Man vs. Wild (2006–2020): Season 3, Episode 10 - Turkey - full transcript

I'M BEAR GRYLLS,

AND I'M GONNA SHOW YOU
WHAT IT TAKES TO GET OUT ALIVE

FROM SOME OF THE MOST
DANGEROUS PLACES ON EARTH.

I'VE GOT TO MAKE IT
THROUGH A WEEK OF CHALLENGES

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

WITHOUT THE RIGHT
SURVIVAL SKILLS.

I'M HEADING FOR THE MOUNTAINS
OF TURKEY,

WHERE I'LL BATTLE
WITH TREACHEROUS RIVERS...

JUST GETTING BOUNCED
FROM ROCK TO ROCK.

...DISCOVER ANCIENT CAVES...

[ BAT SHRIEKING ]
WHOA!



OH, MAN, IT JUST FLEW STRAIGHT
UP MY JACKET SLEEVE.

...AND SHOW YOU HOW TO SURVIVE

IN A CONSTANT STRUGGLE
WITH NATURE.

TURKEY IS THE GATEWAY
TO THE MIDDLE EAST.

IT'S A TOUGH COUNTRY

IN A DANGEROUS PART
OF THE WORLD.

IRAQ IS JUST ACROSS THE BORDER.

SYRIA AND IRAN
ARE RIGHT NEXT DOOR.

BUT BENEATH ME
IS THE ANATOLIAN PLATEAU.

IT'S A MIX OF DESERT
AND THESE HUGE ROCKY MOUNTAINS,

AND THE WHOLE REGION IS PRONE
TO VIOLENT EARTHQUAKES.

THIS IS GONNA BE A TOUGH PLACE
TO SURVIVE IN.

WE'RE NEARING MY DROP ZONE
OF 15,000 FOOT.

THIS IS THE UPPER LIMIT
THAT THE HELICOPTER CAN REACH,



AND IT'S ONE OF THE HIGHEST
JUMPS I'VE EVER DONE.

BUT BENEATH ME IS THE
MASSIVE 9,000-FOOT MOUNTAIN,

WHICH GIVES ME
ONLY SECONDS TO JUMP

AND DEPLOY MY PARACHUTE
BEFORE IMPACT.

I'M TAKING A FEW BASIC
SURVIVAL TOOLS,

AND MY FILM CREW
WILL FOLLOW ME.

2,000 FOOT -- TIME TO DEPLOY.

MY INTENDED LANDING ZONE
IS LOOKING IMPOSSIBLE.

IT'S JUST TOO STEEP
AND TOO ROCKY.

I NEED AN ALTERNATIVE AND FAST.

TRYING TO FIND A LANDING SPOT

DOWN HERE IS GONNA BE
A NIGHTMARE!

THE WHOLE MOUNTAIN
IS JUST STREWN

WITH BOULDERS AND BIG ROCKS.

ALTHOUGH THERE IS A LAKE
JUST DOWN BENEATH ME...

AND THAT'S WHAT
I'M GONNA AIM FOR.

IT'S EITHER TAKING A DUNKING
AND GETTING WET,

OR PROBABLY BREAKING AN ANKLE.

THE LAKE'S ONLY 50 FOOT ACROSS,

BUT FROM THIS HEIGHT,
IT'S LIKE LANDING ON A PENNY.

THERE'S NO ROOM FOR ERROR.

THIS IS GONNA BE TIGHT.

MADE IT.

BUT AS THE CHUTE FILLS
WITH WATER

IT WILL START TO SINK.

BUT MY FOOT'S TANGLED
IN THE RIGGING LINES.

I NEED TO GET FREE
BEFORE IT DRAGS ME UNDER.

[ SPITS ]

ACTUALLY QUITE HAIRY, THAT.

LOOK.

AND THAT IS ALWAYS A DANGER
WITH WATER JUMPS.

YOU GOT ALL OF THIS WEIGHT
PULLING YOU DOWN,

AND IF YOU GET
RIGGING LINE TRAPPED,

IT CAN BE NEAR IMPOSSIBLE
TO GET OUT.

I'M QUITE RELIEVED
TO BE AT THE BANK.

LET'S GET THIS OUT.

I CAN FEEL I'M REALLY STARTING
TO SHIVER.

IT'S A SIGN I'M GETTING COLD.

SO I WANT TO GET MOVING.

IT'S COLD UP HERE,
EVEN IN THE SUN.

AND WHEN NIGHT COMES,
IT'LL GET EVEN COLDER.

YOUR BEST OPTION --
DESCEND TO THE TREE LINE.

THEN I'M OUT OF HERE.

THE FASTEST WAY OFF A MOUNTAIN
IS TO LOOK FOR SIGNS OF WATER.

RIVERS ARE LIKE
NATURE'S HIGHWAYS --

THEY FOLLOW THE PATH
OF LEAST RESISTANCE.

THAT'S EXACTLY
WHAT I INTEND TO DO.

OKAY, THAT WAY.

WHERE THERE'S WATER,
THERE'S USUALLY ANIMALS.

GOATS FEED ON THIS HIGH GROUND.

HERE WE GO.

THERE'S AN OLD GOAT CARCASS.

YEAH, LOOK.

MAN. UGH.

ABSOLUTELY STINKS.

IT LOOKS LIKE SOMETHING
HAS BEEN FEEDING OFF THIS,

MORE THAN LIKELY WOLVES.

THIS ONE'S BEEN LEFT BEHIND.

I CAN TELL IT'S BEEN HERE
FOR OVER A WEEK, AT LEAST.

THIS MEAT'S PRETTY FAR GONE.

I CAN'T -- I CAN'T EAT THAT.

BUT THERE'S LOADS OF THINGS
YOU CAN DO WITH ANIMAL SKIN.

IT'S ACTUALLY ONE OF THE
TOUGHEST MATERIALS OF NATURE.

LET'S CUT STRAIGHT DOWN
THE SPINE.

ANIMAL HIDE IS
INCREDIBLY STRONG.

IT CAN BE USED FOR CLOTHING
OR BINDING.

THAT WILL BE USEFUL.
KEEP THAT.

AND ALSO -- LOOK.

SEE THIS FAT HERE.

TAKE THAT BIT.

AND THERE'S LOADS OF THINGS
I CAN USE THIS FOR --

FOOD, FUEL.

I'M GONNA TAKE AS MUCH OF THIS
AS I FIND ON HERE.

LET'S GET OUT OF HERE.

FOLLOWING A STREAM DOWN
TOWARDS THE TREE LINE

SHOULD EVENTUALLY LINK UP
WITH A BIGGER RIVER.

ALMOST THERE.

WELL, THIS IS THE RIVER
I'VE BEEN HEARING.

AND NOW I'VE FOUND THIS,
I REALLY WANT TO STICK WITH IT

AND FOLLOW IT DOWNSTREAM.

I RECKON THE BEST THING I CAN DO
IS ACTUALLY MAKE A RAFT

AND USE THAT TO FAST-TRACK ME
OUT OF THE MOUNTAINS.

LET'S GET SOME MATERIALS.

THERE'S PLENTY OF BIRCH HERE --

NOT THE BEST MATERIAL,
BUT IT'S FLEXIBLE AND BUOYANT.

IT'LL DO FOR MAKING THE FRAME.

AND WHAT I WANT IS LOADS
OF LONG, STRAIGHT,

FLEXIBLE PIECES,

AND I'M GONNA BEND THEM
AND SHAPE THEM INTO A RAFT.

ONCE YOU'VE GATHERED
ENOUGH MATERIALS,

IT SHOULD TAKE YOU ABOUT FOUR
HOURS TO MAKE A CORACLE RAFT.

I'VE NEVER MADE ONE
OF THESE BEFORE,

SO I'M NOT 100% SURE
IT'S GONNA WORK.

BUT I DON'T SEE ANY REASON
WHY IT WON'T.

LET'S TIE IT ALL.

THE WHIPPY BRANCHES BEND
INTO A CIRCULAR SHAPE

TO FORM THE HULL.

OKAY, AND THAT'S THEN
THE BASIC SHAPE...

OF THE RAFT.

A COUPLE OF SUPPORT BEAMS

AND IT'S READY TO PUT
THE PARACHUTE SKIN ON.

ONE THING THAT'S ALWAYS HARD
IS TYING MATERIAL LIKE THIS,

AND A GOOD LITTLE TRICK
I ALWAYS USE --

GET A STONE, STICK THAT IN IT,

AND THEN YOU'VE GOT
SOMETHING THERE

TO GIVE YOU SOME TENSION.

THE GOATSKIN I COLLECTED
ON THE MOUNTAIN

WILL MAKE A STRONG PADDLE.

ON A FAST-FLOWING RIVER,

YOU CAN COVER TWICE
THE DISTANCE

THAT YOU COULD ON FOOT,
IF YOU CAN STAY AFLOAT.

YOU JAM THIS IN HERE.

OKAY, THAT'S SET.

WELL, THIS IS FLOATING
ALL RIGHT,

PRETTY LOW IN THE WATER,

BUT IT'S TAKING ME DOWNSTREAM
MUCH FASTER THAN I CAN WALK.

IF YOU CAN STEER YOUR RAFT,
AIM FOR DEEP WATER.

THE FLOW HERE IS MUCH SLOWER.

BUT THIS THING
IS IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL.

THE CURRENT IS DRAGGING ME
INTO THE SHALLOWS,

AND IT'S THE LAST PLACE
I WANT TO BE.

IT'S THE SHALLOW STUFF THAT
CAN OFTEN BE MORE DANGEROUS,

JUST 'CAUSE THE WATER
FLOWS FASTER.

OW. OHH.

NAVIGATING UNKNOWN WATERS
IS A DANGEROUS GAME.

YOU MUST STAY ALERT
AND RELY ON ALL YOUR SENSES.

CHANGES IN THE SOUND OF THE
RIVER WARN OF IMPENDING DANGER.

HANG ON.

BIG NOISE OF WHITE WATER AHEAD,

AND THAT PROBABLY MEANS RAPIDS.

LET'S GET THIS IN HERE.

THAT IS NOT LOOKING PROMISING.

JUST WATCH ON THE EDGE.

THAT IS A PROPER DROP OFF.

THAT MUST BE 120 FOOT STRAIGHT
DOWN TO THE POOL BELOW.

IF I WENT OVER THIS IN A RAFT,
I'D KNOW ALL ABOUT IT.

THERE'S NO WAY I'M GONNA BE ABLE
TO CLIMB DOWN THERE

HOLDING THIS RAFT.

SACK IT.

I'M JUST GONNA SEND IT OVER
AND FIND A WAY DOWN.

OKAY, SHE'S GOING.
THERE SHE GOES.

OKAY, LOOK, SHE'S GETTING
PUSHED OUT TO THE EDDY.

NOW I'VE GOT TO FIND A WAY DOWN.

LET'S TRY DOWN THIS BIT.

AH, MAN, LOOK.

THERE'S THE RAFT

TAKING A POUNDING AT THE BOTTOM
OF THE WATERFALL.

BUT IT'S TOO SLIPPY.

THERE'S NO WAY I'M GONNA BE ABLE
TO CLIMB THAT.

AND I'VE GOT AN IDEA.

ONE THING I CAN DO

IS JUST IMPROVISE A REALLY
SIMPLE CAVING LADDER.

I'VE GOT SOME OF THIS PARACORD
STILL FROM THE PARACHUTE.

HERE WE GO.

TIE IT OFF, AND THEN I CAN MAKE
IT FROM HERE, THEN MOVE IT.

IT'S GIVEN ME TWO STRANDS
FOR EITHER SIDE OF IT.

JUST NEED TO GET SOME WOOD.

IT'S GONNA TAKE A LOT
OF MY PARACHUTE CORD,

BUT USING BRANCHES AS STEPS,

YOU CAN KNOT ONE OF THESE UP
PRETTY QUICKLY.

OKAY.

I'M GONNA DO A TAUT-LINE HITCH.

SO, TWO UNDER
AND THEN ONE ON TOP.

AND THAT IS GONNA SECURE
THAT NICELY.

THIS TOWERING
VERTICAL ROCK FACE

LIES BETWEEN ME AND MY RAFT.

DOUBLING UP THE PARACHUTE CORD
SHOULD MAKE IT STRONG ENOUGH,

BUT THERE'S ONLY ONE WAY
TO FIND OUT.

WELL, IT'S HOLDING.

HOLDING INITIALLY.

I WANT TO GET DOWN THIS AND OFF
AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.

THE SPRAY FROM THE WATERFALL

IS MAKING THE LADDER WET
AND SLIPPERY.

THE LADDER IS NOT GONNA
REACH ALL OF THE WAY DOWN,

BUT I'VE GOT A SMALL TOEHOLD,

SO I CAN REST AND WORK OUT
MY NEXT MOVE.

THIS IS A VERY, VERY PRECARIOUS
LEDGE I'M ON.

I'VE GOT ABOUT 3 INCHES
OF FOOT SPACE -- LOOK AT THIS.

AND I'M ALSO OUT OF LADDER.

KIND OF MEANS IT'S TIME
TO...JUMP,

BUT THIS IS PROBABLY
ABOUT 25, 30 FOOT, AT LEAST,

AND I DON'T KNOW
THE DEPTH OF THIS.

I NEED TO AIM
FOR THE MIDDLE OF IT,

WHERE MOST OF THE WATER'S GOING.

I'VE GOT TO LAUNCH MYSELF
OFF THIS TINY LEDGE

AND THROW MYSELF FORWARD
AT LEAST 15 FOOT,

OR RISK LANDING
IN THE ROCKY SHALLOWS.

AND WHEN IT'S TIME TO JUMP,
YOU JUST GOT TO GO FOR IT.

OKAY, IT'S TIME TO DO THIS.

HERE WE GO.

OKAY, IT'S GOOD!
COME ON DOWN!

THE RAFT IS STUCK IN AN EDDY

AND HAS TAKEN A POUNDING
UNDER THE WATERFALL.

GET THIS THING
INTO THE SHALLOWS.

GET IT SORTED OUT,

AND THEN WE'LL CARRY
ON DOWNSTREAM.

IT'S IN BAD SHAPE,

AND I HAVE NO IDEA
IF THIS THING WILL STILL FLOAT.

[ SPITS ]

MAN, THIS IS NOT IDEAL.

THIS IS JUST --

AW, MAN, I'M JUST TOO HEAVY
FOR THIS.

WELL, AT LEAST
IT'S TAKING ME DOWNSTREAM,

BUT NOT QUITE THE WAY
I ENVISAGED!

THE RAFT IS SWAMPED,

BUT I'M NOT READY
TO ABANDON IT YET.

IT'S PROVIDING ME WITH GOOD
PROTECTION FROM THE ROCKS.

BUT THE WATER'S
GETTING ROUGHER,

AND IT'S TOO MUCH NOW
FOR MY FLIMSY RAFT.

IT'S PITCHED OVER,
AND I'M BACK IN THE WATER.

WELL, THE RAFT'S FLIPPED.

I'VE LOST THE PADDLE.

BUT I'M STILL ON THIS THING.

THE RIVER'S FULL
OF SUBMERGED ROCKS,

AND AT THIS SPEED, A DIRECT HIT
COULD CATAPULT YOU OUT.

WHOA!

JUST GETTING BOUNCED
FROM ROCK TO ROCK.

IF YOU LOSE YOUR BALANCE,

YOU COULD END UP
TRAPPED UNDERNEATH.

BUT IF YOU CAN HANG ON,
WHITE WATER IS FAST WATER.

WELL, I'M SHOOTING ALONG NOW.

OKAY, THIS RAFT'S
PRETTY WELL GRINDED TO A HALT.

IT'S JUST GETTING SO SHALLOW.

IT'S GOT ME THROUGH THE RAPIDS,

BUT ME AND MY RAFT HAVE BOTH
TAKEN A BATTERING.

IT MIGHT NOT HAVE BEEN PRETTY,

BUT I'VE MADE SOME
GOOD DISTANCE DOWNRIVER.

BUT, REALLY, I'M GONNA MAKE
BETTER PROGRESS NOW ON FOOT.

SO LET'S GET OUT OF HERE.

THE RAPIDS HAVE TAKEN UP
A LOT OF MY ENERGY.

I WANT TO FIND SOME FOOD.

THERE YOU GO, LOOK.

SEE THIS GUY?

IT'S REALLY JUST LIKE A SNAIL
BUT WITHOUT A SHELL.

SLUGS ARE EDIBLE,

BUT THEY'RE ONLY SAFE TO EAT
IF THEY'RE COOKED.

GET THAT ON THERE.

GET THESE SLUGS.

THERE YOU GO -- I GOT ONE.

AND THE CREW HAS MANAGED TO FIND
ANOTHER COUPLE TO ADD TO THIS.

I DON'T HAVE MANY SLUGS,

BUT THEY WILL PROVIDE
A SMALL ENERGY BOOST

UNTIL I CAN STOP
AND FIND MORE FOOD.

SQUEEZE THE GUTS OUT -- LOOK.

SEE ALL OF THAT STUFF THERE.

THAT'S THE BIT THAT'S PROBABLY
GONNA CONTAIN THE PARASITES

IF IT'S BEEN FEEDING
ON SOMETHING NASTY.

BUT THE MEAT OF THEM IS GONNA
HAVE LOTS OF GOOD PROTEIN.

AND, ACTUALLY, I HEARD
OF AN AUSTRALIAN GUY

WHO ATE A SLUG AT A PARTY
FOR A DARE,

AND HE ATE IT RAW,

AND HE ACTUALLY GOT MENINGITIS
FROM A PARASITE INSIDE IT

AND WAS IN A COMA
FOR AGES AND AGES.

SO, YOU JUST DON'T WANT
TO RISK IT.

BUT THOSE LOOK
WELL-BOILED UP NOW.

AND IT DOESN'T LOOK
VERY APPETIZING --

SLUG STEW.

IT'S GONNA GIVE ME
A BIT OF ENERGY.

IT'S NOT MUCH OF A MEAL,
BUT IT'S BETTER THAN NOTHING.

VERY GOOEY, VERY SLIMY,

BUT GOOD BIT OF ENERGY
AND GOOD BIT OF PROTEIN.

EVEN IF IT TASTES [SPITS]

HORRIBLE.

TOOK QUITE A HAMMERING
IN THOSE RAPIDS.

I'VE GOT QUITE A FEW
NICKS AND CUTS DOWN HERE.

WHAT I'VE NOTICED IN THIS VALLEY

IS THAT THERE'S LOADS
OF ALL OF THIS WILLOW

GROWING EVERYWHERE.

AND YOU CAN USE THIS STUFF
TO HELP YOU.

TAKE OFF SOME OF THESE LEAVES,

AND IF YOU CHEW THEM,
WHAT THEY DO

IS RELEASE AN ANALGESIC,
SHOULD HELP WITH THE PAIN,

AND ALSO ANTI-INFLAMMATORY,
HELP WITH THE SWELLING.

IT'S AN ANCIENT REMEDY
THAT STILL WORKS TODAY.

NOW I'M LOOKING FOR SOMEWHERE
TO REST AND TAKE STOCK.

YOU SEE ALL OF THIS RIVER
RUNS STRAIGHT THROUGH

THIS VERY STEEP-SIDED GORGE.

IF YOU LOOK UP THERE --
SEE THOSE LITTLE CAVE ENTRANCES.

AND IT'S THIS PLACE
THAT THE CHRISTIANS

ALMOST 2,000 YEARS AGO
USED TO HIDE

WHEN THEY WERE BEING PERSECUTED
BY THE ROMANS.

UNBELIEVABLE!

DEFINITELY WORTH
CHECKING THESE OUT.

THE TURKISH INTERIOR
CONTAINS THOUSANDS

OF ABANDONED MAN-MADE CAVES
CARVED INTO THE SOFT SANDSTONE.

THEY'RE SCATTERED ACROSS
AN AREA THE SIZE OF VERMONT.

AGAINST ALL THE ODDS,

PEOPLE MANAGED
TO SURVIVE OUT HERE.

IT MUST HAVE TAKEN SO MUCH
COURAGE AND DETERMINATION.

JUST INCREDIBLE.

YOU CAN LEARN A LOT FROM
THOSE WHO HAVE GONE BEFORE.

IT'S GONNA BE A GOOD PLACE
JUST TO HAVE A BIT OF A BASE

AND GET MY KIT SORTED AND DRIED.

I'M GONNA GET DOWN TO THE RIVER
AND GET SOME FOOD.

THIS GREEN STRETCH OF RIVER
IN BETWEEN THE STEEP CLIFFS

IS A PERFECT HUNTING GROUND.

THERE YOU GO.
THERE'S ONE CRAB.

OH!

THAT'S A BIGGER ONE.

AND THESE ARE FRESHWATER CRABS.

COOK THEM UP.
THEY'RE GONNA BE GOOD TO EAT.

RIVERS LIKE THIS ARE USUALLY
TEEMING WITH FOOD.

YOU JUST NEED TO KNOW
WHERE TO LOOK.

THERE'S A FROG.
SEE HIM IN THERE?

JUST UNDER THE WEED.

THERE WE GO. GOT HIM.

AND THAT'S JUST A COMMON FROG

AND IS GONNA BE GOOD TO EAT.

LOAD OF CRABS, BIT OF FROG,

JOB'S A GOOD 'UN.

A FEW MORE CRABS
AND I'VE GOT A MEAL.

OH, NO, NO, NO, NO!

THE SLIPPERY LITTLE...

THE FROG'S JUST HOPPED OUT.

THAT IS THAT FROG'S LUCKY DAY.

WELL, I'M A FROG DOWN.

I'M DEFINITELY GONNA MAKE
SOMETHING TO CARRY THESE WITH.

NETTLE STEMS MAKE GOOD CORDAGE

IF YOU CAN GET PAST
THE STINGERS.

THEN TO GET
THE STINGING BITS OFF,

YOU REACH FOR THE END,

AND THEN JUST DRIVE YOUR FINGER
ALL THE WAY DOWN IT.

AND YOU DON'T GET STUNG

BECAUSE THE FIRST FEW LEAVES
ARE TAKING THE BRUNT

OF THE STINGING NETTLES,

AND IT LEAVES YOU
JUST WITH THAT.

BASH THE STALKS TO
BREAK UP THE FIBERS INSIDE.

THEN I TIE THE CRABS...

...TO THIS.

THE BACTERIA THAT FEED
ON DEAD SHELLFISH

CAN GIVE YOU GASTRIC POISONING.

SO WHERE POSSIBLE,
KEEP SHELLFISH ALIVE

UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE.

MY CLOTHES ARE DRY NOW.

I'VE GOT SOME FIREWOOD,

GOT MY CRABS,

GONNA HAVE A LITTLE EXPLORE

AND SEE IF I CAN FIND SOMEWHERE
GOOD TO COOK THESE UP.

THE CAVES GO DEEP
INTO THE CANYON WALL.

THESE UPPER LEVELS WERE ONCE
THE LIVING AREAS.

THERE YOU GO.

LOOKS LIKE SOMEBODY'S, ONE TIME,
DUG A PIT IN HERE.

BUT, ACTUALLY, I CAN USE THAT
TO BOIL MY WATER IN.

YOU SEE THE WAY THE SMOKE IS
GOING STRAIGHT UP THE STAIRWELL,

LIKE A NATURAL FUNNEL
IN A CHIMNEY.

AND THESE GUYS --
THEY THOUGHT IT ALL OUT.

ONCE HEATED IN THE FIRE,

THESE STONES WILL BOIL
THE RIVER WATER,

TO COOK THE CRABS.

I'M GONNA KEEP JUST
PUTTING THESE ROCKS IN,

AND WHEN THEY LOSE THEIR HEAT,
TAKE THEM OUT,

AND HEAT THEM UP AGAIN
IN THE FIRE.

AND THIS IS NOW ALMOST BOILING.

GET THE CRABS IN.

SHELLFISH ARE OFTEN
FULL OF PARASITES,

SO I'M GONNA COOK THEM
FOR 20 MINUTES TO BE SAFE.

THESE CRABS ARE
GONNA BE READY NOW.

AND THE CLAWS OF IT --
FINE TO EAT JUST LIKE THEY ARE.

[ CRUNCHING ]

MAN, THAT'S A WELCOME CHANGE.
THAT'S ACTUALLY DELICIOUS.

I HAVEN'T FINISHED EXPLORING
THESE CAVES YET.

I'M GONNA TRY AND FIND
A SHORTCUT OUT OF THIS VALLEY.

WHAT I'M GONNA TRY AND DO IS SEE
HOW HIGH I CAN WORK MY WAY UP

THROUGH THESE CAVE SYSTEMS

AND SEE IF I CAN CLIMB
MY WAY OUT OF THE VALLEY.

BUT TO DO THAT IN THESE CAVES
WHICH ARE SO DINGY,

I'M GONNA NEED
SOME SORT OF TORCH.

AND WHAT I'VE STILL GOT
IS ALL OF THIS GOAT FAT.

IF YOU MELT ANIMAL FAT
AND POUR OFF THE IMPURITIES,

YOU GET FLAMMABLE OIL.

SOAKING STRIPS FROM MY T-SHIRT
IN THIS HOT OIL

WILL CREATE WICKS FOR A TORCH.

IT'S A TECHNOLOGY OLDER
THAN THESE CAVES.

I'M GONNA GET DEEP
INTO THE LABYRINTH

TO TRY AND FIND A WAY
OUT OF HERE.

JUST EXTRAORDINARY PLACE.

MAN, YOU DON'T WANT
TO STUMBLE DOWN,

STUMBLE DOWN THAT IN THE DARK.

BACK UP, FIND ANOTHER WAY.

YOU CAN JUST SEE BATS ALL ALONG
THE WALL HERE.

[ BAT SHRIEKING ]

WHOA!

OH, MAN, IT JUST FLEW STRAIGHT
UP MY JACKET SLEEVE.

OW.

WITH SO MANY TWISTS AND TURNS,

IT'S EASY TO GET LOST
IN A CAVE SYSTEM LIKE THIS.

WHEN TROOPS INVADED AFGHANISTAN,

THEY RECKONED BIN LADEN
WAS HIDING OUT

IN CAVE SYSTEMS JUST LIKE THIS.

YOU CAN SEE WHY IT'S BEEN
SO HARD TO FIND HIM.

YOU JUST DISAPPEAR
IN THESE SORT OF PLACES.

OKAY, I WANT TO GET UP
AND OUT OF HERE.

IT'S MAKING ME FEEL
QUITE UNCOMFORTABLE, THIS.

IN A NATURAL CAVE,

YOU'D BE ABLE TO FOLLOW
SIGNS OF WATER OR WIND

TO FIND THE ENTRANCE,

BUT WITH MAN-MADE STRUCTURES,

THEY DON'T FOLLOW
THE SAME LOGIC.

THAT'S WHY THEY
CAN BE CONFUSING.

THIS TORCH IS GOING OUT.

WANT TO BE FINDING A WAY UP
AND OUT PRETTY SOON.

SWEATING HALF WITH THE HEAT,
BUT HALF WITH NERVES IN HERE.

THERE'S A BIT OF A WINDOW
UP AHEAD.

DEFINITELY MAKING PROGRESS.

HERE WE GO.
IT'S A LEDGE.

JUST TAKE IT EASY.

I'M STILL ONLY HALFWAY
UP THE CANYON.

I NEED ANOTHER PLAN.

MAYBE I CAN CLIMB UP
THE LAST BIT OUTSIDE.

IT'S QUITE HARD TO SEE.

JUST HOLD YOUR HAND FOR ME NOW.

YEAH, THIS IS GONNA BE DIFFICULT
BUT DOABLE.

PROBLEM IS, ALL OF THIS
SANDSTONE IS SO CRUMBLY.

LOOK AT IT JUST FLAKING OFF.

OKAY, LET'S GIVE THIS A GO.

THIS ROCK IS TREACHEROUS,

AND THERE'S A 150-FOOT
SHEER DROP BELOW.

THIS ROCK IS JUST SO CRUMBLY.

IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN GOOD
FOR THESE GUYS

CARVING CAVES OUT OF ROCK,

BUT FOR CLIMBING ON,
DOESN'T MAKE ME FEEL THAT SAFE.

TAKE IT STEADY.

IT'S LIKE CLIMBING ON PLASTER.

THE ROCK FACE IS JUST
COMING OFF IN MY HANDS.

LOOK, WE'RE UP HERE...

AND OVER THE TOP.

NOW I'VE ENTERED A COMPLETELY
DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENT.

I'M HEADING INTO DESOLATE,
ARID STEPPE.

MAN, CHECK THESE OUT.

THE 60-FOOT STONE CHIMNEYS
HAVE BEEN CARVED OUT

BY WINDS OVER MILLIONS
OF YEARS.

IT'S UNFORGIVING TERRAIN.

MAN, A KILLER PLACE
TO HAVE TO SURVIVE IN.

BEATING SUN,

MINIMAL WATER AND MINIMAL LIFE,

AND, REALLY, I CAN FEEL THIS
PLACE JUST, MINUTE BY MINUTE,

SAPPING ME, AS WELL.

THE HEAT IS PUNISHING
MY ALREADY-EXHAUSTED BODY.

THIS PLACE IS JUST
UNBELIEVABLY HOT, AS WELL.

JUST THE REFLECTION OF THE SUN
OFF ALL OF THIS SAND AND...

MUST HAVE BEEN
A HELLISH PLACE TO LIVE.

WHEN YOU'RE EATING WILD FOOD

AND COVERING LARGE DISTANCES
ON FOOT,

YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM
IS UNDER ENORMOUS PRESSURE.

AND TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE,
I'VE GOT FOOD POISONING.

THIS IS GONNA HELP ME.

I'VE ACTUALLY HAD DIARRHEA
FOR MOST OF THE DAY,

AND THIS LITTLE PLANT
IS ACTUALLY GONNA BE GOOD

FOR WIPING MY BACKSIDE WITH.

THE REASON IT'S GOOD -- LOOK --
IT'S REALLY SOFT.

AND THE REASON IT'S LIKE THAT,

IT'S GOT THESE TINY LITTLE HAIRS
ALL OVER IT.

IT MEANS IT WILL LOSE THE LEAST
AMOUNT OF MOISTURE.

BUT WHAT I'M INTERESTED IN
IS WHAT IT CAN DO FOR ME

WHEN I NEED TO GO,

WHICH I HAVE A FEELING
IS IMMINENT AGAIN.

JUST GONNA TAKE ALL OF THESE.

DIARRHEA IS YOUR BODY'S WAY
OF FLUSHING OUT GERMS,

BUT IT USES UP PRECIOUS FLUIDS.

IF YOU CAN'T REPLACE THEM,
YOU'LL DEHYDRATE.

YOU'VE GOT TO FIND WATER.

ACTUALLY, THIS WOULDN'T BE A BAD
PLACE TO TRY AND DIG FOR WATER.

YOU CAN SEE THAT ANY RAIN
COMING DOWN THESE GULLIES

IS GONNA GET FUNNELED DOWN

TO THE BOTTOM
OF THIS DRY RIVERBED.

HAVE A DIG HERE.

AS A RULE OF THUMB,

THEY RECKON YOU CAN SURVIVE
THREE WEEKS WITHOUT FOOD,

BUT ONLY THREE DAYS
WITHOUT WATER.

SO IT'S GOT TO BE YOUR PRIORITY
IN A PLACE LIKE THIS

TO FIND IT.

THE BEST CHANCE OF FINDING
WATER IS IN THE OUTSIDE BEND

OF A DRIED-UP STREAM.

LET'S TRY THIS BIT.

OH, NO, THIS IS NO GOOD.
ACTUALLY, THIS IS BONE-DRY.

AND SOMETIMES YOU GOT
TO ALSO KNOW WHEN TO STOP.

AND IN MANY WAYS,
IT'S GONNA BURN UP

MORE MOISTURE, SWEAT,
AND ENERGY

DIGGING A BOTTOMLESS HOLE
FOR NOTHING

THAN MOVING ON AND TRYING
ANOTHER PLAN.

IN A WEAKENED STATE,

FINDING FOOD
IS EVEN MORE IMPORTANT.

HIDDEN UNDER ROCKS,
SCORPIONS ARE EASY TO FIND,

BUT THEY ARE AN EXTREMELY
DANGEROUS ADVERSARY.

HERE'S A SCORPION.
SEE THIS GUY?

AND, ACTUALLY, THIS IS
A DEATH STALKER SCORPION.

THESE ARE NASTY ONES,

AND, ACTUALLY,
THESE CAN BE LETHAL.

AND, ACTUALLY, JUST ACROSS
THE BORDER, IN IRAN,

THERE WERE SOME SOLDIERS
OUT ON PATROL,

AND THEY WOKE UP IN THE MORNING
AND LOOKED UNDER THEIR TENT,

AND THERE WERE
17 SCORPIONS THERE.

THEY HAD ENOUGH VENOM
BETWEEN THEM TO KILL A COW.

YOU DO NOT WANT TO MESS
WITH THESE GUYS.

LET'S JUST TAKE HIS STINGER OFF.

AND, LOOK, THERE YOU GO.
YOU CAN SEE HIM STRIKING ME.

AND THAT'S WHAT THEY DO.

GRAB YOU WITH ITS PINCERS
AND -- WHAM -- IN.

BUT WHEN YOU'RE NOT
FEELING 100%,

YOU'VE GOT TO STILL KEEP
THE ENERGY GOING IN,

AND THIS IS ENERGY.

90% PROTEIN IN THIS,
AND THIS IS FINE TO EAT.

HE TASTES JUST LIKE
HE LOOKS -- NASTY.

OKAY, ON.

AS IT GETS DARK,
I'M GONNA KEEP MOVING.

I WANT TO USE THE COOL
OF THE NIGHT

TO CONSERVE MY ENERGY.

AND THIS WAY,
YOU'LL SWEAT LESS.

ALMOST LOST ALL
OF THE LIGHT NOW.

JUST GONNA SWITCH THIS OVER
TO NIGHT-VISION.

[ BEEP ]

IT'S WORKING.

AND I RECKON I'M GONNA BE ABLE
TO MAKE MUCH BETTER PROGRESS

MOVING IN THE COOL OF THE NIGHT,

THAN TRYING TO DO BATTLE
WITH THE SUN

IN THE HEAT OF THE DAY.

IT'S JUST COMPLETELY SAPPING,
SAPPING MY ENERGY.

SEE IF WE CAN MAKE UP A BIT
OF DISTANCE NOW.

BUT THIS IS HOW SO MANY
OF THE SILK-ROUTE CAMEL TRAINS

USED TO MOVE -- BY NIGHT
AND NAVIGATING BY THE STARS.

OKAY, LET'S GET GOING.

TRAVELING AT NIGHT
CARRIES RISKS.

SNAKES AND WOLVES
BECOME ACTIVE.

AND WITH LIMITED VISIBILITY,

YOU COULD EASILY FALL
AND INJURE YOURSELF.

BUT YOU CAN COVER
A LOT OF GROUND.

I'M EXHAUSTED,
BUT BEFORE I FIND SHELTER,

I'M GONNA SET SOME TRAPS
FOR RODENTS OR SMALL REPTILES.

THIS ACTUALLY WOULDN'T BE
A BAD PLACE TO SET A TRAP.

A LITTLE BIT OF FLAT GROUND,
FIND A GOOD ROCK.

IT'S PITCH BLACK NOW.

THE INFRARED CAMERA CAN SEE ME,
BUT I MIGHT AS WELL BE BLIND.

I'M TRYING TO MAKE
A DEADFALL TRAP --

A HEAVY ROCK, PROPPED UP
WITH THREE STICKS,

BAITED WITH A BERRY.

WHOA.

IN THE DARKNESS, IT'S A BATTLE.

THIS ISN'T THE EASIEST
THING TO DO JUST BY FEEL.

TRYING TO SET THIS
JUST BY TOUCH.

COME ON, WHERE ARE YOU?

OKAY, THAT'S SET.

SO, HOPEFULLY,
THAT MIGHT WELL GET SOMETHING.

THE MORE TRAPS YOU SET,

THE MORE CHANCE YOU STAND
OF CATCHING SOMETHING.

BUT I'VE HAD IT.

I NEED TO GET INTO A SHELTER
AND GET SOME REST.

THIS IS LOOKING QUITE PROMISING.

THERE'S A HOLE UNDER THIS ROCK.

THIS IS JUST THE SORT OF PLACE
SNAKES AND SCORPIONS WOULD LIKE.

ACTUALLY, BRING THE CAMERA.
LET'S HAVE A PROPER LOOK.

ANY SNAKES OR SCORPIONS
WOULD SHOW UP

IN THE CAMERA'S NIGHTSCOPE.

AND THIS IS GOOD,
BECAUSE, REALLY,

NATURE'S DONE A LOT
OF THE WORK FOR ME.

I'VE GOT GOOD COVERAGE.

I'VE ONLY GOT
THESE TWO ENTRANCES.

I'LL PROBABLY BLOCK THOSE UP
TO MAKE SURE I'M 100% SAFE.

WOLF PACKS ROAM
THESE LANDS BY NIGHT.

I WANT TO CREATE A BARRIER
BETWEEN ME

AND ANYTHING WITH TEETH.

JUST GET MYSELF IN HERE

AND BRICK THIS LAST BIT UP
FROM INSIDE.

I'M STILL FEELING TERRIBLE,

BUT THIS IS A SAFE, SECURE
PLACE TO TRY AND RECOVER.

PASS US THE CAMERA.

THAT'S IT.

THAT'S PRETTY WELL
BRICKED UP NOW.

IT FEELS A LITTLE BIT
LIKE A TOMB.

AS LONG AS THIS BIG BOULDER
DOESN'T COLLAPSE,

I'M GONNA BE SAFE IN HERE.

BUT TO BE HONEST, I'M SO TIRED,

I JUST WANT TO CURL UP
AND SLEEP.

LONG DAY.

I NEED TO REST.

I'VE SPENT THE NIGHT
UNDER A ROCK

ON THE BARREN STEPPE
OF THE ANATOLIAN PLATEAU.

YESTERDAY MY BODY WAS BATTERED
BY FOOD POISONING

AND THE INTENSE HEAT.

MAN, I WENT OUT
LIKE A LIGHT LAST NIGHT.

APART FROM BANGING MY HEAD
WHEN I WOKE UP THIS MORNING,

I ACTUALLY FEEL MUCH BETTER NOW.

AND I FELT SAFE IN THERE,
AS WELL.

OKAY, GO AND CHECK THESE TRAPS.

OH, MAN, I CAN'T BELIEVE IT.

IT'S TAKEN THE BAIT,
BUT IT HASN'T SPRUNG THE TRAP.

CHECK THE OTHER.

THERE WE GO.
THIS HAS GOT SOMETHING.

DON'T WANT TO LIFT THIS UP
AND LET HIM GET AWAY.

LOOK, HE'S STILL ALIVE,
LITTLE LIZARD.

LET'S TAKE HIM,
AND THAT'S BREAKFAST.

REPTILE MEAT IS RICH
IN PROTEIN,

JUST WHAT YOU NEED
TO RECOVER YOUR STRENGTH.

THAT'S A PROPER TURKISH KEBAB.

LET'S SEE IF HE'S READY.

MM. MAN, HE'S TOUGH.

IT'S LIKE EATING OLD SHOES.

BUT THIS FOOD IS ALL WELL
AND GOOD,

BUT, REALLY, TO DIGEST IT,
YOUR BODY NEEDS WATER.

AND OUT HERE,
IF YOU CAN'T FIND WATER,

YOU'RE IN BAD SHAPE --
THAT'S WHY PEOPLE DIE.

SEVERE DEHYDRATION STARVES
YOUR BRAIN OF BLOOD.

YOU GO INTO A COMA
AND WILL EVENTUALLY DIE.

WITHOUT WATER,
YOU NEED TO FIND A WAY OUT

WHILE YOU STILL HAVE
THE STRENGTH.

JUST TRYING TO NAVIGATE
THROUGH THIS MOONSCAPE IS HARD.

EVERYTHING JUST LOOKS
THE SAME HERE.

IT'S JUST CHIMNEY AFTER CHIMNEY.

BUT I RECKON IF I CAN TRY
AND GET A BIT OF HEIGHT...

SEE IF I CAN GET MAYBE UP
TO THE TOP OF ONE OF THESE,

I'LL BE ABLE TO GET A GOOD IDEA
OF THE LIE OF THE LAND.

OH, NO, THIS IS LOOSE.

ACTUALLY, PASS THAT HAND CAM.

THIS CHIMNEY IS 60 FOOT
OF CRUMBLING ROCK.

IT'S TOO DANGEROUS
FOR THE CREW,

SO I'M TAKING OVER
FOR THIS ONE.

[ EXHALES SHARPLY ]

YOU SEE HOW LOOSE
ALL OF THIS IS.

I'M CHIMNEYING MY WAY UP,

WEDGING MY BACK AND MY FEET
AGAINST THE NARROW CREVICE.

SO I BRIDGE ACROSS THIS.

I CAN'T GET A DECENT GRIP,
THOUGH, ON THE ROCK.

IT'S LIKE CLIMBING A HUGE TOWER
OF CRUMBLING SAND.

LOSE YOUR FOOTING ON A CHIMNEY
CLIMB, AND YOU'RE DEAD.

[ SPITS ]

GOT A MOUTHFUL OF DUST, ANYWAY.

WHEW!

NOW THAT'S A VIEW!

OKAY, I GOT A GOOD LIE
OF THE LAND UP HERE.

[ PANTING ]

I CAN ACTUALLY SEE A WAY
THROUGH ALL OF THIS MAZE --

THAT WAY.

I FOUND A WAY OUT
OF THIS TANGLED MESS,

BUT MY ROUTE TAKES ME
STRAIGHT ONTO A SALT PAN.

I'M MAKING MY WAY

ACROSS THE ANATOLIAN PLATEAU
IN TURKEY.

I'VE REACHED THE EDGE
OF THE ARID MOONSCAPE,

AND NATURE HAS FINALLY
GIVEN ME A BREAK.

THE RAINS HAVE COME.

ACTUALLY, THIS RAIN IS SO NICE.

IT'S SUCH A RELIEF
FROM THE BAKING HEAT OF THE SUN.

THE VEGETATION,
LIKE THE ENVIRONMENT,

IS CHANGING DRAMATICALLY.

THIS IS ALL SAMPHIRE.

YOU SEE THAT?

AND YOU NORMALLY GET THIS
GROWING AROUND COASTAL AREAS.

THE REASON IS, IT LOVES
GOOD SALTY SALINE CONDITIONS.

BUT THERE HASN'T BEEN
COAST HERE

FOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS.

THIS IS A SALT PAN,

CUT OFF INLAND SEA
THAT IS SLOWLY DYING.

WEIRD BEING ON A SALT PAN
IN THE RAIN!

BUT THAT MAKES A CHANGE!

IN THE HARSH EXTREMES
OF ARID STEPPE,

A FREAK RAINSTORM
IS WELCOME RELIEF.

TEMPERATURES PLUMMET.

NOW'S YOUR CHANCE TO COOL OFF
AND REHYDRATE.

THE SURFACE OF THIS SALT PAN
OFFERS AN IDEAL WAY

TO COLLECT THE FRESH
RAIN WATER.

ACTUALLY, EVERYTHING
I'M WALKING ON HERE

IS JUST THIS CRUST OF SALT,

AND LOOK --
IF I KICK THROUGH IT...

YOU CAN SEE WHAT I MEAN.

AND ALL OF THAT THAT'S
FILLING UP FROM UNDERNEATH...

[ SLURPS, SPITS ]

...SALT WATER, BUT REALLY SALTY.

WHAT I CAN DO, THOUGH,
IS USE THIS RAIN

AND MAKE A BIT OF A DEPRESSION
IN THE SALT HERE.

GET MY COAT OUT...

...AND USE THAT.

AND LET THE RAIN FILL THAT UP
AND MAKE A BIT OF A PUDDLE.

BUT A PUDDLE OF DRINKABLE WATER,
NOT SALT WATER.

NEVER DRINK SALT WATER.
IT CAUSES KIDNEY FAILURE.

TO BE SAFE, COLLECT THE RAIN

BEFORE IT'S POLLUTED
BY THE SALTY CRUST.

THAT'S PRETTY WELL
FILLED UP NOW.

IT'S PROBABLY ABOUT HALF A LITER
OF WATER IN THAT.

[ SLURPING ]

AND IT'S FRESH.

[ SLURPING ]

AND THIS IS ABOUT THE ONLY WAY

YOU'RE GONNA GET
DRINKABLE WATER OUT HERE

ON THIS HELLHOLE OF A SALT PAN.

[ SLURPING ]

IMPROVISED, BUT IT WORKS.

AND THIS TIME, NATURE'S
BEEN WORKING ON MY SIDE.

OKAY, LET'S GET MOVING.

THERE'S MORE CHANCE
OF FINDING LIFE

ON THE MARGINS OF A SALT PAN
THAN IN THE MIDDLE,

SO I'M GONNA SKIRT THE EDGES.

IN SURVIVAL, IT'S SO IMPORTANT
JUST TO NEVER GIVE UP,

BECAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW
WHEN THAT BREAK'S GONNA COME.

YOU JUST GOT TO KEEP MOVING.

KEEP WAITING FOR IT.
IT WILL COME.

THERE'S A CARCASS OR SOMETHING.

ALWAYS BE ON THE LOOKOUT
FOR CLUES

THAT COULD MEAN
CIVILIZATION IS NEAR.

THAT'S A DEAD DOG,

AND THAT'S BEEN DEAD
A LONG TIME.

THERE'S NOTHING ON THAT
I CAN USE.

BUT IT DOES SHOW
IT'S A HARSH PLACE

TO TRY AND SURVIVE IN.

THESE ARE THE REMAINS
OF AN ANATOLIAN SHEPHERD DOG,

BUT IT'S BEEN DEAD FOR MONTHS,

AND THE SHEPHERDS
MAY BE LONG GONE.

IT'S LOOKING BRIGHTER AHEAD.

RAINS EASING NOW,
WHICH IS GOOD FOR ME.

SELF-RESCUE IS ALWAYS
ABOUT NEVER GIVING UP.

OKAY, LET'S KEEP MOVING.

THERE ARE VINES GROWING
AMONGST THE WILD BUSHES.

THEY'RE ESCAPED SEEDS
FROM VINEYARDS,

CARRIED HERE BY BIRDS,

BUT IT MEANS SETTLEMENTS
MUST BE CLOSE.

THE WORLD'S FIRST CIVILIZATIONS

EMERGED FROM THESE
MIDDLE-EASTERN DESERTS,

AND IF YOU CAN KEEP GOING
LONG ENOUGH,

YOU WILL FIND PEOPLE.

THAT'S WHERE I'M HEADING,

AND IT'S A WAY OUT OF HERE.

COME ON. LET'S GO.

I'M NOT THE FIRST TO HAVE
STRUGGLED IN THESE DESERTS,

AND I SURE WON'T BE THE LAST.

BUT IF YOU FOLLOW
THE ANCIENTS' LEAD

AND USE NATURE,
YOU DO STAND A CHANCE.

THIS PLACE REALLY HAS
REQUIRED ME TO DIG DEEP.

BUT I'M NOT ALONE IN THAT,
I BET, OUT HERE.

OKAY, LET'S GET DOWN THERE.

[ EXOTIC MUSIC PLAYING ]