1 00:00:04,530 --> 00:00:06,470 and may contain mature subject matter. 2 00:00:06,470 --> 00:00:13,800 Viewer discretion is advised. 3 00:00:13,930 --> 00:00:16,930 [dramatic music] and may contain mature subject matter. 4 00:00:26,930 --> 00:00:28,300 [gunshot fires] 5 00:00:32,670 --> 00:00:34,170 male narrator: In one of the most brutal 6 00:00:34,300 --> 00:00:36,130 survival challenges ever, 7 00:00:36,270 --> 00:00:40,800 three strangers will try to endure 30 days in the wild 8 00:00:40,930 --> 00:00:43,730 with only one resource: 9 00:00:43,870 --> 00:00:46,100 a fresh kill, 10 00:00:46,230 --> 00:00:50,470 its location marked by a single flare. 11 00:00:50,600 --> 00:00:52,170 - The flare is up. 12 00:00:52,300 --> 00:00:54,070 We have to get to that animal very quickly, 13 00:00:54,200 --> 00:00:55,500 preserve it 14 00:00:55,630 --> 00:00:56,870 so I have something to eat for the next month. 15 00:00:57,000 --> 00:00:59,870 [tense music] 16 00:01:00,070 --> 00:01:01,970 ? ? 17 00:01:02,100 --> 00:01:03,530 - The terrain out here is crazy. 18 00:01:03,670 --> 00:01:05,070 Be really careful. 19 00:01:05,200 --> 00:01:06,870 narrator: They have no tools. 20 00:01:07,000 --> 00:01:08,570 - We're going out there with no knife. 21 00:01:08,700 --> 00:01:09,900 It's intimidating. 22 00:01:10,030 --> 00:01:11,870 There's a lot riding on our primitive skills. 23 00:01:12,000 --> 00:01:14,300 narrator: Just the clothes on their backs. 24 00:01:14,430 --> 00:01:15,830 - We're living completely off the land, 25 00:01:15,970 --> 00:01:17,570 using what nature provides. 26 00:01:17,700 --> 00:01:20,770 Sticks, rocks, plants, and then obviously the animal. 27 00:01:20,900 --> 00:01:23,170 narrator: Do they have the stamina and ingenuity 28 00:01:23,300 --> 00:01:25,030 to survive? 29 00:01:25,170 --> 00:01:27,170 ? ? 30 00:01:32,000 --> 00:01:33,700 - Look here. 31 00:01:33,830 --> 00:01:36,930 Yes. All right, now it begins. 32 00:01:37,070 --> 00:01:40,900 - When I first see this animal, I'm thinking, 33 00:01:41,030 --> 00:01:43,200 "How in the world are we gonna cut this up?" 34 00:01:43,330 --> 00:01:44,470 - Aw, man. 35 00:01:44,600 --> 00:01:46,070 - That's the biggest animal I've ever seen. 36 00:01:46,200 --> 00:01:47,530 - Oh, my goodness gracious. 37 00:01:47,670 --> 00:01:49,370 - My number one priority: 38 00:01:49,500 --> 00:01:51,070 We need to open up the animal cavity. 39 00:01:51,200 --> 00:01:53,230 - We need a rock quick, huh? - Yeah, a bunch of 'em. 40 00:01:53,370 --> 00:01:55,800 - Once it's dead, it can rot from the inside out, 41 00:01:55,930 --> 00:01:59,430 so we need to get the guts out of the moose, 42 00:01:59,570 --> 00:02:01,170 and for that we need to find 43 00:02:01,300 --> 00:02:03,830 a sharp enough rock since we have no knives. 44 00:02:03,970 --> 00:02:05,100 - All right. 45 00:02:06,200 --> 00:02:07,500 [percussive music] 46 00:02:07,630 --> 00:02:09,400 I find that this experience 47 00:02:09,530 --> 00:02:12,400 gives an opportunity to connect with how it all began. 48 00:02:12,530 --> 00:02:14,300 With rocks. 49 00:02:14,430 --> 00:02:16,530 We're living completely off the land, 50 00:02:16,670 --> 00:02:20,330 just like our ancestors had to do to survive out here. 51 00:02:20,470 --> 00:02:23,170 Uh, the rock's kinda substandard. 52 00:02:23,300 --> 00:02:25,900 A lot of it's like a shale consistency. 53 00:02:26,030 --> 00:02:28,900 I've worked without a knife in the woods quite extensively. 54 00:02:29,030 --> 00:02:31,800 I currently teach survival for the United States Army. 55 00:02:31,930 --> 00:02:33,970 I became very passionate about survival 56 00:02:34,100 --> 00:02:36,800 after my first trip to Afghanistan in 2004. 57 00:02:36,930 --> 00:02:39,770 I'm taking on this challenge to test myself 58 00:02:39,900 --> 00:02:42,630 and my survival mentality and ethos. 59 00:02:44,130 --> 00:02:45,770 This looks a little bit better, 60 00:02:45,900 --> 00:02:48,630 but not nowhere near good. 61 00:02:50,800 --> 00:02:52,930 ? ? 62 00:02:53,070 --> 00:02:56,230 - Right now we need to be in visual of the moose. 63 00:02:56,370 --> 00:02:58,300 We're gonna open up the moose, get those innards out, 64 00:02:58,430 --> 00:03:02,170 and that smell's gonna go all the way inland 65 00:03:02,300 --> 00:03:04,070 and let everybody know we're here. 66 00:03:04,200 --> 00:03:06,070 Just seeing a lot of bear sign here. 67 00:03:06,200 --> 00:03:08,570 And wolverine I think are our two biggest things. 68 00:03:08,700 --> 00:03:10,730 So we need to protect it for tonight. 69 00:03:10,870 --> 00:03:13,370 This is a-- we've only got, like, 70 00:03:13,500 --> 00:03:16,630 probably, like, two hours of daylight left shelter. 71 00:03:16,770 --> 00:03:19,600 This challenge is gonna highlight primitive skills, 72 00:03:19,730 --> 00:03:21,000 and for the last 20 years of my life, 73 00:03:21,130 --> 00:03:23,270 that has been a passion of mine. 74 00:03:23,400 --> 00:03:26,000 I got a degree as a natural resources technician. 75 00:03:26,130 --> 00:03:27,800 So I have the academic background 76 00:03:27,930 --> 00:03:30,270 in plants and ecology. 77 00:03:30,400 --> 00:03:32,430 ? ? 78 00:03:32,570 --> 00:03:34,100 I've got five kids watching back at home. 79 00:03:34,230 --> 00:03:35,670 I want them to know that 80 00:03:35,800 --> 00:03:37,430 if they have desires in this world, 81 00:03:37,570 --> 00:03:39,970 they can go after it, and they can do it. 82 00:03:40,100 --> 00:03:41,930 So yeah, I'm doing this for my kids. 83 00:03:45,800 --> 00:03:47,630 - Right now I'm trying to figure out 84 00:03:47,770 --> 00:03:49,130 how to get those innards out. 85 00:03:49,270 --> 00:03:50,630 After the animal dies 86 00:03:50,770 --> 00:03:53,100 the bacteria in the stomach continues to live on. 87 00:03:53,230 --> 00:03:55,170 Once it gets out, it'll spread into the meat, 88 00:03:55,300 --> 00:03:57,070 so that's why it's really paramount 89 00:03:57,200 --> 00:03:59,500 to remove the innards as soon as possible. 90 00:03:59,630 --> 00:04:01,230 Not happening. - No. 91 00:04:01,370 --> 00:04:02,770 - Need a better point. 92 00:04:02,900 --> 00:04:05,300 My largest skill set is hunting 93 00:04:05,430 --> 00:04:08,000 and fishing and butchering wild animals. 94 00:04:08,130 --> 00:04:09,200 I would imagine it was very hard 95 00:04:09,330 --> 00:04:10,770 for the early man to survive 96 00:04:10,900 --> 00:04:12,170 out in these environments 97 00:04:12,300 --> 00:04:14,100 without any of this modern equipment, 98 00:04:14,230 --> 00:04:16,930 and I look forward to walking in their boots 99 00:04:17,070 --> 00:04:18,100 for the next month. 100 00:04:18,230 --> 00:04:19,800 - That's coming through pretty good. 101 00:04:19,930 --> 00:04:21,300 - Yeah, it's doable. 102 00:04:21,430 --> 00:04:24,370 So, what I was thinking, I'm doing pretty good here 103 00:04:24,500 --> 00:04:26,770 if you wanted to try to cut 104 00:04:26,900 --> 00:04:29,400 a parallel strip of hide off this for the-- 105 00:04:29,530 --> 00:04:30,930 - Yeah, for the bow drill. - Add it to the bow drill. 106 00:04:31,070 --> 00:04:32,670 - Yeah, that sounds good. 107 00:04:32,800 --> 00:04:34,570 Being wet and cold out here is a scary feeling 108 00:04:34,700 --> 00:04:37,070 so fire is definitely high on the priority list. 109 00:04:37,200 --> 00:04:39,330 [tense music] 110 00:04:39,470 --> 00:04:40,770 So we're gonna connect the hide 111 00:04:40,900 --> 00:04:42,330 to a traditional bow drill 112 00:04:42,470 --> 00:04:45,700 like the Native Americans would've done. 113 00:04:45,830 --> 00:04:49,270 ? ? 114 00:04:56,000 --> 00:04:58,870 - Amy! Where you at? 115 00:04:59,000 --> 00:05:00,800 - I'm just trying to get supplies set. 116 00:05:00,930 --> 00:05:02,530 - [heavy breathing] 117 00:05:02,670 --> 00:05:03,700 This is what we're gonna use for-- 118 00:05:03,830 --> 00:05:05,730 hopefully for the bow drill string. 119 00:05:05,870 --> 00:05:09,230 This is too sticky right now to run. 120 00:05:09,370 --> 00:05:10,530 So maybe you can work on a tree? 121 00:05:10,670 --> 00:05:12,130 - I'll go work on a tree. - I'll take the boughs. 122 00:05:12,270 --> 00:05:13,200 I'll start stacking them neatly. 123 00:05:13,330 --> 00:05:14,400 - You wanna take boughs? Awesome. 124 00:05:14,530 --> 00:05:16,170 - Nate's doing okay right now. - Okay. 125 00:05:16,300 --> 00:05:21,570 ? ? 126 00:05:21,700 --> 00:05:24,270 What we're trying to do is to be able to get something 127 00:05:24,400 --> 00:05:28,300 so we can make the string part that is for the bow, 128 00:05:28,430 --> 00:05:31,000 and we need a bow to create friction fire. 129 00:05:31,130 --> 00:05:33,730 And I can't do that with the hair on it. 130 00:05:40,000 --> 00:05:44,470 ? ? 131 00:05:44,600 --> 00:05:47,770 - Over the next couple days I hope to accomplish 132 00:05:47,900 --> 00:05:50,030 getting the moose completely butchered up. 133 00:05:51,600 --> 00:05:54,430 I plan on using just about everything there. 134 00:05:56,000 --> 00:05:57,400 That's our lifeline. 135 00:05:57,530 --> 00:05:59,030 That's our food source for the next month. 136 00:06:08,700 --> 00:06:12,270 I gotta kinda be really careful where I'm at. 137 00:06:12,400 --> 00:06:14,600 I'm trying to finesse my way around that stomach lining 138 00:06:14,730 --> 00:06:15,630 without nicking it. 139 00:06:15,770 --> 00:06:16,800 A little tiny nick's okay, 140 00:06:16,930 --> 00:06:18,230 but you sure don't wanna cut it, 141 00:06:18,370 --> 00:06:21,230 because it'll come spurting out everywhere, 142 00:06:21,370 --> 00:06:22,570 and contaminate the meat, 143 00:06:22,700 --> 00:06:25,430 so this is a pretty crucial part I'm at here. 144 00:06:26,800 --> 00:06:28,700 The stones are very porous. 145 00:06:28,830 --> 00:06:31,200 The sharp points break off very frequently 146 00:06:31,330 --> 00:06:32,530 and very easily. 147 00:06:32,670 --> 00:06:35,200 I found it very difficult to cut. 148 00:06:35,330 --> 00:06:37,770 Trying to keep everything well organized here. 149 00:06:37,900 --> 00:06:40,400 One wrong swipe and it changes everything. 150 00:06:47,330 --> 00:06:49,870 My confidence in a wilderness situation 151 00:06:50,000 --> 00:06:51,930 largely comes from the immense amount of time 152 00:06:52,070 --> 00:06:54,370 that I've spent out in the wild by myself. 153 00:06:54,500 --> 00:06:56,730 I do tend to struggle in the suburbs. 154 00:06:56,870 --> 00:06:58,700 The constant sound of the lawnmowers 155 00:06:58,830 --> 00:07:00,130 and weed whackers 156 00:07:00,270 --> 00:07:02,270 does tend to get underneath my skin a little bit. 157 00:07:02,400 --> 00:07:06,200 It makes me really long to be out in the wild. 158 00:07:06,330 --> 00:07:08,070 Now if I'd've had a normal knife, 159 00:07:08,200 --> 00:07:09,570 this would've been done, like, an hour ago. 160 00:07:09,700 --> 00:07:11,200 It goes pretty quick. 161 00:07:11,330 --> 00:07:14,000 The sun sets very quickly this time of year in the arctic, 162 00:07:14,130 --> 00:07:15,970 and I know that time is limited. 163 00:07:18,930 --> 00:07:20,870 - We're getting close to nighttime, 164 00:07:21,000 --> 00:07:23,500 and I think the windbreak is coming along 165 00:07:23,630 --> 00:07:24,900 as good as it's gonna. 166 00:07:25,030 --> 00:07:26,630 - [grunts] 167 00:07:26,770 --> 00:07:28,000 - But our fire right now 168 00:07:28,130 --> 00:07:29,600 I think is gonna be our biggest challenge. 169 00:07:29,730 --> 00:07:30,730 I think this stuff is strong enough. 170 00:07:30,870 --> 00:07:31,770 - Right. 171 00:07:31,900 --> 00:07:33,230 - As this temperature changes, 172 00:07:33,370 --> 00:07:34,970 snow comes in, rain comes in, 173 00:07:35,100 --> 00:07:38,270 and there's intense predators around here. 174 00:07:38,400 --> 00:07:40,370 We need fire. 175 00:07:40,500 --> 00:07:42,830 - We were able to connect the hide to a bow 176 00:07:42,970 --> 00:07:44,470 with kind of a traditional bow drill. 177 00:07:44,600 --> 00:07:47,200 Okay, here we go. 178 00:07:47,330 --> 00:07:49,600 Nice and easy. 179 00:07:55,200 --> 00:07:58,770 It's frickin' hanging up in the bottom. 180 00:07:58,900 --> 00:08:00,130 Being out here is teaching me 181 00:08:00,270 --> 00:08:01,930 how much of a struggle it really is. 182 00:08:02,070 --> 00:08:03,730 I was playing with the materials 183 00:08:03,870 --> 00:08:05,200 and then I found out very quickly 184 00:08:05,330 --> 00:08:07,770 that these materials weren't that easy to work with. 185 00:08:07,900 --> 00:08:09,400 All right, here we go. 186 00:08:13,070 --> 00:08:14,730 We're slipping. 187 00:08:14,870 --> 00:08:16,300 No, no. - No, not yet? 188 00:08:16,430 --> 00:08:17,930 - No. It's so close, man. 189 00:08:18,070 --> 00:08:20,930 [tense music] 190 00:08:21,070 --> 00:08:22,700 ? ? 191 00:08:24,430 --> 00:08:26,170 - We're so close, man. 192 00:08:30,000 --> 00:08:31,230 - Okay. 193 00:08:33,030 --> 00:08:34,570 - It isn't even-- it's not pulling on it. 194 00:08:34,700 --> 00:08:36,400 Yeah, I'm not--I'm not wore out, it's getting-- 195 00:08:36,530 --> 00:08:37,530 - It's getting hung up. 196 00:08:37,670 --> 00:08:39,470 - This is-- this is not dry enough. 197 00:08:39,600 --> 00:08:41,530 Because we didn't have time to dry it. 198 00:08:41,670 --> 00:08:43,600 We're short on time, long on work. 199 00:08:43,730 --> 00:08:46,370 Making fire tonight may be more difficult than it sounds. 200 00:08:46,500 --> 00:08:50,900 ? ? 201 00:08:51,030 --> 00:08:54,330 We just gotta get this fire. Hold it right there. 202 00:09:01,730 --> 00:09:04,800 ? ? 203 00:09:04,930 --> 00:09:06,700 [groaning] [bleep]. 204 00:09:10,570 --> 00:09:11,870 [groans] 205 00:09:12,000 --> 00:09:13,930 Jesus. 206 00:09:14,070 --> 00:09:16,430 Started on this right off. 207 00:09:16,570 --> 00:09:19,300 Positivity is a hard thing to hold onto 208 00:09:19,430 --> 00:09:21,330 when you've failed and failed and failed 209 00:09:21,470 --> 00:09:23,300 for hours and hours and hours and hours, 210 00:09:23,430 --> 00:09:25,770 and you know how badly you need that fire. 211 00:09:25,900 --> 00:09:27,730 - I don't know if we're getting a fire tonight. 212 00:09:27,870 --> 00:09:29,170 - Problem is you can't see your co-- 213 00:09:29,300 --> 00:09:30,670 can't see your coal in the dark. 214 00:09:30,800 --> 00:09:32,770 You can't see where you're at, you know what I mean? 215 00:09:32,900 --> 00:09:35,700 I may be prepping what's gonna be used tomorrow. 216 00:09:35,830 --> 00:09:38,100 Now we need to hunker down for the night. 217 00:09:38,230 --> 00:09:42,300 It's been a long day with not a lot of ups. 218 00:09:43,500 --> 00:09:49,370 ? ? 219 00:09:51,330 --> 00:09:53,970 What did you hear? 220 00:09:54,100 --> 00:09:55,930 - I heard, uh, big footsteps. 221 00:09:56,070 --> 00:09:59,970 Crunch, crunch, crunch. 222 00:10:03,130 --> 00:10:05,530 But it wasn't like a scurry, like a little forest creature. 223 00:10:05,670 --> 00:10:07,470 Like, you know, pine marten or something like that. 224 00:10:07,600 --> 00:10:08,800 It was definitely bigger. 225 00:10:10,070 --> 00:10:17,070 ? ? 226 00:10:21,300 --> 00:10:25,070 - Day two, we have this temporary shelter built, 227 00:10:25,200 --> 00:10:27,530 but we all didn't sleep the best last night. 228 00:10:27,670 --> 00:10:29,100 It was not a warm night, 229 00:10:29,230 --> 00:10:31,130 and we're still struggling with fire. 230 00:10:31,270 --> 00:10:32,800 ? ? 231 00:10:32,930 --> 00:10:35,930 No fire means no working on any other shelters. 232 00:10:36,070 --> 00:10:37,630 No other tools. 233 00:10:37,770 --> 00:10:40,270 And fire is taking a lot of calories, 234 00:10:40,400 --> 00:10:42,430 and we're not getting any benefit back out of it. 235 00:10:42,570 --> 00:10:46,100 It's frustrating having pounds of meat at our disposal, 236 00:10:46,230 --> 00:10:47,630 and we can't eat any of it. 237 00:10:47,770 --> 00:10:49,130 ? ? 238 00:10:49,270 --> 00:10:50,600 - This taking as long as it's taking 239 00:10:50,730 --> 00:10:52,870 for me to get fire is getting me down a bit 240 00:10:53,000 --> 00:10:58,170 because I feel that's the role I chose to follow, you know? 241 00:10:58,300 --> 00:11:00,230 Nathan chose to follow the moose, 242 00:11:00,370 --> 00:11:01,730 Amy chose to follow the shelter, 243 00:11:01,870 --> 00:11:03,430 and I wrapped my arms around the fire, 244 00:11:03,570 --> 00:11:04,930 and it's very, very frustrating 245 00:11:05,070 --> 00:11:06,800 not to have got it going yet. 246 00:11:06,930 --> 00:11:08,530 [bleep]. 247 00:11:08,670 --> 00:11:10,800 Without fire, you can't eat the food. 248 00:11:10,930 --> 00:11:12,830 Without fire it's gonna be very, very cold. 249 00:11:12,970 --> 00:11:15,600 Without fire, we're dead in the water. 250 00:11:16,730 --> 00:11:19,770 ? ? 251 00:11:19,900 --> 00:11:21,870 - The arctic's a tough environment. 252 00:11:22,000 --> 00:11:23,000 - You're wet no matter what you do. 253 00:11:23,130 --> 00:11:24,070 [retches] 254 00:11:24,200 --> 00:11:26,100 - Danger is always present. 255 00:11:26,230 --> 00:11:27,370 - Fresh blood. 256 00:11:27,500 --> 00:11:28,730 [wolf howls] 257 00:11:28,870 --> 00:11:30,070 - And you know it's always gonna be there. 258 00:11:30,200 --> 00:11:31,600 [animal snarling] 259 00:11:31,730 --> 00:11:34,270 [bleep]. [bleep]. 260 00:11:42,070 --> 00:11:44,930 [dramatic music] 261 00:11:45,070 --> 00:11:46,570 ? ? 262 00:11:46,700 --> 00:11:49,630 - Day three, we have not had any food now 263 00:11:49,770 --> 00:11:54,170 in these three days except for just some berries. 264 00:11:54,300 --> 00:11:58,130 But I know there's one food that we can get at 265 00:11:58,270 --> 00:12:01,170 that I'm perfectly fine having raw, 266 00:12:01,300 --> 00:12:02,700 and that's gonna be the bone marrow. 267 00:12:02,830 --> 00:12:05,330 [percussive music] 268 00:12:05,470 --> 00:12:07,530 That high fat, high energy food 269 00:12:07,670 --> 00:12:09,800 that's in that lower leg I think is what we need 270 00:12:09,930 --> 00:12:11,130 as some sort of food right now. 271 00:12:11,270 --> 00:12:13,970 We need some sort of boost of our energy. 272 00:12:16,130 --> 00:12:18,230 ? ? 273 00:12:18,370 --> 00:12:22,070 - [grunts] Look at that. 274 00:12:22,200 --> 00:12:23,370 That's nice. 275 00:12:23,500 --> 00:12:24,900 That score that you did really, really helped. 276 00:12:25,030 --> 00:12:26,400 You see the marrow right in there now. 277 00:12:26,530 --> 00:12:27,530 - Yeah, we'll be able to scoop. 278 00:12:27,670 --> 00:12:29,330 That make our life a little easier. 279 00:12:29,470 --> 00:12:32,070 Moose is not one of our options that we can eat raw out here. 280 00:12:32,200 --> 00:12:36,170 There' way too many pathogens in that meat. 281 00:12:36,300 --> 00:12:39,200 It's much harder for pathogens to be in marrow, 282 00:12:39,330 --> 00:12:43,600 as the moose is in the water eating and things like that. 283 00:12:43,730 --> 00:12:46,530 There's different parasites that he gets in his intestines 284 00:12:46,670 --> 00:12:48,400 and can migrate to muscle tissue, 285 00:12:48,530 --> 00:12:51,100 but it's very difficult to get into the bones. 286 00:12:51,230 --> 00:12:54,330 ? ? 287 00:13:00,930 --> 00:13:02,430 Ladies first? - Oh, of course. 288 00:13:02,570 --> 00:13:03,900 - [laughs] - You know? 289 00:13:09,230 --> 00:13:10,300 - [laughs] 290 00:13:11,700 --> 00:13:13,030 - It tastes very fatty. - It is. 291 00:13:13,170 --> 00:13:14,130 - Obviously. 292 00:13:14,270 --> 00:13:16,000 Tastes good. [laughs] 293 00:13:16,130 --> 00:13:17,330 ? ? 294 00:13:17,470 --> 00:13:18,670 That was a game changer. 295 00:13:18,800 --> 00:13:20,170 That's really suppressing the hunger, 296 00:13:20,300 --> 00:13:24,630 and allowing me to focus on getting that fire going. 297 00:13:24,770 --> 00:13:27,630 [ominous music] 298 00:13:27,770 --> 00:13:28,730 ? ? 299 00:13:28,870 --> 00:13:30,670 Okay, nice and easy. 300 00:13:32,230 --> 00:13:37,270 ? ? 301 00:13:37,400 --> 00:13:38,670 I can't push-- 302 00:13:38,800 --> 00:13:40,100 - Yeah, hold up, hold up, hold up. 303 00:13:40,230 --> 00:13:42,970 - I can't press down any harder 'cause it just binds. 304 00:13:43,100 --> 00:13:45,470 Which means you ain't gonna get no fire. 305 00:13:45,600 --> 00:13:46,930 We kept sharpening the spindle 306 00:13:47,070 --> 00:13:48,030 and sharpening the spindle 307 00:13:48,170 --> 00:13:49,670 to try to get it friction free, 308 00:13:49,800 --> 00:13:52,170 but it definitely feels like we're in a negative gain here. 309 00:13:52,300 --> 00:13:53,770 We just need some lubricant up there 310 00:13:53,900 --> 00:13:54,930 to get that thing spinning. 311 00:13:55,070 --> 00:13:56,500 Yeah, let's put some marrow on that. 312 00:13:56,630 --> 00:13:57,900 By unlocking that leg bone, 313 00:13:58,030 --> 00:13:59,870 we use some of the marrow on the spindle 314 00:14:00,070 --> 00:14:01,200 up in the socket 315 00:14:01,330 --> 00:14:03,300 to give us a little more slick transition there. 316 00:14:03,430 --> 00:14:05,430 Let's go. 317 00:14:08,670 --> 00:14:09,770 Go, go, go. 318 00:14:09,900 --> 00:14:12,570 [tense music] 319 00:14:12,700 --> 00:14:16,430 ? ? 320 00:14:16,570 --> 00:14:18,570 All right. - Okay, oh. 321 00:14:20,170 --> 00:14:22,100 - That may be a coal. 322 00:14:22,230 --> 00:14:25,770 - That little baby coal that is starting there 323 00:14:25,900 --> 00:14:28,170 can get extinguished in many different ways. 324 00:14:28,300 --> 00:14:31,030 The most prominent way is movement, 325 00:14:31,170 --> 00:14:32,930 and as soon as it gets too much oxygen actually, 326 00:14:33,070 --> 00:14:35,130 it just dissolves and falls apart. 327 00:14:35,270 --> 00:14:36,870 - Nice and easy. 328 00:14:38,200 --> 00:14:40,000 ? ? 329 00:14:40,130 --> 00:14:41,900 - You got this, Jason. 330 00:14:44,030 --> 00:14:45,500 - I'm doing it, and you know, 331 00:14:45,630 --> 00:14:47,630 my heart's beating 'cause I know how important this is. 332 00:14:47,770 --> 00:14:49,570 But I've been there before so many times. 333 00:14:49,700 --> 00:14:51,030 I know what right looks like. 334 00:14:51,170 --> 00:14:53,330 So, you know, you're able to calm down and look at it 335 00:14:53,470 --> 00:14:54,570 and say, "You know, I've been here before. 336 00:14:54,700 --> 00:14:56,300 I'm just bringing a coal to fire." 337 00:14:57,900 --> 00:14:59,400 - There you go. 338 00:15:02,200 --> 00:15:04,870 ? ? 339 00:15:05,000 --> 00:15:06,130 - [heavy breathing] 340 00:15:06,270 --> 00:15:08,800 - Okay, get my sticks. - Oh, my God. 341 00:15:08,930 --> 00:15:09,900 Oh. 342 00:15:10,030 --> 00:15:11,370 ? ? 343 00:15:11,500 --> 00:15:13,630 Man, I'm gonna tell you right now. 344 00:15:13,770 --> 00:15:16,300 Oh, my God. - [laughs] 345 00:15:16,430 --> 00:15:17,730 - [sighs] 346 00:15:17,870 --> 00:15:20,530 - Ah. - Aw, man. 347 00:15:20,670 --> 00:15:23,630 That was--that was the hardest I ever worked for a fire 348 00:15:23,770 --> 00:15:25,070 in my life, man. 349 00:15:25,200 --> 00:15:26,700 Oh, thank you, God. 350 00:15:26,830 --> 00:15:28,530 - Oh. - [laughs] 351 00:15:28,670 --> 00:15:30,800 Yes! 352 00:15:30,930 --> 00:15:34,330 Oh, arctic, you didn't beat me! [both laugh] 353 00:15:34,470 --> 00:15:37,330 [tense music] 354 00:15:37,470 --> 00:15:44,200 ? ? 355 00:15:44,330 --> 00:15:46,270 - Now that we have a fire to utilize, 356 00:15:46,400 --> 00:15:48,500 we're gonna eat cooked meat. 357 00:15:48,630 --> 00:15:50,870 Back home, the heart is our first meal 358 00:15:51,000 --> 00:15:53,270 out of every animal that we harvest. 359 00:15:53,400 --> 00:15:55,830 Raising kids in that atmosphere teaches 360 00:15:55,970 --> 00:15:59,670 for all of us to be very aware of our consumption. 361 00:15:59,800 --> 00:16:02,200 We have an animal's life that was taken, 362 00:16:02,330 --> 00:16:04,700 and I think we have a due diligence 363 00:16:04,830 --> 00:16:06,400 to be respectful towards it. 364 00:16:06,530 --> 00:16:09,570 So part of that respect is eating the heart. 365 00:16:09,700 --> 00:16:10,970 Okay. 366 00:16:11,100 --> 00:16:13,770 So we collected a bunch of berries yesterday, 367 00:16:13,900 --> 00:16:17,130 so we're gonna put berries in the chambers of the heart. 368 00:16:17,270 --> 00:16:19,070 Being able to utilize a moose 369 00:16:19,200 --> 00:16:22,400 in a way that our ancestors would've tried to utilize, 370 00:16:22,530 --> 00:16:25,100 I find it an honorable thing to do. 371 00:16:33,930 --> 00:16:35,530 ? ? 372 00:16:35,670 --> 00:16:37,970 So the fire should just reflect the heat off 373 00:16:38,100 --> 00:16:40,030 against these rocks so it'll take a while, 374 00:16:40,170 --> 00:16:43,700 but I think it's gonna be super tasty. 375 00:16:43,830 --> 00:16:45,000 - Yeah. 376 00:16:45,130 --> 00:16:48,770 ? ? 377 00:16:48,900 --> 00:16:50,300 Mmm. 378 00:16:50,430 --> 00:16:52,300 - We're finally able to cook some of the moose, 379 00:16:52,430 --> 00:16:55,500 and you know we hadn't eaten for several days out here, 380 00:16:55,630 --> 00:16:57,070 and that was a big game changer. 381 00:16:57,200 --> 00:16:58,370 That good or what? 382 00:16:58,500 --> 00:16:59,900 - Yeah. You're welcome, guys. 383 00:17:00,100 --> 00:17:01,700 - That turned out awesome. 384 00:17:02,770 --> 00:17:09,770 ? ? 385 00:17:12,870 --> 00:17:15,730 [percussive music] 386 00:17:15,870 --> 00:17:19,000 ? ? 387 00:17:19,130 --> 00:17:21,330 It's just nice to have some extra cordage here 388 00:17:21,470 --> 00:17:23,900 for small projects, you know? - Definitely. 389 00:17:24,030 --> 00:17:27,270 - Cordage, in and of itself, is just something to tie with. 390 00:17:27,400 --> 00:17:28,800 It can be any type of material 391 00:17:28,930 --> 00:17:31,130 whether it's plant or animal material. 392 00:17:31,270 --> 00:17:32,930 This is the lower moose leg here. 393 00:17:33,070 --> 00:17:34,670 Got the hide off. 394 00:17:34,800 --> 00:17:36,530 We took the Achilles tendon 395 00:17:36,670 --> 00:17:37,730 and pounded it 396 00:17:37,870 --> 00:17:39,130 and then took the sheath off of it, 397 00:17:39,270 --> 00:17:41,300 and what's inside are all these fibers. 398 00:17:41,430 --> 00:17:45,900 So now I can twist those up and make some thread. 399 00:17:47,070 --> 00:17:48,500 But in quick short order, 400 00:17:48,630 --> 00:17:50,200 that's kinda what we're getting right here. 401 00:17:50,330 --> 00:17:52,870 We're getting a-- a nice little thread. 402 00:17:53,000 --> 00:17:55,000 - Thank you for making me this thread. 403 00:17:55,130 --> 00:17:58,100 So now we're gonna stitch this hole up. 404 00:17:58,230 --> 00:18:00,300 The pericardium sac is the tissue 405 00:18:00,430 --> 00:18:03,270 that holds the heart in its place. 406 00:18:12,870 --> 00:18:15,970 At this point in time we have no access to other containers, 407 00:18:16,100 --> 00:18:19,500 so I'm taking the sac, sewing up the hole, 408 00:18:19,630 --> 00:18:22,100 and I think we'll be able to at least go down to the lake 409 00:18:22,230 --> 00:18:23,500 and use that as a bigger vessel 410 00:18:23,630 --> 00:18:28,030 to bring 2 to 3 cups of water in that. 411 00:18:28,170 --> 00:18:30,000 - All right, Amy, I'ma link up with Nate. 412 00:18:30,130 --> 00:18:33,530 ? ? 413 00:18:33,670 --> 00:18:35,200 Yeah. 414 00:18:35,330 --> 00:18:36,400 - [sighs] 415 00:18:36,530 --> 00:18:38,030 I really want to get all the quarters 416 00:18:38,170 --> 00:18:39,270 put out in front of the structure 417 00:18:39,400 --> 00:18:40,800 where I can keep a close eye on it. 418 00:18:40,930 --> 00:18:42,430 It's gonna be super important 419 00:18:42,570 --> 00:18:45,230 in order to keep the predators off our meat. 420 00:18:45,370 --> 00:18:48,070 I try to mitigate those dangers 421 00:18:48,200 --> 00:18:49,870 through doing smart things 422 00:18:50,000 --> 00:18:51,830 and being aware of my surroundings. 423 00:18:51,970 --> 00:18:53,530 - There it goes. 424 00:18:53,670 --> 00:18:54,970 - [sighs] 425 00:18:55,100 --> 00:18:56,300 - Each environment's 426 00:18:56,430 --> 00:18:58,000 gonna come with its own inherent goods and bads. 427 00:18:58,130 --> 00:19:00,070 The meat hasn't spoiled, and that's a good thing. 428 00:19:00,200 --> 00:19:02,070 That's what the cold does for you up here, 429 00:19:02,200 --> 00:19:05,200 but the day to day grind of being cold, 430 00:19:05,330 --> 00:19:08,070 it just wears every fiber, and that's bad. 431 00:19:08,200 --> 00:19:11,070 [ominous music] 432 00:19:11,200 --> 00:19:18,200 ? ? 433 00:19:27,570 --> 00:19:33,100 ? ? 434 00:19:33,230 --> 00:19:37,200 - So, this morning, we woke up, and it was starting to snow. 435 00:19:37,330 --> 00:19:40,430 And it's pretty thick. - [coughs] 436 00:19:40,570 --> 00:19:43,000 The weather is changing right now, 437 00:19:43,130 --> 00:19:47,030 and now I'm sick, and it just pisses me off 438 00:19:47,170 --> 00:19:51,570 that I'm out here sick because my body is pulling me down. 439 00:19:51,700 --> 00:19:53,470 I hope the ceiling doesn't leak too much. 440 00:19:53,600 --> 00:19:55,330 The windbreak with the flat roof, 441 00:19:55,470 --> 00:19:59,530 it's meant as an extremely temporary shelter, 442 00:19:59,670 --> 00:20:01,370 and there's snow up on top of it now, 443 00:20:01,500 --> 00:20:04,670 so with a fire going that snow is going to melt 444 00:20:04,800 --> 00:20:07,230 and instead of being snowed on, 445 00:20:07,370 --> 00:20:09,900 we are being rained on in the shelter. 446 00:20:10,030 --> 00:20:12,070 ? ? 447 00:20:12,200 --> 00:20:13,900 - I mean, I don't know how to fix it 448 00:20:14,030 --> 00:20:16,830 without tearing the whole thing apart. 449 00:20:16,970 --> 00:20:18,030 - I don't know. 450 00:20:18,170 --> 00:20:20,470 I'm sitting here, getting dripped on. 451 00:20:20,600 --> 00:20:21,970 I mean, right now, 452 00:20:22,100 --> 00:20:23,600 when I went to go to the bathroom over that way, 453 00:20:23,730 --> 00:20:26,500 I was drier over there-- - Yeah. 454 00:20:26,630 --> 00:20:27,900 - Than I am in our shelter. 455 00:20:28,030 --> 00:20:29,370 - When it comes to safety, 456 00:20:29,500 --> 00:20:31,570 obviously shelter is our main concern now 457 00:20:31,700 --> 00:20:33,230 'cause of hypothermia. 458 00:20:42,830 --> 00:20:44,330 - What's the deal, you think? 459 00:20:44,470 --> 00:20:45,870 We're just gonna get soaked in here. 460 00:20:46,000 --> 00:20:48,700 So if I'm gonna get soaked, I'd rather be productive soaked. 461 00:20:48,830 --> 00:20:50,870 - I'd like to just get on with doing the other shelter. 462 00:20:51,000 --> 00:20:52,370 - Okay. 463 00:20:52,500 --> 00:20:53,530 Let's go. 464 00:20:53,670 --> 00:20:56,530 [tense music] 465 00:20:56,670 --> 00:20:59,700 - The arctic is especially challenging... 466 00:20:59,830 --> 00:21:01,170 ? ? 467 00:21:01,300 --> 00:21:04,500 Compared to other cold climates. 468 00:21:04,630 --> 00:21:06,230 The weather changes immediately, 469 00:21:06,370 --> 00:21:07,800 the lake temperature is only, like, 470 00:21:07,930 --> 00:21:09,700 3 degrees above freezing, 471 00:21:09,830 --> 00:21:11,900 and the ground's freezing cold. 472 00:21:12,030 --> 00:21:14,070 It's a tough environment. 473 00:21:14,200 --> 00:21:16,970 ? ? 474 00:21:17,100 --> 00:21:19,600 So we need to build a really nice structure. 475 00:21:20,870 --> 00:21:23,500 ? ? 476 00:21:23,630 --> 00:21:25,470 - It's like you're sweating here, 477 00:21:25,600 --> 00:21:26,870 and then you're soaked on the feet. 478 00:21:27,000 --> 00:21:29,170 You're wet no matter what you do. 479 00:21:29,300 --> 00:21:31,400 My shoes are completely soaking wet 480 00:21:31,530 --> 00:21:34,070 and about double the weight they were yesterday. 481 00:21:34,200 --> 00:21:37,900 Getting too wet can be a first aid issue. 482 00:21:38,030 --> 00:21:40,270 - You need to get some tea. Go get some water. 483 00:21:40,400 --> 00:21:42,270 I think you'll feel a lot better, yeah. 484 00:21:42,400 --> 00:21:43,870 You good, girl? - Yep. 485 00:21:44,000 --> 00:21:45,170 - Okay. 486 00:21:45,300 --> 00:21:47,130 - I took a gamble with this footwear. 487 00:21:47,270 --> 00:21:50,630 Mukluks are the footwear of choice 488 00:21:50,770 --> 00:21:53,600 for traditional peoples that live in the northern climates 489 00:21:53,730 --> 00:21:56,030 where you have below freezing temperatures. 490 00:21:56,170 --> 00:21:59,300 Bad part is, we're still transitioning out of rain, 491 00:21:59,430 --> 00:22:01,670 so I'm getting soaking wet. 492 00:22:01,800 --> 00:22:04,700 ? ? 493 00:22:04,830 --> 00:22:06,000 My coat's soaked. 494 00:22:06,130 --> 00:22:08,930 I'm sitting here getting dripped on. 495 00:22:09,070 --> 00:22:11,130 I'm gonna be spending good portions of each day 496 00:22:11,270 --> 00:22:12,470 drying out footwear. 497 00:22:12,600 --> 00:22:15,370 Trying to come up with some other creative ways 498 00:22:15,500 --> 00:22:17,100 to not get so wet, I guess. 499 00:22:17,230 --> 00:22:20,500 And with me fighting a cold, I'm hoping my health holds out 500 00:22:20,630 --> 00:22:23,430 because there's a real risk of hypothermia. 501 00:22:26,500 --> 00:22:28,770 - There's wolverines really close to our camp. 502 00:22:28,900 --> 00:22:30,170 [sighs] Oh, [bleep]. 503 00:22:30,300 --> 00:22:31,700 Fresh blood. 504 00:22:31,830 --> 00:22:32,830 - Nate, did you hear that? 505 00:22:32,970 --> 00:22:33,900 - Did you see something back there? 506 00:22:34,030 --> 00:22:35,030 - [bleep]. 507 00:22:42,100 --> 00:22:44,970 [dramatic music] 508 00:22:45,100 --> 00:22:46,300 ? ? 509 00:22:46,430 --> 00:22:47,430 - I'll get some more boughs, 510 00:22:47,570 --> 00:22:48,930 close this in a little bit more. 511 00:22:49,070 --> 00:22:50,230 - The shelter's done. 512 00:22:50,370 --> 00:22:52,030 We're just upgrading here and there. 513 00:22:52,170 --> 00:22:53,370 What's next for us now 514 00:22:53,500 --> 00:22:56,530 is prepping for freezing cold temperatures. 515 00:22:56,670 --> 00:22:58,770 - [coughs] 516 00:22:58,900 --> 00:23:00,530 Dealing with a simple cold, 517 00:23:00,670 --> 00:23:02,470 there's a lot of aspects that I think are 518 00:23:02,600 --> 00:23:04,700 making it harder for me to heal 519 00:23:04,830 --> 00:23:08,000 with the weathers thrown at us, and my boots. 520 00:23:08,130 --> 00:23:10,570 My feet get soaked, and that's not acceptable, 521 00:23:10,700 --> 00:23:13,200 'cause moisture up here can be deadly. 522 00:23:13,330 --> 00:23:14,870 ? ? 523 00:23:15,000 --> 00:23:17,330 I need to make some more protection for my feet. 524 00:23:17,470 --> 00:23:19,270 ? ? 525 00:23:19,400 --> 00:23:20,700 I'm gonna take my rocks, 526 00:23:20,830 --> 00:23:23,400 and I'm gonna peel back the hide part of the lower leg 527 00:23:23,530 --> 00:23:26,730 to complete my gaiters for my boots. 528 00:23:26,870 --> 00:23:29,330 ? ? 529 00:23:29,470 --> 00:23:30,670 So I got four legs 530 00:23:30,800 --> 00:23:33,200 that each have some sort of piece this size. 531 00:23:33,330 --> 00:23:35,200 Uh, I think this is what I'm gonna end up 532 00:23:35,330 --> 00:23:38,070 trying to sew around to keep my feet drier. 533 00:23:38,200 --> 00:23:41,000 That's kinda what I'm-- I'm thinking here. 534 00:23:41,130 --> 00:23:42,970 I think it'll shed a lot of the water, 535 00:23:43,100 --> 00:23:46,770 and it'll keep the rest of this from getting so wet so quickly. 536 00:23:46,900 --> 00:23:48,930 I'm gonna be sewing with this. 537 00:23:53,770 --> 00:23:58,170 I will never look at a knife when I get back home 538 00:23:58,300 --> 00:24:01,030 the same ever again. 539 00:24:01,170 --> 00:24:03,370 If I couldn't come up with a solution 540 00:24:03,500 --> 00:24:05,230 I probably would've tapped out. 541 00:24:05,370 --> 00:24:08,070 To sit here and have soaking wet feet the entire time 542 00:24:08,200 --> 00:24:11,170 and be a productive member of our team-- 543 00:24:11,300 --> 00:24:12,270 No. 544 00:24:12,400 --> 00:24:14,470 But now I feel I can be productive 545 00:24:14,600 --> 00:24:17,100 so I don't see any reason to tap out. 546 00:24:17,230 --> 00:24:18,770 I'm going to make it to the end 547 00:24:18,900 --> 00:24:22,470 by being adaptable and solving these problems 548 00:24:22,600 --> 00:24:24,830 with whatever tools we can make 549 00:24:24,970 --> 00:24:27,530 from the land and from the animal. 550 00:24:27,670 --> 00:24:31,400 And I wanna be able to teach that to my kids. 551 00:24:31,530 --> 00:24:34,400 [solemn music] 552 00:24:34,530 --> 00:24:40,530 ? ? 553 00:24:50,170 --> 00:24:51,370 - All right. 554 00:24:51,500 --> 00:24:53,100 It's wet and miserable out right now. 555 00:24:53,230 --> 00:24:54,400 The fact of the matter is 556 00:24:54,530 --> 00:24:56,570 it's only gonna get colder and more brutal. 557 00:24:56,700 --> 00:24:58,430 ? ? 558 00:24:58,570 --> 00:25:00,370 Hopefully we don't get, like, a foot of snow. 559 00:25:00,500 --> 00:25:01,600 At least just a few inches or something. 560 00:25:01,730 --> 00:25:02,930 - Yeah. 561 00:25:03,070 --> 00:25:04,830 - Days are getting shorter, and we lose 562 00:25:04,970 --> 00:25:10,230 about 10 degrees in temperature each week. 563 00:25:10,370 --> 00:25:12,630 - I'm starting to feel sicker. 564 00:25:12,770 --> 00:25:15,530 It's frustrating because I don't have access 565 00:25:15,670 --> 00:25:17,700 to what I normally would do to get better, 566 00:25:17,830 --> 00:25:20,170 so I'm gonna get us some hot liquids. 567 00:25:20,300 --> 00:25:21,770 It seems that the-- 568 00:25:21,900 --> 00:25:24,930 the team is open to using the stomach to make some tea. 569 00:25:25,070 --> 00:25:27,730 I just wanna be able to move it 570 00:25:27,870 --> 00:25:30,430 without hearing too much of a crinkly sound. 571 00:25:30,570 --> 00:25:31,730 ? ? 572 00:25:31,870 --> 00:25:32,970 It's pliable enough, so... 573 00:25:33,100 --> 00:25:34,130 I just don't want it to tear. 574 00:25:34,270 --> 00:25:36,400 We need to make the stomach portable 575 00:25:36,530 --> 00:25:40,470 so we're making coiled baskets to support the stomach. 576 00:25:40,600 --> 00:25:42,400 - So we made cordage out of grass, 577 00:25:42,530 --> 00:25:44,870 and then I'm just doing a wrap. 578 00:25:45,000 --> 00:25:46,170 We built a basket, 579 00:25:46,300 --> 00:25:48,000 and we're gonna attempt to do a hot rock boil 580 00:25:48,130 --> 00:25:49,500 with some Labrador tea. 581 00:25:49,630 --> 00:25:53,270 I just wanna aid and assist her in getting what she needs. 582 00:26:08,800 --> 00:26:12,470 ? ? 583 00:26:12,600 --> 00:26:13,830 Look at that. 584 00:26:13,970 --> 00:26:16,400 Ha-ha! Look at... 585 00:26:16,530 --> 00:26:17,730 Boom! - Beauty, right there. 586 00:26:17,870 --> 00:26:19,770 - Good job. [laughs] 587 00:26:19,900 --> 00:26:21,970 - So we have the cordage. 588 00:26:22,100 --> 00:26:23,600 I'm gonna do an initial dunk, 589 00:26:23,730 --> 00:26:25,800 get a little bit of that ash off real quick, 590 00:26:25,930 --> 00:26:29,130 and then I'm gonna move it around in this one. 591 00:26:29,270 --> 00:26:36,100 ? ? 592 00:26:36,230 --> 00:26:37,600 Oh. 593 00:26:37,730 --> 00:26:39,500 That's what I've been waiting for. 594 00:26:39,630 --> 00:26:41,600 ? ? 595 00:26:41,730 --> 00:26:44,600 [ominous music] 596 00:26:44,730 --> 00:26:51,730 ? ? 597 00:27:01,670 --> 00:27:06,230 ? ? 598 00:27:09,300 --> 00:27:11,070 - Oh, jeez. 599 00:27:13,270 --> 00:27:15,570 We have fresh-- 600 00:27:15,700 --> 00:27:17,270 fresh blood. 601 00:27:17,400 --> 00:27:19,470 ? ? 602 00:27:19,600 --> 00:27:22,300 To me it looks like animal confrontation. 603 00:27:22,430 --> 00:27:24,270 This is kinda matted on the snow, 604 00:27:24,400 --> 00:27:27,430 so I'd say it was a wound that actually hit the ground here. 605 00:27:27,570 --> 00:27:29,730 I know there's wolverines, and there's fox, 606 00:27:29,870 --> 00:27:31,100 and there's wolves here. 607 00:27:31,230 --> 00:27:34,370 Got some real apex predators really close to our camp, 608 00:27:34,500 --> 00:27:36,570 and so that is definitely a concern. 609 00:27:36,700 --> 00:27:38,130 [tense music] 610 00:27:38,270 --> 00:27:40,070 [animal howls] 611 00:27:40,200 --> 00:27:41,630 ? ? 612 00:27:41,770 --> 00:27:43,870 [wind howls] 613 00:27:51,130 --> 00:27:54,000 [dramatic music] 614 00:27:54,130 --> 00:27:55,500 ? ? 615 00:27:55,630 --> 00:27:59,400 - I think our biggest concern right now is predators. 616 00:27:59,530 --> 00:28:01,270 They're definitely circling the camp. 617 00:28:01,400 --> 00:28:02,870 There's been a lot of tracks, 618 00:28:03,000 --> 00:28:05,330 and it's our responsibility to defend our meat. 619 00:28:05,470 --> 00:28:06,700 ? ? 620 00:28:06,830 --> 00:28:08,330 So we're bringing the meat closer 621 00:28:08,470 --> 00:28:10,200 to one centralized location, 622 00:28:10,330 --> 00:28:11,370 and with the low temperatures 623 00:28:11,500 --> 00:28:13,570 the meat is frozen absolutely solid. 624 00:28:13,700 --> 00:28:15,370 So they'd have to gnaw at it a while 625 00:28:15,500 --> 00:28:17,130 which would give us some type of inclination 626 00:28:17,270 --> 00:28:18,600 that they were out there, 627 00:28:18,730 --> 00:28:21,930 and we can build some early warning there to deter them. 628 00:28:22,070 --> 00:28:23,570 ? ? 629 00:28:23,700 --> 00:28:26,100 - We're hanging up the meat on one meat pole. 630 00:28:26,230 --> 00:28:29,100 And take that moose hide to make a bunch of cordage. 631 00:28:29,230 --> 00:28:30,430 - I'm, uh-- - Go ahead, lean on me. 632 00:28:30,570 --> 00:28:31,530 - Yeah, I'm gonna have to lean on you 633 00:28:31,670 --> 00:28:32,730 just a little bit here, bud. 634 00:28:32,870 --> 00:28:34,200 ? ? 635 00:28:34,330 --> 00:28:35,430 [grunts] 636 00:28:35,570 --> 00:28:36,970 - Main thing is to get them all together 637 00:28:37,100 --> 00:28:38,500 in the same general area, 638 00:28:38,630 --> 00:28:40,500 so when we hear a noise at night 639 00:28:40,630 --> 00:28:42,770 we're not scanning left and right. 640 00:28:42,900 --> 00:28:45,500 If they're all together, we know exactly where to look. 641 00:28:45,630 --> 00:28:47,470 This one's kinda hanging low, huh? 642 00:28:47,600 --> 00:28:48,630 Cut off? 643 00:28:48,770 --> 00:28:50,100 - Let's just cut dinner off it, you know? 644 00:28:50,230 --> 00:28:52,030 - Yeah. - That'll shorten it. 645 00:28:52,170 --> 00:28:54,070 - We're keeping one of the quarters in our shelter 646 00:28:54,200 --> 00:28:55,400 so we can defrost it 647 00:28:55,530 --> 00:28:58,300 and eat off it as we go, so we do have food. 648 00:28:58,430 --> 00:28:59,470 - [grunts] 649 00:28:59,600 --> 00:29:02,070 There's a decent steak. 650 00:29:02,200 --> 00:29:04,700 It's so cold, man, I don't even wanna eat. 651 00:29:04,830 --> 00:29:07,700 I eat 'cause I know I wanna eat, not 'cause I'm hungry. 652 00:29:07,830 --> 00:29:10,330 I've already lost 17 pounds. 653 00:29:10,470 --> 00:29:11,770 [chilling music] 654 00:29:11,900 --> 00:29:14,930 I've probably-- I'm probably over 20 now. 655 00:29:15,070 --> 00:29:16,170 [grunts] 656 00:29:16,300 --> 00:29:21,800 ? ? 657 00:29:21,930 --> 00:29:24,800 [wind howling] 658 00:29:24,930 --> 00:29:28,300 ? ? 659 00:29:30,630 --> 00:29:32,230 Amy! 660 00:29:32,370 --> 00:29:33,370 - Yeah? 661 00:29:35,570 --> 00:29:37,970 - Can you stomach some steak? 662 00:29:38,100 --> 00:29:40,430 - Uh, I'm-- I'm good right now. 663 00:29:41,470 --> 00:29:43,470 ? ? 664 00:29:43,600 --> 00:29:46,370 So, I have been sick, 665 00:29:46,500 --> 00:29:48,570 and I'm getting sicker. 666 00:29:48,700 --> 00:29:51,530 Yesterday, I started getting dizzy. 667 00:29:51,670 --> 00:29:57,600 It was, uh, enough where I have to sit a lot of the day. 668 00:29:57,730 --> 00:30:02,600 And now it has turned so bad that I have a constant nausea. 669 00:30:02,730 --> 00:30:04,600 ? ? 670 00:30:04,730 --> 00:30:09,230 [retches, coughs] 671 00:30:09,370 --> 00:30:11,400 I have thrown up twice now. 672 00:30:11,530 --> 00:30:14,130 My hazards have just skyrocketed. 673 00:30:14,270 --> 00:30:15,970 ? ? 674 00:30:16,100 --> 00:30:18,970 - Here, I'll get the door for you. 675 00:30:19,100 --> 00:30:21,900 She's really sick. It just keeps getting worse. 676 00:30:22,030 --> 00:30:23,600 But if you can't get up and walk 677 00:30:23,730 --> 00:30:25,870 because you're too nauseated, 678 00:30:26,000 --> 00:30:27,600 that pretty much says it all right there. 679 00:30:27,730 --> 00:30:28,730 You gotta take care of yourself. 680 00:30:28,870 --> 00:30:30,100 - [sighs] 681 00:30:30,230 --> 00:30:31,430 - We need Amy to get better. 682 00:30:31,570 --> 00:30:33,370 I really want the team to stick together, 683 00:30:33,500 --> 00:30:35,970 and I'm hoping that she can shake it off. 684 00:30:37,300 --> 00:30:43,800 ? ? 685 00:30:47,370 --> 00:30:50,370 [Amy coughing] 686 00:30:55,070 --> 00:30:58,070 [coughing continues] 687 00:31:01,900 --> 00:31:08,570 ? ? 688 00:31:10,970 --> 00:31:13,100 - Today Amy's health seems to be deteriorating 689 00:31:13,230 --> 00:31:15,600 quite rapidly. 690 00:31:15,730 --> 00:31:17,330 She doesn't wanna get up and walk around 691 00:31:17,470 --> 00:31:18,900 because she's very, very dizzy, 692 00:31:19,030 --> 00:31:21,300 so Amy asked to see a medic this morning... 693 00:31:21,430 --> 00:31:22,500 ? ? 694 00:31:22,630 --> 00:31:24,730 [flares whistle] 695 00:31:24,870 --> 00:31:27,170 And I'm very concerned at this point 696 00:31:27,300 --> 00:31:29,130 about how this is gonna progress. 697 00:31:36,830 --> 00:31:38,230 - Yeah. 698 00:31:38,370 --> 00:31:40,700 ? ? 699 00:31:42,630 --> 00:31:44,000 - Yeah, a little bit. 700 00:31:52,500 --> 00:31:55,370 [tense music] 701 00:31:55,500 --> 00:32:01,700 ? ? 702 00:32:08,900 --> 00:32:09,900 - Okay. 703 00:32:11,170 --> 00:32:12,570 - Yeah, exactly. 704 00:32:12,700 --> 00:32:14,100 ? ? 705 00:32:14,230 --> 00:32:15,800 It sucks. 706 00:32:15,930 --> 00:32:19,000 ? ? 707 00:32:19,130 --> 00:32:23,000 Being told I couldn't continue, that was--that was low. 708 00:32:23,130 --> 00:32:24,970 ? ? 709 00:32:25,100 --> 00:32:27,270 - Losing Amy, it's gonna be tough. 710 00:32:27,400 --> 00:32:29,230 We still need the same amount of firewood, 711 00:32:29,370 --> 00:32:31,170 but now we have less hands to carry 'em. 712 00:32:31,300 --> 00:32:32,630 We have less ideas. 713 00:32:32,770 --> 00:32:34,300 You take a set of hands away, 714 00:32:34,430 --> 00:32:36,430 and the job gets bigger for who's left. 715 00:32:36,570 --> 00:32:41,670 ? ? 716 00:32:41,800 --> 00:32:43,370 - I didn't finish, 717 00:32:43,500 --> 00:32:46,100 and I'll have that hang over me for my whole life. 718 00:32:46,230 --> 00:32:48,270 But what am I gaining 719 00:32:48,400 --> 00:32:52,270 if I go back home to my family with life altering injuries? 720 00:32:52,400 --> 00:32:54,600 But I think they're gonna be proud of me, 721 00:32:54,730 --> 00:32:57,200 and that's pretty neat, to have your kids be proud of you 722 00:32:57,330 --> 00:32:59,300 versus you being proud of your kids. 723 00:32:59,430 --> 00:33:02,700 ? ? 724 00:33:02,830 --> 00:33:06,530 - I think our biggest concern right now is predators. 725 00:33:06,670 --> 00:33:09,630 - Moose used to be laying over there yesterday. 726 00:33:09,770 --> 00:33:11,570 He runs out of things to eat down here, 727 00:33:11,700 --> 00:33:12,800 you can bet your boots 728 00:33:12,930 --> 00:33:14,300 he's gonna be coming down to our camp. 729 00:33:22,870 --> 00:33:25,730 [dramatic music] 730 00:33:25,870 --> 00:33:28,130 - Just another morning, you know? 731 00:33:28,270 --> 00:33:29,730 More to do, less hands to do it, 732 00:33:29,870 --> 00:33:31,870 with Amy being gone as of yesterday. 733 00:33:32,000 --> 00:33:33,870 We're gonna maintain the fire inside. 734 00:33:34,000 --> 00:33:36,200 So we'll take turns kinda doing excursions. 735 00:33:36,330 --> 00:33:37,470 - I'm just gonna head on out 736 00:33:37,600 --> 00:33:39,930 and bring back some big branches. 737 00:33:40,070 --> 00:33:41,100 - In the grand scheme of things 738 00:33:41,230 --> 00:33:42,770 when it comes to, like, the tribe 739 00:33:42,900 --> 00:33:44,900 if you will, of Nathan and I, 740 00:33:45,030 --> 00:33:46,830 fire is the key to survival right now. 741 00:33:46,970 --> 00:33:49,830 [wind howling] 742 00:33:49,970 --> 00:33:56,900 ? ? 743 00:34:06,000 --> 00:34:10,630 ? ? 744 00:34:10,770 --> 00:34:13,030 - Something with pretty big feet hopped along here. 745 00:34:13,170 --> 00:34:14,770 And here's the toes. 746 00:34:14,900 --> 00:34:20,900 There's one, two, three, four, five toes. 747 00:34:21,030 --> 00:34:22,970 Definitely has claws. 748 00:34:23,100 --> 00:34:27,230 So I'm about 100% certain that's a wolverine track. 749 00:34:27,370 --> 00:34:32,000 And it's going the direction of the moose carcass and our camp. 750 00:34:32,130 --> 00:34:33,900 I've seen videos of wolverines 751 00:34:34,030 --> 00:34:36,600 keeping a whole pack of wolves off of carcasses 752 00:34:36,730 --> 00:34:39,030 and chasing grizzly bears off of carcasses, 753 00:34:39,170 --> 00:34:40,170 and I've heard of them 754 00:34:40,300 --> 00:34:42,430 attacking polar bears and killing them. 755 00:34:42,570 --> 00:34:45,430 And if the wolves and a grizzly bear and a polar bear 756 00:34:45,570 --> 00:34:48,200 can't handle a wolverine, I know I can't. 757 00:34:57,770 --> 00:34:59,470 ? ? 758 00:34:59,600 --> 00:35:01,130 [bleep]. 759 00:35:07,270 --> 00:35:10,370 The moose used to be laying over there yesterday. 760 00:35:10,500 --> 00:35:12,970 That shows just how tough it is. 761 00:35:13,100 --> 00:35:15,330 Looks like he really got after that nose. 762 00:35:22,030 --> 00:35:24,470 It's, uh, gonna-- just the start of a long winter 763 00:35:24,600 --> 00:35:27,900 for these, uh, forest carnivores, 764 00:35:28,030 --> 00:35:30,070 and when he runs out of things to eat down here, 765 00:35:30,200 --> 00:35:31,170 you can bet your boots 766 00:35:31,300 --> 00:35:32,570 he's gonna be coming down to our camp. 767 00:35:32,700 --> 00:35:39,700 ? ? 768 00:35:43,830 --> 00:35:45,800 [brush rustling] 769 00:35:47,400 --> 00:35:50,400 [wolverines snorting] 770 00:35:56,500 --> 00:36:03,430 ? ? 771 00:36:03,570 --> 00:36:05,930 - We have wolverines within the general area here. 772 00:36:06,070 --> 00:36:09,400 There's tracks literally everywhere around the camp. 773 00:36:09,530 --> 00:36:11,130 - You can see 'em along here. 774 00:36:11,270 --> 00:36:14,500 There's one, and another, over here, and there. 775 00:36:14,630 --> 00:36:16,830 - The big risk of having a wolverine come into camp 776 00:36:16,970 --> 00:36:19,370 is him eating the food and our safety. 777 00:36:19,500 --> 00:36:20,970 - I'd say at this point 778 00:36:21,100 --> 00:36:22,800 we're still not prepared for predators 779 00:36:22,930 --> 00:36:24,300 like wolverines coming into camp. 780 00:36:24,430 --> 00:36:26,670 So I wanna make a torch 781 00:36:26,800 --> 00:36:28,670 to protect the moose and protect us. 782 00:36:28,800 --> 00:36:34,870 ? ? 783 00:36:35,000 --> 00:36:36,670 I'm just collecting sap. 784 00:36:36,800 --> 00:36:38,900 Basically the best fuel we have out here. 785 00:36:39,030 --> 00:36:40,900 So I plan on melting this down 786 00:36:41,030 --> 00:36:43,100 and coating my torch heads with it. 787 00:36:43,230 --> 00:36:44,500 Should light right up, and be real bright, 788 00:36:44,630 --> 00:36:46,070 and burn for a very long time. 789 00:36:52,770 --> 00:36:54,530 ? ? 790 00:36:54,670 --> 00:36:56,900 - So I have this torch 791 00:36:57,030 --> 00:37:00,330 that I split the end in several different directions, 792 00:37:00,470 --> 00:37:02,170 and then I stuffed in some moss, 793 00:37:02,300 --> 00:37:04,670 wrapped it tight with grass to hold it all together, 794 00:37:04,800 --> 00:37:06,830 and I have a little bit of a pointed end, 795 00:37:06,970 --> 00:37:10,800 and this is my torch for at night. 796 00:37:10,930 --> 00:37:15,230 The idea is just to try to mop as much of that up on here 797 00:37:15,370 --> 00:37:16,430 as I can. 798 00:37:16,570 --> 00:37:18,700 So if it's coming at you all teeth and stuff, 799 00:37:18,830 --> 00:37:20,130 with that big flame on the end, 800 00:37:20,270 --> 00:37:21,700 you can stick it right on out there, 801 00:37:21,830 --> 00:37:23,300 and it would certainly deter it. 802 00:37:23,430 --> 00:37:25,470 Nothing likes a flame in its face. 803 00:37:25,600 --> 00:37:27,470 Got my torch ready to go. 804 00:37:28,930 --> 00:37:31,170 ? ? 805 00:37:31,300 --> 00:37:36,770 Got birch, a bunch of good pieces of dead spruce, 806 00:37:36,900 --> 00:37:39,600 and Nate's got the longer spear torch. 807 00:37:39,730 --> 00:37:43,100 And I got the shorter one for more mobility. 808 00:37:43,230 --> 00:37:44,270 'Cause it's small, I can kind of 809 00:37:44,400 --> 00:37:46,470 toss this in the direction potentially. 810 00:37:46,600 --> 00:37:50,070 Predators have gotten emboldened day by day by day, 811 00:37:50,200 --> 00:37:52,930 so Nathan and I kind of come together as a team 812 00:37:53,070 --> 00:37:54,300 so we can stay safe. 813 00:37:54,430 --> 00:37:56,030 - We are holding our own, 814 00:37:56,170 --> 00:37:58,600 and I think if we have an encounter with 'em 815 00:37:58,730 --> 00:37:59,970 we'll be ready for 'em. 816 00:38:00,170 --> 00:38:02,030 ? ? 817 00:38:02,170 --> 00:38:05,030 [eerie music] 818 00:38:05,170 --> 00:38:08,670 ? ? 819 00:38:08,800 --> 00:38:11,800 [brush rustling] [sniffing] 820 00:38:13,130 --> 00:38:15,300 Yeah. - Nate, do you hear that? 821 00:38:15,430 --> 00:38:17,130 I thought I heard something, like-- 822 00:38:17,270 --> 00:38:20,230 like, same direction as the meat pole outside. 823 00:38:20,370 --> 00:38:21,830 Listen, listen, listen. 824 00:38:24,730 --> 00:38:25,700 - Yeah, okay. 825 00:38:25,830 --> 00:38:26,770 - Do you hear it? Do you hear it? 826 00:38:26,900 --> 00:38:28,700 Okay, okay. 827 00:38:28,830 --> 00:38:30,900 ? ? 828 00:38:31,030 --> 00:38:32,270 Check it out. 829 00:38:33,670 --> 00:38:39,470 ? ? 830 00:38:39,600 --> 00:38:42,370 [rustling] 831 00:38:42,500 --> 00:38:44,170 ? ? 832 00:38:44,300 --> 00:38:45,770 [whispers indistinctly] 833 00:38:45,900 --> 00:38:49,270 ? ? 834 00:38:49,400 --> 00:38:51,000 - Yeah, I can't see anything. 835 00:38:52,400 --> 00:38:54,870 [tense music] 836 00:38:55,000 --> 00:38:56,800 - Did you see something back there? 837 00:38:56,930 --> 00:38:59,970 Where's the...meat pole at? 838 00:39:00,170 --> 00:39:05,230 ? ? 839 00:39:05,370 --> 00:39:06,570 Hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on. 840 00:39:06,700 --> 00:39:07,800 [wolverine snarling] 841 00:39:07,930 --> 00:39:09,870 [bleep]. [bleep]. 842 00:39:18,270 --> 00:39:19,700 [dramatic music] 843 00:39:19,830 --> 00:39:22,470 [wolverine sniffing] - Do you hear that? 844 00:39:22,600 --> 00:39:27,570 ? ? 845 00:39:27,700 --> 00:39:29,000 Did you see something back there? 846 00:39:29,130 --> 00:39:31,500 ? ? 847 00:39:31,630 --> 00:39:32,730 Hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on. 848 00:39:32,870 --> 00:39:33,830 [wolverine growls] 849 00:39:33,970 --> 00:39:36,300 [bleep]. [bleep]. 850 00:39:36,430 --> 00:39:39,100 ? ? 851 00:39:39,230 --> 00:39:42,530 I swear I thought I saw something run. 852 00:39:42,670 --> 00:39:45,500 Well, whatever was out here hopefully ran off. 853 00:39:45,630 --> 00:39:47,630 I don't see no eyes. 854 00:39:48,830 --> 00:39:52,930 ? ? 855 00:39:53,070 --> 00:39:55,170 Meat looks unmolested, 856 00:39:55,300 --> 00:39:57,770 so maybe we scared 'em off before they got to eat. 857 00:39:57,900 --> 00:39:59,030 Hopefully he'll think twice 858 00:39:59,170 --> 00:40:00,530 about kind of coming back into camp. 859 00:40:01,970 --> 00:40:08,970 ? ? 860 00:40:18,630 --> 00:40:20,800 I started out the day with cold feet. 861 00:40:20,930 --> 00:40:23,370 It's just--it's-- it feels miserable 862 00:40:23,500 --> 00:40:25,800 with a slight bit of disheartening today, 863 00:40:25,930 --> 00:40:28,870 is kinda how it feels. 864 00:40:29,000 --> 00:40:31,130 I haven't seen the wolverine for quite some time. 865 00:40:31,270 --> 00:40:32,900 [sighs] 866 00:40:33,030 --> 00:40:35,400 But out here in the arctic there's no reprieve. 867 00:40:35,530 --> 00:40:37,870 Danger is always present 868 00:40:38,000 --> 00:40:39,530 and you know it's always gonna be there. 869 00:40:39,670 --> 00:40:41,370 Warm up, feet. 870 00:40:41,500 --> 00:40:48,370 ? ? 871 00:40:51,200 --> 00:40:54,100 [wind howling] 872 00:40:55,130 --> 00:40:58,300 ? ? 873 00:41:02,070 --> 00:41:04,030 - It got pretty cold last night. 874 00:41:04,170 --> 00:41:07,900 We had too many holes along the bottom of the shelter, 875 00:41:08,030 --> 00:41:09,500 and we definitely had a wind chill factor 876 00:41:09,630 --> 00:41:12,030 inside the shelter which was, uh, no good 877 00:41:12,170 --> 00:41:13,370 so I'm trying to button it up real tight 878 00:41:13,500 --> 00:41:15,270 'cause it's only gonna get colder. 879 00:41:15,400 --> 00:41:19,200 I would say that we are barely maintaining. 880 00:41:19,330 --> 00:41:21,300 It definitely gets more challenging 881 00:41:21,430 --> 00:41:23,100 as the weather gets colder. 882 00:41:23,230 --> 00:41:24,470 Just everything's so frigid 883 00:41:24,600 --> 00:41:26,000 it just makes things uncomfortable, 884 00:41:26,130 --> 00:41:27,630 and you either have to keep moving 885 00:41:27,770 --> 00:41:30,670 or you have to get near the fire in order to stay warm. 886 00:41:30,800 --> 00:41:33,000 It's starting to cool down fast out there now. 887 00:41:33,130 --> 00:41:37,300 At this point I'm about ready to end the challenge. 888 00:41:37,430 --> 00:41:40,200 I'm really looking forward to getting on my way home. 889 00:41:41,400 --> 00:41:47,700 ? ? 890 00:41:47,830 --> 00:41:50,230 [stark piano music] 891 00:41:50,370 --> 00:41:54,000 This environment is hard work. 892 00:41:54,130 --> 00:41:58,430 There's hardship and cold and very limited resources. 893 00:41:58,570 --> 00:42:02,770 - As far as working with strictly natural materials, 894 00:42:02,900 --> 00:42:05,570 stone tools, it's certainly a unique challenge. 895 00:42:05,700 --> 00:42:07,470 We were really at a detriment out here 896 00:42:07,600 --> 00:42:09,570 with the limited rocks to make tools. 897 00:42:09,700 --> 00:42:12,170 So, yes, very, very challenging experience. 898 00:42:12,300 --> 00:42:17,900 ? ? 899 00:42:18,030 --> 00:42:19,430 - It feels awesome to know 900 00:42:19,570 --> 00:42:21,100 that I made it through this challenge. 901 00:42:21,230 --> 00:42:22,700 ? ? 902 00:42:22,830 --> 00:42:26,100 I have a very deep respect for the first people, 903 00:42:26,230 --> 00:42:29,100 the things that their ancestors went through-- 904 00:42:29,230 --> 00:42:30,730 just mind-boggling, 905 00:42:30,870 --> 00:42:34,930 you know, the hardship and the cold, and I respect them. 906 00:42:35,070 --> 00:42:37,300 I found it to be very difficult. 907 00:42:39,500 --> 00:42:41,630 [flare whistling] 908 00:42:43,030 --> 00:42:45,530 ? ? 909 00:42:45,670 --> 00:42:48,170 It's a harsh, really tough environment, 910 00:42:48,300 --> 00:42:49,600 but I don't really think 911 00:42:49,730 --> 00:42:50,700 it's really gonna change my love of the woods,