Original subtitles

Narrator: Coming up on the new season of "Naked and Afraid"...

Here's to fulfilling a lifelong dream of surviving in the woods.

This is why I'm alive.

Oh, my goodness. This was totally worth it.

[ Elephant trumpets ]

Yes.

Whoo!

It's so beautiful!

[ Voice breaking ] This is the worst possible day

I could ever have.

It's incredibly difficult.

- [ Crying ] - It really is.

I can do this.

Ugh!

I can do this.

Aah! [Bleep]

[ Woman gasps ]

I just really feel like I'm about to die.

Oh, the [bleep] shelter's on fire.

Man: Do not go near the river under any circumstances.

- Hold on! - Aah!

Man #2: Hah! Get out of here!

[ Growling ] - Oh, my gosh.

What the crap?

Aah!

Call the medic.

[ Static hisses ]

Man: Can we get a medic over here?

We got to go.

[ Speaking Spanish ]

Narrator: One man and one woman...

- Aah! - Aah!

Narrator: ...Alone for 21 days...

Aah!

Cut myself up pretty good here.

Narrator: ...To face the most primal survival challenge

of their lives.

Mmm. Rat kebabs.

They have no clothes, no food, no water.

Only their skills...

Ow. God, that [bleep] hurt.

Narrator: ...And their will to survive...

Whoo-hoo!

Woman: This is kicking my ass.

...Captions by vitac ...www.vitac.com

captions paid for by discovery communications

narrator: Off the pacific coast of Panama lies San Jos island.

Thick jungle growth supports an ecosystem

ruled by territorial wild boar, venomous spiders,

10-foot-long boa constrictors,

and swarms of relentless insects,

like the tiny chitra, or sand fly.

Extreme ocean tides flood river inlets,

carrying saltwater caiman far inland.

Scorching daytime heat chills after sunset

to bring on freezing nights.

The island looks green. It looks fertile.

Looks like there's tons of things

that could be caught and eaten,

tons of material to build things.

It's looking promising.

My name is Kim.

I'm from Moab, Utah, and I'm a baker.

I am a wild child.

I do not like authority.

I got expelled from school seven times in one year.

I got pregnant my freshman year of college,

and I was not prepared in the slightest.

But I have no regrets

because she is the best thing that ever happened to me.

I want to make it through the 21-day challenge

because I want to prove to myself I have what it takes

to raise my little girl.

Execute.

"Ah!"

I have lived in the woods,

eating only fish that I have caught.

I can build a shelter, I can forage for roots and berries,

and I have caught small animals with traps.

I recently just started making fire with a bow drill,

but that's in the desert of Utah.

I'm completely out of my element in the tropics.

Narrator: Kim's youthful enthusiasm for adventure

and fearlessness could serve her well.

But her lack of formal training and knowledge of the tropics

could hinder her success.

She has been assigned an initial primitive survival rating,

or PSR, of 6.2.

It's gonna be hard as [Bleep] but it's gonna happen.

Gary: I have rarely felt more alive

than I do right now at this moment.

I'm, like, giddy right now.

I can't believe how blessed I am to be here.

My name's Gary Underhill. I'm from Reno, Nevada.

I'm a retired police officer,

and I'm a tactical-firearms instructor.

I've been an outdoor guy since childhood.

Deployed to Afghanistan with the air force,

got out, had a short break in service,

went back into the army, and deployed to Iraq.

I'm a man of faith.

My wife and I have seven children.

Here it is.

Say bye.

- Bye! - Bye!

- Here we go. - Whoo!

Gary: One of the greatest blessings in my life

was to be a cop.

I miss getting in that patrol car every day.

I miss going lights and siren.

I realize it's gonna be hard,

but nobody's gonna be shooting at me.

Narrator: Gary benefits from combat training

and multiple deployments in harsh conditions.

But overconfidence and inflexibility

could undermine his success.

Gary begins with a PSR of 7.1.

I expect to find the greatest adventure of my life right here.

La-di-da!

Hilarious.

Leap of faith.

Here we go.

Oh, my God.

Okay.

Whoa.

I hope my partner is as ready as I am,

but if my partner can't cut it, I'm not gonna carry her.

I'll motivate her.

I'll motivate the [Bleep] out of her.

Well, well.

Kim: Hi.

Gary.

- Kim. - Kim.

- Yeah. - Come here.

Let's get it over and out of the way.

How you doing? - Doing good.

How are you? - Good.

You ready? - Yeah. I'm ready.

Narrator: In addition to lightweight rope ca

Kim and Gary have each been allowed one survival item.

I brought my battle-ax.

Ooh.

I can dig with this, cut with it, crush with it.

This is gonna serve us well.

I have...

My bow drill that I made.

Sweet.

It's got bone, paracord, and cedarwood.

[ Chuckling ] Ah, excellent.

And then I have the map.

Awesome.

- So, let's see here. - Take a look.

Looks like we are in the water.

So, we got to come up here, take like a dog-leg right,

and then kind of check for this...

we want to look for this first way point.

That's like that "t" intersection right there.

- Yeah. - All right.

Let's go.

So, what do you do?

I'm a baker.

- Oh, cool. - Yeah. What about you?

Well, I'm a retired police officer,

and I own my own business now.

I'm a tactical and defensive firearms instructor.

How long were you there for?

I was on the job for almost 26 years.

- Holy cow. - Yeah.

Kim: I generally just don't like law enforcement.

If he overexerts his authority on me,

totally not gonna do that.

Shelter, fire, and water are a priority.

I think if we can ...I don't know

if I'd be real comfortable drinking this straight...

No.

...'cause, you know, we don't know what's upstream.

Make sure we can see the bottom when we're near the water.

Yeah, for sure.

Waist-deep or deeper,

there's definitely a croc.

Look at this guy.

Oh, right on. Oh, check it out.

There's plenty of space.

Oh, it's level.

So, if we use that...

These leaves will make great bedding, too.

Oh, yeah, for sure.

I think this is our plan "a."

What do you think? - This is prime.

I like it. - You liking it?

- Yeah. Shall we get to work? - All right. Pound it.

- Boom. - There you go.

We can make some sort of a modified lean-to.

Yeah.

That'll give us some shelter in case it rains.

Kim: How are you feeling?

Gary: Good.

How old are you?

You ready?

I'm ready.

53.

- Really? - Really.

Wow, you're like three times my age.

You probably know so much more than I do.

[ Laughs ]

I'm like a naive little baby.

Oh, I doubt that.

She seems pretty cool.

I'm thinking this is gonna ...this is gonna click.

[ Chuckles ]

Here you go.

Tell me that's a coincidence.

That's a stick.

It may look like just a stick.

All right. What does it mean to you?

[ Sighs ] Not to me.

To me, it's a sign of my lord.

I've come out here relying on faith.

It's what keeps my family together.

It's what holds my marriage together.

You know, the two most important things in the world to me.

My partner's a religious cop.

Couldn't really get worse than that.

We've got water right there.

We've just got to find a way to process it.

Do you think we should get working on fire?

- Yeah. - Cool.

Narrator: As the sun sets, the need for fire rises.

Its light repels predators like boa constrictors and spiders,

while its warmth shields against chilly nighttime temperatures

in the 60s.

I'm not competent with a bow drill, so I'm counting on her.

Come on.

[ Sniffs ]

Come on.

[ Sniffs ]

Why?

[ Exhales sharply ]

[Bleep]

Oh, let's see.

It's still smoking, so there a chance it's...

Um...

Nope, I think that was just burning the wood.

So, I've only done this twice.

Okay.

So it might not work out.

You bring a bow drill that you've used twice?

Yeah, it's frustrating.

And I'm feeling the effects of dehydration.

I'd hack off a limb for a fire starter right now.

[Bleep]

Kim: If we don't get fire, we're going to be really cold.

We're going to be swarmed with bugs.

We've been going all day.

Why don't we rest?

Do fire tomorrow.

We'll just have to make do.

All right.

I got to try to lay down, though.

Oh, God.

And I got a stick right here, too,

that I can't do anything about.

Well, I've got a little bit of room.

All right.

Oh, I'm getting stabbed right in the ass.

- Really? - Yeah.

And it's poking up out of the ground, too.

Okay. - Oh, my God.

This actually isn't too bad.

[ Insects chirping ]

[ Rustling ]

I can't see.

What do you think's moving out there?

Well, it's time for nighty-night.

Sorry.

Mm-hmm.

[ Twigs snapping ]

[ Insects chirping ]

[ Stick pounding ]

Gary: It was rough last night.

Oh, God!

My top priority for today is water... in the next hour or so.

I got to get water,

but fire-making without a flint-and-steel fire tool

is not my forte.

You know, Kim brings her bow drill,

but for the practicality of it...

We're hurting as a result.

It's definitely spinning a lot better.

Mm-hmm.

You see any smoke?

Not yet.

Kim: I've gotten fire twice.

That was easy.

That was in the desert, not in a humid jungle.

I was so close. Damn it.

Gary: Without fire, we can't process water,

so I need to make a real critical choice right now.

And that is drink the water out of this creek

and risk getting ill or...

I don't know. I don't know.

I'm gonna have to go get some water.

Thinking so?

Yeah.

Going down there to drink that water

feels a little like walking to the executioner.

All right, here we go.

You're turning green!

[ Chuckles ] I'm just kidding.

You look so much better.

I feel... I feel 100% better right now.

Kim: It looks like we're going to be fine with water,

but without fire, we're gonna freeze tonight.

Come on.

Did that just break?

No.

Gary: We haven't been able to get fire.

This is day two, and I honestly...

I don't have any hope that we're going to.

Ah [bleep]

Piece of [bleep]

The bow drill was a wrong choice.

She admits she's inexperienced in it,

and this changes the game.

So close.

[ Wind gusting ]

It is just friggin' cold,

not to mention it's just so uncomfortable.

I just... every joint in my body just aches right now.

This is friggin' horrible.

Why don't we cuddle so that we can stay warm?

I think we're gonna be fine.

The sun's starting to come up.

This has been an absolutely horrible night.

The wind blew all night long.

And it came in waves, like the tide, and it was just...

every time you shiver, you're burning calories,

which I don't have any left.

So, I had some time, you know, to, like, collect my thoughts,

and I think that we should talk about a few things.

Okay.

Last night was a lot worse than the night before.

I mean, it was a lot colder.

There was nothing I could do.

Last night, the whole being cold thing,

I asked you if you wanted to cuddle,

and you just didn't seem like you wanted to at all, you know?

But we need that sacrifice.

And I think we both know that it's not gonna go anywhere.

There's no like ...it is what it is.

Being that close with somebody that is not my wife

is very unnatural for me.

I have a core set of values that I just...

I can't turn my back on.

So, if we're soaking wet, and I, like, need arms...

not crotch, just arms ...you can't do that?

I don't expect you to understand.

What I do expect you to do is accept and respect it.

You have no say when it comes to my values,

absolutely right. - Yes, I understand that.

Basically you're saying my comfort at night is my problem.

No. You can't do this on your own for the next 18 days.

I cannot do this on my own for the next 18 days.

We need each other.

And I'll tell you right now...

I will not walk away from you

because I've never, ever left a man behind.

We never left anybody behind in Iraq.

We never left anybody behind in Afghanistan.

And I'm not about to do that to you now.

However, let's get it all out in the open.

You brought a bow drill.

And when I first saw the bow drill, I'm like, "oh, yeah.

She's got a skill set with a bow drill."

And what did you tell me? You've used it twice, right?

Yeah.

Risking our survival is dangerous.

So is not cuddling.

You felt I let you down.

You let us down

by bringing a skill set here that is minimal.

[ Sniffles ]

[ Crying ] Okay.

[ Sighs ]

Her lack of experience with a bow drill

is affecting us both.

She has nothing to bring to the table.

[ Sniffles ]

Kim: We all have our skills and our talents.

[ Breathes deeply ]

We choose whether things work or not.

[ Breathes deeply ]

I can do this.

[ Breathes deeply ]

I can do this.

[ Snoring ]

[ Blowing ]

[ Blowing ]

[ Snoring continues ]

[ Blowing ]

[ Grunts ]

[ Breathing heavily ]

[ Blowing ]

Okay.

Okay.

No, no, no.

[ Breathing heavily ]

Oh [bleep]

Come on.

Don't give up.

Yes.

Come on.

Well, I'll be damned.

Right?

Are you freakin' kidding me?

Do you forgive me?

God, I don't need to forgive you. What?

- Yay! - You did it.

Oh, my gosh.

This is huge.

This is a gigantic hurdle.

I'm pretty proud of you.

Thank you.

Right here.

Pshooh!

Gigantic victory.

These are burning fast.

We need to collect a whole lot of wood in a hurry.

We cannot lose this fire,

or we're gonna be right back where we started.

Oh, son of a bitch, that's some hard wood.

[ Sighs ]

I'm not a 24-year-old rookie cop anymore,

chasing guys for blocks and blocks until I caught them.

I mean, those days are behind me.

For the first time in my life, I'm feeling every bit my age.

[ Sighing ]

You okay?

Yeah, just winded.

Oh, it's almost there.

We might have to take turns here in a second.

[ Sighs ]

You feeling like you could use a break?

Yeah.

I'm... I'm hitting a wall.

Kim: Okay.

[ Static hisses ]

Man: Let's get a medic over here.

Man #2: We got to go.

[ Speaking Spanish ]

[ Static hisses ]

Man: Let's get a medic over here.

- We got to go. - [ Speaking Spanish ]

Kim: I'm pretty worried for Gary.

I mean, we may not have been seeing eye to eye on things,

but I don't want him to go out like this.

Narrator: After determining that his low blood pressure

could lead to cardiac arrest, medics advise that Gary

should not complete the remaining 17 days

of the challenge.

I'm confronting the fact that I'm not as tough

as I think I am...

As I say I am.

[ Crying ]

[ Sniffles ]

Kim: Gary said that he had never left any man behind,

but here we are.

Here I am, left in the jungle by myself.

[ Voice breaking ] It's gonna get dark.

[ Sniffles ]

[ Sniffles ] And I'll be alone.

[ Crying ] It's gonna be really [bleep] hard,

and you guys are gonna think I'm a big, fat crybaby,

and that's okay.

[ Sniffles ] But I'm gonna do it.

I'm not quitting.

It is officially my first night all by myself,

and I'm getting eaten alive by bugs.

They're, like, worse than they have ever been, I swear.

Uh! Stop eating me, please.

Like, mosquitoes aren't [Bleep] compared to these guys.

Oh, my God.

[ Insects chirping ]

They don't give a [Bleep] how I feel.

The shelter isn't protecting me from the bugs.

It's keeping them inside.

Oh, man, nature is a bitch.

First night by myself was hell.

I knocked down my shelter

because it allows me to have a clean slate.

I don't really have to think about Gary.

Just laying there in the same place

kind of, like, kept me in the same mind-set,

and I wanted to escape it.

But now I kind of want to kick myself in the butt

because that gives me more work.

I've been here for five days.

I'm hungry. I'm weak.

I've got to get something to eat.

Oh.

This looks like a coconut.

Whew. You are heavy and stinky.

Yeah. Oh, my God.

A lot of work for nothing.

I'm really, really bummed.

Expend a bunch of energy.

Finally got it opened, taste it, and it tastes like [bleep]

I feel defeated.

I feel fed up.

I feel pretty over it.

I'm really hoping that there's a coconut

that isn't rotten this time.

That looks like a palm tree.

I don't know if it's a coconut one, though.

Oh, my God!

Palm tree!

There's a coconut right by me.

How heavy are you?

Oh, my goodness gracious.

Three's a good number.

[ Coconut cracks ]

[ Gasps ] Dang it.

[ Chuckles ]

So, when I cracked it open,

I spill a lot of the coconut water just all over me,

and I manage to save a little pool.

And I wasn't gonna let that pool go away.

Mmm. That is so good.

Ah. [ Sniffs ]

I drank coconut crotch water, and I loved it.

Oh, yeah.

This is amazing.

I can't even explain.

I kicked ass today.

I got food, shelter.

I did it all by myself.

Suck it, Gary.

[ Insects chirping ]

[ Animal grunting ]

[ Grunting continues ]

Oh [bleep]

Go away.

Go! Get out of here!

Kim: Three pigs looking at me,

and it looked like they were crouching,

getting ready to sneak in on me.

And that scared the [bleep] out of me.

I didn't sleep very well.

The pigs made me pretty uneasy last night.

I was terrified of them,

and then I started thinking about the idea

of having really tasty, salty goodness in my mouth.

I'm making a snare trap.

I'm using a 10-foot-tall branch,

and I have some paracord tied to the top.

Pull the branch down, secure it with a trigger,

and put the noose next to the trigger

so that when they cross over the string

that sets off the trigger, the tree will bounce up...

...and wrap its noose around the animal's neck or foot.

[ Insects chirping ]

All right. I'm gonna go check my trap.

Huh.

Something ate all my bait and didn't even set my trap.

[ Sighs ]

All right.

Hopefully I get some food by tomorrow.

Narrator: Kim's traps attract animals,

who freely go for the bait.

But over five days and nights, she doesn't net a single catch.

Kim: Damn it. My big trap's still down.

But something is definitely coming along

and eating all the bait.

[ Sighs ]

I feel so defeated.

I'm really, really hungry.

I'll bet Naomi's at daycare right now

eating some cute little snack.

And I would kill to have some of it.

[ Voice breaking ] I miss her so much.

I just want to hug my daughter.

[ Sniffles ]

Every time I'm crying, she always...

She always rubs my back and cheers me up.

"What's wrong, mommy?"

And it's just like, "you're so [bleep] cute.

How am I supposed to be upset?"

[ Sniffles ]

It's hard to be strong, but I think this experience

will help me provide a better life for my daughter.

Since my traps aren't bringing in anything,

I've got to find something, anything, anywhere.

Oh, my God.

There's, like, a little baby gator over there.

This would make a really good meal.

Narrator: Even a juvenile caiman's bite

is extremely dangerous.

Getting stuck between its jaws

is like a 200-pound man standing on your wrist.

[ Grunts ] That's not going in you at all.

Don't you dare go anywhere.

[ Breathes deeply ]

[ Exhales sharply, sniffles ]

I'm sorry.

I feel really bad.

That was such a brutal kill.

I'm happy 'cause I have food.

[ Grunts ]

[ Sniffles ]

I've never killed anything prior to this.

And that's the sad part about survival...

you got to get your hands dirty.

[ Sniffles ]

I came here to become a stronger person.

I feel more powerful knowing that I'm able to cry like a baby

and still get the prize.

[ Groans ] He is heavy.

That's a lot of meat.

I have a lot more than I can eat today,

so I'm gonna smoke the rest of the meat overnight,

basically make jerky.

Hopefully have dried meat for the rest of the trip.

Grillin' time!

Oh, my God.

That is so [bleep] good.

Mmm.

My body is completely starved of protein.

And I can feel it like... it's so weird.

I can feel it, like, already being broken down in my body.

I'm really thankful for this animal.

[ Insects chirping ]

The chitras are at their peak tonight

because it's a full moon.

It feels like fiberglass being rubbed into your skin,

every inch of your body, and it just constantly stings.

I will do anything to get away from those bugs.

I went ahead and did something a little out of the ordinary.

I peed on myself,

and I used the liquid with the soot of the fire

and rubbed it all over me to keep the bugs off.

I have pee on my face,

but that's okay 'cause I'm out in the [bleep] wild.

I can do whatever I want.

[ Pigs squealing ]

[Bleep] Me. Oh.

The pigs are at the trap.

The pigs are at the trap.

The pigs are at the [bleep] trap.

Oh [bleep]

[ Grunts ]

Doodle-loodle-loo

oh, my God.

It's a little piggy.

[ Pig squealing ]

That would be a pretty good meal.

[ Squeals ]

Narrator: When Kim began her 21-day survival test in Panama,

she and her partner

were each given a primitive survival rating, or PSR.

Gary's departure on day four left Kim alone

to face maddening chitras, increasing hunger,

and dangerous predators.

Her trapping skills seem to finally be paying off,

but she still faces a brutal extraction ahead.

If she can go the distance, her PSR will be re-evaluated.

[ Squealing ]

Pork would be really tasty.

I mean, who doesn't like bacon?

So, if I'm able to...

[ Pig squeals ]

You're terrified. I can tell.

So am I.

Go on. You're free.

I'm two days before extraction.

I have a bellyful of caiman.

I'm gonna survive,

and I'm glad the little piggy is, too.

All right, go.

Get out of here.

I was able to make a responsible decision, an adult decision.

That makes me feel good, to be a good role model for my daughter.

She would be very proud of me today.

Day 21! Whoo!

Yeah!

I'm so [bleep] pumped, it's stupid.

I can't wait to go home.

I can't wait to see Naomi as soon as possible.

All right, time to gather my things.

I'm a little worried about the walk.

I'm exhausted.

I feel like I'm definitely on my last legs.

And I really have no desire to carry this thing,

but I feel like it would be the right thing to do.

So...

No man left behind.

All right.

Let's see the map.

So, it looks like I'm going up the river,

farther into the jungle, to my extraction point.

Narrator: Kim must head east

through dense vegetation and steep terrain

teeming with boas and venomous spiders.

The extreme temperatures and sweltering humidity

make it feel like triple-digit heat.

Kim's challenge will end only

after she finds her extraction point,

where a vehicle will carry her to safety.

Kim: I am so tired.

I am going deeper into the jungle today,

and that kind of makes me nervous

'cause I don't really know what animals I could run into

or what the terrain's even like.

It's going to be really hard, but I'm not giving up.

Oh [bleep]

[ Grunts ]

[ Exhales sharply ]

Mnh. Climbing up is not very easy.

[ Grunting ]

Holy God.

This is kicking my ass.

Walking up this hill, everything's sharp and dry,

and it's cutting into me.

I can feel my feet just burning.

[ Grunts ]

[ Grunts ]

This grass just slices you open.

Ugh. This is sick.

Oh [bleep]

[ Grunts ]

Looks like I got to go down and then right back up.

Awesome.

That hill really took it out of me.

[ Sighs ]

[ Grunts ]

Oh, God.

Holy [bleep]

That is a big-ass snake.

That's a boa.

I think I can walk around him.

[ Grunts ] Oh [bleep]

Come on, Kim. Oh, my God.

That snake can kill you.

Oh, man.

Oh, man.

[ Grunts ]

Mm! Phew!

Oh, my God.

[ Vehicle approaching ]

Oh, my God.

Oh, my God.

This nightmare is over.

[ Sighs ]

I kicked ass.

I made it 17 days by myself.

Take me away. Oh, my God.

I did a lot more than I thought I could.

I pushed my body farther than I thought I could.

I think the girl that came in here was playful, unsure.

Now the new me will know that I have power

and I don't have to give it to anyone else.

I would say I definitely found a new sense of self-reliance,

and I think that that will be very powerful

as a single young mother.

This challenge has taught me

to be that fierce mama that Naomi needs.

Yes! I love you, Nai!

I did it! Whoo-hoo!

Narrator: During three weeks on San Jos island,

off the coast of Panama, Kim lost a total of 23 pounds.

Kim displayed ingenuity and resilience

in building shelter, securing food, and overcoming loneliness

during more than two weeks by herself in the jungle.

As a result, her PSR rises from 6.2 to 7.0.

Despite withdrawing from the challenge on day 4,

Gary lost 8 pounds.

Though bringing a strong mental game,

Gary couldn't muster the physical capacity

to last the full duration of the challenge.

This drops his PSR from 7.1 to 5.3,

proving once again how difficult it is

to survive Naked and Afraid.

Kim: I drank coconut crotch water, and I loved it.

- Mommy! Mommy! - Hi, baby.

Oh, I love you so much.

I love you.

I love you.

I have so much to teach you and tell you.

And you look so grown-up, and I'm so grown-up.

I went to school, too.

- Wow. - Yeah.

That makes me so happy.