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Sarah: FIREWOOD IS DEFINITELY OUR NUMBER-ONE PRIORITY TODAY.

I CAN'T FEEL MY FEET.

I'M IN A LOT OF PAIN

AND I'M REALLY COLD.

Dave: I DON'T KNOW IF I'VE EVER REALLY BEEN THIS COLD.

I'M GONNA GET THIS FIRE GOING A LITTLE MORE.

I WANT TO HEAR IT CRACKLING.

SEE IT KNOCKING DOWN.

OH, THAT'S NOT GOOD.

OH, *BLEEP*.

OH, MY GOSH. WHOA. AH, *BLEEP*

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I'M DYING.

IT'S A LION.

OH, MY GOD.

I'M SO COLD.

I'M GONNA FINISH!

Dave: WE'RE GONNA DIE OUT HERE IF WE DON'T START MOVING.

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Narrator: ON THE EASTERN EDGE OF NORTH AMERICA'S

CONTINENTAL DIVIDE,

LOOMING OVER MONTANA'S UNTAMED WILDERNESS

AT 6,300 FEET

LIES THUNDER MOUNTAIN.

EARLY WINTER STORMS

HAVE LEFT THIS USUALLY BOUNTIFUL REGION

COVERED IN ICE AND SNOW

DROPPING DAY TIME TEMPERATURES INTO SINGLE DIGITS

AND SENDING THEM BELOW ZERO AT NIGHT,

MAKING IT DIFFICULT FOR ANYTHING TO SURVIVE.

IT'S DEFINITELY COLD OUTSIDE. IT'S FRIGID.

YOU KNOW, EVERYTHING IS MOSTLY FROZEN.

IT'S A HARSH ENVIRONMENT.

LITTLE THINGS CAN MAGNIFY OUT HERE,

AND IF THEY'RE NOT TAKEN CARE OF,

IT CAN BECOME A SERIOUS CONDITION.

Sarah: I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE TEMPERATURE IS.

IT DEFINITELY FEELS LIKE IT'S BELOW FREEZING RIGHT NOW.

I'M EXTREMELY NERVOUS TO GET NAKED.

Narrator: FOR THE NEXT 14 DAYS,

SARAH AND DAVE WILL HAVE TO SURVIVE

IN THIS FROZEN WILDERNESS

WHERE WINDS CAN REACH SPEEDS OF 90 MILES AN HOUR

AND THE WEATHER CAN CHANGE IN AN INSTANT.

Dave: MY BIGGEST CONCERN, HONESTLY,

IS HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE.

TWO BIG FACTORS THAT CAN MAKE OR BREAK THE PERSON.

I'M DAVE FROM TREGO, MONTANA,

AND I'M A PRIVATE MILITARY CONTRACTOR.

I WAS A NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE BOAT OPERATOR IN THE US NAVY.

I'VE ALWAYS BEEN GOOD IN THE COLD,

EVEN IN THE MILITARY WHERE WE DO HELICOPTER OPERATIONS,

BASICALLY A MARITIME EXTRACTION SYSTEM

THAT PULL US UP OUT OF THE WATER.

I'VE BEEN THROUGH VARIOUS SERE SCHOOLS

WHERE THEY TRAIN YOU FROM WILDERNESS SURVIVAL

TO CAPTIVE SURVIVAL.

I'M A LITTLE DIFFERENT FROM MOST PEOPLE.

FRIENDS BACK AT HOME USED TO CALL ME CRAZY DAVE,

AND I'M ALWAYS GETTING MYSELF KIND OF INTO TROUBLE,

INTO A LITTLE BIT OF A PICKLE EVERY NOW AND THEN.

BUT I ALWAYS FIND MYSELF OUT OF IT.

I LIVE OFF GRID DEEP IN THE WILDERNESS.

IT'S SO FAR OUT THERE, I DIDN'T MEET MY FIRST NEIGHBOR

UNTIL ABOUT SIX MONTHS INTO IT.

THE CLOSEST OTHER THINGS THAT REALLY COME INTO THE PROPERTY

ARE MOUNTAIN LIONS, BEARS, MOOSE.

I LIVE LIKE A *BLEEP* VIKING IN THE WILDERNESS.

PREPARING FOR THIS CHALLENGE,

I'VE DONE EVERYTHING FROM ICE TUBS TO CRYOTHERAPY.

GIVE YOU GUYS AN IDEA OF HOW COLD IT IS IN HERE.

FROST AT THE BOTTOM.

IT BASICALLY MIMICS YOUR BODY

ABOUT TO GO INTO A HYPOTHERMIC STATE.

BEING AROUND THE COLD AND BUILDING A TOLERANCE AROUND IT,

I DO THINK I'VE GOT A LITTLE BIT OF AN EDGE THERE.

IT'S *BLEEP* COLD!

IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME

SINCE I'VE BEEN CHALLENGED PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY,

AND THIS OPPORTUNITY PROVIDES THE PERFECT CHANCE FOR THAT.

THIS IS DEFINITELY GONNA BE AN EXPERIENCE.

Sarah: IT'S VERY SNOWY, VERY COLD.

I MEAN, MY NIPPLES ARE ALREADY HARD.

I'M NOT SHIVERING YET, BUT I FEEL IT COMING.

I'M SARAH. I'M FROM HAWAII, AND I'M A MECHANIC.

I'M NOT AFRAID TO GET DIRTY.

I GET MY HANDS DIRTY FOR A LIVING.

WHEN PEOPLE LOOK AT ME, THEY SEE THIS LITTLE TINY 120-POUND GIRL.

BUT WHAT THEY DON'T REALIZE IS I WAS A TANK MECHANIC,

A TIRE INSTALLER, I SHOOT WEAPONS ON THE WEEKEND.

I WAS IN THE US ARMY FOR JUST UNDER FIVE YEARS.

I'VE BEEN EXPOSED TO THE COLDER ENVIRONMENTS BEFORE.

I SPENT EIGHT MONTHS OUT OF THE YEAR IN THE FIELD IN COLORADO.

VERY COLD, VERY WINDY.

I'M PRETTY TOUGH. I'VE GONE THROUGH A LOT.

I WOULD SAY AT LEAST THREE QUARTERS OF MY CHILDHOOD,

I WAS HOMELESS.

THERE WERE NIGHTS I WAS COLD.

THERE WERE NIGHTS I WAS HUNGRY.

HOWEVER, I WOULDN'T CHANGE A THING

BECAUSE IT HAS MADE ME THE PERSON I AM TODAY

AND ITS MADE ME VERY STRONG.

I'M FAIRLY GOOD AT FISHING.

I'VE DONE SOME SMALL GAME TRAPPING.

I'M PRETTY CONFIDENT WITH MY KNOWLEDGE

ABOUT THE LOCAL PLANTS IN THE AREA.

I AM STUDYING BOTANY. IT INTERESTS ME A LOT

TO FIND OUT WHAT I CAN USE AS MEDICINE,

WHAT I CAN SURVIVE OFF OF OUT HERE, AS WELL.

I'M DOING THIS CHALLENGE REALLY TO GIVE THE MIDDLE FINGER

TO ANYONE WHO'S EVER LOOKED DOWN ON ME

OR GIVEN DOUBT PURELY BASED ON MY GENDER.

BEING NAKED IN MONTANA IN 20 DEGREE WEATHER

MAKES ME A LITTLE NERVOUS.

BUT, YOU KNOW, AS LONG AS I COME BACK

WITH MY FINGERS, NOSE, *BLEEP*, AND TOES, I'LL BE FINE.

OKAY, WELL, I GUESS THIS IS IT.

Dave: ABOUT TO FREEZE MY WEDDING TACKLE OFF.

Sarah: I DEFINITELY FEEL THE COLD ALREADY.

ALRIGHT, SOCKS GOT TO GO LAST.

ALRIGHT, LET'S DO THIS.

ALRIGHT, WILD MAN IS ABOUT TO BECOME THE ICE MAN.

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RIGHT AWAY, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN FEEL IT RIGHT IN YOUR TOES.

ICE IS GOING RIGHT BETWEEN THEM.

IT'S NOT A GOOD FEELING. IT IS PAINFUL.

Narrator: DAVE ENTERS THE CHALLENGE

WITH ELITE MILITARY TRAINING

AND EXTREME COLD WEATHER EXPERIENCE

BUT HIS TENDENCY TO TAKE RISKS COULD HAVE DIRE CONSEQUENCES

IN THIS FROZEN ENVIRONMENT.

DAVE BEGINS WITH A PSR, OR PRIMITIVE SURVIVAL RATING,

OF 7.2.

THE SNOW IS INCREDIBLY PAINFUL.

Narrator: SARAH'S MILITARY TRAINING

AND PLANT KNOWLEDGE COMPLIMENT

HER REAL LIFE SURVIVAL EXPERIENCE GROWING UP HOMELESS.

BUT SHE CAN SOMETIMES BE HINDERED

BY PRESSURE TO PROVE HERSELF,

EARNING HER AN INITIAL PSR OF 6.3.

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AS I'M WALKING THROUGH THIS, I'M TRYING TO BE STRATEGIC

BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, MORE STEPPING HURTS FOR SURE.

Narrator: THESE EXTREMELY COLD TEMPERATURES

CAN CAUSE FREEZING OF SKIN TISSUE

OR FROSTBITE IN UNDER 15 MINUTES

AND CAN LEAD TO THE LOSS OF FINGERS AND TOES.

ALL THE MUSCLES IN MY FEET ARE BECOMING STIFF,

SO I CAN'T EVEN REALLY FEEL MY FEET RIGHT NOW.

HEY, HOW'S IT GOING? HEY.

I'M SARAH.

DAVE, NICE TO MEET YOU.

SO HOW ARE YOU FEELING?

I'M FEELING PRETTY GOOD. YOURSELF?

GOOD. MY FEET ARE COLD.COOL. YEAH, MINE TOO.

WHERE ARE YOU FROM?

WELL, I GREW UP IN HAWAII ACTUALLY.

OKAY, OH *BLEEP*.IT'S OBVIOUSLY MUCH DIFFERENT.

IT'S A 180, YEAH.YEAH. WHAT ABOUT YOU?

I'M FROM MONTANA, BUT LIKE FOUR HOURS NORTH WEST OF HERE.

SO ARE YOU A LITTLE USED TO THIS WEATHER?

FOR THE MOST PART, YEAH. YEAH.

WITH CLOTHES ON, THOUGH, RIGHT?

YEAH, I WOULD SAY SO.

YOU WANT TO SEE WHAT WE'VE GOT?

YEAH, WE CAN GO AHEAD AND DO THAT.

Narrator: IN ADDITION TO A FIRE STARTER,

DAVE AND SARAH HAVE BEEN GIVEN LOCAL BUFFALO AND BEAVER HIDES

TO HELP FEND OFF THE LIFE-THREATENING TEMPERATURES.

THIS WILL COME IN HANDY, YOU KNOW, FOR CLOTHING.

FOR SURE. OR SLEEPING AT NIGHT

BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WE'LL BE GETTING

FREEZING TEMPERATURES OUT HERE.

WHAT DID YOU BRING FOR YOUR ITEM?

SO, I BROUGHT A POT. OKAY.

I THOUGHT THIS WOULD BE REALLY HELPFUL.

SOME HOT WATER WOULD BE A GOOD MORALE BOOSTER.

AND I ALSO BROUGHT SOME FISHING LINE

WITH A COUPLE OF FISHING HOOKS HERE.

I BROUGHT THIS SURVIVAL MACHETE FOR CUTTING LINE,

CUTTING DOWN TREES. VERY NICE.

I'M HAPPY WE HAVE A BLADE OUT HERE WITH US.

I MEAN, WE COULD EASILY ACTUALLY MAKE PONCHOS OUT OF THESE.

WORKS? OH YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.

ALRIGHT, AWESOME COOL.BEFORE WE GET GOING,

DO YOU WANT TO GET SOME FOOTWEAR GOING, OR...?

I DEFINITELY DO, YEAH. I THINK THAT'S A SMART MOVE.

OKAY, I THINK IF WE JUST CUT IT IN HALF,

FOR ME, IT SHOULD BE PRETTY GOOD.

KIND OF RIGHT DOWN THE MIDDLE. THEN YOU COULD FOLD IT OVER

AND WE'LL TIE IT UP?YEAH, SOUNDS GOOD.

Sarah: WITH OUR PELTS, WE DECIDED TO MAKE SOME SHOES.

IT'S EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO GET OUR FEET OUT OF THE SNOW

AND KEEP THEM NICE AND DRY.

I'D SAY IT'S PRETTY CLOSE TO FREEZING.

I KNOW HYPOTHERMIA SETS IN PRETTY QUICK.

HOPEFULLY, WE CAN GET THIS DONE QUICK.

JUST SLIP-ON SLIPPERS.

DO YOU NEED HELP WITH ANYTHING OR ARE YOU GOOD?

NO, I THINK I'M GOOD.

THIS IS GONNA WORK FOR NOW.

ALRIGHT SO, WE'VE GOT SOME BARREN AREA, MOUNTAIN LION.

I SEE WE'VE GOT SOME MOOSE, TOO.

YEAH, THAT CAN ALL ACTUALLY KILL US, SO...

YEAH.

WHAT DO YOU THINK FOR A GOOD SPOT IN HERE?

DOWN CLOSER TO THE RIVER. THERE'S DEFINITELY GONNA BE

SOME GOOD RESOURCES DOWN THERE.I THINK SO, TOO.

YEAH, IF WE STAY DOWN, WE'LL AVOID

INCLEMENT WEATHER, AS WELL.COOL.

ALRIGHT. LET'S GET GOING.

LET'S DO IT, YEAH.

I'M EXCITED TO GET SOME BLOOD FLOW GOING.

Narrator: SARAH AND DAVE ARE NOW DESCENDING OVER 500 FEET

BELOW THE NORTHWEST FACE OF THUNDER MOUNTAIN

WHERE HIGH WINDS PIERCE THESE GLACIAL VALLEYS

AND ONLY ANIMALS WITH THICK HIDES CAN SURVIVE.

POWERFUL GRIZZLY BEAR, STEALTHY COUGARS,

AND AGGRESSIVE ELK

COMPETE WITH WOLVES AND COYOTES

FOR THE LIMITED RESOURCES

THAT HAVE WITHSTOOD WINTER'S EARLY ONSLAUGHT.

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I SEE SOME FOOTPRINTS DOWN HERE.

IT LOOKS LIKE SOME BIG CAT PRINTS

OR MAYBE SOME COYOTES?

THERE'S NO CLAW. THAT'S ACTUALLY A CAT PRINT, YEAH.

YEAH, I MEAN, THAT'S A BIG CAT.

YEAH. DO A LOT OF DAMAGE.

DEFINITELY KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR THOSE GUYS.

THEY'RE GONNA BE HUNGRY, TOO.

MOUNTAIN LIONS ARE KNOWN FOR THEIR ABILITY TO AMBUSH.

BUT IN SNOWY CONDITIONS,

THEY'RE MORE LIKELY TO TRACK A POTENTIAL MEAL.

THE SURFACE ARE OF THEIR PAWS PREVENT THEM FROM SINKING,

ENABLING THESE DEADLY HUNTERS TO OUTRUN THEIR PREY.

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OH, GOD.

TAKE IT SLOW, TAKE IT SLOW.

IT MIGHT BE A LITTLE EASIER

TO KIND OF SLIDE ACROSS THE SNOW WITH THESE SHOES.

DEFINITELY ALREADY HAVE SOME SNOW IN THEM.

I'M PRETTY COLD. I'M DEFINITELY SHIVERING.

DEFINITELY TAKE IT EASY DOWN HERE BECAUSE THIS IS SLICK.

THESE WHITE BERRIES HERE, PLEASE DON'T EAT THEM.

CAN YOU SEE HOW THEY CLUSTER LIKE THAT,

THAT'S A TELLTALE SIGN YOU DON'T WANT TO EAT THOSE.

OKAY.

Dave: WITH THE FACT THAT MY PARTNER KNOWS

A LOT OF PLANTS IS HUGE

BECAUSE THAT'S ACTUALLY ONE OF MY WEAKNESSES.

SHE SEES A PLANT AND WE SAY WE CAN EAT IT, I'LL EAT IT.

SO I'M REALLY GRATEFUL FOR THAT.

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SO, WE GOT A LITTLE SPRING HERE.

I'M ACTUALLY REALLY LIKING THIS AREA.

I MIGHT JUST CHECK IT OUT.

THIS BIG GREEN PINE TREE RIGHT HERE.

I SEE A LOT OF DRY GRASS.

WE'VE GOT KIND OF A NATURAL SHELTER UP HERE.

SO IF IT RAINS, IT SNOWS, NONE OF IT IS GONNA REACH US.

THIS COULD WORK. OKAY.

I CANNOT FEEL MY FEET. I THINK THAT IT'S FIRE TIME.

I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU?YEAH. YEAH, IT'S FIRE TIME.

I'M JUST GONNA KIND OF DO MY OWN LITTLE BIRD'S NEST HERE

AND HOPEFULLY THIS WILL SUFFICE.

I'M GONNA GET SOME OF THESE YOUNG TREES OUT

AND IMMEDIATELY GONNA GET STARTED ON A SHELTER.

YEAH, I FEEL REALLY GOOD ABOUT MY PARTNERSHIP.

SARAH AND I COMMUNICATE REALLY WELL.

RIGHT AWAY, SHE WAS LIKE, "YEAH, I'LL MAKE THE FIRE."

I WAS LIKE, "ALRIGHT, COOL, I'LL GET STARTED ON THE SHELTER."

THE WEATHER HERE IS PRETTY BIPOLAR.

YOU KNOW, IT'LL GET SUNNY REALLY QUICK,

IT'LL GET REALLY COLD, IT'LL GET WINDY.

IT'S VERY UNPREDICTABLE, SO WE'RE HOPING FOR THE BEST,

BUT I THINK WE HAVE TO EXPECT THE WORST OUT HERE.

Sarah: I REALLY LIKE MY PARTNER.

SO FAR, YOU KNOW, HE'S DEFINITELY HELPING OUT A LOT.

I APPRECIATE THAT HE'S PUT THE TRUST IN ME

TO GET SOMETHING DONE.

ESPECIALLY SOMETHING LIKE THIS.

THIS IS IMPORTANT. IT TAKES A LOT OF TRUST

IN SOMEONE TO KEEP YOU WARM FOR THE NIGHT.

COME ON, BABY.

Dave: WE ONLY HAVE MAYBE AN HOUR OF SUNLIGHT LEFT TODAY,

SO I'M TRYING TO GET DONE WHAT I CAN.

Sarah: I'M COLD, AND I DON'T WANT TO BE COLD TONIGHT.

THE TEMPERATURE'S ONLY GONNA DROP.

I DEFINITELY FEEL A LOT OF PRESSURE.

I REALLY WANT TO MAKE A FIRE,

NOT ONLY FOR MYSELF BUT FOR MY PARTNER.

OBVIOUSLY, HE'S GONNA BE COLD, TOO.

I'M STARTING TO GET FRUSTRATED.

IT'S JUST MAKING IT PAINFUL TO HOLD THE STRIKER.

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I'M REALLY COLD. I STILL CAN'T FEEL MY FEET.

THE POSSIBILITY OF LOSING TOES IS VERY MUCH A REALITY.

COME ON. COME ON.

WE'RE GONNA BE FREEZING.

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THIS FIRE IS THE NUMBER-ONE THING ON MY MIND FOR TONIGHT.

GROWING UP HOMELESS, I DID SPEND MOST OF MY NIGHTS

UNDERNEATH THE STARS.

THERE WERE NIGHTS I WAS COLD.

THERE WERE NIGHTS EVEN AS AN ADULT

WHERE I DIDN'T THINK I WAS GONNA MAKE IT.

THIS IS SO IMPORTANT, IT'S UNREAL.

HOW ARE YOU DOING?

THESE TEETH HERE ON THE BACK,

THOSE ARE REALLY TEARING UP MY HAND.

I'M ALREADY BLEEDING.

HOW ABOUT THIS. YOU MOVE THIS LIKE THAT,

AND I'LL HOLD THE BLADE STILL. SOME TEAMWORK.

IT'S MUCH BETTER THAN THAT SCRAPER.

MM-HMM.

Dave: WE ENDED UP DOING A GROUP EFFORT.

SARAH TOOK THE KNIFE. SHE GOT AN ANGLE.

YOU KNOW, I GUARDED THE WIND A BIT

AND THEN AS WE GOT THAT SPARK GOING, IT LIT RIGHT UP.

YEAH. AWESOME.

SOMETIMES YOU NEED TWO PAIRS OF HANDS TO MAKE THEM WORK.

SO THAT'S OBVIOUSLY WHY WE'RE OUT HERE AS A TEAM.

I FEEL GOOD! YEAH!

I CAN CONFIDENTLY SAY WE HAVE FIRE.

Sarah: RIGHT NOW, I'M VERY GRATEFUL TO HAVE A GOOD PARTNER.

Dave: FIRE IS DEFINITELY A HUGE MORALE BOOSTER.

IT KEEPS LITTLE THINGS THAT GO BUMP IN THE NIGHT AWAY.

IT KEEPS YOU WARM.

AS LONG AS WE TAKE CARE OF IT, IT'S GONNA TAKE CARE OF US.

RIGHT NOW, WE'RE CAMPED UP

UNDERNEATH A GIANT PINE TREE.

THESE BRANCHES HERE ARE KIND OF LOW HANGING.

WE'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO PUT A WALL THERE.

OKAY.LIKE A SLANTED LEAN-TO THERE.

Narrator: DAVE AND SARAH ARE BUILDING WALLS

BENEATH THE TREE'S PROTECTIVE ROOF

TO CREATE A LEAN-TO TEPEE.

THEY ARE ENCLOSING THE STRUCTURE WITH PINE BOUGHS

AND LEAVING AN OPENING FOR THE FIRE.

THE NEXT STEP WILL BE TO ADD ROCKS

IN FRONT OF THE FIRE TO HELP REFLECT THE HEAT

BACK INTO THE SHELTER.

THAT LOOKS GREAT. THAT LOOKS A LOT BETTER.

AS LONG AS WE MAKE IT SO IT CAN CONTAIN HEAT,

I THINK WE'LL BE GOOD. YEAH.

Sarah: SO THIS EVENING, THE PLAN IS TO

JUST TRY TO STAY AS WARM AS POSSIBLE

AND THEN OF COURSE WE KIND OF WANT SOME MORE FIREWOOD

BEFORE WE HUNKER DOWN FOR THE NIGHT.

SOME SMALLER STUFF IS GONNA BE A BIG DEAL FOR US.

LOOK AT THAT. LOOKS GOOD.

THAT'S GOOD STUFF RIGHT THERE.YEAH.

IT'S DEFINITELY ALREADY GOTTEN MUCH COLDER.

YEAH. I FEEL IT, TOO.

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HEY, DAVE? HMM?

THE FIRE...

OH, MAN.

OH, MAN. I'M SO COLD.

NIGHT ONE. IT'S STILL REALLY COLD, OBVIOUSLY.

AND IT HAS STARTED TO SPRINKLE OR LIGHTLY SNOW.

WE'RE JUST TRYING TO GET OUR FIRE GOING

A LITTLE BIT MORE RIGHT NOW.

I'M DEFINITELY FEELING THE COLD, DEEP UNDER THE FURS, EVEN.

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Sarah: I DON'T KNOW WHAT TIME IT WAS,

BUT IT WAS SOME TIME DURING THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT.

WE STARTED TO RUN OUT OF THE SMALLER FIREWOOD,

WHICH IS VERY IMPORTANT, WE FOUND OUT.

SO WE HAD TO WALK AROUND IN THE SNOW

IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT TRYING TO FIND SOME.

TODAY, WE'RE DEFINITELY GONNA

TO HAVE TO STOCK UP ON SOME FIREWOOD

THEN ENHANCING THE SHELTER A LITTLE BIT

SO WE CAN STAY A LITTLE WARMER.

IT REALLY SUCKS BEING COLD DURING THE NIGHT

AND THEN NOT GETTING THE CHANCE TO WARM UP.

DURING THE DAY, YEAH.

MY KNEES FEEL LIKE LOCKED IN PLACE.

YEAH.IT'S BECAUSE OF THE COLD

AND BECAUSE OF THE POSITIONS YOU GET INTO TO KEEP WARM.

IT'S FROM ALL THE CROUCHING AND BENDING DOWN

AND DEFINITELY LACK OF SOME VITAMINS

AND A LITTLE BIT OF WATER, AS WELL.

Narrator: COLD WEATHER CAUSES MUSCLES TO LOSE MORE HEAT

AND CONTRACT, CREATING TIGHTNESS THROUGHOUT THE BODY.

THIS CAUSES MORE DAMAGE TO THE MUSCLE TISSUE

AND CAN RESULT IN INCREASED SORENESS.

WILL YOU HAND ME THE POT?

I WANT TO PUT SOME WATER IN THERE.

GREAT, HERE YOU GO.

MY SHOES ARE JUST STILL TOO WET.

I CAN'T USE THEM.

IT'S ACTUALLY STARTING TO SNOW.

I WAS JUST HOPING THAT IT WOULD HOLD OF A LITTLE WHILE

BECAUSE I DON'T REALLY KNOW HOW MUCH WE'RE GONNA

GET DONE TODAY IN THE SNOW, IF IT GETS ANY WORSE.

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I'M GONNA THROW SOME OF THESE PINE NEEDLES

IN WITH OUR HOT WATER.

ESSENTIALLY MAKING LIKE A PINE NEEDLE TEA.

IT'S GONNA TAKE OUT SOME OF THOSE NUTRIENTS THAT WE NEED.

MAINLY VITAMIN C.

IT'S BETTER TO DRINK HOT WATER THAN COLD, FOR SURE.

YEAH, ESPECIALLY OUT HERE.

YEAH.

WITH THE WATER BEING WARM,

IT KIND OF WARMS YOU UP A LITTLE BIT

AND IT'S A LITTLE MORALE BOOSTER FOR A LITTLE WHILE.

NOT BAD. OKAY, GOOD.

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I DON'T WANT TO CARRY EVERYTHING AND DRAG IT AROUND.

I'LL JUST WASTE ENERGY AND TIME.

SO I'LL JUST MAKE A PILE.

SURVIVING OUT HERE, IT'S NOT EASY.

IT'S NOT TEMPERATE WEATHER

WHERE YOU CAN JUST WAKE UP AND YOU'RE FINE.

IT'S CONSTANT WORK.

ENERGY MANAGEMENT IS PRETTY IMPORTANT OUT HERE.

I NEED THE CALORIES, HONESTLY JUST TO REALLY HEAT

MY BODY AND FUNCTION CORRECTLY.

WITHOUT THAT, IT'S VERY EASY

TO PERISH IN THESE TYPES OF CONDITIONS.

ALRIGHT.

THERE'S A SHREW.

THAT'S *BLEEP* FOOD. THAT'S WHAT THAT IS.

OKAY, HE'S DEAD.

I'VE NEVER EATEN A SHREW BEFORE.

IT'S NOT A LOT, BUT IT'S SOMETHING.

HOLD YOUR HAND OUT.

WHAT DID YOU FIND? CATCH IT.

IT'S DEAD. OH, GOD.

A SHREW.

THAT'S ABOUT, I DON'T KNOW, MAYBE FIVE CALORIES.

MAYBE BOIL IT UP AND SEE WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH IT?

WELL, I MEAN, WE CAN USE HIS GUTS FOR FISH BAIT.

YEAH, LET'S DO THAT.

Sarah: IT IS ONLY DAY TWO AND, I MEAN,

MY STOMACH IS ALREADY GROWLING.

I GUESS WE'LL SEE WHAT THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS

HOLD FOR US AS FAR AS FOOD GOES

BECAUSE THAT'S DEFINITELY GONNA BE A TURNING POINT FOR US.

FISH BAIT.

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LOOK AT THE SUN.

OH, VERY NICE.

I'D FORGOTTEN WHAT IT FEELS LIKE.

THE SUN FEELS GREAT. I'M SO HAPPY IT CAME OUT.

I WAS STARTING TO GET PRETTY SAD ACTUALLY.

MORALE IS NOW BOOSTED.

I THINK I'M GONNA HEAD DOWN TOWARDS THE RIVER

AND SEE IF I CAN'T PUT SOME HOOKS OUT.

I'M GONNA CUT SOME MORE OF THOSE BOUGHS OFF

JUST FOR THE SHELTER.

I GOT SOME FISH HOOKS AND SOME FISH LINE,

AND I HAVE THE LITTLE SHREW.

HOPEFULLY WE HAVE SOME KIND OF LUCK WITH FISH.

THE SUN HAS DEFINITELY NOT HIT THIS AREA YET.

I SEE FISH. IT LOOKS LIKE A TROUT.

THE GUTS ARE GOING TO BE THE BEST FOR BAIT.

WITH THIS BRIGHT COLOR, TOO,

I THINK THE FISH WILL BE PRETTY ATTRACTED TO THAT.

I THINK I COULD MAKE IT ACROSS THIS LOG HERE

AND SET THIS IN THE WATER.

IT IS EXTREMELY COLD.

I JUST REALLY DON'T WANT TO GET IN THAT WATER,

AND I'M REALLY WORRIED THAT THAT'S GONNA HAPPEN.

I STILL SEE THE FISH.

THEY'RE NOT GETTING TOO SPOOKED BY ME SO THAT'S PRETTY GOOD.

WE NEED TO CHECK OUR FISH HOOKS IN THE MORNING

AND SEE IF WE CAUGHT ANYTHING.

I NEED TO WARM UP MY TOES BECAUSE I CANNOT FEEL THEM.

THIS ICE ON MY FEET IS LITERALLY THE WORST, AND IT HURTS.

HEY, I DID SEE SOME TROUT.

YOU DID? YEAH.

OKAY.

IT WAS DOWN BY THAT FALLEN LOG.

OKAY. I'M PRETTY COLD.

I WANT TO GET MY FEET WARMED UP.

YEAH, I HEAR YOU THERE.

I HAD TO TAKE MY SHOES OFF.

YEAH, THAT'S NOT FUN.

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I CAN'T FEEL MY FEET.

I HATE THIS WIND SO MUCH. IT'S JUST SO COLD.

Dave: SARAH'S DEFINITELY HAVING SOME TROUBLE WITH THE COLD.

SHE'S DEFINITELY COLD A LOT.

COMING FROM MONTANA, YOU KNOW,

IT'S A LITTLE BIT OF AN ADVANTAGE.

IT CAN BE SUNNY, IT CAN BE SNOWING,

IT CAN BE WINDY, AND JUST IT'S GONNA

CONSTANTLY CHANGE, AND IT'S HARSH.

I'M DOING EVERYTHING I CAN TO KEEP SARAH IN THE GAME.

BASICALLY BLOCK MORE OF THE WIND HERE WITH PUTTING THIS BARK.

IT'LL HELP KEEP MORE HEAT INSIDE.

YOU GOOD?

I'M JUST REALLY COLD STILL.

THE COLD ISN'T A PHYSICAL THING. THE COLD IS A MENTAL THING.

YEAH, I WAS HOMELESS A LOT GROWING UP,

MOST OF MY CHILDHOOD. UH-HUH.

THAT'S PRETTY CRAZY.

I'M NOT LIKING IT BECAUSE IT REMINDS ME

A LOT OF BEING HOMELESS.

AND IT FEELS LIKE THERE'S A STORM ROLLING IN.

IT MIGHT BE.

IT SUCKS. MM-HMM. YEAH.

THAT'S THE POINT OF IT.

I DON'T WANT TO BE OUT HERE TONIGHT.

SHE JUST HAS TO, YOU KNOW, REALLY ADAPT TO THE COLD.

SHE'LL GET THERE. IT'LL TAKE TIME.

I THINK WE CAN BUILD OFF OF THAT.

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ARE YOU FEELING ANY BETTER?

MY FEET ARE STILL REALLY COLD.

HERE, STAY STILL.

LET'S SEE IF YOU CAN GRAB AT THIS.

I'M JUST IN A LOT OF PAIN, LIKE ALL OVER.

OKAY.

I'M REALLY COLD, AND I HURT A LOT.

*BLEEP*

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I REALLY WANT TO GO HOME.WHAT?

I SAID I REALLY WANT TO GO HOME.

YOU WANT TO GO HOME?IT HURTS TO MOVE.

IT HURTS REALLY BAD.

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I CAN'T STAY HERE ANYMORE.

I'M IN A LOT OF PAIN, AND I'M REALLY COLD.

I'M NOT REALLY CONFIDENT IN MYSELF

MAKING IT THROUGH THE CHALLENGE.

SO I THINK IT'S BETTER FOR ME TO LEAVE.

YOU GOT TO DO WHAT YOU GO TO DO.

HEY, SARAH. MM-HMM?

WHAT'S GOING ON?

I REALLY FEEL LIKE I NEED TO LEAVE.

OKAY, AND YOU'VE THOUGHT IT THROUGH 100 PERCENT?

I JUST DON'T THINK I CAN DO IT ANYMORE.

I WOULD LIKE TO TAP OUT.

OKAY. WE'LL GET YOU OUT OF HERE.

Sarah: I'M VERY UPSET WITH MYSELF

FOR LEAVING MY PARTNER, DAVE, BEHIND.

I KNOW IT WILL BE DIFFICULT FOR HIM.

I'M REALLY SORRY.IT'S ALRIGHT.

IT DOESN'T CHANGE MY THOUGHT OF YOU AT ALL.

YOU'VE GOT TO DO WHAT'S BEST FOR YOU.

Narrator: SARAH IS EXPERIENCING EXTREME MUSCLE PAIN

FROM SHIVERING AND REMAINING HUDDLED IN PLACE FOR HOURS.

SHE HAS ALSO BURNED THROUGH 15,000 CALORIES

TRYING TO STAY WARM.

AND ALTHOUGH SHE'S NOT HYPOTHERMIC,

SHE CAN NO LONGER ENDURE THE FREEZING TEMPERATURES.

HER PSR DROPS FROM 6.3 TO 5.1

Sarah: I WAS EXPECTING THIS CHALLENGE TO BE COLD.

I JUST GREATLY UNDERESTIMATED HOW COLD IT WAS GONNA BE

AND HOW DIFFICULT IT WAS GONNA BE ON ME PHYSICALLY.

I FEEL PRETTY DISAPPOINTED IN MYSELF.

I REALLY WANTED TO PROVE HOW STRONG I AM

BY COMPLETING THIS CHALLENGE.

OBVIOUSLY, I STAND IN A PRETTY WEAK MOMENT IN MY LIFE.

AND HOPEFULLY IN THE FUTURE, I CAN LOOK BACK

AND REFLECT ON THIS MOMENT AND SEE HOW FAR I'VE COME.

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♪♪

Dave: UNFORTUNATELY, SARAH TAPPED OUT THIS MORNING,

SO I'M OUT HERE BY MYSELF NOW.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT WAS. SHE JUST COULDN'T GET WARM.

SHE COULDN'T REALLY ADAPT TO THE COLD.

I'M NO STRANGER TO COLD. I'M NO STRANGER TO PAIN.

I NEVER REALLY HAD THE MOTIVE TO EVER QUIT ANYTHING,

SO WHEN I HAVE A GOAL, I ALWAYS INTEND TO REACH IT.

I'VE JUST GOT TO TAKE IT ONE DAY AT A TIME.

I'VE GOT TO THINK STRATEGICALLY ON WHAT I CAN

AND CAN'T WASTE ENERGY AND TIME ON.

AS LONG AS I CAN STAY WARM FOR THE MOST PART,

I SHOULD BE FINE.

♪♪

WAITED UNTIL THE SUN CAME OUT AND REALLY GET UP

SO THINGS WARM UP.

BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO GET UP AND WALK AROUND IN THE COLD

AND BURN MORE CALORIES.

WITH MY PARTNER LEAVING EARLY,

THERE'S JUST A LOT MORE WORK NOW.

I'VE STILL GOT TO FORTIFY THE SHELTER,

I'VE STILL GOT TO GET MORE FIREWOOD,

GET MORE TINDER AND EVERYTHING.

I GOT TO TAKE DEFINITELY ADVANTAGE OF THE SUN, YOU KNOW,

BECAUSE ONCE NIGHT FALLS, THAT'S WHEN IT GETS COLD.

Narrator: DAVE IS INSULATING HIS SHELTER WITH TREE BARK

AND ADDING A LARGE PINE TREE IN FRONT TO BLOCK THE WIND.

Dave: FORTUNATELY, TODAY WAS A LITTLE WARMER,

SO I JUST DIDN'T REALLY SEE A BIG NEED FOR MY PELT.

TOMORROW, MY PLAN IS TO VENTURE OUT MORE

AND TRY AND FIND SOME FOOD.

IT'S LOOKING GOOD, MAN.

♪♪

HERE WE ARE IN THE LION'S DEN,

WOLF'S DEN, WHATEVER YOU WANT TO CALL IT.

ALL MY EXTRA WOOD ALL LINED UP AROUND ME.

FIRE IS GOING. WATER IS BOILING.

BLOCKED THE DOOR A LITTLE BIT WITH A LITTLE TREE I CUT UP.

♪♪

♪♪

WHAT IS THAT?

SOMETHING MAKING NOISE.

♪♪

THERE'S SOMETHING OUT THERE.

OH, *BLEEP*.

WHERE YOU AT?

♪♪

DON'T MAKE ME COME OUT THERE. I'M GONNA *BLEEP* FIND YOU.

OW, WHAT THE *BLEEP*?

THERE'S SOMETHING MAKING NOISE.

♪♪

I DON'T KNOW. I DON'T SEE ANYTHING.

LOOKS LIKE IT WAS JUST HOBBLING AROUND.

♪♪

I THINK IT'S GONE.

♪♪

SEE THIS HERE?

IT LOOKS LIKE ELK *BLEEP* ACTUALLY.

SEE THAT? REALLY FRESH, TOO. WALKED RIGHT THROUGH HERE.

BEING NOT EVEN 15 FEET FROM THE SHELTER,

THERE'S ACTUALLY ELK DROPPINGS ALL OVER THE PLACE.

I WOULDN'T WANT TO RUN INTO AN ELK OR A MOOSE ON A BAD DAY

BECAUSE, QUITE FRANKLY,

I DON'T WANT TO GET STOMPED OUT BY A GIANT ANIMAL.

MY BIGGEST PRIORITY NEXT IS FORAGING FOR FOOD.

I WANT TO AT LEAST GET SOME MEAT OR RABBIT OR EVEN A SQUIRREL.

I SHOULD PROBABLY MAKE A QUICK SPEAR.

FOR THE MOST PART, I FEEL PRETTY GOOD SURVIVING IN THE SNOW.

I FEEL LIKE, YOU KNOW, THE KNOWLEDGE I HAVE

AND MY MENTAL AND PHYSICAL SKILLS

WILL PAY OFF OUT HERE.

WITH THE SUN REFLECTING OFF THE SNOW,

THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF GLARE.

IT'S WISE ACTUALLY PUTTING LIKE CHARCOAL UNDER MY EYES

TO HELP PREVENT SNOW BLINDNESS.

♪♪

♪♪

THE LANDSCAPE HAS CHANGED A BIT.

SOME OF THE SNOW HAS, YOU KNOW,

DISAPPEARED ONLY BECAUSE OF THE SUN.

IT WON'T STAY LIKE THAT. IT'S PROBABLY GETTING READY

FOR A STORM TO COME IN, YOU KNOW.

I KNOW THE COLD IS GONNA COME BACK.

I'VE GOT TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS LANDSCAPE.

I'M JUST LOOKING FOR ANY KIND OF FOOD RIGHT NOW.

THESE ARE EGGS. I'M NOT SURE WHAT THEY ARE.

I'M NOT GONNA EAT IT IF I DON'T KNOW IT.

IT'S ALL WET AND ROTTEN.

THIS IS JUNIPER.

♪♪

THEY'RE JUST REALLY BITTER.

I THINK I'M JUST BURNING MORE CALORIES

TRYING TO CHEW THEM THAN I'M GETTING FROM THEM.

SO, I'M JUST GONNA SWALLOW THEM.

I'M GONNA PROBABLY WORK MY WAY BACK AROUND,

CHECK OUT THE CREEK, CHECK OUT THE FISH HOOKS

THAT SARAH SET UP THE DAY BEFORE.

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♪♪

I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHERE THE FISHING LINES ARE.

I REMEMBER SHE SAID SOMETHING ABOUT

THERE'S A LOG SHE CROSSED

AND SHE MAYBE PUT THE LINE IN THERE.

I'VE GOT NO CLUE WHERE SHE PUT THAT LINE.

OH, YEAH. THERE'S TROUT IN THERE.

ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE OTHER SHADOWS.

ALL THESE TROUT, AND I'M SITTING HERE

LIKE A PEASANT WITH NO FOOD.

OH, MAN. PROBABLY JUST RUNNING ON FAT NOW

AND I'M BURNING THROUGH MY RESERVES.

CLEARLY, I DON'T HAVE A LOT OF THAT.

WHEN I FIRST STARTED, I HAD LIKE THIS OWN LITTLE PERSONAL

HEATER OF MINE THAT WOULD TURN ON,

BUT IT'S GETTING TO THE POINT WHERE

IT'S NOT FUNCTIONING THAT GREAT.

Narrator: DAVE HAS BEEN BURNING OVER 9,000 CALORIES PER DAY,

AND THE LOSS OF ENERGY

COMBINED WITH PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE COLD

IS MAKING IT HARDER FOR HIS BODY

TO MAINTAIN ITS CORE TEMPERATURE.

THAT HURT. I'M SO LIKE LETHARGIC TODAY.

I DON'T KNOW WHERE SHE'S *BLEEP* PUT THEM.

I NEED TO FIND THOSE HOOKS.

DAMN IT.

I'M GONNA STARVE IF I CAN'T FIND THEM.

♪♪

WHOA. LOOK AT THIS.

IF THIS IS EDIBLE, I CAN HAVE ALL OF THIS.

THAT'S LIKE TWO POUNDS.

I WANT TO SAY THESE ARE OYSTER MUSHROOMS,

I'M JUST NOT POSITIVE ON IT, SO...

SARAH KNEW A LOT ABOUT PLANTS. DEFINITELY MORE THAN ME.

SO I'M DEFINITELY GONNA MISS THAT KNOWLEDGE ABOUT HER.

THESE LOOK JUST LIKE THEM.

I'M GONNA RUB THEM ON MY SKIN FIRST

AND SEE IF THERE'S ANY IRRITATION AT ALL.

IF THERE'S NOT, I'LL MOVE IT TO MY LIPS.

I'LL CHEW IT UP. I'LL SPIT IT OUT.

THERE'S SO MANY OF THEM OUT THERE THAT LOOK ALIKE

AND, YOU KNOW, ONE IS EDIBLE, ONE IS POISONOUS.

THIS IS LIFE OR DEATH RIGHT HERE.

IF IT'S EDIBLE I EAT IT. IT'S GOOD.

IF IT'S NOT, THEN I POSSIBLY DIE.

BUT I DO NEED MORE CALORIES.

I'VE GOT NOTHING. I DON'T FEEL ANYTHING.

SEE WHAT HAPPENS AND HOPE FOR THE BEST.

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♪♪

HERE'S THE MUSHROOMS. I STILL FEEL PRETTY GOOD.

HONESTLY, NO STOMACH ACHE, NO HEADACHE.

SO I MIGHT GO AHEAD AND ACTUALLY EAT ONE TODAY.

I DO WANT TO GET SOME REAL FOOD.

I'VE GOT TO FIND THOSE FISH HOOKS.

*BLEEP* DAMN.

I WISH I KNEW WHERE SHE PUT THAT *BLEEP* HOOK.

SO I'M OUT HERE, YOU KNOW, BY THE RIVER, YOU KNOW,

LOOKING FOR THE TWO HOOKS THAT MY PARTNER SET OUT.

IT'S PRETTY TOUGH BEING OUT HERE ALONE.

SURVIVING OUT HERE, IT'S CONSTANT WORK.

HAVING A PARTNER DEFINITELY WOULD HELP OUT.

SHE SAID SOMEWHERE NEAR A ROCK.

NO, THAT'S NOT IT. IT'S A SPIDER WEB I WAS SEEING.

UNBELIEVABLE.

HOLD UP. WHAT IS THAT?

I'M STILL LOOKING FOR THAT FISHING LINE.

I HAVE NO CLUE.

IS THAT IT?

HI.

HEY, THERE'S A CHICK.

HEY.

♪♪

HI.

HEY, THERE'S A CHICK.

HEY.

HEY.

GLAD I FOUND YOU.

SURPRISE.

YOU LOOK LIKE YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE HERE.

YEAH, YOU TOO.

I'M LAURAE.

I'M DAVE. NICE TO MEET YOU.

NICE TO MEET YOU, TOO.

Dave: IT'S REALLY A TOTAL SURPRISE.

I HEAR THIS GIRL, AND I LOOK UP,

AND SHE'S WEARING THE SAME THING I'M WEARING.

MY IMMEDIATE THOUGHT WAS I'VE GOT A NEW PARTNER.

THIS IS A GAME CHANGER NOW, YOU KNOW.

I AM 1,000 PERCENT CONFIDENT I AM GONNA DO EVERYTHING

IN MY POWER TO COMPLETE THIS CHALLENGE.

I AM SO SKILLED, I AM FEARLESS.

I AM ONE EIGHTH NATIVE AMERICAN.

I CAN WEAVE, I CAN HUNT.

WORKS.

I CAN TRAP.

I'M SMART. I'M CAPABLE. I WORK HARD.

I CAN ENDURE, AND I KNOW I GOT THIS.

THIS IS MY SECOND GO-AROUND.

MY LAST CHALLENGE WAS THE EXACT POLAR OPPOSITE.

WE WERE IN THE DESERT. IT WAS A PRETTY HARSH ENVIRONMENT.

HOLY PISS, THAT SAND IS HOT.

OH, *BLEEP*. OH, MY GOD.

AND ON THE THIRD DAY, I BROKE MY ANKLE AND I HAD TO LEAVE.

I WAS GOING TOO FAST.

I WASN'T THINKING, BEING KIND OF RECKLESS,

AND I'VE LEARNED MY LESSON.

I WANT MY REDEMPTION

BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO FEEL LIKE I'VE FAILED.

I DON'T DO EXCEPTIONALLY WELL IN THE HEAT,

I'M NOW IN THE MOUNTAINS, SURROUNDED BY SNOW.

I'D MUCH RATHER BE SOMEWHERE WHERE IT'S NICE AND COLD.

YOU CAN ALWAYS BUILD A BIGGER FIRE,

YOU KNOW, MOVE AROUND AND WARM UP.

GREAT, HERE WE GO.

IT'S GO TIME. IT'S WORK TIME.

IT'S SURVIVE TIME.

Narrator: LAURAE ENTERS MONTANA

WITH THE SAME PRIMITIVE SURVIVAL

RATING SHE ENTERED WITH ON HER LAST CHALLENGE,

6.3.

WHEN DID YOU GET HERE? HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN HERE?

FOUR, FIVE DAYS NOW, I THINK.

OKAY, YOU PROBABLY HAVE A LOT OF *BLEEP* DONE ALREADY.

YEAH, THERE'S A SHELTER BUILT.

BUT I'M STILL BUILDING IT UP.

I WANT TO REALLY GET TO THE POINT

WHERE, LIKE, THE HEAT HOLDS INSIDE, SO...

GOT YOU.

SO, I JUST MET MY PARTNER, DAVE.

YOU KNOW, HE'S KIND OF BEEN IN THE AREA FOR A WHILE.

THAT IS EXCELLENT NEWS FOR ME.

I WAS PRETTY NERVOUS ABOUT WHO MY PARTNER WAS GONNA BE.

I WAS PLEASANTLY SURPRISED.

THIS IS ACTUALLY MY SECOND GO-AROUND.

WHERE WAS YOUR FIRST ONE AT?

IT WAS IN BAJA, MEXICO.

I ACTUALLY FELL DOWN A CANYON, SO IT WAS A MEDICAL TAP OUT.

WOW. THAT HURT, I BET.I'M HERE TO REDEEM MYSELF.

Dave: LAURAE IS HERE FOR REDEMPTION

AND THAT RIGHT THERE SHOWS SHE IS COMMITTED,

SHOWS THAT, YOU KNOW, SHE'S GOT A, YOU KNOW,

PRETTY GOOD WILL ABOUT HER.

THAT SHOWS A PRETTY GOOD MIND-SET THERE.

OKAY, WELL, THIS IS A COLD ENVIRONMENT. IT'S HARSH.

IT IS NOT THE DESERT.NO, NOT AT ALL.

IT'S COMPLETELY THE OPPOSITE.

WELL, WHAT CAN I HELP YOU WITH?

MY OLD PARTNER, SHE TAPPED OUT THE MORNING OF DAY THREE.

SHE SET TWO HOOKS OUT HERE SOMEWHERE FOR A TROUT LINE,

AND I NEVER KNEW WHERE SHE SET THEM.

WELL, LET'S SEE IF WE COULD FIND THEM.

♪♪

YEAH, I'M TRYING TO SEE IF I CAN SEE ANYTHING TIED OFF.

SHE DIDN'T EVEN SAY SHE TIED OFF.

SHE SAID SHE JUST WEIGHED IT DOWN

LIKE A ROCK OR SOMETHING.

AH, GOT YOU.

SHE LITERALLY SAID THE LOG.

I'M LIKE, THERE ARE A LOT OF LOGS IN THIS CREEK.

WHY DO YOU THINK YOUR PARTNER LEFT?

YEAH, SHE GOT REAL COLD.

WAS IT ABNORMALLY COLD OR JUST COLD?

SHE JUST COULD NOT GET WARM.

HOW COLD IS IT GONNA GET?

HYPOTHERMIA IS NOT A JOKE.

IT'S VERY REAL.

I JUST DON'T SEE IT ANYWHERE.

THESE WOULD BE MY ONLY TWO HOOKS FOR AN ENTIRE TWO WEEKS

AND THAT'S NOT GONNA BE FUN.

YEAH, WE COULD BE *BLEEP*.

OH, *BLEEP*.

RIGHT HERE. THERE'S A HOOK.

HOT DAMN. ALRIGHT, ONE HOOK.

OH, THERE'S A SECOND ONE ON HERE.

THERE WE GO.

Dave: NOW MY PLAN IS GET MY FISHING GEAR TOGETHER

AND USE MY LITTLE SPEAR AS A FISHING POLE.

SEE IF I CAN CATCH A FEW OF THESE GUYS.

OKAY, MY FEET ARE GETTING COLD,

I'M GONNA POP OUT OF THE WATER.

YEAH.

♪♪

YEAH, THERE'S SOME STILL ICE AND SNOW OVER HERE.

YEAH, THERE'S SOME BITS OF SNOW STILL.

SO MY SHELTER IS UP HERE.

I'VE GOT THE FIREPLACE, SEE THE BUFFALO BLANKET IN THE BACK?

YOU'VE BEEN BUSY.YEAH, I'VE BEEN BUSY.

WOW.

Laurae: HE SEEMS ENTIRELY CAPABLE,

SO I HOPE THAT HE DOESN'T LOOK AT ME COMING

AS BEING A HINDRANCE TO HIM.

I FEEL LIKE I HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE TO PROVE.

I'VE GOT TO FIGURE OUT WHAT I CAN DO

TO BE ABLE TO BRING SOME STRENGTH INTO THIS PARTNERSHIP

AND INTO THIS CHALLENGE WITH DAVE.

SO, WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN EATING FOR THE LAST FIVE DAYS?

ANY JUNIPER BERRIES AND ALL THAT?

YEAH, THEY'RE KIND OF BITTER THOUGH.

YEAH.I JUST KIND OF LEAVE THEM.

I FOUND A BIG BUNCH OF MUSHROOMS.

I THINK THEY'RE OYSTER MUSHROOMS, SO...

OKAY. I TOOK THEM.

I DID A LITTLE TEST WITH THEM ON MY SKIN,

MY LIPS, MY MOUTH.

NO TINGLES, NO BELLY ACHE?

I HAVEN'T FELT ANYTHING, SO I MIGHT TRY A SMALL PIECE.

I'M A LITTLE WORRIED.

MUSHROOMS ARE ALWAYS A VERY TOUCHY SUBJECT IN THE WILD.

I'M STILL WAITING TO FIND OUT.

I'LL DO LIKE A LITTLE PIECE AND WE'LL FIND OUT.

HE SEEMS TO BE GOING ABOUT IT

ALL THE RIGHT WAYS, YOU KNOW, WITH LIKE AS FAR

AS HOW HE'S DOING A SKIN TEST, THE TASTE TEST.

I USED TO STICK TO ONE RULE OF MUSHROOMS,

JUST DON'T EAT THEM.

WORST-CASE SCENARIO IS THE MUSHROOMS KILL HIM.

WE'LL FIND OUT.

WE'LL FIND OUT SOON, I'LL TELL YOU THAT.

YEAH, I REALLY HOPE YOU DON'T GET SICK.

♪♪

♪♪

Dave: I USED TO STICK TO ONE RULE OF MUSHROOMS,

JUST DON'T EAT THEM.

BUT WHEN I SAW THESE I WAS LIKE, "HEY,

I THINK I KNOW THESE ONES."

Laurae: WELL, I'M SUPER HAPPY YOU'RE BEING GUINEA PIG TODAY.

YEAH.

♪♪

OH, ANTS. OH!

OH, WHAT? THIS WHOLE THING IS AN ANT HIVE.

THEY ACTUALLY RELEASE A FORMIC ACID,

WHICH IS KIND OF GIVES THEM THAT TANGY TASTE.

♪♪

I MEAN, IT'S JUST A SHOT OF CITRUS AND ENERGY

AND MORALE BOOSTER LIKE IMMEDIATELY.

Dave: HAVING A NEW PARTNER, YOU KNOW,

GET MORE WORK DONE, YOU HAVE SOMEONE TO TALK TO,

YOU KNOW, THERE'S A LOT OF TEAMWORK INVOLVED.

SO I THINK WE'LL MATCH UP PRETTY WELL OUT HERE.

I COULD SIT HERE ALL DAY LIKE A LITTLE CHIMPANZEE

AND JUST EAT THESE GUYS. YEAH.

♪♪

I ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT THE COLD WAS BETTER THAN THE HEAT

BECAUSE YOU COULD ALWAYS WARM UP.

I THINK I REMEMBER SAYING THAT.

"I'D RATHER BE COLD THAN HOT."

I'VE NEVER IN MY LIFE BEEN COLD LIKE THIS.

I'M GONNA SIT DOWN AND WARM UP FOR A FEW.

ALRIGHT. I'M GONNA GO FISH FOR A BIT.

OKAY.

I CAN FEEL LIKE MY MOUTH AND MY FACE

AND MY FEET ARE REALLY SLOW.

IT IS SO COLD.

I DON'T KNOW HOW DAVE DOES IT.

♪♪

A LOT OF FISH IN THERE, MAN.

NOW THAT I HAVE MY HOOKS BACK,

I'M GONNA SEE HOW THIS BAIT WORKS.

IF I CAN CATCH ONE TROUT,

I DON'T NEED THE REST OF THIS SHREW.

I CAN JUST USE THE INTERNALS OF THE TROUT.

I'D LIKE TO GET AT LEAST ONE.

THERE WE GO.

IT DOESN'T WANT TO SINK.

THE WIND IS PICKING UP, HUH?

HEY. HEY.

OH, I SEE A BIG ONE RIGHT THERE.

HOLY *BLEEP*.

IT'S PRETTY WINDY OUT HERE TODAY,

SO EVERY TIME I TRY TO CAST,

BY THE TIME MY LINE HITS THE WATER,

IT JUST DRIFTS ACROSS

AND DOESN'T SINK FAST ENOUGH TO CATCH THESE TROUT.

OH, GOD.

I HOPE IT IS NOT WINDY LIKE THIS TONIGHT.

YOU'VE JUST GOT TO REALLY TAKE YOUR TIME IN THE COLD.

JUST GOT TO DEAL WITH IT. ALMOST EMBRACE IT.

NOW THE WIND IS BLOWING THE OPPOSITE WAY.

Laurae: THE SUN IS STARTING TO SET.

THE WIND IS PICKING UP, YOU KNOW, AND ALL I CAN HEAR

IS THE WIND IN THE TREES AND THE LEAVES COMING DOWN.

IT'S GONNA GET COLDER, AND THAT DOES MAKE ME

A LITTLE NERVOUS.

BRR.

HOLY *BLEEP*.

ALRIGHT. LOOKS LIKE WE'RE NOT HAVING FISH TONIGHT.

*BLEEP*.

♪♪

I'M GONNA LEAN OVER TOWARDS YOU A LITTLE BIT

SO I CAN GET THIS HIDE BACK ON.

Dave: DAMN, YOUR FEET ARE COLD.

I KNOW. THEY'RE TOO COLD TO MOVE.

♪♪

♪♪

IT IS SO COLD. OH, THIS IS PAINFUL.

I FROZE LAST NIGHT, DIDN'T SLEEP FOR ANYTHING.

I WOKE UP, AND I COULDN'T FEEL MY FEET.

WE TRIED CUDDLING AND SHARING BODY HEAT.

IT WAS BETTER THAN NOTHING, OBVIOUSLY.

IT WAS STILL FREEZING COLD.

YOU JUST CAN'T MOVE. YOUR BODY JUST FREEZES.

YOU KNOW, IT'S VERY REAL. IT'S VERY HARSH.

I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU, BUT I SLEPT LIKE A CONTORTIONIST.

I CAN'T FEEL MY FACE OR MY FEET.

OH, GOD.

♪♪

SO THE PLAN TODAY, DEFINITELY GET SOME MORE WIND PROTECTION

BECAUSE THE WIND SLITHERED IN LAST NIGHT.

I NEED TO START CUTTING SOME MORE TREES DOWN,

GETTING MORE BOUGHS, AND FORTIFYING.

WE'RE GONNA DIE OUT HERE IF WE DON'T START MOVING.

SO WHAT I'M GONNA DO WITH THIS,

I'M GONNA REALLY LONG AND SLANT IT

FROM HERE ALL THE WAY UP.

PILE LIKE THREE MORE OF THOSE SO WE STILL HAVE A WIND BARRIER

AND IT'S GONNA HELP KEEP THAT HEAT IN.

Laurae: SO I'M JUST TRYING TO SHORE UP THE LITTLE HOLES

FROM WHERE MY FEET WERE LAST NIGHT.

MY FEET WERE COMPLETELY EXPOSED.

SO I'M GONNA TRY AND CUT THE DRAFT.

IT'S KIND OF HARD TO THINK STRAIGHT.

I'M FREEZING.

THIS IS INSANE.

♪♪

I'M BURNING A LOT OF CALORIES I'VE REALLY GOT TO EAT.

I GUESS IT'S MUSHROOM TIME.

MUSHROOMS I FOUND A FEW DAYS AGO.

THOSE ARE LOOKING GOOD.

YOU GOT TO TRY ONE, MAN.

I'M FINE FOR NOW. I'LL PROBABLY EAT SOME TOMORROW.

I FEEL TOTALLY CONFIDENT EATING THEM.

THEY KIND OF TASTE LIKE CHICKEN.

GOD, IT'S GONNA GET SO *BLEEP* COLD AGAIN TONIGHT.

OH, MY GOD.

WITH ME, IT'S LIKE I ALMOST EMBRACE IT.

NO, I KNOW.

I DON'T KNOW. MAYBE I HAVE SOMETHING WRONG WITH ME.

I DON'T KNOW.

♪♪

♪♪

♪♪

LAST NIGHT WAS BRUTAL.

YOU KNOW, THE WOOD BURNS SUPER QUICK,

SO THE FIRE WENT OUT PROBABLY WITHIN LIKE AN HOUR

OF US EVEN LAYING DOWN.

I JUST KEPT WAKING UP. YOU CAN'T GET COMFORTABLE.

THE PRESSURE POINTS, THE WIND, THE COLD, THE NUMBNESS.

IT JUST -- IT DOESN'T STOP. IT DOESN'T STOP.

THIS IS HARDER THAN I EVER IMAGINED IT BEING.

I'M JUST TRYING TO CUT A BUNCH OF BOUGHS

TO BE ABLE TO PUT UNDERNEATH US.

BUT I'M HAVING A HARD TIME CHOPPING THIS MORNING.

MY DEXTERITY IS REALLY DELAYED,

AND I DON'T HAVE ANY STRENGTH IN MY HANDS.

MY FACE FEELS NUMB. I JUST FEEL REALLY COLD.

REALLY, REALLY COLD.

Narrator: NUMBNESS OCCURS WHEN BLOOD VESSELS CONSTRICT

IN THE OUTER EXTREMITIES.

THIS PROCESS PREVENTS HEAT LOSS IN THE BODY'S CORE

AND HELPS PROTECT VITAL ORGANS.

BUT IT CAN ALSO RESULT IN FROSTBITE.

I'M AFRAID I'M GONNA HURT MYSELF

BECAUSE I CAN'T FEEL ANYTHING.

I CAN'T EVEN HOLD IT BECAUSE MY HANDS ARE NUMB.

SNOW. AWESOME.

I JUST CAN'T GET OVER HOW FREAKING COLD IT IS.

OH, *BLEEP*.

THE WEATHER IS SPASTIC.

LIKE, I WAS SUPER EXCITED WHEN THE SUN CAME OUT

AND THEN THE WIND PICKED UP

AND THEN IT STARTED FREAKING SNOWING.

IT'S FREAKING CRAZY.

I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU DID IT FOR THE COUPLE OF DAYS

BY YOURSELF WITH FEEDING THE FIRE

AND GETTING FIREWOOD AND SHORING EVERYTHING UP.

I DON'T KNOW IF BY THAT FAR INTO IT

I'D HAVE THE ENERGY TO DO IT.

WELL, I HAD A LOT OF HARD PARTS DONE.

YOU KNOW, THE SHELTER WOULD DEFINITELY BE MORE FORTIFIED,

WE'D DEFINITELY HAVE MORE FUR.

SO, THERE'S PLUSES AND MINUSES.

♪♪

I'M LIKE STRUGGLING RIGHT NOW.

I HAVE LIKE DESPERATE THOUGHTS RUNNING THROUGH MY HEAD.

I FEEL LIKE I'M GONNA FREEZE TO DEATH OUT HERE.

I'M SHIVERING, AND IT DOESN'T HELP.

I CAN'T FEEL MY FINGERS AND MY TOES.

IT'S JUST TOO FREAKING COLD.

WHEN LAURAE FIRST CAME IN, SHE SEEMED PRETTY GOOD.

BUT NOW SHE'S SEEMING TO BE LIKE SARAH.

LIKE SHE DOES NOT LIKE THE COLD AT ALL.

SHE'S SITTING IN THE SUN TRYING TO WARM UP.

BUT WE'RE NOT ALWAYS GONNA HAVE SUN OUT HERE.

I CAN'T GET WARM.

GOD, IT JUST HURTS.

GOD.

I HAVE NEVER IN MY LIFE BEEN SOMEWHERE SO DAMN COLD.

*BLEEP*

I DON'T WANT TO FREEZE OUT HERE.

♪♪

I CAN'T GET WARM.

GOD, IT JUST HURTS. IT DOESN'T STOP.

I DON'T WANT TO FREEZE OUT HERE, YOU KNOW?

MM-HMM. I THINK EVERYTHING ENDS AT ONE POINT.

THAT'S HOW I USUALLY LOOK AT IT.

LIKE ONE EVOLUTION AT A TIME.

I'M GONNA TAP OUT. I WANT TO GO HOME.

OKAY.

I FEEL BAD LEAVING YOU.

YOU'RE NOT THE FIRST ONE.

LAURAE, WHAT'S GOING ON?

I'M COLD. I CAN'T WARM UP.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT USE I CAN BE TO HIM TO HELP HIM

WHEN I DON'T HAVE THE COORDINATION

TO USE A FREAKING SHARP OBJECT

WHEN I CAN'T FEEL MY FINGERS AND MY TOES.

SO YOU WANT TO TAP OUT?

I WANT TO TAP OUT.YOU'RE SURE?

I WANT TO GO HOME. OKAY.

ALRIGHT. GOOD LUCK, MAN.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. YOU TOO.

YOU *BLEEP* CRAZY BASTARD.

YOU'VE GOT SOME SCREWS LOOSE, MAN.

Narrator: AFTER A SECOND NIGHT OF FREEZING TEMPERATURES,

LAURAE CAN NO LONGER WITHSTAND MONTANA'S BRUTAL CONDITIONS.

HER PSR DROPS FROM 6.3 TO 5.1.

JUST THE INCESSANT COLD, IT DOESN'T STOP.

YOU CAN'T GET AWAY FROM IT,

AND I THINK IT'S JUST OUT OF SHEER DESPERATION I JUST,

I DON'T WANT TO BE HERE ANYMORE.

I'M COLD, AND I WANT TO GO.

IT'S DISAPPOINTING TO LEAVE WITHOUT REDEEMING MYSELF

FROM FAILING MY FIRST CHALLENGE.

BUT I THINK I LEARNED TO KNOW WHAT MY LIMITS ARE.

YOU CAN THINK YOU'RE AS PREPARED AS YOU CAN BE,

BUT, MAN, THERE IS ALWAYS SOMETHING THAT'S GONNA TEST YOU

AND SOMETHING THAT'S GONNA BREAK YOU.

AND, FOR ME, IT WAS THE COLD.

I DON'T HAVE IT IN ME, AND I'M OKAY SAYING THAT.

THIS COLD KICKED MY ASS, AND IT'S SENDING ME HOME.

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Dave: DAY SEVEN. I'M ON MY OWN AGAIN.

LAURAE TAPPED OUT. SHE WASN'T LOOKING TOO GOOD.

SHE WAS DEFINITELY COLD, AND IT DEFINITELY GOT TO HER.

I DON'T THINK THERE WAS ANYTHING THAT WAS GONNA MAKE HER STAY.

HER MIND WAS MADE UP PRETTY QUICK.

MAN, PRETTY BAD WEATHER COMING IN.

PROBABLY 10 DEGREES COLDER IN THE SHADE.

SO NOW I'M BACK TO DOING EVERYTHING MYSELF.

IT IS HARD. YEAH, OBVIOUSLY IT'S HARD.

THAT'S WHY TWO OF MY PARTNERS LEFT.

SO BEST THING FOR ME TO DO IS I'VE GOT TO BE SMART,

GOT TO SAVE MY CALORIES.

BASICALLY, I'M GONNA HUNKER DOWN UNTIL AFTER THE STORM.

THE MUSHROOMS I HAVE, I'M STILL DOING GOOD WITH.

I'M ON DAY FOUR NOW.

STILL NOTHING WITH THEM, SO THAT'S GOOD.

SO I'M NOT DYING FROM MUSHROOMS YET.

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*BLEEP*

IT'S SNOWING AWAY.

I WOKE UP TO SNOW, ABOUT TWO, THREE INCHES MAYBE.

MY PLAN TODAY, TRY AND STAY WARM IN MY SHELTER

AND CONTAIN THE HEAT.

YEAH, JUST TRY AND CONSERVE ENERGY.

RIGHT HERE I'M JUST MAKING A THING TO WRAP AROUND ME,

KEEP ALL THIS FUR ON ME TIGHT

SO NO HEAT REALLY ESCAPES FROM MY BODY

BECAUSE IT'S DEFINITELY MY CORE I WANT TO KEEP WARM.

THESE PELTS MEAN SURVIVAL TO ME.

WITHOUT THESE, I WOULD DIE OUT HERE.

YEAH, 100 PERCENT. YOU WILL DIE.

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IT IS *BLEEP* COLD RIGHT NOW.

THE TEMPERATURES HAVE DROPPED SIGNIFICANTLY.

I'M BASICALLY JUST WRAPPED UP IN MY FUR INSIDE MY SHELTER.

JUST GOT TO GET THROUGH THE COLD, EMBRACE IT IN A WAY,

STAY WARM, AND THAT'S IT.

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OH, THE SUN.

NINE DAYS DOWN. FIVE TO GO.

YESTERDAY, I WAS A LITTLE IMMOBILIZED BY THE SNOW.

THAT'S WHY I NEED TO AT LEAST TODAY TAKE ADVANTAGE

IN CASE THE WEATHER GETS EVEN WORSE.

I WANT TO HEAD DOWN TO THE RIVER AND TO GO FISHING A LITTLE BIT.

I JUST NEED TO GET MORE FOOD IN ME.

OH, MAN. MY FEET ARE GETTING COLD ALREADY.

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SO, I GOT LINE.

FOR BAIT, I'M JUST USING THE REST OF THAT SHREW.

BETTER CATCH SOME FISH. IT'S SINKING NOW.

GO, GO, GO, LITTLE GUY, GO.

HUH. THERE HE GOES.

HE'S GOING FOR IT.

GOT YOU. AH, CAME OFF THE HOOK.

DAMN. IT'S JUST GETTING FRUSTRATING.

IT'S COLD AS HELL, MY METABOLISM IS PROBABLY DOWN MORE.

OH, MAN.

IN AN ENVIRONMENT LIKE THIS WITH SUCH EXTREME WEATHER,

IT'S AT THE UTMOST IMPORTANCE TO GET FOOD.

I THINK I'VE GOT TO FIND A WAY TO CATCH THESE FISH.

BECAUSE IF I DON'T, YOU KNOW,

IT'S GONNA BE A ROUGH FEW DAYS FOR ME.

OH, MAN.

MY FINGERS ARE SO *BLEEP* COLD I CAN'T EVEN FEEL THE LINE.

OOH, THE WIND'S COMING IN.

OH, MAN. THE WEATHER SUCKS. OH, *BLEEP*

*BLEEP* DAMN MY FEET ARE COLD!

HOLY *BLEEP*.

IF I LEAVE TODAY AND DON'T GET ANY FISH,

YOU KNOW, I BURNED ALL THOSE CALORIES FOR NOTHING.

SO I'M AT THE POINT

WHERE I AT LEAST HAVE TO TRY AND GET ONE AT LEAST

AND THEN SEE WHERE IT GOES FROM THERE.

COME ON, COME ONE. BITE, BITE, BITE.

AND DO WE HAVE HIM?

NOPE.

AYE, YI.

DAMN MY HANDS ARE *BLEEP* COLD.

STAND OUT HERE AND GET FROSTBITE

IS WHAT I'M GONNA CATCH.

COME ON. COME ON, COME ON, BITE, BITE, BITE.

OH, YEAH. HERE WE GO.

HOT DAMN. OH, MAN *BLEEP* FISH.

I'M SO PUMPED NOW. HA.

GETTING HIS EYEBALL AS BAIT.

SEE IF WE CAN CATCH A FEW MORE BEFORE MY FEET FREEZE OFF.

BOOM. A HIT.

YOU KNOW WHAT?

I THINK THIS EYEBALL IS THE TRICK.

ONCE I GOT MY FIRST ONE, THEN I GOT TWO, THEN I GOT THREE.

BUT THIS I'D SAY IS THE COLDEST I'VE BEEN ON THE CHALLENGE.

I'M GONNA TAKE A BREAK, WARM MY FINGERS BACK UP.

THAT LITTLE BASTARD WAS SLIMY AND COLD.

MY THUMB IS JUST NUMB.

COLD WATER DANGEROUSLY ACCELERATES

THE ONSET OF HYPOTHERMIA SINCE BODY HEAT CAN BE LOST

25 TIMES FASTER IN COLD WATER THAN IN COLD AIR.

JUST LAY DOWN, BUDDY, BECAUSE I'M EATING YOUR ASS LATER.

ANOTHER BIG ONE.

THAT WAS A GAMBLE, CATCH A FISH,

STAY IN THE COLD, CATCH A FISH, STAY IN THE COLD.

I WAS LIKE, "YOU KNOW WHAT?

THIS IS A PRETTY GOOD DAY FOR FISHING.

I'M JUST GONNA KEEP GOING," AND FOUR,

FIVE, AND THEN SIX.

THIS IS THE HARDEST MEAL

I'VE EVER HAD TO GET.

THESE FISH ARE MY LIFELINE.

I FEEL LIKE I'M PRETTY SET FOR THE CHALLENGE WITH FOOD.

THAT'S LIKE A TROUT A DAY.

I'M GONNA START A FIRE LATER.

SEE, IF I HAD A PARTNER, I'D *BLEEP*

START A FIRE REAL QUICK, BUT THAT AIN'T HAPPENING.

♪♪

OKAY.

I'M ACTUALLY STARTING TO SHIVER FOR THE FIRST TIME.

Narrator: SHIVERING OCCURS WHEN MUSCLES RAPIDLY TIGHTEN

AND RELAX IN ORDER TO CREATE HEAT.

I'M GONNA GIVE THIS A GO BEFORE I LOSE MY FEET.

TRYING TO GET A FIRE RIGHT NOW BEING THIS COLD,

IT'S A LITTLE FRUSTRATING.

IT'S SO COLD, MY HANDS DON'T REALLY WANT TO WORK.

I WAS DEFINITELY EXPOSED A LITTLE TOO LONG FISHING.

NUMBED UP MY FEET, NUMBED UP MY FINGERS.

SO I DEFINITELY NEED TO MAKE A FIRE RIGHT NOW.

*BLEEP*.

I DON'T KNOW IF I'VE EVER REALLY HAVE BEEN THIS COLD.

DOWN BY THE RIVER THE TEMPERATURES

WERE WAY LOWER DOWN THERE.

OH, MY GOD.

MY MENTAL CLARITY IS LIKE -- IT'S JUST NOT THERE.

*BLEEP* IT.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WE HAVE FIRE.

I FEEL A LITTLE BETTER.

I THINK MY HEAD DIDN'T FEEL RIGHT

WHEN I WAS TRYING TO GET THE FIRE STARTED.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE ISSUE WAS.

I MEAN...

*BLEEP* DAMN IT. *BLEEP*

I JUST NEED TO KNOCK IT DOWN. THEY'RE KIND OF STACKED.

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*BLEEP*

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I HAVEN'T SEEN MY *BLEEP* MANHOOD IN WEEKS.

I'LL SAY IF ANYTHING IS AFFECTED IT'S THAT, MAN.

WELL, BECAUSE IT'S *BLEEP* FRIGID.

IT'S SCIENCE. YEP.

WELL, AND, LIKE, WOMEN STOP OVULATING

WHEN IT GETS SUPER DUPER COLD.

REALLY?

BECAUSE THE BODY CAN'T SUPPORT.

THE CALORIES AND EVERYTHING.IT CAN'T SUPPORT A PREGNANCY

AND HAVE A LICK AT REALLY HEALTHY VIABLE.

THE SAME AS LIKE GYMNASTS, YOU KNOW, WHEN THEY HAVE

THAT SUPER CRAZY CALORIC INTAKE,

THE SAME THING.

SO THAT'S WHY *BLEEP* MARY LOU RETTON

DIDN'T GET HER PERIOD TILL SHE WAS LIKE 20.

THEY'RE REALLY SMALL PEOPLE, TOO.

YEAH.

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Dave: THAT'S NOT GOOD. *BLEEP*.

AH, IT'S *BLEEP* HOT.

WHAT THE *BLEEP*.

OUCH, OUCH, OUCH.

I'VE GOT TO GET THE *BLEEP* OUT OF HERE.

OH, DAMN.

WHOA. *BLEEP*.

I NEED TO GET THESE BURNING BRANCHES OUT OF HERE.

NO, NO, NO.

NO, NO, NO, NO.

THAT WAS BAD.

I CAN'T BELIEVE I LET THAT HAPPEN.

♪♪

SHELTER CAUGHT ON FIRE.

KIND OF WENT ALL THE WAY UP.

THIS SUCKS.

GOD *BLEEP*.

THAT'S WHERE I'M AT TODAY. SO, YEAH.

SO, WE'RE GONNA SEE WHAT WE CAN DO HERE.

MAYBE AT LEAST GET THE REST OF THIS SET UP,

GET THE FIRE GOING AGAIN.

SOMEWHAT MAYBE REBUILD THE SHELTER,

BUT WE'RE GONNA SEE, YEAH.

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I'M FEELING REALLY COLD.

ONE, TWO, THREE.

HOW MANY FISH DID I CATCH AGAIN?

IT SEEMS LIKE MY MENTAL FOCUS HAS GONE AWAY.

I THINK I LOST A FISH.

YOU KNOW, IT'S GETTING TO THE POINT

WHERE MY CONCENTRATION IS KIND OF OFF

AND MY MENTAL CLARITY IS JUST A BIT FOGGY.

I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED

THIS TYPE OF CONFUSION IN THE COLD BEFORE.

I HAVE NO CLUE WHAT IS UP WITH ME.

Narrator: WITH NIGHT FAST APPROACHING

AND CONCERNED BY DAVE'S MENTAL AND PHYSICAL DECLINE...

MEDIC, MEDIC, DO YOU COPY?

Narrator: ...THE PRODUCERS CALL IN THE MEDIC.

Willow: MEDIC, GO AHEAD.

CAN WE HAVE YOU GO OUT AND CHECK ON DAVE?

COPY. I'M ON MY WAY.

OKAY, I'M GONNA CHECK YOUR EYES REAL QUICK.

MM-HMM.

SORRY, I KNOW IT'S BRIGHT.

I JUST CHECKED OUT DAVE, AND I'M ACTUALLY

PRETTY CONCERNED ABOUT HIM.

SO HIS EYES ARE KIND OF YELLOWISH, WHICH IS NOT GOOD.

IT'S CALLED JAUNDICE, AND IT'S A SIGN

THAT HE'S POSSIBLY GOING INTO LIVER FAILURE.

I'M SEEING SOME CHANGES IN HIM

AND JUST WITH, LIKE, HIS MENTAL STATUS

AND THE WAY THAT HE'S DECLINED THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

THE MEDIC SEES TROUBLING SIGNS

DUE TO EXPOSURE TO COLD TEMPERATURES.

BUT THE MORE IMMEDIATE CONCERN IS THAT THE MUSHROOMS

DAVE ATE COULD BE TOXIC.

IT'S REALLY, REALLY CONCERNING.

BASED ON THE MEDICAL EVALUATION, PRODUCERS INTERVENE.

HEY, DAVE.

BASICALLY, WE'RE WORRIED ABOUT THOSE MUSHROOMS

THAT YOU'VE BEEN EATING.MM-HMM.

THEY LOOK LIKE YOU MIGHT BE STARTING TO DEVELOP

SOME ISSUES WITH YOUR LIVER.

SO WE ALL THINK THAT IT'S IN YOUR BEST INTEREST FOR YOU

TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL AND GET CHECKED OUT.

ALRIGHT.

AND DO I GET TO COME RIGHT BACK HERE?

NO. THIS ESSENTIALLY MEANS YOUR CHALLENGE IS OVER,

UNFORTUNATELY, THIS IS THE END.

COMPLETELY, IT'S OVER. IT'S LIKE...

LIKE, IT ACTUALLY STOPS?

YEAH, I MEAN, WE HAVE TO GET YOU OUT OF HERE RIGHT NOW.

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Narrator: DAVE IS ADMITTED INTO THE HOSPITAL

FOR POTENTIAL LIVER AND KIDNEY FAILURE.

Dave: I SHOULD HAVE JUST STUCK TO MY RULE

AND NOT HAVE TOUCHED THESE MUSHROOMS

AND I WOULD HAVE BEEN FINE.

BUT HERE I AM.

Willow: WE JUST GOT AN UPDATE FROM THE NURSE

THAT DAVE'S CONDITION DEFINITELY DECLINED SOME.

HE'S STARTING TO GET SOME GI ISSUES FAR AS LIKE NAUSEA,

VOMITING, AND DIARRHEA.

IT BASICALLY SOUNDS LIKE HIS BODY

IS VIOLENTLY TRYING TO EXPEL SOMETHING THAT IT DOESN'T LIKE.

Narrator: EXPERTS IDENTIFIED THE MUSHROOMS DAVE CONSUMED

AS FRIED CHICKEN MUSHROOMS, WHICH SHOULD NOT BE EATEN RAW.

TRY ANOTHER PIECE OF THIS.

DAVE LOST 29 POUNDS IN NINE DAYS BUT SHOWED INCREDIBLE FORTITUDE

AGAINST THE HARSH MONTANA WEATHER.

HIS PSR DROPS TO 6.9.

Dave: I'M DEFINITELY NOT HAPPY ABOUT THE CHALLENGE BEING OVER.

I THOUGHT I WAS DOING PRETTY GOOD, BUT HERE I AM.

IT'S JUST A SMALL LITTLE PLANT THAT CAN ABSOLUTELY WRECK

MY WHOLE BODY AND WRECK MY WHOLE CHALLENGE.

HEY, SO I'M BACK HOME. IT'S BEEN A COUPLE OF MONTHS.

I'M FEELING A LOT BETTER.

YOU KNOW, I DEFINITELY REGRET NOT FINISHING THE CHALLENGE,

BUT I'M GLAD I'M OKAY.

MY RISKY WAYS DEFINITELY CAUGHT UP WITH ME.

I DEFINITELY WANT TO GET BACK OUT THERE

FOR ANOTHER CHALLENGE.

WITH THAT, YOU KNOW, I WON'T BE EATING MUSHROOMS

PROBABLY EVER AGAIN.