Original subtitles

STOMACH WON'T STOP GROWLING.

OUR BODIES ARE SLOWING OUR METABOLISM DOWN

AND IT'S ATTACKING THE MUSCLE.

*BLEEP*

I'M WATCHING HIM DETERIORATE SLOWLY.

YOU SERIOUSLY NEED TO CHILL OUT.

LAST NIGHT SUCKED.

I'M JUST NOT THERE ANYMORE.

-HE NEEDS TO REST. -I CAN'T DO IT.

Narrator: ONE MAN...

[ HOWLS ]

AND ONE WOMAN...

I'M NOT LEAVING!

...ALONE FOR 21 DAYS...

WHAT IS THAT?

...WITH NO FOOD...

OH, GOD, I'M FREEZING.

...NO CLOTHES...

AAH!

...NO WATER...

AAH! MOVE!

DO THEY HAVE THE SKILLS AND THE WILL...

HURTS.

...TO OVERCOME THE MOST PRIMAL SURVIVAL CHALLENGE

OF THEIR LIVES...

[ SCREAMING ]

...NAKED AND AFRAID?

Woman: I'M TERRIFIED.

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IT'S STILL A LITTLE BIT COLD, SO I'M A LITTLE NERVOUS

ABOUT TAKING MY CLOTHES OFF IN THIS ENVIRONMENT,

BUT I'M GOING TO HAVE TO, SO THAT'S THAT.

MY NAME IS GIOVANNA. I'M FROM PRESCOTT, ARIZONA,

AND I RUN THE BEER PROGRAM AT A PUB.

I STARTED GETTING INTO SURVIVAL A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO.

MY HUSBAND WORKED IN SPECIAL OPERATIONS

WHERE HE HAD HIS SURVIVAL TRAINING.

HE CAME HOME WITH THIS BOOK CALLED "SURVIVAL."

JUNE 1992 VERSION OF THE SURVIVAL HANDBOOK FOR THE ARMY.

MY BIBLE, PRETTY MUCH.

I KIND OF GREW REALLY OBSESSED WITH ALL OF THE MATERIALS

THAT HE BROUGHT HOME, SO I'M REALLY JUST SELF-TAUGHT.

PRIMITIVE SURVIVAL DRAWS ME IN BECAUSE IT'S HARD.

I LIKE DOING THINGS THAT ARE HARD.

I THINK THEY HAVE A LOT MORE MERIT IN THE END.

Narrator: GIOVANNA IS BOTH PHYSICALLY FIT AND MENTALLY STRONG.

SHE'S STUDIED WILD EDIBLES

AS WELL AS PRIMITIVE HUNTING AND TRAPPING TECHNIQUES.

BUT HER LACK OF HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE

COULD HINDER HER SURVIVAL CHANCES.

GIOVANNA'S PRIMITIVE SURVIVAL RATING, OR PSR, IS SET AT 6.2.

Wes: I'M EXCITED, I'VE GOT BUTTERFLIES.

I'M PUMPED, I'M READY TO GO.

I MEAN, I'VE JUST GOT TO GET THIS STARTED

SO I CAN BURN OFF SOME OF THIS ENERGY.

HOPEFULLY I WON'T BURN OFF TOO MUCH.

MY NAME'S WES. I'M FROM SAN ANTONIO.

I'M A RISK-TAKER.

I LIKE TO PLAY A LOT OF ADVENTURE SPORTS

LIKE HANG GLIDING,

ROCK CLIMBING, KITE BOARDING.

I'VE BEEN PRACTICING SURVIVAL ALMOST ALL MY LIFE.

I GREW UP OUTDOORS.

THAT REALLY GAVE ME AN OPPORTUNITY

TO HONE SOME OF MY SKILLS.

I KNOW THAT I'M MENTALLY STRONG,

THAT I'VE GOT THE PHYSICAL SKILLS.

I'M REALLY CONFIDENT THAT I CAN MAKE IT IN THIS CHALLENGE.

Narrator: AS AN ATHLETE, WES' PHYSICAL FITNESS

IS AN ADVANTAGE, BUT HIS HARD-CHARGING NATURE

COULD WORK AGAINST HIM ON A 21-DAY CHALLENGE.

HE BEGINS WITH A PSR OF 7.3.

Wes: MY APPROACH TO SURVIVAL IS SET MY GOALS,

HAVE A BIG TASK EACH DAY THAT I WANT TO ACCOMPLISH.

IT'S AN ACTIVE APPROACH, BUT I'M STILL COGNIZANT

OF CALORIC EXPENDITURE.

YOU EVER HAVE ONE OF THOSE "OH, *BLEEP*" MOMENTS?

I'M HAVING ONE RIGHT NOW.

HERE GOES EVERYTHING.

MY APPROACH TO SURVIVAL IS REALLY BASED ON MY PHILOSOPHY

THAT WE'RE NOT OUT HERE TO CONQUER THE FOREST.

NATURE'S NOT A BITCH. NATURE'S JUST NATURE.

I THINK ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS

IS TO EMBRACE IT AND, YOU KNOW, JUST BE AN ANIMAL.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S DO THIS.

I'M LOOKING AT THIS GUY

AND HE SEEMS LIKE HE'S PRETTY FIT.

THAT'S GOOD.

I KNOW THAT HE'S GOING TO BE ACTIVE.

HOWDY, PARTNER. HOW YOU DOING?

GOOD, HOW ARE YOU? I'M WES.

GIOVANNA.

GIOVANNA, NICE TO MEET YOU. YOU, TOO.

YEAH, ARE YOU READY TO GET THIS STARTED?

YEAH. YEAH.

SO, HIS AND HERS HERE, YEAH? YEAH, LOOKS LIKE IT.

Narrator: IN ADDITION TO A MACHETE,

WES AND GIOVANNA HAVE EACH PICKED ONE SURVIVAL ITEM.

THIS BIG GREEN THING IS MY MOSQUITO NET.

AWESOME. MY HUSBAND TOOK THIS

ON A COUPLE DEPLOYMENTS WITH HIM.

COOL. HOPEFULLY MULTIPLE USES.

THAT'S AWESOME. YEAH.

WELL, I'VE GOT...

A FIRESTARTER.

PERFECT. I BELIEVE I HAVE THE MAP.

YAY. LET'S SEE WHAT WE'VE GOT HERE.

WE DEFINITELY WANT TO HEAD DOWN

TOWARDS THIS RIVER FOR SURE.

YEAH, HEAD FOR THAT BIG FRUIT TREE?

ABSOLUTELY.

BEARS AND PUMAS, MAYBE WE'LL CATCH A GLIMPSE.

I HOPE NOT.

WE DEFINITELY WANT TO HEAD IN THIS DIRECTION.

YEAH, I AGREE. YEAH, OKAY.

YOU CAN LEAD. ALL RIGHTY.

Giovanna: SO I'M KIND OF LIKE KEEPING MY EYE OUT FOR SNAKES.

Narrator: WES AND GIOVANNA WILL HAVE TO WATCH THEIR STEP.

THE CLOUD FOREST OF MAQUIPUCUNA CONCEALS MANY DANGERS

CAMOUFLAGED IN THE THICK BRUSH.

FER-DE-LANCE SNAKES CAN STRIKE WITHOUT WARNING.

PUMAS ALSO MOVE SWIFTLY THROUGH THE DENSE VEGETATION,

LEAPING ONTO THE BACK OF THEIR VICTIMS

TO DELIVER A SUFFOCATING NECK BITE.

Wes: WHAT HAPPENS IF WE'RE OUT HERE ON DAY ONE AND IT JUST RAINS?

AND IT'S POURING RAIN. YEAH. WE'RE SCREWED.

Narrator: WILDLIFE IS NOT THE ONLY THREAT IN THESE MOUNTAINS.

MOTHER NATURE BATTERS THE AREA WITH THUNDERSTORMS,

DUMPING MORE THAN 130 INCHES OF RAIN ANNUALLY.

Wes: THE NUMBER ONE DANGER IS THE ENVIRONMENT,

GETTING COLD AND GETTING HYPOTHERMIA.

THAT'S WHAT I'M CONCERNED MOST ABOUT.

Narrator: AT AN ELEVATION OF 10,000 FEET

AND CONSTANTLY SHROUDED IN CLOUD,

GIOVANNA AND WES FACE NIGHTTIME TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW 40s,

PUTTING THEM AT HIGH RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA.

I THINK I HEAR WATER. I HEAR WATER, TOO.

LIKE, I HEAR BIG WATER. YEAH.

OH, LOOK AT THAT!

OH, BIG WATER!

THAT'S WHAT WE NEED RIGHT THERE.

THAT IS AMAZING.

SO, THAT MUST BE THE FRUIT TREE.

YOU WANT TO GO A LITTLE FARTHER?

YEAH, LET'S SCOUT IT OUT A LITTLE BIT.

THIS LOOKS KIND OF AWESOME. YEAH IT DOES.

RIGHT? YEAH, IT LOOKS GREAT.

IT LOOKS LEVEL. IT'S UP OFF THE RIVER A LITTLE.

YEAH, I LIKE IT. IT'S OFF THE TRAIL.

OKAY. SO WE'RE IN OUR SPOT.

I THINK THIS SPOT IS A GREAT SPOT FOR SHELTER

BECAUSE WE'RE A LITTLE BIT ELEVATED

SO IT'S NOT AS COLD AT NIGHT

AS IF WE WERE RIGHT NEXT TO THE RIVER.

WE'RE CLOSE TO A BAMBOO PATCH, SOME BIG LEAVES,

AND THE FRUIT TREE'S JUST A LITTLE WALK.

DOWN TO BUSINESS.

AIEE!

I KNEW THAT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN.

DAMN.

I AM JUST -- I'VE GOT TO SLOW DOWN, INJURING MYSELF.

I GET EXCITED AND GET PUMPED UP AND I HAVE TO TELL MYSELF,

"SLOW DOWN, DUDE, YOU'RE GOING TO GET HURT."

Giovanna: I LEARNED HOW TO WEAVE PALM FRONDS ON YOUTUBE.

WE CAN USE THEM AS SHINGLING OR AS BEDDING,

GIVE A LITTLE COMFORT AND WARMTH.

IT GETS PRETTY COLD HERE AT NIGHT.

YOU KNOW, BUILDING A SMALL, YOU KNOW, WELL-INSULATED SHELTER

AND HAVING A FIRE RIGHT OFF THE BAT FOR THAT FIRST NIGHT

IS GOING TO BE INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT TO OUR SURVIVAL.

Wes: WE'VE GOT TO GET A FIRE GOING BEFORE WE LOSE LIGHT.

Giovanna: OKAY.

SO I'M JUST GOING TO SEE WHAT WE CAN DO HERE.

YES.

IT'S NOT LIGHTING.

IT'S WAY TOO MOIST.

THIS FOREST IS SO HUMID.

THE SAME THING THAT MAKES ALL THESE

AMAZING RESOURCES AVAILABLE

IS ALSO THE ENEMY OF FIRE.

THINGS DON'T BURN VERY WELL AT ALL.

*BLEEP*

I WAS ACTUALLY GETTING PANICKED, BECAUSE I WAS LIKE,

"I DON'T WANT TO BE OUT HERE WITHOUT FIRE."

MAYBE GIVE IT A LITTLE TIME TO BUILD

BEFORE YOU GIVE IT A TON OF AIR?

YEAH. OKAY, LET'S LET IT BURN

A BIT BEFORE WE...

OH, YES.

I'M GOING TO LET YOU DO IT.

YES, YES.

YOU NEED MORE?

WAH!

KEEP IT GOING, KEEP IT GOING.

GIO WAS CALM, GOT CONTROL OF IT.

ONCE SHE GOT THAT COAL, MAN,

SHE BLEW IT INTO FLAME LIKE A PRO.

WAY TO GO, MAN.

HERE I AM, THE *BLEEP* THAT BRINGS A FIRESTARTER,

I CAN'T EVEN GET A *BLEEP*... I WAS FEELING SO BAD.

THAT'S A FIRE. WE'RE OKAY. NOW I'M PUMPED.

I'M READY TO GO DO SOME WORK.

SO, HOW WAS THE FIRST DAY?

I AM *BLEEP* TIRED, AND REALLY THIRSTY.

SO FAR, SO GOOD. I DON'T WANT TO JINX IT.

DON'T RAIN.

HOPEFULLY WE GET NO RAIN OVER THE NIGHT.

WE'RE WAITING ON OUR WATER TO BOIL.

HOPEFULLY IT BOILS SOON.

WE DROPPED SOME HOT ROCKS IN IT TO SPEED IT UP.

SO FAR, NO GO,

BUT IT'S KIND OF MOVING AROUND.

IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S ABOUT TO BOIL.

IT'S MORNING, DAY TWO.

OUR FIRST NIGHT WASN'T SO BAD.

I'M OUT HERE THIS MORNING JUST KIND OF MOVING AROUND.

WE'RE HOPING WE CAN FIND US A GOOD...

GOOD BREAKFAST SOURCE THIS MORNING.

I'M GOING TO RUN UP AND SCOUT THE TREE

THAT WE WANT TO GET THE FRUIT FROM.

NICE. DO YOU WANT ME TO COME WITH?

SURE. WE KNOW THAT THERE'S

A FRUIT TREE DOWN HERE NEAR OUR SHELTER.

WE CAUGHT A GLIMPSE OF IT ON OUR WAY IN,

WHICH IS GREAT FOR US FOR A SOURCE OF FOOD.

I'M JUST CHECKING FOR SNAKES. OH, YEAH.

THEY MAY BE AROUND THAT FRUIT TREE TO CATCH

WHATEVER'S COMING TO EAT THE FRUIT.

I'M GOOD. THANK YOU.

SO WE'RE HERE? YEAH, IT'S THIS TREE.

SEE HOW IT'S BENT?

I HATE TO CUT IT DOWN.

I'D MUCH RATHER TRY TO CLIMB IT.

OKAY. DO YOU WANT ME TO SPOT YOU?

I'M GOOD. YOU GET UP THERE AND CUT THAT LIMB.

MOSS IS SLIPPERY.

OH, MAN.

*BLEEP*

MOSS IS SLIPPERY.

Giovanna: OH, MAN.

*BLEEP*

WOO-HOO-HOO!

WOO-HOO! WOO!

ARE YOU OKAY? YEAH, NO, I'M GOOD!

I HEAR THIS BRANCH BREAKING AND I THINK, "OH, *BLEEP*.

HERE WE GO. I'M GOING TO GET INJURED.

THIS IS GOING TO TAKE ME OUT OF THE CHALLENGE."

BUT LUCKILY THERE WAS THE VINE SYSTEM THERE

TO KIND OF SAVE MY BUTT.

[ LAUGHS ] WELL, SO MUCH FOR NOT TAKING DOWN THE WHOLE TREE.

YEAH.

I DIDN'T -- OH!

WOO! OH, MY GOD.

THAT'S ONE WAY TO GET DOWN.

*BLEEP* YEAH, WE GOT FOOD!

AND WE GOT SOME FOOD.

WES IS A LITTLE BIT INTENSE.

HE'S NOT AFRAID TO RISK INJURY FOR A POSITIVE OUTCOME.

THEY ALL LOOK PRETTY YELLOW.

YEAH, HERE'S SOME. GOOD, GOOD, GOOD.

WE NEED GREEN, RIGHT? YEAH.

Wes: I'M GOING TO GO CUT SOME OF THAT HEART OF PALM

THAT'S REAL JUICY,

AND THEN WE CAN HAVE SOME OF THAT, TOO.

Giovanna: OH, WE ARE HAVING BREAKFAST, ALL RIGHT.

ABSOLUTELY.

Giovanna: KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR ROCK SPIDERS.

I SAW ONE EARLIER.

SO HOW'S YOUR HEART?

THAT WAS QUITE THE ADRENALINE RUSH, YEAH?

I'M OKAY. I'M USED TO IT.

ARE YOU?

OH. THESE ARE NOT RIPE.

THEY'RE NOT?

WELL,

STILL A FUN RIDE.

DOUBLE BUMMER, THE FRUIT WASN'T RIPE,

SO I DON'T THINK WE'LL BE RETURNING THERE.

WELL, WE DIDN'T WASTE A LOT OF EFFORT TO GET THEM, ANYWAY,

SO IT'S NOT LIKE WE'RE STARVING RIGHT NOW.

RIGHT?

LET'S GET IT GOING.

YEAH. COME ON, WATER.

GO. I'M REALLY --

OH, I THINK I SEE -- DID YOU SEE BUBBLES, OR...

NO, DO YOU?

I CAN'T TELL.

I CAN'T WAIT TILL IT BOILS.

CAN'T WAIT UNTIL IT COOLS OFF AND WE CAN DRINK IT.

WE'RE SUPER THIRSTY.

I'VE DECIDED TO DIG A WELL.

WE'RE GOING TO MOVE AWAY FROM BOILING.

IT'S TAKING TOO LONG AND WE'RE GETTING DEHYDRATED

WAITING ON THAT TO BOIL.

I'M TRYING TO GET THE PARTS

THAT ARE GOING TO FALL OFF AND FILL IT BACK UP.

I'M TRYING TO GET THOSE OUT OF THE WAY,

BUT I THINK WE'RE GETTING THERE.

YOU KNOW, I THINK IF WE BUILD THIS FILTER,

WE CAN TAKE IT RIGHT OUT OF THE RIVER.

PROBABLY SO. YEAH. I MEAN, IF THAT'S NOT DONE YET.

I DON'T SEE WHY NOT.

Giovanna: BOILING WATER IN BAMBOO TAKES UPWARDS OF 10 MINUTES,

AND THE BAMBOO DEGRADES REALLY QUICKLY

AND YOU NEED TO USE GREEN BAMBOO,

WHICH IS KIND OF THORNY.

SO ALL IN ALL, THE WHOLE PROCESS

OF BOILING WATER HAS BEEN A CHALLENGE.

Wes: GIO DECIDED, "HEY, WE'LL MAKE A LITTLE CHARCOAL FILTER."

THIS CAME OFF A PIECE OF BAMBOO. IT'S JUST LIKE A HUSK.

SO IT'S LIKE A READY-MADE CONE

AND I'M JUST GOING TO LAYER IT FULL OF LAYERS OF LEAVES,

DIRT AND GRAVEL, AND CHARCOAL.

IT'S NOT A TERRIBLY COMPLICATED DESIGN.

IT'S GREAT.

HERE YOU GO, WES.

IT'S PROBABLY A LITTLE CHARCOALY.

Wes: GIO IS THE TYPE OF PERSON

THAT SHE CAN SEE ONE THING

AND THEN SHE'LL JUST COME UP WITH THIS GREAT IDEA

AND WE JUST GO WITH IT,

SO I'M GLAD TO HAVE HER AS MY PARTNER.

MMM.

THAT'S GOOD.

YOU WANT TO TAKE THE NET, OR DO WE JUST

WANT TO HACK IT WHEN IT COMES OUT?

OH, YEAH, WE NEED THE NET. WE NEED THE NET.

WE'RE TRYING TO FIND WAYS TO GET ANIMALS

WITHOUT EXPENDING A LOT OF CALORIES,

SO WE'RE GOING TO SMOKE OUT SOME HOLES.

OH, HELL YEAH. I'M HOPING EVEN IF AN ARMADILLO

DOESN'T COME OUT, MAYBE A SNAKE WILL COME OUT.

MAYBE THEY'LL GET IN THERE. SOMETHING.

SOMETHING. SOMETHING THAT'S MEAT.

OKAY. WE'RE GOING TO PUT ONE PERSON

AT THE EXIT OF THE HOLE, AND THE OTHER PERSON'S

GOING TO BE AT THE FRONT OF THE HOLE

TRYING TO SMOKE OUT ANY ANIMALS THAT MAY BE IN THERE.

Giovanna: YOU WANT TO TRADE UP, OR ARE YOU OKAY?

WES, YOU SHOULD REST.

NO, I'M GOOD.

Giovanna: KNOWING WES NOW FOR ONLY A COUPLE OF DAYS,

I CAN ALREADY TELL THAT HE'S FULL-THROTTLE ALL THE TIME.

YOU KNOW, HE'S GOT A LOT OF ENERGY,

BUT IT'S A LITTLE WORRISOME.

I DON'T WANT HIM TO BURN OUT TOO SOON.

WES, WANT ME TO TAKE OVER?

I DON'T WANT YOU TO GET SMOKED OUT.

ALL RIGHT. I'LL LET YOU TRY. OKAY.

[ BLOWING ]

*BLEEP*

THAT MADE ME GET LIGHTHEADED.

[ BLOWING ]

*BLEEP*, SMOKE IS ROLLING EVERYWHERE NOW.

I WAS A SWIMMER.

[ BLOWING ]

OH, IF HE'S IN THERE, HE'S GOT TO COME OUT.

HE GOT TO COME OUT.

[ BLOWING ] IT'S GOING OUT.

OKAY. THAT'S OKAY. YOU KNOW WHAT WE COULD DO?

WE COULD PLUG ALL THE HOLES WITH MOSS.

WE'LL SEE WHICH ONE IS UNCOVERED.

AND WE'LL KNOW SOMETHING'S IN THERE

BECAUSE WE PLUGGED ALL THE HOLES WITH MOSS.

WHAT DO YOU THINK? IT'S A GOOD IDEA.

WE'LL KEEP TRYING. GOOD EFFORT.

YEAH?

WE DIDN'T EXPEND VERY MANY CALORIES.

NO. PROBABLY LOST

SOME LUNG FUNCTION, BUT...

HUH?

YEAH, I'M GOOD.

Giovanna: OKAY, SO WE'RE GOING TO BRING THE MACHETE

AND LIKE MAYBE A SNAKE STICK OR TWO?

YEAH. WELL, RIGHT NOW,

WE'VE JUST HAD A VEGETARIAN DIET,

AND SO IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO GET PROTEIN.

ALL RIGHT, I'M READY WHEN YOU ARE.

YEP. LET'S GO.

Giovanna: WE'RE GOING TO GO ON A HUNT TODAY

AND SEE IF WE CAN'T FIND SOMETHING.

WE'RE LOOKING FOR SNAKES AND SNAILS MOSTLY.

WE NEED TO PAY ATTENTION TO THE TREES, TOO.

YEAH. WE COULD GET INTO SOMETHING

WE HAVEN'T SEEN YET, LIKE THAT.

WHAT IS THAT?

OH, MY GOD. THAT'S A BEEHIVE.

ARE YOU SURE THAT'S WHAT IT IS?

OR WASPS. YEAH.

THOSE ARE WASPS. OH, HE'S GOT HONEY.

HE JUST DROPPED SOMETHING OUT OF IT.

WASPS DON'T HAVE HONEY. I'M GOING TO HIT THAT.

OH, MY GOD. I'M NOT DOING IT TODAY.

OKAY, GOOD.

I HIT THAT SON OF A GUN AND WE RUN LIKE HELL.

THAT MIGHT BE A GOOD VIABLE OPTION FOR PROTEIN

IF WE DON'T GET A SNAKE.

WES, YOU'VE GOT TO REMEMBER THOSE ARE WASPS.

I UNDERSTAND.

EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THOSE COULD STING YOU.

YEAH, MULTIPLE TIMES. I MEAN, THEY CAN OUTRUN YOU.

I KNOW. WES IS FULL OF IDEAS.

SOME OF THEM ARE, LIKE, PRACTICAL FOR OUR SURVIVAL,

AND THEN SOME OF THEM ARE JUST COMPLETELY TERRIBLE.

OH, LOOK, WE GOT A...

OH, I SEE FRUIT. I DO, TOO.

THESE LOOK LIKE ORANGES. WHAT?

OH, YOU'VE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME.

[ GIOVANNA LAUGHS ]

HOLY *BLEEP*.

DUDE, LET'S HAVE A SNACK.

YOU ARE NOT *BLEEP*.

OH, MY GOD. ALL THAT FLAVOR.

THIS IS A GAME-CHANGER.

CHEERS.

I COULDN'T EVEN WAIT. I JUST HAD TO BITE INTO IT.

OH, THAT'S A LEMON.

YOU THINK THAT'S A LEMON? MM-HMM.

THAT'S A MEYER LEMON. THAT'S WHY THEY'RE ORANGE.

OH. I DON'T GIVE A *BLEEP*.

IT TASTES LIKE FREAKING ORANGE TO ME.

MAKING MY EYE TWITCH, IT'S SO SOUR.

I'M JUST ECSTATIC. I KNOW THIS IS GOING TO SAVE US.

JUST ANOTHER SOURCE OF NUTRITION.

I MEAN, I HATE TO HIKE BACK UP HERE EVERY TIME WE GET SOME.

NO, I SAY WE EACH TAKE AT LEAST FIVE.

OKAY. I FEEL SO AMAZING RIGHT NOW.

I WAS NOT PREPARED FOR THE AMOUNT OF ENERGY

AND JUST LIKE FEEL-GOOD

THAT JUST FINDING THIS LEMON PATCH WOULD GIVE ME.

WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN LIFE GIVES YOU LEMONS?

EAT THEM. EAT THEM AND SAY,

"THIS IS FREAKING AWESOME."

*BLEEP*

Giovanna: LAST NIGHT, WES SAW SOMETHING THAT HE SAID IT WAS BLACK,

SO WE DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT IT WAS,

BUT WHATEVER IT IS, WE'RE GOING TO EAT HIM.

OH, LOOK HERE. LOOK AT THAT.

OH, MY GOD.

YOU KNOW WHAT THAT IS. THAT'S A CAT!

YEP.

IT'S A BIG CAT.

THAT'S THE FIRST SIGN OF THEM I'VE SEEN OUT HERE.

WE'VE GOT ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR.

OH, MY GOD. THAT'S INTENSE.

HERE'S ANOTHER ONE RIGHT HERE.

MM-HMM.

WE SAW SOME CAT TRACKS

LESS THAN A HUNDRED YARDS FROM OUR SHELTER.

WELL, THAT'S SLIGHTLY DISTURBING.

YEAH.

IT WORRIES ME A LOT.

WE NEED TO BE EXTRA CAREFUL TO ALWAYS HAVE THE MACHETE NEARBY,

ALWAYS KEEP OUR FIRE GOING.

WE JUST NEED TO BE COGNIZANT THAT THAT DANGER'S THERE.

I'M GOING TO GO START GETTING SOME ROCKS.

YOU SHOULD REST.

YOU CAN TAKE A NAP IF YOU FEEL LIKE IT.

I WILL AFTER I GET SOME ROCKS.

OKAY.

I'LL GET A FEW AND THEN ONCE I FEEL REALLY SUPER EXHAUSTED,

I'LL COME AND TAKE A NAP.

Giovanna: YOU'RE DOING A LOT OF WALKING TODAY.

WES HAS ADMITTED HIMSELF THAT HE HATES DOING NOTHING.

HE'S ALWAYS MOVING, HE'S ALWAYS DOING SOMETHING,

HE ALWAYS HAS IDEAS AND PROJECTS.

I'M GOING TO MAKE US A LITTLE REDNECK HOT TUB.

HE CAN'T JUST SIT IN ONE PLACE.

HE CAN'T JUST RELAX, YOU KNOW, DAYDREAM, REST.

IT'S REACHING THAT POINT WHERE WE REALLY NEED

TO START DOING SMALL TASKS

AND THEN RESTING IF WE'RE GOING TO MAKE IT TO THE END.

[ THUNDER ]

THIS BEAUTIFUL DAY HAS TURNED INTO

A THUNDERSTORMY, RAINY MESS.

Wes: NOW WE'RE ABOUT TO FIND OUT HOW GOOD OUR SHELTER WORKS.

[ SHIVERING ]

Narrator: FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS, WES AND GIOVANNA

ARE STILL CONFINED TO THEIR SHELTER

AS THEY CONTINUE TO BATTLE HEAVY RAINS

AND FRIGID TEMPERATURES.

Wes: IT'S BEEN RAINING PRETTY HARD.

FIRE'S STILL GOING GOOD.

UM...

WE'RE...

HAVING TROUBLE SLEEPING, THOUGH,

BECAUSE IT IS REALLY COLD RIGHT NOW.

[ GIOVANNA SHIVERING ]

YEAH. ESPECIALLY IN THE RAIN.

YEAH.

[ SHIVERING ]

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN SEE THAT OR NOT,

BUT WE CAN SEE OUR BREATH.

AND THAT'S WAY TOO COLD TO BE NAKED,

AND I'M FREEZING.

Wes: I KIND OF HIT THE WALL TODAY.

NOT FEELING REAL GOOD.

LAST NIGHT SUCKED.

IT RAINED A LOT. IT WAS COLD.

AND WE'RE JUST HAVING A REAL DIFFICULT TIME

FINDING A GOOD POSITION TO SLEEP IN,

SO I'M PAYING THE PRICE RIGHT NOW.

Giovanna: I'M GOING TO GO TO THE CREEK.

I THINK I MAY BE ABLE TO MAKE IT.

DO YOU WANT TO? YOU SURE?

YEAH, YEAH. I DON'T WANT TO BURN YOU OUT.

WELL, I'M GETTING COLD IN HERE,

SO IT'S EITHER GOING TO BE THE COLD...

I'LL FEEL BETTER WHEN I GET UP AND MOVE AROUND.

YEAH?

I JUST HATE LAYING DOWN LIKE THIS.

I'M STILL MENTALLY STRONG. I MEAN, I'M STILL IN THIS GAME.

I JUST -- I HATE SITTING AROUND. IF I CAN BE PHYSICAL,

THEN I DON'T HAVE TO THINK ABOUT ANYTHING

OTHER THAN THE TASK THAT I'M DOING.

Giovanna: I WOULD THINK SNAKES WOULD WANT TO HANG OUT DOWN HERE, TOO,

BECAUSE LITTLE CREATURES COME FOR DRINKS, YOU KNOW?

Wes: MM-HMM. I AGREE.

BUT IT'S KIND OF DARK DOWN HERE NOW.

YOU KNOW, IT FEELS LIKE THERE ARE NO SNAKES IN THIS JUNGLE.

WHAT HAPPENED HERE? OH, THEY'RE FIRE ANTS.

OH, *BLEEP*.

AY-YI-YI.

THEY'RE ALL OVER. DAMN.

MEAN, MEAN ANTS.

HANG ON, THAT MADE ME GET LIGHTHEADED.

HANG ON.

OKAY, I'M GOOD.

YEAH? YEAH.

I COULD TELL BECAUSE THE SOUND WENT DOWN.

OH, WEIRD. MY HEARING.

YEAH. I'M HAVING, LIKE,

IF I STAND UP TOO FAST, I GET REAL DIZZY.

I'M HAVING BALANCE ISSUES.

*BLEEP* OH, I'M OKAY. YEAH.

Giovanna: WHEN I MET WES, HE WAS VERY FIT AND MUSCULAR,

AND HE KIND OF JUST LOOKS LIKE HE'S MELTING NOW.

I'M WATCHING HIM DETERIORATE SLOWLY.

THIS LATE IN THE GAME, HE NEEDS TO REST.

[ WES EXHALES ]

WES IS FEELING PRETTY CRAPPY

AFTER THAT LONG HIKE THIS MORNING,

SO I'M JUST EXPLORING DOWN THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE PATH.

A SNAKE!

*BLEEP*

I'VE GOT SNAKES ON THE BRAIN, YOU KNOW,

LOOKING FOR TAILS DISAPPEARING INTO THE,

YOU KNOW, INTO THE LEAVES AND, YOU KNOW,

QUICK-MOVING THINGS.

I SEE THIS GIANT SNAIL SHELL JUST RIGHT BY THE CREEK.

[ LAUGHS ]

IT DOESN'T SEEM REAL.

I GO OVER TO IT, I PICK IT UP,

AND IT'S THIS HUGE, GIANT SNAIL.

IT'S REALLY HEAVY AND HE'S REALLY BEAUTIFUL,

AND HE'S GOING TO BE DELICIOUS.

HEY, WES. WHAT'S GOING ON?

I WAS WONDERING IF YOU MIGHT BE INTERESTED

IN HAVING GIANT SNAIL FOR LUNCH?

OH, LOOKIE THERE!

FEEL HOW HEAVY HE IS! HE'S LIKE FIVE POUNDS!

THAT'S JUST SOLID MEAT.

YEAH. HOLY *BLEEP*.

THAT'S AWESOME. YEAH.

I'VE NEVER SEEN A SNAIL THAT BIG.

WE NEEDED THAT. THAT'S GOING TO FEEL REAL GOOD.

I MEAN, TO HAVE THAT AMOUNT OF PROTEIN,

OUR BODIES ARE SLOWING OUR METABOLISM DOWN

AND IT'S ATTACKING THE MUSCLE, SO WE NEED PROTEIN.

I GOT A LITTLE BIT OF FIREWOOD. DID YOU? OKAY.

I'LL COLLECT SOME MORE ON MY WAY UP THERE.

I'LL MEET YOU UP THERE.

Giovanna: I WAS PLANNING ON BRINGING SOME BACK WITH ME,

BUT I WAS LIKE, "WOO!" WHEN I GOT THIS THING, SO...

KEEP YOUR EYE ON HIM, BECAUSE I KNOW HE'S FAST.

HE MIGHT GET AWAY. I KNOW.

Wes: IT LOOKS LIKE PORK.

YEAH, IT LOOKS LIKE PORK.

YEAH, THAT'S GOING TO BE SO GOOD.

WHAT DOES IT TASTE LIKE? OH, MY GOD.

KIND OF TASTES LIKE PORK.

AND A LITTLE BIT LIKE SNAIL.

MM-HMM.

Giovanna: IT WAS SO WONDERFUL TO EAT IT.

I MEAN, TO HAVE HOT FOOD TO CHEW AND SWALLOW AND, YOU KNOW,

KIND OF JUST LIKE NOURISH US WAS JUST ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL.

GOOD DAY. MM-HMM.

WOO! I FEEL REALLY GOOD TODAY.

WOOHOO! WOO!

THAT PROTEIN FROM THE SNAIL MADE A BIG DIFFERENCE.

I CAN FEEL IT. YOU KNOW, I CAN FEEL THE ENERGY,

AND I WAS ABLE TO GET UP AND GET MOVING, GET THINGS DONE.

I WENT OUT FORAGING AND GOT OUT TO WHERE IT TEES,

AND JUST DECIDED,

"HEY, I'M ONLY 30 MINUTES AWAY FROM WHERE THE LEMONS ARE,

I MIGHT AS WELL MAKE A RUN."

THAT IS AWESOME.

[ EXHALES ]

I FEEL LIKE I'M TIRED. AND I'M LIGHTHEADED.

OH, *BLEEP*.

DO YOU WANT SOME WATER, WES?

YOU SURE?

I SEE THAT PILE OF LEMONS.

SO YOU PROBABLY KNOW WHAT I'M GOING TO SAY, RIGHT?

IF I HAD KNOWN THAT YOU WERE GOING UP THERE,

I WOULD HAVE TRIED TO TALK YOU OUT OF IT,

BECAUSE I REALLY THINK YOU BURN MORE CALORIES

THAN YOU ARE BRINGING IN.

MY ORIGINAL INTENT WASN'T TO GO.

I HAD ALREADY GONE 30 MINUTES UP THE TRAIL

AND I'M, LIKE, FORAGING.

YOU KNOW, I WAS JUST TAKING MY TIME.

I WAS LIKE, "YOU KNOW WHAT? I'M PRETTY CLOSE TO IT.

I MIGHT AS WELL GO." SO I JUST WENT.

AND, YOU KNOW, IT'S A RISK.

I KNOW. I UNDERSTAND. I'M HARD-HEADED SOMETIMES.

HE'S GONE ALL THE WAY TO THE LEMON TREE.

I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY MILES THAT IS, FIVE MILES,

EXPENDING TONS OF ENERGY.

I'M NOT HIS BOSS, BUT HE IS MY PARTNER,

SO WHAT HE DOES AFFECTS ME DIRECTLY.

AND THAT'S MY NATURE. BUT, AGAIN,

IF YOU BURN YOURSELF OUT, YOU'RE HURTING ME.

NO, I COMPLETELY AGREE. I COMPLETELY AGREE.

YOU SERIOUSLY NEED TO CHILL OUT A LITTLE BIT.

I AGREE. I AGREE.

NO MORE FOUR-MILE HIKES WHEN WE ARE NOT EATING.

LIKE, THAT'S NOT... YEAH.

IT'S JUST -- IT'S REALLY UNWISE, YOU KNOW?

REST IS JUST AS IMPORTANT AS WORK,

IF NOT MORE SO THIS LATE.

HE NEEDS TO BE CONSTANTLY REMINDED OF THAT.

IT'S SUPER COLD.

ARE YOU SERIOUS?

Giovanna: LAST NIGHT STARTED WITH WES

SAYING THAT HE WANTED TO TAP OUT.

I'M A LITTLE BIT MIND-BLOWN, FRANKLY.

AND THIS KIND OF CAME OUT OF NOWHERE.

HE DIDN'T REALLY TALK ABOUT WANTING TO TAP

OR THINKING ABOUT IT.

I MEAN, IT JUST FEELS LIKE A BRICK WALL.

IT'S REALLY STRANGE.

YESTERDAY, I WENT OUT FORAGING, AND IT WAS A BIG MISTAKE.

I OVERDID IT. PHYSICALLY, I'M DRAINED.

NOW, NOT BEING ABLE TO MOVE AROUND,

HAVING TO STAY IN THE SHELTER BECAUSE I'M SO DRAINED.

I DON'T WANT TO LAY AROUND AND WATCH GIO DO WORK, YOU KNOW,

WHILE I SIT AROUND AND RIDE HER COATTAILS.

THAT'S NOT ME.

Giovanna: I'M A LITTLE APPREHENSIVE ABOUT SLEEPING OUT HERE ALONE.

PROBABLY THE THING I'M MOST SCARED OF

IS NOT BEING ABLE TO SHARE BODY HEAT WITH MY PARTNER TONIGHT.

IT'S JUST TOO COLD AT NIGHT ALONE.

IT'S TOO COLD.

WELL, I'M GOING TO -- I'M GOING TO STAY.

ARE YOU SERIOUS?

OH, MY GOD.

THANK YOU.

WHOA. THAT'S GOOD.

I THOUGHT I WAS JUST GOING TO WAVE GOOD-BYE TO YOU.

SORRY TO PUT YOU THROUGH THAT.

WELL, I'M GOING TO GO GET IN THE SUNSHINE AND WARM UP.

YEAH, OKAY. OKAY.

I'M JUST GOING TO KEEP GATHERING FIREWOOD.

OKAY.

Wes: IT'S STILL GOING TO BE TOUGH,

BUT I COULDN'T ASK FOR A BETTER PARTNER.

I DON'T WANT HER TO BE ALONE AT NIGHT.

BUT NOW THE MENTAL PART'S KICKING MY BUTT.

I MEAN, YOU KNOW,

IT'S GOING TO BE TOUGHER,

AND...

I JUST...

[ EXHALES ]

I JUST CAN'T. I CAN'T.

*BLEEP* I CAN'T DO IT.

I'M SORRY. I'M TRYING TO -- I CAN'T DO IT.

I'M DONE. I'M GOING.

I'M SORRY. I CAN'T DO IT ANYMORE.

I'M DONE.

I JUST DON'T HAVE THE ENERGY TO DO IT.

WHERE DO I GO? YOU'RE 100 PERCENT SURE?

I'M JUST DONE.

I'VE JUST EXPENDED TOO MUCH ENERGY

AND I'M JUST NOT THERE ANYMORE.

I DON'T WANT TO BE A PART OF THE CHALLENGE.

IT'S DAY 15. I KNOW.

YOU KNOW? AND YOU'RE DOING WELL.

I MEAN, LOOK BEHIND YOU. LOOK AT THAT.

THAT'S ENOUGH TO GET YOU THROUGH.

I'M DONE. I'M DONE.

YOU'RE 100 PERCENT SURE? I'M 100 PERCENT SURE.

I'M DONE.

Giovanna: HE WENT DOWN TO, YOU KNOW,

SOAK UP THE SUN A LITTLE BIT BY THE RIVER,

CAME BACK 10 MINUTES LATER AND SAID HE WAS LEAVING AGAIN,

SO I THINK IT'S A LITTLE ABSURD

TO BE LEAVING NOW WITH LESS THAN A WEEK LEFT.

I MEAN, WES WAS VERY VOCAL FROM THE START

ABOUT HOW HE NEEDS TO STAY BUSY IN ORDER TO KEEP HIS MIND CALM,

AND I THINK THAT ULTIMATELY LED TO HIS DOWNFALL OUT HERE.

HE SHOULD HAVE SEEN IT COMING, BECAUSE I DID.

FIRST NIGHT ALONE.

I JUST DOZED OFF FOR A WHILE

AND WOKE UP TO A FAMILIAR YET UNWELCOME SOUND.

KIND OF BUMMED IT'S RAINING AGAIN.

I'M KIND OF BUMMED I'M ALL ALONE.

SO I'M GOING TO EAT A LEMON.

WES IS MY FRIEND AND, YOU KNOW, WE REALLY LEANED ON EACH OTHER

AND HELPED EACH OTHER

AND HE COULD JUST LEAVE ALL OF A SUDDEN,

I FEEL TOTALLY DESERTED.

BUT I'M TRYING TO BE AT PEACE WITH IT.

THIS CHALLENGE STILL MEANS SOMETHING TO ME

AND I'M STILL REALLY PUMPED ABOUT THE FINISH.

I'M GOING TO NEED TO JUST, YOU KNOW, REINFORCE THE SHELTER,

MAKE IT WARM AND COMFORTABLE,

HAVE ENOUGH FIREWOOD, JUST RIDE THE WAVE.

THE MOST IMPORTANT THING FOR ME RIGHT NOW IS FIREWOOD.

IT'S INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT TO MY WELL-BEING,

MY SAFETY, ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT,

NOT JUST TO AVOID HYPOTHERMIA,

BUT ALSO TO WARD OFF THE PUMAS THAT I KNOW LIVE AROUND HERE.

OW. THIS CATERPILLAR JUST TOUCHED MY ANKLE

AND IT HURT REALLY BAD.

*BLEEP*

YOU LITTLE JERK.

MY FIRST CATERPILLAR BITE IN LIFE.

[ WIND BLOWING ]

[ THUNDER ]

IT'S ABOUT TO DUMP BUCKETS.

WOW.

SCARED ME.

YOU KNOW, THIS CLOUD FOREST IS CRAZY.

THE WEATHER IS CONSTANTLY SWIRLING AND CHANGING.

A BEAUTIFUL, SUNSHINEY DAY

JUST TURNS INTO A THUNDERSTORM IN SECONDS.

BUT I DON'T WANT TO BE STUCK IN HERE.

[ THUNDER ]

[ SHIVERING ]

PLEASE STOP RAINING.

Narrator: OVER TWO WEEKS AGO, WES AND GIOVANNA ARRIVED

IN THE CLOUD FOREST OF MAQUIPUCUNA, ECUADOR.

WITH PRIMITIVE SURVIVAL RATINGS OF 7.3

AND 6.2, THE TWO QUICKLY BONDED,

SUCCESSFULLY SECURING FIRE, SHELTER, AND WATER,

AS WELL AS FINDING A SUSTAINABLE SOURCE OF FOOD.

CHEERS.

BUT WES REPEATEDLY OVEREXERTED HIMSELF,

WEARING DOWN HIS BODY AND THEN HIS MIND.

ON DAY 15, HE HAD HAD ENOUGH, AND ABRUPTLY TAPPED OUT.

I'M DONE. I'M GOING. I CAN'T DO IT ANYMORE.

WES' MISJUDGMENT OF HIS ABILITY IN THE ENVIRONMENT

REDUCES HIS PSR FROM A 7.3 TO A 5.2.

GIOVANNA HAS CONTINUED ON HER OWN,

GATHERING FIREWOOD, SECURING HER SHELTER,

AND HOPING THE RAINS WILL LET UP

FOR HER LAST DAYS IN THE CLOUD FOREST.

GIOVANNA'S PSR WILL BE REEVALUATED

IF AND WHEN SHE MAKES IT TO THE EXTRACTION POINT.

[ SNIFFLES ]

I GUESS IT'S BECAUSE OF THE RAIN,

BUT LAST NIGHT, I JUST COULDN'T GET A FIRE.

IT WAS SO HORRIBLE.

AND I JUST WOKE UP, AND I'M ALREADY LIKE --

I'M EMOTIONAL BECAUSE I'M SCARED ABOUT TONIGHT AND IT'S MORNING.

IT'S JUST CRAZY.

AND I KNOW HOW TO MAKE A FIRE.

I'VE MADE FIRES CONTINUOUSLY FOR 17 NIGHTS.

BUT LAST NIGHT WAS DIFFERENT.

I JUST COULDN'T -- I COULDN'T GET IT TO WORK.

IT'S REALLY FRUSTRATING.

[ THUNDER ]

[ SHIVERING ]

I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. I'M JUST LIKE CROUCHED HERE

TRYING NOT TO SIT DOWN BECAUSE THE GROUND IS SO WET.

EVERYTHING IN MY SHELTER IS DRENCHED.

AND MY FIRE'S OUT.

[ THUNDER ]

I'M JUST KIND OF STRUGGLING RIGHT NOW.

I HAVE NO FIRE.

I HAVE NO DRY KINDLING.

I'VE DONE THE ABSOLUTE BEST I CAN DO, BUT...

BUT I DAMN SURE DON'T WANT TO LEAVE THIS CLOSE TO THE END.

Narrator: AS GIOVANNA'S ORDEAL WORSENS,

THE RAIN INTENSIFIES, PUSHING THE RIVER TO ITS LIMITS.

WITH THE RIVER THREATENING TO ENGULF HER CAMP,

MAKING RESCUE IMPOSSIBLE, PRODUCERS MUST INTERVENE.

YEAH?

YEAH.

WITH THE SITUATION YOU'RE IN,

THE CIRCUMSTANCES ON THIS CHALLENGE

HAVE MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR US

TO LET YOU GO ON,

AND IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE FOR EVERYBODY INVOLVED.

Narrator: AS THE FLOODWATERS CONTINUE TO RISE,

GIOVANNA IS REMOVED FROM THE CHALLENGE

IN A FORCED EVACUATION.

Giovanna: I REALLY WISH THAT I WERE LEAVING VICTORIOUS

AND NOT LEAVING BECAUSE CIRCUMSTANCES DEMAND IT.

ARE WE GOING TO HAVE TO CROSS THE RIVER ON FOOT?

OKAY. OH, WOW.

THIS IS GOING TO BE REALLY DANGEROUS TO CROSS.

CAN I BE CLOSE TO YOU?

GRAB THE ROPE!

YEAH.

OH, MY GOD. OKAY, BIG ROCK.

HOLD ON.

IN THE END, NATURE IS NOT FOR YOU,

IT'S NOT AGAINST YOU, IT JUST IS,

AND THERE'S NOTHING MORE I COULD HAVE DONE.

IT FEELS KIND OF *BLEEP* TO BE LEAVING LIKE THIS.

EVERY DAY, I GAVE THIS CHALLENGE EVERYTHING THAT I HAD.

I AM PROUD OF MYSELF, BUT I FEEL LIKE I LEFT MY LITTLE CORNER

OF THE CLOUD FOREST A LITTLE TOO SOON.

WHEN I STARTED THIS CHALLENGE,

I WANTED TO CONNECT MYSELF TO MY HUNTER-GATHERER ANCESTORS,

TO CONNECT MYSELF WITH NATURE AND WITH THE FOREST,

AND I HAVE, SO TO ALL THE HATERS, GET OUT HERE,

AND I THINK THAT YOU'LL EAT YOUR WORDS PRETTY QUICK.

Narrator: OVER THE COURSE OF 19 DAYS IN THE ECUADORIAN CLOUD FOREST,

UNABLE TO SOURCE ENOUGH PROTEIN IN HER DIET,

GIOVANNA LOST A TOTAL OF 20 POUNDS.

SUCCESSFULLY PUTTING HER BOOK SMARTS TO PRACTICAL USE,

GIOVANNA DEMONSTRATED GRIT, DETERMINATION,

AND THE SURVIVAL SKILLS OF A SEASONED PRO.

I WAS WONDERING IF YOU MIGHT BE INTERESTED

IN HAVING GIANT SNAIL FOR LUNCH.

LOOKIE THERE!

WITH THE ATTEMPT CUT SHORT,

HER PSR REMAINS AT A 6.2.

ALTHOUGH GIOVANNA SURVIVED 19 DAYS,

FIVE WITHOUT A PARTNER,

THE ECUADORIAN JUNGLE HAD THE FINAL SAY,

DRIVING HER OUT AGAINST HER WILL,

PROVING THAT NATURE CAN'T ALWAYS BE TAMED

NAKED AND AFRAID.