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WE GOT TO GATHER A LOT OF WOOD.

YOU'RE GETTING SOME GOOD WHACKS.

NOT GOOD, NOT GOOD, NOT GOOD.

YOU OKAY, JONATHAN?

YOU... -THERE'S A LOT OF BLOOD.

IT'S PRETTY BAD. FINGERTIP'S GOING NUMB.

Narrator: FOR YEARS, AMERICA HAS WATCHED

THE WORLD'S TOUGHEST SURVIVALISTS

ATTEMPT 21 DAYS IN THE WILD...

-OOH. -...NAKED AND AFRAID.

*BLEEP*

Narrator: A GROWING NUMBER OF SUPERFANS

HAVE REACHED OUT,

ASKING FOR THEIR OWN SHOT TO STRIP DOWN AND DO BATTLE.

FROM THOUSANDS OF HOPEFULS...

I'M A TINY BIT NERVOUS ABOUT BUGS CRAWLING UP MY BUTT.

Narrator: ...TWO CANDIDATES WERE CHOSEN,

WILLING TO RISK THE EVEREST OF SURVIVAL CHALLENGES.

OH, MY GOD. I'M SO EXCITED.

I'M GONNA BE ON "NAKED AND AFRAID."

I'M GOING TO "NAKED AND AFRAID," BABY!

WHOO!

Narrator: ONE MAN AND ONE WOMAN

WITH NO PRIMITIVE SURVIVAL EXPERIENCE

ARE SWAPPING THE COMFORTS OF CIVILIZATION...

OH, GOD, I'M FREEZING.

...TO TAKE ON A SPECIAL 14-DAY CHALLENGE...

...WITH NO FOOD,

NO WATER, AND NO CLOTHES.

DO THEY HAVE THE SKILLS AND THE WILL TO SURVIVE?

OH, THAT HURTS.

I THINK I'M DYING.

OH, MY GOD. I'M GONNA CALL MY MOM.

MY NAME IS JONATHAN.

I'M 25 YEARS OLD FROM PANAMA CITY BEACH, FLORIDA.

I AM A DATA ANALYST,

AND I AM A SUPERFAN OF "NAKED AND AFRAID."

THIS RIGHT HERE IS WONDERFUL.

OUT HERE WITH MY MOM

TRYING TO PRACTICE MY FIRE-BUILDING SKILLS.

MY MOM WAS THE FIRST PERSON THAT I TOLD WHEN I GOT THE NEWS,

AND SHE WANTED ME TO COME PRACTICE WITH HER,

AND SHE'S MY BIGGEST CHEERLEADER.

HOPEFULLY THIS WORKS.

WE'RE TRYING.

I STARTED GETTING INTO SURVIVAL

AND LEARNING ABOUT PRIMITIVE LIVING

WHEN I WAS PROBABLY AROUND 6 OR 7 YEARS OLD

IN TRYING TO ESCAPE MY CHILDHOOD.

MY MOM WAS AN ADDICT.

SHE'S BEEN CLEAN FOR ABOUT TWO YEARS.

SHE'S A TRUE SURVIVALIST BECAUSE SHE DIDN'T QUIT.

SHE DIDN'T GIVE UP, AND IT MAKES ME WANT TO PROVE TO MYSELF

THAT I'M NOT SOME PRETTY WIMP BOY.

I'M A SURVIVALIST.

OH, HE GOT IT!

Narrator: JONATHAN HAS LIMITED SKILLS,

BUT HIS DETERMINATION AND OPTIMISM

EARN HIM A STARTING PSR OF 4.0.

MOMMY.

IT'S ROWAN AND MOMMY.

MY NAME'S GABRIELLE. I'M FROM WESTMINSTER, MARYLAND.

I'M 27 YEARS OLD.

I AM ONE YEAR AWAY FROM HAVING MY LAW DEGREE.

I'M A SINGLE MOM OF A TODDLER.

SINCE I APPLIED FOR THE SHOW, ALL MY HIKES ARE BAREFOOT

AND USUALLY INVOLVE CARRYING THIS 30-POUND LITTLE BOY AROUND.

I'M JUST A FAN OF THE SHOW, NOT SOME KIND OF SURVIVAL EXPERT.

BUT MY DAD'S A VIETNAM VETERAN,

AND HE'S PRETTY ADAMANT ABOUT SURVIVAL SKILLS.

HE'S HAD US OUT IN THE WILDERNESS SINCE WE WERE KIDS.

HE'S MORE PROUD OF ME THAN ANYONE

EVEN THOUGH I'M GOING TO BE NAKED.

COME HERE, LITTLE GRUB.

I WANT HIM TO SEE THAT,

WHEN TIMES GET REALLY, REALLY HARD,

I CAN SURVIVE 14 DAYS OUT HERE.

Narrator: DUTIFUL, DILIGENT AND HARDWORKING,

GABRIELLE WILL SET OFF WITH A PSR OF 4.2.

YOU HAVE TO HAVE THE RIGHT TENSION ON THE STRING.

ONE WEEK BEFORE THEIR LIFE-CHANGING JOURNEY

TO AN UNDISCLOSED REGION OF SOUTH AFRICA,

JONATHAN AND GABRIELLE RECEIVE VITAL TRAINING

FROM A SURVIVAL EXPERT.

Man: AFTER THESE ARE IN THE FIRE,

TWO OR THREE OF THESE WILL BRING THIS WATER

TO A BOIL IN A MINUTE. YEAH, GOOD.

Gabrielle: AFTER TODAY, I'M JUST EXCITED TO GET OUT THERE

AND START PUTTING THESE SKILLS TO THE TEST.

WE GOT IT. CHECK THAT OUT.

THAT'S PRETTY COOL.

I'M A FAN, AND I AM SUPER READY TO TAKE THIS CHALLENGE ON.

BUT AFRICA REALLY SCARES THE *BLEEP* OUT OF ME.

Narrator: IN THE EASTERN CAPE OF SOUTH AFRICA

IS A LOST WORLD OF GRASSLANDS

AND DEEP RIVER GORGES KNOWN AS THE WILD COAST,

A RUTHLESS, INHOSPITABLE REGION.

THIS TIME OF YEAR BRINGS BONE-CHILLING WINDS

AND TEMPERATURES THAT CAN PLUMMET INTO THE LOW 50s.

HIDDEN AMONG THE TUMBLING WATERFALLS

AND TALL GRASSES ARE LEOPARDS,

DEADLY MAMBAS, AND AGGRESSIVE CAPE BABOONS.

THESE PRIMATES HAVE ONE OF NATURE'S

MOST TERRIFYING SETS OF TEETH

AND OFTEN TRAVEL IN TROOPS OF 30 TO 100.

Jonathan: THE BABOONS ARE EVERYWHERE.

TO KNOW THAT THERE ARE NO CAGES IN AFRICA,

YOU KNOW, HOLDING THESE THINGS BACK FROM ME IS SCARY.

THE NERVES ARE STARTING TO KICK IN.

IT'S TIME TO GET RID OF THESE, TIME TO GET RID OF EVERYTHING.

I'M ABOUT TO BE PUT IN THE WILD BUTT NAKED.

WHAT'S GOING TO HELP ME SURVIVE IS THIS AND THESE,

NOT THAT, SO I'M READY.

Gabrielle: I TRY NOT TO THINK ABOUT THE BEING NAKED PART.

SORRY, DAD.

I'M COMFORTABLE IN MY OWN SKIN,

SO I THINK IT'S SOMETHING I'LL GET USED TO.

BUT THESE FIRST FEW DAYS WILL DEFINITELY BE

AN AWKWARD EXPERIENCE.

HEY! HOW ARE YOU?

HEY, GABRIELLE. -JONATHAN.

-AWESOME. -NICE TO MEET YOU. HUG.

WELCOME TO AFRICA AND THE WILD.

-YEAH. -WHERE YOU FROM?

-OUTSIDE OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND. -OKAY.

-PANAMA CITY BEACH, FLORIDA. -EXCELLENT.

THAT IS AWESOME HAIR YOU HAVE THERE.

-THANK YOU. -THAT'S BEAUTIFUL.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

SO WE GOT SOME BAGS OVER THERE ON THE ROCKS.

LET'S GO CHECK IT OUT, SEE WHAT'S INSIDE.

ALL THE YEARS I'VE SEEN THE PEOPLE WEAR THESE.

I KNOW. I KNOW.

WE WATCHED EVERYBODY PICK THESE UP.

-WE GOT OUR OWN. -IT'S COOL TO BE HERE.

Narrator: JONATHAN AND GABRIELLE ARE GIVEN A FIRE-STARTER,

DIARY CAMERAS TO DOCUMENT THEIR JOURNEY,

AND EACH IS ALLOWED A SINGLE SURVIVAL ITEM

OF THEIR OWN CHOOSING.

ALL RIGHT.

SO I BROUGHT A MACHETE MY DAD GAVE TO ME.

-YOUR DAD? -YEAH.

SO IT'S AN OLD MACHETE.

I HAVE SOME DUCT TAPE.

I WAS THINKING EITHER SOME SHOES OR SOME, LIKE,

HARD-CORE CORDAGE... -YEAH.

...FOR SURE, SO MACHETE AND DUCT TAPE.

Gabrielle: I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE DUCT TAPE.

PROBABLY WOULD NOT BE MY FIRST CHOICE.

LOOKS LIKE I HAVE A MAP IN HERE, TOO. CHECK THIS OUT.

WE'VE SEEN THESE BEFORE ON THE SHOW.

-I KNOW. -ALL RIGHT.

SO IT LOOKS LIKE WE ARE MAYBE HERE

WITH THE ROCKS AND THE TREES.

I THINK OUR BEST BET

IS GOING TO BE HEADING UP THIS HILL HERE.

YEAH, LET'S JUST GET TO THAT RIVER TODAY IF WE CAN.

-LET'S GO FIND WATER. -LET'S GO.

CAN'T BELIEVE IT.

-THIS IS AFRICA, HUH? -YEAH.

IF THE WIND WEREN'T SO BAD, I DON'T THINK IT'D BE SO COLD...

-YEAH. -...AT LEAST IN THE DAYTIME.

-LOOK AT THIS. -OH, MY GOSH.

-WOW. -HOLY *BLEEP*

REMINDS YOU HOW SMALL YOU ARE, HUH?

THIS IS CRAZY.

OH, I SEE THE RIVER. THAT'S WHERE WE NEED TO BE.

DEFINITELY CAN'T GET DOWN THAT WAY.

ALL RIGHT, WE HAVE TO FIND A DIFFERENT WAY DOWN.

THIS ISN'T GOING TO WORK. -YEAH, LET'S COME BACK THIS WAY.

SHE'S A LOT BRAVER THAN I AM.

YOU DEFINITELY HAVE TO WATCH EVERY STEP UP HERE.

THERE WE GO.

THIS IS GONNA BE HOME RIGHT DOWN HERE.

BUT YOU SEE THAT SECTION THERE?

I THINK THAT'S OUR WAY DOWN. -THAT'S A GOOD HIKE.

OH, THE THORNS ARE AWFUL.

YEAH. AH, VERY THORNY.

IT'S VERY STEEP RIGHT HERE.

BE CAREFUL.

OH, GOD, I THOUGHT THIS WAS A SNAKE.

Gabrielle: OH, GOD.

Gabrielle: THERE'S A LOT OF TALL GRASS HERE.

ANYTHING COULD BE A SNAKE.

I'M ESPECIALLY TERRIFIED OF THE MAMBAS.

Jonathan: DEFINITELY MAKES YOU MISS SHOES.

I WONDER WHAT MY FITBIT WOULD BE TELLING ME RIGHT NOW.

Gabrielle: IT'D TELL YOU TO SIT DOWN

AND GET A DRINK OF WATER.

I HEAR SOMETHING.

-YEAH, YOU HEAR THAT? -WARNING, WARNING.

MUST BE LIKE THOSE -- WHOA!

SINKING SAND? -SINKING SAND, APPARENTLY.

-HOLY *BLEEP* -I'M GOING THIS WAY.

Gabrielle: SMELLS.

LOOK.

HOLY COW.

SOME TYPE OF LARGE GAME THEY HAVE HERE.

SOMETHING'S DEFINITELY DOWN HERE.

OH, WHAT ARE THESE TRACKS?

THIS IS, LIKE, A PAW.

IT'S VERY BIG.

IT'S ALMOST THE SIZE OF MY HAND.

THAT'S NOT SCARY.

AND THAT'S SARCASM.

DO YOU HEAR THAT?

OH, MY GOD.

Gabrielle: LOOK AT THAT.

-OH, MY GOD. -OH, MY GOD, IT'S BEAUTIFUL.

WHOO!

Jonathan: THE BEAUTY OF THIS PLACE IS AMAZING,

AND I'M JUST STILL MIND-BLOWN

BY THE FACT THAT I'M HERE IN SOUTH AFRICA.

I WAS GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY, AS A FAN, TO DO THIS,

AND IT'S ONLY GONNA GET BETTER FROM HERE.

I THINK THIS IS IT. -YEAH.

SUNLIGHT IS ABOUT TO FALL BEHIND THAT RIDGE.

-I KNOW. -NOT GOOD.

WE'RE RUNNING OUT OF TIME. LET'S FIND A SPOT.

GOT TO GET THAT SHELTER.

Gabrielle: I'VE SEEN EPISODES OF "NAKED AND AFRAID"

WHERE EXPERT SURVIVALISTS REALLY STRUGGLE.

AS A FAN, YOU KNOW, I THINK I MIGHT FIND 14 DAYS

IS GOING TO BE A REAL CHALLENGE.

SOMETHING HERE, MAYBE?

IT'S ALREADY DUG OUT, ALMOST.

WE CAN TAKE THAT... THE BIG...

-...THE BIG BRANCH... -THE BIG BRANCH.

...AND PUT IT THIS WAY AND BUILD AROUND THAT.

I'M DOWN FOR IT.

Jonathan: THIS IS DRINKING WATER FOR THE PREDATORS OUT HERE,

THE LEOPARDS AND THE BABOONS.

*BLEEP* -THAT WORKS.

Jonathan: THERE'S DEFINITELY ACTIVITY WHERE WE'RE AT.

ANTS EVERYWHERE.

IT'S DEFINITELY A LOT DIFFERENT TO LIVE DAY 1

THAN TO WATCH IT ON TELEVISION.

IT'S HARD TO SIT BACK ON YOUR COUCH AND UNDERSTAND

HOW MUCH WORK REALLY GOES INTO CONSTRUCTING THE CAMPSITES

YOU SEE ON "NAKED AND AFRAID."

I'M TIRED. I'M THIRSTY.

LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT FIRST DRINK.

GOT A FIRE. -HEY, HEY! YES.

HERE.

OH, MY GOD. SHE'S BADASS.

Jonathan: I THINK I COULD NOT HAVE ASKED FOR A BETTER PARTNER.

SO FAR, PERSONALITIES ARE GETTING ALONG VERY WELL,

AND SHE IS DEFINITELY BRINGING HER "A" GAME.

I HEAR YOUR PSR RISING BY THE SECOND.

SO I'VE PLACED SOME STONE INTO THE FIRE,

AND I'VE LET IT SET FOR ABOUT 30, 45 MINUTES.

WE ARE USING THE NATURAL CREVICES

IN THE ROCKS TO PURIFY WATER.

PURIFICATION. ALL THE BACTERIA BURNING, BURNING AWAY.

Gabrielle: OH, I CAN'T WAIT TO DRINK.

GABRIELLE BUILT THIS AMAZING BOWL

OUT OF THE DUCT TAPE THAT I BROUGHT.

AND THIS IS WHAT WE'RE FETCHING OUR WATER WITH

AND DRINKING OUT OF.

THAT WAS A BUG.

IT'S GOOD, RIGHT?

ALL RIGHT. SO I HAVE A TOP.

IT IS WOVEN PALM LEAVES REINFORCED WITH DUCT TAPE.

THANKS FOR THE DUCT TAPE, JONATHAN.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

YEAH, SO YOU'RE WELCOME, DAD.

IT'S DEFINITELY BLACK OUT HERE.

AND I'LL SHOW YOU JUST HOW BLACK IT IS.

I'LL TURN THE NIGHT VISION OFF.

BOOM.

YOU HEAR THAT?

I HEAR STUFF.

THERE'S SOMETHING REALLY CLOSE.

I KNOW.

THERE'S DEFINITELY SOMETHING RIGHT...

OH, OH, I SEE SOMETHING.

STAND UP.

NO, NO, NO. NO.

THERE'S DEFINITELY SOMETHING RIGHT...

OH, OH, I SEE SOMETHING.

STAND UP. -NO, NO, NO.

NO.

OH *BLEEP* DO YOU STILL SEE IT?

NO, IT'S GONE.

KNOWING THAT THEY KNOW THAT WE'RE HERE IN THEIR LAND

IS NOT A GOOD FEELING.

Gabrielle: THERE THEY ARE.

THERE WAS DEFINITELY STUFF ALL AROUND US

AT SEVERAL DIFFERENT POINTS OF THE NIGHT.

WOW. THERE'S SO MANY. -YEAH.

AS A FAN OF "NAKED AND AFRAID" AND WATCHING THE PAST EPISODES,

IT DEFINITELY DIDN'T PREPARE ME FOR WHAT TO EXPECT.

THIS IS LIFE-THREATENING.

Gabrielle: AT THIS POINT, I'M TELLING MYSELF

THAT THE FIRE'S KEEPING THEM AWAY.

SO WE GOT TO GATHER A LOT OF WOOD.

I'VE BEEN PICKING OUT OF THAT WHOLE HILLSIDE OVER HERE.

THERE'S STILL BRANCHES AND STUFF WE CAN GET,

BUT THERE'S NOTHING BIG OR SERIOUS.

WHAT ABOUT THAT TREE RIGHT THERE?

-OH, YEAH, I SEE THAT ONE. -CLOSE TO HOME.

I'M ON FOR IT.

MY DAD WOULD ALWAYS TELL US, "IF YOU'RE GONNA BUILD A FIRE,

GET AS MUCH WOOD AS YOU THINK YOU NEED, AND THEN DOUBLE IT."

WANT ME TO PUSH YOU UP?

I GOT IT. THANK YOU, THOUGH.

WHEN I GET DOWN THERE AND HACK IT,

I'M GONNA HAND IT TO YOU.

GIVE US A LITTLE WORKING SPACE.

THE DEAD STUFF'S IMPOSSIBLE.

MAYBE I CAN GET DOWN THERE WITH YOU.

I'M AFRAID SWINGING A MACHETE...

YEAH.

Jonathan: GABRIELLE IS DEFINITELY A FIERCE WOMAN,

AND IT'S MAKING ME FEEL LIKE I NEED TO STEP UP MY GAME.

AND YOU'RE WELCOME TO GET IN HERE

IF YOU WANT TO GIVE HER A COUPLE WHACKS.

I'LL TRADE WITH YOU.

HERE. HOLD THIS. I'LL GET DOWN.

JUST WORKING ON THE FARM.

THERE YOU GO.

YOU'RE GETTING SOME GOOD WHACKS.

-*BLEEP* - DAMN.

*BLEEP* UH-OH.

-YOU OKAY, JONATHAN? -NOT GOOD.

NOT GOOD. NOT GOOD.

YEAH, THAT'S NOT GOOD.

YOU SLICE YOUR FINGER OPEN?

THE FINGER AND THE THUMB. IT'S PRETTY BAD.

MEDIC?

THERE'S A LOT OF BLOOD.

DAY 2, NOT GOOD.

Claude: JUST KEEP SQUEEZING IT.

OPEN THE SIDE THE PACKAGE. GOT SOME BANDAGING THERE.

I WANT TO GO OVER THERE. I FEEL KIND OF QUEASY.

Gabrielle: ON THIS SHOW, I'VE SEEN SO MANY PEOPLE TAP OUT.

IF HE'S ABLE TO STAY IN, YOU KNOW, I'M VERY HAPPY TO,

YOU KNOW, DO WHATEVER IT TAKES FOR US TO WORK TOGETHER.

IT IS QUITE DEEP.

I CAN ACTUALLY SEE YOUR BONE THERE.

THERE'S A POSSIBILITY THAT YOU'VE ACTUALLY CUT A VEIN,

SO I'M GOING TO RECOMMEND THAT WE TAKE YOU TO THE HOSPITAL

TO HAVE THAT ADDRESSED, UNFORTUNATELY.

UH...NO.

SURVIVING WITH A WOUND LIKE THIS OUT HERE

IS GONNA BE REALLY HARD,

BUT I DIDN'T COME OUT HERE TO QUIT.

I DIDN'T COME OUT HERE TO BE DEFEATED.

Narrator: JONATHAN RECEIVES THREE STITCHES

AND A DOSE OF ANTIBIOTICS.

Claude: YOU'VE GOT TO DO EVERYTHING IN YOUR POWER

TO MAKE SURE THOSE ALL STAY CLEAN.

IT SUCKS, BUT I STILL GOT TO KEEP THE STRONG MIND-SET

THAT I SAID THAT I HAD ON DAY 1 ALL THE WAY TILL DAY 14.

IT'S GOING TO BE ALL RIGHT.

Jonathan: I SPOTTED SOME TRACKS.

THAT IS AWFULLY CLOSE TO OUR SHELTER.

I MEAN LITERALLY, BOOM.

-DID YOU HEAR THAT? -YEAH.

-JUST GET THAT THING GOING. -YEAH, STOKE THAT THING UP.

Jonathan: THIS IS DEFINITELY THE AFRAID PART.

Gabrielle: HOW'S THE HAND FEEL?

Jonathan: I CAN FEEL IT...

-YEAH. -...THE THUMB.

OH, MY GOD.

COLD OUT HERE.

Gabrielle: THERE WERE A LOT OF BABOONS OUT LAST NIGHT.

I COULD HEAR THEM ALL NIGHT LONG.

YEAH, IT WAS HARD.

WE'RE GONNA TRANSFER OUR FIRE FROM HERE TO HERE

SO THAT WE CAN HOPEFULLY PUT UP ANOTHER LITTLE SHELTER

TO BOTH ACT AS A DETERRENT FOR ANIMALS AND TRY AND STAY WARM.

SO I'LL SEE IF WE CAN GET SOME STUFF FOR SHELTER-MAKING.

YOU HANG OUT BY THE FIRE. JUST CONTINUE TO FEED IT.

I HAVE TWO GOOD HANDS.

LET ME SEE WHAT I CAN FIND.

Jonathan: I'M TIRED, AND I'M HUNGRY, AND MY HAND HURTS.

Gabrielle: IT'S LIKE WEARING GARDENING GLOVES.

I GOT A SIMPLE JOB TODAY.

JUST BREAKING UP SOME WOOD SO WE CAN HAVE A FIRE TONIGHT.

GABRIELLE HAS BEEN DOING AN INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF WORK,

LIKE GOING AND BUILDING SHELTER AND CHOPPING DOWN TREES.

THIS CHALLENGE HAS DEFINITELY MADE ME REALIZE

I'M NOT AS STRONG AS I THOUGHT I WAS COMING INTO THIS.

IT MAKES ME FEEL THIS BIG.

THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR HELP.

YEAH. NO WORRIES.

Jonathan: IT'S RAINING. IT'S *BLEEP* RAINING.

RAIN USED TO BE SOME OF MY FAVORITE WEATHER,

BUT... -THIS IS HORRIBLE, RIGHT?

I DON'T THINK I WILL EVER LOOK AT RAIN THE SAME AGAIN.

Gabrielle: KEEP GOING, FIRE.

*BLEEP*

Jonathan:

Jonathan: THAT WAS THE WORST NIGHT OF MY ENTIRE LIFE.

WITH THE THUNDERSTORM AND LIGHTNING

AND POURING-DOWN RAIN AND TERRIBLE WIND

BLOWING SMOKE IN OUR FACES.

YEAH.

I THINK THE SMOKE IS THE MAIN CAUSE

FOR MY STOMACH BURNING.

YEAH.

I PROBABLY GOT MORE SMOKE IN ME THAN ANYTHING.

OKAY.

I THINK A LITTLE BIT OF FRESH AIR WOULD BE GOOD.

YEAH. TAKE A WALK.

Jonathan: NOTHING BUT SMOKE FOR HOURS.

IT'S LIKE WE WERE TRAPPED IN A HOUSE FIRE.

I THINK I NEED TO JUST LAY HERE FOR A FEW MINUTES.

THIS IS VERY OVERWHELMING.

IT'S DEFINITELY NOT AS EASY AS IT LOOKS ON TV.

Gabrielle: JONATHAN'S NOT QUITE THE PEPPY, HAPPY JONATHAN,

YOU KNOW, WE SAW ON DAY 1.

IT'S DEFINITELY NOT GOOD FOR MORALE.

COMING UP ON YOU. DON'T LET ME SCARE YOU.

DOING OKAY?

YEAH. THIS IS DEFINITELY...

I'M HUNGRY. CAN YOU HEAR THE FROGS?

THEY'RE OUT THERE KIND OF TAUNTING US.

WHAT DO YOU THINK, LIKE, SOMEWHERE OVER HERE?

I WISH THAT AREA WAS A LOT CLOSER OR EASY TO GET TO.

AY YAI YAI.

WELL, YOU CAN HANG OUT FOR A LITTLE BIT.

WELL, I WANT TO BE PRODUCTIVE WITH YOU.

WATCH FOR SNAKES TODAY.

IT SUCKS THAT MY HAND IS IN THIS CONDITION

AND YOU HAVE TO DO ALL THE HARD-CORE WORK.

I'M NOT COMPLAINING. LIKE, I'M COMPLETELY FINE.

LOOK. THERE'S ONE RIGHT THERE.

GOT HIM. -YES.

WAY TO GO.

GOT IT?

I NEVER HAD FROGS BEFORE COMING OUT HERE,

BUT YOU HAVE TO EAT WHATEVER THE LAND PROVIDES YOU WITH.

RIGHT THERE IN THE MIDDLE.

THAT WAS NICE.

SORRY, BUDDY.

YEAH? -YEAH.

OKAY. HE'S DONE.

Jonathan: I USED TO SIT BACK HOME AND SAY,

"I COULD EAT THESE FROGS. I COULD EAT THESE LIZARDS."

BUT I DIDN'T EXPECT TO HAVE SUCH AN EMOTIONAL CONNECTION

TO THE ACTUAL WILDLIFE THAT WE WERE GONNA HAVE TO KILL.

Gabrielle: THANK YOU, FROGS.

WANT A BITE OF HIM?

NO.

I DON'T THINK I'M GONNA EAT HIM.

-REALLY? -NO.

WHAT ARE WE GONNA GET YOU TO EAT?

I DON'T KNOW. WATER.

LEG BONE.

MM, I HAVE FROG GUT STUCK IN MY TEETH.

I DON'T FEEL GOOD.

YOU'RE OKAY.

IT'S, LIKE, I CAN'T EAT THIS FOOD OUT HERE.

THIS SMELL OF SMOKE.

HOW'S YOUR HAND?

IT HURTS.

OH, IT HURTS SO BAD.

I REALLY THINK I NEED TO GO.

I JUST... LIKE, I'M DYING.

OH, IT HURTS TO MOVE.

I MEAN, I HAVEN'T FELT ANYWHERE NEAR THAT BAD.

IT LOOKS LIKE HE'S ON HIS DEATHBED.

Narrator: PRODUCERS RUSH IN A MEDIC

TO CHECK IF JONATHAN CAN CONTINUE THE CHALLENGE.

JONATHAN? WHAT'S UP, BUD?

-IT HURTS. -WHAT HURTS?

Jonathan: IT FEELS LIKE SOMEONE'S STABBING ME.

OKAY, I'M JUST GOING TO TAKE YOUR BLOOD PRESSURE.

PUT YOUR HAND DOWN FOR ME.

Claude: YOUR BLOOD PRESSURE'S STILL GOOD.

YOUR PULSE RATE IS GOOD.

AND THE REASON WHY YOU FEEL LIKE YOU WANT TO THROW UP

IS YOUR STOMACH IS QUITE EMPTY.

IF POSSIBLE, TRY TO GET SOMETHING TO EAT.

YOU'RE GONNA BE FINE, BUD.

Claude: THERE'S NO MEDICAL REASON FOR ME TO SAY

THAT HE CANNOT CONTINUE.

IT'S JUST A MATTER OF HIM BEING PSYCHOLOGICALLY STRENGTHENED,

AND THAT HE HAS TO DO BY HIMSELF.

TALK TO ME. WHAT'S GOING ON?

I CAN'T JUST LAY HERE FOR THE NEXT NINE DAYS LIKE THIS.

THAT THE PLAN?

I'LL BRING YOU WATER AND KEEP YOU WARM.

I FEEL LIKE I'LL DIE.

I'M WITH YOU. I FEEL THE EXHAUSTION.

I THINK PROBABLY EVERY SURVIVALIST FEELS THIS,

BUT I'M HOPING MAYBE YOU GET A SECOND WIND OR SOMETHING.

AY YAI YAI.

IF HE HAS TO GO, HE HAS TO GO.

IT DEFINITELY PUTS A LOT OF WEIGHT ON MY SHOULDERS,

AND MY SH-- MY SHOULDERS ARE BECOMING WEAK.

Jonathan: I CAME OUT HERE WITH THE MIND-SET

THAT I WAS GONNA KICK AFRICA'S ASS,

BUT IT DEFINITELY KICKED MINE.

MY MOM, SHE'S OVERCOME SOME OF THE BIGGEST CHALLENGES

THAT YOU CAN EVER OVERCOME IN LIFE,

AND I WANTED TO GO HOME AND SAY, "MOM, WE'RE BOTH SURVIVORS."

SHE WAS MY BIGGEST CHEERLEADER IN THIS.

SHE WAS ROOTING FOR ME MORE THAN ANYONE.

AND IT'S REALLY GONNA SUCK TO CALL HER

AND LET HER KNOW THAT I'M COMING HOME EARLY.

I DON'T KNOW HOW PEOPLE DO IT.

Gabrielle: I'M IN AFRICA, AND I'M BY MYSELF.

EVERYTHING ABOUT IT IS MYSTERIOUS AND UNPREDICTABLE.

I HAVE TO HAND IT TO THOSE SURVIVALISTS

WHO STAY IN AFTER THEIR PARTNER LEAVES.

THERE ARE TIMES IN MY LIFE THAT I THOUGHT I WAS MISERABLE,

BUT I'VE NEVER BEEN MORE MISERABLE

THAN SITTING HERE BY THIS FIRE TRYING TO KEEP IT GOING ALONE

WITHOUT A PARTNER TO SEE ME THROUGH.

YOU KNOW, MY DAD SPENT 14 MONTHS IN VIETNAM,

AND I THINK IF HE CAN SPEND 14 MONTHS IN VIETNAM,

I CAN SPEND 14 DAYS HERE.

YOU KNOW, IT'S...

HE'S A REMARKABLE PERSON.

OH, GOD.

I'M NEVER GONNA MAKE IT THROUGH THIS BY MYSELF.

Gabrielle: IT STARTED RAINING A FEW HOURS AGO.

GOD, THE RAIN'S MISERABLE.

I NEEDED THE SUN SO BADLY TODAY.

OH.

I CAN'T STAY DRY OUT THERE FEEDING THE FIRE,

AND I CAN'T STAY WARM IN THE SHELTER.

AND I HAVE A FEELING THIS RAIN'S NOT STOPPING ANYTIME SOON,

SO I'M GONNA MAKE A MOVE.

TRYING TO FIND A DECENT LOCATION FOR TONIGHT

TO SEE IF THERE'S ANY BETTER SHELTER OPTIONS.

SO MUCH BETTER.

OH, MAN.

COME ON.

EVERYTHING'S SO WET.

NOTHING WANTS TO CATCH.

MIGHT BE BETTER TO TRY AGAIN TOMORROW

IF THINGS DRY OUT A LITTLE BIT.

I MIGHT GO TONIGHT JUST WITHOUT A FIRE.

NOT EXCITED FOR IT.

IT'S POURING DOWN RAINING, THUNDERSTORM,

HUGE GUSTS OF FREEZING-COLD WIND.

OH, HERE IT COMES. OH, GOD, IT HURTS.

IF I TAP OUT, IT'S GONNA BE SOMETHING LIKE THIS.

OH, GOD. I'M FREEZING.

OH, GOD.

THANK YOU, SUN.

HOW BEAUTIFUL IS THAT?

OH, WOW. KEEP COMING.

I'M BEYOND EXCITED FOR THE CLOUDS TO BURN OFF

AND IT TO BE A NICE, SUNNY DAY.

AND IT FILLS YOU WITH HOPE.

OH, IT FEELS SO GOOD.

YOU HAVE A HIERARCHY OF PRIORITIES OUT HERE,

AND FIRE COMES BEFORE ALMOST ANYTHING ELSE.

COME ON, BUDDY. KEEP BURNING.

IT FEELS AMAZING.

FEELS LIKE ACCOMPLISHMENT.

IT'S NICE.

IT'S BEEN DAYS SINCE I'VE HAD ANY PROTEIN.

I JUST HAVE TO GET BACK OUT THERE

AND HOPEFULLY FIND SOME FOOD.

I'M HOPING TO BUILD A FISH TRAP WITH THIS.

WE'LL SEE HOW IT GOES.

IT'S A VERY DIFFERENT VINE THAN I WOULD USE AT HOME.

MY DAD ALWAYS SAID, "HOW DO YOU EAT AN ELEPHANT?

ONE BITE AT A TIME."

AND I THINK THAT'S REALLY THE STRATEGY I USE OUT HERE.

JUST TAKE IT ALL IN LITTLE PIECES.

OKAY.

VOILà.

I REALLY HOPE I CATCH SOMETHING.

PLEASE.

WHOO. LET'S SEE WHAT WE GOT.

EMPTY.

OH, MAN.

I'M GOING TO SEE IF I CAN FIGURE OUT A DEADFALL.

HOPEFULLY, TOMORROW I MIGHT HAVE SOME KIND OF RODENT.

A NICE BIG RAT WOULD BE PERFECT.

WE'LL SEE.

I'M WALKING UP TO CHECK MY FIRST DEADFALL SNARE,

AND, UNFORTUNATELY, IT'S STILL SET.

THAT'S A BUMMER.

I DEFINITELY FEEL THE EFFECTS OF STARVATION.

MY BODY IS SO WEAK.

AND I'M NOT AS AWARE OF MY SURROUNDINGS

AS I PROBABLY SHOULD BE.

AND I ATTRIBUTE ALL OF THAT TO THE HUNGER.

A GREEN MAMBA.

Narrator: ONE OF THE DEADLIEST SNAKES IN SOUTH AFRICA,

THE GREEN MAMBA IS A SIT-AND-WAIT PREDATOR.

IT STRIKES IN QUICK SUCCESSION AND AT LIGHTNING SPEED.

Gabrielle: I'M REALLY HUNGRY.

A SNAKE WOULD BE NICE.

Narrator: FOR THE PAST SIX DAYS,

GABRIELLE HAS BRAVED

THE WILD, UNTAMED CAPE OF SOUTH AFRICA ALONE.

ON DAY 2, HER PARTNER, JONATHAN,

SLICED THROUGH HIS THUMB WITH A MACHETE.

AND THREE DAYS LATER, HE ABANDONED THE CHALLENGE,

OVERWHELMED BY THE HARSH CONDITIONS,

DROPPING HIS PSR FROM A 4.0 TO A 3.2.

DESPERATE FOR FOOD,

GABRIELLE MUST NOW DIG DEEPER THAN EVER BEFORE

IF SHE HOPES TO MAKE IT THROUGH THE LAST THREE DAYS

OF THE CHALLENGE.

A GREEN MAMBA.

AH!

OOH. SCARY.

TO MISS A CHANCE AT SOMETHING

THAT WOULD HAVE PROVIDED PRETTY GOOD PROTEIN,

I'M A LITTLE DISAPPOINTED.

OH, MY GOD.

I'M EXHAUSTED.

DAD...

...TIMES WERE REALLY TOUGH.

I KNOW I'LL NEVER BE QUITE AS TOUGH

OR HAVE AS MUCH COMMON SENSE AS YOU DO,

BUT I HOPE I MADE YOU PROUD OUT HERE.

IF NOTHING ELSE, I NEVER GAVE UP.

SUNRISE, MORNING 14.

I'M ALMOST TO THE FINISH LINE.

THIS IS EXCITING. I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS DAY.

I THINK MY BEST BET MIGHT BE GOING UP

AND AROUND KIND OF THE TRAILS THE ANIMALS USE.

IT LOOKS LIKE EXTRACTION'S BY THE OCEAN,

AND THAT'S A REALLY, REALLY TOUGH HIKE.

Narrator: GABRIELLE WILL HAVE TO NAVIGATE

A TREACHEROUS FOUR-MILE HIKE ACROSS ROCKY TERRAIN

AND COMPLETE A GRUELING SWIM IN 48-DEGREE WATER

TO REACH HER EXTRACTION POINT AT THE EDGE OF THE INDIAN OCEAN.

WEAK AND MALNOURISHED,

SHE IS AT THE MERCY OF THE PREDATORS IN THE AREA.

Gabrielle: OOH. RIB CAGE IS ALL CHEWED UP.

UGH.

A LEOPARD PRINT.

I DEFINITELY WANT TO GET AWAY FROM HERE.

MY BODY IS JUST SO TIRED, AND MY FEET ARE IN PAIN.

JUST CAN'T STOP.

YOU CAN'T GIVE UP.

OH, GOSH. I HAVE TO SWIM.

THIS IS GONNA BE COLD.

OOH.

Narrator: GABRIELLE MUST NOW USE

WHAT REMAINING STRENGTH SHE HAS FOR THIS FINAL SWIM.

GABRIELLE'S BODY IS LOSING HEAT

25 TIMES FASTER IN THE ICY WATER,

AND SHE COULD DEVELOP HYPOTHERMIA

IN LESS THAN FIVE MINUTES.

Gabrielle: OH, THAT WAS SO HARD.

THE HARDEST SWIM OF MY LIFE FOR SURE.

I USED TO BE A LIFEGUARD,

AND I WAS QUESTIONING WHETHER I COULD CROSS THERE.

I'M ALMOST THERE.

OH, FINALLY.

LOOK AT THAT.

OH, MY GOODNESS.

THERE'S MY TRUCK. YAY!

I'M SO GLAD I'M HERE.

I'M SO GLAD.

TAPPING OUT WOULD HAVE BEEN SO EASY,

BUT THEN I WOULD HAVE MISSED OUT ON SO MUCH.

I WAS ALONE FOR A LONG TIME OUT THERE.

I THINK IT SHOWS A TENACITY

THAT I DIDN'T REALLY REALIZE WAS INSIDE OF ME.

WHEN I STARTED PRACTICING FOR THIS SHOW, MY DAD TOLD ME

IF I FOCUS ON THE LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL,

I CAN PRETTY MUCH GET THROUGH ANY KIND OF NEGATIVE SCENARIO.

AND IT CARRIED ME THROUGH AND DID THE JOB.

I LOVE YOU, DAD. THANK YOU.

CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS

Narrator: FROM DAY 1, GABRIELLE DISPLAYED

A TIRELESS WORK ETHIC THAT ALLOWED HER

TO CARRY HER PARTNER THROUGH INJURY AND MENTAL COLLAPSE.

I'LL BRING YOU WATER AND KEEP YOU WARM.

AFTER HER PARTNER TAPPED OUT,

GABRIELLE COMPLETED THE FAN CHALLENGE

BY MUSCLING THROUGH NINE DAYS ALONE.

GABRIELLE LOST A TOTAL OF 11 POUNDS.

HER PRIMITIVE SURVIVAL RATING STARTED AT 4.2

AND SPIKED TO A 6.9,

SUCCESSFULLY UPGRADING THIS SUPERFAN

TO A TRUE SURVIVALIST,

PROVING SHE HAS WHAT IT TAKES TO SURVIVE NAKED AND AFRAID.

HI, BUDDY. COME HERE, BUDDY.

OH, COME HERE, BABY.

HEY, YOU. -HEY.

OH, MY! WE'VE MISSED YOU, MOM.

YOU DID A GOOD JOB.

YOU DID GOOD. -THANK YOU.

YOU LET SOMEBODY KNOW YOU WERE THERE OVER THERE.

I DID. I LOVE YOU GUYS.