Original subtitles

SAMANTHA.

HEY.

YOU'RE BURNING UP.

YOU'RE NOT ABLE TO CONTINUE.

WE SHOULD TAKE YOU TO THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT.

CAN YOU HEAR ME?

YOU'RE NOT OKAY.

SAM?

Narrator: ONE MAN...

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...

...NAKED AND AFRAID?

Man: I DON'T HAVE WHAT IT TAKES TO DO THIS.

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CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS

THESE ARE THE MOUNTAINS OF VELEBIT,

ONE OF THE LARGEST RANGES IN EASTERN EUROPE,

A COLOSSAL FORMATION, OMINOUS AND UNFORGIVING.

ONCE A REFUGE FOR OUTLAWS,

ITS LUSH VALLEY WILL PROVIDE AMPLE FOOD SOURCES.

BUT WITH GREAT REWARD COMES A DANGEROUS RISK.

STAKING CLAIM TO THE VALLEY FLOOR

ARE PACK-HUNTING GRAY WOLVES,

THE LARGEST OF ALL THE CANINES,

KNOWN TO PREY ON THE WEAK AND MALNOURISHED.

THE MOST FEARED PREDATORS

ARE NOW JUST WAKING FROM THEIR WINTER SLUMBER --

THE MASSIVE BROWN BEARS, WHICH DESPITE THEIR SIZE

HAVE BEEN CLOCKED AT SPEEDS OF OVER 30 MILES PER HOUR.

AT NIGHT, ICY WINDS ARE UNLEASHED

FROM THE SNOW-CAPPED MOUNTAINS,

CAUSING TEMPERATURES IN THE VALLEYS TO PLUMMET.

AND WITH STORM SEASON APPROACHING,

TORRENTIAL RAINS WILL MAKE

ALREADY COLD CONDITIONS HYPOTHERMIC.

Sam: I'M FEELING NERVOUS, EXCITED.

I CAN'T REALLY PICK WHICH ONE THE MOST.

OH, I'M REALLY NERVOUS.

MY NAME IS SAMANTHA OHL. I'M 29 YEARS OLD.

I'M FROM SHARPSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA.

MY CURRENT JOB IS A STAY-AT-HOME MOM.

I JOINED THE MILITARY WHEN I WAS 18

WHEN 9/11 HAPPENED.

I SAID, "I WANT TO DO THAT. I WANT TO GO FIGHT."

WHERE'S MOMMY GOING TODAY?

UM, TO NAKED FRAY!

I'M DOING THIS FOR MY HUSBAND AND KIDS

BECAUSE I WANT MY KIDS

TO LOOK BACK AND BE LIKE,

"WELL, MY MOM DID THIS, SO SHE'S A SUPER BADASS."

BETTER LOOK OUT, SHE'S COMING FOR YA, CROATIA.

I WAS RAISED TO RESPECT A MAN.

ME AND MY HUSBAND ARE BOTH ALPHAS.

BUT I WOULD LET HIM LEAD BECAUSE IT'S EXPECTED.

HE'S THE MAN. HE'S JUST A PLETHORA

OF KNOWLEDGE FOR ME WITH ANIMALS,

UH, PLANTS AND BIRDS.

SO HE'S JUST LIKE,

"THIS IS GOING TO MAKE YOU EVEN MORE OF A BADASS WIFE."

Narrator: SAM'S MILITARY BACKGROUND AND HUNTING EXPERIENCE

SHOULD HELP HER ADAPT TO THIS UNIQUE MOUNTAIN ENVIRONMENT,

BUT HER SKILLS HAVE YET TO BE TESTED

WITHOUT THE DIRECTION OF A STRONG MALE LEADER.

SHE BEGINS WITH A PRIMITIVE SURVIVAL RATING,

OR PSR, OF 6.8.

RIGHT NOW, I'M MOST NERVOUS ABOUT MEETING MY PARTNER.

WHAT'S HIS PERSONALITY,

ARE YOU GOING TO HELP ME AND HAVE MY BACK FOR 21 DAYS?

I'VE NEVER BEEN NAKED LIKE THIS, SO...

Adam: THAT'S GOING TO BE A LONG TIME, YOU KNOW,

TO HAVE THE BUGS CRAWLING ON YA.

MY NAME IS ADAM, I'M 29 YEARS OLD,

AND I'M A PROJECT ADMINISTRATOR FROM FOLSOM, CALIFORNIA.

I GOT MARRIED THREE MONTHS AGO TO MY WONDERFUL WIFE, JENNIFER.

SHE'S AMAZING. SHE REALLY IS.

I MEAN, SHE'S SUPER TOUGH, TOUGH AS NAILS.

JENNIFER THINKS THAT IT'S, UH, PRETTY COOL TO COME OUT HERE.

ACTUALLY, IT WAS HER IDEA

FOR ME TO DO THIS IN THE FIRST PLACE.

REALLY LOVE TO COMPLETE THE CHALLENGE

AND GIVE HER ANOTHER REASON TO BE PROUD OF ME.

SAY HI, JENNIFER. HI, JENNIFER.

I CAN SET SOME TRAPS, I CAN START A FIRE, FIND WATER,

BUT, UM, I USUALLY DON'T TAKE THINGS TOO SERIOUSLY.

I JOKE AROUND A LOT.

BUT, UH, I'M LIKE A KID IN A CANDY STORE OUT HERE,

SO I THINK THAT'S GOING TO BE ONE OF MY MAIN STRENGTHS.

ADAM HAS EXTENSIVE KNOWLEDGE OF SURVIVAL TECHNIQUES,

BUT HE HAS YET TO UTILIZE THESE SKILLS

IN A TRUE SURVIVAL SITUATION.

HE STARTS WITH A PSR OF 6.0.

Sam: I HOPE MY PARTNER BRINGS TO THE TABLE

LIKE A STRONG MIND.

IF HE COMES IN, HE WANTS TO BE A LEADER, HE CAN BE A LEADER.

I LIKE HAVING AN ALPHA MALE AROUND ALL THE TIME.

IT'S ALWAYS NICE TO HAVE THAT EXTRA STRENGTH, TOO,

ESPECIALLY A MAN.

Adam: 21 DAYS NAKED IS GOING TO BE AN EXPERIENCE FOR SURE.

I'M MOST NERVOUS OF MAKING MYSELF

LOOK LIKE A COMPLETE IDIOT.

I KNOW SOME PEOPLE HAVE STRONG FEELINGS ABOUT GENDER ROLES.

I FEEL LIKE THOSE ARE PRETTY DATED.

MAYBE I CAN FIND A BEAR OR WOLF

THAT'S WILLING TO TAKE CARE OF ME.

MAYBE IT CAN BE MY SUGAR MAMA OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

I'M TERRIBLY SORRY FOR EVERYTHING YOU'RE ABOUT TO SEE.

Sam: BEING NAKED IN FRONT OF ANOTHER MAN,

ESPECIALLY NOT MY HUSBAND,

I FEEL LIKE IT'S GOING TO BE A LITTLE AWKWARD.

HI. HI.

I'M ADAM, NICE TO MEET YOU. I'M SAM.

SAM? YEAH.

OH, NICE TO MEET YOU, SAM. NICE TO MEET YOU.

IT'S BEAUTIFUL OUT, YEAH?

YEAH. WE'RE KIND OF CRAZY, HUH?

YEAH.

WELL, NICE TO MEET YOU. NICE TO MEET YOU.

SO I CAN SEE OUR BAGS ARE OVER THERE.

YEAH.

YOU WANT TO GO TAKE A LOOK AND SEE?

LET'S CHECK 'EM OUT. ALL RIGHT.

Sam: I HAVE GOOD VIBES, NOTHING BAD YET,

SO I HOPE IT STAYS THAT WAY.

Narrator: IN ADDITION TO A POT,

ADAM AND SAM HAVE EACH BEEN ALLOWED

TO BRING ONE SURVIVAL ITEM.

I HAVE MY HATCHET. IT'S NOT HEAVY.

IT GETS THE JOB DONE, THOUGH,

SO THAT'S ALL THAT REALLY MATTERS, RIGHT?

THAT'S RIGHT. I BROUGHT FERRO ROD.

WE SHOULD HAVE SOME FIRE,

WHICH WILL BE GOOD ON A DAY LIKE THIS.

THAT WAS ONE OF MY BIG CONCERNS WITH THE RAIN.

Adam: SAM'S A NICE, SWEET GIRL,

SEEMS TO BE REALLY INTO EVERYTHING,

AND SO, LOOKING FORWARD TO THE NEXT 21 DAYS FOR SURE.

DO YOU HAVE OUR MAP? YEAH, I DO HAVE OUR MAP.

EXCELLENT. SO WE SHOULD HEAD

WITH THE STREAM UP.

THE ONLY PROBLEMS WE'RE GOING TO HAVE I SEE IS WILD BOARS.

I'VE KILLED ONE. I'VE NEVER SPEARED ONE, BUT...

ALL RIGHT, WE'LL GIVE IT A SHOT.

YEAH. AND BEARS.

GOOD, HOPEFULLY THEY STAY FAR AWAY.

LET'S JUST START HEADING UP THAT WAY, RIGHT?

YEAH, WHICH WAY DO YOU WANT TO GO?

LET'S GO THAT WAY.

I LIKE IT. ALL RIGHT.

Adam: WHAT MADE YOU DECIDE TO GIVE THIS A SHOT?

MY HUSBAND, HE'S REALLY THE ONE THAT GOT ME INTO THIS.

HE GOT ME INTO LOVING JUST BEING OUTDOORS THE MOST.

MY HUSBAND'S, LIKE, THE ONE.

HE'S LIKE MY GURU.

SORRY, I'M PROBABLY GOING TO TALK ABOUT HIM A LOT

'CAUSE HE'S LIKE MY BEST FRIEND.

THAT'S AWESOME.

WELL, THERE'S SOME MASSIVE *BLEEP* RIGHT THERE.

SERIOUS. THAT'S, LIKE, MASSIVE.

Adam: DEFINITELY FINDING A LOT OF ANIMAL ACTIVITY AROUND HERE.

BE EASY TO BE AFRAID OF BOARS OR BEARS OR...

THE THING THAT YOU GOTTA WORRY ABOUT OUT HERE IS STAYING WARM.

IF THE NIGHTS GET COLD AND THEY'RE WINDY AND THEY'RE RAINY,

THAT ENDS YOUR DAY REAL QUICK.

Adam: SERIOUSLY CAN'T BELIEVE IT'S RAINING AGAIN.

LOSING DAYLIGHT.

Sam: LET'S REPRIORITIZE FIRE AND A FRAME OF OUR SHELTER,

JUST AT LEAST SOMETHING TO GET US COVERED FOR NOW.

YEAH.

THIS LOOKS HEALTHSOME.

THERE'S THOSE BERRIES TO EAT, RIGHT THERE.

THEY'RE FULL OF IRON. WE NEED THOSE.

GREAT. IF WE'RE RIGHT HERE,

THIS WILL BE REALLY AWESOME.

WE CAN CERTAINLY SET UP HERE IF YOU WANT.

OH, A WATER SOURCE. LET'S JUST SCOPE IT OUT.

DO YOU WANT TO DO THAT? SURE.

THIS IS A HIGH AREA RIGHT THERE.

DO YOU THINK IT'S BIG ENOUGH TO BUILD AT LEAST A...

THERE'S PLENTY OF SPACE IN HERE, YEAH.

AND WE'RE RIGHT BY FOOD FOR SNACKING, LIKE BEARS.

I DON'T REALLY KNOW WHERE WE'RE SUPPOSED TO GO.

YOU WANT TO DO IT HERE FOR THE NIGHT?

YEAH, LET'S STAY HERE FOR THE NIGHT.

OKAY.

Adam: THERE'S A LOT OF WORK TO BE DONE IN SUCH A SHORT TIME.

I DON'T REALLY KNOW HOW MUCH TIME HAS PASSED,

BUT IT FEELS LIKE IT'S ONLY BEEN ABOUT TWO HOURS.

THAT'S JUST NOT A LOT OF TIME

FOR, UH, HOW MUCH WORK THAT WE HAVE TO DO.

THIS IS PROBABLY THE UGLIEST SHELTER I'VE EVER MADE.

SO WHAT I'M GOING TO DO IS TRY TO GET A FIRE STARTED.

ALL RIGHT, I'M GOING TO GO LOOK FOR SOME DEAD WOOD.

OKAY. GOOD LUCK, IT'S WET AS HELL.

Adam: THIS IS ALL DEAD.

THAT'S GOOD FOR ME.

EVERYTHING ON THE OUTSIDE IS WET,

BUT IF YOU CAN SHAVE OFF THE OUTSIDE,

GET TO THE INSIDE, THAT'S GOING TO BE DRY.

SLOWS THINGS DOWN FOR SURE.

I THINK I MIGHT'VE FOUND SOME DRY WOOD.

WHAT DO YOU BET, WE GOT ANOTHER HOUR?

30, 40 MINUTES?

WE GOTTA GET A FIRE STARTED BEFORE IT STARTS GETTING COLD.

WITHOUT THAT I'M -- I'M A LITTLE WORRIED

ABOUT HOW THE NIGHT'S GOING TO GO.

WOW.

COME ON. LET'S GO. COME ON.

IT'S NOT GOING TO LIGHT ON FIRE, THAT'S FOR SURE.

Sam: I KNOW. WITHOUT FIRE, I CAN'T SURVIVE.

I'M TOO SMALL FOR BEING IN THE COLD.

IT'S SUPER COLD. WE CAN SEE OUR BREATHS.

SO, NO FIRE BECAUSE EVERYTHING'S WET.

HE'S OUT THERE DOING JUMPING JACKS RIGHT NOW.

IT'S BETTER THAN NOTHING, SO...

Adam: GET OUTTA HERE!

Adam: STILL WORKING AT THIS FIRE THING.

THE HUMIDITY IS SO HIGH

THAT NOT EVEN GOOD TINDER WILL LIGHT.

*BLEEP*

Sam: LAST NIGHT, IT WAS SUPER COLD.

LIKE, I KNOW WE DON'T WANT TO CUDDLE 'CAUSE WE'RE MARRIED,

THAT'S COOL, BUT WE'RE GOING TO NEED FIRE

TO KEEP US WARM.

I ALSO WAS MORE SCARED LAST NIGHT

BECAUSE WE HAD NO FIRE.

WE HEARD A GROWL.

THAT'S WHEN I GOT KIND OF WORRIED.

WE WERE VERY VULNERABLE TO, LIKE, PREDATORS.

SAM, I'M SORRY. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.

I DON'T THINK SO. EVERYTHING WILL BE GREAT.

Sam: ADAM AND I ARE DIFFERENT BREEDS,

BUT I NEED HIM TO STEP UP AND TAKE CHARGE.

IT'S RAINING. UNBELIEVABLE.

THIS PLACE CAN'T MAKE UP ITS MIND.

I WAS WORRIED ABOUT THE RAIN. THE WEATHER'S CHANGING A LOT.

WHEN IT'S RAINING, IT'S JUST HARD TO DO ANYTHING

'CAUSE YOU GET WET AND THEN YOU GET COLD,

AND THAT'S WHEN YOU START GETTING FRUSTRATED,

AND HOPEFULLY WE'LL GET FIRE TOGETHER PRETTY QUICK.

STILL WORKING AT THIS FIRE THING.

WE, UH, RIPPED APART THE WOOL BAG

TO MAKE A TINDER BUNDLE,

AND IT'S ALREADY SO MOIST, IT WON'T LIGHT.

SO, UH, I DON'T KNOW HOW THIS IS GOING TO BE DONE.

EVERYTHING'S WET BACK HERE.

COME ON, SON OF A...

DAMN IT, I SUCK AT THIS.

IF THIS STUFF ISN'T GOING TO LIGHT

AND WE DON'T HAVE A FIRE,

I DON'T KNOW.

I DON'T KNOW HOW THIS IS GOING TO HAPPEN.

THERE YA GO.

JUST KEEP IT BURNING.

OOP.

THAT -- THAT ONE HAD A FLAME. YOU DROPPED IT.

THIS ONE DID. THIS ONE DID?

YEAH. OH.

YEAH, IT DID. I SAW IT AND YOU DROPPED IT.

NICE.

GOOD JOB, ME.

LET'S TRY AGAIN.

NO DICE.

I LOST ALL MY ENERGY NOW.

Sam: I WAS RAISED THAT THE MAN IS IN CHARGE,

HE LEADS THE WAY, BUT IF HE'S NOT

GOING TO MAKE THE FIRE, I'M GOING TO MAKE IT MYSELF.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT KIND OF ISSUE HE'S HAVING.

IT COULD'VE BEEN DONE EARLIER.

BUT SOMEONE DIDN'T WANT TO DO IT.

OR IT'S THAT THEY COULDN'T.

HERE WE GO.

ALMOST AGAIN.

WHEN IS IT GOING TO BE YES?

HEY ADAM? WOMAN MAKES FIRE.

THERE GOES NOTHING.

I'M COMING.

PLEASE BE CAREFUL.

THAT WAS, LIKE, A ONE-DEAL FLAME.

IT WAS JUST INSTANT.

HUH. TAKE IT. PUT IT.

OKAY.

GOTTA GET THIS GOING.

OH, THANK YOU, GOD. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

I'M A TOTAL BADASS.

NOW THAT I DID THIS, I SEE THAT I'M THE ALPHA

AND HE'S THE BRAVO.

I JUST BROUGHT THIS WOOD IN AND IT'S JUST SO MOIST ALREADY.

THIS PLACE IS JUST HORRIBLE.

IT'S A VERY WET PLACE. WE SHOULD JUST MOVE.

WELL, I SUPPOSE WE COULD THINK ABOUT THAT.

SAM'S THINKING, "YOU KNOW, WELL,

MAYBE WE SHOULD, UH, MOVE OUR SHELTER."

IT'S GOING TO MAKE SAM HAPPIER AND, UH,

MAKE HER TIME MORE ENJOYABLE.

UH, I'M DEFINITELY WILLING TO GIVE IT A SHOT.

LET'S BUILD A FIRE IN THE MIDDLE

AND HAVE A SHELTER ON ONE SIDE

AND A SHELTER ON THE OTHER. IT'S GREAT WITH ME.

WE DEVISED A NEW SHELTER AREA AND I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT IT.

I THINK WE HAVE OUT OWN SHELTERS ACROSS FROM EACH OTHER,

THEY'RE LEAN-TOS, AND THEN THE FIRE IN THE MIDDLE.

I JUST WANT MY OWN SHELTER SO I'LL FEEL SUPER COMFORTABLE,

LIKE I'M IN MY OWN HOME IN MY OWN LITTLE SPACE.

Adam: AS HELPFUL AS A SHELTER IS TO KEEP WARM AIR IN,

IN REALITY,

IT REALLY ONLY MAKES A FEW DEGREE DIFFERENCE.

WHAT'S GOING TO BE A BIGGER INFLUENCE,

I THINK, ON OUR TEMPERATURE,

IS HOW CLOSE WE CAN GET TO THE FIRE,

AND SO OUR SHELTER LAYOUT IS SET UP SO THAT

WE CAN KIND OF BOTH GET, UH, KIND OF WRAPPED AROUND THE FIRE.

THERE WE GO.

STICKS. STICKS ALL OVER HERE,

ALL AROUND, CIRCLE.

BEING ABLE TO STRETCH OUT IF WE WANT TO,

BEING ABLE TO, YOU KNOW,

MOVE AROUND WITHOUT HAVING TO PLAY TETRIS,

UH, IT'S -- IT'S REALLY NICE.

Sam: I MADE THAT, ALL ON MY OWN.

WE HAVE BOILING WATER AND WE'RE GOING TO GO TO SLEEP.

Adam: THINGS WORKED OUT WELL LAST NIGHT

AS FAR AS THE SHELTER GOES.

IT WAS A GOOD MOVE.

Sam: I FELT SO MUCH BETTER, UM, MORE SPACE,

AND THE FIRE KEPT US WARM, BUT TODAY,

I REALLY NEED TO GET SOME FOOD IN MY BELLY.

YOU ALL RIGHT? MM-HMM.

GOOD. I'M GOOD.

I'M GOING TO TAKE A WALK AROUND A LITTLE BIT.

MY OBJECTIVE RIGHT NOW

IS TRYING TO GET ONE OF THESE BOARS.

OKAY.

I SENSED A LITTLE PASSIVE AGGRESSIVENESS THERE,

AND SHE KIND OF ACTS LIKE SHE CERTAINLY DOESN'T NEED ME.

I HAVEN'T REALLY FULLY DECIDED WHAT DAY THREE

IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE FOR ME, BUT, UM, I THINK

FOR THE MOST PART, I'M GOING TO TRY

AND TAKE IT EASY, MAYBE GET TO A PLACE TOMORROW

WHERE WE CAN BE READY TO JUMP BACK AT IT AGAIN.

IT'S A GOOD TIME FOR A BREAK.

Sam: I'M TRYING TO HUNT FOR US AND FIND SOMETHING TO EAT.

WHAT KILLS ME IS ADAM DIDN'T EVEN THINK ABOUT COMING WITH ME.

THESE THINGS ARE *BLEEP* DANGEROUS.

I MEAN, I DON'T CARE.

BUT IT'S JUST TELLING ME THAT,

YOU KNOW, AM I GOING TO BE THE HUNTER,

YOU'RE GOING TO BE THE GATHERER?

ARE WE GOING TO SWITCH ROLES?

HE'S BACK AT HOME. HE'S THE HOUSEWIFE.

THAT'S FRESH POOP.

THAT'S FRESH.

IT SMELLS LIKE HOGS RIGHT OVER HERE REALLY BAD,

LIKE SUPER CLOSE TO US.

THEY MUST'VE BEEN HANGING OUT HERE.

THEY'RE UP IN THE TOP FIELD.

THEY'RE UP IN THE TOP FIELD.

THEY'RE OVER HERE.

OH, GOD.

ALL OF A SUDDEN, I HEAR PATTER, PATTER, PATTER.

AND THAT'S THEIR LITTLE HOOVES RUNNING OFF,

SO THEY WERE PRETTY FAST SO I DIDN'T GET TO GET TO THEM.

EVERY ANIMAL OUT HERE IS MESSING WITH MY MENTALITY TODAY.

THEY KNOW I'M HUNGRY.

AFTER ALL THAT SCOUTING YESTERDAY,

KIND OF WORE MYSELF THIN.

HOPEFULLY GET SOME SUSTENANCE IN ME.

I'VE BEEN LIGHTHEADED AND DIZZY ALL DAY.

MY METABOLISM'S REALLY FAST, SO I NEED MY FOOD.

IT'D BE AWESOME TO TRY AND HUNT A DEER,

BUT I REALLY DON'T WANT TO EXERT ALL THIS ENERGY.

OH, GRASSHOPPER.

CAUGHT 'IM.

I'M SORRY, BUDDY. HE'S PROTEIN.

Narrator: THE PROTECTIVE SHELL OF A GRASSHOPPER IS MADE OF CHITIN,

A PROTEIN THAT IF CONSUMED RAW

CAN TRIGGER ALLERGIC REACTIONS RANGING FROM MILD TO SEVERE.

I ATE A RARE GRASSHOPPER.

I SHOULD BRING ONE BACK AND SEE IF HE'LL EAT IT.

YOU'LL EAT A GRASSHOPPER, MY SON.

I BROUGHT YOU SOMETHING TO TRY.

WHAT IS THIS?

DON'T LET HIM BOUNCE.

IT'S A GRASSHOPPER.

I'M SORRY.

YOU KNOW THEY HAVE PARASITES UNLESS YOU COOK 'EM, RIGHT?

YOU CAN EAT THEM RAW.

ALL RIGHT.

I THINK I'M HAVING AN ALLERGIC REACTION TO YOUR CRICKET.

REALLY? DOES IT LOOK SWOLLEN?

I'VE ALREADY GOT, LIKE, BUMPS.

WE'LL GET THE MEDIC.

I CAN FEEL MY LIP SWELLING FROM THE CRICKET

AND THE BACK OF MY THROAT IS SWOLLEN RIGHT NOW.

FEELING A LITTLE DIZZY.

OH, *BLEEP*.

DON'T DO ANYTHING, JUST LAY DOWN.

I ATE A GRASSHOPPER. MY LIPS STARTED SWELLING UP.

YEAH?

THE BACK OF MY THROAT WAS SWELLING UP.

OKAY. AAH.

AAH.

Medic: NOTHING TOO SERIOUS.

IT'S JUST A LOCAL ALLERGIC REACTION.

I THINK IT'S MOSTLY, YOU KNOW, COSMETIC AND,

UH, NOW JUST FEELING STUPID.

I'M NOT DOING THAT AGAIN.

I HATE WHEN THE SUN GOES AWAY.

THE WEAKNESS IS KIND OF HITTING ME REALLY HARD IN,

LIKE, SPURTS DURING THE DAY.

I'VE WATCHED THE SUNSET A COUPLE TIMES,

JUST TRY AND DO SOMETHING TO MAKE ME FEEL A LITTLE BETTER.

I LIKE TO SIT THERE AND THINK AND THANK GOD

FOR WHAT I HAVE AND MY FAMILY,

SO I MEAN, IT'S AN EMOTIONAL TIME FOR ME,

AND THAT'S WHY I LIKE IT.

IT LETS ME JUST RELEASE A LOT OF EMOTIONS.

Adam: I MISS MY WIFE A LOT.

I DON'T THINK I'VE BEEN AWAY FROM HER

THIS LONG WITHOUT TALKING.

I WANT TO DO SOMETHING THAT I'M PROUD OF,

I WANT TO DO SOMETHING THAT MY WIFE'S PROUD OF,

AND SO I REALLY WANT TO FINISH THE CHALLENGE.

IS EVERYTHING OKAY?

I HATE THAT I'M WEAK NOW AND, LIKE, DIZZY AND FAINT.

BUT I CAN'T HELP IT.

I'M TRYING TO BE STRONG HERE.

IF I WAS EATING, YOU KNOW,

MY NUTRITION WAS UP, I'D BE KEEPING UP, YOU KNOW.

LIKE, I WOULD.

YEAH. I HAVE NO DOUBT.

I WANT US BOTH TO GET THROUGH AND...

YEAH. BUT DON'T OVERDO IT,

AND I DON'T WANT YOU TO FEEL BAD ABOUT THAT.

I KNOW SAM REALLY WANTS TO COMPLETE THIS CHALLENGE WITH ME

AND I'M GOING TO DO EVERYTHING I CAN TO MAKE SURE THAT HAPPENS.

I WANT YOU TO FEEL FREE TO TAKE IT EASY.

Sam: IT'S DAY NINE AND I NEED TO EAT SOMETHING.

I JUST WILL FEEL BETTER AND MORE ENERGETIC...

SURE. IF I EAT SOMETHING.

SOMETHING NEEDS TO DIE.

OKAY.

Sam: I AM FEELING WEAK TODAY.

I THINK IT'S JUST

THE NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY I'M EXPERIENCING.

Adam: SAM DOESN'T ASK FOR MY HELP AT ALL

BUT TO BE THE KINDEST PEOPLE WE CAN,

WE DON'T REALLY WAIT FOR PEOPLE TO ASK.

HOPEFULLY I CAN FIND SOME FOOD FOR HER TODAY.

I HUNTED AROUND TODAY FOR HAZELNUTS.

I'M TRYING TO FIND A SOURCE OF PROTEIN FOR SAM,

AND YEAH, THEY'RE, UH, THEY'RE HARD TO COME BY.

BUT LOOKS LIKE THAT'S WHAT, UH, BIRDS AND ANIMALS

AND THINGS LIKE THAT ARE -- ARE EATING A LOT OF.

AS A RESULT, YOU KNOW,

IT GAVE ME THE IDEA TO, UH, MAKE A DEADFALL,

AND HOPEFULLY THAT'LL CATCH US A MOUSE OR, YOU KNOW,

SOME KIND OF SMALL RODENT, UH,

SOMETHING TO -- SOMETHING TO EAT.

THE SIMPLEST TRAP LIKE THIS,

THAT I KNOW OF, IS A FIGURE FOUR.

WHAT WE NEED IS, UH, BASICALLY A SCREWDRIVER BIT...

OH, YEAH.

AND THAT THIS IS GOING TO HINGE ON.

SO I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND...

ALL RIGHT, SO THAT'S YOUR MAIN PIECE THERE.

MM-HMM. AND THAT'LL GO IN THE GROUND.

WE'LL COVER THE ENDS IN, LIKE, CHARCOAL

TO GET OUR SCENT OFF OF 'EM, AND, UH, THERE WE GO.

Sam: HE'S REALLY KNOWLEDGEABLE AND I --

I THINK WE CAN LUCK OUT AND HAVE SOME PROTEIN,

SO I'M VERY THANKFUL.

Adam: THE GOAL, REALLY, IS THAT BY THE END OF THIS THING,

TO BE ABLE TO CATCH AT LEAST SOME PROTEIN EVERY DAY.

YEAH, THIS TRAP WAS TRIGGERED, SO WE'LL SEE.

NADA, BUT THE BAIT'S GONE.

I FIGURE IT'S, YOU KNOW, GOING TO TAKE A FEW DAYS

BEFORE THIS THING ACTUALLY WORKS, IF AT ALL.

I'VE BEEN TRYING TO EAT BERRIES

TO MAKE ME FEEL A LITTLE STRONGER,

BUT IT'S REALLY NOT WORKING.

I KIND OF NEED PROTEIN.

THESE AREN'T COMPLETELY RIPE,

BUT YOU CAN BOIL 'EM AND EAT 'EM

AND IT'LL TAKE THAT TART AWAY,

SO AT LEAST I KNOW THAT THAT'S THERE.

REALLY, I'M LOOKING --

I WANTED TO SEE WHERE THERE'S SOME HAZELNUT.

BUT I HAVEN'T SEEN ANY ON THE TREES.

OH, MY GOSH.

ADAM, LOOK.

WHAT IS THAT?

OH, *BLEEP*.

I CAN'T TELL IF IT'S DEAD OR ALIVE.

OH, MY GOSH.

WHAT IS THAT?

OH, *BLEEP*.

IT'S A BIG-ASS BIRD.

I CAN'T TELL IF IT'S DEAD OR ALIVE.

LOOKS LIKE AN OWL.

OH, NO.

IT'S DEAD. IT'S DEAD?

YEAH. Adam: I'M IMMEDIATELY WORRIED

ABOUT HOW IT DIED, 'CAUSE HEALTHY THINGS

DON'T USUALLY JUST DROP OUT OF THE SKY.

IS THERE ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT?

I'D STILL EAT IT. I DON'T CARE.

YOU DON'T CARE? NO. I MEAN, YOU COULD...

IF YOU DON'T WANT TO EAT IT, I'LL EAT IT.

YOU COOK IT AND...

SURE, NO, I -- I DON'T DISAGREE.

JUST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT KILLED IT.

MY GUESS IS IT DIED LAST NIGHT, UH, MAYBE JUST FROM THE COLD.

WELL, IT'S FOOD.

RIGHT. WE'RE HAVING CHICKEN TONIGHT.

MY CONCERNS? NONE.

IF YOU COOK IT TO COMPLETELY COOKED,

I MEAN, EVEN IF IT WAS POISONOUS SNAKE THAT BIT IT,

ANY BACTERIA OR ANYTHING IN THERE,

IT'S JUST LIKE BOILING WATER.

YOU'RE GOING TO COOK IT OUT, SO...

I'LL COOK THE LITTLE BIRD AND EAT IT.

I DON'T CARE.

DO WE NEED A STICK FOR THAT?

SURE.

LET ME GO FIND ONE.

HE'S READY. I'M JUST GOING TO THROW HIM

OVER HERE FOR NOW WHILE HE FINDS A STICK.

THANK YOU. CHEERS.

THIS MIGHT BE THE BEST BIRD OF MY LIFE.

I THINK IT TASTES MORE LIKE TURKEY THAN IT DOES CHICKEN.

Sam: IT MADE US REALLY HAPPY BECAUSE THERE'S FOOD

AND IT DID DO A LITTLE EYE-OPENER FOR ME,

YOU KNOW, JUST TO REALIZE WHY I'M OUT THERE,

AND THERE'S A REASON WHY THAT LITTLE OWL

WAS LAYING THERE FOR US TO EAT, SO I THANK GOD

AND I THANK MOTHER NATURE FOR THAT.

Adam: SAM'S FEELING A LITTLE DIZZY. IT'S TO BE EXPECTED.

THE OWL WAS NOT ENOUGH.

I'D HATE TO SEE HER GET REAL BUMMED OUT

AND QUIT THE CHALLENGE, 'CAUSE I KNOW SHE CAN MAKE IT,

SO RIGHT NOW, I'M WORKING ON A FISH TRAP.

I JUST WANT TO GET THIS THING DONE.

AND, UM, YOU KNOW,

HOPEFULLY THAT'LL MAKE HER FEEL A LOT BETTER.

THIS MODEL IS JUST DESIGNED TO DO FISH.

MY NEXT MODEL WILL HOPEFULLY BE A PROTOTYPE

THAT WILL ALSO DO MY LAUNDRY FOR ME.

Sam: ADAM'S FISH BASKET IS TURNING OUT AWESOME.

THERE WE GO. HE'S WORKING HARD.

HE'S BRINGING THE STRENGTH AND HE'S DOING GOOD.

Adam: WE CHECKED THE FISH TRAP A COUPLE TIMES TODAY TO NO LUCK.

YOU KNOW, IT MAY JUST TAKE 'EM A WHILE TO GET USED TO IT,

MAY TAKE A WHILE TO WORK.

YOU NEVER KNOW.

HA.

DID I HEAR FISH?

I'LL BE DAMNED.

THERE'S A FISH IN THERE.

HEY, LITTLE GUY.

BUT WE'LL HAVE SOME PROTEIN.

YUP.

HUH. A TROUT.

AT LEAST IT'S SOME PROTEIN.

IT DOES BOOST MY MORALE.

MAYBE WE'LL CATCH MORE SO WE CAN HAVE SINGLES.

Sam: DO WE NEED TO GO GET WATER?

ABSOLUTELY. ALL RIGHT.

YEAH.

Sam: THIS FISH IS SMALL,

BUT IT'S JUST WHAT I NEED RIGHT NOW.

Adam: IT'S PROBABLY NOT THE FIRST THING ON A RESTAURANT MENU,

BUT, UH, I JUST WANT TO BOIL THE FISH TO MAKE SURE

THAT WE GET ALL THE CALORIES WE CAN

AND MAKE SURE WE'RE NOT RISKING,

YOU KNOW, LOSING ANY PIECES OF IT.

CURIOUS TO THE TASTE OF THIS.

GOOD.

THAT'S MORE THAN A LITTLE GOOD.

HMM. I FEEL A LITTLE BETTER.

YEAH? YEAH.

HOPEFULLY WE GET SOME MORE. MM-HMM.

BE AWESOME.

Adam: OUT HERE, IT'S EASY TO SECOND-GUESS YOURSELF

AND DOUBT THE SKILLS THAT YOU HAVE,

SO SEEING THE TRAP WORKED IS A NICE RE-AFFIRMATION

OF MY ABILITY TO DO THIS OUT HERE,

AND YEAH, IT FEELS -- FEELS GREAT.

Sam: IT'S KIND OF CRAPPY.

I JUST DIDN'T WANT RAIN THE LAST COUPLE DAYS.

I JUST WANTED TO FINISH IT OUT NICE.

THIS ISN'T GOING TO BE SUSTAINABLE FOR LONG.

I WASN'T READY FOR THIS KIND OF RAIN.

THIS GROUND IS SO COLD.

HORRIBLE.

I CAN'T KEEP WARM.

I REALLY DON'T LIKE THE RAIN RIGHT NOW.

IT'S GOING TO ADD MORE TO ME BEING COLD

AND MORE POTENTIAL RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA.

I'M SO COLD. I CAN'T TAKE IT.

HI, CAN I SEE A MEDIC?

I REALLY DON'T FEEL WELL.

OKAY, SAM, HOLD TIGHT.

WE'LL SEND A MEDIC OVER RIGHT AWAY.

Narrator: EXPOSURE TO WIND AND RAIN

IS MAKING THE CURRENT TEMPERATURE OF 50 DEGREES

FEEL LIKE A FREEZING 32 DEGREES.

THE MEDIC EVALUATES SAM.

HE'S CONCERNED ABOUT HER RAPIDLY DECREASING BODY TEMPERATURE.

Medic: SHE'S NOT CRITICAL, BUT SHE DOESN'T LOOK OKAY, I THINK.

Sam: I DON'T WANT TO GO. I'M NOT LEAVING.

Narrator: THE MEDIC INSISTS THAT SHE TAKE AN EMERGENCY BLANKET.

SUNRISE IS SIX HOURS AWAY

AND TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO DROP EVEN FURTHER.

Sam: IT'S 3:00 A.M. AND IT KEEPS RAINING.

I WANT TO GO HOME. I HATE THIS.

ADAM, THE FIRE'S GOING OUT. DO WE HAVE WOOD?

Adam: DUDE, THIS STUFF IS SO WET. EVEN THE DRY STUFF GOT WET.

Adam: MORNING, SAM. ROUGH NIGHT, HUH?

SAM?

SAM, YOU OKAY?

I CAN'T FEEL MY STOMACH.

SAM, YOU -- YOU'VE GOTTA CALL THE MEDIC.

I CAN'T OPEN MY HAND.

HOLD UP, I'M -- I'M COMING.

Narrator: SAM IS BARELY CONSCIOUS

AND DEEP INTO STAGE TWO HYPOTHERMIA.

SHE IS DISORIENTED AND UNABLE TO FEEL HER EXTREMITIES.

MEDICS HAVE TO ACT QUICKLY BEFORE HER ORGANS START TO FAIL.

Medic: SAMANTHA.

HEY.

I KEEP WANTING TO THROW UP. I CAN'T...

YOU CAN --

I'M COLD. I'M NUMB.

I CAN'T FEEL MY STOMACH.

I CAN'T FEEL ANYTHING BELOW MY SHOULDERS.

YOU'RE BURNING UP. I'M GOING TO TOUCH YOUR FEET.

DO YOU FEEL THIS? NO.

YOU DON'T FEEL ANYTHING? I DON'T FEEL ANYTHING.

GIVE ME YOUR INDEX FINGER.

OKAY.

HAND.

I'M SO COLD.

IT'S NOT GOOD.

Narrator: 18 DAYS AGO,

ADAM AND SAM ENTERED THE VELEBIT MOUNTAINS

WITH PRIMITIVE SURVIVAL RATINGS OF 6.0 AND 6.8.

SAM EMBRACED A LEADERSHIP ROLE EARLY ON,

BUT SHE PUSHED HER BODY TO THE LIMITS,

AND NOW HER REFUSAL TO TAP OUT HAS

PUT HER IN A LIFE-OR-DEATH SITUATION.

IT'S NOT GOOD.

INITIALLY OVERWHELMED WITH THE MAGNITUDE OF THE CHALLENGE,

ADAM HAS PROVED HIMSELF TO BE A WORTHY PARTNER.

HE MUST NOW SURVIVE THE UNRELENTING STORM

FOR THREE MORE DAYS BEFORE EXTRACTION.

THEIR PSRs WILL BE RE-EVALUATED AT THE END OF THE CHALLENGE.

Narrator: AFTER ANOTHER FREEZING NIGHT,

SAM'S CORE TEMPERATURE IS DANGEROUSLY LOW

AND HER HEARTBEAT IS ERRATIC.

MEDICS MUST STABILIZE HER QUICKLY

BEFORE SHE SLIPS INTO STAGE THREE HYPOTHERMIA,

WHICH IS FREQUENTLY FATAL.

Medic: SAM, CAN YOU HEAR ME?

YOU'RE NOT OKAY. YOU'RE NOT ABLE TO CONTINUE.

WHO WILL CARRY HER? I HAVE TO CALL THE AMBULANCE.

Adam: I'LL TAKE IT.

MY PARTNER'S DEALING WITH SOMETHING.

I'M DOING THE BEST I CAN TO HELP HER OUT.

ALL RIGHT, HERE WE GO.

KEEP GOING.

YOU'RE GOING TO BE A-OKAY.

I'M SO COLD.

Adam: WE ARE ALMOST THERE,

AND THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE YOU TAKEN CARE OF, OKAY?

OKAY.

THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE YOU A-OKAY.

THERE WE GO.

I DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT TO SAY.

OBVIOUSLY SAM'S ON HER WAY TO THE HOSPITAL AND...

KIND OF MAKES ALL THIS SEEM PRETTY TRIVIAL

COMPARED TO, YOU KNOW, WHAT SHE'S DOING, SO...

Medic: SHE WAS HYPOTHERMIC, HYPOGLYCEMIC,

BUT ON THE FIELD, WE CANNOT KNOW FOR SURE

WHETHER SHE HAS ELECTROLYTE DISBALANCE,

WHICH CAN CAUSE HEART ARRHYTHMIAS,

LEADING TO HEART ARREST.

Adam: WITHOUT FIRE, I MEAN, THERE'S JUST NO WAY.

IT'S GETTING COLDER AND COLDER.

BUT, UM, KEEP GIVING IT MY BEST SHOT.

I THINK I'VE GOT A LITTLE MORE IN ME,

AND, UM, WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS.

I DON'T HAVE WHAT IT TAKES TO DO THIS.

IT'S LIKE IT SEEMS DRY.

MOISTURE'S SO HIGH IN THE AIR.

AND IT'S NOT REALLY DRY. THAT'S PART OF THE PROBLEM.

I JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO.

Adam: EVERYONE WANTS TO THINK THAT, LIKE, NO MATTER WHAT THEY FACE,

YOU KNOW, THAT THEY'RE GOING TO OVERCOME IT OR WHATEVER.

IT'S SAD, BUT IT'S JUST NOT TRUE.

YOU KNOW, THERE'S LOTS OF *BLEEP* THAT KICKS OUR ASS.

TODAY SHE STARTED RAINING HARDER.

NOW THE WIND HAS PICKED UP PRETTY STRONG

AND THE WINDCHILL IS FRICKING FREEZING.

SO I'M JUST HANGING OUT IN MY WET SHELTER BEING ALL WET,

AND, UH, YEAH.

HOPEFULLY IT STOPS RAINING AT SOME POINT.

Narrator: WITH SAM'S FATE STILL HANGING IN THE BALANCE

AND THE WORST OF THE STORM YET TO COME,

ADAM'S HEALTH BECOMES A GRAVE CONCERN.

AGAIN, THE MEDIC IS FORCED TO STEP IN.

LOOK, IT'S RAIN.

AND IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE IT'S GOING TO STOP.

AND WITHOUT THE FIRE,

YOU HAVE NO CHANCE OF SURVIVING THE NIGHT.

SORRY, BUT YOU CANNOT CONTINUE ON.

HE'S ALREADY IN STAGE ONE HYPOTHERMIA.

THE NIGHT WILL FALL, TEMPERATURE WILL DROP,

SO THE RISK IS TOO HIGH.

CAN'T LET YOU GO.

ALL RIGHT.

DEFINITELY WISHED I COULD'VE FINISHED,

AND I WAS REALLY BUMMED TO NOT HAVE WHAT IT TAKES

TO DO THIS, YOU KNOW, ONE MORE NIGHT, SO...

Samantha: SUCKS THAT I'M NOT GOING TO MAKE IT 21,

BUT I MADE 18.

THAT'S 18 MORE THAN A LOT OF PEOPLE I KNOW.

THE FACT THAT I'M, YOU KNOW, FOUR KIDS, A MOM,

AND I STILL CAN BE HERE THAT LONG.

MY KIDS WILL SEE, YOU KNOW, MOM DID IT.

MY BODY COULDN'T HANDLE THE LAST PART.

I WAS REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO HIGH FIVING ADAM

AND SAYING WE DID IT.

I THANK YOU FOR BEING THERE AND WATCHING OUT FOR ME.

I REALLY APPRECIATE IT.

I'M GLAD THAT YOU'RE MY PARTNER.

GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR WIFE.

YOU KNOW, JUST GETTING TO MEET, UH, SAM,

AND SHE'S A DELIGHTFUL PERSON,

AND, UH, REALLY GLAD I GOT TO DO THIS WITH HER,

BUT I'VE NEVER BEEN THIS COLD IN MY LIFE.

Narrator: LASTING 18 DAYS IN THE VELEBIT MOUNTAINS

ON A DIET OF BERRIES AND SMALL AMOUNTS OF PROTEIN,

SAM LOST A TOTAL OF 13 POUNDS.

SAM TOOK CHARGE EARLY ON,

BREAKING GENDER ROLES IN ORDER TO SURVIVE.

BUT THE BRUTAL MOUNTAIN CHILL PUSHED HER BODY TO THE LIMIT.

WITH JUST THREE DAYS LEFT, SEVERE HYPOTHERMIA SET IN,

FORCING HER TO BE MEDICALLY EVACUATED.

SAM'S PSR STARTED AT 6.8 AND DROPS SLIGHTLY TO 6.7.

ADAM LOST A TOTAL OF 18 POUNDS.

AFTER RELYING ON HIS PARTNER

FOR THE BEGINNING OF THE CHALLENGE,

HE EVENTUALLY STEPPED UP BY PROVIDING FOR SAM

DURING HER WEAKEST MOMENTS.

BUT WITH A MERCILESS STORM BEARING DOWN,

ADAM TOO BECAME HYPOTHERMIC

AND ULTIMATELY SUFFERED THE SAME FATE AS HIS PARTNER.

AS A RESULT, ADAM'S PSR WILL GO FROM 6.0 TO 5.7.

THE SURVIVALISTS WALKED IN WITH HOPES OF CONQUERING A MOUNTAIN,

BUT ENDED UP BEING LEFT OUT IN THE COLD,

NAKED AND AFRAID.

YO!

WHAT'RE YOU DOING HERE?

IT'S STILL RAINING AND OUR FIRE WENT OUT.

I DON'T KNOW, I THINK WE DID GOOD.

YUP.

I WAS JUST SURPRISED YOU CARRIED ME.

I WAS WORRIED ABOUT YOU.

YOU KNOW, IT REALLY MEANT A LOT TO ME.

IT REALLY DID.

AND I REALLY THINK IF MY HUSBAND,

WHEN HE KNOWS THAT YOU DID THAT FOR ME,

HE'S REALLY GOING TO BE HAPPY.

AND REALLY -- I REALLY --

I'M REALLY HAPPY THAT YOU WERE MY PARTNER.

I'M GLAD YOU WERE MY PARTNER TOO.

HECK YEAH.