Bear Grylls: Survival School (2016–…): Season 1, Episode 12 - Episode #1.12 - full transcript
After a night out alone the kids are hungry and exhausted but must push on to reach the finale.
[music playing]
BEAR GRYLLS [VOICEOVER]:
Previously on Bear Grylls
Survival School,
my recruits were
dropped onto a
dangerous mountain
for an epic final mission.
They had 24 hours to
navigate to the summit
and find their way down
to an extraction point.
We can't wait any longer!
BEAR GRYLLS [VOICEOVER]:
Alana picked up a leg injury.
It's all right.
Yeah, Alana come on this way.
BEAR GRYLLS [VOICEOVER]:
But they all rallied
round to make it to the top.
TOGETHER: Three, two, one![cheering]
BEAR GRYLLS [VOICEOVER]:
In their haste to get down,
the team let their guard drop,
leaving Alana behind sleeping.
It could have been
really, seriously bad.
I could've died.
BEAR GRYLLS [VOICEOVER]:
As the weather closed in,
a tough night on
the mountain loomed.
That's disgusting.
BEAR GRYLLS [VOICEOVER]:
Theonly food was wild squirrels.
But unable to light
a fire to cook them,
the exhausted team
kippeddown cold and hungry.
Could they survive the
nightto complete the mission?
[music playing]
I'm Bear Grylls,
and whenl was growing up, all of this
was my playground.
I want to find out if kidstoday
are going to take pride
in their mobile phones
to survive for two
weeks out here in the wild.
[music playing]
I really don't want to do this.
Dig deep, finish strong.
[cheering]
[shouting]
Welcome to Bear Grylls
Survival School.
[music playing]
BEAR GRYLLS [VOICEOVER]: Coming
up, the final push
to complete survival school.
Let's go, let's go, let's go.
Let's go, team.
BEAR GRYLLS [VOICEOVER]:
CanAlana make it to the finish?
Why should I hurt
my leg even more?
BEAR GRYLLS [VOICEOVER]:
Alone on the Welsh mountain,
Moel Siobad, it's
been a very tough
night for the young survivors.
The worst night of my life.
It was so bad.
I woke up like 50 times,
because I was really cold.
It wasn't the best night.
I must've been on top of Adam.
He was on top of me.
We were atop of
some other people.
It was horrible.
The night?
Well, kind of bad.
I mean, my leg still
hurts really bad.
BEAR GRYLLS [VOICEOVER]:
Having hardly
eaten anything for 24 hours,
the team are at a low,
physically and mentally.
They desperately need to
gettheir energy levels back up
to help them
complete the mission,
but the only items
on the breakfast menu
are the dead squirrels.
I don't plan to
eat the squirrel.
Not even hungry.
That is just wicked, that is.
I'm not eating that.
Look at that!
Oh!
Something fell off it.
Got squirrel for breakfast.
And we need to make a fire.
So the fire, that's
gonna be the tricky one.
BEAR GRYLLS
[VOICEOVER]: They are
utterly exhausted and very wet.
This is exactly the kind
of survival situation
we've been training for
over the past 10 days.
MALE TEAM MEMBER:
I'll cut off the legs.
KIERAN: I'll cut off the head.
BEAR GRYLLS [VOICEOVER]:
Andl'm heartened to see them
digging deep and going for it.
I know how to
cook hare and bugs,
but I've never had squirrel.
FEMALE TEAM MEMBER:
Oh, this is disgusting.
BEAR GRYLLS [VOICEOVER]: Theboys
take the lead in skinning
and gutting the squirrels.
Sorry, little fella.
Yeah, get a big stick.
KIERAN: Get the two legs,
and I'll do the rest.
BEAR GRYLLS [VOICEOVER]:
Meanwhile, the girls
take on the tricky job
of getting a fire going.
Making a fire is one
of the hardest things--
MALE TEAM MEMBER: --to doit
best because you always
tell me I'm completely wrong.
It is so hard.
[clacks]
BEAR GRYLLS [VOICEOVER]:
They have just a flint
and steel to make a
spark, and the wood
is even wetter than last night.
We've actually got a flame.
Let's keep going.
MALE TEAM MEMBER: Wait, no,
that's going to smother it.
Don't shout at me.
BEAR GRYLLS [VOICEOVER]:
They showed great patience
and perseverance.
Oh, yes.
The thing that makes it sohard
is how frustrating it is.
BEAR GRYLLS [VOICEOVER]: And this
time, impressively,
their efforts pay off.
Oh, finally we did it.
One on tarp, one on me.
[music playing]
Look how brown your fingers are.
[laughs]
Where are you going
to wash your fingers?
I'm not touching that.
[coughing]
BEAR GRYLLS [VOICEOVER]:
It's hard to believe
that less than two weeks
ago, these guys were
with their families
surrounded by home
comforts and modern technology.
ADAM: Done!
Just need to wash it now.
Cook it.
I cleaned it, and I peeled it.
This will be a first.
This is going to
be so fun, but it's
going to be pretty gross.
[chatter]
BEAR GRYLLS [VOICEOVER]:
Now after a grim night
on the mountain,
they're cooking up
wild animals entirely on theirown
like ancient forest people.
What a transformation.
That's the biggest
fire we've had.
Since we've started, yeah.
I was thinking
[inaudible] eat it.
I don't really mind.
It's just meat.
Put your arms up.
Meat.
Like, everybody
come take a big bit,
and everyone come
take a little bit.
ADAM: Yeah, just go
around in a circle.
[fire crackling]
[music playing]
I mean, that's
actually really good.
Uh, does anyone want that?
It's not the nicest thing.
I wouldn't have it at home.
But it's OK.
[interposing voices]
The squirrel were
actually really nice.
I feel like it had a
bettertexture than chicken.
It were really good.
I liked it.
A bit like chicken,
but thesmell is a bit like cat food.
But it's all right.
When you get past the smell,
it's actually quite nice.
Absolutely disgusting.
It tastes like the
smell of cat food.
I'm actually so surprisedhow
squirrel tastes.
I'm going to have to startbuying
it at the supermarket.
[laughs]
BEAR GRYLLS [VOICEOVER]:
But they still
have to get off the mountainand
reach the extraction point
where I'll be waiting for them.
This is--
BEAR GRYLLS
[VOICEOVER]: For safety,
the team have been
instructed to check
in regularly with the leaders.
MALE INSTRUCTOR [ON RADIO]:
These are your instructors.
Go ahead, over.
Hi, we finished the
squirrel, and we're
about to pack up, over.
Yeah, roger.
Make sure you pick up
all your equipment.
All equipment is essential.
You're looking at a verysmall
window of opportunity
at the moment with the weather.
Please get off that mountain
as quickly as possible.
With a succession
of heavy rainstorms
lashing through the
team need to move fast
BEAR GRYLLS [VOICEOVER]:
But Alana is struggling.
Although her leg
injury is not serious,
it's slowing her down a lot.
So Maria volunteers
to take her rucksack.
[music playing]
Suddenly, the team spot
theirfinish point across the water.
BEAR GRYLLS [ON RADIO]:
Bear Grylls to [inaudible]
instructors, go ahead.
Over.
We believe the
extraction point is
on the other side of the river.
Can you confirm that, over?
BEAR GRYLLS [ON RADIO]:
That is correct.
The extraction point
is on the other side
of that water feature, over.
So that means we
need to cross the river
or can we find a way
around that, over.
BEAR GRYLLS [ON RADIO]:
You'regoing to have to make sure
You understood out when you go
BEAR GRYLLS
[VOICEOVER]: But there's
another major
obstacle to overcome,
a sheer drop down to the water.
Beneath this cliff.
This is not part of itthey're
not going to make it.
But from the ice
BEAR GRYLLS [VOICEOVER]:
Although they've
learned to abseil
in training, they've
never had to do it for
realby themselves until now.
This is the first time
thatthey say they find that
BEAR GRYLLS [VOICEOVER]:
Having a solid anchor
is one thing, tying your
ropearound securely, quite another.
It's not going
good at all actually.
MALE TEAM MEMBER: No,
you wentthe wrong way down the tree.
FEMALE TEAM MEMBER:
Let Tara do it
because she knows how to do it.
MALE TEAM MEMBER:
Look, I swear--
ADAM: Keep going, Kieran. Just keep going.
BEAR GRYLLS [VOICEOVER]:
Your life depends on being
able to tie the right knot.
I've kind of
forgotten that loop.
I remember the Thompson one,
but I don't remember any of them
now.
BEAR GRYLLS [VOICEOVER]:
Theyfinally get their rope tied.
And right on cue, the
next rainstorm whips in.
We're waiting to
climb down the mountain.
Our harnesses are clipped in,
but it's raining really bad,
and I'm really cold.
I just want to get across
tothe other side and get warm.
BEAR GRYLLS [VOICEOVER]:
Adam volunteers to go
first and test out the system
[music playing]
while Kieran takes on thejob
of letting the rope out.
The anchor holds, and
it's a textbook descent.
That's me down!
I just belayed Adam
down to a rockface,
but I didn't fully
realizeit was that painful.
My hands are in so much pain.
I've got so much rope burn.
BEAR GRYLLS [VOICEOVER]:
So the guys literally pull
together as a team to help.
We're all trying to
get some of the strain
off Kieran while he belays down.
Chapped lips?
Guess so, but mostly cold.
[shouting]
BEAR GRYLLS [VOICEOVER]:
It's a race against time
in the worsening weather.
I think everyone justkind
of wants to get it over
with in a way, because
we're all really cold,
and we didn't get a
good night's sleep.
Come on, Bailey!
Put all your weight
on the rope now,
and it'll just lower you down.
BEAR GRYLLS
[VOICEOVER]: For some,
it's quite a bumpy descent.
And with her sprained
leg, Alana is starting
to feel she can't make it down.
It's only the past
two days, if that,
that it's beginning to hurt.
And now it's just
getting really bad.
Obviuosly I would've doneit
if my leg weren't hurt.
BEAR GRYLLS
[VOICEOVER]: But having
come so far and with the
finish line in sight,
it would be a massive
shame to give up now.
Alana, this is Bear.
Do you copy, over.
Yeah, I do.
Hi, Bear.
BEAR GRYLLS [ON RADIO]:
Hey, proud of you.
Tell me what's going on.
I just really don't
want to do this.
Sure, what are you feeling?
I don't really
feel disappointed.
And I don't really
feel like I'm going
to miss it, because I'vedone
so many cool and amazing
stuff over the week.
I just feel like whyshould
I hurt my leg even
more when I can just go around.
Sure.
Listen, this is--
this is the truth, OK.
You're at the south
summit of Everest,
but you're not
quite at the summit.
And everything
you've been through
is leading to this final push.
And you, especially,
have done incredibly.
You've shown bright,
you've worked hard.
You've given your all.
But here's the facts.
I want you to finish
it strong, OK?
This is something that
my dad used to say to me
when we used to climb as kids.
He always used to
say, finish strong.
Don't do a brilliant
climband not do the last bit.
Finish strong, finishtogether,
finish as a team,
and I promise you at the endof
it, you'll be so proud.
And you'll say,
you were so right,
it was worth going
through the pain.
All right, I'm going togive
it my all and just try.
And that's the thing about you,
you've always given
your all, and you've
never stopped trying.
I just want you to keepgiving
that one more time.
Because this whole
expedition now isn't
about us doing it for you.
It's about you having
thatmotivation to do it yourself.
So it's up to you now, OK.
But just remember, proud of you.
Bear, out.
[wind gusts]
I'm just going to
give it my all and try.
Because at least
I can say I tried.
You know sometimes it's goodto
finish a radio conversation
and say, the decision is yours.
But the cool thing is
it was her decision.
Look at her go.
[music playing]
TOGETHER: Come on, Alana!
Keep going!
Be patient, Alana.
You're half way there.
Come on, go down.
It's all good.
Just let your rope out.
MALE TEAM MEMBER: Makeyour
family proud of you!
ADAM: Alana, a little
more to the left!
Move a wee bit more to the left.
Alana, halfway down,
and she might be feeling
the pain in a
moment, but she will
be so proud at the end of this.
ADAM: Alana, that's
a sheer drop there.
That's a sheer drop!
Go to your left.
MALE TEAM MEMBER:
Come on, Alana!
ADAM: Come on, Alana,
you're nearly there.
Come on!
It's all good, stable.
[sobbing]
It's OK, Alana, it's OK.
Alana.
Brilliant, you didabsolutely brilliant now.
Well done.
[interposing voices]
I'm still proud I did it.
She did great because
it's the last challenge.
I think we should all
go down as a team,
so I'm really happy
that she's done it.
[music playing]
Woo!
Just wanting to get acrossthat
river and get changed now.
So let's go.
TOGETHER: Let's go,
let's go, let's go.
Let's go, team.
It's funny, once you
see the finish line,
it puts the spring
in people's step.
It is windy, and it's cold,
but they're not going to care.
They can see the
finish line right here.
Huddle together in yourthrees
and get across here!
[gasps]
Well done, [inaudible].
See Alana almost went inthen,
and Adam could grab her.
That's why they go in
a huddle in threes.
OK, Adam, you can
break the huddle
now and just move across here.
You're almost there.
Keep coming this way, Adam.
Come to me.
Next group in behind them.
Keep it going.
Look at you.
This is it.
This is it.
Give me your hand.
[music playing]
Well done, team.
And this really is the end.
You've reached it.
You made it.
[cheering]
And you've done it the hard way.
You've earned my respect throughthat
hard work, that endeavor,
that kindness you've
shown to each other,
and that positivity,
thatcourage, determination.
Remember all thosethings I said on day one?
On day one, they
were just words.
Now you've lived them,
you've breathed them,
and you understand them.
I'm so proud of you guys.
I want to do something
for all of you
now that they do to youevery
Royal Marine Commando
when they finish training.
They get awarded
their Green Berets,
and I want to award you
guyswith something special, OK.
I've got a carabinerhere,
one for each of you,
and it's engraved with The
BearGrylls Survival School on it.
These stand for a lot of things.
They stand for strength.
They stand for the
bonds you've created.
They stand for risk,
adventure, and being part
of something special.
And I don't give
these out lightly.
I give them because
you've earned them.
Because what you've
done is unique,
and I don't say that lightly.
There are a lot of people
whodidn't believe you guys would
make it, and you showed them.
So put that on your mantelpiece.
Thank you.
Or you put it above your bed--
Thank you.
--and you remember what
you've done together.
Thanks, Bear.
[music playing]
And the final thing I wantto
say is that from day one
with the leaders, with Tim,
with Scott, with Sarah,
with myself, at the Bear
Grylls Survival School,
we've always treated
you like adults.
We've never treated
you like kids.
And you stood up and
lived up to that.
I'm proud of you.
Well done, guys.
[cheering]
[applause]
BEAR GRYLLS: Here you
go, have a bit of tea.
Thanks, but you
owe me a coffee, too.
BEAR GRYLLS: No, no.
That's me repaying you.
Here you go, a bit of mint cake.
You know this stuff.
The other thing I want
todo is just say thank you
to Tim, and Scott, and Sarah.
Because these guys
have really gone
through the mill alongsideyou,
so thanks, you guys.
[cheering]
I wanted to ask
a few of you, what
difference you think
this couple of weeks
has made in your lives?
I've just learned to dealwith
people's opinions more.
I've learned to thinkthat
everyone's different,
and I've learned
to be more patient
with people, rather than
justsnapping at them straight away.
BEAR GRYLLS
[VOICEOVER]: Kieran came
into Survival School as a
lonerafter years in foster care.
You don't feel like you can bond
with people and trust people.
BEAR GRYLLS [VOICEOVER]:
Heleaves as a top team leader.
Keep going, go on.
Keep going.
I'm not going to let you fall.
I've learned that
never say you can't
doing something unless
you give it your all
and at least have a go.
That's what you showed
on that cliff, you know.
And we all have moments wherewe
just don't feel we can go on.
BEAR GRYLLS [VOICEOVER]:
Alana is a city kid who'd
never been in the wild before.
It was the first night
I'veever stayed out in a tent.
That's high!
BEAR GRYLLS [VOICEOVER]: Butshe
took to every new challenge
like a duck to water.
I just climbed a waterfall!
Wow.
I've learned that when you'redoing
stuff that's really hard,
it won't last forever.
It's just the memory
that you'll remember.
So however cold
or hungry you are,
everything can change in a day.
BEAR GRYLLS [VOICEOVER]:
Maria worked
through a long list of fears--
I don't like confined spaces.
I'm not that keen on the dark.
I'm afraid of heights,
spiders, most bugs.
BEAR GRYLLS [VOICEOVER]:
--andcame out all the stronger.
MALE TEAM MEMBER: Keep going!
Well done, Maria!
I think there's
someone else here who
I think has been exceptional.
And that's Adam.
I think what you've done
isgoing to be an inspiration
to so many people.
BEAR GRYLLS [VOICEOVER]: Adamwas
born with a condition that
gave him a very curved spine.
The last operation I had,
theyput a titanium rod in my back.
BEAR GRYLLS [VOICEOVER]:
He came here to show he can
more than match his teammates.
[shouting]
And he proved it,
time after time.
You never give up,
you throw yourself
into everything, and what
anamazing, not boy, but man.
So well done.
Thanks, Bear.
TOGETHER: Well done, Adam.
[applause]
[music playing]
BEAR GRYLLS [VOICEOVER]: Andabove
all, my Survival School
graduates have shown
that today's kids can
leave behind their
technology and embrace
all the great outdoors
has to throw at them.
Not really how I
expected it at all,
to be honest, because BearGrylls
makes it look so easy.
It's been so tough.
My body's been soar.
I've been hungry.
But at the same time,
it'sbeen like the best experience
in my life.
Whoa!
I thought we'd
get up a bit later,
and it'd be more chilled out.
But everything has been
like, give it a go.
[cheering]
You nailed it.
That was awesome, well done.
[cheering]
Absolutely amazing.
I feel different.
I feel like I'm not goingto
be setting on my floor.
I'm just going to--
go and do things.
It's taught me with my
lifeback home to take chances
when they come, to
reach out, and actually
go for things, even if
you'renervous, even if you're scared.
So many good experiences
thatwill stay with me for life.
On the helicopter, that
was really, really cool.
It was amazing.
I just can't put into words
howmuch I enjoyed that experience.
Abseiling down a
110-footcliff, that was crazy.
Everyone was just buzzing.
Everyone's morale was just high.
It's been you doing activitiesthat
no one else you know
has ever done.
[shouting]
But I think it's changed meas
in I'm more grateful to just
have a bed, to have warmth,
to just live the way I do,
and the food that I have.
We take it all for granted.
My mom and dad are goingto
notice that I'm going
to eat way, way, so much more.
And I'm going to spend
more time outside.
The whole experience
andeverything I've learned from it
is just amazing.
I'm buzzing!
Seriously something that
youwill take with you forever,
all the people you meet,
all the bonds you make.
No one can take
that away from you.
It's just the memory
will always be there.
[cheering]
I've bonded with every
single one of them.
I've had my down
moments, but all of them
helped me so, so much.
It's mad how on the first daywe
didn't even know each over,
and now we're like best mates.
We know absolutelyeverything
about each other.
Survival school has definitelybeen
one of the highlights
of the past 14 years.
I'll never forget it
for the rest of my life.
TOGETHER: [SINGING]
Havingthe time of my life!
Just going to treasure it.
It will stay with me forever.
I've done some of the
most amazing things.
It was so amazing.
I just feel so lucky
that I got to come.
If I think back over
it, it's like, wow.
[music playing]
BEAR GRYLLS [VOICEOVER]:
Previously on Bear Grylls
Survival School,
my recruits were
dropped onto a
dangerous mountain
for an epic final mission.
They had 24 hours to
navigate to the summit
and find their way down
to an extraction point.
We can't wait any longer!
BEAR GRYLLS [VOICEOVER]:
Alana picked up a leg injury.
It's all right.
Yeah, Alana come on this way.
BEAR GRYLLS [VOICEOVER]:
But they all rallied
round to make it to the top.
TOGETHER: Three, two, one![cheering]
BEAR GRYLLS [VOICEOVER]:
In their haste to get down,
the team let their guard drop,
leaving Alana behind sleeping.
It could have been
really, seriously bad.
I could've died.
BEAR GRYLLS [VOICEOVER]:
As the weather closed in,
a tough night on
the mountain loomed.
That's disgusting.
BEAR GRYLLS [VOICEOVER]:
Theonly food was wild squirrels.
But unable to light
a fire to cook them,
the exhausted team
kippeddown cold and hungry.
Could they survive the
nightto complete the mission?
[music playing]
I'm Bear Grylls,
and whenl was growing up, all of this
was my playground.
I want to find out if kidstoday
are going to take pride
in their mobile phones
to survive for two
weeks out here in the wild.
[music playing]
I really don't want to do this.
Dig deep, finish strong.
[cheering]
[shouting]
Welcome to Bear Grylls
Survival School.
[music playing]
BEAR GRYLLS [VOICEOVER]: Coming
up, the final push
to complete survival school.
Let's go, let's go, let's go.
Let's go, team.
BEAR GRYLLS [VOICEOVER]:
CanAlana make it to the finish?
Why should I hurt
my leg even more?
BEAR GRYLLS [VOICEOVER]:
Alone on the Welsh mountain,
Moel Siobad, it's
been a very tough
night for the young survivors.
The worst night of my life.
It was so bad.
I woke up like 50 times,
because I was really cold.
It wasn't the best night.
I must've been on top of Adam.
He was on top of me.
We were atop of
some other people.
It was horrible.
The night?
Well, kind of bad.
I mean, my leg still
hurts really bad.
BEAR GRYLLS [VOICEOVER]:
Having hardly
eaten anything for 24 hours,
the team are at a low,
physically and mentally.
They desperately need to
gettheir energy levels back up
to help them
complete the mission,
but the only items
on the breakfast menu
are the dead squirrels.
I don't plan to
eat the squirrel.
Not even hungry.
That is just wicked, that is.
I'm not eating that.
Look at that!
Oh!
Something fell off it.
Got squirrel for breakfast.
And we need to make a fire.
So the fire, that's
gonna be the tricky one.
BEAR GRYLLS
[VOICEOVER]: They are
utterly exhausted and very wet.
This is exactly the kind
of survival situation
we've been training for
over the past 10 days.
MALE TEAM MEMBER:
I'll cut off the legs.
KIERAN: I'll cut off the head.
BEAR GRYLLS [VOICEOVER]:
Andl'm heartened to see them
digging deep and going for it.
I know how to
cook hare and bugs,
but I've never had squirrel.
FEMALE TEAM MEMBER:
Oh, this is disgusting.
BEAR GRYLLS [VOICEOVER]: Theboys
take the lead in skinning
and gutting the squirrels.
Sorry, little fella.
Yeah, get a big stick.
KIERAN: Get the two legs,
and I'll do the rest.
BEAR GRYLLS [VOICEOVER]:
Meanwhile, the girls
take on the tricky job
of getting a fire going.
Making a fire is one
of the hardest things--
MALE TEAM MEMBER: --to doit
best because you always
tell me I'm completely wrong.
It is so hard.
[clacks]
BEAR GRYLLS [VOICEOVER]:
They have just a flint
and steel to make a
spark, and the wood
is even wetter than last night.
We've actually got a flame.
Let's keep going.
MALE TEAM MEMBER: Wait, no,
that's going to smother it.
Don't shout at me.
BEAR GRYLLS [VOICEOVER]:
They showed great patience
and perseverance.
Oh, yes.
The thing that makes it sohard
is how frustrating it is.
BEAR GRYLLS [VOICEOVER]: And this
time, impressively,
their efforts pay off.
Oh, finally we did it.
One on tarp, one on me.
[music playing]
Look how brown your fingers are.
[laughs]
Where are you going
to wash your fingers?
I'm not touching that.
[coughing]
BEAR GRYLLS [VOICEOVER]:
It's hard to believe
that less than two weeks
ago, these guys were
with their families
surrounded by home
comforts and modern technology.
ADAM: Done!
Just need to wash it now.
Cook it.
I cleaned it, and I peeled it.
This will be a first.
This is going to
be so fun, but it's
going to be pretty gross.
[chatter]
BEAR GRYLLS [VOICEOVER]:
Now after a grim night
on the mountain,
they're cooking up
wild animals entirely on theirown
like ancient forest people.
What a transformation.
That's the biggest
fire we've had.
Since we've started, yeah.
I was thinking
[inaudible] eat it.
I don't really mind.
It's just meat.
Put your arms up.
Meat.
Like, everybody
come take a big bit,
and everyone come
take a little bit.
ADAM: Yeah, just go
around in a circle.
[fire crackling]
[music playing]
I mean, that's
actually really good.
Uh, does anyone want that?
It's not the nicest thing.
I wouldn't have it at home.
But it's OK.
[interposing voices]
The squirrel were
actually really nice.
I feel like it had a
bettertexture than chicken.
It were really good.
I liked it.
A bit like chicken,
but thesmell is a bit like cat food.
But it's all right.
When you get past the smell,
it's actually quite nice.
Absolutely disgusting.
It tastes like the
smell of cat food.
I'm actually so surprisedhow
squirrel tastes.
I'm going to have to startbuying
it at the supermarket.
[laughs]
BEAR GRYLLS [VOICEOVER]:
But they still
have to get off the mountainand
reach the extraction point
where I'll be waiting for them.
This is--
BEAR GRYLLS
[VOICEOVER]: For safety,
the team have been
instructed to check
in regularly with the leaders.
MALE INSTRUCTOR [ON RADIO]:
These are your instructors.
Go ahead, over.
Hi, we finished the
squirrel, and we're
about to pack up, over.
Yeah, roger.
Make sure you pick up
all your equipment.
All equipment is essential.
You're looking at a verysmall
window of opportunity
at the moment with the weather.
Please get off that mountain
as quickly as possible.
With a succession
of heavy rainstorms
lashing through the
team need to move fast
BEAR GRYLLS [VOICEOVER]:
But Alana is struggling.
Although her leg
injury is not serious,
it's slowing her down a lot.
So Maria volunteers
to take her rucksack.
[music playing]
Suddenly, the team spot
theirfinish point across the water.
BEAR GRYLLS [ON RADIO]:
Bear Grylls to [inaudible]
instructors, go ahead.
Over.
We believe the
extraction point is
on the other side of the river.
Can you confirm that, over?
BEAR GRYLLS [ON RADIO]:
That is correct.
The extraction point
is on the other side
of that water feature, over.
So that means we
need to cross the river
or can we find a way
around that, over.
BEAR GRYLLS [ON RADIO]:
You'regoing to have to make sure
You understood out when you go
BEAR GRYLLS
[VOICEOVER]: But there's
another major
obstacle to overcome,
a sheer drop down to the water.
Beneath this cliff.
This is not part of itthey're
not going to make it.
But from the ice
BEAR GRYLLS [VOICEOVER]:
Although they've
learned to abseil
in training, they've
never had to do it for
realby themselves until now.
This is the first time
thatthey say they find that
BEAR GRYLLS [VOICEOVER]:
Having a solid anchor
is one thing, tying your
ropearound securely, quite another.
It's not going
good at all actually.
MALE TEAM MEMBER: No,
you wentthe wrong way down the tree.
FEMALE TEAM MEMBER:
Let Tara do it
because she knows how to do it.
MALE TEAM MEMBER:
Look, I swear--
ADAM: Keep going, Kieran. Just keep going.
BEAR GRYLLS [VOICEOVER]:
Your life depends on being
able to tie the right knot.
I've kind of
forgotten that loop.
I remember the Thompson one,
but I don't remember any of them
now.
BEAR GRYLLS [VOICEOVER]:
Theyfinally get their rope tied.
And right on cue, the
next rainstorm whips in.
We're waiting to
climb down the mountain.
Our harnesses are clipped in,
but it's raining really bad,
and I'm really cold.
I just want to get across
tothe other side and get warm.
BEAR GRYLLS [VOICEOVER]:
Adam volunteers to go
first and test out the system
[music playing]
while Kieran takes on thejob
of letting the rope out.
The anchor holds, and
it's a textbook descent.
That's me down!
I just belayed Adam
down to a rockface,
but I didn't fully
realizeit was that painful.
My hands are in so much pain.
I've got so much rope burn.
BEAR GRYLLS [VOICEOVER]:
So the guys literally pull
together as a team to help.
We're all trying to
get some of the strain
off Kieran while he belays down.
Chapped lips?
Guess so, but mostly cold.
[shouting]
BEAR GRYLLS [VOICEOVER]:
It's a race against time
in the worsening weather.
I think everyone justkind
of wants to get it over
with in a way, because
we're all really cold,
and we didn't get a
good night's sleep.
Come on, Bailey!
Put all your weight
on the rope now,
and it'll just lower you down.
BEAR GRYLLS
[VOICEOVER]: For some,
it's quite a bumpy descent.
And with her sprained
leg, Alana is starting
to feel she can't make it down.
It's only the past
two days, if that,
that it's beginning to hurt.
And now it's just
getting really bad.
Obviuosly I would've doneit
if my leg weren't hurt.
BEAR GRYLLS
[VOICEOVER]: But having
come so far and with the
finish line in sight,
it would be a massive
shame to give up now.
Alana, this is Bear.
Do you copy, over.
Yeah, I do.
Hi, Bear.
BEAR GRYLLS [ON RADIO]:
Hey, proud of you.
Tell me what's going on.
I just really don't
want to do this.
Sure, what are you feeling?
I don't really
feel disappointed.
And I don't really
feel like I'm going
to miss it, because I'vedone
so many cool and amazing
stuff over the week.
I just feel like whyshould
I hurt my leg even
more when I can just go around.
Sure.
Listen, this is--
this is the truth, OK.
You're at the south
summit of Everest,
but you're not
quite at the summit.
And everything
you've been through
is leading to this final push.
And you, especially,
have done incredibly.
You've shown bright,
you've worked hard.
You've given your all.
But here's the facts.
I want you to finish
it strong, OK?
This is something that
my dad used to say to me
when we used to climb as kids.
He always used to
say, finish strong.
Don't do a brilliant
climband not do the last bit.
Finish strong, finishtogether,
finish as a team,
and I promise you at the endof
it, you'll be so proud.
And you'll say,
you were so right,
it was worth going
through the pain.
All right, I'm going togive
it my all and just try.
And that's the thing about you,
you've always given
your all, and you've
never stopped trying.
I just want you to keepgiving
that one more time.
Because this whole
expedition now isn't
about us doing it for you.
It's about you having
thatmotivation to do it yourself.
So it's up to you now, OK.
But just remember, proud of you.
Bear, out.
[wind gusts]
I'm just going to
give it my all and try.
Because at least
I can say I tried.
You know sometimes it's goodto
finish a radio conversation
and say, the decision is yours.
But the cool thing is
it was her decision.
Look at her go.
[music playing]
TOGETHER: Come on, Alana!
Keep going!
Be patient, Alana.
You're half way there.
Come on, go down.
It's all good.
Just let your rope out.
MALE TEAM MEMBER: Makeyour
family proud of you!
ADAM: Alana, a little
more to the left!
Move a wee bit more to the left.
Alana, halfway down,
and she might be feeling
the pain in a
moment, but she will
be so proud at the end of this.
ADAM: Alana, that's
a sheer drop there.
That's a sheer drop!
Go to your left.
MALE TEAM MEMBER:
Come on, Alana!
ADAM: Come on, Alana,
you're nearly there.
Come on!
It's all good, stable.
[sobbing]
It's OK, Alana, it's OK.
Alana.
Brilliant, you didabsolutely brilliant now.
Well done.
[interposing voices]
I'm still proud I did it.
She did great because
it's the last challenge.
I think we should all
go down as a team,
so I'm really happy
that she's done it.
[music playing]
Woo!
Just wanting to get acrossthat
river and get changed now.
So let's go.
TOGETHER: Let's go,
let's go, let's go.
Let's go, team.
It's funny, once you
see the finish line,
it puts the spring
in people's step.
It is windy, and it's cold,
but they're not going to care.
They can see the
finish line right here.
Huddle together in yourthrees
and get across here!
[gasps]
Well done, [inaudible].
See Alana almost went inthen,
and Adam could grab her.
That's why they go in
a huddle in threes.
OK, Adam, you can
break the huddle
now and just move across here.
You're almost there.
Keep coming this way, Adam.
Come to me.
Next group in behind them.
Keep it going.
Look at you.
This is it.
This is it.
Give me your hand.
[music playing]
Well done, team.
And this really is the end.
You've reached it.
You made it.
[cheering]
And you've done it the hard way.
You've earned my respect throughthat
hard work, that endeavor,
that kindness you've
shown to each other,
and that positivity,
thatcourage, determination.
Remember all thosethings I said on day one?
On day one, they
were just words.
Now you've lived them,
you've breathed them,
and you understand them.
I'm so proud of you guys.
I want to do something
for all of you
now that they do to youevery
Royal Marine Commando
when they finish training.
They get awarded
their Green Berets,
and I want to award you
guyswith something special, OK.
I've got a carabinerhere,
one for each of you,
and it's engraved with The
BearGrylls Survival School on it.
These stand for a lot of things.
They stand for strength.
They stand for the
bonds you've created.
They stand for risk,
adventure, and being part
of something special.
And I don't give
these out lightly.
I give them because
you've earned them.
Because what you've
done is unique,
and I don't say that lightly.
There are a lot of people
whodidn't believe you guys would
make it, and you showed them.
So put that on your mantelpiece.
Thank you.
Or you put it above your bed--
Thank you.
--and you remember what
you've done together.
Thanks, Bear.
[music playing]
And the final thing I wantto
say is that from day one
with the leaders, with Tim,
with Scott, with Sarah,
with myself, at the Bear
Grylls Survival School,
we've always treated
you like adults.
We've never treated
you like kids.
And you stood up and
lived up to that.
I'm proud of you.
Well done, guys.
[cheering]
[applause]
BEAR GRYLLS: Here you
go, have a bit of tea.
Thanks, but you
owe me a coffee, too.
BEAR GRYLLS: No, no.
That's me repaying you.
Here you go, a bit of mint cake.
You know this stuff.
The other thing I want
todo is just say thank you
to Tim, and Scott, and Sarah.
Because these guys
have really gone
through the mill alongsideyou,
so thanks, you guys.
[cheering]
I wanted to ask
a few of you, what
difference you think
this couple of weeks
has made in your lives?
I've just learned to dealwith
people's opinions more.
I've learned to thinkthat
everyone's different,
and I've learned
to be more patient
with people, rather than
justsnapping at them straight away.
BEAR GRYLLS
[VOICEOVER]: Kieran came
into Survival School as a
lonerafter years in foster care.
You don't feel like you can bond
with people and trust people.
BEAR GRYLLS [VOICEOVER]:
Heleaves as a top team leader.
Keep going, go on.
Keep going.
I'm not going to let you fall.
I've learned that
never say you can't
doing something unless
you give it your all
and at least have a go.
That's what you showed
on that cliff, you know.
And we all have moments wherewe
just don't feel we can go on.
BEAR GRYLLS [VOICEOVER]:
Alana is a city kid who'd
never been in the wild before.
It was the first night
I'veever stayed out in a tent.
That's high!
BEAR GRYLLS [VOICEOVER]: Butshe
took to every new challenge
like a duck to water.
I just climbed a waterfall!
Wow.
I've learned that when you'redoing
stuff that's really hard,
it won't last forever.
It's just the memory
that you'll remember.
So however cold
or hungry you are,
everything can change in a day.
BEAR GRYLLS [VOICEOVER]:
Maria worked
through a long list of fears--
I don't like confined spaces.
I'm not that keen on the dark.
I'm afraid of heights,
spiders, most bugs.
BEAR GRYLLS [VOICEOVER]:
--andcame out all the stronger.
MALE TEAM MEMBER: Keep going!
Well done, Maria!
I think there's
someone else here who
I think has been exceptional.
And that's Adam.
I think what you've done
isgoing to be an inspiration
to so many people.
BEAR GRYLLS [VOICEOVER]: Adamwas
born with a condition that
gave him a very curved spine.
The last operation I had,
theyput a titanium rod in my back.
BEAR GRYLLS [VOICEOVER]:
He came here to show he can
more than match his teammates.
[shouting]
And he proved it,
time after time.
You never give up,
you throw yourself
into everything, and what
anamazing, not boy, but man.
So well done.
Thanks, Bear.
TOGETHER: Well done, Adam.
[applause]
[music playing]
BEAR GRYLLS [VOICEOVER]: Andabove
all, my Survival School
graduates have shown
that today's kids can
leave behind their
technology and embrace
all the great outdoors
has to throw at them.
Not really how I
expected it at all,
to be honest, because BearGrylls
makes it look so easy.
It's been so tough.
My body's been soar.
I've been hungry.
But at the same time,
it'sbeen like the best experience
in my life.
Whoa!
I thought we'd
get up a bit later,
and it'd be more chilled out.
But everything has been
like, give it a go.
[cheering]
You nailed it.
That was awesome, well done.
[cheering]
Absolutely amazing.
I feel different.
I feel like I'm not goingto
be setting on my floor.
I'm just going to--
go and do things.
It's taught me with my
lifeback home to take chances
when they come, to
reach out, and actually
go for things, even if
you'renervous, even if you're scared.
So many good experiences
thatwill stay with me for life.
On the helicopter, that
was really, really cool.
It was amazing.
I just can't put into words
howmuch I enjoyed that experience.
Abseiling down a
110-footcliff, that was crazy.
Everyone was just buzzing.
Everyone's morale was just high.
It's been you doing activitiesthat
no one else you know
has ever done.
[shouting]
But I think it's changed meas
in I'm more grateful to just
have a bed, to have warmth,
to just live the way I do,
and the food that I have.
We take it all for granted.
My mom and dad are goingto
notice that I'm going
to eat way, way, so much more.
And I'm going to spend
more time outside.
The whole experience
andeverything I've learned from it
is just amazing.
I'm buzzing!
Seriously something that
youwill take with you forever,
all the people you meet,
all the bonds you make.
No one can take
that away from you.
It's just the memory
will always be there.
[cheering]
I've bonded with every
single one of them.
I've had my down
moments, but all of them
helped me so, so much.
It's mad how on the first daywe
didn't even know each over,
and now we're like best mates.
We know absolutelyeverything
about each other.
Survival school has definitelybeen
one of the highlights
of the past 14 years.
I'll never forget it
for the rest of my life.
TOGETHER: [SINGING]
Havingthe time of my life!
Just going to treasure it.
It will stay with me forever.
I've done some of the
most amazing things.
It was so amazing.
I just feel so lucky
that I got to come.
If I think back over
it, it's like, wow.
[music playing]