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Um, it was really cold last night.

Like, it's freezing right now.

I mean, you can't tell, because I have such an amazing system

of heating and rocks and stuff.

But, it is cold. Like, cold cold.

That's my breath. That's...

[chuckles] That's how cold it is.

Last night was so cold.

Like, I literally, basically slept in the fire.

Which you can obviously tell, 'cause I'm covered in ash.

Like, my entire body is just ash.

I've got three more [bleep] days here.

I'm just so [bleep] over it.

I love survival, I love being outside,

but I [bleep] hate being here.

I just wanna go home.

But I'm so close. God damn it, I'm so close!

[grunts in frustration]

[elephant trumpets]

[Fernando] Good morning. The sun is out

not a cloud in the sky. The birds are chirping.

It's a beautiful day.

[elephant trumpets]

Hmm. It's like an old friend

stopping by to visit.

My rainwater stash is officially gone.

And other water sources look pretty rough.

So, I'm gonna dig a new gypsy well today,

and it won't be as good as the rainwater, but hopefully,

it'll be enough to get me through till the end.

Today actually, is a big milestone in my survival career.

Today's my 100th day surviving naked around the world.

Look at this guy.

It's pretty crazy to reflect back

doing these survival challenges.

- Yes! Yes! - [group cheering]

I'm proud of that. I'm proud.

I've never tapped out, never had to be medically tapped out.

I've always just kind of played a good, smart survival challenge,

a good chess match, and I hope to do the same things out here.

[trumpeting]

I've gotten pickier with my water, over the weeks.

[scrapes]

Trying to avoid the chocolate soup,

or the green milkshake over there.

The elephants make these holes in, like, two minutes,

with their big, big, huge feet.

I'm just copying them.

Maybe, I can convince him to come over,

and, uh, make me one last hole since he stole my hole

in the beginning of this challenge.

Okay, I'm gonna let that simmer for a while.

See if it refills cleaner water, hopefully.

[Cheeny] Last night, I started getting, uh,

a Raynaud's flare-up.

Fingers got a little numb. Turned yellow.

Last catfish meal.

Ooh, it's three days in a row of this howling cold ass wind.

I love Africa. But...

The cold is not making me wanna stay here.

But I keep going back to her.

My abusive wife.

I think I have Stockholm syndrome.

[Fernando] Oh, yeah, look at that.

Hey, beautiful.

I went the first 10 days drinking this kind of water.

It's fine. It's got a little bit of a zing to it.

But that's okay. I'm a few days away from finishing,

and I will drink anything at this point.

[elephant grunting]

These incredible elephants, they've been, like,

the most dominant animal in my challenge this last three weeks.

I first got here, it was the elephant who greeted me.

[whispering] Holy crap!

It's been elephants throughout.

[trumpets]

If they move in closer, it gets more complicated.

Oh, wow.

This is my hunting blinds.

This is where I was gonna hunt.

And it's been destroyed by elephants.

The elephant's kind of cramping my style.

Good and bad,

and it feels super, like, fitting,

to have, kind of, one come in

and almost, like, say goodbye.

Like, even though they were getting in the way of my hunting,

and using my gypsy well,

and destroying my blinds, I never minded them.

That's cool. I can leave now,

in peace.

I did not go out this morning, because my stomach is killing me.

And honestly, like, when I stand up, I feel like I'm gonna vomit.

At night, I'm just, really, really cold.

But it's hot during the day.

Boobs are sweating, my butt's sweating.

My stomach is so bad.

Like, it's so rashy and filled with bites,

that when I sweat it burns so much. [chuckles]

Everything's just, so, like, dried out.

And this rash on my side.

If you come out here and you let every little thing get to you,

it will take you out.

And I... And I know that firsthand, because,

in my Peru experience...

[sobs] It just hurts. Everything hurts.

I just can't deal with, like, the pain.

All of those things just... It put me in a terrible head space.

You just have to have a good, positive attitude and will power.

[exclaims] The [bleep].

Oh, my God.

That thing just fell on my hair.

Ugh.

[grunts]

Oh, my God, my head is, like, on fire, right there.

I hope those aren't poisonous.

Oh, my God, it's, like, burning.

Now, my forehead is, like, on fire, where it fell.

Oh, yeah, like, look at its furs.

They're like little cactus things.

It's an intense burning

that's been lasting for about 30 minutes so far.

Okay.

I'm gonna try to treat the welt from the caterpillar

by going down to the water.

Dude, my forehead is on fire.

And I'm gonna take some dirt and I'm just gonna mix it in with the water

and rub it into my welt,

and see if that helps get some of those fibers out.

It's always, like, the small things that take you out.

Man, that thing hurt. [grunts]

It's fine now. Thank God.

[Cheeny] The sun feels so good.

It's so nice to be warm.

I got a little down.

Morale got a little low.

I'm just gonna not let that little voice in my head keep talkin'.

No telling what day 21 has in store.

My legs are really exposed and that's killing me,

so, I wanna try to figure out some sort of leg covering

for extraction day, in case it's cold again.

This is gonna go around my waist.

Trying to keep the wind off my legs.

Use some belt loops

so I can tie it, and I'll probably do

like, some relief cuts in the sides,

so I have freedom of movement.

And then two holes here and here. I can feed 'em through.

So, I've been wanting to make pants for a while.

And honestly, pants take a long time.

So, I'll settle on the next best thing, which is a kilt.

Which is way easier to do, and it's a little more functional than pants.

Now, I have a kilt.

Now these just have to, basically, get tied together, but I can scrunch this up.

It's adjustable. I can move. Nothing's gonna block anything.

This kilt's gonna be great. The next 48 hours, it's gonna keep my legs warm.

And my ass warm. Which is what I desperately needed.

[rain pattering]

[thunder rumbling]

[Fernando] It's raining hard. There's thunder, lightning.

We're in the middle of a storm, for sure. Like, a major storm.

I have about three feet of foliage on this roof.

And, when it rains this hard, it still comes through.

Leaves only give you so much water protection.

So, I kind of have to accept my reality when it comes to...

...the roof in the rain.

[wind blowing]

I'm trying to shiver really, really hard.

[sighs] So, this is no joke.

This is no joke.

Until the weather changes,

I'm kind of stuck by this fire.

[gasps]

[exclaims]

Ah!

[grunts]

[sighs in relief]

Uh, let me assess my surroundings.

Everything is muddy, everything is wet.

Just weathered another... Another thunder storm came through.

Um, really cold.

I need to get water. What am I doing? What am I doing?

What am I doing? [mumbles]

Holy cow.

It's like a river now.

Wow.

[chuckling] This is crazy.

Uh, well, so much for my gypsy well.

I can get water anywhere.

Don't fall.

Don't fall.

Oh, man, I can feel the heat leaving my body.

Well, I definitely got my fill of suffering for this challenge.

I need no further suffering to feel fulfilled.

That is cold.

[Cheeny] Now the catfish is gone, I need to get some food today

to give me a little extra energy

to walk out of here tomorrow, on day 21.

Big day ahead of me tomorrow, man.

It's the day, the day I've been waiting for.

I don't wanna crawl across the finish line.

I'm happy to be just walking across it.

There's something flying around over here.

So, I don't know if it's a burrow or, or what.

I can hear the buzzin'. And they're big.

So, they're definitely bees.

[buzzing]

I'm just gonna get a little bit of a closer look here.

Just the thought of the... Of sugar right now, is like,

making me foam at the mouth.

A hive of honey? I'm gonna have energy for days for extraction.

Rocket fuel.

Man, that hummin' is loud.

I can feel it just reverberating in my bones.

They're in the rock. Like, I have to go in

up my full arm at least, just to reach in there.

And I don't even see any comb that I can grab.

These are African honey bees. They sting,

and sting, and sting, until you are dead.

[narrator] African honey bees, known as killer bees,

aggressively defend their hive.

Swarms can chase intruders for a quarter mile with deadly results.

[Cheeny] I came this far, to get stung for honey?

When I could just wait another day?

I don't think it's worth it to me.

Yeah, I'm [bleep] good. Gettin' out of here.

Slowly getting out of here.

I know my limits here, and, uh, I think I draw the line with

African killer bees.

I ain't messin' with that.

Nope, nope, nope.

[Kaila] If I don't get more protein before extraction,

I'm gonna be so screwed.

The biggest obstacle that I need to overcome for the extraction

is making sure that my energy levels are good.

Yay!

There's two crawfish.

They're big guys, too.

I wish that I could catch, like, ten more before extraction,

but it's really hit or miss with this fish basket.

Look at his claws!

These are going to be delicious.

Well, at least I'll have a little bit of protein before I leave tomorrow.

[Cheeny] Nothing fancy about grub huntin'. Just choppin' and hopin'.

I've been just craving fat. And I wanted to work on these rotten logs

that have been sitting outside my shelter all week.

Ooh, [bleep] yeah.

[blows] Nice.

Six grubs.

I feel like Africa's finally answering my prayers.

Goin' in the pot!

Mm-mm.

Can't wait for these babies. Yum-yum-yum.

The big ones are gonna be good.

God, I've never been so happy to see a grub.

Huge one. These ones are huge.

Grubs probably... I know they're mostly fat,

but maybe like what a chicken wing would be.

Seventy to 80 calories a grub.

Mm-mm-mm.

Lots of fat and protein.

They're kind of buttery. [smacks lips] So interesting.

[Kaila] Yeah! Whoo!

I'm so excited about this.

[sniffs]

It's definitely a big chunk of meat.

[crunches]

Mm.

That's so good.

These claws are huge, too.

Look at all the meat in there.

[crunches]

This is definitely a good meal, right before extraction.

I definitely needed the protein, so...

This is exactly what I needed.

[thunder rumbling]

Oh, my God.

I was just sitting here and I heard some thunder,

so, I'm hoping...

[thunder rumbles]

Ooh, there it goes again. [chuckles]

It's cooled down so much,

in the last 30 minutes.

It just got so dark so fast, you know?

I'm honestly getting worried.

[thunder rumbles]

I'm not scared of a lot of things, but I... I hate thunder storms.

I hate thunder and lightning.

Um, it's like one of the things that just terrifies me.

I don't know why.

It... It scares the [bleep] out of me, though. [chuckles]

[lion roaring]

[elephant grunts]

[Fernando] Tomorrow's extraction.

Last night... I will say, like,

the alone version of this survival challenge,

um, is different in such interesting ways. Like,

it's different in the obvious ways, but, it's also just...

It's a very, like, self-reflective experience.

There is no one to, like, occupy you.

So, it's just you in your own head.

Which can be good and bad. [chuckles]

But, it's been really, really, um,

just, meaningful for me.

Being alone has really made it, just...

just a much richer, deeper experience.

Looking forward to going home, though. Wow.

[thunder clap]

[Kaila] Oh, this is so bad.

[rain pattering]

Honestly, like, I can deal with the rain,

but I am terrified of thunder and lightning.

[wind howling]

So, really bizarre.

It was lining up to be, like, a beautiful night.

Stars were out. Uh, not a cloud in the sky.

And all of a sudden, it has begun to gust.

Really cold.

Super, just, strong, gusty, sporadic winds.

One final night

of uh, excitement.

I am, like, anchored to the fire.

Might be a long, long night.

It's like non-stop right now.

[thunder claps]

That is not normal thunder. Like, this is not normal thunder and lightning.

Well, night 20.

I don't know if you guys can see this,

but it is raining so hard.

And I'm trying really hard to keep my fire going. I'm soaked.

Absolutely drenched.

I'm just, like, hovering over the fire, trying to stay warm.

This is crazy, like, it's... it's pouring so hard.

It's awful.

I don't know how much longer until sunrise.

But, uh...

If it's not soon, I'm gonna be screwed, because...

I'm pretty much out of firewood, at this point.

[thunder rumbles]

Yeah, this isn't good. This is not good at all.

My coals are almost out.

Once my fire's gone I'm definitely in trouble.

So, I really don't know what I'm gonna do.

Just getting worse.

It's just coming down harder, and harder, and harder.

Got hit again with another huge blast of rain,

and everything just went out.

I'm freezing.

My hot rocks aren't hot anymore.

And I was really, really hoping that morning was gonna be here soon,

but it's not looking like it, so...

[thunder claps]

Please, please stop raining.

[Fernando] So, it's the morning of day 21.

And sometime, in the middle of the night,

it got so windy.

Um, my boma was shaking. It was like, "Oh, boy, here we go."

It was miserable. It was almost like Africa's last, little hurrah.

And it lasted for a while.

And then it stopped. And now it's calm again.

Now, it's clear skies, beautiful day.

I am ready to go home.

I do not want to have a pot of water with me on extraction.

Don't wanna be bogged down with one more thing to carry.

So, uh, I feel good about leaving that pot.

I've had water all night.

Machete, check.

Need to head south to extraction.

[narrator] Fernando faces a 4-mile trek

through dense brush and dangerous lion territory.

He will be searching for a large African anthill,

which he must climb to spot his extraction vehicle.

I'm gonna take that dry creek bed,

and hopefully it'll get me as far as I can and get to there.

All right. Time to head out.

Every good explorer has a moustache.

Think I need eyebrows to go with this moustache.

So, I gotta go from here to my extraction point here.

Now the party's over.

I'm ready to go.

Bye, shelter.

Bye, AJ.

You're still my number one.

Keep an eye on the place for me. Bon voyage.

Finally making my way home.

[narrator] Cheeny's mountainous extraction trek

will take her six miles through the open desert landscape,

where she will be a potential target for predators.

She must make it to the top of the tallest mountain,

where only then she will meet her extraction vehicle,

and complete her solo challenge.

[Cheeny] The solo challenge is so different,

'cause I mean, you're doing everything by yourself.

You're alone, you have no one to talk to. Just a different beast.

So, I learned I can handle the cold, and I've learned that, uh,

I don't wanna do anything like this again without a partner.

We're social creatures. We're in tribes for a reason.

We have families for a reason. I don't wanna be alone anymore.

I'm just ready to get out of here.

Gettin' down kind of low. I'm gonna try to find a good vantage point,

get my bearings again.

Well, there it is.

Of course this is my extraction.

Send me up a [bleep] mountain.

[Kaila] Man, last night was rough.

I've never heard thunder like that.

I'm trying to make sure my body temperature doesn't drop anymore,

so I'm just gonna do some exercises.

Man, what a terrible day 21.

Just gotta stay warm.

Look at how pruny my hands are.

I'm just excited to get out of here. [coughs]

If I even get out of here.

All right, so let's check the map.

I am down here, and then extraction is all the way over here.

[narrator] Kaila's five-mile hike through the dense forest

will follow the remnants of a dried up river bed,

where she'll have to keep a constant lookout

for the dangers of the jungle,

like the deadly fer-de-lance,

which hides on the canopy floor.

[Kaila] Man, these thorns are killer.

Have to be so careful where I step.

You can't really see like what's in this tall grass.

[hisses]

Man, it's so dense in here, it's crazy.

Ah! Man, there's so many thorns.

It's like every step there's a thorn.

[Fernando] These extraction hikes are never easy.

This survival challenge makes you earn your exit.

And I know that, and, uh, I'm ready for anything.

I'm committing to this dry creek bed to head south,

so, we'll see.

Whoa. This is fresh lion tracks.

[lion roars]

Uh, I may not be the only thing using this creek

as a trail here.

[lion roaring]

So, my dry creek bed here is definitely getting smaller and smaller.

And so, I may lose my nice, soft,

sandy trail.

Man, sun's coming up.

Definitely getting tired.

And thirsty.

It's so dense here.

Having lots of zig zagging, working my way through.

Trying to stay oriented with the sun, to head south.

But it's definitely getting trickier and trickier.

[lioness growling]

I feel so vulnerable.

Just like walking, and you really can't see

much past you.

You never know what's around the corner which really gets unsettling.

I do wanna get out of here as fast as possible.

I'm so, so close now. I can't let my guard down.

This looks like a good... good place to cross the river, right here.

I know that my extraction is on this side.

It's pretty shallow right here,

and looks like I could probably hop across some rocks.

The water's cold. I'm not really lookin' forward to puttin' my feet in it,

but I'm lookin' forward to gettin' out of here, so...

I'm not a quitter.

Never quit anything in my life and I ain't gonna stop now.

I'm so close to extraction.

Ooh! [bleep] ice-cold, boy.

[exhales]

Ah. [pants]

I'm tired, dehydrated, and shaky, gettin' kind of light-headed.

I'm not out of Africa till I get to my extraction vehicle,

so you gotta be extra careful.

[Fernando] So, still heading south.

I've been going for awhiles now.

The sun on my left side is definitely my compass right now.

Can definitely see how you can get lost out here.

It is just miles of mopane.

Oh! [groans]

That is Africa for you.

[exhales]

An anthill.

Is it, like, the one?

I see an anthill there.

There's... And one over there. [scoffs]

That one's the biggest one.

Okay.

Man, look how far I've come.

I do not see signs of extraction.

This has gotta be the anthill, though,

because I can see 360 in all directions.

Holy cow. I see a vehicle.

Whoo! That's gotta be my ride.

I did it. [sighs]

I've never been so happy to see an old safari pickup in my life.

Oh, man.

That's my ride home, right there.

[sighs]

Doing this alone, so much more intense.

Four survival challenges, four completions,

over 100 days, surviving naked,

around the world. This one

was really, really tricky.

Working this hard to do something and overcoming...

Whoo!

...and succeeding, is truly life changing.

[narrator] Fernando leaves South Africa,

still undefeated after four challenges.

Surviving alone for 21 days, he lost 33 pounds.

His final solo survival rating increases to 8.6.

[Fernando] I absolutely feel like I've been hardened out here.

I feel good, I feel proud.

Did I show my children the importance of a can-do attitude?

The strength of mental toughness?

Yeah, that's what got me through this.

Uh, I feel like I'm just full, like,

survival savage mode.

But I'm looking to go back.

Positivity, a can-do attitude, mental toughness,

that will get you through anything.

Whoo!

[Kaila] Well, this is super slippery.

Especially after it rained.

I've endured being alone.

The bites, the ticks, the extreme weather.

Fer-de-lance. It's definitely been

a crazy challenge, to say the least.

Looks like I might be coming to that canyon.

Once I get out of the jungle, I drop down into my dried river bed,

and it's absolutely insane.

It's definitely scary.

And I just am so worried that I'm gonna slip and hurt myself.

Yeah.

[bleep]

That's a fer-de-lance.

[Cheeny] And as soon as I get home,

first thing I'm doing, I'm gonna drink my favorite frickin' beer.

I'm making this list in my head...

[Fernando] When I go back home and drink clear water,

it's gonna be, like, so amazing to me.

I want a big prime rib.

Waffles with butter and real Maine maple syrup.

[Kaila] Definitely getting pizza.

What kind, you ask? Hawaiian.

Don't come for me if you don't like Hawaiian pizza.

You have to have muddy water first to appreciate clear water.

It tastes really bad.

Oh, God, I could go for like a pint of cookie dough ice cream.

I'll go get wings at Willie's.

A donut. That sounds amazing.

Probably get tacos at Bird & Co.

But I want peanut butter slathered all over the top of it.

And they got a wicked margarita.

That sounds so good.

And I'm gonna go across the street to my mom's house,

and I'm gonna sit my ass in that hot tub.

Oh, [bleep]

That's a fer-de-lance.

Of course, I walk upon a fer-de-lance.

And it's only fitting that I'd see one on my way out.

I'm glad I brought my snake stick

and was very cautious about where I was stepping.

I'm definitely getting tired. My body's starting to feel it.

Everything's just catching up with me all at once.

[faint whooshing]

Sounds like a river. It has to be a river.

That's definitely water.

Holy [bleep]! Look at that!

That's crazy. Wow.

Well, it looks like I have to swim across,

so I definitely don't wanna swim here.

That's way too sketchy.

It looks like there might be a road over there,

and I think that's probably my goal.

So close. [chuckles]

[exclaims joyfully]

Yay, I'm finally done! [laughs]

[jeep rattling]

Yay!

[exclaims happily]

Yeah, I'm just overcome with so many different emotions.

I almost start to tear up.

I'm just so excited to finally be done and to have accomplished this.

I feel like I... I gained confidence.

I feel like I just did something so amazing

that very few people can say that they did.

Yeah! [laughs]

[narrator] In this 21 day solo challenge,

Kaila lost 16 pounds, successfully completing her redemption.

Kaila's SSR elevates from 7.3 to 8.2.

[Kaila] I'm beyond happy.

I was really worried coming into this challenge

that I was gonna overthink things,

and I wanted to try to overcome doubting myself and second guessing myself,

and I think that I absolutely nailed it. [chuckles]

I can walk away from this knowing that I 100%, did this all by myself.

I feel like I came out here and I just, I killed it.

Humbly, killed it. [chuckles]

I am kind of a bad-ass. [chuckles]

[Cheeny] That's my extraction point.

Hopefully in the middle.

Not great for climbing, but nothing out here is.

[sighing] My legs are so tired.

Oh, man.

The last thing I need to do right now is climb a big ass hill.

But nothing's gonna stop me today. Nothing.

[pants]

Yes! [exclaims triumphantly]

Oh, I feel so good!

[helicopter whirring]

I know that sound.

[mimics helicopter sound]

No better way to pick up a SERE specialist than with a helicopter.

That's what I'm talking about! [bleep] A, dude.

I just came out here to come back to Africa.

Came back to the place that I love.

I definitely had a solid reminder how harsh she can be.

Still love her, though.

[screams in joy]

That was awesome!

I can't believe this is real life.

Whoo!

Best day ever. Best day ever.

It's the best day of my life! I made it!

Yeah!

Let's go home! Yeah!

[cheers joyfully]

Yes! [laughs]

Whoo!

[narrator] Over the past 21 days, Cheeny lost 11 pounds.

Her final SSR increases from 7.4 to 8.3.

This was worth every cold, miserable second.

I can't believe I wanted to tap on day five. So stupid!

Oh, deep down inside I feel complete.

Africa's got another piece of my heart.

Africa, I knew you loved me.

Thanks for the tough love.

[shower running]

I'm gonna have to use a whole entire bottle of conditioner.

Gonna be in here for a bit.

But it feels so nice. Oh, my gosh.

I'm in heaven right now. [chuckles]

So, I am fresh out of the shower.

I feel so nice and clean. My hair feels nice.

I brushed my teeth. I feel really good.

So, now I'm gonna have my first meal.

[thunder rumbling]

Ooh.

Yikes. I'm glad I'm inside and not in my shelter. [giggles]

Yes, look at that. Hawaiian pizza.

Mm.

Oh, my God, it tastes so good. [chuckles happily]

[Fernando] Okay, this is me,

walking into my house for the first time.

[all] Welcome back! [cheering]

[Fernando] Oh, whoa! I love it!

My amazing children! So good to see you!

- [child] Dad! - [Fernando] Samuel, Lila!

Oh, my God, these hugs feel so good!

These hugs feel so good!

[child] I love you so much, Dad.

[Fernando] I love you!

- [chuckles] - [Fernando] My love.

Do I get to say hi now?

[Fernando] Yes, a hug from my amazing wife.

- It is so good to be home. - [kisses]

This is like the best feeling in the world.

Hot, hot, hot.

[sighs]

Man, it feels good to be warm. [chuckles, sighs in relief]