1 00:00:06,106 --> 00:00:08,140 Holy [bleep]. 2 00:00:08,141 --> 00:00:10,309 It's the moose. 3 00:00:14,114 --> 00:00:15,482 [bleep]. 4 00:00:16,583 --> 00:00:20,753 Maybe I will have second opportunity. 5 00:00:20,754 --> 00:00:22,555 I'm feeling really, really good. 6 00:00:24,324 --> 00:00:26,392 Nature is like the ultimate freedom 7 00:00:26,393 --> 00:00:28,594 and just the open schedule. 8 00:00:28,595 --> 00:00:33,566 It just seems so right for my brain. 9 00:00:33,567 --> 00:00:37,870 My strategy is to get my shelter built right away. 10 00:00:37,871 --> 00:00:42,241 Then I can focus on hunting, fishing, and acquiring food. 11 00:00:43,477 --> 00:00:45,278 We just caught Moby Dick. 12 00:00:45,279 --> 00:00:47,513 At the moment, it's just about spray and pray 13 00:00:47,514 --> 00:00:49,715 and try and put out as many passive means 14 00:00:49,716 --> 00:00:51,651 of getting food as possible. 15 00:00:51,652 --> 00:00:54,787 Trap line produces. 16 00:01:32,159 --> 00:01:33,826 I'm contemplating doing something 17 00:01:33,827 --> 00:01:37,230 very silly and maybe very stupid. 18 00:01:38,265 --> 00:01:40,833 Thinking about falling this tree. 19 00:01:40,834 --> 00:01:42,101 Fashion up a wedge. 20 00:01:42,102 --> 00:01:43,469 The only crazy thing is, 21 00:01:43,470 --> 00:01:46,439 it's leaning towards my shelter, 22 00:01:46,440 --> 00:01:48,507 which I don't even know if I should risk, 23 00:01:48,508 --> 00:01:51,911 but the reason why I want to cut this tree-- 24 00:01:51,912 --> 00:01:55,481 it's perfect for finishing off my-- 25 00:01:55,482 --> 00:01:56,716 for finishing off my shelter. 26 00:01:56,717 --> 00:01:58,985 It's got all the wood I think I should need. 27 00:01:58,986 --> 00:02:01,153 And I'm thinking, if I can saw it enough, 28 00:02:01,154 --> 00:02:04,590 get this wedge in here, bang it in, 29 00:02:04,591 --> 00:02:08,227 I should be able to get it to fall the right way. 30 00:02:08,228 --> 00:02:11,964 I just, uh... taking a few minutes to think about it, 31 00:02:11,965 --> 00:02:15,668 'cause it could go very bad, 32 00:02:15,669 --> 00:02:18,638 and it'd be extremely dumb. 33 00:02:18,639 --> 00:02:20,741 I just need to push it this way. 34 00:02:20,841 --> 00:02:25,678 Like, but do you need the tree that bad? 35 00:02:25,679 --> 00:02:27,581 Nothing ventured, nothing gained. 36 00:02:27,681 --> 00:02:30,384 This might be the dumbest thing you've ever seen on "Alone." 37 00:02:32,519 --> 00:02:35,488 I feel great. I got lots of food. 38 00:02:37,724 --> 00:02:42,261 I feel I need to really 39 00:02:42,262 --> 00:02:44,597 take my time with things, 40 00:02:44,598 --> 00:02:48,668 especially decisions that hold a lot of weight. 41 00:02:48,669 --> 00:02:51,437 I don't need to rush, but I need to get things done, 42 00:02:51,438 --> 00:02:54,040 because there's only a limited amount of time to do it. 43 00:02:54,041 --> 00:02:56,876 Don't go this way. 44 00:02:56,877 --> 00:02:58,678 This might have been dumb. 45 00:03:03,083 --> 00:03:04,950 No, go that way. 46 00:03:07,487 --> 00:03:09,489 Holy! Thank goodness. 47 00:03:13,226 --> 00:03:14,994 Just out here being a lumberjack. 48 00:03:14,995 --> 00:03:17,230 The old grandpa would be proud. 49 00:03:22,602 --> 00:03:24,937 I've been working really hard, but in doing so, 50 00:03:24,938 --> 00:03:26,839 I'm also burning a lot of calories. 51 00:03:28,241 --> 00:03:31,277 Yeah, what a guy could do with a chainsaw around here. 52 00:03:31,278 --> 00:03:34,113 You never know when your next meal is gonna come, so... 53 00:03:40,120 --> 00:03:41,620 Trying to balance the working 54 00:03:41,621 --> 00:03:43,857 and the hunting and fishing is-- 55 00:03:43,957 --> 00:03:45,925 we just got to keep doing what we're doing. 56 00:03:51,131 --> 00:03:52,631 A buddy said, before I left, 57 00:03:52,632 --> 00:03:55,034 if I'm not hunting, fishing, or working, 58 00:03:55,035 --> 00:03:56,736 I'm slowly quitting. 59 00:03:59,072 --> 00:04:00,239 It stuck in my mind. 60 00:04:00,240 --> 00:04:01,907 I don't want to be a quitter. 61 00:04:03,343 --> 00:04:06,846 Yeah, so now I kind of-- 62 00:04:06,847 --> 00:04:11,752 gonna make somewhat of a vise, a holder, 63 00:04:11,852 --> 00:04:14,788 so that I can put my firewood or small wood 64 00:04:14,888 --> 00:04:17,022 that I'm gonna cut, put it here 65 00:04:17,023 --> 00:04:19,993 and make a vise system that I can lock it down, 66 00:04:20,093 --> 00:04:23,028 and I can saw on this side, just without, 67 00:04:23,029 --> 00:04:24,631 like, trying to hold it and saw. 68 00:04:24,731 --> 00:04:26,666 Just-- 69 00:04:26,767 --> 00:04:28,033 I don't know if it's gonna work, 70 00:04:28,034 --> 00:04:30,603 but what else do we got to do? 71 00:04:35,542 --> 00:04:37,276 The amount of work, off the bat, 72 00:04:37,277 --> 00:04:39,946 is hard on the body and mind, 73 00:04:40,046 --> 00:04:42,314 getting yourself set up for the winter months 74 00:04:42,315 --> 00:04:44,150 that we know are coming, 75 00:04:44,151 --> 00:04:47,520 and doing that with a limited amount of tools, 76 00:04:47,521 --> 00:04:51,791 limited food, and in bear-dense population. 77 00:04:51,792 --> 00:04:53,793 You got to be on your toes, 78 00:04:53,794 --> 00:04:55,828 always doing--always looking out for yourself, 79 00:04:55,829 --> 00:04:57,596 but working extremely hard. 80 00:05:00,400 --> 00:05:02,635 It's go fast, but slow down. 81 00:05:02,636 --> 00:05:03,869 Go in the crack. 82 00:05:03,870 --> 00:05:06,105 It's a weird mixture. 83 00:05:09,209 --> 00:05:12,278 This is coming over. 84 00:05:12,279 --> 00:05:14,346 I'm willing to push my body to the limit. 85 00:05:14,347 --> 00:05:17,516 Obviously, there is a limit that the body can take. 86 00:05:17,517 --> 00:05:21,320 So if I'm not feeding it or taking care of myself, 87 00:05:21,321 --> 00:05:23,223 then the body will break. 88 00:05:23,323 --> 00:05:25,192 Mother Nature is undefeated. 89 00:05:26,593 --> 00:05:28,794 Now, this is your locking mechanism here. 90 00:05:28,795 --> 00:05:30,796 It locks it down. 91 00:05:30,797 --> 00:05:32,765 And this is your thing. 92 00:05:32,766 --> 00:05:36,836 So if you got a smaller piece, you just unlock it, 93 00:05:36,837 --> 00:05:40,539 twist it a bunch, push it down. 94 00:05:43,243 --> 00:05:44,911 And then put this on. 95 00:05:48,381 --> 00:05:51,116 Ting. It ain't going nowhere. 96 00:05:51,117 --> 00:05:54,353 OK. Now to make the X. 97 00:05:56,790 --> 00:05:59,124 Everything out here is a learning curve. 98 00:05:59,125 --> 00:06:01,260 You definitely learn. 99 00:06:01,261 --> 00:06:03,662 You know, it's a familiar place, Canada, 100 00:06:03,663 --> 00:06:06,266 but it's unfamiliar ground, essentially. 101 00:06:06,366 --> 00:06:09,635 I haven't stayed in a swamp. 102 00:06:09,636 --> 00:06:11,036 I've hunted 'em, I've seen 'em, 103 00:06:11,037 --> 00:06:12,404 I've been around 'em, but this? 104 00:06:12,405 --> 00:06:13,672 Yeah. 105 00:06:13,673 --> 00:06:16,008 No, I've never built stuff in it either. 106 00:06:17,911 --> 00:06:22,314 Nothing you can't do with two feet and a heartbeat 107 00:06:22,315 --> 00:06:24,717 and a little work ethic. 108 00:06:27,787 --> 00:06:30,322 There's a lot of-- like, do it wrong, 109 00:06:30,323 --> 00:06:33,059 figure out the right way, then, you know, build. 110 00:06:33,159 --> 00:06:34,326 OK, now we've got it figured out. 111 00:06:34,327 --> 00:06:36,595 Everything I've done so far is like, 112 00:06:36,596 --> 00:06:37,997 there's been issues, 113 00:06:37,998 --> 00:06:40,566 but then we've overcome those issues. 114 00:06:45,038 --> 00:06:46,739 It's gonna be lots of problem-solving out here, 115 00:06:46,740 --> 00:06:48,107 and I think I'm doing a good job at that, 116 00:06:48,108 --> 00:06:52,278 but I still need to slow down. 117 00:06:52,279 --> 00:06:53,679 Last wall. 118 00:06:53,680 --> 00:06:56,315 Should be able to get her done tonight. 119 00:07:08,128 --> 00:07:12,332 Oh, that just came off the bone nicely. 120 00:07:20,273 --> 00:07:21,641 I just thought... 121 00:07:24,344 --> 00:07:26,078 Episode one is usually 122 00:07:26,079 --> 00:07:28,213 the first five people. 123 00:07:28,214 --> 00:07:30,317 Episode two is usually the second five people. 124 00:07:31,851 --> 00:07:34,286 Not sure when episode one cut-- 125 00:07:34,287 --> 00:07:35,522 maybe day four. 126 00:07:36,723 --> 00:07:39,960 So it could have been... 127 00:07:42,362 --> 00:07:44,763 Nero's boot failure. 128 00:07:44,764 --> 00:07:48,400 So my foot feels quite wet. 129 00:07:48,401 --> 00:07:50,469 Boot repair. 130 00:07:50,470 --> 00:07:54,139 There's my temporary repair. 131 00:07:54,140 --> 00:07:56,508 Nero explores land and finds bunch of junk 132 00:07:56,509 --> 00:07:57,911 down by the river. 133 00:07:58,011 --> 00:07:59,712 What is this? 134 00:07:59,713 --> 00:08:02,881 I just found a container. 135 00:08:02,882 --> 00:08:08,988 Got some wire, a little cog. 136 00:08:08,989 --> 00:08:10,389 Well, it could have been 137 00:08:10,390 --> 00:08:12,558 the start of the success of my trap line. 138 00:08:12,559 --> 00:08:14,827 A good-sized snowshoe hare. 139 00:08:14,828 --> 00:08:18,832 The trap line produces. 140 00:08:18,932 --> 00:08:21,867 Got myself a muskrat. 141 00:08:26,439 --> 00:08:27,906 So... 142 00:08:27,907 --> 00:08:30,309 It would be cool, though, if it ended 143 00:08:30,310 --> 00:08:34,880 on me bringing in 144 00:08:34,881 --> 00:08:36,282 a beaver. 145 00:08:37,484 --> 00:08:40,253 I got cameras rolling, just in case. 146 00:08:46,926 --> 00:08:51,297 That'd be a pretty sick ending to the episode. 147 00:09:03,043 --> 00:09:06,545 Today is about getting the smoker sorted out, 148 00:09:06,546 --> 00:09:09,114 because I do have excess food 149 00:09:09,115 --> 00:09:11,116 that I need to start making safe, 150 00:09:11,117 --> 00:09:12,385 particularly in this wet weather. 151 00:09:12,485 --> 00:09:14,553 So, yes, so I'm literally just gonna have it here 152 00:09:14,554 --> 00:09:16,989 and just gonna just start weaving 153 00:09:16,990 --> 00:09:18,690 and putting in uprights and stuff 154 00:09:18,691 --> 00:09:23,162 and essentially just build the--the smoker here. 155 00:09:23,163 --> 00:09:25,431 The fish is gonna spoil quicker than the muskrat 156 00:09:25,432 --> 00:09:27,699 and the snowshoe hare. 157 00:09:27,700 --> 00:09:31,437 It's gonna attract more predators and scavengers. 158 00:09:31,438 --> 00:09:33,806 I've got around about 40 snares out. 159 00:09:33,807 --> 00:09:35,908 And it's a combination of snowshoe hare, 160 00:09:35,909 --> 00:09:37,709 beaver, and muskrat. 161 00:09:37,710 --> 00:09:41,380 But I just needed to get as many out as possible, 162 00:09:41,381 --> 00:09:43,115 because the more snares that I get out, 163 00:09:43,116 --> 00:09:46,185 the more I increase my possibility of getting food. 164 00:09:46,186 --> 00:09:48,220 Quantity is better than quality. 165 00:09:48,221 --> 00:09:49,988 And then, over time, that quantity 166 00:09:49,989 --> 00:09:52,925 will then turn into quality. 167 00:09:52,926 --> 00:09:55,628 Beaver, 100%, is something that 168 00:09:55,728 --> 00:09:58,264 I really, really want to get, 169 00:09:58,364 --> 00:10:01,200 because there's a whole heap of calories in them, 170 00:10:01,201 --> 00:10:05,204 but they're small enough that you can manage that food 171 00:10:05,205 --> 00:10:06,905 in one go pretty well, 172 00:10:06,906 --> 00:10:09,542 whereas trying to manage a moose or a caribou 173 00:10:09,642 --> 00:10:12,377 in this environment, while it's still so wet, 174 00:10:12,378 --> 00:10:14,814 there's, like, a high risk of spoilage. 175 00:10:20,186 --> 00:10:23,022 But the biggest thing for me is the amount of fat 176 00:10:23,123 --> 00:10:24,523 that I can get off it. 177 00:10:24,524 --> 00:10:27,025 Fat is liquid gold out here. 178 00:10:27,026 --> 00:10:29,027 It's what allows you to stay warm. 179 00:10:29,028 --> 00:10:31,597 It allows you to process protein. 180 00:10:31,598 --> 00:10:33,599 It's everything. 181 00:10:42,475 --> 00:10:43,610 All right. 182 00:10:44,644 --> 00:10:46,112 Base complete. 183 00:10:55,555 --> 00:10:59,759 OK, I am not gonna do a door tonight. 184 00:11:01,694 --> 00:11:03,595 I can do door tomorrow, because I know, otherwise, 185 00:11:03,596 --> 00:11:05,231 I'm just gonna rush it. 186 00:11:05,331 --> 00:11:09,001 And then, hopefully, we'll have game 187 00:11:09,002 --> 00:11:12,405 to start this baby up soon. 188 00:11:14,407 --> 00:11:17,076 OK. 189 00:12:01,888 --> 00:12:04,289 I should repair that boot. 190 00:12:07,327 --> 00:12:11,430 I can see that the stitching that I originally did, 191 00:12:11,431 --> 00:12:14,032 at some stage, is gonna fail, 192 00:12:14,033 --> 00:12:17,337 so I'm just going a bit wider on it. 193 00:12:19,005 --> 00:12:21,975 Gonna get the old spruce resin out. 194 00:12:29,482 --> 00:12:31,951 It might just break off as soon as it dries. 195 00:12:34,087 --> 00:12:36,355 I really have no idea. 196 00:12:36,356 --> 00:12:38,657 Having to deal with this rain is really, really annoying 197 00:12:38,658 --> 00:12:41,360 and having to, like, just dry things out. 198 00:12:41,361 --> 00:12:42,761 You know, my boot's broken, 199 00:12:42,762 --> 00:12:43,929 and it's just making things really, 200 00:12:43,930 --> 00:12:45,465 really difficult to manage. 201 00:12:45,565 --> 00:12:48,367 And there's just a cold dampness 202 00:12:48,368 --> 00:12:50,136 to the air, which-- 203 00:12:50,236 --> 00:12:53,272 it kind of actually gets into you more 204 00:12:53,273 --> 00:12:56,441 and penetrates more than what the actual dry cold is. 205 00:12:56,442 --> 00:12:59,511 So I'm always constantly just drying my socks and my liners. 206 00:12:59,512 --> 00:13:01,813 Everything gets dirty and muddy, 207 00:13:01,814 --> 00:13:04,349 and everything just turns into brown, 208 00:13:04,350 --> 00:13:08,754 and it just-- it's not what I expected. 209 00:13:11,190 --> 00:13:14,360 She ain't pretty, but... 210 00:13:16,996 --> 00:13:18,965 All she's gotta do is hold. 211 00:13:21,134 --> 00:13:24,103 Keep holding until the cold comes. 212 00:13:24,203 --> 00:13:26,104 I need to go check my trap line, 213 00:13:26,105 --> 00:13:29,207 'cause that's gonna determine whether I'm processing food 214 00:13:29,208 --> 00:13:31,576 tonight or working on my door. 215 00:13:38,284 --> 00:13:40,652 Nice. The rain stopped. 216 00:13:40,653 --> 00:13:42,221 Cool. 217 00:13:42,322 --> 00:13:45,223 So my family and I are, like, avid board-gamers. 218 00:13:45,224 --> 00:13:47,225 And one of the first board games 219 00:13:47,226 --> 00:13:48,560 that I played with my son, 220 00:13:48,561 --> 00:13:50,195 it was, like, a cooperative board game. 221 00:13:50,196 --> 00:13:52,665 You start at a helicopter landing spot, 222 00:13:52,765 --> 00:13:54,399 and then you go around the island, 223 00:13:54,400 --> 00:13:56,268 and, you know, complete the different tasks. 224 00:13:56,269 --> 00:13:58,470 Meanwhile, the island is sinking. 225 00:13:58,471 --> 00:14:00,639 So you're trying to finish all those tasks, 226 00:14:00,640 --> 00:14:02,742 working together, and then once you finish, 227 00:14:02,842 --> 00:14:04,309 you then need to get back 228 00:14:04,310 --> 00:14:06,645 to that same helicopter landing spot, 229 00:14:06,646 --> 00:14:08,347 and then that's where you exit the island, 230 00:14:08,348 --> 00:14:09,949 and that's how you win the game. 231 00:14:11,684 --> 00:14:15,821 Instead of my island slowly getting consumed by water, 232 00:14:15,822 --> 00:14:20,459 it's gonna be slowly getting consumed by snow and ice. 233 00:14:20,460 --> 00:14:22,227 I need to complete all my tasks 234 00:14:22,228 --> 00:14:25,497 before the bitter cold arrives, 235 00:14:25,498 --> 00:14:28,300 and then a helicopter ride back out of here. 236 00:14:28,301 --> 00:14:29,669 I win the game. 237 00:14:31,871 --> 00:14:34,639 Oh. 238 00:14:34,640 --> 00:14:36,342 The snare cinched down on something. 239 00:14:44,283 --> 00:14:46,718 Oh, got a little bit caught. 240 00:14:46,719 --> 00:14:49,354 Just went straight past my snare. 241 00:14:49,355 --> 00:14:50,756 The snare was too small. 242 00:14:52,792 --> 00:14:55,327 But it looks like there's beaver tracks. 243 00:14:55,328 --> 00:14:56,762 Very exciting. 244 00:15:01,033 --> 00:15:05,270 Oh, see, I underestimated the power of the beaver. 245 00:15:07,039 --> 00:15:09,441 We can't do this back in Australia, 246 00:15:09,442 --> 00:15:11,510 snaring and trapping. 247 00:15:11,511 --> 00:15:14,346 So I can't practice this and get better. 248 00:15:18,918 --> 00:15:21,753 I need to fix my snares. 249 00:15:21,754 --> 00:15:27,392 Hopefully this land believes in redemption. 250 00:15:27,393 --> 00:15:30,862 Hopefully I can get that beaver. 251 00:16:00,426 --> 00:16:02,428 I go check my snares, 252 00:16:02,528 --> 00:16:07,399 and I need my bow and arrows. 253 00:16:07,400 --> 00:16:09,401 I have so much to do. 254 00:16:12,839 --> 00:16:16,675 I'm here to test my limits and myself. 255 00:16:16,676 --> 00:16:18,176 You get stronger. 256 00:16:18,177 --> 00:16:21,947 You get self-confident by being outdoors. 257 00:16:21,948 --> 00:16:23,515 That's why I'm here. 258 00:16:23,516 --> 00:16:25,584 I want to prove to myself 259 00:16:25,585 --> 00:16:28,253 that I can stay here much longer, 260 00:16:28,254 --> 00:16:30,555 that I can, and that it's possible. 261 00:16:30,556 --> 00:16:34,092 I have the will to survive. 262 00:16:36,529 --> 00:16:37,763 Yeah. 263 00:16:39,999 --> 00:16:42,300 I catch a rabbit in the snare. 264 00:16:42,301 --> 00:16:43,803 Look. 265 00:16:49,509 --> 00:16:50,876 It's broken. 266 00:16:50,877 --> 00:16:51,878 Look. 267 00:16:54,247 --> 00:16:55,447 Look. 268 00:16:55,448 --> 00:16:59,484 Something took it first, maybe a fox. 269 00:17:05,758 --> 00:17:10,828 That's why you need to check snares in the morning, 270 00:17:10,829 --> 00:17:15,600 in the first daylight. 271 00:17:19,271 --> 00:17:23,909 Everything that lives in this place want food. 272 00:17:23,910 --> 00:17:25,943 Damn. 273 00:17:27,847 --> 00:17:30,750 I lost one rabbit. 274 00:17:30,850 --> 00:17:33,919 Yeah, what a shame. 275 00:17:33,920 --> 00:17:35,520 I have a lot of things to do. 276 00:17:35,521 --> 00:17:37,023 I have my shelter to finish. 277 00:17:37,123 --> 00:17:39,524 I want to go fish. 278 00:17:39,525 --> 00:17:40,626 I need to hunt. 279 00:17:40,726 --> 00:17:42,227 I need to have food. 280 00:17:42,228 --> 00:17:45,397 This is a bad sign for me. 281 00:17:45,398 --> 00:17:49,067 I call this the dead walk, 282 00:17:49,068 --> 00:17:53,805 a walk where you found nothing. 283 00:17:53,806 --> 00:17:56,141 The way to starvation. 284 00:17:58,444 --> 00:18:02,280 Rose hips... 285 00:18:02,281 --> 00:18:05,750 will be my lunch today, 286 00:18:05,751 --> 00:18:08,653 because you are a bad hunter. 287 00:18:09,722 --> 00:18:11,556 Dealing with problems 288 00:18:11,557 --> 00:18:15,160 and being calm in difficult situations, 289 00:18:15,161 --> 00:18:19,130 to go ahead and adapt and overcome yourself 290 00:18:19,131 --> 00:18:21,533 is necessary. 291 00:18:23,436 --> 00:18:25,537 Let's go back to the camp. 292 00:18:28,040 --> 00:18:30,508 That's it. 293 00:18:30,509 --> 00:18:33,845 I'm learning with mistakes. 294 00:18:44,790 --> 00:18:46,992 Squirrel again. 295 00:19:15,821 --> 00:19:17,155 Squirrel. 296 00:19:22,194 --> 00:19:23,361 Damn. 297 00:19:36,942 --> 00:19:38,744 It's a waste. 298 00:19:40,446 --> 00:19:42,714 My hands are cold. 299 00:19:44,283 --> 00:19:46,317 I need to go back to the shelter. 300 00:19:48,688 --> 00:19:52,157 I am all wet. 301 00:19:52,158 --> 00:19:53,324 No more. 302 00:19:53,325 --> 00:19:58,396 I cannot shoot no more for a squirrel in a tree. 303 00:20:01,867 --> 00:20:05,837 Yeah, I found my arrow. 304 00:20:08,641 --> 00:20:11,110 Yes. 305 00:20:11,210 --> 00:20:13,478 Let's go back to the camp. 306 00:20:15,347 --> 00:20:17,515 You know, the first day, the ground squirrel 307 00:20:17,516 --> 00:20:20,085 that I catch, it felt so easy. 308 00:20:20,086 --> 00:20:23,488 I start with so much confidence in my bow. 309 00:20:23,489 --> 00:20:26,459 Let's remain calm and humble. 310 00:20:36,602 --> 00:20:38,603 It's a grouse. 311 00:20:54,086 --> 00:20:58,490 I shot the grouse, finally. 312 00:20:59,925 --> 00:21:02,794 Finally. 313 00:21:05,231 --> 00:21:07,565 Finally. 314 00:21:09,635 --> 00:21:11,035 Thank you. 315 00:21:13,205 --> 00:21:16,007 Thank you. Thank you. 316 00:21:17,276 --> 00:21:19,712 I don't know if it's a grouse or ptarmigan, 317 00:21:19,812 --> 00:21:22,881 but at least I know where they are. 318 00:21:22,882 --> 00:21:25,151 Thank you, God. 319 00:21:25,251 --> 00:21:27,919 Awesome, man. 320 00:21:27,920 --> 00:21:29,922 Awesome. 321 00:21:49,441 --> 00:21:50,875 I definitely don't want to get out of bed. 322 00:21:50,876 --> 00:21:52,545 I'm pretty cozy here. 323 00:21:52,645 --> 00:21:56,080 I slept really good last night. 324 00:21:56,081 --> 00:21:58,483 Feeling pretty homey in here. 325 00:21:58,484 --> 00:22:02,954 Today's project is probably to work on the fireplace. 326 00:22:02,955 --> 00:22:04,522 I want to get this fireplace started, 327 00:22:04,523 --> 00:22:07,525 and then I can--because I want to start concentrating 328 00:22:07,526 --> 00:22:09,861 on hunting here really soon. 329 00:22:09,862 --> 00:22:12,831 It's starting to get that cold, fall feeling. 330 00:22:12,832 --> 00:22:17,068 So it should make the moose start rutting, 331 00:22:17,069 --> 00:22:19,104 make all the animals start moving. 332 00:22:19,205 --> 00:22:21,673 So rain stopped. 333 00:22:21,674 --> 00:22:23,441 We're gonna get up and get at 'em. 334 00:22:23,442 --> 00:22:25,109 Coming at ya. 335 00:22:27,746 --> 00:22:32,050 I still need to figure out my fire and my shelter. 336 00:22:32,051 --> 00:22:36,187 So I plan on building a frame out of 2-inch sticks 337 00:22:36,188 --> 00:22:37,822 and then mud and have a chimney 338 00:22:37,823 --> 00:22:39,190 going out through the roof, 339 00:22:39,191 --> 00:22:41,993 and I could be good for a long, long time. 340 00:22:41,994 --> 00:22:45,597 I need to calm down and relax, not push my body too hard. 341 00:22:45,598 --> 00:22:46,866 Breathe. 342 00:22:46,966 --> 00:22:48,701 Like, this is a marathon, not a sprint. 343 00:22:48,801 --> 00:22:51,402 And just work a little bit slower, 344 00:22:51,403 --> 00:22:53,171 a little more methodical. 345 00:22:53,172 --> 00:22:54,339 I keep telling myself, 346 00:22:54,340 --> 00:22:55,773 don't get hyper-focused on things. 347 00:22:55,774 --> 00:22:57,742 And I don't think I am, because, like, 348 00:22:57,743 --> 00:22:59,978 the shelter's have done, the smoker's half done. 349 00:22:59,979 --> 00:23:02,147 It's like, I got so many projects half done. 350 00:23:02,248 --> 00:23:04,916 OK, let's tie these together. 351 00:23:04,917 --> 00:23:06,585 Oh, yeah. 352 00:23:06,685 --> 00:23:08,586 If I can maintain, like, the projects, 353 00:23:08,587 --> 00:23:12,258 where it's like, I feel like I'm playing catch-up 354 00:23:12,358 --> 00:23:14,792 or I'm behind, and I need to keep working, 355 00:23:14,793 --> 00:23:16,628 I think my time here-- 356 00:23:16,629 --> 00:23:18,563 I don't want to say it'll be easy, 357 00:23:18,564 --> 00:23:22,233 but, like, right now, I-- 358 00:23:22,234 --> 00:23:24,435 it ain't bugging me one bit. 359 00:23:25,804 --> 00:23:29,541 OK, that's the base. That will sit on the fire. 360 00:23:29,642 --> 00:23:31,342 And now we'll just go, boop, boop, boop, boop. 361 00:23:31,343 --> 00:23:34,245 And then those will sit on top of that. 362 00:23:37,082 --> 00:23:40,285 [bleep] off. 363 00:23:40,286 --> 00:23:41,987 Bugger off. 364 00:23:46,425 --> 00:23:48,559 So I swear I started talking like my grandpa. 365 00:23:48,560 --> 00:23:49,961 He'd always be like... 366 00:23:50,996 --> 00:23:52,664 Son of a bear! 367 00:23:54,733 --> 00:23:56,267 Like, obviously, I miss home. 368 00:23:56,268 --> 00:23:58,870 I miss everybody, I miss family and loved ones 369 00:23:58,871 --> 00:24:00,838 and whatnot, but we got a goal in mind, 370 00:24:00,839 --> 00:24:03,241 and we're going for it. 371 00:24:03,242 --> 00:24:06,044 You mother trucker. 372 00:24:09,315 --> 00:24:11,382 It's not gonna be much more than three months. 373 00:24:11,383 --> 00:24:13,284 Like, if it's four months, you know, 374 00:24:13,285 --> 00:24:16,521 four months of my life will set me up for life, so... 375 00:24:16,522 --> 00:24:19,458 I don't think it'll take much to heat the little cabin. 376 00:24:19,558 --> 00:24:21,592 I think there'll be a lot of trials and tribulations 377 00:24:21,593 --> 00:24:22,994 and problems you have to work through, 378 00:24:22,995 --> 00:24:26,965 but as for now... 379 00:24:26,966 --> 00:24:28,499 keep it rolling. 380 00:24:28,500 --> 00:24:31,703 She's a slow, tedious project, folks. 381 00:24:33,172 --> 00:24:35,507 We're gonna go down and check our fish lines. 382 00:24:35,607 --> 00:24:37,742 Hopefully they're full. 383 00:24:37,743 --> 00:24:40,244 Fishing, to me, is very important. 384 00:24:40,245 --> 00:24:42,080 I think if I catch 30 or 40 fish, 385 00:24:42,081 --> 00:24:43,715 I can be here 90 to 100 days. 386 00:24:43,716 --> 00:24:44,916 That's the plan. 387 00:24:53,993 --> 00:24:55,560 Nothing. 388 00:24:59,398 --> 00:25:01,666 That one might have one, though. 389 00:25:01,667 --> 00:25:05,203 This one's gonna be tricky, boy. 390 00:25:05,204 --> 00:25:07,505 But I think it's got one. 391 00:25:10,642 --> 00:25:14,912 Come on, baby. Come on, baby. 392 00:25:14,913 --> 00:25:16,748 No, no, no, no. 393 00:25:16,749 --> 00:25:19,884 Get the [bleep] up here. 394 00:25:19,885 --> 00:25:22,353 Oh. 395 00:25:22,354 --> 00:25:24,188 Yes, sir. 396 00:25:30,162 --> 00:25:32,930 Yes. 397 00:25:32,931 --> 00:25:34,766 Whoo! 398 00:25:34,767 --> 00:25:37,568 What a good day. 399 00:25:37,569 --> 00:25:39,237 A fish a day keeps the medic away, 400 00:25:39,238 --> 00:25:40,805 so we're happy. 401 00:25:40,806 --> 00:25:42,774 That's a decent-sized pike too. 402 00:25:45,611 --> 00:25:49,147 I need to be able to catch fish so I get more fat. 403 00:25:49,148 --> 00:25:52,183 There it is, ladies and gentlemen. 404 00:25:56,121 --> 00:25:57,622 Fat out here is so important, 405 00:25:57,623 --> 00:26:00,058 just because you burn so much of it. 406 00:26:00,059 --> 00:26:03,995 You need it to insulate you, to turn to energy. 407 00:26:03,996 --> 00:26:07,799 Just that's what our bodies run off of. 408 00:26:07,800 --> 00:26:10,835 It's a female. 409 00:26:10,836 --> 00:26:12,837 A little bit of roe. 410 00:26:14,640 --> 00:26:16,841 Look at the heart still beating. 411 00:26:22,481 --> 00:26:24,449 Crazy, eh? 412 00:26:24,450 --> 00:26:26,084 I've just got to keep working, 413 00:26:26,085 --> 00:26:27,785 keep pushing the pace out here. 414 00:26:27,786 --> 00:26:30,121 We got things to do, things we need to get done, 415 00:26:30,122 --> 00:26:31,824 so we just got to keep working. 416 00:26:31,924 --> 00:26:34,358 So there. You have a clean fish. 417 00:26:34,359 --> 00:26:35,993 OK. 418 00:26:35,994 --> 00:26:39,564 Go get water, boil some fish. 419 00:26:39,565 --> 00:26:40,998 Let's get after it. 420 00:26:57,850 --> 00:26:59,750 Good evening. 421 00:26:59,751 --> 00:27:01,352 Yesterday was productive. 422 00:27:01,353 --> 00:27:05,591 I started my full-time shelter, built most of the raised beds. 423 00:27:05,691 --> 00:27:07,158 So today I'll be finishing that 424 00:27:07,159 --> 00:27:08,993 and making a start on the frame. 425 00:27:08,994 --> 00:27:12,231 And depending on how I feel, I may even finish 426 00:27:12,331 --> 00:27:14,198 the lean-to part of that today. 427 00:27:14,199 --> 00:27:16,767 So it feels--it feels good, 428 00:27:16,768 --> 00:27:20,706 except this continual concern 429 00:27:20,806 --> 00:27:23,342 about where my next meal is coming from. 430 00:27:23,442 --> 00:27:24,909 And I know that's "Alone." 431 00:27:24,910 --> 00:27:26,912 That's--that is the game. 432 00:27:27,012 --> 00:27:29,313 Where do you get it from? But same old story. 433 00:27:29,314 --> 00:27:31,082 You're probably getting really tired of hearing me say, 434 00:27:31,083 --> 00:27:32,450 I can't find food! 435 00:27:32,451 --> 00:27:36,354 But I can't just manage on berries alone, 436 00:27:36,355 --> 00:27:38,556 so I'm gonna have to find something. 437 00:27:40,459 --> 00:27:41,860 With the temperatures dropping, 438 00:27:41,960 --> 00:27:43,628 I'm definitely feeling some pressure 439 00:27:43,629 --> 00:27:45,630 to get this permanent shelter finished. 440 00:27:45,631 --> 00:27:47,732 I don't really want to be caught under a tarp 441 00:27:47,733 --> 00:27:49,267 with snow coming down 442 00:27:49,268 --> 00:27:51,102 and temperatures dropping to minus forty, 443 00:27:51,103 --> 00:27:55,706 so there is a slight pressing need to get things done, 444 00:27:55,707 --> 00:27:57,675 but I don't really beat myself up 445 00:27:57,676 --> 00:28:00,578 if I don't get a lot of things done in a day. 446 00:28:00,579 --> 00:28:03,581 Essentially, just keeping myself fed, 447 00:28:03,582 --> 00:28:06,083 keeping my water boiled, 448 00:28:06,084 --> 00:28:08,620 maintaining my morale, 449 00:28:08,720 --> 00:28:10,221 they're all jobs. 450 00:28:10,222 --> 00:28:11,622 And if I keep beating myself up 451 00:28:11,623 --> 00:28:13,558 about not finishing my shelter so quickly, 452 00:28:13,559 --> 00:28:17,195 then I'm probably gonna get much more uneasy 453 00:28:17,196 --> 00:28:18,796 about the whole experience, 454 00:28:18,797 --> 00:28:20,398 and so I'm gonna carry on 455 00:28:20,399 --> 00:28:22,900 with my slightly lackadaisical approach, 456 00:28:22,901 --> 00:28:24,835 which seems to have worked so far. 457 00:28:24,836 --> 00:28:26,470 Now for the ridgepole. 458 00:28:26,471 --> 00:28:31,142 So this is the piece 459 00:28:31,143 --> 00:28:33,111 that holds everything together. 460 00:28:33,212 --> 00:28:36,380 If we get a lot of high winds, this will eventually 461 00:28:36,381 --> 00:28:37,682 start to creep down. 462 00:28:37,683 --> 00:28:40,586 So I figured, lash it on. 463 00:28:40,686 --> 00:28:43,021 Bring it on, weather. 464 00:28:43,121 --> 00:28:44,590 Yeah. 465 00:28:44,690 --> 00:28:46,792 Almost feeling at home already. 466 00:28:48,293 --> 00:28:49,261 Still a bit of work to do, 467 00:28:49,361 --> 00:28:51,128 but I'm definitely getting there. 468 00:28:53,398 --> 00:28:55,233 I'm going for a walk with the bow. 469 00:28:55,234 --> 00:28:58,603 So this camera is mounted to the front of my bow. 470 00:28:58,604 --> 00:29:03,908 So whatever I'm shooting at, you will see it. 471 00:29:03,909 --> 00:29:05,409 This bow is really long. 472 00:29:05,410 --> 00:29:06,677 It gets in the way when you're trying 473 00:29:06,678 --> 00:29:08,746 to walk through the bush. 474 00:29:08,747 --> 00:29:12,550 So it's only really suitable 475 00:29:12,551 --> 00:29:16,087 for open areas. 476 00:29:16,088 --> 00:29:19,490 I'm trying to get through here now. 477 00:29:19,491 --> 00:29:21,325 Tangled up. 478 00:29:21,326 --> 00:29:24,195 One of the biggest challenges of my location is, 479 00:29:24,196 --> 00:29:27,265 the undergrowth is way too dense, 480 00:29:27,266 --> 00:29:30,102 so it's impossible to really walk without making 481 00:29:30,202 --> 00:29:31,469 a huge amount of noise. 482 00:29:31,470 --> 00:29:33,271 It's very difficult, especially with a bow, 483 00:29:33,272 --> 00:29:35,206 because my bow is a longbow, 484 00:29:35,207 --> 00:29:36,507 which, in hindsight, 485 00:29:36,508 --> 00:29:37,743 may not have been the best choice 486 00:29:37,843 --> 00:29:40,779 for hunting in very dense undergrowth. 487 00:29:40,879 --> 00:29:43,681 I'm not sure how successful this will be as a hunting trip, 488 00:29:43,682 --> 00:29:45,916 but I found some lingonberries, 489 00:29:45,917 --> 00:29:48,552 so it's not a complete waste of time. 490 00:29:49,755 --> 00:29:52,857 They're a little bit sharp, but in a good way. 491 00:29:55,093 --> 00:29:56,994 The undergrowth is very old, 492 00:29:56,995 --> 00:29:58,229 and there's a lot of branches 493 00:29:58,230 --> 00:29:59,797 that are catching on everything, 494 00:29:59,798 --> 00:30:01,099 and every step you take, 495 00:30:01,199 --> 00:30:03,067 you're having to kind of pull things off. 496 00:30:03,068 --> 00:30:05,469 And it becomes very, very tiring. 497 00:30:05,470 --> 00:30:06,570 You're stooping. 498 00:30:06,571 --> 00:30:07,705 You're climbing over, 499 00:30:07,706 --> 00:30:09,073 so you're using up a lot of energy 500 00:30:09,074 --> 00:30:11,676 in order just to make very slow progress. 501 00:30:13,812 --> 00:30:15,279 Not entirely unsuccessful. 502 00:30:15,280 --> 00:30:16,514 I found some berries, 503 00:30:16,515 --> 00:30:20,552 but not quite what I was looking for. 504 00:30:20,652 --> 00:30:22,586 I'm just heading back to camp now. 505 00:30:24,323 --> 00:30:26,357 So I'm making the decision that doing that 506 00:30:26,358 --> 00:30:29,260 on a regular basis is counterproductive. 507 00:30:29,261 --> 00:30:31,662 I'm trying to conserve as much of my energy 508 00:30:31,663 --> 00:30:33,432 as possible, which means sticking to places 509 00:30:33,532 --> 00:30:35,633 that are far easier to get to. 510 00:30:39,938 --> 00:30:41,506 I heard a commotion 511 00:30:41,606 --> 00:30:44,875 and realized I'd caught another squirrel. 512 00:30:44,876 --> 00:30:47,111 So here he is. 513 00:30:47,112 --> 00:30:48,913 Poor little guy. 514 00:30:48,914 --> 00:30:50,114 Thank you, squirrel. 515 00:30:50,115 --> 00:30:51,515 Much needed. 516 00:30:51,516 --> 00:30:54,285 I'm gonna check the other traps now. 517 00:30:54,286 --> 00:30:57,121 Before I caught the squirrel, I was feeling very despondent 518 00:30:57,122 --> 00:30:59,458 about my ability to get food, 519 00:30:59,558 --> 00:31:02,093 but it's not a constant yearning for food. 520 00:31:02,094 --> 00:31:05,229 It's more of an awareness that I need to be getting food. 521 00:31:05,230 --> 00:31:07,365 Otherwise, my body weight will drop. 522 00:31:07,366 --> 00:31:10,000 Nope. Nothing. 523 00:31:10,001 --> 00:31:12,471 I hate snares. I really do. 524 00:31:12,571 --> 00:31:13,604 Something about it. 525 00:31:13,605 --> 00:31:16,708 It's just--it's not sporting. 526 00:31:16,808 --> 00:31:17,908 It's not British. 527 00:31:19,411 --> 00:31:20,878 But it is effective. 528 00:31:20,879 --> 00:31:22,546 I would say, if I have a weak skill, 529 00:31:22,547 --> 00:31:24,281 it's hunting big game with a bow, 530 00:31:24,282 --> 00:31:27,251 because coming from the UK, where bow hunting is illegal, 531 00:31:27,252 --> 00:31:29,387 I don't have that experience. 532 00:31:29,388 --> 00:31:31,956 I have bow hunted with a compound bow before, 533 00:31:31,957 --> 00:31:33,958 but using a primitive bow is not something 534 00:31:33,959 --> 00:31:35,627 I have experience of. 535 00:31:39,398 --> 00:31:41,599 Oh, hello. 536 00:31:41,600 --> 00:31:44,568 I got a varying hare. 537 00:31:48,240 --> 00:31:51,442 It would appear that my fortunes have changed. 538 00:31:51,443 --> 00:31:53,043 Ooh. 539 00:31:53,044 --> 00:31:55,513 I mean, this is no guarantee I'm gonna get anything 540 00:31:55,514 --> 00:31:57,114 for the rest of the time I'm here, 541 00:31:57,115 --> 00:31:59,785 but it's certainly a step in the right direction. 542 00:31:59,885 --> 00:32:03,921 So hopefully, between my squirrel and this guy, 543 00:32:03,922 --> 00:32:05,556 I'll have a few days' worth of food here. 544 00:32:05,557 --> 00:32:09,059 So let's get busy. 545 00:32:25,710 --> 00:32:26,911 Whew. 546 00:32:26,912 --> 00:32:28,446 Cut a lot of boughs. 547 00:32:28,447 --> 00:32:31,983 Still got plenty to do, but here's what I eat in a day 548 00:32:32,083 --> 00:32:34,553 as a 24-year-old survival athlete. 549 00:32:39,658 --> 00:32:42,560 Rabbit bone tea for breakfast. 550 00:32:42,561 --> 00:32:45,796 Already harvested probably six spruce trees 551 00:32:45,797 --> 00:32:48,266 for their boughs, 'cause I need, [bleep], 552 00:32:48,366 --> 00:32:50,868 more boughs than a church could ever bough. 553 00:32:50,869 --> 00:32:52,770 Um... 554 00:32:53,839 --> 00:32:55,239 Nice. 555 00:32:55,240 --> 00:32:57,475 But, yeah, we'll be able to keep on keeping on. 556 00:32:59,911 --> 00:33:01,679 I'm feeling great. 557 00:33:01,680 --> 00:33:04,114 My plan is working, and I'm just gonna 558 00:33:04,115 --> 00:33:06,083 keep eating three meals a day, 559 00:33:06,084 --> 00:33:08,553 so that I can push myself physically. 560 00:33:12,090 --> 00:33:13,792 Timber. 561 00:33:17,262 --> 00:33:19,664 I got some pretty hard bits done on my shelter. 562 00:33:19,764 --> 00:33:22,099 Now it's just all fine work. 563 00:33:26,571 --> 00:33:27,906 Probably time-consuming, 564 00:33:28,006 --> 00:33:31,208 but that's one thing I do have a lot of. 565 00:33:33,011 --> 00:33:34,445 Time. 566 00:33:37,449 --> 00:33:39,717 Huge, huge tepee. 567 00:33:39,718 --> 00:33:42,953 And I'm only justifying its size. 568 00:33:42,954 --> 00:33:44,989 It's definitely quite a risk. 569 00:33:44,990 --> 00:33:47,958 Pretty easy way to blow out, mentally and physically. 570 00:33:47,959 --> 00:33:50,628 But just because I have access to food, 571 00:33:50,629 --> 00:33:53,231 might as well utilize that energy I've got, 572 00:33:53,331 --> 00:33:57,434 because once this is built, then I can store food in it, 573 00:33:57,435 --> 00:34:00,504 I can smoke things inside and all that good stuff 574 00:34:00,505 --> 00:34:02,773 and hopefully be a little bit more comfortable. 575 00:34:04,042 --> 00:34:05,544 But, yeah, 576 00:34:05,644 --> 00:34:08,479 just a little thatch by the little thatch. 577 00:34:10,514 --> 00:34:13,350 The amount of sunlight and daytime 578 00:34:13,351 --> 00:34:15,386 is very much so in my mind, 579 00:34:15,387 --> 00:34:17,555 the amount of time you have to work. 580 00:34:17,556 --> 00:34:21,992 ♪ And we just keep on thatchin' ♪ 581 00:34:21,993 --> 00:34:24,629 But, you know, if you have 16 hours of daylight, 582 00:34:24,728 --> 00:34:26,964 and you work hard for 16 hours, 583 00:34:26,965 --> 00:34:28,799 you'll just tank. 584 00:34:31,636 --> 00:34:34,905 My strategy, in terms of my permanent shelter, 585 00:34:34,906 --> 00:34:37,675 will be, you know, just days and days 586 00:34:37,676 --> 00:34:41,146 and days of small snippets. 587 00:34:41,246 --> 00:34:45,716 ♪ Nearly time for lunchtime 588 00:34:45,717 --> 00:34:47,952 ♪ Yeah 589 00:34:47,953 --> 00:34:49,587 I'm gonna take it one day at a time. 590 00:34:49,588 --> 00:34:50,955 And if that's too much, 591 00:34:50,956 --> 00:34:54,024 I'll take it half a day at a time. 592 00:34:54,025 --> 00:34:57,161 I think, in this environment, if you put a number on it, 593 00:34:57,162 --> 00:34:59,163 you'll just hurt yourself. 594 00:34:59,164 --> 00:35:02,267 This is the longest I've lived off the land so far. 595 00:35:05,170 --> 00:35:08,439 This is what's allowing me to keep on. 596 00:35:08,440 --> 00:35:10,474 You probably can't see, but there's a bunch of fat 597 00:35:10,475 --> 00:35:12,611 floating on the surface. 598 00:35:17,916 --> 00:35:20,117 Fish head soup. 599 00:35:23,321 --> 00:35:24,755 Ah. 600 00:35:24,756 --> 00:35:27,758 Mmm. 601 00:35:27,759 --> 00:35:30,261 Very honest day's work. 602 00:35:30,362 --> 00:35:33,764 I walk up to my fishing spot 603 00:35:33,765 --> 00:35:36,600 and have a couple casts, 604 00:35:36,601 --> 00:35:38,969 just for a therapeutic walk. 605 00:35:38,970 --> 00:35:43,073 And yeah. 606 00:35:44,542 --> 00:35:48,846 Out here, being alone has given me time to think. 607 00:35:48,847 --> 00:35:52,683 I've just had my first, like, positive daydream. 608 00:35:52,684 --> 00:35:54,685 There's always thoughts of, you know, 609 00:35:54,686 --> 00:35:56,654 perceived hunger and whatnot, 610 00:35:56,655 --> 00:35:58,989 but this was, like, things I want to do. 611 00:35:58,990 --> 00:36:02,993 And it filled me with joy, and that felt really nice. 612 00:36:06,398 --> 00:36:07,899 You know, the first couple episodes 613 00:36:07,999 --> 00:36:10,668 I actually watched of this show, I was like, 614 00:36:10,669 --> 00:36:13,270 these people are not what they say they are. 615 00:36:14,839 --> 00:36:17,074 And then I went on a hunting trip with no food, 616 00:36:17,075 --> 00:36:19,276 and I was like, I understand. 617 00:36:19,277 --> 00:36:21,211 You know, everything goes out the door. 618 00:36:23,915 --> 00:36:25,916 Oh, no. 619 00:36:30,722 --> 00:36:31,989 Whoo! 620 00:36:31,990 --> 00:36:34,426 Knowing that I'm in a very healthy state 621 00:36:34,526 --> 00:36:35,592 is an advantage. 622 00:36:35,593 --> 00:36:38,063 There was a lucky one. 623 00:36:38,163 --> 00:36:40,764 I can actually just relax. 624 00:36:40,765 --> 00:36:42,466 I feel like there will be some people here 625 00:36:42,467 --> 00:36:45,036 who have a huge shock to the system. 626 00:36:46,604 --> 00:36:48,005 Hope you guys saw that, 627 00:36:48,006 --> 00:36:50,841 but that bigger pike just got off in the shallows, 628 00:36:50,842 --> 00:36:53,343 and then I grabbed it. 629 00:36:55,013 --> 00:36:59,483 Time to go sit by a warm fire and have dinner! 630 00:36:59,484 --> 00:37:00,984 Yoo-hoo! 631 00:37:25,643 --> 00:37:27,878 There we have it. 632 00:37:27,879 --> 00:37:32,951 Thatch door and a complete smoker. 633 00:37:34,719 --> 00:37:36,019 I actually think... 634 00:37:38,123 --> 00:37:39,923 I think it actually looks a lot like 635 00:37:39,924 --> 00:37:42,426 the cartoon character Grug. 636 00:37:42,427 --> 00:37:46,797 If you don't know who Grug is, go--go look him up. 637 00:37:46,798 --> 00:37:52,370 So I think my smoker is gonna be called Grug. 638 00:37:53,571 --> 00:37:55,506 Grug doesn't normally endorse smoking, 639 00:37:55,507 --> 00:37:59,611 but hopefully he gets plenty of smoking time. 640 00:38:02,680 --> 00:38:04,682 Job done. Boo! 641 00:38:06,351 --> 00:38:09,553 All right. Time to fill this baby up. 642 00:38:12,791 --> 00:38:15,826 Well, that was a fun little project, 643 00:38:15,827 --> 00:38:18,929 but I want to be able to take my time 644 00:38:18,930 --> 00:38:20,798 and sit down and craft 645 00:38:20,799 --> 00:38:23,734 and just do things that bring me joy. 646 00:38:25,837 --> 00:38:29,439 There's some kind of noise coming from down at the point. 647 00:38:31,810 --> 00:38:35,345 Down near my gillnet. 648 00:38:35,346 --> 00:38:37,314 I'm gonna go check it out. 649 00:38:37,315 --> 00:38:42,187 But that's a want, not a need. 650 00:38:42,287 --> 00:38:44,721 What I need is food, 651 00:38:44,722 --> 00:38:46,924 permanent shelter, 652 00:38:46,925 --> 00:38:49,026 and to survive. 653 00:38:49,027 --> 00:38:51,762 I've heard it for the last 15 minutes. 654 00:38:51,763 --> 00:38:53,397 Anyhow, it stopped. 655 00:38:55,233 --> 00:38:59,269 Just so much time goes into just meeting your basic needs. 656 00:38:59,270 --> 00:39:00,838 But everything can't be polished. 657 00:39:00,839 --> 00:39:03,307 Like, that's just not the way it is. 658 00:39:03,308 --> 00:39:06,911 It's not the way that survival rolls. 659 00:39:07,011 --> 00:39:08,011 This is life. 660 00:39:08,012 --> 00:39:11,715 This is just raw, how it is. 661 00:39:11,716 --> 00:39:13,818 No action on the snare. 662 00:39:13,918 --> 00:39:15,986 There's only so much you can do. 663 00:39:15,987 --> 00:39:18,522 You've just got to roll with however it goes. 664 00:39:19,924 --> 00:39:21,124 Maybe that's one of the lessons 665 00:39:21,125 --> 00:39:23,594 that was out here for me-- 666 00:39:23,595 --> 00:39:26,430 embrace the imperfection. 667 00:39:26,431 --> 00:39:32,202 Embrace the raw, the rugged, the real. 668 00:39:32,203 --> 00:39:34,204 Holy [bleep]. 669 00:39:35,707 --> 00:39:38,675 There's a beaver right there. 670 00:39:38,676 --> 00:39:40,111 Oh. 671 00:39:41,479 --> 00:39:44,482 Attached to that giant log I had across the line. 672 00:39:47,051 --> 00:39:49,586 He's snared up. 673 00:39:49,587 --> 00:39:51,154 He's not going anywhere. 674 00:39:59,430 --> 00:40:01,398 I don't want to damage the pelt. 675 00:40:19,417 --> 00:40:20,684 He's dead. 676 00:40:30,962 --> 00:40:33,196 Yes! 677 00:40:33,197 --> 00:40:35,832 Come on! 678 00:40:35,833 --> 00:40:39,503 Oh! Oh! 679 00:40:39,504 --> 00:40:41,438 I'll be happy with any beaver, but the fact that it's, like, 680 00:40:41,439 --> 00:40:44,641 a full-size adult one is just incredible. 681 00:40:44,642 --> 00:40:47,110 Oh. 682 00:40:47,111 --> 00:40:50,480 This thing's about 15 to 20 kilos. 683 00:40:50,481 --> 00:40:54,018 I cannot even imagine what it would be like 684 00:40:54,118 --> 00:40:57,422 taking a moose in this weather, 685 00:40:57,522 --> 00:40:59,057 or a caribou. 686 00:40:59,157 --> 00:41:01,591 I'm not sure a caribou would have as much fat on it 687 00:41:01,592 --> 00:41:03,627 as our Mr. Beaver here. 688 00:41:04,929 --> 00:41:06,997 Oh! 689 00:41:08,166 --> 00:41:09,299 I can barely hold it up. 690 00:41:09,300 --> 00:41:10,467 It's so heavy. 691 00:41:11,869 --> 00:41:14,604 This gives me food security. 692 00:41:14,605 --> 00:41:16,540 I don't know for how long. 693 00:41:16,541 --> 00:41:20,277 Let's let the caption tell us how much calories 694 00:41:20,278 --> 00:41:22,312 this food's gonna give us. 695 00:41:24,115 --> 00:41:27,785 Thanks, caption. I appreciate that. 696 00:41:27,885 --> 00:41:30,153 Get smoking, Grug! 697 00:41:30,154 --> 00:41:32,023 Whoo! 698 00:41:34,292 --> 00:41:35,827 Let's go, baby! 699 00:41:35,927 --> 00:41:37,361 Let's go! 700 00:41:43,434 --> 00:41:48,638 OK, so the main thing to do is get the pelt off 701 00:41:48,639 --> 00:41:50,040 and then gut, and then this thing's 702 00:41:50,041 --> 00:41:52,442 gonna become a lot lighter. 703 00:41:54,278 --> 00:41:57,681 The beaver just gives me options. 704 00:41:57,682 --> 00:42:01,485 Look at the size of that tail compared to my head. 705 00:42:01,486 --> 00:42:04,822 You know, it's early days, and I feel that 706 00:42:04,922 --> 00:42:07,357 it's a massive, big step in the right direction. 707 00:42:07,358 --> 00:42:09,126 It's the best food that I've gotten, 708 00:42:09,127 --> 00:42:10,727 and it's just incredible. 709 00:42:10,728 --> 00:42:12,996 I'll never forget this moment. 710 00:42:12,997 --> 00:42:15,033 I love this beaver. 711 00:42:15,133 --> 00:42:17,834 This beaver is mine. 712 00:42:17,835 --> 00:42:20,837 There are many other beavers out there, 713 00:42:20,838 --> 00:42:24,074 but this one, this is my beaver. 714 00:42:26,077 --> 00:42:29,046 I just had this feeling that nature was waiting 715 00:42:29,047 --> 00:42:31,382 for me to finish that smoker. 716 00:42:31,482 --> 00:42:36,119 Look at the size of this liver. 717 00:42:36,120 --> 00:42:38,622 It was like, Nero, 718 00:42:38,623 --> 00:42:43,160 you build that smoker, and I will provide. 719 00:42:43,161 --> 00:42:46,430 But you gotta do the work first, dude. 720 00:42:52,403 --> 00:42:56,406 Snowshoe kidney, beaver kidney. 721 00:42:59,477 --> 00:43:01,912 I am happy. 722 00:43:34,278 --> 00:43:35,879 Oh. 723 00:43:35,880 --> 00:43:38,548 Really smoky out here. 724 00:43:38,549 --> 00:43:40,884 Just hooking into a squirrel head for lunch. 725 00:43:42,286 --> 00:43:43,553 Eating a lot this morning, 726 00:43:43,554 --> 00:43:45,922 having a real slow one, just because I feel 727 00:43:45,923 --> 00:43:47,824 very depleted, but bouncing back. 728 00:43:48,926 --> 00:43:51,062 And then I'll do some on the door. 729 00:43:51,162 --> 00:43:53,131 [bleep] you. 730 00:44:00,238 --> 00:44:04,508 I'm just gonna go get my saw... 731 00:44:04,509 --> 00:44:09,279 ♪ And an extra battery for the camera ♪ 732 00:44:09,280 --> 00:44:11,515 Shelter-building time. 733 00:44:11,516 --> 00:44:14,551 A couple hours of thatching, spruce bough 734 00:44:14,552 --> 00:44:16,487 and whatever you want to call it. 735 00:44:18,256 --> 00:44:20,123 I kind of need to make a ladder. 736 00:44:20,124 --> 00:44:23,593 I'll just make a small one for now, 737 00:44:23,594 --> 00:44:27,664 just to get a little bit further up. 738 00:44:27,665 --> 00:44:33,003 I'll make it out of willow, and then I'll need 739 00:44:33,004 --> 00:44:35,205 to harvest more spruce boughs, 740 00:44:35,206 --> 00:44:37,275 and then a few more again. 741 00:44:38,442 --> 00:44:42,346 And then we'll start having a sweet teepee. 742 00:44:53,191 --> 00:44:56,026 I'm noticing the weather's getting colder, 743 00:44:56,027 --> 00:44:58,228 the wind's blowing a little bit harder at night. 744 00:44:58,229 --> 00:45:00,430 And I know it's going into winter, 745 00:45:00,431 --> 00:45:03,033 but it's happening quicker than I'm expecting. 746 00:45:04,435 --> 00:45:08,506 And I feel like I've put all my eggs in one basket 747 00:45:08,606 --> 00:45:10,308 with my huge shelter. 748 00:45:12,076 --> 00:45:16,580 And I keep telling myself that my decision is justified. 749 00:45:16,581 --> 00:45:19,115 And, you know, if it all works out, it can actually-- 750 00:45:19,116 --> 00:45:20,717 it could work really, really well. 751 00:45:25,189 --> 00:45:29,526 However, I'm eating as much food as I possibly can. 752 00:45:31,429 --> 00:45:33,763 But I'm working less efficiently. 753 00:45:33,764 --> 00:45:36,067 My breaks are getting longer, 754 00:45:36,167 --> 00:45:39,002 and I've still got, you know, lots to do. 755 00:45:41,639 --> 00:45:43,907 It's worrying. 756 00:45:43,908 --> 00:45:45,475 All these negative thoughts 757 00:45:45,476 --> 00:45:47,911 are just gonna creep in naturally. 758 00:45:50,081 --> 00:45:52,515 There's only so much the land can give you, 759 00:45:52,516 --> 00:45:55,752 and then it's sentimental endurance and starvation. 760 00:45:55,753 --> 00:45:57,954 It's a ticking time bomb. 761 00:45:57,955 --> 00:46:00,523 And that ticking time bomb is relative to what you've got 762 00:46:00,524 --> 00:46:02,092 and what you're given. 763 00:46:03,661 --> 00:46:06,563 We're just gonna start with three rungs. 764 00:46:06,564 --> 00:46:09,066 We can always add more, if we need. 765 00:46:09,166 --> 00:46:12,035 And it's funny, you know, how you prepare for this show 766 00:46:12,036 --> 00:46:14,505 with bushcraft and bush skills-- 767 00:46:14,605 --> 00:46:17,240 no, you go out with nothing, 768 00:46:17,241 --> 00:46:21,278 and you see how you operate mentally. 769 00:46:33,724 --> 00:46:35,760 It should be good. 770 00:46:39,397 --> 00:46:42,399 Not-so-blue sky coming. 771 00:46:42,400 --> 00:46:43,400 Good. 772 00:46:43,401 --> 00:46:47,704 My theory is, short season. 773 00:46:47,705 --> 00:46:50,174 Here for a good time, not a long time. 774 00:46:52,076 --> 00:46:53,244 Yeah. 775 00:47:02,920 --> 00:47:05,755 ♪ Doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo ♪ 776 00:47:10,127 --> 00:47:11,828 So I'm 24 years old. 777 00:47:11,829 --> 00:47:14,597 I've never had a full-time job. 778 00:47:14,598 --> 00:47:17,468 Right now, I just teach whitewater kayaking. 779 00:47:17,568 --> 00:47:20,705 The rain's setting in now. 780 00:47:20,805 --> 00:47:22,405 Whatever. 781 00:47:22,406 --> 00:47:26,042 Whitewater kayaking has the whole mental aspect to it 782 00:47:26,043 --> 00:47:29,746 that I enjoy, just because the river is so strong 783 00:47:29,747 --> 00:47:32,350 and, you know, water is just so unforgiving. 784 00:47:32,450 --> 00:47:33,550 All righty. 785 00:47:33,551 --> 00:47:34,751 We're gonna do a little bit on my door, 786 00:47:34,752 --> 00:47:36,787 give it a little bit of structure, 787 00:47:36,887 --> 00:47:39,556 and then we can weave that in. 788 00:47:39,557 --> 00:47:42,258 And if you allow yourself to slip, 789 00:47:42,259 --> 00:47:43,894 the river just kind of eats it up, 790 00:47:43,994 --> 00:47:45,829 and before you know it, you're upside down 791 00:47:45,830 --> 00:47:49,432 or out of your kayak, in a really dangerous spot. 792 00:47:52,269 --> 00:47:55,438 And, yeah, I've had friends pass away 793 00:47:55,439 --> 00:47:57,741 from the smallest mistake. 794 00:48:00,244 --> 00:48:04,548 I think trying to survive out here is the same. 795 00:48:08,619 --> 00:48:10,420 It should be good. 796 00:48:10,421 --> 00:48:13,723 You've got to be quietly confident in yourself 797 00:48:13,724 --> 00:48:15,992 and your ability. 798 00:48:23,434 --> 00:48:25,469 Trying to fill the tank for tomorrow. 799 00:48:27,538 --> 00:48:30,174 I'm very depleted in the evening today. 800 00:48:34,044 --> 00:48:35,044 It's fine. 801 00:48:35,045 --> 00:48:37,214 Then the mind just runs. 802 00:48:38,849 --> 00:48:41,619 It thinks about tapping out and all that good stuff. 803 00:48:50,895 --> 00:48:53,831 I'll move a little slower tomorrow. 804 00:49:13,117 --> 00:49:14,385 I'm about to go and check 805 00:49:14,485 --> 00:49:16,753 those snares in the new area. 806 00:49:16,754 --> 00:49:20,290 Hopefully a lot of rabbits, but we shall see. 807 00:49:20,291 --> 00:49:22,392 Right, let's do this. 808 00:49:24,762 --> 00:49:27,664 Yesterday, I was feeling very, very down 809 00:49:27,665 --> 00:49:29,933 about my long-term prospects. 810 00:49:29,934 --> 00:49:32,435 So I've put a huge amount of effort 811 00:49:32,436 --> 00:49:34,070 into going to a new area, 812 00:49:34,071 --> 00:49:36,706 where there was a lot more signs of game. 813 00:49:36,707 --> 00:49:40,276 I set a lot of snares there, which hopefully will create 814 00:49:40,277 --> 00:49:42,313 some more food opportunities. 815 00:50:09,773 --> 00:50:11,475 Nothing goes easy. 816 00:50:15,779 --> 00:50:19,048 So, long story short, 817 00:50:19,049 --> 00:50:21,552 I had a rabbit. 818 00:50:21,652 --> 00:50:25,955 So I went to grab it, but it somehow managed 819 00:50:25,956 --> 00:50:28,358 to work its way loose, but I got it. 820 00:50:28,359 --> 00:50:31,428 So I've spared you the gory details 821 00:50:31,529 --> 00:50:33,763 of breaking its neck. 822 00:50:33,764 --> 00:50:34,764 Ooh. 823 00:50:34,765 --> 00:50:36,566 Bit of an adrenaline-pumping moment. 824 00:50:36,567 --> 00:50:38,001 I thought I was gonna lose him for a second, 825 00:50:38,002 --> 00:50:41,472 but I'm gonna make my way back to camp. 826 00:50:50,114 --> 00:50:52,582 OK, I'm on my way back to camp, 827 00:50:52,583 --> 00:50:55,985 and I spotted these-- 828 00:50:55,986 --> 00:50:59,188 very fresh grizzly bear tracks. 829 00:50:59,189 --> 00:51:02,525 So at least we know the bears are still around, 830 00:51:02,526 --> 00:51:06,930 and they're on the list. 831 00:51:06,931 --> 00:51:08,765 Problem is, I'm on theirs as well. 832 00:51:10,267 --> 00:51:12,468 OK, may the best man win. 833 00:51:14,872 --> 00:51:17,307 Overall, I feel really, really good. 834 00:51:17,308 --> 00:51:19,475 My head's definitely in the game. 835 00:51:19,476 --> 00:51:21,077 So along the riverbank, 836 00:51:21,078 --> 00:51:23,313 I've made my temporary cooking camp, 837 00:51:23,314 --> 00:51:25,748 which is just a little dome shelter. 838 00:51:25,749 --> 00:51:27,717 I think if I can keep getting more food, 839 00:51:27,718 --> 00:51:30,653 maybe some fish, I'm in a good position 840 00:51:30,654 --> 00:51:32,990 to do this as long as it takes. 841 00:51:33,090 --> 00:51:35,558 I still have some of my rabbit left from yesterday, 842 00:51:35,559 --> 00:51:38,295 so that will keep me going. 843 00:51:38,395 --> 00:51:41,364 So my plan now is to use this energy 844 00:51:41,365 --> 00:51:44,033 that I'm about to get to further my chances 845 00:51:44,034 --> 00:51:45,401 of getting more food. 846 00:51:45,402 --> 00:51:48,638 Wow, this is gonna be so good. 847 00:51:48,639 --> 00:51:50,073 So I'll fish more. 848 00:51:50,074 --> 00:51:52,109 I plan to put more snares down, 849 00:51:52,209 --> 00:51:53,544 and I'd like to try and maybe 850 00:51:53,644 --> 00:51:55,078 not gain weight, but at least not 851 00:51:55,079 --> 00:51:57,313 lose any weight now for the next couple of weeks, 852 00:51:57,314 --> 00:51:58,281 if I can. 853 00:51:58,282 --> 00:52:00,317 Mmm, mmm, mmm. 854 00:52:01,952 --> 00:52:03,721 What a perfect day. 855 00:52:07,524 --> 00:52:09,592 This new area has a lot of potential. 856 00:52:09,593 --> 00:52:12,362 There's beaver, muskrats, rabbits. 857 00:52:12,363 --> 00:52:14,797 I just need to keep the pressure on now, 858 00:52:14,798 --> 00:52:16,467 catch more, and get myself 859 00:52:16,567 --> 00:52:18,801 back to taking in enough calories 860 00:52:18,802 --> 00:52:20,236 to be able to function. 861 00:52:20,237 --> 00:52:22,505 If I can keep myself in a good condition, 862 00:52:22,506 --> 00:52:24,874 I know I can sit it out for longer. 863 00:52:24,875 --> 00:52:25,909 Ooh, right. 864 00:52:26,010 --> 00:52:27,243 Well, I've eaten. 865 00:52:27,244 --> 00:52:28,211 That was good. 866 00:52:28,212 --> 00:52:29,545 That was a really good meal. 867 00:52:31,649 --> 00:52:33,750 So I think I'll light another fire at camp, 868 00:52:33,751 --> 00:52:35,552 do an hour on the shelter. 869 00:52:35,653 --> 00:52:37,787 It's time to do some work. 870 00:53:38,048 --> 00:53:39,348 Still pretty ugly out. 871 00:53:39,349 --> 00:53:43,586 Windy, some light rain. 872 00:53:43,587 --> 00:53:46,756 But we didn't get too much done yesterday, 873 00:53:46,757 --> 00:53:48,124 so today we're gonna have to try to be 874 00:53:48,125 --> 00:53:49,593 a little bit more productive. 875 00:53:49,693 --> 00:53:51,160 Running out of good days. 876 00:53:51,161 --> 00:53:52,629 I don't know if this is called a good day, 877 00:53:52,730 --> 00:53:57,568 but a day where there's no minus twenty, so... 878 00:53:59,570 --> 00:54:03,540 It looks like there's--yeah, there's snow in the mountains. 879 00:54:06,176 --> 00:54:07,511 Look at that. 880 00:54:08,579 --> 00:54:10,013 It's coming. 881 00:54:11,115 --> 00:54:14,884 That's all snow, ladies and gentlemen. 882 00:54:14,885 --> 00:54:17,019 Oh, wow. Look at this. 883 00:54:18,522 --> 00:54:21,524 Probably only a matter of time before we get snow down here. 884 00:54:22,993 --> 00:54:26,362 And then my window for shelter-building 885 00:54:26,363 --> 00:54:27,830 will have gone. 886 00:54:27,831 --> 00:54:32,468 Whew, mountains have snow! 887 00:54:32,469 --> 00:54:34,271 Ah. 888 00:54:34,371 --> 00:54:36,038 Snow in the mountains is beautiful, 889 00:54:36,039 --> 00:54:39,710 but also, it's a reality that cold is coming. 890 00:54:39,810 --> 00:54:43,780 Just how many days of opportunity do I have left? 891 00:54:43,781 --> 00:54:45,748 We got to get that-- the fireplace 892 00:54:45,749 --> 00:54:48,217 just became number one, actually. 893 00:54:49,286 --> 00:54:51,220 It's coming, baby. 894 00:54:55,726 --> 00:54:58,961 There is snow in the mountain. 895 00:54:58,962 --> 00:55:01,030 I need to finish the shelter. 896 00:55:01,031 --> 00:55:03,633 I have no more time. 897 00:55:03,634 --> 00:55:04,868 I'm gonna take every piece down there 898 00:55:04,968 --> 00:55:06,503 and start mudding 'em. 899 00:55:06,603 --> 00:55:09,205 There's no waiting around now. 900 00:55:10,641 --> 00:55:13,510 She's coming here soon, so we gotta get ready. 901 00:55:13,610 --> 00:55:15,878 Hurry. It's a race. 902 00:55:17,548 --> 00:55:20,082 Something's pulled my tripod down. 903 00:55:20,083 --> 00:55:21,784 Things are preparing for winter. 904 00:55:21,785 --> 00:55:24,554 Bears are racing around, trying to get all their food. 905 00:55:24,555 --> 00:55:26,389 We got to work harder now. 906 00:55:26,390 --> 00:55:27,623 Ooh. Wow. 907 00:55:27,624 --> 00:55:28,925 I got the shivers. Wow. 908 00:55:33,797 --> 00:55:35,097 Birds are moving. 909 00:55:36,366 --> 00:55:38,634 That's a [bleep] load of geese. 910 00:55:38,635 --> 00:55:42,072 Leaving right now, I gotta change my plan, 911 00:55:42,172 --> 00:55:46,075 do more on my permanent shelter. 912 00:55:46,076 --> 00:55:48,946 That time of year. 913 00:55:49,046 --> 00:55:52,281 Winter is [bleep] coming. 914 00:55:58,455 --> 00:56:01,557 Let's fill this thing with mud. 915 00:56:01,558 --> 00:56:04,227 Here's our mud shovel. 916 00:56:04,228 --> 00:56:06,229 I didn't think the weather would come this quick, 917 00:56:06,230 --> 00:56:08,664 but here we are. 918 00:56:08,665 --> 00:56:10,499 The only reason why I feel this won't work 919 00:56:10,500 --> 00:56:13,436 is because of the silt in the mud. 920 00:56:13,437 --> 00:56:15,438 It's not really clay, clay. 921 00:56:15,439 --> 00:56:17,073 We're gonna try our best. 922 00:56:17,074 --> 00:56:20,676 This is a very unhospitable place 923 00:56:20,677 --> 00:56:24,080 that we're gonna have to dig deep to survive in. 924 00:56:25,749 --> 00:56:27,183 If you're not set up for winter, 925 00:56:27,184 --> 00:56:29,987 you're not gonna last-- it's just the way it is. 926 00:56:30,087 --> 00:56:32,154 Like, I'm from Canada. I know that. 927 00:56:32,155 --> 00:56:34,323 So it's a race for me. 928 00:56:34,324 --> 00:56:36,392 I don't think these people know this. 929 00:56:36,393 --> 00:56:38,662 There's one piece to the puzzle. 930 00:56:38,762 --> 00:56:41,564 Let's go get the other. 931 00:56:44,034 --> 00:56:49,071 I think if we turn this upside-down, it'll be easier. 932 00:56:49,072 --> 00:56:50,506 This is what I work in. 933 00:56:50,507 --> 00:56:52,309 This is what I grew up in. 934 00:56:52,409 --> 00:56:53,910 This is my advantage. 935 00:56:53,911 --> 00:56:59,081 So let's see if these other countries get what we get. 936 00:56:59,082 --> 00:57:00,082 This is Canada. 937 00:57:00,083 --> 00:57:02,385 This is cold. 938 00:57:02,386 --> 00:57:05,022 The cold is gonna destroy people. 939 00:57:05,122 --> 00:57:06,790 Like, it's coming. 940 00:57:06,890 --> 00:57:08,891 Hypothermia is real. 941 00:57:08,892 --> 00:57:11,560 People will get it. 942 00:57:11,561 --> 00:57:15,398 I think I might start a fire in that right now... 943 00:57:17,768 --> 00:57:22,104 Just to help dry it, because it is wet. 944 00:57:26,209 --> 00:57:28,544 Holy [bleep], that's heavy. 945 00:57:31,949 --> 00:57:34,418 We're surviving. We're having fun still. 946 00:57:34,518 --> 00:57:39,555 No worries whatsoever yet, like, of wanting to go home. 947 00:57:39,556 --> 00:57:41,991 Nothing like that's crossed my mind. 948 00:57:41,992 --> 00:57:45,095 I said I came here to win, and I mean it. 949 00:57:45,195 --> 00:57:48,197 I ain't tapping, I can tell you that much. 950 00:57:48,198 --> 00:57:50,599 This'll get dried right out, and then we'll, uh, 951 00:57:50,600 --> 00:57:54,236 take it up there, get it in place, 952 00:57:54,237 --> 00:57:58,474 and fix what we can with light mud on the inside. 953 00:57:58,475 --> 00:58:01,844 Put it in, and... 954 00:58:01,845 --> 00:58:03,913 we'll be sitting pretty. 955 00:58:03,914 --> 00:58:05,715 December, here we come. 956 00:58:25,736 --> 00:58:27,803 Nothing in the snares this morning. 957 00:58:31,875 --> 00:58:33,377 Whew. 958 00:58:35,579 --> 00:58:37,380 Far too exhausted. 959 00:58:37,381 --> 00:58:40,516 I could barely go for a walk and enjoy it. 960 00:58:41,685 --> 00:58:44,920 I'm just gonna hang tight, stay dry, 961 00:58:44,921 --> 00:58:48,425 and just try to do as minimal as I can. 962 00:58:48,525 --> 00:58:50,860 I'm just depleted. 963 00:58:50,861 --> 00:58:55,032 I'm guessing just a little bit too ambitious, 964 00:58:55,132 --> 00:58:58,000 thinking the bigger shelter. 965 00:59:07,477 --> 00:59:10,579 All of a sudden, my creativity... 966 00:59:10,580 --> 00:59:15,084 on how exciting this whole shelter is 967 00:59:15,085 --> 00:59:18,154 compounds on itself. 968 00:59:18,155 --> 00:59:21,023 My mind's going down these rabbit holes 969 00:59:21,024 --> 00:59:23,959 that feel like it's impossible to pull them out of. 970 00:59:25,228 --> 00:59:28,164 Usually, I can keep them under wraps, 971 00:59:28,165 --> 00:59:32,268 but right now, I'm confused. 972 00:59:32,269 --> 00:59:34,136 I'm eating every day. 973 00:59:34,137 --> 00:59:37,741 I don't have the energy that I think I should have. 974 00:59:37,841 --> 00:59:39,241 Why? 975 00:59:39,242 --> 00:59:41,677 And now, becoming afraid-- 976 00:59:41,678 --> 00:59:44,280 are my energy levels gonna come back? 977 00:59:44,281 --> 00:59:45,848 If so, when? 978 00:59:45,849 --> 00:59:47,950 How much will they come back? 979 00:59:47,951 --> 00:59:51,053 Yeah, very much so confused and afraid. 980 01:00:00,363 --> 01:00:02,031 Things were feeling really good, 981 01:00:02,032 --> 01:00:05,068 and then I decided to build this teepee. 982 01:00:05,168 --> 01:00:08,105 I need to get spruce boughs 983 01:00:08,205 --> 01:00:11,641 from over there and finish it. 984 01:00:13,677 --> 01:00:16,045 I just feel like I've got nothing, 985 01:00:16,046 --> 01:00:17,680 nothing in the tank. 986 01:00:21,918 --> 01:00:25,421 At home, my strategy from the burnout, 987 01:00:25,422 --> 01:00:28,592 you know, I'll eat more, try to do some projects 988 01:00:28,692 --> 01:00:30,659 to try to calm my mind down... 989 01:00:32,028 --> 01:00:34,663 But these tactics that usually work 990 01:00:34,664 --> 01:00:38,200 are just getting overridden like I've never felt before. 991 01:00:39,236 --> 01:00:43,038 Do I suffer for another 10, 15 days? 992 01:00:43,039 --> 01:00:45,641 And it's just a ticking time bomb, you know? 993 01:00:46,743 --> 01:00:49,278 I just can't see myself finishing-- 994 01:00:49,279 --> 01:00:51,381 finishing the shelter. 995 01:00:51,481 --> 01:00:53,949 I'm not enjoying myself, 996 01:00:53,950 --> 01:00:55,751 and I'm feeling confused 997 01:00:55,752 --> 01:00:57,553 and unknown with the amount of damage 998 01:00:57,554 --> 01:01:00,356 I could be doing to myself. 999 01:01:00,357 --> 01:01:03,426 I'm so sorry. 1000 01:01:05,061 --> 01:01:07,196 Those are some cues that, I told myself, 1001 01:01:07,197 --> 01:01:10,867 prior to the competition, that it'll be time. 1002 01:01:17,007 --> 01:01:18,307 Hello. 1003 01:01:18,308 --> 01:01:22,779 My time's come, and I'm officially tapping out. 1004 01:01:39,796 --> 01:01:42,765 Feeling very, very weak-- full body, 1005 01:01:42,766 --> 01:01:46,001 you know, from foot and your mind at the same time. 1006 01:01:46,002 --> 01:01:48,470 The sort of mental hardship I came to, 1007 01:01:48,471 --> 01:01:51,240 I just haven't felt it before like that. 1008 01:01:51,241 --> 01:01:52,742 You know, money's money. 1009 01:01:52,842 --> 01:01:54,843 And I mean, yeah, it would have made for 1010 01:01:54,844 --> 01:01:57,279 a pretty crazy kickstart to my life. 1011 01:01:57,280 --> 01:02:00,783 But what I thought I could do, all of a sudden, I couldn't. 1012 01:02:00,784 --> 01:02:02,352 As soon as you're not doing anything, 1013 01:02:02,452 --> 01:02:03,953 you're just in your mind. 1014 01:02:03,954 --> 01:02:06,555 And I thought I might as well just cut my losses 1015 01:02:06,556 --> 01:02:09,158 and remove myself from this place. 1016 01:02:09,159 --> 01:02:14,764 It's giving me quite a lot of pain. 1017 01:02:23,206 --> 01:02:24,907 The decision's been made, 1018 01:02:24,908 --> 01:02:26,976 and now I have to really live with it. 1019 01:02:28,478 --> 01:02:31,547 I'm just a little bit disappointed in my ability. 1020 01:02:33,216 --> 01:02:35,551 This experience has definitely given me 1021 01:02:35,552 --> 01:02:40,155 another depth of the mental perspective. 1022 01:02:40,156 --> 01:02:41,957 I think the biggest thing I learned is that 1023 01:02:41,958 --> 01:02:44,893 I've still got so much to grow mentally. 1024 01:02:47,163 --> 01:02:50,165 A lot of people will think it's pretty early on 1025 01:02:50,166 --> 01:02:51,634 in the competition, 1026 01:02:51,635 --> 01:02:53,702 when I made the decision to tap out. 1027 01:02:53,703 --> 01:02:56,238 I don't know how people are gonna perceive me. 1028 01:02:56,239 --> 01:03:00,709 But right now, I actually feel completely OK with that. 1029 01:03:00,710 --> 01:03:03,279 It doesn't matter what anyone else thinks. 1030 01:03:03,280 --> 01:03:05,814 That's been like another little, like, stepping stone 1031 01:03:05,815 --> 01:03:08,217 in, you know, the life I choose. 1032 01:03:08,218 --> 01:03:10,552 If you're happy in your decision-making 1033 01:03:10,553 --> 01:03:12,255 and you really want something, 1034 01:03:12,355 --> 01:03:14,024 then you just have to go for it. 1035 01:03:14,124 --> 01:03:16,425 That's, I think, one of the biggest things 1036 01:03:16,426 --> 01:03:19,828 that I can take away from this whole experience 1037 01:03:19,829 --> 01:03:22,265 and implement that on my choice 1038 01:03:22,365 --> 01:03:25,302 to try and live that very free schedule 1039 01:03:25,402 --> 01:03:27,469 and potentially earn some money 1040 01:03:27,470 --> 01:03:29,706 in a different sort of avenue 1041 01:03:29,806 --> 01:03:33,342 than the average Joe, and then, you know, be able 1042 01:03:33,343 --> 01:03:35,944 to buy that block of land and live that life 1043 01:03:35,945 --> 01:03:39,415 that I really want to live and not feel judged. 1044 01:03:47,891 --> 01:03:51,593 My long-term food source, is going to be big game. 1045 01:03:51,594 --> 01:03:53,395 Big game trail here. 1046 01:03:53,396 --> 01:03:55,431 I need to find moose. 1047 01:03:55,432 --> 01:03:57,099 Definitely a moose trail. 1048 01:03:57,100 --> 01:03:59,668 Right now, it should be primetime moose hunting. 1049 01:04:02,472 --> 01:04:04,907 If I harvest moose, I wouldn't have excuse 1050 01:04:04,908 --> 01:04:07,910 not to last very, very long. 1051 01:04:07,911 --> 01:04:09,945 If we get moose, we win this competition. 1052 01:04:09,946 --> 01:04:11,847 There's not a doubt in my mind. 1053 01:04:11,848 --> 01:04:12,881 [bleep].