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[dramatic music]
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♪ ♪
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- I'm about to get caught
in a gnarly storm.
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Oh! Should've been
working on the shelter.
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- I knew it was taking a huge
chance not bringing
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A fire striker.
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My expectations are always
higher than my ability.
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- I'm starting to feel
nauseous.
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[gagging]
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I'm starting to think,
"can I do this?"
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- I don't think anybody has
ever forged a knife on "alone."
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Maybe when it's done
I can prison-shank a muskox.
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- Holy [bleep], got one.
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Solitude is not something
that I'm accustomed to.
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I miss my family.
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Oh, yes.
Got my first fish of the trip.
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- No frickin' way.
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It is swimming towards me.
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♪ ♪
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Male 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.
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- Grizzly bears.
- Hey, bear.
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- There are a lot
of grizzly here.
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I'm gonna 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], 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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- 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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- Oh, [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 to tap,
but I don't want
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To die either.
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- You have to suffer
before you can succeed.
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[gagging]
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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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♪ ♪
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[tense music]
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♪ ♪
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[birds chirping]
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- [sighs]
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I'm going to cut
the sleeves off my shirt.
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♪ ♪
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One sleeve, off.
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All right,
sleeveless shirt achieved.
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♪ ♪
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- What to do with the sleeves?
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Sweet headwear?
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No.
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Arm cozies.
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No.
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I don't know.
I'll find a use for them.
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Oh, yeah. That's nice.
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All right,
I got to get dressed.
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- Feeling pretty decent
this morning.
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I'm most concerned about
getting that shelter finished,
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So that's going to be
my main goal again.
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I worked on getting two
more rafters on the front wall
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For the roof and insulating
that front wall.
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The sooner I get
my shelter squared away,
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The sooner I can start
focusing
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On hunting and fishing.
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Rafters, it's more work,
but it's important work.
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What I'm going to do is cut
them down to size,
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Strip them,
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And then get them up there
and secure them.
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Gosh, wouldn't a fish
just be so lovely
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Or a nice juicy grouse?
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You don't deserve fish
or grouse.
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You haven't suffered
enough yet.
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A year ago, I was toiling away
10 hours a day
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Building trailers in a factory
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Full of fiberglass,
dust in the air,
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And now I'm out here
in british columbia,
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Chilko lake,
living the dream.
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I left my job to come do this.
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I'm going to hang on
as long as I can.
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I got twins
on the way back home,
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And that money would make a
huge difference
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In their lives.
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I don't really have the option
of going home.
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Beautiful.
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There it is, the skeleton of
my beautiful house-cabin-thing.
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Okay.
Next part of the process:
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What I'm worried about here
is making this wall
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As solid as I can.
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I want to block out the wind.
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The wind comes heavy
from this side.
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You can see right now
it's blowing,
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So line the outside
with boughs,
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And then I'm going to take
these big sheets of wood
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From rotted tree stumps.
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This is my answer to building
my shelter in a windy place...
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[chuckles]
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Bark panels.
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I got to finish this sucker.
I want to move into it.
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- So I was thinking about
testing out these underwear.
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What do you think?
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Triple xl.
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Woo.
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So I'm going to do
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What amós did
and hang my fish in them
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After I tie these monstrously
large legs up.
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Nice fish bag.
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♪ ♪
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I'm happy to have
caught that fish,
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But I ain't got much left,
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Starting to worry me
a little bit.
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If I can just keep
a bear away from it,
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I'd be able to see
that one good.
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All right.
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Maybe nothing will get in that.
That would really suck.
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♪ ♪
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- I got a good start
on the permanent shelter.
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I think I'm going to try
to get the fireplace finished
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And just moss the whole thing.
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I think that would insulate
it pretty well.
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It's going to get cold.
It's going to get wet.
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We're going to have
strong winds.
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It can be freaking miserable.
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A big heavy fireplace draws
out the smoke much better,
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And then also,
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There's just a massive amount
of thermal mass there.
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I know that
long-term efficiency
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Is going to be important,
so when I cut firewood,
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That's a big calorie
expenditure.
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I want to get as much
out of that wood as I can.
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I might have to put some moss
in that crack
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And then put mud over it.
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A little too big for the mud.
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I don't think I've ever thought
about my family more.
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It's like every second.
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♪ ♪
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I do all these things,
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Fishing and building shelters
and everything,
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And these are things
that corey and finn
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Would absolutely love doing.
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Every day
I want to push that button
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So that I can go see them,
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But then I remind myself
that it's just temporary,
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And it'll seem like
the blink of an eye.
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I'll see them soon enough
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And have lots of stories
to tell.
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♪ ♪
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Got the back
pretty much sealed up.
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I'm going to get a fire
going in this thing
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And see what it does.
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There we go.
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Ahh.
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Seems to be working
pretty good.
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Yeah. It's nice to have
a fire in here.
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That makes me happy.
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I'm glad it works.
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Wish I had some marshmallows
and a graham cracker
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And the boys;
they'd love this.
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I wish I had them here with me.
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They would be having a ball.
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Before I left home,
my oldest boy said,
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"do lots of cool stuff
so we can see you on tv lots,"
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So I'm doing my best.
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♪ ♪
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[wind howling]
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[birds chirping]
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- I was up listening to
the mouse go through my stuff,
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But I don't see
too much damage.
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I was trying to smash him
with a stick.
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I almost got him a couple times
but couldn't quite get to him,
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But going to suck it up.
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Going to do what I got to do.
Got to just keep going.
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♪ ♪
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- We can do it, chad.
We can do it.
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We can do it, chad.
We can do it.
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We can do it, do it,
do it, do it.
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Starting to feel
a little bit better
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About the prospects of today.
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I still haven't fully
explored my land yet.
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Still have more to explore.
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[exhales]
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All right, onion time.
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Onion.
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Let's see
what we got on them onions.
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Fixin' to have a big-old stew.
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I'm getting really good
with the onions.
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It's exciting.
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I mean, I
know it sounds simple,
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Because it's just digging up
wild onions,
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But I love learning stuff,
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And I love getting
better at stuff,
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And I love seeing the result
of getting better at stuff.
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So what I like to do
is jab at the soil next to it,
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Soften it up,
pry it just a little bit
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And then follow with my fingers
along the stalk
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Until I get to the goods.
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I'm just learning
this landscape.
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I hardly know it at all.
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You can never know everything.
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You can hope to know
enough to survive,
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But you don't know
if you know that
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Until you put
yourself out there.
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Usually, I have my wife along,
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And she helps keep
my mentality straight,
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Helps keep me alive.
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♪ ♪
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Not having her around
is a challenge,
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Big challenge.
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Oh, [bleep].
There's a fire going.
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Oh, [bleep].
[bleep].
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Holy [bleep].
I didn't even notice it.
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Holy [bleep].
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♪ ♪
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Damn.
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That was crazy.
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I looked up,
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And this little patch of earth
right here was burning.
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Holy smokes.
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That could've been bad.
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Very, very lucky.
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♪ ♪
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Let's see.
How's our pile looking?
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That's good enough
for one stew.
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Chop them up and put them in.
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I'm so thankful that the wind
wasn't worse in my spot.
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♪ ♪
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- If I start a brush fire
in my area
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With the amount of grass,
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I'm looking at
the entire area burning.
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Now I keep the fire
going all the time,
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Because I do want to have
a fire for cooking food,
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But I need to pay
close attention.
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I'm not doing this again.
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♪ ♪
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[slurps]
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Ahh,
survival stew,
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World's finest
meal when doing survival.
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Just a few simple ingredients:
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Water, whatever food you have,
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And that's about it.
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Ahh.
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♪ ♪
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[birds chirping]
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- ♪ I can't wait to move
into my hall ♪
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♪ it's going to be
[bleep] glorious ♪
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♪ warm and cozy ♪
262
00:14:29,536 --> 00:14:31,803
♪ happy as can be ♪
263
00:14:32,005 --> 00:14:38,009
♪ I made a hall
in chilcotin mountain ♪
264
00:14:40,614 --> 00:14:43,280
I'm pretty excited about it.
265
00:14:43,349 --> 00:14:44,949
♪ ♪
266
00:14:45,017 --> 00:14:47,485
- The goal today is to just
get the cabin
267
00:14:47,554 --> 00:14:51,489
Into a sleepable state.
268
00:14:51,557 --> 00:14:53,891
First things first,
269
00:14:53,960 --> 00:14:58,696
I'd like to get a bed
on a raised platform.
270
00:14:58,765 --> 00:15:02,367
Having a comfy bed
is important.
271
00:15:02,569 --> 00:15:05,236
Boards for my bed.
272
00:15:05,304 --> 00:15:08,439
I don't know if everyone came
here with the mindset to win,
273
00:15:08,507 --> 00:15:10,908
But I sure did.
274
00:15:10,977 --> 00:15:13,778
I came here with [bleep]
in my bank account.
275
00:15:13,847 --> 00:15:18,515
The money is a pretty
big deal for me,
276
00:15:18,584 --> 00:15:20,250
What we're going for...
277
00:15:20,320 --> 00:15:23,454
♪ ♪
278
00:15:23,656 --> 00:15:25,923
Oh, yeah. That'll work.
279
00:15:25,992 --> 00:15:29,794
Now that we've got
the frame made for the bed,
280
00:15:29,863 --> 00:15:33,531
Let's say we go
and get some padding,
281
00:15:33,600 --> 00:15:37,802
Some boughs and some moss.
282
00:15:37,870 --> 00:15:43,674
♪ I toil away
building my cabin ♪
283
00:15:43,743 --> 00:15:49,013
♪ the suffering is needed ♪
284
00:15:49,081 --> 00:15:54,618
♪ you can't come out here
expecting to thrive ♪
285
00:15:54,688 --> 00:15:59,991
♪ without making a sacrifice ♪
286
00:16:02,362 --> 00:16:03,761
♪ ♪
287
00:16:03,830 --> 00:16:05,496
I hope by the time
I'm out of here
288
00:16:05,565 --> 00:16:07,765
I have something on here
289
00:16:07,967 --> 00:16:09,567
That'll make my unborn
daughters proud
290
00:16:09,636 --> 00:16:11,035
When they watch it one day,
291
00:16:11,104 --> 00:16:15,306
And I hope I'm the last one
standing to see that end.
292
00:16:15,374 --> 00:16:22,113
♪ ♪
293
00:16:22,181 --> 00:16:26,184
So far, that feels pretty
damn comfy, I've got to say.
294
00:16:26,386 --> 00:16:28,653
♪ ♪
295
00:16:28,721 --> 00:16:33,724
- Okay. Move-in day has come.
296
00:16:33,793 --> 00:16:36,460
This is my move
into high society.
297
00:16:36,529 --> 00:16:37,795
That's right, folks.
298
00:16:37,864 --> 00:16:41,732
Biko wright is moving up
in the world,
299
00:16:41,801 --> 00:16:45,269
Upgrading from a tent
to a house.
300
00:16:45,338 --> 00:16:49,340
♪ ♪
301
00:16:49,408 --> 00:16:53,677
Pack...In.
302
00:16:53,746 --> 00:16:58,282
Not complete
but move-in-able.
303
00:16:58,350 --> 00:17:05,990
♪ ♪
304
00:17:10,363 --> 00:17:13,230
[waves crashing]
305
00:17:13,299 --> 00:17:15,099
♪ ♪
306
00:17:15,167 --> 00:17:17,701
- It's windy right now,
and the waves are crashing,
307
00:17:17,770 --> 00:17:21,705
So I'm not going
to try fishing.
308
00:17:21,774 --> 00:17:22,840
I mean, as far
as the wind goes,
309
00:17:22,908 --> 00:17:24,842
I'm really concerned about
being able
310
00:17:24,910 --> 00:17:27,845
To even put a gill net
out effectively.
311
00:17:27,914 --> 00:17:31,849
Long-term food
is constantly on my mind.
312
00:17:32,051 --> 00:17:34,986
Being able to shoot a deer
is the only way
313
00:17:35,054 --> 00:17:37,721
That I'm going to be able
to make it till the end,
314
00:17:37,790 --> 00:17:39,190
So I'm going to go
deer hunting.
315
00:17:39,392 --> 00:17:41,859
♪ ♪
316
00:17:42,061 --> 00:17:45,129
That thicket has bear trails
all through it,
317
00:17:45,197 --> 00:17:49,200
So that's a big gamble,
but either that or go hungry.
318
00:17:49,402 --> 00:17:51,001
♪ ♪
319
00:17:51,071 --> 00:17:53,538
Man, I hope I'm not
burning calories for nothing.
320
00:17:53,606 --> 00:17:55,806
I've got to find good,
321
00:17:55,875 --> 00:17:56,941
And I can't control
where I'm at.
322
00:17:57,143 --> 00:17:59,944
The biggest hurdle
is just reading that landscape
323
00:18:00,012 --> 00:18:03,014
And figuring out
where the opportunities are.
324
00:18:04,884 --> 00:18:07,685
Right there,
those open shrub slopes,
325
00:18:07,753 --> 00:18:08,686
That's where the deer would be.
326
00:18:08,888 --> 00:18:11,989
Let's see what's up
this ridge here.
327
00:18:16,296 --> 00:18:17,227
Bear scat.
328
00:18:17,296 --> 00:18:20,231
Whew.
329
00:18:20,300 --> 00:18:28,039
♪ ♪
330
00:18:28,241 --> 00:18:33,177
This is not bad, this little
aspen patch down below us.
331
00:18:33,245 --> 00:18:37,715
I won't be able to determine
if there's any deer in here
332
00:18:37,783 --> 00:18:40,518
Until I get down
into the bottom.
333
00:18:40,586 --> 00:18:44,989
God, this stuff is...
334
00:18:45,191 --> 00:18:49,660
I'm afraid this whole place
is like this right there.
335
00:18:49,862 --> 00:18:51,929
I've hunted
some rugged country
336
00:18:51,998 --> 00:18:56,200
But not anything ever this big
and this rugged.
337
00:18:56,402 --> 00:18:58,002
♪ ♪
338
00:18:58,070 --> 00:19:01,872
Just nothing but jack straw,
lodge pole timber.
339
00:19:01,941 --> 00:19:04,609
And you could slip and fall
and stick a pole
340
00:19:04,811 --> 00:19:07,277
Through your leg
in nothing flat.
341
00:19:07,346 --> 00:19:12,216
♪ ♪
342
00:19:12,285 --> 00:19:15,219
[bleep].
343
00:19:15,288 --> 00:19:19,357
[sighs]
344
00:19:19,425 --> 00:19:21,159
What a pain.
345
00:19:21,361 --> 00:19:25,429
[bleep].
346
00:19:25,632 --> 00:19:28,833
God, this stuff sucks.
347
00:19:28,901 --> 00:19:31,235
This is not what
I was hoping to find.
348
00:19:31,304 --> 00:19:38,009
♪ ♪
349
00:19:39,312 --> 00:19:40,777
Holy crap.
350
00:19:40,846 --> 00:19:43,181
I am glad to be out
of that stuff.
351
00:19:43,383 --> 00:19:48,185
[groans]
352
00:19:48,254 --> 00:19:52,256
Whew.
353
00:19:52,325 --> 00:19:53,191
[exhales]
354
00:19:53,393 --> 00:19:55,393
♪ ♪
355
00:19:55,461 --> 00:20:00,264
Hmm, no deer.
356
00:20:00,333 --> 00:20:03,934
[exhales]
357
00:20:04,003 --> 00:20:06,737
This burn may have been
productive at one time
358
00:20:06,805 --> 00:20:08,739
Before the timber
started falling,
359
00:20:08,808 --> 00:20:10,807
But it's so jack-strawed
in there now
360
00:20:10,876 --> 00:20:15,213
That it's not
what I was hoping for.
361
00:20:15,415 --> 00:20:16,546
♪ ♪
362
00:20:16,616 --> 00:20:19,616
My hopes of having a good
363
00:20:19,685 --> 00:20:23,153
Deer-hunting spot are crushed.
364
00:20:23,223 --> 00:20:27,491
Oh, well, just have to get the
fish and figure it out better.
365
00:20:27,560 --> 00:20:31,228
I don't know how to...
366
00:20:31,297 --> 00:20:33,297
[groans]
367
00:20:33,365 --> 00:20:35,833
♪ ♪
368
00:20:35,902 --> 00:20:39,303
I know what to call that.
That's a [bleep].
369
00:20:39,371 --> 00:20:45,509
♪ ♪
370
00:20:45,578 --> 00:20:49,580
All right. Back to camp.
371
00:20:49,649 --> 00:20:50,982
I don't have the body type
372
00:20:51,184 --> 00:20:54,719
To be able to not
procure food from the land,
373
00:20:54,921 --> 00:20:56,853
And so if I had
an achilles' heel,
374
00:20:56,922 --> 00:20:58,922
It would probably
be my metabolism.
375
00:20:58,992 --> 00:21:04,996
I'm too skinny.
I cannot out-starve anyone,
376
00:21:05,198 --> 00:21:07,064
Which means my chances
of being able to stay here
377
00:21:07,132 --> 00:21:10,801
As long as I think
I need to stay here are low.
378
00:21:10,870 --> 00:21:12,536
It's starting to worry me
a little bit.
379
00:21:12,604 --> 00:21:16,674
I ain't got much left.
380
00:21:16,743 --> 00:21:19,476
Bear scat all over this
place,
381
00:21:19,545 --> 00:21:22,013
More bear, more bear.
382
00:21:36,429 --> 00:21:37,227
Claw marks.
383
00:21:37,297 --> 00:21:44,001
♪ ♪
384
00:21:54,447 --> 00:21:56,313
- Grizzly bear.
385
00:21:56,382 --> 00:21:59,317
♪ ♪
386
00:21:59,519 --> 00:22:00,184
[bear growling]
387
00:22:00,253 --> 00:22:01,986
[bleep].
388
00:22:11,330 --> 00:22:16,666
♪ ♪
389
00:22:16,736 --> 00:22:18,268
- That's no more than 12 yards.
390
00:22:18,337 --> 00:22:20,471
♪ ♪
391
00:22:20,539 --> 00:22:22,540
So there's my bow,
392
00:22:22,742 --> 00:22:25,009
And that willow right there,
393
00:22:25,077 --> 00:22:28,812
That bear was just on
the other side of that.
394
00:22:28,881 --> 00:22:31,815
Had the bear spray out
just in case.
395
00:22:31,884 --> 00:22:34,752
All right.
I'm gonna head back to camp,
396
00:22:34,821 --> 00:22:39,756
Hopefully not run into
any big bears.
397
00:22:39,825 --> 00:22:44,428
I don't want to surprise
a mama bear.
398
00:22:44,630 --> 00:22:46,897
I respect grizzly bears.
399
00:22:46,966 --> 00:22:49,834
They make me anxious,
because you never know
400
00:22:49,902 --> 00:22:52,236
When something
might walk up on you.
401
00:22:52,305 --> 00:22:55,973
♪ ♪
402
00:22:56,041 --> 00:22:58,642
You could blunder
into the wrong grizzly
403
00:22:58,710 --> 00:23:00,044
And be in a world of hurt.
404
00:23:00,246 --> 00:23:02,112
I mean, if you come up
on a grizzly that's guarding
405
00:23:02,181 --> 00:23:06,984
A kill or a sow with cubs,
the next thing you know,
406
00:23:07,186 --> 00:23:09,252
You've got a grizzly bear
standing on your head.
407
00:23:09,321 --> 00:23:14,325
♪ ♪
408
00:23:14,527 --> 00:23:17,260
[tense music]
409
00:23:17,329 --> 00:23:24,001
♪ ♪
410
00:23:31,811 --> 00:23:35,011
- It's shaping up to be
a nice day.
411
00:23:35,080 --> 00:23:40,284
So I'm going to bathe,
because everything stinks.
412
00:23:40,352 --> 00:23:43,621
♪ ♪
413
00:23:43,689 --> 00:23:47,558
Viewer discretion is advised
414
00:23:47,760 --> 00:23:50,027
Partly because of the nudity
415
00:23:50,095 --> 00:23:53,029
But mostly because
when I hit that cold water
416
00:23:53,098 --> 00:23:56,300
I'm probably going to scream
like a little kid.
417
00:23:56,368 --> 00:24:00,170
♪ ♪
418
00:24:00,239 --> 00:24:02,172
Oh!
419
00:24:02,241 --> 00:24:05,509
Woo!
420
00:24:05,578 --> 00:24:06,910
After that cold of water,
421
00:24:06,979 --> 00:24:10,380
I don't think you have
to blur me anymore.
422
00:24:10,449 --> 00:24:11,915
Oh, goodness.
423
00:24:11,984 --> 00:24:15,186
I'd better to get
back to work on the shelter.
424
00:24:15,388 --> 00:24:18,055
♪ ♪
425
00:24:18,124 --> 00:24:22,259
This wind is telling me I have
to get this shelter done.
426
00:24:22,328 --> 00:24:23,126
♪ ♪
427
00:24:23,196 --> 00:24:25,863
These notches are driving
my ocd crazy,
428
00:24:26,065 --> 00:24:28,065
Because I'm trying not
to take too much time.
429
00:24:28,134 --> 00:24:32,269
As a carpenter, I like
to have things just perfect.
430
00:24:32,338 --> 00:24:34,804
♪ ♪
431
00:24:34,874 --> 00:24:38,542
I am over
sleeping in the tarp.
432
00:24:38,744 --> 00:24:41,212
Less whining, more notching.
433
00:24:41,414 --> 00:24:44,815
♪ ♪
434
00:24:45,017 --> 00:24:47,885
I'm determined
to get this knocked out.
435
00:24:48,087 --> 00:24:49,553
I feel like it's going
to be a game changer
436
00:24:49,622 --> 00:24:54,224
Once I have a solid home.
437
00:24:54,293 --> 00:24:57,895
♪ ♪
438
00:24:58,097 --> 00:24:59,229
- As someone who takes pride
and enjoyment
439
00:24:59,298 --> 00:25:02,633
In constructing things, that's
of prime importance to me,
440
00:25:02,702 --> 00:25:05,836
That I have a quality shelter,
441
00:25:05,904 --> 00:25:08,906
And it's really,
really difficult,
442
00:25:08,974 --> 00:25:10,641
Because I know
I could spend a month
443
00:25:10,709 --> 00:25:13,844
Making this perfect cabin,
444
00:25:13,912 --> 00:25:16,046
And yet I know
I have to hurry up
445
00:25:16,248 --> 00:25:19,249
And get it done while
my energy is quickly waning.
446
00:25:19,318 --> 00:25:25,922
♪ ♪
447
00:25:25,991 --> 00:25:28,859
- This is survival
in the real wilderness.
448
00:25:29,061 --> 00:25:31,528
This is not a sanitized
version of nature
449
00:25:31,597 --> 00:25:33,129
That many people get.
450
00:25:33,198 --> 00:25:36,600
This is not a park with
curated wilderness and plants.
451
00:25:36,669 --> 00:25:39,870
This is actual wilderness.
452
00:25:39,938 --> 00:25:42,072
This kind of interaction
with nature
453
00:25:42,274 --> 00:25:44,875
Is something that very few
people get to experience,
454
00:25:45,077 --> 00:25:46,877
And I think it's something
that will change
455
00:25:47,079 --> 00:25:50,214
How you view
the wilderness and survival.
456
00:25:50,416 --> 00:25:52,015
♪ ♪
457
00:25:52,084 --> 00:25:55,953
A full doorway just big enough
to be able to get in
458
00:25:56,155 --> 00:26:00,958
And out of, small enough
to try and contain the heat.
459
00:26:01,027 --> 00:26:04,995
Tonight is going to be
a different kind of sleep.
460
00:26:07,366 --> 00:26:15,005
♪ ♪
461
00:26:22,982 --> 00:26:25,449
- You could pretty much eat
the scenery here.
462
00:26:25,651 --> 00:26:27,918
It's just so beautiful.
463
00:26:27,987 --> 00:26:32,723
I mean, look at that,
caribbean-waters color.
464
00:26:32,792 --> 00:26:34,791
Are you enjoying
that nice blue lake
465
00:26:34,860 --> 00:26:37,794
That I can't seem
to pull fish out of?
466
00:26:37,863 --> 00:26:40,930
Please, chilko,
just give me one fish.
467
00:26:41,000 --> 00:26:43,400
No. Instead you're going
to take my lure, huh?
468
00:26:43,468 --> 00:26:46,003
[bleep] this.
469
00:26:46,205 --> 00:26:49,273
Damn it. That was it.
That was my chance for a fish.
470
00:26:49,341 --> 00:26:53,811
[bleep]. It's so frustrating.
I'm normally a great fisherman.
471
00:26:53,879 --> 00:26:55,813
You ain't getting
no fish out of me.
472
00:26:55,881 --> 00:26:58,014
You need to lose
some weight, buddy.
473
00:26:58,083 --> 00:27:00,150
That's what chilcotin
is saying to be right now.
474
00:27:00,352 --> 00:27:02,219
[laughs]
475
00:27:02,288 --> 00:27:08,826
♪ ♪
476
00:27:09,028 --> 00:27:10,827
Since I'm done with
all the shelter stuff,
477
00:27:10,896 --> 00:27:12,896
I'm going to switch gears
to food-getting,
478
00:27:12,965 --> 00:27:16,767
Start focusing on that.
I can't just starve.
479
00:27:16,836 --> 00:27:19,103
It's not a good way
to go about it.
480
00:27:19,305 --> 00:27:23,907
My area, it's definitely hard
to walk around and hunt it,
481
00:27:23,976 --> 00:27:27,711
And I haven't seen any sign,
no deer scat.
482
00:27:27,779 --> 00:27:30,047
I haven't seen
a single grouse.
483
00:27:30,249 --> 00:27:33,984
It's been a long while
since I left my immediate area.
484
00:27:34,053 --> 00:27:37,054
There may be a hidden meadow
that I don't know about,
485
00:27:37,122 --> 00:27:41,792
Some kind of hidden corridor,
just got to explore.
486
00:27:41,994 --> 00:27:45,328
So my game plan is to try
and swim across
487
00:27:45,398 --> 00:27:49,599
This bay here.
488
00:27:49,669 --> 00:27:54,471
My landing point is somewhere
489
00:27:54,673 --> 00:27:57,807
By those deciduous trees.
490
00:27:57,876 --> 00:28:00,878
I couldn't get there on land.
I tried.
491
00:28:01,080 --> 00:28:02,946
You hit dead ends
trying to work the shoreline
492
00:28:03,015 --> 00:28:06,016
Through the thick trees
and all the deadfall.
493
00:28:06,084 --> 00:28:08,885
My only other idea is,
you know, I swim a lot,
494
00:28:08,954 --> 00:28:12,622
And I figured maybe
I can swim over there.
495
00:28:12,691 --> 00:28:13,891
I think it's about a 1/2 mile,
496
00:28:13,959 --> 00:28:16,894
So it's going to be
a pretty long swim,
497
00:28:17,096 --> 00:28:19,429
And I could get swept
into a powerful current
498
00:28:19,498 --> 00:28:21,030
That takes me out,
499
00:28:21,100 --> 00:28:25,168
And the water is freezing,
so hypothermia is a risk,
500
00:28:25,237 --> 00:28:28,972
But it's a risk worth taking,
because you never know, man.
501
00:28:29,040 --> 00:28:31,241
That might be the land
of promise over there.
502
00:28:31,310 --> 00:28:37,381
♪ ♪
503
00:28:37,449 --> 00:28:38,982
- Here I go.
504
00:28:39,050 --> 00:28:42,252
Hopefully, it goes well
without any issues.
505
00:28:42,321 --> 00:28:45,588
♪ ♪
506
00:28:45,657 --> 00:28:48,125
- Yep, that's [bleep] cold.
507
00:28:48,327 --> 00:28:51,861
Woo.
508
00:28:51,930 --> 00:28:55,198
Gods of the lake,
keep me safe on my swim
509
00:28:55,267 --> 00:29:00,470
So that I may venture and see
what treasures my land holds.
510
00:29:00,539 --> 00:29:02,539
Let's go find out.
511
00:29:02,741 --> 00:29:04,274
Here goes. One, two, three.
512
00:29:04,343 --> 00:29:06,009
♪ ♪
513
00:29:10,282 --> 00:29:14,151
♪ ♪
514
00:29:14,353 --> 00:29:16,219
[groans]
515
00:29:16,288 --> 00:29:22,993
♪ ♪
516
00:29:42,781 --> 00:29:46,183
- And we have amphibious
landing.
517
00:29:46,385 --> 00:29:48,451
♪ ♪
518
00:29:48,520 --> 00:29:52,189
Whew. Holy [bleep].
519
00:29:52,391 --> 00:29:58,996
♪ ♪
520
00:30:01,333 --> 00:30:04,868
[laughs]
521
00:30:04,937 --> 00:30:08,538
Maybe we'll have a couple
of silt bearings.
522
00:30:08,607 --> 00:30:11,541
Only two left on that one.
523
00:30:11,610 --> 00:30:13,010
How about some rose hips?
524
00:30:19,618 --> 00:30:21,885
[bleep]. It's thick in here.
525
00:30:21,953 --> 00:30:25,421
Looks like more of the same,
super thick,
526
00:30:25,490 --> 00:30:28,158
Unhuntable forest.
527
00:30:28,227 --> 00:30:32,028
I don't see myself harvesting
much game from the land here.
528
00:30:32,097 --> 00:30:34,564
Arrow is bound to hit a branch
on the way to something,
529
00:30:34,633 --> 00:30:37,234
Even if I did see something.
530
00:30:37,303 --> 00:30:37,835
♪ ♪
531
00:30:38,037 --> 00:30:40,036
This is a bummer.
Yeah.
532
00:30:40,105 --> 00:30:44,308
I'm going to head back
towards camp and the sunshine.
533
00:30:44,376 --> 00:30:51,014
♪ ♪
534
00:31:07,533 --> 00:31:11,534
Well, that's that.
535
00:31:11,604 --> 00:31:15,005
I swam all the way across.
536
00:31:15,073 --> 00:31:19,209
It was very tiring,
a total waste of calories.
537
00:31:19,411 --> 00:31:20,944
♪ ♪
538
00:31:21,146 --> 00:31:25,682
I want to do well in this,
make my family proud.
539
00:31:25,750 --> 00:31:26,817
I don't want to let them down.
540
00:31:27,019 --> 00:31:28,819
It would make it
a lot more enjoyable though
541
00:31:29,021 --> 00:31:33,690
If I could figure out
the food production.
542
00:31:33,758 --> 00:31:36,760
Once again, I am eating flowers
543
00:31:36,828 --> 00:31:40,097
And plants and roots
for dinner.
544
00:31:40,165 --> 00:31:43,567
I know I won't be able
to carry on on plants forever,
545
00:31:43,635 --> 00:31:45,903
Because come late fall,
546
00:31:46,105 --> 00:31:49,839
The plants aren't going
to be available anymore.
547
00:31:49,909 --> 00:31:53,443
I'm already starting
to see them dwindle,
548
00:31:53,512 --> 00:31:55,512
And fall just begun.
549
00:31:55,714 --> 00:31:59,515
Greens, roots and flowers,
550
00:31:59,584 --> 00:32:02,185
It's what's for dinner.
551
00:32:02,388 --> 00:32:08,992
♪ ♪
552
00:32:21,673 --> 00:32:25,676
- So this is a fishing pole.
553
00:32:25,878 --> 00:32:30,614
This is my--
my reel right here.
554
00:32:30,816 --> 00:32:34,617
I wrapped a wire
around the back,
555
00:32:34,686 --> 00:32:35,619
Put the tension that I needed,
556
00:32:35,687 --> 00:32:38,488
Came up through those holes,
557
00:32:38,557 --> 00:32:42,826
And just bent them over.
558
00:32:42,894 --> 00:32:45,362
Then I made--
with my trapping wire,
559
00:32:45,431 --> 00:32:48,431
I made eyelets.
560
00:32:48,500 --> 00:32:50,300
That's pretty cool.
561
00:32:50,368 --> 00:32:51,368
♪ ♪
562
00:32:51,436 --> 00:32:54,838
I'm hungry.
563
00:32:54,906 --> 00:32:57,240
It's gonna be a nice day
to go fishing.
564
00:32:57,309 --> 00:32:59,509
♪ ♪
565
00:32:59,578 --> 00:33:00,310
My focus is finding food.
566
00:33:00,378 --> 00:33:02,512
♪ ♪
567
00:33:02,581 --> 00:33:04,380
I have water, shelter,
568
00:33:04,449 --> 00:33:09,585
Fire for food.
569
00:33:09,654 --> 00:33:11,922
I can tell I've lost weight.
570
00:33:11,990 --> 00:33:14,925
I want to be here
as long as I can by choice
571
00:33:15,127 --> 00:33:18,261
And not taken out
because I can't keep weight on.
572
00:33:18,330 --> 00:33:21,998
♪ ♪
573
00:33:22,067 --> 00:33:25,468
Fishing pole isn't working
as well as I thought.
574
00:33:25,537 --> 00:33:28,271
This spins too fast.
575
00:33:28,340 --> 00:33:31,007
♪ ♪
576
00:33:31,076 --> 00:33:33,810
I think I want to be able
to pull that in and out,
577
00:33:33,878 --> 00:33:35,345
Because
I have that lure on there,
578
00:33:35,547 --> 00:33:37,481
So I'm going to
579
00:33:37,683 --> 00:33:41,350
Put the stopper on this
580
00:33:41,420 --> 00:33:43,286
And set it down.
581
00:33:43,354 --> 00:33:44,621
♪ ♪
582
00:33:44,689 --> 00:33:47,290
So much to figure out here.
583
00:33:47,358 --> 00:33:51,027
♪ ♪
584
00:33:51,096 --> 00:33:54,230
I just need to get food,
and I'm going to be all right.
585
00:33:54,299 --> 00:34:02,005
♪ ♪
586
00:34:05,444 --> 00:34:09,312
[leaves rustling]
587
00:34:09,380 --> 00:34:15,986
♪ ♪
588
00:34:21,259 --> 00:34:23,259
Man.
589
00:34:23,328 --> 00:34:30,000
♪ ♪
590
00:34:38,343 --> 00:34:45,982
♪ ♪
591
00:35:02,367 --> 00:35:04,301
Hey, bear.
592
00:35:04,369 --> 00:35:06,002
♪ ♪
593
00:35:19,450 --> 00:35:21,450
That was intense.
594
00:35:21,520 --> 00:35:24,988
Now I'm very...Um...
595
00:35:27,459 --> 00:35:29,793
I don't know, just--
596
00:35:29,861 --> 00:35:33,196
Not really scared,
just so cautious.
597
00:35:33,398 --> 00:35:35,064
♪ ♪
598
00:35:35,133 --> 00:35:37,467
Everything right now is a food
source for grizzly bears
599
00:35:37,669 --> 00:35:39,936
Going into hibernation,
600
00:35:40,004 --> 00:35:42,605
So I think it's making them
more curious,
601
00:35:42,674 --> 00:35:46,008
And it keeps me on high alert.
602
00:35:46,077 --> 00:35:48,411
It doesn't change the fact
that I'm going to stay
603
00:35:48,614 --> 00:35:50,013
And stick this out,
604
00:35:50,215 --> 00:35:54,550
But I think this season
upping the element of danger
605
00:35:54,619 --> 00:35:56,819
Makes it a different game.
606
00:35:56,888 --> 00:35:59,422
I don't think
it's about being tough.
607
00:35:59,491 --> 00:36:01,424
I think, you know--
608
00:36:01,493 --> 00:36:03,426
I think I'm pretty--
609
00:36:03,495 --> 00:36:05,695
I can endure a lot.
610
00:36:05,763 --> 00:36:08,765
I think it's about being smart,
611
00:36:08,834 --> 00:36:12,034
And I think
I have to be very smart
612
00:36:12,103 --> 00:36:17,307
When maneuvering around here
in the things that I do.
613
00:36:17,375 --> 00:36:25,015
♪ ♪
614
00:36:46,938 --> 00:36:51,741
- Well, it's me again,
tonya riesling,
615
00:36:51,810 --> 00:36:54,411
Coming to you like
from chilko lake.
616
00:36:54,479 --> 00:36:56,746
[wind howling]
617
00:36:56,815 --> 00:36:58,815
I would say
if you were planning
618
00:36:58,884 --> 00:37:03,819
On a leisurely kayak today
on the lake,
619
00:37:03,888 --> 00:37:07,991
You should perhaps
choose another day.
620
00:37:12,831 --> 00:37:17,233
Back to you
in the studio, herb.
621
00:37:17,302 --> 00:37:21,438
♪ ♪
622
00:37:21,640 --> 00:37:24,641
Head back to my spot.
623
00:37:24,843 --> 00:37:26,576
Everybody worried
about the bears,
624
00:37:26,645 --> 00:37:30,046
But really it's the weather.
625
00:37:30,114 --> 00:37:34,851
It's really nice to be
in a more permanent space,
626
00:37:34,919 --> 00:37:40,523
And this will allow me
to focus on food.
627
00:37:40,726 --> 00:37:42,992
I gathered some cow parsnip.
628
00:37:43,061 --> 00:37:45,996
Cow parsnip has a nice center,
so it makes it easy
629
00:37:46,198 --> 00:37:49,866
To make up tubes that I can get
the fire going with
630
00:37:50,068 --> 00:37:54,203
Instead of having to always
blow it so close.
631
00:37:54,273 --> 00:37:58,008
First things first, we'll check
this out and see how it goes.
632
00:38:04,749 --> 00:38:07,684
Oh, it works like a champ.
Yay.
633
00:38:07,753 --> 00:38:09,986
So that's a small win,
because...
634
00:38:16,295 --> 00:38:18,694
All right.
635
00:38:18,763 --> 00:38:22,999
Here's our first foray
into...
636
00:38:33,311 --> 00:38:36,012
Wow. Ugh.
637
00:38:39,851 --> 00:38:41,584
That might be
one of the worst things
638
00:38:41,652 --> 00:38:44,187
I've ever put in my mouth.
639
00:38:44,389 --> 00:38:50,126
♪ ♪
640
00:38:50,194 --> 00:38:51,728
Well, it looks like the weather
is starting to change,
641
00:38:51,797 --> 00:38:54,197
So I'm going to head
to the water.
642
00:38:54,399 --> 00:38:57,400
♪ ♪
643
00:38:57,469 --> 00:38:59,668
I need to fish.
644
00:38:59,738 --> 00:39:02,739
Fish have what my body needs.
645
00:39:02,941 --> 00:39:06,409
They have fat.
They have protein.
646
00:39:06,477 --> 00:39:10,146
I need fish.
647
00:39:10,215 --> 00:39:13,816
So that rock over there has
a little bit of a notch in it
648
00:39:13,885 --> 00:39:16,286
That I could probably
brace a pole off.
649
00:39:16,354 --> 00:39:18,955
♪ ♪
650
00:39:19,024 --> 00:39:21,825
- I think it's really
important to make things
651
00:39:22,027 --> 00:39:26,830
And be a part of the food
that we eat,
652
00:39:26,898 --> 00:39:31,033
Whether you hunt
or fish or garden.
653
00:39:31,102 --> 00:39:35,705
I think it builds gratitude
and understanding.
654
00:39:35,907 --> 00:39:37,006
There's a little notch
in the rock.
655
00:39:42,313 --> 00:39:43,979
♪ ♪
656
00:39:44,048 --> 00:39:46,515
I think it's important
not to take all that
657
00:39:46,584 --> 00:39:49,919
For granted for sure.
658
00:39:49,988 --> 00:39:54,124
All right. I braced it.
It's out in the water.
659
00:39:54,326 --> 00:40:00,262
I'm going to leave it to sit
and soak and hope for the best.
660
00:40:00,331 --> 00:40:07,003
♪ ♪
661
00:40:13,611 --> 00:40:15,878
- I ain't going to lie.
662
00:40:15,947 --> 00:40:19,616
I'm feeling the loneliness
a little bit.
663
00:40:19,818 --> 00:40:24,487
It's not the loneliness so much
664
00:40:24,555 --> 00:40:28,358
As it is the change
665
00:40:28,426 --> 00:40:31,027
From normal.
666
00:40:31,095 --> 00:40:34,998
There was a routine
there that was built that...
667
00:40:38,636 --> 00:40:39,302
There's something swimming.
668
00:40:39,370 --> 00:40:42,905
♪ ♪
669
00:40:42,974 --> 00:40:47,510
- Is that a black bear
moving across the way?
670
00:40:47,712 --> 00:40:49,312
Let's see if I can get it.
671
00:40:49,380 --> 00:40:52,449
♪ ♪
672
00:40:52,651 --> 00:40:54,717
- There it is. See that?
673
00:40:54,920 --> 00:40:58,454
That's a black bear
across the way.
674
00:40:58,523 --> 00:41:01,524
Just trudging along
675
00:41:01,726 --> 00:41:05,395
Without a care in the world.
676
00:41:05,597 --> 00:41:06,729
I like seeing that.
677
00:41:06,932 --> 00:41:08,864
I mean, it's all the way
across the lake,
678
00:41:08,933 --> 00:41:12,202
But it still counts
as a bear sighting.
679
00:41:12,404 --> 00:41:17,941
♪ ♪
680
00:41:18,143 --> 00:41:20,477
- Having a deep connection
with the landscape
681
00:41:20,679 --> 00:41:23,946
Is what I'm all about,
682
00:41:24,015 --> 00:41:24,481
And that's what it's going
to take for me
683
00:41:24,683 --> 00:41:28,885
Personally to win this:
684
00:41:29,087 --> 00:41:30,887
Building and sleeping
in an earth shelter,
685
00:41:31,089 --> 00:41:34,757
Making fire from the sticks
that you find,
686
00:41:34,960 --> 00:41:36,892
Gathering food
from the landscape,
687
00:41:36,961 --> 00:41:40,897
Whether it's animal
or vegetable food.
688
00:41:41,099 --> 00:41:42,832
Now that the bulk
of the shelter build is done,
689
00:41:42,901 --> 00:41:48,304
It's definitely time
to focus on hunting.
690
00:41:48,372 --> 00:41:49,705
♪ ♪
691
00:41:49,774 --> 00:41:52,708
I'm going to grab my bow
and see
692
00:41:52,777 --> 00:41:55,244
If I can get
a shot at something.
693
00:41:55,313 --> 00:42:02,986
♪ ♪
694
00:42:07,258 --> 00:42:08,390
Whoa.
695
00:42:08,459 --> 00:42:10,259
What the [bleep]?
696
00:42:10,328 --> 00:42:11,327
♪ ♪
697
00:42:11,529 --> 00:42:15,798
What the [bleep]?
698
00:42:15,867 --> 00:42:19,202
A [bleep] mouse
chewed my bow string.
699
00:42:19,404 --> 00:42:21,604
♪ ♪
700
00:42:21,673 --> 00:42:23,940
I can't [bleep] believe it.
701
00:42:24,008 --> 00:42:26,275
He [bleep]
chewed through the whole thing.
702
00:42:26,344 --> 00:42:28,410
♪ ♪
703
00:42:28,479 --> 00:42:32,348
What the [bleep]?
704
00:42:32,417 --> 00:42:33,216
Holy [bleep].
705
00:42:33,418 --> 00:42:37,987
What the [bleep]
am I going to [bleep] do?
706
00:42:42,360 --> 00:42:43,693
♪ ♪
707
00:42:43,762 --> 00:42:45,628
- What, am I going
to tie a [bleep]
708
00:42:45,697 --> 00:42:49,898
Knot and re-splice the thing?
709
00:42:49,968 --> 00:42:52,302
A [bleep] mouse chewed right
straight through
710
00:42:52,504 --> 00:42:53,302
My bow string...
711
00:42:53,371 --> 00:42:56,706
♪ ♪
712
00:42:56,908 --> 00:42:58,240
Trying to get at my
string silencer.
713
00:42:58,310 --> 00:43:02,845
♪ ♪
714
00:43:02,914 --> 00:43:05,982
Just being able to hunt
with the bow
715
00:43:06,051 --> 00:43:09,986
Is such an important part
for my mentality.
716
00:43:10,054 --> 00:43:13,122
Tie a knot in it.
It'll be very difficult for me
717
00:43:13,324 --> 00:43:17,259
To be here without the ability
to wander around with my bow.
718
00:43:17,328 --> 00:43:19,862
♪ ♪
719
00:43:19,931 --> 00:43:25,000
What I'm doing here
is wrapping this serving
720
00:43:25,069 --> 00:43:30,940
Around the bowstring
as protection for the string
721
00:43:31,008 --> 00:43:36,478
Where the nock of the arrow
comes onto it.
722
00:43:36,547 --> 00:43:40,416
Oh, moment of truth.
723
00:43:40,485 --> 00:43:42,285
Is it going to hold?
724
00:43:42,353 --> 00:43:48,992
♪ ♪
725
00:43:57,568 --> 00:44:01,237
Yes! Back in business.
726
00:44:01,306 --> 00:44:09,012
♪ ♪
727
00:44:11,983 --> 00:44:18,454
- Definitely a harder day
mentally, emotionally,
728
00:44:18,523 --> 00:44:20,255
But still in the game.
729
00:44:20,324 --> 00:44:23,259
♪ ♪
730
00:44:23,327 --> 00:44:26,262
Whee.
731
00:44:26,464 --> 00:44:29,532
Time to make
732
00:44:29,600 --> 00:44:32,801
The little mousetrap,
733
00:44:32,870 --> 00:44:38,273
Hoping to kill
my little marauder here.
734
00:44:38,342 --> 00:44:39,942
♪ ♪
735
00:44:40,011 --> 00:44:44,279
- Here we go. Figure-four trap
to catch a mouse.
736
00:44:44,348 --> 00:44:46,014
♪ ♪
737
00:44:46,084 --> 00:44:50,219
This is hopefully
going to eliminate the problem.
738
00:44:50,288 --> 00:44:52,622
♪ ♪
739
00:44:52,690 --> 00:44:54,891
I'm super hard on myself.
740
00:44:54,959 --> 00:44:59,962
I lack belief
in my abilities in life,
741
00:45:00,030 --> 00:45:03,432
But it's just something
I've got to learn
742
00:45:03,501 --> 00:45:06,635
To stop doing.
743
00:45:06,705 --> 00:45:09,438
Just need to ease off myself.
744
00:45:09,507 --> 00:45:12,108
Jeez.
[bleep].
745
00:45:12,176 --> 00:45:16,112
It's like the blessing
and the curse of the cameras.
746
00:45:16,181 --> 00:45:20,049
The curse is that everybody
can see it and can judge me,
747
00:45:20,251 --> 00:45:25,388
But then the blessing
is the motivation to do better.
748
00:45:25,590 --> 00:45:28,457
It holds. It holds.
749
00:45:28,526 --> 00:45:32,395
I got it set, chad,
750
00:45:32,463 --> 00:45:34,530
And there it is,
751
00:45:34,598 --> 00:45:37,800
Figure-four deadfall.
752
00:45:38,002 --> 00:45:42,604
Mouse comes in,
jiggles the bait stick,
753
00:45:42,673 --> 00:45:47,543
Pow-pow, pow, gets smashed.
754
00:45:47,612 --> 00:45:50,213
So we'll see if it works.
755
00:45:50,415 --> 00:45:56,986
♪ ♪
756
00:46:09,434 --> 00:46:11,500
- Take my hat off.
757
00:46:11,569 --> 00:46:14,971
I got to see this hair.
758
00:46:15,039 --> 00:46:19,175
It feels like it's taken
on a life of its own.
759
00:46:19,377 --> 00:46:21,911
[laughs]
760
00:46:21,979 --> 00:46:24,914
I think this might be the
longest I've gone
761
00:46:25,116 --> 00:46:29,518
Without washing it
in the past, say, 20 years.
762
00:46:29,587 --> 00:46:32,989
Whoa. It feels like straw.
763
00:46:36,661 --> 00:46:41,197
Yeah.
That is a look. Love it.
764
00:46:41,399 --> 00:46:43,933
♪ ♪
765
00:46:44,001 --> 00:46:48,937
- All right. The sun is out,
which is nice.
766
00:46:49,006 --> 00:46:51,140
Although that can change
at a moment's notice,
767
00:46:51,208 --> 00:46:55,211
So I'm just going to start
working on this door stoop.
768
00:46:55,413 --> 00:46:58,881
♪ ♪
769
00:46:58,950 --> 00:47:03,752
All right.
So I'm going to do a beam here,
770
00:47:03,821 --> 00:47:05,755
And then I can always
dig this out
771
00:47:05,957 --> 00:47:08,024
And have a little bit
of a step-down,
772
00:47:08,226 --> 00:47:13,996
Because it is pretty darn small
to come in and out of.
773
00:47:16,700 --> 00:47:19,302
My stomach feels a little off.
774
00:47:19,370 --> 00:47:22,504
♪ ♪
775
00:47:22,574 --> 00:47:24,240
I feel a little nauseous.
776
00:47:24,309 --> 00:47:26,709
♪ ♪
777
00:47:26,911 --> 00:47:30,046
- I haven't really eaten
much today.
778
00:47:30,248 --> 00:47:35,250
I've been eating cow parsnip,
and it's just not enough.
779
00:47:35,319 --> 00:47:36,785
♪ ♪
780
00:47:36,855 --> 00:47:40,656
Ooh, I'm still feeling
a little funky.
781
00:47:40,724 --> 00:47:45,260
It's, like,
stomach and...
782
00:47:45,329 --> 00:47:46,795
♪ ♪
783
00:47:46,865 --> 00:47:50,199
Into my armpits,
which seems really weird.
784
00:47:50,401 --> 00:47:57,006
♪ ♪
785
00:47:59,744 --> 00:48:03,012
- Yeah, so...
Oh, my god.
786
00:48:03,214 --> 00:48:07,416
I'm getting really nervous
about something I've eaten
787
00:48:07,618 --> 00:48:10,219
Or if it's the water.
788
00:48:10,421 --> 00:48:12,288
[gurgling]
789
00:48:12,356 --> 00:48:18,628
Oof, boy.
790
00:48:18,830 --> 00:48:21,230
Just going
to sit for a second.
791
00:48:21,298 --> 00:48:25,167
Oof.
792
00:48:25,370 --> 00:48:28,304
Oh, man.
793
00:48:28,372 --> 00:48:29,238
[sighs]
794
00:48:29,306 --> 00:48:33,376
I feel like
I'm going to barf right now.
795
00:48:33,444 --> 00:48:34,310
Oh, my god.
796
00:48:34,378 --> 00:48:41,583
♪ ♪
797
00:48:41,652 --> 00:48:45,587
So I went to tend the fire.
798
00:48:45,656 --> 00:48:47,790
I was feeling a lot better,
799
00:48:47,858 --> 00:48:52,395
And I started to blow
on the fire
800
00:48:52,597 --> 00:48:55,664
Using my little tube
801
00:48:55,733 --> 00:48:58,400
And instantly started to feel
802
00:48:58,469 --> 00:49:00,803
As bad as before.
803
00:49:01,005 --> 00:49:04,407
I am worried that what I've
been eating
804
00:49:04,609 --> 00:49:07,743
Is not cow parsnip.
805
00:49:07,945 --> 00:49:09,678
It could potentially
be water hemlock,
806
00:49:09,747 --> 00:49:12,547
Which is extremely poisonous.
807
00:49:12,616 --> 00:49:15,951
They look very similar.
808
00:49:16,020 --> 00:49:20,222
So I'm going to see
if my symptoms get worse.
809
00:49:20,291 --> 00:49:24,093
♪ ♪
810
00:49:24,161 --> 00:49:28,097
Just remembering charcoal
can help neutralize toxins,
811
00:49:28,166 --> 00:49:33,302
So I'm going to just chew on
some charcoal from the fire.
812
00:49:33,370 --> 00:49:37,640
♪ ♪
813
00:49:37,842 --> 00:49:39,975
And now it's just
a waiting game
814
00:49:40,044 --> 00:49:44,246
To see if things stay the same
or get worse.
815
00:49:44,315 --> 00:49:46,649
♪ ♪
816
00:49:46,717 --> 00:49:50,986
I am so dizzy and nauseous.
817
00:49:51,055 --> 00:49:53,789
I am afraid that if I have
indeed poisoned myself
818
00:49:53,991 --> 00:49:57,993
In some way
and it escalates, who knows?
819
00:49:58,062 --> 00:50:02,198
I might have some terrible
reaction and not wake up.
820
00:50:02,400 --> 00:50:05,267
♪ ♪
821
00:50:05,336 --> 00:50:08,004
[sighs]
822
00:50:12,476 --> 00:50:15,277
[dramatic music]
823
00:50:15,346 --> 00:50:22,985
♪ ♪
824
00:50:33,831 --> 00:50:39,635
- So I slept okay
and then just woke up,
825
00:50:39,703 --> 00:50:42,571
And whew, I mean, broke out
826
00:50:42,639 --> 00:50:45,707
In a crazy intense sweat.
827
00:50:45,776 --> 00:50:49,645
I thought I was going to
throw up,
828
00:50:49,713 --> 00:50:54,717
So I come outside
and just,
829
00:50:54,785 --> 00:50:57,453
Like,
stripped off my layers,
830
00:50:57,655 --> 00:51:02,458
And I feel really weak,
831
00:51:02,527 --> 00:51:06,394
Just trying to basically
832
00:51:06,464 --> 00:51:09,064
Get to morning.
833
00:51:09,133 --> 00:51:13,869
It's hard when you don't know
exactly what's going on.
834
00:51:13,938 --> 00:51:17,206
You just feel bad,
and you're not sure why.
835
00:51:17,408 --> 00:51:19,608
♪ ♪
836
00:51:19,810 --> 00:51:22,478
I think something is coming out
837
00:51:22,547 --> 00:51:27,482
One end or the other.
838
00:51:27,551 --> 00:51:30,553
I think the lower end,
839
00:51:30,755 --> 00:51:37,293
So I'm going to take a moment.
840
00:51:37,361 --> 00:51:43,999
♪ ♪
841
00:51:45,703 --> 00:51:46,902
- All right. It is daylight,
842
00:51:46,971 --> 00:51:49,305
So we're going to go down
and get some water.
843
00:51:49,373 --> 00:51:52,241
♪ ♪
844
00:51:52,309 --> 00:51:55,978
Wow.
845
00:51:56,047 --> 00:52:01,249
To be up and moving feels
really weird right now.
846
00:52:01,318 --> 00:52:06,655
♪ ♪
847
00:52:06,724 --> 00:52:10,059
But I feel
a little bit better.
848
00:52:10,261 --> 00:52:15,263
Whatever was there worked
its way out of my system.
849
00:52:15,332 --> 00:52:17,733
♪ ♪
850
00:52:17,801 --> 00:52:20,468
Let's just go sit for
a second,
851
00:52:20,538 --> 00:52:24,006
Have a little water.
852
00:52:27,144 --> 00:52:31,013
Earlier, I was close
to tapping, because for me,
853
00:52:31,215 --> 00:52:34,749
This--it's not worth
risking life and limb over.
854
00:52:34,818 --> 00:52:37,553
The further you go
into hunger,
855
00:52:37,755 --> 00:52:40,556
The less clear your mind is,
856
00:52:40,624 --> 00:52:41,556
The more likely you are
857
00:52:41,625 --> 00:52:47,096
To make errors
that can be really harmful.
858
00:52:47,164 --> 00:52:49,831
The thing is about
these kind of experiences is,
859
00:52:49,900 --> 00:52:52,034
There's a lot of ups
and downs there,
860
00:52:52,102 --> 00:52:55,037
A lot of doubt
that you have to work through,
861
00:52:55,239 --> 00:52:58,840
And then you have to fall back
on what you do know.
862
00:52:58,910 --> 00:53:04,313
So I'll just keep going
as long as I can.
863
00:53:04,381 --> 00:53:11,987
♪ ♪
864
00:53:15,459 --> 00:53:18,394
- Good morning.
865
00:53:18,596 --> 00:53:20,396
I need to get fish.
866
00:53:20,598 --> 00:53:22,664
I need meat, period.
867
00:53:22,733 --> 00:53:27,002
I need to get some calories in.
868
00:53:27,071 --> 00:53:29,538
There's not really much
for berries around anymore
869
00:53:29,606 --> 00:53:31,207
Other than bear berries.
870
00:53:31,409 --> 00:53:33,475
♪ ♪
871
00:53:33,544 --> 00:53:35,010
Once you're warm,
872
00:53:35,078 --> 00:53:38,080
Dry, and have water,
you have to find food.
873
00:53:38,149 --> 00:53:40,215
That's the name of the game
to stay in it long-term.
874
00:53:40,284 --> 00:53:42,151
♪ ♪
875
00:53:42,353 --> 00:53:45,421
So I'm going to spend a couple
hours fishing this morning.
876
00:53:45,489 --> 00:53:46,221
Let's get to it.
877
00:53:46,290 --> 00:53:52,995
♪ ♪
878
00:53:55,966 --> 00:53:58,500
To come out here,
I had to shut down
879
00:53:58,569 --> 00:54:01,837
My contracting business.
880
00:54:01,905 --> 00:54:03,839
It's a very serious
commitment,
881
00:54:03,907 --> 00:54:06,642
Something
I don't take lightly.
882
00:54:06,711 --> 00:54:10,179
Oh, no. What's this rat's nest?
883
00:54:10,381 --> 00:54:11,847
Crap.
884
00:54:11,916 --> 00:54:13,982
This was not something
I did on a whim.
885
00:54:14,051 --> 00:54:16,051
This is something
I took a lot of thought
886
00:54:16,120 --> 00:54:20,722
And consideration into
before I decided to do it.
887
00:54:20,791 --> 00:54:22,257
I don't need
another rat's nest.
888
00:54:22,326 --> 00:54:23,525
Come on.
889
00:54:23,594 --> 00:54:25,994
And if I don't succeed,
890
00:54:26,063 --> 00:54:28,930
Then have I just put
a speed bump in life?
891
00:54:29,000 --> 00:54:32,734
Have I sent financial
and family stability
892
00:54:32,803 --> 00:54:37,272
Backwards rather
than forwards?
893
00:54:37,341 --> 00:54:39,274
No way.
894
00:54:39,343 --> 00:54:42,211
No way.
895
00:54:42,413 --> 00:54:45,747
No way.
896
00:54:45,816 --> 00:54:50,285
No way.
Come on. Come on. Come on.
897
00:54:50,354 --> 00:54:51,487
♪ ♪
898
00:54:51,555 --> 00:54:55,157
- No way.
No way.
899
00:54:55,359 --> 00:54:56,625
Come on.
900
00:54:56,827 --> 00:55:02,231
Come on.
Come on. Come on! Yeah!
901
00:55:02,433 --> 00:55:06,301
[laughing]
902
00:55:06,370 --> 00:55:09,004
I did it!
903
00:55:17,648 --> 00:55:24,186
I just got
a bull trout.
904
00:55:24,255 --> 00:55:26,254
Yeah!
905
00:55:26,323 --> 00:55:28,323
♪ ♪
906
00:55:28,392 --> 00:55:33,262
Unbelievable.
907
00:55:33,330 --> 00:55:35,931
Whoo!
908
00:55:36,000 --> 00:55:45,341
I'm going to cook this up
and have a good meal.
909
00:55:45,543 --> 00:55:48,276
[dramatic music]
910
00:55:48,345 --> 00:55:54,983
♪ ♪
911
00:56:10,100 --> 00:56:14,002
- Let's go see about a place
to make a refrigerator.
912
00:56:19,109 --> 00:56:21,776
Want to get down here
in this draw near the creek,
913
00:56:21,845 --> 00:56:26,047
A place that
I can dig a little hole,
914
00:56:26,116 --> 00:56:27,716
Because all the cold air
is going to sink down there.
915
00:56:27,785 --> 00:56:30,185
I think it'll help
keep it cooler.
916
00:56:30,387 --> 00:56:37,058
♪ ♪
917
00:56:37,128 --> 00:56:41,663
I picked about a gallon
of cranberries and currants,
918
00:56:41,866 --> 00:56:44,199
And, you know,
it's still warm.
919
00:56:44,401 --> 00:56:47,936
So the only way that I know to
get these berries cooled down
920
00:56:48,138 --> 00:56:52,207
Is to go down beside the creek
and dig a hole.
921
00:56:52,409 --> 00:56:53,942
♪ ♪
922
00:56:54,011 --> 00:56:56,545
That's something
that my great-grandparents
923
00:56:56,613 --> 00:56:57,812
Did down in florida
924
00:56:57,881 --> 00:57:01,350
To keep their milk
and stuff cool.
925
00:57:01,418 --> 00:57:03,552
There we go.
926
00:57:03,754 --> 00:57:06,989
That ought to keep them cool.
927
00:57:13,364 --> 00:57:20,168
♪ ♪
928
00:57:20,237 --> 00:57:21,770
Oh.
929
00:57:21,839 --> 00:57:23,505
Normally,
anyone that's planning
930
00:57:23,574 --> 00:57:24,973
To spend the winter here
931
00:57:25,042 --> 00:57:28,043
Would've spent
the entire spring right on up
932
00:57:28,112 --> 00:57:32,180
Until the first snows
preparing to be out here.
933
00:57:32,249 --> 00:57:35,717
We don't have that luxury.
We have to get on the ball
934
00:57:35,920 --> 00:57:39,053
And get whatever
berries are left,
935
00:57:39,122 --> 00:57:41,856
And you're competing
with not only grizzly bears,
936
00:57:41,925 --> 00:57:44,926
Who love berries,
but all the birds.
937
00:57:44,995 --> 00:57:48,196
Anything that you need later
in the year
938
00:57:48,265 --> 00:57:53,535
That's not going to be there
you need to collect right now.
939
00:57:53,604 --> 00:57:56,138
Look at all that goodness.
940
00:57:56,340 --> 00:58:00,876
Mmm.
941
00:58:00,944 --> 00:58:06,481
They'll probably ferment
and get me drunk.
942
00:58:06,550 --> 00:58:08,216
That'll be all right.
943
00:58:08,285 --> 00:58:14,990
♪ ♪
944
00:58:24,034 --> 00:58:27,970
- Hello, folks, and welcome
to another episode
945
00:58:28,038 --> 00:58:31,306
Of chef jordon's
"wilderness cooking cuisine."
946
00:58:31,374 --> 00:58:34,109
♪ ♪
947
00:58:34,177 --> 00:58:39,781
- Today we have got a treat
especiale just for you.
948
00:58:39,850 --> 00:58:43,985
We are talking bull trout
head soup,
949
00:58:44,054 --> 00:58:47,389
So first off, we're going to
start with about a quart
950
00:58:47,591 --> 00:58:50,525
And a half of water.
951
00:58:50,594 --> 00:58:53,395
To that we're going to add
952
00:58:53,597 --> 00:58:56,998
One bull trout head,
953
00:58:57,067 --> 00:59:00,936
And then we're going to
add about 2 tablespoons
954
00:59:01,004 --> 00:59:07,275
Full of chopped false
solomon's seal root.
955
00:59:07,344 --> 00:59:08,343
♪ ♪
956
00:59:08,412 --> 00:59:11,013
That's going to give
a little extra flavor to it.
957
00:59:13,684 --> 00:59:15,751
While this
is simmering,
958
00:59:15,819 --> 00:59:17,952
I want to put together
a smoker
959
00:59:18,021 --> 00:59:22,290
So I can smoke
the rest of the bull trout.
960
00:59:22,359 --> 00:59:23,491
♪ ♪
961
00:59:23,561 --> 00:59:27,629
But now we've got fish,
962
00:59:27,698 --> 00:59:32,034
And with fish come the bears.
963
00:59:32,102 --> 00:59:35,904
Now, smoking typically
takes 24 to 48 hours.
964
00:59:35,973 --> 00:59:39,974
The problem is,
I'm not sure how long fish
965
00:59:40,043 --> 00:59:42,911
Is going to be able
to sit here overnight
966
00:59:43,113 --> 00:59:46,047
Without a bear coming
and eating the fish.
967
00:59:46,116 --> 00:59:50,986
My thoughts are to slice up
the fish very thinly
968
00:59:51,054 --> 00:59:56,057
And try and accelerate
the smoking process,
969
00:59:56,126 --> 00:59:58,926
So I can do it much quicker,
and then I can get it
970
00:59:58,996 --> 01:00:02,263
Stored away
and safe from all the bears.
971
01:00:02,332 --> 01:00:05,800
♪ ♪
972
01:00:05,869 --> 01:00:08,269
Now I've thoroughly made
a mess of things.
973
01:00:08,338 --> 01:00:10,005
♪ ♪
974
01:00:10,207 --> 01:00:13,809
You know, I really need to make
some real chopsticks
975
01:00:13,877 --> 01:00:16,277
At some point
instead of these...
976
01:00:16,346 --> 01:00:21,749
♪ ♪
977
01:00:21,818 --> 01:00:24,219
Curvy,
last-minute alder branches.
978
01:00:24,288 --> 01:00:30,292
♪ ♪
979
01:00:30,494 --> 01:00:32,227
That's a bone.
980
01:00:32,296 --> 01:00:34,496
♪ ♪
981
01:00:34,564 --> 01:00:37,299
Mmm, fish head skin.
982
01:00:37,367 --> 01:00:39,901
♪ ♪
983
01:00:40,104 --> 01:00:43,705
It is a huge confidence boost
to realize,
984
01:00:43,774 --> 01:00:47,109
"you know what?
I can get fish."
985
01:00:47,311 --> 01:00:50,512
Not only that, but this is
a substantial chunk of meat
986
01:00:50,581 --> 01:00:51,980
That I just pulled in,
987
01:00:52,048 --> 01:00:55,651
And if I did it once,
I can do it again,
988
01:00:55,853 --> 01:00:58,854
So it feels like
a turning point.
989
01:00:59,056 --> 01:01:02,791
I have a way of obtaining
food out here,
990
01:01:02,860 --> 01:01:05,527
And hopefully that means
taking home
991
01:01:05,729 --> 01:01:06,194
The half-million dollars.
992
01:01:06,396 --> 01:01:08,863
♪ ♪
993
01:01:08,932 --> 01:01:13,802
- I cannot play
fattest-man-wins game.
994
01:01:14,004 --> 01:01:16,738
I need a house
where when I'm in it,
995
01:01:16,940 --> 01:01:18,873
No extra calories
are being burnt.
996
01:01:18,942 --> 01:01:20,008
- I think we're just going
to go for it.
997
01:01:20,077 --> 01:01:23,211
We're putting the pier in,
wind and waves be damned.
998
01:01:23,280 --> 01:01:24,813
[bleep].
999
01:01:24,881 --> 01:01:28,550
- Very few people know
the details
1000
01:01:28,618 --> 01:01:30,285
Of what I'm about to say.
1001
01:01:30,354 --> 01:01:31,820
- Hey, bear!
1002
01:01:32,022 --> 01:01:34,556
Nothing I seem to do
seems to scare them off.
1003
01:01:34,624 --> 01:01:36,291
[bleep]
he's coming.
1004
01:01:36,359 --> 01:01:38,994
♪ ♪