Man vs. Wild (2006–2020): Season 4, Episode 14 - North Africa - full transcript
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.
NOW I'M IN NORTH AFRICA ON
THE EDGE OF THE SAHARA DESERT.
I'LL BE GOING DEEP UNDERGROUND
TO FIND A DROP OF WATER,
BATTLING THE SEA OF SAND
AND THE WILD ATLANTIC,
PUTTING MIND AND BODY
THROUGH THE ULTIMATE TEST.
VERY...HOT.
I'M GONNA SHOW YOU
HOW TO ESCAPE WITH YOUR LIFE
FROM THE MOTHER OF ALL DESERTS.
HEADING FOR THE WESTERN PART
OF THE SAHARA DESERT.
IT'S THE HOTTEST, LARGEST DESERT
IN THE WORLD,
AND ONE OF THE WILDEST WAYS OF
CROSSING THE VAST DISTANCES HERE
IS LIKE THIS!
THE SAHARA'S VASTNESS COVERS
3 1/2 MILLION SQUARE MILES,
AND IT'S 3,000 MILES ACROSS.
IT'S THE EQUIVALENT
OF MAINLAND AMERICA.
YOU DO NOT WANT TO GET STUCK
IN A PLACE LIKE THIS.
BUT EVERY YEAR, HUNDREDS
OF PEOPLE DO GET LOST HERE --
TOURISTS, ADVENTURERS,
AND OFF-ROADERS.
IF THINGS GO WRONG,
GETTING OUT ALIVE IS GONNA BE
A TOUGH CHALLENGE.
I LOVE A GENTLE DRIVE
IN THE COUNTRYSIDE.
MY MISSION IS TO SHOW YOU
HOW TO SURVIVE LONG ENOUGH
TO MAKE IT BACK
TO CIVILIZATION.
ALL I'M TAKING
ARE A FEW BASIC TOOLS.
MY CAMERA CREW
ARE COMING WITH ME.
IF WE SLOW DOWN IN THE HOT SAND,
MORE THAN LIKELY GONNA SINK
AND GET STUCK.
SO WHEN THE DRIVER
GIVES ME THE NOD,
I'M GONNA HAVE TO JUMP.
[ SPITTING ]
WHAT A GREAT WAY TO START --
WITH A MOUTHFUL OF SAND.
[ SPITTING ]
THAT'S THE CAR GONE.
LET'S GET INTO IT.
[ SPITS ]
IT'S STILL EARLY,
AND THE DAY IS YET TO HEAT UP.
SO IT'S A CHANCE
TO COVER SOME GROUND
AND GET TO WHERE THE TERRAIN
CAN GIVE ME A LITTLE HELP.
THE HIGHER I CAN GET,
THE FURTHER I'M GONNA SEE.
AND I'M LOOKING FOR SIGNS
OF THE MOST PRECIOUS THING
IN A DESERT -- WATER.
EVEN THOUGH I'M FEELING STRONG,
THE TRUTH IS, THE BATTLE WITH
DEHYDRATION HAS ALREADY BEGUN.
SAND DUNES LIKE THIS
BRING THAT BATTLE RIGHT TO YOU.
IT'S JUST LIKE SYRUP,
ALL THIS STUFF.
[ BREATHING HEAVILY ]
TAKE TWO STEPS FORWARD...
AND YOU SLIDE BACK ONE.
EVERYTHING ABOUT THE DESERT
WANTS TO SUCK YOU DRY.
BUT WITHOUT EXERTION,
THERE CAN BE NO PROGRESS.
THAT'S THE CONSTANT BATTLE
HERE.
BUT IN MY SEARCH FOR WATER,
I'M NOT MUCH BETTER OFF,
YOU KNOW?
NO SIGN OF ANY RIVERS,
NO LITTLE PATCH OF GREEN
THAT MIGHT INDICATE AN OASIS.
JUST A LOT OF SAND.
WHAT I DO KNOW
IS THAT THE PREVAILING WIND HERE
COMES FROM THE NORTHWEST.
THE STEEP SLOPE
OF A DESERT DUNE
FACES AWAY
FROM THE PREVAILING WIND,
SO I CAN READ THESE
TO GET A BEARING.
I KNOW THAT TO THE WEST
IS THE ATLANTIC,
AND THAT'S
WHERE I WANT TO HEAD.
GONNA MAKE A BIT
OF AN ARROW HERE
JUST TO INDICATE
THE DIRECTION I'M TRAVELING.
IF SOMEONE'S LOOKING FOR YOU
AND THEY COME ACROSS A SIGN
LIKE THIS,
IT COULD MAKE
THAT CRITICAL DIFFERENCE
TO THEIR SEARCH
AND YOUR SURVIVAL.
LET'S GO.
TEMPERATURES HERE CAN SOAR
TO 120 DEGREES.
AND THE ONLY WAY TO KEEP COOL
IS TO SWEAT --
UP TO TWO LITERS AN HOUR.
OUT HERE, DEHYDRATION
IS YOUR WORST ENEMY.
WATER'S YOUR BEST FRIEND.
THAT'S A BOTTLE EMPTY.
LOOK.
IT'S A LIZARD.
SHOT UNDER HERE.
VERY NEARLY GOT HIM.
YOU KNOW,
I COULD TRY AND DIG HIM OUT.
TO BE HONEST,
IT'S NOT REALLY WORTH THE ENERGY
AND THE SWEAT IT WOULD CAUSE.
NEED TO CONSERVE BOTH OF THOSE.
IT'S HIS LUCKY DAY.
COME ON, THEN.
VERY...VERY...HOT.
JUST DRAINING, SAPPING,
BUT LIKE SO MANY
DIFFICULT THINGS,
IT'S JUST ABOUT PUTTING YOUR
HEAD DOWN AND KEEPING FOCUS.
REACH THAT DUNE, REASSESS,
AND AIM FOR THE NEXT ONE.
JUST BREAKING IT DOWN
INTO SMALL, BITE-SIZED CHUNKS.
BOTTOM LINE IS IT DOESN'T MATTER
HOW GOOD OR SMART
OR CLEVER YOU ARE.
WITHOUT WATER, YOU'RE DEAD.
A VITAL PART OF SURVIVAL
IS ALWAYS TRYING TO REMAIN
ALERT TO WHAT'S AROUND YOU.
THAT'S UNUSUAL.
SEE THAT MOUND OF EARTH?
IT'S A DESERT WELL.
LET ME TAKE THE CAMERA.
OKAY.
I'VE GOT IT.
YOU CAN'T EVEN SEE
THE BOTTOM THERE.
LET'S COUNT THIS DOWN.
ONE, TWO.
[ THUD ]
TWO SECONDS.
YEAH, IT'S A GOOD 50 FOOT
DOWN THERE,
BUT IT'S ALSO DRY.
THIS COULD BE LONG ABANDONED,
THIS WELL.
LOOK.
THERE'S TREES OVER THERE.
AND THESE WELLS ARE DUG
DOWN TO THE WATER TABLE.
ALMOST GUARANTEE
IF I CAN GET DOWN THERE,
DIG INTO THE SAND,
THERE'S GOING TO BE WATER
SOMEWHERE.
LET'S JUST TRY TO WORK OUT
HOW THE HELL TO GET DOWN
THIS THING WITHOUT A ROPE.
ACACIA TREES SURVIVING
OFF THE DEEP UNDERGROUND WATER
COULD PROVIDE
THE MATERIALS I NEED.
NEED A COUPLE OF LONG,
STRAIGHT BRANCHES.
ACTUALLY, LOOK.
THIS ONE WILL BE NICE.
AS LONG AS THESE POLES
ARE LONGER THAN THE ACTUAL WIDTH
OF THE WELL,
I CAN THEN USE THEM TO GET DOWN.
WELL, I SHOULD BE ABLE TO.
THIS IS SOMETHING
I'VE NEVER TRIED BEFORE.
JUST DRY OFF ALL THE SAP.
AND WE'RE GOOD TO GO WITH THIS.
OKAY.
OKAY.
NOW FOR THE SECOND ONE.
TRY AND GET IT
INTO ONE OF THESE CRACKS.
OKAY. THAT SHOULDN'T BE ABLE
TO SLIP OUT, YOU KNOW?
I'M NOT SURE WHETHER
THAT'S A GOOD OR BAD THING
THAT I CAN'T SEE THE BOTTOM
BECAUSE OF ALL THE DUST.
FALLING 50 FOOT
INTO A HOLE IN THE DESERT
WILL MOST CERTAINLY KILL YOU,
SO YOU HAVE TO GET THIS RIGHT.
LOOK AT MY LEGS SHAKING.
BUT WITH THE BASE OF THE POLE
IN POSITION,
YOUR BODY WEIGHT JAMS
BOTH ENDS IN TIGHT,
CREATING A KIND OF BRIDGE.
ALTERNATE THIS
FROM POLE TO POLE,
AND YOU CAN MAKE YOUR WAY
SLOWLY DOWN.
YOU KNOW, THIS IS WORKING.
EVEN WHEN YOU THINK THINGS
ARE GOING WELL
AND THE TEMPTATION IS TO HURRY,
YOU'VE GOT TO STAY FOCUSED.
CONCENTRATE ONLY
ON THE NEXT STEP.
YOU CAN'T AFFORD A MISTAKE
HERE.
[ BREATHING HEAVILY ]
WHOA.
I'M DOWN.
DEFINITELY FEEL QUITE VULNERABLE
DOWN HERE.
NOT A GOOD PLACE TO BE STUCK
WITH NO WAY OUT.
OKAY.
GET DIGGING, SEE IF WE CAN
GET TO SOME WATER.
[ SLOSHING ]
YOU HEAR THAT?
I'M HITTING WATER HERE.
IT'S A DARKLING BEETLE.
ANOTHER ONE THERE
TRYING TO CLIMB UP THE WALLS.
AND THAT'S GONNA BE
A LONG JOURNEY.
AND PROBABLY ONE
HE'S NOT GONNA MAKE.
[ CRUNCHING ]
[ SPITS ]
THE FOUL TASTE OF THIS GUY
COULD MEAN HE'S NOT
WHAT I THINK HE IS.
HE COULD EVEN BE TOXIC.
THE RULE IS,
IF IN DOUBT, SPIT IT OUT.
DO YOU KNOW WHAT?
THERE'S NO POINT TRYING TO GET
A LOAD OF THESE DOWN ME
AND ENDING UP THROWING UP.
IT'S JUST GONNA
DEHYDRATE ME MORE.
MUD LIKE THIS
CAN BE UP TO 50% WATER.
AND THERE'S ACTUALLY A NEAT WAY
OF GETTING YOURSELF A DRINK.
I'LL WRAP ALL OF THIS UP
AND TRY AND SQUEEZE THE MOISTURE
OUT OF IT.
[ SLURPING ]
THAT'S A LITTLE BIT OF WATER.
I WAS KIND OF HOPING FOR MORE,
TO BE HONEST.
[ SNIFFS ]
I NEED TO GET OUT OF HERE.
THE TECHNIQUE FOR GOING UP
IS JUST A REVERSAL
OF THE WAY I CAME DOWN,
BUT WAY HARDER.
AAH!
BAD, BAD, BAD.
IF THIS POLE GIVES WAY, IT'S
A 50-FOOT PLUNGE TO THE BOTTOM.
GIVE US A HAND.
OKAY.
I'M DONE.
[ BREATHING HEAVILY ]
CLOSER THAN I LIKE.
WHEW!
I HATE THAT FEELING.
WE SHOULD MOVE ON, EH?
BEATING THE HEAT ISN'T
JUST ABOUT FINDING WATER.
IT'S ALSO ABOUT MAKING THE MOST
OF WHAT YOU ALREADY HAVE.
HANG ON.
JUST GONNA HAVE A PEE.
IT ALWAYS FEELS WASTEFUL
TO LOSE GOOD FLUIDS
STRAIGHT INTO THE SAND,
BUT YOU CAN RECYCLE PEE
TO HELP YOU SURVIVE.
TAKE YOUR T-SHIRT...
AND THEN JUST PEE ON IT.
TRY AND CAPTURE AS MUCH
OF THAT FLUID AS YOU CAN.
WRING IT THROUGH THE SHIRT,
AND THEN I'M NOT WASTING
ANY OF THIS TO THE SAND.
AND EVEN JUST, YOU KNOW, A
LITTLE BIT OF PEE INTO THE MOUTH
IS JUST GONNA HELP MOISTEN IT,
TAKE THE EDGE OFF THE THIRST.
AND YOU'RE NOT DRINKING IT.
IT'S JUST TO WET YOUR MOUTH
A BIT.
AND ACTUALLY EVEN JUST WIPING IT
ON MY FACE
IS COOLING MY FACE DOWN.
IN FACT, YOU'LL SEE THAT
ON THE THERMAL IMAGING
IF WE PUT THAT ON.
YOU CAN SEE WHAT A DIFFERENCE
THE FLUIDS ON THE FACE MAKES
AS THE PEE JUST EVAPORATES
AND COOLS ME.
YOU SEE, THE DARKER BIT
IS WHERE IT'S ALL MUCH COOLER
THAN ALL OF THIS.
IT'S GONNA BE BRIGHT AND HOT.
SO IF I THEN
PUT THIS T-SHIRT ON,
THAT'S GONNA KEEP ME
EVEN COOLER.
AS THE FLUID EVAPORATES
FROM THE SHIRT,
IT WILL DRAW HEAT FROM MY BODY.
[ GRUNTS ]
NOT GONNA WIN ME ANY DATES,
THAT'S FOR CERTAIN.
BUT YOU SEE
HOW MUCH COOLER THAT IS.
YOU'LL SEE AS SOON
AS I PUT THIS ON --
ON THE TOP OF IT,
YOU'LL SEE THE HEAT AGAIN.
COOLER, SMELLIER,
BUT BETTER OFF FOR IT.
AS I GET NEARER TO THE COAST,
THE SEA BREEZE
ACTUALLY HELPS ME.
THIS COULD BE 10 DEGREES COOLER
THAN THE AIR INLAND,
AND IT'S A WELCOME RELIEF.
[ WAVES CRASHING ]
THE SOUND OF THE SURF
IS JUST UNMISTAKABLE.
YOU CAN ALSO SMELL THE SEA AIR.
COME ON.
LET'S GO, THEN.
WHOO!
FINDING THE COAST
AT LEAST GIVES YOU
A FIGHTING CHANCE OF SURVIVAL.
YOU KNOW,
YOU'VE GOT FOOD IN THE SEA.
YOU'VE GOT THE CHANCE
OF FINDING RUBBISH ON THE BEACH
BUT ALSO THE LIKELIHOOD
OF COMING ACROSS PEOPLE,
EITHER ON THE BEACH
OR SHIPS OUT AT SEA.
LET'S SEE.
IT'S A LONG WAY DOWN THAT.
YOU SEE WHERE THAT BIT OF THE
EDGE OF THE CLIFF IS CRACKED.
GET INTO THAT
AND SHIMMY MY WAY DOWN IT.
OKAY. LET'S TRY THAT.
COME ON.
BECAUSE THE WEATHERED LIMESTONE
IS LOOSE AND CRUMBLY,
THE SAFEST WAY DOWN
IS TO DO A CHIMNEY CLIMB.
BY PUTTING OPPOSING PRESSURE
ON BOTH WALLS
WITH MY ARMS, LEGS, AND BACK,
I CAN DESCEND SAFELY
AND QUICKLY.
QUITE NICELY WEDGED IN HERE NOW.
FROM HERE, NOW, SEE,
THE CRACK RUNS
STRAIGHT UNDER THAT OVERHANG.
THE COAST IS SOME RELIEF, BUT
IT'S STILL TOUGH GOING HERE.
THE ATLANTIC IS BRUTAL,
AND WHEN STORMS HIT,
THEY CAN UNLEASH THEIR FURY
ON UNWARY SHIPPING.
IT'S NOT UNEXPECTED TO SPOT A
WRECK ON THIS FORBIDDING COAST.
AND FINDING ONE COULD HELP YOU
IN YOUR FIGHT FOR SURVIVAL.
EVEN THOUGH I'M NOT EXACTLY
GONNA BE SAILING AWAY
IN THAT WRECK,
THERE ARE MANY WAYS THESE WRECKS
ACT AS LIKE A MAGNET
FOR SEA LIFE,
ALMOST LIKE AN ARTIFICIAL REEF.
SO IT'S DEFINITELY
WORTH EXPLORING.
NEED TO BE A BIT MINDFUL
GETTING OUT TO THE WRECK.
A LOT OF SURF COMING IN HERE.
A LOT OF COASTLINE
LONG LIKE THIS,
YOU'RE GONNA GET A LOT
OF CURRENTS AS WELL,
ESPECIALLY RIPS.
THAT'S WHERE THE WATER COMES IN,
THE WAVES COME IN,
AND AS IT LEAVES,
IT OFTEN GET FUNNELED.
IF YOU GET CAUGHT
IN THAT FUNNEL,
JUST GONNA TAKE YOU
STRAIGHT OUT.
THE WAY TO GET OUT
OF A RIP CURRENT
IS TO SWIM ACROSS IT,
NOT AGAINST IT.
THE RAGING ATLANTIC STORMS
HAVE PUMMELED THIS HULK.
THE SHIP LOOKS ANCIENT,
BUT SHE'S ACTUALLY
A MODERN-DAY TRAWLER,
WITH FISHING GEAR
STILL HANGING OFF HER.
GET THIS ROPE.
COME ON.
FEEL LIKE THERE'S QUITE A
CURRENT PULLING US ALONG THIS.
NOT GONNA SWIM TOO FAR.
DUCK UNDER.
WE'RE GETTING DRAGGED
AWAY FROM THE BOAT.
SWIM AGAINST THIS, SEE IF WE
CAN GET UP ON THAT ROPE.
THE STRONG CURRENT SWIRLING
AROUND A MASSIVE OBJECT
CAN TRY AND DRAG YOU
OUT TO SEA.
EXHAUSTION CAN BE UPON YOU
IN MINUTES,
AND THEN PANIC CAN SET IN.
THE OCEAN IS A VERY DANGEROUS
PLACE FOR THE INEXPERIENCED.
GONNA HAVE TO RIDE
THE NEXT WAVE.
OKAY.
GOING UP.
STICK ON THE METAL BITS.
JUST WANT TO WATCH OUT.
ALL OF THIS IS RUSTY AND SHARP.
I'D LIKE TO THINK THE SAILORS
FROM THIS VESSEL
GOT AWAY WITH THEIR LIVES.
BUT NOT EVERYONE IS SO LUCKY.
THERE WERE SOME AMERICAN SAILORS
IN THE 1800s
THAT GOT SHIPWRECKED
ON THIS COAST.
YOU CAN IMAGINE HOW TERRIFYING
IT MUST HAVE BEEN
JUST TO BE SHIPWRECKED
IN A STORM, WASHED UP HERE.
BUT THEY SURVIVED IT
AND MADE IT ASHORE.
IF THEY THOUGHT THEIR PROBLEMS
WERE OVER, THEY WERE WRONG.
THEY GOT TAKEN AS SLAVES
BY LOCAL TRIBESMEN,
AND ALMOST ALL OF THEM DIED
UNDER THE WEIGHT
OF THAT SLAVE LABOR
IN THIS, THE SAHARA DESERT.
BUT TO A DESERT SURVIVOR,
DISCOVERING A WRECK LIKE THIS
CAN MEAN HOPE, POSSIBILITY,
AND OPPORTUNITY.
THAT'S WHERE WE WANT TO GET
DOWN TO -- GET INTO THE HOLD.
SEE WHAT'S DOWN THERE.
LET'S GET THIS OUT OF HERE.
OKAY. THAT'S GOOD.
COME ON DOWN.
GIVE US THAT.
WHOA. SOMETHING --
SOMETHING
JUST SWAM PAST ME HERE.
THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN THE HOLD
FOR THE SHIP,
BUT TODAY, WITH THE SEA
WASHING IN AND OUT,
IT'S EFFECTIVELY CREATED
A GIANT AQUARIUM,
A HAVEN FOR SEA LIFE.
QUITE AN EERIE FEEL TO IT,
THIS PLACE.
THAT'S A CRAB.
LET ME TRY AND GET HIM OUT.
THERE WILL BE LOADS OF THESE
LIVING DOWN HERE,
BUT, YOU KNOW,
I DON'T WANT TO EAT THIS RAW.
DONE THAT BEFORE, ENDED UP SICK.
IT'S GONNA BE FULL OF PARASITES.
FINDING SOMETHING ALIVE
IN THE ENGINE ROOM
IS A GOOD INDICATOR
THAT THE WATER'S NOT POLLUTED.
THERE'S AN OCTOPUS
CLINGING ON TO THE HULL.
SEE IF WE CAN GET HIM
OUT OF HERE.
THERE WE GO.
LOOK. HE'S CLINGING ON
WITH ALL HIS TENTACLES.
AND THAT'S HOW HE GRIPS,
BUT HE'S GOT A BEAK
JUST IN THE CENTER BIT THERE.
YOU WANT TO WATCH OUT FOR HIM --
GIVE A NASTY, NASTY BITE, THAT.
BUT HE'S GONNA BE GOOD TO EAT.
YOU SEE THE TWO EYES THERE.
QUICK WAY OF KILLING THIS --
BITE STRAIGHT BETWEEN THEM,
SEVER THE NERVES.
[ SPITS ]
OKAY.
YOU CAN JUST MUNCH
JUST ON THE TENTACLES OF THIS,
JUST LIKE THAT --
IT'S GONNA BE TOUGH AS HELL.
BETTER ON A PLATTER.
NICE SEASIDE RESORT WITH FAMILY
AROUND AND A BIT OF MAYO.
BUT LIKE THIS, WHERE NEEDS MUST,
THAT'S GONNA KEEP YOU ALIVE.
STILL GRIPPING ON,
BUT THAT'S JUST NERVE REFLEX
THERE.
SEE? EVEN ON MY LIP.
LOOK.
PROBLEM IS, THE SUCKER
STICKS TO THE THROAT.
[ GAGS ]
STILL GOT A LOT
OF SUCTION POWER.
THAT'S WHAT'S GRIPPING ON
DOWN MY GULLET.
BUT THIS IS A GOOD FIND FOR ME.
GET ALL THE GUTS OUT OF IT
AS WELL.
'CAUSE REALLY,
THIS BIT OF THE HOOD
IS THE BIT
THAT'S REALLY NICE TO EAT.
RAW OCTOPUS
IS EXTREMELY NUTRITIOUS,
BUT IT'S VITAL IT'S EATEN
ONLY WHEN VERY FRESH.
SAVE SOME FOR LATER,
AND BACTERIA THRIVING
ON THE DEAD FLESH
CAN MAKE YOU SO SICK.
WAS WORTH COMING IN THIS
RUST BUCKET JUST TO GET THAT.
BUT THE TIDE IS COMING IN FAST.
[ GRUNTING ]
IT'S TIME TO GET OUT OF HERE.
THIS MIGHT WORK.
GONNA BE LOADS OF BUOYANCY
IN THIS.
MIGHT BE ABLE TO LIE ON IT
AND THEN USE THE POWER
OF THE WAVES
TO TAKE ME THROUGH THE CURRENT.
OKAY.
TRY AND GET THIS ONE COMING IN.
OKAY.
HERE WE GO.
SOMETIMES IN SURVIVAL,
IT'S ALL ABOUT THINKING SMART.
WELL, THAT WORKED.
I'VE HAD SOMETHING TO EAT.
AND REALLY THE PRIORITY NOW
FOR ME IS WATER.
THIS LOOKS LIKE A TIDAL ESTUARY.
AND TIDAL ESTUARY
CAN MEAN FRESHWATER.
BUT NOT HERE.
AN ESTUARY IS WHERE A RIVER
MEETS THE SEA.
BUT IT HASN'T RAINED
FOR A LONG TIME,
SO THE RIVER ISN'T FLOWING.
HOWEVER, YOU CAN TRACK
THE FRESHWATER DOWN.
COME ON.
LET'S PICK IT UP A BIT NOW.
EVEN A DRY RIVERBED
IS WORTH FOLLOWING.
ALL OF THIS STUFF,
IT'S ALL SAMPHIRE.
IT MIGHT NOT LOOK LIKE MUCH,
BUT THIS STUFF
CAN KEEP YOU ALIVE.
IT'S GOT ENOUGH MOISTURE IN IT
TO HELP HYDRATE YOU.
GET THIS ALL ALONG THE COAST
ON ESTUARIES.
FILL OUR POCKETS, OKAY?
KEEP MUNCHING ON IT.
THE DRIED-UP RIVERBED MAY NOT
HAVE SEEN RAIN FOR SOME TIME,
BUT IT STILL SUSTAINS LIFE.
AS LONG AS I CAN GET UP HIGH,
IT'S A GOOD PLACE
TO SET UP CAMP.
LOOKS LIKE ACACIA TREES.
THESE ARE ALWAYS GOOD
IN THE DESERT.
THEY GIVE YOU GOOD SHADE.
ALSO FOR SHELTER, IT MEANS
YOU CAN GET OFF THE GROUND
AWAY FROM ALL THE INSECTS
AND ANIMALS
THAT GIVE YOU GRIEF
IN THE NIGHT.
SOME BIGGER ONES OVER HERE,
ACTUALLY.
GO RIGHT UP INTO THIS ONE.
USE SOME OF THESE
PARALLEL LIMBS AS WELL.
THE SAHARA IS HOME TO SOME
OF THE DEADLIEST SNAKES
AND SCORPIONS ON THE PLANET.
PLUS, THERE ARE HYENAS
AND EVEN LEOPARDS,
SO I'M GONNA DO MY BEST
TO KEEP OUT OF THEIR REACH.
ANOTHER ONE ACROSS HERE,
AND THEN JUST INTERLACE IT
WITH SMALLER ONES.
JUST USE MY PARACORD
TO TIE ALL OF THIS,
BUT YOU CAN REALLY
USE ANYTHING -- SHOELACES,
BIT OF WEBBING FROM YOUR
RUCKSACK, BELT, YOU NAME IT.
PRETTY ROUGH AND UNCOMFORTABLE,
BUT AT LEAST I'M OFF THE GROUND,
AWAY FROM MOST DANGERS.
JUST USE SOME OF THESE GRASSES
AS A PILLOW.
I ALWAYS RECKON 10% MORE EFFORT
GIVES YOU 100% MORE COMFORT.
OKAY. FIRE.
WHAT I'M DOING NOW
IS MAKING A BOW.
BUT THIS ISN'T FOR HUNTING.
IT'S FOR CREATING FIRE.
ITS MAGIC IS IN HOW EFFICIENTLY
IT CAN CREATE FRICTION
BY TURNING A SPINDLE
AT HIGH SPEED.
IT TAKES A LITTLE PERSEVERANCE,
BUT ONCE YOU'VE MASTERED IT,
IT'S AS GOOD AS HAVING
A BOX OF MATCHES.
BIT OF SMOKE STARTING.
NEED ENOUGH OF THAT
TO MAKE AN EMBER
TO THEN DROP INTO THE TINDER.
HERE WE GO.
OKAY. THEN THE EMBER ON A TIP
CAREFULLY INTO THE TINDER.
AND THEN JUST NURTURE IT.
[ BLOWS ]
THERE WE GO.
WE'VE GOT FLAME.
BUILDING A CAMPFIRE IS
A HUGE PART OF SLEEPING WILD.
IT'S NOT JUST SOMETHING
FOR COOKING ON.
IT'S MORALE-BOOSTING.
IT'S LIKE AN OLD FRIEND.
AS SOON AS THAT SUN WENT,
THE TEMPERATURE STARTED TO DROP
DRAMATICALLY.
THIS FIRE IS GONNA GIVE ME
A NICE BIT OF WARMTH.
I'VE GOT IT DIRECTLY
UNDER MY BED PLATFORM HERE.
AND ALSO IT'S GONNA KEEP AWAY
ANY PREDATORS.
LOOK.
IT'S A LOCUST.
JUST THERE.
GOT HIM.
THAT'S A GOOD THING
ABOUT THE FIRE, ACTUALLY --
SOME INSECTS ARE GONNA BE
ATTRACTED TO THE LIGHT.
STICK THEM IN A BOTTLE.
SIT AROUND A BIT LONGER,
SEE HOW MANY OF THESE
I CAN COLLECT.
THIS IS GONNA BE
A MUCH MORE EFFICIENT WAY
FOR ME GETTING FOOD.
RATHER THAN GOING OUT HUNTING,
I CAN SIT HERE
AND LET THE LIGHT
BRING THE FOOD TO ME.
COOL.
KEEP YOUR EYES OPEN.
MANY INSECTS ARE ATTRACTED
TO A LIGHT SOURCE,
LIKE MOTHS THAT BUZZ
AROUND A LAMP.
IT'S THE SAME WITH A FIRELIGHT.
THEY SIMPLY CAN'T HELP
THEMSELVES, WHATEVER THE COST.
THERE'S NO DOUBT THAT A BIG PART
OF SURVIVAL IS PHYSICAL.
YOU KNOW, YOU GOT TO HAVE
THAT STRENGTH TO KEEP GOING,
BUT THE TRUTH IS,
IS THAT THE REAL STRENGTH
COMES FROM YOUR MIND.
IT'LL KEEP YOU GOING EVEN WHEN
YOUR BODY WANTS TO STOP.
AND HAVING A GOOD NIGHT'S SLEEP
AND SOMETHING TO EAT
AND A WARM FIRE
DEFINITELY GOES SOME OF THE WAY
TO WINNING THAT BATTLE.
A VERY COLD NIGHT.
I'M VERY PLEASED
TO SEE THE SUN COME UP FINALLY.
STRANGE THING ABOUT THE DESERT,
THOUGH --
YOU SPEND MOST OF THE DAY
WANTING THE COOL OF THE EVENING
AND THEN MOST OF THE NIGHT
LONGING FOR THE HEAT OF THE SUN
AGAIN.
I'VE GOT BREAKFAST.
PROBABLY THE EASIEST WAY
OF EATING THIS
IS TO MAKE A BUG PATTY
OUT OF ALL OF THESE THINGS.
SEE WHAT WE'VE GOT HERE.
COUPLE OF LOCUSTS.
DON'T WANT THOSE SPINY LEGS.
BEETLES.
A COUPLE OF MOTHS AS WELL.
EVEN GOT A PRAYING MANTIS.
OH.
QUITE A DIVERSE BREAKFAST MENU.
SQUIDGE ALL THAT UP TOGETHER.
IT'S GONNA BE MASSES AND MASSES
OF PROTEIN IN THIS.
[ CRUNCHING ]
UGH.
MM. JUST GOT TO KEEP THINKING OF
THE ENERGY AND THE PROTEIN.
WHAT'S THAT?
A ROGUE LEG IN THERE.
OH, GOD.
I'VE REALLY LEARNED TO HATE
THAT TASTE.
IT'S THAT COLD, SANDY,
CRUNCHY GOO
WITH A VERY, LIKE,
OFF-MUSTARD TASTE.
TRY ALWAYS NOT TO THINK
OF THE TASTE.
WANT TO JUST GET IT DOWN.
HMM.
YOU'VE GOT TO KEEP CHEWING IT
TO GET THE STUFF DOWN.
COME ON.
TRULY TERRIBLE WAY
TO START A DAY.
BUT IT'S GONNA GIVE ME
SOME ENERGY.
[ SIGHS ]
[ ZIPPER CLOSES ]
BREAKFAST DONE.
LET'S GO.
IN SELF-RESCUE SITUATIONS,
YOU HAVE TO KEEP MOVING
AND COVER THOSE MILES.
EARLY MORNING
IS PERFECT FOR THIS,
WHEN TEMPERATURES CAN BE
BETWEEN 10
AND 20 DEGREES COOLER.
REALLY, WE WANT TO STICK
WITH THIS DRY RIVERBED.
YOU KNOW, I'M CONFIDENT THERE IS
GONNA BE WATER HERE SOMEWHERE.
A LOT OF TREES GROWING.
IT'S JUST A QUESTION
OF KEEPING GOING
AND FINDING THE RIGHT PLACE.
PROBABLY WORTH A LITTLE LOOK
HERE, ACTUALLY.
OUTSIDE BEND OF A DRY RIVERBED.
UNDER OVERHANGING ROCK.
AND IT'S ALWAYS THE LAST PLACE
THAT THE WATER IS LEFT.
YOU CAN SEE
IT'S GETTING A BIT DAMPER HERE.
YOU SEE THE DIFFERENT COLOR
OF THE SAND.
BUT NOT...
REALLY ENOUGH
TO GET ANY WATER OUT OF.
WE CAN FIND A BETTER ONE
THAN THIS.
COME ON.
LET'S KEEP GOING.
AS THE BASE OF THE DRY RIVERBED
CHANGES FROM SAND
TO IMPERVIOUS BEDROCK,
THE CHANCES OF FINDING
STANDING POOLS OF WATER
BECOME FAR GREATER.
THERE'S WATER.
AND THAT IS NOT GONNA BE
SALT WATER.
COME ON.
LET'S GET DOWN THERE.
IT'S LIKE STRIKING GOLD.
IN AN ARID WILDERNESS
OF BAKING ROCKS,
A POOL LIKE THIS
WOULD BE A LIFESAVER
TO THE DESERT SURVIVOR.
SO PROBABLY ABOUT 20 FOOT
DOWN THERE.
BUT IT'S QUITE CLEAR.
I CAN SEE THE BOTTOM.
IT'S ABOUT 6 FOOT.
DO A SHALLOW JUMP.
GO IN,
SHOOT MY LEGS OUT HORIZONTAL.
OKAY.
LET'S GET IN.
WHOO!
DAMN NEAR SMACKED
INTO THE BOTTOM.
BUT THAT IS SO NICE.
WHOO!
YOU CANNOT UNDERESTIMATE
THE FEELING
FOR THE SURVIVOR
TO COME ACROSS WATER LIKE THIS.
JUST SO NICE.
YOU KNOW,
IF YOUR MOUTH'S PARCHED,
YOU'RE DRY,
IT'S LIKE LIQUID GOLD.
YOU KNOW, THERE'S NOTHING
YOU'D TRADE FOR THIS.
AND IN THE DESERT,
WATER REALLY IS THE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH.
THIS WATER IS FRESH,
BUT THERE'S NO GUARANTEE
IT'S CLEAN.
LOOK AT ALL OF THIS.
BLACK, STINKING GOO.
BUT THERE IS A WAY
OF IMPROVISING A FILTER
IF YOU JUST COME UP THE SLOPE
A BIT, START DIGGING DOWN,
AND DIG WHAT'S CALLED
A GYPSY WELL.
AND IT'S JUST A VERY SIMPLE...
WAY OF FILTERING THE WATER.
YOU SEE THE WATER
BEGINNING TO SEEP IN.
LOOK.
YOU SEE?
PRETTY MURKY,
THE WATER IT'S FILLED UP WITH.
CLEAR ALL OF THAT OUT NOW.
AND THEN LET IT FILL UP AGAIN.
THE SEDIMENT AND SAND
ACTS AS A FINE FILTER,
HELPING TO REMOVE DEBRIS
FROM THE WATER
AS WELL AS
SOME OTHER IMPURITIES.
YOU SEE THIS IS MUCH CLEARER
NOW, SECOND TIME 'ROUND,
AND THAT'S GONNA BE OKAY
TO DRINK.
[ SLURPING ]
IT'S ALWAYS GONNA BE HARD
MENTALLY
LEAVING A WATER SOURCE
LIKE THIS,
BUT IF YOU'RE NOT GONNA BE FOUND
AND YOU'RE GONNA SELF-RESCUE,
YOU'VE GOT NO CHOICE.
GOT TO RESUPPLY,
AND THEN YOU GOT TO MOVE ON.
COME ON.
WATER IS THE KEY TO ALL LIFE.
WITHOUT IT, YOU DIE VERY FAST.
SOURCES OF FRESHWATER
IN THE DESERT
HAVE HELPED PEOPLE CARVE OUT
THEIR LIVES HERE FOR CENTURIES.
LOOK.
SOME SORT OF OLD SETTLEMENT.
IT'S JUST AS TO WHETHER
IT'S GONNA HAVE PEOPLE OR NOT.
COME ON.
LET'S GET UP THERE.
I'VE SEEN A FEW TIRE TRACKS
IN THE SAND,
BUT THE PLACE LOOKS DESERTED.
THE ONLY THING THAT'S GONNA
BE LIVING HERE NOW
IS SNAKES AND SCORPIONS.
THEY'RE GONNA LOVE ALL OF THIS
RUBBLE, SHELTER TO HIDE IN.
LET'S GET DOWN AND HAVE A LOOK.
THE TOP OF THE WALLS ALLOW ME
TO MAKE A RAPID
INITIAL ASSESSMENT.
THERE HAVEN'T BEEN PEOPLE HERE
FOR A LONG TIME.
BUT IT'S THE NEW INHABITANTS
I'M AFTER --
ANY OF THE SCORPIONS, SNAKES,
CREEPY-CRAWLIES
THAT MIGHT BE LIVING
AMONGST ALL OF THE RUBBLE.
AND FOR THE DESERT SURVIVOR,
YOU'VE GOT TO HAVE ENERGY.
AND THAT MEANS
YOU'VE GOT TO FIND FOOD.
YOU OFTEN GET CONDENSATION,
A BIT OF DAMP
UNDER METAL LIKE THIS.
BUT THAT'S BASICALLY DRIED OUT.
LET'S TRY UNDER HERE.
GOT A SCORPION.
SEE THIS GUY?
LET'S GET HIM OUT.
LOOK AT HIS TAIL RIGHT UP.
THAT'S A DEATH STALKER.
AND IT'S GOT ONE
OF THE MOST DEADLY TOXINS
OF ANY SCORPION, THIS GUY.
GET HIT BY THAT,
YOU CAN BE DEAD IN 24 HOURS.
LET'S PIN HIM DOWN.
THE LETHAL STING
IS IN THAT TAIL,
SO IT NEEDS TO BE DISARMED
BEFORE HE'S SAFE TO EAT.
IT IS ALSO GOOD FOOD.
NOT VERY TASTY FOOD,
BUT AT LEAST --
THAT SOUNDS LIKE A VEHICLE.
TRUCK!
RUN!
CUT HIM OFF.
CUT HIM OFF.
THE SAHARA
HAS CLAIMED MANY LIVES
AND GOING HEAD-TO-HEAD WITH IT
IS A FORMIDABLE CHALLENGE,
BUT WITH THE RIGHT SKILLS
AND ATTITUDE,
IT REALLY IS POSSIBLE
TO ENDURE.
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.
NOW I'M IN NORTH AFRICA ON
THE EDGE OF THE SAHARA DESERT.
I'LL BE GOING DEEP UNDERGROUND
TO FIND A DROP OF WATER,
BATTLING THE SEA OF SAND
AND THE WILD ATLANTIC,
PUTTING MIND AND BODY
THROUGH THE ULTIMATE TEST.
VERY...HOT.
I'M GONNA SHOW YOU
HOW TO ESCAPE WITH YOUR LIFE
FROM THE MOTHER OF ALL DESERTS.
HEADING FOR THE WESTERN PART
OF THE SAHARA DESERT.
IT'S THE HOTTEST, LARGEST DESERT
IN THE WORLD,
AND ONE OF THE WILDEST WAYS OF
CROSSING THE VAST DISTANCES HERE
IS LIKE THIS!
THE SAHARA'S VASTNESS COVERS
3 1/2 MILLION SQUARE MILES,
AND IT'S 3,000 MILES ACROSS.
IT'S THE EQUIVALENT
OF MAINLAND AMERICA.
YOU DO NOT WANT TO GET STUCK
IN A PLACE LIKE THIS.
BUT EVERY YEAR, HUNDREDS
OF PEOPLE DO GET LOST HERE --
TOURISTS, ADVENTURERS,
AND OFF-ROADERS.
IF THINGS GO WRONG,
GETTING OUT ALIVE IS GONNA BE
A TOUGH CHALLENGE.
I LOVE A GENTLE DRIVE
IN THE COUNTRYSIDE.
MY MISSION IS TO SHOW YOU
HOW TO SURVIVE LONG ENOUGH
TO MAKE IT BACK
TO CIVILIZATION.
ALL I'M TAKING
ARE A FEW BASIC TOOLS.
MY CAMERA CREW
ARE COMING WITH ME.
IF WE SLOW DOWN IN THE HOT SAND,
MORE THAN LIKELY GONNA SINK
AND GET STUCK.
SO WHEN THE DRIVER
GIVES ME THE NOD,
I'M GONNA HAVE TO JUMP.
[ SPITTING ]
WHAT A GREAT WAY TO START --
WITH A MOUTHFUL OF SAND.
[ SPITTING ]
THAT'S THE CAR GONE.
LET'S GET INTO IT.
[ SPITS ]
IT'S STILL EARLY,
AND THE DAY IS YET TO HEAT UP.
SO IT'S A CHANCE
TO COVER SOME GROUND
AND GET TO WHERE THE TERRAIN
CAN GIVE ME A LITTLE HELP.
THE HIGHER I CAN GET,
THE FURTHER I'M GONNA SEE.
AND I'M LOOKING FOR SIGNS
OF THE MOST PRECIOUS THING
IN A DESERT -- WATER.
EVEN THOUGH I'M FEELING STRONG,
THE TRUTH IS, THE BATTLE WITH
DEHYDRATION HAS ALREADY BEGUN.
SAND DUNES LIKE THIS
BRING THAT BATTLE RIGHT TO YOU.
IT'S JUST LIKE SYRUP,
ALL THIS STUFF.
[ BREATHING HEAVILY ]
TAKE TWO STEPS FORWARD...
AND YOU SLIDE BACK ONE.
EVERYTHING ABOUT THE DESERT
WANTS TO SUCK YOU DRY.
BUT WITHOUT EXERTION,
THERE CAN BE NO PROGRESS.
THAT'S THE CONSTANT BATTLE
HERE.
BUT IN MY SEARCH FOR WATER,
I'M NOT MUCH BETTER OFF,
YOU KNOW?
NO SIGN OF ANY RIVERS,
NO LITTLE PATCH OF GREEN
THAT MIGHT INDICATE AN OASIS.
JUST A LOT OF SAND.
WHAT I DO KNOW
IS THAT THE PREVAILING WIND HERE
COMES FROM THE NORTHWEST.
THE STEEP SLOPE
OF A DESERT DUNE
FACES AWAY
FROM THE PREVAILING WIND,
SO I CAN READ THESE
TO GET A BEARING.
I KNOW THAT TO THE WEST
IS THE ATLANTIC,
AND THAT'S
WHERE I WANT TO HEAD.
GONNA MAKE A BIT
OF AN ARROW HERE
JUST TO INDICATE
THE DIRECTION I'M TRAVELING.
IF SOMEONE'S LOOKING FOR YOU
AND THEY COME ACROSS A SIGN
LIKE THIS,
IT COULD MAKE
THAT CRITICAL DIFFERENCE
TO THEIR SEARCH
AND YOUR SURVIVAL.
LET'S GO.
TEMPERATURES HERE CAN SOAR
TO 120 DEGREES.
AND THE ONLY WAY TO KEEP COOL
IS TO SWEAT --
UP TO TWO LITERS AN HOUR.
OUT HERE, DEHYDRATION
IS YOUR WORST ENEMY.
WATER'S YOUR BEST FRIEND.
THAT'S A BOTTLE EMPTY.
LOOK.
IT'S A LIZARD.
SHOT UNDER HERE.
VERY NEARLY GOT HIM.
YOU KNOW,
I COULD TRY AND DIG HIM OUT.
TO BE HONEST,
IT'S NOT REALLY WORTH THE ENERGY
AND THE SWEAT IT WOULD CAUSE.
NEED TO CONSERVE BOTH OF THOSE.
IT'S HIS LUCKY DAY.
COME ON, THEN.
VERY...VERY...HOT.
JUST DRAINING, SAPPING,
BUT LIKE SO MANY
DIFFICULT THINGS,
IT'S JUST ABOUT PUTTING YOUR
HEAD DOWN AND KEEPING FOCUS.
REACH THAT DUNE, REASSESS,
AND AIM FOR THE NEXT ONE.
JUST BREAKING IT DOWN
INTO SMALL, BITE-SIZED CHUNKS.
BOTTOM LINE IS IT DOESN'T MATTER
HOW GOOD OR SMART
OR CLEVER YOU ARE.
WITHOUT WATER, YOU'RE DEAD.
A VITAL PART OF SURVIVAL
IS ALWAYS TRYING TO REMAIN
ALERT TO WHAT'S AROUND YOU.
THAT'S UNUSUAL.
SEE THAT MOUND OF EARTH?
IT'S A DESERT WELL.
LET ME TAKE THE CAMERA.
OKAY.
I'VE GOT IT.
YOU CAN'T EVEN SEE
THE BOTTOM THERE.
LET'S COUNT THIS DOWN.
ONE, TWO.
[ THUD ]
TWO SECONDS.
YEAH, IT'S A GOOD 50 FOOT
DOWN THERE,
BUT IT'S ALSO DRY.
THIS COULD BE LONG ABANDONED,
THIS WELL.
LOOK.
THERE'S TREES OVER THERE.
AND THESE WELLS ARE DUG
DOWN TO THE WATER TABLE.
ALMOST GUARANTEE
IF I CAN GET DOWN THERE,
DIG INTO THE SAND,
THERE'S GOING TO BE WATER
SOMEWHERE.
LET'S JUST TRY TO WORK OUT
HOW THE HELL TO GET DOWN
THIS THING WITHOUT A ROPE.
ACACIA TREES SURVIVING
OFF THE DEEP UNDERGROUND WATER
COULD PROVIDE
THE MATERIALS I NEED.
NEED A COUPLE OF LONG,
STRAIGHT BRANCHES.
ACTUALLY, LOOK.
THIS ONE WILL BE NICE.
AS LONG AS THESE POLES
ARE LONGER THAN THE ACTUAL WIDTH
OF THE WELL,
I CAN THEN USE THEM TO GET DOWN.
WELL, I SHOULD BE ABLE TO.
THIS IS SOMETHING
I'VE NEVER TRIED BEFORE.
JUST DRY OFF ALL THE SAP.
AND WE'RE GOOD TO GO WITH THIS.
OKAY.
OKAY.
NOW FOR THE SECOND ONE.
TRY AND GET IT
INTO ONE OF THESE CRACKS.
OKAY. THAT SHOULDN'T BE ABLE
TO SLIP OUT, YOU KNOW?
I'M NOT SURE WHETHER
THAT'S A GOOD OR BAD THING
THAT I CAN'T SEE THE BOTTOM
BECAUSE OF ALL THE DUST.
FALLING 50 FOOT
INTO A HOLE IN THE DESERT
WILL MOST CERTAINLY KILL YOU,
SO YOU HAVE TO GET THIS RIGHT.
LOOK AT MY LEGS SHAKING.
BUT WITH THE BASE OF THE POLE
IN POSITION,
YOUR BODY WEIGHT JAMS
BOTH ENDS IN TIGHT,
CREATING A KIND OF BRIDGE.
ALTERNATE THIS
FROM POLE TO POLE,
AND YOU CAN MAKE YOUR WAY
SLOWLY DOWN.
YOU KNOW, THIS IS WORKING.
EVEN WHEN YOU THINK THINGS
ARE GOING WELL
AND THE TEMPTATION IS TO HURRY,
YOU'VE GOT TO STAY FOCUSED.
CONCENTRATE ONLY
ON THE NEXT STEP.
YOU CAN'T AFFORD A MISTAKE
HERE.
[ BREATHING HEAVILY ]
WHOA.
I'M DOWN.
DEFINITELY FEEL QUITE VULNERABLE
DOWN HERE.
NOT A GOOD PLACE TO BE STUCK
WITH NO WAY OUT.
OKAY.
GET DIGGING, SEE IF WE CAN
GET TO SOME WATER.
[ SLOSHING ]
YOU HEAR THAT?
I'M HITTING WATER HERE.
IT'S A DARKLING BEETLE.
ANOTHER ONE THERE
TRYING TO CLIMB UP THE WALLS.
AND THAT'S GONNA BE
A LONG JOURNEY.
AND PROBABLY ONE
HE'S NOT GONNA MAKE.
[ CRUNCHING ]
[ SPITS ]
THE FOUL TASTE OF THIS GUY
COULD MEAN HE'S NOT
WHAT I THINK HE IS.
HE COULD EVEN BE TOXIC.
THE RULE IS,
IF IN DOUBT, SPIT IT OUT.
DO YOU KNOW WHAT?
THERE'S NO POINT TRYING TO GET
A LOAD OF THESE DOWN ME
AND ENDING UP THROWING UP.
IT'S JUST GONNA
DEHYDRATE ME MORE.
MUD LIKE THIS
CAN BE UP TO 50% WATER.
AND THERE'S ACTUALLY A NEAT WAY
OF GETTING YOURSELF A DRINK.
I'LL WRAP ALL OF THIS UP
AND TRY AND SQUEEZE THE MOISTURE
OUT OF IT.
[ SLURPING ]
THAT'S A LITTLE BIT OF WATER.
I WAS KIND OF HOPING FOR MORE,
TO BE HONEST.
[ SNIFFS ]
I NEED TO GET OUT OF HERE.
THE TECHNIQUE FOR GOING UP
IS JUST A REVERSAL
OF THE WAY I CAME DOWN,
BUT WAY HARDER.
AAH!
BAD, BAD, BAD.
IF THIS POLE GIVES WAY, IT'S
A 50-FOOT PLUNGE TO THE BOTTOM.
GIVE US A HAND.
OKAY.
I'M DONE.
[ BREATHING HEAVILY ]
CLOSER THAN I LIKE.
WHEW!
I HATE THAT FEELING.
WE SHOULD MOVE ON, EH?
BEATING THE HEAT ISN'T
JUST ABOUT FINDING WATER.
IT'S ALSO ABOUT MAKING THE MOST
OF WHAT YOU ALREADY HAVE.
HANG ON.
JUST GONNA HAVE A PEE.
IT ALWAYS FEELS WASTEFUL
TO LOSE GOOD FLUIDS
STRAIGHT INTO THE SAND,
BUT YOU CAN RECYCLE PEE
TO HELP YOU SURVIVE.
TAKE YOUR T-SHIRT...
AND THEN JUST PEE ON IT.
TRY AND CAPTURE AS MUCH
OF THAT FLUID AS YOU CAN.
WRING IT THROUGH THE SHIRT,
AND THEN I'M NOT WASTING
ANY OF THIS TO THE SAND.
AND EVEN JUST, YOU KNOW, A
LITTLE BIT OF PEE INTO THE MOUTH
IS JUST GONNA HELP MOISTEN IT,
TAKE THE EDGE OFF THE THIRST.
AND YOU'RE NOT DRINKING IT.
IT'S JUST TO WET YOUR MOUTH
A BIT.
AND ACTUALLY EVEN JUST WIPING IT
ON MY FACE
IS COOLING MY FACE DOWN.
IN FACT, YOU'LL SEE THAT
ON THE THERMAL IMAGING
IF WE PUT THAT ON.
YOU CAN SEE WHAT A DIFFERENCE
THE FLUIDS ON THE FACE MAKES
AS THE PEE JUST EVAPORATES
AND COOLS ME.
YOU SEE, THE DARKER BIT
IS WHERE IT'S ALL MUCH COOLER
THAN ALL OF THIS.
IT'S GONNA BE BRIGHT AND HOT.
SO IF I THEN
PUT THIS T-SHIRT ON,
THAT'S GONNA KEEP ME
EVEN COOLER.
AS THE FLUID EVAPORATES
FROM THE SHIRT,
IT WILL DRAW HEAT FROM MY BODY.
[ GRUNTS ]
NOT GONNA WIN ME ANY DATES,
THAT'S FOR CERTAIN.
BUT YOU SEE
HOW MUCH COOLER THAT IS.
YOU'LL SEE AS SOON
AS I PUT THIS ON --
ON THE TOP OF IT,
YOU'LL SEE THE HEAT AGAIN.
COOLER, SMELLIER,
BUT BETTER OFF FOR IT.
AS I GET NEARER TO THE COAST,
THE SEA BREEZE
ACTUALLY HELPS ME.
THIS COULD BE 10 DEGREES COOLER
THAN THE AIR INLAND,
AND IT'S A WELCOME RELIEF.
[ WAVES CRASHING ]
THE SOUND OF THE SURF
IS JUST UNMISTAKABLE.
YOU CAN ALSO SMELL THE SEA AIR.
COME ON.
LET'S GO, THEN.
WHOO!
FINDING THE COAST
AT LEAST GIVES YOU
A FIGHTING CHANCE OF SURVIVAL.
YOU KNOW,
YOU'VE GOT FOOD IN THE SEA.
YOU'VE GOT THE CHANCE
OF FINDING RUBBISH ON THE BEACH
BUT ALSO THE LIKELIHOOD
OF COMING ACROSS PEOPLE,
EITHER ON THE BEACH
OR SHIPS OUT AT SEA.
LET'S SEE.
IT'S A LONG WAY DOWN THAT.
YOU SEE WHERE THAT BIT OF THE
EDGE OF THE CLIFF IS CRACKED.
GET INTO THAT
AND SHIMMY MY WAY DOWN IT.
OKAY. LET'S TRY THAT.
COME ON.
BECAUSE THE WEATHERED LIMESTONE
IS LOOSE AND CRUMBLY,
THE SAFEST WAY DOWN
IS TO DO A CHIMNEY CLIMB.
BY PUTTING OPPOSING PRESSURE
ON BOTH WALLS
WITH MY ARMS, LEGS, AND BACK,
I CAN DESCEND SAFELY
AND QUICKLY.
QUITE NICELY WEDGED IN HERE NOW.
FROM HERE, NOW, SEE,
THE CRACK RUNS
STRAIGHT UNDER THAT OVERHANG.
THE COAST IS SOME RELIEF, BUT
IT'S STILL TOUGH GOING HERE.
THE ATLANTIC IS BRUTAL,
AND WHEN STORMS HIT,
THEY CAN UNLEASH THEIR FURY
ON UNWARY SHIPPING.
IT'S NOT UNEXPECTED TO SPOT A
WRECK ON THIS FORBIDDING COAST.
AND FINDING ONE COULD HELP YOU
IN YOUR FIGHT FOR SURVIVAL.
EVEN THOUGH I'M NOT EXACTLY
GONNA BE SAILING AWAY
IN THAT WRECK,
THERE ARE MANY WAYS THESE WRECKS
ACT AS LIKE A MAGNET
FOR SEA LIFE,
ALMOST LIKE AN ARTIFICIAL REEF.
SO IT'S DEFINITELY
WORTH EXPLORING.
NEED TO BE A BIT MINDFUL
GETTING OUT TO THE WRECK.
A LOT OF SURF COMING IN HERE.
A LOT OF COASTLINE
LONG LIKE THIS,
YOU'RE GONNA GET A LOT
OF CURRENTS AS WELL,
ESPECIALLY RIPS.
THAT'S WHERE THE WATER COMES IN,
THE WAVES COME IN,
AND AS IT LEAVES,
IT OFTEN GET FUNNELED.
IF YOU GET CAUGHT
IN THAT FUNNEL,
JUST GONNA TAKE YOU
STRAIGHT OUT.
THE WAY TO GET OUT
OF A RIP CURRENT
IS TO SWIM ACROSS IT,
NOT AGAINST IT.
THE RAGING ATLANTIC STORMS
HAVE PUMMELED THIS HULK.
THE SHIP LOOKS ANCIENT,
BUT SHE'S ACTUALLY
A MODERN-DAY TRAWLER,
WITH FISHING GEAR
STILL HANGING OFF HER.
GET THIS ROPE.
COME ON.
FEEL LIKE THERE'S QUITE A
CURRENT PULLING US ALONG THIS.
NOT GONNA SWIM TOO FAR.
DUCK UNDER.
WE'RE GETTING DRAGGED
AWAY FROM THE BOAT.
SWIM AGAINST THIS, SEE IF WE
CAN GET UP ON THAT ROPE.
THE STRONG CURRENT SWIRLING
AROUND A MASSIVE OBJECT
CAN TRY AND DRAG YOU
OUT TO SEA.
EXHAUSTION CAN BE UPON YOU
IN MINUTES,
AND THEN PANIC CAN SET IN.
THE OCEAN IS A VERY DANGEROUS
PLACE FOR THE INEXPERIENCED.
GONNA HAVE TO RIDE
THE NEXT WAVE.
OKAY.
GOING UP.
STICK ON THE METAL BITS.
JUST WANT TO WATCH OUT.
ALL OF THIS IS RUSTY AND SHARP.
I'D LIKE TO THINK THE SAILORS
FROM THIS VESSEL
GOT AWAY WITH THEIR LIVES.
BUT NOT EVERYONE IS SO LUCKY.
THERE WERE SOME AMERICAN SAILORS
IN THE 1800s
THAT GOT SHIPWRECKED
ON THIS COAST.
YOU CAN IMAGINE HOW TERRIFYING
IT MUST HAVE BEEN
JUST TO BE SHIPWRECKED
IN A STORM, WASHED UP HERE.
BUT THEY SURVIVED IT
AND MADE IT ASHORE.
IF THEY THOUGHT THEIR PROBLEMS
WERE OVER, THEY WERE WRONG.
THEY GOT TAKEN AS SLAVES
BY LOCAL TRIBESMEN,
AND ALMOST ALL OF THEM DIED
UNDER THE WEIGHT
OF THAT SLAVE LABOR
IN THIS, THE SAHARA DESERT.
BUT TO A DESERT SURVIVOR,
DISCOVERING A WRECK LIKE THIS
CAN MEAN HOPE, POSSIBILITY,
AND OPPORTUNITY.
THAT'S WHERE WE WANT TO GET
DOWN TO -- GET INTO THE HOLD.
SEE WHAT'S DOWN THERE.
LET'S GET THIS OUT OF HERE.
OKAY. THAT'S GOOD.
COME ON DOWN.
GIVE US THAT.
WHOA. SOMETHING --
SOMETHING
JUST SWAM PAST ME HERE.
THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN THE HOLD
FOR THE SHIP,
BUT TODAY, WITH THE SEA
WASHING IN AND OUT,
IT'S EFFECTIVELY CREATED
A GIANT AQUARIUM,
A HAVEN FOR SEA LIFE.
QUITE AN EERIE FEEL TO IT,
THIS PLACE.
THAT'S A CRAB.
LET ME TRY AND GET HIM OUT.
THERE WILL BE LOADS OF THESE
LIVING DOWN HERE,
BUT, YOU KNOW,
I DON'T WANT TO EAT THIS RAW.
DONE THAT BEFORE, ENDED UP SICK.
IT'S GONNA BE FULL OF PARASITES.
FINDING SOMETHING ALIVE
IN THE ENGINE ROOM
IS A GOOD INDICATOR
THAT THE WATER'S NOT POLLUTED.
THERE'S AN OCTOPUS
CLINGING ON TO THE HULL.
SEE IF WE CAN GET HIM
OUT OF HERE.
THERE WE GO.
LOOK. HE'S CLINGING ON
WITH ALL HIS TENTACLES.
AND THAT'S HOW HE GRIPS,
BUT HE'S GOT A BEAK
JUST IN THE CENTER BIT THERE.
YOU WANT TO WATCH OUT FOR HIM --
GIVE A NASTY, NASTY BITE, THAT.
BUT HE'S GONNA BE GOOD TO EAT.
YOU SEE THE TWO EYES THERE.
QUICK WAY OF KILLING THIS --
BITE STRAIGHT BETWEEN THEM,
SEVER THE NERVES.
[ SPITS ]
OKAY.
YOU CAN JUST MUNCH
JUST ON THE TENTACLES OF THIS,
JUST LIKE THAT --
IT'S GONNA BE TOUGH AS HELL.
BETTER ON A PLATTER.
NICE SEASIDE RESORT WITH FAMILY
AROUND AND A BIT OF MAYO.
BUT LIKE THIS, WHERE NEEDS MUST,
THAT'S GONNA KEEP YOU ALIVE.
STILL GRIPPING ON,
BUT THAT'S JUST NERVE REFLEX
THERE.
SEE? EVEN ON MY LIP.
LOOK.
PROBLEM IS, THE SUCKER
STICKS TO THE THROAT.
[ GAGS ]
STILL GOT A LOT
OF SUCTION POWER.
THAT'S WHAT'S GRIPPING ON
DOWN MY GULLET.
BUT THIS IS A GOOD FIND FOR ME.
GET ALL THE GUTS OUT OF IT
AS WELL.
'CAUSE REALLY,
THIS BIT OF THE HOOD
IS THE BIT
THAT'S REALLY NICE TO EAT.
RAW OCTOPUS
IS EXTREMELY NUTRITIOUS,
BUT IT'S VITAL IT'S EATEN
ONLY WHEN VERY FRESH.
SAVE SOME FOR LATER,
AND BACTERIA THRIVING
ON THE DEAD FLESH
CAN MAKE YOU SO SICK.
WAS WORTH COMING IN THIS
RUST BUCKET JUST TO GET THAT.
BUT THE TIDE IS COMING IN FAST.
[ GRUNTING ]
IT'S TIME TO GET OUT OF HERE.
THIS MIGHT WORK.
GONNA BE LOADS OF BUOYANCY
IN THIS.
MIGHT BE ABLE TO LIE ON IT
AND THEN USE THE POWER
OF THE WAVES
TO TAKE ME THROUGH THE CURRENT.
OKAY.
TRY AND GET THIS ONE COMING IN.
OKAY.
HERE WE GO.
SOMETIMES IN SURVIVAL,
IT'S ALL ABOUT THINKING SMART.
WELL, THAT WORKED.
I'VE HAD SOMETHING TO EAT.
AND REALLY THE PRIORITY NOW
FOR ME IS WATER.
THIS LOOKS LIKE A TIDAL ESTUARY.
AND TIDAL ESTUARY
CAN MEAN FRESHWATER.
BUT NOT HERE.
AN ESTUARY IS WHERE A RIVER
MEETS THE SEA.
BUT IT HASN'T RAINED
FOR A LONG TIME,
SO THE RIVER ISN'T FLOWING.
HOWEVER, YOU CAN TRACK
THE FRESHWATER DOWN.
COME ON.
LET'S PICK IT UP A BIT NOW.
EVEN A DRY RIVERBED
IS WORTH FOLLOWING.
ALL OF THIS STUFF,
IT'S ALL SAMPHIRE.
IT MIGHT NOT LOOK LIKE MUCH,
BUT THIS STUFF
CAN KEEP YOU ALIVE.
IT'S GOT ENOUGH MOISTURE IN IT
TO HELP HYDRATE YOU.
GET THIS ALL ALONG THE COAST
ON ESTUARIES.
FILL OUR POCKETS, OKAY?
KEEP MUNCHING ON IT.
THE DRIED-UP RIVERBED MAY NOT
HAVE SEEN RAIN FOR SOME TIME,
BUT IT STILL SUSTAINS LIFE.
AS LONG AS I CAN GET UP HIGH,
IT'S A GOOD PLACE
TO SET UP CAMP.
LOOKS LIKE ACACIA TREES.
THESE ARE ALWAYS GOOD
IN THE DESERT.
THEY GIVE YOU GOOD SHADE.
ALSO FOR SHELTER, IT MEANS
YOU CAN GET OFF THE GROUND
AWAY FROM ALL THE INSECTS
AND ANIMALS
THAT GIVE YOU GRIEF
IN THE NIGHT.
SOME BIGGER ONES OVER HERE,
ACTUALLY.
GO RIGHT UP INTO THIS ONE.
USE SOME OF THESE
PARALLEL LIMBS AS WELL.
THE SAHARA IS HOME TO SOME
OF THE DEADLIEST SNAKES
AND SCORPIONS ON THE PLANET.
PLUS, THERE ARE HYENAS
AND EVEN LEOPARDS,
SO I'M GONNA DO MY BEST
TO KEEP OUT OF THEIR REACH.
ANOTHER ONE ACROSS HERE,
AND THEN JUST INTERLACE IT
WITH SMALLER ONES.
JUST USE MY PARACORD
TO TIE ALL OF THIS,
BUT YOU CAN REALLY
USE ANYTHING -- SHOELACES,
BIT OF WEBBING FROM YOUR
RUCKSACK, BELT, YOU NAME IT.
PRETTY ROUGH AND UNCOMFORTABLE,
BUT AT LEAST I'M OFF THE GROUND,
AWAY FROM MOST DANGERS.
JUST USE SOME OF THESE GRASSES
AS A PILLOW.
I ALWAYS RECKON 10% MORE EFFORT
GIVES YOU 100% MORE COMFORT.
OKAY. FIRE.
WHAT I'M DOING NOW
IS MAKING A BOW.
BUT THIS ISN'T FOR HUNTING.
IT'S FOR CREATING FIRE.
ITS MAGIC IS IN HOW EFFICIENTLY
IT CAN CREATE FRICTION
BY TURNING A SPINDLE
AT HIGH SPEED.
IT TAKES A LITTLE PERSEVERANCE,
BUT ONCE YOU'VE MASTERED IT,
IT'S AS GOOD AS HAVING
A BOX OF MATCHES.
BIT OF SMOKE STARTING.
NEED ENOUGH OF THAT
TO MAKE AN EMBER
TO THEN DROP INTO THE TINDER.
HERE WE GO.
OKAY. THEN THE EMBER ON A TIP
CAREFULLY INTO THE TINDER.
AND THEN JUST NURTURE IT.
[ BLOWS ]
THERE WE GO.
WE'VE GOT FLAME.
BUILDING A CAMPFIRE IS
A HUGE PART OF SLEEPING WILD.
IT'S NOT JUST SOMETHING
FOR COOKING ON.
IT'S MORALE-BOOSTING.
IT'S LIKE AN OLD FRIEND.
AS SOON AS THAT SUN WENT,
THE TEMPERATURE STARTED TO DROP
DRAMATICALLY.
THIS FIRE IS GONNA GIVE ME
A NICE BIT OF WARMTH.
I'VE GOT IT DIRECTLY
UNDER MY BED PLATFORM HERE.
AND ALSO IT'S GONNA KEEP AWAY
ANY PREDATORS.
LOOK.
IT'S A LOCUST.
JUST THERE.
GOT HIM.
THAT'S A GOOD THING
ABOUT THE FIRE, ACTUALLY --
SOME INSECTS ARE GONNA BE
ATTRACTED TO THE LIGHT.
STICK THEM IN A BOTTLE.
SIT AROUND A BIT LONGER,
SEE HOW MANY OF THESE
I CAN COLLECT.
THIS IS GONNA BE
A MUCH MORE EFFICIENT WAY
FOR ME GETTING FOOD.
RATHER THAN GOING OUT HUNTING,
I CAN SIT HERE
AND LET THE LIGHT
BRING THE FOOD TO ME.
COOL.
KEEP YOUR EYES OPEN.
MANY INSECTS ARE ATTRACTED
TO A LIGHT SOURCE,
LIKE MOTHS THAT BUZZ
AROUND A LAMP.
IT'S THE SAME WITH A FIRELIGHT.
THEY SIMPLY CAN'T HELP
THEMSELVES, WHATEVER THE COST.
THERE'S NO DOUBT THAT A BIG PART
OF SURVIVAL IS PHYSICAL.
YOU KNOW, YOU GOT TO HAVE
THAT STRENGTH TO KEEP GOING,
BUT THE TRUTH IS,
IS THAT THE REAL STRENGTH
COMES FROM YOUR MIND.
IT'LL KEEP YOU GOING EVEN WHEN
YOUR BODY WANTS TO STOP.
AND HAVING A GOOD NIGHT'S SLEEP
AND SOMETHING TO EAT
AND A WARM FIRE
DEFINITELY GOES SOME OF THE WAY
TO WINNING THAT BATTLE.
A VERY COLD NIGHT.
I'M VERY PLEASED
TO SEE THE SUN COME UP FINALLY.
STRANGE THING ABOUT THE DESERT,
THOUGH --
YOU SPEND MOST OF THE DAY
WANTING THE COOL OF THE EVENING
AND THEN MOST OF THE NIGHT
LONGING FOR THE HEAT OF THE SUN
AGAIN.
I'VE GOT BREAKFAST.
PROBABLY THE EASIEST WAY
OF EATING THIS
IS TO MAKE A BUG PATTY
OUT OF ALL OF THESE THINGS.
SEE WHAT WE'VE GOT HERE.
COUPLE OF LOCUSTS.
DON'T WANT THOSE SPINY LEGS.
BEETLES.
A COUPLE OF MOTHS AS WELL.
EVEN GOT A PRAYING MANTIS.
OH.
QUITE A DIVERSE BREAKFAST MENU.
SQUIDGE ALL THAT UP TOGETHER.
IT'S GONNA BE MASSES AND MASSES
OF PROTEIN IN THIS.
[ CRUNCHING ]
UGH.
MM. JUST GOT TO KEEP THINKING OF
THE ENERGY AND THE PROTEIN.
WHAT'S THAT?
A ROGUE LEG IN THERE.
OH, GOD.
I'VE REALLY LEARNED TO HATE
THAT TASTE.
IT'S THAT COLD, SANDY,
CRUNCHY GOO
WITH A VERY, LIKE,
OFF-MUSTARD TASTE.
TRY ALWAYS NOT TO THINK
OF THE TASTE.
WANT TO JUST GET IT DOWN.
HMM.
YOU'VE GOT TO KEEP CHEWING IT
TO GET THE STUFF DOWN.
COME ON.
TRULY TERRIBLE WAY
TO START A DAY.
BUT IT'S GONNA GIVE ME
SOME ENERGY.
[ SIGHS ]
[ ZIPPER CLOSES ]
BREAKFAST DONE.
LET'S GO.
IN SELF-RESCUE SITUATIONS,
YOU HAVE TO KEEP MOVING
AND COVER THOSE MILES.
EARLY MORNING
IS PERFECT FOR THIS,
WHEN TEMPERATURES CAN BE
BETWEEN 10
AND 20 DEGREES COOLER.
REALLY, WE WANT TO STICK
WITH THIS DRY RIVERBED.
YOU KNOW, I'M CONFIDENT THERE IS
GONNA BE WATER HERE SOMEWHERE.
A LOT OF TREES GROWING.
IT'S JUST A QUESTION
OF KEEPING GOING
AND FINDING THE RIGHT PLACE.
PROBABLY WORTH A LITTLE LOOK
HERE, ACTUALLY.
OUTSIDE BEND OF A DRY RIVERBED.
UNDER OVERHANGING ROCK.
AND IT'S ALWAYS THE LAST PLACE
THAT THE WATER IS LEFT.
YOU CAN SEE
IT'S GETTING A BIT DAMPER HERE.
YOU SEE THE DIFFERENT COLOR
OF THE SAND.
BUT NOT...
REALLY ENOUGH
TO GET ANY WATER OUT OF.
WE CAN FIND A BETTER ONE
THAN THIS.
COME ON.
LET'S KEEP GOING.
AS THE BASE OF THE DRY RIVERBED
CHANGES FROM SAND
TO IMPERVIOUS BEDROCK,
THE CHANCES OF FINDING
STANDING POOLS OF WATER
BECOME FAR GREATER.
THERE'S WATER.
AND THAT IS NOT GONNA BE
SALT WATER.
COME ON.
LET'S GET DOWN THERE.
IT'S LIKE STRIKING GOLD.
IN AN ARID WILDERNESS
OF BAKING ROCKS,
A POOL LIKE THIS
WOULD BE A LIFESAVER
TO THE DESERT SURVIVOR.
SO PROBABLY ABOUT 20 FOOT
DOWN THERE.
BUT IT'S QUITE CLEAR.
I CAN SEE THE BOTTOM.
IT'S ABOUT 6 FOOT.
DO A SHALLOW JUMP.
GO IN,
SHOOT MY LEGS OUT HORIZONTAL.
OKAY.
LET'S GET IN.
WHOO!
DAMN NEAR SMACKED
INTO THE BOTTOM.
BUT THAT IS SO NICE.
WHOO!
YOU CANNOT UNDERESTIMATE
THE FEELING
FOR THE SURVIVOR
TO COME ACROSS WATER LIKE THIS.
JUST SO NICE.
YOU KNOW,
IF YOUR MOUTH'S PARCHED,
YOU'RE DRY,
IT'S LIKE LIQUID GOLD.
YOU KNOW, THERE'S NOTHING
YOU'D TRADE FOR THIS.
AND IN THE DESERT,
WATER REALLY IS THE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH.
THIS WATER IS FRESH,
BUT THERE'S NO GUARANTEE
IT'S CLEAN.
LOOK AT ALL OF THIS.
BLACK, STINKING GOO.
BUT THERE IS A WAY
OF IMPROVISING A FILTER
IF YOU JUST COME UP THE SLOPE
A BIT, START DIGGING DOWN,
AND DIG WHAT'S CALLED
A GYPSY WELL.
AND IT'S JUST A VERY SIMPLE...
WAY OF FILTERING THE WATER.
YOU SEE THE WATER
BEGINNING TO SEEP IN.
LOOK.
YOU SEE?
PRETTY MURKY,
THE WATER IT'S FILLED UP WITH.
CLEAR ALL OF THAT OUT NOW.
AND THEN LET IT FILL UP AGAIN.
THE SEDIMENT AND SAND
ACTS AS A FINE FILTER,
HELPING TO REMOVE DEBRIS
FROM THE WATER
AS WELL AS
SOME OTHER IMPURITIES.
YOU SEE THIS IS MUCH CLEARER
NOW, SECOND TIME 'ROUND,
AND THAT'S GONNA BE OKAY
TO DRINK.
[ SLURPING ]
IT'S ALWAYS GONNA BE HARD
MENTALLY
LEAVING A WATER SOURCE
LIKE THIS,
BUT IF YOU'RE NOT GONNA BE FOUND
AND YOU'RE GONNA SELF-RESCUE,
YOU'VE GOT NO CHOICE.
GOT TO RESUPPLY,
AND THEN YOU GOT TO MOVE ON.
COME ON.
WATER IS THE KEY TO ALL LIFE.
WITHOUT IT, YOU DIE VERY FAST.
SOURCES OF FRESHWATER
IN THE DESERT
HAVE HELPED PEOPLE CARVE OUT
THEIR LIVES HERE FOR CENTURIES.
LOOK.
SOME SORT OF OLD SETTLEMENT.
IT'S JUST AS TO WHETHER
IT'S GONNA HAVE PEOPLE OR NOT.
COME ON.
LET'S GET UP THERE.
I'VE SEEN A FEW TIRE TRACKS
IN THE SAND,
BUT THE PLACE LOOKS DESERTED.
THE ONLY THING THAT'S GONNA
BE LIVING HERE NOW
IS SNAKES AND SCORPIONS.
THEY'RE GONNA LOVE ALL OF THIS
RUBBLE, SHELTER TO HIDE IN.
LET'S GET DOWN AND HAVE A LOOK.
THE TOP OF THE WALLS ALLOW ME
TO MAKE A RAPID
INITIAL ASSESSMENT.
THERE HAVEN'T BEEN PEOPLE HERE
FOR A LONG TIME.
BUT IT'S THE NEW INHABITANTS
I'M AFTER --
ANY OF THE SCORPIONS, SNAKES,
CREEPY-CRAWLIES
THAT MIGHT BE LIVING
AMONGST ALL OF THE RUBBLE.
AND FOR THE DESERT SURVIVOR,
YOU'VE GOT TO HAVE ENERGY.
AND THAT MEANS
YOU'VE GOT TO FIND FOOD.
YOU OFTEN GET CONDENSATION,
A BIT OF DAMP
UNDER METAL LIKE THIS.
BUT THAT'S BASICALLY DRIED OUT.
LET'S TRY UNDER HERE.
GOT A SCORPION.
SEE THIS GUY?
LET'S GET HIM OUT.
LOOK AT HIS TAIL RIGHT UP.
THAT'S A DEATH STALKER.
AND IT'S GOT ONE
OF THE MOST DEADLY TOXINS
OF ANY SCORPION, THIS GUY.
GET HIT BY THAT,
YOU CAN BE DEAD IN 24 HOURS.
LET'S PIN HIM DOWN.
THE LETHAL STING
IS IN THAT TAIL,
SO IT NEEDS TO BE DISARMED
BEFORE HE'S SAFE TO EAT.
IT IS ALSO GOOD FOOD.
NOT VERY TASTY FOOD,
BUT AT LEAST --
THAT SOUNDS LIKE A VEHICLE.
TRUCK!
RUN!
CUT HIM OFF.
CUT HIM OFF.
THE SAHARA
HAS CLAIMED MANY LIVES
AND GOING HEAD-TO-HEAD WITH IT
IS A FORMIDABLE CHALLENGE,
BUT WITH THE RIGHT SKILLS
AND ATTITUDE,
IT REALLY IS POSSIBLE
TO ENDURE.