Original subtitles

-AAH! -YOU GOOD?

-YEAH. -OKAY.

IT'S FRICKING HEAVY.

OH, MY GOD.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

SLOWLY. THIS THING IS SLIPPERY.

CAREFUL. WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WAIT.

I GOT YOU. WHOA.

SORRY. -AAH!

-AAH. -WHERE DID IT HIT YOU?

OH. *BLEEP* OH. WHY'D YOU DROP IT?!

I'M SORRY. I MEAN, IT SLIPPED.

OW!

Narrator: ONE MAN...

...ONE WOMAN...

WHOO!

...ALONE FOR 21 DAYS TO FACE THE WRATH...

Woman: STOP RAINING!

...AND FURY

OF THE MOST HOSTILE ENVIRONMENTS ON EARTH.

AAH!

THEY HAVE NO CLOTHES, NO FOOD, NO WATER.

I WANT WATER.

DO THEY HAVE THE SKILL AND THE WILL...

FIRE! ...TO OVERCOME

THE MOST BRUTAL SURVIVAL CHALLENGE OF THEIR LIVES...

Leah: GOD, THERE'S SO MANY ANTS CRAWLING IN MY ASS.

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CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS

DEEP IN THE REMOTE TROPICS OF MEXICO

LOOMS THE LACANDON JUNGLE OF CHIAPAS.

HERE, AMONG THE ANCIENT MAYAN RUINS,

THE MEMORY OF A PROUD CIVILIZATION

AND LEGENDS OF SPIRITS LIVE ON.

OVER 1,000 YEARS AGO, THE MAYAN PEOPLE DIED OUT MYSTERIOUSLY,

THEIR ONCE-GREAT EMPIRE

RECLAIMED BY AN UNFORGIVING JUNGLE.

THE DENSE RAINFOREST IS HOME TO VICIOUS PREDATORS --

THE JAGUAR, THE BIGGEST WILDCAT IN NORTH AMERICA.

IN ADDITION TO A POWERFUL BITE,

IT USES INCREDIBLY ACUTE HEARING TO HUNT ITS PREY

AND IS ABLE TO HEAR A TWIG SNAP OVER 2 MILES AWAY.

AND MASSIVE BOAS,

UP TO 13 FEET LONG AND OVER 100 POUNDS,

THAT WRAP THEIR BODIES AROUND THEIR VICTIMS

AND STRANGLE THEM IN A SLOW AND PAINFUL DEATH.

Leah: THERE ARE A LOT OF DANGERS IN THIS JUNGLE.

THERE'S SNAKES. I'M NERVOUS.

I'M NERVOUS. MY NAME IS LEAH.

I'M FROM DRY PRONG, LOUISIANA.

I AM A MOTHER AND MARRIED 3 1/2 YEARS NOW.

SAY, "HI, EVERYBODY."

HI, EVERYBODY.

AND I'M A STRONG-ASS CAJUN WOMAN.

I AM A HUNTER. I LOVE TO HUNT SQUIRRELS, DEER, RABBIT.

I CAN BUILD A FIRE.

I'M A CRAZY WOMAN. I LIKE TO DO WILD THINGS.

I FLIPPED MY TRUCK AND BROKE MY COLLARBONE

AND NOW HAVE A METAL PLATE IN IT.

THIS SCAR RIGHT HERE IS A RITE OF PASSAGE IN LOUISIANA.

YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY FLIPS THEIR TRUCK.

IT'S NORMAL.

I WANTED TO TAKE ON THIS CHALLENGE

TO PROVE TO EVERYBODY

THAT I'M NOT THIS LITTLE, BITTY GIRLY-GIRL,

THAT I AM A TOMBOY AND I CAN SURVIVE,

AND I CAN PUSH MYSELF FURTHER THAN I HAVE EVER BEFORE.

Narrator: LEAH'S HUNTING SKILLS WILL BE INVALUABLE

TO HER AND HER PARTNER,

AND HER POSITIVE ATTITUDE

COULD BE HER GREATEST CONTRIBUTION TO THE TEAM.

SHE HEADS INTO THE CHALLENGE WITH A PSR OF 6.4.

I SENSE A LOT OF SPIRITS HERE, AND I PLAN TO TALK TO THEM

AND HOPEFULLY BE WELCOMED BY THEM.

MY NAME IS CAESAR.

I'M A MARTIAL ARTS INSTRUCTOR AND A SHAMAN.

EAGLE FEATHER, VERY SPECIAL.

I DO BELIEVE THAT SPIRITS ARE ABUNDANT IN THIS AREA.

THEY'RE HERE.

WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE APPEASE THEM AND NOT TAKE THEM LIGHTLY.

SENDING ME YOUR BEST WISHES?

I HOPE SO.

MY FIRST MEMORIES OF BEING A SURVIVALIST

IS LIVING WITH THE INDIGENOUS INDIANS.

WE LIVED IN A TRIBAL COMMUNITY.

MY FATHER TAUGHT ME EVERYTHING I KNOW.

I'M GREAT AT MAKING FIRE.

I CAN MAKE IT IN UNDER 1 MINUTE.

I'M ABLE TO TRAP GAME.

THIS IS A WAY OF LIFE FOR ME.

I WANT TO FEEL THAT I AM HONORING MY ANCESTORS

AND KEEPING THEIR WAYS ALIVE.

Narrator: CAESAR'S PRIMITIVE TRAINING

WITH THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLE OF THE AREA

IS A DEFINITE PLUS,

AND HIS SPIRITUAL BACKGROUND MAY BE THE "X" FACTOR

THAT HELPS HIM SURVIVE THE JUNGLE.

CAESAR BEGINS WITH A PSR OF 6.2.

WOO-HOO. YEAH. THIS IS IT. LET'S GET THIS STARTED.

HERE WE GO.

VAMANOS.

LET'S DO THIS.

IN LOUISIANA, WE HAVE A SAYING.

IT'S "LAISSEZ LE BON TEMPS ROULET,"

AND THAT MEANS, "LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL."

LET'S GO.

Caeser: I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT MEETING MY PARTNER.

IT'S GONNA BE AMAZING TO FIND OUT WHO THE SPIRITS

CHOSE TO JOIN ME IN THIS VENTURE.

-HI, PARTNER.

IT'S NICE TO MEET YOU.

SO NICE TO MEET YOU. I'M CAESAR.

I'M LEAH.

-THIS PLACE IS BEAUTIFUL. -YEAH.

BUT I HEARD IT'S DANGEROUS, TOO, SO...

YEAH, DEFINITELY.

...WE'LL HAVE TO WATCH OUT FOR SNAKES AND STUFF.

-YOU WANT TO SEE WHAT WE GOT? -LET'S SEE WHAT WE GOT.

Narrator: IN ADDITION TO A FIRESTARTER...

DEFINITELY GONNA NEED ONE OF THOSE.

YEAH.

...LEAH AND CAESAR HAVE BROUGHT TWO PERSONAL ITEMS.

-MACHETE. -GREAT.

YES.

I HAVE THE MAP. -GREAT.

SO, OKAY. THOSE FLOWERS ARE HERE.

SO THAT MUST BE THE FLOWERS THERE.

YEAH. SO WE'RE RIGHT HERE.

WHERE DO YOU THINK WOULD BE A GOOD PLACE TO GO?

WE CAN TRY THROUGH HERE AND FOLLOW THE RIVER.

WE'LL COME RIGHT HERE,

WHERE THERE'S A BUNCH OF FRUIT AND FISH.

AWESOME. -I LIKE IT.

-OKAY. LET'S GO. -LET'S DO IT.

FOLLOW ME.

Narrator: THE AREA OF THE MAYAN JUNGLE

LEAH AND CAESAR WILL CALL HOME

FOR THE NEXT 21 DAYS HAS BEEN HIT

ESPECIALLY HARD BY THE RAINY SEASON.

EVERYTHING IS SATURATED,

AND THE NIGHTS ARE WET AND BONE-CHILLING.

TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE, SUFFOCATING HUMIDITY

HAS LED TO AN INFESTATION OF TINY,

BLOODTHIRSTY INSECTS, KNOWN AS CHEQUISTAS,

WHOSE BITE CAN LEAVE HUMAN SKIN BURNING IN AGONY.

PARASITES TRANSMITTED BY THE BUGS

CAN LEAD TO DEADLY INFECTIONS THAT KILL OVER

40,000 PEOPLE WORLDWIDE EVERY YEAR.

DO YOU KNOW ABOUT ALUXES?

NO. I'VE NEVER HEARD THAT.

WELL, IT'S LIKE ELVES, GREMLINS,

LEPRECHAUNS OF THE FOREST.

A LOT OF PEOPLE FROM THIS LAND

BELIEVE THAT THOSE EXIST AND LIVE IN THIS FOREST.

SO YOU WANT TO GET ON THEIR GOOD SIDE

BECAUSE THEY CAN PLAY TRICKS ON YOU.

-REALLY? -YEAH. IT'S NO JOKE.

Leah: MY PARTNER TALKS ABOUT, YOU KNOW,

SPIRITS AND LEPRECHAUNS AND STUFF,

WHICH, I MEAN, I'M COOL WITH IT

BECAUSE WE HAVE OUR TALES IN LOUISIANA.

BACK HOME, WE HAVE SOME...

I CALL THEM SUPERSTITIONS

BECAUSE NOT EVERYBODY CHOOSES TO BELIEVE IN THEM,

BUT I DO. -EXCELLENT.

I FEEL REALLY GOOD ABOUT MY PARTNER.

I LIKE HIM. I MEAN, HE SEEMS REALLY WISE.

OH, FOREST ELVES, PLEASE PROTECT US.

WE'RE GONNA NEED IT.

OOH, LOOK AT THAT. IT DOESN'T LOOK FRIENDLY.

NO.

YOU KNOW WHAT? LET'S GET TO CAMP.

CAREFUL, THE JUNGLE IS FULL

OF ALL KINDS OF DANGEROUS THINGS.

YEAH. I NOTICED.

OH, BOY. LOOK AT THAT.

Leah: OH, MY GOODNESS. LOOK AT IT!

IT'S TOO DEEP RIGHT THERE.

THERE'S NO WAY WE'RE MOVING THAT WAY.

TO GET TO THAT SPOT ON THE MAP,

WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO CROSS THE RIVER.

THINK ABOUT GOING ACROSS THIS TREE RIGHT HERE.

-WANT TO DO IT? -YEAH. DO IT.

-LET'S DO IT. -ALL RIGHT.

OKAY. IF YOU HAVE TO HUG IT, THEN HUG IT.

OH, GOD.

CAREFUL, I DON'T KNOW HOW STURDY IT IS.

OH *BLEEP*

-AAH! -YOU GOOD?

-YEAH. -OKAY.

NO. YOU KNOW WHAT? THIS THING IS SLIPPERY.

AAH.

-ALL RIGHT. SLOWLY. -AHH.

-GOT IT? -YEAH. HOLD ON.

YOU GOT IT. WHOO.

-OH, MY GOODNESS. -ALL RIGHT.

LEAH -- SHE IS A PARTNER I WAS HOPING FOR.

SHE'S AN OUTDOORS GIRL, AND THAT'S GREAT.

TOO EARLY TO BE GETTING WET.

YEAH.

IT'S GETTING KIND OF HOT.

I'M STARTING TO FEEL THE WEAR AND TEAR

OF NOT HAVING WATER RIGHT NOW,

SO IT IS AT THE BACK OF MY MIND,

AND WE SHOULD START LOOKING FOR SOME.

LET'S GO THROUGH HERE.

OKAY. DO YOU THINK YOU'D FIND A GOOD RESOURCE?

I KNOW THAT SPRING WATER FILTERS OUT THROUGH THE ROCKS

AND THROUGH THE ROOTS OF THE TREES.

I THINK IT'S SAFE TO DRINK WHEN IT FILTERS OUT RIGHT HERE.

YOU KNOW WHAT? I THINK YOU MIGHT BE RIGHT.

Narrator: NATURAL SPRINGS OCCUR

WHEN WATER THAT IS PASSED THROUGH SOIL

AND ROCK REAPPEARS FROM UNDERGROUND.

OH, MY GOD. THAT'S SO GOOD.

THE JUNGLE IS RICH IN LIMESTONE,

WHICH IS ESPECIALLY EFFECTIVE AT FILTERING OUT HARMFUL MICROBES.

-MY GOD. -IT'S GOOD.

YEAH. THAT'S GOOD.

WOW.

I THINK YOU'VE GOT A WINNER.

YOU KNOW WHAT? WE SHOULD MAKE CAMP BACK IN HERE.

THERE'S GOOD. IT'S CLOSE TO OUR WATER SOURCE.

SEE HOW THEY GOT THREE TREES AND TWO TREES?

YEAH, AND IT'S GOT A GOOD CANOPY.

I BET YOU THIS IS GONNA PROTECT US FROM THE RAIN,

SO RIGHT HERE?

YEAH. LET'S SET UP.

OKAY.

Caeser: I THINK THE WAY ME AND LEAH ARE GONNA WORK TOGETHER

AS A TEAM IS THAT SHE'S OPEN-MINDED

TO LISTENING TO WHAT I WANT TO DO,

AND I ASK OF HER OPINION.

I WANT TO BE AN EQUAL PARTNER.

LAYER THE BED FIRST.

THEN, AFTERWARD, WE CAN LAYER ON TOP, YOU KNOW.

OH, YEAH. WE'LL LAYER ON TOP, TOO.

Leah: WE ARE MAKING A RAISED BED

BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF ANTS OUT HERE,

AND WE DON'T WANT TO SLEEP ON THE GROUND.

THAT'LL BRING YOUR BODY TEMPERATURE DOWN,

AND IT'S JUST NOT GOOD.

-LOOKS COMFY. -THAT'S GOOD.

Caeser: ALL RIGHT.

AS LONG AS IT DOESN'T FALL DOWN, WE'LL BE OKAY.

ALL RIGHT.

DAY 1, HERE WE ARE.

NO FIRE, A LOT OF THUNDER, LIGHTNING.

WELL, IT'S GOT TO STOP SOONER OR LATER.

AAH!

*BLEEP*

*BLEEP*

WHAT?

YEAH.

YEAH.

OH.

AH. THE BUGS ARE TERRIBLE.

OH, MY GOODNESS.

PLEASE, FOR THE LOVE OF GOD.

SLEEPING ISN'T GONNA HAPPEN.

NO.

MY FIRST NIGHT WAS NOT HOW I THOUGHT

IT WAS GONNA BE AT ALL.

THOSE LITTLE BUGS, THEY GO RIGHT THROUGH THE NET.

THEY GET TO YOU.

WHEN THEY BITE, IT HURTS, LIKE, REALLY, REALLY BAD.

OOH.

Narrator: LEAH AND CAESAR'S SWEAT HAS ATTRACTED

AN ARMY OF TINY CHEQUISTAS.

THEY'RE, LIKE, ALL OVER THE PLACE.

SON OF A BITCH, AND I'M STILL GETTING BIT.

LOOK AT THAT.

Narrator: UNLIKE MOSQUITOES,

CHEQUISTA BITES OCCUR IN CLUSTERS.

AS THEY CUT INTO THE SKIN,

BLOOD DROPLETS FORM, WHICH ATTRACT OTHERS,

CREATING A FEEDING FRENZY.

Leah: OH, MY GOD.

THEY'RE WORSE THAN ANY OTHER THING THAT BITES YOU.

IT'S LIKE A NAGGING,

JUST MAKES-YOU-GO-CRAZY KIND OF PAIN.

I THOUGHT A LOUISIANA MOSQUITO WAS, LIKE,

THE WORST POSSIBLE BUG OUT THERE,

BUT THIS TOPS THAT BY FAR.

OOH.

WE REALLY NEED TO FIND SOMETHING TO PUT ON THESE BITES.

I HAVE TO GET SOME SLEEP TONIGHT,

OR I AM NOT GOING TO BE WORTH A DAMN.

MUD KEEPS BUGS OFF OF YOU...

-RIGHT. -...KIND OF MAKE A REPELLENT.

ALL RIGHT.

AND YOU MIX IT WITH A FERN KIND OF LIKE THIS.

OKAY.

JUST CRUSH IT UP,

AND THEN YOU CAN JUST RUB IT ON YOUR SKIN.

Narrator: MUD HAS BEEN USED FOR CENTURIES BY NATIVE AMERICANS

TO WARD OFF MOSQUITOES.

OH, GOD.

THE MUD MASKS THE SMELL OF HUMAN SKIN THAT ATTRACTS THE BUGS,

AND THE AROMATIC OIL FROM THE SWEET FERN LEAVES

ADDS AN ADDITIONAL LAYER OF PROTECTION.

OH. EVERYWHERE *BLEEP* HURTS.

BECAUSE, I MEAN, I CAN'T DEAL WITH THOSE MOSQUITOES.

WE JUST HAVE TO WEAR THIS ALL NIGHT.

Caeser: I FEEL BAD FOR MY PARTNER.

I SAW HER SUFFERING ALL LAST NIGHT,

AND I CAN'T HAVE HER GOING THROUGH THAT AGAIN.

SPRINKLE THIS *BLEEP* IN MY HAIR.

I DON'T EVEN CARE.

OH, MAN.

I GOT A LOT OF WORK CUT OUT

BECAUSE LAST NIGHT, OUR SHELTER,

WELL, THE BED BROKE TWO TIMES,

SO I HAVE TO DO WHAT I CAN TO IMPROVE THE SITUATION.

*BLEEP* I FEEL LIKE I'M STILL GETTING BIT.

WHAT'S THE DEAL?

AAH! *BLEEP*

I MEAN, I CANNOT DO THIS.

I'D RATHER BREAK MY COLLARBONE AGAIN

THAN HAVE TO GO ANOTHER NIGHT WITHOUT A FIRE

TO KEEP THOSE BUGS AWAY.

-I MEAN, I'M TELLING YOU. -I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS.

I'M WITH YOU.

Caeser: THE SUN IS COMING DOWN,

SO TRYING TO SEE WHAT THE HECK WE'RE GONNA DO ABOUT FIRE.

THOSE MOSQUITOES, IT WOULD HELP WITH THAT SITUATION

BECAUSE THEY'RE DRIVING US CRAZY.

THERE'S A NICE LITTLE DRY SPOT.

I'M THINKING RIGHT THERE.

ROLL IT UP, LIKE, IN THE SHAPE OF A BIRD'S NEST.

PUT THAT MAGNESIUM ON TOP.

IT WORKS GOOD.

Caeser: SHAVE OFF AS MUCH MAGNESIUM AS POSSIBLE.

GOD, THERE'S SO MANY ANTS CRAWLING IN MY ASS.

OH, YEAH.

HEAR IT?

I KNOW YOU'RE NOT WANTING TO MAKE IT EASY ON ME.

OH, GOD. TAKE A BREAK.

TAKE A MINUTE.

Leah: EVERYTHING IS WET.

IT'S TOO WET TO EVEN GET A COAL.

OOH. YOU ALMOST HAD SOMETHING THERE.

*BLEEP*

*BLEEP* MAN. I JUST HAD IT.

Leah: I'M REALLY MORE CONCERNED ABOUT THE BUGS THAN ANYTHING.

I JUST WANT TO BE ABLE TO SLEEP TONIGHT.

HEY.

-I JUST NEED A MINUTE. -OKAY.

WE NEED A FIRE

BECAUSE I CANNOT HAVE A NIGHT LIKE LAST NIGHT.

I NEARLY LOST MY MIND, AND I CAN'T BE LIKE THAT.

IT'S NOT A GOOD PLACE FOR ME TO BE IN.

SO, YEAH.

*BLEEP* DAMN IT.

Caeser: YOU SEE WHAT... MM.

Caeser: LAST NIGHT WAS A ROUGH NIGHT.

HAVEN'T SLEPT A WINK,

JUST FIERY ITCHING ALL NIGHT LONG.

IT'S MISERABLE.

Leah: I'M A STRONG-ASS WOMAN.

I KNOW WHAT MY SKILLS ARE AND MY CAPABILITIES,

BUT THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING THAT I'VE EXPERIENCED IN MY LIFE

THAT COMPARES TO THIS.

NOTHING.

THIS IS DEFINITELY A CHALLENGE.

Caeser: I'M CONCERNED ABOUT MY PARTNER RIGHT NOW.

I DON'T LIKE TO SEE HER SUFFERING AND IN PAIN.

I FEEL DIZZY.

YOU OKAY?

NO. I FEEL SICK TO MY STOMACH.

UGH.

YOU OKAY?

UGH.

Leah: I'M HAVING A BAD REACTION TO ALL THESE *BLEEP* BUGBITES.

IT'S AWFUL.

UGH.

Caeser: I THOUGHT THEY'D ONLY COME OUT AT NIGHT,

BUT I GUESS THEY'RE AROUND ALL THE TIME.

IF WE WERE TO GET FIRE,

I'M SURE THAT WOULD LIFT UP HER SPIRITS.

IT'S VERY IMPORTANT IF WE COULD GET THAT FIRE.

MAYBE WE COULD TRY AGAIN. WHAT DO YOU THINK?

YEAH.

IT WON'T CATCH.

*BLEEP* IT'S SO WET.

-TRY IT AGAIN. -OOH!

*BLEEP*

AH! *BLEEP*

PUT STUFF IN. PUT STUFF IN.

PUT STUFF IN. PUT STUFF IN. PUT STUFF IN. PUT STUFF IN.

I NEED SOMETHING ELSE. I NEED SOMETHING ELSE.

KEEP FEEDING. GOOD JOB.

GOOD JOB.

I'M EMOTIONAL.

SOMEONE IS HAPPY.

IT'S A PRETTY BIG DEAL.

I DIDN'T THINK I WOULD EVER BE THIS HAPPY

ABOUT A DAMN FIRE.

YOU WOULDN'T THINK YOU COULD GET EMOTIONAL

OVER SOMETHING PEOPLE TAKE FOR GRANTED.

GOOD JOB. THAT'S...

YOU SHOULD BE PROUD OF YOURSELF.

Caeser: FIRE GOD, I GIVE YOU SINCERE THANKS.

YOU CAME THROUGH AND HELPED ME WHEN I NEEDED IT.

Leah: THE HIGH YOU GET FROM MAKING THAT FIRE IS UNREAL.

AND NOW I'VE JUST GOT TO WORRY ABOUT

GETTING ENOUGH FIREWOOD FOR TONIGHT.

UGH!

THERE'S A BIG LOG.

WE COULD JUST FEED IT IN LIKE THAT.

WE DON'T EVEN HAVE TO CHOP IT UP, THIS ONE.

READY?

IT'S FRICKING HEAVY. -WHOA.

-IS IT EVEN GOOD? -YEAH. IT'S PRETTY DRY.

-OKAY. -ARE WE GOING THAT WAY?

STRAIGHT AHEAD SUPER SLOW.

OKAY. HOLD ON.

DON'T LET GO OF IT.

HERE. PUT IT ON YOUR SHOULDER. IT'S EASIER.

NO, NO, NO.

OH, MY GOD. HOW LONG...

DROP IT IF YOU HAVE TO.

NO. IT CAN'T GET WET.

WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA. WAIT.

-I GOT YOU. -WHOA.

SORRY, SORRY, SORRY, SORRY.

AAH! AAH! AAH!

-WHERE DID IT HIT YOU? -AH!

-GO SEE THE MEDIC. -AAH!

MEDIC, MEDIC!

IT'S MY BAD ONE.

WHY'D YOU DROP IT?

I'M SORRY. I MEAN, I SLIPPED.

AAH! OH.

OW.

IT HURTS RIGHT THERE.

IT HURTS.

OW!

Dr. Vega: SHE HAS A PREVIOUS SURGERY,

SO IT IS VERY LIKELY THAT SHE HAS ANOTHER FRACTURE,

OR SHE MAY HAVE REBROKEN HER CLAVICLE,

SO WE CANNOT KNOW WITHOUT X-RAYS.

Leah: OW.

AND WE HAVE TO TAKE HER TO A HOSPITAL.

YOU CAN'T CONTINUE. I'M REALLY SORRY.

I CAN'T CONTINUE AT ALL?

NO. I'M SORRY.

THIS IS NOT *BLEEP* FAIR.

I WORKED *BLEEP* HARD.

I WENT THROUGH, LIKE, EXCRUCIATING

*BLEEP* BITES THAT WERE EATING ME TO *BLEEP* DEATH,

AND I STILL DIDN'T GIVE UP.

IT'S NOT FAIR.

LEAH, I'M REALLY SORRY.

-OKAY. -I'M REALLY SORRY.

PLEASE KEEP THE FIRE GOING.

-THANK YOU. YOU BUILT IT. -YOU DID, TOO.

YOU HAVE A LOT TO BE PROUD OF.

-YOU GOT TO FINISH. -I WILL.

GOOD LUCK.

Narrator: FORCED TO TAP OUT,

LEAH'S PSR DROPS FROM 6.4 TO 5.9.

Leah: I'M DISAPPOINTED THAT I HAVE TO LEAVE

BECAUSE I KNOW I'M A GOOD SURVIVALIST.

I'M PROUD OF MYSELF.

I LEARNED THAT I AM A LOT STRONGER THAN I THOUGHT I WAS.

Caeser: I CAN'T BELIEVE IT JUST TOOK A TURN THAT QUICK

FROM ONE MINUTE WE'RE CELEBRATING A FIRE,

AND NOW IT'S OVER.

TO HAVE HER JUST BE TAKEN OUT

AND ME HAVING SOMETHING TO DO WITH IT

IS EMBARRASSING, PAINFUL.

I FEEL SO BAD.

Leah: IT REALLY HURTS TO HAVE TO GO.

I JUST FEEL LIKE IT'S BEEN TAKEN FROM ME,

AND MY HEART IS BROKEN, DEFINITELY.

NOW I'M ON MY OWN.

SHE DID LEAVE ME A FIRE. I'M VERY THANKFUL FOR THAT.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN,

BUT IF IT WAS HARD BEFORE, IT JUST GOT HARDER.

*BLEEP* IT'S RAINING LIKE CRAZY.

DAMN.

*BLEEP*

Caeser: *BLEEP* THE FIRE WENT OUT.

OH. COME ON. COME ON. COME ON. COME ON. COME ON. COME ON.

OH, YEAH. THANK GOD.

THAT PIECE OF WOOD KEPT WARM ALL THIS TIME.

LAST NIGHT, I DIDN'T GET MUCH SLEEP, MAYBE 30 MINUTES.

KEEPING THAT FIRE GOING WAS DIFFICULT.

NOW I'M GONNA BE OUT HERE IN THE JUNGLE BY MYSELF, ALONE,

SO I HAVE TO DO EVERYTHING I CAN AND KEEP MY PROMISE

TO LEAH TO PROTECT THAT FIRE.

BEING LEFT ALONE,

YOU FEEL ISOLATED AND VULNERABLE,

BUT YOU'VE GOT TO STAY FOCUSED

BECAUSE I HAVEN'T EATEN IN 4 DAYS.

I'M REALLY HUNGRY. I NEED SOMETHING.

WHAT THE HELL?

WELL, THERE'S SOME SORT OF SNAIL.

I CAN USE THEM AS BAIT, THROW THEM IN THE MOSQUITO NET.

WHAT I'M DOING IS PUTTING THE SNAILS IN THE NET.

SOME OF THEM HAVE BEEN SMASHED,

SO, HOPEFULLY, THE SCENT ATTRACTS SOMETHING.

THE HUNGER IS STARTING TO WEIGH ON ME,

SO I'M MAKING A TRADE-OFF WITH THE MOSQUITO NET,

USING IT TO SET UP A FISH TRAP OVERNIGHT.

SO THAT MEANS I'M NOT GONNA HAVE IT TONIGHT

TO PROTECT ME FROM THE BUGS,

SO, HOPEFULLY, I'LL FIND SOMETHING IN RETURN.

OH, MY GOD. ANOTHER NIGHT.

OH!

AHH.

OH. DAMN IT.

AHH.

I'M SUPPOSED TO DO ALL NIGHT LONG?

*BLEEP*

NO SLEEP AGAIN.

BUGS BITING ALL NIGHT

BECAUSE MY MOSQUITO NET,

I USED IT TO TRY TO CATCH FISH.

SO, HOPEFULLY, THERE'S SOMETHING IN THERE TO MAKE IT WORTHWHILE.

*BLEEP*

OH, I'M...

I'M A LITTLE BIT ANXIOUS.

I WANT TO SEE IF I CAUGHT SOMETHING OR NOT.

IT LOOKS LIKE I COLLECTED A LOT OF DIRT.

HOPEFULLY, IN THERE, THERE IS SOMETHING EDIBLE,

SO I'LL TAKE IT BACK AND SORT IT OUT THERE.

OH, MAN.

SO LET ME SEE. WHAT DO WE HAVE?

AHH.

NOTHING.

*BLEEP*

SOMETIMES THE SPIRITS HAVE LESSONS,

AND EVERYBODY HAS THEIR OWN LESSONS PLANNED FOR THEM.

AS A SHAMAN, I'M NOT EXEMPT.

THIS IS A JOURNEY FOR ME,

A JOURNEY OF GROWTH FOR A TIME OF PAIN,

FOR A TIME OF ADVERSITY.

THE SPIRITS KNOW THAT I WILL BE A BETTER PERSON FOR THIS.

SO I'M MAKING A STATUE OF AN ALUX,

A LITTLE ALTAR, IN THEIR HONOR.

HOPEFULLY, THEY HELP ME FIND FOOD

BECAUSE I REALLY NEED IT.

PLEASE HELP ME ENDURE.

AH.

AH.

I FOUND SOME MONKEY FRUIT.

I'LL PICK UP EVERYTHING AND JUST TAKE IT BACK

AND SEE IF IT'S GOOD.

THANKS, SPIRITS.

Narrator: RICH IN SUGAR AND VITAMIN C,

MONKEY FRUIT, OR WOOD APPLE,

IS A POTENT ANTI-INFLAMMATORY.

Caeser: SO I GUESS THE SPIRITS HAVE A PLAN FOR ME AFTER ALL.

OH, YEAH.

IT SMELLS LIKE ALCOHOL.

WOW, REALLY FERMENTED.

WELL, IF THEY DON'T PAN OUT, WE TOOK A CHANCE.

LET'S SEE WHAT HAPPENS.

IT TASTES LIKE MAYBE RUM OR SOMETHING.

Narrator: AS FRUIT RIPENS,

YEAST NATURALLY FERMENTS THE FRUIT'S SUGAR,

WHICH PRODUCES ETHANOL,

THE INTOXICATING AGENT IN ALCOHOLIC DRINKS.

THAT'S IT.

OFF YOU GO.

WOW.

HEY. I'M GETTING A LITTLE...DIZZY.

OOH, OOH, OOH. OW.

YEAH. THAT'S THE MONKEY SOUND.

OH, MAN.

I WONDER IF I'M GETTING DRUNK NOW.

UGH.

LET ME SIT DOWN...

FOR A MINUTE.

OH.

OH!

AH.

OH.

DAMN BUGS.

HOLY CRAP.

OH, YEAH. NO WONDER I WAS ITCHING.

BUGS ARE IN MY *BLEEP* PUBIC AREA,

LOOKS, LIKE, JUST LIKE MY LEGS.

OH, DAMN.

THANKS A LOT, BUGS.

I DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH ITCHING ALL OVER THE PLACE.

YEAH.

ALL RIGHT.

WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE.

OH.

OW! BUGS DON'T STOP BITING ME.

*BLEEP*

NO MORE GETTING DRUNK OFF MONKEY FRUIT.

I CAN'T BE TRYING THAT ANYMORE.

DAMN THE JUNGLE.

IT'S, LIKE, YOU SEE ALL THIS BEAUTIFUL TREES.

THE PLACE LOOKS GREAT,

BUT THE WORST PLACE THERE IS TO SURVIVE.

OH.

OOH. OOH.

OH, YEAH.

*BLEEP* MY GOD. LOOK AT THAT.

TAKE A LOOK AT MY BITES, ALL OF THESE SPOTS ALL OVER THE PLACE.

SUCKERS WERE NOT LIKE THIS YESTERDAY.

OH. MM.

Narrator: THOUSANDS OF BUGBITES HAVE INFLAMED CAESAR'S BODY,

SEVERELY WEAKENING HIS IMMUNE SYSTEM'S

ABILITY TO FIGHT OFF INFECTION AND DISEASE.

OH! OH, YEAH.

*BLEEP*

EXHAUSTION IS STARTING TO SET IN ON ME.

IN THE LAST 8 DAYS OF THE CHALLENGE,

I'VE PROBABLY ONLY GOTTEN 2 HOURS OF SLEEP,

ENOUGH TO DRIVE YOU CRAZY.

I'VE BEEN HEARING DRUMMING,

THE SINGING COMING STRAIGHT FROM THE RIVER.

I CAN HEAR THEM.

OKAY.

THEY'RE SINGING SONGS.

I'M HEARING THEM SINGING,

AND I'M TRYING TO SEE WHICH PARTS I CATCH TO REPEAT.

AAH! *BLEEP*

OW.

OW.

THIS IS MY WORST NIGHT.

I CAN'T TAKE THE BUGS NO MORE.

I CAN'T TAKE THE BUGS CONSTANTLY BITING YOU,

AND YOU'RE GOING CRAZY.

Narrator: THE BRUTAL ASSAULT ON CAESAR'S BODY

HAS LEFT HIM DISORIENTED AND NEAR HIS BREAKING POINT.

PRODUCERS SEND IN THE MEDIC TO EVALUATE HIS CONDITION.

Dr. Vega: CAESAR HAS BEEN BITTEN A LOT.

ALL HIS BODY IS COVERED WITH WOUNDS.

THE INFLAMMATORY PROCESS THAT IS GOING ON AROUND HIS WHOLE SKIN

CAN MAKE HIM GO HYPOTENSIVE AND LOW BLOOD PRESSURE.

THE PAIN IS JUST INCREDIBLE.

HE IS NOT EATING AT ALL,

AND HIS MENTAL STATUS IS NOT HELPING ANYMORE.

Caeser: THE BUGS ARE MISERABLE.

I CAN'T DO IT ONE MORE DAY.

I WANT TO TAP OUT.

OKAY.

THIS JUST MIGHT BE WHAT THE SPIRITS HAD ME DO

WAS TO DO THE TOUGHEST THING I'VE DONE IN MY LIFE.

THIS JUNGLE PUSHED ME TO THE HUMAN LIMITS.

IT'S POWERFUL.

IT SWALLOWED UP MAYAN BUILDINGS JUST LIKE THAT.

IT'S NO JOKE.

MY LEVEL OF RESPECT FOR THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLE

THAT HAVE LIVED HERE, OUT ON THEIR OWN,

GOES EVEN HIGHER.

MY GOD.

I DO LEAVE HUMBLE.

TO THE SPIRITS, I SAY,

"WE'RE STILL CONNECTED IN THE UNIVERSE."

Narrator: AFTER JUST 9 DAYS

IN MEXICO'S SATURATED LACANDON RAINFOREST,

CAESAR LOST A TOTAL OF 19 POUNDS BATTLING RELENTLESS STORMS.

IT'S RAINING LIKE CRAZY.

Narrator: AND SKIN-BURNING BUGBITES BROKE THE SHAMAN,

IF NOT SPIRITUALLY, MENTALLY AND PHYSICALLY.

THERE'S NO VICTORIES FOR ME HERE.

Narrator: HIS INABILITY TO COMPLETE THE CHALLENGE

DROPS CAESAR'S PSR FROM 6.2 TO 5.3,

ADDING TO THE DEEP HISTORY OF THE JUNGLE

AND ALL THOSE WHO TRIED

BUT FAILED TO CONQUER IT... NAKED AND AFRAID.

HEY, EVERYONE. I MADE IT BACK SAFELY.

THE X-RAY SHOWED THAT THE LOG

KNOCKED A SCREW LOOSE IN MY SHOULDER.

IT DID NOT AFFECT IT TO WHERE I HAD TO HAVE SURGERY AGAIN,

SO I'M THANKFUL FOR THAT, AND I COMPLETED PHYSICAL THERAPY.

IT WAS STILL THE EXPERIENCE OF A LIFETIME,

AND I WOULD DEFINITELY GO OUT THERE

AND DO IT AGAIN IN A HEARTBEAT.