1 00:00:06,741 --> 00:00:10,120 Lot of scat -- there, there, there. 2 00:00:10,144 --> 00:00:12,656 Yeah, this whole trail is full of tracks. 3 00:00:12,680 --> 00:00:14,725 Phaedra: Oh [bleep] 4 00:00:14,749 --> 00:00:16,660 I don't know. Looks like somebody got him in the face. 5 00:00:16,684 --> 00:00:18,462 Phaedra: We are right in the kill-zone 6 00:00:18,486 --> 00:00:22,266 where are of these animals are -- oh [bleep] 7 00:00:22,290 --> 00:00:24,868 Jake: Are you kidding me? 8 00:00:24,892 --> 00:00:26,937 -Ahh! Oh, no. -Ahh! 9 00:00:26,961 --> 00:00:29,896 Uh... Holy [bleep] 10 00:00:34,902 --> 00:00:37,948 Narrator: In the drought-stricken s 11 00:00:37,972 --> 00:00:39,950 a group of "naked and afraid" veterans 12 00:00:39,974 --> 00:00:42,686 are taking on a unthinkable survival challenge... 13 00:00:42,710 --> 00:00:44,955 [ Pig squealing ] Go, go, go, go, go! 14 00:00:44,979 --> 00:00:48,158 ...to endure 40 days and 40 nights 15 00:00:48,182 --> 00:00:50,093 in the most savage wilderness on the planet. 16 00:00:50,117 --> 00:00:51,629 [ Shouts indistinctly ] Hey! 17 00:00:51,653 --> 00:00:53,630 Narrator: To make it out alive, 18 00:00:53,654 --> 00:00:55,165 they must push their limits, 19 00:00:55,189 --> 00:00:58,902 master their environment... Oh, my god! 20 00:00:58,926 --> 00:01:00,437 ...and survive each other. 21 00:01:00,461 --> 00:01:03,440 Woman: I think its gonna be tremendously difficult. 22 00:01:03,464 --> 00:01:06,176 Narrator: This is "naked and afraid xl." 23 00:01:06,200 --> 00:01:09,980 -- Captions by vitac -- www.Vitac.Com 24 00:01:10,004 --> 00:01:12,182 after 12 days in the drought-stricken bush 25 00:01:12,206 --> 00:01:15,319 of South Africa, multiple failures 26 00:01:15,343 --> 00:01:18,121 and conflicting hunting styles have caused tension 27 00:01:18,145 --> 00:01:20,190 within the all-male group at pondo ravine. 28 00:01:20,214 --> 00:01:22,793 [Bleep] It's extremely frustrating 29 00:01:22,817 --> 00:01:24,194 trying to keep my composure. 30 00:01:24,218 --> 00:01:26,063 I don't need anybody else's thunder. 31 00:01:26,087 --> 00:01:28,465 I make my own thunder. 32 00:01:28,489 --> 00:01:31,735 Narrator: In tsonga basin, only Darrin and Kim remain standing. 33 00:01:31,759 --> 00:01:34,138 Darrin: Tick fever literally knocks you in the dirt 34 00:01:34,162 --> 00:01:35,806 for two straight weeks. 35 00:01:35,830 --> 00:01:38,876 Narrator: But now, the duo has been th 36 00:01:38,900 --> 00:01:40,210 wow. Yeah, you got big, 37 00:01:40,234 --> 00:01:42,679 swelled up spot behind your ear right here. 38 00:01:42,703 --> 00:01:45,215 I don't want to go. 39 00:01:45,239 --> 00:01:47,817 Narrator: And in swati valley, 40 00:01:47,841 --> 00:01:50,154 the merging of two groups wasn't enough to prevent 41 00:01:50,178 --> 00:01:52,355 the fall of one of their own... -I need a medic. 42 00:01:52,379 --> 00:01:54,958 ...as Africa claimed its second victim, 43 00:01:54,982 --> 00:01:57,961 and any of the remaining 10 could be next. 44 00:01:57,985 --> 00:01:59,229 Darrin: It's like Russian roulette out here. 45 00:01:59,253 --> 00:02:02,888 Like, eventually, you're gonna catch the bullet. 46 00:02:11,666 --> 00:02:13,644 How you doing, hon? 47 00:02:13,668 --> 00:02:15,713 Are you still feeling bad? 48 00:02:15,737 --> 00:02:18,048 Kim: Earlier I felt like I was gonna throw up. 49 00:02:18,072 --> 00:02:20,651 I'm really tired, that's for sure. 50 00:02:20,675 --> 00:02:22,252 After burrowing into Kim's skin, 51 00:02:22,276 --> 00:02:25,656 the South African bont tick released infectious bacteria 52 00:02:25,680 --> 00:02:28,391 that spread quickly through her bloodstream. 53 00:02:28,415 --> 00:02:31,261 As a result, Kim's been battling tick-bite fever 54 00:02:31,285 --> 00:02:34,732 for two days and hasn't eaten in a week. 55 00:02:34,756 --> 00:02:37,935 Kim: Last night I just had this raging headache, 56 00:02:37,959 --> 00:02:39,937 and my neck was just throbbing, 57 00:02:39,961 --> 00:02:44,274 and I can feel the swelling spreading throughout my head. 58 00:02:44,298 --> 00:02:46,777 I can't keep warm. 59 00:02:46,801 --> 00:02:49,480 Yeah, tick fever's no joke. It's painful. 60 00:02:49,504 --> 00:02:51,682 Narrator: Without a significant source of protein, 61 00:02:51,706 --> 00:02:54,017 her immune system will continue to weaken, 62 00:02:54,041 --> 00:02:55,486 making her increasingly vulnerable 63 00:02:55,510 --> 00:02:58,288 to other infections and disease. 64 00:02:58,312 --> 00:03:01,825 I have to focus on water, for sure. 65 00:03:01,849 --> 00:03:04,094 And food, probably. Don't focus hunting. 66 00:03:04,118 --> 00:03:07,164 You focus on water and hopefully the two come together. 67 00:03:07,188 --> 00:03:09,655 Okay. I believe in you. 68 00:03:14,461 --> 00:03:17,241 Darrin: Kim needs food, and she needs me. 69 00:03:17,265 --> 00:03:21,979 She's sick, so I can help compensate for that. 70 00:03:22,003 --> 00:03:23,180 I'm not just a survivalist. 71 00:03:23,204 --> 00:03:26,583 I'm a person with indigenous living skills. 72 00:03:26,607 --> 00:03:31,588 I learned to hunt and live off the land with primitive tools. 73 00:03:31,612 --> 00:03:34,524 My vast experience of being out in the wilderness 74 00:03:34,548 --> 00:03:38,184 is so far beyond most people that are just survivalists. 75 00:03:44,692 --> 00:03:48,939 I don't have a shot when they're staring straight on at me. 76 00:03:48,963 --> 00:03:51,274 Kim: It's nice to have a partner that you can relate to 77 00:03:51,298 --> 00:03:54,010 and that you look up to and you appreciate. 78 00:03:54,034 --> 00:03:57,748 My last challenge, my partner was not very nice at all. 79 00:03:57,772 --> 00:03:59,816 You felt I let you down? 80 00:03:59,840 --> 00:04:01,952 You let us down. 81 00:04:01,976 --> 00:04:04,021 But Darrin's been really good to me, 82 00:04:04,045 --> 00:04:08,291 although I'm sick and kind of lazy. 83 00:04:08,315 --> 00:04:10,493 I feel bad about it. 84 00:04:10,517 --> 00:04:11,895 It's just hard to keep up 85 00:04:11,919 --> 00:04:14,320 when your body feels like it's shutting down. 86 00:04:21,395 --> 00:04:23,429 Darrin: There's two bucks together. 87 00:04:26,467 --> 00:04:28,200 He knows we're here. 88 00:04:30,204 --> 00:04:33,183 That one's just watching us. 89 00:04:33,207 --> 00:04:35,074 And he's gone. 90 00:04:41,282 --> 00:04:42,593 Narrator: At swati valley, 91 00:04:42,617 --> 00:04:44,995 the combined group has lost a teammate 92 00:04:45,019 --> 00:04:47,798 and has subsisted on only a few small fish 93 00:04:47,822 --> 00:04:49,732 over the last week. 94 00:04:49,756 --> 00:04:52,936 It's alarming just how quickly things can turn out here. 95 00:04:52,960 --> 00:04:54,804 Losing a partner is tough, 96 00:04:54,828 --> 00:04:57,007 but you have to just keep pushing on, 97 00:04:57,031 --> 00:04:59,476 'cause we're all starving, we want food, 98 00:04:59,500 --> 00:05:01,144 and got to establish a new plan 99 00:05:01,168 --> 00:05:03,146 and figure out what kind of food source 100 00:05:03,170 --> 00:05:04,882 we can go after next. 101 00:05:04,906 --> 00:05:07,484 What do you guys think for today? 102 00:05:07,508 --> 00:05:08,952 I'm just gonna focus on fishing 103 00:05:08,976 --> 00:05:10,954 and trying to get us as much fish as possible today. 104 00:05:10,978 --> 00:05:14,224 Perfect. 105 00:05:14,248 --> 00:05:16,159 And then, I think after fishing, 106 00:05:16,183 --> 00:05:19,029 maybe getting in with the net and using it like a sea net 107 00:05:19,053 --> 00:05:22,032 to try to get a bunch of those five-inch minnows. 108 00:05:22,056 --> 00:05:24,367 I'm surrounded by four women, 109 00:05:24,391 --> 00:05:27,671 which I'm not used to at all. 110 00:05:27,695 --> 00:05:29,306 When I was 20 -- 111 00:05:29,330 --> 00:05:33,443 that's when I felt it was the time to come out as gay, 112 00:05:33,467 --> 00:05:36,180 and it was by far the most difficult year 113 00:05:36,204 --> 00:05:37,314 that I've ever gone through, 114 00:05:37,338 --> 00:05:38,848 and it's made me who I am today. 115 00:05:38,872 --> 00:05:41,318 I'm a much stronger person as a result. 116 00:05:41,342 --> 00:05:44,187 Regardless of what kind of challenge I face, 117 00:05:44,211 --> 00:05:47,079 I know I can get through that, because of that experience. 118 00:05:53,821 --> 00:05:56,466 Phaedra: I really want to get some fish for the group. 119 00:05:56,490 --> 00:05:59,269 Everybody seems kind of bummed and concerned. 120 00:05:59,293 --> 00:06:00,671 I mean, I should at least bring something in 121 00:06:00,695 --> 00:06:02,928 so that it brings up the mood again. 122 00:06:08,902 --> 00:06:10,747 I'm so worried, 'cause there's so much stuff 123 00:06:10,771 --> 00:06:12,538 to snag on down here. 124 00:06:14,976 --> 00:06:17,376 Come on. 125 00:06:24,918 --> 00:06:27,163 Stacey: My body is dying for food right now. 126 00:06:27,187 --> 00:06:29,900 Like, I feel so depleted of energy. 127 00:06:29,924 --> 00:06:31,501 How's it going? -Nothing. 128 00:06:31,525 --> 00:06:34,571 [Bleep] 129 00:06:34,595 --> 00:06:37,708 Jake: We're all lagging big time today. 130 00:06:37,732 --> 00:06:39,509 We just can't push our bodies at all. 131 00:06:39,533 --> 00:06:41,912 We're at that point where we need protein. 132 00:06:41,936 --> 00:06:43,914 Fishing has been unsuccessful today, 133 00:06:43,938 --> 00:06:46,850 so we're gonna get some water, take a little rest, 134 00:06:46,874 --> 00:06:49,074 and hope for the best this afternoon. 135 00:06:54,214 --> 00:06:57,260 -Tawny? -How are you? 136 00:06:57,284 --> 00:06:59,529 Stacey: Hey, how are you feeling? 137 00:06:59,553 --> 00:07:03,467 I don't feel good. 138 00:07:03,491 --> 00:07:06,035 My head hurts so bad. 139 00:07:06,059 --> 00:07:09,539 It just feels like the worst flu I've ever had. 140 00:07:09,563 --> 00:07:14,344 I'm pretty sure that I have tick-bite fever. 141 00:07:14,368 --> 00:07:18,014 Stacey: Tawny -- it seems that she has tick fever, 142 00:07:18,038 --> 00:07:21,151 and every single one of us are looking at each other like, 143 00:07:21,175 --> 00:07:22,552 "well, how come we haven't gotten it?" 144 00:07:22,576 --> 00:07:25,555 'Cause we have hundreds of ticks on us daily. 145 00:07:25,579 --> 00:07:29,159 We have all been bit multiple, multiple times. 146 00:07:29,183 --> 00:07:32,918 So we're all just like, "when are we gonna get it?" 147 00:07:42,930 --> 00:07:46,131 [ Animal calls ] 148 00:07:47,468 --> 00:07:49,513 Jake: Oh [bleep] 149 00:07:49,537 --> 00:07:52,382 Phaedra: Are you okay? 150 00:07:52,406 --> 00:07:55,052 I thought I put my hand on a Thorn, 151 00:07:55,076 --> 00:07:57,187 but it turns out it's not. 152 00:07:57,211 --> 00:07:59,611 It's a scorpion. 153 00:08:04,885 --> 00:08:06,796 -Where is it? -Uh-oh. 154 00:08:06,820 --> 00:08:08,999 -Oh, dear god. -Oh, my god. 155 00:08:09,023 --> 00:08:11,334 Are you -- do you see it? 156 00:08:11,358 --> 00:08:14,270 Is that it? Do you see it? 157 00:08:14,294 --> 00:08:16,139 Holy [bleep] it's gone. 158 00:08:16,163 --> 00:08:18,341 No, it isn't. We need more light. 159 00:08:18,365 --> 00:08:21,812 It's under there. 160 00:08:21,836 --> 00:08:23,547 Do you see him? 161 00:08:23,571 --> 00:08:26,683 Dude, he's gone. Oh, my god, you guys. 162 00:08:26,707 --> 00:08:31,744 I think tonight is going to be a really [bleep] night's sleep. 163 00:08:41,322 --> 00:08:43,166 Angel: Big old bags under them eyes now. 164 00:08:43,190 --> 00:08:46,903 Seems like my face has shrunk a little bit. 165 00:08:46,927 --> 00:08:49,439 That's 'cause of lack of sleep. 166 00:08:49,463 --> 00:08:51,908 There's no sleep in Africa. 167 00:08:51,932 --> 00:08:54,444 If we just took a bunch more like this, 168 00:08:54,468 --> 00:08:56,379 or even more sticks, 169 00:08:56,403 --> 00:09:00,250 and jammed them down so it's all coming out to here, 170 00:09:00,274 --> 00:09:01,918 put those in, and we'd have, like, 171 00:09:01,942 --> 00:09:06,856 this entire one third of the thing all [bleep] shade. 172 00:09:06,880 --> 00:09:11,127 Think in about 30 minutes it's gonna start getting hot again. 173 00:09:11,151 --> 00:09:13,329 Yep. 174 00:09:13,353 --> 00:09:15,999 Best part of the day's over. 175 00:09:16,023 --> 00:09:17,334 You know, Ryan -- I don't know 176 00:09:17,358 --> 00:09:19,536 if just the military in him and stuff, 177 00:09:19,560 --> 00:09:21,004 but, you know, he is driven 178 00:09:21,028 --> 00:09:22,605 and he's got the blinders on, 179 00:09:22,629 --> 00:09:26,076 and it's just it's kind of hard to work with sometimes, 180 00:09:26,100 --> 00:09:29,346 when you have somebody that has such direct vision. 181 00:09:29,370 --> 00:09:32,415 I'm just gonna head down and work on the blind 182 00:09:32,439 --> 00:09:35,152 for like a half-hour and then probably sit in there. 183 00:09:35,176 --> 00:09:39,156 Hopefully, another warthog or some babies will show up. 184 00:09:39,180 --> 00:09:40,423 Maybe I'll get lucky. 185 00:09:40,447 --> 00:09:42,893 Ryan: Unmotivated people don't motivate me. 186 00:09:42,917 --> 00:09:45,562 Initiative is not a lot to ask for. 187 00:09:45,586 --> 00:09:47,297 As a leader and as a warrior, 188 00:09:47,321 --> 00:09:51,156 I would love to turn them around for the better. 189 00:09:56,863 --> 00:09:59,242 I think the wind is still in my favor today. 190 00:09:59,266 --> 00:10:02,913 I'm definitely upwind from the direction 191 00:10:02,937 --> 00:10:05,649 of where most of the animals come from, 192 00:10:05,673 --> 00:10:07,639 which is a really good thing. 193 00:10:09,944 --> 00:10:13,011 Oh, yeah, they're right there. 194 00:10:17,751 --> 00:10:21,264 [ Animals calling ] 195 00:10:21,288 --> 00:10:23,533 And they're gone. 196 00:10:23,557 --> 00:10:25,535 If they didn't see me, 197 00:10:25,559 --> 00:10:27,871 they didn't smell me, I'm gonna be in here all day. 198 00:10:27,895 --> 00:10:31,497 There's a good chance that there's a lot more to come. 199 00:10:36,770 --> 00:10:40,172 A monitor lizard right down here in the mud. 200 00:10:43,443 --> 00:10:45,288 Holy [bleep] 201 00:10:45,312 --> 00:10:47,958 He's coming this way. 202 00:10:47,982 --> 00:10:49,759 It's pretty big. 203 00:10:49,783 --> 00:10:51,750 I've never seen one like this before. 204 00:11:09,403 --> 00:11:11,403 Guys, bring your machete! 205 00:11:24,151 --> 00:11:28,353 A monitor lizard right down here in the mud. 206 00:11:45,973 --> 00:11:47,216 Yeah! 207 00:11:47,240 --> 00:11:49,218 Whoo-hoo! 208 00:11:49,242 --> 00:11:51,821 Hey, guys! Bring your machete! 209 00:11:51,845 --> 00:11:53,289 -"Bring the machete?" -Go, go. 210 00:11:53,313 --> 00:11:56,226 Wow! 211 00:11:56,250 --> 00:11:57,961 The last thing I expected to catch, 212 00:11:57,985 --> 00:11:59,562 but... -Brought my spear. 213 00:11:59,586 --> 00:12:02,031 ...hey, it's red meat. 214 00:12:02,055 --> 00:12:03,232 Whoo. 215 00:12:03,256 --> 00:12:05,302 Oh, my god! You got him holding it? 216 00:12:05,326 --> 00:12:09,906 Net worked amazing, dude! He was just wrapped up. 217 00:12:09,930 --> 00:12:11,975 -Ah [bleep] -Done. 218 00:12:11,999 --> 00:12:15,045 Yeah! Hell yeah! 219 00:12:15,069 --> 00:12:16,579 Oh, nile monitor, huh? 220 00:12:16,603 --> 00:12:19,248 Dude, I saw him coming from the other end. 221 00:12:19,272 --> 00:12:21,651 I'm like, "this dude's thirsty. He's coming to drink this." 222 00:12:21,675 --> 00:12:24,988 No way! Wow. 223 00:12:25,012 --> 00:12:27,256 Sorry, not sorry. Thank you for your sacrifice. 224 00:12:27,280 --> 00:12:28,524 Thank you so much for your sacrifice. 225 00:12:28,548 --> 00:12:30,126 You'll make us stronger. 226 00:12:30,150 --> 00:12:33,796 Ryan -- he had a game plan, and it was his little project. 227 00:12:33,820 --> 00:12:35,531 You know, I'm a seasoned hunter, 228 00:12:35,555 --> 00:12:39,202 so I need to kind of just go do it myself, too. 229 00:12:39,226 --> 00:12:41,338 -Hell yeah. -Way to fricking' go, brother. 230 00:12:41,362 --> 00:12:45,074 One of the traits of the warrior is to provide for others, 231 00:12:45,098 --> 00:12:47,944 and there's a lot of things that I have to offer to teach. 232 00:12:47,968 --> 00:12:51,080 So that, right there, will hopefully turn things around 233 00:12:51,104 --> 00:12:52,415 and set a new precedent 234 00:12:52,439 --> 00:12:55,207 for where things are gonna go out here. 235 00:13:04,318 --> 00:13:06,362 -Oh, hey, there, tenderloin! -Yeah. Yeah. 236 00:13:06,386 --> 00:13:08,231 Angel: Here -- I'm gonna cut it off so I don't take all of it. 237 00:13:08,255 --> 00:13:09,833 I mean, just start pulling all the way down, 238 00:13:09,857 --> 00:13:13,503 and you could cut it up and -- 239 00:13:13,527 --> 00:13:17,040 it tastes really, really, really delicious. 240 00:13:17,064 --> 00:13:19,041 And the he cooked like that, the smoke cook, 241 00:13:19,065 --> 00:13:20,910 you could really taste the barbecue flavor to it. 242 00:13:20,934 --> 00:13:22,511 -Yeah. -Amazing. 243 00:13:22,535 --> 00:13:26,116 Steven: That charcoal action. 244 00:13:26,140 --> 00:13:28,184 Angel: I think the hardest thing about being out here 245 00:13:28,208 --> 00:13:30,320 is not being able to share these moments 246 00:13:30,344 --> 00:13:31,988 with the ones that I really love 247 00:13:32,012 --> 00:13:36,315 and it just pains me sometimes. 248 00:13:39,953 --> 00:13:42,732 Three naked dudes -- the middle of South Africa... 249 00:13:42,756 --> 00:13:44,867 -And there we were. -...Survivalists. 250 00:13:44,891 --> 00:13:46,869 How the hell did you guys get to this point? 251 00:13:46,893 --> 00:13:48,938 I don't know. I was more -- after the military it 252 00:13:48,962 --> 00:13:51,474 was more about a way of life for me. 253 00:13:51,498 --> 00:13:53,543 To live, you know, off the land 254 00:13:53,567 --> 00:13:55,478 and closer to nature and put all that [bleep] 255 00:13:55,502 --> 00:13:57,213 Behind me from my time in the service. 256 00:13:57,237 --> 00:14:00,549 And it seems like a lot of veterans tend to go that route. 257 00:14:00,573 --> 00:14:01,951 What about you? 258 00:14:01,975 --> 00:14:05,555 I think my whole psyche -- it's all about survival. 259 00:14:05,579 --> 00:14:07,957 As a kid, I was out in the streets with my mom, 260 00:14:07,981 --> 00:14:09,158 you know, living in shelters. 261 00:14:09,182 --> 00:14:10,960 And I just remember thinking, you know, 262 00:14:10,984 --> 00:14:13,229 "I need to grow up to survive." 263 00:14:13,253 --> 00:14:16,900 Angel's a great guy. He's got a really unique life story. 264 00:14:16,924 --> 00:14:20,303 He brings the more mellow sort of energy into the group, 265 00:14:20,327 --> 00:14:23,439 which is completely contrasting from Steven's. 266 00:14:23,463 --> 00:14:26,175 There's a lot of -- my self-sufficiency, too, 267 00:14:26,199 --> 00:14:30,113 I think comes from not having a father in my life, 268 00:14:30,137 --> 00:14:33,516 not having a good teacher or a protector. 269 00:14:33,540 --> 00:14:35,452 -Well, now you're a father. -Yeah, well, 270 00:14:35,476 --> 00:14:36,719 that's my greatest challenge in life. 271 00:14:36,743 --> 00:14:38,320 I have to be the father. I have to -- 272 00:14:38,344 --> 00:14:40,457 for all those memories that I have not having a father, 273 00:14:40,481 --> 00:14:43,259 or not having love, not having a birthday gift, 274 00:14:43,283 --> 00:14:44,861 not having a camping trip -- 275 00:14:44,885 --> 00:14:47,397 and my biggest fear is not to give 276 00:14:47,421 --> 00:14:49,132 that to my girls, you know? 277 00:14:49,156 --> 00:14:50,533 I heard that. 278 00:14:50,557 --> 00:14:54,404 You got to be the father you didn't have. 279 00:14:54,428 --> 00:14:56,539 Angel: I've gone through a lot of crap and pain, 280 00:14:56,563 --> 00:14:57,874 and every day I learn something. 281 00:14:57,898 --> 00:15:00,075 Every day I feel like I'm stronger. 282 00:15:00,099 --> 00:15:03,480 My one goal out here is to be a role model for my daughters 283 00:15:03,504 --> 00:15:06,838 and leave Africa a new, stronger angel. 284 00:15:11,645 --> 00:15:12,822 We just had an awesome meal. 285 00:15:12,846 --> 00:15:16,159 It's been a good day. 286 00:15:16,183 --> 00:15:20,696 But I still wish I was home with y'all, loving y'all. 287 00:15:20,720 --> 00:15:24,300 Thanks for your prayers, thanks for your love, 288 00:15:24,324 --> 00:15:30,440 thanks for all the positive thoughts in our way. 289 00:15:30,464 --> 00:15:31,774 You guys are awesome. 290 00:15:31,798 --> 00:15:34,733 Loving you and missing you guys -- one love. 291 00:15:40,207 --> 00:15:41,651 Narrator: At tsonga basin, 292 00:15:41,675 --> 00:15:45,121 nine days without food further stresses Kim's ability 293 00:15:45,145 --> 00:15:47,457 to withstand tick-bite fever. 294 00:15:47,481 --> 00:15:49,792 Kim: I'm still not feeling very good. 295 00:15:49,816 --> 00:15:51,861 My neck really hurts. 296 00:15:51,885 --> 00:15:54,129 It's stiff and it's burning. 297 00:15:54,153 --> 00:15:55,865 I have a really bad headache. 298 00:15:55,889 --> 00:15:59,268 The more I move, the worse it gets. 299 00:15:59,292 --> 00:16:00,670 I got to get some food. 300 00:16:00,694 --> 00:16:03,739 I got to get something that's gonna actually help 301 00:16:03,763 --> 00:16:06,342 with my energy, with my recovery. 302 00:16:06,366 --> 00:16:10,346 So, I'm making a fish basket. 303 00:16:10,370 --> 00:16:14,884 Plan is to open up these bundles using rings 304 00:16:14,908 --> 00:16:18,021 and slowly get bigger and then towards the end make a lip 305 00:16:18,045 --> 00:16:19,489 so that the fish will come in, 306 00:16:19,513 --> 00:16:22,691 but they won't be able to swim backwards to get out. 307 00:16:22,715 --> 00:16:25,183 Hopefully it works out. 308 00:16:27,520 --> 00:16:30,299 Darrin: If only I had a rifle. 309 00:16:30,323 --> 00:16:32,168 That'd be a perfect shot with a rifle. 310 00:16:32,192 --> 00:16:35,772 I haven't had any success hunting and foraging. 311 00:16:35,796 --> 00:16:37,239 I just want to be able to show Kim 312 00:16:37,263 --> 00:16:39,731 that I have a lot to offer. 313 00:16:42,269 --> 00:16:43,513 This is just blasting me. 314 00:16:43,537 --> 00:16:45,770 Like, I might just have to turn around here real soon. 315 00:16:51,010 --> 00:16:53,512 God, I'm getting sick. I feel like I'm gonna vomit. 316 00:16:57,751 --> 00:16:59,795 Hey. Did it go well? 317 00:16:59,819 --> 00:17:02,265 I started to get really dizzy and vomity. 318 00:17:02,289 --> 00:17:03,332 Oh, you did? 319 00:17:03,356 --> 00:17:04,667 Figured I better come chill out. 320 00:17:04,691 --> 00:17:07,336 I don't want to pass out. 321 00:17:07,360 --> 00:17:11,941 Yikes. So, you didn't get anything? 322 00:17:11,965 --> 00:17:13,609 My stomach hurts a lot. 323 00:17:13,633 --> 00:17:16,279 I am depending on Darrin for hunting, 324 00:17:16,303 --> 00:17:19,616 which is really kind of hard. 325 00:17:19,640 --> 00:17:22,952 I was already telling myself not to expect anything, 326 00:17:22,976 --> 00:17:25,043 but I am bummed. 327 00:17:35,522 --> 00:17:40,169 We should probably get some firewood before it gets too hot 328 00:17:40,193 --> 00:17:43,439 before we waste all of our energy. 329 00:17:43,463 --> 00:17:47,243 Oh [bleep] 330 00:17:47,267 --> 00:17:48,510 Gnarly. 331 00:17:48,534 --> 00:17:51,447 I don't know if that's good news or not. 332 00:17:51,471 --> 00:17:53,916 A leopard probably killed it. 333 00:17:53,940 --> 00:17:56,719 God, that's really scary. That's so close to our camp. 334 00:17:56,743 --> 00:18:00,255 When you find a kill that close to your shelter, 335 00:18:00,279 --> 00:18:02,124 everything becomes very real. 336 00:18:02,148 --> 00:18:04,594 Narrator: African leopards stalk silently, 337 00:18:04,618 --> 00:18:06,930 keeping a low profile in tall grass 338 00:18:06,954 --> 00:18:09,332 until close enough to launch an attack. 339 00:18:09,356 --> 00:18:12,001 Everybody's so hungry, but I really feel like maybe 340 00:18:12,025 --> 00:18:13,869 we should go back and get some more people, 341 00:18:13,893 --> 00:18:17,206 'cause I don't really feel safe walking up on that. 342 00:18:17,230 --> 00:18:19,275 Phaedra: We are right in the kill zone 343 00:18:19,299 --> 00:18:21,877 where all these animals are feeding, 344 00:18:21,901 --> 00:18:25,415 and that's just no joke out here. 345 00:18:25,439 --> 00:18:27,817 I don't want to be right up on its kill. 346 00:18:27,841 --> 00:18:31,042 This is high grass, and anything can be waiting for us out here. 347 00:18:45,325 --> 00:18:48,437 Phaedra: You guys, come over here! 348 00:18:48,461 --> 00:18:51,062 I think we need Spears, too, okay? 349 00:18:53,266 --> 00:18:55,845 Holy [bleep] 350 00:18:55,869 --> 00:19:02,385 Oh, my [bleep] god are you kidding me? 351 00:19:02,409 --> 00:19:03,653 God, that smells awful. 352 00:19:03,677 --> 00:19:06,055 That smells awful and delicious. 353 00:19:06,079 --> 00:19:08,590 Are you seriously thinking of possible food? 354 00:19:08,614 --> 00:19:10,460 This guy looks fresh. 355 00:19:10,484 --> 00:19:13,662 Look at that -- rigor mortis hasn't even set in. 356 00:19:13,686 --> 00:19:15,998 -Yeah, I think we should -- -try it. 357 00:19:16,022 --> 00:19:17,934 Narrator: In temperatures over 90 degrees, 358 00:19:17,958 --> 00:19:19,602 the exposed inyala meat 359 00:19:19,626 --> 00:19:22,071 could begin to spoil in less than an hour, 360 00:19:22,095 --> 00:19:24,073 so it must be cooked quickly. 361 00:19:24,097 --> 00:19:26,743 I don't know -- looks like somebody got him in the face. 362 00:19:26,767 --> 00:19:30,345 Something got him, and then whatever got him was spooked, 363 00:19:30,369 --> 00:19:32,281 and he couldn't finish his meal. 364 00:19:32,305 --> 00:19:34,083 Are you guys concerned about maybe, like, 365 00:19:34,107 --> 00:19:35,551 we're taking some other animal's meal? 366 00:19:35,575 --> 00:19:36,885 I don't [bleep] care. Let him come, 367 00:19:36,909 --> 00:19:39,889 we'll kill that bitch, too. -Bring it on. 368 00:19:39,913 --> 00:19:41,891 Phaedra: When I came up on it, I was afraid. 369 00:19:41,915 --> 00:19:44,293 The idea of stealing food from a leopard 370 00:19:44,317 --> 00:19:46,429 does not seem safe to me, 371 00:19:46,453 --> 00:19:47,763 but we didn't really have a choice. 372 00:19:47,787 --> 00:19:48,964 We need to be productive, 373 00:19:48,988 --> 00:19:51,801 and without food we're not able to do that. 374 00:19:51,825 --> 00:19:53,569 I think if we boil it, I think we'll be okay. 375 00:19:53,593 --> 00:19:54,637 -Yeah. -He looks pretty good. 376 00:19:54,661 --> 00:19:56,572 Okay, I want a grilled steak so bad. 377 00:19:56,596 --> 00:19:58,708 Well, let's move him. 378 00:19:58,732 --> 00:20:00,109 How about we drag him down by the water 379 00:20:00,133 --> 00:20:01,710 over on the other side? 380 00:20:01,734 --> 00:20:03,579 Jake: I'd like to be somewhere open enough 381 00:20:03,603 --> 00:20:05,114 where we can see anything coming 382 00:20:05,138 --> 00:20:07,316 and not next to all these reeds. 383 00:20:07,340 --> 00:20:08,917 Okay. 384 00:20:08,941 --> 00:20:10,586 -We each want to take a leg? -Yeah. 385 00:20:10,610 --> 00:20:12,655 Let's see how heavy this [bleep] is. 386 00:20:12,679 --> 00:20:14,791 Phaedra: Just drag him by his back legs. 387 00:20:14,815 --> 00:20:18,728 Alyssa: Thank you, leopard. 388 00:20:18,752 --> 00:20:20,863 Jake: Having a good, strong animal hide 389 00:20:20,887 --> 00:20:23,599 that we can wear as shoes would be huge out here, 390 00:20:23,623 --> 00:20:27,058 so the hide is definitely a really, really great find. 391 00:20:31,497 --> 00:20:33,342 This is huge for us. I mean, today was definitely, 392 00:20:33,366 --> 00:20:37,146 by far, our day of lowest energy, 393 00:20:37,170 --> 00:20:39,548 but this is a lot of meat, 394 00:20:39,572 --> 00:20:41,283 and it should get us through a couple of days, 395 00:20:41,307 --> 00:20:45,176 and we're gonna be feeling awesome in no time. 396 00:20:48,047 --> 00:20:49,492 Oh, my god. 397 00:20:49,516 --> 00:20:52,895 You look perfect. 398 00:20:52,919 --> 00:20:55,698 Oh, my god, I love red meat. That meat's so red. 399 00:20:55,722 --> 00:20:58,634 Phaedra: It is, isn't it? 400 00:20:58,658 --> 00:21:02,905 This is gonna be so good. Look at that. 401 00:21:02,929 --> 00:21:07,309 Ah, red meat. It looks so good. 402 00:21:07,333 --> 00:21:08,733 Okay, you ready? 403 00:21:17,610 --> 00:21:21,590 -Yuck. -Ugh. 404 00:21:21,614 --> 00:21:24,449 -It is so rancid. -Mm. 405 00:21:28,021 --> 00:21:31,133 -Ew. -Ugh. 406 00:21:31,157 --> 00:21:34,537 Ugh, that was too big of a bite. 407 00:21:34,561 --> 00:21:37,673 We just started on our first course. 408 00:21:37,697 --> 00:21:41,410 It's got a weird dead-animal flavor to it, 409 00:21:41,434 --> 00:21:42,945 but I'm not gonna complain. I feel like, 410 00:21:42,969 --> 00:21:44,613 with our energy waning a bit, 411 00:21:44,637 --> 00:21:46,482 being able to have a meal like this 412 00:21:46,506 --> 00:21:50,086 and several more meals from it is huge. 413 00:21:50,110 --> 00:21:51,888 Tawny: It's funny that we're, like, starving 414 00:21:51,912 --> 00:21:53,555 but it's so hard to eat this. 415 00:21:53,579 --> 00:21:55,091 Yep. 416 00:21:55,115 --> 00:21:57,693 This is the most horrific thing I've ever eaten, 417 00:21:57,717 --> 00:21:59,896 but bottom line is it's food. 418 00:21:59,920 --> 00:22:01,430 We're all starving, so it's like, 419 00:22:01,454 --> 00:22:03,299 "let me eat another half pound." 420 00:22:03,323 --> 00:22:04,900 [ Laughter ] 421 00:22:04,924 --> 00:22:06,702 Jake: I think it's gonna be a complete recharge for us. 422 00:22:06,726 --> 00:22:09,438 I feel like tomorrow we're gonna feel awesome 423 00:22:09,462 --> 00:22:11,173 and feeling thankful. 424 00:22:11,197 --> 00:22:15,778 I feel sad that the leopard lost the meal, happy for us. 425 00:22:15,802 --> 00:22:17,846 Woman: It does taste a little bit like diarrhea. 426 00:22:17,870 --> 00:22:19,314 Jake: Oh! 427 00:22:19,338 --> 00:22:21,117 Woman know what diarrhea tastes like? 428 00:22:21,141 --> 00:22:23,385 [ Laughter ] 429 00:22:23,409 --> 00:22:24,654 I feel like we're pretty damn lucky 430 00:22:24,678 --> 00:22:26,656 that we were able to come across that kill, 431 00:22:26,680 --> 00:22:29,725 but things just don't die out here. 432 00:22:29,749 --> 00:22:33,129 It was killed really close to our shelter by a leopard, 433 00:22:33,153 --> 00:22:35,998 and it's definitely a scary feeling, that's for sure. 434 00:22:36,022 --> 00:22:37,666 Phaedra: We just have to be extra safe. 435 00:22:37,690 --> 00:22:39,201 I think we're always on our toes, 436 00:22:39,225 --> 00:22:41,937 but, you know, with a big old pot full of meat 437 00:22:41,961 --> 00:22:44,407 that we stole from them, 438 00:22:44,431 --> 00:22:46,564 I think we'll be sleeping lightly. 439 00:22:50,837 --> 00:22:53,037 [ Leopard snarls ] 440 00:22:58,378 --> 00:23:00,422 It is the end of day 13, 441 00:23:00,446 --> 00:23:03,225 and we're all in our boma for the night, 442 00:23:03,249 --> 00:23:05,628 made sure the door was good and secure. 443 00:23:05,652 --> 00:23:08,030 A couple minutes ago, we had something -- 444 00:23:08,054 --> 00:23:10,165 not sure if it was a leopard -- 445 00:23:10,189 --> 00:23:13,970 uh, but he was definitely heading at our camp. 446 00:23:13,994 --> 00:23:18,107 We have a big old pot of boiling meat in here, 447 00:23:18,131 --> 00:23:20,643 which is a little nerve-racking. 448 00:23:20,667 --> 00:23:25,314 We've been trying to contain the smell as much as possible. 449 00:23:25,338 --> 00:23:26,983 That being said, we're gonna be vigilant tonight. 450 00:23:27,007 --> 00:23:30,720 We're gonna be sleeping with one eye open. 451 00:23:30,744 --> 00:23:32,454 So I'm gonna make sure my spear 452 00:23:32,478 --> 00:23:34,123 and knife are very close by. 453 00:23:34,147 --> 00:23:38,483 [ Leopard snarls ] 454 00:23:56,569 --> 00:23:59,771 All right, let's go. Let's make the best of this. 455 00:24:02,976 --> 00:24:06,288 Up bright and early again with the sunrise. 456 00:24:06,312 --> 00:24:09,224 This morning I'm gonna go scope out this area 457 00:24:09,248 --> 00:24:12,027 looking for warthog dens. 458 00:24:12,051 --> 00:24:13,496 You know, come sunrise, 459 00:24:13,520 --> 00:24:15,764 we pretty much have three hours from that time 460 00:24:15,788 --> 00:24:17,566 until it's unbearably hot 461 00:24:17,590 --> 00:24:19,968 and there's really not much else we can do for the day. 462 00:24:19,992 --> 00:24:22,637 So if, you know, one sleeps, you know, 463 00:24:22,661 --> 00:24:24,774 decides to sleep in, 464 00:24:24,798 --> 00:24:27,043 you know, during those three hours, 465 00:24:27,067 --> 00:24:29,512 they're sleeping through 75% 466 00:24:29,536 --> 00:24:32,036 of the most productive time of the day. 467 00:24:34,941 --> 00:24:38,520 Shh. Look. Wildebeests. 468 00:24:38,544 --> 00:24:39,988 I wish I had noticed them first. 469 00:24:40,012 --> 00:24:43,926 I could've stalked up on them. 470 00:24:43,950 --> 00:24:46,951 Well, these guys know I'm here. 471 00:24:49,356 --> 00:24:51,600 My partners, you know, like to sleep in. 472 00:24:51,624 --> 00:24:53,269 If it was the three of us up here, 473 00:24:53,293 --> 00:24:55,203 we might be able to come up with some tactics. 474 00:24:55,227 --> 00:24:57,272 You know, I put the time and the effort 475 00:24:57,296 --> 00:25:00,476 and the energy into doing these things 476 00:25:00,500 --> 00:25:05,747 and exploring and, you know, if I'm capable of doing it, 477 00:25:05,771 --> 00:25:08,272 so are they. 478 00:25:14,380 --> 00:25:16,425 There's just a few things that I want to bring up 479 00:25:16,449 --> 00:25:18,293 because it's kind of -- 480 00:25:18,317 --> 00:25:20,362 at this point, it's kind of like a Thorn in my foot, 481 00:25:20,386 --> 00:25:21,964 and it's just been festering. 482 00:25:21,988 --> 00:25:25,100 You know, the three of us, we're all badasses, you know. 483 00:25:25,124 --> 00:25:27,103 We're totally kicking ass out here, 484 00:25:27,127 --> 00:25:30,972 but it seems like once all the basics were met, 485 00:25:30,996 --> 00:25:34,042 there hasn't been any motivation or any initiative 486 00:25:34,066 --> 00:25:37,179 to want to do more than the basics. 487 00:25:37,203 --> 00:25:41,583 This, to me, is, you know, not a shelter. 488 00:25:41,607 --> 00:25:43,785 This is a -- this is kind of like a fort. 489 00:25:43,809 --> 00:25:45,454 It's kind of like a hangout spot. 490 00:25:45,478 --> 00:25:47,723 If you're gonna sit there and just complain about it, 491 00:25:47,747 --> 00:25:50,459 instead of maybe collaborating this from the get-go 492 00:25:50,483 --> 00:25:52,861 and we work together as a team to get it done, 493 00:25:52,885 --> 00:25:54,130 then we can do that. 494 00:25:54,154 --> 00:25:56,064 But don't sit there and be like, 495 00:25:56,088 --> 00:25:59,535 "you know, we should've put this shade up a week ago." 496 00:25:59,559 --> 00:26:03,739 I'm up every morning at [bleep] 5:00 ready to go. 497 00:26:03,763 --> 00:26:05,808 You guys literally sleep away 75% -- 498 00:26:05,832 --> 00:26:08,477 you go to bed at 6:00 in the afternoon. 499 00:26:08,501 --> 00:26:09,879 -No, I -- [ Laughs ] -And the -- yeah, you do. 500 00:26:09,903 --> 00:26:11,080 You go to bed at 6:00. 501 00:26:11,104 --> 00:26:12,548 As soon as the sun goes down, you pass out. 502 00:26:12,572 --> 00:26:13,883 -'Cause I don't sleep -- -and I'm really -- 503 00:26:13,907 --> 00:26:15,618 honestly, if you'd stop laughing in my face, 504 00:26:15,642 --> 00:26:17,018 I'd appreciate it, 'cause it is pretty rude. 505 00:26:17,042 --> 00:26:18,888 Because I don't sleep eight hours out of the day. 506 00:26:18,912 --> 00:26:20,222 Okay, listen, man, 507 00:26:20,246 --> 00:26:22,691 I'm telling you, this is how my body works. 508 00:26:22,715 --> 00:26:24,960 When my body tells me I need to rest out here, 509 00:26:24,984 --> 00:26:26,095 I need to rest out here. 510 00:26:26,119 --> 00:26:27,696 It's not laziness. 511 00:26:27,720 --> 00:26:29,698 Is that cool? -If that's the way 512 00:26:29,722 --> 00:26:30,833 you want to work as a team, then yeah. 513 00:26:30,857 --> 00:26:32,034 No, that's the way you want it. 514 00:26:32,058 --> 00:26:33,436 You don't want to work as a team. 515 00:26:33,460 --> 00:26:34,503 You want to delegate it. 516 00:26:34,527 --> 00:26:35,971 And there you go, laughing again. 517 00:26:35,995 --> 00:26:37,439 I don't understand what funny about this whole -- 518 00:26:37,463 --> 00:26:39,108 'cause it doesn't make any sense. 519 00:26:39,132 --> 00:26:41,843 You're spitting out your opinions 520 00:26:41,867 --> 00:26:45,781 and you're laughing at my opinions to my face. 521 00:26:45,805 --> 00:26:46,982 You understand that? 522 00:26:47,006 --> 00:26:48,383 It's a pretty [bleep] up thing in my mind. 523 00:26:48,407 --> 00:26:49,918 Because I can't -- I cannot come from a place 524 00:26:49,942 --> 00:26:51,787 of understanding of what you're talking about. 525 00:26:51,811 --> 00:26:54,056 'Cause you're not allowing yourself to. 526 00:26:54,080 --> 00:26:56,926 Aw, come on. There's no need to be fighting on it, you know. 527 00:26:56,950 --> 00:26:59,662 What we're trying to do is resolve everything 528 00:26:59,686 --> 00:27:01,464 and we just have to try to, you know, do our best. 529 00:27:01,488 --> 00:27:02,731 That's all we can do, you know? 530 00:27:02,755 --> 00:27:05,200 That's all we can do. 531 00:27:05,224 --> 00:27:06,535 Angel -- he's peace and love. 532 00:27:06,559 --> 00:27:10,472 He's the best middleman we could have right here. 533 00:27:10,496 --> 00:27:12,741 Ryan -- you know, I earned the right to be out here 534 00:27:12,765 --> 00:27:14,543 just as much as he did. 535 00:27:14,567 --> 00:27:16,879 And don't laugh in my face. 536 00:27:16,903 --> 00:27:22,084 That is -- if we were in a bar or anywhere back home, 537 00:27:22,108 --> 00:27:23,307 I'd have knocked his [bleep] teeth out. 538 00:27:42,462 --> 00:27:44,239 Oh, hey, at least the trap's still there. 539 00:27:44,263 --> 00:27:45,874 Yeah. That's a good sign. 540 00:27:45,898 --> 00:27:49,044 Narrator: Desperate for protein to aid in Kim's recovery, 541 00:27:49,068 --> 00:27:52,103 Darrin checks their fish basket for a fresh catch. 542 00:27:55,608 --> 00:27:56,607 Hmm. 543 00:28:00,680 --> 00:28:02,391 We really haven't eaten anything, 544 00:28:02,415 --> 00:28:05,594 and I still have tick fever. 545 00:28:05,618 --> 00:28:09,198 I wonder how far I can go without food. 546 00:28:09,222 --> 00:28:10,732 It's a trap. 547 00:28:10,756 --> 00:28:13,269 I mean, okay, and if it doesn't work you leave it set. 548 00:28:13,293 --> 00:28:14,869 You know, it's the best we can do. 549 00:28:14,893 --> 00:28:17,929 We'll just wait, you know. We'll just keep checking it. 550 00:28:21,100 --> 00:28:23,212 Don't be bummed. 551 00:28:23,236 --> 00:28:25,548 And yeah, I am bummed. 552 00:28:25,572 --> 00:28:28,150 Kim: I spent a lot of time on that trap. 553 00:28:28,174 --> 00:28:30,286 That's trapping. 554 00:28:30,310 --> 00:28:31,887 Very hungry. 555 00:28:31,911 --> 00:28:34,690 It's crazy when your primary needs aren't being met. 556 00:28:34,714 --> 00:28:38,382 You just start to -- you start to go downhill pretty quickly. 557 00:28:47,260 --> 00:28:48,837 Darrin: You know, I don't have the energy to go hunt, 558 00:28:48,861 --> 00:28:51,840 but I have to hunt. 559 00:28:51,864 --> 00:28:53,931 I'm gonna hold up for Kim. 560 00:29:03,142 --> 00:29:06,388 In survival situations, I always rely on small game. 561 00:29:06,412 --> 00:29:09,680 And I haven't found one sign of a rodent since I've been here. 562 00:29:14,286 --> 00:29:16,465 Tracking down big game, 563 00:29:16,489 --> 00:29:18,600 that's, you know, really detrimental 564 00:29:18,624 --> 00:29:21,659 to my survival strategies I normally rely on. 565 00:29:35,241 --> 00:29:37,886 [ Groans ] 566 00:29:37,910 --> 00:29:41,690 You know, I got to draw twice without them noticing me. 567 00:29:41,714 --> 00:29:43,692 You know, you get the draw back on the bow, 568 00:29:43,716 --> 00:29:45,294 and that's a lot of movement. 569 00:29:45,318 --> 00:29:48,030 You know, it's just I got to wait until they're so close. 570 00:29:48,054 --> 00:29:50,298 Should we change our strategy, or... 571 00:29:50,322 --> 00:29:53,636 I would make an atlatl, but I'm more accurate with a bow. 572 00:29:53,660 --> 00:29:58,774 And it takes more room to throw an atlatl 573 00:29:58,798 --> 00:30:01,576 'cause you got to be standing. 574 00:30:01,600 --> 00:30:03,778 You can't -- I can't be crouched with one. 575 00:30:03,802 --> 00:30:05,447 I'm not that good. 576 00:30:05,471 --> 00:30:08,117 Kim: I mean, it's really hard to get anything 577 00:30:08,141 --> 00:30:09,652 when there's only two of you, 578 00:30:09,676 --> 00:30:14,723 and one of you is inept at hunting, 579 00:30:14,747 --> 00:30:17,258 and the other one's sick. 580 00:30:17,282 --> 00:30:20,918 This could easily turn into a life-threatening situation. 581 00:30:23,956 --> 00:30:27,202 Pretty much standing on a warthog game trail, 582 00:30:27,226 --> 00:30:29,738 and I've seen them come through here half a dozen times a day. 583 00:30:29,762 --> 00:30:31,340 Using my 100-pound-test fishing line, 584 00:30:31,364 --> 00:30:34,410 I created a 700-pound-test line 585 00:30:34,434 --> 00:30:36,879 which is capable of holding something real big. 586 00:30:36,903 --> 00:30:38,547 And, hopefully, when he's trotting along, 587 00:30:38,571 --> 00:30:40,415 his head will go through here 588 00:30:40,439 --> 00:30:44,353 and this noose will cinch down right around its neck. 589 00:30:44,377 --> 00:30:46,488 So far, I've been the provider for -- 590 00:30:46,512 --> 00:30:47,956 for all the energy, for all the food, 591 00:30:47,980 --> 00:30:49,758 for all the catfish, the monitor lizard. 592 00:30:49,782 --> 00:30:51,560 I've been, you know, getting up at 5:30 593 00:30:51,584 --> 00:30:53,495 and being, you know, 594 00:30:53,519 --> 00:30:55,230 that leader, sort of, of the team. 595 00:30:55,254 --> 00:30:57,632 So, I know I'm gonna get a big game. 596 00:30:57,656 --> 00:30:59,824 Given time, it's gonna happen. 597 00:31:06,399 --> 00:31:09,178 Finally in a blind by myself. 598 00:31:09,202 --> 00:31:11,246 Oh, man. 599 00:31:11,270 --> 00:31:14,983 This is my dream right here. 600 00:31:15,007 --> 00:31:16,652 There's only so much 601 00:31:16,676 --> 00:31:19,855 you can take of being around people, you know? 602 00:31:19,879 --> 00:31:22,957 I've done my best to help Ryan. 603 00:31:22,981 --> 00:31:25,860 You know, he's trying to be Superman out here, 604 00:31:25,884 --> 00:31:31,822 and, you know, he's got 1,000 skills, but so do I. 605 00:31:34,159 --> 00:31:35,938 I don't know. I'm done bitching. 606 00:31:35,962 --> 00:31:37,939 I just needed to get that off my chest. 607 00:31:37,963 --> 00:31:39,541 God willing, 608 00:31:39,565 --> 00:31:44,746 something will get close enough to where I can get a shot off. 609 00:31:44,770 --> 00:31:47,338 Put some food on the table for all of us. 610 00:31:55,248 --> 00:31:58,159 Angel: Pretty broken down lately. 611 00:31:58,183 --> 00:32:00,295 It's just hard. I mean, doing night watches -- 612 00:32:00,319 --> 00:32:02,764 it's taxing on the body. 613 00:32:02,788 --> 00:32:04,566 [ Animals calling ] 614 00:32:04,590 --> 00:32:07,635 The tension out here really makes me wish I was home 615 00:32:07,659 --> 00:32:10,105 where I have peace with my daughters. 616 00:32:10,129 --> 00:32:12,107 Like a huge tree being hacked, you know, 617 00:32:12,131 --> 00:32:15,043 just a little bit more by a huge ax. 618 00:32:15,067 --> 00:32:16,311 And I feel like I'm that tree, 619 00:32:16,335 --> 00:32:18,580 just being hacked, little by little. 620 00:32:18,604 --> 00:32:21,539 [ Calling continues ] 621 00:32:23,810 --> 00:32:26,388 It's a weird freakin' sound out there. 622 00:32:26,412 --> 00:32:31,449 There's another one over there, surrounding us. 623 00:32:33,352 --> 00:32:34,729 Can you guys hear that? 624 00:32:34,753 --> 00:32:37,121 [ Calling continues ] 625 00:32:39,758 --> 00:32:41,069 The past couple nights, 626 00:32:41,093 --> 00:32:44,740 something big has been around our camp. 627 00:32:44,764 --> 00:32:46,207 Ryan: I don't know what the hell that was, 628 00:32:46,231 --> 00:32:51,213 but they're 10 yards, 15 yards in front of us. 629 00:32:51,237 --> 00:32:53,015 Angel: The dangers of this place are real, 630 00:32:53,039 --> 00:32:56,774 and it just doesn't seem like a smart idea to be out here. 631 00:33:13,326 --> 00:33:14,636 How you doing? 632 00:33:14,660 --> 00:33:16,504 Tawny: I'm very nauseous, 633 00:33:16,528 --> 00:33:19,440 but my fever did break in the middle of the night, 634 00:33:19,464 --> 00:33:23,579 so that's probably a good sign. -That's good. 635 00:33:23,603 --> 00:33:26,181 Jake: Tawny seems stable at this point. 636 00:33:26,205 --> 00:33:28,984 She's still not 100%. That's very clear. 637 00:33:29,008 --> 00:33:30,452 And I am really concerned. 638 00:33:30,476 --> 00:33:32,053 For someone who came out here 639 00:33:32,077 --> 00:33:34,856 with industrial-strength eyelash extensions, 640 00:33:34,880 --> 00:33:36,858 that girl is tough as hell. 641 00:33:36,882 --> 00:33:38,927 I really want to see her fight this 642 00:33:38,951 --> 00:33:40,462 and just kick it in the ass 643 00:33:40,486 --> 00:33:43,198 and be able to make it to day 40 with us. 644 00:33:43,222 --> 00:33:49,404 So, I don't know how you guys are feeling about scouting. 645 00:33:49,428 --> 00:33:51,205 I'm feeling like after yesterday's food, 646 00:33:51,229 --> 00:33:53,075 I'm definitely charged up. 647 00:33:53,099 --> 00:33:55,744 You know, I think if we could add a couple 648 00:33:55,768 --> 00:33:59,214 more people to this group. 649 00:33:59,238 --> 00:34:00,882 Plus, if their place isn't that great, 650 00:34:00,906 --> 00:34:02,350 they'll be happy that we brought them here. 651 00:34:02,374 --> 00:34:04,619 Yeah, that's true. 652 00:34:04,643 --> 00:34:07,556 Nighttime out here is incredibly dangerous. 653 00:34:07,580 --> 00:34:08,957 I mean, we're in the middle of nowhere. 654 00:34:08,981 --> 00:34:13,361 We have leopards and lions and whatnot around our camp. 655 00:34:13,385 --> 00:34:15,364 There's a feeling of safety in numbers. 656 00:34:15,388 --> 00:34:18,500 So, at this point, I feel like scouting for other people 657 00:34:18,524 --> 00:34:21,369 is the most important thing right now. 658 00:34:21,393 --> 00:34:23,572 We're right here. 659 00:34:23,596 --> 00:34:27,175 We're talking about hiking straight that way. 660 00:34:27,199 --> 00:34:31,412 If there are people on these little ponds all around... 661 00:34:31,436 --> 00:34:33,515 I mean, I feel like, for me, 662 00:34:33,539 --> 00:34:36,584 any new people are going to be great new people. 663 00:34:36,608 --> 00:34:38,386 Yeah. And there's a lot more we can do 664 00:34:38,410 --> 00:34:39,788 if we have a bigger group. 665 00:34:39,812 --> 00:34:42,179 -Yeah. -That's true. 666 00:34:44,349 --> 00:34:45,660 So, Alyssa and phaedra, 667 00:34:45,684 --> 00:34:47,529 are you guys ready to tackle this hike? 668 00:34:47,553 --> 00:34:48,864 -Yeah. -Absolutely. 669 00:34:48,888 --> 00:34:50,799 Let's do it. Let's get a move on. 670 00:34:50,823 --> 00:34:52,401 It's starting to get light out. 671 00:34:52,425 --> 00:34:54,536 -Yeah, good idea. -Starting too late. 672 00:34:54,560 --> 00:34:56,338 Stacey: Tawny is not feeling well still, 673 00:34:56,362 --> 00:34:59,741 and I don't want her to have to spend the whole day 674 00:34:59,765 --> 00:35:01,343 alone in the shelter, 675 00:35:01,367 --> 00:35:06,081 so I am deciding to stay with her just for some support. 676 00:35:06,105 --> 00:35:08,216 Happy trails. Be safe. 677 00:35:08,240 --> 00:35:10,140 Jake: All right, see you guys soon. 678 00:35:23,055 --> 00:35:24,232 Jake: Feel like it would be good to find a place 679 00:35:24,256 --> 00:35:25,834 with a little more of a clearing, 680 00:35:25,858 --> 00:35:28,904 and then try to drop down a little lower. 681 00:35:28,928 --> 00:35:30,371 Should we drop down there? 682 00:35:30,395 --> 00:35:32,307 I think that's like what we've been looking for. 683 00:35:32,331 --> 00:35:33,241 -Yeah. -Yeah. 684 00:35:33,265 --> 00:35:34,509 Just go down a little lower. 685 00:35:34,533 --> 00:35:35,633 Yeah. 686 00:35:44,810 --> 00:35:47,855 Alyssa: We know that the animals come here. 687 00:35:47,879 --> 00:35:51,526 A lot of scat -- there, there, there. 688 00:35:51,550 --> 00:35:52,861 Jake: Yep. 689 00:35:52,885 --> 00:35:56,397 Yeah, this whole trail is full of tracks. 690 00:35:56,421 --> 00:35:58,133 That doesn't look good. 691 00:35:58,157 --> 00:36:00,424 Phaedra: This is very active. 692 00:36:05,631 --> 00:36:07,831 There's another trail up here. 693 00:36:11,370 --> 00:36:13,415 [ Roars ] 694 00:36:13,439 --> 00:36:15,417 [ Screams ] 695 00:36:15,441 --> 00:36:17,552 Oh [bleep] are you kidding me? 696 00:36:17,576 --> 00:36:20,222 Oh, no. Ahh! 697 00:36:20,246 --> 00:36:22,246 Holy [bleep] 698 00:36:30,055 --> 00:36:31,632 Narrator: On this 40-day survival quest, 699 00:36:31,656 --> 00:36:33,835 all groups receive a "naked and afraid xl" rating, 700 00:36:33,859 --> 00:36:35,236 or xlr, 701 00:36:35,260 --> 00:36:37,639 which tracks their progress, skill, and teamwork. 702 00:36:37,663 --> 00:36:39,841 At pondo ravine, dissension plagues 703 00:36:39,865 --> 00:36:41,443 the all-male team's efforts. 704 00:36:41,467 --> 00:36:44,246 If we were at a bar or anywhere back home, 705 00:36:44,270 --> 00:36:46,114 I'd have knocked his [bleep] teeth out. 706 00:36:46,138 --> 00:36:49,650 Narrator: Their score drops to 6.5. 707 00:36:49,674 --> 00:36:51,653 After losing Clarence to heat stroke, 708 00:36:51,677 --> 00:36:53,255 the xlr for the combined team 709 00:36:53,279 --> 00:36:56,658 at swati valley falls slightly to 7.7. 710 00:36:56,682 --> 00:36:58,326 Meanwhile, at tsonga basin, 711 00:36:58,350 --> 00:37:01,395 illness and bad luck have bedeviled Kim and Darrin, 712 00:37:01,419 --> 00:37:04,465 leaving them with an xlr of 5.9. 713 00:37:04,489 --> 00:37:07,001 For more information on "naked and afraid xl," 714 00:37:07,025 --> 00:37:09,359 go to discovery.Com. 715 00:37:25,844 --> 00:37:28,156 [ Roars ] 716 00:37:28,180 --> 00:37:30,092 Alyssa: [ Screams ] 717 00:37:30,116 --> 00:37:31,559 Oh [bleep] 718 00:37:31,583 --> 00:37:33,550 Jake: Are you kidding me? 719 00:37:35,720 --> 00:37:37,755 Holy [bleep] 720 00:37:42,862 --> 00:37:46,307 Holy [bleep] 721 00:37:46,331 --> 00:37:48,376 That's crazy. That thing was so close. 722 00:37:48,400 --> 00:37:50,745 -I know. -Like he was stalking us. 723 00:37:50,769 --> 00:37:53,114 Think he's after us 'cause we took his kill. 724 00:37:53,138 --> 00:37:54,983 God, I can't believe we had a leopard that close to us, 725 00:37:55,007 --> 00:37:57,185 you guys. -You could hear it running. 726 00:37:57,209 --> 00:37:58,720 Fast [bleep] too. 727 00:37:58,744 --> 00:37:59,988 Phaedra: As we're hiking down, 728 00:38:00,012 --> 00:38:01,722 we're just paying attention to the ground, 729 00:38:01,746 --> 00:38:04,192 making sure we don't get thorns and watching out for snakes, 730 00:38:04,216 --> 00:38:07,862 but we came across a leopard, and it was very scary. 731 00:38:07,886 --> 00:38:09,197 We need to be more aware that 732 00:38:09,221 --> 00:38:11,955 there's bigger things out there watching us. 733 00:38:20,499 --> 00:38:26,281 Africa -- it's really taken a toll on me. 734 00:38:26,305 --> 00:38:27,883 I say by far the night 735 00:38:27,907 --> 00:38:30,551 is the scariest part of this journey here. 736 00:38:30,575 --> 00:38:32,553 A lot things to be afraid of. 737 00:38:32,577 --> 00:38:36,491 The possibilities of danger are real out here, you know? 738 00:38:36,515 --> 00:38:37,692 And I got a beautiful family. 739 00:38:37,716 --> 00:38:42,029 I got a wife and two beautiful daughters, 740 00:38:42,053 --> 00:38:44,565 and I just don't want to risk my life. 741 00:38:44,589 --> 00:38:46,434 Feel like I'm letting my family down, 742 00:38:46,458 --> 00:38:48,436 especially my little girl. 743 00:38:48,460 --> 00:38:51,506 Here I am, half the world from them. 744 00:38:51,530 --> 00:38:55,509 Not being there for her, it's a struggle for me. 745 00:38:55,533 --> 00:39:01,238 It's something I'm really having a hard time getting over. 746 00:39:04,143 --> 00:39:05,987 Angel: Hey, you guys got a minute? 747 00:39:06,011 --> 00:39:08,856 I just want to let you guys know where I'm at. 748 00:39:08,880 --> 00:39:13,394 I had a really deep kind of revelation of... 749 00:39:13,418 --> 00:39:16,731 I feel like this is not my true challenge in life. 750 00:39:16,755 --> 00:39:18,667 My true challenge in life is to be 751 00:39:18,691 --> 00:39:20,602 the most awesome dad in the world -- 752 00:39:20,626 --> 00:39:22,937 the dad that I never had. 753 00:39:22,961 --> 00:39:25,874 So, it's my little girl's birthday on the 18th, 754 00:39:25,898 --> 00:39:29,477 and every night, 755 00:39:29,501 --> 00:39:32,747 I tell her that she means more than all the world. 756 00:39:32,771 --> 00:39:36,350 And here I am, across the world from her. 757 00:39:36,374 --> 00:39:39,421 Yeah. 758 00:39:39,445 --> 00:39:41,823 My vainglory of being the ultimate 759 00:39:41,847 --> 00:39:43,892 fricking xl warrior with the warriors, 760 00:39:43,916 --> 00:39:47,762 I mean, it means a lot to me, yeah, 761 00:39:47,786 --> 00:39:50,698 but I could take that, wrap it in a present, 762 00:39:50,722 --> 00:39:53,101 and say, "here, you mean more." 763 00:39:53,125 --> 00:39:54,102 Yeah. 764 00:39:54,126 --> 00:39:56,571 And that's what I want her to see. 765 00:39:56,595 --> 00:39:58,495 Dude, you just gave me goose bumps. 766 00:40:00,733 --> 00:40:04,312 I'm done. I'm out of here. 767 00:40:04,336 --> 00:40:06,114 Wow. I did not expect that. 768 00:40:06,138 --> 00:40:08,382 Yeah. 769 00:40:08,406 --> 00:40:10,518 All right, brother. 770 00:40:10,542 --> 00:40:14,522 I support you every way, dude. 771 00:40:14,546 --> 00:40:16,725 I appreciate it. I'm sorry if... 772 00:40:16,749 --> 00:40:18,192 Dude, you don't have to apologize. 773 00:40:18,216 --> 00:40:19,794 ...i let you guys down. 774 00:40:19,818 --> 00:40:21,529 You got to look out for your little ones 775 00:40:21,553 --> 00:40:24,132 and what you believe in and what you feel. 776 00:40:24,156 --> 00:40:25,934 Yeah. 777 00:40:25,958 --> 00:40:27,802 I hate to see you go, 'cause I know you have it in you, 778 00:40:27,826 --> 00:40:29,137 but I understand your reasoning. 779 00:40:29,161 --> 00:40:31,406 My hardest challenge through all the things 780 00:40:31,430 --> 00:40:35,210 I've been through is to be a great father. 781 00:40:35,234 --> 00:40:37,878 -Yeah. -All right, man. 782 00:40:37,902 --> 00:40:39,547 I'm gonna have to let that sink in. 783 00:40:39,571 --> 00:40:40,615 Yeah. 784 00:40:40,639 --> 00:40:42,617 It's definitely a bit of a shock. 785 00:40:42,641 --> 00:40:44,952 I was not expecting, you know, 786 00:40:44,976 --> 00:40:47,088 that to come out of his mouth. 787 00:40:47,112 --> 00:40:49,757 Steven: Yeah, angel, man, tapping out. 788 00:40:49,781 --> 00:40:52,627 It was sad. It was awakening. 789 00:40:52,651 --> 00:40:53,895 It changes the whole game. 790 00:40:53,919 --> 00:40:55,363 -All right, man. -All right, buddy. 791 00:40:55,387 --> 00:40:58,700 -Goodbye, man. One love, guys. -Good luck, bro. 792 00:40:58,724 --> 00:41:01,102 Ryan: His reasons, you know, are legitimate. 793 00:41:01,126 --> 00:41:02,504 I don't have children. 794 00:41:02,528 --> 00:41:05,040 With this amount of danger, if I was a father, 795 00:41:05,064 --> 00:41:06,441 I probably wouldn't have even got on the plane 796 00:41:06,465 --> 00:41:09,844 to come here, so, you know, more power to him. 797 00:41:09,868 --> 00:41:12,647 I wish him the best of luck. 798 00:41:12,671 --> 00:41:14,649 My little girl, 799 00:41:14,673 --> 00:41:17,185 she means more than the whole world to me. 800 00:41:17,209 --> 00:41:19,988 So, she means more than Africa, 801 00:41:20,012 --> 00:41:22,713 more than any challenge. 802 00:41:26,018 --> 00:41:28,418 And I'm-a prove it. 803 00:41:35,027 --> 00:41:38,272 This is a little something we can follow. 804 00:41:38,296 --> 00:41:39,963 I like that. 805 00:41:42,034 --> 00:41:44,278 Steven: With angel gone, it's a whole different game. 806 00:41:44,302 --> 00:41:46,548 You know, there's not gonna be a middleman, anymore. 807 00:41:46,572 --> 00:41:47,882 There might be more drama. 808 00:41:47,906 --> 00:41:50,351 With just me and Steven, 809 00:41:50,375 --> 00:41:52,087 I have a feeling it's gonna suck. 810 00:41:52,111 --> 00:41:55,089 I'm wanting more people for him to connect with 811 00:41:55,113 --> 00:41:56,624 and for me to connect with, 812 00:41:56,648 --> 00:41:58,715 so it's just not the two of us. 813 00:42:00,986 --> 00:42:03,297 All big thorns. 814 00:42:03,321 --> 00:42:07,568 Just wondering how dark this experience may get. 815 00:42:07,592 --> 00:42:10,105 I wish that we had more people here to help us. 816 00:42:10,129 --> 00:42:14,376 There'd be strength in numbers when it comes to hunting. 817 00:42:14,400 --> 00:42:16,177 I've actually been thinking about whether or not 818 00:42:16,201 --> 00:42:18,913 I'm actually gonna make it at this rate. 819 00:42:18,937 --> 00:42:22,450 We should be quiet. Maybe we can hear voices. 820 00:42:22,474 --> 00:42:25,854 Hello! 821 00:42:25,878 --> 00:42:29,124 Hello! 822 00:42:29,148 --> 00:42:32,060 Hello! 823 00:42:32,084 --> 00:42:34,729 Narrator: Next time on "naked and afraid xl"... 824 00:42:34,753 --> 00:42:36,330 [ Retches ] 825 00:42:36,354 --> 00:42:37,999 Alyssa: I haven't gotten tick fever yet. 826 00:42:38,023 --> 00:42:40,468 Jake: It looks like it's working its way through. 827 00:42:40,492 --> 00:42:43,604 Three on my penis. One on my eye. 828 00:42:43,628 --> 00:42:45,874 There's a lot of lions in the den now. 829 00:42:45,898 --> 00:42:47,208 Here's a piece of advice -- 830 00:42:47,232 --> 00:42:48,877 you really should be covering your feet 831 00:42:48,901 --> 00:42:50,412 and your hands in mud and stuff. 832 00:42:50,436 --> 00:42:53,414 -Bitch, please. -Way too many chiefs. 833 00:42:53,438 --> 00:42:54,949 We got a snare. Snare! 834 00:42:54,973 --> 00:42:57,285 Snare! 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