yeah, let's get some firewood.
Ooh, that sounded like...
Pretty sure it's baboons.
Holy crap.
There's a whole line of them.
They're looking at us.
They know that we're here.
I've heard that baboons
can be very vicious.
they could probably
k*ll us if they wanted to.
There's got to be like
probably 15.
They're like surrounding us.
what is going on?
this is bad.
let's grab our stuff and go.
- all right.
- oh, hang on.
-Ow. *bleep*
-you okay?
that branch jabbed
into my ankle.
whoa, I'm really
*bleep* lightheaded.
there's nothing easy
about this.
we got hail.
whoo, my heart's racing.
if you don't fight,
you won't make it.
Tried so hard!
our damn lives are at risk.
it's just crazy,
we're just going deeper
and deeper into the african
wilderness.
There could be anything
out there, lions, leopards.
I don't wanna have too close
of an encounter
with those guys.
this was the bushmen's land.
No one's really been
on this land except for them.
About to go
into uncharted territory.
lephalala,
a lost world,
untouched by humans
for thousands of years,
nestled in the eroded valleys
of south africa's
waterberg mountains.
Oh, rhinos. Wow.
If you get gored
by one of those,
it's going through
your whole body.
*bleep* just got real.
untamed
and without fear of men,
the animals here are some
of the most aggressive
on the planet.
ravenous hyenas,
whose jaws can snap
the femur of a giraffe,
run rampant.
While lions stalk their prey,
reaching speeds
of 50 miles per hour
as they go in for the k*ll.
I'm probably most nervous
about the animals
at night coming in.
exceptional
nocturnal hunters,
leopards prowl the bush
after dark.
While nile crocodiles travel
up to a half mile
from the river's edge
to target prey.
human is part
of a crocodile's diet,
you are on their menu.
But, ain't no
turning back now.
a wet fire pit,
I got it going.
I'm a badass.
I can do anything
I put my mind to.
I don't need
the grocery store.
It's right in your yard.
We k*ll our own animals
and we process our own meat.
I've learned this stuff
since I was a little girl.
I was born for this.
I was born in alaska,
raised in north idaho.
A small town girl
in the big old bush of africa.
I'm an extreme outdoorsman,
that's naturally in my body.
It's in us as a family.
I do want you to go.
I just don't want you
to get eaten by a lion.
I'm not gonna get eaten
by a lion, I promise.
I met my husband
when I was 15.
And he's my best friend.
I've known him
for over half my life.
We do everything as a team.
Hello, lovely husband,
what are doing?
making your last breakfast.
Because I'll be eating bugs.
My husband thinks
I'm an absolute badass.
He's not hot on the idea
of me
laying naked
with another guy.
Um, well, I'm a free spirit,
so he knows that.
Woo, I'm pumped.
I'm like, come on.
Let's get there already.
I will show you
that I am a badass.
Someone tells me
I can't do it,
I'm gonna do it.
I'm gonna rock the *bleep*
out of this challenge.
lynsey is a free spirit
and comfortable
living off the land.
But she's never had
to navigate a partnership
outside of her marriage.
She begins with a primitive
survival rating
or psr of 6.3.
Oh, there goes a hawk.
love to have a hawk
like that with me.
As a falconer,
I have a hunting partner
that is a falcon or a hawk.
I'm hunting for rabbits,
quail, that sort of thing.
h*-h*.
Hey, buddy.
Good job.
My dad was a master falconer.
And I used to sit right up
on his shoulders
while we went out
and hunted with the falcon.
I definitely have
an ingrained
sense of adventure.
I spend tons
of my recreational time
spearfishing,
so I have a lot of experience
dealing with predators
in the water.
I feel like
I'm pretty prepared for this.
I know I have a partner,
but I'm confident
I could survive by myself.
I'm confident I would
enjoy it even by myself.
And I'm definitely
going to draw
on a lot of the skills
I've acquired.
And I really wanna do this
because I want my kids
and my grandkids
to one day look back
and just say,
"wow, he was a survivor.
He was crazy."
I might be overly confident,
but I'm definitely
not gonna tap out.
darvil has a wide
range of survival skills,
but his introverted demeanor
may make working
with a partner difficult.
He begins with a psr of 6.9.
I'm really excited
to start figuring out
what I need to do
in a survival situation.
Holy *bleep* I get to meet
my partner soon
and I'm freaking out about it.
the reality
is I'm not very comfortable
with nudity.
I'm married and I'm a mormon.
I definitely am
very traditional
when it comes to marriage
and things of that nature.
I would probably rather be
out here alone
than naked
with a naked partner.
cover your kid's eyes.
I don't think this is the way
god intended it.
He gave us brains
and little bit of shame
for being naked for a reason.
Oh, man, it's gonna be weird.
I'm definitely motivated
to try to throw together
some underwear.
Okay.
I'm naked.
I hope my partner
can handle herself
so that I can focus more
of my energy
on exploring around,
hunting, finding things.
my ultimate goal
with my partner
is to come out
of this challenge as a team.
And I really just hope
he's not bossy.
-Hi.
- hey.
So, how are you?
-Good. How are you?
-Good, I'm good.
-Darvil.
-Lynsey.
-Nice to meet you, darvil.
-Nice to meet you.
-Where are you from?
-I'm from idaho.
- idaho? Nice.
-Yeah, where are you from?
I'm from southern california.
Oh, cool. So we're not that
far away then.
- yeah.
-We're kind of close.
-Yeah.
-It's just so weird.
It's awkward.
I'm like, sorry.
Yeah, I know.
Yeah. No, being naked
in front of someone
for the first time
is not awkward at all.
It's totally normal.
Are you ready
to take over africa?
-Yeah, I'm ready.
-Yeah.
-Let's do it.
-Yeah, let's do it.
-Okay. Okay.
-For sure. We got this.
We do got it.
to have a chance
of surviving
in the south african bush,
lynsey has brought
a fire starter.
-Nice.
-Yes.
-That's gonna save us
some hassle.
-We're gonna need it.
and darvil
has brought his kukri knife.
-End up coming very handy.
- hey, oh.
we can slash reeds
easily with that.
and since the intense heat
will put them at severe risk
of dehydration,
they have also been given
a pot.
it's gonna be
so good for us, boiling water.
-I think I have a map.
- yeah.
-Let's take a look at that.
-I do.
-Oh, dang.
-Let's see.
Here's our little tree,
this is us.
What do you think
about setting up camp
maybe somewhere over here?
It looks a little bit
more safe and we might be able
to catch some fish over here
by that pond.
yeah, if these are fish,
-I'm a fisherman, so.
-Okay.
It looks like we'll
kind of have to, like,
shimmy across these cliffs
a little bit
and maybe make our way down
to this game trail,
-follow the river down.
-Let's go.
Okay. Let's go.
Wow.
that's a long drop.
there could be a rhino
around any corner.
You know how to climb a tree,
right?
yeah. Do you?
-Yeah.
- okay.
What's your best skill?
oh, man.
Spearfishing.
that's good.
what skills do you have?
Hunting and I'm super excited
to, like, try some traps
out here.
Excellent.
You and me both.
This definitely looks like
this is our trail, huh?
this should get us
down to the water eventually.
oh, spikes,
be careful.
Ooh, yeah. Ahh.
the ground
is riddled with four-inch
acacia thorns
and hooked thorns
from the buffalo thorn trees.
oh, gosh,
this is worse
than stepping
on my kids' legos.
We need shoes so bad.
And what I really hope to do
is come across
some kind of, uh,
k*ll leftovers
from a lion or something.
Find some hide or something?
yeah.
Okay, look at this.
I bet this tree got struck
by lightning.
it looks like it.
I read that, uh, this area
is the highest concentration
of lightning strikes
in the world.
Yeah, with like
this high heat.
with temperatures
well into the triple digits,
thunderclouds form easily
between the 6,000 foot
waterberg peaks,
and strong updrafts generate
a tremendous amount
of electricity
leading to frequent
and deadly lightning strikes.
uh-oh.
This is like lava hot.
it's very hot, yeah.
Lava hot dirt here, ow,
and splintery.
burning path
of hot death.
maybe we just run for it.
- yeah.
- we just go?
Okay. One, two, three.
Ahh, ahh, ohh, ohh.
-I'm going for it.
-Oh, you're just...
You're just going for it.
Can't stop now.
Oh, I can see water
through there now.
the lephalala river
has deep pools
that are teeming
with dangerous hippos
and deadly nile crocodile
that can lie
hidden underwater
for up to two hours
awaiting their prey.
And we're okay here,
there's no crocs here?
yeah,
that's a good question.
I don't know.
Oh, my gosh.
oh, it is slippery.
I am a little worried
about crossing the river.
It looks like
it's moving pretty fast.
If you slip and fall
in these rapids,
you're gonna head down
to a croc pool
and I'm definitely not down
for that today.
Here's the way.
Oh, man, this water
feels so good.
If I was a hundred percent
confident
there were no big crocs
in there, I'd be in there.
We got this, lynsey.
I think that lynsey,
she's a trooper.
I don't think there's gonna be
any problems between us.
-There we go.
-Thank you.
You're welcome.
darvil has been
pretty helpful.
He seems like
he's a pretty nice guy.
I think we can really
get along.
oh, we got to be
getting close. Come on.
Just a little bit
through here, I bet.
This is kind of cool in here.
Yeah, this is nice.
- shady at least.
- wow.
-What a nice spot.
- I know.
there's the water
runoff right here.
that rock will be
a nice natural backer for us.
I mean, we'd be able
to fortify our shelter
right here pretty well.
-We got to set up camp here.
-This place is like perfect.
-This is perfect.
-This is camp.
I'm just gonna do a fire pit
so I can get us water going.
All right, I'm gonna start
looking for a bunch of wood
-to bring over.
- okay.
My priority is water.
I am so thirsty.
I feel like
I'm gonna pass out.
my body,
it wants it so bad.
I just don't wanna get sick
so I have to wait for it
to boil.
I need to get water
in my body.
I think our water is good.
It tastes so freaking good.
I didn't think water
could make me bawl like a baby
but it tastes so good.
you don't realize
how freaking good it is.
-Oh, my gosh.
- it's so good.
It's so good.
You can just feel it
going into your body
and your body
is just like happy.
it does.
Oh, think you could chug
the rest of that?
-Yeah, yup.
-Chug, chug.
I definitely could.
it looks like the sun
is gonna go down
behind that mountain.
So, we're kind of in a race
against time.
A boma is a fenced off area
to keep big animals out.
I wanna go from here
over to here.
This is the stuff, man.
The most important feature
is the thorn bushes.
Ahh, geez.
Big animals when they bump
into them, they know
that they don't wanna go
running into them.
So, uh, it's key
to have the thorns
all the way around
the outside of your boma.
Kinda trying to make this
a little bit tighter in here
because it's like looking out,
I can see in
and that makes me nervous.
Just keep thinking like this
boma is not enough,
these spikes aren't enough,
this fire is not enough.
I don't think
I'll sleep much tonight.
I'm a little freaked out.
I don't know.
What do you think
about like shifts,
like taking shifts?
I feel like we can just
both pass out.
It's a little scary.
did you hear something?
there's something
that just broke a branch.
I wish our boma
was more secure.
There's eyeshine.
oh, yeah.
what is that?
I think we're safe
totally for tonight.
I feel like anything that's
gonna get into the boma,
I know for sure
I would be awoken.
I can't sleep.
I don't like the noises.
I didn't sleep at all.
Like, I can't sleep
if I know that the shelter
and the fire is not good.
Last night was amazing.
Just for the record,
I'd feel safer
if the shelter was taller
because then
it would be built up
like a cave around us.
I feel like the shelter
is definitely secure enough.
I'm hoping to craft
a wooden shoe,
kind of modeling after like
a japanese style sandal.
We need shoes
to navigate around.
We just step on these things
non-stop,
I just now pulled this one
out of my foot.
I don't think these
are gonna be comfortable
but as long as they serve
their purpose
and keep those thorns out
of the bottom of our feet,
we'll be able to make
some real progress.
my main priority
is work on our shelter.
I think my feet
could be like bloody
and I'd still pick shelter
and fire over shoes.
I'm gonna go get us
some more spike bushes
because I think that
this needs to be
built up a little bit more.
Are you using your knife?
um, I need it
to do the sandals.
I really wanna finish
these sandals today,
so gotta keep working on this.
There's not enough
on the bottom right there.
That's not safe.
I'm not too worried
about it, to be honest.
If a rhino or a lion really
wanted to get in there,
it would get in.
Biggest deterrent
for a predator
is your attitude.
Just for my peace of mind
so I can sleep though,
I'm filling it in.
Yes.
All intertangled
in each other.
*bleep* damn it.
I think he thinks
that we're living
in *bleep* california.
Like, we're not
in california,
we're in africa
and there are things out here
that are scary.
It's not a game.
fancy footwear right here.
Definitely wanna have cordage
go all the way around
and then like
wrapped around your ankle.
I'm getting frustrated
because I don't have a knife.
He's got the knife and, uh,
he's making freaking shoes.
Like, the shelter
needs to be finished
and I feel like
it's not finished.
It's important,
it's for our safety.
Darvil, I just feel like
he doesn't care.
It's rude.
Like, I don't want it
to be an argument.
I don't wanna create
confrontation.
I just want the damn shelter
completely finished.
Darvil, I know
we wanted shoes today
but if we just got
the shelter done,
then I'd feel so much better,
I'd be able to get sleep
and have peace of mind
and I feel like
we could move forward.
Are you really
gonna feel better?
Yeah, because our damn lives
are at risk.
Um, all right.
thank you.
it would be really nice
to have a pair of shoes
but I know that buffing up
this shelter
is really important
to lynsey to make it safe.
I'm all for that too, so, uh,
we're gonna get going on that.
I'm gonna help.
I just want to encase it
so that
it looks like we're domed in.
Just making it thicker
and thicker and thicker
and we're gonna put branches
up on the rocks.
I don't want a leopard
crawling up on that rock.
It's easy access,
they can jump right up there.
I really just wanna go home
to my family one day.
I really don't wanna get
eaten by a leopard.
all right, here's one.
I appreciate him stopping
and helping and being part
of this team.
Up there needs to be filled
with spikes.
-See where my hand is?
-Yeah.
That's easy access
and there's no spikes here.
I definitely feel a lot
more safe with my boma.
We look like a fortress.
good morning.
I got a lot more sleep
last night.
It's nice to be able
to sleep.
I don't wanna be up worrying,
like, peace of mind is huge.
Stomach is hungry
and hopefully,
we'll be able to get
some protein.
I'm gonna go off
on a little hike
just to see what I could find
before it gets too hot.
I would love
to have a hunter-gatherer
partnership.
Lynsey says she's good
at making ropes
and stuff like that.
That's all the better for me.
I would love to be the hunter
because I absolutely love
adventuring and exploring.
It's just what I'm here for.
there could be something
in here.
These are probably
dung beetle larva.
Uh, considering
that they're in the dung.
In thailand,
people eat dung beetle
so I really hope
these taste excellent.
found a little bit of protein.
You did?
I got a whole bunch
of these guys.
-Grubs.
-Snails? Are they grubs?
They're beetle larva.
*bleep* yeah,
let's eat them, dude.
They're in piles of dung,
so there's probably dung
inside of them.
Oh, my god, it's got a lot
of poop in it, doesn't it?
If we can boil them,
then we can boil out
any bacteria that's in them.
I'm really looking forward
to those grubs
to get some protein.
-I kinda wanna try one
right now.
-Okay.
I feel like I need something
in my stomach.
okay.
oh, this looks gross.
All right.
Um, I'm just gonna try it.
Was it good?
No.
Oh, it smells
so freaking bad.
Oh, gosh.
It tastes really bad.
It tastes like sandy *bleep*
in your mouth.
It's disgusting.
Maybe since I'm not gonna eat
any more of those grubs,
maybe just make a hook
real quick.
Because I could really use
fish right now
instead of nasty gross
poop grubs, huh?
-Yes.
fishing is just something
that I've always done,
so I just figured
I knew how to braid.
I know how to make a hook.
I sharpen the edge
of my fire starter
a little bit on this rock.
I think I'm just gonna use
one of these big spikes
from the acacia tree.
It's already got a good hook,
like usually
you'd have to carve a stick
and then I'll have
another stick
that I'm gonna kinda shape
and I'll put this one
on it like that
so it kind of makes
a triangle.
And then I take line
and just lash it,
lash it, lash it
all the way around.
ooh, I see
a little fish right there.
- it looks tight.
-Oh, dang.
Is the bait still on it?
Part of it.
No.
the bait's gone.
dang it.
I don't know what to do.
I'm just gonna end up
wasting all of our bait
because they're just
eating it all off.
I'm gonna go on a little walk
along the river
and look for something
that we can use for bait.
The shoes, they're high up
on my priority list
but they've taken
a little bit
of a backseat to food.
To be honest,
this is new territory for me.
I've never been so
malnourished in a few days.
It looks like a lizard
dropping.
Man, wouldn't it be nice
to find a big lizard
over here.
Big millipede down there
but I don't think
I wanna be snacking
on one of those.
Oh, look at that,
there's pupa in this wasp nest
right here
and I believe
those pupa are edible.
I think each one of those
little things
is gonna be like
a protein vitamin.
Oh, sh**t.
Oh, crap. Ow, ow.
Oh, sh**t.
Oh, crap. Ow, ow.
Okay.
There's still one left,
it stung me right here.
Okay.
One of the wasps
got me right here
and another one got me
underneath my beard.
Ooh, worth it.
And now I'll move on
before some angry wasp
wants to sting me.
I found a paper wasp nest.
did you get stung by it?
-Yeah.
-*bleep* are you all right?
yeah.
They are very gnarly.
-Wanna try one?
- yeah.
Let's do it.
Anything's got to be better
than the grub.
Oh, we're gonna eat it raw?
you ready for this?
are you?
One, two, three.
Not bad.
tastes kind of like the poop
beetle larva we had
except take out
the poop flavor
and replace it
with a hint of lemon.
Like much better
than the grubs,
they have like a lemony taste
to them almost.
that was good.
Maybe it gives us
just enough nutrients
and just a little bit
of a jump.
I'm feeling rain.
Uh, that's a terrible sign.
Tropical rain is torrential.
If we were to be out here
in a storm
without any kind of shelter,
we would probably be toast.
We can get hypothermia
and have to quit,
and that would be
heartbreaking.
Our priority now I think
is to put shelter
over our heads.
Think we can do it all
with these reeds,
we'll just collect
as many reeds?
Yes.
timber.
This is gonna be so great.
We're gonna have like
a real roof.
Okay. Right there.
we could use
the raisin bush bark.
Here.
oh,
it ties up nicely. Ooh.
Does it?
And then we'll lay them all
side by side by side?
- yep.
-Even if it doesn't rain,
I bet you it will act, like,
hold so much heat in.
It will rain.
We have to be prepared
for the rain,
better to just
get it over with.
- there it is.
- woo-hoo!
Like it was meant to be.
Good job, buddy.
Check out this roof.
So if it rains,
at least
we're not gonna get
completely drenched.
Today was an awesome day.
We accomplished
a hell of a lot.
We wouldn't be this far
without cooperation,
that's for damn sure.
We're a good team.
we are a good team.
It's nice
when we're both working
towards the same exact goal.
it did rain last night.
It wasn't too bad.
The shelter did well
for the small amount of rain
that we got.
Right now, my feet are fried.
So, uh, hopefully
I have a little bit of time
to make the right straps
on the flip flops.
nice.
Oh, man.
That feels so good
compared to just
walking around on thorns.
You cut a notch in there
so that it goes in,
holds your...
Holds on to your foot.
Look at this,
I could just step here,
I don't even care
where I step.
I wish they were
a little more comfy.
Oh, this part came undone.
Hold on.
The shoes aren't really
working.
-We need better cordage.
I don't think the shoes
were ever gonna get
actually finished.
Kinda feel like now
stepping on thorns is like,
"what else is new?"
we just need food.
- we need food.
-We need food bad.
this looks like
a excellent spot
for something to live.
There's definitely
some kind of rat or mouse
who lives down here, I can see
some of its droppings.
It looks like
a pretty good spot.
I wanna set up
a deadfall trap
right around here
and maybe get a lucky snack.
I don't know if a mouse
would even take these.
If this gets anything,
it's definitely worth
all the work.
This type of deadfall trap
is called a paiute.
named after
the paiute indians,
this simple deadfall trap
consists of two notched
support sticks,
cordage holds
the weight of the rock
attached to a toggle stick,
which is then held in place
by a baited trigger stick.
Once the stick is disturbed,
the trap is activated
and flattens
whatever is underneath.
okay.
And there we go.
God, that's a huge catfish.
Take it, take it.
*bleep* dang it.
I'd really love
to be able to catch a fish
with my own hook and line,
but honestly,
after a handful of tries
and just watching them
eat the bait,
I was like, "no, better do
something that's going
to get us fish."
I think it's time
to make a fish basket.
A fish basket will
produce food for us.
I'm gonna do the outer part
of the fish basket,
darvil's gonna do the inner
part of the fish basket.
We're using bark that we've
soaked in the water.
Pretty much just whatever
we can find that weaves well.
The fish go through
this funnel
and they think they're just
going out to the other side,
when in reality,
they go into the trap
and then it's just tricky
to get out.
I hope we get
some fish.
- do you wanna
check the fish trap?
- yes.
it's so imperative
that I get some protein.
I feel so weak
every step that I take,
I feel like my eyes
are closing.
I don't see anything
in there.
nothing.
dang it.
I'm gonna go check
the deadfall trap.
I'll come with you.
Never in my life
have I gone for five days
without barely having
a spoonful of food.
It got triggered.
yeah but...
oh, damn it.
look at that whitewash right
there on that rock up there.
There's like white paint
dripping down. That's a...
- bird.
- that's a bird nest.
So I got to get up there
and see if there's
any eggs in there,
and get a little bit
of the lay of the land.
if you feel like
you want someone
to go with you,
just tell me, I'll go.
- okay.
I just worry about you.
I have to be
very careful here.
You can tell there's
a lot of activity
in this area,
lots of droppings.
Ouch, thorns.
Look at these things.
These thorns are terrible.
That's why I want shoes.
This environment
is very thick,
only you have good visual
maybe 20 feet away.
I wish that he would've
let me go with him
just so that I could
watch his back.
It's probably a lot more
dangerous than what we think,
but maybe he doesn't care.
I just hope
he makes it back okay.
I found these large
antelope horns,
probably a k*ll
from some leopard or lion.
A little bit of a reminder
of the type of predators
we're dealing with out here.
Oh, gosh.
I heard something.
What the heck?
-holy crap.
what the heck?
whoo!
dude, you made it.
Oh, my god.
whoo!
there it is.
I can easily see the nest
I wanna investigate.
My mom meter in my brain's
like, "oh, *bleep*
oh, be careful."
well, darn,
there's no nest right there.
At least I know.
Oh, my gosh.
I'm, like, just freaking
exhausted right now.
oh, gosh.
- hey.
- hey.
You made it back.
How'd you do?
god.
Unfortunately, getting up
on top of the mountain
took a lot out of me.
Yeah. Do you need
a drink of water?
Yes.
-I see, there's...
-Yeah. Let's...
There's probably enough
for a big...
A couple big drinks from you
and then I'll just start us
a fresh pot, so.
-Oh, thank you.
-I just didn't know when
you're gonna be back.
And I didn't want you
to have to wait.
-Thank you. Yes.
-If it was cooling,
so I just saved you some.
-Perfect.
- I really want
another pot.
-Something to store water
a little bit easier.
- definitely.
I think maybe
that exploration
wasn't the smartest decision
just because he's
wearing down, he's tired,
he doesn't have the energy
to help do anything.
My energy levels are
shot right now,
just so hungry.
We'll take it easy
for a while.
Yeah. Sounds good.
Sit down, rest my feet
a little bit.
I am very worried
about darvil using up
all of his energy.
I'm just gonna make
a four pronged spear.
I'm gonna go hunting.
We need some protein.
We need a good solid
amount of protein.
I've been given the chance
to show what I can do, too.
Okay.
Okay.
Well, it's not the best
because I never made
a four pronged spear
but I think I'll let it
harden by the fire.
Okay, I don't know
if it's gonna work.
-Wish me luck that
I can stab a lizard.
- good luck.
I don't really like
the idea of being, like,
you're the hunter,
I'm the gatherer,
because I don't really like
to be called the gatherer.
Oh, blue-tailed skink.
Little jerk,
he's just out of reach.
I wanna be able to explore
more and hunt, too.
But here in africa,
I don't like to venture
too far alone.
It's very smart
to be afraid sometimes.
And when you're
too overconfident,
like darvil,
it's dangerous.
Just because you don't
see them doesn't mean
they're not watching you.
It's another lizard.
He's gone.
I will be bringing home
lizard.
Before these 21 days are up,
mark my words,
I will be bringing home
lizard on my own.
I will be the master
lizard hunter.
is that a termite mound?
Oh, yup, it is.
I'm not going back
empty-handed.
I researched
that termite mound dirt
is good for making
some pottery,
and termites, there's
something in their spit
that helps bind it together.
And it would be nice to have
some sort of makeshift
container to store water,
so we're not spending
all day boiling water.
Well, there's
a big old chunk of it.
Hey.
hey.
I didn't have
any luck.
However, I got a whole bag
of termite mound
for making pottery.
fantastic.
what is that?
Nice butt pad, yo.
oh, you like that?
You know who I did this for?
who?
That's for you, mom.
The first thing my mom said
was, "you're gonna
build yourself
like a loincloth
or something, right?"
so, it finally came to be.
I'm just gonna
let mine hang out.
Darvil's butt flap,
ahh, cracks me up.
But, if it makes him
feel comfortable,
then by all means,
let him have his butt flap.
are you ready?
yeah.
have you made clay
with termite stuff yet?
nope.
Let's try it.
Looking forward to see
what happens. We're...
-Me, too.
-We don't really know.
We're mashing it up
into smaller pieces like this
because it'll mix
better with...
And then we're gonna go
and grab water.
So we're expending
a lot of energy
boiling water
with that little pot.
If we had a large pot
from using termite mounds,
we could have a large
supply of water
and save ourselves
a lot of time and energy.
Just kinda mix it in there
and just see if we can get it
into like clay form.
There we go.
-It's molding like clay.
- it looks
really great.
-This is the consistency
I wanted mine, I think.
-Okay.
-Just gonna try out
like a little tiny cup.
- okay.
It's kind of therapeutic
working on this pottery.
Lynsey seems to be doing
a great job.
She's very knowledgeable.
She works really hard.
That's exactly the kind
of personality traits
that I was hoping for
in a partner.
I made a little cup.
Darvil made a bowl
with a spout.
They're kinda curing
right now, just drying out,
and then we're gonna
fire them.
Our pots are on the fire.
A makeshift kiln.
Darvil just took these
out of the fire.
And worked out pretty well.
Hey, look, it holds water,
it's not leaking.
- nice.
-Whoo.
I mean, at home,
you have so many bowls,
they'd mean nothing to you.
-I know.
-Out here, it's like
you get a little...
Ugly little mud bowl
and you're like, yeah.
it appears
to have been tripped.
oh, yes.
Yes.
When you're starving,
every little bit is exciting.
Just what I needed
right there.
I'm very excited to add
rat to the menu.
Well, the deadfall trap
fell over on its own again.
but when it did,
it smashed the rat.
- yup.
-That's awesome.
Never had rat before.
At this point, I don't care.
I'm like, whatever, yay,
more protein.
breakfast time.
rat cooking.
Scraping all
the burnt hairs off.
I've never cooked rat.
I've only watched youtube
videos on how to cook rat.
-pretty good.
this is a pretty good
amount of protein for...
- mmm-hmm.
-...Us.
it's good.
Feel a little better,
but the rat
from that deadfall trap
was like a little snack,
so hoping to find
more food today.
there you have it, folks,
rats for breakfast.
ahh, what did that
sound like?
he's right there.
Holy crap.
He is a big, big one.
There's a whole line of them.
They're just like lining
that whole edge
of the rock up there.
They're looking at us.
They know that we're here.
I've heard that baboons
can be very viscous.
extremely territorial,
adult male baboons
can reach up to 82 lbs
and have dagger-like teeth
that they use to bite
or k*ll.
*bleep*
they just keep coming down,
it looks like,
because I keep seeing
more trees move down here,
so they're jumping down
and they're coming closer.
Just right from the trees,
there's gotta be like
probably 15.
They're so close.
They're like surrounding us.
They're not gonna
leave us alone.
what is going on?
This is bad.
I don't think
they like that.
I think you pissed them off.
holy *bleep*.
they're like
surrounding us.
this is bad.
I don't think
they like that.
they can probably
k*ll us if they wanted to,
but hopefully they just
keep their distance from us
and we don't have
to worry about that,
I don't... I don't think.
He's literally
going back and forth
looking at me
going like this.
I see you.
Baboons are probably pissed
that we're in their area.
I don't know, they're
probably mad because...
Same reason I'm mad.
We're fighting
for food right now.
This is my territory.
They're probably coming to
steal all of our food
if we had food.
I wish we did have
some food for them
because that would mean
we have some food for us.
*bleep* monkeys.
should we check
our fish trap?
all right,
let's do it.
Dude, I'm like
so out of it right now.
I really hope
that we got a fish.
No more waterlogged.
oh my god,
there's a fish in there.
Get it, get it, get it.
It's gonna fall out.
Oh my god, we got a fish.
-Whoo.
-Oh, we got a fish.
Oh gosh, we're gonna
eat it tonight.
Yeah, we are.
Yeah, we are, buddy.
Oh, look at this
freaking catfish.
This is the best day ever.
-Let's go eat some fish.
-Let's go eat some
freaking fish.
Woo-hoo!
It was my idea
to make the fish basket.
It makes me feel really,
really proud of myself.
I don't wanna feel like
he's catching all the food.
Now, we're
on the same level.
Look at that sucker.
I'm really excited
to eat this fish.
I've been...
We've been really hungry.
And this is such like
a happy, happy, happy time.
It's steaming.
real food, guys.
All right.
if we can
continue to catch
fish of this size,
this could be
a major game changer,
so feeling pretty good.
My partner lynsey,
she's awesome,
she's dominating.
we're gonna check
the fish trap
to see if we have any fish.
See if we have breakfast
since we already had dinner.
keep an eye open
for crocs for me.
oh, I will.
-Nothing.
- is our bait
still on there?
Our bait is all been
picked clean.
sh**t.
we really need
to catch fish and...
...The bait is definitely
gonna be key
to catch more fish.
I'm gonna take off and go
collect a little bit of grubs,
and look for whatever
else I can find.
I'll be filling
our boma packed full
of firewood,
so we can stay safe tonight.
Cool.
thanks, mom.
Think I'm gonna go get
a little closer to the river
and try to find dung
that way.
Oh, yeah, there's a big
dung pile right there.
Come on, grubs.
Oh, yes.
That bowl is handy.
Very tempted to go off
and do some exploring around.
It would be a shame to just
use all of my energy
only looking for grubs.
I wanna keep going,
hopefully I'll find
some kinda fruit tree
or some other kind
of food source.
this is my first time
out of the river area,
so I've got my eyes peeled
and trying to watch
the ground
because these rocks are
not fun to step on barefoot.
Hopefully, there's like
a game trail or something.
Ow.
This looks to be
some buffalo dung.
I gotta be cautious,
you know, this is
a real thick area,
I don't know what's gonna be
around the corner.
It wouldn't be nice to have
a close encounter that
sends me running.
I don't wanna get stampeded
into the ground.
I hear something.
oh, brutal.
At this point,
I haven't seen much sign
of big game
other than droppings.
I haven't seen any like
small antelope-like creatures
or any kind of
predatory signs.
Not even seeing
any fruit around here.
okay.
It's what I'm bringing back
from here.
I have no idea how long
darvil has been gone.
Definitely a while
and he didn't bring
any water.
I'm worried about him
and I'm getting frustrated
because he's not worried
about himself.
So, I'm just gonna keep
my mind busy
and my hands busy.
Try not to think about it.
Yeah, no.
I'm not...
I'm not superwoman.
I can't get them all.
I think I made it
to the ridge,
but, uh, not finding
anything.
We got the river
that we came up.
Some point way down
that river, we have a boma.
It's hot, I'm very thirsty.
I looked back down there
and see all the water
on the river
and that motivates me
to get back downhill.
Oh, my feet are
k*lling me.
Oh, going downhill is
so much worse
than going uphill.
When I'm out in nature
searching for something,
I can become very committed.
I really wanna explore
any opportunity that I can.
And I can just really
lose track of time.
You know, one of my wife's
big complaints is
I'll tell her, "oh, yeah,
I'll be out spearfishing
for a couple hours,"
and I'll be back in,
you know, five hours
will go by.
And I get in trouble
for that.
my partner is
gonna burn himself out.
He's been gone for hours,
it seems like.
Yeah, I feel like we're
partners, we're a team,
and he just doesn't care,
like, it's dangerous.
I sincerely think that
he thinks that he's, like,
the king of animals
and it doesn't matter.
People like that need to be
careful because he's the one
that's gonna get eaten
by a lion or something,
and I'm gonna have
to finish this on my own.
Maybe tomorrow, it's his job
for collecting firewood.
I just feel very thirsty.
Oh, putting my feet
in the water is fantastic.
They have never hurt
this bad.
Hey.
Oh, gosh.
my goodness, look at
the size of this thing.
Whoa.
I found a few remains
of creatures already
so, I mean, this is probably
a regular k*lling grounds
for something.
hey, darvil.
Darvil.
if you take
a spill in there,
it's like a waterslide.
The next thing you know,
you're in a really deep pool.
There's big old crocs
in there
and not interested
in tangling with
one of those.
Gotta be extra careful
with my bait.
Oh, sh**t.
oh, sh**t.
come on now, keep coming.
cordage snapped.
At least I have,
uh, most of it.
Hey.
Hey.
Guess what.
I found a whole
bunch of grubs
and I slipped
and fell on the rocks
and lost them all,
and I broke my pot.
yeah, that sucks.
-Are you okay?
- I'm fine.
darvil has been gone
for hours. He just said,
"I'm going to get some
grubs," but then took off,
and then he just
didn't even tell me.
that fall was
very unfortunate.
yeah, that sucks.
Trying to scavenge
and find things,
that's stuff that we
should be doing as a team.
man,
I can really feel it.
I'm terrified
because I don't want him
to get so depleted or hurt,
that he has to get
medically tapped out,
and then I have
to finish this on my own.
definitely disappointed
that I didn't find anything.
I'm not gonna have
the energy
to go out and push my feet
like that again.
I'm out of juice
as far as that goes.
Hmm.
Perfect.
Water is life.
my partner is too weak
to help get firewood,
so I have to do it
all by myself.
And frankly,
I don't really find it fair
that I have to get
all the firewood,
because my partner
decided to go
on a freaking
extravaganza today.
I'm trying really hard
not to create drama,
but I'm gonna... I'm gonna
have to start saying something
because it's really starting
to bug me.
-Sorry.
-You're good.
It's like taking care
of my child.
last night
talking to lynsey...
If she wants to complain
about me about some things,
I feel like she's earned it.
She works really hard.
She does a great job.
She has a great
sense of humor.
And for the most part,
she does have a great
attitude,
so I really don't know
what else I could ask for
in a...
In a companion
for surviving out here.
I wouldn't mind
going on a little
lizard hunting walk...
-You wanna go
on a lizard hunt?
- you want to?
Yeah, let's go
on a lizard hunt.
I am feeling better
after we talked about
doing more as a team,
and I think that we
find food better
when we're together,
so I'm glad he had
the change of heart there.
Darvil must have came
to his senses.
yeah, just watch your...
Watch your step, it's slick.
what do you wanna do?
You wanna walk that way
a little ways?
-Let's hug the coast
this way because...
-Hug the line this way?
Lizard.
He's on your side,
I see him.
A skink.
Want me to scare him to you?
- yeah.
-You ready?
Mmm-hmm.
Oh, sh**t.
-Damn, these guys.
-He's in the rocks.
God, I'm so hungry.
it's the life out here.
we'll find another.
Skink right there,
blue-tail.
aim in front of it.
Oh, dude,
you got his tail off.
Where's the lizard?
- got his tail.
- nice.
I got him.
nice.
-Yeah.
-I got him. Yay!
I earned my lizard stripes
today.
Yeah.
lynsey really came through
and caught her first lizard
by hand.
That was excellent.
oh,
there's something over here.
- oh, sh**t.
- what is it?
monitor lizard.
- oh, sh**t.
- what is it?
monitor lizard.
which way
do you think he went?
- he went this way.
- he's *bleep* fast.
yeah, baby.
Woo.
holy *bleep*
that's a good one.
That is a good one.
The bigger it is,
the more meat there is on it,
so bigger the better.
Imagine how that tail
is gonna taste.
yeah,
that is some freaking meat.
Woo-hoo.
that's gonna protein us up.
This monitor lizard
is gonna be a feast.
I don't wanna leave his guts
in him for too long.
Yeah, there's his pooper.
Yeah. That's all we wanna get.
take that stuff.
arm for you.
Arm for me.
Hmm.
Who knew lizard
was so damn delicious.
All varieties.
The feet remind me
of like crispy chicken.
This is just what we needed
for protein.
Had a great big
water monitor lizard.
Lynsey nailed the skink.
Having food in your belly
is huge for morale.
Man,
my body needed this so bad.
oh, feels good
to have something in me.
I think that we work
much better as a team
than we do solo
and today just proved that.
Good job.
- thanks, partner.
- thank you.
it's been five days
since we just got lizards.
Everything that I've eaten
combined in the past 12 days
is less than I would eat in
one sit-down dinner at home.
And so it's like, you know,
my body is metabolizing
itself.
Um, it just
sucks the life out of me.
I have zero freaking energy
today at all.
It's crazy what no food
does to you just like...
-I know.
-...It's hard to get out
in this heat
and do anything at all.
It's not an easy day.
It's probably the roughest day
we've had yet.
Seems like with this
intense heat,
there's got to be a storm.
oh, gosh.
And it's getting ready
to pour.
We don't have
enough firewood.
And honestly,
how hot it's been,
it's gonna hit hard.
I gotta dig this
trench because
the water runoff is just gonna
come down this mountain
down the rocks and it's
turning right into our camp.
So, I've got to deviate the
course of that water flow.
sure you can tell by the rain
hitting my skin
and my hair
that it is raining.
This is gonna be a big one.
lightning.
From what I understand,
this area gets struck
by lightning more times than
anywhere else in the world,
so it's a real concern to me.
it's gonna be a long night.
geez.
Damn.
Dude.
That one was big.
*bleep*
this rock that's reflecting
our heat right now
is made of solid iron.
I really hope that
it doesn't conduct a giant
lightning strike
because that's not
how I wanna *bleep* go out.
Okay, mother nature, you win.
I have the
worst headache and body ache.
Like, my head is pounding.
Literally the worst night
of my life.
Now I know why people
just like lay down and die.
It's easier.
It's easier to lay down
and die.
It's hard to live.
It's harder to survive.
I feel terrible this morning
waking up in the cold mud.
The relentless thunder
was really something else.
Water level has gone way up
since yesterday.
maybe I will get
an armload of firewood
just because I know
we need it.
yeah.
Let's go get some firewood.
all right.
Man, I'm so lightheaded.
I could literally, like,
feel my body,
like, breaking down today.
Oh, hang on. Ow.
*bleep*
-are you okay?
- no.
-Had a sliver?
-No.
More than a sliver.
That whole branch
went in my *bleep* ankle.
Oh, bad idea.
-Bad idea.
- sorry about that.
when you broke it,
the branch went up
and, like,
jabbed into my ankle.
oh. It just hurts.
oh, that one makes me
*bleep* wanna puke.
Whoa. I'm really
*bleep* lightheaded.
I do not feel good.
ow.
-bad idea.
- sorry about that.
When you broke it,
the branch went up
and, like,
jabbed into my ankle.
I do not feel good.
hey, buddy.
Are you... Are you all right?
I need a minute. Oh.
-Did you roll it or what?
- I don't know.
It makes me wanna pass out,
like I feel like hot,
like...
what can I do to help?
It's just like all of
a sudden, like that rush of,
like, the pain,
I don't know, like,
the adrenaline
hit me just right,
like I'm totally sweating
right now.
I feel like
I'm gonna pass out.
I don't know. Like it's...
maybe it's low blood
sugar or something.
But you feel like
you're all right?
Yeah. Like, I don't feel
like nothing's broken in it
-or anything.
- okay.
Just take your time
and recover.
I'm very sorry that happened.
it just feels like
everyone's voices,
like, start getting
all like mumbled.
my head feels like
it's full of air
and my ears feel like
they're clogged.
I've never felt
that way before.
I literally think my body
is just starting
to not function correctly
because it's, like,
lacking vitamins
and lacking nutrients.
Okay.
feeling better?
a little.
You take it easy or I'm done.
I feel like
that's what it's telling me.
I am taking off.
I'm just going for food.
I'm gonna close the boma
so you're safe.
thank you.
I'm really worried about her.
I know that reaching 21 days
is extremely
important for her.
I definitely wanna be there
to help her make that.
So today, I need to find
some real protein.
I'll go check the fish trap
real quick.
Nothing.
Oh, there is fish in there.
Look.
Oh, my gosh.
Look at that bass.
All the water coming in here,
that bass might be stuck
in here.
I hate to let him get out
of here.
I'm gonna throw up a dam
right here
just so I could make sure
that bass is stuck in here.
I'm gonna go ahead and do it.
-hey, have any luck?
- hey.
I think we got a real shot
at a big bass.
really?
You want my help?
oh, yeah.
How do you feel?
I think
I've definitely recovered.
sweet.
I say let's go now.
Okay.
let's do this.
he's big.
so I built that dam
so that...
- nice.
-...We could flush him up
into the shallow area.
maybe get him
in that little hole,
is that kind of
what you're thinking?
that would just be perfect.
it's very difficult to see
into the water.
Throwing a spear in here
would just break
against the rocks.
When we spearfish
with pole spears,
you do it from underwater
where you could have
a clear view of the fish.
So up on the land,
I'm most definitely
a fish out of water.
right there, right there.
*bleep* I had him.
I had him.
Should have tried to crawl,
I just felt it was like...
sorry, dude. It was...
I was literally on...
I was on top of him.
there you go,
stick your finger in there.
I just plucked his a*s
right out of the water.
I don't even know
how to feel, like,
I've never caught a fish
by hand before
or speared a fish.
So... Yeah, I caught
a freaking fish today.
We got dinner.
-We got dinner.
- woo-hoo.
You definitely learn some
major life lessons out here.
I know I have.
My life out here would be
definitely more difficult
without my partner.
And it's fine to rely
on other people.
Oh, baby, look at that guy.
Just look at him.
it looks so good.
Hmm.
Crisp.
okay. There we go.
yup. He's in there.
Oh, yes, baby.
I could marry this fish
if it provided me
with this meal every day.
Hmm.
I can, like, feel it going
through my blood.
I just keep thinking about
what I get to tell my kids
when I get home,
like, that's...
Like, your mom did
all these things
and I know that they're
gonna be so proud of me.
It's just really,
really amazing.
I'm really proud of us, dude.
Super proud of us, man.
ew.
I just had the grossest burp.
all I know
is I still feel great
after that fish, like,
I don't even feel that hungry.
We had quite a bit
of food yesterday,
so my body is like running
on all cylinders
like it's supposed to, like,
that's how it's supposed
to work every day.
I don't think I've
ever been up this direction.
so today, we're gonna
explore a little bit.
oh, sh**t.
Look over there.
Is that something
up on the rock?
Oh, my gosh.
What the heck?
It's an old carcass
of some animal.
Oh, my gosh.
What you've been after
this whole dang time.
dang,
how nice would it have been
to find this thing on day one?
what kind of animal is it?
Maybe like a small water
buffalo or something or...
something like that, yeah.
ooh.
is it smelly in there?
oh, yeah.
Would have been great
to have this animal hide
a long time ago,
but unfortunately,
africa doesn't give you
everything you want
right when you want it.
You got your carcass, buddy.
better late
than never, I suppose.
We could try making
some little shoes out of it.
Worried about bringing
it back to camp
with, like, dragging, like,
bringing a leopard
or something into camp.
I don't think we need
to worry about the leopard.
I think we can bring this
back to camp.
freaking gross.
that's so gross.
I am just trying to get
the rest of the flesh
off of this.
I don't know
if this rock's sharp enough.
It'll dry out a lot better
if you get all of this
flesh off.
Usually, you'd use
like a knife and just pull.
It's just I've never
had to deal
with anything rotten before,
everything that I've skinned
has always been fresh.
I'm already out of gas.
I barely can't take playing
with rotten carcass anymore.
Best bet might be
just to let it all dry out.
hoping it's hot tomorrow
and then that hide
will dry out.
We could work it
with our hands.
Yeah, and get it
to actually like...
-Soft a little...
-...Be like leather,
soften it up. Yeah.
shh.
I think
I'm gonna start working
on our checkers table.
We need something to do
to pass the time
without wasting energy.
And I wish I had,
uh, chess pieces,
but it's more work
to build chess pieces
so checkers it is.
I used the black charcoal
for the black squares
and then that real
white fine ash
for the white squares
and made a bunch of pieces
out of clay right now.
yeah,
that's pretty good actually.
The checkers look like little
tiny cookies
dipped in powdered sugar.
Everything I do
makes me think of food.
Oh, double jumping.
-Beep, beep.
-Damn.
oh, you're toast now.
I didn't even see that move.
I mean, don't feel bad.
I've never lost checkers
in my whole life.
- I guess he's like
a checkers prodigy.
Why the hell is he
on naked and afraid?
Why isn't he like rich
off checkers?
Yeah, some millionaire
checker player.
shh.
oh.
All right.
Good our hide is still there.
Not as stinky
as it was when it was wet.
Maybe we could rub
some ashes on it
to kind of take off
the scent a little better.
I didn't even think
about that.
Ashes should neutralize the
smell a bit and dry it out,
make it feel a little better
to work with at least.
are you ready
to start shoe cobblering?
Sure.
This is gonna be actually
a lot of work
cutting this stuff
into shapes.
I'm glad that darvil
can finally make some shoes.
The whole time
we've been here,
that was his main goal
was to come across a carcass.
Ow, damn.
See, that's why I need
*bleep* shoes.
It's gonna be hard following
that outline
with how thick
this *bleep* is.
I wish we had like a pair
of scissors.
Man, this *bleep* is so tough.
It's happening.
It's just a very slow process.
Look at that,
foot burrito with the
delicious carcass tortilla.
I don't feel a thing.
ouch,
this is uncomfortable.
Oh, gosh.
If I could've had these things
since day one,
I would've been
a very happy camper.
Level of comfortability
is a two.
This stuff is so hard now.
It's not like leather.
It's like hard crunchy skin.
I might as well just walk out
barefoot
because it's already like
leaving red marks.
This stuff reminds me
of like the texture
of like a hard toenail.
No.
I've been lasting this full
21 days without shoes,
I mean it can't get any worse.
it is the night
of the 20th day tonight.
I am so excited we did it.
We accomplished so much.
I'm so proud of us.
We've been an amazing team.
We've helped each other.
We've supported each other
every day.
Even though it's weird
to be naked with somebody
for 21 days, it isn't inhuman.
I still couldn't have imagined
a better partner.
Next time, you'll be seeing
us, it will be at the end.
hey, guess what, 21.
Today is day 21.
I'm so excited. We're leaving.
We're leaving.
Last time you ever have
to open that door.
I hate the damn boma,
smells like pee
and stinky people
and I'm just done with it.
Like, you could light a match
to the boma
and I'd be like, "bye, b*tch."
feels nice to just leave
all this stuff behind.
Okay.
Obviously, there's us here.
There's our rock
and our fig tree.
looks like there's
a game trail right here
we need to get on.
There could be hippos
and crocs in there.
Okay.
It looks like we're gonna have
to cross it a couple times.
We're just gonna have
to be really careful.
That game trail, it looks
like it's pretty defined,
so hopefully we can just cross
the river and follow it
right up to the
extraction point.
Let's grab our stuff and go.
All right.
I'm so excited
to get out of here,
but I am worried
this is gonna be a tough one.
Just a couple days ago,
lynsey had a crazy dizzy spill
where she fell on the ground
and was incapacitated.
It could definitely happen
again.
Heat stroke or heat exhaustion
are definite possibilities
during this extraction.
-Got your shoes?
-Yeah. All right.
Let's get out of here.
hate you.
hasta la vista, boma.
I'm gonna miss that boma
like a malignant melanoma.
to reach
their extraction point,
darvil and lynsey face
a grueling five-mile hike
downriver through game trails
covered with skin-piercing
four-inch acacia thorns,
all while keeping an eye out
for leopards, rhinoceros,
and elephants.
they then have
to navigate a narrow path
near deeper waters infested
with nile crocodile
and hippopotami with
powerful jaws
and 20-inch long teeth,
they are responsible
for up to 3,000 deaths
in africa per year.
oh,
there's a lot of hippo dung.
Yeah, there is. We're gonna
have to be careful.
Let's keep our eyes open.
I'm a little bit nervous
to go through this
uncharted territory
because I don't know
what we're up against,
you know, there's a lot
of wild animals.
My strategy is, like,
keep your head on a swivel
and just go slow.
careful through here,
lots of thorns right here.
okay. This bushy stuff,
like leopards or god knows
what can hide in this stuff.
yeah.
Oh, gosh.
That's thorn.
this looks like it's
gonna be uncomfortable
on our feet.
Sure you don't wanna
put on shoes, buddy?
ooh, careful,
some thorns over here.
Yeah. I think I'll put on
my shoes now.
- good call.
-You know what, screw it.
I'm not gonna put my shoes on.
you're not?
You're barefooting it,
I'm barefooting it.
buddy,
you can wear your shoes.
No, we're gonna go
through this together.
from the looks
of this trail we're on,
it looks like a proper
game trail.
look at this,
this looks like
-hippo's droppings right here.
-Oh, it's like wet, wet.
It's very fresh.
That's a little
nerve-wracking.
there are definitely hippos
and other beasts around.
The proof is in the pudding.
I'm like stepping
in the pudding non-stop.
Something could have eyes
on you
and you wouldn't even know.
I definitely keep
hearing some rustling
around of game up ahead.
We better be careful,
there's a lot of thick reeds
-and stuff over here.
- yeah.
-That makes me nervous.
it could be a hippo in there.
Smells like hippo.
If you could...
If I could put a smell
on a hippo,
smells like hippo right now.
did you hear something?
yeah.
whoa, I bet you
this is where the hippos
and crocs and stuff
are on the map.
yeah.
walking along this river
makes me nervous.
Yeah. A great...
A great spot
for a croc ambush.
the quicker we're out
of here, the better.
my gosh.
I didn't think
we'd be rock climbing.
okay. Give me like one minute.
-I just need to like...
- rest for a second?
yeah.
I feel like
I'm gonna pass out again.
Just a couple deep breaths.
I'm like,
"listen, body, shut up.
At the end of this hike,
you have your family."
like, I will drag myself by my
nails to the extraction point.
Okay.
I think this looks
like a good crossing point.
yeah. This is it.
this is not gonna be
super easy, I don't think.
Could we kinda walk
along these rocks here
and then it doesn't look
very deep right there?
here we go.
Crossing the river
is like walking on ice.
The algae that grows
on the rocks are so slick.
Are these rocks right here
deep that you're on right now?
that part
looks pretty deep to me.
oh, *bleep* damn.
you all right?
poor toe.
That river crossing sucked.
my butt hurts.
My butt's burning.
it's gotta be close,
look how the landscape's
flattened out.
I bet you there's a road
close by.
freaking better be.
I'm smelling something weird.
maybe there's
an animal around.
do you hear a car?
- oh.
dude, there's a jeep.
-What the heck?
-There's a freaking truck.
We're getting freaking
rescued.
finally.
This truck isn't going
anywhere without me.
Woo!
We made it.
Yeah.
High five.
We freaking did it, dude.
We're getting out of here.
Woo-hoo!
We did it.
-We sure did.
-We survived 21 days
in africa.
We kicked its butt.
It kicked our butt
a little bit too, but...
It kicked our butt
a little bit, but we got it.
But we survived.
I think I learned
some major life lessons.
I didn't expect that our
partnership would play
such a meaningful role
in survival out here.
Yeah.
You realize how much
you need other people.
It's just incredibly,
incredibly humbling.
over the course
of the 21 days,
darvil lost 25 pounds.
His primitive survival rating
rises from a 6.9 to a 7.9.
This experience has been
absolutely life-changing.
I never honestly thought
that I can like accomplish
something like this,
like, it's so, so amazing.
I feel like I've definitely
became a new person out here
and I think it's like
a better version of me.
We're badasses
and I'm so proud of us.
I've never felt more proud of
myself my whole entire life,
to actually feel
like I did this for me.
I learned
how to speak my mind
and I came out of it on top.
Like, I don't think there's
a feeling that can compare.
It feels
really freaking good.
lynsey lost 20 pounds.
Her psr rises
from a 6.5 to a 7.9.
Even though I'm very happy
to leave,
I'm also very grateful
for this place.
I'm really gonna try hard
to hang on to that sense
of humility
and remember that feeling.
I think it would benefit me
through the rest of my life.
peace out, africa.
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13x02 - Two is a Crowd
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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.