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OOH. AHH.

I CAN'T FEEL MY FEET AT ALL.

OH!

UGH. [ SIGHS ]

OH. HOLD ON.

HOW DO YOU DO THIS?

Laura: THIS PLACE IS NOT FOR HUMANS TO LIVE IN.

[ Crying ] OH, MY GOD.

MY FEET ARE SO COLD.

OH, MY GOD.

OH, *BLEEP*.

UGH!

-WE GOT TO GET TO WATER. -ALMOST THERE.

[ BEAR GROWLS ]

-HEY! GET OUT OF HERE! -HEY!

Man: I GOT A BAD FEELING ABOUT THIS.

-[ SHRIEKS ] -WHOO!

HOLY HELL.

[ SNAKE HISSES ]

-WE GOT THIS. -YEAH!

GET ME OUT!

Laura: [ Crying ] ACTUALLY FROZEN.

[ Normal voice ] SO I'VE BEEN ON CHALLENGES --

THE PERUVIAN AMAZON...

GO, GO!

...COLOMBIA... -I GOT IT. I GOT IT. I GOT IT.

GET IT. GOT HIM.

...PANAMA...

MY WISHES WERE ANSWERED, AND I GOT A LOBSTER.

OH, MY GOSH! THERE'S TWO.

...BUT NOW I'M HEADED NORTH.

STEVEN LEE HALL JR., THE KING OF THE FOREST.

JUST GOT MY DIARY CAM.

I'M GOING TO THE LAST FRONTIER, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN --

ALASKA, WHERE IT IS LITERALLY MORE THAN COLD.

IT'S FREEZING.

THIS AIN'T MY FIRST RODEO. THIS IS MY FOURTH ADVENTURE.

-NICE ONE! -YEAH!

-*BLEEP* YEAH! -I GOT DINNER!

Woman: IT'S BEAUTIFUL!

IT'S GONNA BE JUST ONE OF THE BEST ADVENTURES

IN "NAKED AND AFRAID" HISTORY,

AND YOU'RE LUCKY ENOUGH TO EXPERIENCE IT WITH THIS GUY.

OH, GOD. IT'S SO COLD.

SO, I'VE BEEN USING ICE BATHS.

I'VE BEEN SPENDING A LOT OF TIME IN HERE,

EATING STICKS OF BUTTER,

SO I FEEL LIKE IF I GO IN LIKE...

A BLUBBERY SEAL,

I'LL BE ABLE TO USE THOSE FAT STORES

TO MAYBE HELP KEEP ME WARM.

SO I'M JUST GETTING FAT.

♪♪

♪♪

Oh, my God. This is "Frozen and Afraid."

This is the first time this has ever happened before,

and it's the first time because...

And we're right smack-dab in the middle of it.

Narrator: AT THE FOOT OF THE DENALI MOUNTAIN RANGE OF ALASKA,

ONLY 300 MILES FROM THE ARCTIC CIRCLE,

IS A SNOW-COVERED TUNDRA

WHERE TEMPERATURES CAN REMAIN BELOW FREEZING,

EVEN IN THE SUMMER MONTHS.

HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE ARE MAJOR THREATS TO SURVIVAL.

IN AN UNPRECEDENTED 14-DAY CHALLENGE,

TWO ALL-STAR SURVIVALISTS WILL BE TAKING ON

THIS FROZEN LANDSCAPE WITHOUT CLOTHES.

Laura: The cold is a game-changer.

You can do without food. You can do water.

But if you get cold...

that's the first thing that will kill you in this situation.

Steven: I mean, you got to think also, too, out here,

the wildlife is an absolute concern.

Narrator: THIS REGION IS THE TERRITORY

OF MANY OF NORTH AMERICA'S MOST DANGEROUS ANIMALS,

INCLUDING GRIZZLY BEARS,

WOLVES, AND MOOSE,

WHICH KILL MORE PEOPLE THAN ANY OTHER ANIMAL ON THE CONTINENT.

THE REASON I'M HERE IS, THIS IS THE ULTIMATE FIGHT.

Narrator: AS A VETERAN SURVIVALIST,

STEVEN ENTERS THE CHALLENGE WITH HIS SIGNATURE RESOLVE

AND SOLID SELF-TAUGHT SKILLS.

HE BEGINS WITH A PRIMITIVE SURVIVAL RATING OF 8.6.

This is going to be the most difficult

"Naked and Afraid" challenge yet,

hands down, without a doubt.

THIS CHALLENGE WILL BRING ME TO MY LIMIT, BUT I'M SO READY.

Narrator: LAURA HAS UNRIVALED SURVIVAL CREDENTIALS,

BUT HER INEXPERIENCE IN COLD TEMPERATURES

COULD HINDER HER CHANCES FOR SUCCESS IN ALASKA.

SHE BEGINS WITH A PSR OF 9.1.

I GUESS THIS IS HOME.

ALL RIGHT, ALASKA.

LET'S DO IT.

WHOO!

OOH. IT JUST GOT REAL.

I ALREADY FEEL MOTHER NATURE,

AND IT'S INTIMIDATING.

THAT'S A NEW FEELING, RIGHT THERE.

WHOO!

OH! OH, NO. OH, GOD.

THIS IS INSANE!

IT'S LIKE THE CONSISTENCY OF A SNOW CONE.

I GOT A CUT ON MY FOOT FROM A SHARP PIECE OF ICE.

I'M WARMING UP MY FEET EVERY FEW STEPS

BECAUSE I CAN'T FEEL MY FEET ANYMORE.

OTHERWISE, IF I TRY TO PUSH THROUGH THIS,

I'M GONNA GET FROSTBITE.

Narrator: IN TEMPERATURES BELOW 32 DEGREES,

EXPOSED SKIN IS EXTREMELY VULNERABLE TO FROSTBITE.

IT OCCURS WHEN THE SKIN AND UNDERLYING TISSUE FREEZES.

BLOOD FLOW TO THOSE PARTS OF THE BODY CAN DROP

TO DANGEROUSLY LOW LEVELS, CAUSING PAIN AND NUMBNESS.

EVENTUALLY, THE TISSUE DIES

AND CAN LEAD TO THE LOSS OF FINGERS AND TOES.

♪♪

HEY! IS THAT THE KING OF THE JUNGLE?

OH, MY GOD! LAURA!

YOUR CROTCH IS IN THE SNOW!

OH, MY GOD! ALREADY, RIGHT?

Laura: STEVEN'S DONE QUITE A FEW DIFFERENT CHALLENGES,

AND HE KNOWS HIS SKILLS. HE TRUSTS THEM.

AND I'M REALLY EXCITED THAT HE'S GONNA BE MY PARTNER.

-LAURA! OH, MY GOD! -WHAT ARE YOU DOING OUT HERE?

SWEETHEART, I'M HANGING OUT WITH YOU...

-OH, SO GOOD TO SEE YOU. -...IN THIS FROZEN WASTELAND.

I GOT ONE OF THE MOST BADASS SURVIVALISTS AS A PARTNER

EVER TO TAKE ON "NAKED AND AFRAID" --

LAURA ZERRA.

AND I THINK OUT HERE, TOGETHER,

WE'RE REALLY GONNA KILL IT.

LET'S DO IT, BABE. ONE MORE.

YES! SO GOOD.

-OPEN OUR BAGS HERE. -ALL RIGHT.

Narrator: TO HAVE ANY CHANCE OF SURVIVING

THE FREEZING TEMPERATURES FOR 14 DAYS,

LAURA AND STEVEN ARE GIVEN

INDIGENOUS MOOSE AND BEAVER HIDES...

VIKING "BRAVEHEART"-STYLE OUT HERE.

...AND A FIRE-STARTER.

SO WHAT'D YOU BRING?

WELL, LET'S SEE. I GOT A POT HERE,

AND I ALSO GOT SOME FISHING LINE.

YES!

I BROUGHT THIS KNIFE THAT I HAND-FORGED.

-[ Laughing ] AWESOME. -I ALSO HAVE THE MAP.

THE MAP!

ALL RIGHT, SO WE'RE OBVIOUSLY WAY UP HERE, RIGHT?

-IF WE FOLLOW THIS STREAM... -YEAH.

-...ALL THESE TREES... -THERE'S WHERE FOOD, SHELTER...

-...WOOD. -...MATERIALS.

THAT'S WHERE ALL OUR RESOURCES ARE GONNA COME FROM.

WE GOT BEARS... -YEP.

-...TROUTS, MOOSE. -MOOSE.

-COOL. -LET'S DO IT.

YEAH. FOLLOW THE WATER DOWNHILL.

OKAY. I'M SO GLAD YOU'RE OUT HERE.

YEAH, SERIOUSLY.

WHEW. -HERE. WANT ME TO TAKE THAT?

YEAH.

THANK YOU.

Laura: I CANNOT FEEL MY FEET.

IT'S LIKE HAVING TWO DEAD WEIGHTS

AT THE BOTTOM OF YOUR LEG,

BUT WE'RE JUST MOVING AS QUICKLY AS WE CAN THROUGH THIS.

I'M JUST GONNA FREAKING BOOK IT.

IT IS DEFINITELY HARSH.

HOO! UGH.

[ PANTING ]

OOH!

OH.

FIRST SNOWFIELD DOWN.

THAT'S RIGHT.

♪♪

MAN, THERE IS PLENTY OF WATER.

LOOK HOW CLEAR THIS WATER IS.

-I KNOW. -SHOULD WE DRINK?

I THINK WE PROBABLY SHOULD,

JUST PROBABLY HYDRATE A LITTLE BIT.

I FEEL 100% GOOD ABOUT DRINKING ALL THIS WATER.

THEY'RE SUPER-FRESH, AND THIS SNOW IS JUST MELTING...

IT'S A FRESH MELT RIGHT OFF THE MOUNTAIN.

...RIGHT INTO IT.

YOU GOT TO THINK, PARASITES CAN'T LIVE IN STUFF --

IN THIS TYPE OF TEMPERATURES ANYWAY, SO...

NOPE.

-AHHHH. -MM-HMM.

THAT IS SUCH A BLESSING.

-DELICIOUS. -AND IT'S COLD.

IT DOES NOT GET FRESHER THAN THIS.

OH, MY GOD.

Steven: WHAT A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE

IS THAT YOU BURN MORE CALORIES, YOU BURN MORE FLUIDS,

IN COLDER TEMPERATURES

THAN YOU DO IN WARMER TEMPERATURES

BECAUSE YOU'RE BODY'S CONSISTENTLY TRYING

TO REGULATE THAT 98.6 DEGREES.

READY? -LET'S DO IT.

Steven: DEHYDRATION IS ALSO SOMETHING THAT CAN TAKE YOU

OUT OF A CHALLENGE JUST LIKE THAT.

♪♪

HEY, LOOK IT, LOOK IT -- CROWBERRIES.

-OH, LOOK AT THAT. -THESE ARE ALL EDIBLE BERRIES.

WELL, LET'S COLLECT SOME WHILE WE'RE HERE.

♪♪

WELL, ONE THING I'VE LEARNED FROM THESE CHALLENGES --

UTILIZE THE RESOURCES YOU HAVE...

DON'T WALK BY FOOD....WHEN YOU HAVE THEM.

♪♪

PROBABLY WAY LATER THAN WE THINK IT IS RIGHT NOW.

Narrator: AT THIS HIGH NORTHERN LATITUDE, THE SUN RARELY SETS,

BUT TEMPERATURES CAN DROP DRASTICALLY.

Steven: WHEN THE SUN KIND OF HITS THAT HORIZON LINE

BEFORE IT COMES BACK UP,

THE TEMPERATURE DROPS PROBABLY 20 DEGREES SOMETIMES,

SO IT'S DANGEROUS TO BE HERE.

IT MIGHT BE OUR BEST BET TO FIND SOMEWHERE TO HUNKER DOWN.

Steven: YEAH.

THERE'S KIND OF AN OUTCROPPING HERE.

I'M JUST THINKING, IT'S, LIKE, SOUTH-FACING.

THERE'S SOME WINDBREAK WITH THESE WILLOWS.

WE CAN KIND OF CUT THIS OUT...

-YEP. -...TUCK IN A LITTLE BIT.

TUCK IN A LITTLE BIT -- YEAH, LIKE,

IF YOU CUT THESE LOWER BRANCHES...

YEP. YEP.

AND IT'LL GIVE US A LITTLE BIT OF AN OVERHANG.

YEAH.

THIS SPHAGNUM MOSS IS GONNA BE A GREAT INSULATOR

TO KEEP US WARM DURING THE NIGHT.

Narrator: SPHAGNUM MOSS INSULATES

BY TRAPPING MOISTURE AND AIR

WITHIN ITS THICK, FIBROUS LAYERS.

Laura: WE'RE GONNA MAKE A BED

AND THEN USE THIS TO CUSHION IT AND INSULATE US,

AND IF WE HAVE ANY EXTRA,

JUST PACK IT AROUND US TO KEEP OUR HEAT IN.

DUDE, THAT BREEZE. -WOW.

THE SECOND THAT I STOP MOVING, I START GETTING COLD.

-YEAH. -I GET GOOSE BUMPS.

YEP.

Narrator: WITH TEMPERATURES PLUMMETING,

STEVEN AND LAURA ARE AT GREAT RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA,

WHICH IS CAUSED WHEN THE BODY LOSES HEAT FASTER

THAN IT CAN PRODUCE IT.

IF THEIR BODY TEMPERATURE DROPS BELOW 95 DEGREES,

THEIR VITAL ORGANS COULD SHUT DOWN.

THE BREEZE OFF THAT MOUNTAIN -- THAT IS SOMETHING ELSE.

THERE'S WEATHER COMING IN.

*BLEEP*

LOOK AT THAT. JUST LIKE THAT,

WE'RE ON TOP OF THE WORLD, BOTTOM OF THE BARREL.

I KNOW.

Laura: IT IS FREEZING COLD.

DO YOU WANT ME TO START BRINGING THE MOSS OVER,

AND YOU GET THE FIRE GOING?

YEAH. PERFECT.

Laura: THAT WIND -- IT'S COMING IN FAST.

YEP.

I FIGURE WE GET IT STARTED HERE

JUST 'CAUSE WE'VE GOT A NICE LITTLE COVER GOING.

♪♪

♪♪

BURN OUR SHELTER DOWN.

I, LIKE, JUST STARTED THE TUNDRA ON FIRE.

-DO YOU NEED HELP? -YEAH, I DO.

OH, MY GOD.

*BLEEP* GET SOME SNOW.

HOLY *BLEEP*.

♪♪

-DO YOU NEED HELP? -YEAH, I DO.

*BLEEP* GET SOME SNOW.

♪♪

HOLY *BLEEP*.

ALL RIGHT.

WE'RE GONNA NEED TO WATCH THIS.

THIS IS FLAMMABLE.

OUR BEDDING IS LITERALLY A BED OF TINDER.

YEAH. IF THE HIDES BURN...

YEAH. WE'RE -- IT'S OVER. IT'S GAME OVER.

NOT WORTH THE RISK, FOR SURE.

WE MIGHT JUST HAVE TO USE THAT MOOSE HIDE TONIGHT.

YEAH. I KNOW.

Laura: WE DON'T HAVE A FIRE.

IT IS DEFINITELY WORST-CASE SCENARIO.

♪♪

OKAY. SO IT'S, LIKE, MIDNIGHT, AND IT'S FREEZING-COLD OUT HERE,

AND THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE.

IT'S SO BIZARRE.

Laura: OH, GOD.

DUDE, I'M *BLEEP* FREEZING.

*BLEEP* UGH.

♪♪

[ SIGHS ]

[ SHIVERS ]

[ Crying ] OH, MY GOD.

MY FEET ARE SO COLD.

THEY'RE...

-YEP. -...THEY'RE ACTUALLY FROZEN.

OH, MY GOD.

OKAY.

[ WIND WHIPPING ]

Steven: HOW DO YOU DO THIS?

♪♪

-ALL RIGHT. LET'S DO IT. -YOU READY?

Laura: [ Normal voice ] LET'S DO IT. GO!

THIS PLACE IS NOT FOR HUMANS TO LIVE IN.

WITH THIS FREEZING WIND, WE'RE GONNA GET HYPOTHERMIC.

THAT'S A GAME-ENDER.

WE NEED TO GET TO RESOURCES.

YEAH. WOW. WHAT'S THE BEST WAY?

-WELL... -MAYBE...

-...THROUGH THE SNOW. -YEP.

LET'S DO IT.

[ SIGHS ]

OH, THAT WIND IS SO COLD.

*BLEEP*

OOOH.

Narrator: COLD WATER ROBS THE BODY OF HEAT

25 TIMES FASTER THAN COLD AIR.

STEVEN AND LAURA MUST CONTINUE TO KEEP THEIR MUSCLES WORKING

IN ORDER TO GENERATE HEAT IN THEIR BODIES

AND MAINTAIN THEIR CORE TEMPERATURE.

-KEEP MOVING. -MOVE.

-KEEP THAT BLOOD FLOWING. -DUDE, IT HURTS.

♪♪

-AHHHH. -HOO.

I CAN'T FEEL MY FEET AT ALL. OH, *BLEEP*!

[ Laughing ] ARE YOU OKAY?

IT'S COLD! IT'S COLD!

GOD, THAT SNOW SUCKS.

Steven: ON THE SECOND DAY I'VE BEEN HERE,

ALASKA TERRAIN IS SOME OF THE MOST DANGEROUS

I'VE EVER EXPERIENCED.

HOO. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT.

LOOKING AT GREENER PASTURES ALREADY.

YEAH.

♪♪

THIS IS NOT GONNA FEEL GREAT ON NAKED SKIN.

WE'RE GONNA GET CUT UP.

♪♪

I'M SO OVER WALKING THROUGH ALDERS RIGHT NOW.

Steven: I THINK WE MADE IT TO THE CLEARING, THOUGH.

-WHAT'S THAT? -WE'RE -- LOOK!

Laura: YOU'RE KIDDING.

OH, MY GOD. SO WHAT ARE YOU THINKING?

YOU WANT TO KIND OF RIDE THIS TREE LINE,

KIND OF DO A LITTLE RECON...

-I'M INTO A RECON. -...FIGURE OUT WHAT'S GOING ON?

WE GOT TO FIND, LIKE, THE BEST SPOT.

I WANT TO MAKE A SHELTER THAT WE HAVE THE REST OF THE TIME HERE.

PERIOD.

TONS OF MOOSE TRACKS IN HERE,

SO WE SHOULD KEEP EYES UP, FOR SURE.

FOR SURE.

GOD, THESE MOOSE TRACKS ARE [LAUGHS] HUGE.

MOOSE! MOOSE -- RIGHT THERE.

CALF! CALF.

DEFINITELY DON'T WANT TO MESS WITH THAT MOOSE.

FEMALE MOOSE WITH A CALF?

THAT'S MORE SCARY THAN MESSING WITH A BEAR.

WE HAVE TO BE ON GUARD HERE.

WE HAVE GRIZZLY BEARS. WE HAVE MOOSE IN HERE.

WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO WATCH OUR BACKS.

Laura: DEFINITELY DON'T WANT TO WALK INTO THAT SITUATION

'CAUSE SHE'S GONNA DO WHATEVER IT TAKES

TO PROTECT THAT CALF.

YEAH.

Narrator: EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE LEFT THE SNOW,

STEVEN AND LAURA ARE ENTERING AN AREA OF MUSKEG BOGS

MADE UP OF SPHAGNUM MOSS AND DECOMPOSING VEGETATION.

ICY WATER COLLECTS OFF THE SURFACE OF THE MOSS LAYER

AND IS TRAPPED IN PLACE BY THE PERMAFROST BENEATH.

THIS MAKES IT ALMOST AS COLD AS WALKING IN WET SNOW.

HOW ARE YOUR FEET FEELING?

THEY'RE PRETTY FREAKING NUMBED-OUT RIGHT NOW.

YEAH. MINE ARE, TOO.

LOOK AT -- THESE SPRUCES ARE, LIKE, ALREADY A SHELTER.

CHECK THIS ONE OUT.CAN WE CHOP ALL THAT DOWN?

CLEAR THESE LITTLE BRANCHES OUT.

BUT LOOK HOW FLAT THIS IS. IT'S LIKE A LITTLE PLATFORM.

THAT IS SUPER-FLAT. IS IT DRY?

Laura: BONE-DRY.

TO BUILD A BIG SHELTER IS GONNA BE

A MASSIVE AMOUNT OF TIME.

CALORIES...

IF WE FORTIFY SOME OF THIS, THIS ROOF IS A BLESSING.

THERE'S NO POINT IN SPENDING THE TIME,

ENERGY, AND RESOURCES IF WE HAVE THIS.

ABSOLUTELY.

AND WE DON'T HAVE TO CREATE WALLS

BECAUSE WE HAVE THESE HIDES.

YEAH. WE'LL USE THE HIDES FOR BLANKETS.

I THINK THAT'S THE PLAN. -I DO, TOO.

YOU KNOW, WE'RE JUST BURNING THROUGH OUR CALORIES,

BURNING THROUGH OUR ENERGY RESERVES,

NOT JUST CARRYING THE STUFF, BUT BATTLING THIS COLD.

WE FOUND A BIG, GIANT SPRUCE TREE

THAT HAS A NATURAL ROOF THAT LITERALLY KEEPS US DRY.

WE'RE GONNA UTILIZE WHAT NATURE GAVE US.

WE'RE GONNA BUILD OFF OF THAT.

WE WANT TO EXTEND THIS CANOPY OUT

BECAUSE WHEN THE RAIN DOES COME,

WE WANT AS MUCH DRY COVERAGE AS POSSIBLE.

SWEET.

I FEEL REALLY GOOD ABOUT THIS SITUATION.

YEAH. IT LOOKS DOPE.

YEAH, IT DOES.

DUDE, I FOUND, LIKE, SOME CLAY.

I'M MAKING A CLAY RING AROUND THE FIRE

TO KEEP THE FIRE FROM GETTING OUT OF CONTROL AND SPREADING.

FIRE NUMBER TWO!

YAY! OUR NEW FIREPIT.

IT'S AWESOME.

WE DEFINITELY NEED TO EAT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

Laura: FOR SURE.

Narrator: LAURA AND STEVEN ARE BURNING THROUGH MORE THAN TWICE

THE DAILY CALORIES THEY WOULD IN A NORMAL ENVIRONMENT.

THEY NEED TO REPLACE THIS LOST ENERGY

IN ORDER TO STAVE OFF HYPOTHERMIA.

Steven: THE FOCUS TOMORROW -- PROTEIN, PROTEIN, PROTEIN.

Laura: YEP.

IS THAT RAIN?TOTALLY.

*BLEEP*

♪♪

IT IS POURING RIGHT NOW.

IT IS DUMPING RIGHT NOW.

OH, GOD.

FREAKING ALASKA, MAN.

OOH.

♪♪

IT RAINED ALL NIGHT LONG --

JUST GRAY AND RAINY AND SUPER-COLD.

THIS SPRUCE TREE...

OH, THIS SPRUCE TREE WAS A LIFESAVER.

-...WAS TOTALLY, LIKE... -WE WERE DRY.

I'M DEFINITELY FEELING THE EFFECTS OF HUNGER

AT THIS POINT, SO I THINK...

YEP.

...KEEPING OUR ENERGY LEVELS UP.

WE HAD A MASSIVE DAY YESTERDAY.

MASSIVE DAY YESTERDAY.

I WOULDN'T MIND THROWING A LINE IN A COUPLE TIMES

TO TRY TO GET SOME PROTEIN.YEAH.

WE CAN JIMMY-RIG A POLE UP REAL QUICK.

YEP.

Steven: THE COLD TAKES IT OUT OF YOU.

IT TAKES YOUR ENERGY.

PROTEIN IS ESSENTIAL TO STAY ALIVE.

♪♪

♪♪

AHHHHH. MAN, THAT'S COLD.

Laura: LOOK AT THIS EAGLE.

HE FISHING?

HE'S DIVE-BOMBING SOMETHING.

I WANT TO GO CHECK IT OUT.

THAT IS A PORCUPINE TREE -- TOP OFF OF IT.

THEY FEED ON THE BRANCHES AT THE TOP.

OH, MY GOD.

STEVEN!

STEVEN!

I'M COMING! I'M COMING!

IT'S A PORCUPINE.

♪♪

STEVEN!

IT'S A PORCUPINE.

-HOLY CRAP. -YEAH.

Laura: LET'S GET HIM OUT.

HE'S WAY THE *BLEEP* UP THERE. HE'S ONLY GOING HIGHER.

HOLY *BLEEP*.

YOU KNOW, THEY LOOK SLOW, BUT THEY CAN MOVE ON A DIME.

THAT TAIL IS FREAKING DEADLY. -YEAH.

WE GOT TO BE REALLY CAREFUL ON HOW WE DO THIS.

YOU WANT TO TAKE A SECOND AND...

YEAH. I'M GONNA MAKE THIS INTO A SPEAR.

I WAS ABOUT TO SAY -- PERFECT.

Steven: WE HAVE NOT HAD ANY PROTEIN AT ALL,

SO THIS LITERALLY IS A COMPLETE GAME-CHANGER.

-SO I'M GONNA CLIMB UP. -HAND THIS TO YOU?

YEAH.

UGH. *BLEEP*

STRAIGHT-UP CAVEWOMAN.

[ LAUGHING ]

HE'S IN THE MOST TANGLED PART OF THE TREE, FOR SURE.

YOUR BEST BET IS TO PUSH HIM OUT.

OKAY.

I'M SORRY, BUDDY.

♪♪

*BLEEP* QUICK.

[ PORCUPINE SQUAWKS ]

Laura: *BLEEP* *BLEEP*

HE'S COMING!

HERE HE COMES. -OH, YEAH!

Steven: UGH!

UGH! UGH!

HE'S COMING, COMING, OTHER SIDE, OTHER SIDE, QUICK!

Steven: YEAH.

UGH. GOT HIM.

YEAH.

YEAH!

-OH, THANK YOU. -OH.

OH.

[ PANTING ]

Steven: GREAT JOB, DARLING.

-DUDE, YOU TOO. -THANK YOU, PORCUPINE.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

HE IS BEAUTIFUL.

ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL.

GOD, SO GRATEFUL. IT'S A GIFT.

EVERY TIME I TAKE AN ANIMAL'S LIFE TO FURTHER MY OWN,

IT IS A REALLY EMOTIONAL EXPERIENCE.

WE CAN'T TAKE HIM BACK TO CAMP AND GUT HIM THERE

BECAUSE IT'S PRETTY MUCH GONNA BRING EVERYTHING

FROM MILES AWAY DOWN TO US.

WE CUT OFF WHAT WAS CLEAN.

LET'S PACK IT UP. LET'S GET BACK.

WE GOT A PORCUPINE TAIL GOING.

LOOKS LIKE ALL FAT. IT'S SO AMAZING.

Laura: I'M SLOW-COOKING THESE CROWBERRIES,

AND IT'S GOING TO KIND OF CARAMELIZE THEM

A LITTLE BIT TO MAKE A LITTLE REDUCTION SAUCE,

PUT ON TOP OF THE PORCUPINE.

LOOK AT THAT. IT'S LIKE...

IT'S GONNA BE PRETTY GOOD.

...MEADOW-BERRY JAM RIGHT THERE.

YEAH.

COOKING LIKE EMERIL LAGASSE, OVER HERE.

CHEERS.

OH, IT'S SO FATTY.

MMM.

Narrator: PORCUPINES HAVE A THICK LAYER OF FAT

TO PROTECT THEM FROM EXTREME COLD.

IF THEY CAN PRESERVE IT,

THE MEAT WILL PROVIDE STEVEN AND LAURA

WITH AROUND 9,000 CALORIES OF FAT AND PROTEIN,

WHICH SHOULD SUSTAIN THEM FOR THREE DAYS, AT MOST.

[ Laughing ] IT'S SO GOOD.

KIND OF WOODY?

TENDER, LIKE VEAL.

IF ALASKA HAD A TASTE, THIS WOULD DEFINITELY BE IT.

IT'S A LOT OF PORCUPINE MEAT.

I MEAN, WE ICE THAT, WE HAVE FRESH MEAT FOR DAYS.

YEAH. I MEAN, THE GROUND'S LITERALLY FROZEN.

WE JUST GOT TO GET IT AWAY FROM CAMP.

THE LAST THING I WANT IS A GRIZZLY COMING IN.

YEAH.

LITERALLY INCH AND A HALF

UNDERNEATH THE BOTTOM OF THE MOSS

IS A LAYER OF PERMAFROST.

Narrator: PERMAFROST IS A FROZEN LAYER OF SOIL, ROCK, AND ICE

JUST BELOW THE GROUND'S SURFACE

THAT IS USUALLY FOUND AT HIGH LATITUDES.

I'M DIGGING OUT A LITTLE COOLER

SO WE CAN PUT OUR MEAT IN HERE,

AND IT'LL STAY COLD.

BRO, LOOK AT THAT. YOU CAN SEE IT.

IT'S INSANE.

IT'S ALL JUST CHUNKS OF ICE.

PERFECT.

AND NOW WE CAN ADD OUR PORCUPINE MEAT,

LINE IT WITH MOSS.

THIS IS GONNA BE A GREAT INSULATOR.

IT FEELS PRETTY GREAT TO HAVE A STOCKPILE OF MEAT.

HAVE DRIED AND COLD MEAT FOR A FEW DAYS.

♪♪

Laura: I KNOW.

♪♪

[ SHIVERS ]

Steven: AH.

[ WIND HOWLING ]

[ BEAR GROWLS ]

-I SERIOUSLY HAVEN'T SLEPT. -UGH.

Laura: NIGHTS HERE ARE NO JOKE.

WE DEFINITELY NEED TO EAT, YOU KNOW,

START THE DAY STRONG WITH A FULL BELLY AND ENERGY.

♪♪

[ WOLVES HOWLING ]

Steven: THE MEAT LOOKS GREAT.

WE'RE LUCKY ENOUGH THAT NO GRIZZLIES CAME BY,

NOTHING DISTURBED IT.

MEAT SMELLS FRESH, AND IT'S SUPER-COLD.

AND IT WORKED.

ALL RIGHT. BON APPéTIT.

-IS IT ALL RIGHT? -YEP.

MMM.

♪♪

♪♪

[ BEAR GROWLS ]

♪♪

Laura: I'M NOT SURE WHAT IT IS THAT'S COMING TOWARDS US,

BUT IT'S BIG.

[ WHISTLES ]

HELLO!

HEY, HEY!

[ BEAR GROWLS ]

OH, MY GOD! IT'S A GRIZZLY.

HUP!

OH, MY GOD. HO!

[ BEAR GROWLS ]

Laura: OH, MY GOD! IT'S A GRIZZLY.

HELLO!

HEY, HEY, HEY!

HUP!

-YOOOO! -HO!

GO AWAY, BEAR.

HO!

[ BEAR GROWLS ]

PRETTY SURE HE'S GONE NOW.

YOU HEAR THE...HUH! HUH! HUH! HUH!

...UNMISTAKABLE, TERRIFYING BEAR BREATH,

BUT IT'S ALASKA.

YOU REALLY DON'T KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT OUT HERE.

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JUST COOKING UP OUR LAST LEG OF PORCUPINE.

AFTER THIS, WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO FIGURE OUT

A NEW SOURCE OF PROTEIN.

THIS WILL BE IT.

THAT'S A WRAP.

-THANK YOU, PORCUPINE. -YEAH, THANK YOU.

YOU HAVE MADE OUR LAST THREE DAYS.

-FOR REAL. -FOR REAL.

Laura: OOOH. THAT IS COLD.

I CAN'T FEEL MY BODY. LET'S DO THIS.

MAN, WE ARE ALREADY LOSING WEIGHT OUT HERE.

Steven: IT'S NOT HEALTHY.

OUR BODES ARE BURNING SO MUCH FUEL JUST TO KEEP US ALIVE.

Laura: WE STILL HAVE A WEEK OUT HERE,

SO WE NEED TO REALLY SECURE MORE PROTEIN.

YEP.

CAN'T REALLY FEEL MY HANDS YET.

Narrator: STEVEN AND LAURA'S EXTREMITIES ARE BECOMING INCREASINGLY COLD

BECAUSE THEIR BODIES ARE WORKING HARD

TO DIVERT THE FLOW OF BLOOD FROM THE SURFACE OF THEIR SKIN

TO THEIR CORE TO PROTECT THEIR VITAL ORGANS.

I'M HOPING WE CAN CATCH A BUNCH OF FISH...

YEAH.

...RIGHT WHERE WE GOT THE PORCUPINE.

OH, JUST WALKING THROUGH ICE WATER.

IT'S HARD TO WALK, BUT...YEAH.

...IT'S TOO COLD TO STOP.

LIKE, I'M MOTORING. [ LAUGHS ]

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Steven: THAT WATER'S FREEZING.

YOU CAN'T STAND OUT THERE FOR MORE THAN 15 MINUTES AT A TIME,

SO THIS IS A STAKE THAT I'M GONNA PUT IN THE RIVER

THAT I'M GONNA ATTACH A FISHING LINE TO.

IT'S GONNA BE ABLE TO FISH FOR ME.

OOH. WOW.

WHOO!

IT'S LIKE WALKING IN ICE WATER.

Narrator: WITH THE WATER JUST ABOVE FREEZING,

STEVEN CAN ONLY ENDURE A FEW MINUTES

BEFORE HE HAS TO GET OUT

AND TRY TO GET HIS CORE TEMPERATURE BACK TO NORMAL

AND AVOID HYPOTHERMIA.

Steven: JUST GONNA LET THE FISHING LINE GO DOWN RIVER,

TRY TO CATCH US SOME TROUT.

HOPEFULLY TOMORROW WE'LL HAVE SOME PROTEIN.

OOH, AH!

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Steven: I'M STARVING. I CANNOT WAIT TO EAT.

-YEAH. -UGH.

Laura: STEVEN'S GONNA GO CHECK THE FISHING LINE,

AND I AM AM GONNA BREAK DOWN SOME FIREWOOD

AND TRY TO STAY DRY AND TRY TO KEEP THIS FIRE GOING.

WELL, I'M NOT FEELING ANYTHING.

ALL RIGHT.

WELL, NOTHING THIS TIME.

JUST GONNA KEEP AT IT.

IT'S JUST A WAITING GAME AT THIS POINT IN TIME.

AH. YOU CAN SEE THE DIFFERENT COLOR OF MY LEGS,

AND THE REST OF MY BODY SHOWS YOU HOW COLD IT IS

AND WHAT IT DOES TO THE HUMAN BODY

WHEN YOU STAND IN 36-DEGREE WATER FOR 20 MINUTES.

I GOT TO GET MOVING, GET MY BODY TEMPERATURE BACK UP,

AND GET BACK TO CAMP AND GET IN FRONT OF THAT FIRE.

WHAT'S GOING ON?

-NO FISH. -GOD.

HOW YOU FEELING?

Steven: I'M COLD. I CAN'T STOP SHIVERING.

YOU FEEL IT, AND YOU FEEL IT IN YOUR BONES.

*BLEEP*

IT SEEMS LIKE IT HAS TO WORK.

IT TOTALLY HAS TO WORK, RIGHT?

LIKE, I DON'T KNOW WHY IT WOULDN'T.

[ CLEARS THROAT ]

-TOTALLY HAS TO WORK. -YEAH.

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OH, GOD. UGH.

AHHHH.

HAAA.

MY KNEES ARE LOCKED UP.

COLD AND THEN BEING IN THE SAME POSITION,

TRYING TO STAY WARM.

TOTALLY.

IT HURTS SO BAD. OOF.

Steven: UGH.

CHECK THE FISHING LINE.

YEAH.

WHILE I DO THAT,

YOU GOING ON A LITTLE PORCUPINE ADVENTURE?

-YEAH. -THAT'D BE AWESOME.

Laura: IT'S DEFINITELY RISKY TO SPLIT UP,

BUT WE DON'T HAVE ANOTHER OPTION RIGHT NOW.

WITHOUT ANY PROTEIN FROM NOW UNTIL EXTRACTION,

WE'RE GONNA BE IN A ROUGH SPOT,

SO IF THE TWO OF US SPLIT UP, THERE'S TWO CHANCES NOW

THAT WE MIGHT MAKE A SCORE.

COME BACK WITH SOME FISH.

I'LL TRY TO COME BACK WITH SOME PORCUPINE.

HELL YEAH.

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COME ON, SUN.

YOU NEED TO STOP AND LISTEN A LOT IN HERE.

PORCUPINE CLAWS MAKE A SCRATCHING SOUND

WHEN THEY CLIMB UP TREES.

THEY FIND THE DEAD SPACE IN THE TREE

WHERE ALL THE BRANCHES ARE JUST AS GNARLED AS THEY CAN BE,

AND THEY'RE ALMOST INVISIBLE WHEN THEY'RE UP THERE.

SERIOUSLY, THOUGH?

DAMN IT.

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NOPE.

NOPE.

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Steven: I WAS REALLY HOPING WE HAD A TROUT ON THERE.

MAN.

WHAT ABOUT YOU?

WE HAVE NOTHING.

*BLEEP* STARVING.

YEAH.

WE AIN'T DONE YET.

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PFF. NOT A BITE, NOT A NIBBLE, NOTHING?

LET THAT ONE SIT.

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Laura: I'VE SPENT THREE DAYS TRYING TO FIND A PORCUPINE

AND HAVE NOTHING TO SHOW FOR IT.

OUR BODIES ARE JUST SO DEPLETED.

CAN WE REALLY DO THIS?

Narrator: LAURA AND STEVEN ARE BURNING OVER 7,000 CALORIES A DAY,

AND THEY HAVE CONSUMED NOTHING IN SEVEN DAYS.

Steven: THE TEMPERATURE HAS DEFINITELY

DROPPED A FEW DEGREES.

Narrator: THEIR FAT RESERVES ARE DROPPING RAPIDLY,

AND IT'S BECOMING INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT FOR THEM

TO STAY WARM IN THE FREEZING TEMPERATURES.

-OH, GOD. -UGH.

-IT'S SO COLD. -COLD AS *BLEEP*.

OH, GOD.

Narrator: HYPOTHERMIA IS STARTING TO SET IN,

MAKING THEM SLUGGISH AND UNCOORDINATED.

UGHHHH!

[ GASPS ]

OH, MY GOD.

*BLEEP* WE HAVE THE COLD --

IT'S, LIKE, LITERALLY MENTALLY...

-UGH! -...*BLEEP* YOU UP.

OH! I'M COLD.

OH, MY GOD.

I FEEL LIKE I'M BEING STALKED.

[ Australian accent ] AS YOU CAN SEE,

THE ALBINO "NAKED AND AFRAID"-ER

MAKING HER WAY ACROSS THE PRAIRIE AT NIGHT.

IT MIGHT BE DAYTIME.

OH, MY GOD. SHE'S SPOTTED ME.

OH, MY GOD!

I HAVE NOWHERE TO RUN.

[ Normal voice ] I GOT THE ALASKAN BOG MONSTER BEHIND ME.

TERRIFYING.

AND THE BONUS IS, I GET TO LOOK FOR BOG CRANBERRIES.

Steven: YOU ALL RIGHT BACK THERE, SUGAR?

OH, I'M GREAT. I'M CHOWING.

[ Laughing ] OH, I LOVE HER TO DEATH.

-YESTERDAY WAS ROUGH. -IT WAS.

PROBABLY THE WORST NIGHT OF MY LIFE.

IT WAS TERRIBLE AND COLD.

ALMOST GETTING HYPOTHERMIC SUCKED.

TOMORROW IS EXTRACTION.

IF WE DON'T GET MORE PROTEIN,

WE WILL NOT MAKE IT ANOTHER NIGHT.

ALL RIGHT, I'LL TRY TO KEEP THIS FIRE GOING, TOO.

THAT WAY, LIKE, DON'T GET TOO COLD,

'CAUSE YOU GOT TO BE IN IT FOR THE LONG HAUL.

YEP.

I'M USING A PIECE OF WILLOW I FOUND TO MAKE A FISHING POLE.

HOPEFULLY USE THIS THING TO CAST.

PFFFFF.

FROZEN BODY.

WARM UP FOR A MINUTE. AH.

THAT RIVER IS FRICKING COLD, BABE.

HOW ARE YOU FEELING, LIKE, FOR REAL?

WHEN, LIKE, MY FEET START NUMBING OUT IS WHEN I GOT TO,

LIKE, TELL MYSELF TO COME IN, BUT COWBOY UP.

LET'S DO THIS.

Steven: WE HAVEN'T HAD ANY LUCK FISHING IN THE SAME SPOT,

SO WE'RE GONNA END UP MOVING.

I'M THINKING WE MOVE KIND OF BEHIND

THAT BEAVER DAM OVER THERE. I DON'T KNOW.

I JUST GOT A FEELING ABOUT THIS SPOT OVER HERE.

I'M GONNA JUST GET LOCKED AND LOADED

AND POST UP SHOP HERE.

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OHHHH, YEAH!

Laura: YEAH!

WHOO! YES!

IT'S A GRAYLING.

-HECK YEAH! -WHOO!

LOOK AT THAT BEAUTIFUL FISH.

I'M SO EXCITED!

YEAH!

-YOU GOT ONE? -YES!

-YEAH! -YES!

THERE'S ANOTHER ONE.

MOVING TOTALLY WORKED.

IT'S A RAINBOW TROUT, BABY.

-NO WAY! -YEAH!

-YEAH! -IT'S A BEAUTIFUL FISH.

[ Laughing ] MAN, I FEEL LIKE I'M GONNA CRY.

-CONGRATULATIONS! -THANKS.

AH. [ LAUGHS ]

IT'S JUST, YOU WORK SO HARD [LAUGHS] FROZEN.

[ Voice breaking ] IT'S AWESOME.

I'M SUPER HAPPY.

KILLING IT.

[ Normal voice ] I THINK WE'RE GOOD, BABE.

THINK WE'RE GOOD? LET'S DO THIS.

WHOO! LOOK AT THAT BEAUTIFUL PINK FISH.

OH, MY GOD.

SHALL WE? OH, IT'S HOT.

-CHEERS. -CHEERS.

MMMMMM.

IT IS SO GOOD.

BEST TROUT I EVER ATE.

-GOOD JOB. -GOOD JOB.

HIGH-FIVE.

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NIGHT 13. -YEP.

STILL GOT TO GET THROUGH TOMORROW.

YEP.

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-[ EXHALES ] -[ SHIVERS ]

-IT'S PAST FRIGID. -GOD.

-IT'S JUST KILLING ME. -I KNOW. IT'S FREEZING OUT.

IT'S JUST A MENTAL GAME.

IT'S TOTALLY JUST WHAT THIS WHOLE THING IS.

OH, MY GOD. AH.

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[ GASPS ]

OH, *BLEEP*, SO UNCOMFORTABLE.

FREEZING-COLD NIGHT LAST NIGHT,

SO PRETTY STOKED FOR EXTRACTION.

ALL RIGHT. THE MAP. SO LET'S SEE HERE.

Steven: WE GOT TO GO ALL THE WAY DOWN THE RIVER,

THE "X" MARKS THE SPOT.Laura: YEAH.

Narrator: LAURA AND STEVEN WILL HAVE TO WATCH OUT

FOR 800-POUND MOOSE AND GRIZZLY BEARS

AS THEY HEAD TO THEIR EXTRACTION POINT FOUR MILES AWAY.

THEY WILL HAVE TO CROSS A GLACIER-FED RIVER

AND SWIM IN HEART-STOPPING 34-DEGREE WATER

TO GET TO THEIR EXTRACTION VEHICLE ON AN ALPINE LAKE.

GET OUT OF DODGE.

READY? -I'M SO READY.

-I KNOW. ME TOO. -LET'S DO THIS.

COOL. LET'S DO IT.

IT'S PRETTY THICK, MARSHY -- *BLEEP*.

LOTS OF STICKS.

OH.

[ MOOSE SNORTS ]

Laura: THAT'S IT. THAT'S THE RIVER.

THIS IS A GOOD SPOT.

-WE'RE DOING THIS. -FORGING A RIVER.

WHOO! THAT'S COLD.

HOOOOO, MAN!

YOU GOOD?LIKE, CUTTING LIKE ICE.

HOLY *BLEEP*.

OH, MY GOD.

THIS IS THE DEEPEST PART, I THINK.

-OH. -OH, MY GOD.

Steven: HAVING TO GO THAT DEEP IN THAT RUSHING WATER

STRAIGHT OFF THE MOUNTAINTOP -- IT'S LIKE COMPLETE BODY SHOCK.

IT HURTS.

IT LITERALLY TAKES YOUR BREATH AWAY.

UGH. -OH, MY GOD.

*BLEEP* OH.

HOLY CHIPMUNK.WELL, I FELT THAT!

WHOO!

ALL RIGHT. WE NEED TO WARM UP.

LET'S KEEP MOVING HERE.ALL RIGHT.

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Steven: IT FEELS LIKE WE'VE BEEN WALKING FOREVER.

Laura: I HAVE NEVER HAD MY FEET HURT THIS BAD.

WAIT. IS THAT THE LAKE? IS THAT THE LAKE?!

THAT'S THE LAKE! THAT'S EXTRACTION RIGHT THERE.

-I HEAR A PLANE. -IS THAT A PLANE?

THERE HE IS. THERE HE IS!

-THERE HE IS! -HELLO!

-WHOOOO! -YEAH!

I'M SO EXCITED!

THAT'S FOR SURE.

IT'S REALLY COLD.

AHHHH!

AHHHH.

-GOD! YOU GOT IT? YOU GOOD? -GET IN.

-OKAY. OKAY. -YEAH.

-OH, MY GOD! -OH, MY GOD.

Steven: I CAN'T BELIEVE WE DID IT.

Laura: ALASKA IS NOT A PLACE FOR SOMEONE WHO'S TIMID.

THIS PLACE PUSHED ME ON EVERY SINGLE LEVEL,

AND I AM JUST SO GRATEFUL TO HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY

TO PUSH MYSELF IN THAT WAY.

I'M SUPER-PROUD OF MYSELF FOR MAKING IT.

Narrator: OVER THE COURSE OF THE 14-DAY CHALLENGE,

LAURA LOST A TOTAL OF 18 POUNDS.

HER PSR INCREASES TO 9.5.

DEFINITELY THE COOLEST ADVENTURE I'VE EVER BEEN ON.

Steven: MY PARTNER, LAURA, WAS INCREDIBLE.

SHE'S AS ENTHUSIASTIC, HARDWORKING,

AND POSITIVE AS I AM, AND IN AN ENVIRONMENT LIKE THIS,

IT'S WHAT IT TAKES TO SURVIVE.

Narrator: STEVEN LOST A TOTAL OF 12 POUNDS,

AND HIS PSR INCREASES TO 9.1.

Steven: AS OF RIGHT NOW,

I OFFICIALLY HAVE THE TRIPLE CROWN.

I AM THE KING OF THE FOREST, THE KING OF THE OCEAN,

AND NOW, OFFICIALLY, THE KING OF THE TUNDRA.

AWESOME.YOU DID A NICE JOB.

NICE JOB, DUDE.

Steven: THE CHALLENGES OUT HERE WERE CHALLENGES

THAT I'VE NEVER HAD TO DEAL WITH BEFORE,

AND TO COME OUT HERE AND TO NOT ONLY MEET EXPECTATIONS

BUT TO EXCEED THEM --

[ Voice breaking ] IT'S PRETTY AMAZING.

-ALASKA! -OH, MY GOD.

WHOO!