1 00:00:09,550 --> 00:00:12,380 [David Blaine] Growing up I never felt like I fit in. 2 00:00:13,760 --> 00:00:16,090 I wasn't the fastest or the strongest. 3 00:00:17,550 --> 00:00:21,980 But I found a skill that set me apart... endurance. 4 00:00:25,310 --> 00:00:27,560 It all began with extreme cold. 5 00:00:33,280 --> 00:00:35,450 This became my lifelong obsession. 6 00:00:42,660 --> 00:00:45,080 To discover things that seem impossible, 7 00:00:47,000 --> 00:00:51,000 magical, death-defying. 8 00:00:55,130 --> 00:00:56,180 [thud] 9 00:00:58,260 --> 00:00:59,970 [thud] 10 00:01:03,980 --> 00:01:06,060 I'm traveling to the Arctic Circle in 11 00:01:06,060 --> 00:01:07,810 the middle of winter. 12 00:01:09,940 --> 00:01:12,860 This is Lapland where Finland meets Norway, 13 00:01:12,860 --> 00:01:14,440 Sweden, and Russia. 14 00:01:16,450 --> 00:01:18,660 It's a punishing environment. 15 00:01:18,660 --> 00:01:20,450 During this time of the year, 16 00:01:20,450 --> 00:01:23,870 temperatures can drop to negative 50 degrees Fahrenheit. 17 00:01:25,910 --> 00:01:27,500 It's sparsely populated. 18 00:01:28,920 --> 00:01:30,420 And in this part of the world, 19 00:01:30,420 --> 00:01:32,840 there are more reindeer than people. 20 00:01:33,550 --> 00:01:36,220 - One, two, three. 21 00:01:40,550 --> 00:01:42,510 [♪ upbeat music playing] 22 00:01:43,310 --> 00:01:45,060 [David Blaine] It's an unusual place to go 23 00:01:45,060 --> 00:01:46,520 searching for magic. 24 00:01:46,810 --> 00:01:48,650 In this snow-covered wilderness. 25 00:01:49,690 --> 00:01:52,230 It's what you would imagine the ultimate winter 26 00:01:52,230 --> 00:01:53,650 wonderland to be. 27 00:01:54,650 --> 00:01:57,360 But I'm on a search for people who endure this 28 00:01:57,360 --> 00:02:00,280 freezing environment to perform superhuman feats. 29 00:02:04,700 --> 00:02:06,080 [screams] 30 00:02:09,580 --> 00:02:14,050 - All right. Don't die! 31 00:02:14,550 --> 00:02:15,880 Yeah! 32 00:02:17,050 --> 00:02:21,220 [♪ intense music playing] 33 00:02:24,260 --> 00:02:25,180 [thud] 34 00:02:25,180 --> 00:02:26,350 Oh, yeah! 35 00:02:26,350 --> 00:02:27,350 [Ken screams victoriously] 36 00:02:27,350 --> 00:02:29,270 [David Blaine] Oh! Damn! 37 00:02:29,690 --> 00:02:30,980 - That was good. 38 00:02:30,980 --> 00:02:32,400 - Oh my God! 39 00:02:32,650 --> 00:02:33,650 - That was so fun. 40 00:02:33,650 --> 00:02:36,280 - What?! Whoa! 41 00:02:38,570 --> 00:02:41,240 - I look up at like 1,000 feet of just flat rock 42 00:02:41,240 --> 00:02:44,530 with snowy tops, and it's just so mighty, 43 00:02:44,740 --> 00:02:47,080 and I feel stronger every time. 44 00:02:47,580 --> 00:02:49,540 [screams] 45 00:02:50,040 --> 00:02:53,170 [David Blaine] Ken has been called the last Viking on earth. 46 00:02:53,670 --> 00:02:56,050 [Ken Stornes] I draw my power from the Vikings. 47 00:02:58,340 --> 00:03:00,130 They would scream their way into battle. 48 00:03:01,550 --> 00:03:03,260 They would run towards death without fear. 49 00:03:03,600 --> 00:03:04,930 [thud] 50 00:03:05,560 --> 00:03:07,180 Wooo-hooo! 51 00:03:07,180 --> 00:03:09,270 [David Blaine] He’s from Norway where the "Death Dive" 52 00:03:09,270 --> 00:03:11,060 was created. 53 00:03:11,350 --> 00:03:12,520 - A Norwegian death dive, 54 00:03:12,520 --> 00:03:14,560 it looks like you are going to land flat on your stomach. 55 00:03:14,560 --> 00:03:16,320 But in the last millisecond, 56 00:03:16,320 --> 00:03:17,980 you tuck in and protect yourself. 57 00:03:19,320 --> 00:03:21,650 [David Blaine] In 2023, Ken broke the world record 58 00:03:21,660 --> 00:03:24,030 for the highest death dive when he jumped 59 00:03:24,030 --> 00:03:27,410 132 feet into a fjord. 60 00:03:28,580 --> 00:03:30,910 - The hard thing for that jump was definitely 61 00:03:30,910 --> 00:03:33,580 the mental barriers because it's, 62 00:03:33,580 --> 00:03:37,590 it's high enough to definitely kill you. 63 00:03:40,340 --> 00:03:42,880 You have to be OK with the outcome. 64 00:03:57,070 --> 00:03:59,440 Did my first, like, backflip on the ground, 65 00:03:59,440 --> 00:04:01,490 when I was 15, around then. 66 00:04:01,950 --> 00:04:03,610 - And then did you have dive training? 67 00:04:03,610 --> 00:04:05,740 - No, that was something we did, 68 00:04:05,740 --> 00:04:08,530 like a result of many years of gym, 69 00:04:08,540 --> 00:04:11,000 like doing tricking and parkour and gymnastics and then 70 00:04:11,000 --> 00:04:12,910 it just like evolved. 71 00:04:14,370 --> 00:04:16,580 [David Blaine] Ken transforms the landscape into 72 00:04:16,590 --> 00:04:18,210 his own playground. 73 00:04:24,590 --> 00:04:26,470 - This is the ancient art of getting to know 74 00:04:26,470 --> 00:04:28,510 the snow before you jump in it, you know? 75 00:04:28,890 --> 00:04:32,270 You got to befriend the snow so it doesn't hurt us tomorrow. 76 00:04:32,480 --> 00:04:33,890 It's been something we've, like, made jokes about. 77 00:04:33,890 --> 00:04:35,440 But I kind of feel it's true, too. 78 00:04:35,440 --> 00:04:37,900 I feel like to get to know the snow and 79 00:04:37,900 --> 00:04:39,820 get to know the nature and pay respects. 80 00:04:39,820 --> 00:04:40,860 You ready for this? 81 00:04:40,860 --> 00:04:42,940 - Yes. - Let’s go! 82 00:04:42,940 --> 00:04:44,700 [♪ triumphant music playing 83 00:04:44,700 --> 00:04:47,410 Richard Wagner "Ride of the Valkyries"] 84 00:05:08,850 --> 00:05:10,760 [snowmobile approaching] 85 00:05:14,270 --> 00:05:17,190 [David Blaine] We found an area with high cliffs and 86 00:05:17,190 --> 00:05:19,900 enough snowfall for Ken to teach me a bit of 87 00:05:19,900 --> 00:05:21,360 his jumping techniques. 88 00:05:21,980 --> 00:05:24,110 - No rocks. Should be good. - Yeah? 89 00:05:24,280 --> 00:05:26,450 - Make sure your face is protected. 90 00:05:26,450 --> 00:05:29,200 You wanna use your elbows to shoot in. 91 00:05:29,200 --> 00:05:30,950 When you feel like you’re flying, 92 00:05:30,950 --> 00:05:32,580 try to meet the ground. 93 00:05:32,580 --> 00:05:33,620 - Yeah. 94 00:05:33,620 --> 00:05:35,620 - Meet the ground and smack it. 95 00:05:40,750 --> 00:05:42,500 [David Blaine] When I get up to the top it actually 96 00:05:42,500 --> 00:05:44,460 looks and feels much higher. 97 00:05:45,260 --> 00:05:47,680 And for Ken, this isn't even a warm-up jump. 98 00:05:48,300 --> 00:05:51,260 I suddenly understand how much mental discipline 99 00:05:51,260 --> 00:05:52,810 his jumps demand. 100 00:05:52,810 --> 00:05:55,390 [Ken Stornes] 3, 2, 1. Go! 101 00:06:03,530 --> 00:06:04,860 [thud and grunt] 102 00:06:15,500 --> 00:06:17,960 [♪ inquisitive music playing] 103 00:06:19,500 --> 00:06:20,330 You good? 104 00:06:20,330 --> 00:06:22,420 [David Blaine] Yeah, I took a neck shot. 105 00:06:26,920 --> 00:06:28,340 I'm just kidding. 106 00:06:31,600 --> 00:06:33,510 - There's one more thing I want you to see. 107 00:06:40,770 --> 00:06:41,980 - This is crazy. 108 00:06:48,530 --> 00:06:51,450 [♪ dramatic music playing] 109 00:06:54,370 --> 00:06:55,490 [splash] 110 00:07:02,960 --> 00:07:03,880 Whoa! 111 00:07:03,880 --> 00:07:05,630 [Ken screams victoriously] 112 00:07:08,920 --> 00:07:11,380 Watching you, that's something I really respect. 113 00:07:11,380 --> 00:07:13,470 That, like, commitment to one idea. 114 00:07:13,470 --> 00:07:15,050 Magic is that. 115 00:07:15,060 --> 00:07:16,890 Cause everything else disappears. 116 00:07:16,890 --> 00:07:19,640 - Yeah, like you have to know the risk and 117 00:07:19,640 --> 00:07:20,810 you have to feel the fear. 118 00:07:20,810 --> 00:07:22,730 - Yeah. - But before it’s like, 119 00:07:22,730 --> 00:07:25,730 you just have to remove every like, 120 00:07:25,730 --> 00:07:27,400 limitations in your mind. 121 00:07:27,400 --> 00:07:29,440 To be able to overcome it. 122 00:07:29,690 --> 00:07:30,820 - Yeah. 123 00:07:32,160 --> 00:07:33,240 Ken's right. 124 00:07:33,240 --> 00:07:36,830 It's important to understand the risks and be prepared. 125 00:07:38,790 --> 00:07:41,920 For my first televised stunt, I wasn't. 126 00:07:42,330 --> 00:07:45,580 I failed on live TV when I tried to remain encased 127 00:07:45,590 --> 00:07:48,590 in a block of ice for three days and three nights. 128 00:07:49,510 --> 00:07:53,510 It started with the initial idea of I just love how ice 129 00:07:53,510 --> 00:07:56,800 looks and then I started thinking what if, 130 00:07:56,810 --> 00:07:58,970 what if I can be inside of it? 131 00:08:02,810 --> 00:08:05,730 I committed to doing it in the most public place possible. 132 00:08:10,110 --> 00:08:13,030 I wanted to break myself out of the ice at the end. 133 00:08:13,950 --> 00:08:17,830 But at 63 hours my safety team ended the stunt early 134 00:08:18,080 --> 00:08:20,700 because I was hallucinating and on the brink of collapse. 135 00:08:23,580 --> 00:08:24,870 [reporter] He’s been held together by spit and 136 00:08:24,870 --> 00:08:27,250 adrenaline inside... the adrenaline is now gone. 137 00:08:27,250 --> 00:08:29,630 We gotta make sure he doesn’t go into shock. 138 00:08:32,800 --> 00:08:34,380 [David Blaine] I was destroyed. 139 00:08:34,380 --> 00:08:36,640 The ice had done more damage to me than any stunt 140 00:08:36,640 --> 00:08:38,390 that I've ever done. 141 00:08:39,100 --> 00:08:40,720 Being in the block of ice changed my 142 00:08:40,720 --> 00:08:42,390 outlook on everything. 143 00:08:43,230 --> 00:08:45,650 I pushed my mind and body to the breaking point. 144 00:08:52,740 --> 00:08:55,200 That failure is what led me to this search. 145 00:08:56,950 --> 00:08:58,660 For people who are mentally tough in the 146 00:08:58,660 --> 00:09:00,740 most extreme environments. 147 00:09:03,960 --> 00:09:06,000 Now I'm going to meet Inka Cagnasso, 148 00:09:06,540 --> 00:09:08,960 a world-class Finnish skydiver. 149 00:09:10,710 --> 00:09:12,800 Watching Inka dance in the sky, 150 00:09:12,800 --> 00:09:16,010 it's easy to forget the risks involved especially 151 00:09:16,010 --> 00:09:17,590 in this climate. 152 00:09:19,180 --> 00:09:21,890 Wow. Jeez. 153 00:09:24,230 --> 00:09:26,100 That is unbelievable. 154 00:09:26,810 --> 00:09:28,060 [Inka Cagnasso] When I was a kid, 155 00:09:28,060 --> 00:09:29,520 I went through the dark, 156 00:09:29,520 --> 00:09:31,020 cold winters like walking to school when 157 00:09:31,020 --> 00:09:35,700 it's like minus 30 Celsius and you really need to 158 00:09:36,200 --> 00:09:37,820 find a mindset. 159 00:09:38,360 --> 00:09:40,740 You just need to toughen up. 160 00:09:42,950 --> 00:09:45,200 [David Blaine] It takes real endurance to train for hours on 161 00:09:45,210 --> 00:09:46,920 end in the wind tunnel, 162 00:09:47,250 --> 00:09:50,630 let alone to fly in subzero temperatures as Inka does. 163 00:09:53,210 --> 00:09:55,970 One of my favorite activities is jumping out of airplanes. 164 00:09:56,550 --> 00:09:58,930 I've done it more than 500 times; 165 00:09:59,430 --> 00:10:02,060 the feeling is exhilarating. 166 00:10:02,720 --> 00:10:05,600 But I've never done it in these freezing conditions, 167 00:10:05,600 --> 00:10:07,560 which makes it much more dangerous. 168 00:10:10,860 --> 00:10:12,190 Wow. 169 00:10:12,570 --> 00:10:13,860 - Hey. - Nice to meet you. 170 00:10:13,860 --> 00:10:15,440 - Nice to meet you. 171 00:10:15,860 --> 00:10:16,860 - How many hours do you have? 172 00:10:16,860 --> 00:10:20,820 - I have like over five and half thousand hours now. 173 00:10:20,820 --> 00:10:22,450 - Wow! - Yeah it's a lot. 174 00:10:22,450 --> 00:10:24,120 You ready to play? 175 00:10:25,370 --> 00:10:27,710 [David Blaine] Inka is taking me on an Arctic skydive, 176 00:10:28,330 --> 00:10:30,830 where I'll experience the coldest natural environment 177 00:10:30,830 --> 00:10:32,340 that I've ever been in. 178 00:10:32,960 --> 00:10:35,920 But first, she wants to test our ability to jump together. 179 00:10:37,050 --> 00:10:40,220 Inka's longtime collaborator, Lauri, is joining us. 180 00:10:41,640 --> 00:10:45,890 - When we’re watching beautiful videos of skydiving 181 00:10:46,310 --> 00:10:51,060 we don’t see the part that’s just so important, 182 00:10:52,310 --> 00:10:53,900 which is the camera flyer. 183 00:10:54,730 --> 00:10:57,030 [David Blaine] Lauri’s camera is strapped to his helmet, 184 00:10:57,030 --> 00:10:58,900 and it's heavier than a bowling ball. 185 00:10:59,400 --> 00:11:02,070 - Stacking those nine kilos to your head and then 186 00:11:02,070 --> 00:11:05,830 jumping out of the plane and going 300 kilometers 187 00:11:05,830 --> 00:11:07,500 towards the ground... 188 00:11:08,960 --> 00:11:10,620 ...is a bit nuts. 189 00:11:12,630 --> 00:11:15,340 [wind gusts] 190 00:11:17,130 --> 00:11:20,050 - It's a huge airfield. - But I see these patches of ice. 191 00:11:20,050 --> 00:11:23,390 - The runway and all the bit, like, that's very slippery. 192 00:11:25,010 --> 00:11:27,140 [David Blaine] Three years ago I had a bad landing and 193 00:11:27,140 --> 00:11:28,220 I broke my ankle. 194 00:11:30,060 --> 00:11:32,310 I broke the bone in multiple places. 195 00:11:32,310 --> 00:11:33,480 Ripped three ligaments and, 196 00:11:33,480 --> 00:11:35,190 I never really recovered the ankle. 197 00:11:36,270 --> 00:11:38,990 And because of this accident, I stopped skydiving. 198 00:11:40,240 --> 00:11:42,910 [Inka Cagnasso] I can see that it's at the back of his head, 199 00:11:43,160 --> 00:11:45,240 like is this going to happen again? 200 00:11:45,240 --> 00:11:47,240 Am I potentially going to hurt my ankle again? 201 00:11:47,660 --> 00:11:49,240 [David Blaine] The longer I didn't skydive, 202 00:11:49,250 --> 00:11:51,210 the more difficult it has become to get back 203 00:11:51,210 --> 00:11:52,500 into the sport. 204 00:11:53,000 --> 00:11:55,920 But jumping with Inka here presents a rare and beautiful 205 00:11:55,920 --> 00:11:59,050 opportunity to build back both my confidence and 206 00:11:59,050 --> 00:12:01,220 push my ability to tolerate the cold. 207 00:12:03,050 --> 00:12:05,930 But any time you skydive in freezing temperatures 208 00:12:05,930 --> 00:12:07,600 you need to consider other risks. 209 00:12:08,390 --> 00:12:12,020 Your equipment is more likely to malfunction and 210 00:12:12,020 --> 00:12:14,900 your response time is much slower because the 211 00:12:14,900 --> 00:12:16,520 cold numbs your extremities. 212 00:12:19,610 --> 00:12:20,940 [Inka Cagnasso] Let’s do it! 213 00:12:20,940 --> 00:12:22,530 - Do it! 214 00:12:26,410 --> 00:12:27,990 [David Blaine] We want to get up in the air 215 00:12:27,990 --> 00:12:29,530 as soon as we can because the clouds are 216 00:12:29,540 --> 00:12:31,500 starting to come in. 217 00:12:32,960 --> 00:12:36,250 The clouds cover distorts depth perception 218 00:12:36,250 --> 00:12:38,340 which makes landing much more dangerous. 219 00:12:39,380 --> 00:12:40,590 [Inka Cagnasso] Woo! 220 00:12:44,470 --> 00:12:46,970 [David Blaine] At 12,000 feet, the temperatures will drop 221 00:12:46,970 --> 00:12:48,890 to negative 40 degrees. 222 00:12:51,060 --> 00:12:53,770 I've decided to jump in a T-shirt which will give 223 00:12:53,770 --> 00:12:55,730 me more mobility. 224 00:13:08,280 --> 00:13:12,700 [♪ uplifting music playing] 225 00:13:17,790 --> 00:13:20,000 [Inka Cagnasso] It was so beautiful above the clouds. 226 00:13:20,000 --> 00:13:22,130 I was having the time of my life. 227 00:13:23,010 --> 00:13:24,800 David was smiling. 228 00:13:29,100 --> 00:13:32,810 [Lauri Aapro] I have roughly 45 seconds in a free-fall to 229 00:13:32,810 --> 00:13:34,810 capture Inka doing her magic. 230 00:13:38,310 --> 00:13:41,980 But as I open my parachute I start having problems. 231 00:13:45,320 --> 00:13:47,410 My goggles are getting fogged. 232 00:13:48,240 --> 00:13:51,160 The clouds and snow are making it harder to see 233 00:13:51,160 --> 00:13:53,240 how close I am to the ground. 234 00:13:55,910 --> 00:13:57,960 Then when I start to flare my canopy, 235 00:13:58,960 --> 00:14:00,920 my steering lines are tangled. 236 00:14:01,790 --> 00:14:05,090 I realize that I'm coming in too fast. 237 00:14:09,840 --> 00:14:10,970 [crash and scrape] 238 00:14:13,100 --> 00:14:15,100 [Lauri groans] 239 00:14:21,690 --> 00:14:23,190 [Inka Cagnasso] I saw him laying on the ground and 240 00:14:23,190 --> 00:14:26,860 he was not moving for, like way too long. 241 00:14:27,610 --> 00:14:29,860 [Lauri groans] 242 00:14:29,860 --> 00:14:31,490 I started running. 243 00:14:32,200 --> 00:14:34,490 And thanks, God, I saw him moving again. 244 00:14:35,370 --> 00:14:38,870 I’ve lost a lot of friends in this sport and whenever 245 00:14:38,870 --> 00:14:42,000 something like this happens it’s very triggering. 246 00:14:49,550 --> 00:14:51,130 [David Blaine] Are you OK? 247 00:14:51,140 --> 00:14:53,850 There are so many unknowns in this sport. 248 00:14:54,470 --> 00:14:55,970 Your chute might not open. 249 00:14:55,970 --> 00:14:58,270 You, your goggles might fog up. 250 00:14:58,640 --> 00:15:00,310 Anything can happen. 251 00:15:01,940 --> 00:15:03,940 - I suffered spinal fractures. 252 00:15:06,480 --> 00:15:09,320 But I am also super grateful to walk away from it. 253 00:15:13,490 --> 00:15:16,370 - There's a word in Finnish language 254 00:15:16,370 --> 00:15:17,910 that's called sisu, 255 00:15:17,910 --> 00:15:22,420 which would probably translate to something like 256 00:15:22,420 --> 00:15:24,500 persistence or stubbornness. 257 00:15:26,630 --> 00:15:29,170 Like you watch me. I’m going to get it done. 258 00:15:31,590 --> 00:15:34,970 - The doctors asked me if I'm gonna fly again. 259 00:15:35,220 --> 00:15:37,390 I said, yes, of course. 260 00:15:41,690 --> 00:15:44,560 I just needed to take care of my mind first and 261 00:15:44,560 --> 00:15:46,940 then build back my body. 262 00:15:52,610 --> 00:15:54,280 [David Blaine] I was so concerned that he was never 263 00:15:54,280 --> 00:15:57,030 going to fly again because of his broken back. 264 00:15:59,120 --> 00:16:02,210 But in just a matter of months, he returned to the wind tunnel. 265 00:16:04,250 --> 00:16:06,040 Lauri is an incredible example of 266 00:16:06,040 --> 00:16:08,670 perseverance and determination. 267 00:16:16,220 --> 00:16:19,600 -Sisu is a mindset, having to survive in harsh weather. 268 00:16:20,100 --> 00:16:21,890 Yeah, it toughens you up. 269 00:16:22,980 --> 00:16:24,900 [David Blaine] Christian is a great magician that I’ve 270 00:16:24,900 --> 00:16:26,940 collaborated with for decades. 271 00:16:27,230 --> 00:16:30,030 He’s invited me to Helsinki to see some incredible acts 272 00:16:30,030 --> 00:16:31,570 that you can only find here. 273 00:16:35,280 --> 00:16:37,570 [♪ band music playing] 274 00:16:37,580 --> 00:16:39,160 [Christian Engblom] There's only light, 275 00:16:39,160 --> 00:16:41,080 a few hours per day during the winter. 276 00:16:43,750 --> 00:16:46,330 So it allows your creativity to flourish and come up 277 00:16:46,330 --> 00:16:48,090 with new ideas. 278 00:16:48,540 --> 00:16:50,250 - One, two, three, four! 279 00:16:50,760 --> 00:16:54,430 [♪ upbeat music playing] 280 00:16:57,260 --> 00:16:58,640 [Christian Engblom] I'm taking David to see a 281 00:16:58,640 --> 00:17:01,680 performance taking place on circular plates of 282 00:17:01,680 --> 00:17:05,100 ice spinning on top of the frozen Baltic Sea. 283 00:17:09,570 --> 00:17:11,480 It's called an ice carousel. 284 00:17:17,740 --> 00:17:19,530 So if someone were to ask me what would be unique 285 00:17:19,530 --> 00:17:21,290 about Finnish magic. 286 00:17:21,740 --> 00:17:23,290 These guys. 287 00:17:29,040 --> 00:17:34,090 [♪ upbeat music playing] 288 00:17:36,430 --> 00:17:39,050 [applause] 289 00:17:45,100 --> 00:17:46,730 This is Salla. 290 00:17:52,320 --> 00:17:56,400 [♪ dramatic music playing] 291 00:18:05,710 --> 00:18:07,620 - I feel very alive when I'm up there. 292 00:18:10,420 --> 00:18:14,210 And I feel like the audience is with me. 293 00:18:25,930 --> 00:18:28,980 I want the audience to actually forget the freezing cold. 294 00:18:37,450 --> 00:18:40,280 [Christian Engblom] Salla isn’t just an aerialist; 295 00:18:41,070 --> 00:18:44,370 she is also one of the best female ice divers. 296 00:18:50,710 --> 00:18:52,750 [David Blaine] When Salla unexpectedly drops through the 297 00:18:52,750 --> 00:18:56,380 ice, you can feel the energy of the crowd shift. 298 00:18:57,170 --> 00:18:59,470 It's as if the audience is now holding their breath 299 00:18:59,470 --> 00:19:01,140 along with her. 300 00:19:02,890 --> 00:19:05,470 It's what made my favorite magician, Harry Houdini, 301 00:19:05,470 --> 00:19:07,850 so captivating. 302 00:19:13,860 --> 00:19:15,730 [applause and cheers] 303 00:19:15,980 --> 00:19:17,110 Hi! 304 00:19:17,110 --> 00:19:18,320 - Hi, nice to meet you, David. 305 00:19:18,320 --> 00:19:19,780 - Nice to meet... That was amazing! 306 00:19:20,030 --> 00:19:21,410 - Thank you! 307 00:19:22,240 --> 00:19:25,910 [announcer] He is fighting it, he is fighting it. 308 00:19:25,910 --> 00:19:27,700 [David Blaine] When I attempted the world record 309 00:19:27,700 --> 00:19:30,370 for breathholding, I started blacking out and 310 00:19:30,370 --> 00:19:33,250 my safety team had to intervene and rescue me. 311 00:19:34,000 --> 00:19:36,590 Just like they had to when I was encased in a block of ice. 312 00:19:39,590 --> 00:19:41,420 Watching Salla combine breathholding and 313 00:19:41,430 --> 00:19:44,600 cold endurance, I want to see what else she can do. 314 00:19:47,310 --> 00:19:49,680 So she's taking me to a training camp to introduce 315 00:19:49,680 --> 00:19:51,440 me to her team. 316 00:19:58,320 --> 00:20:01,440 - So what we have here today is we have the depth ropes 317 00:20:01,450 --> 00:20:03,200 so they can dive down. 318 00:20:05,870 --> 00:20:07,830 [David Blaine] Free diving is one of the riskiest underwater 319 00:20:07,830 --> 00:20:11,540 sports where you dive without any breathing apparatus. 320 00:20:12,620 --> 00:20:15,460 But under the ice, it's exponentially more dangerous. 321 00:20:16,880 --> 00:20:18,630 If you are in 60-degree water, 322 00:20:18,630 --> 00:20:20,210 you can hold your breath no problem. 323 00:20:20,210 --> 00:20:21,920 Four minutes five minutes each time. 324 00:20:22,300 --> 00:20:25,180 But when you are in the Arctic and it's below zero, 325 00:20:25,590 --> 00:20:28,140 it's very easy to blackout. 326 00:20:29,060 --> 00:20:31,520 A wetsuits gives you insulation and significantly 327 00:20:31,520 --> 00:20:34,600 prolongs the amount of time that you can spend underwater. 328 00:20:39,780 --> 00:20:42,400 Where else do they even do this kind of ice diving? 329 00:20:42,780 --> 00:20:44,660 There can't be that many places in the world. 330 00:20:44,990 --> 00:20:46,780 - No there aren’t really many. 331 00:20:49,660 --> 00:20:51,750 [David Blaine] Miro and Salla see free diving as 332 00:20:51,750 --> 00:20:53,410 much more than a sport. 333 00:20:53,870 --> 00:20:56,500 - We have basically an underwater floor 334 00:20:57,290 --> 00:20:58,170 flipped upside down. 335 00:20:58,170 --> 00:20:59,880 - Oh right. I didn’t even think of that. 336 00:20:59,880 --> 00:21:01,840 You have a surface here. 337 00:21:01,840 --> 00:21:03,300 - We can definitely show you some of that. 338 00:21:03,300 --> 00:21:05,630 - We can show you. Alright? 339 00:21:06,220 --> 00:21:07,760 - Yep. - Ten seconds. 340 00:21:08,010 --> 00:21:09,430 - Okay. 341 00:21:38,460 --> 00:21:41,630 [♪ tranquil music playing] 342 00:21:45,380 --> 00:21:46,970 - That looks amazing. 343 00:21:51,720 --> 00:21:53,720 Miro and Salla's performance is dreamlike. 344 00:21:56,350 --> 00:21:57,940 But it's most people's nightmare. 345 00:21:59,360 --> 00:22:01,270 To be trapped under ice with no way out. 346 00:22:03,860 --> 00:22:06,780 - Here the ice is one meter thick. 347 00:22:07,030 --> 00:22:09,570 So there is no way out if you don’t find the hole. 348 00:22:11,450 --> 00:22:13,830 You get lost once, you get lost forever. 349 00:22:16,410 --> 00:22:20,420 - Being trapped under ice is one of the greatest nightmares. 350 00:22:20,750 --> 00:22:23,420 - How do you feel about it? - Well, for me, I'm excited. 351 00:22:23,420 --> 00:22:24,550 [laughter] 352 00:22:27,840 --> 00:22:30,720 [wind gusts] 353 00:22:32,890 --> 00:22:35,600 [David Blaine] I want to try something I've never done, 354 00:22:35,980 --> 00:22:38,600 holding my breath while under the ice. 355 00:22:40,350 --> 00:22:43,310 So we're headed 600 miles north to a training ground in 356 00:22:43,320 --> 00:22:45,070 the Arctic Circle. 357 00:22:48,820 --> 00:22:51,870 - It will be nice to go under for you to see what is, 358 00:22:51,870 --> 00:22:53,950 what it’s like down there, and how it feels. 359 00:22:56,700 --> 00:22:58,370 [David Blaine] I want to go under the ice in the 360 00:22:58,370 --> 00:23:00,290 most extreme way possible. 361 00:23:02,750 --> 00:23:04,880 - At first, you're gonna go with the wetsuit? 362 00:23:05,300 --> 00:23:06,840 - What fun is a wet suit! 363 00:23:07,880 --> 00:23:09,050 - It’s up to you man. 364 00:23:09,630 --> 00:23:11,510 [David Blaine] But they’ve convinced me to wear a mask 365 00:23:11,510 --> 00:23:14,300 because exposing your eyes to these temperatures 366 00:23:14,310 --> 00:23:15,760 is very painful. 367 00:23:23,650 --> 00:23:25,360 [Miro Suonpera] We have the 3-meter cable which 368 00:23:25,360 --> 00:23:29,450 goes around your waist and we have 3-meter radius 369 00:23:29,780 --> 00:23:30,650 around the rope. 370 00:23:30,650 --> 00:23:32,450 [David Blaine] So what’s the line for? 371 00:23:32,450 --> 00:23:33,870 [Salla Hakanpaa] You should be wearing the lanyard. 372 00:23:33,870 --> 00:23:35,450 Something happens to you, you can lose your grip. 373 00:23:35,580 --> 00:23:39,040 - Anything can happen even though the distance is small. 374 00:23:39,040 --> 00:23:40,710 Anything can happen actually. 375 00:23:41,580 --> 00:23:43,960 - There are really no room for mistakes when 376 00:23:43,960 --> 00:23:45,790 you are ice diving. 377 00:23:48,130 --> 00:23:51,510 This afternoon is about finding David’s limits. 378 00:23:51,930 --> 00:23:54,090 What we want to see is how he reacts. 379 00:23:54,090 --> 00:23:55,930 Is he panicking? 380 00:24:08,650 --> 00:24:10,900 [David Blaine] Yes, it's extremely cold and 381 00:24:10,900 --> 00:24:12,860 the environment is extremely hostile. 382 00:24:14,070 --> 00:24:16,030 But it's so beautiful. 383 00:24:19,540 --> 00:24:23,710 Wow, wow, that's [bleep] amazing! 384 00:24:27,040 --> 00:24:31,050 In order to do multiple dives without going into hypothermia, 385 00:24:31,050 --> 00:24:33,840 you need intense heat to bring your core temperature up. 386 00:24:35,890 --> 00:24:38,890 That is why the sauna is so critical to this process. 387 00:24:40,640 --> 00:24:42,980 The sauna was actually created in Finland 388 00:24:42,980 --> 00:24:45,520 more than 1,000 years ago and it's a key safety 389 00:24:45,520 --> 00:24:47,480 component for this extreme sport. 390 00:24:52,150 --> 00:24:55,570 As soon as I leave the sauna I have limited time. 391 00:24:57,120 --> 00:25:00,660 The team created a safety track 27 feet long 392 00:25:00,660 --> 00:25:02,660 with two exit points. 393 00:25:02,910 --> 00:25:05,460 I'll train to dive from one opening to the next 394 00:25:05,460 --> 00:25:07,080 without a wetsuit. 395 00:25:07,380 --> 00:25:09,920 - As you are going along by pulling the rope. 396 00:25:10,420 --> 00:25:13,760 You want to take as long strokes as possible. 397 00:25:13,760 --> 00:25:14,590 - OK. 398 00:25:14,590 --> 00:25:16,760 - So reach the rope as far you can. 399 00:25:16,760 --> 00:25:17,760 Pull as slow as you can. 400 00:25:17,760 --> 00:25:18,970 - OK. 401 00:25:18,970 --> 00:25:22,680 - You take the same breathing techniques as you do before. 402 00:25:22,680 --> 00:25:24,020 - I'll do three first. - Yeah. 403 00:25:24,020 --> 00:25:25,730 - OK. 404 00:25:28,810 --> 00:25:30,940 They're teaching me how to conserve oxygen while pulling 405 00:25:30,940 --> 00:25:34,610 my body because with every single movement, 406 00:25:34,610 --> 00:25:36,610 I'm quickly depleting my reserves. 407 00:25:40,950 --> 00:25:44,710 - The body uses an enormous amount of energy. 408 00:25:46,080 --> 00:25:49,250 So the further the coldness, sort of, gets in... 409 00:25:49,710 --> 00:25:51,840 ...the sooner you get really tired and 410 00:25:51,840 --> 00:25:55,470 it reduces the breath hold time. 411 00:25:56,680 --> 00:25:57,880 [David Blaine] Once I understood that I 412 00:25:57,890 --> 00:25:59,680 could do this length, then I said, okay, 413 00:25:59,680 --> 00:26:01,220 well wait, can we double it? 414 00:26:02,220 --> 00:26:04,100 Okay, can we triple it? 415 00:26:11,650 --> 00:26:13,480 [Miro Suonpera] One good thing to measure that is the, 416 00:26:13,480 --> 00:26:14,900 is the feelings inside of your, 417 00:26:14,900 --> 00:26:16,900 uh, body and brain. 418 00:26:17,240 --> 00:26:20,070 If you lose your focus for just, just a few seconds, 419 00:26:20,070 --> 00:26:23,160 you may get disorientated and you may not know 420 00:26:23,160 --> 00:26:25,200 that way to go. 421 00:26:25,200 --> 00:26:28,120 So that's the reason why it's important to stay 422 00:26:28,120 --> 00:26:29,960 focused under there. 423 00:26:31,790 --> 00:26:34,710 A few years back there was a world record set on 424 00:26:34,710 --> 00:26:36,880 106 meters in ice diving. 425 00:26:41,850 --> 00:26:44,180 I wanted to break that record. 426 00:26:52,150 --> 00:26:55,610 I knew that that dive is going to be very, 427 00:26:55,610 --> 00:26:57,900 very close to my limits. 428 00:26:58,240 --> 00:27:02,030 And I knew that it could be even over, over my limits. 429 00:27:05,740 --> 00:27:08,210 There was some marks like 25 meters, 430 00:27:08,500 --> 00:27:11,290 50 meters, 75. 431 00:27:11,290 --> 00:27:13,790 87 is the last mark I remember. 432 00:27:16,880 --> 00:27:18,970 [Tommi Pasanen] I saw him slow down. 433 00:27:18,970 --> 00:27:21,220 And there was a bubble coming out of his mouth, 434 00:27:23,050 --> 00:27:24,930 which means that he was blacking out. 435 00:27:26,720 --> 00:27:29,100 I, I started realizing that, okay, 436 00:27:29,520 --> 00:27:32,060 maybe I will have to catch him and bring him up. 437 00:27:36,730 --> 00:27:39,030 [overlapping Finnish chatter] 438 00:27:41,410 --> 00:27:42,780 [Miro Suonpera] The next thing I remember, 439 00:27:42,780 --> 00:27:44,910 I woke up and they were shouting me to breathe. 440 00:27:46,910 --> 00:27:48,580 [David Blaine] There's a big difference to holding your 441 00:27:48,580 --> 00:27:51,120 breath the way I’ve done it my entire life versus 442 00:27:51,120 --> 00:27:53,040 holding it while under ice. 443 00:27:54,750 --> 00:27:57,340 Everything can shut down quickly and you can 444 00:27:57,340 --> 00:27:59,630 black out within seconds. 445 00:28:01,880 --> 00:28:04,180 - It was intense and because it was a certain distance 446 00:28:04,180 --> 00:28:06,300 he, he tried. 447 00:28:06,310 --> 00:28:10,850 You will let him try till the very end that he can. 448 00:28:10,850 --> 00:28:14,850 So at the last minute of course we bring him up. 449 00:28:14,860 --> 00:28:17,360 You always trust your life to your friends like. 450 00:28:17,360 --> 00:28:19,860 - Yeah. - It’s in their hands eventually. 451 00:28:25,280 --> 00:28:28,950 [David Blaine] As I train the exits continuously freeze over 452 00:28:28,950 --> 00:28:32,040 and the team has to keep re-cutting the holes. 453 00:28:33,250 --> 00:28:34,290 You cut through this? 454 00:28:34,290 --> 00:28:35,960 - Two hours ago. 455 00:28:35,960 --> 00:28:38,130 - And it’s already frozen over that quick? 456 00:28:38,130 --> 00:28:39,880 - Yeah. 457 00:28:40,630 --> 00:28:43,010 [David Blaine] What Miro says gives me an idea. 458 00:28:43,970 --> 00:28:46,220 When I was in the block of ice, 459 00:28:46,220 --> 00:28:48,060 my safety team had to cut me out. 460 00:28:49,390 --> 00:28:51,810 Now my goal is to escape on my own. 461 00:28:52,810 --> 00:28:56,270 I'll free dive 90 feet across to the only exit point 462 00:28:56,270 --> 00:28:58,230 which will be frozen solid. 463 00:28:58,860 --> 00:29:01,690 And this time I'll do it without wearing a mask. 464 00:29:03,360 --> 00:29:05,950 I'll be trapped under the ice and will be forced to 465 00:29:05,950 --> 00:29:07,660 break my way out. 466 00:29:08,950 --> 00:29:10,330 When you're under the ice, 467 00:29:10,330 --> 00:29:14,000 trying to break through this is much more difficult. 468 00:29:16,380 --> 00:29:18,210 Yeah. 469 00:29:18,210 --> 00:29:22,880 [Salla Hakanpaa] What’s sort of an extra factor in this 470 00:29:23,510 --> 00:29:25,470 is that there’s no holes in between. 471 00:29:30,140 --> 00:29:32,220 It’s deadly dangerous. 472 00:29:34,520 --> 00:29:36,440 Especially when he’s not wearing any protective 473 00:29:36,440 --> 00:29:38,360 gear or a mask. 474 00:29:40,110 --> 00:29:42,190 [David Blaine] When I was in the block of ice I was 27. 475 00:29:43,030 --> 00:29:44,900 I'm now 50 years old. 476 00:29:44,900 --> 00:29:47,030 My body is completely different. 477 00:29:48,030 --> 00:29:52,080 Every single thing that I do I feel the effects of it 478 00:29:52,080 --> 00:29:54,410 in a way that I've never felt before. 479 00:30:07,800 --> 00:30:11,100 The distance is 3 times what I did in training. 480 00:30:15,230 --> 00:30:18,810 I need to conserve every bit of oxygen so I have enough 481 00:30:18,810 --> 00:30:23,070 reserves to be able to break out before I black out. 482 00:30:37,290 --> 00:30:41,040 [♪ dramatic music playing] 483 00:30:52,010 --> 00:30:55,140 [♪ dramatic music playing] 484 00:31:04,480 --> 00:31:07,240 [♪ dramatic music playing] 485 00:31:12,070 --> 00:31:14,450 [faint ticking] 486 00:31:18,620 --> 00:31:23,790 [underwater thuds] 487 00:31:27,380 --> 00:31:33,050 [underwater thuds] 488 00:31:39,180 --> 00:31:40,980 [ice cracking] 489 00:31:41,980 --> 00:31:44,860 [underwater thuds] 490 00:31:45,320 --> 00:31:47,110 [ice cracking] 491 00:32:14,680 --> 00:32:18,470 Whatever failures I experienced from past stunts, 492 00:32:18,470 --> 00:32:20,430 maybe they weren't failures, 493 00:32:20,890 --> 00:32:24,600 maybe they were supposed to be because 494 00:32:24,600 --> 00:32:26,150 it all led me here. 495 00:32:26,690 --> 00:32:28,320 You guys are amazing! 496 00:32:29,030 --> 00:32:31,400 Meeting these extraordinary people. 497 00:32:33,610 --> 00:32:36,580 Who through their strength and persistence create magic! 498 00:32:39,290 --> 00:32:41,540 Who seek out the most intense moments. 499 00:32:43,120 --> 00:32:45,210 To find a heightened sense of awareness. 500 00:32:47,380 --> 00:32:50,010 Where everything becomes clear. 501 00:32:53,220 --> 00:32:56,550 When something's that challenging or that powerful, 502 00:32:58,220 --> 00:32:59,510 there are no more distractions, 503 00:33:00,970 --> 00:33:03,270 and through that, you can discover the 504 00:33:03,270 --> 00:33:05,310 beauty around you. 505 00:33:14,530 --> 00:33:17,070 [♪ upbeat music playing] 506 00:33:43,390 --> 00:33:47,190 [♪ upbeat music playing]