Man vs. Wild (2006–2020): Season 3, Episode 8 - Oregon - full transcript

WHOO!
I'M BEAR GRYLLS.

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

FROM SOME OF THE MOST DANGEROUS
PLACES ON EARTH.

WHOO!

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

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

WITHOUT THE RIGHT
SURVIVAL SKILLS.

I'M HEADING INTO HELLS CANYON,

ON THE BORDER
BETWEEN OREGON AND IDAHO.

IT'S ONE OF THE MOST REMOTE
WILDERNESS AREAS IN THE U.S. --

300 SQUARE MILES OF TREACHEROUS
MOUNTAINS, SNOW, AND ICE...



CAN YOU SEE IT?
IT'S JUST THERE TO OUR RIGHT.

...AND SOME OF THE MOST
FEROCIOUS RAPIDS

I'VE EVER TACKLED.

THIS IS GONNA BE A WILD ONE.

THIS IS HELLS CANYON,

AND IT'S THE DEEPEST RIVER GORGE
IN AMERICA, SEVERAL MILES DEEP,

AND THERE'S NOT A ROAD ACROSS IT
FOR OVER 100 MILES.

I'M GONNA BE DROPPED
8,500 FOOT UP

ON THE IDAHO SIDE
OF THE CANYON,

TRAVEL DOWN TO THE SNAKE RIVER,

AND FINISH UP
OVER THE BORDER IN OREGON.

THE WEATHER HERE
HAS JUST BEEN TERRIBLE,

AND PEOPLE HAVE BEEN TELLING ME
THE WINTER'S COMING EARLY.

THIS IS GONNA BE A TOUGH ONE.



THERE'S BEEN OVER 18 INCHES
OF SNOW ON THESE MOUNTAINS

IN THE LAST FEW DAYS.

THE WEATHER'S BEEN SO BAD,

WE'VE HAD TO WAIT A WEEK
TO MAKE THIS FLIGHT.

I'VE GOT TO TOUCH DOWN
AND GET MOVING

BEFORE THE WEATHER
CLOSES IN AGAIN.

THE TEMPERATURE IS HOVERING
AROUND FREEZING,

BUT A 10-MILE-AN-HOUR WIND CAN
MAKE IT FEEL ABOUT 10 BELOW.

MAN, IT'S COLD! WHOO!

SOME BLOOD BACK INTO MY HANDS.

OKAY, LET'S GET GOING.

BETWEEN ME AND THE SNAKE RIVER
A MILE BELOW

ARE HUNDREDS OF ACRES
OF SNOW-COVERED FOREST.

BEYOND THE TREE LINE
LIE HUGE VALLEYS AND GULLIES.

IT'S A VAST, EMPTY WILDERNESS.

IT'S REALLY
JUST SO DISORIENTATING,

AND IT'S JUST TREES AND TREES
LADEN WITH DEEP SNOW.

IT KIND OF ALL --
ALL JUST LOOKS THE SAME.

JUST KEEP HEADING
STRAIGHT IN THAT DIRECTION.

ON MOUNTAINOUS GROUND,
IN GOOD WEATHER,

YOU MIGHT AVERAGE
ABOUT TWO MILES AN HOUR.

IN SNOW LIKE THIS,
YOU CAN HALVE THAT.

YEAH, IT'S JUST DRAINING --

NOT ONLY DEEP,
BUT IT COVERS UP EVERYTHING.

IT MEANS YOU CAN'T REALLY SEE

WHAT YOU'RE STANDING ON ALWAYS.

EARLIER THIS YEAR,
TWO SNOWMOBILERS WERE UP HERE

WHEN THEY GOT SEPARATED
IN A STORM.

ONE GOT TRAPPED
AND HAD TO DIG A SNOW CAVE.

TWO DAYS LATER, SUFFERING FROM
FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA,

HE WAS RESCUED BY HELICOPTER.

WITH THESE
SORT OF LONG DISTANCES,

THINGS ARE ALL ABOUT
JUST PACING YOURSELF

AND BREAKING THINGS DOWN
INTO SMALL, BITE-SIZE CHUNKS,

REACHING THAT GOAL...

AND THEN PICKING THE NEXT ONE.

THE SHEER SCALE OF HELLS CANYON
IS HARD TO COMPREHEND.

ONCE I'VE GOT
THROUGH THE TREE LINE,

I FINALLY GET A GLIMPSE
OF THE IMMENSE EMPTINESS AHEAD.

LOOK AT THIS --
PRETTY MASSIVE LANDSCAPE.

YOU SEE ALL THESE
VERY DEEP CANYONS.

AND WHAT'S GONNA MAKE IT TRICKY
IS -- YOU CAN ACTUALLY SEE IT --

ALSO THESE VERY STEEP TERRACES

AND THEN THESE SHEER CLIFFS
JUST OVER AND OVER AGAIN,

TERRACE AND CLIFFS,
ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE BOTTOM.

BELOW THE SNOW LINE
AT 8,000 FOOT,

THE GOING'S NOT ANY EASIER.

THE CLIFFS AND TERRACES CONCEAL
ANY POSSIBLE ROUTE DOWN,

AND THE TERRAIN HAD JUST GOT
A WHOLE LOT TOUGHER.

ICE FORMING
IN THE POROUS SANDSTONE

SHATTERS THE ROCK.

THE TECHNICAL TERM IS FRIABLE.

THE NONTECHNICAL TERM
IS TREACHEROUS.

THIS IS ALL JUST CRAZY LOOSE.

HANG ON. THERE'S GOT TO BE
A BETTER WAY TO DO THIS.

I NEED SOMETHING TO HELP ME GET
DOWNHILL SAFER AND FASTER,

SOMETHING THAT WILL
HELP ME BALANCE

AND TAKE THE PRESSURE
OFF MY KNEES.

I NEED A STICK, AND A BIG ONE.

YOU CAN SEE
HOW TOUGH THIS WOOD IS.

AND IT'S BECAUSE FIRES
MOVE THROUGH HERE,

AND ALL OF THIS HAS
BECOME FIRE-HARDENED.

IT'S HAD THE MOISTURE
BURNT OUT OF IT,

WHICH MEANS IT IS VERY STRONG.

THAT MIGHT GO, ACTUALLY.

THE TOUGHENED POLE
WILL TAKE MY WEIGHT

AND HOPEFULLY HELP ME
GET DOWN THE MOUNTAIN.

THIS SHOULD WORK.

TOSS US THAT LITTLE CAMERA.

GOT IT.

I'VE GOT TO PICK
MY LANDING SPOT WITH CARE,

AND IT'S NOT ALWAYS GRACEFUL.

BUT USING THE POLE

MEANS I CAN RUN DOWN
EIGHT-FOOT CLIFFS

RATHER THAN CLIMB THEM.

I CAN AVOID THE LOOSE BOULDERS
AND KEEP MOVING QUICKLY.

ACTUALLY, THIS IS WORKING
QUITE NICELY.

YOU JUST FIND A BALANCE
POINT AND VAULT ACROSS.

IT'S WORKING.

I'VE ALREADY COME DOWN
SEVERAL HUNDRED FOOT,

AND ON THE SCREE,
I CAN USE THE POLE AS A BRAKE

TO HELP ME BALANCE.

I RECKON I'VE INVENTED
A WHOLE NEW SPORT HERE --

MOUNTAIN POLING.

OKAY.

AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SLOPE
IS A CARCASS.

[ GRUNTING ]

IT'S A DEAD DEER.

IT MUST BE ABOUT A WEEK OLD.

IT'S BEEN PICKED OVER
BY COYOTES AND CARRION BIRDS,

AND THE MEAT SMELLS ROTTEN.

YOU CAN SEE MOST OF THE MEAT
HAS GONE OFF THIS,

BUT THERE'S STILL THE BONE.

LET'S SEE
IF WE CAN GET INTO THIS.

THERE YOU GO.
YOU GET INSIDE IT.

YOU CAN SEE ALL OF THAT MARROW,
THAT PINK STUFF.

SEE THAT?

AND ACTUALLY, IT'S ONE
OF THE BEST SOURCES

OF PROTEIN AND FAT AND ENERGY
IN A CARCASS.

AND IDEALLY, YOU PROBABLY WANT
TO COOK THIS,

BUT I RECKON IT'S GONNA BE
ALL RIGHT LIKE THIS.

MARROW HAS BEEN PART
OF THE HUMAN DIET

FOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS.

THE LEG BONE PROTECTS
THE SOFT TISSUE INSIDE,

KEEPING IT EDIBLE FOR LONGER.

MAN, THAT TASTES WEIRD.

IT'S LIKE...VERY BLAND PATé.

IT'S KIND OF CHEWY
AND LIKE CARDBOARD.

MMM. THAT'S GONNA KEEP ME
GOING FOR A BIT.

THE STEEP VALLEY SIDES
PRODUCE MANY SMALL STREAMS

THAT ARE NOW CRISSCROSSING
THE LANDSCAPE

BEFORE RUNNING
INTO THE BIG RIVERS BELOW.

I'M NEARER TO THE FLOOR
OF HELLS CANYON.

I WANT TO CROSS THIS ONE,

BUT IT'S ROCKY, FAST-FLOWING,
AND TOO WIDE TO JUMP.

WELL, YOU SEE,
WITH ALL THIS RAIN AND SNOW,

THERE'S A LOT OF WATER
COMING DOWN HERE.

ALL RIGHT, LOOK, IF I CAN GET
THIS JAMMED IN...

...SHOULD BE ABLE
TO POLE-VAULT ACROSS THIS.

I DO WANT TO MAKE SURE

THIS DOESN'T SLIP OUT
WHILE I'M IN MIDAIR.

OKAY, HERE GOES.

WHOO!

WHAT DO YOU KNOW?
THAT WORKED.

I'VE REACHED THE VALLEY FLOOR,

AND I'M BATTLING THROUGH
THE THICK UNDERGROWTH.

IN WINTER, EVEN DOWN HERE,

IT CAN HIDE
SOME NASTY SURPRISES.

HANG ON. WATCH OUT, WATCH OUT,
WATCH OUT, WATCH OUT.

THIS IS WATER HEMLOCK.

SEE, THIS IS A NASTY PLANT.

IN FACT, IT'S MORE THAN NASTY.
THIS CAN ACTUALLY KILL YOU.

BUT, LOOK -- IT'S GOT THIS
VERY DISTINCT SHAPE ABOUT IT

AND THIS HEAD UP HERE.

AND ACTUALLY, I'VE GOT A FRIEND
IN THE DUTCH SPECIAL FORCES

WHO HEARD
OF A SURVIVAL INSTRUCTOR

WHO MISTOOK THIS
FOR AN EDIBLE PLANT,

AND HIM AND HIS STUDENTS ATE IT,
AND IT ACTUALLY KILLED THEM.

SO IT'S WORTH REMEMBERING
THE SHAPE OF THIS.

JUST GIVE IT A BIT
OF A WIDE BERTH.

THERE'S ANOTHER ONE HERE,
AS WELL.

PRETTY WELL DRIZZLED SOLIDLY

FOR THE LAST DAY NOW,

MAKING EVERYTHING DEFINITELY
QUITE SLIPPY ON THESE ROCKS.

MINERALS FROM THE WATER

ARE BAKED ONTO THE ROCKS
BY THE SUN,

PRODUCING WHAT LOCALS
DESCRIBE AS A VARNISH.

WHEN IT RAINS,
THEY'RE AS SLIPPERY AS ICE,

MAKING MOVING AROUND HERE
UNBELIEVABLY DIFFICULT.

THAT'S WHERE WE'RE HEADING.

FINALLY, I COME FACE-TO-FACE
WITH THE MIGHTY SNAKE RIVER.

HERE, BOTH BANKS OF THE RIVER
LOOK IMPASSABLE.

REALLY, TRYING TO WORM
MY WAY DOWN HERE

WOULD JUST BE A NIGHTMARE.

THERE'S ALL OF THESE CLIFFS

AND THEN ALL THESE
HUGE, SLIPPY BOULDERS.

THERE'S NO WAY
OUT THE OTHER SIDE.

THE NEAR BANK ISN'T AN OPTION.

FINDING A CROSSING POINT
FURTHER DOWNSTREAM

SEEMS TO BE THE BEST PLAN.

I WANT TO SEE IF MAYBE I CAN
ACTUALLY USE THE RIVER ITSELF,

SEE IF WE CAN WORK OUT A WAY
OF JUST ASSESSING THE DRIFT,

SEE HOW FAST
THIS IS ACTUALLY FLOWING.

MOVING QUITE FAST,
BUT THESE RAPIDS ARE MANAGEABLE.

SLOW WATER AHEAD.

LOOKS LIKE ANOTHER SMALLER ONE
FURTHER ON.

SEE IF I CAN GET
INTO THIS RIVER.

ONE THING I AM GONNA NEED,
THOUGH, IS A FLOATATION DEVICE,

SOMETHING TO HELP ME
IN THE RAPIDS,

AND ALSO A WAY
OF KEEPING SOME CLOTHES DRY

'CAUSE I'VE GOT TO BE ABLE
TO GET WARM ONCE I GET OUT.

INSTEAD OF BUILDING A RAFT,

MY RUCKSACK LINING CAN PROVIDE
THE EXTRA BUOYANCY I NEED,

AND IT'LL KEEP MY KIT DRY.

RIVERS LIKE THIS ARE COLD.
I KNOW. I'VE BEEN IN THEM A LOT.

UNLESS YOU GOT SOMETHING DRY
TO WEAR AFTERWARDS,

THAT'S WHY PEOPLE
END UP IN TROUBLE.

YOU GET HYPOTHERMIC SO QUICKLY.

OKAY.

AND WE DON'T REALLY WANT
TO GO IN AT THIS BIT.

CAN SEE IT LEADS STRAIGHT
TO A HYDRAULIC THERE --

LOT OF PRESSURE WATER
STRAIGHT ONTO THE ROCKS.

BACK UP A BIT THIS WAY.

OVER 50,000 CUBIC FEET OF WATER

FLOWS OUT OF THIS RIVER
EVERY SECOND.

OKAY, LET'S GO.
STAY RIGHT WITH ME.

IN PLACES, IT'S 100 FOOT DEEP,
AND IT'S ICY COLD.

DEFINITELY QUITE BRACING.
WHOO!

THE BIG HAZARDS ARE
GETTING TRAPPED

IN A HYDRAULIC, OR STOPPER,

WHERE YOU'RE PINNED
AGAINST A ROCK

BY THE PRESSURE OF THE WATER.

YOU GOT TO USE ALL YOUR SENSES

TO WARN YOU
OF IMPENDING DANGER.

NOT ONLY HEAR IT, YOU CAN FEEL
THE WATER HERE ACCELERATING.

SEE IF WE CAN GO THROUGH.

I'VE GOT TO STAY OUT
OF THE WHITE WATER

AND HEAD FOR THE TONGUE
OF THE RAPIDS.

MAN, THAT'S A BIG HYDRAULIC
STOPPER OVER TO THE RIGHT.

OKAY, SWIM LEFT.
SWIM LEFT. SWIM LEFT.

I'M AIMING
FOR THE SMOOTHER GLIDE,

BUT I'M BEING DRAGGED INTO THE
BOILING WALL OF WHITE WATER.

CAN YOU SEE IT?
IT'S JUST THERE TO OUR RIGHT.

THE FORCE OF THE IMPACT KNOCKS
THE AIR OUT OF MY LUNGS.

THE AERATED WATER MAKES MY BODY
DROP LIKE A STONE.

I GOT TO GRAB A BREATH
WHEN I CAN

AND HOLD ON TILL I CAN FIND
MY WAY BACK TO THE SURFACE.

THIS IS A BAD PLACE
TO BE STRUGGLING FOR BREATH.

YOU ALL RIGHT?

WHOO!

COME HERE,
COME HERE, COME HERE!

OH! THIS IS MUCH BIGGER
THAN I THOUGHT.

I ALMOST RAN OUT OF BREATH
ON THAT ONE.

GOOD JOB, MAN. LET'S GO.

SWIM THIS WAY.
COME RIGHT.

BUT THE SNAKE RIVER
IS RELENTLESS.

THERE'S MORE RAPIDS
COMING UP AHEAD.

ALL RIGHT, COME LEFT.
WE'VE GOT TO COME LEFT.

COME ON.

OKAY, WE GOT TO STAY TOGETHER
ON THIS, RIGHT?

WE'RE GETTING TUMBLED AROUND
LIKE A PEBBLE,

CONSTANTLY PINNED
UNDER TONS OF FREEZING WATER.

BUT THE RAPIDS
HAVE DONE THEIR JOB.

I CAN FAIRY GLIDE
TO THE OPPOSITE BANK,

WHERE THE SIDES OF THE VALLEY
ARE OPENING UP.

COME ON. COME ON.

LET'S GET IN HERE.
GET IN OUT OF THAT FLOW.

I'M GONNA GET
OUT OF THIS RIVER, MAN.

THIS RAPIDS ARE
GETTING MUCH BIGGER,

AND THIS WATER IS VERY COLD.

GET SOME DRY KIT ON AGAIN.

AHH!

OH, MAN.

THAT FEELS VERY NICE.

FEEL A BIT MORE HUMAN NOW.

AND ALL OF THIS HAS STAYED
REALLY NICE AND DRY.

OKAY, GET THIS STOWED,
GET MOVING,

GET SOME BLOOD FLOWING AGAIN,

AND TRY AND TO FIND SOMEWHERE
TO MAKE A CAMP FOR THE NIGHT.

RIGHT, ANY MOVEMENT --

GONNA NEED BLOOD BACK
AROUND ME, PUMPING AGAIN.

LET'S GO.

I'M SOAKING WET
AND FREEZING COLD.

THERE'S LESS THAN AN HOUR
OF DAYLIGHT LEFT

TO FIND SOMEWHERE TO MAKE CAMP
AND GET A FIRE SORTED

BEFORE THE TEMPERATURE
PLUMMETS.

I NEED SOME TINDER AND FUEL,

AND THIS PONDEROSA PINE
CAN HELP ME.

[ GRUNTING ]

THERE YOU GO --
ALL OF THIS STUFF HERE.

THE TREES OOZE RESIN
WHERE THEY'VE BEEN DAMAGED.

THE CHEMICALS IN IT
ARE HIGHLY FLAMMABLE,

AND IT'S GREAT TINDER.

AND ALSO YOU USE
THIS STUFF FOR --

IF YOU'VE GOT A CUT,
YOU CAN SEAL IT.

IT WILL ACT
LIKE MEDICINAL GLUE.

OKAY, THAT'S GONNA HELP LOADS.

LET'S KEEP MOVING.

I'M LOOKING FOR SOMEWHERE
TO MAKE CAMP

NEAR THE RIVERBANK,

WHERE I'VE GOT ACCESS
TO WATER AND FOOD,

BUT PROGRESS HERE
IS HAZARDOUS.

WATCH YOURSELF ON THESE ROCKS.

THEY'RE ALL JUST COVERED
IN ALL THIS SLIME AND ALGAE.

BOTTLE -- I KNOW WHAT I CAN
USE THAT FOR.

KEEP GOING. WE NEED TO FIND
SOMEWHERE TO CAMP NOW.

THE VALLEY FLOOR IS
ROCKY AND OVERGROWN,

BUT MIGHT PROVIDE SOMEWHERE
GOOD TO BUILD A SHELTER.

HERE YOU GO.
HERE, THIS WILL DO.

THERE YOU SEE UNDER HERE,

THERE'S GOOD NATURAL COVERAGE
FROM THIS ROCK.

IT'S NICE AND DRY AND PROTECT
YOU FROM ANY FALLING ROCKS

COMING DOWN THE MOUNTAIN,
AS WELL.

BUT I'M GONNA NEED SOMETHING

JUST TO PROTECT ME ACROSS HERE
FROM THE WIND.

IT'S GONNA BLOW
STRAIGHT DOWN THIS VALLEY.

OKAY, LET'S FIND SOMETHING.

I DON'T HAVE TIME TO BUILD
A SHELTER FROM SCRATCH,

SO THIS COULD BE A LIFESAVER.

BUT I NEED TO MAKE SOMETHING
TO WEATHERPROOF IT.

BY WEAVING THESE
WILLOW BRANCHES TOGETHER,

I CAN CREATE A FRAME.

AND I'M KIND OF LATTICING THEM
ALL TOGETHER.

OKAY, THAT'S THE FRAMEWORK.

I'M JUST GONNA PUT THIS
AGAINST THE ENTRANCE,

AND THEN ALL IT NEEDS

IS A LOAD OF GRASSES
TO THATCH INTO THAT.

BY WEAVING THE GRASSES
INTO THE FRAMEWORK

FROM THE BOTTOM UP,

I CAN MAKE IT WATERTIGHT
AS WELL AS WINDPROOF.

I REALLY JUST WANT
TO GET THIS FINISHED

BEFORE IT GETS COMPLETELY DARK.

THE SKY IS CLEAR,
SO IT'LL FREEZE TONIGHT,

AND JUST A 5-MILE-AN-HOUR WIND

WOULD MAKE IT FEEL
LIKE MINUS-5,

SO PROTECTION IS VITAL.

AND THE LAST THING I NEED TO DO

IS JUST USE ALL THIS
SURFACE GRASS AS MY BEDDING.

IN THE ARMY, WE ALWAYS SAY,

IF YOU GOT GOOD BEDDING
UNDERNEATH YOU,

INSULATING YOURSELF
FROM THE COLD GROUND,

THAT'S WORTH AS MUCH AS ANOTHER
LAYER OF CLOTHING ON TOP.

RIGHT, WE NEED FIRE NOW.

I'M GONNA USE MY PINE RESIN
AND SOME OF THE DRIEST GRASS

TO GET A FIRE STARTED.

AND THIS PINE RESIN,
ONCE THAT GOES,

IS GONNA KEEP THAT FLAME
GOING NICELY.

THERE'S ALWAYS SOMETHING
SO HYPNOTIC ABOUT A FIRE.

OUT HERE, SHELTER AND WARMTH
ARE THE MAIN PRIORITIES.

NOW I CAN START TO THINK
ABOUT FOOD,

AND I CAN USE THE DARK
TO MY ADVANTAGE.

WHERE THE RIVER LEVEL
HAS DROPPED,

IT'S LEFT SOME POOLS
OF SHALLOW WATER.

AND WHAT I'M HOPING IS

I MIGHT BE ABLE
TO FIND SOME FISH IN THERE.

I'M JUST GONNA MAKE
A SIMPLE HARPOON HERE,

THESE THREE PRONGS.

AND THIS BIT JUST WEDGED
IN THE MIDDLE

ADDS STRENGTH TO IT ALL.

YEAH,
THAT SHOULD DO THE TRICK --

NICE AND SHARP.

AND NOW I'M GONNA NEED
SOME SORT OF TORCH HERE

TO SEE IF THERE ARE
ANY FISH IN THERE.

BY CUTTING ACROSS
ON THE END OF THIS STICK

AND FORCING TWIGS AND RESIN
IN THE GAP,

I CAN MAKE A TORCH.

THESE TWIGS IN THE TOP --
THEY'LL ACT AS THE WICK,

AND IT'S THE RESIN
THAT GIVES IT THE FUEL.

AND THAT SHOULD BE GOOD ENOUGH

TO GET THAT LIT.

LET'S GO AND SEE
WHAT WE CAN FIND.

WHERE THE RIVER LEVEL
HAS DROPPED,

IT'S LEFT POOLS ON THE EDGES.

FISH CAUGHT IN THEM ARE MY BEST
CHANCE AT GETTING A MEAL.

NIGHTTIME'S OFTEN A GOOD TIME
FOR FISHING.

YOU KNOW,
FISH WILL OFTEN BE FEEDING,

AND ALSO WITH A TORCH, YOU CAN
GET THEM TO ACTUALLY COME

AND BE ATTRACTED TOWARDS IT.

[ WATER SPLASHING ]

THERE ARE DEFINITELY FISH
IN THIS POOL.

JUST TRYING TO --

TRYING TO SEE THEM LONG ENOUGH
TO ACTUALLY GO FOR IT.

HERE WE ARE.

[ WATER SPLASHES ]

THE FISH MAY BE IN THE POOL,

BUT THEY STILL GOT
PLENTY OF PLACES TO HIDE.

MAN, THEY MOVE FAST.

HERE'S ONE.

[ WATER SPLASHES ]

I GOT IT. I GOT IT.

HERE YOU GO. COME HERE.

JUST HOLD THIS TORCH.
HOLD IT. HOLD THAT.

HOLD IT DOWN.

THERE WE GO.

NOW, LOOK.
THAT LOOKS LIKE A SUCKER.

BUT THAT IS DINNER.

OKAY, LET'S GET BACK TO THE FIRE
AND THE CAMP.

LET'S GET SOME LEAVES
TO COOK THIS IN.

I'M GONNA USE THESE LEAVES
TO BAKE THE FISH.

WELL, NOW YOU CAN SEE IT'S
A HUGE RESULT TO GET THIS.

I NEED TO GUT THE FISH --

SLIT THE UNDERSIDE
FROM THE ANAL VENT TO THE HEAD

AND SCOOP OUT THE INSIDES.

WHAT YOU'RE LEFT WITH
IS ALL THE FLESH OF IT.

AND THE WAY I'M GONNA
COOK THIS --

JUST GET ALL OF THESE LEAVES,
PUT THEM ON THE COAL,

PUT THE FISH ON TOP, AND THEN
MORE LEAVES ON TOP OF THAT

JUST TO SEAL
ALL THE MOISTURE INTO IT.

AND THEN LEAVE THAT
FOR HALF AN HOUR,

AND THEN THAT SHOULD BE READY.

THESE GREEN LEAVES WON'T BURN,

SO THEY'LL PROTECT THE FISH
AS IT COOKS.

LET'S TRY THIS.

SUCKERS ARE BOTTOM-FEEDERS...

AND KIND OF TASTE
LIKE IT, AS WELL.

BUT TO BE HONEST,
FOR THE MOMENT,

I'M JUST PLEASED FOR THE ENERGY.

WELL, THE STARS HAVE
DEFINITELY COME OUT.

IT'S ALSO MUCH COLDER NOW.

THE TEMPERATURE'S
REALLY DROPPED

AND YET STILL ONLY --
ONLY ABOUT 7:30.

NOW IS JUST ABOUT THE TIME,
AT HOME,

I'D BE PUTTING MY KIDS TO SLEEP.

THIS NIGHT'S GONNA BE A LONG,
LONG, COLD NIGHT TONIGHT.

I SPENT A FREEZING NIGHT

SLEEPING BY THE SNAKE RIVER
AT THE BOTTOM OF HELLS CANYON.

BEFORE I BEGIN TO HEAD
OUT OF THE CANYON,

I NEED TO WARM MYSELF UP.

IT WAS A LONG, COLD NIGHT
LAST NIGHT,

BUT THE SUN'S COME UP, AND THAT
ALWAYS MAKES YOU FEEL BETTER.

I COULD DEFINITELY DO WITH
SOMETHING HOT FOR BREAKFAST.

BUT WHAT I'VE ALSO GOT
IS THIS PLASTIC BOTTLE,

AND WHEREVER YOU ARE
IN THE WORLD,

THERE ALWAYS SEEMS
TO BE PLASTIC.

BUT IF YOU HAVEN'T GOT ANYTHING
TO BOIL WATER IN,

YOU CAN ACTUALLY JUST USE
A PLASTIC BOTTLE.

AND ALL YOU NEED TO DO
IS FILL IT UP WITH WATER,

AND THE WATER INSIDE -- IT WILL
STOP THE PLASTIC FROM MELTING.

AND IF YOU'VE GOT A CAP,
AS WELL, IT'S EVEN BETTER,

'CAUSE THEN YOU CAN FILL IT
RIGHT UP.

AND THEN, WHEN YOU BOIL THAT,

IT'S GONNA ACT
AS LIKE A PRESSURE COOKER

AND BOIL EVEN FASTER --
KIND OF A COOL LITTLE TRICK.

PUT THAT ON TO BOIL.

I'VE KEPT THE FISH HEAD
FROM LAST NIGHT

FOR A BASIC BREAKFAST.

TO BOIL WATER IN A BOTTLE,

I NEED TO MAKE A TRIPOD

AND THEN SUSPEND IT
ABOVE THE FIRE.

AND THEN JUST HANG THIS
ON HERE.

AND AS LONG
AS YOU KEEP IT MOVING.

THAT BOTTLE'S NOT GONNA MELT.

AS THE HEAT MAKES THE WATER
MOLECULES MORE ACTIVE,

THE WATER EXPANDS,
SWELLING THE BOTTLE.

FISH-HEAD SOUP
LOOKS PRETTY DONE.

THAT DOESN'T LOOK THE MOST
APPETIZING OF BREAKFASTS,

BUT THERE'S GONNA BE LOTS OF
GOOD NUTRITION IN THAT HEAD.

AND, LOOK,
THESE EYEBALLS ARE EDIBLE.

IN SOME COUNTRIES,
THESE ARE A DELICACY.

CAN'T SEE WHY,

BUT A LOT OF THE HEAD IS
DISSOLVED, MAKING A BROTH.

IT'S A BIT OF PROTEIN,
ESSENTIAL OILS, AND VITAMINS.

UGH. IT'S NOT GONNA WIN
ANY PRIZES.

AND, LOOK, THIS IS
DEFINITELY BOILED NOW.

AND THIS SHOULD BE
OKAY TO DRINK.

BUT YOU PROBABLY WOULDN'T WANT
TO DO THIS EVERY DAY.

AS SOON AS YOU START
HEATING THIS PLASTIC,

IT'S ALSO GONNA RELEASE
A LOT OF NASTY CHEMICALS.

BUT IN A SURVIVAL SITUATION,

NO OTHER WAY TO BOIL WATER,
IT WORKS.

NOT A GREAT START,
BUT IN THE WILDERNESS,

YOU GOT TO GET ANY ENERGY
WHEN YOU CAN.

THERE ARE NO ROADS
ACROSS HELLS CANYON

FOR A HUNDRED MILES,

SO FOLLOWING THE RIVER
COULD PUT DAYS ON YOUR JOURNEY,

SLASHING YOUR CHANCES
OF SURVIVAL.

IF YOU'RE STRANDED HERE, THE
FASTEST WAY TO GET OUT ON FOOT

IS TO HEAD STRAIGHT UP
AND OUT THE OTHER SIDE.

BUT IT MEANS CLIMBING BACK
INTO THE SNOW LINE

5,500 FOOT UP.

AND IT MIGHT BE BEAUTIFUL,

BUT MOTHER NATURE CAN
ALSO TURN VERY FAST OUT HERE.

IT TAKES VERY LITTLE
FOR THINGS TO GO WRONG.

THAT'S WHAT I'VE LEARNED
IN MY EXPERIENCE.

UP AMONG THE PINE FORESTS,

THE TEMPERATURE
IS DOWN TO ZERO.

BATTLING THROUGH THE SNOW
IS EXHAUSTING,

BUT DON'T BE TEMPTED
BY FLAT, OPEN AREAS

IF YOU'RE NOT SURE OF THEM.

STEADY ON THE EDGE
OF THE BANK HERE.

FROZEN LAKES CAN BE LETHAL.

ALL RIGHT, SEE THESE LAKES?

OH!

SEMI-FROZEN OVER HERE, THOUGH.

BUT LOOK HERE.

THAT'S PRETTY SOLID ICE.

BUT IT'S STILL NOT MIDWINTER,
YOU KNOW?

DON'T KNOW HOW FROZEN --
HOW FROZEN THIS IS GONNA BE.

YOU GOT TO BE SO CAREFUL
WITH LAKES LIKE THIS.

PEOPLE DIE EVERY YEAR

FALLING THROUGH THE ICE
OF A FROZEN LAKE.

BUT IF YOU DID HAVE TO CROSS
A LAKE LIKE THIS,

THE WAY TO DO IT WOULD BE

TO SPREAD YOUR WEIGHT,
TAKE YOUR RUCKSACK OFF, AS WELL,

AND USE THAT IN FRONT OF YOU.

GO ON ALL FOURS,

AND JUST REALLY TENTATIVELY
WORK YOUR WAY OUT.

[ ICE CRACKS ]

SEEMS -- SEEMS ALL RIGHT SO FAR.

THE WEAKEST POINT OF A LAKE

WILL ALWAYS BE
AROUND THE EDGES

OR FREEZE
FROM THE CENTER OUTWARDS.

SO, THE FURTHER WE GET AWAY
FROM THE BANK,

THE THICKER THIS SHOULD BE.

SO JUST STICK --
STICK QUITE CLOSE TO ME.

ICE AN INCH THICK
WILL TAKE YOUR WEIGHT,

BUT THERE ARE
NO HARD-AND-FAST RULES.

AT THIS TIME OF YEAR,

THE TEMPERATURES CAN VARY
BY 20 DEGREES,

MAKING EVERYTHING
VERY UNPREDICTABLE.

BUT SPREADING YOUR WEIGHT
WILL REDUCE THE RISK.

I'VE FALLEN THROUGH THE ICE
OF A FROZEN LAKE BEFORE,

AND IT IS A VERY FRIGHTENING
THING TO HAPPEN TO YOU.

FALL THROUGH THE ICE LIKE THIS,

AND THE COLD-WATER SHOCK
COULD KILL YOU.

BUT IN THESE CONDITIONS,
MILES AWAY FROM HELP,

YOU'LL PROBABLY DIE OF
HYPOTHERMIA WITHIN A FEW HOURS.

AAH!

[ GRUNTS ]

THIS IS MORTALLY COLD.

WE WERE VERY NEARLY
ACROSS IT, AS WELL.

THE WAY TO GET OUT, THOUGH...

IS JUST TO WRIGGLE.

TRY AND GET YOUR WEIGHT UP.

USE YOUR RUCKSACK
IF YOU NEED TO.

GET YOUR WEIGHT UP ON THE EDGE
OF THE ICE.

AND IF IT STARTS TO BREAK AGAIN,

KEEP MOVING UNTIL THE ICE

IS THICK ENOUGH
TO SUPPORT YOU.

OKAY, I'M OUT OF THAT ONE.

THE ICY WATER CONDUCTS HEAT
AWAY FROM THE BODY

25 TIMES FASTER THAN AIR.

I'VE GOT TO GET
WARM AND DRY QUICKLY.

I WANT TO GET AWAY
FROM THE EDGE OF THE LAKE

BECAUSE IT'S A COLD-AIR SUMP.

JUST A FEW METERS HIGHER,

IT CAN BE
TWO OR THREE DEGREES WARMER.

GOT TO GET UP,
GET A FIRE GOING.

I'VE PROBABLY GOT
ABOUT FIVE MINUTES

WHILE THE ADRENALINE
AND ALL OF THAT IS PUMPING

BEFORE I GET TOO COLD.

WE'VE GOT TO USE THAT ADRENALINE
TO WORK FOR ME.

I'M SOAKED TO THE SKIN.

I NEED A FIRE FAST.

I'VE GOT TO GET WARM BEFORE
HYPOTHERMIA GETS HOLD OF ME.

I NEED TINDER.

THIS IS LICHEN
KNOWN AS OLD-MAN'S-BEARD,

AND IT SHOULD TAKE A SPARK.

LET'S TUCK IN HERE
AT THE BASE OF THIS ROCK.

OKAY.

PUT THE FIRE ABOUT HERE,

AND THEN I CAN LEAN
AGAINST THE ROCK.

IF I CAN GET THIS LIT, THE HEAT
WILL THEN REFLECT OFF THAT.

BOY!

ALREADY FEEL MY FINGERS
CLAMPING DOWN.

I'VE ONLY BEEN OUT OF THE WATER
A COUPLE OF MINUTES,

AND I'M SHIVERING
UNCONTROLLABLY.

I'M GETTING CLUMSY, AND MY
FINGERS ARE GOING NUMB --

CLASSIC STAGE-ONE HYPOTHERMIA.

AND, YOU KNOW, THERE ARE
STORIES OF PEOPLE DYING

JUST BECAUSE THEIR HANDS
ARE TOO COLD

TO BE ABLE TO LIGHT
THE RUDDY MATCH.

[ BREATHING HEAVILY ]

COME ON.

COME ON.

THERE YOU GO.

OKAY, 'CAUSE A LOT
OF THIS KINDLING IS DAMP,

I WANT TO HOLD IT OVER THE FIRE,
NOT SMOTHER IT,

JUST MAKE SURE IT GETS DRY,
AND THEN CATCH IT.

OKAY, NOW IT'S GOING.

I GOT TO GO AND GET
SOME MORE FUEL, SOME WOOD,

AND THEN GET
THESE WET CLOTHES OFF

BEFORE I LITERALLY FREEZE HERE.

EVEN THOUGH IT'S AGAINST
EVERY INSTINCT IN YOUR BODY

TO STRIP OFF,

YOU GOT TO GET
THE WET CLOTHES OFF YOU.

AND THIS SHELL DRIES OUT
IN A PILE OF SNOW.

SNOW'S GONNA ABSORB A LOT
OF THE MOISTURE OFF THAT.

THEN YOU CAN PUT IT ON.

[ SHIVERS ]

LET THOSE DRY ON THERE.

PBHT!
JUST GIVE ME A MINUTE.

JUST LET ME GET
SOME FEELING BACK.

I KNOW PEOPLE TALK ABOUT FIRE
LITERALLY BEING A LIFESAVER.

I SEE WHAT THEY MEAN.

GET SOME HEAT ONTO MY CHEST.

[ SHIVERS ]
OH, MAN, THAT'S BETTER.

BUT, YOU KNOW, IN SURVIVAL,

IT'S ALL ABOUT ACTING
QUICKLY AND FAST

WHEN YOU NEED TO
IN THE BIG MOMENTS.

AND WHEN YOU'VE GONE
INTO A FROZEN LAKE,

THERE'S BIG MOMENTS,

AND THERE'S FEW MINUTES
AFTER YOU GET OUT.

THE BEST WAY TO STAY WARM
IS TO KEEP MOVING.

BUT THIS PART OF HELLS CANYON

IS A SERIES OF INTERLOCKING
RIDGES AND VALLEYS --

HUGE OBSTACLES FOR ANYONE
IN A SELF-RESCUE SITUATION.

YOU NEED TO HAVE A STRONG WILL
TO SURVIVE OUT HERE.

AHEAD OF ME, THE MOUNTAINS
RISE OUT OF THE FOREST AGAIN.

I'M AT THE BOTTOM
OF A NEAR-VERTICAL RIDGE.

TO GET OVER IT, YOU GOT
TO FIND A POINT OF WEAKNESS.

REALLY, THOUGH, I WANT TO GO
OVER THE TOP OF THIS RIDGE.

AND ALL OF THAT IS JUST LOOKING
PRETTY SHEER.

BUT THIS GULLY HERE
IS LOOKING MORE PROMISING.

LET'S GET UP THERE.

SEE, ALL THIS SORT OF SNOW
IS AVALANCHE DEBRIS.

ACTUALLY,
THAT'S NOT A BAD SIGN.

THAT MEANS THAT THE AVALANCHE
HAS ALREADY GONE,

WHICH IS GOOD.

AT THE BOTTOM OF THE GULLY,
IT'S WAIST-DEEP.

ABOVE, NOW, IS LOOSE SNOW,
WET ROCK, AND ICE.

YOU SEE ALL OF THIS?
JUST ICE.

WITHOUT CRAMPONS OR ICE AXES,

THERE IS NO WAY IN HISTORY
I'M GONNA GET UP THIS.

I NEED TO WORK THIS SIDE
OF THE GULLY.

ALL YOU HAVE TO DO
IS STUFF LIKE THIS.

LOOSE POWDER SNOW --
YOUR BEST STUFF, EXCAVATING IT,

JUST TO GET TO THE ACTUAL ROCK
UNDERNEATH IT.

AND THAT'S GONNA BE MUCH EASIER
TO GRIP ON.

I'VE NO AXES, CRAMPONS,
OR ROPE --

NO PROTECTION OF ANY KIND.

CAN FIND -- LOOK FOR LITTLE
PINCH HOLDS YOU CAN USE.

[ GRUNTS ]

THIS STUFF IS
JUST A NIGHTMARE.

EVERYTHING IS VERY PRECARIOUS.

IF I GET OVER THIS LIP, THOUGH,
I STAND A GOOD CHANCE.

I'M OVER 50 FOOT UP NOW.

A SLIP HERE,
AND I'LL JUST GET FUNNELED

STRAIGHT DOWN THE FACE
TO THE BOTTOM.

OVER HERE WHERE YOU'VE GOT ICE,

YOU CAN ACTUALLY
JUST USE YOUR KNIFE

TO CUT YOURSELF
A BIT OF A STEP.

THE LAST STEP GETS ME THROUGH
THE NARROW PART OF THE GULLY

AND ONTO THE TOP.

NOT MANY ICE-GULLY CLIMBS
LIKE THAT

WITHOUT ANY ICE AXES
OR CRAMPONS

ON NICE, MARBLE-SMOOTH ROCK
AS THAT.

WELL, WRAP IT. GOOD JOB.

EVEN UP HERE,

YOU'RE STILL NOT OUT OF
THE CLUTCHES OF HELLS CANYON.

THERE ARE MORE
INTERLOCKING VALLEYS BELOW.

THE WEATHER IS CLOSING AGAIN,

AND I NEED A FAST WAY
TO GET DOWN OUT OF THE SNOW.

AND THERE YOU SEE ALL OF THESE
CLOUDS ROLLING IN HERE,

AND REALLY, I WANT TO MAKE IT
DOWN TO THE TREE LINE

BEFORE THEY COME OVER HERE.

ACTUALLY, THIS IS
QUITE A NICE SLOPE, THIS.

I'M JUST WONDERING
WHETHER OR NOT

I MIGHT BE ABLE TO MAKE
A TOBOGGAN OF SOME SORT.

OKAY, LET'S SEE WHAT I CAN DO.

MY RUCKSACK LINER IS
SMOOTH PLASTIC ON THE BACK.

IT SHOULD SLIDE WELL
ON THE SNOW.

AND THERE'S NO REASON
WHY THAT SHOULDN'T WORK.

PASS THAT CAMERA.

RIGHT, LET'S GIVE IT A GO.

IT'S FASTER THAN WALKING,
AND IT USES A LOT LESS ENERGY.

[ BREATHING HEAVILY ]

WELL, I'M DOWN.

I'VE REACHED THE TOP
OF HELLS CANYON,

AND I'M HEADING DOWN
THROUGH A SERIES OF VALLEYS.

THE LOWER I GO,
THE GREENER IT GETS,

AND IT'S NOT LONG
BEFORE I'M FIGHTING MY WAY

THROUGH THICK FOREST AGAIN.

ALL RIGHT.

ALL THESE ROCKS ARE SO GREASY.

I'M WORKING ALONG A STREAMBED,

BUT IT'S TANGLED
WITH HUGE FALLEN TREES

FROM RECENT STORMS.

THE BEST WAY TO MAKE PROGRESS

IS TO STAY OFF THE GROUND
AND MOVE FROM TREE TO TREE --

SLIPPY, TRICKY, BUT QUICKER.

OVER HERE.

YOU CAN BURN 500 CALORIES
AN HOUR

MOVING THROUGH COUNTRY
LIKE THIS.

YOU NEED ENERGY. IF YOU FIND
AN EASY MEAL, TAKE IT.

THESE ARE FRESHWATER MUSSELS.

THERE ARE LOADS OF THEM.

YOUNG MUSSELS
GROW IN FLOWING WATER,

THEN ARE CARRIED DOWNSTREAM TO
BEDS OF MUD, SAND, AND GRAVEL.

HEY, LOOK, COME AND SEE THESE.

AND ALMOST ANYTHING YOU FIND

IN A FRESHWATER RIVER
LIKE THIS --

FISH, MOLLUSKS, CRABS --
IS GONNA BE EDIBLE.

BUT YOU'LL WANT
TO COOK THESE UP.

THEY'RE FILTER FEEDERS,

SO ANY TOXINS BUILD UP
IN THEIR DIGESTIVE SYSTEMS.

IF YOU DON'T COOK THEM,
THEY CAN POISON YOU.

THIS WOULDN'T BE A BAD PLACE
TO MAKE A LITTLE FIRE,

ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU GOT GROUND
THAT'S REALLY DAMP.

IN THE WOOD -- PERFECT.

BUILD A FIRE IN THIS, GOT A GOOD
FLOW OF AIR, AS WELL.

IT JUST NEEDS SOME KINDLING NOW.

I'M RUNNING OUT OF PINE RESIN,

BUT NEARBY,
THERE'S A BALSAM FIR,

SOMETIMES CALLED
A BLISTER PINE.

ALL RIGHT, LOOK, YOU SEE THESE?
SEE THESE BLISTERS ON THE TREE.

THESE ARE PERFECT
FOR GETTING A FIRE GOING.

AND, LOOK, YOU SEE?

IF I PUT THE KNIFE IN THERE,

OUT COMES ALL OF THIS
CLEAR, GLUE-LIKE LIQUID.

AND THAT WILL TAKE A SPARK
SO EASILY.

AND THEN, LASTLY,

JUST PUT A CUT ALL THE WAY DOWN
THROUGH THESE BLISTERS

SO THEY'RE ALL RUNNING.

AND THEN JUST WIPE
ALL OF THIS KINDLING WITH IT.

AND JUST WATCH THIS STUFF GO.

LET THAT CATCH,
AND THEN GET THESE MUSSELS ON.

THE GOOD THING ABOUT A FIRE
LIKE THIS, IN A TRENCH,

IT'S GONNA HAVE
A GOOD, NATURAL AIR FLOW

IN, UNDER THE WOOD,
AND OUT THE OTHER SIDE.

AND, YOU KNOW, I DON'T WANT
A BIG FIRE HERE.

I JUST WANT SOMETHING THAT'S
GONNA BURN FAST AND HOT.

AND THIS IS
GOOD AND CONTAINED HERE.

I'LL TELL YOU, AT THE MOMENT,
I'M IN NO HURRY.

THIS IS NICE JUST GETTING
WARM AND DRY AGAIN.

AND THESE SHOULD BE READY NOW.

AND IDEALLY,
YOU WANT TO BOIL THEM TWICE --

YOU KNOW, ONCE,
GET RID OF THE WATER,

FILL IT UP,
GET THEM BOILING AGAIN,

AND THEN YOU KNOW
THEY'RE COOKED.

AND THESE SHOULD BE FINE.

MMM. WOW. YUM.

MAKE THE MOST
OF MOMENTS LIKE THIS.

CATCH YOUR BREATH, ASSESS YOUR
SITUATION, PLAN YOUR NEXT MOVE.

THERE'S FEW SIGNS
OF HUMAN LIFE OUT HERE,

HARDLY ANY ROADS
OR CIVILIZATION.

IN THE WINTER,
HUNTERS COME TO HELLS CANYON

TO SHOOT ELK AND DEER.

FIND SIGNS OF A KILL,

AND THAT COULD HELP YOU
GET OUT OF HERE.

YOU SEE THE GUTS HERE.
AND THIS IS WHAT THEY DO.

THEY GUT IT AND THEN TAKE
THE MEAT AWAY WITH THEM.

BUT THIS IS LOOKING
QUITE FRESH.

BUT ACTUALLY,
THERE'S NO REASON WHY,

IF YOU COME ACROSS
SOMETHING LIKE THIS IN THE WILD

AND YOU'RE LOST,

YOU CAN'T FOLLOW IT

AND TRACK THE HUNTERS
BACK TO WHERE THEY ARE.

SO, IN EFFECT, REALLY,

THE HUNTERS
ARE BECOMING THE HUNTED.

GOOD WAY, THEN, TO TRY
AND PICK UP THE TRAIL

IS ACTUALLY TO BACK OFF
FROM THE KILL A BIT,

MAYBE 10, 20 YARDS,

AND THEN JUST DRAW A PERIMETER
LINE ALL THE WAY AROUND IT

AND JUST FOLLOW IT CAREFULLY
AND TRY AND PICK UP ANY TRACKS.

IF YOU'RE LOST
ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD

AND COME ACROSS SIGNS
OF RECENT HUMAN ACTIVITY,

YOU COULD USE THEM
TO HELP GET YOU TO SAFETY.

TRACKING IS ALL
ABOUT SIMPLE DEDUCTIONS,

USING LOGIC,
AND READING YOUR SURROUNDINGS.

ACTUALLY, LOOK.
HERE YOU GO.

COME AROUND HERE.
COME AROUND THE BACK OF ME.

YOU'LL SEE THIS.

YOU SEE THAT?
SEE WHERE THE GRASS IS FLATTER?

THERE'S A TRAIL STRAIGHT DOWN
THE MIDDLE OF THAT,

WHICH INDICATES THAT PEOPLE
WILL HAVE MOVED THIS WAY.

OKAY, LET'S FOLLOW THIS.

PEOPLE CARRYING HEAVY PACKS

ARE GONNA TAKE THE PATH
OF LEAST RESISTANCE

AND WILL HAVE
A HEAVY FOOTFALL.

SEE, ONCE YOU PICK UP THE SIGN,

YOU CAN MOVE
QUITE FAST WITH IT.

YOU'RE LOOKING
FOR CONFIRMATIONS,

ALL THE TIME, CONFIRMATIONS.

THERE YOU GO, LOOK.
SEE THIS?

SEE, THAT TWIG'S BEEN BROKEN.

BUT IT'S BEEN BROKEN, LOOK,
IN TWO PLACES.

SEE THAT?

AND THE DISTANCE
BETWEEN THE BREAKS --

ABOUT THAT,
SAME AS A HUMAN FOOTPRINT.

AND IT'S VERY UNCOMMON
TO GET THAT IN NATURE.

IT'S MORE THAN LIKELY
A HUMAN FOOTPRINT IN THERE,

CREATES THAT DOUBLE BREAK.

BUT THEN
ANOTHER GOOD LITTLE TIP --

LOOK AT THE COLOR OF THAT,
AND THEN MAKE ANOTHER BREAK.

YOU CAN COMPARE
THE TWO COLORS.

AND IF THEY'RE PRETTY SIMILAR,
IT MEANS THIS IS A FRESH SIGN.

AND LOOK, HERE YOU GO.

YOU HAVE BROWN, MARKED EARTH
SCUFFED OUT.

HEAVY FOOTFALL -- PEOPLE.

AND, LOOK -- MORE.

OKAY, LOOK, WE'RE ONTO THIS.
THERE'S LOADS OF IT.

THE AIM OF TRACKING IS
TO SHORTEN THE DISTANCE

BETWEEN YOU AND YOUR TARGET.

TAKE YOUR TIME, GET IT RIGHT,
AND IT COULD SAVE YOUR LIFE.

JUST WAIT.

THERE YOU GO.

SEE THAT, THROUGH THE TREES?

AND JUDGING BY THE SMOKE,

IT LOOKS LIKE SOMEONE'S
DEFINITELY AT HOME.

OKAY, GOOD JOB.
LET'S GET DOWN.

HELLS CANYON HAS REMINDED ME

JUST HOW INSIGNIFICANT
AND VULNERABLE HUMANS CAN BE.

SHOWING YOU HOW TO SURVIVE

IN ONE OF THE WILDEST PLACES
IN THE U.S.

HAS BEEN AN AMAZING
BUT HUMBLING EXPERIENCE.