1 00:00:04,704 --> 00:00:06,806 [dramatic music] 2 00:00:06,840 --> 00:00:10,577 - Previously on "Race to Survive: New Zealand"... 3 00:00:10,610 --> 00:00:13,179 - How much more can we lose from our bodies? 4 00:00:13,213 --> 00:00:15,582 - After nearly a month of extreme hunger, 5 00:00:15,615 --> 00:00:16,783 pain, and fatigue... 6 00:00:16,816 --> 00:00:18,551 - Ow. 7 00:00:18,585 --> 00:00:19,753 - Not working right now. 8 00:00:19,786 --> 00:00:23,156 - Despite a heroic effort, the third ruthless race... 9 00:00:23,189 --> 00:00:24,624 - It hurts. 10 00:00:24,657 --> 00:00:26,559 - Knocked out decorated endurance athletes 11 00:00:26,593 --> 00:00:28,495 Ashley and Rhandi... 12 00:00:28,528 --> 00:00:30,797 - Oh! No medal. 13 00:00:30,830 --> 00:00:32,465 - No! 14 00:00:32,499 --> 00:00:35,669 - Leaving just five fatigued teams still standing. 15 00:00:35,702 --> 00:00:38,438 - Aw, mother. Dang knee. 16 00:00:38,471 --> 00:00:40,440 - With three consecutive wins under their belt... 17 00:00:40,473 --> 00:00:41,675 - Yeah, brother. 18 00:00:41,708 --> 00:00:43,209 - The lightning-fast river guides, 19 00:00:43,243 --> 00:00:44,511 Oliver and Corry, 20 00:00:44,544 --> 00:00:46,312 have cemented themselves as the pair 21 00:00:46,346 --> 00:00:48,314 to beat on the race course. 22 00:00:48,348 --> 00:00:51,151 But survival camp has humbled and weakened 23 00:00:51,184 --> 00:00:53,319 the front runners... - No, no, no. 24 00:00:53,353 --> 00:00:55,588 - It is difficult to be so desperate and hungry. 25 00:00:55,622 --> 00:00:57,857 - I hope this is the lowest that it gets out here. 26 00:00:57,891 --> 00:00:59,726 - While others capitalized. 27 00:00:59,759 --> 00:01:01,661 - Oh, my God. 28 00:01:01,695 --> 00:01:06,199 - Now, with $500,000 closer than ever, 29 00:01:06,232 --> 00:01:09,302 a new challenge begins in a stunning, 30 00:01:09,336 --> 00:01:11,404 strategy-bending race 31 00:01:11,438 --> 00:01:14,174 that will change everything. 32 00:01:14,207 --> 00:01:18,211 * * 33 00:01:19,512 --> 00:01:26,453 * * 34 00:01:28,521 --> 00:01:30,623 - The crate! The crate! You gotta race, baby. 35 00:01:30,657 --> 00:01:31,891 Whoo! - Open it. 36 00:01:31,925 --> 00:01:33,860 - What do we got? Yeah, bro. 37 00:01:33,893 --> 00:01:35,562 - OK. 38 00:01:35,595 --> 00:01:38,898 - Race leg for the Kahurangi Coast. 39 00:01:38,932 --> 00:01:40,633 - "Unlike previous races, on race leg four, 40 00:01:40,667 --> 00:01:42,369 you will not be stopped by the clock." 41 00:01:42,402 --> 00:01:44,237 - There's no end-of-day time. 42 00:01:44,270 --> 00:01:46,740 - That's crazy. - Yeah. 43 00:01:46,773 --> 00:01:48,842 Pushing night is gonna be different, for sure. 44 00:01:48,875 --> 00:01:50,944 - Sinking sand dunes. 45 00:01:50,977 --> 00:01:53,880 Coastal jungle. Nighttime navigation. 46 00:01:53,913 --> 00:01:55,281 That's a lot. 47 00:01:55,315 --> 00:01:56,549 - Man, that adds a whole new level to it. 48 00:01:58,385 --> 00:02:00,787 - God damn, dude. That's big. 49 00:02:00,820 --> 00:02:04,958 Wildland firefighters, we're used to preparing 50 00:02:04,991 --> 00:02:06,793 to push our bodies to the limit. 51 00:02:06,826 --> 00:02:10,597 Getting stoked when things get shitty pumps us up. 52 00:02:10,630 --> 00:02:12,432 - "Your movement and rest are completely decided 53 00:02:12,465 --> 00:02:13,867 by you and your teammate." 54 00:02:13,900 --> 00:02:16,970 - Holy shit. I'm nervous. 55 00:02:17,003 --> 00:02:20,807 There's definitely some fear in me for the non-stop race. 56 00:02:20,840 --> 00:02:22,976 I think just the 24-hour go 57 00:02:23,009 --> 00:02:26,212 was kind of a, oh, crap, this is gonna suck. 58 00:02:26,246 --> 00:02:28,248 * * 59 00:02:28,281 --> 00:02:32,652 - Race four. All gas, no brakes. 60 00:02:32,686 --> 00:02:35,789 A pain-inflicting, 25-mile test 61 00:02:35,822 --> 00:02:38,558 of stamina and strategy, 62 00:02:38,591 --> 00:02:40,794 launching with a lung-crushing climb 63 00:02:40,827 --> 00:02:43,997 up a 10-story sand dune and a full-throttle sprint 64 00:02:44,030 --> 00:02:46,566 across 11 debilitating miles 65 00:02:46,599 --> 00:02:50,370 of endless beachfront to a vertigo-inducing abseil 66 00:02:50,403 --> 00:02:52,706 and coasteering 1.5 miles 67 00:02:52,739 --> 00:02:55,909 of sharp cliffside before turning inland 68 00:02:55,942 --> 00:02:58,812 to face down the island's mightiest jungle 69 00:02:58,845 --> 00:03:02,248 as they bash, brawl, and claw their way 70 00:03:02,282 --> 00:03:04,517 to the finish crate. 71 00:03:04,551 --> 00:03:06,619 Even at a relentless pace, 72 00:03:06,653 --> 00:03:10,323 competitors will need over 20 hours to finish. 73 00:03:10,357 --> 00:03:12,392 - I think we're about to enter zombie mode. 74 00:03:12,425 --> 00:03:14,027 * * 75 00:03:14,060 --> 00:03:15,829 - All right, team, we ready? 76 00:03:15,862 --> 00:03:20,767 [together] In five, four, three, two, one! 77 00:03:20,800 --> 00:03:22,335 Go! - Whoo-hoo! 78 00:03:22,369 --> 00:03:23,970 - Let's go! Let's go! 79 00:03:24,004 --> 00:03:29,009 * * 80 00:03:29,042 --> 00:03:30,777 - I hate this already. 81 00:03:30,810 --> 00:03:32,045 * * 82 00:03:32,078 --> 00:03:33,480 [groans] 83 00:03:34,848 --> 00:03:36,816 - Oh, my God. 84 00:03:39,052 --> 00:03:41,454 - Yeah. 85 00:03:43,056 --> 00:03:44,491 - Oh, my God. 86 00:03:45,692 --> 00:03:47,360 Push. 87 00:03:48,395 --> 00:03:49,462 - I just see sand dune. 88 00:03:52,065 --> 00:03:55,035 - That's one way to kick start the legs. 89 00:03:55,068 --> 00:03:57,704 Ethan and Tyrie are coming up. - Heard. 90 00:03:57,737 --> 00:03:59,639 - Way to go, baby. Let's go get this thing. 91 00:04:01,341 --> 00:04:03,643 - Hero shot. Hero shot. Hero shot. 92 00:04:03,677 --> 00:04:05,945 - Yeah, baby. 93 00:04:05,979 --> 00:04:09,883 - [bleep] keep moving on the coast while tide's low. 94 00:04:09,916 --> 00:04:15,388 - With their legs warmed up, it's now a three-mile dash 95 00:04:15,422 --> 00:04:17,023 to the first mandatory checkpoint 96 00:04:17,057 --> 00:04:19,926 and pack raft pickup before the rising tide 97 00:04:19,959 --> 00:04:22,328 engulfs their passageway. 98 00:04:22,362 --> 00:04:24,064 It's a critical opening stretch 99 00:04:24,097 --> 00:04:26,766 in a long, nonstop race, 100 00:04:26,800 --> 00:04:30,403 one that requires a tactical game plan. 101 00:04:30,437 --> 00:04:32,672 - My lungs are actually starting 102 00:04:32,706 --> 00:04:35,408 to feel it quite a bit. - Yeah? 103 00:04:35,442 --> 00:04:37,544 You won't be the only one. 104 00:04:37,577 --> 00:04:39,112 ET are gonna try and hold this pace. 105 00:04:39,145 --> 00:04:41,481 - Yep. - Tyrie's going to push Ethan. 106 00:04:46,586 --> 00:04:49,356 - We can just sit right here at this pace. 107 00:04:49,389 --> 00:04:51,758 Let them crash out on the run. 108 00:04:52,525 --> 00:04:54,861 - The first mile is the hardest, you know? 109 00:04:54,894 --> 00:04:55,962 - Just warming up. 110 00:04:55,995 --> 00:04:57,664 About to hit that stride. 111 00:04:57,697 --> 00:04:59,733 - Yep. 112 00:04:59,766 --> 00:05:01,701 - This is nothing. 113 00:05:01,735 --> 00:05:04,004 - Sure. - Just a run on the beach. 114 00:05:04,037 --> 00:05:05,538 We're not digging hotline. 115 00:05:05,572 --> 00:05:07,007 - We got no chainsaw on our back. 116 00:05:07,040 --> 00:05:08,708 - Ain't got no chainsaws. 117 00:05:08,742 --> 00:05:11,378 We're gonna put pressure on the Jackson boys. 118 00:05:11,411 --> 00:05:13,546 This way, we keep them in sight. 119 00:05:13,580 --> 00:05:15,715 We know they don't have as much food as us. 120 00:05:15,749 --> 00:05:17,584 It's just kind of crazy how fast 121 00:05:17,617 --> 00:05:19,152 Corry and Oliver are, man. 122 00:05:19,185 --> 00:05:21,621 It is surprising with how little they've had 123 00:05:21,654 --> 00:05:23,123 to eat throughout the entire process 124 00:05:23,156 --> 00:05:24,591 compared to how much we ate. 125 00:05:24,624 --> 00:05:27,027 Everyone else here, all they think about 126 00:05:27,060 --> 00:05:30,397 is cheeseburgers and [bleep] pizza. 127 00:05:30,430 --> 00:05:32,132 I don't give a shit about pizza. 128 00:05:32,165 --> 00:05:34,100 I want to win this race, 129 00:05:34,134 --> 00:05:36,770 and I want that $500,000. 130 00:05:36,803 --> 00:05:38,605 - We haven't been able to beat them at all 131 00:05:38,638 --> 00:05:40,106 in this whole competition. 132 00:05:40,140 --> 00:05:42,776 But from the very first race, 133 00:05:42,809 --> 00:05:44,911 we've been flirting with first place with them. 134 00:05:44,944 --> 00:05:45,712 They're gonna have to give 135 00:05:45,745 --> 00:05:48,815 everything they have to beat us. 136 00:05:48,848 --> 00:05:50,483 - This is the best day of the race. 137 00:05:50,517 --> 00:05:51,951 - Whoo, whoo, whoo. Come on. 138 00:05:51,985 --> 00:05:54,587 - Hunters dropping back. 139 00:05:54,621 --> 00:05:56,990 Let's keep this pace. 140 00:05:57,023 --> 00:05:58,658 - All day. 141 00:05:58,692 --> 00:06:02,028 [energetic rock music] 142 00:06:02,062 --> 00:06:04,731 - That steep old sandy climb 143 00:06:04,764 --> 00:06:06,666 really burned out our legs. 144 00:06:06,700 --> 00:06:08,902 My knee's a little bummed up because the sand 145 00:06:08,935 --> 00:06:09,869 just tweaks it, man. 146 00:06:09,903 --> 00:06:13,139 - 900 yards back, in-laws and hunters, 147 00:06:13,173 --> 00:06:16,009 Ryan and Bronsen, are pushing through the pain. 148 00:06:16,042 --> 00:06:17,644 - A nerve twitching every time. 149 00:06:17,677 --> 00:06:19,479 - Yeah, it's like it's just one pinpoint. 150 00:06:19,512 --> 00:06:21,014 - Yeah. 151 00:06:21,047 --> 00:06:22,916 The second week, I rolled down the mountain pretty good, 152 00:06:22,949 --> 00:06:24,217 and I twisted my knee. 153 00:06:24,250 --> 00:06:25,518 Shit! - Whoa! 154 00:06:25,552 --> 00:06:26,920 - God damn it. Agh! 155 00:06:26,953 --> 00:06:27,921 - Are you all right? 156 00:06:27,954 --> 00:06:29,189 Geez. 157 00:06:29,222 --> 00:06:31,491 - [groans] I hit my knee so hard. 158 00:06:32,092 --> 00:06:33,526 - It hurts. 159 00:06:33,560 --> 00:06:34,828 My body's in starve mode. 160 00:06:34,861 --> 00:06:37,764 It's got these injuries starting to occur to it, 161 00:06:37,797 --> 00:06:39,532 but we just got to keep doing what we can. 162 00:06:39,566 --> 00:06:42,602 Stupid me. Stupid sand. 163 00:06:44,571 --> 00:06:45,905 I'm gonna keep pushing this. 164 00:06:45,939 --> 00:06:48,808 We'll have to heal afterwards at survival camp. 165 00:06:48,842 --> 00:06:52,812 - Behind us is Creighton and Paulina. 166 00:06:52,846 --> 00:06:55,815 - Trailing the in-laws by 400 yards. 167 00:06:55,849 --> 00:06:58,785 - [laughs] I [bleep] love this. 168 00:06:58,818 --> 00:07:01,988 I love being able to move. 169 00:07:02,022 --> 00:07:05,158 - I am not enjoying the running as much as Creighton, 170 00:07:05,191 --> 00:07:07,761 but I'm feeling strong. 171 00:07:07,794 --> 00:07:09,729 We have so much energy. 172 00:07:09,763 --> 00:07:12,532 - The last day at survival camp three, 173 00:07:12,565 --> 00:07:14,801 we ate half an eel. 174 00:07:14,834 --> 00:07:16,536 - That success suddenly turned around, 175 00:07:16,569 --> 00:07:18,505 and he's like a new person. 176 00:07:18,538 --> 00:07:20,106 - You see, we're catching up a little. 177 00:07:20,140 --> 00:07:21,908 - Yep. 178 00:07:21,941 --> 00:07:25,278 - If we can keep the hunters in our sights this entire race, 179 00:07:25,311 --> 00:07:26,980 then we'll be sitting pretty. 180 00:07:27,013 --> 00:07:28,982 They're slowing down, and we're catching up. 181 00:07:29,015 --> 00:07:30,583 - Yeah. 182 00:07:30,617 --> 00:07:34,621 - Nik and Kennedy, they are way behind us. 183 00:07:34,654 --> 00:07:36,222 They're not running. 184 00:07:36,256 --> 00:07:38,058 I don't even see them. Wow. 185 00:07:38,091 --> 00:07:39,225 Yeah, I do. 186 00:07:39,259 --> 00:07:41,828 - While the other teams put the pedal to the metal, 187 00:07:41,861 --> 00:07:45,598 700 yards back in last place... 188 00:07:45,632 --> 00:07:48,034 - It's a non-stop race, so it's obviously good 189 00:07:48,068 --> 00:07:49,903 to pace ourselves. 190 00:07:49,936 --> 00:07:53,006 - Because if we are gonna go all night, why sprint now? 191 00:07:53,039 --> 00:07:55,208 - Canadian roughnecks Kennedy and Nik 192 00:07:55,241 --> 00:07:58,211 double down on a slow and steady game plan. 193 00:07:58,244 --> 00:08:00,580 - Statistically, you're more likely to get injured 194 00:08:00,613 --> 00:08:02,115 or tap out than you are to lose. 195 00:08:02,148 --> 00:08:06,019 The last three races, Emilio and Heather 196 00:08:06,052 --> 00:08:08,555 were the only ones eliminated due to true elimination. 197 00:08:08,588 --> 00:08:11,157 It is anybody's game, and people are going down. 198 00:08:11,191 --> 00:08:13,093 Paulina and Creighton are going at the speed 199 00:08:13,126 --> 00:08:17,897 that they're going, so to try and go foot by foot 200 00:08:17,931 --> 00:08:21,735 against them is very, very hard task. 201 00:08:21,768 --> 00:08:23,703 We'll see if they get lost. 202 00:08:23,737 --> 00:08:27,307 We are the tortoise, but we're still here. 203 00:08:27,340 --> 00:08:30,977 [timer beeping] 204 00:08:31,011 --> 00:08:32,679 - There they are. 205 00:08:32,712 --> 00:08:34,147 We probably don't need to inflate. 206 00:08:34,180 --> 00:08:35,315 We can just smash and grab. 207 00:08:35,348 --> 00:08:38,651 - Oliver and Corry are the first to the checkpoint. 208 00:08:38,685 --> 00:08:40,954 Here, teams must pick up and heft 209 00:08:40,987 --> 00:08:44,090 an extra 20 pounds of pack raft three miles 210 00:08:44,124 --> 00:08:45,792 to the river's mouth. 211 00:08:45,825 --> 00:08:48,261 And with the bone-chilling tide quickly rising, 212 00:08:48,294 --> 00:08:49,796 the faster they make it there, 213 00:08:49,829 --> 00:08:52,332 the greater chance of crossing on foot. 214 00:08:52,365 --> 00:08:54,367 - Put it on Corry's pack. 215 00:08:54,401 --> 00:08:57,871 - And we've got enough time with low tide to, I believe, 216 00:08:57,904 --> 00:08:59,272 stick to the coast without inflating these things. 217 00:08:59,305 --> 00:09:00,306 - There's some pressure, though. 218 00:09:00,340 --> 00:09:01,941 - There is pressure. 219 00:09:01,975 --> 00:09:05,111 - Looking back, it looks like a zombie apocalypse. 220 00:09:05,145 --> 00:09:07,080 - Well, these guys might be hungrier. 221 00:09:07,113 --> 00:09:09,182 - Where's that pack raft? 222 00:09:09,215 --> 00:09:11,151 - Inside. - In here? 223 00:09:11,184 --> 00:09:13,687 - In here somewhere. 224 00:09:13,720 --> 00:09:15,855 - Anybody else transition yet? 225 00:09:15,889 --> 00:09:19,893 - Pushing hard to keep pace, the smoke jumpers arrive 226 00:09:19,926 --> 00:09:21,261 just four minutes behind. 227 00:09:21,294 --> 00:09:22,629 - How you looking? How you looking? 228 00:09:22,662 --> 00:09:24,197 - Yeah. Good. - Good. 229 00:09:24,230 --> 00:09:26,332 Let's move. 230 00:09:26,366 --> 00:09:30,403 We want to put the pressure on Ethan specifically 231 00:09:30,437 --> 00:09:32,372 because we know Tyrie's got the fitness, 232 00:09:32,405 --> 00:09:34,341 and he's hungry for it, 233 00:09:34,374 --> 00:09:37,844 but we know we can set a pace that we think can drop Ethan, 234 00:09:37,877 --> 00:09:40,180 and that's part of our strategy now. 235 00:09:40,213 --> 00:09:42,015 - Today's the day. 236 00:09:42,048 --> 00:09:45,885 No more sitting around twiddling our thumbs at camp. 237 00:09:45,919 --> 00:09:49,189 Think about what you represent. 238 00:09:49,222 --> 00:09:52,258 Think about my family. 239 00:09:52,292 --> 00:09:56,262 I think about my dead friends. 240 00:09:56,296 --> 00:09:59,833 Think about my dead relatives. 241 00:09:59,866 --> 00:10:02,702 I know they're watching me. 242 00:10:02,736 --> 00:10:04,738 I know I'm always protected. 243 00:10:04,771 --> 00:10:06,740 I know I'm never alone. 244 00:10:06,773 --> 00:10:08,274 He's the same way. - Come on. 245 00:10:08,308 --> 00:10:10,343 - Let's go, brother. 246 00:10:11,177 --> 00:10:15,148 - Dedicating this one to my father, man. 247 00:10:15,181 --> 00:10:17,250 My father passed away on this day, 248 00:10:17,283 --> 00:10:20,754 20 some odd years ago, 2001. 249 00:10:20,787 --> 00:10:23,757 [somber music] 250 00:10:23,790 --> 00:10:25,058 * * 251 00:10:25,091 --> 00:10:27,827 My father was a big outdoor enthusiast. 252 00:10:27,861 --> 00:10:29,329 He was kind of a hippie back in his day, 253 00:10:29,362 --> 00:10:31,965 and nobody ever said a bad word about the dude. 254 00:10:31,998 --> 00:10:35,035 Good push. Good pace. 255 00:10:35,068 --> 00:10:37,170 This day on the calendar, 256 00:10:37,203 --> 00:10:40,173 usually it's one of the toughest days of the year. 257 00:10:40,206 --> 00:10:43,743 * * 258 00:10:43,777 --> 00:10:45,111 Said a word to him this morning. 259 00:10:45,145 --> 00:10:47,213 - He's watching down. - He is. 260 00:10:47,247 --> 00:10:50,183 - I know it. Come on. 261 00:10:50,216 --> 00:10:51,918 - Told him to give you strength. 262 00:10:51,951 --> 00:10:54,854 - Hell yeah. He was a strong dude. 263 00:10:54,888 --> 00:10:56,856 - Asked him to watch over us. 264 00:10:56,890 --> 00:11:00,960 Let him know you got him on your mind. 265 00:11:00,994 --> 00:11:03,496 - Tyrie's Navajo and Paiute. 266 00:11:03,530 --> 00:11:06,399 He has an interesting way with his culture of like, 267 00:11:06,433 --> 00:11:10,136 communicating with his family that's dead or alive 268 00:11:10,170 --> 00:11:12,305 and just kind of mentally, like, just talking to them. 269 00:11:12,339 --> 00:11:14,474 And I've kind of started picking up that 270 00:11:14,507 --> 00:11:16,810 a little bit myself. 271 00:11:16,843 --> 00:11:19,012 It's almost like they are there with you. 272 00:11:19,045 --> 00:11:21,348 - It's giving me the strength today. 273 00:11:21,381 --> 00:11:25,185 [dramatic music] 274 00:11:25,218 --> 00:11:28,154 Yes, sir. Ah. 275 00:11:28,188 --> 00:11:31,257 Let's go, baby. 276 00:11:31,291 --> 00:11:32,959 - Coming up... 277 00:11:34,861 --> 00:11:36,229 - [grunts] Stupid knee. 278 00:11:36,262 --> 00:11:39,232 - We're coming for you, Ryan and Bronsen. 279 00:11:40,333 --> 00:11:41,801 - [grunts] [bleep]. 280 00:11:41,835 --> 00:11:43,236 - Oh, [bleep]. 281 00:11:43,269 --> 00:11:46,373 - We're going into really tough land navigation. 282 00:11:46,406 --> 00:11:47,874 - Bushwhacking at night. 283 00:11:47,907 --> 00:11:49,075 - The Jackson boys are right below us. 284 00:11:49,109 --> 00:11:51,244 - Good push. - Look at this thing. 285 00:11:51,277 --> 00:11:52,879 Bare [bleep] hand. 286 00:11:52,912 --> 00:11:55,015 Oh, my God. 287 00:11:59,986 --> 00:12:02,322 [timer beeping] 288 00:12:02,355 --> 00:12:05,258 - Two hours into the non-stop race... 289 00:12:05,291 --> 00:12:07,560 - We just got to keep moving. 290 00:12:07,594 --> 00:12:09,996 [dramatic music] 291 00:12:10,030 --> 00:12:11,898 - What do you think? 292 00:12:11,931 --> 00:12:13,233 - Well, we could blow the pack raft up, 293 00:12:13,266 --> 00:12:15,301 but we could also just try to walk across. 294 00:12:15,335 --> 00:12:18,538 - After a six-mile, leg-burning coastal sprint, 295 00:12:18,571 --> 00:12:21,207 Jackson river guides Oliver and Corry are the first 296 00:12:21,241 --> 00:12:23,076 to the inlet crossing, 297 00:12:23,109 --> 00:12:25,145 but they've got company. 298 00:12:25,178 --> 00:12:27,881 - Oh, they're right up there. - Come on, E. 299 00:12:27,914 --> 00:12:29,849 - Let's go. - Almost there, brother. 300 00:12:29,883 --> 00:12:31,484 - There they are. 301 00:12:31,518 --> 00:12:34,020 - [straining] Oh, yeah, that's a heavy pack. 302 00:12:34,054 --> 00:12:36,389 - As the swelling tide rips in, 303 00:12:36,423 --> 00:12:39,159 teams will have to make a choice-- 304 00:12:39,192 --> 00:12:41,494 spend precious time inflating the pack raft 305 00:12:41,528 --> 00:12:43,563 or plunge directly into the water, 306 00:12:43,596 --> 00:12:45,265 chilling their bodies to the core 307 00:12:45,298 --> 00:12:47,200 for the remainder of the race. 308 00:12:47,233 --> 00:12:49,469 - Whew. Oh, that is deep. 309 00:12:49,502 --> 00:12:52,138 - There. - Oh, still not-- 310 00:12:52,172 --> 00:12:54,074 Come on. Nearly there. 311 00:12:54,107 --> 00:12:57,110 * * 312 00:12:57,143 --> 00:12:58,545 - Could have used the pack raft. 313 00:12:58,578 --> 00:13:00,180 I think we'd still be over there 314 00:13:00,213 --> 00:13:01,548 inflating our boat right now. 315 00:13:08,922 --> 00:13:11,424 - Swim it? - Let's do it. 316 00:13:11,458 --> 00:13:13,993 - Drop off up here. - I see it. 317 00:13:14,027 --> 00:13:15,528 Right. - Yep. 318 00:13:15,562 --> 00:13:16,596 Easy enough. 319 00:13:16,629 --> 00:13:20,100 * * 320 00:13:20,133 --> 00:13:22,369 - Need a paddle. - Yeah. I got it. 321 00:13:22,402 --> 00:13:25,071 - Good job, dude. - Hell yeah. 322 00:13:25,105 --> 00:13:26,940 - Ethan and Tyrie are coming up. 323 00:13:26,973 --> 00:13:29,209 - Heard. - Come on. 324 00:13:29,242 --> 00:13:31,411 - Come on, now. Ain't no thang. 325 00:13:31,444 --> 00:13:34,114 - Two and a half miles back... 326 00:13:34,147 --> 00:13:37,550 - We're coming for you, Ryan and Bronsen! 327 00:13:37,584 --> 00:13:39,452 We're gonna catch the hunters. 328 00:13:39,486 --> 00:13:42,122 - Think he had something in his oatmeal this morning. 329 00:13:42,155 --> 00:13:44,024 He is on fire. 330 00:13:44,057 --> 00:13:47,260 * * 331 00:13:49,329 --> 00:13:50,997 - Don't worry about it. 332 00:13:53,400 --> 00:13:55,502 - [grunting] 333 00:13:55,535 --> 00:13:57,537 - Maybe not. 334 00:13:57,570 --> 00:13:58,638 - Yeah, boys. 335 00:13:58,672 --> 00:14:01,608 [grunts] 336 00:14:01,641 --> 00:14:04,010 Thank you. Thank you. 337 00:14:04,044 --> 00:14:08,948 [yells] 338 00:14:08,982 --> 00:14:11,651 - You got it, Paulina? 339 00:14:11,685 --> 00:14:14,254 Yeah, baby. 340 00:14:14,287 --> 00:14:17,390 - Lovely day for a run. 341 00:14:17,424 --> 00:14:19,526 - Paulina, you're doing so awesome. 342 00:14:19,559 --> 00:14:21,294 I'm so proud of her. 343 00:14:21,327 --> 00:14:23,263 - For the first time in this race, 344 00:14:23,296 --> 00:14:25,665 Creighton and I are in the top three. 345 00:14:25,699 --> 00:14:29,002 - Let's go, baby. 346 00:14:29,035 --> 00:14:30,970 - Creighton and Paulina passed us, 347 00:14:31,004 --> 00:14:33,306 but that's OK. 348 00:14:33,340 --> 00:14:35,342 We're just gonna keep pushing till the end. 349 00:14:35,375 --> 00:14:37,544 That's all we can do. - Yeah. 350 00:14:37,577 --> 00:14:40,146 Stupid knee. 351 00:14:40,180 --> 00:14:44,584 I didn't think this old man would fall apart. 352 00:14:44,617 --> 00:14:46,419 - Don't push it. 353 00:14:46,453 --> 00:14:49,656 - As the Utah in-laws start to fade... 354 00:14:49,689 --> 00:14:51,091 - Can we see the hunters? 355 00:14:51,124 --> 00:14:52,258 - They're not far ahead of us at all. 356 00:14:52,292 --> 00:14:54,561 - Canadian oil riggers Kennedy and Nik 357 00:14:54,594 --> 00:14:57,964 are slowly, steadily keeping the competition 358 00:14:57,997 --> 00:15:00,200 just within eyesight. 359 00:15:00,233 --> 00:15:01,267 - We've done pretty well against 360 00:15:01,301 --> 00:15:02,669 some super extreme athletes. 361 00:15:02,702 --> 00:15:04,304 - We're the underdogs here. 362 00:15:04,337 --> 00:15:06,639 We just kind of wait for them to make the wrong move, 363 00:15:06,673 --> 00:15:08,408 and we sneak in every time. 364 00:15:08,441 --> 00:15:12,746 At last survival camp, I overheard Ryan kind of 365 00:15:12,779 --> 00:15:14,514 start complaining about his knee. 366 00:15:14,547 --> 00:15:17,450 He doesn't know if he can handle the weight anymore. 367 00:15:17,484 --> 00:15:19,486 - Ryan was a vet, you know? He served in Iraq. 368 00:15:19,519 --> 00:15:21,755 He's a very tough individual, 369 00:15:21,788 --> 00:15:24,357 but he's running with, like, a 40-pound pack. 370 00:15:24,391 --> 00:15:26,626 So right then and there, you know there's gonna be 371 00:15:26,659 --> 00:15:28,461 knee problems for sure. 372 00:15:28,495 --> 00:15:31,231 - Might not be sprinting in this race, 373 00:15:31,264 --> 00:15:33,033 but we always make it to the finish crate, 374 00:15:33,066 --> 00:15:35,101 and that's the most important thing. 375 00:15:35,135 --> 00:15:37,137 - And we get a medallion every time. 376 00:15:37,170 --> 00:15:38,438 - Yeah. 377 00:15:38,471 --> 00:15:39,673 - Back at the front... 378 00:15:39,706 --> 00:15:42,175 [timer beeping] 379 00:15:42,208 --> 00:15:46,079 - Nice job here. Here we go. 380 00:15:46,112 --> 00:15:47,547 - What do we got? 381 00:15:47,580 --> 00:15:51,251 - To continue on the course, teams will face down 382 00:15:51,284 --> 00:15:53,219 their longest and most technical 383 00:15:53,253 --> 00:15:55,388 challenge yet, 384 00:15:55,422 --> 00:15:58,358 a 1.5-mile rope course, 385 00:15:58,391 --> 00:16:00,260 beginning with a dizzying leap 386 00:16:00,293 --> 00:16:05,065 of faith down a 300-foot-high rappel to a sea cliff circuit 387 00:16:05,098 --> 00:16:07,200 comprised of two stomach-churning 388 00:16:07,233 --> 00:16:09,502 Tyrolean traverses, a hair-raising 389 00:16:09,536 --> 00:16:11,638 50-foot-high via ferrata, 390 00:16:11,671 --> 00:16:15,408 and a twin traverse across an 80-foot chasm. 391 00:16:15,442 --> 00:16:18,411 - You know, Ethan and Tyrie are really close behind us. 392 00:16:18,445 --> 00:16:20,113 They're probably gonna pop through the bushes 393 00:16:20,146 --> 00:16:21,247 any moment now. 394 00:16:21,281 --> 00:16:22,782 - I'd say they're probably about-- 395 00:16:22,816 --> 00:16:24,384 right there. 396 00:16:24,417 --> 00:16:25,685 - Yeah, about that close. 397 00:16:25,719 --> 00:16:28,355 - About 20, 30 meters-- 398 00:16:28,388 --> 00:16:31,124 10 meters away and closing. 399 00:16:31,157 --> 00:16:34,194 [energetic rock music] 400 00:16:34,227 --> 00:16:37,497 - I'm ready. 401 00:16:37,530 --> 00:16:39,666 Let's, uh... - Boogie? 402 00:16:39,699 --> 00:16:40,800 - Boogie. 403 00:16:40,834 --> 00:16:43,803 [dramatic music] 404 00:16:43,837 --> 00:16:45,605 * * 405 00:16:45,638 --> 00:16:48,742 - Oh, my God. This is so awkward. 406 00:16:48,775 --> 00:16:50,777 - With 30 pounds of gear pulling down 407 00:16:50,810 --> 00:16:53,513 on their backs and multiple lines of rope 408 00:16:53,546 --> 00:16:57,317 to manipulate, it's no easy slide. 409 00:16:57,350 --> 00:16:59,552 - Holy shit, dude. This is sliding. 410 00:16:59,586 --> 00:17:02,255 - What? - Oh, my God. 411 00:17:04,157 --> 00:17:05,759 - [grunts] 412 00:17:05,792 --> 00:17:09,662 * * 413 00:17:09,696 --> 00:17:12,665 - Ugh. Yeah. 414 00:17:12,699 --> 00:17:14,501 It's like a core workout. 415 00:17:14,534 --> 00:17:15,635 - Yeah. 416 00:17:15,669 --> 00:17:16,836 - All right, here we go. 417 00:17:16,870 --> 00:17:23,777 * * 418 00:17:23,810 --> 00:17:25,645 - Now we're going. 419 00:17:25,679 --> 00:17:32,619 * * 420 00:17:37,190 --> 00:17:38,324 - Whoo! 421 00:17:38,358 --> 00:17:41,594 - Yeah. Just got to move. 422 00:17:41,628 --> 00:17:44,264 Feeling very competitive today. 423 00:17:44,297 --> 00:17:46,332 - Feeling dangerous. - Feeling dangerous. 424 00:17:46,366 --> 00:17:48,768 - Don't plan on stopping. We're going all day. 425 00:17:48,802 --> 00:17:51,404 - We got this. - Let's go. 426 00:17:56,209 --> 00:17:57,677 [timer beeping] 427 00:17:57,711 --> 00:17:59,713 - Four hours into race four, 428 00:17:59,746 --> 00:18:01,314 the five remaining teams 429 00:18:01,348 --> 00:18:04,384 navigate the shoreline, battling the surging tide 430 00:18:04,417 --> 00:18:06,386 and each other. 431 00:18:06,419 --> 00:18:08,254 - The tide's coming up, so we got to hurry across. 432 00:18:08,288 --> 00:18:11,624 - We got to move quick anyways to warm up, so we're going. 433 00:18:11,658 --> 00:18:13,226 - While Canadian oil workers 434 00:18:13,259 --> 00:18:15,395 Kennedy and Nik's unwavering stride 435 00:18:15,428 --> 00:18:18,531 keeps them within 1,000 yards of the competition... 436 00:18:18,565 --> 00:18:21,534 - Hurts, man. - All good, man. 437 00:18:21,568 --> 00:18:23,636 - No, we got to go. 438 00:18:23,670 --> 00:18:25,405 Nik and Kennedy are gonna catch up. 439 00:18:25,438 --> 00:18:27,340 - Ryan's nagging knee injury 440 00:18:27,374 --> 00:18:29,676 has dropped his team off the pace 441 00:18:29,709 --> 00:18:33,880 and into an unfamiliar fourth place. 442 00:18:33,913 --> 00:18:37,817 - Come on, Paul. - I'm coming! 443 00:18:37,851 --> 00:18:40,553 - And over 600 yards ahead, adventure athletes 444 00:18:40,587 --> 00:18:44,858 Paulina and Creighton push for a first ever top-three finish. 445 00:18:44,891 --> 00:18:47,861 - It's super important to get to the challenges 446 00:18:47,894 --> 00:18:49,696 before the other teams. 447 00:18:49,729 --> 00:18:51,798 There's only so many lanes open. 448 00:18:51,831 --> 00:18:54,401 - Up at the front, clipping into the first 449 00:18:54,434 --> 00:18:55,835 Tyrolean traverse, 450 00:18:55,869 --> 00:18:58,304 Oliver and Corry's plan to push the tempo... 451 00:18:58,338 --> 00:18:59,639 - Clip, clip. 452 00:18:59,673 --> 00:19:01,408 - And knock out smoke jumper Ethan 453 00:19:01,441 --> 00:19:03,576 is proving easier said than done. 454 00:19:03,610 --> 00:19:05,745 [dramatic music] 455 00:19:05,779 --> 00:19:07,280 - Pressure's on. 456 00:19:07,313 --> 00:19:09,449 * * 457 00:19:09,482 --> 00:19:11,584 - Off we go. 458 00:19:11,618 --> 00:19:17,757 * * 459 00:19:17,791 --> 00:19:19,426 - Ethan and Tyrie, I don't think 460 00:19:19,459 --> 00:19:21,428 they're gonna match our speed on the ropes. 461 00:19:21,461 --> 00:19:23,830 - The more technical, the better we're gonna do. 462 00:19:23,863 --> 00:19:26,299 We're gonna continue to be at the head of the pack. 463 00:19:26,332 --> 00:19:30,603 * * 464 00:19:30,637 --> 00:19:33,473 Today will be our day. - It is. 465 00:19:33,506 --> 00:19:35,775 - I feel it, dude. - I see 'em right here. 466 00:19:35,809 --> 00:19:37,744 * * 467 00:19:37,777 --> 00:19:40,246 Go, go. - OK. 468 00:19:45,018 --> 00:19:46,252 - Yee-hee. 469 00:19:46,286 --> 00:19:47,253 - Keep pulling. 470 00:19:47,287 --> 00:19:48,955 - Yeah, brother. 471 00:19:48,988 --> 00:19:50,490 - [grunts] 472 00:19:50,523 --> 00:19:57,564 * * 473 00:19:57,897 --> 00:20:00,800 [energetic rock music] 474 00:20:00,834 --> 00:20:06,439 * * 475 00:20:06,473 --> 00:20:08,775 - [grunts] Oh, shit. 476 00:20:08,808 --> 00:20:11,778 Ow. God damn it. 477 00:20:11,811 --> 00:20:13,980 - You good? 478 00:20:14,014 --> 00:20:16,783 - [bleep] rocks are slick, dude. 479 00:20:16,816 --> 00:20:19,753 - No doubt. Heard that. 480 00:20:19,786 --> 00:20:21,454 - This is a crazy race. 481 00:20:21,488 --> 00:20:22,555 You know, we got these teams that are, 482 00:20:22,589 --> 00:20:24,057 like, excellent rock climbers. 483 00:20:24,090 --> 00:20:25,992 And I think all we have is our grit. 484 00:20:26,026 --> 00:20:27,627 - Just blue-collar dudes, man. 485 00:20:27,660 --> 00:20:28,995 [bleep] hurt, dude. 486 00:20:29,029 --> 00:20:29,863 My wrist. 487 00:20:29,896 --> 00:20:32,298 * * 488 00:20:32,332 --> 00:20:34,434 Yeah, dude. 489 00:20:34,467 --> 00:20:41,441 * * 490 00:20:41,474 --> 00:20:42,942 - Pushing those limits. 491 00:20:42,976 --> 00:20:45,712 - Come on, now. - All good. 492 00:20:45,745 --> 00:20:47,681 - [imitates seal barking] 493 00:20:47,714 --> 00:20:50,450 - [laughs] What up, dude? 494 00:20:50,483 --> 00:20:52,686 - [imitates seal barking] 495 00:20:52,719 --> 00:20:54,954 - This is sick! 496 00:20:56,756 --> 00:20:58,725 - Back at the inlet crossing... 497 00:20:58,758 --> 00:21:00,860 - Dude, right here is pretty good. 498 00:21:00,894 --> 00:21:03,563 [dramatic music] 499 00:21:03,596 --> 00:21:04,831 - Yeah. 500 00:21:04,864 --> 00:21:07,934 [raindrops pattering] 501 00:21:10,503 --> 00:21:12,472 - [grunts] 502 00:21:15,575 --> 00:21:16,509 - Fudge. 503 00:21:19,045 --> 00:21:20,413 - Geez. 504 00:21:20,447 --> 00:21:22,849 We should have just got the pack raft out. 505 00:21:22,882 --> 00:21:24,517 - That was stupid. 506 00:21:24,551 --> 00:21:26,920 - I'm falling apart, bro. 507 00:21:26,953 --> 00:21:29,856 - I can probably take a few more pounds if needed. 508 00:21:29,889 --> 00:21:31,891 - That's good for now. 509 00:21:31,925 --> 00:21:33,460 I've always wanted to be that strong guy. 510 00:21:33,493 --> 00:21:35,428 I've always been that strong guy. 511 00:21:35,462 --> 00:21:37,864 My whole life, I take the weight from my kids. 512 00:21:37,897 --> 00:21:41,401 And so that's kind of how I wanted it to be. 513 00:21:41,434 --> 00:21:45,038 And it just-- oh. 514 00:21:45,071 --> 00:21:48,441 Didn't want to admit it. Just fudging hurting. 515 00:21:50,944 --> 00:21:54,881 What's that? - Just a shell for Brinn. 516 00:21:54,914 --> 00:21:58,718 Almost as pretty as her. [laughs] 517 00:21:58,752 --> 00:22:00,153 Missing home. 518 00:22:00,186 --> 00:22:03,923 But gotta bring something back. 519 00:22:05,725 --> 00:22:09,162 Me and Brinley been married only four months now, 520 00:22:09,195 --> 00:22:11,731 and we've been together every single day 521 00:22:11,765 --> 00:22:13,133 since we've been married. 522 00:22:13,166 --> 00:22:16,136 Tough times don't last, but tough people do. 523 00:22:16,169 --> 00:22:20,874 So just gotta keep pushing. 524 00:22:20,907 --> 00:22:24,644 It is really tough, like the mental side of this. 525 00:22:24,678 --> 00:22:27,147 I mean, I haven't really experienced anything like this. 526 00:22:27,180 --> 00:22:31,851 I mean, missing family, missing home, missing Brinnley. 527 00:22:31,885 --> 00:22:34,187 But it's gonna make me a better husband 528 00:22:34,220 --> 00:22:36,823 and a better father in the future. 529 00:22:36,856 --> 00:22:39,159 And it's just gonna make me a better person. 530 00:22:39,192 --> 00:22:42,729 Trying my best not to cry. [laughs] 531 00:22:42,762 --> 00:22:45,532 - This is a journey, man. 532 00:22:45,565 --> 00:22:46,933 You miss home. 533 00:22:46,966 --> 00:22:50,670 You know, you miss your wife and the kids, 534 00:22:50,704 --> 00:22:53,540 and to just have the mental fortitude to keep going 535 00:22:53,573 --> 00:22:57,510 and come out and do this, and to do it with Bronsen, 536 00:22:57,544 --> 00:22:59,846 you watch him miss your daughter, 537 00:22:59,879 --> 00:23:04,084 and you just learn how good of a man he is, 538 00:23:04,117 --> 00:23:07,020 and makes you proud. 539 00:23:07,053 --> 00:23:09,889 That same weight he took off from me, 540 00:23:09,923 --> 00:23:11,958 he'll take off my daughter's shoulders, 541 00:23:11,991 --> 00:23:15,595 his kids' shoulders. He's gonna be that dad. 542 00:23:15,628 --> 00:23:17,530 It's good to see that. 543 00:23:17,564 --> 00:23:20,166 You're a lot stronger than me right now. 544 00:23:20,200 --> 00:23:21,901 I'm glad you're out here with me. 545 00:23:21,935 --> 00:23:23,937 - Heck yeah. 546 00:23:23,970 --> 00:23:26,940 [tender music] 547 00:23:26,973 --> 00:23:30,010 [dramatic music] 548 00:23:30,043 --> 00:23:32,012 - Ethan and Tyrie have caught up. 549 00:23:32,045 --> 00:23:34,581 - Locked in a neck-and-neck race 550 00:23:34,614 --> 00:23:35,548 for first... 551 00:23:35,582 --> 00:23:38,251 - Me and my brother out there killing it. 552 00:23:38,284 --> 00:23:42,756 Whoo! 553 00:23:42,789 --> 00:23:45,125 - Good, E? - Coming. 554 00:23:45,158 --> 00:23:46,826 - I have a feeling that it's gonna get a little bit 555 00:23:46,860 --> 00:23:48,561 tougher from here on out. 556 00:23:48,595 --> 00:23:50,597 - The river guides and smoke jumpers 557 00:23:50,630 --> 00:23:53,967 have hit the course's most rigorous challenge. 558 00:23:54,000 --> 00:23:57,604 In zone three, teams are forced inland 559 00:23:57,637 --> 00:24:00,674 through the competition's most dense and claustrophobic 560 00:24:00,707 --> 00:24:03,943 bushwhack yet, rife with razor-sharp vines 561 00:24:03,977 --> 00:24:06,713 and towering, prehistoric flora. 562 00:24:06,746 --> 00:24:10,617 Successful navigation out of the bush earns a pack raft 563 00:24:10,650 --> 00:24:13,019 and a run for the optional food cache 564 00:24:13,053 --> 00:24:15,155 before a brutal final five miles 565 00:24:15,188 --> 00:24:17,123 of bewildering jungle, 566 00:24:17,157 --> 00:24:20,760 a stretch nearly impassable after dark. 567 00:24:20,794 --> 00:24:23,129 - OK. 568 00:24:23,163 --> 00:24:25,565 This is insane. 569 00:24:25,598 --> 00:24:28,068 - Now, this is adventure racing. 570 00:24:28,101 --> 00:24:29,569 - This is it. 571 00:24:29,602 --> 00:24:30,970 - I guarantee they're not happy going 572 00:24:31,004 --> 00:24:32,105 through some of that stuff. 573 00:24:32,138 --> 00:24:33,540 Those guys are great at racing. 574 00:24:33,573 --> 00:24:35,208 They're better trail runners. 575 00:24:35,241 --> 00:24:37,977 But bushwhacking and stuff, that's just different. 576 00:24:38,011 --> 00:24:39,579 - We have fun doing this. 577 00:24:39,612 --> 00:24:41,781 I mean, it's tough, but like, the harder it gets, 578 00:24:41,815 --> 00:24:43,249 the more fun it is. 579 00:24:52,192 --> 00:24:53,893 - Do you see something? 580 00:24:53,927 --> 00:24:57,630 Oh, [bleep]. Oh, [bleep]. 581 00:25:06,373 --> 00:25:08,341 - Do you see something? 582 00:25:08,375 --> 00:25:11,111 Oh, [bleep]. Oh, [bleep]. 583 00:25:11,144 --> 00:25:13,013 - You good? - Oh, shoot. 584 00:25:13,046 --> 00:25:14,214 I think I'm all right. 585 00:25:14,247 --> 00:25:16,850 Oh, [bleep] A. 586 00:25:16,883 --> 00:25:18,718 Yeah, I'm good. I'm good. Whew. 587 00:25:18,752 --> 00:25:20,253 - Hot on their rivals' heels, 588 00:25:20,286 --> 00:25:23,223 smoke jumpers Ethan and Tyrie narrowly escape 589 00:25:23,256 --> 00:25:25,959 a bushwhacking head injury. 590 00:25:25,992 --> 00:25:27,327 - Oh, [bleep]. 591 00:25:27,360 --> 00:25:29,029 - Oh, man. - Just rip through it. 592 00:25:29,062 --> 00:25:30,597 - Yeah. 593 00:25:30,630 --> 00:25:31,931 - Escaping the jungle to the second 594 00:25:31,965 --> 00:25:34,267 mandatory checkpoint, however... 595 00:25:34,300 --> 00:25:35,702 - Oh, shit. 596 00:25:35,735 --> 00:25:37,037 - Is a different story. 597 00:25:37,070 --> 00:25:39,272 [dramatic music] 598 00:25:39,305 --> 00:25:40,974 - Yeah, dude. 599 00:25:41,007 --> 00:25:42,742 Today's been, like, the first time 600 00:25:42,776 --> 00:25:44,744 I've been like, "[bleep] this." - Yeah. 601 00:25:44,778 --> 00:25:47,313 - Seriously. - I feel the same way. 602 00:25:47,347 --> 00:25:49,916 Kind of feels like the first time 603 00:25:49,949 --> 00:25:52,018 where things are kind of against us. 604 00:25:52,052 --> 00:25:53,753 - Yep. 605 00:25:53,787 --> 00:25:55,989 - As the non-stop race four 606 00:25:56,022 --> 00:25:58,291 charges into the seven hour mark... 607 00:25:58,324 --> 00:26:00,226 - It could be a lot more slick than we're expecting, 608 00:26:00,260 --> 00:26:02,228 but I'm hoping that with our experience, 609 00:26:02,262 --> 00:26:05,065 we'll still be able to move fairly fast. 610 00:26:05,098 --> 00:26:07,233 - The hunters are coming. 611 00:26:07,267 --> 00:26:09,903 - Seasoned mountaineers Paulina and Creighton 612 00:26:09,936 --> 00:26:11,304 bomb through the ropes course, 613 00:26:11,338 --> 00:26:12,906 pushing to widen the gap 614 00:26:12,939 --> 00:26:14,407 over the rugged hunting guides, 615 00:26:14,441 --> 00:26:16,643 Ryan and Bronsen... 616 00:26:16,676 --> 00:26:18,111 - Good gosh. 617 00:26:18,144 --> 00:26:20,013 This is gonna thrash my forearms, dude. 618 00:26:20,046 --> 00:26:22,682 - As the in-laws battle fatigue, 619 00:26:22,716 --> 00:26:25,418 hunger, and rapidly compounding injuries. 620 00:26:25,452 --> 00:26:27,187 - Your arm doing all right? 621 00:26:27,220 --> 00:26:28,888 - Oh, dude, it's hurting. 622 00:26:28,922 --> 00:26:31,958 I think the tendon popped or something, man. 623 00:26:31,991 --> 00:26:33,393 - All right. 624 00:26:33,426 --> 00:26:34,994 Oh, yeah. 625 00:26:35,028 --> 00:26:37,297 Yeah. 626 00:26:37,330 --> 00:26:43,203 * * 627 00:26:43,236 --> 00:26:46,272 - This race definitely pushes you physically and mentally, 628 00:26:46,306 --> 00:26:49,075 like, to the extreme. 629 00:26:49,109 --> 00:26:52,345 - And just 450 vertical feet up 630 00:26:52,379 --> 00:26:53,880 and behind... 631 00:26:53,913 --> 00:26:55,915 - We are in last place. 632 00:26:55,949 --> 00:26:59,152 We know other people are fast, but are they gonna get tired? 633 00:26:59,185 --> 00:27:05,191 - Kennedy and Nik are, well, hanging in there. 634 00:27:05,225 --> 00:27:07,427 - So we're just gonna be methodical, 635 00:27:07,460 --> 00:27:09,229 we're gonna move at a good pace, 636 00:27:09,262 --> 00:27:11,264 and we're just gonna get through safely. 637 00:27:11,297 --> 00:27:14,134 * * 638 00:27:14,167 --> 00:27:17,270 - Whoo-hoo! 639 00:27:17,303 --> 00:27:20,707 [timer beeping] 640 00:27:20,740 --> 00:27:22,208 - Let's keep it up. 641 00:27:22,242 --> 00:27:24,110 They're back there. 642 00:27:24,144 --> 00:27:26,713 Let's go. Let's go. 643 00:27:28,515 --> 00:27:30,183 I don't like being followed. 644 00:27:30,216 --> 00:27:31,918 - Yeah, me either. 645 00:27:31,951 --> 00:27:35,388 - Just past the first thicket of jungle... 646 00:27:35,422 --> 00:27:41,961 * * 647 00:27:41,995 --> 00:27:45,732 - I don't like us making the nav choices 648 00:27:45,765 --> 00:27:49,002 when they can just see us. - OK. 649 00:27:49,035 --> 00:27:50,804 - Out of the jungle, the Jackson boys 650 00:27:50,837 --> 00:27:52,238 looked real beat up. 651 00:27:52,272 --> 00:27:53,406 - Ethan and I are-- you know, we're feeling-- 652 00:27:53,440 --> 00:27:55,075 feeling really good. 653 00:27:55,108 --> 00:27:56,843 We're more in our element now than we were before. 654 00:27:56,876 --> 00:27:58,011 This is our time to shine. 655 00:27:58,044 --> 00:28:00,213 - Yeah, they're stopped up there. 656 00:28:00,246 --> 00:28:01,781 You can see, you know, they're trying to figure out-- 657 00:28:01,815 --> 00:28:03,249 - They're waiting for us to do something. 658 00:28:03,283 --> 00:28:05,452 - Waiting for us, you know? 659 00:28:05,485 --> 00:28:07,887 - At a crossroads 660 00:28:07,921 --> 00:28:10,190 one and a half miles from the pack raft pickup, 661 00:28:10,223 --> 00:28:13,393 it's a race-defining decision for the front two-- 662 00:28:13,426 --> 00:28:16,363 take the fail safe route and follow the steep cliffs 663 00:28:16,396 --> 00:28:19,132 of the coastline as a navigational handrail, 664 00:28:19,165 --> 00:28:22,035 but suffer a longer bushwhacking hell 665 00:28:22,068 --> 00:28:24,804 or trust your instincts with a map and compass, 666 00:28:24,838 --> 00:28:26,906 cut further inland, directly towards 667 00:28:26,940 --> 00:28:29,042 the pack rafts, and risk drifting 668 00:28:29,075 --> 00:28:32,812 miles off course into unknown terrain. 669 00:28:32,846 --> 00:28:35,849 - The edge of this looks pretty steep and pretty gross. 670 00:28:35,882 --> 00:28:39,252 - Yeah. - I mean, it's probably doable. 671 00:28:39,285 --> 00:28:42,188 - Let's go for it. Stick to the coast. 672 00:28:42,222 --> 00:28:43,790 - What do you think? Right here? 673 00:28:43,823 --> 00:28:45,325 - Try to get on top of this ridge. 674 00:28:45,358 --> 00:28:48,928 Hope it connects over there, and then ride it out. 675 00:28:48,962 --> 00:28:51,231 - Or we can go closer in. 676 00:28:51,264 --> 00:28:53,066 - It's gonna be jungly. 677 00:28:53,099 --> 00:28:55,235 Right now we're in not thick. 678 00:28:59,305 --> 00:29:00,507 - Let's go. 679 00:29:00,540 --> 00:29:01,875 - But you see what I'm saying, though? 680 00:29:01,908 --> 00:29:03,543 - I do, dude. We got to make a decision. 681 00:29:06,179 --> 00:29:07,180 - Coming into this, we didn't really have 682 00:29:07,213 --> 00:29:09,883 a ton of map and compass land navigation skills. 683 00:29:09,916 --> 00:29:14,087 And making some of these calls navigationally is tough, 684 00:29:14,120 --> 00:29:15,922 thinking, "What if this doesn't work out?" 685 00:29:15,955 --> 00:29:18,224 My decisions could potentially affect Tyrie's chances 686 00:29:18,258 --> 00:29:19,826 of getting $500,000. 687 00:29:19,859 --> 00:29:21,494 - OK, let's go that way, then. - All right. 688 00:29:21,528 --> 00:29:23,096 - [bleep] [bleep]. - Go, go. 689 00:29:23,129 --> 00:29:24,564 - Sorry, I was like, "We just gotta go. 690 00:29:24,597 --> 00:29:26,066 We just gotta go." I'm just pumped up. 691 00:29:26,099 --> 00:29:27,100 We just gotta keep going like we been. 692 00:29:27,133 --> 00:29:29,202 - Oh, yeah. - Not stop. 693 00:29:29,235 --> 00:29:31,004 - With both leading teams setting out 694 00:29:31,037 --> 00:29:32,305 on diverging tracks, 695 00:29:32,339 --> 00:29:34,240 the first to make it out of the bush 696 00:29:34,274 --> 00:29:37,110 and back to the pack raft will have a crucial leg up 697 00:29:37,143 --> 00:29:39,879 and the chance to grab food and press on 698 00:29:39,913 --> 00:29:42,982 before darkness engulfs the course. 699 00:29:43,016 --> 00:29:47,053 - This is, like, so dense in this gully. 700 00:29:47,087 --> 00:29:50,924 - This is, like, kind of stupid that we have to do this. 701 00:29:50,957 --> 00:29:52,625 - Everyone will have to. 702 00:29:52,659 --> 00:29:55,161 * * 703 00:29:58,565 --> 00:29:59,933 - [bleep] yeah. 704 00:29:59,966 --> 00:30:01,868 - Go, baby. - Let's do it, dude. 705 00:30:01,901 --> 00:30:03,069 You just gotta be faster than walking. 706 00:30:03,103 --> 00:30:05,605 - Come on. Long stride. 707 00:30:05,638 --> 00:30:07,173 - You're a monster, bro. 708 00:30:07,207 --> 00:30:09,342 - You are pumping me the [bleep] up today, brother. 709 00:30:16,349 --> 00:30:18,318 [tense music] 710 00:30:18,351 --> 00:30:20,053 - Here's the pickup, dude. 711 00:30:20,086 --> 00:30:22,522 I don't know if we're finished. 712 00:30:22,555 --> 00:30:25,658 Bronsen and Ryan, Ethan, Tyrie, 713 00:30:25,692 --> 00:30:30,130 Oliver, Corry. Hell, yeah. 714 00:30:30,163 --> 00:30:31,998 - We did it. - Yeah. 715 00:30:32,032 --> 00:30:33,533 - We passed those [bleep]. 716 00:30:33,566 --> 00:30:36,236 - Ethan and Tyrie's gamble on their navigation 717 00:30:36,269 --> 00:30:38,138 through the bush... - Good to go. 718 00:30:38,171 --> 00:30:40,073 - Rifles them into first... 719 00:30:40,106 --> 00:30:42,475 - Whee! Whoo-hoo! 720 00:30:42,509 --> 00:30:44,344 - There's the [bleep] cache, baby. 721 00:30:44,377 --> 00:30:46,312 - See it? - Yep. 722 00:30:46,346 --> 00:30:49,315 [dramatic music] 723 00:30:49,349 --> 00:30:51,618 * * 724 00:30:51,651 --> 00:30:54,220 - First place, but it ain't over till it's over. 725 00:30:54,254 --> 00:30:57,223 - With a stash of calories and a 30-minute lead 726 00:30:57,257 --> 00:30:59,092 heading into the final push. 727 00:30:59,125 --> 00:31:02,195 - Crushing it, dude. 728 00:31:02,228 --> 00:31:04,464 - Pack raft pickup. - What's that? 729 00:31:04,497 --> 00:31:06,066 - Ryan, Bronsen. Read those other ones. 730 00:31:06,099 --> 00:31:07,300 - Creighton, Paulina. 731 00:31:07,334 --> 00:31:09,336 - And then this is Kennedy and Nik. 732 00:31:09,369 --> 00:31:12,972 - Yeah. - So smoke jumpers are gone. 733 00:31:13,006 --> 00:31:14,674 - So transition quick. 734 00:31:14,708 --> 00:31:18,211 * * 735 00:31:18,244 --> 00:31:22,015 - But as the daily race clock ticks over the 12 hour mark 736 00:31:22,048 --> 00:31:25,018 for the first time ever, 737 00:31:25,051 --> 00:31:26,653 there's no time to rest 738 00:31:26,686 --> 00:31:30,256 without risk of falling behind. 739 00:31:30,290 --> 00:31:31,958 - Just one good push, huh? 740 00:31:31,991 --> 00:31:34,427 - One good push to rule them all. 741 00:31:34,461 --> 00:31:36,730 - While the front teams grab the food cache 742 00:31:36,763 --> 00:31:38,598 and forge deeper into the jungle, 743 00:31:38,631 --> 00:31:41,001 hunting for the last mandatory checkpoint 744 00:31:41,034 --> 00:31:44,537 and path to the end crate... - Been a long day. 745 00:31:44,571 --> 00:31:47,140 Still got a long ways to go. 746 00:31:47,173 --> 00:31:49,309 - The trailing pack pushes inland, 747 00:31:49,342 --> 00:31:51,277 struggling to catch up. 748 00:31:51,311 --> 00:31:55,215 - We are about to travel within the night. 749 00:31:55,248 --> 00:31:56,649 - It's gonna be tough. 750 00:31:56,683 --> 00:31:58,418 - But now they'll all have to do it 751 00:31:58,451 --> 00:32:00,520 under the blinding cover of darkness. 752 00:32:00,553 --> 00:32:03,089 - Going in tonight, we're going into really 753 00:32:03,123 --> 00:32:06,159 tough land navigation. That concerns me. 754 00:32:06,192 --> 00:32:08,561 - Part of me wishes I was curled up in a warm 755 00:32:08,595 --> 00:32:10,063 sleeping bag right now. 756 00:32:10,096 --> 00:32:12,032 - It's a total psychological challenge. 757 00:32:12,065 --> 00:32:13,299 - Yep. 758 00:32:13,333 --> 00:32:16,436 [timer beeping] 759 00:32:21,775 --> 00:32:23,543 - I see the drop. 760 00:32:27,614 --> 00:32:32,218 - This is gonna be a pretty crazy push. 761 00:32:32,252 --> 00:32:33,753 Bushwhacking at night. 762 00:32:33,787 --> 00:32:37,624 * * 763 00:32:37,657 --> 00:32:40,493 - After dropping their pack raft for good, 764 00:32:40,527 --> 00:32:42,562 the smoke jumpers must navigate a sea 765 00:32:42,595 --> 00:32:45,565 of pitch-black intersecting game trails. 766 00:32:45,598 --> 00:32:49,602 Only one marked by freshly cut tree limbs 767 00:32:49,636 --> 00:32:53,807 leads out and to the end crate. 768 00:32:53,840 --> 00:32:55,775 - Let's rip. 769 00:32:59,245 --> 00:33:00,780 - I don't know, bro. 770 00:33:00,814 --> 00:33:02,382 This is steep. 771 00:33:02,415 --> 00:33:03,450 - You think that the trail is supposed 772 00:33:03,483 --> 00:33:05,151 to go straight up, huh? 773 00:33:05,185 --> 00:33:06,786 - I really don't know, man. 774 00:33:06,820 --> 00:33:10,790 * * 775 00:33:10,824 --> 00:33:14,294 - We were hoping we wouldn't have to bushwhack too much 776 00:33:14,327 --> 00:33:16,229 in the night, especially trying 777 00:33:16,262 --> 00:33:19,532 to find that trail in the dark. Could be borderline impossible. 778 00:33:19,566 --> 00:33:21,735 * * 779 00:33:21,768 --> 00:33:23,703 - Got that prickly shit right here. 780 00:33:23,737 --> 00:33:26,172 - Looks like. - Yeah. 781 00:33:26,206 --> 00:33:29,142 - Over 1,500 yards back... 782 00:33:29,175 --> 00:33:31,778 [timer beeping] 783 00:33:31,811 --> 00:33:34,381 - Good push. - So are we gonna keep going? 784 00:33:34,414 --> 00:33:35,849 - What do you think? 785 00:33:35,882 --> 00:33:38,318 - It's just been such a long day that I'm just gonna 786 00:33:38,351 --> 00:33:40,120 be happy when it's over. 787 00:33:40,153 --> 00:33:42,322 - Limping to the final mandatory checkpoint 788 00:33:42,355 --> 00:33:45,525 and trailing for the first time since day one, 789 00:33:45,558 --> 00:33:49,696 the river guides' will to press on is starting to fail. 790 00:33:51,898 --> 00:33:54,267 - All the teams have to come through 791 00:33:54,300 --> 00:33:55,802 this pack raft drop-off point, 792 00:33:55,835 --> 00:33:58,204 so we're a little apprehensive to go after it, 793 00:33:58,238 --> 00:34:00,473 especially with the physical state we're in. 794 00:34:00,507 --> 00:34:02,409 If we see teams coming through, 795 00:34:02,442 --> 00:34:04,144 we know that they're pushing. 796 00:34:04,177 --> 00:34:06,546 That'll kind of put the pressure, 797 00:34:06,579 --> 00:34:08,581 the decision back in our ball court. 798 00:34:08,615 --> 00:34:10,817 - We could probably get a fire going. 799 00:34:10,850 --> 00:34:14,554 * * 800 00:34:14,587 --> 00:34:17,457 - Holy shit. Shit. 801 00:34:17,490 --> 00:34:21,661 - Good [bleep] moves. - Safe. 802 00:34:21,695 --> 00:34:23,830 - It's a race. Why would you sleep? 803 00:34:23,863 --> 00:34:26,433 Being wet all day and cold all day, 804 00:34:26,466 --> 00:34:27,701 you stop moving, that's when you're 805 00:34:27,734 --> 00:34:29,436 gonna really start feeling the pain. 806 00:34:29,469 --> 00:34:32,439 If we can find this end trail, we're in a good spot. 807 00:34:32,472 --> 00:34:33,540 We're gonna finish this today. 808 00:34:33,573 --> 00:34:39,346 * * 809 00:34:39,379 --> 00:34:41,448 - I almost want to get in the water and walk it. 810 00:34:41,481 --> 00:34:43,783 Could be above us. 811 00:34:48,455 --> 00:34:50,156 Come on, legs. 812 00:34:51,925 --> 00:34:54,160 - [bleep]. This is steep, though. 813 00:34:54,194 --> 00:34:56,296 - But if we're going the right way, 814 00:34:56,329 --> 00:34:59,699 then it'd be super steep for a minute and then flatten out. 815 00:35:05,305 --> 00:35:07,240 - Yo, E. - Yo. 816 00:35:07,273 --> 00:35:08,375 - I think I'm on it. 817 00:35:08,408 --> 00:35:09,709 Look down to your right. 818 00:35:09,743 --> 00:35:11,711 We can see an obvious saw cut line. 819 00:35:11,745 --> 00:35:14,447 - Aw, that's trail. 820 00:35:14,481 --> 00:35:15,482 - So we're on the right path. 821 00:35:15,515 --> 00:35:16,516 - [bleep] yeah, dude. 822 00:35:16,549 --> 00:35:19,219 - You are [bleep] sick. 823 00:35:19,252 --> 00:35:20,720 - [laughs] 824 00:35:20,754 --> 00:35:22,222 - Let's do it, dude. 825 00:35:22,255 --> 00:35:23,757 We're crushing it. 826 00:35:23,790 --> 00:35:25,959 - Three quarters of a mile behind, 827 00:35:25,992 --> 00:35:29,429 closing in on Oliver and Corry at the mandatory checkpoint... 828 00:35:29,462 --> 00:35:31,564 - Holy shit. It's a hedgehog. 829 00:35:31,598 --> 00:35:33,233 - Huh? 830 00:35:33,266 --> 00:35:34,968 - There's a hedgehog, and I'm gonna kill it. 831 00:35:35,001 --> 00:35:36,836 Aw, hey, little guy. 832 00:35:36,870 --> 00:35:38,705 Man, he's cute. - Can't watch. 833 00:35:38,738 --> 00:35:40,407 - Don't watch. OK. 834 00:35:40,440 --> 00:35:42,876 Sorry, buddy. 835 00:35:42,909 --> 00:35:46,479 - Is it done? - Yeah, he's done. 836 00:35:46,513 --> 00:35:47,914 That's what it takes out here. 837 00:35:47,947 --> 00:35:49,949 It's like taking advantage of every opportunity, 838 00:35:49,983 --> 00:35:51,918 and that was a golden opportunity. 839 00:35:51,951 --> 00:35:54,854 One more hedgehog. - Really? 840 00:35:54,888 --> 00:35:57,924 - Yeah. - Oh, God. 841 00:35:57,957 --> 00:36:00,293 - It's going to be super quick and painless for him. 842 00:36:00,326 --> 00:36:01,628 - OK. 843 00:36:01,661 --> 00:36:05,665 - One stab right in the brain, and it's done. 844 00:36:05,699 --> 00:36:07,701 Just like that. - OK. 845 00:36:07,734 --> 00:36:09,002 [timer beeping] 846 00:36:09,035 --> 00:36:12,305 - Another one. - Another one? 847 00:36:12,339 --> 00:36:15,508 - 1.5 miles back... 848 00:36:15,542 --> 00:36:17,510 * * 849 00:36:17,544 --> 00:36:18,812 - Fetching knee. 850 00:36:18,845 --> 00:36:21,247 Makes me so pissed. 851 00:36:21,281 --> 00:36:22,282 - I'm sorry, dude. 852 00:36:22,315 --> 00:36:24,984 - With a battered knee and aching forearm, 853 00:36:25,018 --> 00:36:29,356 Ryan and son-in-law Bronsen trek into the night. 854 00:36:29,389 --> 00:36:33,660 - Even if we do have to camp, it's all right. 855 00:36:33,693 --> 00:36:37,297 - No, we gotta finish. 856 00:36:37,330 --> 00:36:38,665 Shit. 857 00:36:38,698 --> 00:36:41,368 [groans] Aw, God dang knee. 858 00:36:41,401 --> 00:36:43,470 - You all right? - Yeah. 859 00:36:43,503 --> 00:36:46,639 [chuckles] 860 00:36:46,673 --> 00:36:49,776 [groans] 861 00:36:49,809 --> 00:36:52,812 I don't know what's going on inside that knee, 862 00:36:52,846 --> 00:36:55,648 but I don't want to screw it up more. 863 00:36:55,682 --> 00:36:58,318 * * 864 00:36:58,351 --> 00:37:00,587 Gosh damn it. 865 00:37:00,620 --> 00:37:02,722 I don't know what to do, Brons. 866 00:37:07,060 --> 00:37:09,596 - I don't know what to do, Brons. 867 00:37:09,629 --> 00:37:11,631 [timer beeping] 868 00:37:11,664 --> 00:37:16,636 I want to keep going, but dude, it just-- 869 00:37:16,670 --> 00:37:19,873 - Maybe camp and give it some rest 870 00:37:19,906 --> 00:37:22,709 and go at it again tomorrow. 871 00:37:22,742 --> 00:37:25,679 [dramatic music] 872 00:37:25,712 --> 00:37:29,416 * * 873 00:37:29,449 --> 00:37:32,552 - Yeah, let's do that. 874 00:37:32,585 --> 00:37:34,020 Chances are, they're camping as well. 875 00:37:34,054 --> 00:37:36,523 * * 876 00:37:36,556 --> 00:37:38,825 - Another team? - Yeah. 877 00:37:38,858 --> 00:37:41,428 - I think that's Creighton and Paulina. 878 00:37:41,461 --> 00:37:43,997 - Yeah. - It might be. 879 00:37:44,030 --> 00:37:45,932 - I bet we can get them to camp here. 880 00:37:45,965 --> 00:37:49,069 - Holy shit. Are you guys camping right now? 881 00:37:49,102 --> 00:37:50,704 - We made this fire. 882 00:37:50,737 --> 00:37:53,440 Do you know where Ryan and Bronsen are? 883 00:37:53,473 --> 00:37:54,874 - They're behind us. 884 00:37:54,908 --> 00:37:56,810 - Way to pass the hunters, guys. 885 00:37:56,843 --> 00:37:58,511 Third place looks good on you. - Thanks. 886 00:37:58,545 --> 00:38:00,046 - Thank you. - We think so too. 887 00:38:00,080 --> 00:38:01,848 - We think so too. 888 00:38:01,881 --> 00:38:03,950 - Pretty surprised to see Oliver and Corry. 889 00:38:03,983 --> 00:38:06,019 I figured those boys probably would have been finished 890 00:38:06,052 --> 00:38:08,388 with the whole race by now. - Yeah. 891 00:38:08,421 --> 00:38:10,523 - It was the first time I had actually seen them 892 00:38:10,557 --> 00:38:12,592 kind of broken down a little bit. 893 00:38:14,728 --> 00:38:16,463 - I have something to show y'all. 894 00:38:16,496 --> 00:38:18,531 - Creighton went-- 895 00:38:18,565 --> 00:38:21,368 - On a frenzy. 896 00:38:21,401 --> 00:38:23,670 - He got four-- 897 00:38:23,703 --> 00:38:26,606 - One, two, three, four hedgehogs. 898 00:38:26,639 --> 00:38:29,442 - What? - That's insane. 899 00:38:29,476 --> 00:38:31,011 - Yeah, dude. 900 00:38:31,044 --> 00:38:32,679 - There's a lot of blood on your backpack. 901 00:38:32,712 --> 00:38:34,581 - Yeah, there sure is. 902 00:38:34,614 --> 00:38:36,449 - I would like to go to bed now. 903 00:38:36,483 --> 00:38:37,617 - OK. 904 00:38:39,886 --> 00:38:41,421 - Come on, come on, come on! 905 00:38:41,454 --> 00:38:43,623 [groans] 906 00:38:43,656 --> 00:38:45,725 Oh, my God. 907 00:38:45,759 --> 00:38:47,827 - Did he just get a [bleep] eel? 908 00:38:47,861 --> 00:38:49,696 - Look at this thing. 909 00:38:49,729 --> 00:38:52,866 Bare [bleep] hands. 910 00:38:52,899 --> 00:38:55,702 I was gutting my hedgehogs down by the river, 911 00:38:55,735 --> 00:38:57,637 and this thing smelled it. 912 00:38:57,671 --> 00:39:00,473 Came swimming upstream to investigate. 913 00:39:00,507 --> 00:39:03,476 [exhales deeply] 914 00:39:03,510 --> 00:39:05,645 What a neat night. 915 00:39:05,679 --> 00:39:08,114 [laughs] 916 00:39:08,148 --> 00:39:11,418 [timer beeping] 917 00:39:11,451 --> 00:39:13,520 - While their competitors hunker down 918 00:39:13,553 --> 00:39:17,490 and call it a night, four miles away... 919 00:39:17,524 --> 00:39:19,025 - Come on. 920 00:39:19,059 --> 00:39:21,795 - Ethan and Tyrie burn the midnight oil. 921 00:39:21,828 --> 00:39:23,930 - It's usually a really tough day for me. 922 00:39:23,963 --> 00:39:27,634 It's the day my father passed when I was a kid. 923 00:39:27,667 --> 00:39:30,203 I know he's looking down. 924 00:39:30,236 --> 00:39:33,073 - 500 feet from the finish line... 925 00:39:33,106 --> 00:39:36,176 - Of course, it's on a hill. It's all right. 926 00:39:36,209 --> 00:39:38,945 Last one. 927 00:39:38,978 --> 00:39:41,915 - There's one last hurdle. 928 00:39:41,948 --> 00:39:44,451 - Everything looks [bleep] big, buddy. 929 00:39:44,484 --> 00:39:45,919 All right. 930 00:39:45,952 --> 00:39:47,921 - One more 10-story sand dune 931 00:39:47,954 --> 00:39:50,523 to climb to the end crate. 932 00:39:50,557 --> 00:39:54,227 - I see it, dude. 933 00:39:54,260 --> 00:39:56,796 - Last run. 934 00:39:56,830 --> 00:39:58,798 - Let's go, dude. 935 00:39:58,832 --> 00:40:01,901 - After 20 hours and 25 miles 936 00:40:01,935 --> 00:40:05,872 of non-stop determination... 937 00:40:05,905 --> 00:40:08,842 - Ready? - Ready. 938 00:40:08,875 --> 00:40:10,610 - Holy shit. - Race number four. 939 00:40:10,643 --> 00:40:13,680 - I think we're in first. - There's four medallions. 940 00:40:13,713 --> 00:40:15,248 Take the cake, dude. Here. 941 00:40:15,281 --> 00:40:18,084 - Fueled by forces larger than life, 942 00:40:18,118 --> 00:40:20,620 for the first time in this competition, 943 00:40:20,653 --> 00:40:23,790 the smoke jumpers earned the number-one spot 944 00:40:23,823 --> 00:40:26,960 and top pick of the crate rewards. 945 00:40:26,993 --> 00:40:29,129 - All right. Snorkeling kit. 946 00:40:29,162 --> 00:40:32,599 - The flippers, wet suit, knife. 947 00:40:32,632 --> 00:40:36,569 Crate of kiwis. - Man, what are you thinking? 948 00:40:36,603 --> 00:40:39,639 - Fruit. - Fruit. 949 00:40:39,673 --> 00:40:41,041 - Hell yeah. - Yeah. 950 00:40:41,074 --> 00:40:42,509 - OK. 951 00:40:42,542 --> 00:40:44,544 [tender music] 952 00:40:44,577 --> 00:40:46,179 - Hey, you pumped me up a lot today, man. 953 00:40:46,212 --> 00:40:47,881 You know, this is one of the hardest days 954 00:40:47,914 --> 00:40:49,849 of the year for me. 955 00:40:49,883 --> 00:40:51,985 It's easy to kind of hold back. 956 00:40:52,018 --> 00:40:53,053 And originally, I was like, "No, I'm not gonna talk 957 00:40:53,086 --> 00:40:55,188 about that stuff. This is my own personal stuff." 958 00:40:55,221 --> 00:40:57,257 But if it helps somebody else's life, 959 00:40:57,290 --> 00:40:59,225 you know, if I could do that in the littlest way, 960 00:40:59,259 --> 00:41:01,127 you know, see some kid out there 961 00:41:01,161 --> 00:41:02,762 that lost their father, and it doesn't feel like 962 00:41:02,796 --> 00:41:04,164 they're gonna be strong or tough 963 00:41:04,197 --> 00:41:05,832 and come out here, and-- I don't know. 964 00:41:05,865 --> 00:41:07,100 It could be-- it's cool. 965 00:41:07,133 --> 00:41:10,270 It's cool to be able to share that. 966 00:41:10,303 --> 00:41:11,838 Yeah. 967 00:41:11,871 --> 00:41:12,872 - There's nothing-- you know, 968 00:41:12,906 --> 00:41:14,307 there's nothing that Ethan has to prove to me. 969 00:41:14,341 --> 00:41:16,543 There's nothing I have to prove to him. 970 00:41:16,576 --> 00:41:19,612 So it's cool that we can talk. 971 00:41:19,646 --> 00:41:20,814 - Yeah. 972 00:41:20,847 --> 00:41:22,816 * * 973 00:41:32,926 --> 00:41:34,561 Oh, I love you, dawg. 974 00:41:34,594 --> 00:41:36,196 - That was sick. 975 00:41:36,229 --> 00:41:37,330 - All right. 976 00:41:37,364 --> 00:41:38,832 Let's go set up camp, eh? 977 00:41:41,201 --> 00:41:45,739 - With the victors crowned, four teams remain 978 00:41:45,772 --> 00:41:48,875 scattered across the course... 979 00:41:48,908 --> 00:41:51,177 - We're forced to do the fire because we just 980 00:41:51,211 --> 00:41:53,146 can't run fast enough to heat us up. 981 00:41:53,179 --> 00:41:54,714 It's a call we got to make. 982 00:41:54,748 --> 00:41:55,982 I know the other teams are ahead. 983 00:41:56,016 --> 00:41:58,651 They're also a little reckless sometimes. 984 00:41:58,685 --> 00:42:01,588 - Each opting to surrender and wait out the night. 985 00:42:01,621 --> 00:42:03,990 - This has been the most demoralizing race. 986 00:42:04,024 --> 00:42:08,695 [tense music] 987 00:42:08,728 --> 00:42:11,331 - But little do they know... 988 00:42:11,364 --> 00:42:13,700 - I don't have the greatest news. 989 00:42:13,733 --> 00:42:17,637 - With the coming dawn, the entire competition 990 00:42:17,671 --> 00:42:20,907 is about to change... 991 00:42:20,940 --> 00:42:22,075 - It was brought to our attention 992 00:42:22,108 --> 00:42:24,144 that there was a rule violation. 993 00:42:24,177 --> 00:42:26,312 - In a shocking turn... 994 00:42:26,346 --> 00:42:28,114 - And because a rule was broken, 995 00:42:28,148 --> 00:42:29,949 we have to act on it. 996 00:42:29,983 --> 00:42:31,985 - That will lead both contestants 997 00:42:32,018 --> 00:42:34,120 and the race to survive... 998 00:42:34,154 --> 00:42:37,323 - We're going to have to disqualify you. 999 00:42:37,357 --> 00:42:38,591 - Reeling.