06x06 - Global Survival Guide

[bunniefuu]

i'm bear grylls.

i'm gonna show you
what it takes to get out alive

from some of the most dangerous
places in the world.

Whoo!

i've been to the ends
of the earth,

battling the worst
that nature can throw at me,

using all my knowledge
and skill

to make it through
the wild's toughest challenges.

i've been lucky to see it all.

It is very, very tight.

and on the way,
I've learned so much.

How they picked the tracks
of that up. It's amazing.

now, using some
of that experience

and some brand-new action...

That's amazing!

...i'm gonna show you
how to survive

wherever you are on the planet.

Whoo-hoo!

this is a "man vs. Wild"
global survival guide.

from the swamps of indonesia

to the sands of the sahara

and the mountains of patagonia,

there's nowhere
I haven't taken on.

but to survive
in each different environment

needs a different set of skills
and knowledge.

In this episode, I'm gonna
take you around the world

And show you how to stay alive
whether you're in the desert,

The tropics, or the arctic.

i'm gonna do it

using previously unseen tips
and challenges.

on location, we get into
so many crazy situations

that often we can't fit it all
into the program.

well, now we can,
and it's gonna be a blast.

Whoo!

making this show, we've been
almost everywhere on earth...

Sumatra. Siberia.

Zambia. Belize.

South dakota.
Alaska.

Alabama.
Central romania.

The sahara desert.
Guatemala.

The arctic circle.

Vietnam.
The baltic coast.

Georgia.
Patagonia.

...and a whole lot more.

This is gonna be an adventure!

on this incredible journey,

i've experienced
virtually every environment

known to man...

It's just intense.

What a mad place to be!

Aah!

...facing some of
the toughest challenges

and the harshest conditions.

This must be the hottest desert
I have ever been in.

Look at this.

Whoa!

now I'm gonna strip it down

and show you
the best techniques to use,

depending on
where you're stranded...

whether it's the heat
of the deserts,

the cold of the polar climates,

the wild mountains
of the temperate zones,

or the humidity of the tropics.

and I'm gonna start
with the tropical islands.

places like this
might be seen as paradise,

but the reality
is very different.

there's often hardly
any freshwater,

and these can be
some of the harshest areas

to survive anywhere.

there are roughly


and one thing they all share
is an abundance of sea life,

but that's not always
a good thing.

Whoa! Look!
We got a shark here.

Just there.

Look -- bluebottle jellyfish.

You do not want to get stung
by this guy.

Whales!

Massive humpback in the water
with us!

if you can avoid the dangers
in these warm waters,

the rewards are immense.

and you don't have to look far
to find your supper.

Look at all these shells.
They're all the way along here.

these are conch shells.

Just hundreds of them.

they're amongst the largest
mollusks in the caribbean.

Let's go get conch.

the taino people
who lived here 500 years ago

dive for these large
sea snails,

eating their meat
and using their shells.

but it's tough work
without a mask.

It's just hard to see.

Actually, there is a way
you can dive without a mask,

And what you do is just cup
your forehead with your hands.

And then when you're underwater,
you blow out of your nose,

Creates a little air pocket,

And will let you see
for a few seconds.

making an air pocket
in front of my eyes

means I can focus underwater

and gives a chance
to locate a conch.

Whoo!

Conch!

If there's anything in this,

It's gonna make
a really nice fish supper.

It's not even friday.

the traditional method
for removing a conch

is to make a hole
in the front of the shell

in the third ring
from the center.

What that does
is just pierce that vacuum

And makes it much harder for
them -- the conch -- to hold on.

Yeah!

[ Grunts ]

Whoo!

no raw seafood is 100% safe,
but I'm gonna risk it.

Mmm!

Actually good.
A bit like just raw scallop.

high in protein and minerals,
seafood is great survival food,

and it's just everywhere here.

You see this?
It's covered in these things.

Those are actually edible.
Called chitons.

Look.
See? I'm gonna get one off.

So, there you see
all of that gunk inside.

But as a little snack on
the way, it's gonna be a treat.

Tastes like a very salty,
very tough oyster.

But a good bit of energy.

Let's keep moving along
this coastline.

it's not just the sea

that can help a survivor
on a tropical island.

the beach is also
rich hunting ground.

There's a beach almond tree.

Find one of these,
you're in good shape.

Look around on the ground.

Yeah, this is one of the fruits
from it.

The good thing about these,
you got fruit on the outside,

And then inside --
get an old one.

Inside that, you'll get a nut.

the beach, or indian, almond
grows all over the tropics.

its fruit is fleshy
and slightly acidic.

Strong flavor but good.

but it's the nut that's
the real rich source of energy.

Crack it open.

Inside...

Good almond.

Mmm!

the nuts are rich in protein,
fats, and carbohydrate.

It's a good find.

Gonna fill our pockets
with these.

when you come across
great survival food like this,

collect as much as you can
and store it somewhere safe.

you're gonna need it.

food may be plentiful
on tropical islands.

the big problem
could be finding freshwater.

but there are some telltale
signs to look out for.

Over here.

You can see the trees
are much bigger,

And it all looks more lush.

Just the sort of place
you might find some water.

Definitely worth a look.

You can actually almost
smell water here.

Just feels much more humid.

Look. See?
Water all the way down here.

It's just a little bit salty.

Not much, but there's definitely
a bit of salt in that.

Probably a mix of rainwater,

Also some seawater seeping up
through the rock.

even a little salt water starts
you down a dangerous path.

the more you drink,
the thirstier you get,

and ultimately your kidneys
fail under the high salinity.

without freshwater,
you'll only last three days,

so it's vital you find it.

but sometimes it can turn up
in the most unlikely places.

i can see a change
in the water.

Actually, look.
That's amazing!

Can you see this?

It's like a natural spring
coming out from down --

Down under the rock.

See if you can see this.
Look if I throw some sand in.

Watch this.

See that?
It's being brought right out.

[ Slurps ]

Actually, that is fresh.
Now, that is just amazing.

Literally right
on the shoreline.

Got freshwater coming down.

freshwater floats on top
of the denser seawater.

natural springs are as good
as it gets in the wild,

but they're rare.

Let's get this filled up.

there's one source
of both liquid and food

that's always around
in the tropics -- the coconut.

Coconuts can be a lifesaver.

They can also be brutes
to get into.

One simple way, though,
find a bit of hardwood,

Put a bit of an edge onto it,

And then just...

...drive the coconut onto it.

coconut is such
a good hydration fluid

that in some
developing countries,

it's used in hospitals as an
alternative to medical saline.

you should look
for this miracle fluid

in young, green coconuts.

the older and browner they get,
the less water there is.

if you can escape your island

and survive at sea
for long enough,

you're likely to end up
on the mainland coast,

and that's where
we're going next.

Whoa!

the harsh realities
of island life in the tropics

will stretch
the toughest survivor.

but getting stranded
in a temperate zone

has its own unique pitfalls.

Oh, god.

Blast!

Whoa!

the temperate zones lie north
and south of the tropics.

they have relatively moderate
temperatures

and are more populated,
especially on the coast.

but just because
you're stranded

in a developed part
of the world

doesn't mean you're safe.

If you're lost,
there's no guarantee of rescue.

Could be days, could be weeks,
so you better learn the basics.

Man: okay! Go!

if you're stuck on the coast
in a temperate region

and you follow the shore
for long enough,

you're gonna find help,

but you'll need food
on the way.

here are some new tips
to show you how to find it

and how to cook it.

start by looking around
protected tidal beaches,

and it shouldn't be long
before you get lucky.

Look. There are loads and loads
of these mussels here

That I can use.

And then we have this limpet.

And there's lots of nice
spirulina in here.

That's all gonna be good.

packed full of vitamin b12,

this seaweed can be
a good substitute for meat.

Oh!

Got a crab, as well.

And these little shore crabs,

As long as they're small
like that,

Those are fine to eat just raw.

only eat crabs like this raw
if the water quality is good.

Tastes of sand and salt.

Goo.

now to find somewhere
to cook up my feast.

Actually, this will do.

Nice and sheltered from the
wind, above the high-tide mark.

Just got to find myself
some wood.

there's plenty of driftwood
lying at the high-tide mark.

it's covered in salt
and still damp.

i'll need lots of tinder
to get it going.

dead grass is perfect.

Just run your fingers through
it, like through your hair,

And you get all the nice, dead,
dry stuff.

And then it's gonna catch
and go.

And that's nice
when it goes the first time.

I'll try and get some
of this seafood broth going

With these mussels.

And all I want to do
is throw all of these

Just like they are -- sand
and everything -- in there.

Pop the limpets out.

Add some water and boil it up.

as mussels
are essentially filter feeders,

in poor-water areas, they can
be high in concentrated toxins.

it's best to cook them
properly.

once the broth has boiled,

i'll pick out the seafood
and then strain the rest.

my socks will work a treat.

What I want is all the juice
and all the goodness

Without all of the sand.

[ Crunching ]

It's like fishy socks.

But at least it's warming.

coastlines like this can offer
the survivor a lot,

but if you choose
to head inland,

temperate regions present
many different landscapes --

mountains, valleys,
and grassland.

but one of the most common
is the forest.

The whole place is just teeming
with bears!

Shh!

That's a brown bear.

My heart is thumping.

in this global survival guide,

i've shown how to deal
with being stranded

on the coast in tropical
and temperate regions.

now we're heading inland
to the temperate forest,

a very different environment.

the inland areas
of the northern temperate zones

were once mainly forest.

humans have cleared many of the
trees for cities and farmland,

but there are still vast
and wild areas left.

and this is one of
the greatest of them all --

the carpathian mountains
in romania.

thousands of miles
of dense forest,

there's potential for food
and water,

but it's not all good.

Clear!

down there are some pretty
nasty creatures.

Good luck, bear!

Here you go.
Come over here.

There you go.
A little salamander.

Get him in these chopsticks.
Hang on.

Want to be a bit careful
not to touch the skin of this.

Actually secretes
some poison out of it.

But, yeah,
it's a pretty clear indicator

Nature gives you
of something bad --

Very brightly colored,
yellow spots.

Doesn't move very fast.

You know, it's not gonna
bite you or anything,

Which means it's gonna have
some sort of defense,

And its defense
is the poison it releases.

So, you don't want to eat that.

But kind of beautiful as well,
eh?

[ Smooches ]

Okay. Let him go.

of all the creatures
that live in temperate forests,

there's one that's guaranteed
to strike fear

into the heart of any survivor.

Shh!

Do you see the bear?

Okay. Come down, down.

That's a brown bear.

Okay, we are very close here.

Probably at about 50 meters.

No sudden movements at all.

And my heart is thumping
at the moment.

But he hasn't spotted us,
I don't think.

Unbelievable to see a --

See a bear this close.

Okay, he's just spotted us,
and he's turning away.

And he's moved away.

Up here,
you get a bear that close,

Any sudden movement
he's gonna pick up.

And, really, if they go for you,

You just got to --
you got to back away slowly.

If they come at you fast,
you got to run.

Best thing to do -- drop
something of yours, a rucksack.

They're gonna go straight
for that first to smell,

And that might give you
just a precious few minutes

To get away.

But it means we've got to be
just so careful

Moving through these woods.

in forest survival, any kind
of weapon is going to help --

ideally, a r*fle.

but if you're stranded
without warning,

you're unlikely to have
one of those.

Sometimes, though,
nature throws you a bone.

Or in the case of montana,
a stone.

I just found this --
found this arrowhead back there.

Some of these date back
literally thousands of years.

Would have been shaped and made
by native americans.

They used it to hunt with
and to protect themselves.

native americans
used bow and arrows

to hunt deer, elk, and bison.

and if it was good enough for
them, it's good enough for me.

i've gathered some feathers
and willow for the arrows

and alder for the bow.

It's all about
tools of convenience,

Using whatever you can
around you

Just to help yourself hunt
and survive.

The first thing I want to do
is just strip this willow down,

Take all of the outer bark off.

next, to attach the arrowhead.

the central third of my
paracord's ideal for the job.

And then just melt down
some of this pine resin.

And then mix it
with a bit of charcoal.

Makes a really effective glue.

the feathers must be placed
carefully.

if not,
the arrow won't fly straight.

You can see the r*fle on that.

And that's what gives it
the spin.

Okay.

time to make my bow.

Just tapering down
one side of this.

And in between doing that,

Just get it over the fire
and try and dry it out,

And that's gonna stiffen it up
and then give it more power.

more parachute cord
makes my bowstring.

i should have a range
of about 15 yards.

So, we're ready to go.

Come on, then.

So, just trying to keep
all movement nice and slow.

No sudden movements.

'Cause when you're moving
jerkily,

The animals catch you
out of the corner of their eye.

Bow hunters would normally
actually often scout an area

For months in advance.

And once they find a good area,

They'll camp and they'll wait
and they'll wait.

But I don't have
that luxury of time.

We'll give it a bit longer.

Move out
through this woodland bit.

If we don't get anything,
we'll then move on.

then suddenly I spot something
in the trees above.

Lookit.

See him on the top branch there?

Got him?

it's a long shot.

the bird's tiny,
but I've got to give it a go.

Oh!

Went straight over his head.

i try again,

but the second arrow
scares him, and he flies away.

no luck this time.

survival is all about
playing the odds,

and you'll often have setbacks
before you succeed,

so try, try, and try again
until your plan works out.

the one thing you must never do
is give up,

especially where
we're going next.

it's back to the tropics
and into the jungle.

i'm on a journey of survival,

a trip around the world,

looking at the best ways
to stay alive

in almost every type
of environment...

...using brand-new action from
some of my unseen adventures.

There's a definite
sense of excitement.

i'm showing you the best tips
and techniques

so you can make it out alive
wherever you're stranded.

Whoo-hoo!

and the right knowledge
and attitude

are vital
to where we're going now.

If you can survive here,
you can survive anywhere!

welcome to the jungle.

hot, humid, and huge.

if you're not used
to this environment,

it's bewildering and dangerous.

It is just jungle, jungle,
and more jungle.

usually located in the
sweltering heat of the tropics,

jungles are home to half

of all the animal
and plant species on earth,

and a large number of those
are trying to k*ll you...

...as my cameraman found out
in belize.

Man: ooh, bear.

My leg. Look.

What's that?
My leg.

That's quite a good-size --
good-sized tarantula.

Let's see
if we can get him off.

Want to be careful
with him.

I don't want him to bite you,
either, through there.

There we go.

And that is a good size.

You can see its fangs
right at the front there.

You try and squash him
or grab him,

He'll strike -- wham! --
Like that.

But as long as you don't
disturb him, he shouldn't --

He shouldn't bite.

So, that was climbing up
your foot?

That's well spotted.

Just leave him be, though.
Let's not mess with him.

Up go his fangs at the front.
Let's get him off.

not every creature
in the jungle wants you dead.

some are very happy
to eat you alive.

I'm getting hammered
by these things.

leeches --
they're everywhere here.

Oh, look. You can see this one
is just full of blood.

Absolute brutes.

Sometimes in the jungle,

It can feel like everything
is out to get you.

But hidden away, there are some
amazing creatures and plants

That can help the survivor.

this is the camino real trail
in panama,

the route that
the spanish conquistadors used

to move their treasure from
the pacific to the atlantic,

and it's home
to a very special plant.

Come on.
Check this plant out.

Now, this is called ortega,
and you can tell that

Just if you look at
the underside of the leaf.

It's got these very sharp barbs.

And then also,

If you look down
the actual stalk of it,

Really sharp again.

And legend has it
that the sl*ves

Who were driving
the gold mule trains,

When they reached the point
of just complete exhaustion,

They couldn't go on,

They would supposedly whip
their legs with these spikes,

And it would make their legs
go numb.

And I've always been interested
to see actually whether --

Whether this stuff works or not.

Let me give it a little go.

Okay.

And there you can see
it all just going red there.

And I wouldn't describe it
as a bundle of good fun,

Sitting in the jungle,
whipping myself.

But let's just see
if their trick works for me.

And, actually, it feels very,
very hot suddenly,

And it's kind of like

Just rubbing a load
of heat balm along it.

not quite numb,

but the ortega certainly
gave me a lift of sorts.

jungles have a lot to offer
when it comes to food,

and sometimes it's just
lying around on the floor.

Actually, look.
This is an old termites' nest.

See this?
Here we go. Look.

Shake all of these out.

And there you can see
all of those little guys.

Those are the termites.

And, actually, look.
See these bigger ones?

These are the workers.

They're the ones that actually
move all the colony around.

More nutritional value
in these bigger ones.

Ow!

Quite sharp little nippers
on the front there.

And there you can see him
actually just clinging on

For dear life to my finger.

Mm. Crunchy.

if you're stranded
and nobody's looking for you,

you're gonna have
to get yourself to safety.

Aah!

but moving through the jungle
is tough.

Pbht!

in sumatra, I found
a quicker way to travel.

I reckon
I'm gonna make much better --

Better progress
if I can get into this river.

There are some rapids,

But I reckon
if I find myself a log,

It should be manageable.

this river is heading
where I want to go,

and it's gonna be way faster
than walking.

rapids downstream mean
this isn't the safest option,

but there are
some techniques you can use

to minimize the risk.

You need to take this time

Before the rapids
not only to get your breath,

But also to plan your route
in them.

I can use the buoyancy
of this bamboo

To get myself up and get a view.

But I hate that feeling

Where you can just
hear the sound of the rapids

Building and building.

[ Exhales sharply ]

and suddenly I'm in the turmoil
of the rapids.

i'm aiming for what's called
the tongue,

where the water builds up and
all the main volume is going.

fight to keep your head up high

so you can anticipate
the waves ahead.

try and stay on your back with
your feet pointing downstream

so you can face any obstacles.

and if you go under,
you've got to keep calm.

don't fight it.

just let the water
spit you out.

Okay,
I'm out of the main flow.

Went through that eddy line.

That was much stronger
than I thought.

But it made for good progress
down the river.

But I'm gonna get out of it now.

in the jungle,
if you look hard enough,

you'll find food and water.

but you could be
stranded somewhere

where there's
virtually nothing.

Bottom line is,
it doesn't matter

How good or smart
or clever you are.

Without water, you're dead.

coastlines, forest, jungle.

with knowledge, positive
attitude, and a bit of luck,

you can make it
out of these places alive.

but surviving in the desert
is a different matter.

around 1/5 of the world's
land area is desert.

food is scarce,
water virtually nonexistent.

temperatures can range

from over 130 degrees
fahrenheit in the day...

Really, the heat out here
is just relentless.

...to below freezing at night.

I'm really cold.

I just can't wait
to see the sun.

there's very little shelter,

and you're unlikely
to be found.

if you get stranded here,
you're in big trouble.

Whatever desert you're in,

Your biggest struggle
is gonna be finding water.

If you don't, death is gonna
visit you very quickly.

in the baja desert in mexico,
I was having a rough time

after being stung in the face
by a bee.

but out here, the search
for water can never stop.

cacti may seem like
a good option for fluids,

but many are poisonous.

See, all of these
are cardon cacti.

And they're huge.

And cardons actually grow to
the biggest cactus in the world,

Some may contain
up to a ton of water

In all of those big limbs.

But it's not the sort of water
you can drink.

Try and tuck into that,

And it's just gonna make you
throw up, give you diarrhea.

It's got loads of chemicals
and toxins in it.

And out here, that's just gonna
k*ll you faster.

in the constant quest
for water,

the canyons
of the chihuahua desert

provides some better options.

your best bet is down
on the canyon floor.

storms create massive runoff
into pools known as tinajas.

the trouble is, it might not
have rained here for months.

Oh, hang on.
I got water here.

Looking pretty stagnant, though.

And you got to try
and resist the temptation

To dive in and drink water
like this.

You know, this is gonna have
all sorts of nasties in it.

And, actually,
you're at your most vulnerable

At the point
where you're most thirsty,

'Cause it's then
that you get careless.

What I've got is just a normal,
clear hiking water bottle,

And there is a way
that I can use the sunlight,

The u.v. Light, to help me
purify this stagnant water.

And all you got to do
is fill it up

And then leave it out in the sun
for about six hours,

And then the sunlight
and the u.v. Rays

Will purify about 60% to 80%
of all the bad stuff.

Actually, give it a good shake,
as well.

That oxygenates the water.

So, all I got to do
is leave it

On the back of the rucksack
as I walk,

And hopefully
after about six hours,

It's gonna be pretty okay
to drink.

It's never gonna be 100%,
but it's better than nothing.

Okay.

when it comes to food,
deserts offer precious little.

so, in one of my rare
encounters with other humans,

i met the ultimate
desert hunters --

the san bushmen of namibia --

to learn from
their hard-won wisdom.

one of the san hunters

has picked up the track
of a hare --

the faintest print in the sand.

using their intimate knowledge
of the desert,

the bushmen find
and start digging down

to the hare's burrow.

[ Speaking
native language ]

There's a definite sense
of urgency and excitement

With these guys now.

[ Speaking
native language ]

Okay? We're good?

Okay. He's got him.

less than 10 minutes
after picking up the trail,

the hunters
have caught their prey --

a stunning piece of bushcraft.

How they picked the tracks
of that up,

You know, especially
after it was raining last night.

Almost completely obliterated
the tracks.

But they just caught it
from the sun.

They just see the silhouette
of the tracks. Amazing.

it would take years

to learn all the skills
of the san bushmen,

and even then, surviving
in the desert would be hard...

but probably not as hard
as staying alive

in our final destination.

And how anybody or anything
can live here

Is just extraordinary.

if the heat of the desert
is tough,

the cold of polar climates
can be tougher.

Whoa!

Fair to say I've landed!

if you're stuck somewhere
like this,

you've got your work cut out.

exposed flesh
can freeze in minutes,

and there are hidden dangers
everywhere --

crevasses...

hypothermia...

and avalanche.

[ Rumbling ]

See that coming
straight off the mountain?

Avalanche.

And this is why this area
is so dangerous.

You don't want
to hang around here, guys.

That whole slab just dropped.
Let's keep moving.

polar climates mainly occur in
the arctic and the antarctic,

but similar conditions can be
experienced at altitude

or anywhere
with permanent snow or ice.

in this frozen world,
normal rules just don't apply.

you might think water
wouldn't be a problem

when you're surrounded by snow,

but if you try and eat it raw,

you'll burn your mouth
and get ulcers.

don't do it.

you could let it melt
in a water bottle

close to your body...

but if you're in
glacier country like this,

you're in luck.

this river is pure meltwater

flowing down
from the glacier above.

Pretty cool seeing this coming
straight out under the ice.

And if ever water is gonna be
good to drink, it's this stuff.

There are no animals
that can die upstream in here.

It's just straight out.

And, look, you can see
it's silt colored,

And all that is,
is all the pummeled, ground rock

Ground by the weight
of the glacier.

glacial meltwater is pure,
good to drink,

and always refreshing.

in siberia,
temperatures have been known

to plummet to minus-90 degrees
fahrenheit,

and finding food
can seem impossible.

You might look at a landscape
like this

And just think
there's nothing here to eat.

It's so barren.

And on the surface of it,
you're right.

But under my feet here in this
frozen lake, there is food.

There's fish.

siberians drill holes to fish
for perch and carp.

i've got a frozen deer leg,

so that's what I'm gonna use
to smash through the ice.

It's quite hard work.

Ah! Through.

I've now got to make something
to fish with.

i'm gonna make a line using
some cord from my parachute,

or you could use drawstring
from your bags or clothes.

the spring from a toggle
can make an improvised hook,

and a little bit of deer meat
will make great bait.

I picked up a rock
when I left the shore.

I can tie this around the end.

and to finish, a bit of candy
wrapper to act as a lure.

I reckon my chances are good
to middling, I reckon.

Okay.
Let's lower this in.

I'll stick this in
to stop it freezing.

And then move away from it.

And, you know, really, the less
vibrations I make around here,

The better.

Come on, fishies!

Delicious bit of deer here!

at this time of year, carp
are hibernating in the gravel,

but perch feed
in even the coldest water.

i've left it as long as I can,

but I'm getting cold,
and I've got to get moving.

time to check my line.

Really, when there's
this little food around,

You just need to try every trick
in the book to get some.

And let's see what we've got.

[ Groans ]

Nothing.

You know, really, ideally,
I'd give it a good three hours,

But, you know,
I'm just getting cold,

Sitting around
on this frozen lake,

And I can't afford to wait.

So I'm gonna take this
and get moving.

it was worth a try,

but it just shows
how incredibly hard

this landscape can be.

and if you're stranded
in a polar climate,

you'll need to get out quickly,

and that can mean
you got to take a risk.

inside the arctic circle
in norway,

the most direct route
to the safety of the coast

is blocked by a rock face.

i took a shortcut
through an ice cave.

Watch yourself in this.

This should lead us
through and down.

[ Ice shattering ]

Right there,
you can see all the way --

All that fluting all the way up.

That is what we don't want
coming down on top of us.

You want to get through
these sort of things

As quickly as you can and out.

I'm gonna go first.
Let me go, and then you join.

ice caves
are constantly changing

as the meltwater from above
refreezes.

get this wrong
and you could get crushed.

Okay.
It is very, very tight.

Okay.

I'll take the camera
and then you just wriggle.

Come headfirst.

There you go.
Looks like a way out of here.

Well, that's the coast.

it's always a good feeling
when you overcome an obstacle

and you're on your way home.

whatever crazy situation
you find yourself in,

you've always got to appreciate
the simple things.

Wow!

be positive, be strong,
and be resourceful.

the world really is
what you make of it.

Really, when the sun
is out like this,

The patagonian ice field
is just breathtaking.

This place really is
just amazing.

Heart rate is still high,
but now it's not from fear.

Now it's just from elation.

Whoo! Good climb.

some things in life
just don't have a price tag.

One thing's for sure.

If you want to survive,
wherever you are in the world,

The most powerful tool
is your mind,

And a little knowledge
and bags of enthusiasm

Can go a long way
to keeping you alive.

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