13x11 - Fire and Famine

[bunniefuu]

[Nero]
Yeah, buddy.

The cold temperatures
have brought another connie.

Ah!

-Oh, [bleep], [bleep]
-[bleep] [bleep]. Ah!

If these cramps
keep getting worse,

that's gonna be
another headache.

Oh, man.

[Ziga]
Holy crap.

Okay, very quick fixing
with clay.

[wood snaps]
[gasps]

No! That's very bad now.
[bleep].

So you wanna be on "Alone,"
do you?

My emotional state,

it's starting to become a yo-yo.

Our weak demons are back.
Let's go home, Aaron.

Ah, ah!

I can't lay here and be blind
in an environment like this.

It's not safe.
[sighs]

This is Jacks, and
I'm officially tapping out.

[dramatic music]

♪

[Ziga]
Chimney's gonna be

more stable than it was before.

♪

Okay, chimney's back.

Nice.

Morning, guys.

It's very cold.

I believe this was
the coldest night so far.

So I'm thinking also to
maybe spend some time

on insulation in the afternoon.

Also, I still, on this side,
I have still a moose hide,

and I will remove it

and put a lot of moss
and then snow.

Yeah, now it's really
getting cold.

So moose hide would be
very welcome

to have it in the shelter.

Okay.

Enough of conversation.

A little more action please.

♪

Things are really getting
harder when it's so cold.

I'm from Slovenia.
What is this?

♪

Well, this is what I signed for.

Now I have to live with it.

[footsteps crunching]

Okay, let's see if the fire

is still burning.

We're accepting bets.

Is it burning or not?

Say it now, how much you pay?

Okay, we have two Russians
putting 2,000,

Russians said, yes,
it's burning.

And Americans,
of course, opposite.

It's not burning.

And then, we have what else?

Oh, we have some guys
from what is this country?

Slovenia? Where is this? Okay.

What they say?

Well, the same
as America of course.

It's not burning.

Okay, let's see what's the fact.

♪

Okay, the winner is no burning.

So U.S. and,
of course, Slovenia

also win some money this time.

Yeah, it's really interesting
that this really depends

on the type of the wood,
how quick it burns.

So I cover every time,
everything, with ashes.

And most of the nights,
it works.

I would put thicker logs
or a bit more punky ones.

Beside, it really depends
on the type

of the wood and the weather.

If it's snowing,
it's better to have punky wood

that burns quickly,

but then it slows down
by melting snow

and blah, blah, blah.

Anyway, today there is no fire.

So I'll bring it
from the shelter.

♪

So I feel that
I'm in quite good position

for winning this competition.

But if there is another person
with a moose,

my disadvantage is, for sure,

that my consumption
is very high.

I think I eat, let's say,



So this is how I calculate
how much

meat and fish I consume per day.

So this is why my plan is
to do a lot of projects

instead of being so active.

Okay, we'll work on the shelter.

It's very important
to keep your mind

occupied with projects.

For example, pottery.

I really like to work with clay,

and I'm kind of postponing it
to day 80

to have something that

I'm looking forward to doing it.

And there are many
never-ending projects

like shelter.

Also, my strategy is
not think about

going home as long as possible.

I had this wish to go
for this "Alone" challenge

for so many years,
and now I'm finally here,

and it would be really stupid
to wish it to end.

So I should really think
about it as a special time

that it's given to me that
I will never, ever have again.

So I should really try
to enjoy this time.

Okay, I did just a bit
of extra insulation

while I was waiting for

soup to cook.

As you see, it goes super fast.

If I would knew this,
I would just do

just the covering
just with moss.

It's a very good insulator.

Okay, it's time to go inside.

Let's have a soup.

♪

It's really good
to have such time

to really think about things.

But I think it's good
that you let them come,

accept them,
and then it's easier

to put them back in the world,

maybe in another form.

♪

This experience will
definitely make some changes

in my life, and I really think

it's gonna be for the positive.

♪

We want make something
for my son.

But I'm afraid
if I start doing it,

I will get really emotional.

Maybe I should overcome this
and do something for him.

Yeah, my son, I didn't know
it will go this way,

but I really, really miss him.

So, yeah,
I should keep my mind busy.

Okay.

♪

[Nero] I think I can
hear the owls again,

which is nice.

Well...

I'm done.

It's my random weave

heart gift for my dad

made out of willow up here.

I think
it's worked out pretty...

pretty good.

I'm really quite
happy with that.

Love you, Dad.

Thank you.

Looking forward to giving this
to you when I get back.

♪

Time to eat.

♪

My dad, he was a prison guard.

He idolized the military
and combat and w*r.

Well, let's eat.

That influenced me growing up.

I kind of took that on board
as an interest

that we would share.

So I joined up.

And I was deployed
in Afghanistan.

I quickly realized
that how you think it is

and how it actually is
is two different things.

Oh, yeah.

All right.

Trip down to Broken Bridge,
fill that back up,

get rid of the bones.

Come back and settle in
for the evening.

♪

When I got back from
Afghanistan in 2010,

I just had trouble sleeping
and was just on edge,

just wired on alert a lot.

Like, whenever I'd sit
in a restaurant or something,

I'd have to have
my back to the wall

so I could see everybody
in the room.

♪

It took me years to actually
figure out that I had PTSD.

♪

I was always waiting
for something negative

to happen in life.

Nothing in gill net yet.

Waiting for some sort
of event to happen

that you can respond to
and be ready for,

alert or trained for.

[water splashing]

It's been 15 years since
I got back from Afghanistan,

and it's part of me.

Let's head back.

But this experience
brings more of a sense

of calm, a sense of peace.

I can continue to learn
and to grow and to heal.

And I have nature
to thank for that.

♪

I'm gonna go to sleep now.

See you in the morning.

♪

[animal grunts]

♪

What is that?

♪

There's something calling
down at Broken Bridge.

♪

[animal grunts]

♪

Sounds large.

♪

I just don't want it to be bear
and go into my gill net.

♪

[animal grunts]

♪

[animal grunts]

There's no point going down

and checking it out now.

Find out when daylight comes.

[dramatic music]

♪

All right.
I'll keep you posted.

♪

See what that was,
that noise was.

♪

Let's go have a look.

The risk is the food,
which I'm worried about.

♪

Jeesh.

♪

We just had a bear raid...

that's pulled fish head
and the remains and stuff

out of the weir.

It's actually broken up
the weir a lot

in search of more food.

Gill net's fine.
There's no fish in it.

[bleep].

There's tracks heading up
towards BHC.

We're gonna head that way
and check on my food caches.

And then I have
to fix this weir.

Bear's still around, unfortunately.

If a bear gets into
one of my food caches,

that's a big, big divot
in my reserves.

There'd be nothing left for me.

♪

Son of a b*tch.

♪

My snowshoe hare pelts

all been pulled down.

This Grug has been pulled apart.

My bait basket destroyed.

♪

And there's my bag of feet.

♪

[bleep],
but my food caches are okay.

♪

[sighs]

That sucks.

I'm just thankful
that all my food caches

have been left alone.

It's time to consolidate
all of my snowshoe hare pelts

and figure out a better
solution for them.

I take full responsibility.

I don't hold any grudges
against the bear.

The bear's just
looking for food.

It's just trying to
survive out here,

just along with everything else,

just along with me.

[sighs]
All right.

Have to sort out the weir.

♪

Having the fish heads
and stuff in the weir,

it was always just
a bit of a risk.

I was really hoping
that it was gonna continue

to attract
the fish into the area,

which it has been,

but it's also just brought
a bear into the area too.

♪

If I hear it again tonight,

then I'm just gonna have
to put my boots on

and go down with a bear banger
and just fire one off,

and hopefully it scares it away.

My fear now is that,

now that they know this is here,

they'll keep coming back.

There we go. That's better.

They're just gonna
keep destroying the weir

and putting my gill net
out of action.

That's a concern for sure.

♪

[Aaron]
Oh, man.

We are not feeling
very confident right now.

Our body is breaking down.

Ugh.

That's me pushing out
as hard as I can.

[groans]

This is insane.

Come on, body.
I need you for 30 days.

I promised myself 90.

By golly, we're gonna get there.

Okay, let's get to work here.

♪

I can feel my hunger.

I don't have
a lot of bunnies left

because of greed.

I've tried ice fishing,
and just nothing's happening.

Early on, I made a gill net.

♪

Gotta get this thing
in the water.

♪

That was a huge disappointment.

[sighs]
Nothing.

It's a tangled mess,

but I'm gonna try to fix it
and get it back in the water.

I can't be wasting
energy anymore.

I don't got none.

I have a better catch...

chance catching a bunny
with this than [bleep] fish.

Them freaking fish.
No more swearing.

♪

I have no rhyme or reasons
for the lack of fish.

Those weights did
a number on the bottom.

♪

I'll have to fix down there.

Hopefully, the net
starts snagging them

if there's any in there,

or else
we're literally days away

from probably getting yanked.

She's in rough shape,
this old girl.

♪

My body's not cooperating.

It's not working
the way it should.

I'm very tired
and running out of fat.

This is all fixed enough.

Fixed good enough.

Let's get it out.

I need to get some food, man.

♪

So my plan is to hack a trench

the width of the net.

Then we'll tie the net
to one pole,

jam it in the mud,
tie it to the other pole,

jam it in the mud,
and it should hold.

Should.

♪

We need somebody to quit
is what's happening.

I don't know
how many guys there is.

Somebody could be
sitting on a donkey,

and I'm in a losing battle,

but we're still in the fight.

Not thinking about tapping
or anything,

but we need food,

and that's just the bottom line.

That's in the water.

Praying for a fish.

Now we're gonna start a fire,
cook a bunny.

♪

♪

[bleep].

[bleep], [bleep].

♪

I think it's time for bed.

♪

Ay-yi-yi, having a minute.

♪

Unfortunately,
things are not looking up.

I'm starting to break mentally,

physically, and emotionally.

I just wanna go home,

but I don't wanna go home
without a win.

So we're staying, obviously.

But if we don't get food, like,
you can't survive without food.

It's just the...
[chuckles]

I'm so skinny right now.

♪

We just gotta keep...
it's day by day now,

hour by hour, minute by minute.

♪

Team Canada is
taking a hit right now.

♪

I thought I was just
a mental w*r horse,

but seems like I'm just
a little b*tch still.

♪

It's... it's upsetting because
I feel like the dream...

♪

Is slipping away.

♪

Oh, man.

♪

We'll keep battling.

But, [bleep],
it's slipping hard, man.

[tense music]

♪

[Andrew]
Can't just keep having

day after day with no food.

So that's just not a prospect.

So I've decided I'm gonna
make a couple of fishing lures,

starting with a big one for pike

and then a couple
of smaller ones

I'm hoping to use for whitefish
or whatever else is out there.

It's a big one for pike

because pike
can get huge out there, so...

And pike apparently like red,

so I'm gonna use
some red paracord

as the basis of this one.

There we go.
That's the sort of basis of it.

And I'm gonna use
some copper wire

to hold it together and also
give it a bit of shine, so.

Because they like
sparkly things as well.

♪

Okay. There we go.

I'm really, really hoping
that ice fishing

pays off because it's kind of
the last throw

of the dice now.
I'm getting low on everything.

My snares are all buried
under the snow.

And unless ice fishing starts
to produce some results,

things are not
looking good for me.

I can't keep functioning
on no food.

I was intensely disappointed
when everything froze

before I had a chance to catch
any fish from the coracle

after all the work
I've put into making it.

But I've had an idea
that will allow "Hiraeth"

the coracle, to rise again.

I see several advantages
to this.

Firstly, I've got
an emergency flotation device

if the ice goes.

So I can sail off
into the sunset.

Secondly, I won't be standing
directly on the ice,

which keeps my feet warmer.

And third, I've got somewhere
to stash all my kit

without just leaving it
on the ground.

So it's a win-win-win
if it works.

Let's give it a go.

All right.

I missed you, old girl.

I thought we were
gonna have a lot

of good fishing adventures.

But maybe we still will.

♪

So before I came in,
fishing was my big plan.

I pinned a lot of my hopes
on fishing to get

most of my calories,
fats, protein.

And I very quickly realized
it wasn't gonna be

quite as easy as I'd hoped.

♪

But I just feel that
I can't accept the failure.

Well, this is quite relaxing,
if nothing else.

I suppose that's one thing
about fishing.

It is a very relaxing
thing to do.

But when you're fishing
for your dinner,

it takes on a little bit
more urgency.

♪

Winning is the ultimate goal
because that's

the absolute verification
that I am good enough,

that my skills
are strong enough,

that I have the willpower,
the determination,

that I've got what it takes.

But seeing my waistline
reduced by 4 inches,

my legs turning into
little sticks,

I certainly feel
I've had a reality check.

And feelings of strength,
determination

that I'm gonna win this
regardless

are not enough.

It's likely to take a lot more.

Well, if you're wondering
why I'm talking weirdly,

it's because my lips
are frozen solid.

I'm gonna have to dig deeper,

I'm gonna have to work
a lot harder

to keep myself on track.

♪

I think that'll do for today.

♪

It's too cold.

And, so far, no luck.
Zero fish.

They've outsmarted me
at every turn.

♪

[Aaron]
What's up, guys?

Bipolar Aaron's back.

Last night and yesterday
wasn't the best day,

got kind of emotional last night

just not wanting to be here,

thinking the dream's
slipping away.

But we had a decent sleep,
had a good chat with myself.

And we're back to
juggernaut Aaron,

don't wanna leave,
stay until the end.

I'm gonna go
and create a trap line.

We're gonna switch up
the game plan.

So I'm gonna get this fire
going and warm up

so we can get out here.

♪

Yesterday, I kind of
lost control a bit.

Your mind will take you places
you need to go

if you allow it.
It can also ruin you.

So I'm thinking of just
setting along this shore.

See bunny tracks right there.

To go from I hate this place,
I wanna leave

to I don't wanna leave.
I'm the best,

it's crazy.

If we're going down,
I'm going down swinging.

♪

Tough times don't last.
Tough people do.

Just remember that.

And if you want something
bad enough,

you can do anything.

I see bunny tracks.

I wanted on the show
six or seven years ago.

I've been trying to get on.

And I'd send my emails
just hoping

it'd catch somebody's eye
because that's

how bad I wanted it.

Cool.

And look where I am.

Beautiful day for snaring.

It's so insane
to even complain though.

Good spot here.

Look at the opportunity
I've been given.

I don't need
to squander it, man.

I need to seize the opportunity.

♪

I have a hard time
believing this

isn't littered with bunnies.

I'm happier today.

I'm guaranteeing
a bunny tomorrow.

Okay, let's fix my boots.

♪

I feel back in control.

We're back in the game.
We're back in the fight.

Short-term pain
for long-term gain.

As kids,
when we'd get muddy boots,

my mom or dad would always
just wrap our insole

with, like, a garbage bag.

So I just got some tarp.

♪

And then I'm just gonna wrap it
around this,

[plastic rustling]

Like so.

And then I'll shove that
into the boot,

and it should keep
the snow and slush out.

♪

We're giving it
everything we can.

And don't get me wrong, like,
if I don't get a bunny again

and I'm doing everything I can,

I can live with that.

It is what it is.

No quitting.

♪

Bam, one boot fixed.

The other boot's good.

Feels pretty good.

Damn near every kid
in Northern BC

has had garbage bag
boots before.

Guaranteed.

[tense music]

♪

Maybe chance of a hare here.

♪

This snow's really deep.

Lots of activity, though.
Good sign.

[sighs]

Wow.

That was a mammoth effort.

I'm not, like, out of breath.

I'm just...
I need to stop and take a rest,

like... like an old person.

♪

I'm getting low on everything.

So today's a biggie.

It's a...
it's make-or-break day.

I've gotta get food today.

If I don't get food today,
I think the best

I can hope for is to be
tapping out on day 70,

which is not what I wanna do.

So I'm hoping those snares

will start to gain some results.

♪

It's probably less than 20 days,

and someone will walk away
with that big cash prize.

But without knowing
what condition they're in

and how their food supplies
are looking,

it's very hard to say
where I stand

in the pecking order of having
a chance of winning that.

But I'll do what I can.

We need to check these snares.

♪

A little bit of
a last-ditch attempt

to keep myself out here, really.

Okay.

All right. Nothing in that one.

Let me check the others.

♪

I'm just taking each day
step by step,

and that's pretty much
all I can do.

No, nothing in that one.

I've always viewed
the human body

almost like a machine
where it needs fuel.

So I don't think
I fully understood

how the human body can
continue beyond the point

where it has no fuel,

and it can start
to feed off itself.

And it's the most
unpleasant thing ever

to know that you're
eating yourself

and your muscles are
becoming your battery.

You're actually
using your muscles

to create glucose to keep
your brain functioning.

This is really unpleasant.

It's about the most sucky
thing to look at yourself

being slowly devoured in order
to keep your brain alive.

♪

When you are as fatigued
and malnourished

and burned out as I am,

walking through
this knee-deep snow

is a k*ller.

♪

Where did I put it last night?

Oh, here we go. Got one.

Oh, it's unexpected,
but there he is.

♪

Oh, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow.

♪

That's very unexpected
but very welcome.

♪

So I'm in a bit of a pickle.

I'm just feeling like
I've come to the end.

But then, I have another hare.

So potentially, that gives me

another two days,

which is a good thing

but a little unexpected.

So I need to plan
what I'm gonna do now.

The tank is empty.

♪

[Ziga] You know, I think I'm
ready now for the Beaver Lake.

But, damn,
if I fall through the ice,

I will be ice cube before
I get to the shelter.

It has been
very cold this night.

So probabilities of falling
through the ice are very low.

But still,
I have to think what if?

Okay.

It's time to get out.

♪

Today, I'm planning
to go to the Beaver Lake.

And because I'm afraid
to fall through the ice,

I put a bit extra of firewood

in my stove to ensure
that it's warm

when I get back.

I will go there,
try to find a beaver,

set snares.

I set the fire in the shelter,
maybe a bit too much.

Hope it doesn't burn down
while I'm away.

Okay. That's it.

Let's go.

I went to the Beaver Lake for
the first time around day 30,

and I saw a beaver.

Here's the first
fresh beaver activity

I have seen since I'm here.

♪

Beaver, it's a very important
source of fat.

I have a lot of lean meat.

But getting more fat would be
very good for this game

because this can easily go
over day 120

and more.

Okay, guys, that's it.

That's Beaver Lake.

Now I hope to find a beaver.

[footsteps crunching]

Look at these signs.

It's pretty much the same
as it was

when I was here
for the last time.

I hope I don't fall
through the ice.

It would be so stupid,

but I would probably have
to end my experience here.

I mean, you can be
in a good position,

but you can make a mistake.

It can cost you a lot.

Okay, check this out.

This is definitely
made from beaver.

It's kind of channel.

So going there
and then downwards

to the riv... to this lake.

I don't know
if you can see much.

This was done
by beaver for sure.

But it looks quite old

and probably not active
anymore, I guess.

This is what I was
afraid will happen.

Beaver Lake without the beaver.

So I believe
it's time to go back.

♪

I don't know so much
about biology.

So I'm not sure
if the beaver might

be just hibernating

or not so active
somewhere underground.

But it seems to me that,
basically,

beaver is gone from this area.

There is basically
no chance to get it.

Because if I don't see
fresh footprints,

even if it's still there
and hibernating,

it's no way to catch it.

♪

Okay, it's a nice walk.

What the heck is happening
with the shelter?

♪

Oh, [bleep].

♪

[tense music]

[Ziga] What the heck is
happening with the shelter?

♪

Holy crap.

Is this normal?

♪

Oh, [bleep].

♪

No, it's not.

♪

Damn it.

I just wanted to say,
I didn't fall through the ice,

and the shelter didn't burn,
but that's not completely true.

[sighs]

[brush crunching]

Holy [bleep] damn it.

Gosh, why did I put so much
wood on this before leaving?

That was definitely stupid idea.

I mean, I will manage to fix it.

Still, it's not nice.

♪

So luckily, the fire
is not burning anymore.

But the damage is quite huge.

Okay, I definitely
have enough tarp.

And bed, sleeping bag,
both are fine.

This is the most
important thing.

Luckily, the fire did
not spread to my bed.

This would happen, I would be
in a very, very bad situation

because on my bed
there is a lot of dry grass.

And if this would start burning,

then also the back of
my shelter would burn down.

Everything will
be repaired today.

And the worst thing
would be that my sleeping bag

would be destroyed.

It might even become too cold
where I have to tap out.

[footsteps crunching]

Well, it's a lot of light,

that's for sure.

But...

ugh, okay.

There's a bit of frustration
because I knew I could

easily prevent this by,
for example,

not covering
this entrance with clay plate

instead of wooden cover.

♪

I have to repair this shelter
as soon as possible

because the time of sunlight

is getting shorter and shorter.

So first of all, I have to put
more clay on this outer part

of chimney and fix some cracks
because this is probably

also where the fire started.

And then luckily,
I still have around

2 square meters of extra tarp.

And this is pretty much just
enough to cover this hole.

And then put back all insulation

and cover everything
also with snow

to prevent further burning.

It's a lot of work.

But I have to do this
as soon as possible

if I want to stay out here.

Okay, my shelter is...
oh, gosh... finally back.

I think I managed pretty well
in this amount of time.

Oh, okay.

I think I finally
deserve a meal.

♪

Just checked
my snares around camp.

And we got two bunnies.

Thank you, Lord.

Two bunnies, we haven't even
checked the good snares yet.

♪

This is huge
getting these bunnies.

I was starting to get worried
because I haven't been

successful with the gill net.

We just gotta stay motivated,

stay disciplined,
and do our work.

♪

Two bunnies already in the bank.

I gotta work like a workhorse
for the next three weeks.

I mean, discipline,
get up, start a fire,

warm everything up, trap line.

Oh, that one doesn't look good?

Don't walk by it.

Fix it or move it.

That one's not getting
no action,

fix it or move it.

We're gonna switch this snare.

And it will work.

I just gotta do it.

Chin up, chest out, elbows up,

we're back in this fight, baby.

So happy I have two bunnies.

Some bunny traps.

Oh, got one.

Whoo-hoo.

♪

That's three for the day.

We'll come back and get him.

♪

What a beautiful day, man.

What a lucky guy.

It's insane.

Got another.

There's four.

♪

I'm so skinny now that
I got no body fat

to heat me up during the night.

I'm not shivering either,
but your boy ain't warm.

That's for damn sure.

Oh, hell yeah, buddy.

But just another little bump.

We'll adapt and overcome.

Four bunnies.

It seems I'm taking
this world championship

and me being
Team Canada serious.

Holy, another one.

There's five bunnies.

And we're not even done.

Don't wanna let our country down

in our country doing
something we're good at.

♪

So trying my best for you guys.

Sure looks like a bunny to me.

Holy [bleep], that's six.

♪

Okay, we'll come back
and get him.

I'll keep working hard, man.

That's all I can do.

Stay disciplined, do the work.

You're putting in max effort,
that's all that matters.

♪

Oh, it's got a bunny.

Holy [bleep].
We got seven bunnies.

Ha-ha!

[bleep] mercy.

Seven bunny day,
which is a new high.

One happy camper.

Let's cook a bunny.

♪

We're back in it.

To me, this competition
means everything.

I've made it this far.
I don't wanna quit.

I don't want second place.

If I don't win this,
I'm gonna hate myself forever

for not getting that moose.

But if I win this,
these bunnies are easy.

They got lots of energy
for the most part.

♪

I don't have to fight off
predators

or things trying
to steal my meat

because they're in my shelter.

The bunnies are the answer.

♪

I want the win and the win only.

I wanna be known as
season 13 world champion.

♪

[tense music]

♪

[Nero] It's a cold start
to the day.

I didn't hear
the bear last night.

But mind you,
it was very, very gusty.

So it might have been difficult.

Also, the bear might
have been like, yeah,

it's terrible weather out there.

I'm not going out.
So it could still be around.

I'm hoping that
it's just passed through.

But I'll keep an eye out
for signs.

All right.

I need to go down
to check out the G-net.

Hopefully, fingers crossed,
I have something in it.

♪

The bears, it was just a good
reminder of, you know what?

I need to just be smart
with my food management.

The heads and the guts
from the fish

that I've been harvesting,

I haven't been putting them
in the weir anymore.

I cleared out the weir.

I pulled out a lot
of the remains.

Let's go.

I don't think there's any need
to put scraps into it anymore.

I think it's just asking
for more trouble.

A lot of snow overnight.

Lots of snow.

No new tracks from bear
that I can see.

So thankful for that.

♪

Damn.

Gill net remains empty.

That's no good.

Might have to look
at resetting it.

What is going on?

♪

I was thinking about this
this morning.

There's a genuine weariness
and fatigue

that is slowly, slowly
coming over me.

♪

The fish have just
not come up here.

They're just hanging out
in the cold.

It's not like the environment.

It's not like nature is like
wearing me down or anything.

It's the being alone and
doing absolutely everything

100% yourself.

♪

Humans, we're meant to be
with other humans.

The longingness for loved ones,

for companionship,
for affection,

that's increasing.

♪

I love to be close
to my wife and son,

like always holding hands
and lots of hugs and cuddles.

And not having my family,
the love,

the attention, the affection,

that's what slowly
wears you down.

♪

The biggest advice my wife
gave to me before leaving

was to follow my intuition.

The more I tune into
my intuition,

the more accurate
it seems to become.

And the more at ease
I feel with using it

to guide me on this journey.

♪

A big part of my journey has
been following my intuition.

And...

[fire crackling]

Intuitively, I know now

it was time to...

Pull out my family photo,

which I haven't yet.

♪

My beautiful family.

I've been hesitant
up until now to bring it out

because I wasn't sure
how that would

make me feel to look at it.

It just gives me so much joy
and so much positive emotion.

And I miss them a lot.

♪

And, yeah, continuing on

with intuition

and making the right decisions
based on that...

♪

[phone beeping]

♪

Hey, this is Nero.

♪

Yep.

♪

Is my wife there?

Can you put her on?

Hey, babes.

I'm just calling to let you know

that I love you

and I miss you

and I'm really, really
looking forward to...

to seeing you again
and continuing

our amazing life together.

But, yeah, I just want
to let you know

that my time and my place
is still out here.

♪

There's still a lot to do,
to learn,

and to experience out here.

♪

Send my love to our boy, okay?

I know you guys
will be okay without me.

♪

I can't actually call home,
but...

I love you too.

In my mind and in my heart,
it's a real call,

and I feel like Jen has
received and answered it.

[sniffs]

[sighs]

I feel in a very, very,
very good place.

I don't plan on going anywhere.

♪

[dramatic music]

♪

[Ziga]
It's day 70.

Yee-haw!

I have a company in my shelter.

[wolf whistles]

What it could be?

Well, it's just a moose head.

Look at this guy.

I'm happy I managed to put it
through the doors.

Everything seems so small
compared to this head.

♪

[bleep].

Hope I don't damage something.

Okay, let's process this guy.

♪

It's the amount of brains.

So, yeah, that's my company.

No girls
or whatever you imagined.

So today's plan is to
elevate the moose head.

Okay, let's start the day.

♪

It's day 70.

So it's the day that I'm putting

this moose head on a platform.

And I also want to put my arrow,

with which I shot this moose,

just things that represent me

and my situation
in this competition.

[wood thuds]

Getting so late
in this competition,

I think you should have
some kind of milestones.

So on this rounded numbers
like 70 and so on,

I want to have something
to celebrate what I did

and to enter the new chapter
of this survival journey.

[wood cracks]

And also, if my brother
would come at some point,

I would like him to see
this moose head.

♪

With Miha, we shared this
passion since the beginning.

We were exploring this world
of bushcraft

and survival together.

Growing up with somebody
who is always close to you

and trying new stuff
and going for crazy projects,

that definitely pushed our
common knowledge to the level

I would never develop
if I would be on my own.

Okay.

♪

Our survival school
was something

that we created together.

Okay, the platform
for the moose head is done.

It's very simple.

I just have to tie it.

And I want to show
that what we were doing

is a very unique thing
and that we were good at it.

Whoa.

This is like a proper test of
our skills, of our knowledge.

And definitely,
if I win this competition,

that's a victory also
for my brother because

it's pretty much the same
as he were doing it in a way.

Moose head almighty,

on the day 70,

I am elevating you

from the snow.

♪

Protect my meat from critters,

bacteria, and mold.

Protect my shelter from burning,

my chimney from cracking
and collapsing.

Give me the strength

to continue this journey.

[imitating moose calls]

♪

What do you want for sacrifice?

Let's see what we have.

Oh, mighty moose head,

I can give you hares.

One snowshoe hare,

the second one,
and the third one.

♪

Is this enough?

♪

[imitating moose calls]

♪

Please protect this place.

Protect me as well.

♪

Moose head, something to
remind me to stay strong.

It's still a long way to go.

Don't slow down.

♪

[dramatic music]

♪

[Andrew]
Morning.

So had a very
poor night's sleep.

I had planned to tap out today,

but I've decided to

just give it a little bit longer

just that off chance
that whoever else

is out here may be thinking
the same thing.

[scratching]

So all I need to do today is
to get firewood, keep warm.

A nice, easy day is
what I need today.

♪

I know I'm not in a good state.

I'm well aware that my
weight loss is significant.

♪

Get some more firewood there.

♪

It's resulting in
feelings of weakness,

particularly sort of
muscle fatigue.

♪

Mentally, I feel very strong.

I still feel a strong drive
to continue

as long as I can and win.

But I'm also very conscious
that my physical abilities

are becoming
significantly decreased.

Even though I want to
continue as long as I can,

I don't want it to be
at the expense

of my long-term health.

Oh, man.

♪

I'm feeling exhausted
just from that.

[footsteps crunching]

It's not right, is it?

Not right at all.

♪

I can't accept the failure.

My mind is telling me
I can still do it.

If there are only two of you
left in the field,

if you can just keep going
a little bit longer

than somebody else,
it's in the bag.

I think my mind is trying
to compensate and do

as much as it can
to stay out here.

But my body is
unable to function

efficiently and safely.

No, I'm just not in a good way.

♪

I can't warm my toes,
can't move my fingers.

♪

I look at my withered muscles,
my skinny legs.

And I think to myself,
I've become

physically unable to continue.

It's a very painful thought
to have to make that decision,

but for the benefit
of my own health,

long-term and in the short-term,

tapping out is
the only sensible option.

Oh, [bleep].

♪

I'm so far.

We've already come so far.

This is the toughest thing
that I've had to film.

♪

[phone beeping]

Good morning.

This is Andrew.

I'm officially
tapping out today.

♪

[helicopter whirring]

♪

I swore, before I came out here,

I would never tap out.

But I think my health
has made the call for me.

I'm just feeling weak.

And I know my body
is just on its last legs.

I just can't push it anymore.

But I think I've done
pretty well, 71 days.

I'm pretty proud of myself.

I like to think,
as someone coming from Wales,

that I've done something
that is a little bit different.

Wales is known for rugby,

and it's known for singing
and things like that.

But extreme survival challenges

are not really something
Wales is known for.

So hopefully
I can put it on the map.

[chuckles]

♪

[singing in Welsh]

♪

I walk away from this with
a strong sense of pride.

I feel that I've done
everything I can

and I am good enough.

My skills are strong.

My willpower is way stronger

than I imagined
it could ever be.

It's been painful,

but I think it's taught me
some incredibly

good lessons
that will benefit me

as an instructor and mentor.

♪

I will never take anything
for granted again.

I will never assume that
something will be easy.

And you can achieve
the impossible

if you truly believe you can.

I really don't feel I have
anything to prove anymore.

It would have been great to win,

but if I can hold my head high

and say that I survived 71 days

in the Arctic in
extreme temperatures,

living off the land,
it's not something

many people can do.

So I feel like
I've done pretty well.

"Alone" has given me
an opportunity

to prove myself in a way that

no other opportunity could have.

So I feel very honored to
have been a part of this.

I wouldn't change it
for the world.

♪

I'm definitely slowing down
in my walking.

My stride is a little shorter.

Eating, that's all
I can think about.

♪

[Nero] Grease is stuff here
that just builds up.

Flammable as well.

It's really hard to continue
to choose the difficult path.

That smoke seems to be
building up a bit.

I'm a bit concerned
they might pull me out.

Oh, sh**t, guy,
you're too skinny.

That's for sure.

[Medic] A nice big,
deep breath for me.

[breathes deeply]

♪