1 00:00:12,491 --> 00:00:15,999 I'm Matt McConaughey. I'm on a glacier in Norway. 2 00:00:22,077 --> 00:00:25,249 I'm about to be Running Wild with Bear Grylls. 3 00:00:25,250 --> 00:00:27,088 Giddy up. 4 00:00:27,623 --> 00:00:29,225 Bear and I have been trying to hook up 5 00:00:29,359 --> 00:00:31,396 to do this for about 20 years. 6 00:00:31,496 --> 00:00:33,399 Finally we've got this one together. 7 00:00:33,400 --> 00:00:36,205 Here we go, man. 20 years in the making. 8 00:00:36,339 --> 00:00:38,544 Enjoy. Looking forward to it. 9 00:01:30,748 --> 00:01:31,884 Thank you, Moa. 10 00:01:31,984 --> 00:01:33,888 The dog sled driver gave me 11 00:01:34,021 --> 00:01:36,159 what's called anker, an anchor. 12 00:01:36,292 --> 00:01:37,695 I have no idea 13 00:01:37,829 --> 00:01:40,668 if we're gonna be using this somewhere today. 14 00:01:44,175 --> 00:01:46,713 There's something about being out in Mother Nature that 15 00:01:46,814 --> 00:01:51,289 the buzz is that you're just a little closer to the food chain 16 00:01:51,422 --> 00:01:53,293 and where you are in the food chain. 17 00:01:53,426 --> 00:01:55,196 And that's a natural high. 18 00:01:55,197 --> 00:01:57,333 I've always thought, if I die, 19 00:01:57,334 --> 00:01:59,038 if I go as part of the food chain, 20 00:01:59,138 --> 00:02:01,644 I just feel there's an elegance to that, man. 21 00:02:01,777 --> 00:02:03,647 It may hurt... 22 00:02:04,950 --> 00:02:08,256 but if that happens, I'll feel like that was written. 23 00:02:09,726 --> 00:02:12,933 We're not in Texas anymore, I know that. 24 00:02:13,066 --> 00:02:15,605 Matthew McConaughey is a legend. 25 00:02:15,705 --> 00:02:17,743 Say that again. 26 00:02:17,843 --> 00:02:20,648 Matthew McConaughey is a true legend. 27 00:02:20,782 --> 00:02:22,017 You bet I am. 28 00:02:22,852 --> 00:02:26,793 His name brings to mind so many classic movies, 29 00:02:26,927 --> 00:02:28,797 so many beloved characters. 30 00:02:28,931 --> 00:02:31,635 All right, all right, all right. 31 00:02:31,636 --> 00:02:34,610 From blockbusters to prestige television, 32 00:02:34,710 --> 00:02:37,381 McConaughey has been a leading man 33 00:02:37,481 --> 00:02:40,220 and an A-list icon for decades. 34 00:02:40,354 --> 00:02:41,757 Truth hurts, baby. 35 00:02:41,857 --> 00:02:44,696 Matthew also shares his wit and wisdom 36 00:02:44,829 --> 00:02:46,366 as a best-selling author. 37 00:02:46,466 --> 00:02:51,676 To get to know the man behind the legendary action 38 00:02:53,046 --> 00:02:54,649 and heartwarming comedies, 39 00:02:54,749 --> 00:02:57,955 I'm taking Texas' favorite son out of his element 40 00:02:58,089 --> 00:03:00,259 and into the wilderness of Norway. 41 00:03:00,260 --> 00:03:01,764 You can't be serious. 42 00:03:01,897 --> 00:03:05,537 This is gonna be an adventure to remember. 43 00:03:05,538 --> 00:03:07,374 All right, all right, all right. 44 00:03:07,474 --> 00:03:09,646 Too late now, man. 45 00:03:09,779 --> 00:03:13,219 We're here. I ain't gon' back down now. 46 00:03:30,521 --> 00:03:31,857 I've got a feeling today's gonna be 47 00:03:31,957 --> 00:03:33,527 a little bit about adrenaline. 48 00:03:33,627 --> 00:03:36,332 That's a natural high I'm looking forward to. 49 00:03:43,413 --> 00:03:44,750 Bear is the expert. 50 00:03:44,883 --> 00:03:46,285 I'm coming to his office, 51 00:03:46,385 --> 00:03:48,557 and we'll come out of here, hopefully both of us, 52 00:03:48,691 --> 00:03:50,928 with a story that we'll remember. 53 00:03:58,409 --> 00:04:01,314 Matthew and I will be traveling seven miles 54 00:04:01,315 --> 00:04:03,152 through a remote glacial valley. 55 00:04:03,286 --> 00:04:05,824 We'll make our way down sheer granite cliffs, 56 00:04:05,958 --> 00:04:10,466 up steep rocky terrain, and through serpentine valleys, 57 00:04:10,467 --> 00:04:13,339 eventually finding a place to make camp. 58 00:04:13,439 --> 00:04:15,342 On day two, we'll attempt 59 00:04:15,343 --> 00:04:18,316 the largest descent in Running Wild history 60 00:04:18,416 --> 00:04:21,623 and navigate through a series of frigid arctic lakes 61 00:04:21,723 --> 00:04:23,893 to get to our extraction point. 62 00:04:23,894 --> 00:04:26,600 They say everything is bigger in Texas, 63 00:04:26,734 --> 00:04:30,039 but wait till Matthew sees Norway. 64 00:04:34,816 --> 00:04:36,285 Whoo! 65 00:04:49,211 --> 00:04:51,649 The journey begins. I love it. 66 00:04:51,650 --> 00:04:54,522 That was my first natural high right there. 67 00:04:54,623 --> 00:04:58,530 Just swoop across the left, just a little bit of gravity, 68 00:04:58,531 --> 00:05:01,401 making you feel real small, which makes you feel real good. 69 00:05:01,402 --> 00:05:03,773 Very good, very good. Nice to see you, brother. 70 00:05:03,774 --> 00:05:05,645 Hey, good to see you, man. It's been a while. 71 00:05:05,745 --> 00:05:07,214 - You've been keeping okay? - Yeah. 72 00:05:07,347 --> 00:05:10,186 Kiddos, all teenagers in the house now. 73 00:05:10,187 --> 00:05:12,759 - I mean, it's crazy, isn't it? - How old are your kids now? 74 00:05:12,893 --> 00:05:14,862 They're a little few years ahead of yours. 75 00:05:14,863 --> 00:05:16,366 16, 19, and 22. 76 00:05:16,499 --> 00:05:17,635 - Awesome. - Yeah, yeah. 77 00:05:17,769 --> 00:05:19,372 - But we're still going. - Hell yeah, man. 78 00:05:19,506 --> 00:05:20,775 And we're still married to the same women. 79 00:05:20,875 --> 00:05:22,377 - Hey. - You know what it's like? 80 00:05:22,511 --> 00:05:24,783 You can't take that for granted in life, man. 81 00:05:24,916 --> 00:05:27,922 Because it's not the majority. It ain't happening. 82 00:05:28,056 --> 00:05:30,393 And I love the fact that we've known each other a while, 83 00:05:30,528 --> 00:05:32,397 and we said we'd figure this out at the right time. 84 00:05:32,531 --> 00:05:35,504 - We finally did. Yeah, man. - First time in Norway? 85 00:05:35,638 --> 00:05:36,907 - First time. - Beautiful. 86 00:05:37,007 --> 00:05:39,178 Well, this is west coast, super remote. 87 00:05:39,278 --> 00:05:42,953 This time of year, obviously, also almost daylight 24-7. 88 00:05:43,053 --> 00:05:45,422 - All day long. - And the weather's nice today, 89 00:05:45,423 --> 00:05:48,530 but the one constant about Norway weather 90 00:05:48,630 --> 00:05:49,866 is that it will change. 91 00:05:49,999 --> 00:05:52,137 - Happy? - I'm a happy man. 92 00:05:52,271 --> 00:05:53,473 Good. Come on. 93 00:05:54,275 --> 00:05:56,212 So our journey takes us basically south. 94 00:05:56,346 --> 00:06:01,089 We can see a whole bunch of ravines, cliffs, lakes, rivers. 95 00:06:01,222 --> 00:06:03,861 Just take our time down all of this sort of thing. 96 00:06:03,961 --> 00:06:05,965 This undulating, pretty difficult terrain. 97 00:06:06,098 --> 00:06:07,836 We're just gonna work buddy-buddy together. 98 00:06:07,936 --> 00:06:11,910 We're looking for a big drop-off down towards this lake. 99 00:06:13,915 --> 00:06:17,154 - Definitely not Texas now. - No. 100 00:06:17,287 --> 00:06:19,859 This is a big respite for me, man. 101 00:06:19,860 --> 00:06:22,163 I need to shake the city off of me right now. 102 00:06:22,297 --> 00:06:24,435 Yeah, have you had quite a lot of city? 103 00:06:24,536 --> 00:06:28,109 A lot of city, a lot of intellectual stuff, so. 104 00:06:28,242 --> 00:06:31,448 Oh, you're in great company with this lot and me. 105 00:06:31,583 --> 00:06:34,355 We'll bring the intellectual down a few notches. 106 00:06:34,455 --> 00:06:37,160 Let's bring it down, man. 107 00:06:45,878 --> 00:06:48,650 We have got some blueberry bushes, look. 108 00:06:50,922 --> 00:06:53,092 Yeah, look. Blueberries. 109 00:06:53,961 --> 00:06:55,196 There you go, try that. 110 00:06:57,602 --> 00:07:02,077 What would be your foods off the land up here 111 00:07:02,177 --> 00:07:03,379 for any long amount of time? 112 00:07:03,479 --> 00:07:05,083 Well, it's a really interesting question 113 00:07:05,183 --> 00:07:06,919 because so many of the great-- 114 00:07:06,920 --> 00:07:09,893 like, the World War II resistant Norwegian heroes, 115 00:07:10,027 --> 00:07:11,496 they literally lived off reindeer moss, 116 00:07:11,630 --> 00:07:12,899 which is this lichen. 117 00:07:12,999 --> 00:07:15,638 I mean, they actually arguably saved the war 118 00:07:15,738 --> 00:07:17,742 because the Germans were so close 119 00:07:17,876 --> 00:07:19,211 to developing a nuclear weapon 120 00:07:19,345 --> 00:07:21,015 with the hard water plants up here. 121 00:07:21,115 --> 00:07:23,051 It was unguarded because it was established 122 00:07:23,052 --> 00:07:25,223 that nobody could survive up there in winter. 123 00:07:25,357 --> 00:07:26,893 And these Norwegian resistance guys 124 00:07:26,993 --> 00:07:28,764 dropped down and they blew this thing up 125 00:07:28,864 --> 00:07:31,368 and they survived for, like, 60 odd days. 126 00:07:31,468 --> 00:07:32,638 They'd eat reindeer moss 127 00:07:32,772 --> 00:07:34,943 that was in the stomachs of dead reindeer. 128 00:07:35,043 --> 00:07:38,049 I mean, they actually were, like, proper heroes. 129 00:07:38,182 --> 00:07:40,888 Okay, let's head that way and we'll drop around that bit. 130 00:07:40,988 --> 00:07:42,257 Okay. 131 00:07:43,660 --> 00:07:45,397 So, top of the mountain here, 132 00:07:45,497 --> 00:07:50,239 we've got some cliffs, big thumping waterfalls. 133 00:07:52,411 --> 00:07:54,248 The weather's pretty good at the moment, 134 00:07:54,348 --> 00:07:57,286 but also I've known it horrific up here, 135 00:07:57,287 --> 00:07:58,956 so we take nothing for granted. 136 00:07:58,957 --> 00:08:01,262 That's eventually where we want to head down. 137 00:08:01,395 --> 00:08:04,067 Okay, come with me. Watch the step here. 138 00:08:04,201 --> 00:08:06,940 You want to stay on that south trajectory, 139 00:08:07,040 --> 00:08:09,979 which means we're gonna have to drop off this cliff. 140 00:08:10,080 --> 00:08:12,785 Okay, here we go. Be cautious here. 141 00:08:13,787 --> 00:08:16,960 A pre-placed diagonal line that takes us all the way down 142 00:08:17,060 --> 00:08:19,097 to the valley floor is gonna save hours. 143 00:08:19,231 --> 00:08:21,235 It's quite committing though if you haven't done this before 144 00:08:21,335 --> 00:08:25,778 because that exposure becomes quite significant quite quickly. 145 00:08:26,814 --> 00:08:29,953 Okay, so we've got a line here tied all the way to the bottom. 146 00:08:30,087 --> 00:08:32,857 Here we are. First time I guess we're gonna 147 00:08:32,858 --> 00:08:36,165 get off our feet and rappel. 148 00:08:36,298 --> 00:08:37,568 As we lower ourselves down, 149 00:08:37,668 --> 00:08:39,572 we're gonna be clipped into this tight line, 150 00:08:39,706 --> 00:08:42,744 and it'll take us away from the edge of the cliff. 151 00:08:42,745 --> 00:08:44,114 I don't think down the face, 152 00:08:44,214 --> 00:08:47,354 what it looks like is we're gonna be two lines 153 00:08:47,454 --> 00:08:49,257 and kind of going off at an angle away 154 00:08:49,358 --> 00:08:52,431 from the face of the cliff, which I've never done before. 155 00:08:53,132 --> 00:08:55,738 When I do something like this or if I do, like, a stunt, 156 00:08:55,838 --> 00:08:57,141 the Tesseract in Interstellar, 157 00:08:57,241 --> 00:08:59,612 I wanna look the stunt coordinator in the eye. 158 00:08:59,613 --> 00:09:01,147 I'm there shaking his hand in the morning going, 159 00:09:01,148 --> 00:09:03,720 "How's your heart and mind these days, man? 160 00:09:03,854 --> 00:09:05,991 You know what I mean? 161 00:09:06,125 --> 00:09:08,028 You'll see me do it. It'll make sense. 162 00:09:08,029 --> 00:09:10,233 Super straightforward. Trust the gear. 163 00:09:10,333 --> 00:09:12,938 Okay, we get tied in. That's it. 164 00:09:13,072 --> 00:09:15,377 Trust the gear. 165 00:09:19,619 --> 00:09:22,090 Here we go. Here we go. 166 00:09:22,725 --> 00:09:24,528 Down, down, down. 167 00:09:24,529 --> 00:09:26,098 Keep going. 168 00:09:26,232 --> 00:09:27,568 And then we're good. 169 00:09:29,438 --> 00:09:31,174 So this will be the committing bit. 170 00:09:31,175 --> 00:09:35,216 It matters when you initially drop off. 171 00:09:40,427 --> 00:09:45,203 It's definitely more slippery and awkward than it looks. 172 00:09:47,641 --> 00:09:49,912 You know you're technically strapped in. 173 00:09:50,046 --> 00:09:52,050 You know logically you're good. 174 00:09:52,150 --> 00:09:56,993 But it's still an abnormal thing to do physiologically. 175 00:09:58,931 --> 00:10:01,001 That's part of the buzz. 176 00:10:01,102 --> 00:10:02,972 Okay, we're good. 177 00:10:04,876 --> 00:10:06,647 Harder work than I thought it would be. 178 00:10:06,747 --> 00:10:08,049 It's definitely quite committing 179 00:10:08,149 --> 00:10:09,518 if you've never done that before, 180 00:10:09,652 --> 00:10:11,689 once you go over the edge and look down. 181 00:10:14,361 --> 00:10:18,135 You'll definitely get what he's calling the buzz. 182 00:10:24,582 --> 00:10:26,318 The unknown is what's exciting. 183 00:10:26,418 --> 00:10:27,855 You start to feel smaller, 184 00:10:27,956 --> 00:10:31,295 and that's the beginning of the humility. 185 00:10:32,230 --> 00:10:34,134 You never take any of this for granted. 186 00:10:34,234 --> 00:10:37,741 Just the sheer vastness of Mother Nature. 187 00:10:38,409 --> 00:10:39,946 It feels live now, you know? 188 00:10:40,046 --> 00:10:41,816 We'll go see what we can overcome. 189 00:10:41,916 --> 00:10:45,423 And after you overcome it, then you start feeling bigger. 190 00:10:48,229 --> 00:10:50,333 Right now, I'm feeling really small. 191 00:10:53,707 --> 00:10:56,613 You're good. Pull it back and then go for it. 192 00:11:09,973 --> 00:11:11,710 Okay, we're good. You're good. 193 00:11:23,834 --> 00:11:25,804 Trust the gear. 194 00:11:30,012 --> 00:11:32,283 I know mathematically and the science says 195 00:11:32,417 --> 00:11:34,288 all this stuff can hold you, and I get it. 196 00:11:34,421 --> 00:11:39,197 But I wasn't there when they were twining this rope. 197 00:11:40,233 --> 00:11:41,168 And me... 198 00:11:41,301 --> 00:11:43,372 ...I just kind of wanted to see them do it. 199 00:11:45,744 --> 00:11:47,347 Trust the gear. 200 00:11:47,481 --> 00:11:50,253 Well done, Matthew. Good job. 201 00:11:58,570 --> 00:12:00,908 Okay, well done, Matthew. 202 00:12:01,042 --> 00:12:03,179 You get a core workout on this. 203 00:12:03,313 --> 00:12:06,819 - Oh, yeah. - I didn't anticipate that. 204 00:12:07,889 --> 00:12:09,057 Well, the thing is, 205 00:12:09,191 --> 00:12:11,797 it's not like in a climbing gym, you know. 206 00:12:11,930 --> 00:12:14,100 No. 207 00:12:14,101 --> 00:12:16,372 Body sweat officially broken. 208 00:12:17,307 --> 00:12:19,912 That's an A-plus core-ass workout right there. 209 00:12:20,012 --> 00:12:23,687 Learned to trust it a little bit more on the way down. 210 00:12:23,787 --> 00:12:27,493 I'm not quite there to the full-on surrender yet. 211 00:12:27,494 --> 00:12:30,868 But we got a day and a half to go, so let's see. 212 00:12:32,070 --> 00:12:35,544 In winter, this will be under, like, 20 foot of snow. 213 00:12:36,478 --> 00:12:39,552 Your head's gonna be so full of random weird facts. 214 00:12:39,652 --> 00:12:41,690 Yeah. 215 00:12:42,357 --> 00:12:44,228 Here, look, we've got this nice stream. 216 00:12:44,361 --> 00:12:45,596 It's definitely worth just having 217 00:12:45,597 --> 00:12:47,868 a splash of water, hydrate. 218 00:12:49,772 --> 00:12:52,577 99% of the time, you don't drink from streams. 219 00:12:52,578 --> 00:12:55,216 Clear water isn't clean water. 220 00:12:55,316 --> 00:12:57,220 The glacier is so close above us, 221 00:12:57,320 --> 00:12:59,992 the likelihood of any contamination from dead animals 222 00:13:00,093 --> 00:13:03,834 or even animals drinking in this bit of stream is really low. 223 00:13:03,967 --> 00:13:06,707 This is as pristine and beautiful as you'll ever get. 224 00:13:06,840 --> 00:13:09,378 I mean, this is God's fresh water right here. 225 00:13:09,478 --> 00:13:11,850 You know, normally you've got to be careful when you see 226 00:13:11,983 --> 00:13:14,255 mountain streams like that that look beautiful. 227 00:13:14,388 --> 00:13:16,593 It doesn't always mean they're good to drink. 228 00:13:16,693 --> 00:13:19,599 But just coming across that flowing pool 229 00:13:19,732 --> 00:13:22,303 of beautiful Norwegian water is pristine. 230 00:13:22,437 --> 00:13:23,741 It tastes amazing. 231 00:13:23,841 --> 00:13:27,080 So when you do get a chance to rehydrate, take it. 232 00:13:27,682 --> 00:13:30,119 This water here, that's better than any bottled water. 233 00:13:30,219 --> 00:13:31,523 Even if they put that in a bottle, 234 00:13:31,656 --> 00:13:33,594 it's better straight out of the source right there. 235 00:13:42,143 --> 00:13:44,615 Let's have a quick stop. 236 00:13:48,423 --> 00:13:51,161 Well, this could be worse. 237 00:13:51,295 --> 00:13:53,934 This could be horrific weather, you know. 238 00:13:54,034 --> 00:13:56,739 And we're not counting our chickens, 'cause it's Norway. 239 00:13:56,873 --> 00:13:59,144 But at the moment, this is as good as it ever gets. 240 00:13:59,244 --> 00:14:00,881 I mean, this is just beautiful. 241 00:14:01,014 --> 00:14:02,316 Temperature's perfect. 242 00:14:02,317 --> 00:14:04,588 There's not even a breeze right now. 243 00:14:04,589 --> 00:14:07,059 So was your first thing you kind of got in the public eye 244 00:14:07,160 --> 00:14:09,665 - was the Unsolved Mysteries? - Hmm. 245 00:14:09,766 --> 00:14:12,070 - Remember that? - Mm-hmm. 246 00:14:12,170 --> 00:14:15,443 Please don't shoot. No! No! 247 00:14:15,544 --> 00:14:17,648 I wouldn't say that put me in the public eye. 248 00:14:17,782 --> 00:14:20,186 But it was the first thing I did. 249 00:14:20,320 --> 00:14:21,656 And I always like to say this. 250 00:14:21,790 --> 00:14:23,326 They caught the killer two weeks later. 251 00:14:23,426 --> 00:14:26,231 So I was like, "I must have done a decent job." 252 00:14:26,331 --> 00:14:28,335 You were very good. 253 00:14:29,037 --> 00:14:31,175 If you think back to that kind of time in your life, 254 00:14:31,275 --> 00:14:32,811 were you thinking, "This is what I wanna do"? 255 00:14:32,911 --> 00:14:35,482 Nah. I was in the right bar at the right time. 256 00:14:35,584 --> 00:14:37,922 I knew the bartender, and he said, "There's a producer down 257 00:14:38,022 --> 00:14:39,793 "at the end of the bar in town producing a film." 258 00:14:39,926 --> 00:14:41,663 I went down and introduced myself. 259 00:14:41,763 --> 00:14:43,332 He says his name is Don Phillips. 260 00:14:43,433 --> 00:14:45,069 He says, "You ever done any acting?" 261 00:14:45,169 --> 00:14:47,239 He goes, "Come to this address tomorrow morning at 9:30. 262 00:14:47,240 --> 00:14:49,109 "I got a script for you. There's a role in there. 263 00:14:49,110 --> 00:14:50,480 "You might be right for the part." 264 00:14:50,581 --> 00:14:53,553 Next thing I know, I'm in this '70s Chevelle car 265 00:14:53,687 --> 00:14:55,222 getting a lavalier mic put on. 266 00:14:55,322 --> 00:14:57,259 There's not a word written for the scene. 267 00:14:57,260 --> 00:14:58,797 And I've never acted before. 268 00:14:58,897 --> 00:15:02,237 I'm sitting there going, "Who's my man? Who's Wooderson, right? 269 00:15:02,337 --> 00:15:03,841 "What am I about?" I said, "Wooderson." 270 00:15:03,941 --> 00:15:06,211 I said, "What do I love?" I said, "I love my car. 271 00:15:06,345 --> 00:15:09,952 "Bam, I'm in my '70s Chevelle." I said, "I love rock and roll." 272 00:15:10,052 --> 00:15:12,591 I said, "Ah, man, I got Ted Nugent's 'Stranglehold' 273 00:15:12,592 --> 00:15:13,826 "in the 8-track right now. Two." 274 00:15:13,927 --> 00:15:17,000 I said, "Three, I love to get high." 275 00:15:17,100 --> 00:15:19,271 Next thing I hear is, "Action." 276 00:15:19,371 --> 00:15:21,675 I drop it in drive and I think to myself, 277 00:15:21,676 --> 00:15:24,114 "I got three of my favorite things already..." 278 00:15:25,517 --> 00:15:28,122 "All right, all right, all right." 279 00:15:28,222 --> 00:15:30,594 And that was the three affirmations 280 00:15:30,728 --> 00:15:31,862 for the three things I did have. 281 00:15:31,963 --> 00:15:33,734 First three words I ever said on film. 282 00:15:33,834 --> 00:15:36,104 That's amazing. That's amazing. 283 00:15:36,238 --> 00:15:38,109 And then drove out to Hollywood. 284 00:15:38,209 --> 00:15:39,979 Showed up on that guy's couch. 285 00:15:40,113 --> 00:15:42,484 Don Phillips, the guy I met that night in the bar. 286 00:15:42,585 --> 00:15:43,854 Slept on his couch. 287 00:15:43,987 --> 00:15:45,624 And I asked him, I said, 288 00:15:45,724 --> 00:15:47,126 "Can I get an agent's meeting?" 289 00:15:47,226 --> 00:15:48,530 And he started just yelling at me. 290 00:15:48,630 --> 00:15:51,636 He goes, "You don't need a [bleep] agent's meeting. 291 00:15:51,736 --> 00:15:53,406 "You're needing it too much. 292 00:15:53,540 --> 00:15:55,710 "Hollywood smells you needing it. 293 00:15:55,711 --> 00:15:58,584 "Hollywood will kick you out before you ever got in the door. 294 00:15:58,684 --> 00:16:02,290 "'Cause what you need to do is get out of here and go 295 00:16:02,390 --> 00:16:04,160 "with your mates from Dazed and Confused. 296 00:16:04,260 --> 00:16:06,598 "Take your motorcycle somewhere and go ride somewhere." 297 00:16:06,599 --> 00:16:09,605 And we got tickets to Amsterdam the next day. 298 00:16:09,739 --> 00:16:12,910 Me, Rory Cochrane, and Cole Hauser, 299 00:16:12,911 --> 00:16:14,280 our new friends from Dazed and Confused, 300 00:16:14,414 --> 00:16:17,420 rode through Europe for a month. 301 00:16:17,521 --> 00:16:21,460 Came back, wasn't thinking about getting an agent. 302 00:16:21,461 --> 00:16:23,766 And about five days after I was back, he goes, 303 00:16:23,900 --> 00:16:25,669 "Tomorrow morning, I got us a meeting. 304 00:16:25,670 --> 00:16:26,907 "William Morris Agency." 305 00:16:27,040 --> 00:16:29,044 He goes, "You ready?" I go, "Why, am I ready?" 306 00:16:29,177 --> 00:16:31,182 He goes, "You don't need it. You just want it." 307 00:16:31,282 --> 00:16:32,918 - Went in... - Yeah. 308 00:16:33,018 --> 00:16:34,923 - Don was smart. - He was real smart. 309 00:16:35,056 --> 00:16:37,460 He's up there now. But yeah, he was a legend. 310 00:16:37,594 --> 00:16:39,932 But it isn't like it just sort of fell upon you. 311 00:16:40,066 --> 00:16:42,102 You went to that bar to meet Don. 312 00:16:42,103 --> 00:16:43,605 You found your kind of niche. 313 00:16:43,606 --> 00:16:46,445 And then you kind of figured out, "What do I need to do"? 314 00:16:46,580 --> 00:16:50,186 I was aggressive. But also, dude, I've definitely 315 00:16:50,320 --> 00:16:52,757 had some grace shine down on me. 316 00:16:52,758 --> 00:16:56,231 There's some things I look back that only make sense now. 317 00:16:56,331 --> 00:16:58,803 That's beautiful and true. 318 00:16:59,471 --> 00:17:01,642 Okay, we're gonna keep moving. 319 00:17:01,643 --> 00:17:04,113 Otherwise we'll start getting stiff 320 00:17:04,114 --> 00:17:05,983 and then it gets harder to move. 321 00:17:05,984 --> 00:17:08,823 - Okay. Let's go this way. - Ah. 322 00:17:19,210 --> 00:17:20,479 In an alpine wilderness, 323 00:17:20,614 --> 00:17:24,254 there are always peaks and valleys. 324 00:17:24,889 --> 00:17:28,261 We need to make our way up and over this next ridge 325 00:17:28,262 --> 00:17:29,732 to get to camp. 326 00:17:30,600 --> 00:17:32,671 It's a good way for Matthew to get ready, 327 00:17:32,772 --> 00:17:36,444 as the terrain will only get more treacherous tomorrow. 328 00:17:37,515 --> 00:17:39,719 So we're gonna head up over the top of this. 329 00:17:39,852 --> 00:17:41,455 Over the top of this? 330 00:17:42,257 --> 00:17:45,161 I'd asked our team to pre-place a rope for us 331 00:17:45,162 --> 00:17:47,567 and a Jumar device, and I'm gonna use this device 332 00:17:47,568 --> 00:17:50,239 to go up the rope, but it won't slide back down. 333 00:17:50,339 --> 00:17:53,011 Again, it's physical, but it'll get us to the top. 334 00:17:53,111 --> 00:17:55,016 We're gonna do what's called Jumar upping. 335 00:17:55,116 --> 00:17:56,852 A classic technique. 336 00:17:57,721 --> 00:17:58,991 Just goes one way. 337 00:17:59,559 --> 00:18:03,132 I don't know exactly how this Jumar works technically, 338 00:18:03,265 --> 00:18:05,202 but I'm about to find out. 339 00:18:09,679 --> 00:18:12,751 Use your feet as much as you can. 340 00:18:12,884 --> 00:18:14,421 So you're pulling, sliding, 341 00:18:14,522 --> 00:18:16,457 and you get it then into a rhythm. 342 00:18:16,458 --> 00:18:18,996 It's just a technique that climbers use. 343 00:18:18,997 --> 00:18:22,170 Special Forces troops use it to get onto oil rigs and stuff. 344 00:18:22,303 --> 00:18:25,910 It allows you to climb up, but not slip down a rope. 345 00:18:25,911 --> 00:18:28,315 What goes down has got to come up. 346 00:18:29,417 --> 00:18:32,023 So these Jumars are always quite awkward. 347 00:18:32,157 --> 00:18:34,762 We had a core workout on the first thing. 348 00:18:34,896 --> 00:18:37,033 This is gonna be a forearm workout. 349 00:18:37,167 --> 00:18:40,471 That's what they say in nature. Core body workout. 350 00:18:40,472 --> 00:18:43,179 I'm curious to see what gets fatigued first 351 00:18:43,312 --> 00:18:44,915 on my body on this one. 352 00:18:51,796 --> 00:18:53,465 - Okay, Matthew. - Yeah. 353 00:18:53,567 --> 00:18:54,936 On your way up, just pick up dinner. 354 00:18:55,069 --> 00:18:56,606 - It's just on that ledge. - Okay. 355 00:18:56,706 --> 00:18:59,478 I'd ask the crew to leave a local delicacy for us 356 00:18:59,579 --> 00:19:03,217 to eat for camp later halfway up this rock face. 357 00:19:11,201 --> 00:19:12,470 So Matthew, that's it. 358 00:19:12,605 --> 00:19:16,912 You pull, relax, put your weight in it, then slide. 359 00:19:17,948 --> 00:19:20,085 As far as it will go. That's it. 360 00:19:20,185 --> 00:19:22,356 You'll get the rhythm. 361 00:19:22,490 --> 00:19:24,695 Oh, yeah, we got to use slack here. 362 00:19:24,828 --> 00:19:26,967 There it is. 363 00:19:27,100 --> 00:19:28,102 That's it. 364 00:19:28,235 --> 00:19:29,203 Pull it all the way down, 365 00:19:29,337 --> 00:19:30,807 all the way in. 366 00:19:32,076 --> 00:19:33,613 The problem with most adventures 367 00:19:33,747 --> 00:19:35,517 is people get out of the gate too quick. 368 00:19:35,617 --> 00:19:37,821 I've learned that even working on sets. 369 00:19:37,955 --> 00:19:39,626 I used to wake up at 6:00 a.m. 370 00:19:39,726 --> 00:19:41,796 and fire out of bed and be like, "Let's go!" 371 00:19:41,896 --> 00:19:44,400 And then by 10:30 in the morning, I'm pooped. 372 00:19:44,401 --> 00:19:45,803 Well done, Matthew. 373 00:19:45,804 --> 00:19:47,708 I've learned to pace myself. 374 00:19:47,841 --> 00:19:50,514 It's a workout, isn't it? 375 00:19:50,614 --> 00:19:52,383 It's a much more relaxing visual. 376 00:19:52,518 --> 00:19:53,553 Well, see, when you're looking up, 377 00:19:53,653 --> 00:19:55,256 it's much better. 378 00:19:55,356 --> 00:19:57,828 Yeah, that's not as relaxing. 379 00:19:59,865 --> 00:20:02,003 But now that I trust my Jumar... 380 00:20:02,103 --> 00:20:03,305 Yeah. 381 00:20:07,514 --> 00:20:10,553 - Oh, I see something. - That's dinner. 382 00:20:10,554 --> 00:20:12,525 It's provided by the reindeers. 383 00:20:12,658 --> 00:20:14,595 Looks like it definitely might need a fire. 384 00:20:14,728 --> 00:20:15,964 Yeah. 385 00:20:17,835 --> 00:20:19,436 Reindeer gift, huh? 386 00:20:19,437 --> 00:20:21,876 Reindeer gift from the bull. 387 00:20:22,010 --> 00:20:23,947 Perfect. What part of the bull? 388 00:20:24,080 --> 00:20:27,788 The crew kindly provided from the reindeer bull 389 00:20:27,888 --> 00:20:29,458 one of its testicles. 390 00:20:29,559 --> 00:20:31,027 That's how much they love us. 391 00:20:31,127 --> 00:20:32,798 A little reindeer. 392 00:20:32,898 --> 00:20:34,768 Ready for the evening. 393 00:20:34,868 --> 00:20:36,739 Sustain it. 394 00:20:36,873 --> 00:20:39,143 Hyah! 395 00:20:39,243 --> 00:20:41,048 You should be able to climb this up now. 396 00:20:41,148 --> 00:20:44,756 - Use me, use me. - There we are. 397 00:20:44,856 --> 00:20:47,460 Great. 398 00:20:47,561 --> 00:20:50,131 I like the Jumar. 399 00:20:50,132 --> 00:20:52,335 - It's hard work, isn't it? - Yeah, it's a good one. 400 00:20:52,336 --> 00:20:54,440 - It's a good one. - I was, like, pouring with 401 00:20:54,541 --> 00:20:56,444 sweat when I got to the top. 402 00:20:56,545 --> 00:20:57,914 This one I dug quite a bit. 403 00:20:58,048 --> 00:20:59,484 Really good upper body workout. 404 00:20:59,585 --> 00:21:01,589 But again, a rhythm with it, the patience, 405 00:21:01,723 --> 00:21:03,224 and really comfortable if you need to rest. 406 00:21:03,225 --> 00:21:05,329 That was like sitting in a La-Z-Boy. 407 00:21:05,430 --> 00:21:06,766 Jumar. I'm a fan. 408 00:21:06,866 --> 00:21:09,203 Look at the tender hands. Look at the tender city hands. 409 00:21:09,204 --> 00:21:10,573 No, it's good. It's good. 410 00:21:10,707 --> 00:21:12,310 Look, the guns are firing. 411 00:21:12,443 --> 00:21:13,713 Tender feet, tender hands. 412 00:21:13,847 --> 00:21:16,519 Shake a little city off of you, McConaughey. 413 00:21:18,021 --> 00:21:19,324 So, top of the Jumar, 414 00:21:19,457 --> 00:21:22,731 rookie, first time Matthew, picks things up quickly. 415 00:21:22,864 --> 00:21:25,235 He also managed to grab us dinner. 416 00:21:25,335 --> 00:21:29,512 You know, it's like Norway's version... 417 00:21:29,612 --> 00:21:33,085 what is it, of Rocky Mountain oysters. 418 00:21:33,218 --> 00:21:34,420 Okay. 419 00:21:35,757 --> 00:21:38,394 So that's what it is. Reindeer balls. 420 00:21:38,395 --> 00:21:40,132 I'm taking it that's-- 421 00:21:40,233 --> 00:21:41,936 yeah, that's the left one, I believe. 422 00:21:42,036 --> 00:21:45,643 Bear got the right one. So, we got one nut each. 423 00:21:45,644 --> 00:21:48,081 [bleep] Look out for us tomorrow, man. 424 00:21:53,491 --> 00:21:55,363 Okay, come on. This is why we came up here. 425 00:21:55,496 --> 00:21:57,132 So now we can see the whole valley 426 00:21:57,133 --> 00:21:59,237 all the way down to the coast. 427 00:21:59,370 --> 00:22:01,809 Still south. That's west, the sea. 428 00:22:01,910 --> 00:22:04,381 So, the Jumar saved us a bunch of time. 429 00:22:04,515 --> 00:22:07,386 But both of us are pretty tired. We're a little bit colder. 430 00:22:07,520 --> 00:22:10,259 So I'm gonna kind of cut through that little valley, 431 00:22:10,392 --> 00:22:12,998 and really then we're gonna start looking for 432 00:22:13,098 --> 00:22:14,868 a place to make camp. 433 00:22:16,137 --> 00:22:18,241 This is gonna be a great place. 434 00:22:18,375 --> 00:22:20,012 We've got water, 435 00:22:20,112 --> 00:22:21,849 a little bit of flat ground, 436 00:22:21,982 --> 00:22:23,686 and a view to die for. 437 00:22:24,254 --> 00:22:25,824 Protected from the bad weather. 438 00:22:25,924 --> 00:22:28,061 It's like in an amphitheater of mountains. 439 00:22:28,195 --> 00:22:30,567 These one-man tents are great, so we're gonna get these up, 440 00:22:30,667 --> 00:22:34,173 get a fire going, get the testicle cooking, 441 00:22:34,273 --> 00:22:35,577 and we should be golden. 442 00:22:35,677 --> 00:22:37,614 We can have a fire in the opening here. 443 00:22:37,747 --> 00:22:38,783 Okay. 444 00:22:38,883 --> 00:22:40,419 Water. 445 00:22:40,554 --> 00:22:43,324 Need a pee in the night, easy. 446 00:22:43,325 --> 00:22:44,628 Look at that. 447 00:22:45,262 --> 00:22:47,199 - Well done. - Yeah. Killed that. 448 00:22:47,299 --> 00:22:48,836 - You worked hard. - I enjoyed that. 449 00:22:48,970 --> 00:22:50,706 You worked up a good, honest sweat. 450 00:22:50,707 --> 00:22:51,943 - That's good. - Yeah. 451 00:22:52,076 --> 00:22:55,550 It was a full-body workout. And it was long. 452 00:22:55,683 --> 00:22:58,120 It's amazing, isn't it? And it's true that we usually 453 00:22:58,121 --> 00:23:01,460 remember the getaways that were the most adventurous. 454 00:23:01,461 --> 00:23:03,231 The ones that didn't have the silk sheets. 455 00:23:03,365 --> 00:23:06,738 The ones that didn't have the piña colada under the umbrella. 456 00:23:06,739 --> 00:23:08,175 Even though those are nice. 457 00:23:08,308 --> 00:23:10,913 The highlight of the evening meal. 458 00:23:11,749 --> 00:23:13,217 Ugh. Doesn't have a great smell. 459 00:23:13,218 --> 00:23:15,188 I'm not gonna lie. 460 00:23:20,800 --> 00:23:22,003 No. 461 00:23:22,136 --> 00:23:23,839 What would you think that was if it was on the menu? 462 00:23:23,973 --> 00:23:26,044 - Smell first. - You'd probably look for 463 00:23:26,144 --> 00:23:27,446 a different restaurant. 464 00:23:27,581 --> 00:23:29,719 There something about cutting into a testicle... 465 00:23:29,852 --> 00:23:32,490 as a man, you can't help but feel pain. 466 00:23:32,591 --> 00:23:34,127 You know, it's phantom pain. 467 00:23:34,227 --> 00:23:36,764 Maybe that's how they describe it. Phantom pain. 468 00:23:36,765 --> 00:23:38,937 You know, we have got that. 469 00:23:42,343 --> 00:23:43,946 I mean, bull skew. 470 00:23:47,020 --> 00:23:49,191 - Well, dinner's cooking. - Look at this. 471 00:23:50,159 --> 00:23:53,232 I mean, the last time we met, you very kindly cooked us, 472 00:23:53,365 --> 00:23:54,768 - me and my family, dinner. - Yeah. 473 00:23:54,869 --> 00:23:58,242 You delivered these most amazing slabs 474 00:23:58,342 --> 00:24:01,516 of proper Texan T-bones. It was awesome. 475 00:24:01,616 --> 00:24:05,623 And I feel I've under-delivered. I'm not gonna lie. 476 00:24:05,757 --> 00:24:08,362 But this is apropos for where we are. 477 00:24:08,495 --> 00:24:10,566 - It is apropos. - 100%. 478 00:24:15,510 --> 00:24:16,945 Your partnership with Woody, 479 00:24:16,946 --> 00:24:18,916 has that been a fun thing in your life? 480 00:24:19,016 --> 00:24:23,090 Yeah, he's a constant reminder for me to stay young. 481 00:24:23,091 --> 00:24:24,862 Because he's a perpetual eight-year-old. 482 00:24:24,995 --> 00:24:26,831 Oh, my gosh. 483 00:24:26,832 --> 00:24:28,536 I mean, you can't get mad at Woody for 484 00:24:28,670 --> 00:24:31,541 showing up barefoot three days late to your own wedding. 485 00:24:31,542 --> 00:24:33,813 - Three days late. - Because you can show up 486 00:24:33,913 --> 00:24:36,752 three days late to his own wedding and he don't care. 487 00:24:37,621 --> 00:24:39,792 He's never gone through a front door in his life. 488 00:24:39,925 --> 00:24:42,664 - That's so funny. - I've woke up next to him 489 00:24:42,764 --> 00:24:44,365 in my bed between me and my wife, 490 00:24:44,366 --> 00:24:46,672 'cause he snuck through the bedroom window unannounced. 491 00:24:46,806 --> 00:24:48,809 - No. Are you serious? - Many times. 492 00:24:48,910 --> 00:24:53,118 - That is brilliant. - Oh, he's great. 493 00:24:53,218 --> 00:24:57,561 I always like to say, "I almost kissed my wife 494 00:24:57,694 --> 00:24:59,196 "as many times as I have..." 495 00:25:00,567 --> 00:25:03,271 How many years have you been married now? Thirteen? 496 00:25:03,405 --> 00:25:04,808 What have you learned about marriage? 497 00:25:04,942 --> 00:25:07,080 It's a challenge once you have children. 498 00:25:07,180 --> 00:25:09,449 Sometimes we get down the track where it's so much 499 00:25:09,450 --> 00:25:11,455 about the kids, and we look up and go, 500 00:25:11,556 --> 00:25:14,094 "Oh, hey, how are you doing?" 501 00:25:14,194 --> 00:25:16,833 I've got to remind myself-- I forgot who told me this 502 00:25:16,966 --> 00:25:18,569 a long time ago, but the best example 503 00:25:18,669 --> 00:25:21,040 you can give your kids is how you treat their mother. 504 00:25:22,811 --> 00:25:24,279 My grandpa always said that, he said, 505 00:25:24,280 --> 00:25:28,288 "Parenting in three words, example, example, example." 506 00:25:29,725 --> 00:25:32,495 I think a man's a prince until he has children 507 00:25:32,496 --> 00:25:33,633 and then becomes a king. 508 00:25:33,733 --> 00:25:34,868 I don't think there's anything 509 00:25:35,002 --> 00:25:37,306 more important that a man can do. 510 00:25:37,440 --> 00:25:39,444 In fact, man, we're immortal. 511 00:25:39,578 --> 00:25:41,715 That's the beginning of our immortality, 512 00:25:41,849 --> 00:25:43,118 and hopefully we're lucky enough 513 00:25:43,218 --> 00:25:45,455 for them to have offspring, and it continues. 514 00:25:45,590 --> 00:25:48,929 To pass that down, I think that's the greatest art 515 00:25:49,063 --> 00:25:50,199 that a man can make, 516 00:25:50,332 --> 00:25:52,203 is being a good father 517 00:25:52,336 --> 00:25:54,106 to a son or a daughter. 518 00:25:54,206 --> 00:25:55,843 The rest is detail already. 519 00:25:55,943 --> 00:25:57,212 Right? 520 00:25:58,148 --> 00:26:01,622 - Should we try the testicle? - Hell yeah. 521 00:26:01,722 --> 00:26:03,793 Look at that. 522 00:26:05,663 --> 00:26:09,103 I would say it's improved with cooking. 523 00:26:09,104 --> 00:26:11,641 Reindeer testicle. 524 00:26:11,642 --> 00:26:15,515 Here's to today. Life, friendships, family. 525 00:26:15,516 --> 00:26:17,119 Amen. 526 00:26:23,499 --> 00:26:25,035 Hey. Hey. 527 00:26:25,135 --> 00:26:27,173 Can I have another piece, please? 528 00:26:27,273 --> 00:26:29,911 That's a hell of a lot better 529 00:26:30,045 --> 00:26:31,649 than I thought it was gonna be. 530 00:26:31,782 --> 00:26:36,224 That's a phrase you don't often associate with this show. 531 00:26:38,529 --> 00:26:40,098 Rudolph. 532 00:26:44,240 --> 00:26:45,777 That's really not bad. 533 00:26:45,877 --> 00:26:48,548 Texture was six out of ten. 534 00:26:48,549 --> 00:26:50,185 Taste was six out of ten. 535 00:26:50,318 --> 00:26:53,392 If you just got out of your head what the heck it was, 536 00:26:53,526 --> 00:26:55,094 you throw the right kind of spice on there, 537 00:26:55,095 --> 00:26:58,435 some of my famous rub, char the edges a little bit, 538 00:26:58,536 --> 00:27:00,405 you might have an eight out of ten, 539 00:27:00,540 --> 00:27:02,376 have something you can put on the menu. 540 00:27:04,013 --> 00:27:05,082 Happy? 541 00:27:05,216 --> 00:27:08,422 Being out here is a heck of a gift, man. 542 00:27:08,556 --> 00:27:10,960 Mother Nature is God's greatest art. 543 00:27:11,094 --> 00:27:14,466 You've got a new book, a mix of poems and prayers. 544 00:27:14,568 --> 00:27:15,736 Poems and Prayers. 545 00:27:15,737 --> 00:27:17,941 Yeah, great. Where does that come from? 546 00:27:18,074 --> 00:27:19,710 It just came from me looking around, 547 00:27:19,711 --> 00:27:23,085 maybe something about getting into early fifties. 548 00:27:23,218 --> 00:27:27,126 We go from being a child, you're naive and you're innocent. 549 00:27:27,226 --> 00:27:29,531 Then you're skeptical as you learn things. 550 00:27:29,631 --> 00:27:32,838 And then there's that fourth one people become, which is cynical. 551 00:27:32,971 --> 00:27:34,740 That's the disease of aging. 552 00:27:34,741 --> 00:27:37,748 One of the worst diseases we have is cynicism. 553 00:27:37,848 --> 00:27:40,118 I'm not for foolish optimism. 554 00:27:40,252 --> 00:27:43,593 I don't believe everything's always just rosy and great 555 00:27:43,726 --> 00:27:45,027 and everyone's always telling the truth 556 00:27:45,028 --> 00:27:46,765 and everything's just hunky-dory. 557 00:27:46,865 --> 00:27:48,869 No, [bleep], it's not. 558 00:27:49,003 --> 00:27:53,177 But to sort of tap out and go... 559 00:27:54,013 --> 00:27:55,382 that's just the way it is. 560 00:27:55,482 --> 00:27:59,457 It's just not ready to put a white flag on that. 561 00:27:59,558 --> 00:28:01,761 And so I, myself, personally, was going, 562 00:28:01,762 --> 00:28:04,767 "Man, I want more belief." 563 00:28:04,768 --> 00:28:06,436 So, Poems and Prayers. 564 00:28:06,437 --> 00:28:09,611 More mystical, more spiritual, more faithful. 565 00:28:09,745 --> 00:28:13,485 Belief in self, others, potential, God. 566 00:28:14,254 --> 00:28:18,896 I think life without any form of faith is... 567 00:28:18,996 --> 00:28:21,034 life's hard enough as it is. 568 00:28:21,134 --> 00:28:22,804 I don't wanna do it on my own. 569 00:28:22,904 --> 00:28:25,911 Forget it. It's hard. You look at leadership. 570 00:28:26,011 --> 00:28:28,047 You look at-- turn on the news. 571 00:28:28,048 --> 00:28:30,486 The evidence doesn't give reason for belief. 572 00:28:31,154 --> 00:28:32,925 You know? At least in the civilized world. 573 00:28:33,025 --> 00:28:34,493 When you're out here like this, 574 00:28:34,595 --> 00:28:36,965 you sure as heck get evidence for belief. 575 00:28:37,901 --> 00:28:39,504 If I'm not finding it 576 00:28:39,638 --> 00:28:42,176 in the world that I'm seeing around me, 577 00:28:42,310 --> 00:28:44,748 maybe I'm looking in the wrong place. 578 00:28:48,689 --> 00:28:50,693 It's a really fun day with Matthew. 579 00:28:50,793 --> 00:28:51,929 He's a bright spirit. 580 00:28:52,063 --> 00:28:53,666 He's such a grounded person as well, 581 00:28:53,799 --> 00:28:57,507 motivated by life and by his family and faith. 582 00:28:57,607 --> 00:28:59,512 And those are enduring things in life. 583 00:28:59,612 --> 00:29:01,213 But both of us are pretty tired. 584 00:29:01,214 --> 00:29:03,051 We're gonna definitely sleep well, I think, tonight. 585 00:29:03,185 --> 00:29:04,554 It's a weird place because, obviously, 586 00:29:04,654 --> 00:29:07,059 it never gets dark in Norway in summertime. 587 00:29:07,192 --> 00:29:09,831 So, you just kind of put the hood up, 588 00:29:09,931 --> 00:29:11,702 cover your eyes, and sleep. 589 00:29:11,803 --> 00:29:13,271 Big day tomorrow. 590 00:29:14,173 --> 00:29:16,109 Something comforting about a fire. 591 00:29:16,110 --> 00:29:18,848 No walls, except for these mountains. 592 00:29:18,849 --> 00:29:20,085 Trust the environment. 593 00:29:20,186 --> 00:29:21,988 Whatever you say can blow in the breeze 594 00:29:21,989 --> 00:29:24,259 as far as it wants to, and you've got a pretty good idea 595 00:29:24,260 --> 00:29:28,134 it's gonna land on safe ears, whosoever ears they are. 596 00:29:28,135 --> 00:29:30,506 Yeah, something comforting about it. 597 00:29:30,507 --> 00:29:33,813 I've had three really good buzzes today, natural highs. 598 00:29:33,946 --> 00:29:37,520 I've got a feeling there's a couple more coming tomorrow. 599 00:29:56,458 --> 00:29:58,595 Okay, those worked. 600 00:30:00,132 --> 00:30:01,735 First night in Norway in a tent. 601 00:30:01,869 --> 00:30:03,304 It's not bad at all. 602 00:30:03,305 --> 00:30:04,842 I got more sleep than I did the night before. 603 00:30:04,942 --> 00:30:09,350 Now, the trickle all night was a little... 604 00:30:10,218 --> 00:30:12,889 bedtime melody. 605 00:30:12,890 --> 00:30:15,362 This feels like Norway now. 606 00:30:15,462 --> 00:30:16,732 Okay, let's go. 607 00:30:17,800 --> 00:30:23,044 Matthew and I have 1,500 feet of elevation still to descend. 608 00:30:23,145 --> 00:30:26,284 So, we'll have to find our way down this granite mountain 609 00:30:26,384 --> 00:30:28,889 and through a series of glacial lakes 610 00:30:29,022 --> 00:30:31,327 to get to our extraction point. 611 00:30:32,296 --> 00:30:34,533 The only constant with the Norwegian weather 612 00:30:34,534 --> 00:30:36,037 is that it will change. 613 00:30:36,170 --> 00:30:39,545 And this mountain sees a lot of rain, a lot of snow. 614 00:30:39,678 --> 00:30:42,282 Watch your step down here. It's gonna be quite slippery. 615 00:30:42,382 --> 00:30:45,155 ♪ Hey, hey, hey ♪ 616 00:30:45,288 --> 00:30:47,660 Morale is always harder when it's raining. 617 00:30:47,761 --> 00:30:48,596 I've learned that. 618 00:30:48,696 --> 00:30:51,333 It's also where we distinguish ourselves. 619 00:30:51,334 --> 00:30:54,206 You know, when you go anywhere that's new, 620 00:30:54,207 --> 00:30:56,611 - you're hyper-focused. - Yeah. 621 00:30:57,880 --> 00:30:59,450 We've still got some journeying between here 622 00:30:59,585 --> 00:31:02,791 and where we're getting picked up, so a bit of hiking in 623 00:31:02,924 --> 00:31:04,795 and eventually our way out of here. 624 00:31:04,928 --> 00:31:07,701 Put a smile on. Keep going. Yeah, we're ready. 625 00:31:07,801 --> 00:31:09,637 - Hello, guys. - Hey! 626 00:31:11,675 --> 00:31:12,977 Yes, man. 627 00:31:28,943 --> 00:31:31,413 There's slippery rock, by the way. 628 00:31:33,218 --> 00:31:34,954 Look, this starts to drop off now. 629 00:31:35,088 --> 00:31:36,324 Mm-hmm. 630 00:31:41,835 --> 00:31:43,539 You see, this is gonna be steep. 631 00:31:43,639 --> 00:31:46,242 We're gonna definitely need rope for this. 632 00:31:46,243 --> 00:31:51,253 All of this rock is carved by glacial ice, so it's smooth. 633 00:31:51,254 --> 00:31:53,358 And once that drop-off starting, 634 00:31:53,491 --> 00:31:55,395 it's gonna get quite committing, I think, this. 635 00:31:55,495 --> 00:31:58,368 You can see all the way down to the lakes there. 636 00:31:58,468 --> 00:32:01,374 Yeah, I'm just anticipating this is gonna be bigger 637 00:32:01,508 --> 00:32:03,579 than maybe it feels from up here. 638 00:32:04,982 --> 00:32:07,553 That's probably about 800 foot down to that. 639 00:32:07,554 --> 00:32:10,025 Yeah, it's definitely quite a bit more 640 00:32:10,125 --> 00:32:13,464 than the first descent. 641 00:32:14,500 --> 00:32:17,305 But we're obviously gonna be much steeper. 642 00:32:18,943 --> 00:32:21,413 Fear of heights? Sure. 643 00:32:22,116 --> 00:32:23,417 Yeah. 644 00:32:23,418 --> 00:32:26,659 Okay, let's make a solid anchor point here. 645 00:32:26,759 --> 00:32:30,265 So, obviously, we haven't got a lot of trees to tie off to. 646 00:32:30,365 --> 00:32:33,437 These are the rocks. Not strong enough. 647 00:32:33,438 --> 00:32:35,308 Have you got that talon from the dogs? 648 00:32:35,408 --> 00:32:37,045 - Yes, I do. - Yeah. 649 00:32:37,145 --> 00:32:40,418 You might have been thinking, why do we need this thing? 650 00:32:40,553 --> 00:32:43,291 The terrain so far has been treacherous, 651 00:32:43,424 --> 00:32:46,030 but nothing compares to what's ahead. 652 00:32:46,130 --> 00:32:48,769 If Matthew and I are gonna get off this mountain, 653 00:32:48,902 --> 00:32:51,006 we have to go down the longest rappel 654 00:32:51,140 --> 00:32:53,911 I've ever done on Running Wild. 655 00:32:53,912 --> 00:32:58,053 This is 800 feet of sheer granite rock. 656 00:32:58,054 --> 00:32:59,824 But there are no good anchor points, 657 00:32:59,958 --> 00:33:03,798 so we're gonna have to use the brake from his dog sled. 658 00:33:03,799 --> 00:33:05,468 We'll stamp it into the ground, 659 00:33:05,469 --> 00:33:07,471 tie it off, and make our way down. 660 00:33:07,472 --> 00:33:09,476 - The anchor. - As long as the force 661 00:33:09,477 --> 00:33:12,683 is that way, but as soon as you go like this, 662 00:33:12,684 --> 00:33:14,220 it lifts out just beautifully. 663 00:33:14,320 --> 00:33:17,058 I mean, it works because of all the force is... 664 00:33:17,192 --> 00:33:18,327 Give that a kick in. 665 00:33:18,461 --> 00:33:20,533 It's only dug into about that much, 666 00:33:20,666 --> 00:33:22,236 you know, grass and soil. 667 00:33:22,336 --> 00:33:25,073 It looks a little precarious, but as long as the angle is low, 668 00:33:25,074 --> 00:33:27,546 which it's gonna be as we go over these rocks, 669 00:33:27,547 --> 00:33:29,383 that's gonna hold. 670 00:33:29,517 --> 00:33:30,720 - Okay. - Yeah. 671 00:33:30,853 --> 00:33:33,491 We're using it as what it's called, an anchor. 672 00:33:33,593 --> 00:33:35,930 But this time it's not stopping dogs, 673 00:33:36,063 --> 00:33:37,699 it's holding the rope. 674 00:33:37,700 --> 00:33:39,938 Trust the engineer. 675 00:33:40,071 --> 00:33:42,777 I feel good about it. Plus Bear's going first. 676 00:33:43,613 --> 00:33:46,383 You've got to really pull it to release it. 677 00:33:46,384 --> 00:33:48,355 Keep it cranked open at the top. 678 00:33:48,488 --> 00:33:50,258 You're lifting hundreds of feet of rope here, 679 00:33:50,358 --> 00:33:51,962 which is super heavy. 680 00:33:52,062 --> 00:33:53,398 It'll get easier as it gets steeper. 681 00:33:53,498 --> 00:33:55,369 - Yes. - And once it gets steeper, 682 00:33:55,503 --> 00:33:57,206 just lean back and trust the system. 683 00:33:57,339 --> 00:34:00,713 Okay. Lean back and trust the equipment. 684 00:34:02,717 --> 00:34:03,953 So, yeah, it's all good. 685 00:34:04,053 --> 00:34:06,357 Probably another 20 meters of this, 686 00:34:06,457 --> 00:34:08,461 and then it looks like it drops off, okay? 687 00:34:08,562 --> 00:34:09,831 Yep. 688 00:34:11,868 --> 00:34:15,977 This is where it starts to get a little steeper. 689 00:34:16,110 --> 00:34:19,149 This is where it's gonna get scarier for Matthew. 690 00:34:19,150 --> 00:34:21,453 You can see all the way to the bottom. 691 00:34:23,592 --> 00:34:25,160 And the rope. 692 00:34:25,161 --> 00:34:28,602 I needed what looks like every meter of it. 693 00:34:37,854 --> 00:34:39,591 I like it. 694 00:34:39,724 --> 00:34:41,293 Glad that anchor's holding. 695 00:34:42,429 --> 00:34:44,934 So another big drop off here. 696 00:34:45,035 --> 00:34:48,441 Let's hope there's enough rope even to reach, to be honest. 697 00:34:49,143 --> 00:34:50,912 I thought I'd be near the bottom by now, 698 00:34:50,913 --> 00:34:53,485 but still a long way down. 699 00:34:53,586 --> 00:34:54,420 Wow. 700 00:34:54,554 --> 00:34:56,625 Lean back and trust the equipment. 701 00:35:20,372 --> 00:35:21,641 Okay. 702 00:35:23,945 --> 00:35:25,650 So I knew we'd need a lot of rope 703 00:35:25,783 --> 00:35:27,854 for that 800 foot in total. 704 00:35:27,954 --> 00:35:30,793 Even with that, it's still just tickling the bottom, 705 00:35:30,926 --> 00:35:33,331 about five foot left over. 706 00:35:33,431 --> 00:35:35,501 So that was kind of at our limit. 707 00:35:35,603 --> 00:35:37,306 I'm not sure what to expect, 708 00:35:37,406 --> 00:35:39,611 but I trust who I'm with. 709 00:35:39,711 --> 00:35:42,583 I'm not gonna be looking down singing songs. 710 00:35:42,717 --> 00:35:44,787 I might be looking up singing songs. 711 00:35:45,689 --> 00:35:50,332 ♪ Hey, hey, hey, hey ♪ 712 00:35:50,465 --> 00:35:53,806 ♪ Lean back and trust your equipment ♪ 713 00:35:54,741 --> 00:35:57,947 ♪ Lean back and trust your equipment ♪ 714 00:36:14,479 --> 00:36:16,049 The awkward bit is the start. 715 00:36:16,050 --> 00:36:18,656 You know, it's at the top when all the nerves are there. 716 00:36:18,756 --> 00:36:21,360 It's not yet vertical, kind of awkward ground. 717 00:36:21,460 --> 00:36:22,897 You've got a lot of weight of rope. 718 00:36:22,997 --> 00:36:26,070 Just trust and keep moving. Once it gets steeper, 719 00:36:27,038 --> 00:36:30,846 it will start to flow and that rope will run smoother. 720 00:36:40,699 --> 00:36:42,402 An adventure is gonna put yourself 721 00:36:42,503 --> 00:36:44,640 in a place that you do not know. 722 00:36:44,774 --> 00:36:48,114 I do not wanna do this, I've never done this before, 723 00:36:48,247 --> 00:36:51,220 but I'm going to overcome that fear. 724 00:36:51,822 --> 00:36:55,561 I'm usually better in real life than I am in my dreams. 725 00:36:55,562 --> 00:36:58,401 In my dreams, I never get the girl. I don't make the jump. 726 00:36:58,535 --> 00:37:02,009 I think belief is actually the original dream. 727 00:37:02,142 --> 00:37:04,446 So, I've got to believe in myself. 728 00:37:04,447 --> 00:37:06,350 Here we go, baby. 729 00:37:07,953 --> 00:37:10,893 Do I have a plan? No, I'm gonna let it come to me. 730 00:37:11,026 --> 00:37:12,461 I'm taking my time. 731 00:37:12,462 --> 00:37:15,301 Play chess with the mountain a little bit. 732 00:37:15,435 --> 00:37:17,272 This kind of thing is one of those drugs 733 00:37:17,405 --> 00:37:18,809 that money can't buy. 734 00:37:18,909 --> 00:37:21,815 This is not my necessarily comfort zone, 735 00:37:21,948 --> 00:37:24,153 but the experience, I'm sure it'll be something 736 00:37:24,286 --> 00:37:25,756 I damn sure remember. 737 00:37:26,992 --> 00:37:29,831 People maybe have rappelled in a gym or on a climbing wall. 738 00:37:29,965 --> 00:37:33,069 It's all nice and controlled, but it's different out here. 739 00:37:33,070 --> 00:37:34,607 But he's got that glint in his eye 740 00:37:34,608 --> 00:37:36,310 and you can't cheat your way there. 741 00:37:36,443 --> 00:37:37,946 You've got to earn that. 742 00:37:37,947 --> 00:37:39,518 This is why I love this stuff. 743 00:37:44,861 --> 00:37:48,400 He's doing well. This is a big one for sure. 744 00:37:48,535 --> 00:37:50,037 Yes! 745 00:37:51,340 --> 00:37:52,777 Good effort. 746 00:37:57,051 --> 00:37:59,222 That was a bit... 747 00:38:00,291 --> 00:38:02,730 I've got to admit, it was longer than I thought. 748 00:38:02,863 --> 00:38:05,001 You do have to trust your blind spot, man. 749 00:38:05,102 --> 00:38:07,874 I'm betting I was a few inches further back, leaning back, 750 00:38:08,007 --> 00:38:11,013 trusting it than I was on the-- the first one on that one. 751 00:38:11,147 --> 00:38:13,619 It gives you more stability. You're feeling more balanced. 752 00:38:13,752 --> 00:38:16,122 Once the body weight's bringing that down 753 00:38:16,123 --> 00:38:17,627 and you're not having to force it, 754 00:38:17,760 --> 00:38:19,363 you really feel much more control. 755 00:38:19,463 --> 00:38:20,865 - That was good. - That was good. 756 00:38:20,866 --> 00:38:21,901 That was a buzz. 757 00:38:22,035 --> 00:38:24,473 Proper buzz number four, I do believe it was. 758 00:38:24,607 --> 00:38:26,009 And the best one yet. 759 00:38:26,109 --> 00:38:28,949 - Good job. That's a long way. - Thanks, mate. 760 00:38:33,357 --> 00:38:35,829 ♪ Hey, hey, hey, hey ♪ 761 00:38:36,898 --> 00:38:38,769 So we're gonna keep following this up. 762 00:38:38,903 --> 00:38:41,272 This will eventually lead to a lake, 763 00:38:41,273 --> 00:38:43,512 and eventually our pickup's gonna be 764 00:38:43,645 --> 00:38:45,381 - the other side of it. - All right. 765 00:38:45,516 --> 00:38:47,753 So we're looking for the lake first of all. 766 00:38:59,243 --> 00:39:00,980 We'll be following this river 767 00:39:01,080 --> 00:39:02,650 up through this valley. 768 00:39:02,750 --> 00:39:04,687 We've reached this final lake. 769 00:39:04,787 --> 00:39:07,793 I have said to our team, leave me a really clear red bag, 770 00:39:07,893 --> 00:39:09,697 and inside that is gonna be a flare, 771 00:39:09,798 --> 00:39:11,432 and that's the flare we're gonna use 772 00:39:11,433 --> 00:39:12,836 to call in the helicopter. 773 00:39:12,837 --> 00:39:15,676 - Little red bag? - Yeah. 774 00:39:15,810 --> 00:39:18,749 Check out your three o'clock. 775 00:39:19,651 --> 00:39:22,557 Yeah, I thought that was a little fishing pot, actually. 776 00:39:22,690 --> 00:39:24,325 Yeah, that is a red bag. 777 00:39:24,326 --> 00:39:26,565 Yeah. 778 00:39:26,665 --> 00:39:30,005 In typical fashion, our team haven't made it easy. 779 00:39:30,105 --> 00:39:32,543 They've left it out in the lake. 780 00:39:32,677 --> 00:39:34,279 Oh. 781 00:39:34,379 --> 00:39:35,715 So close. 782 00:39:35,716 --> 00:39:38,955 Remember, this is a glacial lake, so this is cold. 783 00:39:39,089 --> 00:39:41,828 This is, like, a few degrees above freezing. 784 00:39:41,962 --> 00:39:44,934 Looks like it's a swim to finish this journey. 785 00:39:45,034 --> 00:39:48,475 In, out, dry gear on. 786 00:39:48,576 --> 00:39:50,946 - Okay. - Hell yeah. 787 00:40:02,302 --> 00:40:03,873 - Okay. - You ready? 788 00:40:04,006 --> 00:40:07,446 This water is gonna be freezing, freezing cold. 789 00:40:07,580 --> 00:40:09,316 Yes. 790 00:40:09,449 --> 00:40:11,655 Okay, we're in. 791 00:40:11,755 --> 00:40:12,823 Hey now! 792 00:40:23,612 --> 00:40:26,450 What's this water, 35? 793 00:40:47,827 --> 00:40:49,095 Hey. 794 00:40:49,997 --> 00:40:51,233 Oh, boy. 795 00:40:53,404 --> 00:40:55,709 Yes. Good morning. 796 00:41:00,686 --> 00:41:02,923 Okay. If this is wet... 797 00:41:03,023 --> 00:41:06,096 we're in trouble. 798 00:41:07,432 --> 00:41:08,569 Okay. 799 00:41:08,669 --> 00:41:09,938 - One flare. - Okay. 800 00:41:10,038 --> 00:41:11,508 That's our way out of here. 801 00:41:11,608 --> 00:41:13,979 We found the red bag with the flare, 802 00:41:14,079 --> 00:41:15,649 which was not on land. 803 00:41:15,783 --> 00:41:18,521 It was out in the water. Thank you very much. 804 00:41:21,260 --> 00:41:22,530 It's not wet, we don't think. 805 00:41:22,630 --> 00:41:25,602 This goes off, copter comes, and we're out. 806 00:41:34,185 --> 00:41:35,588 This has been full of surprises. 807 00:41:35,589 --> 00:41:38,093 Had four big buzzes, like, natural highs. 808 00:41:38,193 --> 00:41:41,466 Great fear looking down, composing and doing it, 809 00:41:41,467 --> 00:41:43,871 trusting the gear, trusting the people, 810 00:41:43,872 --> 00:41:45,975 and then a conversation with Bear and I. 811 00:41:45,976 --> 00:41:48,313 When you're out like this with somebody one-on-one, 812 00:41:48,314 --> 00:41:50,184 you get comfortable a lot quicker 813 00:41:50,284 --> 00:41:51,854 in a shorter amount of time. 814 00:41:51,855 --> 00:41:54,226 I think the fact that you're both dealing with the unknown, 815 00:41:54,359 --> 00:41:56,698 there's a natural bonding experience that happens, 816 00:41:56,831 --> 00:42:00,171 which is really cool about getting out and out and about. 817 00:42:05,816 --> 00:42:09,857 Oh, yeah. Whoo! 818 00:42:09,991 --> 00:42:12,863 This has been a really fun journey for me. 819 00:42:12,996 --> 00:42:15,636 Obviously Matthew McConaughey is such an icon, 820 00:42:15,736 --> 00:42:19,844 but the fun part for me is the man behind the icon 821 00:42:19,944 --> 00:42:21,982 and the values that he lives by. 822 00:42:22,115 --> 00:42:24,119 It's about family, it's about faith, 823 00:42:24,252 --> 00:42:27,759 but also I think he's someone that is determined 824 00:42:27,760 --> 00:42:31,166 to live life on his terms and willing 825 00:42:31,266 --> 00:42:34,005 to step into the unknown and tackle the difficult. 826 00:42:34,139 --> 00:42:37,679 And that's rare in life, but it's beautiful. 827 00:42:40,085 --> 00:42:41,787 Yeah, boy! 828 00:42:41,788 --> 00:42:44,026 Bear, thank you for having me. 829 00:42:44,126 --> 00:42:45,896 We've been trying to do this and come together 830 00:42:45,996 --> 00:42:47,799 and take on these adventures for over 20 years. 831 00:42:47,800 --> 00:42:49,169 We finally made it happen. 832 00:42:49,269 --> 00:42:51,908 It was even better and more than I expected. 833 00:42:52,008 --> 00:42:55,147 Hey, man. Keep it up. Just keep living. 834 00:42:55,281 --> 00:42:57,619 Well done, brother. 835 00:42:57,753 --> 00:42:59,657 Well done. 836 00:42:59,757 --> 00:43:01,793 Running Wild! 837 00:43:01,794 --> 00:43:04,232 Come on, baby. Come on! 838 00:43:06,102 --> 00:43:07,739 Whoo!