1 00:00:10,567 --> 00:00:12,966 [Fernando] I'm nervous. This is not going to be easy. 2 00:00:12,967 --> 00:00:14,466 I have no illusions of like, 3 00:00:14,467 --> 00:00:16,467 "Oh, yeah, I'm solo. It's going to be great." 4 00:00:18,100 --> 00:00:20,265 [Kaila] On past challenges, I've always had a partner. 5 00:00:20,266 --> 00:00:22,566 So, on this solo challenge, 6 00:00:22,567 --> 00:00:24,999 I'll know without a doubt, if I make it 21 days, 7 00:00:25,000 --> 00:00:26,200 that I did this on my own. 8 00:00:29,025 --> 00:00:30,265 [Cheeny] It's all you out here. 9 00:00:30,266 --> 00:00:31,866 The wins are your win. 10 00:00:31,867 --> 00:00:33,300 The losses are your loss. 11 00:00:36,367 --> 00:00:38,900 [Terra] I need to know that I can do this myself 12 00:00:38,967 --> 00:00:41,300 without anyone's help or guidance. 13 00:00:44,100 --> 00:00:46,566 [Suzanne] Taking on these 21 days by myself, 14 00:00:46,567 --> 00:00:49,566 really am totally going into the unknown now. 15 00:00:49,567 --> 00:00:54,166 But I refuse to let that fear stop me from doing this challenge. 16 00:00:56,467 --> 00:00:58,100 [James] All right, Africa. 17 00:00:58,166 --> 00:01:00,099 Here he comes, whether you're ready or not. 18 00:01:00,100 --> 00:01:03,667 I don't want a stupid mistake to take me out. 19 00:01:06,300 --> 00:01:08,000 Looks like this is my stop. 20 00:01:08,066 --> 00:01:10,466 [Jamie] Going into this challenge is a bit daunting. 21 00:01:10,467 --> 00:01:12,466 Every single task that needs done 22 00:01:12,467 --> 00:01:14,200 is going to be done by myself. 23 00:01:18,000 --> 00:01:22,200 [Shanika] I'm hoping to get through these 21 days and stay alive. 24 00:01:22,266 --> 00:01:24,099 I was born alone, I'm going to die alone. 25 00:01:24,100 --> 00:01:25,867 So, I know I can rock this alone. 26 00:01:26,767 --> 00:01:28,967 Naked, wild and free in Africa. 27 00:01:33,967 --> 00:01:35,266 [vulture screams] 28 00:01:38,367 --> 00:01:39,767 [narrator] They've tested themselves 29 00:01:39,791 --> 00:01:41,866 in the most grueling environments on Earth. 30 00:01:41,867 --> 00:01:43,966 We got fire! 31 00:01:43,967 --> 00:01:46,265 [narrator] And proven the value of teamwork 32 00:01:46,266 --> 00:01:49,065 in overcoming harrowing conditions. 33 00:01:49,066 --> 00:01:51,300 [woman] Oh, my God, I'm so cold. 34 00:01:51,367 --> 00:01:54,466 [narrator] Now, eight of the most battle-tested survivalists 35 00:01:54,467 --> 00:01:57,466 will take on their toughest challenge yet, 36 00:01:57,467 --> 00:02:00,500 as they attempt 21 days with no partner, 37 00:02:00,967 --> 00:02:02,132 [animal shrieks] 38 00:02:02,133 --> 00:02:04,166 [narrator] to each take on a separate location... 39 00:02:05,800 --> 00:02:07,400 Solo. 40 00:02:07,467 --> 00:02:09,265 - Yes! - Badass bitch right now. 41 00:02:09,266 --> 00:02:10,266 That's a honker. 42 00:02:10,267 --> 00:02:12,366 - [Fernando] This is no joke. - [yells] Ah! 43 00:02:12,367 --> 00:02:15,966 [Suzanne] This is the most naked and afraid I've ever felt. 44 00:02:15,967 --> 00:02:16,900 [man] Oh! 45 00:02:16,967 --> 00:02:18,666 Why am I out here? 46 00:02:18,667 --> 00:02:20,366 [Terra] You either get it done... 47 00:02:20,367 --> 00:02:21,300 ...or die. 48 00:02:21,367 --> 00:02:22,600 [grunting triumphantly] 49 00:02:40,867 --> 00:02:41,966 All right. 50 00:02:41,967 --> 00:02:42,967 Honey, I'm home. 51 00:02:44,066 --> 00:02:45,466 [Cheeny] My name is Cheeny. 52 00:02:45,467 --> 00:02:48,566 I am a wilderness survival instructor. 53 00:02:48,567 --> 00:02:49,767 And I'm from Maine. 54 00:02:50,467 --> 00:02:51,800 Now, I'm in the challenge. 55 00:02:52,467 --> 00:02:54,767 And it's just me. 56 00:02:55,300 --> 00:02:56,300 Now, it's real. 57 00:02:56,867 --> 00:02:58,200 I'm one of the few women 58 00:02:58,266 --> 00:03:00,666 that have made it through SERE Specialist Training. 59 00:03:00,667 --> 00:03:02,766 SERE Specialist is an expert 60 00:03:02,767 --> 00:03:05,700 in survival, evasion, resistance and escape. 61 00:03:05,767 --> 00:03:08,000 My SERE training really helped me on the last challenge. 62 00:03:08,767 --> 00:03:10,300 [Cheeny] Caught a fish! 63 00:03:10,367 --> 00:03:11,999 I'm the best fisherman ever. 64 00:03:12,000 --> 00:03:14,100 [laughs] Yes! 65 00:03:14,166 --> 00:03:15,766 [Cheeny] Completing my first challenge 66 00:03:15,767 --> 00:03:19,165 was hands-down the best experience of my life. 67 00:03:19,166 --> 00:03:21,400 I can't think of a single thing that I've ever done 68 00:03:21,467 --> 00:03:23,400 that feels as good as day 21. 69 00:03:23,467 --> 00:03:25,466 So, doing a solo challenge, 70 00:03:25,467 --> 00:03:27,866 for me, life is all about experiences. 71 00:03:27,867 --> 00:03:31,900 And I can't think of a better, more intense, awesome human experience. 72 00:03:35,166 --> 00:03:37,700 So, it's probably 50 degrees out right now, 73 00:03:37,767 --> 00:03:39,766 and quite breezy. 74 00:03:39,767 --> 00:03:41,966 So, my main concern out here with the cold is, 75 00:03:41,967 --> 00:03:46,200 I've got a pretty significant cold issue. I've got Raynaud's. 76 00:03:46,266 --> 00:03:50,065 Raynaud's is a circulatory condition that affects your hands and feet. 77 00:03:50,066 --> 00:03:52,466 Basically, your capillaries restrict. 78 00:03:52,467 --> 00:03:54,707 And your hands and feet will kind of turn a weird purple. 79 00:03:54,767 --> 00:03:58,666 You just can't really feel and you lose all dexterity. 80 00:03:58,667 --> 00:04:01,000 Some of these little shrubs are kind of sharp. 81 00:04:01,066 --> 00:04:03,466 But even if there were thorns, I probably would not feel them 82 00:04:03,490 --> 00:04:05,566 because my feet are frozen. 83 00:04:05,567 --> 00:04:07,667 I feel like I'm walking on two ice blocks. 84 00:04:08,567 --> 00:04:09,999 The only thing that I can think of 85 00:04:10,000 --> 00:04:13,099 that would take me out would be the cold. 86 00:04:13,100 --> 00:04:16,265 [narrator] To succeed in this harsh environment during winter, 87 00:04:16,266 --> 00:04:20,165 Cheeny will have to contend with below-freezing temperatures at night 88 00:04:20,166 --> 00:04:22,866 and a constant wind chill that drops the temperature 89 00:04:22,867 --> 00:04:25,467 an additional ten to 15 degrees. 90 00:04:26,400 --> 00:04:27,700 [Cheeny sighs] 91 00:04:27,767 --> 00:04:30,065 Boy, happy to see you. 92 00:04:30,066 --> 00:04:32,766 [narrator] Each survivalist is allowed to bring three items. 93 00:04:32,767 --> 00:04:34,966 A map and a fire-starter are provided. 94 00:04:34,967 --> 00:04:37,000 Got my kukri. 95 00:04:37,066 --> 00:04:38,600 I've got a pot. 96 00:04:38,667 --> 00:04:40,165 Brought my fishing kit again. 97 00:04:40,166 --> 00:04:41,200 Fire starter. 98 00:04:42,266 --> 00:04:44,165 So happy to see this. 99 00:04:44,166 --> 00:04:45,833 Animal skins. 100 00:04:45,834 --> 00:04:48,700 [narrator] And because of the cold conditions in the Karoo desert, 101 00:04:48,767 --> 00:04:51,900 Cheeny is provided pelts as an additional item. 102 00:04:51,967 --> 00:04:54,200 So, just with that wind, 103 00:04:54,266 --> 00:04:55,900 cutting right now, I'm like, "Oh, my God, 104 00:04:55,967 --> 00:04:58,927 I can't wait to wrap myself up in this tonight like a little meat burrito." 105 00:04:59,467 --> 00:05:00,700 Ooh. 106 00:05:00,767 --> 00:05:03,366 All right, let's get out the map. 107 00:05:03,367 --> 00:05:05,866 This looks like a waterfall. 108 00:05:05,867 --> 00:05:08,466 That's where I want to spend three weeks. 109 00:05:08,467 --> 00:05:11,200 So, just looking at trees around me and the position of the sun, 110 00:05:11,266 --> 00:05:13,900 I know that I need to head east. Let's do this. 111 00:05:13,967 --> 00:05:15,700 They say, "don't go chasing waterfalls," 112 00:05:15,767 --> 00:05:18,500 but I've never been good at following the rules, so. 113 00:05:19,166 --> 00:05:21,200 All right. That way. 114 00:05:22,000 --> 00:05:23,867 So happy I didn't shave my legs. 115 00:05:25,467 --> 00:05:26,947 [narrator] The survivalists each begin 116 00:05:26,971 --> 00:05:30,099 with a Solo Survival Rating, or SSR, 117 00:05:30,100 --> 00:05:31,800 based on their self-reliance, 118 00:05:31,867 --> 00:05:34,200 mental toughness and skills. 119 00:05:36,867 --> 00:05:40,100 Cheeny's SSR begins at a 7.4. 120 00:05:48,400 --> 00:05:50,400 [Cheeny] I'm going to keep following 121 00:05:50,467 --> 00:05:52,300 little game trails down to the water. 122 00:05:53,200 --> 00:05:54,200 All right. 123 00:05:54,667 --> 00:05:56,100 So, I think this is my waterfall. 124 00:05:59,667 --> 00:06:01,166 Holy [bleep] 125 00:06:03,266 --> 00:06:05,400 Look at that [bleep] catfish! 126 00:06:05,467 --> 00:06:09,166 I mean, I could easily just go in there with my kukri and get him. 127 00:06:09,767 --> 00:06:11,000 But... 128 00:06:11,066 --> 00:06:12,499 food is not my priority right now. 129 00:06:12,500 --> 00:06:15,300 Sun's going down. I need to find a shelter, fire, all that good stuff. 130 00:06:15,367 --> 00:06:18,065 And man, now I have something to look forward to. 131 00:06:18,066 --> 00:06:19,466 Oh, my gosh, I'm so excited. 132 00:06:19,467 --> 00:06:21,267 I don't even think I'm going to sleep tonight. 133 00:06:21,291 --> 00:06:23,371 I'm just going to think about that catfish all night. 134 00:06:39,467 --> 00:06:42,666 [Suzanne] I think I see a little bit of sunlight up ahead. 135 00:06:42,667 --> 00:06:45,700 And that might be enough of an opening for me to... 136 00:06:46,567 --> 00:06:48,266 find some trees to make a shelter. 137 00:06:49,567 --> 00:06:51,666 [Suzanne] I'm Suzanne from Virginia. 138 00:06:51,667 --> 00:06:53,766 And this is my fifth time, 139 00:06:53,767 --> 00:06:55,999 I'm doing a Naked and Afraid Challenge. 140 00:06:56,000 --> 00:06:57,766 I've always had partners. 141 00:06:57,767 --> 00:07:00,100 Or at least, I always started with partners. 142 00:07:02,000 --> 00:07:04,065 On a previous challenge, 143 00:07:04,066 --> 00:07:06,165 I had a partner that... 144 00:07:06,166 --> 00:07:09,200 basically, not much more than a lump on a log. 145 00:07:09,266 --> 00:07:10,866 You think you can work on... 146 00:07:10,867 --> 00:07:13,666 ...adding to the sides and back to the bowman 147 00:07:13,667 --> 00:07:14,667 while I get firewood? 148 00:07:14,668 --> 00:07:16,265 [Seth] Get me out of here. 149 00:07:16,266 --> 00:07:18,026 [Suzanne] That's a good partner, right there. 150 00:07:18,266 --> 00:07:19,266 [Seth burps] 151 00:07:19,267 --> 00:07:20,366 I'm leaving. 152 00:07:20,367 --> 00:07:21,933 [Seth] You're leaving? 153 00:07:21,934 --> 00:07:24,414 Like, you're leaving the challenge or are you leaving the camp? 154 00:07:24,867 --> 00:07:27,666 I'm leaving you. 155 00:07:27,667 --> 00:07:30,500 It was literally worse than having a toddler with me. 156 00:07:30,567 --> 00:07:34,300 So, I'm looking forward to being by myself. 157 00:07:34,367 --> 00:07:37,666 [narrator] Suzanne has a deep knowledge of primitive survival. 158 00:07:37,667 --> 00:07:40,966 However, her failure to complete her last two challenges 159 00:07:40,967 --> 00:07:43,567 gives her an SSR of 6.9. 160 00:07:45,100 --> 00:07:47,966 [Suzanne] Ah! God, dang it. Oh! Ow, ow. 161 00:07:47,967 --> 00:07:50,000 Stepped into a pile of ants. 162 00:07:50,567 --> 00:07:52,165 Damn. 163 00:07:52,166 --> 00:07:56,766 My first order of business is figuring out how to get off this rotten ground 164 00:07:56,767 --> 00:07:59,500 that obviously has ants on it. 165 00:07:59,567 --> 00:08:01,566 Um, and probably other crawly things. 166 00:08:01,567 --> 00:08:02,933 I need to do that before it's dark. 167 00:08:02,934 --> 00:08:05,600 There's no way I can imagine walking around here in the dark. 168 00:08:05,667 --> 00:08:09,600 I need to have a place at least for tonight. 169 00:08:09,667 --> 00:08:11,766 [narrator] The Guyanese rainforest, 170 00:08:11,767 --> 00:08:14,466 with its dense canopy and swampy terrain, 171 00:08:14,467 --> 00:08:17,566 is one of the Earth's oldest living ecosystems. 172 00:08:17,567 --> 00:08:20,099 Rainstorms lasting weeks are common, 173 00:08:20,100 --> 00:08:23,800 resulting in over 90 inches of rain each year. 174 00:08:23,867 --> 00:08:25,900 But the thousands of bugs that crawl across 175 00:08:25,967 --> 00:08:27,200 the rainforest floor 176 00:08:27,266 --> 00:08:29,065 are an equally formidable threat. 177 00:08:29,066 --> 00:08:32,366 Including the bullet ants, which have a sting so painful, 178 00:08:32,367 --> 00:08:35,165 it feels like being shot by a gun. 179 00:08:35,166 --> 00:08:37,866 [Suzanne] I've been into survival my whole life. 180 00:08:37,867 --> 00:08:39,666 I actually grew up feral 181 00:08:39,667 --> 00:08:43,165 because the household I was in was just very toxic. 182 00:08:43,166 --> 00:08:45,300 And I found comfort out there, 183 00:08:45,367 --> 00:08:46,666 where there is no comfort. 184 00:08:46,667 --> 00:08:49,400 This is part of that I want to work smart, not hard. 185 00:08:50,767 --> 00:08:52,900 I have a general idea of how tall I want it 186 00:08:52,927 --> 00:08:55,567 and I don't want to cut something down and find out it's too short. 187 00:08:55,591 --> 00:08:57,600 So, let me measure. 188 00:08:57,667 --> 00:09:01,400 [Suzanne] In my opinion, if you're going to call yourself a survivalist, 189 00:09:01,467 --> 00:09:04,866 you should be able to survive in whatever environment. 190 00:09:04,867 --> 00:09:07,100 It's a give and take, depending on where you are. 191 00:09:07,166 --> 00:09:10,500 You're supposed to be smart enough to apply your skills wherever you are. 192 00:09:10,567 --> 00:09:13,300 And I'm feeling really good about this challenge. 193 00:09:13,367 --> 00:09:15,766 I'm excited for the unknown. 194 00:09:15,767 --> 00:09:17,966 And I believe in myself 195 00:09:17,967 --> 00:09:20,567 on getting all the way through the challenge. 196 00:09:22,100 --> 00:09:25,000 I need the sun to stay up another four hours or so, maybe five. 197 00:09:25,066 --> 00:09:26,100 That would be handy. 198 00:09:37,000 --> 00:09:38,000 [hyenas squealing] 199 00:09:40,166 --> 00:09:41,800 It's so dense. 200 00:09:41,867 --> 00:09:43,600 And it looks like, lifeless. 201 00:09:43,667 --> 00:09:44,767 You don't see anything. 202 00:09:45,367 --> 00:09:46,666 Eerily quiet. 203 00:09:46,667 --> 00:09:48,600 No real noises. 204 00:09:48,667 --> 00:09:51,200 Very different from my previous challenges. 205 00:09:51,767 --> 00:09:52,900 My name is Fernando. 206 00:09:52,967 --> 00:09:55,100 I'm a firefighter from Simi Valley, California. 207 00:09:55,867 --> 00:09:57,399 As a fire captain, 208 00:09:57,400 --> 00:10:02,000 I definitely am familiar with making decisions under duress. 209 00:10:02,066 --> 00:10:05,366 In the fire service, we are often brought in to very chaotic situations. 210 00:10:05,367 --> 00:10:07,700 Often very dangerous situations. 211 00:10:07,767 --> 00:10:09,300 And we have to make the right decision 212 00:10:09,367 --> 00:10:10,599 or people can die. 213 00:10:10,600 --> 00:10:13,165 There's some parallels to firefighting and survival. 214 00:10:13,166 --> 00:10:16,666 I'm hoping that translates to success out here on this challenge. 215 00:10:16,667 --> 00:10:18,566 I've always done my challenges 216 00:10:18,567 --> 00:10:21,265 in jungles and rainforests around the world. 217 00:10:21,266 --> 00:10:23,467 And this is a very, very different location. 218 00:10:24,867 --> 00:10:26,166 That's a pretty dense... 219 00:10:27,066 --> 00:10:28,467 bush right there, I mean. 220 00:10:29,166 --> 00:10:31,300 Yeah, you can't see very far. 221 00:10:31,367 --> 00:10:34,000 Yeah, oh. Woah, woah, woah. 222 00:10:34,066 --> 00:10:36,666 I almost walked right into that. 223 00:10:36,667 --> 00:10:38,466 Go around that spider. 224 00:10:38,467 --> 00:10:42,700 Don't want to be taken out of the challenge 225 00:10:42,767 --> 00:10:44,166 by a man-eating spider 226 00:10:44,667 --> 00:10:45,800 on day one. 227 00:10:46,767 --> 00:10:48,766 [narrator] The South African savannah is home 228 00:10:48,767 --> 00:10:51,165 to the Earth's most dangerous animals. 229 00:10:51,166 --> 00:10:52,700 Prides of lions roam, 230 00:10:52,767 --> 00:10:56,800 capable of devouring a 700 pound zebra in minutes. 231 00:10:56,867 --> 00:11:00,567 And herds of elephants trample over 500 people a year. 232 00:11:01,300 --> 00:11:02,600 [Fernando] Oh, yeah. 233 00:11:03,266 --> 00:11:04,666 My machete. 234 00:11:04,667 --> 00:11:06,265 Some arrows. 235 00:11:06,266 --> 00:11:08,900 My bow. This is going to be huge, 40 pound draw. 236 00:11:08,927 --> 00:11:10,167 I've been working hard on this. 237 00:11:10,191 --> 00:11:12,900 Getting my skills up on my archery. 238 00:11:12,967 --> 00:11:15,200 All right, looks like there's some water, 239 00:11:15,266 --> 00:11:17,900 out here, on the map, which is going to be critical. 240 00:11:17,927 --> 00:11:19,207 So, that's going to be the goal. 241 00:11:19,231 --> 00:11:21,366 Head down and look for these pools of water. 242 00:11:21,367 --> 00:11:23,065 Okay. Let's go. 243 00:11:23,066 --> 00:11:24,343 [Fernando] I always have people around me 244 00:11:24,367 --> 00:11:26,466 and I kind of get some energy from those people. 245 00:11:26,467 --> 00:11:29,099 Out here, alone, is going to be a whole different story. 246 00:11:29,100 --> 00:11:31,065 Now, can I just rely solely on me? 247 00:11:31,066 --> 00:11:34,165 Because solitude can be a form of torture. 248 00:11:34,166 --> 00:11:36,966 [narrator] Fernando comes in having successfully completed 249 00:11:36,967 --> 00:11:40,366 his three previous challenges, totaling 82 days. 250 00:11:40,367 --> 00:11:42,766 He brings a wealth of survival knowledge, 251 00:11:42,767 --> 00:11:45,666 and begins with an SSR of 8.1. 252 00:11:45,667 --> 00:11:49,265 [Fernando] Even though I've done 82 days surviving naked 253 00:11:49,266 --> 00:11:51,366 in various jungles around the world, 254 00:11:51,367 --> 00:11:54,766 I feel very small and vulnerable, 255 00:11:54,767 --> 00:11:55,767 here in Africa. 256 00:12:01,600 --> 00:12:02,600 Wow. 257 00:12:02,967 --> 00:12:03,967 That's a big hole. 258 00:12:05,200 --> 00:12:07,500 Something did that. 259 00:12:07,567 --> 00:12:11,999 Elephants dig pretty deep holes in these dry riverbeds looking for water. 260 00:12:12,000 --> 00:12:14,766 The good thing about this is, they're doing the work for me. 261 00:12:14,767 --> 00:12:17,247 I'm not going to be trying to dig here because I know it's dry. 262 00:12:17,271 --> 00:12:20,400 The elephants have dug this area up and there's no water coming through, so, 263 00:12:20,467 --> 00:12:23,700 I'm going to use the elephants digging ability 264 00:12:23,767 --> 00:12:26,266 and hopefully, it will give me a heads up where the water is. 265 00:12:40,800 --> 00:12:42,165 This is a good spot. 266 00:12:42,166 --> 00:12:44,000 It's nice and cool in here. 267 00:12:44,066 --> 00:12:46,700 I want to get like, the basic... 268 00:12:47,967 --> 00:12:50,566 part of my shelter set up and done. 269 00:12:50,567 --> 00:12:51,807 So that I'm good for the night. 270 00:12:51,831 --> 00:12:54,566 And then, hopefully get a fire started. 271 00:12:54,567 --> 00:12:58,165 I just want to do something simple, like, maybe just a lean-to. 272 00:12:58,166 --> 00:13:01,300 [Kaila] I'm Kaila. I'm a knife-maker from New Hampshire. 273 00:13:01,367 --> 00:13:03,366 I've done 21 days in Colombia, 274 00:13:03,367 --> 00:13:05,200 40 days in South Africa. 275 00:13:05,266 --> 00:13:07,265 I was supposed to do 60 days in Peru 276 00:13:07,266 --> 00:13:10,200 and tapping out on the last challenge was so hard for me 277 00:13:10,266 --> 00:13:11,426 because that's not me at all. 278 00:13:12,400 --> 00:13:14,367 Just hurts. Everything hurts. 279 00:13:15,567 --> 00:13:18,566 Just can't deal with like, the pain. 280 00:13:18,567 --> 00:13:20,265 I'm just getting eaten alive 281 00:13:20,266 --> 00:13:22,100 by more bugs. 282 00:13:22,166 --> 00:13:24,766 Thank you, En Amazon. 283 00:13:24,767 --> 00:13:27,366 [Kaila] I'm definitely back here doing this solo challenge 284 00:13:27,367 --> 00:13:29,500 trying to redeem myself. 285 00:13:29,567 --> 00:13:32,866 [narrator] Kaila has survived more than 60 days in the wild. 286 00:13:32,867 --> 00:13:35,100 And is an experienced bow-hunter. 287 00:13:36,367 --> 00:13:37,900 [Kaila] Oh, my gosh. 288 00:13:37,967 --> 00:13:39,666 [woman] Naked and Afraid history, 289 00:13:39,667 --> 00:13:42,400 the first two girls to ever get a big kill 290 00:13:42,467 --> 00:13:44,766 - I'm getting a [bleep] - Ever. 291 00:13:44,767 --> 00:13:47,000 [narrator] But her lack of solo experience, 292 00:13:47,066 --> 00:13:49,300 and recent XL Challenge exit, 293 00:13:49,367 --> 00:13:51,165 have shaken her confidence. 294 00:13:51,166 --> 00:13:54,366 She begins with an SSR of 7.3. 295 00:13:54,367 --> 00:13:55,847 [Kaila] Since I am out here by myself, 296 00:13:55,871 --> 00:13:57,600 I don't have anybody to have my back. 297 00:13:57,667 --> 00:14:00,466 So, definitely want a shelter before nightfall 298 00:14:00,467 --> 00:14:01,800 to keep the predators away. 299 00:14:03,166 --> 00:14:05,165 [narrator] The Tanquizul Forest of Mexico 300 00:14:05,166 --> 00:14:06,666 are rich in resources, 301 00:14:06,667 --> 00:14:08,966 but abundant with lethal animals. 302 00:14:08,967 --> 00:14:10,700 The highly venomous fer-de-lance 303 00:14:10,767 --> 00:14:13,165 is responsible for more human fatalities 304 00:14:13,166 --> 00:14:15,800 than any other snake in the western hemisphere. 305 00:14:15,867 --> 00:14:19,000 And the forest's largest predator, the jaguar, 306 00:14:19,066 --> 00:14:22,166 has a bite force that can snap the neck of a crocodile. 307 00:14:23,800 --> 00:14:25,840 [Kaila] Everyone's always like, "You're so bad-ass." 308 00:14:25,864 --> 00:14:27,766 But I don't see myself that way. 309 00:14:27,767 --> 00:14:30,000 So, I think doing this challenge, 310 00:14:30,066 --> 00:14:32,666 hopefully, I can start looking at myself 311 00:14:32,667 --> 00:14:34,466 the way that other people see me. 312 00:14:34,467 --> 00:14:36,900 I'm happy with the progress that I'm making so far. 313 00:14:40,400 --> 00:14:43,766 Fire is so important out here for so many different reasons. 314 00:14:43,767 --> 00:14:48,467 Definitely, my biggest concern is to keep the predators away at night. 315 00:14:51,266 --> 00:14:55,366 This stuff is like, kind of damp and it's so humid out. 316 00:14:55,367 --> 00:14:57,466 So, it's hard to get this started. 317 00:14:57,467 --> 00:14:59,500 It's like, it starts to go 318 00:14:59,567 --> 00:15:01,566 and then it immediately goes out. 319 00:15:01,567 --> 00:15:02,767 Man, I don't get it. 320 00:15:10,500 --> 00:15:12,165 Come on. 321 00:15:12,166 --> 00:15:14,265 [Kaila] I am getting a little discouraged. 322 00:15:14,266 --> 00:15:16,467 If I can't get fire, I'm going to be devastated. 323 00:15:17,767 --> 00:15:20,500 The odds of predators, like jaguars, 324 00:15:20,567 --> 00:15:22,500 or fer-de-lance snakes 325 00:15:22,567 --> 00:15:25,200 coming into the area and kind of creeping around 326 00:15:25,266 --> 00:15:28,600 and seeing what's going on are very real. 327 00:15:28,667 --> 00:15:31,166 I'm pretty [bleep] if I can't get a fire tonight. 328 00:15:42,200 --> 00:15:43,200 [Fernando] My mouth... 329 00:15:43,767 --> 00:15:45,266 is getting really dry. 330 00:15:46,567 --> 00:15:49,100 Water right now, is more valuable to me than gold. 331 00:15:56,000 --> 00:15:57,000 Oh! 332 00:15:58,667 --> 00:16:01,300 There's an elephant right there. 333 00:16:02,367 --> 00:16:04,166 [whispering] Holy crap. 334 00:16:05,066 --> 00:16:07,766 It makes this place so much more real. 335 00:16:07,767 --> 00:16:11,165 We're actually seeing a massive elephant. 336 00:16:11,166 --> 00:16:14,466 I think its drinking water out of one of its holes. 337 00:16:14,467 --> 00:16:17,300 Well, the elephant led me to water. 338 00:16:17,367 --> 00:16:18,800 I'm going to have to be careful. 339 00:16:19,667 --> 00:16:21,600 This might be his water. 340 00:16:21,667 --> 00:16:24,967 You don't want to piss off a big, African elephant. 341 00:16:26,867 --> 00:16:27,867 Jesus. 342 00:16:48,567 --> 00:16:49,567 [Fernando] Jesus. 343 00:16:50,166 --> 00:16:51,467 Oh! A zebra. 344 00:16:52,066 --> 00:16:53,600 That is insane. 345 00:16:55,900 --> 00:16:58,166 Oh, my goodness. 346 00:16:58,867 --> 00:17:00,600 Okay, so, 347 00:17:00,667 --> 00:17:03,265 the elephant has moved off. 348 00:17:03,266 --> 00:17:06,166 I'm going to take a look at this watering hole. 349 00:17:06,967 --> 00:17:08,633 Um... 350 00:17:08,634 --> 00:17:12,066 It's amazing how the elephant was like, this critical role in me finding water. 351 00:17:13,367 --> 00:17:15,000 This looks like it's fed from a spring. 352 00:17:15,066 --> 00:17:17,466 There's no actual creeks or rivers coming into this. 353 00:17:17,467 --> 00:17:19,366 This is coming from the ground up. 354 00:17:19,367 --> 00:17:23,266 This is a huge check mark off my list 355 00:17:24,100 --> 00:17:26,100 of concerns, day one. 356 00:17:26,166 --> 00:17:28,999 And now I want to begin to look for a place to set up camp. 357 00:17:29,000 --> 00:17:30,960 Something that provides some protection around me. 358 00:17:47,300 --> 00:17:49,266 [Kaila] It's like, it starts and then it goes out. 359 00:17:51,166 --> 00:17:53,500 If I can't get fire, I'm going to be devastated. 360 00:17:55,266 --> 00:17:58,165 Everything is so damp. 361 00:17:58,166 --> 00:18:01,766 [Kaila] Tapping out on the last challenge hurt my confidence, you know? 362 00:18:01,767 --> 00:18:03,400 It really messed with my head a lot. 363 00:18:03,467 --> 00:18:06,666 So, my biggest hope doing this solo challenge is just that 364 00:18:06,667 --> 00:18:08,200 I become more confident with myself. 365 00:18:30,600 --> 00:18:33,065 Yay! I got my fire all started. 366 00:18:33,066 --> 00:18:34,467 Super excited. 367 00:18:35,767 --> 00:18:37,666 Fire is so important out here, 368 00:18:37,667 --> 00:18:41,265 and I am just super thankful that I got it started. 369 00:18:41,266 --> 00:18:43,600 Yes! Now, I can move on to... 370 00:18:43,667 --> 00:18:45,265 finishing up my shelter. 371 00:18:45,266 --> 00:18:47,999 - [bird squealing] - I know! I'm excited, too! 372 00:18:48,000 --> 00:18:50,266 - [bird continues squealing] - [Kaila] Yay. 373 00:19:06,467 --> 00:19:07,600 Hey, it's Cheeny. 374 00:19:07,667 --> 00:19:10,300 I'm here in the high desert of South Africa. 375 00:19:12,100 --> 00:19:15,099 Exertion day, it's been a long, cold day. 376 00:19:15,100 --> 00:19:17,100 And my shelter's done. 377 00:19:17,166 --> 00:19:19,866 Now, I've got to collect firewood because the sun is going down. 378 00:19:19,867 --> 00:19:22,165 I probably have an hour left of daylight. 379 00:19:22,166 --> 00:19:24,165 So, I've got to collect as much wood as possible 380 00:19:24,166 --> 00:19:27,165 because it is going to be freezing tonight. 381 00:19:27,166 --> 00:19:28,233 Freezing. 382 00:19:46,567 --> 00:19:49,566 [Suzanne] Almost the end of day one and... 383 00:19:49,567 --> 00:19:52,066 I kind of only barely have something 384 00:19:52,567 --> 00:19:54,165 to lie on. 385 00:19:54,166 --> 00:19:56,000 Um, normally, 386 00:19:56,767 --> 00:19:59,000 I prefer to be on the ground. 387 00:19:59,066 --> 00:20:02,566 But with the number of ants that bit my foot today, 388 00:20:02,567 --> 00:20:05,400 and I really don't feel like having any of those 389 00:20:05,467 --> 00:20:08,567 big spiders crawling over me or any of the snakes or anything, 390 00:20:09,500 --> 00:20:11,165 I have to be up off the ground. 391 00:20:11,166 --> 00:20:12,900 There just isn't any way around it. 392 00:20:14,266 --> 00:20:17,000 I'm hoping that I don't get pummeled by rain 393 00:20:17,066 --> 00:20:18,366 because I have no roof. 394 00:20:18,367 --> 00:20:21,400 And if I think I'm going to be up off the floor tonight, 395 00:20:21,467 --> 00:20:23,566 I probably should get on this now. 396 00:20:23,567 --> 00:20:25,265 In case it doesn't hold me, 397 00:20:25,266 --> 00:20:26,706 I have at least a little bit of light 398 00:20:26,730 --> 00:20:28,666 to try to problem solve something else. 399 00:20:28,667 --> 00:20:30,500 So, here goes nothing. 400 00:20:35,100 --> 00:20:37,366 Okay, so, I'm up on the platform. 401 00:20:37,367 --> 00:20:38,367 See. 402 00:20:39,266 --> 00:20:42,700 And it's not very comfortable. 403 00:20:53,700 --> 00:20:54,967 [animal squawking] 404 00:20:56,567 --> 00:20:58,900 [Fernando] Night one is where this challenge gets real. 405 00:20:58,967 --> 00:21:01,900 Anyone who's done this challenge before knows, 406 00:21:01,967 --> 00:21:04,500 it's all fun and games until the night comes. 407 00:21:05,400 --> 00:21:07,166 [bird squawking] 408 00:21:08,367 --> 00:21:09,999 There is... 409 00:21:10,000 --> 00:21:13,100 so much animal activity happening. 410 00:21:14,467 --> 00:21:17,099 Freaking, like, right there. 411 00:21:17,100 --> 00:21:20,800 There's herds of elephant and there's Cape buffalo everywhere. 412 00:21:21,767 --> 00:21:23,467 - [animals grunting] - [birds cawing] 413 00:21:25,567 --> 00:21:26,847 We're going to see what I've got. 414 00:21:26,871 --> 00:21:29,900 We're going to see if I can stay mentally in this game 415 00:21:29,967 --> 00:21:33,265 because this is the first time I'll be myself, 416 00:21:33,266 --> 00:21:35,300 alone, at night. 417 00:21:35,367 --> 00:21:38,166 There is going to be very little sleep tonight. 418 00:21:50,100 --> 00:21:52,467 [Cheeny] It's frigid. 419 00:21:53,300 --> 00:21:56,065 The front of me is still exposed and... 420 00:21:56,066 --> 00:21:58,667 then that cold air hits me and it's like, "Wow." 421 00:21:59,667 --> 00:22:01,867 So [bleep] cold. 422 00:22:03,367 --> 00:22:05,166 Woah, God dammit. 423 00:22:07,100 --> 00:22:08,367 There will be no sleep. 424 00:22:09,767 --> 00:22:10,866 No sleep at all. 425 00:22:10,867 --> 00:22:12,266 [thunderclap] 426 00:22:12,900 --> 00:22:14,400 Sounds like a storm's coming. 427 00:22:47,400 --> 00:22:50,567 They're everywhere. I mean, everywhere. 428 00:22:54,567 --> 00:22:57,166 One step away from, like, lions and leopards. 429 00:23:03,867 --> 00:23:04,867 [animal screams] 430 00:23:10,066 --> 00:23:12,666 I can legit hear the animals breathing. 431 00:23:12,667 --> 00:23:14,300 I can hear their lung sounds. 432 00:23:14,367 --> 00:23:15,567 [animal growls] 433 00:23:19,467 --> 00:23:21,100 [roaring and squealing] 434 00:23:21,166 --> 00:23:22,867 [Fernando] Oh, boy. 435 00:23:28,467 --> 00:23:30,265 [Suzanne] You know what's sad? 436 00:23:30,266 --> 00:23:33,200 Even though I made a raised platform, 437 00:23:33,266 --> 00:23:36,166 to get away from all the creepy-crawlies on the ground. 438 00:23:37,000 --> 00:23:38,100 I feel raindrops. 439 00:23:40,000 --> 00:23:42,467 And I think I hear heavy rain. 440 00:23:43,066 --> 00:23:44,567 I don't have a roof. 441 00:23:46,166 --> 00:23:49,367 I just hope that it's not some kind of major storm. 442 00:24:04,066 --> 00:24:05,066 Jeez. 443 00:24:07,100 --> 00:24:08,900 Clearly, it's going to rain all night. 444 00:24:08,967 --> 00:24:11,866 And to take matters into my own hands, 445 00:24:11,867 --> 00:24:15,366 and try to grab as many leaves as I can, 446 00:24:15,367 --> 00:24:19,566 to put on top of where I was going to sleep. 447 00:24:19,567 --> 00:24:21,265 And I'm going to go underneath it 448 00:24:21,266 --> 00:24:23,900 because apparently, I should have made a roof tonight 449 00:24:23,967 --> 00:24:25,300 instead of a place to sleep. 450 00:24:28,467 --> 00:24:31,466 At least I feel like I've tried something. 451 00:24:31,467 --> 00:24:34,027 It's got to be better than just having rain come straight through 452 00:24:34,066 --> 00:24:35,566 like I have right now. 453 00:24:35,567 --> 00:24:37,467 I'm going to attempt to fall asleep 454 00:24:38,567 --> 00:24:41,500 in the Guyanese rainforest 455 00:24:42,000 --> 00:24:43,000 while raining. 456 00:24:43,300 --> 00:24:44,367 Alone. 457 00:24:45,667 --> 00:24:47,666 I'm cold and wet. 458 00:24:47,667 --> 00:24:50,800 This is the most naked and afraid I have ever felt. 459 00:25:04,667 --> 00:25:06,667 [Cheeny] It is so cold. 460 00:25:08,367 --> 00:25:09,400 You can see my breath. 461 00:25:10,600 --> 00:25:13,566 The grass is covered in frost. 462 00:25:13,567 --> 00:25:15,967 Frosty grass, frosty brush. 463 00:25:16,467 --> 00:25:17,467 Everything is just... 464 00:25:18,567 --> 00:25:20,766 covered in frost. 465 00:25:20,767 --> 00:25:23,733 I would have been so screwed without these skins. 466 00:25:23,734 --> 00:25:28,265 I burnt through almost all my firewood last night. 467 00:25:28,266 --> 00:25:31,200 I already know that the next 21 days are going to be hard 468 00:25:31,266 --> 00:25:33,366 because I'm going to have to collect a lot of wood. 469 00:25:33,367 --> 00:25:35,667 I have to walk pretty far to get wood. 470 00:25:36,734 --> 00:25:38,265 My feet have been cold. 471 00:25:38,266 --> 00:25:41,366 My last three outer toes have been numb. 472 00:25:41,367 --> 00:25:44,366 That was the coldest part of my body last night, besides my ass. 473 00:25:44,367 --> 00:25:45,767 Or my feet. 474 00:25:45,800 --> 00:25:48,320 I'm trying to figure out how I'm going to make these dang shoes. 475 00:25:51,266 --> 00:25:54,265 I've seen how people just do around and then they do holes 476 00:25:54,266 --> 00:25:56,346 and then they just kind of wrap it around their foot. 477 00:25:56,370 --> 00:25:57,671 And they scrunch it. 478 00:26:00,066 --> 00:26:03,265 So, I'm going to use this wildebeest hide. 479 00:26:03,266 --> 00:26:05,786 I've cut off parts of it that don't really work for the blanket, 480 00:26:05,810 --> 00:26:07,010 like, parts that stick out. 481 00:26:07,467 --> 00:26:09,366 There's one foot. 482 00:26:09,367 --> 00:26:12,766 Using up the hides a little bit more than I would like 483 00:26:12,767 --> 00:26:15,467 but man, I can't really put a price on shoes. 484 00:26:16,600 --> 00:26:17,667 Sewing... 485 00:26:18,667 --> 00:26:20,366 moccasin number two. 486 00:26:20,367 --> 00:26:21,866 My feet have been cold 487 00:26:21,867 --> 00:26:25,265 but I haven't had any of the classic Raynaud's flare-up 488 00:26:25,266 --> 00:26:28,866 signs of them turning white or yellow. 489 00:26:28,867 --> 00:26:31,666 So, what I'm doing here is taking my fish-hook needle 490 00:26:31,667 --> 00:26:32,800 and I'm running it through, 491 00:26:32,867 --> 00:26:35,100 and I'm doing a rolling lock stitch. 492 00:26:35,166 --> 00:26:37,866 That way, if one stitch does get snagged, 493 00:26:37,867 --> 00:26:39,800 all the other stitches won't come undone. 494 00:26:40,367 --> 00:26:41,900 It's taking a long time. 495 00:26:41,967 --> 00:26:45,366 But this hide blocks the wind really well. 496 00:26:45,367 --> 00:26:46,734 And it's a lifesaver. 497 00:26:47,367 --> 00:26:49,366 I got shoes! 498 00:26:49,367 --> 00:26:52,607 You can definitely tell which one was the first one, which one was the second one. 499 00:26:52,631 --> 00:26:54,151 That is a little rougher than this one. 500 00:26:54,567 --> 00:26:56,667 This is so great! 501 00:27:14,200 --> 00:27:18,366 [Fernando] There was so much animal activity last night. 502 00:27:18,367 --> 00:27:20,165 It was insane. 503 00:27:20,166 --> 00:27:23,265 The whole night, it was just snorts and grunts 504 00:27:23,266 --> 00:27:26,165 and different animals and bushes rustling. 505 00:27:26,166 --> 00:27:27,867 It was a long night for me. 506 00:27:29,166 --> 00:27:32,666 So, I found all kinds of new tracks this morning. 507 00:27:32,667 --> 00:27:34,300 The spotted hyena. 508 00:27:34,367 --> 00:27:36,165 You can see it's little dog-like paws 509 00:27:36,166 --> 00:27:39,165 and it's claw marks at the tips there. 510 00:27:39,166 --> 00:27:41,900 So, along with the elephants and the buffalo, 511 00:27:41,967 --> 00:27:46,065 there's also lion and hyena running through here last night. 512 00:27:46,066 --> 00:27:48,000 It's like a full zoo. 513 00:27:48,066 --> 00:27:50,733 I have water set up, I have shelter, I have fire. 514 00:27:50,734 --> 00:27:52,766 I think next step is food. 515 00:27:52,767 --> 00:27:55,265 So, I'm going to head down to the area 516 00:27:55,266 --> 00:27:57,400 where most of the animals have been going 517 00:27:57,467 --> 00:27:58,999 and set up a blind. 518 00:27:59,000 --> 00:28:02,500 And start Operation Fernie, The Bowhunter. 519 00:28:05,066 --> 00:28:07,566 I'm not a bowhunter normally, 520 00:28:07,567 --> 00:28:09,999 but I'm alone. There's no one else to rely on. 521 00:28:10,000 --> 00:28:12,000 I need to go out there and hunt and find things. 522 00:28:12,867 --> 00:28:15,200 [grunts] 523 00:28:15,266 --> 00:28:18,900 I'm looking to put my hunting blind right here. 524 00:28:18,967 --> 00:28:21,600 I'll be in the middle of this mopane tree. 525 00:28:21,667 --> 00:28:24,265 I will cover various sides of it. 526 00:28:24,266 --> 00:28:28,566 And this provides me really good access to various watering holes 527 00:28:28,567 --> 00:28:31,766 to incoming kudu or impala. 528 00:28:31,767 --> 00:28:33,866 The only problem is... 529 00:28:33,867 --> 00:28:36,000 I can see elephants down there. 530 00:28:38,000 --> 00:28:39,766 And there are actually some more elephants 531 00:28:39,767 --> 00:28:41,667 which you probably can't see. 532 00:28:41,734 --> 00:28:43,866 But they're coming down there. 533 00:28:43,867 --> 00:28:47,366 This is like, the 405 Freeway of elephant traffic. 534 00:28:47,367 --> 00:28:51,600 And so, I'm going to be smack dab in the middle of it. 535 00:28:52,467 --> 00:28:54,300 Hopefully, concealed, 536 00:28:54,367 --> 00:29:00,066 and hopefully, waiting for unsuspecting plains animal 537 00:29:01,100 --> 00:29:02,967 to get a drink. 538 00:29:04,567 --> 00:29:05,567 I want to cover my scent. 539 00:29:05,600 --> 00:29:08,266 My scent is my biggest giveaway, I feel like, 540 00:29:08,643 --> 00:29:09,643 to the animals. 541 00:29:09,667 --> 00:29:12,367 So, some elephant dung. 542 00:29:22,600 --> 00:29:24,066 That doesn't feel good. 543 00:29:32,667 --> 00:29:34,500 Oh [bleep] 544 00:29:35,266 --> 00:29:37,500 There's kudu in the riverbed. 545 00:29:41,166 --> 00:29:42,500 It's really far away. 546 00:29:47,467 --> 00:29:49,734 I'm going to try to stalk and shoot it. 547 00:30:04,166 --> 00:30:05,734 [elephant trumpets] 548 00:30:08,166 --> 00:30:09,367 And just like that... 549 00:30:10,667 --> 00:30:11,667 gone. 550 00:30:28,000 --> 00:30:30,866 [Suzanne] Night one was a miserable night. 551 00:30:30,867 --> 00:30:33,567 Worst night ever, for one of my night ones. 552 00:30:35,300 --> 00:30:38,733 The number one thing that I need to do, 553 00:30:38,734 --> 00:30:41,900 is get some kind of roof on the shelter. 554 00:30:43,667 --> 00:30:44,934 Ah! 555 00:31:15,166 --> 00:31:18,600 I hope this is not as frustrating as I fear it will be. 556 00:31:27,400 --> 00:31:29,065 I'm trying to make a fire, 557 00:31:29,066 --> 00:31:31,767 so I can stay warm, but everything is wet. 558 00:31:39,367 --> 00:31:43,500 All my other environments to make fire were nice and dry. 559 00:31:43,567 --> 00:31:45,900 This is a difficult environment for me. 560 00:31:48,667 --> 00:31:50,567 It is my mission to get a fire. 561 00:31:51,567 --> 00:31:55,966 I'm going to try to find a termite nest. 562 00:31:55,967 --> 00:32:00,266 People say that termite nests will light on fire whether they're wet or dry. 563 00:32:02,667 --> 00:32:04,999 And here's a big one. 564 00:32:05,000 --> 00:32:07,265 So, I'm going to just take a chunk of it. 565 00:32:07,266 --> 00:32:10,400 Because I'm going to have to take whatever resources I can and get fire. 566 00:32:22,166 --> 00:32:25,566 In Ecuador, Wes and I couldn't get a fire and... 567 00:32:25,567 --> 00:32:27,100 he never did get a fire. 568 00:32:36,400 --> 00:32:39,866 [Suzanne] But we figured out how to get warm and how to sleep. 569 00:32:39,867 --> 00:32:42,200 But out here, I am alone. 570 00:32:46,900 --> 00:32:47,900 So discouraging. 571 00:33:20,567 --> 00:33:22,766 Okay, no fire. 572 00:33:22,767 --> 00:33:26,500 This termite nest, not working. 573 00:33:26,567 --> 00:33:27,767 I need something different. 574 00:33:44,000 --> 00:33:46,000 Look at this tree first. 575 00:33:47,166 --> 00:33:48,667 This might be what I want. 576 00:33:48,734 --> 00:33:50,266 I'm going to go make a fishing spear. 577 00:33:51,667 --> 00:33:52,667 This guy right here. 578 00:33:57,100 --> 00:33:58,100 Yes. 579 00:33:58,867 --> 00:33:59,867 I love this thing. 580 00:34:00,200 --> 00:34:01,200 Yeah! 581 00:34:05,400 --> 00:34:06,766 Perfect. 582 00:34:06,767 --> 00:34:08,327 So, now, I'm going to take my fish spear 583 00:34:08,328 --> 00:34:10,208 and I'm going to wedge it in the tree behind me, 584 00:34:10,232 --> 00:34:11,165 so it stays put. 585 00:34:11,166 --> 00:34:13,766 Then we're going to split this four ways. 586 00:34:13,767 --> 00:34:15,766 Try to make a prong. 587 00:34:15,767 --> 00:34:18,866 Again, nice and easy. I don't want this to split. 588 00:34:18,867 --> 00:34:21,866 Caruzilla is a monster catfish. 589 00:34:21,867 --> 00:34:25,265 I cannot wait until I can get back there 590 00:34:25,266 --> 00:34:26,466 and fish him out. 591 00:34:26,467 --> 00:34:28,400 [Cheeny] Holy [bleep] 592 00:34:28,467 --> 00:34:30,265 Look at that [bleep] catfish. 593 00:34:30,266 --> 00:34:32,200 Man, now I have something to look forward to. 594 00:34:32,266 --> 00:34:34,065 Oh, my gosh, I am so excited. 595 00:34:34,066 --> 00:34:36,100 Now, to fire-harden it. 596 00:34:37,667 --> 00:34:39,867 That's just going to make the wood a little more dense. 597 00:34:42,200 --> 00:34:44,733 My fish spear has been fire-hardened. 598 00:34:44,734 --> 00:34:46,500 And I think it's ready to go. 599 00:34:46,567 --> 00:34:49,000 So, I think I'm going to go for a little walk. 600 00:34:49,066 --> 00:34:53,000 And I'm going to go see if I can find my good friend, Caruzilla. 601 00:34:53,767 --> 00:34:54,867 I'm coming for you. 602 00:35:02,166 --> 00:35:03,567 I came down here the other day. 603 00:35:04,367 --> 00:35:05,367 He was in there. 604 00:35:07,166 --> 00:35:08,967 He was right here. 605 00:35:14,100 --> 00:35:15,400 I don't see anything in here. 606 00:35:23,600 --> 00:35:24,667 Nothing in there. 607 00:35:36,467 --> 00:35:37,467 Oh, there he is. 608 00:35:39,100 --> 00:35:40,165 Bluezilla. 609 00:35:40,166 --> 00:35:41,266 The fight is on. 610 00:35:50,166 --> 00:35:51,166 No! 611 00:35:52,367 --> 00:35:53,400 [bleep] 612 00:35:56,734 --> 00:35:58,867 He slipped out of my hand but his head was... 613 00:35:59,166 --> 00:36:00,166 [grunts] 614 00:36:05,000 --> 00:36:07,567 Oh! Ha. [bleep] 615 00:36:15,000 --> 00:36:16,000 [Cheeny] Oh, there he is. 616 00:36:25,900 --> 00:36:27,100 [bleep] It's a game now. 617 00:36:30,266 --> 00:36:31,266 No! 618 00:36:35,600 --> 00:36:37,266 Yes! Haha! 619 00:36:38,567 --> 00:36:39,967 I can't believe I just caught this! 620 00:36:40,567 --> 00:36:41,766 [grunts triumphantly] 621 00:36:41,767 --> 00:36:43,300 I am the queen of Africa. 622 00:36:44,834 --> 00:36:46,474 They say you should always kiss your fish. 623 00:36:46,767 --> 00:36:47,767 It's good luck. 624 00:36:48,767 --> 00:36:49,767 Sorry, buddy. 625 00:36:50,734 --> 00:36:52,567 Wow, this fish is so big. 626 00:36:53,567 --> 00:36:55,567 I do wish I had somebody to share it with, though. 627 00:36:56,467 --> 00:36:57,900 One, two, three, see you. 628 00:36:58,867 --> 00:36:59,900 And that's how it's done. 629 00:37:00,834 --> 00:37:03,600 Man, my day just took a 180. 630 00:37:03,667 --> 00:37:06,200 I can't even fathom this fish, right now. 631 00:37:06,266 --> 00:37:09,265 Like, I don't even know what to do with it. It's so big. 632 00:37:09,266 --> 00:37:12,300 Today is going way better than I planned it to go. 633 00:37:12,367 --> 00:37:13,767 I mean, talk about a roller coaster. 634 00:37:13,791 --> 00:37:15,123 Africa is just a roller coaster. 635 00:37:15,667 --> 00:37:16,766 I couldn't be happier. 636 00:37:16,767 --> 00:37:18,047 You put up a good fight, though. 637 00:37:18,071 --> 00:37:19,951 So, I feel like I earned that fish a little bit. 638 00:37:31,567 --> 00:37:33,366 [Suzanne] Day three. 639 00:37:33,367 --> 00:37:37,866 And it actually feels like day 23. 640 00:37:37,867 --> 00:37:42,766 Only because of how I'm physically feeling today. 641 00:37:42,767 --> 00:37:46,166 I am going to attribute it to poor sleep. 642 00:37:48,467 --> 00:37:51,100 It is not an easy thing, to sleep on logs. 643 00:37:51,166 --> 00:37:54,366 And not having warmth makes a difference. 644 00:37:54,367 --> 00:37:58,000 I'm waking up every 20 minutes or so, shivering. 645 00:38:02,066 --> 00:38:07,733 I'm going to try to find a dead tree that is still standing. 646 00:38:07,734 --> 00:38:09,265 Chop into the center of it, 647 00:38:09,266 --> 00:38:12,466 and I should be able to find some drier wood there. 648 00:38:12,467 --> 00:38:15,566 I have a chunk of termite but it's not catching. 649 00:38:15,567 --> 00:38:16,667 That's not what I need. 650 00:38:21,266 --> 00:38:22,566 Might be getting there. 651 00:38:22,567 --> 00:38:24,967 All right, let's get this fire started. 652 00:38:31,967 --> 00:38:34,065 So, the magnesium burned up. 653 00:38:34,066 --> 00:38:37,366 It did not help catch anything on fire. 654 00:38:37,367 --> 00:38:40,366 This stuff is as dry as it can possibly be. 655 00:38:40,367 --> 00:38:43,300 I got everything from the inner shavings 656 00:38:43,367 --> 00:38:46,866 of a dead tree that was standing upright. 657 00:38:46,867 --> 00:38:49,200 I have a little chunk of termite in here. 658 00:38:49,266 --> 00:38:53,567 I even have chunks of my fire starter... 659 00:38:54,767 --> 00:38:56,466 candle in here. 660 00:38:56,467 --> 00:38:57,767 With some magnesium. 661 00:39:07,967 --> 00:39:09,533 That was quick. 662 00:39:11,600 --> 00:39:16,100 I'm trying to think if there is anything that I can do right now 663 00:39:18,300 --> 00:39:20,834 to be in a different place today. 664 00:39:28,266 --> 00:39:32,000 I'm using all of my normal fire-making skills 665 00:39:32,066 --> 00:39:36,400 along with everything I know you're supposed to do in a wet environment, 666 00:39:36,467 --> 00:39:38,400 and I am not having success. 667 00:39:57,300 --> 00:39:58,600 [Cheeny] Pretty good day. 668 00:39:58,667 --> 00:40:00,165 I've got Caruzilla. 669 00:40:00,166 --> 00:40:02,000 Monster catfish. 670 00:40:02,066 --> 00:40:03,833 I have the water boiling. 671 00:40:03,834 --> 00:40:06,266 Sun's going down. Everything is perfect. 672 00:40:07,100 --> 00:40:08,767 Catfish has to be done by now. 673 00:40:14,867 --> 00:40:17,767 The skin is, like, once the air hits it and it cools, 674 00:40:17,834 --> 00:40:19,100 it gets pretty gelatinous. 675 00:40:20,166 --> 00:40:21,900 Which is good because that's the collagen. 676 00:40:25,000 --> 00:40:27,466 Collagen is very, very good for you. 677 00:40:27,467 --> 00:40:29,166 Kind of tastes like fishy egg whites. 678 00:40:30,567 --> 00:40:34,666 My plan is to take the meatiest pieces off him, 679 00:40:34,667 --> 00:40:36,200 and try to slice those thin 680 00:40:36,266 --> 00:40:39,366 so, I can smoke them to preserve them for later. 681 00:40:39,367 --> 00:40:41,366 And then I'm going to use some of the smaller chunks 682 00:40:41,367 --> 00:40:43,007 that aren't really sufficient for smoking, 683 00:40:43,031 --> 00:40:44,964 and I'm going to boil that to make a fish soup. 684 00:40:46,066 --> 00:40:47,900 Yeah, today was actually really good. 685 00:40:47,967 --> 00:40:49,167 I'm quite happy with it and... 686 00:40:50,100 --> 00:40:51,466 now I've got the night ahead of me. 687 00:40:51,467 --> 00:40:53,767 And I hope tonight is not as bad as last night. 688 00:40:53,834 --> 00:40:55,500 I'm hoping to get a little more sleep. 689 00:40:56,100 --> 00:40:57,266 And be a little warmer. 690 00:40:58,767 --> 00:40:59,967 Only one way to find out. 691 00:41:12,467 --> 00:41:14,867 [Suzanne] It has rained a couple of times today. 692 00:41:48,667 --> 00:41:49,834 [thunder rumbling] 693 00:41:57,467 --> 00:41:59,265 Please, please, please. No, no, no. 694 00:41:59,266 --> 00:42:00,400 I don't want to get wet. 695 00:42:06,767 --> 00:42:09,367 [thunder rumbling] 696 00:42:13,000 --> 00:42:16,400 This is better than it was. 697 00:42:17,667 --> 00:42:21,866 Worked hard to get my shelter in a place 698 00:42:21,867 --> 00:42:25,467 where I could make it through the rains. 699 00:42:26,166 --> 00:42:27,367 And I can't stop it. 700 00:42:29,200 --> 00:42:32,467 And I am really feeling traumatized. 701 00:42:35,100 --> 00:42:38,733 I can't even tell if I'm taping this correctly 702 00:42:38,734 --> 00:42:40,734 because I can't even see the lens. 703 00:42:42,266 --> 00:42:45,667 This is going to be a really long, cold night. 704 00:43:02,200 --> 00:43:03,867 Okay. I think it's go time. 705 00:43:04,400 --> 00:43:05,400 Oh. 706 00:43:09,667 --> 00:43:10,934 I think I have to go poop. 707 00:43:13,000 --> 00:43:15,867 Yeah. I should definitely try now, before I go out there. 708 00:43:15,934 --> 00:43:20,265 It's like shopping. It's like a rock shopping center. 709 00:43:20,266 --> 00:43:23,165 The sales associate is like, "Hey, how can I help you?" 710 00:43:23,166 --> 00:43:24,999 "Hey, I'm looking for a rock." 711 00:43:25,000 --> 00:43:26,733 "Okay. What are your needs for the rock?" 712 00:43:26,734 --> 00:43:28,065 "Well..." 713 00:43:28,066 --> 00:43:30,466 A small egg-shaped rock is actually the best thing 714 00:43:30,467 --> 00:43:32,265 to use to wipe your butt after you poop. 715 00:43:32,266 --> 00:43:34,366 Rocks, we take them for granted, but man, 716 00:43:34,367 --> 00:43:35,866 they're a valuable tool. 717 00:43:35,867 --> 00:43:37,100 Everyone thinks leaf. 718 00:43:37,166 --> 00:43:37,934 You don't want leaf. 719 00:43:37,935 --> 00:43:40,566 Leaf is like, slick on slick. 720 00:43:40,567 --> 00:43:42,265 Small, egg-shaped rock is like, 721 00:43:42,266 --> 00:43:44,667 rough traction on slick. 722 00:43:45,266 --> 00:43:46,266 Way better wiping. 723 00:43:47,000 --> 00:43:48,000 This is a good rock. 724 00:43:50,734 --> 00:43:51,867 Sorry. That was weird. 725 00:44:04,400 --> 00:44:06,766 [Suzanne] Morning of day four. 726 00:44:06,767 --> 00:44:09,767 And last night was miserable. 727 00:44:10,467 --> 00:44:11,566 It was bad. 728 00:44:11,567 --> 00:44:13,300 I will never forget that. 729 00:44:13,367 --> 00:44:16,366 The canopy doesn't hold a heavy rain. 730 00:44:16,367 --> 00:44:17,934 And so, I got wet... 731 00:44:18,467 --> 00:44:20,099 again, last night. 732 00:44:20,100 --> 00:44:21,400 And I couldn't sleep. 733 00:44:21,467 --> 00:44:24,165 If I had a fire, it would have been put out last night. 734 00:44:24,166 --> 00:44:28,165 And I can't even think of how to make the roof any better 735 00:44:28,166 --> 00:44:31,200 with the materials that I have at hand. 736 00:44:31,266 --> 00:44:35,366 Out here, it's not fear of the jaguar coming to get me 737 00:44:35,367 --> 00:44:38,400 but the sound of rain... 738 00:44:38,467 --> 00:44:41,867 coming this direction is terrifying. 739 00:44:44,066 --> 00:44:48,099 I'm like, to the point where I'm petrified of night. 740 00:44:48,100 --> 00:44:51,866 I cannot take 17 more nights like this. 741 00:44:51,867 --> 00:44:53,833 If I have one more night like this, 742 00:44:53,834 --> 00:44:55,400 I don't know what I would do. 743 00:45:02,467 --> 00:45:03,667 Suzanne, to producer. 744 00:45:05,867 --> 00:45:07,187 [producer] Hey, go ahead, Suzanne. 745 00:45:08,567 --> 00:45:10,300 Could you please come to my camp? 746 00:45:15,466 --> 00:45:16,866 - Hey. - [producer] What's going on? 747 00:45:16,867 --> 00:45:18,099 So, um, 748 00:45:18,100 --> 00:45:21,200 after night one, I worked hard to get a roof 749 00:45:21,266 --> 00:45:24,567 and make sure that I was going to be protected from the rains. 750 00:45:25,567 --> 00:45:27,300 But it didn't work. 751 00:45:27,367 --> 00:45:30,300 It didn't work against the heavy rains that we had last night. 752 00:45:30,367 --> 00:45:32,766 And it was so bad 753 00:45:32,767 --> 00:45:34,887 that I found myself crying in the middle of the night. 754 00:45:36,066 --> 00:45:37,266 And... 755 00:45:39,567 --> 00:45:42,600 I can't remember a time where I've ever felt like that. 756 00:45:42,667 --> 00:45:44,000 That bad. 757 00:45:44,734 --> 00:45:48,400 And I cannot imagine going through another night like that. 758 00:45:50,166 --> 00:45:53,165 You know, you don't feel as though 759 00:45:53,166 --> 00:45:55,734 you could safely do another night out here, 760 00:45:57,000 --> 00:45:58,400 you know, what would you like to do? 761 00:46:01,600 --> 00:46:04,300 Right this minute, because it's not raining, 762 00:46:04,367 --> 00:46:06,766 I'm like, "Okay, yeah, I got this." 763 00:46:06,767 --> 00:46:10,734 And then, when I start thinking about nightfall, 764 00:46:12,033 --> 00:46:14,933 and being in pitch black, 765 00:46:14,934 --> 00:46:17,866 with the rains and the not knowing when it's going to end, 766 00:46:17,867 --> 00:46:19,200 like, I can't do that. 767 00:46:19,934 --> 00:46:21,266 So, I need to stop. 768 00:46:23,467 --> 00:46:25,834 Do you want us to get you out of here? 769 00:46:27,367 --> 00:46:28,867 I do. I need to leave. 770 00:46:31,300 --> 00:46:35,033 I don't feel like I made any major... 771 00:46:35,100 --> 00:46:39,466 mistakes as far as survival itself. 772 00:46:39,467 --> 00:46:42,200 But in this environment where I'm totally wet, 773 00:46:42,266 --> 00:46:44,866 freezing and I can't get comfortable, 774 00:46:44,867 --> 00:46:48,567 I mean, I can't remember the last time I was hurting this bad. 775 00:46:51,166 --> 00:46:52,834 Ow. 776 00:46:54,467 --> 00:46:58,100 [Suzanne] I don't think you can accurately describe how hot this is... 777 00:46:58,166 --> 00:47:00,066 [woman] How scorched this earth is. 778 00:47:00,500 --> 00:47:02,200 Oh, my God! 779 00:47:04,967 --> 00:47:09,032 [Suzanne] Honestly, I thought that I would be so much better on my own. 780 00:47:09,033 --> 00:47:10,667 But being alone, 781 00:47:10,734 --> 00:47:15,366 this is just a different level of survival. 782 00:47:15,367 --> 00:47:18,566 Just the thought of having another night like last night, 783 00:47:18,567 --> 00:47:20,767 it brings me to tears. 784 00:47:20,834 --> 00:47:22,300 Feeling traumatized. 785 00:47:33,000 --> 00:47:35,200 [motorboat revving] 786 00:47:36,567 --> 00:47:39,667 [narrator] After only four days in the Guyanese rainforest, 787 00:47:39,734 --> 00:47:43,934 Suzanne's departure leaves her with an SSR of 6.1. 788 00:47:45,400 --> 00:47:47,933 [Suzanne] This is my fifth challenge. 789 00:47:47,934 --> 00:47:51,767 But it's the first time that I've been this naked and afraid. 790 00:47:53,367 --> 00:47:55,600 I can't. I just can't do it anymore. 791 00:48:01,567 --> 00:48:02,567 [Kaila] Get out of here! 792 00:48:03,467 --> 00:48:05,266 - Get out of here! - [animal screeches] 793 00:48:07,000 --> 00:48:09,367 [Shanika] This is definitely not what I envisioned. 794 00:48:11,066 --> 00:48:13,500 [Kaila] I've never been alone in any of my challenges. 795 00:48:13,567 --> 00:48:14,567 [Jamie] Oh... 796 00:48:14,734 --> 00:48:15,966 God dammit. 797 00:48:15,967 --> 00:48:18,047 [Fernando] Having a partner would make things easier. 798 00:48:18,071 --> 00:48:18,767 Ouch! 799 00:48:18,767 --> 00:48:19,567 [grunts] 800 00:48:19,568 --> 00:48:21,066 [thunderclap] 801 00:48:25,200 --> 00:48:26,866 I'm in disbelief. I can't believe it. 802 00:48:26,867 --> 00:48:29,567 [Shanika] Oh, I was not expecting that. 803 00:48:30,033 --> 00:48:31,265 [laughs] 804 00:48:31,266 --> 00:48:33,833 Scorpion on a stick. 805 00:48:33,834 --> 00:48:35,366 [Fernando] Bigger than the last one. 806 00:48:35,367 --> 00:48:36,466 I'll take that. 807 00:48:36,467 --> 00:48:37,966 [Jamie] I see a spider monkey. 808 00:48:37,967 --> 00:48:40,200 [imitating monkey cries] 809 00:48:40,266 --> 00:48:43,032 [Jamie] I can only imagine this is the first naked person it's seen. 810 00:48:43,033 --> 00:48:44,273 And it's looking down thinking, 811 00:48:44,297 --> 00:48:45,766 "What the hell is that?" 812 00:48:45,767 --> 00:48:48,048 [Fernando] I am definitely feeling the pressure right now. 813 00:48:48,072 --> 00:48:50,366 [Kaila] Being alone makes it ten times worse. 814 00:48:50,367 --> 00:48:52,847 - I just want to go home. - [Fernando] I've had enough of this. 815 00:48:52,871 --> 00:48:53,500 I'm done. 816 00:48:53,567 --> 00:48:54,833 [Terra] It's a 21 day marathon. 817 00:48:54,834 --> 00:48:56,933 I've got to go figure it out myself. 818 00:48:56,934 --> 00:48:58,567 Let the wild rumpus start.