1 00:00:15,642 --> 00:00:17,885 - Holy [bleep], man, this fox. 2 00:00:17,989 --> 00:00:19,991 Starting to feel like this fox 3 00:00:20,095 --> 00:00:21,717 might be a danger for me. 4 00:00:21,820 --> 00:00:23,029 Go away! 5 00:00:23,132 --> 00:00:24,168 - Is that a bunny? 6 00:00:24,271 --> 00:00:27,447 Holy schmoly, that's three today. 7 00:00:27,550 --> 00:00:29,794 - I'm gonna build a meat crib. 8 00:00:29,897 --> 00:00:31,761 Now, that's a lot of freezer space. 9 00:00:31,865 --> 00:00:33,556 - I just can't do it. 10 00:00:33,660 --> 00:00:34,764 - I want to come home 11 00:00:34,868 --> 00:00:37,008 to my family and friends whole. 12 00:00:37,112 --> 00:00:40,184 - Hey, this is Mark. 1 am officially tapping out. 13 00:00:40,287 --> 00:00:41,806 Pain, misery, and suffering-- 14 00:00:41,909 --> 00:00:45,499 I've dealt with it enough, and I'm done. 15 00:00:49,469 --> 00:00:50,987 Male narrator: For the first time, 16 00:00:51,091 --> 00:00:54,888 ten participants will fight to survive the Arctic 17 00:00:54,991 --> 00:00:58,581 for longer than anyone in "Alone" history-- 18 00:00:58,685 --> 00:01:02,171 a grueling 100 days. 19 00:01:02,275 --> 00:01:03,690 - This is the ultimate challenge. 20 00:01:05,209 --> 00:01:08,246 - A hundred days in the Arctic is no joke. 21 00:01:08,350 --> 00:01:09,903 Narrator: If they can endure, 22 00:01:10,006 --> 00:01:12,492 they'll win the biggest prize ever-- 23 00:01:12,595 --> 00:01:15,702 $1 million. 24 00:01:17,117 --> 00:01:18,325 - Oh! 25 00:01:18,429 --> 00:01:19,326 - Oh, [bleep]. 26 00:01:19,430 --> 00:01:21,052 - You can't tap out 27 00:01:21,156 --> 00:01:22,985 when there's a million bucks on the line, 28 00:01:23,089 --> 00:01:25,160 - Oh, my gosh. 29 00:01:25,263 --> 00:01:28,163 - How hard can you work for $10,000 a day? 30 00:01:28,266 --> 00:01:29,612 - It looks like frostbite. 31 00:01:29,716 --> 00:01:32,581 - Oh, [bleep]. 32 00:01:32,684 --> 00:01:37,137 Narrator: This is "Alone: Million Dollar Challenge." 33 00:01:37,241 --> 00:01:39,105 - They're just surrounding my shelter. 34 00:02:13,794 --> 00:02:16,107 - You can tell when your soup got no grease. 35 00:02:17,764 --> 00:02:19,800 You know as soon as it hits your mouth... 36 00:02:21,250 --> 00:02:22,907 If it's got grease in it. 37 00:02:24,736 --> 00:02:26,842 It's just water and meat fragments. 38 00:02:28,913 --> 00:02:30,984 It's missing that richness. 39 00:02:33,159 --> 00:02:34,470 All the fat, 40 00:02:34,574 --> 00:02:37,784 that's what keeps a man strong in the woods. 41 00:02:37,887 --> 00:02:39,199 Fat. 42 00:02:43,824 --> 00:02:45,240 And we're gonna start mining 43 00:02:45,343 --> 00:02:48,104 into this muskox head a little bit more. 44 00:02:48,208 --> 00:02:50,003 We had a little bit of grease 45 00:02:50,106 --> 00:02:52,833 in our stew this morning, but today's... 46 00:02:52,937 --> 00:02:55,353 meat looked dry to me again. 47 00:02:57,079 --> 00:02:59,150 We're gonna get it out of this right here. 48 00:03:01,566 --> 00:03:02,878 We still got the lips 49 00:03:02,981 --> 00:03:05,191 and the nose and the other ear-- 50 00:03:05,294 --> 00:03:07,814 all kinds of good stuff here. 51 00:03:07,917 --> 00:03:10,126 There's the bottom lip. 52 00:03:10,230 --> 00:03:13,164 That'll jazz up one potful. 53 00:03:13,268 --> 00:03:15,546 We can get a day out of the nose. 54 00:03:15,649 --> 00:03:18,687 All this area, the upper lip and the nose. 55 00:03:18,790 --> 00:03:21,724 That's all got good fatty tissue inside. 56 00:03:21,828 --> 00:03:23,830 The other lower lip. 57 00:03:23,933 --> 00:03:25,487 You can see it. 58 00:03:25,590 --> 00:03:28,386 There'll be some gristle, too, but... 59 00:03:28,490 --> 00:03:30,837 it'll render out a little bit of grease. 60 00:03:33,080 --> 00:03:35,600 This is probably a lot like what the Plains Indians 61 00:03:35,704 --> 00:03:37,257 did with the buffalo. 62 00:03:37,361 --> 00:03:39,121 You could form a whole lifestyle 63 00:03:39,225 --> 00:03:40,950 off of this muskox. 64 00:03:41,054 --> 00:03:44,851 We're utilizing every little bit. 65 00:03:44,954 --> 00:03:46,749 I've already got it in my head 66 00:03:46,853 --> 00:03:49,821 all the little fat pockets to exploit 67 00:03:49,925 --> 00:03:52,376 because this is a dry animal. 68 00:03:54,481 --> 00:03:58,140 Now, this is what's called knee fleshing... 69 00:03:58,244 --> 00:04:00,625 'Cause you drape it over your knee. 70 00:04:02,558 --> 00:04:06,148 Here's his eyeball hole. 71 00:04:06,252 --> 00:04:09,738 So we got to start south of it here. 72 00:04:16,262 --> 00:04:19,472 It'll be tougher than a boot, but it'll render oil. 73 00:04:19,575 --> 00:04:23,199 You know, it's muscle and gristle and skin. 74 00:04:23,303 --> 00:04:25,650 But it has that little 75 00:04:25,754 --> 00:04:28,274 tallow layer between the 76 00:04:28,377 --> 00:04:30,310 gristle and the meat. 77 00:04:30,414 --> 00:04:32,416 And that's what we want. 78 00:04:32,519 --> 00:04:35,798 We got to render the tallow out of this face gristle. 79 00:04:37,352 --> 00:04:40,078 That's where it's at in this game. 80 00:04:40,182 --> 00:04:44,013 This hundred-day challenge is an epic moment, 81 00:04:44,117 --> 00:04:46,361 and 1 pray to God 1 make it. 82 00:04:46,464 --> 00:04:47,983 I want to do it 83 00:04:48,086 --> 00:04:51,918 and just as a testimony to the old-timers. 84 00:04:52,021 --> 00:04:54,541 This was just every day to them. 85 00:04:54,645 --> 00:04:57,958 1 got a heap of respect for the old pioneers. 86 00:04:58,062 --> 00:05:01,410 1 would love to see this hundred-day challenge through. 87 00:05:03,274 --> 00:05:05,932 My whole being screams out 88 00:05:06,035 --> 00:05:07,830 that I was born in the wrong era, 89 00:05:07,934 --> 00:05:09,349 the wrong century. 90 00:05:09,453 --> 00:05:11,386 1 set my first trap at eight 91 00:05:11,489 --> 00:05:13,526 and tried to read every mountain-man book 92 00:05:13,629 --> 00:05:16,391 1 could get a hold of, and 1 did. 93 00:05:16,494 --> 00:05:19,635 I'm currently one of the best guides in Alaska. 94 00:05:19,739 --> 00:05:23,398 And it all started with my absolute desire 95 00:05:23,501 --> 00:05:25,745 to live in the wilderness. 96 00:05:27,333 --> 00:05:29,852 Oh, yeah. 97 00:05:29,956 --> 00:05:31,544 There's what we want... 98 00:05:32,821 --> 00:05:36,928 Big old glob of gristle and lower lip, 99 00:05:37,032 --> 00:05:40,138 little bit of... 100 00:05:40,242 --> 00:05:42,658 fat from around the eyeball. 101 00:05:42,762 --> 00:05:45,592 But that ain't pure fat by any means. 102 00:05:45,696 --> 00:05:47,042 1 need to start thinking 103 00:05:47,145 --> 00:05:49,700 about what's gonna get me through the winter. 104 00:06:13,551 --> 00:06:15,691 - My apologies. 105 00:06:19,902 --> 00:06:23,216 My caveman behavior here. 106 00:06:37,989 --> 00:06:38,956 Okay. 107 00:06:45,687 --> 00:06:47,136 Whoa. 108 00:06:47,240 --> 00:06:49,691 Look at that. 109 00:06:49,794 --> 00:06:51,037 Uh-oh. 110 00:06:55,041 --> 00:06:58,147 Those poles are frozen together, man. 111 00:07:36,945 --> 00:07:40,466 It's got a big hole down there, a couple big holes. 112 00:07:42,295 --> 00:07:44,400 Yeah. 1 don't know, man,. 113 00:07:48,853 --> 00:07:51,373 Yeah, 1 see two new holes in the net. 114 00:08:00,658 --> 00:08:02,695 Frozen, frozen, frozen... 115 00:08:14,120 --> 00:08:16,502 Ah, my fingers... 116 00:08:17,986 --> 00:08:19,332 Are frozen. 117 00:08:21,576 --> 00:08:23,681 The weather is really cold. 118 00:08:23,785 --> 00:08:25,545 I'm from El Salvador. 119 00:08:25,649 --> 00:08:28,928 1 have never experienced this type of temperatures. 120 00:08:30,481 --> 00:08:32,932 You can tell that you have low energy. 121 00:08:33,035 --> 00:08:35,521 You get more cold, you get more tired, 122 00:08:35,624 --> 00:08:37,937 and, of course, you start getting hungry. 123 00:08:40,940 --> 00:08:43,287 Okay. 124 00:08:43,390 --> 00:08:46,842 Let's go put all this stuff back at camp 125 00:08:46,946 --> 00:08:49,086 and get out of this wind. 126 00:09:04,550 --> 00:09:05,620 Look. 127 00:09:27,607 --> 00:09:29,575 It's coming from over there. 128 00:09:30,990 --> 00:09:33,095 There is all this wildlife, 129 00:09:33,199 --> 00:09:35,926 and it's just dangerous animals walking by. 130 00:09:36,029 --> 00:09:39,446 So it's scary to be right in the path 131 00:10:14,240 --> 00:10:15,793 - I finally did it. 132 00:10:15,897 --> 00:10:18,244 1 can get my gill net in the water. 133 00:10:18,347 --> 00:10:21,005 1 never made one from start to finish. 134 00:10:21,109 --> 00:10:23,456 1 want to go give it a try. 135 00:10:23,559 --> 00:10:26,873 Give it a gill... a gillnet try. 136 00:10:29,531 --> 00:10:31,498 I'm excited about this gill net, 137 00:10:31,602 --> 00:10:34,087 and I'd love to get it in the water, 138 00:10:34,191 --> 00:10:37,573 but it's just so treacherous to get down there. 139 00:10:37,677 --> 00:10:40,784 So I'm concerned about going down 140 00:10:40,887 --> 00:10:42,509 to get to my fishing spot. 141 00:10:46,928 --> 00:10:48,343 Since I've been eating the rabbit, 142 00:10:48,446 --> 00:10:50,345 1 feel more hungry, 143 00:10:50,448 --> 00:10:52,865 and I think it's just because there's less fat. 144 00:10:52,968 --> 00:10:55,212 1 need a consistent fat source. 145 00:10:55,315 --> 00:10:58,180 I need to figure out how to catch fish here 146 00:10:58,284 --> 00:10:59,975 because they have fat on 'em. 147 00:11:02,460 --> 00:11:05,015 If I could just get one fish, 148 00:11:05,118 --> 00:11:07,880 1 feel like 1 could work on that fat for a while,. 149 00:11:11,435 --> 00:11:15,784 Okay, so, to get my fishing spot... 150 00:11:15,888 --> 00:11:19,305 It's like a ten-minute walk on this-- 151 00:11:19,408 --> 00:11:21,445 ice on the rocks... 152 00:11:23,447 --> 00:11:25,691 'Cause my fishing spot is way down this-- 153 00:11:25,794 --> 00:11:27,106 like, way down there. 154 00:11:29,039 --> 00:11:30,937 So... 155 00:11:31,041 --> 00:11:32,628 let's see. 156 00:11:35,977 --> 00:11:40,360 Tm here to explore, and that's what 1 want to do. 157 00:11:40,464 --> 00:11:42,742 Just total immersion. 158 00:11:42,846 --> 00:11:45,780 This is a place that's gonna test my abilities 159 00:11:45,883 --> 00:11:48,472 and what 1 know and what 1 can do. 160 00:11:54,961 --> 00:11:57,239 All right, well, I didn't think I'd be able 161 00:11:57,343 --> 00:12:01,450 to make it down here because it's so slippery. 162 00:12:01,554 --> 00:12:03,107 But 1 did! 163 00:12:03,211 --> 00:12:05,765 So I guess I got to try fishing. 164 00:12:07,387 --> 00:12:08,561 And just get my... 165 00:12:10,114 --> 00:12:11,702 Get my stuff. 166 00:12:17,535 --> 00:12:19,779 Oh! [bleep]! 167 00:12:26,096 --> 00:12:27,649 [bleep]. 168 00:12:27,753 --> 00:12:30,963 Oh, man. [bleep]. 169 00:12:56,091 --> 00:12:58,162 - Oh, [bleep]. 170 00:13:00,440 --> 00:13:01,752 Oh, I fell. 171 00:13:01,856 --> 00:13:05,411 1 just slipped on the ice, and 1 hit my... 172 00:13:05,514 --> 00:13:08,483 my tooth, hit my lip. 173 00:13:08,586 --> 00:13:09,829 Mm-hmm. 174 00:13:09,933 --> 00:13:13,039 It's-- and my--my eyebrow. 175 00:13:13,143 --> 00:13:14,316 Uh-huh. 176 00:13:14,420 --> 00:13:16,456 Good old eyebrow split. 177 00:13:29,884 --> 00:13:33,991 Well, 1 knew it was sketchy coming down here. 178 00:13:34,095 --> 00:13:36,407 Yep. The trap line is... 179 00:13:36,511 --> 00:13:40,032 The trap line's a little easier to get to right now. 180 00:13:40,135 --> 00:13:43,138 Okay, well, I guess I'll clean this up. 181 00:13:53,735 --> 00:13:56,738 1 really, really hope 1 don't need stitches. 182 00:14:02,606 --> 00:14:04,125 Yep, I've definitely taken kids 183 00:14:04,228 --> 00:14:06,092 to get stuff like that stitched up. 184 00:14:09,440 --> 00:14:10,856 It's like... 185 00:14:14,135 --> 00:14:17,276 Eyeshadow. Blood eyeshadow. 186 00:14:19,036 --> 00:14:21,176 Yes, blood eyeshadow. 187 00:14:23,420 --> 00:14:27,665 Wonder if my lip's gonna swell up any more or anything. 188 00:14:27,769 --> 00:14:29,875 Well, that cut's fine. 189 00:14:32,601 --> 00:14:33,775 Gosh, 1 don't know. 190 00:14:33,879 --> 00:14:36,019 Do 1 put the gill net in the water or not? 191 00:14:36,122 --> 00:14:38,262 1 mean, 1 made it. 192 00:14:38,366 --> 00:14:40,644 So... 193 00:14:40,747 --> 00:14:43,198 1 kind of want to put the gill net in the water. 194 00:14:45,235 --> 00:14:49,515 But I don't want to risk falling in. 195 00:14:49,618 --> 00:14:52,035 If I'm careful, it's fine, but it's just hard. 196 00:14:52,138 --> 00:14:54,140 You just don't know. I mean, like... 197 00:14:54,244 --> 00:14:57,247 1 could've slipped like that towards the water. 198 00:14:59,456 --> 00:15:00,940 And there you go. 199 00:15:02,493 --> 00:15:03,667 If I was on the edge, 200 00:15:03,770 --> 00:15:05,220 that could've been a lot worse. 201 00:15:05,324 --> 00:15:07,119 And I'm lucky that... 202 00:15:07,222 --> 00:15:09,949 I just only split my lip and cut my face. 203 00:15:13,780 --> 00:15:15,196 I'm, like, bummed 204 00:15:15,299 --> 00:15:17,198 that 1 didn't get that gill net in the water, 205 00:15:17,301 --> 00:15:21,374 but slipping and falling just made me realize, like... 206 00:15:21,478 --> 00:15:24,136 if I'm trying to pull in a fish 207 00:15:24,239 --> 00:15:27,346 or pull in the gill net 208 00:15:27,449 --> 00:15:30,487 and 1 fall in the water, that could be it. 209 00:15:34,318 --> 00:15:37,494 Hmm. Hmm. 210 00:15:37,597 --> 00:15:40,014 To fish or not to fish... 211 00:16:28,648 --> 00:16:30,685 - Every day it gets colder. 212 00:16:33,584 --> 00:16:37,657 1 was s0 lucky that 1 thought about taking my mittens. 213 00:16:46,839 --> 00:16:49,324 So 1 should take my mittens out with me... 214 00:16:52,845 --> 00:16:54,778 Every time 1 walk out. 215 00:16:56,021 --> 00:16:58,540 That would be a good thing. 216 00:17:00,059 --> 00:17:02,130 I'll just get that soup and the fire-- 217 00:17:02,234 --> 00:17:04,477 and the fire cracking for the soup and... 218 00:17:06,307 --> 00:17:07,929 Keep smoking the fish. 219 00:17:11,105 --> 00:17:14,039 1 got 10 start rationing my fish. 220 00:17:35,957 --> 00:17:36,958 Okay. 221 00:17:49,384 --> 00:17:50,696 A wolf. 222 00:18:35,948 --> 00:18:37,846 I'm in wolf territory. 223 00:18:39,917 --> 00:18:41,919 1 never experienced this. 224 00:18:42,023 --> 00:18:44,508 Wolves are able to take big animals, 225 00:18:44,612 --> 00:18:46,372 like a moose or a muskox. 226 00:18:46,476 --> 00:18:48,616 If you are encountered by a pack of wolves, 227 00:18:48,719 --> 00:18:51,101 you can't be showing them too much fear. 228 00:19:00,075 --> 00:19:02,837 You need some of the fear to get you going, 229 00:19:02,940 --> 00:19:05,150 but you don't want fear to dominate you, 230 00:19:05,253 --> 00:19:09,464 where even the wolves are sensing your fear. 231 00:19:18,749 --> 00:19:22,097 1 never had a predator charge me or attack me. 232 00:19:22,201 --> 00:19:25,756 But I'm just going to hope that I am prepared mentally 233 00:19:25,860 --> 00:19:28,069 to stay calm and make the proper decisions 234 00:19:28,173 --> 00:19:29,588 to deal with that situation. 235 00:19:31,141 --> 00:19:33,281 Wolves are a very skilled group of hunters. 236 00:19:33,385 --> 00:19:35,490 They could take me down pretty easy. 237 00:19:41,393 --> 00:19:44,016 So I think trying to remain calm 238 00:19:44,119 --> 00:19:45,776 will be an important part 239 00:19:45,880 --> 00:19:48,020 of being attacked by a predator. 240 00:20:20,501 --> 00:20:21,674 - Coo! 241 00:20:23,124 --> 00:20:24,332 Caw! 242 00:20:24,436 --> 00:20:26,645 Coo! 243 00:20:28,716 --> 00:20:30,476 The neighbors. 244 00:20:33,859 --> 00:20:36,758 They're always dropping by-- pain in the ass. 245 00:20:40,210 --> 00:20:43,696 In cold weather, fat is like instant energy, 246 00:20:43,800 --> 00:20:45,180 instant calories. 247 00:20:45,284 --> 00:20:47,252 My body's telling me 1 need . 248 00:20:48,356 --> 00:20:50,220 1 ate most of the gristle 249 00:20:50,324 --> 00:20:52,222 and fat out of the muskox. 250 00:20:52,326 --> 00:20:54,362 But there's been a lot of men 251 00:20:54,466 --> 00:20:56,640 get through the winter on a fish net. 252 00:20:56,744 --> 00:20:59,160 Lot of fat in fish, a lot. 253 00:21:00,403 --> 00:21:01,749 So I'm gonna go out here 254 00:21:01,852 --> 00:21:03,440 and have a look at Danger Rock. 255 00:21:14,244 --> 00:21:18,248 Here's the legendary fishing hole Danger Rock. 256 00:21:21,113 --> 00:21:25,807 It's all nice right now, tranquil, like a little pond. 257 00:21:27,361 --> 00:21:29,259 We know it don't stay like that, 258 00:21:29,363 --> 00:21:33,298 but it's suckering me in, 1 think, one more time. 259 00:21:36,301 --> 00:21:37,647 One last attempt 260 00:21:37,750 --> 00:21:40,132 to catch another fish at Danger Rock. 261 00:21:49,762 --> 00:21:52,834 We're gonna go for it. I'm gonna go get my equipment. 262 00:21:54,388 --> 00:21:56,597 Danger Rock is a great fishing hole. 263 00:21:56,700 --> 00:22:00,048 It is hard to get in and hard to manage, 264 00:22:00,152 --> 00:22:02,603 but when you do get in, you catch fish. 265 00:22:02,706 --> 00:22:05,537 But now that it's full-blown winter, 266 00:22:05,640 --> 00:22:07,884 the risk factor goes way up. 267 00:22:07,987 --> 00:22:09,472 It'll be really dangerous 268 00:22:09,575 --> 00:22:11,681 when there's ice on them stones. 269 00:22:11,784 --> 00:22:14,269 My biggest fear is a personal injury 270 00:22:14,373 --> 00:22:16,824 by falling into that deep water, 271 00:22:16,927 --> 00:22:19,723 getting totally submerged, and hypothermia. 272 00:22:19,827 --> 00:22:22,899 But 1 really need Yo catch a fish. 273 00:22:34,669 --> 00:22:35,567 Holy [bleep]. 274 00:22:36,913 --> 00:22:39,329 Muskox everywhere. 275 00:22:50,167 --> 00:22:53,343 Sneaking up on the herd's kind of dangerous. 276 00:22:53,447 --> 00:22:55,380 Not impossible with a bow. 277 00:22:55,483 --> 00:22:57,209 Rifle, yeah. 278 00:22:59,073 --> 00:23:00,523 That's just too many. 279 00:23:08,910 --> 00:23:11,188 We're gonna have to skirt a little bit more 280 00:23:11,292 --> 00:23:12,845 to the east here. 281 00:23:14,847 --> 00:23:17,125 1 don't want to spook that herd. 282 00:23:17,229 --> 00:23:18,575 We're gonna go around them. 283 00:23:18,679 --> 00:23:21,267 We're gonna give them a wide berth. 284 00:23:25,271 --> 00:23:27,308 A single animal is always easier 285 00:23:27,412 --> 00:23:29,241 to stalk than a herd. 286 00:23:29,344 --> 00:23:31,105 Too many eyes and ears-- 287 00:23:31,208 --> 00:23:34,004 always one sees you or hears you. 288 00:23:34,108 --> 00:23:36,938 The fish is more valuable right now. 289 00:23:37,042 --> 00:23:38,423 It's set up down there. 290 00:23:38,526 --> 00:23:41,184 We'll see how it goes. 291 00:23:41,287 --> 00:23:43,980 The gill net is a risky undertaking, 292 00:23:44,083 --> 00:23:47,155 but you never know-- we might be lucky. 293 00:23:47,259 --> 00:23:49,641 Maybe it's gonna give me a big fish. 294 00:23:51,712 --> 00:23:53,955 And then if it don't kill me, 295 00:23:54,059 --> 00:23:56,337 I'll maybe come back and try it again. 296 00:24:18,670 --> 00:24:21,327 - Looking forward to trying this ptarmigan. 297 00:25:37,300 --> 00:25:39,233 All right, let's go check the lake. 298 00:25:41,960 --> 00:25:46,136 There are times when 1 feel like I'm thriving out here. 299 00:25:46,240 --> 00:25:47,482 1 have bunnies. 300 00:25:47,586 --> 00:25:49,657 I've got berries and mushrooms. 301 00:25:49,761 --> 00:25:51,556 1 feel ready for winter. 302 00:25:51,659 --> 00:25:55,352 But there is this looming worry 303 00:25:55,456 --> 00:25:58,770 that I'm going to run out of fat. 304 00:25:58,873 --> 00:25:59,771 It's cold. 305 00:26:01,186 --> 00:26:05,742 1 can feel my nose kind of... poking together. 306 00:26:08,849 --> 00:26:12,611 Ice fishing-- my next best plan. 307 00:26:37,740 --> 00:26:39,120 Just need to wait for it 308 00:26:39,224 --> 00:26:42,572 to be a little bit thicker for the ice fishing. 309 00:26:44,401 --> 00:26:45,886 The rabbits are going really well, 310 00:26:45,989 --> 00:26:48,095 but there's not enough fat on them. 311 00:26:49,544 --> 00:26:51,823 Fat is what's going to keep you alive 312 00:26:51,926 --> 00:26:54,515 for 100 days. 313 00:26:54,619 --> 00:26:59,140 And a lake trout is the best bang for your buck 314 00:26:59,244 --> 00:27:01,108 for fat. 315 00:27:04,767 --> 00:27:07,493 I'll come back out first thing tomorrow. 316 00:27:31,172 --> 00:27:33,036 - All right. Good morning. 317 00:27:37,972 --> 00:27:39,594 1 got to get firewood, 318 00:27:39,698 --> 00:27:42,667 work on traps, get more firewood. 319 00:27:53,470 --> 00:27:55,058 Holy [bleep], man. 320 00:27:58,786 --> 00:28:00,063 [bleep]. 321 00:28:19,842 --> 00:28:21,015 [bleep]. 322 00:28:58,156 --> 00:29:00,020 - [bleep]. 323 00:29:02,194 --> 00:29:03,333 Go away. 324 00:29:04,749 --> 00:29:05,888 Go away, dude. 325 00:29:11,479 --> 00:29:12,929 They're all stalking me. 326 00:29:33,985 --> 00:29:37,057 They're circling my fish back there. 327 00:29:50,829 --> 00:29:52,969 And that was my morning. 328 00:29:59,217 --> 00:30:00,701 Like, um... 329 00:30:00,805 --> 00:30:02,668 right here. 330 00:30:02,772 --> 00:30:04,498 One. 331 00:30:04,601 --> 00:30:08,295 This is my shelter. My entrance, where it was. 332 00:30:08,398 --> 00:30:10,953 One, two... 333 00:30:11,056 --> 00:30:13,818 three yards away pretty much. 334 00:30:22,757 --> 00:30:23,689 Just... 335 00:30:25,243 --> 00:30:26,589 checking it out. 336 00:30:48,956 --> 00:30:51,407 That was exciting for the morning. 337 00:31:25,061 --> 00:31:27,753 Have these moments of weakness, you know. 338 00:31:29,445 --> 00:31:31,033 Then 1 eat. 339 00:31:33,035 --> 00:31:36,555 It's just the fact that I'm, like, out of fat, so... 340 00:31:37,867 --> 00:31:39,662 1 do need fish. 341 00:31:42,009 --> 00:31:43,873 You know, this pain... 342 00:31:45,081 --> 00:31:48,084 Right at the back of my...chest. 343 00:31:49,879 --> 00:31:52,054 Maybe that's... 344 00:31:52,157 --> 00:31:54,297 normal for... 345 00:31:54,401 --> 00:31:55,920 someone that's... 346 00:31:57,128 --> 00:31:58,923 Not getting... 347 00:32:03,168 --> 00:32:05,722 You know, the right nutrients. 348 00:32:07,034 --> 00:32:08,553 Hard to... 349 00:32:08,656 --> 00:32:11,797 Stay motivated when you don't have energy. 350 00:32:13,730 --> 00:32:16,043 Those fish are my ticket there. 351 00:32:21,911 --> 00:32:24,396 Ice is in, guys. 352 00:32:24,500 --> 00:32:27,537 Just need to hold more than a 2-pound stone. 353 00:32:30,506 --> 00:32:32,922 I'm down at the water 354 00:32:33,026 --> 00:32:35,476 checking the ice. 355 00:32:35,580 --> 00:32:37,168 Prep for the ice fishing. 356 00:32:38,410 --> 00:32:39,825 I am getting skinny. 357 00:32:39,929 --> 00:32:42,414 Never been this thin before. 358 00:32:42,518 --> 00:32:44,969 I'm finding it hard to be motivated now. 359 00:32:45,072 --> 00:32:47,626 I'm not trying to put all my eggs in the fish basket, 360 00:32:47,730 --> 00:32:49,283 but 1 feel like 1 need it 361 00:32:49,387 --> 00:32:51,906 in order to make it the 100 days. 362 00:32:58,603 --> 00:33:00,398 1 got this pole. 363 00:33:01,744 --> 00:33:03,435 And I'm listening for sounds 364 00:33:03,539 --> 00:33:05,990 and also if it goes right through. 365 00:33:08,337 --> 00:33:09,855 So... 366 00:33:09,959 --> 00:33:11,374 Nice, solid thud... 367 00:33:13,031 --> 00:33:14,688 Is good. 368 00:33:14,791 --> 00:33:16,241 Hold on. 369 00:33:16,345 --> 00:33:18,381 That's very bad. 370 00:33:18,485 --> 00:33:20,521 But... 371 00:33:21,936 --> 00:33:24,215 That often happens at the edge. 372 00:33:27,459 --> 00:33:29,047 1 need the fish. 373 00:33:29,151 --> 00:33:31,567 1 need this ice to come in. 374 00:33:34,535 --> 00:33:36,123 Not quite there. 375 00:33:49,861 --> 00:33:51,759 This is so... 376 00:33:51,863 --> 00:33:53,623 risky! 377 00:33:58,766 --> 00:34:00,596 Oh, boy. 378 00:34:05,083 --> 00:34:08,052 Nope. Not a chance. 379 00:34:09,570 --> 00:34:10,640 Whoa. 380 00:34:12,884 --> 00:34:14,196 This is not good. 381 00:34:17,164 --> 00:34:18,234 That is not... 382 00:34:19,408 --> 00:34:21,479 What you would deem safe. 383 00:34:22,790 --> 00:34:24,482 Kind of disappointing. 384 00:34:24,585 --> 00:34:26,553 Really need it to freeze. 385 00:34:27,692 --> 00:34:29,625 I'm all alone here, and... 386 00:34:31,178 --> 00:34:34,216 Margin for error is low. 387 00:34:51,371 --> 00:34:52,613 - What we're doing right now 388 00:34:52,717 --> 00:34:55,133 is I'm trying to get that muskox hide 389 00:34:55,237 --> 00:34:59,310 pinned up to the ceiling, leather side down. 390 00:34:59,413 --> 00:35:01,519 So all this ceiling smoke 391 00:35:01,622 --> 00:35:03,900 is gonna start curing that hide. 392 00:35:04,004 --> 00:35:06,696 And put it on my bed for warmth. 393 00:35:07,766 --> 00:35:09,699 I'll leave part of it go up the wall. 394 00:35:09,803 --> 00:35:13,531 And then on cold nights, I'll let it flop down on me. 395 00:35:13,634 --> 00:35:15,567 What a battle. 396 00:35:15,671 --> 00:35:17,949 Damn near took up the whole ceiling. 397 00:35:23,023 --> 00:35:24,852 Ready for smoking. 398 00:35:28,442 --> 00:35:31,342 It's windy and snowing pretty damn good. 399 00:35:31,445 --> 00:35:33,999 Danger Rock's gonna be kind of wicked. 400 00:35:35,449 --> 00:35:37,175 Well, with any luck, I'll scoop that net 401 00:35:37,279 --> 00:35:38,832 out of there with a fish 402 00:35:38,935 --> 00:35:41,352 without falling on that slippy-ass rock. 403 00:35:43,837 --> 00:35:44,769 Al right. 404 00:35:46,460 --> 00:35:48,428 Run out there and get the net. 405 00:35:51,085 --> 00:35:52,846 Was a lot of work getting it in. 406 00:35:52,949 --> 00:35:54,572 I'd sure like to have it pay off. 407 00:35:56,401 --> 00:35:58,714 I've lost some weight, no doubt about it-- 408 00:35:58,817 --> 00:36:02,027 just the sheer workload, the energy output. 409 00:36:03,788 --> 00:36:06,066 The outdoor living takes a lot out of you. 410 00:36:06,170 --> 00:36:08,862 You look at pictures of the old old-timers 411 00:36:08,965 --> 00:36:12,521 on an old hardscrabble homestead or in the woods. 412 00:36:12,624 --> 00:36:14,695 Them men were skinny. 413 00:36:14,799 --> 00:36:17,767 1 got a heap of respect for the old-timers. 414 00:36:19,113 --> 00:36:21,875 Starting to turn into a winter wonderland. 415 00:36:22,979 --> 00:36:25,154 [bleep] wind out here. 416 00:36:25,258 --> 00:36:28,261 So 1 definitely didn't want to be out near that water 417 00:36:28,364 --> 00:36:30,953 later in winter, when it's... 418 00:36:31,056 --> 00:36:33,300 30 below and wind blasting you, 419 00:36:33,404 --> 00:36:34,715 Holy [bleep]. 420 00:36:37,339 --> 00:36:39,927 Gonna be slippery out here. 421 00:36:40,031 --> 00:36:41,757 Ice and snow now. 422 00:36:43,690 --> 00:36:46,244 Before, 1 had that nice gritty rock 423 00:36:46,348 --> 00:36:48,142 to give me traction. 424 00:36:51,560 --> 00:36:53,941 Oh, yeah, it's gonna be a booger. 425 00:37:19,415 --> 00:37:20,865 [bleep]! 426 00:37:25,835 --> 00:37:28,666 See what 1 mean? 427 00:37:28,769 --> 00:37:30,633 It is slippy, man. 428 00:37:30,737 --> 00:37:31,807 Whoo! 429 00:37:33,326 --> 00:37:36,708 Boy, that right [bleep] knee is killing me. 430 00:37:36,812 --> 00:37:39,573 Dangerous [bleep] place, man. 431 00:37:39,677 --> 00:37:42,024 One wrong move, and it's splash. 432 00:37:43,301 --> 00:37:44,958 There ain't no rescue party 433 00:37:45,061 --> 00:37:47,132 coming out here in this [bleep]. 434 00:37:48,824 --> 00:37:52,310 [bleep] wind's whipping the waves up. 435 00:37:52,414 --> 00:37:55,900 My net's already starting to fray in places. 436 00:37:56,003 --> 00:37:57,971 You can't put a [bleep]damn net in 437 00:37:58,074 --> 00:37:59,628 in a [bleep] like that. 438 00:37:59,731 --> 00:38:02,907 [bleep], if I lose my net, [bleep]. 439 00:38:03,010 --> 00:38:06,324 This is a [bleep]hole [bleep] spot. 440 00:38:06,428 --> 00:38:08,844 [bleep]. The thing can stay in there for tonight. 441 00:38:13,193 --> 00:38:14,988 From here on... 442 00:38:19,130 --> 00:38:23,548 1 declare Danger Rock off-limits 443 00:38:23,652 --> 00:38:25,999 until it ices over. 444 00:38:30,624 --> 00:38:33,178 That first week or two of ice up, 445 00:38:33,282 --> 00:38:35,526 before it gets super thick... 446 00:38:37,321 --> 00:38:40,289 I'm going--I'm coming back here, Danger Rock. 447 00:38:40,393 --> 00:38:42,049 You mark my words. 448 00:39:16,187 --> 00:39:18,189 - Good morning. 449 00:39:21,710 --> 00:39:23,367 It's cold. 450 00:39:26,335 --> 00:39:27,405 And... 451 00:39:31,444 --> 00:39:34,205 It's all good, all good in the hood. 452 00:39:36,414 --> 00:39:39,244 And it's even better than it... 453 00:39:40,936 --> 00:39:42,765 Was yesterday, of course. 454 00:39:45,389 --> 00:39:47,460 Got my probing stick. 455 00:39:49,669 --> 00:39:51,291 Okay. 456 00:39:51,395 --> 00:39:53,673 I guess I'll just... 457 00:39:53,776 --> 00:39:55,019 drag my axe. 458 00:40:11,863 --> 00:40:13,555 Okay, I'm gonna check it right here. 459 00:40:33,989 --> 00:40:35,128 Al right. 460 00:40:42,273 --> 00:40:43,447 It's that thick. 461 00:40:43,550 --> 00:40:45,518 That's four inches, guys. 462 00:40:45,621 --> 00:40:48,244 We're rolling. 463 00:40:48,348 --> 00:40:51,351 Oh, my hands. Wow, it's cold. 464 00:40:51,455 --> 00:40:55,493 If I get boughs, lay them across and ice-- 465 00:40:55,597 --> 00:40:57,357 At least to make it warmer. 466 00:40:57,461 --> 00:41:00,084 1 think that's what I'm gonna do. 467 00:41:00,187 --> 00:41:02,327 Let's go inside. 468 00:41:02,431 --> 00:41:05,158 We're going ice fishing tonight. 469 00:41:07,747 --> 00:41:09,265 We'll do it. 470 00:41:21,381 --> 00:41:23,210 Let's hope it's shiny enough. 471 00:41:26,351 --> 00:41:28,388 Water's really dark today. 472 00:41:32,565 --> 00:41:34,981 1 consider myself well equipped 473 00:41:35,084 --> 00:41:36,189 for this experience, 474 00:41:36,292 --> 00:41:39,572 based on knowing the climate. 475 00:41:41,021 --> 00:41:42,885 1 mean, not to toot my own horn here, 476 00:41:42,989 --> 00:41:46,717 but I literally have traveled 477 00:41:46,820 --> 00:41:51,584 thousands of kilometers on ice on personal trips. 478 00:41:51,687 --> 00:41:55,415 1 have experienced extreme temperatures many times. 479 00:41:56,899 --> 00:41:59,384 1 have an advantage because 1 know winter. 480 00:41:59,488 --> 00:42:01,559 1 know what to expect from winter. 481 00:42:03,906 --> 00:42:05,390 Nothing. 482 00:42:30,864 --> 00:42:32,590 - 1 think 1 got one! 483 00:42:35,386 --> 00:42:37,664 Yes! Yes! 484 00:42:42,013 --> 00:42:43,912 1 got a fish! 485 00:43:22,053 --> 00:43:25,643 Oh! Oh, God! 486 00:43:48,114 --> 00:43:51,082 It's beautiful. 487 00:43:52,808 --> 00:43:54,327 Oh, my God! 488 00:44:04,717 --> 00:44:07,478 Oh, I'm so happy! 489 00:44:07,581 --> 00:44:10,723 Getting this first fish is probably 490 00:44:10,826 --> 00:44:15,072 the happiest day of my life since my wedding day. 491 00:44:15,175 --> 00:44:17,488 Up until now, I've been catching bunnies, 492 00:44:17,591 --> 00:44:19,835 which is basically two days of food. 493 00:44:21,250 --> 00:44:23,563 And now 1 have fish... 494 00:44:23,667 --> 00:44:26,083 and it's ten days of food. 495 00:44:26,186 --> 00:44:27,671 And that's huge. 496 00:44:33,746 --> 00:44:36,576 11 can start catching fish, 497 00:44:36,680 --> 00:44:41,305 1 can supplement my rabbits with the fish, 498 00:44:41,408 --> 00:44:44,618 and hopefully that will be a better balanced diet 499 00:44:44,722 --> 00:44:48,001 and it will last me, you know, to 100 days. 500 00:44:51,764 --> 00:44:53,317 There's a fish right there. 501 00:45:02,947 --> 00:45:04,052 Yep! 502 00:45:06,364 --> 00:45:09,505 Oh, my God! It's bigger than the last one! 503 00:45:16,754 --> 00:45:19,895 Oh...my...God! 504 00:45:30,941 --> 00:45:31,873 Yes! 505 00:45:38,189 --> 00:45:40,778 I consider myself a strong woman, 506 00:45:40,882 --> 00:45:45,300 and not just a strong woman compared to other women, 507 00:45:45,403 --> 00:45:47,405 but compared to other men. 508 00:45:47,509 --> 00:45:50,477 And 1 want to prove that a woman can do 509 00:45:50,581 --> 00:45:51,755 what a man can do. 510 00:45:53,480 --> 00:45:55,275 Let's go cook some fish. 511 00:45:55,379 --> 00:45:56,932 Good feeling. 512 00:45:57,036 --> 00:45:58,209 Very good feeling. 513 00:45:59,693 --> 00:46:02,179 1 want 10 inspire other people, 514 00:46:02,282 --> 00:46:04,768 especially women, 515 00:46:04,871 --> 00:46:08,702 and to show how strong women can be. 516 00:46:08,806 --> 00:46:10,601 We are a force to be reckoned with. 517 00:46:21,405 --> 00:46:23,821 - Welcome to "Alone: Tales From the Arctic." 518 00:46:23,925 --> 00:46:25,029 I'm Colby Donaldson, 519 00:46:25,133 --> 00:46:27,031 here with tonight's final four: 520 00:46:27,135 --> 00:46:30,207 Callie, Amods, Roland, and Kielyn. 521 00:46:30,310 --> 00:46:32,519 Day 49. 522 00:46:32,623 --> 00:46:34,142 Only four people left. 523 00:46:34,245 --> 00:46:36,144 Fifty-one days to go, and as we've seen, 524 00:46:36,247 --> 00:46:39,526 even the smallest thing can knock you out. 525 00:46:39,630 --> 00:46:43,358 At this point, it is anyone's competition. 526 00:46:43,461 --> 00:46:45,567 Roland, for those people 527 00:46:45,670 --> 00:46:48,708 that are thinking, "He had a huge musk ox..." 528 00:46:48,812 --> 00:46:52,539 - I just stabbed this musk ox to death. 529 00:46:52,643 --> 00:46:56,198 1 don't know if you heard me say that enough already, 530 00:46:56,302 --> 00:46:57,717 but 1 did. 531 00:46:57,821 --> 00:47:00,202 I'm not [bleep] joking. 532 00:47:00,306 --> 00:47:01,721 - "Plenty of food. 533 00:47:01,825 --> 00:47:05,104 How could he be struggling in the food department?" 534 00:47:05,207 --> 00:47:06,968 Explain to those at home 535 00:47:07,071 --> 00:47:09,315 the difference between having a very lean animal 536 00:47:09,418 --> 00:47:12,870 like @ musk ox versus a fatty animal to feed off of. 537 00:47:12,974 --> 00:47:15,769 - Yeah, there is fat meat and there's lean meat. 538 00:47:15,873 --> 00:47:18,565 Musk ox is lean, lean, lean. 539 00:47:19,704 --> 00:47:20,947 Dig the eyeballs out 540 00:47:21,051 --> 00:47:23,847 and get all the fat behind them. 541 00:47:23,950 --> 00:47:25,572 I think I'm gonna have to do all them little cricks. 542 00:47:25,676 --> 00:47:27,091 Eat the brain. 543 00:47:27,195 --> 00:47:29,231 The brain for the fat. 544 00:47:29,335 --> 00:47:32,372 This is lean, I mean... 545 00:47:32,476 --> 00:47:35,651 It was a lean, tough animal. 546 00:47:35,755 --> 00:47:37,550 There was no kidney fat, 547 00:47:37,653 --> 00:47:39,586 and that's your primary indicator. 548 00:47:39,690 --> 00:47:42,175 The kidney should be engulfed in a ball of fat, 549 00:47:42,279 --> 00:47:45,178 and there was almost none, actually, on the kidneys. 550 00:47:45,282 --> 00:47:47,491 The rest of him was tougher than a boot. 551 00:47:47,594 --> 00:47:49,734 Of course it was a giant resource, and-- 552 00:47:49,838 --> 00:47:55,188 and we utilized it well, but it wasn't ideal, no. 553 00:47:55,292 --> 00:47:57,604 - Well, and speaking of utilization, 554 00:47:57,708 --> 00:48:00,366 you even got into the ox's face there. 555 00:48:00,469 --> 00:48:02,782 1 mean, man, at that point, Roland, 556 00:48:02,886 --> 00:48:05,716 are you just in the mode of truly survival? 557 00:48:05,819 --> 00:48:07,821 - Yeah, I got a lot of experience 558 00:48:07,925 --> 00:48:09,306 of taking animals apart, 559 00:48:09,409 --> 00:48:12,343 and there is fat on dry animals. 560 00:48:12,447 --> 00:48:16,175 You just have to look for it in the weirdest places. 561 00:48:16,278 --> 00:48:17,486 It's still kind of tough. 562 00:48:17,590 --> 00:48:19,592 You have to process it just right. 563 00:48:19,695 --> 00:48:20,869 - Sure, 564 00:48:20,973 --> 00:48:22,836 - I'll do the same old trick I've been doing 565 00:48:22,940 --> 00:48:25,080 with some of them tougher cuts of meat. 566 00:48:25,184 --> 00:48:28,704 I'll cut it up so small that, you know, 567 00:48:28,808 --> 00:48:30,327 1 really don't got to chew it much, 568 00:48:30,430 --> 00:48:31,569 1 just swallow it. 569 00:48:31,673 --> 00:48:33,571 'Cause you ain't gonna chew that [bleep]. 570 00:48:33,675 --> 00:48:35,746 It's like chewing a rubber ball. 571 00:48:35,849 --> 00:48:37,541 - You mentioned that you feel like 572 00:48:37,644 --> 00:48:39,129 you were born in the wrong century. 573 00:48:39,232 --> 00:48:41,648 Explain and expand on that for us. 574 00:48:41,752 --> 00:48:44,928 - Ever since a small boy, my heart and my whole being 575 00:48:45,031 --> 00:48:48,069 has yearned to go back to a simpler time. 576 00:48:48,172 --> 00:48:52,866 It was just a more direct 577 00:48:52,970 --> 00:48:55,766 and honest time to live, I feel, you know. 578 00:48:55,869 --> 00:48:59,425 You could go pit yourself against the wilderness, 579 00:48:59,528 --> 00:49:01,427 and it was up for grabs. 580 00:49:01,530 --> 00:49:03,705 The best man, go get it, you know? 581 00:49:03,808 --> 00:49:06,259 - Yeah, 1 mean, 1 agree with you, Roland, 582 00:49:06,363 --> 00:49:10,850 in that I kind of feel like I was born in the era as well, 583 00:49:10,954 --> 00:49:13,749 Being out there in the wilderness 584 00:49:13,853 --> 00:49:17,512 in that simple time where it really was just, 585 00:49:17,615 --> 00:49:20,964 you know, you were just surviving on the land 586 00:49:21,067 --> 00:49:25,623 and you were so connected with your environment. 587 00:49:25,727 --> 00:49:29,489 And that was one of my huge takeaways from this experience, 588 00:49:29,593 --> 00:49:31,560 is coming back into my life 589 00:49:31,664 --> 00:49:34,563 and get back to our ancestral roots. 590 00:49:34,667 --> 00:49:36,703 - You bet. God bless you, sister. 591 00:49:36,807 --> 00:49:37,739 - Interesting. - Mm-hmm. 592 00:49:37,842 --> 00:49:39,189 - Amos, the weather's 593 00:49:39,292 --> 00:49:41,018 getting colder in this episode. 594 00:49:41,122 --> 00:49:44,401 Your gill net is in jeopardy until the ice-up. 595 00:49:44,504 --> 00:49:47,369 Tell me about how the changing weather 596 00:49:47,473 --> 00:49:50,476 constantly forces all of you to adapt. 597 00:49:50,579 --> 00:49:51,649 - Yeah. 598 00:49:51,753 --> 00:49:53,997 The weather, it's just unbelievable. 599 00:49:54,100 --> 00:49:56,344 There are all these microclimates. 600 00:49:56,447 --> 00:49:58,863 The little beach in the bay where I was, it was-- 601 00:49:58,967 --> 00:50:01,487 some days, it would completely freeze up. 602 00:50:01,590 --> 00:50:04,317 And like, oh, maybe in a week, I can go ice fishing. 603 00:50:04,421 --> 00:50:06,112 But no, the next day, it would be all broken up 604 00:50:06,216 --> 00:50:09,805 and big chunks of ice will be floating around there, 605 00:50:09,909 --> 00:50:13,292 so you have to adjust every day 606 00:50:13,395 --> 00:50:15,639 depending what's coming from the weather. 607 00:50:15,742 --> 00:50:18,159 - Callie, same question to you. 608 00:50:18,262 --> 00:50:20,230 You're wanting to get your gill net out further, 609 00:50:20,333 --> 00:50:22,508 but you can't do it until the lake freezes. 610 00:50:22,611 --> 00:50:24,165 How did that affect you? 611 00:50:24,268 --> 00:50:27,685 - The spot that 1 was at Was very, very windy. 612 00:50:27,789 --> 00:50:30,792 And that made it challenging for gill nets 613 00:50:30,895 --> 00:50:32,932 and active fishing too, 614 00:50:33,036 --> 00:50:37,419 and I decided to focus more on the land 615 00:50:37,523 --> 00:50:39,318 and land animals just because every time 616 00:50:39,421 --> 00:50:41,527 1 tried to go out fishing, it was just-- 617 00:50:41,630 --> 00:50:42,976 my lines were blowing all around 618 00:50:43,080 --> 00:50:46,463 and it was really intense being down on the shore. 619 00:50:46,566 --> 00:50:49,293 - Well, Roland, you had the reverse issue. 620 00:50:49,397 --> 00:50:51,606 You can't get your gill net out of the water. 621 00:50:51,709 --> 00:50:53,332 How frustrating was that, 622 00:50:53,435 --> 00:50:54,919 and what would happen 623 00:50:55,023 --> 00:50:57,336 with the potential of losing your net? 624 00:50:57,439 --> 00:50:59,993 - Yeah, 1 was kind of worried the net was a goner. 625 00:51:00,097 --> 00:51:02,789 1 did manage to get that out of the water the next day 626 00:51:02,893 --> 00:51:05,827 with a 20-foot pole and a snare on the end. 627 00:51:05,930 --> 00:51:07,449 I lassoed it out. 628 00:51:07,553 --> 00:51:11,143 [bleep]. I got it. 629 00:51:13,490 --> 00:51:15,664 1 didn't bring no other cameras. 630 00:51:15,768 --> 00:51:18,219 That was so dangerous. 631 00:51:18,322 --> 00:51:20,013 1 didn't want, you know, 632 00:51:20,117 --> 00:51:22,568 nothing hanging on me or anything. 633 00:51:24,363 --> 00:51:26,399 My whole stretch was like Callie's, 634 00:51:26,503 --> 00:51:29,195 very turbulent, real hard to work a net there. 635 00:51:29,299 --> 00:51:32,785 1 picked my openings and would even have 10 636 00:51:32,888 --> 00:51:34,269 go pull the net in the middle of the night 637 00:51:34,373 --> 00:51:36,133 when I thought it was getting too windy, 638 00:51:36,237 --> 00:51:37,859 but losing that net was something 639 00:51:37,962 --> 00:51:42,139 1 didn't want to do, so 1 braved Danger Rock, 640 00:51:42,243 --> 00:51:44,417 1 aptly named that place. 641 00:51:44,521 --> 00:51:46,557 It was a bitch in and out every time. 642 00:51:46,661 --> 00:51:47,662 - Yeah. 643 00:51:47,765 --> 00:51:49,940 Callie. Slipping on the ice. 644 00:51:50,043 --> 00:51:51,493 Injuring yourself. - [bleep]. 645 00:51:51,597 --> 00:51:53,806 - It can happen in an instant out there, 646 00:51:53,909 --> 00:51:54,979 as we saw with you. 647 00:51:55,083 --> 00:51:56,257 After that fall, 648 00:51:56,360 --> 00:51:57,741 when you gather yourself back up 649 00:51:57,844 --> 00:52:00,261 and sort of assess the damage, 650 00:52:00,364 --> 00:52:02,159 how serious did it appear to you 651 00:52:02,263 --> 00:52:05,093 and do you think now, looking back, 652 00:52:05,197 --> 00:52:06,922 you needed stitches for your mouth? 653 00:52:07,026 --> 00:52:08,441 - It could've used a few, 654 00:52:08,545 --> 00:52:13,136 but I was not seriously considering leaving for that. 655 00:52:13,239 --> 00:52:14,896 No way. 656 00:52:14,999 --> 00:52:16,000 No way. 657 00:52:16,104 --> 00:52:19,003 Dude, did you get in a fight? 658 00:52:19,107 --> 00:52:22,110 Yeah, man, I got in a fight with a fish. 659 00:52:22,214 --> 00:52:25,182 1 said, yo, 1 want to eat you, and he's like, oh, 660 00:52:25,286 --> 00:52:27,909 you can't eat me, I'm gonna smack you in the face 661 00:52:28,012 --> 00:52:30,774 with ice. 662 00:52:30,877 --> 00:52:33,742 - What if you had called in the medics, 663 00:52:33,846 --> 00:52:36,055 and if so, what happens then 664 00:52:36,159 --> 00:52:38,264 to the future of your competition? 665 00:52:38,368 --> 00:52:40,128 - You know, 1 hit my head also, 666 00:52:40,232 --> 00:52:43,787 so that was actually a bigger concern than the cuts. 667 00:52:43,890 --> 00:52:45,098 Anytime you hit your head and you're alone, 668 00:52:45,202 --> 00:52:47,549 that's a little bit of a questionable area, 669 00:52:47,653 --> 00:52:52,313 and so 1 did consider notifying them just so they were aware. 670 00:52:52,416 --> 00:52:54,729 But the thing is, is if you call 671 00:52:54,832 --> 00:52:56,593 and they come out and check you 672 00:52:56,696 --> 00:52:58,457 and they feel like they need to intervene 673 00:52:58,560 --> 00:53:00,873 or do anything to help you, 674 00:53:00,976 --> 00:53:03,876 then that is a tap-out situation, 675 00:53:03,979 --> 00:53:06,499 so if they're like, well, we need to help you, 676 00:53:06,603 --> 00:53:08,363 then that's it, you're done. 677 00:53:08,467 --> 00:53:10,296 So 1 actually did not report that. 678 00:53:10,400 --> 00:53:13,092 1 don't think 1 was being extra risky 679 00:53:13,196 --> 00:53:14,714 with making that decision. 680 00:53:14,818 --> 00:53:16,371 My health and safety's important to me, 681 00:53:16,475 --> 00:53:19,340 but 1 have enough basic wilderness 682 00:53:19,443 --> 00:53:20,962 first aid training 683 00:53:21,065 --> 00:53:22,929 that 1 felt like 1 was fine 684 00:53:23,033 --> 00:53:24,793 to just keep going about my business 685 00:53:24,897 --> 00:53:26,968 and not call the safety team. 686 00:53:27,071 --> 00:53:29,246 - Callie, on that fall that you had, 687 00:53:29,350 --> 00:53:31,766 what would've happened if you had been, you know, 688 00:53:31,869 --> 00:53:33,319 just a little bit closer to the water 689 00:53:33,423 --> 00:53:34,700 and you go in the water? 690 00:53:34,803 --> 00:53:36,598 1 mean, that changes everything in a hurry. 691 00:53:36,702 --> 00:53:38,393 - Right, if 1 was closer to the water, 692 00:53:38,497 --> 00:53:40,602 1 would have slipped right in 693 00:53:40,706 --> 00:53:43,571 and that would have been a major issue. 694 00:53:43,674 --> 00:53:45,055 It's very cold. 695 00:53:45,158 --> 00:53:48,161 Hypothermia would've been an absolute risk, 696 00:53:48,265 --> 00:53:50,578 and anytime 1 went down to the water, 697 00:53:50,681 --> 00:53:52,200 even before it was really icy, 698 00:53:52,304 --> 00:53:54,858 1 knew that there was just always a risk of falling in, 699 00:53:54,961 --> 00:53:55,962 'cause that's how it is, 700 00:53:56,066 --> 00:53:58,241 so 1 would plan for that 701 00:53:58,344 --> 00:54:00,519 and 1 would always have a fire ready 10 go, 702 00:54:00,622 --> 00:54:03,349 so 1 would hopefully be able to warm myself up quickly 703 00:54:03,453 --> 00:54:05,938 and be able to keep myself from getting hypothermic. 704 00:54:06,041 --> 00:54:07,836 But that's the thing out there, 705 00:54:07,940 --> 00:54:10,529 there's a lot of things that can happen, 706 00:54:10,632 --> 00:54:14,257 so we're all taking our lives in our own hands out there. 707 00:54:14,360 --> 00:54:17,329 It's a true survival situation. 708 00:54:17,432 --> 00:54:18,537 - Well, Roland, 709 00:54:18,640 --> 00:54:20,401 1 want 10 toggle back to you for a second, 710 00:54:20,504 --> 00:54:22,610 because you had a fall in this episode as well. 711 00:54:22,713 --> 00:54:24,991 So my question to you is, 712 00:54:25,095 --> 00:54:27,408 if a fall had led to you going in the water, 713 00:54:27,511 --> 00:54:29,755 what would that scenario have been for you, 714 00:54:29,858 --> 00:54:32,792 given how turbulent the water was there at your location? 715 00:54:32,896 --> 00:54:34,656 - Yeah, it would've been not so good 716 00:54:34,760 --> 00:54:36,037 if I'd have went in the water, 717 00:54:36,140 --> 00:54:38,557 but if I had went in the water, 718 00:54:38,660 --> 00:54:40,731 I'd have clawed my ass out of there 719 00:54:40,835 --> 00:54:42,975 and boogied for camp to get warm, 720 00:54:45,080 --> 00:54:48,083 - Well, there is still... - [bleep]. 721 00:54:48,187 --> 00:54:52,295 Amos, you had a pack of wolves outside your shelter. 722 00:54:52,398 --> 00:54:56,885 Give us on a scale of 1 to 10 how concerned you were. 723 00:54:56,989 --> 00:54:58,887 1 think you said they were within 3 yards, 724 00:54:58,991 --> 00:55:00,751 the tracks that you saw there? 725 00:55:00,855 --> 00:55:02,408 - It was a real concern. 726 00:55:02,512 --> 00:55:05,204 I'd never been so close to a pack of wolves. 727 00:55:05,308 --> 00:55:06,792 In terms of a concern, 728 00:55:06,895 --> 00:55:08,552 something in the high numbers. 729 00:55:08,656 --> 00:55:11,935 - And what are you gonna do against five wolves? 730 00:55:12,038 --> 00:55:13,281 - Well, the first thing you have to do 731 00:55:13,385 --> 00:55:16,215 is get the camera and make sure you got 'em, 732 00:55:16,319 --> 00:55:17,768 'cause that's what we're there to do. 733 00:55:17,872 --> 00:55:19,977 We got a show to make, man. 734 00:55:20,081 --> 00:55:21,669 - 1 like your priorities. 735 00:55:21,772 --> 00:55:24,603 - And then for safety, 1 have my bow. 736 00:55:24,706 --> 00:55:26,536 On the other side, 1 have a spear that 1 made. 737 00:55:26,639 --> 00:55:29,435 So that's where your training comes in, 738 00:55:29,539 --> 00:55:32,576 and you have to stay in check. 739 00:55:32,680 --> 00:55:34,337 You have to try to remain calm. 740 00:55:34,440 --> 00:55:38,617 1 was really lucky that they decided to move on. 741 00:55:38,720 --> 00:55:40,584 - Yeah, you mentioned that spear, 742 00:55:40,688 --> 00:55:42,241 and you were obviously concerned enough 743 00:55:42,345 --> 00:55:43,725 that you made one. 744 00:55:43,829 --> 00:55:46,176 We do have some never-before-seen footage 745 00:55:46,279 --> 00:55:47,280 of you making that spear. 746 00:55:47,384 --> 00:55:48,903 Let's take a look at that real quick. 747 00:56:05,229 --> 00:56:08,060 Just trying to protect myself. 748 00:56:15,412 --> 00:56:18,311 In primitive skills and survival, 749 00:56:18,415 --> 00:56:20,866 you have to try to think about ways to use 750 00:56:20,969 --> 00:56:23,420 the different parts of the animal. 751 00:56:25,526 --> 00:56:27,735 SO in my case, 1 wanted to use it 752 00:56:27,838 --> 00:56:30,669 as part of my weapons that 1 was making. 753 00:56:30,772 --> 00:56:32,981 The bunnies are really agile. 754 00:56:33,085 --> 00:56:34,914 They're really swift. 755 00:56:35,018 --> 00:56:38,262 So even the decoration is not just so it look pretty. 756 00:56:38,366 --> 00:56:41,852 It's also to give a little energy to the spear. 757 00:56:44,337 --> 00:56:45,684 Okay. 758 00:56:49,032 --> 00:56:51,103 - Did you ever have an opportunity to use it? 759 00:56:51,206 --> 00:56:52,311 - Just right there. 760 00:56:52,415 --> 00:56:53,933 When the wolves came, 1 grabbed it. 761 00:56:54,037 --> 00:56:57,109 1 needed it by my side just to make me feel safer. 762 00:56:57,212 --> 00:56:59,525 Have the spear right here. 763 00:56:59,629 --> 00:57:01,941 1 might go down, but it won't be easy. 764 00:57:03,391 --> 00:57:05,082 - And Callie, you touched on this a minute ago, 765 00:57:05,186 --> 00:57:08,603 just about how authentic and real this experience is, 766 00:57:08,707 --> 00:57:11,986 whether it's with the wolves or slipping into the water. 767 00:57:12,089 --> 00:57:14,782 The reality is, there's no one coming to get you. 768 00:57:14,885 --> 00:57:16,784 There's no one coming to fend those wolves off of you. 769 00:57:16,887 --> 00:57:19,925 It is all about you in that moment, isn't it? 770 00:57:20,028 --> 00:57:21,064 - Exactly. 771 00:57:21,167 --> 00:57:22,134 You know, people are like, oh, well, 772 00:57:22,237 --> 00:57:23,722 they have a whole safety team 773 00:57:23,825 --> 00:57:25,689 that comes and checks on 'em and stuff, 774 00:57:25,793 --> 00:57:27,622 but the reality is, is it's not like 775 00:57:27,726 --> 00:57:29,037 they're right around the corner. 776 00:57:29,141 --> 00:57:30,694 You could get yourself into a lot of trouble 777 00:57:30,798 --> 00:57:34,111 before anybody's coming to help you out. 778 00:57:34,215 --> 00:57:37,149 There's a whole bunch of blood in my eyelashes. 779 00:57:37,252 --> 00:57:39,013 - Roland, 1 want to talk to you about something 780 00:57:39,116 --> 00:57:40,704 that we've never seen before on the show, 781 00:57:40,808 --> 00:57:45,606 and that is when you come upon and get to witness 782 00:57:45,709 --> 00:57:48,056 that entire herd of musk ox. 783 00:57:48,160 --> 00:57:50,162 And then you decide not to go after them. 784 00:57:50,265 --> 00:57:52,958 Clarify for us why you made that decision. 785 00:57:53,061 --> 00:57:55,788 - That was a real nice herd of musk ox. 786 00:57:55,892 --> 00:58:01,069 The herd is way harder to get into than a single animal. 787 00:58:01,173 --> 00:58:04,245 It just wasn't the right situation. 788 00:58:04,348 --> 00:58:05,833 And 1 didn't want to spook 'em. 789 00:58:05,936 --> 00:58:07,869 - There is something you mentioned 790 00:58:07,973 --> 00:58:09,250 that 1 find very curious, 791 00:58:09,353 --> 00:58:12,322 and it didn't necessarily make the show, 792 00:58:12,425 --> 00:58:14,876 but you talked about not wanting 793 00:58:14,980 --> 00:58:17,120 to necessarily go after the herd 794 00:58:17,223 --> 00:58:19,432 because that herd might end up on-- 795 00:58:19,536 --> 00:58:22,574 on one of the other competitors' area. 796 00:58:22,677 --> 00:58:23,575 Explain that. 797 00:58:23,678 --> 00:58:24,576 - Yeah, we had 798 00:58:24,679 --> 00:58:25,956 plenty of space between us. 799 00:58:26,060 --> 00:58:30,547 There was 5 miles or more between participants. 800 00:58:30,651 --> 00:58:32,584 I mean, that's a long way to a human being, 801 00:58:32,687 --> 00:58:36,346 but that is nothing to a wild, big game creature. 802 00:58:36,449 --> 00:58:39,211 Big game animals move quick and they move far, 803 00:58:39,314 --> 00:58:42,007 and 1 did not want to spook that herd 804 00:58:42,110 --> 00:58:44,112 into the next contestant's territory. 805 00:58:44,216 --> 00:58:46,183 I'm out for the money, I'm out for the win. 806 00:58:46,287 --> 00:58:48,427 1 don't need a spiritual journey. 807 00:58:48,531 --> 00:58:49,704 - I get it. 808 00:58:49,808 --> 00:58:51,257 Pivoting a little bit, Kielyn, 809 00:58:51,361 --> 00:58:55,089 when you start to make your way out on the ice, 810 00:58:55,192 --> 00:58:57,850 you're testing the thickness of it. 811 00:58:57,954 --> 00:59:00,473 How precarious, maybe even scary, 812 00:59:00,577 --> 00:59:02,165 is that for the first time 813 00:59:02,268 --> 00:59:05,271 as the freeze is happening and the ice is thickening up? 814 00:59:05,375 --> 00:59:09,828 - I've been through many years of freeze-up and ice-outs, 815 00:59:09,931 --> 00:59:12,347 and I'm not a stranger to thin ice. 816 00:59:12,451 --> 00:59:14,246 I know exactly what it's like 817 00:59:14,349 --> 00:59:16,731 and I've traveled on a lot of ice 818 00:59:16,835 --> 00:59:17,974 that you wouldn't deem safe 819 00:59:18,077 --> 00:59:20,666 on just, like, personal adventures, 820 00:59:20,770 --> 00:59:24,877 but 1 had a full belly, 1 had backup clothing, 821 00:59:24,981 --> 00:59:29,572 and so when 1 was starting to check the ice in my bay, 822 00:59:29,675 --> 00:59:32,782 yeah, there was a little bit more caution 823 00:59:32,885 --> 00:59:34,059 when 1 was doing it. 824 00:59:34,162 --> 00:59:36,130 - At that point, once you were able 825 00:59:36,233 --> 00:59:39,133 to really get out on the ice and begin fishing, 826 00:59:39,236 --> 00:59:41,584 did you feel like things were gonna take off for you? 827 00:59:41,687 --> 00:59:43,551 - Well, I was hoping for it to. 828 00:59:43,655 --> 00:59:45,277 - Yeah. - For sure. 829 00:59:45,380 --> 00:59:48,107 But, again, 1 was just trying to stay adaptable, 830 00:59:48,211 --> 00:59:49,695 stay flexible, and-- 831 00:59:49,799 --> 00:59:52,042 and take the journey as it was coming. 832 00:59:52,146 --> 00:59:54,838 I'm not an expert ice fisher person, 833 00:59:54,942 --> 00:59:56,737 but 1 was hopeful. 834 00:59:56,840 --> 01:00:00,568 - Well, and let's talk about when you got those two fish. 835 01:00:00,672 --> 01:00:02,570 Crying is not even descriptive enough. 836 01:00:02,674 --> 01:00:04,917 You were borderline hysterical, but-- 837 01:00:05,021 --> 01:00:07,886 and it was impossible not to get excited for you 838 01:00:07,989 --> 01:00:11,579 because it was truly just jubilation on your part. 839 01:00:11,683 --> 01:00:13,098 Had you ever experienced... - Yeah. 840 01:00:13,201 --> 01:00:16,204 - Anything quite like that at that moment? 841 01:00:16,308 --> 01:00:18,172 - I got a fish! 842 01:00:18,275 --> 01:00:19,898 Oh, my God, 1 mean, 843 01:00:20,001 --> 01:00:21,796 1 don't know what those sounds were 844 01:00:21,900 --> 01:00:23,280 that were coming out of me, 845 01:00:23,384 --> 01:00:25,662 but yeah, it was just pure bliss. 846 01:00:25,766 --> 01:00:28,423 You know, you can see me crying a lot on the show, 847 01:00:28,527 --> 01:00:31,012 and I'm not gonna pretend that I didn't, 848 01:00:31,116 --> 01:00:34,153 but the one thing that 1 did do 849 01:00:34,257 --> 01:00:37,191 was recover from those lows quickly, 850 01:00:37,294 --> 01:00:41,713 and that was my journey just through my own resilience. 851 01:00:41,816 --> 01:00:45,544 But then when you get that little bit of success, 852 01:00:45,648 --> 01:00:48,340 it's just like, you can finally let go 853 01:00:48,443 --> 01:00:50,756 of all of that tension that you were holding. 854 01:00:50,860 --> 01:00:54,484 That scene was me just letting go. 855 01:00:54,587 --> 01:00:57,004 Man, 1 needed that fish. 856 01:00:57,107 --> 01:01:00,110 - Well, Kielyn, you said at the end of the episode, 857 01:01:00,214 --> 01:01:02,837 women are a force to be reckoned with. 858 01:01:02,941 --> 01:01:04,459 And you are certainly one of those. 859 01:01:04,563 --> 01:01:06,910 At this point in the competition, 860 01:01:07,014 --> 01:01:09,913 do you feel like you've hit your stride a bit? 861 01:01:10,017 --> 01:01:12,122 Do you feel like you're a real threat 862 01:01:12,226 --> 01:01:13,848 to take this whole thing? 863 01:01:13,952 --> 01:01:16,195 - Well, I mean, I knew that the fish 864 01:01:16,299 --> 01:01:19,785 was going to be what would get me to the hundred days. 865 01:01:19,889 --> 01:01:23,513 This is what 1 needed to kind of keep me going and-- 866 01:01:23,616 --> 01:01:27,620 and hopefully prevent any more weight loss. 867 01:01:27,724 --> 01:01:30,382 Oh, my God, look at that. 868 01:01:32,453 --> 01:01:35,698 Is that not from a grocery store or what? 869 01:01:35,801 --> 01:01:38,839 1 do want to mention that being out on the ice 870 01:01:38,942 --> 01:01:42,912 was a absolute blessing, but it was extremely hard. 871 01:01:44,016 --> 01:01:45,949 You know, winter has set in, 872 01:01:46,053 --> 01:01:49,263 and that requires a lot more calories 873 01:01:49,366 --> 01:01:50,643 to keep yourself warm, 874 01:01:50,747 --> 01:01:53,854 and sitting on that ice just completely exposed 875 01:01:53,957 --> 01:01:58,479 to that north arctic wind was not easy. 876 01:01:58,582 --> 01:02:01,240 - Yeah, no doubt. Nothing is easy out there. 877 01:02:01,344 --> 01:02:03,208 - That is for sure. 878 01:02:03,311 --> 01:02:06,073 Well, that is it for "Alone: Tales From the Arctic." 879 01:02:06,176 --> 01:02:09,697 I'd like to thank Callie, Amds, Roland, and Kielyn. 880 01:02:09,801 --> 01:02:11,388 We'll be speaking to the participants 881 01:02:11,492 --> 01:02:13,805 all season long after the episodes, 882 01:02:13,908 --> 01:02:15,427 so make sure you tune in to that, 883 01:02:15,530 --> 01:02:17,049 and, as promised, 884 01:02:17,153 --> 01:02:19,603 here's a sneak peek at next week's episode. 885 01:02:19,707 --> 01:02:20,708 We'll see you then. 886 01:02:22,330 --> 01:02:24,643 - I just got to get in there. 887 01:02:24,747 --> 01:02:26,231 Oh, it's so tight. 888 01:02:26,334 --> 01:02:27,335 Oh, my gosh. 889 01:02:27,439 --> 01:02:29,303 The porcupine's right here. 890 01:02:29,406 --> 01:02:30,960 Oh, [bleep]. 891 01:02:31,063 --> 01:02:34,549 This is probably the start of the real end. 892 01:02:34,653 --> 01:02:37,725 1 really want to take home the win for my family. 893 01:02:37,829 --> 01:02:40,210 But 1 just want to go home. 894 01:02:40,314 --> 01:02:42,316 - Yeah, we're gettin' it now. 895 01:02:42,419 --> 01:02:44,870 Just slicker and [bleep] here in about an hour. 896 01:02:44,974 --> 01:02:46,803 I'm talking freeze you to death, 897 01:02:46,907 --> 01:02:48,046 kill you cold. 898 01:02:48,149 --> 01:02:49,461 Holy [bleep]. 899 01:02:49,564 --> 01:02:50,462 [bleep]. 900 01:02:50,565 --> 01:02:51,463 Please. 901 01:02:51,566 --> 01:02:52,705 [bleep]. Get out of here. 902 01:02:52,809 --> 01:02:54,259 [bleep], out of here.