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.
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 k*ll 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
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
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 k*ll.
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 k*ll.
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 k*ller.
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 g*dd*mn 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 b*stard 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 g*dd*mn 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 k*ll 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 a*s.
- 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, g*dd*mn.
- 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 k*lled 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 k*ll 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
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 k*ll,
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.
b*stard.
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!
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17x02 - There Will Be Blood
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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.