All language subtitles for Naked.and.Afraid.S18E09.en

I've been a wilderness
survival instructor
for over 35 years.

People come
from all over the world

to my school
to learn how to survive.

[sighing] Ah.

Oh, look at these tracks.

You can see that they're
an efficient expression
of a life.

No calories are wasted
in nature.

At our school,
we teach shelter,
water, fire...

-[blowing]
-...and food.

What do you think lives
in here?

Look at the diameter
of this hole,

and it's right next
to this small little brook.

And now, I've got
an opportunity to really test
my skills as an instructor,

to put my livelihood
on the line,

with skills
that I've been practicing

and sharing
for most of my life.

And I'm going to do it naked.

[yelling] Are you still cold?

[growling] Ah!

What could possibly go wrong?

[opening theme music playing]

[woman 1] I'm just not sure
anybody can survive here
for 21 days.

-[woman 2] Oh, my God.
-[elephant trumpeting]

[screams]

[narrator] Two strangers...

-[man] Ah! Run!
Go, go, go, go!
-[insects buzzing]

Oh, God.

[narrator] No food...

[woman exclaims]

[roaring triumphantly]

-[bow fires arrow]
-[whispers indistinctly]

[narrator] No water...

[man yelling]

[narrator] 21 days...

[man] Don't tap.

-[lioness roars]
-[yells]

Die first.

[narrator] Naked And Afraid.

There is a lot going on here.

Having my own school,
being an instructor
for so long,

there is some serious pressure
on my shoulders to perform
and do it well.

I want to prove to myself
that I'm more than just talk.

I'm gonna walk that talk.

And if my skills
are up to par,

I'll come out of here
in good fashion
and not debilitated.

It's put up or shut up.

[woman] I'm a little nervous

about not having any clothes
or protection out here.

There's quite a few
venomous snakes. Um...

So, I'll definitely be keeping
my eyes peeled for those.

My name is Skye.
I'm from Southern Oregon.

I'm a survival instructor
for women.

I've been teaching
survival skills to women
for over two years now,

from fire making,
to foraging, to different
bush-craft survival.

I started Rewilding Women,
because of the many traumas
that women face.

I've experienced a lot
of those over the years,

and wasn't properly caring
for myself.

Rewilding was the way
to get back to my true nature,

and now the way I help
other women.

-[women talking indistinctly]
-[Skye] Gorgeous. [giggles]

And part of healing
was going out
and being in nature,

-and learning
to be self-reliant.
- gun fires]

Rewilding isn't
just nature-based,

it's rewilding
your inner parts as well.

It's the best feeling
in the world.

Being a survival instructor

definitely comes with
a little bit of pressure

being out here.
But I'm always up
for an adventure.

[chuckling]
It's making me know I'm alive,
that's for sure.

[engine whirring,
switches off]

This must be me.

[exclaims nervously]

[narrator] As a seasoned
survival instructor,

Skye begins her challenge
with a primitive
survival rating of 6.8.

Well, [sighs] time to leave
my old self in the truck
and go find the new.

[narrator]
With over three decades
of experience,

Mike begins the challenge

with a primitive
survival rating of 7.2.

-[engine starts]
-Let the adventure begin.

Okay. It just got real.

[truck engine starts]

So far, it's not so bad.

My feet,
definitely being careful.

My feet are pretty tough
and conditioned.

So, I'm doing good.

I'm taking it slow and steady.

[Mike] Hello!

Hi, I'm Skye.

-I'm Mike.
Pleased to meet you.
-Nice to meet you, Mike.

-Can I hug you?
-Oh, of course,

-of course.
-Oh, I'm so glad
we finally get to meet.

-I know, right?
-It's incredible.

It's like Christmas.
I was just waiting.

-I know. Waiting and waiting
in anticipation.
-[sighs in relief]

-So, where are you from?
-I'm from Southern Oregon.

-Pacific Northwest.
-Southern Oregon? Okay.

-Yeah. Where are you from?
-Maine.

Maine? All the way
on the other side
of the country from me?

-[Mike] Right? But...
-Oh, my gosh.

-...we don't have to worry
about tan lines.
-Right.

-I know, we're both white,
pale, yeah.
-[chuckles]

So, what do you do?

I'm actually
a survival instructor
for women.

[laughs softly]

-[Skye chuckles]
-Nice.

Nice. And what do you do?

I am also
a survival instructor.

-Are you serious? Oh, my gosh!
-[chuckling] Yes.

[Mike] My partner and I
are both survival instructors.

It's unbelievable. Uh, just...
The synergy is unbelievable.
I... I'm, um...

[sighs in relief] Overwhelmed
with joy and gratitude.

-This is awesome.
-[titters]

-We have so much
to talk about.
-That's great.

-[whispering] Oh, I know.
-[chuckles]

-[in normal voice] I know.
-[Skye] I'm so excited.

So, I'm super thrilled
to have somebody that's also
a survival instructor.

Huge relief.

I'm thankful, especially being
in a place that I don't know.

It's a big relief.

We are definitely
gonna combine our skills and--

-Yes.
-...and crush this.

-We are.
We're not gonna suffer.
-That's right.

-We're gonna totally thrive.
-That's right.

-All right, let's do it.
-Okay, I love it. Let's do it.

-[chuckles]
-[Mike] Let's see what we got.

Okay.

Okay. So what did you bring?

Well, I made a blade

-for this challenge, which--
-[Skye titters]
And you made this?

I did. I did.

Only because I needed a tool
for this environment,

and it just
seemed appropriate.

I can't wait
to show you this. [chuckles]

So, I made a knife as well.

-[gasping]
-[Skye laughs]

[laughing] I know.
This is so cool.

[narrator]
In addition to their blades,

the survivalists
have been given
a fire starter,

-and a fishing kit.
-[Mike] Looks like we have

a... fishing rig.

[chuckling] Nice.

I think we're totally set.

-Ooh, I have our map.
-[Mike] There's the map.

[Skye] Yes. Okay.

-So, we must be here.
-Mmm-hmm.

Okay. And extraction's

way over here.

[Skye] I know,
that's quite the distance.

What do you say
we aim for this body
of water here,

as a way to beat the heat

and regroup, and figure out
our next move?

I think that's a great idea.

It's probably in between
these mountains here.

-I agree.
-We're just gonna go
straight through there.

We're gonna have to be
careful of the snakes.

[Mike] All right.
You got the map,

-I'll follow you.
-Okay. Let's go.

[narrator] In order to reach
their water source,

Skye and Mike
will hike northeast, 4 miles,

through the dense,
mountainous jungles
of Palawan Island,

shadowed by towering
limestone cliffs.

The jungle floor is covered
with piercing thorns,

and crawling with tarantulas,

and the highly-venomous
Redback spider.

The area is also known
for a patchwork of caves
and waterways

that are home to some
of the world's largest
and deadliest snakes,

including the coral snake,

and several species
of the king cobra,
which can grow up to 15 feet.

And can inject enough venom
into its prey to kill
a full-grown elephant.

[Mike] Oh, this is going
to be a tricky one.

All right. [strains in effort]

-[Skye] Okay.
-I need to get
a good purchase here.

-You got it?
-[Skye] Yep.

-Thank you.
-[Mike] Anytime.

[leaves rustling]

[Skye sighs wearily]

Starting to feel
a little bit dehydrated.

How are you holding up
in the heat?

[Mike] It's overwhelming.

[Skye] Yep,
it's been really, really hot.

We need to make fire, still.

And, uh,
we need to get... [sighs]

-boiling some water.
-Yeah.

I think water is going
to take first priority,
because I'm dehydrated.

[Skye] And me as well.

[bird cawing]

[Mike exhaling sharply]

It looks like the sun's
going to be going down
behind that mountain there.

-[Mike] Yeah.
-So, we don't have
a whole lot.

[Mike] Maybe we should start
considering campsites

before we run out of daylight
to do anything.

[Skye] I agree.

-[Mike] Because this place
is looking pretty gnarly.
-Yes.

Okay. I see water.

And it's a big body of water.

This is a huge find.
This is big.

This is a good water source
for fishing.

[Mike speaking]

[shudders]

-[Skye] Is it really squishy?
-It's very squishy.

And I don't see the bottom.

[Skye] Who the heck knows
what's in it? [strains softly]

[Mike pants]

[Skye breathily] Okay.

[pants]

I think this is, like,
the best route right here.

-[exhales in comfort]
-[water sloshes]

[Skye] All right.

[breathing heavily]

[Mike] Whoa, [bleep]. Snake.

[Skye] Oh.

[breathing heavily]

[Mike] Don't go this way.

[Skye] Okay.

We're out here
in the jungle. There's cobras,
there's vipers,

spiders that are poisonous.

-[Mike] Let's get out
of the water.
-Yeah.

-[exhales in exhaustion]
-[Skye] Okay.

Well, everything in the jungle
is trying to kill you.

But you can only do
so much surviving at home.

And I feel like this life
is all about expansion

and growing, and evolving
as much as we can.

-[breathily] Wow.
-Wow, that just keeps going.

[Skye] Yeah. Plus,
I have no idea

about thunderstorms and rain--

-Right.
-...coming through here.
It could rush into here.

-So... And I don't see a spot
for us to actually stay.
-And... [sighs]

If it's water and cold,

-there is mosquitoes
and black flies--
-Yes.

-...all kinds
of biting critters.
-Yep.

-So... [sighs]
-Yeah.

-If we--
-It'll be good to know

that this is
a good water source,

-but let's not...
Let's not stay here.
-For sure.

[Skye] Oh, this is a cool spot
we're coming up on.

-[Mike] Oh.
-[breathily] Oh,
my gosh. [pants]

This is... [pants]
This is beautiful.

[Mike] Yeah.
It's certainly cool.

-[Skye whispering] I know.
-This would be a great place
to escape the heat.

[Skye] This is great,
just in case we get
some crazy rainstorm.

We've got covering there.
[pants]

Our fire is going
to be well-protected.
If we get enough smoke,

then we don't have to worry
about mosquitoes
and stuff, right?

-What do you think?
-I'm all for it. Let's...
Let's stay here,

at least for the first night.
See how it shakes out.

-[Skye] Yeah. Okay.
-All right.

Next steps. What do you think?

-So, I think I'm
gonna go explore.
-Mmm-hmm.

I need to find some bamboo,

gather water, make fire,
and boil the water.

Perfect. I'll do the same
along this ridge here,

-with an emphasis
on gathering fuel for fire.
-Yeah.

-[Mike] All right. Good luck.
-Okay, you too.

[Mike] But we don't have
a pot, which means...

we've got to create
water containers
off the landscape.

We have to find bamboo
to hold the water,

and boil it. And we'll have
a routine

where we start rotating
through those containers.

[sighs] It's just looking like
it's just these small pieces
of bamboo,

which I don't love.

Uh, the biggest I can find...
[sigh] is right here.

It's not going to hold
a whole lot of water,

but it will get us
through tonight.

We can survive without food.

You can't survive
without water. It's critical.

Four usable ones for now.

That will work for tonight.

Hopefully, this bamboo system
will get some water in us.

Both Mike and I,
at this point, really need it.

Next priority
is to go gather water,

set this back at camp,
and then...

help get the fire going.

Aw... Hello, tinder.

This is a good score.

I could use that
as a coal extender.

The goal,
is to get through tonight.

I don't mind getting rained on
at this point,

because that's the water
[chuckling] we need, right?

I just need...

to get a fire going,
so we can purify water.

[water bubbling]

Okay, that holds.

[panting] Okay.

I think I just need
to get these tonight,
and then get back.

Hopefully, uh, [sighs]
it'll get us through
the night.

[grunts softly]

[thunder rumbles distantly]

[Mike] I've got some kindling
in my bag.

[Skye] Okay.

-[exhales]
-[Mike] Where would you
like these?

[Skye] Let's, just,
maybe tuck it up
underneath that little...

Yeah, right in there.
That would be great.

-[Mike] Okay.
-[breathily] All right.

Being we're both instructors,
it's worked out really well.

Because our style of teaching
is a together approach.

And so, we learn together.

We're happy to teach,
and we're happy to learn.

-I'm gonna...
-[Mike exhales exhaustedly]

...gonna try to get some
of that magnesium.
Let's just see.

[Mike] We don't really need
a shelter to keep us
from the elements.

We're in a cave.

But we need water.

These temperatures
encourage bacteria and viruses

to grow in all
of these waterways,

and we have to kill it.

So, fire is essential.

We've got to bring
our water to a boil,

and for that, we need fire.

[Skye] All right.

-[Mike] Promising.
-Yeah.

[Skye] Come on, baby.

I'm striking this,

and what I thought
was dry tinder bundle,
is not lighting.

There we go. [blows softly]

Okay, let's blow on it.

-[Mike] Okay. Ready?
-Yep.

[blowing gently]

[Mike exhaling]

[exclaims softly, exhaling]

[exhaling in exhaustion]

[Skye] Mike?

-[Mike grunts]
-Are you okay?

Mike?

[Mike groaning]

[Mike groans]

-[pants]
-[Skye] Damn.

-[grunting]
-Mike? Are you okay?

[Mike exhaling]

[exhaling intensely]

[inhales deeply]

Gotta catch my breath.

-[exhales sharply]
-[Skye sighs in frustration]
[bleep].

-[Mike exhales]
-You've got to be careful.

[Mike] I'm tired.
I just don't have the energy.

[Skye] That's a bit
of a wake-up call.

Mike's definitely
feeling dehydration,

and I could...
I could see that on him.

We need to get
that water boiling,
so we can get it in Mike.

[Mike exhaling]

[breathily] All right. Sorry.

[Skye] It's okay.

[Mike] Quest for fire
is always a challenge. Always.

I wouldn't
expect anything less

than what I'm experiencing
right now.

Now, I just gotta be
really watchful.

Dehydration is no joke.

[Skye] So,
I'm gonna go see if I can find
some more tinder bundle,

-anything else we might need.
-Perfect.

My go-to way of making fire

is getting
a very large tinder bundle,

making sure that there's lots
of air pockets

in between small,
small, little pieces.

[bleep]. Not dry.

It's just so damp and so humid

that even the things you think
are dry are not dry.

Vines right here
might actually work.

Completely dry and dead?

[Mike] All right. [pants]

I'm within an hour
of passing out
if I don't get hydrated.

[Skye] We're gonna get fire.

[Mike exhales in exhaustion]

Okay.

[Skye] Mike is
definitely feeling dehydrated.

I'm feeling dehydrated.
We need to get
that water boiling.

Mike and I really need it.

A few of these
are starting to catch.
Blow on it.

[Mike] All right.

[blowing gently]

It... It's working.

[continues blowing]

Oh!

-[Skye laughs triumphantly]
-Good, good.

Finally, we got fire.

[whispering]

We can now finally boil water,

and that is everything,
out here.

[Mike speaking]

-[Skye] Yep.
-[Mike speaking]

[Skye]
That means we can go on,
because we have water.

[Mike grunts breathily]
Oh, great. They're boiled.

I can see the bubbles.

[exhales]

Hey, Skye,
you want to try some
of our purified water?

-[breathily] Yeah.
-Time for tea.

[Skye breathily] Yes.
[chuckles]

-[Mike] We'll do a toast?
-Yes.

To 21 days?

-To 21 days.
-All the way to the end.

In style.

-In style.
-[mimicking glasses clinking]

[chuckles] Okay.

Oh, it smells sweet.

-[chuckling] Oh, it's good.
-It tastes amazing.

-[whispering] Yeah.
-[Mike] Mmm.

We've got fire now,
so that's great.

But it's not quite finished.

Priority is getting hydrated

so that we can really jam
on what's needed.

-Mmm. [gulps]
- Our bedding,

and then food.

What a treat. Holy mackerel.

-I can feel it, Can you?
-Yeah.

-It's, like...
[mimicking water gushing]
-Good stuff.

[sighs in satisfaction]

[Skye exclaims softly in pain]
Ooh.

-[Mike] More thorns.
-Yeah.

[Mike] Oh, here's a good find.

Oh, yeah.

[Skye] These are
gonna make the beds
so much more comfortable.

All right. Perfect.

-[leaves rustling]
-[Mike grunts softy]

[Skye] Yay!

Nice.

-Ooh! Yeah.
-[Mike] Okay.

[Skye] The materials
we're looking for
to improve our bed

is palm fronds, we make
a bedding underneath,

and then we're putting
these banana palm leaves
on top,

because they're the smoothest.

Okay.

All right. Now,
I'm gonna take it
for a test drive,

see what we got.

[Skye] Yeah.

[Mike] Oh, my gosh!

[Skye laughs]

[Mike] Oh, yeah.
This is already making
a heck of a difference.

[Skye chuckles] It's gonna be
so much better.

[Mike exclaims in comfort]
So much better.

[Skye] Yay. [chuckling] Nice.

Oh, we're gonna sleep
so good tonight.

[Mike] This pillow's
as hard as a rock.

[Skye laughs]

I wonder why. [giggles]

[Mike speaking]

-[Skye speaking]
-[Mike] Well...

[Skye speaking]

[Mike speaking]

[Skye speaking]

[Mike] This is going to be
a loud noise.

[Skye] Okay.

[Skye groans softly] Oh.

[leaves and branches
crunching]

-[Mike] No "booms."
-[laughs]

[Mike] Feeling pretty good,
Day 2. Uh, drained, obviously.

Uh, it wasn't
a solid night's sleep
for either of us,

and it wasn't enough.

But it should be okay.

[Skye] I'm hungry today.
Today is definitely
a food day.

Now that we have
our other systems in place,

like fire and water in place,
we have a really good system.

So, food is
of utmost importance.

Hey, millipede.

Could use that as bait.

And cut him up
into little pieces.

Ah, their exoskeleton
is rock-hard.

[bait drops into water]

Yeah, that's got enough weight
on it. [grunts softly]

Uh...

I'm wondering
what all the ripples are.

They're big.

Very big around.

Maybe a really big fish?

I wish I had more line,

because there's a lot
of ripples happening
right over there.

[foot splashing water]

Holy [bleep].

Oh, my God. Big-ass snake.

He's coming this way.

[foot gently splashes water]

Holy [bleep].

Oh, my God. Big-ass snake.

He's coming this way.

Ooh, [bleep].
He's coming right towards me.

[bleep]

[exhaling softly] Oh.

Holy [bleep].

That is a big snake.

He's 12 feet, probably.

And 3... 4 inches in diameter?

The biggest snake
I've ever seen.

[narrator] Philippine cobras
are highly aggressive,

and can spit neurotoxic venom
into the eyes of their victims

from a distance
of up to 12 feet,

causing permanent blindness.

I'd be tempted to go get him.
That's a lot of meat.

That's a whole lot of meat,
but I don't know
if he's poisonous.

I don't know enough
about these snakes.

I don't know enough...

to get in there,
and that freaks me out.

I don't want to be bit by him.

But, wow,
that's a lot of meat.

He goes right up
into the bank.

That means they're
on the ground
around here, too.

As a survival instructor,

my style of teaching
is not to take high risk.

I'm a very cautious person.
So, I don't just do things

that are gonna injure me,
especially out in the elements
like this.

Oh, my gosh. [shudders]

It gives me
the chills all over.

I was gonna set
my lines out here,

but I don't think so now.

Reel it back in,

and head back to camp.

Mike?

[Mike strains softly]

You're not gonna believe
what I just saw
[whispering] down there.

12-foot snake.

This big around.

And not afraid of me.

-It came right at me.
-In the water?

[Skye] In the water.

And now, he's up
on the bank somewhere,
because, you know--

That's a lot of meat.

I thought a lot of meat, too.
That's what I was thinking.

Like, "Oh, it's a lot
of meat." No. I'm pretty sure
he's poisonous.

Diamond-shaped head.

Like, [tittering] he's big.
[titters]

So, I should make
a bamboo spear.

[Skye] Yeah. And we need
to be really careful.

He's definitely aggressive.

[Mike] Might still be there,
do you think?

[Skye] He's up
on the bank somewhere now.

[Mike] Okay. Colorful?

No. Definitely some
white markings on him,
but not brightly-colored.

[Mike]
Based on Skye's description
of the snake that she saw,

and its behaviors,

there's only one snake
that large.

And that's the cobra family.

There's two types here,
the spitting and the king.

So, I've got to be
really careful with this,

because I don't want it
to spit and hit me
in the face.

There's only one little bit
that's venomous,

and that... That's the part
you chop off anyway.

I don't feel like
that's very safe,

-[Mike] No, but the return--
-I mean...

I mean, you can do
what you want to do.

You're a grown man, but...

[Mike] I think the risk versus
the return is pretty good.

[Skye] Yeah,
but you didn't see this guy.

-[Mike] But you'd eat it
if I brought it?
-Of course.

-[Mike] Okay, good.
-Yeah, I was thinking meat,
for sure, but...

[blows raspberry]

You've got to be careful.

If you got bit by that snake,

you... you'd either be dead,
or definitely med tapped.

Well... time to craft a spear.

I'll see you in a little bit.

[Skye] Okay. Be careful.

[Mike] Will do.

[Mike] My plan is to find
a stray piece of bamboo,

and make it into a trident.

That way, I keep far enough
away from it,
while dispatching it.

Oh, look at that.

That looks like
a big, old stray piece
right there.

There are some
pretty frightening,
venomous snakes in the area,

and this one seems
pretty aggressive.

But if there's a snake

out there that's 12
to 15 feet long,

that's a lot of meat.

That will carry us through
for the rest of the challenge.

Yum.

The reason I make a trident,
is because...

with adrenaline,
my aim may be off
a little bit.

Plus, when three prongs
stick in,

as soon as I pierce its skull,

it's going to want to writhe
and wrap around the spear.

So, I have to make sure
that there's at least
three spears going through it,

in case one breaks.

This is a reminder we're not
the apex species out here.

Suddenly,
our tropical paradise...

has a monster in it.
[grunts softly]

[bird cawing distantly]

I'm looking for any movement.

Any movement in the trees.

Any ripples...

through the water.

But there's nothing in it.

If it's a snake that big,
it's had to feed on something
on a regular basis.

So, it's out there.

How you doing, Skye?

[Skye] I'm very tired.

I didn't sleep much
last night, so...

But I'm feeling okay.

Last night,
I was up most of the night.

I didn't sleep
because our bedding
is still not...

really on point.

I'm gonna go get
more leaves, banana leaves.

[Mike] That's perfect. Me too.

[Skye] Kinda venture this way,
but be really careful.

I don't know what's down here.

And keep my eyes peeled
for everything around me.

Ah. There's a nice,
nice snail. I'll grab him.

There's another big snail.

I'm gonna take him back.

It's not a whole lot
of protein. Well...

It's more than we've had.

Being observant
of my surroundings

has always just been
kind of built into me.

Banana palm, right there.

So, I'm always looking
for opportunity,

always just looking
for food source,

or tools that you can use.

It's just part of my nature.

Three banana palms,
to improve our beds.

[Mike] Hey.

[Skye] I found snails.

There's not much meat on him,
but it's great protein.

Oh, yeah. That's worth eating
right there.

We just need a container
big enough to cook them in.

One of the easiest ways
to prepare anything,

is to wrap it in clay
and put it in the fire,

until that clay turns
into a brick.

The insides, whatever it is,

in this case, snails,

won't burn.

All the moisture
will be kept in.

And when it does start
to crack the clay,

the moisture
will slowly be released,
like a pressure cooker.

All right, I'm gonna put it
in the coals.

It's almost a bomb-proof way

to make sure
your food is cooked well done,

without it charring.

[whispering] Okay, here we go.

All right. I'll meet you over
at the table.

[Skye] Okay.

[Mike]
Our first meal together.

[Mike] Oh, my gosh.

This is restaurant-quality,
right here.

-Right?
-[chuckling] It's really good.

[laughs] I'm so shocked.

[Mike] The snails,
they were, psychologically,
a great breakthrough,

I think, for me.

I'm really thankful for Skye.

-First meal.
-[Skye] Yeah.

Good job. [high-fives Mike]

[thunder roaring distantly]

[wind howls]

[thunder rumbling]

[thunder cracking]

[thunder roaring]

[thunder continues roaring]

[rain pelting continuously]

[whispering]

[thunder rumbling]

It's...

[sighs]

[thunder rumbles]

[thunder cracking]

[Mike speaking]

[Skye speaking]

[Mike speaking]

[thunder cracking]

[Skye speaking]

[thunder rumbling]

[Mike speaking]

[thunder roaring]

[Skye groaning]

How are you feeling?

Wiped.

[Skye] Yeah.

It was rough last night.

Really, really rough.

I didn't sleep, hardly at all.
I... I was a little cold.

So, Mike and I shared
some body heat.

I was thankful
for that. And...

Yeah, I'm tired today.

What do you want to do
this morning?

'Cause I was thinking,

set a few traps and snares
in that area by the water,

so we can get this snake.

-Okay. I'll put a couple
of lines in the water, too.
-Perfect.

So, I'm gonna go...

out on that peninsula,
set up my snake trap.

I'd like to see that snake,
but it's a little too early.

From what Skye told me,

its behaviors,
the way its head was up
above the water, its length,

it was probably
a king cobra,

the largest venomous snake
in the world. And...

It's very territorial.

So, I want to get
this snake trap up

and ready
before it gets back here.

Apparently, this snake
came up, and through in here.

So I'm going to use this
as a natural funnel.

This V notch is going to be
part of my trigger mechanism.

I'm making the specific trap
for snakes.

So the snake trap is a snare.

It's basically a loop folded
on itself, spread out flat
at the bottom.

And there's a pressure plate
held in place by tension

created by a bent stick.

And the pressure plate rests
on a trigger.

So the snake comes through,
hits the pressure plate
trigger.

Boom.

Pulls the snake right up off
the ground.

Listening to how this snake
exited the river,

it came all the way up through
to the last point of water

and then out.

So I'm making the last point
of water

the noose for my trap.

Nice thing about traps
and snares is that

they don't discriminate.

Any meat that moves
through them,
they're going to grab.

So hopefully, it'll be
a big tube of cobra meat.

But if not, I'll take a rat.
Meat is meat.

The only fish I've seen
down here so far

are really little guys.

So I'm hoping there's bigger
ones in here.

I'm pretty excited because
fish is a good resource here.

Fish is great protein.
It'll taste good.

I am setting five passive
fishing lines.

I'm hoping they get down
in the deeper water

and the little fish
don't nibble all
the clams off.

If they don't, or even
if they are nibbling it,

maybe the bigger fish
will come and try to eat them
and get one of the hooks.

I give it a leader line.

So I'll put the sinker,
give it some leader.

Drop that, and then that hook
and the bait should float up

a little bit.

I'm assuming that this...
I don't know how deep that

is over there, so I'm not
gonna give it too much lead.

Okay, here we go.

Come back and check it
in the morning.

All right, I'm going
to go look for bedding
for the fronds.

Not sleeping is taking
a huge toll on me.

I'm a person that is used
to getting a decent amount
of sleep,

so this is definitely
affecting me.

My body just doesn't want
to move.

Everything's slow.

My brain's not super foggy,
but it's slow.

Motor skills, everything
is just slower.

I think that's enough
of the fronds.

I'm not super worried
about it,

but I don't want
to continue on many
more days like this.

Oh, my God.
Nausea is a bitch.

Ooh.

[exhales]

I found a bunch.

But I'm having serious bouts
of nausea.

Take your time.

Oh, I'm just ready for
this nausea to be gone.

It's like any time I exert
any energy,
it's kicking my ass.

[hiccups, exhales]

[exclaims]

You have to listen to what
your body's telling you.

I'll be okay.

I have to get more water
in me.

I've only had one today.

I'm not sure why I'm nauseous.

It could be the heat,
not enough food,

not enough water,
a combination of everything.

[gulps] Oh, God.

Oh.

Shake it off. It's fine.

How's it going?

Just one second.

No worries.

[Mike] Skye looks wiped.

She has that glazed look,
and she's kind of stumbly,
mumbly.

I know she's working
really hard

and trying to push through it.

But that also makes me worry
about her hurting herself

or making some
serious mistakes.

[groans]

[exhales]

[groans]

Skye's struggling with
an upset stomach,

and water kind
of makes her nauseous,
which is concerning.

And knowing that I have
more sleep in me

than Skye does for her,
I'm going to take the brunt

of life-sustaining systems
and try to make as much space

for her to get the rest
she needs.

[groaning]
It's pissing me off.

I'm starting to get pissed off
about it at this point.

I hate nausea.

At home, when I'm nauseous,
I'd much rather just throw up

and get it over with.
But here, I can't risk that.

I can't throw up
and get more dehydrated.

So I'm just fighting
the nausea.

-I'm super wore out.
-I think it's just
calorie deficiency.

We need food.

Meat is where it's at.
Meat and protein,
that's what I need.

I think it's going to help
Skye a lot, too.

She's going to need some food
to recover.

So I'm going to do some traps
and snares

and just going to keep
an eye on her.

This is a really well-worn
trail for something small.

Looks like a good candidate.

So I am seeking a hole
to plant my spring stick,

but it's got to be at just
the right distance.

So when I bend that stick
and hang a cord,

it goes straight to where
I want my trap trigger.

If it's off at an angle,
any slight breeze

is going to wiggle that
and trigger it.

[groans]

[exhales] All right, now.

So I'm just going to tie
a clove hitch.

It's adjustable
and slidable,

but it can grip once
you secure it.

But I need to be able
to slide this up and down

until I find the right spot.

This tunnel's a nice
little funnel area.

So right about here's good.

Cinch that with a half hitch
so it stays in place.

Bowline on the other side,
which is just a fixed loop
at the end.

And that allows for our noose.

This fork stick into
the ground.

There we go.

So we have this forked stick
here.

The pink stick comes down.

It will lock here
with a little toggle.

We want this to hang
but be able to flip up.

So the noose goes in.

It's secured by a stick.

Animal comes moving through,
hits this trigger, and...

Hey, you drank
some water today.

Yeah, I drank two.

Excellent.

I'm going to push water today,
see if I can anyways.

I don't want to have
any more headaches.

-Good idea.
- Skye] I'm feeling slightly
better right now.

Energy is not all
the way back,

but it's probably just
the normal part

of the challenge where
you're just tired from no food

and sleep and little bits
of water now.

I'm going to see if there's
any tracks in our little
track trap

and then get right on to...

creating a fish trap.

Okay.

I might go snail hunting.

Excellent.

Skye's been down and out
for a while,

but little incremental changes
towards the better.

I'm cheering her on.

I'm trying to get water
into her at her own pace.

She's finding her own power
again and getting under

her own two feet,
and I love seeing it.

That's too bad.

I'm not surprised that
our traps aren't yielding
food.

We don't know the ecology
of this place.

We don't know
the animal behaviors.

But I am getting concerned.

We're on day nine with little
to no calories coming in.

That's all right.

We'll keep checking over time,
see what happens.

Last time I found snails,
there were some over
in this area.

So looking again.

I feel like I'm holding
my partner back.

I'm holding myself back.
And that's just,
it's aggravating.

Days feel like they're wasted.

So I know I can tough it out.

It's just, it's frustrating
more than anything.

I want to be thriving out here
and not just surviving

and feeling like garbage
every day.

So I'm just exhausted.

And not being able
to help my teammate

is really pissing me off,
actually.

[hiccups, and burps] Mmm.

[exhales]

Mmm.

I'm just tired
of being nauseous.

[exhales]

It's just wearing on me.

[exhales] It's making me feel
insane.

[exhales]

I don't want to be laying
around all day today.

Oh. It's the only thing that
I don't feel nauseous

is when I'm laying down
and it's just pissing me off.

[exhales]

Okay.

[sniffles]

[exhales] I can make it.

It's all temporary.

[exhales]

Right now, I'm still battling
with a little bit
of frustration,

'cause I'm not doing
what I'd like to do,

but this challenge
has been really, really hard
in some ways.

But that's how we grow.

We grow through
the really bleep] hard,

challenging moments,
and knowing that
we got through that.

Even though it's frustrating,

I'm thankful.

I'm thankful because
it's showing me all the areas

of my weaknesses
and where I can grow.

Because that's why
we're doing this,

so we can build ourselves
more to be able to pour out
more.

Because it's all about
our community in the long run.

Well, the snails come out
in the rain,

and we have not had much rain.

So...

I don't know.

I'm not seeing them.

So I'm definitely
going to gather firewood

and then go back and rest.

[tapping]

[exhales]

So far, the traps
and the snares
aren't yielding food.

So today, fish basket is going
to be my centerpiece.

I'm going to work on that
as much as I can today.

If this fish trap works
as good as I hope,

this is food security for at
least two or three days.

Give us much needed protein
and calories.

All right.

[exclaims]

Hey.

Grabbed a few little pieces
of firewood so my trip
wasn't wasted.

I went looking for snails
for you, but...

-Any luck? No worries.
-No.

Skye's exhausted, dehydrated.

She's going through some
stomach issues,

but she always seems to rally
at least three or four times
a day.

I don't envy where she's at.

I don't want to put worry
out there in the light,

but I'm concerned for Skye.

We're both gonna
make it through.

There's no room for
anything else,

but as far as whether
it's walking out
or in tatters, that's...

[exhales] I am a bit worried.

Oh, wow.

Those are going to be
nice pieces of firewood.

-Good job.
-Yeah.

Feeling all right?

A little bit pukey.

I should probably drink
more water,

but I don't want
to throw it up.

-[exhales]
-Nausea is one of
the things I'd hate.

I really, really hate it.

I'd rather just throw up
and get it over with.

[exhales]

[hiccups]

Bitch.

But then there's this fear
in the back of my mind,

don't throw up because
I'm not ingesting enough water

and I don't want
to be dehydrated.

So it's a frustrating
mixed bag of emotions
around that as well.

But you don't give up
when you're a single mom.

You have to keep going.

Okay, I can stand up.
[exhales]

I don't know how many
more calories I have to spend

to get what we need done done.

And Skye and I working
our best together

are in a situation where
we're doing our best

and still just getting by
each day.

If I lose Skye,
I'm not far behind.

I'm just ready for this nausea
to be gone.

[groans] I'm starting to get
pissed off about it
at this point.

I'm with you.

I'm with you for
the whole ride.

Mm-hmm.

[sighs]

I'm [bleep] tired.
I'm really tired.

It's frustrating being tired.
[sniffles] It's just kicking
my ass.

[Mike] You got this.
You got this.

[exhales]

Don't quit.

I'm [bleep] tired.

It's just kicking my ass.

You got this. You got this.

[exhales]

Thank you for taking up
my slack.

I feel like
I've really been...

-Skye, there's no slack.
-I'm not pulling my weight.

Don't feel that way.

I think we both kind
of cut off the same cloth

of wanting to do the best
by our partners.

We're getting there, kid.

You just got to take it
one day at a time.

I don't envy Skye
for where she's at,

but I certainly want
to support where she's at

and offer water,
hopefully catch this big snake

and make steaks.

We're going to figure
this out together.

I just feel like I've been
putting a whole lot of

extra pressure on you
that you don't need.

No.

I feel you help give me
purpose and focus.

And when we're back online,
it's going to be

freaking amazing.

-It's true.
-All right.

Thankful to have
a good partner.

He's such a good guy.
Thankful for that.

I've been really trying
to keep my mind on all
the positives out here.

Tomorrow's a new day.

We got this.

We do. We got this.
Appreciate you.

Appreciate you too.

-How are you feeling?
-I feel much,
much better today.

-Oh, good.
- Skye] Finally
feeling better.

Not all the way at par,
but much, much better

than I've been.

It's quite frustrating
these last days

not feeling well.

Excited to really explore
around here

and excited to see
if I can find any food,

any other resources for us.

I've never seen bamboo work
like that, Mike.

That's really cool.

Oh, thanks.

I'm so thirsty.

The plan of the day
is to finish that fish basket

without food coming in.

Big concern.
It's a big concern of mine.

Skye seems to be feeling
a lot better,

but she hasn't had hardly
any fluids.

And I haven't seen her eat
since we got here,

except for the snails,
which... insignificant
calories.

Yeah.

Inside funnel is done.
I've got these little barbs.

And it'll fit snug as a bug
in a rug.

Almost looks like I knew
what I was doing.

Fish is going to come in.
[whistles]

Once it passes those
little barbs,

they'll be stuck
in this big basket.

That's the idea anyway.

I'm going to go to the water
to set this basket.

So I'm making
a stockade funnel.

And I'm going to plant
my posts to follow
the current.

And that's where my trap
will be.

Yes.

Normally, I'd bait this trap,
but until we get bait,

I'm just going to try
to herd fish into it

by letting it sit overnight
as part of the landscape.

And then I'd like to think
the next time I stare into

this basket,
it'll be full of fish.

It's another method of trying
to get food.

There. It's up to the fish
at this point.

So good.

I definitely feel better today
than I have the last few days,

but I have not really
been sleeping, drinking,

or eating,
so all of those things

are important for me
right now.

I was able to drink three
of those, which is good.

I actually didn't get sleep.

Hold on.

My lower intestines are,
oh, they're going crazy now.

So hold on a second.

[exhales]

[exclaims]

Like stabbing cramps.
[exhales]

Hold on.

Ugh. Oh, God.

And it wasn't fully boiling.
It was just simmering.

I got frustrated.
It was taking too long.

[groans]

[exclaims]

It's okay. It's okay.
It's okay.

[exhales]

[sobs]

[producer] Need a medic?

Maybe I should see a medic.
It's started to hit
both sides,

not just this side anymore.

[sobs]

[sobs]

I'm sorry, what's happening?

I'm just having sharp pains.

I think I drank
a bunch of water.

I think I just need to move

and pass gas or something.

Right after I drank the water
when I was doing the...

interview, I think.
I don't know.

You had too much of the water?

Yeah, I drank three things
of it at once.

Which side of your stomach
is the worst?

This side is the worst,
but I have it a little bit
over there, too,

there's something painful.

It's not painful to touch?

-It's painful, yeah.
-This side.

Yeah, that side.

It fluctuates from like a five
to a nine, sometimes 10.

It's sharp, really,
really sharp.

That's why I think it's gas.
I think it's just
my body's trying

-to wake up or something.
-[beeping]

[sobs]

It wasn't boiled all the way,
I don't think. I don't know.

I might
have made a mistake.
I was so tired.

Come on. [sobs]

[sobs and exhales]

I might
have made a mistake,
I was so tired.

Come on.

-[panting]
-Okay. You try to relax.

Try to relax.

Okay, just deep,
deep breathing.

I don't wanna go,
I just wanna,
I just wanna walk.

Skye, what's happening,
you okay?

I'm fine, I'm just,
I don't know.

I think I drank that water
too fast.

I'm having cramps.

[sobs]

I don't want to throw up.

Let it go. Let it out.
Let it out.

-Skye.
-Yeah.

I want to update our doctor
about what's happening to you.

-Okay.
-For him to know
what's going on.

I'll come back.
I'll come back quick.

I'm here for you.

[Skye] Thank you. I'm sorry.

[groans]

I don't want a medic to come.
I just want to go to bed.

Maybe if I get to bed,
they won't come, right?

I don't know, Skye.

If you start losing fluids,
I can't keep up with bamboo,

-especially at night.
-But I'm not going to.

When nothing's coming out,
I'm fine.

And these cramps
are going to go away.

I'm no doctor,
but she doesn't seem as well

as she's making herself
believe.

I'm fine.
I just need to sleep it off.

What bothers me is
it's a strategy that I use.

Hide it, deny it,
focus on all the good stuff

until it goes away.

Works about 85%
of the time,

but when it doesn't,
holy mackerel.

I'll get up and walk,
and I'll show the medic
I'm fine.

I can do it.
I can push through.

I'm not leaving.

Let's get up and walk. Okay.

Let me get in position
to help support you, okay?

Okay.

Three, two, and up.

[grunts]

Okay. See, I'm okay.

I can stand.

I don't want to lose
my partner,
but you're not okay.

I am okay. I really am.

I really am okay.
It's not that bad anymore.

-But you can't move, Skye.
-I can move.

I can move.
I'm getting better.

-Yeah.
-Skye. How are you doing?

I'm good.

I don't want the medic
to come, okay?

-A medic
is already here, okay?
-I'll get you to sit first.

I just wanted you to see
I'm okay.

-I can see now.
-I want you to sit down first.

Just be careful.

-I'm fine, though.
-I spoke with a doctor.

I asked for some advice.

You have a fever.

Also, you're having
stomach cramps.

Stomach cramps
that doesn't go away.

But they're not bad right now.

They're spaced out
a lot longer. Like...

What's difficult is
we're not sure
what's causing it.

It's just gas.

But we have to find out
the cause of it.

-I don't... It was...
-Because with the situation

that you have right now,
I'm really sorry.

-I have to medically tap...
-No, no.

No, I'm really fine.
Please don't say that.

Please. Please.
No, I'm really okay.

Yeah.

I'm not in that much pain
anymore.

I understand what
you're trying to say.

[Skye] It's getting better.

It's really getting better,
I promise.

-I would not push my body.
-Skye, unfortunately.

No, please.

-I'm not going.
-Skye, you gotta go.

-Medic is in charge.
-You can't.

-I'm really sorry, Skye.
-I don't want to. [sobs]

Let's just prioritize
your health, Skye.

[bleep]

-I'm so sorry, Skye.
-No. [sobs]

This is not the way
it's supposed to happen.

Mike, it's not the way
it's supposed to happen.

You're the best partner anyone
has ever asked for, Skye.

But you have
to get better, Skye.

[sobs]

Skye, we need to get you
to the hospital.

Okay. Mike...

I'm so sorry.
Thank you for everything.

Thank you.

I don't know what I'm going
to do without you.

I can't wait to see you
finish this.

You were everything.
You were such an inspiration.

You got this.

You got this.
I promise.

It's all right. Down. Down.

-Don't... I can't...
-There we go.

-We want to take the best care
we can of you, all right?
-Okay.

-[exhales]
-Okay?

You do this for both
of us, please, Mike.

-I will.
-I'm so sorry.

-I will.
-You got this.

You are amazing.

[indistinct chatter]

-[sobs]
-[indistinct chatter]

Take care of my partner.
Take care of my partner.

God damn it.

[Skye] This isn't happening.

[exhales and groans]

[bleep]

[narrator] Skye was evacuated
to the nearest hospital
40 miles away,

where she was treated
for an intestinal infection.

She returned home to Oregon
and is now fully recovered.

About a half hour ago,
I was convinced that Skye

and I were going to finish
this in fine fashion.

That she and I were going
to walk through this together,

laughing at the end.

But now it's just me.

My mental state right now,
I'm just totally shattered.

Phew.

I gotta pick up the pieces
and figure it out.

Because the greater half
of my team just left.

This is a punch to the gut.
This is a shock.

I did not see this coming.

But now my head and my body
have to get back in the game.

All right, all right, focus.

Firewood.

Damn it.

Damn it.

All right.
Let's rustle up some fishes.

I think my biggest concern
is calorie deficit.

I don't know how
I'm going to turn the loss

of 50% of the productivity
of this camp

into something beneficial,
but I'm going to have to.

All these leaves
clogged it up.

Let's see what we get.

Nothing.

Well, caught a lot of leaves,
but that's about it.

[exhales]

All right.

While I'm here,

no tracks near the trap.

So snake trap is a bust
right now.

All right.

Today's reset day, Mike.
Don't get distracted.

Gonna go get some firewood.

It's funny you never
consider it,

but you do need the same
amount of wood

for one person if you do two,
but it's just one person
gathering,

so it's hard
without Skye here.

[exhales]

Holy [bleep].

Big old cobra.

-Where are you?
-[rustling]

You can hear him,
crunching through
the leaf litter.

Tracking what looks like
a big cobra.

Got my spear.

Go in.

Where are you?

This snake's a fast mover.

You can hear him.

It's just ahead.

It stopped.
It knows I'm after it.

The body was thicker
than my arm.

If it comes out fast and hard.
I'm kind of screwed with
this spear.

As soon as I heard it,
I snapped up

and grabbed the spear
and forgot the blade.

Next time.

When Skye saw that cobra down
by the river

and was determined
never to go in
the water again,

I'll be honest, I thought, eh,
maybe a little bit
of an overreaction.

It's just a snake.

Until I saw the size
of the snake.

Make sure I have my snake
repellent by my bedside.

[exhales]

There's a new threat,
and the threat is that

I am in their home,
and they could have

a territorial
aggressive response

while I'm asleep even.

So that's a new thing.

I don't know that I'm quick
enough to come out of
a dead sleep,

find my blade,

and be able to deal with it.

Yeah, I might be in danger.

Stay vigilant.

There's no safe place
out here.

Now that I've seen a cobra
thicker than my arm,

not more than 20 feet away
from my cave opening here,

I realized those trails
that I thought were

the size of a rodent,
the size of a loaf of bread
in diameter,

those are the snake's trails.

That's the size of the snake.

Here's one right here.

And if I go down low,
you can see that
it's a tunnel

that goes right through
the jungle.

There are no footprints.

It's just compressed
leaf litter all the way
through

till it comes out.

It's big snakes.

So plan for today is to go
to all of those "game trails,"

which are now obviously
tunnels for snakes.

I'm going to remove
those traps because

I don't want to tangle
with a 15-foot king cobra

caught halfway into
a snare and lashing out

at anything that moves.

So all these traps,
they're coming down.

So this one's been triggered,
but there's nothing in it.

And I'm kind of glad of that.

I don't need
a snake hanging face high,

pissed off
and just looking to strike

anything that moves
since I'll be the only
one here that moves.

These snakes,
they're dangerous.

So now I'm just gonna go
after fish.

I think my fish trap
has become a leaf trap.

I'm bringing this up
to the bank so that

when I get some bait for it,
I can just put it in
the deep end

and let it sit underwater
so it's not sucking

all the leaves out
of the river.

Right now, food is
the big missing piece.

It's the thing
that's sapping me.

I'm at a turning point.
I definitely need bait.

That's top priority for me.

I'm just going to check out
this little rock outcropping
here,

because there's all kinds
of lizards in here,

and some of them
are pretty beefy.

So I'm going to scope out
some lizards
and hopefully catch them,

and use them as bait.

Let's see what's up here.

Oh, hello. [gasps]
That's a venomous tree snake.

Oh my gosh,
and it is not moving

because it doesn't have to.

This snake's too small
for me to eat.

However, it would definitely
be an alternative for bait,

so going to take
a calculated risk

for a caloric return.

This is a viper,
a venomous snake,

so I have to be really
careful.

[whispers] Sorry my little
brother or sister.

That was a powerful sacrifice,
but...

[sighs] now we can go fishing.

Okay, my little friend.

Let's make
the best use of you.

I'm going to take the skin off
and wrap the entrails inside

the skin to put in
the fish basket.

And then the meat,
I'm gonna cut
and put onto hooks.

On this log, I'm gonna float
out to the middle in the hopes

of getting fish
on that as well.

You know, when I kill
an animal,

I make a promise
to not waste its life.

It makes catching those fish
more important to me.

Fish basket.

Most fish, the big ones,
will hang out in the deep,
cool water here.

These are the lines that Skye
set on the log.

I'm gonna push
this log out across
the river when I'm done.

Okay.

This'll fish during the day.

That'll fish overnight.

Somewhere along the line,
I gotta get a fish.

Day 16.

Not a lot of time.

Well, time to go
to the fishing hole.

Get some water,
hopefully get a catfish
or three.

Calories, calories, calories.

[narrator] Since the start
of the challenge,

Mike has burning an average
of 5,000 calories a day,

but has only consumed a total
of 200 calories.

I'm depleted at this point.

I can barely make it
from the water to my bed
and back right now.

And I am seriously concerned
about the energy

it's going to take
to extract out of here
on my own two feet.

So protein is something
I need.

I got to get a fish.

I'm going to check
these lines right now,

see how lucky I am or unlucky.

Nope.

Stripped of bait. No fish.

And this one's been completely
stripped too.

All four lines stripped
of bait.

So that retires this strategy.

Let's hope
the basket trap worked.

It's feeling kind of light.

So the bait is completely gone
and there's no fish.

Damn.

And there goes that strategy.

So with no more bait,
fish is off the menu.

[exhales] I'm feeling it.

I'm feeling the calorie
deficit pretty hard today.

I'm really also having
a temporary bout

of disappointment in
my own performance.

[sighs] It's all right.
It's part of the game.

[rustling]

Get out of here.

I just had a 12 to 15 foot
cobra move right across

the front of the cave.

There's one over here now too.

-[bird squawking]
-There's another alarm.

[birds chirping]

This place is literally
crawling with snakes.

I'm grabbing some
quick firewood

to get flames when I need it
put by my bed.

Just gotta make sure anytime
I hear that snake getting

a little too close,
I just throw these
little pieces on

to get some flames up quick.

This could be a long night.

Trying to share a mutual bond
of respect for something

that could kill me
with one bite,

but it's a little hard when
I know it's stalking me.

Oh, it's a scorpion. Nice.

I'm gonna roast this
and eat it.

I've eaten scorpion before,
but there's no scorpions
in Maine,

so I have to order them
freeze-dried.

We do it as part
of our courses

as a survival challenge.

This is fresh,
locally gathered scorpion.

Probably not enough calories
or nutrients in here

to rival a bacon crumb,
but every little bit helps.

Mmm.

Not bad.

Another 300 of those,
and now you'd equal a catfish.

Ugh...

Last night, I had
the distinct privilege

of feeling like I was being
hunted and I was.

This large snake does
not want me here

or I'm occupying
its favorite space,

I don't know, but it felt like
when you see sharks circling

and slowly closing in
cautiously.

But it was in response to
the height of the flames.

And the scary part was
it got used to the fire,

and it started
to get in closer
and closer and closer.

I've never been
actively hunted

by another animal before.

It was a little disturbing,
I'm not going to lie.

So that snake changes
the plan.

It's time to get out of here.

I will head
to another campsite,

give myself a night
to recover,

and then from that point,
have less of a journey
out of here.

I am starting from scratch
wherever I land with shelter,

water, and fire.

But after dealing
with that snake all night,
it's worth the risk.

So I'm here.

Follow the river up
to the Big Bend,

maybe camp in this area.

Well, that puts me halfway
to extraction, so that's good.

And then last day,
just follow this ridge out.

But it looks at least
two and a half,

three miles through jungle.

[narrator]
With two days left in
the challenge,

Mike has decided to depart
on the treacherous

five-mile extraction hike
early.

He will head north,
climbing through steep,

rocky jungle to a small river
two miles away,

where he will have
to survive the night before

a final push through
dense jungle

and giant limestone cliffs
to meet the extraction vehicle
on day 21.

So I'm taking this fish basket
apart to create a pack basket

to get my stuff out of here
with me.

All right, that's not too bad.

This pack basket is essential
in that it's going to carry

my water, blades,
cordage in order
to construct a shelter,

and whatever else
I could fit in there
that's going to help me

with my life-sustaining
systems in a brand new place.

All right.

A little rock obstacle
course here.

Got to be mindful of snakes.

I'm leaving a fairly known
area,

and now I'm going into
a completely different area.

It's tough.

For all I know,
where I'm going might have
twice as many king cobras.

I'd rather be in the jungle
than on these rocks.

They're tearing up my feet
even when I move slow.

Holy mackerel.
All right, keep going.

[grunts]

Okay, rocks, I missed you too.

Getting tired,
but once I get tired,
I'll just stay tired.

All right.

Here's the river.

I'll choose camp here.

This is the most exhausted
I've been since
the Marine Corps.

[exhales]

And then add to that,
no food for so many days

in this tropical heat.

Time to set up my shelter,
water, and fire.

Here's my bed.

[exhales] There you go.

All right.

Three charges of water,
a good dose of firewood
for the night,

and a decent amount of
cover on the ground,

and hopefully
a sound night's rest.

Oh, yeah.

This is horrible.

But almost there.

Tomorrow's going
to be a long day.

It's gonna be a hard day
with my sore feet.

I'm gonna take everything
I've learned through

my journey up to this point
and put it to good use.

It's a long walk home.

Day 21.

One last very big hurdle.

Oh, one huge hurdle.

I got a blister right in
the center of my foot.

I punished my feet
to get here.

I pushed too hard
on that first hike. Um...

I shouldn't have done that.

[grunts]

I'm also exhausted.

A little intimidated about
what my body can
and cannot do.

But now it's time to dig deep.

I guess I'm going to leave
the backpack for the forest
to eat.

[exhales] All right,
here I go.

[groans]

[grunts]

It's okay. I got this.

[exhales]

Sore, bruised, blistered feet.

On this step, it feels like
a combination of a knife

and a cigar burn.

But Skye's with me today,
and I'm not going
to let her down.

I hope I have adrenaline
enough to override the pain

and the empty feeling
of no energy.

[grunts]

Nothing in the tank,
no calories.

And excruciating pain
with each step.

All right.

Oh, yeah.

All right, slalom time.

This should help me stabilize.

There's only one outcome
of this hike.

It might take all day.

But it's that I finish it.

Oh.

Come on, bud.

It's just a little hill.

It's all or nothing.

[grunts in pain]

[pants]

I'm so glad I didn't have
to go over this thing.

Instead, I pulled through it.

[groans]

Big, sharp, pointy rock cave.

[exhales]

It's a cathedral.

Absolutely stunning.

But not easy on the feet.

Ah! It's okay. I got this.

I am so tired,
but I can't quit now.

All right.

Back to the jungle.

This is the trail
that never ends.

Nothing but more jungle.

But I think
we're getting close.

[grunts]

-[engine spluttering]
-What?

Is that the vehicle?

Is that the vehicle?

Hey! Whoo!

Oh, what a blessing.

Hell, yeah!

[grunts]

I made it.

Yes!

Whoo! Whoo-hoo!

Yeah! I feel fantastic.

A half hour ago,
I had one foot in the grave

and I wasn't gonna tell
anybody.

But this jungle schooled me.

I was humbled by
the first day.

This is the toughest challenge
I've ever had.

And I... I hunger
for tough challenges.

This one beats them all,
hands down.

Whoa!

I'd like to think that
this experience is going

to make me a much better
instructor for my school.

Getting my butt handed to me,
adjusting, learning,

continuing, growing.
How could it not?

If I'm not growing,
I'm doing my students
disservice.

And this certainly has
helped me grow.

[narrator]
After surviving 21 days,
Mike lost 43 pounds.

His primitive survival rating
went up from 7.2 to 7.8.

Everyone who loves me
You carried me.

You carried me through.
And Skye, did it for you too.

Woo!

Yeah!
Day 21, challenge complete.