I'm here in Africa, I'm excited.
and I'm scared, I'm nervous.
I don't see any animals,
but they see me.
It's amazing, the threats
and dangers everywhere.
I've gotta stay cautious.
I gotta stay aware.
And you can never
let your guard down.
We're getting pretty
deep into the bush now.
It's starting to
get pretty scary.
I think it's gonna be really
tough surviving out here.
I've dreamed of this
moment, and I tell you what,
it's some combination
of excited and nervous.
It's a lot of emotions
going on right now.
Zambia's Luangwa Valley,
a vast terrain of
dry grasslands,
thick bamboo forests,
and lush river systems,
is one of Africa's most
dense areas of deadly wildlife.
Making giant crocodiles,
lions, and elephants
a constant threat.
All right, let's do this.
This must be it.
All right, here we go.
Bye, clothes, I'm
sick of you anyway.
Let's do it.
Here we go.
All right, Africa, let's
do this, game on!
Hi.
I'm so happy to meet you.
Super awkward to meet like this.
This is really weird,
but... We can hug.
Wild women taking over Africa.
- What's your name?
- Jennie.
-Jennie, I'm Heather.
-Nice to, nice to meet you.
What do you do for work?
Um, I'm just a
substitute teacher.
I'm just a hair dresser, so...
-Oh, yeah? Nice.
-It's fun.
Hey, guys.
- What?
- Oh, my God.
- Wow.
- Hi.
Another wild woman.
Hi, I'm Heather.
Hi, I'm Lauren.
Nice to meet you.
-Jennie.
-Jennie, hi, nice to meet you. Oh, my gosh.
I get dropped off in the
bush, you know, of Africa,
and there's two women,
and they're naked like I am,
and I'm thinking,
"What is happening?"
-Your hair's amazing.
-Thanks.
'Cause you're a hair
dresser, so you'd notice.
-That was the first thing I noticed.
-Notice, yeah.
Uh, I was not expecting this.
I never thought there
would be three of us here.
- I know, wow.
- -I know, this is exciting.
-This is crazy, oh, my gosh.
-I love that there are no dudes here.
- Yeah.
- I know, right.
- It's three chicks. We're gonna crush this thing.
-Oh, totally.
Yeah, we're gonna make it.
- I'm super excited that it's us three...
- -Yeah.
- ...and hopefully we can just, like...
- -Yeah.
-...love each other...
-Gosh, yeah.
...and, like, help each
other make it through.
I mean, guys are fine,
-but I think it's really cool to have women.
-Yes.
-Like, we're gonna tough it out together.
-Women empowerment.
We don't need a dude.
That's right! No
dudes at this party.
Hey, y'all.
- Yeah, oh!
- Oh, my gosh.
A guy!
- Mind if I join you down here?
- Uh...
-Oh, God.
-Oh!
There's a guy!
There's a dude here!
- Oh, my gosh.
- Um, wow.
Oh, no.
A guy's gonna crash our party?
What is happening?
Oh, my gosh.
- Wow.
- Hi, I'm Heather.
-Hi, hi, Heather.
-I'm Lauren.
-Lauren, pleasure.
-Oh, my gosh. Nice to meet you.
-Nice to meet you. Hi, Jennie.
-Nice to meet you.
Nice to meet you too.
I did not think there
was gonna be four.
-No. Welcome to the team.
-Yeah.
-Yeah.
-Yeah, welcome to the girl party.
Happy to be here, for sure.
We were having a
good girls' moment,
and then Robin showed up.
And I am less thrilled
about him, I'll be honest.
Were you completely
surprised to see me?
-I was.
-Yeah.
I was completely surprised.
I was the third female, so
I'm like, "What is happening?"
- Okay.
- And then, and then you appear.
Were you shocked?
I was totally shocked.
I actually stopped and wasn't
quite sure how to approach.
Maybe the biggest
surprise of my life.
Had no idea that there
were gonna be three women,
but I could not be more excited.
I guess we can let him
in our wild women circle.
Okay, you're in,
you're one of us.
-Yeah.
-Do I have to do an initiation?
- Oh, maybe tonight, maybe tonight.
- Okay.
Keep, keep that women
empowerment theme going.
-Yeah.
-I'm just, I'm here to support.
- Let's go, that sounds great.
- Okay, awesome.
Okay, I'm so excited, but I think
it's time to get started, you guys.
- Yes, I'm ready.
- Yeah, let's do it.
- Okay.
- I'm ready.
-Yeah, let's do it.
-Uh, bags are over there.
-Cool, nice, yeah.
-Go check 'em out?
Yeah, oh, yeah, they are there.
Oh, yeah, okay.
- I can't believe I'm putting on the bag.
- -Right?
The survivalists are provided
with a pot, and a fire starter,
in addition to one
personal item each.
A sling shot...
...ax... ...machete,
and fishing line.
My dad taught me to fish.
I, I feel like I can
get us dinner.
-Oh, yay.
-So, we're gonna be all right.
- Heck, yeah, that's awesome.
- Amazing.
That's so cool.
And I've got one
more thing for us.
- Robin, you wanna...
- Sure.
- ...do the honors? See where we're heading?
-All right.
- Okay, so...
- All right.
-So, this is where we are...
-Okay.
- Great, sweet.
- -Uh, we got freshwater here.
- Nice.
- Okay.
-Extraction's over there.
-Yes.
Should we do it?
- Let's go.
- Let's do it.
- Yeah, team, right on.
- Let's do it, guys.
- Oh, we need a team name.
- Yes.
- What's our team name?
- -Well, it was gonna be Wild Women.
- Yeah...
- Let's keep it!
- Can we?
- Oh, yeah.
- Okay, good.
- -Let's keep it Wild Women.
Wild women.
Team Wild Women.
That's us.
It's not Wild Women and
Robin, I'm part of the squad.
To make it to their
survival location,
the foursome will head north...
...through miles of
thorn-covered forest...
...to the sun-scorched banks and
shallow waters of the Luangwa River.
Nice job blazing
the trail up there.
- Whoo-hoo!
- Whoo-hoo!
So, y'all, I, I ultra-run,
that's what I do.
So, I spend almost all
my free time on the trail.
- Nice.
- Very cool.
I'm formally trained
as a biochemist.
I love identifying plants
and harvesting wild edibles.
But I've been put
in lots of situations
where I've had to be
mentally tough to get through it.
For the last five years,
I've been ultra-running
in mountain wilderness
areas, which I love.
You know, it takes
a lot of hard work.
It takes a lot of sacrifice.
And I honestly am just trying to
figure out what am I capable of,
and what are my limits?
I just have the mindset
whatever it takes.
These are, uh, thorns guys.
- Oh, watch it.
- Careful.
You know, this grass is sharp.
Yeah, ow, that hurts.
- I'm already bloody.
- I'm bleeding too.
Yeah.
My feet aren't as tough
as I thought they were.
Like, no, I'm from
Hawaii, like, I'm fine.
Like, I'm barefoot all the time,
but no, this is
no joke. It hurts.
I'm from Maui,
Hawaii, and I love it.
I'm Mother Ocean.
Everything I do is from
the mountain to the sea.
I love everyone, I
don't judge anyone.
But I do shock people
with the way I get dirty.
I'm just a wild woman.
I hunt, it's my specialty.
Clean it up, cut it
up, gut it. I get bloody.
Wild woman, here I come.
Ready for it.
We've got to be super
careful about snakes
- that are great at camouflaging in the leaves.
- -Mmm-hmm.
They like to hide
in the warm leaves.
- We watch our every step.
- -Yeah, for sure.
Jump at you.
- Who comes to visit us at night?
- -Uh-huh.
That will be the
ultimate question.
Did you hear that?
-What was that?
-I heard something.
Yeah.
- Was that an elephant?
- -Oh, maybe.
Something big pushed
all those plants down.
So, that's a concern.
I don't want to get
flattened by an elephant.
- Right?
- Yeah.
- I'm thinking you're right. Elephants...
-Elephants, yeah.
...have come through here.
- That's unique.
- Yeah.
I have always been super
adventurous. That's what drives me.
And the more daring and
dangerous it is, I'm there.
I've been mountaineering
all over the world.
Long, terrible endurance
challenges are my specialty.
I think I have a bad case
of middle child syndrome,
where I just have to try to
make it really hard for myself
because that's where
you get the most growth.
We're out here naked,
you know what I mean,
like, this is, like, the
most vulnerable...
- Yeah.
- Totally.
- For sure.
- ...that we can be.
I think it's good
we're a group of four.
We look maybe more threatening.
Yeah, I feel, I feel like
whenever you're in an adventure
and there's, there's, like, a new
environment and new people,
I am just dialed, dialed in.
- Whoo-hoo!
- Whoo-hoo!
So, here we go.
I always say there's not
quite enough time in the day
for all the activities
I like to do.
You know, I've climbed
I've been in an avalanche.
I've white water kayaked
down huge classified rapids.
Oh, my God.
But I'd honestly say my best skill
is just having a strong mental game.
In the most difficult situations,
I'm keeping a cool head.
Being flexible, adaptable,
those are my superpowers.
I'm a bad son of a b*tch,
I'm gonna k*ll it out there.
I love this . Let's go.
- Ooh.
- -What do you think we're going to find
- in the, in the water?
- -Oh, look what she found.
- Wait.
- Oh, yay.
Sweet.
Look at this.
Yeah, here's some.
Oh, that one's bad.
This one's a little rough.
We can also use it for bait.
Look at us already
kicking butt, you guys.
Sweet, should we keep moving?
-Yeah, okay.
-Awesome, cool.
Guys, I think
we're really close.
- I can kinda hear something.
- Yeah.
- So, it's only a step.
- Are we here?
- Oh, we're here. Oh, my Gosh.
- Are we here?
- Look at this beach.
- What?
This is amazing.
- We're here!
- We made it.
-There's the island.
-What's that, look at, look at--
- Oh, wow.
- Is that deers?
Oh, yeah, look at them running.
Jennie, you're
gonna k*ll 'em all.
Okay, that slingshot.
Unfortunately, I'm not sure if our sling
shot's gonna take one of those down.
So, in terms of a spot to
camp and build our shelter,
we wanna be, like,
maybe find a spot with
- some, like, natural shade maybe, like...
- -Yes.
- ...kinda up an island.
- -Or trees that we can build up against.
Yeah.
We want to get a little
higher up to avoid crocs
- hippos, anything that's down here.
- -Yeah.
All of the things that are
gonna be in the water,
we want to be out of their way.
Yeah, that's a great call.
There's a lot of things
that we don't want
to attack us during the
night or be anywhere near us.
So, going up hill
ensures our safety.
But there are also lions
and elephants and things
that don't care quite so
much about the water,
and we have to protect
ourselves against them.
So, do we agree on this spot?
- Yes, yeah.
- -I think it's good for now, yeah.
- I think so.
- Yeah.
We just need to build
the boma really tight.
- Yeah.
- Safe from predators
and I think we're gonna be good.
- We can build off this tree right here.
- Yeah.
So, maybe the boma
kinda goes all the way
- around the tree.
-Mmm-hmm. Like a circle, yeah.
- Yeah, cool. You feeling good about it?
-Yeah, let's do it.
- Sweet.
- -One, two, three, wild women.
- Wild women on three!
- Wild women.
One, two, three, wild women!
That's us!
Clear it all out,
push it to the side.
- Make this the outside perimeter, yeah?
- -Yup.
We'll go get some larger wood.
And then we can come back
and get a spot cleared for the fire.
Before beginning the challenge,
each team member was assigned
a primitive survival rating, or PSR.
-Yes.
-Come right here.
-Perfect.
-Sweet.
Jennie's vast hunting
know-how and positive outlook
sets her starting PSR at 6.4.
- You guys got wood?
- We got wood.
Heather brings a strong self-drive
and excellent fishing skills,
landing her a
starting PSR of 6.6.
All right, is this the
fire spot we've decided?
- Yup, I'm, like, right in it.
- Awesome. Thank you.
Lauren is a skilled forager
and an accomplished athlete,
but lacks experience
in extreme settings.
She starts with a PSR of 6.1.
How does that look
for the moment?
- Yeah, good.
- Cool.
And Robin's vast
mountaineering background
and ability to perform
under pressure
earns him a beginning PSR of 6.5
- All right, y'all.
- Good job.
Hell, yeah.
- Fire.
- Good job.
Good job.
We are setting up
our camp for the night
so that nothing can get in,
which means we can't get out.
So, here is our fire wood.
We close our boma...
...against predators
for the evening.
We've got our camp fire
going, and the water's cooking,
and everyone's settling in.
I feel really good
about our first night.
I think we're gonna be
safe. We're gonna be warm.
Um, and we're gonna
make this happen.
Cheers to night number one.
That's some good, dirty water.
- Yeah?
- Are you?
Yeah.
- Do you have to throw up?
- -I'm gonna throw up.
Okay.
Yeah, that, that nausea
can come on quick.
We made it through
our first night.
I had a vomiting session,
uh, but it's all clear now.
How does everybody feel?
Um, feeling all right.
-Yeah?
-Didn't get much sleep.
I got zero hours of sleep,
and Lauren did get sick, so...
...we need to be really careful
about what we're eating and drinking
so we don't have
a repeat of that.
I don't wanna chug too much, 'cause
I did that last night and I got sick.
It hit my stomach
too hard, yeah.
So, we got our day planned out.
Jennie and Heather, they
are our expert fisherwomen,
and I feel confident
they're gonna do a good job.
Robin and I are going to forage
and look for some more fire wood,
boil some water,
do all that good stuff.
-And we're doing it!
-Let's go!
You guys, we're doing it!
- Wild Women, whoo!
- Whoo!
Time to fish.
- Jennie, you got your knife?
- Yes.
- Cool, let's do it.
- I do.
I definitely have a
bit of a loner streak.
I'm not great in big groups,
but ready to just
get things done,
and fishing is my strong suit.
So, that's gonna
be your closest spot.
- So, we should probably put it right here.
- -Yeah.
We are gonna set a line
across this stretch of river,
and we're gonna attach several
hooks to it to increase our chances.
So, now we just need to
stretch it out, find the middle,
- and put our loops to hook our lines to.
- -Mmm-hmm.
Okay, now we're gonna
hunt for our worms.
And this rotten fruit.
Get something on the hook.
Yeah, we got more small worms.
- There we go.
- All right.
Hold it up nice and high so
we don't catch on the bottom.
Yeah.
- You have enough line?
- Yup.
I wanna put in a passive line so
that we don't have to constantly man it,
we can just put bait.
Made it.
- Success.
- Perfect.
Got a stick. I'm
gonna anchor that.
I just wanna catch a nice big
fish and provide for my team.
That's what drives me.
'Kay, mine is secure.
'Kay. Solid.
Unless a croc gets it.
Right?
Okay, so we'll come back...
- Good.
- ...check in a bit.
Yup.
- Let's get after it.
- Yeah.
The key to our success out here
is gonna be long-term
food for four people.
That's a lot of,
that's a lot of food
that we're gonna
have to find, so...
Lauren and I are gonna go
get a sense for what's around us,
and what resources
are available.
This is a harsh, this is
a harsh place, you know.
Yeah, yeah.
I mean, I haven't seen
any game yet today.
Haven't seen, really
seen any, any birds.
It might mean that
they're just, like, not there.
Yeah. Interesting.
Even, like, kinda straight,
straight up through here...
- Yeah.
- ...and hit some of these rocks.
- Yeah. You wanna try some of these rocks?
- Yeah, let's do it.
Yeah, let's do it.
It's like Easter.
You don't know what
sort of tasty treat
you're gonna find.
That's right.
Ready? One, two, three.
- There's a worm.
-A worm. Oh, good bait.
We're taking it.
Ready, one, two...
- A good-looking beetle.
- Hey, grab him.
Every bite counts.
All right, we're
getting somewhere.
All right, one, two, three.
-What the heck is that?
-What in the hell is it?
Oh, my God! It's a
weird-looking creature.
Whatever it is,
we're gonna eat it.
Ooh, my stomach's growling.
My stomach says yes.
I mean. I don't know, man.
I'm gonna let you have that one.
-Dude...
-It's so weird...
...there's some
crazy critters out here.
- Who knows what else we'll find?
- -Who knows.
Carry on.
Do you wanna check our line?
Yeah.
Let's see.
Ow.
Nothing.
Shucks.
It's not the right
part of the day.
- I know, right.
- -It'll be better later.
I'm hot.
I'm gonna go get some water.
Okay.
That was kind of a low,
that I didn't catch any fish,
but it's okay because the
sun will rise again tomorrow.
I think we're all
working great together.
That's, like, the
biggest high of all.
So, I am going to go
make myself a sun hat.
And then come back shortly.
Oh, there's a beetle if I can
get him without falling over.
We've got several beetles,
definitely don't need to overdo it.
No, I agree.
Go get some water.
Yeah, that sounds great.
I would have liked to have
gotten more calories today.
We're gonna take
what we can get.
We've got some
bugs, but yeah, it's, uh,
it's, it's hard to
find food out here.
Especially today in the
high heat of the afternoon.
Yeah, let's get some water.
Good with me.
All right, should we
lay out our bounty here?
Yeah.
All right, beetles.
Fake scorpion thing.
Oh, yeah. I forgot
about that guy.
Ow.
My feet are fricking sore.
- Hey!
- Hi, you guys.
We went hunting.
Did you get anything good?
A lot of beetles.
Oh, nice. Every
little bit, right?
- Definitely some time in the sun.
- -Yeah.
I'm thinking we're about, about
ready for a little, little siesta.
Yeah, that's why I came up here.
I was like, 'kay, I'm
gonna chill a little bit.
- Yeah.
- -I was getting, like, super dizzy.
Okay.
One last go for the day.
Heather's still out fishing.
But I think we're sort
of in siesta mode and...
...thinking about maybe calories
spent versus calories gained.
Yeah.
Every little bit of energy
conservation counts.
Every little sip of water.
It's all cumulative, you know.
You're taking this,
this slow pace,
but it's very, it's
very calculated.
There is strategy
involved for sure.
Hey.
Hey.
- Hey, hey.
- -Haven't had any luck.
Oh.
I think I may have over done it.
I'm pretty tired.
Yeah, yeah, we felt the same.
Yeah, drink, drink.
We felt the same.
Want a beetle or...
I can't believe you
guys got all that.
that's so awesome.
- Mini bounty.
- We did it.
They're available.
Yeah, let's do it.
Cuisine by team wild women.
We have beetle kebab.
Grilled 'em up
for a little dinner.
- That's like popcorn.
- No way.
-I mean, seriously,
-It's not bad.
I don't mind these
little weird delicacies
because it keeps us going.
And, yeah, they're, they're
nice little source of protein,
but I felt disappointed
in the fishing.
Team wild women.
Whoo-hoo!
- Wild women.
- Wild women.
That's us.
Good morning, uh, not a
great night of sleep for me,
but we have a lot to do today.
I wanna go set
a new catfish line,
and we're gonna
make our fishing poles.
Busy day today.
We really don't know
how to fish here in Africa,
so it's kinda just like,
we're just trying to be
creative and see what works.
Okay, that'll do it.
- Got it.
- Let's catch something.
Sounds good.
- Cool, wish me luck. Thank you.
-Good luck.
We're surprised by how little...
...we've seen out here in
terms of, like, huntable critters.
Just gotta keep, keep looking.
Guineafowl, they're like
half the size of a chicken and,
sort of, dumb and slow.
I'm seeing some bird poop.
I'm gonna wait with,
like, a good vantage point
to see if the land somewhere.
I'll be posted up, ready to go,
and my sling shot, my rocks
ready to take a calculated shot.
Hopefully, some bird show up.
It's hard to get it
out into the middle.
Hopefully, something will bite.
I don't think I have
a big enough bait.
I've been getting
a little bit frustrated
'cause I'm not used
to not catching fish.
This hook is way
too big for this.
We don't even know if
the fish bite down below
or if the fish bite
at the very top,
and it's getting very hot.
The sun is beaming on us,
and I feel that I'm
getting dehydrated.
It's a little bit miserable.
I'm hot.
It's just not freaking working.
-Hey, Jennie.
-Yeah.
I'm gonna stay and fish.
Do you wanna forage
or do you wanna fish?
I'd rather watch the fire.
Okay.
Lauren could as well.
Or no one could, that's fine.
It's too hot.
I'm gonna set up a line,
just come on down
whenever you're ready.
Okay.
We'll see.
Hunting is definitely a
marathon and not a sprint.
Everything is calculated around
survival out here.
Kinda feel like this
experience, like--
Oh, is that a lizard?
Oh, or maybe a snake.
Oh,.
Dammit.
And I don't know what
kinda snake this is either.
, that'd be so good to get.
Unfortunately, an
unsuccessful front.
Frustrated.
What was that?
I hear a sound.
- There's something--
- There's an animal.
- There is?
- Yeah.
There's something
out there, an animal.
Making like a huffing noise.
Oh,.
What was that?
There's something
out there, an animal.
- Do you hear it?
- Uh-huh.
I heard it down this end,
and then I heard
it back this side,
so I think it's running away.
That's crazy.
So it's day four, I'm
gonna get some firewood.
Ooh.
Now these
are something else.
These look like
cat tracks to me.
That's pretty big, that's
pretty big, look at the,
look at the size of the,
the paw on that thing.
That's crazy.
Always, like, a bit
unnerving for sure.
Just to, I mean, our, our
camp is just, like, right there.
We're in midst of it,
so we've even
heard them at night.
At least he's walking away
from our camp, so that's good.
This is all gold right
here for fire wood.
Having that fire in terms
of, like, safety and protection
is extra critical
to, you know, ward off
a lion or big predator.
We'll keep looking.
Ooh, I found a beetle.
Score.
Kinda feel like
fishing might not be
the greatest idea because
so many hours been spent
down by the river,
and so we're foraging,
just getting what
we know we can eat.
Okay, what do we
see on the ground?
Ooh, another beetle.
- Nice.
- We might have popcorn tonight.
Yup, beetles for dinner.
I can definitely tell
I'm a lot weaker today.
I haven't had real food.
But we're all working hard,
just gonna keep at it, and
hopefully get a real meal.
Where did that beetle go?
Oh, I found more here.
I swear, I saw a beetle here...
...and now it's gone.
See, I'm imagining,
I'm seeing things.
At this point, I would eat
a spider or another beetle.
So, I'm gonna toss this back in
and hope for a miracle.
A lot of fishing
is just patience.
When you're really hungry,
patience can wear thin.
I hope there's catfish in there,
and those are bottom dwellers,
so we're gonna try and go
all the way down into the mud,
and maybe that'll be
the winning strategy.
I do a lot of solo
stuff back home,
I'm not great in groups,
and I have supposedly
the fishing skill,
and I'm not providing,
so that weighs on me a lot.
Do a little work on
that that deadfall trap?
You ready?
Yeah, ready. Ready when you are.
Okay, rumbling the bush.
Let's go find some
stuff in the bush.
Jennie and I are
working on a deadfall trap.
After spending last
couple of days eating bugs,
we just gotta be creative
and willing to switch
up your strategy.
I can't but think that there's
small critters that are ripping
around at night that we don't see,
so I think that passive
traps might be the best bet.
That's what's nice
about this rock,
not heavy enough
to hurt your hand,
but it is to smash a mouse.
- Hopefully something just run through here?
- -Yeah.
We're just looking
for the most oblivious
rat in this, it these woods.
Hell, yeah.
Sweet. Onwards.
Super excited to have
gotten that trap set up,
especially with four,
it is such a team effort,
just gotta, like, stay creative,
don't get down on yourself.
- Lead the way.
- Mmm-hmm.
This is the first day that
I'm really feeling hunger.
Just way low on energy,
so Heather and I are
trying to, uh, get a catch...
Ugh!
Broke my line.
Oh, no.
...but it's not happening.
- Oh, the hook's gone?
- Yeah.
So frustrating.
These fish.
Yeah, I'm tired.
Okay, I'm gonna
head up and get water,
-so join us soon before you get dehydrated.
-Mmm-hmm.
- Hello.
- Any fish?
Nope, no fish.
So, it's the way it goes.
-Is she okay?
-Yeah, she's okay.
I know she's bummed
-about not getting fish, but...
-Uh-huh.
-Yeah.
-...you do what you can do.
- True.
- Yeah.
That's all you can do.
-Is she on her way back?
-Nope.
Heather is out there fishing,
and I, I do feel bad for her
because she feels like
it's her job to
provide fish for us,
but in this
situation, play smart
and realize, okay, we
do need take a nap,
the hottest time of the day,
and then, regroup,
and we forage again,
and then we hunt,
we collect firewood,
but I guess Heather just
always wanna go, go, go.
Where is my team?
But I could use their help.
I've been busting my butt,
and, um, I worry that my
team takes that for granted,
that is huge,
and because fishing isn't
going as well as I'd hoped,
I am feeling a little put out.
-Out here, you have to be smart...
-Yup.
...not the hero.
So I'm gonna toss this back
in and hope for a miracle.
Especially, if you are
out there for hours,
and you're still not
catching anything...
Yeah, it's not good.
It's like t*rture.
Lost another hook today.
I've been outwitted all morning
by what is likely a very
small fish, which hurts.
And I'll be honest, I'm a little
baffled and frustrated
with my teammates.
Not an easy nut to crack.
Hopefully there's
good news up there,
but might have to
have a chat with
what the priorities are.
All right. Hey.
Come, get hydrated,
there's the water.
-Hey.
-Look.
You were out there for a while.
Yeah, fishing has
been sucking a*s lately.
Are you gonna go
hunting this afternoon?
Yeah, we're gonna
go flip rocks...
...and see what we can get.
Yeah, I think the
situation is starting to get...
-Pretty clear-- -...dire, we need
all hands on deck with food.
We're six days in, we
spent a lot of time together,
you know, we're tired and
lacking food, hunger, etcetera,
and tension, tensions arise,
and I've been
feeling that a little bit,
that there may be some,
like, underlying tensions.
I think it could be a good
opportunity for a family meeting.
- I have a question for you.
- What's that?
Day one, two, three, four,
is it like honeymoon phase
or just like psyched to be here,
but do we feel like there's any,
like, tensions or issues that
need to be worked out or...
I have been fighting,
I'll admit, a sense
of resentment
because there are
times where it feels like
when I'm fishing, and then
everyone's just, like, "Okay, bye."
Or when I come up,
and everyone is napping
-and moments like that.
-What? When did-- Did that ever happen?
Yeah, I don't nap, at all,
'cause I'm, I just keep going.
You feel like you're putting
out more than everyone else.
Some times.
Do you guys feel that way?
I will say, Heather,
you have been the
last one out there,
you know, fishing, which, you know,
I definitely, I definitely commend.
I just feel like
you stay out there
'cause you, you're telling
yourself you need to catch a fish.
I'm from Hawaii, and
we kinda get wild, like,
my adrenaline start
pumping, and I get defensive.
-Yeah, nobody is slacking.
-No one is slacking.
But, like, maybe you could not
spend the whole day out there fishing,
maybe you could, like, take
a break and come help us.
Emotions are
really high right now.
We're all low on calories,
we're all, you know, tired.
I, I want us to all make it,
and I want us to do really well,
and people do need to rest,
and if someone's energy is level
high and they can keep going,
they shouldn't be resentful,
but that is something I have to
fight down because in my head,
I'm like, "Go, go, go, go."
But that's not everyone's head.
I have to commend her,
she's, like, one of the most
perseverant people that I've ever met,
I mean, that girl, like, has,
you know, some serious
tenacity for, for suffering.
We have 21 days, and we can't
all try to be heroes the whole time.
You've also climbed Everest
so maybe this
isn't the hero mode.
- This is nothing.
- May, maybe--
Maybe hero mode is
like a whole another level.
Heather, -did you order two more frogs?
-I did.
Great.
After our blow up yesterday,
I'm sure they were hurt
because they have
been working hard,
and that wasn't what
I was trying to imply,
but it felt like we said
what we had to say,
got it out, and I think
things are gonna be okay.
I have to be more of
a relaxed team player,
collaborate with everyone,
and get calories in everyone.
You know, I have
to give it my all,
or what am I even doing here?
Just energy is really low,
light headed, you know.
Yeah, I was hoping
we get at least one fish.
Wanna start by, uh,
checking our deadfall trap...
- Yes. Yup.
- ...and kinda rally from there?
-Wanna try lift this up?
-Yeah.
See what we've got under there?
- No.
- sh**t.
-You wanna set it?
-Yeah.
-Set it up.
-Okay.
I'm feeling beat
today, I'm tried.
Little dizzy, this is the
most tired I've been.
- Like, I'm hungry...
- Yeah.
...I'm tired, I'm dirty.
We're out here and everything
really seems, like, deserted.
You see that little
hole right there?
Yeah.
Like, all the holes
have, like, cobwebs
like old houses.
Not thriving...
...or surviving.
Like, this place is
beautiful and amazing...
-Yeah.
-...but it's just not providing,
We're not getting food here,
we're only gonna get
weaker to the point
-where we might not be able to make...
-We can't even make it.
...make our move.
Yeah, totally.
I mean, it's possible that we
need to move to a different location.
It's not a place we
can survive for 21 days.
Almost like this location, like,
thrives in, like, a
different season almost.
- In the rainy season.
- -Yes, rainy season.
-Yeah.
-You know what I'm saying.
It's just like, we
have done a great job
exploring all around
this place, and it feels like
we're running low
or out of resources.
- It can't get any worse than where we are now...
- -That's true.
...because we're
only living off of bugs.
You see this right here?
I feel like we could do
a better job at fishing,
- like, we can corral fish.
- Corral.
We can set fish traps.
If, if there are fish there.
My thoughts are, if we're gonna
do this, we need to be unanimous.
- Yeah.
- -And I think everyday we wait
we're risking exhaustion.
Okay, are you
thinking of tomorrow?
- Yeah, I think so.
- Yeah. Cool.
- Gather around.
- One, two, three.
- Wild women!
- That's us.
-We need food if we're gonna pull this off.
-Yeah.
Frog, come here.
You know, it's been a
week with low calories,
not had very much at all,
um, and I think we're
all feeling the effects,
but we're just gonna
try to do whatever works.
Yes.
I've got, uh, -a giant grasshopper thing.
-Nice.
I'm gonna keep trying to fish.
That's like my sole focus today.
Get calories in everyone.
We need to try to get ourselves
filled up for the big move.
I'm trying to get
this stupid fire going.
This place isn't providing,
so we're moving location,
so we can maybe thrive.
I mean, it can't be worse.
Or can it?
- Ah! We got a fish!
- Yes, oh, my gosh.
Oh, my gosh.
It's a baby catfish, I think.
It's got a whisker.
I'm so happy.
Oh, man, that feels good.
Oh, my gosh, give me
five. I'm so proud of you.
-You got us food.
-We did it.
There was some tension
with me and Heather,
but that's, like, a powerful woman
right there, she did not give up.
And she can look at us
and see how happy we are
that she provided food for us.
I'm so proud of her.
First catch.
It's little, but I don't care.
I'm so excited, this is just
such a morale booster,
we're all starving,
just huge relief.
It really is just like
the best thing that
could've happened today.
- We needed this.
- Yeah.
All right, firewood mission.
We'll go get some larger wood.
- Yeah.
- -And then we can come back and, uh,
get the fire going.
- Oh, a big one.
- Yeah.
- Okay. Yeah.
- We're gonna need two people on this.
-Oh, look, there's a lizard.
-Oh.
What did you find?
Ooh, he's right here!
- You got him?
-Run, run! Get your knife!
Oh, my gosh, hold
on, I'm coming.
I got it.
I'm so sorry to you,
but we're hungry.
-We got it, good job.
-What is that?
I got a shrew.
- Yes, okay.
- -We're-- Oh, more dinner.
Wow.
-Way to go, lady.
-Yes, you guys. Yes.
- Nice job, that was crazy.
- -Yeah, that was so--
- Guess what?
- What?
Look.
- What?
- A shrew.
How did we catch a shrew?
- That's amazing.
- -Oh, it's a funny story.
Oh, you should've
seen it, we were nuts.
True wild women.
You're on fire right now, team.
I knocked him out with this.
I feel honored to be
cooking this fish with you all,
this is out first real protein,
nice job, team, let's do it.
- This means tomorrow could be a very happy day.
- -I know.
Oh, my gosh, this is gonna
be freaking tasty, team.
- Fishing lady, here you go.
- Here you go.
-Cheers, all.
-Hey.
- Cheers.
- Cheers.
Great finish to the day, team.
- Oh, so good.
- Delicious.
- Mmm.
- It's so good.
- That's the first truly tasty thing.
- Mmm-hmm.
Bones and all.
- And now, let's eat.
- Yeah, let's eat.
-We're gonna put 'er straight on the fire.
-Look at that.
Roasting it up.
- Wild women. Let's go.
- That's amazing.
My first shrew.
You know, it's
actually not too bad.
- Not too bad.
- Really?
I'm like super
stoked, super amped.
The mood is great.
I have like, energy.
I'm ready for tomorrow,
but if we stay here
we're gonna run
out of resources.
We need to be brave
and just head out.
-Good right?
-Yeah.
We're gonna sleep amazing.
Is there anything else that we
want to make sure to we bring?
We'll bring like,
a couple spears.
We got the backpack.
Do we have all the tools?
Yep, we got the--
Do you have both the
fishing sticks? There's two.
- Both.
- Yep.
Uh, game plan in terms of route,
maybe head around
the back side of the island
and cruise and find like, one
of the nice sandy embankments.
According to the
map, we're here.
River runs north to south.
I think if we go out around
to the east side of the island,
we're gonna hit this water
source here regardless,
and then we can
kind of cruise north
until we find a good
spot with resources.
- Okay.
- -What do y'all think?
- Yeah, I think that's the plan.
- -Cool.
I am super hopeful. I
mean, we're nervous too.
We know that in addition to
actually getting to the next location,
you got to then build a boma
which is like one of the
most energy intensive things.
You've got to figure
out the fire, the water,
and you don't even know if there's
gonna be firewood or resources.
So we're excited, but nervous.
Bye, little island.
Then just around the bend
and see if we see a way up.
I am most nervous about
what wildlife we may encounter.
Like, big game.
You know, you kind of see like,
the threats and dangers everywhere.
And I'm feeling rough.
Dehydrated, low on calories.
So I think it's really important
that we go slow,
alert and cautious.
And not letting our guard down.
It's starting to feel like
a little bit different terrain.
Grass is everywhere.
In the last location, we were hearing
lions across the way in the forest,
and that's exactly
where we hiked into.
We're trying to be super
careful, but we can't really see.
It's sort of a daunting prospect
to like, not really see
what's around you.
So we're just trying to
stay as attentive as we can
and get to our next location
as quickly as we can.
I see a riverbed. Dry.
A dry river. No water.
Not seeing any water.
Oh, man. Nothing.
Crossing a couple dry creek beds
is actually pretty discouraging.
I mean, it is the dry
season, so, you know,
that lush zone on the
map could have dried up
and then we are out of luck.
That would suck.
Ouch.
Ooh, these are all thorny.
Oh no. Back to the thorns, huh?
Really nervous. We haven't
seen that water source yet.
I am starting to get nervous.
The water could be smaller
than what we anticipate.
It might have no wildlife in it.
I'm actually a little worried that this
was the wrong tactic at the wrong time.
My body is way weaker.
I'm getting winded.
I can definitely feel the toll
of being lower on calories.
You guys, look up
ahead. It's-- It's a baobab.
- Oh, a baobab.
- Oh, it's a baobab.
If we can find those seeds.
Some Vitamin C, some energy.
- Monkeys love this stuff too though.
- -I know.
I know. I'm a little worried.
There's nothing up there.
Just look on the ground
Yeah, look on the ground.
And maybe we'll get lucky.
Come on. We just need one.
We have been waiting
forever to see a baobab tree.
They're full of
sugar, full of carbs.
It's everything we need.
And we finally saw one.
-Do you see anything?
-No.
Oh, bummer.
There was no fruit on it.
But back at the island,
we saw nothing like that.
So I'm hopeful that
at this new location
we'll have another
chance to get some fruit.
I see palms up ahead.
- That means water?
- Let's hope.
You guys. Look what we found!
Holy cow.
- We did it.
- We are here, yeah.
That's awesome.
-Wow.
-Look at this, you guys.
Oh, thank God.
- Yes, you guys.
- Whoo!
- It's like a little oasis here.
- -Yeah.
So excited. Things
look lush and green.
And the water
is sparkling clear.
You can see through it.
No more muddy water.
Hey, guinea feather.
There's guineas!
- That's great.
- There's guineas around, you guys.
Let's have a guinea dinner.
Yeah, keep an eye out for those.
Nice, okay.
-This is looking--
-That looks promising.
I think this is looking good.
-Like, I can almost see like a perimeter in here.
-Kind of... Right?
Yeah, me too.
-We're up high from the water source.
-Yeah.
We have a natural barrier,
these trees to work with.
There's lots of thorny bush
that we can use for our boma.
Yeah. Team, what do we...
What do we think of the spot?
- Yeah, I like it here.
- Cool.
In terms of roles, what do
we... What are we thinking?
-Do we-- -I think one
person fire and water.
- Okay.
- And three on boma.
I can do fire and water, yeah.
-Okay.
-I will start a fire ring.
I will gather some rocks...
-Cool.
-...for a space where we want it
-and get a fire going, and then go get some water.
-Awesome.
Sounds good.
Trying to build off any
existing structure that we have
to help make it a little stronger
than just a pile of sticks.
I'm worried because
there's so much work
and work load and pace that
really could burn somebody out.
We've been at
this for a few hours
and thirst is kicking in.
Fatigue is kicking in.
Everybody's grinding super hard
even after we just
did that long hike.
- Maybe... Yeah.
- Up here?
Nice.
But you don't have a choice
because come nightfall
we've got to have a solid boma.
We've got to have
water and a fire.
So I'm just keeping my fingers
crossed that we can hang in there
until we get all
this stuff done.
Coming together.
Slowly, but surely.
The ground is hard and
rocky and we are freezing.
It's been pretty rough.
Last night, I was miserable.
- Last night was rough.
- It was way too cold.
How do you feel
energy-wise today?
Feeling rough today.
The weakness is getting to me.
- I'm feeling very winded and really dizzy.
- -Yeah.
I'm surprised it's this bad.
It was pretty miserable, yeah.
So, I propose we get ourselves
-off the ground for tonight.
-I agree.
We build a raised platform,
- cover it so we have a little heat. An A-frame.
- Yeah, A-frame.
I think that has to
be our priority today.
-Yeah.
-Hopefully it will be a much better night.
It can't be any worse than this.
July in Zambia is the
coldest month of the year.
And a midwinter
cold front just arrived,
causing nighttime temperatures
to plummet into the 40s.
So, we're going to make
a raised platform bed
to keep ourselves
off the ground.
If you can get off the
ground, even a few inches,
you're gonna have
a lot more warmth
because the ground just
sucks the heat from your body.
And it's just gonna
be more comfortable.
So we have our frame down here.
That's what lifts us up a bit.
This is basically
our box spring.
This is what is
gonna hold our weight,
and we're going to put our
bedding right on top of that.
So this just needs to
be kind of flat and strong.
So we're using cane.
And then, all of our soft
stuff will go right on top here.
Looking good.
And then, we put
our A-frame on top
to hold in our body heat.
Look at that.
That would be a perfect
reflective wall for a fire.
And around our fire,
we have a reflecting wall
to hopefully push that
heat into our shelter.
- What do you think?
- Yeah.
Nice.
- Round of applause. There you go.
-Awesome. Yay!
Great idea.
Oh my gosh. From the
worst night of sleep ever--
-To the best.
-To make the best little hut.
The team is stronger than ever.
And that is a
really great thing.
We've come a long way. We're
growing together as a team
and I'm so grateful for
the people I'm here with.
Yeah.
My night was horrible.
Yeah, that was freaking scary.
It was right-- It sounded like
it was right outside the door.
Yeah, it was so scary.
Definitely a little
worried about lions.
It was a wake-up
call. It was scary.
The nights are so hard.
I knew going in that they
would probably be really difficult,
I don't handle cold weather
well and being naked.
It's tough.
It's starting to wear me down.
Okay.
Didn't seem like anybody
got any sleep last night
and are just pretty
impacted by the cold.
I think a big part of it
is people just wake up
'cause we're just laying
in the hard, hard dirt.
So we've got some
sand right here.
The hope is just to
create a sleeping area
that's a little bit
more comfortable.
Just trying to fluff
it up a little bit,
trying to boost morale.
Morale is a little
bit low right now.
Oh, standing up hurts.
My heart is like, racing?
- Oh yeah?
- Even when I'm standing still.
So I'm not sure what
the heck's going on.
I noticed I've had
this racing heart
that kind of won't settle
down even when I rest.
Kind of like tight that feels
like it's pounding on my chest.
I don't want it to get
any worse than it is.
I am a little concerned.
Oh, there's a big
giant tadpole right here.
- Do you see him?
- I see him, yeah.
- Alright.
- Yeah.
So, we have a creek
near our new camp.
And it's full of tadpoles.
- Did you get him?
- I don't think so.
They are so fast.
It's like insane.
But the tadpoles are
super hard to catch.
And it's down.
So everyone's been trying to catch
these tadpoles. They're really fast.
So I'm gonna weave a
little bowl using palm leaves
to scoop them out to
make it easier to catch.
And hopefully, that will work.
Four of these bowls,
one for all of us,
so we all can go
tadpole or frog hunting.
So I just weave
these little scoopers
to see what we can
get out of the little creek.
I think I might try out
one of your baskets.
-Yeah?
-You want to come?
- I'm gonna chill for a sec.
- Cool.
Doing this challenge almost
feels like I'm a little kid.
It's taking the stuff that
you do when you're a child,
like building a fort or looking
for frogs, that sort of thing.
And putting it
on an adult level.
They don't seem scared of it.
They dodge and then
they just come right back.
And it's painful and exhausting,
but it's so fun at
the same time.
Oh, man. I feel
like it's mocking me.
Oh, he went through
the basket rungs.
Oh, darn.
Hey, hey, hey! It works!
Nice job, dude.
-You got one?
-Yeah.
Jennie made us these
little tadpole baskets
'cause they're super hard
to catch. They're really fast.
And we got one.
That is excellent news 'cause
there's a million tadpoles in there.
Yeah, there we go.
- Got another one.
- Oh my gosh.
-You just stick it in the water...
-And they move with it?
...and then you scooch them in
with your hand. It goes right in.
Ooh, a big one. Oh,
it's kind of meaty.
May as well strike
when the iron's hot.
-You want to cook him?
-Yeah, yeah. Put him in here.
-There.
-Yeah!
Alright.
-Try again.
-It looks like fish.
We caught ten tadpoles today.
Probably not enough
to get us through,
but it's a huge morale booster.
This is awesome, you guys.
Delicious.
Another really rough night.
It's starting to wear me down.
So cold.
We're all suffering.
It is so cold.
The nights are pure misery.
So we're just doing our
best to make it through.
That was a bad night.
It was just misery.
I keep thinking it
can't get any worse.
Yeah, every night
gets a little worse.
And it's making
me really worried
'cause we got a
lot of nights to go.
I really think that's gonna
be the make or break for me
is being able to get some sleep.
It's too bad that the
shelter didn't work.
It's just... It's too cold. The
cold just kind of blows through it.
We just can't stay warm
with body heat in there.
So I think we're committed
to sleeping around the fire.
Alright, let's go get firewood.
My body is so sore.
It is so cold.
I'm moving real slow
today. I'm very dizzy.
I haven't had a lot of calories.
The nights have been brutal.
I kind of feel like my
body's falling apart a little bit.
Maybe we've pushed too
hard in the previous days.
Yeah, I don't know.
I'm just kind of
all over the place.
You okay?
-Still racing?
-No, yeah. I don't know.
I feel like I'm falling apart.
No, stop it.
Do you need to see a medic?
I don't know. I just can't walk
without almost passing out.
It has been a super
hard day for me
both physically,
mentally and emotionally.
What are you feeling right now?
Having a real hard
time with my anxiety
and, uh, it's even
hard to talk right now.
And it's just overwhelming
me right now.
I think it'll pass.
I'm just having a moment.
I am a little bit
worried about Lauren.
She's been really
low and had tears
You can just tell
that she's questioning
whether or not she
should be here or not.
I think in these moments where I'm
sleep deprived, and calorie deprived,
it's just so overwhelming.
Is this the right place
for you right now?
I don't know.
This day has continually
beat me down.
Like, if you really wanted to
grit it out, you could. I know it.
However, I would give
yourself the permission
to make the decision
that feels right for you.
I just...
Is this the right place
for you right now?
I don't know. Yeah, I'm
having a real low moment.
- It's okay.
- I don't wanna leave you guys.
What's going on, Lauren?
I think I'm gonna call it.
Today, I've really struggled.
I'm sick to my stomach again.
And anxiety. The
tightness in my chest.
And I really do think all of it, the
heart rate and everything is my anxiety,
and with the lack of nutrition and
sleep, it's really starting to build,
and I think once it gets to
the point where it's pretty bad,
um, yeah, that,
that's not a good place
-to be in survival. Yeah.
-No, it's concerning. I understand that.
You know, and I think, you know,
of course I'd love to wrap it out.
-It's what I do.
-Mmm-hmm.
But I don't think it's the right
decision right now for me.
I get that. I totally get that.
And I know the night times suck,
but I just would wanna make sure
that you have, like, the clearest
head when you make the decision.
It's enough for me.
It's enough. Okay.
Mentally, physically sounds
like you're ready to go home.
Yeah. I'm gonna tap.
Okay. Just bear with me.
I'm gonna go get
you right outta here.
-I love you.
-I love you. You're gonna do so great.
You're so amazing.
-I'm just so scared. You're so great.
-No, no. You're so welcome.
I'm gonna be thinking
about ya, okay?
-Thank you. You, too.
-Okay.
I'm gonna miss y'all so much.
Bye.
I am so sad to leave my team,
because I love those people.
And they made this experience infinitely
more wonderful than it would have been.
These 11 days have been amazing.
I mean, they've been hard.
There's been a lot of suffering,
but I've learned a lot about myself.
With ten days remaining, Lauren,
an experienced endurance athlete,
is unable to make it
across the finish line.
Shedding 15 pounds in the process,
her PSR drops from 6.1 to 5.2.
I'm proud of myself.
It was life-changing.
And I'm gonna take that back home to be
a better Lauren, better mom, better friend.
Better everything. And I'm not
gonna take these 11 days for granted.
So, I'm a little bit
shocked right now.
I'm sad, because she
was kind of my support.
It's gonna be a little bit hard, but I
kinda feel like maybe it's a good thing.
Yeah, it's, it'll be a
good thing for me.
So now I can reach inside
myself and find my own power
to overcome my emotions,
and get through it on my own.
I just hope she's happy with it.
You know, as soon as somebody starts
having such serious doubts like that, um...
...you know, I think it's, I
think it's often a matter of time.
-Yeah.
-Like, she will be content. I feel like she is.
We are down one of
our wild women, and...
...it's sad and it's,
it's gonna be tough.
It means, you know, more
work for everyone, and...
...it's a bit of a, a
morale loss, to be honest.
Um, I thought we were
all gonna coast to the end.
I thought we were all super
strong, we could make it.
And now, there's
some doubt, you know?
'Cause now we're entering the, the final stage
of things, and I feel like we should, um...
...we should go k*ll some.
- We should go k*ll something.
- We should go a little crazy.
-Get a good k*ll. Or at least try.
-Yeah. It's time.
I'm starting to get a little
nervous about calorie intake.
So today, we're going to try...
...and set some traps, and
catch something a little bit bigger.
Hopefully, a guinea fowl.
This seems like bird and snake.
Yeah.
So, we are looking for a game trail
with a little tree that we can bend over.
Feathers, guys.
Perfect.
I wonder if this is where
they come to water.
Well, you see how they...This looks
like scratching. You know? Like...
This might be a good
spot. All right. Let's do this.
Yeah. There you go.
Okay.
Do your thing, girl.
So the plan is to take a tree, we
bend it down to get a lot of tension.
And then we have basically a
slipknot or a noose on the ground,
so when the bird takes the bait,
the idea is that it'll set off the
trap so the noose grabs them...
...and flings
them into the tree.
So hopefully, tomorrow or maybe
even tonight, we'll go check it,
and we'll have a guinea
fowl hanging up in that tree.
Slowly release pressure.
Okay, you can let go. I got it.
I think it's holding.
And then this delicious,
meaty tadpole. Oh, yeah.
Oh, this is it. I
feel one coming.
All right, guys.
I believe in us.
Yes.
Right there.
Come on, you.
- Nope.
- Have they escaped?
I don't see anything.
Oh, look what I found.
Hey!
- Wiley bug.
- Dude, he's kinda crazy.
- He's got pinchers.
- Look at his face!
- I know!
- He's got a mustache!
I'm kinda scared he's albino.
Ah, there was one in my butt!
What? Oh.
- I thought you were just joking.
- -No.
Oh, my God.
- Well, I'll go, um, add these to the snare.
- -Cool.
Robin found some really meaty- looking
grasshoppers we'll use as bait for the trap.
I think our motto on this part
of the journey has just been,
try everything and
see what sticks.
All right, so our bait is gone.
But the trap hasn't sprung.
Hmmm. What could
be happening is,
they might be coming up to it,
just pecking it and walking away.
So what might work is
putting bait on multiple spots,
so as they come up to peck it, they have to
take that extra step to get the next piece.
So, two of these
hopefully will do the trick.
And, uh, yeah, we've got all the pieces.
We just need 'em to come together.
The bait seems to be working. We
just need a bird to get inside that trap.
That would be a huge win for us
as we head out for extraction day,
so we can just
book it outta here.
Not seeing much.
So, as the days go by, I've
noticed it's gotten harder and harder
to find, um, big
stocks of tadpoles.
You have to look
a little harder now.
Now I'm getting desperate.
The tadpoles that we've been eating
in the pond, it seems like they're gone.
And I feel like if that's
the only real source of food
that we have to give us
energy to go on with our day,
so it's not looking too
great for us right now.
Okay, I think I'm done.
This landscape is
challenging right now.
It feels like during this dry season,
a lot of things are, like, on hiatus,
or just not a, there's
not a ton out here.
- Is that a snake?
- Something.
What was that?
Oh, oh, oh, I see
it. Get it. Get it.
Grab it, grab it, grab it.
It's a baby?
Jennie and I have a hunting style
that could only be called chaotic.
- Where is it?
- Right there.
Got it.
But we got it.
-We good? Yes!
-Yeah. Nicely done.
-There we go again.
-High five.
-Yes! Snake.
-Whee!
Okay. Let's go home
and eat a snake.
Let's go cook up our snake. Yes.
Jennie and I, we've gotten super
close. We're working really well together.
I think we're a
really strong unit.
And the more challenges
that are thrown at us,
I think the stronger we get, and
the better friends we become.
Heather, what
kind of snake is it?
It's a Mopane snake.
- It is good.
- It's meat.
Yeah. Mmm-hmm.
- Mmm-hmm.
- So good!
It's so good!
Stocking up on some,
some a*mo, here.
It's time to...
...time to put this
slingshot to use.
Gimme a sec. I see
a little bird, and...
Dang, real close on that.
Rolling up with a big guinea
fowl back to the wild women,
and being able to grill that thing
over the fire would be a huge victory.
This was where I saw
a lizard the other day.
Oh, there he is, right there.
Boom! got him.
Oh. Ahh!
Now, we got a tarantula
right in... Oh, my God!
Yeah, I saw him dip
out underneath there.
He's waiting to come out later.
- No, he's not gonna come out.
- -He'll come out!
Yeah, I think he's gone.
He doesn't like the fire.
Can I switch with you?
Hmmm.
I just don't fit in
that spot. Sorry!
Guys, we have to burn
the shelter down. I'm sorry.
We should, yeah, do that.
Boom! got him.
Ohh. Ahh!
Ahh!
I watched him, like, get...
like, watched him get hit
and flip up over the
rock into the grass.
Yeah, that's a, that's a
bummer. Like, you don't...
You know, you don't
want, you don't want that.
What's up, ladies?
- Hey. Any luck?
- What's up, bro?
Nope.
- That's a bummer.
-Yeah, a bummer. I thought I had that last one.
- Any activity at the traps?
- -Nothing.
Nothing.
That's the closest that I've been,
and I just wish that I'd been able to...
...been able to get it for one big,
one big meal would be so frickin' cool.
Mmm-hmm.
It's sort of frustrating not
being able to provide...
You know, having three female
partners, you know, I learned a lot about
taking on different roles, and playing
a supporting role when need be,
and you know, strength comes
in different shapes and, and sizes,
and that, you know, uh, sometimes
to be, you know, the best leader
is to, to help let the other
people shine around you,
and I'm pretty proud to
have helped support this team
to allow these badass
women to, to shine.
I'm dragging.
The hunger is setting in today. We
need to catch something. We're hungry.
Oh, wow. It's a guinea fowl.
Jennie, Robin. Come on, get, get
your weapons, quick, quick, quick.
There's a guinea
fowl. A bunch of 'em.
Is that where we were,
Robin, and we heard them?
- Maybe.
- The guinea fowl?
- I hear 'em. I hear 'em.
-Shh. Shh.
Do you have your slingshot?
That was a disappointment. What you
think is gonna be this awesome prize,
and, man, it just,
woof, it was rough.
Hey, look at that tree up ahead.
What does that tree look like?
Is that, um... Yes.
The baobab tree.
The baobab tree.
What? Oh, my God!
Oh, my God, there's more. What?
Oh, my God.
I am freaking.
This is what I've been wanting
to find this whole frickin' time.
Oh, my God. Look at...
Oh, my God, baobab.
Oh, my gosh.
This is, like, candy. This is gonna,
like, take us the whole way right now.
Oh, my God.
Ohh! Who wants some?
I do.
Heck, yeah.
- Oh, my goodness.
- -Guys, this is the one right here.
This is, this is, like, everything.
I had a headache all this time.
Mmm. I haven't had
something sweet like that...
-That's not bitter?
-Ohh.
Oh, my God. This
is gold right here.
Mmm. Mmm.
Cool. Nice find.
This is gonna carry us on
all the way through extraction.
Mmm. Cheers, guys.
A little bit of bitter along the way,
but we're gonna end on the sweet.
We end it on a sweet note.
One more night of tossing
and turning in the dirt.
Mmm-hmm.
How are people feeling
energy-wise, hydration-wise?
I feel really good.
-Oh, I have so much energy. I'm ready to rock and roll.
-I do, too. Cool.
It's day 21, extraction day.
I feel so pumped
to get out of here.
I'm pretty tired of
laying in the dirt.
I'm tired of eating
bugs and tadpoles.
I'm ready to go taste
the good life again. And...
Yeah, let's make it happen.
There's Bitter Island right
here. This is the oasis.
So I think we're gonna be doing the
same thing, kinda heading that way,
then should be, seems like a little bit
longer than the last walk that we did.
Looking at the map, we're
realizing that today's hike
is gonna be just as long, if not longer
than, any of the other ones that we've done.
Uh, which is, which is daunting.
- All right.
- -Let's get the heck out of here, huh?
Let's go.
To reach their extraction point,
the tribe faces a difficult trek
through thorny bamboo
forest and tall grasslands,
where lions lie in wait,
before reaching
an open savannah.
All right, head into the grass,
guys. Keep your eyes open.
All of a sudden, we're
in, like, head-high grass.
Can't see what's
going on in there.
Once again, another
reminder that we're still in Africa,
and there's no opportunity
for a misstep right now.
Seeing a way through?
I'm 5'6", and this grass
is well over six feet tall.
And I can't see crap.
And I know we have
to head Eastward,
so I'm trying to keep my heading.
Where I can't see what's beyond the grass,
I don't know if there's lions or buffalo,
I don't know what's beyond there.
Overall, we're
just flying blind.
Ow,.
Whoo! Thorns.
Yeah, careful, guys.
Oh,.
Oh, it's brutal on the feet.
That is hurting.
Physical pain is wearing on
me. I'm just trying to get through it.
I'm not trying to
think about the end,
I'm just thinking about each
step that I'm taking right now.
Yeah, they're just
getting pummeled.
We're hanging on by a thread,
so we're just gonna make the most of
the energy we've got and continue moving.
ANy of you seeing
what I'm seeing up there?
What do you see?
It looks kind of like
a road or a clearing.
Oh, my gosh. Are
you being serious?
Yes.
Seriously. Look at that.
- I see it.
- Guys, do you think that's it?
- I think so.
-Yeah, yeah, yeah. Let's check it out.
Oh, my gosh.
- Hang in there, feet. Almost there.
-Almost there.
- Ahh, thank God!
- Yes. Yes!
Looks like it. Oh,
where's our ride?
Please come and
get us. We're here.
- Ahh.
- -I can kinda hear something.
- I feel like there's a plane.
- -Yes.
- Oh, my gosh!
-I think it's... That's it!
Wild women, that's it!
Whoo!
- Yeah!
- Whoo!
Seeing the plane touch down
is such an amazing feeling.
Knowing that it's for
us, it feels so good.
We came in this together and
we're walking out of it together.
That's right.
Over the course of 21 days,
the team collectively lost
more than 100 pounds.
- You guys, look at our way out!
- -Oh, look at that.
Jennie shed 28 pounds.
Her Primitive Survival
Rating goes from 6.4 to 6.8.
Robin lost 32 pounds.
His final PSR rises
from 6.5 to 6.9.
Heather ends her
challenge 31 pounds lighter.
Her PSR climbs from 6.6 to 7.1.
Whoo! Oh, my gosh.
Oh, my gosh, you guys.
Whoo!
Biggest lesson I learned
out here is that ultimately,
you know, we're just not built to last on
our own in this sort of harsh environment.
You know, and I think that that sort of
teaches you to be wise, to use your brain.
It's like this is our, this is
our biggest tool right here.
My God, it's done.
We did it.
See, it's sinking
in. We frickin'...
-We did it.
-We frickin' did it.
We conquered.
Three, two, one, blastoff.
Oh, my God, this is crazy.
Oh, my God!
Whoa.
Whoo!
We're doing it!
Coming into this challenge,
I was a little bit timid.
I've never been away from
home this far and this long.
But this whole experience
has made me stronger,
and once you step
forward, you don't turn back.
You just keep going until
you make it to the end.
Oh, my gosh. I am so
content and tired right now.
I feel like this is the first time I've been
able to let my guard down in three weeks.
I never doubted that we
would make it through,
but it, it tested me in
ways that I didn't expect,
and it just feels
so flippin' good.
- Hell yeah, wild women!
- -Whoo!
And Afraid,let's go!
Bye, Africa.
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16x05 - Odd Man Out
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Each episode chronicles the lives of two survivalists who meet for the first time naked and are given the task of surviving a stay in the wilderness for 21 days.
Each episode chronicles the lives of two survivalists who meet for the first time naked and are given the task of surviving a stay in the wilderness for 21 days.