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Phaedra: Ever since I got up this morning,

I haven't felt well,

and it's just getting increasingly worse,

so it's making it really difficult to function.

[ crunching ]

hey, are you all right? Phaedra?

[ vomiting ]

narrator: In the world's harshest environments...

Two experienced survivalists

put their skills to the ultimate test

without food, water, or clothes.

[ crying ]

[ grunting ]

narrator: Now, in the shadow of the himalayas

in northern india,

these strangers have to work together

to survive for 21 days...

Phaedra: I seriously don't feel like I can go on.

Hakim: My first impression of india was, first off, "wow."

this is an amazing place.

This is really happening, and I'm just really excited.

My name is hakim isler.

I teach to-shin do ninja martial arts.

I'm also an iraqi war veteran.

As I'm looking around and I'm feeling the weather,

I'm gonna need some way to stay warm,

'cause it's pretty cool right now.

I have fire skills, shelter-building skills,

hunting skills, and stalking skills,

but even more so,

I'm a practitioner of the ninja martial arts.

And the word "ninja" itself --

it actually means "one who endures,

one who perseveres."

I'm secure in my skills.

I'm secure in who I am.

You know, I don't have many doubts.

I was born with what it takes.

Feeling a little anxious, but it's beautiful.

I've never seen anything like it before.

The wilderness is just incredible.

My name is phaedra,

and I have basically had to be a survivalist

since the day I was born.

My father raised us off the grid.

We lived in communes, nudist camps.

I definitely know how to live in nature,

and nudity's not going to be an issue for me.

I'm kind of sad that we're climbing higher.

It means it's gonna be that much colder. [ laughs ]

narrator: Hakim and phaedra are being inserted

into the northern indian district of kumaon

in the steep, pine-covered foothills

of the himalayan mountains.

Frigid air from the himalayan ice fields

unleashes storms far below,

bringing nighttime temperatures well into the 50s.

The hazardous hillsides

are populated by asiatic black bears,

deadly leopards, and the dreaded carpet viper,

whose hemotoxic venom is responsible

for the highest number of snakebite deaths in the world.

Phaedra: Growing up the way I did

was difficult for a lot of reasons.

The people around me were definitely not very supportive

of me, and when I was 15, I left that all behind.

And ever since then,

I've been searching for my place in the world

and my -- for, really, my self-worth.

And my hope is that, completing this challenge,

I'll be able to find that.

Okay, so, the adventure begins. Here we go.

My skills as a ninja are gonna apply to the survival challenge,

very simply because I have what I call "ninjanuity,"

ability to adapt and overcome

and to see things for what they truly are

and to make adjustments on the fly.

Ninjanuity time.

My nickname is "black macgyver."

I'm always inventing.

I'm always creating new ways to, you know, do things.

And so people just started calling me --

"man, you're like the black macgyver.

You're always coming up

with something very inventive and very unique."

this is what makes ninjas special.

Hi. Hi.

I'm phaedra. My name's hakim.

It's nice to meet you finally.

Yeah, absolutely. [ laughs ]

very exciting. Very exciting.

You ready to have an adventure together?

Absolutely.

Right on. Well, good. Absolutely.

I see we have our items over here,

so I would like to see what you brought.

[ laughs ] absolutely.

I tested a lot of different fire starters,

and this one's the [bleep]

yes.

So we're definitely gonna stay warm tonight.

So, the tool that I brought is my hatchet.

This item is actually something I created.

You have a skinning blade. You have a saw at the top.

Sounds like a badass tool.

I'm pretty excited that you brought it.

That's awesome. That's really, really cool.

Okay, and here's our map. Here we go.

Looks like we're right about -- right around here.

So...Looks like that's where we want to be.

Narrator: Starting at 4,500 feet,

hakim and phaedra will aim for gullies 2,000 feet above.

There, they hope to find a water source

where they can make their camp.

But the higher they climb, the air becomes thinner,

making breathing more difficult

and accelerating the effects of dehydration.

I'm gonna have to go a little bit slower up this hill,

'cause I'm feeling [sighs]

okay.

[ breathing sharply ]

all right. I'll be okay.

Just need to get my heart rate back down.

Just one second.

Phaedra: The dehydration issue is huge,

and I'm starting to get a pretty bad headache,

which starts messing with your ability to make good choices,

so, just got to pace myself.

Should we head?

Whenever you're ready.

Yes. Yes. Okay.

Location-wise, building the shelter,

do you want to build it

where the sun is going to hit first in the morning,

or do you want it on the other side?

What do you think?

It's probably gonna be best

wherever the sun's gonna come first.

That's what I was thinking, too.

I see so much pine over here,

so many resources for us

to build our shelter right in this spot.

Um...

We're just running out of time,

and it's, like, freaking me out a little bit, to be honest.

I'm with you.

I want to get that fire started.

I want to get -- I don't --

we still have to gather, like, a [bleep] ton of wood, so...

Even if we can't get a fire tonight,

the shelter, I think, is our best bet.

Hmm.

Okay. Let's get this started, then.

All right. All right.

Lift it up and drive it back.

Hakim: The shelter is what I believe in,

and it's what I know that can really take care of us

in the long run.

Okay.

There's a lot of gaps in there.

It's actually not too bad, really.

Phaedra: The shelter is sufficient.

I'm gonna start on the fire, and I'm gonna get it going,

and hopefully keep it going throughout the night.

No, this means everything. This means life. [ laughs ]

this means we don't freeze to death tonight...Hopefully.

Narrator: The temperature at the camp

is around 25 degrees less than at sea level.

Phaedra and hakim must maintain the fire through the night.

Even though we did what we could

in the time that we could to get the shelter built and cozy,

the temperatures are dropping.

There's just no sleep to be had.

Narrator: Already feeling

the accelerated effects of dehydration,

phaedra and hakim follow a stream uphill

from their campsite

in hopes of locating fresh, drinkable water

at its source point.

Before you go trekking any further,

can you see anything in eyesight?

We're getting closer to the source, I think.

You think?

I just don't want you to expend

any more calories and energy

going in a direction that may or may not benefit us.

Think we should explore that up there?

It's coming down off the rocks pretty good.

I think that, if you want to get some water from up there,

have at it.

You're not gonna do it?

I'm not going there. Okay.

But I'll be here, waiting for you.

Hakim: Water from a running stream --

that's not my first option.

It's just a recipe for disaster.

Narrator: Drinking the stream water is a calculated risk.

It could contain bacteria

or parasites that can cause dysentery

and other deadly intestinal diseases.

The only safe way to procure drinking water is to boil it.

Be careful. Okay.

Phaedra: At this point, to be honest with you,

I just need water in me.

I don't have time to filter this or boil it or anything.

I'm to the point of dehydration that's not safe.

Hakim: She took a judgment call

and drank from that water source.

I might get sick. [ sighs ]

okay.

Worst-case scenario is she can't go on --

she can't continue today,

and she can't continue with the challenge,

the adventure.

I can't make it back right now.

I really can't.

And I really feel like you probably should go.

I just want to make sure that, as your partner,

that I stay with you.

I don't want to stop you

from getting things accomplished.

I just need, you know, 20 minutes or something.

I feel like we're a team,

and so I got to be here for her --

leave no woman behind.

But I definitely want to respect her wishes,

because if she's not wanting me there,

then I'm actually adding stress to the situation.

And so it's just better if I do something

that's gonna help the team.

It's absolutely critical

that we have somewhere warm for her to be at tonight,

and so I'm gonna work my hardest

to make sure that that's there for her.

My main purpose in life is to help others.

That's why I exist.

It's no strange coincidence

that I'd be here with a partner...

That needs me...

Because it's what I was born for.

Hey, partner!

[ breathing sharply ]

[ phaedra vomiting ]

so, my partner's been sick.

It's really sad.

[ phaedra retching ]

and we're hoping that she can make it through this night.

There's something wrong with me.

Like, I don't know what it is.

[ vomiting ]

are you gonna be all right?

I just -- I seriously don't feel like I can go on.

[ moans ]

I feel like you should really consider tapping out.

Okay, I take my fire starter, and you can go [bleep] yourself.

[ vomiting ]

are you gonna be all right?

I just -- I seriously don't feel like I can go on. [ moans ]

narrator: Just two days

into their three-week survival challenge,

phaedra's decision to drink

from a potentially contaminated water source

has put her health and the success of the team at risk.

Hey, partner!

[ vomiting ]

before they began,

experts in primitive survival and special forces training

assessed their skills, experience,

and mental strength

and assigned them a primitive survival rating,

or psr.

Based on the technical skills

and leadership training he gained in the military,

hakim was given an upper intermediate psr score of 6.8.

Although self-taught,

phaedra's mastery of essential survival skills,

especially fire-building,

earned her an initial score of 6.2,

but her impulsive decision-making

may affect more than her score.

If her condition worsens, she may be forced to tap out,

and hakim would have to attempt

to finish the 21-day challenge alone.

Phaedra: At this point,

I'm not feeling very proud of myself.

I just have so much more to offer than what I've shown.

I am so much stronger.

Hakim: I feel like we're a team,

so I got to be here for her.

So I'm digging a hole

to see if the water will filter through.

All this sand and rock -- if it filters properly,

it may pull out any of the big stuff

that'll do some damage to me.

Narrator: The sand and rock from the riverbed contain carbon,

a natural filter that will hopefully remove

any of the impurities from the water.

Is that well, do you think, okay for me to drink out of yet?

I drank out of it. Okay.

Replacing the fluids phaedra has lost due to vomiting

will be essential in her ability to recover.

How are things going?

They're going.

Yeah? Yeah.

So, right now, you're rebuilding the shelter.

And then, I assume we don't have any firewood yet, right?

There's no firewood. No. No firewood.

If we can gather two hours' worth of firewood

at the end of building this thing,

then I think we'll be good to go.

So you feel like we can survive the night without a fire?

Absolutely.

I don't know if I feel that way

based on how cold we were last night.

I have personal experience being in 18-degree weather

in a debris hut and being super toasty.

Being up for another full night,

trying to stoke the fire is -- we just can't have that again.

Okay.

It's fine. I'm fine doing it.

I just...

As this is kind of progressing, there's a pattern starting,

probably because of me in a lot of ways --

the fact that I am allowing him to make all the shots,

and I'm just real angry about it.

Hakim: When it's something that she wants,

she goes all-out, gets it done.

But if I'm saying that, "hey, here's what I think we need,"

then she has to take a rest.

Then she'll do some work for 30 minutes,

and then she'll feel sick again.

And so that's when I feel really frustrated.

These nights have been challenging.

It's been unseasonably cold in india.

I'm really worried that...

I won't be able to stay warm enough tonight.

Oh, damn.

[ birds chirping ]

so, my partner's been sick

for the first four days that we've been here.

Ohh.

And she doesn't want to -- I know that.

But right now she needs to be getting some medical attention.

Narrator: Concerned that phaedra's persistent vomiting

and diarrhea could be signs of a serious intestinal infection,

producers intervene and send in medics to assess her condition.

She is diagnosed with dysentery,

for which no treatment is necessary,

and she's allowed to continue with the challenge

if she chooses.

How you doing?

Let's see if we can talk a little bit.

Um...

Talking about yesterday, specifically,

you were down, and then you were up,

and then you went down again.

I feel like you should really consider tapping out.

I'm fine. It's not ever gonna happen.

I'm leaving here on day 21.

And how does that work for us as a team?

Do you want me --

okay, so how does that work for us as a team?

Think about this --

if I were to leave,

how would you like to stay here by yourself?

I wouldn't, but it's not about me.

You are physically ill.

When somebody can't keep any fluid down

and they're not even eating food,

it's coming out of both ends --

you're crapping everywhere.

No, I am not.

I am taking care of that stuff, okay?

I have been cleaning that up,

and I've been doing the best I can.

I didn't just leave that stuff around.

It's not about you leaving it around --

I'm not talking about that.

I'm talking about you and what's happening.

I mean, this is a bad scenario.

I don't say, "I can't do this,"

until I am dragging myself across the ground.

[ voice breaking ] but until that happens,

the thought of going home,

knowing that I could accomplish this

is completely unbearable,

and it would ruin me for the rest of my life.

[ crying ] like, I can't --

I can't go home.

I feel like you should really consider tapping out.

[ voice breaking ] the thought of going home,

knowing that I could accomplish this

is completely unbearable.

[ crying ] I can't go home

knowing that I could have done this.

It's really a not nice thing to do

to try and make someone feel bad

because they had a major sickness

out here and had no control over that.

And I don't know why he would do that.

I can honestly say I think

that he's never had to care for anyone but himself,

and he doesn't know how to do it.

Hakim: Empathy is, in the spectrum of a ninja,

is very important --

to be able to feel what that person is going through.

But if that starts to destroy you,

that could put you in a really tight spot.

And so you can't really be a protector

if your own personal being is being degraded.

Narrator: Every freezing night is making hakim and phaedra weaker.

Without food, they are struggling.

Hakim continues to improve the shelter,

while phaedra focuses her limited energies on fire.

How you feeling?

[ shivering ] really cold. I want to get this started.

Okay. What's your --

what can you help me with right now?

I can help by building a fire.

All right. Got it.

Phaedra: I do have very strong opinions

when it comes to male/female roles,

and I don't deal well with being put in a box as a female.

He's been bossing the whole time,

and it's really annoying.

Hakim: I am frustrated because there is so much to be done.

There is a time when a person goes from being a possible asset

to a hindrance, somebody who's holding you back.

So, I feel like we haven't really been a team.

And so I really wanted to take an opportunity

to ask you what you think could improve that scenario,

that position.

Do you really want to know my honest opinion?

Absolutely.

'cause I don't think you're gonna like it.

Okay. [ chuckles ]

[ blows ]

I really don't feel like you care about me at all.

Truthfully, I don't.

And obviously --

this is sad. This is really sad.

You're telling me that I don't care about you.

I've been doing as much as I can.

You do not care about me.

I think that's what's happening is

that you're like some sort of princess

and you're just used to -- oh, my [bleep] god.

Did you just say I'm some sort of princess?

I did, and I'm sorry. Don't talk to me.

You've been down for almost five days.

You haven't done anything because you've been down.

I've been collecting rocks.

I've been collecting firewood for you.

I've been building the shelter.

Yes, you are so amazing. I'm so proud of you.

I don't need you to tell me that I'm amazing.

No, no, no. You do. You do.

I don't even need you to acknowledge me.

I'm not gonna respond to anything else you say.

I am gonna be successful,

and I do not need you to do that.

If you can do your thing all by yourself,

I'm just gonna stay in my shelter,

and you can stay out here by fire.

Oh, your shelter?

What have you done on there, besides lasso some stuff?

[ scoffs ] what have you done?

I am proud of all the things that I have done --

I don't care if you're proud about it.

Don't interrupt what I'm [bleep] saying right now.

There we go again. Don't interrupt me.

You're cursing at me. You know what?

This conversation is seriously over. We're done.

When it rains tonight, where are you gonna stay?

In my side of the shelter.

You don't have a side of the shelter.

You didn't build the shelter.

So you're gonna kick -- oh.

Okay, I take my fire starter,

and you can go [bleep] yourself.

How about that? See ya.

How about that?

I can actually make a bow and drill.

Of course you can.

Hakim: Me and my partner --

we have two different opinions on, I guess, life in general.

And I don't think surviving is really the issue here.

You know, we can survive --

it's just a matter of really surviving together.

Phaedra: I learned a long time ago showing signs of weakness

is a disappointment,

and I'm looked at as a pathetic woman.

You know, I told myself many a times that no one,

especially another man,

would ever do something like that to me again,

and it definitely triggers that response of panic for me

and makes me act irrational,

and it's embarrassing, so...

So, today, I obviously wasn't acting [chuckles] very nice,

and I feel really bad about that.

I realize that you were, like, doing your very best

and you've been working all day.

And not only that,

but you were very concerned about me,

and that's an amazing quality of yours.

Anyway, the way that [chuckles]

I acted is totally inappropriate, so I'm sorry.

Thank you. I'm sorry, too.

Everything's cool between us. [ chuckles ]

if you're still cool. [ laughs ]

I am. Yeah? Okay.

[ birds chirping ]

[ groans ]

phaedra: How's the sun treating you?

Oh, it's treating me good. I really needed this.

I know, right? Yeah.

Narrator: After seven nights at high altitude,

hakim and phaedra's shelter

has yet to provide the warmth needed

to protect them

from the hypothermic nighttime temperatures.

What do you think about bringing a little fire inside?

Like a fireplace? Okay.

So, you want your fire pit like that.

I agree.

The decision to start a new shelter from scratch

is a risky one.

They must work quickly to finish it

or face a night completely exposed to the elements.

Other than these four,

how many more you got over there?

I don't know -- three, maybe, four.

Hakim: We're actually doing slats of wood as our wall,

and then we're gonna put some mud and dirt over that

to help us keep the wind out.

We're going to build a fire pit

right on the side of the shelter.

I'm trying to squeeze in all the cracks,

make sure it's as stable as possible

so we can have a good fire.

Now, that's a fireplace.

Hopefully. We'll see what happens.

I know we were talking about eating food today.

[ chuckles ]

do you feel like doing crab hunting?

Is that... Yeah, definitely.

I want some crabs. [ chuckles ]

damn it. Damn. I can't see.

With our shelter,

I think we have some of the main things now to be comfortable,

but we haven't had a lot to eat since we've been here,

and I'd like nothing better than to christen this stove

with a hot meal.

[bleep]

this guy may be more ninja than me.

[bleep]

phaedra: Which direction did he go?

Yeah, he's right here in this area,

and I can't -- there he is.

Where? Right there.

Nice.

Look at you -- princess of the forest.

Narrator: A crab of this size

contains, at most, an ounce and a half of meat.

If they share it,

it will yield only about 20 calories

and 4 grams of protein each.

We're about to cook up some crabs that we found today --

cooking them on a hot stone.

It's been from my experience that,

if you share food together with one another,

it actually, I mean, brings us together

and makes us get along a lot better.

You have skills, man.

Good night.

Phaedra: I'm so dehydrated right now.

We didn't -- haven't eaten for days.

[ thunder crashing ]

it's not like a regular rainstorm.

It's like death.

Hakim: It's cold out here.

Oh, damn, it's cold.

Narrator: After 12 days of struggle,

hakim and phaedra have finally built a shelter

strong enough to protect them from the extreme cold

of northern india,

but they have subsisted on very limited amounts of food.

[ gags ]

oh, it was swimming down my throat.

[ chuckles ]

you okay?

It was fighting you all the way down, huh?

Mm-hmm.

[ laughs ]

narrator: Over the next three days,

they focus their full attention

on hunting and foraging for food.

See if I see anything on this ridge.

The longer they go

without a more significant source of protein,

the weaker their bodies will become.

[ bird squawking ]

damn it!

Well, it was worth a shot.

[ both laugh ]

hakim: [ chuckles ] yeah.

Right?

Ew.

You can see my chest bone. Do you see that?

Yeah.

[ thunder rumbling ]

here comes the rain, people.

At least we have fire, so that's a positive.

Here's hakim sleeping -- or trying, anyway, at least.

He's smiling. [ laughs ]

must be having good dreams of cheeseburgers.

Oh, dang.

Looks like we got ourselves a dead bird.

Kind of slightly disturbing, 'cause I just drank right there.

Hey, hakim!

Yeah?

I found your breakfast.

You what?

I said I found your breakfast!

I'm looking for you.

I'm down by the water hole!

Narrator: The meat of this red-billed blue magpie

would provide about 250 calories each,

but it could also contain diseases,

such as avian/bird flu or encephalitis.

Phaedra: Birds really carry so many diseases.

[ chuckling ] they really -- I mean, if they're dead,

there's something bad that happened to them.

I say we go back to the hut and start a fire,

cook it, eat it, and then we move on with our day.

I just don't want to get sick again.

One week out.

Dude, me neither, but we do need the energy.

All you can use is, you know, your logic and your deduction.

And you know, you look at it. You touch it.

You see, you know, how old it looks,

and then you want to make a determination based off that.

Maybe I'll take each wing

and make a little bra for myself with it.

[ laughs ]

one bra? [ laughs ]

hakim: In a time like this,

where we've gone days without really having any type of meal,

it's only so long we're gonna be able to survive

without eating some sort of substance.

I really don't want to eat this thing,

but at the same time, I really do.

Oh, don't worry about it.

I'll eat it for both of us.

I know you will. [ chuckles ]

no, you need to eat it, for real,

'cause extraction day -- I will carry you,

but I will definitely not be happy,

no, nobody's carrying me. I'm walking.

Phaedra: I need food.

I can eat a handful of worms every day. [ chuckles ]

but, you know, it's, like, sizzling on the fire,

and I'm like, "[bleep] I'm eating this damn bird,"

and I'm eating it.

The amount of meat that's on this is huge.

Yeah. I'm looking at it.

There you go. Cheers.

Might be [bleep] our brains out tonight.

[ laughs ]

what do you think? Is it cooked?

There's a little bit of red in there,

but it looks pretty cooked.

[ birds cawing ]

okay, this is [bleep] good. [ laughs ]

[ laughs ]

[ thunder crashing ]

so, it looks as if it might have a storm today.

I was thinking we would have a little bit more time,

but it's looking like that's not the case.

Narrator: A powerful cold front

has suddenly moved in from the north,

bringing winds over 30 miles per hour

and the first serious test of the survivalists' new shelter.

[ thunder crashing ]

you can hear, in the background, major thunderstorms.

We gathered as much firewood as we could,

and now we've just kind of hunkered down,

and we're trying to stay warm.

I don't feel like our shelter is ready for a storm at all.

It's not like a regular rainstorm.

It's like death.

Narrator: 16 days into their 3-week survival challenge

in the himalayan foothills of northern india,

hakim and phaedra's initial primitive survival ratings,

or psrs, are being affected by their performance.

Phaedra's sickness from drinking untreated water

has slowed her down significantly,

putting great strain on her teammate.

Hakim has demonstrated great work ethic,

but struggled to control his frustrations early on.

Despite their troubles,

both contributed equally to their impressive shelter,

which will raise their scores,

but only if they're able to survive the current storm

and make it to their extraction on day 21.

Narrator: For the last three days,

a brutal storm has forced hakim and phaedra

to bunker down in their shelter,

unable to venture out for food.

Phaedra: It's not like a regular rainstorm.

It's like death.

[ thunder crashing ]

I'm so dehydrated right now.

We haven't eaten for days.

[ thunder crashing ]

we're just trying to keep the fire going,

keep it warm in here.

[ thunder crashing ]

narrator: Beaten down, exhausted, and starving,

they are one day away from a demanding extraction hike

back down the mountainside.

Phaedra: I feel really exhausted.

Like, I feel this, like --

like, it's hard for me to just function.

Mentally, I'm, like, not, you know,

running on all cylinders.

Hakim: I'm really exhausted.

But...

Making sure I'm there for my partner

so she can get some sleep.

We got a long trek ahead of us tomorrow --

make sure that she can do it.

Try to live up to my ninja code.

Black macgyver out.

Physically exhausted. I'm tired.

[ phaedra vomiting ]

she's curled up.

Hey, are you all right?

[ groans ]

narrator: Phaedra's dysentery has flared up once again.

The timing could not be worse.

Phaedra, what's going on?

Hakim: I'm definitely worried about her.

I've been worried about her since day 1.

What -- what are you feeling?

I feel nauseous. It's just I feel sick.

It's okay.

It's not okay.

Hakim: She can't keep water down --

that means that she's gonna be severely dehydrated

trying to make this trek.

How you feeling?

I'm not so nauseous anymore, so that's good.

Phaedra: The hike out's gonna be kind of difficult

because I woke up feeling good, but as soon as I get up,

I start feeling really sick.

Um, I just...

I think I'm gonna throw up. Hold on one second.

Hakim: I may have to put her arm around my shoulder

or over my shoulder and just --

you know, we just take it one rock at a time,

trying to get down to extraction.

To be a part of her experience of winning --

that would be priceless.

Mentally, I'm there. I'm ready to go.

I'm ready to get out of here.

Narrator: To reach their extraction point,

hakim and phaedra must descend 2,000 feet in elevation

over a distance of 5 miles

through treacherous streams and ravines

to a road where they'll be rescued by a land vehicle.

Phaedra, give me a second. [ chuckles ]

let's move together.

Take your time. We're not in a rush.

You okay?

Yeah.

[ shivering ]

damn, I'm getting so cold right now.

[ blows ]

I need warmth.

I need hydration.

It's crippling me.

All my limbs are just, like, freezing right now.

Gonna take a little second. Hold on.

Okay.

Take your time.

You just keep being an inspiration, phaedra.

The reality is I have what it takes to do this.

My body has it. It's in there.

I just have to find it.

Okay.

Okay. Let's go.

All right, you can do this. You're doing great.

[ breathes sharply ]

I'm feeling kind of sick, but I'll be fine.

I just -- I just need to get there.

Just be careful around here.

Oh! Watch it.

Be really careful.

The moss is really slippery over here.

Hakim: Okay.

I don't feel like I have much more in me, actually.

Oh, you got way more, phaedra.

We're gonna finish this thing together.

You okay?

Yeah.

Be really careful. That's a really slippery slope.

Hakim: There is a special power that I acknowledge in my partner.

I think I'm okay.

There's a person inside of her that does not quit,

that does not give up.

Look at what that is up ahead.

Looks like a road.

Oh, my god.

Yeah.

I hear a car.

You do? Yeah.

Do you hear it?

Go for it, girl. Go for it.

[ horn honking ]

hey!

Hakim: She thought she was strong enough to do it without me.

I thought that I'm strong enough to do it without her.

But...We weren't.

We had to do it together.

Teamwork is the primary reason

that we crossed that finish line today.

She will take a knee, I'll pull out my ninja sword,

and I will knight her. [ chuckles ]

she will be an honorary ninja.

We're going home with the chickens!

[ laughs ] these are gonna get eaten.

I came into this hoping for a change inside myself,

hoping to find that self-confidence,

and I-I truly have.

I saw a really ugly side of myself out here,

but I also saw a positive side of myself.

And I saw that I can be a strong, independent woman

without losing my temper or being angry.

And even though we had our differences,

in the end, I could trust hakim and he did have my back.

And there's no way I could do this alone.

Hell, yeah!

[ laughs ] we did it!

Narrator: Over the course of the three weeks in northern india,

the physical transformation

experienced by the survivalists was dramatic.

Phaedra lost a total of 22 pounds,

while hakim lost 36 pounds.

Hakim showed impressive skills throughout,

and despite an early conflict,

proved to be a very dependable and supportive teammate.

Phaedra's risky decision and subsequent sickness

put a strain on the team,

but she showed incredible fortitude

to get through the 21 days.

As a result, hakim's score improved from a 6.8 to a 7.4,

and phaedra's psr improves from a 6.2 to a 6.9.

First time brushing my teeth in 21 days!

Narrator: After a few days recuperating in india,

both survivalists are now home and back to full health.

This has to go.

Just at the doctor's office to get some blood work done.

But, you know, overall, I feel really great.

I'm getting my weight back up, about to eat some ribs.

Narrator: They resolved their differences

and worked together to take on the extremes of india.

Working as a team enabled them

to pool their skills and experience,

thus proving they can survive...

Mmm!

That's good. [ laughs ]