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I'm bear grylls.Whoo!
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I'm gonna show youwhat it takes to get out alive
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From some of the most dangerous
places on earth.
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I've got to make itthrough a week of challenges...
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In the sort of placesyou wouldn't last a day
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Without the rightsurvival skills.
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This time, I'm in the wildsof southern utah,
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Where I'll be tacklingtreacherous canyons...
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...Climbing downdizzying rock features...
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It's getting
a little tricky here!
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...And pursuingthe fastest of prey.
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This is gonna beone crazy red rock ride.
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Man: Copy that. We're probably
about a minute out.
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Right side looks good.
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This is southern utah,known as red rock country,
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After the epic landscapeof the colorado plateau.
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With an average elevationof over 6,000 feet,
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It's one of the highest statesin the u.S.
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It's on the wire.
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Man:
[ speaking indistinctly ]
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Southern utah's tough terrain --
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Endless slot canyons,
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Hard-rock pinnacles,
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And hundreds of square miles
of arid desert.
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It's high, dry, and hostile.
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Advise on our altitude.
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Up here, mountain lionsand black bears roam,
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And lower down,deadly rattlers,
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Like the mojave green,
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One of the mostvenomous snakes in the u.S.
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This is really one of the last
great u.S. Wildernesses
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To be explored and mapped.
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It was bandit country
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And a hiding place for the likes
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Of butch cassidy
and the sundance kid.
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It was the wild west
at its wildest.
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Hey, you know what?
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These conditions --
we can't go with plan "a."
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My plan was to parachute in,but there's a problem --
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A powerful crosswindthat could blow me off course
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And onto hard rock.
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But I've come upwith a plan "b."
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Standby for further
instructions.
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I'm gonna try something
I've never done before.
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This is gonna require pinpoint
accuracy from the pilot
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And split-second timing from me
to get it right.
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Okay, let's do it, guys.
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Let's give it a go.
Okay.
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We've located a stretchof level ground.
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We're going in.
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I'll tell you what --
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Let's check it out
and then take it around.
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All right.
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The pilot will bringthe plane down
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As low and slow as it will go,
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And then I'm gonnalower myself out.
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The plane isn't gonna stop.
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As soon as I'm confident,I'm gonna go for it,
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But make no mistake --this is dangerous.
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I'm at the mercyof the furious prop wash
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From the plane's engines
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And terrifyingly closeto the thundering rear wheel.
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But I'm down and in one piece.
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Smoking trousers!
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Oh, fair to say that I've got
one red-hot backside!
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Just got completely shredded.
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Okay, let's get going.
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I've landed high onthe mighty colorado plateau,
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Which covers large partsof utah, arizona,
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Colorado, and new mexico.
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To the southlies the grand canyon
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And, in between, some of thewildest terrain in the u.S.
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Wow, what a vista.
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It's a long way down there.
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It's just a crazy landscape.
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What you get is this mix
of hard and soft rock,
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And it creates all these
totem-pole-like pinnacles.
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These rock hoodooscan be 10 stories high
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And dangerously unstable.
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See that slope over there
with all the snow on it?
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Probably gonna be north-facing,
sees the least sun,
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Which means north
is gonna be over here.
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I've got my bearings,
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And now I'm heading southto lose altitude.
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Up here is cold with low oxygen
and low humidity.
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This can quickly leadto fatigue, thirst,
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And, at night, hypothermia.
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That's not our way.
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Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!
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Okay, this is a bit more
precarious than I thought.
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It's tightly packed.
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I'm gonna get something
just to help me go down this.
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Even something like this
can help you --
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Just gives you some leverage
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To push your body out
from the slope.
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Temptation is -- when it gets
steep and you get scared,
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You tuck in,
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And that's when your feet
drop out from under you.
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You want to be out
from the slope,
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Put your weight on it,
and descend like this.
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It's just an alpine technique
they use on steep snow and ice.
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To be honest,
this is pretty similar.
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Okay, come on.
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This techniquerequires confidence
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And a little practice,
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But ultimately,it's efficient and fast.
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Yeah, it's much better
on the ridges here.
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It's softer.
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Down in the gullies,
that's all really compacted.
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Let's get going down this.
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At this speed,
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I'm soon down to the nextsection of the descent.
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Now there's loose screeunderfoot.
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Keep zigzagging across this.
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We don't want to be bringing
a whole lot of rocks
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On top of each other.
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Follow my line.
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An angled descentreduces the chance of injury
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From dislodged rocks.
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Look -- that's the last
of these spires,
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And then we're out of them.
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Get down to the trees.
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That's where we're gonna find
food and water.
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Pine forest like thisis classic bear territory.
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I've got to proceedwith caution.
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But it's also a richhunting ground,
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A place full of resources
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With everything you needto survive.
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Little bits of pine resin.
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Should be more.
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Yeah, look -- there's more
up higher there.
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If the branches are broken off,
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Then the tree will ooze
that resin.
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Try and get up to that.
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In winter, this area can seeup to 15 feet of snow,
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Leading to significant damage
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To the lower branchesof these pines.
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Take a bit of that,
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And that's gonna help
with fire-lighting.
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There's loads of other things
you can use pine resin for.
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It acts as a glue,
even to seal wounds.
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Okay, that'll do.
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Let's keep going.
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Lower down,the pine forest gives way
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To parched-earth territory
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And, with it,its own animal dangers.
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There are mountain lions
in this area,
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And one of the dangers
of them --
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They're very bright,
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But they're also
opportunistic hunters.
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Mountain lions, or cougars,are stalk-and-ambush predators.
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Almost invariably,
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Whenever there have been attacks
on humans,
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The lions approach from behind
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And completely
without warning,
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Having tracked them.
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Even this sort of terrain
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Is classic
for mountain-lion attack,
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Where they can drop down,
use that body weight to pin you,
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Go for your throat.
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And good little tip --
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If you've got dark glasses on,
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Stick them on the back
of your head,
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And it looks like then
you've got eyes
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In the back of your head,
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And that's gonna help
deter them.
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But your most immediateproblem here
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Is a lack of collectible water.
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Yeah, it's all bone-dry, this.
Look at it.
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It's a mix of clay and sand
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That's been made wet by the rain
and then dried out,
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Expanded, and just cracked.
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But if we're gonna find water,
it's gonna be down.
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There's no time to waste,
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And this dry shalemakes for a speedy descent.
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But on terrain like this,
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There's a danger of picking upjust too much speed.
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Aah!
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Whoa!
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[ grunts ]
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I'm in southern utah,
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Suspended 100 feet abovea narrow rock canyon.
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Got my foot on here.
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Little help.
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Whoo!
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Oh, I hate that feeling.
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Man alive.
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Okay, let me come back here.
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That's the danger of loose sand
on hard rock.
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Let's find a way down.
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I spotted a streamin the canyon below.
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Now I've got to find a waydown to collect water.
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Now, that's all
just sheer down there.
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Might be able to work our way
down this bit.
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It is quite committing, though.
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It's a long way to the bottom,
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Especially when it's all loose
like this.
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At first,things don't look promising.
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That really is a funnel of doom
down there.
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Look.
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The rock is brittleand treacherous underfoot,
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Which meansthere's a real danger
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Of slippingclean off this face.
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Whoa.
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It's an awkward little bit
to get around.
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Just out of comfortable reach.
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Bad consequences
of falling here, as well.
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It's now or never.Here it goes.
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One step closer,and this ledge is exposed,
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Lying 100 feetabove the canyon floor.
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Look at my feet
and don't look down.
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So I'm actually climbing down.
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Don't have to rush it.
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Take your time,
be confident with each step.
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And finally,some reward for my efforts.
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Can shimmy down
behind this slate.
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There's a whole gap down here.
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But this descenthas still got a way to go.
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This rock ramplies at 45 degrees,
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And it's covered in dust,making it as slippery as ice.
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[ coughs ]
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Chipping away down there.
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I've got to push againstthe rock with all my force
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To get any sort of traction.
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Jam a foot on each wall
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And just push
like opposing forces.
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Just slowly wedge my way down.
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I'm almost doing a split.
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I'm making progress,
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But this rock facedoesn't get any easier.
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Pretty vertical, this next bit.
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One foot wedged in here,
hand wedged in the crack,
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And just slowly
edge my way down this.
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Just a few more feetand one last handhold,
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And I'm down.
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Whoo! Okay, down.
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[ sighs ]
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Now to collect what I came for.
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Oh, man. A lot of this water
is really silty.
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Look at the color of that.
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Try and drink that straight off.
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That silt and sediment
can easily make you sick,
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And that's just gonna
dehydrate you further.
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A simple way of getting rid
of the sediment
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Is just to filter it.
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Can use anything for that --
a t-shirt, hat.
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If you haven't got that,
even your sock.
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[ grunts ]
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Any water-permeable fabricwill act like a sieve
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By removing particlesfrom the liquid.
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But ideally,even filtered water
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Should be boiledbefore drinking.
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That's coming out
nice and clear now.
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Probably not gonna make it
smell very nice, though.
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Okay, sock on, and then
we're on our way again.
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I'm followingthe water downstream
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To lose altitude and hopefullyfind a larger watercourse.
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I've not only got water
down here,
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I've also got some shade,
which is nice.
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Out of that beating sun.
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And it's also pretty easygoing.
262
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Make some good progress.
263
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But narrow water-carvedcanyons like this
264
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Hold potential dangers, too.
265
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Flash floods causedby rainfall upstream
266
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Can occur at any timeand without warning.
267
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And there were 12 tourists
268
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Who were caught in a flash flood
in one of these slot canyons
269
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In southern utah.
270
00:14:45,540 --> 00:14:49,140
And it hadn't even been raining,
and they were down in there.
271
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And the first thing they knew,
272
00:14:50,050 --> 00:14:53,480
They just got hit by this wall
of brown water
273
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Full of boulders and logs.
274
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And 11 of the 12 were killed.
275
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The lesson is --
never get complacent.
276
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Just 'cause you haven't
seen rain
277
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Doesn't mean you can't be hit
by flash flood.
278
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Rain upstream will flowstraight down through here,
279
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And that's a concern.
280
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The canyon is narrowing,
281
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And the wallsare getting steeper.
282
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Now, this is the sort of place
283
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You wouldn't want to be caught
in a flash flood.
284
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You truly have no
escape route up these.
285
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Keep moving a bit faster.
286
00:15:27,350 --> 00:15:29,320
Going downstream isn't working.
287
00:15:29,320 --> 00:15:31,150
There are no obvious ways out,
288
00:15:31,150 --> 00:15:33,590
And the canyon'sgetting deeper.
289
00:15:33,590 --> 00:15:35,020
So I'm changing direction
290
00:15:35,030 --> 00:15:37,260
And heading upa small side canyon.
291
00:15:37,260 --> 00:15:40,330
Now I'm battling gravityand the flow of water,
292
00:15:40,330 --> 00:15:43,970
And it's considerablyharder work.
293
00:15:44,670 --> 00:15:48,770
There's no way
I'm gonna get up this bit.
294
00:15:48,770 --> 00:15:51,340
Keep moving up.
295
00:15:51,340 --> 00:15:52,570
But I'm gaining height,
296
00:15:52,580 --> 00:15:55,540
And the canyon wallsare getting lower.
297
00:15:55,550 --> 00:15:59,250
This is a possible way out.
298
00:15:59,250 --> 00:16:02,580
Just a bit awkward around there.
299
00:16:02,590 --> 00:16:05,090
This wet rockis super-slippery,
300
00:16:05,090 --> 00:16:06,760
And there are no good holds.
301
00:16:06,760 --> 00:16:10,760
And so you use your knees
to split them
302
00:16:10,760 --> 00:16:15,630
And use that to pry your way up.
303
00:16:17,470 --> 00:16:20,540
And finally,I'm out of that hole.
304
00:16:20,540 --> 00:16:23,570
That's the exit to the canyons.
305
00:16:23,570 --> 00:16:27,210
Safe to say we found water.
306
00:16:29,210 --> 00:16:32,210
Now I'm moving through mixedforest and high chaparral.
307
00:16:32,220 --> 00:16:36,020
Look -- there's
a little plantain.
308
00:16:36,020 --> 00:16:37,250
See this guy?
309
00:16:37,250 --> 00:16:40,290
The plantago herb hasantibacterial properties.
310
00:16:40,290 --> 00:16:43,220
This stuff became known
by native americans
311
00:16:43,230 --> 00:16:44,390
As "white man's footprints,"
312
00:16:44,390 --> 00:16:47,730
'cause it grows in this
compacted, sun-baked ground,
313
00:16:47,730 --> 00:16:49,660
And they'd often find it
in the trail
314
00:16:49,670 --> 00:16:53,470
Where the wagons would leave
as the pioneers headed west.
315
00:16:53,470 --> 00:16:55,240
But good plant to take with you.
316
00:16:55,240 --> 00:16:57,710
More than 60,000mormon pioneers
317
00:16:57,710 --> 00:17:00,910
Made the arduous journeywest to utah
318
00:17:00,910 --> 00:17:02,580
In the mid-19th century.
319
00:17:02,580 --> 00:17:04,580
The remains of an old cabin.
320
00:17:04,580 --> 00:17:06,550
Some founded large settlements.
321
00:17:06,550 --> 00:17:09,280
Others carved outsolitary homesteads
322
00:17:09,290 --> 00:17:11,420
In utah's vast wilderness.
323
00:17:11,420 --> 00:17:15,420
Wow, check this out
through here. Look.
324
00:17:16,660 --> 00:17:19,530
Probably an old pioneer's hut.
325
00:17:19,530 --> 00:17:21,060
But it doesn't look like
326
00:17:21,060 --> 00:17:24,730
Anyone's lived here
for a long time.
327
00:17:25,070 --> 00:17:28,140
The work that's gone into
making this.
328
00:17:28,140 --> 00:17:30,540
And it's all done
with hand-tools.
329
00:17:30,540 --> 00:17:31,910
You can tell. Look.
330
00:17:31,910 --> 00:17:35,040
See the ax?
Chipping marks.
331
00:17:35,050 --> 00:17:37,280
You come across a place
like this,
332
00:17:37,280 --> 00:17:39,510
There's so much here
for the survivor.
333
00:17:39,520 --> 00:17:43,280
Even an old bit of barbed wire
like that.
334
00:17:43,290 --> 00:17:47,290
Mass of things
you can use that for.
335
00:17:47,290 --> 00:17:48,320
With a bit of work,
336
00:17:48,330 --> 00:17:50,890
This will makea good overnight shelter.
337
00:17:50,890 --> 00:17:54,460
But before that,there's food to consider.
338
00:17:54,460 --> 00:17:57,970
This cabin would have beenbuilt near a water source,
339
00:17:57,970 --> 00:17:59,330
A priority for any settler.
340
00:17:59,340 --> 00:18:01,470
And that's gonna bea good place
341
00:18:01,470 --> 00:18:03,270
To look for something to eat.
342
00:18:03,270 --> 00:18:04,640
Good little lake here.
343
00:18:04,640 --> 00:18:09,310
And this is gonna be perfect
for a bit of fishing.
344
00:18:09,310 --> 00:18:11,410
Probably spring-fed.
345
00:18:11,420 --> 00:18:14,020
More than likely
gonna have fish in this.
346
00:18:14,020 --> 00:18:18,690
Trout, bass, and bluegillare native to this area.
347
00:18:19,820 --> 00:18:24,130
Actually, look -- there's lots
of willow all along here,
348
00:18:24,130 --> 00:18:28,030
Which gives me an idea of how
to make a simple fish trap
349
00:18:28,030 --> 00:18:33,200
That I can leave so I don't have
to sit fishing myself for hours.
350
00:18:33,200 --> 00:18:35,040
Okay, let's use this.
351
00:18:36,170 --> 00:18:38,610
Willow is great for fishing.
352
00:18:38,610 --> 00:18:43,750
It's long and very flexible,
bendy, like a fishing rod.
353
00:18:43,750 --> 00:18:48,450
And willows are generally found
growing close to water.
354
00:18:48,450 --> 00:18:53,860
Now, that's gonna make a really
simple trigger mechanism...
355
00:18:53,860 --> 00:18:56,390
For the fishing rod
so I can leave it.
356
00:18:56,390 --> 00:19:00,700
It's gonna be under tension
until anything takes the bait.
357
00:19:00,700 --> 00:19:03,830
The trigger requirestwo short wooden arms
358
00:19:03,830 --> 00:19:05,600
With notches carved into them.
359
00:19:05,600 --> 00:19:09,470
It's fiddly workand needs patience.
360
00:19:11,240 --> 00:19:15,180
And that notch, the trigger,
fits in like that.
361
00:19:15,180 --> 00:19:20,220
It can go under tension
until anything releases it.
362
00:19:20,220 --> 00:19:21,020
For fishing line,
363
00:19:21,020 --> 00:19:23,450
I can use the inner strandfrom my paracord,
364
00:19:23,450 --> 00:19:25,650
Something I alwayscarry with me.
365
00:19:25,660 --> 00:19:28,720
It'll pull out nice and easy,
366
00:19:28,730 --> 00:19:32,160
And that makes
perfect fishing line.
367
00:19:32,160 --> 00:19:33,460
And then for the hook,
368
00:19:33,460 --> 00:19:36,700
I've got this little bit
of barbed wire.
369
00:19:36,700 --> 00:19:38,500
I found that by the cabin.
370
00:19:38,500 --> 00:19:40,130
And that'll do the job nicely.
371
00:19:40,140 --> 00:19:43,270
And now for the delicate partof the construction.
372
00:19:43,270 --> 00:19:45,240
That fits under there.
373
00:19:45,240 --> 00:19:47,310
And that's then under tension.
374
00:19:47,310 --> 00:19:51,050
I've attached a fishing wire
to that end, cast it out.
375
00:19:51,050 --> 00:19:55,120
Anything catches it,
dislodges this.
376
00:19:55,120 --> 00:19:58,690
And that then pulls the hook
into the fish's mouth,
377
00:19:58,690 --> 00:19:59,550
And it's caught.
378
00:19:59,560 --> 00:20:00,390
Gonna find some bait,
379
00:20:00,390 --> 00:20:04,160
And then we'll set that
and we're good to go.
380
00:20:04,730 --> 00:20:10,370
Lake and riverbanksare often teeming with life.
381
00:20:16,470 --> 00:20:19,410
[ chuckles ]
had to get to his head quickly.
382
00:20:19,410 --> 00:20:21,880
Otherwise,
they end up biting you.
383
00:20:21,880 --> 00:20:23,140
But a little garter snake
384
00:20:23,150 --> 00:20:25,680
Just swimming
through the water there.
385
00:20:25,680 --> 00:20:27,020
Just spotted him.
386
00:20:27,020 --> 00:20:28,420
So there's snake in here.
387
00:20:28,420 --> 00:20:31,150
There's probably gonna be
fish, as well.
388
00:20:31,150 --> 00:20:36,890
But that is gonna be
at least some dinner.
389
00:20:37,860 --> 00:20:41,600
The snake gutsmake perfect fishing bait.
390
00:20:41,600 --> 00:20:42,960
The line's set.
391
00:20:42,970 --> 00:20:44,700
Now to head back to base
392
00:20:44,700 --> 00:20:48,370
And sort up beddingfor the night ahead.
393
00:20:48,370 --> 00:20:51,770
Really, I want to make myself
some sort of bed
394
00:20:51,780 --> 00:20:52,840
That's off the ground.
395
00:20:52,840 --> 00:20:55,880
One of the dangers of all cabins
like this --
396
00:20:55,880 --> 00:20:58,080
It's gonna be a magnet
for snakes,
397
00:20:58,080 --> 00:21:00,650
Especially under all
of these floorboards.
398
00:21:00,650 --> 00:21:04,150
You know, they're looking
for the same thing as me --
399
00:21:04,150 --> 00:21:06,690
Warmth and shelter.
400
00:21:06,690 --> 00:21:08,560
And with a couple of these,
401
00:21:08,560 --> 00:21:10,460
I can get myself off the ground.
402
00:21:10,460 --> 00:21:12,560
The floorboards will makefor a solid,
403
00:21:12,560 --> 00:21:15,600
If none-too-comfortable,bed platform.
404
00:21:15,600 --> 00:21:17,530
That's gonna be
wide enough there.
405
00:21:17,530 --> 00:21:19,900
You can jam one endinto the wall,
406
00:21:19,900 --> 00:21:23,040
And I found just the thingto suspend the other.
407
00:21:23,040 --> 00:21:25,270
Actually,
that's got a noose on the end.
408
00:21:25,280 --> 00:21:26,980
It would have been
a lasso, that.
409
00:21:26,980 --> 00:21:29,440
Even with the resourcesclose at hand,
410
00:21:29,450 --> 00:21:30,710
This is still a tricky build.
411
00:21:30,710 --> 00:21:35,750
One of those times when you need
more than two hands.
412
00:21:35,750 --> 00:21:38,190
Let's get that in.
413
00:21:38,190 --> 00:21:39,750
But this is a quickly assembly.
414
00:21:39,760 --> 00:21:43,090
A little crude, perhaps,but effective.
415
00:21:44,190 --> 00:21:49,100
Okay, so that's a good
bed platform off the ground.
416
00:21:49,100 --> 00:21:52,470
Maybe fill in some
of these gaps, as well,
417
00:21:52,470 --> 00:21:55,440
Keep any rainwater off me.
418
00:21:55,440 --> 00:21:59,310
Another hitch in that to make
sure this bed doesn't collapse.
419
00:21:59,310 --> 00:22:02,340
And with bedand shelter sorted,
420
00:22:02,350 --> 00:22:07,180
It's back to the fish trapI set two hours ago.
421
00:22:07,180 --> 00:22:09,880
It has triggered.
422
00:22:11,350 --> 00:22:13,190
With a line that's quite slack,
423
00:22:13,190 --> 00:22:15,360
It might just have been
the wind.
424
00:22:15,360 --> 00:22:20,090
We can reset it,
give it another go.
425
00:22:22,000 --> 00:22:25,670
Oh, hang on.
Oh, no, we've got something.
426
00:22:25,670 --> 00:22:27,840
I thought it was just slack
in the wind,
427
00:22:27,840 --> 00:22:31,140
But actually, it was caught
around all those reeds.
428
00:22:31,140 --> 00:22:34,180
And that's a little bass fish.
429
00:22:34,180 --> 00:22:35,910
And that's a great catch.
430
00:22:35,910 --> 00:22:41,420
That means I've got a snake
and some fish.
431
00:22:41,420 --> 00:22:45,590
So tonight, I eat.
432
00:22:45,590 --> 00:22:48,990
But first, I need fire.
433
00:22:48,990 --> 00:22:53,900
And then we'll use
this old trough as a firebase
434
00:22:53,900 --> 00:22:57,430
But also as a bit
of a wind guard.
435
00:22:59,170 --> 00:23:06,140
Break up some of this pine resin
into this tinder bundle.
436
00:23:11,610 --> 00:23:15,550
The wood is dry and quicklytakes a spark.
437
00:23:15,550 --> 00:23:17,920
There we go.
438
00:23:17,920 --> 00:23:19,890
You want to smother it.
439
00:23:19,890 --> 00:23:22,790
Nice, dry brush on top of it.
440
00:23:22,790 --> 00:23:26,060
Let it build up those three
essential ingredients
441
00:23:26,060 --> 00:23:31,400
Of a fire --
oxygen, heat, and fuel.
442
00:23:31,400 --> 00:23:32,900
[ blows ]
443
00:23:32,900 --> 00:23:36,570
We can just put
as a frying pan on there.
444
00:23:36,570 --> 00:23:37,810
While the food is cooking,
445
00:23:37,810 --> 00:23:41,840
A chance to put the finaltouches to my camp.
446
00:23:43,480 --> 00:23:47,980
Get a load of this stuff
as bedding.
447
00:23:47,980 --> 00:23:54,620
These grasses will providewarmth and a degree of comfort.
448
00:23:55,990 --> 00:24:00,230
Just gonna give me a couple
of inches of insulation
449
00:24:00,230 --> 00:24:01,430
To sleep on.
450
00:24:01,430 --> 00:24:03,730
That will do.
451
00:24:03,730 --> 00:24:08,270
Okay, these are gonna
be done now.
452
00:24:08,270 --> 00:24:10,910
Easier said than done
getting it off, though.
453
00:24:10,910 --> 00:24:15,840
A roasting-hot pan
and nicely cooked fish.
454
00:24:18,180 --> 00:24:20,880
And that just looks incredible.
455
00:24:20,880 --> 00:24:23,580
Good nutrition, good protein,
456
00:24:23,590 --> 00:24:28,020
Lots of good fats and minerals
and vitamins in that.
457
00:24:28,020 --> 00:24:31,660
Really good-size meal, this.
458
00:24:31,660 --> 00:24:34,100
I didn't even have to be there
to catch it.
459
00:24:34,100 --> 00:24:37,600
Fresh foodand the great outdoors --
460
00:24:37,600 --> 00:24:39,900
There's simply nothing better.
461
00:24:39,900 --> 00:24:43,000
You can see why somebody
a long time ago
462
00:24:43,010 --> 00:24:46,610
Decided to stay here
and try to make a life
463
00:24:46,610 --> 00:24:49,880
In this incredible landscape.
464
00:24:51,850 --> 00:24:54,620
In the wild west days,
southern utah --
465
00:24:54,620 --> 00:24:56,250
A lot of it was bandit country,
466
00:24:56,250 --> 00:24:59,590
Which meant outlaws would use
these sort of places
467
00:24:59,590 --> 00:25:02,660
To hide away for months,
sometimes even years.
468
00:25:02,660 --> 00:25:05,890
But to do that,
they needed incredible skills
469
00:25:05,900 --> 00:25:07,600
To be able to live off the land.
470
00:25:07,600 --> 00:25:10,330
But the difference between them
and the survivor
471
00:25:10,330 --> 00:25:12,000
Is that their goal
is to stay hidden.
472
00:25:12,000 --> 00:25:16,900
The survivor's goal is to stay
alive long enough to be found.
473
00:25:19,370 --> 00:25:21,640
I've just spent a nightin the wilds of southern utah.
474
00:25:21,640 --> 00:25:27,320
Breakfast is a small gartersnake I caught at the lake.
475
00:25:27,320 --> 00:25:30,690
It's a good way of cooking him.
Really kills any bacteria.
476
00:25:30,690 --> 00:25:33,690
It's been bubbling away
for about 10 minutes.
477
00:25:33,690 --> 00:25:34,960
That's good to eat now.
478
00:25:34,960 --> 00:25:39,360
But snake is an acquired tasteat the best of times.
479
00:25:39,360 --> 00:25:42,230
Some people say that snake
tastes like chicken.
480
00:25:42,230 --> 00:25:45,970
But I don't know what sort
of chicken they're eating.
481
00:25:45,970 --> 00:25:51,640
It's bony, sinewy,
and not very like chicken.
482
00:25:55,140 --> 00:25:56,710
Time to get moving.
483
00:25:56,710 --> 00:25:59,910
An isolated cabin is one thing,
484
00:25:59,920 --> 00:26:03,020
But most of the populationin this region
485
00:26:03,020 --> 00:26:03,950
Live at lower altitudes,
486
00:26:03,950 --> 00:26:07,260
So the best chance of findingpeople is to head down.
487
00:26:07,260 --> 00:26:12,590
But that's easier said thandone in a place like this.
488
00:26:12,600 --> 00:26:14,160
Careful on this edge.
489
00:26:14,160 --> 00:26:15,760
All of this is horrible.
490
00:26:15,770 --> 00:26:16,460
It breaks up.
491
00:26:16,470 --> 00:26:19,970
I want to find a wayoff this high, windy ridge,
492
00:26:19,970 --> 00:26:24,370
But I've only got the lassorope I found at the cabin.
493
00:26:24,370 --> 00:26:28,110
There's a little ledge
down here.
494
00:26:30,180 --> 00:26:32,280
See that?
About 40 foot down.
495
00:26:32,280 --> 00:26:35,050
I've probably got
enough rope, actually,
496
00:26:35,050 --> 00:26:38,750
To reach that ledge
with the lasso.
497
00:26:39,720 --> 00:26:45,060
Otherwise, it's gonna be
probably about 150 foot
498
00:26:45,060 --> 00:26:46,590
To the bottom of this,
499
00:26:46,600 --> 00:26:49,900
Which I definitely
don't have enough for.
500
00:26:49,900 --> 00:26:54,140
So I can retrieve my lassorope from the bottom,
501
00:26:54,140 --> 00:26:56,040
A bit of simple ingenuity.
502
00:26:56,040 --> 00:27:00,540
Short little bit of wood
like that.
503
00:27:00,540 --> 00:27:04,650
Around the noose of the lasso.
504
00:27:05,080 --> 00:27:10,220
And as long as there's tension
on the rope running down...
505
00:27:10,220 --> 00:27:13,090
That's gonna stay there.
506
00:27:14,890 --> 00:27:18,830
Time to put this to the test.
507
00:27:21,030 --> 00:27:23,860
Here's the awkward bit.
508
00:27:25,100 --> 00:27:31,710
It's a very exposed partand a very long way down.
509
00:27:32,640 --> 00:27:37,380
First, there's a difficultoverhang to negotiate.
510
00:27:37,780 --> 00:27:42,920
And this makes gettinginto position very awkward.
511
00:27:44,250 --> 00:27:47,920
Gonna need my right hand
to hold on to the rock
512
00:27:47,920 --> 00:27:50,220
And the left hand on this rope.
513
00:27:50,230 --> 00:27:52,990
Maybe just wrap my leg...
514
00:27:53,000 --> 00:27:55,200
A couple of times around that.
515
00:27:55,200 --> 00:27:59,900
Just gonna give it
that bit more friction.
516
00:28:01,070 --> 00:28:03,240
I'm starting to makesome progress,
517
00:28:03,240 --> 00:28:05,110
But this is a challengein descent.
518
00:28:05,110 --> 00:28:10,080
To make matters worse,there's a powerful crosswind.
519
00:28:10,080 --> 00:28:13,580
It's getting
a little tricky here,
520
00:28:13,580 --> 00:28:16,450
Just 'cause it's steeper!
521
00:28:16,450 --> 00:28:21,760
You don't want to evencontemplate a fall here.
522
00:28:24,390 --> 00:28:29,330
I'm almost there, but there'sone final challenge --
523
00:28:29,330 --> 00:28:32,230
My rope's running out.
524
00:28:40,580 --> 00:28:43,210
And it reaches -- just.
525
00:28:43,210 --> 00:28:44,350
I'm on the ledge.
526
00:28:44,350 --> 00:28:46,880
Just need to get
this lasso back,
527
00:28:46,880 --> 00:28:50,320
Try and flick this thing
so it pops up.
528
00:28:50,320 --> 00:28:51,620
The rope is jammed.
529
00:28:51,620 --> 00:28:55,520
But with a final whipcrack,it's away.
530
00:28:55,530 --> 00:28:57,290
[ grunts ]
531
00:28:57,290 --> 00:29:00,090
That worked nicely.
532
00:29:00,100 --> 00:29:03,260
But I only just reached.
533
00:29:03,270 --> 00:29:06,470
Should be able
to shuffle along this now.
534
00:29:06,470 --> 00:29:10,000
Off the rope,this ledge feels so precarious,
535
00:29:10,010 --> 00:29:13,870
And it's over 100 feetto the bottom.
536
00:29:16,880 --> 00:29:20,710
This brittle layered rock faceis still steep
537
00:29:20,720 --> 00:29:23,480
And requires great caution.
538
00:29:24,250 --> 00:29:27,720
Gonna keep really low
center of gravity,
539
00:29:27,720 --> 00:29:30,890
Use all of your palms
of your hand,
540
00:29:30,890 --> 00:29:33,360
Soles of your feet as grip.
541
00:29:33,360 --> 00:29:34,830
This technique is all about
542
00:29:34,830 --> 00:29:40,630
Keeping the maximum points ofcontact for maximum friction.
543
00:29:41,570 --> 00:29:42,870
It doesn't look elegant,
544
00:29:42,870 --> 00:29:45,040
But it can guaranteea safe descent,
545
00:29:45,040 --> 00:29:49,640
And in a situation like this,that's all that counts.
546
00:29:52,710 --> 00:29:55,580
It's a good climb down --
547
00:29:55,590 --> 00:29:58,890
Committing but good.
548
00:30:00,860 --> 00:30:05,360
Now the hard rock gives wayto soft sand.
549
00:30:06,260 --> 00:30:07,800
This is much easier going,
550
00:30:07,800 --> 00:30:11,200
And I can makesome fast progress.
551
00:30:14,940 --> 00:30:18,040
Temperatures inthis high-altitude desert
552
00:30:18,040 --> 00:30:19,470
Can break 100 degrees.
553
00:30:19,480 --> 00:30:20,410
Right now, it's cooler,
554
00:30:20,410 --> 00:30:23,310
But in this territory,water is always an issue,
555
00:30:23,310 --> 00:30:27,580
And a few miles of thiswill burn through supplies.
556
00:30:30,150 --> 00:30:32,520
So I'm on the lookoutfor places
557
00:30:32,520 --> 00:30:35,320
Where rainwater might collect.
558
00:30:44,230 --> 00:30:46,330
And this red slot canyonis ideal.
559
00:30:46,340 --> 00:30:49,870
It's been formed by the wearof sediment-filled water
560
00:30:49,870 --> 00:30:52,840
Rushing through the softsouthern utah sandstone.
561
00:30:52,840 --> 00:30:57,310
Around here, it's the highestconcentration of slot canyons
562
00:30:57,310 --> 00:30:59,410
Anywhere in the world.
563
00:31:04,990 --> 00:31:05,650
Wow!
564
00:31:05,660 --> 00:31:10,620
These boulders have obviously
come down and got lodged there.
565
00:31:10,630 --> 00:31:12,930
Just absolutely wedged!
566
00:31:12,930 --> 00:31:16,960
But actually, this is
a classic sort of terrain.
567
00:31:16,970 --> 00:31:20,270
There was a climber a few years
back going through,
568
00:31:20,270 --> 00:31:23,200
And a boulder fell,
dislodged as he was rappelling
569
00:31:23,210 --> 00:31:26,710
And actually trapped his arm --
bam -- pinned it.
570
00:31:26,710 --> 00:31:31,510
He was stuck in this canyon
like this for five days.
571
00:31:31,510 --> 00:31:37,750
And that must have been
a truly horrendous situation
572
00:31:37,750 --> 00:31:38,820
To have been faced with.
573
00:31:38,820 --> 00:31:42,990
Aron ralston had to decidewhether to die of dehydration
574
00:31:42,990 --> 00:31:46,290
Or take drastic actionto free himself.
575
00:31:46,300 --> 00:31:49,600
But eventually...
576
00:31:49,600 --> 00:31:52,300
He proved himself a survivor,
577
00:31:52,300 --> 00:31:53,630
Got his blunt penknife,
578
00:31:53,640 --> 00:31:55,970
Hacked all the way
through his arm,
579
00:31:55,970 --> 00:31:58,110
Through his bone,
through the nerves,
580
00:31:58,110 --> 00:31:59,570
And made it out alive.
581
00:31:59,580 --> 00:32:02,810
And that's called
the spirit of survival.
582
00:32:06,380 --> 00:32:07,850
I'm in southern utah
583
00:32:07,850 --> 00:32:11,450
Making my way througha narrow slot canyon.
584
00:32:11,450 --> 00:32:15,390
Look -- there's water
on the rock here.
585
00:32:15,390 --> 00:32:19,390
Moisture coming down, a seep.
586
00:32:19,400 --> 00:32:20,430
[ slurping ]
587
00:32:20,430 --> 00:32:25,170
This is rainwater drippingthrough the rock from above.
588
00:32:26,970 --> 00:32:28,500
That's nice.
589
00:32:28,500 --> 00:32:29,970
Collecting it would take hours.
590
00:32:29,970 --> 00:32:33,070
Instead, I takea useful hydration boost,
591
00:32:33,080 --> 00:32:35,310
Then get on my way again.
592
00:32:35,310 --> 00:32:38,150
Ooh, I've got a rabbit!
593
00:32:38,150 --> 00:32:41,450
I spotted a rabbit ahead.This is worth a chase.
594
00:32:41,450 --> 00:32:44,020
He's faster than meand quickly out of sight,
595
00:32:44,020 --> 00:32:46,290
But there's only one directionhe can go,
596
00:32:46,290 --> 00:32:50,090
And if he hits an obstacle,I'll have him cornered.
597
00:32:51,930 --> 00:32:52,860
But no joy.
598
00:32:52,860 --> 00:32:58,030
The canyon's opened up,and he's escaped.
599
00:32:58,030 --> 00:32:59,470
He's gone.
600
00:32:59,470 --> 00:33:03,740
At least he showed me a wayout of that slot canyon.
601
00:33:03,740 --> 00:33:05,770
[ breathing deeply ]
602
00:33:12,950 --> 00:33:15,620
Now I've enteredarid scrub desert.
603
00:33:15,620 --> 00:33:16,820
This is a harsh landscape,
604
00:33:16,820 --> 00:33:21,560
But even here, there aresome useful natural resources.
605
00:33:22,860 --> 00:33:26,130
There are lots of
these bushes around here,
606
00:33:26,130 --> 00:33:28,400
And this is mormon tea.
607
00:33:28,400 --> 00:33:33,200
And what native americans
and mormon settlers would do
608
00:33:33,200 --> 00:33:36,940
Is collect this and then
boil it up to make tea,
609
00:33:36,940 --> 00:33:40,240
And that would help
with respiratory problems
610
00:33:40,240 --> 00:33:43,710
Such as hay fever, asthma.
611
00:33:43,710 --> 00:33:46,310
Just take some of this.
612
00:33:49,320 --> 00:33:50,880
Early settlers in southern utah
613
00:33:50,890 --> 00:33:54,620
Arrived in an unmappedterritory with few trails.
614
00:33:54,620 --> 00:33:55,420
In this wilderness,
615
00:33:55,420 --> 00:33:59,960
The best geographical signposts
were often the rivers.
616
00:34:00,860 --> 00:34:04,060
Always guarantee
if you follow this,
617
00:34:04,070 --> 00:34:06,800
You will eventually find people.
618
00:34:06,800 --> 00:34:10,040
Okay, we just need
to get down to it.
619
00:34:10,040 --> 00:34:11,840
Let's go this way.
620
00:34:21,850 --> 00:34:24,180
What a feeling.
621
00:34:24,190 --> 00:34:26,320
And almost all of
the rivers here
622
00:34:26,320 --> 00:34:29,590
Are gonna run down
and meet the mighty colorado,
623
00:34:29,590 --> 00:34:34,560
And that just cuts its way
across the wild west.
624
00:34:35,560 --> 00:34:38,870
A tributary like this shouldeventually lead to a town.
625
00:34:38,870 --> 00:34:41,470
The majority of settlementsin this desert
626
00:34:41,470 --> 00:34:43,770
Had to be built closeto watercourses
627
00:34:43,770 --> 00:34:45,970
If they were to standany chance
628
00:34:45,980 --> 00:34:48,280
Of surviving and prospering.
629
00:34:51,350 --> 00:34:52,380
Rivers provided food,
630
00:34:52,380 --> 00:34:55,420
Water for humans and livestock,
and irrigation,
631
00:34:55,420 --> 00:34:58,690
And were used as an importantroute of communication
632
00:34:58,690 --> 00:35:01,860
Through hostile territory.
633
00:35:02,490 --> 00:35:06,060
You see the river's
running much faster here.
634
00:35:06,060 --> 00:35:07,330
All this white water
635
00:35:07,330 --> 00:35:09,860
And, like, flood debris,
as well,
636
00:35:09,870 --> 00:35:11,830
In the middle of the river.
637
00:35:11,830 --> 00:35:12,770
The good part of that
638
00:35:12,770 --> 00:35:16,670
Is it means we're losing
altitude and making progress.
639
00:35:16,670 --> 00:35:18,870
But progressis never guaranteed
640
00:35:18,870 --> 00:35:22,340
Down tight canyons like this.
641
00:35:23,140 --> 00:35:24,850
A nightmare, this.
642
00:35:24,850 --> 00:35:27,410
This canyon wall juts outinto the river,
643
00:35:27,420 --> 00:35:28,320
And it doesn't look like
644
00:35:28,320 --> 00:35:33,120
There's a way over itor around it.
645
00:35:33,120 --> 00:35:36,060
And this is gonna be a hard one
to get around.
646
00:35:36,060 --> 00:35:38,960
Terrible pace of water
coming down this.
647
00:35:38,960 --> 00:35:39,690
It's a no-go.
648
00:35:39,700 --> 00:35:43,130
Getting around the canyon walllooks seriously dangerous.
649
00:35:43,130 --> 00:35:44,570
I'm gonna head back upstream
650
00:35:44,570 --> 00:35:47,130
And try to locatea safer crossing point.
651
00:35:47,140 --> 00:35:50,900
Gonna be able to use these
series of boulders here,
652
00:35:50,910 --> 00:35:52,970
Get across.
653
00:35:52,980 --> 00:35:55,280
Let's try this one.
654
00:35:55,280 --> 00:35:58,650
There's a fallen treeacross to a large rock.
655
00:35:58,650 --> 00:36:00,310
It looks promising.
656
00:36:00,320 --> 00:36:01,150
Yeah, this could work.
657
00:36:01,150 --> 00:36:03,450
As long as the deadfall
stays in place,
658
00:36:03,450 --> 00:36:05,450
I can get across
to the middle one.
659
00:36:05,450 --> 00:36:07,020
I'm gonna give this a try
660
00:36:07,020 --> 00:36:09,920
And hope that this treewill hold firm.
661
00:36:09,930 --> 00:36:12,960
It's a precarious spotwith no protection.
662
00:36:12,960 --> 00:36:17,630
Fall in here and I'll bedragged downstream fast.
663
00:36:20,370 --> 00:36:23,200
Well, we've done
the first stone.
664
00:36:23,210 --> 00:36:26,770
Try and get to this one now
and then across.
665
00:36:26,780 --> 00:36:30,280
There's no safe jumpacross to the center rock,
666
00:36:30,280 --> 00:36:32,980
So I'm takingthe long way around.
667
00:36:32,980 --> 00:36:37,280
Little bit precarious,
this bit.
668
00:36:37,290 --> 00:36:42,790
Progress is slow, but inchby inch, I'm getting there.
669
00:36:46,060 --> 00:36:49,030
Okay.
670
00:36:49,030 --> 00:36:50,230
That's the second one.
671
00:36:50,230 --> 00:36:55,770
Now to see if there's a routeto cross to the far bank.
672
00:36:57,710 --> 00:37:01,840
I was kind of hoping there would
be a few little boulders
673
00:37:01,840 --> 00:37:03,080
So I could hop across.
674
00:37:03,080 --> 00:37:09,050
Got so close,
but I can't do it here.
675
00:37:09,050 --> 00:37:11,690
There's no-go, no-go.
676
00:37:11,690 --> 00:37:14,760
Strike two.No way across.
677
00:37:14,760 --> 00:37:16,620
Back to the drawing board.
678
00:37:18,630 --> 00:37:19,930
My plan now is to head backto the spot
679
00:37:19,930 --> 00:37:21,060
Where the cliff blocks my path,
680
00:37:21,060 --> 00:37:22,330
Then attempt to get around it
681
00:37:22,330 --> 00:37:27,070
Through the water and continuedownstream on the bank.
682
00:37:27,070 --> 00:37:30,540
But now there'san added obstruction.
683
00:37:30,540 --> 00:37:33,340
And the first thing is
to get rid of this.
684
00:37:33,340 --> 00:37:35,640
Before braving white waterlike this,
685
00:37:35,640 --> 00:37:38,610
I want to shift this driftwoodout of the way.
686
00:37:38,610 --> 00:37:39,950
The last thing I want
687
00:37:39,950 --> 00:37:43,480
Is to get snaggedor pinned against it.
688
00:37:46,690 --> 00:37:49,860
The amazing force of the waterrips the tree away
689
00:37:49,860 --> 00:37:51,830
And under the overhanging rock.
690
00:37:51,830 --> 00:37:52,790
Might be a bit of
691
00:37:52,800 --> 00:37:56,400
Hold-your-breath time
around there.
692
00:37:57,470 --> 00:37:59,770
To make sureI'm not swept away,
693
00:37:59,770 --> 00:38:01,700
I'm gonna use my trusty lasso
694
00:38:01,700 --> 00:38:05,410
And tie it offto a solid anchor point.
695
00:38:10,510 --> 00:38:13,210
Put a constrictor knot
around this.
696
00:38:13,220 --> 00:38:17,750
This is one knot I do not
want to come undone.
697
00:38:17,990 --> 00:38:21,250
The constrictor knot isan effective binding knot
698
00:38:21,260 --> 00:38:24,020
That's simple and secure.
699
00:38:24,790 --> 00:38:27,490
Absolutely locked on itself.
700
00:38:27,500 --> 00:38:30,530
That won't come undone.
701
00:38:30,530 --> 00:38:34,500
I'd trust my life to that one
every time.
702
00:38:34,970 --> 00:38:41,010
Now to put it to the test inthis very fast-flowing water.
703
00:38:41,680 --> 00:38:47,010
Okay, once I'm around,
I'm gonna give two strong tugs.
704
00:38:47,020 --> 00:38:50,520
That means it's good
and you follow.
705
00:38:50,520 --> 00:38:52,250
The lasso here is a lifeline.
706
00:38:52,250 --> 00:38:55,820
An uncontrolled descentthrough waters like these
707
00:38:55,820 --> 00:38:59,190
Risks serious injury or death.
708
00:39:05,370 --> 00:39:08,500
I'm holding myselfout of the main stream
709
00:39:08,500 --> 00:39:10,100
For as long as possible.
710
00:39:10,110 --> 00:39:12,940
Powerful flow in here.
711
00:39:12,940 --> 00:39:18,810
Because when the full force ofthe water catches me, I'm gone.
712
00:39:28,820 --> 00:39:31,060
That's the signal.
713
00:39:31,060 --> 00:39:33,990
Now it's the cameraman's turn.
714
00:39:47,940 --> 00:39:52,280
Pretty horrible feeling
when you're under the water,
715
00:39:52,280 --> 00:39:53,910
Waiting to pop up.
716
00:39:53,920 --> 00:39:57,150
We're around that canyon corner.
717
00:39:57,150 --> 00:39:58,990
And we'll get moving again.
718
00:39:58,990 --> 00:40:02,660
Good job, though,
really committing.
719
00:40:10,060 --> 00:40:15,540
It's much easier going now,and the canyon is widening out.
720
00:40:24,450 --> 00:40:27,680
Look -- that's horse poop.
721
00:40:29,450 --> 00:40:33,020
Horses are a valuable resourcein this part of the world,
722
00:40:33,020 --> 00:40:35,460
So they're rarely leftto run wild.
723
00:40:35,460 --> 00:40:36,520
Where there are horses,
724
00:40:36,530 --> 00:40:39,830
There's a good chanceof finding people.
725
00:40:40,560 --> 00:40:44,330
Look -- all of these
are hoofprints, horses.
726
00:40:44,330 --> 00:40:48,300
Really distinct, and they're all
the way along here.
727
00:40:48,300 --> 00:40:51,970
But because the sand
is churned up, it's darker.
728
00:40:51,970 --> 00:40:54,470
That means there's still
moisture in it,
729
00:40:54,480 --> 00:40:57,180
Which means these are
quite fresh prints.
730
00:40:57,180 --> 00:40:58,950
I'm gonna follow these tracks.
731
00:40:58,950 --> 00:41:01,880
So I want to try and keep
the hoof marks
732
00:41:01,880 --> 00:41:02,850
Between me and the sun.
733
00:41:02,850 --> 00:41:06,390
That way, they cast a shadow
and they're easy to follow.
734
00:41:06,390 --> 00:41:09,860
Tracking is one ofthe great traditional arts
735
00:41:09,860 --> 00:41:11,260
Of the wild west.
736
00:41:11,260 --> 00:41:13,490
Pick up the pace a bit.
737
00:41:13,500 --> 00:41:14,490
Using these skills,
738
00:41:14,500 --> 00:41:17,760
Native americanscross great wildernesses...
739
00:41:17,770 --> 00:41:20,000
Tell me that isn't fresh.
740
00:41:20,000 --> 00:41:21,500
It smells fresh.
741
00:41:21,500 --> 00:41:25,470
...Law-enforcement agentstracked down fleeing outlaws,
742
00:41:25,470 --> 00:41:31,380
And the odd lone survivor hasmade it back to civilization.
743
00:41:31,380 --> 00:41:33,250
Look up on the cliff-top.
744
00:41:33,250 --> 00:41:37,650
Looks like we got ourselves
a real cowboy.
745
00:41:37,650 --> 00:41:39,450
Come on.
746
00:41:41,260 --> 00:41:43,760
It's the endof my utah adventure.
747
00:41:43,760 --> 00:41:46,430
I survived the challengesof the canyonlands
748
00:41:46,430 --> 00:41:51,570
And red rock country,and now I'm heading home.
60195
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