Original subtitles

Is there something in that shallow?

What is that?

Jason: This is huge. It's got to be a stingray.

Oh [bleep] me!

Aah! [bleep]

oh! [bleep]

narrator: One man and one woman...

[ animal grunts ] aah!

...Alone for 21 days...

Aah!

Cut myself up pretty good here.

...To face the most primal survival challenge

of their lives.

Man: Mmm, rat kebabs.

They have no clothes, no food, no water --

only their skills...

Oh, god, that [bleep] hurts.

...And their will to survive.

Whoo-hoo!

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jason: I'm gonna start running out of luck pretty soon.

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a.K.: The only thing that I'm really nervous about

is something happening and me not making it again.

My name is amanda kaye, but everybody calls me a.K.

This is my second time.

The first time, I didn't make it.

Get off! Ugh!

Oh, my god.

When I was in peru a year ago, I lost focus.

There's just no possible way.

[ insects buzzing ]

'cause right now, they're eating my vajayjay alive.

So now I'm extremely thankful to have this opportunity

to go back out and try it again.

Narrator: Due to her failure to complete the challenge

in the peruvian amazon, a.K.'s primitive survival rating

remains unchanged from the day she tapped out.

She scores a 4.3.

A.K.: I know I'm gonna make it the 21 days.

And I know that sounds cocky, but if I'm not cocky,

then I'll let doubt come in, and I'm not gonna do that.

Jason: I'm hoping that I get to work with mother nature

and she isn't a bitch out for blood.

My name is jason szabo.

I spend a lot of time outdoors

hiking, fishing, being with nature.

Quitting's not really an option for me.

I'm basically doing this for my grandfather.

When I was younger, probably 7 or 8 years old,

he had a boy scout handbook that he had from 1945,

and I kind of thumbed through that.

Being young, taught myself how to make knots, building shelter.

My grandfather died in 1997,

so that's basically my motivation.

I'm doing this for my grandfather.

Narrator: Jason possesses solid hunting techniques

but also displays something of a go-it-alone attitude.

His initial psr has been set at 6.2.

Jason: I have no idea what I'm gonna have for a partner.

Hopefully, she's a total kick-ass.

[ sighs ]

this never gets any easier.

I have thought about if my partner recognizes me.

I'm sure he'll probably be thinking,

"why the hell did they put me with this slacker?"

but ever since I left peru,

I've wanted to go out there and be able to prove

that I can do it, not just for everybody

but for myself mainly.

Jason: Leaping around the rocks,

I get a peek of who my partner is,

and it's a.K.

Previous episode, made it about four days,

and she left because bugs were biting her vagina.

[ grunts ]

I hope she's changed this time.

I really don't need a quitter.

I'm jason.

I'm a.K.

I recognized you before.

You're not worried that I'm your partner, are you?

[ chuckles ] uh, I, uh...

I'll treat you the same way I would treat anyone.

We'll work together.

We'll be all right. And we'll get through this.

Hopefully we can keep the bugs off your vajayjay,

make it through this.

I'm never gonna live that down.

I do have a partner that failed after a four-day standpoint

'cause of bugs.

Now we're in the jungle.

Hopefully that's not gonna be an issue now.

A.K.: I can tell jason has his doubts about me as a partner.

I just want to prove to him this time

that I am in it to win it.

I see my machete.

Narrator: Jason and a.K. Have each been allowed to bring

one survival item

in addition to a flint and steel to help them start fires.

What you got?

I brought potassium permanganate.

What are you planning on doing with it?

You can purify water, clean wounds.

Potassium permanganate is a chemical compound

similar to bleach and chlorine

that dissolves in water to help kill harmful bacteria.

We also have a map.

Oh, that's awesome. There are stingrays.

I hate stingrays. Freshwater stingrays, crocs.

[ sighs ] yeah, that's gonna be fun.

You ready to kick some ass? Yes.

Let's do it. I've got to.

Deep in the surama region of guyana,

this narrow stretch of the burro-burro river

serves as the lone life source of the pacaraima mountain range,

but it also contains large populations of caiman...

...Flesh-eating piranha...

And large freshwater stingrays.

Even near the end of rainy season,

intense storms and sudden flash-flooding

of the entire river basin are possible.

While above, the surrounding jungle canopy

is dense with poisonous trees and vines,

which can be deadly to the touch.

The ground's alive, so...

[ chuckles ]

ah.

Jason: I'm coming in here with confidence.

I've learned a lot.

I've taught myself a lot, and there's lots of stuff

that I've done hands-on in the mountains.

All that knowledge,

I'll be able to put into play out here.

Ow.

Are your feet getting cut up?

Yeah.

There's little mini thorns left and right.

Ah!

Oh! You okay?

Yeah.

Oof.

[ sighs ]

I see an opening. Hopefully that's the river.

Oof!

And that's slick.

You okay? Yeah.

I think our advantages here --

we're right next to water, life will be easier.

I just want to get the shelter done

'cause I don't want to sleep on the ground.

A.K.: I think we have both agreed

that we're going to stay down here.

Jason: I kind of like the spot that we're at.

I think that we're in good shape,

and I think we might just make, like, a tepee-style setup.

20 more days, we can make this spot so sweet.

Word.

[ sighs ] I need some water.

Narrator: Just a few crystals of the potassium compound

are powerful enough to neutralize two pints of water,

but can burn and irritate eyes and skin if handled incorrectly.

You want me to take the first sip

so if I die, you won't drink it.

Yeah, have at it.

It's a little gritty.

Taste a little chemical in there.

I taste all the bamboo.

A.K.: Right now, I'm feeling great.

I'm not even thinking about peru.

Don't care about peru.

It's in the past.

I am going to make it all the way to day 21.

Mark my words or kiss my ass.

That's pretty awesome.

Jason: I think we have a good spot.

I'm here to win it, so...

A.K. Gets a chance at redemption,

and I have no problem helping her make that happen.

[ frogs croaking ]

a.K.: My eyes are burning, so it's hard to open them.

We're on day 2. A.K. Had some type of irritant.

We have no idea what it was, exactly.

All I know is that, the last time,

she had to tap out.

You're tapping out of "naked and afraid"?

Yes. I am. I want to go home to my family.

I have no idea what caused it.

I just can't open my eyes.

And it sucks.

A.K.: [ voice breaking ] I have a family and a husband

I have to get back home to.

We're on day 2. A.K. Had some type of irritant.

We have no idea what it was, exactly.

She might have got it from the potassium permanganate.

I don't know.

Sure it's just not sweat in your eyes?

It's not sweat.

I've had sweat in my eye.

I feel bad for what happened to a.K.,

but my grandfather embedded this motto in me,

basically saying that nobody's gonna do

anything for you in this life for you but you.

I think I'm gonna wander down

and see if I can spot anything.

Being out here on this island,

the river is definitely gonna be our main source for food.

I hope I catch a stingray.

Narrator: Masters of camouflage,

guyana's abundant population of freshwater stingrays

can grow to three feet in diameter,

and use their long, barbed tails

to inflict a lethal poison when threatened.

Jason: I think my best option

is to stay in the sunlight in the shallow

and wait for them to come to me.

I want to do something. I feel like doing something.

That was a weird sensation.

The ground just undulated.

You could feel it flap.

I just can't open my eyes.

It's like a different form of fishing.

As opposed to casting a line out and reeling

and playing your odds that way,

you kind of just sit and stalk.

And then you just see that little circular --

oh! [bleep]

I just stepped on one.

It definitely moved under my foot.

I'm glad I didn't get stung.

[ sighs ] wow.

Whew.

It sucks because it really hurts.

It is an unnerving feeling --

being barefoot, stepping on a stingray.

Oh! [bleep] not again!

Ah! [bleep]

now I'm gonna be freaked out from every little thing.

Nothing?

Nothing.

Wandering back and forth looking for stingrays,

stepped on a couple.

Really glad I didn't get stung out there.

How's your eyes?

It's like it's not getting better, it's getting worse.

[ clears throat ]

I am concerned on what's going on with a.K.

But I hope that her willpower's in tact,

and this is something that she wants to complete.

[ clears throat ]

how are you feeling?

Um, a lot better.

A.K.: Today, my eyes are doing better,

but I am more nervous about the unknown

and what might happen.

I think we might need to make a second shelter, just in case.

We might need it.

The reason I'm worried about this is,

when I was in peru, it was pouring rain.

I wasn't prepared.

Just trust me, once I get one more --

I don't care. Just go for it. Go.

Well, if you quit debating --

you're talking. You're wasting time.

What the [bleep]

I know you don't think it's an issue,

but rainy season's coming.

I thought rainy season just ended.

Mnh-mnh.

Rainy season is beginning.

And when it's in full swing, you know,

this whole place is flooded.

If it does rain on the mountain,

it's gonna be a matter of no time before this is gone.

So we need, you know, a backup location.

Yeah, I'm just trying to make smart decisions

on how to utilize the energy we have,

and what we're gonna have going forward.

As opposed to overexerting ourselves for nothing, you know?

But if we don't do it and it rains,

then we'll be choking on water.

Jason: I don't know. If it happens, it happens.

But I don't really think that going out to build

an extra shelter right now is the best idea.

And, plus, I've just personally been kind of avoiding the canopy

due to the fact that there are lots of nasty things up there

that can put you down real quick.

Food. I just want to eat.

That would be nice.

A.K.: Jason wants to hunt.

As long as we have food, I could care less

how we got it or who got it.

Jason: Main goal of the day is just finding some food to eat.

Had a close encounter with a stingray.

Didn't take it out.

So, today I plan on rectifying that situation

and getting some decent protein.

A.K.: Just want to clear an area

so I can build a small secondary backup.

That way, if it does flood and we have to run somewhere,

we'll have somewhere to go and sleep off the ground

up in the jungle.

It might end up being a waste of time,

which I hope it is.

But if it's not, we'll be glad we have it.

I'm just not seeing them.

If I get at the right angle, I can see pretty far in.

But as of right now,

all I've been doing is listening to my stomach growl

walking up and down the river.

A.K.: I am a mom of three,

so doing everything comes natural.

So I'm gonna work and do my best no matter how much we disagree.

It doesn't matter.

How'd it go?

Not even a sighting.

Seriously?

Yeah.

Well, that stinks.

Indeed. [ sighs ]

[ sighs ]

fun.

[ frogs croaking ]

a.K.: I went to bed last night itching,

and as the night went on, it got worse and worse.

And my whole body is covered in a rash.

My skin is on fire and itching, and it really sucks.

I'm upset 'cause it's uncomfortable.

And I'm even more upset

because I know there's things I have to get done,

and I can't do it because all I'm sitting here doing

is trying not to scratch.

Jason: A.K.'s in rough shape.

She's got a reaction,

some type of a rash from something,

working up in the canopy.

I just hope that she doesn't quit again.

It's just itching.

My arms and my scalp are still itching.

Jason: There are lots of nasty things

that can put you down real quick,

and then you could be out of here.

It could be over just like that.

A.K.: I don't want to quit.

But the jungle is nothing to play around with.

I know what's best for me. If I want out, I'll tap out.

Jason: A.K.'s in rough shape.

She's got a reaction, some type of a rash

from something.

We don't know the jungle at all,

so we don't know what she could possibly have

any type of allergic reaction to.

I'm not, like, the "I told you so" type.

I just know that most of the dangers

are gonna be under that canopy.

It's just itching.

My arms and my scalp are still itching.

Narrator: Another night offers no relief

[ clears throat ]

you all right?

I still hurt, but I'm handling it better.

Nice.

I still have my rash, but it's not quite as bad.

It still itches, but not like it did yesterday.

I just had to take the pain.

And once it started to subside,

I'd done enough sitting on my butt,

I had to get up and help, and it was driving my crazy

just sitting there doing nothing.

Now I'm gonna give it everything I have.

Found a crab.

Narrator: Over several days, jason and a.K. Are forced

to survive on nothing more than the occasional small crab

that jason encounters along the riverbed.

[ sighs ] a little nourishment.

Mm-hmm.

Jason: We're both pretty hungry.

Got to focus on getting some food

and not focus on the hunger factor.

Aah!

That was pretty cool.

Narrator: Despite the lack of serious protein,

a.K. Continues to work on her secondary shelter

while jason, desperate for a more sustainable food source,

patrols the riverbed for the elusive stingrays.

[ sighs ]

I totally missed an opportunity right there.

A.K.: I'm doing this by myself,

and it takes a lot out of you.

Jason: When it comes to survival,

we both have different approaches.

A.K.'s spending a lot of her time

up in that canopy

working on something that's gonna be totally unnecessary,

and I'm just doing what I need to do

to get food in our bellies.

Nothing?

Nothing.

A.K.: Jason is adamant on getting a stingray,

but hasn't caught anything yet.

Secondary shelter, he thinks it's a waste of time.

Call me crazy, but I don't give a [bleep]

[ frogs croaking ]

[ rustling ]

[bleep]

aah! Mother[bleep]

so, as of yesterday,

I thought the bottom of my foot was gonna be fine.

But I ended up looking at my foot today,

and now that burn is excruciatingly painful.

Hey, jason.

Hm?

I'm gonna run,

go get some bamboo for that shelter.

Do you want to come?

Jason: No.

Okay.

All right. I'm gonna go do that.

Awesome.

I think the backup shelter is totally crazy,

but that's her thing.

She can do what she wants.

A.K.: With this amount of palm fronds,

I should be able to make a pretty good roof.

But I don't have that much energy, so...

Jason: In the 14 days,

I've probably gone stingray hunting 20 times,

sometimes a couple times a day at least.

Haven't had much luck.

Burnt the hell out of the underside of my foot,

so kind of killing me.

Okay. I want to go this way.

I'm just working on the secondary shelter,

and I look over.

Jason is down in the river taking a nap.

Jason: Feeling frustrated.

My partner doesn't want to hunt with me,

but she sure likes to eat.

She would rather focus on making a shelter

that we're not gonna be needing

than something that could put food in front of us.

So, yeah. Kind of getting annoyed, fed up.

It's not bad for somebody that's exhausted and no food.

All right.

Our work ethics are different. It doesn't matter.

I'm gonna work, and do whatever I need to do.

Huh?

Can you scoot over some?

Not really.

Like [chuckles] you have two more feet than I have.

Well, then, you're just gonna have to deal with it.

[ sighs ] really?

Quit touching me, please.

[bleep] do some work maybe you

instead of lay around.

Really?

I go and do some work and I'm fine.

You do some work? Yeah.

I've done more than you have.

Making a [bleep] little [bleep] shelter.

[bleep] yeah, sweet.

The [bleep] does that have to do with survival?

Why are you out here?

[bleep] shelter. And you get your own

shut the [bleep] up. You have no survival --

you're [bleep] clueless. You have no survival skills.

Don't [bleep] touch me.

Well, then, scoot over.

Get your [bleep] oily ass off of me.

Aw.

[ clears throat ]

jason: We had a little bit of a spat last night.

It's just, when you're tired and hungry,

no matter who you're with,

you're still gonna end up annoying each other

or riding each other's backs.

A.K.: We were both tired, both hungry.

It was in the middle of the night.

But just suck it up and deal with it.

We're two grown adults.

And if I have to do whatever it takes to keep the peace,

I'll do it.

Jason: Yeah, little bit of food's gonna feel really good.

Mm-hmm.

Jason: We're not extremely talkative,

but we're hungry all the time, basically.

There's no other way around it.

We're kind of withering away without enough meat.

I'll just try to comb the shallows,

if you want to rock the shoreline

and put an eye out, see if you spot movement.

Someone to help would be great.

A.K.: I can do it.

We need to catch a stingray.

I've been trying since day 1.

Haven't had much luck.

First day, when I stepped on a few of them,

was about the most I've seen them.

A.K. Is gonna scope out from the shoreline,

see what she can see while I'm in there with the spear.

Hopefully working together on a hunt is gonna help us out.

My hunger has overcome my fear.

I will get in that water and stab a stingray.

Just keep scoping from the side.

Let me know what you see.

All right.

I don't see anything. I'll move on.

Are you gonna go to the muddy area or...?

It keeps looking where I got visibility.

If we can get protein, we're gonna be in good shape,

and I know that's gonna help keep us

from going at each other's throats.

They're not gonna be around there, are they?

They could be anywhere.

The last time that I stepped on one,

it was this shallow.

Is there something in that shallow area?

Like, straight in front of you, that dark spot?

What is that?

Just stay still.

This is huge. It's got to be a stingray.

No way. This is way too big.

All right, we got him.

I got him.

Get back. I don't know where his stinger is.

Be careful.

[ sighs ]

all right.

There was the tail.

Ahh, we got dinner, yo.

Whoo! High five.

Oh! Oh!

Redo.

[ laughs ]

I'm too tired to even high-five right.

All right.

I'll figure out if I can get him cleaned.

A.K.: Need to build a good rack for cooking,

and a higher rack for smoking.

This can last us the rest of the time here

as long as we cook it correctly.

Jason: So, I'm not entirely sure how to clean a stingray,

being I've never done it,

but I'm pretty sure that the meat is in the wing flaps.

The center part is gonna be bones and ribs.

And then some of those edges,

there's not gonna be any meat there.

It's not gonna be edible.

So, I'm just kind of round about guessing what I need to do,

and hopefully I don't butcher it too bad.

That is a lot of meat.

You want me to throw it on there?

Yay!

Narrator: By adding an upper shelf fu

the remainder of the meat can be cooked slowly,

preserving it for the duration of the challenge.

I am about to freaking die.

I've been waiting all day.

This is a lot of food.

Jason: A.K. And I, as a team,

we did everything that we needed to do.

Cheers?

To the stingray.

Awesome.

That's pretty good.

Uh-huh.

I thought stingray was gonna taste like ass.

I'm definitely thankful that that stingray crossed our path.

All our hard work has paid off.

We get to nibble away at the meat.

Mmm.

I think we're gonna get our bellies pretty full

from this dude.

All I know, it's a [bleep] awesome day.

Enough meat to last us.

Oh, this is by far the best night that we've had.

I have a pretty awesome sense of accomplishment,

and proud of my partner, as well.

She came in clutch and helped me out today, so...

No complaints here.

A.K.: The stuff that smoked overnight is done.

Narrator: A.K. And jason use the stingray wisely,

preserving more than 25 pounds of the protein-rich meat

to replenish the huge amount of calories

they've lost over the course of the challenge.

A.K.: You know, we need to be able to eat

as much as we can so we can be ready and prepared

for extraction day.

Oh, my god.

It is pretty good.

Jason: Yeah, things are just much different.

And getting that stingray and having all that meat,

it's definitely helped us

kind of float by and get to take it easy.

It kind of turns survival into a vacation.

[ thunder rumbles ]

uh-oh. I think I felt rain.

It's been thundering on the mountain

pretty much all morning.

That is rain.

Ah [bleep]

[ sighs ]

jason: We need to get to higher ground.

Oh, my god.

We got to get out of here.

Oh [bleep] this is bad.

[bleep]

[ thunder rumbling ]

a.K.: Oh [bleep] this is bad.

Jason: A.K., come up.

Narrator: 18 days ago, a.K. And jason entered

the surama river region of guyana

with primitive survival ratings of 4.3 and 6.2.

A.K. Has overcome several

physical setbacks to remain in the challenge

and keep her hopes of redemption alive.

After jason's many failed solo attempts,

they worked together to secure enough stingray meat to last

the remainder of the 21 days.

Unless a sudden torrential rainstorm

wipes them out first.

[ thunder rumbling ]

a.K.: Oh [bleep]

narrator: Intense rains and sudden flooding

have forced a.K. And jason

to leave their preserved stingray meat behind

and take refuge in a.K.'s backup canopy shelter.

Giving the fire a little bit of cover, here.

She's just grabbing some thatching for the roof.

Yeah, this is the first significant rain

that we've seen the entire time out here.

Could raise the water level down lower quite a bit,

so I'm kind of anxious to see

what the sand area's gonna look like.

Well done with the quick roof thatching.

Yeah. I'm glad you decided, too.

Narrator: Intense storms continue throughout the night.

A.K.: Holy crap.

Oh, man.

It is raining hard.

Hopefully the sun comes back out,

starts evaporating some of this [bleep]

we just need to hope that the beach dries out.

[ sighs ] south american bus stop.

[ chuckles ]

[ sighs ] oh.

Narrator: 2 1/2 days after the storm first began,

the waters have receded to their previous levels,

and it is finally safe for a.K. And jason

to descend from the canopy.

Jason.

The shelter is trashed, and all our meat is gone.

Wow.

Jason: Now we just have one more thing to do.

Just got to build a raft,

and we'll be able to float our way out of here.

We don't really have the time to build a proper raft

for our extraction, so we're just gonna build

something that we can both hold onto down the river.

And hopefully it's something that can protect us

if we run into a caiman or an electric eel.

Few more lashes of bark,

and then the raft should be in good shape.

Narrator: Surrounded by densely overgrown jungle,

a.K. And jason's only viable route

to their extraction point is by water.

Using their raft

for both floatation and protection from predators,

they'll have to navigate over five miles

of ever-changing river conditions to reach safety.

A.K.: Between here and extraction,

I don't know what's gonna happen.

Remember to shuffle.

Big-ass stingrays could be out here.

Be careful of debris.

Jason: According to that map,

there's a lot of deadly-looking creatures.

Holy cow. Then it gets really deep.

Oh, oh, oh!

Anything that comes across our path,

we're gonna have to float by without disturbing.

[ grunts ]

are you swimming or...?

Yeah, I can't touch the ground.

[ caiman growls ]

[ groans ]

I just kicked straight down on a tree.

Narrator: A few hours into their journey,

the depth of the river decreases to only two feet,

forcing a.K. And jason to drag the raft

through shallow waters and sharp rocks.

Oh! [bleep]

a.K.: Our feet are torn up from the tree limbs

and all the rocks that you stab your feet on.

[ groans ]

even the smallest cut bleeding in the water is not good.

[ sighs ]

jason: Trying to walk over rocks,

all you're doing is cutting your feet.

Take another step...

Aah!

...Cut our feet some more.

[ groans ]

just a great day for a stroll

through some sharp-ass, jagged rocks.

[ bird cries ]

[ mimics bird cry ]

amanda: How much further can it be?

Jason: This is ridiculous.

[bleep] hate this riv--

you okay?

Feet are eaten up.

Oh, I think that's our way out!

Hey!

Ah!

Yes!

Amanda: When I tapped out in peru,

I was disappointed in myself.

Oh, my god.

You can do it. Only...

[ groans ] ah, god.

This time, not only did I survive,

I thrived.

I am definitely a stronger person.

Get me out of here.

Jason: 21 days is completed. It's kind of mind-blowing.

[ groans ]

do something that just beats you raw,

and you're happy to be alive.

Yes!

At first, I had my doubts about a.K.

[ sighs ]

but teamwork is what made us get through this.

She had the gusto to keep pushing through.

And even with everything that happened,

we worked well as a team, we put our minds to it,

and we did it.

My grandfather would be proud.

A.K.: It took me two tries, but I finally did it.

I kicked guyana's ass.

Narrator: After working separately

a.K. And jason eventually embraced a team approach,

allowing jason to secure a massive amount of protein.

A.K.: Cheers?

To the stingray.

As a result, he lost a total of only eight pounds,

and his psr increased from a 6.2 to a 7.1.

On her second attempt to complete the challenge,

a.K. Overcame serious physical setbacks.

And in the end,

her insistence on building a backup shelter

proved essential to their success.

Well done.

She lost just five pounds,

and her psr increased dramatically,

from 4.3 to 6.8,

proving finally that she and her partner

can survive naked and afraid.

Yay!