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[tense music]
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narrator: In "alone's"
most terrifying location yet,
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ten participants face
the deadliest predator
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in north america.
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- There he is, right there.
- Grizzly bears.
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- Hey, bear!
- Got a lot of grizzlies here.
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I'm going to have
to live with them.
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- Go on, get!
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- Every second we're on
the land, we're being hunted.
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- Holy [bleep],
a mountain lion.
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- He's circling
around my shelter.
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Narrator:
Bone-chilling cold...
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- Winter is coming.
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- When you combine the wind
with the rain and the cold,
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this place could make
the arctic look easy.
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- Ah, [bleep].
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Narrator:
And complete isolation.
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- You cannot hide
from yourself,
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mentally and emotionally.
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- Ah!
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- There's no place to go.
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- I am suffering
from loneliness.
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Narrator: Who will survive?
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- Yes! Yes!
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- This could be the end.
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- I don't want it to tap, but
I don't want to die either.
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- You have to suffer
before you can succeed.
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- [retches]
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narrator: The last one
standing wins.
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- At what point do
I push the button?
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[bear growls]
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[soft dramatic music]
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♪ ♪
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[wind howling]
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- this land is as wild
as any in north america.
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Chilko lake
is extremely rugged.
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Landslides, rockslides,
fires, winds,
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cold, hypothermia, snow.
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I mean like, there's a reason
no one lives out here.
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- Bye-bye, people.
I am alone.
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- The higher elevation
is going to be a huge factor.
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We're going to have to deal
with subzero temperatures,
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heavy snowfall,
and extreme winds.
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- it has officially begun.
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[bleep] crazy.
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[laughs]
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- you're not at the top
of the food chain here.
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Black bears, cougar,
wolves, moose,
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but then the big one
is grizzlies.
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I mean, if you come up
on a grizzly,
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the next thing you know,
you're in a world of hurt.
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- The chilko region
is a massive,
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salmon-spawning ground,
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and there is just tons
of grizzly bears.
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- Bear tracks, definitely
within the last 24 hours.
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So they're out there.
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- "alone" is
the ultimate benchmark.
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With nothing
but ten permitted items,
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we have to build a life
and survive.
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- I don't think there's
anything more real
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than what we're about to do.
It's all on me.
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It's just me and the wild.
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- Everybody is here because
they have the physical skills,
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but in survival, it's mental.
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- There goes my last contact.
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Holy [bleep].
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It's on.
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My heart is beating.
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I am so excited.
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Day one, minute one.
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And so it begins.
[laughs]
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holy crap.
I'm on "alone."
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it's hard to believe.
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It almost brings tears
to my eyes.
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I'm so glad to be here.
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My girlfriend, brittany,
and my kids
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have sacrificed so much
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so that I can come here
and do this.
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I won't waste their sacrifice.
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[tense music]
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- so I found me
some coyote tracks,
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wanted to show you
what they look like.
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I've been doing this kind
of stuff since I was born.
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When most kids were riding
skateboards,
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me and my brother
were sneaking off
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to the neighbor's pond
to catch fish.
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Wyoming
white-tailed jackrabbit.
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my strongest skill set
is big game hunting.
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I've been hunting bears
for quite some time.
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I think I can safely say
I have more experience
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with bears than anybody
on this season.
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Looking pretty mean.
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You need to respect them,
but you cannot fear them.
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If you fear a grizzly,
they're going to know it,
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and that never works
in your favor.
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- Hey.
- [giggles]
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- the reason I'm doing this
is for the money.
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I've got an eight-year-old
daughter that I adopted.
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I have a great girlfriend.
She has a son of her own,
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and we have identical
twin girls together.
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That money is going to
allow me to spend more time
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with my children.
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It is going to be
a very tough season,
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but my number one goal
is to win,
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and there's nothing out there
I can't overcome.
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shelter, hunting and fishing.
Those are my three goals.
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if I can do those
three successfully,
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then all I have to do
is overcome the loneliness,
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and I'll succeed.
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I'm not going to do
too much more exploring.
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I've got to start thinking
about dinner.
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I've seen two grouse.
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I've got to find me
a good throwing stick,
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in case I come across
another one of them.
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I want to do it better
than anybody has in the past,
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110 days plus.
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To win this thing,
you need willpower
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because the suck
is definitely coming,
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and the only way
you're going to get through it
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is with enough willpower.
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Look at this.
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That's bear.
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[breathing deeply]
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this is grizzly central.
Every log I look at,
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every round log
has been torn into.
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The bears tear into it
looking for food.
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we are in one of the highest
grizzly bear populations
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in north america.
It's not a matter of if.
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I know I'm going
to encounter grizzlies here.
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shelter is a big priority.
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I don't not want to spend
too many nights
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with this number of grizzlies
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without a shelter
that can semi-keep them out.
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that's definitely
a grizzly bear.
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One.
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It's pretty damn fresh.
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Not a good sign.
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a grizzly bear
is capable of consuming you.
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He can just simply end you,
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and it can happen
in a split second.
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it just hit me
how alone I really am.
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[dramatic music]
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[bird cries]
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- got a little game trail
coming down this way,
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running right down the middle
of this little ridge.
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I'm not looking for anything
in particular.
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I'm just looking to see
what I have to work with.
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You always hope that you
get lucky with a site,
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but it doesn't do any good
to hope for the best.
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You have what you have,
and that's what you're going
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to have for the rest
of the time you're here.
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Ooh, look at that.
Nice.
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The first forage.
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[gentle music]
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putting food on the table
is my primary concern.
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My body type is not built
to hold weight.
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The weight that I've put on
is going to fall off quickly,
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and once that happens, I'm not
going to have those reserves.
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So it's going to be
very important
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that I know the plants,
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that I can hunt all the birds,
grouse,
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and that I'm able
to catch enough fish.
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Pretty good haul.
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I'm under no illusions
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that it's going to be easy
to be out here alone.
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It's going to be
the most difficult thing
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I've ever attempted
in my life.
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- Whoa! Dad's got it.
- Yes.
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- I was a wildlife
[indistinct] for ten years.
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I've trapped every animal
in idaho.
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You can't learn that stuff
from a book.
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That's experience.
That's what I bring.
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I'm primarily a video creator
with a focus on primitive
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and traditional archery.
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Bow building is my passion.
Deadly.
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I want to do this because
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it's a once-in-a-lifetime
opportunity.
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I don't feel like I need
to provide anything to anyone.
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This is for me.
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There's things that you can
only learn about yourself
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when you face challenges
like this.
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Whoo!
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That's what
I'm looking forward to.
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My family is the biggest thing
that I'm going to miss,
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but for me, the way to them
is through this thing.
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The prize money
would be great.
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We could set up a couple
of college funds for the kids,
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and it'd pay off our house.
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This will be far longer than
I've ever been gone before,
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and as time goes on, it's just
I'm going to want to see them.
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But I can't imagine a scenario
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that's going to cause me
to tap that button.
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- Bye, dad.
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- I haven't found anything
that...
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Looks like a place
that I would want to hunt.
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This stuff is just thick
and uninviting.
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Ah, [bleep].
Some grouse.
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[suspenseful music]
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dinner!
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[exhales]
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beautiful birds.
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[thoughtful music]
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the thing that separates
the people
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that are gonna tap early
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from the people
that stay out here
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is fortitude, mental toughness
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because it's going to
get hard.
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The people that go out
thinking that they have
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it all figured out,
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that have a huge ego
about what they can do,
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good luck
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because you're going
to get humbled.
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It looks like a fine meal
in the making right there.
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being in grizzly country
is definitely going to affect
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the way that I do everything.
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I have to maintain
a separate cook site
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because if a bear
starts associating
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food with the place
that you're living,
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you're going to have problems,
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but I don't live my life
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in fear of things
that might happen.
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When I'm out there
and something comes up,
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I'll deal with it.
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[twigs snap]
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the [bleep] was that?
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[tense music]
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got me all jumpy.
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holy [bleep].
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Mountain lion.
[whispering] oh, my god.
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Oh, my god.
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[tense music]
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- [whispering] oh, my god.
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That is a [bleep]
mountain lion.
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[leaves rustle]
261
00:13:25,338 --> 00:13:27,005
[twigs snap]
262
00:13:29,409 --> 00:13:32,010
[jacket rustling]
263
00:13:44,224 --> 00:13:45,190
[bleep].
264
00:13:45,292 --> 00:13:52,997
♪ ♪
265
00:13:55,235 --> 00:13:57,001
damn it.
266
00:13:58,805 --> 00:14:01,005
Ah, I thought I could
get him to tree.
267
00:14:03,276 --> 00:14:04,008
[sighs]
268
00:14:06,580 --> 00:14:09,013
that was freaking awesome.
269
00:14:09,416 --> 00:14:10,982
Holy [bleep].
270
00:14:13,386 --> 00:14:15,420
[desolate music]
271
00:14:15,522 --> 00:14:17,956
that was a mistake.
272
00:14:18,058 --> 00:14:22,393
I tried to slip back
to my tent and get my bow,
273
00:14:22,495 --> 00:14:23,795
and when I did that,
274
00:14:23,897 --> 00:14:25,997
he took that
as an opportunity to leave.
275
00:14:27,067 --> 00:14:31,102
What I should have done
was rushed him right then,
276
00:14:31,204 --> 00:14:34,005
and he'd went up a tree and
I could have killed that cat.
277
00:14:35,475 --> 00:14:37,008
Man, that was cool.
278
00:14:39,980 --> 00:14:44,282
I hope I see him again
with my bow in my hand.
279
00:14:44,384 --> 00:14:45,984
God dang it.
280
00:14:51,524 --> 00:14:54,192
[soft dramatic music]
281
00:14:54,294 --> 00:15:00,999
♪ ♪
282
00:15:04,704 --> 00:15:07,305
- freaking awesome.
I'm ready.
283
00:15:07,407 --> 00:15:09,440
Get out of here!
284
00:15:09,542 --> 00:15:11,609
[boat engine humming]
285
00:15:11,711 --> 00:15:13,311
there they go.
There they go.
286
00:15:13,413 --> 00:15:15,013
They're going.
287
00:15:16,349 --> 00:15:18,182
Super crazy.
288
00:15:18,285 --> 00:15:20,852
[sighs]
289
00:15:20,954 --> 00:15:24,188
first impressions:
Really freaking beautiful.
290
00:15:24,291 --> 00:15:26,424
♪ ♪
291
00:15:26,526 --> 00:15:28,593
my baggage over here.
292
00:15:28,695 --> 00:15:31,195
All right.
Let's get started.
293
00:15:31,298 --> 00:15:34,966
♪ ♪
294
00:15:35,068 --> 00:15:38,603
during boot camp,
they talk about drop shock,
295
00:15:38,705 --> 00:15:39,671
and I get it.
I get it.
296
00:15:39,773 --> 00:15:43,007
Definitely crazy.
[chuckles]
297
00:15:46,246 --> 00:15:47,211
whoa.
298
00:15:47,314 --> 00:15:51,215
♪ ♪
299
00:15:51,318 --> 00:15:53,151
[laughing]
300
00:15:53,253 --> 00:15:55,453
yeah!
301
00:15:55,555 --> 00:15:57,989
Look at that right there.
302
00:15:58,591 --> 00:16:01,426
It is a little bull moose.
303
00:16:01,528 --> 00:16:03,828
That's freaking cool.
304
00:16:03,930 --> 00:16:05,530
They look like a log,
like a branchy log,
305
00:16:05,632 --> 00:16:06,898
and then it turned its head,
306
00:16:07,000 --> 00:16:10,001
and I thought it was like
a bird flapping wings.
307
00:16:11,571 --> 00:16:13,204
But it's a freaking moose.
308
00:16:13,306 --> 00:16:16,574
♪ ♪
309
00:16:16,676 --> 00:16:18,476
that is such a sweet greeting.
310
00:16:18,578 --> 00:16:21,446
I'm so pumped.
Home.
311
00:16:21,548 --> 00:16:24,015
I am officially home.
312
00:16:25,485 --> 00:16:26,751
I live in st. Croix,
313
00:16:26,853 --> 00:16:30,021
beautiful sunny
u.S. Virgin islands.
314
00:16:30,123 --> 00:16:32,790
There's never a day
where I can't go to the beach.
315
00:16:32,892 --> 00:16:36,127
My wife and I
teach primitive skills.
316
00:16:36,229 --> 00:16:39,464
When I first started getting
into these primitive skills,
317
00:16:39,566 --> 00:16:40,765
it was immediately like,
318
00:16:40,867 --> 00:16:42,033
"oh, this is the rest
of my life,"
319
00:16:42,135 --> 00:16:44,602
and it was something
that I put myself in entirely.
320
00:16:44,704 --> 00:16:45,770
I lived in a primitive shelter
321
00:16:45,872 --> 00:16:48,072
for seven years
through the winters.
322
00:16:48,174 --> 00:16:51,476
I spent an entire year
using nothing but stone tools
323
00:16:51,578 --> 00:16:53,044
as my cutting implement.
324
00:16:53,146 --> 00:16:57,548
I understand how to exchange
the modern distractions
325
00:16:57,650 --> 00:16:58,983
for the ability to listen.
326
00:16:59,085 --> 00:17:02,120
When you're successful
at a challenge like this,
327
00:17:02,222 --> 00:17:03,988
it's because you're listening.
It's because you're open.
328
00:17:04,090 --> 00:17:05,957
You're not trying to force
your ideas on things.
329
00:17:06,059 --> 00:17:08,726
I see this in a lot of ways
as a vision quest.
330
00:17:08,828 --> 00:17:10,862
I want to reach
deep inside myself
331
00:17:10,964 --> 00:17:14,365
and see what else is there
and to evolve.
332
00:17:14,467 --> 00:17:16,667
It never gets old.
333
00:17:16,770 --> 00:17:18,169
You ready for daddy
to go or no?
334
00:17:18,271 --> 00:17:19,070
- No.
335
00:17:19,172 --> 00:17:21,339
- Mommy, you ready
for daddy to leave?
336
00:17:21,441 --> 00:17:22,540
- No.
- No?
337
00:17:22,642 --> 00:17:23,708
- Daddy, you ready to leave?
338
00:17:23,810 --> 00:17:24,776
No, not really,
but you know what?
339
00:17:24,878 --> 00:17:26,811
Daddy will never feel
ready to leave.
340
00:17:26,913 --> 00:17:30,014
I want this experience
to change me.
341
00:17:30,116 --> 00:17:33,584
I'm excited to see how I deal
with the hardships
342
00:17:33,686 --> 00:17:34,786
because I have the skill set,
343
00:17:34,888 --> 00:17:37,989
and I have the mentality
that can do it.
344
00:17:43,830 --> 00:17:46,030
I knew it was taking
a huge chance
345
00:17:46,132 --> 00:17:50,001
not bringing a fire striker,
like, enormous chance.
346
00:17:51,037 --> 00:17:56,007
Feeling a little defeated
because it's not there.
347
00:17:57,010 --> 00:17:59,577
But I've been doing
primitive fire-making
348
00:17:59,679 --> 00:18:02,013
for more than 20 years now.
349
00:18:02,115 --> 00:18:03,948
That's something that I feel
confident enough in,
350
00:18:04,050 --> 00:18:05,383
and then that's gonna
save me the extra item
351
00:18:05,485 --> 00:18:06,984
to bring with me.
352
00:18:07,087 --> 00:18:08,719
[as british narrator]
will he get the fire to start?
353
00:18:08,822 --> 00:18:11,255
Will all of the naysayers
be correct?
354
00:18:11,357 --> 00:18:13,191
Stay tuned!
355
00:18:13,293 --> 00:18:14,192
♪ ♪
356
00:18:14,294 --> 00:18:15,460
[normal voice]
my expectations are always
357
00:18:15,562 --> 00:18:17,995
higher than my ability.
358
00:18:18,631 --> 00:18:19,764
As my ability gets better,
359
00:18:19,866 --> 00:18:22,800
my expectations
soon outstrip them,
360
00:18:22,902 --> 00:18:24,202
and that is what's
driven me in life,
361
00:18:24,304 --> 00:18:26,003
so close!
362
00:18:26,573 --> 00:18:28,806
Constantly reassessing
363
00:18:28,908 --> 00:18:31,409
and constantly improving
on my skills.
364
00:18:31,511 --> 00:18:33,010
Oh, thank goodness.
365
00:18:42,222 --> 00:18:42,987
Fire!
366
00:18:44,491 --> 00:18:45,990
[trills tongue loudly]
367
00:18:46,426 --> 00:18:48,893
[dramatic music]
368
00:18:48,995 --> 00:18:51,762
not really sure
which way to explore first.
369
00:18:51,865 --> 00:18:56,000
This is all about
learning the land today.
370
00:18:57,637 --> 00:19:01,005
Before busting out my shelter.
371
00:19:02,609 --> 00:19:04,208
See what around my sch-pot.
372
00:19:04,310 --> 00:19:07,145
♪ ♪
373
00:19:07,247 --> 00:19:09,013
hmm.
374
00:19:10,483 --> 00:19:12,984
A big old bear poop.
375
00:19:14,487 --> 00:19:15,987
Some hair, some berries.
376
00:19:22,262 --> 00:19:25,863
♪ ♪
377
00:19:25,965 --> 00:19:28,065
I've been through
bear territory before.
378
00:19:28,168 --> 00:19:29,033
I've camped a few nights,
but this is the first time
379
00:19:29,135 --> 00:19:31,435
where I've planned
on an extensive stay
380
00:19:31,538 --> 00:19:33,938
in grizzly habitat.
381
00:19:34,040 --> 00:19:37,008
They live here.
This is definitely their spot.
382
00:19:37,810 --> 00:19:40,011
Getting needlessly
dangerous here,
383
00:19:40,113 --> 00:19:46,317
so I suppose I should go
and make my way back to camp.
384
00:19:46,419 --> 00:19:49,187
[tense music]
385
00:19:49,289 --> 00:19:51,355
♪ ♪
386
00:19:51,457 --> 00:19:54,292
[thunder rumbling]
387
00:19:54,394 --> 00:19:57,295
[rain pattering]
388
00:19:57,397 --> 00:19:59,197
[thunder cracks]
389
00:19:59,299 --> 00:20:06,003
♪ ♪
390
00:20:50,416 --> 00:20:53,284
[dramatic music]
391
00:20:53,386 --> 00:20:56,187
[wind howling]
392
00:20:56,289 --> 00:21:03,294
♪ ♪
393
00:21:03,396 --> 00:21:05,997
[birds chirping]
394
00:21:11,471 --> 00:21:13,004
- my morning drink.
395
00:21:20,980 --> 00:21:23,414
I just drained the grit
out through my teeth.
396
00:21:23,516 --> 00:21:26,183
[slow tempo music]
397
00:21:26,286 --> 00:21:33,991
♪ ♪
398
00:21:34,527 --> 00:21:36,193
that's enough for now.
399
00:21:36,296 --> 00:21:38,195
♪ ♪
400
00:21:38,298 --> 00:21:40,064
[burps]
401
00:21:40,166 --> 00:21:43,301
swallowed some weird little
caterpillar looking things.
402
00:21:43,403 --> 00:21:44,201
Extra protein.
403
00:21:44,304 --> 00:21:46,537
♪ ♪
404
00:21:46,639 --> 00:21:49,073
would you look at that view?
405
00:21:49,876 --> 00:21:52,009
Got this epic mountain
in front of me,
406
00:21:52,111 --> 00:21:58,015
a lake that looks like
caribbean freaking blue water.
407
00:21:58,117 --> 00:22:00,985
This is one of the most
beautiful places I've been.
408
00:22:01,921 --> 00:22:06,991
This is home,
for long as I can stand it.
409
00:22:07,994 --> 00:22:11,896
♪ glorious mountain,
how much you must know ♪
410
00:22:11,998 --> 00:22:14,865
my passions are music
and the wilderness.
411
00:22:14,967 --> 00:22:17,435
I'm in a pagan folk band
and a metal band.
412
00:22:17,537 --> 00:22:19,403
[heavy metal music]
413
00:22:19,505 --> 00:22:20,871
[indistinct singing]
414
00:22:20,973 --> 00:22:23,874
so my focus goes
to those two things along
415
00:22:23,976 --> 00:22:27,078
with whatever I can do
to pay the bills.
416
00:22:27,180 --> 00:22:28,913
I feel like I've been
preparing for this experience
417
00:22:29,015 --> 00:22:31,615
for years, just doing
the things I enjoy.
418
00:22:31,718 --> 00:22:34,719
I got tons of plant knowledge,
419
00:22:34,821 --> 00:22:36,454
a lot of bushcrafting
knowledge
420
00:22:36,556 --> 00:22:38,255
and fisherman knowledge.
421
00:22:38,358 --> 00:22:40,324
Great catch.
422
00:22:41,060 --> 00:22:43,761
My fiancée just came back
from her first ultrasound.
423
00:22:43,863 --> 00:22:47,131
My fiancée is pregnant
with twins.
424
00:22:47,233 --> 00:22:50,868
The $500,000 prize money would
allow me to give my family
425
00:22:50,970 --> 00:22:54,472
and twins that are
on the way a good life.
426
00:22:54,574 --> 00:22:55,973
I think the mental game
427
00:22:56,075 --> 00:22:58,609
is one of the most important
things of "alone,"
428
00:22:58,711 --> 00:22:59,577
and I've got the mental game.
429
00:22:59,679 --> 00:23:02,079
I can control those thoughts
430
00:23:02,181 --> 00:23:03,614
that are going to make you
want to press the button.
431
00:23:03,716 --> 00:23:06,117
I'm going out there to win it.
432
00:23:06,219 --> 00:23:08,586
Anytime I feel like quitting
or I'm cold or I'm starving,
433
00:23:08,688 --> 00:23:09,787
I'm just going to think about
434
00:23:09,889 --> 00:23:12,123
what that money
would do for my family.
435
00:23:12,225 --> 00:23:13,891
Bye!
436
00:23:13,993 --> 00:23:15,993
That's all the fire
I'll need to keep going.
437
00:23:17,930 --> 00:23:20,998
The main reason
I brought these overalls...
438
00:23:26,172 --> 00:23:30,007
Is that you guys wouldn't have
to see my ass crack as much.
439
00:23:31,477 --> 00:23:34,011
See?
No cracking.
440
00:23:34,514 --> 00:23:36,981
[compelling music]
441
00:23:37,083 --> 00:23:39,183
all right. I'm going
to do a little exploring.
442
00:23:39,285 --> 00:23:41,452
♪ ♪
443
00:23:41,554 --> 00:23:42,887
pretty pleased so far.
444
00:23:42,989 --> 00:23:44,989
I think my spot
has got a lot of potential.
445
00:23:46,626 --> 00:23:48,559
Plants everywhere, berries.
446
00:23:48,661 --> 00:23:51,729
I haven't tried fishing yet.
447
00:23:51,831 --> 00:23:54,198
Look, there's a snack
right over here.
448
00:23:54,300 --> 00:23:55,933
♪ ♪
449
00:23:56,035 --> 00:23:58,836
whether my job is losing
100 pounds and starving
450
00:23:58,938 --> 00:24:01,439
or having success
fishing and hunting,
451
00:24:01,541 --> 00:24:03,474
this is my job now.
452
00:24:03,576 --> 00:24:06,010
I have twins on the way,
453
00:24:06,112 --> 00:24:09,213
so I don't really have
the option of going home.
454
00:24:09,315 --> 00:24:11,015
♪ ♪
455
00:24:28,267 --> 00:24:29,767
oh, yeah.
456
00:24:29,869 --> 00:24:32,470
Now I have some material
to forge a knife.
457
00:24:32,572 --> 00:24:35,206
[tense electronic music]
458
00:24:35,308 --> 00:24:37,842
♪ ♪
459
00:24:37,944 --> 00:24:40,211
all right.
Guess we'll pull that iron out.
460
00:24:40,313 --> 00:24:43,747
♪ ♪
461
00:24:43,850 --> 00:24:46,116
if I can't bring
a fixed blade with me
462
00:24:46,219 --> 00:24:49,186
'cause I chose the multi-tool,
then I just have to forge one.
463
00:24:49,288 --> 00:24:50,988
♪ ♪
464
00:24:51,090 --> 00:24:53,858
get the fire really hot
and get a nice bed of coals,
465
00:24:53,960 --> 00:24:57,027
and then I pull it out
when it gets red hot.
466
00:24:57,129 --> 00:24:59,196
And then hammer it with
the back of my axe on a rock.
467
00:24:59,298 --> 00:25:02,433
♪ ♪
468
00:25:02,535 --> 00:25:03,801
maybe when it's done,
469
00:25:03,903 --> 00:25:07,171
I can prison shank
a musk ox like roland.
470
00:25:07,273 --> 00:25:09,006
[laughs]
471
00:25:10,877 --> 00:25:12,176
I got a little backyard forge
at home,
472
00:25:12,278 --> 00:25:15,212
and I've made some knives and
jewelry and stuff like that.
473
00:25:15,314 --> 00:25:20,050
♪ ♪
474
00:25:20,152 --> 00:25:22,686
it's just a long, slow process
without proper tools,
475
00:25:22,788 --> 00:25:24,788
but the fact
that I found metal
476
00:25:24,891 --> 00:25:27,558
was just like,
oh, it was so perfect.
477
00:25:27,660 --> 00:25:29,126
I couldn't believe it, man.
478
00:25:29,228 --> 00:25:31,996
I don't think anybody has ever
forged a knife on "alone."
479
00:25:36,502 --> 00:25:40,204
[suspenseful music]
480
00:25:40,306 --> 00:25:47,011
♪ ♪
481
00:25:49,382 --> 00:25:51,982
[birds chirping]
482
00:25:58,291 --> 00:25:59,990
- [groans]
483
00:26:02,228 --> 00:26:04,595
[groans]
484
00:26:04,697 --> 00:26:06,997
I had a pretty miserable
night.
485
00:26:09,569 --> 00:26:12,536
I had to sleep off and on.
486
00:26:12,638 --> 00:26:14,004
I didn't sleep really good.
487
00:26:15,942 --> 00:26:18,609
I'm pretty sure
I'm sleeping upside down.
488
00:26:18,711 --> 00:26:20,177
I know I'm sleeping on a lump.
489
00:26:20,279 --> 00:26:25,049
I've seen fresh grizzly tracks
just 300 yards from my camp.
490
00:26:25,151 --> 00:26:29,887
This is not the place to be.
So today is moving day.
491
00:26:29,989 --> 00:26:33,991
I know where I'm going.
I just got to get there.
492
00:26:36,529 --> 00:26:39,296
[stark ambient music]
493
00:26:39,398 --> 00:26:41,465
[wind howling]
494
00:26:41,567 --> 00:26:42,866
as hungry as I may be
495
00:26:42,969 --> 00:26:45,169
and as hungry as I know
I'm going to get,
496
00:26:45,271 --> 00:26:47,404
the predators are first and
foremost on my mind right now.
497
00:26:47,506 --> 00:26:49,807
I want a shelter.
498
00:26:49,909 --> 00:26:52,076
Once I'm able to move
into my shelter,
499
00:26:52,178 --> 00:26:55,212
hunting and fishing then
becomes number one on my list.
500
00:26:55,314 --> 00:26:56,747
♪ ♪
501
00:26:56,849 --> 00:26:59,750
I intend to build
a log lean-to,
502
00:26:59,852 --> 00:27:02,519
a log cabin
that's lean in one way.
503
00:27:02,622 --> 00:27:03,921
The main reason is bears.
504
00:27:04,023 --> 00:27:05,789
I just don't want to sleep
underneath a tarp
505
00:27:05,891 --> 00:27:07,858
with grizzly bears around,
you know?
506
00:27:07,960 --> 00:27:09,093
It's gonna give me
a little bit of comfort
507
00:27:09,195 --> 00:27:12,129
and a little self-assurance
that the bear is at least
508
00:27:12,231 --> 00:27:14,198
going to have to work at it
before he can get in there.
509
00:27:14,300 --> 00:27:17,001
♪ ♪
510
00:27:17,103 --> 00:27:20,471
I've been doing this kind
of stuff all my life.
511
00:27:20,573 --> 00:27:22,039
Definitely blue-collar.
512
00:27:22,141 --> 00:27:25,042
The only job I've ever
really held is a roughneck.
513
00:27:25,144 --> 00:27:28,012
A roughneck works on the rigs
that drill for oil.
514
00:27:28,114 --> 00:27:31,582
It's a very physical job,
a lot of manual labor.
515
00:27:31,684 --> 00:27:33,651
You're working 12 hours day
516
00:27:33,753 --> 00:27:36,453
nonstop moving
very heavy iron,
517
00:27:36,555 --> 00:27:37,755
very heavy equipment,
518
00:27:37,857 --> 00:27:38,989
and it can be
extremely dangerous.
519
00:27:39,992 --> 00:27:42,660
Then, on top of that,
at the very minimum,
520
00:27:42,762 --> 00:27:44,461
you will be away
from your family
521
00:27:44,563 --> 00:27:46,196
for half of the year.
522
00:27:46,298 --> 00:27:47,831
♪ ♪
523
00:27:47,933 --> 00:27:50,100
but as I grew older
and grew smarter,
524
00:27:50,202 --> 00:27:52,436
I started realizing what was
really important in life,
525
00:27:52,538 --> 00:27:55,005
and it wasn't work.
526
00:27:55,875 --> 00:27:58,342
I gave up my career
in the oil field
527
00:27:58,444 --> 00:27:59,843
and doing so,
528
00:27:59,945 --> 00:28:03,013
it's been extremely tough
financially.
529
00:28:03,949 --> 00:28:06,717
But never one have
I ever regretted it.
530
00:28:06,819 --> 00:28:09,119
I love my family
with all my heart,
531
00:28:09,221 --> 00:28:11,388
and I've been fortunate enough
to have this opportunity.
532
00:28:11,490 --> 00:28:13,991
I have to succeed.
533
00:28:15,461 --> 00:28:17,461
I can move in there,
534
00:28:17,563 --> 00:28:19,863
give you a peek inside.
535
00:28:19,965 --> 00:28:21,765
It's not the prettiest,
but I got it done
536
00:28:21,867 --> 00:28:23,767
as efficiently
as I possibly could.
537
00:28:23,869 --> 00:28:26,870
The shelter gives me
peace of mind.
538
00:28:26,972 --> 00:28:28,939
It's gonna protect me
from grizzly bears
539
00:28:29,041 --> 00:28:32,009
or other predators
and keep the rain off me.
540
00:28:33,379 --> 00:28:35,479
Home sweet home.
541
00:28:35,581 --> 00:28:38,215
[tense ambient music]
542
00:28:38,317 --> 00:28:43,987
♪ ♪
543
00:28:52,264 --> 00:28:56,700
♪ ♪
544
00:28:56,802 --> 00:28:58,769
- I just walked out
to the beach,
545
00:28:58,871 --> 00:29:02,106
and the smoke
is finally clearing up,
546
00:29:02,208 --> 00:29:06,577
so I'm going to show you these
amazing, amazing mountains.
547
00:29:06,679 --> 00:29:09,613
[whispering]
oh, my goodness.
548
00:29:09,715 --> 00:29:11,982
[normal voice]
this is so cool.
549
00:29:13,986 --> 00:29:17,821
But the way the wind
is coming up off that lake,
550
00:29:17,923 --> 00:29:19,990
I think that I'm going
to move the shelter.
551
00:29:21,827 --> 00:29:23,994
Right now, it's too close
to the beach.
552
00:29:24,797 --> 00:29:27,998
So I'm going to go see
what's here.
553
00:29:28,400 --> 00:29:30,400
[wind howling]
554
00:29:30,503 --> 00:29:33,437
[thoughtful music]
555
00:29:33,539 --> 00:29:35,539
this is pretty steep,
556
00:29:35,641 --> 00:29:38,008
but it's definitely doable.
557
00:29:38,110 --> 00:29:42,012
I can get up there and walk
the edge and look down.
558
00:29:46,619 --> 00:29:48,452
There's just so much to do.
559
00:29:48,554 --> 00:29:49,787
I'm from pennsylvania,
560
00:29:49,889 --> 00:29:52,055
and we get plenty of cold
and snow,
561
00:29:52,158 --> 00:29:56,994
so building permanent shelter
is of course a priority.
562
00:29:57,997 --> 00:30:01,064
Everything that I do,
I've taught myself.
563
00:30:01,167 --> 00:30:05,435
I've taught myself to be
a hunter and to fish and trap,
564
00:30:05,538 --> 00:30:07,004
and now I teach it.
565
00:30:07,106 --> 00:30:09,773
I own and operate
a retail sporting goods store
566
00:30:09,875 --> 00:30:11,542
and training center
where I teach
567
00:30:11,644 --> 00:30:13,277
youth about the outdoors.
568
00:30:13,379 --> 00:30:13,944
Look at you.
569
00:30:14,046 --> 00:30:15,445
I have a strong skill set
570
00:30:15,548 --> 00:30:16,413
in predator hunting.
571
00:30:16,515 --> 00:30:17,881
That's pretty crazy.
572
00:30:17,983 --> 00:30:19,917
I'm chasing
a north american super slam,
573
00:30:20,019 --> 00:30:23,554
which is the 29 large
north american animals,
574
00:30:23,656 --> 00:30:25,923
with my bow, in hopes to be
575
00:30:26,025 --> 00:30:27,758
one of the very few women
that have done so.
576
00:30:27,860 --> 00:30:31,461
I am leaving behind
my two children,
577
00:30:31,564 --> 00:30:32,462
my daughter, who is 25,
578
00:30:32,565 --> 00:30:34,731
and my son, who is 22.
579
00:30:34,834 --> 00:30:36,934
My end goal
for this experience
580
00:30:37,036 --> 00:30:40,003
is to prove that,
as a woman, I can do this.
581
00:30:40,105 --> 00:30:42,739
I've always worked
in male-dominated industries.
582
00:30:42,842 --> 00:30:45,075
I had to be confident
in myself
583
00:30:45,177 --> 00:30:47,811
so that the men that I worked
with would respect me.
584
00:30:47,913 --> 00:30:51,748
I can win this.
I feel very confident.
585
00:30:51,851 --> 00:30:53,584
Unless I get attacked
by a bear,
586
00:30:53,686 --> 00:30:55,986
I don't think I'm tapping out.
587
00:31:00,593 --> 00:31:03,660
There's this big, open spot.
588
00:31:03,762 --> 00:31:05,796
I have trees
to block that wind,
589
00:31:05,898 --> 00:31:07,831
but I'm still not too far
from the water.
590
00:31:07,933 --> 00:31:11,735
So, yeah, I think it looks
like a good spot.
591
00:31:11,837 --> 00:31:14,738
It's going to take me awhile,
but...
592
00:31:14,840 --> 00:31:16,607
Maybe I'll leave
my shelter down there
593
00:31:16,709 --> 00:31:17,441
and get started on one up here.
594
00:31:17,543 --> 00:31:21,211
[suspenseful music]
595
00:31:21,313 --> 00:31:24,147
♪ ♪
596
00:31:24,250 --> 00:31:26,783
I'm going to build an a-frame
to help keep the snow off
597
00:31:26,886 --> 00:31:29,820
because the snow
is going to be so wet.
598
00:31:29,922 --> 00:31:32,022
I know it's going
to be really heavy.
599
00:31:32,124 --> 00:31:33,924
It's very warm here right now,
but the cold nights
600
00:31:34,026 --> 00:31:36,994
just kind of remind you
that winter is coming.
601
00:31:38,097 --> 00:31:41,932
I want to build something
small to contain heat,
602
00:31:42,034 --> 00:31:44,301
and knowing that there's
so many grizzly bears
603
00:31:44,403 --> 00:31:45,736
in the area,
604
00:31:45,838 --> 00:31:47,804
I want to build
something sturdy.
605
00:31:47,907 --> 00:31:50,007
Grizzly bears
are a serious threat.
606
00:31:50,109 --> 00:31:53,010
That's a very large animal
coming at you very fast.
607
00:31:53,112 --> 00:31:56,546
They're 8 to 10 feet tall
and 800 to 1,800 pounds,
608
00:31:56,649 --> 00:31:58,548
covering 60 feet a second.
609
00:31:58,651 --> 00:31:59,750
They're going to be on you
610
00:31:59,852 --> 00:32:01,585
before you even know
what happened.
611
00:32:01,687 --> 00:32:03,186
So it keeps me on high alert.
612
00:32:03,289 --> 00:32:04,988
♪ ♪
613
00:32:05,090 --> 00:32:08,191
not going to reach now.
Got to move that one closer.
614
00:32:08,294 --> 00:32:09,960
♪ ♪
615
00:32:10,062 --> 00:32:12,863
I've always been the hunter,
never the hunted,
616
00:32:12,965 --> 00:32:16,800
but I'm confident
in my survival skills.
617
00:32:16,902 --> 00:32:19,736
My ultimate goal
is to prove to myself
618
00:32:19,838 --> 00:32:22,205
what I'm made of
and what I can do.
619
00:32:22,308 --> 00:32:24,308
♪ ♪
620
00:32:24,410 --> 00:32:27,010
all right, so...
621
00:32:28,480 --> 00:32:30,013
I got the frame up.
622
00:32:30,983 --> 00:32:33,050
I just want to get it up
and get moved down here,
623
00:32:33,152 --> 00:32:38,088
so when I'm here I can make
additions or change things.
624
00:32:39,158 --> 00:32:42,459
I feel like things are going
to start to work out better.
625
00:32:42,561 --> 00:32:45,195
[soft dramatic music]
626
00:32:45,297 --> 00:32:52,002
♪ ♪
627
00:32:55,808 --> 00:32:57,908
- [laughs] oh, wait,
don't time, chad.
628
00:32:58,010 --> 00:33:01,111
"where we going?"
we're going over there, chad.
629
00:33:01,213 --> 00:33:04,548
I don't know where we're going,
actually, but I'm excited.
630
00:33:04,650 --> 00:33:08,385
Oh, yeah.
Old chaddy, chad.
631
00:33:08,487 --> 00:33:09,786
Chad is my camera.
632
00:33:09,888 --> 00:33:12,422
He's not just this
inanimate object.
633
00:33:12,524 --> 00:33:14,024
We're personal now.
634
00:33:14,126 --> 00:33:18,528
Jorge is the smaller camera,
but still good quality.
635
00:33:18,630 --> 00:33:21,498
Gary and gordo are gopro.
636
00:33:21,600 --> 00:33:24,001
So today is a shelter day.
637
00:33:24,103 --> 00:33:27,771
I'm going to be hungry as hell,
but time expenditure
638
00:33:27,873 --> 00:33:28,772
will be worth it,
especially if I can do
639
00:33:28,874 --> 00:33:31,808
the bulk of the material
collection today.
640
00:33:31,910 --> 00:33:36,213
Another blow down area.
Let's avoid that.
641
00:33:36,315 --> 00:33:39,983
♪ ♪
642
00:33:53,499 --> 00:33:56,166
[bear breathing heavily]
643
00:33:56,268 --> 00:33:57,000
[bleep].
644
00:34:00,672 --> 00:34:03,407
Whoa, bear.
Move off, bear.
645
00:34:03,509 --> 00:34:05,308
[bear grunts softly]
646
00:34:05,411 --> 00:34:07,444
holy [bleep].
647
00:34:07,546 --> 00:34:10,113
You keep moving, mama.
648
00:34:10,215 --> 00:34:12,015
Hey, you keep moving, mama.
You take those cubs with you.
649
00:34:18,424 --> 00:34:20,190
I'm not your food.
650
00:34:20,292 --> 00:34:24,327
♪ ♪
651
00:34:24,430 --> 00:34:25,996
don't you stop.
652
00:34:28,233 --> 00:34:30,333
Whoa.
653
00:34:30,436 --> 00:34:32,002
That was close.
654
00:34:34,273 --> 00:34:39,342
♪ ♪
655
00:34:39,445 --> 00:34:42,012
that was crazy.
656
00:34:43,248 --> 00:34:44,014
Whoo.
657
00:34:45,951 --> 00:34:48,752
You know, I felt pretty good
until she turned.
658
00:34:48,854 --> 00:34:51,788
So she--they were
walking down this way,
659
00:34:51,890 --> 00:34:55,725
and then somewhere in here
they smelled me.
660
00:34:55,828 --> 00:34:57,727
And she snorted
a little bit, like,
661
00:34:57,830 --> 00:34:59,096
she gave a little grunt,
like--[grunts]
662
00:35:00,165 --> 00:35:03,433
and then they turned and they
started coming up this way
663
00:35:03,535 --> 00:35:05,769
and actually got closer.
664
00:35:05,871 --> 00:35:08,205
They were, like,
exactly right in there.
665
00:35:08,307 --> 00:35:12,809
♪ ♪
666
00:35:12,911 --> 00:35:16,213
right there it looks like.
Right in here.
667
00:35:16,315 --> 00:35:18,949
♪ ♪
668
00:35:19,051 --> 00:35:20,717
looks like a track, yeah.
Definitely, right here.
669
00:35:20,819 --> 00:35:22,686
Look, there's the back
part of the paw.
670
00:35:22,788 --> 00:35:25,388
Here is the front part
of the paw.
671
00:35:25,491 --> 00:35:27,190
Wee. That was close.
672
00:35:27,292 --> 00:35:31,328
♪ ♪
673
00:35:31,430 --> 00:35:34,197
[dramatic music]
674
00:35:34,299 --> 00:35:40,303
♪ ♪
675
00:35:40,405 --> 00:35:43,206
[birds chirping]
676
00:35:43,308 --> 00:35:50,013
♪ ♪
677
00:35:55,287 --> 00:35:56,987
- [bleep].
678
00:36:04,863 --> 00:36:06,196
I'll never get him with a rock.
I suck.
679
00:36:06,298 --> 00:36:08,465
♪ ♪
680
00:36:08,567 --> 00:36:09,866
I'm pretty damn hungry.
681
00:36:09,968 --> 00:36:12,068
My body is going through
a shock right now.
682
00:36:12,171 --> 00:36:15,405
There's no doubt about it,
but it's a choice I made.
683
00:36:15,507 --> 00:36:17,007
I put food aside,
684
00:36:17,109 --> 00:36:20,010
and I made a conscious effort
to build shelter.
685
00:36:20,913 --> 00:36:22,612
I gotta start
going after some fish.
686
00:36:22,714 --> 00:36:25,048
So I need to make some lures.
687
00:36:25,817 --> 00:36:27,884
I'm allowed to bring
a toothbrush.
688
00:36:27,986 --> 00:36:31,988
I got smart, and I brought
a silver toothbrush
689
00:36:33,725 --> 00:36:34,991
with a hole drilled
in the end.
690
00:36:36,828 --> 00:36:40,463
Now I thought is,
I could cut this off,
691
00:36:40,566 --> 00:36:42,999
get another hole in it...
692
00:36:46,738 --> 00:36:49,206
And maybe I could use it
as a lure.
693
00:36:49,308 --> 00:36:50,440
♪ ♪
694
00:36:50,542 --> 00:36:52,809
I've been torn whether I was
making the right decision,
695
00:36:52,911 --> 00:36:54,711
putting all my effort
into a shelter
696
00:36:54,813 --> 00:36:56,880
because I am going
very hungry,
697
00:36:56,982 --> 00:36:59,916
but you just have to adapt
and overcome.
698
00:37:00,018 --> 00:37:02,752
That's all you can do.
You adapt or you tap.
699
00:37:02,854 --> 00:37:04,187
I'm going to find out
what works.
700
00:37:04,289 --> 00:37:06,389
♪ ♪
701
00:37:06,491 --> 00:37:07,991
and there's my lure.
702
00:37:09,695 --> 00:37:11,995
That wind
is really blowing now.
703
00:37:12,798 --> 00:37:15,031
I have to fish
on this rocky point.
704
00:37:15,133 --> 00:37:18,001
Anywhere from shore, I'm just
going to lose the lure.
705
00:37:24,743 --> 00:37:27,010
The wind is not
making it easy.
706
00:37:31,617 --> 00:37:33,984
Ah. It goes around my hand.
707
00:37:38,223 --> 00:37:38,989
[bleep].
708
00:37:42,594 --> 00:37:43,994
This is a complete failure.
709
00:37:45,030 --> 00:37:49,933
The wind is so strong
it actually pulled my line
710
00:37:50,035 --> 00:37:53,003
so hard that the lure
never goes into the water.
711
00:37:55,474 --> 00:37:56,906
If I can't get fish,
712
00:37:57,009 --> 00:38:00,477
my odds of succeeding
out here are very slim.
713
00:38:00,579 --> 00:38:01,478
I need to start eating.
714
00:38:01,580 --> 00:38:04,014
[soft dramatic music]
715
00:38:04,116 --> 00:38:08,051
I didn't understand
how hard it is to be hungry
716
00:38:08,153 --> 00:38:10,920
and how much it slows me down
and how much it hurts me
717
00:38:11,023 --> 00:38:13,657
and how much it takes
an emotional toll on me.
718
00:38:13,759 --> 00:38:16,293
[stammers]
it's wearing down on me.
719
00:38:16,395 --> 00:38:17,193
I know it is.
720
00:38:17,296 --> 00:38:18,728
♪ ♪
721
00:38:18,830 --> 00:38:21,898
six years ago,
I had a heart attack,
722
00:38:22,000 --> 00:38:24,534
and my heart is not as strong
as it used to be.
723
00:38:24,636 --> 00:38:27,203
[tarp rustling in the wind]
724
00:38:27,306 --> 00:38:32,542
♪ ♪
725
00:38:32,644 --> 00:38:34,210
and that's a concern for me.
726
00:38:34,313 --> 00:38:37,580
♪ ♪
727
00:38:37,683 --> 00:38:40,183
at night it beats really hard.
728
00:38:40,285 --> 00:38:46,323
♪ ♪
729
00:38:46,425 --> 00:38:47,957
I don't know why.
730
00:38:48,060 --> 00:38:50,193
I'm sure it's got something
to do with going hungry.
731
00:38:50,295 --> 00:38:53,997
♪ ♪
732
00:39:03,075 --> 00:39:06,009
something to think about.
I'm going to get some sleep.
733
00:39:11,516 --> 00:39:15,185
[suspenseful music]
734
00:39:15,287 --> 00:39:21,991
♪ ♪
735
00:39:29,534 --> 00:39:32,001
- it's just breaking day.
736
00:39:32,771 --> 00:39:33,837
This thing is
so open right now.
737
00:39:33,939 --> 00:39:38,007
It looks like the weather
is turning better.
738
00:39:41,580 --> 00:39:42,846
But it's so open right now
739
00:39:42,948 --> 00:39:45,882
that if we did get
another storm with wind
740
00:39:45,984 --> 00:39:47,984
and rain come through
while it's like this,
741
00:39:48,086 --> 00:39:51,454
it would blow rain all
under here and I'd get soaked.
742
00:39:51,556 --> 00:39:53,690
So I've got to get that--
743
00:39:53,792 --> 00:39:55,125
I've got to get this thing
walled in
744
00:39:55,227 --> 00:39:59,996
and a little bit more secure
before the next storm comes in.
745
00:40:00,799 --> 00:40:02,766
But I might try to do
some fishing
746
00:40:02,868 --> 00:40:07,003
before I start working
on the shelter.
747
00:40:07,839 --> 00:40:10,206
I built a fishing rod
and reel.
748
00:40:10,308 --> 00:40:11,441
♪ ♪
749
00:40:11,543 --> 00:40:13,576
there's no deep water off
of my beach that I can see.
750
00:40:13,678 --> 00:40:16,780
I mean, it's a good 30 yards
751
00:40:16,882 --> 00:40:18,982
to where it even starts
to drop off.
752
00:40:19,084 --> 00:40:21,050
And so the reel should be
much more efficient
753
00:40:21,153 --> 00:40:25,221
and much more effective
to cast to that deeper water.
754
00:40:25,323 --> 00:40:25,989
I like it.
755
00:40:26,558 --> 00:40:29,793
[soft dramatic music]
756
00:40:29,895 --> 00:40:31,861
when I was working
for fish and game,
757
00:40:31,963 --> 00:40:36,699
I was gone for 150 days
a year sometimes.
758
00:40:36,802 --> 00:40:39,002
I know there's fish here,
somewhere.
759
00:40:40,872 --> 00:40:43,740
So leaving the family
wasn't difficult
760
00:40:43,842 --> 00:40:46,009
because it's not
an uncommon thing.
761
00:40:46,878 --> 00:40:49,212
I might move down
to a the deeper spot.
762
00:40:49,314 --> 00:40:50,480
♪ ♪
763
00:40:50,582 --> 00:40:54,184
but this is different.
764
00:40:54,286 --> 00:40:55,318
♪ ♪
765
00:40:55,420 --> 00:40:59,189
solitude is not something
that I'm accustomed to.
766
00:40:59,291 --> 00:41:01,391
♪ ♪
767
00:41:01,493 --> 00:41:03,193
I miss my family.
768
00:41:03,295 --> 00:41:05,895
♪ ♪
769
00:41:05,997 --> 00:41:08,865
this will be the longest
I've ever been gone,
770
00:41:08,967 --> 00:41:11,668
but I know that they can
handle everything,
771
00:41:11,770 --> 00:41:15,205
and I'll be back
when it's time.
772
00:41:15,307 --> 00:41:17,540
♪ ♪
773
00:41:17,642 --> 00:41:19,676
holy [bleep].
I got one.
774
00:41:19,778 --> 00:41:22,011
Come on, come on, come on.
Come on.
775
00:41:23,415 --> 00:41:25,014
Come on, come on.
776
00:41:27,219 --> 00:41:28,985
Oh, yes.
777
00:41:32,390 --> 00:41:34,691
Whoo! Oh, my god.
778
00:41:34,793 --> 00:41:37,193
Oh, my god.
I can't believe that.
779
00:41:37,295 --> 00:41:39,796
♪ ♪
780
00:41:39,898 --> 00:41:45,301
oh, my god.
That feels freaking amazing.
781
00:41:45,403 --> 00:41:46,202
Holy [bleep].
782
00:41:46,304 --> 00:41:49,939
♪ ♪
783
00:41:50,041 --> 00:41:55,845
so there's my little lure
that I made the other day
784
00:41:55,947 --> 00:42:00,183
out of a rusty bottle top
and some paracord.
785
00:42:00,285 --> 00:42:04,921
♪ ♪
786
00:42:05,023 --> 00:42:07,557
and there's the very first fish
that it caught,
787
00:42:07,659 --> 00:42:11,227
and my first fish of the trip.
788
00:42:11,329 --> 00:42:13,396
I am so...
789
00:42:13,498 --> 00:42:15,565
Unbelievably happy.
790
00:42:15,667 --> 00:42:19,669
That is--man, that's awesome.
791
00:42:19,771 --> 00:42:21,004
Thank you. Thank you.
Thank you.
792
00:42:25,744 --> 00:42:28,011
I think I'll have
some breakfast.
793
00:42:30,415 --> 00:42:33,182
[tense music]
794
00:42:33,285 --> 00:42:40,990
♪ ♪
795
00:42:42,928 --> 00:42:44,427
- sitting in the middle
of the berry patch.
796
00:42:44,529 --> 00:42:45,995
They're just a little
797
00:42:47,465 --> 00:42:48,998
kinnikinnick berry.
798
00:42:50,135 --> 00:42:52,802
So I'm going to start picking
these a little at a time.
799
00:42:52,904 --> 00:42:54,571
Just kind of munching
on them right now.
800
00:42:54,673 --> 00:42:56,005
I'm not going to eat too many.
801
00:42:57,542 --> 00:43:00,009
But I have so much to do.
802
00:43:01,846 --> 00:43:04,013
I'm going to pick
at these a little bit.
803
00:43:07,786 --> 00:43:09,986
I don't really love
the little seeds.
804
00:43:12,691 --> 00:43:14,824
Anyway,
I just want to show you.
805
00:43:14,926 --> 00:43:17,694
I'm not going to sit here
and eat on camera.
806
00:43:17,796 --> 00:43:20,997
So anyways,
kinnikinnick berries.
807
00:43:22,634 --> 00:43:26,202
Okay.
Packing up to move.
808
00:43:26,304 --> 00:43:32,008
♪ ♪
809
00:43:32,110 --> 00:43:36,012
it is so windy today.
This is going to be crazy.
810
00:43:38,350 --> 00:43:39,983
Here we go.
811
00:43:44,556 --> 00:43:45,922
Okay.
Tarp, stay there.
812
00:43:46,024 --> 00:43:49,192
With the rest of my stuff
before you stress me out.
813
00:43:49,294 --> 00:43:50,159
♪ ♪
814
00:43:50,261 --> 00:43:53,062
the walk I am not
looking forward to,
815
00:43:53,164 --> 00:43:58,201
but once I get there,
it's going to be so worth it.
816
00:43:58,303 --> 00:44:00,203
♪ ♪
817
00:44:00,305 --> 00:44:02,205
I'm up.
818
00:44:02,307 --> 00:44:06,743
♪ ♪
819
00:44:06,845 --> 00:44:09,012
this is going to be
such a hard walk.
820
00:44:10,382 --> 00:44:13,182
It's just crazy.
821
00:44:13,284 --> 00:44:20,990
♪ ♪
822
00:44:23,928 --> 00:44:26,996
if I can express
how grateful I am to be here.
823
00:44:28,233 --> 00:44:29,999
[grunts]
824
00:44:31,369 --> 00:44:33,136
oh, my goodness.
825
00:44:33,238 --> 00:44:34,203
Ooh!
826
00:44:34,305 --> 00:44:35,972
♪ ♪
827
00:44:36,074 --> 00:44:39,809
my strongest skill,
I think, is adaptability.
828
00:44:39,911 --> 00:44:42,078
I've had to adapt
to different homes
829
00:44:42,180 --> 00:44:45,481
in different settings
and scenarios my entire life.
830
00:44:45,583 --> 00:44:47,717
So I feel very confident
831
00:44:47,819 --> 00:44:50,887
that I can maintain
the mindset
832
00:44:50,989 --> 00:44:53,756
that I need and hang
in there until the end.
833
00:44:53,858 --> 00:44:57,326
So this is actually going
to be the back
834
00:44:57,429 --> 00:44:58,928
of the shelter.
835
00:44:59,030 --> 00:45:02,598
The fireplace is going
to go here with a chimney,
836
00:45:02,701 --> 00:45:04,467
and I chose that
because the wind
837
00:45:04,569 --> 00:45:05,735
comes from that direction
838
00:45:05,837 --> 00:45:08,504
and it's going to blow
right through.
839
00:45:08,606 --> 00:45:10,940
It's really, really small,
840
00:45:11,042 --> 00:45:15,478
but I can stand up
and I'm not in a wind tunnel.
841
00:45:15,580 --> 00:45:18,114
It's time to settle in.
842
00:45:18,216 --> 00:45:23,553
Yeah, wintertime, I definitely
need to get this buttoned up
843
00:45:23,655 --> 00:45:25,521
because I plan on being here.
844
00:45:25,623 --> 00:45:28,191
This is just the beginning.
845
00:45:28,293 --> 00:45:33,996
♪ ♪
846
00:45:50,381 --> 00:45:51,581
I'm just kind of
847
00:45:51,683 --> 00:45:53,449
trying to not think about it,
848
00:45:53,551 --> 00:45:55,551
rolling around a lot, but
849
00:45:55,653 --> 00:45:57,186
I'm starting to feel nauseous.
850
00:45:57,288 --> 00:46:01,157
♪ ♪
851
00:46:01,259 --> 00:46:02,191
[groans]
852
00:46:02,293 --> 00:46:05,428
♪ ♪
853
00:46:05,530 --> 00:46:07,363
I'm not sure what it is,
854
00:46:07,465 --> 00:46:10,199
maybe the berries.
855
00:46:10,301 --> 00:46:12,568
♪ ♪
856
00:46:12,670 --> 00:46:15,004
oh, my god.
I feel so yucky.
857
00:46:33,391 --> 00:46:35,992
[retches, coughs]
858
00:46:43,468 --> 00:46:47,336
- [retches, coughs]
859
00:46:47,438 --> 00:46:50,006
[spits, coughs]
860
00:46:50,275 --> 00:46:51,007
okay.
861
00:46:52,343 --> 00:46:54,010
[sighs] man.
862
00:47:05,490 --> 00:47:08,191
[suspenseful music]
863
00:47:08,293 --> 00:47:15,998
♪ ♪
864
00:47:17,268 --> 00:47:19,202
[sighs]
865
00:47:19,304 --> 00:47:25,241
♪ ♪
866
00:47:25,343 --> 00:47:26,008
all right.
867
00:47:28,246 --> 00:47:29,912
[coughs]
868
00:47:30,014 --> 00:47:32,415
I'm going to roll around here
a little bit more
869
00:47:32,517 --> 00:47:36,185
and see how I feel.
870
00:47:36,287 --> 00:47:42,992
♪ ♪
871
00:47:51,269 --> 00:47:53,169
[retches]
872
00:47:53,271 --> 00:47:55,004
[coughs]
873
00:47:55,440 --> 00:47:57,340
[coughs, retches]
874
00:47:57,442 --> 00:47:59,208
[coughs, spits]
875
00:47:59,310 --> 00:48:05,348
♪ ♪
876
00:48:05,450 --> 00:48:06,983
[groans softly]
877
00:48:08,853 --> 00:48:09,986
it's just frustrating
at this point.
878
00:48:11,623 --> 00:48:13,222
To be positive is difficult.
879
00:48:14,292 --> 00:48:16,759
You only have a limited amount
of time to get your shelter up
880
00:48:16,861 --> 00:48:20,196
and get your snares
set and fish.
881
00:48:20,298 --> 00:48:22,164
♪ ♪
882
00:48:22,267 --> 00:48:23,199
[grunts]
883
00:48:23,301 --> 00:48:27,403
♪ ♪
884
00:48:27,505 --> 00:48:29,005
don't dare lay down.
885
00:48:30,008 --> 00:48:32,909
When I used to think
about the possibility
886
00:48:33,011 --> 00:48:36,012
of coming on this show,
I thought, you know,
887
00:48:36,114 --> 00:48:39,348
I've survived my whole life
basically on my own,
888
00:48:39,450 --> 00:48:42,718
and I thrived.
889
00:48:42,820 --> 00:48:44,053
But when you're
in the wilderness
890
00:48:44,155 --> 00:48:48,157
and you're feeling unwell,
it's just not that simple.
891
00:48:48,259 --> 00:48:49,992
[groans]
892
00:48:51,362 --> 00:48:52,194
I feel terrible.
893
00:48:52,297 --> 00:48:55,431
♪ ♪
894
00:48:55,533 --> 00:48:58,000
I don't know what to do.
895
00:48:58,903 --> 00:49:04,340
I'm starting to think,
"can I do this?"
896
00:49:04,442 --> 00:49:07,209
[dramatic music]
897
00:49:07,312 --> 00:49:14,283
♪ ♪
898
00:49:14,385 --> 00:49:16,986
[birds chirping]
899
00:49:20,625 --> 00:49:23,192
- boy, am I starting to stink.
900
00:49:23,294 --> 00:49:26,429
Holy cow.
901
00:49:26,531 --> 00:49:28,998
Yeah. That's no good.
902
00:49:36,074 --> 00:49:39,008
This is the progress I made
on my knife last night.
903
00:49:40,979 --> 00:49:45,982
I think I'm about done
with the shaping of it.
904
00:49:46,084 --> 00:49:48,951
At some point, you just got
to accept it's as good
905
00:49:49,053 --> 00:49:51,988
as it's going to get
with a rock, pliers and an ax.
906
00:49:52,757 --> 00:49:54,991
Mountain fix blade
is almost done
907
00:49:57,795 --> 00:49:59,996
or should I call it
the troll shiv?
908
00:50:01,799 --> 00:50:04,900
I think I'll call it
the troll shiv.
909
00:50:05,003 --> 00:50:08,371
So the other thing
I was working on last night,
910
00:50:08,473 --> 00:50:10,206
my bone nose ring.
911
00:50:10,308 --> 00:50:12,675
♪ ♪
912
00:50:12,777 --> 00:50:14,510
it's starting to get
to the point
913
00:50:14,612 --> 00:50:16,212
where I can get it to fit.
914
00:50:16,314 --> 00:50:18,547
♪ ♪
915
00:50:18,649 --> 00:50:21,450
it needs a little spit lube.
916
00:50:21,552 --> 00:50:22,985
I have a pierced nose,
917
00:50:23,087 --> 00:50:24,854
but you're not allowed
to take jewelry out here.
918
00:50:24,956 --> 00:50:27,723
So I figured I would
whittle down a bone
919
00:50:27,825 --> 00:50:30,559
and keep the nose
ring hole open.
920
00:50:30,661 --> 00:50:32,728
Hold on, I know this is gross.
921
00:50:32,830 --> 00:50:34,463
I found it
under an eagle's nest.
922
00:50:34,565 --> 00:50:36,065
It was a bigger bone,
923
00:50:36,167 --> 00:50:39,802
and I carved a chunk off of it
and whittled it down,
924
00:50:39,904 --> 00:50:42,138
filed it until
it was nice and smooth.
925
00:50:42,240 --> 00:50:44,006
Oh.
926
00:50:45,476 --> 00:50:47,009
There it is, folks.
927
00:50:51,416 --> 00:50:53,015
Bone nose ring.
928
00:50:58,956 --> 00:51:04,794
♪ I stay busy with lots
of lots of projects ♪
929
00:51:04,896 --> 00:51:09,231
♪ forging knives
and making nose rings ♪
930
00:51:09,333 --> 00:51:12,001
♪ waa ♪
931
00:51:17,508 --> 00:51:20,209
[suspenseful music]
932
00:51:20,311 --> 00:51:27,983
♪ ♪
933
00:51:36,861 --> 00:51:39,995
- wind blowing like crazy
all night long.
934
00:51:40,631 --> 00:51:42,965
Yup. Maybe the wind will die
935
00:51:43,067 --> 00:51:46,001
and I'll go fishing,
but it doesn't sound like it.
936
00:51:46,104 --> 00:51:49,738
But if I can't fish, I still
can work on my fireplace.
937
00:51:49,841 --> 00:51:53,008
I can work on building
a cook shack.
938
00:51:53,511 --> 00:51:57,313
I can build a door,
939
00:51:57,415 --> 00:51:58,481
carve a spoon.
940
00:51:58,583 --> 00:52:02,985
I got lots of stuff to do.
No shortage of stuff to do.
941
00:52:05,823 --> 00:52:07,690
It just the things
I really need to do
942
00:52:07,792 --> 00:52:10,726
are the hardest,
and that's get food.
943
00:52:10,828 --> 00:52:12,795
I'm going to get up
this morning
944
00:52:12,897 --> 00:52:14,864
and take my bow down,
walk the beach,
945
00:52:14,966 --> 00:52:16,999
see if I can't find
one of them grouse.
946
00:52:20,471 --> 00:52:24,206
[compelling music]
947
00:52:24,308 --> 00:52:24,907
♪ ♪
948
00:52:25,009 --> 00:52:26,876
the hunger is getting to me,
949
00:52:26,978 --> 00:52:29,745
and I know the only way
to get through it
950
00:52:29,847 --> 00:52:32,214
is to stay busy
and keep after it.
951
00:52:32,316 --> 00:52:34,517
♪ ♪
952
00:52:34,619 --> 00:52:36,919
there's grouse everywhere.
953
00:52:37,021 --> 00:52:38,687
All it's going to take
is a little ingenuity
954
00:52:38,789 --> 00:52:39,989
to get these grouses
in my pot.
955
00:52:42,894 --> 00:52:46,195
Holy [bleep].
Dinner just flew over there.
956
00:52:46,297 --> 00:52:49,331
♪ ♪
957
00:52:49,433 --> 00:52:51,200
here, mr. Grouse.
958
00:52:51,302 --> 00:52:53,302
♪ ♪
959
00:52:53,404 --> 00:52:54,203
where are you?
960
00:52:54,305 --> 00:52:59,575
♪ ♪
961
00:52:59,677 --> 00:53:02,011
my heart is pounding so hard.
962
00:53:03,414 --> 00:53:05,014
[clears throat]
963
00:53:06,484 --> 00:53:07,983
I don't feel right.
964
00:53:10,321 --> 00:53:12,354
Oh, [bleep].
965
00:53:12,456 --> 00:53:13,989
Something's wrong.
966
00:53:16,327 --> 00:53:18,194
Oh, [bleep].
967
00:53:18,296 --> 00:53:20,129
♪ ♪
968
00:53:20,231 --> 00:53:22,398
ow.
969
00:53:22,500 --> 00:53:25,201
[breathing heavily]
970
00:53:25,303 --> 00:53:28,370
♪ ♪
971
00:53:28,472 --> 00:53:32,007
oh. Hang in there.
972
00:53:33,344 --> 00:53:35,211
Oh, [bleep].
973
00:53:35,313 --> 00:53:39,648
♪ ♪
974
00:53:39,750 --> 00:53:41,183
[crying]
I'm having chest pains.
975
00:53:41,285 --> 00:53:43,185
It hurts.
976
00:53:43,287 --> 00:53:47,156
♪ ♪
977
00:53:47,258 --> 00:53:48,924
[groans]
978
00:53:49,026 --> 00:53:52,194
I feel a heart attack.
I don't know what's wrong.
979
00:53:52,296 --> 00:53:54,163
♪ ♪
980
00:53:54,265 --> 00:53:55,331
[groans]
981
00:53:55,433 --> 00:53:57,199
[heart pounding]
982
00:53:57,301 --> 00:54:00,436
♪ ♪
983
00:54:00,538 --> 00:54:01,637
oh, I don't want to tap,
984
00:54:01,739 --> 00:54:03,205
but I don't want to die,
either.
985
00:54:03,307 --> 00:54:05,341
[sobbing]
986
00:54:05,443 --> 00:54:07,243
get--ow.
[bleep].
987
00:54:07,345 --> 00:54:09,011
[sniffles]
988
00:54:09,113 --> 00:54:11,013
go away. Go away. Go away.
Go away. Go away. Go away.
989
00:54:13,251 --> 00:54:14,183
Go away.
990
00:54:14,285 --> 00:54:16,318
♪ ♪
991
00:54:16,420 --> 00:54:19,855
[groaning softly]
992
00:54:19,957 --> 00:54:24,260
I promised I would tap
if I got chest pains.
993
00:54:24,362 --> 00:54:25,995
I promised.
994
00:54:27,798 --> 00:54:30,866
Oh, I don't want to tap.
I just--[bleep].
995
00:54:30,968 --> 00:54:33,269
I don't want to die either.
I've got to go.
996
00:54:33,371 --> 00:54:35,704
I need help.
997
00:54:35,806 --> 00:54:40,309
I'm so sorry, brittney.
[sniffles]
998
00:54:40,411 --> 00:54:42,011
I'm so sorry.
999
00:54:43,447 --> 00:54:46,015
[crying, groaning]
1000
00:54:47,785 --> 00:54:49,551
no, please, please,
please don't die.
1001
00:54:49,654 --> 00:54:51,453
Please don't die.
[sniffles]
1002
00:54:51,555 --> 00:54:53,722
I hurt. I hurt. I hurt.
1003
00:54:53,824 --> 00:54:54,990
I don't know
how to work this phone.
1004
00:55:04,235 --> 00:55:06,001
[groans]
1005
00:55:09,874 --> 00:55:11,807
please don't have
a heart attack, please.
1006
00:55:11,909 --> 00:55:14,343
Please don't have
a heart attack, please.
1007
00:55:14,445 --> 00:55:16,545
Please. Please.
1008
00:55:16,647 --> 00:55:20,149
[groaning]
please. I swear.
1009
00:55:20,251 --> 00:55:22,484
I swear.
1010
00:55:22,586 --> 00:55:25,988
[groans]
[phone beeping]
1011
00:55:28,459 --> 00:55:31,527
[sniffles, groaning]
1012
00:55:31,629 --> 00:55:32,995
this is tim.
I need help.
1013
00:55:35,633 --> 00:55:36,999
I'm having severe chest pains.
1014
00:55:39,637 --> 00:55:41,804
My heart is beating real hard.
1015
00:55:41,906 --> 00:55:44,006
I think I might be having
a heart attack.
1016
00:55:46,344 --> 00:55:48,010
I'm scared.
1017
00:55:50,281 --> 00:55:54,216
♪ ♪
1018
00:55:54,318 --> 00:55:56,885
I'm going to live through this.
I'm going to live through this.
1019
00:55:56,987 --> 00:55:58,587
I don't give a [bleep]
what the [bleep] happens.
1020
00:55:58,689 --> 00:56:00,756
I'm going to live through this.
1021
00:56:00,858 --> 00:56:02,191
I'm going to make it home
to my family.
1022
00:56:02,293 --> 00:56:06,528
♪ ♪
1023
00:56:06,630 --> 00:56:08,664
please don't die. Don't die.
1024
00:56:08,766 --> 00:56:11,200
Don't die. Don't die.
Don't die.
1025
00:56:11,302 --> 00:56:14,336
♪ ♪
1026
00:56:14,438 --> 00:56:16,138
[groans softly]
1027
00:56:16,240 --> 00:56:18,207
oh.
1028
00:56:18,309 --> 00:56:24,179
♪ ♪
1029
00:56:24,281 --> 00:56:27,449
[crying]
1030
00:56:27,551 --> 00:56:29,818
I have severe chest pains
1031
00:56:29,920 --> 00:56:32,054
and my heart has been
beating really hard.
1032
00:56:32,156 --> 00:56:33,489
- I'm going to get you to put
one of these under tongue.
1033
00:56:33,591 --> 00:56:35,424
It's just regular aspirin.
1034
00:56:35,526 --> 00:56:38,193
[soft ambient music]
1035
00:56:38,295 --> 00:56:42,865
♪ ♪
1036
00:56:42,967 --> 00:56:46,535
- I made the right choice.
I know I did.
1037
00:56:46,637 --> 00:56:48,771
I know what this pain is.
1038
00:56:48,873 --> 00:56:51,039
It was identical
to my heart attack,
1039
00:56:51,142 --> 00:56:55,210
and this pain will end my life
if I don't get help.
1040
00:56:55,312 --> 00:56:56,812
♪ ♪
1041
00:56:56,914 --> 00:56:58,814
my main purpose
in life is happiness.
1042
00:56:58,916 --> 00:57:00,749
The only thing
that matters is family.
1043
00:57:00,851 --> 00:57:03,051
So when you experience
something
1044
00:57:03,154 --> 00:57:06,855
that makes you think you might
never see them again,
1045
00:57:06,957 --> 00:57:09,992
it's your family
you think about the most.
1046
00:57:16,534 --> 00:57:19,201
[soft dramatic music]
1047
00:57:19,303 --> 00:57:26,008
♪ ♪
1048
00:57:27,244 --> 00:57:30,813
- tim, thanks for talking to me
about your time on "alone."
1049
00:57:30,915 --> 00:57:32,648
I know you just got
out of the hospital.
1050
00:57:32,750 --> 00:57:33,882
Your experience
is really fresh.
1051
00:57:33,984 --> 00:57:36,752
So let's talk about
what happened on day six.
1052
00:57:36,854 --> 00:57:37,453
First, can you give me
some background
1053
00:57:37,555 --> 00:57:39,054
on your health condition?
1054
00:57:39,156 --> 00:57:43,759
- Six years ago, I suffered
a very massive heart attack
1055
00:57:43,861 --> 00:57:44,927
that nearly killed me,
and in the end,
1056
00:57:45,029 --> 00:57:49,631
it resulted in only having
35% heart function left.
1057
00:57:49,733 --> 00:57:51,500
- Wow.
- I knew coming in here
1058
00:57:51,602 --> 00:57:53,402
that it might be a factor.
1059
00:57:53,504 --> 00:57:54,770
I can literally feel
1060
00:57:54,872 --> 00:58:00,576
my heart beating
in my head and my neck.
1061
00:58:00,678 --> 00:58:01,877
- And the doctors cleared you?
1062
00:58:01,979 --> 00:58:04,947
- You talk to your doctor
about it, and I did,
1063
00:58:05,049 --> 00:58:07,749
and you ask him, you know,
all the, "can I do this?
1064
00:58:07,852 --> 00:58:08,884
"should I do this?
You know, I'm going
1065
00:58:08,986 --> 00:58:10,552
to go out there and starve.
Should I do that?"
1066
00:58:10,654 --> 00:58:11,987
and every doctor is like, "no.
1067
00:58:12,089 --> 00:58:15,924
No, you shouldn't do that."
- any person says no too.
1068
00:58:16,026 --> 00:58:17,960
- You know, but he's,
"well, look, I understand.
1069
00:58:18,062 --> 00:58:19,828
If you're going to do it,
you know, here's the risk.
1070
00:58:19,930 --> 00:58:21,697
Here's the things you need
to watch out for.
1071
00:58:21,799 --> 00:58:22,664
You know,
here's what could happen."
1072
00:58:22,766 --> 00:58:25,033
- so tell me about
your strategy
1073
00:58:25,135 --> 00:58:27,870
of building your shelter
rather than finding food first.
1074
00:58:27,972 --> 00:58:29,938
- Well, I knew that doing both
at the same time
1075
00:58:30,040 --> 00:58:31,974
would be pretty lengthy.
I had seen bear sign.
1076
00:58:32,076 --> 00:58:34,743
I was worried about bears.
I had no protection.
1077
00:58:34,845 --> 00:58:36,211
I've seen a lot of people
come on,
1078
00:58:36,313 --> 00:58:38,947
and they don't wind up having
a really good shelter for 14,
1079
00:58:39,049 --> 00:58:42,050
sometimes even 20 days,
and I didn't want that.
1080
00:58:42,152 --> 00:58:43,752
You know, the hunger is going
to come no matter what,
1081
00:58:43,854 --> 00:58:45,721
so I figure,
"let's face it head-on.
1082
00:58:45,823 --> 00:58:46,688
Let's get it on,
get it over with."
1083
00:58:46,790 --> 00:58:49,091
by day three,
I was really hungry.
1084
00:58:49,193 --> 00:58:53,028
I had gone, like, 72 hours
with absolutely no food at all,
1085
00:58:53,130 --> 00:58:56,565
but it was a risk that I took
and maybe in hindsight,
1086
00:58:56,667 --> 00:58:58,000
you know, maybe the wrong one.
1087
00:58:58,102 --> 00:59:01,203
- How did that play
on your emotions and your mind?
1088
00:59:01,305 --> 00:59:02,838
- [sighs]
1089
00:59:02,940 --> 00:59:04,540
a lot harder than
I thought it would.
1090
00:59:04,642 --> 00:59:06,875
Oh, god, please be an onion.
1091
00:59:06,977 --> 00:59:08,343
I wasn't prepared
for the mental effects
1092
00:59:08,445 --> 00:59:10,045
of going hungry.
1093
00:59:10,147 --> 00:59:12,447
For lack of better term,
it just caused a depression.
1094
00:59:12,550 --> 00:59:14,116
Shelter is my nemesis.
1095
00:59:14,218 --> 00:59:15,617
- There's a lot of people
on the show, they go hungry,
1096
00:59:15,719 --> 00:59:16,885
and I don't think people
at home
1097
00:59:16,987 --> 00:59:19,888
they understand what
that actually does to you.
1098
00:59:19,990 --> 00:59:20,822
- And I didn't understand
until I went through it.
1099
00:59:20,925 --> 00:59:23,559
Going hungry for even three
or four days
1100
00:59:23,661 --> 00:59:25,561
really messes with your head.
1101
00:59:25,663 --> 00:59:27,029
Keep thinking about my family.
1102
00:59:27,131 --> 00:59:31,967
Keep imagining that they're sad
and terribly missing me.
1103
00:59:32,069 --> 00:59:33,802
You know, those people
that just sit on the couch,
1104
00:59:33,904 --> 00:59:36,939
watch this show
and mock all those people
1105
00:59:37,041 --> 00:59:40,609
that tap out prior to day 30,
I was one of them.
1106
00:59:40,711 --> 00:59:42,911
- Mm.
- I have been humbled,
1107
00:59:43,013 --> 00:59:44,780
and it was a struggle
for me to push through,
1108
00:59:44,882 --> 00:59:48,584
and that morning
when the chest pain came,
1109
00:59:48,686 --> 00:59:49,718
that's when I got really scared
1110
00:59:49,820 --> 00:59:51,653
because it's
the exact same pain
1111
00:59:51,755 --> 00:59:54,256
I had when I had
my heart attack.
1112
00:59:54,358 --> 00:59:57,826
Oh, [bleep].
1113
00:59:57,928 --> 00:59:58,694
There ain't a doctor
around the corner.
1114
00:59:58,796 --> 01:00:00,662
I'm not going to
get help right away.
1115
01:00:00,764 --> 01:00:02,030
I was afraid
I was going to die.
1116
01:00:02,132 --> 01:00:06,134
Oh, I don't want to tap,
and I don't want to die either!
1117
01:00:06,236 --> 01:00:09,972
- I was the first out there
to respond to you, and, wow,
1118
01:00:10,074 --> 01:00:11,873
I can't imagine what you were
going through, tim.
1119
01:00:11,976 --> 01:00:14,710
I mean, one, it's hard
to tap out of this show.
1120
01:00:14,812 --> 01:00:15,611
I know you didn't want
to do that.
1121
01:00:15,713 --> 01:00:17,846
None of us do,
and so tell me
1122
01:00:17,948 --> 01:00:19,881
how you were feeling
when we first arrived.
1123
01:00:19,984 --> 01:00:21,416
- By the time you guys
had gotten there,
1124
01:00:21,518 --> 01:00:22,718
I still didn't know.
1125
01:00:22,820 --> 01:00:24,686
I just didn't know what to do.
It hurt.
1126
01:00:24,788 --> 01:00:27,990
- It's a good call, tim.
- Yeah, I--
1127
01:00:29,226 --> 01:00:30,325
[crying]
1128
01:00:30,427 --> 01:00:32,661
I wanted to bring home
the money for my family so bad
1129
01:00:32,763 --> 01:00:34,997
that I could not help
but think,
1130
01:00:35,099 --> 01:00:39,868
"what if you're wrong,
and it's not the heart attack?
1131
01:00:39,970 --> 01:00:43,338
It's not even a risk
of a heart attack."
1132
01:00:43,440 --> 01:00:44,906
I made a mistake.
1133
01:00:45,009 --> 01:00:47,075
Even though I know all logic
was telling me,
1134
01:00:47,177 --> 01:00:50,779
"get out of here. Get help,"
but in the back of my head,
1135
01:00:50,881 --> 01:00:56,284
I'm tapping out on day six
for nothing,
1136
01:00:56,387 --> 01:00:58,186
but I knew...
1137
01:00:58,288 --> 01:00:59,721
♪ ♪
1138
01:00:59,823 --> 01:01:02,691
I made a promise,
if I had heart pain,
1139
01:01:02,793 --> 01:01:05,961
I would tap out,
no questions asked.
1140
01:01:06,063 --> 01:01:10,432
You know, it ended my dreams
of winning this thing,
1141
01:01:10,534 --> 01:01:13,201
but I get to go home.
1142
01:01:13,303 --> 01:01:15,037
♪ ♪
1143
01:01:15,139 --> 01:01:17,139
- tim, thank you so much
for sharing your story with me.
1144
01:01:17,241 --> 01:01:22,044
I know it didn't end the way
that you wanted, but, you know,
1145
01:01:22,146 --> 01:01:25,480
you reminded us all about
what it is to keep your word,
1146
01:01:25,582 --> 01:01:27,949
and I thank you for that.
1147
01:01:28,052 --> 01:01:31,720
- I am bummed that it ended
so extremely early,
1148
01:01:31,822 --> 01:01:34,322
but I know
I did the right thing,
1149
01:01:34,425 --> 01:01:36,058
and in the end,
1150
01:01:36,160 --> 01:01:40,195
I am extremely grateful
to have had this opportunity.
1151
01:01:40,297 --> 01:01:43,632
♪ ♪
1152
01:01:43,734 --> 01:01:44,700
- holy [bleep].
Those are bears.
1153
01:01:44,802 --> 01:01:47,035
- Get out of here!
[air horn blares]
1154
01:01:47,137 --> 01:01:49,705
- grizzly bear can kill
a human with one paw swipe.
1155
01:01:49,807 --> 01:01:52,674
- Hey, bear!
- They're everywhere.
1156
01:01:52,776 --> 01:01:54,543
- It doesn't get
any more real.
1157
01:01:54,645 --> 01:01:56,645
It's just you and nature.
1158
01:01:56,747 --> 01:01:58,013
- That just stepped it up
a notch.
1159
01:01:58,115 --> 01:02:00,582
- One in ten chance
for half a million dollars.
1160
01:02:00,684 --> 01:02:01,750
What's your breaking point?
1161
01:02:01,852 --> 01:02:03,952
- Something horrible
is happening.
1162
01:02:04,054 --> 01:02:07,155
- One simple slip-up
could send me out of here.
1163
01:02:07,257 --> 01:02:08,090
- Doh!
1164
01:02:08,192 --> 01:02:10,392
- There's a point this
is not worth it.
1165
01:02:10,494 --> 01:02:12,327
- It's bloody cold.
1166
01:02:12,429 --> 01:02:13,962
- I'm struggling.
1167
01:02:14,064 --> 01:02:16,898
- This is a cold like I've
never experienced before.
1168
01:02:17,000 --> 01:02:19,735
- That was most dangerous thing
I've done yet.
1169
01:02:19,837 --> 01:02:21,169
- I feel like I'm gonna
to pass out.
1170
01:02:21,271 --> 01:02:22,204
[groans]
1171
01:02:22,306 --> 01:02:25,006
♪ ♪