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Adam: Holy crap. Check it out.

I found a track here on this muddy trail.

I know it's a puma.

And hopefully, we won't cross paths with any.

[ animal grunts ]

whoa.

What was that? What was that?

[ animal growling ]

holy [bleep]

it sounds like a puma.

[ growling continues ]

[ shudders ]

narrator: In the world's harshest environments...

[ thunder crashes ]

...Two experience survivalists

put their skills to the ultimate test

without food, water, or clothes.

Really, really cold.

Narrator: Now, in the mountainous jungle of nicaragua,

two strangers have to form a partnership

and work to survive for 21 days...

Adam: Hunger can drive people to do crazy [bleep]

whoo!

Suppertime.

I just got in my diary cam for the "naked and afraid" show.

You're gonna be out there with a girl?

Yeah.

I hope she's ugly.

[ chuckling ] you hope she's ugly?

[ both laugh ]

[ laughs ]

so, part of my preparation for this excursion to the jungle --

I've been doing a lot of skating barefoot.

Man: Where you going?

Nicaragua! Aah!

Aah!

I'm in nicaragua.

This is the craziest thing I've ever done.

[ laughs ]

my name's jaclyn. I'm 25 years old.

I teach primitive skills -- shelter-building,

making primitive fires, collecting edibles.

I think it's important

to respect the environment and the animals.

I have been a vegetarian for two years.

I'm very spiritual, and it makes me feel closer to mother earth

when I'm living off the land.

I'm really excited to meet my partner.

I just wait to see what he's like.

As I'm looking at the scenery,

you know, higher elevation, kind of misty,

I think I'm gonna freeze my ass off.

My name is adam.

I am 29 years old, and I am a hunter.

I've been called "the alligator whisperer."

[ smooching ]

my father was a game warden for the state of florida.

It instilled in me a passion for hunting,

and it's what I did professionally

for just over six years.

Meeting a, you know, complete stranger butt-naked

for the first time, it's a little weird.

But I'm really focusing on the task at hand.

Oh, my gosh.

I can't believe I'm doing this. [ chuckles ]

I am currently single,

but I definitely wish that I wasn't going to be naked.

I hope that we can just put it aside,

trek forward, and focus on what we need to focus on.

Here we go.

All right. It's game time.

Currently, I am in a relationship.

She's obviously a little discomforted at the fact

that I'll be naked around another girl,

but I think there's sort of a hierarchy of needs.

Food, water, and shelter ranks pretty high above attraction.

[ jaclyn giggles ]

hi. Hello.

I'm adam. Jaclyn.

Hi, jaclyn. Nice to meet you.

How are you? I'm good.

How you doing? Good.

How do you feel? I'm excited.

Yeah. How do you feel?

I feel good.

A little nervous, but in a good way.

Butterflies.

Yeah. Definitely.

Um... Um...

Yeah! Right on.

I've been really excited to meet you.

Yeah, I know. Me, too.

I'm glad that we finally are here and...

We're doing it!

...Now we can get started. Yeah.

Hug for good luck. Hug for good luck.

Let's do this. Let's do it.

Narrator: In addition to two basic survival items,

jaclyn and adam have been issued a primitive map of the area.

All right, so, is that the waterfall?

Yeah.

That's a good landmark.

I'm sure this waterfall has a river stream, you know,

that comes down.

We'll try and hit that

and just kind of work up until we find a good campsite.

A good spot. All right.

We have three or four hours

until it's gonna start to get dark.

Okay. Yeah, so, let's get on our journey.

Let's do it.

Jaclyn and adam were dropped off at an elevation of 2,500 feet

in the heart of the isabel mountain range

of central nicaragua,

far below a 150 foot waterfall.

The higher they climb, the colder and steeper it will get,

so they hope to find a flat area to camp

near one of the waterfall's lower, ancillary streams.

Their trek will take them into an area dominated

by deadly snakes, including the venomous fer-de-lance,

as well as poisonous tarantulas and large pumas,

elusive and solitary hunters which can weigh over 180 pounds

and pounce on their prey from up to 20 feet away.

So, what would you say your strengths are?

Well, I come from a hunting background.

My dad is a big hunter, and his father was a hunter.

And, in the outdoors, wildlife identification, tracking.

Trying to find where all the little critters are hiding.

Jaclyn: I don't really kill animals.

Okay.

I'm a vegetarian. [ laughs ]

adam: I mean, I just met my partner.

She's a pretty girl, but, as a hunter, you know,

when I found out jaclyn was a vegetarian, I thought,

"oh, this should be interesting."

it's gonna make a difficult situation

already even more difficult.

I know a lot about edible plants.

Good.

Adam seems like a nice guy.

He is easy to talk to, and he's open to suggestion,

and I feel like we communicate well.

You handle the vegetables, I'll handle the meat.

Okay. [ laughs ] that's perfect.

Adam: I'm sure if she had her preference,

she'd want to just have fruits and vegetables

through this whole thing,

but one of the items on my bucket list

is to convert a vegetarian to a meat-eater.

Hopefully, I'll be able to check that one off the list

by the end of this.

Narrator: Working through their different survival philosophies

will be a critical factor in jaclyn and adam's success.

Before they left, experts in primitive-survival

and special-forces training assessed adam and jaclyn's

skills, experience, and mental strength,

and assigned them a primitive survival rating, or psr.

Adam's lifetime of wildlife tracking and hunting placed him

in the upper-intermediate range,

but the fact that he's never applied those skills

in a jungle environment reduces his starting score to a 7.3.

Jaclyn's vast primitive skills and plant identification

are a significant strength,

but her adherence to a strictly vegetarian diet

could limit her opportunities for protein.

She scores just below adam with a psr of 7.1.

If they are able to make it 21 days,

their psrs will be reevaluated.

Adam: Careful. This is loose.

[ grunts ]

jaclyn: Awesome. Thank you. Yep.

I think this is a good spot.

We got a little bit of cover, but also a little bit of sun.

And can't beat being so close to the water.

We're gonna need it.

Absolutely. Okay, cool.

You making a shirt or a top?

Yeah. Real quick.

But I'm collecting wood, also.

Jaclyn: I'm really glad that he's my partner

'cause he is easy to talk to, and I'm a fan of beards.

So, he has a pretty wicked-awesome beard,

and he's attractive.

He's a good-looking guy.

It's a little awkward that we're both naked.

I'm gonna try to make an outfit.

I just feel more comfortable when I'm covered up.

You look like a pro.

Could you tie this? Huh?

Could you tie this? Yeah.

Adam: Jaclyn is a very attractive girl.

She's a sweetheart, but I do have a girlfriend back home.

And I came here with one thing on my mind,

and that's to survive and make it the full 21 days.

Is that good? Perfect. Thank you.

The sun's going down. It gets dark quick.

We're trying to get this finished up

at least where it's reasonable for the night.

Jaclyn: I haven't really even thought about

what it's gonna be like to sleep naked next to him.

I'm just focused right now on what we're gonna do,

but honestly, if it comes down to it,

we can help each other out with staying warm,

and we have bigger priorities that we have to worry about

rather than...Yeah.

We have bigger priorities to worry about.

Narrator: Using every second of remaining daylight,

jaclyn and adam are able to complete their shelter.

But as a storm brews and night falls,

they have no time left to make fire.

It's the middle of the night, and it's raining.

It's really cold.

Now all the ground is wet,

and the firewood is probably a little bit more wet.

It's too cold.

We have to huddle together for warmth.

We have to.

It's actually just too cold here.

It sucks. It sucks so bad.

I do see the sun.

Jaclyn: You see the sun? I see it.

Yeah? It's still cold.

Whew!

[ sighs ]

adam: We tried our best to, you know, share body heat.

I mean, otherwise, you'd freeze out here.

There's just no way.

We didn't have a fire, it was raining,

it was super-cold, and we had to think of something

to try and stay warm.

I'm still shivering. I know.

Narrator: In addition to dealing with the extreme cold,

jaclyn and adam have gone an entire day

without a fire to boil and purify any drinking water.

Jaclyn's fire starter is their best hope

of getting a spark in these wet conditions.

Jaclyn: We need to figure out a system of collecting rainwater

or purifying water because I'm definitely feeling

the effects of lack of water.

Yeah!

Good job.

Narrator: Without water,

the survivalists' kidneys and other internal organs

will begin to stop functioning after about 48 hours.

They quickly gather water into bamboo containers for boiling.

Jaclyn: Oh, nice.

Adam: The water that's right here near our camp --

you know, there's no telling

what kind of contaminates could be in there,

but as it gets farther and farther away from its source,

it has a better chance of picking up

bacteria or animal fecal matter --

things like that that can make you sick.

Just want some water.

I know.

Narrator: Despite several hours of attempts,

the lack of dry wood makes it impossible

to get a fire hot enough to reach a boil.

Deadly pathogens could still be living in the water.

We need to do something else 'cause it's cooling off.

It's not even -- I mean, I can hold my finger in it now.

They are now only nine hours away

from the latter and deadly stages of dehydration.

Adam: You think that water at the waterfall

is safe to drink without boiling?

Jaclyn: If we go up there? Yeah.

It's coming straight off the mountain.

I mean, it's like a limestone-cliff mountain.

Yeah.

I can see the waterfall from where we are,

but it's pretty far -- maybe a couple miles.

Maybe tomorrow morning, if we feel okay resting tonight,

we can wake up, and if we feel up to it,

try and go up there.

Yeah.

Jaclyn: I do think making this trek to the waterfall is a bit risky,

but I cannot go another day without water.

You all right?

I feel like [bleep]

you do? Oh, yeah.

I'm out of breath, and my heartbeat is really fast.

And, um... Yeah, I'm a little dizzy.

I just need to drink water.

Narrator: Adam and jaclyn face

a desperate, three-mile climb to the waterfall.

Dizziness, confusion, and high heart rates

will indicate the early onset of organ failure.

Ohh.

I'm hurting.

Can you make it?

I can make it.

[ groans ]

adam: She's toughing it out.

She's hanging in there. Slow and steady.

Holy [bleep]

dang, that's really far from us.

[ sighs ]

you need help?

No.

[ sighs ]

oh, wow. [ sighs ]

[ jaclyn groans ]

wow.

I'm really dizzy.

Dehydration's extremely hard to reverse.

It happens fast, and it's very scary.

If we don't get water soon, it's a possible tap-out scenario.

You may need medical attention, and that's it. That's game over.

[ jaclyn groans ]

can you make it?

I --

[ grunts ]

adam: Are you gonna make it, champ?

We're on the home stretch.

You think we're close?

Yeah, maybe another 10 minutes at most.

Narrator: 2 1/2 days into their three-week challenge,

adam and jaclyn have had no water.

Still over a mile from a safe water source,

jaclyn is suffering from the initial stages

of organ failure and acute dehydration.

Adam: I see it.

Oh, there it is.

Oh! Yes! Wow.

Look at that. Oh!

Finally made it. Wow.

Holy crap.

That's pretty.

Wow.

Wow.

That is so good.

[ sighs ]

I feel so much better.

You do? Yeah.

Jaclyn: I really appreciate how adam is being conscious of me

and very aware of my needs as well as his.

I really appreciate that.

Adam: I think we should start to get back.

We should bring some back to camp.

Adam: I wanted to do some exploring while I have the energy

and I have to calories to go hunt,

maybe get lucky and come across a food source, preferably meat.

Jaclyn: Adam is out on a trek, and I want to go out

and try to find edible plants so I can make sure to do my share

and bring something to the table, as well.

Mmm.

Sorry, adam.

Oh. Oh.

Mmm.

Adam: Mm.

Jaclyn: How's it going?

It went good.

That was a good trek.

I got a couple crabs, a couple snails, and an earthworm.

I don't eat meat, so I've never, ever even thought about

eating a snail before.

You're gonna just put this in your mouth and chomp it?

Yep.

[ crunching ]

mmm.

I love it.

You got to just get it down the hatch.

[ chuckles ]

you want these two or this big one?

I'm very happy. I'm very thankful.

But I'm...

Jaclyn: I know he put good intention into it,

and I appreciate his efforts, but I just don't eat meat.

You really can't eat that one tiny-ass, little crab?

I can't.

Adam: At the end of the day,

we've got to get the calories in,

and I can't force-feed her.

You know, if she's hungry enough,

she'll find a way to get it down.

Narrator: The caloric difference between each of the survivalists'

first meals is significant.

At most, jaclyn's edibles

have combined to provide about 30 calories.

Adam's intake is easily four times that.

Both are still well below

the 2,000 calories most humans need per day.

Over the next three days,

adam and jaclyn continue to search separately

for more substantial food sources.

How are you doing?

Good. How'd it go?

Not good.

And with dryer weather, they are finally able

to boil and purify the water they have closer to camp.

That's awesome.

But each night, the bitter cold returns.

It's so...Cold.

We don't know what to do.

[ animal growling ]

adam: What was that? What was that?

[ animal growling ]

holy crap.

Listen.

Yeah, I can hear it. What is that?

I can't see anything.

[ growling continues ]

it sounds like a puma.

Holy crap.

We're not going anywhere.

That thing was so creepy last night.

I can't even describe it.

It was just kind of like, "what the hell is that?"

it was really loud.

Adam: There are some pumas out here.

I know that they're in this region.

So, you know, we got to keep an eye out.

I need to make a weapon.

My skills kind of revolve around wildlife identification,

wildlife tracking, being able to walk into the woods,

walk into your surroundings,

and find what is a potential threat,

"where can I find safe shelter?"

I'll just kind of go on a walk, scouting, you know?

Okay.

I have an idea. Yeah?

At work, we have a call

as a way to communicate with each other.

It's just a -- it's a hoot.

It's like a, "hee-ooh!"

and one means, like, "come here."

three means...

"I need help." ..."I need help."

does that sound good? That sounds good.

I'll give a hoot when I get down here.

Okay.

Jaclyn: I just hope that he's being careful.

I'm kind of worried.

Hee-ooh! Yeah!

Adam: I found a track here on this muddy trail.

This is the first track I've seen.

I know it's a puma.

It's a pretty good size.

We have panthers back in florida,

and I know they're quite a solitary creature,

but we're in their home turf,

and, hopefully, we won't cross paths with any.

Jaclyn: Yoo-hoo?

It's a nice, little cave.

This is a little bit more protected,

so I'm gonna talk to adam about that and see what he thinks.

Adam: All right, show me the cave you were talking about.

I found this cave when I was collecting more palm for us.

I have not seen this.

I have not seen this cave. Good find.

How far back in does it go?

Is there any critters in there?

I hope not.

I kind of like this.

I kind of like it, too.

We've been sleeping freezing.

We've been shivering all night, so what do we have to lose?

Yeah, I agree. I think we should try it.

Adam: I think switching to the cave is a good idea.

I think it was so damn cold in that shelter,

and we just can't afford to get hypothermia.

If it provides shelter from the rain and it's less cold,

then it's a great move.

Whoa, whoa, whoa. There's a snake right here.

Watch out. Back up.

Oh, gosh.

Oh, my gosh.

Whoa, whoa, whoa. There's a snake right here.

Watch out. Back up.

Jaclyn: Oh, gosh.

Almost stepped right on that.

Oh, my gosh.

Ugh. Careful.

That's it.

Narrator: The snake is a fer-de-lance,

one of the most venomous and deadly in the world.

One bite could have killed adam in a matter of hours.

Jaclyn: Seeing that snake really changed everything.

It really brought to light how dangerous everything is out here

and how quickly one of us could be taken out.

That's scary.

We have to be really careful when we're walking.

Yes, we do.

But now we got supper.

Adam: Anytime I go out and am lucky enough to snatch up

a snake or whatever, I'm happy.

That's a hot meal for both of us and a little morale boost.

Got my heart pumping a little bit.

That was exciting.

Adam: Not sure if you guys can see it, but here's his body.

Jaclyn: That's the body.

And right there is his head.

You can see his pointed nose.

That means he's venomous.

And then, we might be able to see his fangs.

Can you see those?

Yeah.

Look at those. That's definitely venomous.

I think it may be a fer-de-lance.

Luckily, jaclyn or I didn't step on it.

I mean, he was literally in the middle of the trail.

Adam: Let's get this bad boy skunked out.

Ew! Was it moving in your hand?

Mm-hmm.

Can I do anything to help?

Yeah, come here.

Jaclyn: If adam goes out and catches something,

I'll help him prepare it.

All right, hang on.

But I'm not gonna have that.

Ew. Oh, my gosh.

He just ate something.

That's its stomach?

Yep.

It's so gross.

It really bothers me.

You never know -- a couple days from now,

you're gonna be begging for something like that.

Why? You're hungry.

[ shudders ]

adam: I'm a bit worried about jaclyn.

She's got to find some protein and get some meat in her diet.

Narrator: As the gap between adam and jaclyn's caloric intake

continues to widen,

they settle in for their first night in the cave.

[ insects chirping ]

adam: At night, you can hear the cicadas crank up,

the fireflies buzzing by your ears.

The little creatures come out.

Adam: Look how big it is.

Jaclyn: It's really big.

There are the biggest, gnarliest bugs here.

And they want to come in our cave at night.

These [bleep] spiders.

I hate it!

Aah!!

Holy crap.

Ugh.

There's, like, hundreds of them in here.

You see all those?

I guess there's really not much we can do about it.

Yeah. Get used to the bugs.

Adam: Today's day 10.

I've had more trouble sleeping last night

than maybe any other night.

I was tired, and, you know, sleeping with the bugs

enduring the freezing cold -- it's tough.

My hair is a pouf.

I'm really dirty.

I'm definitely skinny.

I have an absurd amount of bug bites on my body.

Among everything else out here,

I'm on my period right now, and it's difficult.

I feel physically drained.

I mean, usually during this time,

I eat a lot more food

because I know I'm depleting my nutrients.

I'm trying to keep a positive mind,

but that's where I'm at right now.

We're nestled in here as best as we can.

There's our fire.

High hopes for a warm, good sleep.

"warm" is the key word.

Warm. Please.

Please. Warm.

[ vegetation snaps ]

whoa.

What was that? What was that?

[ snapping continues ]

did that sound big?

Well, it wasn't gonna be small.

It's pitch-black out.

I know.

Holy crap.

That was right outside the cave.

You know, I'm not sure what it is.

It's very scary.

You can't really let your guard down.

[ animal growls ]

narrator: After another long night in fear of a puma in the area,

adam and jaclyn are suffering the combined effects

of sleep deprivation and lack of food.

Adam: Holy crap. Jaclyn: Ohh.

That was really fast.

Something just ran straight through our little camp here.

It wasn't an armadillo. It wasn't a possum.

It looked like it was, like, this big.

Whatever that was this morning,

I'm gonna go find it and bring it back to camp and eat it.

I'm gonna get a hot ember and put it in this moss.

That'll work.

And then, I'm gonna stick it in one of those dens

underneath that rock and blow a bunch of smoke in there.

It should come out in a hurry.

So, I'm gonna try this one right here.

[ blowing ]

oh, see? [ animals squeaking ]

something's coming out.

I don't know what those are.

They had a nest in there.

But I don't hear anything, and I don't see anything.

Out here, there's literally a million hiding places

just within eyesight.

So, it's tough to find where's a good spot.

Jaclyn: I am so out-of-this-world exhausted.

We haven't eaten very much food, and it's all kind of piling up.

And I feel like a walking zombie.

I just am craving protein,

and I can feel my muscles kind of depleting because of that.

But I guess I believe no matter how hard things get,

I'm not gonna let down what I believe is right.

Here.

Thanks.

How many calories do you think are in these?

10.

Adam: I was very thankful

that she brought some of those flowers,

but we can't survive only eating plants for 21 days.

We need to get some protein.

Jaclyn: I'm really hungry.

There's people that feel this way all the time.

There's people that are hungry every day.

I feel for them. It's awful.

Pretty miserable.

Pretty miserable.

Adam: Jaclyn is very in touch with her spiritual side,

and you know, I've gotten to know her well.

Maybe I can get in touch with that side more.

I've never prayed to the white...Light before.

[ chuckles ]

she's telling me last night about this white energy.

You're funny.

Or "shakiras" or whatever they are.

[ laughs ] what are they called?

[ chuckling ] I don't know what sha-- [ laughs ]

chakras. Chakras.

See, I normally don't tap into any of that stuff.

[ laughs ]

jaclyn -- I think she's a very kind-hearted girl,

and I'm glad she's my teammate.

Hee-ooh!

I see a lizard here.

I guess it's not huge, but it's pretty big.

Adam: Oh, yeah.

Do you want to eat him?

No. You don't?

If I kill him, you won't eat him?

I don't know.

No idea what kind it is.

But he's definitely big enough to eat.

We should eat him.

I can't.

You don't have to watch me butcher him.

I'm not going to.

Great find.

Make it quick.

All right! Brunch!

It's not much, but I'll take it.

[ sighs ]

I think we should cook him up now.

Whatcha doing?

Adam: Gutting him.

Do you want to see? Yeah.

So, I made a little incision,

and then now I'm gonna squeeze his guts out.

Oh, my -- okay.

So, you don't really need to eat that.

Jaclyn: I feel really crappy right now,

and I know that's because my body is craving protein.

He's now a food source for us.

He didn't suffer.

You know, that's a good thing.

That's what we want.

Jaclyn: Ew, why does the -- his hand is moving.

It's just muscle, heat.

He's not alive though.

It's, like, reacting to the heat

as if it's trying to get away.

It's nerves.

You got to think --

a muscle, it's connected to a tendon,

and you put that over a heat source,

it contracts and moves.

Have you ever eaten a lizard?

Alligator.

And the alligator was doing that when you were heating it up?

It was thrashing and contracting its muscles?

Well, an alligator -- when we cook them, we butcher them.

How do you know when it's cooked?

I'm gonna cook him just very well.

So, that way, we know he's cooked good.

I just am rising up to this challenge.

I'm doing everything that I need to do,

and I need some protein.

Tastes meaty.

This is good.

This is pretty good.

Meat. Mmm.

The tail should be good. See?

That's a good piece.

Is that meat?

Yeah, that white stuff's meat.

All right.

Cheers. Cheers.

Tastes like meat.

This is the first time

I've ever, like, experienced killing an animal

and cooking it and eating it.

Proud of you.

Good job.

You know, when I'm living in an abundant life

where I have all these choices of what to eat,

I'll choose what I want, but here I don't have a choice.

I just have to do what's best for myself right now.

We're in a survival situation.

Going into a cave.

[ gasps ] oh, gosh.

[ shudders ]

snake.

Narrator: 17 days into their three-week survival challenge

in the mountains of nicaragua,

adam and jaclyn's initial primitive survival ratings,

or psrs, are being affected by their performance.

Despite adam's difficulty applying his vast hunting skills

to a jungle environment,

he has still managed to secure

several solid sources of protein for the team,

while jaclyn's decision to remain true

to her vegetarian ideology for the majority of the challenge

has severely weakened her physical state.

With a journey of six miles through treacherous terrain

just days away, they still have time

to raise their scores if they can complete the trip.

What if we're in a situation

where we have a chance to eat meat --

say we have a duck or something like that --

but for whatever circumstance, I can't kill it.

Could you finish the duck off, chop his head off?

Jaclyn: I'm really hungry. It changes a person.

Hunger can drive people to do crazy [bleep]

jaclyn: It's strange to look back and think that we had just met

'cause we've spent so much time together,

and I'm really glad that he's my partner

'cause he's an awesome, awesome person.

You know, a lot of people would look at me and say,

"oh, you're a dumb hippie."

but you kind of, like, just listen to it,

and I think that's cool.

And I'm willing to learn, too.

I think that's huge.

Maybe it's just this situation that is like --

what would we be like if we'd met --

that's what I'm saying.

If we had just met completely outside of this

and just on the street or something like that,

I don't know.

I'm not sure.

I don't know if we would have the same...

I don't think so.

...You know, relationship.

I foresee us getting together in the future

and traveling or doing some fun adventure.

Who knows what the future will bring?

You're a hunter.

You're a vegetarian, a hula-hooping hippie.

[ laughs ]

oh, gosh.

Adam.

Yo.

Adam, it's day 21.

Finally.

Narrator: It's been three days

since jaclyn and adam ate the meat of a lizard,

which was the protein equivalent of a single chicken nugget.

Jaclyn: Making some little gadgets to help us get out of here.

I'm making a net for my water bottle

so we can carry one water with us.

Narrator: Now they work to prepare water

and gather any food that will help them power through

the physically taxing journey ahead.

Okay.

We need to watch out for the snakes.

Big-time.

I don't want one of us to get snake-bit.

It already almost happened once.

We definitely don't want it to happen on the last day.

In order to be rescued by a land vehicle,

adam and jaclyn face a dangerous, six-mile trek

back down the mountain.

They'll have to navigate over steep rocks

and through snake-infested streams

to reach a narrow, private road used by local banana farmers.

[ sighs ]

it's definitely tricky with all these rocks.

Jaclyn: Whew!

Careful.

There's really nowhere to put your feet.

Ow.

Going into a cave.

Another big step down.

Jaclyn: Adam is being very cautious, which I appreciate.

It reminds me that I need to be the same way.

It's very, very difficult to keep my mind in check

when I'm that malnourished and deprived of food.

It's tricky.

[ shudders ]

holy [bleep]

snake.

Where at?

It just went back in there.

We have to be really careful.

Adam: That's a big rock.

It looks pretty frigging deep.

I think the left side is the shallowest.

Adam: You know, we don't know the obstacles and dangers.

Could be snakes in the water.

You know, we just got to be really cautious.

[ sighs ] it's cold.

It's chilly.

I'm already cold.

Adam: Ooh!

Let's do this.

Whew!

[ gasps ] oh, my gosh.

Oh, yeah.

Jaclyn: Oh, yeah.

Wow.

All right.

I didn't think this was gonna be easy,

and it's not, but I got my eye on the prize right now.

Adam: You think we're close?

I hope so.

This has been quite a trek.

Back downhill.

Is that the road?

The road.

Is it?

Yeah!

Got to be. This has got to be it.

That has got to be it.

Oh, my gosh!

Aah!

It's a road!

I'm so, so, so, so happy right now.

We did it.

Jaclyn: We did it! Oh, my god.

Oh, bananas! Oh, my god.

Yeah! [ laughs ]

you got room for two?

[ grunts ]

adam: You know, as tough as this challenge is,

I feel like jaclyn and I did well.

I think there was genuine care for each other throughout this,

and I think we're walking away with a bond that, you know,

not many other people can say that they have.

High-five.

Good job.

We did it. We did it.

Yeah!

Jaclyn: The dynamic between adam and I has been great.

I know that we'll be friends for the rest of our lives.

Yeah! We made it.

[ laughs ] good job.

Adam: My mind's saturated with all kinds of new things.

It's okay to kind of get in touch more

with my spiritual side.

That really wasn't something I did much.

Oh, yeah. Whoo!

I'm stoked!

Yeah! Whoo!

As soon as I get some more food in my belly and a little nap,

I'm ready for the next adventure.

Yeah!

Whoo!

Narrator: The physical transformation experienced by the survivalists

over the course of their three-week challenge was severe.

Adam lost a total of 25 pounds while jaclyn lost 18 pounds.

Adam's persistence and expert hunting skills were responsible

for securing much-needed protein for the team.

Jaclyn ultimately proved capable

of making the tough choices necessary to survive.

As a result, her psr rises from a 7.1 to a 7.5.

Adam's score also improves from a 7.3 to a 7.8.

Back home, back in florida.

I'm with my girlfriend, jessie, and my belly's full.

And there's no place like home.

After my first vegetarian meal, I hula-hooped like a madwoman.

I had missed it so much.

Adam: Jaclyn, she's a great girl.

She's a great friend, and it was a very positive experience.

We've stayed in touch,

and I send him a random text here and there.

See you later.

Narrator: In the end, they used solid skills

and excellent teamwork

to tame the unwelcoming mountains of nicaragua

and proved they have what it takes to survive...