1 00:00:15,918 --> 00:00:17,057 - [bleep]. 2 00:00:20,647 --> 00:00:22,649 - I'm stronger than a lot of guys. 3 00:00:22,752 --> 00:00:25,962 1 want 10 finally have a woman win this show. 4 00:00:28,965 --> 00:00:31,934 - Ooh. Got a squirrel. 5 00:00:34,626 --> 00:00:36,283 That's a 100-day shelter. 6 00:00:38,182 --> 00:00:39,286 - Ow. 7 00:00:39,390 --> 00:00:41,254 There's something wrong inside my knee, 8 00:00:41,357 --> 00:00:44,878 and 1 can't risk my future for this show. 9 00:00:49,193 --> 00:00:50,746 male narrator: For the first time, 10 00:00:50,849 --> 00:00:54,198 ten participants will fight to survive the Arctic 11 00:00:54,301 --> 00:00:58,374 for longer than anyone in "Alone" history... 12 00:00:58,478 --> 00:01:02,033 a grueling 100 days. 13 00:01:02,137 --> 00:01:04,484 - This is the ultimate challenge. 14 00:01:04,587 --> 00:01:07,625 - 100 days in the Arctic is no joke. 15 00:01:07,728 --> 00:01:09,385 Narrator: If they can endure, 16 00:01:09,489 --> 00:01:12,319 they'll will the biggest prize ever-- 17 00:01:12,423 --> 00:01:15,011 $1 million. 18 00:01:16,496 --> 00:01:18,670 - Whoa! - Holy [bleep]! 19 00:01:18,774 --> 00:01:20,396 - You can't tap out 20 00:01:20,500 --> 00:01:22,329 when there's a million bucks on the line, 21 00:01:22,433 --> 00:01:24,504 - Oh, my gosh. 22 00:01:24,607 --> 00:01:27,541 - How hard can you work for $10,000 a day? 23 00:01:27,645 --> 00:01:29,371 - It looks like frostbite. 24 00:01:30,786 --> 00:01:32,236 - Oh, [bleep]! 25 00:01:32,339 --> 00:01:36,516 Narrator: This is "Alone: Million Dollar Challenge." 26 00:01:36,619 --> 00:01:38,449 - They're just surrounding my shelter. 27 00:02:22,941 --> 00:02:24,184 - All right, guys. 28 00:02:24,288 --> 00:02:28,671 Checking in for your daily Kiswahili lesson. 29 00:02:30,225 --> 00:02:33,814 "Hello" is jambo. 30 00:02:33,918 --> 00:02:37,818 Hakuna matatameans "no worries." 31 00:02:37,922 --> 00:02:40,787 I'm sure you know that from "The Lion King." 32 00:02:40,890 --> 00:02:44,825 What you do not know is that hakuna matata 33 00:02:44,929 --> 00:02:47,863 is the real touristy way of saying 34 00:02:47,966 --> 00:02:50,728 "no worries"” or "no problem.” 35 00:02:50,831 --> 00:02:54,214 Now, if you ever find yourself going to East Africa 36 00:02:54,318 --> 00:02:57,183 and in the need to say "no worries," 37 00:02:57,286 --> 00:03:01,773 1 would highly recommend that you use an alternative. 38 00:03:10,092 --> 00:03:12,198 1 would stick with... 39 00:03:12,301 --> 00:03:14,476 The locals will get very surprised, 40 00:03:14,579 --> 00:03:17,203 as you will seem not like a tourist. 41 00:03:18,756 --> 00:03:21,172 1 was raised between South Africa and Tanzania. 42 00:03:21,276 --> 00:03:24,451 We lived off the grid. It was pretty rural out there. 43 00:03:24,555 --> 00:03:25,970 Lot of different wildlife. 44 00:03:26,073 --> 00:03:27,385 Look at these baboon teeth. 45 00:03:27,489 --> 00:03:29,145 We employed Maasai tribal people 46 00:03:29,249 --> 00:03:31,113 to look over our property. 47 00:03:33,702 --> 00:03:34,944 I learned to speak the language 48 00:03:35,048 --> 00:03:36,705 and their traditional ways. 49 00:03:36,808 --> 00:03:40,295 I feel so honored for the chief to invite me on this hunt. 50 00:03:40,398 --> 00:03:43,056 I know what it feels like to be surviving 51 00:03:43,159 --> 00:03:45,852 off the land for days on end. 52 00:03:45,955 --> 00:03:47,716 I would consider myself a jack-of-all-trades-- 53 00:03:47,819 --> 00:03:51,444 very adaptable, and 1 think that's my strongest point. 54 00:03:54,136 --> 00:03:56,621 Currently, I'm running my own survival school 55 00:03:56,725 --> 00:03:57,829 in Sisters, Oregon. 56 00:03:57,933 --> 00:03:59,728 Should we go for a swim? - Yeah. 57 00:03:59,831 --> 00:04:01,557 - My wife is so supportive, 58 00:04:01,661 --> 00:04:04,629 and we have a two-year-old son together. 59 00:04:04,733 --> 00:04:06,424 I will miss my family a lot. 60 00:04:06,528 --> 00:04:09,013 But 100 days for a million dollars 61 00:04:09,116 --> 00:04:10,877 definitely is a game changer. 62 00:04:10,980 --> 00:04:13,431 I'd love to be able to pay off my house, 63 00:04:13,535 --> 00:04:15,571 spend more time with my family. 64 00:04:15,675 --> 00:04:18,091 The Arctic is gonna come with a lot of challenges, 65 00:04:18,194 --> 00:04:20,749 but 1 would rather starve and be cold 66 00:04:20,852 --> 00:04:22,371 than come home early 67 00:04:22,475 --> 00:04:24,511 and disappoint my wife and child. 68 00:04:24,615 --> 00:04:26,237 - Go, Daddy! 69 00:04:29,275 --> 00:04:32,347 - 1 believe in myself, and 1 believe in my skills. 70 00:04:32,450 --> 00:04:35,384 1 know that 1 have what it takes to win. 71 00:04:35,488 --> 00:04:37,904 1 have been catching small game, 72 00:04:38,007 --> 00:04:40,251 but 1 want to go and explore 73 00:04:40,355 --> 00:04:44,220 the extremities of my area and do some hunting. 74 00:04:48,880 --> 00:04:51,331 So much of this experience is about learning for me. 75 00:04:51,435 --> 00:04:55,542 You can see moose tracks right here and there. 76 00:04:57,026 --> 00:04:59,788 Hunting and trapping and fishing out here 77 00:04:59,891 --> 00:05:03,205 is all about understanding the animals. 78 00:05:03,309 --> 00:05:07,589 You have to dial into their patterns, to their habits. 79 00:05:07,692 --> 00:05:09,763 Look at this. 80 00:05:11,420 --> 00:05:13,905 Wow, that is fresh. 81 00:05:14,009 --> 00:05:18,082 Just not certain what this is. 82 00:05:18,185 --> 00:05:19,566 It's got berries in it. 83 00:05:21,913 --> 00:05:25,400 Wonder if this could be a musk ox. 84 00:05:25,503 --> 00:05:27,609 This location, I feel, really stands out 85 00:05:27,712 --> 00:05:29,404 as far as the probability 86 00:05:29,507 --> 00:05:31,302 of having interaction with large game. 87 00:05:32,890 --> 00:05:34,581 Having that big game stored 88 00:05:34,685 --> 00:05:37,239 that you can calorically satisfy yourself 89 00:05:37,343 --> 00:05:38,965 through those harsh, harsh times 90 00:05:39,068 --> 00:05:42,348 is gonna be the game changer to get to 100 days. 91 00:05:42,451 --> 00:05:45,074 What's this little opening up here? 92 00:05:48,871 --> 00:05:50,770 Oh, no way. 93 00:05:50,873 --> 00:05:52,875 Check this out. 94 00:05:55,809 --> 00:05:58,674 That is a fresh musk ox Kill. 95 00:06:01,953 --> 00:06:05,578 Damn, that's not old at all. 96 00:06:05,681 --> 00:06:07,062 Wolves in the area. 97 00:06:07,165 --> 00:06:08,028 It's the only thing that could've taken 98 00:06:08,132 --> 00:06:09,823 this thing down here. 99 00:06:11,307 --> 00:06:14,310 1 mean, you can still see pieces of flesh on here. 100 00:06:14,414 --> 00:06:16,830 Keep me on my toes a little bit. 101 00:06:16,934 --> 00:06:18,763 The risk for doing the wrong thing 102 00:06:18,867 --> 00:06:20,765 with a dangerous animal encounter 103 00:06:20,869 --> 00:06:24,079 is probably gonna result in them looking at you as prey 104 00:06:24,182 --> 00:06:27,565 or as a threat in their territory. 105 00:06:27,669 --> 00:06:29,187 That's a good find. 106 00:06:29,291 --> 00:06:31,051 Means that the musk ox are in this area, 107 00:06:31,155 --> 00:06:32,777 because it's that fresh. 108 00:06:35,193 --> 00:06:36,919 It's exciting. 109 00:07:05,534 --> 00:07:06,777 - Oop! 110 00:07:08,882 --> 00:07:12,886 Got caught on a little nick of the stick. 111 00:07:16,718 --> 00:07:17,857 Oh, [bleep]! 112 00:07:22,240 --> 00:07:25,830 1 just lost some of my bait. 113 00:07:27,556 --> 00:07:30,456 Fishing is not going well. 114 00:07:30,559 --> 00:07:33,424 1 haven't caught any fish yet. 115 00:07:33,528 --> 00:07:38,153 I got my gill net out, and it's not working. 116 00:07:38,256 --> 00:07:41,674 But at least my other passive methods 117 00:07:41,777 --> 00:07:45,747 of procuring food have had success. 118 00:07:45,850 --> 00:07:49,164 My snares and traps caught a bunch of bunnies. 119 00:07:51,166 --> 00:07:54,203 Come on, fish. 120 00:07:54,307 --> 00:07:56,930 Get in my belly. 121 00:07:57,034 --> 00:07:59,726 1 have enough protein, with bunnies, 122 00:07:59,830 --> 00:08:02,557 and if 1 can just start catching fish, 123 00:08:02,660 --> 00:08:05,042 that will give me enough fat to supplement 124 00:08:05,145 --> 00:08:07,216 with my bunnies to get me to the end. 125 00:08:09,080 --> 00:08:12,221 Ooh. 1 don't see any fish. 126 00:08:13,706 --> 00:08:15,880 1 think it's too shallow. 127 00:08:17,572 --> 00:08:19,401 1 just don't want to give up on the fish, 128 00:08:19,505 --> 00:08:22,680 'cause 1 know Tm gonna need that fat. 129 00:08:24,855 --> 00:08:29,411 So I decided I'm gonna go on a secret mission-- 130 00:08:29,515 --> 00:08:30,723 fish mish. 131 00:08:33,208 --> 00:08:34,727 I'm gonna pack my sleeping bag, 132 00:08:34,830 --> 00:08:38,662 my headlamp, my axe, and a whole bunch of stuff. 133 00:08:38,765 --> 00:08:42,182 I'm going to venture out on an expedition 134 00:08:42,286 --> 00:08:44,322 to find a new spot deep enough 135 00:08:44,426 --> 00:08:46,704 that 1 can hopefully catch some fish. 136 00:08:47,981 --> 00:08:49,431 I'm just gonna go for it 137 00:08:49,535 --> 00:08:52,434 because you got to risk it for the biscuit sometimes. 138 00:09:22,464 --> 00:09:25,329 - It has become a tangled, tangled mess. 139 00:09:25,432 --> 00:09:27,607 Got to be fixed. 140 00:09:29,126 --> 00:09:31,473 Ah, it's like when you were little and your mom 141 00:09:31,577 --> 00:09:34,614 combed your hair out, bring tears to your eyes. 142 00:09:36,167 --> 00:09:41,034 So now [ got to either be in an '80s hair band 143 00:09:41,138 --> 00:09:45,038 or a '60s horror sitcom. 144 00:09:46,557 --> 00:09:47,903 You choose. 145 00:10:04,851 --> 00:10:07,164 I've been out here hunting every day, 146 00:10:07,267 --> 00:10:10,512 but I'm not seeing the big-game sign 147 00:10:10,616 --> 00:10:12,100 that I'd hoped for. 148 00:10:12,203 --> 00:10:15,655 So far, I've shot a squirrel and a grouse. 149 00:10:15,759 --> 00:10:17,243 The key to winning is making the most 150 00:10:17,346 --> 00:10:19,038 out of every opportunity you're given. 151 00:10:21,903 --> 00:10:25,009 Just got to keep taking breaks. 152 00:10:25,113 --> 00:10:27,322 Stopping, listening, smelling. 153 00:10:27,425 --> 00:10:31,188 You have to learn from the land to find success. 154 00:10:34,950 --> 00:10:36,469 I've been feral my whole life. 155 00:10:36,572 --> 00:10:38,644 I was turned loose into the woods as a little boy-- 156 00:10:38,747 --> 00:10:40,266 hunted, fished, trapped, 157 00:10:40,369 --> 00:10:42,648 pretty much lived outside for 30-something years. 158 00:10:44,166 --> 00:10:45,651 I live it. 159 00:10:45,754 --> 00:10:47,825 It's not something I just do from time to time. 160 00:10:47,929 --> 00:10:49,585 It's not something I play at. I'm in it every day. 161 00:10:49,689 --> 00:10:52,347 It's just my way of life. 162 00:10:52,450 --> 00:10:53,728 Me and my wife-- 163 00:10:53,831 --> 00:10:55,281 we got 40 acres here in Sturgis, Kentucky, 164 00:10:55,384 --> 00:10:57,973 and we try to live as simply as possible. 165 00:10:58,077 --> 00:11:00,562 Come on, go, go, go! 166 00:11:00,666 --> 00:11:02,391 We run a small homestead. 167 00:11:02,495 --> 00:11:04,083 We raise most of our own food, 168 00:11:04,186 --> 00:11:06,050 forage, and do a lot of hunting. 169 00:11:08,812 --> 00:11:10,641 I'm doing this as a challenge to myself, 170 00:11:10,745 --> 00:11:12,229 and it's the opportunity of a lifetime. 171 00:11:12,332 --> 00:11:14,818 I have a 9:00-to-5:00 job as a diesel mechanic. 172 00:11:14,921 --> 00:11:15,922 - Mm. 173 00:11:16,026 --> 00:11:17,372 - I don't hate it, 174 00:11:17,475 --> 00:11:19,339 but I would rather be doing this all the time. 175 00:11:19,443 --> 00:11:21,272 A million dollars would give me the freedom 176 00:11:21,376 --> 00:11:22,757 to continue living like I'm living, 177 00:11:22,860 --> 00:11:24,379 probably indefinitely. 178 00:11:24,482 --> 00:11:26,622 It would basically mean super-duper early retirement. 179 00:11:26,726 --> 00:11:28,935 - I'm gonna miss you. 180 00:11:30,972 --> 00:11:32,421 - 1 think T can make it to 100 days 181 00:11:32,525 --> 00:11:34,976 just because I don't have a whole lot of quit in me. 182 00:11:35,079 --> 00:11:38,324 1 feel pretty confident in just my overall tenacity 183 00:11:38,427 --> 00:11:40,982 and my ability to stay upbeat. 184 00:11:42,500 --> 00:11:44,088 Look at that... 185 00:11:44,192 --> 00:11:47,367 moose scat and a lot of it. 186 00:11:47,471 --> 00:11:51,199 There is a moose in the hood, looks like. 187 00:11:51,302 --> 00:11:54,858 900-pound animal is a whole lot to have to deal with. 188 00:11:54,961 --> 00:11:58,378 Might just be passing through, but he has passed through. 189 00:11:58,482 --> 00:12:01,347 So maybe, just maybe... 190 00:12:02,969 --> 00:12:05,972 Small game is enough to hold me for a while, 191 00:12:06,076 --> 00:12:07,733 but it's definitely not gonna be enough 192 00:12:07,836 --> 00:12:10,252 to survive for 100 days. 193 00:12:10,356 --> 00:12:12,220 Big game's gonna be that lottery ticket. 194 00:12:13,739 --> 00:12:15,810 Oh, my gosh, guys. 195 00:12:15,913 --> 00:12:18,260 We got some squirrelly goodness here. 196 00:12:26,337 --> 00:12:28,477 Got him, got him, got him. 197 00:12:30,479 --> 00:12:32,481 Squirrel again tonight. 198 00:12:34,380 --> 00:12:35,864 Appreciate you, buddy. 199 00:12:35,968 --> 00:12:38,867 I very much appreciate you, little friend. 200 00:12:45,909 --> 00:12:48,152 I'm already thinking about this place as home. 201 00:12:48,256 --> 00:12:50,637 My wife is at the homestead down in Kentucky, 202 00:12:50,741 --> 00:12:53,364 and I'm at the homestead up here in the north. 203 00:12:53,468 --> 00:12:56,643 I do want to do everybody at home proud, stay the longest. 204 00:12:58,300 --> 00:13:00,475 1 got a whole pile of squirrel guts. 205 00:13:00,578 --> 00:13:02,580 We're gonna go out and set some more bank lines 206 00:13:02,684 --> 00:13:04,479 and see if we can't catch some fish 207 00:13:04,582 --> 00:13:05,998 without even being there. 208 00:13:06,101 --> 00:13:08,794 All right, let's get some of this yummy squirrel goodness. 209 00:13:08,897 --> 00:13:12,107 Looks like the intestines and the stomach. 210 00:13:12,211 --> 00:13:15,904 Look at that. Who wouldn't want to eat that? 211 00:13:16,008 --> 00:13:18,631 A lot of passive trapping, passive fishing-- 212 00:13:18,734 --> 00:13:20,253 just making calories 213 00:13:20,357 --> 00:13:22,704 without having to work at it will be key. 214 00:13:22,808 --> 00:13:24,844 Of course, I will still hunt everywhere 1 go, 215 00:13:24,948 --> 00:13:28,606 because you never know when the opportunity's gonna arise. 216 00:13:28,710 --> 00:13:32,093 That will work. Let's just put another one in. 217 00:13:51,526 --> 00:13:54,529 A nice fishing spot, I'm pretty sure. 218 00:13:54,632 --> 00:13:58,360 The most promising section on my land. 219 00:13:58,464 --> 00:14:00,328 Looks kind of perfect. 220 00:14:03,538 --> 00:14:06,644 This fishing spot is quite far away. 221 00:14:08,923 --> 00:14:13,375 But if this works and 1 start catching fish, 222 00:14:13,479 --> 00:14:16,137 then that would mean my fish mish would be worth it, 223 00:14:16,240 --> 00:14:19,692 and 1 could even build an outpost 224 00:14:19,795 --> 00:14:23,489 where 1 could collect some fish and then go home to camp. 225 00:14:23,592 --> 00:14:26,388 Fish, fish, fish, fish, fish, fish. 226 00:14:38,745 --> 00:14:41,300 I see a fish, guys. 227 00:14:42,784 --> 00:14:45,925 It's the first time I've actually seen a fish. 228 00:14:46,029 --> 00:14:49,825 Ont Yeah, 1 think 1 got one. 229 00:14:49,929 --> 00:14:51,966 1 think 1 got one! 230 00:14:52,069 --> 00:14:55,107 Oh, [bleep]. I lost it. 231 00:14:57,178 --> 00:15:00,146 Better luck in the morning, I guess. 232 00:15:06,221 --> 00:15:10,743 Fishing is so important to my strategy for the long term. 233 00:15:10,846 --> 00:15:12,918 1 have to stay focused. 234 00:15:13,021 --> 00:15:16,335 1 made a plan. 1 have To stick with it. 235 00:15:16,438 --> 00:15:18,854 I'm gonna sleep under the stars here, 236 00:15:18,958 --> 00:15:22,548 and I'll just focus on getting a fish in the morning. 237 00:15:37,459 --> 00:15:40,393 I've got to get fish. 238 00:15:40,497 --> 00:15:43,362 1f 1 don't have fish, 1 don't have fat. 239 00:15:43,465 --> 00:15:47,435 And if I don't have fat, I lose all my body fat. 240 00:15:47,538 --> 00:15:50,507 And if I don't have body fat, 241 00:15:50,610 --> 00:15:53,855 then I lose my organs, and the game is over. 242 00:15:58,549 --> 00:16:00,896 Just super disappointing. 243 00:16:03,865 --> 00:16:07,041 But as they say, it is what it is, right? 244 00:16:07,144 --> 00:16:09,284 It is what it is. 245 00:16:13,461 --> 00:16:17,396 It's too bad that rabbits don't have more fat on them. 246 00:16:17,499 --> 00:16:20,675 Wouldn't they just be the perfect survival food? 247 00:16:22,056 --> 00:16:25,197 Holy [bleep]! 248 00:16:25,300 --> 00:16:29,304 Oh, my God. He's 20 yards from me. 249 00:16:31,548 --> 00:16:33,550 Oh, my God. 250 00:16:33,653 --> 00:16:35,000 [bleep]. 251 00:16:36,760 --> 00:16:39,659 - 1 need o get a food cache so 1 know that food is safe. 252 00:16:39,763 --> 00:16:41,834 No! 253 00:16:43,284 --> 00:16:45,251 - Maybe that's the wolverine. 254 00:16:45,355 --> 00:16:46,770 Oh, [bleep]. 255 00:16:46,873 --> 00:16:48,323 - There's a squirrel. 256 00:16:48,427 --> 00:16:50,187 He went down in that little hole to hide. 257 00:16:50,291 --> 00:16:52,086 Come on closer. 258 00:17:09,896 --> 00:17:12,865 - Holy [bleep]. 259 00:17:12,968 --> 00:17:14,246 Oh, my God. 260 00:17:19,458 --> 00:17:21,356 Oh, my God. 261 00:17:21,460 --> 00:17:23,255 [bleep]. 262 00:17:23,358 --> 00:17:26,223 There's a moose right there. 263 00:17:26,327 --> 00:17:28,570 He's 20 yards from me. 264 00:17:36,923 --> 00:17:40,686 Where is it going? No, don't leave. 265 00:17:49,004 --> 00:17:51,214 He's turned around again! 266 00:17:54,424 --> 00:17:56,978 Oh, my God, it's coming back. 267 00:17:57,082 --> 00:17:58,738 God. 268 00:17:58,842 --> 00:18:00,878 1 was gonna bring my bow. 269 00:18:00,982 --> 00:18:02,570 You [bleep] idiot. 270 00:18:02,673 --> 00:18:04,572 That's my moose. 271 00:18:09,577 --> 00:18:11,303 Damn it. 272 00:18:14,720 --> 00:18:16,687 He's gone. 273 00:18:16,791 --> 00:18:19,069 Damn. 274 00:18:19,173 --> 00:18:22,072 1 suck. 275 00:18:22,176 --> 00:18:24,212 That's awful. 276 00:18:26,663 --> 00:18:30,667 That was my moose. It was 20 yards away from me. 277 00:18:36,431 --> 00:18:37,950 And it was just standing there. 278 00:18:38,053 --> 00:18:40,953 1 could've easily taken that shot. 279 00:18:48,857 --> 00:18:53,276 Watching your food just swim away from you is devastating. 280 00:18:53,379 --> 00:18:54,725 If I got that moose, 281 00:18:54,829 --> 00:18:57,728 it would have been a big game changer for me. 282 00:19:16,713 --> 00:19:18,680 - Tell you what-- 283 00:19:18,784 --> 00:19:21,545 it's amazing that they can walk around 284 00:19:21,649 --> 00:19:24,099 carrying that much weight in their head. 285 00:19:24,203 --> 00:19:28,621 Damn, that's got to be, like, 60 pounds. 286 00:19:28,725 --> 00:19:30,520 Oof! 287 00:19:35,904 --> 00:19:38,079 Boom. 288 00:19:38,183 --> 00:19:39,908 I just love it. 289 00:19:40,012 --> 00:19:44,430 Look at it staring right into my shelter. 290 00:19:44,534 --> 00:19:46,605 1 can sit there in the evenings, 291 00:19:46,708 --> 00:19:50,229 and 1 can stare right back at it. 292 00:19:50,333 --> 00:19:54,440 Hopefully it'll watch over me and bring good things to come. 293 00:19:57,236 --> 00:20:01,240 Plan of attacknimero uno is to go an check the gill net. 294 00:20:02,621 --> 00:20:05,589 I have up till now caught five fish. 295 00:20:07,142 --> 00:20:09,386 Been fishing ever since 1 can remember. 296 00:20:09,490 --> 00:20:12,113 My dad was a fishing-boat captain. 297 00:20:12,217 --> 00:20:16,221 I learned live-bait fishing, lure fishing, trawling, 298 00:20:16,324 --> 00:20:19,431 and I've been spear fishing since I was about 11. 299 00:20:19,534 --> 00:20:21,536 Caught a lot of big fish in my life, 300 00:20:21,640 --> 00:20:24,470 but I've never fished with a gill net. 301 00:20:27,232 --> 00:20:30,476 All right. Moment of truth. 302 00:20:34,342 --> 00:20:36,517 Oh, yeah. 303 00:20:36,620 --> 00:20:38,519 Yeah! 304 00:20:38,622 --> 00:20:40,728 1 got a fish in my net. 305 00:20:40,831 --> 00:20:43,938 Awesome. 306 00:20:44,041 --> 00:20:45,698 That is a big fish. 307 00:20:47,252 --> 00:20:48,839 Wow, I've got a lot of meat right now-- 308 00:20:48,943 --> 00:20:51,635 Oh, there's a monster! 309 00:20:51,739 --> 00:20:54,914 God, that was a huge fish. 310 00:20:55,018 --> 00:20:57,779 I've hit the jackpot with fish location. 311 00:20:57,883 --> 00:21:00,506 Whoo-hoo! 312 00:21:00,610 --> 00:21:02,681 Gill net paying off. 313 00:21:04,234 --> 00:21:07,479 I'm so glad I took this as an item. 314 00:21:09,343 --> 00:21:11,621 Food was a big concern for me, 315 00:21:11,724 --> 00:21:15,314 but so far, this land has been good to me. 316 00:21:18,904 --> 00:21:21,596 Get some good old fillets. 317 00:21:23,426 --> 00:21:26,221 To know that my gill net can bring me food 318 00:21:26,325 --> 00:21:30,812 while I'm doing other things, that's a huge sense of relief. 319 00:21:30,916 --> 00:21:34,816 If I can just continue doing as well as I'm doing, 320 00:21:34,920 --> 00:21:38,337 100 days is possible. 321 00:21:59,565 --> 00:22:02,257 - It's a beautiful morning. 322 00:22:08,298 --> 00:22:12,026 The lake is shining. It's glistening. 323 00:22:12,129 --> 00:22:14,373 Thank you, Nature. 324 00:22:14,477 --> 00:22:17,411 Sorry for all the damage we're causing as humans. 325 00:22:19,309 --> 00:22:22,933 You are beautiful. You don't deserve that. 326 00:22:23,037 --> 00:22:25,695 You provide so much to us. 327 00:22:25,798 --> 00:22:27,731 You're providing me with shelter, 328 00:22:27,835 --> 00:22:30,320 with food, with water, 329 00:22:30,424 --> 00:22:32,702 so thank you for all you do. 330 00:22:43,057 --> 00:22:44,783 Another small pike. 331 00:22:46,543 --> 00:22:49,270 Well, small compared to the other two 1 got. 332 00:22:49,374 --> 00:22:52,825 1 want fishing to be a big part of my game. 333 00:22:52,929 --> 00:22:54,586 Got a whitefish, 334 00:22:54,689 --> 00:22:56,898 I'm catching fish almost every day in the gill net. 335 00:22:57,002 --> 00:22:58,969 Man, it's pike central over here. 336 00:22:59,073 --> 00:23:00,557 Sometimes a couple fish... 337 00:23:00,661 --> 00:23:04,147 Two nice pike. Whoa. 338 00:23:04,250 --> 00:23:06,252 Okay, here we are. 339 00:23:08,151 --> 00:23:12,293 Oh, check it out. 1 think we have a fish. 340 00:23:23,649 --> 00:23:25,099 It's another pike. 341 00:23:28,102 --> 00:23:30,311 More food for the belly. 342 00:23:30,415 --> 00:23:32,486 I've been making fish head soups. 343 00:23:34,280 --> 00:23:36,904 And then I've been smoking the fish fillets. 344 00:23:37,007 --> 00:23:38,353 1 have over ten pounds 345 00:23:38,457 --> 00:23:40,839 of smoked fish hanging on a tree. 346 00:23:46,051 --> 00:23:48,122 Fishing is going amazing. 347 00:23:48,225 --> 00:23:52,333 But all this fish can attract a predator. 348 00:23:52,437 --> 00:23:55,440 1 have seen a wolverine right on the beach. 349 00:23:55,543 --> 00:23:57,821 It does make me a little nervous 350 00:23:57,925 --> 00:24:01,031 to know that there are predators walking here. 351 00:24:01,135 --> 00:24:05,346 But you got to heighten your level of awareness. 352 00:24:12,664 --> 00:24:14,044 Being from El Salvador, 353 00:24:14,148 --> 00:24:18,048 1 brought a specific mentality as a survivalist. 354 00:24:18,152 --> 00:24:19,912 I've been through a war. 355 00:24:20,016 --> 00:24:21,673 You have to have a positive attitude 356 00:24:21,776 --> 00:24:23,295 that you're going to survive. 357 00:25:15,381 --> 00:25:17,694 Maybe that's the wolverine. 358 00:25:29,637 --> 00:25:31,639 Throom, throom, throom. 359 00:25:37,265 --> 00:25:39,336 That sounded like claws. Throom, throom-- 360 00:25:39,440 --> 00:25:40,959 A big animal. 361 00:25:52,798 --> 00:25:54,697 Oh, [bleep]. 362 00:25:58,286 --> 00:25:59,633 [bleep]. 363 00:26:20,930 --> 00:26:22,034 - Oh, [bleep]. 364 00:26:24,312 --> 00:26:27,661 Something's moving there. [bleep]. 365 00:27:15,709 --> 00:27:18,919 1 worked so hard for that stash. 366 00:27:48,431 --> 00:27:49,915 Tasty. 367 00:27:51,503 --> 00:27:53,367 Mmm. 368 00:27:59,822 --> 00:28:02,721 Huh. Look all right. 369 00:28:05,517 --> 00:28:08,071 No seeds stuck in them. 370 00:28:09,624 --> 00:28:11,557 You want to win a million bucks, 371 00:28:11,661 --> 00:28:14,112 you got to look like a million bucks. 372 00:28:19,255 --> 00:28:21,464 1 need 10 have a big shelter day today. 373 00:28:21,567 --> 00:28:23,638 I'm already getting a little bit of a late start, 374 00:28:23,742 --> 00:28:27,056 but we'll go with it. 375 00:28:27,159 --> 00:28:29,921 I would like to use traditional wood joinery 376 00:28:30,024 --> 00:28:32,337 for pretty much my entire shelter. 377 00:28:32,440 --> 00:28:34,408 It is gonna take longer than just, you know, 378 00:28:34,511 --> 00:28:37,825 lashing a few poles together, but winter is coming, 379 00:28:37,929 --> 00:28:42,830 and 1 just want it to be robust and airtight. 380 00:28:42,934 --> 00:28:44,970 Got to make these joints precise. 381 00:28:47,870 --> 00:28:49,285 I'm gonna build an A-frame shelter 382 00:28:49,388 --> 00:28:51,736 that's anchored to a tree. 383 00:28:51,839 --> 00:28:54,462 Got to figure out my ridge-pole situation now. 384 00:28:54,566 --> 00:28:57,880 And then 1 got to figure out how to hoist it up this post. 385 00:28:57,983 --> 00:28:59,951 1 got to make a joint in that post. 386 00:29:02,470 --> 00:29:04,645 To me, I see this as my big gamble, 387 00:29:04,749 --> 00:29:06,612 but if 1 don't have a bomb-proof shelter, 388 00:29:06,716 --> 00:29:09,098 I can't see myself, as a smaller guy 389 00:29:09,201 --> 00:29:10,858 who really doesn't do that well in the cold, 390 00:29:10,962 --> 00:29:13,792 faring into the deep winter up to 100 days. 391 00:29:17,382 --> 00:29:19,349 All right. I think that's gonna be it. 392 00:29:19,453 --> 00:29:21,420 1 want 10 use a dovetail joint 393 00:29:21,524 --> 00:29:25,977 so those logs actually hold themselves onto the A-frame. 394 00:29:26,080 --> 00:29:30,153 I'm just being super meticulous. 395 00:29:30,257 --> 00:29:33,743 This better be blowing everyone's minds right now. 396 00:29:33,847 --> 00:29:35,780 Ho-ho-ho-ho! 397 00:29:37,540 --> 00:29:38,990 It's kind of good-looking, ain't it? 398 00:29:40,439 --> 00:29:43,270 1 feel confident with my skills in building. 399 00:29:43,373 --> 00:29:46,721 And to carry that out to extreme nuance 400 00:29:46,825 --> 00:29:49,172 is the kind of thing that gets me through long waits. 401 00:29:49,276 --> 00:29:51,140 1 just think of a project that 1 have in my head, 402 00:29:51,243 --> 00:29:53,349 and 1 just go to that project. 403 00:29:53,452 --> 00:29:55,075 I've been primarily an introvert 404 00:29:55,178 --> 00:29:57,836 who can do without contact and feel comfortable 405 00:29:57,940 --> 00:30:00,011 and confident in my own actions. 406 00:30:02,254 --> 00:30:03,669 Good fit. 407 00:30:03,773 --> 00:30:05,257 When friends or family have asked 408 00:30:05,361 --> 00:30:08,571 why 1 would want to do this, one of the easy references 409 00:30:08,674 --> 00:30:11,263 is the book "Hatchet" that 1 read in fifth grade. 410 00:30:11,367 --> 00:30:13,645 Reading the story about this kid that was in a plane crash 411 00:30:13,748 --> 00:30:15,578 and had to survive by some forested lake 412 00:30:15,681 --> 00:30:17,787 with his hatchet-- it sort of put the idea 413 00:30:17,891 --> 00:30:20,652 in my mind that, like, "Wow, people can do that. 414 00:30:20,755 --> 00:30:23,137 People can just be out there, living." 415 00:30:23,241 --> 00:30:27,141 This has always been a lifelong fantasy of mine. 416 00:30:27,245 --> 00:30:31,180 That's good. That's real good. 417 00:30:52,580 --> 00:30:55,169 - My friend... 418 00:30:55,273 --> 00:30:57,240 I'm sorry I've been so rude. 419 00:30:57,344 --> 00:30:59,933 1 found you a couple days ago. 420 00:31:00,036 --> 00:31:03,074 I couldn't help but love your set of horns, 421 00:31:03,177 --> 00:31:04,696 so 1 put you up on the tree there 422 00:31:04,799 --> 00:31:05,973 so you could hang out with me. 423 00:31:06,077 --> 00:31:08,493 Do you think we can be friends? 424 00:31:15,707 --> 00:31:16,846 What's your name? 425 00:31:18,641 --> 00:31:22,058 "1 come from Arclicfrica." 426 00:31:22,162 --> 00:31:24,440 Is that, like, you mixing Africa and Arctic? 427 00:31:28,823 --> 00:31:31,412 You're quite a smart-ass yourself, aren't you, Jaco? 428 00:31:31,516 --> 00:31:33,863 No wonder you got taken down. 429 00:31:38,833 --> 00:31:41,595 Jaco, 1 highly respect your horns, okay? 430 00:31:41,698 --> 00:31:43,631 1 just want to be friends. 431 00:31:48,567 --> 00:31:50,915 The friendship we'll be building. 432 00:31:51,018 --> 00:31:53,020 And just in case you were wondering, 433 00:31:53,124 --> 00:31:54,746 his accent is South African. 434 00:31:54,849 --> 00:31:57,162 He's a very confused musk ox. 435 00:32:01,787 --> 00:32:04,825 I feel like I've got a good grip on the food. 436 00:32:04,929 --> 00:32:06,758 The fishing 1 feel very confident about, 437 00:32:06,861 --> 00:32:08,553 with the gill net especially. 438 00:32:08,656 --> 00:32:10,210 At this point, 439 00:32:10,313 --> 00:32:12,488 1 need to get a food cache figured out. 440 00:32:12,591 --> 00:32:15,008 There's foxes and wolverines in the area. 441 00:32:15,111 --> 00:32:16,423 1 have to make something that 442 00:32:16,526 --> 00:32:18,839 1 don't need to keep an eye on 24-7, 443 00:32:18,943 --> 00:32:21,773 something that 1 know that food is safe. 444 00:32:21,876 --> 00:32:23,740 It's gonna be a lot of energy to build it, 445 00:32:23,844 --> 00:32:27,020 but it's necessary. 446 00:32:27,123 --> 00:32:31,645 It would be wise for me to work on my ladder 447 00:32:31,748 --> 00:32:34,751 that I'm gonna need to get up into my food cache. 448 00:32:37,478 --> 00:32:40,550 I feel like I really could live off the land here. 449 00:32:40,654 --> 00:32:42,518 And I just don't want any meat getting stolen 450 00:32:42,621 --> 00:32:43,726 or going to waste. 451 00:32:45,417 --> 00:32:47,488 This already set my mind at ease, 452 00:32:47,592 --> 00:32:49,870 once 1 know my food is stored safely. 453 00:32:51,251 --> 00:32:52,735 Success! I like it. 454 00:32:54,668 --> 00:32:57,429 So there's three trees in here. 455 00:32:57,533 --> 00:33:00,398 One. Behind it, two. 456 00:33:00,501 --> 00:33:03,228 And then to the left over here, three. 457 00:33:03,332 --> 00:33:05,955 It'll provide the perfect platform. 458 00:33:07,819 --> 00:33:11,547 For basis of the food cache, I'm kind of using the design 459 00:33:11,650 --> 00:33:13,790 that was inspired off of Jordan's. 460 00:33:13,894 --> 00:33:16,586 The three trees coming up, and just a platform on top. 461 00:33:16,690 --> 00:33:18,036 Kind of like that idea. 462 00:33:20,901 --> 00:33:25,147 This is a very unique experience. 463 00:33:25,250 --> 00:33:28,115 I'm very grateful to be here. 464 00:33:28,219 --> 00:33:31,222 Not feeling the loneliness. 465 00:33:31,325 --> 00:33:32,775 It gives me strength 466 00:33:32,878 --> 00:33:35,674 knowing that 1 have such a supportive family. 467 00:33:38,712 --> 00:33:41,197 1 think my wife would rather 1 be home. 468 00:33:41,301 --> 00:33:42,888 Our son is two years old. 469 00:33:42,992 --> 00:33:45,098 She's gonna have him by herself. 470 00:33:45,201 --> 00:33:47,410 The workload on her is gonna be pretty tough, 471 00:33:47,514 --> 00:33:49,274 but she knows this is something 472 00:33:49,378 --> 00:33:51,794 that I'm passionate about. 473 00:33:51,897 --> 00:33:56,143 Knowing that 1 could change their lives by winning this 474 00:33:56,247 --> 00:33:58,697 does nothing but motivate me. 475 00:34:01,562 --> 00:34:02,805 Very grateful for that sacrifice 476 00:34:02,908 --> 00:34:03,978 that she makes for me. 477 00:34:04,082 --> 00:34:05,739 She believes in me. 478 00:34:08,328 --> 00:34:11,124 You cut the tops off. 479 00:34:11,227 --> 00:34:13,505 There's just no easy way to do that. 480 00:34:20,305 --> 00:34:24,068 Fun trying to chop a tree down like this. 481 00:34:32,041 --> 00:34:34,319 Straw that broke the camel's back. 482 00:34:39,324 --> 00:34:40,601 No! 483 00:35:05,971 --> 00:35:07,766 No! Oof! 484 00:35:21,090 --> 00:35:23,368 Stupid. 485 00:35:23,472 --> 00:35:25,336 Really stupid. 486 00:35:27,200 --> 00:35:29,547 There's no easy way to do that. 487 00:35:32,929 --> 00:35:35,725 1 am uninjured. 488 00:35:35,829 --> 00:35:38,521 And... 489 00:35:38,625 --> 00:35:41,110 1 will move forward. 490 00:35:41,214 --> 00:35:42,663 That was stupid. 491 00:35:42,767 --> 00:35:44,976 That could've gone very, very bad. 492 00:35:45,079 --> 00:35:46,460 1 could've broken an ankle. 493 00:35:46,564 --> 00:35:48,497 There's a lot of things that could've happened. 494 00:35:48,600 --> 00:35:50,533 My guardian angels were looking out. 495 00:35:50,637 --> 00:35:52,846 1 just thank my lucky stars 496 00:35:52,949 --> 00:35:55,089 and just make sure 1 don't make the same mistake. 497 00:35:59,646 --> 00:36:01,751 Damn. 498 00:36:01,855 --> 00:36:03,581 Okay. 499 00:36:03,684 --> 00:36:06,722 Just try and not repeat that. 500 00:36:10,277 --> 00:36:14,039 So frickin' hard to... 501 00:36:14,143 --> 00:36:15,662 saw from this angle. 502 00:36:21,978 --> 00:36:25,292 A frickin' roller-coaster ride, folks. 503 00:36:25,396 --> 00:36:28,192 And 1 think that's how this is gonna go. 504 00:36:28,295 --> 00:36:30,263 Hold on for the ride. 505 00:36:34,439 --> 00:36:35,854 Yes. 506 00:36:37,753 --> 00:36:40,618 1 knew this would be the most challenging thing 507 00:36:40,721 --> 00:36:43,103 that I've ever experienced in my life. 508 00:36:43,207 --> 00:36:46,451 It hasn't got to that point yet, but it will. 509 00:36:50,559 --> 00:36:52,664 And there we have it. 510 00:36:54,010 --> 00:36:55,529 1 need to think about every single move 511 00:36:55,633 --> 00:36:56,910 and every single step. 512 00:36:57,013 --> 00:36:59,188 1 can't afford to make this mistake again. 513 00:37:07,403 --> 00:37:09,647 It's like a nest up here. It's a food nest. 514 00:37:13,961 --> 00:37:16,826 That's the fruits of my labor for today. 515 00:37:18,276 --> 00:37:20,692 1 feel really good about it. 516 00:37:44,095 --> 00:37:46,649 - Squirrel pole struck. 517 00:37:46,753 --> 00:37:48,893 They've been playing around there. 518 00:37:48,996 --> 00:37:52,137 1 wondered how long before they'd hit that pole. 519 00:37:53,656 --> 00:37:56,003 Well, now we're talking. 520 00:37:56,107 --> 00:37:58,627 1 don't really start trapping squirrels too much yet. 521 00:37:58,730 --> 00:38:01,457 1 just got some poles here around camp. 522 00:38:03,390 --> 00:38:05,254 1 don't want them messing around my stuff. 523 00:38:05,358 --> 00:38:09,603 Them squirrels sometimes get an idea to get in your [bleep]. 524 00:38:12,157 --> 00:38:16,369 Well, it's good to know your techniques are sound. 525 00:38:16,472 --> 00:38:18,612 I feel good. I like that. 526 00:38:20,718 --> 00:38:23,099 I like that fresh Kill. 527 00:38:25,585 --> 00:38:27,069 Don't want that blood dripping 528 00:38:27,172 --> 00:38:28,588 away and going to waste. 529 00:38:41,601 --> 00:38:45,156 I just made a little incision in his gut. 530 00:38:45,259 --> 00:38:47,020 There's all the organs 531 00:38:47,123 --> 00:38:50,782 separated from the stomach and intestines. 532 00:38:50,886 --> 00:38:54,338 But intestine is real nutritious, 533 00:38:54,441 --> 00:38:55,822 and there ain't nothing in that. 534 00:38:55,925 --> 00:38:59,619 That is just clean, ready-to-go gut. 535 00:38:59,722 --> 00:39:02,484 It's ready for the cook pot. 536 00:39:06,488 --> 00:39:10,561 His back's all white. Only his belly's blue. 537 00:39:10,664 --> 00:39:12,666 It's probably fixing to get cold. 538 00:39:12,770 --> 00:39:15,359 See white? That's how they'll be. 539 00:39:15,462 --> 00:39:18,534 Now, he still has blue over here on his belly. 540 00:39:18,638 --> 00:39:21,295 We probably ain't got long. 541 00:39:22,745 --> 00:39:25,507 1 think people are gonna underestimate 542 00:39:25,610 --> 00:39:27,681 the strength of a northern winter 543 00:39:27,785 --> 00:39:30,788 and overestimate their own strength. 544 00:39:30,891 --> 00:39:33,791 You got to have a plan every day. 545 00:39:33,894 --> 00:39:35,275 It might change. 546 00:39:35,379 --> 00:39:36,656 A plan's just a starting point, 547 00:39:36,759 --> 00:39:38,658 but you don't want to just wake up and think, 548 00:39:38,761 --> 00:39:40,142 "What am 1 doing today?" 549 00:39:40,245 --> 00:39:43,732 You want to wake up and get something going on. 550 00:39:43,835 --> 00:39:45,872 Coming up on rock house. 551 00:39:45,975 --> 00:39:49,082 1 think we got to cap that thing as quick as we can 552 00:39:49,185 --> 00:39:51,118 and get into food production. 553 00:39:51,222 --> 00:39:54,467 1 need about ten more poles on the roof. 554 00:39:56,330 --> 00:39:58,609 My strategy in the winter is heavy duty. 555 00:39:58,712 --> 00:40:01,094 Winter is heavy duty. 556 00:40:01,197 --> 00:40:04,753 My roof is real important on rock house. 557 00:40:04,856 --> 00:40:06,720 But I'm also concerned every day 558 00:40:06,824 --> 00:40:09,274 about burning too many calories. 559 00:40:09,378 --> 00:40:11,725 But I'm so committed, I can't quit burning them. 560 00:40:11,829 --> 00:40:14,245 1 got 10 finish this thing. Winter's coming. 561 00:40:14,348 --> 00:40:15,798 1 got to get it done. 562 00:40:15,902 --> 00:40:17,282 Now's the time to get her done. 563 00:40:17,386 --> 00:40:18,870 Oh! 564 00:40:23,668 --> 00:40:25,014 1 know when it's done, 565 00:40:25,118 --> 00:40:28,604 Tm gonna have what 1 want to go the distance. 566 00:40:28,708 --> 00:40:31,435 Look at that. Ho-ho-ho-ho! 567 00:40:33,540 --> 00:40:35,300 Nice. 568 00:40:35,404 --> 00:40:38,303 Last big log in place. 569 00:40:38,407 --> 00:40:40,858 Rock house is coming along. 570 00:40:40,961 --> 00:40:44,482 I'm gonna make this all moss up here, get the tarp on it. 571 00:40:44,586 --> 00:40:47,243 You could hold a dance on that sucker. 572 00:40:47,347 --> 00:40:49,176 And then later I'm gonna build this up right here 573 00:40:49,280 --> 00:40:51,213 with some rock and have a chimney 574 00:40:51,316 --> 00:40:53,733 that's just a little higher than the roof. 575 00:40:53,836 --> 00:40:55,044 Yep. 576 00:40:55,148 --> 00:40:57,840 Starting to look kind of homey. 577 00:40:57,944 --> 00:41:01,430 We got a 100-day shelter, all right. 578 00:41:19,206 --> 00:41:22,175 - Keep myself occupied for hours. 579 00:41:28,457 --> 00:41:32,634 Projects like this takes your mind off of everything, 580 00:41:32,737 --> 00:41:34,843 which is a good thing, 581 00:41:34,946 --> 00:41:36,914 'cause 1 think it's the worst thing you can do out here, 582 00:41:37,017 --> 00:41:38,743 is let your mind start to wander. 583 00:41:40,469 --> 00:41:42,989 Remember how easy it is just to go home. 584 00:41:46,406 --> 00:41:48,581 Check them out. 585 00:41:49,892 --> 00:41:51,584 Yeah, buddy. 586 00:41:52,964 --> 00:41:55,726 Got some cool earrings done because everybody-- 587 00:41:55,829 --> 00:41:59,212 every man needs a nice pair of earrings, huh? 588 00:41:59,315 --> 00:42:01,248 1 think so. 589 00:42:03,181 --> 00:42:05,218 1 got to make a couple more sets of these. 590 00:42:05,321 --> 00:42:07,565 I'm digging them. 591 00:42:07,669 --> 00:42:09,774 Tell ya-- I'm gonna set a trend. 592 00:42:12,225 --> 00:42:13,295 Yeah. 593 00:42:20,544 --> 00:42:22,166 To get to day 100, 1 think you need to have 594 00:42:22,269 --> 00:42:23,926 a positive mental outlook, 595 00:42:24,030 --> 00:42:25,859 and you got to constantly be upbeat, 596 00:42:25,963 --> 00:42:27,861 no matter how bad it gets. 597 00:42:27,965 --> 00:42:29,760 You know, it's 100 days. 598 00:42:33,764 --> 00:42:36,283 Well, back at the bank lines, 599 00:42:36,387 --> 00:42:39,424 and it looks like a big nothing. 600 00:42:39,528 --> 00:42:41,288 Man. 601 00:42:41,392 --> 00:42:43,601 Yep, definitely nothing. 602 00:42:45,085 --> 00:42:48,123 See if we have any bait left... 603 00:42:48,226 --> 00:42:50,297 'cause if we have bait, that's good. 604 00:42:50,401 --> 00:42:54,198 I'm 110% confident in my success... 605 00:42:54,301 --> 00:42:57,028 because you have to have that mindset. 606 00:42:57,132 --> 00:42:58,685 If you have anything else, 607 00:42:58,789 --> 00:43:01,343 you're already sliding down a slippery slope. 608 00:43:13,079 --> 00:43:14,356 Yeah, baby! 609 00:43:19,464 --> 00:43:21,328 Oh, [bleep]! 610 00:43:45,594 --> 00:43:47,492 - Yeah, baby! 611 00:43:51,876 --> 00:43:53,326 Ooh, [bleep]! 612 00:43:56,536 --> 00:43:58,503 Whoo-hoo-hoot! 613 00:43:58,607 --> 00:44:00,471 He almost got off. 614 00:44:07,961 --> 00:44:09,480 Thank you, Mr. Trout. 615 00:44:13,484 --> 00:44:17,315 I'm gonna fillet this dude out and then smoke it, 616 00:44:17,419 --> 00:44:21,009 make fish jerky with him, and then boil the rest of it 617 00:44:21,112 --> 00:44:23,080 and eat fish soup for a couple days. 618 00:44:24,737 --> 00:44:26,808 This fish proved to me that this system will work, 619 00:44:26,911 --> 00:44:29,224 and, you know, it may not work all the time. 620 00:44:29,327 --> 00:44:32,537 It definitely won't work every time, but it's a success, 621 00:44:32,641 --> 00:44:34,022 and every little success out here 622 00:44:34,125 --> 00:44:36,783 definitely puts you in a better mental spot. 623 00:44:36,887 --> 00:44:39,372 I mean, look at that. 624 00:44:44,135 --> 00:44:45,930 Mmm. 625 00:44:47,656 --> 00:44:50,245 Oh, my gosh. 626 00:44:50,348 --> 00:44:52,419 Oh, 1 could get used to that. 627 00:45:18,307 --> 00:45:19,688 - Morning. 628 00:45:19,792 --> 00:45:22,001 All right, I'm gonna do quick little warm-up. 629 00:45:24,037 --> 00:45:26,937 Starting to get a little bit of a morning routine. 630 00:45:28,766 --> 00:45:30,492 Do a little stretch and then get out for... 631 00:45:31,596 --> 00:45:32,943 Morning snare check. 632 00:45:34,738 --> 00:45:37,568 Get the blood flow back. 633 00:45:37,671 --> 00:45:40,502 Warm-up skip. 634 00:45:44,713 --> 00:45:48,510 Staying warm is the name of the game. 635 00:45:52,928 --> 00:45:55,310 Good and warmed up. 636 00:45:55,413 --> 00:45:56,829 Time to go check snares. 637 00:46:02,179 --> 00:46:04,940 I'm kind of excited to check these two... 638 00:46:05,044 --> 00:46:07,736 promising little snares that I set last night. 639 00:46:10,394 --> 00:46:12,189 Feeling hungry. 640 00:46:12,292 --> 00:46:14,950 Oh, I can feel my body begging for some fuel. 641 00:46:15,054 --> 00:46:18,160 It's like, "Sugar, bread, peanut butter. 642 00:46:18,264 --> 00:46:20,542 Feed me." 643 00:46:20,645 --> 00:46:23,027 Hmm. That one got messed with. 644 00:46:25,029 --> 00:46:27,273 Looks like it got pushed aside. 645 00:46:27,376 --> 00:46:28,861 All right, one last snare check. 646 00:46:28,964 --> 00:46:31,035 No rabbits so far this morning. 647 00:46:35,246 --> 00:46:37,939 Dang it. Nothing. 648 00:46:38,042 --> 00:46:40,010 What do we got to do? 649 00:46:40,113 --> 00:46:42,357 1 know the hunger's gonna get worse. 650 00:46:44,048 --> 00:46:46,395 Oh. 651 00:46:46,499 --> 00:46:48,570 There's a squirrel. 652 00:46:50,261 --> 00:46:52,470 It's down in there. 653 00:46:54,990 --> 00:46:56,992 See him poking his head out? 654 00:47:00,099 --> 00:47:02,549 He wants to come out. 655 00:47:02,653 --> 00:47:04,206 He went down in that little hole to hide, 656 00:47:04,310 --> 00:47:06,933 and 1 don't think he's got a way out. 657 00:47:07,037 --> 00:47:09,522 Sol... 658 00:47:09,625 --> 00:47:12,974 I'll try to make a hook out of one of these branches. 659 00:47:13,077 --> 00:47:15,217 1 can stab him and hook him. 660 00:47:17,841 --> 00:47:20,671 The hooking part is important. 661 00:47:22,466 --> 00:47:24,917 I'm also gonna put a little barb on this thing. 662 00:47:27,436 --> 00:47:29,473 Keep one eye on the hole. 663 00:47:32,200 --> 00:47:34,374 Gonna go for it. 664 00:47:42,106 --> 00:47:43,936 Where did you go? 665 00:47:44,039 --> 00:47:46,524 Hear him going "cheep, cheep.” 666 00:47:46,628 --> 00:47:49,320 Sorry, bud. 1 don't really like it either. 667 00:47:52,185 --> 00:47:53,842 There he is. 668 00:47:53,946 --> 00:47:55,879 Come on closer. 669 00:48:22,629 --> 00:48:24,977 - Hear him going "cheep, cheep." 670 00:48:25,080 --> 00:48:27,013 There he is. 671 00:48:27,117 --> 00:48:28,739 Come on closer. 672 00:48:35,297 --> 00:48:37,299 Dang it 1 missed it. 673 00:48:37,403 --> 00:48:39,439 I'm gonna make a better stick. 674 00:48:44,789 --> 00:48:46,826 Oh, there he goes! Damn it! 675 00:48:48,966 --> 00:48:50,209 Dang. 676 00:48:50,312 --> 00:48:52,832 He saw his window of opportunity. 677 00:48:52,936 --> 00:48:54,938 1 should've just waited. 678 00:48:55,904 --> 00:48:59,321 That was kind of a one-time scenario there, 679 00:48:59,425 --> 00:49:00,805 and 1 screwed it up. 680 00:49:02,428 --> 00:49:04,878 Damn it. 681 00:49:04,982 --> 00:49:06,984 I've got so much left to do on my shelter, 682 00:49:07,088 --> 00:49:10,229 and I'm not getting all the food I need and want out here. 683 00:49:11,713 --> 00:49:12,990 It would be nice to eat 684 00:49:13,094 --> 00:49:15,959 something more than berries and mushrooms. 685 00:49:40,155 --> 00:49:42,778 - Fireweed root is a great survival food. 686 00:49:45,333 --> 00:49:48,646 It's marginal food. You got to stay with it. 687 00:49:54,687 --> 00:49:58,104 Food store is gonna be the key to go 100 days. 688 00:49:59,416 --> 00:50:01,314 On the outside of rock house, 689 00:50:01,418 --> 00:50:03,765 a couple rocks formed a cavern 690 00:50:03,868 --> 00:50:06,388 that we're gonna make my root cellar. 691 00:50:06,492 --> 00:50:10,013 Nice, fresh, damp moss on the bottom. 692 00:50:10,116 --> 00:50:12,808 Fireweed root is fairly nutritious. 693 00:50:12,912 --> 00:50:15,018 And all that nutrition is down in the roots, 694 00:50:15,121 --> 00:50:17,158 so this is the best time to capitalize 695 00:50:17,261 --> 00:50:18,711 on the fireweed root. 696 00:50:18,814 --> 00:50:20,851 A root-de-de-doot-doots. 697 00:50:22,301 --> 00:50:24,510 My backup plan from the beginning-- 698 00:50:24,613 --> 00:50:27,582 if nothing else, I'll dig 100 pound of fireweed root 699 00:50:27,685 --> 00:50:31,034 and exist on that alone. 700 00:50:31,137 --> 00:50:34,485 To make it through the winter, you got to have reserves. 701 00:50:35,969 --> 00:50:38,420 1 had planned on the gill net feeding me 702 00:50:38,524 --> 00:50:41,837 while 1 built the big substantial structure,. 703 00:50:41,941 --> 00:50:45,772 And this is my net, but it never catches nothing. 704 00:50:45,876 --> 00:50:48,292 We got to make a move to another spot-- 705 00:50:48,396 --> 00:50:50,915 maybe some deeper water. 706 00:50:55,955 --> 00:50:58,371 Down over there's where we got to go with it. 707 00:50:58,475 --> 00:51:02,134 There's a little crevice there on a underwater ledge, 708 00:51:02,237 --> 00:51:05,965 and it's 20, 30 feet deep, immediately right off that. 709 00:51:06,069 --> 00:51:09,175 1 got to go right in that hole right there. 710 00:51:11,246 --> 00:51:13,731 Sometimes 1 talk different. 711 00:51:13,835 --> 00:51:16,493 Like, 1 caught myself saying "we" a few times. 712 00:51:17,908 --> 00:51:20,290 "We" is just me rambling on. 713 00:51:21,981 --> 00:51:25,260 Maybe when 1 say "we," 1 mean "me and you." 714 00:51:26,503 --> 00:51:30,265 Maybe 1 mean my departed mother. 715 00:51:32,440 --> 00:51:35,305 She passed away while 1 was preparing for all this. 716 00:51:37,134 --> 00:51:38,998 I just been thinking about my mother a lot 717 00:51:39,102 --> 00:51:40,862 since 1 got here. 718 00:51:42,622 --> 00:51:46,557 She was the strongest person 1 have ever melt. 719 00:51:48,111 --> 00:51:51,459 She had the bullheaded mentality. 720 00:51:51,562 --> 00:51:54,910 Could do anything she wanted to do, and 1 have that. 721 00:51:56,602 --> 00:51:59,467 Her tunnel vision, if you want to call it that-- 722 00:51:59,570 --> 00:52:01,503 1 mean, if there's something she wanted to do, 723 00:52:01,607 --> 00:52:04,610 she would do it and do it good. 724 00:52:04,713 --> 00:52:06,129 Long hours. 725 00:52:06,232 --> 00:52:07,785 My mother could work long, long hours, 726 00:52:07,889 --> 00:52:09,960 and I've inherited that from her, too. 727 00:52:10,063 --> 00:52:12,273 Lots of energy there, lots of energy. 728 00:52:12,376 --> 00:52:15,068 She was an amazing person. 729 00:52:15,172 --> 00:52:17,174 There it is. 730 00:52:17,278 --> 00:52:19,487 Catch a fish, baby. 731 00:52:19,590 --> 00:52:21,696 It was a lot of work. 732 00:52:21,799 --> 00:52:23,870 Wish us luck. 733 00:52:26,252 --> 00:52:29,911 I want to use this time to... 734 00:52:30,014 --> 00:52:31,499 dwell on her and... 735 00:52:33,604 --> 00:52:35,951 Refresh some memories 736 00:52:36,055 --> 00:52:38,747 that were maybe getting... 737 00:52:38,851 --> 00:52:40,646 lost in all the shuffle. 738 00:52:43,787 --> 00:52:45,582 We're gonna win this sucker. 739 00:52:47,239 --> 00:52:49,517 And dedicate it to you, Mom. 740 00:52:52,416 --> 00:52:53,762 - Coming up after the break, 741 00:52:53,866 --> 00:52:56,834 I'll be speaking with everyone from tonight's episode. 742 00:52:56,938 --> 00:52:59,527 We will have some never-before-seen footage, 743 00:52:59,630 --> 00:53:01,943 and then a little later, we'll take a sneak peek 744 00:53:02,046 --> 00:53:04,739 at next week's episode. You don't want to miss it. 745 00:53:04,842 --> 00:53:06,534 Stay tuned. 746 00:53:14,507 --> 00:53:17,372 - Welcome to "Alone: Tales from the Arctic.” 747 00:53:17,476 --> 00:53:18,753 I'm Colby Donaldson, 748 00:53:18,856 --> 00:53:20,789 here with all of the participants 749 00:53:20,893 --> 00:53:22,515 from tonight's episode. 750 00:53:22,619 --> 00:53:26,899 First and foremost, this is the first episode we've seen 751 00:53:27,002 --> 00:53:28,694 where there's not a tap-out. 752 00:53:28,797 --> 00:53:31,352 1 don't know whether that's a good thing or a bad thing. 753 00:53:31,455 --> 00:53:34,217 Joe, is it foreshadowing? 754 00:53:34,320 --> 00:53:37,150 Do you think it's 2 positive aspect 10 this 755 00:53:37,254 --> 00:53:39,463 that no one taps out on this episode? 756 00:53:39,567 --> 00:53:41,189 - I think there's definitely a positive aspect. 757 00:53:41,293 --> 00:53:43,295 1 mean, you have SO many uncertainties 758 00:53:43,398 --> 00:53:45,987 going into this thing that it's almost a guarantee 759 00:53:46,090 --> 00:53:47,851 that you're gonna lose some folks early, 760 00:53:47,954 --> 00:53:51,026 um, whether it's through sickness, or injury, 761 00:53:51,130 --> 00:53:53,926 or just mentally not being able to cope. 762 00:53:54,029 --> 00:53:55,859 So 1 think it's definitely a positive, 763 00:53:55,962 --> 00:53:58,241 you're seeing people start to hit their stride, 764 00:53:58,344 --> 00:54:00,795 and yeah, 1 like seeing an episode 765 00:54:00,898 --> 00:54:03,142 where nobody disappears. 766 00:54:03,246 --> 00:54:06,387 - Hey, Keith, any advice for those that come after you 767 00:54:06,490 --> 00:54:07,940 on the experience itself? 768 00:54:08,043 --> 00:54:09,907 - Yes, 1 think the experience 769 00:54:10,011 --> 00:54:13,946 will never be the vision that you have in your mind 770 00:54:14,049 --> 00:54:17,225 once--you know, before you set out, 771 00:54:17,329 --> 00:54:19,227 but 1 think at the end, 772 00:54:19,331 --> 00:54:21,747 it needs to be the experience that you needed to have, 773 00:54:21,850 --> 00:54:23,335 no matter the outcome. 774 00:54:23,438 --> 00:54:25,613 - Ready? - Yes, sir. 775 00:54:25,716 --> 00:54:27,925 If I'm not ready now, I'll never be ready. 776 00:54:29,306 --> 00:54:31,722 You need to be at peace with the outcome 777 00:54:31,826 --> 00:54:33,241 before you head out, 778 00:54:33,345 --> 00:54:35,001 1 think is the main thing, 779 00:54:35,105 --> 00:54:37,556 and you got to be your own best friend 780 00:54:37,659 --> 00:54:39,109 before you head out there, because if not, 781 00:54:39,212 --> 00:54:41,525 definitely be some demons preying on you. 782 00:54:41,629 --> 00:54:43,803 That's it. They're out of here! 783 00:54:43,907 --> 00:54:47,013 I'm all by myself! 784 00:54:47,117 --> 00:54:48,532 - Well, two weeks 785 00:54:48,636 --> 00:54:51,777 without any sort of human interaction, 786 00:54:51,880 --> 00:54:54,814 you can't help but start to get in your own head. 787 00:54:54,918 --> 00:54:57,748 There's no one to bounce ideas off of, 788 00:54:57,852 --> 00:54:59,716 no one to really pick you up 789 00:54:59,819 --> 00:55:01,096 when you're low. 790 00:55:01,200 --> 00:55:05,066 Joel, I know you've got a tight-knit family. 791 00:55:05,169 --> 00:55:06,895 Tell me what it was like 792 00:55:06,999 --> 00:55:09,450 truly being solo out there in this experience 793 00:55:09,553 --> 00:55:10,520 and not being able 794 00:55:10,623 --> 00:55:13,177 to draw from them, at least not in person. 795 00:55:13,281 --> 00:55:16,905 - Well, it was, uh, very interesting for me, 796 00:55:17,009 --> 00:55:20,426 very profound spiritual journey 797 00:55:20,530 --> 00:55:21,945 of which 1-- 798 00:55:22,048 --> 00:55:23,774 what 1 didn't expect was, 799 00:55:23,878 --> 00:55:25,914 the exact timeframe that you're talking about, 800 00:55:26,018 --> 00:55:28,296 the first week was like the honeymoon phase... 801 00:55:28,400 --> 00:55:30,954 Oh, my God, this is gonna be amazing. 802 00:55:31,057 --> 00:55:33,336 If you could see that... 803 00:55:33,439 --> 00:55:35,648 Bald eagle. 804 00:55:35,752 --> 00:55:38,271 Look at that. 805 00:55:38,375 --> 00:55:41,274 Oh, such a good omen. 806 00:55:41,378 --> 00:55:43,691 You know, you're all super stoked, happy. 807 00:55:43,794 --> 00:55:46,383 You know, you're catching fish and shooting rabbits. 808 00:55:46,487 --> 00:55:47,764 Everything's amazing. 809 00:55:47,867 --> 00:55:50,801 About sort of five, six days in, 810 00:55:50,905 --> 00:55:53,770 1 kind of started feeling the sort of pull 811 00:55:53,873 --> 00:55:55,323 towards my family, 812 00:55:55,427 --> 00:55:58,706 and my mind was adjusting 813 00:55:58,809 --> 00:56:02,675 to not hearing any human voices, 814 00:56:02,779 --> 00:56:04,263 you know, no sound. 815 00:56:04,367 --> 00:56:05,713 The only things you hear out there are the squirrels, 816 00:56:05,816 --> 00:56:07,128 you know, which in the beginning 817 00:56:07,231 --> 00:56:08,681 really irritated and frustrated me, 818 00:56:08,785 --> 00:56:11,891 but in the end, I ended up loving it. 819 00:56:11,995 --> 00:56:15,654 - Kielyn, the importance of maintaining 820 00:56:15,757 --> 00:56:17,483 that positive mental attitude-- 821 00:56:17,587 --> 00:56:19,382 give us your take on that 822 00:56:19,485 --> 00:56:21,625 and just how vital that is 823 00:56:21,729 --> 00:56:24,352 to succeeding in this type of experiment. 824 00:56:24,456 --> 00:56:26,216 - Yeah, absolutely. Uh... 825 00:56:26,319 --> 00:56:28,183 if you have something happen to you 826 00:56:28,287 --> 00:56:29,978 and you don't like the outcome, 827 00:56:30,082 --> 00:56:33,016 sitting and dwelling on the negative aspects of it 828 00:56:33,119 --> 00:56:35,363 isn't gonna get you anywhere. 829 00:56:35,467 --> 00:56:38,711 You need to move forward, stay adaptable, 830 00:56:38,815 --> 00:56:40,506 and there's a lot of lessons 831 00:56:40,610 --> 00:56:43,095 that you can learn from your failures 832 00:56:43,198 --> 00:56:45,718 to help you in the future. 833 00:56:45,822 --> 00:56:47,064 Learn from this, Kielyn. 834 00:56:47,168 --> 00:56:48,825 Learn from this. 835 00:56:48,928 --> 00:56:51,621 There's got to be more moose. 836 00:56:51,724 --> 00:56:53,312 - Okay, 1 want to dig in to Roland 837 00:56:53,416 --> 00:56:55,866 dipping your finger into that squirrel's blood 838 00:56:55,970 --> 00:56:57,937 like you were taste-testing 839 00:56:58,041 --> 00:56:59,801 a batch of marinara sauce or something. 840 00:56:59,905 --> 00:57:01,838 Tell me what was going on 841 00:57:01,941 --> 00:57:04,047 and what the meaning behind that is for you 842 00:57:04,150 --> 00:57:05,635 or the importance of it for you. 843 00:57:05,738 --> 00:57:08,016 - No meaning in particular, 844 00:57:08,120 --> 00:57:11,710 only, uh, utilization of the whole animal. 845 00:57:11,813 --> 00:57:15,438 I'm not into the blood-worshiping aspect 846 00:57:15,541 --> 00:57:16,922 of anything, 847 00:57:17,025 --> 00:57:19,545 but, you know, there's life 848 00:57:19,649 --> 00:57:21,098 in the blood, 849 00:57:21,202 --> 00:57:24,723 and 1 want every bit of that. 850 00:57:24,826 --> 00:57:26,759 - Joel, you were also doing 851 00:57:26,863 --> 00:57:28,381 some interesting things out there, 852 00:57:28,485 --> 00:57:32,040 mainly holding a conversation with a musk ox skull. 853 00:57:32,144 --> 00:57:33,663 First time for you doing something like that? 854 00:57:36,079 --> 00:57:37,839 Um...yes. 855 00:57:37,943 --> 00:57:40,014 Look at me. I'm alone. 856 00:57:40,117 --> 00:57:41,464 1 need a buddy, 857 00:57:41,567 --> 00:57:42,810 and you know what? 858 00:57:42,913 --> 00:57:44,708 You seem like you're a pretty good guy. 859 00:57:44,812 --> 00:57:46,123 Let's just get to know one another. 860 00:57:46,227 --> 00:57:47,953 Let's do it, eh? 861 00:57:48,056 --> 00:57:49,610 There wasn't much thought. It just came out, 862 00:57:49,713 --> 00:57:51,335 and 1 got a kick out of it. 863 00:57:51,439 --> 00:57:53,130 Going off what Kyle was saying earlier, 864 00:57:53,234 --> 00:57:55,270 you got to stay in a positive mental place, 865 00:57:55,374 --> 00:57:58,860 and for me, that came through making things, 866 00:57:58,964 --> 00:58:00,862 and it came through using my imagination 867 00:58:00,966 --> 00:58:03,520 and really trying to get myself to laugh whenever 1 could. 868 00:58:03,624 --> 00:58:05,695 Oh, no worries, bro! 869 00:58:08,421 --> 00:58:09,699 - Joe), 1 want to stick with you. 870 00:58:09,802 --> 00:58:12,322 Because of the predators, you decide to build 871 00:58:12,425 --> 00:58:14,566 an elevated food platform. 872 00:58:14,669 --> 00:58:16,464 Could have been a critical mistake 873 00:58:16,568 --> 00:58:19,916 cutting that, you know, treetop from a ladder. 874 00:58:20,019 --> 00:58:24,334 - The mistake was the--the method 875 00:58:24,437 --> 00:58:26,370 of chopping down the top of those trees 876 00:58:26,474 --> 00:58:27,855 and that was, um-- 877 00:58:27,958 --> 00:58:30,754 could have been the end of me right there, 878 00:58:30,858 --> 00:58:32,929 but, um, I'm very, very lucky. 879 00:58:33,032 --> 00:58:34,309 1 was not injured, 880 00:58:34,413 --> 00:58:36,415 and I was able to learn from that mistake, 881 00:58:36,519 --> 00:58:37,589 and 1 didn't make it again. 882 00:58:38,072 --> 00:58:39,556 Um, but there was a lot of learning for me 883 00:58:39,660 --> 00:58:41,006 with that food cache, 884 00:58:41,109 --> 00:58:42,732 and would 1 go back and do things differently? 885 00:58:42,835 --> 00:58:44,319 Most definitely. 886 00:58:44,423 --> 00:58:45,320 - Well, you're right. 887 00:58:45,424 --> 00:58:46,563 You were very, very fortunate 888 00:58:46,667 --> 00:58:47,909 in that situation. 889 00:58:48,013 --> 00:58:49,877 Well, there is still a lot to talk about 890 00:58:49,980 --> 00:58:50,981 when we come back, 891 00:58:51,085 --> 00:58:52,949 including some never-before-seen footage 892 00:58:53,052 --> 00:58:55,848 and a sneak peek at next week's episode. 893 00:58:55,952 --> 00:58:56,849 You don't want to miss it. 894 00:58:56,953 --> 00:58:58,437 - Try a bite. It's good! 895 00:58:58,541 --> 00:59:00,853 - Stick around. 896 00:59:07,653 --> 00:59:10,449 - Welcome back to "Alone: Tales From the Arctic." 897 00:59:10,553 --> 00:59:11,761 I'm Colby Donaldson, 898 00:59:11,864 --> 00:59:13,694 here with all of our participants 899 00:59:13,797 --> 00:59:15,488 from tonight's episode. 900 00:59:15,592 --> 00:59:17,076 Amas, you were doing 901 00:59:17,180 --> 00:59:18,664 exceptionally well with the fish, 902 00:59:18,768 --> 00:59:21,874 and then we start to see the wolverine, 903 00:59:21,978 --> 00:59:23,427 and in one of those shots, 904 00:59:23,531 --> 00:59:25,533 it actually looks like he's watching you, 905 00:59:25,637 --> 00:59:28,363 almost as though he's stalking your path 906 00:59:28,467 --> 00:59:30,469 and your trails. What was your thought 907 00:59:30,573 --> 00:59:31,850 about that wolverine? 908 00:59:31,953 --> 00:59:33,955 - 1 was expecting predators 909 00:59:34,059 --> 00:59:35,888 to be close to my shelter 910 00:59:35,992 --> 00:59:37,683 and where I was cleaning fish. 911 00:59:37,787 --> 00:59:39,443 1 was really close to the beach 912 00:59:39,547 --> 00:59:40,548 for many reasons. 913 00:59:40,652 --> 00:59:41,791 It took me a long time 914 00:59:41,894 --> 00:59:43,240 to try to figure out my shelter. 915 00:59:43,344 --> 00:59:45,070 But 1 was protected by the wind. 916 00:59:45,173 --> 00:59:47,969 1 have the resources of water, fire, close by, 917 00:59:48,073 --> 00:59:49,557 and everywhere else that I had looked, 918 00:59:49,661 --> 00:59:53,319 1 hadn't seen a decent place to build my shelter, 919 00:59:53,423 --> 00:59:54,700 501 took the risk 920 00:59:54,804 --> 00:59:59,498 knowing that 1 could have had predators close by. 921 00:59:59,602 --> 01:00:03,191 - Roland, even though the locations had been vetted 922 01:00:03,295 --> 01:00:06,781 by survival teams in advance for signs of animals, 923 01:00:06,885 --> 01:00:09,577 each season, we hear participants 924 01:00:09,681 --> 01:00:11,544 complained or at least concerned 925 01:00:11,648 --> 01:00:14,478 that their area may not have enough. 926 01:00:14,582 --> 01:00:16,757 Tell me about your thoughts regarding this. 927 01:00:16,860 --> 01:00:18,344 I know you had some concerns. 928 01:00:18,448 --> 01:00:21,762 How much of this is about your location, 929 01:00:21,865 --> 01:00:24,316 and then how much of it is about what you're doing 930 01:00:24,419 --> 01:00:26,939 or what you're not doing with regard to the animals? 931 01:00:27,043 --> 01:00:29,804 - Well, your location is like... 932 01:00:29,908 --> 01:00:31,979 a rodeo star drawing a bull. 933 01:00:32,082 --> 01:00:34,188 You can draw a crappy one, 934 01:00:34,291 --> 01:00:37,743 or you can draw one that'll make you famous. 935 01:00:37,847 --> 01:00:39,020 You just don't know that, 936 01:00:39,124 --> 01:00:41,229 and 1 wasn't particularly happy 937 01:00:41,333 --> 01:00:42,575 with my spot at first. 938 01:00:42,679 --> 01:00:47,546 Actually, 1 was pretty damn hot angry. 939 01:00:48,374 --> 01:00:50,514 Like, [bleep] 50 acres of woods, 940 01:00:50,618 --> 01:00:51,930 nothing in the woods, 941 01:00:52,033 --> 01:00:53,552 not a [bleep] damn thing. 942 01:00:53,656 --> 01:00:55,105 [bleep] berries. 943 01:00:55,209 --> 01:00:57,936 This spot [bleep] sucks. 944 01:00:58,039 --> 01:01:01,249 You just got to jump in there and look 945 01:01:01,353 --> 01:01:04,528 for every little food source you can get, 946 01:01:04,632 --> 01:01:06,807 'cause winter, once everything's under the snow, 947 01:01:06,910 --> 01:01:08,774 that's it. 948 01:01:08,878 --> 01:01:10,603 - Keith, 949 01:01:10,707 --> 01:01:12,571 you know, something the viewers at home may not know 950 01:01:12,675 --> 01:01:16,748 is that you aren't allowed to use barbed hooks 951 01:01:16,851 --> 01:01:18,094 out there. 952 01:01:18,197 --> 01:01:20,406 So tell me about--you know, 953 01:01:20,510 --> 01:01:22,443 you were doing a lot of fishing from the bank. 954 01:01:22,546 --> 01:01:23,962 How was that affected 955 01:01:24,065 --> 01:01:25,273 by not having barbed hooks? 956 01:01:25,377 --> 01:01:26,827 Were you concerned about that? 957 01:01:26,930 --> 01:01:28,069 - Yeah, the barbless hooks-- 958 01:01:28,173 --> 01:01:30,347 man, that's a real handicap, in my opinion. 959 01:01:30,451 --> 01:01:32,867 That was my first experience with them, 960 01:01:32,971 --> 01:01:34,697 and unless you have a rod and reel 961 01:01:34,800 --> 01:01:36,112 where you can keep constant tension on them, 962 01:01:36,215 --> 01:01:38,045 in my opinion, they're pretty well worthless. 963 01:01:38,148 --> 01:01:40,495 1 don't know how many fish 1 had hit, 964 01:01:40,599 --> 01:01:42,566 you'd make it three or four wraps, 965 01:01:42,670 --> 01:01:44,637 and then, you know, the line just goes slack 966 01:01:44,741 --> 01:01:46,536 and when that line goes slack, 967 01:01:46,639 --> 01:01:48,158 your heart kind of goes slack, too, 968 01:01:48,262 --> 01:01:49,470 as well as your stomach, 969 01:01:49,573 --> 01:01:52,231 because that's a missed opportunity. 970 01:01:52,335 --> 01:01:53,785 Whoo-hoo! 971 01:01:53,888 --> 01:01:55,476 Yeah, baby! 972 01:01:55,579 --> 01:01:56,684 Oh, damn. It got away. 973 01:01:59,031 --> 01:02:01,689 - Let's talk about ingenuity in the rules. 974 01:02:01,793 --> 01:02:03,933 All right? There is no question, 975 01:02:04,036 --> 01:02:05,969 when you're out there, you need to adapt, 976 01:02:06,073 --> 01:02:08,454 and you need to make everything that you have 977 01:02:08,558 --> 01:02:10,594 work for you. So while Joel 978 01:02:10,698 --> 01:02:13,356 was building an elevated platform, 979 01:02:13,459 --> 01:02:15,772 Amos took a little different approach to it. 980 01:02:15,876 --> 01:02:18,533 Let's take a look at this never-before-seen footage, 981 01:02:18,637 --> 01:02:20,225 and 1 think you'll understand what we're talking about. 982 01:02:21,364 --> 01:02:23,124 - There we go. 983 01:02:23,228 --> 01:02:26,265 I brought this extra-extra-large underwear. 984 01:02:28,923 --> 01:02:31,995 I will use this fiber to make char cloth 985 01:02:32,099 --> 01:02:34,066 and fishing lures. 986 01:02:34,170 --> 01:02:36,793 1 haven't needed either or, 987 01:02:36,897 --> 01:02:38,415 but what 1 do need 988 01:02:38,519 --> 01:02:41,591 is a container for my fish, 989 01:02:41,694 --> 01:02:44,732 so I'm gonna make a bag out of my underwear. 990 01:02:52,429 --> 01:02:54,052 Pretty tasty pike 991 01:02:54,155 --> 01:02:56,502 going into my underwear. 992 01:03:02,750 --> 01:03:05,995 It's getting all greasy. 993 01:03:16,315 --> 01:03:18,179 - Amos, uh, tell me 994 01:03:18,283 --> 01:03:20,492 about that big old pair of underwear you brought. 995 01:03:20,595 --> 01:03:22,494 - The cotton is heavy and is white. 996 01:03:22,597 --> 01:03:23,702 The fish have white bellies, 997 01:03:23,806 --> 01:03:25,324 so I could use it for lures. 998 01:03:25,428 --> 01:03:27,085 1 needed a place to store the fish. 999 01:03:27,188 --> 01:03:28,603 1 was catching a lot of fish. 1000 01:03:28,707 --> 01:03:31,952 So 1 decided to make a stash out of it. 1001 01:03:32,055 --> 01:03:33,608 You have to get creative out there, 1002 01:03:33,712 --> 01:03:35,231 and it worked for me, 1003 01:03:35,334 --> 01:03:39,373 so I'm pretty happy that I made the decision. 1004 01:03:39,476 --> 01:03:43,239 - Hey, Roland, tell me of an ingenuity pull 1005 01:03:43,342 --> 01:03:44,619 that you made when you were out there. 1006 01:03:44,723 --> 01:03:45,931 - I'm full of that stuff. 1007 01:03:46,035 --> 01:03:48,244 1 pull crap like that out of my ass every day. 1008 01:03:48,347 --> 01:03:51,143 But 1 can't...nail one down 1009 01:03:51,247 --> 01:03:52,524 right now. 1010 01:03:52,627 --> 01:03:55,976 - Well, that is it for "Alone: Tales From the Arctic." 1011 01:03:56,079 --> 01:03:58,530 I'd like to thank Joel, Roland, 1012 01:03:58,633 --> 01:04:01,464 Kielyn, Joe, Keith, and Amos. 1013 01:04:01,567 --> 01:04:03,466 We'll be doing this all season long, 1014 01:04:03,569 --> 01:04:06,020 so make sure you stay tuned after the episodes 1015 01:04:06,124 --> 01:04:07,884 as we talk to the participants. 1016 01:04:07,988 --> 01:04:09,541 Until next week, as promised, 1017 01:04:09,644 --> 01:04:11,060 here is a peek 1018 01:04:11,163 --> 01:04:13,683 of the upcoming episode. See you next week. 1019 01:04:15,271 --> 01:04:16,548 - Bear scat. 1020 01:04:16,651 --> 01:04:18,895 Claiming his territory, apparently. 1021 01:04:18,999 --> 01:04:19,965 [bleep] 1022 01:04:23,831 --> 01:04:25,798 - Here, try a bite. No, really, try it. 1023 01:04:25,902 --> 01:04:27,179 It's good. 1024 01:04:27,283 --> 01:04:28,525 - You guys want to see a cool party trick? 1025 01:04:32,840 --> 01:04:34,324 - Agh. 1026 01:04:38,915 --> 01:04:40,779 Crap, 1 can feel it moving in there.