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I am a person that loves challenges.

I have the world record in death diving.

It's 31 meters.

I became a Norwegian champion in martial arts.

Being from Norway, Viking is in my blood.

So I'm going to conquer Africa with it.

Naked and Afraid, you think this is hard?

I can do anything.

I'm just not sure anybody can survive here for 21 days.

Oh, my God.

Two strangers...

Ha! Go, go, go.

Oh, God.

...no food.

Ah!

No water.

21 days.

Don't have...

Die first.

Naked and Afraid.

The difference between here and back home in Norway...

everything is different.

It looks like Earth, but I don't recognize any of it.

It's going to be challenging.

Straightaway, I'm really struck by the tall grass.

As a West Australian, we know that tall grass means snakes.

I've got to keep my head on a swivel out here

because that's what's gonna help me survive.

As a Canadian, you all are gonna assume

that the cold doesn't bother me.

- You're wrong. - I don't like the cold.

We don't like the cold.

We dress for it.

We have giraffes.

Well, that's my first time seeing giraffes.

South Africa is the world's most dangerous playground.

Where I come from in Hawaii, everything is peaceful and sweet.

And out here, everything is thorny,

and it wants to kill you.

Thorns everywhere.

This is going to be a brutal challenge.

In this international tribes challenge,

two teams will survive separately

for ten days in the South African Bushveld

before merging on Day eleven

to complete the rest of the 21-day challenge together.

All right.

This is where the adventure begins.

Whoo!

I'm treating this experience as a rite of passage.

I like to draw a line in the sand to mark the transition

from one state of being to another.

And I step across the line.

I'll see you on the other side.

For the last few years, I've run a business teaching kids how to do

fire making and shelter building and tracking animals.

And the other business that I run

has deep, transformative experiences in the wild for mainly women.

I don't necessarily call myself a survivalist.

I call myself a re-wilding mentor.

And so, jumping into this challenge,

I want to demonstrate that nature connection

and survival skills actually doesn't have to be

this really combative, awful experience.

It can be deeply beautiful and connective.

As a bush craft instructor, Britt's holistic attitude

towards survival sets her apart.

But her idealism could be tested

when confronted with the harsh environment.

She begins with a primitive survival rating,

or PSR of 6.2.

Ooh!

Ooh, my nipple. Okay.

Ouch.

Argh! Those thorns are already a problem.

I'm really hoping for a partner with an open mind.

Nobody's stubborn.

I get mansplained all the time.

I really don't want a mansplainer.

I'm on my way to meet my partner.

This is exciting.

It's gonna be fun.

It actually feels like I'm walking through

the Australian bush, so I'm feeling quite at home.

- Hi. - Hi.

- Hello, naked person. - Hey.

- I'm Sara. - I'm Britt.

- Lovely to meet you. - Lovely to meet you.

- Where are you from? - I'm from Australia.

Awesome. Hawaii.

Oh, amazing.

- I'm so stoked. - You're woman.

Great.- My partner is a woman, and not just any woman,

but a woman who is a ball of sunshine.

So tell me about like, how you got into this?

- Well, this is my second time. - Ah, awesome!

I did a 14-day challenge.

Cool.

My last challenge started with me as a curious fan,

and it ended with a part of myself I didn't know was so powerful.

I got fire. Yee-hoo!

How you feeling, Frank?

I'm feeling pretty good.

My last partner and I were completely different people

who could have had a lot of conflict.

But every day we chose to support each other,

and because of that, we walked out together, hand in hand.

I'm ready. Let's do 21.

- Let's go. - Absolutely.

I'm doing this 21 day challenge to show the world

that I'm more than a fan of Naked and Afraid.

I've become a great survivalist, too.

Should we go get our bags?

Yeah, Let's do it.

The experience Sara brings from her prior challenge is an asset.

But lessons from the jungles of Tobago

may not translate to this foreign land.

Her PSR is set at 6.5.

Hey, man, you got the clothes.

- I'm Chad. - Ah, man. Ken.

- Ken? Yeah, Ken. - Yeah.

- Nice to meet you, man. - Likewise, brother.

- All right. Ready? Cool. - I'm so ready for this.

- Where are you from? - I'm from Norway, man.

- Norway? Canada. - Norway. Yeah.

- Canada. - All right, team Cold?

Team Cold.

However, I don't know about you,

I don't like the cold.

Yeah, I'm kind of okay with the cold.

- It's gonna be fun. - What are your skills?

What do you do?

So I'm like an extreme sport athlete type guy.

With his ability to withstand extreme physical challenges,

Ken is primed to endure 21 days.

However, his lack of experience

in hot climates may take a toll.

He begins with a PSR of 6.3.

- What about you? - You know, I'm a hunter,

fisherman, outdoorsman.

But this is all foreign to me.

I'm looking forward to learning this,

learning the animals, but no, nothing like this, man.

I have a very long background of hunting and fishing.

Outdoors is where I like to be.

My survival style?

Get done what has to get done and get it done quick,

and finding food with whatever means.

Well... This is home.

My work as a forest firefighter

has prepared me for this challenge a great deal.

Being the schedule out there of 19 days of isolation with small crew,

minimal means of survival, and dealing with the elements.

I'm doing this challenge to prove to my kids

that anything is possible as long as you put your mind to it.

All right. I think I see our bags over there, man.

- Yes, sir. Let's go. - Let's check it out.

As an accomplished outdoorsman and hunter,

Chad is a natural provider.

But his low body fat puts him at a disadvantage.

He starts with the PSR of 6.4.

- So I brought my axe. - Axe? Good.

Machete.

Each survivalist has brought a personal survival item.

I got my fishing lines.

- You're a bow hunter, obviously. - -Yes.

In addition to their personal items,

both teams are given a pot, a fire starter and a map.

Okay, oh.

Instantly see... Look, there's four of us.

That is a tribe of four people, - Yeah! - Whoo!

Okay. This is gonna be fun.

You think they're dudes?-

I would probably put money on what they do.

So how great would it be if they weren't?

Ah, here's where we are.

The closest water source there, it seems.

Yep.

It looks like we have to head a little northeast.

Yeah, that would be that way.

- That way. - That way. Yeah.

Okay.

Let's get on with it.

Let's do it, man.

I suggest we probably head down to the water

and set up a boma as quickly as possible.

- Let's do it. - Let's do it.

Britt and Sara will hike to the edges

of receding riverbed

where they will spend the first 10 days of the challenge.

Here, the scarce water attracts

potential meals like kudu and duiker,

as well as the predators that hunt them.

Four miles to the southwest,

Ken and Chad will head to the banks of a large lake

for the first part of their challenge.

Their source of fresh water is also home to catfish.

But the area is patrolled by leopards

and man eating Nile crocodiles

that are able to launch their entire body

from beneath the surface to consume their prey.

During their challenge,

both tribes will also have to contend

with the approaching African winter,

when temperatures can dip into the 50s,

threatening hypothermia.

Man, this nature is awesome.

Yeah, this is totally cool.

And what better way to discover it than nude?

- Nothing to see here. - Just two naked dudes doing what naked dudes do.

My partner,

- he seems awesome, man. - Family man from Canada.

Good spirits.

Yeah, This is gonna be great.

These are tracks.

It seems like we just walked straight into a nice sized cat.

Yeah, a leopard.

Most likely a leopard.

And they hide very well on this grass.

So, keep our eyes out.

- Yeah. - -'Cause you won't see them coming.

- I'm eager to find our spot. - -Yeah.

I can feel the afternoon sun on my shoulders,

which means hot before it gets cold.

I know it's going to drop a ton tonight.

Yeah.

Ooh, I can tell we're getting close to water.

The texture is changing under my feet.

I'm sure many other animals will know

that this is where the water is.

So I just want to keep mindful as well.

- Yeah. - -I don't want to run into a buffalo.

Oh, there we go.

That's actually beautiful.

That's gorgeous.

I wish I could just go diving in, but...

Get a little meditation.- - Check out. - Oh,.

- Oh, man. - That's a kudu.

Some kind of predator's obviously taking it out.

We'll like not sleep here.

- Yes. - Good idea.

As soon as I see that kudu, I'm just thinking,

Who ate this?

What's their path?

We need to have boma, so nothing comes in

and kills me while I'm sleeping.

Do you want to just, kind of, like, scout out around the water?

Yeah.

I reckon maybe head up this way.

Yeah.

All right, let's find our homes.

Let's do it.

I'm feeling good about this next corner.

Hmm.

There's definitely moisture because it's now firm ground.

Yeah.

- Yeah! - Yeah.

We got a lake.

Oh, baby.

That's a lot bigger than I thought it would be.

Yeah, absolutely.

That is awesome.

And we found skulls.

And we've got a skull.

Two skulls. Look at this one with horns.

Africa!

Something in there is quite nice.

It feels nice and protected.

Yeah.

And we're in the right direction of the wind as well.

- And we're high enough, too. - Yeah.

We find a place that has a few trees,

that gives us a bit of a natural barrier.

It's close enough to water

that we can hear the activity, but far enough away

that we don't need to worry about being in anything's tracks.

The thing that I think frightens me more than anything

is exposure to the cold.

I am a bit susceptible to the cold.

And so, making sure that I've done enough work

to build my shelter nice and warm is a really key priority for me.

Are we thinking a lean to or a kind of teepee shelter?

So, boma,

we definitely want, like a wreath

of wood with the thorns going outward.

Hmm.

I do want to build a roof because you can get cold here.

As we're clearing the area for our shelter,

I can immediately sense that Britt and I

are not on the same page about priorities.

She really wants to have a teepee structure to keep us warm,

and I really want a boma to keep predators away.

Do you want to do roof first?

I'm thinking roof first, because then we can

just layer on top and on top and on top.

I do think tonight we might just have to accept that

there might just be the basic boma.

So now then, we've gotta find something off the beaten path for home, huh?

Yeah.

Like something right here?

- Actually, look at this man. - Yeah, man.

Right in front of our faces.

Found it.

Man, okay.

Okay, so clear out like this patch here.

- Yeah. - And we're good.

- We already got a slight back wall. - -Yeah.

I think priority is just to get safety first.

- Fire and water. - We agree.

- Agreed? Yeah, okay. - Let's do it.

All right, man, let's do this.

We come up with a game plan and then we start going at it pretty hard.

There's no hesitation on what has to be done.

We have the same expectation.

Ah,.

Whoo!

And it's a sigh of relief to know that I have a guy to help me

split this task to get it done in a hurry.

Yeah!

Ken is the man.

He's right into this thing, just like me.

Yes, yes, yes.

We are both psyched.

We're both feeling good, we're both on the same page.

And we've got a camp up and running and we got a fire.

We're just getting stuff done together.

And it's...

I'm happy to see that it turned out that way.

- That's good? - Oh, that's really good.

I'm getting anxious about sunlight.

We have two full hours

before the sun is on the horizon.

- Yeah. - -We really have to focus on the the thorns.

I know that the thing

that's gonna make me most uncomfortable is the cold.

And I want to conserve energy by building a good shelter,

and therefore I'm not spending the next week or so

shivering and losing my energy that way.

Okay.

This is the wrong priority.

We need to have our inner circle.

We need a fence and we need to surround it with thorns,

and we need a fire and we need water,

and that's all we have time for tonight.

Because here, everything that bites, bites to kill.

With the boma, you have to start from the inside out.

We don't even have thorns yet.

That's the most important part.

Britt.

Hey, Britt, I think we just gotta do the boma first.

You reckon we should tie it?

You know, what I've learned is that with the boma,

you have to start from the inside out.

I feel strongly we need to start

with the bottom structure and the flooring.

- All right. - I'm with you on that.

Okay, cool.

For tonight, Sara and Britt will focus

on building a basic boma with a thorn perimeter.

I know tonight will be hard,

but having this initial safety barrier,

is absolutely the most important thing tonight.

I'm glad my partner was willing to hear me out on that one.

You might call it naive,

but I truly trust that nothing bad is gonna happen to me out here.

I will be looked after by this land.

So maybe that was what was going through my mind.

I was like, oh, we'll be fine.

- There we go. - We got a little wall there.

Are you cool for me to get the fire going?

Yeah.

I'm gonna go get some water.

Sweet.

Every time I start fire, I offer a prayer

or an acknowledgement rather to the ancestral being that is fire.

The biggest obstacle that I know is ahead of me is the cold.

I know it's going to be really uncomfortable.

I'm prepared for sleep to be a bit sketchy,

but I'm trying to keep my mind really still and calm.

We have fire.

Yay! Good job.

Here we are.

- Night one. - Night one.

Feeling pretty damn good about it.

The jungle is coming through life.

That fully sounds like a kill.

Holy.

Yeah.

Is that something dying?

We had a cold night, but I knew that was going to be the case.

I think we probably got maybe an hour each...

- of sleep? - I think we got an hour each.

But it was actually very inspiring

for a very good shelter design.

- Yeah. - 'Cause we were both

considering shelter designs all night,

and both of us felt a strong need

to work on that today as a top priority.

I was kind of cursing the boma design,

thinking that it's not the most functional shelter without a roof.

Not a bad first night.

The rocks were a little rough on the hips,

but warm and we're gonna get this day rolling

by tying some fishing line, and God willing

we can find some bait and potentially have a fish this morning.

Time to find frogs and scorpions and things with goo in them.

I normally eat a lot of food.

So being without it, that's a big worry.

Whoa.

We have a scorpion.

That's our bait.

Yes, a bait.

Oh! You might have just got us some breakfast, man.

God.

Fate.

Yeah.

Yeah.

All right.

And that's it. That's as far as you need to go.

We got one more here, man.

You found another one?

- Yeah. - Good.

I'm gonna go tie up another line.

Cool.

Yeah, man, we even got movement on there.

So that's fish.

A much better feeling about that one.

Success, I feel.

Man, we got lots.

- We got lots to set all the lines. - -Yeah.

Today is all about setting ourself up.

For the long run.

So I'm just using this in the meantime,

while I actually get a wire pole just to

hold this in a much sturdier position.

But for the rest of the kind of roof shingles,

if you like, are going to be practically kind of like logs like this,

but across the roof.

With their boma perimeter complete,

Britt and Sara are constructing two small, lean to shelters inside,

which will protect them from rain

as well as cold temperatures at night.

Oh, look how shady it is in there.

- Yeah, it's amazing. - I love it.

I do think I am really, really set on getting the blind for hunting.

Totally. I'm super happy to continue on the shelter

and make this a really comfortable protected place.

Awesome.

All right, I'm going to head out.

- See you soon. - See you soon.

Today I'm gonna start over the water.

I am working on using the debris that's already here like this

to create a little bit more structure here.

The downside to this blind is

it's very slopey and very loose sand.

So if I take a shot and slip, I could lose the meal.

My goal is to finish the blind today

and start sitting in it tomorrow.

- -So?

We have fishing lines in the water with bait at our campsite.

But we are headed to the other side of the pond

to try to catch some fish over there,

you know, just improve the odds so that we can eat

and we just constantly keep improving.

Oh! A crocodile, man.

Holy.

That's a man eater.

We're on the menu.

Having something that's in the water,

that when you're going to refill your pot,

it's going to come out and just drag you to hell.

It's pretty insane.

It's a crocodile, man.

We need to be very careful.

These animals learn habits. They're patient.

And they watch and they see repetition.

You can bet he's probably watching us

and planning and figuring things out, so.

Going to the water edge, checking our lines.

It's pretty nerve racking, man.

Yeah! Yeah!

- Yeah. - Yeah!

- It's small. I know. - Laugh it up.

But with that comes more bait.

And a little bit of protein, baby.

Sweet.

We're gonna go and check the other ones now.

Oh, my, How much better can one day be?

Yee-hoo!

Yeah!

Number two, baby.

Let's just keep going.

Let's keep doing this, man.

Yeah, buddy.

Let's go pack down some protein.

I was prepared to not eat for 21 days.

I went into this thinking like, okay, that might be a possibility.

But so far,

I don't want to jinx it, but so far we are...

We are having a good time.

- Awesome. - Hell of a start.

Thank you, Africa!

We're gonna be so much more comfortable than last night.

Look at this.

We have a lean to of mopani,

and because of the progress

we've made on our shelter, I'm finally able to turn

my attention to hunting.

Joyful warrior out.

We are going to check our lines for the first time today.

We are crossing fingers that this might be breakfast time.

Stay away, croc.

Did you see what I see?

I see something.

I see tight line.

Oh, we got a turtle.

We got a turtle.

- Yeah! Yeah! - Yeah, yeah.

We got a turtle.

That is sick.- I'm sorry, Donatello.

- Yeah. - It's not your day.

And you're about to have a bad day.

Chad is doing a great job with the nightlines and It's incredible.

- Oh, we got another tight line. - -We have?

I'm feeling pretty good about this.

Yeah!

Yeah!

- Fish. - Holy , dude.

As I said before, I was prepared not to eat for 21 days.

- So this is just... - It's mind blowing.

- Right on. - Right on, right on.

Oh, so close.

I'd love to spend the rest of the afternoon

getting a lot more insulation on our bedding,

but I got the invitation to ceremony,

- as I describe it. - My menstruation came early.

I know from being out in nature.

if you resist or try to go against the natural cycles

and rhythms of life, then you pay for it.

And so, instead of pushing myself

these couple of days, I'm going to go slow

and the big theme of the next couple of days becomes self care.

So I can get through with grace.

We have a three course meal planned out.

It's gonna start with eau de catfish.

And for the main course, we have a terrapin.

And then for dessert... What were we thinking, Ken?

- Berries. Berries. - Berries.

Chad is also mega Chad is what I call.

Our partner dynamics is working out perfect I think.

So we sing our songs of victory.

Africa!

This bird is called a grey lory,

but here it's actually called

a gray go away bird for two reasons.

One, it tells other things

something is happening and to go away.

And it makes me feel like, off bird. Go away.

I feel so incredibly proud

for how deeply I'm listening to my body

with the need to rest and lay down.

I think a lot of people in a survival context,

would think that having a menstrual cycle

out in the wild when you'vo

would actually be a huge disadvantage.

But I'm not out here

to combat this place.

I'm out here to connect with this place.

And I also feel like me com.

That ceremony is to give blood in order to

receive life from the land.

So I'm basically having a period

without any products like tampons or pads.

And now I'm going to tell this story

for the rest of my life, of free bleeding

on South Africa, the motherland.

I'm taking it as a real blessing.

I have one thing on my mind, and it's food.

I recognize the struggle Britt has

between getting things done a.

But I think as a team,

we need to take food more seriously.

This morning, I woke up feeling in a pretty crappy mood

and physically really, really weak.

I think, primarily because of my cycle.

I need to get the water on my body

to kind of refresh my state of being.

The menstrual cycle's effect on the female body

can be impacted by extreme conditions.

Stress, dehydration and lack of sleep and food can all affect the length

and severity of a woman's period.

In turn, longer or heavier flows

can lead to iron deficiencies, increasing fatigue.

For me, my menstrual cycle is what gives me power.

And so, I'm going to lean in to the opportunity to truly bleed

on the mother, merge with her through my blood.

Oh, God.

- Oh, bleeding? - Yes.

It's going to make such an epic story.

You'll be like, I've free bled in South Africa

in front of a entire camera crew.

While survival experts have historically advised women

who are menstruating to take precautions

against predators in the wild,

these dangers have been debunked.

Today, there is little evidence to suggest

that predator attacks are more common

with menstruating women.

Well, it's harder and harder to get up now.

Less and less energy.

I'm at a really slow pace which is a new one for me.

- It's tough not sleeping at night. - It's because of my hips.

That's from laying on my side.

It trashed me.

That is so sore, man.

We've eaten each day.

We feel super lucky to have had fish.

They're just small.

And we both have huge appetites.

So I mean, we most definitely need a lot more.

I want protein.

Nothing.

I think on the short one.

We're checking them less now just because we're get?

We're feeling this challenge, that's for sure.

You can't catch if you're not fishing.

So I gotta try.

To stay at this form for two more weeks,

- that thought is... - It's kind of hard.

Everything is going slower.

My strong feeling is that we need to be

a lot more serious about food.

Like, we need to step up a bit.

Mm.

In Hawaii, we have a saying...

And it means the life of the land

- is perpetuated by the righteous. - And to be Pono,

is to be right in your heart to have that integrity.

And for the last few days,

I have not felt Pono between me and my partner.

I feel like we need more momentum.

I'm all for keeping on track. Absolutely.

But I can't control what's going on in my body at the moment.

- I have to relax. - Yeah.

For me, there are some times where you just have to...

just get it done.

I think you hold really high expectations for yourself,

and therefore you hold those really high expectations of others.

In Australia, we perceive Americans

to have a very strong focus on external success.

But I need to rest and have that balance in order to be there for you.

I have to actually take care of this,

like this little morning thing that I have at the moment.

And I know on the other side

- when I'm finished bleeding, I'm sweet. - -Yeah.

When I rest these three critical days

like the first days of a cycle,

it means that the energy returns in full momentum.

It's very unique to be

in the heaviest part of your period

while out here doing this challenge.

But I was right to say we need to take food more seriously.

It's coming from a place of the good of the team.

So we started out pretty good with the fishing.

I'm guessing it's a change in weather

that has just slowed everything down.

We've been less successful in the last few days.

But we can still catch more.

I'm gonna go for some firewood first, and then we go and finish.

I just don't got it in me right now.

Can't sleep. It is so hard.

Everything is so weak right now.

So it's a huge struggle.

- I can do the rounds. - There's no problem.

I'm looking at Chad, and the man I see

is not the man I joined this adventure with.

I'm definitely feeling effects of hunger.

Slowly, but surely, it has been tearing him down.

But it's important to be ready

for the day when we are going to hike

and we're going to meet our potential new partners.

So I'm gonna go check the lines.

I'm hoping for fish.

Getting some food would be optimal.

Definitely.

I got hopes for this one.

I'll leave that for now.

Check the last one.

Something took the bait.

Just checked the lines.

No fish.

I didn't think sleeping would be a challenge

because I'm known to be able to sleep anywhere.

But the lack of sleep is absolutely killer.

That's the toughest part of this challenge.

The head thinks of things they need to do and want to do,

but the body can't.

That struggle is real.

I can't shake it.

I've been on a very long journey with my menstrual cycle,

and this morning I woke up with a nice burst of energy.

My body is shifting away from being on the cycle,

and I'm moving into the next stage of spring.

It makes me feel hopeful for.

This week, Sara and I, we had conflict come up.

So when Sara gave her feedback

of wanting to do more, I checked in with myself

and I thought, I really want to support my partner

so she feels nourished and supported to continue.

And so, I'm wandering through the bush

looking for buffalo thorn, berries and leaves.

Buffalo thorn was pretty extraordinary.

It was a great source of minerals,

and it's so nice to bring that back for dinner for Sara and I.

I know that we've got a lis for the evening.

Dinner.

I have learned so many lessons from this place.

It's been beautiful being here.

It's been a gift.

And I'm ready to see more wildlife from the merge.

It's time to move on.

I'm ready to see big game.

I'm ready to have a new shelter

and meet our teammates.

What are we making, Britt?

We're making the South African special.

Buffalo Thornberry leaf and bury mush.

It's like food, but if you don't have food,

we just have berries and leaves from a very thorny tree.

Mm.

It actually smells slightly sweet and a little bit grassy.

And a little grassy.

And it's going to be really good for us.

- Can I test a leaf? - Yeah.

It's like a thinner collard green.

That tastes like... paper.

This is the most calories I've had

since we've been here, and I can tell Britt is doing

a lot better as well, and.

Thank you, Britt.

Yeah, of course.

Soon enough, we're going to meet up

with our potential partners, which Ken and I

are both super excited about.

Cannot wait to see who they are,

what tools they have, what skills they have and have help out here.

You need that in this challenge.

It is tough, but...

I'm concerned in a in a realistic way about this walk

and about setting up the next camp.

Exhausting couple of days coming up. The merge.

This is gonna suck.

That was a long night.

Second sleepless night.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Always my hips.

It's not the bad burny rash that's the problem,

it's the actual bones that are bruised from day one

when we were sleeping on the rocks and gravel.

Chad has been spiraling down some

mental traps, but this is the point where

if you just take one more step into that unknown,

then it will change you.

Lines first?

While you check the lines, I'm just gonna take a stroll, man.

I'm just thinking about the family and...

Man, my body's still in this thing,

but I'm hurting right now.

Nothing there.

No fish.

We are out of bait, so we're gonna have to get more bait.

I'm just going into that conservation mode,

just taking things slow and easy.

Chad has not slept for two days,

so, hopefully he'll get some sleep during the day.

This is no good.

Especially in the state of mind that I'm in here.

Exhausted.

And, uh...

I allowed myself to do what I said I wouldn't do,

and go down...

the rabbit hole.

What makes this thing so hard is

when you hit this point of exhaustion,

that can with your mind.

So,

those mind games,

they're rabbit holes.

Well, Ken, I need to talk to you, bro.

All right.

How are you feeling, man?

I think you got this, bro.

- I know you got this. - You just need sleep.

I went down that rabbit hole.

I know I'm a coward for doing it, but, uh...

- Don't. - -And I hate leaving you here alone

to do all the work.

Eats me up.

- Don't think about this. - You're the best partner ever, man.

You really are.

But how about...-

How about we see it through the day, bro?

I can't, man. I'm out.

Mentally, I'm just not here now.

- Are you sure? - I'm already back home.

And, uh, just...

That's it for me.

- 100% sure? - Yeah.

I just can't do it.

All right.

- You got this. - I know you do, buddy.

You're a strong lad.

You're one of the best dudes I know.

You too, man.

I'm leaving him out here alone.

I have to live with that.

You're looking at him, I guess.

A goddamn coward.

I have to face everybody at home.

Everyone that thought I could do this.

It's a bummer I gotta leave him.

And I'm sure he's disappointed, too.

Ten days into the South African bush

proves too much for Chad.

His PSR drops from 6.4 to 5.5.

I feel better about that decision,

but obviously, it never feels good to leave a guy behind.

But this is a challenge, and, uh...

And I've had enough. I wanna go back to real life.

I get it.

It's been rough. But, uh...

I was hoping we'd find a way to...

pull through, the both of us.

But it is weird going to be alone out here.

Oh, that's very nice.

- Stretchy? - Very pliable.

Probably enough for both of us from what I'm getting.

The merge, it's gonna be a huge trek.

It's probably gonna be in super, super hot sun.

Really want this to be split halfway down the middle.

So, I'm making myself a flower crown hat

to protect myself.

Here in South Africa,

a big part of what zaps my energy is the midday sun.

I'm gonna give my best crack at making a hat.

I wove together

my main pieces, and then I'm braiding in

these leaves.

I managed to make

an amazing hat to keep me out of the sun,

and just prepared all the materials ahead of merge.

So I got a whole bunch of weaving fibers

if they're needed.

Got some cordage.

I'm just gonna check my lines.

So, Chad left me his fishing lines,

which is just amazing. I mean,

that is a lifeline out here.

'Cause I got four lines out, hoping for fish.

It's the first time I do this solo.

We've always done this together.

We've always done everything together.

This day, most of all, will probably be

a really good day to get some fish.

I got a long hike tomorrow.

And getting some food in my belly right now

would be optimal.

Okay, here we go.

Fingers crossed.

Oh, that's a big one.

Oh, that is a big one.

Holy

All right.

Look at this bastard right here.

That is a big one.

- Biggest one so far. - That is amazing.

Okay. You stay there.

I'm gonna go check the next one,

because I got a good feeling here.

What the What in the

Holy

Two huge ones.

This is a fish, man.

This is a goddamn fish.

Oh, my God.

Last day, before we leave, we got her.

We got her.

Thank you, Chad, for these.

Thank you so much.

That's a lot of meat.

That is what we have eaten this entire time.

I think I'm gonna eat the small one

and then bring the big one.

Now, this is a tribute to bring

to the new potential people.

I'm gonna cook this now.

This is incredible,

and I'm gonna eat this, the small one.

It's gonna give me

way more energy than I had in a few days.

And that is exactly what I need now,

so, for this walk and for to meet these people.

I'm gonna go for it.

I think that's good.

Mm.

All right, Chad.

It would be really awesome to have you with me

on this journey.

Like, we're only halfway...

but I understand your decision.

I respect it.

And I'm super glad that I met you.

I'm gonna continue this,

and I'm gonna finish it for the both of us.

See you on the other side, brother.

So the next ten days, I'm gonna

hopefully be with two other people.

- Maybe women, maybe men. - I don't know.

We're gonna have to figure a lot of things out together.

And I hope we can do that together.

Whoo! Out with a bang.

Excited as I am to merge,

I know this is gonna be brutal.

I can take the fishing arm if you want to take the bow.

- It is very cold this morning. - I'm eager to get moving,

but I know as soon as we get moving,

it's gonna get very, very hot.

I wanna bring with me this fish.

I dunked the whole bag in the water, and...

So it's been like that all night.

That'll cool the fish until I get there,

and I can process it, and we can cook it there.

- I feel like we're heading down over that way. - -Yeah.

The best course of action here is just

follow straight north across that waters.

That should get me there.

To reach the merge point

in the dry creek near the highest point in the savanna,

the survivalists must make their way

through dense grassland, teeming with predators

like the aggressive Cape buffalo that weighs one ton

and charges at speeds of 35 miles per hour.

All right, I got bow, quiver.

- You got the machete. I got the pot. - Yeah.

Ready to go. Let's do this.

The sun's coming up quite a bit.

How's your skin and your body?

I'm just definitely feeling really dry in my mouth.

- Me too. I have pretty... - So, like, I'm getting

quite dehydrated.

The sun is really coming on,

and I'm carrying a lot of weight.

I'm already tired and dehydrated.

So I also carry my fish,

and it's scorching out here, so,

I don't want that to go bad.

I really want my partners and I

to have, like, a big meal.

So, it would be awesome to get there in time.

Oh, wow.

Very fresh.

- I mean, look at that. - Super fresh.

A lot of fresh buffalo dung.

There is a lot of dung out here.

This is definitely where they hang.

- Wait. - Do you hear that?

Stop, stop, stop, stop.

Referred to as "widowmakers," or " black death,"

the Cape buffalo is one of the most

dangerous animals in Africa,

known to kill more hunters than any other animal.

Let's leave here not in a rush, but quickly.

- Yeah, yeah. - Keep our eyes sharp then.

Yeah.

According to this map, it should be right up there.

All right.

Let's go and check it out.

Okay, let's just get to this open area.

Getting thick, man.

- That looks like... - Naked people!

We see a very strong Viking-looking guy

with this big neck piece walking towards us.

Hi.

Hi.

- Hey. - Hey.

I'm Sara.

- Hi. - Very nice to meet you.

Ken. Nice to meet you. Hi!

Immediately, I noticed there was only one person,

which made me feel a little bit sad,

but I'm feeling stoked to meet our new team member.

Congrats on making it here.

- Yeah, same to you guys. - Thank you.

- All right. - Where are you from?

I'm from Norway.

- Norway? - Oh, cool.

- What about you guys? - Hawaii.

Hawaii?

- Yeah. - Australia.

Australia.

We are from three

totally different countries and cultures.

That is one of the most magical things about

doing a challenge like this.

You find your tribe.

Um, can I ask what happened to your partner?

Uh, my partner's name was Chad.

- Had a rough time, so... - Wow.

Actually, a lot rougher than I thought it would be.

So, how have you guys been eating?

Um, a lot of buffalo thorn.

- A lot of buffalo thorn? - How about you?

I bring a little tribute.

We are gonna be...- - Oh, my God.- ...eating tonight.

Great job, dude.

I'm totally doing a happy dance inside and screaming "Woo-hoo,"

because I know that we're gonna have

such a beautiful feast tonight.

Okay.

We're here.

Loving the amount of water there.

Yeah.

- But it does look like a huge trek. - -It's a really long trek.

- I think it's... Head that way. - Yeah.

So happy our tribe is formed.

- Yeah. - - We're gonna be a great team.

Yeah, I think so, too.

Glad you made it, Ken.

From the merge point,

the three survivalists will head west,

down the dry creek bed to a large watering hole

where predators, like leopard and crocodile,

stalk prey without mercy.

Ken, what was the hardest part of your challenge so far?

My English.- First impression of Ken is that

he's totally my kind of guy.

Love his attitude.

- I'm just like, yeah, we're gonna kick ass. - This is gonna be great.

I'm hoping for wildlife at our new location

'cause it's been pretty destitute for us.

Oh, yeah.

What I'm hoping for this new place is

some water to fish in, flat ground to set up a camp.

Hopefully I can build a well there.

- Oh, guys. - Yeah?

- I see something. - Oh! I see water.

- It's so much more lush here. - Yeah.

Oh, it feels so much cooler as well.

Oh, my gosh.

I wonder if there's something...

Yeah. So far, it's dry.

Got a lot of hay here, too, we can put it on the ground, so...

Tons of grass for bedding.

Close, but not too close to the water.

Maybe a little closer than we should be, but...

Natural wall here, which is good.

Yeah, I love the two big arches here,

- you can use them as roofing. - Yeah. Great.

The one thing on my mind is crocs.

- It's knowing... - Yeah.

Knowing that if these crocs are living here,

they might be wandering across this area as well.

So I think it's just important for us to be mindful of.

There's one.

- Oh, goddamn. - Oh, damn. It's a croc.

- Oh. - That's massive.

Oh!

That's a massive croc.

- All right, so... - Okay, no swimming.

No swimming.

- Definitely no swimming. - And, uh...

There can definitely be more.

- It's just not one. - Absolutely.

A crocodile comes anywhere near any of us,

- we're dead, period. - It's not even like,

"Oh, med tap." It's like you're dead.

I'm so glad we got Ken.

From a physical perspective,

having both Sara and I feeling quite weak

after many days of not eating

and having lost a lot of body fat,

having another team member

who's actually physically capable to support us

to build our new boma today is amazing.

- I think that's good, yeah, this angle? - - That is good.

My new teammates, they both seem very nice,

very task-oriented.

So, spirits are up.

- - This might be about it - for this spot. - Yeah.

Today is the first time in 11 days that I have

truly hit wall.

Hiking in the sun all day, building this boma,

this is the most tired I've been.

Our first merge night fire going,

while the other two cut grass and join the fire.

Wow, that bedding looks like heaven.

This is like this slice of fish back home, it's amazing.

We have to be careful, so we get it

- cooked all the way through. - - It still smells good, but yeah.

It's the first food

in a long time.

This food is so exciting.

It turns out these girls have only been eating, like,

fruits, and, like, berries,

so, they're pretty happy and stoked

to see that I have brought dinner.

I'm so excited for catfish.

Thank you.

Woo, hot.

Slap it on.

Slap it on.

First night in the new boma,

and we're having a feast with all of our new team members.

Well, team member.

And we've got catfish.

Ooh.

Catfish.

Catfish.

Look at this.

Look at that.

It's what hopes and dreams would taste like

if they were roasted on a stick over a fire.

Yeah.-

The trifecta.

- Us united. - Woo.

...a warthog was getting chased and then maimed

and killed by the leopard

because there is no longer any sounds.

That was crazy.

- Yeah. - This is pretty insane.

And some catfish.

You want some of this part?

- Yeah. - I'll give you the...

This is the least bony part.

We've had leopard kills on our first night.

This place might be the bottom pit of the underworld.

After the first night together as a team,

my partners are energetic and, well, very friendly.

I have no concern about

either Britt or Sara tapping out.

I don't think that will be

even close to happening.

We ate leftover catfish this morning.

It was so good.

See if we can get more proteins.

This new place, we have two crocs.

They're both as big as the last one we had in our last lake.

And it just disappeared in this river.

So, we're trying to be as careful as we can,

but we also want to fish and put out bait.

Gotta risk it.

The days to come, I really have concern about

having food for the rest of the challenge.

Feeling tired, but I'm feeling good.

Boma fortification.

We think a leopard had a kill quite close to camp,

enough for us to hear it happen.

So I'd really actually like it

to see if we can focus on making the boma

as safe as possible.

Nice haul, girly.

Our boma is an easy, easy walk-up

for any predator. And we have

to be very vigilant about keeping it secured.

Oh, my God.

When I see the croc,

there's, of course, a level of respect that comes with that,

given that our boma is so close.

Oh, my God.

What?

That is no joke.

That's as big as our boma.

The Nile crocodile is the largest on earth,

reaching one ton in weight.

On land, this vicious predator easily runs 15 miles an hour.

In water, it attacks by stealth,

clamping their jaws around unsuspecting prey

with 3,700 pounds of force.

We should put more thorn in our boma.

Yesterday, we worked on our boma, but now, my plan is

to find a blind spot, build a blind,

and then just see what comes by.

We finished our catfish, and out here, after day 10,

each day you get exponentially more tired,

and I still have a week to go.

So from here, I'm about

20 meters from this bank and that bank.

I have a little bit of a shelter around me, so,

I'm gonna fill it in with magicwari.

If I were to bring home a proper kill,

big protein for my team,

it would be a life-changing moment.

I think that's it.

Now I wait.

So, earlier today,

when we woke up, we heard the crocodile was laying here

and just splashed in the water

right between my lines.

So he's out there.

He's pretty gnarly.

- We'll see what happens. - I gotta go pretty close to the water.

Something definitely took the bait.

Same here.

No fish.

All four baits are gone.

So I've got to find more bait and I'm gonna try again.

I've spent a lot of hours in my blind,

and there is nothing.

I thought this location would have so much more wildlife,

but so far...

We got crocodiles.

So, I put out my fishing lines, like,

there's three there, and there, and there, and there.

So it's like he's in the middle of between.

It seems like he's just smelling us.

I think he's pissed off.

Oh, my gosh.

Or choking on the catfish that was on the line.

Bastard.

Food is gonna be a challenge.

I got good eyes on it from here if it starts to move.

Hmm.

Jesus

Yup.

Absolutely insane.

Absolutely insane.

Just gonna

be extra careful as I mud up.

Like, what do you do if it just runs at...

Like, what do you...

You're just so vulnerable.

It's the time of day the sun's gonna be shining

straight at my face, so,

I would like to blend in with the shadows.

I don't want my silhouette to be too clear.

Oh, God. Okay.

Okay.

I am getting into my blind.

Here is where I stay, and once I'm in here,

I cannot move.

I cannot make a sound.

I just sit and wait.

God damn it.

Just took the bait and ran.

Ah, dizzy.

Whoa! Okay.

We just heard a big splash,

and it's moved from the side of our shoulder to the back.

And that is where we sleep.

That is a crocodile.

If that guy wants,

he can just crawl up on us while we sleep and just

eat us to pieces.

That is literally within

five meters of the entrance from where we sleep.

- He is so stalking us. - It's madness.

I'm gonna go sit over there.

Yeah, it's far away from where the croc hangs out.

All that dude wants to do is eat us.

I don't know. I'm not sure I have the energy to run, so...

So, it's a pretty insane situation.

Hmm.

I don't know if I'll get any more big protein,

but every day, I'm gonna make sure we have

at least one pot of buffalo thorn.

I've lost a lot more weight than I anticipated.

This morning, I woke up, and I felt incredibly dizzy.

And when I stood up this morning to go get some sticks,

I noticed that I had blurred vision,

and I was really dizzy on my feet.

My legs and my arms are shaking.

And I'm just...

As I'm lying down, I'm having an emotional moment.

I just feel like I'm giving up.

It's been rough, man.

Hey, Sara.

You okay?

I just wanted to give you an update.

I'm actually having my first, like, total collapse.

Oh, my gosh.

My legs and arms are giving out.

My arms actually have tingles all down my limbs.

I actually... I'm at the point of collapse.

Okay.

Hard.

I can feel my body is, like, eating itself.

And in turn, I have...

zero energy.

Ketosis is a metabolic state

where the body burns fat for.

As the body transitions to becoming fat-adapted,

symptoms may include fatigue, nausea,

vomiting, and constipation.

Nothing.

I'll try and get some with calories.

Oh, good. Thank you.

You're welcome.

To see how tired we've all become,

how depleted my team has become.

Chances of getting something with my bow are, like, 2%.

Chances of getting something fishing are, like, 10%.

So I'm switching over to fishing.

Interesting.

Bait is still on.

It's definitely been eaten at a little.

If that doesn't look menacing, I don't know what does.

It's like a competition between us and the crocodile

of who's gonna eat more.

Guess who's gonna win.

I'll try this spot one more time.

We need food, and if it's there,

somebody's gotta get it.

Stay away from my fish, crocodile.

Definitely need a water well.

- I'm gonna go work on it now. - - Okay.

I am digging a well.

I think I'm just gonna try for it here.

It's basically just a hole in the dirt,

like a meter down, and then you'll

find water, and that water will be

filtrated enough to be able to drink

and we won't get sick.

And we'll definitely be able to stay hydrated

because boiling water, it's a lot of work.

So, being able to just drink straight out of the ground,

that would be incredible game changer.

Oh, yeah, that's yummy stuff.

Looks delicious, doesn't it?

I'm gonna throw this in over here.

Stay away from my fish, crocodile.

You're eating enough food.

Oh, he's going underwater.

Very sneaky.

Can't help but wonder if that's why there's no wildlife.

Like, I know we have a footprint,

but that crocodile is massive.

I hear it plop into the water

and eat things more or less every day.

It's going right where my line is.

Oh, shh.

Let's go. Let's go.

Thank you so much.

Hey, Britt.

- Oh, my gosh. - All right, I'm coming.

- Well done. - Thanks.

I just really love turtles.

So sorry that I'm gonna eat you, but I'm so grateful.

- Way to go. - Thanks.

It's a terrapin, and I never wanted to have to eat it.

But it's what's given to me,

and I need it, and the tribe needs it.

Kind of grateful it smells so bad

'cause it makes me less sentimental about it.

I'm too dehydrated to pee my pants with excitement,

but I would otherwise.

- All right. - Where's the testes?

- Yeah. - We can eat the testes.

Just gotta make sure this croc doesn't get

too much of a whiff.

Being gifted a turtle to have for dinner,

it's a really beautiful gift from this place.

And we're sharing it tonight with a lot of gratitude.

Bringing chopsticks to the bush.

This is like pure heaven.

I thought catfish was good. This is like egg yolks.

Yeah.

Not half-bad.

Man, was that good.

It's day 21.

We're getting out of here.

Chee-hoo!

Oh, my gosh, so excited.

How about you? You look like 10 out of 10 excited.

Ready for food.

- -Let's get going.

I am so tired already now.

I know this is the last thing we do,

and I'm super stoked.

It doesn't show on the outside,

but on the inside, I'm excited.

The fire out.

- You guys ready? - Let's go.

- Yeah. - Yes.

- All right. - See you, boma.

- See you, crocs. - Bye, boma.

Bye, croc.

All right. This is us.

And that is the extraction point.

It's gonna be a long walk.

- Yeah. - Let's get to it.

Let's go before the sun gets too high.

Sounds good.

Let's go.

To reach their extraction point,

the tribe must hike four miles across the savannah

to an abandoned airstrip

to meet their extraction vehicle.

Their trek will take them through knee-deep razor grass

and thick bush riddled with thorns

where they must be careful to avoid

venomous snakes underfoot,

including the deadly black mamba.

Just two drops of its venom is fatal to humans.

The grass is pretty high.

This is super thick.

Keep an eye out, 'cause this is I'm guessing where

buffalo hang out in the grass.

Yeah.

It's a good bedding area for big game.

In Australia, tall grass means snakes,

and here it also means buffalo,

so I'm definitely keeping my senses about me,

making sure that I'm being aware

of the smells on the wind

because buffaloes have a particularly unique smell

that we've become familiar with.

How's your legs, team?

Tired.

All right, it's getting thick.

There's a lot of sticky stuff.

Ow.

Ow. Ooh.

Ugh.

So many thorns.

I'm like so scratched up.

I hope we're getting there soon.

The sun's getting real hot.

Whew.

What's keeping me going on this extraction hike

is the incredible sense of accomplishment

I know that I'll feel on the other side.

That is something that no one can ever take away from me.

Whew.

Definitely longer than I was hoping for.

- I know. - This is starting to feel pretty long indeed.

Oh, my gosh.

Dude.

My legs are getting really tired.

Whoa.

- Don't want to quit. - I hate to quit.

Being from Norway, Viking is in my blood.

To quit would be a big defeat.

Ow. Ooh.

Oh. Spiky.

The adrenaline I was counting on

that I had in my first challenge

is not here on this extraction.

Every step through this buffalo grass

feels like thorny,

pokey mud that just makes my legs bleed.

Each step starts to feel impossible.

But I have to end this the way I came in.

Strong spirit, strong heart.

We gotta be getting close.

If the map's accurate, we must be close.

- Wait. - Yeah.

Do you hear...

- Is that a plane? - It's a plane!

I've never been so happy to hear

the sound of a plane in my life.

It's a bush plane.

The most epic extraction I could possibly ask for

out of South Africa.

Oh, I see a runway.

- Here it comes. - Oh, here it comes.

- Bush plane! - Plane!

- We're over here! - Hey!

- Oh, look at this epic... - Oh, this is so great!

Bush plane!

I think that you prove to yourself

who you are by stacking

undeniable proof on top of each other.

This challenge has been one of those things for me

that confirms that I am who I think I am.

I'm ready.

- Thank you. - Get it, girl.

For me, personally, I'd never think survival is

about one or two people.

Goodbye!

It actually takes a.

What I learned about myself

is that coming in here withe

was the absolute reason why I got through this challenge,

especially when my body was having a really hard time.

Over the course of the 21 days,

Britt lost a total of 20 pounds.

Her PSR rises from 6.2 to 6.8.

South Africa, thank you so much.

Mwah.

Let's go.

Chee-hoo!

In a survival situation, I thought I would have been

down for the count a long time ago,

but understanding just hs

in a survival situation has been invaluable.

Also, I know how to starve to death happily now,

so, cool beans.

Sara lost 18 pounds.

Her final PSR rises from 6.5 to 7.3.

I'm leaving.

So, everything is mental. I mean,

you hit that wall at the first week,

and the rest is just how much can your mind endure?

And I really got to feel that, and I'm glad.

Ken lost 19 pounds.

His PSR goes from 6.3

to 6.9.

Here we go!

Bush United Nations, baby!

Bush United Nations!- For 21 days!