11x11 - Shaken and Very Stirred

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Jess:
my stomach is woozy.

-Did you just puke?
-Yeah.

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Jon: you alright?

Oh, my god.

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Woman: I'm dying.

Man: oh, my god.

Woman #2: I'm so cold.

I'm gonna finish!

Woman #3:
pray for us, y'all.

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Narrator: located along
the ring of fire

In the philippines
is subic bay,

An area prone to
extreme natural disasters

Such as earthquakes,
typhoons, and tsunamis.

I'm nervous about being
completely exposed out here.

A lot of nervous farting,
nervous burping.

I feel like I'm going
to vomit at points.

Jess:
this location looks very...

Dense.

It's very hot, very humid,
sticky everywhere.

I know it'll be tough,
but I know I'll make it.

Narrator: subic bay
on the island of luzon

Gives way to mountainous jungles
with thick canopies

That block the wind,
rain, and sunlight,

Creating a humid and dark
environment below.

These jungles are home
to monitor lizards

Up to 6 feet long,
with sharp razor like claws

To fight and attack
their prey,

As well as the highly venomous
philippine pit viper,

Which camouflages itself in the
trees, and strikes from above.

I describe myself as
a bit of a dirtbag.

I'm just a degenerate punk
from the suburbs.

I consider myself a loud,

Disgusting thrill-seeker,
and I love to get gross.

I'm an executive chef
doing 17 hours a day.

I absolutely love
the chaos.

I love the suck.
There's nothing like it.

As a chef,
I am a gross person.

I will eat anything.

But I do enjoy making it look
like it's gonna taste good.

I've been a survivalist
my whole life.

My family were big campers.
We were always into bushcraft.

In 2013, I stayed on
a deserted island

For 11 days, by myself,
to see if I could do it.

It really brought
something out in me,

And I've been addicted
ever since.

I'm taking on
this challenge because

There's something about
reveling in the suck, for me,

That just makes everything
feel alive.

I just want to do
something difficult.

And this is about
as extreme as you get.

I consider myself to be very
competitive, and very stubborn.

I played basketball
throughout college.

I also played football
for an all-woman's

Full-tackle
football league.

I had to be fast, and I had to
be able to take a hit.

I'm a hockey mom.
I have two boys

And the saying is true --

The only difference
between a hockey mom

And a pitbull
is lipstick.

I come from
an outdoors family.

Both of my grandfathers

Were very big into
hunting and camping.

My little chicken.

See it cooking.

I am a tough b*tch.

If I'm not
being competitive,

I'm not fulfilling something
in my life.

I'm taking on this challenge
because, as an athlete,

I love pushing my body to where
I can literally not go anymore.

Absolutely not,
will I ever give up.

I don't like losing.

Tapping out, for me,
is not an option.

I'm very confident
in my abilities to be here.

I guess this is it.

America, I apologize for what
you're about to see.

This is the fun part.

I think it might be a little
awkward being naked,

But I'm very comfortable
in my relationship.

So, finding myself
being attracted to anybody here

Is not an issue.

Here we go.

There's a naked person in
there looking for me right now,

So let's go.

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Narrator:
jon comes with a passion
and respect for the outdoors,

And brings
a confident mindset.

But his eccentricities could
lead him to make bad choices.

He begins with a primitive
survival rating, or psr, of 6.5.

Jess: there's a lot of
falling leaves,

And you never know what's hiding
underneath them.

Narrator: jess brings in
an elite level of fitness,

Which could help her
in this extreme environment.

But her stubborn mentality
could backfire

When faced with
unpredictable circumstances.

She begins with a psr
of 6.1.

My partner.

Is a naked high five
gonna make it worse?

It's so nice to meet you.
I'm jess.

Jon. This is crazy,
this place.

I love this place.

What you think
we're up against?

What he would you see
on the way in?

It's super hot
and humid.

So, finding water is definitely
gonna be a priority.

Yeah.
-Yeah.

Are you ready to
challenge yourself?

Yeah.
Let's make it happen.

We're gonna be
a good team.

-Cool.
-Yes.

Let's see
what we got.

Jess and jon have each brought
a personal item --

A mosquito net
and a machete.

And they have been given
a fire starter.

It looks like
I also have the map.

Awesome.
Let's see where we are.

-So, we should be here.
-Yeah.

This behemoth
right behind us.

Looks like we've got
some shrimp,

And some eel over here.

Bamboo. Some water.

I guess we should get
somewhere near that.

But we do have to cross some
wild boar and some monkeys.

Alright.okay. Let's go.

I'm gonna have to make
this weird for a second

And I'm sorry in advance.

I hate hippies just
as much as everybody,

But this tree's got to be
200 years old,

And it's probably seen
some *bleep*.

So I'm gonna go ahead,
and ask it to watch our backs.

Got it.
Cool.

Yeah.
Alright.

Tree, you go ahead and just
watch out for jess and i,

If you care.

Jess: I consider myself
a spiritual person,

But to me,
it's a little weird.

You don't have to,
but you know, I understand.

Thank you.
Cool. Thanks.

Let's get gross.

Okay.

Oh, this has got a lot
of thorns on it.

Yeah.
Be careful.

Narrator:
native to the philippines,

The antibong plant contains
hundreds of razor-sharp thorns

That can puncture more
than 3 inches deep,

Causing muscle and nerve damage.

There's a huge anthill
right there.

Ooh.

Oh, this part's really steep.yeah.

Jess, my partner,
she is in here naked,

And so she's obviously tough.

So I think we'll be fine.

You okay?
Good.

Okay.

It's basically
straight down pretty much.

It just keeps
going and going.

Down.
This is treacherous.

It is.

Look, look.

Got some eggs down here.

Fowl eggs.
That's a good find.

Yeah,
that's a really good find.

I'll stick those in my bag.

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This is very dense.

So thick
through here.

Hey, look at this.
Monkey jaw.

That looks like a monkey.

Just think -- they got
teeth like that.

That's kind of worrying me.yeah.

That's a monkey.

I know
the monkeys are watching.

They're close.
I could smell the piss.

Caught a little whiff of *bleep*
here and there.

It's not a pleasant smell,
and it just makes you feel

Like you're walking into
somebody else's territory.

Narrator: living among the trees
are a unique population

Of macaque monkeys.

These territorial and
sometimes aggressive primates

Dominate the area,

Stealing what they can
and having no fear of humans.

I don't want anything to do
with the monkeys.

Yeah.

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This is
all thorns right here.

Right.

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Coming in hot.

Straight down.

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Ow! *Bleep*

*Bleep*

Got it?

The eggs broke.
Oh.

We got two.
We got two still.

I wanted that.

Half of our dinner's
gone now.

Oh, my goodness.

Jess:
I'm not necessarily hungry,

But I know I need to eat.

So it's kind of frustrating.

We find it
any more eggs,

You're not allowed
to carry them.

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I hear water.

Sounds fast,
like there's a lot of it.

See? Look.
There's a spring right here.

It smells good.

Smells fine.

I'm feeling pretty confident
about the water

Coming off the route.

I think it's fresh.

Let's go take a sip.

Jon: I think
the running water's clean.

It's running pretty fast.

It's running over a clean rock
and moss.

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Taste good?

Tastes fine.

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I think it tastes fine.alright, cool.

I feel better.

Yeah, I know. That little bit
of water made me...

Yeah.
...perk up a little bit.

Looks like it's getting
a little flatter up here.

Jon: yeah, I'm liking it when
I'm seeing right now.

There wouldn't be much
to clear.

Yeah, this is real close
to the water, too.

This is good.yeah, this is perfect.

Yeah, I think
this is our spot.

We're losing light quick.

I think we just build
a bed for tonight.

Just to get away from
the bugs.

Something quick and dirty
just for tonight.

You think maybe if we bring

One of the bigger logs
over here,

And we can, like,
put them one here,

One here and then build
across like this?

Oh, yeah. There we go.
We build a little platform.

That would be good cordage.yeah -- oh *bleep*

Damn it.

We got ants.

Oh, great.

Yeah, that's
what was under there.

So getting off the ground,
I think, is...

Yeah, that's definitely,
absolutely necessary.

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It's hot.
Every little movement

Starts to get slower and slower.
The air's thick.

There's no breeze.

The sun's going down.
It's still hot.

Shall we try
to get this bug net up?

Yeah, do it.

Let's get the corners.

We made a very basic shelter.

It's a platform with our
mosquito net over the top of it.

And tomorrow's another day.

Yeah, I can do this.

What do you think
the temperature's gonna be

Like at night?
Tonight?

Maybe it will cool down
a little bit,

But I don't think
it's gonna change much.

Thankfully, we're pretty good
with the weather tonight.

I don't think that we need
to build a fire or a roof

Just because, what's
the odds of it raining day 1?

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Holy *bleep*

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Oh.

Oh, my god. It's, like,
my *bleep* nightmare.

Ah!

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It's just t*rture.

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Night 1 is in the books.

Sleep did not come.

It rained on us,
and we didn't have fire.

It was cold.

Our shelter needs to be fixed.

So, you want to do the bamboo
roof and the bamboo platform?

Yeah, I think if we do
flat bamboo here

And flat across the bed...

This area of the world, we're
really close to the equator.

There's very volatile,
unstable weather patterns.

So we need to be ready.

We're gonna need
a *bleep* of leaves.

And we're gonna need
a fair amount of bamboo.

Do you want to get headed
that way, then?

Yeah.
We should just get going.

We want to build up the shelter
a little bit,

So we're gonna hike
up the hill

And try and find the bamboo
that's on the map.

The rain last night
might have dislocated

Some of the snakes
and such.

Oh, yeah. True.

Definitely watch it.

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This is really steep.

The heat is almost unbearable,

And it's just sucking
the water out of me.

I see some.

Some bamboo?

Yeah.

Yeah.
There's a lot up here.

Okay. I'm coming.

These vines are crazy.

Yeah, getting this down
is gonna be an issue, but...

Yeah. Absolutely.
Yeah.

Just be careful.

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This is
definitely draining.

The track back's
gonna be even harder.

But we're gonna do it.
It's gonna be worth it.

Remember?yeah. No, it'll be awesome.

Jon:
I got to give it to jess.

She is tough, which is
extremely important out here.

You ready?
Yep.

I've carried hockey bags
heavier than this.

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Come on!

We made it.

Whoo!

*Bleep* yeah.

I need water.

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We cut the bamboo
into manageable sizes,

Split them down the middle.

We're making a bed
on the bottom,

And we're making a roof
across the top.

We have a nice, flat surface
with layers of leaves,

And then we put
the mosquito net on top of that

Just to keep the leaves
from sticking to us

And any bugs that were
in the leaves out.

This is wonderful.

I feel like
I'm at the ritz.

That's a nice hotel,
right?

I think
I'm ready for a fire.

I want to boil these eggs up
before they become chickens.

Yeah, exactly.

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Here we go.

I found
some more straw.

Oh, good.

Sit in the sun
for a minute.

Oh, good. Yeah.

We got a little sun today,

So we can dry out some wood
and try and get a fire,

And we can cook up the two eggs.

Oh *bleep* yeah!

Not out of the woods yet.

Yeah! There we go.
There we go,

Keep it going,
keep it going.

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Oh, yes.

*Bleep* yeah.

Good job, jon.
I'm proud of you.

It gives you such
a big energy boost

When you hit
a milestone like this.

I'm so excited,
I need to poop.

♪♪

As a chef, I love to find what's
in nature and experiment.

So I'm gonna make
a bamboo steamer.

So I chop a small piece off,

And it's hollow,
and they're clean inside.

And you fill up
with a little bit of water.

We can cook the two eggs
we found on day 1.

Gonna steam them.

Narrator: the eggs are wedged
in the bamboo.

Once the water contained in the
bottom of the bamboo simmers,

Steam rises slowly to the top,
cooking the eggs through.

Hopefully in about an hour,
we'll be eating something.

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Jess: dinner.

Smells like an egg.

Oh, it's the yolk.

Oh!

It's so good.

It's the best egg
I've ever had in my life.

Right?

I wish I didn't break
three of them on the way in.

I feel like I could wrestle
a grizzly bear right now.

Getting protein at this point
in the challenge is huge.

We really need
to find more protein.

Yeah,
that was really good.

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Jess: what was that?

It sounded big,
whatever it was.

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So, I hear something
walking to the left of us.

It sounds pretty big,

But I have no idea
what it is.

There is definitely
something moving over there.

Yeah, I heard it.

Something really fast.

Some kind of critter
close to the camp.

That was so scary.

I feel like morning
should be coming any minute.

So that's good.

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Jon: last night, we heard
some animal movement.

It was definitely
a little scary.

Jon:
the *bleep* was that?

That's a huge lizard!

Holy smokes!

That was the biggest
thing we've seen here.

That's huge.

Another big one.
Look at that.

I don't know what
they're running from,

But they're going crazy.

Maybe something spooked them.
Who knows?

That kind of creeps me
out a little bit.

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Oh, my god.

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That was so scary.

That was crazy.

We just felt
our first-ever earthquake,

Which was
fricking terrifying.

I'm actually scared *bleep*
that was *bleep* crazy.

Our entire shelter
was shaking,

And trees
were, like, falling all over.

Ooh!
I almost *bleep* myself.

Narrator: jon and jess
have experienced

A 6.1-magnitude earthquake...

With the epicenter
only 20 miles from their camp,

Situating them on
the subic bay fault line,

Which produces hundreds of
powerful earthquakes each year.

Jon:
that earthquake could have been
really dangerous over here.

We're in the middle
of a valley.

There's trees way above us
on either side,

And it could knocked our whole
shelter down, no problem.

I thought we were
gonna lose our shelter.

We should definitely
strengthen it

And make it
a little more sturdy.

Let's do it.

There's a couple of parts

That are looking
a little unstable.

This one looks like
it's leaning a little.

These bigger rocks
should help secure it.

Biggest priority right now is
getting that shelter bulked up.

I mean,
just reinforce everything.

It might be a bigger one
next time.

I'd rather it not
collapse altogether.

Think we're good?yeah, it looks good.

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Jess: the hunger, it's really
starting to set in.

We both definitely need
some food.

Some more real food.

What are you thinking?

Make a fish basket.

You gonna make a basket? Sweet.yeah.

Yeah,
I'll go and look for food.

And then when I come back,
we'll put the basket somewhere.

Not a vine, but it'll work.

I'm making a fish basket
so we can stick it in the stream

And hopefully catch
some sort of protein.

This is one of
the native american methods

Of fish trapping.

I've made them before.

You just weave in and out.

Flexible, but strong.

Jon: there's some deadfall
from the earthquake.

It brought down a lot of trees.

I'm just listening right now.

I'm not hearing much activity.

It's awfully quiet around here.

I'm thinking the earthquake
scared all the animals off.

They'll be harder to track now.

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The fish go in.

And then this is the top.
It's shaped like a funnel.

So when they get in,
if they turn around,

They can't figure
their way back out,

So they get stuck in there.

How'd your adventure go?

Jon: it was fun.
I didn't get anything, though.

I think the earthquake scared
all the animals away.

Oh, yeah.
That's a nice-looking trap.

I think the river
is our best bet for food.

I hope
it catches something.

♪♪

Right here?
Yeah.

Like,
between these two rocks.

Alright.
Yay.

♪♪

Today, we're gonna go check
the fish trap and see

If we have anything in there.

Jess: anything?

Nothing.

It's disappointing,
but we'll try a new spot.

We'll go right here

Next to this big, old rock
and see what happens.

Jon: how you looking?

Nothing.

Jon: we're gonna try and
find something small to eat

Close to the water.

♪♪

Sweet.

What'd you see?

A couple snails.

Yay!

Nothing huge,
but we could boil those up.

Good job.

♪♪

So, we are about
to crack into our dinner,

Our snails.

Use this little trick.

Chopstick.

You see it?

Tiny little thing.

They taste like snails.

Yep, and that's exactly
what you'd expect.

Not my favorite thing
I've ever made, but...

It's alright.
It's something.

We have snails.
They're tiny.

They are not enough for us,
and they're not very good.

So I hope the fish trap

Catches something
a little bigger than that.

♪♪

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Jess: anything?

Jon: nope.
Okay.

♪♪

Nothing.

The ushe?
Yeah.

We need to start carbing
and proteining up

To get us both out of here
and make it through

The whole challenge.

Not a *bleep* damn thing,
as usual.

If we stay at this rate,
the way we are,

We're gonna be
crawling out of here.

♪♪

I've not even gonna lie.

We've taken a few steps back.

It just sucks 'cause I know
that we need protein,

And I feel like the only protein
that we're gonna find

Is gonna be way up
on top the hills.

I would like to travel
a little farther higher

To find some food.

Narrator: jess and jon have
consumed only 100 calories each,

Which is what an average person
burns every hour.

Hiking in this steep
and humid environment,

They will burn 600 calories
an hour,

Making it even more crucial
for them to find food.

Our energy levels
are kind of low.

So using that energy
to venture higher up

Into the mountains is risky,

But we definitely need
to get some food.

I need a breather.

No *bleep* way.

Yo.

Oh, my goodness.

That's a huge banana tree.*Bleep* yeah.

Whoo! There you go.

Are you trying to cut
the whole tree down?

Yeah.

Hell, yes.

I'm so happy to see them.

Oh, awesome.

♪♪

So green.

I don't think
those are gonna be edible.

Well, we gonna find out.
I'll tell you what.

I just hope we get some sort
of nutrients out of them.

Oh, we're getting
something out of them.

I mean, I don't care.

I'm figuring out a way to eat
these *bleep* damn things.

Jon: I'm gonna roast some
of these bananas and see

If I can make them edible.
It may be gross,

But we will still
be able to eat it.

Narrator: although unripe
bananas are safe to eat,

They contain higher levels
of resistant starch

Than ripe bananas,

Which takes the body longer
to digest and can cause

Severe stomach pain,
nausea, and discomfort.

Jon: I mash them together
with some snail,

And I add a little water
and make, like, a patty.

And we sear it a little bit
on a nice, flat, hot rock.

Perfect.
It looks like a burger.

It's sizzling.

Let me get a little crust
on it.

I'm trying to make things
a little nicer for us.

Just because it is gross doesn't
mean it has to look gross.

Jon is our master chef.

Ready?

Oh, sure.

You go first.

Bon appétit.

♪♪

It's not bad.

No, no. It's good.

Yum.

This is a really good find.

So, if we can eat
a few bananas every day,

That'll be plenty for us.

They were really good.that was awesome.

♪♪

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My stomach feels woozy.

♪♪

You alright?

Did you just puke?

Yeah.

Drink some water.

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I'm definitely
not feeling good either.

Ohh.

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This sucks.

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Jess: throwing up today
absolutely sucks.

We were so excited about having
our mouths full of food,

And we completely emptied
our stomachs.

It's absolutely heartbreaking.

Narrator: by violently emptying
their stomachs

Of food and water,

Jess and jon are now at a higher
risk of dehydration and fatigue

Than they were before
they ate the green bananas.

Jess: I know I need to drink
something,

But I'm still afraid to put
anything in my stomach.

Yeah, I'm gonna take a sip

Because I'm gonna go fill up
the water.

We lost all the nutrients
we got.

We think it's from the bananas.

The rest of the day,
we just got to stay hydrated,

And we're gonna rest, and
we'll see how we feel tomorrow.

I feel awful.

I'm never gonna look
at bananas the same, ever.

Yeah.

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Oh, my god.

I'm too exhausted, and I have
zero nutrients left in my body.

♪♪

Jon: I'm feeling good.

I'm definitely
a little tired, a little weak.

That's to be expected.

But jess is having a hard time.

Thank you.she is my partner.

I do have to look out for her.
I can't do this without her.

So if she's down, I definitely
got to pick up the slack.

Extraction is coming up.
I don't want her leaving.

You try and take it easy.

Get hydrated.
Okay.

We're finishing this
together, damn it.

Oh, we are.
Don't worry.

Alright. I'll be back.

Jess: I'm normally not
a lie-around person.

I like to be in control
of every situation in my life.

But there's just something foul
still happening in my body

That I'm just trying
to get rid of,

And I feel like only time
will heal that.

Jon: this challenge
is extremely difficult.

This is terrible,
and doing terrible things

To yourself builds character.

And that's why I came here.

Bird carcass.

That would have been nice
to find alive.

But it looks like somebody
already got to it, though.

♪♪

How'd it go?i didn't get anything.

I didn't even see
anything.

I'm super-weak.

Jess:
my stomach is super-empty,

But we only have
a couple more days.

Extraction will be based
on my will to finish.

Just my mental strength
and adrenaline alone.

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What are you thinking?

I'm not going
on any hikes.

That's for sure.

My body's telling me,
"no, no, no!"

I feel bad. I just don't have
the energy to do anything.

Yeah, don't worry about it.
Chill.

Stay hydrated and relax.

I'm gonna look around
for some more stuff.

Jon: I'm exploring an area,
looking for heart of palm.

The bitter ones, they'll calm
your stomach down a little bit.

Narrator:
heart of palm contains fiber,

Which A*DS digestion,

While the bitter
taste promotes enzymes

That help the breakdown of food.

Jon: I'm messing with
these smaller ones,

See if I can get
a few little pieces out of it

Just to bring back
to her for now...

Just for her to get a little
something in her stomach.

I feel terrible.

The bananas made her sick.

But I'm kind of
a disgusting man in general,

So my stomach might be
a little more well equipped

For stuff like this.

Alright, we got a few little
pieces out of that.

♪♪

I got some good heart of palm.

Boiling it makes it easier
to digest.

Thank you, jon.

If I could just get
a few little morsels

In your stomach...

I don't know.

I don't want to risk
upsetting my stomach at all.

♪♪

I can't.

I will throw up.

Jess is a little scared to eat

Because she's afraid
of getting sick again.

I think she's too stubborn
to even admit

That she is feeling
like she's gonna go down.

So I am a little worried
about extraction.

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I'm not finding
energy today.

I'm just so tired.

Okay. Rest up.

We're gonna need it
tomorrow.

I'm trying.
I'm trying, I'm trying.

♪♪

I'm super-weak.

♪♪

You alright?

Oh, my god.

♪♪

This is a good rock
to wipe your a*s with.

A butt-wiping rock?
Yeah.

Nice and smooth.
Like, get right in there.

Where I come from,
we have gratitude rocks.

Gratitude rocks?
Yeah.

Explain, please.it's a little rock.

Wherever you find it,

You just stick it
in your pocket or bag,

And every time you touch it,
you're supposed to think

About everything
that you're grateful for.

That's awesome. But that's
the complete opposite of this.

I know.

I'm gonna go ahead
and look for one for you.

'Cause I'm gonna go ahead

And assume
you don't want to share.

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I'm super-weak.

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Jon: oh, my god.

♪♪

Did you just go down?

Yeah.
You alright?

Yeah, I'm good.
You feel warm.

You feeling alright?
Yeah.

Come on.
Let's get back to camp, right?

Want me to pick you, or you want
us to chill for a minute?

I'm good.

Narrator: producers call
on the medic to check on jess.

I'm just tired.
I'm good.

A little bit.

Jess just took a face plant,
and we have a long-a*s hike

Out of here tomorrow,
so if we're not able to stand,

We're definitely not gonna be
able to walk a few miles up

And down hill in the sun.

So, you know,
that's a little scary.

♪♪

Jess had a neurologic episode
which is syncope,

And that's already considered
moderate to severe dehydration.

Narrator:
syncope is a temporary loss
of consciousness that occurs

When lack of fluids in the body
slows down the heart.

This results in insufficient
blood flow to the brain.

If fluids aren't replenished,

It can compromise the heart
and lead to cardiac arrest.

I'm gonna go fill up
the water.

Okay. Thanks.

Jon:
extraction's tomorrow.

If jess starts to falter,
I'm just gonna have to push her.

But I think she's gonna push
herself to the breaking point.

Hopefully we don't get
to the breaking point

Because I don't want
to walk out of here alone.

We're gonna need containers

To carry water
for extraction day.

Just gonna make a quick
stopper for that last bottle.

I want to take three bottles
with us to carry the water

She's gonna need
for tomorrow.

I just need to give my body
a minute to rest.

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Jess: today is day 21.

My body has been going through

Just one big game of catch-up
physically.

Just one blow after the other,
after the other.

So, today, I'm gonna
push myself as far as I can

Until I can absolutely
not go any more.

Shall we figure out
where we're going?

We're here, right?
Yeah.

Looks like we're gonna have
a bit of a climb,

And then we head east
straight into the jungle.

Yeah. This looks pretty dense.
Yeah.

We do have
to cross some monkeys.

Yeah.
Looks like we have no choice.

Narrator: to get to their
extraction point, jess and jon

Face a grueling hike
a mile up the hill,

Climbing over 500 feet
in elevation,

Battling the risk
of heat exhaustion,

Which is already slowly
taking jess down.

♪♪

Holy *bleep*

That's slippery
right there.

Ow!
Careful.

♪♪

The higher you get,
it's harder to breathe

And we're going
basically straight up.

♪♪

Wait a minute.

I feel like
I'm gonna get sick.

Yeah. I mean, take all the
breaks you need. I get it.

Slow my heart rate down.yeah. I hear you.

Dehydration can cause
a rapid rise in heart rate

And a severe drop
in blood pressure,

Sometimes leading to shock.

♪♪

Good?

I need a breather.

Jess: it is straight up.
Straight up.

One hill after the other,

After the other,
after the other.

It feels like it's never ending,
but I never give up.

That's just who I am.

-You got to drink.
-I can't drink right now.

I will throw up, and that
will be even harder on my body

Than drinking right now.

I'm almost to the point

Where I'm just gonna
sit my a*s right here

Until you tell me
how far I have to go.

We got to keep going.

We're not gonna get there
sitting here.

Unless you want to tap
on day 21.

♪♪

Come on.

♪♪

Good. Let's go.

Jon: I want to get
out of this jungle.

She's my partner.
I'm not leaving without her.

If there's one thing jess is,
is she's tough.

I'll carry your water.

♪♪

It sucks.
But just do it.

Don't stand in the sun.

Just got to hit it.

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I think
we're at the top.

There's tire marks here.

I think this is our spot.lord, I hope so.

Ohh! I hear it.

Awesome.

We made it.
Good job.

She did it.
She was hurting,

But she pushed through it,
and she made it up the hill.

We actually *bleep*
did it. Come on.

Having a partner like jon
has really helped me

Get through this.

Let's get
in the *bleep* damn jeep, jess.

I knew this challenge
was gonna be difficult.

Do it.

And I was prepared for that.

What I wasn't prepared for
was the curve ba*ls

That the jungle throws at you.

Narrator:
jess survived subic bay,

Having lost 17 pounds.

Her refusal to quit
raises her psr

From 6.1 to 6.6.

As torturous as it was,
every day, you wake up,

And you feel like you
accomplished something.

It's a good feeling.
I definitely realized

I can take a lot more
than I thought I could.

And I think
I could use this energy

To really do something good
with myself.

I'm a new man.

One of the best days
of my life.

Narrator: jon lost a total
of 26 pounds

And leaves the jungle behind
with a psr of 7.2.

We did it.

Jess:
it feels so good to be done,

And not giving up
is a huge, huge thing,

And I'm very proud
for getting through it.

Yeah!

First piece of pizza
in my hotel room,

And I feel wonderful.

I have air-conditioning, too.