1 00:00:04,533 --> 00:00:06,467 and may contain mature subject matter. 2 00:00:06,467 --> 00:00:13,867 Viewer discretion is advised. 3 00:00:14,000 --> 00:00:17,000 [dramatic music] and may contain mature subject matter. 4 00:00:26,934 --> 00:00:29,133 [gunshot] 5 00:00:29,266 --> 00:00:32,533 ♪ ♪ 6 00:00:32,667 --> 00:00:34,233 male narrator: In one of the most brutal 7 00:00:34,367 --> 00:00:36,133 survival challenges ever, 8 00:00:36,266 --> 00:00:38,100 three strangers will try 9 00:00:38,233 --> 00:00:40,800 days in the wild 10 00:00:40,934 --> 00:00:50,433 with only one resource: 11 00:00:50,567 --> 00:00:52,100 - There it is. 12 00:00:52,233 --> 00:00:53,333 - Once that flair goes off, 13 00:00:53,467 --> 00:00:54,934 it's a race to get to that animal 14 00:00:55,066 --> 00:00:56,066 and get it preserved. 15 00:00:56,200 --> 00:00:57,133 It's time to get to work. 16 00:00:57,266 --> 00:01:02,266 ♪ ♪ 17 00:01:02,400 --> 00:01:03,667 Watch out, guys. This is slick. 18 00:01:03,800 --> 00:01:05,700 narrator: They have no tools, 19 00:01:05,834 --> 00:01:08,433 - The knife is the number one survival tool, 20 00:01:08,567 --> 00:01:09,800 and I'm out here without one. 21 00:01:09,934 --> 00:01:11,934 narrator: Just the clothes on their backs. 22 00:01:12,066 --> 00:01:13,600 - We get this one large animal. 23 00:01:13,734 --> 00:01:15,333 We have to utilize every piece of it 24 00:01:15,467 --> 00:01:16,700 to help us survive out here. 25 00:01:16,834 --> 00:01:18,900 - It's over here somewhere. - Keep your eyes open. 26 00:01:19,033 --> 00:01:21,767 narrator: Do they have the stamina and ingenuity 27 00:01:21,900 --> 00:01:22,834 to survive? 28 00:01:22,967 --> 00:01:28,900 ♪ ♪ 29 00:01:29,033 --> 00:01:30,834 [flies buzzing] 30 00:01:30,967 --> 00:01:32,200 - Look at this. 31 00:01:32,333 --> 00:01:34,400 - Oh, man. It's a musk ox. 32 00:01:34,533 --> 00:01:36,734 - I don't think I've ever seen one of these in person. 33 00:01:36,867 --> 00:01:38,567 - This animal is gonna provide us 34 00:01:38,700 --> 00:01:42,200 with every bit of food we need for the next 30 days, 35 00:01:42,333 --> 00:01:44,266 but once that animal died, 36 00:01:44,400 --> 00:01:45,967 it starts to want to decompose, 37 00:01:46,100 --> 00:01:47,767 and the heat is what's doing that, 38 00:01:47,900 --> 00:01:48,967 so we gotta get rid of the heat, 39 00:01:49,100 --> 00:01:50,467 and all the heat is in the organs. 40 00:01:50,600 --> 00:01:57,600 ♪ ♪ 41 00:02:00,367 --> 00:02:02,200 - Guys, we gotta get this thing open soon. 42 00:02:02,333 --> 00:02:03,500 - Yeah, we need-- - Cool it down. 43 00:02:03,633 --> 00:02:05,000 ♪ ♪ 44 00:02:05,133 --> 00:02:07,367 - So this is a large animal with very thick hide. 45 00:02:07,500 --> 00:02:09,533 If we're gonna get the guts out of this animal, 46 00:02:09,667 --> 00:02:11,767 we gotta find stone tools that we can knap 47 00:02:11,900 --> 00:02:13,700 to make a sharp edge. 48 00:02:13,834 --> 00:02:14,934 - We can get some tools from here. 49 00:02:15,066 --> 00:02:17,767 - We've got two types of rocks here, it seems. 50 00:02:17,900 --> 00:02:20,100 Some that are just, like, real round and real hard, 51 00:02:20,233 --> 00:02:21,266 a real big, 52 00:02:21,400 --> 00:02:23,734 and then stuff that has a lot of layers. 53 00:02:23,867 --> 00:02:26,266 They'll kind of come apart a little bit easier. 54 00:02:26,400 --> 00:02:28,734 This might flake into a nice sharp little flake. 55 00:02:28,867 --> 00:02:37,867 ♪ ♪ 56 00:02:38,000 --> 00:02:39,667 ♪ ♪ 57 00:02:39,800 --> 00:02:41,400 - The thing that really sets us apart 58 00:02:41,533 --> 00:02:42,500 from other animals 59 00:02:42,633 --> 00:02:44,700 is being able to create tools. 60 00:02:44,834 --> 00:02:46,033 Here's a good sharp edge. 61 00:02:46,166 --> 00:02:47,633 Every tool we have today, 62 00:02:47,767 --> 00:02:50,467 it can be traced back to one point in time 63 00:02:50,600 --> 00:02:52,734 where one man created that tool 64 00:02:52,867 --> 00:02:55,266 to go from a survival situation 65 00:02:55,400 --> 00:02:57,033 to actually being able to live. 66 00:02:57,166 --> 00:02:58,734 I'm gonna take this whole thing with us. 67 00:02:58,867 --> 00:03:00,934 That way, we can take blades off as we need. 68 00:03:01,066 --> 00:03:05,300 ♪ ♪ 69 00:03:05,433 --> 00:03:07,333 - The heat right now is our enemy. 70 00:03:07,467 --> 00:03:10,266 We have to cut the hide across the belly. 71 00:03:10,400 --> 00:03:11,567 We gotta get those guts out 72 00:03:11,700 --> 00:03:13,200 and start getting the body cooled down. 73 00:03:13,333 --> 00:03:20,333 ♪ ♪ 74 00:03:21,333 --> 00:03:24,500 I learned a lot about survival while I was in the Marine Corp. 75 00:03:24,633 --> 00:03:27,266 Marines do not ever give up. 76 00:03:27,400 --> 00:03:28,500 That's our thing. 77 00:03:28,633 --> 00:03:29,967 We will fight to the death, 78 00:03:30,100 --> 00:03:32,100 and that includes if I have to fight for my life 79 00:03:32,233 --> 00:03:33,333 out in the elements, 80 00:03:33,467 --> 00:03:35,834 and I will never give up on this challenge. 81 00:03:35,967 --> 00:03:37,667 ♪ ♪ 82 00:03:37,800 --> 00:03:39,433 - The main concern I have up here in the arctic 83 00:03:39,567 --> 00:03:41,700 is the predators. 84 00:03:41,834 --> 00:03:44,967 Once we start processing this, the bears, the wolverines, 85 00:03:45,100 --> 00:03:46,600 and whatever else comes our way 86 00:03:46,734 --> 00:03:48,133 is gonna be wanting this food as well. 87 00:03:48,266 --> 00:03:50,300 ♪ ♪ 88 00:03:50,433 --> 00:03:51,700 - Do you maybe want to change out blades, 89 00:03:51,834 --> 00:03:53,133 or are you still holding the edge on that? 90 00:03:53,266 --> 00:03:54,667 - No, I'm still holding a bit of an edge here. 91 00:03:54,800 --> 00:03:56,066 - Okay. 92 00:03:56,200 --> 00:03:58,633 - Several years ago, I started working in a tannery 93 00:03:58,767 --> 00:04:00,967 and learned a lot about dead animals. 94 00:04:01,100 --> 00:04:05,100 How to process 'em, how to skin, butcher, tan. 95 00:04:05,233 --> 00:04:07,467 - Instead of stroking down with the hair, 96 00:04:07,600 --> 00:04:08,867 stroke from the flesh up. 97 00:04:09,000 --> 00:04:10,233 - Yeah, I've done it both ways. 98 00:04:10,367 --> 00:04:11,867 - Oh. Okay. 99 00:04:12,000 --> 00:04:14,333 I am a scientist and biologist 100 00:04:14,467 --> 00:04:16,600 by schooling, I would say. 101 00:04:16,734 --> 00:04:18,300 I think I have a really great understanding 102 00:04:18,433 --> 00:04:20,033 of anatomy and physiology. 103 00:04:20,166 --> 00:04:22,633 I've processed all kinds of different animals. 104 00:04:22,767 --> 00:04:25,900 I have this pure joy out of my particular way, 105 00:04:26,033 --> 00:04:28,300 and finding every muscle and every ligament 106 00:04:28,433 --> 00:04:30,200 and every part of that animal. 107 00:04:30,333 --> 00:04:32,367 Just keep that hole out here. 108 00:04:32,500 --> 00:04:34,367 - Whatever you wanna do. 109 00:04:34,500 --> 00:04:35,834 If you wanna do it-- 110 00:04:36,734 --> 00:04:38,000 - No, I didn't say it's my way or the highway. 111 00:04:38,133 --> 00:04:39,266 I said, if you wanna do it. 112 00:04:39,400 --> 00:04:41,300 - I have a very extensive skillset, 113 00:04:41,433 --> 00:04:43,867 but people really do underestimate me. 114 00:04:44,000 --> 00:04:45,600 ♪ ♪ 115 00:04:45,734 --> 00:04:48,567 - I teach a wide variety of survival skills, 116 00:04:48,700 --> 00:04:51,300 but my main strengths are in primitive living skills. 117 00:04:51,433 --> 00:04:53,734 That includes anything our ancestors would have done. 118 00:04:53,867 --> 00:04:56,200 Learning to make bows and arrows, stone tools, 119 00:04:56,333 --> 00:04:57,834 primitive fire. 120 00:04:57,967 --> 00:04:59,233 We really need to get a fire going 121 00:04:59,367 --> 00:05:00,433 so we can preserve this thing. 122 00:05:00,567 --> 00:05:01,533 - Yep, go ahead and try it. 123 00:05:01,667 --> 00:05:04,000 ♪ ♪ 124 00:05:04,133 --> 00:05:05,867 - Fire is extremely important, 125 00:05:06,000 --> 00:05:07,467 not only to keep us warm at night, 126 00:05:07,600 --> 00:05:09,233 but also so we can smoke the meat, 127 00:05:09,367 --> 00:05:10,667 we can cook the meat, 128 00:05:10,800 --> 00:05:13,300 and make sure this animal doesn't go to waste. 129 00:05:13,433 --> 00:05:15,600 So with these stone tools, 130 00:05:15,734 --> 00:05:18,166 it's gonna be a lot harder to do all the woodworking 131 00:05:18,300 --> 00:05:19,734 to make a bow drill kit, 132 00:05:19,867 --> 00:05:22,066 so I'm hoping I can get a hand drill fire going, 133 00:05:22,200 --> 00:05:24,500 and really reduce some of the work I have to do. 134 00:05:24,633 --> 00:05:31,633 ♪ ♪ 135 00:05:35,000 --> 00:05:38,900 All this really ties back to my Cherokee heritage. 136 00:05:39,033 --> 00:05:41,567 My grandmother is one of the main inspirations 137 00:05:41,700 --> 00:05:44,200 for why I want to showcase 138 00:05:44,333 --> 00:05:46,166 the living skills the Cherokee had. 139 00:05:46,300 --> 00:05:48,600 I'm gonna make sure this is dry. 140 00:05:48,734 --> 00:05:50,467 To do that, I'll just put it to my face. 141 00:05:50,600 --> 00:05:53,000 If it feels cool, it's probably not dry enough. 142 00:05:53,133 --> 00:05:55,533 They weren't just surviving. They were living. 143 00:05:55,667 --> 00:05:58,166 So it's really important to me to do good on this challenge 144 00:05:58,300 --> 00:06:00,066 and to honor the memory of her. 145 00:06:05,533 --> 00:06:07,000 Yes. 146 00:06:07,133 --> 00:06:11,000 ♪ ♪ 147 00:06:11,133 --> 00:06:12,867 - Aw, seriously? 148 00:06:13,000 --> 00:06:14,700 - It'll be all right. - [bleep] 149 00:06:14,834 --> 00:06:16,900 We've hit the intestines several times. 150 00:06:17,033 --> 00:06:18,867 - Not several times. A couple times. 151 00:06:19,000 --> 00:06:22,166 - This right here is all shit, basically. 152 00:06:22,300 --> 00:06:24,200 - We nicked the intestines on this thing. 153 00:06:24,333 --> 00:06:28,000 It's not ideal, but, you know, shit does happen. 154 00:06:28,133 --> 00:06:29,266 - I was gonna reach through 155 00:06:29,400 --> 00:06:30,900 and dissect the intestines from the inside 156 00:06:31,033 --> 00:06:32,433 so that we didn't have any poop anywhere, 157 00:06:32,567 --> 00:06:34,667 but that's impossible now. 158 00:06:34,800 --> 00:06:37,967 Shane and I are both very strong-willed individuals. 159 00:06:38,100 --> 00:06:39,400 He has an idea of what he wants to do 160 00:06:39,533 --> 00:06:40,700 as far as cutting things up, 161 00:06:40,834 --> 00:06:42,333 but I also have my own, 162 00:06:42,467 --> 00:06:44,967 and ultimately, we're going to have to find middle ground. 163 00:06:45,100 --> 00:06:52,100 ♪ ♪ 164 00:06:54,600 --> 00:06:57,133 - You can cut around it, 165 00:06:57,266 --> 00:06:58,467 or you can just cook it out. 166 00:06:58,600 --> 00:07:00,400 Doesn't really matter. 167 00:07:00,533 --> 00:07:03,333 Anne's a germophobe, and I am not. 168 00:07:03,467 --> 00:07:04,667 I am the opposite of that, 169 00:07:04,800 --> 00:07:08,300 so we're going to bump heads a lot. 170 00:07:08,433 --> 00:07:10,767 - I take it all out, and then get it out. 171 00:07:10,900 --> 00:07:13,700 - Here, go for it. 172 00:07:13,834 --> 00:07:15,734 - It's already--I mean, it's already done. 173 00:07:15,867 --> 00:07:17,200 - Well, if you're gonna sit there and go-- 174 00:07:17,333 --> 00:07:18,500 [imitates huffing] 175 00:07:18,633 --> 00:07:19,600 Do what you're gonna do. 176 00:07:19,734 --> 00:07:21,400 - So what I usually do, 177 00:07:21,533 --> 00:07:22,667 cut those cartilages, 178 00:07:22,800 --> 00:07:24,667 pull everything out from here down, 179 00:07:24,800 --> 00:07:27,233 and then you don't have fecal matter anywhere. 180 00:07:27,367 --> 00:07:34,133 ♪ ♪ 181 00:07:35,767 --> 00:07:37,233 - Typically, in Texas, I can get a fire 182 00:07:37,367 --> 00:07:40,567 with a hand drill in anywhere from 15 to 30 seconds, 183 00:07:40,700 --> 00:07:42,834 but up here, it's just a whole different ball game. 184 00:07:42,967 --> 00:07:44,567 The wood seems to grow a lot slower, 185 00:07:44,700 --> 00:07:46,333 it's got a lot tighter growth rings, 186 00:07:46,467 --> 00:07:47,767 and it really wants to fight you 187 00:07:47,900 --> 00:07:49,667 every step of the way. 188 00:07:49,800 --> 00:07:52,066 One more try. 189 00:07:52,200 --> 00:07:53,934 ♪ ♪ 190 00:07:54,066 --> 00:07:55,967 If we don't have a fire, we can't preserve this animal, 191 00:07:56,100 --> 00:07:58,400 we can't cook, we can't stay warm, 192 00:07:58,533 --> 00:08:00,133 so I really feel the pressure 193 00:08:00,266 --> 00:08:01,700 that I need to get a fire going. 194 00:08:01,834 --> 00:08:03,667 ♪ ♪ 195 00:08:03,800 --> 00:08:06,533 Don't think I got anymore hand drill in me. 196 00:08:06,667 --> 00:08:08,166 [grunts] 197 00:08:08,300 --> 00:08:10,533 As much as I personally want to get a hand drill up here, 198 00:08:10,667 --> 00:08:12,800 the materials just aren't gonna work, 199 00:08:12,934 --> 00:08:14,166 so I'm gonna have to swallow my pride 200 00:08:14,300 --> 00:08:15,433 and go with the bow drill. 201 00:08:15,567 --> 00:08:18,667 ♪ ♪ 202 00:08:18,800 --> 00:08:21,233 So, first thing, I need to get cordage. 203 00:08:21,367 --> 00:08:22,867 Try to dig up some spruce roots, 204 00:08:23,000 --> 00:08:24,600 get a couple of dead pieces of alder, 205 00:08:24,734 --> 00:08:26,433 and see if we can make it work with that. 206 00:08:26,567 --> 00:08:33,567 ♪ ♪ 207 00:08:35,400 --> 00:08:36,633 The good thing about a bow drill 208 00:08:36,767 --> 00:08:39,133 is it has a really great mechanical advantage. 209 00:08:39,266 --> 00:08:41,467 Rather than having to start at the top 210 00:08:41,600 --> 00:08:43,033 and work my way down, 211 00:08:43,166 --> 00:08:44,834 I can hold steady downward pressure 212 00:08:44,967 --> 00:08:47,300 and continue stroking the entire time. 213 00:08:47,433 --> 00:08:48,500 [grunts] 214 00:08:48,633 --> 00:08:50,000 So you build up a lot more heat 215 00:08:50,133 --> 00:08:52,700 as long as you have the cordage. 216 00:08:52,834 --> 00:08:56,300 ♪ ♪ 217 00:08:56,433 --> 00:08:59,133 - You're gonna cut that intestine there. 218 00:08:59,266 --> 00:09:00,934 - Yeah, but now we're getting all that meat. 219 00:09:01,066 --> 00:09:03,300 It's so contaminated. We're gonna have to be careful. 220 00:09:03,433 --> 00:09:04,734 If you wanna come over and see 221 00:09:04,867 --> 00:09:07,467 if you can't start scooping the rest of this out, 222 00:09:07,600 --> 00:09:09,133 we are almost out of here. 223 00:09:09,266 --> 00:09:11,867 - Eh, we'll wash it off. 224 00:09:12,000 --> 00:09:12,867 I've done it before. - Ugh! 225 00:09:13,000 --> 00:09:14,266 Do not spray me with poop. 226 00:09:14,400 --> 00:09:15,433 I'm hiding behind you. 227 00:09:15,567 --> 00:09:16,433 - There you go. 228 00:09:16,567 --> 00:09:18,467 ♪ ♪ 229 00:09:18,600 --> 00:09:19,934 I got my hand on the heart. 230 00:09:20,066 --> 00:09:21,000 - Uh-huh. 231 00:09:21,133 --> 00:09:23,266 - [grunts] 232 00:09:23,400 --> 00:09:25,266 Lookie there. 233 00:09:25,400 --> 00:09:27,300 This was the last organ. 234 00:09:27,433 --> 00:09:31,233 Sun is almost behind the little hill over there. 235 00:09:31,367 --> 00:09:32,433 Let's stuff this. 236 00:09:32,567 --> 00:09:34,266 We will go help Phil get fire. 237 00:09:34,400 --> 00:09:36,533 Three of us working on fire will be better than one. 238 00:09:36,667 --> 00:09:37,834 - Okay. 239 00:09:37,967 --> 00:09:39,600 - We got the guts out of this animal, 240 00:09:39,734 --> 00:09:41,633 and it should start getting the body cooled down, 241 00:09:41,767 --> 00:09:44,333 which is great, but predators are gonna be attracted 242 00:09:44,467 --> 00:09:46,066 by this large, dead animal. 243 00:09:46,200 --> 00:09:49,266 If we don't get a fire from Phil up here pretty soon, 244 00:09:49,400 --> 00:09:51,533 it could be very detrimental. 245 00:09:52,934 --> 00:09:53,834 - Oh. 246 00:09:53,967 --> 00:09:56,800 [stick scrapping] 247 00:10:02,333 --> 00:10:04,000 - It's just not working for some reason. 248 00:10:04,133 --> 00:10:05,000 - Yeah. 249 00:10:05,133 --> 00:10:06,633 The cordage is not optimum. 250 00:10:06,767 --> 00:10:08,934 The spruce trees got really short roots 251 00:10:09,066 --> 00:10:11,033 that are not gonna be easy to get a bow drill. 252 00:10:11,166 --> 00:10:13,734 ♪ ♪ 253 00:10:13,867 --> 00:10:14,734 Come on! 254 00:10:14,867 --> 00:10:16,100 - Relax. 255 00:10:16,233 --> 00:10:18,133 Hey, hey. Breathe. 256 00:10:18,266 --> 00:10:20,600 Phil's spirits are down. 257 00:10:20,734 --> 00:10:22,934 We're trying not to put too much pressure on him, 258 00:10:23,066 --> 00:10:25,834 but we can't move forward on the animal 259 00:10:25,967 --> 00:10:27,100 until we get fire, 260 00:10:27,233 --> 00:10:29,400 and we don't need any big predators 261 00:10:29,533 --> 00:10:31,367 sneaking up on us while we're sleeping. 262 00:10:31,500 --> 00:10:38,500 ♪ ♪ 263 00:10:45,600 --> 00:10:55,567 ♪ ♪ 264 00:11:04,300 --> 00:11:06,333 ars away, we can't cook, 265 00:11:06,467 --> 00:11:09,100 we can't stay warm, and we are done. 266 00:11:09,233 --> 00:11:11,266 ♪ ♪ 267 00:11:11,400 --> 00:11:12,934 [bleep]. 268 00:11:13,066 --> 00:11:14,233 [thunderclap] 269 00:11:14,367 --> 00:11:16,133 It's been raining. - It's gonna get worse. 270 00:11:16,266 --> 00:11:18,066 I see more coming. 271 00:11:18,200 --> 00:11:19,867 [bleep]. Oh. 272 00:11:20,000 --> 00:11:21,934 - [bleep]. Back up. 273 00:11:22,066 --> 00:11:23,033 - All that meat? 274 00:11:23,166 --> 00:11:24,367 I'm kind of scared. 275 00:11:24,500 --> 00:11:26,467 My body weight's just dwindling away. 276 00:11:26,600 --> 00:11:27,734 - Every time I stand up, 277 00:11:27,867 --> 00:11:29,166 I feel like I'm gonna pass out. 278 00:11:29,300 --> 00:11:30,300 - [bleep]. 279 00:11:30,433 --> 00:11:31,367 We got fresh scat. 280 00:11:31,500 --> 00:11:33,367 - Shane, listen. 281 00:11:33,500 --> 00:11:35,133 [animal groans] Holy [bleep]. 282 00:11:35,266 --> 00:11:37,300 Are we gonna be okay, Shane? 283 00:11:41,100 --> 00:11:43,967 [dramatic music] 284 00:11:44,100 --> 00:11:47,333 [flies buzzing] 285 00:11:47,467 --> 00:11:50,300 - Our first night here was super miserable. 286 00:11:50,433 --> 00:11:51,767 I just shivered head to toe 287 00:11:51,900 --> 00:11:54,433 sleeping on the soggy, wet ground. 288 00:11:54,567 --> 00:11:57,934 I've never appreciated sunrises so much as I have here. 289 00:11:58,066 --> 00:11:59,333 ♪ ♪ 290 00:11:59,467 --> 00:12:01,900 - It's getting down into the mid to low 30s 291 00:12:02,033 --> 00:12:03,367 at night around here, 292 00:12:03,500 --> 00:12:05,300 but the daytime temperature in the sun 293 00:12:05,433 --> 00:12:07,900 is hurting us big time. 294 00:12:08,033 --> 00:12:11,300 Meat starts to spoil at 40 degrees, 295 00:12:11,433 --> 00:12:14,300 and it's in the 50s. 296 00:12:14,433 --> 00:12:16,700 - That black hide is gonna soak up that heat, 297 00:12:16,834 --> 00:12:19,867 so we're getting cold moss to put over the meat 298 00:12:20,000 --> 00:12:22,400 to hide the animal from the sun, 299 00:12:22,533 --> 00:12:25,300 which will certainly keep it cooler. 300 00:12:25,433 --> 00:12:28,567 - We can't really move forward on the animal 301 00:12:28,700 --> 00:12:29,900 until we get fire, 302 00:12:30,033 --> 00:12:32,900 so we pretty much have to get fire today. 303 00:12:33,033 --> 00:12:38,133 ♪ ♪ 304 00:12:38,266 --> 00:12:39,633 - Gotta get some fire. 305 00:12:39,767 --> 00:12:40,867 I've really been struggling 306 00:12:41,000 --> 00:12:42,333 to make fire out here for a while. 307 00:12:42,467 --> 00:12:44,233 ♪ ♪ 308 00:12:44,367 --> 00:12:46,700 I'm no beginner at primitive fire making, 309 00:12:46,834 --> 00:12:48,734 and this place is just brutal. 310 00:12:48,867 --> 00:12:55,867 ♪ ♪ 311 00:13:13,700 --> 00:13:14,567 All right. 312 00:13:14,700 --> 00:13:16,133 [exhales] 313 00:13:16,266 --> 00:13:17,667 Whew! 314 00:13:17,800 --> 00:13:23,633 ♪ ♪ 315 00:13:23,767 --> 00:13:25,533 Guys, we got fire! 316 00:13:25,667 --> 00:13:26,767 We got fire! 317 00:13:26,900 --> 00:13:28,934 - Fire. 318 00:13:29,066 --> 00:13:31,433 - I've never been so grateful to have fire in my life. 319 00:13:31,567 --> 00:13:33,834 Now we can preserve our meat, stay warm. 320 00:13:33,967 --> 00:13:35,100 This is everything. 321 00:13:35,233 --> 00:13:36,967 - Right on, brother. 322 00:13:37,100 --> 00:13:39,066 Hey, good job. - Yeah. 323 00:13:39,200 --> 00:13:43,800 ♪ ♪ 324 00:13:43,934 --> 00:13:45,133 Where's our heart? 325 00:13:47,633 --> 00:13:50,400 Plan is, one, we need to cut the heart up. 326 00:13:50,533 --> 00:13:53,567 A lot of Native American tribes believe 327 00:13:53,700 --> 00:13:55,266 that if you eat the heart, 328 00:13:55,400 --> 00:13:58,266 you're receiving the soul of that animal, 329 00:13:58,400 --> 00:13:59,800 and we wanted to honor this animal. 330 00:13:59,934 --> 00:14:07,000 ♪ ♪ 331 00:14:12,700 --> 00:14:14,400 - After struggling for that long, 332 00:14:14,533 --> 00:14:17,100 I cannot explain how amazing it felt 333 00:14:17,233 --> 00:14:19,834 to feel the nutrients pulse through my body. 334 00:14:19,967 --> 00:14:22,700 - This tastes exactly how that animal smells. 335 00:14:22,834 --> 00:14:23,867 - [laughs] 336 00:14:24,000 --> 00:14:25,367 It tastes wonderful. 337 00:14:25,500 --> 00:14:26,834 - No, not--no. 338 00:14:26,967 --> 00:14:28,967 - I beg to differ. 339 00:14:29,100 --> 00:14:30,800 [moans] 340 00:14:30,934 --> 00:14:40,900 ♪ ♪ 341 00:14:43,433 --> 00:14:44,667 - Take it. 342 00:14:44,800 --> 00:14:47,767 - Cutting that up, and then get it smoked. 343 00:14:47,900 --> 00:14:50,033 We built a nice little tripod smoke rack, 344 00:14:50,166 --> 00:14:51,667 and we got the fire going, 345 00:14:51,800 --> 00:14:53,066 trying to get that meat preserved 346 00:14:53,200 --> 00:14:55,166 and just make a bunch of jerky. 347 00:14:55,300 --> 00:14:58,300 - We have a long chore of butchering this animal, 348 00:14:58,433 --> 00:15:01,767 and Phil is exactly what I was looking for 349 00:15:01,900 --> 00:15:03,400 to compliment all my skills. 350 00:15:03,533 --> 00:15:06,533 He is an awesome bush crafter. 351 00:15:06,667 --> 00:15:08,000 With an animal this big, 352 00:15:08,133 --> 00:15:10,166 you don't want to discard anything, 353 00:15:10,300 --> 00:15:12,667 and we need to respect that. 354 00:15:12,800 --> 00:15:14,934 Every bit of it's good meat. 355 00:15:15,066 --> 00:15:22,066 ♪ ♪ 356 00:15:28,934 --> 00:15:30,800 [thunderclap] 357 00:15:30,934 --> 00:15:34,000 ♪ ♪ 358 00:15:34,133 --> 00:15:36,200 - I'm not gonna lie, today is pretty miserable. 359 00:15:36,333 --> 00:15:39,066 It's been rainy and dreary since last night. 360 00:15:39,200 --> 00:15:40,800 My feet are getting soaked, 361 00:15:40,934 --> 00:15:43,166 my underlayers are getting soaked. 362 00:15:43,300 --> 00:15:45,734 I'm worried that I might get sick out here. 363 00:15:45,867 --> 00:15:47,300 This place, it's one thing after another. 364 00:15:47,433 --> 00:15:48,900 You can't seem to get a step ahead. 365 00:15:49,033 --> 00:15:51,333 It'll--it just throws another curveball at you. 366 00:15:51,467 --> 00:15:53,667 - I see more coming. It's gonna get worse. 367 00:15:53,800 --> 00:15:55,834 ♪ ♪ 368 00:15:55,967 --> 00:15:58,033 - We've been neglecting our shelter 369 00:15:58,166 --> 00:16:00,400 because the animal takes priority 370 00:16:00,533 --> 00:16:01,800 over everything else, 371 00:16:01,934 --> 00:16:04,433 but we got all this meat and we're in the rain 372 00:16:04,567 --> 00:16:05,767 'cause we have no shelter 373 00:16:05,900 --> 00:16:07,633 because we haven't had time to make it yet. 374 00:16:07,767 --> 00:16:11,166 ♪ ♪ 375 00:16:11,300 --> 00:16:14,533 So the big priority for today is working on our shelter. 376 00:16:14,667 --> 00:16:17,100 ♪ ♪ 377 00:16:17,233 --> 00:16:20,033 - If all this meat did get wet and it started to spoil, 378 00:16:20,166 --> 00:16:21,033 we'd be done. 379 00:16:21,166 --> 00:16:23,000 It's like gold at this point. 380 00:16:23,133 --> 00:16:25,300 - Quite frankly, we've been low-energy all day, 381 00:16:25,433 --> 00:16:26,934 but the thought of losing your meat 382 00:16:27,066 --> 00:16:28,433 puts a fire under your ass. 383 00:16:28,567 --> 00:16:30,467 ♪ ♪ 384 00:16:30,600 --> 00:16:33,033 Stomach contents of an ox. 385 00:16:33,166 --> 00:16:35,233 - It's a good source of carbs. Good source of energy. 386 00:16:35,367 --> 00:16:37,900 ♪ ♪ 387 00:16:38,033 --> 00:16:39,400 - I would swing wide around. 388 00:16:39,533 --> 00:16:40,633 - This works a lot better 389 00:16:40,767 --> 00:16:42,300 if you don't tell me what to do. 390 00:16:46,133 --> 00:16:48,467 [dramatic music] 391 00:16:48,600 --> 00:16:51,066 ♪ ♪ 392 00:16:51,200 --> 00:16:54,066 [thunder rumbling] 393 00:16:54,200 --> 00:16:55,767 - When it rains in the arctic, 394 00:16:55,900 --> 00:16:58,767 you just have to buckle up and suffer through it. 395 00:16:58,900 --> 00:17:00,800 It's cold, it's wet, it's miserable, 396 00:17:00,934 --> 00:17:02,533 and we're out here in the middle of it. 397 00:17:02,667 --> 00:17:05,000 We're trying to get our shelter put together. 398 00:17:05,133 --> 00:17:06,400 Oh. 399 00:17:06,533 --> 00:17:07,900 I haven't ate much of anything today, 400 00:17:08,033 --> 00:17:09,533 so I'm just exhausted. 401 00:17:09,667 --> 00:17:11,000 - I have zero energy, man. 402 00:17:11,133 --> 00:17:13,400 - Same here. 403 00:17:13,533 --> 00:17:14,900 [grunts] 404 00:17:15,033 --> 00:17:18,100 - We've decided to set up our main camp now. 405 00:17:18,233 --> 00:17:19,633 That little lean-to's gonna be great 406 00:17:19,767 --> 00:17:21,667 for keeping some stuff dry. 407 00:17:21,800 --> 00:17:24,333 - We need to put some boughs down, 408 00:17:24,467 --> 00:17:25,734 put more boughs on top of that, 409 00:17:25,867 --> 00:17:28,467 and then cover it with the moss. 410 00:17:28,600 --> 00:17:32,033 - The smaller the shelter is, the easier it is to heat, 411 00:17:32,166 --> 00:17:34,266 so we need a shelter for two people 412 00:17:34,400 --> 00:17:36,200 because somebody has to stay on fire watch. 413 00:17:36,333 --> 00:17:38,533 Somebody has to make sure that fire keeps going. 414 00:17:38,667 --> 00:17:40,266 - Whoo! All right. 415 00:17:40,400 --> 00:17:42,934 ♪ ♪ 416 00:17:43,066 --> 00:17:46,000 Rain's blowing in again, 417 00:17:46,133 --> 00:17:48,333 so I'm just taking this meat we've been smoking, 418 00:17:48,467 --> 00:17:51,700 and throwing it on some boughs under our shelter there, 419 00:17:51,834 --> 00:17:53,400 just to try to keep it nice and dry, 420 00:17:53,533 --> 00:17:55,133 keep it from going bad. 421 00:17:55,266 --> 00:17:57,767 Not looking forward to another night of rain. 422 00:17:57,900 --> 00:17:59,400 ♪ ♪ 423 00:17:59,533 --> 00:18:00,867 [coughs] 424 00:18:01,000 --> 00:18:02,033 We just can't seem to get a break 425 00:18:02,166 --> 00:18:03,033 out here in the arctic. 426 00:18:03,166 --> 00:18:06,867 ♪ ♪ 427 00:18:07,000 --> 00:18:09,600 - Yep. Think we're done for tonight. 428 00:18:09,734 --> 00:18:11,867 Now, do I think it's gonna keep us warm and dry? 429 00:18:12,000 --> 00:18:15,233 No, but it's gonna keep us warmer and dryer. 430 00:18:15,367 --> 00:18:18,233 [eerie music] 431 00:18:18,367 --> 00:18:25,367 ♪ ♪ 432 00:18:33,734 --> 00:18:36,600 [dramatic music] 433 00:18:36,734 --> 00:18:39,633 ♪ ♪ 434 00:18:39,767 --> 00:18:41,834 - We had the stomach out of the ox, 435 00:18:41,967 --> 00:18:45,266 so I get the idea I'm gonna make something with it. 436 00:18:45,400 --> 00:18:46,266 How about we do this? 437 00:18:46,400 --> 00:18:47,667 We cut it in half. 438 00:18:47,800 --> 00:18:50,166 Two large containers to boil water in, 439 00:18:50,300 --> 00:18:51,467 maybe cook in. 440 00:18:51,600 --> 00:18:54,200 - Right now, there's some good contents in there. 441 00:18:54,333 --> 00:18:56,600 You know, give us some carbs. 442 00:18:56,734 --> 00:18:59,100 That chyme inside the stomach. 443 00:18:59,233 --> 00:19:01,367 I know it's gross, but, you know, I could use 444 00:19:01,500 --> 00:19:02,767 the energy right now. - Right on. 445 00:19:02,900 --> 00:19:04,967 - So maybe a little pick-me-up. - That's fine. 446 00:19:05,100 --> 00:19:12,100 ♪ ♪ 447 00:19:17,567 --> 00:19:18,967 She ate. 448 00:19:19,100 --> 00:19:21,600 The animals up here eat a lot of the reindeer moss, 449 00:19:21,734 --> 00:19:23,367 which, for us, we have to boil it three times 450 00:19:23,500 --> 00:19:25,767 before we can eat it, but a musk ox stomach 451 00:19:25,900 --> 00:19:27,400 will break down the acids, 452 00:19:27,533 --> 00:19:29,066 so if you take it straight out of the stomach, 453 00:19:29,200 --> 00:19:30,633 it's actually edible that way. 454 00:19:30,767 --> 00:19:33,333 Now hopefully, it'll be a good source of carbs. 455 00:19:33,467 --> 00:19:34,800 Good source of energy. 456 00:19:37,867 --> 00:19:39,767 Hmm. 457 00:19:39,900 --> 00:19:42,166 It actually smells quite a bit like broccoli. 458 00:19:42,300 --> 00:19:44,500 We're just gonna cook some up, 459 00:19:44,633 --> 00:19:47,834 hopefully kill any bacteria that might be in there. 460 00:19:47,967 --> 00:19:54,967 ♪ ♪ 461 00:19:57,100 --> 00:19:58,600 You hungry, Shane? - No. 462 00:19:58,734 --> 00:20:00,400 - [laughs] - Not for that. 463 00:20:00,533 --> 00:20:01,767 But thank you anyway. 464 00:20:01,900 --> 00:20:04,633 - We need our carbs, man. - Uh-huh. 465 00:20:04,767 --> 00:20:07,533 - Stomach contents 466 00:20:07,667 --> 00:20:08,800 of an ox. 467 00:20:08,934 --> 00:20:15,300 ♪ ♪ 468 00:20:15,433 --> 00:20:17,033 Kind of tastes 469 00:20:17,166 --> 00:20:18,934 like a cigarette butt or something. 470 00:20:19,066 --> 00:20:20,166 - It's something. 471 00:20:20,300 --> 00:20:21,867 I think Shane's missing out. 472 00:20:22,000 --> 00:20:23,266 It's energy. 473 00:20:23,400 --> 00:20:24,600 - [clicks tongue] 474 00:20:24,734 --> 00:20:26,533 Carbalicious. 475 00:20:26,667 --> 00:20:33,667 ♪ ♪ 476 00:20:34,667 --> 00:20:37,533 [dramatic music] 477 00:20:37,667 --> 00:20:41,233 ♪ ♪ 478 00:20:41,367 --> 00:20:43,000 My hands have already been haggard, 479 00:20:43,133 --> 00:20:45,600 but they're extra haggard now. 480 00:20:45,734 --> 00:20:49,266 So I'm making soap because it makes things clean. 481 00:20:49,400 --> 00:20:52,033 I just get worried that if you're not clean, 482 00:20:52,166 --> 00:20:55,600 it can cause some microbial upsets in your body. 483 00:20:55,734 --> 00:21:02,800 ♪ ♪ 484 00:21:06,500 --> 00:21:09,300 I'm gonna heat up the ash and the water, 485 00:21:09,433 --> 00:21:12,400 keep it hot, and simmer it until it reduces down, 486 00:21:12,533 --> 00:21:15,967 melt fat, stir it up, and keep it going. 487 00:21:16,100 --> 00:21:18,633 Crunch up the black charcoal. 488 00:21:18,767 --> 00:21:22,333 The oils and the ashes and lyes all mix good, 489 00:21:22,467 --> 00:21:25,700 chunking up, and if I let this cool, 490 00:21:25,834 --> 00:21:27,834 it is going to form a bar. 491 00:21:27,967 --> 00:21:31,133 And these are ready to use right now. 492 00:21:31,266 --> 00:21:33,700 I wanna make this nice and hot. 493 00:21:33,834 --> 00:21:35,834 I'm gonna put hot rocks in it. 494 00:21:35,967 --> 00:21:38,667 ♪ ♪ 495 00:21:38,800 --> 00:21:41,266 A little bit of soap in here. 496 00:21:41,400 --> 00:21:42,667 Oh, wow. It works. 497 00:21:42,800 --> 00:21:45,200 See stuff coming off. 498 00:21:45,333 --> 00:21:47,667 This was great news. 499 00:21:47,800 --> 00:21:49,967 Maybe even get Shane to wash his hands. 500 00:21:50,100 --> 00:21:52,667 ♪ ♪ 501 00:21:52,800 --> 00:21:53,867 Doubt that. 502 00:21:54,000 --> 00:22:01,066 ♪ ♪ 503 00:22:06,100 --> 00:22:08,433 - I spent all day yesterday 504 00:22:08,567 --> 00:22:10,333 building this secondary smoker. 505 00:22:10,467 --> 00:22:11,734 Basically just a meat tree. 506 00:22:11,867 --> 00:22:14,266 I've just got meat hanging from the branches, 507 00:22:14,400 --> 00:22:16,300 and I'm just trying to keep smoke going up 508 00:22:16,433 --> 00:22:17,867 through all this jerky, 509 00:22:18,000 --> 00:22:20,867 get it nice and dry and smoked really well. 510 00:22:21,000 --> 00:22:24,233 ♪ ♪ 511 00:22:24,367 --> 00:22:26,867 - We don't have sleeping bags, we don't have beds, 512 00:22:27,000 --> 00:22:28,166 we have rock 513 00:22:28,300 --> 00:22:30,934 with some spruce boughs laying on it, 514 00:22:31,066 --> 00:22:33,633 and some moss, and the moss is wet. 515 00:22:33,767 --> 00:22:37,700 So today I'm trying to get the hide fleshed out. 516 00:22:37,834 --> 00:22:41,867 We wanna use that hide for a blanket to keep us warm. 517 00:22:42,000 --> 00:22:45,000 Fleshing is, after you've skinned the animal, 518 00:22:45,133 --> 00:22:48,133 you still have a lot of meat and fat on the hide. 519 00:22:48,266 --> 00:22:51,266 If I don't flesh the hide, it'll start to rot. 520 00:22:51,400 --> 00:22:58,400 ♪ ♪ 521 00:23:01,700 --> 00:23:04,934 These rock tools, they do not cut near as sharp 522 00:23:05,066 --> 00:23:07,900 as a regular steel knife would. 523 00:23:08,033 --> 00:23:10,667 What usually would probably take me about three hours 524 00:23:10,800 --> 00:23:12,700 is gonna take me probably a day and a half. 525 00:23:12,834 --> 00:23:14,266 - Are you gonna need more rocks for that? 526 00:23:14,400 --> 00:23:16,433 - I need another one just like that. 527 00:23:16,567 --> 00:23:17,900 - I've got a nice rock down by the lake 528 00:23:18,033 --> 00:23:18,900 I left down there, so-- 529 00:23:19,033 --> 00:23:19,900 - Okay. 530 00:23:20,033 --> 00:23:21,367 - If you'll just keep an eye on that. 531 00:23:21,500 --> 00:23:24,000 Make sure that smoker's going. - Yeah, we can do that. 532 00:23:24,133 --> 00:23:25,500 - All right. 533 00:23:25,633 --> 00:23:29,166 - This particular rock right here fits my hand good. 534 00:23:29,300 --> 00:23:30,600 We dulled up one of these edges, so it-- 535 00:23:30,734 --> 00:23:31,967 - Oh, God. 536 00:23:32,100 --> 00:23:34,200 - [bleep]. 537 00:23:34,333 --> 00:23:36,667 [bleep]. 538 00:23:36,800 --> 00:23:37,934 - Oh. 539 00:23:38,066 --> 00:23:39,800 ♪ ♪ 540 00:23:39,934 --> 00:23:41,266 - [bleep], back up. 541 00:23:41,400 --> 00:23:43,667 - Oh, God. All that meat? 542 00:23:48,166 --> 00:23:51,033 [dramatic music] 543 00:23:51,166 --> 00:23:57,133 ♪ ♪ 544 00:23:57,266 --> 00:23:58,633 - [bleep], back up. 545 00:23:58,767 --> 00:24:00,667 - Oh, God. All that meat? 546 00:24:00,800 --> 00:24:01,834 Whoa. - Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. 547 00:24:01,967 --> 00:24:03,100 - Can we get in? - Nope, no, no. 548 00:24:03,233 --> 00:24:04,200 - We can't get in there. - It's too hot, no. 549 00:24:04,333 --> 00:24:05,533 Back up. Just-- 550 00:24:05,667 --> 00:24:07,133 - Well, make sure it doesn't spread. 551 00:24:07,266 --> 00:24:08,567 - God bless it. 552 00:24:08,700 --> 00:24:11,133 All we can do is just sit there and watch our meat burn. 553 00:24:11,266 --> 00:24:13,066 We lost a healthy chunk of our meat, 554 00:24:13,200 --> 00:24:15,000 and that's disappointing. 555 00:24:15,133 --> 00:24:16,567 - So much for that meat. 556 00:24:16,700 --> 00:24:18,900 Just like that, the arctic takes it away. 557 00:24:19,033 --> 00:24:20,934 Nothing you can do. 558 00:24:21,066 --> 00:24:23,934 What a damn shame. 559 00:24:24,066 --> 00:24:26,133 ♪ ♪ 560 00:24:26,266 --> 00:24:28,934 - [bleep]? 561 00:24:29,066 --> 00:24:30,467 I was gone for two minutes. 562 00:24:30,600 --> 00:24:32,266 - Sorry, man. Just went up. 563 00:24:32,400 --> 00:24:34,700 - I see that smoker just going up in flames, 564 00:24:34,834 --> 00:24:38,467 and, you know, it's like my heart dropped. 565 00:24:38,600 --> 00:24:39,734 Yeah, that's done. 566 00:24:39,867 --> 00:24:41,300 - It's charcoal. 567 00:24:41,433 --> 00:24:44,834 - We'll have to stretch our resources a little more. 568 00:24:44,967 --> 00:24:46,133 - Yep. 569 00:24:46,266 --> 00:24:47,400 - From here on out, 570 00:24:47,533 --> 00:24:49,133 we're gonna have to be really, really careful 571 00:24:49,266 --> 00:24:51,200 and make sure that we do our best 572 00:24:51,333 --> 00:24:54,266 to preserve any meat we do have. 573 00:24:54,400 --> 00:24:56,600 - I'm not a hunter or a fisher, 574 00:24:56,734 --> 00:24:59,567 so I'm gonna have to kind of depend a little bit on Phil. 575 00:24:59,700 --> 00:25:02,567 What happens on day 20 if everything's gone? 576 00:25:02,700 --> 00:25:09,700 ♪ ♪ 577 00:25:13,834 --> 00:25:16,667 ♪ ♪ 578 00:25:16,800 --> 00:25:19,767 - I was having some weird stomach pain this morning. 579 00:25:19,900 --> 00:25:22,133 Eating just a little bit of protein every day, 580 00:25:22,266 --> 00:25:23,600 like we have been, 581 00:25:23,734 --> 00:25:26,467 your digestive system basically shuts down. 582 00:25:26,600 --> 00:25:28,400 It is an issue. 583 00:25:28,533 --> 00:25:30,600 I'm kind of out of it today, but-- 584 00:25:30,734 --> 00:25:33,433 having pretty serious stomach cramps 585 00:25:33,567 --> 00:25:35,266 the last two days. 586 00:25:35,400 --> 00:25:37,834 Every time I stand up, I feel like I'm gonna pass out. 587 00:25:37,967 --> 00:25:40,667 We can try to get some other food 588 00:25:40,800 --> 00:25:42,300 besides our jerky. 589 00:25:42,433 --> 00:25:44,133 You know, maybe that can help. 590 00:25:45,667 --> 00:25:48,433 - I've been thinking about this horn 591 00:25:48,567 --> 00:25:50,600 and what we can do with it, 592 00:25:50,734 --> 00:25:53,567 and thinking about how we're not getting any sodium. 593 00:25:53,700 --> 00:25:55,700 There's a lot of minerals in this. 594 00:25:55,834 --> 00:25:57,800 We can grind powder, 595 00:25:57,934 --> 00:26:00,700 and use it on top of our food when we cook it, 596 00:26:00,834 --> 00:26:03,567 and that should give us some of our sodium and minerals. 597 00:26:03,700 --> 00:26:04,700 - Awesome. 598 00:26:04,834 --> 00:26:11,834 ♪ ♪ 599 00:26:15,233 --> 00:26:17,900 - Phil is an integral part of our group. 600 00:26:18,033 --> 00:26:19,767 He's got some great skills, 601 00:26:19,900 --> 00:26:21,500 and it's hard to see him struggle, 602 00:26:21,633 --> 00:26:25,266 so hopefully, using the horn will help him get better. 603 00:26:26,533 --> 00:26:27,934 - Yeah, it's working. 604 00:26:28,066 --> 00:26:35,066 ♪ ♪ 605 00:26:40,533 --> 00:26:42,533 Having trouble keeping my head in the-- 606 00:26:42,667 --> 00:26:44,567 you know, the right headspace, 607 00:26:44,700 --> 00:26:47,033 and all I can really think about 608 00:26:47,166 --> 00:26:49,567 is getting my stomach to quit hurting. 609 00:26:49,700 --> 00:26:52,433 Hopefully resolving that issue, 610 00:26:52,567 --> 00:26:55,667 because it is pretty intense. 611 00:26:55,800 --> 00:27:01,300 ♪ ♪ 612 00:27:01,433 --> 00:27:04,800 I'm getting the shivers also. 613 00:27:04,934 --> 00:27:06,834 I'm feeling weak, nauseous. 614 00:27:06,967 --> 00:27:09,166 Every time I stand up, I feel like I'm gonna pass out. 615 00:27:09,300 --> 00:27:16,300 ♪ ♪ 616 00:27:18,233 --> 00:27:19,567 [grunts] 617 00:27:19,700 --> 00:27:23,867 ♪ ♪ 618 00:27:24,000 --> 00:27:26,333 [grunts] 619 00:27:26,467 --> 00:27:29,333 [retching] 620 00:27:29,467 --> 00:27:35,100 ♪ ♪ 621 00:27:35,233 --> 00:27:37,066 [spits] 622 00:27:37,200 --> 00:27:44,200 ♪ ♪ 623 00:27:47,600 --> 00:27:50,467 [birds tweeting] 624 00:27:50,600 --> 00:27:53,233 Today is day 15, 625 00:27:53,367 --> 00:27:56,734 and for the last two days, 626 00:27:56,867 --> 00:27:58,667 I've been struggling. 627 00:28:00,200 --> 00:28:03,767 Feeling sick, and wondering what's going on with my body. 628 00:28:03,900 --> 00:28:05,934 It's a real low point. 629 00:28:06,066 --> 00:28:09,000 Guys, I've been getting concerned about my health, 630 00:28:09,133 --> 00:28:11,367 and I might reach a point 631 00:28:11,500 --> 00:28:13,500 where I can't recover. 632 00:28:13,633 --> 00:28:15,700 It's starting to worry me, 633 00:28:15,834 --> 00:28:19,133 and I feel like the best thing for me and my health 634 00:28:19,266 --> 00:28:23,000 is for me to... 635 00:28:23,133 --> 00:28:24,367 go ahead and go home. 636 00:28:24,500 --> 00:28:27,166 ♪ ♪ 637 00:28:27,300 --> 00:28:29,100 - I don't want you to leave, man. 638 00:28:29,233 --> 00:28:30,367 - I feel bad about leaving y'all, 639 00:28:30,500 --> 00:28:33,700 but it just feels like the right thing. 640 00:28:33,834 --> 00:28:37,166 ♪ ♪ 641 00:28:37,300 --> 00:28:38,633 - I'm gonna miss you. 642 00:28:38,767 --> 00:28:40,233 - I hate to leave you guys. 643 00:28:40,367 --> 00:28:42,800 - [crying] 644 00:28:42,934 --> 00:28:44,066 - I love you. 645 00:28:44,200 --> 00:28:45,834 - You guys are family now. 646 00:28:45,967 --> 00:28:47,600 - With Phil gone, 647 00:28:47,734 --> 00:28:49,367 it's gonna get really tough out here. 648 00:28:49,500 --> 00:28:52,533 The chances of us having fresh meat 649 00:28:52,667 --> 00:28:54,200 are less likely. 650 00:28:54,333 --> 00:28:56,033 I can do some hunting, 651 00:28:56,166 --> 00:28:59,100 but nowhere near as good as Phil. 652 00:28:59,233 --> 00:29:01,100 - I know he has to do what he has to do, 653 00:29:01,233 --> 00:29:03,333 but I don't want him to go. 654 00:29:03,467 --> 00:29:10,467 ♪ ♪ 655 00:29:11,700 --> 00:29:13,233 - You can understand your environment 656 00:29:13,367 --> 00:29:15,066 and know everything about it-- 657 00:29:15,200 --> 00:29:17,734 [flare pops] 658 00:29:17,867 --> 00:29:21,767 And think that you are an amazing survivalist, 659 00:29:21,900 --> 00:29:24,333 and that may be true in your environment, 660 00:29:24,467 --> 00:29:27,533 but when you come somewhere like the arctic, 661 00:29:27,667 --> 00:29:29,567 it'll teach you some humility, 662 00:29:29,700 --> 00:29:32,333 and to realize that there's always more to learn. 663 00:29:32,467 --> 00:29:35,100 ♪ ♪ 664 00:29:35,233 --> 00:29:37,200 - We got 15 days left. 665 00:29:37,333 --> 00:29:39,834 Just me and Anne surviving together. 666 00:29:39,967 --> 00:29:41,700 Anne has her way of doing things, 667 00:29:41,834 --> 00:29:43,266 and I have my way of doing things, 668 00:29:43,400 --> 00:29:46,000 and they don't exactly line up. 669 00:29:46,133 --> 00:29:47,467 - Just the two of us. 670 00:29:47,600 --> 00:29:49,033 It's not good, 671 00:29:49,166 --> 00:29:51,900 so I'm worried about it for sure, 672 00:29:52,033 --> 00:29:55,033 but the arctic goes on. 673 00:29:58,000 --> 00:29:59,100 - [groans] 674 00:29:59,233 --> 00:30:01,066 - Are we gonna be okay, Shane? 675 00:30:01,200 --> 00:30:08,200 ♪ ♪ 676 00:30:12,800 --> 00:30:19,667 ♪ ♪ 677 00:30:19,800 --> 00:30:21,433 - Ah, [bleep]. 678 00:30:21,567 --> 00:30:23,500 ♪ ♪ 679 00:30:23,633 --> 00:30:25,567 We got fresh scat. 680 00:30:25,700 --> 00:30:29,433 There's definitely a big bull moose out here. 681 00:30:29,567 --> 00:30:31,233 Who knows if he was coming or going, 682 00:30:31,367 --> 00:30:33,867 but he left a deposit. 683 00:30:34,000 --> 00:30:36,467 We are in the rut, which is mating season, 684 00:30:36,600 --> 00:30:39,533 and they will get aggressive. 685 00:30:39,667 --> 00:30:42,367 They're liable to not care about who we are, 686 00:30:42,500 --> 00:30:44,667 so they might come in a little closer, 687 00:30:44,800 --> 00:30:47,266 and that could be very dangerous. 688 00:30:47,400 --> 00:30:53,433 ♪ ♪ 689 00:30:53,567 --> 00:30:55,200 A moose could easily kill somebody, 690 00:30:55,333 --> 00:30:56,734 not even try. 691 00:30:56,867 --> 00:31:01,467 ♪ ♪ 692 00:31:01,600 --> 00:31:04,600 [bushes rustling] 693 00:31:08,233 --> 00:31:09,100 - [whispering] Shane. 694 00:31:09,233 --> 00:31:10,834 Shane. Shane. 695 00:31:11,767 --> 00:31:14,033 - Listen. Shh, listen. 696 00:31:14,166 --> 00:31:15,433 Listen! 697 00:31:15,567 --> 00:31:16,867 [rustling] 698 00:31:17,000 --> 00:31:17,900 [animal groaning] 699 00:31:18,033 --> 00:31:19,033 The moose is here. 700 00:31:19,166 --> 00:31:21,100 Hey, the moose is right [bleep] here. 701 00:31:21,233 --> 00:31:24,700 Dude, Shane, the moose is right at our camp. 702 00:31:24,834 --> 00:31:26,033 Right there. 703 00:31:26,166 --> 00:31:28,166 ♪ ♪ 704 00:31:28,300 --> 00:31:29,600 [rustling] [moose groans] 705 00:31:29,734 --> 00:31:31,600 Holy [bleep]. [moose groans] 706 00:31:31,734 --> 00:31:32,667 Holy [bleep]. 707 00:31:32,800 --> 00:31:35,667 [moose groaning] 708 00:31:39,233 --> 00:31:42,233 [dramatic music] 709 00:31:44,767 --> 00:31:46,100 [bushes rustling] 710 00:31:46,233 --> 00:31:48,233 [moose groans] - The moose is here. 711 00:31:48,367 --> 00:31:50,266 Hey, the moose is right [bleep] here. 712 00:31:50,400 --> 00:31:53,900 Dude, Shane, the moose is right at our camp. 713 00:31:54,033 --> 00:31:55,200 Right there. 714 00:31:55,333 --> 00:31:57,500 ♪ ♪ 715 00:31:57,633 --> 00:31:58,900 [rustling] [moose groans] 716 00:31:59,033 --> 00:32:00,767 Holy [bleep]. [moose groans] 717 00:32:00,900 --> 00:32:02,066 Holy [bleep]. 718 00:32:02,200 --> 00:32:05,367 ♪ ♪ 719 00:32:05,500 --> 00:32:07,066 [moose groans in distance] 720 00:32:07,200 --> 00:32:11,033 ♪ ♪ 721 00:32:11,166 --> 00:32:13,367 So I hear the moose... 722 00:32:13,500 --> 00:32:15,934 ♪ ♪ 723 00:32:16,066 --> 00:32:18,000 Finally going back towards the cove, 724 00:32:18,133 --> 00:32:20,133 towards the marshes, 725 00:32:20,266 --> 00:32:22,734 which is good. 726 00:32:22,867 --> 00:32:26,200 A bull moose is not something I want around our camp. 727 00:32:26,333 --> 00:32:33,333 ♪ ♪ 728 00:32:39,734 --> 00:32:41,600 I'm kind of scared, not gonna lie. 729 00:32:41,734 --> 00:32:43,467 My body weight's just-- 730 00:32:43,600 --> 00:32:45,967 - Yeah. - Dwindling away. 731 00:32:46,100 --> 00:32:48,266 It's kind of starting to really freak me out. 732 00:32:48,400 --> 00:32:49,834 - We did lose some meat. 733 00:32:49,967 --> 00:32:51,300 Have about enough jerky 734 00:32:51,433 --> 00:32:54,367 for two more days, maybe, 735 00:32:54,500 --> 00:32:57,500 and every calorie, every bit of food up here counts 736 00:32:57,633 --> 00:32:59,200 to make it through this challenge. 737 00:32:59,333 --> 00:33:00,500 Might be a little rough. 738 00:33:00,633 --> 00:33:06,867 ♪ ♪ 739 00:33:07,000 --> 00:33:08,600 Let's make some pemmican. 740 00:33:08,734 --> 00:33:10,567 See how it comes out. 741 00:33:10,700 --> 00:33:13,500 Pemmican is a mix of crushed up jerky, 742 00:33:13,633 --> 00:33:16,233 dried blueberries, and lard. 743 00:33:16,367 --> 00:33:18,567 Pretty much makes the original energy bar. 744 00:33:18,700 --> 00:33:25,700 ♪ ♪ 745 00:33:29,200 --> 00:33:32,066 I need to grind down the jerky into a powder 746 00:33:32,200 --> 00:33:34,667 to get it to mix right. 747 00:33:34,800 --> 00:33:36,300 So we got this ball joint 748 00:33:36,433 --> 00:33:39,000 that goes into the hip socket right here. 749 00:33:39,133 --> 00:33:41,266 We'll use that as a mortar and pestle. 750 00:33:41,400 --> 00:33:45,567 ♪ ♪ 751 00:33:45,700 --> 00:33:47,667 Fits right in my hand. 752 00:33:47,800 --> 00:33:49,700 ♪ ♪ 753 00:33:49,834 --> 00:33:52,500 That stuff right there, that's what we're looking for. 754 00:33:52,633 --> 00:33:53,834 Perfect. 755 00:33:56,667 --> 00:33:58,967 - On this angled rock that I preheated, 756 00:33:59,100 --> 00:34:00,734 I'm trying to get all the marrow 757 00:34:00,867 --> 00:34:02,867 and the fat on here. 758 00:34:03,000 --> 00:34:05,500 All this fat's pooling up, and we're gonna collect it 759 00:34:05,633 --> 00:34:07,734 and add that to the cranberries, 760 00:34:07,867 --> 00:34:10,433 put in some more of that jerky, 761 00:34:10,567 --> 00:34:13,233 and keep on putting on the calories 762 00:34:13,367 --> 00:34:14,667 as best I can. 763 00:34:14,800 --> 00:34:15,767 both: Cheers. 764 00:34:15,900 --> 00:34:18,567 ♪ ♪ 765 00:34:18,700 --> 00:34:20,900 - Mmm. - The berries help a lot. 766 00:34:21,033 --> 00:34:23,200 - Oh, yeah. It's like I can taste the calories. 767 00:34:23,333 --> 00:34:30,333 ♪ ♪ 768 00:34:39,867 --> 00:34:42,400 - I'm just feeling rundown, 769 00:34:42,533 --> 00:34:44,300 feeling the hunger pain, 770 00:34:44,433 --> 00:34:46,500 and so we think it might be a good idea 771 00:34:46,633 --> 00:34:48,367 to go squirrel hunting. 772 00:34:51,100 --> 00:34:53,300 - Shane, there's squirrels around. 773 00:34:54,567 --> 00:34:56,734 So approach quietly. 774 00:34:58,166 --> 00:35:00,900 - I see it. 775 00:35:01,033 --> 00:35:02,533 - I would swing wide around. 776 00:35:02,667 --> 00:35:07,000 ♪ ♪ 777 00:35:07,133 --> 00:35:08,533 Other way. 778 00:35:08,667 --> 00:35:10,033 Other way. 779 00:35:10,166 --> 00:35:11,834 Other way. 780 00:35:11,967 --> 00:35:13,233 You're chasing it now. 781 00:35:13,367 --> 00:35:15,233 - I know what I'm doing. 782 00:35:15,367 --> 00:35:17,200 [squirrel chatters] 783 00:35:22,500 --> 00:35:24,967 - So in nature, I mean, from my animal training 784 00:35:25,100 --> 00:35:26,734 that I've done, 785 00:35:26,867 --> 00:35:28,834 is when a prey starts to move away from you 786 00:35:28,967 --> 00:35:30,467 is you move away from it even if you-- 787 00:35:30,600 --> 00:35:31,533 - Works a lot better 788 00:35:31,667 --> 00:35:34,300 if you don't tell me what to do. 789 00:35:34,433 --> 00:35:36,900 - Communication is really an important issue between us. 790 00:35:37,033 --> 00:35:39,033 If we go into something without a plan, 791 00:35:39,166 --> 00:35:42,233 it just sounds like two bull moose fightin'. 792 00:35:42,367 --> 00:35:44,000 First few times I see a squirrel, 793 00:35:44,133 --> 00:35:46,300 I'll probably be inclined to just watch it for a minute. 794 00:35:46,433 --> 00:35:48,066 [squirrel chatters] 795 00:35:48,200 --> 00:35:50,867 - Yeah, he's up there. You wanna go grab that spear? 796 00:35:51,000 --> 00:35:52,867 Anne? [squirrel chatters] 797 00:35:53,000 --> 00:35:54,133 All right. 798 00:35:54,266 --> 00:36:01,333 ♪ ♪ 799 00:36:03,100 --> 00:36:04,400 - Where'd he go? Is he up higher now? 800 00:36:04,533 --> 00:36:06,433 - Yeah, he's up higher now. 801 00:36:06,567 --> 00:36:08,633 - He's gonna start alerting. 802 00:36:08,767 --> 00:36:11,066 - Right now, I'm very much missing Phil. 803 00:36:11,200 --> 00:36:13,533 Phil was the primitive hunter of our group, 804 00:36:13,667 --> 00:36:16,033 and I'm wondering if it's worth the energy 805 00:36:16,166 --> 00:36:18,834 that we're spending to get this little squirrel. 806 00:36:18,967 --> 00:36:22,734 - A lot of time invested, lot of calories invested. 807 00:36:22,867 --> 00:36:24,233 Oh, we're in a herd of trouble. 808 00:36:25,834 --> 00:36:27,300 - Water's cold, the air's cold. 809 00:36:27,433 --> 00:36:29,266 I don't wanna get hypothermia. 810 00:36:29,400 --> 00:36:31,066 I ain't going back in that [bleep] water. 811 00:36:31,200 --> 00:36:34,767 - I think the next few days are gonna be cold and hungry. 812 00:36:34,900 --> 00:36:35,900 - I'm done. 813 00:36:39,266 --> 00:36:42,133 [dramatic music] 814 00:36:42,266 --> 00:36:48,333 ♪ ♪ 815 00:36:48,467 --> 00:36:50,233 - So we lost a bunch of our meat 816 00:36:50,367 --> 00:36:52,033 in the smoker fire, 817 00:36:52,166 --> 00:36:54,000 and we're also out of fresh meat, 818 00:36:54,133 --> 00:36:56,166 been out of fresh meat for a couple days now, 819 00:36:56,300 --> 00:36:58,000 so we think it might be a good idea 820 00:36:58,133 --> 00:36:59,567 to build a fish weir. 821 00:36:59,700 --> 00:37:01,300 ♪ ♪ 822 00:37:01,433 --> 00:37:05,166 A fish weir is sort of like a trap in the water. 823 00:37:05,300 --> 00:37:08,400 Fish can come in and not escape. 824 00:37:08,533 --> 00:37:10,834 We'll make a wide entrance that narrows down 825 00:37:10,967 --> 00:37:12,700 to a very narrow entrance 826 00:37:12,834 --> 00:37:15,233 that goes into a big wide open area. 827 00:37:15,367 --> 00:37:16,467 Once they get in there, 828 00:37:16,600 --> 00:37:18,233 they can't find their way back out. 829 00:37:18,367 --> 00:37:19,800 ♪ ♪ 830 00:37:19,934 --> 00:37:22,333 Then we'll also bait it with that rotten meat 831 00:37:22,467 --> 00:37:24,166 that's sitting there on that bone, 832 00:37:24,300 --> 00:37:25,900 and hopefully, you know, when we come back, 833 00:37:26,033 --> 00:37:27,433 we'll have a fish or two in there, 834 00:37:27,567 --> 00:37:29,967 and then we just basically reach down and grab 'em. 835 00:37:30,100 --> 00:37:37,100 ♪ ♪ 836 00:37:39,767 --> 00:37:41,233 I'm wore out. 837 00:37:41,367 --> 00:37:43,166 Don't have a whole lot of energy. 838 00:37:43,300 --> 00:37:44,734 Once I get the frame done, 839 00:37:44,867 --> 00:37:46,233 I got the grueling task 840 00:37:46,367 --> 00:37:48,600 of putting the branches around the framework, 841 00:37:48,734 --> 00:37:50,333 weaving 'em in and out of there, 842 00:37:50,467 --> 00:37:51,533 and that's cold. 843 00:37:51,667 --> 00:37:54,633 ♪ ♪ 844 00:37:54,767 --> 00:37:56,166 I don't wanna get hypothermia, 845 00:37:56,300 --> 00:38:00,100 but having some fresh fish would be great right now. 846 00:38:00,233 --> 00:38:07,233 ♪ ♪ 847 00:38:09,367 --> 00:38:12,400 My toes and my fingers are going numb 848 00:38:12,533 --> 00:38:13,900 from being in that water. 849 00:38:14,033 --> 00:38:15,600 - My pants are wet. 850 00:38:15,734 --> 00:38:17,333 - Pants are wet, 851 00:38:17,467 --> 00:38:18,834 feet are wet. 852 00:38:18,967 --> 00:38:20,800 I'll be spending a lot of time by the fire tonight 853 00:38:20,934 --> 00:38:22,066 getting dried out. 854 00:38:22,200 --> 00:38:24,166 ♪ ♪ 855 00:38:24,300 --> 00:38:27,667 So hopefully I check everything tomorrow morning, 856 00:38:27,800 --> 00:38:29,367 maybe we'll have something. 857 00:38:29,500 --> 00:38:31,633 I ain't going back in that [bleep] water. 858 00:38:31,767 --> 00:38:38,767 ♪ ♪ 859 00:38:43,000 --> 00:38:46,066 ♪ ♪ 860 00:38:46,200 --> 00:38:47,333 - I'm glad we're getting out there 861 00:38:47,467 --> 00:38:49,300 before the wind picks up. 862 00:38:49,433 --> 00:38:52,500 - I spent a lot of time and calories, energy, 863 00:38:52,633 --> 00:38:54,100 to build this fish weir. 864 00:38:54,233 --> 00:38:56,200 Having a fish will give us more nutrients, 865 00:38:56,333 --> 00:38:58,066 and it'll be a big boost in morale. 866 00:38:58,200 --> 00:39:05,133 ♪ ♪ 867 00:39:05,266 --> 00:39:06,500 - If there's something in there, 868 00:39:06,633 --> 00:39:08,166 you're gonna have to toss me your coat, okay? 869 00:39:08,300 --> 00:39:09,433 - Yeah. 870 00:39:09,567 --> 00:39:16,567 ♪ ♪ 871 00:39:18,633 --> 00:39:19,934 I'm looking. 872 00:39:20,066 --> 00:39:22,367 Yup. 873 00:39:22,500 --> 00:39:23,500 There ain't nothing in there. 874 00:39:23,633 --> 00:39:27,200 ♪ ♪ 875 00:39:27,333 --> 00:39:30,300 Done a lot of this stuff for many years or all my life, 876 00:39:30,433 --> 00:39:31,600 and you come to the arctic, 877 00:39:31,734 --> 00:39:34,700 and it's a different story altogether. 878 00:39:34,834 --> 00:39:36,767 There's the last few days left. 879 00:39:36,900 --> 00:39:38,867 I don't know that we will be able to be in it 880 00:39:39,000 --> 00:39:40,066 for the whole thing. 881 00:39:40,200 --> 00:39:47,200 ♪ ♪ 882 00:39:48,233 --> 00:39:51,100 [dramatic music building] 883 00:39:51,233 --> 00:39:52,100 ♪ ♪ 884 00:39:52,233 --> 00:39:54,900 [eerie music] 885 00:39:55,033 --> 00:40:01,166 ♪ ♪ 886 00:40:01,300 --> 00:40:04,266 [sniffles] Nothing. 887 00:40:05,333 --> 00:40:07,800 The weir for some reason's not working. 888 00:40:07,934 --> 00:40:08,934 I'm not sure why. 889 00:40:09,066 --> 00:40:10,900 Could be the location, 890 00:40:11,033 --> 00:40:13,233 it could be the entrance, 891 00:40:13,367 --> 00:40:15,734 it could be a variety of different things. 892 00:40:15,867 --> 00:40:17,133 I don't know. 893 00:40:17,266 --> 00:40:19,467 Right now, my energy level is pretty low, 894 00:40:19,600 --> 00:40:21,433 and I'm done. 895 00:40:21,567 --> 00:40:23,867 ♪ ♪ 896 00:40:24,000 --> 00:40:26,633 - I think the next few days are gonna be cold and hungry. 897 00:40:26,767 --> 00:40:33,767 ♪ ♪ 898 00:40:37,200 --> 00:40:39,433 The last days have been very difficult, 899 00:40:39,567 --> 00:40:42,667 but we both made it, and I'm happy about that. 900 00:40:42,800 --> 00:40:44,467 This journey's come to an end, 901 00:40:44,600 --> 00:40:48,133 and we're getting ready to tear down camp. 902 00:40:48,266 --> 00:40:52,166 I am not sure if I could have gone more days. 903 00:40:52,300 --> 00:40:54,200 It would have been much more taxing 904 00:40:54,333 --> 00:40:56,166 and much more difficult to recover from. 905 00:40:58,767 --> 00:41:03,500 ♪ ♪ 906 00:41:03,633 --> 00:41:05,767 - This whole challenge got me to realize 907 00:41:05,900 --> 00:41:09,100 exactly how hard it was for our ancestors to live. 908 00:41:09,233 --> 00:41:11,066 They knew exactly what they were doing. 909 00:41:11,200 --> 00:41:13,233 When it comes to catching food, 910 00:41:13,367 --> 00:41:14,834 fishing, foraging, 911 00:41:14,967 --> 00:41:16,767 building shelter, building fire, 912 00:41:16,900 --> 00:41:18,000 these are all skills 913 00:41:18,133 --> 00:41:20,834 that people call survival skills today. 914 00:41:20,967 --> 00:41:23,166 Back in those times, that was living. 915 00:41:23,300 --> 00:41:27,066 ♪ ♪ 916 00:41:27,200 --> 00:41:28,900 We were all in this together. 917 00:41:29,033 --> 00:41:32,033 Even after Phil left, 918 00:41:32,166 --> 00:41:35,100 it was me and Anne surviving together. 919 00:41:35,233 --> 00:41:36,533 - Ready? 920 00:41:36,667 --> 00:41:38,133 - I'm ready. Let's do 'er. 921 00:41:38,266 --> 00:41:40,800 - All right. 922 00:41:40,934 --> 00:41:43,133 [flare pops] 923 00:41:43,266 --> 00:41:45,300 - We were the only two out there,