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( helicopter whirring )
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(Bear Grylls) I'm Bear Grylls.
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Welcome to Fiji
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and this year's Eco-Challenge
adventure race:
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the World's Toughest Race.
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Below me in every direction
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is some of the toughest, most rugged,
most dangerous terrain
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in all the world.
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Steep mountains, sheer cliffs,
treacherous rivers...
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and miles and miles
of dense tropical jungle.
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Eco-Challenge was a yearly event
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that spawned the worldwide
adventure racing phenomenon.
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And now, it has returned,
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bigger and more punishing than ever before.
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( whistling )
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66 teams from 30 different countries
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have descended on Fiji to compete
in this iconic race.
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This unique sport allows all experience
levels on the same course...
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(woman) Woo hoo!
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From elite teams
racing for the podium...
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For us, it's to make sure that we win.
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To courageous rookies...
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We have to finish this.
Like, have to.
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Whose goal is simply to complete
this grueling expedition.
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(Chriss Smith) I have no clue
what to be afraid of.
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I'm about to find out.
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(Grylls) Teams will travel 671 kilometers
over the next 11 days.
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Each day will present a new
array of relentless challenges,
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designed to break them down
physically, mentally...
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Oh, my God. This is so hard.
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And emotionally.
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- Emma.
- (Emma) How long it is?
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(Grylls) They'll endure some of the most
extreme conditions
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they've ever encountered.
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Along the way, they will pass
through 31 checkpoints...
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(man) Yes! Well done, girls!
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And locate five hidden medallions.
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I am so puzzled right now.
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(Grylls) This is an expedition
with a stopwatch...
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Yeah! Here we go!
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And the clock is always ticking.
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We're almost there.
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If they sleep, they lose time.
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- If they get lost, make mistakes...
- We're lost!
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Fall behind and miss the cutoff time...
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Paddle through, paddle through!
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Their race is over.
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(man) Mayday, mayday.
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I don't mind climbing...
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I mind dying.
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They must do it all without the
help of modern technology...
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Dan! I need help!
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Relying only their wits, their
experience, and each other.
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(woman) Yow!
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But, no matter what...
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( man yelling in pain )
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all of them...
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are gonna suffer.
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We've got a team down!
A team is down!
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What year is it?
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I'm in Eco-Challenge.
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(Grylls) This is the World's Toughest Race.
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( whistling and cheering )
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(Mark Macy) I know this is the
World's Toughest Race.
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I was at the last race in Fiji,
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and, I tell you what,
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that was the hardest thing
I'd ever done in my life.
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( all whistling and cheering )
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(Grylls) You ready?
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Here we go.
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( dramatic music )
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- ( all cheering )
- Whoo!
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You ready?
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( applause and whistling )
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The World's Toughest
Race is about to begin.
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671 kilometers of mountains, jungles,
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rivers, ocean, and swamp.
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And it is brutal.
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Remember the keys to your success here.
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Number one: You've got to respect the wild.
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Do not underestimate the distances.
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Number two: Embrace the hurting.
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You're going to get blisters.
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Blisters heal. Get over it.
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Number three: The World's Toughest Race,
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we never leave a team member behind.
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If one of your team gives up, gets injured,
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the whole team is out.
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Think you're ready to do this?
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- Yeah!
- Okay, we're gonna get you to the boat.
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( all cheering )
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( sounding shell )
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(Grylls) 66 boats, one for each team,
are waiting alongside this jungle river...
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( happy chatter )
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each with a detailed map and supplies
for an epic expedition.
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North-South, East-West... that way.
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Tashi and I have never done
adventure racing before,
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and I am so scared.
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(Grylls) Two things I'm certain of...
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Number one, not everybody
is going to finish this course.
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And number two, some real heroes
are going to emerge...
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and they're probably the unlikely ones.
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- It's good, thanks.
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( Grylls ) These are the very cornerstones
of what makes great adventures
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and great races.
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Continue paddling towards
checkpoint one at Leleuvia Island.
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We have no idea what to expect.
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Like, that is probably my biggest fear.
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There are just so many unknown elements,
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that it's really hard to plan for this.
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I'm not good at this. Within 5 minutes
of anchoring at the blue buoy...
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If we want to continue
to be a champion team,
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we need to race like champions
from the start of this race.
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Whoo!
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It's finally time, huh?
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(Grylls) This is it, guys.
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( all shouting )
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- Okay!
- (all) Ho-ho-ho!
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(Grylls) Five!
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Four!
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Three!
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Two!
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One!
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Go!
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( sounding shell )
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( applause )
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( whistling )
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- Steer left!
- I'm trying!
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The nervous tension here is insane.
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- (man) All heads up!
- (Grylls) Oh, no.
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Wait, wait, wait! Stop! Stop!
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The whole thing flipped over in the water.
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- (woman) Back, back! Paddle back!
- (man) Man overboard!
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(Grylls) Literally within
10 seconds of our start,
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the first boat capsized, flipped,
has created a massive backlog here.
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( all shouting )
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Another one there, look.
Here we go.
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New Zealand's capsized.
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That's a top adventure
racing team in the world,
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and off to a shaky start.
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- We just hit...
- We can't move.
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What even happened?
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(Grylls) No plan survives first
contact with the enemy.
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The enemy here is the wild,
the terrain, the river,
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and each other, and also those
nerves that make you shaky.
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The World's Toughest Race is underway.
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The World's Toughest Race
stretches over 671 kilometers
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and is split into five legs.
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Today, teams will tackle just a
small portion of the first leg,
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which consists of this riverpaddle
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that leads teams to the vast
expanse of the Pacific Ocean.
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After 65 kilometers of crossing
the open ocean,
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they reach the remote jungle
island of Ovalau,
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where they face a challenging
20-kilometer loop
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around an ancient volcanic crater,
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before heading back to their
boats for more ocean navigation
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through the darkness of night.
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But right now, the biggest movers
in the race are the favorites,
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Team New Zealand.
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After suffering a flipped canoe
right at the start,
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they're making a rapid recovery, passing
through the slower teams.
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(Sophie Hart) Hup! Nice width, Stuart.
Nice width, Nath.
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(Nathan Fa'avee) Our race had a bit of
a funny start.
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We quite promptly capsized
our camakau canoe.
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So, yeah, that was a
little bit embarrassing,
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but this race is obviously really long,
and there's so much that can happen.
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(Sophie) Watch this.
Watch this here.
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(Nathan) The advice I give to the rookie
teams is just to pace themselves.
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I think it's very easy to get lured into
the fact that it's a race
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and forget that it's
actually an expedition.
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Hut! Ho!
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A lot of rookie teams, I
think, will just start too fast
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and won't look after themselves,
won't look after each other,
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and things just can sort of start
to spiral out of control after that.
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(Sophie) Hup! One more.
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It will be a long five hours
sitting out here. ( laughs )
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(Grylls) Just behind New Zealand
is a newly-formed American team,
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comprised of both experienced
and rookie racers,
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competing together with a unique purpose.
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Good ride, yep. Taking
that current with us.
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Stay out of that right side.
Let's take this water movement out with us.
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(Clifton Lyles) Team Onyx represents
the color of the people on our team.
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I started racing in '99.
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As I raced on and off for
about a 20-year span,
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in the middle of that, I realized that
there was no one else who looked like me.
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And so, I figured that this was the time.
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Fast waters to the right.
Choppy waters to the left.
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That's why I'm trying to
keep us in the fast water.
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We're the first African-American team to
compete
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in an ultra-endurance expedition race.
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Regardless of what color,
creed, religion you're from,
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everyone has a place,
everyone has an opportunity,
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and it's just having the drive and
determination to want to do it.
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There you go. Pull back over to the right
just a little bit, Chriss.
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Stay in this smooth water right here.
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(Coree) Our team captain, Clifton,
his goal is basically to put together
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a team of just, you know, black explorers,
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and just really try to diversify
the sport a little bit.
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I also just kind of want to be a role model
for other children of color
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and, you know, LGBTQ community
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and go out and show them, like,
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"Hey, there are other
people like you out there
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that are doing events like this,"
and that would be awesome.
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(Sonja Wieck) Yeehaw! We're speedy, boys!
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(all) U.S.A.!
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We're having a party.
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Party!
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Whoo!
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(Grylls) Already 10 kilometers
behind the leaders and in last place
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is a mixed group of military
veterans and civilians,
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all first-time adventure racers.
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(all) Go, USA! Go, USA!
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Bula, bula, bula!
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I'm Hal Riley, and this is my
first year in adventure racing.
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(Gretchen Evans) Here we go, guys!
We're doing it.
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- Yeah!
- Yeah, we are!
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We're made up of two civilians
and two combat veterans.
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- Yep.
- Yeehaw!
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Ho!
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(Hal) Keith and Gretchen are both
veterans who were wounded in combat.
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- Het!
- (all) Ho!
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I'm Gretchen Evans.
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I served in the military for 27 years.
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I was deployed to Afghanistan
from 2005 and 2006.
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I was out visiting troops one day,
and rockets started coming in,
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and they were coming in
really hard and really fast.
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A round landed.
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(Gretchen voiceover) Het...
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When I woke up in Germany,
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a young Army doctor was standing there,
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and he had a dry erase board.
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But he flipped that over, and he'd
written the words "You're deaf."
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( silence, ringing )
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I'm thinking, "Am I just deaf right now?
Am I going to get my hearing back?"
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I took the board, and I
wrote the word "Forever?"
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And he nodded his head.
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( voiceover ) Het...
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It was awful for me.
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I went from being this highly-functioning
soldier with a career to zero.
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If I can take anything from this
injury and turn it into good,
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then the injury didn't
take anything away from me.
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It's okay.
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No regrets.
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It's okay.
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- (Gretchen) Het...
- (all) Ho!
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There are areas of our
lives where we are broken,
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but that doesn't mean any of
us are functionally broken.
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We are Unbroken.
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- (Gretchen) Bye, guys! We'll see you later!
- (Hal) Good night!
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( Gretchen laughs )
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Bula!
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Bula vinaka!
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Wow, you suddenly realize
how small these boats are
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when you see them on the big ocean.
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They just look tiny.
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( helicopter whirring )
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(Grylls) This ocean crossing
should not be taken lightly.
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Any navigation error can result in
teams getting caught outside the reef,
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and potentially stranded in the
middle of dangerous, open ocean.
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And if they choose not to use their sails,
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teams could be paddling for up to 12 hours
in the scorching sun,
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and that's going to put
the slower teams at risk
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of not making the day 3 cutoff time.
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Get a load of those frontrunners.
Wow, they're gunning it.
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Veteran adventure racers Oregon Bend Racing
are out to an early lead.
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It's going to be interesting to see
if they get their sails up,
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because, really, once they're into ocean,
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it's like 30 kilometers
to the first checkpoint.
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Despite their flip at the start, New
Zealand's already passed 60 teams,
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and they're hunting down
Oregon's Bend Racing.
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So, that New Zealand team,
the head of that crew, a guy called Nathan,
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he's like the Michael
Jordan of adventure racing.
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If I was the other teams, I'd
be looking at these guys
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as the top, as the elite.
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(Sophie) Hep!
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One of the main reasons that I'm here
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is because my teammates, who I've
raced a lot with in the last decade,
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have never done anEco-Challenge,
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so, when it was announced that
Eco-Challenge was coming back,
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I think it got a lot of
excitement around the place,
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and certainly with my teammates, and so,
I'm glad we came, and here I am.
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A successful team has
many different components,
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but one of the big things that we have
on our team for success
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is having Sophie.
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She is an incredible athlete,
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and Sophie's also a doctor,
which can be really helpful,
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should we have any problems out there.
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(Sophie) I'm probably more nervous for this
race than I have been in a long time.
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It wasn't that long ago
that I was sitting on the couch,
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breastfeeding all day long.
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My son's 8 and a half months old.
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I just don't know how I'm
going to go physically,
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but it would be cool if other
women were inspired
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to get out there after having a family,
295
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and, you know, know that they can do it.
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(Grylls) Team Bend Racing is now
only minutes ahead of New Zealand.
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This is where you've got some
decision making to do.
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Are you going to just use your
muscle power and keep paddling,
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or are you going to get these sails up,
and try and harness the power of the wind,
300
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use nature, conserve some energy?
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These are their decisions,
but they're big decisions,
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00:16:30,740 --> 00:16:35,620
because what they decide now can have huge
implications later on.
303
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(man) Why aren't you putting your sails up?
304
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We're not putting the sails up,
because it's not windy enough.
305
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And we're obviously doing okay paddling,
since we're in the front,
306
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so might as well stick
with this for a while.
307
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Bend Racing has been together
for many, many years.
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I joined the squad five years ago.
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Stephen, shortly after me, and Jason
and Dan have been together racing
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for 15, 16 years.
311
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We had been training pretty
hard on the outrigger.
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I'm disappointed that there wasn't really
enough wind to make the sailing worthwhile.
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But Dan Staudigel, he's really the
horse of the team.
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He is extremely strong.
315
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So, we were cruising along in
the paddle and felt great.
316
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Yeah! Woo!
317
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Racing provides a really important piece
of structure to my life.
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It gives me something to lean on
when things are difficult inother places.
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And so, to me, I'm hoping that
we can, like, push pretty hard.
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(Grylls) Trailing the leaders and
just reaching the sails up point
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is a team of twin sisters
representing India.
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I'm Tashi, and I'm the team captain for
Team Khukuri Warriors.
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In the team, I have my
twin sister, Nungshi.
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We need less wind if we
tie the knot together.
325
00:17:55,992 --> 00:17:59,746
Tashi and I, we didn't grow up
thinking we'd be mountaineers
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or explorers or adventurers.
327
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But once we got into the field,
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we realized this was a passion that was
waiting to be discovered,
329
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and we never looked back.
330
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Tashi and I became the
first twins to climb Everest
331
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and the first twins and siblings to have
done the Seven Summits.
332
00:18:18,723 --> 00:18:21,267
Initially, when we got into
extreme mountaineering,
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we realized there were very few women.
334
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You know, coming from India society and
people thought this was crazy,
335
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it meant a lot for us in terms of setting
a trend in the country
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for young women and girls
to kind of take up the sport,
337
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and that kind of became our mission.
338
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(Nungshi) There's the island.
339
00:18:41,162 --> 00:18:44,499
So, we wanted to prove, really,
that the girls in India are strong,
340
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and they can achieve anything.
341
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(Tashi) Keep going. Keep going.
342
00:18:48,837 --> 00:18:50,171
We're not saying we're better than boys.
343
00:18:50,255 --> 00:18:52,340
All we're saying is, we
are as good as boys,
344
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and we can compete with
ourselves to get there.
345
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(Tashi) Turn right, turn right, turn right.
346
00:18:56,928 --> 00:18:58,888
Our goal is to make it to
the finish line, for sure.
347
00:18:58,972 --> 00:19:01,474
(Tashi) I thought I saw a stingray
or something on the left.
348
00:19:01,558 --> 00:19:03,226
Wow.
349
00:19:03,309 --> 00:19:04,811
Keep going.
350
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- One, two, three...
- Hup!
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00:19:20,159 --> 00:19:23,580
(Grylls) After five hours in
the relentless Fijian sun,
352
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Bend Racing's aggressive
paddling strategy has paid off,
353
00:19:27,625 --> 00:19:31,379
and they're the first team
to arrive at checkpoint one.
354
00:19:31,462 --> 00:19:36,843
Over the vast expanse of the course,
there are 31 separate checkpoints,
355
00:19:36,926 --> 00:19:41,055
where teams must briefly stop,
get their race passports stamped,
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time and placement recorded,
357
00:19:43,016 --> 00:19:45,894
before moving on to the
next section of the course.
358
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- Feeling good?
- Yeah, I'm feeling great.
359
00:19:48,521 --> 00:19:50,648
- You're smashing it.
- (Melissa) It's good.
360
00:19:50,732 --> 00:19:54,235
You know, hitting the first checkpoint
was a really high moment.
361
00:19:54,360 --> 00:20:00,408
That was really amazing to finish that
short section in a great position.
362
00:20:00,533 --> 00:20:02,035
It feels really good to go fast.
363
00:20:02,118 --> 00:20:04,704
You'd think, be efficient
and use the power of the wind,
364
00:20:04,787 --> 00:20:06,539
but, actually, you were so fast...
365
00:20:06,623 --> 00:20:07,916
Yeah, well, we've been practicing.
366
00:20:07,999 --> 00:20:09,626
- Yeah.
- Thank you. We're checked out?
367
00:20:09,709 --> 00:20:11,169
- Okay, you're off.
- Good? Alright.
368
00:20:11,252 --> 00:20:12,629
(Grylls) You know, these guys are paddling.
369
00:20:12,712 --> 00:20:15,089
You'd think, you know,
use the power of the wind,
370
00:20:15,173 --> 00:20:16,716
you know, but you're burning
through your energy,
371
00:20:16,799 --> 00:20:19,969
when, actually, you've got
a natural resource to do the work.
372
00:20:20,053 --> 00:20:22,931
We don't know the answer
to this yet, you know.
373
00:20:23,014 --> 00:20:26,017
Are they burning it out too early, or
can they keep it going? I don't know.
374
00:20:26,100 --> 00:20:28,269
- (both) Bula!
- Bula.
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00:20:28,353 --> 00:20:30,563
- (Grylls) Did you even try the sail?
- (Nathan) No.
376
00:20:30,647 --> 00:20:32,982
- Really?
- We talked about it, but no.
377
00:20:33,066 --> 00:20:35,735
And, why? What did you think?
378
00:20:35,902 --> 00:20:38,029
Just not enough wind...
379
00:20:38,071 --> 00:20:41,866
You might, you might have gone about
the same speed just paddling, but...
380
00:20:41,908 --> 00:20:42,325
Yeah.
381
00:20:42,533 --> 00:20:45,036
And do you not worry about,
like, conserving energy?
382
00:20:46,454 --> 00:20:49,499
We weren't too worried today.
We might regret it later.
383
00:20:49,582 --> 00:20:51,626
(Grylls) You're amazing.
Keep going, guys. Respect.
384
00:20:54,003 --> 00:20:56,881
(Grylls) As the slower teams
filter through checkpoint one...
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00:20:56,965 --> 00:20:58,132
Bula.
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00:20:58,216 --> 00:21:00,009
Bula vinaka.
387
00:21:00,093 --> 00:21:02,720
More teams have been using sail power.
388
00:21:02,804 --> 00:21:03,846
Feeling good!
389
00:21:05,682 --> 00:21:06,962
(Mark) Get your paddle on, guys.
390
00:21:10,937 --> 00:21:12,939
Is far behind the leaders
391
00:21:13,022 --> 00:21:16,567
and is conserving energy
for this long expedition race.
392
00:21:16,651 --> 00:21:21,572
My team captain is Travis Macy,
who happens to be my son.
393
00:21:21,739 --> 00:21:25,076
(Travis) If you guys want a different
cadence, just start counting.
394
00:21:25,159 --> 00:21:26,703
Danelle or Shane.
395
00:21:26,786 --> 00:21:30,540
We have Danelle Ballengee and...
396
00:21:33,126 --> 00:21:36,004
Excuse me a second.
I don't know if you know this or not,
397
00:21:36,087 --> 00:21:39,590
but I've got Alzheimer's,
398
00:21:39,674 --> 00:21:43,094
and, from time to time,
I can't remember things, you know,
399
00:21:43,177 --> 00:21:47,598
particularly people's names
and so forth, okay, so...
400
00:21:47,682 --> 00:21:49,100
I hope that's not a problem,
401
00:21:49,183 --> 00:21:51,894
but I just thought
I ought to tell you about it, so...
402
00:21:53,730 --> 00:21:58,901
My dad, Mace, began adventure racing
in the early days, 1995.
403
00:21:59,027 --> 00:22:02,864
Throughout my teenage years, most of my
friends wanted to be Michael Jordan,
404
00:22:03,031 --> 00:22:05,867
and I was out there riding my
bike and running in the woods,
405
00:22:05,950 --> 00:22:07,952
pretending I'm my dad.
406
00:22:08,036 --> 00:22:09,746
You guys, you want to go?
407
00:22:09,829 --> 00:22:12,206
As we started planning
for the World's Toughest Race,
408
00:22:12,290 --> 00:22:16,753
the original plan was for Dad to race
with Stray Dogs,
409
00:22:16,836 --> 00:22:21,090
his original team, who had done all of
the previous Eco-Challenges together,
410
00:22:21,174 --> 00:22:26,054
and for me to race with another team
that was potentially an elite team,
411
00:22:26,137 --> 00:22:29,974
to, you know, maybe making a run
for a high placing.
412
00:22:30,058 --> 00:22:31,309
Here, Dad.
413
00:22:32,560 --> 00:22:36,647
Dad was diagnosed with Alzheimer's, and...
414
00:22:36,731 --> 00:22:40,443
that's news that hits
anyone like a ton of bricks,
415
00:22:40,568 --> 00:22:44,572
and it's been very hard for all of us.
416
00:22:44,614 --> 00:22:46,657
You want some more on your face, Dad?
417
00:22:46,783 --> 00:22:48,159
A little bit.
418
00:22:50,203 --> 00:22:55,792
As things progressed, we realized it
probably was not a very good fit for Dad
419
00:22:55,875 --> 00:22:59,420
to be out there with his older teammates
420
00:22:59,504 --> 00:23:04,175
who may not be as well prepared to support
him,
421
00:23:04,258 --> 00:23:09,889
and probably even more so,
it was just wanting to be in it with him,
422
00:23:09,972 --> 00:23:12,433
to do the race together.
423
00:23:12,517 --> 00:23:13,976
(Mark) We didn't dawdle.
424
00:23:14,060 --> 00:23:15,660
(Travis) Good job, you guys. Keep it up.
425
00:23:17,605 --> 00:23:23,820
To do this race with my dad is
a priceless, once-in-a-lifetime experience,
426
00:23:23,861 --> 00:23:28,282
and I am far more excited to go
out here and race with Dad
427
00:23:28,407 --> 00:23:31,119
and go slow and try to make it through
428
00:23:31,202 --> 00:23:33,830
than I would be if I was
racing for the podium.
429
00:23:33,913 --> 00:23:37,125
(Mark) Getting a little tough,
but we're still having fun.
430
00:23:47,260 --> 00:23:48,594
(Tashi) Just a little bit.
Simple.
431
00:23:49,887 --> 00:23:52,890
(Nungshi) So, tell them why they're there.
You don't even use that command right.
432
00:23:52,974 --> 00:23:55,017
No, no, no, no.
That's the point.
433
00:23:55,101 --> 00:23:56,686
Alright, do as you like, then.
434
00:23:56,769 --> 00:23:58,104
We're having a moment.
435
00:23:59,355 --> 00:24:01,149
The two of us are having a moment.
436
00:24:01,232 --> 00:24:04,193
Sometimes it's surreal to me what me
and my twin have done together,
437
00:24:04,318 --> 00:24:06,529
'cause we'll be best of
friends and worst of enemies.
438
00:24:06,654 --> 00:24:08,114
Like, oh, like on the thing.
439
00:24:08,239 --> 00:24:11,242
"It's your fault!
Do this right," and "Do that right."
440
00:24:11,325 --> 00:24:13,536
It's like, give me a break, man.
441
00:24:13,619 --> 00:24:15,580
I can make my own decisions sometimes.
442
00:24:15,663 --> 00:24:18,916
Even for the Eco-Challenge, when we
were, like, deciding a team captain,
443
00:24:19,000 --> 00:24:21,669
she automatically became the team captain.
444
00:24:21,752 --> 00:24:24,172
I don't know how that happened.
I wasn't happy.
445
00:24:24,255 --> 00:24:28,551
I wish I was. But, yeah, I
can't believe she's still the team captain.
446
00:24:28,634 --> 00:24:29,927
It's hard to live with that.
447
00:24:30,011 --> 00:24:31,637
I have to take a breather.
448
00:24:31,721 --> 00:24:33,764
It's a twin thing.
449
00:24:33,848 --> 00:24:37,018
She's like, "I should never
have gone with you. Never again."
450
00:24:37,101 --> 00:24:41,355
But our fights only last about five minutes,
and then we're best of friends again.
451
00:24:41,439 --> 00:24:44,901
Checkpoint one of the World's
Toughest Race.
452
00:24:44,984 --> 00:24:47,737
Let me tell you.
We're giving ourselves a high five.
453
00:24:47,862 --> 00:24:50,072
Moving onto checkpoint
2, as fast as we can.
454
00:24:50,156 --> 00:24:51,699
How's that Speedo working out for you?
455
00:24:51,908 --> 00:24:53,784
Oh, the Speedo's working great for me.
456
00:24:53,868 --> 00:24:57,663
I tend to think that I'm
kind of a shy person,
457
00:24:57,747 --> 00:25:02,627
yet when you see me racing,
I definitely like to be noticed.
458
00:25:03,211 --> 00:25:05,546
- Wow, that sun just really came out.
- What sun?
459
00:25:05,588 --> 00:25:06,881
Holy moly.
460
00:25:06,964 --> 00:25:10,259
I brought a Speedo for
every day of this challenge,
461
00:25:10,343 --> 00:25:12,511
because, I mean,
what would not make someone smile,
462
00:25:12,595 --> 00:25:15,389
other than, you know,
just some random black dude
463
00:25:15,473 --> 00:25:17,725
running around in the woods in a Speedo?
464
00:25:17,808 --> 00:25:19,644
(Coree) Yeah, here we go!
465
00:25:19,727 --> 00:25:21,103
And I just make it happen.
466
00:25:21,187 --> 00:25:22,438
Whoo-wee!
467
00:25:24,941 --> 00:25:26,484
(Dan Abel) Are we in first place?
- Ha!
468
00:25:26,567 --> 00:25:30,488
When I crossed the finish
line in Eco-Challenge 2002,
469
00:25:30,529 --> 00:25:33,157
the first two people that I
greeted were my daughters,
470
00:25:33,282 --> 00:25:37,411
and it was one of the most
defining moments of my life.
471
00:25:37,495 --> 00:25:38,996
We're sailors.
472
00:25:39,080 --> 00:25:43,751
Now, having the opportunity to
race with them as grown women
473
00:25:43,834 --> 00:25:46,879
is... I've been looking
forward to this for so long.
474
00:25:46,963 --> 00:25:48,422
- Lauren.
- (Lauren) What?
475
00:25:48,506 --> 00:25:50,800
- Why did you tie this so aggressively?
- (Dan) I did.
476
00:25:50,883 --> 00:25:52,134
Oh. Mm. This makes more sense.
477
00:25:52,218 --> 00:25:53,552
(Lauren) We're freaking sailors.
478
00:25:53,636 --> 00:25:57,390
I got into adventure racing from
Watching my dad adventure race.
479
00:25:57,473 --> 00:26:02,270
And somewhere along the line,
I kind of picked it up as well.
480
00:26:02,353 --> 00:26:03,646
My family is very unique.
481
00:26:03,729 --> 00:26:05,481
We're very goofy with each other.
482
00:26:05,564 --> 00:26:07,024
We're very close.
483
00:26:07,108 --> 00:26:09,527
I think any team doing this
sport is really close,
484
00:26:09,568 --> 00:26:13,531
but adding the family
dynamic is, um, interesting.
485
00:26:13,572 --> 00:26:15,825
(Dan) Okay, we're paddling.
We're paddling.
486
00:26:15,908 --> 00:26:17,159
Everyone get a paddle.
487
00:26:19,787 --> 00:26:21,664
(Grylls) After leaving checkpoint one,
488
00:26:21,747 --> 00:26:25,835
teams face another 17 kilometers
of ocean navigation
489
00:26:25,918 --> 00:26:29,088
before they reach land
again, at checkpoint 2.
490
00:26:29,588 --> 00:26:33,384
Here, they'll embark on a grueling
20-kilometer island trek
491
00:26:33,467 --> 00:26:35,219
before returning to their boats
492
00:26:35,303 --> 00:26:38,806
and heading out to find
the first medallion of the race.
493
00:26:38,889 --> 00:26:40,641
( helicopter whirring )
494
00:26:41,851 --> 00:26:45,688
So, there are five different medallions
hidden throughout this course,
495
00:26:45,771 --> 00:26:48,983
one for each leg of the journey.
496
00:26:49,066 --> 00:26:52,194
So, we're going now to where
the first medallion is hidden.
497
00:26:54,071 --> 00:26:55,865
Okay, here's the reef.
498
00:26:56,032 --> 00:26:58,409
Okay, into a hover, and then
we're going to bring it down.
499
00:27:11,172 --> 00:27:14,550
One racer from each team
is going to have to freedive down,
500
00:27:14,633 --> 00:27:17,845
it's about 15 or 20 foot
to the ocean floor,
501
00:27:17,928 --> 00:27:20,806
and then they've got to locate
this hidden medallion.
502
00:27:22,558 --> 00:27:25,436
Whoa! One medallion.
503
00:27:25,519 --> 00:27:30,483
And they're going to need
a big breath of air for this.
504
00:27:30,566 --> 00:27:32,902
What you've got to remember
is some of the lead teams
505
00:27:32,943 --> 00:27:34,904
are going to be doing this in the dark.
506
00:27:35,029 --> 00:27:36,405
This is going to be hard.
507
00:27:41,786 --> 00:27:44,455
We're now over seven hours into the race.
508
00:27:44,538 --> 00:27:47,708
If this was an Ironman, they would
be nearing the finish line.
509
00:27:47,750 --> 00:27:49,210
There we go.
510
00:27:49,251 --> 00:27:54,548
But these teams still have to endure over
ten days of non-stop racing action.
511
00:27:54,632 --> 00:27:56,550
- Hut!
- Ho!
512
00:27:56,634 --> 00:27:59,887
Oregon's Bend Racing
are hanging onto first place,
513
00:27:59,970 --> 00:28:04,558
despite being chased relentlessly
by reigning champions New Zealand.
514
00:28:04,642 --> 00:28:06,769
(Sophie) Hup! Nice, Nath.
515
00:28:06,852 --> 00:28:12,650
Bend Racing is the first team to arrive
at Ovalau Island and checkpoint 2,
516
00:28:12,733 --> 00:28:17,488
which serves as the beginning and the end
of the treacherous 20-kilometer loop.
517
00:28:19,990 --> 00:28:21,450
(Jason Magness) This is an 11-day race.
518
00:28:21,534 --> 00:28:23,786
We know a lot of these racers,
and we're definitely capable
519
00:28:23,869 --> 00:28:25,871
of being the top U.S. team,
520
00:28:25,955 --> 00:28:28,916
but the question is, how do we
stay in this emotional state
521
00:28:28,999 --> 00:28:30,960
of believing that we can keep going on?
522
00:28:32,253 --> 00:28:34,672
- (Melissa) Ah, bula, bula!
- Bula! Yeah!
523
00:28:34,755 --> 00:28:36,298
(man) Bula! Yay!
524
00:28:36,465 --> 00:28:39,510
(Melissa) Each one of us
has a kid under a year,
525
00:28:39,593 --> 00:28:42,847
and we know that the faster we go,
the faster we get home to our kids
526
00:28:42,930 --> 00:28:44,223
and our families.
527
00:28:44,306 --> 00:28:45,683
We will cross the finish line.
528
00:28:45,766 --> 00:28:48,102
There... there's no doubt in my mind.
529
00:28:48,185 --> 00:28:52,022
Unless somebody is completely broken,
and they won't let us go on with three,
530
00:28:52,106 --> 00:28:53,649
we will finish the race.
531
00:28:54,775 --> 00:28:59,196
(Grylls) As Oregon's Bend Racing
hustles to prepare for the jungle trek,
532
00:28:59,238 --> 00:29:02,658
Team New Zealand is right on their heels.
533
00:29:02,783 --> 00:29:07,496
The question is, how long will Bend Racing
be able to keep up this pace?
534
00:29:07,580 --> 00:29:09,039
We've got to keep this train going.
535
00:29:09,123 --> 00:29:10,749
It's hot out here, without a breeze.
536
00:29:10,833 --> 00:29:13,335
- It's a little rough.
- Keep moving.
537
00:29:13,419 --> 00:29:15,546
(Sophie) So, what do we need to do here?
Chris is gonna put our packs on.
538
00:29:15,629 --> 00:29:18,174
I'm going to fill my bladder up. Okay?
539
00:29:18,757 --> 00:29:20,009
(Stephen) Cheers.
540
00:29:20,092 --> 00:29:21,552
We're leaving.
541
00:29:23,179 --> 00:29:26,182
(Grylls) Oregon's Bend
Racing wastes little time
542
00:29:26,265 --> 00:29:28,893
and pushes forward to
keep ahead of the Kiwis.
543
00:29:32,438 --> 00:29:35,524
A little surprised, a little psyched.
544
00:29:35,608 --> 00:29:37,776
All the paddle training's been paying off.
545
00:29:37,818 --> 00:29:39,862
And we'd like somebody to turn
the heat down.
546
00:29:40,571 --> 00:29:42,448
I'd like a little more wind out there.
547
00:29:43,491 --> 00:29:45,331
All right, we have to jog it down.
Dan, you OK?
548
00:29:45,659 --> 00:29:47,286
No.
549
00:29:47,328 --> 00:29:49,288
(Dan) Might be able to
jog, but I'm not okay.
550
00:29:53,501 --> 00:29:55,711
( helicopter whirring )
551
00:29:58,255 --> 00:30:01,842
It is amazing just looking down on this.
552
00:30:01,926 --> 00:30:04,512
Dense jungle, steep ravines.
553
00:30:04,595 --> 00:30:06,847
And what I'm going to be
interested in, though,
554
00:30:06,931 --> 00:30:09,475
is who is in these frontrunners now,
555
00:30:09,558 --> 00:30:13,479
because is it going to be the
ones that were using muscle only
556
00:30:13,562 --> 00:30:17,399
and not using the wind, they were paddling,
they didn't put their sails up?
557
00:30:17,483 --> 00:30:21,779
They went like rockets, but are
they still gonna be going like rockets?
558
00:30:21,820 --> 00:30:26,200
It's gonna be amazing to see
what condition some of the leaders are in.
559
00:30:33,123 --> 00:30:35,000
( kids yelling )
560
00:30:38,212 --> 00:30:41,715
Uh, sit down.
Don't... don't put your head down, okay?
561
00:30:43,342 --> 00:30:46,554
Take the sunglasses.
I'm pulling out my water.
562
00:30:46,637 --> 00:30:48,597
I don't think we'll need to refill.
563
00:30:55,771 --> 00:30:58,148
Dan was our engine crossing the ocean.
564
00:30:58,232 --> 00:30:59,775
We might have ran the engine a little hot.
565
00:30:59,858 --> 00:31:01,735
So, we're giving it some time to cool off.
566
00:31:04,905 --> 00:31:06,532
Being up at the top of the pack
567
00:31:06,615 --> 00:31:09,451
with all the other teams
coming up right behind us,
568
00:31:09,535 --> 00:31:15,249
we just got excited about moving
and kept the forward progress,
569
00:31:15,332 --> 00:31:17,876
and it just got too hot for Dan,
570
00:31:17,960 --> 00:31:20,671
and he basically started to overheat.
571
00:31:23,674 --> 00:31:27,761
It's a really tough pill to
swallow when a teammate,
572
00:31:27,845 --> 00:31:29,221
so, basically, the whole team,
573
00:31:29,305 --> 00:31:32,057
kind of goes downhill,
and then you watch teams pass you,
574
00:31:32,141 --> 00:31:35,102
and it's like, "Oh, my gosh!
This is so demoralizing."
575
00:31:35,185 --> 00:31:36,604
We just got to keep him moving.
576
00:31:36,687 --> 00:31:38,814
It's gonna be hard to carry
him up the mountain.
577
00:31:40,316 --> 00:31:43,360
So, manifest mountain climbing, Dan.
578
00:31:43,402 --> 00:31:45,070
Positive energy, mountain climbing.
579
00:31:48,073 --> 00:31:50,909
Hopefully, we can just
get him into the night
580
00:31:50,993 --> 00:31:53,412
and let his body temperature drop some.
581
00:31:53,495 --> 00:31:56,290
Then he'll bounce back
and be super strong again.
582
00:31:56,373 --> 00:31:57,875
And a lot of it, too, is mental, you know?
583
00:31:57,958 --> 00:32:00,753
Once you get in a hole,
it's hard to let yourself climb out.
584
00:32:01,795 --> 00:32:03,589
Because you feel so horrible.
585
00:32:03,672 --> 00:32:05,841
You know, trying to race competitively,
586
00:32:05,924 --> 00:32:09,011
it'd be great if we could just
stop until everybody felt better.
587
00:32:09,094 --> 00:32:12,765
But that's not a way to finish
the Eco-Challenge, and we know that.
588
00:32:17,311 --> 00:32:19,438
(Jason) You know, that big of a guy,
589
00:32:19,521 --> 00:32:23,484
when he goes down, it takes all
three of us to nurse him along.
590
00:32:23,525 --> 00:32:25,861
If I go down, you know,
he can put me on his shoulder,
591
00:32:25,944 --> 00:32:27,184
and somebody can carry my pack,
592
00:32:27,237 --> 00:32:29,198
and, like, they can do
whatever they want with me.
593
00:32:29,365 --> 00:32:33,869
Um... Dan... Dan takes a little more work.
594
00:32:33,952 --> 00:32:36,205
But, you know, we're
willing to do it, so...
595
00:32:36,288 --> 00:32:38,957
And he's willing to let us,
so that's the important thing.
596
00:32:43,045 --> 00:32:44,546
Thank you.
597
00:32:44,630 --> 00:32:45,881
Keep up, keep up.
598
00:32:55,140 --> 00:32:59,895
(Grylls) Lead teams are now
moving from checkpoint 3 to checkpoint 4,
599
00:32:59,978 --> 00:33:02,064
the summit of the island trek.
600
00:33:02,147 --> 00:33:03,941
To find the next checkpoint,
601
00:33:04,024 --> 00:33:07,695
teams must demonstrate
not only expert navigation skills,
602
00:33:07,736 --> 00:33:11,407
but also the ability to endure
the extreme heat and humidity
603
00:33:11,448 --> 00:33:13,075
of this remote island.
604
00:33:13,283 --> 00:33:14,952
Oh, what is it now?
605
00:33:15,661 --> 00:33:18,414
Having overtaken Oregon's Bend Racing
606
00:33:18,497 --> 00:33:21,500
and claiming the lead for
the first time in the race,
607
00:33:21,583 --> 00:33:23,961
Team New Zealand have completely rebounded
608
00:33:24,044 --> 00:33:26,171
from flipping their boat at the start,
609
00:33:26,255 --> 00:33:29,341
challenging other elite teams to keep pace.
610
00:33:30,676 --> 00:33:31,927
(Nathan) We were actually quite happy.
611
00:33:32,010 --> 00:33:34,888
If you can be racing
conservatively and be in the lead,
612
00:33:34,972 --> 00:33:37,891
I think, mentally, it puts you
in a good head space as well.
613
00:33:37,975 --> 00:33:40,102
It sounds crazy, 'cause our
team has won more races
614
00:33:40,185 --> 00:33:42,146
than any other team in the
history of the sport,
615
00:33:42,229 --> 00:33:44,148
but that gets pushed aside,
616
00:33:44,231 --> 00:33:48,485
and we just focus on the
process and on the basics.
617
00:33:48,527 --> 00:33:50,696
Because we'll be going at
a pace that is good for us,
618
00:33:50,738 --> 00:33:54,408
and the reality is that,
that pace is going to be too fast
619
00:33:54,533 --> 00:33:56,535
for just about every other team.
620
00:34:03,041 --> 00:34:06,336
(Grylls) Ten kilometers behind
the leaders, in the middle of the pack,
621
00:34:06,420 --> 00:34:10,215
is a rookie team from America,
with a unique racing pedigree.
622
00:34:10,299 --> 00:34:12,718
I think we've done 126 Ironmans...
623
00:34:12,801 --> 00:34:14,052
Yeah, buddy.
624
00:34:14,136 --> 00:34:17,139
Like, if you add all of ours up.
625
00:34:17,222 --> 00:34:22,102
Did something called "The 50,"
which is 50 Ironmans, 50 days, 50 states,
626
00:34:22,186 --> 00:34:23,771
and everyone told us it was impossible.
627
00:34:23,854 --> 00:34:26,565
My name is James Lawrence,
otherwise known as the Iron Cowboy.
628
00:34:26,648 --> 00:34:27,900
We're underdogs.
629
00:34:27,983 --> 00:34:30,778
This race eats Ironmans for breakfast.
630
00:34:30,819 --> 00:34:32,738
But the Iron Cowboy?
631
00:34:32,780 --> 00:34:34,990
That dude's a bad, bad man,
632
00:34:35,032 --> 00:34:38,118
and he's here right now in Fiji
to take on the Toughest Race.
633
00:34:38,202 --> 00:34:41,997
Sonja has been part of my life since 2010.
634
00:34:42,080 --> 00:34:44,333
I'd never heard of adventure racing.
635
00:34:44,416 --> 00:34:45,876
This is all foreign to me.
636
00:34:45,959 --> 00:34:47,211
She wanted to do it...
637
00:34:47,294 --> 00:34:50,839
She said, "Who's the
craziest Ironman I know?"
638
00:34:50,923 --> 00:34:52,299
It was this guy.
639
00:34:52,382 --> 00:34:54,218
And I just thought, "Iron
Cowboy." It's got to be.
640
00:34:54,301 --> 00:34:56,470
"If I'm gonna put together a
team of Ironman athletes,
641
00:34:56,553 --> 00:34:57,805
I'm gonna call the Cowboy."
642
00:34:58,889 --> 00:35:00,933
"And holy hell, we're gonna be there."
643
00:35:01,016 --> 00:35:03,769
"And I'm gonna give Bear
Grylls a big, slobbery kiss
644
00:35:03,852 --> 00:35:05,892
- when I see him on the finish line."
- ( laughing )
645
00:35:11,527 --> 00:35:13,987
(Grylls) As the sun
begins to set on day one,
646
00:35:14,071 --> 00:35:18,575
several more teams arrive at checkpoint 2
to begin their jungle trek.
647
00:35:21,829 --> 00:35:24,039
- You all good, Dad?
- Yeah.
648
00:35:24,081 --> 00:35:25,999
Where are we going? We going walking?
649
00:35:26,041 --> 00:35:28,669
Yeah. We've got a road
walk for a little bit.
650
00:35:28,752 --> 00:35:31,213
I think, for our team,
651
00:35:31,296 --> 00:35:35,342
specifically, we have unknowns
related to Dad's cognitive function.
652
00:35:37,553 --> 00:35:38,846
It's alright.
653
00:35:38,929 --> 00:35:41,306
(Travis) We're really going to
have to watch out for that.
654
00:35:41,390 --> 00:35:45,394
We're going to sleep a lot more
than we've done previously in races.
655
00:35:47,187 --> 00:35:48,647
- We leaving?
- Yep.
656
00:35:48,730 --> 00:35:50,732
- Here's Trav, right here.
- You're leaving?
657
00:35:50,983 --> 00:35:52,693
You got it.
658
00:35:52,734 --> 00:35:55,821
- You got it!
- 17:46
659
00:35:55,946 --> 00:35:59,783
(Travis) His visual/spatial
awareness has become impaired,
660
00:35:59,908 --> 00:36:03,161
and that's truly going to be a team effort.
661
00:36:03,245 --> 00:36:07,958
We're confident that we can do it,
and that's why it's a team sport.
662
00:36:08,041 --> 00:36:12,004
I'm a mountain guy. I don't get
into the water very often, so...
663
00:36:12,087 --> 00:36:13,547
Pretty much.
664
00:36:28,312 --> 00:36:31,148
(Grylls) As the full
darkness of night sets in,
665
00:36:31,231 --> 00:36:33,442
the pro teams are returning
to their boats...
666
00:36:33,525 --> 00:36:34,735
(woman) Go, Coree!
667
00:36:34,818 --> 00:36:36,320
Hey, nice job, guys.
668
00:36:36,361 --> 00:36:37,404
(Clifton) Good job, guys.
669
00:36:37,487 --> 00:36:41,783
Lapping the rookie teams, who are
just now finishing the ocean paddle.
670
00:36:41,909 --> 00:36:43,160
(man) How's Gretchen doing?
671
00:36:43,243 --> 00:36:45,829
- Hanging in there.
- Yeah? Spirits are high?
672
00:36:45,913 --> 00:36:47,664
- Yes, sir. Indeed.
- Okay. Good job.
673
00:36:47,748 --> 00:36:52,294
(Grylls) This location is checkpoint 2,
for teams arriving from the ocean,
674
00:36:52,377 --> 00:36:54,421
and it also serves as checkpoint 5
675
00:36:54,504 --> 00:36:57,925
for the teams that are
finishing the jungle trek.
676
00:36:59,217 --> 00:37:00,260
Heading back out?
677
00:37:00,302 --> 00:37:01,803
- We're heading out.
- (Gretchen) Stay safe.
678
00:37:01,845 --> 00:37:03,180
Nice to meet you.
679
00:37:03,221 --> 00:37:04,932
It is one of the only times in the race
680
00:37:05,015 --> 00:37:09,102
where rookie teams will cross
paths with the pro teams,
681
00:37:09,186 --> 00:37:11,813
getting a visual on how
fast these elite racers
682
00:37:11,897 --> 00:37:13,565
are moving through the course.
683
00:37:13,649 --> 00:37:15,901
I think it's amazing to
watch people do their sport
684
00:37:15,984 --> 00:37:17,486
when they're good at it, you know?
685
00:37:17,611 --> 00:37:22,950
So, I mean, it is pretty cool to watch that,
although I think we held our own quite well.
686
00:37:24,493 --> 00:37:27,254
Unfortunately for us at this time,
New Zealand, which is a great team,
687
00:37:27,287 --> 00:37:30,332
is already well ahead, but, you know,
that's to be expected for them.
688
00:37:30,415 --> 00:37:33,168
We're at checkpoint 2.
We've got some good time to get ready.
689
00:37:33,251 --> 00:37:35,504
We're getting dry, getting off the water,
690
00:37:35,587 --> 00:37:38,757
heading to our jungle trek,
and getting our race started, you know.
691
00:37:38,840 --> 00:37:41,426
We're a ground team,
so we're looking forward to this part.
692
00:37:42,469 --> 00:37:45,889
(Grylls) As the back of the
pack heads out on their jungle trek,
693
00:37:45,973 --> 00:37:50,060
the lead teams have pulled away
and are approaching the first medallion.
694
00:37:54,982 --> 00:37:58,318
The ocean medallion is
located 5 meters down,
695
00:37:58,443 --> 00:38:00,696
on the darkness of the ocean floor.
696
00:38:01,989 --> 00:38:03,657
Grab the line, if you can.
697
00:38:04,825 --> 00:38:06,618
Continue to shine your light right there.
698
00:38:09,079 --> 00:38:10,080
I can't see it.
699
00:38:10,414 --> 00:38:14,501
"Approximately 5 meters off the
anchor of the blue marker buoy,
700
00:38:14,584 --> 00:38:16,753
between the anchor and the island."
701
00:38:16,837 --> 00:38:18,714
So, pretty much underneath us.
702
00:38:18,755 --> 00:38:20,257
There's something down there.
703
00:38:21,800 --> 00:38:26,430
(Grylls) Captain Nathan Fa'avae volunteers
to do the night dive for the Kiwi team.
704
00:38:26,680 --> 00:38:29,808
I can see some stuff over
there... below the boat.
705
00:38:33,895 --> 00:38:35,731
What's there?
706
00:38:35,772 --> 00:38:37,566
I'm not quite sure what I'm looking for.
707
00:38:37,607 --> 00:38:39,359
You see this light, it's like a stone.
708
00:38:39,818 --> 00:38:41,278
Oh, now I see it. It's on the boat.
709
00:38:56,960 --> 00:38:58,045
Did you get it?
710
00:38:58,086 --> 00:38:59,086
Yeah.
711
00:39:00,130 --> 00:39:02,650
- Alright, where are we going?
- I'm going to go onto the shore.
712
00:39:05,010 --> 00:39:06,344
(Grylls) Back on Ovalau,
713
00:39:06,428 --> 00:39:10,682
Team Unbroken is one of the last teams
to reach checkpoint 3.
714
00:39:10,766 --> 00:39:16,313
But facing difficult nighttime navigation
and terrain with a deaf teammate,
715
00:39:16,396 --> 00:39:18,607
the team must weigh their options.
716
00:39:21,443 --> 00:39:25,072
(Hal) So, as far as looking
in the ridge below,
717
00:39:25,155 --> 00:39:28,950
option one, this road that we
came up, we could travel that way back.
718
00:39:29,076 --> 00:39:35,123
Option B, we can follow this trail
and then bushwhack our way through.
719
00:39:36,625 --> 00:39:38,627
- Here's my read.
- Okay.
720
00:39:38,710 --> 00:39:41,755
My instinct at this point
and that we're tired is...
721
00:39:41,838 --> 00:39:43,799
we go back until we follow
a path that we know.
722
00:39:43,882 --> 00:39:46,051
(Gretchen) This was a hard day today.
723
00:39:46,134 --> 00:39:49,179
Since we knew the route
back to checkpoint 2,
724
00:39:49,262 --> 00:39:54,142
we decided it was in our best interest
not to get lost in the jungle at night,
725
00:39:54,226 --> 00:39:59,064
and also because my lip-reading capability
diminishes greatly
726
00:39:59,147 --> 00:40:01,274
if I can't see your face.
727
00:40:01,358 --> 00:40:06,780
So, if it's dark out there,
even with the red lens on their heads,
728
00:40:06,863 --> 00:40:08,406
I can't always see their lips.
729
00:40:08,532 --> 00:40:11,618
So, we're almost reduced
to just hand signals.
730
00:40:12,369 --> 00:40:16,164
(Grylls) Team Unbroken is making
a potentially costly decision...
731
00:40:16,248 --> 00:40:19,626
Choosing to skip the shorter
jungle route to checkpoint 4,
732
00:40:19,709 --> 00:40:22,838
opting instead to double back
to the start of the trek,
733
00:40:22,921 --> 00:40:26,466
and climb up to checkpoint 4
from the other side of the ridge.
734
00:40:26,550 --> 00:40:29,886
This dramatically lengthens
the overall distance of the trek
735
00:40:29,970 --> 00:40:32,764
and puts their chances
of making the day 3 cutoff
736
00:40:32,848 --> 00:40:34,182
in serious jeopardy.
737
00:40:34,474 --> 00:40:37,269
I'm fine with that now, but at a certain
point, we're gonna have to make up time.
738
00:40:37,686 --> 00:40:40,188
We're gonna have to take the
less safe route at some point.
739
00:40:40,272 --> 00:40:41,272
We're gonna have to...
740
00:40:41,690 --> 00:40:44,276
uh, take some risks, otherwise, we're not
gonna make the two-and-a-half days.
741
00:40:44,359 --> 00:40:45,360
I agree.
742
00:40:45,443 --> 00:40:47,946
(Keith Knoop) Decided to make
a command decision, I guess.
743
00:40:48,029 --> 00:40:50,490
We have a team captain.
It's not a democracy.
744
00:40:50,657 --> 00:40:53,326
I gave him my input. We all gave him input.
745
00:40:53,410 --> 00:40:55,370
At the end of the day,
that's his choice to make.
746
00:40:55,412 --> 00:40:57,831
Personally, I think we should
have pushed through.
747
00:40:57,914 --> 00:41:02,335
You know, once I'm in "go" mode,
it's hard to turn it off. ( chuckles )
748
00:41:02,419 --> 00:41:04,504
- Yeah, we'll head back.
- Okay.
749
00:41:04,588 --> 00:41:07,549
I'm trying to make a call as a captain,
that we're tired and worn out,
750
00:41:07,632 --> 00:41:09,759
and I think we're gonna get out there
and get turned around.
751
00:41:09,843 --> 00:41:11,136
- Back it up.
- Let's do it.
752
00:41:11,219 --> 00:41:14,264
(Hal) We just hoofed it up a long road. We're
going to turn around and hoof it back.
753
00:41:14,347 --> 00:41:15,765
Make some good time.
754
00:41:15,849 --> 00:41:17,767
Hope it works out.
755
00:41:28,153 --> 00:41:32,157
(Grylls) Meanwhile, the other trailing
teams are continuing through the night,
756
00:41:32,282 --> 00:41:35,744
moving past checkpoint 3,
in search of checkpoint 4.
757
00:41:35,827 --> 00:41:38,413
(Nungshi) I don't know where
you guys are headed, but...
758
00:41:38,496 --> 00:41:41,875
- To the proper intersection of the road.
- Wait, wait, wait.
759
00:41:41,958 --> 00:41:43,793
Okay, tell me where we are.
760
00:41:43,877 --> 00:41:46,477
We climbed up... this is the mountain.
Now we're climbing up here.
761
00:41:46,504 --> 00:41:48,548
So, we climbed here. Go down.
762
00:41:48,632 --> 00:41:52,761
Just backtracking a little bit, but
generally heading in the right direction.
763
00:41:53,553 --> 00:41:56,473
(Travis) Keep grabbing the bamboo, Dad.
It is slippery.
764
00:41:56,556 --> 00:41:57,807
Hang on here.
765
00:41:59,267 --> 00:42:01,436
Probably a little bit further up,
maybe over here.
766
00:42:01,519 --> 00:42:04,064
My only concern is that
I'm hearing a river on the left...
767
00:42:04,147 --> 00:42:05,147
You are?
768
00:42:05,190 --> 00:42:07,567
And according to this,
I should be hearing a river on the right.
769
00:42:07,609 --> 00:42:08,610
We just got here.
770
00:42:08,735 --> 00:42:10,570
(Dan Abel) Did you tell them it's hot
as balls on this island?
771
00:42:10,695 --> 00:42:13,198
It's like a sauna. I feel
like I'm in hot yoga.
772
00:42:14,449 --> 00:42:15,742
( exhales heavily )
773
00:42:16,868 --> 00:42:22,332
(Grylls) Now, over 14 hours into the race,
early leaders Oregon's Bend Racing
774
00:42:22,415 --> 00:42:27,504
have slowly moved down the leader board
and find themselves in 57th place.
775
00:42:28,922 --> 00:42:30,215
(Jason) Dan, you okay?
776
00:42:30,298 --> 00:42:34,219
(Grylls) As they struggle to get Dan
to the peak of the island trek...
777
00:42:34,302 --> 00:42:35,553
You alright?
778
00:42:36,388 --> 00:42:39,849
Dan's health is rapidly declining.
779
00:42:40,642 --> 00:42:43,144
He got really hot in the boat
780
00:42:43,228 --> 00:42:46,398
and just couldn't recover.
781
00:42:46,481 --> 00:42:49,734
He's been dealing with
temperature regulation and...
782
00:42:52,487 --> 00:42:53,947
(Jason) Dan! You okay?
783
00:42:54,030 --> 00:42:57,534
(Melissa) You know, Dan's a big
guy, and he just bombed hard.
784
00:42:57,742 --> 00:42:59,828
- I'll check us in.
- Nice work, buddy.
785
00:43:00,036 --> 00:43:01,036
You did it. We're here.
786
00:43:02,247 --> 00:43:05,583
Just look up and breathe.
Deep breath.
787
00:43:05,667 --> 00:43:08,586
(Melissa) He was in a really bad state
of heatstroke. His eyes changed color.
788
00:43:08,670 --> 00:43:10,547
His voice changed.
789
00:43:10,630 --> 00:43:13,133
His whole body was seizing up.
790
00:43:13,383 --> 00:43:14,801
Is there water up here?
791
00:43:14,884 --> 00:43:16,594
(Stephen) No, we have no water.
792
00:43:16,678 --> 00:43:19,097
- I have some water right here.
- (Stephen) We have little sips.
793
00:43:19,180 --> 00:43:20,181
You can take it all.
794
00:43:20,473 --> 00:43:22,100
( Dan groaning )
795
00:43:22,642 --> 00:43:23,977
How far to the...
796
00:43:24,102 --> 00:43:25,102
TA? (Transition Area)
797
00:43:25,603 --> 00:43:27,243
It's gonna take us 10 hours at this pace.
798
00:43:27,564 --> 00:43:28,898
It's not worth it.
799
00:43:30,025 --> 00:43:31,901
Like, we can't, we can't
move with you like this.
800
00:43:31,943 --> 00:43:35,071
We just gotta get you better so
that we can actually get down...
801
00:43:35,113 --> 00:43:36,573
before we all turn into you.
802
00:43:37,741 --> 00:43:40,785
(Melissa) We've all got to work
together as a team.
803
00:43:40,827 --> 00:43:43,204
- How are your calves?
- My calves are OK.
804
00:43:43,246 --> 00:43:46,541
(Melissa) We're doing whatever
we can to get him moving forward.
805
00:43:46,624 --> 00:43:49,794
The entire race basically
hangs in the balance.
806
00:44:59,697 --> 00:45:01,324
(LION ROARS)
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