1 00:00:11,597 --> 00:00:14,566 [dramatic music] 2 00:00:14,600 --> 00:00:21,055 ♪♪ 3 00:00:21,090 --> 00:00:23,920 [helicopter blades whirring] 4 00:00:23,954 --> 00:00:26,060 - This is it. It has begun. 5 00:00:26,095 --> 00:00:28,649 - God. [bleep] 6 00:00:28,683 --> 00:00:31,721 Piece of [bleep]. I hate this place. 7 00:00:31,755 --> 00:00:33,895 - This is bad. I've got to get out of here. 8 00:00:33,930 --> 00:00:35,828 This is feeling like the toughest thing 9 00:00:35,863 --> 00:00:37,071 I've ever done in my life. 10 00:00:37,106 --> 00:00:39,625 I guess I'm officially tapping. 11 00:00:39,660 --> 00:00:41,524 - Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh. 12 00:00:41,558 --> 00:00:44,872 I'm finding all kinds of [bleep] water in my tent. 13 00:00:44,906 --> 00:00:48,013 - I believe I hear a neighborhood resident. 14 00:00:48,048 --> 00:00:51,430 There's a bear outside. 15 00:00:51,465 --> 00:00:52,431 Get out of here! 16 00:00:52,466 --> 00:00:54,226 [bear growling] 17 00:00:54,261 --> 00:00:56,435 - Who are you when everything's been stripped away? 18 00:00:56,470 --> 00:00:57,712 [bleep]. 19 00:00:57,747 --> 00:00:59,335 [yelping] 20 00:00:59,369 --> 00:01:01,578 - It's scary out here in these woods. 21 00:01:01,613 --> 00:01:03,891 - I have not had a serious meal in a week. 22 00:01:03,925 --> 00:01:06,169 - If I can't get a fire, then I can't stay here. 23 00:01:06,204 --> 00:01:07,860 - It's alway the back of your mind, 24 00:01:07,895 --> 00:01:09,310 "Well, I could tap out." 25 00:01:09,345 --> 00:01:11,105 - Putting up with this filming [bleep]? 26 00:01:11,140 --> 00:01:13,142 - Running into a predator, it's not an if. 27 00:01:13,176 --> 00:01:14,143 It's a when. 28 00:01:14,177 --> 00:01:15,282 Get the hell out of here. 29 00:01:15,316 --> 00:01:17,629 I see you. Get out of here! 30 00:01:17,663 --> 00:01:19,562 - I'm living a hand-to-mouth existence. 31 00:01:19,596 --> 00:01:20,804 Yes! Aah! 32 00:01:20,839 --> 00:01:22,668 - $500,000 is a lot of money. 33 00:01:22,703 --> 00:01:24,118 - It's just gonna keep getting harder. 34 00:01:24,153 --> 00:01:25,671 - It's not the world that needs to change. 35 00:01:25,706 --> 00:01:28,260 It's me that needs to change. 36 00:01:28,295 --> 00:01:30,538 [moans] 37 00:01:30,573 --> 00:01:38,477 ♪ 38 00:01:44,690 --> 00:01:47,659 [dramatic music] 39 00:01:47,693 --> 00:01:55,598 ♪♪ 40 00:02:04,641 --> 00:02:07,127 Good morning. 41 00:02:07,161 --> 00:02:11,131 It rained like a son of a bitch all night. 42 00:02:11,165 --> 00:02:15,652 I woke up this morning to, "Mom, Mom! 43 00:02:15,687 --> 00:02:18,034 Mommy!" 44 00:02:18,068 --> 00:02:22,521 And I woke up, and I'm looking around. 45 00:02:22,556 --> 00:02:24,282 It was the geese flying in. 46 00:02:24,316 --> 00:02:27,216 [mimicking geese] 47 00:02:31,565 --> 00:02:34,706 So there you go. 48 00:02:34,740 --> 00:02:37,157 I thought my girls were waking me up. 49 00:02:40,125 --> 00:02:42,748 Today, the rain's slowed down a little bit, 50 00:02:42,783 --> 00:02:44,888 but I know it's gonna get worse. 51 00:02:44,923 --> 00:02:47,753 [yawning] I need to set up a fire shelter, 52 00:02:47,788 --> 00:02:51,516 like a place that I can count on having a fire every day. 53 00:02:53,552 --> 00:02:55,140 Something that's dry. 54 00:02:56,728 --> 00:03:00,249 So, I'm gonna... 55 00:03:00,283 --> 00:03:03,424 take this here ridge pole. 56 00:03:03,459 --> 00:03:07,911 I'm gonna carve in a couple notches 57 00:03:07,946 --> 00:03:10,120 into this tree and this tree, 58 00:03:10,155 --> 00:03:11,984 kind of like a divot notch, 59 00:03:12,019 --> 00:03:14,297 and so I can wedge it into the tree a little bit 60 00:03:14,332 --> 00:03:18,370 and then tie it down with some fish string. 61 00:03:18,405 --> 00:03:22,719 What I'm most scared of is after the adventure, 62 00:03:22,754 --> 00:03:25,135 after this is all done 63 00:03:25,170 --> 00:03:26,516 and we all go home, 64 00:03:26,551 --> 00:03:29,070 I'm scared of what's next. 65 00:03:29,105 --> 00:03:30,658 It's like, what's the next thing 66 00:03:30,693 --> 00:03:35,111 that's gonna capture you the way this has captured me? 67 00:03:35,145 --> 00:03:36,802 You know, 68 00:03:36,837 --> 00:03:39,633 when I was home, 69 00:03:39,667 --> 00:03:46,053 my mom brought up the fact that there is gypsy blood our line. 70 00:03:46,087 --> 00:03:49,194 Maybe that's where I get all this from. 71 00:03:49,229 --> 00:03:54,061 Just the need to run, the need to go all the time. 72 00:03:54,095 --> 00:03:55,131 A change of scenery, 73 00:03:55,165 --> 00:03:59,239 a change of pace, a new adventure. 74 00:03:59,273 --> 00:04:03,243 ♪♪ 75 00:04:03,277 --> 00:04:04,554 I want to tell my kids 76 00:04:04,589 --> 00:04:06,556 that you can do anything that you want to do. 77 00:04:06,591 --> 00:04:10,491 I want to raise strong women 78 00:04:10,526 --> 00:04:12,252 in this world. 79 00:04:15,047 --> 00:04:18,568 Then I'm gonna pull my tarp over, 5-foot up, 80 00:04:18,603 --> 00:04:21,399 and then maybe out. 81 00:04:21,433 --> 00:04:23,332 Check it out. 82 00:04:23,366 --> 00:04:26,127 If you think you can do it, try it. 83 00:04:26,162 --> 00:04:28,440 If you want it, go get it. 84 00:04:28,475 --> 00:04:30,373 I think that that's a huge lesson, 85 00:04:30,408 --> 00:04:32,341 especially for my daughters. 86 00:04:38,036 --> 00:04:41,004 [dramatic music] 87 00:04:41,039 --> 00:04:48,943 ♪♪ 88 00:04:51,532 --> 00:04:54,224 - Our journey this morning begins. 89 00:04:54,259 --> 00:04:55,812 Yay. 90 00:04:59,920 --> 00:05:02,612 I do things a little differently. 91 00:05:02,647 --> 00:05:03,786 Whereas most people are probably 92 00:05:03,820 --> 00:05:05,443 sitting around surviving, 93 00:05:05,477 --> 00:05:10,068 I want to keep active just to try to stay sane. 94 00:05:10,102 --> 00:05:15,384 I'm gonna explore the area a little bit and go from there. 95 00:05:15,418 --> 00:05:17,351 It's kind of ingrained in you in the military 96 00:05:17,386 --> 00:05:20,423 to just constantly go 100 miles an hour. 97 00:05:23,046 --> 00:05:24,945 - You are prepared for what's gonna happen. 98 00:05:24,979 --> 00:05:26,981 - Yeah. - You know a lot 99 00:05:27,016 --> 00:05:28,569 about what's gonna happen. 100 00:05:28,604 --> 00:05:30,468 - I was in the Army for about 15 years. 101 00:05:30,502 --> 00:05:32,677 I recently got out. 102 00:05:32,711 --> 00:05:34,368 For the majority of that time, 103 00:05:34,403 --> 00:05:36,059 I was either a sniper 104 00:05:36,094 --> 00:05:38,372 or working down at the sniper school. 105 00:05:38,407 --> 00:05:42,376 There's a huge suicide epidemic in the veteran community. 106 00:05:42,411 --> 00:05:44,102 I started noticing some of my friends 107 00:05:44,136 --> 00:05:46,173 that had gotten out of the military, 108 00:05:46,207 --> 00:05:48,555 and they were having a real hard time 109 00:05:48,589 --> 00:05:50,660 transitioning into civilian life. 110 00:05:50,695 --> 00:05:53,283 I came up with the idea of taking guys 111 00:05:53,318 --> 00:05:54,699 out on hiking trips. 112 00:05:54,733 --> 00:05:56,666 I think there's a connection with nature there 113 00:05:56,701 --> 00:05:58,496 that can be really helpful. 114 00:05:58,530 --> 00:06:02,051 And, to me, that's what keeps me going. 115 00:06:02,085 --> 00:06:03,293 All the years in the military, 116 00:06:03,328 --> 00:06:06,227 if you have one thing, it's gonna be this. 117 00:06:06,262 --> 00:06:10,162 - So, I have two blades. I have one, just regular. 118 00:06:10,197 --> 00:06:13,994 And then the other one is serrated.if you have one thing, it's gonna be this. 119 00:06:14,028 --> 00:06:16,065 Being in the military, you still have people around, 120 00:06:16,099 --> 00:06:17,825 you know, that kind of keep you going. 121 00:06:17,860 --> 00:06:20,725 You have a mission or a purpose to do together. 122 00:06:20,759 --> 00:06:23,383 So you still have that human interaction. 123 00:06:23,417 --> 00:06:27,421 Very few people have ever gone out by themselves, 124 00:06:27,456 --> 00:06:30,735 completely shut off from everybody. 125 00:06:30,769 --> 00:06:32,322 For me, going out in the middle 126 00:06:32,357 --> 00:06:34,635 of nowhere completely reliant upon myself, 127 00:06:34,670 --> 00:06:35,947 it is that challenge 128 00:06:35,981 --> 00:06:39,019 that I've always wanted to put myself through. 129 00:06:40,883 --> 00:06:42,402 I'm gonna head into the woods. 130 00:06:42,436 --> 00:06:47,165 I'm gonna be looking for signs of some sustainable food. 131 00:06:47,199 --> 00:06:48,649 You never know. 132 00:06:48,684 --> 00:06:54,034 I feel like if you sit in one place, 133 00:06:54,068 --> 00:06:56,485 you might miss a whole lot of stuff. 134 00:06:57,796 --> 00:07:01,179 ♪♪ 135 00:07:01,213 --> 00:07:03,457 I have a duck. [laughs] 136 00:07:03,492 --> 00:07:07,979 I have little duck that's hanging out. 137 00:07:08,013 --> 00:07:09,256 I don't know, I might leave him. 138 00:07:09,290 --> 00:07:12,155 Depends on how hungry I get. He might be dinner. 139 00:07:12,190 --> 00:07:15,158 [footsteps crunching] 140 00:07:15,193 --> 00:07:18,092 [bird chirping] 141 00:07:22,234 --> 00:07:23,132 What? 142 00:07:29,034 --> 00:07:31,796 The bird up there, he's either trying to tell me something, 143 00:07:31,830 --> 00:07:35,247 or trying to tell everybody else that I'm here. 144 00:07:35,282 --> 00:07:43,152 ♪♪ 145 00:07:50,987 --> 00:07:55,164 - Life alone on Vancouver Island. 146 00:07:55,198 --> 00:07:59,720 My goal is to be out here for the entire year. 147 00:07:59,755 --> 00:08:03,206 So, it's...survival... 148 00:08:03,241 --> 00:08:05,208 of the fittest. 149 00:08:05,243 --> 00:08:07,038 I spent eight years 150 00:08:07,072 --> 00:08:08,867 teachiilots and air crew members 151 00:08:08,902 --> 00:08:10,662 how to survive behind enemy lines. 152 00:08:10,697 --> 00:08:12,319 You know, if they got shot down, 153 00:08:12,353 --> 00:08:15,598 what would they do to survive? 154 00:08:15,633 --> 00:08:18,808 Once you get the shelter and the water figured out, 155 00:08:18,843 --> 00:08:20,534 firewood and food. 156 00:08:20,569 --> 00:08:24,642 So, I plan to eat some seaweed this morning. 157 00:08:26,713 --> 00:08:30,371 I want to show you the different kinds of foods 158 00:08:30,406 --> 00:08:32,063 there are on the beach. 159 00:08:32,097 --> 00:08:36,032 There's this type of seaweed, 160 00:08:36,067 --> 00:08:38,518 seagrass. 161 00:08:38,552 --> 00:08:41,072 You eat down at the base where it's white. 162 00:08:43,592 --> 00:08:45,455 And it is quite sweet. 163 00:08:45,490 --> 00:08:47,250 Very good. 164 00:08:47,285 --> 00:08:51,013 I believe, also, you can... 165 00:08:51,047 --> 00:08:52,359 eat the rhizome. 166 00:08:59,884 --> 00:09:01,679 And that's very sweet as well. 167 00:09:01,713 --> 00:09:05,717 It's kind of like candy, I mean, it's so sweet. 168 00:09:05,752 --> 00:09:07,374 Bull kelp 169 00:09:07,408 --> 00:09:10,929 has this long tail 170 00:09:10,964 --> 00:09:13,104 that goes 171 00:09:13,138 --> 00:09:15,693 down and around 172 00:09:15,727 --> 00:09:19,110 and way off out there. 173 00:09:21,043 --> 00:09:23,597 And you can eat... 174 00:09:25,047 --> 00:09:26,358 the vine as well. 175 00:09:29,534 --> 00:09:33,434 Normally, you slice it into little rings 176 00:09:33,469 --> 00:09:35,367 and then you cook it. 177 00:09:37,577 --> 00:09:40,441 [crunches] Ha-ha! 178 00:09:40,476 --> 00:09:41,857 Mmm. 179 00:09:43,479 --> 00:09:46,137 Got a lot of salt water that time. 180 00:09:46,171 --> 00:09:49,865 So, that is breakfast. 181 00:09:49,899 --> 00:09:53,627 And it looks like we've got low tide, 182 00:09:53,662 --> 00:09:57,286 so I'm gonna go ahead and try and put up my gillnet. 183 00:09:57,320 --> 00:09:59,288 [hammering] 184 00:09:59,322 --> 00:10:04,293 So I've got this freshwater creek flowing into the cove. 185 00:10:04,327 --> 00:10:07,710 I'm gonna put my gillnet right out in front of it. 186 00:10:07,745 --> 00:10:10,023 Perhaps that's the best place to put it. 187 00:10:10,057 --> 00:10:11,300 I'll find out. 188 00:10:11,334 --> 00:10:14,821 Every day, that low tide/high tide transition, 189 00:10:14,855 --> 00:10:16,961 I'm gonna look forward to going out 190 00:10:16,995 --> 00:10:19,791 and checking my traps. 191 00:10:19,826 --> 00:10:23,899 I really hope I get a fish in there tomorrow. 192 00:10:23,933 --> 00:10:27,661 ♪♪ 193 00:10:27,696 --> 00:10:31,251 Looks like we should get out the tennis rackets 194 00:10:31,285 --> 00:10:33,391 and start playing tennis, right? 195 00:10:33,425 --> 00:10:34,703 [splashing] 196 00:10:34,737 --> 00:10:37,257 I'm gonna go walk, see if I can find 197 00:10:37,291 --> 00:10:39,328 some more edibles this morning. 198 00:10:40,778 --> 00:10:43,090 There's my seaweed spot. 199 00:10:54,895 --> 00:10:58,692 Oh, my goodness. 200 00:10:58,727 --> 00:11:01,522 Check this out. 201 00:11:01,557 --> 00:11:04,387 There's a very large pile of bear poo. 202 00:11:04,422 --> 00:11:05,803 [tense music] 203 00:11:05,837 --> 00:11:09,427 One... 204 00:11:09,461 --> 00:11:12,257 two... 205 00:11:12,292 --> 00:11:14,777 three... 206 00:11:14,812 --> 00:11:18,747 four--that's still steaming-- 207 00:11:18,781 --> 00:11:20,887 five... 208 00:11:20,921 --> 00:11:22,854 six. 209 00:11:22,889 --> 00:11:26,237 [laughs] I've got friends already. 210 00:11:26,271 --> 00:11:28,204 And I thought I was gonna be alone out here. 211 00:11:28,239 --> 00:11:30,690 [laughs] 212 00:11:30,724 --> 00:11:38,628 ♪♪ 213 00:11:49,398 --> 00:11:53,609 - I've been looking around... through the woods. 214 00:11:53,643 --> 00:11:57,475 I have to look for the most sustainable food source. 215 00:11:57,509 --> 00:11:59,684 And I'm not seeing too much, 216 00:11:59,719 --> 00:12:02,791 as far as wildlife signs. 217 00:12:02,825 --> 00:12:06,070 I don't see really any scrape marks 218 00:12:06,104 --> 00:12:10,695 on...the tree I just walked across. 219 00:12:12,041 --> 00:12:14,837 We're gonna start heading down to the beach. 220 00:12:14,872 --> 00:12:17,875 See what we can find down there. 221 00:12:17,909 --> 00:12:25,814 ♪♪ 222 00:12:29,749 --> 00:12:30,957 [sighs] 223 00:12:32,855 --> 00:12:34,719 Biggest thing I'm seeing right now, 224 00:12:34,754 --> 00:12:36,790 as far as resources go, 225 00:12:36,825 --> 00:12:39,620 is the inlet, is what I'm thinking. 226 00:12:39,655 --> 00:12:43,935 That most of my food is gonna come out of the water. 227 00:12:43,970 --> 00:12:46,524 I don't see my little duck friend. 228 00:12:46,558 --> 00:12:48,181 I've got a duck that hangs out over here. 229 00:12:48,215 --> 00:12:51,494 Let's see if we can find him. 230 00:12:51,529 --> 00:12:54,497 [water running] 231 00:12:54,532 --> 00:12:58,639 ♪♪ 232 00:12:58,674 --> 00:13:00,020 Holy crap. 233 00:13:00,055 --> 00:13:08,028 ♪♪ 234 00:13:08,063 --> 00:13:10,203 My duck... 235 00:13:10,237 --> 00:13:13,447 is somehow dead. 236 00:13:13,482 --> 00:13:16,381 [splashing] 237 00:13:20,938 --> 00:13:23,388 That's pretty weird. 238 00:13:23,423 --> 00:13:25,666 I'm not sure what the hell killed this thing. 239 00:13:28,842 --> 00:13:31,120 There's no bite marks, 240 00:13:31,155 --> 00:13:32,846 no blood. 241 00:13:32,881 --> 00:13:34,261 I don't see any tracks. 242 00:13:36,988 --> 00:13:39,335 So this is a pretty big decision. 243 00:13:39,370 --> 00:13:41,682 On the one hand, 244 00:13:41,717 --> 00:13:42,925 if something killed this thing 245 00:13:42,960 --> 00:13:47,205 that somehow infected the meat, 246 00:13:47,240 --> 00:13:49,069 and I don't cook it well enough, 247 00:13:49,104 --> 00:13:50,830 I'm gonna get sick. 248 00:13:50,864 --> 00:13:53,142 That sucks, you know? 249 00:13:53,177 --> 00:13:56,145 On the other hand, if I get rid of it-- 250 00:13:56,180 --> 00:13:58,423 'cause I can't leave it here, 'cause all it's gonna do 251 00:13:58,458 --> 00:14:00,632 is attract cougars and bears. 252 00:14:00,667 --> 00:14:02,393 More than likely, a cougar. 253 00:14:06,638 --> 00:14:08,123 If I get rid of it, 254 00:14:08,157 --> 00:14:09,538 it's getting rid of a lot of meat. 255 00:14:12,023 --> 00:14:14,992 [dramatic music] 256 00:14:15,026 --> 00:14:19,375 ♪♪ 257 00:14:19,410 --> 00:14:20,445 [bleep]. 258 00:14:24,691 --> 00:14:27,659 [dramatic music] 259 00:14:27,694 --> 00:14:35,598 ♪♪ 260 00:14:41,639 --> 00:14:44,607 [water running] 261 00:14:44,642 --> 00:14:52,512 ♪ 262 00:14:54,686 --> 00:14:57,655 [footsteps crunching] 263 00:14:57,689 --> 00:15:05,594 ♪♪ 264 00:15:13,291 --> 00:15:16,950 So, I've made my decision. 265 00:15:16,985 --> 00:15:19,504 I'm not gonna eat it. 266 00:15:19,539 --> 00:15:21,023 Ah, it kind of sucks. 267 00:15:21,058 --> 00:15:24,751 I was really hoping this dude was gonna give me food 268 00:15:24,785 --> 00:15:27,098 when I really needed it, 269 00:15:27,133 --> 00:15:30,343 and not have to waste food when I don't. 270 00:15:36,763 --> 00:15:39,800 All right. 271 00:15:39,835 --> 00:15:41,699 Mr. Duck, 272 00:15:41,733 --> 00:15:44,081 it was nice knowing you, bro. 273 00:15:44,115 --> 00:15:47,636 And...take care. 274 00:15:48,982 --> 00:15:50,052 Do you have duck funerals? 275 00:15:50,087 --> 00:15:51,674 Is that a thing? I don't know. 276 00:15:51,709 --> 00:15:56,196 Anyway, we're gonna throw this dude out into the bay. 277 00:15:57,508 --> 00:16:01,029 Hopefully, he'll get drug away and not... 278 00:16:01,063 --> 00:16:03,307 wash up on my beach again. 279 00:16:03,341 --> 00:16:05,412 That would suck. 280 00:16:07,725 --> 00:16:10,107 Yeah. 281 00:16:10,141 --> 00:16:11,660 Bye, duck. 282 00:16:11,694 --> 00:16:13,006 Quack. 283 00:16:13,041 --> 00:16:18,115 ♪ 284 00:16:18,149 --> 00:16:21,014 Wasting food is a huge thing, 285 00:16:21,049 --> 00:16:25,329 because you're running on miniscule calories. 286 00:16:25,363 --> 00:16:27,020 It's pretty disheartening, 287 00:16:27,055 --> 00:16:29,436 but the risk of me potentially 288 00:16:29,471 --> 00:16:31,749 getting sick from some crazy bird flu 289 00:16:31,783 --> 00:16:34,027 or whatever this thing died from-- 290 00:16:34,062 --> 00:16:35,822 it's not worth it. 291 00:16:35,856 --> 00:16:43,761 ♪♪ 292 00:16:52,632 --> 00:16:54,841 - So, here's a little bit of my... 293 00:16:54,875 --> 00:16:56,325 [clears throat] 294 00:16:59,190 --> 00:17:00,847 Hemlock tea. 295 00:17:00,881 --> 00:17:05,645 ♪♪ 296 00:17:05,679 --> 00:17:08,165 I have big plans for today. 297 00:17:08,199 --> 00:17:11,996 Food is a priority. 298 00:17:12,031 --> 00:17:13,480 I'm not a fisherman, 299 00:17:13,515 --> 00:17:16,552 and the ocean is super abundant. 300 00:17:16,587 --> 00:17:18,313 There's tons of fish in there. 301 00:17:18,347 --> 00:17:22,144 I just haven't figured out how to catch them yet. 302 00:17:22,179 --> 00:17:24,526 So, I need to go by what I know, 303 00:17:24,560 --> 00:17:28,461 which is the land. 304 00:17:28,495 --> 00:17:31,671 Every single year, my dad, all my uncles, my grandpa, 305 00:17:31,705 --> 00:17:33,397 we would basically go up to our cottage 306 00:17:33,431 --> 00:17:34,639 that we have in northern Michigan. 307 00:17:34,674 --> 00:17:36,089 And we would go out hunting 308 00:17:36,124 --> 00:17:37,366 and, you know, it was always just, 309 00:17:37,401 --> 00:17:39,368 like, so much fun. 310 00:17:39,403 --> 00:17:42,958 ♪♪ 311 00:17:42,992 --> 00:17:44,994 - There he is. His senior picture. 312 00:17:45,029 --> 00:17:47,445 We're gonna miss him. 313 00:17:47,480 --> 00:17:49,482 - I think, just as a young man, I was just--you know, 314 00:17:49,516 --> 00:17:51,622 not knowing what I wanted to do with my life, 315 00:17:51,656 --> 00:17:53,693 I know that I loved being outside. 316 00:17:53,727 --> 00:17:56,420 I sort of, like, have just a very, very strong connection 317 00:17:56,454 --> 00:17:58,111 to the natural world. 318 00:17:58,146 --> 00:18:03,392 Just being outside in nature does a lot for my spirit. 319 00:18:03,427 --> 00:18:06,015 - So, how long you think you're gonna last? 320 00:18:06,050 --> 00:18:07,224 Last one standing? 321 00:18:07,258 --> 00:18:09,295 Hopefully. 322 00:18:09,329 --> 00:18:12,608 I've never really been a conventional-type person. 323 00:18:12,643 --> 00:18:14,334 Currently and for the last eight years, 324 00:18:14,369 --> 00:18:15,991 I've been working for a survival school 325 00:18:16,025 --> 00:18:19,822 in southern Utah, teaching sort of primitive skills. 326 00:18:19,857 --> 00:18:21,548 And this is a huge test for me. 327 00:18:21,583 --> 00:18:23,481 You know, this is sort of, like, a culmination 328 00:18:23,516 --> 00:18:25,552 of all of the years of training, 329 00:18:25,587 --> 00:18:27,589 like, all of the books that I've read, 330 00:18:27,623 --> 00:18:29,038 all of the going out and doing it 331 00:18:29,073 --> 00:18:30,730 and getting in the dirt time. 332 00:18:30,764 --> 00:18:33,112 I want to look back on this experience 333 00:18:33,146 --> 00:18:35,528 in 10, 15, 20 years from now, and I want to say, 334 00:18:35,562 --> 00:18:37,530 like, that experience definitely propelled me, 335 00:18:37,564 --> 00:18:38,703 and helped me grow, 336 00:18:38,738 --> 00:18:40,429 and made me a better human being. 337 00:18:40,464 --> 00:18:41,706 Blow him a kiss. 338 00:18:44,123 --> 00:18:47,885 - Experiences like this don't really come along that often. 339 00:18:47,919 --> 00:18:49,921 Being able to procure food, I mean, 340 00:18:49,956 --> 00:18:52,476 is gonna be the difference between me staying, like, 341 00:18:52,510 --> 00:18:54,823 a couple of weeks and me staying a couple of months. 342 00:18:54,857 --> 00:18:56,721 So, I'm gonna set up some traps. 343 00:18:59,759 --> 00:19:02,658 So these traps are super, super simple. 344 00:19:02,693 --> 00:19:06,766 Great for game ranging from 345 00:19:06,800 --> 00:19:11,426 a mouse to maybe a rabbit. 346 00:19:11,460 --> 00:19:15,602 Deadfalls themselves can be 347 00:19:15,637 --> 00:19:19,399 used to take things as large as a bear. 348 00:19:19,434 --> 00:19:21,643 That'll loop around there. 349 00:19:21,677 --> 00:19:23,334 The weight of the rock 350 00:19:23,369 --> 00:19:26,268 will be here. 351 00:19:27,856 --> 00:19:30,928 So, the rock will be pressing down on this, 352 00:19:30,962 --> 00:19:33,275 and then there will be a bait stick, 353 00:19:33,310 --> 00:19:36,692 which is running from 354 00:19:36,727 --> 00:19:39,039 your toggle 355 00:19:39,074 --> 00:19:41,801 to the end of the rock, 356 00:19:41,835 --> 00:19:44,493 or the end of the log, or whatever you have. 357 00:19:44,528 --> 00:19:48,187 So what will happen is, the creature will come up, 358 00:19:48,221 --> 00:19:50,223 pick off that bait stick. 359 00:19:50,258 --> 00:19:54,089 That'll cause... 360 00:19:54,123 --> 00:19:55,711 the trap to trigger, 361 00:19:55,746 --> 00:19:57,575 and then the rock to fall 362 00:19:57,610 --> 00:19:59,439 and collapse on the animal. 363 00:19:59,474 --> 00:20:01,924 So, it's a very-- 364 00:20:01,959 --> 00:20:05,618 it's actually a very humane way to kill it. 365 00:20:05,652 --> 00:20:08,586 ♪♪ 366 00:20:08,621 --> 00:20:12,901 In the forest, there aren't really any rocks. 367 00:20:12,935 --> 00:20:15,352 So I have to make do with what I have. 368 00:20:15,386 --> 00:20:18,147 And that's probably, like, you know, 369 00:20:18,182 --> 00:20:21,185 25, 30 pounds of force. 370 00:20:21,220 --> 00:20:23,808 So, a pretty good amount. 371 00:20:23,843 --> 00:20:25,396 And we'll see, maybe I can get something 372 00:20:25,431 --> 00:20:28,019 by the morning. 373 00:20:28,054 --> 00:20:30,401 This place is very beautiful. 374 00:20:30,436 --> 00:20:32,127 If you could live just off beauty, 375 00:20:32,161 --> 00:20:35,130 then you'd be pretty full here. 376 00:20:35,164 --> 00:20:36,407 ♪ 377 00:20:36,442 --> 00:20:40,446 But unfortunately, we need food to survive. 378 00:20:40,480 --> 00:20:44,864 I need to figure out this food situation. 379 00:20:44,898 --> 00:20:48,592 I don't know if I'll have the energy to do this. 380 00:20:51,767 --> 00:20:54,701 I need to figure out this food situation. 381 00:20:54,736 --> 00:21:02,606 ♪♪ 382 00:21:09,371 --> 00:21:12,340 [water running] 383 00:21:12,374 --> 00:21:13,927 ♪♪ 384 00:21:13,962 --> 00:21:15,964 What I intend to do is 385 00:21:15,998 --> 00:21:18,380 head over right away before the tide comes up 386 00:21:18,415 --> 00:21:21,970 and makes it more challenging and difficult 387 00:21:22,004 --> 00:21:23,799 to get over to the gillnet, 388 00:21:23,834 --> 00:21:26,008 check and see if I have a fish. 389 00:21:29,288 --> 00:21:31,220 There's the gillnet. 390 00:21:31,255 --> 00:21:35,432 I really hope I get a fish in there. 391 00:21:35,466 --> 00:21:37,882 I see something dark out there, 392 00:21:37,917 --> 00:21:40,609 and, man, it looks like a fish. 393 00:21:40,644 --> 00:21:42,784 Holy moly, it is a fish. 394 00:21:42,818 --> 00:21:44,993 Look at that. Thank Jesus. 395 00:21:45,027 --> 00:21:49,653 ♪♪ 396 00:21:49,687 --> 00:21:51,482 Let's see if there's any more. 397 00:21:51,517 --> 00:21:54,140 ♪♪ 398 00:21:54,174 --> 00:21:58,040 Oh, yeah. There's a halibut. 399 00:21:58,075 --> 00:22:01,837 There's another fish right there. 400 00:22:01,872 --> 00:22:02,942 Three fish. 401 00:22:02,976 --> 00:22:06,497 Man, today has just been a stellar day. 402 00:22:06,532 --> 00:22:08,499 Three fish. Come on. 403 00:22:08,534 --> 00:22:11,675 Thank you, Jesus. 404 00:22:11,709 --> 00:22:15,506 I don't intend to eat all three fish. 405 00:22:15,541 --> 00:22:18,682 I think I'd get sick from eating that much. 406 00:22:18,716 --> 00:22:22,651 I intend to cook them, 407 00:22:22,686 --> 00:22:23,756 and then 408 00:22:23,790 --> 00:22:25,516 I'll bury it nearby here. 409 00:22:27,173 --> 00:22:29,831 The only thing that could make this better 410 00:22:29,865 --> 00:22:32,385 is if I was in a restaurant 411 00:22:32,420 --> 00:22:35,388 eating this with Barbara. 412 00:22:35,423 --> 00:22:37,148 If you were going with me, 413 00:22:37,183 --> 00:22:39,392 we could share body heat. 414 00:22:39,427 --> 00:22:43,707 Without you to help heat, I need this much bigger bag. 415 00:22:43,741 --> 00:22:47,469 Barbara is just this kind, compassionate woman. 416 00:22:47,504 --> 00:22:50,230 I am blessed that she loves me 417 00:22:50,265 --> 00:22:51,818 and likes being married to me. 418 00:22:51,853 --> 00:22:54,338 ♪♪ 419 00:22:54,373 --> 00:22:56,305 Before I went into the Air Force, 420 00:22:56,340 --> 00:22:57,928 my two brothers and I, 421 00:22:57,962 --> 00:22:59,447 when we were eight, nine, and ten, 422 00:22:59,481 --> 00:23:02,691 we were sent to an orphanage. 423 00:23:02,726 --> 00:23:06,177 I got kicked out when I was 15. 424 00:23:06,212 --> 00:23:09,974 Those are really, really painful memories. 425 00:23:10,009 --> 00:23:11,424 ♪ 426 00:23:11,459 --> 00:23:14,703 I have three children. I'm a grandfather by three. 427 00:23:14,738 --> 00:23:18,604 When my daughter passed, she was only ten years old. 428 00:23:18,638 --> 00:23:19,950 That's gonna work on me. 429 00:23:19,984 --> 00:23:22,331 And so my main motivation 430 00:23:22,366 --> 00:23:25,818 is I want to prove to myself 431 00:23:25,852 --> 00:23:28,786 that I can deal with my painful past 432 00:23:28,821 --> 00:23:30,409 and hurtful history. 433 00:23:30,443 --> 00:23:32,618 Just know that in those situations 434 00:23:32,652 --> 00:23:35,586 where I am alone without Barbara, 435 00:23:35,621 --> 00:23:38,071 those memories are larger 436 00:23:38,106 --> 00:23:40,384 than they are ever at any time. 437 00:23:41,730 --> 00:23:43,352 [dirt scraping] 438 00:23:43,387 --> 00:23:45,631 You know, it's--it's work. 439 00:23:45,665 --> 00:23:48,565 And I hope that I can get through the tough times. 440 00:23:54,122 --> 00:23:57,021 That fish is on the plank. 441 00:23:57,056 --> 00:23:59,023 There'll be lean days, 442 00:23:59,058 --> 00:24:02,061 and at that time I'll have these fish laid up 443 00:24:02,095 --> 00:24:04,926 in my hole-in-the-ground refrigerator. 444 00:24:04,960 --> 00:24:08,619 And I've got them stacked one on top of the other. 445 00:24:09,793 --> 00:24:12,071 And I've got that moss on them. 446 00:24:12,105 --> 00:24:14,383 And I've got seaweed from down below 447 00:24:14,418 --> 00:24:17,317 and maybe mask the smell. 448 00:24:17,352 --> 00:24:19,388 The temperatures are cool enough here 449 00:24:19,423 --> 00:24:21,321 that it'll keep for two days, 450 00:24:21,356 --> 00:24:23,910 but I don't think it would keep for longer than that. 451 00:24:25,843 --> 00:24:28,708 Hopefully that'll be there for me tomorrow morning, 452 00:24:28,743 --> 00:24:31,608 and some bear or animal hasn't dug it up. 453 00:24:31,642 --> 00:24:35,612 ♪♪ 454 00:24:35,646 --> 00:24:39,305 I'm completely relieved. 455 00:24:39,339 --> 00:24:41,445 My gillnet caught three fish. 456 00:24:41,480 --> 00:24:44,379 Hallelujah, give me more, give me more! 457 00:24:44,413 --> 00:24:47,520 I am gonna be eating like a king out here. 458 00:24:47,555 --> 00:24:50,523 [dramatic music] 459 00:24:50,558 --> 00:24:58,462 ♪♪ 460 00:25:09,956 --> 00:25:12,614 Man. 461 00:25:12,649 --> 00:25:15,997 Well, my trap was triggered last night. 462 00:25:16,031 --> 00:25:17,239 Um... 463 00:25:17,274 --> 00:25:20,415 ♪♪ 464 00:25:20,449 --> 00:25:22,417 I can't believe this. 465 00:25:22,451 --> 00:25:24,074 Nothing. 466 00:25:24,108 --> 00:25:25,558 It's both a good thing and a bad thing. 467 00:25:25,593 --> 00:25:29,389 It's a good thing because they triggered the trap. 468 00:25:29,424 --> 00:25:31,357 It's a bad thing because I'm definitely, like, 469 00:25:31,391 --> 00:25:34,809 running pretty low on fuel. 470 00:25:34,843 --> 00:25:38,329 I haven't really eaten any meat. 471 00:25:38,364 --> 00:25:40,297 Just some mushrooms. 472 00:25:40,331 --> 00:25:41,574 That's about it. 473 00:25:41,609 --> 00:25:48,098 ♪♪ 474 00:25:48,132 --> 00:25:51,826 I'm so disappointed in myself right now. 475 00:25:51,860 --> 00:25:53,586 Um... 476 00:25:53,621 --> 00:25:56,416 But I can't let it get me down. 477 00:25:56,451 --> 00:25:57,970 I have to adapt. 478 00:25:58,004 --> 00:26:01,042 And that's really the name of the game 479 00:26:01,076 --> 00:26:02,837 of survival, is just adaption. 480 00:26:02,871 --> 00:26:06,185 So, hopefully this... 481 00:26:07,531 --> 00:26:08,670 Hopefully this works. 482 00:26:08,705 --> 00:26:10,603 ♪ 483 00:26:10,638 --> 00:26:13,123 So I don't know. I've got to try something new. 484 00:26:13,157 --> 00:26:16,160 I've got to try to make a living off the sea. 485 00:26:16,195 --> 00:26:17,783 I mean, I just need to take advantage 486 00:26:17,817 --> 00:26:21,096 of as many food sources as I can. 487 00:26:21,131 --> 00:26:23,478 I need to have my gillnet out. 488 00:26:23,512 --> 00:26:25,618 If one thing doesn't work, then try another thing, 489 00:26:25,653 --> 00:26:29,553 and if that doesn't work, then try another thing. 490 00:26:29,588 --> 00:26:32,142 The land will show you and it'll teach you 491 00:26:32,176 --> 00:26:35,386 what you need in order to live out here. 492 00:26:35,421 --> 00:26:38,527 But, you know, if you're not open to it 493 00:26:38,562 --> 00:26:41,669 or if it doesn't want to show you, then it won't. 494 00:26:42,946 --> 00:26:45,845 [fire crackles] 495 00:26:47,744 --> 00:26:49,400 ♪♪ 496 00:26:49,435 --> 00:26:50,712 I don't know, 497 00:26:50,747 --> 00:26:54,267 maybe I just need to be doing something new. 498 00:26:54,302 --> 00:27:00,170 ♪♪ 499 00:27:00,204 --> 00:27:03,173 [dramatic music] 500 00:27:03,207 --> 00:27:11,077 ♪ 501 00:27:20,224 --> 00:27:22,986 - So now I need to do the rest of my home, here. 502 00:27:23,020 --> 00:27:25,747 I've got to get the rest of this protected, 503 00:27:25,782 --> 00:27:28,888 and so I just, I got to get after it, here, 504 00:27:28,923 --> 00:27:31,028 or I'm gonna be screwed. 505 00:27:31,063 --> 00:27:33,652 When it rains really bad, 506 00:27:33,686 --> 00:27:37,621 I get all this stuff that goes inside my tent. 507 00:27:37,656 --> 00:27:39,485 And being in this environment, 508 00:27:39,519 --> 00:27:41,798 your bones get cold pretty quick. 509 00:27:41,832 --> 00:27:45,525 So I was thinking about making a front door. 510 00:27:45,560 --> 00:27:47,217 If I do that, I can stay out here 511 00:27:47,251 --> 00:27:48,736 as long as I want to. 512 00:27:48,770 --> 00:27:50,738 ♪ 513 00:27:50,772 --> 00:27:54,673 I'm just gonna take a log and go across here like this. 514 00:27:54,707 --> 00:27:56,813 ♪♪ 515 00:27:56,847 --> 00:27:59,056 So that covers that pretty good. 516 00:27:59,091 --> 00:28:01,990 Then I can still kind of see out if I need to. 517 00:28:02,025 --> 00:28:05,856 It's not great seeing out, but it's a little bit at night. 518 00:28:05,891 --> 00:28:08,238 If I go to about here, 519 00:28:08,272 --> 00:28:11,759 then I hang a lot of those ferns 520 00:28:11,793 --> 00:28:13,277 off of here, 521 00:28:13,312 --> 00:28:15,901 they're long and they'll go all the way down. 522 00:28:15,935 --> 00:28:18,973 The ferns act like shingles on a roof. 523 00:28:19,007 --> 00:28:21,251 With the hope that, when it rains, 524 00:28:21,285 --> 00:28:24,737 it sheds off instead of inside of my tent. 525 00:28:24,772 --> 00:28:27,119 Kind of see what's going on here? 526 00:28:27,153 --> 00:28:28,672 See that? 527 00:28:28,707 --> 00:28:32,469 Just tying her up, like this. 528 00:28:32,503 --> 00:28:35,299 Kind of weaving her in there. 529 00:28:35,334 --> 00:28:39,234 Nice and thick. 530 00:28:39,269 --> 00:28:42,686 The better my house is, the warmer I am, 531 00:28:42,721 --> 00:28:44,861 the safer I am, 532 00:28:44,895 --> 00:28:47,139 the dryer I am, 533 00:28:47,173 --> 00:28:49,866 the happier I am. 534 00:28:49,900 --> 00:28:52,765 Put a few more in there, and we'll call it good. 535 00:28:52,800 --> 00:28:54,594 ♪ 536 00:28:54,629 --> 00:28:56,976 Boogie, boogie, boogie! 537 00:28:57,011 --> 00:28:58,529 So, I'm gonna build a tripod 538 00:28:58,564 --> 00:29:01,394 to keep the door lifted up off the ground 539 00:29:01,429 --> 00:29:03,293 and out of the mud. 540 00:29:03,327 --> 00:29:05,191 Pretty good knot. 541 00:29:05,226 --> 00:29:07,780 See if this thing stays together 542 00:29:07,815 --> 00:29:11,611 long enough to hold up my door. 543 00:29:11,646 --> 00:29:14,407 This will serve as a door holder 544 00:29:14,442 --> 00:29:16,030 on nice days like today. 545 00:29:16,064 --> 00:29:17,376 There. 546 00:29:17,410 --> 00:29:19,378 All right, done. 547 00:29:19,412 --> 00:29:22,519 Project, mission, accomplished. 548 00:29:22,553 --> 00:29:26,281 Let's go take a look. 549 00:29:26,316 --> 00:29:30,044 I put it up here like this, pull it. 550 00:29:30,078 --> 00:29:33,047 Wow! 551 00:29:33,081 --> 00:29:34,289 ♪ 552 00:29:34,324 --> 00:29:37,396 Not too shabby. 553 00:29:37,430 --> 00:29:39,467 I can still see out, see what's going on. 554 00:29:39,501 --> 00:29:41,055 Hello! 555 00:29:41,089 --> 00:29:45,335 ♪ 556 00:29:46,508 --> 00:29:49,511 [dramatic music] 557 00:29:49,546 --> 00:29:57,416 ♪ 558 00:30:06,459 --> 00:30:08,220 I always look angry. 559 00:30:08,254 --> 00:30:09,877 Why is that? 560 00:30:09,911 --> 00:30:12,811 ♪ 561 00:30:12,845 --> 00:30:16,021 I'm not an angry guy. 562 00:30:16,055 --> 00:30:17,643 I just look that way. 563 00:30:17,677 --> 00:30:20,404 ♪ 564 00:30:20,439 --> 00:30:21,647 I'm happy to be here. 565 00:30:21,681 --> 00:30:23,994 So why, when I look at my frickin' face... 566 00:30:24,029 --> 00:30:26,790 ♪♪ 567 00:30:26,825 --> 00:30:30,725 Do I always look like I'm about to punch somebody? 568 00:30:30,759 --> 00:30:33,348 I very rarely punch anybody. 569 00:30:33,383 --> 00:30:39,458 ♪♪ 570 00:30:39,492 --> 00:30:41,770 Okay, either Bigfoot or the Loch Ness Monster 571 00:30:41,805 --> 00:30:43,807 has to show up on film at some point 572 00:30:43,842 --> 00:30:45,844 in season two of "Alone." 573 00:30:45,878 --> 00:30:47,984 ♪♪ 574 00:30:48,018 --> 00:30:49,537 A good Sasquatch sighting. 575 00:30:49,571 --> 00:30:51,988 All these cameras rolling out in this wilderness? 576 00:30:52,022 --> 00:30:57,856 ♪♪ 577 00:30:57,890 --> 00:30:59,236 It could happen. 578 00:30:59,271 --> 00:31:02,412 ♪♪ 579 00:31:02,446 --> 00:31:04,034 Things that go through your head when you're out here 580 00:31:04,069 --> 00:31:05,449 in the middle of nowhere. 581 00:31:05,484 --> 00:31:10,799 ♪♪ 582 00:31:10,834 --> 00:31:14,665 Who are you when everything's been stripped away? 583 00:31:14,700 --> 00:31:17,634 When everything you've relied on to have a sense of life 584 00:31:17,668 --> 00:31:21,224 or purpose or meaning is gone? 585 00:31:21,258 --> 00:31:22,950 ♪♪ 586 00:31:22,984 --> 00:31:27,678 How long can you live with yourself by yourself? 587 00:31:27,713 --> 00:31:30,095 And as a divorced man, 588 00:31:30,129 --> 00:31:32,131 I guess I'm figuring out that answer. 589 00:31:34,168 --> 00:31:36,722 I am leaving behind my three kids. 590 00:31:36,756 --> 00:31:39,725 I'm gonna miss you guys, all three of you, terribly. 591 00:31:39,759 --> 00:31:41,244 I wish I could take you guys with. 592 00:31:41,278 --> 00:31:43,660 - Um, no. - Oh, you haven't lived 593 00:31:43,694 --> 00:31:44,695 until you've wiped your butt with moss. 594 00:31:44,730 --> 00:31:46,214 [laughs] 595 00:31:46,249 --> 00:31:49,010 - I was a pastor for 15 years in Brazil as a missionary, 596 00:31:49,045 --> 00:31:51,323 and my three kids have been through so much. 597 00:31:51,357 --> 00:31:52,324 All the different things that have gone on 598 00:31:52,358 --> 00:31:53,808 in the last couple years-- 599 00:31:53,842 --> 00:31:56,086 you know, the divorce and moving back from Brazil-- 600 00:31:56,121 --> 00:31:58,468 it's all been difficult to bear up under. 601 00:31:58,502 --> 00:31:59,987 Are you sure you want me to do this? 602 00:32:00,021 --> 00:32:03,887 - Dad, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. 603 00:32:03,922 --> 00:32:05,371 - Your whole life has been building up to this, 604 00:32:05,406 --> 00:32:06,510 I feel like, so... 605 00:32:06,545 --> 00:32:08,581 - If anybody deserves this, it's you. 606 00:32:08,616 --> 00:32:11,205 If anybody's prepared for this, it's you. 607 00:32:11,239 --> 00:32:13,655 - I am not married. I do not have a girlfriend. 608 00:32:13,690 --> 00:32:16,348 I am as free as a man can be at this moment. 609 00:32:16,382 --> 00:32:17,832 Knowing that I have their support 610 00:32:17,866 --> 00:32:19,385 and the fact that I am a Christian, 611 00:32:19,420 --> 00:32:22,112 I am a believer, I think it'll be a strength. 612 00:32:22,147 --> 00:32:24,528 You're gonna do great, Dad. 613 00:32:24,563 --> 00:32:27,221 - I've been through all kinds of stuff in my lifetime, 614 00:32:27,255 --> 00:32:30,224 and when I look back on it, I think I wouldn't be 615 00:32:30,258 --> 00:32:33,261 the person that I am now if I hadn't gone through that. 616 00:32:33,296 --> 00:32:34,918 ♪ 617 00:32:34,953 --> 00:32:37,956 [birds squawking] 618 00:32:37,990 --> 00:32:38,991 ♪ 619 00:32:39,026 --> 00:32:40,682 In terms of immediate survival-- 620 00:32:40,717 --> 00:32:43,823 you know, fire, shelter, water--I think I've got that. 621 00:32:43,858 --> 00:32:46,033 I could stay here until I starve to death. 622 00:32:46,067 --> 00:32:48,863 But I've got to crack the code of feeding myself out here. 623 00:32:48,897 --> 00:32:52,211 I just have to do that. 624 00:32:52,246 --> 00:32:54,800 I've got to get my beach working for me, 625 00:32:54,834 --> 00:32:58,562 which means I'm gonna try to set out a trotline here. 626 00:32:58,597 --> 00:33:01,393 One line with a bunch of hooks on the end. 627 00:33:01,427 --> 00:33:05,155 I've got some of that green rope, which I salvaged. 628 00:33:05,190 --> 00:33:08,779 ♪ 629 00:33:08,814 --> 00:33:11,817 And these are gonna form the base 630 00:33:11,851 --> 00:33:13,336 of my trotline. 631 00:33:13,370 --> 00:33:16,028 I think I can put four hooks on this. 632 00:33:16,063 --> 00:33:18,237 Maybe three. 633 00:33:18,272 --> 00:33:21,102 I should have baited these after, but... 634 00:33:21,137 --> 00:33:29,041 ♪♪ 635 00:33:30,146 --> 00:33:33,977 ♪ 636 00:33:34,012 --> 00:33:37,705 I want fish. 637 00:33:37,739 --> 00:33:39,603 What are the odds of me catching a fish on that? 638 00:33:39,638 --> 00:33:41,019 I have no idea. 639 00:33:41,053 --> 00:33:44,056 But if I can't make this cove produce food, 640 00:33:44,091 --> 00:33:46,541 I mean, I won't make it. 641 00:33:46,576 --> 00:33:54,446 ♪♪ 642 00:33:55,550 --> 00:34:04,007 ♪ 643 00:34:04,042 --> 00:34:06,078 - All right, I'm turning in for the night. 644 00:34:06,113 --> 00:34:09,633 I'm just feeling some, uh-- some heart sickness. 645 00:34:09,668 --> 00:34:12,291 It's a mild pain. It's not, like, excruciati 646 00:34:12,326 --> 00:34:16,571 it's just a low-grade feeling in my chest, 647 00:34:16,606 --> 00:34:22,439 and--and thought maybe I was responding to something I ate. 648 00:34:22,474 --> 00:34:26,236 You know, all this new stuff that my body's not used to. 649 00:34:26,271 --> 00:34:27,341 But I don't think it's that. 650 00:34:27,375 --> 00:34:31,103 I think I'm just thoroughly, 651 00:34:31,138 --> 00:34:34,900 thoroughly missing Barbara. 652 00:34:34,934 --> 00:34:39,249 I felt this kind of heartache 653 00:34:39,284 --> 00:34:42,839 when I was in the orphanage. 654 00:34:42,873 --> 00:34:45,635 And on Christmas, 655 00:34:45,669 --> 00:34:48,948 they would gather the boys around 656 00:34:48,983 --> 00:34:51,296 and open presents. 657 00:34:51,330 --> 00:34:53,125 ♪ 658 00:34:53,160 --> 00:34:54,920 And they never did call my name 659 00:34:54,954 --> 00:34:59,200 because there wasn't a gift for me there. 660 00:34:59,235 --> 00:35:02,134 And I remember going to bed that night 661 00:35:02,169 --> 00:35:06,656 and the--the heartache. 662 00:35:06,690 --> 00:35:09,417 It feels like that now. I... 663 00:35:09,452 --> 00:35:11,247 ♪ 664 00:35:11,281 --> 00:35:14,146 They don't call this "Alone" 665 00:35:14,181 --> 00:35:18,081 for no reason. 666 00:35:18,116 --> 00:35:21,843 I miss you, baby... 667 00:35:21,878 --> 00:35:24,156 and my heart's heavy. 668 00:35:24,191 --> 00:35:28,747 ♪♪ 669 00:35:33,131 --> 00:35:36,099 [dramatic music] 670 00:35:36,134 --> 00:35:44,038 ♪♪ 671 00:35:45,143 --> 00:35:53,047 ♪ 672 00:35:54,152 --> 00:35:55,705 ♪ 673 00:35:55,739 --> 00:35:58,501 - I'm coming out to check my trotline. 674 00:35:58,535 --> 00:36:00,744 So much for a sunny day. 675 00:36:00,779 --> 00:36:03,747 [footsteps crunching] 676 00:36:03,782 --> 00:36:05,232 ♪ 677 00:36:05,266 --> 00:36:07,199 Oh, somebody over there 678 00:36:07,234 --> 00:36:09,615 is getting a sunny day, but not me. 679 00:36:09,650 --> 00:36:15,000 ♪♪ 680 00:36:15,034 --> 00:36:17,244 I've got four hooks in the water, 681 00:36:17,278 --> 00:36:19,453 and that's a good thing. 682 00:36:19,487 --> 00:36:21,144 I'm banking on fish. 683 00:36:26,080 --> 00:36:29,152 That's the catch of the day. 684 00:36:29,187 --> 00:36:32,328 Some kind of gnarly looking seaweed. 685 00:36:32,362 --> 00:36:34,606 I've got to fix this thing and re-bait it. 686 00:36:34,640 --> 00:36:38,541 ♪♪ 687 00:36:38,575 --> 00:36:42,269 [fabric scratching] 688 00:36:42,303 --> 00:36:43,787 That was kind of depressing. I pulled it up, 689 00:36:43,822 --> 00:36:46,445 all I caught was seaweed, and I lost one of my hooks. 690 00:36:46,480 --> 00:36:50,622 ♪ 691 00:36:50,656 --> 00:36:52,727 All the crabs were gone off my hooks, though. 692 00:36:52,762 --> 00:36:55,143 So, wherever-- 693 00:36:55,178 --> 00:36:57,422 something down there likes crabs. 694 00:36:57,456 --> 00:36:59,700 ♪ 695 00:36:59,734 --> 00:37:00,908 When you don't have anything to eat, 696 00:37:00,942 --> 00:37:02,254 you feel like you have nothing to show 697 00:37:02,289 --> 00:37:05,809 for all that you've done. 698 00:37:05,844 --> 00:37:09,399 If I don't start catching fish, and soon, I'm a goner. 699 00:37:09,434 --> 00:37:11,781 ♪ 700 00:37:11,815 --> 00:37:19,720 ♪ 701 00:37:20,824 --> 00:37:23,965 ♪ 702 00:37:24,000 --> 00:37:26,451 - So, I have a pretty big problem. 703 00:37:26,485 --> 00:37:29,695 I can't... 704 00:37:29,730 --> 00:37:33,492 seem to find my ferro rod. 705 00:37:33,527 --> 00:37:39,360 Yesterday after I got the fire, um... 706 00:37:39,395 --> 00:37:40,913 I usually set it aside 707 00:37:40,948 --> 00:37:45,193 and then put it right in my bag when I'm done. 708 00:37:45,228 --> 00:37:48,438 I was really tired yesterday, and so... 709 00:37:53,685 --> 00:37:56,343 I don't remember putting it in my bag. 710 00:37:56,377 --> 00:37:59,760 And it's not in there now, so... 711 00:37:59,794 --> 00:38:02,797 But I was able to sort of rewind 712 00:38:02,832 --> 00:38:06,732 the footage from yesterday, 713 00:38:06,767 --> 00:38:09,114 and I can see 714 00:38:09,148 --> 00:38:12,773 the footage yesterday of right when I got the fire, 715 00:38:12,807 --> 00:38:14,982 I set the ferro rod down 716 00:38:15,016 --> 00:38:18,779 and it rolled down the fire pit 717 00:38:18,813 --> 00:38:20,021 into the fire. 718 00:38:20,056 --> 00:38:22,300 ♪ 719 00:38:22,334 --> 00:38:26,234 So, now I'm just sifting through the fire pit. 720 00:38:26,269 --> 00:38:27,615 I don't know what happens 721 00:38:27,650 --> 00:38:30,031 when a ferro rod goes in a fire pit. 722 00:38:30,066 --> 00:38:31,861 Does it just burn up? 723 00:38:31,895 --> 00:38:34,588 I don't know. 724 00:38:34,622 --> 00:38:36,555 I hope I can find it. 725 00:38:36,590 --> 00:38:39,903 ♪ 726 00:38:39,938 --> 00:38:42,389 There's no way I can be here without a fire. 727 00:38:42,423 --> 00:38:44,218 ♪ 728 00:38:44,252 --> 00:38:46,013 I can't believe this. 729 00:38:46,047 --> 00:38:47,980 ♪ 730 00:38:48,015 --> 00:38:49,499 It's not here. 731 00:38:49,534 --> 00:38:51,605 Nothing you can do about it. 732 00:38:51,639 --> 00:38:53,365 ♪ 733 00:38:53,400 --> 00:38:55,712 [sighs] 734 00:38:55,747 --> 00:38:58,439 ♪ 735 00:38:58,474 --> 00:39:02,305 And if I can't get a fire, then I can't stay here. 736 00:39:02,340 --> 00:39:08,622 ♪♪ 737 00:39:08,656 --> 00:39:11,314 It's really as simple as that. 738 00:39:11,349 --> 00:39:17,251 ♪♪ 739 00:39:20,358 --> 00:39:23,257 It's really as simple as that. 740 00:39:23,291 --> 00:39:31,196 ♪♪ 741 00:39:32,300 --> 00:39:40,205 ♪ 742 00:39:41,309 --> 00:39:42,552 ♪ 743 00:39:42,587 --> 00:39:45,521 Day seven. 744 00:39:45,555 --> 00:39:47,937 I miss my girls. 745 00:39:47,971 --> 00:39:48,938 Say good morning. 746 00:39:48,972 --> 00:39:51,147 Good morning, Boden! 747 00:39:51,181 --> 00:39:54,046 Good morning, happy Greta Tuff! 748 00:39:54,081 --> 00:39:56,083 Aw, isn't she cute? 749 00:39:56,117 --> 00:39:57,567 ♪ 750 00:39:57,602 --> 00:39:59,431 She's cute. 751 00:39:59,466 --> 00:40:01,916 ♪♪ 752 00:40:01,951 --> 00:40:03,677 Boden. 753 00:40:03,711 --> 00:40:05,333 She's giving you attitude. See that? 754 00:40:05,368 --> 00:40:08,440 Hello, hello. 755 00:40:08,475 --> 00:40:11,443 So, today's Greta's side for a picture up. 756 00:40:11,478 --> 00:40:14,342 It's Greta day. 757 00:40:14,377 --> 00:40:16,344 I flip them over every day, 758 00:40:16,379 --> 00:40:18,588 so one day it'll be Boden on the front, 759 00:40:18,623 --> 00:40:21,660 and then the next day is Greta on the front. 760 00:40:21,695 --> 00:40:23,317 I'm extremely thirsty. 761 00:40:23,351 --> 00:40:26,803 My goal this morning is gonna be to get a fire started. 762 00:40:26,838 --> 00:40:29,461 Fire must happen today for me. 763 00:40:29,496 --> 00:40:31,912 I'm gonna be a thirsty cat. 764 00:40:31,946 --> 00:40:33,500 ♪ 765 00:40:33,534 --> 00:40:34,984 I've got to raise my girls 766 00:40:35,018 --> 00:40:38,263 to be smart and strong. 767 00:40:38,297 --> 00:40:40,334 Strong is huge. 768 00:40:40,368 --> 00:40:41,611 Life is so short, 769 00:40:41,646 --> 00:40:42,992 you've got to get out there and live. 770 00:40:43,026 --> 00:40:44,476 You've got to listen to music, 771 00:40:44,511 --> 00:40:47,410 and you've got to dance, and you've got to love. 772 00:40:47,445 --> 00:40:49,377 My God, and we're all gonna die someday, 773 00:40:49,412 --> 00:40:50,620 and then what? 774 00:40:50,655 --> 00:40:52,173 What do you got to say for yourself? 775 00:40:52,208 --> 00:40:54,486 You got up and drank coffee at the same coffee shop 776 00:40:54,521 --> 00:40:55,556 every day of your life? 777 00:40:55,591 --> 00:40:57,765 What kind of a life is that? 778 00:40:57,800 --> 00:41:00,699 I hope my daughters have that sense of adventure, you know, 779 00:41:00,734 --> 00:41:03,012 where they just feel like, "Yeah, I can do that. 780 00:41:03,046 --> 00:41:05,911 I could go there and be that and see that." 781 00:41:05,946 --> 00:41:07,326 Thank you. 782 00:41:07,361 --> 00:41:10,709 Thank you, fire gods, for giving me fire. 783 00:41:10,744 --> 00:41:16,853 ♪♪ 784 00:41:16,888 --> 00:41:19,580 Just when you're just about to run out of hope... 785 00:41:19,615 --> 00:41:21,375 ♪ 786 00:41:21,409 --> 00:41:24,412 You just keep plugging away, folks. 787 00:41:24,447 --> 00:41:26,484 Just got to keep working hard. 788 00:41:26,518 --> 00:41:28,416 ♪ 789 00:41:28,451 --> 00:41:29,728 Never give up. 790 00:41:29,763 --> 00:41:32,731 Only give up, only stop 791 00:41:32,766 --> 00:41:35,078 when your heart says stop. 792 00:41:35,113 --> 00:41:37,978 But never give up because the challenge is hard. 793 00:41:38,012 --> 00:41:45,917 ♪♪ 794 00:41:47,021 --> 00:41:48,609 ♪ 795 00:41:48,644 --> 00:41:51,992 Does it literally take everyone else this long to start a fire? 796 00:41:52,026 --> 00:41:53,821 Is it just me? 797 00:41:53,856 --> 00:41:56,652 It must be just me. It's got to be just me. 798 00:41:56,686 --> 00:41:58,412 [bleep]! Son of a bitch. 799 00:41:58,446 --> 00:42:00,345 Son of a bitch. Son of a bitch. Son of a bitch. 800 00:42:00,379 --> 00:42:02,002 I can't lift my thumb, 801 00:42:02,036 --> 00:42:04,038 I can't lift my thumb, I can't lift my thumb. 802 00:42:04,073 --> 00:42:06,144 Mother[bleep]. 803 00:42:06,178 --> 00:42:08,802 ♪♪ 804 00:42:08,836 --> 00:42:10,044 I don't know how deep it is. 805 00:42:10,079 --> 00:42:12,046 [groans] 806 00:42:12,081 --> 00:42:16,016 ♪ 807 00:42:16,050 --> 00:42:17,949 - I'm so disappointed in myself right now, 808 00:42:17,983 --> 00:42:19,537 but I can't let it get me down. 809 00:42:19,571 --> 00:42:21,124 ♪ 810 00:42:21,159 --> 00:42:23,023 - When you're out here in the woods, it's just amazing 811 00:42:23,057 --> 00:42:25,059 how hard everything is. 812 00:42:25,094 --> 00:42:27,027 ♪ 813 00:42:27,061 --> 00:42:31,238 [bleep], I'm lucky that didn't go in my [bleep] collarbone. 814 00:42:31,272 --> 00:42:33,861 - I heard, like, a crazy noise. [mimicking growls] 815 00:42:33,896 --> 00:42:35,414 [gasps] There's a bear. 816 00:42:35,449 --> 00:42:36,830 Oh, my [bleep] God, there's a bear. 817 00:42:36,864 --> 00:42:38,210 ♪ 818 00:42:38,245 --> 00:42:40,281 - It's like a whining and huffing 819 00:42:40,316 --> 00:42:42,352 and a sniffing right here at the back of my head. 820 00:42:42,387 --> 00:42:43,526 [air horn blares] 821 00:42:43,561 --> 00:42:45,148 [bear growls] Get on out of here! 822 00:42:45,183 --> 00:42:46,184 [flare hissing] 823 00:42:46,218 --> 00:42:47,254 [bear roars] 824 00:42:47,288 --> 00:42:48,255 Get the hell out of here. 825 00:42:48,289 --> 00:42:50,360 [bear growls] I see you. 826 00:42:50,395 --> 00:42:54,295 ♪