♪♪
Sarah: firewood is definitely
our number-one priority today.
I can't feel my feet.
I'm in a lot of pain
And I'm really cold.
Dave: I don't know if I've ever
really been this cold.
I'm gonna get this fire
going a little more.
I want to hear it crackling.
See it knocking down.
Oh, that's not good.
Oh, *bleep*.
Oh, my gosh. Whoa.
Ah, *bleep*
♪♪
I'm dying.
It's a lion.
Oh, my god.
I'm so cold.
I'm gonna finish!
Dave: we're gonna die out here
if we don't start moving.
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Narrator: on the eastern edge
of north america's
Continental divide,
Looming over montana's
untamed wilderness
At 6,300 feet
Lies thunder mountain.
Early winter storms
Have left this usually
bountiful region
Covered in ice and snow
Dropping day time temperatures
into single digits
And sending them
below zero at night,
Making it difficult
for anything to survive.
It's definitely cold outside.
It's frigid.
You know, everything
is mostly frozen.
It's a harsh environment.
Little things
can magnify out here,
And if they're not
taken care of,
It can become
a serious condition.
Sarah: I don't know
what the temperature is.
It definitely feels like
it's below freezing right now.
I'm extremely nervous
to get naked.
Narrator:
for the next 14 days,
Sarah and dave
will have to survive
In this frozen wilderness
Where winds can reach speeds
of 90 miles an hour
And the weather can change
in an instant.
Dave: my biggest concern,
honestly,
Is hypothermia and frostbite.
Two big factors that can make
or break the person.
I'm dave from trego, montana,
And I'm a private military
contractor.
I was a naval special warfare
boat operator in the us navy.
I've always been good
in the cold,
Even in the military where
we do helicopter operations,
Basically a maritime
extraction system
That pull us up
out of the water.
I've been through
various sere schools
Where they train you
from wilderness survival
To c*ptive survival.
I'm a little different
from most people.
Friends back at home
used to call me crazy dave,
And I'm always getting myself
kind of into trouble,
Into a little bit of a pickle
every now and then.
But I always find myself
out of it.
I live off grid
deep in the wilderness.
It's so far out there,
I didn't meet my first neighbor
Until about six months
into it.
The closest other things that
really come into the property
Are mountain lions,
bears, moose.
I live like a *bleep* viking
in the wilderness.
Preparing for this challenge,
I've done everything from
ice tubs to cryotherapy.
Give you guys an idea
of how cold it is in here.
Frost at the bottom.
It basically mimics your body
About to go into
a hypothermic state.
Being around the cold and
building a tolerance around it,
I do think I've got
a little bit of an edge there.
It's *bleep* cold!
It's been a long time
Since I've been challenged
physically and mentally,
And this opportunity provides
the perfect chance for that.
This is definitely
gonna be an experience.
Sarah:
it's very snowy, very cold.
I mean, my n*pples
are already hard.
I'm not shivering yet,
but I feel it coming.
I'm sarah. I'm from hawaii,
and I'm a mechanic.
I'm not afraid to get dirty.
I get my hands dirty
for a living.
When people look at me, they see
this little tiny 120-pound girl.
But what they don't realize is
I was a tank mechanic,
A tire installer,
I sh**t weapons on the weekend.
I was in the us army
for just under five years.
I've been exposed to the
colder environments before.
I spent eight months out of the
year in the field in colorado.
Very cold, very windy.
I'm pretty tough.
I've gone through a lot.
I would say at least
three quarters of my childhood,
I was homeless.
There were nights I was cold.
There were nights
I was hungry.
However,
I wouldn't change a thing
Because it has made me
the person I am today
And its made me very strong.
I'm fairly good at fishing.
I've done
some small game trapping.
I'm pretty confident
with my knowledge
About the local plants
in the area.
I am studying botany.
It interests me a lot
To find out
what I can use as medicine,
What I can survive off of
out here, as well.
I'm doing this challenge
really to give the middle finger
To anyone who's ever
looked down on me
Or given doubt purely
based on my gender.
Being naked in montana
in 20 degree weather
Makes me a little nervous.
But, you know,
as long as I come back
With my fingers, nose,
*bleep*, and toes, I'll be fine.
Okay, well, I guess this is it.
Dave: about to freeze
my wedding tackle off.
Sarah: I definitely feel
the cold already.
Alright, socks got to go last.
Alright, let's do this.
Alright, wild man is about
to become the ice man.
♪♪
Right away, you know, you can
feel it right in your toes.
Ice is going right between them.
It's not a good feeling.
It is painful.
Narrator: dave enters
the challenge
With elite military training
And extreme cold weather
experience
But his tendency to take risks
could have dire consequences
In this frozen environment.
Dave begins with a psr,
or primitive survival rating,
Of 7.2.
The snow is incredibly painful.
Narrator:
sarah's military training
And plant knowledge compliment
Her real life survival
experience growing up homeless.
But she can sometimes
be hindered
By pressure to prove herself,
Earning her an initial psr
of 6.3.
♪♪
As I'm walking through this,
I'm trying to be strategic
Because, you know,
more stepping hurts for sure.
Narrator: these extremely
cold temperatures
Can cause freezing
of skin tissue
Or frostbite
in under 15 minutes
And can lead to the loss
of fingers and toes.
All the muscles in my feet
are becoming stiff,
So I can't even really feel
my feet right now.
Hey, how's it going?
Hey.
I'm sarah.
Dave,
nice to meet you.
So how are you feeling?
I'm feeling pretty good.
Yourself?
Good. My feet are cold.cool. Yeah, mine too.
Where are you from?
Well, I grew up
in hawaii actually.
Okay, oh *bleep*.it's obviously much different.
It's a 180, yeah.yeah. What about you?
I'm from montana, but like
four hours north west of here.
So are you a little used
to this weather?
For the most part, yeah.
Yeah.
With clothes on,
though, right?
Yeah, I would say so.
You want to see
what we've got?
Yeah, we can go ahead
and do that.
Narrator:
in addition to a fire starter,
Dave and sarah have been given
local buffalo and beaver hides
To help fend off the
life-threatening temperatures.
This will come in handy,
you know, for clothing.
For sure.
Or sleeping at night
Because, you know,
we'll be getting
Freezing temperatures
out here.
What did you bring
for your item?
So, I brought a pot.
Okay.
I thought this would be
really helpful.
Some hot water would be
a good morale booster.
And I also brought
some fishing line
With a couple
of fishing hooks here.
I brought this survival machete
for cutting line,
Cutting down trees.
Very nice.
I'm happy we have a blade
out here with us.
I mean, we could easily actually
make ponchos out of these.
Works?
Oh yeah, absolutely.
Alright, awesome cool.before we get going,
Do you want to get some
footwear going, or...?
I definitely do, yeah.
I think that's a smart move.
Okay, I think if we just
cut it in half,
For me,
it should be pretty good.
Kind of right down the middle.
Then you could fold it over
And we'll tie it up?yeah, sounds good.
Sarah: with our pelts,
we decided to make some shoes.
It's extremely important
to get our feet out of the snow
And keep them nice and dry.
I'd say it's pretty close
to freezing.
I know hypothermia
sets in pretty quick.
Hopefully, we can get
this done quick.
Just slip-on slippers.
Do you need help with anything
or are you good?
No, I think I'm good.
This is gonna work
for now.
Alright so, we've got
some barren area, mountain lion.
I see we've got
some moose, too.
Yeah, that can all actually
k*ll us, so...
Yeah.
What do you think
for a good spot in here?
Down closer to the river.
There's definitely gonna be
Some good resources down there.i think so, too.
Yeah, if we stay down,
we'll avoid
Inclement weather, as well.cool.
Alright.
Let's get going.
Let's do it, yeah.
I'm excited to get
some blood flow going.
Narrator: sarah and dave are now
descending over 500 feet
Below the northwest face of
thunder mountain
Where high winds pierce
these glacial valleys
And only animals
with thick hides can survive.
Powerful grizzly bear,
stealthy cougars,
And aggressive elk
Compete with wolves
and coyotes
For the limited resources
That have withstood
winter's early onslaught.
♪♪
♪♪
I see some footprints
down here.
It looks like some
big cat prints
Or maybe some coyotes?
There's no claw. That's actually
a cat print, yeah.
Yeah, I mean,
that's a big cat.
Yeah.
Do a lot of damage.
Definitely keep an eye out
for those guys.
They're gonna be hungry,
too.
Mountain lions are known
for their ability to ambush.
But in snowy conditions,
They're more likely to track
a potential meal.
The surface are of their paws
prevent them from sinking,
Enabling these deadly hunters
to outrun their prey.
♪♪
♪♪
Oh, god.
Take it slow,
take it slow.
It might be a little easier
To kind of slide across
the snow with these shoes.
Definitely already have
some snow in them.
I'm pretty cold.
I'm definitely shivering.
Definitely take it easy
down here because this is slick.
These white berries here,
please don't eat them.
Can you see how
they cluster like that,
That's a telltale sign
you don't want to eat those.
Okay.
Dave: with the fact
that my partner knows
A lot of plants is huge
Because that's actually
one of my weaknesses.
She sees a plant and we say
we can eat it, I'll eat it.
So I'm really grateful for that.
♪♪
So, we got
a little spring here.
I'm actually
really liking this area.
I might just
check it out.
This big green pine tree
right here.
I see a lot
of dry grass.
We've got kind of a
natural shelter up here.
So if it rains, it snows,
none of it is gonna reach us.
This could work.
Okay.
I cannot feel my feet.
I think that it's fire time.
I don't know about you?yeah. Yeah, it's fire time.
I'm just gonna kind of do
my own little bird's nest here
And hopefully this will
suffice.
I'm gonna get some
of these young trees out
And immediately gonna get
started on a shelter.
Yeah, I feel really good
about my partnership.
Sarah and I communicate
really well.
Right away, she was like,
"yeah, I'll make the fire."
I was like, "alright, cool, I'll
get started on the shelter."
The weather here
is pretty bipolar.
You know,
it'll get sunny really quick,
It'll get really cold,
it'll get windy.
It's very unpredictable,
so we're hoping for the best,
But I think we have to
expect the worst out here.
Sarah:
I really like my partner.
So far, you know, he's
definitely helping out a lot.
I appreciate
that he's put the trust in me
To get something done.
Especially something like this.
This is important.
It takes a lot of trust
In someone
to keep you warm for the night.
Come on, baby.
Dave: we only have maybe
an hour of sunlight left today,
So I'm trying to get done
what I can.
Sarah: I'm cold, and I don't
want to be cold tonight.
The temperature's
only gonna drop.
I definitely feel
a lot of pressure.
I really want to make a fire,
Not only for myself
but for my partner.
Obviously, he's gonna be cold,
too.
I'm starting to get frustrated.
It's just making it painful
to hold the striker.
♪♪
I'm really cold.
I still can't feel my feet.
The possibility of losing toes
is very much a reality.
Come on. Come on.
We're gonna be freezing.
♪♪
This fire is the number-one
thing on my mind for tonight.
Growing up homeless,
I did spend most of my nights
Underneath the stars.
There were nights I was cold.
There were nights
even as an adult
Where I didn't think
I was gonna make it.
This is so important,
it's unreal.
How are you doing?
These teeth here
on the back,
Those are really
tearing up my hand.
I'm already bleeding.
How about this.
You move this like that,
And I'll hold the blade still.
Some teamwork.
It's much better
than that scraper.
Mm-hmm.
Dave: we ended up doing
a group effort.
Sarah took the knife.
She got an angle.
You know,
I guarded the wind a bit
And then as we got that spark
going, it lit right up.
Yeah.
Awesome.
Sometimes you need two pairs
of hands to make them work.
So that's obviously why
we're out here as a team.
I feel good!
Yeah!
I can confidently say
we have fire.
Sarah: right now, I'm very
grateful to have a good partner.
Dave: fire is definitely
a huge morale booster.
It keeps little things
that go bump in the night away.
It keeps you warm.
As long as we take care of it,
it's gonna take care of us.
Right now,
we're camped up
Underneath
a giant pine tree.
These branches here
are kind of low hanging.
We're gonna be able
to put a wall there.
Okay.like a slanted lean-to there.
Narrator: dave and sarah
are building walls
Beneath the tree's
protective roof
To create a lean-to tepee.
They are enclosing the structure
with pine boughs
And leaving an opening
for the fire.
The next step will be
to add rocks
In front of the fire
to help reflect the heat
Back into the shelter.
That looks great.
That looks a lot better.
As long as we make it
so it can contain heat,
I think we'll be good.
Yeah.
Sarah: so this evening,
the plan is to
Just try to stay
as warm as possible
And then of course we kind of
want some more firewood
Before we hunker down
for the night.
Some smaller stuff is gonna be
a big deal for us.
Look at that.
Looks good.
That's good stuff right there.yeah.
It's definitely already gotten
much colder.
Yeah. I feel it, too.
♪♪
♪♪
Hey, dave?
Hmm?
The fire...
Oh, man.
Oh, man.
I'm so cold.
Night one. It's still
really cold, obviously.
And it has started to sprinkle
or lightly snow.
We're just trying
to get our fire going
A little bit more right now.
I'm definitely feeling the cold,
deep under the furs, even.
♪♪
Sarah: I don't know
what time it was,
But it was some time
during the middle of the night.
We started to run out
of the smaller firewood,
Which is very important,
we found out.
So we had to walk around
in the snow
In the middle of the night
trying to find some.
Today, we're definitely gonna
To have to stock up
on some firewood
Then enhancing the shelter
a little bit
So we can stay a little warmer.
It really sucks being cold
during the night
And then not getting the chance
to warm up.
During the day, yeah.
My knees feel like
locked in place.
Yeah.it's because of the cold
And because of the positions
you get into to keep warm.
It's from all the crouching
and bending down
And definitely lack
of some vitamins
And a little bit of water,
as well.
Narrator: cold weather causes
muscles to lose more heat
And contract, creating tightness
throughout the body.
This causes more damage
to the muscle tissue
And can result
in increased soreness.
Will you hand me
the pot?
I want to put
some water in there.
Great, here you go.
My shoes are just still too wet.
I can't use them.
It's actually starting to snow.
I was just hoping that
it would hold of a little while
Because I don't really know
how much we're gonna
Get done today in the snow,
if it gets any worse.
♪♪
I'm gonna throw
some of these pine needles
In with our hot water.
Essentially making like
a pine needle tea.
It's gonna take out some of
those nutrients that we need.
Mainly vitamin c.
It's better to drink
hot water than cold, for sure.
Yeah, especially out here.
Yeah.
With the water being warm,
It kind of warms
you up a little bit
And it's a little morale booster
for a little while.
Not bad.
Okay, good.
♪♪
♪♪
I don't want to carry everything
and drag it around.
I'll just waste energy and time.
So I'll just make a pile.
Surviving out here,
it's not easy.
It's not temperate weather
Where you can just wake up
and you're fine.
It's constant work.
Energy management
is pretty important out here.
I need the calories,
honestly just to really heat
My body and function correctly.
Without that, it's very easy
To perish
in these types of conditions.
Alright.
There's a shrew.
That's *bleep* food.
That's what that is.
Okay, he's dead.
I've never eaten
a shrew before.
It's not a lot,
but it's something.
Hold your hand out.
What did you find?
Catch it.
It's dead.
Oh, god.
A shrew.
That's about, I don't know,
maybe five calories.
Maybe boil it up and see
what you can do with it?
Well, I mean, we can use
his guts for fish bait.
Yeah, let's do that.
Sarah: it is only day two and,
I mean,
My stomach is already growling.
I guess we'll see what
the next couple of days
Hold for us as far
as food goes
Because that's definitely gonna
be a turning point for us.
Fish bait.
♪♪
Look at the sun.
Oh, very nice.
I'd forgotten
what it feels like.
The sun feels great.
I'm so happy it came out.
I was starting to get
pretty sad actually.
Morale is now boosted.
I think I'm gonna head down
towards the river
And see if I can't put
some hooks out.
I'm gonna cut some more
of those boughs off
Just for the shelter.
I got some fish hooks
and some fish line,
And I have the little shrew.
Hopefully we have
some kind of luck with fish.
The sun has definitely
not hit this area yet.
I see fish.
It looks like a trout.
The guts are going to be
the best for bait.
With this bright color, too,
I think the fish will be
pretty attracted to that.
I think I could make it
across this log here
And set this in the water.
It is extremely cold.
I just really
don't want to get in that water,
And I'm really worried
that that's gonna happen.
I still see the fish.
They're not getting too spooked
by me so that's pretty good.
We need to check our fish hooks
in the morning
And see if we caught anything.
I need to warm up my toes
because I cannot feel them.
This ice on my feet is literally
the worst, and it hurts.
Hey, I did see some trout.
You did?
Yeah.
Okay.
It was down by that
fallen log.
Okay.
I'm pretty cold.
I want to get my feet
warmed up.
Yeah, I hear you there.
I had to take
my shoes off.
Yeah, that's not fun.
♪♪
I can't feel my feet.
I hate this wind so much.
It's just so cold.
Dave: sarah's definitely having
some trouble with the cold.
She's definitely cold a lot.
Coming from montana,
you know,
It's a little bit
of an advantage.
It can be sunny,
it can be snowing,
It can be windy,
and just it's gonna
Constantly change,
and it's harsh.
I'm doing everything I can
to keep sarah in the game.
Basically block more of the wind
here with putting this bark.
It'll help keep
more heat inside.
You good?
I'm just really cold
still.
The cold isn't a physical thing.
The cold is a mental thing.
Yeah, I was homeless
a lot growing up,
Most of my childhood.
Uh-huh.
That's pretty crazy.
I'm not liking it
because it reminds me
A lot of being homeless.
And it feels like
there's a storm rolling in.
It might be.
It sucks.
Mm-hmm. Yeah.
That's the point of it.
I don't want to be
out here tonight.
She just has to, you know,
really adapt to the cold.
She'll get there.
It'll take time.
I think we can build
off of that.
♪♪
Are you feeling
any better?
My feet are still
really cold.
Here, stay still.
Let's see if you can
grab at this.
I'm just in a lot of pain,
like all over.
Okay.
I'm really cold,
and I hurt a lot.
*Bleep*
♪♪
I really want to go home.what?
I said I really want to
go home.
You want to go home?it hurts to move.
It hurts really bad.
♪♪
♪♪
I can't stay here
anymore.
I'm in a lot of pain,
and I'm really cold.
I'm not really confident
in myself
Making it through
the challenge.
So I think it's better
for me to leave.
You got to do
what you go to do.
Hey, sarah.
Mm-hmm?
What's going on?
I really feel like
I need to leave.
Okay, and you've thought
it through 100 percent?
I just don't think
I can do it anymore.
I would like to
tap out.
Okay.
We'll get you out of here.
Sarah: I'm very upset
with myself
For leaving my partner,
dave, behind.
I know it will be
difficult for him.
I'm really sorry.it's alright.
It doesn't change
my thought of you at all.
You've got to do
what's best for you.
Narrator: sarah is experiencing
extreme muscle pain
From shivering and remaining
huddled in place for hours.
She has also burned
through 15,000 calories
Trying to stay warm.
And although she's
not hypothermic,
She can no longer endure
the freezing temperatures.
Her psr drops from 6.3 to 5.1
Sarah: I was expecting
this challenge to be cold.
I just greatly underestimated
how cold it was gonna be
And how difficult it was gonna
be on me physically.
I feel pretty disappointed
in myself.
I really wanted to prove
how strong I am
By completing this challenge.
Obviously, I stand in a pretty
weak moment in my life.
And hopefully in the future,
I can look back
And reflect on this moment
and see how far I've come.
♪♪
♪♪
Dave: unfortunately,
sarah tapped out this morning,
So I'm out here by myself now.
I don't know what it was.
She just couldn't get warm.
She couldn't really adapt
to the cold.
I'm no stranger to cold.
I'm no stranger to pain.
I never really had the motive
to ever quit anything,
So when I have a goal,
I always intend to reach it.
I've just got to take it
one day at a time.
I've got to think strategically
on what I can
And can't waste energy
and time on.
As long as I can stay warm
for the most part,
I should be fine.
♪♪
Waited until the sun came out
and really get up
So things warm up.
Because I don't want to get up
and walk around in the cold
And burn more calories.
With my partner leaving early,
There's just
a lot more work now.
I've still got to fortify
the shelter,
I've still got to get more
firewood,
Get more tinder and everything.
I got to take definitely
advantage of the sun, you know,
Because once night falls,
that's when it gets cold.
Narrator: dave is insulating
his shelter with tree bark
And adding a large pine tree
in front to block the wind.
Dave: fortunately,
today was a little warmer,
So I just didn't really see
a big need for my pelt.
Tomorrow, my plan
is to venture out more
And try and find some food.
It's looking good, man.
♪♪
Here we are
in the lion's den,
Wolf's den,
whatever you want to call it.
All my extra wood
all lined up around me.
Fire is going.
Water is boiling.
Blocked the door a little bit
with a little tree I cut up.
♪♪
♪♪
What is that?
Something making noise.
♪♪
There's something out there.
Oh, *bleep*.
Where you at?
♪♪
Don't make me come out there.
I'm gonna *bleep* find you.
Ow, what the *bleep*?
There's something making noise.
♪♪
I don't know.
I don't see anything.
Looks like it was just
hobbling around.
♪♪
I think it's gone.
♪♪
See this here?
It looks like
elk *bleep* actually.
See that? Really fresh, too.
Walked right through here.
Being not even 15 feet
from the shelter,
There's actually elk droppings
all over the place.
I wouldn't want to run into
an elk or a moose on a bad day
Because, quite frankly,
I don't want to get stomped out
by a giant animal.
My biggest priority next
is foraging for food.
I want to at least get some meat
or rabbit or even a squirrel.
I should probably make
a quick spear.
For the most part, I feel pretty
good surviving in the snow.
I feel like, you know,
the knowledge I have
And my mental
and physical skills
Will pay off out here.
With the sun reflecting
off the snow,
There's been a lot of glare.
It's wise actually putting
like charcoal under my eyes
To help prevent snow blindness.
♪♪
♪♪
The landscape has changed a bit.
Some of the snow has, you know,
Disappeared only
because of the sun.
It won't stay like that.
It's probably getting ready
For a storm
to come in, you know.
I know the cold
is gonna come back.
I've got to take advantage
of this landscape.
I'm just looking for
any kind of food right now.
These are eggs.
I'm not sure what they are.
I'm not gonna eat it
if I don't know it.
It's all wet and rotten.
This is juniper.
♪♪
They're just really bitter.
I think I'm just
burning more calories
Trying to chew them than
I'm getting from them.
So, I'm just gonna
swallow them.
I'm gonna probably work
my way back around,
Check out the creek,
check out the fish hooks
That sarah set up
the day before.
♪♪
♪♪
I don't even know
where the fishing lines are.
I remember she said
something about
There's a log she crossed
And she maybe put
the line in there.
I've got no clue
where she put that line.
Oh, yeah.
There's trout in there.
One, two, three, four,
five other shadows.
All these trout,
and I'm sitting here
Like a peasant with no food.
Oh, man.
Probably just running on fat now
And I'm burning
through my reserves.
Clearly,
I don't have a lot of that.
When I first started, I had like
this own little personal
Heater of mine
that would turn on,
But it's getting
to the point where
It's not functioning
that great.
Narrator: dave has been burning
over 9,000 calories per day,
And the loss of energy
Combined with prolonged exposure
to the cold
Is making it harder for his body
To maintain
its core temperature.
That hurt.
I'm so like lethargic today.
I don't know where
she's *bleep* put them.
I need to find those hooks.
Damn it.
I'm gonna starve
if I can't find them.
♪♪
Whoa.
Look at this.
If this is edible,
I can have all of this.
That's like two pounds.
I want to say
these are oyster mushrooms,
I'm just not positive on it,
so...
Sarah knew a lot about plants.
Definitely more than me.
So I'm definitely gonna miss
that knowledge about her.
These look just like them.
I'm gonna rub them
on my skin first
And see if there's
any irritation at all.
If there's not,
I'll move it to my lips.
I'll chew it up.
I'll spit it out.
There's so many of them
out there that look alike
And, you know, one is edible,
one is poisonous.
This is life or death
right here.
If it's edible I eat it.
It's good.
If it's not,
then I possibly die.
But I do need more calories.
I've got nothing.
I don't feel anything.
See what happens
and hope for the best.
♪♪
♪♪
Here's the mushrooms.
I still feel pretty good.
Honestly, no stomach ache,
no headache.
So I might go ahead
and actually eat one today.
I do want to get some real food.
I've got to find
those fish hooks.
*Bleep* damn.
I wish I knew where she put
that *bleep* hook.
So I'm out here, you know,
by the river, you know,
Looking for the two hooks
that my partner set out.
It's pretty tough
being out here alone.
Surviving out here,
it's constant work.
Having a partner
definitely would help out.
She said somewhere near
a rock.
No, that's not it.
It's a spider web I was seeing.
Unbelievable.
Hold up.
What is that?
I'm still looking
for that fishing line.
I have no clue.
Is that it?
Hi.
Hey, there's a chick.
Hey.
♪♪
Hi.
Hey, there's a chick.
Hey.
Hey.
Glad I found you.
Surprise.
You look like
you're supposed to be here.
Yeah, you too.
I'm laurae.
I'm dave.
Nice to meet you.
Nice to meet you, too.
Dave: it's really
a total surprise.
I hear this girl,
and I look up,
And she's wearing
the same thing I'm wearing.
My immediate thought was
I've got a new partner.
This is a game changer now,
you know.
I am 1,000 percent confident
I am gonna do everything
In my power
to complete this challenge.
I am so skilled,
I am fearless.
I am one eighth
native american.
I can weave, I can hunt.
Works.
I can trap.
I'm smart. I'm capable.
I work hard.
I can endure,
and I know I got this.
This is my second
go-around.
My last challenge was
the exact polar opposite.
We were in the desert. It was
a pretty harsh environment.
Holy piss,
that sand is hot.
Oh, *bleep*.
Oh, my god.
And on the third day, I broke my
ankle and I had to leave.
I was going too fast.
I wasn't thinking,
being kind of reckless,
And I've learned my lesson.
I want my redemption
Because I don't
want to feel like I've failed.
I don't do exceptionally well
in the heat,
I'm now in the mountains,
surrounded by snow.
I'd much rather be somewhere
where it's nice and cold.
You can always build
a bigger fire,
You know, move around
and warm up.
Great, here we go.
It's go time.
It's work time.
It's survive time.
Narrator: laurae enters
montana
With the same primitive survival
Rating she entered with
on her last challenge,
6.3.
When did you get here?
How long have you been here?
Four, five days now,
I think.
Okay, you probably have
a lot of *bleep* done already.
Yeah, there's a shelter
built.
But I'm still
building it up.
I want to really get
to the point
Where, like, the heat
holds inside, so...
Got you.
So, I just met
my partner, dave.
You know, he's kind of been
in the area for a while.
That is excellent news
for me.
I was pretty nervous about
who my partner was gonna be.
I was pleasantly surprised.
This is actually
my second go-around.
Where was your
first one at?
It was in baja, mexico.
I actually fell down a canyon,
so it was a medical tap out.
Wow. That hurt, I bet.i'm here to redeem myself.
Dave: laurae is here
for redemption
And that right there shows
she is committed,
Shows that, you know,
she's got a, you know,
Pretty good will about her.
That shows a pretty
good mind-set there.
Okay, well, this is a cold
environment. It's harsh.
It's completely
the opposite.
Well, what can I
help you with?
My old partner, she tapped out
the morning of day three.
She set two hooks out here
somewhere for a trout line,
And I never knew
where she set them.
Well, let's see
if we could find them.
♪♪
Yeah, I'm trying to see if I
can see anything tied off.
She didn't even say
she tied off.
She said she just
weighed it down
Like a rock or something.
Ah, got you.
She literally said
the log.
I'm like, there are a lot
of logs in this creek.
Why do you think
your partner left?
Yeah, she got real cold.
Was it abnormally cold
or just cold?
She just could not
get warm.
How cold is it gonna get?
Hypothermia is not a joke.
It's very real.
I just don't see it
anywhere.
These would be my only two hooks
for an entire two weeks
And that's not gonna
be fun.
Yeah, we could be *bleep*.
Oh, *bleep*.
Right here.
There's a hook.
Hot damn.
Alright, one hook.
Oh, there's a second one
on here.
There we go.
Dave: now my plan is get
my fishing gear together
And use my little spear
as a fishing pole.
See if I can catch
a few of these guys.
Okay, my feet
are getting cold,
I'm gonna pop
out of the water.
Yeah.
♪♪
Yeah, there's some still ice
and snow over here.
Yeah, there's some bits
of snow still.
So my shelter
is up here.
I've got the fireplace, see
the buffalo blanket in the back?
You've been busy.yeah, I've been busy.
Wow.
Laurae:
he seems entirely capable,
So I hope that
he doesn't look at me coming
As being a hindrance to him.
I feel like I have
a little bit more to prove.
I've got to figure out
what I can do
To be able to bring some
strength into this partnership
And into this challenge
with dave.
So, what have you been eating
for the last five days?
Any juniper berries
and all that?
Yeah, they're kind of
bitter though.
Yeah.i just kind of leave them.
I found a big bunch
of mushrooms.
I think they're
oyster mushrooms, so...
Okay.
I took them.
I did a little test
with them on my skin,
My lips, my mouth.
No tingles,
no belly ache?
I haven't felt anything,
so I might try a small piece.
I'm a little worried.
Mushrooms are always a very
touchy subject in the wild.
I'm still waiting
to find out.
I'll do like a little piece
and we'll find out.
He seems to be
going about it
All the right ways, you know,
with like as far
As how he's doing a skin test,
the taste test.
I used to stick to one rule
of mushrooms,
Just don't eat them.
Worst-case scenario is
the mushrooms k*ll him.
We'll find out.
We'll find out soon,
I'll tell you that.
Yeah, I really hope
you don't get sick.
♪♪
♪♪
Dave: I used to stick to
one rule of mushrooms,
Just don't eat them.
But when I saw these
I was like, "hey,
I think I know
these ones."
Laurae: well, I'm super happy
you're being guinea pig today.
Yeah.
♪♪
Oh, ants.
Oh!
Oh, what? This whole thing
is an ant hive.
They actually release
a formic acid,
Which is kind of gives them
that tangy taste.
♪♪
I mean, it's just
a shot of citrus and energy
And morale booster
like immediately.
Dave: having a new partner,
you know,
Get more work done,
you have someone to talk to,
You know, there's a lot
of teamwork involved.
So I think we'll match up
pretty well out here.
I could sit here all day
like a little chimpanzee
And just eat these guys.
Yeah.
♪♪
I always thought that the cold
was better than the heat
Because you
could always warm up.
I think I remember
saying that.
"I'd rather be cold than hot."
I've never in my life
been cold like this.
I'm gonna sit down
and warm up for a few.
Alright.
I'm gonna go fish for a bit.
Okay.
I can feel like my mouth
and my face
And my feet are really slow.
It is so cold.
I don't know how
dave does it.
♪♪
A lot of fish in there,
man.
Now that I have
my hooks back,
I'm gonna see
how this bait works.
If I can catch one trout,
I don't need the rest
of this shrew.
I can just use the internals
of the trout.
I'd like to get at least one.
There we go.
It doesn't want to sink.
The wind is picking up, huh?
Hey.
Hey.
Oh, I see a big one
right there.
Holy *bleep*.
It's pretty windy
out here today,
So every time
I try to cast,
By the time
my line hits the water,
It just drifts across
And doesn't sink fast enough
to catch these trout.
Oh, god.
I hope it is not windy
like this tonight.
You've just got to really
take your time in the cold.
Just got to deal with it.
Almost embrace it.
Now the wind is blowing
the opposite way.
Laurae: the sun is starting
to set.
The wind is picking up,
you know, and all I can hear
Is the wind in the trees
and the leaves coming down.
It's gonna get colder,
and that does make me
A little nervous.
Brr.
Holy *bleep*.
Alright. Looks like
we're not having fish tonight.
*Bleep*.
♪♪
I'm gonna lean over
towards you a little bit
So I can get this hide
back on.
Dave: damn,
your feet are cold.
I know.
They're too cold to move.
♪♪
♪♪
It is so cold.
Oh, this is painful.
I froze last night,
didn't sleep for anything.
I woke up,
and I couldn't feel my feet.
We tried cuddling
and sharing body heat.
It was better than nothing,
obviously.
It was still freezing cold.
You just can't move.
Your body just freezes.
You know, it's very real.
It's very harsh.
I don't know about you, but
I slept like a contortionist.
I can't feel my face
or my feet.
Oh, god.
♪♪
So the plan today, definitely
get some more wind protection
Because the wind slithered
in last night.
I need to start cutting
some more trees down,
Getting more boughs,
and fortifying.
We're gonna die out here
if we don't start moving.
So what I'm gonna do with this,
I'm gonna really long
and slant it
From here all the way up.
Pile like three more of those
so we still have a wind barrier
And it's gonna help
keep that heat in.
Laurae: so I'm just trying to
shore up the little holes
From where my feet
were last night.
My feet were
completely exposed.
So I'm gonna try
and cut the draft.
It's kind of hard
to think straight.
I'm freezing.
This is insane.
♪♪
I'm burning a lot of calories
I've really got to eat.
I guess
it's mushroom time.
Mushrooms
I found a few days ago.
Those are looking good.
You got to try one, man.
I'm fine for now.
I'll probably eat some tomorrow.
I feel totally confident
eating them.
They kind of taste
like chicken.
God, it's gonna get
so *bleep* cold again tonight.
Oh, my god.
With me, it's like
I almost embrace it.
No, I know.
I don't know. Maybe I have
something wrong with me.
I don't know.
♪♪
♪♪
♪♪
Last night was brutal.
You know, the wood burns
super quick,
So the fire went out
probably within like an hour
Of us even laying down.
I just kept waking up.
You can't get comfortable.
The pressure points, the wind,
the cold, the numbness.
It just -- it doesn't stop.
It doesn't stop.
This is harder
than I ever imagined it being.
I'm just trying to cut
a bunch of boughs
To be able to put underneath us.
But I'm having a hard time
chopping this morning.
My dexterity
is really delayed,
And I don't have
any strength in my hands.
My face feels numb.
I just feel really cold.
Really, really cold.
Narrator: numbness occurs
when blood vessels constrict
In the outer extremities.
This process prevents heat loss
in the body's core
And helps protect vital organs.
But it can also result
in frostbite.
I'm afraid I'm gonna
hurt myself
Because I can't feel anything.
I can't even hold it
because my hands are numb.
Snow.
Awesome.
I just can't get over
how freaking cold it is.
Oh, *bleep*.
The weather is spastic.
Like, I was super excited
when the sun came out
And then the wind
picked up
And then it started
freaking snowing.
It's freaking crazy.
I don't know how you did it
for the couple of days
By yourself
with feeding the fire
And getting firewood
and shoring everything up.
I don't know if
by that far into it
I'd have the energy
to do it.
Well, I had a lot of
hard parts done.
You know, the shelter would
definitely be more fortified,
We'd definitely have
more fur.
So, there's pluses
and minuses.
♪♪
I'm like struggling
right now.
I have like desperate thoughts
running through my head.
I feel like I'm gonna
freeze to death out here.
I'm shivering,
and it doesn't help.
I can't feel my fingers
and my toes.
It's just too freaking cold.
When laurae first came in,
she seemed pretty good.
But now she's seeming
to be like sarah.
Like she does not like
the cold at all.
She's sitting in the sun
trying to warm up.
But we're not always
gonna have sun out here.
I can't get warm.
God, it just hurts.
God.
I have never in my life
been somewhere so damn cold.
*Bleep*
I don't want
to freeze out here.
♪♪
I can't get warm.
God, it just hurts.
It doesn't stop.
I don't want to freeze
out here, you know?
Mm-hmm. I think everything
ends at one point.
That's how I usually
look at it.
Like one evolution
at a time.
I'm gonna tap out.
I want to go home.
Okay.
I feel bad leaving you.
You're not
the first one.
Laurae,
what's going on?
I'm cold.
I can't warm up.
I don't know what use
I can be to him to help him
When I don't have
the coordination
To use a freaking
sharp object
When I can't feel
my fingers and my toes.
So you want to tap out?
I want to tap out.you're sure?
I want to go home.
Okay.
Alright.
Good luck, man.
Alright, thank you.
You too.
You *bleep*
crazy b*stard.
You've got some
screws loose, man.
Narrator: after a second night
of freezing temperatures,
Laurae can no longer withstand
montana's brutal conditions.
Her psr drops
from 6.3 to 5.1.
Just the incessant cold,
it doesn't stop.
You can't get away from it,
And I think it's just out of
sheer desperation I just,
I don't want to be here anymore.
I'm cold,
and I want to go.
It's disappointing to leave
without redeeming myself
From failing
my first challenge.
But I think I learned to know
what my limits are.
You can think you're as prepared
as you can be,
But, man, there is always
something that's gonna test you
And something that's
gonna break you.
And, for me,
it was the cold.
I don't have it in me,
and I'm okay saying that.
This cold kicked my a*s,
and it's sending me home.
♪♪
Dave: day seven.
I'm on my own again.
Laurae tapped out.
She wasn't looking too good.
She was definitely cold,
and it definitely got to her.
I don't think there was anything
that was gonna make her stay.
Her mind was made up
pretty quick.
Man, pretty bad weather
coming in.
Probably 10 degrees colder
in the shade.
So now I'm back to doing
everything myself.
It is hard.
Yeah, obviously it's hard.
That's why two
of my partners left.
So best thing for me to do
is I've got to be smart,
Got to save my calories.
Basically, I'm gonna hunker
down until after the storm.
The mushrooms I have,
I'm still doing good with.
I'm on day four now.
Still nothing with them,
so that's good.
So I'm not dying
from mushrooms yet.
♪♪
♪♪
♪♪
*Bleep*
It's snowing away.
I woke up to snow,
about two, three inches maybe.
My plan today, try and stay warm
in my shelter
And contain the heat.
Yeah, just try
and conserve energy.
Right here I'm just making
a thing to wrap around me,
Keep all this fur
on me tight
So no heat really
escapes from my body
Because it's definitely my core
I want to keep warm.
These pelts mean
survival to me.
Without these,
I would die out here.
Yeah, 100 percent.
You will die.
♪♪
It is *bleep* cold
right now.
The temperatures
have dropped significantly.
I'm basically just wrapped up
in my fur inside my shelter.
Just got to get through the
cold, embrace it in a way,
Stay warm, and that's it.
♪♪
Oh, the sun.
Nine days down.
Five to go.
Yesterday, I was a little
immobilized by the snow.
That's why I need
to at least today take advantage
In case the weather
gets even worse.
I want to head down to the river
and to go fishing a little bit.
I just need to get
more food in me.
Oh, man. My feet are getting
cold already.
♪♪
So, I got line.
For bait, I'm just using
the rest of that shrew.
Better catch some fish.
It's sinking now.
Go, go, go, little guy, go.
Huh. There he goes.
He's going for it.
Got you.
Ah, came off the hook.
Damn.
It's just getting frustrating.
It's cold as hell, my metabolism
is probably down more.
Oh, man.
In an environment like this
with such extreme weather,
It's at the utmost
importance to get food.
I think I've got to find a way
to catch these fish.
Because if I don't, you know,
It's gonna be
a rough few days for me.
Oh, man.
My fingers are so *bleep* cold
I can't even feel the line.
Ooh, the wind's coming in.
Oh, man. The weather sucks.
Oh, *bleep*
*Bleep* damn my feet
are cold!
Holy *bleep*.
If I leave today
and don't get any fish,
You know, I burned all
those calories for nothing.
So I'm at the point
Where I at least have to try
and get one at least
And then see where
it goes from there.
Come on, come one.
Bite, bite, bite.
And do we have him?
Nope.
Aye, yi.
Damn my hands are
*bleep* cold.
Stand out here
and get frostbite
Is what I'm gonna catch.
Come on. Come on,
come on, bite, bite, bite.
Oh, yeah. Here we go.
Hot damn.
Oh, man *bleep* fish.
I'm so pumped now.
Ha.
Getting his eyeball
as bait.
See if we can catch a few more
before my feet freeze off.
Boom. A hit.
You know what?
I think this eyeball
is the trick.
Once I got my first one, then
I got two, then I got three.
But this I'd say is the coldest
I've been on the challenge.
I'm gonna take a break,
warm my fingers back up.
That little b*stard
was slimy and cold.
My thumb is just numb.
Cold water
dangerously accelerates
The onset of hypothermia
since body heat can be lost
25 Times faster in cold water
than in cold air.
Just lay down, buddy, because
I'm eating your a*s later.
Another big one.
That was a gamble,
catch a fish,
Stay in the cold,
catch a fish, stay in the cold.
I was like, "you know what?
This is a pretty good day
for fishing.
I'm just gonna keep going,"
and four,
Five, and then six.
This is the hardest meal
I've ever had to get.
These fish are my lifeline.
I feel like I'm pretty set
for the challenge with food.
That's like a trout a day.
I'm gonna start a fire later.
See, if I had a partner,
I'd *bleep*
Start a fire real quick,
but that ain't happening.
♪♪
Okay.
I'm actually starting to shiver
for the first time.
Narrator: shivering occurs
when muscles rapidly tighten
And relax in order
to create heat.
I'm gonna give this a go
before I lose my feet.
Trying to get a fire
right now being this cold,
It's a little frustrating.
It's so cold, my hands
don't really want to work.
I was definitely exposed
a little too long fishing.
Numbed up my feet,
numbed up my fingers.
So I definitely need to make
a fire right now.
*Bleep*.
I don't know if I've
ever really have been this cold.
Down by the river
the temperatures
Were way lower down there.
Oh, my god.
My mental clarity is like --
it's just not there.
*Bleep* it.
Ladies and gentlemen,
we have fire.
I feel a little better.
I think my head
didn't feel right
When I was trying
to get the fire started.
I don't know what the issue was.
I mean...
*Bleep* damn it.
*Bleep*
I just need to knock it down.
They're kind of stacked.
♪♪
*Bleep*
♪♪
I haven't seen my
*bleep* manhood in weeks.
I'll say if anything
is affected it's that, man.
Well, because
it's *bleep* frigid.
It's science.
Yep.
Well, and, like,
women stop ovulating
When it gets
super duper cold.
Really?
Because the body
can't support.
The calories and everything.it can't support a pregnancy
And have a lick
at really healthy viable.
The same as like gymnasts,
you know, when they have
That super crazy
caloric intake,
The same thing.
So that's why *bleep*
mary lou retton
Didn't get her period
till she was like 20.
They're really
small people, too.
Yeah.
♪♪
Dave:
that's not good. *Bleep*.
Ah, it's *bleep* hot.
What the *bleep*.
Ouch, ouch, ouch.
I've got to get the *bleep*
out of here.
Oh, damn.
Whoa. *Bleep*.
I need to get these
burning branches out of here.
No, no, no.
No, no, no, no.
That was bad.
I can't believe
I let that happen.
♪♪
Shelter caught on fire.
Kind of went all the way up.
This sucks.
God *bleep*.
That's where I'm at today.
So, yeah.
So, we're gonna see
what we can do here.
Maybe at least get the rest
of this set up,
Get the fire going again.
Somewhat maybe
rebuild the shelter,
But we're gonna see, yeah.
♪♪
♪♪
I'm feeling really cold.
One, two, three.
How many fish
did I catch again?
It seems like my mental focus
has gone away.
I think I lost a fish.
You know, it's getting
to the point
Where my concentration
is kind of off
And my mental clarity
is just a bit foggy.
I have never experienced
This type of confusion
in the cold before.
I have no clue
what is up with me.
Narrator: with night
fast approaching
And concerned by dave's mental
and physical decline...
Medic, medic,
do you copy?
Narrator: ...the producers
call in the medic.
Willow: medic, go ahead.
Can we have you go out
and check on dave?
Copy. I'm on my way.
Okay, I'm gonna check
your eyes real quick.
Mm-hmm.
Sorry,
I know it's bright.
I just checked out dave,
and I'm actually
Pretty concerned
about him.
So his eyes are kind of
yellowish, which is not good.
It's called jaundice,
and it's a sign
That he's possibly
going into liver failure.
I'm seeing some changes
in him
And just with, like,
his mental status
And the way that he's declined
throughout the day.
The medic
sees troubling signs
Due to exposure
to cold temperatures.
But the more immediate concern
is that the mushrooms
Dave ate could be toxic.
It's really,
really concerning.
Based on the medical evaluation,
producers intervene.
Hey, dave.
Basically, we're worried
about those mushrooms
They look like you might be
starting to develop
Some issues
with your liver.
So we all think that it's in
your best interest for you
To go to the hospital
and get checked out.
Alright.
And do I get to
come right back here?
No. This essentially means
your challenge is over,
Unfortunately,
this is the end.
Completely, it's over.
It's like...
Like, it actually stops?
Yeah, I mean, we have to
get you out of here right now.
♪♪
♪♪
Narrator: dave is admitted
into the hospital
For potential liver
and kidney failure.
Dave: I should have just stuck
to my rule
And not have touched
these mushrooms
And I would have been fine.
But here I am.
Willow: we just got an update
from the nurse
That dave's condition
definitely declined some.
He's starting to get some
gi issues far as like nausea,
Vomiting, and diarrhea.
It basically sounds
like his body
Is violently trying to expel
something that it doesn't like.
Narrator: experts identified
the mushrooms dave consumed
As fried chicken mushrooms,
which should not be eaten raw.
Try another piece
of this.
Dave lost 29 pounds in nine days
but showed incredible fortitude
Against the harsh
montana weather.
His psr drops to 6.9.
Dave: I'm definitely not happy
about the challenge being over.
I thought I was doing
pretty good, but here I am.
It's just a small little plant
that can absolutely wreck
My whole body
and wreck my whole challenge.
Hey, so I'm back home.
It's been a couple of months.
I'm feeling a lot better.
You know, I definitely regret
not finishing the challenge,
But I'm glad I'm okay.
My risky ways definitely
caught up with me.
I definitely want to
get back out there
For another challenge.
With that, you know,
I won't be eating mushrooms
Probably ever again.
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11x17 - Snow Daze
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Each episode chronicles the lives of two survivalists who meet for the first time naked and are given the task of surviving a stay in the wilderness for 21 days.
Each episode chronicles the lives of two survivalists who meet for the first time naked and are given the task of surviving a stay in the wilderness for 21 days.