Original subtitles

I am grizzly Gwen!

Give me a knife, I will conquer the world!

Ah, here we go. [ Suspenseful music plays ]

And they're wet, which just makes it even harder.

Fitness has always been a big passion of mine.

I am a runner, an obstacle-course racer,

an endurance-event aficionado.

Every second matters.

[Laughing] Right now, it's 29° outside,

but, y'all are sendin' me to Mexico.

Jon: I can't wait to meet my partner.

I really hope that, you know,

she has a base of knowledge that complements mine.

Gwen: This is gonna be an adventure.

I am definitely ready to go.

Maybe it'll warm my bones up.

Maybe, most importantly,

a personality that complements mine as well.

[Laughs] We'll see.

Anyway, I got wood to cut, so, later.

♪

The jungle is thick and dense.

Anybody gets a little sketchy

about water that you can't see under.

My first impressions of this environment are

this really sucks. [Laughing]

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captions paid for by discovery communications

ugh!

♪

- You gotta get to water. - Almost there.

[ Bear growls ]

- Hey! Hey! - Hey!

[ Panting ]

♪

Man: I got a bad feeling about this.

- [ Shrieks ] - Whoo!

[ Shuddering ]

♪

Man #2: Holy hell.

[ Snake hisses ]

- We got this. - Yeah!

Get me out!

Gwen: Heat is definitely gettin' to me.

[ Suspenseful chord strikes ]

♪

[ Squawking ]

I'm hot.

I think I'm gonna have to figure out a way to adapt.

I've been a survivalist since I was a little squirt.

I love being out in the wild...

That's some deep snow.

...and I homestead in Alaska.

We don't have running water here, so,

this is how we do showers.

Heat the water up on the stove,

pour,

and instant shower.

Being a police officer defined me as a being.

While I was on duty, I got struck by another vehicle,

causing me to lose sensation and dexterity in my arm.

I was told that I had to medically retire

and it made me question myself and my abilities.

And I know that I can do this,

but I'm gonna prove it to myself and everyone else.

This is my opportunity.

Cause I don't get conquered.

Anything can be overcome.

♪

Jon: The water would be the huge concern.

This is obviously not drinkable.

It does need to be purified somehow.

Might be a lot harder than I expected.

That's exciting. I like a challenge.

Ever since I was a little kid, I've been into the outdoors.

Trap-making, fire-making, some fun with snares.

The biggest reason that I wanna take on this challenge

is because men have gotten really soft.

Most people sit in front of a computer

for eight hours of work,

go home, and just sit on the couch

and they're completely happy with that.

In a lot of ways, I feel like I'm starting to become one

of those weak-minded individuals.

I wanna make sure that my edges are always sharpened.

I came out here to prove that I can get through the challenge

and I'm ready to take it on. Let's do this.

Narrator: Jon and Gwen have been dropped off

on the southern coast of Mexico,

a sun-scorched landscape of barren forests,

mangroves,

and coastal dunes.

But the real killer here is the extreme heat.

The 80% humidity and scorching temperatures combine,

producing a heat index 25° higher,

making it feel like 130° in the middle of the day,

accelerating the risk of severe dehydration

and heatstroke.

I guess this is it.

Let's do this.

♪

Alright, looks like it's time for me to get naked.

No shoes, no shirt, no service.

♪

[ Whimsical tune plays ]

Goodbye, Jon.

Hello, Juan!

♪

Well, America, here we go!

Let's get naked.

[ Suspenseful music plays ]

Narrator: As an athlete, Jon has endurance,

but his overconfidence in his physical abilities

might work against him over the 21-day challenge.

He begins with a primitive survival rating of 6.7.

♪

As far as bein' naked, I don't mind a bit.

I like to skinny dip. I like to sit around my house,

vacuum naked, doesn't matter. [Chuckle]

♪

Narrator: As a homesteader, Gwen has solid primitive survival skills,

but coming from freezing temperatures in Alaska

and the challenge of dealing with an arm injury

sets her psr at 6.9.

[ Bird cheeps ]

Hi, there.

Hello, there. How are you?

- Good. - Jon.

- Gwen. - Nice to meet you, Gwen.

- You too. - How are ya?

This is good. I saw the mangroves.

I'm like, "oh, crap."

- [ Laughing ] - No kidding.

Let's hope the weather stays like this.

It's not so bad right now.

- Oh, dude. Where are you from? - Especially in the shade.

- Pennsylvania. - [Laughs]

- How about you? - I'm from Alaska.

- Oh, yes! I love Alaska. - This heat?

- This is a little bit much. - Yeah? I'm sure it is.

Well, it looks like we got bags here.

- Wanna grab 'em? - We do? Absolutely.

Let's do it.

Narrator: The survivalists are equipped with a machete,

parachord,

and a fire starter.

Let's see what we got here.

Looks like we're about right in here somewhere.

- Yep. - Gotta find some

- fresh water somewhere. - Alright. Ooh!

Looks like, right here, we might have a little bit

of a freshwater source.

Let's try to beat feet up to these hills,

we get over these mountains, and down to this oasis.

Yeah, I agree. It looks like we have snakes

we gotta worry about, for sure.

- Black scorpions. - Yep.

- Alright, so, that way? - Let's do it.

- Do it. - I'm excited.

Let's get this going.

Take on the wilderness

and thrive for 21 days, baby.

Yes, sir.

♪

[ Suspenseful chord strikes ]

Narrator: Jon and Gwen's water source

is a steep climb over four miles away.

As they head out in the midday sun,

they'll have to move cautiously

to avoid hidden threats underfoot.

The forest is swarming with hornets;

lethal Mexican moccasin snakes;

and tarantulas,

whose scissor-like fangs

release a toxic venom.

♪

What do you think about this humidity, so far?

It sucks. [ Laughs ]

They'll also have to watch for signs of heatstroke,

as temperatures are already in the triple digits.

♪

[ Buzzing ]

No, this is my first time out of the country.

- Nice. - Dang sweat outta my eyes.

Jon: I might be worried about her in this heat

a little bit more than I will.

I lived in this humidity for a little bit of time

in my life. She's never been in it, so,

I'm gonna have to keep a close eye on her.

This is a teamwork challenge,

so, I'm gonna make sure she's okay.

[ Insects buzzing, leaves crunching ]

Nice big hornets' nest up there.

Those are gnarly.

Narrator: Hornets aggressively guard their nests

and deliver more venom per bite than any other stinging insect.

Let's stay away from those.

Yeah.

[ Sniffles, grunts ]

[ Tree creaking ] [ Chuckle ]

Goodbye, tree.

That's a dry one huh?

[Laughing] Yeah, just a little bit.

♪

Boy, you could feel that sun when you're in it.

Yes, you can. Oh, man.

It's hot.

A little bit too hot to be travelin'

through that direct sun right now.

[ Sigh ]

We are in some of the most extreme humidity

that I have ever experienced

and it is sucking every bit of water out of me.

Narrator: The high heat is causing Gwen to sweat and dehydrate,

but the extreme humidity is stopping the sweat

evaporating and cooling the body.

If Jon and Gwen don't get out of the sun

and replenish the water they're losing,

their bodies will overheat,

making them vulnerable to heatstroke.

How you feeling? You alright?

- Overheated. - Yeah?

- Take your time. - Yeah.

'Cause we don't need any of that.

You're pretty pale, too.

I know. It's draining from my body real quick.

Yep, both of us are gettin' wiped out pretty quick here.

I've climbed many a mountain

and they all suck just the same.

Yeah, me too. I just never done it barefoot.

- [Laughs] - Yeah, that, too.

I promise we'll go get a nice pedicure

in three weeks.

At least you have pedicures where you come from.

[ Laughing ]

♪

[ Grunts ]

Think we took the hard way.

I don't think there is an easy way.

Yep.

[Gasping] Ow!

Gettin' rough underfoot.

Yeah, this is horrid in here.

- Holy crap! - Yeah, it is.

Ow!

Ah, agh!

There are thorns every single place we step.

Every step sucks.

- It does. - It's not gonna get much easier.

Wow, this environment is no joke.

Just goes to show you that Mexico's

gonna throw everything it can at us.

You just have to be, you know, very aware of our surroundings

and, you know, it'll get us though.

♪

It's gettin' steep, but, that's a good sign.

Means we're gettin' up there.

Up is good. Up is good.

Up is good.

Bear-crawling helps a little bit.

Sorry to stick my big, white butt in your face.

[ Laughs ]

♪

How you doin'?

I'm doin' alright.

Typically don't do my endurance races barefoot,

but, this is very similar to the willpower it takes

to get through something.

Every step sucks, but, we're gettin' there.

My partner?

Doin' fantastic, so far.

I don't know about that.

[ Exhales ]

Ah, you're doin' great.

[ Grunting ]

Jon is an awesome partner.

He helps me out when I get low.

Little step right there, yep.

[Chuckle] Not so much of a step right there.

[ Laughter ]

So that helped to create that instant bond,

where I could start to trust him.

Oh, yeah this looks like the top partner.

- Breeze, breeze. - That feels good.

Holy crap.

Breeze is

coolin' us off,

'cause we're sweatin' all over our bodies, so,

it's coolin' our body temperatures down.

Good job.

Made it to the top.

Halfway home.

Yep.

So we're finally at the top of this mountain

and this is only halfway, if not even that,

so, we've really gotta be conscious

of how much daylight we have.

[ Suspenseful music climbs ]

♪

We're losin' light.

This is true.

I think it would be a good plan

to just camp here overnight

and, that way, we're not traveling a trail in the dark

that we're not familiar with.

Yeah, it's a good idea.

This is a perfect little cove right here.

We can lean back against this log,

do it up for the night.

Alright, let's do it.

Let's do it.

♪

[ Insects chirping ] Well night number 1.

Yeah, here we are.

Didn't quite make it to our destination,

but, we pushed as hard as we could

and threw up a quick little "shelter."

Ha. I wouldn't call it a shelter, but.

[ Laughter ]

-Not quite, but hey. This is like a --

A really bad bachelor pad.

Yeah.

[ Laughter ]

Oh.

Good first day, partner.

Absolutely.

♪

Night number 1 is in the books.

We're tired.

Ready to get to our new shelter.

Narrator: By the morning of day 2,

Gwen and Jon have lost approximately a gallon of water,

along with essential electrolytes.

They desperately need to hydrate

and find shelter out of the blazing sun.

How you feelin'?

I need water.

Yep. Sun's startin' to get there, huh?

Yep, it is.

All that means you need to stop.

Dehydration is a serious thing.

You can pass out from it. Your body can shut down.

You gotta get to water.

If you lay down, you're done.

You alright?

No. [Sniffle]

Almost there.

I gotta find some water somewhere.

I'm about ready to pass out, seriously.

[ Ominous chord strikes ] I'm fightin' it every step.

[ Suspenseful music plays ]

[ Suspenseful music plays ]

You alright?

No.

I gotta find some water somewhere.

I'm about ready to pass out, seriously.

I'm fightin' it every step.

Son of a bitch!

Doin' okay?

Not really.

I'm dehydrated.

My legs started crampin' up so bad.

Just gotta catch my breath here.

Okay. Take your time.

Narrator: Gwen's muscles are cramping

because she's losing electrolytes,

which her nerves need

to signal the muscles to contract.

Gwen: This heat's kickin' my ass.

I know it is.

We're getting down to this water source.

I wanna be down there right now.

Where's our teleportation device?

I know. We're workin' our way down there.

I'm hopin' there's some water down there.

♪

We're not far from the beach at all.

No, it's really close.

♪

Alright.

♪

I see it, Gwen.

Is it actual water?

It's water.

Think it's in that little rock crevasse?

Yes, it is.

Son of a bitch!

Are you [bleep] kidding me?

We just walked all this way to get to this puddle?

I'm pretty disappointed that we worked our asses off

to get here to find this.

Yeah, I'm pretty disappointed, too.

At least we have water.

We were worried we were gonna have none.

Yep.

So that little bit of water

that's comin' right outta there?

Just stick the leaf right on that.

This flow's coming straight out of the ground underneath,

so it's a spring coming out of the mountain,

suckin' water out of the walls.

[Chuckle] Yeah.

Narrator: Because it's been filtered

through the underground soil and rock,

harmful microbes have been removed from the water,

making it safe to drink.

♪

It does taste good.

Mmm-mmm!

Tastes very clean and good.

♪

Oh, that's everything right now.

You alright? Yeah.

Lets go down to the beach and see what we got down there.

Let's do it.

♪

So, I'm likin' that a lot.

Yeah.

♪

Ow! Ouch!

That is some hot sand. Ho-ly crap.

♪

Phew.

It's fairly shady under here.

Come check it out.

Shade that we can improve, too.

It's really easy to weave palm leaves in all of this.

Might be perfect for a long-term shelter.

Yep.

I'm really glad that we put our shelter where we did.

We couldn't put it on the beach.

It would be way too hot.

Tucked into the hillside, where it is,

it's just, it's warm in there and humid,

but it's not in the direct sunlight

and that's a godsend for us

because, otherwise, we would fry out here.

Alright, it's our first evening in camp.

That's where we're gonna be sleeping.

That's where we're gonna put our fire.

♪

[ Buzzing ]

[ Branch snaps ] Ow!

It's frickin' miserable

with these sand fleas and bugs.

Holy [bleep]

Ouch. [Bleep]

So, we're having a huge problem with biting sand fleas

and ants in our camp.

So, just see if we can get a fire started.

Yeah.

[ Sparking ]

[ Indistinct ]

It's just not lighting.

Oh, my god.

No go on the fire tonight.

[ Suspenseful music climbs ]

[ Suspenseful chord strikes ] Ugh!

[Bleep] That sucks.

[ Buzzing ]

♪

[ Buzzing ]

How you feelin'?

Pretty tired.

This tree, when were laying under it last night,

was just raining bugs on us.

Not fun.

Sand fleas here are hell on earth.

They bite us all over.

They're absolutely horrid.

Narrator: Sand fleas are parasitic crustaceans

and they leave small, irritating welts,

but if Jon and Gwen get a fire going,

the smoke can act as a natural insect repellent.

♪

Unfortunately, some of our most valuable resources

are on the opposite side of the beach right now,

so it's taking a lotta energy to walk down here,

carry stuff back,

for things like fire-making and shelter-building.

And we only have a limited time to do it in a day.

Gwen, you're a tough girl.

[ Laughing ]

For a survival situation, doin' pretty good.

[ Chuckle ]

What's exciting to me about this challenge is

that I'm gonna have to do what I need to do

to get over and get past this injury that I sustained.

It's a limited mobility in my arm.

My approach to survival is the same as a police officer:

You have to be in the mindset of being able to go in

and take care of whatever situation

you need to take care of and you handle it.

There's no room for bein' scared.

Jon: Gwen is doin' everything that she thought she could

before her accident.

She's definitely pullin' her part.

She'll do everything she can,

because she's that kind of person,

to hold up her half of the bargain.

♪

We're gonna figure out a way to get some shade here.

We are hopin' to be able to get our shelter done today

and try to get that fire goin'

so we can abate these bugs a little bit.

If we get those palms,

we can just kinda weave 'em through it.

Yep. We're gonna do the best we can

to stuff these in there

and create us a nice, fortified roof.

You can see this area, now, it's still pretty shaded

and we're gonna make it even more shaded,

so we're gonna have to get more of those palm leaves.

♪

[ Suspenseful chord strikes ]

Oh, hornets' nest.

[ Buzzing ]

That sucks.

The one tree on this whole beach

that we need to harvest,

and it's got a hornets' nest in it.

[ Buzzing ]

Alright. Let's do this.

We need those palms.

[ Buzzing continues ]

[ Buzzing intensifies ] [ Shuddering squeal ]

[Bleep]

Whoo!

♪

Whoo!

[ Suspenseful music plays ]

[ Buzzing ]

Alright. Let's do this.

We need those palms.

[ Buzzing ]

[ Buzzing intensifies ] [ Shuddering squeal ]

[Bleep]

Whoo-oo!

♪

Ow!

[Dully] What happened?

Let me see.

[ Sinister music plays ]

Sucks.

It's alright. It was well worth it.

Jon is the kinda partner that I was hoping to have.

He's confident and he's a risk-taker.

Whew!

He's the man. [Laughs]

♪

The bugs are incessant and they just won't leave me alone.

The sand fleas are ter-ri-ble.

I'm tired of them eating my ass.

[ Clacking ]

We can go try our fire,

see what our tinder's like.

♪

Wow, the sand has gotten real hot. Phew.

Yeah. Yeah, we definitely need this fire.

Hunger will kick in, eventually,

and it's gonna help tremendously with the bugs.

[ Buzzing ]

♪

[Bleep]

Ooh!

♪

Ah! [Gasping]

Ooh, that really hurt.

♪

[ Eerie music plays ]

The sand is unbearable.

Yeah, seriously.

Give it a shot, I guess.

That's all we can do right?

Come on. Be good to us. [Smooch]

[ Suspenseful music plays ]

♪

Come on, baby.

♪

Ready.

- Got it? - Put it down. Put it down.

[ Suspenseful chord strikes ]

Don't put all that on there.

Not much, not much, not much.

♪

Burn, baby, burn!

Hey, we finally got fire!

[Trilling] Ay ay ay! Take that, Mexico!

- Hell, yeah! - Yeah.

♪

[ Eerie music plays ]

[ Flames crackling ]

Good morning.

Yep, morning.

First night of actual sleep.

Yeah, we actually did get a couple hours

here and there, asleep, on and off.

The anxiety of keepin' the fire going

kinda was a natural alarm clock

every once in a while, I think.

But it's a beautiful thing.

♪

Feeling alright?

Guess I'm gettin' hungry.

Yeah, I've had one or two small rumbles.

We just go catch crabs and throw 'em in around the stove.

- Let's do it. - Just fill up our bags and, uh.

There's a bunch of them right out there,

so why not try it?

♪

♪

Aahh!

Son of a bitch!

[Bleep]

Son of a bitch. They're so quick.

Holy cow. They kinda skidder-step back and forth.

No!

C'mere!

Where you goin'?, where you goin'?

Nowhere. Agh! You [bleep] no!

- [Laughing] - Aaaaah!

Pinched the [bleep] outta me!

[ Laughing ]

The Jersey really comes outta me

when I'm catchin' crabs, apparently.

♪

Agh! They're gettin' fast.

We were pretty happy to discover the crabs.

The problem is being able to catch 'em.

The crabs are really fast, so, we burn a buncha calories

runnin' around the beach chasin' after crab.

It is a killer. It sucks the strength

and life right out of ya.

♪

[Singsong] Tag team!

I caught a crab. [Chuckle]

"It's what's for dinner."

That is epic.

I'm so happy with that right now.

That's gonna be amazing.

Crab on the barbie.

He's drippin'.

This'll be really good.

I've exerted a lot of energy today.

♪

Like really crunchy.

Tiny and delicious.

Look at that crab meat on there.

- Yeah-eah. - That is nice.

Not filling, but very tasty.

I could probably eat about 10 of those.

Good protein boost.

It works.

It's a big win.

♪

We're nice and cozy, in for the night.

Our fire's going strong.

We're in good spirits, for the most part.

We're both feeling good.

[ Insects chirping ]

♪

♪

Ouch! Son of a bitch! That hurt.

[ Suspenseful music plays ]

[ Music intensifies ]

Son of a bitch!

Something just bit me.

♪

You alright?

On your neck, right here.

Not too red, so that's good.

- Hurt like the dickens last night. - Yeah.

Last night, I got bit by a tarantula.

Been bit by spiders before,

but, I've never had a feel of that fierce of a fire,

just really intense fire feeling right under your skin.

Narrator: Tarantula fangs release venom that contains toxins.

The venom can cause extreme pain that lasts for days.

If it was different light conditions

and I would've seen a tarantula coming into camp,

he would've been dinner.

So, he's lucky that it was dark and I was asleep.

[ Chuckling ]

Don't be gettin' bit by something

- and leave it on me. - Hey, I

blocked that thing from you.

You should be happy. I saved your life.

You're right. You're absolutely right.

[ Laughing ]

♪

We need to eat.

Yeah.

I'm definitely gettin' hungry.

Thinkin' about makin' traps for crab.

Be nice.

We can cook 'em.

Yeah.

♪

So, we've got two different types of traps goin' on.

Mine is kind of a traditional fish-trap funnel,

also works for crabs.

And Gwen has more of a straight weaving-style basket

that will also have a similar funnel

on the top of it as well.

We're gonna double our chances,

put one in each end of the beach,

on each tide pool tonight, and see how we fare.

♪

Nada.

Alright.

Our energy levels are low.

We really would love to get a nice, hearty protein meal,

so, we're gonna continue to do everything we can.

We have no choice but to keep trying.

Everything you decide to do

when you're on low energy reserves, the way we are,

it all has consequences,

so, you have to weigh the risk/reward.

If it was just walk out and pick it up off the beach,

- it wouldn't be survival, so. - Yeah.

♪

♪

Alright.

Think we have a candidate.

How's it comin'?

It's comin'.

Just tryin' to find the right base stick.

Right now, our goal is to see what we can get for food.

The plan is to build a figure-four deadfall,

and, hopefully, be able to trap a large animal.

I don't know how far this is gonna roll.

Just be careful down there.

[ Scraping ]

♪

Oh, don't roll that way!

You [bleep]

Well, I found the rock.

- [ Laughing ] - The one that went rolling by?

The one that went tumblin' by

- down the hill. - [Laughing]

Just think: This is how they built the pyramids.

Yeah, right?

It's tedious work, but it's worth it.

We definitely need the protein

that any mammal will provide,

of any decent size.

[ Grunting ]

Don't let go until I say let go,

'cause I don't wanna smash my fingers, of course.

♪

Okay, real gentle, start settin' it down.

♪

Animal grabs this piece of fruit that's

on the end of the stick,

then, that will engage this trigger mechanism

and the rock will fall on top of the animal

and crush it to death.

This is as primitive as you get.

No special tools needed, just a knife,

to whittle out some wedges;

three sticks; And a heavy rock.

It will be effective.

We will have something in our trap.

♪

[ Squeaking ]

♪

[ Suspenseful chord strikes ] Ouch!

Son of a bitch! That hurt.

[ Insects chirping ]

What are you doin', Gwen?

Took the end of my toe off.

Ouch.

Oh, geez, Gwen!

- Bad? - It's bad.

Gwen stubbed her toe, trying to get

around the fire, and it's pretty rough.

♪

Ohhh, man, Gwen.

♪

I don't think I'm gonna be able to walk up the hill today.

I know.

- Take it easy on it. - Yep.

♪

I'm disappointed that that happened

because it definitely sets me back

and it throws a loop for my partner,

who has to pick up the slack for me,

which sucks, because I can't walk on it very well

without risk of splitting it back open.

So, I'm gonna give it a couple days, see how it heals up.

It is what it is and... I'm, uh, tending the fire.

That's my job, fire tender.

♪

Just gonna check quickly, see if anything

triggered our trap last night.

That's surprising. I thought for sure

something would get in there and get those berries.

♪

Still up. We'll rebait it today and keep tryin'.

♪

Gwen: We got stuff we gotta get done.

Sun's comin' up.

Alright. I'm on it.

Gwen has to rest up her injury and it just means

that I have to pick up the extra slack.

Double-time on the firewood is the biggest thing,

but, I don't mind playin' double duty.

♪

Alright.

Onward march.

Jon and I's relationship right now is steady.

We're still truckin' through.

I know he's feelin' the heat because he's havin'

to pull the whole load, but he accepts it

and we agreed to just work through it

and just push on through.

♪

See that?

Sticks on the fire.

That's my girl.

We got a thing goin'.

Want some water?

[Hushed] Yeah. Realistically,

we probably only have two days max of firewood.

Every night, we burn about half of that,

so, keep it goin'.

♪

[ Grunts ]

♪

- [ Exhaling forcefully ] - I'm extremely grateful for Jon.

He's been able to pick up my slack

and shoulder that burden on himself,

which is above and beyond something he needs to do,

but he's willing to do it,

which makes him a fantastic partner.

Every time I come out to get a load of firewood,

I wanna maximize every trip

[ exhaling forcefully ] Before

the sun gets too hot because, you know,

this midday heat is just gonna drain me.

This isn't a mountain. It's a [bleep] beach.

Let's do this.

I like to say, "embrace the suck."

Gotta get done.

♪

My toe's doin' very well.

It's tender, but it's healed over, so it's good.

[ Suspenseful chord strikes ]

At this point, I really wanna take some

of the load off of Jon...

Oh, [bleep]

And shoulder that burden and push myself on it.

Biggest major hurdle right now is,

given the lack of food that we've have had...

I get dizzy every time I stand up.

It's compounded out here

without havin' proper food in me.

I don't think we'll have adequate protein

to get to extraction.

Lost a lotta weight. I know that.

My body's actually consuming itself.

I can tell my muscles aren't as strong as they normally are.

♪

[ Sigh ]

♪

Hey.

On the bottom side of that tree.

It's sittin' there.

I'm gonna grab the spear.

I'm gonna try to stab him.

If he hops down, smack him with a stick or somethin'.

- [Laughs] - [Scoff]

I'm gonna exact my revenge

on that little son of a biscuit, yes, I am.

♪

You think that's the one that bit you?

Could be.

We'll find out when we pull his fangs apart

and see if it matches my chest.

Damn.

[ Suspenseful music climbs ]

Agh! [ Suspenseful chords strike ]

[ Whimsical-suspenseful tune plays ]

[ Suspenseful chord strikes ]

♪

Oh! What's up?

Welcome to the crib,

also known as g+j's crab shack.

This is my roommate, Gwen.

We share the casa.

As you walk into the foyer,

what you'll see is our custom-made fireplace

with a stone border.

Can't buy that anywhere.

That's custom-made right there.

You'll notice our garage over here.

We've got firewood.

This is what every day is all about for us.

And then, of course, you know what this is.

Where absolutely no magic happens.

- [Laughs] - Including the magic of sleep.

But you know what? We make do.

It's nice and comfy.

We're layin' on the sand.

We got a little futon right there.

It suits us well.

[ Suspenseful music plays ]

You think that's the one that bit you?

Could be.

♪

Agh!

♪

Yeah, I got you, you little son of a biscuit.

I get to eat you now.

Oh, my goodness.

- That's a good-size one. - I see.

You see those fangs.

He's still fightin'.

He is. Look at those.

Those things definitely sting.

♪

Ho-ly hell.

Look at the fang size.

Do a comparison.

Look.

Maybe.

Very possible.

Holy [bleep]

Well, he's payin' retribution, regardless.

I'm going to exact my revenge upon thus said tarantula.

That's probably good.

He will pay with his life

and I will feast upon this flesh.

[ Suspenseful chords striking ]

How do you know when they are done?

I don't know.

[ Blowing ] Narrator: With most of the meat

located in the head and abdomen,

a tarantula contains as much protein

as one slice of bacon.

- Got meat in it? - Yeah, it does, a little bit.

Definitely burnt.

[ Crunching ]

I thought it would taste more delicious

because I got to bite back,

but it really was pretty disgusting.

[ Laughs ]

♪

Coming in here, on insertion, we learned that we need shoes.

The terrain is too hostile for bare feet,

so, we need to make some sandals.

Shoes and water.

Yep. I'm worried about extraction tomorrow

because it's gonna be in the middle of the day

and it's way too hot, so, we might be so exhausted

that we can't walk down to the end of the beach.

♪

Map?

Map.

Alright. We're here.

We need to be there.

Slick sharks.

Yeah, there's gonna be some bull sharks

in this water, so,

no way we can swim around those.

It's too dangerous. Looks like the best

course of action is gonna be havin'

to go over that ridge -yeah.

-And find this little beach and then looks like

we might have a little bit of a swim.

Swimming's gonna be a challenge because my arm

doesn't rotate over my head with the injury that I have.

We'll get there.

We will get there.

♪

Narrator: To avoid predatory bull sharks that feed next to the shore,

Jon and Gwen will have to trek four miles,

up and over a 350-foot ridge, to reach their extraction beach,

with only a coconut shell of water each.

[ Suspenseful chords striking ]

Watch your toes. These things

will get snagged up in those bushes.

Yeah.

So we're getting started with the extraction

and we're immediately goin' uphill,

which is never a fun thing,

but we've got our sandals

and so we're just hopin' that this ridge

doesn't have too many false peaks

and doesn't keep playin' with us all the way up.

♪

Heat is definitely gettin' to me, so,

- yeah, for sure. - Get outta the sun, for sure.

Yeah, for sure.

♪

I'm too hot.

My heart's racin' pretty good right now.

Yeah, take your time.

Narrator: Dehydration causes the blood cells to contract

and retain more sodium,

which slows blood flow through the body.

Gwen's heart is now compensating by beating faster.

♪

With that sun bearing down on us,

it's really kickin' our ass a little bit.

I'm worried about her and her dehydration.

Here, finish this.

I don't wanna take you water.

I'm fine, Gwen. I want you to finish this.

We don't know how much further we have in front of us.

I'm okay. There's not much left

in there, anyway.

It's really humid right now.

Jon just offered me his last bit of water.

You can see the buckets of sweat drippin' off me

and he deals a lot better in this humidity than I do.

[ Insects chirping ]

Good girl.

[Spits] Thank you kindly.

You got it.

♪

Alright.

[ Exhales ]

[ Shallow breathing ]

I like that it looks like we're close to the top.

Yeah.

The ascension should be soon upon us.

♪

It's bittersweet, heading down,

to be honest with you, because

it's more dangerous, goin' down,

than it is goin' up.

It's much easier to take a tumble, so.

Be careful.

♪

Oh [bleep]

Wow.

Good?

I'm actually cramping up a little bit,

- which is really weird. - Where at?

Just on my calf.

- You alright? - Yeah.

I'm a little concerned about Jon.

Muscle cramps, dizziness:

That's the sign of severe dehydration.

[ Grunts ]

♪

I see the ocean.

Oh, my jebus.

Now I'm concerned about my arm.

You know I'll do everything I can to help,

we're in this together.

♪

Look at that surf!

♪

Son of a bitch.

The waves here are definitely, they're strong.

Those waves break so hard.

I mean, they are massive waves.

Come on, we gotta dive under this one!

[ Eerie music climbs ]

[ Suspenseful music plays ]

Holy [bleep]

Damn.

♪

I can't move my arm.

Come on. You got this!

♪

[ Engine puttering ]

Holy [bleep]

Look at that.

♪

Ah, gwennie!

Whoo!

[ Upbeat music ]

Good job.

Whoo!

Whoo! [Crowing]

Yeah!

Whew!

Men have gotten soft, these days,

and I was startin' to become one of those men,

but I came out and, you know,

I definitely put my body to the test out here.

That tells me that,

anything put in front of me, I'm gonna hammer it.

I don't think that I could've been happier

with my partner for this challenge.

We've clicked so well.

Our survival skills mesh really well

and there's nothin' like it.

Nobody can ever take this from us.

Narrator: Jon lost a total of 26 pounds

and his psr rises to 7.1.

- Ah, I feel amazing! - I feel amazing

- gosh. - And it's

good to be done with that.

Very glad to be done.

I chose to do this because, since my injury,

I needed to know for myself that I was capable

of completing an extreme challenge.

Havin' a partner was a critical element to survival here.

I'm really glad Jon was my partner.

My biggest takeaway from this experience is

I've learned I'm a badass.

[ Laughing ]

Narrator: Gwen also lost a total

of 26 pounds.

Her psr rises to 7.4.

- Thank you! - Goodbye, Mexico!

- Thank you, méxico! - Whoo-oo-oo-oo!

Anybody wanting to take on this challenge,

it's not as easy as it looks,

but, overall, wouldn't trade it for the world.

- Whoo-oo-oo-oo-oo! - Whoo-oo-oo!

♪