Original subtitles

Man: UGH! OH, MY GOD.

I WILL NEVER EAT A SKUNK AGAIN IN MY LIFE.

[ DEEP BELCHING, GRUNTS ]

[ PASSES GAS ]

Woman: MY BODY'S BROKEN.

MY HEAD HURTS. MY STOMACH HURTS.

DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW I'M HERE AT THIS POINT.

[ DEEP BELCHING, GROANS ]

Man: I'M HAVIN' STOMACH PROBLEMS AND DIARRHEA.

[ PASSES GAS, BELCHES, GROANS ]

I'M SICK FROM SKUNKS.

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CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS

Narrator: ONE MAN... [ HOWLS ]

ONE WOMAN, EXPOSED AND ALONE...

SHE'S SCARY.

...AT NATURE'S MERCY FOR 21 DAYS...

AH!

THERE'S A BEAR OUTSIDE MY SHELTER.

Narrator: ...WITH NO FOOD...

I'M SO COLD! ...NO WATER...

I'M HURTIN' REAL BAD. ...NO CLOTHES.

THERE'S AN ALLIGATOR DOWN HERE! DO THEY HAVE THE SKILL...

-FIRE! -AH!

...AND THE WILL TO SURVIVE... AH!

"NAKED AND AFRAID"?

Woman: I JUST REALLY FEEL LIKE I'M ABOUT TO DIE.

ALL RIGHT. WE ARE ON THE RIVER.

I GREW UP AROUND HERE IN THE SWAMPS.

I CAN DO A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING, FROM SHELTER

TO, YOU KNOW, HUNTIN' DOWN FOOD.

I GOT -- I GOT A, UH...

ONE OF MY HEATHENS IS WITH ME TODAY.

[ GOAT BLEATS ] THAT WOULD BE A LITTLE GOAT.

SHE COMES EVERYWHERE WITH ME.

OKAY, SO HERE I AM TODAY AT MY NORMAL HAUNT, THE GYM.

IF YOU WERE TO CHARACTERIZE ME MAYBE IN ONE WAY,

YOU COULD SAY, "CONTROL FREAK."

ULTIMATELY, I HOPE TO SHOW MY TWO WONDERFUL KIDS

THAT MOM DOES WHATEVER SHE SETS HER MIND TO.

SO WE'RE GONNA ROCK IT TODAY AT THE GYM.

[ INSECTS AND BIRDS CHIRPING ]

I'M MATT ALEXANDER. I'M 33,

FROM JENNINGS, LOUISIANA.

THIS IS JUST SECOND NATURE TO ME.

I'VE BEEN OUT IN THE WOODS, LIVIN' OFF THE LAND.

I DON'T GET SCARED OF NOTHIN'. [ SPITS ]

THINK A GUY WOULD SURVIVE BETTER OUT HERE THAN A WOMAN.

WOMEN WOULD PROBABLY BE PRETTY GOOD

AT HUNTIN' DOWN FRUITS TO EAT.

A LOT OF PEOPLE THINK I'M ARROGANT AND A JERK.

BUT, REALLY, I'M A NICE GUY ONCE YOU GET TO KNOW ME.

I HAVEN'T DONE MUCH TO PREPARE FOR THIS CHALLENGE.

EVER SINCE I WAS A KID, I WAS IN THE WOODS HUNTIN'.

PRETTY CONFIDENT IN MYSELF.

WON'T BOTHER ME.

YOU KNOW, JUST ANOTHER DAY.

Narrator: LIVING CLOSE TO THE LAND FOR MUCH OF HIS LIFE

WILL GIVE MATT AN ADVANTAGE IN THE WILD.

BUT HIS CHAUVINISTIC MINDSET AND LACONIC ATTITUDE

COULD CAUSE COMMUNICATION PROBLEMS WITH HIS PARTNER.

HIS INITIAL PRIMITIVE SURVIVAL RATING,

OR PSR, HAS BEEN SET AT 6.6.

I'M KAREN COFFEE.

I'M A HAPPILY MARRIED MOTHER OF TWO

FROM CHAPEL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA.

I HAVE A LIFETIME OF SELF-TAUGHT ORIENTEERING,

FISHING, HUNTING.

I WANNA BE TREATED AS AN EQUAL.

I'M 51 YEARS OLD.

I REALLY WANT TO INSPIRE WOMEN OR, ACTUALLY, ANYBODY

THAT AGE AND GENDER DO NOT NEED TO CREATE BOUNDARIES IN ORDER

FOR SOMEBODY TO TACKLE A CHALLENGE LIKE THIS.

HELL YES, I'M MAKING IT 21 DAYS!

Narrator: KAREN IS A SUBURBAN MOM

WHO BRINGS EXCELLENT INTERPERSONAL SKILLS, TENACITY

AND OUTSTANDING PHYSICAL STAMINA INTO THIS CHALLENGE.

BUT HER NEED TO BE IN CONTROL LEAVES HER

WITH A PSR OF 6.3.

SO MUCH FOR CLOTHES!

HERE'S TO FULFILLING A LIFELONG DREAM

OF SURVIVING IN THE WOODS.

DIDN'T KNOW IT WOULD BE NAKED.

HERE WE GO.

READY TO GET THIS THING STARTED.

Karen: I'VE TRIED TO ENVISION THE MOMENT

WHEN I MEET MY PARTNER NAKED.

AND YES, THERE'S GONNA BE A BIT OF SHOCK.

BUT I THINK I'LL GET OVER IT PRETTY QUICKLY.

UH, HELLO THERE.

-HI. -HEY.

IT'S SO GOOD TO FINALLY SEE YOU. NICE TO SEE YOU.

-I'M KAREN. -I'M MATT.

-GOOD TO SEE YOU. -GOOD.

-IT'S FINALLY ARRIVED. -YEAH, REALLY.

I CAN'T BELIEVE WE'RE HERE.

THIS IS AMAZING. IT SEEMS LIKE FOREVER.

WHEN I FIRST SAW MY PARTNER,

HE WAS JUST SHORTER AND SMALLER THAN I THOUGHT HE WOULD BE.

LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE OUR BAGS HERE.

Narrator: IN ADDITION TO A SHARED MACHETE, KAREN AND MATT

HAVE EACH BROUGHT ONE SURVIVAL ITEM.

WHAT DID YOU BRING? YOU GO FIRST.

I BROUGHT A SLINGSHOT.

YOU BROUGHT A SLINGSHOT?

I MEAN, HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN USING A SLINGSHOT TO HUNT?

WELL, EVER SINCE I WAS A KID, I HAD A SLINGSHOT.

-MM-KAY. -I HAVEN'T USED ONE IN A WHILE.

BUT IT DON'T TAKE ME NO TIME TO GET USED TO IT.

I'M HOPING THAT HE'S REALLY GOOD WITH A SLINGSHOT.

IT DOES TAKE PRACTICE.

SO I HOPE HE'S AS GOOD AS HE THINKS HE CAN BE.

WHAT DID YOU BRING?

I BROUGHT THE GOOD OL' GLASS MATCH, FIRE STARTER.

THERE'S NOTHIN' WRONG WITH THAT.

-YES. -SO DO YOU HAVE A MAP?

BECAUSE I SURE DON'T HAVE ONE.

OH, YEAH, I DO.

ALL RIGHT. WOW.

WE ARE HERE.

WE HAVE A CREEK,

A TRAIL, MONKEYS...

-MONITOR LIZARD. -AND SOME SNAKES.

THESE MACAQUE MONKEYS,

YOU DON'T WANNA STARE THOSE THINGS IN THE EYE.

YOU KNOW, I'M NOT REALLY AFRAID TO LOOK NOBODY IN THE EYES,

YOU KNOW?

YOU READY TO GET GOIN'?

-LET'S GO. -OKAY.

Narrator: THE SURVIVALISTS WILL ATTEMPT TO ENDURE 21 DAYS

DEEP IN THE BACKCOUNTRY

OF THE PHILIPPINES' MARSILA JUNGLE,

WHERE ROCK-STREWN HILLSIDES

AND GIGANTIC HARDWOOD TREES DOMINATE THE LANDSCAPE

AND DEADLY ANIMALS LURK IN THE SHADOWS.

AS MATT AND KAREN TREK TO THEIR CAMPSITE,

THEY MUST KEEP A CLOSE WATCH ON THE JUNGLE'S WILD BOARS,

POISONOUS TOADS

AND THE HYPERAGGRESSIVE PHILIPPINE SPITTING COBRA,

WHOSE VENOM IS 15 TIMES MORE LETHAL

THAN THAT OF A KING COBRA.

I AM GONNA KEEP MY EYE OPEN FOR ROCKS FOR MY SLINGSHOT.

HOW FAR CAN YOUR SLINGSHOT HIT SOMETHIN'?

OH, ABOUT 20 YARDS MAX.

FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF MY PARTNER --

UM, NOT BAD.

I DIDN'T REALIZE HER AGE. SHE DON'T LOOK 51.

YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW HOW SHE'LL GET FURTHER

DOWN THE ROAD.

GUESS TIME WILL TELL.

-SOMETHING LIQUID! -IT'S PRETTY CLEAN.

I'M GONNA PICK UP SOME AMMUNITION.

GREAT. Karen: WE HAVE PLENTY OF WATER.

ALL RIGHT. SLOW GOIN' HERE.

UGH! THESE ROCKS ARE SO HARD ON MY FEET!

[ MONKEY SCREECHING ]

OKAY, LOOKEE HERE.

THIS LOOKS LIKE A PRETTY GOOD CAMP SPOT RIGHT HERE.

OOH! OH, WOW.

THIS IS SOFT GROUND.

UM... SOFT AND WET.

SO WE DEFINITELY DON'T WANNA BE SLEEPING IN THIS MOISTURE.

NO.

Karen: IT STARTED OUT PRETTY HOT TODAY.

BUT THE TEMPERATURES ARE DROPPING.

AND WE'RE NUDE.

SO WE DEFINITELY HAVE TO GET A GOOD SHELTER

AND FIRE GOING TONIGHT.

WHAT ABOUT THIS FLAT, LITTLE SPOT RIGHT HERE?

WE JUST NEED TO FIND A SET OF ROOTED TREES.

THEN WE NEED TO FIND LONGER PIECES OF WOOD.

UH, IT DON'T MATTER. WE GOTTA FIND BAMBOO.

LET'S GO BACK DOWN AND GO LOOK AT THAT.

WE'LL NEED SOME BAMBOO.

OH, MY GOSH! AAH!

YOU OKAY BACK THERE?

EVERY STEP IS EXCRUCIATING. GOD.

Narrator: MATT AND KAREN'S FEET

ARE ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE TO INJURY,

FOR WHEN A SUPER TYPHOON RECENTLY HIT THE PHILIPPINES

WITH 200-MILE-PER-HOUR WINDS,

IT SHREDDED TREES AND FLOODED THE AREA

WITH RAZER-SHARP ROCK AND WOOD DEBRIS.

Matt: I'M NOT EXCITED ABOUT NO BIG BAMBOO BEIN' HERE.

SO WE'RE SORT OF AT A STANDSTILL.

I MEAN, WE CAN ALWAYS MOVE ON, BUT...

YEAH, BUT DO WE WANNA? I MEAN...

-NO, WE DON'T WANNA... -I LIKE TO TOUCH THINGS ONCE,

IF POSSIBLE. -YEAH.

IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE A PALACE.

IT JUST NEEDS TO BE, UM, SERVICEABLE.

MATT'S NOT THE BEST COMMUNICATOR I'VE EVER MET.

I'M DOING MOST OF THE TALKING HERE.

SO IT'S HARD TO KNOW WHAT HE'S THINKING.

I'M REALLY CONFLICTED,

I GUESS I WOULD SAY. YEAH.

UM... YOU...

BUT I -- I DON'T WANNA MUSS WITH THIS TOO MUCH LONGER.

I MIGHT HAVE TO GO BACK DOWN AND GET BAMBOO.

I'D SAY WE MAKE A DECISION,

YOU KNOW, HERE IN THE NEXT 20 MINUTES.

WHEN YOU'RE SURVIVING, THE WORST THING YOU CAN DO

IS MAKE NO DECISION AT ALL.

IF YOU MAKE A BAD DECISION, AT LEAST YOU'VE MADE A DECISION.

Matt: KAREN'S GETTIN' A BIT BOSSY. WHATEVER.

I WAS EASY COME, EASY GO, YOU KNOW.

[ CHOPPING SOUNDS ] -Karen: I HEAR CHOPPING!

UH, I MIGHT HAVE FOUND A SPOT.

I'M GONNA LET YOU LOOK AT IT.

OKAY, I'LL BE THERE.

WOO! ALL RIGHT. WHAT ARE YOU THINKIN', BUDDY?

WE CAN TAKE OUR STICKS

AND LAY 'EM ACROSS.

MM-KAY. YEAH.

SO YOU'VE GOT A NATURAL PLATFORM.

UH-OH. *BLEEP*

TRUNK, TRUNK, TRUNK, TRUNK, TRUNK.

IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE THINKING? NO, JUST TWO TRUNKS.

ONE HERE... I STILL DON'T GET IT, SORRY.

AND ONE HERE. OKAY, THEN WHAT --

WHAT ARE WE LAYING ON? RUN IT ACROSS.

THEN WE GOTTA TAKE BAMBOO AND RUN 'EM SIDE BY SIDE.

WE HAVE NOT MADE VERY MUCH PROGRESS AT ALL.

MATT KEEPS TALKING ABOUT BAMBOO.

BUT IT'S NOT MYSTERIOUSLY APPEARING FOR US.

SO WE'VE GOTTA GET PAST IT.

I'M GONNA GO SEE IF I CAN FIND A PIECE OF BAMBOO.

OKAY. AND, UH, I --

I EXPECT A FIRE WHEN I GET BACK,

'CAUSE I'M GETTIN' THIRSTY.

HOW FAR YOU GOIN', MATT?

UH, NOT TOO, TOO FAR.

I'M NOT FEELING TOO GREAT.

I'M GONNA CONTINUE TO WORK ON THIS UNTIL HE GETS BACK

AND THEN PROBABLY SWITCH GEARS.

HERE I AM BY MYSELF.

UM, WENT TO GET SOME BAMBOO.

GOD --

I DON'T REALLY THINK I KNOW IF I'M GOIN'

IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION OR NOT.

I MAY GET HIGH.

IT SMELLS LIKE FREAKIN' MARIJUANA.

[ COUGHS ]

MATT'S A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN I HAD ENVISIONED.

HE SEEMS MAYBE A LITTLE INDECISIVE.

BUT LET'S SEE HOW WE -- WE WARM UP TOGETHER

AND SEE HOW IT GOES.

I'M NOT SURE WHERE MATT IS.

GOT MY BAMBOO HERE.

GONNA PUT WATER IN IT AND BOIL IT.

THAT WAY, IT'S SAFE TO DRINK.

THE STREAMS AREN'T THAT CLEAN.

UM, JUST TO PURIFY IT.

THAT WAY, WE DON'T GET SICK.

BUT HOPEFULLY, I CAN FIND MY WAY BACK.

UH, EVERYTHING I'M LOOKIN' AT NOW IS NEW.

SMELLS LIKE SMOKE!

MATT!

OH, YEAH.

HERE, I'LL BRING YOU... I NEED HELP.

I CAN'T DO THIS ALL BY MYSELF.

I KNOW YOU WERE DOIN' GREAT WORK OVER THERE.

I'LL BRING YOU SOME-- BUT I NEED HELP FEEDING IT ASAP.

I'M BRINGIN' STICKS RIGHT NOW.

I KNOW YOU WERE DOIN' GOOD WORK, BUT HURRY UP!

SHOULD WE HIGH FIVE YET OR SAVE IT?

NAH, WE'LL SAVE IT. CAN WE... AW, REALLY?

YOU WANNA SAVE IT? OKAY.

MATT JUST WENT OVER THE WATER SPOT,

FETCHED WATER

SO WE CAN DRINK TONIGHT BEFORE WE GO TO BED.

-MM-HMM. -WAIT, WHAT DAY IS TODAY?

-I DON'T KNOW. -DAY ONE.

OH, TODAY IS DAY ONE.

AND WHAT DO WE HAVE SO FAR?

WE HAVE A FIRE.

WE HAVE A, UM, A BED

AND SOME KIND OF A CANOPY.

BUT IT'S NOT OURS.

BUT IT'LL WORK. BUT WE DO HAVE WATER.

AND WATER. ALL RIGHT, HANG ON.

CHEERS.

WOO, TEAMWORK! MM-HMM.

I DON'T HAVE A WHOLE LOT OF ENERGY RIGHT NOW.

HOPEFULLY, WE GET A GREAT NIGHT'S SLEEP TONIGHT.

**

OOH!

[ COUGHS ]

I'M STARTING TO GET A HEADACHE,

SO I'M REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT THAT.

I'M EITHER GONNA PUKE OR MY HEAD'S GONNA FALL OFF.

UGH! I MEAN, I DON'T MIND PUKING,

BUT MY HEAD IS JUST RIDICULOUS.

OH, MY GOD.

I THINK I OVERDID IT TODAY.

JUST HAVE A REALLY, REALLY BAD HEADACHE RIGHT NOW.

MY HEAD IS KILLING ME.

OH, MY GOD.

I FEEL PRETTY BAD. I'M NAUSEOUS.

I'M THINKING OF CALLING IT QUITS.

THIS IS WAY HARDER THAN WHAT I EXPECTED.

I JUST REALLY FEEL LIKE I'M ABOUT TO DIE.

MY HEAD'S KILLING ME. MY FEET ARE KILLING ME.

THIS -- THE BED IS TERRIBLE.

I'M FEELING MAYBE A LITTLE OVERWHELMED.

I PUSHED MYSELF HARD YESTERDAY.

AND UNLIKE BACK HOME, IT'S HARD TO RECOVER YOUR ENERGY OUT HERE.

IF WE DON'T GET SOME CARBS, FATS OR PROTEIN,

WE'RE NOT GONNA MAKE 21 DAYS.

WHAT ARE YOU THINKIN' FOR TODAY?

I WANT FOOD.

MAYBE WE CAN MARRY THAT UP WITH GATHERIN' WATER

AT THE SAME TIME.

I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT'S UP THE HILL.

I DIDN'T GO FAR ENOUGH TO -- TO LOOK AT NOTHIN'.

WE NEED TO MAKE SOME GOOD FORWARD PROGRESS TODAY.

[ MONKEYS SCREECHING ]

WE'RE GONNA LOOK FOR FOOD THIS MORNING.

WE GOT PLENTY OF WATER, JUST NEED FOOD.

THIS PLANT HERE HAS GOT LOTS OF THORNS ON HIM.

LAST NIGHT WAS ROUGH.

I HAD A TERRIBLE HEADACHE. MY FEET ARE KILLING ME.

BUT I'M TRYIN' TO JUST RISE ABOVE IT.

-KAREN, YOU STILL COMIN'? -I'M COMIN'.

EVERY STEP HURTS.

LOOK AT ALL THE BANANAS!

-WHAT? -OH!

BOUNTY! WOO!

THEY'RE AWFULLY HIGH. HOW ARE WE GONNA GET THEM?

UH, YOUR JOB IS...

HANDIN' ME THE MACHETE. OKAY, I GOTCHA.

AND I'M GONNA USE THIS TO PROTECT MY MATING PARTS.

I FIGURED MY PARTNER WOULD BE THE ONE COLLECTING FRUIT,

BUT COULDN'T SEE A WOMAN CLIMBIN' A TREE.

I'VE NEVER CLIMBED A BANANA TREE IN MY LIFE.

OH, MY GOD! YOU'RE DOING IT!

YOU ARE SO DOING IT!

[ MONKEYS SCREECHING ]

OH, MY GOD! [ LAUGHING ]

I'M SO PROUD OF YOU! WELL DONE!

CATCH THEM! THEY WON'T BREAK.

THEY'RE FINE. OKAY, WHERE YOU AT?

WELL, YEAH, I'M GOOD.

WOO! [ LAUGHS ]

OH, MY GOSH.

WE GOT THIS WHOLE ENTIRE THING OF BANANAS FOR CAMP.

SO AWESOME.

MWAH! ALL RIGHT.

LET'S HEAD BACK THIS WAY AND KEEP GOIN'.

-YEAH. -AY, YI, YI.

I CANNOT WALK OVER THESE AGAIN.

THERE'S A ROCK EVERY SINGLE STEP.

IT'S SLOW GOIN'.

Matt: I KNOW HER FEET HURT,

AND SHE'S MAKIN' A BIG DEAL OF IT.

BUT SHE'S GOTTA PUSH THROUGH.

*BLEEP* I'LL BE THERE.

I NEED TO MAKE SOME SHOES,

OR I'M NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO GO ANYWHERE.

THIS IS WAY HARDER THAN WHAT I EXPECTED.

RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW, 21 SEEMS SORT OF...

EXTREMELY DIFFICULT.

Karen: DAY THREE.

ULTIMATELY, TODAY, OR AT LEAST FOR ME,

I DON'T MEAN TO BE, LIKE, NOT HELPFUL.

BUT I -- I JUST N-- I CAN'T WALK QUITE AS MUCH

AS I DID YESTERDAY, 'CAUSE I WALKED TOO MUCH.

AND I REALLY PAID FOR IT.

SO I JUST DON'T FEEL VERY WELL.

OUT HERE ON MY OWN,

IT'D PROBABLY BE A LITTLE BIT EASIER.

YOU KNOW, I WOULDN'T HAVE TO FEND FOR TWO PEOPLE.

SHE'S NOT DOIN' NOTHIN' BUT GOIN' ALONG FOR A FREE RIDE.

AT NIGHT, THE WIND BLOWS PRETTY GOOD.

AND IT GETS CHILLY, SO...

THIS IS GONNA BE OUR WINDBREAK.

ARE YOU GONNA LAY DOWN OVER THERE?

NAH, I'M GONNA LAY DOWN RIGHT HERE.

OH. OOH, HOLD ON.

I SEE MEAT.

DAMN, THAT...

IT'S A LIZARD.

YOU LITTLE SUCKER, YOU.

YOU LITTLE BASTARD! *BLEEP*

DAMN IT, HE CRAWLED ON MY FOOT!

OH, WAIT, HERE HE IS!

OH, NO!

WAIT.

MAYBE THAT'S A MONITOR.

HE MUST HAVE WENT IN A HOLE.

[ GASPS ] NOPE.

HERE, LIZARD, LIZARD, LIZARD, LIZARD!

Karen: I'M A LITTLE DIZZY.

WHY DOES OUR WATER SOURCE HAVE TO BE THROUGH ROCKS?

I HATE TO KEEP MENTIONING MY FEET.

BUT THAT'S REALLY WHAT'S TOP OF MIND RIGHT NOW.

Matt: WE'RE GETTIN' SOME BARK SO SHE CAN MAKE SOME SHOES

OUT OF A BANANA TREE 'CAUSE ROCKS HURT MY FEET, TOO.

BUT FOR US TO LAST 21 DAYS,

I NEED TO MAKE HER SOME SHOES 'CAUSE

I CAN'T TAKE HER WHINING ABOUT HER FEET ALL THE TIME.

OH, MY GOSH.

IS THAT THE BANANA TREE?

YUP, SHOES.

OH, MY GOSH.

WHAT A JOY.

HE'S A WORKHORSE, NO DOUBT.

ABSOLUTELY AMAZING.

MAYBE IT'S GOT MEDICINAL QUALITIES, TOO.

THAT WOULD BE LOVELY.

-YOU'RE ONLY USING ONE SHOE? -YEAH, I DON'T HAVE --

I DON'T HAVE CORDAGE FOR THE OTHER SHOE YET.

THIS IS THE FASTEST I'VE MOVED IN 5 DAYS.

DON'T WEAR YOUR SHOES OUT TOO QUICK.

I HEAR YA.

NOW, I JUST FEEL SO HAPPY I CAN GO SOMEWHERE!

-YEAH. -IT'S REALLY, REALLY,

REALLY, REALLY EXCITING!

A BIG, FAT BANANA HERE, BOY.

FEED ME RIGHT, FEED ME GOOD.

WE'VE BEEN SURVIVING ON THE BANANAS.

WE'VE BEEN DRYIN' 'EM OUT, YOU KNOW,

EATIN' 'EM AS DRIED FRUIT.

AND THEY'VE BEEN PRETTY GOOD.

BUT I WANT SOME KINDA MEAT, PROTEIN, TO EAT.

MAYBE WE COULD TRY TO FIND AN ANIMAL PATH

AND MAKE A SNARE TRAP AND SET IT?

MAYBE WE'LL HAVE SOME SUCCESS 'CAUSE THAT WOULD --

THAT WOULD JUST PUSH US SO FAR

IF WE GOT SOME SERIOUS PROTEIN.

YEAH, THAT WOULD.

AND WE'RE JUST GONNA HAVE TO... WE CAN OUTSMART THESE ANIMALS.

WE CAN DO IT.

OH, MY GOSH.

I DON'T THINK I GOT THE ENERGY.

[ GROANS ]

NOT EASY.

I WONDER WHERE THE GAME TRAIL'S AT.

WHEN I WAS WALKIN' THE OTHER DAY,

I THOUGHT I SEEN ONE.

I'VE HEARD WILD CHICKENS.

I THINK I MIGHT HAVE HEARD ONE HERE THIS MORNING.

LOOK FOR WILD CHICKEN SCAT,

WHICH WOULD BE WHITE.

OKAY. LOOKEE HERE WHAT WE GOT.

WHAT DO YOU SEE? FRESH HOLE.

UM, TRY NOT TO TOUCH THAT.

I THINK THAT'S AN ACTIVE TRAIL.

OKAY.

WELL, DO YOU --

WE THINK WE WANNA SET A TRAP HERE?

-NO. NOT FOR A CHICKEN. -YEAH.

YEAH, I THINK WE DO.

-WELL, WE'LL ROOST 'EM. -WE'LL WHAT?

CHICKEN'S GONNA COME UP HERE AT AROUND 5:30.

YEAH, SO WHY DON'T WE SET A TRAP?

SO...

WHY SET A TRAP WHEN WE CAN SLING ONE --

SOMETHING AT 'EM LIKE THIS?

I GUESS I WAS SORT OF THINKIN' SNARING,

SETTING A SNARE TRAP FOR THE CHICKEN TONIGHT,

LIKE, RIGHT NOW.

BUT IF WE SET A SNARE,

THE SNARE, YOU KNOW,

IS NOT GONNA WORK AT NIGHT

BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT GONNA BE DOWN ON THE GROUND AT NIGHT.

THEY'RE GONNA BE IN THE TREES.

YOU'D HAVE TO SIT HERE FOR, LIKE, 2 HOURS, AT LEAST.

YEAH, I THINK -- AND WAIT FOR 'EM.

UM... I FEEL LIKE THE, YOU KNOW,

POSSIBILITY OF CATCHING ONE IN A --

IN A -- IN A SNARE IS BETTER, MAYBE, NOT --

NOT TO UNDERMINE YOUR SLINGING CAPABILITIES, BUT...

YEAH, THE ONLY TIME IT WORKS GOOD IS IN THE EVENINGS

AND IN THE MORNINGS.

MY METHOD WOULD BE TO TAKE A, UM...

A SMALLER -- NOT THIS SMALL

BECAUSE IT WON'T HAVE ENOUGH PULL,

BUT PLIABLE, YOU KNOW,

LIVING BRANCH.

Matt: SLINGSHOT -- THAT'S THE METHOD I USE.

HERS SEEMS LIKE IT'S TOO MANY PARTS.

I FEEL PRETTY CONFIDENT THAT I CAN GET SOMETHIN'

WITH THE SLINGSHOT.

LINE IT UP SO IT'S STRAIGHT DOWN.

IS THAT GONNA PICK THE CHICKEN UP?

YES.

IS THAT GONNA REALLY PICK THE CHICKEN UP?

YEAH.

EVERYTHING'S SO *BLEEP* DAMN HARD.

THIS IS AGGRAVATING ME.

WELL, WE'RE -- WE'RE AT A STANDSTILL.

I'VE BEEN HUNTIN' BIRDS MY WHOLE LIFE.

I THINK I KNOW WHAT I'M DOIN'.

I LIKE TO BE CONTROLLING WITHIN THE KNOWN FACETS

OF MY LIFE.

BUT WITH MATT, THERE'S NO CONTROL TO BE HAD.

HE COULD RESPECT ME A LITTLE BIT MORE IN THAT REGARD.

**

[ SCOFFS ]

[ WINGS FLAP ]

THERE'S A BIRD UP THERE.

SEE HIM UP THERE?

[ SLINGSHOT FIRES ] UH -- OH, WELL.

ROCK'S TOO HEAVY.

BIRD'S TOO FAR.

I'M GONNA SEE IF I CAN LOB THIS ONE UP THERE, BUT...

SEE WHERE HE WENT TO NOW.

HMM.

I WANTED THE SLINGSHOT TO WORK,

BUT IT DIDN'T.

SO WE'LL GO AHEAD AND TRY KAREN'S IDEA INSTEAD.

SO WE'LL SET THE SNARE AND GO FROM THERE.

HERE WE ARE, TOP OF DAY SEVEN.

WE ARE GONNA GET, UM,

GOING AND LAY A SNARE TRAP.

I'M REALLY GLAD MATT CAME AROUND.

AND HOPEFULLY, THESE SNARES WILL GET US SOME FOOD

WITHOUT WASTING TOO MUCH ENERGY.

HE'S ATTACHING THE BITTER END

OF THE SPRING TRAP TO THE SPRING TREE.

AND YOU CAN SEE THE LASSO HERE AT THE END.

HOPEFULLY, WE CATCH OUR CHICKEN.

Matt: HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET SOME MEAT

BECAUSE, IF NOT, I'LL BE GOIN' DOWNHILL...

ME, TOO.

Matt: QUICK.

KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS? I GET GRUMPY.

AND I DON'T WANNA DO *BLEEP* AND I DON'T WANNA TALK.

THIS IS UNFOLDING UNPREDICTABLE ENVIRONMENT.

THINGS ARE GETTING A BIT TENSE.

SO HOPEFULLY, FINDING SOME FOOD WILL CURE THAT.

Narrator: DEPRIVED OF PROTEIN FOR A WEEK,

MATT AND KAREN RANGE FARTHER AND FARTHER FROM CAMP

IN SEARCH OF GAME.

Matt: I SMELL SOMETHIN'. Karen: WHAT IS THAT?

HEY, LOOK WHAT I FOUND.

-WHERE? -ALL RIGHT, KAREN.

HERE IS THE SKUNK HOLE.

MIGHT HAVE TO PASS OUT IN THIS HEAT.

SKUNKS ARE A BIT SKITTISH. YOU CAN'T REALLY STALK THEM.

SO I'M SETTING THIS SNARE ON THIS ROOT.

AND WHEN THAT SKUNK WALKS OUT, HE'LL GET IN IT.

THAT LOOKS GOOD.

ALL RIGHT. LET'S GO.

ALL RIGHT. GOOD JOB.

-GOT YOUR KNIFE? -YEAH.

Matt: I'VE NEVER SNARED A SKUNK BEFORE IN MY LIFE.

IF WE CAN'T GET THROUGH TODAY OR TOMORROW, THEN -- THEN --

THEN IT'S DONE.

Narrator: MATT AND KAREN STARTED THE CHALLENGE

WITH LITTLE BODY FAT. OH, MY GOD.

WITHOUT STORED FAT OR GLYCOGEN RESERVES,

THEY STRUGGLE AS THEIR BODIES CONSUME MUSCLE

IN ORDER TO CONSERVE THEIR ENERGY LEVELS

IN THE FREEZING NIGHTS.

HERE WE ARE AT THE EVENING OF DAY NINE.

WE'RE RUNNIN' OUT OF FIREWOOD AND WE'RE REALLY COLD.

AT THIS POINT, I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN GET THROUGH THIS.

MORNING 12.

AND, UH, BEEN AWAKE SINCE PROBABLY 1:00 OR SO.

WE'VE BEEN COLD ALL NIGHT.

Matt: THE COLD HAS KEPT US CLOSE TO CAMP.

AND IT HIT KAREN HARD,

WHICH MEANS I'M DOIN' DOUBLE THE WORK.

AND IT'S WEARIN' ME OUT.

NIGHT OF DAY 14, LAYIN' IN BED EARLY,

FEELIN' WEAK, KINDA HAVE THE CHILLS.

I'M NOT SURE WHAT IT IS. BUT I'M GONNA GO AHEAD

AND LAY IT DOWN FOR TONIGHT

AND SEE -- SEE, UH, SEE HOW I FEEL IN THE MORNING.

I'M A LITTLE WORRIED ABOUT MATT.

UM, HE FEELS SOMETHING COMING ON RIGHT AT THIS MOMENT.

HE'S GOT SOME CHILLS.

IF HE TAKES ILL, I'LL DO MY BEST TO PICK UP ALL THE SLACK AND --

AND DO, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER HE'S BEEN DOING

'CAUSE I DON'T WANNA FINISH THIS WITHOUT HIM.

SEE IF THERE'S ANYTHING IN THE SKUNK TRAP HERE.

WE'VE BEEN SMELLIN' SKUNK AND JUST WANNA SEE

IF THERE'S ANYTHING IN HERE TODAY.

MM, NOPE. NOTHIN' IN THERE.

-WHAT YOU FEELIN' LIKE? -*BLEEP* I'M WEAK.

-EVERYTHING HURTS. -I KNOW.

KIND OF LIKE THE FLU.

I'VE GONNA TRY TO DRINK SOME WATER, PLENTY OF WATER

AND, UM, GO AHEAD AND PRAY ABOUT IT.

AND HOPEFULLY, I GET BETTER WITHIN THE NEXT DAY.

YOU SHOULD GET IN THE SUN, GET UP AND MOVE AROUND.

MATT IS REALLY HURTING.

AND I CAN'T LET HIM GO INTO A FREE-FALL.

BEING A MOM OF TWO, YOU KNOW,

I'VE BEEN THROUGH THIS WITH THE KIDS.

IT COULD BE A SELF-FULFILLING PROPHECY IF --

IF YOU'RE SORT OF SPIRALING DOWNWARD

AND YOU'RE NOT FEELING WELL.

I SORT OF ENGAGED HIM TO TEND THE FIRE.

I CERTAINLY COULD HAVE GOTTEN UP AND DONE IT,

BUT, UM, I JUST THOUGHT TO TAKE HIS MIND OFF OF IT

JUST A LITTLE BIT, GIVE HIM A LITTLE BIT OF PURPOSE

FOR THE DAY.

[ INSECTS CHIRPING ]

[ FROG RIBBITS ]

THIS MIGHT BE REALLY WISHFUL THINKING,

BUT WE SMELL SKUNK.

THE WIND IS COMING FROM THE DIRECTION

OF OUR SKUNK TRAPS.

SO MAYBE HE'S IN OUR TRAP.

HOW ARE YOU FEELING, MATT?

FEELIN' PRETTY BAD.

AFTER I STOOD UP AND SAT DOWN.

IT MADE ME DIZZY.

I WANNA SEE IF THERE'S ANYTHING IN THE SKUNK TRAP.

I THINK IT MIGHT HELP YOU WITH YOUR HEADACHE.

MATT'S NOT GETTING ANY BETTER,

SO I NEED TO STEP UP AND SEE IF I CAN GET US SOME FOOD

AND PULL HIM OUT OF IT.

NOPE, NOTHIN'.

YEAH, WAIT.

NO.

YES.

NO.

WHAT THE *BLEEP* IS THAT?

COULD IT REALLY BE?

IS THAT A SKUNK?

OH, MY GOD.

SKUNK!

IT'S ALL NESTLED UP IN A BALL.

OKAY, IT'S STILL BREATHING.

I DON'T WANT IT TO COME AND ATTACK ME,

SO I AM GOING TO STAB IT.

[ STABS ]

[ BIRDS CAW ]

WHEW! UGH!

UGH. *BLEEP*!

OH, MY GOD. [ GROANS ]

[ COUGHS ] THAT *BLEEP* STINKS!

OH! MY GOD!

UGH.

**

[ STABS ]

[ BIRDS CAW ]

WHEW! UGH!

UGH. *BLEEP*!

OH, MY GOD. [ GROANS ]

[ COUGHS ] THAT *BLEEP* STINKS!

OH! MY GOD!

[ GASPS ]

[ SPITS ]

[ HACKS, SPITS ]

GAME CHANGER. WOO!

AS STINKY AS IT MIGHT BE,

HOPEFULLY IT'LL PUSH US FORWARD OVER THE NEXT 3 DAYS.

-MATT! -YEAH?

COME HERE!

OH, YOU GOT A VARMINT.

YOU READY TO DO SOME HANDIWORK?

I GUESS. DOES IT STINK?

*BLEEP* YEAH.

DID IT SPRAY YOU?

NO, BUT I'M FULL OF IT.

I'M -- IT'S IN MY MOUTH, EVERYWHERE.

Matt: HOPEFULLY, THIS MEAT HERE WILL GET ME GOIN',

YOU KNOW, AT LEAST FOR A COUPLE DAYS.

AND THEN WE'LL HAVE SOMETHIN'.

IS THERE A LIVER IN THERE? MM-HMM.

Narrator: SKUNKS USE SECRETIONS FROM THEIR ANAL GLANDS

TO WARD OFF PREDATORS.

THE TOXIC CHEMICALS IN THE MUSK HAVE A SIMILAR EFFECT

ON HUMANS AS TEAR GAS.

MATT AND KAREN NEED TO SKIN IT CAREFULLY

WITHOUT DAMAGING THE ANAL GLANDS,

WHICH WOULD CONTAMINATE THEIR MEAT.

SKUNKS ARE PARTICULARLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO RABIES.

SO MATT AND KAREN MUST COOK THE MEAT THOROUGHLY

AND AVOID EATING BRAIN OR SPINAL CORD TISSUE.

SO WE DOIN' IT?

WELL, TASTES LIKE SKUNK.

WE HAVE TO EAT IT.

THAT'S KIND OF SKUNKY. IT'S TENDER...

-CHEWY. -MM-HMM.

I'D DEFINITELY EAT ANOTHER ONE.

YEAH. COOKED IT REALLY WELL. MM-HMM.

THIS IS ACTUALLY GOOD.

MM, MMM. YUMMY. REALLY GOOD.

OH, THIS IS DEFINITELY A BOOST OF CONFIDENCE.

IF YOU WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN HERE

TO KIND OF GET ME OUT OF THIS SLUMP,

I WOULD HAVE BEEN IN A BIND.

I'M VERY THANKFUL OF THAT.

I FEEL BETTER.

PRAISE THE LORD.

YEAH! SO HAPPY. YOO-HOO!

[ INSECTS CHIRPING ]

**

[ RUSTLING ] WOO!

WHAT? WHAT THE *BLEEP* WAS THAT?

I DON'T KNOW. WAS IT YOUR HAND?

-NO. -*BLEEP* DANG.

WHAT WAS IT?

I DON'T KNOW, DUDE. LIKE, A FLY OR...

NO, IT WAS CRAWLING.

OKAY, I JUST GOT FREAKED OUT BIG TIME.

SOME CREATURE LANDS ON MY HEAD.

HERE, I'M THINKING IT'S A TARANTULA.

SO I WAKE UP SCREAMING.

AND I THINK...

IT'S ONE OF THOSE POISONOUS TOADS.

I WISH WE COULD EAT IT,

BUT THE TOXINS WOULD KILL US. [ FROG RIBBITS ]

[ RUSTLING ] *BLEEP*

AH! WHAT IS IT? *BLEEP*

KILL THAT *BLEEP*!

*BLEEP*

WELL, HE'S SITTIN' RIGHT THERE! MISSED HIM.

-WHERE? -YOU SEE HIM?

HIS TAIL'S RIGHT THERE.

I NEED TO STAB HIM IN THIS BUSHES.

-HURRY. -OKAY, I'M COMIN'. I'M COMIN'.

I GOT HIS TAIL PINNED. OKAY, WHERE, WHERE?

WHERE DO I GO? LOOK WHERE HIS TAIL'S AT.

-OVER... -AROUND YOU, HERE?

*BLEEP* NO, NO, UH-UH.

-YOU GOTTA STAB HIS HEAD. -I KNOW!

THAT'S WHY I'M ASKING, "WHERE?"

YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO START MOVIN' *BLEEP*.

HOLD ON.

-I GOT HIS TAIL. -IS HE GONNA BREAK OFF OR...

I DON'T KNOW. I'M NOT LETTING GO.

OH, WAIT! WHA-BA-BA-BA! I'VE GOT HIS HEAD.

HIT THAT KNIFE WITH THIS ROCK.

-THE KNIFE WON'T GO THROUGH! -OKAY.

*BLEEP* GO AT THAT BAMBOO AND LISTEN.

GRAB THIS ROCK.

PUT THIS ROCK ON TOP OF THAT KNIFE AND HIT IT.

THERE. YOU'RE DOIN' SOMETHING. I THINK YOU --

YOU DID SOMETHING. PULL YOUR KNIFE.

WIGGLE IT.

AND IT'S IN THE HEAD.

TWIST. PULL.

YOU GOT HIM.

OKAY, HE'S GOT A BIG GASH IN HIS HEAD, SO...

I'M ABOUT TO -- I'M ABOUT TO WHACK HIS HEAD OFF.

WELL, THAT WOKE ME UP.

MATT, YOU DID A FANTASTIC JOB OF -- OF...

I WHACKED -- LUCKILY, HE WENT IN THAT HOLE.

YOU GOT IT BY THAT 2-INCH TAIL.

-HE'S... LUCKILY... -THAT'S ALL YOU GOT.

HE'S... LUCKILY, HE WENT IN THAT HOLE.

-THAT'S A DEAD END. -THAT WAS UNBELIEVABLE.

I'VE NEVER SEEN HUNTING SKILLS LIKE THAT BEFORE.

HE WON'T COME THROUGH CAMP NO MORE.

THAT'S WHAT WE'VE BEEN HEARING AT NIGHT, I BETCHA.

Narrator: MONITOR LIZARDS OFTEN FEED ON CARRION.

SO WHEN COOKING THEM, IT'S SAFEST TO EAT ONLY LEG

AND TAIL MEAT.

THEIR ORGANS CAN BE CONTAMINATED WITH DEADLY BACTERIA.

OUR LIZARD IS PHENOMENAL. IF I HAD TO COMPARE IT,

IT'D HAVE TO BE COMPARED TO FILET MIGNON.

BUT AS I'M EATING THIS LIZARD,

A PIECE OF SKUNK TASTE RUN THROUGH MY MOUTH.

WHEN WE CLEANED THE SKUNK, WE GOT THE GUTS.

SO I'M WONDERING IF THAT LIZARD CAME

AND ATE OUR SKUNK LAST NIGHT.

Narrator: IF BACTERIA OR PARASITES FROM THE SKUNK CARCASS

WERE PASSED THROUGH THE LIZARD MEAT,

MATT AND KAREN COULD COME DOWN WITH AMOEBIC DYSENTERY.

[ INSECTS CHIRPING ]

I CAN'T SLEEP.

I KNOW. ME, TOO.

[ HACKS, SPITS ]

Matt: I FEEL WEAK. MY HEAD'S SPINNIN'.

NOT SURE WHAT'S GOIN' ON.

I'VE DECIDED TO SLEEP OUTSIDE.

AND SO,

HOPEFULLY, I'LL BE OKAY IN THE MORNING.

[ BELCHES ] UGH, GOD.

AT THIS POINT, WE HAVE BOTH JOINED FORCES

WITH DIARRHEA.

[ HACKS, SPITS ]

[ BELCHES ]

WE'RE HOPING TO GET THROUGH THE NIGHT

AND NOT DEPLETE OUR, YOU KNOW, HYDRATION LEVEL TOO MUCH.

Matt: HOW ARE YOU FEELIN'? Karen: I'M BARELY HANGIN' ON.

I DON'T PLAN ON TAPPIN' OUT. ME NEITHER.

BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW WE'RE GONNA WALK OUT.

I KNOW. DON'T GET AHEAD OF YOURSELF.

JUST BE RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW.

THAT'S ALL YOU CAN DO.

FEELIN' PRETTY WHOOPED RIGHT NOW.

UM, THE DIARRHEA HAS GOT ME.

THE THING I'M NERVOUS ABOUT MOST

IS BEING FORCED TO TAP OUT FOR SOMETHIN'

THAT'S OUT OF MY CONTROL.

[ DEEP BELCH, GROANS ]

[ PASSING GAS, DEEP BELCHING ]

*BLEEP*

I'M HAVING GAS IN MY STOMACH.

UH, FEELS LIKE IT WANTS TO COME OUT OF BOTH ENDS.

[ GROANS ]

[ PASSES GAS ]

AND KAREN'S PRETTY W -- PRETTY WEAK HERSELF.

MATT AND I ARE IN IT TOGETHER.

SO HE'S THERE FOR ME. I'M THERE FOR HIM.

AND, UH, YOU KNOW, W -- WE'LL GET THROUGH IT.

[ BELCHING ]

[ BELCHING CONTINUES ]

[ PASSES GAS ] I HAVE NO CLUE

WHAT IT'S GONNA FEEL LIKE IF I H --

IF I'M SICK COMIN' OUT OF HERE.

[ BELCHES, GROANS ]

MATT'S REALLY NOT FEELING WELL.

BEEN CONCERNED ABOUT HIM, UH, PRETTY MUCH ALL DAY.

JUST A LITTLE WORRIED THAT HE'S SORT OF PLUMMETING.

HERE WE GO AGAIN.

[ PASSES GAS, BELCHES ]

OKAY, DEFINITELY WANTS TO COME OUT OF BOTH ENDS.

BUT THE BOTTOM'S LOOSER.

TOO BAD I GOT NO *BLEEP* TOILET PAPER.

*BLEEP* FOUR TIMES IN THE LAST FIFTY HOURS.

I'M HAVIN' STOMACH PROBLEMS AND DIARRHEA.

I'M IN TERRIBLE SHAPE. MY LEGS ARE KILLIN' ME.

BUT WHAT I'M SCARED OF MOST IS HAVIN' TO TAP OUT.

Narrator: NINETEEN DAYS AGO,

KAREN AND MATT BEGAN THEIR CHALLENGE

IN THE TYPHOON-WRECKED MARSILA JUNGLE.

WITH PRIMITIVE SURVIVAL RATINGS OF 6.3 AND 6.6,

KAREN HAS SUFFERED FROM ONGOING FOOT PROBLEMS

BUT HAS SHOWN HER METTLE WHEN HARVESTING A REEKING SKUNK

TO HELP HER PARTNER.

THAT *BLEEP* STINKS!

Narrator: MATT'S INITIAL DISREGARD

FOR HIS PARTNER THREATENED THEIR SUCCESS.

BUT HE HAS TAPPED INTO HIS BACKWOODS SKILLS

TO SURVIVE UNFAMILIAR TERRAIN.

THEIR BIGGEST CHALLENGE LIES AHEAD, HOWEVER,

ESCAPING THE JUNGLE

WHILE SUFFERING FROM CRIPPLING DIARRHEA.

THEIR FINAL PSRs HINGE ON WHETHER THEY SUCCEED OR TAP OUT.

Narrator: NEAR THE END OF THEIR CHALLENGE

IN THE PHILIPPINE JUNGLE, MATT AND KAREN STRUGGLE

TO OVERCOME DEBILITATING STOMACH ILLNESSES.

I HAD AN UPSET STOMACH YESTERDAY.

YOU KNOW, IT WOULD HURT FOR ME TO WALK.

I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S MORE MENTAL THAN ANYTHING.

BUT I'M READY TO GO NOW.

JUST A LITTLE BIT LEFT.

THEN WE'LL BE GETTIN' OUTTA HERE.

MY BODY'S BROKEN.

I'VE NO ENERGY. MY HEAD HURTS.

MY STOMACH HURTS.

I CAN'T TAKE A DEEP BREATH.

IT'S AWFUL.

AND PLUS, I CAN'T GET COMFORTABLE.

ALL MY JOINTS HURT.

SO JUST DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW I'M HERE AT THIS POINT.

WE'RE HERE.

SO WOULD YOU RATHER A LITTLE HIKE UPHILL

OR A LONG HIKE AROUND THAT'S GRADUAL?

LET'S TAKE IT ON THE CHIN.

Narrator: ALREADY EMACIATED BEFORE THEIR DIARRHEA,

MATT AND KAREN NOW VERGE ON COLLAPSE.

SO THEY FORGO A GRADUAL HIKE TO EXTRACTION

IN FAVOR OF A STEEPER BUT MUCH SHORTER ROUTE.

NOW, WE GOTTA GO UP.

THEIR PATH OUT ASCENDS A MERCILESS 16% GRADE

OVER RAZER-SHARP TYPHOON DEBRIS,

WHICH MAY ALSO CONCEAL DEADLY COBRAS

THAT COULD TAKE THEM DOWN WITH ONE FALSE MOVE.

Matt: THIS HIKE IS GNARLY.

I MEAN, THIS IS A STRAIGHT UPHILL.

WHENEVER YOU WANNA STOP AND BREAK, TELL ME.

I WILL.

Karen: I CAN'T EVEN STAND UP STRAIGHT.

MY HEART RATE'S REALLY HIGH.

I'M TRYING TO PLANT MY FOOT SOMEWHERE WHERE I --

I DON'T FEEL LIKE A H -- HOT DAGGER'S GOING THROUGH IT.

-MY FOOT'S BLEEDING. -WHERE AT?

TOES.

HOW ARE YOU FEELIN'?

MY LIPS ARE TINGLING, I'M DIZZY,

ABOUT TO FALL OVER.

WHAT, YOU WANT ME TO STOP? YOU GOTTA TELL ME TO STOP.

-NO, I MEAN... -COMMUNICATION.

YOU TELL ME TO STOP IF YOU NEED ME TO STOP.

OKAY, JUST STOP.

NOW WE'RE IN THE SUN.

Matt: KAREN'S ATTITUDE CHANGED COMPLETELY.

YOU KNOW, HER COMMUNICATION KIND OF STOPPED.

ONE STEP AT A TIME, KAREN. YEP.

Karen: EVERY SINGLE STEP IS PAINFUL.

[ PANTING ] I'M SHORT OF BREATH.

I'M JUST PULLING AT EVERYTHING I'VE GOT TO MAKE THAT NEXT STEP.

[ PANTING ]

MM.

[ BIRDS CAW ] OH, MY GOD, MY FEET! AH!

I KNOW HOW MENTALLY AND PHYSICALLY STRONG I AM.

BUT I'M GETTING FRUSTRATED

BECAUSE, WHENEVER I'VE ASKED MY BODY TO DO SOMETHING,

IT'S ALWAYS BEEN THERE FOR ME MORE.

I CAN'T...BREATHE. I'M GONNA PASS OUT.

LOOK, KAREN, WE STILL GOTTA GET TO THE END OF THE TRAIL.

WE'RE NOT DONE WITH THIS YET. *BLEEP*

IT'S WAY DOWN THERE.

[ KAREN BREATHING HEAVILY ]

YOU'D THINK OUR FEET WOULD BE USED TO THIS STUFF.

I GUESS I JUST DON'T HAVE ANYTHING IN MY QUADS.

I HEAR IT!

Karen: OUR WALKING STICKS FEEL LIKE THEY HAVE 100 POUNDS EACH.

DON'T YOU STOP WHEN YOU GET HERE.

LET'S GO. COME ON.

-ALL RIGHT. -DON'T STOP.

[ GRUNTING ]

HERE.

-[ SIGHS ] -GUESS WHAT? WE DONE IT.

WE DID IT. WHEW!

-TWENTY-ONE AND DONE. -WE DID IT, BUDDY.

YES!

I'VE COME TO RELY ON LETTING IT GO

AND TRYING NOT TO BE IN CONTROL

BECAUSE YOU CANNOT BE IN CONTROL

IN A CONSTANTLY UNFOLDING AND UNPREDICTABLE ENVIRONMENT.

SO HERE I AM, 51, AND I DID IT.

Matt: MY BIGGEST LESSON I LEARNED OUT HERE --

HAVING A FEMALE LIKE KAREN IS PHENOMENAL.

AFTER A FEW DAYS, I MIGHT HAVE THOUGHT

I COULD SURVIVE BY MYSELF.

BUT I WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO TELL YOU

WHAT KIND OF PARTNER WOULD BE BETTER THAN HER.

THIS WOMAN HERE IS STRONGER THAN MOST MEN I KNOW.

Narrator: OVER THE COURSE OF 21 DEMANDING DAYS

IN THE PHILIPPINES,

MATT SUBSISTED ON BANANAS, SKUNK MEAT AND LIZARDS.

HE LOST 25 POUNDS,

NEARLY 18 PERCENT OF HIS STARTING BODY WEIGHT.

EVEN THOUGH HIS CHAUVINISTIC ATTITUDE INITIALLY

THREATENED THE PARTNERSHIP, MATT'S RESILIENCE

AND PROBLEM-SOLVING MINDSET GOT HIM THROUGH THE CHALLENGE.

AS A RESULT, HIS PSR RISES FROM 6.6 TO 7.2.

DURING HER 3 WEEKS IN THE JUNGLE, KAREN

LOST A TOTAL OF 12 POUNDS.

THOUGH SHE INITIALLY STRUGGLED TO EXERT CONTROL

OVER THE JUNGLE, KAREN'S MOM-INSPIRED TENACITY

AND FITNESS WERE A BIG REASON

THIS TEAM WAS ULTIMATELY SUCCESSFUL.

HER PSR INCREASES FROM 6.3 TO 7.2.

THE PHILIPPINES' MARSILA JUNGLE SURVIVED A DEVASTATING TYPHOON.

AND IN TURN, MATT AND KAREN

SURVIVED THE MARSILA JUNGLE, "NAKED AND AFRAID."

I'M ALIVE. UH, FIRST MORNING HOME.

I'M GONNA CHECK ON MY ANIMALS

AND WHAT ALL MY CRITTERS ARE DOIN' NOW.

BACK TO THE NORMAL DAILY LIFE, WHICH I LOVE.

I'VE HAD A PRETTY ROUGH TIME SINCE I'VE RETURNED HOME.

I'VE GOT SOME SORES ON MY LEGS

THAT WON'T LET ME FORGET OUR CHALLENGE.

THEY SHOULD BE HEALED IN A COUPLE WEEKS.

BUT RIGHT NOW, YOU CAN TAKE THE GIRL OUT OF THE JUNGLE,

BUT THE JUNGLE IS NOT COMING OUT OF THE GIRL QUITE YET.