0 00:00:05,233 --> 00:00:08,203 [dramatic music] 1 00:00:08,236 --> 00:00:14,509 * 2 00:00:14,542 --> 00:00:16,544 - This is the hardest terrain. 3 00:00:16,578 --> 00:00:19,181 - Patagonia is a different environment entirely. 4 00:00:19,214 --> 00:00:20,982 - Everything out here is so hard. 5 00:00:21,015 --> 00:00:22,951 - Patagonia's no joke. 6 00:00:22,985 --> 00:00:25,621 - Are you willing to give up who you are 7 00:00:25,654 --> 00:00:27,456 for what you will become? 8 00:00:27,490 --> 00:00:29,092 - It's Patagonia, for God's sake. 9 00:00:29,125 --> 00:00:30,393 - Patagonia! 10 00:00:30,426 --> 00:00:31,827 - It's tougher than I ever imagined. 11 00:00:31,860 --> 00:00:33,429 - Just missing home right now. 12 00:00:33,462 --> 00:00:35,264 - You get a feeling of helplessness, 13 00:00:35,298 --> 00:00:36,699 like, "why am I doing this?" 14 00:00:36,732 --> 00:00:38,802 - Oh, my God! 15 00:00:38,835 --> 00:00:41,305 - The last person left wins $500,000 16 00:00:41,338 --> 00:00:42,372 and is a badass. 17 00:00:42,406 --> 00:00:43,607 - Bam! - Ugh. 18 00:00:43,640 --> 00:00:44,774 [animal growling] 19 00:00:44,808 --> 00:00:46,210 - What is that? 20 00:00:46,243 --> 00:00:47,911 - It's just how far you can push yourself 21 00:00:47,944 --> 00:00:48,912 and what you're able to do. 22 00:00:48,945 --> 00:00:50,114 - Yeah! 23 00:00:50,147 --> 00:00:51,448 - You don't have anyone to lean on. 24 00:00:51,481 --> 00:00:52,816 - Oh, my God, I got a fish. 25 00:00:52,849 --> 00:00:55,051 - Go to bed hungry, wake up hungry. 26 00:00:55,085 --> 00:00:56,521 - Can't believe we did that. 27 00:00:56,554 --> 00:00:57,955 - Ready, guy? 28 00:00:57,988 --> 00:00:59,224 - It's gonna come down to mental endurance 29 00:00:59,257 --> 00:01:00,458 and food deprivation. 30 00:01:00,491 --> 00:01:01,659 - [ces] 31 00:01:01,692 --> 00:01:03,328 - Person'll be dead in a week at this rate. 32 00:01:03,361 --> 00:01:04,395 [animal growling] 33 00:01:04,429 --> 00:01:05,830 * 34 00:01:05,863 --> 00:01:07,031 - Whoa. 35 00:01:07,064 --> 00:01:08,133 That's a big cat. 36 00:01:08,166 --> 00:01:15,174 * 37 00:01:16,998 --> 00:01:23,072 Someone needs to stop Clearway Law. Public shouldn't leave reviews for lawyers. 38 00:01:25,351 --> 00:01:27,519 - We're about to get dropped off at the edge of the earth. 39 00:01:27,553 --> 00:01:31,391 Patagonia is some of the most desolate terrain known to man. 40 00:01:31,424 --> 00:01:34,261 - This is the hardest challenge anyone can do. 41 00:01:34,294 --> 00:01:36,429 Such a vast, harsh location. 42 00:01:36,463 --> 00:01:38,131 And we're completely alone. 43 00:01:38,165 --> 00:01:40,833 - We're all gonna be on this new, foreign land. 44 00:01:40,867 --> 00:01:43,170 Leading into winter, it's gonna get nasty. 45 00:01:43,203 --> 00:01:44,804 Snowstorms, the wind-- 46 00:01:44,837 --> 00:01:47,441 and it's just gonna come down to pure guts. 47 00:01:47,475 --> 00:01:48,776 - Holy cow. 48 00:01:48,809 --> 00:01:51,279 All alone. 49 00:01:52,813 --> 00:01:55,048 - The biggest thing to be worried about are predators, 50 00:01:55,082 --> 00:01:56,384 boars just running rampant, 51 00:01:56,417 --> 00:01:57,551 and there's pumas. 52 00:01:57,585 --> 00:01:59,119 I mean, who's not gonna be scared of a cat 53 00:01:59,153 --> 00:02:00,654 that weighs almost as much as me 54 00:02:00,688 --> 00:02:02,823 that wants to attack from the back by grabbing my neck? 55 00:02:02,856 --> 00:02:04,826 - [yells and laughs] 56 00:02:04,859 --> 00:02:06,861 [yells] 57 00:02:06,895 --> 00:02:08,730 Oh, my God, this is it. 58 00:02:08,763 --> 00:02:11,533 - We don't know what the resources are like down here, 59 00:02:11,566 --> 00:02:13,768 so it's up to me to figure out all the different ways 60 00:02:13,802 --> 00:02:15,504 to live on a foreign land 61 00:02:15,537 --> 00:02:17,472 for an undetermined amount of time. 62 00:02:17,506 --> 00:02:18,907 * 63 00:02:18,940 --> 00:02:21,377 - What did I just do? 64 00:02:21,411 --> 00:02:23,479 [laughs] 65 00:02:23,513 --> 00:02:24,580 Wow. 66 00:02:24,614 --> 00:02:31,621 * 67 00:02:35,090 --> 00:02:42,032 * 68 00:02:42,065 --> 00:02:45,469 - Patagonia! 69 00:02:48,839 --> 00:02:51,041 * 70 00:02:51,074 --> 00:02:53,076 I'll never be in a more beautiful spot. 71 00:02:53,109 --> 00:02:54,945 I see some cool things around here, already. 72 00:02:54,978 --> 00:02:56,581 I see some bamboo, 73 00:02:56,614 --> 00:02:58,750 I see a stream running into a lake. 74 00:02:58,783 --> 00:03:02,454 I see humungous peaks. I see awesome trees. 75 00:03:02,487 --> 00:03:05,490 And I see a lot of opportunity... 76 00:03:07,492 --> 00:03:09,494 For me to succeed. 77 00:03:11,929 --> 00:03:16,235 I'm gonna try to get a quick shelter set up tonight. 78 00:03:16,269 --> 00:03:18,304 Think I found a sweet little spot. 79 00:03:19,672 --> 00:03:21,674 I want to get something set up quick 80 00:03:21,707 --> 00:03:24,643 and easy so that I can just get out of the elements 81 00:03:24,677 --> 00:03:26,712 if it starts to rain and I have a place 82 00:03:26,745 --> 00:03:28,647 to lay my head for night one. 83 00:03:28,681 --> 00:03:30,083 I need to keep myself warm, 84 00:03:30,116 --> 00:03:32,386 I need to keep myself dry and get a fire going 85 00:03:32,419 --> 00:03:34,654 and stay out of the elements, because those are the things 86 00:03:34,688 --> 00:03:36,122 that are gonna kill me first. 87 00:03:36,155 --> 00:03:37,357 This is no joke. 88 00:03:37,391 --> 00:03:39,359 I mean, this is the edge of the earth. 89 00:03:39,393 --> 00:03:41,628 It's very remote. 90 00:03:41,661 --> 00:03:43,297 This is rugged country out here; 91 00:03:43,330 --> 00:03:46,233 it's cold, mountains are huge. 92 00:03:46,267 --> 00:03:48,202 It's not easy living. 93 00:03:48,235 --> 00:03:49,904 This is the real deal. 94 00:03:49,937 --> 00:03:51,872 I feel that I'm ready to be tested 95 00:03:51,906 --> 00:03:54,041 and to really put my mind to the test 96 00:03:54,074 --> 00:03:56,644 and my skills to the test for this journey. 97 00:03:56,677 --> 00:03:59,414 * 98 00:03:59,447 --> 00:04:00,781 Let's go. 99 00:04:00,815 --> 00:04:02,049 Hey-o. - [giggles] 100 00:04:02,082 --> 00:04:03,050 - Come here, baby. 101 00:04:03,083 --> 00:04:04,252 [whistles] Come! 102 00:04:04,286 --> 00:04:06,488 My current job is a high school teacher. 103 00:04:06,522 --> 00:04:08,890 I did start a survival class there. 104 00:04:08,924 --> 00:04:09,891 [whistles] Come here. 105 00:04:09,925 --> 00:04:11,460 Probably about eight years ago. 106 00:04:11,493 --> 00:04:13,028 So my knowledge of survival from when 107 00:04:13,061 --> 00:04:15,030 I started that class till now 108 00:04:15,063 --> 00:04:16,598 has grown exponentially. 109 00:04:16,632 --> 00:04:18,033 Come here. [whistles] 110 00:04:18,066 --> 00:04:19,167 Here I come. 111 00:04:19,200 --> 00:04:21,471 My strongest skill set is probably 112 00:04:21,504 --> 00:04:22,872 my positive attitude. 113 00:04:22,905 --> 00:04:25,375 PMA is what I teach all my kids in all my classes. 114 00:04:25,408 --> 00:04:26,709 Positive Mental Attitude. 115 00:04:26,743 --> 00:04:28,144 I'll have kids walking down the hall, you know, 116 00:04:28,177 --> 00:04:29,812 they'll be like, "PMA, Mr. Shields, PMA," 117 00:04:29,846 --> 00:04:30,980 I'm like, "PMA!" You know? 118 00:04:31,013 --> 00:04:32,549 And that's what I teach in my classes, 119 00:04:32,582 --> 00:04:35,752 because it makes a difference between everything in life. 120 00:04:35,785 --> 00:04:37,455 My wife and I, we had some trouble 121 00:04:37,488 --> 00:04:38,856 having our own children. 122 00:04:38,889 --> 00:04:40,358 It was a little bit sad for a while, 123 00:04:40,391 --> 00:04:43,694 but we kind of feel like it's happening for a reason. 124 00:04:43,727 --> 00:04:46,397 We're in the process of adopting three boys, 125 00:04:46,430 --> 00:04:48,399 and, you know, we've been involved in this process 126 00:04:48,432 --> 00:04:50,768 probably since last summer. 127 00:04:50,801 --> 00:04:52,836 We were looking for siblings, you know. 128 00:04:52,870 --> 00:04:54,406 We didn't just want one child. 129 00:04:54,439 --> 00:04:56,675 So as soon as we kind of, like, started the process, 130 00:04:56,708 --> 00:04:58,209 they're like, "Wait, you want three?" 131 00:04:58,242 --> 00:05:00,144 We're like, "Yeah, that's exactly what we want." 132 00:05:00,178 --> 00:05:02,414 And we have three boys coming to us. 133 00:05:02,447 --> 00:05:04,248 Guys gonna miss Daddy? Huh? 134 00:05:04,282 --> 00:05:06,685 - Are you kidding? Of course they will. 135 00:05:06,718 --> 00:05:08,152 * 136 00:05:08,186 --> 00:05:10,121 How's it gonna effect me, knowing that the kids 137 00:05:10,154 --> 00:05:12,592 are on their way, so to speak, and my wife is sort of 138 00:05:12,625 --> 00:05:13,926 dealing with this on her own. 139 00:05:13,959 --> 00:05:16,028 I knew that it was happening and she knew 140 00:05:16,061 --> 00:05:18,498 and we had a long talk-- well, many long talks-- 141 00:05:18,531 --> 00:05:19,965 and this is what I wanted to do, 142 00:05:19,999 --> 00:05:21,434 and she wants me to live my dreams, 143 00:05:21,467 --> 00:05:23,202 and this is one of my dreams. 144 00:05:23,235 --> 00:05:26,305 * 145 00:05:26,338 --> 00:05:29,242 My strategy is to kind of mentally block that stuff out. 146 00:05:29,275 --> 00:05:31,211 I mean, I hate to say it, and-- 147 00:05:31,244 --> 00:05:33,279 but to get through this, I think that's gonna be 148 00:05:33,313 --> 00:05:35,616 something I'm gonna have to do. 149 00:05:35,649 --> 00:05:38,284 Not bad for just a little bit of a day's work. 150 00:05:38,318 --> 00:05:39,620 * 151 00:05:39,653 --> 00:05:43,023 So I'm trying to get some fire stuff together. 152 00:05:43,056 --> 00:05:44,591 [sighs] 153 00:05:44,625 --> 00:05:46,093 Got some of this shaggy stuff, 154 00:05:46,127 --> 00:05:49,497 and bark, as you can see. 155 00:05:49,531 --> 00:05:51,132 Kind of want to scrape it down. 156 00:05:51,165 --> 00:05:53,034 * 157 00:05:53,067 --> 00:05:55,336 Matter of fact, this is looking pretty good. 158 00:05:55,369 --> 00:05:56,604 So let's give this a shot. 159 00:05:56,638 --> 00:05:59,340 I just want to test a little piece of this tinder 160 00:05:59,373 --> 00:06:00,742 and see if it goes up. 161 00:06:00,775 --> 00:06:07,783 * 162 00:06:16,391 --> 00:06:17,893 There we go, baby, come on. 163 00:06:17,926 --> 00:06:19,027 * 164 00:06:19,061 --> 00:06:21,030 There's no messing around now. 165 00:06:21,064 --> 00:06:22,932 I have a long way to go. 166 00:06:22,966 --> 00:06:25,435 But at least I got fire, I got a little shelter set up 167 00:06:25,469 --> 00:06:26,870 for the first night. 168 00:06:26,903 --> 00:06:29,205 So I'm feeling... 169 00:06:29,238 --> 00:06:31,207 feeling pretty good. 170 00:06:31,240 --> 00:06:38,248 * 171 00:06:48,959 --> 00:06:50,995 - [sighs] 172 00:06:52,797 --> 00:06:54,132 Still trying to get situated. 173 00:06:54,165 --> 00:06:56,735 I figured I would just take a quick little walk... 174 00:06:56,768 --> 00:07:00,105 and see what my new property has to offer. 175 00:07:00,138 --> 00:07:02,007 And I'm just gonna try and take in the whole area 176 00:07:02,040 --> 00:07:04,009 and just examine the landscape and then figure out 177 00:07:04,042 --> 00:07:06,177 what my first step is gonna be. 178 00:07:06,211 --> 00:07:10,683 I should probably go over towards where the sun is. 179 00:07:10,717 --> 00:07:12,619 But that also might be where it gets more wind, 180 00:07:12,652 --> 00:07:15,087 because of the exposure. 181 00:07:15,121 --> 00:07:16,956 I'm looking for a spot to set up 182 00:07:16,989 --> 00:07:19,125 for at least tonight. 183 00:07:19,158 --> 00:07:21,293 And then when first light hits tomorrow, 184 00:07:21,327 --> 00:07:24,263 finding a nice spot for a long, long time. 185 00:07:24,296 --> 00:07:27,266 Just trying to get a feel for the landscape right now. 186 00:07:27,299 --> 00:07:28,969 Pretty steep. 187 00:07:29,002 --> 00:07:30,938 Very gnarly and wet. 188 00:07:30,971 --> 00:07:32,506 Better make sure you're careful with your steps, 189 00:07:32,540 --> 00:07:34,007 everything's slippery. 190 00:07:34,041 --> 00:07:36,276 Watch your feet, Campbell, that's what I always tell you, 191 00:07:36,309 --> 00:07:37,344 watch your feet. 192 00:07:37,377 --> 00:07:38,979 Watch your feet. 193 00:07:39,012 --> 00:07:41,414 See if you see any tracks in the mud. 194 00:07:41,448 --> 00:07:42,683 - Here's a deer track. 195 00:07:42,716 --> 00:07:44,351 - Yup, which way is it going? 196 00:07:44,384 --> 00:07:45,687 - This way. - Yup. 197 00:07:45,720 --> 00:07:48,489 My son, Campbell, he's so special to me. 198 00:07:48,523 --> 00:07:50,825 And everything I do is for his betterment. 199 00:07:50,859 --> 00:07:53,562 - And we have a bobcat around our house 200 00:07:53,595 --> 00:07:55,564 and we're gonna try to catch it. 201 00:07:55,597 --> 00:07:57,732 This is my fort. 202 00:07:57,766 --> 00:08:00,034 - Everything I learned through the culmination of my life, 203 00:08:00,068 --> 00:08:01,704 I get to share with that little boy. 204 00:08:01,737 --> 00:08:03,973 And I'm trying to build him into a great person 205 00:08:04,006 --> 00:08:05,841 and he's already well on his way. 206 00:08:05,875 --> 00:08:07,777 Do you want to know anything about the way it looks 207 00:08:07,810 --> 00:08:09,078 or the animals or anything? 208 00:08:09,111 --> 00:08:12,247 - Yeah, I want to know what the animals are. 209 00:08:12,281 --> 00:08:14,584 - I'll tell you what, there's gonna be something like Zuko, 210 00:08:14,617 --> 00:08:15,951 but it's much bigger. 211 00:08:15,985 --> 00:08:17,553 - Bobcat. - Bigger. 212 00:08:17,587 --> 00:08:18,689 - Lion? - Not a lion. 213 00:08:18,722 --> 00:08:21,457 But a mountain lion or a puma. 214 00:08:21,491 --> 00:08:22,693 These are cool, aren't they? 215 00:08:22,726 --> 00:08:23,727 - Mm-hmm. 216 00:08:23,760 --> 00:08:25,228 Are you gonna really hunt them? 217 00:08:25,261 --> 00:08:27,263 - I'm not hunting those, and hopefully they won't be 218 00:08:27,297 --> 00:08:28,264 hunting me. 219 00:08:28,298 --> 00:08:30,000 - How long will you be gone? 220 00:08:30,033 --> 00:08:31,467 More than 30 days? 221 00:08:31,501 --> 00:08:32,936 - We'll see how long I'm gonna be gone, 222 00:08:32,969 --> 00:08:34,437 but it could be 30 days. 223 00:08:34,470 --> 00:08:35,807 It could be 40 days. 224 00:08:35,840 --> 00:08:38,910 - 50, 60, or 70? - It could be 50, 60, 70. 225 00:08:38,943 --> 00:08:41,946 - It could be 300. - [screams] 226 00:08:41,979 --> 00:08:44,816 - We'll see. - Not 300! 227 00:08:44,849 --> 00:08:47,018 - But you'll be fine while I'm gone. 228 00:08:47,051 --> 00:08:48,285 I work in accounting, 229 00:08:48,319 --> 00:08:50,454 which is such a contrast to the things 230 00:08:50,487 --> 00:08:52,189 that I enjoy to do outside of work. 231 00:08:52,223 --> 00:08:54,392 Bushcraft is kind of instilled in my brain. 232 00:08:54,426 --> 00:08:56,228 It's something that I've always been doing. 233 00:08:56,261 --> 00:08:58,030 I want to show what I can do. 234 00:08:58,063 --> 00:08:59,131 What I'm capable of. 235 00:08:59,164 --> 00:09:00,398 - Bye, Daddy. - Bye, buddy. 236 00:09:00,432 --> 00:09:02,300 Take of Mommy, right? - Okay. 237 00:09:02,334 --> 00:09:04,903 - Be a good man. - Mm-hmm. 238 00:09:04,937 --> 00:09:07,305 I'll be the man of the house. - There you go. 239 00:09:07,339 --> 00:09:08,641 * 240 00:09:08,674 --> 00:09:10,043 I'm looking for a plot 241 00:09:10,076 --> 00:09:13,146 that's about 20 by 20 feet and is flat. 242 00:09:13,179 --> 00:09:14,413 And that's gonna be hard. 243 00:09:14,447 --> 00:09:18,384 * 244 00:09:18,417 --> 00:09:19,585 Let's see what's over here. 245 00:09:19,619 --> 00:09:22,088 * 246 00:09:22,121 --> 00:09:23,589 Oh. 247 00:09:23,623 --> 00:09:25,024 Hello, hello. 248 00:09:25,058 --> 00:09:27,394 I like the feel, this is nice and soft. 249 00:09:27,427 --> 00:09:28,963 Oh, it's really soft. 250 00:09:28,996 --> 00:09:31,031 All this pincushion moss. 251 00:09:31,065 --> 00:09:33,868 That would be just so delightful to sleep on. 252 00:09:36,303 --> 00:09:38,338 And the view. 253 00:09:38,372 --> 00:09:40,407 And this tree. 254 00:09:40,440 --> 00:09:41,642 And the water. 255 00:09:41,676 --> 00:09:42,943 It's nice and flat. 256 00:09:42,977 --> 00:09:44,746 This is one possible location. 257 00:09:44,780 --> 00:09:46,948 * 258 00:09:46,982 --> 00:09:50,151 I'm looking up--widowmakers. 259 00:09:50,185 --> 00:09:51,386 The thing about the big trees, 260 00:09:51,419 --> 00:09:53,121 is you get something falling out of this tree 261 00:09:53,154 --> 00:09:54,389 and coming straight down, 262 00:09:54,422 --> 00:09:56,291 that might be all she wrote. 263 00:09:56,324 --> 00:09:57,693 It's not the spot. 264 00:09:57,726 --> 00:10:00,395 I don't feel like getting impaled in my sleep. 265 00:10:00,428 --> 00:10:02,264 Let's keep on keeping on. 266 00:10:02,298 --> 00:10:05,401 * 267 00:10:05,434 --> 00:10:07,369 Definitely need to shed some layers. 268 00:10:07,403 --> 00:10:08,705 I'm getting hot in here. 269 00:10:08,738 --> 00:10:11,507 Don't want to start sweating. 270 00:10:11,540 --> 00:10:14,443 Then I'll get cold really fast. 271 00:10:14,476 --> 00:10:15,878 So... 272 00:10:15,912 --> 00:10:20,350 * 273 00:10:25,555 --> 00:10:26,924 Look at that. 274 00:10:26,957 --> 00:10:29,326 A complete skeleton. 275 00:10:29,359 --> 00:10:31,661 And over here... 276 00:10:31,695 --> 00:10:34,865 it's a cow skull sitting up here. 277 00:10:34,898 --> 00:10:37,535 Good gracious. 278 00:10:37,568 --> 00:10:39,871 You know what? Look at that. 279 00:10:39,904 --> 00:10:42,173 There's another size mandible in here 280 00:10:42,206 --> 00:10:44,776 that does not go with the size of that skull. 281 00:10:44,809 --> 00:10:47,478 * 282 00:10:47,511 --> 00:10:50,749 It's possible that it was taken out by a puma... 283 00:10:50,782 --> 00:10:55,054 and dragged it back here and had a fantastic feast. 284 00:10:55,087 --> 00:10:58,657 Maybe I'm sitting in a damn puma kill zone. 285 00:10:58,690 --> 00:11:00,893 * 286 00:11:00,926 --> 00:11:01,894 What's that? 287 00:11:01,927 --> 00:11:04,363 [trees rustling] 288 00:11:06,766 --> 00:11:08,200 I hear a noise. 289 00:11:08,233 --> 00:11:11,171 * 290 00:11:11,204 --> 00:11:12,672 Something's around here. 291 00:11:12,705 --> 00:11:13,974 * 292 00:11:14,007 --> 00:11:15,608 [trees rustling] What's that? 293 00:11:21,347 --> 00:11:24,717 [trees rustling] 294 00:11:24,751 --> 00:11:26,988 I'll dismiss it. 295 00:11:27,021 --> 00:11:27,989 [chuckles] 296 00:11:28,022 --> 00:11:29,256 You won't hear a puma. 297 00:11:29,290 --> 00:11:31,192 * 298 00:11:31,225 --> 00:11:35,362 Still on the search for a good first night camp location. 299 00:11:35,396 --> 00:11:38,099 Got a bunch of game trails right here. 300 00:11:38,132 --> 00:11:39,767 Pathways are trampled to death. 301 00:11:39,801 --> 00:11:42,303 * 302 00:11:42,336 --> 00:11:43,638 Oh. 303 00:11:43,671 --> 00:11:47,675 Now, that is a lot of very fresh boar scat. 304 00:11:47,709 --> 00:11:49,744 Flies-still-on-it fresh. 305 00:11:49,778 --> 00:11:52,214 That kind of gives you the idea of the size of pig 306 00:11:52,247 --> 00:11:53,548 I might be dealing with. 307 00:11:53,581 --> 00:11:55,483 * 308 00:11:55,517 --> 00:11:57,986 And I was worried about seeing boar activity. 309 00:11:58,020 --> 00:12:01,657 * 310 00:12:01,690 --> 00:12:04,060 Boars like to come out right when the sun goes down 311 00:12:04,093 --> 00:12:06,429 and disappear right before day. 312 00:12:06,462 --> 00:12:09,365 I might just set one little snare, just out of curiosity. 313 00:12:09,398 --> 00:12:11,835 * 314 00:12:11,868 --> 00:12:14,838 So I just put a little simple slipknot on the end 315 00:12:14,871 --> 00:12:17,507 and made a loop. 316 00:12:17,541 --> 00:12:19,676 I'm gonna have it hanging head level, 317 00:12:19,709 --> 00:12:21,678 maybe a little bit lower. 318 00:12:21,711 --> 00:12:24,714 Not exactly sure of the size I'm dealing with, so... 319 00:12:24,748 --> 00:12:26,350 * 320 00:12:26,383 --> 00:12:28,085 Anything coming down this path 321 00:12:28,118 --> 00:12:30,220 in low light will go right through there. 322 00:12:30,254 --> 00:12:31,889 Hopefully, I'll hear it 323 00:12:31,922 --> 00:12:33,457 and be able to get out here to it. 324 00:12:33,490 --> 00:12:36,161 And that'll be my dinner bell. 325 00:12:36,194 --> 00:12:38,629 I plan on setting a lot of these. 326 00:12:38,663 --> 00:12:39,965 This is just the first one. 327 00:12:39,998 --> 00:12:41,867 * 328 00:12:41,900 --> 00:12:43,902 I'm worried about losing daylight. 329 00:12:43,935 --> 00:12:48,506 * 330 00:12:48,539 --> 00:12:50,541 I'll tell you what, right now, 331 00:12:50,575 --> 00:12:53,312 I can make that into a nice little shelter. 332 00:12:53,345 --> 00:12:55,247 Keep it simple for today. 333 00:12:55,281 --> 00:12:56,648 Venture out tomorrow. 334 00:12:56,682 --> 00:12:59,518 * 335 00:12:59,551 --> 00:13:01,587 Keep it simple. 336 00:13:01,620 --> 00:13:08,628 * 337 00:13:33,421 --> 00:13:34,455 - Whoo! 338 00:13:34,488 --> 00:13:35,456 Oh. 339 00:13:35,489 --> 00:13:37,425 Oh! 340 00:13:37,458 --> 00:13:41,162 Ugh, okay. 341 00:13:41,195 --> 00:13:43,465 That felt really good. 342 00:13:43,498 --> 00:13:45,267 It always feels good to jump in the water. 343 00:13:45,300 --> 00:13:46,635 * 344 00:13:46,668 --> 00:13:47,836 Yeah--ah. 345 00:13:47,869 --> 00:13:49,571 [inhales] Okay. 346 00:13:49,604 --> 00:13:51,506 * 347 00:13:51,540 --> 00:13:55,144 Anytime I come to a new place where there's a body of water, 348 00:13:55,177 --> 00:13:56,445 I go in it. 349 00:13:56,478 --> 00:13:58,547 * 350 00:13:58,580 --> 00:14:02,485 It's a way of deepening my connection with the earth. 351 00:14:02,518 --> 00:14:04,587 * 352 00:14:04,620 --> 00:14:07,090 I'm really inspired by the land. 353 00:14:07,123 --> 00:14:08,925 I really see a lot of possibility 354 00:14:08,959 --> 00:14:12,095 for little things I want to do. 355 00:14:12,128 --> 00:14:15,065 I was able to put up my little temporary shelter. 356 00:14:15,098 --> 00:14:17,668 It's cozy. 357 00:14:17,701 --> 00:14:20,104 But I'm gonna take my time, 358 00:14:20,137 --> 00:14:22,373 take it slow. 359 00:14:22,406 --> 00:14:26,343 This isn't about trying to survive out here. 360 00:14:26,377 --> 00:14:29,146 That is not how I'm looking at it at all. 361 00:14:29,180 --> 00:14:32,149 I am totally... 362 00:14:32,183 --> 00:14:34,786 looking at this as... 363 00:14:34,819 --> 00:14:35,853 this is my home. 364 00:14:35,887 --> 00:14:37,189 This is where I'm moving to. 365 00:14:37,222 --> 00:14:38,823 * 366 00:14:38,856 --> 00:14:40,625 We like to thrive in my world. 367 00:14:40,658 --> 00:14:41,960 * 368 00:14:41,994 --> 00:14:45,330 I am not planning on being out here 369 00:14:45,363 --> 00:14:47,332 and not being comfortable. 370 00:14:47,365 --> 00:14:49,001 * 371 00:14:49,034 --> 00:14:51,937 So I'm going to make a chair. 372 00:14:51,971 --> 00:14:53,906 Check this out. 373 00:14:53,939 --> 00:14:56,842 Now we've entered the bamboo forest. 374 00:14:56,875 --> 00:14:59,745 No, a chair is not a necessity. 375 00:14:59,778 --> 00:15:04,883 But being comfortable is so important out here. 376 00:15:04,917 --> 00:15:07,721 It's just a way of feeling at home. 377 00:15:07,754 --> 00:15:09,289 * 378 00:15:09,323 --> 00:15:13,293 I would not claim that I'm the most skilled by any means, 379 00:15:13,327 --> 00:15:16,563 in terms of bushcraft, but my lifestyle 380 00:15:16,596 --> 00:15:19,866 lends itself to doing something like this. 381 00:15:19,899 --> 00:15:21,768 I've lived off grid for many years 382 00:15:21,801 --> 00:15:25,140 and I've been pretty much alone most of that time. 383 00:15:25,173 --> 00:15:28,943 Knowing how to problem-solve and think critically 384 00:15:28,976 --> 00:15:31,246 and self-soothe, all that, 385 00:15:31,279 --> 00:15:34,049 is really what I think separates the people 386 00:15:34,082 --> 00:15:36,117 who make it long-term, versus the people 387 00:15:36,151 --> 00:15:38,186 who go home early on. 388 00:15:38,219 --> 00:15:41,389 The prize money is a huge factor for me doing this. 389 00:15:41,422 --> 00:15:44,493 What I would do is buy the piece of land that I live on. 390 00:15:44,526 --> 00:15:46,495 You know, I don't have a partner, I don't have kids, 391 00:15:46,528 --> 00:15:50,232 but I have this incredible net and support system, 392 00:15:50,266 --> 00:15:52,334 my family and my community and my friends. 393 00:15:52,368 --> 00:15:56,138 When I'm out there, I can draw upon that foundation. 394 00:15:56,172 --> 00:15:59,008 But I've never, ever gone more than 395 00:15:59,042 --> 00:16:01,911 two weeks without talking to my mom. 396 00:16:01,944 --> 00:16:04,347 That's gonna be the biggest challenge for me. 397 00:16:06,083 --> 00:16:07,917 Okay, so we got the frame of our chair. 398 00:16:07,950 --> 00:16:10,053 It's kind of a recliner. 399 00:16:10,087 --> 00:16:11,354 Digging it. 400 00:16:11,388 --> 00:16:13,056 Dig it. 401 00:16:13,090 --> 00:16:16,594 Okay, so now, I'm gonna go--[rolls tongue] up 402 00:16:16,627 --> 00:16:17,995 and [rolls tongue] out. 403 00:16:18,028 --> 00:16:21,565 So we need to do a little bit of... 404 00:16:21,599 --> 00:16:23,301 fashioning of these. 405 00:16:23,334 --> 00:16:24,635 * 406 00:16:24,668 --> 00:16:27,138 Already, I feel like I'm thriving. 407 00:16:27,171 --> 00:16:29,340 You know? 408 00:16:29,373 --> 00:16:31,075 I can see that... 409 00:16:31,109 --> 00:16:33,278 already, I'm using projects 410 00:16:33,312 --> 00:16:36,081 as a big form of distraction. 411 00:16:36,115 --> 00:16:37,649 And, um... 412 00:16:37,682 --> 00:16:41,786 I feel very good about the home I'm creating here 413 00:16:41,820 --> 00:16:44,589 and I have so many projects in my mind. 414 00:16:44,623 --> 00:16:47,926 * 415 00:16:47,959 --> 00:16:49,461 That should do it. 416 00:16:49,494 --> 00:16:51,364 * 417 00:16:51,397 --> 00:16:53,599 [sighs] 418 00:16:53,633 --> 00:16:55,801 Oh, yeah. 419 00:16:55,835 --> 00:16:57,403 [sighs] 420 00:16:57,437 --> 00:17:00,072 * 421 00:17:00,106 --> 00:17:03,309 Even something as little as a chair... 422 00:17:03,343 --> 00:17:05,311 can make all the difference. 423 00:17:05,345 --> 00:17:08,182 * 424 00:17:08,215 --> 00:17:10,417 I hope I see a UFO while I'm out here. 425 00:17:10,451 --> 00:17:13,620 * 426 00:17:13,654 --> 00:17:16,723 This would be prime UFO locating. 427 00:17:16,757 --> 00:17:23,765 * 428 00:17:34,108 --> 00:17:37,111 [fire crackling] 429 00:17:38,646 --> 00:17:40,648 [animal squealing] 430 00:17:43,719 --> 00:17:45,721 [animal squealing] 431 00:17:50,193 --> 00:17:52,361 - I hear a noise. 432 00:17:54,930 --> 00:17:57,266 [animal squealing] 433 00:17:57,300 --> 00:17:58,602 And it-- I'm trying to figure out 434 00:17:58,635 --> 00:18:00,069 if it sounds like a distressed call, 435 00:18:00,103 --> 00:18:03,173 like something is stuck in my trap... 436 00:18:09,413 --> 00:18:11,748 [animal squealing] 437 00:18:11,781 --> 00:18:14,584 That's what it sounds like. 438 00:18:14,618 --> 00:18:17,622 I want to confirm before I go running off into the woods. 439 00:18:20,891 --> 00:18:22,860 [animal squealing] 440 00:18:22,893 --> 00:18:25,396 Something's--whoo. 441 00:18:25,430 --> 00:18:26,564 Let's go check it out. 442 00:18:26,597 --> 00:18:27,798 * 443 00:18:27,832 --> 00:18:30,335 [animal squealing] 444 00:18:30,368 --> 00:18:31,970 Got my knife. 445 00:18:32,003 --> 00:18:35,474 * 446 00:18:35,507 --> 00:18:37,343 [animal squealing] 447 00:18:40,846 --> 00:18:44,216 [animal squealing] 448 00:18:44,250 --> 00:18:46,318 Sounds like something in distress. 449 00:18:46,352 --> 00:18:51,090 * 450 00:18:51,123 --> 00:18:53,893 [animal squealing] 451 00:18:53,926 --> 00:18:55,262 It's a creepy sound. 452 00:18:55,295 --> 00:18:56,596 * 453 00:18:56,629 --> 00:19:00,700 I can...hear my heartbeat. 454 00:19:00,733 --> 00:19:04,471 I set my trap over here. 455 00:19:04,504 --> 00:19:07,174 [animal squealing] 456 00:19:07,207 --> 00:19:08,776 That circle right there. 457 00:19:08,809 --> 00:19:10,444 * 458 00:19:10,478 --> 00:19:13,647 So... 459 00:19:13,681 --> 00:19:15,249 [animal squealing] 460 00:19:15,283 --> 00:19:18,252 * 461 00:19:18,286 --> 00:19:19,553 [animal squealing] 462 00:19:19,587 --> 00:19:21,589 What is that? 463 00:19:27,696 --> 00:19:29,331 [animal squealing] 464 00:19:29,364 --> 00:19:30,932 * 465 00:19:30,965 --> 00:19:33,568 Sounds like something in distress. 466 00:19:33,602 --> 00:19:34,869 Got my knife. 467 00:19:34,903 --> 00:19:36,805 * 468 00:19:36,838 --> 00:19:38,373 My trap is still set. 469 00:19:38,407 --> 00:19:40,042 * 470 00:19:40,075 --> 00:19:42,545 Right there. 471 00:19:42,578 --> 00:19:43,979 [animal squealing] 472 00:19:44,013 --> 00:19:45,014 What is that? 473 00:19:45,047 --> 00:19:48,217 * 474 00:19:48,250 --> 00:19:50,620 [animal squealing] 475 00:19:50,653 --> 00:19:52,021 It's way up there. 476 00:19:52,054 --> 00:19:56,659 * 477 00:19:56,692 --> 00:19:59,630 I do have my, uh, sheath unsnapped. 478 00:19:59,663 --> 00:20:01,332 In the unlikely occasion 479 00:20:01,365 --> 00:20:03,434 I do have to put it out and fend off something. 480 00:20:03,467 --> 00:20:04,968 * 481 00:20:05,001 --> 00:20:06,503 I'm no easy win. 482 00:20:06,537 --> 00:20:08,939 * 483 00:20:08,972 --> 00:20:10,774 I guess I'll just head back to the fire. 484 00:20:10,807 --> 00:20:12,275 * 485 00:20:12,309 --> 00:20:13,610 Predators out here-- 486 00:20:13,644 --> 00:20:14,912 or something that's definitely lurking 487 00:20:14,946 --> 00:20:16,781 in the recesses of my brain. 488 00:20:16,814 --> 00:20:18,750 I just have to be very careful and mindful 489 00:20:18,783 --> 00:20:20,985 and not be careless and just try 490 00:20:21,018 --> 00:20:22,754 and stay focused. 491 00:20:22,787 --> 00:20:24,288 Sleep time. 492 00:20:25,557 --> 00:20:32,565 * 493 00:20:38,971 --> 00:20:45,978 * 494 00:20:49,849 --> 00:20:52,419 - Day two. 495 00:20:52,452 --> 00:20:55,221 Feels good to say day two. 496 00:20:55,254 --> 00:20:58,157 Feels really good to say day two. 497 00:20:58,191 --> 00:20:59,359 [sighs] 498 00:20:59,393 --> 00:21:01,895 Been waiting a long time to start day one, 499 00:21:01,928 --> 00:21:04,564 and now I'm on day two. 500 00:21:04,598 --> 00:21:06,501 I like that. 501 00:21:06,534 --> 00:21:08,403 Got big plans for today. 502 00:21:08,436 --> 00:21:10,638 But I got to take advantage of all the daylight. 503 00:21:10,671 --> 00:21:13,641 I think I'm gonna try and make a tepee today. 504 00:21:13,674 --> 00:21:18,579 * 505 00:21:18,613 --> 00:21:20,280 Hey-oh. 506 00:21:20,314 --> 00:21:22,584 I'm gonna have to build a pretty kick-butt shelter 507 00:21:22,618 --> 00:21:25,554 to withstand the winds, the snow that's gonna come. 508 00:21:25,587 --> 00:21:27,155 * 509 00:21:27,188 --> 00:21:29,391 It's gonna be one of the most serious winters 510 00:21:29,425 --> 00:21:30,959 I've ever experienced. 511 00:21:30,992 --> 00:21:33,395 One of the primary concerns is thermoregulation 512 00:21:33,429 --> 00:21:35,397 and keeping my core body temperature 513 00:21:35,431 --> 00:21:37,298 where it's supposed to be. 514 00:21:37,332 --> 00:21:40,837 So I've decided to whack down a couple trees with my axe, 515 00:21:40,870 --> 00:21:44,140 put up my wrap and frap kind of tripod. 516 00:21:44,173 --> 00:21:46,543 Could work. Maybe. 517 00:21:46,576 --> 00:21:48,445 Now the moment of truth. 518 00:21:48,478 --> 00:21:52,314 * 519 00:21:52,348 --> 00:21:57,254 And just add probably five or six more logs to that. 520 00:21:57,287 --> 00:21:59,289 And then wrap the tarp around it. 521 00:21:59,322 --> 00:22:00,891 * 522 00:22:00,924 --> 00:22:02,793 The reason I like this design 523 00:22:02,826 --> 00:22:05,028 is because you can keep a fire in the middle of it 524 00:22:05,062 --> 00:22:06,730 to keep you warm through the night, 525 00:22:06,764 --> 00:22:09,066 and also the smoke will escape through the top. 526 00:22:09,099 --> 00:22:10,400 * 527 00:22:10,434 --> 00:22:12,135 Hey, America. 528 00:22:12,169 --> 00:22:15,406 How are you? 529 00:22:15,440 --> 00:22:16,808 Hey! 530 00:22:17,909 --> 00:22:21,279 * 531 00:22:21,312 --> 00:22:25,183 Time to try to get a bed going real quick. 532 00:22:25,216 --> 00:22:27,151 You don't want to lay on the ground, 533 00:22:27,185 --> 00:22:28,853 it's too cold. 534 00:22:28,887 --> 00:22:30,523 Suck the heat out of your body. 535 00:22:30,556 --> 00:22:31,891 * 536 00:22:31,924 --> 00:22:33,726 And then you get sick and die. 537 00:22:33,759 --> 00:22:35,561 * 538 00:22:35,595 --> 00:22:37,563 Single bamboo stick wouldn't hold anything, 539 00:22:37,597 --> 00:22:39,632 but you get all of them together, 540 00:22:39,665 --> 00:22:42,367 pretty sturdy. 541 00:22:42,401 --> 00:22:44,837 It's weird to think about that this is not me just 542 00:22:44,870 --> 00:22:46,806 teaching a class at school or messing around 543 00:22:46,839 --> 00:22:50,744 in the woods near my house, it's--this is real. 544 00:22:53,113 --> 00:23:00,186 * 545 00:23:06,127 --> 00:23:09,063 - My body is so 546 00:23:09,096 --> 00:23:11,298 awesomely tired right now. 547 00:23:11,332 --> 00:23:14,135 You know when you've had a really great day 548 00:23:14,168 --> 00:23:16,704 of working hard, physically? 549 00:23:16,738 --> 00:23:17,972 And your body's just like, 550 00:23:18,005 --> 00:23:19,807 "blah!" 551 00:23:19,841 --> 00:23:25,013 * 552 00:23:25,047 --> 00:23:29,251 Today, I spent the day doing some more exploring. 553 00:23:29,284 --> 00:23:31,787 Coming out here, it was very clear 554 00:23:31,820 --> 00:23:34,657 that I was not going to be hunting boar. 555 00:23:34,690 --> 00:23:37,292 [chuckles] You know, I'm not a huntress. 556 00:23:37,325 --> 00:23:38,895 I really wanted my focus to be 557 00:23:38,928 --> 00:23:41,698 on foraging and fishing. 558 00:23:41,731 --> 00:23:43,533 * 559 00:23:43,567 --> 00:23:45,334 I just set one line out. 560 00:23:45,368 --> 00:23:47,503 * 561 00:23:47,537 --> 00:23:49,405 I found a nice little stash of firewood, 562 00:23:49,438 --> 00:23:52,842 which I think I'm gonna go and try and gather more of tomorrow. 563 00:23:52,876 --> 00:23:55,913 I also foraged. 564 00:23:55,946 --> 00:23:57,648 Found a lot more mushrooms 565 00:23:57,682 --> 00:23:59,216 and tons of berries. 566 00:23:59,249 --> 00:24:01,952 Look at this beautiful bowl of fruit. 567 00:24:01,986 --> 00:24:05,022 * 568 00:24:05,055 --> 00:24:08,325 This place is unbelievably abundant 569 00:24:08,358 --> 00:24:11,596 and so beautiful. 570 00:24:11,629 --> 00:24:15,667 I'm just so looking forward to the future here. 571 00:24:15,701 --> 00:24:18,904 * 572 00:24:18,937 --> 00:24:22,107 Oh, my God! 573 00:24:22,140 --> 00:24:24,810 Wow, what a beauty. 574 00:24:24,843 --> 00:24:26,544 Okay. 575 00:24:26,578 --> 00:24:27,913 [sings] 576 00:24:27,946 --> 00:24:30,883 So--oh. 577 00:24:30,917 --> 00:24:32,819 Thank you for your life, fish. 578 00:24:32,852 --> 00:24:34,553 Thank you so much. 579 00:24:34,587 --> 00:24:37,924 I'm gonna make nice fish head soup. 580 00:24:37,957 --> 00:24:42,228 * 581 00:24:42,261 --> 00:24:44,063 Whoop. 582 00:24:44,096 --> 00:24:47,635 And all this, I'm gonna save for bait. 583 00:24:47,668 --> 00:24:50,470 Shall we see what was inside the fish's stomach? 584 00:24:50,503 --> 00:24:53,774 [gasps] Wow, look. 585 00:24:53,807 --> 00:24:56,509 An entire shell. 586 00:24:56,543 --> 00:24:57,778 Ooh. 587 00:24:57,811 --> 00:24:59,546 Aha, look. 588 00:24:59,579 --> 00:25:00,814 A beetle. 589 00:25:00,848 --> 00:25:02,916 So the trout seemed to be eating 590 00:25:02,950 --> 00:25:06,621 full snails, pieces of stick, 591 00:25:06,655 --> 00:25:08,857 and a beetle. 592 00:25:08,890 --> 00:25:11,025 So I'm gonna use the beetle 593 00:25:11,059 --> 00:25:12,827 from the inside of the stomach 594 00:25:12,861 --> 00:25:14,028 as bait. 595 00:25:14,062 --> 00:25:18,332 * 596 00:25:18,366 --> 00:25:19,768 Fishing. 597 00:25:19,801 --> 00:25:22,537 A very slow and patient process. 598 00:25:22,571 --> 00:25:29,544 * 599 00:25:29,578 --> 00:25:32,915 I feel like I'm starting to get into a groove here. 600 00:25:32,948 --> 00:25:34,516 * 601 00:25:34,549 --> 00:25:36,786 Understanding the different rhythms 602 00:25:36,819 --> 00:25:40,056 and patterns and how you interact with the land, 603 00:25:40,090 --> 00:25:41,658 how the land interacts with you, 604 00:25:41,692 --> 00:25:43,960 what resources the land has. 605 00:25:43,994 --> 00:25:48,732 * 606 00:25:48,765 --> 00:25:50,533 Oh, my gosh. 607 00:25:50,566 --> 00:25:52,869 Check it out! 608 00:25:52,903 --> 00:25:55,072 Wow, thank you! 609 00:25:55,106 --> 00:25:56,640 Happened so fast. 610 00:25:56,674 --> 00:26:01,746 * 611 00:26:01,779 --> 00:26:04,982 I can't believe I caught two fish. 612 00:26:05,016 --> 00:26:06,918 It's an amazing feeling. 613 00:26:06,951 --> 00:26:08,820 Da da da! 614 00:26:08,853 --> 00:26:11,422 Hello. 615 00:26:11,455 --> 00:26:12,725 [yelps] 616 00:26:12,758 --> 00:26:16,428 * 617 00:26:19,464 --> 00:26:22,434 [dramatic music] 618 00:26:22,467 --> 00:26:29,475 * 619 00:26:41,387 --> 00:26:48,362 * 620 00:26:48,395 --> 00:26:51,398 [rain pattering] 621 00:26:59,339 --> 00:27:02,376 - [sighs] I'm just having a moment here. 622 00:27:02,409 --> 00:27:03,378 [clears throat] 623 00:27:03,411 --> 00:27:04,913 It's raining out. 624 00:27:04,946 --> 00:27:08,249 [rain pattering] 625 00:27:08,283 --> 00:27:10,518 What am I gonna do? 626 00:27:10,551 --> 00:27:14,823 I have all these ideas--I want to put in a stone floor, 627 00:27:14,856 --> 00:27:16,724 expand my shelter. 628 00:27:16,758 --> 00:27:19,727 I found a tree cache for wood. 629 00:27:19,761 --> 00:27:21,563 [rain pattering] 630 00:27:21,597 --> 00:27:24,600 But it's raining. 631 00:27:29,571 --> 00:27:32,541 And I just... 632 00:27:32,574 --> 00:27:35,044 [sighs] 633 00:27:35,077 --> 00:27:37,747 It's dark all the time here. 634 00:27:46,824 --> 00:27:50,127 And then it rains when it's light out. 635 00:27:50,160 --> 00:27:57,001 * 636 00:27:57,035 --> 00:27:59,137 Day three, day three, day three. 637 00:27:59,170 --> 00:28:01,906 * 638 00:28:01,940 --> 00:28:03,942 I keep thinking about my wife. 639 00:28:03,975 --> 00:28:05,910 And I keep thinking about the three kids 640 00:28:05,944 --> 00:28:07,345 we're adopting this summer. 641 00:28:07,378 --> 00:28:11,783 * 642 00:28:11,817 --> 00:28:15,320 I thought, "If I can just stay busy, 643 00:28:15,354 --> 00:28:16,455 it would just go away." 644 00:28:16,488 --> 00:28:17,923 But... 645 00:28:17,957 --> 00:28:20,325 I'm just sitting here 646 00:28:20,359 --> 00:28:23,228 and the thoughts kind of just... 647 00:28:23,262 --> 00:28:25,230 are overwhelming. 648 00:28:25,264 --> 00:28:27,066 [sighs] 649 00:28:27,099 --> 00:28:30,103 [rain pattering] 650 00:28:34,440 --> 00:28:36,409 * 651 00:28:36,442 --> 00:28:37,944 I can't get that out of my head. 652 00:28:37,978 --> 00:28:39,612 * 653 00:28:39,645 --> 00:28:41,081 It just won't go away. 654 00:28:41,114 --> 00:28:45,920 * 655 00:28:45,953 --> 00:28:48,122 Number one rule of survival: 656 00:28:48,155 --> 00:28:50,324 stay positive. 657 00:28:50,357 --> 00:28:52,426 PMA. 658 00:28:52,459 --> 00:28:54,095 Positive Mental Attitude. 659 00:28:54,128 --> 00:29:01,202 * 660 00:29:17,385 --> 00:29:24,393 * 661 00:29:33,169 --> 00:29:40,177 * 662 00:29:54,125 --> 00:29:57,128 I wouldn't be here if I didn't have the skills. 663 00:30:00,465 --> 00:30:03,468 It's just a matter of... 664 00:30:04,802 --> 00:30:06,737 The one skill that I can't control... 665 00:30:06,771 --> 00:30:09,440 * 666 00:30:09,474 --> 00:30:10,943 My brain. 667 00:30:10,977 --> 00:30:13,879 * 668 00:30:13,912 --> 00:30:15,881 Hello? 669 00:30:15,914 --> 00:30:17,449 I am tapping out. 670 00:30:17,483 --> 00:30:24,490 * 671 00:30:28,061 --> 00:30:31,131 I do feel ashamed, I really do. 672 00:30:31,164 --> 00:30:33,400 Thousands of people would've wanted to be in this spot. 673 00:30:33,433 --> 00:30:35,435 And I got here, and this is what I did. 674 00:30:35,468 --> 00:30:42,475 * 675 00:30:46,347 --> 00:30:47,315 Hi, guys. 676 00:30:47,348 --> 00:30:49,417 * 677 00:30:49,450 --> 00:30:50,684 [sighs] I'm done. 678 00:30:50,718 --> 00:30:52,987 I tapped out. 679 00:30:53,021 --> 00:30:55,289 Ugh, just... 680 00:30:55,323 --> 00:30:56,557 I have so much going on at home-- 681 00:30:56,590 --> 00:30:59,160 I have my wife and we're adopting these three kids 682 00:30:59,193 --> 00:31:01,095 this summer and it's like, 683 00:31:01,129 --> 00:31:02,331 I can't get it out of my head. 684 00:31:02,364 --> 00:31:05,034 I go crazy and work hard, and, you know, 685 00:31:05,067 --> 00:31:07,002 just stay busy, but it just keeps 686 00:31:07,036 --> 00:31:08,137 getting back into my brain. 687 00:31:08,170 --> 00:31:09,971 And I can't-- I just can't get rid of it. 688 00:31:10,005 --> 00:31:12,541 When you're really, truly alone, 689 00:31:12,574 --> 00:31:14,409 it's--it's another story. 690 00:31:14,443 --> 00:31:16,011 Um... 691 00:31:16,045 --> 00:31:17,312 so that hit me pretty hard. 692 00:31:17,346 --> 00:31:19,015 That hit me hard after just the few days, 693 00:31:19,049 --> 00:31:22,018 and that was it. 694 00:31:22,052 --> 00:31:25,821 * 695 00:31:25,855 --> 00:31:28,324 I probably underestimated Patagonia. 696 00:31:28,358 --> 00:31:30,326 * 697 00:31:30,360 --> 00:31:32,795 I really thought I could do at least a month. 698 00:31:32,828 --> 00:31:34,664 * 699 00:31:34,697 --> 00:31:36,433 It's cold here. 700 00:31:36,467 --> 00:31:38,135 It's wet, it's dark. 701 00:31:38,169 --> 00:31:39,670 * 702 00:31:39,703 --> 00:31:42,606 And survival's not easy; it's not easy at all. 703 00:31:42,639 --> 00:31:44,108 * 704 00:31:44,141 --> 00:31:45,676 It's harder here than you think. 705 00:31:45,709 --> 00:31:50,614 * 706 00:31:50,647 --> 00:31:53,518 Being alone... 707 00:31:53,551 --> 00:31:55,420 it takes a special kind of person. 708 00:31:55,453 --> 00:31:56,754 * 709 00:31:56,788 --> 00:31:59,791 It's just not something that 710 00:31:59,824 --> 00:32:01,526 I guess I was ready for. 711 00:32:01,559 --> 00:32:05,797 * 712 00:32:09,502 --> 00:32:12,471 [dramatic music] 713 00:32:12,505 --> 00:32:19,512 * 714 00:32:23,982 --> 00:32:30,990 * 715 00:32:37,631 --> 00:32:41,568 - All right, this is me. 716 00:32:41,601 --> 00:32:43,804 On the third day. 717 00:32:46,574 --> 00:32:48,075 Oh, I'm not doing it right. 718 00:32:48,109 --> 00:32:49,277 I'm supposed to be looking at the camera, 719 00:32:49,310 --> 00:32:50,345 I'm looking at the thing. 720 00:32:50,378 --> 00:32:52,913 All right. 721 00:32:52,947 --> 00:32:54,249 This is me. 722 00:32:54,282 --> 00:32:56,784 Ugh, do it again-- no looking at the lens. 723 00:32:58,486 --> 00:33:01,990 All right. 724 00:33:02,023 --> 00:33:03,792 [sighs] Man, I got to turn that thing away. 725 00:33:03,825 --> 00:33:05,861 I just cannot not look at it. 726 00:33:09,398 --> 00:33:13,169 This is me... 727 00:33:13,202 --> 00:33:15,937 on the third morning. 728 00:33:17,406 --> 00:33:20,009 All right, that's all you get. 729 00:33:20,042 --> 00:33:21,311 * 730 00:33:21,344 --> 00:33:23,846 I found myself a little area. 731 00:33:23,880 --> 00:33:26,249 It's only, like, 15 feet from where I was dropped off. 732 00:33:26,283 --> 00:33:27,650 * 733 00:33:27,684 --> 00:33:29,852 But my choices are limited. 734 00:33:29,886 --> 00:33:32,889 And my site was almost completely uphill. 735 00:33:32,922 --> 00:33:34,324 It rained all night. 736 00:33:34,357 --> 00:33:36,660 This whole area was soaked with water 737 00:33:36,694 --> 00:33:39,697 just coming down the hill. 738 00:33:39,730 --> 00:33:41,765 All my stuff is damp. 739 00:33:41,799 --> 00:33:44,868 I need to move further up and further in. 740 00:33:44,902 --> 00:33:47,471 When you're going somewhere to settle a place, 741 00:33:47,505 --> 00:33:51,442 you don't just stop at the most miserable place you can find 742 00:33:51,475 --> 00:33:53,178 and try to make the best of it. 743 00:33:53,212 --> 00:33:57,249 You push on till you find the Promise Land. 744 00:33:57,282 --> 00:33:59,551 So I got to explore my territory, 745 00:33:59,584 --> 00:34:03,488 find a spot where it plateaus above, where it's safe, 746 00:34:03,522 --> 00:34:05,123 where I can make something permanent. 747 00:34:05,156 --> 00:34:06,825 * 748 00:34:06,858 --> 00:34:09,895 Just looking at the best way to go up this hill. 749 00:34:09,929 --> 00:34:12,131 This is what I'm working with here. 750 00:34:12,164 --> 00:34:14,066 It's a 45-degree angle, 751 00:34:14,099 --> 00:34:17,237 heading up into the woods. 752 00:34:17,270 --> 00:34:19,171 It is really rugged over here. 753 00:34:21,841 --> 00:34:23,042 This is one tough place. 754 00:34:23,075 --> 00:34:24,377 * 755 00:34:24,410 --> 00:34:26,447 This whole side, 756 00:34:26,480 --> 00:34:27,781 it's so treacherous. 757 00:34:27,814 --> 00:34:30,917 * 758 00:34:30,951 --> 00:34:32,553 Almost impossible to walk through. 759 00:34:32,586 --> 00:34:37,324 * 760 00:34:37,358 --> 00:34:40,661 There could be a whole different ball game going on up there. 761 00:34:40,694 --> 00:34:42,363 It's kind of the way it is here at Patagonia, 762 00:34:42,396 --> 00:34:45,933 you go around the corner and over a hillside 763 00:34:45,967 --> 00:34:47,602 or around the bend 764 00:34:47,635 --> 00:34:50,605 and it's a different environment entirely. 765 00:34:50,638 --> 00:34:57,612 * 766 00:34:57,645 --> 00:35:00,316 Must be a sign of game. 767 00:35:00,349 --> 00:35:04,119 That looks like big boar [bleep]. 768 00:35:04,152 --> 00:35:11,159 * 769 00:35:16,866 --> 00:35:18,535 I just got to be careful. 770 00:35:18,568 --> 00:35:19,903 [grunts] 771 00:35:19,936 --> 00:35:25,975 * 772 00:35:26,009 --> 00:35:28,011 This is crazy. 773 00:35:28,044 --> 00:35:30,179 This is... 774 00:35:30,213 --> 00:35:33,483 pretty freaking crazy. 775 00:35:33,517 --> 00:35:36,721 Boar will aggressively attack. 776 00:35:36,754 --> 00:35:39,123 You can't let your guard down. 777 00:35:39,156 --> 00:35:41,326 * 778 00:35:41,359 --> 00:35:44,228 I read somewhere, the plan of attack 779 00:35:44,261 --> 00:35:47,998 never survives first contact with the enemy. 780 00:35:48,032 --> 00:35:51,169 Already, I have found that to be true. 781 00:35:51,202 --> 00:35:53,605 * 782 00:35:53,639 --> 00:35:56,007 Maine's nothing compared to this. 783 00:35:56,041 --> 00:35:57,343 * 784 00:35:57,376 --> 00:35:59,144 Big spin. 785 00:35:59,177 --> 00:36:01,580 - Whoa! Wee! 786 00:36:01,613 --> 00:36:03,749 - I live in a yurt off grid in Maine 787 00:36:03,782 --> 00:36:06,051 with my wife, Jamie, my daughter, Abigail, 788 00:36:06,084 --> 00:36:07,820 who's four, and our daughter, Sparrow, 789 00:36:07,854 --> 00:36:10,056 who was just born to us almost a year now. 790 00:36:10,089 --> 00:36:11,591 Yay! 791 00:36:11,624 --> 00:36:13,393 We think of ourselves as minimalists. 792 00:36:13,426 --> 00:36:15,595 We don't have running water unless we run and get it. 793 00:36:15,628 --> 00:36:18,331 We don't have power until we turn the power on 794 00:36:18,365 --> 00:36:20,232 at night for lights. 795 00:36:20,266 --> 00:36:23,603 My skills for survival and things are self-taught. 796 00:36:23,636 --> 00:36:26,239 I am living a survival situation every day. 797 00:36:26,273 --> 00:36:29,943 My greatest skill set is my ability to build stuff. 798 00:36:29,977 --> 00:36:32,413 If I can imagine it, I can make it. 799 00:36:32,446 --> 00:36:34,081 - So are you gonna miss living in the yurt? 800 00:36:34,114 --> 00:36:36,584 [both laugh] 801 00:36:36,617 --> 00:36:37,985 - Run away! 802 00:36:38,018 --> 00:36:40,187 The prize money's kind of a big deal to us. 803 00:36:40,220 --> 00:36:41,422 We could really use it. 804 00:36:41,455 --> 00:36:43,057 We want to build a bigger house. 805 00:36:43,091 --> 00:36:44,292 It would be like a ten year jump 806 00:36:44,325 --> 00:36:45,927 in getting us towards that goal. 807 00:36:45,960 --> 00:36:47,662 - And you remember, trust your struggle 808 00:36:47,696 --> 00:36:49,230 and just don't give up when it gets hard. 809 00:36:49,263 --> 00:36:51,165 - I won't. - I'm gonna miss you so much. 810 00:36:51,199 --> 00:36:52,367 - I know. 811 00:36:52,401 --> 00:36:55,069 * 812 00:36:55,103 --> 00:36:58,106 I see this as an opportunity and a stepping stone 813 00:36:58,139 --> 00:37:00,476 to build a better life for my family. 814 00:37:04,414 --> 00:37:06,982 Down there, somewhere, 815 00:37:07,016 --> 00:37:09,051 is my beach area. 816 00:37:09,084 --> 00:37:12,021 * 817 00:37:12,054 --> 00:37:14,123 Look at that mountain range. 818 00:37:14,156 --> 00:37:17,093 * 819 00:37:17,127 --> 00:37:18,261 Gorgeous. 820 00:37:18,294 --> 00:37:20,497 * 821 00:37:20,531 --> 00:37:23,667 The way I live at home is so tough and rugged, 822 00:37:23,700 --> 00:37:27,303 that I know about not giving up 823 00:37:27,337 --> 00:37:31,842 until you are safe and secure for the night. 824 00:37:33,445 --> 00:37:36,448 Further up and further in. 825 00:37:45,557 --> 00:37:47,792 Wow, look at this. 826 00:37:47,825 --> 00:37:50,062 This massive tree tipped over. 827 00:37:50,095 --> 00:37:51,897 The root base is up there 828 00:37:51,930 --> 00:37:54,099 and it goes down. 829 00:37:54,132 --> 00:37:55,668 And it's just... 830 00:37:55,701 --> 00:37:57,402 it's huge. 831 00:37:57,436 --> 00:38:00,138 I was thinking of incorporating this big tree 832 00:38:00,172 --> 00:38:02,875 into the back of my shelter as the back wall. 833 00:38:02,908 --> 00:38:04,510 So if I slept up against it, 834 00:38:04,543 --> 00:38:07,280 and the rest of my shelter came out from there, 835 00:38:07,313 --> 00:38:09,616 it might protect me from anything that fell 836 00:38:09,649 --> 00:38:11,451 from the trees. 837 00:38:11,485 --> 00:38:14,420 I think building a shelter here will work really good, 838 00:38:14,454 --> 00:38:17,256 but heading up and down that hill every day 839 00:38:17,290 --> 00:38:19,325 will be a real challenge. 840 00:38:19,358 --> 00:38:24,164 * 841 00:38:24,198 --> 00:38:26,333 Holy crap. 842 00:38:26,366 --> 00:38:28,603 Look at this. 843 00:38:28,636 --> 00:38:30,204 Big pile of bones. 844 00:38:30,237 --> 00:38:34,675 * 845 00:38:34,709 --> 00:38:36,110 This is unreal. 846 00:38:36,143 --> 00:38:42,751 * 847 00:38:42,784 --> 00:38:45,654 Could a puma take down a cow? 848 00:38:45,687 --> 00:38:50,458 * 849 00:38:50,492 --> 00:38:53,595 I move up here, I might be moving closer to his territory. 850 00:38:53,629 --> 00:38:56,264 * 851 00:38:56,297 --> 00:38:58,234 My goodness, this is crazy. 852 00:38:58,267 --> 00:39:02,839 * 853 00:39:08,911 --> 00:39:15,919 * 854 00:39:37,275 --> 00:39:40,011 - Down here, setting up fish line. 855 00:39:40,044 --> 00:39:43,081 I want to try out fish hook way out in the water. 856 00:39:43,114 --> 00:39:44,749 * 857 00:39:44,783 --> 00:39:48,186 I found a spot where I plan to build my shelter. 858 00:39:48,219 --> 00:39:49,989 With all the resources of bamboo and stuff 859 00:39:50,022 --> 00:39:53,693 that are up there, I can build a pretty damn awesome shelter. 860 00:39:53,726 --> 00:39:56,195 I'll just go up and work on what I can each day 861 00:39:56,228 --> 00:39:57,697 and come back down. 862 00:39:57,730 --> 00:40:01,366 Maybe a little work on the trail as I go up the hill. 863 00:40:01,400 --> 00:40:03,235 This'll be the interesting part. 864 00:40:03,268 --> 00:40:05,137 [grunts] 865 00:40:05,170 --> 00:40:07,207 I got one fish line in. 866 00:40:09,342 --> 00:40:10,310 Get one in every day and... 867 00:40:10,343 --> 00:40:11,311 [branches crackling] 868 00:40:11,344 --> 00:40:16,750 * 869 00:40:16,783 --> 00:40:18,785 Heard something big crashing around out there. 870 00:40:18,819 --> 00:40:21,788 [trees rustling] 871 00:40:21,822 --> 00:40:28,696 * 872 00:40:28,730 --> 00:40:31,799 Just caught a glimpse of his eyes. 873 00:40:31,833 --> 00:40:38,840 * 874 00:40:41,043 --> 00:40:42,144 Whoa. 875 00:40:42,177 --> 00:40:44,512 That's a big cat. 876 00:40:44,546 --> 00:40:46,048 [rustling] Whoa, cat! 877 00:40:46,081 --> 00:40:51,920 * 878 00:40:51,954 --> 00:40:53,555 Whoa, cat. 879 00:40:53,588 --> 00:41:00,664 * 880 00:41:10,740 --> 00:41:12,408 Where did he go? 881 00:41:12,441 --> 00:41:19,449 * 882 00:41:20,785 --> 00:41:22,286 - A lot of people go through life, 883 00:41:22,319 --> 00:41:24,388 never learning how to be alone. 884 00:41:24,421 --> 00:41:25,823 - Out here, there's no time off. 885 00:41:25,856 --> 00:41:27,024 You take a break, you're done. 886 00:41:27,057 --> 00:41:29,259 - Oh, my God, it's like quicksand. 887 00:41:29,293 --> 00:41:32,497 - I'm in Patagonia so that I can evolve as a human being. 888 00:41:32,530 --> 00:41:34,599 - [Tarzan call] - Thank you. 889 00:41:34,632 --> 00:41:37,035 - I am who I am and I got to do what I got to do out here. 890 00:41:37,068 --> 00:41:38,036 - I can't get warm. 891 00:41:38,069 --> 00:41:39,437 I can't move my hands. 892 00:41:39,470 --> 00:41:41,439 Water's coming up about a foot from my bed. 893 00:41:41,472 --> 00:41:43,008 This is a bad situation. 894 00:41:43,041 --> 00:41:45,677 - When all of the things aren't going very well for you, 895 00:41:45,711 --> 00:41:47,645 then the isolation is what starts to get to you. 896 00:41:47,679 --> 00:41:49,015 - Got the fish. 897 00:41:49,048 --> 00:41:50,382 - [shushing] 898 00:41:50,416 --> 00:41:51,818 Haven't heard that noise yet. 899 00:41:51,851 --> 00:41:53,485 - The duck trap-enator. 900 00:41:53,519 --> 00:41:54,687 Gonna motor out there. 901 00:41:54,721 --> 00:41:56,522 - Survival isn't about being happy. 902 00:41:56,555 --> 00:41:57,623 It sucks. 903 00:41:57,656 --> 00:41:59,425 - Oh, my gosh. 904 00:41:59,458 --> 00:42:01,360 There's definitely something outside. 905 00:42:01,393 --> 00:42:02,361 [growling] 906 00:42:02,394 --> 00:42:06,499 * 907 00:42:07,447 --> 00:43:07,686 Someone needs to stop Clearway Law. Public shouldn't leave reviews for lawyers.