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[Steven] You know, it's hard to believe

my very first challenge was almost 10 years ago.

In a location a lot like this.

This is every American boy's dream right here.

There's no tapping out for this guy, all right?

I plan on putting Alabama over my knee and spanking it.

Ha ha!

- [Chalese] Whoo! - Food, bitches!

[Chalese] That's sick.

[Steven] You're damn right.

You know why?

Because I'm the king of the forest.

Look at that!

But in all my challenges over all these years...

Go, go, go, go, go!

Go!

Get some snow.

The one thing I've learned...

Oh, my God.

It's never easy.

This is my fourth tooth I've lost

on aked and Afraid challenges.

- [thunderclap] - [yelps]

[partner] [bleep] Kentucky.

[Steven] And no matter how hard you try,

you never know...

I'm getting pretty tired.

If your next challenge...

[groans] Ah, [bleep]!

Oh!

Is gonna be your last.

[thunderclap]

Here it comes.

[rain pattering]

Oh, my God.

It's cold.

[partner] Steven!

Steven!

[woman] I'm just not sure anybody can survive here

for 21 days.

[woman 2] Oh, my God!

[yelling]

[narrator reading]

Ow!

[man] Run! Go, go, go!

Oh, God.

Whoa!

[yelling]

Oh, shoot.

[exclaiming]

[man] Don't tap...

[yelling]

die first.

[Steven] I'm out here in the wilds of Kentucky.

It's crazy that I'm back out here

on my eighth challenge.

I never thought I'd be doing another Naked and Afraid.

But I guess you can't teach an old dog new tricks,

so I'm back.

A lot of this place reminds me

of my first challenge in Alabama,

the trees, the plants.

But just because this is an environment that I'm familiar with

doesn't make it any less dangerous.

I'm about to meet people going on their first 21-day.

My partners don't know I'm coming.

The King has returned.

Ladies and gentlemen, you're welcome in advance.

[Allison] I feel like people might underestimate Kentucky,

but there are a lot of dangers here.

There's black bears out here.

There are a ton of ticks

and venomous snakes.

But, I don't know,

I'm really feeling good about this area,

and I'm just ready to rock and roll.

I'm ready to rock the weird today.

Whoo!

Welcome to the treetops.

I have a crazy obsession with trees,

and I want to spend as much time out in nature as possible,

so I became a natural movement trainer.

And natural movement basically means

the movement of our hunter-gatherer ancestors,

the things that they would need to do to survive.

It includes jumping, running, lifting, carrying, climbing.

What is life, man? This is a trip.

I started training survival skills

about 10 years ago.

I have practiced in plant identification.

I know how to build and maintain a fire

and shelter building.

But I've never actually had to rely on

my own personally-built shelter

to stay warm and dry

in the middle of a cold rainy night,

so I'm definitely going to be learning a lot out here, too.

All right, let's get naked.

[narrator] Allison's hands-on knowledge of the natural world

earns her a starting primitive survival rating of 6.4 out of 10.

Into the woods I go...

naked. [giggles]

[Jenny] So it's one thing doing this at home

in my local woods,

but being in a completely different country,

a completely new environment to me

with different wildlife,

this is definitely going to be

the toughest thing I've ever done in my life,

mentally, emotionally, and physically.

But I'm just feeling excited and just ready to go.

I have a passion for the outdoors.

I've been more of a wild camper.

I've loved hiking.

I've loved any outdoor sports.

And then I started training

and learning all these survival skills.

That's actually become a passion of mine.

I love survival.

I want to be a survivalist.

My husband, Steven,

actually did this challenge last year.

He completed his 21 days in Colombia.

Yes!

I caught meself a minnow.

Looks like the trap's been tripped.

It's a massive iguana. Yes!

[Jenny] After Steven completed it,

I just wanted that same buzz that he had,

to feel that I could do something like this

and something that I could be proud of.

This is what I've spent the past few years training for.

I've learned all the skills that I feel I'm gonna need,

and this is the place to test myself.

For me, this is more of an opportunity

to show that I've got my own skills,

and prove to myself that I'm mentally stronger

than I ever thought I could be.

I do have a lot of fear coming into this,

but I'm not gonna let that hold me back.

[narrator] Jenny is highly-trained,

but remains untested in the wild.

She earns a starting PSR of 5.9.

I can't believe I'm doing this.

All right, back at it.

[narrator] After completing seven challenges

and never tapping,

Steven has earned the status of aked and Afraid Legend.

He starts with a PSR of 9.3.

Challenge number eight...

[sighs] Let's do it.

Oh, my God,

I have a female partner!

- This is... - Nice to meet you.

- Nice to meet you. - I'm Jenny.

-I'm Allison. Would you like to... -Nice to meet...

Oh, come on.

- Why not? We're a team! - Oh, my gosh.

Is the excitement higher than the fear?

Or where are we at with...

I have a lot of fear right now,

- but still totally excited. - Yeah.

- What about you? - My excitement is so high.

But also, this is...

This is totally scary

and such a weird place to...

be naked.

Yeah.

- Yeah. - But we're gonna do it.

- We're gonna do it. 21 days. - Together.

[Steven] Plot twist.

Whoa, my God!

- Are you [bleep] kidding me? - No!

Steven Lee Hall Jr., "the King of the Forest."

- No way! - Oh, my God!

I'm gonna come down. Give me a second.

- I want to come down there. - [Allison] No way!

- What the heck? - [Jenny] This is insane.

- Wow, oh, my God. - Are you guys excited?

- Are you huggers? - Oh, my God, absolutely huggers.

- Yeah! What's up, beautiful? - Hi.

Are you excited?

So excited.

Now I am even more so.

Like, excited that I had female partner,

excited that I've got somebody that really knows what...

-[laughing] -[Steven laughs] ...what's going on.

I'm stoked. This is such a crazy beautiful place.

- Yeah. - There's this stigma that it's in the United States,

and it's Kentucky, and it's not dangerous,

but that is like totally not true.

This is just as dangerous as when I go to Africa

or when I go to the Amazon.

And I'm not here to tell you guys what to do.

I'm gonna learn from you guys, too.

- [Allison] Yeah. - And we're gonna do this as a trio.

I appreciate you saying that.

- Absolutely! - Yeah.

You know, we can help each other,

build each other up, and help each other grow.

[Allison] I was so surprised

to see Steven standing on the top of that cliff.

He is a legend.

So, let's start the challenge.

- Heck, yeah. Let's go. - Let's go.

I really didn't have an idea either

that my other partner was gonna be a female.

So this has just been an absolute shock to me.

My one item is a mosquito net.

- [Steven] Nice! - It's not just a mosquito net,

but we can also use this for catching fish.

- Amazing. - [Steven] Good move.

What do you guys have?

All right, so I brought a hunting slingshot.

It's kind of like shooting a bow and arrow.

I have my fire starter.

And that's a pivotal item out here.

[narrator] The survivalists have also been given a blade

and a pot for boiling water.

And I've also got a map.

- We are here. - [Allison] So we must be...

Yep. The closest water source

is going to be this little creek

coming in from this... kind of the bigger pond area.

We can kind of check this area out.

If this is like a big cave system,

that's going to take a lot of worry out of our shelter building,

and it's gonna keep us safe.

- Awesome. Okay. - Yeah, I definitely want to check out that cliff face.

You know, and then we can...

kind of come over here later on and check this out.

There might be some fishing.

And if we need to move later on,

we can do that.

- For sure. Yeah. - Sound like a plan?

- Perfect. - Let's do it.

Cool. Let's do it.

[narrator] For this 21-day challenge,

Steven will lead Allison and Jenny

into the untamed wild

of Kentucky's Cumberland Plateau,

a treacherous patchwork of steep limestone cliffs

and dense pine forests

that is home to black bears, territorial coyotes,

and highly venomous snakes,

like the timber rattlesnake and the copperhead,

whose exceptional camouflaging

make them a deadly threat at every step.

The oppressive heat and humidity of summer

can change in a flash

as thunderstorms blast the plateau,

sending temperatures plummeting

and unleashing swarms of black flies

and bloodthirsty ticks

that can carry such deadly diseases

as Rocky Mountain spotted fever.

- There's some thorns right there. - [Allison] Whoo!

[Steven grunts]

[Allison] Ooh, you little bastards!

-[sucks teeth] -[Steven] Yeah, be careful of that one.

[Allison] What are you guys most worried about out here?

I'm probably worried more about the wildlife.

This is going to sound pretty crazy.

I'm actually coming into this to face a lot of my fears.

I'm terrified of snakes, coyotes, bobcats.

[Steven] Definitely here, coyotes, for sure, out here.

We're definitely...

We're definitely getting copperhead or diamondback

- or... I mean... - Okay.

With the amount of like rock faces around here,

I mean, that's their bread and butter.

I'm scared of animals.

I think if I'm able to face these fears out here,

then I don't think anything's going to stand in my way

for anything that I want to do in the future.

I'm going to know that no matter how bad a fear is

that there is a way through it

and you will get to the other side.

So how are you feeling about being here for three weeks,

having never done it before?

[Allison] I'm definitely somebody who loves

being outside in nature, and I really feel at home.

But usually I have a backpack full of gear, a tent.

So sleeping on the dirt is gonna be a game changer.

[Jenny] Yeah.

[Steven] Your first challenge

is the hardest challenge you'll ever have.

It's the first time you're really starving.

It's the first time you're actually thirsty.

Bugs are crawling on you at night.

You're literally stripped of every comfort

that you've ever had.

So if you don't have the mental strength

to get through to the next day,

you're just not gonna make it out here.

[Jenny] Wow, it's hot.

[Steven] Yeah, the humidity. It's cooking.

It being this hot and this humid

fire and water are pivotal.

[Allison] Whoo, do you guys feel it getting hotter as we go up?

The elevation change here is no joke.

We need to hydrate and we need to find a shelter

because it can be dangerous with the level of heat

and humidity out here today.

Check this out.

This is definitely the little creek

that was right in front of that map marker.

- [Jenny] Mmm-hmm! - So I'm pretty sure...

-[Allison gasps] -...that's where we're going.

This hike has been quite tough

so I'm really excited to get to where we're going

and prepare for our first night.

[Allison] It's very steep whenever it gets super-wet.

It's going to be really steep right here.

[Steven] Yeah, we got to be careful

going up and down this, for sure.

[Allison] Yeah.

[Steven] Look at that.

[Allison] Holy [bleep]!

[Steven] This cave is huge.

Totally dry!

[Jenny] So definitely shelter from the rain.

- [Steven] Yeah. - Should we be worried about snakes in here?

[Steven] Oh, 100%.

You always have to be prepared for everything.

But, actually, this is going to retain heat

whenever we need it to, when it's cold at night,

and it's also going to retain some coolness

- during the heat of the day. - [Steven] That's right. Yup.

We're close to our water source.

- I like it. - [Allison] Yeah.

Having to chop down a bunch of trees to build a shelter

would have been really, really energy intensive.

So finding this giant cave

really provides me a sense of security,

knowing that we're going to be able to stay mostly dry

during these crazy storms that rip through here.

We have water when it rains here,

- but shouldn't we go find actual running water? - 100%.

Should we go together?

Or I could also start collecting firewood.

Yeah, I think that's a good plan.

Me and Jenny, you want to go down there?

- We'll try to get a water sitch going on. - Yeah. Yeah, sure.

Look. This looks like a good spot right here.

It's kind of crazy.

I'm with two people that this is their first challenge.

Jenny's out here to really overcome fears.

I got a lot of respect for her

for even coming out here and trying this.

And I think she's going to do great.

- It looks like Nesquik. - [laughs] Right?

If it was only as good.

Yeah.

[Steven] And I got Allison,

who is super go-getter tree-loving nature.

It's their day 1 of 1,

and this is my day 252.

I'm just trying to dig out the really big rocks

so that we sleep comfortably.

Ah, great.

[Steven] It's gonna be a hell of a journey.

I'm excited for it.

Fire is one of the most important things.

It's going to keep us warm at night.

That also keeps us safe from predators.

Oh.

- Yeah! - Nice.

[Steven] Slow and steady.

[Jenny] For my first night here, I am excited,

but I think it's just crazy to be out here.

I do feel maybe a little overwhelmed.

This is real now.

[coyotes howling]

[shrieks]

[screams]

[coyotes howling]

[growling]

[shrieks]

[Steven] Yeah, I can tell you are.

[Allison] Mmm.

[Steven] Morning! Day 2!

- Mmm-hmm. - [yawns]

[Allison] How are you feeling, Jenny?

Yeah, I'm good.

I...

- Decent? - Yeah.

[Jenny] Sleep well?

[Allison laughs] Not really. No.

Last night we had a load of coyotes.

I did worry they were going to get a bit closer.

I had a little bit of a panic attack.

[Steven] Did you get any sleep?

-No. -Oh, God.

[Steven] Last night was rough for Jenny.

Your mental strength is literally your biggest asset

in any survival situation.

So I've made sure that she knows that I'm there for her,

that Allison's there for her,

and we're all going to cross the finish line together.

That is my number one main goal,

our trio finish on day 21.

You did good. You went through...

- Yeah! - You got through your first night in the dark.

- Yeah. - With feral dogs running around.

- In a cave. - Like, I mean, that's...

that's a checkmark.

It is, yeah. I'm quite proud of myself.

- Yeah! You should be. - [Allison] Heck yeah!

- You should be. - I'm proud of you, too.

Do you want to go out and have a look for some food?

How far do you think the... like, pond thing is?

[Steven] I'm not quite sure.

- Do you wanna kind of venture down... - [Allison] If we just follow...

that way a little bit today and see what's around there?

[Steven] If we start following down that creek bed...

Yeah.

- Yeah, we should be able to find something. - I definitely want to explore

and see what we have available to us here.

[Jenny] Right. I think we should go.

Let's do it to it.

- Let's do it! - Let's go!

[narrator] From their cave location,

the team will head north to explore a large pond

over two and a half miles away.

[Allison] How far would you say that we've walked so far?

[Steven] I'd say we've gone at least a couple miles.

[Allison] Yeah.

- [yelps] Ooh! - [Steven] Ooh, God. You okay?

Yeah. That could've been bad.

- Yeah, I was... I would've got you. - [Allison giggles]

[Jenny] I think I'm just feeling

a little lightheaded with the heat.

[Steven] Yeah, we really should have drank more this morning.

I think it's just hitting me that I've had no sleep.

If you need to take a breather.

- Yeah, I might need to. - Yeah, we can take a breather.

[Allison] This hike is definitely

a lot more intense than we expected.

Jenny is really struggling in the state that she's in.

She might just faint at any moment.

So we just kind of need to take it slow,

and I hope we make it there eventually,

and I hope it's worthwhile.

[Jenny] Right, I'll...

- Let's go slowly. Yeah. - Okay? Yeah!

I'm starting to get that pain from hunger now.

I need something to eat.

[Allison] Oh, there's little fish!

[Jenny] No!

- [Steven] We got a little baby fish? - No!

- Yeah, there's some minnows in there. - [Allison] Yeah, dude!

We need to get some minnows.

We've been walking for a while,

and we haven't gotten to the pond,

but we just found lots of minnows.

So we're going to try to catch us some food today.

[Steven] We can do a test. Test pull.

- [Jenny] Is he gonna go? - [Allison] There's a big one over here.

- Oh... - Aah!

- [Allison] Aw. - See, this is what...

Oh, we got one!

- [Allison] One? - There's a little guy!

- Aah! - There's a little guy in there!

- All right, you gotta be the first one. - So cool!

- [Steven] You gotta be the first one. - [Jenny] Okay. Ready.

- All right. - My first protein!

- First protein! Day 2! - Go! Go!

Down the gullet!

- Whoo! - Yeah-ha-ha-ha, girl!

Yeah, girl!

The minnow just tasted like a burst of yuck.

But short and sweet, a bit of protein inside me.

Good to go.

[Allison] Cool. Let's go.

We got to get at least two more minnows.

- Oh, yeah, your turn. - [Steven] We gotta double...

- double minnow it up. - [Allison] I want a small one, though.

Yeah.

- [Steven] You wanna try it? - [Allison] Okay.

- One, two, three, go. - Two, three.

- Oh! Yeah! - Oh, there's one!

[all cheering]

- [Steven] It's a big one! - He's yours! Let's go!

This one's bigger!

[Jenny] Are you doing him live?

- Doing him live. - [Allison] Doing him live.

All right, here we go.

[Jenny and Steven laughing]

[Jenny] How did that feel?

- Can you still feel it wriggling? - I'm like...

It's in there.

So we've barely had any water this morning.

- [Steven] Yeah, we need to go back. - It's getting really hot now.

We need to hydrate.

We followed the creek to try to find the pond,

but the problem was

we didn't really know how far away the pond was.

The dehydration being a real threat out here,

we need to turn back.

But we got a couple of minnows.

I think it was a pretty big morale boost

for all three of us.

We've eaten today.

We've eaten today!

- Everybody! - Yeah!

I had my first live kill.

- You did! - Yes!

[coyote howling]

[growling]

[Jenny panicking]

[Steven speaking]

[Allison] Are you scared that the coyotes

are gonna come... get you?

Yeah. I think they're gonna come up.

Our fire is not big enough.

[Steven] I've never in my...

probably thousands of days cowboy-camping,

I've heard 'em,

I've never once had one come up on me in camp, so.

[Allison] Mmm-hmm.

[Steven] They're not wolves. And there's no wolves here.

How do you feel about it?

I'm not concerned at all.

Yeah, we're not their food.

[Jenny] I feel like you comforted me before I had a meltdown there.

-I knew... I knew... -You knew it was coming.

I'm like one of those like emotional support dogs

that like knows when a...

[laughing] ...when like a seizure

or a panic attack is about to happen.

- It's gonna be okay. - It is quite funny.

You're gonna be okay.

[Allison] All right,

we're gonna try to get some more sleep, yes?

- [Steven] Yeah. - [Jenny] Mmm.

[snoring]

We are on day 3, and I'm not going to lie,

I've gone through some wobbles.

I know that my skills can take me the 21 days.

The one thing I am finding out here

is I'm really struggling with the mental side of things.

And with the lack of sleep and food,

I don't know how I'm functioning, to be honest.

I just need to try and focus on keeping busy

and, um, just get on with the day.

[Allison] Ooh, some sharp rocks, too.

Take this nice and slow.

The first attempt of finding the pond,

we were not prepared.

We were getting very dehydrated.

So today we're gonna be coming prepared.

We're gonna be bringing our pot full of water.

We're gonna bring our fire starter,

so that once we get to the pond,

we can boil up some more water.

And then also, hopefully, we'll be able to cook

whatever food we find while we're out there.

Oh, there's a bird!

First one I've actually seen.

- [Jenny] Oh, wow! - [Steven] Holy cow.

Yeah, that's the first bird we've seen out here.

I expected it to be

just an enormous amount of squirrels

and groundhogs and birds.

I've heard one squirrel the entire time that I've been here.

Um, I've heard one or two birds.

You know, the reason I brought that slingshot

was to take down these small game creatures.

And they are just not here.

So that's a little concerning.

[Allison] A little further than we thought, huh?

[Jenny] Mmm. Definitely.

I don't think this a every couple of days kind of hike.

[Allison] Oh, no.

This would take a lot out of us

if we did this every day.

I just hope that once we get there,

we find something that makes all this work worthwhile.

I feel like it's getting more humid.

[Steven] Yeah, it definitely feels like thicker air down here.

[Allison] Yeah.

[Steven gasps] Holy [bleep]!

We got a snake.

It's a copperhead.

[Allison] Holy [bleep], my heart just started racing so fast.

[Steven] Good eye. Good eye.

[narrator] The copperhead is a pit viper

that is responsible for more bites

than any other snake in the US.

With a lethal dose of over 100 mg of venom,

one bite can bring on severe swelling,

difficulty breathing, and rapid heart rates.

[Steven] So this is what we're gonna do.

-[Allison exhales] -I'm gonna pin him down.

You're gonna come up right here with me...

- [Jenny] Yeah. - After I have him pinned,

and he's gonna be flipping around,

- just telling you. - Mmm-hmm.

Okay, we're gonna hold the stick together,

and then Allison's gonna...

-chop the head... -[Allison] Yeah, dude, you're conquering a fear here.

[Steven] This is big. Look how close you are right now.

That's amazing. That's amazing.

- [Allison] Yeah. - All right? You girls ready?

- [Allison] I'm [bleep] ready. - It's a big moment.

[Steven] We're gonna do this together.

All right?

[Allison] This is [bleep] crazy.

Holy [bleep]!

- [Steven] You girls ready? - [Allison] I'm [bleep] ready.

It's a big moment.

[Allison] Oh, my God.

[Steven] Okay. Come over here.

- [Steven] So you can... you can go slow. - Do I do it slow?

Yep, I have him super-pinned.

Don't let your hand slip.

Stab. There you go. Keep going.

- There you go. - [Allison] His head is off.

[Steven] Is his head off? Okay.

Now, stay away from the head

'cause the head can still bite ya.

[Allison] Copperhead head.

My number one goal for capturing food out here

was to get a venomous snake.

So, to already have that goal in the bag feels amazing.

Come here!

- Look, he can't hurt you at all. - [Allison squealing]

- He can't hurt you at all. His head's completely gone. - Oh, my God!

The only thing that can...

Yeah, the only thing that can hurt you on a snake is his mouth.

- That's it. - Dude, look at that blood.

And his mouth is gone.

Holy [bleep].

All right, you guys ready? Hold on.

You get a Naked and Afraid aptism.

- Ew! I thought you were gonna put it in my mouth! - [Steven laughing]

You ready?

Yeah!

[laughs] That's savage!

Holy [bleep].

- Yeah! - Yeah!

Snakes were one of my biggest, biggest fears.

So to be so calm when we were getting that,

I feel so proud of myself.

- Look at y'all, covered in venomous snake blood. - [Allison] My lunch buddy.

You guys are [bleep] savages.

It's just such a special moment

to be able to share this with two new people

that have never done a challenge like this,

to overcome fears, and to accomplish goals.

We did both of those things with one chop of the knife.

We kind of need to eat him quick.

We'll start a little fire.

We'll make a little lunch.

Here. Hold him up here.

There you go.

Field dressing this snake,

I couldn't help but go back a decade

to my Alabama challenge.

This is the heart.

Literally, almost ten years ago to the day,

uh, when I did the same thing with the timber rattlers.

You know, I put the still-beating heart in my mouth.

[Chalese] Whoo!

Dinner!

Look at the heart.

It's still beating a little bit.

Heart. 10-year anniversary.

- [Allison] Savage! - 10 years, from Alabama to Kentucky.

That was just a cool, like, full-circle moment for me.

[Allison] Dude, that smells delicious.

As we're roasting it up,

the snake starts smelling a little bit like bacon.

I already know it's gonna taste so good.

Just from that smell.

[Jenny] What's this bit?

So this is, uh, copperhead liver.

- Did you already take a... Yeah. - Cheers.

Cheers.

First real protein.

[narrator] In addition to a few tiny organs,

the only edible meat of a copperhead

is the thin back strap that runs along the spine.

That is so [bleep] good.

[Steven] Yeah.

[Allison] Split up between three people,

it's really pretty small.

It's not giving us too much nutrition.

But just the morale boost,

just the win of being able to chew on meat

is absolutely amazing out here.

[Allison] Mmm!

[Steven laughs] Are you not a fan?

[Jenny] I don't eat meat at home,

so this is all very new to me.

But...

I know I need it, so I'm gonna do it anyway.

I am feeling lethargic,

and I know that I do need to have meat.

I did come out here

saying that I would do anything I had to

to get through this challenge.

So I am willing to give it a go.

Just think of it as nourishment for your body.

[Steven] Yeah. Essentials.

[Jenny] I have a kink in my stomach.

It's just cramping up now.

I feel like I'm gonna throw up.

All I can taste is that snake in my throat

and it's making me feel super-sick.

[Steven] Gaggy?

[Jenny] I'm really struggling.

Every step I take feels like I'm taking 20.

I feel like I'm gonna pass out.

Hold on. I might be sick.

I need to get it out.

No, I don't think it's going to come yet.

- It's not really coming up. - [Allison] [bleep], that's not fun.

I think we need to make our way back to camp.

Yeah, I've just got no energy.

Mentally, because I know

that my body is not how it should be,

it's maybe a bit panic in my head

that's like I can't deal with this.

My body feels rubbish, so my mind feels rubbish.

Tomorrow's a new day.

[Steven] Tomorrow's a new day.

- Yeah. - We're gonna get some good sleep tonight.

Let's just get today over with and start again tomorrow.

[Steven] Just lay down for a bit. I got this.

Are you sure?

I heard that.

I'm so sorry.

I just feel like I'm keeping everyone awake.

No, but you gotta just get some sleep,

even it's for, like, a couple of hours, you know.

You're welcome.

Is this to go up?

- [Allison] Mmm-hmm. - Cool.

[Allison] Oh, that's a big boy.

[Steven] That's a big boy.

[Allison] Dang!

We haven't seen any rain yet,

but I know we're going to any day now.

And one of my biggest concerns is being wet and cold,

so it is absolutely essential that we get our firewood kind of stocked up.

Because whenever it does storm here,

everything is going to be soaking wet,

and it's going to be really hard to maintain our fire when that happens.

[Jenny] Let me grab some.

So today we're gonna stockpile.

Get as much wood as we can.

Shelter it inside of our cave.

So we're gonna be prepared when it rains.

- Sweet. - [Jenny] My heart can't take this.

[Allison] Sit down and rest again.

We don't have that much more to bring up.

[Jenny] Is your heart not pounding?

- [Allison] Little bit? - [Jenny sighs]

[Allison] No, seriously, you should... You should rest.

- You sure? - [Allison] Yes. I'm absolutely positive.

We don't have that much more left.

And I'm still feeling good.

And I don't want you to like faint to coming up this hill.

[exhales]

Jenny, you okay?

[Jenny] My body just feels like it wants to shut down on me.

Any amount of exertion is just causing my heart

to beat so fast,

like so strongly that I can even feel it

in my stomach, not just my chest.

[Steven] I think Jenny's biggest issue is fear.

I think fear, anxiety, stress.

All that stuff can affect you physically,

but it can also get in your head.

I feel like my muscles are being eaten away at.

[Steven] And she has it in her. She can do this.

But, you know, if she can't handle that,

she's not going to make it.

[Jenny] This is like torture.

[Jenny] This is Day 7.

I am struggling today

to get through this challenge.

It takes mental strength,

and that's what I'm really struggling with at the moment.

I just don't really think I can do it anymore.

[sniffles]

You doing? Okay,

[sobbing]

I don't know what I should do.

I don't know if I should stay or go.

[sobbing]

I just feel like If I go,

I'll be letting myself and so many other people down.

Yeah.

But the mental part is just so tough to get past.

- Yeah. - [sniffles]

You need... I think, you need to make the decision.

Either I'm going to do this no matter what,

no matter how my feelings are.

You know, and not focus on the finish line,

but focus on the journey.

You know, you've done some amazing things,

and I think you can do more amazing things.

But I... it literally rips my heart out

to see how much pain you're in when you wake up.

Yeah.

[tearfully] I'm gonna go.

[Steven] You sure?

Yeah.

- [Allison] Hey. - [Jenny] Hey.

[Allison] What's going on?

I've decided, I'm gonna go.

- [Allison] Jenny. - I know. I'm really sorry.

- No, don't be sorry. - You don't need to be sorry.

- That's okay. - I just feel that my mental state

is just such a roller coaster,

and I don't want to bring that burden on you guys.

Every night I'm barely sleeping.

That's probably contributing to my emotions

and my lack of energy,

and I just feel that I've pushed myself

as far as I can go with that.

- [tearfully] But, thank you both for everything. - [Steven] Come on.

- [sobbing] - Yeah.

[Jenny] I know I'm leaving here a stronger person

- than I came in, and that's an achievement. - Yeah, you are.

- So I'm not left with nothing. - Yeah.

Yeah.

I know you guys are going to do really, really well.

And I'm...

Yeah. I'm really sorry.

[Allison] No, don't be sorry.

- [Steven] It's all right. - We're gonna miss you.

You did an awesome job.

I really feel that I'm going to have let people down.

I definitely couldn't have got as far

as what I have done without my husband Steven's training.

He definitely gave me all the physical skills that I needed.

But I don't think he could have ever prepared me

for the mental side of it.

You've faced so many different challenges out here

that you can't really

imagine until you're here facing them

and you know, that's when your mental state starts to change.

You think you can handle something,

but until it's right there in front of you,

you can't honestly say how you'll react to it.

I'm really proud of myself and how far I've come,

but I just need to go home.

- Take care, Jenny. - [Jenny] Thank you. Bye.

I will be so happy to never hear a coyote ever again.

[Allison] Oh, man!

Ah, I know, I know.

I'm sad to see Jenny go.

I am 'cause... because my main goal

is getting our team across the finish line.

But you know, when people,

when they... when they fully make up their mind

that this isn't for them, that's it.

I mean, there's no reopening that book.

That book is closed.

Me and you now.

Yeah, we are we... [chuckles]

Partner, okay.

I'm really sad to see Jenny go,

but I will say that Steven and I make a phenomenal pair

when it comes to survival out here.

So I feel confident that the next days are gonna be a success.

- We've got two weeks. - Mmm-hmm.

- To do some really epic, amazing stuff. - Mmm-hmm.

We're gonna absolutely murder it.

So the main plan out here

is when we do this walk in stalk.

Because we're going to be real quiet.

Really, I kind of want to be like one with nature, so.

- Yeah. - Eyes open, ears open,

constantly scanning back and forth.

Mmm-hmm.

Just kind of when you... when you step in the water,

I always do toes first.

And it won't splash.

[Allison] I feel like we've had a really good thing

going on with our cave camp here.

But not having eaten very substantially since the snake

My muscles are starting to feel a lot weaker

and I'm getting a lot more fatigued,

and I'm feeling like, I could really

use a good meal of some protein.

[Steven whispers] Holy [bleep]

Squirrel.

[exhales]

They're here.

I wonder if they're just chilling out, like up top.

Just canopy squirrels all day.

[Allison] Mmm-hmm.

[Steven] Like, why come down and grab nuts

when all your nuts are up there?

[Allison] I'm not seeing anything out here.

I'm mostly looking for turtles and snakes.

There's lots of underbrush where both snakes and turtles

would like to hide.

So moving really slowly.

But so far, nothing.

Finding life out here has been a little hard to come by.

So we've had to keep pushing our journeys further and further.

And with how many miles we're covering,

it's really taxing on the body,

especially when we already don't have a lot of nutrients in our bodies already.

Nothing.

[Steven] At least I'm hearing some birds.

God, you are way up there.

So they're right up there.

It's far.

[groans]

[exhales]

Got to keep going, though,

The main problem with this area here is

there's no mammals, there's no food sources.

Um, if there is, they're few and far between.

So if there's no food here, we need to move.

It's really the only way.

That we're going to be able to even think

about putting adequate food on the table for us

to not crawl across the finish line.

Day 12.

This area definitely everything is too few and far between.

[Allison] Yeah.

Like, let me know what you're thinking

because I was thinking this last night.

But we might,

need to do a migration.

Like... like, not have cave home?

[Steven] Yeah.

I know, I know it was scary.

That would be scary.

- I know. - Would we migrate towards the pond?

We would be like right at the pond, I think.

Hmm.

It being the biggest water source in the area,

- like animals know that. - [Allison] Mmm-hmm.

So that's going to be like a thing of movement down there.

I mean, like, I feel like we've had no rain at all,

and I feel like the like

the big rain is just like it's gonna happen

- any [bleep] day, you know. - I know. I know. I know.

And so I'm lik...

But I'm also thinking like

there are no food resources here.

- Yeah, I want food. - [Steven] I know. And we need food.

Like, you know, this is like survival.

- I don't want to just get by. - Yeah. Yeah.

Because the resources here are so scarce.

We need to uplift ourselves from our lovely cave.

Which kind of scares me.

Because here, if it rains, we're going to stay dry.

But if we make our own shelter, then chances are

if a big storm whips through, we're going to get wet.

We're going to get cold.

And to me that is probably

like the worst scenario for me out here

is being cold and wet.

[Steven] You know, there's always a risk in leaving any location,

but we've got to put ourselves in the best

food situation, too.

Yeah.

I am nervous, but I'm done with that.

- Yeah. - [Steven] Down with that?

Mmm-hmm.

[Steven] So I think that would be a good game plan.

I know that it's a concern for her,

but we have to change locations.

We have to get up and we have to go

and we have to face our fears,

and we have to take the rest of this adventure head on.

It's the only way to thrive out here.

We don't have a choice.

-[Allison grunts] -[Steven] All right. Slingshots.

Check.

Show me the blade.

[Allison] There you go.

[Steven] Cool.

It's moving day.

We're going to pick up shop

and head to the pond to greener pastures.

[Allison] I'm gonna gather as much of the the little pieces of tinder

that I can start a fire later.

[Steven] Perfect.

The location we're in right now is not sustainable.

Being able to move and have a new location.

And have less of a human footprint

is going to improve our chance for success.

It's going to improve our chance to see more wildlife,

more natural resources.

And we're going to thrive out there.

- All right. - [Allison] All right.

Goodbye, home.

[narrator] Steven and Allison will once again head north

almost three miles to finally reach the pond,

Where they hope to secure the protein they'll need

to trek another four miles west

to reach their 21-day extraction point.

[Allison] This really is like the first day all over again.

[Steven] Isn't it?

[thunderclap]

[Allison] Oh, my God, it's freaking raining.

Of all the days for it to start raining

today is kind of the worst day possible.

[Steven] All right. We gotta keep moving here.

[wind blowing]

[Steven exhales] Man, are we good?

[Allison] Yeah.

It's cold, it's wet. It's a long trek.

But we still are doubling down on the idea

that this pond is going to offer us

a lot better circumstances.

[Steven] Just keep going.

[Allison] Whoo!

It's chilly, man.

[Steven] Yeah, this is definitely

the coldest, wettest day that we've had.

[Allison] It's one thing just making this trek.

It's another thing doing it two weeks in

when you're sleep deprived and hungry

and mentally, just a little bit, not fully there.

So I'm beginning to doubt our decision a little bit.

[Steven] I feel like we're in a whole different environment right now.

[Allison] Yeah.

[Steven] I think we're gonna have better luck out here.

[Allison] There's the transitional areas

where little mammals like to be.

[Steven] Mmm-hmm.

Look at this.

- [Allison] Yey! We did it! - [Steven laughs]

[Steven yells] Yey!

[Allison] It's a nice, murky pond.

After trudging for miles, we come up to the pond.

It feels amazing to have gotten there.

But I definitely think it looked a little different

than we had envisioned in our mind.

It's a little more swampy than we anticipated.

It's going to be really challenging to use

that mosquito net in this murky water.

[Steven] This has been a long walk.

I'm pretty beat. I know you are.

[Allison] Yeah. We need to find a nice level spot.

And start making our shelter.

- [Steven] Yeah. - [Allison] Get water, get fire.

It's very wet.

[Steven] It took a lot of work to get here.

We're wet, we're cold.

So we need to find a place that we can set up our camp.

And then we can start a fire and get a pot of water on

and get us heated up.

If we do from here, from this tree to that tree,

and then we can have our fire right there.

- Mmm-hmm. - And then we can do our lean to this way.

- Okay. - Does that work?

Yeah.

[Steven] I'll go get some water.

We'll start on fire first.

All right, let's get stuff done.

We got the clock ticking.

- Clock is ticking. - Yeah.

[Steven] This is night and day compared

to the Copperhead cave.

Just the fact that the canopy is more open, more grasses.

All this points in the direction to me

that there's going to be more wildlife

and more wildlife means more food.

[Allison] It's soaking wet.

It's cold, everything is saturated.

This is what I was terrified of.

I'm mostly concerned about night time.

And the cold temperatures.

So we got to build our shelter

and get our fire in order ASAP.

Tinder we brought from the Copperhead cave.

It's uh, it's still dry, which is pivotal.

Can use cat tails.

You usually split it like that.

All of this is like King Tinder right here.

It's like cotton.

[Allison] I want to see the fluff go poof.

[Steven] There's still a lot of moisture in the air.

We're gonna make it work.

[Steven] Well, that was uneventful.

All right, let's do it again.

Let's fluff it up a little bit more

That way we'll get more air in there.

This is a 100% humidity.

Everything's wet.

And it's a struggle.

I'm pulling out every tip and trick

that I can think of in the book

to get this fire going.

And it is an uphill battle.

[Allison grunts]

[Steven grunts] Okay.

[Allison] The most important thing

about survival is having fire.

What if we spend tonight with no fire?

We are wet, completely soaked,

and we're going to be absolutely freezing.

So if we can't get it,

uh, this challenge might take a turn for the worst.

Oh. [grunts]

[Steven sighs] Ah! [bleep]

[thunder rumbling]

[scraping]

[Steven sighing impatiently]

Pine tree.

[thunder rumbling]

- You need to get some like the inner bark out. - Yeah. Mmm-hmm.

[Allison] Yeah.

[Steven] Saturated with SAP,

has almost like a turpentine in it,

and they should be able to catch.

Try it one more time.

[thunder rumbling]

[Allison] Oh, wow. Beautiful.

Okay. Slowly, slowly.

We did it! Yeah. [sighs]

We did it.

Sure enough. We got a little flame.

That was definitely a big moment.

We're super dehydrated.

We traveled many miles.

We needed that fire.

- Okay. - Let's get some bigger guys on you.

[Allison] In my mind, I was already going through the thought

of what if we spend tonight with no fire?

It's going to be horrible.

But we still don't have a shelter.

So you think we should just kind of forgo the shelter tonight,

focus on fire?

Yeah, the first day, first night.

Like, I mean, we gotta overfeed it.

[Allison] Yeah.

I think I might go search for more firewood.

Definitely, I don't want fire going out

in the middle of the night.

Okay.

[Allison] Not having a shelter is definitely less than ideal,

and I'm not looking forward to sleeping tonight

with nothing between me and the earth.

[Steven] You cowboy camped before right?

[Allison] I've never done it on the dirt.

- Is that what cowboy camping is? - Pretty much

- [Allison] Yeah. - [Steven] Dirt and fire.

[Allison] This feels scary.

[Allison speaking]

[Steven speaking]

[Allison] They're crawling all over you, too, right?

[Steven] Yeah.

- [Allison] See, they're just [bleep] everywhere. - [Steven] Mmm-hmm.

[Allison] I'm really hoping that this move pays off.

Like I've pulled, probably like 50 ticks off of me

since getting here, and it's freaking me out. Honestly.

Oh, my God, there's another one.

[in English]

It's everywhere.

[Steven] It sucks.

[Allison] Dude, there's another one.

Oh, my God! They're crawling all over me!

Get off of me!

- That was a long night. - [Steven] Yeah.

Yeah.

[Allison] There's freakin ticks,

like crawling everywhere.

I could feel them on my skin.

Oh, God!

[Steven] Where was that one?

This big tic was just in my scalp.

That's terrifying.

The ticks here are horrendous,

like the worst I've ever seen in my entire life.

Mosquito net does not help.

The ticks are small enough to just go right through.

I'm not happy with the situation.

[Steven] Yeah.

[Allison] I'm really missing what we had at our previous spot.

[Steven] I get it. I totally get it.

But number one, the priority today

is we're going to get the shelter up.

- Yeah. - [Steven] And then we're gonna ash this whole area

so all them creepy crawlies

are gonna be almost down to nothing.

Yeah.

[Steven] Start the chop shop.

It's the realization of basically

starting all over again,

three quarters of the way through the challenge.

That's a... That's a lot to kind of soak in.

So I can see her kind of contemplating

that situation right now.

But once we get a shelter up, we'll be doing just fine.

Yeah. There we go.

[grunts]

Nice

Pretty good binds.

We're gonna do a lean to.

We're gonna lay a latticework

with some small saplings,

basically interwoven to make it really sturdy.

Look at this.

[Allison] Yeah, it's looking good.

[Steven] When it comes to debris shelters,

the more debris, the better the shelter.

[Steven chuckles softly] Yeah.

Now, we're gonna ash our entire area.

- [Allison] Okay. - [Steven] All bugs hate ash.

They will literally flee.

[Allison] We got the shelter done.

But I'm still not feeling 100% confident.

Whenever we build a makeshift shelter out here,

we simply don't have the materials to make it waterproof.

Uh, this area. It does have lots of thunderstorms

that roll in really quickly.

And I think that going forward,

primary concern is is the cold and the rain.

[Steven] It's a nice home, right?

[Allison] That'll do the trick for now.

[Steven] I'm gonna go check out the other side of that pond.

Looks like the forest is younger,

so there might be like more grasses.

- Mmm-hmm. - [Steven] And more grasses

more little furry critters,

rabbits and squirrels and stuff, so.

[Allison] Okay. I'll be here collecting firewood.

[Steven] I am going on my first hunt today.

I'm hoping to find some mammal activities

because we need meat.

We need protein.

And um, I'm hoping this area brings that.

You know, I always bring the slingshot with me.

My main goals for this move

is to be able to utilize my tool and find food.

So there's a lot of pressure.

[whispers] Let's go on an adventure.

[grunts]

[Steven] I'm deep. I'm deep in the forest right now.

Seems like this could be like squirrel territory.

Squirrels and rabbits.

The problem is, the grass is so tall.

It would be almost impossible for me to see something.

I'm so determined to get protein,

I'm willing to do anything to make sure that happens.

I will not quit.

Keep going.

[Allison sighs wearily] Whoo! Whoo, whoo, whoo, whoo. Whoo!

Jesus! It's starting to drizzle.

We do not have enough firewood at all.

[thunder rumbling]

As much as I want to just kind of hurdle up

in the fetal position and wait it out,

I can't do that. That's not an option.

I need to to get this wood together.

I need to keep this fire going.

Just have to suck it up and do what has to be done.

[Steven] Uh, it feels cold.

Cold and dark.

So that tells me that...

[in English]

Try to find a place with a good cover.

Hunker down for a minute.

Let's see what happens.

[thunder rumbling]

I'm too deep into the forest right now

to even think about heading back.

I'm just gonna have to shelter in place.

[thunderclap]

Here it comes.

[rain pattering]

Got to keep my chest dry.

Body tight.

Control my breathing.

Trying not to get hypothermia.

[Allison] It's really coming down now.

I am feeling absolute panic.

[sobbing]

[thunderclap]

I really think Steven really needs to come back.

[sniffles]

If fire goes out, then we are in really big trouble.

We're going to be without water.

We're going to be with out any time type of warmth.

[grunts]

[groans]

[thunder rumbling]

[rain pattering]

You know what? All this wood is [bleep] soaking.

I don't even know what [bleep] I'm doing right now.

This is

getting harder.

Hopefully, Steven comes back soon.

[Steven] It's cold.

And it is dumping rain.

[thunderclap]

[Allison shouts] Steven!

Steven!

[thunderclap]

[rain pattering]

[Allison sighs] Okay, rain's stopping.

We're good. We're good.

I'm trying to calm myself down right now.

I've got the fire covered.

So it's still burning.

I'm underneath the shelter

and it is dripping because it sucks.

[bleep]

Are you all right?

Mmm-hmm. Okay.

- [Steven panting] - What did you discover?

I covered some...

I covered some miles for sure.

But no snakes, no frogs, no turtles.

[Allison] Let's focus on firewood and shelter.

Feels like this should have been

our number one priority today.

- [Steven] We can do that. - [Allison] Okay.

[Steven] Good job keeping the fire going.

[Allison] Thanks.

Allison. she looks so terrified.

But the fire is going and I am so absolutely proud of her.

- I'll do firewood. - Yeah.

- You work, shelter? - Yeah.

- Divide and conquer. - [Allison] Yeah.

I like it. It's a good plan.

[grunts]

I want to go out and find food. That's what I want.

I think it'll benefit both of us.

But if she's slowly

spiraling into a place that she can't get out of.

That doesn't help me at all.

So if I need to put what I planned on doing on the back burner

to make her and feel as safe as possible

and stay in this, then I'm going to do it.

[Allison] This is a nice big magnolia tree.

So I've managed to find a few nice big

magnolia trees out here that have really big leaves.

Oh, yeah.

We could use to shingle the top part of the shelter with.

This is absolutely a great find.

[sighs] Whoo!

I think if I shingle the leaves,

it's gonna help us stay a lot more dry.

It'll allow the water to kind of run off.

Instead of seep right through the top of the shelter.

I'm just making the best of the situation

at our new location.

[grunts]

[Steven] Is that a snake?

Oh!

Looks like we got a turtle! [exclaiming in relief]

Look at this little guy.

[laughs] My goodness.

It's always funny when you're looking for food,

a lot of times you don't find it.

But when you're not looking for it

and doing something else, it tends to pop up.

So sure enough, looking for firewood.

And what do I find?

A little box turtle.

We can get a little bit of protein.

And just that morale boost, especially after the rain.

Um, it's going to be huge.

[chuckling]

[bleep] Awesome.

[Steven sighing in exhaustion]

Good job!

[Allison] Feeling much better about the shelter.

I feel like it's already a lot more waterproof.

Check this out.

[Allison gasps]

- Oh, my God! You have a turtle! - [Steven laughs]

Oh, my God! There's a turtle in there.

- It's not just a shell, right? - [Steven] No.

-[Steven laughs] -Okay. You just brought up a shell

- to psyched me out. - [Steven] No.

[Allison] Today has been quite the day,

and we're weak.

You know, we haven't eaten very much.

All right, so I got a turtle here.

I got to dispatch her quick.

Just like that.

[Allison] So it's really gonna be nice

to end the night on a high note,

and I'm kind of stoked to try it out.

[Steven] Let's slow boil this for about three or four hours.

Wham-bam!

You want to cheers a legend?

[Allison] Absolutely.

Mmm.

- Mmm. I'm like chewing so fast. - Hmm.

[Allison] I can't help it. My body is like

- so starving for nutrients right now. - Hmm.

[Allison] You made a nice stew.

Uh, the broth was really warm

and comforting to have right before bed.

So definitely would um,

definitely would recommend turtle. [chuckles]

Thank you, turtle.

Yes. Thank you so much, turtle.

[thunder rumbles]

- Oh, man. - [Steven] Oh, no.

[thunder rumbles]

- [rain pouring] - [Alison groans]

Man, can't we catch a break?

It's kind of making me a little nervous

how wet this is getting.

[thunder rumbles]

[Alison] [bleep] damnit.

All right. [bleep] got crazy really quick.

We've got leaves over the fire.

[rain pouring]

It is pouring right now.

[Steven] It's bad news.

- [thunder rumbles] - [Alison] Oh, my God.

Whoa.

- [rain pouring] - It sucks.

-[thunder rumbles] -[Steven] Fingers crossed it's quick.

[thunder rumbling]

- [wind blowing] - [Alison groans]

Ah, that wind. [chuckles]

- [Steven] It's crazy. - [Alison groans]

[thunder rumbles]

-[rain pouring] -Oh, my God. It's so freezing.

[Steven speaking]

[Alison speaking]

[thunder rumbles]

[Steven speaking]

[thunderclap]

[Alison speaking]

[thunder rumbles]

[thunderclap]

[Alison speaking]

- [rain pouring] - [Alison speaking]

[Alison groans]

[thunderclap]

[birds chirping]

[Steven] Last night was rough.

It was straight up Zeus,

like, opening up the clouds of doom.

[Alison] Yeah, I'd say last night

was the toughest night I've had out here.

[Steven] It was bad.

As far as sheer rain magnitude

in such a short period of time, this is top three

in my 250-plus days all around the world,

so that says something.

[thunderclap]

It's cold. Temperature drops 20 degrees.

- [thunder rumbles] - [Steven groans]

- [rain pouring] - Survival, man.

- It's real. It's the real deal. - [rain pouring]

[thunder rumbles]

Freaking Alaska, man.

-[rain pouring] -[Laura] It is pouring right now.

- [Steven] It is dumping right now. - [Laura] Oh, God.

[rain pouring]

It was scary, you know.

I feel like my body is just kind of shutting down,

and it's, like, really hard to keep any kind of warmth.

Last night was terrifying.

I could see that Steven kind of switched modes

and became really focused,

and I could see a little bit of fear in his eyes as well.

He did everything he could to keep the fire going.

I hope that that was the low point for this challenge. [chuckles]

I don't know if I can take another one.

So, I really wanna put the mosquito net to use

and catch some fish in that pond.

- We've got the turtle guts for some bait. - Yeah, turtle guts.

What I wanna try is getting a stick

- with like a Y at the top... - Okay.

And kind of turning it into a hoop

- and making... - Like a dip net?

- [Alison] Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. - Okay. Yeah.

- I think that'll work great. - Cool.

[machete tapping]

It was definitely a nice pick-me-up

to have something in my stomach

with the turtle stew that we made,

but it was nowhere near as substantial of a meal

as I need at this point.

- [branch cracks] - [Steven] There you go.

I do not feel like this move has paid off yet.

Once we catch some food,

like a substantial amount of food,

then I think I'll feel like this was a worthwhile decision.

This is the wide portion,

- and then the net can go in between. - [Steven] I like that.

We found a big Y branch

and we lashed a sapling across the top,

so it's basically a triangle.

After that, we were able to tie and weave

the mosquito net through that triangle,

which literally just makes a big old dip scoop net.

All right, so we got our turtle guts.

[Alison] Nasty.

[Steven] We use part of the mosquito net as a little chum bag.

Basically, guts of an animal that are immersed in the water leaves a set trail

and predatory fish come to investigate.

[Alison] It's gonna get us some food.

[birds chirping]

- All right, it's all the way down. - [Steven] Okay.

Alison's in the water with the dip net.

I'm a little bit above,

which gives me the opportunity to see the fish.

So what I'm gonna do is, when the fish

get into the zone of the net,

I'm gonna tell her to lift up,

and hopefully we can get a couple of these big boys.

There's two of them to your right.

There's three of them.

[Alison] Yeah, I can't see anything right now.

The water is like glass.

I thought this was gonna be easy.

[Steven chuckles] Fishing never is.

There's no free rides in survival.

I can't really see nothing right now.

[birds chirping]

There's some big bass.

Here comes one.

Looking at the net.

Stay still.

[Alison] It's getting really hard to be able to hold still.

My muscles are beginning to shake,

it's really beginning to get really hard to just stay put,

and I feel like any movement is scaring away the fish.

So I'm getting really frustrated with this.

[Steven] About a foot away.

Here it comes.

Lift!

[Alison grunts] Yeah. I can't lift it.

[grunts] It's the weight of it.

There's nothing in there, right?

- [Steven] No. - [Alison groans]

[Alison] I don't know about this.

[Steven] Day's almost done.

The sun's kind of behind the canopy right now.

- You wanna call it? - [Alison] Yeah.

At least we tried.

[Steven] The net is a great idea.

We are so close to being able to utilize this new asset,

but it's not gonna work.

So I'm gonna have to switch some tactics here.

[Alison] Oh, my God, it looks so dark.

- [fire crackling] - [Alison groans]

[Alison] Does it seem to be getting colder tonight, or it was just me?

[Steven] Mmm-hmm. It is [bleep] cold.

-[wind blowing] -The weather changes here

between the torrential rain

and then this, like, frozen tundra that's going on.

It is surreal.

Like, I've been to Alaska,

Louisiana in December.

Oh, my God. Frozen body.

[Steven exhales]

I can't stop shivering.

It's just killing me.

It is cold outside.

When I say cold, like, it is frozen.

- It's cold. - It is so cold.

It is definitely the coldest night out here by far.

[Alison groans]

Oh, my God.

[Steven] It is freezing.

[wind howling]

[birds tweeting]

[Alison] Last night sucked.

[Steven] It was [bleep] cold.

[Alison] Cold is really intolerable.

[Steven] Tough few days.

- [twig snaps] - Tough few days.

I'm beginning to reach a breaking point out here,

physically and mentally.

It just seems like, since getting to this spot,

it's, like, been like, and all the things,

[chuckles] all the challenges, like, one after another.

Like, yeah.

As I've gotten more deprived of nutrients,

my cold tolerance is just plummeting,

and I'm getting really cold really easily.

[tearfully] I just wanna be myself again.

- I know. - [crying]

- I know you do. I know. - [crying]

[Steven] We really need protein,

especially coming to the end here,

'cause we have extraction. Extraction's not easy.

Not to mention, kind of, boost our morale a little bit.

I'll figure something out to try to get some food.

[birds tweeting]

I'm trying to think

on how to best utilize this situation.

It's been days since we had that turtle,

and turtle's not a whole lot of protein.

Our biggest source of protein

is gonna be in this pond over here.

There's fish. But the net, it's just not gonna cut it.

But I do have a slingshot that I can modify,

and what I'm gonna do is I'm actually gonna turn it into a bow sling.

I'm gonna be able to shoot arrows with my slingshot

and spear a fish from the bank.

So that's the goal today.

[bird screeches]

I've never modified my slingshot like this,

but I think it's doable.

So, I'm gonna make an arrow.

I got a pine sapling.

It's fresh, so it's kind of malleable.

Okay, you wanna super fire-harden the tip.

That way, you get maximum penetration power.

I'm attaching my arrow guide where my arrow's gonna sit,

so when I pull it back,

it goes in a straight line.

[Alison] Yeah, I've been pretty hungry today.

You know, if we could get at least one solid good meal in,

that'll give us enough energy

to really push through to the end.

Absolutely.

You're gonna rock it with your slingshot, so...

[birds chirping]

There's four bass right there.

[birds tweeting]

[whispers] Come on up. Come on up.

[arrow whooshes]

[Steven exhales]

[Steven speaking]

[Alison] I'm definitely impressed by Steven's persistence.

If Steven gets a fish today,

it'll be so freaking incredible

to have a little bit of nourishment.

I know that'll do wonders for my mind and my body.

I'm just so weak and so tired.

I'm still feeling like it's the end of a marathon

and my body is really trying its best.

I'm so hungry.

Two more days. It seems so long.

- [arrow whooshes] - [Steven whispers] Damn it!

Come on back to me.

Since we moved to the pond here,

it threw problems at me that I didn't expect.

I expected more food sources, protein sources,

and it's just not happening.

- [arrow whooshes] - Oh!

Even after doing this for 10 years,

the cold, the wet, the hunger, it still hurts.

And it put me in my place.

I mean, have you ever seen a king crawl?

It's about to get to that point.

[arrow whooshes]

[Steven exhales]

This arrow's way more buoyant than a typical fish arrow,

so it's gonna wanna glide upwards.

That's a problem.

[exhales]

It's concerning.

I'm gonna have to make some modifications.

By taking off about an eighth of an inch all the way around it,

which means the arrow's gonna move faster,

so if it does hit a fish,

it's gonna get more penetration,

and not only that,

it's gonna cut through the water better,

instead of getting that kind of updraft.

We're gonna try to make it work.

[Alison] Just a few adjustments and you'll get it.

[Steven] Hopefully.

Right. [grunts] Let's do it.

I see one right there.

[arrow whooshes]

Oh, my God, I was right [bleep] in there.

We're running out of time.

We have an extraction.

Extraction's hard work.

We do need a good protein score

to really cross that finish line strong.

- [arrow whooshes] - Gosh. Centimeters!

Feeling good about the new arrow.

Every shot I take, I'm just a little bit closer.

- [arrow whooshes] - Ooh!

I am literally knocking scales off these puppies.

Ooh, there's a fatty.

- [arrow whooshes] - [bleep]

- [water splashing] - [Steven exhales]

Oh, my God.

[Alison] Today, I dug up some sassafras roots,

and those roots have antiseptic properties.

So, my idea is to boil down the roots,

making a sort of mouth rinse

to kill some bacteria in my mouth.

Ready for some mouth refresh?

[Steven] Yeah, a little sassafras mouthwash.

[Alison washes mouth out]

[gurgling]

[both spitting]

Whoa, that was dark.

But it does feel less, like, mouth furry...

- [Alison] Yeah. - You know?

- Are we gonna breathe on each other's faces? - Yeah.

- Yeah, yeah. You first. - Come...

- [breathes out] - [laughs]

- Wow. The sass works. - Very sassy.

[Steven] Sass, coming to a store near you.

[Steven exhales]

[arrow whooshes]

[Steven grunts]

[Steven exhales]

[exclaims] Yeah!

- Whoo! - Oh, my God, did you get fish?

[Steven yells] I got it!

[exclaims] Yes!

Whoo! Yeah!

[laughing] Oh, my God.

To pull him out of the water and see him on that arrow,

after putting in so much work,

and thinking outside the box,

and using an item for a completely different reason than I brought it here for,

that's why I love this challenge, man.

[Alison] Oh, my God.

- I'm so proud of you. That's awesome. - [Steven] Thanks, babe.

We haven't had a full mouthful of food

since the start of the challenge out here,

and this last week has really just put me through the wringer.

We're gonna have dinner, and I can't freaking wait.

[Steven grunts] All right.

[fire crackling]

[Alison] This is just...

It makes everything so much better,

especially so close to us leaving.

Freshly speared largemouth bass,

- slow roasted. - [Alison] I'm so thankful.

[Steven] Mmm.

Oh, my God. I have a full mouth of meat.

It's not like little nibbles.

- It's a full bite. - [Steven] I know. It's a real full bite.

Oh, my God.

And the fact that Steven got this fish today

is just the best possible scenario for Day 19.

I'm so grateful,

King stuff right here.

- [Alison chuckles] - Kind of a big deal.

I've been telling you guys for 10 years.

[chuckling] This is the best.

Thank you.

[birds tweeting]

[Steven] Pretty much the end of day 20.

Are you worried about extraction at all tomorrow?

[Alison] I'm really excited, but, like, really anxious.

I know that we're gonna have, you know, quite a trek tomorrow.

It's really gonna be the pain.

[Steven] We'll take our time. We'll do it safe.

The last thing we wanna do is get jacked up

walking to the finish line.

Let's hydrate. Let's get some rest.

Extraction's no joke.

You can get hurt on the way out of here.

We need to make sure we're coherent, rested,

and hydrated to the max.

If not, we won't finish this challenge.

Last time we're sleeping in the dirt.

[Alison] Yes, thank God.

[Steven] And it is officially extraction day.

Let's check the map one more time.

- Pond... - Pond right here.

So we're, like, right here at the end of the pond, tip of the pond.

Basically, go down this gully

and then we gotta go up this ridge,

and then extraction should be right up here.

Yeah.

It's gonna be intense going up that ridge,

- but we got it. We got it. - We got it.

My body has really gone through the ringer out here,

and it's been feeling very fatigued.

- You ready? - I'm ready.

- [Steven] All right, let's do it. - [steam hisses]

[Alison] I know this hike is gonna be challenging,

but every long journey starts with a single step.

All right, shelter.

It's been real, but it hasn't been real fun.

- [Steven] Yep. Preach. - [Alison] We're out.

[narrator] To reach their extraction point,

Steven and Alison must head four miles west,

navigating through the thick, thorn-filled forest

and dry riverbeds covered in razor sharp shale rock,

before a final punishing climb of over 300 feet in elevation

to meet their rescue vehicle on an abandoned fire road.

Keep an eye out for snakes.

This is when they're all cold and dormant,

so you won't know until you step on them.

This is my eighth extraction,

and it's always difficult.

- Oh, my God. - [Laura] Ooh, that's cold!

[Steven] Ooh, man,

I'm hungry and I'm tired.

[Chalese gasps] Ow! Ooh!

[Steven gasps] Ow! [bleep]

The hardest part is you wanna go quick

because you want it to be over,

you wanna cross that finish line,

but when you move fast, you make mistakes.

- Every step, one step closer. - [Alison] Yeah.

[Steven] Twisted ankles, slip and falls.

That can take you out of the challenge on day 21.

So we do have to take it slow.

We have to take it a step at a time.

- We're doing good, though. - [Alison] Mmm-hmm.

[Steven grunts] Ow.

- [Alison] Are you good? - [Steven] Yeah. Thorn.

Be careful over here with this elevation grade.

[Alison] Yeah, it's getting really steep now.

[Steven] Yeah. Yeah, this is where slip and falls happens.

[Alison] It's really starting to get pretty steep,

and I can feel my quads already starting to shake.

Watch out. There's literally like a cliff right there.

[Alison] Yeah.

This hike is absolutely terrifying.

[birds chirping]

[Steven] Ooh, it's deeper than it looks.

These shale rocks are murder on the feet for sure.

This creek is absolutely inundated with shale rock.

Sharp, blistering, razor-edge-type blades of rock.

- Ooh. - [Alison] Slippery.

[Steven] This is one of those where you slip on some moss

and you can just cut yourself open real bad.

It honestly feels like you're walking on LEGOs

and glass and lava rock all at the same time.

And one wrong move, and fall,

you can cut yourself, and that's the end,

and we don't even make it to extraction.

I'm thinking if we keep on going down here a little bit more,

- that we can start making our way up. - Yeah.

Oh, man.

Jeez, look how steep that is.

- [Steven] I'm getting pretty tired. - [Alison] Yeah.

Yeah, my heart's starting to race, for sure.

Going uphill,

I've never had to traverse something so dangerous

while being so weak in my body.

Oh, my God, my legs.

They wanna give out on me.

[Alison sighs]

[Steven] This is crazy slippery.

[Alison exhales]

[Alison] It looks like it might level out up here.

[Steven] It's looking like it.

[Alison] Oh, my God, is this a road?

- [Steven] Is this a real road? - [Alison] Oh, my gosh.

It's a freaking road! [chuckles]

- [Steven] This has gotta be it. - [Alison] Do you hear that?

[engine humming]

- This is it. This is... - Oh, my God, there it is!

- [Steven laughing] - [Alison cheers]

[both shrieking]

[Alison yells] Yes!

[Alison exclaims]

Oh, my God.

I am so freaking excited

that I finished the biggest challenge of my entire life.

I am on top of the world.

- Oh, my God! - [Steven] This is it.

- Oh, I've never been so happy. - [Steven] Oh, my God.

[Alison] There's been things that have really deeply

scared me about being out here.

Being so uncomfortable with the cold and the rain,

and sleeping on the dirt,

and the mental challenges

of just being on this roller coaster of emotions.

I've endured a lot,

and I am so deserving of the finish line.

-We did! [shrieks] -We did it, baby! [laughing]

- Whoo! - Whoo!

[narrator] Over the course of 21 days,

Alison lost 20 pounds.

Her primitive survival rating rises from a 6.4 to 7.4.

- Whoo! - Whoo! [laughing]

- Another one down! - We did it!

- [Steven] 21 days, baby. - Yes!

[Steven] Sharing this experience with Alison for her first 21 day,

I can't help but reminisce,

and I can't help get that same emotion I get every time.

- There it is! - [Chalese] Whoo!

Oh, my God!

I'm Steven Lee Hall Jr. I'm kind of a big deal.

[yells] Yeah!

Oh, my God, I can't believe we did it.

It's a level of love and admiration, disbelief, pride.

- What a freaking adventure, dude. - [laughing]

- See ya! - [all cheering]

It's a cornucopia of emotions that you can't even...

You can't even describe.

- [yells] Yeah! - [woman] Oh, we're getting out.

[Steven] That's right, Africa!

Whoo!

[both laughing]

- Give me a hug. - Oh, my God.

- [Steven] Oh, my God. - Oh...

And to be able to experience that with Alison...

- Whoo! - Whoo!

[Steven] ...it rejuvenates my spirit.

It reminds me how special this challenge is

and what it does to change people.

[narrator] Completing his eighth challenge,

Steven lost 27 pounds.

His PSR rises from 9.3 to 9.7.

[Steven] Another 21!

[Alison] Yeah, baby!

- Checkmark. You're welcome. - Heck, yes.

All hail the king.

I officially have 272 days

with zero tap outs on aked and Afraid.

That officially makes me the one person

who has accomplished more days

than anyone on the entire planet,

and if that doesn't scream King, I don't know what does.

- We did it! - Yeah! Whoo!

- See you later, Kentucky! - [Alison laughing]

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