1 00:00:06,074 --> 00:00:08,942 [dramatic music] 2 00:00:18,086 --> 00:00:20,088 This is going to be a bit-- 3 00:00:20,121 --> 00:00:22,022 [dramatic music] 4 00:00:22,056 --> 00:00:23,491 I'm scared to death right now. 5 00:00:23,524 --> 00:00:25,593 I feel like I'm starving. 6 00:00:25,626 --> 00:00:26,560 [dramatic music] 7 00:00:26,594 --> 00:00:27,561 See you. 8 00:00:27,595 --> 00:00:29,663 Good luck. 9 00:00:29,697 --> 00:00:31,765 [dramatic music] 10 00:00:31,799 --> 00:00:34,368 I am not good in the head right now. 11 00:00:34,402 --> 00:00:35,836 [dramatic music] 12 00:00:35,869 --> 00:00:36,837 Hi. 13 00:00:36,870 --> 00:00:37,605 I have chills right now. 14 00:00:37,638 --> 00:00:38,272 Woo-hoo! 15 00:00:39,407 --> 00:00:41,842 [dramatic music] 16 00:00:41,875 --> 00:00:44,112 Some new technology to learn. 17 00:00:44,145 --> 00:00:45,446 There's a learning curve to this. 18 00:00:45,479 --> 00:00:46,780 [dramatic music] 19 00:00:46,814 --> 00:00:49,083 The long wait is nearly over. 20 00:00:49,117 --> 00:00:51,085 I'm ready. 21 00:00:51,119 --> 00:00:53,321 [dramatic music] 22 00:01:01,595 --> 00:01:05,899 ALAN KAY: Last year, I spent 56 days on Vancouver Island. 23 00:01:05,933 --> 00:01:08,669 [dramatic music] 24 00:01:11,939 --> 00:01:14,208 I don't know if life will ever be the same. 25 00:01:14,242 --> 00:01:17,278 But I don't regret going for a minute. 26 00:01:17,311 --> 00:01:19,713 After seeing what I went through on the island, 27 00:01:19,747 --> 00:01:24,318 over 3,500 people applied to be on season 2 of "Alone." 28 00:01:24,352 --> 00:01:25,786 Basically, all I'm going to do is 29 00:01:25,819 --> 00:01:28,122 I'm going to cut off his legs and then eat them. 30 00:01:28,156 --> 00:01:30,558 From these submissions, 20 were chosen 31 00:01:30,591 --> 00:01:34,094 to spend a week with survival experts and producers. 32 00:01:34,128 --> 00:01:38,232 Participants will be evaluated physically and psychologically. 33 00:01:38,266 --> 00:01:40,768 Their survival skills will be tested. 34 00:01:40,801 --> 00:01:44,805 And only the best will make it to the island. 35 00:01:44,838 --> 00:01:48,242 In order to survive alone, you need three basic skills, 36 00:01:48,276 --> 00:01:50,944 shelter building, fire starting, and the ability 37 00:01:50,978 --> 00:01:54,182 to find food and water. 38 00:01:54,215 --> 00:01:56,850 The assessment week begins with shelter. 39 00:01:56,884 --> 00:02:01,622 It rains 217 days a year out on Vancouver Island. 40 00:02:01,655 --> 00:02:07,761 So any structure you build must keep you warm, as well as dry. 41 00:02:07,795 --> 00:02:10,498 The best shelters have pitched roofs that can shed water 42 00:02:10,531 --> 00:02:13,467 and thick walls for insulation. 43 00:02:13,501 --> 00:02:17,104 [dramatic music] 44 00:02:17,137 --> 00:02:19,207 So the setups we're seeing are very interesting. 45 00:02:19,240 --> 00:02:20,808 Everyone's come at a different angle. 46 00:02:20,841 --> 00:02:22,343 Some of it strong-- 47 00:02:22,376 --> 00:02:23,711 some people approach it very strong. 48 00:02:23,744 --> 00:02:25,846 Some people are very weak. 49 00:02:25,879 --> 00:02:28,616 It's just a modified debris hut. 50 00:02:28,649 --> 00:02:32,119 So its-- debris just means you scrape leaf litter 51 00:02:32,152 --> 00:02:34,154 off the ground, pile it. 52 00:02:34,188 --> 00:02:37,391 The stick is-- basically you have time to pile it. 53 00:02:37,425 --> 00:02:39,627 Mine's not very specific. 54 00:02:39,660 --> 00:02:43,130 [dramatic music] 55 00:02:43,163 --> 00:02:45,299 I actually took some of this bark 56 00:02:45,333 --> 00:02:47,868 and used the shingles in case it did rain. 57 00:02:47,901 --> 00:02:50,504 ALAN KAY: At this point in the process, the best of the best 58 00:02:50,538 --> 00:02:51,739 are in the running. 59 00:02:51,772 --> 00:02:55,175 And only the truly elite will rise to the surface. 60 00:02:55,209 --> 00:02:57,711 This is what I call cozy! 61 00:02:57,745 --> 00:02:59,913 KIRAN: Debris shelter. 62 00:02:59,947 --> 00:03:02,316 Great job-- exactly what we asked for. 63 00:03:02,350 --> 00:03:04,885 ALAN KAY: I can tell you this from personal experience. 64 00:03:04,918 --> 00:03:08,188 On Vancouver Island, shelter is life. 65 00:03:08,222 --> 00:03:10,691 In the winter months, the average temperature 66 00:03:10,724 --> 00:03:12,893 on the island is 39 degrees. 67 00:03:12,926 --> 00:03:15,329 And that means shelter won't be enough. 68 00:03:15,363 --> 00:03:18,599 Fire building is absolutely critical for heat and water 69 00:03:18,632 --> 00:03:20,033 purification. 70 00:03:20,067 --> 00:03:21,435 Failure, failure, failure. 71 00:03:21,469 --> 00:03:23,604 It will not ignite. 72 00:03:23,637 --> 00:03:25,739 ALAN KAY: In order to really last out there, 73 00:03:25,773 --> 00:03:28,242 you need to know how to start a fire with friction. 74 00:03:28,276 --> 00:03:29,777 A great piece of bow wood here. 75 00:03:29,810 --> 00:03:31,679 The spindle, you want to be fairly soft wood. 76 00:03:31,712 --> 00:03:33,614 You want to have the pointed end for where it's 77 00:03:33,647 --> 00:03:35,949 going to go into your handhold. 78 00:03:35,983 --> 00:03:37,851 And then you want to have it carved down here 79 00:03:37,885 --> 00:03:39,353 a little flatter. 80 00:03:39,387 --> 00:03:42,256 This first thing I looked for was a nice, light wood 81 00:03:42,290 --> 00:03:43,391 to make the board. 82 00:03:43,424 --> 00:03:45,225 I know this wood here will probably work. 83 00:03:45,259 --> 00:03:46,927 If I scrape this with my thumbnail, 84 00:03:46,960 --> 00:03:49,730 I'm getting a good dent, which means it's nice, soft wood. 85 00:03:49,763 --> 00:03:52,400 And soft wood isolates the heat. 86 00:03:52,433 --> 00:03:53,967 This is a new skill for me. So. 87 00:03:54,001 --> 00:03:55,636 That was my first hole right there. 88 00:03:55,669 --> 00:03:57,438 By the time I got close to getting to an ember, 89 00:03:57,471 --> 00:03:59,873 it burned through the bottom right there. 90 00:03:59,907 --> 00:04:01,942 The wood-- it could be the humidity in the air. 91 00:04:01,975 --> 00:04:05,279 It could be so many different things. 92 00:04:05,313 --> 00:04:07,848 [sawing] 93 00:04:09,149 --> 00:04:10,884 The color of my dust-- 94 00:04:10,918 --> 00:04:13,421 it's very dark. 95 00:04:13,454 --> 00:04:16,089 And it's not a fine powder. 96 00:04:16,123 --> 00:04:18,792 It's kind of a gritty dust. 97 00:04:18,826 --> 00:04:20,294 And that's a good sign. 98 00:04:20,328 --> 00:04:27,801 I bet I've done it 1,000 times. 99 00:04:27,835 --> 00:04:30,270 It's so awesome. 100 00:04:30,304 --> 00:04:32,340 ALAN KAY: After having a good shelter and fire, 101 00:04:32,373 --> 00:04:33,974 you've got to find food. 102 00:04:34,007 --> 00:04:37,244 And on Vancouver Island, if you can't catch small game or fish, 103 00:04:37,277 --> 00:04:37,978 you can't eat. 104 00:04:38,011 --> 00:04:39,813 [laughing] 105 00:04:39,847 --> 00:04:41,915 I caught a fish. 106 00:04:41,949 --> 00:04:44,585 Ah! 107 00:04:44,618 --> 00:04:46,454 ALAN KAY: Participants must prove they can build 108 00:04:46,487 --> 00:04:49,089 a wide range of working traps. 109 00:04:49,122 --> 00:04:50,958 Nibble, nibble, nibble, boom. 110 00:04:50,991 --> 00:04:52,760 I definitely am going to make a fish trap. 111 00:04:52,793 --> 00:04:56,096 I'm going to make a M shape out of sticks. 112 00:04:56,129 --> 00:05:00,501 And the fish swim into the channel at the V of the M. 113 00:05:00,534 --> 00:05:02,670 And then they don't have the sense to get out. 114 00:05:02,703 --> 00:05:05,005 This is a South American Arapuca bird trap. 115 00:05:05,038 --> 00:05:06,840 When the bird comes in, it falls. 116 00:05:06,874 --> 00:05:09,142 And what you end up with is a live bird trapped in a cage. 117 00:05:09,176 --> 00:05:11,044 I think it's really clever how you've managed 118 00:05:11,078 --> 00:05:13,313 to get that built so quickly. 119 00:05:13,347 --> 00:05:14,882 He's built a Paiute dead fall. 120 00:05:14,915 --> 00:05:17,518 But he's modified it to make it easier to set. 121 00:05:17,551 --> 00:05:19,219 Robbins will cruise the ground. 122 00:05:19,252 --> 00:05:21,689 And they'll go for wriggling earthworm under there like it's 123 00:05:21,722 --> 00:05:23,156 the last day on Earth. 124 00:05:23,190 --> 00:05:24,525 Perfect. 125 00:05:24,558 --> 00:05:28,629 When a ground animal gets stuck in this, 126 00:05:28,662 --> 00:05:29,730 it strangles itself. 127 00:05:29,763 --> 00:05:31,365 And you usually find them hanging. 128 00:05:31,399 --> 00:05:33,734 And then you just simply pull them out in the morning, 129 00:05:33,767 --> 00:05:35,302 and there's your food. 130 00:05:35,335 --> 00:05:37,538 [dramatic music] 131 00:05:39,873 --> 00:05:41,875 ALAN KAY: At orientation, the participants 132 00:05:41,909 --> 00:05:45,045 go through training with their camera gear. 133 00:05:45,078 --> 00:05:48,649 I really had a hard time using the five cameras we were given. 134 00:05:48,682 --> 00:05:52,420 By day 2, I wanted to toss mine into the ocean. 135 00:05:52,453 --> 00:05:53,320 Come on, man. 136 00:05:53,353 --> 00:05:54,588 Do what you're supposed to do. 137 00:05:54,622 --> 00:05:56,390 You hook your Moleskin up. 138 00:05:56,424 --> 00:05:57,858 Put it like so. You see that? 139 00:05:57,891 --> 00:05:59,092 Right hhere? 140 00:05:59,126 --> 00:06:00,661 No, just on your clothes-- you see where it is? 141 00:06:00,694 --> 00:06:01,862 I kind of got it on the mic. 142 00:06:01,895 --> 00:06:02,763 See what I've done there? 143 00:06:02,796 --> 00:06:03,764 Yeah. 144 00:06:03,797 --> 00:06:04,698 My next thing is to-- 145 00:06:04,732 --> 00:06:05,666 Jose is already on it. 146 00:06:05,699 --> 00:06:06,900 Your good, old weather cover is on. 147 00:06:10,571 --> 00:06:12,205 ALAN KAY: Once they're dropped off, 148 00:06:12,239 --> 00:06:15,342 each person will be totally alone. 149 00:06:15,375 --> 00:06:17,377 There are no producers with them. 150 00:06:17,411 --> 00:06:20,614 And they must be ready for whatever they encounter. 151 00:06:20,648 --> 00:06:23,283 There's a learning curve to this, you know? 152 00:06:23,316 --> 00:06:26,386 Look into the lens, not into the thing. 153 00:06:26,420 --> 00:06:28,789 ALAN KAY: The crew continues to teach the participants to use 154 00:06:28,822 --> 00:06:30,123 their cameras. 155 00:06:30,157 --> 00:06:32,192 So the top handle actually has a separate slot 156 00:06:32,225 --> 00:06:32,893 that it moves into. 157 00:06:32,926 --> 00:06:34,394 OK. 158 00:06:34,428 --> 00:06:36,730 ALAN KAY: I've got to say, it was a lot to learn. 159 00:06:36,764 --> 00:06:38,365 And it was not easy. 160 00:06:38,398 --> 00:06:39,800 I don't look at the viewfinder. 161 00:06:39,833 --> 00:06:41,268 So you just look at what the-- 162 00:06:41,301 --> 00:06:43,571 Look-- look at how the-- the line of this shutter thing-- 163 00:06:43,604 --> 00:06:45,205 - Yeah. - To me, that looks great. 164 00:06:45,238 --> 00:06:46,073 - OK. - I mean-- 165 00:06:46,106 --> 00:06:46,474 Yeah, I got you. 166 00:06:49,610 --> 00:06:50,711 OK, cool. 167 00:06:50,744 --> 00:06:53,146 Yeah, that makes sense. 168 00:06:53,180 --> 00:06:55,483 ALAN KAY: At the end of an intense week of observation 169 00:06:55,516 --> 00:06:59,219 and skill tests including camera training, safety briefings, 170 00:06:59,252 --> 00:07:01,121 shelter building and fire starting, 171 00:07:01,154 --> 00:07:03,991 the final 10 are selected. 172 00:07:04,024 --> 00:07:07,127 These are the participants of season 2 of "Alone." 173 00:07:09,997 --> 00:07:12,065 MARY KATE: I love you. 174 00:07:12,099 --> 00:07:13,634 Give you a kiss before you go. 175 00:07:13,667 --> 00:07:18,238 Can I have a kiss right now? 176 00:07:18,271 --> 00:07:19,139 Are you going to miss me? 177 00:07:19,172 --> 00:07:19,907 Yeah. 178 00:07:19,940 --> 00:07:20,941 No! 179 00:07:20,974 --> 00:07:21,942 I am. 180 00:07:21,975 --> 00:07:23,143 I'm a stay-at-home mother. 181 00:07:23,176 --> 00:07:25,913 I have two daughters. 182 00:07:25,946 --> 00:07:28,115 Out in the field, I think that this 183 00:07:28,148 --> 00:07:29,617 would be a good knife for me. 184 00:07:29,650 --> 00:07:31,852 My other weapon of choice is going to be an ax. 185 00:07:31,885 --> 00:07:33,286 It serves as a hammer. 186 00:07:33,320 --> 00:07:34,622 It's going to cut my firewood. 187 00:07:34,655 --> 00:07:36,123 It's going to cut my lodge poles. 188 00:07:36,156 --> 00:07:37,591 It's going to keep me alive. 189 00:07:37,625 --> 00:07:39,026 It's a really good tarp. 190 00:07:39,059 --> 00:07:41,161 I think, if they're going to give you a tarp as an option, 191 00:07:41,194 --> 00:07:41,995 you better take it. 192 00:07:42,029 --> 00:07:43,664 [scoffs] 193 00:07:43,697 --> 00:07:46,099 I'm not, like, the normal person that would sign up 194 00:07:46,133 --> 00:07:48,769 for the show, that's a survivalist, that's-- 195 00:07:48,802 --> 00:07:51,939 that's gung-ho about studying their skills. 196 00:07:51,972 --> 00:07:53,273 I'm not that person. 197 00:07:53,306 --> 00:07:57,945 My work experience have been tests of my own strength. 198 00:07:57,978 --> 00:07:59,179 [inaudible] 199 00:07:59,212 --> 00:08:01,348 Hotshots are wildland firefighters. 200 00:08:01,381 --> 00:08:02,449 I'm joining the hotshot crew. 201 00:08:02,482 --> 00:08:04,618 And it's extremely stressful. 202 00:08:04,652 --> 00:08:08,055 What I learned was that mental strength can get you just 203 00:08:08,088 --> 00:08:08,822 about anywhere. 204 00:08:08,856 --> 00:08:09,890 Let's go check it out. 205 00:08:09,923 --> 00:08:13,460 I'm the person that says, I can do this. 206 00:08:13,493 --> 00:08:15,228 I might drop you down in the hole. 207 00:08:15,262 --> 00:08:19,032 I grew up off the grid and learned many different skills 208 00:08:19,066 --> 00:08:20,901 or how to survive. 209 00:08:20,934 --> 00:08:27,174 My kids-- that's the big part, leaving the kids. 210 00:08:27,207 --> 00:08:28,308 [daughter yelling] 211 00:08:28,341 --> 00:08:31,378 I mean, who would want to leave that face? 212 00:08:31,411 --> 00:08:33,581 Who would want to leave that face? 213 00:08:33,614 --> 00:08:36,383 I wouldn't do it unless my mom was watching my children. 214 00:08:36,416 --> 00:08:38,151 So there you have it. 215 00:08:38,185 --> 00:08:42,756 I want my kids to say, my mom did that, or I can do that. 216 00:08:42,790 --> 00:08:43,757 There's no stopping me. 217 00:08:43,791 --> 00:08:45,859 Why would something stop me? 218 00:08:45,893 --> 00:08:50,898 I want my girls to grow up with a backbone, with a voice, 219 00:08:50,931 --> 00:08:55,535 with strength and courage to do what they want to do. 220 00:08:55,569 --> 00:08:57,504 I may break. 221 00:08:57,537 --> 00:08:59,272 I may thrive. 222 00:08:59,306 --> 00:09:01,675 I may do something really stupid that gets me in trouble. 223 00:09:01,709 --> 00:09:03,410 I don't know. 224 00:09:03,443 --> 00:09:04,244 All right, I'm out of here. 225 00:09:08,982 --> 00:09:11,218 ALAN KAY: The remote location of Vancouver Island 226 00:09:11,251 --> 00:09:14,254 will present enormous challenges for each of the season 2 227 00:09:14,287 --> 00:09:15,923 participants. 228 00:09:15,956 --> 00:09:19,126 And the endless hours on your own can be brutal. 229 00:09:19,159 --> 00:09:21,128 But our next survivalist is looking forward 230 00:09:21,161 --> 00:09:21,929 to the solitude. 231 00:09:21,962 --> 00:09:23,964 [dramatic music] 232 00:09:27,000 --> 00:09:28,636 RANDY: Just being outside in nature 233 00:09:28,669 --> 00:09:30,938 does a lot for-- for my spirit. 234 00:09:30,971 --> 00:09:32,706 You always come back feeling good. 235 00:09:32,740 --> 00:09:34,608 You know, I call it, like, a wilder high, 236 00:09:34,642 --> 00:09:35,609 a little bit-- you know? 237 00:09:35,643 --> 00:09:37,277 When you get back, you're just, like, 238 00:09:37,310 --> 00:09:40,547 sort of floating in cloud nine for a couple of days. 239 00:09:40,580 --> 00:09:42,549 It's great to have stability, and a great house, 240 00:09:42,582 --> 00:09:43,917 and all that sort of stuff. 241 00:09:43,951 --> 00:09:46,453 But I've never really been a conventional type person. 242 00:09:46,486 --> 00:09:49,322 The idea of, like, going to work from 9:00 to 5:00 and, like, 243 00:09:49,356 --> 00:09:51,224 having a regular job-- 244 00:09:51,258 --> 00:09:55,295 I'm more interested in the growth of the human spirit. 245 00:09:55,328 --> 00:09:56,396 I have a girlfriend. 246 00:09:56,429 --> 00:09:58,398 We've been together for five years now. 247 00:09:58,431 --> 00:09:59,299 She's excited for me. 248 00:09:59,332 --> 00:10:00,567 She's a little nervous. 249 00:10:00,600 --> 00:10:02,469 So how long do you think you're going to last? 250 00:10:02,502 --> 00:10:04,337 I have a great relationship with my family, too. 251 00:10:04,371 --> 00:10:05,438 They're super supportive. 252 00:10:05,472 --> 00:10:07,007 They're really stoked for me. 253 00:10:07,040 --> 00:10:10,510 And they're definitely my rock and my support system. 254 00:10:10,543 --> 00:10:12,780 He's going to do a great job out there. 255 00:10:12,813 --> 00:10:15,148 Choosing a career of being a wilderness survival 256 00:10:15,182 --> 00:10:16,149 instructor-- 257 00:10:16,183 --> 00:10:17,918 initially, my parents were like, you 258 00:10:17,951 --> 00:10:19,753 could be doing anything else. 259 00:10:19,787 --> 00:10:21,421 It's a great job for me. 260 00:10:21,454 --> 00:10:24,191 Throughout the entire time, they've been super supportive. 261 00:10:24,224 --> 00:10:27,094 This is sort of like a culmination of all of the years 262 00:10:27,127 --> 00:10:29,329 of training, all of the books that I've read, 263 00:10:29,362 --> 00:10:31,631 all of the going out and doing it, and getting in the dirt 264 00:10:31,665 --> 00:10:32,499 time. 265 00:10:32,532 --> 00:10:34,601 It's about growth and, uh-- 266 00:10:34,634 --> 00:10:36,436 and sort of, like, figuring out who you are 267 00:10:36,469 --> 00:10:39,039 and what you're made of-- so. 268 00:10:39,072 --> 00:10:41,374 I regularly do solo trips. 269 00:10:41,408 --> 00:10:44,177 But I haven't really spent more than just a couple of weeks, 270 00:10:44,211 --> 00:10:46,013 you know, alone on a trip. 271 00:10:46,046 --> 00:10:48,381 That's the hardest part about this whole experience. 272 00:10:48,415 --> 00:10:51,852 Wire for snares and for traps, for lashing and for a cordage-- 273 00:10:51,885 --> 00:10:54,221 I mean, wire's obviously super strong. 274 00:10:54,254 --> 00:10:58,125 And it's also something that I can use over and over again. 275 00:10:58,158 --> 00:10:59,960 Packed and ready to go. 276 00:10:59,993 --> 00:11:02,029 DAD: Here he is-- his senior picture. 277 00:11:02,062 --> 00:11:05,332 We're going to miss him. 278 00:11:05,365 --> 00:11:06,700 I'm excited. 279 00:11:06,734 --> 00:11:08,736 But yeah, definitely sort of mixed emotions right now. 280 00:11:12,706 --> 00:11:14,641 ALAN KAY: The participants are making their way 281 00:11:14,674 --> 00:11:18,411 to Vancouver Island, the same location as season 1. 282 00:11:18,445 --> 00:11:21,882 It's so remote, it takes multiple planes to get there. 283 00:11:21,915 --> 00:11:24,818 And to me, the journey felt like forever. 284 00:11:24,852 --> 00:11:28,822 RANDY: Departure, ticketing, and valet. 285 00:11:28,856 --> 00:11:30,824 I said goodbye to my girls. 286 00:11:30,858 --> 00:11:34,527 That was a very difficult thing to do. 287 00:11:34,561 --> 00:11:36,029 Really hard saying goodbye to the kids. 288 00:11:40,300 --> 00:11:43,103 I've been through some really difficult things in life. 289 00:11:43,136 --> 00:11:44,704 This won't be the first time for me 290 00:11:44,738 --> 00:11:46,740 that everything's been stripped away-- 291 00:11:46,774 --> 00:11:49,209 15 years in Brazil as a missionary. 292 00:11:49,242 --> 00:11:51,044 I think I'm emotionally well equipped 293 00:11:51,078 --> 00:11:53,881 to handle the isolation. 294 00:11:53,914 --> 00:11:56,449 To a certain extent, that kind of experience 295 00:11:56,483 --> 00:11:57,918 really does-- does me well. 296 00:11:57,951 --> 00:12:01,121 It kind of reset something very basic in me. 297 00:12:01,154 --> 00:12:03,857 I taught survival in two venues on a ministry basis. 298 00:12:03,891 --> 00:12:06,259 The other was with paying customers. 299 00:12:06,293 --> 00:12:08,762 I'm no longer in the ministry. 300 00:12:08,796 --> 00:12:12,199 I am leaving behind my three kids. 301 00:12:12,232 --> 00:12:14,067 I wish I could take you guys with. 302 00:12:14,101 --> 00:12:15,402 Um, no. 303 00:12:15,435 --> 00:12:16,736 DAVID: Well, you haven't lived till you've 304 00:12:16,770 --> 00:12:18,038 wiped your butt with moss. 305 00:12:18,071 --> 00:12:18,906 [daughter laughing] 306 00:12:18,939 --> 00:12:20,640 I am not married. 307 00:12:20,673 --> 00:12:22,075 I do not have a girlfriend. 308 00:12:22,109 --> 00:12:24,744 I am as free as a man can be at this moment. 309 00:12:24,778 --> 00:12:28,882 I'm really glad you finally get to do this. 310 00:12:28,916 --> 00:12:30,450 I don't want to fail technically. 311 00:12:30,483 --> 00:12:33,086 As the weather progresses and it might get very hard to stay-- 312 00:12:33,120 --> 00:12:35,956 to stay fed, that's my main concern-- 313 00:12:35,989 --> 00:12:37,390 is being able to eat enough. 314 00:12:37,424 --> 00:12:42,329 And that raw, wet cold is about the worst. 315 00:12:42,362 --> 00:12:43,330 I take him to the park. 316 00:12:43,363 --> 00:12:44,464 I sit here on the bench. 317 00:12:44,497 --> 00:12:46,834 And he climbs trees and does the slack line. 318 00:12:46,867 --> 00:12:48,168 Then there's the psychology. 319 00:12:48,201 --> 00:12:50,570 I don't know what the psychology of being alone for that 320 00:12:50,603 --> 00:12:52,672 long is going to do to me. 321 00:12:52,705 --> 00:12:53,841 That does kind of scare me. 322 00:12:53,874 --> 00:12:55,976 He climbed stuff before he could walk. 323 00:12:59,346 --> 00:13:02,349 The biggest and bulkiest item I'm taking is a 0-degree bag. 324 00:13:02,382 --> 00:13:05,352 The second item is a US Army bivy sack-- 325 00:13:05,385 --> 00:13:07,654 basically, a Gortex cover that goes over the sleeping bag. 326 00:13:07,687 --> 00:13:10,090 Because I know, on the island with that much rain, 327 00:13:10,123 --> 00:13:12,159 I just do not want to have-- 328 00:13:12,192 --> 00:13:14,327 take any chance of getting my bag wet. 329 00:13:14,361 --> 00:13:17,330 So this is the most dangerous thing I'm taking with me. 330 00:13:17,364 --> 00:13:20,300 One slip with this, and I could very easily take myself out 331 00:13:20,333 --> 00:13:24,171 of the show altogether-- off the island. 332 00:13:24,204 --> 00:13:27,707 My faith is a huge part of what I'm doing here. 333 00:13:27,740 --> 00:13:29,009 This show is called "Alone." 334 00:13:29,042 --> 00:13:31,344 But I don't ever feel like I'm alone. 335 00:13:31,378 --> 00:13:33,546 This is not the first time my faith will have been tested 336 00:13:33,580 --> 00:13:35,815 or tried. 337 00:13:35,849 --> 00:13:37,384 I just want to get out and do it. 338 00:13:37,417 --> 00:13:39,319 I'm really tired of talking about it. 339 00:13:39,352 --> 00:13:41,021 I'm going to go out there and get my butt kicked. 340 00:13:44,224 --> 00:13:45,292 [music playing] 341 00:13:45,325 --> 00:13:46,994 ALAN KAY: As participants make their way 342 00:13:47,027 --> 00:13:51,164 to the island from all over America, anticipation builds. 343 00:13:51,198 --> 00:13:52,532 I'm getting a little excited. 344 00:13:52,565 --> 00:13:55,735 I'll be a little bit more excited once I actually 345 00:13:55,768 --> 00:13:59,039 make it there. 346 00:13:59,072 --> 00:14:00,807 The isolation issue out there-- 347 00:14:00,840 --> 00:14:02,209 I don't think it'll bother me at all. 348 00:14:02,242 --> 00:14:04,077 You know, I'm used to being by myself. 349 00:14:04,111 --> 00:14:07,047 I've been alone pretty much in everything I do. 350 00:14:07,080 --> 00:14:09,816 I joined the military at age 19. 351 00:14:09,849 --> 00:14:13,653 I enjoyed every moment of it-- love to serve my country. 352 00:14:13,686 --> 00:14:15,155 All those tours in Iraq-- 353 00:14:15,188 --> 00:14:17,757 if I was going to die, to me, I should have died a long time 354 00:14:17,790 --> 00:14:18,391 ago. 355 00:14:21,528 --> 00:14:22,662 What's going on, everybody? 356 00:14:22,695 --> 00:14:23,830 How's everybody doing? 357 00:14:23,863 --> 00:14:24,697 [cheering] 358 00:14:24,731 --> 00:14:26,499 That's my sister, my auntie. 359 00:14:26,533 --> 00:14:28,868 That's my cousin here-- the oldest of all the grandkids 360 00:14:28,902 --> 00:14:30,437 in my family and cousins. 361 00:14:30,470 --> 00:14:32,505 My brother right here. Everybody, this is my brother. 362 00:14:32,539 --> 00:14:34,674 This is my grandma right there and the rest of my family 363 00:14:34,707 --> 00:14:35,943 right here. I don't have any kids. 364 00:14:35,976 --> 00:14:37,344 I'm not married. 365 00:14:37,377 --> 00:14:39,913 I think that's an advantage to me over everybody else. 366 00:14:39,947 --> 00:14:41,414 I grew up in a small town. 367 00:14:41,448 --> 00:14:42,916 It was a little violent-- 368 00:14:42,950 --> 00:14:44,251 my wonderful mother right here. 369 00:14:44,284 --> 00:14:46,954 My mom put us into Boy Scouts and things like that. 370 00:14:46,987 --> 00:14:49,923 Desmond is my adventurous child. 371 00:14:49,957 --> 00:14:51,959 DESMOND: Some of the solace that I had was coming out 372 00:14:51,992 --> 00:14:53,693 to the lakes and going fishing. 373 00:14:53,726 --> 00:14:55,228 My mom started to notice. 374 00:14:55,262 --> 00:14:58,531 So she brought us out to get us away from the city life. 375 00:14:58,565 --> 00:15:00,633 And instead of going out and partying with our friends, 376 00:15:00,667 --> 00:15:02,135 we went fishing, instead. 377 00:15:02,169 --> 00:15:03,870 This is pretty much the fishing string of hooks 378 00:15:03,903 --> 00:15:05,605 I'm going to have, OK? 379 00:15:05,638 --> 00:15:07,207 A 40-pound test line. 380 00:15:07,240 --> 00:15:09,476 I looked at the history of the island and what the people 381 00:15:09,509 --> 00:15:10,777 before us did. 382 00:15:10,810 --> 00:15:12,612 A lot of their food came from fishing. 383 00:15:12,645 --> 00:15:14,281 300 yards of fishing-- 384 00:15:14,314 --> 00:15:15,315 fishing line. 385 00:15:15,348 --> 00:15:16,916 So that is my strong suit. 386 00:15:16,950 --> 00:15:18,485 I think it does give me a leg up. 387 00:15:18,518 --> 00:15:20,487 Nah, if the bear-- if the bear come around me, 388 00:15:20,520 --> 00:15:21,721 I'm going to say, hey, bear. 389 00:15:21,754 --> 00:15:23,656 But you know, I ain't going to tap out. 390 00:15:23,690 --> 00:15:25,925 And then if the bear grab me-- if somebody see the bear fight, 391 00:15:25,959 --> 00:15:27,327 they need to help the bear fight. 392 00:15:27,360 --> 00:15:30,463 [laughter] 393 00:15:30,497 --> 00:15:33,400 I'll come back 20 pounds heavier and with a bear-skin suit 394 00:15:33,433 --> 00:15:37,971 on for beating the [bleep]. 395 00:15:38,005 --> 00:15:39,839 Go off in there with everything else. 396 00:15:39,872 --> 00:15:41,608 Oh! 397 00:15:41,641 --> 00:15:44,444 As he go out on this adventure and this journey of this life, 398 00:15:44,477 --> 00:15:47,147 Lord, that he will experience great and awesome things, 399 00:15:47,180 --> 00:15:48,915 that you will protect him. 400 00:15:48,948 --> 00:15:51,451 You will guide him in Jesus name. 401 00:15:51,484 --> 00:15:52,452 Amen. 402 00:15:52,485 --> 00:15:54,354 Amen. 403 00:15:54,387 --> 00:15:55,688 [cheering] 404 00:15:55,722 --> 00:15:57,757 You're going to come up there and cook for me while we 405 00:15:57,790 --> 00:15:59,326 - out there? - Hell, no. 406 00:15:59,359 --> 00:16:01,494 DESMOND: I'm not the type of person to give up. 407 00:16:01,528 --> 00:16:03,796 I was always raised to go and continue to do something 408 00:16:03,830 --> 00:16:04,331 until the bitter end. 409 00:16:08,401 --> 00:16:11,471 [dramatic music] 410 00:16:11,504 --> 00:16:13,840 ALAN KAY: After traveling from across North America, 411 00:16:13,873 --> 00:16:18,645 the participants arrive at Port Hardy on Vancouver Island. 412 00:16:18,678 --> 00:16:22,315 The Quatsino had lived on Vancouver Island for over 1,000 413 00:16:22,349 --> 00:16:23,650 years. 414 00:16:23,683 --> 00:16:26,453 These First Nation people have a tradition 415 00:16:26,486 --> 00:16:31,391 of going off into the forest alone as a rite of passage. 416 00:16:31,424 --> 00:16:33,693 As the participants witness the ancient dance 417 00:16:33,726 --> 00:16:36,729 given for warriors embarking on their journey, 418 00:16:36,763 --> 00:16:39,999 it's a chance for them to pay respect to the First Nation 419 00:16:40,033 --> 00:16:44,071 people and for the Quatsino to bless the 10 on the journey 420 00:16:44,104 --> 00:16:45,472 they're about to take. 421 00:16:45,505 --> 00:16:46,906 [chanting] 422 00:16:46,939 --> 00:16:48,641 For one of the participants, the connection to native people 423 00:16:48,675 --> 00:16:49,276 is personal. 424 00:16:53,580 --> 00:16:54,714 LARRY: It sounds funny. 425 00:16:54,747 --> 00:16:56,483 But when I was a kid, I wanted to grow up and be 426 00:16:56,516 --> 00:16:57,984 a Native American. 427 00:16:58,017 --> 00:16:59,719 I mean that's-- when my parents asked me what I wanted to grow 428 00:16:59,752 --> 00:17:01,888 up to be, that was it. 429 00:17:01,921 --> 00:17:04,524 How they lived with nature rather than against nature-- 430 00:17:04,557 --> 00:17:06,859 there's a method to living with the wilderness 431 00:17:06,893 --> 00:17:08,895 rather than against it. 432 00:17:08,928 --> 00:17:10,697 This is my wife, Rachel. 433 00:17:10,730 --> 00:17:12,532 So we've been married for-- 434 00:17:12,565 --> 00:17:14,033 how long's it been? 435 00:17:14,067 --> 00:17:15,368 How long's it been now? 436 00:17:15,402 --> 00:17:17,070 27 years-- something like that. 437 00:17:17,104 --> 00:17:18,538 26, right? 438 00:17:18,571 --> 00:17:19,939 LARRY: So this is my son. 439 00:17:19,972 --> 00:17:21,941 This was a graduation picture. 440 00:17:21,974 --> 00:17:24,010 This is my daughter. 441 00:17:24,043 --> 00:17:24,777 [laughing] 442 00:17:24,811 --> 00:17:25,445 See you, goofball. 443 00:17:29,216 --> 00:17:30,783 You can practice in your backyard all day, 444 00:17:30,817 --> 00:17:32,252 every day all you want. 445 00:17:32,285 --> 00:17:34,621 You're never really, truly tested 446 00:17:34,654 --> 00:17:38,291 until you go into the woods for an indefinite amount of time. 447 00:17:38,325 --> 00:17:40,793 I constructed just a big lean-to. 448 00:17:40,827 --> 00:17:42,429 Can someone sustain themselves out there? 449 00:17:42,462 --> 00:17:43,696 Absolutely. 450 00:17:43,730 --> 00:17:45,698 Can you do it by yourself at this particular time 451 00:17:45,732 --> 00:17:46,766 of the year? 452 00:17:46,799 --> 00:17:48,768 We'll find out. 453 00:17:48,801 --> 00:17:50,570 I want to step back away from the life 454 00:17:50,603 --> 00:17:53,373 that I'm living right now, get a little more introspective, 455 00:17:53,406 --> 00:17:57,810 and find out, what's my next step in life? 456 00:17:57,844 --> 00:17:59,746 I've been married since I was 18. 457 00:17:59,779 --> 00:18:01,881 I've had my first kid when I was 21. 458 00:18:01,914 --> 00:18:03,082 That's what I wanted to do. 459 00:18:03,116 --> 00:18:04,217 That's what I should have done. 460 00:18:04,251 --> 00:18:05,885 I decided to have those kids. 461 00:18:05,918 --> 00:18:07,754 I devoted my life to them. 462 00:18:07,787 --> 00:18:10,056 A lot of people got to experience stuff like this 463 00:18:10,089 --> 00:18:11,124 before they got married. 464 00:18:11,158 --> 00:18:12,459 I never did. 465 00:18:12,492 --> 00:18:14,661 It's going to be an amazing journey. 466 00:18:14,694 --> 00:18:16,796 And it's-- it's my time. 467 00:18:16,829 --> 00:18:17,930 I've got my hooks in here. 468 00:18:17,964 --> 00:18:19,832 I've got an assortment of hooks. 469 00:18:19,866 --> 00:18:22,969 I need to make sure that I keep my calories up, keep 470 00:18:23,002 --> 00:18:25,905 hydrated for sure, find a source of water. 471 00:18:25,938 --> 00:18:28,841 This fishing line, it's also a very strong cordage. 472 00:18:28,875 --> 00:18:30,577 This can be used for snares. 473 00:18:30,610 --> 00:18:33,313 My ax-- if I have to give something up, I'll 474 00:18:33,346 --> 00:18:35,282 give up something other than a tool. 475 00:18:35,315 --> 00:18:37,250 In other words, I'd like to go very tool heavy. 476 00:18:37,284 --> 00:18:38,851 This is kind of a unique little saw. 477 00:18:38,885 --> 00:18:40,153 RACHEL: I'll miss him. 478 00:18:40,187 --> 00:18:41,921 But we love him. 479 00:18:41,954 --> 00:18:43,256 He needs this opportunity. 480 00:18:43,290 --> 00:18:45,024 He's really excited about this. 481 00:18:45,057 --> 00:18:46,859 I'm really excited. RACHEL: I know you are. 482 00:18:46,893 --> 00:18:48,428 And when you're out there, remember us. 483 00:18:48,461 --> 00:18:49,862 And remember that we support you. 484 00:18:49,896 --> 00:18:51,631 And we love you. And we're really happy for you. 485 00:18:51,664 --> 00:18:52,632 We love you. 486 00:18:52,665 --> 00:18:53,466 LARRY: Love you, too. 487 00:18:53,500 --> 00:18:54,634 RACHEL: He doesn't quit. 488 00:18:54,667 --> 00:18:56,269 Something will have to take him out. 489 00:18:56,303 --> 00:18:58,805 Because he won't take himself out. 490 00:18:58,838 --> 00:19:00,673 That's the work. 491 00:19:00,707 --> 00:19:03,310 I can't wait. 492 00:19:03,343 --> 00:19:05,044 ALAN KAY: For the final 10, life on the island 493 00:19:05,077 --> 00:19:07,180 can be incredibly challenging. 494 00:19:07,214 --> 00:19:10,650 Winds can whip up to hurricane force during the winter months. 495 00:19:10,683 --> 00:19:13,353 But for our next participant, the harsh winter weather 496 00:19:13,386 --> 00:19:14,554 is commonplace. 497 00:19:14,587 --> 00:19:15,855 One of my favorite sounds. 498 00:19:15,888 --> 00:19:17,324 [loons crying] 499 00:19:17,357 --> 00:19:18,958 Loons crying. 500 00:19:18,991 --> 00:19:20,827 I hope you can hear it. 501 00:19:20,860 --> 00:19:24,163 This is one of the reasons why I went, uh, to the north-- 502 00:19:24,197 --> 00:19:25,732 to hear the cry of the loon. 503 00:19:25,765 --> 00:19:28,968 [dramatic music] 504 00:19:29,001 --> 00:19:32,505 I consider myself to be an aboriginal-minded person. 505 00:19:32,539 --> 00:19:34,874 I look at the world with the eyes of somebody 506 00:19:34,907 --> 00:19:37,710 that is native. 507 00:19:37,744 --> 00:19:40,813 This is a Yukon territory, a couple of hundred kilometers 508 00:19:40,847 --> 00:19:45,051 south of the Arctic Circle in Northwest Canada. 509 00:19:45,084 --> 00:19:46,553 That's what I call my hobbit table. 510 00:19:46,586 --> 00:19:48,187 All sorts of things get done there. 511 00:19:48,221 --> 00:19:49,256 I do leather tooling. 512 00:19:49,289 --> 00:19:50,390 I work on arrows, as well. 513 00:19:50,423 --> 00:19:52,825 I carve. 514 00:19:52,859 --> 00:19:55,161 You can not impose your presence on the bush. 515 00:19:55,194 --> 00:19:56,763 The bush can have you anytime. 516 00:19:56,796 --> 00:19:59,532 So I don't perceive nature as hostile. 517 00:19:59,566 --> 00:20:01,100 One pair of outdoor pants-- 518 00:20:01,133 --> 00:20:03,236 this is one of my underpants. 519 00:20:03,270 --> 00:20:05,171 When all around you is olive drab, 520 00:20:05,204 --> 00:20:07,707 and the sky is gray, and seeing bright colors 521 00:20:07,740 --> 00:20:09,542 can have a positive effect on you. 522 00:20:09,576 --> 00:20:11,378 Hey, what about the personal photograph? 523 00:20:11,411 --> 00:20:14,547 My wife, Shauna-- here's a bunch of pictures. 524 00:20:14,581 --> 00:20:15,848 My wife here is from Canada. 525 00:20:15,882 --> 00:20:18,251 I will get my permanent residence here. 526 00:20:18,285 --> 00:20:20,052 Is this supposed to be a good one of me? 527 00:20:20,086 --> 00:20:20,553 Yes. [laughing] 528 00:20:20,587 --> 00:20:21,554 Oh, OK. 529 00:20:21,588 --> 00:20:22,789 It was a nice shot there. 530 00:20:22,822 --> 00:20:24,190 SHAUNA: No. 531 00:20:24,223 --> 00:20:25,758 JOSE: I have a good background for solving 532 00:20:25,792 --> 00:20:27,627 all sorts of problems that can come up there. 533 00:20:27,660 --> 00:20:31,398 But I can't solve every problem. 534 00:20:31,431 --> 00:20:33,866 I'm interested in, what did the local native people do? 535 00:20:33,900 --> 00:20:35,568 Pretty much 80% of their resources 536 00:20:35,602 --> 00:20:37,270 or more came off the ocean. 537 00:20:37,304 --> 00:20:39,972 This gill net, it's a 3-by-3-inch mesh. 538 00:20:40,006 --> 00:20:41,941 I'm targeting big fish. 539 00:20:41,974 --> 00:20:44,944 That's when I'm going with a big gauge. 540 00:20:44,977 --> 00:20:49,215 OK, this is a multi tool that I modified. 541 00:20:49,248 --> 00:20:51,250 What good are screwdrivers to me out there in a place 542 00:20:51,284 --> 00:20:52,619 without screws? 543 00:20:52,652 --> 00:20:54,086 This, I made into a small chisel that can 544 00:20:54,120 --> 00:20:56,122 cut holes real quick and easy. 545 00:20:56,155 --> 00:20:58,291 And this guy here, I ground into a miniature version 546 00:20:58,325 --> 00:20:59,426 of a crooked knife. 547 00:20:59,459 --> 00:21:00,660 SHAUNA: I'm happy you can go. 548 00:21:00,693 --> 00:21:01,428 But I'm going to miss you. 549 00:21:05,097 --> 00:21:07,434 JOSE: It's nice that there is a prize and all that. 550 00:21:07,467 --> 00:21:09,802 But, uh, it's a wonderful opportunity 551 00:21:09,836 --> 00:21:12,772 to-- to reach out and inspire people to spend more 552 00:21:12,805 --> 00:21:17,944 time in nature to try to get in touch with their ancestry. 553 00:21:17,977 --> 00:21:19,346 For the longest part of our history, 554 00:21:19,379 --> 00:21:21,614 we have been Stone Age people. 555 00:21:21,648 --> 00:21:23,483 What we are is cave people with CDs. 556 00:21:23,516 --> 00:21:24,317 And we're really confused. 557 00:21:28,955 --> 00:21:31,758 [music playing] 558 00:21:31,791 --> 00:21:33,760 ALAN KAY: With only five days till launch, 559 00:21:33,793 --> 00:21:36,529 the participants are training extensively, learning 560 00:21:36,563 --> 00:21:39,031 about the local area and continuing to practice 561 00:21:39,065 --> 00:21:42,369 their camera skills. 562 00:21:42,402 --> 00:21:44,170 JIM CLAIR: We're from the Department of Fisheries 563 00:21:44,203 --> 00:21:45,838 and Oceans Canada. 564 00:21:45,872 --> 00:21:48,675 ALAN KAY: The participants must abide by all local hunting 565 00:21:48,708 --> 00:21:51,444 and fishing laws while they live on Vancouver Island. 566 00:21:51,478 --> 00:21:53,112 JIM CLAIR: Red tide plays a big factor. 567 00:21:53,145 --> 00:21:54,347 The levels are still too high. 568 00:21:54,381 --> 00:21:56,783 It can bring death very quickly. 569 00:21:56,816 --> 00:21:59,051 You guys have been given permits that give you 570 00:21:59,085 --> 00:22:02,622 the privileges that a BC resident has to hunt and fish. 571 00:22:02,655 --> 00:22:04,524 Where you are going, it's fairly simple. 572 00:22:04,557 --> 00:22:07,026 Because there's not a lot of diversity-- maybe deer. 573 00:22:07,059 --> 00:22:08,127 There's black bears. 574 00:22:08,160 --> 00:22:09,061 There's wolves. 575 00:22:09,095 --> 00:22:10,563 There's cougars. 576 00:22:10,597 --> 00:22:12,532 ALAN KAY: They are then walked through the emergency 577 00:22:12,565 --> 00:22:13,900 kit they'll be supplied with. 578 00:22:13,933 --> 00:22:15,968 The basic first aid kit-- 579 00:22:16,002 --> 00:22:17,804 these are your handheld flares. 580 00:22:17,837 --> 00:22:20,973 Three people used these last year to scare away bears. 581 00:22:21,007 --> 00:22:23,410 [dramatic music] 582 00:22:25,111 --> 00:22:28,047 TRACY: Each person has to dig deep to be able to make it 583 00:22:28,080 --> 00:22:31,384 past whatever it is that they have to endure to get to where 584 00:22:31,418 --> 00:22:32,419 they want to be. 585 00:22:32,452 --> 00:22:34,253 [gun shot] 586 00:22:34,286 --> 00:22:38,190 I'm hoping I can put myself in a presence of mind 587 00:22:38,224 --> 00:22:43,496 to be able to be accepting of what that island has to teach. 588 00:22:43,530 --> 00:22:46,933 I am former law enforcement and former military. 589 00:22:46,966 --> 00:22:50,236 I'm currently living out on the Appalachian Trail 590 00:22:50,269 --> 00:22:53,172 trying to find hope and peace. 591 00:22:53,205 --> 00:22:54,541 I'm very fortunate. 592 00:22:54,574 --> 00:22:56,876 I still have my parents. 593 00:22:56,909 --> 00:23:00,513 I have my daughter and my son. 594 00:23:00,547 --> 00:23:02,014 I have two of my three grandchildren 595 00:23:02,048 --> 00:23:03,750 here with me today. 596 00:23:03,783 --> 00:23:08,588 These are dove breasts and a couple skewers of dove hearts 597 00:23:08,621 --> 00:23:11,123 from dove we harvested yesterday. 598 00:23:11,157 --> 00:23:12,358 Come give me my hug. 599 00:23:12,391 --> 00:23:13,560 Owen, hug, kisses. 600 00:23:13,593 --> 00:23:15,227 I'll see you when I see you, OK? 601 00:23:15,261 --> 00:23:19,632 It's the last time I get to see him till I get back. 602 00:23:19,666 --> 00:23:22,068 I've been through quite a bit in my life, 603 00:23:22,101 --> 00:23:25,572 been witness to a lot of very difficult things 604 00:23:25,605 --> 00:23:27,740 that have been very, very emotionally 605 00:23:27,774 --> 00:23:29,976 and physically trying. 606 00:23:30,009 --> 00:23:33,412 That island will renew my sense of hope 607 00:23:33,446 --> 00:23:35,815 in people, as well as myself. 608 00:23:35,848 --> 00:23:37,083 Molly. 609 00:23:37,116 --> 00:23:39,586 [dog barking] 610 00:23:39,619 --> 00:23:42,254 Molly has been with me from day one. 611 00:23:42,288 --> 00:23:45,792 The longest I've been away from Molly is been about a week. 612 00:23:45,825 --> 00:23:48,227 I think she's upset with me right now, 613 00:23:48,260 --> 00:23:51,263 because I am leaving. 614 00:23:51,297 --> 00:23:56,235 I was so relieved to find this pot because of the spout, 615 00:23:56,268 --> 00:23:57,804 and the handles, and everything. 616 00:23:57,837 --> 00:24:01,608 The KA-BAR is a fantastic, awesome knife-- high carbon, 617 00:24:01,641 --> 00:24:04,410 very, very, very strong blade. 618 00:24:04,443 --> 00:24:07,680 I can use it to drill holes. 619 00:24:07,714 --> 00:24:11,317 I can use the end to flint map or rake. 620 00:24:11,350 --> 00:24:14,521 My biggest fear-- quick and easy-- 621 00:24:14,554 --> 00:24:20,126 it's that I will not be there long enough to find the answers 622 00:24:20,159 --> 00:24:24,964 to the questions that I have. 623 00:24:24,997 --> 00:24:26,933 [dramatic music] 624 00:24:26,966 --> 00:24:28,835 ALAN KAY: This season, 10 new sites 625 00:24:28,868 --> 00:24:31,370 were selected for the participants. 626 00:24:31,403 --> 00:24:33,673 Every location had to be as equal to the others 627 00:24:33,706 --> 00:24:35,174 as it could. 628 00:24:35,207 --> 00:24:37,677 Each had to have a water source. 629 00:24:37,710 --> 00:24:40,547 There must be food resources, whether that's 630 00:24:40,580 --> 00:24:45,685 plants, mushrooms, or fish in the area and timber for shelter 631 00:24:45,718 --> 00:24:47,554 and firewood. 632 00:24:47,587 --> 00:24:49,589 The sites were randomly picked by each person. 633 00:24:55,695 --> 00:24:58,197 Each fortune cookie has a number in it. 634 00:24:58,230 --> 00:24:59,231 Pick a cookie. 635 00:24:59,265 --> 00:25:00,232 Crack it open. 636 00:25:00,266 --> 00:25:03,135 And that's your site. 637 00:25:03,169 --> 00:25:04,103 Site number 6. 638 00:25:07,206 --> 00:25:07,840 Site number 4. 639 00:25:07,874 --> 00:25:08,841 7. 640 00:25:08,875 --> 00:25:09,742 5. 641 00:25:09,776 --> 00:25:11,243 ALAN KAY: Each site is different. 642 00:25:11,277 --> 00:25:13,713 One may have easy access to fresh water 643 00:25:13,746 --> 00:25:16,849 but may require a rugged walk to find flat ground, 644 00:25:16,883 --> 00:25:19,686 while another may have access to a nice-sized cove 645 00:25:19,719 --> 00:25:21,988 but lack direct sunlight. 646 00:25:22,021 --> 00:25:23,489 I don't know how I feel about this-- 647 00:25:23,522 --> 00:25:25,491 site number 10. 648 00:25:25,524 --> 00:25:27,026 I only have one person next to me. 649 00:25:27,059 --> 00:25:27,526 That's probably good. 650 00:25:32,064 --> 00:25:33,065 All right. Awesome. 651 00:25:33,099 --> 00:25:34,500 Want to bring this to the fire? 652 00:25:34,533 --> 00:25:37,670 I'm rotating wood today and getting things just battened 653 00:25:37,704 --> 00:25:39,205 down and ready for when I'm gone. 654 00:25:39,238 --> 00:25:41,373 It's going to be harder to leave these guys-- 655 00:25:41,407 --> 00:25:43,042 my son, Colton, who's 12. 656 00:25:43,075 --> 00:25:44,176 Hi. 657 00:25:44,210 --> 00:25:46,946 My son, Quinn, who's 7, my partner, Carson. 658 00:25:46,979 --> 00:25:49,782 The longest I've been away from my kids is seven weeks. 659 00:25:49,816 --> 00:25:51,250 I love you more than you love me. 660 00:25:51,283 --> 00:25:52,284 No, I love you more. 661 00:25:52,318 --> 00:25:53,620 No I love you more than you love me. 662 00:25:53,653 --> 00:25:55,421 No I love you more than you love me. 663 00:25:55,454 --> 00:25:57,624 COLTON: I'm confident my mom will do well out there, 664 00:25:57,657 --> 00:25:59,125 because she's awesome. 665 00:25:59,158 --> 00:26:00,693 She's independent. 666 00:26:00,727 --> 00:26:02,261 And she's reliable. 667 00:26:02,294 --> 00:26:03,429 What's up? 668 00:26:03,462 --> 00:26:06,132 I am a safari guide in Africa. 669 00:26:06,165 --> 00:26:08,200 I work primarily with the Kalahari Bushmen. 670 00:26:08,234 --> 00:26:11,938 I also work in anthropology, teaching at Prescott College. 671 00:26:11,971 --> 00:26:14,106 And I am a primitive skills instructor. 672 00:26:14,140 --> 00:26:16,242 And I love my life. 673 00:26:16,275 --> 00:26:17,810 [laughing] 674 00:26:17,844 --> 00:26:20,780 To test the skills that I've taught for so many years-- 675 00:26:20,813 --> 00:26:23,149 it's going to be really exciting for me. 676 00:26:23,182 --> 00:26:26,318 I teach medicinal plants, how to make medicinal tinctures. 677 00:26:26,352 --> 00:26:29,956 I make mostly all my own medicine. 678 00:26:29,989 --> 00:26:31,991 I think my mental fortitude will help a lot. 679 00:26:32,024 --> 00:26:35,127 I've had, uh, some major trauma in my life, both spiritual 680 00:26:35,161 --> 00:26:38,564 and physical. 681 00:26:38,597 --> 00:26:40,767 15 years ago, I couldn't walk. 682 00:26:40,800 --> 00:26:42,635 I have multiple sclerosis. 683 00:26:42,669 --> 00:26:43,836 I was put on all this medication. 684 00:26:43,870 --> 00:26:45,471 A couple of years into that, I just said, 685 00:26:45,504 --> 00:26:46,605 this isn't working for me. 686 00:26:46,639 --> 00:26:47,640 Oh, and there's heal-all. 687 00:26:47,674 --> 00:26:48,675 And it heals everything. 688 00:26:48,708 --> 00:26:50,576 Nature was one of my biggest healers. 689 00:26:50,609 --> 00:26:52,078 Mm. 690 00:26:52,111 --> 00:26:53,312 There's not as much variety on Vancouver Island 691 00:26:53,345 --> 00:26:54,847 as there is here. 692 00:26:54,881 --> 00:26:56,916 So I'll be a little limited for some of the things 693 00:26:56,949 --> 00:26:58,985 that I-- my common go-tos for medicine. 694 00:26:59,018 --> 00:27:00,452 I'm a little nervous. 695 00:27:00,486 --> 00:27:02,488 You know, I think, to to go into it with a big head thinking, 696 00:27:02,521 --> 00:27:04,523 oh, I'm going to do great at this-- 697 00:27:04,556 --> 00:27:05,658 I think that's just silly. 698 00:27:05,692 --> 00:27:07,326 I think anyone going in with that idea 699 00:27:07,359 --> 00:27:08,394 doesn't realize how hard it is. 700 00:27:11,497 --> 00:27:14,767 Hypothermia is probably my most serious concern. 701 00:27:14,801 --> 00:27:17,269 There was no way I was going to not bring a sleeping bag. 702 00:27:17,303 --> 00:27:19,305 It's a minus-30 bag. 703 00:27:19,338 --> 00:27:22,208 A silky saw-- cuts through stuff like butter. 704 00:27:22,241 --> 00:27:24,711 The cutting edge on here is extremely sharp. 705 00:27:24,744 --> 00:27:26,478 My next item is a pan. 706 00:27:26,512 --> 00:27:27,814 Voila! 707 00:27:27,847 --> 00:27:29,648 We could have gone with a two-quart pot. 708 00:27:29,682 --> 00:27:31,383 This is more like 10 quarts. 709 00:27:31,417 --> 00:27:33,619 The drawback is that there's no lid. 710 00:27:33,652 --> 00:27:38,624 I just thought, size matters in this case. 711 00:27:38,657 --> 00:27:40,159 [playing guitar] 712 00:27:40,192 --> 00:27:43,696 I've been through some trauma in my life, the death 713 00:27:43,730 --> 00:27:46,899 of my stepson, um, two years ago. 714 00:27:46,933 --> 00:27:47,566 And, uh-- 715 00:27:51,537 --> 00:27:54,373 [exhales sharply] 716 00:27:54,406 --> 00:27:55,708 He drowned. 717 00:27:55,742 --> 00:27:57,376 He was missing for a long time. 718 00:27:57,409 --> 00:27:59,879 And I spent a month looking for him until we figured out 719 00:27:59,912 --> 00:28:02,648 what happened to him. 720 00:28:02,681 --> 00:28:04,050 And I've been able to come through it 721 00:28:04,083 --> 00:28:06,318 and still have joy and happiness in my life. 722 00:28:06,352 --> 00:28:10,556 I'm a happy, joyful person, even though I'm crying right now. 723 00:28:10,589 --> 00:28:15,327 Um, having gone through traumatic experiences 724 00:28:15,361 --> 00:28:19,331 will be a blessing, because I've had to deal with grief. 725 00:28:19,365 --> 00:28:21,033 And I've had to deal with my [bleep].. 726 00:28:21,067 --> 00:28:22,168 You know? 727 00:28:22,201 --> 00:28:23,202 Like, we all have it. 728 00:28:23,235 --> 00:28:24,203 Whew! 729 00:28:24,236 --> 00:28:28,274 Vancouver Island, ugh, here I come. 730 00:28:28,307 --> 00:28:30,777 [laughing] 731 00:28:33,045 --> 00:28:36,749 [dramatic music] 732 00:28:36,783 --> 00:28:38,951 We have a shirt, woolen. 733 00:28:38,985 --> 00:28:40,953 ALAN KAY: In addition to the 10 survival tools 734 00:28:40,987 --> 00:28:43,389 each person must select, the participants 735 00:28:43,422 --> 00:28:45,624 must also decide what they'll wear. 736 00:28:45,657 --> 00:28:48,127 They're only allowed a certain amount of clothing. 737 00:28:48,160 --> 00:28:50,797 But they're on their own to select the specific garments. 738 00:28:50,830 --> 00:28:53,732 Then we have to woolen sweaters, thermal underwear, 739 00:28:53,766 --> 00:28:56,135 the choice of either a baseball cap or a brimmed hat, 740 00:28:56,168 --> 00:28:57,269 or a light jacket. 741 00:28:57,303 --> 00:28:59,738 Most importantly out here is the rain gear-- 742 00:28:59,772 --> 00:29:03,075 high-legged hunting boots, scarf, Gators, 743 00:29:03,109 --> 00:29:06,745 three pairs of socks, a pair sandals, underwear, 744 00:29:06,779 --> 00:29:09,715 two pairs of gloves, two pairs of pants-- 745 00:29:09,748 --> 00:29:13,119 and then that all goes down into the pack that we supplied them. 746 00:29:13,152 --> 00:29:15,754 And if it gets damaged, they have to repair it themselves. 747 00:29:15,788 --> 00:29:18,324 ALAN KAY: The dangers are real on the island. 748 00:29:18,357 --> 00:29:21,894 The participants are supplied with emergency equipment. 749 00:29:21,928 --> 00:29:24,463 Every safety effort has been taken to keep everyone 750 00:29:24,496 --> 00:29:27,099 as safe as possible while they are alone. 751 00:29:27,133 --> 00:29:30,302 DAN: This is all the essentials they need to help them survive. 752 00:29:30,336 --> 00:29:32,171 And if a major issues happen, then they 753 00:29:32,204 --> 00:29:36,175 can contact us-- basic backcountry medical kit, 754 00:29:36,208 --> 00:29:39,278 their personal flotation devices, pepper spray, hand 755 00:29:39,311 --> 00:29:41,981 flares, air horns, bear scarers. 756 00:29:42,014 --> 00:29:44,083 They'll give a blast on these air horns. 757 00:29:44,116 --> 00:29:45,852 And hopefully, that'll frighten away the game. 758 00:29:45,885 --> 00:29:46,785 [blast] 759 00:29:46,819 --> 00:29:49,521 So then it comes to communications. 760 00:29:49,555 --> 00:29:52,358 Here we have the SAT phone if they need to contact us-- 761 00:29:52,391 --> 00:29:53,993 if they can't contact us any other way. 762 00:29:54,026 --> 00:29:55,361 This is how we monitor them. 763 00:29:55,394 --> 00:29:56,195 We can send messages. 764 00:29:56,228 --> 00:29:57,463 And they can send messages. 765 00:29:57,496 --> 00:29:59,999 This is their lifeline to us. 766 00:30:00,032 --> 00:30:02,935 ALAN KAY: The yellow GPS not only allows producers to track 767 00:30:02,969 --> 00:30:05,004 the movement of every participant, 768 00:30:05,037 --> 00:30:07,874 it also serves as the tap-out button. 769 00:30:07,907 --> 00:30:10,809 If you're in serious trouble, emotionally distraught, 770 00:30:10,843 --> 00:30:13,645 or simply ready to go home, a push of the button 771 00:30:13,679 --> 00:30:15,647 brings in the rescue crew in minutes. 772 00:30:15,681 --> 00:30:17,349 This is your buddy. 773 00:30:17,383 --> 00:30:18,550 Keep it on you all the time. 774 00:30:18,584 --> 00:30:19,986 If you hit this button, it means-- 775 00:30:20,019 --> 00:30:20,987 You're out. 776 00:30:21,020 --> 00:30:22,221 Yeah, you're tapping up. 777 00:30:22,254 --> 00:30:24,123 Coast Guard will be alerted, stuff like that. 778 00:30:24,156 --> 00:30:25,791 Because that is the emergency button, 779 00:30:25,824 --> 00:30:26,993 where you're in deep [bleep]. 780 00:30:27,026 --> 00:30:28,360 OK, you hit this. 781 00:30:28,394 --> 00:30:29,862 And you need us in there as quick 782 00:30:29,896 --> 00:30:30,963 as you can to come rescue you. 783 00:30:30,997 --> 00:30:32,531 Because if not, you're going to die. 784 00:30:32,564 --> 00:30:34,733 You're in immediate danger, and you're going to die. 785 00:30:34,766 --> 00:30:36,368 ALAN KAY: I never tapped the button. 786 00:30:36,402 --> 00:30:38,504 But I was glad to know I had an instant line to help 787 00:30:38,537 --> 00:30:41,073 in case anything went wrong. 788 00:30:41,107 --> 00:30:43,575 Our next participant knows a few things about staying safe 789 00:30:43,609 --> 00:30:46,845 in dangerous conditions. 790 00:30:46,879 --> 00:30:48,380 [dramatic music] 791 00:30:48,414 --> 00:30:50,316 JUSTIN: I was in the Army for about 15 years. 792 00:30:50,349 --> 00:30:52,351 I recently got out. 793 00:30:52,384 --> 00:30:55,754 For the majority of that time, I was either a sniper 794 00:30:55,787 --> 00:30:59,425 or working down at the sniper school. 795 00:30:59,458 --> 00:31:02,995 I founded and I'm the director of an organization called Hike 796 00:31:03,029 --> 00:31:06,232 to Survive, where we take veterans on overnight camping 797 00:31:06,265 --> 00:31:07,900 trips. 798 00:31:07,934 --> 00:31:10,402 There's a huge suicide epidemic in the veteran community. 799 00:31:10,436 --> 00:31:14,706 We're trying to give guys a purpose and a connection 800 00:31:14,740 --> 00:31:17,676 before they get to that point. 801 00:31:17,709 --> 00:31:20,612 And to me, that's-- that's what keeps me going. 802 00:31:20,646 --> 00:31:22,181 [insects chirping] 803 00:31:22,214 --> 00:31:24,050 When I get out in the woods, everything just kind of 804 00:31:24,083 --> 00:31:25,284 slows down. 805 00:31:25,317 --> 00:31:27,119 I think that's, you know, partly from doing what 806 00:31:27,153 --> 00:31:28,520 I did in the military. 807 00:31:28,554 --> 00:31:30,089 You're sitting in a hole with, you know, 808 00:31:30,122 --> 00:31:33,359 a couple other guys for three, four, five days. 809 00:31:33,392 --> 00:31:35,127 You're pissing and [bleep] in your bag. 810 00:31:35,161 --> 00:31:38,430 Survival is a big part of that. 811 00:31:38,464 --> 00:31:40,866 Being in the military, you still have that human interaction, 812 00:31:40,899 --> 00:31:42,434 which is vastly different. 813 00:31:42,468 --> 00:31:43,902 This is a strange situation. 814 00:31:43,936 --> 00:31:45,771 You look like a caterpillar. 815 00:31:45,804 --> 00:31:47,739 JUSTIN: Very few people have ever 816 00:31:47,773 --> 00:31:51,443 gone out by themselves completely shut off 817 00:31:51,477 --> 00:31:52,945 from-- from everybody. 818 00:31:52,979 --> 00:31:55,247 And they only historical ones I can think of 819 00:31:55,281 --> 00:31:56,215 went crazy pretty fast. 820 00:31:56,248 --> 00:31:56,949 So-- 821 00:31:56,983 --> 00:31:57,950 [laughing] 822 00:31:57,984 --> 00:31:59,385 I'm about halfway there, anyway. 823 00:31:59,418 --> 00:32:02,288 So it's-- it's not-- not-- not too big of a jump. 824 00:32:02,321 --> 00:32:05,391 All the years in the military, if you have one thing, 825 00:32:05,424 --> 00:32:06,658 it's-- it's going to be this. 826 00:32:06,692 --> 00:32:08,727 So I have two blades, one regular. 827 00:32:08,760 --> 00:32:11,597 The other one is serrated. 828 00:32:11,630 --> 00:32:14,833 I have, uh, three stepkids, but I raised them. 829 00:32:14,866 --> 00:32:16,502 I actually have a grandbaby. 830 00:32:16,535 --> 00:32:21,173 Over the course of 15 years active duty in the military, 831 00:32:21,207 --> 00:32:25,177 years of my life have been spent away from family, and friends, 832 00:32:25,211 --> 00:32:26,345 and-- and everything else. 833 00:32:26,378 --> 00:32:29,481 So that is a normalcy for me. 834 00:32:29,515 --> 00:32:32,151 I'm getting ready to go through, uh-- through a divorce. 835 00:32:32,184 --> 00:32:34,486 For some people, that might weigh heavy on them, 836 00:32:34,520 --> 00:32:36,955 you know, going in, and doing this, and having that 837 00:32:36,989 --> 00:32:38,324 in the back part of their head. 838 00:32:38,357 --> 00:32:43,162 For me, it will allow me to release a little bit. 839 00:32:43,195 --> 00:32:45,864 Some people want to challenge themselves. 840 00:32:45,897 --> 00:32:48,000 This is that challenge that I've always 841 00:32:48,034 --> 00:32:50,669 wanted to put myself through. 842 00:32:50,702 --> 00:32:53,105 ALAN KAY: With only one day until launch, 843 00:32:53,139 --> 00:32:56,675 the participants pack their bags with the 10 pre-approved items 844 00:32:56,708 --> 00:32:58,644 they've selected from a list of 50. 845 00:32:58,677 --> 00:33:00,712 A good sleeping bag. 846 00:33:00,746 --> 00:33:03,849 ALAN KAY: Everyone has chosen to bring sleeping bags, ferro 847 00:33:03,882 --> 00:33:07,819 rods, saws, axes, and either a pot or pan. 848 00:33:07,853 --> 00:33:11,957 Knives, gill nets, fish hooks, and emergency rations 849 00:33:11,990 --> 00:33:14,026 are common choices, as well. 850 00:33:14,060 --> 00:33:17,296 But some have decided to bring unique items. 851 00:33:17,329 --> 00:33:19,131 This is a hammock. 852 00:33:19,165 --> 00:33:22,668 This blue rope here is basically braided fishing line, 853 00:33:22,701 --> 00:33:24,870 a closed-steel ring-- a lot of stuff 854 00:33:24,903 --> 00:33:26,205 I can do with a steel ring. 855 00:33:26,238 --> 00:33:29,408 From the steel ring to the actual net of the hammock 856 00:33:29,441 --> 00:33:31,877 is an extra 20 feet of paracord. 857 00:33:31,910 --> 00:33:34,046 The actual net itself-- 858 00:33:34,080 --> 00:33:36,482 it's basically a gill net-- 859 00:33:36,515 --> 00:33:38,684 five or six different things in one. 860 00:33:38,717 --> 00:33:43,889 So I went with smaller, sharp, high-quality saw with 861 00:33:43,922 --> 00:33:45,824 the curbed blade and the large teeth. 862 00:33:45,857 --> 00:33:48,060 This particular, uh, saw works on the draw. 863 00:33:51,630 --> 00:33:55,367 There will always be those times where 864 00:33:55,401 --> 00:34:00,206 I got to deal with my painful past and hurtful history. 865 00:34:00,239 --> 00:34:02,274 Back in the '60s, Mom and Dad weren't 866 00:34:02,308 --> 00:34:05,077 quite ready to be married and to have kids. 867 00:34:05,111 --> 00:34:08,447 We were sent to a Boys Town in Omaha, Nebraska. 868 00:34:08,480 --> 00:34:11,217 I got kicked out when I was 15. 869 00:34:11,250 --> 00:34:13,519 So like, where do you go when the orphanage kicks you out, 870 00:34:13,552 --> 00:34:14,753 right? 871 00:34:14,786 --> 00:34:18,190 I joined the Air Force as a survival instructor. 872 00:34:18,224 --> 00:34:20,459 We would go to the mountains and learn 873 00:34:20,492 --> 00:34:23,895 how to survive there, go to the desert, out on the ocean-- 874 00:34:23,929 --> 00:34:26,365 how to survive as a prisoner of war. 875 00:34:26,398 --> 00:34:27,099 Wow. 876 00:34:27,133 --> 00:34:28,367 Look at that guy. 877 00:34:28,400 --> 00:34:30,902 If a bear comes after me, he better think twice. 878 00:34:30,936 --> 00:34:32,738 I've been teaching men, women, and children 879 00:34:32,771 --> 00:34:35,607 how to survive in the wilderness, how to set up 880 00:34:35,641 --> 00:34:39,411 a trap, how to build a shelter, how to make friction fires. 881 00:34:39,445 --> 00:34:42,414 I am so busy teaching it that I rarely have a chance 882 00:34:42,448 --> 00:34:43,882 to go on missions. 883 00:34:43,915 --> 00:34:46,385 Now, if you were going with me, we could share body heat. 884 00:34:46,418 --> 00:34:50,322 Barbara is just this kind, compassionate woman. 885 00:34:50,356 --> 00:34:54,393 I am blessed that she loves me and likes being married to me. 886 00:34:54,426 --> 00:34:56,828 I'm going to, of course, bring a ferro rod 887 00:34:56,862 --> 00:35:02,134 with an orange attachment for striking it that 888 00:35:02,168 --> 00:35:04,270 will prevent me from losing it. 889 00:35:04,303 --> 00:35:06,772 BARBARA: Fiona knows something is up. 890 00:35:06,805 --> 00:35:09,308 I don't know how you know, but-- 891 00:35:09,341 --> 00:35:11,243 aw, poor baby. 892 00:35:11,277 --> 00:35:15,347 I want to prove to myself that I can do it. 893 00:35:15,381 --> 00:35:17,283 I'm not out there to beat nature. 894 00:35:17,316 --> 00:35:19,851 I'm out there to cooperate with nature. 895 00:35:19,885 --> 00:35:20,919 I have three children. 896 00:35:20,952 --> 00:35:23,455 I'm a grandfather by three. 897 00:35:23,489 --> 00:35:26,592 When my daughter passed, she was only 10 years old. 898 00:35:26,625 --> 00:35:29,795 In those situations where I am alone, those-- 899 00:35:29,828 --> 00:35:36,668 those memories are larger than they are ever at any time. 900 00:35:36,702 --> 00:35:42,541 I am going to learn in a deeper, more amazing way 901 00:35:42,574 --> 00:35:45,577 how to live with that painful past and hurtful history. 902 00:35:49,248 --> 00:35:50,549 ALAN KAY: Like last year, the cast 903 00:35:50,582 --> 00:35:54,520 is on Quatsino Sound, Northwest Vancouver Island. 904 00:35:54,553 --> 00:35:57,956 This rugged landscape goes from fjords to the sea. 905 00:35:57,989 --> 00:36:02,661 It's got abundant forests from cedar to hemlock. 906 00:36:02,694 --> 00:36:04,896 A large population of cougars and wolves 907 00:36:04,930 --> 00:36:08,534 roam free alongside black bears. 908 00:36:08,567 --> 00:36:11,203 It's one of Mother Nature's gems, exposed 909 00:36:11,237 --> 00:36:13,138 to the massive waves of the Pacific 910 00:36:13,171 --> 00:36:16,742 and the treasures she brings in. 911 00:36:16,775 --> 00:36:19,811 From ropes to plastic bottles, what was trash to others 912 00:36:19,845 --> 00:36:22,848 became indispensable tools for me. 913 00:36:22,881 --> 00:36:24,383 I could walk on the beach and find 914 00:36:24,416 --> 00:36:26,718 100 feet of rope, which I could turn again 915 00:36:26,752 --> 00:36:28,687 into 800 feet of rope. 916 00:36:28,720 --> 00:36:30,256 It's all down to luck and chance. 917 00:36:30,289 --> 00:36:31,723 And that is part of the game out here. 918 00:36:31,757 --> 00:36:34,360 [dramatic music] 919 00:36:36,762 --> 00:36:40,499 It's easy to have a romantic idea that fish can be picked 920 00:36:40,532 --> 00:36:43,369 out of the water with bare hands and that hunting big game will 921 00:36:43,402 --> 00:36:45,371 be easy and abundant. 922 00:36:45,404 --> 00:36:47,906 That idea soon changes when you get out here, 923 00:36:47,939 --> 00:36:52,177 and it rains for 30 days in a row. 924 00:36:52,210 --> 00:36:54,112 OK, that wasn't too bad. 925 00:36:54,145 --> 00:36:59,385 Before launch, the crew does a gear drop at each location. 926 00:36:59,418 --> 00:37:02,688 The heavy cases they're hauling contain additional cameras. 927 00:37:02,721 --> 00:37:05,891 So when each participant gets to his site, they're ready to go-- 928 00:37:05,924 --> 00:37:08,760 no handholding. 929 00:37:08,794 --> 00:37:12,197 The location of each gear stash is marked with a bright ribbon 930 00:37:12,230 --> 00:37:13,765 to ensure it's easy to find. 931 00:37:13,799 --> 00:37:14,533 See ya. 932 00:37:14,566 --> 00:37:16,402 Good luck. 933 00:37:16,435 --> 00:37:18,737 ALAN KAY: I remember exiting my chopper last year 934 00:37:18,770 --> 00:37:21,773 and immediately feeling that I was on my own. 935 00:37:21,807 --> 00:37:24,910 So this is home. 936 00:37:24,943 --> 00:37:25,777 We are here. 937 00:37:25,811 --> 00:37:28,113 This is crazy. 938 00:37:28,146 --> 00:37:30,582 I'm a complete lunatic. 939 00:37:30,616 --> 00:37:33,352 [dramatic music] 940 00:37:36,021 --> 00:37:38,324 After an intense week of training, 941 00:37:38,357 --> 00:37:41,627 it's up to the participants to survive alone. 942 00:37:41,660 --> 00:37:45,163 It's hard to describe how I felt standing there, excited, 943 00:37:45,196 --> 00:37:48,467 anxious, scared, and determined. 944 00:37:48,500 --> 00:37:50,902 I can tell you this, no matter how much they think 945 00:37:50,936 --> 00:37:53,138 they're ready, they're not. 946 00:37:53,171 --> 00:37:55,474 You don't know what you're going to encounter until you're 947 00:37:55,507 --> 00:37:57,409 out there. 948 00:37:57,443 --> 00:37:59,244 And sometimes, the biggest challenge 949 00:37:59,277 --> 00:38:00,979 isn't bears or the cold. 950 00:38:01,012 --> 00:38:04,983 It might just be the predator inside you. 951 00:38:05,016 --> 00:38:06,852 TRACY: It's the anticipation, the build up, 952 00:38:06,885 --> 00:38:12,157 the time that we spent from the applications, the screening, 953 00:38:12,190 --> 00:38:15,594 the boot camp, everything all the way up till now, 954 00:38:15,627 --> 00:38:18,196 all the traveling, the saying goodbye to family-- 955 00:38:18,229 --> 00:38:19,998 the last couple minutes. 956 00:38:20,031 --> 00:38:20,666 I'm ready. 957 00:38:24,169 --> 00:38:25,637 [dramatic music] 958 00:38:25,671 --> 00:38:27,138 I just want to see where I'm going to be living 959 00:38:27,172 --> 00:38:28,874 for the next couple months. 960 00:38:28,907 --> 00:38:33,044 As we get my piece of ground, I can what I have to work with. 961 00:38:33,078 --> 00:38:35,046 [dramatic music] 962 00:38:35,080 --> 00:38:36,415 The long wait is nearly over. 963 00:38:39,885 --> 00:38:43,154 [dramatic music] 964 00:38:43,188 --> 00:38:46,392 Now I'm just ready to get out to my site and just start, 965 00:38:46,425 --> 00:38:47,058 you know? 966 00:38:49,995 --> 00:38:50,996 Keep it simple. 967 00:38:51,029 --> 00:38:52,464 That's what I always say. 968 00:38:52,498 --> 00:38:55,333 I'm just ready to get out there. 969 00:38:55,367 --> 00:38:56,902 [dramatic music] 970 00:38:56,935 --> 00:38:57,869 - OK, here we go. - Ah! 971 00:38:57,903 --> 00:38:58,870 Ha, ha! 972 00:38:58,904 --> 00:39:00,238 Woo! 973 00:39:00,271 --> 00:39:01,840 [alarm sounding] 974 00:39:01,873 --> 00:39:04,209 [dramatic music] 975 00:39:04,242 --> 00:39:05,076 I shaved my beard. 976 00:39:05,110 --> 00:39:06,812 It was kind of a-- 977 00:39:06,845 --> 00:39:09,548 I'm going to start changing the way that I live my life now. 978 00:39:09,581 --> 00:39:11,983 I'm feeling really anxious. 979 00:39:12,017 --> 00:39:14,820 But besides having kids, this is about the most exciting thing 980 00:39:14,853 --> 00:39:16,021 I've ever felt. 981 00:39:16,054 --> 00:39:17,088 [dramatic music] 982 00:39:17,122 --> 00:39:18,990 You've been in these before, have you? 983 00:39:19,024 --> 00:39:20,091 A couple times. 984 00:39:20,125 --> 00:39:21,693 [beeping] 985 00:39:21,727 --> 00:39:22,994 [engine whirring] 986 00:39:23,028 --> 00:39:24,563 [dramatic music] 987 00:39:24,596 --> 00:39:27,098 ALAN KAY: The 10 embarking on this adventure 988 00:39:27,132 --> 00:39:30,001 are about to take part in something only a small handful 989 00:39:30,035 --> 00:39:32,504 of people can truly understand. 990 00:39:32,538 --> 00:39:36,041 The experience will test them, break them, build them up, 991 00:39:36,074 --> 00:39:38,076 and tear them down. 992 00:39:38,109 --> 00:39:40,211 No matter how their journeys end, 993 00:39:40,245 --> 00:39:42,581 they will walk away profoundly changed. 994 00:39:42,614 --> 00:39:44,616 It will be the first time in their lives 995 00:39:44,650 --> 00:39:49,054 that they will be 100% alone, struggling 996 00:39:49,087 --> 00:39:53,559 to survive in complete isolation, all 997 00:39:53,592 --> 00:39:57,596 while the whole world watches on. 998 00:39:57,629 --> 00:40:01,066 I wish I was on that boat going out again. 999 00:40:01,099 --> 00:40:04,369 Good luck to them all. 1000 00:40:04,402 --> 00:40:07,506 [dramatic music] 1001 00:40:16,247 --> 00:40:19,918 Now they're on their own. 1002 00:40:19,951 --> 00:40:23,088 We're about to embark on an extended wilderness survival 1003 00:40:23,121 --> 00:40:23,889 experience. 1004 00:40:23,922 --> 00:40:24,956 This is it. 1005 00:40:24,990 --> 00:40:26,658 It has begun. 1006 00:40:26,692 --> 00:40:28,126 Oh, my god, I'm alone. 1007 00:40:28,159 --> 00:40:30,061 [laughing] 1008 00:40:30,095 --> 00:40:31,396 What the hell have I done? 1009 00:40:31,429 --> 00:40:32,998 When you're out here in the woods, 1010 00:40:33,031 --> 00:40:35,967 it's just amazing how hard everything is. 1011 00:40:36,001 --> 00:40:36,735 [dramatic music] 1012 00:40:36,768 --> 00:40:39,505 It is not easy going out here. 1013 00:40:39,538 --> 00:40:42,974 50-mile-an-hour winds-- I've got to go back to camp. 1014 00:40:43,008 --> 00:40:44,576 [groaning] 1015 00:40:44,610 --> 00:40:46,311 I swear to God, if that thing chews my sleeping bag up, 1016 00:40:46,344 --> 00:40:48,246 I'm blowing this place up. 1017 00:40:48,279 --> 00:40:50,315 I'm so disappointed in myself right now. 1018 00:40:50,348 --> 00:40:52,417 If you suffer a mechanical injury, 1019 00:40:52,450 --> 00:40:54,486 there's nobody here to help you. 1020 00:40:54,520 --> 00:40:57,122 If I don't start catching fish and soon, I'm a goner. 1021 00:40:57,155 --> 00:40:57,923 Look at that! 1022 00:40:57,956 --> 00:41:01,693 Squished mouse-- my favorite. 1023 00:41:01,727 --> 00:41:03,629 I'm starting to see more and more signs of bears. 1024 00:41:03,662 --> 00:41:05,463 I just heard a loud noise out there. 1025 00:41:05,497 --> 00:41:06,998 I'm not sure what it was. 1026 00:41:07,032 --> 00:41:07,766 [whistling] 1027 00:41:07,799 --> 00:41:09,000 Hey, bear. 1028 00:41:09,034 --> 00:41:10,001 Yo, bear. 1029 00:41:10,035 --> 00:41:11,469 I got to get out of here. 1030 00:41:11,503 --> 00:41:13,371 Oh, my god, the bears are here-- 1031 00:41:13,404 --> 00:41:16,141 not good. 1032 00:41:16,174 --> 00:41:18,109 Hey, don't come over here. 1033 00:41:18,143 --> 00:41:21,012 Get out of here! 1034 00:41:21,046 --> 00:41:23,381 ALAN KAY: Season 2 of "Alone" starts now. 1035 00:41:23,414 --> 00:41:25,717 [dramatic music]