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[Tense music playing]

[Brittany grunts]

Ow. I slipped.

- [Aosha] Is it your ankle? - [Brittany] Yeah.

[Groans]

[Tanner] Oh [bleep]

[Brittany] Tide is coming in.

[Aosha] Oh my god, we gotta get out of here.

This is gonna be a little bit dicey.

Slow, slow, slow.

[Brittany] Holy [bleep]

[Aosha] Okay. Let me get a good footing here.

It's slippery. Careful.

I don't trust those rocks.

[Aosha] That's a bit loose. Oh [bleep]

[Brittany] Oh, my god.

[Dramatic music playing]

There's nothing easy about this.

[Woman screams]

We got hail.

[Rhinoceros growling]

[Grunts]

[Exhales] My heart's racing.

[Woman] If you don't fight, you won't make it.

Tried so hard!

[Brittany] The pain is immense.

[Birds chirping]

We were just in dense jungle and now,

we're next to the ocean.

[Narrator] Cinco Cerros, a coastal rainforest

in central Ecuador, where steep ocean side cliffs

collide with a dense oppressive jungle.

[Aosha] This place is wild.

Looks like some pretty thick jungle here.

All right, here we go.

As you can see, already barefoot here,

ready for the new environment.

[Narrator] Predatory bull sharks patrol the coastline.

And large swells and strong tides make

the narrow beaches of Cinco Cerros uninhabitable.

In the rainy season, a cold ocean current

causes rain and thunderstorms

to appear without warning, sometimes lasting for weeks

at a time.

[Dramatic music playing]

[Brittany] Everything I feel like is gonna be

bigger out here in the jungle,

uh, which is funny because coming from Texas,

everything is supposed to be bigger there.

I am a strong, independent woman.

And I'm gonna learn how to be a team player.

I'm an equestrian trainer.

Mornings start out with a quick examination of all the horses.

Growing up on a ranch has definitely made me resilient.

It's taught me a lot of life lessons

and a lot of responsibility.

I'm very good at hunting and water sourcing,

pretty good at fire making.

I'm doing this for me, but also as a big [bleep] you

to anybody who thinks that I'm weak.

I don't want it to turn into a man helping

out a woman because I'm weaker.

That's something I’ve been fighting against

my whole life.

Nothing is going to make me tap

unless I am bleeding out or profusely vomiting

because I'm going to make this.

[Narrator] Brittany is self-reliant

and used to taking charge, which could help

or hinder the team.

She begins with a primitive survival rating

or PSR of 6.4.

[Rock music playing]

It's gonna be challenging walking around in this,

for sure.

Nice and tough, here we go.

I'm a very avid barefoot hiker.

I've climbed the highest peak in Scotland and climbed

a couple other high peaks in Alaska barefoot.

This is the highest I'm gonna get.

Ready for the jungle.

It's gonna be a wild adventure.

I'm an outdoor educator.

I would say I'm definitely, uh, a natural leader.

I've got a twin brother, a younger sister,

and they've been really supportive getting me

to this point.

Yeah, you got this, bro. You're gonna crush it.

If anyone can do this, it'd be you.

- We love you. - Thanks.

I'm really looking to them for some internal support

out there, for sure.

I love pushing my edges.

And this is just a really great opportunity

for pushing myself far beyond what I've ever done before.

I know this is gonna be a big challenge

but I got my mind in order and I'm ready to do it.

[Narrator] As a survival instructor,

Aosha has years of wilderness experience.

But he's never tested his skills

in a tropical environment.

He begins with a PSR of 6.7.

Let's do this.

All right. Here we go.

[Playful music playing]

This is crazy.

Yehaa.

And I'm off.

[Tense music playing]

Ouch. Sawgrass. That's not pleasant.

A little bit nervous to meet my partner.

I just hope that they're strong

and have a lot of good skills to bring to the table.

[Brittany] Canopy is so thick.

Meeting a stranger naked, not what you usually do

on your day-to-day.

There's the other naked person

I've been looking for out here.

- Yeah. - Hey.

Always good to see somebody wearing

the same outfit as you.

[Aosha] Yeah.

- Here we are. - [Brittany] Here we are.

I'm Aosha.

Hi, I'm Brittany. Nice to meet you.

Brittany, nice to meet you, too.

All right. We're doing it.

- We're doing it naked... - Here we are. -...For 21 days.

[Laughs] Are you ready?

- I am. Are you? - Oh, yeah.

Good. I'm stoked.

I'm from, uh, north Carolina.

The humidity is pretty similar.

Wildlife and everything else is very different.

- Alien-like. Oh, my god. - Oh, look at that.

- Three naked people. - There's three naked people.

Cool. [Laughs]

All righty, then.

I'm Aosha.

- Tanner. - Tanner?

- Hi. And you're? - Brittany.

Oh, nice to meet you. Nice to meet you.

- Nice to meet you. - [Brittany] Oh, my god.

There's another dude.

[Upbeat music playing]

Nothing worries me. Not scared of any of this.

Definitely feel that I'm better prepared

for this than a typical American.

I absolutely love a good time.

I love to get out there and do things.

Going for a quick deep sea fish.

[Gunshot]

Hunting is definitely one of my biggest strengths.

I'm naughty and rebellious.

I've always struggled with finishing things I start.

I wanna prove to myself that I'm responsible

and that I can take on whatever life throws at me.

When I put my mind to something, I can achieve it.

Feeling good, feeling positive,

ready to absolutely smash this challenge.

My goal is to have a smile whenever the going gets tough.

Just smile, and laugh, and embrace the pain.

[Rock music playing]

[Narrator] Tanner is a strong fisherman and hunter.

But he's only used his skills for sport.

And at only 23, his lack of life experience

could work against him.

Tanner starts with a PSR of 6.8.

Twenty-one days naked and not afraid.

- All right. - [Aosha] All right.

There's three of us naked.

- Hell yeah. Really great. - This is so much better.

I know. I love it, three people.

I love it a lot. I'm happy about this.

I didn't expect three people at all.

Just one more mouth to feed, so yeah, I mean,

we'll just have to see what happens.

So what are your survival background?

Obviously, in South Africa, we do like a lot of hunting and all of that.

So, I hunt like most weekends.

I'm good at tracking and then lots of fishing.

Yeah, that's my background, too.

I'm working as a survival instructor

- teaching classes and... - [Tanner] Oh, awesome.

[Brittany] Aosha doesn't really look like

a survival instructor.

He looks a bit nerdy.

- So, you're also... - Yeah.

- Good at making fire? - [Aosha] Yes.

Okay. Thank goodness.

- [Brittany] I... - There we go.

Tanner has done a lot of fishing.

I think that's gonna help us a lot.

I was definitely not expecting to see

a second person out here.

But I'm really excited to have three people out here

to spread out the work that needs to be done.

And we've all gotta make it to 21 days.

- Yeah. - Yeah.

There's no option of...

[Aosha] No option. Take care of each other.

- Definitely, 100%. - Very important.

Make sure we get to the end.

[Aosha] Hundred percent.

Should we go and check... our bags?

[Tanner] Yeah. Let's see what we've got.

- [Brittany] Let's do it. - [Aosha] Let's see.

Both of these guys seem like really great guys.

I am strong and I can do anything and on my own terms

however I wanna do it, but I'm not stupid.

Having two men is a survivalist dream.

I can utilize this.

[Aosha] All right. So what did you bring?

[Brittany] Paracord.

- I've got a machete. - I brought a pot.

It's gonna save us a lot of energy purifying our water.

Very nice.

And here's a magnesium fire starter...

- [Aosha] All right. - So fire sorted.

Another thing that's gonna save us a lot of energy.

- Definitely gonna... - You keep this

because knowing me, I'm gonna lose that.

- Sounds great. - Okay.

And I've got the map as well.

All right, sweet.

[Brittany] So, looks like this would be where we are.

Gotta be careful up here.

It looks like there's some fer-de-lance. Um...

[Brittany] And definitely avoid those coral snake.

[Tanner] Looks like there's a freshwater source up there.

[Aosha] Yeah. I think let's head for that water source.

Let's definitely head over here first.

And probably get closer to this bamboo

because that's gonna be a good building source.

- Absolutely. - [Tanner] Yeah. Awesome.

- Good call. - Let's do that.

- [Brittany] Sounds good. - Awesome.

We'll head down until we get a little closer to the coast.

We'll get an idea of where we need to take

our turn to the right.

Aosha seems like he knows his survival stuff,

but I'm just gonna have to wait and see.

[Narrator] Aosha, Brittany, and Tanner

will be trekking through humid underbrush

riddled with piercing acacia trees.

It's a breeding ground for blood-sucking mosquitoes

and bullet ants that get their name

from the bullet-like pain their sting inflicts.

[Birds squawking]

[Brittany] This is very thick.

[Aosha] Like if we wanted to go that way,

we literally could not go that way.

[Tanner] Can't grab a branch without

- it just being thorns, so... - [Aosha] Yeah,

it's pretty gnarly down here.

Already bleeding.

[Brittany] You're bleeding... already.

[Tanner] No. It's okay.

It's like a little pinprick but...

[Brittany] Oh, you got a thorn?

[Tanner] Yeah.

[Aosha] Be really careful of those.

Even a tiny injury out here can get infected pretty quick.

Guys, look here. Look at this.

- [Aosha] That might be good. - [Tanner] This for fire.

- [Aosha] Yeah. - [Brittany] There you go.

Oh, yeah. This is grandpa beard.

[Laughs]

Whoa!

[Aosha] Careful, gramps.

[Laughter]

[Brittany] Keep your eyes out for snakes.

[Tanner] Yup.

[Brittany] Underneath these leaves.

[Narrator] More deadly than the American rattlesnake,

the fer-de-lance camouflages itself

in fallen leaves and uses pit sensors

to detect body heat from three feet away.

[Crickets chirping]

[Aosha] Fresh water. Yeah.

This is a fantastic water source.

So we're not gonna have to worry about water.

Look at these vines up here, it's going straight up.

[Brittany] Holy cow.

Yeah?

[Tanner] I don't think this is the best way.

[Aosha] There you go.

This isn't the best way.

- [Brittany gasps] - I got it.

- Please don't fall. - [Tanner] Grab my hand.

[Brittany] Doing this naked is something else.

[Tanner] Just make sure that vine's...

- Awesome, guys. Well done. - [Brittany] Awesome.

- Good job. - [Aosha] Good job, guys.

[Brittany] Sorry I almost pulled you down with me but...

-[Tanner] No. -[Brittany] Appreciate the help.

[Tanner] Gotta keep you guys on your toes

with me slipping.

[Brittany] Teamwork is weird for me, so that was nice.

[Aosha] We got your back.

I hope it opens up here soon.

I think we should try and find flat ground up here.

Yeah.

[Brittany] Man, it is getting hard to see.

Watch your step.

[Tanner] Yeah. This is above the floodplain for now.

We can use some of these trees to reflect heat.

It looks pretty flat. Do you think?

You guys wanna set up here?

[Brittany] Uh... [Tanner] Yeah, I think, for tonight

- since it's getting dark. - [Aosha] Mmm-hmm.

In the morning, I think we can re-evaluate...

We can do a little more exploring once it's light out tomorrow.

See if it's a better spot, maybe, but for now, just...

[Tanner] Settle down here for the night.

[Brittany] Sounds good to me.

- Okay. Cool. - [Tanner] Awesome.

All right.

So, Tanner and I, let's knock out shelter?

-Shelter. -[Aosha] Hundred percent. Okay.

And you wanna start gathering for fire

- and get that started? - Yeah. I can take care of that.

Okay. Great.

Let's just do like an a frame.

That just goes... okay. Perfect.

Big enough for all of us just for the night.

Okay. Cool. Let's use this pole.

- Okay. - And we need something in here.

Run a pole straight down there and just go straight up

- the side. - [Brittany] Cool.

- Is that cool? - [Brittany] Cool.

Okay. Well, I'll cut a support beam.

[Brittany] Usually, in a team, I am the leader.

It's my way or the highway kind of thing.

Teamwork is gonna be very interesting.

We're all separated.

Feels like I'm doing the heavy-lifting work,

but yeah, South Africans, yeah, we work hard.

It's a little bit humid, a little bit damp out here,

so it might be a little bit harder to get a spark.

[Tanner] That's Ecuador for you.

[Brittany] That is Ecuador for you.

[Aosha] You wanna really make it like

a little bird's nest.

[Tanner] I think this is actually gonna work.

- It's looking sleepable. - [Brittany] Yeah.

[Tanner] To be honest, I think it's pretty cozy.

Yeah. So all that stuff is pretty damp,

let me just think about this.

We're gonna have to put a few more layers on.

I'm hoping it's not gonna rain.

[Brittany chuckles]

[Aosha] Okay.

[Brittany] How's it going, Aosha?

[Aosha] All this stuff is just so damp.

If we cannot get fire tonight,

day one is gonna be catastrophic.

Are you guys using that stuff in the palm?

[Aosha] Yeah.

[Aosha] Yeah. It's getting really hard to see here.

Yeah, this is actually, really damp stuff.

[Brittany] I could definitely use

some water here soon.

[Aosha] I really wanna get this going while we still have light.

[Brittany] Oh, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.

Use some of this paracord.

If you strip it, all of these cotton fibers

are gonna burn.

[Aosha] Ah, this little red stuff.

[Brittany] It'll hold the flame for a really long time.

[Tanner] Oh, there we go. Yay.

- [Brittany] There it is. - [Tanner] Fire.

[Brittany] And that wax is gonna burn.

Awesome, guys. Woo.

- Yeah, boy. - Yeah.

We got a fire.

I am extremely happy that my survival tool is paracord.

Um... it's a survivalist dream.

- So we can boil some water. - Mmm-hmm.

So far so good.

Just try and not to rip each other's heads off

when we haven't eaten for days.

[Tanner] Yeah, that's very, very true.

[Tanner speaking]

Tastes like smoky hot tea.

Oh.

We're gonna try this out,

sleeping on the ground night one.

How do you feel about it?

I feel good.

[Laughter]

There's a stick in the ass.

You're at home over there.

- [Tanner] Good night, guys. - Good night.

[Tanner] It's pouring with rain.

[Brittany] Oh, my gosh, those raindrops are freezing.

[Tanner] We have to just stack on whatever we can find.

Don't wanna get too cold.

Oh, my world.

You can see the rain is coming down properly now.

Can hear it on the tree leaves.

Good job.

Hopefully, we can sleep now.

Ah.

Cutting palms down because there is still

a few leaks right around our heads.

- [Tanner] I'm gonna come... - [Brittany speaking]

- [Tanner] Pardon? - [Aosha] What?

-[Tanner] We aren't sleeping tonight. -[Aosha] No.

So, night one, done.

Probably, the longest night of my life.

Agreed.

It's still raining.

[Aosha] So we're gonna make a little extension

to our shelter and try to get it to cover

the fire and keep things dry, keep boiling our water.

[Brittany] It's coming together, boys.

[Tanner] Yup.

This is teamwork.

I was really apprehensive about the guy out here,

um, having him be, kind of,

bouncing off of me a little bit but I think

Tanner is really awesome.

Just a really funny guy.

I think that's gonna carry us through a lot, just having that humor.

[Tanner] I think we're gonna be the best team.

Already the vibe is really, really good.

We're looking after each other, helping each other.

With our new and improved shelter,

we're going to build a platform.

We're gonna take bamboo and raise it off

the ground no more than a couple of inches.

We're gonna try to insulate underneath it

and the top of it as well to make a little

bit more comfortable to lay on.

We're sticking with the a frame.

We are going to fix our roof up a little bit, though.

Stripping off some insulation here

to put underneath our new bed platform.

[Tanner] Mmm-hmm [bleep]

Medic. Medic.

This is no small cut.

Mmm-hmm. Medic.

[Brittany] Uh-oh.

[Tanner] Medic.

[Bleep] Man.

[Aosha] Oh [bleep]

- Yeah. - What happened?

The bamboo cut me.

- [Aosha] Okay. - [Brittany] Are you okay?

Uh-uh. This is no small cut.

- No? Nice big one? - Yeah.

[Aosha] Okay.

You're gonna be alright, man.

- Breath. - [Tanner] Yeah.

- [Aosha] It is what it is. - [Brittany] Stay calm.

We'll just, uh, handle whatever comes up here, okay?

I'm really hoping that he's gonna be able to stick it out.

He's gonna be a little bit handicapped

but I know that we can definitely

take care of him and, uh, pull the extra weight.

It looks like it kinda went this way.

Yeah, it did.

Um, so I can stitch it twice,

like one here and one here to keep it closed.

Perfect.

[Aosha] Deep breaths.

Getting stitches naked in the bush.

[Brittany] We definitely need Tanner.

He knows a lot and he is a great survivalist.

It's not that I'd be scared without him

but it'd be a total morale bust.

[Aosha] It's good as new.

So try to keep that out of, uh, any ocean water.

Just try to keep that area clean and use,

like, your drinking water.

- Awesome. Thank you. - [Breanna] Mmm-hmm.

I felt like such a failure.

I felt like an idiot because who goes

and cuts themself on the first day

of a challenge when you prepared

for a challenge for so long.

You need your rest, man.

Are you comfy?

Yeah.

I'm someone who's very hands-on,

so I need to keep myself busy.

I'm gonna struggle to sit there and do nothing

because I'm very ADHD

and I like getting my hands dirty.

I mean, we just have to see what happens.

His hand is gonna be pretty uncomfortable tonight,

- so... - Yeah.

We'll make his bed as comfortable as possible.

I think it's gonna be nice.

No worse than what we slept on last night.

[Tanner] I'm not gonna lie, guys, well done.

- We're getting sleep tonight. - We are gonna sleep tonight.

No... none of this 15-minute [bleep] again.

[Thunder clapping]

[Rain pouring]

[Bleep] Raining again.

Our platform is not good.

What a gloomy morning.

Smoky tea in the morning.

I'm gonna be honest.

I don't wanna drink that water.

It makes me really nauseous.

[Tanner] Yeah, you need to drink a lot of water.

[Aosha speaking]

Throbbing.

It's like my heart is in my thumb.

Last night was a little bit rough.

Our platform bed attempt was not working out so well.

[Brittany] Really uncomfortable

the way bamboo would flex because

we're all different heights.

[Aosha] Tanner and Brittany have a little

bit more of a hard time with the cold

and we were not quite prepared for it.

[Tanner] I get anxious because I'm like

I should be sleeping, like, my body's not gonna cope.

[Brittany] Mmm-hmm.

A little bit of an extension to this sooner

than later would be nice,

just so that if it does suck in with rain

for the rest of the day, then we'll at least have

that for the night.

That is true.

[Aosha] The awning is gonna be absolutely huge for us

to be able to stay out near the fire all night,

keep it going, and stay warm.

[Tanner] This is where I'm sleeping tonight,

right here.

I'm trying to keep my hand dry,

um, so I don't get it infected

because we still have a long, long way ahead.

I think the effects of no food,

a little bit of sleep is starting to really kick in.

I am not coming back to camp tomorrow

until I have a protein source.

[Aosha] Family beach trip.

- [Tanner] Let's do this. - [Aosha] Let's go.

[Brittany] I almost drowned in the ocean

when I was really little, so this will definitely put

my phobia of the ocean to the test.

[Aosha] We got your back.

I'm excited to get out of from under this canopy

because it's kinda chilly.

[Tanner] Yeah. I don't know about you, but I'm excited about food.

[Tanner speaking]

[Brittany] You can feel it in the air, too.

- It's starting to get... - [Aosha] Yeah, it's getting a little more humid.

It's like it's opening up up here a little bit.

The sea.

- The sea. Woo! - Oh, yes.

Oh, that is so nice.

That's beautiful.

[Tanner] The canopy, I think,

can get quite depressing.

[Aosha] Oh, look at that.

It's perfect.

I'll take the lead and head down there first.

[Tanner] Perfect.

- [Aosha] Um, down the rocks. - [Brittany] Cool.

[Aosha] This is gonna be a little bit dicey.

[Brittany] Yeah, that bad?

Be safe.

[Aosha grunts]

- [Groans] - [Tanner] Are you alright?

[Aosha] Oh [bleep]

This is gonna be a little bit dicey

but it looks like my best option.

The footing is just steep and slippery.

We need to just go super slow.

[Tanner] I really hope this pays off.

[Aosha] There you go. Yeah, straight down.

[Brittany] I don't like how wet that is.

[Aosha] Down that ledge.

And there you go.

[Brittany] Sweet.

- [Tanner] Good job, guys. - [Aosha] All right.

We did it.

[Tanner] There are little fish in here,

but they're very small.

I'm so nervous when it comes to the ocean.

I don't have gills, I don't have fins.

I sure as hell can't swim as fast as anything in there.

[Aosha] I think the tide is coming in.

It's hard to tell, though.

Hey, Tanner, are stars edible?

Starfish? No.

I said that I've got fishing skills and all these skills

but what I'm seeing in these rock pools

is just not looking promising,

not looking anything like I'm used to in South Africa.

I feel like I'm gonna let my team down.

[Brittany] That tide is coming in faster

than we'd like to admit.

[Aosha] Yeah. Oh, look there's a big crab

on that rock wall over there crawling up.

You see it? I'm going for it.

We just smack them.

Look there's a... There's a good one.

[Tanner] Yes, that's a big one.

[Bleep] Them.

[Aosha] I got it. I stunned it. Get it, get it, get it.

Yeah. Yeah.

Hell, yeah.

[Brittany] Nice. Good job.

Okay. We're gonna eat those.

Yeah. Look at them. Look, look there,

just scrape your stick.

You have them?

-[Brittany] Yes, I do. -[Tanner] Well done. Good catch.

I got them.

The tide is definitely coming in,

so we need to make our climb.

[Tanner] Yeah, already our exit route is getting blocked.

[Brittany speaking]

[Tanner] It hurts. Quite sore.

[Brittany] There's a lot of risk

with going to the coast but if we can get protein,

the reward is greater than the risk.

So, currently busy cooking some crabs.

We're so excited.

Taking the trip to the beach completely paid off.

It's gonna be so good to eat something today.

Oh, yeah, they changed to a really nice red color.

[Tanner] Yeah.

[Aosha] They're ready?

[Tanner] Yeah, a hundred percent.

[Brittany] Mmm-hmm.

[Tanner] Is it good?

So [bleep] good.

[Aosha] It is really good.

[Brittany] Most amazing thing I've ever tasted in my life.

[Aosha] That's a really good crab.

[Tanner] Thank you, crab.

Night number four.

All in all, today was a good day

and morals were definitely high by

getting protein but I'm dehydrated,

so I'm going to drink the water that we've been

boiling even though it makes me wanna throw up.

So, I just really need to hydrate.

Okay. I hear you.

[Brittany groans]

- So I'm getting nauseous. - [Tanner] Oh, no.

[Brittany] I'm about to throw up.

[Tanner] Oh, my word.

[Brittany] Oh, [bleep]

I am so nauseous.

[Aosha] Take some deep breaths.

[Brittany] Ew. Holy hell.

[Groans] God.

Another sleepless night for me.

I got sick throughout the night, uh,

which caused me to be even more dehydrated

than I already I am.

I'm drinking water but I guess,

I'm just not drinking enough and I am suffering

so hard today.

Please, be safe.

[Tanner] We'll be really safe.

[Aosha] Tanner and I are going down

to the ocean to get us some food again.

[Tanner] Let's go and do this.

[Aosha] Last night was a little bit rough.

Brittany was having a pretty hard time,

so I think it's really important that Tanner

and I just pull a little bit of extra weight.

We're all in this together.

And I think that we're all gonna carry

each through and get through this thing.

[Tanner] The rock pools today definitely look better.

Now could be a good time to actually maybe trap

some fish.

So, yeah, very excited to get our hands on more seafood.

Me and Aosha definitely really work well together.

Oh, good catch. We aren't that typical...

- Nice and slow. - [Tanner] ...Man versus man.

It's more we're working as a team

to achieve one goal instead of

who's got the biggest [bleep].

[Aosha] Oh, my god. Look, look, look.

- They're swarming. - [Tanner] Where?

- [Aosha] Look, over there. - [Tanner] Oh my [bleep]

- [Aosha] Holy [bleep]. - [Tanner] okay. Let's... yeah, we're gonna take a risk here.

[Aosha] Watch out for urchins.

[Narrator] Sea urchins or echinoderms

have sharp moveable spines

that detect and ward off prey.

The spines can puncture skin and cause infection.

And in rare cases,

stings can cause respiratory failure.

[Aosha] Straight ahead, lowdown, eye level.

Wait, wait, wait, it's holding still, so wait.

Let me get ready. Let me get ready.

[Tanner] Oh [bleep].

- [Aosha] No, no. - [Tanner] No [bleep] Sorry.

I got one. In that crack, I think.

In that hole.

Watch your hand.

- Watch your hand. - Oh.

- Oh, I had it in my hand. - Hey, Tanner, Tanner,

watch your hand.

[Tanner] They're laughing at us.

We could have dinner for the whole 21 days

with the amount there are here.

We need to get a better approach.

We're gonna both need bamboo spears.

[Aosha] We need something with more surface area.

Yeah.

I think we're gonna have... on our next trip here

- we'll be a lot more prepared. - [Aosha] That sounds good.

[Tanner] We didn't get anything today,

so that was a waste of calories

and my injured hand isn't helping at all.

Literally, the crabs have laughed at me today.

They're like, go back to South Africa.

I think I've lost my hunting ability.

[Aosha] You're just used to hunting large animals.

Exactly.

Not little critters.

Oh, snake, oh.

[Dramatic music playing]

Oh, snake, oh, snake.

[Brittany] Grab it.

[Tanner] Grab... Is it poisonous?

- [Brittany] No. - [Aosha] No.

[Tanner] Where is it?

[Aosha] There it is. Get it, just grab it.

There it is, just catch it.

[Tanner] I'm terrified with snakes

and you guys are making me catch it.

- [Brittany] It won't hurt you. - [Aosha] Can you hold it?

[Tanner] Oh, I don't wanna hold it.

Where did it go?

- [Aosha] There it is. - [Tanner] I'm not gonna lie.

I was like, ah, like my heart stopped.

Even a little snake like that

definitely got my heart rate racing.

[Narrator] These tiny Peter's running snakes

known as colubrids are non-venomous,

but can inflict a painful bite.

- We'll eat him? - Yeah, he's just a little guy.

I don't see why not.

[Tanner] I caught my first snake.

- Can I hold him? - [Brittany] Good job.

I'm so proud of you.

[Tanner] All right.

- Do you wanna eat it? - [Aosha] It's for you.

You've caught it. It's a small snake.

A small snake right there definitely means

that there's a lot bigger snakes around, too.

So it's definitely awesome to see one.

[Tanner] I feel a little bit bad for the sucker but...

[Brittany] Why? This is survival.

[Tanner] Yeah, true.

[Brittany] Have you ever eaten a snake?

[Tanner] Never. You?

[Brittany] Yeah.

[Aosha] Just-just bite off and pass.

- What does it taste like? - That's insane.

-[Aosha] What does it taste like? -That's delicious.

[Tanner] How good is that?

- It is delicious. - [Tanner] Don't even laugh.

- That is... - That is really good.

I'm heading to the coast today on a solo excursion.

I'm feeling really good today.

So, I know my partners are kinda tired.

I'm definitely trying to do

what I can to support the team.

Going to the coast is great if she catches food but...

She looks so much better today.

Yeah. I'm stoked to see how happy she is, though.

[Aosha speaking]

[Tanner speaking]

Yeah, let's do it.

[Brittany] Regardless of what I bring back today,

this would be a really good thing

for me to leave the camp

and get in touch with the ocean a little bit

because I'm so nervous when it comes to the ocean.

I see crabs.

Oh, I crunched him.

I don't think I can lift my pole that high.

Slippery as hell.

I'm thirsty.

Oh, that tastes so much better than smoky tea.

And the fact that it's coming straight out of the rock

means it's being filtered by the earth.

I needed that water.

Oh, the seaweed is making me really nervous.

Oh my god, look at all the fish.

They're so close yet so far.

Oh, I wish I had a cast net.

I really wanna find something

to bring back for the boys.

But I also would rather not

kill myself over this excursion.

I'm super winded.

Oh, ow, mother truck.

Oh, I slipped.

I swear to [bleep] god.

It hurts to move it, to bend it.

It was wedged between two rocks

and my ankle got twisted.

[Bleep]

Now I got to figure out this [bleep] climb.

Oh, boy.

Oh, this hurts so bad.

Ah, [bleep].

Holy [bleep].

Oh, the pain, it's making me nauseous,

and I don't still want to pass out.

I have to sit down.

Oh, the pain and...

And that hurt.

Any water that was in my stomach is gone

but it didn't look like anything anyway.

Every step I can feel the pain just shooting up my leg.

Oh, guys.

[Tanner] Hello.

I need your help.

- [Aosha] Hold on, hold on. - [Tanner] Wait, wait, wait.

[Brittany] Ow [bleep] me.

I got hurt.

I fell down a slippery rock

- and then... - [Aosha] Oh, okay.

- Twisted. - [Tanner] Okay.

Do you wanna put one arm around us each?

- Is it your ankle? - [Brittany] Yeah.

[Aosha] Nice and easy, we got you.

Take it slow.

We don't wanna put any more stress on that

than we have to.

Find a spot to sit here.

I wanna talk to the medic.

Tanner to medic.

Please can we get assistance for Brittany's ankle?

[Medic] Yeah, sure, I'm coming.

Thank you.

Holy cow.

It's still throbbing so bad.

Damn good job getting back up here.

[Patricio] How are you?

-Okay. -[Brittany] Feeling better.

[Patricio speaking]

Okay.

[Patricio speaking]

Yeah.

[Patricio speaking]

Yes?

[Patricio speaking]

- Yeah. - [Patricio speaking]

[Patricio] Okay.

[Patricio speaking]

[Narrator] Brittany is diagnosed with a mild ankle sprain.

Her ability to remain in the challenge

comes down to pain tolerance.

- A lot of water and rest. - Yeah.

- Is that all we can do for now? - Yeah.

- Okay. - Thank you.

Thank you.

[Aosha] I got you.

[Brittany] [Bleep].

[Brittany speaking]

I'm so dehydrated. All I threw up was acid again.

Let me try some of that smoky water.

- [Tanner] You need the water. - [Brittany] I know.

But I'm so scared to drink that.

I came out here to pull my own weight,

but now, not really being able to contribute

is really mentally bearing down on me.

[Brittany speaking]

I just don't know about this, guys.

[Tanner] This is your call.

Like I'm scared to put anything in my body

because even taking that sip of water

immediately made me wanna throw up.

Oh, I wish my ankle was better

because I would walk back to the waterfall

and I would just get it.

[Aosha] We could go back down there with the pot.

That's one thing we must do.

Aosha is gonna go down and get her fresh water

because she's not able to stomach the pot water.

I'm gonna cut bamboo cups,

so me and Aosha can store up boiled water.

We try to make her feel better

so she can just hopefully heal soon.

I got some fresh water.

[Brittany] Yay.

Good job.

- Oh, sorry. - [Brittany] You're good.

Okay.

How is it?

It doesn't taste like smoke.

[Tense music playing]

It's a cold, wet, rainy morning but that fresh water

definitely got me through the night.

My ankle wasn't too horribly bad.

We're gonna tough this out.

Bam.

[Thunder rumbling]

The rain has definitely got into us all a bit.

But it's also been a good thing

because it's forced us to rest.

That's crucial for this challenge.

Without rest, you aren't gonna be able to sustain.

Just gonna stick with the positive attitude.

I'm currently working on some primitive hooks.

I used an iguana claw that the boys were so nice

and found for me, and then bamboo shaft.

I'm trying to do what I can to support the team.

[Tense music playing]

[Thunder rumbling]

[Tanner] Another day of rain.

It has rained consistently from last night

until today, and it's still raining.

Mentally, it's extremely hard

because you're stuck in the same shelter all day

so your thoughts start catching up on you.

[Tense music playing]

[Tanner] Today has been the hardest day by far.

- [Brittany] I'm very sore. - Mentally I'm [bleep].

My thumb is throbbing.

It's driving me crazy.

I'm gonna go and get us firewood.

[Tanner speaking]

I'd rather collect wood than sit in my shelter all day.

[Bleep]

Mentally, the weather's been playing on me.

It's been very, very difficult.

Keeping busy is what keeps my mind in a good place.

But my hand has been in quite a lot of pain.

It wasn't like extremely sore but it was just very,

like, irritable.

Physically, I'm all there, but mentally today was just a little bit rough.

I had a rough, rough day.

You're just exhausted and sore?

Um, no, just mentally just I've had enough.

We're gonna get you food tomorrow.

[Tanner] Yeah.

This challenge is brutal, it's not easy.

This American is making it to 21 days.

[Aosha] So is this American and...

- [Brittany] That one? - That South African.

I can't make any promises.

-[Brittany] You can make a promise. -[Aosha] Oh, come on.

[Brittany] I'll kick your mother-loving butt.

[Thunder cracks]

[Tanner speaking]

[Aosha speaking]

I think I've just had a panic attack.

Yeah, I can't control my thoughts.

My mind is just all over the place.

I don't know how I'm gonna get through this night, to be honest.

I'm just broken.

[Lightning crackles]

[Suspense music playing]

I've just had a panic attack.

I can't control my thoughts.

My mind is just all over the place.

I don't know how I'm gonna get through this night, to be honest.

[Tanner speaking]

[Tanner] I'm counting the hours,

literally minutes are seeming like days.

This is probably the most unpleasant situation

I've ever been in.

[Tanner speaking]

I honestly don't know what to do.

The only thing in my head right now

is just making it to first light.

[Thunder cracks]

[Tense music playing]

[Tanner] Last night was probably the hardest night of my life.

And literally, I was hyperventilating,

I could hardly breathe.

[Aosha] This is gonna pass, man.

[Tanner] My thumb is very [bleep] sore.

I'm sorry you guys, but mentally, I'm just...

I'm [bleep] I’ve hit a brick wall.

I've had some real mental lows, too,

- while I've been here. - [Aosha] Right.

[Brittany] And you guys helped me get out of them.

I know you can do this with our... with our support.

No matter how [Bleep] you're feeling,

you can make it to the end with us.

I can't go through another night like last night.

We need you here, man.

Yeah.

Guys, I'm gonna for a walk.

You feel emotional.

It's a sad day.

In terms of the rain being stuck in, like,

in an enclosed shelter that's very, very small

and you're very confined to a space,

has been extremely tough.

Your thoughts definitely get to you.

So the anxiety is just really taking over.

The panic attacks that I had last night,

I'm just absolutely terrified I have them again.

And my hand is throbbing so much,

just absolutely debilitating at the moment.

[Aosha] He's scared.

He's, like... totally he wraps his head around

all of this stuff we're saying.

But it's, like, doesn't seem to make a difference.

- It's like... - He's like, "no, I get it, but..."

[Aosha] Yeah. It's, like, in a... in a cycle.

That's tough.

Because I know that given a bit of time,

he'll come out of it. But I just don't know

if he has the capacity right now

to take that time that he needs to push through.

[Tanner] We've got shelter, we've got water.

So I'm trying to look on the positive side.

If we get to keep him, we got to just [bleep]

Blast the positivity.

[Brittany] You're doing okay?

[Tanner] Yeah.

I'm just gonna sit for a few minutes.

[Aosha] A nice fish meal would be huge right now.

[Tanner] Yeah.

So let's do the fishing basket trap today.

[Aosha] All right. Good idea.

We really don't wanna lose Tanner.

He's been a really great asset, really strong,

been doing a lot of good work,

cutting down a lot of stuff.

Um, really making the workload a lot easier for us,

especially with Brittany's ankle.

[Tanner] Yeah, just break them up and put it in my bag.

[Aosha] So I’m really, really hoping

that he can stick around. I hope he's gonna be okay.

I think he will, he's a pretty tough guy.

Yeah. So you've got a lot of vines.

I think I have enough now.

Yeah, definitely.

Yeah. And it's a good vine, too.

[Tanner] Good job.

[Upbeat music playing]

[Aosha] So we got started on the fish basket.

We're using some split pieces of bamboo

as kind of a framework, and then taking some vines

that I found and weaving them in and out,

so it's kind of like a cone.

Fish basket is going pretty good.

It's taking a little bit of time.

A lot of vines needed.

I'm pretty confident it's gonna work well.

I think for all of us, a really big morale boost

is just to have a little bit of food.

What do you guys think?

[Brittany] Looks great, dude.

[Aosha] It's pretty good.

[Thunder rumbling]

[Tanner] It's raining again [bleep].

[Aosha] I was hoping that sun would stay out.

[Tanner] There's no way that we're gonna get any fishing done.

Another night in Ecuador.

[Bleep]

Doesn't stop.

- This weather is killing. - [Aosha] Mmm-hmm.

It's depressing.

[Tanner] Guys, I’ve been thinking about this,

I'm done here.

- [Brittany] What? - [Tanner] I'm done.

I can't do this anymore. With my injured hand,

it feels as like I'm a liability.

I've been trying to get my head into a better place,

I'm just... I don't think it's...

I wish you would stay with us, and I know you know that.

Yeah. I wish I was strong enough to stay.

[Brittany] I wish I was strong enough to get stitches in the bush.

- [Chuckles] - [Brittany laughs]

No, pain is easy, for me, it's the mental side.

Mental is...

Yeah, it's always been quite a challenge for me.

Nothing anyone says is gonna change the way I feel.

I'm sorry to do this to you, guys, but I'm done.

[Tense music playing]

I'm done, guys. I'm sorry.

Tanner to medic, I wanna tap.

Can I please chat to Kyle?

[Dramatic music playing]

- [Kyle] What's up, Tanner? - [Tanner] Hi, Kyle.

[Kyle] How are you doing, man?

[Tanner] I'm done.

- I wanna tap. - [Kyle] Are you sure?

[Tanner] A hundred percent.

[Aosha] You can't leave us, dude.

You can't leave now.

[Tanner] I've reached my breaking point.

[Kyle] All right. I mean, this is... this is your decision.

You know your mind and your body the best.

- [Tanner] Yeah. - [Kyle] All right.

Say goodbye to your teammates and, uh,

we'll get you out of here.

[Tanner speaking]

[Brittany speaking]

[Tanner] Okay.

You guys have it, eh?

Take care of yourself.

You, too. Take care of each other.

See you soon.

All right.

It really is hard for me to see him go.

We built a pretty good friendship.

We're gonna do our best to stay positive,

but it's gonna be tough out here without him.

[Tanner] The reason why I came here it was to show myself

that once I start something, I will be able to finish it.

But just reached a complete mental block

where I can't move on.

Watching Tanner tap was a rude awakening,

to see that at any point could be your snapping point.

And no matter what I said to him wasn't helping.

It was really sad to me.

[Narrator] After only nine days,

Tanner's early departure

drops his PSR from 6.8 to 5.9.

[Tanner] I really wish them the best

and I know they're gonna crush it.

[Tanner speaking]

[Upbeat music playing]

[Aosha] Losing Tanner is definitely a big blow to the team.

[Sighs] He had a lot of energy and was really,

really a big part of this.

It's definitely gonna put a lot of work on

myself and Brittany.

She's still injured.

Two, three people still need the same amount of firewood.

And a lot of things still need to happen the same.

[Brittany] This challenge is more than 80% mental.

If your mind is not in the right place,

you're never gonna complete this challenge.

Our first night was kind of weird

without Tanner and just kind of quiet.

Not a lot of talking before bed, we all just...

We just kind of passed out.

[Aosha] Yeah.

It was a tiring day for sure.

Our morale is still a little shaken up,

um, with Tanner leaving yesterday.

But he is gone and he's not coming back,

so we have to continue on

with our challenge in front of us.

Excited to see about getting some seafood today.

So exciting.

Definitely need some protein in our life.

Uh, goals, like, major goals, protein.

[Aosha] We've been hydrating quite a bit this morning.

- Mmm-hmm. - [Aosha] It's good.

Time to head on to the ocean.

Lead the way.

[Brittany] Today is my day number one.

My ankle is feeling a lot better.

So I'm going to make, uh,

the hike down to the coast with Aosha,

so that we can try to get some protein.

I'm so, so grateful

to be able to focus on the task at hand.

- [Aosha] The smell of the sea. - [Brittany] Mmm-hmm.

[Aosha] It's definitely pretty low already.

[Brittany] Yeah.

[Aosha] Low tide is gonna be key.

When those tide pools are potentially gonna be

full of little, you know, animals, crabs,

whatever else is in there.

They get trapped as that tide recedes.

We're gonna be using our handline

and also the basket that we made.

We're feeling pretty confident about the ocean

and getting some food there.

Nice and slow.

[Brittany] Ahh! [Laughs]

[Bleep] Rock.

[Aosha] How are you feeling?

[Brittany] My heart is just, like, pounding really hard.

[Aosha] Okay.

[Brittany] Just let my heart rate go down.

[Dramatic music playing]

[Aosha] So, you wanna try to throw a line in the water...

- [Brittany] Sure. - While I work the basket, maybe?

[Brittany] Sure.

[Aosha] We're definitely getting pretty hungry.

And my body is definitely feeling the lack of protein.

Brittany is feeling a little discomfort as well.

[Brittany] I'm smashing a hermit crab shell,

so that I can use the hermit crab for bait.

- Are you seeing any fish? - [Aosha] Yeah.

[Brittany] There's mullet, all in here.

[Aosha] There's a bunch of this tiny, little striped fish,

but they're just really cautious.

[Brittany] Dammit.

I'm trying to find a way to put a bait on better,

because the fish just stole my [bleep].

Ah, it's just frustrating.

How stupid are fish, do you wonder?

Damn.

I don't think that basket is gonna work

in this shallow water.

It's just too big, uh, like, they're...

They're not gonna let me get anywhere near them.

Realizing that it's not really gonna work out super well,

unless we find an area that's got some deeper water.

So I'm ditching that plan and going with

just more scavenging approach.

A lot of good-sized churos in here.

Those are gonna be tasty.

Churos are little snail-like things.

[Brittany] I'd love a big octopus right now.

Let me see if can find some decent-sized urchins.

It's not much food in 'em, but it's something,

and they do not run away from you.

Yeah. That's what I’m talking about right there.

[Brittany] Obviously, it takes a lot of trial and error,

which takes a lot of energy, which we're running low on,

just from no really good protein source.

[Groans]

These chest pains are just unlike anything

I've ever experienced...

[Aosha] And your body is definitely lacking

a lot of things right now.

[Brittany] It hurts.

[Aosha] Let me see, see your pulse.

Yeah, that's quick.

Okay. Well, if you wanna just sit for a minute,

we can head back to camp soon.

[Brittany] Sounds good.

[Aosha] I'm just gonna harvest a few more urchins.

[Upbeat music playing]

[Aosha] There is no shortage of them,

every single hole in these rocks has one in there.

Damn, these urchins are just... a pain to get out.

But when you're hungry enough,

you'll eat just about anything.

All right. We got ourselves some lunch.

[Brittany] Nice.

[Aosha] I think I’m about ready to head back.

All right.

How's the pain going?

- [Brittany] Fine. - [Aosha] Cool.

I can go up, you can pass up the basket and the pot.

[Brittany] Yeah.

[Aosha] Just spending a good chunk of time

wondering around those tide pools,

picking up stuff, which doesn't take much energy

and actually get us a good meal, was really big.

[Brittany] My chest is hurting.

[Groans]

- [Aosha] Right here. - [Brittany] [Groans] [Bleep]

Oh, it hurts.

[Aosha] The heart is not something you want to take lightly.

And she's saying it feels like...

It's like pounding out of her chest.

[Narrator] Out of an abundance of caution,

producers call in the medic

to check Brittany's blood pressure.

That's, like, right at 130.

Your body is going into, like, starvation mode.

And so it's gonna start breaking down muscle.

And we don't want it to just feed off

of the muscle in your heart.

You gotta make sure you get some food,

so it stops breaking down your muscle.

[Brittany] If my heart doesn't start feeling better,

I'm worried for the worst.

[Aosha] Lunch time.

Excited for this meal.

It's gonna feel really good.

Got a nice little pile of them right there.

Let's get these puppies going.

[Brittany] He's still moving.

[Aosha] Yeah, they're alive.

And there's not much in there, but it's something.

So you just scoop.

[Brittany] How does it taste?

[Aosha] It's good.

You just have to not like...

Be like, "oh, this is gross."

I'll give you a nice, big one.

It's got a lot of meat in it, see the orange stuff?

[Brittany] I can officially say

I know the weirdest thing I've ever eaten.

[Aosha] Like, put it in your mouth, just eat it.

Just put it in your mouth.

[Exhales]

[Aosha] It's really not bad.

[Brittany] Yeah. It's not bad.

It tastes like I was eating... straight salt water,

but in a hummus form.

Like... [makes sound]

I'm so grateful for the sea urchin,

but, uh, I'm gonna pass.

There's no way.

It's just not for me.

All right.

Uh, I'll eat churos and stuff, though.

Really? [Laughs]

You're a dork.

All right. I think those are good.

They're boiling.

I feel very close to Brittany,

she's really sweet, and very supportive.

And I know that having her out here with me

is gonna be a big part of helping me get through this.

How are you feeling about these?

Not bad.

[Aosha] They're chewy.

You gotta just nip off that head bit.

[Brittany] That feels good, eating something.

[Aosha] Really felt good to get some food in my stomach.

Hmm, that one had some sand in it.

[Aosha] Brittany had about 10 of those churos.

I'm really hoping it makes her feel better.

[Burps]

[Tense music playing]

[Brittany] Oh, my god.

[Aosha] How's the pain doing?

[Brittany] It [bleep] hurts.

[Aosha] Take some deep breathes.

[Brittany] I'm still experiencing

a lot of discomfort and pain

associated with my heart right now.

[Aosha] It might be easiest if you just

lie back for a moment.

[Brittany] My mom is only 57, and five years ago,

she had a mini stroke.

And with my family history, it just makes me panic.

Feels like somebody's taken a stress ball

and just squeezing the [bleep] out of it.

Oh, it hurts.

I know I'm strong, I know I can do it.

Wait, holy [bleep]

I feel like I'm gonna pass out from the pain.

[Suspenseful music playing]

[Brittany] The pain is immense.

[Aosha] Call the medic in to get some vitals.

Brittany to medic.

[Breanna] Go for medic.

Can I have you come and check my heart rate

and my blood pressure, please?

[Breanna] Copy. And out.

My heart still feels like it's pounding out of my chest

even while I'm sitting here.

There is a history of heart issues in my family,

it tends to be at a young age, too.

So I think that comes into a little bit of fear

and why I'm kind of taking this extra precaution

of paying attention to my body warnings.

[Breanna] All right. Come on out, Brittany.

Tell me a little bit about how you're feeling.

[Brittany] Right now, my heart is still

just pounding in my chest,

like I can just feel it working really, really hard,

and it's just causing a lot of discomfort.

[Breanna] Okay.

[Brittany] Yeah, I can't ignore it anymore.

It bothers me, it hurts, like I can just feel my chest

clenching from my heart just trying so hard.

[Breanna] Yup. We've got 136 over 88.

[Breanna] Um... Have you been eating?

I ate yesterday.

[Breanna] Drinking lots of water?

- How are you sleeping? - I drink...

I didn't sleep last night.

You didn't sleep last night?

Mmm-hmm. Okay.

Combination of lack of sleep, lack of food,

could definitely bring on fatigue

and chest discomfort is pretty normal.

Um, I understand that, you know,

it's normal for the conditions that I'm in,

but I'd still like to talk to Kyle.

Okay.

It's really hard to tell right now

how much of her situation is mental.

I mean, I know that she is in some pain

and is in some discomfort there.

It's one of those things

it's hard to be in someone else's head.

I think you have the capacity to do it, you know.

I mean, and you know you have the capacity to do it.

[Brittany] Yeah, I know I have the capacity to do it.

I just wanna take care of myself.

[Aosha] I completely understand.

- [Kyle] Hey, Brittany. - Hey.

[Kyle] So what's going on?

I'm just having a lot of discomfort with...

My heart and my chest.

I just don't wanna put myself

through that discomfort anymore.

Because there is a history of heart issues in my family.

[Kyle] Okay. I understand that.

I think you know your body best.

I'd rather tap now than, um, pushing it to where

something could go wrong.

[Kyle] Okay. Why don't you say goodbye to Aosha,

and I'll get you out of here.

I know it's a hard decision to make,

but I know you've been thinking about it a lot.

No challenge outweighs any kind of long-term health risk.

Yeah. Obviously, I don't wanna leave you,

but I have all the faith in the world in you.

And I'm sorry to leave you, but...

Yeah, I need to go.

[Aosha] Definitely sad to see you go.

I was hopeful in the morning

that she would turn around a little bit

and give it another go, but she's done.

Good luck back in the real world.

Talk to you on day 21.

You better.

[Aosha] Take care of yourself.

[Brittany] I'm sad that I'm leaving Aosha.

This was definitely more challenging

than I thought it would be.

My optimism was completely tested during this challenge.

But I don't feel any regret making my decision.

I have to wait a second.

My heart. [Exhales]

Losing Tanner and his personality,

I don't think I was as distracted,

so I got caught up in the pain.

And I just couldn't smile and bear it anymore.

I still have a very positive outlook on what happened here

and I just learned to really get in touch with yourself

when times are hard,

is the most incredible lesson I think I could take away.

[Kyle] Okay. Feel better.

[Brittany] Thank you.

[Narrator] After only 11 days,

Brittany's premature exit

lowers her PSR from 6.4 to 5.8.

I couldn't be more grateful for the experience

that I've had here.

I am upset that I didn't make it 21 days.

But the heart is one thing

I'm not gonna play around with.

All right.

And then there was one.

I'm pretty bummed.

Starting out with two partners out here

was something I was really excited about

to have that extra energy and support out here.

And to have Tanner tap,

and then now to have Brittany tap,

bit of a downer for sure.

Being around people is something

I've always really valued and really enjoyed.

Growing up with a twin,

I pretty much never had much alone time.

So it is a really good test of my mental state.

Stay positive, keep moving forward,

keep my daily flow going,

and I'll be at the end before I know it.

This place is picking people off like flies.

Now, that I'm hiking by myself, I got to be careful,

because if something does happen to me,

I don't have support.

It looks like the tide is coming in.

So, my usual urchin spots are getting pretty covered up.

I think I might ditch this bucket for now

and see about getting a line in the water.

I had a nice little meal yesterday,

but definitely getting pretty hungry again.

Let's get some bait.

I think it's really important

that I try to get some protein.

Find a good spot.

I think that's gonna be a big priority

in the next couple of days.

Just kind of watching for fish in these waves,

but I'm not seeing much.

That pelican has got the right idea, though.

There's a couple tiny ones right here,

I'm not sure if they'll go for it.

I will try.

Tiny fish is better than nothing.

It's just such rough water,

and I can't wade it because it'll get stuck on the bottom.

The water just pushes it around so much.

I saw some fish,

they were mostly just scared of the bait,

so, didn't go super well.

No luck out there.

That was a good try, though.

Now, that I'm here alone,

I need to be mindful and extra careful

with things like just watching where I step.

One slip off this cliff and we are done for.

[Thunder rumbling]

[Aosha] Pretty tired.

It rained really hard last night,

it got kind of leaky.

Some extra layers,

I'm gonna start to take this apart a bit,

and use the material to reinforce

and waterproof it up.

I think doing this alone

is gonna add another level to the challenge for me,

for sure.

The mental side of this whole thing

is such a huge part of it.

If your mind is not there,

then you're not gonna make it.

I wanna make it to the end,

so I'm just trying to stay in the moment as much as I can,

and just focus on the task ahead.

See if I can move my fire pit

down this way a little bit,

so that I can sleep in the back there.

My mind is reaching ahead

a little bit to the end of this,

getting to get out and see my family.

But just remembering that I've got people back home

like that who are really, really rooting for me.

Helps me out here to be able to just think,

"okay. You know, my partners are gone.

You know, I know I can do this."

I'm gonna continue to build up

a little bit of a reflecting wall with rocks,

which allows me to sleep through

in the back of the lean-to,

so that at night I can really stay warm

and stay comfortable.

Every bit helps.

My one-person shelter is coming along.

Definitely took some time to get moving this morning.

Haven't had a good meal in a couple of days,

so low energy and in need of something good to eat.

[Aosha speaking]

There's one, there's got to be some more.

So, tomorrow morning,

get up and set some traps up there.

[Ominous music playing]

[Aosha] Guanta is basically a big rodent.

They're just absolutely massive and look super tasty.

[Michael] Guantas or lowland pacas

are nocturnal and solitary herbivores.

They live in burrows and can weigh up to 26 pounds.

I'm gonna set a trap.

We got our loop draping.

A noose.

I used the paracord to make the noose.

If something goes through it,

its leg would set off the trigger,

which is gonna tighten around it

until I can get up there and get it with the machete.

I just have to be very careful setting these,

because they're spring-loaded.

And if this springs up,

catches you in the eye, you're done.

It works.

That's why you keep your head out of the way.

Okay. Hopefully, get us a nice big meal.

[Tense music playing]

I'm gonna go check on my trap.

If I'm lucky,

there'll be a nice, big, fat guanta waiting for me.

No luck yet.

I haven't eaten much in the past couple days.

Not quite as many urchins to make a decent meal.

It's very important that I get some food in my system

before extraction, which is coming up in a couple days.

It just came out of a little log I broke here.

A nice, delicious-looking grub.

See how these puppies taste.

Taste kind of like rotten wood.

Not the most delicious thing I've ever eaten.

Time is moving by kinda slow.

I'm feeling, uh, a little bit tired.

Ready to be done.

Yeah, I'm definitely ready to get out of here.

Ready to be home, and a nice, warm meal

sounds so good right now.

Hmm.

Thinking about my family

and my sister Kayley.

They've got more faith in me sometimes

than I do with myself, so you are my inspiration

to keep on going

if you're, um, feeling a little bit down,

definitely carrying me through.

And... yeah.

Heading down to the coast, almost there.

[Waves splashing]

[Aosha] It's low tide super early today,

and the low tide is the best time

to find stuff down there,

so I'm gonna take advantage of it while I can.

If I don't get something to eat soon,

I don't know if I'm gonna make it.

I'm just looking under some rocks.

Holy [bleep]

There's a huge octopus that goes under those rocks.

That's huge.

I cannot let this get away.

[Tense music playing]

[Tanner screaming]

[Bleep]

Got bit on my ass, so I'm getting out of this.

An oath on my life,

I promise you I cannot explain that pain.

Oh, look at this, look at this.

Can you see that?

[Brittany] I mean, that's a good one.

- And they are... - [Tanner screaming]

Pour some of this water on my ass.

[Brittany] Do you want me to pour it on your ass?

[Tanner] [Bleep] I promise you, it won't stop stinging.

[Aosha] Oh, yeah.

[Tanner] Oh my word.

That's the first time I can honestly say

I've ever poured water on a man's ass.

[Tanner screaming]

[Bleep]

I think it's still there.

[Brittany] I'm gonna have a six pack by the time

we leave here from laughing so hard.

There is a huge octopus.

This is big.

I really need this right now.

[Suspenseful music playing]

Got it.

All right.

The moment I hit that thing with my spear,

I was stoked.

Here we go.

Look at that.

That's what I'm talking about right there.

That is a meal.

Thank you, ocean.

I'm gonna try to gut it, just turn this inside out,

and get all these guts out.

Nothing but meat right there.

Now, I just feed the fire.

Wait for this to boil.

Probably gonna boil it for a little while

just to make sure it's nice, and cooked, and tender.

The morale boost of something that I know

is gonna fill me up I can say is absolutely massive.

All right.

Look at that.

That looks quite good.

To just cut off a piece of this.

Oh, that is nice and tender.

Get a little smoky flavor here.

[Soft music playing]

Hmm. It's quite chewy.

This is the biggest meal

that I've gotten out here by far.

Oh, that's amazing.

So, my body is feeling really good.

I can really feel the protein hitting my system

and it's giving me a lot of fuel.

I've got just two days left

and it was really what I needed today.

I'm very determined to make it to the end.

Extraction, it's gonna be tough,

swimming out into these big waves,

it's gonna be difficult.

And it's really gonna carry me through.

Give me all the energy I need for extraction.

[Birds squawking]

[Tense music playing]

All right.

Extraction point tomorrow is out here,

offshore from this other beach.

I am right up here, this is the bamboo patch.

It looks like I'll need to go through the jungle,

which from looking at it here,

it's a very steep, steep hike.

And then, find a way down onto this beach.

Two days ago, low tide was at about

right at first light,

so I definitely wanna leave my camp

absolutely as early as possible tomorrow,

because I cannot miss that window

of low tide to swim out.

The last thing I want is getting hurt on the last day.

I can't believe it's finally here, my last night...

Out here in the jungle.

Tomorrow morning, get up and start extraction.

And it's kinda bittersweet

thinking about Brittany and Tanner.

Wishing they were here to laugh with.

I'm really happy that I got to experience

the first part of this with them.

So, feel a little sad leaving, but I'm ready for it.

Stoked to get outta here in the morning.

Time to get some good sleep.

I've had this fire going for 21 days,

it's time to put it out.

Thank you, fire.

Goodbye, shelter. Goodbye, funny farm.

Goodbye, Ecuador.

Let's go.

[Narrator] Aosha's extraction

will take him three miles south

to another isolated beach.

Traversing dense jungle, he'll have to remain vigilant

for deadly fer-de-lance snakes

camouflaged in the undergrowth.

And a four-hundred foot cliff,

he will descend two miles to the shoreline.

He'll then swim past the reef to his extraction point,

through strong currents,

watching for aggressive bull sharks

that swim close to shore

and are the most likely shark species

to attack humans.

[Aosha] Thorns on the trees are the ones

that messed my feet in the first couple of days,

so I'm just moving really slow

and really watching where I put my feet.

Definitely need to be really careful here

of snakes under these leaves.

It's not a well-established trail or anything,

so this stuff is pretty deep.

Holes like these, get your foot in there,

you never know what's down there, so just moving slow,

being careful.

This is getting pretty steep.

Got to be really careful.

Don't want to slip and slide down,

it's the last thing I need here.

Looks like this might be the top.

Look at that.

It's like we're still pretty low, so that's great.

Gonna be perfect timing.

Huge, huge beach,

looks like there's some pretty gnarly rocks down there.

Very steep behind me,

don't really see a way down there.

It looks like back over that way,

there may be a trail going down.

I'm just having to find my way down to this beach.

And really watch out to get up into the saw grass,

because snakes really like to hide in this stuff.

[Tense music playing]

Very steep edge, sharp cacti, sharp rocks,

really mindful steps here.

This extraction is brutal.

It's definitely a major test,

and the hardest that I've worked,

and the most challenging thing

I've gone through this entire challenge by far.

This is not like the beaches

I'm used to in north Carolina,

where they are just sand all the way out.

Lot of rocks down there.

Waves look a little gnarly, so this is gonna be tough.

[Tense music playing]

[Aosha] I'm gonna have to really time this right.

Try to get through the first break

without getting hit by a big one.

Holy [bleep]

If a wave is coming at me, just gotta get under it.

[Bleep]

Oh, man.

Oh [bleep]

I am feeling it in my arms,

my lungs are really feeling it

as I try to dive under and hold my breath.

Hang on.

[Groans]

There you are.

[Suspense music playing]

Whoo!

Yeah, baby!

Twenty-one days.

I did it.

One of the hardest challenges I've ever faced.

My body is feeling it, but I did it.

I made it.

I'm stoked.

I'm so proud and so happy to have completed this thing,

and I am here at the end finally.

I think this challenge has really changed me,

in a sense of appreciating

the things that I have in my life.

They really pushed the boundaries,

but I don't think I have found my limit yet,

the mental or the physical.

[Narrator] After surviving 21 days

in the coastal jungle of Ecuador, 10 of them alone,

Aosha leaves the challenge 20 pounds lighter.

His PSR rises from 6.7 to 7.5.

I definitely wish Tanner and Brittany

were here right now to feel this.

Whoo!

Twenty-one days, baby!

Thank you, Ecuador!

Whoo!

Yeah!

I'm one happy, naked man.