Man vs. Wild (2006–2020): Season 4, Episode 13 - Shooting Survival - full transcript

I'M BEAR GRYLLS.

WHOO!

I'VE TRAVELED
TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH

IN SEARCH OF
THE MOST EXTREME CHALLENGES

TO SHOW YOU
THE SKILLS YOU NEED

TO SURVIVE IN THE WORLD'S
TOUGHEST ENVIRONMENTS.

DOWN HERE,
IT'S GONNA BE A NIGHTMARE!

I'VE GORED DEADLY ANIMALS...
[ SNAKE HISSES ]

...BEEN DROPPED...

FROZEN...
[ BLOWING SHARPLY ]

...BAKED...
IT'S HOT!



...AND HUNTED.
OW!

I'VE EATEN THE IMPOSSIBLE...

[ RETCHING ]

...AND SLEPT
IN THE UNTHINKABLE.

BUT IN ALL OF THIS,
I'M NOT ALONE.

COME ON,
KEEP WITH ME, KEEP WITH ME!

MY SMALL FILM CREW
ARE RIGHT BEHIND ME

THROUGH EVERY ADVENTURE.

AND IN THIS SPECIAL EPISODE,

I'M GONNA TAKE YOU
BEHIND THE SCENES

TO MEET THIS EXTRAORDINARY TEAM
AND SHOW HOW WE OPERATE.

FILMING THIS SHOW HAS TAKEN ME

TO THE EDGES
OF HUMAN EXISTENCE.

IT'S NEVER EASY.



THERE'S DANGER...

...DISCOMFORT,
AND SOMETIMES DESPAIR.

BUT IN THE END,
IT'S A PRIVILEGE

TO BE PART OF THE TEAM
WHO MAKE THIS PROGRAM.

I WORK WITH A VERY SMALL,
TIGHT-KNIT CREW,

AND THEY'RE KIND OF
AMAZING GUYS.

YOU KNOW, WE GO TO EVERY
EXTREMES OF THE EARTH.

AND IN MY EYES, THEY REALLY
ARE THE REAL HEROES OF THE SHOW.

ALWAYS WORKING WHEN IT'S TOUGH

AND KIND OF RIGHT THERE
BESIDE ME.

GOOD GUYS.

SIMON'S THE CAMERAMAN.

Reay: IT'S A REALLY
EXCITING JOB TO DO.

WE GET TO JUST TRAVEL AROUND THE
WORLD, WE GET TO EXPLORE STUFF.

WE GET TO GET MESSY,
CLIMB THINGS --

BOYS' ADVENTURE.

EX-ROYAL MARINE COMMANDO DAVE

IS AN EXPERT MOUNTAINEER.

FOR ME,
THE MOTIVATION IS THE TEAM

AND THE PEOPLE
WITHIN THAT SMALL TEAM.

AND FORMER PARATROOPER DANNY
COORDINATES THE CREW.

I'M JUST WATCHING AT ALL TIMES,
YOU KNOW,

JUST TO MAKE SURE
EVERYTHING'S GOING RIGHT.

THE TEAM JUST GET ON
REALLY, REALLY WELL,

AND BEAR IS DEFINITELY
THE KINGPIN IN THAT.

Pearce: BEAR WILL TAKE THE BULL
BY THE HORNS AND SAY,

"COME ON, LET'S JUST DO IT."

LET'S DO IT. JUST GO FOR IT.
LET'S DO IT.

WHATEVER ENVIRONMENT
WE'RE DEALING WITH,

THE FIRST CHALLENGE
IS OFTEN THE MOST DIFFICULT...

...GETTING US ON THE GROUND.

WE FILM IN SOME OF THE
MOST REMOTE LOCATIONS ON EARTH,

AND THE ONLY WAY IN
IS USUALLY BY PARACHUTE.

IN ALASKA,
THE TEAM AND I JOINED FORCES

WITH A SEARCH-AND-RESCUE
SQUADRON.

[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATION ]

THEY WERE GONNA TAKE ME HIGH
INTO THE MOUNTAINS

IN THEIR HH-60 PAVE HAWK.

IT'S A PRETTY TYPICAL SCENE
FOR US.

YOU KNOW, WE GOT A HELI
ON THE GROUND HERE.

WE'RE JUST RIGGING THAT.

HAVE A BIG BRIEFING
WITH THE MILITARY GUYS

WHO ARE FLYING US IN.

EVERY MINUTE OF THE FLIGHT PLAN

HAS TO BE CHECKED
AND DOUBLE-CHECKED.

A SECOND HELICOPTER WITH
A CAMERA CREW ON BOARD

WILL BE FLYING
IN CLOSE FORMATION.

WHAT'S IMPORTANT IS THE SPEED
ON THAT, 'CAUSE I CAN'T --

I CAN'T, OBVIOUSLY,
TILT UP AND SEE THAT VIEW

UNTIL YOU'VE GONE UP THERE
TO SHOW ME THE VIEW.

YEAH, I GOTCHA.

ONCE WE'VE REACHED
THE DROP ZONE,

I RAPPEL
FROM THE HOVERING CHOPPER.

AGAIN, I START...

IT'LL BE DOWN TO ME,

BUT WITHOUT CAREFUL PLANNING,
IT COULD ALL GO WRONG.

I'VE ALWAYS SAID TO THE GUYS,

"LOOK, YOU GOT TO GET IT RIGHT
EVERY SINGLE TIME.

"YOU ONLY
EVER GET IT WRONG ONCE,

"SO WE NEED TO
REALLY LOOK OUT FOR EACH OTHER

AND MAKE SURE, ABOVE ALL,
TOGETHER WE'RE SAFE."

ONCE THE PILOTS HAVE SET
THEIR PLAN, IT'S TIME TO GO.

I'M BEING DROPPED
DEEP INTO THE WILDERNESS

BY THE ALASKA AIR
NATIONAL GUARD.

YOU DON'T WANT
TO GET LOST OUT HERE.

BUT IF YOU DO,
THESE ARE THE GUYS

THAT'LL BE LOOKING
TO GET YOU OUT.

WE'RE IN POSITION
AND 80 FEET UP.

THE ONLY WAY IS DOWN.

HELICOPTER RAPPELS
ARE ALWAYS FRAUGHT WITH RISK,

'CAUSE YOU'VE GOT ROTORS, ROPE,

AND PEOPLE
THAT CAN GET CAUGHT UP.

THIS PAVE HAWK
IS A COMBAT CHOPPER,

SO IT'S THE IDEAL PLATFORM
FOR RAPID INSERTION.

Reay:
THE PAVE HAWK HELICOPTER

IS A FULLY KITTED-OUT
BLACK HAWK HELICOPTER,

AND IT'S THE MILITARY HELICOPTER
THAT YOU SEE IN THE NEWS.

YOU LOOKED UP, AND YOU
DID FEEL LIKE YOU'RE GOING
INTO COMBAT THAT DAY.

THIS CHOPPER CREW
KNOW THEIR STUFF,

AND I'M SAFELY ON THE DECK,

AND THE HELICOPTER'S
OUT OF HERE.

BUT THINGS
DON'T ALWAYS GO THAT SMOOTHLY.

IN GUATEMALA, SIMON AND I PLAN
TO RAPPEL TOGETHER

OUT OF A HOVERING HELICOPTER.

AND THIS TIME, WE WENT IN HOT.

THERE WAS A LIVE VOLCANO
BENEATH US.

Grylls: THAT'S THE LAVA!

YOU CAN JUST FEEL THE HEAT
COMING OFF THIS STUFF!

MUST BE
A COUPLE HUNDRED FEET UP,

BUT EVEN HERE, IT'S HOT!

Pearce:
THERE WAS NOWHERE TO LAND.

RIGHT ON THE TOP OF THE VOLCANO.

LAVA JUST OFF
THE BACKSIDE OF IT.

SMOKING SULFUR FUMES EVERYWHERE,

AND WINDS THAT WERE JUST
THROWING THE HELICOPTER

ALL OVER THE PLACE,
AND IT WAS A REAL BATTLE.

YOU'VE GOT A HELICOPTER PILOT,

BUT HE CAN'T SEE
WHAT'S GOING ON.

AND, BASICALLY,
I BECOME THE PILOT'S EYES,

SO I TELL THE PILOT
EXACTLY WHAT'S GOING ON.

Okay, then, we're good.

BEAR IS UNDERNEATH THE HELO.

THE PILOT WAS FIGHTING
WITH THE HELICOPTER,

'CAUSE THE WINDS
WERE THROWING THE HELICOPTER

ALL OVER THE PLACE,

AND I WAS LOWERING SIMON
DOWN THE OTHER SIDE.

That's good.

I WAS HALFWAY DOWN THE ROPE,

BETWEEN THE HELICOPTER
AND THE GROUND.

AND THE PILOT SAID,
"DAVE, I GOT TO GO.

I CAN'T HOLD THE HELICOPTER
ANYMORE."

I HAD ONE HAND ON SIMON.

AND I'M TRYING TO LOOK AT BEAR,
I'M TRYING TO LOWER SIMON.

I'M TRYING TO CONVINCE THE PILOT

JUST TO HOLD ON FOR ANOTHER,
YOU KNOW, 15 SECONDS

SO I COULD GET SIMON
TO THE GROUND.

LITERALLY, JUST ABOUT TO PULL
MY KNIFE OUT TO CUT THE ROPE.

Reay: ANOTHER 5 SECONDS,
I WAS ON THE GROUND.

BEAR RELEASED THE ROPE FROM ME,

AND THE HELICOPTER JUST
PEELED OFF AND GOT OUT OF THERE.

IT WAS VERY, VERY TENSE.

THEY ALWAYS SAY
THAT IT TAKES FIVE SMALL THINGS

TO MAKE A DISASTER --

LIKE, YOU KNOW,
THE PILOT CAN'T STAND,

YOU GOT CLOUDS COMING IN,

WHILE I'M STRUGGLING
TO GET YOU OFF THE LINE.

BEFORE YOU KNOW IT, YOU GOT --

ANYWAY, WE'RE --
WE'RE ALIVE, WE'RE HERE.

WE MADE IT.

IN SOUTHERN TEXAS,
WE TRIED SOMETHING

WE'D NEVER DONE BEFORE --

PARACHUTING IN FROM A BIPLANE.

BUT THERE WAS A PROBLEM --

HOW TO FIT
THE PILOT, SIMON, AND ME

INTO AN AIRPLANE
WITH JUST TWO SEATS.

I'M RIGHT HERE,
ABOUT 6 FEET AWAY FROM BEAR,

WHICH, UM, THERE WAS
NO OTHER PLACE TO BE,

SO THAT'S WHERE
I'M GONNA BE FOR THE SHOOT.

DAVE'S STRAPPING ME IN.

I THINK A BIT OF AN EYE-OPENER
FOR BOTH OF US,

'CAUSE HE WAS THINKING,
AS I WAS,

"THERE SHOULD BE MORE
TO CLIP INTO THAN THIS."

BUT YOU LOOKED,
AND THERE WAS NOTHING ELSE

YOU COULD DO -- THAT WAS IT.

Pearce:
I DON'T THINK SIMON KNOWS THIS,

BUT I SPOKE TO THE PILOT
ABOUT IT BEFORE,

AND HE WAS SORT OF
SHRUGGING HIS SHOULDERS

AND GIVING ME ODD LOOKS,

BECAUSE HE WAS SAYING,
"WELL, IT'S GONNA REALLY AFFECT

"THE AERODYNAMICS OF THE WING,

AND I'M NOT SURE IF I CAN
HOLD THE PLANE PROPERLY."

I SAID, "DO YOU THINK YOU CAN?"
HE SAID, "YEAH, I THINK SO."

BUT, OF COURSE,
SIMON NEVER KNEW THAT.

[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]

Reay: THE SORT OF
POINT OF NO RETURN --

WHEN YOU ABSOLUTELY BELIEVE,
IN YOUR OWN MIND,

YOU CAN'T GET OUT OF THIS...

YOU -- THAT'S IT --
YOU'RE GOING.

YOU'RE TAKING OFF ON A WING.

Beneath me
is the Chihuahuan Desert.

You can't mistake this place.
It will kill you.

Reay: WHEN YOU'RE IN THE AIR,

YOU'RE JUST A LUMP OF MEAT
HANGING ON THE WING.

YOU CAN'T DO ANYTHING.

I WAS JUST SORT OF
WEDGED IN A SORT OF --

SORT OF MIME-ARTIST
STATIC POSITION,

TRYING TO GET THESE SHOTS.

AND THE PILOT'S SMILING AWAY,

AND BEAR'S ALL COMFORTABLE
IN HIS SEAT.

AND I'M THINKING,
"HANG ON, THIS ISN'T --

USUALLY, I'M IN A SLIGHTLY MORE
COMFORTABLE POSITION THAN BEAR."

Okay, Bear, we're coming up
on 8,000 feet now.

You better
get ready to jump.

THIS WAS A FIRST FOR ME.

IF I CATCH THE TAIL ON EXIT,
IT'S GAME OVER.

THE ONLY WAY TO DO IT
WAS TO INVERT THE PLANE

SO I COULD HANG CLEAR.

SO, I WAS IN THE COCKPIT,
FILMING BEAR.

BEAR WAS NOW STANDING
ON TOP OF THE WING.

AS SOON AS THE PLANE INVERTED,

HE WOULD THEN BE HANGING
OFF THE TOP OF THE WING.

IT TILTS 'ROUND,
HE'S THEN SUDDENLY HANGING,

AND BEAR GOES
FROM FEET IN MY EYE VIEW

TO FEET SUDDENLY
HANGING OFF THE GROUND.

AMAZING.
ABSOLUTELY AMAZING FEELING.

BUT I REMEMBER
IT GOING THROUGH MY MIND,

"YEAH, I'M UPSIDE DOWN
IN THE PLANE. THIS IS GREAT."

[ LAUGHS ]

"AND BEAR'S JUMPING OUT, HMM."

Good luck down there.
You're gonna need it.

OVER THE YEARS,
I'VE DONE HUNDREDS OF JUMPS,

BUT IT STILL GETS MY HEART
GOING EVERY TIME.

WHAT'S GOING THROUGH MY
MIND WHEN BEAR JUMPS
OUT THE AIRCRAFT?

"I HOPE THE PARACHUTE OPENS."

Reay: HE ALWAYS DOES
THE SIGN OF THE CROSS,

THEN HE JUST FALLS AWAY
LIKE THAT.

AND HE DOESN'T
PULL THE PARACHUTE.

AND HE'LL PRETTY MUCH
STAY LOOKING AT ME

FOR AS LONG AS HE CAN,
EVEN WHEN HE'S A LITTLE SPECK.

AND AS HE GETS SMALLER
AND SMALLER AND SMALLER,

IT ALWAYS
GOES THROUGH MY MIND --

"PULL THE PARACHUTE.
PULL THE CORD, PULL THE CORD."

IT'S TERRIFYING. YOU
KIND OF THINK, "OH, NO,
THIS IS THE MALFUNCTION.

THIS IS THE TIME.
HE'S NOT GONNA DO IT.
IT'S GONNA GO WRONG."

[ SIGHS ]
HOPEFULLY, HE'LL BE ALL RIGHT.

"IS HE GONNA GO SPLAT?"
[ CHUCKLES ]

HE NEVER HAS, SO FAR,

BUT I ALWAYS HAVE
THAT FEELING, ALWAYS.

[ THUD ]

WHEW! ON THE GROUND!

BUT STRAIGHT
INTO ONE OF THESE CACTUS.

FROM THE FREEZING WASTES
OF THE ARCTIC CIRCLE

TO THE BURNING HEAT
OF THE SAHARA DESERT,

IN MAKING "MAN VS. WILD,"
WE FILM ALL OVER THE WORLD.

ECUADOR...
MONTANA...

PANAMA, PATAGONIA...

SUMATRA...
TURKEY...

SCOTLAND...
MEXICO TWICE...

NORWAY, SIBERIA...

GUATEMALA...
NAMIBIA AND ZAMBIA...

BELIZE...
ALABAMA, LOUISIANA...

UH...
CHINA...

YEAH, AND THERE'S
PROBABLY A FEW OTHERS

WHICH I CAN'T QUITE REMEMBER.
[ CHUCKLES ]

WHEREVER WE ARE,

SIMON THE CAMERAMAN'S
ALWAYS JUST BEHIND ME.

BEAR, IN ALL THESE ENVIRONMENTS,
HE WILL MOVE FAST.

BANG, BANG, BANG, BANG.

Reay: WHATEVER BEAR DOES,
YOU HAVE TO BE THERE.

LOTS OF CUTS, LOTS OF BRUISES.

Reay:
YOU HAVE TO JUST STEAM IN.

YOU HAVE TO COMMIT TO IT
AND GO FOR IT.

I GUESS IT IS DANGEROUS,
BUT A LOT OF THE TIME,

YOU KNOW, YOU JUST DON'T GET
A CHANCE TO THINK ABOUT THAT,

BECAUSE YOU'RE --
YOU'RE JUST DOING THE SHOT.

YOU'RE JUST DOING
WHAT YOU NEED TO DO.

I SUPPOSE I'VE GOT TO JUST KEEP
THE SHOT AS STEADY AS I CAN.

BUT THAT VISION OF BEAR
IN MY VIEWFINDER NOW

IS SORT OF JUST
PERMANENTLY ETCHED ON MY MIND.

HE'S ALWAYS THERE. IT'S JUST
THE BACKGROUND CHANGES.

[ GRUNTS ]

[ Chuckling ]
YOU ALL RIGHT?

FIRE, ICE...

WATER, DESERT, FOREST --

WE'VE BEEN THROUGH IT ALL.

KEEPING UP WITH ME

TAKES THE CREW A LONG WAY
OUT OF THEIR COMFORT ZONE.

IN ALASKA,
THE BEST ROUTE TO SAFETY

WAS TO GET ONTO A GLACIER,

BUT THAT MEANT A JUMP ACROSS
ICY WATER FOR ME AND FOR SIMON.

DON'T LIKE THE LOOK
OF THIS STUFF AT ALL.

YOU SEE, IT'S JUST ALL
FREE-FLOATING, BROKEN ICE.

TO GET TO THE GLACIER,
YOU HAD TO SORT OF STEP ACROSS

WHICH WERE EFFECTIVELY ICEBERGS
FLOATING IN THE WATER.

OFTEN THEY'RE
PRETTY UNSTABLE.

HERE WE GO, TWINKLETOES.

[ GRUNTS ] WHOO! JUST --

OKAY, COME ON, THEN, GIVE ME
YOUR HAND, THIS LAST BIT.

HE SAID, "NO, COME ON.
DO THIS LAST ONE. IT'S GREAT.

WE'LL MAKE IT, WE'LL MAKE IT."
I'M LIKE, "UGH, OKAY."

LOOK DOWN, LOOK ACROSS,
GO FOR IT, COMMIT TO IT.

1, 2, 3. GOOD.
GOOD, GOOD.

AND AGAIN. NICE.

Pearce: SIMON -- HE'S NO SLOUCH
IN THOSE SITUATIONS,

AND DANCED ACROSS IT
REALLY WELL.

BUT HE ALSO HAS TO
HOLD A CAMERA.

SOMETIMES YOU JUST GOT TO
COMMIT TO THESE THINGS. OKAY.

I'M AS CAREFUL AS I CAN BE,

BUT THERE'S ALWAYS
AN ELEMENT OF RISK FOR ME...

AND THE CREW.

THERE WAS A SCREE SLOPE WHICH
BEAR AND I WERE POWERING DOWN.

WE GOT TO ABOUT 20 FEET
BEFORE THE END OF THIS THING,

AND BEAR SAYS TO ME, "I'M GONNA
STOP BY THAT TREE THERE."

AND HE DOESN'T STOP.

[ ROCKS RATTLING ]

[ INDISTINCT SHOUTING ]

WE MANAGED TO RELEASE OURSELVES

AND PULL OURSELVES
OFF INTO THE DUST.

SO I GOT OFF LIGHTLY,
BUT PURELY DOWN TO LUCK.

BUT THESE BOULDERS
WERE WHIZZING --

WHIZZING PAST OUR HEADS.

[ ROCKS RATTLING ]

[ INDISTINCT SHOUTING ]

NOT NICE. NOT NICE.

FOR THE CREW, FOLLOWING ME AT
GROUND LEVEL IS TOUGH ENOUGH,

BUT THE REALLY TESTING TIMES
ARE WHEN WE'RE CLIMBING.

Pearce: BEAR TAKES ALL THE RISKS
WHEN HE CLIMBS,

BECAUSE IT'S KIND OF NEW GROUND,
GENERALLY.

IT'S USUALLY IN REALLY
CHALLENGING ENVIRONMENTS.

SO, YEAH, DEFINITELY,
RISKS ARE TAKEN.

IN MONTANA, I CLIMBED A BRIDGE
TO GET TO A RAILWAY LINE,

AND SIMON THE CAMERAMAN
FOLLOWED ME UP.

JUST TILTING DOWN JUST GIVES YOU
A HUGE SENSE OF REALITY

ABOUT ACTUALLY HOW HIGH
YOU'VE COME.

[ CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS ]

YOU'RE JUST NOT HUMAN
IF YOU DON'T FEEL A FLUTTER.

BEAR GETS TO THE TOP OF THIS,
AND HE'S GOT A CHAIN WITH HIM,

AND HE HAS TO
THEN BASICALLY MANEUVER HIMSELF

ON A SORT OF AN OVERHANG,
ONTO THE TOP OF THIS BRIDGE.

[ METAL CREAKS ]

AND IT'S PROBABLY ABOUT 350 FEET
HIGH, MAYBE 400 FEET HIGH.

IT'S A HIGH BRIDGE.

THERE HE WAS,
HANGING ON WITH ONE HAND.

AND HE CLIMBS HIMSELF UP,
AND IT WAS --

THAT WAS A LONG WAY UP.

[ BREATHING HEAVILY ]

I'M UP.

AND SO, EVEN THOUGH
I'M NOT SCARED OF HEIGHTS,

LOOKING DOWN AT THAT KIND
OF HEIGHT, YOU THINK --

YOUR HEART
IS DEFINITELY IN YOUR MOUTH.

AND WHAT GOES UP
MUST COME DOWN --

IN THIS CASE,
DOWN A VERY HIGH WATERFALL.

I'M GONNA TRY AND DO THAT.

DOWN THE TRUNK.
I'LL GET TO THAT LEDGE.

YEAH.
AND THEN WAVE TO YOU.

AND THEN YOU CAN JUST
RAPPEL YOURSELF DOWN...

OKAY.
...JOIN ME.

WE FIND A GOOD PLACE
TO TIE IT OFF, LADDER GOES OFF,

WE GO DOWN TOGETHER,
AND THEN WE'RE OUT OF THERE.

ALL RIGHT.
GREAT. LET'S DO IT.

[ CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS ]

SO, I'M ON AN END OF A ROPE,
DANGLING IN A WATERFALL.

IN A WATERFALL,
NOT NEXT TO THE WATERFALL.

IN THE WATERFALL.
AND IT'S NOT --

IT'S NOT NORMAL TO BE THERE.

GET ONTO THE LEDGE!

WATER'S POUNDING DOWN ON ME.

AND IT IS A VERY UNCOMFORTABLE
PLACE TO BE.

IT'S NOT
ONLY IT'S UNCOMFORTABLE,

WITH THE WATER BANGING ON YOUR
HEAD AND MOST OF YOUR BODY.

EVEN THOUGH I'VE GOT A DRY SUIT
ON, I'M STILL FREEZING COLD.

IF THERE'S ENOUGH WATER
FOR A SAFE LANDING,

I ALWAYS LIKE TO JUMP IN,

THOUGH THE HEIGHT
IS SOMETIMES AN ISSUE.

I'VE BEEN AT THE TOP OF SOME OF
THESE JUMPS AND HAD A LOOK DOWN.

WHOO!

BUT I'M JUST GLAD
I AIN'T DOING THEM, YOU KNOW?

IN GUATEMALA, I JUMPED 40 FOOT
INTO A POOL OF WATER.

SIMON WAS SUPPOSED TO
FOLLOW ME,

BUT, THIS TIME,
HE GOT COLD FEET.

WE DO TWO STYLES OF JUMP --

ONE WHERE I JUMP WITH HIM,
WHICH I PREFER...

AND THE OTHER ONE IS,
HE JUMPS AND THEN CALLS ME IN,

WHICH I DON'T PREFER.

Pearce: ABOUT
250-ODD-FOOT-HIGH WATERFALL

WITH JUST THOUSANDS AND
THOUSANDS OF GALLONS OF WATER.

THE WATER WAS JUST
TOO POWERFUL TO GET DOWN,

AND BEAR HAD TO
FIND THIS HUGE VINE

TO CLIMB DOWN --
AND GET SIMON DOWN.

GET DOWN TO ME
ON THIS LEDGE.

Reay: BEAR HAD GONE DOWN FIRST,
AND I'D FOLLOWED HIM DOWN LATER.

HE WANTED TO CHECK OUT
THAT HE COULD GET TO
THIS LEDGE AT THE BOTTOM.

HE'D GOT TO THIS LEDGE
AT THE BOTTOM.

HE GOT THERE.
I FOLLOW HIM DOWN.

YOU'RE SAFE THERE.
DON'T MOVE.

LET'S DO THE JUMP. YOU'LL NEED
TO FOLLOW ME DOWN, OKAY?

NO HESITATION.
WE JUST GO FOR IT.

STROKE MY GOAT.
IT'S A LONG WAY DOWN.

BUT I KNOW
THIS IS DEEP ENOUGH NOW.

HE SAID, "RIGHT, OKAY, I'M OFF."
SO, HE JUMPED.

I THOUGHT, "ACTUALLY, YOU'RE IN
THE AIR FOR QUITE A LONG TIME."

JUMP!

HE'S IN THE WATER,
GOING, "JUMP!"

I'M THINKING, "YEAH, JUST JUMP.
HE'S DONE IT.

I KNOW I CAN DO IT. DO IT."

AND I HESITATE,
AND I SWITCH FEET, THINKING,

"SHALL I PUSH OFF WITH
MY LEFT FOOT, MY RIGHT FOOT?"

AND IT JUST STARTED
GOING THROUGH MY MIND --

I JUST STARTED THINKING,
"ACTUALLY, THAT IS QUITE HIGH.

I DON'T REALLY WANT TO DO THIS."

Grylls: JUMP!

YOUR MIND STARTS GOING,
"DON'T DO IT, DON'T DO IT."

AND THE OTHER SIDE OF YOU
IS GOING, "NO, DO DO IT.

YOU KNOW HOW TO DO IT.
EVERYTHING'S GONNA BE FINE."

Pearce: I THINK HE HAD
A COUPLE OF MOMENTS UP THERE

BEFORE HE WAS
ENCOURAGED TO JUMP.

JUMP!

I THINK IT TOOK ME
THREE ATTEMPTS OF HESITATION

BEFORE I WENT FOR IT.

[ SPLASH ]

I THINK HE TAKES HIS HEART
IN HIS MOUTH A FEW TIMES AND --

AND, YOU KNOW, TRUSTS THE PEOPLE
AROUND HIM AND GOES FOR IT,

WHICH IS -- WHICH IS, YOU KNOW,
ABSOLUTE CREDIT TO HIM.

Reay: HE WAS VERY GRACIOUS
WHEN I DID THAT.

HE DIDN'T TAKE THE MICK.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, BEAR.

WHOO!
[ SHOUTING INDISTINCTLY ]

IT'S A TOUGH JOB
FOR A FILM CREW,

WITH ALL THEIR EQUIPMENT,

TO KEEP UP
IN THESE HARSH ENVIRONMENTS,

BUT THESE GUYS
DO IT INCREDIBLY WELL.

THAT'S IT.
I GOT YOU. OKAY.

SOMETIMES, THOUGH,

THE ONLY WAY THROUGH
IS ON MY OWN.

STOP, STOP, STOP, STOP.

HANG ON. HANG ON.
JUST WAIT HERE A SEC.

WHEN THAT HAPPENS,
I'VE GOT TO USE ONE OF THESE --

A MINICAM, OR AS WE CALL IT,

"BEAR-CAM."

BEAR-CAM --
THIS WRIST-MOUNTED CAMERA,

YOU KNOW, THAT'S LOOKING UP
OR LOOKING DOWN.

OH, OH. GOT MY FOOT.

I CAN JUST MOVE IT
TO THE LEFT OR THE RIGHT.

[ BREATHING HEAVILY ]

Reay: TOUGH LITTLE THING,
AND IT HAS TO BE.

STRAPPED TO BEAR GRYLLS' ARM,
HE SMACKS IT ABOUT ALL THE TIME.

I DON'T KNOW.

WHOA!

Reay: BUT IT ALWAYS SURVIVES.

IT'S --
I SUPPOSE IT'S BEAR-PROOF.

THIS TINY CAMERA ENABLES ME TO
GET SOME EXTRAORDINARY SHOTS

WHEN IT'S JUST TOO DANGEROUS
TO RISK THE CREW.

IN MY QUEST TO SHOW YOU
HOW TO SURVIVE IN THE WILD,

I'VE VISITED DOZENS
OF DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENTS.

[ GRUNTS ]

WHAT ALL THESE LOCATIONS SHARE

IS THAT THEY'RE TOUGH
ON THE MIND AND THE BODY.

IN PLACES LIKE THESE,
ILLNESS, EXTREME TEMPERATURE,

AND THE NASTIEST BUGS
ON THE PLANET

ARE ALL OUT TO GET YOU.

ACCLIMATIZATION
IS A TRICKY THING.

IT IS QUITE A SHOCK TO THE BODY.

Cane:
IF YOU'RE IN THE MILITARY,

THEY GIVE YOU A WEEK, NORMALLY,
ACCLIMATIZATION PERIOD.

NOT THIS TEAM.

YOU KNOW, YOU GET A COUPLE
OF DAYS, AND THEN THAT'S IT.

YOU'RE STRAIGHT INTO IT,
YOU KNOW?

MOST OF THE LOCAL HAZARDS
I FACE,

MY CREW FACE, TOO,

FROM GETTING COVERED
IN CACTUS SPINES...

BLOODY, BLOODY,
BLOODY CACTUS.

...DEALING WITH
THE NIGHTMARE OF MOSQUITOS...

OHH, MAN, THESE MOSQUITOS.

[ GROANS ]

JUST RELENTLESS HERE.

...TO GETTING ATTACKED
BY BLOOD-SUCKING LEECHES.

OH, WELL, I'M GETTING HAMMERED
BY THESE THINGS.

WHEN BEAR'S ON CAMERA
AND HE'S PEELING OFF A LEECH,

DON'T FORGET
THAT BEHIND THAT CAMERA

IS ANOTHER PERSON

WITH A PROBABLY EQUAL AMOUNT
OF LEECHES ON HIM.

OH, LOOK, YOU SEE, THIS ONE
IS JUST FULL OF BLOOD.

YOU CAN JUST SEE
HOW MUCH THEY TAKE OUT.

ON LOCATION,

THE PLANTS AND THE INSECTS
CAN BE DIFFICULT ENOUGH,

BUT IT'S THE TEMPERATURE THAT
CAN BE THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE.

THE ENVIRONMENTS I PREFER
ARE THE EXTREME COLD.

I PROBABLY WOULD PREFER
EXTREME HEAT.

FOR ME, I'D GO
WITH THE COLD ANY DAY.

IN THE ARCTIC CIRCLE,

THE PLAN WAS TO CROSS
A NEAR-FREEZING RIVER.

YOU KNOW, I CAN'T SAY ENOUGH

JUST HOW CAREFUL YOU GOT TO BE
WITH WATER THIS COLD.

YOU KNOW,
IT CAN BE SUCH A KILLER.

THE TECHNIQUE IS, YOU
DON'T WANT TO DO THAT
WITH YOUR CLOTHES ON.

Cane: SO WE STRIPPED OFF.

I THINK IT WAS
ABOUT MINUS-30 DEGREES,

AND, YOU KNOW,
IT WAS ABSOLUTELY FREEZING.

[ GRUNTS ]

WHOA! SNOW DOWN THE BACK.

OKAY, LET'S GET INTO IT.

Reay: BEFORE HE EVEN
MANAGED TO DO THE SWIM,

HE HAD TO BREAK THE ICE,
TO GET INTO THE DEEPER WATER.

YOU KNOW,
I'VE GOT A FULL DRY SUIT ON.

AND JUST THE THOUGHT
OF DOING THAT --

IT WAS HARD ENOUGH DOING THAT,
YOU KNOW, IN A DRY SUIT.

I THINK, ONCE YOU TAKE
THE PLUNGE, SO TO SPEAK,

AND YOU'RE COMMITTED,

THEN THERE'S NO TURNING BACK.

Reay: AND I'VE GOT SORT OF
5-MIL NEOPRENE GLOVES ON,

AND MY HANDS ARE NOW FREEZING

AND MY FACE
IS ABSOLUTELY FREEZING.

BEAR DOING IT NAKED --

I DON'T KNOW
HOW HE DOES STUFF LIKE THAT.

I HAVE NO IDEA
HOW HE DOES STUFF LIKE THAT.

I'M FOLLOWING HIM.
THE LENS FREEZES OVER.

MANAGE TO CLEAR IT, AND
WE CARRY ON FILMING THE SCENE.

I'LL USE THIS ICE BLOCK TO TRY
AND FLOAT MY RUCKSACK ACROSS.

Pearce:
BEAR MAKES IT LOOK EASY.

HE'S VERY GOOD AT IT,
AND HE GETS HIS HEAD 'ROUND IT.

OKAY, IT'S OVER
THE DEEP BIT.

LET'S GET ASHORE.

Reay: HE GOT TO THE SIDE
IN SORT OF RECORD TIME.

HE DIDN'T WANT TO HANG AROUND
IN THAT KIND OF WATER.

GOT TO THE SIDE.
WE PULL OURSELVES OUT.

I'M STANDING THERE FROZEN.

LITERALLY, NO JOKE,
MY HANDS ARE LITERALLY JUST...

I'M LIKE,
"I CAN'T MOVE MY FINGERS."

ONE OF THE GLOVES
WAS STUCK TO THE CAMERA LENS.

I COULDN'T ACTUALLY MOVE IT.

[ BLOWING SHARPLY ]

HIS BOOTLACES ACTUALLY
WERE STIFF, STRAIGHT OUT.

HE HELD UP HIS BOOT,
AND HIS LACE WENT LIKE THAT.

IT WAS THAT COLD.

OUT HORIZONTAL.

THEN YOU KNOW IT'S COLD.

AND IT WASN'T JUST MY SHOELACES

THAT WERE AFFECTED
BY THE TEMPERATURE.

THERE WAS DEFINITELY, UM,
A SHRINKAGE TO HIS MANHOOD

IN THAT ONE.

TURNED FROM A GRIZZLY BEAR
INTO A LITTLE TEDDY BEAR.

[ CHUCKLES ]

[ GRUNTING,
BLOWS SHARPLY ]

EXTREME TEMPERATURES DON'T
JUST TAKE THEIR TOLL ON ME.

MY CREW GO THROUGH IT ALL, TOO.

IN THE SAHARA,
WE REALLY RAN INTO PROBLEMS.

IT WAS ALMOST 130 DEGREES,

AND ALL OF US
WERE FINDING IT HARD.

Grylls: I THINK
HEAT'S GONNA BE A BIG ISSUE

FOR EVERYONE WORKING
ON THIS FACE TODAY.

YOU KNOW, IT'S GONNA BE HOT --
HOT AS YOU LIKE ON THERE.

YOU KNOW, ANY ISSUES,
FEELING WEIRD, YOU KNOW, WATER.

YOU KNOW, YOU CAN DEHYDRATE SO
FAST IN THESE SORT OF CLIMES,

SO WE JUST LOOK OUT
FOR EACH OTHER THERE.

[ WIND GUSTING ]

WHEN IT'S AT ITS HIGHEST
AND MOST INTENSE,

THE SUN IS A BRUTAL ENEMY.

REALLY, THE HEAT OUT HERE
IS JUST RELENTLESS,

AND WE'VE JUST HAD TO EVACUATE

ANOTHER OF THE CREW
WITH HEATSTROKE.

Reay:
"SAHARA" WAS AN INTERESTING ONE.

WE DID HAVE CREW MEMBERS
DROPPING LIKE FLIES OUT THERE.

IT WAS SERIOUS HEAT. WE HAD
SERIOUS EXPOSURE TO THE HEAT.

AND WE WEREN'T GETTING ANY SHADE
THROUGHOUT THE DAYS.

AND YOUR BODY
CAN ONLY TAKE SO MUCH.

[ BREATHING HEAVILY ]

IT WAS SO HOT.

SO, I WATCHED THE SOUND MAN,

I WAS WATCHING,
YOU KNOW, THE CAMERAMAN,

THINKING, "WHO'S GONNA BE NEXT?"

Reay: IT COMES HOME TO YOU,
WHEN YOU'RE EVACUATING PEOPLE,

HOW DANGEROUS SOMETIMES
THESE SCENARIOS ARE

AND HOW DANGEROUS
THE WEATHER CAN BE.

[ SIGHING HEAVILY ]

SURVIVING IN THE WILD
ISN'T EASY.

YOU'VE GOT TO
STAY FOCUSED AND MOTIVATED,

BUT YOU ALSO NEED TO IMPROVISE,

USING WHATEVER YOU FIND
TO STAY ALIVE AND REACH SAFETY.

ADAPTABILITY IS THE KEY.

Pearce:
IT'S VERY HARD TO PLAN,

BECAUSE, ULTIMATELY,

THE ENVIRONMENT
WILL TRY AND TAKE CONTROL.

SO YOU'VE JUST
GOT TO BE FLEXIBLE,

YOU GOT TO KEEP YOUR WITS
ABOUT YOU.

TRIGGERS IT.

WHETHER IT'S MAKING A TRAP...

...A RAFT,
OR SOMEWHERE SAFE TO SLEEP...

PERFECT!

...YOU'VE GOT TO USE
WHATEVER YOU FIND.

IN PANAMA, I WANTED TO SHOW

HOW YOU CAN ABSORB
THE UNBOILED, DIRTY WATER

I'D FOUND ON A DESERTED ROCK.

THE THING IS,
THIS IS FULL OF BIRD DROPPINGS

AND LOOKING PRETTY FETID.

DRINKING THIS FOUL WATER
WOULD MAKE YOU VOMIT.

VOMITING WOULD LEAD
TO FURTHER DEHYDRATION,

WHICH ULTIMATELY
COULD KILL YOU.

BUT THERE IS A LAST DESPERATE
MEASURE YOU CAN TAKE.

USING MY WATER BOTTLE

AND A RUBBER PIPE
I FOUND WASHED UP ON THE BEACH,

I'M GONNA GIVE MYSELF
A MAKESHIFT ENEMA.

THERE ARE STORIES
OF THIS SAVING PEOPLE'S LIVES.

THERE'S ONE PARTICULAR FAMILY
WHO WAS STRANDED IN A LIFE RAFT,

AND ALL THIS WATER HAD GATHERED
IN THE BOTTOM OF IT.

AND THEY'D BEEN
FEEDING OFF TURTLES,

AND IT WAS MIXED
WITH TURTLE BLOOD.

IT HAD GONE FETID.

AND THE ONLY WAY
THEY MANAGED TO STAY HYDRATED

WAS BY USING THAT FETID WATER
AND GIVING THEMSELVES AN ENEMA.

BY NOT DRINKING THE FLUID,
YOU BYPASS THE GAG REFLEX,

REHYDRATING
WITHOUT THE RISK OF VOMITING,

BUT IT'S NOT PLEASANT.

YEAH, I WON'T DENY IT SORT
OF MADE ME CRINGE SLIGHTLY,

YOU KNOW, WHEN HE DID IT.

I GUESS ALL YOU CAN DO
IS LIE BACK...

AND THINK OF ENGLAND!

GOOD ON HIM, YOU KNOW.
HE WENT FOR IT AND DID IT.

IN EXTREME SURVIVAL SITUATIONS,

YOU'VE GOT TO BE PREPARED
TO DO ANYTHING TO STAY ALIVE.

AND ONE OF THE BIGGEST BATTLES
IS KEEPING WARM AT NIGHT.

Cane:
WE WERE FILMING IN IRELAND,

AND BEAR CAME ACROSS
A SHEEP THAT HAD DIED

AND EVENTUALLY PULLED OFF
THE WHOLE SKIN IN ONE, YOU KNOW,

WHICH HE THEN TURNED
INTO A "SHEEPING" BAG.

[ LAUGHS ]

NICE AND SNUG,

EVEN THOUGH
IT LOOKS PRETTY DISGUSTING.

AND IT REALLY DID WORK.
HE USED IT AS A "SHEEPING" BAG.

YOU KNOW, IT WAS FANTASTIC.

MAKING GOOD USE
OF WHATEVER YOU COME ACROSS,

HOWEVER UNPLEASANT,

IS AT THE HEART
OF SURVIVING IN THE WILD.

A BERBER
HAD GIVEN ME THIS CAMEL.

BUT, YOU KNOW, THEY'LL USE
EVERY SINGLE BIT OF THIS ANIMAL,

NOT ONLY, THOUGH, FOR FOOD,
ALSO FOR WATER

AND, IN EXTREMITY, FOR SHELTER.

IT'S JUST AS WELL THAT THE
VIEWER DOESN'T GET TO SMELL

THE CARCASSES AND ANIMALS
THAT BEAR EATS.

Pearce: ANY ANIMAL KILL IS --

IS NOT PLEASANT --
THE SMELL OF DEATH.

THERE WE GO.

Reay: AS SOON AS HE CUTS
INTO THE STOMACH CONTENTS,

THAT IS WHEN YOU GET
THIS ROTTING STENCH --

AN AROMA OF WHATEVER IT'S BEEN
EATING IN THE LAST 24 HOURS.

[ COUGHING ]

UGH!

GOT A LOAD OF --

A STENCH OF CAMEL DIGESTED FOOD
STRAIGHT UP MY NOSTRILS.

THE FLUID IN THIS HALF-DIGESTED
PULP IS DRINKABLE,

AND IT CAN SAVE YOUR LIFE.

[ SNIFFS, SCOFFS ]

IT WAS RANCID.

YOU KNOW, I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT.

THE SMELL WAS TERRIBLE.

AND THEN
HE JUST DRANK THIS WATER.

[ SPITS ]

AND THEN...

HE TURNS IT INTO A SHELTER.

Grylls: GET INSIDE IT...

PULL IT OVER...

AND I'LL BE 100% PROTECTED
FROM THE SUN.

THE CREW --
WE WERE NEARLY THROWING UP,

ACTUALLY, AT THE SMELL.

THIS BLANKET...

AND THIS WHOLE CAMEL...

JUST STINKS.

MAKING THE SHOW,

THE CREW AND I HAVE HAD TO
ENDURE SOME PRETTY FOUL SMELLS,

BUT IT WAS IN MEXICO
THAT WE EXPERIENCED THE WORST.

GOT IT, MAN.
I CAN SMELL IT!

THERE WE GO.
HE'S CAUGHT IN THE NOOSE.

UGH!
ABSOLUTELY STINKS.

Reay: THE WORST SMELL
THAT I'VE ENDURED, SO FAR,

IN FOUR YEARS OF THIS SHOW,
IS SKUNK.

LITERALLY SMELLS LIKE --

LIKE A HUNDRED BURNING TIRES
ALL AT ONCE.

I HAVE NEVER SMELT
ANYTHING SO BAD IN MY LIFE.

THAT IS TRULY...

[ GAGGING, SPITTING,
COUGHING ]

...TERRIBLE!

AND THEN HE STARTED
COOKING THE MEAT.

I'M THINKING [SNIFFING]
"WHAT IS THAT?"

YOU CAN SEE
HOW THIS IS LOOKING.

THE SMELL WAS SO BAD,
IT WAS JUST TELLING YOU,

"DO NOT EAT ME."

IT STINKS.

I TAKE A PERSONAL ENJOYMENT
WHEN HE HAS TO EAT IN THE SCENE.

YOU'RE JUST KEEPING
THE CAMERA RUNNING ON HIM

AND NOT LETTING HIM
EITHER SPIT IT OUT --

HE'S GOT TO SWALLOW IT.
AND HE DOES. GIVE HIM HIS DUES.

EVERY TIME, HE DOES
SWALLOW IT. BUT HE DIDN'T
WANT TO EAT THAT AT ALL.

IT'S LIKE...

SOMEBODY'S GOT YOUR STEAK...

[ SPITS ]

...RUBBED IT IN DOG FECES,

AND THEN POPPED IT
IN YOUR MOUTH.

GORBLIMEY!

IF YOU WANT TO EAT IN THE WILD,

YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO
HUNT FOR YOUR DINNER...

AND THE OLD WAYS
ARE OFTEN THE BEST.

IN LOUISIANA, THE LOCALS

USED TO FISH
USING THEMSELVES AS BAIT.

Pearce: THEY WOULD LOOK AROUND
UNDER THE WATER LINE,

IN LITTLE HOLES
WHERE THESE CATFISH WOULD BE,

AND STICKING THEIR HANDS
IN THERE.

AND THEN THE CATFISH
WOULD GRAB THE HAND,

AND YOU'D PULL IT OUT,
AND THERE YOU GOT A CATFISH,

WHICH IS GOOD TO EAT.

UNFORTUNATELY, CATFISH
AREN'T THE ONLY CREATURES

LURKING UNDER THE WATER.

[ GRUNTS ]

Pearce: IT'S EVERYTHING ELSE
AROUND THERE --

YOU KNOW, THE DEADLY SNAKES,
THE ALLIGATORS,

THE SNAPPER TURTLES,
WHICH CAN BITE YOUR HAND OFF.

OW!

THE SUSPENSE IS, YOU KNOW,
WORSE THAN THE BEST HORROR FILM,

WITH BEAR STICKING HIS HAND
IN THESE MUDDY HOLES,

WONDERING WHAT'S GONNA
BITE ON THE END OF HIS HAND,

WHICH HE'S USING AS BAIT.

OH! [ GASPS ]

OH! OH! AAH!

SO, IT'S, LIKE, FRANTIC SORT
OF MOVEMENT IN THE WATER,

AND HE PULLS HIS HAND OUT,
AND THERE'S A HUGE CATFISH

WHICH HAS LATCHED ONTO THE END
OF HIS FIVE FINGERS.

[ CATFISH GRUNTING ]

IT'S GOT MY FINGERS.

OW!

THEY'VE GOT, YOU KNOW,
A VISELIKE GRIP.

OW, OW, OW!
OW, OW, OW, OW, OW, OW, OW!

SO, YOU KNOW,
HAVE TO SORT OF KILL IT

BEFORE YOU CAN GET IT
OFF YOUR HAND.

THAT MUST BE --
MUST BE 20 POUNDS OF FISH.

AND, LOOK, ALL OF THAT
IS GREAT JUST TO EAT RAW.

I'VE SORT OF BECOME
USED TO EATING RAW FOOD,

BUT IT'S DEFINITELY
AN ACQUIRED TASTE.

[ CRUNCH ]

DOESN'T THINK ABOUT IT.
HE DOESN'T HESITATE.

THAT IS GONNA BE DELICIOUS.

I THINK HE JUST LITERALLY
SWITCHES HIS BRAIN OFF

AND JUST DOES THE JOB, YOU KNOW?

I HAVE EATEN SOME OF THE STUFF
THAT BEAR HAS EATEN.

BUT THERE'S ALSO A LOT OF STUFF

THAT I HAVEN'T EATEN
THAT BEAR HAS EATEN,

BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO EAT IT,
'CAUSE IT'S HORRENDOUS.

IN CHINA, I'VE KILLED AND EATEN
MOST OF A FROG,

BUT I THOUGHT I'D SAVE A LITTLE
BIT STILL FOR THE CREW.

I'M DONE WITH THE FROG.

DANNY, OVER TO YOU
FOR THE REST OF THAT.

HEY, YOU KNOW
MY POLICY, RIGHT?

IF HE KILLS IT,
WE ALL SHARE IT.

ALL RIGHT.

DANNY DID EAT SOME FROGS' LEGS
IN CHINA, AND HE LOVES IT.

THE FROGS' LEGS --

YEAH, THEY TASTED
A LITTLE BIT LIKE CHICKEN.

NOT THAT I OFTEN EAT
UNCOOKED CHICKEN,

BUT THEY TASTED
A LITTLE BIT LIKE CHICKEN.

OKAY, IT'S NOT GREAT,
BUT, YOU KNOW,

THERE ARE WORSE THINGS
TO EAT.

[ LAUGHS ]

DEFINITELY NEEDS
MORE GARLIC.

HE CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF IT.

I THINK HE PREFERS
THE FOOD THAT BEAR CREATES

TO THE FOOD
THAT HE GETS AT HOME.

BUT IN THE SAHARA,
THERE WAS NO WAY

THE CREW WERE GOING ANYWHERE
NEAR WHAT I WAS ABOUT TO EAT.

[ CAMEL GRUNTS ]

WELL, TODAY,
WE'RE AT THE BERBER CAMP,

AND WE'RE GONNA BE FILMING
WITH THESE GUYS.

THE BERBER TRIBESMEN
WERE VERY KEEN

FOR ME TO TRY
THEIR LOCAL DELICACY --

GOATS' TESTICLES.

THE GOAT'S STRUNG UP, SKINNED.

THE TESTICLES ARE HANGING THERE,
TWO OF THEM --

ONE FOR THE BERBER,
ONE FOR BEAR.

AND HE KNOWS THIS IS COMING.

I'M SURE HE'S PSYCHOLOGICALLY
BUILDING HIMSELF UP TO IT.

GETS HANDED IT AND STARTS
MUNCHING ON IT LIKE AN APPLE.

[ SPEAKING
INDISTINCTLY ]

[ SQUISHING ]

Cane: THAT WAS THE FIRST TIME

I HAD EVER REALLY SEEN HIM
GO GREEN.

[ GAGGING ]

[ Chuckling ]
AND HE WAS RETCHING.

HE WAS REALLY RETCHING.

[ RETCHING ]

I HAVE NO IDEA
HOW HE WASN'T SICK.

I HAVE NO IDEA.

OKAY, MUHAMMAD,
SORRY ABOUT THAT.

LET'S CARRY ON.

MY LIFE
IS ABOUT PUSHING MYSELF...

BUT ALSO TRUSTING MYSELF
AND TRUSTING MY TEAM.

IN MY QUEST TO SHOW YOU
HOW TO SURVIVE,

JUST OCCASIONALLY, I'VE PUSHED
IT A LITTLE TOO FAR...

AND PAID THE PRICE.

IN ZAMBIA, I WAS TRYING TO
CLIMB A SLIPPERY ROCK FACE.

I WAS ALREADY A COUPLE OF
HUNDRED FEET ABOVE THE RIVER,

AND ONE SLIP HERE
COULD BE FATAL.

ALL OF THIS ROCK HERE...

ALL THE WAY UP IS REALLY SLIMY.

I CAN USE A TREE...

JUST TO KEEP OFF THE ROCK.

Reay:
I WAS FILMING HIM AS HE WENT
ACROSS AND REMEMBER THINKING,

"THAT BRANCH
IS NOT PARTICULARLY STR--"

AND AS I -- DIDN'T EVEN FINISH
THE SENTENCE IN MY MIND,

AND THE BRANCH JUST WENT "DONK!"

HE LANDED ON A CACTUS.

ONE CACTUS,
RIGHT UNDERNEATH HIM.

BAM! RIGHT ON TOP OF IT.
BRILLIANT.

PLACES I GET MYSELF INTO.

[ GRUNTING ]

IN ALASKA, TO SHOW YOU

HOW TO THROW BLACK BEARS
OFF YOUR SCENT,

I PLANNED TO CROSS
A RAGING RIVER.

BUT WHAT HAPPENED NEXT LEFT ME
WISHING THAT I HADN'T.

I WANTED TO TEST MY MAKESHIFT
BRIDGE BEFORE COMMITTING.

THE LOG SEEMED SOLID.

IT LOOKED FINE, AND BEAR SAYS,
"YEAH, THAT'D BE GREAT."

AND WE ALL THOUGHT,
"YEAH, THAT'D BE GREAT."

YOU KNOW, WE'D GET ACROSS THERE.

JUST TO SEE THIS HUGE TREE

THAT WAS WEDGED ACROSS
THIS GORGE JUST DISAPPEAR

ONCE HIS WEIGHT WENT ON IT...

GOD, I HATE IT
WHEN THAT HAPPENS.

CROSSING GULLIES AND GORGES

ALWAYS REQUIRES
GUTS AND DETERMINATION.

TO CROSS
A DEEP CANYON IN TEXAS,

I USED AN OLD TETHERED TRAP
I'D FOUND EARLIER,

IMPROVISED A GRAPPLING HOOK,

AND SET UP
A TYROLEAN ROPE SLIDE.

BULL'S-EYE!

FEELS LIKE IT'S CAUGHT.

AND THAT'S PROBABLY
AS GOOD AS I'M GONNA GET.

LET'S BRING THIS BACK.
OKAY, WATCH OUT.

Pearce: THE GRAPPLING HOOK
THAT WAS THROWN --

THAT BEAR THREW ACROSS THE GORGE
AND GOT CAUGHT 'ROUND A ROCK --

COULDN'T SEE EXACTLY IF IT WAS
WELL-SECURED, BUT WENT FOR IT.

IT'S DEFINITELY QUITE A SQUEEZE
ON THE OL' MEAT AND TWO BITS.

BUT THERE'S NO DOUBT,
IT'S A LONG...

LONG WAY DOWN.

Cane:
AND HE'S GOING ACROSS THERE,

AND I THOUGHT, "WELL,
THAT LOOKS PRETTY SECURE."

AND THEN IT SLIPS.

[ SNAP ]

AAH!

[ GRUNTING ]

BAD PLACE
FOR THE ANCHOR TO SLIP!

Reay: I THOUGHT, "THAT'S
ACTUALLY A LONG WAY DOWN."

AND YOU GET REMINDED
ABOUT HOW HIGH HE IS

WHEN SOMETHING LIKE THAT
HAPPENS.

[ SNAP ]

HOWEVER DANGEROUS
THE SITUATION,

WHAT KEEPS ME GOING
IS THE KNOWLEDGE

THAT I'VE GOT SOME OF
THE BEST GUYS IN THE BUSINESS

RIGHT BEHIND ME.

Pearce: IT'S KIND OF LIKE
BEING BACK IN MY COMMANDO DAYS,

WITH, YOU KNOW,
SMALL TEAMS OF GUYS

GOING OFF TO DO
KIND OF MAD THINGS, I GUESS.

Reay: WE'RE ALL KITTED UP,
WE'RE ALL GEARED UP.

AND IN WE GO, DO OUR JOB,
AND THEN WE FLY OUT AGAIN.

[ HELICOPTER BLADES WHIRRING ]

FOR THE SURVIVOR,

REACHING SAFETY
IS ALWAYS THE ULTIMATE GOAL.

BUT SOMETIMES GETTING RESCUED

CAN BE THE MOST DANGEROUS PART
OF YOUR ORDEAL.

Grylls: NOW, STOP, STOP.

ME AND THE CREW
ARE IN A NARROW TUNNEL,

AND THERE'S A TRAIN COMING.

[ TRAIN HORN BLOWING ]

WE NEED TO MOVE! COME ON!
GO, GO, GO, GO, GO!

Reay: WE'RE IN THE TUNNEL. WE'RE
RUNNING AWAY FROM THIS THING.

IT'S ENTERED THE TUNNEL.

AND IT'S JUST THE BLACKNESS
AND THIS LIGHT,

AND THEN THE [IMITATES HORN]
SOUND OF THE HORN.

[ TRAIN HORN BLOWING ]

VERY DISORIENTATING
AND VERY, VERY INTIMIDATING.

Grylls:
KEEP FOLLOWING ME! RUN!

WE'RE RUNNING,
AND I'M BEHIND BEAR, RUNNING.

I TRIP AND LAND ON THE TRACKS.

Grylls:
GET UP, GET UP, GET UP, GET UP!

AND IT DOES OCCUR TO ME,

YOU KNOW, THINKING,
"THIS THING CANNOT STOP."

[ TRAIN HORN BLOWING ]

AND BEAR TURNS AROUND, AND THEN,
LITERALLY IN A HEARTBEAT,

HE'S GRABBED ME,
THROWS ME IN FRONT OF HIM,

AND WE'RE RUNNING OUT, AND THE
CAMERA'S NOW POINTING BACKWARD.

Grylls: RUN!

THAT'S IT! KEEP GOING!
KEEP GOING! KEEP GOING!

[ TRAIN HORN BLOWING ]

HOT AND CRAZY, AND WE'RE
LEGGING IT OUT OF THIS TUNNEL.

WE GET TO THE END OF THE TUNNEL,
DIVE OUT.

AAH!

[ TRAIN HORN BLOWING ]

SO, IMMEDIATELY, WE'VE HIT DIRT,

BEAR'S UP ON HIS HEELS AGAIN,
AND HE'S RUNNING.

WE CAN MAKE IT!

[ CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKING ]

GONNA BOARD THIS TRAIN.

AND WE BOTH CLIMB
ONTO THE TRAIN,

AND THEN HE DOES THE CLASSIC
SORT OF WILD WEST THING

WHERE HE'S JUMPING
BETWEEN CARRIAGES TO CARRIAGES.

AND, FINALLY,
HE RUNS ON THE FLATBED CARS

AND GETS UP TO THE TRAIN,

AND YOU SEE THIS BEAUTIFUL
MONTANA VISTA IN FRONT OF YOU.

SO IT WAS A REALLY
SUCCESSFUL PICKUP,

A REALLY DRAMATIC ENDING
TO A GREAT SHOW.

Pearce: THE END
OF THE JOURNEY OR THE TRIP

IS ALWAYS A HIGHLIGHT.

EVERYONE TAKES A DEEP BREATH AND
THINKS [SIGHS] "THAT WAS GOOD."

AND THERE'S ALWAYS
SOMETHING GREAT TO REFLECT ON.

Cane: WHEN WE COME
TO THE END OF THE SHOOT

AND BEAR GETS ON THE PLANE,
HELICOPTER, OR TRAIN, YOU KNOW,

IT'S SUCH A GOOD FEELING.

WE KNOW IT'S A WRAP,
AND WE KNOW WE'RE GOING HOME.

A NICE FEELING.

IT'S BEEN A PRIVILEGE.
IT'S BEEN A FANTASTIC JOURNEY.

IT'S A REALLY EXCITING --
REALLY EXCITING JOB TO DO.

Grylls: THE TRUTH IS, I
ABSOLUTELY LOVE DOING THE SHOW.

YOU KNOW,
WE GO TO AMAZING PLACES,

FACE SOME PRETTY INTENSE
ADVENTURES AND CHALLENGES.

AND THERE'S NO DOUBT IN MY MIND,

WITHOUT THE CREW,
THIS SHOW WOULD NEVER HAPPEN.