Original subtitles

Gary: THERE'S SO LITTLE TO EAT HERE.

I'VE NEVER BEEN HUNGRY THIS LONG.

[ GROANS ]

Karra: OH, WHAT ARE THOSE HORSEFLIES AFTER, MY LIFE?

-[ GROANING ] -OH, GOD.

LOOK. I'M GONNA PASS OUT.

GARY!

[ CRYING ]

Narrator: ONE MAN...

[ TARZAN YELL ]

...ONE WOMAN...

WHOO!

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

Woman: STOP RAINING!

...AND FURY

OF THE MOST HOSTILE ENVIRONMENTS ON EARTH.

AAH!

[ ANIMAL GROWLS ]

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...

NAKED AND AFRAID?

Gary: THIS IS A HELLHOLE.

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CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS

♪♪

Gary: YOU KNOW, THEY TOLD ME I WAS GOING TO BRAZIL.

I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE IN THE AMAZON JUNGLE,

BUT IT LOOKS LIKE I'M IN SOME SORT OF SAVANNA OR SOMETHING.

Karra: MY BIGGEST FEAR IS PROBABLY

THAT, YOU KNOW, WE DON'T FIND WATER.

Narrator: FAR FROM THE COUNTRY'S LUSH RAINFOREST,

CENTRAL BRAZIL'S JALAPAO REGION IS A DESOLATE STRETCH

OF HOT, WINDSWEPT SAVANNAS,

CRAWLING WITH VENOMOUS RATTLESNAKES.

IN DRY SEASON, TRIPLE-DIGIT HEAT REDUCES FLOWING RIVERS TO SAND,

AND SUDDEN BRUSH FIRES RAVAGE THE THORNY GRASSLAND,

LEAVING SWATHS OF BARREN WASTELAND IN ITS WAKE.

HOT, DRY AND UNFORGIVING,

THIS IS ONE OF THE HARSHEST ENVIRONMENTS ON THE PLANET.

Gary: I'M ABOUT TO BE NAKED OUT HERE.

A LOT OF PEOPLE MIGHT BE NERVOUS IN THIS SITUATION,

BUT I'M PRETTY MUCH READY FOR ANYTHING.

I'M GARY.

I'M FROM REDONDO BEACH, CALIFORNIA,

AND I'M AN ENVIRONMENTALIST,

WHICH INCLUDES ME BEING A TEACHER OF CHILDREN,

A NATURE GUIDE AND A MAN WHO SAVES ANIMALS.

ISN'T THAT AWESOME?

I'M CARRYING A MESSAGE,

AND THAT MESSAGE IS CONSUME AS LITTLE AS POSSIBLE

BECAUSE IF EVERY SINGLE HUMAN ON EARTH DID THAT TODAY,

THE PLANET WOULD BE CLEANER BY TOMORROW.

I EAT VERY GOOD FROM THIS DUMPSTER.

THIS IS THE LIFE OF A MINIMALIST.

I'VE BEEN TRAINING FOR THIS MOST OF MY LIFE,

AND THE UNIVERSE IS GIVING ME THIS.

YEAH. I'M EXCITED, VERY EXCITED.

Narrator: AN ECCENTRIC PERSONALITY,

GARY IS ALSO A SEASONED SURVIVALIST

WITH A VAST KNOWLEDGE OF ANIMAL AND PLANT LIFE.

HE STARTS WITH A PSR SCORE OF 7.2.

Karra: IT'S VERY DIFFERENT AS FAR AS HOW DRY IT IS.

IT IS NOTHING LIKE WISCONSIN.

I THINK MY GREATEST SURVIVALIST SKILL IS MY MIND-SET,

MY WILL AND DETERMINATION.

I'VE BEEN THROUGH SO MANY DIFFERENT OBSTACLES IN LIFE,

LIKE POVERTY.

I HAD A VERY NEGLECTFUL AND ABUSIVE CHILDHOOD,

SO I'M HERE TO BE A LIVING TESTIMONY

THAT NO MATTER HOW BAD THINGS GET IN LIFE,

YOU CAN ALWAYS OVERCOME IT.

I THINK THAT MY FIRE-MAKING AND MY SHELTER-MAKING SKILLS

WILL DEFINITELY HELP ME IN THIS CHALLENGE.

I'M GONNA MAKE IT 21 DAYS

BECAUSE I HAVE THE WILLPOWER AND THE MIND-SET.

IT'S LIKE THAT'S NOT EVEN A QUESTION

OR ANYTHING THAT'S CROSSED MY MIND.

I ALREADY KNOW. LET'S FAST-FORWARD.

Narrator: KARRA HAS A LONG HISTORY OF EXTREME MENTAL FORTITUDE,

BUT HER SKILLS HAVE NEVER BEEN TESTED

IN AN ENVIRONMENT THIS SEVERE.

AS A RESULT, SHE SCORES AN INITIAL PSR OF 5.4.

Karra: THIS IS IT. END OF THE LINE FOR ME.

THIS IS DEFINITELY OUTSIDE OF MY COMFORT ZONE,

BUT I AM NOT INTIMIDATED BY THE CLIMATE AND WHAT I SEE.

I AM 100% READY TO TAKE ON THIS CHALLENGE.

LET THE CHALLENGE BEGIN.

NAKED IN BRAZIL.

THIS IS THE PART WHERE I GET NAKED.

PEOPLE CALL ME GRANDIOSE, CRAZY, FANATICAL, ALL THE ABOVE,

AND THOSE ARE THINGS THAT YOU MUST BE

TO SURVIVE IN THIS SITUATION.

TIME TO START LIVING.

OW. THIS IS STICKY.

OH!

THERE'S TWO BAGS.

WHERE'S MY PARTNER?

[ TARZAN YELL ]

IT LOOKS LIKE SOMEONE IS THERE.

HEY. I'M KARRA.

-WHAT'S UP? -I'M JUST EXCITED TO DO THIS.

SO HUG OR... -YES.

-NICE. -NICE TO MEET YOU.

SO GLAD TO HAVE A PARTNER.

PICKED YOU A FLOWER.

OH, THANK YOU. AREN'T YOU SO NICE?

IF I PICK A GIRL A FLOWER, IT'S BECAUSE IT'S EDIBLE.

OKAY.

WELL, I'M GONNA LET YOU EAT THAT AND WAIT A FEW HOURS.

-YOU'RE GONNA WAIT ON IT? -IF YOU DON'T GET SICK...

-OKAY. -...THEN I'LL EAT MINE.

-YOU GONNA OBSERVE ME? -BUT THANK YOU.

OH, YES. DEFINITELY. -THAT'S GOOD.

I HAVE A FAMILY I HAVE TO GET HOME TO, SO...

THAT'S SMART.

YEAH. I CAN'T GET SICK ON DAY 1.

ALL RIGHT. WELL, SHALL WE GET OUR BAGS ON?

LET'S DO IT. COME ON.

Narrator: KARRA AND GARY HAVE BEEN GIVEN A POT

AND HAVE EACH BROUGHT ONE SURVIVAL ITEM.

WHAT'D YOU BRING?

I BROUGHT MY HANDY-DANDY FIRE STARTER.

THAT'S PERFECT. I GOT A MACHETE.

YEAH. BECAUSE YOU'RE TARZAN, RIGHT?

LOOKS LIKE I HAVE THE MAP, TOO.

OH, WOW. THERE'S A JAGUAR OR SOMETHING.

-THERE'S A RIVER. -YOU SAW THAT?

YEAH. ACTUALLY, I SAW THAT UP THERE.

SEE THE PALM TREES?

OKAY.

-THERE'S A BUNCH OF PALM TREES. -OH, NICE.

AND NEAR THE PALM TREES IS WATER.

YEAH. WE NEED THAT. I WANT TO DO THAT, NUMBER ONE.

-YEAH. RIGHT ON. -WATER.

I LOVE IT.

Narrator: BY HEADING NORTH, KARRA AND GARY HOPE

TO LOCATE ONE OF THE AREA'S FEW SPRING-FED OASES,

WHICH PROVIDE PRECIOUS WATER,

BUT ATTRACT MANED WOLVES AND JAGUARS,

THE AREA'S APEX PREDATOR.

THEY'RE ALSO OVERRUN WITH SWARMS OF BLOODSUCKING MATUKAS,

OR HORSEFLIES,

WHO BITE BY SLASHING THE SKIN OF THEIR VICTIMS

USING A PAIR OF SHARP BLADES IN THEIR MOUTHS.

Gary: WOO-WEE. PRETTY HOT OUT HERE.

I THINK WE'RE GONNA BE EATING A LOT OF VEGETATION.

THAT'S GONNA BE THE BIGGEST PART OF THIS.

THIS FLOWER RIGHT HERE,

IT'S GOT ALL EIGHT ESSENTIAL AMINO ACIDS,

SO IT'S COMPLETE PROTEIN. -NICE.

I'M TRAINED ENOUGH TO LOOK AROUND,

AND I SEE FOOD EVERYWHERE.

UNTIL WE SEE WATER, WE DON'T STOP.

-I GOT YOUR BACK... -LET'S KEEP GOING.

...ON THAT ONE. OKAY.

WE NEED WATER.

WOW. LOOK HOW BEAUTIFUL THIS SAND IS.

HEY, YOU KNOW WHAT I DO WANT TO GET?

SAND, TO MAKE A FILTER.

DON'T YOU THINK THAT THERE'S A LOT OF SAND?

I JUST THINK...YOU KNOW, I WANT TO MAKE SURE

THAT WE'RE MAXIMIZING ALL OF OUR TIME,

SO, LIKE, I DON'T WANT TO STOP AND DO TOO MUCH STUFF

THAT'S GONNA TAKE AWAY FROM WATER.

I JUST WANT TO GET CHARCOAL.

OH, YOU'RE GONNA CUT SOME CHARCOAL?

THERE'S A BUNCH RIGHT HERE.

LOOKS LIKE WE HAD SOME FIRES COME THROUGH,

WHICH PROVIDES CHARCOAL.

MAKE A WATER FILTER.

I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S GOING TO BE A BURNT AREA

DOWN BY THE RIVER, SO I'M GONNA DO THIS NOW.

OKAY. WELL, KNOCK YOURSELF OUT.

YOU CAN CATCH UP.

CHARCOAL BREAKS UP YOUR OUTLINE

SO YOU CAN HUNT.

CHARCOAL FIGHTS ODOR.

CHARCOAL MAKES A GOOD TOOTHPASTE.

I THINK MY PARTNER IS VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE,

WHICH IS AWESOME, BUT THE DAY IS GONNA GET AWAY FROM US.

NOW, THAT'S SOME CHARCOAL.

WE BOTH AGREED, WHEN WE GOT THE MAP,

THAT WE WERE GONNA GO THIS WAY AND LOOK FOR THE OASIS.

WHOA. I'M JUST GRABBING CHARCOAL REAL QUICK.

THERE'S CHARCOAL RIGHT HERE. THERE'S SAND RIGHT HERE.

WE DON'T NEED TO DO THAT RIGHT NOW.

WE NEED WATER.

WITHOUT WATER, THERE'S NOTHING TO FILTER.

OH, WOW. LOOK.

I WILL EAT EVERY FLOWER.

GARY!

REALLY?

Gary: MY PARTNER IS A HARD CHARGER.

SHE'S GOT A REALLY FEISTY PERSONALITY,

VERY CHARMING, THOUGH, VERY SPUNKY.

Karra: WHAT'S HE DOING?

GARY!

HEY!

MAYBE YOU CAN HEAR HER YELLING IN THE DISTANCE.

WHAT? -LET'S GO.

SHE SAID, "LET'S GO."

COMING, DARLING.

[ LAUGHING ]

AHH.

[ LAUGHS ]

-YOU SEE ANYTHING? -YEAH.

A LITTLE VALLEY, MAYBE THERE'S WATER.

WATER?

-NO. -NO?

IT'S A RIVERBED, THOUGH, BUT IT'S NOT WATER.

WHAT THE *BLEEP*

Gary: SHE'S A PRETTY STUBBORN PERSON

AND GETS KIND OF UPSET PRETTY EASY.

WHERE'S THAT STUPID MAP?

WE JUST KEEP HEADING TO THOSE PALM TREES.

THAT'S WATER.

SO WE'LL JUST KEEPING HEADING THAT WAY.

Karra: I KIND OF STARTED THINKING, LIKE, "OKAY.

WELL, MAYBE HE'S, LIKE, NOT REALLY ALL WHAT HE SAY HE IS,

OR MAYBE ONE OF US SHOULD BE HERE, AND ONE OF US SHOULDN'T."

I SAW THE PALM TREES WITH MY OWN EYES, SO...

DID YOU SEE THE WATER?

THAT... PALM TREES MEAN WATER.

BUT YOU DIDN'T SEE THE WATER, RIGHT?

-NO. -SAW THE OASIS.

-GOT IT. OKAY. -BUT THAT'S WHAT AN OASIS MEANS.

IT MEANS THERE'S WATER THERE.

YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO PICK UP ON THE FACT

THAT I MIGHT KIND OF KNOW WHAT I'M DOING A LITTLE BIT,

JUST MAYBE, SO LET'S GO DOWN HERE.

I'M STARTING TO THINK YOU DIDN'T SEE *BLEEP*

-WHAT'S THAT? -NOTHING.

♪♪

WE HAVE TO FIND WATER.

YOU GOT WATER FEVER.

YES, I DO.

I WANT WATER.

OH.

Karra: HE'S STOPPING AGAIN.

TUBERS, LIKE A POTATO OR A BEET.

NOW, THAT WOULD BE A MEAL.

OKAY. COME ON, GARY.

I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH SUNLIGHT WE HAVE LEFT.

SEE THE PALM TREES AHEAD?

THOSE PALM TREES ARE DEFINITELY A SIGN OF WATER.

OW. *BLEEP*

OH, YEAH.

LOOKS LIKE A SWIMMING POND.

OH!

OH, WATER.

YAY! -IT'S AWESOME.

OH, GOD. I FEEL SO RELIEVED.

I THINK WE SHOULD MAYBE MAKE SOME TEMPORARY SHELTER.

I DON'T KNOW.

IT'S A LOT OF MOSQUITOES OVER HERE BECAUSE OF THE WATER.

WITH A FIRE, WE COULD KEEP THE BUGS AWAY.

OKAY.

WELL, LET'S GET A FIRE STARTED BECAUSE THIS IS PRETTY BAD.

HORSEFLIES *BLEEP*.

BLOODSUCKING FLIES.

*BLEEP* WE'RE GONNA EAT FLIES?

DO WE, LIKE, GET IN THEIR *BLEEP* NEST?

GET THAT OUT OF MY FACE.

-THEY'RE EVERYWHERE. -OW.

*BLEEP* OKAY. LET'S GO.

PUT A STONE AT THE BOTTOM

TO HOLD THE TINDER OFF THE GROUND.

YEAH. YOU'RE RIGHT.

YEAH. THE FLOW COMES UNDERNEATH.

YEAH. SO THERE'S AIR.

TOTALLY.

HOPEFULLY, THIS STUFF BURNS GOOD.

OH, YEAH. THROW THAT ON THERE.

-MORE. -*BLEEP*

GOD, THAT FEELS SO *BLEEP* GOOD.

THIS IS A REAL FIRE NOW.

WE GOT THIS.

THAT DOES MAKE ME FEEL A LITTLE BIT BETTER.

SO I'M GONNA GRAB SOME MORE WOOD, MAYBE SOME MORE LOGS.

Karra: I'M TIRED.

WE STILL GOT TO WAIT FOR THE WATER.

I KNOW WE HAVE AN ANT FARM RIGHT BY THE FIRE,

BUT HOPEFULLY, IT'LL KILL IT.

OH *BLEEP*

*BLEEP*

BUGS WERE STILL BITING ME AFTER WE HAD THE FIRE STARTED.

AH, IS THAT ON MY SCAB?

ARE THEY IN MY *BLEEP* SCAB?

AAH!

Gary: IT'S, LIKE, PERFECT TEMPERATURE FOR THESE BUGS.

AH! UGH!

OH, GOD.

Gary: KARRA IS HAVING A ROUGH TIME.

SHE'S OCCUPIED WITH THOSE FLIES, AND SHE'S PANICKY.

♪♪

Karra: IT WAS LIKE I WAS SPINNING.

I FELT LIKE I WAS HAVING, LIKE, A PANIC ATTACK OR SOMETHING.

I FELT COMPLETELY HELPLESS AND WEAK,

BUT I JUST HAVE TO REMIND MYSELF OF WHY I'M HERE,

WHY I'M DOING THIS.

WELL, IT'S GONNA BE KIND OF YOUR PERSPECTIVE, YOU KNOW?

YOU GOT TO KIND OF, LIKE...

I MEAN, I KNOW IT'S EASIER SAID THAN DONE,

BUT IT'S REALLY ALL A STATE OF MIND.

YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? IT'S ALL A STATE OF MIND.

SOME PEOPLE CALL BEING NAKED FOR 21 DAYS IN THE WILD A CHALLENGE.

I CALL THIS A GIFT AND AN OPPORTUNITY.

Gary: WE GOT FIRE. WE GOT WATER.

I'M NOT TOO CONCERNED ABOUT SHELTER TONIGHT.

OKAY.

♪♪

♪♪

[ ANIMAL HOWLS ]

[ HOWLING CONTINUES ]

Karra: SO WE'RE HEARING KIND OF NOISES, KIND OF...

WHAT'S THAT?

[ GRUNTING ]

DEFINITELY GOT TO WORK ON A SHELTER TOMORROW.

♪♪

MADE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT, BUT I DIDN'T GET ANY SLEEP AT ALL,

SO I'M ONLY...

I PROBABLY GOT MAYBE, LIKE, 20 MINUTES,

AND IT WASN'T REALLY GOOD SLEEP.

NOW THE BUGS COME OUT AGAIN.

AAH. *BLEEP*

[ TARZAN YELL ]

LAST NIGHT WAS A TOUGH ONE,

BUT I TRIED TO EMBRACE PAIN AND MISERY

BECAUSE IF I DON'T, I'M GONNA SUFFER.

THESE LITTLE BUGS AROUND MY FACE...

[ SUCKING AIR ]

...I'LL SUCK THEM ALL IN AND JUST EAT THEM.

I DON'T GIVE A *BLEEP*

I'M GLAD THEY'RE IN MY FACE.

I LIKE THEM IN MY FACE.

THAT'S A STRATEGY.

IT'S MY BEST CHANCE TO MAKE IT 21 DAYS.

Karra: I THINK WE SHOULD MAYBE, LIKE, HAVE A SHELTER

A LITTLE BIT OVER THERE, LIKE, EITHER...

Gary: IN THE TALL GRASS? WHAT ABOUT JUST NICE SOFT DIRT?

WE EVEN HAVE A TREE TO MAKE SOME KIND OF A...

THAT'S A SPIDER. I'M NOT SLEEPING RIGHT THERE.

OH, THAT'S EVERYWHERE.

THAT'S JUST THE ONE YOU SEE.

THIS IS GONNA BE WAY STRONGER.

IT'S MUCH MORE BRANCHES THAT ARE ALREADY FORMING A FRAME.

YEAH. WE COULD LOOK FOR STUFF TO LAY DOWN RIGHT THERE.

WE NEED MATERIAL.

[ TARZAN YELL ]

TIMBER!

Karra: MY PARTNER IS LIKE A SMALL CHILD.

JESUS, HELP ME.

IT'S REALLY JUST TESTING MY MENTAL STRENGTH

THAT I CAME IN HERE TO TEST,

SO I JUST GOT TO FOCUS ON BUILDING A SHELTER

BEFORE IT GETS DARK.

*BLEEP* THIS IS NOT EASY.

AND THEN THAT WILL HELP ME GET SOME SLEEP.

♪♪

Gary: I CAN GO TODAY WITHOUT EATING.

SLEEP IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN FOOD IN THIS SITUATION

BECAUSE WITHOUT SLEEP,

PEOPLE TEND TO GO A LITTLE CRAZY PRETTY FAST,

MORE THAN THEY DO WITHOUT FOOD.

THE LEAVES ARE ON THAT ONE.

I REALLY WANT THAT ONE.

I'M GONNA CLIMB THAT DAMN TREE.

♪♪

IT'S REALLY HARD TO EXPLAIN THE UPS AND DOWNS.

I'M GONNA DRINK SOME WATER.

OW. *BLEEP*

JUST, LIKE, EVERY TIME YOU GET UP AND DO ANYTHING,

IT REQUIRES YOU TO SIT BACK DOWN,

HAVE SOME WATER, COOL OFF.

I'M EXHAUSTED.

WHAT YOU GOT?

PALM FRONDS.

YOU OKAY?

I STARTED GETTING DIZZY UP THERE.

YOU NEED TO GET HYDRATED.

SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

IT'S A START. IT'S ONLY DAY 2.

WHAT THE *BLEEP* YOU STUPID BUG?

♪♪

AH!

DAMN YOU *BLEEP* *BLEEP*

OW!

Narrator: IN CONSTANT SEARCH OF BLOOD TO NURTURE THEIR EGGS,

THE FEMALES ARE THE ONLY HORSEFLY THAT ACTUALLY BITE,

A TASK THEY PERFORM WITH UNRELENTING AGGRESSION.

LOOK AT THEM. THEY'RE, LIKE, SWARMING.

THEY'RE ALL OVER.

Gary: IT'S ALL SHE CAN TALK ABOUT, IS THOSE FLIES,

AND THEY'RE REALLY MESSING HER HEAD UP.

UGH.

THERE'S AN ANT IN MY VAG.

Gary: I THINK SHE'S NOT LOOKING FORWARD

TO A POSSIBLE 'NOTHER MISERABLE NIGHT.

OH, WHAT ARE THOSE HORSEFLIES AFTER, MY LIFE?

Karra: AAH! *BLEEP*

WHAT?

Karra: THIS IS WAY DEEPER AND HARDER THAN I THOUGHT.

IT'S THE, LIKE, TRIFECTA

OF BEING SLEEP-DEPRIVED, HUNGRY,

IN A FOREIGN LOCATION, HOT.

LIKE, THAT'S MORE THAN A TRIFECTA.

TIRED AND HUNGRY IS WHAT WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BE HERE.

IT'S, LIKE...

I GUESS I DIDN'T FACTOR THE TIRED PORTION.

YOUR INNER DIALOGUE IS DEFEATING YOU.

YOU'RE GONNA GET SOME SLEEP.

OH, OKAY.

I'M GONNA GO, LIKE, SEE

IF I CAN DIG UP A TERMITE MOUND.

YOU SHOULD TRY TO LAY DOWN RIGHT HERE AND SLEEP.

SLEEP, SLEEP, SLEEP.

Gary: JUST BEING NEGATIVE AND WALLOWING IN MISERY FOR 21 DAYS

AND THINKING MENTALLY THAT THIS IS

JUST MISERABLE, THAT'S A RABBIT HOLE.

ONCE YOU GO DOWN IT AND SINK INTO IT,

SOME PEOPLE, THEY CAN'T COME OUT.

Karra: THINGS HAPPENED TO ME IN MY LIFE THAT,

YOU KNOW, I'VE FOUGHT THROUGH,

AND I'VE GOTTEN THROUGH ALL OF IT,

AND LIKE I SAID, IT'S ALWAYS

BECAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE A CHOICE TO GET THROUGH IT.

I HAD TO JUST ENDURE AND FIGHT,

BUT THIS ENVIRONMENT, IT'S NOT LIKE NORMAL LIFE.

♪♪

OW. *BLEEP*

DARN. EVERYWHERE.

I'M NOT... IF I DON'T FIND FOOD,

I'M NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO DO ANYTHING.

MAYBE I CAN FIND SOME BERRIES.

♪♪

OH, LOOKIE THERE.

THAT'S, WHAT, AN ALOE VERA CACTUS?

LET ME DIG THIS UP.

OH, GOD.

I THINK I AM DEHYDRATED.

GOD, YOU GUYS, I'M JUST TRYING TO GET SOME FOOD.

I NEED WATER.

GARY!

ALL RIGHT. I'M ON MY WAY.

ARE YOU OKAY?

I FOUND A CACTUS. I CAN'T...I'M LIGHT-HEADED.

I'M GETTING VERY DIZZY. I'M GONNA DRINK SOME WATER.

HERE, SIT DOWN. I'LL DIG THAT UP.

YOU SURE YOU WANT TO WALK THROUGH ALL THAT?

SHOULDN'T HAVE WALKED OUT HERE.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING, WALKING AROUND OVER HERE?

I DON'T KNOW.

I NEED TO GET THE MEDIC.

HERE, COME HERE.

LAY ON THAT MAT, THAT...NO.

ARE YOU GONNA DRINK SOME WATER?

Gary: KARRA IS HAVING A ROUGH TIME.

SHE'S TRYING TO MAKE IT TO WATER AND FOOD, BUT SHE CAN'T ANYMORE.

YOU'VE GOT TO GET IN THE SHADE, KARRA.

I'M GONNA GET YOU SOME COLD WATER.

THAT'LL HELP YOU.

[ CRYING ]

♪♪

[ KARRA CRYING ]

Gary: SEE HOW REFRESHING THAT FEELS?

THIS IS WHAT KEEPS ME GOING, BUT DO ME A FAVOR.

GO SIT IN THAT SHADE AND LET ME JUST COOL YOU OFF.

OKAY? IT'LL BE WORTH IT.

YOU'RE READY TO PASS OUT AND GO TO SLEEP.

THIS IS GOOD. OKAY?

I WANT TO GO HOME. I'M DONE.

I'M DONE. I CAN'T DO THIS.

I'M TIRED.

I WANT TO GO HOME.

I NEED TO GET THE MEDIC.

MEDIC!

FEEL THE COOLNESS THERE.

JUST WANT TO GET YOU TO RELAX.

I'M FREAKING MISERABLE. I WANT TO TAP OUT.

GO IN THE WATER AND REST BECAUSE I WANT YOU HERE.

I WOULD RATHER YOU WERE HERE,

RECOVERING AND RECOUPING.

YOU'LL PULL THROUGH IN A CLINCH,

BUT YOU WON'T BE HERE TO PULL THROUGH

IN A CLINCH IF YOU LEAVE.

NO. I'M LEAVING,

AS SOON AS HUMANLY IMPOSSIBLE.

POSITIVE.

ALL RIGHT.

I THOUGHT, LIKE, YOU KNOW,

BECAUSE I'VE OVERCOME SO MUCH IN MY PAST,

THAT I WOULD BE ABLE TO OVERCOME THIS.

TAKE CARE, GARY.

I REALLY WASN'T PREPARED FOR HOW REAL THE ENVIRONMENT IS.

I THINK MY MIND GOT AWAY FROM ME.

WITH NO FOOD, THE BUGS, THE LACK OF SLEEP,

MY MENTAL WASN'T STRONG ENOUGH.

Narrator: ONLY 3 DAYS

AFTER ENTERING THE BUG-INFESTED SAVANNA

OF BRAZIL'S JALAPAO REGION,

KARRA CALLED IT QUITS.

AS A RESULT, HER PRIMITIVE SURVIVAL RATING

DROPS FROM A 5.4 TO A 4.2.

Gary: MIKE TYSON HAD A SAYING,

"EVERYBODY HAS JUST GOT A PLAN

UNTIL THEY GET PUNCHED IN THE FACE."

KARRA CAME OUT HERE.

SHE GOT PUNCHED IN THE FACE BY NATURE.

♪♪

[ INSECTS CHIRPING ]

19 MORE DAYS TO GO, AND NIGHTS ARE KIND OF, LIKE, A TIME

WHEN YOU PROBABLY NEED SOMEONE THE MOST.

YOU REALLY BETTER HAVE A STRONG MIND.

WE'LL SEE HOW STRONG MINE IS.

SLEEP HAS BEEN HARD TO COME BY EVERY SINGLE NIGHT.

I'M ACTUALLY CONSIDERING GOING NOMADIC,

JUST PICKING UP AND MOVING,

BECAUSE I HEAR A HUGE WATERFALL OFF IN THE DISTANCE.

THERE'S GOT TO BE SOMETHING BETTER THAN WHERE I'M AT.

TIME TO GET OUT OF HERE.

I GOT A GOOD STARTER HOME, AND NOW I'M GONNA FLIP IT.

I'M GONNA MOVE UP BECAUSE LOCATION IS EVERYTHING.

♪♪

♪♪

I KIND OF SEE A TRAIL, MAYBE.

GAME TRAILS OFTEN LEAD TO WATER, SO...

[ WATER RUSHING ]

YOU HEAR THAT?

I HEAR IT.

WOW.

WOW. WOW. WOW.

I CAN ONLY IMAGINE WHAT'S NEAR THIS WATER, LIKE,

PROBABLY MORE WILDLIFE.

I HAVE A BEACH.

I CAN SLEEP ON SOFT SAND.

OH, MY GOSH.

IT IS SO COOL.

GOD, THIS IS GONNA BE SO MUCH NICER.

IT'S A MEMORY-FOAM MATTRESS.

THAT SAND IS GONNA BE THE KEY TO A BEAUTIFUL SLEEP.

WHOLE LOT OF FLIES FLYING 'ROUND.

I GUESS THEY'RE IN EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD AROUND HERE.

[ MOANS ]

NOT AS SMOOTH AS I WANTED THIS NIGHT TO GO.

♪♪

MAN, LAST NIGHT WAS A LITTLE ROUGH.

MY BACK HAS BEEN RIDDLED WITH FLEA BITES

AND COVERED IN FLIES EATING MY SORES.

GET OUT OF HERE.

OKAY. YOU GOT ME.

YOU GOT ME. GET OUT OF HERE.

THE FLIES SET A LOT OF THE SCHEDULE.

FLIES WAKE YOU UP IN THE MORNING.

THEY DON'T LIKE THE HEAT, BUT I CAN'T LAY IN THE SUN.

THEY LIKE THE SHADE. I CAN'T LAY IN THE SHADE.

I CAN'T SLEEP.

AAH. OH, MY GOSH.

THESE THINGS ARE JUST HECTIC.

SO IF I CAN'T SLEEP,

THE FLIES HAVE INSPIRED ME TO FISH.

[ FLIES BUZZING ]

LOOK HOW BIG THAT ONE IS.

BLOODSUCKING FLIES, YOU'RE BAIT.

EVERYTHING WANTS TO BITE AND POKE ME.

I DISCOVERED CORDAGE.

SEE IF THIS WORKS.

AND I MADE A FISH HOOK FROM A CACTUS,

AND I THINK I GOT MYSELF A FISHING LINE AND A HOOK.

[ FLIES BUZZING ]

OH, GOD.

FLIES ARE JUST ALL OVER ME.

THAT'S RIGHT.

NOTHING IS BITING ON THE FLIES, BUT THE FLIES ARE BITING ON ME.

THE FLIES ARE TRULY THE WORST PREDATOR I'VE COME ACROSS.

IF I HIT A DOUBLE WHAMMY, IT'S SOMETHING WAY WORSE

THAN THESE SAND FLEAS.

IT IS ACTUALLY DESTROYING ME, AND I'VE COME TO THE REVELATION

THAT I HAVE TO GET UP OUT OF HERE.

I CAN'T STAY HERE ANOTHER NIGHT.

I THINK I'M GONNA GO BACK TO MY OLD CAMP.

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I'VE NEVER BEEN HUNGRY THIS LONG.

THERE IS SO LITTLE TO EAT HERE.

Narrator: SINCE KARRA'S DEPARTURE,

GARY HAS BURNED 30 TIMES MORE CALORIES A DAY

THAN HE'S TAKEN IN.

I AM EXPERIENCING SOME COGNITIVE...

LOSS.

THIS ENVIRONMENT, IT'S HOSTILE.

IT'S HARSH.

THIS IS A HELLHOLE.

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THE AVERAGE PERSON, THIS WOULD TAKE THEM OUT,

BUT I HAPPEN TO BE A MAN THAT HAS A MESSAGE.

I'M HERE FIGHTING FOR THE CHILDREN

AND THE ANIMALS THAT WALK THE EARTH.

I'M GONNA GO LOOK FOR SOME TUBERS THAT I SAW ON THE WAY IN,

ON MY FIRST DAY WHEN I WAS HIKING IN HERE WITH KARRA.

IT'S A GOOD STARCHY CARBOHYDRATE.

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PROBABLY CLOSE TO 3 MILES TO HIKE.

IN MY CONDITION, IT'S A GAMBLE,

BUT I GOT TO FOCUS ON OTHER SOURCES OF FOOD.

[ GROANS ]

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OH.

THIS IS WHAT I WANT.

MMM.

WOW. THAT'S DELICIOUS, ACTUALLY.

IT'S GOT A SWEET TASTE.

I COULD EAT A BUNCH OF THIS.

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TO ME, THIS IS A BIG MEAL.

THIS IS THANKSGIVING.

OH, GOD. THAT...

A GIFT FROM NATURE.

I'M GONNA DO WHAT I FEEL AS FAR AS I'M GONNA...

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Narrator: AFTER 12 DAYS OF STARVATION,

THE SUDDEN INFUSION OF SUGARS INTO GARY'S BLOODSTREAM

HAS TRIGGERED A CHEMICAL RELEASE OF SEROTONIN TO HIS BRAIN,

WHICH SINGLES HIS BODY TO SHUT DOWN.

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THOSE TUBERS, THEY HIT ME LIKE A TON OF BRICKS.

THE BEST SLEEP I'VE HAD SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE.

THESE AND SOME PROPER SLEEP...

WOW.

I THINK I CAN GET A MOVE ON.

I THINK IT'S GONNA BE A NICER HIKE HOME.

IN FACT, I CAN FEEL IT IN MY BODY.

IT IS.

I GET TO PRESS FORWARD NOW.

I CAN FOCUS.

A FEW COME OFF. FOUR TUBERS.

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THE LIGHT IS AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL.

I'M THREE-QUARTERS OF THE WAY THROUGH.

16...

FIVE MORE DAYS LEFT,

AND UNLESS I GET BIT BY SOME DEADLY SCORPION,

I THINK I'M GONNA DO THIS.

I'M GONNA PULL THIS OFF.

MY PLANS, I'M GONNA GO DOWN BY THE MAIN RIVER,

START GATHERING MATERIALS TO BUILD

WHAT I NEED FOR EXTRACTION.

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RAFT-BUILDING MATERIAL FOR MY EXTRACTION.

I THINK I MIGHT NEED TO TAKE THE RIVER OUT OF HERE.

Narrator: TO REACH HIS EXTRACTION POINT,

GARY FACES EITHER A BRUTAL 6-MILE TREK

TO THE WEST ACROSS THE SWELTERING SAVANNA

AND MASSIVE SAND DUNES OR A LESS DIRECT 9-MILE JOURNEY BY WATER.

IT'S PROBABLY THE LEAST HINDERED ROUTE.

I DON'T GOT TO HIKE THROUGH SAW GRASS, SHARP ROCKS, BULLET ANTS.

IT'LL TAKE A LOT LESS ENERGY TO MOVE A LOT FARTHER,

SO I NEED A BUNCH OF THESE SO I CAN GET OUT OF HERE.

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I THINK I MIGHT HAVE ENOUGH RAFT.

IT'S COMING ALONG.

TOO NARROW, LOOKS LIKE I NEED AT LEAST TWICE THAT MUCH.

THAT MEANS I NEED TO FIND MORE OF THOSE THINGS.

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WHOA.

LOOK AT THIS, SOME CAMU FRUIT.

WHOO! THEY'RE STRONG-TASTING, BITTER.

BECAUSE THEY'RE GREEN, WHATEVER THEY ARE, THEY'RE NOT RIPE.

THEY TASTE BASICALLY LIKE EATING PINE-SOL.

THAT'S TANNIC ACID.

Narrator: COMMON IN MANY UNRIPE FRUITS,

TANNINS ARE ACIDIC MOLECULES

THAT ACT AS A PLANT'S DEFENSE MECHANISM AGAINST INSECTS.

Gary: IT'S TOO GREEN.

GREEN ISN'T GOOD, SO I'M RESORTING TO ROASTING

AND GET SOME SORT OF ENERGY OUT OF THEM.

JUST LIKE ANY NUTS OR SEEDS,

ROAST THOSE BABIES, VERY DELICIOUS.

ONWARD.

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SOME ROASTED CAMU FRUIT.

Narrator: BY EXPOSING THE FRUIT TO HIGH HEAT,

GARY HOPES TO BREAK DOWN THE ACID COMPOUNDS IN THE SKIN

AND MAKE IT MORE DIGESTIBLE.

BLACK.

STILL HAS BITTERNESS. OH, MAN.

THE TANNIC ACID IS STRONG IN THAT.

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[ GROANING ]

TOO MUCH GREEN FRUIT.

MY BOWELS WANT TO JUST EVACUATE.

THEY JUST WANT TO GET RID OF EVERYTHING.

I'M FEELING IT HARD RIGHT NOW.

UGH. IT'S IN MY INTESTINES.

UGH.

MY STOMACH'S UPSET.

IT'S BURNING HOLES IN MY MOUTH.

[ GROANING ]

MY BODY IS REJECTING IT.

[ GROANS ]

THIS STUFF IS KILLING ME.

[ GROANS ]

IT'S TEARING ME APART.

THESE FLIES RIGHT HERE, THEY'RE BLOODSUCKERS.

GOT BLOOD ON MY WRIST.

SEE MY LEG LEAKING BLOOD?

BLOOD ON MY FINGERS, AND LOOK, THE OTHER FLIES,

THEY FEED ON THE BLOOD.

COME ON. REALLY?

OH, THESE CUTS ARE DELICIOUS.

HOW DID YOU GET THEM TO TASTE SO SAVORY?

CUT MYSELF ON SOME THORNS OVER BY THE RIVER.

ENJOY YOURSELF.

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I ATE TOO MUCH GREEN FRUIT.

[ GROANING ]

Narrator: WEAKENED FROM STARVATION,

GARY'S STOMACH IS UNABLE

TO PROCESS THE TANNIC ACID FROM THE FRUIT,

LEAVING IT TO BURN THE WALLS OF HIS INTESTINES.

Gary: IT'S TEARING ME APART.

I SHOULDN'T HAVE ATE IT.

MY BOWELS WANT TO EVACUATE.

THEY JUST WANT TO GET RID OF EVERYTHING.

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[ GROANING ]

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MEDIC!

Medic: THIS ROUND ONE?

I WOULD THINK IT WOULD BE THIS ONE.

[ SPEAKING NATIVE LANGUAGE ]

Narrator: GARY IS DIAGNOSED

WITH AN ACID-INDUCED INTESTINAL INFECTION

THAT IS EATING THROUGH THE WALLS OF HIS STOMACH.

[ YELLING IN NATIVE LANGUAGE ]

TO PREVENT INTERNAL BLEEDING AND SEVERE LIVER DAMAGE,

HE IS FORCED TO TAP OUT OF THE CHALLENGE

AND WILL BE EVACUATED TO A HOSPITAL 30 MILES AWAY.

[ GARY GROANING ]

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Narrator: AFTER 16 DAYS

IN THE BUG-INFESTED SAVANNAS OF JALAPAO,

GARY LOST A TOTAL OF 44 POUNDS.

DESPITE LOSING HIS PARTNER ON DAY 3,

HE SHOWED GREAT SKILL AND RESILIENCE,

BUT HIS DECISION TO EAT UNRIPE FRUIT PROVED TO BE HIS UNDOING.

AS A RESULT, HE LEAVES BRAZIL WITH A FINAL PSR OF 7.0

AND THE UNREALIZED DREAM OF SURVIVING 21 DAYS

NAKED AND AFRAID.