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Honora: I feel like, if I can survive

in this environment for 21 days,

I can survive anywhere for 21 days.

Man, you're making me look bad.

[ laughs ]

matt: We have 21 days.

There's no need to overexert ourselves

in these first couple days.

Honora, you okay? [ whimpers ]

can you squeeze my hand?

Can you hear me? [ whimpers ]

can you squeeze my hand?

[ sobs ]

universe, help me.

[ all speaking native language ]

narrator: For the next three weeks, one woman and one man

take on the most extreme survival challenge

of their lives.

[ sobbing ] [ growls ]

they have no clothes, no food, no water.

I can do this. I can do this.

Man: I'm pretty exhausted right now.

Narrator: And they have no choice but to work together to survive

on the sun-scorched barren sand dunes of brazil...

Honora: I want to make it to day 21 so bad.

So, my father recently passed away,

the day before his 50th birthday.

I texted him kind of out of the blue 10 days before he died,

kind of about the show

and survival and life in general.

And then he died.

But if it wasn't for "naked and afraid,"

I may not have talked to him.

And talking to him about "naked and afraid"

actually gave me this, like, profound sense of closure.

It kind of, like, retroactively healed me

in regards to my dad's death.

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matt: It's just stark white expanse.

It's barren, lifeless.

It's beautiful, but it can kill you.

My name is matt.

I live in portland, oregon,

and I am a primitive-skills instructor.

Like, I started smoking weed in fifth grade.

I first did coke when I was in seventh grade.

I had a pretty bad drug problem in my teenage years

before I realized I was a dumbass

and stopped doing all that stuff.

I'm doing this because I want to challenge myself

and see if I can actually survive.

I've been teaching these primitive skills

for some time now,

and I would like to put them to the test in the real world.

It's like something out of a surrealist painting.

I don't think there's anywhere else like this on earth.

I mean, this is the real deal.

Whoa.

I've never seen anything like this before in my life.

It's beautiful.

My name is honora.

I live in south lake tahoe, california,

and I'm an herbologist and a full-time college student.

I'm a bit of an oddball.

I've always been kind of the wild child in the family.

I never do my nails. I'll let my legs get hairy.

People are surprised

when they find out that I'm a survivalist

mainly because I'm a cute blonde.

And so when they find out that I do the things that I do for fun,

they're often -- like, their jaws will drop.

I'm really hoping that my partner is cool.

I hope that the nudity isn't a big issue.

All right, let's get [bleep] naked.

I love being naked.

Every year, I take part in the world naked bike ride

in portland.

I'm actually going to be missing this year's while I'm here,

although I will be naked in spirit

for all of my fellow friends that are riding.

Here we go.

I've been a nudist since I was a little kid.

I used to love running around naked in the rain.

I want this full 21 days under my belt

just so I can have this story for the rest of my life.

I do feel like I was born to do this.

Like, some sense of fate and destiny has led me here.

Oh. [ laughs ]

there's my partner.

Matt: Hello. Honora: Hi.

How are you doing?

I'm well.

My name's matt.

Nice to meet you, matt. My name's honora.

It's good to meet you, honora.

Nice day to me naked, huh?

Yeah. It's gorgeous out here.

I'm looking at this guy,

and I'm really worried about his physical stamina.

I don't know if he's going to be able to keep up with me.

Matt: My partner, she's super fit and athletic.

More athletic than I am, for sure.

Shall we check out our bags, then?

Yeah.

I've got a kukri-style machete.

Sweet. Awesome.

I made this myself.

You made that? Yeah.

That's amazing.

Yeah, I teach blacksmithing and knife-making back home,

and so I figured I should bring this.

That's awesome.

I brought a magnifying glass.

She brought a magnifying glass?

I'm not sure it will be the most useful tool.

That's awesome.

Let's see where we are.

Narrator: Honora and matt have begun their 21-day challenge

on the north shore of brazil

in lençóis maranhenses national park.

9 million acres of dunes

and 6½ million of acres of semi-aquatic vegetation

make it the largest national park in south america.

Unlike any other "naked and afraid" location,

the survivalists are being dropped

into a bleak and desolate landscape of blinding white sand

crisscrossed with lagoons

filled by frequent rainstorms during the wet season.

They will share the inhospitable environment

with what little life can manage to exist here --

migrating birds from north america,

venomous sidewinder rattlesnakes,

and 12-inch tarantulas.

With limited resources and exposed to the blistering heat,

honora and matt are about to face not only a daily

but an hourly struggle to survive.

I feel like I'm an explorer on a foreign planet.

Yeah.

Definitely does not feel like planet earth.

Feel like I'm just walking on something

from "star wars" or "dune."

doesn't look like there's a whole lot

of ideal shelters in this zone, but...

No. ...We'll find something.

Honora: We are officially about to be out of sunlight.

I mean, any light, really.

Sun is definitely down. [ chuckles ]

we need to find a spot to sleep 'cause, like, at this point,

we're gonna be, like, headed off a cliff.

Honora and matt head down to a lower level

in an effort to escape from the gusty desert winds.

Honora: It's kind of fun. Matt: Yeah.

It's not like we're gonna find

a really, really nice spot out here.

We're just gonna find a less [bleep] spot.

Yeah, totally.

Like, right here, we could actually move sand,

like, around to try to,

like, make a little bit higher of a wall,

like sand-castle style.

I feel like we could block more wind,

you know what I'm saying.

Matt: I'll get started.

As dusk settles in to night, their spirits are hopeful.

I, as well, will be sleeping like a baby,

but a baby that's lying in a poorly dug pit of sand

in the middle of a dune.

[ insects buzzing ]

honor: The night here is excruciatingly long,

and we're getting eaten by something,

either mosquitoes and/or sand fleas, incessantly.

It's miserable.

Definitely not sleeping like a baby.

Waaaah.

[ laughs ]

[ whines ]

ow.

Oh, man. These bites itch.

[ laughs ]

there is no hell like sleeping out

in an exposed sand dune with no shelter.

The wind just howls.

I see a bunch of greenery right around there.

I wish I could just slice off matt's love handles

and put them on my own hips,

because he has so much excess body fat.

I looks like there's gonna be plenty of trees around there

to provide us with some food and cover.

Yeah.

Narrator: Before they began their journey,

a panel of experts gave honora and matt

a primitive survival rating, or psr.

Matt's career spent as a wilderness instructor

and his extensive experience surviving in harsh environments

has prepared him for this unique location.

Matt's psr is set at 7.1.

Honora's extreme intelligence and take-charge personality

give her a slightly higher psr than matt, coming in at 7.6.

But her penchant to overexert herself may work against her.

Our experts will reevaluate their psrs

at the end of the 21-day challenge.

Honora: It is so humid here.

I'm just sweating everywhere I go.

Matt: It's hard walking up and down these sand dunes.

You just sink in.

There's like no firm areas.

Oh, look, several palm trees. Yeah.

We could definitely get some, like,

roof-making materials.

I think this is gonna be a good general area

for a final camp.

Yeah. Yeah.

That's some stuff we can start dragging back.

Eat an ant.

They taste really good.

Ooh. Taste like lemon.

Big one. Oh, I missed it.

You want some ants?

Vegan.

I'm not gonna give that up on the second day.

I'm vegan, and I do not plan on eating meat.

If I do catch something, I will give it to my partner.

I feel totally replenished after eating a couple ants, actually.

[ chuckles ]

all right, let's drag some of these fronds back

and start thinking about water.

Do we want that one over there too?

We can come back for those.

I'll go grab it.

Sometimes, I kind of push myself too hard.

Man, you're making me look bad.

[ laughs ]

matt: We have 21 days.

There's no need to overexert ourselves

in these first couple days.

[ sighs ] it's exhausting.

Need some more ants after that.

Before we start messing with this,

we should figure out our water situation.

Honora: So, I found this thing.

So we can fill this with water

and sanitize it with u.V. With my magnifying glass.

[ breathing heavily ]

honora: So, what I'm doing is I'm using u.V. Light.

How it works is the u.V. Radiation

actually breaks down the dna of the microbes.

Now, I'm, like, moving it around,

trying to cover every surface of water,

and then kind of turning the cup.

And that whole process takes a couple minutes.

That sun is just taunting us, too,

'cause it's like right there, and it, like, keeps moving.

Matt: I'm just going to try to work on the shelter.

I don't really see any reason to put too much faith

in her magnifying glass.

Takes too much time.

I think the water here is safe to drink

as long as you choose the right source carefully.

Honora: In my opinion, all water should be treated or filtered.

I take that very seriously.

To drink straight from it without treatment

is a huge risk.

Matt: I'm looking around,

and you never see any animals out during the day.

Nothing living is ever out in the sun.

They're either in the vegetative areas

or dug in a burrow or they're dead.

Taking a cue from that, I'm gonna try to avoid the sun

the entire time I'm out here.

Heat exhaustion's a huge deal,

and it wouldn't take long for that to happen out here.

Narrator: It's been just 20 minutes since honora has been out in the sun,

but the post-90-degree temperatures

are already having a serious effect.

How you doing over here?

I was passed out.

Yeah.

You want to go lay in the shade?

No, it's okay.

Just trying to make sure

that you don't pass out too long in the sun.

Yeah, dude, I know.

I was definitely passed out for a while, I think.

I'm so tired.

It just kind of hit me.

Go take a nap in the shade.

No, I'm gonna drink some water first.

Then drink the water.

It's not ready for...

I know what I'm doing. Thank you.

[ laughing ] I know.

It's okay. It's all right.

Sorry. It's okay. I know you care.

I just -- I'm just waiting for the sun,

drink some water, then I'm gonna move.

The biggest problem that we're facing right now

is definitely the sun.

You can feel it just burning.

So just got to handle it a little more intelligently.

Narrator: As the sun reaches it's hottest part of the afternoon,

scorching the desert sands in the high 90s,

matt continues shelter construction

by finally adding the palm fronds

to protect them from the elements.

He also manages to secure a variety of fruit,

including jatobá, which will be valuable

for its high concentration of starches and proteins.

[ groans ]

I'm probably beat red right now.

Ohh.

The sun is definitely an issue.

And so I'm making some clothes.

My left nipple is blistering.

That's how badly I burnt it.

Pretty sure I'm gonna come out of here

with some skin cancer on my nipples.

Narrator: As honora continues to fashion a hat

and some body protection into the evening,

matt's thirst overtakes him,

and he decides to drink the water directly from the lagoon.

[ slurps ]

that tastes so good.

This does make me feel uncomfortable.

I don't like feeling like I'm at odds with my partner.

If I get sick...

That's my fault for being an idiot.

But I don't think this is a dumb decision.

I think this is an intelligent one.

I'm thirsty.

I'm waiting for a little bit of a break in the sun

to go out and get some water.

Are you gonna bring the magnifying glass with you?

Matt: No.

You're just gonna go drink.

I'm just chilling.

All right, I'm getting some water.

Yeah. Seems to be fitting mostly.

Matt: My plan is to let my body heal a little bit

before going on any more, like, big adventures out into the sun.

Honora: I am definitely worried that matt is drinking

straight from the source.

It's not totally clean.

He's skipping an essential step to survival here

just for the ease of the pain,

and I don't think that it's a good risk to take at all.

[bleep] [ laughs ]

holy [bleep] that is gigantic.

Ah, a big-ass bug.

This bug popped out of the bushes here.

This thing was freaking gigantic.

I think honora will be stoked about this.

Honora: I'm kind of frustrated with matt

because, though he has been really helpful,

this isn't lounge time.

This is, like, survival.

I definitely feel like he's lazier than I am.

What's up, dude?

Not much. We have this little guy.

What little guy?

Hanging right there from a string.

Oh [bleep] you want to eat?

Yeah, I'll eat that. Cool.

Thank you.

That's awesome, man.

How you gonna go about eating that?

I'm going to cook him in the sun.

Amazing. Some protein.

Thank you, locust. I'm sorry.

Maybe I should take its head off.

Just fried it a little bit while it's alive.

[ locust crunches ]

wow, look at those nerves.

Yeah, this thing's huge.

Honora: Hey, matt, you sure you don't want any of this?

Matt: Yeah, I'm good.

Thank you for the offer, though.

Dude, I know you're vegan, but...

You are surviving.

I'm surviving as is.

It's turning red like a lobster.

Whoa.

I can see fluids bubbling inside its shell.

Ooh, that's strong.

Mmm.

It's just like chicken broth.

Oh, god, I could eat like 10 more of these things.

So good.

Definitely sweet, though.

And sun-barbecue is the way to go.

Narrator: As day three comes to a close, desert winds pick up,

blasting at over 30 miles per hour,

and temperatures drop to 58 degrees.

Honora: It was so cold.

I don't think most people understand

how serious this challenge is.

We have to spend, like, huddled and miserable every night now.

I don't feel comfortable having our private parts

so close together.

Like, it makes me really uncomfortable.

And the way he smells,

like, literally I gag being around him.

At this point, I don't know where to get calories,

'cause I, like, am lightheaded

every time I, like, walk anywhere.

So, like, the idea of hunting or fishing

seems impossible to me right now.

Fair.

Narrator: Three days have passed since matt and honora

have had any significant protein.

They are also suffering from the heat and lack of sleep.

Honora: I don't know, matt.

I think it would be cool

if you just could help just to, like, look for food.

Yeah. I just want to be less active.

You don't want to go down there now?

No.

Mine an honora's approach to survival are very different.

Honora's is more reckless, and I'm just more cautious.

Survival's like a game of chess.

You have to think first before you move.

Matt is lazing around instead of, like, helping me.

Taking care of a man who can't take care of himself

is [bleep]

who goes and drinks straight out of a pond

without treating it?

And sitting in the sun for half hour

to get what I can get in two minutes --

well, dude, there are cysts in there,

and there's animal feces of, like, three different types.

It's a calculated risk. It's a calculated risk.

Well, I'm sorry. You're really stupid, so...

Okay. I'm not the fat kid here.

[bleep] all right.

Smells like [bleep] [bleep]

that's the other thing.

Like, we're biologically predisposed

to [bleep] hate each other

because, day one, I noticed that you [bleep] stank, dude.

Like, you stank. Okay, dude.

Before you even got dirty, you [bleep] stank.

It's like everything I can do in my power

not to gag sleeping next to you at night.

So gross.

You stink, and you're stupid, and you're [bleep] lazy.

So I'm over it. I'm seriously over it.

I'm not the fat kid here. All right.

[bleep] smells like [bleep] [bleep]

we're biologically predisposed to [bleep] hate each other

because, day one, I noticed that you [bleep] stank, dude.

Like, you stank.

You're stupid, and you're lazy.

So, I'm over it. I'm seriously over it.

That girl's loco.

[ voice breaking ] matt's completely oblivious

and so lazy, and I just want to scream at him.

[ sniffles ]

can't stand to have someone that negative around me.

Honora: Basically, we're not getting along,

and we agreed to divvy up our building materials.

So you can keep everything.

I'm keeping the palms, since you carried up only one.

Dude, you're so delusional.

All right, go ahead and tell yourself that.

Matt: This is totally like a divorce.

I mean, I told her I was moving out

and splitting up the materials of the shelter.

There's just this tension.

I don't want to even talk to her or share anything with her.

I'm done. I'm over it.

I don't want to argue with you anymore.

I just feel like space is good probably for both of us.

This isn't like friendship camp.

Like, I won't feel bad if he ends up

not being my best friend after this.

Narrator: A massive storm front makes its way over the oasis,

bringing with it winds gusting at over 30 miles per hour

and a cold front of temperatures in the high 50s.

[ rain falling ]

the rain is so cold

and the wind is blowing so hard right now.

Narrator: The storm continues throughout day nine,

leaving matt and honora helpless against the elements.

It's an intense rain.

I can do this. I can do this. I can do this.

I can do this. I can do this. I can do this.

[ sobs ]

it was just sustained downpour.

I think it stopped for, like, half an hour or an hour.

And I managed to fall asleep long enough to have a dream,

and then I woke up with it raining on me again.

It was so brutal.

Matt: I do want to prove that I can do this for myself,

but more importantly, I want to prove it to my students.

I teach a number of teenagers,

and I'm actually missing their graduation to be here.

They're all watching it for me

and said that they want me to do this for them,

so that's why I'm here, and that's why I cannot give up.

Honora: My dad, he was really cool.

He was, like, an eagle scout,

and he taught me how to use a magnifying glass

when I was a little kid.

He passed away recently,

and I'm so glad that I did bring a magnifying glass

because it really makes me feel like he's here with me.

I know that he is,

and he's gonna help me get through this challenge, so...

[ sobs ]

I'm just really fortunate to have had him as a dad

'cause he's -- he's kind of helping me survive right now.

Narrator: It's been days since honora has eaten.

Her blood sugar is dangerously low,

but she is determined to search for food.

Honora: I've been expending a ton of calories and energy

foraging for food.

I really need the calories.

Matt doesn't look for anything.

He literally does not go looking.

I thought it'd be really cool if I got along with my partner.

And I thought that I probably would come out of here

with, like, a best friend.

But life isn't really that way.

This is like pure survival right now.

Matt's on his own.

Matt: I know I'm not getting the nutrients I need,

but I'm getting enough food to sustain me.

And every day, I eat like an eight-inch piece of cactus,

and that kind of boosts me through the day.

If something's not gonna directly benefit

my energy levels or something,

then I'm probably not gonna be one to do it.

Honora: I'm learned that I have an abundance of energy

and will use it until I finally collapse.

If I have a partner who's not reciprocating equally...

[sniffles]

...Then I tend to just take on more on my own shoulders.

And I will just keep moving [sniffles]

until I can no longer move.

I definitely feel like I'm losing hope out here.

[ sniffles ]

it's just really hard.

I want to make it to day 21 so bad.

[ sniffles ]

but I need some food.

And every time I stand up, I want to black out.

I can't walk anywhere without feeling like

I'm gonna fall on my face.

And in order to purify my water, I have to go into the sun,

and my body is just scorched.

[ voice breaking ] it's so hard.

She's just too hungry.

Doesn't have the nutrients.

And she's just expending a lot more energy

than she's consuming,

and I think that's kind of wrecking her.

[ sobbing ] this place is not conducive to surviving

for long periods of time without supplements.

I need salt.

I need sugar.

I need potassium.

I need magnesium.

And then I don't get any of these things.

[ sobbing ]

I've spent literally the whole day lying down,

too weak to walk around.

I'm feeling so fatigued and so hungry.

My eyes are twitching.

My bones hurt.

My stomach's concaving in.

Universe, help me. Help me, please.

[ sobs ]

narrator: Honora's body has been severely deprived of food

during the last two weeks,

and it is having a devastating effect.

Her muscles are breaking down

to keep vital organs functioning,

and the lack of potassium and calcium is causing

muscle spasms and pain.

Honora: Finding some coconuts would

really restore some hope, you know?

It would be the electrolytes that I need.

[ sobs ]

[ crying ]

oh, my god.

[ sobbing ]

I see a coconut.

I feel like maybe I can go drink this

and my arms and legs will start working a little better.

[ sniffles ]

[ groans ]

honora: Hey. Can I borrow your machete?

Matt: Yeah. Thanks.

Matt: My relationship with honora

isn't a friendship or a partnership by any means.

But it's an understanding that we're both out here.

I let honora use my knife because I don't see any reason

why I wouldn't let her use my knife.

I think it's basic human decency

and seeing someone suffering

and trying to ease up that suffering a little bit.

This is the best thing I've ever had in my life.

Matt really did a nice -- he did me a service there.

Not talking kind of adds

this like weird energy to the whole dynamic,

and it'd be better

just to kind of put my cards on the table

and see what happens.

Hey, matt.

Hey.

Ugh.

I've been kind of pissed 'cause I felt like

I've been exerting a lot more energy

looking and foraging,

and I've been like, "why isn't matt doing this too?"

and it sucks, 'cause I've been, like,

losing so much weight so fast.

And, like, I feel really weak and depleted, you know?

And it's been irritating me.

But I'm really sorry about the things that I said to you.

I definitely hit below the belt.

I definitely said some inappropriate things to you

that, god, I would, like, never say to anybody.

It's been really difficult being so low in blood sugar,

and just not really used to starving.

And I'm really sorry if I -- for what I said.

And, um...

It's all good, homey.

Like, we're under some tough situations, circumstances,

and stuff gets said that isn't necessarily meant.

Matt: Honora apologized, and I didn't expect that to ever happen.

But, like, just, you know, her acknowledging

that she said some fudged-up stuff,

that was enough.

I-I didn't mean that.

[ chuckles ]

honora: I feel way better after having talked to matt.

I feel like we can coexist now,

at least for the last few days that we're here.

I think things will be better from here on out.

[ bird calling ]

narrator: Just over an hour later,

in spite of a bit of nourishment from her coconut,

the cumulative effects of hunger, exhaustion,

and heat stroke have taken their toll on honora's body.

Matt finds her passed out,

completely exposed to the sun's blistering rays.

Honora, you okay?

Honora: [ whimpers ]

can you squeeze my hand?

[ whimpers ]

can you hear me?

Can you squeeze my hand?

Honora?

Can we get a medic over here now?

She's not responding.

Man: Medic.

Can you see?

No movement.

Honora? Jim: Honora.

Honora?

Honora, can you hear me?

Woman: Can you hear us? Say something to us, please.

Can you say something? Anything? Please?

Honora.

Uh-huh.

You guys okay?

Come around and back the hell up.

Matt: I'm watching everyone take honora out.

I just kind of feel completely scared.

I don't know. I'm just hoping that she gets better.

[ conversation in native language ]

jim: We're just trying to get her to the hospital

as fast as we can.

The hospital's in town.

Uh, well, we are on the ferry right now.

We're about to cross over into town.

I've got honora unconscious in my lap.

[ indistinct conversation ]

[ speaking native language ]

okay, we got honora to the hospital.

She was unconscious the entire way here.

She was very scary.

Narrator: After 2 1/2 weeks struggling

with the brutal conditions of northern brazil,

honora lost consciousness and was evacuated

by the producers and a local medical unit.

Jim: We're just trying to get her to the hospital

as fast as we can.

The hospital's in town.

She went into intensive care.

They gave her some --

you know, they put her on an I.V.

Jim: Uh, well, we are on the ferry right now.

We're about to cross over into town.

I've got honora unconscious in my lap.

Narrator: On day 16, a severely dehydrated honora

was rushed to a local hospital.

Domingos: [ speaking native language ]

although honora responded to treatment,

doctors advised it would be unsafe

for her to continue with the challenge.

Honora: I'm, like, really confused.

Like, my brain feels slow.

[ sighs ] I told myself I wasn't gonna quit.

[ sniffles ]

it was the last thing I wanted to do.

[ sniffles ]

my body just quit on me.

Good luck, matt.

Matt: I got word honora's doing okay now,

and I just can't really describe how relieved I am.

I mean, I don't know a time I've been more scared

than seeing all that unravel.

Now that honora's gone, it's really boring out here.

Wait out the days and try not to go insane.

Day 34.

I'm still out here.

Day 72.

I've learned to speak the language of the spiders.

Day 182.

I no longer remember my human name.

Narrator: As day 21 dawns,

matt makes final preparations for his journey to extraction.

So, I just got to cross straight through the dunes,

hit the river, and follow that and get out here.

I'm not gonna miss it one bit. [bleep] hate this place.

Narrator: The map shows that matt's extraction point is

five miles south.

Using the sun to navigate, matt faces an exhausting trek

across the changing elevations of the dunes

to get to this river.

He'll then need to wade through the water southeast

for three miles,

where a rescue helicopter can safely land and pick him up.

I know how much

this magnifying glass means to honora.

She didn't have a chance to take it with her when she left,

so I'm gonna get this back to her.

I just want to grab it so she has something

that she has a sentimental attachment to.

[ wind whistling ]

each step out here in the wind with the sand going on,

it's like someone's reaching out and stabbing you with a knife.

Extraction is awful.

I'm pretty exhausted right now

and ready to get out of here.

I'm taking a little break here

just 'cause my stomach's starting to feel nauseous.

My biggest fear is not being able

to complete the challenge and being forced to give up.

I can't imagine returning to portland

and my coworkers and my students

and having to show my face after giving up.

Here's the river.

Like, on one side of the river it's the endless sand dunes.

On the other side, it's just a wall of green.

Narrator: The waters in northern brazil are stained red by tannic acids

leached by plants in the forest.

Matt, completely exhausted,

will have to tread through the crimson waters

to reach the extraction point.

Matt: This is just about one of the hardest things

I've ever done.

I just have to keep pushing.

Parts of it,

it was like stepping into a puddle of molasses.

I'm in crippling pain right now.

Stomach feels like it's full of battery acid.

[ helicopter blades whirring ]

when I finally saw the helicopter,

I can't even describe how relieved I was.

It was the best feeling knowing I was finally gonna

get out of this oasis and get the hell out of here.

This challenge was one of the most difficult things

I've ever had to do in my life.

It pushed me to just about every limit that I have,

and... I'm glad that it's over.

Goodbye, oasis.

Narrator: Attempting to survive

in the brutal conditions of brazil

left our survivalists

both mentally and physically battered.

Over the course of 16 days, honora lost 18 pounds,

and in 3 weeks, matt lost a total of 28 pounds.

Based on their performance, their psrs were reevaluated.

Matt successfully completed the challenge,

raising his psr from 7.1 to 7.7.

Honora's early departure drops hers from a 7.6 to a 7.2.

So, I brought you some things.

What? Really? Yeah.

Well, I brought you your magnifying glass.

Oh, thank you!

Oh, yeah, I was hoping...

Honora: That was just so freaking sweet.

The fact that he thought about me meant so much.

To have this item that, like, my dad had given me,

it really, really touched me.

It was almost like a reminder

that, like, my dad's still here with me, you know?

Thanks, dude.

It was great to see you.

Yeah, dude.

Narrator: In the end,

by undertaking the most grueling test of their lives,

matt and honora gained new respect for the wild

and just what it takes to endure naked and afraid.

For the first time,

I really found what my limits were.

I'm just happy to be alive.