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[ Birds calling ]

♪

Lots of birds,

so I'll be utilizing some of my bird-trapping skills.

The water looks terrifying.

I have heard that there could be some pretty large anacondas

in these waters -- Like, over 20 feet.

Up here, to my left, I see...

This must be my stop.

I have to swim over there, don't I?

Man: Right here.

What happens if something just grabs me and sucks me under?

Then, what are you gonna tell my parents?

I'm seriously, like, [Bleep] Terrified right now.

[ Exhales ]

Well, looks like this is it.

Time to get this party started.

All right. Here goes nothing, I guess.

♪

♪♪

Oh. [ Coughs ]

Whoo.

♪

[ Grunts ]

♪

- We got to get to water. - Almost there.

- Hey! - Hey!

[ Panting ]

Man: I've got a bad feeling about this.

- [ Screams ] - Whoo!

Man: Holy hell.

We got this.

Yeah!

Get me out!

- Are you okay? - [ Crying ]

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narrator: Cutting through the tropical forest

of cantao, Brazil,

is the 2,000-kilometer araguaia river.

Seasonal flooding raises the river 26 feet,

creating an island surrounded by swift-moving black water.

Temperatures in the 80s combined with suffocating humidity

make heat exhaustion a serious threat.

Lurking near the shore

are anacondas that coil around their prey,

crushing internal organs,

while river stingrays hover beneath the soft sand,

ready to stab their prey with venom-covered barbs.

♪

Whoo.

Very excited. We're finally here.

I'm so ready for this challenge.

I'm ready to just get out there,

and make this the best adventure I can.

My last adventure was on the appalachian trail,

hiking over 200 days and 2,000 miles.

I'm taking on this challenge because I just fell in love

with the concept of surviving off the land.

Lots of thorns here.

Definitely have to be careful where we step.

My true strengths in the wilderness

are fire and water. And I'm tough as hell, man.

I don't want to kick the jungle's ass,

and if I make it through successfully,

then, the jungle and I will high-five instead.

Narrator: Whitney brings her outdoor experience

to the challenge,

but has never survived in a tropical environment,

or without her gear.

She begins with a primitive survival rating of 6.1.

Tough swim because of the pretty strong current

and quite a bit of vegetation.

I first became interested in being a survivalist

or hunter-gatherer by listening to stories

from my great aunts, uncles, and grandparents.

But what really kicked it into gear

was when I spent part of two summers with indigenous tribes.

Living off the land, hunting, gathering,

and foraging is essentially my religion.

I'm very excited about getting to experience

how our ancestors lived a majority of prehistory.

Of course, I'd like to get a partner

that has a good skill set.

But even if they don't, at least the ability to learn.

Narrator: Nathan has a lifetime of primitive survival experience

and has embedded himself

in some of the harshest survival conditions.

He comes into the challenge as a master survivalist,

and begins with a psr of 8.2.

- Hello. - Hello.

Quite the icebreaker, eh?

- Yep. - I'm Whitney.

- I'm Nathan. - Nathan, nice to meet you.

- Very good to meet you. - Where are you from?

I am from Texas, south Texas.

I live on padre island -- -okay.

...by corpus christi.

So, you're used to islands, then.

- Yes. - Oh, okay.

And actually, my island doesn't have any trees,

so it's nice to have a little bit of shade.

It is. It's gonna be great.

We'll definitely need the shade out here.

Yeah. Are you ready to do this thing?

- Hell yeah. 21 days. Are you? - 21 days. I am.

- All right. - I'm gonna need you, though.

So, we're gonna have to make a good team here.

Yeah, be able to work together.

All right. Let's do it.

What I brought here is called a "dadao."

It's a Chinese tool or a weapon.

And I wanted something that -- profile of a machete --

But thick enough that we could actually chop down

some palm trees, and get the palm hearts.

That's a great tool.

So, that's the main reason I brought it,

is for processing palm heart.

Wonderful. I brought a six-liter pot.

This is gonna serve us well in purifying water.

It's gonna keep us hydrated for these 21 days --

Very important, especially with the sun.

Narrator: Nathan and Whitney have also been provided

with a fire starter.

Last but not least, here, it looks like we got a map.

Let's take a look.

We are definitely somewhere right here.

I think this might be the tree we're standing right behind.

Right now, we're in a very narrow portion on the island,

so I bet it opens up -- -oh, right.

...down there, and gives us a lot more resources.

But this area with the palm trees

looks like it'll be pretty good.

That sounds like a great idea.

- Hell, yeah. - All right. I'll follow you.

♪

You seem to have a nice base tan.

- Yeah, but the rest of me -- - Yeah.

...needs a little bit more tanning.

Oh, living in the midwest doesn't really lend itself

to getting a lot of good sun.

Just not used to it. So, hopefully, we can

put both of our skills and positive mindset together,

and crush this thing.

Hell, yeah.

Starting to get a little choked.

We are definitely getting choked.

There's black palm all through here.

That looks like a terrible way to go.

We could walk through this side, 'cause it may not be very deep.

Through the flooded part --

Yeah. I say we walk down this way,

and just try to hug the water's edge.

I agree.

♪

This is where the stingrays are, so, just kind of --

- Shuffle? - ...Shuffle.

Yeah.

- Let them know you're coming. - Right.

♪

Whoo.

♪

And up here, there's black palm on both sides.

Wow. Look at those thorns.

You know, I'd just be really, really careful.

We do have some thorns in here.

Yep.

They're well-disguised.

Like, behind these leaves,

you've got these long thorns, here.

[ Inhales sharply ] Oh, [bleep].

- Did you step on one? - Yep.

- You all right? - [ Exhales, inhales sharply ]

You got that one?

Okay. I think I got it.

[ Exhales ]

Watch this plant. It's covered in ants,

and it's got a whole bunch of them on it.

Is that why I'm getting bit to death, right now, all of a sudden?

Yeah. So, I'd move away from that plant.

Yeah. Their bites burn.

- Yep. - Ow.

♪

All right.

Whitney: The walking is a little bit more aggressive

than I originally thought it would be.

I can definitely feel the effects of the sun.

♪

♪

- Do you have the map with you? - I do.

Let's take a look at that, real quick.

See, this big open spot -- This is a good, clear spot.

It'll give us shade and easy access to water.

- Agreed. Agreed. - Okay.

Sounds like a plan.

I say we get some water going.

I think that's gonna be our biggest downfall out there.

That's gonna have to be priority one.

- Yep. - Make fire, clean some water.

Quickest way to fail out here is gonna be getting dehydrated.

I'm giving the fire some breathing room

since we dug this hole, here.

What I'm gonna do is, lay some sticks this way,

and then the opposite direction.

Nathan: So, when I first saw my partner,

I guess she was kind of talkative,

you know, a bit more talkative than I am, sometimes.

Whoo. [ Sniffles ]

I don't want to put the fire out with my sweat.

But she's really a go-getter.

I just hope that she can get hydrated.

[ Clears throat ]

And we can take turns, if you want to rest for a second.

- There we go. - Almost there.

Whitney: Oh.

- Fire. - Yay.

- Good job. We did it. - We got the fire.

We got our water set to boil. So, we got two essentials down.

So, let's see if we can get a good shelter started.

♪

One of my biggest strategies that I use when trying

to survive or live off the land is, instead of going out there

and trying to build something that you have in your mind,

you just get what you have,

and see how it will fit together.

We just have basic wire frame.

I'm trying to find natural wedge points to use,

so we don't have to spend time pounding

stakes into the ground and lashing things,

and then, we'll cover it with all logs,

and hopefully some softer green material, and leaf insulation.

Whitney: My partner seems very go-with-the-flow,

and he's got a lot of really great skills.

So, I think we'll make a really good team out here.

I'm going to just take a second.

My heart's beating really fast.

I overexerted myself, and got a little bit too hot.

It's like a cross between, like, lightheaded and nausea.

My guess is probably from a combination

of heat exhaustion and dehydration.

It's boiling.

So, I'm hoping that we can get our water

cooled off pretty quick, here, and she can get rehydrated.

♪

It is ready.

Have a drink.

- You first. - Thank you.

I appreciate it.

♪

- How is it? - It's great. Very good.

Man. Ooh.

I needed a drink of water, for sure.

♪

[ Insects buzzing ]

It's hot. [ Sighs ]

[ Vomiting ]

[ Sighs ]

[ Vomiting ]

[ Vomiting continues ]

[ Whitney vomiting ]

[ Exhales ]

Nathan: Are you still okay?

Yeah. I'm okay. It's just that I'm overheated.

- That's the problem. - Yep.

Oh, my gosh. I have to just say,

I feel better from throwing up.

What a relief.

[ Insect buzzing ]

[ Various animal sounds ]

What the [bleep] is that?

- What? - What is that?

♪

Hello?

[ Growling ]

♪

- [ Exhales, chuckles ] - [ Bleep ]

[ Sighs ]

Oh, my god.

♪

Whew. Finally daylight. Day two.

Today, I'm feeling better.

The throwing up last night was a little bit nerve-racking.

Definitely didn't want to throw up on day one.

A lot of good nutrients and water came out

that I definitely needed.

How are you doing?

- Pretty good. - Good.

Drink some water. 'Cause if you don't,

you'll just keep going, and then you'll do what I did last night.

♪

My biggest concern right now, hands-down, is the bugs.

Last night, there were quite a bit of mosquitoes.

There's no escaping them.

Right now, I'm just going for a very simple

a-frame roof over our shelter, just to keep the smoke in there,

keep the bugs away while we're trying to sleep.

Narrator: Nathan's plan is for the prevailing wind

to direct smoke from their fire onto the roof,

trapping much of it in the shelter.

Whitney: Oh, my gosh.

- What? - It's already better.

Like, I can just tell it's already better than last night.

Oh.

Yeah, we can definitely get some sleep in here.

♪

[ Insect buzzing ]

Go away.

[Bleep]. I don't know what to do.

[Bleep] [Bleep]. Man.

Nathan: We decided to put another fire on this side

because of the shifting wind conditions here.

Please go to bed.

[ Sighs ]

Well, we're getting lots of smoke in the shelter.

Good job, Nathan.

I did not do anything but whine, so, this one is yours.

[ Insect buzzing ]

♪

♪♪

[ Insect buzzing ]

So, today is my first day of feeling

a little tinge of hunger.

So, we're gonna start exploring,

and seeing if we can find some good sources of food --

Hopefully, some palm hearts.

We can see the palm trees on the other side.

We know they're there.

It's just a matter of getting to them.

You doing okay?

Mm-hmm.

I'm just trying to take my time so my feet don't get trashed.

This is some thick stuff.

We really do need to find something to eat,

'cause I'm out of energy, like, almost completely.

My right leg's shaking, a little bit.

We won't go much further if we don't find the end in,

would we say, like, 50 more yards.

- And we've got black palm. - Whoa.

Those black palms are huge.

Oh, you wouldn't want to get tangled with that, would you?

Whitney: Not a lot of palm trees close.

The only ones we have are black palm,

and they have tons of black, sharp spikes on them.

We might be able to try to break into it.

Nathan: Yep. Having come this far,

it would suck to not go back with something in hand.

♪

Whoo.

That's why I picked this tool --

- Yeah. - Because a machete

- couldn't do that. - No. No way.

It sucks that the palms have all of these needles on them,

but at least they've got a fairly decent-sized heart.

It might have 300 or 400 calories, if we're lucky.

Oh, my gosh.

Holy shoot. It's so good.

The heart of palm's gonna sustain us into tomorrow

so that we can, hopefully, get some protein.

Way to go. Up top. Boom.

♪

Whitney: There's some of that wind.

Although, we might get some rain.

It's kind of looking like rain.

Yeah. That's for sure coming at us.

Yeah, we've got to move.

Nathan: It looks like we're in the eye, or something,

just completely surrounded by dark clouds.

Yeah, it's sprinkling right now.

Nathan, we're move our fire inside our shelter.

♪

That's it. You hear that?

[ Thunder crashes ]

♪

Nathan: I'm thinking it would probably help, too,

if we took some vines, and just run them this way --

And the leaves, to keep them down

- once we get it well-thatched. - Agree.

Nathan: Well, last night was definitely insane,

with the rain coming down, because it was very, very cold.

Whitney: We are preparing for more rain,

if it were to come, and fixing this up.

Even though the mosquitoes have, like,

a feeding hour right after the sun goes down,

last night, with the rain, they didn't.

It, like, brought them alive again.

So, there was really no break from them last night.

Check out these [Bleep] mosquito bites.

Oh, lord help me.

Ugh.

The bugs definitely seem to be going after her

a little bit more than they've been going after me,

and I definitely don't want that to get her down.

Whitney: That constant buzz, buzz, buzz, buzz

24/7 definitely get to your head a little bit.

And I have my hair fashioned up like this again,

'cause the bugs won't leave my face alone.

So, judge me.

♪

♪♪

♪♪

There's a big stingray right here.

Now that I know they're out and cruising about,

I'm going to make my spear.

You can't really trap stingrays.

I can't catch them the way I do back home,

with longlines or metal gigs.

If you look at all of the prehistoric spears,

it's the thick end that gets sharpened.

And that makes that better balanced,

and also, that business end is much more heavy-duty.

If I'm gonna go for a stingray or something,

you're not really gonna throw the spear.

You're gonna get as close to the stingray as you can,

and just plunge it into it.

Shape the final part,

and then, I'm just gonna lightly fire-harden the tip.

Cooking the moisture out of it

is gonna make it a little bit more brittle,

and a little bit better able to penetrate your prey

before the tip starts to free.

And there we have it.

Now, we have a chance to get a stingray.

♪

Hoping that we get a stingray tomorrow,

and have some protein

to get us through the rest of this challenge.

[ Insects buzzing ]

[ Bleep ]

[ Buzzing continues ]

♪

♪♪

♪

You can do anything for 21 days, even if it's get eaten to death

by whatever these flying, stinging things are.

There's just so many different stinging things.

Narrator: With over 70,000 species,

Brazil has more insects

than any other country in the world.

See, look. They're even trying to get me, and I'm in the water.

Yeah, it's uncomfortable, and yeah, it hurts.

I never give up.

- Nathan. - Yep?

Stingray in the water. Get down here.

Move it. Move it. Move it.

You got this, Nathan.

♪

All right, I saw one. They're here.

We know they're here.

♪

Nathan: Stingray.

♪

♪

[ Bleep ]

The one time I'm not carrying my spear.

We're gonna get one. It's just a matter of time.

♪

♪♪

Whitney: Oh, I had him.

I tried to push more, and he drove my stick out with it.

She had it pinned down,

but then, it somehow managed to wiggle free.

I think the way they're doing that is,

they have massive suction when they move their wings

against that sand.

So, all they have to do is move a foot or two,

and they're free right off the spear,

'cause there's no barbs.

I have added a Barb to the spear point.

That'll make it less likely the stingray

will be able to slip off that again

until my partner can put a second spear in it,

and we can eat like kings.

♪

♪

- Nathan. - Hmm?

Stingray?

Both spears. Is he staying still?

You've got to let him bury himself.

- I see him. - Wait. Let me close, too.

Okay.

- Ready? - Mm-hmm.

- Drive it in. - It's in.

Whitney: It's in. It's in. It's in. It's in.

- Ugh. - Holy [bleep].

High five. Oh, my god.

Whoo!

Oh. Oh, man. Look at that Barb on the end.

Holy [bleep].

There we go.

All right!

[ Sighs ] Holy [bleep].

Good job.

- We got our protein. - Whoo!

That's enough calories for the two of us

for probably three days.

The spears worked.

They sure did.

Thank you.

I'm very excited about the meal. I'm really hungry.

I think it's gonna really help us out.

-Before we do anything -- -yeah, I was gonna say, should we cut that off?

- Here you go. - Yeah.

So, these are the stingray barbs.

With your finger, you can easily go down it this way.

But it can't go back the other way,

because it has microscopic barbs.

- Wow. - Yeah, to drive it into you,

and it just digs deeper and deeper.

Narrator: Stingray meat is high in fatty acids,

which help absorb nutrients and provide energy.

That's a lot of meat.

Exciting, right?

- Yeah. - Right when we needed it.

Nathan: Oh, yeah. Do you want to try it?

Or do you want me to try it first?

It does not look done to me.

Oh, my god.

It's amazing. It's done.

It's like chicken dripping with fat, dripping with fat.

♪

Wow. [ Coughs ]

This part here, pure fat. Take a bite.

- Mnh-mnh. - Are you sure?

Mm-hmm.

This is better than chicken.

It is dripping with fat and grease.

That's the gold that we've been looking for.

♪

I'm feeling like I'm gonna barf. [ Exhales ]

I can't eat right now.

If I can't eat what we catch,

then, it's gonna be hard to finish this challenge.

Look at that -- just pure fat, grease.

It's gonna come down to me overcoming that mental block,

and just eating what I know I have to eat to survive.

Nathan: Absolutely amazing. Best stuff on earth right now.

Just sucking all of that grease out of it.

[ Gagging ]

Whitney: I think I'm going to run down to the water real quick.

I've eaten many stingrays, but by far, this is the best one

I've ever had.

[ Whitney vomiting ]

- Are you okay? - Nope.

[ Whitney vomiting ]

Nathan: Look at that.

Just sucking all of that grease out of it.

[ Whitney vomits ]

Whitney: I think I'm going to run down to the water real quick.

[ Gagging ]

- Are you okay? - Nope.

Nathan: I think she's just not used to relying on wild foods

that are not, you know, seasoned

or prepared in a hygienic manner,

and I guess a lot of people are that way.

Are you okay now? Oh, okay.

Yeah, go and sit down.

Whitney: Right now, I'm trying to decide,

"okay. Do I force myself to eat something

because I know I need to eat it,

and then throw up whatever is in my stomach,"

which seems reckless.

I don't know what else to do, other than just eat what I know

I can eat, and keep forcing myself

to attempt to try new things,

and see where that leads me at the end of 21 days.

Black palm is just not really enough.

♪

[ Insects buzzing ]

I'm just about to freak out.

The bugs, I just [bleep] cannot deal for another second.

It just never stops, ever. And it's just with no break.

It's about to make me [bleep] crazy.

I either have to figure it out,

or I'm gonna tap out for a minute,

'cause I just can't [Bleep] deal with it.

♪

♪♪

♪♪

♪♪

♪

Nathan: Whitney is feeling very down.

I think probably 90% is due to sleep deprivation,

due to bugs at night.

I've been brainstorming about it.

We're gonna dig a big-ass hole, like a bunker patterned somewhat

after anasazi shelters that were similar.

Narrator: Nathan is building a native American pit dwelling

originally used for extreme weather,

and adapting it to protect his partner from the bugs.

Hopefully, it will give us some relief

from those nasty mosquitoes.

My partner expressing the desire to tap out has really gotten me

a little nervous and anxious.

I really don't want to spend

the rest of the challenge here by myself.

This is draining work.

This is a lot of work.

My partner and I were both exhausting

an enormous amount of calories --

Probably one to two pounds of fat, on my part,

which I can't really lose at this point.

So, I hope that it pays off. I really do.

♪

Basically, we've dug down to the earth,

created a wooden framework.

My partner added the lattice across the top,

so that we can cover it up,

and hopefully make it mosquito-proof.

I'm gonna finish this by cutting down some green branches

and leaves, and just totally cover it.

You can just pack the sand down over the top of that.

- Yep. - It might help pull it down.

- What do you think? - I agree.

We are covering up the greenery with just leaf cover.

Give it a little bit more protection

from all of the sand falling through.

I think it might be okay.

Some leaf litter went through, but no sand.

Really?

We'll finish it off with sand.

♪

It's gonna be great. Hopefully, it works.

♪

This is me inside of our bunker shelter.

It's got wooden poles covered with leaf litter,

covered with quite a deal of sand.

And right now, there's no mosquitoes at all.

- How is it? - It's pretty nice.

♪

That's pretty cool, man.

Good idea.

Yeah, the hole is not big enough to fit two people comfortably.

If she's gonna get a good night of sleep,

I think she should be down there by herself,

so she can spread out.

There's no way those mosquitoes can get in there.

♪

What do you think?

It's really, really claustrophobic in there.

Oh, [bleep].

- Do you want to sleep in here? - No. No.

Whitney: That shelter is really, really tight,

and it's already kind of hard to breathe in there.

There's no way you could sleep in there.

Nathan: Bunker turned out to be a monumental waste of effort.

She was so cramped and uncomfortable.

So, it's just a little bit frustrating.

- Sorry, Nathan. - It's all right.

♪

[ Insects buzzing ]

♪

- Whoa. - What?

You all right?

- Hoo. - Dizzy?

Oh, my gosh. Everything went black.

I couldn't see anything.

- Not good. - That was kind of scary.

Because lack of food and sleep,

I'm to the point now, where, as soon as I stand up,

I have to hold onto something,

because I get that, like, tunnel vision.

♪

Ow.

I literally just passed out, and tried to catch myself.

I literally don't remember the seconds

from grabbing the tree to now,

and it's really [bleep] scary.

[ Sniffles ] I think so.

Narrator: Severe malnutrition causes low blood sugar,

which can result in loss of consciousness.

You want some water before I get a new pot boiling?

Yep. Okay.

Thank you.

Whitney: We do have extraction coming up.

My body really is shutting down.

♪

Stingray.

- What? - Stingray.

He's right up by the shore.

I'm gonna approach it really slow.

- Is he stopping? - Yep.

- Do you see him? - I see him.

Ready?

- You got him? - Yep.

I got him. I got him. I got part of him on.

♪

Nathan: Alcohol. I'm hoping to get alcohol

out of this experiment.

I just want to see if it works.

So, my partner got the idea to try to ferment

some of the palm heart.

It's full of sugar, and so, we are attempting

to make jungle juice.

♪

How's your snail juice coming along?

It's fermented about 12 to 14 hours now.

Does it smell like alcohol?

- It does. - Got some bubbles coming up,

which is usually a sign of fermentation.

Let me smell it.

It's not a strong alcohol. I'm guessing 2 to 3%.

No, yeah, there's definitely alcohol in that.

♪

- This is alcohol. - It's pretty cool.

It worked.

Whitney: Stingray.

Ready?

- You got him? - Yep.

I got him. I got him. I got part of him on.

This is absolutely huge for survival.

This is protein, fat.

This is life.

♪

Right now, I'm struggling with eating this piece of fish

or giving it to my partner.

I don't really have an appetite,

which sounds literally insane.

What I probably need to do is just shut the hell up,

and eat this piece of fish.

I think it's definitely cooked now.

Maybe that will help.

I know that I have to, and I know that I need it.

Let me start with -- let me start with

just this piece for right now.

♪

How do you like it?

Mm.

I don't like it, but I know I need to eat it,

so I'm eating it. But it sure is better than nothing.

It doesn't taste bad.

We definitely need some protein, so...

- Big score. - Big score.

All that's missing is a old beer.

[ Chuckles ]

Very soon. Very soon.

Nathan: It feels absolutely fantastic to see my partner eating the food.

It's just having the mindset of a tiger, a killer, an animal.

Whitney: I did it.

This is gonna push us up and over the top.

Definitely a big morale booster.

♪

Nathan: One full day left here, and then we're out of here.

- Want to look at the map? - Let's do it.

All right. There's our extraction point.

We're about right here.

We have to swim all the way over here.

So, we're gonna need something that we can hold onto

that'll help us get across.

It would be suicidal to try to swim across that river.

It's just too far of a way.

With loss of my body fat, I'm no longer naturally buoyant.

I have to swim to stay afloat.

Whitney: I'm in a really good place.

I have a lot more energy.

Nice job.

Whitney: I was finally able to eat.

I can feel my brain, and everything else,

kind of just power up.

What are you thinking about a design?

I say we stick with our surfboard designs.

Nathan: I've been building boats since I was a little kid,

out of very unconventional materials.

We'll definitely make something that's gonna do the job.

♪

That'll definitely work.

♪

Whitney: This is the last night we have to put up with this.

- Last night. - Last night.

[ Groans ]

Nathan: The sun rises.

Let's take care of this fire.

I am pumped that we made it this far.

I'm even more pumped that my partner made it this far.

Hasta la vista, campo armadillo.

Boom. Let's get out of here.

To the horizon!

Whoo, let's go!

It's very emotional to know that there's just that last bit left.

Narrator: Conquering the strong currents

of the araguaia river will be difficult

in their malnourished state.

Nathan and Whitney will have to swim a punishing 2 miles

in bone-chilling 64-degree water, risking hypothermia,

to reach the mainland, where they will be extracted.

Nathan: There are a few animal dangers that we have to be wary of.

There's the caiman, mouth full of teeth -- anaconda,

you know, they can get this big around,

and swallow a whole deer.

The hardest part of this journey --

With the loss of my body fat, I'm so thin --

It's definitely gonna be the chill factor.

Hey, that water's cold.

Whitney: How are you doing, Nathan?

Just taking it slow with my arms.

I'm just making sure your body temperature is fine.

[ Groans ]

Something huge made a large splash.

I don't know what it was.

I guess we'll find out if it eats us.

If this is how I die,

I'm gonna be pissed as [bleep].

[ Chuckles ]

Land ho.

Whoo!

Oh.

Oh, my god. Wait. Oh.

♪

Oh, my god. My muscles hurt.

We made it through the toughest part of the challenge.

It was painful, and it was long,

but my partner gave me encouragement the whole way,

saying, "you can do it. You can do it."

Come here.

Good job. I'm proud of you.

We did it.

Good job, man.

You, too.

I think I hear it.

Oh, my god.

That looks like our ride, Nathan.

We did it.

I'm so proud of you. I'm so proud of you.

Good job.

Oh, my god.

Yes. Yes.

- Whoo! - Yeah!

We did it. Whoo!

Whitney: Feeling really, really proud that this challenge

didn't chew me up and spit me out the other side.

Whoo!

I know for sure I could have never completed

this challenge alone.

I really do attribute the success of this journey

to the many things that I was able to learn from him.

- Whoo! - We did it!

- Yeah! - Yeah!

Nathan: I've been dreaming of doing something like this

since I was a child.

The feeling of being no longer human,

but an animal, a part of this world,

and I achieved it.

Narrator: Whitney lost 19 pounds,

and her psr rises to 6.9.

Nathan's vast knowledge of primitive survival

pulled himself and his partner through the 21-day challenge.

He lost 30 pounds, and his psr rises

to an elite survival rating of 9.4.

Nathan: We absolutely crushed it.

This was an adventure.

We did it!

Yeah! Whoo!

We did it!