Original subtitles

[ BRANCH SNAPS ]

DO YOU HEAR SOMETHING?

YEAH.

IT'S BEEN GOING ALL THE WAY AROUND.

♪♪

HOLY *BLEEP* IT'S A BEAR.

OH, MY GOSH!

AAH!

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?

Teal: GO AWAY, BEAR!

--Captions by VITAC-- www.vitac.com

CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS

SITUATIONS YOU DON'T WANT TO FIND YOURSELF IN,

BUTT-NAKED IN A DECIDUOUS FOREST

WHILE IT'S RAINING CONSTANTLY PROBABLY WOULD BE RIGHT UP THERE

WITH THE TOP FIVE IN MY BOOK.

Teal: THIS IS ONE OF THOSE PLACES WHERE THEY SAY

IF A TREE FALLS IN THE WOODS

AND NO ONE IS AROUND, DOES IT MAKE A SOUND?

SO WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE.

♪♪

Narrator: THE SMOKY MOUNTAINS OF TENNESSEE,

A DENSE FOREST KNOWN FOR PERVASIVE HUMIDITY

AND A THICK, CHILLING FOG

THAT GIVES THE SMOKY MOUNTAINS THEIR NAME.

THE HIGH ALTITUDE CREATES A WINDCHILL

THAT SENDS TEMPERATURES

PLUMMETING TO NEAR-FREEZING AT NIGHT,

MAKING IT AN IDEAL HABITAT FOR BLACK BEARS.

THESE WOODS HAVE THE DENSEST POPULATION OF BLACK BEARS

IN THE COUNTRY,

GROWING TO AS LARGE AS 800 POUNDS.

THEY HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO ATTACK AND EVEN KILL HUMANS.

THE LANDSCAPE IS ALSO OVERGROWN WITH BRAMBLES AND THICK BUSHES.

THEY PROVIDE IDEAL CAMOUFLAGE FOR THE VENOMOUS

TIMBER RATTLESNAKE

WHOSE NEUROTOXIC VENOM CAN CAUSE PARALYSIS AND ASPHYXIATION.

Jermaine: FIRST IMPRESSION HERE IS

HOW THE HELL AM I PROTECTING MYSELF OUT HERE?

WHAT'S THE BEST THING TO DO?

USUALLY, YOU WOULD MAKE A FIRE FIRST AND THEN A SHELTER.

THIS IS DEFINITELY SHELTER FIRST.

THIS IS GOING TO BE A HUGE CHALLENGE.

MY NAME IS JERMAINE JACKSON.

I'M FROM VENTURA, CALIFORNIA.

I'M A MEDICAL REP.

I'M FROM VIRGINIA, ORIGINALLY.

THE WOODS ARE VERY SIMILAR.

EVER SINCE I WAS A CUB SCOUT, I'VE BEEN TAUGHT SKILL SETS.

I'VE BEEN TAUGHT HOW TO MAKE FIRE.

I'VE BEEN TAUGHT HOW TO READ THE WOODS.

I GREW UP BOWHUNTING.

THAT'S WHAT I DO OR FISHING OR HUNTING EVERY CHANCE I GET.

THE MISCONCEPTION IS THAT, YOU KNOW,

AFRICAN-AMERICANS DON'T GO CAMPING,

DON'T GET OUT IN THE WILDERNESS,

AND IT'S MY PLEASURE TO DEBUNK THAT.

Narrator: JERMAINE'S KNOWLEDGE OF AMERICA'S SOUTHEASTERN FOREST

GIVES HIM AN EDGE.

BUT HIS CONFIDENCE AND HIS SKILL SET

MAY LEAD HIM TO UNDERESTIMATE THIS RUTHLESS ENVIRONMENT.

JERMAINE BEGINS WITH A PSR OF 6.9.

Teal: I CAN ALREADY FEEL KIND OF THE CHILL.

NOT REALLY A FAN OF BEING COLD, BUT I'M PRETTY EXCITED.

GO TIME!

MY NAME IS TEAL BULTHUIS.

I AM FROM MASSACHUSETTS, AND I'M A MASTER SERGEANT

IN THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE.

I'VE BEEN IN THE MILITARY FOR 15 YEARS.

I CAN STAND UP WITH ANY MAN,

MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING IS ACCOMPLISHED.

EVERYTHING FROM HUNTING TO TRAPPING TO SKINNING ANIMALS,

CONSTRUCTING FIRES THAT ARE SET UP

AND SUITABLE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT.

THERE WE GO.

I DECIDED TO TAKE ON THIS CHALLENGE TO REGROUND MYSELF

IN THE REALITY THAT I AM A CREATURE ON THE EARTH

AND NOT JUST A MEMBER OF THIS ELECTRONIC SOCIETY

THAT SEEMS TO HAVE OVERCOME OUR ENTIRE WORLD.

Narrator: TEAL'S MILITARY TRAINING

IS HER STRONGEST ASSET,

BUT HER FEAR OF FRIGID TEMPERATURES

WILL TEST HER LIMITS.

SHE BEGINS THE CHALLENGE WITH A PSR OF 6.6.

I GUESS THIS IS IT.

THIS IS JUST INSANE.

♪♪

I BROUGHT THOSE JUST FOR YOU.

ALL RIGHT. SEE YOU GUYS ON THE FLIP SIDE.

I'M COMFORTABLE BEING NAKED IN THE WOODS.

I'M SURE IN COLLEGE I WAS NAKED IN FRONT OF SOMEBODY

OF THE OPPOSITE SEX I DIDN'T KNOW A COUPLE OF TIMES,

SO I DON'T REALLY CARE ABOUT IT.

HERE WE GO.

I'M REALLY LOOKING FOR A PARTNER THAT IS STRONG.

I WOULD LIKE THEM TO HAVE A GOOD SENSE OF HUMOR.

EVEN IF THEIR JOKES ARE NOT FUNNY,

IT WOULD BE GREAT TO HAVE SOMEBODY

WHO IS LIGHTHEARTED AND POSITIVE.

HI. -WHAT'S UP?

ARE YOU THE OTHER CRAZY PERSON OUT HERE?

I THINK SO. NICE TO MEET YOU.

NICE TO MEET YOU, TOO.

-MY NAME IS TEAL. -I'M JERMAINE.

JERMAINE, NICE TO MEET YOU. THIS IS GREAT.

-TEAL IS A GROOVY NAME. -THANKS.

WHAT DO YOU DO FOR A LIVING?

-I'M IN THE MILITARY. -ARE YOU REALLY?

-AIR FORCE. -COOL.

HOW ABOUT YOU?

I WORK AS A MEDICAL REP IN WOUND CARE CENTERS.

OH, THAT'S SUPER COOL!

-YEAH. -I THINK HE LOOKS STRONG.

I THINK HE LOOKS LIKE SOMEBODY THAT CAN CERTAINLY

CARRY THEIR OWN WEIGHT.

I'M SO EXCITED. -JUST GET IT DONE.

YOU ARE EXACTLY WHAT I WANTED YOU TO BE.

-HALLELUJAH! -YES!

MAYBE WE SHOULD LOOK AT OUR BAGS.

-YES. I THINK SO. -OKAY.

LOOKS LIKE WE GOT US SOME PARACORD,

WHICH IS SUPER NEEDED

BECAUSE WE'RE GONNA NEED TO DO A FRICTION FIRE.

YEAH. AND I HAVE A KUKRI.

-COOL. -IT'S VERY HEFTY.

GOT MY RECURVE BOW.

I'M A DEER HUNTER.

OKAY.

THESE ARE HANDMADE, PRIMITIVE ARROWS.

WOW!

Teal: WHEN I FIRST SAW THE BOW AND ARROW,

I THOUGHT TO MYSELF, "WHAT A SINGLE-USE ITEM."

LIKE, OKAY, I NEED A KNIFE, AND WE NEED A FIRE,

AND THIS IS NOT GONNA DO EITHER.

Narrator: BECAUSE TEAL AND JERMAINE ARE SURROUNDED

BY THOUSANDS OF WILD BEARS,

THEY'VE ALSO BEEN GIVEN AN AIR HORN IN CASE OF AN ATTACK.

Jermaine: IF WE DEPRESS THE AIR HORN,

WE CAN SCARE AWAY THE BEAR.

I DON'T KNOW IF IT WORKS OR NOT,

BUT I GUESS I HOPE I DON'T FIND OUT.

AND I HAVE A MAP.

SO, IT LOOKS LIKE THERE'S GONNA BE A LOT OF BEARS.

ON THE EDGE OF THIS, THERE'S WATER.

I LIKE THE IDEA OF FINDING A NICE FLAT PLACE,

AND I WOULD LIKE TO STAY MAYBE, LIKE, 100 YARDS

FROM A WATER SOURCE... -COOL.

...SO WE'RE NOT CLOSE ENOUGH

THAT WHEN THE BEARS GO TO IT.

SO IT LOOKS LIKE WE JUST NEED TO FIND A PLACE

TO SET UP A SHELTER.

LET'S DO THIS.

HELLO, SMOKY MOUNTAINS.

♪♪

-OW! -REAL SLOW.

OH, I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS A GOOD IDEA.

HOLY CRAP!

I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN WALK THAT WAY.

LET ME JUMP UP THERE, KID.

YOU'RE CRAZY.

NO. IT JUST DOESN'T REALLY GET...

-IT DOESN'T HURT YOU? -NO.

YOU GOT IT? -OW!

-YOU DID IT! YOU DID IT! -OW!

-YOU DID IT! -GOD, THAT WAS AWFUL.

YOU MADE IT!

WE ARE GETTING SOME WOODS, MAN...

OKAY.

...SO WE CAN GET A SHELTER GOING.

LET'S TAKE A LOOK IF THERE'S ANY NEW FALL

WITH ALL THESE THUNDERSTORMS.

YEAH, ON THE GROUND.

-OH, YEAH. -UH-OH.

YOU SEE SOMETHING ELSE? -THE BEAR LIKES THIS TREE.

-IS THERE SCRAPINGS ON IT? -UH, YEAH.

OH, YEAH. THAT'S A BEAR.

AND... -SO...

...HERE'S THE OTHER BEAUTIFUL PART.

-OH. -I'M 6'5".

HUH. OH, GEEZ.

THAT'S A BIG BEAR.

I SEE EVIDENCE OF BEAR ACTIVITY, AND IT'S NOT JUST,

LIKE, PASSIVE EVIDENCE,

AND I DON'T MIND THEM BEING A NEIGHBOR,

BUT I DON'T REALLY WANT TO MEET THEM.

LET'S JUST MAKE A RULE.

IF WE COME TO THIS AREA, IT'S TWO OF US...

-OKAY. -...AND THERE'S A BOW WITH US.

OKAY.

♪♪

OW! -YOU ALL RIGHT?

YEAH.

OH, THAT'S AN APPLE TREE.

OH, WELL, LOOK AT THAT!

KIND OF WEIRD THAT WE'RE NAKED AND THERE'S AN APPLE TREE.

OH!

I SWEAR THERE WAS A STORY ABOUT THAT ONCE.

AND THERE'S ONLY ONE.

PRETTY SURE WE'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO EAT IT.

YEAH, THERE'S SNAKES AND *BLEEP* TOO.

IF A SNAKE COMES AND TALKS TO YOU, IGNORE IT.

WE REALIZE THAT THE AREA HAS SEVERAL FRUIT TREES.

THEY ARE IN HORRIBLE SHAPE.

THEY ARE MANGLED AND BROKEN, AND IT'S OBVIOUS

THAT THE BEARS THAT LIVE IN THIS AREA

ARE TRYING TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF ALL OF THE FOOD IN THEM.

-THERE IT GOES. -ALL RIGHT.

NOW WE'LL TREAT OURSELVES TO AN AFTER-FIRE START.

LET'S GO MAKE A FIRE.

WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT A PLAN?

WELL, SHELTER AND FIRE ARE GONNA BE OUR PRIORITY.

THIS IS KIND OF GROOVY.

OH, YEAH.

THERE MIGHT BE A LITTLE SPRING IN THERE.

HO, HO, HO, HO. THAT WOULD BE KILLER.

I LIKE IT IN HERE.

WE'VE GOT A CANOPY.

YUP, AND I FEEL LIKE WE'RE OFF THE BEAR'S TRACKS ENOUGH...

-I MEAN... -...ENOUGH.

DAY ONE, I'M NOT CONFIDENT OF ANYTHING

EXCEPT I NEED TO GET SHELTER BEFORE IT GETS DARK.

Teal: I THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO BE TOO LOW.

WE HAVE TO BE OFF THE GROUND.

EVERYTHING YOU WALK ON FEELS LIKE A SPONGE.

CAN'T SLEEP ON THAT.

I DON'T KNOW. THAT'S GETTING PRETTY GOOD, ISN'T IT?

CHECK IT.

OH, THAT'S GOOD.

NOW, FIRE FIRST OR WATER?

YOU KNOW... -I THINK WATER.

YEAH, BUT WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO WITH THE WATER

WHEN YOU FIND IT? I'M NOT GONNA DRINK IT.

I CAN'T SUPPORT YOUR DECISION TO DRINK

THE WATER UNTREATED AT THIS TIME BECAUSE IF I LOSE YOU,

THEN I HAVE TO BE OUT HERE IN THE WOODS

BY MYSELF IN THE DARK.

I ACTUALLY WISHED FOR A STRONG-MINDED PARTNER.

SHE'S DEFINITELY STRONG-MINDED, WHICH IS SUPER COOL.

Jermaine: I LIKE THIS IDEA.

IT IS SIEVING.

IT'S SIEVING, THOUGH.

THAT'S NOT PURIFICATION. THAT'S JUST FILTRATION.

YEAH. SO...

THAT'S, LIKE, A HUGE RISK.

Narrator: UNTREATED WATER CAN CONTAIN

HARMFUL BACTERIA AND VIRUSES.

IF IT IS UNFILTERED AND PURIFIED,

IT CAN CAUSE A RANGE OF ISSUES LIKE VOMITING AND DIARRHEA.

Teal: YOU'RE DRINKING IT?

JUST DRINK IT.

Teal: I'M STILL REALLY NERVOUS

ABOUT WHERE WE'RE GETTING OUR WATER.

IT LOOKS FANTASTIC.

IT SMELLS FANTASTIC.

WE DON'T SEE ANYTHING LIVING IN IT,

BUT I'M REALLY DEHYDRATED, SO...

CALCULATED RISK.

I JUST HOPE THERE'S NOT SOME, LIKE, DEAD POSSUM,

LIKE, RIGHT THERE. -YEAH.

ME TOO, BUT WE'D PROBABLY SMELL IT.

BUT WHAT I REALLY CAN'T BELIEVE IS THAT WE DON'T HAVE FIRE YET.

THAT'S COOL. LET'S GO GET IT.

♪♪

Teal: HOW MANY FRICTION FIRES HAVE YOU MADE?

-A TON. -OKAY.

BUT, NEVER...DONE IT THIS WAY, LIKE, ONCE.

OKAY.

OOH, BUDDY.

COME ON, BABY.

COME FRICTION.

OH. GETTING IT GOING.

IT'S ALL RIGHT. IT'S ALL RIGHT.

IT WILL HAPPEN A FEW TIMES, RIGHT?

THAT'S PART OF IT. -YEAH. IT'S GOT TO JUST GET IN.

YOU GOT THIS, JERMAINE.

NICE, FIRM SPOT.

-I GOT TO TAKE A BREAK. -GOT TO KEEP GOING.

OH.

IT IS WET OUT HERE. WE'RE GETTING COALS.

WE JUST CAN'T GET IT TO GO JUST YET.

♪♪

I CLEARLY THOUGHT WE WOULD BE DOING THE FIRE DANCE AROUND.

THIS AIN'T GONNA WORK.

OH, OKAY.

GOING TO SLEEP AT NIGHT WITHOUT A FIRE,

NOT ONLY ARE WE GONNA BE COLD,

BUT WE HAVE NOTHING TO PROTECT US FROM THE BEARS.

OH, GOSH, BRR.

[ BEAR GROWLING ]

GO AWAY, BEAR!

♪♪

Jermaine: THAT WAS DEFINITELY A NOISE.

IT WAS A BIG NOISE.

SHUSH! IT WASN'T THAT BIG.

NO. IT WAS A BIG ONE.

-NO! STOP! -NO.

I MEAN, LISTEN, IF, DO YOU WANT ME

TO LIE TO YOU?

-YES. -OKAY.

♪♪

♪♪

Teal: LAST NIGHT, EVERY SOUND GAVE ME, LIKE, A MINI PANIC

BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE A FIRE AT ALL YET,

AND I'M SCARED OF THINGS THAT GO BUMP IN THE NIGHT.

[ BRANCH SNAPS ]

DO YOU HEAR THAT, TOO?

YEAH.

IT'S BEEN GOING ALL THE WAY AROUND.

WE NEED A FIRE.

GOING TO SLEEP AT NIGHT WITHOUT A FIRE IS ACTUALLY TERRIFYING

AND WAS SO COLD THAT I WAS VIOLENTLY SHIVERING.

YOU KNOW WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO TODAY?

MAKE A FIRE?

HELL YEAH, WE'RE GONNA MAKE SOME FIRE!

YOU GOT IT! LONG STROKES.

[ JEREMIAH GRUNTING ]

*BLEEP*

HOLD ON.

*BLEEP*

I CAN'T BELIEVE IT DOESN'T GO.

IT'S BECAUSE IT'S SO WET.

I GOT TO GO AGAIN.

Jermaine: IN ALL THE RIGHT CIRCUMSTANCES,

IT SHOULD TAKE 30 TO 60 SECONDS,

BUT WHEN YOU'RE IN A WET ENVIRONMENT,

ALL THAT GOES OUT THE WINDOW.

AH, THE BURN.

GAH! -TAKE A BREAK.

JUMP IN, JUMP IN, JUMP IN, RIGHT NOW.

IT'S SUPER HOT.

SHE KNOWS HOW TO DO A BOW DRILL.

I KNOW HOW TO BOW DRILL.

DON'T KNOW WHY IT WON'T CATCH.

THERE IT GOES.

PUMPING.

I DON'T KNOW. I JUST DON'T HAVE IT.

♪♪

♪♪

BLOW, BLOW, BLOW. LET IT COOK.

♪♪

TURN IT. YEP.

ONE GO. BLOW.

♪♪

Teal: GOT IT! LET'S GO. LET'S GO.

LET'S GO. LET'S GO. LET'S GO.

JUST SET IT RIGHT DOWN IN FRONT.

Jermaine: I CAN ABSOLUTELY, POSITIVELY, 100% SAY

THAT IS THE HARDEST THING

I HAVE DONE IN THE OUTDOORS, STARTING THAT FIRE.

WHOO! WE DID IT.

AH, OH, MY GOD, THANK YOU.

FINALLY!

NICE JOB.

HOPE IT KEEPS THE BEAR AWAY.

GIVES ANOTHER LINE OF PROTECTION.

I'M REALLY EXHAUSTED.

I'M HUNGRY.

NOW THAT WE HAVE FIRE, WHICH IS WHAT WE'VE BEEN WAITING FOR,

I CAN GO HUNTING.

I'M GONNA ASH UP JUST TO GET ME IN THE ZONE.

DO YOU HAVE A DESIGN THAT YOU'RE THINKING?

NO, NO. I WANT YOU TO COME UP WITH THE DESIGN,

BUT IT'S GOT TO BE SOMETHING,

YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, LIKE I'M A SLAYER.

OH, BOY!

I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING, BUT IT FEELS COOL.

ROCK 'N' ROLL.

READY? -NOW YOU LOOK REALLY BADASS.

♪♪

I'D LOVE TO SEE A TURKEY OR A PIG

WHILE I HAVE MY BOW IN MY HANDS

BECAUSE NOW THAT WE HAVE A FIRE,

I WOULD LOVE TO SIT BACK LIKE A KING AND FEAST ON SOME PROTEIN.

♪♪

♪♪

WE'RE PRETTY HIGH IN ALTITUDE HERE,

AND IT SEEMS LIKE THE ANIMALS HAVE MOVED DOWN

OUT OF THIS ALTITUDE

BECAUSE IT IS COOLER UP HERE.

DISAPPOINTED I COULDN'T PUT AN ARROW THROUGH SOMETHING.

HEY, TEAL, I DIDN'T KILL ANYTHING.

THERE'S NOTHING MOVING OUT THERE.

DAMN.

♪♪

♪♪

Jermaine: FEELS LIKE 30s.

MM.

Narrator: AS NIGHT SETS IN,

A COLD FRONT SENDS TEMPERATURES PLUMMETING EVEN FURTHER.

IF TEAL AND JERMAINE CANNOT MAINTAIN

A SAFE BODY TEMPERATURE,

THEY COULD BE AT RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA.

IT SUCKS NOT BEING ABLE TO SLEEP.

WE'RE OUTSIDE BY THE FIRE BECAUSE IT'S MORE COMFORTABLE

STANDING BY THE FIRE

THAN IT IS TO BE IN THE SHELTER.

WE HAVE TO RE-ENGINEER THAT IF WE'RE GONNA GET ANY SLEEP.

Jermaine: I UNDERESTIMATED THE COLD.

HONESTLY, IF IT WAS WARM,

YOU WOULDN'T NEED THIS MANY CALORIES,

BUT BECAUSE IT GETS COLD AT NIGHT,

THE BODY DEVOURS MORE,

SO REALLY DIFFICULT.

♪♪

Teal: OH, GOSH.

IT'S INSANE.

WE ARE HAVING A VERY HARD TIME.

WE ARE TRYING EVERYTHING WE CAN THINK OF TO STAY WARM.

THIS IS SO NOT FUN.

OH, MY GOD, FREEZING!

WHAT THE HECK?

♪♪

Jermaine: DO YOUR THING, SUN.

Teal: I AM FREEZING RIGHT NOW.

I HATE BEING COLD.

I'M GETTING, LIKE, DISORIENTED WITH HOW UNCOMFORTABLE I AM,

THE CHILLS THAT WON'T STOP, SHIVERING THAT WON'T STOP.

I'M REALLY STRUGGLING.

IT'S, LIKE, ALMOST LIKE OUR SHELTER IS USELESS.

AND WE FEEL LIKE MAYBE WE NEED TO RE-THINK IT.

IT'S A LOT OF WORK ESPECIALLY WITH US RUNNING ON EMPTY.

Jermaine: THE WAY THAT WE HAVE OUR SHELTER RIGHT NOW,

WITH THE FIRE OUTSIDE, WE CAN'T SLEEP.

SO WE FIGURED IF WE CAN MOVE THE FIRE INSIDE OF THE SHELTER,

WE CAN FINALLY GET SOME SLEEP.

SO TODAY WE'RE GONNA BUILD A NEW SHELTER.

THIS IS MORE THAN ENOUGH SPACE TO SLEEP.

THE TEPEE IS KNOWN FOR HAVING FIRES INSIDE OF IT

WITHOUT BURNING THE STRUCTURE DOWN,

AND THE OBJECTIVE IS TO HAVE THE SMOKE GO STRAIGHT UP.

[ SIGHS ]

OKAY.

AMBITIOUS PLAN TO SAY THE LEAST.

♪♪

WHOO. I FEEL LIGHT-HEADED.

I CANT ACTUALLY FEEL THE ENERGY LEAVING MY BODY.

THAT WILL BE THE DOOR.

OKAY. -I WANT TO STOP.

OKAY.

Jermaine: THE EXTENT OF HUNGER AND THE EXTENT OF TIRED

IS DEFINITELY A WHOLE NEW AREA.

I MEAN, IT'S AN EFFORT TO TALK, AND HONESTLY, I NEED TO EAT.

♪♪

WE ARE IN OUR NEW SHELTER AND HAVE A FIRE.

IT IS NOT AIRTIGHT, BUT I DO THINK

IT'S AN IMPROVEMENT FROM SLEEPING

IN THE COLD.

IT WAS A LONG DAY.

WE DID WAY MORE WORK THAN WE SHOULD HAVE, WAY MORE WORK

THAN OUR BODIES HAD THE CAPACITY TO DO.

WE'RE BOTH VERY TIRED.

WE BOTH WOULD LIKE SOME SLEEP TONIGHT.

♪♪

Jermaine:'WE'VE BEEN GOING NONSTOP.

WE NEED SOME SORT OF ENERGY.

WE'RE TRYING TO GET CHESTNUTS TODAY.

THE APPLES, I GOT TO COMPETE WITH THE BEARS FOR.

CHESTNUTS, IT'S ALL ON ME.

THEN I GOT TO THINK THROUGH HOW TO GET TO THEM

BECAUSE THEY'RE AT THE VERY TOP OF A 35-FOOT TREE.

GOT THE STICK.

GOT THE PARACORD.

STARTING TO DO MY WHIP-IT REEL.

Teal: RIGHT ON.

NOTHING ON THAT ONE.

OKAY.

CATCH ON THAT *BLEEP*

THERE'S ONE. -YUP. I SEE IT.

WE GOT IT. -IT'S IN THERE.

READY?

WHILE I'M PULLING THAT SIDE OF THE TREES,

SHE CONCENTRATES ON WHERE THEY FALL AND FIND CHESTNUTS.

OH, TWO!

I THINK THIS GOES TO SHOW THAT, YOU KNOW,

WE DO, AS A PARTNERSHIP,

CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN.

SO BRING THOSE BACK AND PUT THEM ASIDE,

AND THEN HOPEFULLY HAVE A GOOD LITTLE DINNER.

♪♪

YEAH? -MM.

OH, MAN. THAT'S SO GOOD.

-RIGHT? -I JUST WISH THERE WERE MORE.

♪♪

Teal: NO FISH, HUH?

NOT EVEN ANY THAT YOU SEE, HUH?

-NOTHING TO SEE. -MAN, THAT'S WEIRD.

WE NEED THAT PROTEIN.

WE NEED THAT DIVERSITY OF THE FOOD WE'RE EATING.

Jermaine: IT LITERALLY DAWNED TO ME

THAT I HAVEN'T SEEN A SINGLE SQUIRREL.

IT'S WEIRD.

THE HARDEST PART FOR ME IS CALORIE INTAKE.

WE'VE BEEN EATING APPLES, CHESTNUTS.

FOR A DUDE MY SIZE, THAT'S JUST...

IT AIN'T GONNA CUT IT,

AND HOPEFULLY WE GET SOME PROTEIN,

WHICH WILL UP THE GAME.

Teal: I'M HURTING. I'M HURTING.

I FEEL, LIKE, LITERALLY I'M WALKING, LIKE, AN EMPTY VESSEL.

MY BRAIN FEELS LIKE IT'S KIND OF, LIKE, NOTHING

BUT, LIKE, MARBLE.

♪♪

♪♪

JUST FINISHED CHOPPING, LIKE, AN INSANE AMOUNT OF WOOD

BECAUSE WE BURN SO MUCH WOOD AT NIGHT TO STAY WARM.

THIS FIRE IS RUNNING 24/7.

I'VE BEEN CHOPPING SINCE, I GUESS, 7:00 A.M. MAYBE.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT TIME IS IT NOW,

BUT I GOT EXTREMELY LIGHTHEADED.

I'VE BEEN LIGHTHEADED PREVIOUS DAYS, BUT THIS WAS, LIKE,

I THOUGHT I WAS GONNA STRAIGHT DROP, PASS OUT.

AT THIS POINT, I'M TOO WEAK TO BOWHUNT.

IT TAKES A LOT OF CONCENTRATION, MOTOR SKILLS.

I DON'T HAVE EITHER ONE OF THOSE RIGHT NOW, BUT WE NEED FOOD,

SO I'M GONNA SET A SNARE.

I SAW SOME RABBIT HOLES.

MAYBE WE CAN GET A RABBIT.

ALWAYS DIRECT YOUR ANIMAL TO GO THE WAY YOU WANT THEM TO,

BUT IT HAS TO LOOK NATURAL.

I'M GONNA PUT SOME STICKS TO WIDEN THIS.

THAT "X" BASICALLY FORCES THE RABBIT TO JUMP.

THEN, AS HE JUMPS...RIGHT?

[ ANIMAL GROWLS ]

IT SOUNDS LIKE A BEAR.

IT SOUNDS LIKE A BEAR.

♪♪

♪♪

Teal: HOLY *BLEEP* IT'S A BEAR.

HOLY CRAP!

OH, MY GOSH.

WHERE THE *BLEEP* DID HE GO?

THE BEAR WAS NOT INTERESTED IN MEETING ME TODAY.

SEEING HIM LITERALLY WALKING UP, IT MAKES ME REALIZE

THAT THEY'RE NOT AS AFRAID OF US AS I THOUGHT THEY WERE,

AND BECAUSE HE IS COMPETING FOR THE SAME FOOD SOURCE AS WE ARE,

YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT KIND OF REACTION HE'S GOING TO HAVE.

OH.

HOW YOU DOING, BUDDY?

FIRST EXCITING THING IS ON MY WAY DOWN,

CAME HEAD-ON WITH A BEAR.

HOW BIG WAS IT?

I'D SAY 100 POUNDS IS A GOOD ESTIMATE.

SO THAT WAS SCARY.

YEAH, SCARY AS HELL.

ALL THIS BEAR ACTIVITY MAKES ME THINK

THAT IT'S MORE THAN ONE BEAR WHO CALLS THIS AREA THEIR HOME.

THAT PUTS ME IN A SITUATION WHERE I FEEL LIKE

I MIGHT BE IN THE CROSSHAIRS FOR SOME DANGER.

♪♪

[ BEAR GROWLS ]

[ GASPS ]

TALK TO IT. SAY IT MEAN.

TELL THE BEAR TO GO AWAY.

I GOT THE MEANEST THING EVER,

THIS *BLEEP* AIR HORN.

[ AIR HORN BLARES ]

Teal: OH, GOD.

I'M NOT A SPOOKY, SCARY KIND OF PERSON, BUT...

WE JUST GOT THE *BLEEP* SCARED OUT OF US.

REALLY SCARY. WE DID THE AIR HORN...

IS IT OPEN?

IT'S JUST OPEN.

THAT AIN'T SUPPOSED TO LOOK LIKE THAT.

GO ON! GET OUT OF HERE!

GO AWAY, BEAR!

I'M NOT GOING TO SLEEP.

♪♪

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Jermaine: COULD BARELY SLEEP LAST NIGHT.

I'M EXHAUSTED.

MY ARMS FEEL, LIKE, USELESS.

I'M HUNGRY.

Teal: I AM A BIT WORRIED ABOUT JERMAINE.

I KNOW THAT HIS BODY NEEDS MORE THAN MINE DOES,

BUT WE DON'T SEE ANYTHING.

WE HAVEN'T SEEN A SQUIRREL. WE HAVEN'T SEEN A RABBIT.

THAT'S PRETTY FRUSTRATING.

BUT IF I CAN MAKE IT AT ALL EASIER FOR HIM,

THEN HE DESERVES IT BECAUSE HE DID SO MUCH

TO TRY TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR ME.

SO I AM PLANNING TO GO DOWN

AND TRY TO GET SOME FISH OR SOME CRAWFISH.

♪♪

THIS KIND OF LOOKS LIKE A GOOD PLACE TO CHECK.

I KNOW THAT THE CREEK BY THE SHELTER

IS NOT REALLY BIG ENOUGH TO HAVE FISH IN IT.

I'M GONNA JUST HAVE TO GO DEEPER INTO THE WOODS AND SEE

IF I CAN FIND AREAS WHERE WE CAN GET FOOD.

GETTING DOWN THERE IS GOING TO BE INTERESTING.

♪♪

ALL RIGHT.

SO I HAVE A PRETTY FAST-MOVING WATERFALL.

WE'RE IN THE SHADE.

[ SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY ]

GOT ONE.

♪♪

GOT ONE.

GOT ONE.

IT'S A BIG ONE, TOO.

I THINK THEY LIKE WHEN DIRTY PEOPLE STAND BY THEM.

GOT ONE.

SO, LOOK AT THAT.

ROAR!

WHEN WE WALKED INTO THIS,

I WAS SO EXCITED THAT JERMAINE WAS A HUNTER.

AND THEN I REALIZED THAT WE'RE DOING A BIT OF A ROLE SWITCH.

HE'S BEEN DOING THE GATHER ROLE,

AND I'VE BEEN DOING THE HUNTING ROLE.

OOH! -ALL RIGHT.

WHAT'S THE WORD, BIRD? -WE GOT SOME.

HOLY COW!

YOU KILLED IT TODAY.

IT LOOKS LIKE 20.

-WELL... -LET'S DO IT.

LET'S GO GRILL THEM UP.

LET'S DO IT. THE FIRE IS HOT IN THERE.

IT WILL BE COMFY. GOOD JOB. GOOD JOB.

Teal: IT'S GOOD EATING. CRAWFISH ARE GOOD EATING.

♪♪

SHE CAUGHT A TON OF THEM,

SO THAT WAS A GOOD PUNCH OF PROTEIN FOR US.

EXACTLY WHAT I NEEDED.

[ WIND WHISTLING ]

OOH. DAMN, IT'S COLD.

IS THAT RAIN? -YES.

YEESH. IT AIN'T STOPPING.

♪♪

EVERY TIME I THINK IT'S REALLY HEAVY, IT GETS HEAVIER.

[ THUNDER CRASHES ]

♪♪

Teal: OH, MY GOD! GO AWAY, RAIN!

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN HEAR IT,

BUT THE WEATHER...

IS TORTUROUS.

IT'S WIND AND RAIN,

AND IT'S SO RIDICULOUS.

HOW CAN WE HAVE SUCH TERRIBLE LAST FEW DAYS?

♪♪

IT'S RAINING.

IT'S *BLEEP* COLD,

AND MY FEET ARE FREEZING, LIKE, ICE CUBES,

AND NOW THE RAIN IS COMING IN.

IT'S SO *BLEEP* HARD.

♪♪

OH, THAT'S BEAR SCAT.

-HUH. -THAT'S BEAR *BLEEP*

-OH, YEAH. -THAT'S A GRANOLA BAR.

-WHAT? -YEAH, MAN.

BEAR SCAT IS EDIBLE.

I'M NOT EATING BEAR POOP.

JUST LETTING YOU KNOW, THERE'S MORE NUTRIENTS IN THERE.

THAT'S DISGUSTING.

THERE'S VITAMINS IN BEAR SCAT

BECAUSE THEY EAT A LOT OF BERRIES.

THEY EAT FRUIT, RIGHT?

IT'S ACTUALLY BEEN COOKED IN THE BEAR'S GUTS,

SO WHEN IT COMES OUT, IT IS ACTUALLY EDIBLE.

GROSS.

I'M NOT EATING BEAR SCAT ANYTIME SOON.

I'M NOT EATING BEAR SCAT EVER.

♪♪

OH, MY GOSH!

THE SKY IS BLUE.

OH, IT STOPPED RAINING.

WHERE'S THE SUN?

WE JUST WENT THROUGH

ONE OF THE MOST BRUTAL DOWNPOURS.

OUR SHELTER WAS WORKING, AND THEN IT DID NOT WORK,

AND YOU CAN SEE ME.

I'M A COMPLETE MESS.

THAT WAS THE TOUGHEST THING I'VE BEEN THROUGH IN A WHILE.

LAST FEW DAYS WERE PRETTY MUCH TERRIBLE.

THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE WAS RIGHT BEFORE THE END.

GUESS WHAT? IT'S DAY 21.

Teal: I CAN'T WAIT ANYMORE.

I JUST WANT TO GET ON THE ROAD DESPITE HOW COLD

AND WET AND SLIPPERY THINGS ARE.

I REALLY WANT TO GET THERE AS FAST AS POSSIBLE.

ARE YOU READY TO TAKE A LOOK AT THIS MAP?

-YEAH. -OKAY.

ALL RIGHT. OH, WOW!

IT'S ALL THE WAY DOWN THERE.

Jermaine: LOOKS LIKE WE CAN JUST GO AHEAD

AND FOLLOW THE RIVER DOWN.

Narrator: TEAL AND JERMAINE WILL NEED TO HIKE

FOUR MILES DEEPER INTO BEAR TERRITORY

TO REACH THEIR EXTRACTION POINT,

TRAVERSING THE MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN

VIA A DRIED-OUT CREEK BED COVERED IN SHARP ROCKS.

THEY WILL NEED TO KEEP A VIGILANT WATCH FOR BEARS

AND HIGHLY VENOMOUS TIMBER RATTLESNAKES

THAT WILL BE ON THE HUNT FOR FOOD AFTER DAYS OF RAIN.

I'LL KEEP ONE ARROW READY.

OKAY.

Teal: MY FEET ARE NEVER GONNA MAKE IT,

SO I'M GOING TO TRY TO MAKE SOME SHOES.

ALL I NEED IS TO GRAB A BUNCH OF THIS DEAD GRASS,

AND I'M GONNA USE A TRADITIONAL

NATIVE AMERICAN TECHNIQUE,

AND THEN I'M GONNA USE A HUARACHE TIE

WITH SOME PARACORD, I THINK.

IT MAY NOT LOOK LIKE MUCH.

I PROMISE YOU IT'S GONNA BE AMAZING.

WOO-HOO! 21.

-IT'S A LOT OF MARKS. -LET'S DO IT.

Teal: I'M GONNA PUT MY SANDALS ON,

LIKE LITTLE BALES OF HAY FOR MY FEET.

♪♪

♪♪

UGH, NOT FOR A MINUTE.

-WHOA. THAT'S COLD. -THAT'S COLD.

Teal: MAN.

IT'S COLDER THAN THE SOUTH SIDE OF AN ICEBERG.

HOLY COW.

OOH, A LITTLE NIPPLY.

GOT TO BE IN THE 40s.

JUST FOLLOW THE RIVER, RIGHT?

JUST FOLLOW THE RIVER.

KEEP YOUR EYES OUT.

THIS IS WHERE I SAW THE BEAR.

OKAY.

OH, LOOK AT THAT, SOME FRESH SCAT.

LOOKS LIKE BEAR.

-IT'S A BIG BEAR. -LOOK AT IT.

I'VE GOT MY ARROW OUT.

OKAY.

-YOU OKAY? -YEAH. I'M GOOD.

OUCH.

RAIN HAS TOTALLY MADE IT MORE SHARP.

YEAH, CLEARED ALL OF THE DIRT OUT, REALLY.

Jermaine: WE'RE TRAVELING ON WHAT LOOKS LIKE

AN OLD LOGGING ROAD.

IT'S OBVIOUSLY OVERFLOW WHEN IT RAINS A LOT.

IT'S EXPOSING A LOT OF SHARP ROCKS.

IT'S EASIER TO GO THIS WAY THAN GOING THROUGH

ALL THE RHODODENDRON AND THE THICK BRUSH,

BUT WE'RE TRYING TO KEEP OUR EAR AND OUR EYE ON THE RIVER

THAT'S RIGHT NEXT TO US.

THAT'S IT, NO SANDALS.

AAH!

OOH *BLEEP*

JUST TRY TO FIND ANY FLAT ROCKS.

Teal: MY FEET ARE ABSOLUTELY KILLING ME.

OW! -TAKE A DEEP BREATH.

-MM. -I REALLY DO BELIEVE IN YOU.

WE ARE CLOSE TO FINISHING THIS.

I HOPE MY FEET HOLD UP JUST A LITTLE LONGER.

♪♪

HOW MUCH FARTHER COULD IT POSSIBLY BE?

I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN GO MUCH FARTHER.

I'M *BLEEP* RUNNING OUT OF ENERGY.

HOW LONG HAVE WE BEEN GOING?

Teal: THIS IS A LOT FARTHER THAN I THOUGHT IT WAS GONNA BE.

I'M WORRIED THAT WE'RE, LIKE, ON THE WRONG PATH,

BUT WE KEEP THE RIVER RIGHT NEXT TO US,

AND IT JUST SEEMS LIKE A REALLY, REALLY LONG TIME.

♪♪

-SOME SUN UP THERE. -I KNOW.

SOME SUNSHINE, PLEASE.

*BLEEP* MY FEET.

IS THAT A ROAD?

Teal: IT'S A ROAD, A ROAD, YES!

Jermaine: OOH-WEE. LOOK AT THAT.

THAT'S COOL. OH, YEAH.

STOKED. -YES!

WHOO! WE MADE IT!

OH, WE MADE IT!

YES. LET'S GO! LET'S GO!

ACCOMPLISHING SOMETHING THIS DIFFICULT

HAS LEFT ME FEELING STRONGER.

ANYTHING THAT COULD COME MY WAY IN THE FUTURE WOULD PALE

IN COMPARISON TO THESE LAST 21 DAYS.

WHOO!

BUT I WILL NEVER, EVER SET MYSELF UP TO BE

IN A SITUATION THIS COLD AGAIN.

WHOO!

JERMAINE AND I HAVE A VERY STRONG BOND IN THIS CHALLENGE

BECAUSE WE WERE INCREDIBLY POWERFUL AS A DUO.

TEAL -- MY NICKNAME FOR HER IS WONDER WOMAN.

HER OUTDOOR SKILL SET... I'D CHUCK THEM RIGHT UP THERE

WITH ANYBODY I HANG OUT WITH IN THE WOODS.

I DID WANT TO HARVEST A WILD TURKEY WITH A RECURVE BOW.

HOWEVER, I REALLY FEEL LIKE I HIT ALL THE GOALS

THAT I WANTED TO ACHIEVE,

AND THE VICTORY AT THE END IS REALLY...

THE FEELING IS AMAZING.

Teal: WHOO!

YES, WE DID IT!

Narrator: BY THE END OF THE CHALLENGE,

TEAL LOST 23 POUNDS.

SHE FOUGHT THROUGH PREDATOR THREATS...

Teal: OH, MY GOSH. IT'S A BEAR.

Narrator: ...AND FREEZING NIGHTS,

AND PROVIDED MUCH NEEDED PROTEIN FOR THE TEAM...

Teal: ROAR!

Narrator: ...ALL WHILE CONQUERING HER FEAR OF THE EXTREME COLD.

HER PSR RISES FROM 6.6 TO 7.0.

JERMAINE LOST A TOTAL OF 31 POUNDS.

ALTHOUGH HE WAS UNABLE TO PUT HIS BOW TO USE,

HIS FIRE-MAKING SKILLS AND MENTAL FORTITUDE

KEPT HIM AND HIS PARTNER GOING.

OH, MY GOD. THANK YOU.

HIS PSR INCREASES FROM 6.9 TO 7.3.

TEAL AND JERMAINE CAME INTO THE CHALLENGE

READY TO TAKE ON THE SMOKYS,

AND THEIR TEAMWORK AND MENTAL TOUGHNESS

PROVED THEY HAVE WHAT IT TAKES TO SURVIVE

IN AMERICA'S WILDEST MOUNTAINS NAKED AND AFRAID.