Man vs. Wild (2006–2020): Season 4, Episode 11 - Guatemala - full transcript
Bear drops in on a volcano in Guatemala. He wisely decides to vacate the area but his route out is just as dangerous.
I'M BEAR GRYLLS.
WHOO!
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
YOU WOULDN'T LAST A DAY
WITHOUT THE RIGHT
SURVIVAL SKILLS.
THIS TIME, I'M IN GUATEMALA,
WHERE I'LL BE TAKING ON ONE
OF THE MOST HAZARDOUS COUNTRIES
ON THE PLANET.
OKAY, LET'S GO.
CLIMBING DOWN
A 200-FOOT WATERFALL...
GETTING SWEPT
THROUGH WILD RAPIDS...
YOU JUST GOT TO GO WITH IT.
...AND TAKING A PLUNGE
INTO THE DARK.
WHOA!
[ WATER SPLASHES ]
THE VINE'S BROKE!
[ MAN SPEAKING SPANISH ]
OFFICIALLY, THIS IS ONE
OF THE MOST DANGEROUS PLACES
ON THE PLANET.
AND IT'S ALSO KNOWN
AS THE LAND OF DISASTERS.
HURRICANES RAGE THROUGH HERE,
EARTHQUAKES RIP IT UP,
AND MOLTEN LAVA
SPEWS FROM VOLCANOS.
WELCOME TO GUATEMALA!
GUATEMALA IS HOME TO A HUGE
VARIETY OF TERRAIN,
FROM VOLCANIC PEAKS
BELCHING DEADLY FUMES
TO COLD CLOUD FOREST
DOWN INTO HOT, HUMID JUNGLE.
TO MAKE IT OUT ALIVE,
YOU'VE GOT TO HAVE
THE RIGHT SKILLS,
THE RIGHT SPIRIT,
BUT ALSO A LITTLE BIT OF LUCK.
THAT'S THE LAVA.
YOU CAN FEEL THE HEAT COMING OFF
OF THE STUFF.
THERE'S NO WAY THE HELI'S
GONNA BE ABLE TO LAND
ON THE VOLCANO ITSELF.
I'M GONNA GET THE PILOT TO HOVER
JUST ABOVE THE SUMMIT
AND THEN FAST-ROPE DOWN.
AND I'VE NEVER DONE THAT
ON A VOLCANO BEFORE.
[ MAN SPEAKING SPANISH ]
Man #2: OKAY, CAN WE GO FORWARD
10 AND DOWN 10?
ARE WE GOOD?
NO, NOT YET.
WE'VE JUST -- NOT YET.
OKAY, FRONT OF THE ROPE
IS GOING OUT.
HE'S BY THE SKID.
OKAY, BEAR IS GETTING
ONTO THE SKID.
DOWN FOUR.
DOWN FOUR FIRST.
OKAY, THAT'S GOOD.
BEAR IS ON THE ROPE.
MY MISSION IS TO SHOW YOU
HOW TO STAY ALIVE LONG ENOUGH
TO MAKE IT BACK
TO CIVILIZATION.
STEADY THERE, HOVER.
ALL I'M TAKING WITH ME ARE
A FEW BASIC SURVIVAL TOOLS.
HOLD THE HOVER.
BEAR IS ON THE VOLCANO.
MY CAMERA CREW'S
COMING WITH ME.
THERE'S THE HELI OUT OF HERE.
MAN, JUST LOOK AT THIS PLACE.
LIKE LANDING --
LANDING ON THE MOON.
WE'RE HERE.
THERE'S RED-HOT MOLTEN LAVA
SOMEWHERE UNDER MY FEET.
WHOA,
YOU FEEL THE HEAT UP HERE.
[ RUMBLING ]
AND THAT ISN'T WIND NOISE.
NOW, THIS IS A BAD BOY.
AND THIS IS WHERE ALL
OF THAT GAS IS POURING OUT OF.
AND ALL THOSE GASES
ARE POISONOUS.
IT'S ALL THE SULFUR COMING OUT.
AND THAT'S WHAT ALL THIS YELLOW
IS, ALL THESE DEPOSITS.
SOMEWHERE DOWN THERE,
RED-HOT MAGMA CHAMBER.
I FEEL VERY VULNERABLE HERE,
ACTUALLY.
I WANT TO GET OFF
THIS PEAK QUICKLY.
GUATEMALA WAS DOMINATED
BY THE MAYAN CIVILIZATION
FOR OVER 2,000 YEARS.
THEIR ANCIENT CITIES
ARE HIDDEN IN THE JUNGLE,
ESPECIALLY IN THE NORTH.
IT'S JUST AFTER DAWN.
THE SUN ROSE OVER THERE --
EAST --
WHICH MEANS I WANT TO KEEP
HEADING THIS WAY, NORTH --
DOWNHILL, AWAY FROM THE LAVA.
GET STUCK HERE,
AND ONE OF THE BEST BETS
IS TO HEAD FOR THE MAYAN RUINS
DEEP IN THE JUNGLE.
THEY'RE POPULAR WITH TOURISTS,
AND WHERE THERE ARE PEOPLE,
THERE'S SALVATION.
JUST HORRIBLE.
KIND OF ULTIMATE
ANKLE-BREAKER TERRAIN, THIS.
ALSO, WHEN YOU DO FALL,
IT'S ALL JUST RAZOR-SHARP
AND LIKE GLASS.
WANT TO TRY AND KEEP
A GOOD LOW CENTER OF GRAVITY.
USE YOUR HANDS.
MORE LIKE AN ANIMAL.
GIVES YOU FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE.
THE HOT CINDERS HAVE GIVEN WAY
TO VOLCANIC ASH AND PUMICE.
I CAN MOVE QUICKER HERE,
DIGGING MY HEELS INTO
THE SLOPE FOR EXTRA GRIP.
LEANING BACK INTO THE HILL PUTS
LESS STRAIN ON YOUR LEG MUSCLES
AND GIVES YOU A LOWER
CENTER OF GRAVITY.
FIRST SIGN OF ANYTHING LIVING.
THAT'S A GOOD SIGN.
MEANS YOU'RE GETTING AWAY
FROM THE DANGER ZONE.
AND THIS MUST BE OLD LAVA,
IF ANY VEGETATION
IS GROWING IN IT.
I'M HEADING FOR THE TREE LINE,
MAKING FOR THE JUNGLE
BELOW THE VOLCANO.
EVEN THOUGH IT'S ONLY
A FEW MILES FROM THE EQUATOR,
AT THIS ALTITUDE,
IT'S MAINLY PINE TREES
THAT GROW ON THE FERTILE
VOLCANIC SOIL,
AND IF THERE ARE TREES,
THEN THERE'LL BE GRUBS
AND BUGS.
BURIED IN ALL THIS DEAD WOOD,
THE RHINO BEETLE.
THERE WE GO.
GET A LITTLE MUCK OFF IT.
YOU SEE THAT?
THAT'S WHY IT'S CALLED
A RHINO BEETLE.
YOU SEE THAT HORN?
AND THAT'S WHAT IT USES TO ROOT
AROUND IN ALL THIS DEAD WOOD
THAT HE THEN FEEDS OFF.
THESE GUYS ARE SUPER STRONG.
I CAN FEEL THE POWER
JUST IN THAT.
AND THEN LOOK.
THESE ARE ITS CLAWS THAT IT USES
TO GRIP ON WITH.
THAT RHINO POWER.
BUT, YOU KNOW,
HE MIGHT BE A VEGETARIAN,
BUT OUT HERE, I'M NOT.
[ CRUNCHING ]
OHH.
VERY CRUNCHY.
VERY GOOEY.
AND VERY BAD.
BAD-TASTING.
TRY GETTING THE HORN
DOWN YOUR THROAT.
[ EXHALES SHARPLY ]
OKAY, LET'S GET GOING.
AS I HEAD FURTHER DOWN
INTO THE JUNGLE,
IT'S GETTING HARDER
TO MAKE PROGRESS
AS THE UNDERGROWTH
GETS THICKER.
BIT OF A RIVER DOWN THERE.
AND THAT'S REALLY
WHAT I WANT TO FOLLOW.
IT'S GONNA GIVE ME
A READY SUPPLY OF WATER.
WATER IS GONNA BE
AN EASIER ROUTE
THROUGH THE JUNGLE
THAN TRYING TO BASH
THROUGH ALL THIS UNDERGROWTH.
THE DOWNSIDE OF FOLLOWING THIS
IS THAT WATER TENDS TO TAKE
THE PATH OF LEAST RESISTANCE.
THAT MEANS FAST WATER
AND OFTEN BIG DROPS.
THERE'S DEFINITELY SOME SORT
OF DROP-OFF AHEAD.
YOU CAN JUST HEAR IT.
OKAY, SEE WHAT I MEAN?
DOUBLE AROUND.
STEADY UP HERE.
MAN.
EVERY NOW AND THEN, THE JUNGLE
TAKES YOUR BREATH AWAY.
LOOK AT THAT.
THIS MUST BE 200 FOOT
STRAIGHT DOWN, THIS.
AND THAT'S JUST GONNA BE
SO SLIPPY, AS WELL.
SEE WHERE THE TREE
MEETS THE LEDGE?
MIGHT BE ABLE TO GET
A VINE DOWN THERE.
TRY AND CLIMB DOWN IT.
ONE THING THERE'S NO SHORTAGE
OF IN THE JUNGLE, THOUGH,
ARE VINES.
I'M GONNA USE THE VINE
AS A ROPE.
ABOUT THE THICKNESS OF MY THUMB
SHOULD TAKE MY WEIGHT.
I RECKON IF I REACH THE BASE
OF THIS DOWN THERE,
TIE THE VINE AROUND THAT,
SHOULD TAKE ME
MOST OF THE WAY DOWN.
BUT YOU SEE IT'S A LONG WAY.
THE VINE SHOULD BE
STRONG ENOUGH,
BUT SECURING IT TO THE TREE
IN THE RIGHT WAY IS THE KEY.
OKAY, THAT'S THE END OF IT.
BENDING THE VINE TOO TIGHTLY
WILL WEAKEN IT.
I'M GONNA USE SOME CORD
FROM MY BACKPACK
TO SECURE IT TO THE TREE.
PEOPLE THAT GET STRANDED
HARDLY EVER GET STRANDED
WITH ALL THE RIGHT KIT.
NORMALLY WITH MINIMAL STUFF.
THAT'S WHY YOU GOT TO TRY
AND THINK SMART.
THE CORD'S THIN, BUT STRONG
ENOUGH TO TAKE MY WEIGHT.
YOU CAN EVEN USE
YOUR SHOELACES FOR THIS.
AFTER I'VE TIED IT
TO THE VINE,
NOW I CAN ATTACH IT
TO THE TREE.
AND THAT WAY,
NONE OF THE VINE IS KINKED,
AND ITS STRENGTH
ISN'T COMPROMISED.
OKAY, LET'S GO.
I'M USING MY FEET
AGAINST THE ROCK FACE
TO HELP TAKE MY WEIGHT
AND LESSEN THE STRAIN
ON MY UPPER BODY.
DEFINITELY GETTING THE ARM BURN
HERE ON THE MUSCLE.
WELL OVER HALFWAY DOWN NOW.
PROBLEM IS THE ROCK'S STARTING
TO GET WET AND SLIPPY,
SO I'M LOSING MY TRACTION.
MEANS MORE OF MY WEIGHT'S
COMING ONTO THIS VINE.
I'VE JUST REACHED THAT LEDGE
UNDER ME.
GET ACROSS A BIT.
WELL DONE.
WELL DONE, MAN.
THAT WAS QUITE A HAIRY DESCENT.
I'VE GOT YOU.
I'VE GOT YOU. OKAY?
IT'S SAFE THERE.
DON'T MOVE.
SLIPPY, BUT IT'S STABLE.
THAT WAS DEFINITELY QUITE HAIRY
DOWN THERE.
WE'RE STILL PROBABLY
ABOUT 30 FOOT UP, THOUGH, HERE.
PROBLEM IS,
THAT'S THE END OF THE VINE.
I CAN'T CLIMB BACK UP,
AND I CAN'T CLIMB DOWN.
I NEED TO FIND ANOTHER WAY
OFF THIS LEDGE.
HANG ON.
I KNOW WHAT WE'LL DO.
I'M GONNA JUMP.
BUT BEFORE I DO,
I WANT TO CHECK
THE WATER'S DEEP ENOUGH.
I'M GONNA MAKE A DEPTH GAUGE
OUT OF A ROCK
AND SOME THIN VINE.
THE ROCK WILL MAKE IT SINK.
IF THE VINE DISAPPEARS
COMPLETELY,
THEN I KNOW IT'S SAFE.
10 TO 15 FOOT IS ENOUGH
FOR A 30-FOOT JUMP.
COME ON!
FIDDLY HANDS.
MORE SO WHEN YOU'RE NERVOUS.
OKAY. HERE WE GO.
YOU SEE THAT?
SAW IT GO OUT, RIGHT?
AND SAW IT THEN JUST DISAPPEAR.
OKAY, THAT'S MORE THAN 10 FOOT.
IT'S GOOD TO JUMP.
YOU'LL NEED TO
FOLLOW ME DOWN. OKAY?
NO HESITATION.
WE JUST GO FOR IT.
ON A BIG JUMP LIKE THIS,
KEEP YOUR FEET TOGETHER
AND YOUR LEGS STRAIGHT
TO AVOID INJURY.
THAT WAS A BIG DESCENT.
LOOK AT THAT.
I'M GONNA STICK WITH THE RIVER
FOR NOW.
IT'S EASIER GOING
THAN THRASHING THROUGH
ALL THAT DENSE JUNGLE.
YOU CAN SEE WHERE THIS RIVER
IS RUNNING,
STRAIGHT INTO THE BASE
OF THE CLIFFS,
WHICH IS NOT IDEAL.
AND OUR OPTIONS ARE EITHER TO
BACKTRACK ALL THE WAY UPRIVER,
WHICH I DON'T WANT TO DO,
OR TRY AND GET UP THIS.
BUT, LOOK.
THIS MUST BE 200 OR 300 FOOT
OVERHANGING LOOSE ROCK.
YEAH, THAT'S NOT GONNA HAPPEN.
YEAH, THERE'S PROBABLY
A LITTLE BETTER WAY INTO THIS.
IF IT BECOMES A NIGHTMARE,
WE CAN ALWAYS BACKTRACK.
BEFORE I GO INTO THE CAVE,
I'M GONNA MAKE A TORCH.
USING DRIED-UP PALM FRONDS
AND DEAD WOOD SHOULD WORK WELL.
OKAY. THAT'LL DO.
ALWAYS TREAT CAVES
WITH CAUTION.
FLASH FLOODS UPSTREAM
CAN LEAD TO SUDDEN CHANGES
IN WATER LEVEL
THAT CAN TRAP YOU UNDERGROUND.
BUT BY STAYING
WITH THE RIVER,
I'M ALSO STAYING NEAR
POTENTIAL SOURCES OF FOOD.
I'VE GOT SOME FRESHWATER CRAB.
A FEW OF THEM IN HERE.
IT'S GOT A GOOD SIZE,
AS WELL, THAT.
TRY AND GET SOME OTHERS.
WATCH OUT WHERE YOU'RE TREADING.
AND THESE ARE GONNA BE EDIBLE.
YOU DON'T WANT TO EAT THEM RAW.
REALLY, YOU WANT
TO COOK SHELLFISH
AND TRY AND KEEP THEM ALIVE
FOR SOMETHING TO EAT LATER.
I'M GONNA KEEP THEM SAFE
IN MY BACKPACK.
IT'S A LITTLE TIDDLER.
ALWAYS COLLECT AS MUCH
AS YOU CAN.
SURVIVAL'S ABOUT MAKING THE
MOST OF WHAT YOU COME ACROSS.
GUATEMALA HAS SOME OF
THE LONGEST AND LARGEST CAVES
IN CENTRAL AMERICA.
MOST OF THEM
ARE TOTALLY UNEXPLORED.
I'M GONNA LIGHT THE TORCH
WITH MY FLINT.
VERY SLIPPY ON THESE ROCKS.
JUST WATCH THIS OUT.
OVER MILLIONS OF YEARS,
WATER'S WORN THE ROCK AWAY,
MAKING THESE TUNNELS
AND CAVERNS.
IT JUST SHOWS HOW POWERFUL
IT CAN BE.
HEY, LISTEN.
AT LEAST SOMETHING LIVES
DOWN HERE.
THE MAYANS USED TO THINK
THAT CAVES LIKE THIS
WERE THE GATEWAYS
TO THE UNDERWORLD.
THEY CALLED IT XIBALBA.
IT MEANS "PLACE OF FEAR."
ONE OF THE BIG DANGERS
GOING INTO CAVES LIKE THIS
IS NOT BEING ABLE TO FIND
YOUR WAY OUT AGAIN.
IF I'VE LEARNED ANYTHING
ABOUT SURVIVAL,
YOU'VE ALWAYS GOT TO HAVE
AN ESCAPE PLAN.
AND YOU KNOW, A SHAPE LIKE THIS,
IT LOOKS VERY UNNATURAL.
SO IF YOU HAVE GOT TO RETREAT,
YOU'VE GOT SOME MARKERS
TO FOLLOW.
CAVES OFTEN LOOK
COMPLETELY DIFFERENT
WHEN YOU RETRACE YOUR STEPS.
SO KEEP LOOKING BEHIND YOU
AND MAKE A MENTAL NOTE
OF ANY FEATURES ALONG THE WAY.
THE WATER'S GETTING
A LOT DEEPER NOW.
YOU CAN ALSO HEAR
WHITE WATER AHEAD.
SO LET'S STAY TOGETHER
ON THIS, OKAY?
WE'VE GOT TO KEEP
THIS TORCH ALIGHT.
WE'VE GOT TO KEEP IT OUT
OF THE WATER.
I HATE THIS SENSE
OF NOT KNOWING WHAT'S AHEAD.
IT'S JUST A MAD, MAD PLACE
IN HERE.
AND HERE'S THE NOISE I HEARD.
[ WATER RUSHING ]
ALL THIS WHITE WATER IS HEADING
STRAIGHT OFF THIS WATERFALL.
THE PROBLEM IS THERE'S NO WAY OF
TELLING JUST HOW HIGH THAT IS.
I COULD TURN BACK,
BUT I WANT TO CARRY ON.
A GOOD 30 FOOT DOWN
TO THE BOTTOM OF THAT.
IT'S DEFINITELY CLIMBABLE.
I'VE BROUGHT SOME VINE
WITH ME IN MY BACKPACK.
IT'S GONNA HELP ME GET DOWN
THIS CLIFF.
I'M GONNA WRAP A SMALL STONE
IN MATERIAL CUT FROM MY PACK
TO MAKE A CLIMBING NUT,
THEN JAM THAT INTO A CRACK
IN THE ROCK
TO MAKE AN ANCHOR THAT
I CAN ATTACH MY VINE TO.
NOW, THAT'S LOCKING NICELY
IN THERE.
THAT'S CAUGHT RIGHT
UNDER THE LIP.
OKAY, I'M HAPPY WITH THAT.
I'M GONNA GO FIRST,
AND I'LL PULL YOU DOWN.
I'LL LEAVE THE VINE IN PLACE
SO I CAN GET BACK OUT
IF I NEED TO.
STAY ON THE LINE
AND START PULLING ME DOWN.
OKAY, COME DOWN TO ME.
COME ON. COME ON.
WHOA!
[ CLATTER ]
THE VINE BROKE.
OKAY, HOLD ON.
STAY HOLDING ON TO ME.
CAN YOU FEEL THE BOTTOM?
I'M SWIMMING.
I CAN'T TOUCH THE BOTTOM.
WE NEED TO GET TO A ROCK.
OKAY, GRAB HOLD OF ME.
KEEP HOLDING.
DO NOT LET GO.
IS THAT CAMERA WORKING?
WITH THE TORCH OUT
AND SOAKED THROUGH,
THE ONLY WAY I CAN SEE
IN THE DARKNESS
IS TO USE THE INFRARED
ON THE CAMERA.
LET ME HAVE A LOOK.
LET ME HAVE A LOOK, TOO.
WE'RE NEVER GONNA GET UP
THIS THING AGAIN.
SEE THIS OVERHANGING HERE?
THE CAMERA CAN SEE
IN THE PITCH BLACK.
I CAN'T.
I'M GONNA SEE IF I CAN GET
'ROUND TO THE WATERFALL.
DON'T MOVE, OKAY?
STAY THERE, STEVE.
[ GROANS ]
CAN YOU GET UP?
NO.
WE'RE COMMITTED TO THIS.
WE'RE GONNA KEEP
GOING DOWN, OKAY?
STAY TOGETHER AND LINK ARMS.
LET'S GO.
IN A SITUATION LIKE THIS,
ALL YOU CAN DO
IS FEEL YOUR WAY ALONG,
TRYING TO FIND A WAY OUT
BY TOUCH ALONE.
WHERE ARE YOU?
STICK IN CLOSE.
CREEP ALONG SLOW AND STEADY.
IT'S GETTING SHALLOWER.
THAT'S CLEAR.
COME ON.
[ GROANS ]
COME ON, I NEED TO SEE.
CAN YOU SEE THE LIGHT OUT THERE?
THAT'S WHERE WE'RE GOING TO.
THERE IS A LIGHT.
IT'S TOO TIGHT TO GET IT
THROUGH THIS.
TAKE MY RUCKSACK OFF.
OKAY.
OKAY, COME HERE.
[ GROANING ]
OKAY, GIVE ME YOUR HAND.
IS THAT YOU?
[ EXHALES ] OKAY.
UP...
...AND OUT OF THAT CAVE.
I'M FREEZING COLD FROM BEING
SOAKED UNDERGROUND FOR SO LONG.
NOW I WANT TO GET MOVING
TO GET SOME HEAT BACK
INTO MY BODY.
ONE THING ABOUT JUNGLES
IS THEIR ABUNDANCE OF LIFE.
ROTTING TREE STUMPS MAKE AN
IDEAL PLACE TO LOOK FOR FOOD.
THIS IS LIKE A LARVAE LARDER
IN HERE.
I'M FINDING ALL OF THESE THINGS.
THERE YOU GO.
THERE'S ANOTHER ONE.
SEE THAT?
IT'S JUST FEEDING OFF ALL THAT
DECOMPOSING, ROTTING WOOD.
OW! GOD, THEY REALLY BITE.
WAIT, THERE'S ONE.
LOOK.
THAT'S ANOTHER GOOD-SIZED
ONE THERE.
GETTING A BIT
OF A MEAL TOGETHER.
I'M NOT SURE
EXACTLY WHAT THESE ARE,
BUT THEY LOOK LIKE
BEETLE LARVAE.
BUT I KNOW THAT'S GOOD TO EAT.
IT HASN'T GOT ANY OF NATURE'S
BIG WARNING SIGNS.
IT'S NOT BRIGHTLY COLORED.
IT'S NOT COVERED
IN LITTLE HAIRS.
IT'S JUST BEEN FEEDING OFF
THIS ROTTING WOOD.
AND THAT'S BUG HEAVEN.
WITH THE GRUBS SAFELY TUCKED
AWAY IN MY BACKPACK FOR LATER,
I CAN START THINKING
ABOUT A PLACE TO SLEEP
BEFORE IT GETS TOO DARK.
I NEED TO TRY AND KEEP AN EYE
OUT FOR A DECENT-SIZED TREE.
THE PLAN IS TO GET MYSELF WAY UP
HIGH OFF THE GROUND.
AND THE REASON FOR THAT
IS JAGUARS.
JAGUARS ARE THE AMERICAS'
BIGGEST
AND MOST DANGEROUS WILD CAT.
ATTACKS ON HUMANS ARE RARE,
BUT THEY DO HAPPEN.
IN 2009, A MINER WAS MAULED
AND KILLED BY ONE.
THERE YOU GO.
SEE, IT'S RIGHT THERE.
LET'S GET UP THERE.
I'LL MAKE SOME SORT OF PLATFORM
TO SLEEP ON
AND THEN HANG THAT
UNDER ONE OF THESE LIMBS,
ONE OF THE BIG BRANCHES.
THAT AT LEAST IS GONNA GET ME
OFF THE GROUND.
BUT I WANT TO ALSO MAKE SURE
I'M FAR ENOUGH OUT
FROM THE MAIN TRUNK.
JAGUARS CAN CLIMB TREES.
IT'S NOT GONNA BE 100% UP THERE,
BUT NOTHING IS IN THE JUNGLE.
I'M GONNA MAKE
A HANGING BIVOUAC,
THE TYPE OF BED MOUNTAINEERS
USE ON LONG OVERNIGHT CLIMBS.
I'VE USED THEM MYSELF HALFWAY
UP ICE CLIFFS IN ANTARCTICA.
ALL I NEED FROM THIS TO MAKE
A TRIANGLE OF A BED FRAME.
THAT'S OUR SHAPE.
AND THEN WE'LL CROSS ONE...
LIKE THAT.
WE NEED TO GET OUR WIGGLE ON
WITH THIS.
IT'S GETTING DARK, AND FAST.
ONCE I'VE MADE THE BED FRAME,
I'M GONNA USE VINES
TO MAKE A LATTICE TO SLEEP ON,
THEN COVER THAT WITH FERNS
TO MAKE IT MORE COMFORTABLE.
AND THEN WITH A BIT OF VINE
TIED TO EACH CORNER...
THEN BUNCH IT TOGETHER.
AND THAT IS WHAT WE'RE GONNA
SUSPEND IT FROM.
[ GROANS ]
I'M GONNA TRY AND GET
THIS VINE UP THE TREE
AND OVER THAT BRANCH.
AND THEN I'M GONNA USE THAT
TO HOIST THE PLATFORM UP.
THREAD THAT OVER.
OKAY, THAT'S REACHING
THE GROUND THERE.
IF I CAN JUST GET DOWN
THIS THING.
OH, MY WORD!
IN THE CROOK OF THIS TREE,
THERE IS THE MOTHER
OF ALL LARVAES.
CHECK THAT OUT.
THAT'S GONNA TURN A SNACK OF
LARVAE INTO A FEAST FOR ME.
COOL.
LET'S GET DOWN AND GET
THIS PLATFORM HOISTED UP.
LET'S SEE IF THIS VINE HOLDS.
YOU KNOW, NOTHING'S EVER EASY
IN THE JUNGLE, IS IT?
[ GROANS ]
YIP-AH!
OKAY. THAT'S HIGH ENOUGH.
TIE IT OFF AND GET A FIRE GOING.
I'VE GOT SOME DRY TINDER,
BUT EVERYTHING'S SO DAMP...
...YOU'VE GOT TO HAVE PATIENCE
AND STICK AT IT
IF YOU WANT FIRE.
OKAY.
OKAY, THAT'S A FIRE GOING.
THAT'S ALWAYS SUCH A NICE
FEELING IN THE JUNGLE,
WHEN YOU GET A FIRE LIT.
IT CAN BE QUITE AN INTIMIDATING
PLACE IN THE PITCH BLACK.
THERE'S SOMETHING SO COMFORTING
ABOUT JUST THAT LIGHT
AND THAT WARMTH.
OKAY, LET'S KEEP THIS
REALLY GOING NOW.
WELL, THIS IS SUPPER.
AND, YOU KNOW, GETTING
SOME ENERGY INSIDE YOURSELF
IS SUCH AN IMPORTANT PART
OF KEEPING YOUR SPIRITS UP,
EVEN IF IT IS GRUBS AND CRABS.
OH. WANT YOU BACK.
IN YOU GO.
LET'S TRY AND GET
THIS GUY SKEWERED.
IT'S A BIT LIKE A BUG KEBAB.
LET'S GET HIM ON THE FIRE.
I'M GONNA BOIL THE REST
OF THE BUGS AND CRABS
TOGETHER IN WATER
FROM MY CANTEEN.
AND, ACTUALLY, THAT WILL
ALSO GIVE ME A BIT
OF A HOT BUGGY-FISHY DRINK,
AS WELL.
IT WILL COOK THEM
AND KILL ANY PARASITES.
IT'S JUNGLE SURF AND TURF.
AND THAT'S GOOD NUTRITION.
ACTUALLY, MUCH BETTER COOKED
THAN THEY ARE RAW.
AND I LOVE CRABS.
I OFTEN CATCH THEM
WITH THE KIDS AT HOME.
MMM.
THIS IS A GOOD MEAL.
TIME TO GET UP INTO THE TREE.
IT'S IMPORTANT TO GET
AS MUCH SLEEP AS YOU CAN.
IT'S THE BODY'S CHANCE
TO RECUPERATE,
READY FOR ANOTHER DAY
IN THE JUNGLE.
[ GROANS ]
FEELS A BIT PRECARIOUS, THIS.
BUT AT LEAST I'M OUT OF REACH
OF ANY JAGUARS.
AND, ACTUALLY,
IT'S NOT TOO UNCOMFORTABLE.
[ SIGHS ] MAD DAY.
UGH.
IT'S A NEW DAY, NEW BEGINNING,
AND I'M FEELING GOOD.
AND GUATEMALA REALLY MEANS
"LAND OF THE TREES."
AND A KIND OF PRETTY SPECIAL
LAND THAT IS.
LOOK AT THAT.
AS BEAUTIFUL AS IT IS,
THE JUNGLE CAN ALSO BE
A VERY HOSTILE ENVIRONMENT.
YOU CAN NEVER DROP
YOUR GUARD HERE.
YOU SEE, I'M NOT THE ONLY THING
THAT LIKES HANGING OUT IN TREES.
YOU SEE IN THE CROOK OF IT...
A LITTLE GREEN PIT VIPER.
GET BITTEN BY THAT, AND YOU'RE
GONNA BE DEAD IN TWO HOURS.
I DON'T WANT TO START
TRYING TO TANGLE WITH HIM,
GETTING OUT OF THIS TREE.
AND THIS IS DEFINITELY
HIS DOMAIN.
GREEN PIT VIPERS KILL
WITH HEMOTOXIC VENOM.
THE POISON ATTACKS
RED BLOOD CELLS,
LEADING TO ORGAN
AND TISSUE FAILURE
AND A PAINFUL DEATH.
STUCK 20 FOOT UP THIS TREE
ON MY BED PLATFORM,
THE SNAKE'S IN MY WAY.
TIME FOR A CHANGE OF PLAN.
I'M JUST GONNA TRY AND SWING
AND HANG OUT OF THIS PLATFORM.
IN 1998, MANY GUATEMALANS
DIED OF SNAKE BITES
IN THE AFTERMATH
OF HURRICANE MITCH.
TO GET AWAY
FROM THE FLOOD WATERS,
PEOPLE CLIMBED UP TREES,
BUT SO DID THE SNAKES,
AND MANY WERE BITTEN.
IT'S THEIR TERRITORY,
SO BE CAREFUL.
AFTER A NIGHT OUT,
IT'S IMPORTANT TO REPLACE
YOUR ENERGY.
AND ONE OF THE BEST THINGS
IN THE JUNGLE FOR THAT
ARE PALMS.
THE HEARTS OF MOST PALMS
AROUND THE WORLD ARE EDIBLE.
YOU JUST NEED TO CUT AWAY
THE TOUGH OUTER LEAVES.
THERE YOU GO. LOOK.
YOU GET THE NICE, SOFT
MIDDLE BITS OF THIS.
AND YOU KNOW,
IT'S QUITE A DELICACY
A LOT OF PLACES
AROUND THE WORLD.
TASTES GOOD, YOU KNOW.
A BIT BITTER.
BUT REALLY GOOD CARBOHYDRATE.
AND THE GREAT THING IS,
PALMS LIKE THIS JUST GROW
ALL OVER THE JUNGLE.
SO THAT MEANS YOU'VE ALWAYS
GOT A GOOD STAPLE FOOD
THAT YOU CAN FEED OFF.
CARBOHYDRATE GIVES YOU
SLOW-RELEASE ENERGY,
JUST WHAT YOU NEED
FOR JUNGLE SURVIVAL.
THERE'S A BIT OF A CLEARING.
YOU CAN ACTUALLY SEE OUT
OVER THE JUNGLE CANOPY HERE.
YOU SEE THAT TREE, FOR EXAMPLE,
AROUND THE RIDGELINE.
VERY DISTINCT MARKER TO SEE.
YEAH, WHEN YOU GET
A CHANCE TO LOOK OUT LIKE THIS,
YOU'VE GOT TO USE IT.
THAT'S WHAT INDIGENOUS PEOPLE
WOULD DO IN THE JUNGLE.
THEY'D FIND POINTS
LIKE THAT TREE
AND USE IT TO HELP THEM NAVIGATE
THROUGH THE JUNGLE.
THE THING IS,
ONCE YOU GET BACK INTO IT,
BACK INTO THE HEART OF IT,
IT JUST GOES CRAZY AGAIN.
IT FEELS OFTEN OVERPOWERING,
CLAUSTROPHOBIC.
AND THAT'S WHY YOU NEED
TO THEN JUST BREAK THINGS DOWN
TO BITE-SIZED CHUNKS.
YOU TRY AND REACH ONE GOAL,
GET TO THERE, REASSESS,
AND THEN GO FOR THE NEXT ONE.
IT JUST MEANS JUNGLES BECOME
ABOUT LOTS OF LITTLE SUCCESSES
RATHER THAN ONE BIG FAILURE.
TWO THINGS YOU CAN GUARANTEE
IN THE JUNGLE --
DENSE UNDERGROWTH
AND SUDDEN DOWNPOURS.
[ THUNDER RUMBLING ]
RAIN.
YOU'VE GOT TO LOVE IT, EH?
A GOOD-SIZED RIVER, THIS.
YOU KNOW, REALLY,
I WANT TO STICK TO MY PLAN
OF HEADING NORTH,
WHICH MEANS WE'VE GOT
TO GET ACROSS IT.
LOOK, YOU CAN SEE THOSE
ARE BIG RAPIDS UP THERE.
DON'T WANT TO GET TANGLED UP
WITH THOSE.
TRY AND FIND A SAFER PLACE --
A SAFER PLACE
TO CROSS DOWNSTREAM.
YOU CAN'T UNDERESTIMATE THE
POWER OF FAST-FLOWING WATER.
IN 2007, 12 GUATEMALANS
WERE SWEPT AWAY IN THEIR TRUCK
BY A RAIN-SWOLLEN RIVER.
THEY WERE ALL KILLED.
WE'RE WELL DOWNSTREAM
IN THE RAPIDS HERE.
I RECKON WE SHOULD BE ABLE
TO CROSS IT.
YOU'RE GONNA NEED TO STICK
WITH ME ON THIS.
OKAY, COME ON, LET'S GO.
IT'S FAST!
COME ON, JUMP, JUMP!
THERE'S NO WAY YOU CAN FIGHT
THIS SORT OF CURRENT.
YOU'VE JUST GOT TO GO WITH IT.
USE WHATEVER YOU CAN
TO HELP KEEP AFLOAT.
I'M USING MY RUCKSACK
TO GIVE ME EXTRA BUOYANCY.
TAKE US STRAIGHT
THROUGH THESE RAPIDS.
TRY AND USE THE CURRENT JUST
TO TAKE YOU ACROSS THE RIVER.
STAY WITH ME,
AND WE'LL GET ACROSS THIS.
THE RAPID'S GETTING BIGGER.
I NEED TO GET OUT
OF THIS RIVER FAST.
YOU NEED TO GET INTO THIS EDDY.
[ SPITTING ]
ONTO THAT ROCK.
[ SPITTING ]
YOU OKAY?
JUNGLE RIVER'S ALWAYS MORE
POWERFUL THAN YOU IMAGINE.
WE'RE ACROSS THE RIVER, THOUGH.
I'VE MADE IT
THROUGH THE RAPIDS,
BUT I STILL NEED TO FIND
A WAY OUT OF HERE.
YOUR BEST PLAN
IS TO KEEP GOING NORTH
TOWARDS THE MAYAN RUINS
IN THE JUNGLE.
IT'S WHERE YOU'RE MOST LIKELY
TO FIND PEOPLE.
2,500 YEARS AGO,
THIS PART OF GUATEMALA
WAS THE MAYAN HEARTLAND,
AND THERE ARE RUINS
ALL OVER THE JUNGLE.
THEY'RE ALWAYS POPULAR
WITH TOURISTS,
AND WHERE THERE'S PEOPLE,
THERE'S GONNA BE SALVATION.
SEE THAT?
LET'S GET DOWN TO THIS.
THIS TEMPLE WAS BUILT
BY THE MAYANS
TO WORSHIP THEIR GODS.
THIS COULD BE A PERFECT PLACE
FOR A PICK-UP.
IT'S A GOOD CLEARING AROUND IT,
AS WELL. COME ON.
BUT THE MAYANS WERE ALSO KNOWN
FOR THEIR GRISLY PRACTICE
OF HUMAN SACRIFICE,
WHICH INVOLVED CUTTING THE
HEARTS OUT OF LIVING VICTIMS.
GONNA NEED SOME WOOD FOR A FIRE.
A SMOKE SIGNAL IS A GREAT WAY
TO ATTRACT ATTENTION.
BUT NEVER LIGHT A FIRE
ON AN ANCIENT MONUMENT
UNLESS IT'S A TRUE
SURVIVAL SITUATION.
INSIDE THE MAIN ENTRANCE
TO THE TEMPLE.
KIND OF QUITE EERIE IN HERE.
THIS WOULD BE A GOOD PLACE
FOR A SIGNAL FIRE.
GOT A LITTLE BIT OF HEIGHT.
WE ALSO HAVE A VIEW OUT
OVER THE TOP OF THE CANOPY.
OKAY, LET'S GET THIS THING LIT.
I'M PROTECTING
THE ANCIENT RUIN
BY PLACING LOTS OF FRESH,
DAMP PALM LEAVES UNDER MY FIRE.
AND PILING DAMP JUNGLE
VEGETATION ON TOP OF THE FIRE
WILL MAKE LOTS OF SMOKE.
AS WITH ANY SIGNAL FIRE,
IT'S ONLY ANY GOOD
IF THE RESCUERS CAN SEE IT.
SO HAVE ENOUGH MATERIAL AT HAND
TO BE ABLE TO KEEP IT GOING.
[ HELICOPTER BLADES WHIRRING ]
HERE COMES THE CHOPPER!
WHOO!
[ SHOUTS INDISTINCTLY ]
WE NEED TO GET HIGHER!
WE'VE GOT TO GET HIGHER!
COME ON!
THE CHOPPER CAN'T LAND HERE.
THE JUNGLE VEGETATION'S
JUST TOO DENSE.
THEY'RE DROPPING A ROPE DOWN,
THEN I'M OUT OF HERE.
[ MAN SPEAKING SPANISH ]
GUATEMALA'S BEEN ONE HELL
OF A ROLLER-COASTER RIDE.
IT'S TAKEN ME TO THE EDGE
AND NEARLY PUSHED ME OVER.
IT'S BEEN TOUGH BUT EXCITING.
BUT I'VE COME THROUGH.
AND IF YOU APPLY A LITTLE
SURVIVAL KNOWLEDGE,
KEEP YOUR SPIRITS UP,
AND HAVE A LITTLE LUCK,
THEN YOU'LL SURVIVE, AS WELL.
HASTA LA VISTA, GUATEMALA.
WHOO!
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
YOU WOULDN'T LAST A DAY
WITHOUT THE RIGHT
SURVIVAL SKILLS.
THIS TIME, I'M IN GUATEMALA,
WHERE I'LL BE TAKING ON ONE
OF THE MOST HAZARDOUS COUNTRIES
ON THE PLANET.
OKAY, LET'S GO.
CLIMBING DOWN
A 200-FOOT WATERFALL...
GETTING SWEPT
THROUGH WILD RAPIDS...
YOU JUST GOT TO GO WITH IT.
...AND TAKING A PLUNGE
INTO THE DARK.
WHOA!
[ WATER SPLASHES ]
THE VINE'S BROKE!
[ MAN SPEAKING SPANISH ]
OFFICIALLY, THIS IS ONE
OF THE MOST DANGEROUS PLACES
ON THE PLANET.
AND IT'S ALSO KNOWN
AS THE LAND OF DISASTERS.
HURRICANES RAGE THROUGH HERE,
EARTHQUAKES RIP IT UP,
AND MOLTEN LAVA
SPEWS FROM VOLCANOS.
WELCOME TO GUATEMALA!
GUATEMALA IS HOME TO A HUGE
VARIETY OF TERRAIN,
FROM VOLCANIC PEAKS
BELCHING DEADLY FUMES
TO COLD CLOUD FOREST
DOWN INTO HOT, HUMID JUNGLE.
TO MAKE IT OUT ALIVE,
YOU'VE GOT TO HAVE
THE RIGHT SKILLS,
THE RIGHT SPIRIT,
BUT ALSO A LITTLE BIT OF LUCK.
THAT'S THE LAVA.
YOU CAN FEEL THE HEAT COMING OFF
OF THE STUFF.
THERE'S NO WAY THE HELI'S
GONNA BE ABLE TO LAND
ON THE VOLCANO ITSELF.
I'M GONNA GET THE PILOT TO HOVER
JUST ABOVE THE SUMMIT
AND THEN FAST-ROPE DOWN.
AND I'VE NEVER DONE THAT
ON A VOLCANO BEFORE.
[ MAN SPEAKING SPANISH ]
Man #2: OKAY, CAN WE GO FORWARD
10 AND DOWN 10?
ARE WE GOOD?
NO, NOT YET.
WE'VE JUST -- NOT YET.
OKAY, FRONT OF THE ROPE
IS GOING OUT.
HE'S BY THE SKID.
OKAY, BEAR IS GETTING
ONTO THE SKID.
DOWN FOUR.
DOWN FOUR FIRST.
OKAY, THAT'S GOOD.
BEAR IS ON THE ROPE.
MY MISSION IS TO SHOW YOU
HOW TO STAY ALIVE LONG ENOUGH
TO MAKE IT BACK
TO CIVILIZATION.
STEADY THERE, HOVER.
ALL I'M TAKING WITH ME ARE
A FEW BASIC SURVIVAL TOOLS.
HOLD THE HOVER.
BEAR IS ON THE VOLCANO.
MY CAMERA CREW'S
COMING WITH ME.
THERE'S THE HELI OUT OF HERE.
MAN, JUST LOOK AT THIS PLACE.
LIKE LANDING --
LANDING ON THE MOON.
WE'RE HERE.
THERE'S RED-HOT MOLTEN LAVA
SOMEWHERE UNDER MY FEET.
WHOA,
YOU FEEL THE HEAT UP HERE.
[ RUMBLING ]
AND THAT ISN'T WIND NOISE.
NOW, THIS IS A BAD BOY.
AND THIS IS WHERE ALL
OF THAT GAS IS POURING OUT OF.
AND ALL THOSE GASES
ARE POISONOUS.
IT'S ALL THE SULFUR COMING OUT.
AND THAT'S WHAT ALL THIS YELLOW
IS, ALL THESE DEPOSITS.
SOMEWHERE DOWN THERE,
RED-HOT MAGMA CHAMBER.
I FEEL VERY VULNERABLE HERE,
ACTUALLY.
I WANT TO GET OFF
THIS PEAK QUICKLY.
GUATEMALA WAS DOMINATED
BY THE MAYAN CIVILIZATION
FOR OVER 2,000 YEARS.
THEIR ANCIENT CITIES
ARE HIDDEN IN THE JUNGLE,
ESPECIALLY IN THE NORTH.
IT'S JUST AFTER DAWN.
THE SUN ROSE OVER THERE --
EAST --
WHICH MEANS I WANT TO KEEP
HEADING THIS WAY, NORTH --
DOWNHILL, AWAY FROM THE LAVA.
GET STUCK HERE,
AND ONE OF THE BEST BETS
IS TO HEAD FOR THE MAYAN RUINS
DEEP IN THE JUNGLE.
THEY'RE POPULAR WITH TOURISTS,
AND WHERE THERE ARE PEOPLE,
THERE'S SALVATION.
JUST HORRIBLE.
KIND OF ULTIMATE
ANKLE-BREAKER TERRAIN, THIS.
ALSO, WHEN YOU DO FALL,
IT'S ALL JUST RAZOR-SHARP
AND LIKE GLASS.
WANT TO TRY AND KEEP
A GOOD LOW CENTER OF GRAVITY.
USE YOUR HANDS.
MORE LIKE AN ANIMAL.
GIVES YOU FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE.
THE HOT CINDERS HAVE GIVEN WAY
TO VOLCANIC ASH AND PUMICE.
I CAN MOVE QUICKER HERE,
DIGGING MY HEELS INTO
THE SLOPE FOR EXTRA GRIP.
LEANING BACK INTO THE HILL PUTS
LESS STRAIN ON YOUR LEG MUSCLES
AND GIVES YOU A LOWER
CENTER OF GRAVITY.
FIRST SIGN OF ANYTHING LIVING.
THAT'S A GOOD SIGN.
MEANS YOU'RE GETTING AWAY
FROM THE DANGER ZONE.
AND THIS MUST BE OLD LAVA,
IF ANY VEGETATION
IS GROWING IN IT.
I'M HEADING FOR THE TREE LINE,
MAKING FOR THE JUNGLE
BELOW THE VOLCANO.
EVEN THOUGH IT'S ONLY
A FEW MILES FROM THE EQUATOR,
AT THIS ALTITUDE,
IT'S MAINLY PINE TREES
THAT GROW ON THE FERTILE
VOLCANIC SOIL,
AND IF THERE ARE TREES,
THEN THERE'LL BE GRUBS
AND BUGS.
BURIED IN ALL THIS DEAD WOOD,
THE RHINO BEETLE.
THERE WE GO.
GET A LITTLE MUCK OFF IT.
YOU SEE THAT?
THAT'S WHY IT'S CALLED
A RHINO BEETLE.
YOU SEE THAT HORN?
AND THAT'S WHAT IT USES TO ROOT
AROUND IN ALL THIS DEAD WOOD
THAT HE THEN FEEDS OFF.
THESE GUYS ARE SUPER STRONG.
I CAN FEEL THE POWER
JUST IN THAT.
AND THEN LOOK.
THESE ARE ITS CLAWS THAT IT USES
TO GRIP ON WITH.
THAT RHINO POWER.
BUT, YOU KNOW,
HE MIGHT BE A VEGETARIAN,
BUT OUT HERE, I'M NOT.
[ CRUNCHING ]
OHH.
VERY CRUNCHY.
VERY GOOEY.
AND VERY BAD.
BAD-TASTING.
TRY GETTING THE HORN
DOWN YOUR THROAT.
[ EXHALES SHARPLY ]
OKAY, LET'S GET GOING.
AS I HEAD FURTHER DOWN
INTO THE JUNGLE,
IT'S GETTING HARDER
TO MAKE PROGRESS
AS THE UNDERGROWTH
GETS THICKER.
BIT OF A RIVER DOWN THERE.
AND THAT'S REALLY
WHAT I WANT TO FOLLOW.
IT'S GONNA GIVE ME
A READY SUPPLY OF WATER.
WATER IS GONNA BE
AN EASIER ROUTE
THROUGH THE JUNGLE
THAN TRYING TO BASH
THROUGH ALL THIS UNDERGROWTH.
THE DOWNSIDE OF FOLLOWING THIS
IS THAT WATER TENDS TO TAKE
THE PATH OF LEAST RESISTANCE.
THAT MEANS FAST WATER
AND OFTEN BIG DROPS.
THERE'S DEFINITELY SOME SORT
OF DROP-OFF AHEAD.
YOU CAN JUST HEAR IT.
OKAY, SEE WHAT I MEAN?
DOUBLE AROUND.
STEADY UP HERE.
MAN.
EVERY NOW AND THEN, THE JUNGLE
TAKES YOUR BREATH AWAY.
LOOK AT THAT.
THIS MUST BE 200 FOOT
STRAIGHT DOWN, THIS.
AND THAT'S JUST GONNA BE
SO SLIPPY, AS WELL.
SEE WHERE THE TREE
MEETS THE LEDGE?
MIGHT BE ABLE TO GET
A VINE DOWN THERE.
TRY AND CLIMB DOWN IT.
ONE THING THERE'S NO SHORTAGE
OF IN THE JUNGLE, THOUGH,
ARE VINES.
I'M GONNA USE THE VINE
AS A ROPE.
ABOUT THE THICKNESS OF MY THUMB
SHOULD TAKE MY WEIGHT.
I RECKON IF I REACH THE BASE
OF THIS DOWN THERE,
TIE THE VINE AROUND THAT,
SHOULD TAKE ME
MOST OF THE WAY DOWN.
BUT YOU SEE IT'S A LONG WAY.
THE VINE SHOULD BE
STRONG ENOUGH,
BUT SECURING IT TO THE TREE
IN THE RIGHT WAY IS THE KEY.
OKAY, THAT'S THE END OF IT.
BENDING THE VINE TOO TIGHTLY
WILL WEAKEN IT.
I'M GONNA USE SOME CORD
FROM MY BACKPACK
TO SECURE IT TO THE TREE.
PEOPLE THAT GET STRANDED
HARDLY EVER GET STRANDED
WITH ALL THE RIGHT KIT.
NORMALLY WITH MINIMAL STUFF.
THAT'S WHY YOU GOT TO TRY
AND THINK SMART.
THE CORD'S THIN, BUT STRONG
ENOUGH TO TAKE MY WEIGHT.
YOU CAN EVEN USE
YOUR SHOELACES FOR THIS.
AFTER I'VE TIED IT
TO THE VINE,
NOW I CAN ATTACH IT
TO THE TREE.
AND THAT WAY,
NONE OF THE VINE IS KINKED,
AND ITS STRENGTH
ISN'T COMPROMISED.
OKAY, LET'S GO.
I'M USING MY FEET
AGAINST THE ROCK FACE
TO HELP TAKE MY WEIGHT
AND LESSEN THE STRAIN
ON MY UPPER BODY.
DEFINITELY GETTING THE ARM BURN
HERE ON THE MUSCLE.
WELL OVER HALFWAY DOWN NOW.
PROBLEM IS THE ROCK'S STARTING
TO GET WET AND SLIPPY,
SO I'M LOSING MY TRACTION.
MEANS MORE OF MY WEIGHT'S
COMING ONTO THIS VINE.
I'VE JUST REACHED THAT LEDGE
UNDER ME.
GET ACROSS A BIT.
WELL DONE.
WELL DONE, MAN.
THAT WAS QUITE A HAIRY DESCENT.
I'VE GOT YOU.
I'VE GOT YOU. OKAY?
IT'S SAFE THERE.
DON'T MOVE.
SLIPPY, BUT IT'S STABLE.
THAT WAS DEFINITELY QUITE HAIRY
DOWN THERE.
WE'RE STILL PROBABLY
ABOUT 30 FOOT UP, THOUGH, HERE.
PROBLEM IS,
THAT'S THE END OF THE VINE.
I CAN'T CLIMB BACK UP,
AND I CAN'T CLIMB DOWN.
I NEED TO FIND ANOTHER WAY
OFF THIS LEDGE.
HANG ON.
I KNOW WHAT WE'LL DO.
I'M GONNA JUMP.
BUT BEFORE I DO,
I WANT TO CHECK
THE WATER'S DEEP ENOUGH.
I'M GONNA MAKE A DEPTH GAUGE
OUT OF A ROCK
AND SOME THIN VINE.
THE ROCK WILL MAKE IT SINK.
IF THE VINE DISAPPEARS
COMPLETELY,
THEN I KNOW IT'S SAFE.
10 TO 15 FOOT IS ENOUGH
FOR A 30-FOOT JUMP.
COME ON!
FIDDLY HANDS.
MORE SO WHEN YOU'RE NERVOUS.
OKAY. HERE WE GO.
YOU SEE THAT?
SAW IT GO OUT, RIGHT?
AND SAW IT THEN JUST DISAPPEAR.
OKAY, THAT'S MORE THAN 10 FOOT.
IT'S GOOD TO JUMP.
YOU'LL NEED TO
FOLLOW ME DOWN. OKAY?
NO HESITATION.
WE JUST GO FOR IT.
ON A BIG JUMP LIKE THIS,
KEEP YOUR FEET TOGETHER
AND YOUR LEGS STRAIGHT
TO AVOID INJURY.
THAT WAS A BIG DESCENT.
LOOK AT THAT.
I'M GONNA STICK WITH THE RIVER
FOR NOW.
IT'S EASIER GOING
THAN THRASHING THROUGH
ALL THAT DENSE JUNGLE.
YOU CAN SEE WHERE THIS RIVER
IS RUNNING,
STRAIGHT INTO THE BASE
OF THE CLIFFS,
WHICH IS NOT IDEAL.
AND OUR OPTIONS ARE EITHER TO
BACKTRACK ALL THE WAY UPRIVER,
WHICH I DON'T WANT TO DO,
OR TRY AND GET UP THIS.
BUT, LOOK.
THIS MUST BE 200 OR 300 FOOT
OVERHANGING LOOSE ROCK.
YEAH, THAT'S NOT GONNA HAPPEN.
YEAH, THERE'S PROBABLY
A LITTLE BETTER WAY INTO THIS.
IF IT BECOMES A NIGHTMARE,
WE CAN ALWAYS BACKTRACK.
BEFORE I GO INTO THE CAVE,
I'M GONNA MAKE A TORCH.
USING DRIED-UP PALM FRONDS
AND DEAD WOOD SHOULD WORK WELL.
OKAY. THAT'LL DO.
ALWAYS TREAT CAVES
WITH CAUTION.
FLASH FLOODS UPSTREAM
CAN LEAD TO SUDDEN CHANGES
IN WATER LEVEL
THAT CAN TRAP YOU UNDERGROUND.
BUT BY STAYING
WITH THE RIVER,
I'M ALSO STAYING NEAR
POTENTIAL SOURCES OF FOOD.
I'VE GOT SOME FRESHWATER CRAB.
A FEW OF THEM IN HERE.
IT'S GOT A GOOD SIZE,
AS WELL, THAT.
TRY AND GET SOME OTHERS.
WATCH OUT WHERE YOU'RE TREADING.
AND THESE ARE GONNA BE EDIBLE.
YOU DON'T WANT TO EAT THEM RAW.
REALLY, YOU WANT
TO COOK SHELLFISH
AND TRY AND KEEP THEM ALIVE
FOR SOMETHING TO EAT LATER.
I'M GONNA KEEP THEM SAFE
IN MY BACKPACK.
IT'S A LITTLE TIDDLER.
ALWAYS COLLECT AS MUCH
AS YOU CAN.
SURVIVAL'S ABOUT MAKING THE
MOST OF WHAT YOU COME ACROSS.
GUATEMALA HAS SOME OF
THE LONGEST AND LARGEST CAVES
IN CENTRAL AMERICA.
MOST OF THEM
ARE TOTALLY UNEXPLORED.
I'M GONNA LIGHT THE TORCH
WITH MY FLINT.
VERY SLIPPY ON THESE ROCKS.
JUST WATCH THIS OUT.
OVER MILLIONS OF YEARS,
WATER'S WORN THE ROCK AWAY,
MAKING THESE TUNNELS
AND CAVERNS.
IT JUST SHOWS HOW POWERFUL
IT CAN BE.
HEY, LISTEN.
AT LEAST SOMETHING LIVES
DOWN HERE.
THE MAYANS USED TO THINK
THAT CAVES LIKE THIS
WERE THE GATEWAYS
TO THE UNDERWORLD.
THEY CALLED IT XIBALBA.
IT MEANS "PLACE OF FEAR."
ONE OF THE BIG DANGERS
GOING INTO CAVES LIKE THIS
IS NOT BEING ABLE TO FIND
YOUR WAY OUT AGAIN.
IF I'VE LEARNED ANYTHING
ABOUT SURVIVAL,
YOU'VE ALWAYS GOT TO HAVE
AN ESCAPE PLAN.
AND YOU KNOW, A SHAPE LIKE THIS,
IT LOOKS VERY UNNATURAL.
SO IF YOU HAVE GOT TO RETREAT,
YOU'VE GOT SOME MARKERS
TO FOLLOW.
CAVES OFTEN LOOK
COMPLETELY DIFFERENT
WHEN YOU RETRACE YOUR STEPS.
SO KEEP LOOKING BEHIND YOU
AND MAKE A MENTAL NOTE
OF ANY FEATURES ALONG THE WAY.
THE WATER'S GETTING
A LOT DEEPER NOW.
YOU CAN ALSO HEAR
WHITE WATER AHEAD.
SO LET'S STAY TOGETHER
ON THIS, OKAY?
WE'VE GOT TO KEEP
THIS TORCH ALIGHT.
WE'VE GOT TO KEEP IT OUT
OF THE WATER.
I HATE THIS SENSE
OF NOT KNOWING WHAT'S AHEAD.
IT'S JUST A MAD, MAD PLACE
IN HERE.
AND HERE'S THE NOISE I HEARD.
[ WATER RUSHING ]
ALL THIS WHITE WATER IS HEADING
STRAIGHT OFF THIS WATERFALL.
THE PROBLEM IS THERE'S NO WAY OF
TELLING JUST HOW HIGH THAT IS.
I COULD TURN BACK,
BUT I WANT TO CARRY ON.
A GOOD 30 FOOT DOWN
TO THE BOTTOM OF THAT.
IT'S DEFINITELY CLIMBABLE.
I'VE BROUGHT SOME VINE
WITH ME IN MY BACKPACK.
IT'S GONNA HELP ME GET DOWN
THIS CLIFF.
I'M GONNA WRAP A SMALL STONE
IN MATERIAL CUT FROM MY PACK
TO MAKE A CLIMBING NUT,
THEN JAM THAT INTO A CRACK
IN THE ROCK
TO MAKE AN ANCHOR THAT
I CAN ATTACH MY VINE TO.
NOW, THAT'S LOCKING NICELY
IN THERE.
THAT'S CAUGHT RIGHT
UNDER THE LIP.
OKAY, I'M HAPPY WITH THAT.
I'M GONNA GO FIRST,
AND I'LL PULL YOU DOWN.
I'LL LEAVE THE VINE IN PLACE
SO I CAN GET BACK OUT
IF I NEED TO.
STAY ON THE LINE
AND START PULLING ME DOWN.
OKAY, COME DOWN TO ME.
COME ON. COME ON.
WHOA!
[ CLATTER ]
THE VINE BROKE.
OKAY, HOLD ON.
STAY HOLDING ON TO ME.
CAN YOU FEEL THE BOTTOM?
I'M SWIMMING.
I CAN'T TOUCH THE BOTTOM.
WE NEED TO GET TO A ROCK.
OKAY, GRAB HOLD OF ME.
KEEP HOLDING.
DO NOT LET GO.
IS THAT CAMERA WORKING?
WITH THE TORCH OUT
AND SOAKED THROUGH,
THE ONLY WAY I CAN SEE
IN THE DARKNESS
IS TO USE THE INFRARED
ON THE CAMERA.
LET ME HAVE A LOOK.
LET ME HAVE A LOOK, TOO.
WE'RE NEVER GONNA GET UP
THIS THING AGAIN.
SEE THIS OVERHANGING HERE?
THE CAMERA CAN SEE
IN THE PITCH BLACK.
I CAN'T.
I'M GONNA SEE IF I CAN GET
'ROUND TO THE WATERFALL.
DON'T MOVE, OKAY?
STAY THERE, STEVE.
[ GROANS ]
CAN YOU GET UP?
NO.
WE'RE COMMITTED TO THIS.
WE'RE GONNA KEEP
GOING DOWN, OKAY?
STAY TOGETHER AND LINK ARMS.
LET'S GO.
IN A SITUATION LIKE THIS,
ALL YOU CAN DO
IS FEEL YOUR WAY ALONG,
TRYING TO FIND A WAY OUT
BY TOUCH ALONE.
WHERE ARE YOU?
STICK IN CLOSE.
CREEP ALONG SLOW AND STEADY.
IT'S GETTING SHALLOWER.
THAT'S CLEAR.
COME ON.
[ GROANS ]
COME ON, I NEED TO SEE.
CAN YOU SEE THE LIGHT OUT THERE?
THAT'S WHERE WE'RE GOING TO.
THERE IS A LIGHT.
IT'S TOO TIGHT TO GET IT
THROUGH THIS.
TAKE MY RUCKSACK OFF.
OKAY.
OKAY, COME HERE.
[ GROANING ]
OKAY, GIVE ME YOUR HAND.
IS THAT YOU?
[ EXHALES ] OKAY.
UP...
...AND OUT OF THAT CAVE.
I'M FREEZING COLD FROM BEING
SOAKED UNDERGROUND FOR SO LONG.
NOW I WANT TO GET MOVING
TO GET SOME HEAT BACK
INTO MY BODY.
ONE THING ABOUT JUNGLES
IS THEIR ABUNDANCE OF LIFE.
ROTTING TREE STUMPS MAKE AN
IDEAL PLACE TO LOOK FOR FOOD.
THIS IS LIKE A LARVAE LARDER
IN HERE.
I'M FINDING ALL OF THESE THINGS.
THERE YOU GO.
THERE'S ANOTHER ONE.
SEE THAT?
IT'S JUST FEEDING OFF ALL THAT
DECOMPOSING, ROTTING WOOD.
OW! GOD, THEY REALLY BITE.
WAIT, THERE'S ONE.
LOOK.
THAT'S ANOTHER GOOD-SIZED
ONE THERE.
GETTING A BIT
OF A MEAL TOGETHER.
I'M NOT SURE
EXACTLY WHAT THESE ARE,
BUT THEY LOOK LIKE
BEETLE LARVAE.
BUT I KNOW THAT'S GOOD TO EAT.
IT HASN'T GOT ANY OF NATURE'S
BIG WARNING SIGNS.
IT'S NOT BRIGHTLY COLORED.
IT'S NOT COVERED
IN LITTLE HAIRS.
IT'S JUST BEEN FEEDING OFF
THIS ROTTING WOOD.
AND THAT'S BUG HEAVEN.
WITH THE GRUBS SAFELY TUCKED
AWAY IN MY BACKPACK FOR LATER,
I CAN START THINKING
ABOUT A PLACE TO SLEEP
BEFORE IT GETS TOO DARK.
I NEED TO TRY AND KEEP AN EYE
OUT FOR A DECENT-SIZED TREE.
THE PLAN IS TO GET MYSELF WAY UP
HIGH OFF THE GROUND.
AND THE REASON FOR THAT
IS JAGUARS.
JAGUARS ARE THE AMERICAS'
BIGGEST
AND MOST DANGEROUS WILD CAT.
ATTACKS ON HUMANS ARE RARE,
BUT THEY DO HAPPEN.
IN 2009, A MINER WAS MAULED
AND KILLED BY ONE.
THERE YOU GO.
SEE, IT'S RIGHT THERE.
LET'S GET UP THERE.
I'LL MAKE SOME SORT OF PLATFORM
TO SLEEP ON
AND THEN HANG THAT
UNDER ONE OF THESE LIMBS,
ONE OF THE BIG BRANCHES.
THAT AT LEAST IS GONNA GET ME
OFF THE GROUND.
BUT I WANT TO ALSO MAKE SURE
I'M FAR ENOUGH OUT
FROM THE MAIN TRUNK.
JAGUARS CAN CLIMB TREES.
IT'S NOT GONNA BE 100% UP THERE,
BUT NOTHING IS IN THE JUNGLE.
I'M GONNA MAKE
A HANGING BIVOUAC,
THE TYPE OF BED MOUNTAINEERS
USE ON LONG OVERNIGHT CLIMBS.
I'VE USED THEM MYSELF HALFWAY
UP ICE CLIFFS IN ANTARCTICA.
ALL I NEED FROM THIS TO MAKE
A TRIANGLE OF A BED FRAME.
THAT'S OUR SHAPE.
AND THEN WE'LL CROSS ONE...
LIKE THAT.
WE NEED TO GET OUR WIGGLE ON
WITH THIS.
IT'S GETTING DARK, AND FAST.
ONCE I'VE MADE THE BED FRAME,
I'M GONNA USE VINES
TO MAKE A LATTICE TO SLEEP ON,
THEN COVER THAT WITH FERNS
TO MAKE IT MORE COMFORTABLE.
AND THEN WITH A BIT OF VINE
TIED TO EACH CORNER...
THEN BUNCH IT TOGETHER.
AND THAT IS WHAT WE'RE GONNA
SUSPEND IT FROM.
[ GROANS ]
I'M GONNA TRY AND GET
THIS VINE UP THE TREE
AND OVER THAT BRANCH.
AND THEN I'M GONNA USE THAT
TO HOIST THE PLATFORM UP.
THREAD THAT OVER.
OKAY, THAT'S REACHING
THE GROUND THERE.
IF I CAN JUST GET DOWN
THIS THING.
OH, MY WORD!
IN THE CROOK OF THIS TREE,
THERE IS THE MOTHER
OF ALL LARVAES.
CHECK THAT OUT.
THAT'S GONNA TURN A SNACK OF
LARVAE INTO A FEAST FOR ME.
COOL.
LET'S GET DOWN AND GET
THIS PLATFORM HOISTED UP.
LET'S SEE IF THIS VINE HOLDS.
YOU KNOW, NOTHING'S EVER EASY
IN THE JUNGLE, IS IT?
[ GROANS ]
YIP-AH!
OKAY. THAT'S HIGH ENOUGH.
TIE IT OFF AND GET A FIRE GOING.
I'VE GOT SOME DRY TINDER,
BUT EVERYTHING'S SO DAMP...
...YOU'VE GOT TO HAVE PATIENCE
AND STICK AT IT
IF YOU WANT FIRE.
OKAY.
OKAY, THAT'S A FIRE GOING.
THAT'S ALWAYS SUCH A NICE
FEELING IN THE JUNGLE,
WHEN YOU GET A FIRE LIT.
IT CAN BE QUITE AN INTIMIDATING
PLACE IN THE PITCH BLACK.
THERE'S SOMETHING SO COMFORTING
ABOUT JUST THAT LIGHT
AND THAT WARMTH.
OKAY, LET'S KEEP THIS
REALLY GOING NOW.
WELL, THIS IS SUPPER.
AND, YOU KNOW, GETTING
SOME ENERGY INSIDE YOURSELF
IS SUCH AN IMPORTANT PART
OF KEEPING YOUR SPIRITS UP,
EVEN IF IT IS GRUBS AND CRABS.
OH. WANT YOU BACK.
IN YOU GO.
LET'S TRY AND GET
THIS GUY SKEWERED.
IT'S A BIT LIKE A BUG KEBAB.
LET'S GET HIM ON THE FIRE.
I'M GONNA BOIL THE REST
OF THE BUGS AND CRABS
TOGETHER IN WATER
FROM MY CANTEEN.
AND, ACTUALLY, THAT WILL
ALSO GIVE ME A BIT
OF A HOT BUGGY-FISHY DRINK,
AS WELL.
IT WILL COOK THEM
AND KILL ANY PARASITES.
IT'S JUNGLE SURF AND TURF.
AND THAT'S GOOD NUTRITION.
ACTUALLY, MUCH BETTER COOKED
THAN THEY ARE RAW.
AND I LOVE CRABS.
I OFTEN CATCH THEM
WITH THE KIDS AT HOME.
MMM.
THIS IS A GOOD MEAL.
TIME TO GET UP INTO THE TREE.
IT'S IMPORTANT TO GET
AS MUCH SLEEP AS YOU CAN.
IT'S THE BODY'S CHANCE
TO RECUPERATE,
READY FOR ANOTHER DAY
IN THE JUNGLE.
[ GROANS ]
FEELS A BIT PRECARIOUS, THIS.
BUT AT LEAST I'M OUT OF REACH
OF ANY JAGUARS.
AND, ACTUALLY,
IT'S NOT TOO UNCOMFORTABLE.
[ SIGHS ] MAD DAY.
UGH.
IT'S A NEW DAY, NEW BEGINNING,
AND I'M FEELING GOOD.
AND GUATEMALA REALLY MEANS
"LAND OF THE TREES."
AND A KIND OF PRETTY SPECIAL
LAND THAT IS.
LOOK AT THAT.
AS BEAUTIFUL AS IT IS,
THE JUNGLE CAN ALSO BE
A VERY HOSTILE ENVIRONMENT.
YOU CAN NEVER DROP
YOUR GUARD HERE.
YOU SEE, I'M NOT THE ONLY THING
THAT LIKES HANGING OUT IN TREES.
YOU SEE IN THE CROOK OF IT...
A LITTLE GREEN PIT VIPER.
GET BITTEN BY THAT, AND YOU'RE
GONNA BE DEAD IN TWO HOURS.
I DON'T WANT TO START
TRYING TO TANGLE WITH HIM,
GETTING OUT OF THIS TREE.
AND THIS IS DEFINITELY
HIS DOMAIN.
GREEN PIT VIPERS KILL
WITH HEMOTOXIC VENOM.
THE POISON ATTACKS
RED BLOOD CELLS,
LEADING TO ORGAN
AND TISSUE FAILURE
AND A PAINFUL DEATH.
STUCK 20 FOOT UP THIS TREE
ON MY BED PLATFORM,
THE SNAKE'S IN MY WAY.
TIME FOR A CHANGE OF PLAN.
I'M JUST GONNA TRY AND SWING
AND HANG OUT OF THIS PLATFORM.
IN 1998, MANY GUATEMALANS
DIED OF SNAKE BITES
IN THE AFTERMATH
OF HURRICANE MITCH.
TO GET AWAY
FROM THE FLOOD WATERS,
PEOPLE CLIMBED UP TREES,
BUT SO DID THE SNAKES,
AND MANY WERE BITTEN.
IT'S THEIR TERRITORY,
SO BE CAREFUL.
AFTER A NIGHT OUT,
IT'S IMPORTANT TO REPLACE
YOUR ENERGY.
AND ONE OF THE BEST THINGS
IN THE JUNGLE FOR THAT
ARE PALMS.
THE HEARTS OF MOST PALMS
AROUND THE WORLD ARE EDIBLE.
YOU JUST NEED TO CUT AWAY
THE TOUGH OUTER LEAVES.
THERE YOU GO. LOOK.
YOU GET THE NICE, SOFT
MIDDLE BITS OF THIS.
AND YOU KNOW,
IT'S QUITE A DELICACY
A LOT OF PLACES
AROUND THE WORLD.
TASTES GOOD, YOU KNOW.
A BIT BITTER.
BUT REALLY GOOD CARBOHYDRATE.
AND THE GREAT THING IS,
PALMS LIKE THIS JUST GROW
ALL OVER THE JUNGLE.
SO THAT MEANS YOU'VE ALWAYS
GOT A GOOD STAPLE FOOD
THAT YOU CAN FEED OFF.
CARBOHYDRATE GIVES YOU
SLOW-RELEASE ENERGY,
JUST WHAT YOU NEED
FOR JUNGLE SURVIVAL.
THERE'S A BIT OF A CLEARING.
YOU CAN ACTUALLY SEE OUT
OVER THE JUNGLE CANOPY HERE.
YOU SEE THAT TREE, FOR EXAMPLE,
AROUND THE RIDGELINE.
VERY DISTINCT MARKER TO SEE.
YEAH, WHEN YOU GET
A CHANCE TO LOOK OUT LIKE THIS,
YOU'VE GOT TO USE IT.
THAT'S WHAT INDIGENOUS PEOPLE
WOULD DO IN THE JUNGLE.
THEY'D FIND POINTS
LIKE THAT TREE
AND USE IT TO HELP THEM NAVIGATE
THROUGH THE JUNGLE.
THE THING IS,
ONCE YOU GET BACK INTO IT,
BACK INTO THE HEART OF IT,
IT JUST GOES CRAZY AGAIN.
IT FEELS OFTEN OVERPOWERING,
CLAUSTROPHOBIC.
AND THAT'S WHY YOU NEED
TO THEN JUST BREAK THINGS DOWN
TO BITE-SIZED CHUNKS.
YOU TRY AND REACH ONE GOAL,
GET TO THERE, REASSESS,
AND THEN GO FOR THE NEXT ONE.
IT JUST MEANS JUNGLES BECOME
ABOUT LOTS OF LITTLE SUCCESSES
RATHER THAN ONE BIG FAILURE.
TWO THINGS YOU CAN GUARANTEE
IN THE JUNGLE --
DENSE UNDERGROWTH
AND SUDDEN DOWNPOURS.
[ THUNDER RUMBLING ]
RAIN.
YOU'VE GOT TO LOVE IT, EH?
A GOOD-SIZED RIVER, THIS.
YOU KNOW, REALLY,
I WANT TO STICK TO MY PLAN
OF HEADING NORTH,
WHICH MEANS WE'VE GOT
TO GET ACROSS IT.
LOOK, YOU CAN SEE THOSE
ARE BIG RAPIDS UP THERE.
DON'T WANT TO GET TANGLED UP
WITH THOSE.
TRY AND FIND A SAFER PLACE --
A SAFER PLACE
TO CROSS DOWNSTREAM.
YOU CAN'T UNDERESTIMATE THE
POWER OF FAST-FLOWING WATER.
IN 2007, 12 GUATEMALANS
WERE SWEPT AWAY IN THEIR TRUCK
BY A RAIN-SWOLLEN RIVER.
THEY WERE ALL KILLED.
WE'RE WELL DOWNSTREAM
IN THE RAPIDS HERE.
I RECKON WE SHOULD BE ABLE
TO CROSS IT.
YOU'RE GONNA NEED TO STICK
WITH ME ON THIS.
OKAY, COME ON, LET'S GO.
IT'S FAST!
COME ON, JUMP, JUMP!
THERE'S NO WAY YOU CAN FIGHT
THIS SORT OF CURRENT.
YOU'VE JUST GOT TO GO WITH IT.
USE WHATEVER YOU CAN
TO HELP KEEP AFLOAT.
I'M USING MY RUCKSACK
TO GIVE ME EXTRA BUOYANCY.
TAKE US STRAIGHT
THROUGH THESE RAPIDS.
TRY AND USE THE CURRENT JUST
TO TAKE YOU ACROSS THE RIVER.
STAY WITH ME,
AND WE'LL GET ACROSS THIS.
THE RAPID'S GETTING BIGGER.
I NEED TO GET OUT
OF THIS RIVER FAST.
YOU NEED TO GET INTO THIS EDDY.
[ SPITTING ]
ONTO THAT ROCK.
[ SPITTING ]
YOU OKAY?
JUNGLE RIVER'S ALWAYS MORE
POWERFUL THAN YOU IMAGINE.
WE'RE ACROSS THE RIVER, THOUGH.
I'VE MADE IT
THROUGH THE RAPIDS,
BUT I STILL NEED TO FIND
A WAY OUT OF HERE.
YOUR BEST PLAN
IS TO KEEP GOING NORTH
TOWARDS THE MAYAN RUINS
IN THE JUNGLE.
IT'S WHERE YOU'RE MOST LIKELY
TO FIND PEOPLE.
2,500 YEARS AGO,
THIS PART OF GUATEMALA
WAS THE MAYAN HEARTLAND,
AND THERE ARE RUINS
ALL OVER THE JUNGLE.
THEY'RE ALWAYS POPULAR
WITH TOURISTS,
AND WHERE THERE'S PEOPLE,
THERE'S GONNA BE SALVATION.
SEE THAT?
LET'S GET DOWN TO THIS.
THIS TEMPLE WAS BUILT
BY THE MAYANS
TO WORSHIP THEIR GODS.
THIS COULD BE A PERFECT PLACE
FOR A PICK-UP.
IT'S A GOOD CLEARING AROUND IT,
AS WELL. COME ON.
BUT THE MAYANS WERE ALSO KNOWN
FOR THEIR GRISLY PRACTICE
OF HUMAN SACRIFICE,
WHICH INVOLVED CUTTING THE
HEARTS OUT OF LIVING VICTIMS.
GONNA NEED SOME WOOD FOR A FIRE.
A SMOKE SIGNAL IS A GREAT WAY
TO ATTRACT ATTENTION.
BUT NEVER LIGHT A FIRE
ON AN ANCIENT MONUMENT
UNLESS IT'S A TRUE
SURVIVAL SITUATION.
INSIDE THE MAIN ENTRANCE
TO THE TEMPLE.
KIND OF QUITE EERIE IN HERE.
THIS WOULD BE A GOOD PLACE
FOR A SIGNAL FIRE.
GOT A LITTLE BIT OF HEIGHT.
WE ALSO HAVE A VIEW OUT
OVER THE TOP OF THE CANOPY.
OKAY, LET'S GET THIS THING LIT.
I'M PROTECTING
THE ANCIENT RUIN
BY PLACING LOTS OF FRESH,
DAMP PALM LEAVES UNDER MY FIRE.
AND PILING DAMP JUNGLE
VEGETATION ON TOP OF THE FIRE
WILL MAKE LOTS OF SMOKE.
AS WITH ANY SIGNAL FIRE,
IT'S ONLY ANY GOOD
IF THE RESCUERS CAN SEE IT.
SO HAVE ENOUGH MATERIAL AT HAND
TO BE ABLE TO KEEP IT GOING.
[ HELICOPTER BLADES WHIRRING ]
HERE COMES THE CHOPPER!
WHOO!
[ SHOUTS INDISTINCTLY ]
WE NEED TO GET HIGHER!
WE'VE GOT TO GET HIGHER!
COME ON!
THE CHOPPER CAN'T LAND HERE.
THE JUNGLE VEGETATION'S
JUST TOO DENSE.
THEY'RE DROPPING A ROPE DOWN,
THEN I'M OUT OF HERE.
[ MAN SPEAKING SPANISH ]
GUATEMALA'S BEEN ONE HELL
OF A ROLLER-COASTER RIDE.
IT'S TAKEN ME TO THE EDGE
AND NEARLY PUSHED ME OVER.
IT'S BEEN TOUGH BUT EXCITING.
BUT I'VE COME THROUGH.
AND IF YOU APPLY A LITTLE
SURVIVAL KNOWLEDGE,
KEEP YOUR SPIRITS UP,
AND HAVE A LITTLE LUCK,
THEN YOU'LL SURVIVE, AS WELL.
HASTA LA VISTA, GUATEMALA.