[car engine revving]
[intriguing music]
♪♪♪♪♪
Hello! I'm Rhys Darby,
and I am 4x4ing
through the Canyonlands,
about to hook up
with Bear Grylls.
Not like that.
So Bear said be prepared,
bring the necessities.
Which I've done.
Just a couple of things.
You know, nothing too much.
You don't wanna be
overweighing yourself
with unnecessary items.
I think Bear will be happy with
my light load
of necessities only.
I am feeling ready to go.
Bear told me to meet him
up a trailhead,
and now, by foot,
I will venture forth.
All right, time to get the gear.
This should be enough.
Not too much.
Not sure how long
this episode goes for, so.
You've got to be prepared,
you know?
So write a list
and then add to it.
That's always the first rule.
Um, get a bag that's big enough
to carry everything,
plus stuff
that you might not need.
It's important to have
things you don't need.
All right. Try and keep up.
[adventurous music]
[tins rattling]
[Rhys panting]
Whew.
Well... I've come to
the end of the trail.
I believe this is where
we're supposed to meet up.
And I have no idea
what to expect next.
MURRAY: Okay, guys.
Band meeting.
Jermaine?
- Well, yeah-- Obviously.
- Yeah. Well, you're here.
Murray. Present.
See, even I do it.
BEAR: Rhys Darby might look like
your classic funnyman,
but this lovable Kiwi
has built a career
that is even bigger
than his punchlines.
- [laughter]
- Hey, hey, hey. Don't swear.
- Sorry. They-- they--
- Yeah? We're werewolves.
- Not swearwolves.
- What are we?
ALL: We're werewolves,
not swearwolves.
BEAR: He's captured
the world's attention with
a string of standout film
and television roles...
Welcome to Jumanji!
BEAR:... while becoming
a go-to voice actor...
Want me to twist you off
a chesty?
Oh, yes!
BEAR:... and a hit stand-up
comedian all around the world.
So you're the gentleman pirate,
then?
Well sussed.
BEAR: Rhys brings
a unique blend of heart
and humor to every challenge...
Swirl it around.
Brings out the aroma.
BEAR:... making him
the perfect partner
for a relentless adventure
miles away from the ordinary.
That was my--
my proudest moment.
That meeting.
- [microwave beeping]
- Oh, that's my undies.
Uh, my biggest fear is,
I guess, you know,
hanging off a rock ledge
with a 200-foot drop,
and, um...
I can't see Bear anywhere.
Other than that,
you know, the classics.
Um, getting lost,
which I often tend to do.
And then alien invasion.
All right.
♪♪♪♪♪
- Hold on to your glasses.
- Okay.
Welcome to Running Wild, Rhys!
Whoo!
RHYS: Oh, my God!
I knew I should've bought
a strap for my glasses.
♪♪♪♪♪
Wow.
BEAR:
♪♪♪♪♪
Okay.
So that's the heli gone. Done.
- Yeah, right.
- Feeling all right?
I'm feeling...
[laughs]... blustered.
- Blustered?
- Is that a word?
Whew! That's what I call a ride.
Uh, very nerve-racking.
I'm sorry we ditched
all the gear.
But I could hardly
lift that thing up.
Yeah. Well, that's what I'm
used to from back in the day,
you know, in the army.
That's right. That-- [laughing]
That definitely--
that was a full 25 kgs.
I saw a dressing gown,
I think, at one point.
Yeah, there's a thick
dressing gown in there.
I like to have that
with my pipe.
But that's all right.
I'll take a night off.
Well, the only thing we did
salvage is the striker.
One match.
We'll keep that folded.
- One match.
- That's our survival equipment.
Put it in your pocket.
- Give me the pressure of that.
- Yeah. Don't lose that.
And then your canteen.
- And we're good to go.
- Yeah.
It feels weird going into
the wild with one matchstick
and a canteen, which is empty.
I probably should have
put water in it. [laughing]
So we can actually see
our whole journey from here.
So our pickup tomorrow will
be about ten miles that way.
Welcome to Canyonlands,
a maze of heat, stone, and
sheer cliffs that never lets up.
On day one, Rhys and I
will traverse slick rock
and loose boulder slopes until
we reach our first big drop.
In this scorching desert,
long days of exposure
can be deadly, so we'll need
to quickly find a way down
and across into
a neighboring gorge.
Here, we'll find cover
and make camp.
On day two, we'll push through
a stretch of high desert,
which ends at a massive chasm
standing between us
and our extraction point.
This place is brutal, and with
time to find out
if Rhys can handle it.
It's gonna get hot heading down.
Lots of descent,
couple of big canyons to cross.
- Easy.
- It's gonna be epic.
- [both laughing]
- We're gonna have fun. Right.
- Ready?
- Oh, yeah, I think so.
Let's do it.
It is amazing, all of these
rock formations, isn't it?
- RHYS: Yeah.
- BEAR: To think all of this
- is formed by water and wind.
- RHYS: It's crazy.
Honestly, it feels like
I'm on some foreign planet.
But I have complete trust
in Bear.
I've worked with Bear before.
Back in the day, he was
on my show, Short Poppies.
This looks disgusting.
Packed full of protein.
Got to go for it.
Oh, you better not be eating
a bug from my park, Bear.
There's a café down at
the old ranger's station.
He's always loved comedy.
I've always loved adventure.
So, onwards.
BEAR: You grew up
in New Zealand.
RHYS: Yes.
BEAR: That's where we first met,
in New Zealand.
- RHYS: Yeah.
- BEAR: You know, I've spent
so many hours in my life
watching Rhys
do his Bill the Park Ranger
sketch on TV.
It does feel a bit
kind of surreal for me.
It's like, we've obviously
got to let Bill lead.
I love your park ranger
character.
- So, this is like, "Lead on."
- Okay.
Crack on. Where are we going?
What do you think?
Well, I think we'll--
Down is probably the best way.
Great.
We need to just find something
to tie off to.
RHYS: Oh, wait. Really?
Well, that looks pretty... high.
BEAR: Our direction
of travel is basically
straight off that cliff.
I've got quite a lot of rope.
I've got the coil on me.
I've got more in the backpack.
But it is a big drop off this.
We've got a bunch of rope.
Maybe this? What do you think?
RHYS: That shrub?
- [both laughing]
- Yeah, I mean,
it doesn't look very solid,
but...
What do you think?
[sighs] Yeah, I mean...
it doesn't look too solid to me.
He's saying, you know,
we've got to go down here.
This is the only way down.
Okay, go on. Give that a pull.
That's got to take both of us.
- Does it? Okay.
- You happy?
Sure.
BEAR: Okay.
Let's take this to the edge.
RHYS: So I'm looking at
this anchor and I'm thinking,
"Really? It's a bit too small."
I mean, I'd wanna get Health
and Safety to do a survey on it.
Draw lots for
who's gonna go first?
Oh, okay.
There's no one here,
so I'm just
kind of relying on Bear.
This is where it comes to trust.
- Good.
- Aw!
I always love a test pilot.
The stone goes first.
- Yeah.
- Then I go.
- [laughs] Okay.
- We're putting that--
No! Good luck!
I'm pretty nervous about this.
[tense music]
BEAR: Lean back and stay
kind of that sort of angle.
If you're too upright,
you'll obviously slide.
- Yeah.
- So lean back.
Nice, wide stance.
Keep lifting it
and pulling that handle.
So down you go.
You feel that dynamic to it now?
Yeah, I've got the dynamic.
BEAR: Okay,
so you're on the edge there.
- Okay.
- Keep it moving back.
Maybe don't look down too much.
- RHYS: Keep going?
- BEAR: Yep.
[exhaling]
So it might feel
a little bit awkward
once you go over the edge,
but just don't worry.
If it swings a bit, don't worry.
Just protect your face
if you do swing.
That's it.
Keep stepping it down.
Really nice, Rhys. Beautiful.
Keep stepping it. Keep stepping.
Don't let your legs
get above your hips.
Keep your legs moving.
That's it.
Great job.
- Whoo!
- Well done.
You've done the awkward bit.
Okay,
I'll see you on the bottom.
Once we lose comms,
get to the bottom
and I'll be following you.
- Okay, mate.
- BEAR: Go smash it.
Good job. It's pretty committing
going over the edge of this.
I mean, to be honest,
I'm a little nervous
just watching him.
I keep looking at the tree
kind of, like, moving.
♪♪♪♪♪
[Rhys breathing deeply]
RHYS: For those at home,
this is quite the drop.
BEAR: Definitely the point
of no return now.
We're committed.
RHYS: Well, we didn't have
this equipment back in my day.
That's a different--
different sensation.
So, top of the cliff here.
The cliff edge is just like
looking over a big skyscraper.
You're hanging on a thread.
And dropping off that
is a point of commitment
and a point of trust.
Trust is such a key part of
all partnerships in the wild
and builds confidence.
And confidence isn't
something you just get.
Confidence is something
you have to build.
Because you do feel fear,
but it's how you deal with it.
[intense music]
RHYS: I think after
a couple of goes at this...
[grunts]
...one would get
quite good at it.
He says, bashing his back
onto the crevice.
♪♪♪♪♪
And into the shrub.
Camera adjust. Hi.
How are my nose hairs? Good?
All right. Wow.
It's hard to judge
just how high that is,
but I know how far
And so, by the looks of this,
it's almost twice that.
Which I thought was
potentially the end,
and then you see
there's another 50-foot drop.
Okay.
♪♪♪♪♪
Oh, this is a fun bit.
♪♪♪♪♪
All right, we made it.
Hard to believe I just...
rappelled down there.
What a legend. [chuckles]
Oh, he's started.
BEAR: Okay, so...
this is where
it's, like, one way
all the way down. Whew!
So I was down in five minutes.
I'm thinking Bear will be down
in 20 minutes.
There's a couple of tricky bits.
He's looking smooth.
He's not spinning
about as much as what I was.
Okay, so a little ledge.
Three course, two way down.
RHYS:
He's on the second crevice.
BEAR: Down on the bottom.
- Well done!
- Yeah.
- Good job.
- That was awesome, man.
Well done, you know, that's...
that's a committing one.
- Yeah.
- There's no doubt.
RHYS: I've never rappelled
a distance like that in my life.
I feel really accomplished.
BEAR: You don't get big in that,
really.
- We have no more rope.
- RHYS: Wow.
And all off that little shrub.
That's trust. [chuckling]
Good job, him.
That's pretty impressive.
Let's get in the shade here.
We'll have a little
quick hydrate, quick stop.
RHYS: Okay.
[sighs]
Yeah. Nice to find shade
when you can get it.
Yeah.
Is stand-up where
your career started?
I started with stand-up.
I was actually in a comedy duo
and then I went solo
and then I started
doing international festivals.
My mother decided that I should
join the army when I was 17.
I used to march like this.
[audience laughing]
Whoa, stop Darby,
what are you doing?
I didn't get into the acting
till Flight of the Conchords.
That was my first acting job.
Where did all
the physical comedy,
all the mimes
and sounds and mimics and...
Um, I've always moved
when I've told stories
and I like
becoming the characters
that I'm telling
the stories about.
And as a kid,
I used to play a lot on my own,
creating characters.
And mum would
sometimes walk into the hallway
and see me with all my toy cars
and all my action figures
and she'd just go,
"You're in a world
of your own, dear."
And I was,
I'd just create a whole movie.
I'd be there for literally hours
doing all
the little conversations
and so I just took that into
adulthood with my comedy.
And yeah, it's bizarre,
but I really try
bring people into a world
and they can escape
whatever's going on
and enjoy sort of
a captivating one-man play.
Yeah, people love it.
And also, I don't know,
the world needs more of that.
It feels good to take
life not too seriously.
And there are, you know,
sometimes I get into
trouble for, you know,
not taking it seriously enough.
How do you mean
you sometimes get into trouble?
Do people like--
In my army days
I got into trouble
because they don't
want it, you know.
- [laughing]
- Yeah. Yeah.
My commanding officer
actually said,
"You know,
you're good for morale,
but I'm worried that, you know,
if we're in some
sort of w*r situation
that you won't be."
Well, I can tell you
as a former soldier as well,
the person
who can keep morale up
is worth their weight in gold.
That's true.
I would think
you'd be brilliant.
Okay, great.
I knew I should have stayed in.
Yeah.
Okay, let's keep moving.
This isn't a journey
for the faint-hearted.
Rhys is in at the deep end,
but he's stepping up,
and that's fun to see.
And I'm learning he's a really
sort of humble heart, really.
He always kind of plays those
who always laugh at themselves
and almost kind of
put themselves down.
But actually, as a person,
he's really capable,
strong, and determined.
And it's why we're getting
through this efficiently.
Here we go, look.
When you find
dead tree stumps...
Kindling.
Well, we're going to have
no shortage of kindling
all through this canyon.
Just break some of those off.
Break some of those off.
- These?
- Yeah.
BEAR: I'm seeing a lot of
these dead stumps of wood,
old trees,
and one thing I've learned
over the years
is that they're often
a treasure trove.
Here we go, look.
RHYS: Oh, yeah! Right!
- See these?
- Mm-hmm.
They're just feeding
off all the decomposing wood.
There you go.
Yes, finally.
You had one of these before?
Not today.
It's always fun giving somebody
their first... first grub.
Here we go.
- A little maggot each.
- Okay.
Snack en route,
a little wood grub.
Thank you for your time
and your service.
[chuckling]
It's about to be good night.
And by the way,
you want to chew them.
You don't want them
crawling out of some other...
- Orifice, yeah.
- Orifice.
They're actually
pretty nutritious,
and pound for pound,
they will have more protein
in them than beef.
So it is a good
desert snack on the way.
- They don't taste bad, do they?
- No.
- Nutty?
- Yeah.
And as long as it's alive,
it's going to be okay to eat.
It's not going to make you sick.
RHYS: I think for those maggots,
my Yelp review would be
four out of five stars.
Easy to find.
Uh... you know,
willing to be food.
You know, he had ample
time to escape, he didn't.
He was on my palm
for quite a while,
and tasted a little sweet.
Would do again.
- Is that first maggot?
- First maggot.
- Come on!
- First maggot.
Awesome.
BEAR: Yeah, it's a good tip
to make sure you chew them.
RHYS: Oh no, I think
that was still alive.
How did it get there?
- [Bear laughing]
- RHYS: Eat it again.
BEAR: I'm not sure it's accurate
about the other orifice,
but it always sounds good.
Yeah.
BEAR: We're going to keep going,
and then we need
to get out over the top.
It's going to be
a series of canyons,
but we use it as far as we can.
Nice to be in the shade.
BEAR: So we've been following
this canyon down,
but again, it's starting
to lead us the wrong way.
I said to our team
at some point,
just leave a line
or some way of us
getting back onto
the top of this canyon
so we can stay on our course.
Okay, so that is our way up.
We spotted it.
It's like probably
an 80-foot rope ladder.
We're going to use that.
They're quite awkward,
these things,
because you end up
spinning around
and you're trying
to get your foot in it.
I'm going to go up.
I'm going to drop
a rope from the top.
- Okay.
- And then just feel your way.
Always keep one
solid point of contact.
If you can use
a wall like this here,
lower down, great.
The technique is just to
try and use your leg strength
rather than your arm strength,
but sometimes you've just
got to kind of muscle it out
and just get over it.
Okay, here we go. [grunting]
So it's a little
bit awkward, this bit.
- Ah-ha.
- But you'll figure your way.
I like how
they don't make them wider,
just the bare minimum.
- Well, I suppose it's lighter.
- Yeah, of course.
But it is a little awkward,
but you'll be fine.
I've seen you
in action now, Rhys.
You're perfect.
All right.
[suspenseful music]
And he's gone.
I've climbed
rope ladders before.
Not often.
The last one was
on a pirate ship.
I was the ship captain.
Uh... whoa!
Gosh!
Is it meant to be this shaky?
And I struggled with that,
but I was supposed to.
BEAR: Go for it.
RHYS:
The world's thinnest ladder.
BEAR: Now start taking it in.
That character was not capable.
I can't be not capable.
I've got to be able to do this.
But I play so many buffoons
and idiots with
confidence and no skill
that can sometimes
override your mind,
like that's who you are.
Yep.
The old Captain Steed spin.
BEAR: You got it.
Looking good.
But it's not who I am.
I was an outdoors guy
back in my military days,
so to tap into those skills
after years and years of
playing character buffoonery,
I get to remember
that I am actually capable.
BEAR: You truly are
the gentleman pirate.
RHYS: Here we come.
BEAR:
Watch your fingers on that one.
Get to the rung
above and you're good.
There you go.
Yes.
[grunting] Biceps.
Yeah, I love the biceps.
Yes.
Woo!
Good job. Well done!
- I'm up.
- I'm up!
- Yo, are you all sweating?
- Yeah, I'm all sweaty.
It's time to work now.
It's good.
Maybe my technique was weird.
That's why I chose to use
my biceps a bit more.
But, you know,
I've been to the gym lately
and I'm thinking,
give it all you got, Rhys.
Do something
that your idiot character
wouldn't be able to do.
BEAR:
Rhys and I have hauled ourselves
out of the first canyon
and onto the high ground.
But this ridgeline is hot,
rocky and slow going.
And there's another
massive canyon ahead.
We need to reach it,
find our way down,
then make camp.
RHYS:
Come on, Bear.
BEAR:
You know you can eat these guys?
- Oh, really?
- I mean, a lot of cactus.
If you cut into it,
you get that milky sap
and that's like, actually
can be really dangerous.
But these flat pads like this,
prickly pears,
are fine to eat and you'll get
fluids from it as well.
Oh wow, good to know.
BEAR: Prickly pear,
one of the desert good guys.
So we're going to collect it,
put them in the backpack
and we'll cook that up
over a fire later.
Ideas of how to get
the spikes off?
With my teeth.
Come on...
Would not be the recommended.
Your dentist would k*ll me.
Look, if you just get them,
stick them on the rock.
Yeah, rub them.
And then just rub them, yeah.
So that's your food
that you've just been
rubbing into the rocks.
But there's no
pricks left on it.
Just a couple of [bleep]
ready to eat it.
[guitar music playing]
Oh, here we go, Rhys.
Black ropes,
distinct against the rocks,
easy to spot.
Wow, I've done this before.
Okay, just watch
yourself on the edge
as it goes over.
[music stops]
Oh dear.
Would you believe it,
it's a canyon.
So just trust it,
just let it take you.
But it's going to take us
across the canyon then.
Yep, okay.
BEAR:
Okay, so this is the tricky bit.
It's going to save us
a ton of time as well.
Rhys Darby and I are
descending a diagonal line
down to the floor
of this canyon.
Then the goal is to find camp
amongst the tree cover below.
We're good, Rhys,
whenever you're ready.
I'm a big boy now.
[laughs] I can do it.
Great job, Rhys,
looking good.
RHYS:
I have to take more control.
Concentrate on my action
with my descent
and don't overthink it.
That's the key.
BEAR: That first bit's
going to feel familiar,
it's like a rappel.
And then suddenly it just
takes you away from the wall.
He's his own safety on this,
he's got to get this bit right.
Just got to trust it.
[exhaling]
BEAR: That first one is
kind of baptism of fire
and everything's new
and scary in a long way.
This one,
kind of just found his groove.
Super efficient,
makes my job easy.
Keep it coming, keep it coming.
Great job, Rhys.
Done, done.
- Woo!
- Look at the g*ns.
- Oh, yeah!
- The g*ns are pumping.
And then you'll end up landing
in the tree at the bottom.
Wow, all right.
The landing's
often quite insalubrious.
- My g*ns are pumping.
- [laughing]
He's actually
a natural adventurer.
He kind of,
maybe doesn't realize it,
but he is actually,
he's good at this stuff.
- That looks slick.
- RHYS: Oh, good.
- BEAR: Well done.
- RHYS: Yeah, it's nice.
BEAR: Have you slept
in a hammock before?
RHYS: Umm...
BEAR: You're a pirate,
of course you have.
- Of course I am.
- Of course, you know.
- Okay, Rhys, you take that one.
- Mm-hmm.
- I go around that branch there.
- Okay.
Now we're back at
the base of the canyon floor.
So I do want to try
and start thinking about
a place to make
camp for the night.
I think that's pretty good.
Do you want to test it?
- RHYS: I'll test it, yeah.
- BEAR: Okay, go on then.
- RHYS: Ready?
- BEAR: Ready.
Bump going in.
Oh, this is a good one.
I was initially thinking
I'd be on the top,
but I'm glad
I went for the bottom.
Because it's just less
distance to fall, isn't it?
BEAR: Well, I guess
a fire first, then.
RHYS: Okay.
Let's do it.
I feel like a banana.
[laughing]
BEAR: Okay, so all we need to do
is make a fire.
We've got one match.
RHYS:
Yep, I've still got that match.
Remember, we've got
one shot at this, Rhys.
[sighs] Well, hang on a minute.
Now, what are we gonna...
Let's talk it through.
- Okay, so you take the striker.
- Okay.
So I'm going to light it.
Not much wind
or anything around.
Well, there is, actually.
There's a little
bit coming through.
This is coming now.
It's the end of day.
So shield it with your body.
Get around it.
It's a one-time hunt.
This is our fire
for the night, by the way.
- So, one shot. Okay.
- This is it.
You sure you're ready for this?
- Yep.
- Ready? Okay.
BEAR:
Protect it once there's a light.
RHYS: Where am I
going to go under? Here?
- Yeah, I think.
- Okay, just rehearsal.
How's that?
Okay.
- Going back to ones.
- Back to ones.
And action.
Under pressure, he delivered.
Great job.
- Yes.
- Yes, yes.
Good job, Rhys. One match.
Boom, that fire went.
BEAR: And that means we can
cook the prickly pear.
I feel I'm under-delivering on
the quality of dinner for Rhys.
It's basically
just prickly pear.
Well, you know what they say.
Fire's like your kids.
- RHYS: Oh, yeah?
- Look after it when it's small.
And then?
It'll look after you
when it's bigger.
- RHYS: Ah.
- Don't smother them.
- RHYS: I love that.
- Give them room to breathe.
Oxygen. Look, we're going
to lift it up. We need that.
And like the kids,
it's quite annoying, isn't it?
[laughter]
But you do love it.
And we do.
BEAR:
What sort of dad are you?
I'm the best dad
you could ever imagine.
- Yeah.
- I bet you're the most fun.
I play with my kids
right up until, you know,
I mean, I'm still playing
with Lego and they've moved on.
[laughter]
These boys are really smart.
Their mum's smart.
So, I didn't have that
to worry about personally.
But it was painful
to see my first one leave home.
And I got three years
with the second kid, Theo.
It's great. It's the greatest
thing that's ever happened to me
was being
a dad to these two boys.
BEAR: Yeah, that's so wonderful.
Okay, look, we'll put that on.
And then I will burn
all the hairs off as well.
And then once
that cooks for a bit,
we'll just cut into it
and it's delicious.
Oh, yum.
If you had to pick a character
from all the crazy ones
- you've done over the years...
- Yeah.
...have you got a favorite,
or like?
Oh, it's hard because, you know,
they're all my children.
[laughter]
But I like portraying general
people who aren't that weird
and making them weird.
Yeah.
And I think people
latch onto that as well.
You know,
a lot of weird people love me.
- BEAR: Yeah.
- [laughter]
Um, and I've always felt weird.
I've always felt like the other.
You've basically managed
to keep doing in your life
- what you loved doing as a kid.
- Yeah.
Little moments now and again,
I take it in.
And I'm really proud
of where I've come from
and what I've done.
Because, you know,
I just came from a small town
in New Zealand,
the other side of the world.
Just believing the universe
will provide for me
if I'm a good person
and I really want it.
Where does
that self-belief come from?
For me, it's
rooted in the idea that
I don't know why I got here.
You know, I'm just kind of like
the last kid out of five kids.
There was a nine-year gap
between me and all the others.
I was a mistake in my mind.
And I grew up with
just mum and me kind of
looking at
the world around me going,
"Wow, I've got to take
this opportunity of life
"and really go as far as I can."
And your mum,
is she still alive?
RHYS: She's not, no.
Um, and that was
difficult for me.
But I wrote a comedy show about
it to sort of get through it.
And then
I didn't do comedy again
for eight years after that.
Because I was kind of
like saying goodbye to it.
Well, your mum,
for sure, must be very
shining down,
very proud of you.
Oh, yeah.
Obviously, losing his mum was
such a big thing in his life.
But my feeling at
the end of it is that
she must be
so proud of this man.
Everything he's done.
Not just his work,
but the fact that he's created
a great family
and he's loyal to them
and just loves his kids so much.
And, you know, those
are the real things of life.
And it's easy
when you get recognition
and worldly success,
to sometimes lose track of that.
But he hasn't.
It's a really
beautiful part of him.
Okay, come on,
let's cut that bit of this.
- All right.
- A little charred, but good.
Wow.
For dinner we had
the prickly pear cactus.
Slightly overcooked.
Actually good, isn't it?
Mm.
I was hoping for peach pie,
but we had prickly pear.
It's the accomplishment,
you know.
That's what it tastes like.
- Yeah.
- Earned.
BEAR: It's a char-grilled
accomplishment.
Yeah.
RHYS: Should I be
in the bottom one then?
BEAR: Yeah.
RHYS: First day of
the adventure, fantastic.
I'm genuinely tired.
I'm struggling to string
a sentence together.
So that's good.
Not for the TV show,
but for me, it feels like
I'll sleep well.
- Bear.
- Yep.
That toilet paper,
you threw it away, didn't you?
A lot of leaves in the bushes.
Use the leaves.
Oh, but it's so dark
I might grab the wrong thing.
What if I grab
another prickly pear?
BEAR: Yesterday,
Rhys found his footing
through some tough terrain.
But today we're headed
deeper into canyon country.
The ravines are steeper
and the crossings more perilous.
Rhys will need to dig deep.
This last push is going
to take a lot of heart.
It's a bit more like
the moon up here, isn't it?
RHYS: Yeah.
You've done well to keep
your accent through everything.
- Yes.
- It's your trademark really.
It is.
What about your kids,
have they got American accents?
- They can switch it on and off.
- Really?
They Kiwi it up
when they're around us.
And was your wife up for
that adventure of life as well
- and moving to the States?
- Yeah, definitely.
Yeah, Rosie, like me,
has the ambition, drive.
We only slowed down once
we started having children
and then the next adventure
is when the kids leave home
and they've already started.
So we're looking at each other
going, what's our next move?
So we're going to have one final
canyon to get across, Rhys.
Oh yes, wow. Okay, that's big.
Our pickup
is the other side of that.
RHYS: Okay.
BEAR: I have said to our team,
help me with one way across
this at some point.
Watch ourselves on the edge.
Ah. I found
our way across, Rhys.
Shouldn't there be a bit more
to that rope bridge?
BEAR: [laughing] Yeah.
How's your tightrope walking?
Pretty good actually.
I've got a really big pole.
You want to have
a little peep over the edge?
Sure.
Go on then.
Oh my God, that's a long way.
Holy [bleep].
This canyon is 130 feet across.
But what makes it truly daunting
is a 350 foot drop
to the canyon floor below.
Crossing on this rope
that is stretched to its limit
makes every movement count.
We'll need to move carefully
and quickly
as our extraction point
is on the other side.
- This is a long drop.
- RHYS: Okay.
But maybe don't look down, keep
looking at what you're doing.
The most important thing,
no fingers near this.
This will take your finger off.
Got it.
Okay.
So, this is going
to be the scary bit.
Sitting on the edge and then
dropping off onto that weight.
Okay, so if you remember,
fingers and pulleys would be
behind it if anywhere, okay?
And then you're hanging
and then we're good to go.
Okay, so
we'll get you about halfway.
Yep.
BEAR: And then
you're going to have to pull.
It's going to be the g*ns.
Just lean back
and start hauling.
Wow. That's a long way down.
Keep looking up.
Not down.
- Woo.
- You made it!
Well at least you know
the rope's strong.
It's definitely quite physical,
that last bit.
Pace yourself and I'll
help you up over this edge.
Okay.
You realize there's a giant
crevice with some serious depth.
Not to mention height.
For me it's the opposite
of heartwarming, I think.
When you realize that
you're so close, yet so far.
How are you feeling Rhys?
You good?
Yeah.
You'll be good.
All right.
BEAR: Even as you lower yourself
over the edge,
put your
fingers behind the pulley.
You'll be good.
All right.
Great job, Rhys.
That's the scary bit, well done.
Well done.
That's a point of commitment,
I love it.
[laughing]
Good for you.
And now, start hauling.
Here I come.
BEAR:
Have you had a look down yet?
I know what's down there, Bear.
BEAR:
It's really hard on TV sometimes
to portray
the scale of big drops.
This is about as big as
you're ever going to do it.
So, I salute his courage.
That's it,
almost there, another 20 feet.
RHYS: There's nothing like
being here and feeling so alive.
Now looking back and seeing it,
it's huge.
BEAR:
Okay, watch your head,
you're about
a meter from the edge.
RHYS: Believing in myself
got me through.
- That's it, that's it, done it.
- Yes.
And now that it's finished,
I'm feeling quite emotional.
Yeah, it's a...
An achievement.
I'm proud of you.
You know what, there's
no getting away from that.
It's scary dropping off.
It makes me feel good.
I feel like
collapsing and crying,
like at the end of a marathon,
you know?
You've carried
a lot on your shoulders.
Yeah, definitely.
I think, um,
I try not to think about it.
I bottle it up and...
but yeah, um...
I've lost both my parents and...
It's-- it's a lot.
But I really want to,
you know, once my kids
are all graduated
and into adulthood,
I'm definitely going
to get back on the horse
and ride off into the sunset.
[laughter]
- Watch out, world.
- Yeah, yeah.
And just be a great person.
Yeah, aw.
This was really special.
BEAR: No surprise
seeing emotion in his face.
He should be proud of himself.
That is a formidable journey
he's done.
It's tough in the desert.
I don't know,
I get a real kick out of
seeing people overcome that.
He deserves every ounce
of pride in his heart.
You ready to get out of here?
- Yeah, let's do it.
- Come on, come with me.
[Rhys sighing]
This adventure
has been everything.
It's come at the right time.
More extraordinary than
I ever thought it would be.
Okay, give it a big wave.
RHYS: It's given me the jump
start I need to be that guy,
that adventurer that
I've always wanted to be.
It's one of the greatest
things I've ever done.
BEAR:
Rhys has that golden ability
to make people laugh without
being nasty to other people.
It's actually very rare.
But he's coupled that with
this like steely determination
to not run from
the difficult stuff in life.
And I admire that spirit in him.
Wow. [laughing]
It's no surprise that Rhys is
truly loved all over the world.
Time to get out of here.
[cheering]
BEAR: Look at that.
What was I thinking?
Bear, I thank you
from the bottom of my heart
because I've found
a new me again.
It's the courage
to just take the world
by the horns, you know.
And ride it.
Unbelievable.
We did it together.
Bear, I love you.
Thank you so much.
Onwards!
Running Wild, Rhys Darby, yeah.
We did it!
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