,346 - Whoa. 356 00:12:50,103 --> 00:12:50,645 - Hop in. Let's go. 357 00:12:51,688 --> 00:12:52,772 Let's do it. 358 00:12:52,814 --> 00:12:53,982 - All right. 359 00:12:54,024 --> 00:12:56,776 - We got to really start making up time. 360 00:12:56,818 --> 00:13:00,155 - One hour into the first ruthless leg of this 40-day 361 00:13:00,196 --> 00:13:04,617 competition, with nearly 40 miles to go, every 362 00:13:04,659 --> 00:13:06,786 team has now hit the lake. 363 00:13:06,828 --> 00:13:08,288 - Well, you know me. 364 00:13:08,329 --> 00:13:10,457 I always start slow in my ultramarathons. 365 00:13:10,498 --> 00:13:13,543 Then ------- start crushing people, start taking 366 00:13:13,585 --> 00:13:15,295 people's souls in front of us. 367 00:13:15,337 --> 00:13:16,504 We're the wise guys from Rhode Island. 368 00:13:16,546 --> 00:13:18,173 We're from the city. 369 00:13:18,214 --> 00:13:20,508 We don't know how to ------- run through that swamp shit. 370 00:13:20,550 --> 00:13:24,637 Leave that shit for the ------- hillbillies. 371 00:13:24,679 --> 00:13:27,057 - EH is coming from behind. 372 00:13:27,098 --> 00:13:28,224 They're coming for you. 373 00:13:28,266 --> 00:13:29,225 - [laughs] 374 00:13:29,267 --> 00:13:30,894 - Paddle, bitch. 375 00:13:30,935 --> 00:13:32,520 Whoo! 376 00:13:32,562 --> 00:13:34,105 - While the gym rats from Rhode Island, 377 00:13:34,147 --> 00:13:35,648 Heather and Emilio, 378 00:13:35,690 --> 00:13:39,819 push to paddle out of last, nearly 2 miles up lake, 379 00:13:39,861 --> 00:13:44,491 three teams are neck and neck, jockeying for an early lead. 380 00:13:44,532 --> 00:13:46,368 - Look at the guys ahead of us right now. 381 00:13:46,409 --> 00:13:47,786 - Yeah. 382 00:13:47,827 --> 00:13:50,330 - I see two kayakers that are pretty small. 383 00:13:50,372 --> 00:13:53,249 To the right, I see two guys that 384 00:13:53,291 --> 00:13:55,752 got too much strength, right? 385 00:13:55,794 --> 00:13:57,671 I think we're right in between, man. 386 00:13:57,712 --> 00:14:03,426 - About to pass these dudes without really even trying. 387 00:14:03,468 --> 00:14:05,136 - 500K, brother. 388 00:14:05,178 --> 00:14:09,516 - Yep, easy. 389 00:14:09,557 --> 00:14:11,476 We both are wildland firefighters. 390 00:14:11,518 --> 00:14:14,354 We're an IA source, which means initial attack. 391 00:14:14,396 --> 00:14:17,023 We jump out of airplanes to fight fires. 392 00:14:17,065 --> 00:14:18,650 - You're not going to make a lot of money. 393 00:14:18,692 --> 00:14:21,945 We're out there for the hard work, for the camaraderie. 394 00:14:21,986 --> 00:14:24,197 We have a saying-- we get paid in sunsets out there. 395 00:14:24,239 --> 00:14:25,949 But seeing the impact that you can have 396 00:14:25,990 --> 00:14:28,451 on people's lives doing that type of work is-- it's 397 00:14:28,493 --> 00:14:29,452 really rewarding. 398 00:14:29,494 --> 00:14:30,787 No walking, baby. 399 00:14:30,829 --> 00:14:32,038 Come on. 400 00:14:32,080 --> 00:14:33,540 We're going to win this race because we 401 00:14:33,581 --> 00:14:34,749 have a unique ability of working 402 00:14:34,791 --> 00:14:37,127 together in tough situations. 403 00:14:37,168 --> 00:14:41,297 - Try to catch up to the son and father duo over there. 404 00:14:41,339 --> 00:14:43,174 - I'm sure we're stronger physically 405 00:14:43,216 --> 00:14:44,300 than anyone else out here. 406 00:14:44,342 --> 00:14:45,969 - Yeah, we'll see. 407 00:14:46,011 --> 00:14:47,804 I mean, we're just blue-collared workers 408 00:14:47,846 --> 00:14:50,724 that work hard, and we're going to work hard out here. 409 00:14:50,765 --> 00:14:54,769 - So Bronsen, he is my son-in-law. 410 00:14:54,811 --> 00:14:56,521 I met him about a year ago. 411 00:14:56,563 --> 00:14:58,398 He was laying on my couch when I was coming 412 00:14:58,440 --> 00:15:00,358 home to go on a hunting trip. 413 00:15:00,400 --> 00:15:03,278 I'm done. 414 00:15:03,319 --> 00:15:04,654 I sat there and stared over him, 415 00:15:04,696 --> 00:15:06,114 to find out later he was really awake 416 00:15:06,156 --> 00:15:08,074 the whole time-- didn't dare to open his eyes. 417 00:15:08,116 --> 00:15:09,409 [laughter] 418 00:15:09,451 --> 00:15:10,660 - There we go. 419 00:15:10,702 --> 00:15:12,245 - I've grown up on a farming ranch. 420 00:15:12,287 --> 00:15:14,998 Parents never gave me anything except for opportunities 421 00:15:15,040 --> 00:15:16,708 to work. 422 00:15:16,750 --> 00:15:18,626 And I've been very fortunate in being 423 00:15:18,668 --> 00:15:21,171 able to live the cowboy dream. 424 00:15:21,212 --> 00:15:23,089 - I wanted Bronsen out here because I've 425 00:15:23,131 --> 00:15:24,049 seen that work ethic. 426 00:15:24,090 --> 00:15:25,383 I see that drive. 427 00:15:25,425 --> 00:15:27,093 - Yeah, if let my father-in-law down, 428 00:15:27,135 --> 00:15:29,387 that wouldn't be a good thing. 429 00:15:29,429 --> 00:15:31,389 He'd probably take his daughter back. 430 00:15:31,431 --> 00:15:35,393 - [laughs] I wouldn't take her back, but you're not coming 431 00:15:35,435 --> 00:15:36,478 over Thanksgiving dinner. 432 00:15:36,519 --> 00:15:37,520 - Yeah, I know. 433 00:15:37,562 --> 00:15:38,646 [laughter] 434 00:15:38,688 --> 00:15:41,191 [dramatic music] 435 00:15:41,232 --> 00:15:42,776 You can see it right now-- 436 00:15:42,817 --> 00:15:47,280 Bronsen and Ryan take a huge lead. 437 00:15:47,322 --> 00:15:48,740 - Oh, shit, my hat, my hat. 438 00:15:48,782 --> 00:15:50,617 - Hey. - Go back. 439 00:15:50,658 --> 00:15:52,035 Shit. We gotta get-- 440 00:15:52,077 --> 00:15:52,994 - You sure, Ryan? 441 00:15:53,036 --> 00:15:54,329 - We gotta get it. - Dude, no. 442 00:15:54,371 --> 00:15:55,747 - I got to get my hat. 443 00:15:55,789 --> 00:15:57,248 Come on. 444 00:15:57,290 --> 00:15:58,792 - What are those guys doing? 445 00:15:58,833 --> 00:16:00,168 They dropped a hat or something? 446 00:16:00,210 --> 00:16:01,461 - Oh, yeah, it looks like. Keep going. 447 00:16:01,503 --> 00:16:02,754 - I got it. 448 00:16:02,796 --> 00:16:03,880 Dude, I don't want to get burned. 449 00:16:03,922 --> 00:16:05,256 - Other way. - Yeah, dude. 450 00:16:05,298 --> 00:16:06,216 - He lost his hat? 451 00:16:06,257 --> 00:16:07,300 - Yep. 452 00:16:07,342 --> 00:16:09,803 - Oh, it's littering. 453 00:16:09,844 --> 00:16:11,846 - Get it. 454 00:16:11,888 --> 00:16:13,056 Oh, my gosh. 455 00:16:13,098 --> 00:16:15,850 You got to be kidding me. 456 00:16:15,892 --> 00:16:17,852 - Dad. 457 00:16:20,814 --> 00:16:24,150 - You're going to need that. 458 00:16:24,192 --> 00:16:26,403 - Grab it. 459 00:16:26,444 --> 00:16:27,529 - Throw it in here for now. 460 00:16:27,570 --> 00:16:28,530 - Yeah, yeah. 461 00:16:28,571 --> 00:16:29,864 Go, go. 462 00:16:29,906 --> 00:16:31,074 All right, we got some catch up. 463 00:16:31,116 --> 00:16:32,701 Sorry. 464 00:16:32,742 --> 00:16:34,869 - So do we go for the cache, or do we just go, bro? 465 00:16:34,911 --> 00:16:37,539 - We've got to be getting close. 466 00:16:37,580 --> 00:16:39,082 - Hold onto your hats. 467 00:16:39,124 --> 00:16:41,751 The top three have hit the first critical decision 468 00:16:41,793 --> 00:16:43,169 point in the race. 469 00:16:43,211 --> 00:16:46,256 Placed on an island nearly a mile off course 470 00:16:46,297 --> 00:16:49,718 is one day's supply of rations for each team, 471 00:16:49,759 --> 00:16:52,429 if they want to claim it. 472 00:16:52,470 --> 00:16:53,930 It's a simple choice-- 473 00:16:53,972 --> 00:16:57,726 food in your belly or position in the race? 474 00:16:57,767 --> 00:16:59,686 - There it is. There it is. 475 00:16:59,728 --> 00:17:01,604 - Yep, let's do it. 476 00:17:01,646 --> 00:17:03,356 - If we're up in the front, why wouldn't we 477 00:17:03,398 --> 00:17:04,607 go get the other food? 478 00:17:04,649 --> 00:17:05,775 If we're going to get eliminated, 479 00:17:05,817 --> 00:17:07,235 then we'll start sacrificing rations. 480 00:17:07,277 --> 00:17:10,905 Fuel is going to be the biggest thing for us out here. 481 00:17:10,947 --> 00:17:13,283 Yeah, food. 482 00:17:13,324 --> 00:17:14,784 - Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. 483 00:17:14,826 --> 00:17:16,286 - Good. - You in there? 484 00:17:16,327 --> 00:17:17,620 - Yep. 485 00:17:17,662 --> 00:17:19,706 - All right, I'm pushing off. - Push off. 486 00:17:19,748 --> 00:17:21,166 - OK, we see the end of the lake. 487 00:17:21,207 --> 00:17:23,626 - Yeah, man, head right for that beach. 488 00:17:23,668 --> 00:17:25,670 Let's do it. 489 00:17:26,838 --> 00:17:30,300 - 500 meters behind us is the next boat. 490 00:17:30,342 --> 00:17:31,301 - Got it. 491 00:17:31,343 --> 00:17:32,427 Go for it. 492 00:17:32,469 --> 00:17:33,803 Go nice and quick. 493 00:17:33,845 --> 00:17:35,430 Part of our strategy is relying on our speed 494 00:17:35,472 --> 00:17:37,974 to get out in front of other teams and collect food caches, 495 00:17:38,016 --> 00:17:40,268 and the survival materials at the end 496 00:17:40,310 --> 00:17:41,311 creates that survival camp. 497 00:17:41,353 --> 00:17:42,354 That looks heavy. 498 00:17:42,395 --> 00:17:43,480 - This is heavy. 499 00:17:43,521 --> 00:17:44,606 - That's the cache. 500 00:17:44,647 --> 00:17:46,191 - Let's go for it. 501 00:17:46,232 --> 00:17:48,860 [dramatic music] 502 00:17:48,902 --> 00:17:50,278 - You still just want to go for the cache? 503 00:17:50,320 --> 00:17:52,155 - We should probably still go for the cache. 504 00:17:52,197 --> 00:17:53,656 - OK. 505 00:17:53,698 --> 00:17:55,575 - If we're going up and over that mountain, I want food. 506 00:17:55,617 --> 00:17:56,993 - Yep, me too. 507 00:17:57,035 --> 00:17:58,161 - We're going to get the cache, right? 508 00:17:58,203 --> 00:17:59,162 - Yes, we are. 509 00:17:59,204 --> 00:18:00,455 - All right. 510 00:18:00,497 --> 00:18:02,040 - Get the cache and get the cash. 511 00:18:02,082 --> 00:18:03,625 - That's right. 512 00:18:03,667 --> 00:18:05,835 - The cache of food is on the same side that we started on. 513 00:18:05,877 --> 00:18:08,088 - OK. - So yeah, we're staying close. 514 00:18:08,129 --> 00:18:10,840 There's one team, like, clear on the other side, right? 515 00:18:10,882 --> 00:18:14,177 - I think that team is not going to get the cache. 516 00:18:14,219 --> 00:18:15,261 - There's food. 517 00:18:15,303 --> 00:18:18,640 Do they not know there's food involved? 518 00:18:19,557 --> 00:18:21,726 - I'm OK with going hungry. 519 00:18:21,768 --> 00:18:23,353 I really am. 520 00:18:23,395 --> 00:18:26,690 - I don't have as much stamina endurance as Nik does. 521 00:18:26,731 --> 00:18:30,777 So we have to make up for lack of speed somewhere. 522 00:18:30,819 --> 00:18:32,987 And that is skipping the food caches 523 00:18:33,029 --> 00:18:36,783 and rely on our survival and hunting skills 524 00:18:36,825 --> 00:18:38,576 at survival camp. 525 00:18:38,618 --> 00:18:40,370 Do you think if I catch enough possums, 526 00:18:40,412 --> 00:18:42,872 I'll come back stronger-- like, I'll come back more jacked if I 527 00:18:42,914 --> 00:18:44,249 get enough protein into me? 528 00:18:44,290 --> 00:18:46,167 - I don't know, man. 529 00:18:46,209 --> 00:18:48,003 Maybe we should just eat one of the other teams. 530 00:18:48,044 --> 00:18:49,671 Is that against the rules? 531 00:18:49,713 --> 00:18:51,798 [chuckling] 532 00:18:51,840 --> 00:18:56,011 [dramatic music] 533 00:18:56,052 --> 00:18:58,805 - Oh, man, good rip right there. 534 00:18:58,847 --> 00:19:00,181 - Oh, we're crushing it. 535 00:19:00,223 --> 00:19:02,434 - Looks like boys are on the beach. 536 00:19:02,475 --> 00:19:06,146 - Cache in hand, smokejumpers Ethan and Tyrie 537 00:19:06,187 --> 00:19:11,067 are the first to reach zone 2. 538 00:19:11,109 --> 00:19:14,946 The trek up to the alpine pass is an exhausting 12-mile 539 00:19:14,988 --> 00:19:17,407 ascent, navigating a spider web 540 00:19:17,449 --> 00:19:19,117 of intersecting game trails, 541 00:19:19,159 --> 00:19:21,369 each as deceiving as the next. 542 00:19:21,411 --> 00:19:23,913 Gaining over 4,000 feet of elevation, 543 00:19:23,955 --> 00:19:26,583 it's crucial to choose the path wisely, 544 00:19:26,624 --> 00:19:30,545 as any wrong turn could send them spiraling off course, 545 00:19:30,587 --> 00:19:34,716 losing hours of precious time. 546 00:19:34,758 --> 00:19:37,802 - One ring to rule them all. 547 00:19:39,596 --> 00:19:41,181 What do you think of that, Bilbo? 548 00:19:43,350 --> 00:19:45,602 Man, I hope they don't take all the stupid lines I say 549 00:19:45,643 --> 00:19:46,603 and use them on TV. 550 00:19:46,644 --> 00:19:49,356 - That's all right. 551 00:19:49,397 --> 00:19:51,024 - We'll be 500K richer, bro. 552 00:19:51,066 --> 00:19:52,567 - Yeah. 553 00:19:52,609 --> 00:19:54,903 - You know, I can't imagine doing a race like this 554 00:19:54,944 --> 00:19:56,404 with somebody else, man. 555 00:19:56,446 --> 00:19:58,114 Me and Tyrie-- we've been through a lot 556 00:19:58,156 --> 00:19:59,991 of tough situations together. 557 00:20:00,033 --> 00:20:01,534 - Regardless of what goes on in this race 558 00:20:01,576 --> 00:20:04,537 and how much money is on the line, our friendship, I think, 559 00:20:04,579 --> 00:20:05,914 is bigger than the money. 560 00:20:05,955 --> 00:20:08,333 But there is a serious aspect to us being here. 561 00:20:08,375 --> 00:20:11,044 Our competitive edge-- we aren't going to hold back. 562 00:20:11,086 --> 00:20:13,296 We're going to give it everything we have. 563 00:20:13,338 --> 00:20:17,217 On top of that, I just ------- hate losing. 564 00:20:17,258 --> 00:20:19,386 - Yeah. 565 00:20:19,427 --> 00:20:21,638 - Look at the map to see if we see where this is. 566 00:20:21,680 --> 00:20:24,307 - Yeah, I got my compass right here. 567 00:20:24,349 --> 00:20:26,434 - I think we're right there in this area. 568 00:20:26,476 --> 00:20:27,727 - Oh, shoot. Oh. 569 00:20:27,769 --> 00:20:29,229 - We're not in that flat no more. 570 00:20:29,270 --> 00:20:30,980 Yeah, it's going to get real tight. 571 00:20:31,022 --> 00:20:32,190 - I think-- - Just right here? 572 00:20:32,232 --> 00:20:33,316 - --maybe at that. 573 00:20:33,358 --> 00:20:35,777 - So maybe right here we can get to-- 574 00:20:35,819 --> 00:20:37,404 - We're right behind you, boys. 575 00:20:39,239 --> 00:20:40,281 - What's up, boys? 576 00:20:40,323 --> 00:20:42,367 - Doing well. - ------- nice, dude. 577 00:20:49,958 --> 00:20:52,168 - Well, shit. - Don't like that. 578 00:20:52,210 --> 00:20:53,795 - We kind of snuck up on them, too, a little bit. 579 00:20:53,837 --> 00:20:55,505 - Yeah, we did. 580 00:20:55,547 --> 00:20:57,382 Did you see his face? 581 00:20:57,424 --> 00:20:58,883 - Yeah. 582 00:20:58,925 --> 00:20:59,926 - No ------- way. 583 00:20:59,968 --> 00:21:02,262 Let's get them. 584 00:21:02,303 --> 00:21:03,263 - Yoo-hoo! 585 00:21:10,353 --> 00:21:10,729 - Yoo-hoo! 586 00:21:11,855 --> 00:21:14,482 - Oh, yeah, we're feeling pretty stoked up. 587 00:21:14,524 --> 00:21:17,152 I think we're just going to keep making 588 00:21:17,193 --> 00:21:18,653 that gap bigger and bigger. 589 00:21:18,695 --> 00:21:20,822 - Halfway through the day 1 race clock, 590 00:21:20,864 --> 00:21:25,243 a leg-burning uphill duel to the alpine pass is on. 591 00:21:25,285 --> 00:21:26,453 - Hungry dogs. 592 00:21:26,494 --> 00:21:27,704 - Oh, yeah. 593 00:21:27,746 --> 00:21:30,498 - Between river guides Oliver and Corry-- 594 00:21:30,540 --> 00:21:32,000 - Oh, they're right up there. 595 00:21:32,042 --> 00:21:33,084 - All right, yeah, let's get them. 596 00:21:33,126 --> 00:21:34,794 - Yep. 597 00:21:34,836 --> 00:21:37,422 - --and the smoke jumpers, Ethan and Tyrie, with first 598 00:21:37,464 --> 00:21:40,842 place and first pick of survival tools on the line. 599 00:21:40,884 --> 00:21:41,843 - We'll catch up. 600 00:21:41,885 --> 00:21:42,844 - Oh, yeah. 601 00:21:42,886 --> 00:21:44,304 Oh, yeah. 602 00:21:44,346 --> 00:21:46,097 - A mile and a half behind the leaders, 603 00:21:46,139 --> 00:21:49,893 father and son-in-law duo Ryan and Bronsen are holding third. 604 00:21:49,934 --> 00:21:52,854 - Just going to keep pushing up this sucker. 605 00:21:52,896 --> 00:21:54,189 It's a steep one, man. 606 00:21:54,230 --> 00:21:56,149 - Three miles behind them-- 607 00:21:56,191 --> 00:21:57,859 - Oh, there's a path. 608 00:21:57,901 --> 00:21:59,569 - Where did this come from? 609 00:21:59,611 --> 00:22:01,404 - --mountaineering exes Paulina and Creighton 610 00:22:01,446 --> 00:22:03,406 are neck-and-neck in the forest labyrinth, 611 00:22:03,448 --> 00:22:05,533 with ultrarunners Coree and Jeff-- 612 00:22:05,575 --> 00:22:07,035 - It opens up over here, I think. 613 00:22:07,077 --> 00:22:09,245 - --each fighting to decipher the baffling, 614 00:22:09,287 --> 00:22:11,081 interweaving game trails. 615 00:22:11,122 --> 00:22:14,417 In sixth place, oil workers Kennedy and Nik's decision 616 00:22:14,459 --> 00:22:16,378 to skip the food cache vaulted them 617 00:22:16,419 --> 00:22:18,338 just ahead of decorated endurance 618 00:22:18,380 --> 00:22:21,174 athletes Ashley and Randy. 619 00:22:21,216 --> 00:22:23,259 - Get us in the icy water. 620 00:22:23,301 --> 00:22:28,723 - Right, left, right, left, right, left. 621 00:22:28,765 --> 00:22:30,975 [shrieking] 622 00:22:31,017 --> 00:22:33,436 I have been racing for nearly two decades-- 623 00:22:33,478 --> 00:22:38,024 everything from 5K, to a 100 miles, an Ironman Triathlon. 624 00:22:38,066 --> 00:22:40,735 - My very first marathon was when I was 19 years old. 625 00:22:40,777 --> 00:22:44,239 I earned my pro card for triathlon in 2015. 626 00:22:44,280 --> 00:22:47,450 - I have five kids and they are my whole world. 627 00:22:47,492 --> 00:22:48,910 - I have four kids, and they are 628 00:22:48,952 --> 00:22:50,578 just my biggest cheerleaders. 629 00:22:50,620 --> 00:22:52,747 - Both of us, we've been underestimated 630 00:22:52,789 --> 00:22:54,249 our entire lives. 631 00:22:54,290 --> 00:22:55,583 Just because we want our hair to look cute, doesn't mean 632 00:22:55,625 --> 00:22:56,793 we're not fierce competitors. 633 00:22:56,835 --> 00:23:00,755 It doesn't mean we're not out to win. 634 00:23:00,797 --> 00:23:01,965 All right, we're flat. 635 00:23:02,007 --> 00:23:03,216 Let's get fast, baby. 636 00:23:03,258 --> 00:23:04,759 All out, all out. 637 00:23:04,801 --> 00:23:07,303 And I freaking mean that. 638 00:23:08,638 --> 00:23:09,681 - All right. 639 00:23:09,723 --> 00:23:10,932 - Let's go, Kennedy. 640 00:23:10,974 --> 00:23:12,434 - Yeah, I'm coming. 641 00:23:12,475 --> 00:23:14,436 The girls behind me are triathletes, 642 00:23:14,477 --> 00:23:15,770 and I know they're fast. 643 00:23:15,812 --> 00:23:18,148 They're tiny, but they're fast, and I 644 00:23:18,189 --> 00:23:21,735 can hear them coming up on me. 645 00:23:21,776 --> 00:23:24,404 - Let's go, let's go. 646 00:23:24,446 --> 00:23:26,072 - All right, coming through. 647 00:23:26,114 --> 00:23:27,657 Thanks, girl. 648 00:23:27,699 --> 00:23:33,204 Way to go. 649 00:23:33,246 --> 00:23:34,706 - Darn it. 650 00:23:35,957 --> 00:23:40,337 - 5 miles back, still on the lake-- 651 00:23:40,378 --> 00:23:41,921 - Oh, yeah, we said we'd make up time. 652 00:23:41,963 --> 00:23:45,300 That swat got us, but we're coming back, baby. 653 00:23:45,342 --> 00:23:46,968 We're coming back. 654 00:23:47,010 --> 00:23:49,512 - --it's an East Coast showdown to stay out of last 655 00:23:49,554 --> 00:23:52,057 place, as Emilio and Heather have paddled 656 00:23:52,098 --> 00:23:54,684 themselves into a dead heat with Brooklyn 657 00:23:54,726 --> 00:23:56,936 climbers Steffen and Mikhail. 658 00:23:56,978 --> 00:23:59,856 - I guess they're doing no cache over there. 659 00:23:59,898 --> 00:24:02,525 We want that food, guaranteed food tonight. 660 00:24:02,567 --> 00:24:04,694 - Looks like they're headed to the cache. 661 00:24:04,736 --> 00:24:06,905 They're going, so let's give it. 662 00:24:06,946 --> 00:24:11,785 And that's a 2 km paddle, so good luck to them. 663 00:24:14,871 --> 00:24:16,664 - While the back teams fight to stay one 664 00:24:16,706 --> 00:24:20,168 step ahead of elimination-- 665 00:24:20,210 --> 00:24:21,419 - We're close, man. 666 00:24:21,461 --> 00:24:22,962 - Yeah, we are. 667 00:24:23,004 --> 00:24:25,256 - --Wyoming-based Oliver and Corry 668 00:24:25,298 --> 00:24:27,509 have correctly decoded the trails 669 00:24:27,550 --> 00:24:29,511 to earn a view from the top. 670 00:24:29,552 --> 00:24:30,845 - Oh, my God, dude. 671 00:24:30,887 --> 00:24:32,013 - Dude. 672 00:24:32,055 --> 00:24:33,598 - Look at where we came from. 673 00:24:35,016 --> 00:24:38,019 This is so cool. 674 00:24:38,061 --> 00:24:41,022 - Oh, man, I love New Zealand. 675 00:24:41,064 --> 00:24:43,066 - [laughs] Oh, yeah. 676 00:24:43,108 --> 00:24:44,567 - This is better than I thought. 677 00:24:44,609 --> 00:24:46,027 - Yeah, that's the mental boost right there. 678 00:24:46,069 --> 00:24:47,070 - Yeah. 679 00:24:47,112 --> 00:24:48,530 - Feeling good. 680 00:24:48,571 --> 00:24:51,908 We're excited to be here first for this bit. 681 00:24:53,827 --> 00:24:55,203 - There you are. 682 00:24:55,245 --> 00:24:57,205 - Cool metal box here. 683 00:24:57,247 --> 00:24:58,289 - That'll have instructions. 684 00:24:58,331 --> 00:25:00,125 - Ah, there we go. 685 00:25:00,166 --> 00:25:02,335 - "You've reached the end of the easy portion of the race. 686 00:25:02,377 --> 00:25:06,006 Your team must now cross a snow and ice-covered alpine pass 687 00:25:06,047 --> 00:25:08,049 to continue on the course." 688 00:25:08,091 --> 00:25:13,430 - Rising 6,500 feet above sea level, teams must 689 00:25:13,471 --> 00:25:16,391 navigate a daunting alpine pass and traverse 690 00:25:16,433 --> 00:25:17,892 the jagged ridgeline. 691 00:25:17,934 --> 00:25:21,438 Here, one wrong step could end their race. 692 00:25:21,479 --> 00:25:23,606 Then it's a rappel and glissade 693 00:25:23,648 --> 00:25:25,108 down the slick icefield 694 00:25:25,150 --> 00:25:28,695 to begin the long descent to the finish crate 695 00:25:28,737 --> 00:25:31,281 and survival kit, which still lies 696 00:25:31,322 --> 00:25:34,659 a punishing 19 miles away. 697 00:25:37,954 --> 00:25:39,914 - Can you see those guys down there? 698 00:25:39,956 --> 00:25:41,624 - Yeah, they're moving across the lower snowfield. 699 00:25:41,666 --> 00:25:43,084 - Wait, where are they? 700 00:25:43,126 --> 00:25:45,128 - Right there. 701 00:25:45,170 --> 00:25:46,379 - Now I see them. 702 00:25:46,421 --> 00:25:47,839 We know we're faster than them. 703 00:25:47,881 --> 00:25:49,716 - Oh, yeah. 704 00:25:50,967 --> 00:25:52,635 Clip, clip. 705 00:25:56,306 --> 00:25:59,017 - ---- this footing. 706 00:25:59,059 --> 00:26:00,727 - Careful. 707 00:26:00,769 --> 00:26:03,563 - We kind of found this shared interest in rock climbing, 708 00:26:03,605 --> 00:26:05,857 so a lot of our initial friendship and bonding 709 00:26:05,899 --> 00:26:12,655 was over trying to find these really obscure climbing areas. 710 00:26:13,865 --> 00:26:15,241 Jesus. 711 00:26:15,283 --> 00:26:16,409 - There are certain people you meet in your life 712 00:26:16,451 --> 00:26:18,578 that make you come alive. 713 00:26:18,620 --> 00:26:20,538 And I think Corry is definitely that person for me. 714 00:26:20,580 --> 00:26:23,958 - I tend to be a little more big picture. 715 00:26:24,000 --> 00:26:27,295 I think Oliver has an anchoring and kind of a detail-drivenness 716 00:26:27,337 --> 00:26:29,047 that I sometimes lack. 717 00:26:29,089 --> 00:26:30,131 - Slow down, dude. 718 00:26:30,173 --> 00:26:31,174 Slow down. 719 00:26:31,216 --> 00:26:34,552 Not worth getting hurt. 720 00:26:34,594 --> 00:26:37,806 - Heading down Jones. 721 00:26:37,847 --> 00:26:41,768 We got Ethan and Tyrie right behind us. 722 00:26:41,810 --> 00:26:43,561 - But feeling strong, and downhill 723 00:26:43,603 --> 00:26:47,107 is where we tend to move well. 724 00:26:47,148 --> 00:26:48,983 - Oh, we're moving. 725 00:26:50,777 --> 00:26:54,698 - With three hours left on the daily race clock, 726 00:26:54,739 --> 00:26:58,034 in the maze of game trails are adventure athletes 727 00:26:58,076 --> 00:27:03,081 Paulina and Creighton and ultrarunners Coree and Jeff. 728 00:27:03,123 --> 00:27:08,878 - We are on foot and just slowly expanding the lead 729 00:27:08,920 --> 00:27:11,715 or potentially picking teams off. 730 00:27:11,756 --> 00:27:14,175 - Looking really good. 731 00:27:14,217 --> 00:27:15,885 I mean, look at this. 732 00:27:15,927 --> 00:27:16,928 Look at that. 733 00:27:16,970 --> 00:27:17,929 - Whoo! 734 00:27:17,971 --> 00:27:19,014 - Look at that. 735 00:27:19,055 --> 00:27:20,682 - Heck, yeah. 736 00:27:20,724 --> 00:27:23,810 - Me and Coree have been friends six or seven years now. 737 00:27:23,852 --> 00:27:25,687 I was training for an ultra, needed a coach, 738 00:27:25,729 --> 00:27:28,023 so I used him as a coach. 739 00:27:28,064 --> 00:27:30,984 And we just became really good friends after that. 740 00:27:31,026 --> 00:27:33,028 We are odd couple. 741 00:27:33,069 --> 00:27:36,031 - People are afraid of what they don't know, like, 742 00:27:36,072 --> 00:27:38,074 straight white dude with a family and openly 743 00:27:38,116 --> 00:27:41,244 gay Black dude, and yet you're both out here in the woods. 744 00:27:41,286 --> 00:27:42,996 - We've been able to form this bond 745 00:27:43,038 --> 00:27:44,956 and grow our friendship together. 746 00:27:44,998 --> 00:27:46,166 Whoo! 747 00:27:46,207 --> 00:27:48,668 - As a sponsored professional athlete, 748 00:27:48,710 --> 00:27:50,962 I literally could have picked anybody 749 00:27:51,004 --> 00:27:53,882 to be my partner for this thing, and I chose Jeff. 750 00:27:53,923 --> 00:27:56,760 I want to know that they have my back 751 00:27:56,801 --> 00:27:58,178 if something goes wrong. 752 00:27:58,219 --> 00:27:59,554 I want to know that I can trust them. 753 00:27:59,596 --> 00:28:01,264 And I want it to be something that 754 00:28:01,306 --> 00:28:05,060 is going to be a memorable experience with a friend. 755 00:28:05,101 --> 00:28:06,311 Whoo! 756 00:28:06,353 --> 00:28:07,729 - That's what we came for. 757 00:28:07,771 --> 00:28:09,397 That right there-- that's what we came for. 758 00:28:09,439 --> 00:28:10,648 - And we're going to be going up that. 759 00:28:10,690 --> 00:28:14,611 - And $500,000, but whatever. 760 00:28:14,652 --> 00:28:15,904 - Do you know what? 761 00:28:15,945 --> 00:28:18,406 We're right here next to the river. 762 00:28:18,448 --> 00:28:20,325 We stay on this the whole way. 763 00:28:20,367 --> 00:28:22,744 That's where we're at. 764 00:28:22,786 --> 00:28:24,329 - Yeah. We're on this side? 765 00:28:24,371 --> 00:28:25,372 - We're on this side. 766 00:28:25,413 --> 00:28:27,123 I believe we go right. 767 00:28:27,165 --> 00:28:28,249 Correct. 768 00:28:28,291 --> 00:28:30,085 I'm pretty confident. 769 00:28:30,126 --> 00:28:31,419 - Creighton is definitely the leader. 770 00:28:31,461 --> 00:28:32,796 He enjoys leading. 771 00:28:32,837 --> 00:28:35,173 And I wouldn't say I enjoy following, 772 00:28:35,215 --> 00:28:37,050 but I'm a people-pleaser. 773 00:28:37,092 --> 00:28:39,761 I am still questioning this trail a little bit. 774 00:28:39,803 --> 00:28:43,890 I keep looking an eye out for a big bend in the river 775 00:28:43,932 --> 00:28:48,645 because, based on our map, we should be closer to the water. 776 00:28:48,687 --> 00:28:50,647 - We got voices up here. 777 00:28:50,689 --> 00:28:55,110 I just don't know that we don't need to be closer to the water. 778 00:28:55,151 --> 00:28:56,236 - Did you hear that? 779 00:28:56,277 --> 00:28:57,570 - I hear it. 780 00:28:57,612 --> 00:28:59,322 - Oh, shit. 781 00:28:59,364 --> 00:29:01,074 - Well, shit. 782 00:29:01,116 --> 00:29:02,784 This ain't promising. 783 00:29:02,826 --> 00:29:04,285 - Hey, what are you guys doing? 784 00:29:04,327 --> 00:29:05,412 - Well, hello. 785 00:29:05,453 --> 00:29:06,955 - Huh? - Good luck, guys. 786 00:29:06,996 --> 00:29:08,164 - Good luck. 787 00:29:08,206 --> 00:29:09,457 Y'all are super fast. 788 00:29:09,499 --> 00:29:11,292 - Yeah. 789 00:29:11,334 --> 00:29:12,335 - Ah. 790 00:29:12,377 --> 00:29:13,920 I don't know. 791 00:29:13,962 --> 00:29:16,881 I'm-- I feel like I'm right. 792 00:29:16,923 --> 00:29:19,300 - If you cross another team in the woods, one of y'all is 793 00:29:19,342 --> 00:29:20,427 going in the wrong direction. 794 00:29:20,468 --> 00:29:21,678 - I don't know. 795 00:29:21,720 --> 00:29:23,972 I'm not going to second guess myself yet. 796 00:29:24,014 --> 00:29:27,642 - I feel like something's wrong. 797 00:29:34,190 --> 00:29:34,649 [dramatic music] 798 00:29:35,817 --> 00:29:37,360 - I'm not going to second guess myself yet. 799 00:29:37,402 --> 00:29:39,195 - Nope, absolutely not. 800 00:29:39,237 --> 00:29:42,323 - After crossing paths headed opposite directions 801 00:29:42,365 --> 00:29:43,825 in the forest ascent-- 802 00:29:43,867 --> 00:29:45,368 - So we just ran into another team 803 00:29:45,410 --> 00:29:46,828 coming back down the track. 804 00:29:46,870 --> 00:29:48,621 I don't know where they went or what they did, 805 00:29:48,663 --> 00:29:50,540 but apparently we're better navigators. 806 00:29:50,582 --> 00:29:52,876 - --the potential half-million-dollar question 807 00:29:52,917 --> 00:29:55,086 for adventure athletes Paulina and Creighton 808 00:29:55,128 --> 00:29:58,089 and ultramarathoning pals Coree and Jeff-- 809 00:29:58,131 --> 00:30:01,259 Who is going the right way? 810 00:30:01,301 --> 00:30:03,470 - So right now, we're probably in third place, 811 00:30:03,511 --> 00:30:05,472 and we're back to the river. 812 00:30:05,513 --> 00:30:08,516 - Oh, yeah. 813 00:30:08,558 --> 00:30:10,769 - Wait. 814 00:30:10,810 --> 00:30:12,687 Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait. 815 00:30:12,729 --> 00:30:17,025 - What? 816 00:30:17,067 --> 00:30:20,362 - The river is flowing a different direction 817 00:30:20,403 --> 00:30:22,530 than I thought it would be. 818 00:30:22,572 --> 00:30:25,492 We've been following it upriver. 819 00:30:25,533 --> 00:30:29,287 Now this river is going downriver. 820 00:30:31,164 --> 00:30:33,291 I have a very strong feeling that if we keep 821 00:30:33,333 --> 00:30:37,962 following this trail, this-- 822 00:30:38,004 --> 00:30:39,464 ugh. 823 00:30:39,506 --> 00:30:40,507 - Did you do that on purpose? 824 00:30:40,548 --> 00:30:42,258 - Yeah. 825 00:30:42,300 --> 00:30:44,177 - When you get divorced, you don't 826 00:30:44,219 --> 00:30:47,847 expect to come back together and spend 40 827 00:30:47,889 --> 00:30:50,392 days in the outdoors racing. 828 00:30:50,433 --> 00:30:53,937 But I couldn't imagine doing this race with anybody else 829 00:30:53,978 --> 00:30:57,482 because our relationship was so built around adventure. 830 00:30:57,524 --> 00:31:01,444 I think we need to start heading backwards, so-- 831 00:31:01,486 --> 00:31:02,946 - It's scary to do a race like this. 832 00:31:02,987 --> 00:31:06,241 It's scary to do it with your ex-wife. 833 00:31:06,282 --> 00:31:09,077 But I believe that, overall, Paulina and I 834 00:31:09,119 --> 00:31:12,622 are going to come out being friends 835 00:31:12,664 --> 00:31:15,583 on the other side of this. 836 00:31:15,625 --> 00:31:17,043 - Ugh. 837 00:31:17,085 --> 00:31:18,628 This sucks because we were doing so well. 838 00:31:18,670 --> 00:31:20,380 Such a bad mistake. 839 00:31:20,422 --> 00:31:23,466 - While the exes pull a U-turn and double back, scrambling 840 00:31:23,508 --> 00:31:25,885 to regain fourth place-- 841 00:31:25,927 --> 00:31:26,886 - Don't give them away. 842 00:31:26,928 --> 00:31:28,805 Going this way. 843 00:31:28,847 --> 00:31:30,640 - --breaching the alpine pass-- 844 00:31:30,682 --> 00:31:32,183 - Shit. 845 00:31:32,225 --> 00:31:34,853 - --in-laws Ryan and Bronsen try to close the gap 846 00:31:34,894 --> 00:31:38,023 on the two leading teams. 847 00:31:38,064 --> 00:31:40,859 - See if we can pass these Jackson boys. 848 00:31:40,900 --> 00:31:47,032 - But the clock's ticking, and time to pass is running out. 849 00:31:51,953 --> 00:31:54,914 [dramatic music] 850 00:31:54,956 --> 00:32:02,088 * * 851 00:32:04,549 --> 00:32:06,593 - Hey, there they go. 852 00:32:06,634 --> 00:32:07,635 - Boys, boys, boys. 853 00:32:07,677 --> 00:32:08,970 - Boys, boys. 854 00:32:09,012 --> 00:32:13,516 - Not bad at all, man. 855 00:32:13,558 --> 00:32:15,226 - Ethan and Tyrie are strong competitors. 856 00:32:15,268 --> 00:32:18,021 I'm sure we'll have a bit of a rivalry coming 857 00:32:18,063 --> 00:32:19,814 into the next stages of the race. 858 00:32:19,856 --> 00:32:22,317 - And I think that's great for us because it keeps us moving 859 00:32:22,359 --> 00:32:25,737 and keeps us from getting too complacent. 860 00:32:25,779 --> 00:32:27,364 - All right, buddy, we got minutes. 861 00:32:27,405 --> 00:32:29,032 - Yeah. 862 00:32:33,828 --> 00:32:36,247 [horn sounds] 863 00:32:43,088 --> 00:32:45,382 - As the clock expires on day 1, 864 00:32:45,423 --> 00:32:48,009 all teams must stop forward progress 865 00:32:48,051 --> 00:32:51,680 and make camp within 50 yards of their location. 866 00:32:51,721 --> 00:32:53,056 - Oh, yeah, look at this. 867 00:32:53,098 --> 00:32:54,265 - Stay up here and maybe tuck in. 868 00:32:54,307 --> 00:32:55,433 - Perfect. 869 00:32:55,475 --> 00:32:56,559 - Look at that. 870 00:32:56,601 --> 00:32:58,103 - Oh. 871 00:32:58,144 --> 00:33:01,064 Oh, we've even got these guys that fell from a tree. 872 00:33:01,106 --> 00:33:03,233 And I have it in my book, and I think we can eat them. 873 00:33:03,274 --> 00:33:04,401 - What is it? 874 00:33:04,442 --> 00:33:05,735 - They look like poopies, but they're not. 875 00:33:05,777 --> 00:33:06,778 And we can eat what's in them. 876 00:33:06,820 --> 00:33:07,904 You can roast them. 877 00:33:07,946 --> 00:33:09,197 - OK. 878 00:33:09,239 --> 00:33:10,615 - Oh, these look maybe like poopies. 879 00:33:10,657 --> 00:33:12,075 Yeah, they're poopies. 880 00:33:12,117 --> 00:33:13,743 - [laughs] - Yeah, OK. 881 00:33:13,785 --> 00:33:15,412 - Day 1, dude. - ---- yeah. 882 00:33:15,453 --> 00:33:17,205 We're here, dude. 883 00:33:17,247 --> 00:33:19,916 - Despite the exhaustion from the day's hard push, 884 00:33:19,958 --> 00:33:22,210 this is no break. 885 00:33:22,252 --> 00:33:24,254 Each team must now steel themselves 886 00:33:24,295 --> 00:33:27,132 against frigid nights, open wilderness, 887 00:33:27,173 --> 00:33:30,260 and gnawing hunger. 888 00:33:30,301 --> 00:33:34,264 - All right, we've heard these taste like peanut butter. 889 00:33:34,305 --> 00:33:37,100 Locals have eaten them for a long time. 890 00:33:37,142 --> 00:33:40,270 - We got the rations, and it's day 1. 891 00:33:40,311 --> 00:33:41,604 We don't need to eat these, but we're 892 00:33:41,646 --> 00:33:43,189 going to have to eat these. 893 00:33:43,231 --> 00:33:45,692 - I think we're trying to not go through our food too quick. 894 00:33:45,734 --> 00:33:46,985 - I'm all about it, dude. 895 00:33:47,027 --> 00:33:49,446 - Let's try it out, dude. 896 00:33:53,950 --> 00:33:55,285 - Not like peanut butter. 897 00:33:55,326 --> 00:33:56,453 - Mm-mm. 898 00:33:56,494 --> 00:33:57,871 - But not bad. 899 00:33:57,912 --> 00:33:59,289 - Want to look for more? 900 00:33:59,330 --> 00:34:00,623 - I'm going to cut this limb off. 901 00:34:00,665 --> 00:34:02,208 - Why? 902 00:34:02,250 --> 00:34:03,793 - Because I haven't gotten to use this saw yet. 903 00:34:03,835 --> 00:34:05,170 - Yeah, but you're just going to be killing a tree that 904 00:34:05,211 --> 00:34:06,796 doesn't need to be killed. 905 00:34:06,838 --> 00:34:09,132 This wood won't be useful. 906 00:34:12,594 --> 00:34:14,304 Just my opinion. 907 00:34:14,346 --> 00:34:18,016 If we don't need to destroy it, don't destroy it. 908 00:34:18,058 --> 00:34:20,226 - At the end of a brutal first day 909 00:34:20,268 --> 00:34:23,980 with miles to go to the end crate and survival camp-- 910 00:34:24,022 --> 00:34:24,939 - Is that rice? 911 00:34:24,981 --> 00:34:26,358 - Yeah. 912 00:34:26,399 --> 00:34:27,984 - --seven teams secured the all-important 913 00:34:28,026 --> 00:34:30,403 first food cache-- 914 00:34:30,445 --> 00:34:31,488 - Rice and lentils-- 915 00:34:31,529 --> 00:34:33,990 that's for dinner. 916 00:34:34,032 --> 00:34:35,825 - --two are going hungry. 917 00:34:35,867 --> 00:34:38,036 - Sorry. - Bro. 918 00:34:40,413 --> 00:34:43,083 - I really can't imagine what's going on at the other camps. 919 00:34:43,124 --> 00:34:46,169 I know they're probably enjoying their rations. 920 00:34:46,211 --> 00:34:48,463 - We don't got food, but we got fire. 921 00:34:57,972 --> 00:35:00,809 - I am emotionally exhausted. 922 00:35:00,850 --> 00:35:02,268 That was brutal. 923 00:35:02,310 --> 00:35:06,773 We are officially 1/20 of the way done with this hell. 924 00:35:06,815 --> 00:35:08,024 - Oh, my God, that sucked. 925 00:35:08,066 --> 00:35:09,651 - This sucked. 926 00:35:09,693 --> 00:35:12,737 We got very-- like, literally, 180 degrees turned around. 927 00:35:12,779 --> 00:35:16,116 - It was like all of-- 928 00:35:16,157 --> 00:35:17,742 I just didn't expect-- 929 00:35:17,784 --> 00:35:19,285 I don't know what I expected. 930 00:35:19,327 --> 00:35:21,621 I just did not expect what they threw at us today. 931 00:35:21,663 --> 00:35:23,289 - We'll see you in the morning. - Yep. 932 00:35:23,331 --> 00:35:24,541 Bye. 933 00:35:24,582 --> 00:35:25,709 - Still to come-- 934 00:35:25,750 --> 00:35:26,668 - Want to go catch these guys? 935 00:35:26,710 --> 00:35:27,711 - Yeah. 936 00:35:27,752 --> 00:35:28,712 - Hey, there's that team. 937 00:35:28,753 --> 00:35:30,547 - Challenge 2-- the chasm. 938 00:35:30,588 --> 00:35:33,508 - Feel like we might be able to kick it into gear 939 00:35:33,550 --> 00:35:34,467 and take the lead. 940 00:35:42,726 --> 00:35:43,184 [ominous music] 941 00:35:45,520 --> 00:35:47,147 * * 942 00:35:47,188 --> 00:35:50,191 - Race day 2, in the morning-- 943 00:35:52,485 --> 00:35:54,821 Showing some frost. 944 00:35:59,409 --> 00:36:00,535 - Good morning. 945 00:36:00,577 --> 00:36:03,079 - It's morning. 946 00:36:03,121 --> 00:36:04,330 - It's the morning time. 947 00:36:04,372 --> 00:36:05,457 We're both about to pee our pants. 948 00:36:05,498 --> 00:36:06,875 But-- - Oh, my gosh. 949 00:36:06,916 --> 00:36:08,835 - --it was too cold to go last night. 950 00:36:08,877 --> 00:36:12,047 - It would be nice to eat something because climbing 951 00:36:12,088 --> 00:36:14,424 a mountain when you haven't eaten 952 00:36:14,466 --> 00:36:19,137 and you're at a calorie deficit is super challenging. 953 00:36:19,179 --> 00:36:21,306 - Welcome to day 2. 954 00:36:21,348 --> 00:36:23,224 It's a doozy. 955 00:36:23,266 --> 00:36:27,520 While the stragglers still must tackle the alpine pass-- 956 00:36:27,562 --> 00:36:30,857 - I think we've got enough time today to finish this thing out. 957 00:36:30,899 --> 00:36:33,568 I know we have a goal of getting to the chasm 958 00:36:33,610 --> 00:36:35,612 fairly early this morning, giving us 959 00:36:35,653 --> 00:36:38,365 plenty of time to move through the whitewater. 960 00:36:38,406 --> 00:36:41,785 - --the race to the finish is on for the top teams. 961 00:36:41,826 --> 00:36:43,453 And positioning matters. 962 00:36:43,495 --> 00:36:46,956 Inside the end crate are beneficial survival tools 963 00:36:46,998 --> 00:36:48,958 for the first four to arrive-- 964 00:36:49,000 --> 00:36:51,586 first come, first served. 965 00:36:51,628 --> 00:36:55,423 But to get there, they'll face a downhill sprint through 966 00:36:55,465 --> 00:36:59,719 a narrow chasm, navigating its 50-foot rock walls that form 967 00:36:59,761 --> 00:37:01,388 a narrow choke point in the river 968 00:37:01,429 --> 00:37:03,723 gorge less than a foot wide. 969 00:37:03,765 --> 00:37:06,685 Then it's an 11-mile river gauntlet, 970 00:37:06,726 --> 00:37:08,853 portaging pack rafts and shooting 971 00:37:08,895 --> 00:37:12,065 class III and IV whitewater. 972 00:37:12,107 --> 00:37:13,566 - Not that bad. 973 00:37:13,608 --> 00:37:15,110 - You got to go here and climb up. 974 00:37:15,151 --> 00:37:16,986 - We should probably shouldn't even get the food. 975 00:37:17,028 --> 00:37:19,155 - Well, we can pig out if we do. 976 00:37:19,197 --> 00:37:21,408 We're not going to be the only ones going for it, either. 977 00:37:21,449 --> 00:37:24,411 - Along the way, there's one more optional detour 978 00:37:24,452 --> 00:37:27,372 to a food cache with a day's worth of rations, 979 00:37:27,414 --> 00:37:31,292 if they're willing to veer an hour off course to claim it. 980 00:37:31,334 --> 00:37:32,669 - That camp site looks good. 981 00:37:32,711 --> 00:37:34,337 - Oh, T minus 1 minute. 982 00:37:34,379 --> 00:37:36,506 - OK. 983 00:37:36,548 --> 00:37:37,841 Soggy shoes. 984 00:37:37,882 --> 00:37:39,884 - The best part of the day. 985 00:37:43,388 --> 00:37:44,431 [horn sounds] 986 00:37:44,472 --> 00:37:46,891 - Rock and roll. 987 00:37:48,685 --> 00:37:50,145 - Whoo! 988 00:37:50,186 --> 00:37:52,439 - Let's go. 989 00:37:52,480 --> 00:37:53,982 - Whoo! 990 00:37:54,024 --> 00:37:57,235 - Whoo-hoo! 991 00:37:57,277 --> 00:37:59,154 - Oh, they right behind us? 992 00:37:59,195 --> 00:38:00,196 - I heard someone. 993 00:38:00,238 --> 00:38:02,365 - OK. 994 00:38:02,407 --> 00:38:03,366 - I can see them. 995 00:38:03,408 --> 00:38:05,118 We are catching up. 996 00:38:05,160 --> 00:38:06,703 - Cool. 997 00:38:06,745 --> 00:38:08,872 - All right, so we can go up a little bit, but-- 998 00:38:08,913 --> 00:38:10,498 - This is all going down. See here? 999 00:38:10,540 --> 00:38:11,541 This is-- yeah, this is all down. 1000 00:38:11,583 --> 00:38:12,667 So that's going up. 1001 00:38:12,709 --> 00:38:13,668 - You feel ready to keep rolling? 1002 00:38:13,710 --> 00:38:14,919 - Yeah. 1003 00:38:14,961 --> 00:38:17,422 - All right, let's go forward. 1004 00:38:17,464 --> 00:38:20,050 - Ah, that's the part that sucks-- 1005 00:38:20,091 --> 00:38:21,051 when you stop. 1006 00:38:21,092 --> 00:38:24,054 [groaning] 1007 00:38:24,095 --> 00:38:28,308 Holy shit-- to get this old body going again. 1008 00:38:31,144 --> 00:38:35,565 - Like, once a month he's out getting 100-mile race. 1009 00:38:35,607 --> 00:38:37,108 I mean, the guy's nuts. 1010 00:38:37,150 --> 00:38:38,818 He is 56. 1011 00:38:38,860 --> 00:38:40,236 I think he's starting to get a little tired. 1012 00:38:40,278 --> 00:38:42,155 - Heather? 1013 00:38:42,197 --> 00:38:43,490 Heather? 1014 00:38:43,531 --> 00:38:44,991 What the ---- are you doing? 1015 00:38:45,033 --> 00:38:46,743 - You feel all right? - Yeah, I feel good. 1016 00:38:46,785 --> 00:38:48,495 But I mean, you didn't even look back and check. 1017 00:38:48,536 --> 00:38:50,330 I mean, you were ------- at least ------- 100 meters away. 1018 00:38:50,372 --> 00:38:51,831 - Well, I stopped and waited. - ---- 1019 00:38:51,873 --> 00:38:52,999 - I literally-- 1020 00:38:53,041 --> 00:38:54,501 - You want me to get ahead of you? 1021 00:38:54,542 --> 00:38:56,169 I'll ------- get way ahead of you. 1022 00:38:56,211 --> 00:39:00,965 - So what I did was I actually just stopped and said-- 1023 00:39:01,007 --> 00:39:03,259 all right, here it comes. 1024 00:39:03,301 --> 00:39:04,969 I just stopped and said-- 1025 00:39:05,011 --> 00:39:07,013 - Listen, I'm just letting you know, 1026 00:39:07,055 --> 00:39:08,515 at least check back for me. 1027 00:39:08,556 --> 00:39:10,141 I won't leave you behind like that. 1028 00:39:10,183 --> 00:39:11,601 - So you know what I just did was I just stopped-- 1029 00:39:11,643 --> 00:39:13,144 - I don't know what you did, but you 1030 00:39:13,186 --> 00:39:14,521 just didn't check for me. But I was 100 meters-- 1031 00:39:14,562 --> 00:39:16,648 I was out of your sight. 1032 00:39:17,816 --> 00:39:19,943 We are, like, an odd couple, but we 1033 00:39:19,984 --> 00:39:24,030 have a very special, special type of connection. 1034 00:39:24,072 --> 00:39:26,783 My mom was a single mom, raised me on her own. 1035 00:39:26,825 --> 00:39:28,785 Heather is doing the same thing 1036 00:39:28,827 --> 00:39:30,704 for her kid and her family. 1037 00:39:30,745 --> 00:39:33,164 So just that bond comes to a point 1038 00:39:33,206 --> 00:39:34,791 where those little banters-- 1039 00:39:34,833 --> 00:39:36,459 like, that just doesn't really matter 1040 00:39:36,501 --> 00:39:40,005 because, at the end of the day, she's the one I can count on. 1041 00:39:40,046 --> 00:39:43,008 Those Brooklyn boys didn't get the cache, 1042 00:39:43,049 --> 00:39:45,343 and they're going to be zapped for energy. 1043 00:39:45,385 --> 00:39:46,803 We're all replenished. 1044 00:39:46,845 --> 00:39:48,388 We're good to go. 1045 00:39:48,430 --> 00:39:51,725 And are they ------- running like us right now? 1046 00:39:51,766 --> 00:39:54,853 Are they ------- moving this fast? 1047 00:39:56,354 --> 00:39:58,898 - While Emilio and Heather try to fight their way out 1048 00:39:58,940 --> 00:40:02,027 of last, at the front-- 1049 00:40:03,111 --> 00:40:04,070 - 12:06-- 1050 00:40:04,112 --> 00:40:05,739 - It might be right there, dude. 1051 00:40:05,780 --> 00:40:08,199 - That'll add close to an hour. 1052 00:40:08,241 --> 00:40:09,659 - Yeah. 1053 00:40:09,701 --> 00:40:12,704 - --with first place and the crate rewards on the line, 1054 00:40:12,746 --> 00:40:17,500 it's decision time for Ethan and Tyrie and Oliver and Corry. 1055 00:40:17,542 --> 00:40:20,628 Take the one-hour detour to guaranteed calories, 1056 00:40:20,670 --> 00:40:22,339 or shoot straight for the chasm, 1057 00:40:22,380 --> 00:40:25,842 shaving precious time off their route. 1058 00:40:25,884 --> 00:40:27,135 - Might be worth it, I guess. 1059 00:40:27,177 --> 00:40:29,095 - I think just the more food we can 1060 00:40:29,137 --> 00:40:30,764 build up and save, the best. 1061 00:40:30,805 --> 00:40:32,515 - Yeah. 1062 00:40:32,557 --> 00:40:33,767 - I kind of want to go for it. 1063 00:40:33,808 --> 00:40:34,726 Yeah, are we still on that idea? 1064 00:40:34,768 --> 00:40:36,186 - Yeah. 1065 00:40:36,227 --> 00:40:37,395 We could just stick to our original strategy 1066 00:40:37,437 --> 00:40:38,646 and just get the caches. 1067 00:40:38,688 --> 00:40:40,231 - Yeah. 1068 00:40:40,273 --> 00:40:42,650 - Our hope is that if we can cache food early 1069 00:40:42,692 --> 00:40:45,653 that we can also survive in the survival camps 1070 00:40:45,695 --> 00:40:49,991 well enough to save food into the later stages of the race. 1071 00:40:50,033 --> 00:40:54,120 - As long as there's just us and them and no other team 1072 00:40:54,162 --> 00:41:00,126 catches up, I think we could get it from them, for sure. 1073 00:41:02,587 --> 00:41:04,047 - Just a half mile back-- 1074 00:41:04,089 --> 00:41:06,633 - Our packs are pretty dang full. 1075 00:41:06,675 --> 00:41:09,427 I think we're just going to go straight to survival camp 1076 00:41:09,469 --> 00:41:12,889 and catch some fish, eat some protein. 1077 00:41:12,931 --> 00:41:15,016 - Yeah, we're skipping the cache. 1078 00:41:15,058 --> 00:41:19,229 - If we can catch up to that second team would be good. 1079 00:41:19,270 --> 00:41:21,356 We're hoping one of the teams would go up there for sure 1080 00:41:21,398 --> 00:41:24,401 and that we could get back into second place, at least. 1081 00:41:24,442 --> 00:41:27,904 Wondering what's in that finish line crate, for sure. 1082 00:41:27,946 --> 00:41:30,240 We'd love to have first dibs. 1083 00:41:30,281 --> 00:41:33,243 Hopeful that they're veering off to the right. 1084 00:41:33,284 --> 00:41:36,746 We're going straight, get to the chasm. 1085 00:41:37,455 --> 00:41:40,208 - Look who seems to be also going for the cache. 1086 00:41:40,250 --> 00:41:41,251 - Yeah. 1087 00:41:41,292 --> 00:41:42,711 - There's those boys right there. 1088 00:41:42,752 --> 00:41:43,586 - You want to go catch these guys? 1089 00:41:43,628 --> 00:41:44,671 - Yeah. 1090 00:41:44,713 --> 00:41:46,297 - Let's go. 1091 00:41:46,339 --> 00:41:49,300 [dramatic music] 1092 00:41:49,342 --> 00:41:51,636 * * 1093 00:41:51,678 --> 00:41:53,013 - Getting close, see? 1094 00:41:53,054 --> 00:41:55,432 - Come on, now. 1095 00:41:55,473 --> 00:41:57,058 - Got eyes on it. 1096 00:41:57,100 --> 00:41:59,894 - Way to set a ------- pace up that hill, brother. 1097 00:41:59,936 --> 00:42:01,730 - My man. 1098 00:42:01,771 --> 00:42:04,649 - Whoo-hoo! 1099 00:42:04,691 --> 00:42:06,943 - We'd like to be first to the challenge to the chasm. 1100 00:42:06,985 --> 00:42:10,238 We can see it, and we're off. 1101 00:42:10,280 --> 00:42:12,949 I just want to kick them while they're down. 1102 00:42:12,991 --> 00:42:15,785 - Holy shit, the running. 1103 00:42:15,827 --> 00:42:18,329 - Oh, yeah, buddy. 1104 00:42:18,371 --> 00:42:20,540 They're going to be like, How did they do that? 1105 00:42:20,582 --> 00:42:22,584 We were with them. 1106 00:42:22,625 --> 00:42:24,419 We just gotta keep moving-- 1107 00:42:24,461 --> 00:42:25,837 chasm of doom. 1108 00:42:25,879 --> 00:42:27,630 Whoo-hoo! 1109 00:42:27,672 --> 00:42:30,091 - That chasm's got to be right there, dude. 1110 00:42:30,133 --> 00:42:31,760 - Yeah, I'm sure it is. 1111 00:42:31,801 --> 00:42:33,887 - Yeah, it's right there. 1112 00:42:33,928 --> 00:42:35,972 - Hey, there's that team, bud. 1113 00:42:36,014 --> 00:42:37,307 - Let's boogie. 1114 00:42:37,349 --> 00:42:39,851 - Think it's Oliver and Corry. 1115 00:42:39,893 --> 00:42:41,603 - We've got to pick up the pace. 1116 00:42:41,644 --> 00:42:43,730 They're right behind us. 1117 00:42:43,772 --> 00:42:45,315 - Yeah, those guys are to our left. 1118 00:42:45,357 --> 00:42:46,316 - Oh, shit-- 1119 00:42:46,358 --> 00:42:47,609 - The Utah boys. 1120 00:42:47,650 --> 00:42:49,486 Let's move. 1121 00:42:49,527 --> 00:42:50,779 - Oh, look to our right. 1122 00:42:50,820 --> 00:42:51,988 - Nevada boys. 1123 00:42:52,030 --> 00:42:52,989 - Yep, that is. 1124 00:42:53,031 --> 00:42:54,741 We got to boogie. 1125 00:42:54,783 --> 00:42:56,242 - Hey, look at the father, son. 1126 00:42:56,284 --> 00:42:57,702 They didn't grab the cache. 1127 00:42:57,744 --> 00:42:59,371 - Holy shit. 1128 00:42:59,412 --> 00:43:00,663 - Look at that. 1129 00:43:00,705 --> 00:43:01,998 - It's the chasm. 1130 00:43:02,040 --> 00:43:03,083 - It's right there. 1131 00:43:03,124 --> 00:43:04,501 We should get there first. 1132 00:43:04,542 --> 00:43:05,627 - Yeah. 1133 00:43:15,345 --> 00:43:16,054 - Whoo, it's getting steep. 1134 00:43:18,056 --> 00:43:19,724 This is Lord of the Rings, man. 1135 00:43:19,766 --> 00:43:21,184 This is Mordor. 1136 00:43:21,226 --> 00:43:23,186 This is like the evil part of the realm. 1137 00:43:23,228 --> 00:43:26,398 - Four hours into the second day of race 1-- 1138 00:43:26,439 --> 00:43:29,818 - You got it, Paulina. 1139 00:43:29,859 --> 00:43:33,780 This is my super bad-ass ex-wife, Paulina Peña. 1140 00:43:33,822 --> 00:43:35,115 - --mountaineering exes Paulina 1141 00:43:35,156 --> 00:43:36,825 and Creighton have reconciled 1142 00:43:36,866 --> 00:43:39,285 their navigational differences and climbed 1143 00:43:39,327 --> 00:43:41,121 back into fourth place-- 1144 00:43:41,162 --> 00:43:42,205 - Windy. 1145 00:43:42,247 --> 00:43:43,456 It's good, though. 1146 00:43:43,498 --> 00:43:46,042 Chasing $500,000. 1147 00:43:46,084 --> 00:43:49,504 - --as buddies Corey and Jeff and marathon moms Ashley 1148 00:43:49,546 --> 00:43:51,673 and Randy nip at their heels. 1149 00:43:57,345 --> 00:43:59,139 - Rounding out the middle pack, Canadian 1150 00:43:59,180 --> 00:44:01,599 roughnecks Kennedy and Nik-- 1151 00:44:01,641 --> 00:44:02,809 - Let's go, Kennedy. 1152 00:44:02,851 --> 00:44:04,269 We're right there. 1153 00:44:04,310 --> 00:44:06,771 - --with a firm grip on seventh place. 1154 00:44:06,813 --> 00:44:08,148 - Yeah. 1155 00:44:08,189 --> 00:44:11,484 That's what I'm talking about. 1156 00:44:11,526 --> 00:44:13,695 - While up at the front-- 1157 00:44:15,280 --> 00:44:17,198 - See those yellow bags? 1158 00:44:17,240 --> 00:44:19,284 - Yep. 1159 00:44:19,325 --> 00:44:20,618 - Where are we at? 1160 00:44:20,660 --> 00:44:21,661 - Right here. 1161 00:44:21,703 --> 00:44:23,329 - Beautiful. 1162 00:44:23,371 --> 00:44:25,373 - Good luck. 1163 00:44:26,875 --> 00:44:29,502 - Challenge 2-- the chasm. 1164 00:44:29,544 --> 00:44:33,882 - The chasm is a test of strength, skill, and guts. 1165 00:44:33,923 --> 00:44:38,011 It's a 50-foot free climb up a cargo net to a white-knuckle 1166 00:44:38,053 --> 00:44:39,554 Tyrolean traverse. 1167 00:44:39,596 --> 00:44:41,556 Then a leap of faith awaits-- 1168 00:44:41,598 --> 00:44:46,186 40 harrowing feet to the water below. 1169 00:44:46,227 --> 00:44:48,146 - Let's go. 1170 00:44:54,486 --> 00:44:56,821 - You good? 1171 00:44:56,863 --> 00:44:59,866 Unreal. 1172 00:44:59,908 --> 00:45:01,201 - Yeah, Corry, come on. 1173 00:45:01,242 --> 00:45:03,453 You got it, dude. 1174 00:45:03,495 --> 00:45:06,623 Right now, this stretch and then the river 1175 00:45:06,664 --> 00:45:08,375 is playing to our strengths. 1176 00:45:08,416 --> 00:45:10,585 So I think we'll hopefully be able to open up a little bit 1177 00:45:10,627 --> 00:45:12,337 of a gap there between us. 1178 00:45:12,379 --> 00:45:14,255 All right. 1179 00:45:14,297 --> 00:45:17,384 - You got it, big dog! Let's go! 1180 00:45:17,425 --> 00:45:20,387 Nice job, bud. 1181 00:45:20,428 --> 00:45:21,471 Way to crush it. 1182 00:45:21,513 --> 00:45:23,348 - I'm ready to go swimming. - Whoo! 1183 00:45:23,390 --> 00:45:26,309 - All right, dropping. 1184 00:45:27,769 --> 00:45:30,397 - Whoo! 1185 00:45:31,606 --> 00:45:33,316 Wow. 1186 00:45:33,358 --> 00:45:36,820 - Me and Ryan are pretty strong upper-body-wise and feel like 1187 00:45:36,861 --> 00:45:39,781 we might be able to kick it into gear and possibly 1188 00:45:39,823 --> 00:45:41,700 take the lead, but we'll see. 1189 00:45:41,741 --> 00:45:43,993 Ride it. 1190 00:45:44,035 --> 00:45:46,996 [dramatic music] 1191 00:45:47,038 --> 00:45:52,002 * * 1192 00:45:52,043 --> 00:45:54,421 - Let's do it. 1193 00:45:54,462 --> 00:45:57,424 - Use your legs. 1194 00:45:57,465 --> 00:45:59,426 Nice job, bro. 1195 00:45:59,467 --> 00:46:01,845 Attaboy. 1196 00:46:18,528 --> 00:46:20,030 - Whoo! 1197 00:46:20,071 --> 00:46:22,157 - Nice jump, brother. 1198 00:46:26,870 --> 00:46:29,164 Whoo! 1199 00:46:35,879 --> 00:46:38,173 - We've got the hunter team right here about to traverse 1200 00:46:38,214 --> 00:46:39,883 or jump into the water. 1201 00:46:39,924 --> 00:46:42,302 We've got to make good time through this, catch up to them, 1202 00:46:42,344 --> 00:46:45,055 see what the rest of the course holds. 1203 00:46:47,515 --> 00:46:49,434 - You good? 1204 00:46:52,854 --> 00:46:54,647 - This is so cool. 1205 00:46:54,689 --> 00:46:55,648 - Wow. 1206 00:46:55,690 --> 00:46:56,775 Look at this. 1207 00:46:56,816 --> 00:46:58,485 She's narrow. 1208 00:46:58,526 --> 00:47:01,112 - To clear the chasm and reach the final zone of race 1, 1209 00:47:01,154 --> 00:47:04,824 teams must pass through a gap just 11 inches wide. 1210 00:47:04,866 --> 00:47:07,994 [grunting] 1211 00:47:18,546 --> 00:47:20,924 - Oh, just. 1212 00:47:20,965 --> 00:47:22,759 I love being skinny. 1213 00:47:22,801 --> 00:47:24,344 Whoo. 1214 00:47:24,386 --> 00:47:27,347 - I feel bad for the big boys squeezing through there. 1215 00:47:27,389 --> 00:47:31,810 - Back at the alpine pass, after skipping the first food 1216 00:47:31,851 --> 00:47:35,188 cache to stay out of last, Steffen and Mikhail 1217 00:47:35,230 --> 00:47:37,440 are starting to feel the burn. 1218 00:47:39,776 --> 00:47:41,611 - I haven't eaten in two days. 1219 00:47:41,653 --> 00:47:42,987 I haven't slept in two days. 1220 00:47:43,029 --> 00:47:45,281 But I got a race. 1221 00:47:45,323 --> 00:47:47,575 I got a race to go run. 1222 00:47:49,077 --> 00:47:50,704 My family is from Haiti. 1223 00:47:50,745 --> 00:47:52,622 It's one of the poorest countries in the world. 1224 00:47:52,664 --> 00:47:53,915 I know my parents. 1225 00:47:53,957 --> 00:47:55,208 They didn't have food all the time. 1226 00:47:55,250 --> 00:47:56,710 My parents-- all they did was work. 1227 00:47:56,751 --> 00:47:59,170 They really worked hard to make sure that we didn't have 1228 00:47:59,212 --> 00:48:00,505 that experience that they had. 1229 00:48:00,547 --> 00:48:01,715 They didn't really have the option 1230 00:48:01,756 --> 00:48:03,133 of chasing their passion. 1231 00:48:03,174 --> 00:48:04,634 And I think, for us, part of this race 1232 00:48:04,676 --> 00:48:07,303 is us chasing, literally, our passion. 1233 00:48:07,345 --> 00:48:09,055 - As the Brooklyn climbers struggle 1234 00:48:09,097 --> 00:48:10,473 to avoid elimination-- 1235 00:48:10,515 --> 00:48:12,767 - Let's go. - Let's get it. 1236 00:48:12,809 --> 00:48:16,021 - --just 400 vertical feet behind-- 1237 00:48:16,062 --> 00:48:17,397 - Whoa. 1238 00:48:17,439 --> 00:48:20,483 - --Emilio and Heather are closing in. 1239 00:48:20,525 --> 00:48:21,317 - Oh, I see bodies. 1240 00:48:21,359 --> 00:48:22,819 Heather, we see bodies. 1241 00:48:22,861 --> 00:48:23,862 You see over there on the ridge? 1242 00:48:23,903 --> 00:48:25,822 - That's nice. 1243 00:48:25,864 --> 00:48:27,907 Oh, that's exciting. 1244 00:48:27,949 --> 00:48:29,242 I'm stoked. 1245 00:48:29,284 --> 00:48:30,869 We got to go get them. 1246 00:48:30,910 --> 00:48:32,078 Ha-ha! 1247 00:48:38,668 --> 00:48:39,127 [dramatic music] 1248 00:48:40,670 --> 00:48:45,884 - Nearly halfway through race day 2 at the alpine pass-- 1249 00:48:47,844 --> 00:48:50,347 - This is more our elements of ropes and rock. 1250 00:48:50,388 --> 00:48:54,184 But we have a team that's right on our heels. 1251 00:48:54,225 --> 00:48:56,728 - [shouts] Yeah, baby! 1252 00:48:56,770 --> 00:48:58,897 - After dropping to last place while claiming 1253 00:48:58,938 --> 00:49:00,398 the first food cache-- 1254 00:49:00,440 --> 00:49:01,608 - Let's go, Heather. 1255 00:49:01,649 --> 00:49:03,234 Ha-ha! 1256 00:49:03,276 --> 00:49:05,320 - --Rhode Islanders Emilio and Heather have converted 1257 00:49:05,362 --> 00:49:09,032 the rations to fuel, closing the gap and setting 1258 00:49:09,074 --> 00:49:10,825 their sights on knocking Steffen 1259 00:49:10,867 --> 00:49:14,120 and Mikhail out of the race. 1260 00:49:14,162 --> 00:49:15,372 - Yeah. 1261 00:49:15,413 --> 00:49:17,332 Whoo-hoo! 1262 00:49:17,374 --> 00:49:19,668 - Look at you-- oh, my God. 1263 00:49:19,709 --> 00:49:20,960 Emilio, did you see this? 1264 00:49:21,002 --> 00:49:22,545 - Heather, I'm feeling this. 1265 00:49:22,587 --> 00:49:25,924 - I've never seen anything like this ever. 1266 00:49:25,965 --> 00:49:28,635 - What do you think your son would say if he saw you now? 1267 00:49:28,677 --> 00:49:31,429 - He's going to be like, that's my mom on top of New Zealand. 1268 00:49:31,471 --> 00:49:32,931 He's just going to be so stoked. 1269 00:49:32,972 --> 00:49:36,267 So for me to be able to give him that is cool. 1270 00:49:36,309 --> 00:49:38,812 I had my son, Sean, relatively young. 1271 00:49:38,853 --> 00:49:40,438 I was a wild child. 1272 00:49:40,480 --> 00:49:42,190 I still got a little wild child in me. 1273 00:49:42,232 --> 00:49:43,692 I like to have fun. 1274 00:49:43,733 --> 00:49:45,068 I would always take the adventurous route. 1275 00:49:45,110 --> 00:49:47,320 I ended up pregnant when I was 22. 1276 00:49:47,362 --> 00:49:48,738 I had him at 23. 1277 00:49:48,780 --> 00:49:51,408 His father and I split when Sean was six years old. 1278 00:49:51,449 --> 00:49:56,079 That is when I started to get more into the fitness world. 1279 00:49:56,121 --> 00:49:58,832 My whole life changed from there on out. 1280 00:49:58,873 --> 00:50:00,458 And I hope, one day, this teaches 1281 00:50:00,500 --> 00:50:03,586 him to go, go, go and get himself 1282 00:50:03,628 --> 00:50:05,171 to the top of the mountain. 1283 00:50:05,213 --> 00:50:08,216 I got to stop here. 1284 00:50:08,258 --> 00:50:10,468 [dramatic music] 1285 00:50:10,510 --> 00:50:15,015 - After 36 hours on the course in the toughest 1286 00:50:15,056 --> 00:50:17,225 race ever imagined-- 1287 00:50:17,267 --> 00:50:18,768 - I think see the other team coming down. 1288 00:50:18,810 --> 00:50:19,811 - All right. 1289 00:50:19,853 --> 00:50:21,312 Go, go, go, go, go. 1290 00:50:21,354 --> 00:50:22,897 - --the drive to avoid being the first 1291 00:50:22,939 --> 00:50:25,275 team sent home is kicking in. 1292 00:50:25,316 --> 00:50:26,359 - The race is on. 1293 00:50:26,401 --> 00:50:27,527 The race starts now! 1294 00:50:27,569 --> 00:50:29,446 Race starts now, baby! 1295 00:50:29,487 --> 00:50:30,780 Let's go! 1296 00:50:30,822 --> 00:50:33,825 - Across 40 miles of pain, teams 1297 00:50:33,867 --> 00:50:36,911 are pushing themselves to the limit, 1298 00:50:36,953 --> 00:50:39,789 and it's only just begun. 1299 00:50:39,831 --> 00:50:41,958 Up at the front-- 1300 00:50:42,000 --> 00:50:43,251 - Ready? 1301 00:50:43,293 --> 00:50:44,419 - Yes, sir. 1302 00:50:44,461 --> 00:50:46,087 - See you down there, brother. 1303 00:50:50,633 --> 00:50:53,136 Holy crap. 1304 00:50:57,807 --> 00:50:59,309 - [groans] 1305 00:51:03,605 --> 00:51:05,982 - Catching heck, bro. 1306 00:51:06,024 --> 00:51:07,359 - Yeah, cross right here, buddy. 1307 00:51:07,400 --> 00:51:08,985 Let's go. 1308 00:51:09,027 --> 00:51:12,405 - With three teams clearing the chasm minutes apart, 1309 00:51:12,447 --> 00:51:16,534 the battle for first place is on. 1310 00:51:16,576 --> 00:51:18,161 - All right. 1311 00:51:18,203 --> 00:51:20,622 - Bronsen and Ryan snuck up in the night. 1312 00:51:20,663 --> 00:51:24,834 They skipped that second cache, and they ended up catching us, 1313 00:51:24,876 --> 00:51:28,004 as well as Ethan and Tyrie. 1314 00:51:28,046 --> 00:51:29,464 So we know they're close behind, 1315 00:51:29,506 --> 00:51:32,467 but we think we can have a good transition here. 1316 00:51:32,509 --> 00:51:33,677 - Ryan and Bronsen-- 1317 00:51:33,718 --> 00:51:35,261 they crushed the canoe paddle. 1318 00:51:35,303 --> 00:51:37,847 That was super impressive right out the gate. 1319 00:51:37,889 --> 00:51:40,058 Oh, shit, they're right there. 1320 00:51:41,184 --> 00:51:42,727 - Man, we were worried about you big boys 1321 00:51:42,769 --> 00:51:43,895 going through the gap. 1322 00:51:43,937 --> 00:51:46,189 - Yeah, buddy. 1323 00:51:46,231 --> 00:51:47,190 - There they are. 1324 00:51:47,232 --> 00:51:49,359 - Yeah. 1325 00:51:49,401 --> 00:51:53,196 - Now, 11 exhausting miles of paddling, portage, 1326 00:51:53,238 --> 00:51:55,657 and breakneck rapids stand between them 1327 00:51:55,699 --> 00:51:59,619 and the vital rewards waiting in the end crate. 1328 00:51:59,661 --> 00:52:01,246 - Let's go. 1329 00:52:01,287 --> 00:52:05,000 - It's a matter of who wants it more. 1330 00:52:05,041 --> 00:52:07,794 - It's no small thing to go home with a quarter 1331 00:52:07,836 --> 00:52:09,004 million each. 1332 00:52:09,045 --> 00:52:10,213 That's a big deal. 1333 00:52:10,255 --> 00:52:11,464 - We're going to leave everything 1334 00:52:11,506 --> 00:52:12,882 we have out on the table. 1335 00:52:12,924 --> 00:52:14,384 - Ready to get out of the gates? 1336 00:52:14,426 --> 00:52:16,177 - Yeah, bro. 1337 00:52:16,219 --> 00:52:18,388 I know we've got a little lead, but I know they're back there, 1338 00:52:18,430 --> 00:52:20,223 and they're going to be charging hard. 1339 00:52:20,265 --> 00:52:22,017 - Go, go, go. 1340 00:52:22,058 --> 00:52:24,728 - If I fail at this, it would be hard to show my face, 1341 00:52:24,769 --> 00:52:26,521 especially in the hunting community. 1342 00:52:26,563 --> 00:52:28,982 And my daughter Brynlee said, if you're 1343 00:52:29,024 --> 00:52:31,776 going to take my husband away for this long, 1344 00:52:31,818 --> 00:52:33,445 you guys better win. 1345 00:52:33,486 --> 00:52:37,073 - Go, go, go, go. 1346 00:52:37,115 --> 00:52:38,324 - This is a game. 1347 00:52:38,366 --> 00:52:40,035 It's $500,000. 1348 00:52:40,076 --> 00:52:42,078 Putting the money aside, I still want to be first. 1349 00:52:42,120 --> 00:52:43,747 I'll do whatever it takes to get there. 1350 00:52:43,788 --> 00:52:45,582 Let's get him. 1351 00:52:45,623 --> 00:52:47,876 - I see something. 1352 00:52:47,917 --> 00:52:49,502 - Oh, yeah. 1353 00:52:49,544 --> 00:52:51,421 Whoo! - Whoo-hoo. 1354 00:52:51,463 --> 00:52:53,548 - Hold on. 1355 00:52:53,590 --> 00:52:55,258 - Come on. 1356 00:52:55,300 --> 00:52:57,177 - I'm giving her all she's got, Captain! 1357 00:52:57,218 --> 00:52:59,888 - Deadlocked in class III whitewater, 1358 00:52:59,929 --> 00:53:04,976 first place can disappear with just one wrong move. 1359 00:53:05,018 --> 00:53:06,394 - Everyone's good? 1360 00:53:06,436 --> 00:53:07,437 - Back right. 1361 00:53:07,479 --> 00:53:08,521 - Yeah, good read. 1362 00:53:08,563 --> 00:53:10,315 - Big sweeper, big sweeper. 1363 00:53:10,357 --> 00:53:11,566 Gonna hit it. 1364 00:53:11,608 --> 00:53:13,360 Ah! 1365 00:53:16,404 --> 00:53:19,282 - This season on "Race to Survive"-- 1366 00:53:19,324 --> 00:53:21,409 - This is a pass or fail evolution. 1367 00:53:21,451 --> 00:53:22,452 - Holy frick! 1368 00:53:22,494 --> 00:53:24,871 - [shouts] 1369 00:53:24,913 --> 00:53:26,414 - You either make it or you don't. 1370 00:53:26,456 --> 00:53:28,708 - Came here to suffer, and here we are. 1371 00:53:28,750 --> 00:53:30,335 - I am definitely suffering. 1372 00:53:30,377 --> 00:53:32,003 - Our bodies are eating themselves. 1373 00:53:32,045 --> 00:53:34,172 - It's been 10 days since I've had a proper meal. 1374 00:53:34,214 --> 00:53:35,298 - Cheers. 1375 00:53:35,340 --> 00:53:36,216 - Whoo-hoo! 1376 00:53:36,257 --> 00:53:37,676 - It's not a race to survive. 1377 00:53:37,717 --> 00:53:40,720 It's just being able to survive the race. 1378 00:53:40,762 --> 00:53:42,347 - Want me to leave right now? 1379 00:53:42,389 --> 00:53:43,431 - Do it. 1380 00:53:43,473 --> 00:53:44,683 I ------- dare you. 1381 00:53:44,724 --> 00:53:46,267 - Wow. - Let's go. 1382 00:53:46,309 --> 00:53:47,560 - Whoa! 1383 00:53:47,602 --> 00:53:49,479 - Every aspect of this-- 1384 00:53:49,521 --> 00:53:54,442 mental, physical, emotional-- it's all-encompassing. 1385 00:53:54,484 --> 00:53:56,361 - I cannot keep pushing like this. 1386 00:53:56,403 --> 00:53:58,405 - This is the last thing you and I ever do together. 1387 00:53:58,446 --> 00:53:59,614 - You start fighting in ways you 1388 00:53:59,656 --> 00:54:01,491 didn't know you could fight. 1389 00:54:01,533 --> 00:54:04,411 - This is more than a story about people racing for money. 1390 00:54:04,452 --> 00:54:07,497 There's people here that are learning who they actually are. 1391 00:54:07,539 --> 00:54:10,083 - A rule was broken. 1392 00:54:10,125 --> 00:54:12,502 We're going to have to disqualify you. 1393 00:54:12,544 --> 00:54:15,880 [dramatic music]