1 00:00:06,272 --> 00:00:07,240 - Previously on "Race to Survive: New Zealand"... 2 00:00:09,442 --> 00:00:11,277 - Whoo-hoo! 3 00:00:11,311 --> 00:00:13,747 - After a month battling across the breathtaking 4 00:00:13,780 --> 00:00:15,548 and treacherous South Island... 5 00:00:15,582 --> 00:00:16,816 - You got it, Paul! 6 00:00:16,850 --> 00:00:18,618 - Oh, shit. 7 00:00:18,651 --> 00:00:20,520 - in a jaw-dropping turn, 8 00:00:20,553 --> 00:00:22,789 two of the top three contenders 9 00:00:22,822 --> 00:00:25,191 were forced out of the race. 10 00:00:25,225 --> 00:00:26,659 - I wanna tap out. 11 00:00:26,693 --> 00:00:27,794 - Sorry to see you go. 12 00:00:27,827 --> 00:00:29,295 - Very sorry. 13 00:00:29,329 --> 00:00:31,197 - We have to disqualify Oliver and Corry. 14 00:00:31,231 --> 00:00:33,366 - Are you serious? - Holy shit. 15 00:00:33,400 --> 00:00:37,604 - Now only three unbowed and unbreakable teams remain. 16 00:00:37,637 --> 00:00:41,274 The rugged smokejumpers, Ethan and Tyrie, whose grit... 17 00:00:41,307 --> 00:00:42,742 - This is nothing. 18 00:00:42,776 --> 00:00:43,843 - Survival skills... 19 00:00:43,877 --> 00:00:45,378 - [laughs] 20 00:00:45,412 --> 00:00:47,514 - And a brotherhood forged in fire... 21 00:00:47,547 --> 00:00:48,648 - Let's go, dude. 22 00:00:48,682 --> 00:00:51,484 - Has cemented their place atop the leaderboard. 23 00:00:51,518 --> 00:00:52,786 - Hey. 24 00:00:52,819 --> 00:00:54,688 - Divorced mountaineers Paulina and Creighton, 25 00:00:54,721 --> 00:00:56,890 who entered the race with an emotional burden 26 00:00:56,923 --> 00:00:58,391 like no other team... 27 00:00:58,425 --> 00:01:00,894 - I'm having a hard time today being here with you. 28 00:01:00,927 --> 00:01:02,429 - Yet dug deep... 29 00:01:02,462 --> 00:01:04,831 - We're coming for you, Ryan and Bronsen! 30 00:01:04,864 --> 00:01:05,865 - Scrounged... 31 00:01:05,899 --> 00:01:07,600 - [groaning] 32 00:01:07,634 --> 00:01:10,704 - And found a way to never finish lower than fourth. 33 00:01:10,737 --> 00:01:12,672 - I'm excited to cross this finish line with you. 34 00:01:12,706 --> 00:01:14,341 - Adventure exes for life. 35 00:01:14,374 --> 00:01:16,676 - And the underdog Canadians, Kennedy and Nik, 36 00:01:16,710 --> 00:01:18,812 playing tortoise to a field of hares... 37 00:01:18,845 --> 00:01:21,514 - We're always last until somebody taps or gets injured, 38 00:01:21,548 --> 00:01:23,383 and then suddenly we're back in the game. 39 00:01:23,416 --> 00:01:24,617 - Overcoming their weaknesses... 40 00:01:24,651 --> 00:01:26,886 - Nik, I don't ------- nap. You know that. 41 00:01:26,920 --> 00:01:28,488 - And leaning on each other. 42 00:01:28,521 --> 00:01:30,757 - You're the best. - Whoo-wee! 43 00:01:30,790 --> 00:01:34,461 - After the surprise exits, the final two races have been 44 00:01:34,494 --> 00:01:37,364 combined into one massive crucible 45 00:01:37,397 --> 00:01:41,234 for the $500,000 grand prize... 46 00:01:41,267 --> 00:01:43,236 - This is it. Hey, guys. This is it! 47 00:01:43,269 --> 00:01:45,772 Yes! The finale! 48 00:01:45,805 --> 00:01:48,875 - Starting with a race against the clock... 49 00:01:48,908 --> 00:01:52,212 - This race is two parts. The first is a time trial. 50 00:01:52,245 --> 00:01:53,480 - You must reach the finish by the end 51 00:01:53,513 --> 00:01:55,648 of the daily clock on day 2. 52 00:01:55,682 --> 00:01:57,417 - If you do not make this cut-off, 53 00:01:57,450 --> 00:01:58,885 you will be eliminated. 54 00:01:58,918 --> 00:02:01,321 - And a game-changing twist. 55 00:02:01,354 --> 00:02:03,189 - Up to now, you've been tested as a team. 56 00:02:03,223 --> 00:02:05,859 In this race, you will also be tested individually. 57 00:02:05,892 --> 00:02:07,394 We're splitting up. - Yeah. 58 00:02:07,427 --> 00:02:08,695 - We're splitting up. 59 00:02:13,867 --> 00:02:16,636 [dramatic music] 60 00:02:16,670 --> 00:02:19,406 - The first leg of this race we're gonna be split up, 61 00:02:19,439 --> 00:02:21,341 probably until tonight, hopefully. 62 00:02:21,374 --> 00:02:22,575 Maybe tomorrow. 63 00:02:22,609 --> 00:02:24,711 - So we need to get to the gateway 64 00:02:24,744 --> 00:02:27,881 to the finish in two days, correct? 65 00:02:27,914 --> 00:02:29,616 - Yes. - We each get a map. 66 00:02:29,649 --> 00:02:31,217 Let's look at the-- 67 00:02:31,251 --> 00:02:34,187 okay, we'll--start. 68 00:02:35,321 --> 00:02:36,790 - Here we go. 69 00:02:36,823 --> 00:02:39,492 To qualify for the chance to claim the grand prize, 70 00:02:39,526 --> 00:02:42,228 teams will have to prove their speed-- 71 00:02:42,262 --> 00:02:46,766 a two-day, 15-mile beat-the-clock 72 00:02:46,800 --> 00:02:49,769 through interconnected river systems, 73 00:02:49,803 --> 00:02:54,941 up and over a 350-foot untamed rock ascent, 74 00:02:54,974 --> 00:02:59,713 and 7 bitter miles of thick bushwhacking. 75 00:02:59,746 --> 00:03:02,315 But fail to reach the end of leg one 76 00:03:02,349 --> 00:03:04,551 before the second day's clock expires, 77 00:03:04,584 --> 00:03:07,954 and kiss the $500,000 prize goodbye. 78 00:03:07,987 --> 00:03:09,556 - One of you will start by land. 79 00:03:09,589 --> 00:03:10,857 The other will paddle by the river. 80 00:03:10,890 --> 00:03:12,559 Choose wisely. 81 00:03:12,592 --> 00:03:15,261 - Out of the gate, teams face a crucial decision 82 00:03:15,295 --> 00:03:16,730 on how to divide and conquer. 83 00:03:16,763 --> 00:03:19,866 One must take a strictly overland route, 84 00:03:19,899 --> 00:03:22,469 a punishing 2,100-foot climb 85 00:03:22,502 --> 00:03:25,005 through a labyrinth of interlocking ridgelines, 86 00:03:25,038 --> 00:03:27,674 tributaries, and dense forest. 87 00:03:27,707 --> 00:03:31,611 The other begins with a 3-mile serpentine paddle 88 00:03:31,644 --> 00:03:34,748 through class III rapids and piercing rock slabs 89 00:03:34,781 --> 00:03:37,751 to claim a food cache, where they'll transition 90 00:03:37,784 --> 00:03:41,488 from water to land, then climb the opposite side 91 00:03:41,521 --> 00:03:43,323 of the hill from their teammate. 92 00:03:43,356 --> 00:03:44,591 The goal? 93 00:03:44,624 --> 00:03:46,826 Reunite at the mandatory checkpoint 94 00:03:46,860 --> 00:03:48,661 before the end of day 1 95 00:03:48,695 --> 00:03:51,064 and push to the next challenge. 96 00:03:51,097 --> 00:03:52,732 - What do you think? - Okay. 97 00:03:52,766 --> 00:03:55,502 I feel better about doing the more treacherous terrain. 98 00:03:55,535 --> 00:03:57,337 - I feel better about doing the packraft. 99 00:03:57,370 --> 00:03:58,405 - Okay. - Sounds good. 100 00:03:58,438 --> 00:04:00,707 - Let's get our bearings. - Okay. 101 00:04:00,740 --> 00:04:03,043 - I don't think either option is gonna be easy. 102 00:04:03,076 --> 00:04:04,611 Tyrie is doing the packraft. 103 00:04:04,644 --> 00:04:06,579 It's just what we've decided. 104 00:04:06,613 --> 00:04:08,381 - Feeling pretty good about our plan. 105 00:04:08,415 --> 00:04:10,917 - Yeah. I'm gonna take the river. 106 00:04:10,950 --> 00:04:13,053 Nik is faster going uphill, and it seems like a little bit 107 00:04:13,086 --> 00:04:15,088 more tougher terrain and a little bit 108 00:04:15,121 --> 00:04:17,057 more tougher navigation. 109 00:04:17,090 --> 00:04:20,427 This is, like, my biggest test I've ever had to do on my own. 110 00:04:20,460 --> 00:04:21,795 - It's a confidence test right now. 111 00:04:21,828 --> 00:04:23,430 You're gonna crush it. 112 00:04:23,463 --> 00:04:24,764 - At this point, I wouldn't call-- 113 00:04:24,798 --> 00:04:26,766 really say I can nav on my own. 114 00:04:26,800 --> 00:04:29,669 I picked up a map, like, four days ago. 115 00:04:29,703 --> 00:04:31,438 I don't even know how to shoot a bearing. 116 00:04:31,471 --> 00:04:33,673 This is all shooting bearings. 117 00:04:33,707 --> 00:04:35,542 - Stakes are super high right now. 118 00:04:35,575 --> 00:04:37,577 And this race means everything. 119 00:04:37,610 --> 00:04:39,546 - Being out in the woods by myself 120 00:04:39,579 --> 00:04:41,848 without Creighton navigating, 121 00:04:41,881 --> 00:04:45,118 I would be lying if I said I wasn't a little bit scared 122 00:04:45,151 --> 00:04:46,886 navigating by myself. 123 00:04:56,162 --> 00:04:57,130 - It's all good? - Yeah. 124 00:04:57,163 --> 00:04:58,631 - Okay. - Thank you. 125 00:04:58,665 --> 00:05:01,568 - With just 24 hours of race clock, 126 00:05:01,601 --> 00:05:05,038 12 each day to work with, the time trial... 127 00:05:05,071 --> 00:05:06,573 - In 5... 128 00:05:06,606 --> 00:05:08,508 all: 4, 3... 129 00:05:08,541 --> 00:05:09,843 - Begins now. 130 00:05:09,876 --> 00:05:11,478 - 1! 131 00:05:11,511 --> 00:05:13,113 - Let's go, baby! 132 00:05:13,146 --> 00:05:14,781 - Get it. Let's get it. 133 00:05:14,814 --> 00:05:16,449 - For Nik. 134 00:05:16,483 --> 00:05:18,385 - Load up. Load up. I got this. 135 00:05:18,418 --> 00:05:19,686 See you at the ------- top, baby. 136 00:05:19,719 --> 00:05:20,587 - Yeah? 137 00:05:20,620 --> 00:05:22,522 - [barks] - [barks] 138 00:05:23,890 --> 00:05:26,993 - All right, I'm off. Go, Nik. Go. 139 00:05:27,027 --> 00:05:28,395 Crush it. 140 00:05:28,428 --> 00:05:29,696 - Good ------- luck. - Good luck. 141 00:05:29,729 --> 00:05:31,598 - You're gonna do great. - Thank you. Thank you. 142 00:05:34,000 --> 00:05:36,436 - First out of the blocks, on the rafts. 143 00:05:36,469 --> 00:05:38,571 - Get that first cache. 144 00:05:38,605 --> 00:05:40,807 E's got the remains of our last one, 145 00:05:40,840 --> 00:05:44,744 so getting these caches now, I think we'll be invincible. 146 00:05:44,778 --> 00:05:46,146 Hehehehe! 147 00:05:46,179 --> 00:05:47,881 Yoo-hoo! 148 00:05:47,914 --> 00:05:49,416 Ooh, shit. 149 00:05:49,449 --> 00:05:50,817 ----. 150 00:05:50,850 --> 00:05:53,820 [grunting]0 151 00:05:53,853 --> 00:05:55,989 God damn it. 152 00:05:56,022 --> 00:05:59,492 ----, that rock hit me good. 153 00:05:59,526 --> 00:06:02,128 That hurt. 154 00:06:02,162 --> 00:06:03,530 Ooh! 155 00:06:05,065 --> 00:06:06,833 - Oh, no. 156 00:06:07,767 --> 00:06:09,502 Stick to the right, then stick to the left. 157 00:06:09,536 --> 00:06:11,438 Stick to the right. Perfect. 158 00:06:11,471 --> 00:06:13,206 Perfect, perfect. Now stick to the left. 159 00:06:13,239 --> 00:06:14,941 Yes. 160 00:06:14,974 --> 00:06:16,209 Stick to the left. 161 00:06:16,242 --> 00:06:18,511 Perfect. 162 00:06:18,545 --> 00:06:20,547 Oh, whoo-hoo! 163 00:06:20,580 --> 00:06:22,615 Crushed it! 164 00:06:22,649 --> 00:06:25,518 My entire life, I've been doing it on my own, 165 00:06:25,552 --> 00:06:27,053 because I never had anybody say, 166 00:06:27,087 --> 00:06:28,888 you know, this is how you do life. 167 00:06:28,922 --> 00:06:31,458 You know, let me-- let me show you the way. 168 00:06:31,491 --> 00:06:32,659 Money's on the table. 169 00:06:32,692 --> 00:06:34,094 Come on. 170 00:06:34,127 --> 00:06:36,896 Losing speed, Kennedy. Pick it up. Pick it up. 171 00:06:36,930 --> 00:06:37,897 Pick it up. 172 00:06:37,931 --> 00:06:39,032 Veer to the right. 173 00:06:39,065 --> 00:06:41,468 Perfect. Good job, Kennedy. 174 00:06:41,501 --> 00:06:43,036 Push. 175 00:06:43,069 --> 00:06:45,572 Knowing that people in my life, like the guys at work, 176 00:06:45,605 --> 00:06:49,209 genuinely believe I'm gonna suck at this, 177 00:06:49,242 --> 00:06:51,544 makes me wanna do even better. 178 00:06:51,578 --> 00:06:52,479 I'll wanna prove them wrong. 179 00:06:52,512 --> 00:06:53,680 Haha. 180 00:06:53,713 --> 00:06:55,015 I'm freaking killing it! 181 00:06:55,048 --> 00:07:01,588 * * 182 00:07:03,023 --> 00:07:04,991 Yes. Nice. 183 00:07:05,025 --> 00:07:06,493 Ha, ha, ha. Crushed it! 184 00:07:06,526 --> 00:07:08,228 Ha. 185 00:07:08,261 --> 00:07:10,697 Oh, Nik would be so proud. 186 00:07:10,730 --> 00:07:12,699 - I'm feeling okay about the split. 187 00:07:12,732 --> 00:07:16,636 I'm a little nervous, but I'm excited to prove 188 00:07:16,670 --> 00:07:19,706 to myself that I'm capable of doing this on my own. 189 00:07:19,739 --> 00:07:20,840 There's been a part of me that's felt 190 00:07:20,874 --> 00:07:22,942 very lost for a long time. 191 00:07:22,976 --> 00:07:25,845 The divorce, it stripped me of all this, 192 00:07:25,879 --> 00:07:28,048 you know, independence and strength 193 00:07:28,081 --> 00:07:29,983 and confidence that I had. 194 00:07:30,016 --> 00:07:32,852 I wanna be someone that I can be--that I'm proud of again, 195 00:07:32,886 --> 00:07:36,289 and I wanna stop doubting my self-worth and, you know, 196 00:07:36,322 --> 00:07:37,891 feeling like I'm not good enough. 197 00:07:37,924 --> 00:07:40,060 - [chuckles] 198 00:07:40,093 --> 00:07:41,628 All right, Dy. 199 00:07:41,661 --> 00:07:42,762 Let's do this. 200 00:07:53,340 --> 00:07:55,241 - Whoo. - Sorry. 201 00:07:55,275 --> 00:07:57,777 [gasping] 202 00:08:02,282 --> 00:08:04,551 - I'm gonna get you, Paulina. 203 00:08:06,953 --> 00:08:10,056 - While half of the teams fight their way downriver, 204 00:08:10,090 --> 00:08:13,927 1.5 miles to the west, their partners search 205 00:08:13,960 --> 00:08:16,029 for the fastest route uphill. 206 00:08:16,062 --> 00:08:20,166 - River travel can be good, but, I mean, it's slippery. 207 00:08:20,200 --> 00:08:21,835 Got a lot of weight on my back. 208 00:08:21,868 --> 00:08:23,837 And this bushwhacking, honestly, is not that thick. 209 00:08:23,870 --> 00:08:25,572 Might not be the quickest way, 210 00:08:25,605 --> 00:08:28,041 but we're going up and over, boys. 211 00:08:28,074 --> 00:08:29,275 Ride that ridge up. 212 00:08:29,309 --> 00:08:30,710 Straight shot. 213 00:08:30,744 --> 00:08:32,145 It's kind of a gamble either way. 214 00:08:32,178 --> 00:08:34,781 - While Ethan opts for a straight line ascent 215 00:08:34,814 --> 00:08:36,316 through the thickets... 216 00:08:36,349 --> 00:08:39,285 - Ooh, this is scary. 217 00:08:39,319 --> 00:08:43,056 - It's decision time for Nik and Creighton. 218 00:08:43,089 --> 00:08:44,257 - Gross! 219 00:08:44,290 --> 00:08:46,359 I'm done with bushwhacking. 220 00:08:46,393 --> 00:08:47,827 Let's head down. 221 00:08:49,362 --> 00:08:50,930 Hey, friend. - How are you? 222 00:08:50,964 --> 00:08:54,267 - Doing good, man. This feels totally right. 223 00:08:54,300 --> 00:08:56,670 - Uh, yeah. 224 00:08:56,703 --> 00:08:58,138 If you know where you are. 225 00:08:58,171 --> 00:08:59,973 - If you know where you are. 226 00:09:01,708 --> 00:09:03,176 - We're gonna go up, try and 227 00:09:03,209 --> 00:09:05,078 position ourselves higher, 'cause I don't wanna go lower. 228 00:09:05,111 --> 00:09:06,379 You never wanna go lower 229 00:09:06,413 --> 00:09:09,082 because then you might have to climb up. 230 00:09:09,115 --> 00:09:11,685 Climbing up sucks. 231 00:09:11,718 --> 00:09:14,854 - Nik is going to the high points up here. 232 00:09:14,888 --> 00:09:16,389 He's going up and over. 233 00:09:16,423 --> 00:09:17,991 I don't wanna do a bushwhack. 234 00:09:18,024 --> 00:09:20,026 I'm gonna follow this tributary up, 235 00:09:20,060 --> 00:09:25,098 and then I'm gonna break down to the river and down across. 236 00:09:25,131 --> 00:09:29,135 I got a plan, and my plan is not following Nik. 237 00:09:31,438 --> 00:09:34,140 - Two hours already gone. 238 00:09:34,174 --> 00:09:36,042 Back on the river... 239 00:09:36,076 --> 00:09:40,714 * * 240 00:09:40,747 --> 00:09:43,183 - Oh, yeah. Coming up on the cache. 241 00:09:43,216 --> 00:09:46,386 - Smokejumper Tyrie is first to reach the food cache... 242 00:09:46,419 --> 00:09:48,121 - Banana chips? 243 00:09:48,154 --> 00:09:49,222 E's gonna love that. 244 00:09:49,255 --> 00:09:52,292 - And the transition point from water to land. 245 00:09:52,325 --> 00:09:54,060 - Got people right on my tail. 246 00:09:54,094 --> 00:09:56,730 But more important, I'm trying to just boogie up that hill. 247 00:10:00,200 --> 00:10:01,701 - Food cache. 248 00:10:03,370 --> 00:10:06,406 - Now without their partners to lean on for navigation, 249 00:10:06,439 --> 00:10:09,275 they'll need to find their bearings, choose a path, 250 00:10:09,309 --> 00:10:12,879 and climb the opposite side of the hill to the meetup point. 251 00:10:12,912 --> 00:10:14,681 - Just gotta keep following this ridge. 252 00:10:14,714 --> 00:10:16,082 It'll keep coming up. 253 00:10:16,116 --> 00:10:17,317 Up, up, up. 254 00:10:17,350 --> 00:10:18,818 And it'll take me straight to E. 255 00:10:21,321 --> 00:10:24,057 - Right now, the nav is all on me. 256 00:10:24,090 --> 00:10:27,961 I don't have Nik to lean on, which is very intimidating. 257 00:10:29,796 --> 00:10:32,699 Something feels off. 258 00:10:32,732 --> 00:10:35,035 Ugh. 259 00:10:35,068 --> 00:10:38,071 This doesn't feel right either. 260 00:10:38,104 --> 00:10:39,439 Let me think here. 261 00:10:39,472 --> 00:10:40,940 What would Nik do? 262 00:10:40,974 --> 00:10:42,709 Nik would bushwhack it. 263 00:10:53,420 --> 00:10:55,989 - Shit, so we never even-- 264 00:10:56,022 --> 00:10:58,124 we're not even near where I thought we were then. 265 00:11:00,093 --> 00:11:04,097 - ----. Are you going up? 266 00:11:04,130 --> 00:11:05,498 - Yep. 267 00:11:05,532 --> 00:11:07,967 - Yeah, I'm debating that too. 268 00:11:08,001 --> 00:11:09,402 I just don't wanna keep going back and forth. 269 00:11:09,436 --> 00:11:11,338 Like, I keep going back and forth, back and forth, 270 00:11:11,371 --> 00:11:12,939 and second guessing. 271 00:11:12,972 --> 00:11:14,808 At some point, I just gotta, like, do it. 272 00:11:14,841 --> 00:11:16,943 - Yeah. I'm just gonna say ---- it. 273 00:11:16,976 --> 00:11:18,845 - That's fine. - Okay. 274 00:11:18,878 --> 00:11:20,213 Good luck. - I might see you up there. 275 00:11:20,246 --> 00:11:21,781 - I believe in you. Okay. 276 00:11:21,815 --> 00:11:22,882 - Might see you up there. - Sounds good. 277 00:11:22,916 --> 00:11:24,351 Good luck. - Thank you. 278 00:11:24,384 --> 00:11:25,385 You too. - Be safe. 279 00:11:25,418 --> 00:11:26,820 - You too. 280 00:11:30,890 --> 00:11:32,492 - I'm gonna stick to my guns. 281 00:11:32,525 --> 00:11:34,961 I'm gonna go for the high route. 282 00:11:34,994 --> 00:11:36,930 - While Paulina and Kennedy finally 283 00:11:36,963 --> 00:11:40,133 set a course, 2 miles away... 284 00:11:42,135 --> 00:11:46,439 - This might not be the second tributary I'm looking for. 285 00:11:46,473 --> 00:11:49,309 Oh, ----. 286 00:11:49,342 --> 00:11:50,543 Oh, my gosh. 287 00:11:50,577 --> 00:11:53,446 That means-- 288 00:11:53,480 --> 00:11:56,316 - Creighton's plan to navigate the flowing tributaries 289 00:11:56,349 --> 00:12:00,387 has brought him to a near-vertical dead end. 290 00:12:00,420 --> 00:12:01,888 - I'm on the river right here. 291 00:12:01,921 --> 00:12:03,523 I'm gonna leave the river, head straight 292 00:12:03,556 --> 00:12:06,393 for this high point of 519. 293 00:12:06,426 --> 00:12:10,196 We're getting out of the river. 294 00:12:10,230 --> 00:12:11,931 Here we go. 295 00:12:11,965 --> 00:12:19,072 * * 296 00:12:28,214 --> 00:12:28,581 [tense music] 297 00:12:30,984 --> 00:12:33,053 - At the river's edge... 298 00:12:35,255 --> 00:12:38,858 - [grunts, groans] 299 00:12:38,892 --> 00:12:41,461 Crumbly, crumbly shale. 300 00:12:41,494 --> 00:12:44,497 [breathing heavily] 301 00:12:44,531 --> 00:12:46,166 Let's try that again. 302 00:12:47,567 --> 00:12:50,570 - Creighton's decision to forge his own path uphill 303 00:12:50,603 --> 00:12:53,106 has hit a snag. 304 00:12:53,139 --> 00:12:57,210 Over a mile off-course, he now faces an even steeper, 305 00:12:57,243 --> 00:13:00,914 more time-consuming bushwhack. 306 00:13:00,947 --> 00:13:02,349 - Tell you what. 307 00:13:02,382 --> 00:13:06,119 Five weeks of doing this on little to no food, 308 00:13:06,152 --> 00:13:09,089 I'm feeling weak out here. 309 00:13:09,122 --> 00:13:10,623 This is the first race we've had 310 00:13:10,657 --> 00:13:12,392 where there's an actual time limit, 311 00:13:12,425 --> 00:13:14,894 where if you don't finish, you're out. 312 00:13:14,928 --> 00:13:16,396 You're disqualified. 313 00:13:16,429 --> 00:13:21,201 And so that's huge pressure to not mess up navigation. 314 00:13:21,234 --> 00:13:24,337 You just gotta be on it and go, go, go. 315 00:13:24,371 --> 00:13:31,311 * * 316 00:13:33,380 --> 00:13:36,516 - Forced to split up for the first 7 miles of the race, 317 00:13:36,549 --> 00:13:39,352 contestants are dispersed across the hillside, 318 00:13:39,386 --> 00:13:42,989 fighting to reach zone 2 and reunite with their teammates 319 00:13:43,023 --> 00:13:46,159 before the first daily race clock runs out. 320 00:13:47,694 --> 00:13:49,162 On the east side... 321 00:13:51,297 --> 00:13:53,500 - I made a decision just to go straight up 322 00:13:53,533 --> 00:13:55,368 instead of following the river. 323 00:13:55,402 --> 00:13:59,973 Gain elevation fast, find that ridge, 324 00:14:00,006 --> 00:14:01,675 and follow it to crumbling cliffs 325 00:14:01,708 --> 00:14:03,143 so I can meet up with Creighton. 326 00:14:03,176 --> 00:14:07,614 Navigating by myself, bushwhacking by myself, 327 00:14:07,647 --> 00:14:11,251 part of me is a little scared not having Creighton here, 328 00:14:11,284 --> 00:14:15,221 and I'm having to navigate through this on my own. 329 00:14:15,255 --> 00:14:16,990 And, uh... 330 00:14:20,427 --> 00:14:22,295 I don't know why. This makes me emotional. 331 00:14:22,328 --> 00:14:25,231 [sobbing] 332 00:14:27,667 --> 00:14:33,640 The individual race is kind of like a look into our future 333 00:14:33,673 --> 00:14:35,475 of, like, you know, we've been working together 334 00:14:35,508 --> 00:14:37,377 this whole time, and now-- 335 00:14:37,410 --> 00:14:40,080 oh, dang. It's gonna make me cry. 336 00:14:49,456 --> 00:14:51,391 I've been so stoic about our relationship, 337 00:14:51,424 --> 00:14:54,494 like, for so long. 338 00:14:54,527 --> 00:14:56,730 And I'm gonna have to navigate through life without him 339 00:14:56,763 --> 00:15:00,300 after this, and, uh, 340 00:15:00,333 --> 00:15:03,003 I'm gonna miss having him around. 341 00:15:03,036 --> 00:15:07,941 It's scary, both here and in the real world. 342 00:15:12,545 --> 00:15:15,048 - Up ahead... 343 00:15:15,081 --> 00:15:17,350 - We gotta get moving. 344 00:15:17,384 --> 00:15:19,452 $500,000. 345 00:15:19,486 --> 00:15:22,655 You're gonna keep going and see this thing through. 346 00:15:22,689 --> 00:15:28,461 It's the only way I'll be satisfied with this experience. 347 00:15:28,495 --> 00:15:33,600 I don't think--up until the last three years of my life, 348 00:15:33,633 --> 00:15:35,669 I never felt accomplishment. 349 00:15:35,702 --> 00:15:41,274 I've never felt proud of myself, and it's my own fault. 350 00:15:43,109 --> 00:15:47,747 And I had very self-destructive tendencies. 351 00:15:47,781 --> 00:15:50,617 Every lesson I've ever learned has been the hard way, 352 00:15:50,650 --> 00:15:52,552 especially in my youth. 353 00:15:52,585 --> 00:15:55,155 I think I was 16. 354 00:15:55,188 --> 00:15:57,490 I rolled a truck probably five, six times. 355 00:15:57,524 --> 00:15:59,626 My girlfriend at the time was in the car 356 00:15:59,659 --> 00:16:01,061 and she got severely hurt. 357 00:16:01,094 --> 00:16:02,729 You know, she was banged up real bad 358 00:16:02,762 --> 00:16:04,531 where she had to go to the hospital. 359 00:16:04,564 --> 00:16:08,268 You know, I isolated myself and I beat myself up for years. 360 00:16:08,301 --> 00:16:09,135 Um. 361 00:16:09,169 --> 00:16:16,276 * * 362 00:16:24,451 --> 00:16:28,254 [voice breaking] You know, I hated myself, 363 00:16:28,288 --> 00:16:31,291 and, uh, I didn't care about myself. 364 00:16:32,692 --> 00:16:37,230 You know, I could have been in a lot more trouble, 365 00:16:37,263 --> 00:16:39,299 but I took big steps. 366 00:16:39,332 --> 00:16:40,767 It was hard to join the military. 367 00:16:40,800 --> 00:16:43,269 It was hard for me to leave home. 368 00:16:43,303 --> 00:16:45,705 You know, getting scared straight 369 00:16:45,739 --> 00:16:47,407 taught me a lot of things. 370 00:16:47,440 --> 00:16:50,610 It taught me how to be grateful for the things I do have. 371 00:16:53,646 --> 00:16:56,616 [panting] Catch your breath. 372 00:16:56,649 --> 00:16:58,551 Makes sense. 373 00:16:58,585 --> 00:17:00,286 Gotta get moving. 374 00:17:00,320 --> 00:17:02,322 I'm gonna go get a slow jog going. 375 00:17:07,560 --> 00:17:09,629 - Yeah, Kennedy is right behind me. 376 00:17:09,662 --> 00:17:10,830 You know, I was kind of hoping to shake her, 377 00:17:10,864 --> 00:17:14,534 but she's cruising. 378 00:17:14,567 --> 00:17:17,303 - I'm behind her, so it looks like I'm following her. 379 00:17:17,337 --> 00:17:18,438 I'm just shooting my bearing. 380 00:17:18,471 --> 00:17:21,608 We're both just going the right way. 381 00:17:21,641 --> 00:17:25,578 - Like, not gonna lie, I've tried to shake you a few times. 382 00:17:25,612 --> 00:17:26,613 [laughter] 383 00:17:26,646 --> 00:17:28,214 And it's not working. 384 00:17:28,248 --> 00:17:29,616 - I've been trying to catch up with you... 385 00:17:29,649 --> 00:17:30,583 - [laughs] 386 00:17:30,617 --> 00:17:33,420 - And I'm doing it. - Hell yeah, you are. 387 00:17:33,453 --> 00:17:35,321 Are you seeing how much stronger you are 388 00:17:35,355 --> 00:17:36,756 than you've given yourself credit for? 389 00:17:36,790 --> 00:17:38,191 - Oh, my God. 390 00:17:38,224 --> 00:17:40,760 I'm so impressed with myself right now. 391 00:17:40,794 --> 00:17:43,396 - You're doing so amazing. 392 00:17:43,430 --> 00:17:45,198 Let's keep pushing each other, okay? 393 00:17:45,231 --> 00:17:47,133 - Yeah. Keep pushing, girl. 394 00:17:47,167 --> 00:17:48,535 Just haul ass. 395 00:17:50,236 --> 00:17:51,705 - At this point, it kind of benefits us 396 00:17:51,738 --> 00:17:53,340 just to be together. 397 00:17:53,373 --> 00:17:55,342 It's not about what place we come in, 398 00:17:55,375 --> 00:17:57,344 it's that we finish it and we finish 399 00:17:57,377 --> 00:17:58,611 before the clock runs out. 400 00:17:58,645 --> 00:18:00,513 I'm glad we did this, like, on our own, 401 00:18:00,547 --> 00:18:03,316 but like, we still have each other to support each other. 402 00:18:03,350 --> 00:18:04,718 - Me too. - Right? 403 00:18:04,751 --> 00:18:06,252 - It feels good. 404 00:18:08,254 --> 00:18:10,290 - 2 miles northwest... 405 00:18:10,323 --> 00:18:12,492 - Over there. Come on. 406 00:18:16,262 --> 00:18:17,497 Here's the clearing. 407 00:18:17,530 --> 00:18:19,566 - Following a steady bearing uphill, 408 00:18:19,599 --> 00:18:22,502 smokejumper Ethan is first to the mandatory checkpoint 409 00:18:22,535 --> 00:18:25,472 and base of the crumbling cliffs. 410 00:18:25,505 --> 00:18:27,307 - [sighs] Where's Tyrie at? 411 00:18:30,410 --> 00:18:31,277 Ah. 412 00:18:31,311 --> 00:18:33,446 "The crumbling cliffs stand between you 413 00:18:33,480 --> 00:18:35,215 "and the gateway to the finish. 414 00:18:35,248 --> 00:18:39,586 "You may choose your lane on a first-come, first-serve basis. 415 00:18:41,488 --> 00:18:43,189 "This challenge is a dark zone. 416 00:18:43,223 --> 00:18:46,259 "You must have at least two hours on your race clock 417 00:18:46,292 --> 00:18:48,194 to be able to enter this challenge." 418 00:18:50,497 --> 00:18:52,298 And I do not have enough time tonight, 419 00:18:52,332 --> 00:18:56,436 but, Tyrie, ------- hope you're scrambling, brother. 420 00:19:00,840 --> 00:19:03,877 - That's north. 421 00:19:03,910 --> 00:19:06,846 I'm so thrown off right now. 422 00:19:06,880 --> 00:19:09,282 Not in a good spot. 423 00:19:09,315 --> 00:19:10,617 It's definitely a trail. 424 00:19:10,650 --> 00:19:11,885 ----. 425 00:19:11,918 --> 00:19:13,887 - Tyrie, you out there? 426 00:19:13,920 --> 00:19:17,590 - Yo, E, give me a hoot. 427 00:19:17,624 --> 00:19:19,526 - Tyrie! 428 00:19:19,559 --> 00:19:21,594 - [screams] 429 00:19:21,628 --> 00:19:23,563 - Let's go, baby! 430 00:19:23,596 --> 00:19:25,832 [barks] 431 00:19:25,865 --> 00:19:27,467 Let's go. 432 00:19:27,500 --> 00:19:28,401 Come on! 433 00:19:28,435 --> 00:19:30,904 Let's do it! Let's do it! 434 00:19:30,937 --> 00:19:33,640 Ah, my dude! 435 00:19:33,673 --> 00:19:36,476 - While Ethan and Tyrie's solo navigational efforts 436 00:19:36,509 --> 00:19:39,579 have secured the lead... 437 00:19:39,612 --> 00:19:42,315 for the four still separated in the forest, 438 00:19:42,349 --> 00:19:45,251 the day 1 clock is running out. 439 00:19:45,285 --> 00:19:46,720 - I have no idea where Nik is right now. 440 00:19:46,753 --> 00:19:48,521 I didn't go over his route of passage. 441 00:19:48,555 --> 00:19:49,956 I don't know if he's bush bashing. 442 00:19:49,989 --> 00:19:51,491 I don't know if he found a trail. 443 00:19:51,524 --> 00:19:53,693 - That is the crumbling hills. 444 00:19:53,727 --> 00:19:56,796 I need to follow this ridge exactly 445 00:19:56,830 --> 00:19:58,598 and then head straight up. 446 00:19:58,631 --> 00:20:00,633 - What do I do? What do I do? 447 00:20:00,667 --> 00:20:03,336 I kind think I should push on to the top of this hill. 448 00:20:03,370 --> 00:20:04,738 I think I'm close. 449 00:20:07,507 --> 00:20:09,776 - Ooh, we're almost to the bottom. 450 00:20:11,911 --> 00:20:13,446 Oh, nice. 451 00:20:15,682 --> 00:20:17,017 Yeah. 452 00:20:17,050 --> 00:20:18,752 - Kennedy! 453 00:20:18,785 --> 00:20:20,353 - Nik? 454 00:20:20,387 --> 00:20:21,755 - Kennedy! 455 00:20:21,788 --> 00:20:22,789 - Nik! 456 00:20:22,822 --> 00:20:24,391 - Yeah! 457 00:20:24,424 --> 00:20:25,792 - Whoo-hoo! 458 00:20:25,825 --> 00:20:27,594 - Right on! 459 00:20:27,627 --> 00:20:29,896 That is awesome. 460 00:20:29,929 --> 00:20:31,398 This is crazy. 461 00:20:31,431 --> 00:20:32,932 We just met up on the way to the meeting point. 462 00:20:32,966 --> 00:20:36,569 I am--I'm not gonna lie to you. I'm ecstatic. 463 00:20:36,603 --> 00:20:37,771 Get it in! 464 00:20:37,804 --> 00:20:39,039 - I freaking crushed it. 465 00:20:39,072 --> 00:20:40,040 - You've been crushing it. 466 00:20:40,073 --> 00:20:42,008 - You are the shit. 467 00:20:42,042 --> 00:20:43,877 [horn blares] 468 00:20:43,910 --> 00:20:45,378 - I didn't pop my raft. 469 00:20:45,412 --> 00:20:46,946 I didn't flip my raft. - Yes! 470 00:20:46,980 --> 00:20:48,314 - And I shot a bearing! 471 00:20:48,348 --> 00:20:49,349 - Ah! 472 00:20:49,382 --> 00:20:50,850 - And I bushwhacked. 473 00:20:50,884 --> 00:20:54,320 - There you go. - And I didn't complain once. 474 00:20:56,022 --> 00:20:58,425 - She should be really proud of herself. 475 00:20:58,458 --> 00:21:00,060 Like, she went from not being able to read a map, 476 00:21:00,093 --> 00:21:03,029 and now she's, like, navving. 477 00:21:03,063 --> 00:21:07,000 This is more than a story about people racing for money. 478 00:21:15,975 --> 00:21:16,343 [tense music] 479 00:21:18,511 --> 00:21:22,816 * * 480 00:21:22,849 --> 00:21:26,353 - [groans] That hurts. 481 00:21:26,386 --> 00:21:28,888 I just woke up. Day 2. 482 00:21:32,158 --> 00:21:35,495 I'm just thinking about the other teams. 483 00:21:35,528 --> 00:21:37,564 And if you're out there alone and whatnot, 484 00:21:37,597 --> 00:21:41,835 it's probably not the best sleep. 485 00:21:41,868 --> 00:21:43,370 - Day 2. 486 00:21:43,403 --> 00:21:45,472 The reunited smokejumpers 487 00:21:45,505 --> 00:21:47,707 have hit the mandatory checkpoint first, 488 00:21:47,741 --> 00:21:50,010 and entrance to the next challenge-- 489 00:21:50,043 --> 00:21:55,915 a towering 350-foot high, vertigo-inducing rock climb. 490 00:21:55,949 --> 00:21:58,551 3/4 of a mile behind, 491 00:21:58,585 --> 00:22:01,521 with more than half the course still to travel, 492 00:22:01,554 --> 00:22:04,424 the triumvirate of Paulina, Kennedy, and Nik 493 00:22:04,457 --> 00:22:07,027 are closing in on the rendezvous, 494 00:22:07,060 --> 00:22:09,496 while Creighton's route choice 495 00:22:09,529 --> 00:22:13,466 has left him a mile back in dead last. 496 00:22:13,500 --> 00:22:18,738 - I'm super curious to know how Paulina's day and night went. 497 00:22:18,772 --> 00:22:21,675 It's a weird feeling after being with a partner 498 00:22:21,708 --> 00:22:24,611 for so long out here, and now you're out, 499 00:22:24,644 --> 00:22:25,912 like, camping by yourself. 500 00:22:28,148 --> 00:22:30,750 - I have a feeling Creighton crushed navigation yesterday. 501 00:22:30,784 --> 00:22:33,887 He was just waiting on me and probably a little stressed 502 00:22:33,920 --> 00:22:37,657 that I didn't move as fast as he was probably hoping I would. 503 00:22:37,691 --> 00:22:41,161 And so ready to race to meet up with Creighton. 504 00:22:41,194 --> 00:22:42,829 - We have to get rid of her 505 00:22:42,862 --> 00:22:44,898 because I bet Creighton's over there. 506 00:22:44,931 --> 00:22:46,132 She gets there before us 507 00:22:46,166 --> 00:22:48,034 and if they start the challenge before us, 508 00:22:48,068 --> 00:22:51,638 that'll set us behind an hour, maybe two hours behind them. 509 00:22:51,671 --> 00:22:53,740 - Okay. - We will be faster than her. 510 00:22:53,773 --> 00:22:54,908 - Yeah. 511 00:22:54,941 --> 00:22:57,444 - We have to shake her. - Okay. 512 00:22:57,477 --> 00:23:00,680 - Today, what has been the 12-hour daily race clock 513 00:23:00,714 --> 00:23:02,849 comes with a threat. 514 00:23:02,882 --> 00:23:06,953 Finish the course before time expires or you're out. 515 00:23:06,986 --> 00:23:09,989 [horn blares] - 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, go. 516 00:23:10,023 --> 00:23:13,793 - It's a $1/2 million all or nothing push. 517 00:23:13,827 --> 00:23:16,930 - Ugh, I have to beat Nik and Kennedy there. 518 00:23:16,963 --> 00:23:18,431 I absolutely have to. 519 00:23:20,700 --> 00:23:22,002 - You're shooting bearing, right? 520 00:23:22,035 --> 00:23:23,570 320? - 320. 521 00:23:23,603 --> 00:23:25,705 - That way. Go. 522 00:23:28,074 --> 00:23:30,143 - Hell yeah, dude. - Ready to move, brother? 523 00:23:30,176 --> 00:23:32,212 - Yeah. Go, go, go. 524 00:23:32,245 --> 00:23:34,781 - The crumbling cliffs-- 525 00:23:34,814 --> 00:23:38,151 a white-knuckle, 350-foot vertical ascent of slick, 526 00:23:38,184 --> 00:23:42,622 moss-covered rocks and unstable shale overhangs. 527 00:23:42,655 --> 00:23:44,991 Teams will use fixed ropes and brawn 528 00:23:45,025 --> 00:23:49,062 to pull, scrape, and battle their way to the top. 529 00:23:49,095 --> 00:23:51,498 - This is the gnarliest shit. 530 00:23:51,531 --> 00:23:53,933 - With three distinct rope lengths... 531 00:23:53,967 --> 00:23:56,102 - That one has an overhang. That one too. 532 00:23:56,136 --> 00:23:58,138 I can see all the way at the top over here. 533 00:23:58,171 --> 00:24:01,708 - Some harder than others, the first team to arrive 534 00:24:01,741 --> 00:24:03,543 gets to choose their path 535 00:24:03,576 --> 00:24:05,712 and close it off to the competition. 536 00:24:05,745 --> 00:24:06,846 - All right. You ready, brother? 537 00:24:10,950 --> 00:24:13,520 Take it slow, brother. You got this. 538 00:24:17,924 --> 00:24:20,760 It's a tricky, tricky ascent here. 539 00:24:25,031 --> 00:24:28,935 Got that belay line on your right getting snagged up. 540 00:24:28,968 --> 00:24:30,503 - Hey, rock. 541 00:24:34,574 --> 00:24:35,842 Rocks! 542 00:24:38,912 --> 00:24:41,181 - Ugh, I have to beat Nik and Kennedy there. 543 00:24:41,214 --> 00:24:42,916 - Just a quarter mile behind, 544 00:24:42,949 --> 00:24:44,951 pushing to the rendezvous checkpoint... 545 00:24:44,984 --> 00:24:48,021 - Kennedy and Nik, we all took off running. 546 00:24:48,054 --> 00:24:52,192 They kind of went off in a different direction, um, 547 00:24:52,225 --> 00:24:53,827 and I just bolted. 548 00:24:53,860 --> 00:24:58,598 So I have lost them, but I don't know by how much. 549 00:24:58,631 --> 00:25:00,600 Oh, I see the cliffs. 550 00:25:00,633 --> 00:25:01,901 Oh, shit. 551 00:25:01,935 --> 00:25:04,170 Okay. Please. Please be there. 552 00:25:04,204 --> 00:25:05,705 Please be there. 553 00:25:05,739 --> 00:25:06,840 Creighton? 554 00:25:08,808 --> 00:25:11,911 I don't know where Creighton is. 555 00:25:11,945 --> 00:25:14,914 I'm gonna touch this just in case. 556 00:25:14,948 --> 00:25:15,815 Damn. 557 00:25:15,849 --> 00:25:17,317 I can't believe Creighton's not here. 558 00:25:17,350 --> 00:25:19,085 I really thought he would be here. 559 00:25:20,887 --> 00:25:24,090 I hope he gets here before Nik and Kennedy. 560 00:25:27,394 --> 00:25:29,729 - Oh, dude, how do you get through this? 561 00:25:32,399 --> 00:25:34,601 Wow. 562 00:25:34,634 --> 00:25:36,970 [panting] 563 00:25:38,972 --> 00:25:42,008 - Whoo-ooh! 564 00:25:42,042 --> 00:25:43,843 - Is that him? Creighto? 565 00:25:48,081 --> 00:25:50,784 Oh, no. Damn it. 566 00:25:50,817 --> 00:25:52,285 - Is Creighton here? - No. 567 00:25:52,318 --> 00:25:53,820 - Creighton's not here? - Mm-mm. 568 00:25:53,853 --> 00:25:55,388 - Touch it. You earned it. 569 00:25:55,422 --> 00:25:57,190 That's what I'm talking about. 570 00:25:57,223 --> 00:25:58,825 I'm proud of you. Good job. 571 00:25:58,858 --> 00:26:00,226 Good job, man. You did it. 572 00:26:00,260 --> 00:26:01,361 - Good job, you two. Good job. 573 00:26:01,394 --> 00:26:03,329 - Paulina. - Yeah? 574 00:26:03,363 --> 00:26:04,964 - You beat Creighton. 575 00:26:04,998 --> 00:26:06,800 I know it's disappointing for the team, 576 00:26:06,833 --> 00:26:08,234 but it's a win for you. 577 00:26:08,268 --> 00:26:10,970 And you ------- crushed it, and you did it on your own, 578 00:26:11,004 --> 00:26:12,839 and you did it without Creighton. 579 00:26:12,872 --> 00:26:15,809 And you got here with your navigation and your skills. 580 00:26:15,842 --> 00:26:17,377 - Yeah. - Remember that. 581 00:26:17,410 --> 00:26:18,978 - I will. Yeah. 582 00:26:19,012 --> 00:26:20,347 - Good job. - Proud of you guys. 583 00:26:20,380 --> 00:26:21,748 Crushed it. 584 00:26:21,781 --> 00:26:23,083 Good luck on this. - Thank you. 585 00:26:23,116 --> 00:26:24,084 - Yeah, you too. 586 00:26:24,117 --> 00:26:25,285 - Thank you. 587 00:26:25,318 --> 00:26:26,786 - I'm gonna wait for Creighton. 588 00:26:29,089 --> 00:26:31,925 Honestly, he should be here by now. 589 00:26:31,958 --> 00:26:34,861 - Still over a mile and a half behind... 590 00:26:34,894 --> 00:26:37,731 - Trying to fight through this jungle with a knife. 591 00:26:39,466 --> 00:26:43,103 Feel like I shouldn't be losing elevation going that way. 592 00:26:46,940 --> 00:26:49,142 It doesn't feel right. 593 00:26:57,917 --> 00:26:58,284 [tense music] 594 00:27:00,086 --> 00:27:02,288 - With just nine hours to complete the course 595 00:27:02,322 --> 00:27:04,324 or be sent home... 596 00:27:04,357 --> 00:27:07,327 - Creighto! 597 00:27:07,360 --> 00:27:10,196 - Mountaineering exes Paulina and Creighton 598 00:27:10,230 --> 00:27:13,066 have yet to reunite at the mandatory checkpoint. 599 00:27:16,302 --> 00:27:18,705 While 350 feet above... 600 00:27:23,343 --> 00:27:24,778 - [grunts] 601 00:27:24,811 --> 00:27:26,479 Let's go now, baby! 602 00:27:26,513 --> 00:27:27,847 Yee-hee! 603 00:27:27,881 --> 00:27:29,716 - There you go, dude. 604 00:27:29,749 --> 00:27:30,717 - Ha! 605 00:27:30,750 --> 00:27:32,819 What's up, baby? 606 00:27:32,852 --> 00:27:35,121 - He just muscled that whole thing up, basically. 607 00:27:35,155 --> 00:27:36,956 Never used a climbing system like this. 608 00:27:36,990 --> 00:27:39,459 - Wildland firefighters Ethan and Tyrie 609 00:27:39,492 --> 00:27:41,761 have conquered the climb. 610 00:27:41,795 --> 00:27:43,196 - See the other teams. - All right. 611 00:27:43,229 --> 00:27:44,798 - And I dropped down-- - I'm good, man. 612 00:27:44,831 --> 00:27:45,965 Let's go. - You good? 613 00:27:45,999 --> 00:27:47,033 All right. - Do what we gotta do. 614 00:27:47,067 --> 00:27:47,934 - Yep. 615 00:27:47,967 --> 00:27:49,169 - 500k on the way, baby. 616 00:27:49,202 --> 00:27:50,737 We're about to be upper middle class. 617 00:27:50,770 --> 00:27:52,439 Let's go. 618 00:27:52,472 --> 00:27:54,140 - And with 7 brutal miles 619 00:27:54,174 --> 00:27:56,109 still to travel to the finish line, 620 00:27:56,142 --> 00:27:58,812 they'll need to make every second count. 621 00:28:00,513 --> 00:28:02,349 - I'm coming for you, Paul. 622 00:28:02,382 --> 00:28:04,351 I'm coming. 623 00:28:04,384 --> 00:28:06,519 - Creighto! - Paulina! 624 00:28:06,553 --> 00:28:09,155 - Come on! You're so close! 625 00:28:09,189 --> 00:28:10,156 - Ah! 626 00:28:10,190 --> 00:28:11,758 - Come on, come on, come on, come on, come on. 627 00:28:11,791 --> 00:28:13,960 I'm so happy to see you. 628 00:28:13,993 --> 00:28:15,829 Come on. You got it. 629 00:28:15,862 --> 00:28:17,430 You got it. And then we got snacks. 630 00:28:17,464 --> 00:28:18,465 Come on. 631 00:28:18,498 --> 00:28:20,000 2, 1. 632 00:28:20,033 --> 00:28:21,868 - Whoo! - You did it. 633 00:28:21,901 --> 00:28:25,005 I'm so proud of you. Hi. 634 00:28:25,038 --> 00:28:26,373 Everyone's ahead of us. - Everyone? 635 00:28:26,406 --> 00:28:27,974 - Mm-hmm. 636 00:28:28,008 --> 00:28:29,809 Nik and Kennedy are now exactly an hour ahead. 637 00:28:29,843 --> 00:28:31,077 - Okay. 638 00:28:31,111 --> 00:28:32,245 - Okay, let's get our shit on real quick. 639 00:28:32,278 --> 00:28:34,280 We really gotta pick it up. We're running out of time. 640 00:28:36,383 --> 00:28:37,984 - Whoo! 641 00:28:38,018 --> 00:28:39,386 - With Kennedy already at the summit 642 00:28:39,419 --> 00:28:42,555 and Nik over halfway through the ascent... 643 00:28:42,589 --> 00:28:44,557 - Oh, ---- yeah, bud. 644 00:28:44,591 --> 00:28:47,093 - Can you see him? - He's right here. 645 00:28:47,127 --> 00:28:49,095 - Ooh. This is my wheelhouse. 646 00:28:49,129 --> 00:28:51,931 It's feeling really good to be back on ropes. 647 00:28:51,965 --> 00:28:54,200 - Down to the last choice of rope lanes, 648 00:28:54,234 --> 00:28:57,137 a route with a 95-degree overhang, 649 00:28:57,170 --> 00:28:59,472 Paulina and Creighton look to 22 years 650 00:28:59,506 --> 00:29:01,908 of combined mountaineering experience 651 00:29:01,941 --> 00:29:04,911 to make up for lost time. 652 00:29:04,944 --> 00:29:07,213 - Get it, Creighto. 653 00:29:07,247 --> 00:29:08,548 If there was a chance for Creighton and I 654 00:29:08,581 --> 00:29:10,250 to make up ground, this is it. 655 00:29:10,283 --> 00:29:13,153 Definitely. 656 00:29:13,186 --> 00:29:15,288 - We're both hunting and being hunted. 657 00:29:15,321 --> 00:29:19,292 It's a good motivation that, you know, we have to-- 658 00:29:19,325 --> 00:29:21,928 we gotta chase people and we're being chased. 659 00:29:21,961 --> 00:29:23,830 It's quite exciting. 660 00:29:25,598 --> 00:29:30,870 - The weight of my pack is causing a lot of problems. 661 00:29:30,904 --> 00:29:33,173 - We're catching up, Creighto. Come on. 662 00:29:33,206 --> 00:29:34,841 - Whoo-whoo. 663 00:29:34,874 --> 00:29:36,843 Whoo! 664 00:29:36,876 --> 00:29:39,045 I'm making quick work of this, baby. 665 00:29:39,079 --> 00:29:40,413 - Creighton cruised over that overhang, 666 00:29:40,447 --> 00:29:44,184 and I think he--yeah, he's on to the second half. 667 00:29:44,217 --> 00:29:46,853 Nik's still stuck in that spot. 668 00:29:49,522 --> 00:29:51,358 - Aw, it's Creighton. 669 00:29:51,391 --> 00:29:52,926 It does suck a lot. 670 00:29:52,959 --> 00:29:54,561 - Kennedy! 671 00:29:54,594 --> 00:29:56,062 - Climbers can climb. 672 00:29:56,096 --> 00:29:58,064 That's a shock. - Climbers can climb. 673 00:29:58,098 --> 00:30:00,233 - Climbers can climb. 674 00:30:00,266 --> 00:30:01,368 - Whoo! 675 00:30:01,401 --> 00:30:04,337 You got this, Paulina! 676 00:30:04,371 --> 00:30:06,072 - Ready to go. 677 00:30:06,106 --> 00:30:09,109 Let's see if I can prove myself here. 678 00:30:11,378 --> 00:30:12,112 Okay. 679 00:30:14,681 --> 00:30:17,050 Ooh, this is gonna be exhausting. 680 00:30:20,653 --> 00:30:22,255 - 1 mile ahead... 681 00:30:24,257 --> 00:30:26,359 - All right, dude. Right here. 682 00:30:26,393 --> 00:30:27,894 - Steep. 683 00:30:27,927 --> 00:30:29,229 That's steep. 684 00:30:29,262 --> 00:30:31,631 - The final zone of the time trial contains 685 00:30:31,664 --> 00:30:35,301 a potential $500,000 decision. 686 00:30:37,604 --> 00:30:40,940 To hit the finish line 2,000 feet below, 687 00:30:40,974 --> 00:30:43,143 teams have two options-- 688 00:30:43,176 --> 00:30:46,246 take the heavily forested ridgeline to another day's 689 00:30:46,279 --> 00:30:50,483 worth of food and risk the thick, time-sucking bushwhack, 690 00:30:50,517 --> 00:30:54,254 or head east and use the river as a handrail 691 00:30:54,287 --> 00:30:57,157 and sacrifice the last guaranteed calories 692 00:30:57,190 --> 00:31:00,360 before the $1/2 million winner-take-all. 693 00:31:01,961 --> 00:31:04,297 - I think that's more us. 694 00:31:04,330 --> 00:31:05,398 - Opens up. 695 00:31:05,432 --> 00:31:07,367 It's gonna be some bushwhacking, 696 00:31:07,400 --> 00:31:10,136 but we got at least an hour head start on the other teams, 697 00:31:10,170 --> 00:31:12,439 so we can get food, eat heavy tonight. 698 00:31:12,472 --> 00:31:15,342 - Oh, yeah. We're gonna go for the cache. 699 00:31:15,375 --> 00:31:17,143 Once we get there, we're just going across those ridges. 700 00:31:17,177 --> 00:31:18,645 - All right, baby. Let's go. 701 00:31:18,678 --> 00:31:21,448 - Let's go, brother. - Let's do it. Let's do it. 702 00:31:21,481 --> 00:31:22,515 - Hee-hee! 703 00:31:24,284 --> 00:31:26,453 - Back on the cliff side... 704 00:31:28,421 --> 00:31:30,190 - [groaning] 705 00:31:30,223 --> 00:31:31,391 - Nik? 706 00:31:31,424 --> 00:31:32,425 - I don't see him yet. 707 00:31:32,459 --> 00:31:35,061 Oh, I do see him. He's coming up over the ridge. 708 00:31:35,095 --> 00:31:36,730 - Come on, Nik. You're doing great. 709 00:31:36,763 --> 00:31:40,133 - Keep coming, Paul! 710 00:31:40,166 --> 00:31:42,202 - [groaning] Damn. 711 00:31:42,235 --> 00:31:44,671 Struggling more than I thought I would. 712 00:31:44,704 --> 00:31:49,609 Struggle's coming from just, like, severe lack of strength 713 00:31:49,642 --> 00:31:51,177 in my arms now. 714 00:31:53,480 --> 00:31:56,149 - Saddled with a 31-pound backpack 715 00:31:56,182 --> 00:31:58,451 and up against the steep roof, 716 00:31:58,485 --> 00:32:02,689 Paulina's push for the top is stalling out. 717 00:32:02,722 --> 00:32:04,691 - Is she moving? - I don't think so. 718 00:32:04,724 --> 00:32:09,062 - [groaning] 719 00:32:09,095 --> 00:32:12,732 ------- backpack. 720 00:32:12,766 --> 00:32:14,367 I'm so tired. 721 00:32:16,369 --> 00:32:17,437 Oh, my God. 722 00:32:18,672 --> 00:32:20,407 How do I get past this? 723 00:32:22,308 --> 00:32:23,476 Oh, God! 724 00:32:31,418 --> 00:32:31,918 - We can't see a thing. 725 00:32:33,219 --> 00:32:37,257 - Under three hours remain for teams to reach the finish line 726 00:32:37,290 --> 00:32:39,459 or go home empty handed. 727 00:32:39,492 --> 00:32:41,361 - Oh, my gosh. 728 00:32:41,394 --> 00:32:42,462 I see it. 729 00:32:42,495 --> 00:32:45,532 - Let's get to that cache. - Yeah. 730 00:32:45,565 --> 00:32:48,535 [tense music] 731 00:32:48,568 --> 00:32:52,205 * * 732 00:32:52,238 --> 00:32:54,474 - Let's load that up into my bag. 733 00:32:54,507 --> 00:32:57,310 Then we gotta figure out what direction to go in. 734 00:32:57,344 --> 00:32:59,312 - Man, I wish we could see something. 735 00:32:59,346 --> 00:33:00,580 - The fog makes a massive difference 736 00:33:00,613 --> 00:33:03,350 in how you race because we literally just 737 00:33:03,383 --> 00:33:05,352 have to rely on our bearings. 738 00:33:05,385 --> 00:33:07,220 What happens if we get lost? 739 00:33:07,253 --> 00:33:09,189 Maybe it'll clear as we're going? 740 00:33:09,222 --> 00:33:12,158 But we have our bearings. 741 00:33:12,192 --> 00:33:16,062 We have to absolutely hurry. 742 00:33:19,299 --> 00:33:21,568 - Claiming the food cache, Paulina and Creighton 743 00:33:21,601 --> 00:33:24,371 need to cover over 2 miles of heavy bushwhack 744 00:33:24,404 --> 00:33:27,774 through the dense fog before time runs out. 745 00:33:27,807 --> 00:33:34,814 * * 746 00:33:34,848 --> 00:33:38,351 While up ahead... 747 00:33:38,385 --> 00:33:40,487 - Protein. - Oh, brother. 748 00:33:40,520 --> 00:33:42,455 Is that the ------- river, dude? 749 00:33:42,489 --> 00:33:45,325 Is that the ------- river, dude? 750 00:33:47,327 --> 00:33:52,098 - Canister, right around the corner. 751 00:33:52,132 --> 00:33:56,469 - The Smoke Jumpers are first to reach the finish line. 752 00:33:56,503 --> 00:33:59,139 - We got it, dude. 753 00:33:59,172 --> 00:34:00,373 - "Congratulations. 754 00:34:00,407 --> 00:34:01,741 "You have made it and earned the opportunity 755 00:34:01,775 --> 00:34:03,543 to win the grand prize." 756 00:34:03,576 --> 00:34:06,212 - If no other team arrives before the clock runs out, 757 00:34:06,246 --> 00:34:08,815 Ethan and Tyrie will be crowned the victors 758 00:34:08,848 --> 00:34:11,551 and take home 500 grand. 759 00:34:11,584 --> 00:34:16,189 * * 760 00:34:16,222 --> 00:34:19,492 1 mile out, looking to stake their own claim... 761 00:34:19,526 --> 00:34:22,228 - The terrain is up and down, up and down, 762 00:34:22,262 --> 00:34:26,433 up and down, mixed with slippery. 763 00:34:26,466 --> 00:34:28,702 - Kennedy and Nik's decision to skip the food cache 764 00:34:28,735 --> 00:34:32,839 and follow the river has them on a direct, albeit unstable, 765 00:34:32,872 --> 00:34:34,474 path to the finish. 766 00:34:34,507 --> 00:34:36,810 - Oh, God. 767 00:34:36,843 --> 00:34:40,246 ----. Ugh. 768 00:34:40,280 --> 00:34:41,915 Ah! - You all right? 769 00:34:41,948 --> 00:34:45,385 - Yeah. I just took the bath I wanted. 770 00:34:45,418 --> 00:34:48,421 - And descending the ridgeline... 771 00:34:48,455 --> 00:34:50,557 - This is what we've been fighting through. 772 00:34:50,590 --> 00:34:55,895 It is the thickest, most impermeable bullcrap 773 00:34:55,929 --> 00:34:59,599 I've ever had to try and go through. 774 00:34:59,632 --> 00:35:00,900 - I hate this shit! 775 00:35:02,469 --> 00:35:04,337 - Whoa. 776 00:35:04,371 --> 00:35:05,805 Paulina? Paulina? - Yeah? 777 00:35:05,839 --> 00:35:08,174 - Hold on. 778 00:35:08,208 --> 00:35:10,443 I'm gonna shoot this one more time. 779 00:35:10,477 --> 00:35:13,313 We're just--we're getting pretty far off. 780 00:35:13,346 --> 00:35:15,849 - Hey, Creighto. I think we need to get moving. 781 00:35:15,882 --> 00:35:18,885 - I don't know where the ---- we are or where to go. 782 00:35:18,918 --> 00:35:20,620 One more bearing. 783 00:35:20,653 --> 00:35:22,622 - Unable to reference landmarks as they dropped 784 00:35:22,655 --> 00:35:25,625 below the blinding fog, Paulina and Creighton 785 00:35:25,658 --> 00:35:29,829 have veered south, away from the finish line. 786 00:35:29,863 --> 00:35:31,364 - If this is our first drainage, 787 00:35:31,398 --> 00:35:33,633 then our direction is changing a little. 788 00:35:33,667 --> 00:35:35,235 - We don't need to change our bearings. 789 00:35:35,268 --> 00:35:36,903 - There is a slight change in direction, 790 00:35:36,936 --> 00:35:38,471 so it's gonna change our bearing. 791 00:35:38,505 --> 00:35:40,273 I wanna know exactly what that bearing is. 792 00:35:40,306 --> 00:35:42,742 - I'm aware of that, but I'm keeping that bearing 793 00:35:42,776 --> 00:35:46,880 because it will still continue to point us to this peak. 794 00:35:46,913 --> 00:35:49,683 - All right. This is 243. 795 00:35:49,716 --> 00:35:50,984 - Cool. 796 00:35:51,017 --> 00:35:52,952 - So it changed it by 9 degrees. 797 00:35:52,986 --> 00:35:56,289 Not huge, but, like, enough to be 798 00:35:56,322 --> 00:35:59,225 veering a little more one way. 799 00:35:59,259 --> 00:36:01,628 - All right, let's go. 800 00:36:01,661 --> 00:36:03,730 I did just fine on my own yesterday. 801 00:36:03,763 --> 00:36:06,433 I know what I'm doing. - I'm not saying you're not. 802 00:36:06,466 --> 00:36:07,901 - Let's go. Let's go. 803 00:36:07,934 --> 00:36:09,402 - Will you stop? 804 00:36:09,436 --> 00:36:11,271 Yes, I would like to go too. 805 00:36:11,304 --> 00:36:12,739 I'm still doing my own thing here. 806 00:36:15,608 --> 00:36:20,347 If I told you to go, go, go every time I wanted you to go, 807 00:36:20,380 --> 00:36:23,350 like, we'd ------- explode. 808 00:36:23,383 --> 00:36:26,753 - With a shot at 500 grand slipping away... 809 00:36:26,786 --> 00:36:27,721 - Force it till the end. 810 00:36:27,754 --> 00:36:30,990 Either way, this ends one way or another. 811 00:36:31,024 --> 00:36:33,960 - It's do or die time. 812 00:36:33,993 --> 00:36:35,895 - Let's start moving. 813 00:36:35,929 --> 00:36:38,865 - God, I hate this race clock. 814 00:36:38,898 --> 00:36:40,467 - Wait for me! 815 00:36:40,500 --> 00:36:42,335 - $500,000 on the line right now. 816 00:36:42,369 --> 00:36:43,703 As opposed to what? 817 00:36:43,737 --> 00:36:45,372 Just lay down and die and give these guys 500,000? 818 00:36:45,405 --> 00:36:46,573 Not a chance. 819 00:36:46,606 --> 00:36:48,908 - Pick it up. We're running out of time. 820 00:36:48,942 --> 00:36:50,810 - We're so close, Kennedy. 821 00:36:50,844 --> 00:36:52,278 Let's go. Let's go! 822 00:36:54,014 --> 00:36:55,582 - Nik! 823 00:36:55,615 --> 00:36:56,916 - [laughs] 824 00:36:56,950 --> 00:36:59,486 We did it. 825 00:36:59,519 --> 00:37:01,654 Okay, let's touch it together. 826 00:37:01,688 --> 00:37:03,723 Let's touch it together. 827 00:37:03,757 --> 00:37:05,925 Ready? 828 00:37:05,959 --> 00:37:07,827 Ah! 829 00:37:07,861 --> 00:37:08,895 [laughs] 830 00:37:08,928 --> 00:37:10,897 Whoo-hoo! [laughs] 831 00:37:10,930 --> 00:37:12,332 - The Average Joes do it again. 832 00:37:12,365 --> 00:37:13,800 - The Average Joes! 833 00:37:15,468 --> 00:37:17,070 - Paulina, let's go. 834 00:37:17,103 --> 00:37:18,438 - I'm trying. 835 00:37:21,074 --> 00:37:22,742 - Keep coming, Paul. This is it. Come on. 836 00:37:22,776 --> 00:37:23,810 - Yeah, yeah, yeah! 837 00:37:26,379 --> 00:37:29,382 - Paulina. - Yeah? 838 00:37:29,416 --> 00:37:31,851 - I see people. - You do? 839 00:37:31,885 --> 00:37:34,421 - Holy shit. Nik and Kennedy in front of us. 840 00:37:34,454 --> 00:37:36,589 - ----. I knew it. 841 00:37:38,825 --> 00:37:41,327 - Whoo! 842 00:37:41,361 --> 00:37:43,463 - What a bushwhack, huh? 843 00:37:43,496 --> 00:37:45,331 - You made it! - Yay. 844 00:37:48,735 --> 00:37:50,837 - With less than 15 minutes to spare, 845 00:37:50,870 --> 00:37:53,506 all three teams have beat the clock... 846 00:37:53,540 --> 00:37:54,908 - Final three, guys. 847 00:37:54,941 --> 00:37:57,043 - Hell yeah. We made it. 848 00:37:57,077 --> 00:37:58,411 - Whoo-hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo! 849 00:37:58,445 --> 00:37:59,746 - One more night and then it's go time. 850 00:37:59,779 --> 00:38:01,648 - Hell yeah it is. 851 00:38:01,681 --> 00:38:03,850 - Closing the book on the first test 852 00:38:03,883 --> 00:38:06,453 and opening the door... 853 00:38:06,486 --> 00:38:08,388 - Come on, Paulina! 854 00:38:08,421 --> 00:38:09,756 - To a massive... 855 00:38:09,789 --> 00:38:11,358 - Heads up for rocks. - Take a look out. 856 00:38:11,391 --> 00:38:12,792 - Final... 857 00:38:12,826 --> 00:38:13,960 - Let's go. Let's go. 858 00:38:13,993 --> 00:38:15,128 - That's them right there. 859 00:38:15,161 --> 00:38:16,096 - Battle. 860 00:38:16,129 --> 00:38:18,398 - Ethan! 861 00:38:18,431 --> 00:38:19,966 - We want to win first place. 862 00:38:20,000 --> 00:38:21,434 We want that 500,000. 863 00:38:21,468 --> 00:38:23,036 Keep pushing. - Let's get it. 864 00:38:23,069 --> 00:38:25,739 - This is the big one. This is the one that matters. 865 00:38:25,772 --> 00:38:27,874 - Gonna be real freaking windy up there. 866 00:38:27,907 --> 00:38:29,676 Could be dangerous going up. 867 00:38:29,709 --> 00:38:31,845 - This is insane! 868 00:38:31,878 --> 00:38:34,381 This is New Zealand!