Man vs. Wild (2006–2020): Season 2, Episode 12 - Siberia - full transcript

I'M BEAR GRYLLS,

AND I'M GONNA SHOW YOU
WHAT IT TAKES TO SURVIVE

IN SOME OF THE MOST EXTREME
AND DANGEROUS PLACES ON EARTH,

I'VE GOT TO LAST A WEEK
OF CHALLENGES

IN THE SORT OF PLACES
YOU WOULDN'T LAST A DAY

WITHOUT THE RIGHT
SURVIVAL SKILLS.

NOW I'M IN SIBERIA,

THE COLDEST PLACE
ON THE PLANET...

IT'S PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST
REMOTE PLACES I'VE EVER BEEN.

...WHERE TEMPERATURES
CAN PLUMMET

TO A MIND-NUMBING
-90 FAHRENHEIT --



COLD ENOUGH TO FREEZE
YOUR EYELIDS SHUT IN SECONDS.

THE COLD HERE IS JUST INTENSE.

IT'S 5 MILLION SQUARE MILES
OF FROZEN WILDERNESS,

BIGGER THAN THE U.S.A.,

AND ONE OF THE LARGEST
ICY WASTELANDS IN THE WORLD.

THIS IS A LAND

WITH A REPUTATION
AS BITTER AS ITS WEATHER.

WE'VE GOT TO MAKE THIS TRAIN!

THIS IS GONNA BE ONE
OF MY TOUGHEST CHALLENGES YET,

WHERE I'M GONNA HAVE TO
PUSH MYSELF TO THE LIMITS.

THAT IS NOT TO BE REPEATED.

I'M GONNA SHOW YOU
THE LENGTHS YOU HAVE TO GO TO

TO STAY ALIVE
IN THE WORLD'S BIGGEST ICEBOX.

THE SIBERIAN STEPPE IS SO COLD,



ALL LIFE HERE
IS IN A BATTLE FOR SURVIVAL.

IN WINTER, THERE'S ONLY
FOUR HOURS OF DAYLIGHT,

AND THE TEMPERATURE HARDLY
EVER GETS ABOVE -20 DEGREES.

THIS IS THE ONE OF THE TOUGHEST
PLACES ON EARTH TO SURVIVE.

IF YOU GET STRANDED IN SIBERIA,

THE COLD CAN LITERALLY KILL YOU
IN MINUTES,

AND IF THAT DOESN'T GET YOU,
STARVATION WILL.

AND IF I'M HONEST,
I'M DREADING THIS ONE.

I HATE THE COLD.

BUT WITH THE CHOPPER HOVERING
AT 7,000 FEET, IT'S TIME TO GO.

I'VE GOT
SOME BASIC SURVIVAL TOOLS,

AND MY CAMERA CREW
IS COMING WITH ME.

WHOO!

WHOO!

MAN ALIVE!

THAT IS COLD.

I HARDLY FEEL MY FINGERS,

AND MY EARS FEEL LIKE
THEY ARE ABOUT TO FALL OFF.

WHEW!

THE PILOT'S LAST WORDS
BEFORE I JUMPED --

HE SAID IT'S -20
DOWN HERE ON THE GROUND.

AND I KNOW WHAT HE MEANS.

BUT, REALLY, I NEED TO
GET THIS STASHED AND HEAD DOWN.

STAY STILL, AND YOU'LL
FREEZE TO DEATH IN MINUTES.

YOU'VE GOT TO KEEP MOVING

AND GET TO LOWER GROUND
AS FAST AS YOU CAN.

THE TRANS-SIBERIAN RAILWAY,
HUNDREDS OF MILES TO THE NORTH,

IS YOUR ONLY WAY OUT
OF THIS FROZEN HELLHOLE,

BUT GETTING THERE WILL
TEST YOUR BODY TO ITS LIMITS.

IN THIS COLD, METAL
INSTANTLY FREEZES TO SKIN.

AND I'VE GOT A FRIEND
WHO WAS CLIMBING,

AND HE PULLED OUT AN ICE SCREW
FROM HIS PACK,

PUT IT IN HIS MOUTH
TO DO UP THE ZIP AGAIN,

AND IN THOSE COUPLE OF SECONDS,

THE ICE SCREW FROZE SOLID
TO HIS LIPS.

AND BY THE TIME
HE'D PEELED IT OFF,

HIS LIPS, HIS TONGUE, HIS MOUTH
WAS JUST POURING WITH BLOOD.

YOU SEE WHAT I MEAN.

SEE? LOOK.
IT JUST STICKS ABSOLUTELY SOLID.

IF I TRY TO PEEL THAT OFF,

IT WOULD ACTUALLY
PULL SOME OF THE SKIN AWAY,

BUT THE WAY TO GET IT OFF
IS JUST TO PEE ON IT...

...LIKE THAT...

AND THE KNIFE WILL DROP OFF.

SOMETHING THAT MY FRIEND
WITH THE ICE SCREW IN HIS MOUTH

COULDN'T DO.

THE STEPPE IS LETHAL --

VAST, FLAT EXPANSES THAT
SUDDENLY DROP AWAY TO NOTHING.

YOU SEE THE CLOUDS
DOWN BELOW ME,

AND, REALLY, MY PRIORITY
NEEDS TO BE TO GET DOWN.

PROBABLY ANOTHER
MAYBE, LIKE, HOUR,

HOUR AND A HALF OF LIGHT.

IN THE NIGHTTIME HERE,
THE TEMPERATURE'S GONNA PLUMMET.

YOU KNOW, WINTER IN SIBERIA,
-40 NOT UNCOMMON,

AND I DO NOT WANT TO BE UP HERE.

THE THING IS, ALL OF THIS
IS LOOKING PRETTY SHEER,

SO I NEED TO FIND SOME WAY DOWN.

OKAY, WE NEED TO MOVE A BIT.

I'M STILL ABOUT 3,000 FEET
ABOVE SEA LEVEL.

BELOW ME, THE TEMPERATURE
COULD BE A FEW DEGREES HIGHER,

BUT THERE'S NO EASY WAY DOWN
IN THIS VICIOUS TERRAIN.

WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO GET DOWN
ONE OF THESE GULLIES.

OKAY, COME DOWN HERE.

IT'S LOOKS QUITE STEEP,
BUT I RECKON IT IS MANAGEABLE.

BUT IT'S GONNA BE SLIPPERY.

A LOT OF THIS
IS SNOW ON TOP OF LOOSE ROCK,

BUT THE BIT THAT WORRIES ME

IS DOWN THERE, JUST WHERE
IT STARTS TO GET DARK,

AND THAT LOOKS LIKE
A BIG DROP-OFF.

LET'S GET DOWN AND HAVE A LOOK.

ONE SLIP COULD BE FATAL.

IT'S A 200-FOOT SHEER DROP
TO THE FLOOR.

JUST LAST YEAR, A GROUP OF
CLIMBERS LOST THEIR FOOTING

ON THIS SORT OF SCREE
AND FELL TO THEIR DEATHS.

EVERY 1,000 FEET
THAT YOU DESCEND,

THE TEMPERATURE RISES
4 DEGREES,

AND SURVIVAL IS ALL ABOUT
SMALL VICTORIES,

WHICH CAN TIP THE BALANCE
BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH.

FIGHTING YOUR WAY DOWN THIS
BURNS UP PRECIOUS ENERGY.

YOU GOT TO REFUEL
TO STAY ALIVE.

THIS PLACE IS
JUST COMPLETELY BARE,

AND THERE'S NOTHING TO EAT.

WINTERTIME -- SIBERIA IS BARREN.

A DEAD FIR TREE CAN PROVIDE YOU
WITH SOME VITAL NOURISHMENT.

SAWYER BEETLES LIVE
UNDER THE ROTTING BARK,

AND IT'S ABOUT ALL
YOU'LL FIND 'ROUND HERE.

HERE YOU GO. LOOK.
HERE'S A LITTLE SOMETHING.

SEE THAT?
I'M EATING HIM.

SEE IF THERE ARE
ANY MORE OF HIS FAMILY INSIDE.

IN THE COLD, GETTING FOOD
IS KEY TO STAYING ALIVE.

YOUR BODY NEEDS
TWICE AS MANY CALORIES

JUST TO MAINTAIN
ITS CORE TEMPERATURE.

THE PROBLEM IS, OUT HERE,
FINDING FOOD,

AND EVERYTHING IS JUST BURIED
UNDER ALL OF THIS SNOW.

BUT ANYTHING YOU'VE GOT, USE IT.

ANY LITTLE KIND
OF CANDIES OR SWEETS,

RATION THEM, BUT USE THEM.

AND WHAT THEY'LL DO IS
GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF SUGAR,

BUT IT'LL ALSO
GIVE YOUR SPIRITS A LIFT,

AND OUT HERE, THAT CAN COUNT
FOR AN AWFUL LOT.

IT'S NO SUBSTITUTE
FOR PROPER FOOD,

BUT IT'S A GOOD TRICK
TO FOOL YOUR BRAIN

INTO THINKING IT'S HAD
A BIG DOSE OF SUGAR.

WOLVES ROAM THE AREA,

AND BEARS COULD BE HIBERNATING
IN THE CAVES.

EVERYTHING IS FIGHTING
FOR SHELTER,

AND YOU DON'T WANT TO TANGLE
WITH ANY OF THOSE PREDATORS.

IT'S A BATTLE YOU WON'T WIN.

BUT I NEED PROTECTION
FROM THE WEATHER.

IT LOOKS LIKE A BIT OF A CAVE.

THERE'S NO WAY YOU'D SURVIVE
A NIGHT OUT IN THE OPEN.

YOU'D FREEZE TO DEATH
WITHIN HOURS.

JUST WAIT THERE A SEC.

ACTUALLY,
IF YOU WERE STRANDED OUT HERE,

THIS WOULD BE AN IDEAL PLACE.

YOU CAN ACTUALLY
BUILD A FIRE HERE,

AND ALL OF THE HEAT
WILL REFLECT OFF THIS.

HEY, LOOK.
CHECK THIS BIT OUT.

THAT IS -- THAT'S DEEP.

THAT GOES ON FOR A WHILE.

THERE'S PLENTY OF DRY WOOD
LYING AROUND.

A FIRE IS NOT JUST FOR WARMTH,
BUT TO KEEP PREDATORS AT BAY.

OKAY.

NEXT, HOW A DEAD DEER CAN
GIVE YOU THE ENERGY TO SURVIVE

AND KEEP YOU OUT OF TROUBLE.

THIS IS HOW TO MAKE A TOBOGGAN
THE BEAR WAY.

WHOO!

I'M IN SIBERIA,

ONE OF THE COLDEST AND
MOST REMOTE PLACES ON EARTH,

ABOUT TO HOLE UP IN A CAVE FOR
THE NIGHT, AWAY FROM PREDATORS.

THAT'S DEEP.

BEFORE THE SUN SETS,
I NEED TO FIND FOOD.

I'VE GOT A DEER CARCASS HERE,
AND THESE CAN BE LIFESAVERS.

THERE'S SO MUCH
THAT I CAN DO WITH THIS.

THE REMAINS OF THIS CARCASS
WOULD HAVE BEEN LEFT BY HUNTERS,

BUT THERE'S LOTS STILL ON HERE
THAT I CAN USE,

AND WHAT I'M GONNA DO
IS SKIN IT FOR THE FUR,

AND I CAN USE THAT
FOR LOTS MORE THAN JUST A COAT.

I'M GONNA START
JUST WITH HIS LEGS,

AND THEN I WANT TO JUST, LIKE,
TAKE HIS SKIN OFF LIKE A JACKET.

IN THIS COLD, SOMETHING
I CAN USUALLY DO IN MINUTES

IS TURNING INTO
A REAL STRUGGLE.

IT'S PROBABLY
ABOUT -20 DEGREES,

AND MY FINGERS AND TOES
ARE LITERALLY FREEZING.

ONCE YOUR CORE TEMPERATURE
DROPS, YOUR JUDGMENT GOES.

YOUR COORDINATION THEN SUFFERS,
AND THAT'S HOW PEOPLE DIE.

MAN, IT'S JUST CRAZY COLD.

I'VE GOT TO KEEP WORKING FAST.

THE CARCASS IS FREEZING SOLID,

AND IT'S A RACE AGAINST TIME
TO GET WHAT I NEED.

MAN, THAT'S COLD.

LOOK.

THIS IS THE BLOOD FREEZING
ON THE FINGERS OF THE GLOVE,

AND YOU KNOW I'M GONNA BE
DOING THIS A WHILE.

I'M GONNA GET A FIRE GOING
FIRST.

OTHERWISE, I'M NOT GONNA SEE
THE END OF THIS.

I'VE ALWAYS HATED THE COLD,
BUT I HATE FROSTBITE EVEN MORE.

IN THESE TEMPERATURES,

IT CAN HIT YOU IN MINUTES,
SO BUILD A FIRE.

MY HANDS WERE STARTING
TO GET REALLY COLD THERE,

AND OUT HERE,

IF YOU DON'T DO SOMETHING
ABOUT THAT STRAIGHTAWAY,

YOU END UP IN REAL TROUBLE.

AND, YOU KNOW,
THAT SORT OF THING,

THAT ATTITUDE IS SOMETHING
THAT WAS REALLY INSTILLED IN US

IN THE SPECIAL FORCES --

JUST THAT ABILITY
TO LOOK AFTER YOURSELF

ON YOUR OWN IN THE EXTREMES.

AND OUT HERE, IF YOU DON'T
DO SOMETHING ABOUT BEING COLD,

YOU KNOW, YOU'RE GONNA DIE.

ONCE I'VE WARMED UP,
I NEED TO GET A MOVE ON.

THE DEER SKIN
IS FREEZING SOLID,

AND IT'S BECOMING IMPOSSIBLE
TO WORK.

OKAY, I'VE GOTTEN
NEARLY HALF OF THIS OFF NOW,

BUT I WANT TO
KEEP TAKING THIS OUT

ALL THE WAY UP HERE,

'CAUSE, REALLY, I NEED TO USE
AS MUCH OF THIS AS I CAN

FOR WHAT I'M PLANNING TO MAKE.

THE COLD NUMBS YOUR BRAIN,

BUT YOU'VE JUST GOT TO FIGHT IT
AND STAY ALERT.

AND AT THE MOMENT,

THIS CARCASS IS KEEPING
MY BODY AND MIND BUSY.

AND THIS WILL MAKE
A GOOD WALKING STICK

FOR WHEN THERE'S
DEEP SNOW OR ICE,

AND I HAVE A FEELING I'M
GONNA NEED THAT FOR LATER ON.

BUT WORKING THIS HARD IN
THESE EXTREMES CAN BE A KILLER.

ONE MINUTE YOU'RE FREEZING,

THE NEXT
YOU'RE POURING WITH SWEAT,

AND OUT HERE,
THAT CAN BE A DEATH SENTENCE.

AND WHAT HAPPENS IS THAT
IT THEN FREEZES ON YOU,

AND THAT'S HOW PEOPLE FIND
THEMSELVES IN A LOT OF TROUBLE.

WHILE I'M HAVING A BREAK,
I'M GONNA HAVE A BIT OF THIS.

THAT IS GONNA BE DELICIOUS.

MAN ALIVE!

THAT IS...BEAUTIFUL --

SIBERIAN VENISON AT ITS BEST.

YOU KNOW, YOU'D PAY A FORTUNE
FOR THAT IN A GOOD RESTAURANT.

MMM.

VENISON'S PACKED WITH PROTEIN,

AND IT WILL REPLACE SOME
OF THE CALORIES I'M BURNING UP.

AND, ACTUALLY, SO MUCH
OF MY TIME IN SIBERIA SO FAR

HAS JUST BEEN A STRUGGLE --

YOU KNOW, A KIND OF BATTLE
TO TRY AND STAY WARM,

FIGHTING THE ELEMENTS,

AND THIS IS REALLY
THE FIRST TIME

WHERE I'VE SAT BACK
AND JUST GONE, YOU KNOW, "WOW."

YOU KNOW,
THIS WHOLE PLACE IS SO HUGE.

YOU'VE GOT
A BEAUTIFUL, CLEAR SKY.

I'VE GOT A FIRE,
GOT A BIT OF MEAT,

AND, REALLY, THERE'S NOWHERE
ELSE I'D RATHER BE RIGHT NOW.

IT'S A PRIVILEGE, REALLY.

BUT I CAN'T AFFORD
TO HANG AROUND.

I'VE GOT TO KEEP MOVING
AND GOT TO KEEP BUSY.

NOW I JUST TAKE THE SKIN UP
'ROUND THE BACK,

OVER HIS EARS,
AND CUT THROUGH IT HERE.

[ GRUNTS ]

AND LOOK AT THIS --
A REALLY GOOD-SIZE FUR,

AND WHAT I'M GONNA USE THIS FOR
IS WHAT SIBERIAN HUNTERS WILL,

AND THEY'LL OFTEN MAKE,
LIKE, A TOBOGGAN OUT OF SKIN

AND A FRAMEWORK OF WOOD,

AND THEN THEY'LL TOW THEIR MEAT

AND THE CARCASSES THEY'VE KILLED
IN IT.

I LOVE TOBOGGANING.

ON THE RIVERBANK,
I'VE SPOTTED SOME WILLOW TREES.

THEIR BRANCHES ARE GOOD AND
FLEXIBLE FOR MY TOBOGGAN FRAME.

OKAY, THIS IS HOW TO MAKE
A TOBOGGAN THE BEAR WAY.

MY KIDS ARE ALWAYS HASSLING ME

TO MAKE THEM
THESE SORT OF THINGS,

SO CONCENTRATE.

I USE THESE WILLOW BRANCHES

AS, LIKE,
THE BASE RIGIDITY OF IT.

AND THEN THE OTHER,
THINNER ONES,

I'M GONNA WARM
AND THEN SHAPE INTO CIRCLES.

OKAY, THAT'S NICE.

AND THEN GET
A BIT OF THE PARACORD

AND THEN BIND IT.

AND THEN WHAT I WANT
IS ABOUT THREE OF THOSE

TO ACT AS LIKE THE RIBS
DOWN THE TOBOGGAN.

THERE WE GO.

AND NOW I'VE GOT THESE CIRCLES.

WHAT I'M GONNA DO IS TIE THEM

TO THE BASE OF THIS FRAME,
LIKE THAT.

THIS IS GONNA HAVE TO BE
ONE TOUGH SLED,

SO I'M LASHING THE FRAME
WITH MY PARACHUTE CORD.

THIS IS
PRETTY WELL FINISHED NOW.

IT'S AMAZING -- JUST IN THE TIME
IT'S TAKEN ME TO MAKE THIS,

ALL OF THIS HAS STARTED TO,
LIKE, YOU KNOW,

FREEZE AND GO SOLID,

AND WHAT I'M HOPING IS
IF I LEAVE THIS OVERNIGHT,

BY THE MORNING,

IT WILL BE ROCK-HARD
AND GOOD TO USE AS A TOBOGGAN.

WHEW! GOOD JOB.

OKAY, I'VE GOT THE LEG.

I'VE GOT SOME MEAT FROM THE REST
OF THE CARCASS IN MY RUCKSACK.

TOBOGGAN FINISHED.
I'M OUT OF HERE.

THE SUN'S NOW
DROPPING LIKE A STONE,

AND TONIGHT, THE TEMPERATURE
WILL PLUNGE TO -30 FAHRENHEIT,

BUT A CAVE IS GONNA BE
A FEW DEGREES WARMER --

NOT MUCH COMFORT,
BUT TAKE IT IF YOU CAN.

THERE GOES THE SUN,

AND NOW THE REAL COLD
IS GONNA BEGIN.

IF YOU'RE GONNA
SPEND THE NIGHT IN A CAVE,

YOU'VE GOT TO MAKE SURE

THERE ARE NO PREDATORS
LURKING AROUND.

I'VE MADE A TORCH TO CHECK
FOR SIGNS OF BEARS OR WOLVES

OR ANYTHING THAT I CAN EAT.

LITTLE SPIDERS,
EVEN MOSQUITOES, AS WELL,

WILL SHELTER IN THESE THINGS,
OUT OF THE COLD.

LOOK, IT GOES ON UNDER HERE.
HEY, WATCH YOUR HEAD.

AND IT'S STILL GOING ON.
LOOK.

IT GOES FOR MILES.

I MEAN, YOU'D NEVER THINK OF
FINDING MOSQUITOES IN SIBERIA,

BUT IT'S ONLY BECAUSE THIS CAVE
IS SO MUCH MILDER THAN OUTSIDE.

I MEAN, JUST SEE HIM
ON THE END OF MY THUMB THERE.

ACTUALLY,
HE'S QUITE A GOOD-SIZE MOSQUITO.

IN THE SHORT SIBERIAN SUMMER,

THIS PLACE PLACE CRAWLS
WITH MOSSIES,

BUT RIGHT NOW,
THERE'S ONLY A FEW FOR ME --

SLIM PICKINGS, BUT SOMETHING
TO SEE YOU THROUGH THE NIGHT.

YOU'RE IN
A VERY, VERY UNFORGIVING PLACE

IN A VERY LOW TEMPERATURE,

AND ALL I'VE REALLY GOT
FOR COMFORT

IS THIS CAVE AND THIS FIRE.

IT'S GONNA BE
A LONG, LONG NIGHT,

WITH 16 ICY HOURS

OF THE BLACKEST OF DARKNESS
AHEAD OF ME,

BUT THAT'S NOTHING
COMPARED TO THE DEADLY EMBRACE

OF SIBERIA'S FROZEN LAKES.

I'M IN SIBERIA, GETTING THROUGH
A WEEK OF CHALLENGES

IN ONE OF THE COLDEST PLACES
ON EARTH,

WHERE YOU WOULDN'T LAST A DAY

WITHOUT THE RIGHT
SURVIVAL SKILLS.

THE ONLY WAY OUT OF HERE
IS THE TRANS-SIBERIAN RAILWAY,

WHICH CUTS THROUGH
THIS FROZEN WILDERNESS.

I'VE JUST SPENT
16 FREEZING HOURS

IN THE COLDEST PLACE
I'VE EVER BEEN.

WELL, I THINK IT'S FAIR TO SAY

THAT SIBERIAN NIGHTS
ARE LONG AND VERY COLD.

AND LAST NIGHT,

MY TEMPERATURE GAUGE
GOT DOWN TO -30 DEGREES.

AND I REALLY NEEDED TO
KEEP THIS FIRE STOKED UP.

BUT YOU CAN SEE,
I'M ALMOST OUT OF WOOD NOW,

AND I THINK IF I HAD RUN OUT,

THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN
A LOT MORE SHIVERING.

BUT I'VE SURVIVED
MY FIRST SIBERIAN NIGHT.

I'M GONNA FINISH
WARMING MY HANDS,

AND THEN I'M ON MY WAY.

IT'S FIRST LIGHT.

I'VE GOT TO GET ON THE MOVE
AND GET WARM.

THE ANCIENT HILLS
THAT CRISSCROSS SIBERIA

MAKE IT TOUGH GOING,

BUT MY TOBOGGAN
IS GONNA HELP ME.

ALMOST THERE.

[ SIGHS ]

WHEW!

TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN.

TOP OF THE WORLD --
LOOK AT THAT.

WHOO!

NOW, THAT'S DEFINITELY
GOTTEN ME WARM,

DRAGGING THIS UP HERE.

BUT LOOK.

YOU'LL SEE THIS TOBOGGAN --
IT'S JUST LIKE FROZEN,

DEEP FROZEN SOLID OVERNIGHT.

AND I RECKON,
DOWN THIS SORT OF FACE,

THIS IS GONNA GO LIKE A ROCKET.

LET'S GO.

IT BEATS WALKING ANY DAY.

IT'S A RISKY STRATEGY.

IF I COME OFF AT SPEED,
I COULD BREAK A LEG.

BUT I'M GOING FOR IT,

AND AT LEAST
I'M COVERING GROUND SUPERFAST.

WHOO!

WHOO!

[ BREATHING HEAVILY ]

THAT WAS JUST
A COMPLETE WHITEOUT.

IT'S LIKE ZERO VISIBILITY.

IT'S LIKE BEING STRAPPED
TO A HUMAN CANNONBALL.

BUT I'M DOWN
OUT OF THE MOUNTAINS,

AND I DO NOT WANT TO BE

MAN-HAULING THIS SLED
ANY LONGER.

OKAY.

I'M ON MY WAY.

THE VALLEY DRAINS INTO ONE OF
SIBERIA'S MANY MASSIVE LAKES.

IN WINTER, THEY FREEZE,

BUT I DON'T KNOW
IF THE ICE CAN TAKE MY WEIGHT.

I'VE HUNG ON TO MY DEER LEG

TO HELP ME
GET ACROSS THIS NIGHTMARE.

LOOK AT THAT.

IT'S HUGE.

AND ALL OF THIS LAKE
IS JUST COMPLETELY FROZEN OVER,

YOU KNOW,
AS FAR AS THE EYE CAN SEE HERE.

AND, REALLY,
IF YOU TRY TO GO AROUND THIS,

IT JUST COULD TAKE YOU DAYS.

IT'S A RISK I'M GOING TO TAKE
TO CROSS THE LAKE.

BUT NEVER UNDERESTIMATE
THE DANGERS.

THAT IS JUST LETHAL TO WALK ON.

EVERY YEAR, PEOPLE DIE
FALLING THROUGH FROZEN LAKES.

ICE NEEDS TO BE
AT LEAST 3 INCHES THICK

TO TAKE YOUR WEIGHT.

TAKE IT STEADY AND STAY ALERT
FOR ANY BOOMING NOISES,

WHICH MEANS THE ICE
IS CRACKING.

IT IS, LIKE, FRESH SNOW
OVER THE ICE.

AND WHAT'S DANGEROUS IS, YOU
DON'T KNOW HOW THICK IT IS.

AND THE WATER UNDER THIS
IS JUST GONNA BE BLACK,

DEEP, AND FREEZING COLD.

IT WOULD BE
A TRULY HORRIBLE WAY TO DIE.

IF YOU FALL
INTO THIS FREEZING WATER,

YOU'LL BE LUCKY
TO MAKE IT OUT ALIVE.

AND I'VE HAD THAT HAPPEN TO ME
BEFORE WITH MY BEST FRIEND.

WE WERE IN IRELAND
ON A FROZEN LAKE, STUPIDLY,

AND THE ICE JUST DROPPED
UNDER OUR FEET.

AND HE GOT COMPLETELY CUT
ALL ACROSS THE CHEST,

BLOOD EVERYWHERE,

AND WE WERE PRETTY LUCKY
TO MAKE IT OUT OF THERE.

AND IT MAKES ME PRETTY CAUTIOUS
NOW WITH LAKES LIKE THIS,

ESPECIALLY IN SIBERIA.

GET TRAPPED UNDER THIS,
AND THERE'S NO WAY OUT.

AND JUST IMAGINE HOW TERRIFYING
THAT WOULD BE

TO BE UNDER HERE
AND UNABLE TO THEN GET OUT.

SO, I'M GONNA GET THE CREW
TO HELP ME DIG A BIG HOLE,

GO IN UNDER THE ICE, AND SHOW
WHAT IT'S LIKE UNDER THERE

AND HOW HARD IT IS
TO THEN GET OUT.

THE WATER DOWN THERE WILL BE
JUST A DEGREE ABOVE FREEZING.

ONCE YOU GET IN,
THE COLD ALONE CAN KILL YOU.

THE SHOCK OF IT
CAN LEAVE YOU GASPING FOR AIR

LIKE A PANIC ATTACK.

YOUR HANDS AND FEET
WILL BE VIRTUALLY USELESS

AS CIRCULATION STOPS.

AND IF YOU SURVIVE THAT,

YOUR MUSCLES WEAKEN AND CRAMP
WITHIN MINUTES,

AND YOU CAN LOSE CONSCIOUSNESS.

AND I'M GONNA LEAVE MY SOCKS ON

JUST 'CAUSE IF I TRY TO STAND
ON THIS ICE WITH BARE SKIN,

IT WILL STICK.

AND THEN THE LAST THING I'LL
NEED TO DO BEFORE I GO IN

IS TIE THIS SAFETY LINE
TO MYSELF.

IF YOU DON'T SEE ME COME OUT
OF THAT ICE WITHIN 20 SECONDS,

PULL ON THIS ROPE.

I'M SERIOUS.
YOU JUST PULL ON IT, OKAY?

THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST
DANGEROUS THINGS I'VE EVER DONE

IN ONE OF THE COLDEST
AND LONELIEST PLACES

I'VE EVER BEEN.

AND I'VE BEEN
INTO A FROZEN LAKE BEFORE,

BUT I'VE NEVER BEEN
UNDER THE ICE,

AND I'VE NEVER DONE IT

WHEN THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE
IS ABOUT -20.

AND IF I'M HONEST,
I'M A LITTLE BIT SCARED OF THIS.

[ SIGHS ]

INSTANTLY, MY PULSE IS
UP AROUND THE 200 MARK.

IT FEELS AS THOUGH THE AIR
HAS BEEN SUCKED OUT OF ME.

BUT I'VE GOT TO KEEP CALM.

HYPERVENTILATE IN THIS,
AND YOU'LL DROWN.

WHEW!

OKAY, THE FIRST THING
I'VE GOT TO DO

BEFORE I TRY AND SWIM UNDER THIS

IS CONTROL MY BREATHING.

IF I TRY AND GO NOW, WITH A
PULSE RATE AS FAST AS MINE IS,

I'LL NEVER BE ABLE
TO CONTROL IT.

SO GIVE ME FIVE SECONDS.

BLOOD IS RUSHING
TO PROTECT MY CORE.

MY HEART'S WORKING FLAT-OUT.

THERE'S A SERIOUS RISK IN HERE
OF CARDIAC ARREST.

OKAY, HERE WE GO.

ONCE IN,
THERE'S NO TURNING BACK,

AND I'VE GOT TO KEEP GOING,

TRYING TO REACH THE LIGHT
OF THE THINNER ICE,

BUT THE COLD IS LITERALLY
SQUEEZING THE AIR OUT OF ME.

I'M AT MY VERY LIMIT NOW.

BUT ONCE THROUGH THE ICE,

YOU'RE STILL
NOT OUT OF TROUBLE.

MY EYES!

FEELS LIKE THEY'VE GONE
FROZEN SOLID.

OKAY, BUT I NEED TO
GET OUT OF HERE NOW,

AND I NEED TO DO THIS
FIRST TIME.

AND I CAN FEEL THE DANGER
OF WHY THIS WATER IS SO LETHAL

IS THAT IT REALLY NUMBS --

NUMBS YOUR SENSES,
YOUR FINGERS, AND YOUR HEAD.

I COULD HARDLY SEE
WHEN I OPENED MY EYES

WHEN I CAME OUT OF THAT.

I CAN FEEL MY MUSCLES
BEGIN TO SHAKE.

IT'S TIME TO BE
GETTING BACK TO THAT FIRE.

UNDERNEATH THERE IS
A TRULY HORRIBLE PLACE TO BE.

THE SUN'S GOING DOWN,
SO THAT MEANS UNDER THERE

REALLY IS JUST PITCH BLACK
AND SWIMMING BLIND.

OKAY, GOT TO GET TO SHORE.

THIS IS THE POINT
AT WHICH MOST PEOPLE CAN DIE.

YOUR BODY TEMPERATURE
ONLY NEEDS TO DROP

A COUPLE OF DEGREES
FOR YOU TO FALL INTO A COMA.

AND THAT CAN HAPPEN
WITHIN MINUTES.

THE OTHER VERY REAL DANGER

IS THE COLD BLOOD
IN YOUR FINGERS AND TOES

RUSHING BACK INTO YOUR HEART
AND STOPPING IT.

AND, REALLY, IN MANY WAYS,
THIS IS NOW THE DANGEROUS TIME

JUST BECAUSE OF THE TEMPERATURE.

AND, YOU KNOW,
-20 IS UNFORGIVING.

EVERYTHING STARTS
JUST TO SEIZE UP.

I GOT TO
JUST KEEP MY FINGERS MOVING.

I'VE GOT TO GET DRY.

THE WATER'S ALREADY
FREEZING TO MY BODY.

WHAT I CAN DO IS JUST USE
SOME OF THIS POWDERED SNOW.

AND IT MIGHT LOOK
A LITTLE BIT CRAZY,

BUT WHAT IT DOES IS IT ABSORBS
A LOT OF THE MOISTURE.

GOT TO GET WARM,
GOT TO GET DRY,

AND GOT TO GET CLOTHES ON.

IN ANOTHER 15 MINUTES,
THAT SUN WILL BE SETTING.

AND LOOK AT THAT -- MY SOCK
BEEN OUT ABOUT 30 SECONDS,

AND, ALREADY,
ALL OF THAT IS FROZEN.

THAT IS HOW COLD I AM RIGHT NOW.

THAT IS NOT TO BE REPEATED
IN A HURRY.

[ SIGHS ]

BUT SIBERIA HASN'T
FINISHED WITH ME YET,

AND AHEAD LIE MORE CHALLENGES,

NOT LEAST THE MILLIONS
OF SQUARE MILES OF TAIGA FOREST

WHERE PEOPLE
CAN DISAPPEAR FOREVER.

YOU KNOW, ALL OF THIS
LOOKS THE SAME.

I'M IN SIBERIA,
SHOWING HOW TO STAY ALIVE

IN THE COLDEST PLACE
ON THE PLANET.

YOUR ONLY WAY OUT IS
THE TRANS-SIBERIAN RAILWAY,

RUNNING THROUGH
MILLIONS OF SQUARE MILES

OF THE MOST INHOSPITABLE
TERRAIN ON EARTH.

ALL OF THIS BENEATH ME
IS CALLED TAIGA FOREST,

WHICH, IN SIBERIA,
LITERALLY MEANS "COLD JUNGLE."

AND IT'S VAST.

IT'S LIKE A GIANT MAZE
DOWN THERE.

AND EVEN THE LOCALS
COME UNSTUCK.

AND A QUARTER
OF ALL OF THOSE THAT GET LOST

ARE NEVER SEEN AGAIN.

I'M DOING A HELI-RAPPEL,

A TECHNIQUE WE USED
IN THE SPECIAL FORCES

FOR GETTING
ONTO THE GROUND FAST.

THIS PLACE IS JUST EERILY STILL,

AND IT'S LIKE THIS WHOLE FOREST
IS FROZEN IN TIME.

IT'S JUST SNOW AND TREES,

YOU KNOW, AS FAR AS YOU CAN SEE.

THERE'S SOMETHING
QUITE CLAUSTROPHOBIC

ABOUT THIS FOREST.

SOMETIMES, WHEN YOU ARRIVE IN
A NEW PLACE THAT'S UNFAMILIAR,

I KNOW FROM EXPERIENCE YOU JUST
NEED TO SLOW THINGS DOWN,

LET YOUR SENSES ADAPT,

AND JUST TUNE IN
TO THE ENVIRONMENT.

THE TAIGA FOREST COVERS
NEARLY 2 MILLION SQUARE MILES,

A DISORIENTATING NO-MAN'S LAND

WHICH PLAYS HAVOC
WITH YOUR MIND,

NOTHING BUT ENDLESS PINE TREES
IN EVERY DIRECTION.

LOSE YOUR WAY HERE, AND YOU
WON'T MAKE IT OUT ALIVE.

SO, WHAT I'M DOING

IS JUST LOOKING BACK
EVERY 50 YARDS OR SO,

AND YOU CAN SEE MY TRACKS,

ESPECIALLY THROUGH THIS FRESH --
FRESH-FALLEN SNOW.

AND IT JUST MAKES SURE

THAT I'M NOT GOING
'ROUND AND 'ROUND IN CIRCLES,

WHICH, IN A PLACE LIKE THIS,
IS EASY TO DO.

IT'S DEATHLY SILENT HERE.

AND FROM DOWN ON THE GROUND,

IT'S SO HARD TO SEE
WHICH WAY YOU HAVE TO GO.

I'M GONNA SEE
IF I CAN GET UP THIS TREE.

I RECKON IF I CAN GET, LIKE,
MOST OF THE WAY UP THIS,

I SHOULD BE ABLE TO GET
A NICE VIEW OUT OVER THE FOREST

AND GET MY BEARINGS.

AND TO GET UP TO THE BRANCHES,
YOU GOT TO IMPROVISE.

WHAT I'VE GOT IS MY RUCKSACK,

AND THERE'S LOADS OF
KIND OF WEBBINGS AND DRAWSTRINGS

AND EVERYTHING
HANGING OFF OF THIS.

AND WHAT I CAN THEN DO
WITH THIS...

...IS TIE IT 'ROUND MY BOOTS
IN A BOWLINE.

THROUGH THE LOOP,

'ROUND THE TREE,
BACK DOWN THE HOLE.

AND THAT'S ONE.

AND THEN DO THE SAME
ON THE OTHER.

[ SIGHS ]

OKAY, GIVE US A CAMERA,

AND WE'LL SEE WHAT WE CAN SEE
FROM UP THERE.

THE STRING AROUND MY BOOTS
GIVES ME EXTRA GRIP

AND ACTS AS A CLAMP
AROUND THE TRUNK.

YEAH, IT'S WORKING
QUITE NICELY -- LOOK --

GIVING ME GOOD GRIP.

IF I CAN GET UP TO THESE,
I CAN THEN CUT THAT.

NOW I'M UP HERE.

I DON'T NEED THIS DRAWSTRING.

THEN I CAN CLIMB NORMALLY.

HALF OF THESE BRANCHES
ARE DEAD -- LOOK.

WHOA!

[ BLOWING ]

NOW I CAN SEE
WHERE I'VE GOT TO GO.

OKAY, THIS IS ABOUT AS HIGH
AS I CAN GET UP THIS TREE.

[ BREATHING HEAVILY ]

CAN YOU SEE?

I CAN GET A VIEW NOW
OUT OVER THAT VALLEY.

AND, REALLY, THAT'S WHERE
I SHOULD BE HEADING.

[ GRUNTS ]

[ SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY ]

PRETTY SPIKY IN THESE BRANCHES.

WHOA!

[ EXHALES SHARPLY ]

WE KNOW WHICH WAY WE'RE GOING --
THAT WAY.

BUT IT'S STILL ALL TOO EASY
TO GET LOST.

ALWAYS HAVE A BACKUP PLAN.

I RELY ON AN OLD ARMY TECHNIQUE
OF FOLLOWING RIVERS.

AN OLD, DRIED-OUT STREAM BED.

AND, ACTUALLY,

WHEN WE WERE ON SELECTION
FOR THE SPECIAL FORCES,

THEY ALWAYS USED TO SAY TO US,

WHEN WE WERE DOING
A LOT OF THESE

LONG ROUTE MARCHES
THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS,

THAT IF YOU'RE EVER LOST,

JUST HEAD DOWNHILL
UNTIL YOU COME ACROSS A STREAM.

AND WHEN YOU FIND THAT,
FOLLOW THAT TO A RIVER

AND THEN THE RIVER
TO CIVILIZATION.

OKAY, LET'S KEEP GOING.

IN AN EXTREME PLACE LIKE THIS,

YOU CAN LEARN FROM THE ANIMALS
HOW TO SURVIVE.

LOOK, YOU SEE ALL OF THESE CEDAR
CONES UNDERNEATH THIS TREE,

BUT IT LOOKS LIKE THE SQUIRRELS
HAVE GOT AT THESE.

AND LOOK, YOU SEE
ALL OF THESE SQUIRREL TRACKS,

JUST LOADS AND LOADS OF THEM
ALL THE WAY AROUND HERE.

AND IN MANY WAYS, NUTS ARE
THE ULTIMATE SURVIVAL FOOD --

LOADS OF GOOD FATS AND OILS,
VITAMINS, AND ENERGY.

BUT, REALLY, THERE'S NOT
ENOUGH FOR A MEAL HERE.

WHAT I'M GONNA TRY AND DO
IS GET THE SQUIRRELS THEMSELVES.

OKAY.

I'M GONNA MAKE A SNARE
WITH SOME DEADWOOD.

AND THE KEY WITH SNARES

IS TO LURE THE SQUIRRELS
INTO THEM.

AND THE WAY YOU DO THAT
IS TO MAKE IT EASY FOR THEM.

THIS IS GONNA BE MUCH EASIER
FOR A SQUIRREL TO GO UP

THAN GOING STRAIGHT UP THE TREE.

SQUIRRELS ARE ESSENTIALLY
PRETTY LAZY,

SO THEY'RE GONNA LIKE
TO USE THIS.

I'M GONNA MAKE A NOOSE
OUT OF MY PARACORD.

A SHOELACE WOULD WORK, TOO.

WHAT I WANT TO DO IS MAKE
THE HOLE ABOUT KIND OF THAT BIG,

ENOUGH FOR A SQUIRREL
TO GET ITS HEAD THROUGH,

PUT IT IN THE MIDDLE
OF THE BRANCH.

AND THE IDEA IS,
HE'LL COME UP HERE THROUGH THAT,

GET SNAGGED, AND THEN FALL
AND HANG UNDER IT.

AND, YOU KNOW,
ALL ANIMALS OUT HERE

ARE JUST LOCKED
IN THIS BATTLE FOR SURVIVAL.

THEY'RE ALL DESPERATE FOR FOOD.

AND EVEN THE SQUIRRELS OUT HERE

HAVE BEEN KNOWN
TO TURN REALLY VICIOUS.

AND THERE'S ONE STORY

OF SOME SQUIRRELS
ACTUALLY ATTACKING A DOG,

CLAWING IT
AND BITING IT TO DEATH,

EATING ALL OF ITS GUTS,
AND THEN DISAPPEARING.

THAT'S HOW DESPERATE
THESE ANIMALS GET.

IT'S SO HARSH OUT HERE,

YOU'VE GOT TO GRAB
WHATEVER YOU CAN TO STAY ALIVE.

I'M DETERMINED
TO GET A SQUIRREL,

COME HELL OR HIGH WATER.

TO IMPROVE THE ODDS,
I'M GONNA SET ANOTHER TRAP

WITH WIRE THAT I'VE PULLED
FROM THE INSIDE OF MY RUCKSACK.

FINGERS CROSSED
FOR SQUIRREL PIE.

I'M IN THE FREEZING WILDERNESS
OF SIBERIA,

HEADING TOWARDS
THE TRANS-SIBERIAN RAILWAY,

YOUR ONLY ESCAPE ROUTE
FROM THE KILLER COLD.

IT'S JUST INTENSE.

I'VE NEVER KNOWN
ANYTHING LIKE IT.

THE COLD KNOCKS YOU FLAT
AND DRAINS YOU COMPLETELY,

AND THERE'S
PRECIOUS LITTLE TO EAT.

IT'S PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST
REMOTE PLACES I'VE EVER BEEN.

I'VE SET SOME SQUIRREL TRAPS,

BUT NOW IT'S A GAME OF CHANCE
WHETHER I'LL CATCH ANYTHING.

THE FIRST TRAP'S
BEEN TRIGGERED,

BUT THE SQUIRREL'S GOT AWAY.

MAYBE I'LL HAVE MORE LUCK
WITH THE SECOND.

HEY, I THINK
WE'VE GOT SOMETHING.

YEAH, LOOK.

YOU KNOW, IF I'M HONEST,
I'M PRETTY AMAZED.

YOU KNOW, I ONLY SET --
HAD TIME TO SET TWO TRAPS.

THAT'S A 50% HIT RATE,
WHICH IS PRETTY -- PRETTY GOOD.

BUT IT JUST SHOWS, EVEN THOUGH
THIS FOREST LOOKS BARREN,

THERE IS FOOD TO BE FOUND HERE
IF YOU KNOW WHERE TO LOOK.

OKAY,
GONNA TAKE THIS NOOSE OFF...

AND COOK HIM.

IF HE WASN'T FROZEN,

I'D JUST BE ABLE TO SKIN AND GUT
AND COOK ALL OF THIS,

BUT LITERALLY,
HE IS FROZEN SOLID.

AND LOOK -- SEE WHAT I MEAN.
LISTEN TO THIS.

[ KNOCKING ]

ABSOLUTELY...RIGID.

THE BEST WAY
IS TO SCRAPE OFF THE FUR

AND COOK SHAVINGS OF THE MEAT
OVER THE FIRE.

MAN, WHAT A PLEASANT SURPRISE.

SO MANY OF THESE THINGS I EAT
ARE, LIKE, TERRIBLE,

BUT THIS...IS WONDERFUL.

MMM.
REALLY RICH, GAMY, WARMING.

I KNOW I'M GONNA HAVE MORE.

I'M AFTER WHAT SIBERIAN HUNTERS
CONSIDER A DELICACY.

AND THERE YOU GO.

YOU SEE...
THAT'S ITS BRAIN THERE.

IT'S LIKE KIND OF FROZEN PâTé.

RAW BRAIN AND A BIT OF MEAT --
BETTER THAN NOTHING,

BUT IT'LL GIVE YOU STRENGTH
FOR THE SIBERIAN WEATHER

THAT CAN CHANGE IN A HEARTBEAT.

LOOK. YOU CAN SEE IT'S
CLOUDING OVER ALREADY HERE NOW.

AND IN SIBERIA, THE WEATHER CAN
CHANGE IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE.

AND IF YOU'RE CAUGHT OUT HERE --
BIG STORM, HIGH WINDS,

IN THIS FOREST,
THIS AMOUNT OF SNOW --

VISIBILITY WILL BE ALMOST ZERO.

AND IF YOU JUST SAT DOWN
AND DID NOTHING,

YOU'D FREEZE TO DEATH.

SO WHAT YOU NEED TO DO IS FIND
SOME SORT OF EMERGENCY SHELTER,

BUT WORK WITH
WHAT NATURE'S GIVEN YOU.

AND LOOK -- YOU SEE THIS IS
THE WAY THIS IS SPLIT,

AND WHAT I CAN DO IS MAKE,

LIKE, A REALLY QUICK,
SIMPLE LEAN-TO SHELTER HERE.

SOMETIMES YOU JUST NEED
A PLACE TO REST UP.

YOU DON'T NEED ANYTHING FANCY,

JUST SOMETHING
YOU CAN KNOCK UP IN MINUTES

TO KEEP YOU
OUT OF THE ELEMENTS.

PLACE SOME BRANCHES
ALONG THE FALLEN TRUNK

FOR THE BASIC ROOF.

YOU WANT TO BE ABLE TO DO IT
IN, LET'S SAY, 15 MINUTES,

IF THE WEATHER REALLY TURNS.

SPHAGNUM MOSS
IS A GOOD INSULATOR

AND STOPS YOUR BODY LOSING HEAT
FROM THE FROZEN GROUND.

JUST CARVE OFF BIG CHUNKS
TO MAKE A MATTRESS.

AND A FEW OF THOSE WILL BE
ENOUGH FOR ME TO LIE ON MY CHEST

AND KEEP ALL MY UPPER ORGANS
NICE AND WARM.

IN AN EMERGENCY,

THE PRIORITY IS TO PROTECT
YOUR VITAL ORGANS

AND CONSERVE THEIR HEAT.

AND THEN WHAT I NEED IS JUST
A LOAD OF GREEN FOLIAGE

JUST TO COVER
ALL OF THIS FRAMEWORK.

AND THEN, IN ABOUT 20 MINUTES,

I'VE MADE A PRETTY GOOD
EMERGENCY SHELTER.

THERE ARE WOLVES AROUND HERE.

RUSSIA HAS MORE WOLVES THAN
ANYWHERE ELSE IN THE WORLD.

THEY WILL ATTACK HUMANS
IF THEY'RE HUNGRY ENOUGH,

SO YOU NEED TO HAVE A FIRE LIT
QUICKLY TO KEEP THEM AT BAY.

BIRCH BARK IS GREAT
FOR LIGHTING FIRES.

IT'S ALWAYS CONSIDERED
NATURE'S FIRE LIGHTER,

AND IT'S NATURALLY WATERPROOF,

SO THE INSIDE OF IT
STAYS NICE AND DRY.

THE FIRE REALLY JUST MAKES
A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE.

YOU KNOW, SUDDENLY...

YOU JUST FEEL HUMAN AGAIN.

AND, REALLY, I JUST WANT TO
REST HERE FOR A BIT,

WARM UP,
AND JUST TAKE A BIT OF TIME.

AHH, MAN, THAT FEELS GOOD.

WHEW!

A FEW MINUTES' REST,
AND I'LL BE READY TO CARRY ON.

I'M NEARLY OUT OF THE FOREST,
AND IF I KEEP HEADING EAST,

I'LL FIND CIVILIZATION --
WHATEVER IT TAKES TO GET THERE.

WE'VE GOT TO MAKE THIS TRAIN!

I'M IN SIBERIA,
SHOWING WHAT IT TAKES

TO SURVIVE
IN THIS FROZEN WILDERNESS.

THE COLD HERE IS JUST INTENSE.

I'M HEADING FOR
THE TRANS-SIBERIAN RAILWAY,

YOUR ONE HOPE FOR SALVATION.

I CAN SEE DOWN
THE BOTTOM OF THE VALLEY.

THAT'S DEFINITELY
EITHER A ROAD OR A RAILWAY.

LET'S GO FOR IT.

GO ON, GUYS.

YEAH, LET'S GET DOWN THERE.

[ TRAIN WHISTLE BLOWS
IN DISTANCE ]

GUYS, WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO MOVE!

IT'S A FREIGHT TRAIN
ABOUT A MILE AWAY.

I MIGHT BE ABLE TO GET
TO THE TRACK AND JUMP ABOARD

AND GET OUT OF HERE.

WE'VE GOT TO MAKE THIS TRAIN!

I'VE TRAVELED THIS FAR
TO REACH THE RAILWAY,

AND THE CHALLENGES IN SIBERIA
HAVE BEEN IMMENSE.

I'VE DIVED INTO ICY WATERS,
CROSSED FROZEN LAKES,

AND DIVED THROUGH THE MAZE IN
THE TAIGA FOREST TO GET HERE.

I'VE GOT TO MATCH MY SPEED
TO THE TRAIN.

IF I MISTIME THE JUMP,

I COULD BE CHEWED UP
BENEATH THE WHEELS.

ONE LAST SPRINT, AND I SHOULD
BE ABLE TO LEAP ABOARD.

THIS TRACK HOOKS UP WITH THE
FAMOUS TRANS-SIBERIAN RAILWAY,

WHICH SPANS OVER 5,500 MILES

FROM MOSCOW
TO BEIJING IN CHINA,

AND IT'S GONNA
GET ME OUT OF HERE.

SIBERIA HAS BEEN HARSH

AND LIVED UP
TO ITS BRUTAL REPUTATION.

IT'S AN EPIC STRUGGLE
TO SURVIVE OUT HERE,

BUT IF YOU CAN FIND
THE WILLPOWER

AND THE DETERMINATION,

IT'S POSSIBLE
TO MAKE IT OUT ALIVE.