Man vs. Wild (2006–2020): Season 4, Episode 2 - Alabama - 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.

THIS TIME,
I'M IN THE WILDS OF ALABAMA...

YOU'VE GOT TO COVER YOUR FACE.

YOU'VE GOT TO COVER IT NOW.
THAT'S IT.

...WHERE I'LL BE TACKLING
FREEZING WHITE WATERS...

THERE'S MORE RAPIDS OUT THERE.



...FACING OFF
AGAINST A FEROCIOUS BEAST

IN THE FOREST...

[ SQUEALING ]

...AND HEADING INTO THE BOWELS

OF ONE OF THE LARGEST
CAVE SYSTEMS IN THE U.S.

WELL, I'VE GOT DAYLIGHT.

THIS IS GONNA BE ONE
OF MY TOUGHEST CHALLENGES YET.

ALABAMA IS OVERFLOWING
WITH WATER.

IT'S HOME TO OVER 75,000 MILES
OF RIVERS

FLOWING FROM
THE APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS

TO THE GULF OF MEXICO
AND PLAYS WITNESS

TO SOME OF THE WILDEST WEATHER
ON THE PLANET.

ALABAMA IS HIT BY MORE TORNADOES
THAN ALMOST ANYWHERE

IN THE UNITED STATES --
UP TO 50 A YEAR.



ADD TO THAT 75 DAYS
OF THUNDERSTORMS,

AND YOU'VE GOT ONE STORMY STATE!

EXTREME WEATHER DUMPS
OVER 60 INCHES OF RAIN

ON THE STATE EVERY YEAR.

DEVASTATING FLOODS ARE COMMON.

FLASH FLOODS ARE THE NUMBER-ONE
WEATHER-RELATED KILLER

IN THE U.S.,
CLAIMING OVER 140 LIVES A YEAR.

AND WHITE-WATER CANYONS
LIKE THIS

ARE PRIME FLASH-FLOOD TERRITORY.

THERE'S NOWHERE FOR
A DRY LANDING IN THE CANYON,

SO I'M HEADING
FOR HIGHER GROUND.

OKAY.
IT'S TIME TO GET IN THERE. GO.

THIS IS MY FIRST ADVENTURE

SINCE I BROKE MY SHOULDER
IN ANTARCTICA TWO MONTHS AGO.

I FEEL FIT, BUT AM I
UP TO THIS NEW CHALLENGE?

THERE'S NO LEVEL GROUND TO LAND
ON, AND I'M GONNA JUMP.

ANY MISTAKES, AND THIS WILL BE
A BONE-BREAKER.

MAD PILOT!

WHEW!

OKAY, LET'S GET GOING.

I'VE BEEN DROPPED HIGH
UP-COUNTRY

AT THE TOP OF
A MAJOR RIVER CANYON.

MY FIRST TASK -- ASSESS THE
SITUATION AND WORK OUT A PLAN.

ALL OF THIS IS THE SOUTHERN FOOT
OF THE APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS.

AND, MAN ALIVE,
IT'S SPECTACULAR!

BUT IF YOU WANT TO
GET OUT OF HERE,

YOU DON'T REALLY
WANT TO HEAD UPRIVER.

THAT'S NORTH TO HIGHER GROUND.

YOU'RE BETTER OFF
ACTUALLY FOLLOWING THE RIVER,

FOLLOWING IT SOUTH.

BUT GETTING DOWN
IS NO EASY TASK.

MAN, IT MUST BE 200 FOOT
STRAIGHT DOWN THIS,

AND THAT'S WHAT I CALL
A DEATH DROP.

GETTING DOWN SOMETHING LIKE THIS
ON A GOOD DAY IS GONNA BE HARD,

LET ALONE TWO MONTHS
AFTER I BROKE MY SHOULDER.

BUT UNTIL I TRY,
I'M NOT GONNA KNOW.

COME ON.

THIS TREE MAY GIVE ME
A WAY DOWN.

TALL AND STRAIGHT, IT GOES
RIGHT TO THE FOOT OF THE CLIFF.

BUT IT'S OVER 80 FOOT DOWN,
AND THIS IS NO EASY OPTION.

WHOA!

[ GRUNTS ]

WELL, IT'S LIVING,
AND IT'S STRONG.

IT'S REALLY JUST GONNA BE LIKE
A GIANT FIREMAN'S POLE.

WHEW!

BUT NOT A VERY COMFY
FIREMAN'S POLE.

BUT I'M QUITE COMMITTED
DOWN THIS NOW,

SO YOU CAN FOLLOW ME DOWN HERE.

GET YOUR FOOT
ACROSS TO THAT BRANCH.

IT'LL WOBBLE, BUT DON'T WORRY.

THAT'S IT.
NICE.

REALLY, IT'S JUST A CASE
OF GRIPPING LIKE A KOALA BEAR.

LOOK.

BUT HANGING ON LIKE THIS

PUTS SERIOUS PRESSURE
ON MY UPPER ARMS.

LIKE EXTREME TREE-HUGGING.

BUT IT'S A NUTCRACKER.

NOW I'VE GOT TO GET DOWN BEFORE
MY INJURED SHOULDER GIVES WAY.

YOU ALL RIGHT?

THAT'S PRETTY COOL.

A QUICK WAY DOWN
BUT TOUGH ON THE LIMBS.

YOUR INNER THIGHS.

LET'S GET GOING.

THE CANYON FLOOR
LIES 600 FEET BELOW ME.

IT'S A STEEP DESCENT,
THE ROCKS SLICK WITH LEAVES.

IT'S A BUMPY RIDE.

WELL, THIS IS THE RIVER.

BUT JUST LOOK
AT THE FLOOD LINE HERE.

THIS IS ABOUT 10 OR 15 FOOT
ABOVE WHERE THE RIVER IS NOW.

YEAH, BUT THESE SORT OF CANYONS
ARE SO PRONE TO FLASH FLOODS.

WHEN IT RAINS, ALL THAT WATER
GETS FUNNELED DOWN HERE,

AND THE LEVEL RISES VERY FAST.

OKAY, LET'S KEEP FOLLOWING
THIS ALONG.

FLOODING IS THE MOST FREQUENT
NATURAL DISASTER IN ALABAMA,

TAKING MORE LIVES
AND CAUSING MORE DAMAGE

THAN HURRICANES
AND TORNADOES COMBINED.

ALL OF THIS
IS FROM A FLASH FLOOD.

AND THIS IS WHY
THEY'RE SO DANGEROUS.

JUST TONS AND TONS
OF DEBRIS LIKE THIS,

HUGE TREE TRUNKS
POUNDING DOWNSTREAM.

FLASH FLOODS LEAVE A TRAIL
OF DESTRUCTION IN THEIR PATH.

LOOK.
A LOT OF TRASH.

AND, ACTUALLY,
I CAN USE THIS SORT OF THING

TO TRY AND BUILD A RAFT.

AND THAT'S GONNA TAKE ME
DOWNRIVER MUCH QUICKER

THAN TRYING TO DO BATTLE
OVER ALL OF THESE ROCKS.

I MEAN,
JUST LOOK AT ALL OF THIS.

IF I CAN FIND
THE RIGHT MATERIALS,

A RAFT WOULD SAVE ME
TIME AND ENERGY.

YOU SEE UNDER THAT TRUNK.

A BIG BIT OF PLASTIC SHEETING
WEDGED THERE.

THAT WOULD BE SO USEFUL
FOR MAKING A RAFT.

THE THING IS,
THIS WATER IS ICY-COLD.

IN FACT, LOOK.
YOU SEE ACROSS THERE?

THERE'S ICE EVEN ON THAT BRANCH.
YOU SEE THAT?

THAT SHEETING
IS JUST WHAT I NEED.

IT'S WORTH BRAVING
THE FREEZING WATERS FOR.

I ALWAYS THINK THAT HAVING
YOUR HEART RATE UP A LITTLE BIT

JUST CAN HELP YOU.

JUST GIVE YOU THAT BIT
OF ADRENALINE THAT YOU NEED

JUST TO CARRY YOU THROUGH.

I WANT TO GET THAT
AND GET BACK HERE.

FREEZING WATER CAN NOT ONLY
STOP YOUR HEART,

IT CAN ALSO HAVE AN EFFECT
ON OTHER PARTS OF YOUR ANATOMY.

FLIPPING NORA,
THE QUEASE BERRIES! WHOO!

THE RIVER IS FAST-FLOWING,
THE CURRENT VERY STRONG.

IT'S A HARD SWIM
TO REACH THE FAR BANK.

NOW I'M HIT BY CHILLING WINDS

BLOWING STRAIGHT DOWN THE GORGE
FROM THE APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS.

IT'S A RACE AGAINST TIME
TO GET BACK

BEFORE MY FREEZING BODY
STARTS TO SHUT DOWN.

THE TARPAULIN GENERATES
IMMENSE DRAG.

IT'S SLOWING ME
AND PULLING ME DOWNSTREAM.

MAN ALIVE.

[ PANTING ]
WELL, I'VE GOT THE TARPAULIN.

AND THIS IS GONNA HELP ME
NO END.

AND HOPEFULLY, IT WILL BE
WORTH THE FREEZING DUNKING FOR.

NOW TO WARM UP
AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.

I LEARNED VERY EARLY ON NEVER
TO COMPLAIN ABOUT BEING COLD.

AND IN THE MILITARY,

WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF YOU
EVER SAID, "I'M A BIT COLD,"

THEY'D GO, "SIR, WE HAVE
A VERY EASY SOLUTION --

200 PRESS-UPS."

AND IT ALWAYS WORKED.

TIME TO GET THIS RAFT BUILT.

WHAT I WANT TO DO HERE
IS JUST MAKE THE FRAMEWORK

AROUND WHICH I'M GONNA WEAVE
ALL OF THE LITTLE BRANCHES

TO MAKE LIKE A DOUGHNUT RAFT.

I'M USING DEADWOOD --
LESS PLIABLE BUT MORE BUOYANT.

THEN USE ALL OF THIS POLYSTYRENE
AS THE NEXT LAYER,

AND THEN USE THE TARPAULIN
TO WRAP AROUND IT

TO TRY AND MAKE IT
AS WATERTIGHT AS POSSIBLE.

AND THEN I SIT IN THE MIDDLE.

AND I'M GONNA TIE IT ALL
TOGETHER WITH PARACHUTE CORD.

NOW, FOR TYING THIS TARP,

A GOOD LITTLE TRICK
IS TO GET ANYTHING THAT'S STONE,

EVEN LOOK.
ONE OF THESE HICKORY NUTS,

GRAB ONE OF THOSE
AND PUT IT INSIDE THE TARP.

TWIST.
CLOVE HITCH.

TIE IT DOWN.

JOB'S A GOOD ONE.

OKAY. LET'S GET THIS THING
IN THE WATER.

NOW FOR A FIELD TEST.

OKAY.
THAT'S SET.

IT FLOATS, AND IT'S KEEPING ME
WELL OUT OF THE FREEZING WATER.

OKAY!
WE'RE OUT OF HERE!

THERE'S A SHORT STRETCH
OF RAPIDS

BEFORE I REACH CALMER WATER.

THIS WILL BE A GOOD TEST
FOR MY RAFT.

WELL, IT'S HELD UP PRETTY WELL
IN THAT RAPID,

AND IT'S ACTUALLY MORE STABLE
THAN I THOUGHT, WHICH IS GOOD.

BUT THINGS ARE ABOUT TO GO
SERIOUSLY DOWNHILL.

STORMY WATERS ARE AHEAD.

I'M IN AN ALABAMA CANYON
SHOOTING WHITE-WATER RAPIDS

ON A RAFT MADE OUT
OF FLOOD DEBRIS.

Grylls:
SO MUCH OF RAFTING

IS ACTUALLY JUST ABOUT TRYING
TO ANTICIPATE WHAT'S AHEAD.

THERE'S BIG WATER
JUST AROUND THE BEND.

NOW TO HEAD
FOR THE DEEP CHANNEL

WHERE THE CURRENT RUNS SLOWER,

THEN FEND OFF ANY ROCKS
IN MY PATH.

WELL, WE'RE DOWN THAT OF SORTS,

BUT THERE'S MORE RAPIDS
OUT THERE.

BUT THIS THING IS RIGHT LOW
IN THE WATER NOW,

BUT AT LEAST IT'S KEEPING
MY BACKSIDE

OFF ALL OF THE ROCKS
IN THE RAPIDS.

IF I CAN JUST KEEP HOLD OF IT
AND KEEP ONTO THIS THING,

IT SHOULD TAKE ME DOWNSTREAM.

BUT IT WAS HOLDING UP QUITE WELL
IN THOSE FIRST FEW.

BUT THIS IS LOOKING
LESS HEALTHY.

MY RAFT IS SINKING.

IT'S BECOMING IMPOSSIBLE
TO MANEUVER,

AND I'M HEADING
FOR SOME SERIOUS RAPIDS.

WHOO!

I'VE BEEN THROWN
OUT OF MY RAFT,

BUT I'VE MANAGED
TO CLING ON TO IT.

IT'LL KEEP ME AFLOAT

AND PROTECT ME FROM SMACKING
INTO LARGE BOULDERS.

DOWNSTREAM,
THERE'S A WATERFALL.

I HAVE TO GET OUT
OF THIS WATER FAST.

THERE'S A FALLEN TREE AHEAD.
IT'S MY ONLY CHANCE.

IT'S A STRUGGLE TO HANG ON,

AND THE RAFT HAS GONE DOWN
THE WATERFALL.

THAT WAS DEFINITELY HAIRIER
THAN IT WAS MEANT TO BE.

YOU SEE THE RAFT HAS GONE
STRAIGHT OFF THIS WATERFALL,

BUT IT'S IN THAT EDDY THERE.

WHAT I WANT
IS THE PARACORD OFF THAT.

THAT'S GONNA BE USEFUL TO ME.

SEE IF THIS IS JUMPABLE.

IT LOOKS PRETTY CLEAR.
I CAN SEE DEEP WATER DOWN THERE.

AS LONG AS I CLEAR
THAT ROCK SHELF,

GIVE IT A GOOD RUN,
I'LL MAKE THIS.

OKAY.

UNDER THE FALL, THE WATER'S
DEEP AND FULL OF AIR BUBBLES.

I'M SOAKING WET
AND FIGHTING TO STAY AFLOAT.

OKAY.
I'VE GOT THE RAFT.

GET THIS PARACORD,
AND THEN I'M OUT OF HERE.

I'M FINALLY OUT OF THE CANYON.

NOW FURTHER SOUTH,
I ENTER DEEP WOODLAND.

IT'S THE PERFECT PLACE
TO FIND FOOD AND SHELTER.

THIS IS WHY IT'S ALWAYS WORTH
JUST CHECKING OUT DRY RIVERBEDS.

LOOK.
ANIMAL TRACKS.

SEE THESE?

THAT'S WHERE IT SCURRIED ACROSS
THE SOFT GROUND,

LEFT AN IMPRINT, AND THEN
GONE OFF AGAIN INTO THE LEAVES.

LOOK.
THIS IS A REALLY CLEAR ONE HERE.

AND THAT'S MORE LIKELY
GONNA BE DEER.

YOU CAN SEE THAT HEART SHAPE
TO IT.

AND AROUND HERE,
THAT PROBABLY MEANS WHITETAIL.

IF THERE ARE MORE TRACKS
AROUND HERE,

IT'D BE A GOOD PLACE
TO SET A TRAP.

REALLY OBVIOUS GAME TRAIL
ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE WATER.

SEE THAT?

YOU DON'T, IDEALLY, WANT TO SET
A TRAP WHERE THEY'RE DRINKING.

THAT'S WHERE THE ANIMALS
ARE OFTEN MOST AWARE.

YOU WANT TO TRY AND CATCH THEM
EN ROUTE THERE.

THIS IS WHERE
I'M GONNA SET THE TRIP WIRE.

I'M GONNA MAKE A SIMPLE SNARE
USING PARACORD,

SOME WOOD,
AND A RING FROM MY BACKPACK.

OKAY.
THAT IS IT SET.

AND THE IDEA IS AN ANIMAL COMES
ALONG, KNOCKS THIS TRIP WIRE.

THAT RELEASES THIS RING.

THAT LITTLE BIT OF WOOD
TRIGGERS, FLIPS UP,

AND THIS BIT OF WOOD ATTACHED
TO THE DEADFALL WEIGHT

SHOOTS UP,
PULLING THIS NOOSE TIGHT,

HOPEFULLY AROUND THE ANIMAL'S
HOOF, AND UP OFF THE GROUND.

THAT'S THE THEORY ANYWAY.
LET'S GIVE IT A TEST.

ANIMAL COMES ALONG,
FOOT IN THERE,

TRIGGERS THE TRIP WIRE.

AND IT'S CAUGHT AROUND THIS.

MY TRAP IS SET.

NOW TO HEAD DOWNWIND AND WAIT.

IN MY NEXT CHALLENGE...

AND IT'S A WILD BOAR.

...I'M DOING BATTLE
WITH A FEISTY FOE.

[ SQUEALS ]

I'M DEEP IN THE BACKWOODS
OF ALABAMA.

WITH A SNARE SET, I'M LOOKING
FOR A PLACE TO MAKE CAMP.

THE PROBLEM WITH MAKING CAMP
IN A WOOD LIKE THIS

IS THAT SO MANY OF THE BRANCHES
ARE DEAD AND ROTTEN.

THAT JUST MEANS WE NEED TO BE
A LITTLE BIT MORE IMAGINATIVE

ABOUT HOW WE MAKE A SHELTER.

LOOK.
THIS COULD WORK.

THERE ARE LOADS
OF THESE VINES HERE.

IN FACT, ACTUALLY...

THIS LOOKS A LITTLE BIT LIKE
THE DOME OF AN EXPEDITION TENT.

AND PROBABLY,
WITH A BIT OF TWEAKING,

YOU COULD MOLD THESE
INTO A FRAME OF A TENT.

AND THAT --
YEAH, THAT COULD WORK.

THESE VINES
ARE LIVING AND SUPPLE,

PERFECT BUILDING MATERIALS.

VINES LIKE THIS
ARE NATURALLY SO STRONG.

IT'S JUST ABOUT USING
AND SHAPING THEIR STRENGTH

TO WORK FOR YOU.

OKAY.
IT'S KIND OF GETTING THERE NOW.

BY WEAVING THEM TOGETHER,
I CAN CONSTRUCT A DOME

THAT WILL BE SELF-SUPPORTING

AND OFFER PROTECTION AGAINST
LOCAL WILDLIFE LIKE FERAL PIGS.

WELL, IT'S A GOOD SIZE.

IT MEANS I CAN
JUST ABOUT CURL UP IN A BALL,

WHICH IS THE BEST WAY
TO KEEP WARM.

YOU DON'T WANT A SHELTER TOO BIG
TO LOSE HEAT.

THIS WILL BE ABOUT RIGHT.

AND WITH SUB-ZERO TEMPERATURES
COMMON HERE AT NIGHT,

I WANT INSULATION
TO KEEP THAT HEAT IN.

AND JUST USE
A BIG PILE OF LEAVES

AND BUILD IT UP
FROM THE BOTTOM UPWARDS.

AND I WANT THIS TO BE,
YOU KNOW, KIND OF THAT THICK,

AND THIS IS GONNA INSULATE ME.

THE IDEA IS, EVENTUALLY,

IT LOOKS LIKE A GIANT,
UPSIDE-DOWN BIRD'S NEST.

THESE OAK LEAVES ARE PLENTIFUL.

AND SINCE IT'S STILL COLD,
THEY'RE BUG-FREE.

GONNA PUT A LOAD OF LEAVES
INSIDE AS WELL,

TO ACT AS MY BEDDING,
AND THEN THIS LOOKS PRETTY SET.

LET'S JUST GIVE IT A TRY.

IT'S A TIGHT SQUEEZE
BUT JUST BIG ENOUGH.

ACTUALLY, THIS IS REALLY,
REALLY SNUG.

OKAY, GO AND CHECK
THIS TRAP NOW.

IT'S BEEN SEVERAL HOURS
SINCE I SET A SNARE

IN THE HOPE OF TRAPPING A DEER.

NOW TO SEE IF IT'S WORKED.

THIS IS WHERE IT WAS.

BUT THE TRAP IS BROKEN.

IT'S LYING IN PIECES
ON THE GROUND.

LOOK.
YOU CAN SEE THERE.

I'VE CAUGHT
NO DEER THIS TIME,

BUT THE AREA IS FULL
OF OTHER LARGE ANIMALS,

LIKE WILD PIGS.

COME ON, THEN.

CONSIDERED PESTS
ACROSS THE USA,

THEY'RE TRAPPED AND SHOT
BY LOCAL FARMERS.

HANG ON. HERE WE GO.
YOU CAN HEAR IT. LISTEN.

[ PIG SQUEALING ]

DESTINED FOR SLAUGHTER, IT'S
BEEN LEFT FOR ME TO DISPATCH

TO SHOW YOU HOW TO TACKLE
ONE OF THESE

IF IT GOT CAUGHT IN YOUR SNARE.

BUT YOU'VE GOT TO BE
SO CAREFUL.

COME 'ROUND THE BACK.
COME 'ROUND THE BACK.

A WILD PIG -- ESPECIALLY ONE
THAT'S TRAPPED --

IS SO DANGEROUS.

STEADY.
STAY THERE.

IT'S A GOOD SIZE,
PROBABLY 50 OR 60 POUNDS.

LOOK. YOU CAN SEE HE'S CAUGHT
AROUND THE BACK LEG HERE.

A RELATIVE
OF THE RUSSIAN BLACK BOAR,

THIS IS A SOLID MASS OF PURE,
NAKED AGGRESSION.

STAY BACK.
DON'T GET THAT CLOSE.

YOU GOT TO STAY AT THE LIMIT
OF ITS ROPE.

WILD PIGS DO UNTOLD DAMAGE
TO AGRICULTURAL CROPS.

TO CONTROL THEIR NUMBERS,
FARMERS HUNT THEM

WITH PACKS OF DOGS,
OFTEN IN BODY ARMOR.

THESE ARE POWERHOUSES.

THEY'RE LIKE MINI TANKS, REALLY.

WILD PIGS HAVE TUSKS
AND SHARP TEETH,

BOTH CAPABLE OF INFLICTING
SERIOUS INJURY.

I'M BREATHING HARD
JUST KEEPING AWAY FROM HIM.

THIS IS A FEROCIOUS ANIMAL,
ESPECIALLY WHEN CORNERED.

I'VE GOT TO KEEP AWAY
FROM THOSE TUSKS AND TEETH

AND GRAB IT BY THE BACK LEGS.

MY PLAN IS NOT WORKING.

I'VE GOT TO IMPROVISE.

[ SQUEALING ]

HEAR HIM CALLING NOW.

WHAT HE'S DOING IS TRYING
TO GET OTHER PIGS IN

TO COME AND HELP HIM.

SO REALLY, I WANT TO FINISH THIS
AS QUICKLY AS I CAN.

I'M GOING TO DO THIS QUICKLY
AND HUMANELY.

[ KNIFE PLUNGES,
SQUEALING STOPS ]

[ BREATHING HEAVILY ]

AND THIS IS WHY

THEY'RE FORMIDABLE BEASTS
TO HUNT WITH PIT BULLS.

THEY ARE STRONG, POWERFUL,

AND, WHEN CORNERED,
VERY AGGRESSIVE.

BUT THERE'S MASSES OF MEAT
ON THIS

AND MASSES OF STUFF
THAT I CAN USE OFF IT.

BUT I'M PRETTY BEAT.

[ EXHALES SHARPLY ]

I CAN USE THE PIG'S
MUSCLE SINEW FOR CORDAGE,

ITS FAT FOR FUEL,
AND THE HIDE FOR CLOTHING.

BUT MY FIRST PRIORITY
IS A SQUARE MEAL.

I WANT TO GET IT BACK TO CAMP

AND COOKED
AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.

FIRST TO GET A FIRE GOING,

AND I'VE FOUND THE PERFECT
FIRE STARTER.

A GOOD WAY OF GETTING TINDER

IS JUST TO SPLIT THESE BULRUSHES
DOWN THE MIDDLE.

AND THEN YOU GET
THIS DRY CORE OF IT INSIDE,

AND THAT TAKES A SPARK
REALLY NICE AND EASILY.

FIRE IS ESSENTIAL HERE.

NIGHTTIME TEMPERATURES DROP
WELL BELOW FREEZING,

AND I'VE GOT
SOME SERIOUS COOKING TO DO.

UNCOOKED, PORK GOES OFF
IN A MATTER OF HOURS.

I WANT TO GET THIS ON THE FIRE
AS QUICKLY AS I CAN.

YOU GET IT BETWEEN
THE ACHILLES TENDON AND THE LEG

AND PULL IT STRAIGHT ONTO THIS
TO COOK.

AND YOU WANT IT JUST AWAY FROM
THE FLAMES SO IT DOESN'T BURN.

YOU JUST COOK THIS
NICE AND SLOWLY.

AT THIS TIME OF YEAR,
DAYS ARE SHORT.

NIGHT IS COMING ON FAST,

BUT THERE'S TIME TO REFLECT
ON THE BATTLES OF THE DAY.

THIS PIG VERY NEARLY HAD
THE BETTER OF ME THIS AFTERNOON.

I WAS DEFINITELY SCARED
AT THAT POINT.

AND I KIND OF HAD TO IMPROVISE

AND JUST DIVE
ON TOP OF THIS THING,

GO A BIT OLD-SCHOOL WITH IT.

BUT IT WORKED.

AND LOOK.
I'VE GOT PIGGY FOR DINNER.

MMM.
DEFINITELY WORTH THE BATTLE.

IN MY NEXT CHALLENGE,
I'M IN A TIGHT SPOT

WITH ONLY ONE WAY OUT.

I'VE SPENT THE NIGHT
OUT IN THE ALABAMA WOODS.

AND NEARBY, WE'VE COME ACROSS
SOMETHING INTERESTING.

FOUND A CAVE JUST
A FEW HUNDRED METERS AWAY HERE.

GONNA TRY AND SEE IF I CAN
MAKE SOME SORT OF TORCH

AND GO AND HAVE A LOOK IN IT.

WHAT I'M GONNA DO IS CUT
A BIT FROM MY T-SHIRT,

GET ALL THE WAY AROUND,
AND USE THIS AS A WICK.

YEAH. THAT'LL DO.

AND THEN LOOK.

I'VE MELTED DOWN SOME OF
THE PIG FAT OFF THE CARCASS.

[ SIZZLING ]

AND ALL I'VE GOT TO DO
IS DIP THIS IN IT

AND WRAP IT AROUND A STICK.

AND THIS SHOULD BURN NICELY NOW.

PIG FAT BURNS
WITH A BRIGHT FLAME,

PERFECT FOR EXPLORING
DARK CAVES.

OKAY, THAT'S ALIGHT.

ALABAMA HAS ONE OF THE HIGHEST
CONCENTRATIONS OF CAVES

IN THE WORLD.

AND CAVES ARE OFTEN GOOD PLACES
TO FIND FRESHWATER AND FOOD.

HERE YOU GO. LOOK.
CAN YOU SEE WHERE I'M GOING?

HOLD THAT.

THROW IT.

THESE CAVE SYSTEMS
CAN RUN FOR MILES,

SO IT'S VITAL
TO TAKE PRECAUTIONS

BEFORE GETTING IN TOO DEEP.

IT'S SO EASY JUST TO GET
INTO THESE SORT OF CAVES,

GET EXCITED, KEEP MOVING,
AND THEN FIND YOURSELF LOST.

IT'S SO IMPORTANT ALWAYS TO BE
ABLE TO KNOW YOUR WAY OUT,

MARK IT IN ANY WAY YOU CAN,

WHETHER IT'S BIG SCRAPES ON
THE FLOOR, BIG BOULDERS PLACED,

LITTLE ROCKS PLACED
IN YOUR WALKWAY.

SO YOU'VE GOT SOMETHING
TO FOLLOW TO LEAD YOU OUT.

JUST ONE QUARTER
OF ALABAMA'S CAVE SYSTEMS

HAVE BEEN FULLY EXPLORED.

THEY'RE HOME TO BATS, RODENTS,

SALAMANDERS,
AND NUMEROUS INSECTS.

OH, HANG ON, LOOK.
A CRICKET. SEE HIM?

THERE YOU GO.
YOU CAN SEE HIM THERE.

EVERYTHING IN THIS CAVE
IS HERE FOR A REASON.

AND THIS IS JUST THE SORT
OF PLACE CRICKETS WILL LIKE --

DAMP, DARK.

AND HE'LL BE FEEDING OFF
LITTLE INSECTS.

AND LOOK AT HIM.

IF YOU WERE AN INSECT, THAT
WOULD BE A FORMIDABLE PREDATOR.

BUT NOW IT'S MY TURN.

NOT MUCH OF A MEAL.

I NEED TO HEAD IN DEEPER.

THERE'S SOME SORT OF SHAFT.

IT'S RUNNING
STRAIGHT DOWN INTO THE ROCK.

YOU SEE THAT?
GONNA SEE WHAT'S DOWN THERE.

[ SPLASH, THUD ]

THAT'S WATER.

THIS COULD BE AN UNDERGROUND
RIVER WITH FRESHWATER

AND THE POSSIBILITY
OF FINDING EDIBLE CAVE FISH.

TRY AND GET DOWN THIS.

BUT TO SAY IT IS NARROW

WOULD BE THE UNDERSTATEMENT
OF THE YEAR.

I'M GOING IN FEETFIRST,
WHICH WILL BE SAFER IF I FALL.

THE DOWNSIDE IS I CAN'T SEE
WHERE I'M GOING.

WELL, WHEN YOU'RE GOING
INTO NARROW PLACES LIKE THIS,

IT'S SO IMPORTANT NOT TO PANIC

BECAUSE WHAT HAPPENS IS
YOUR CHEST CAVITY THEN EXPANDS,

AND IT ACTUALLY BECOMES HARDER.

YOU WANT TO TRY AND RELAX
AND SLOW YOUR HEART RATE DOWN

AND SLOW YOUR BREATHING DOWN.

ALMOST TO LIKE THAT POINT
BEFORE YOU GO TO SLEEP,

WHERE YOU'RE REALLY RELAXED.

AND THEN EVERYTHING CONTRACTS,

AND YOUR BLOOD VESSELS
ACTUALLY SHRINK.

IT'S JUST TRYING TO GET
INTO THAT STATE

IS NOT ALWAYS VERY EASY.

MANY PEOPLE HAVE LOST
THEIR LIVES IN U.S. CAVES.

THEY GET TRAPPED
AND DIE FROM HYPOTHERMIA

OR DROWN
IN RISING FLOOD WATERS.

[ GRUNTS ]

THERE'S A WHOLE CHASM DOWN HERE.

[ BREATHING HEAVILY ]

CAN'T QUITE SEE HOW FAR IT IS
DOWN TO THE WATER.

BUT ONE THING IS FOR CERTAIN.

I CANNOT GET BACK UP
THAT EASILY.

THERE'S ONLY ONE WAY OUT
OF HERE, AND THAT'S DOWN.

ONE, TWO, THREE.

[ WATER SPLASHES ]

[ GRUNTING ]

HANG ON.

[ BLOWING ]

MY TORCH HAS GONE IN THE WATER.

IT'S OUT, AND IT'S TOO WET
TO RELIGHT.

JUST GONNA TRY AND KEEP CALM
AND THINK LOGICALLY.

OKAY, WHAT I'VE GOT IS JUST
A KNIFE AND THIS FLINT STRIKER.

GONNA SEE IF WE CAN USE THIS.

THERE YOU GO.

USE THIS TO GIVE US A BIT
OF A LIGHT SOURCE.

BUT REALLY,
WITHOUT A PROPER LIGHT,

WE'VE GOT TO GET OUT OF HERE.

OKAY.

[ WATER RUSHING ]

I CAN HEAR A WATERFALL
UP AHEAD,

AND I'M GONNA FOLLOW THE SOUND.

BUT THIS IS DANGEROUS GOING
WITH SLIPPERY ROCK,

AND I'M CLIMBING BLIND.

JUST TRY AND IMPRINT
IN YOUR MIND

WHAT YOU'RE SEEING WHEN IT
SPARKS AND THEN MOVE TO IT.

THE WATER IS POURING DOWN
FROM THE SURFACE,

AND I'M GONNA TRY TO FOLLOW IT
UP AND OUT OF HERE.

THERE'S LIGHT AHEAD!

LOOK. YOU SEE THAT? LOOK.
LOOK OVER THERE. SEE IT?

THERE'S LIGHT
COMING FROM SOMEWHERE.

SEE IF I CAN GET UP THERE.

I WANT TO CLIMB UP
TOWARDS THE DAYLIGHT,

BUT THIS WATERFALL
IS TREACHEROUS,

AND THE ROCK IS RAZOR-SHARP.

PASS UP THE THING.

COME, THEN.

THERE YOU GO.

YOU GOT IT?

[ EXHALES SHARPLY ]

WELL, WE'VE GOT DAYLIGHT,

BUT WE ARE NO MEANS
OUT OF THIS PLACE YET.

LET'S KEEP MOVING THROUGH.

I FACE A TOUGH CLIMB

AND EVEN MORE
TESTING CHALLENGES AHEAD --

AN ALLIGATOR SWAMP
AND A FLAMING FOREST FIRE.

I'VE EMERGED FROM AN
UNDERGROUND ALABAMA LABYRINTH.

IT IS QUITE TIGHT IN HERE.

NOW I'M TRAPPED
IN A NARROW ROCK FISSURE.

[ SPITS ]

SEE, IT LOOKS LIKE THIS
HAS PROBABLY JUST BEEN FORMED

BY AN EARTHQUAKE.

HERE YOU CAN SEE IT'S AS IF,
LITERALLY, TWO BITS OF THE ROCK

HAVE SPLIT IN TWO
DOWN THE MIDDLE.

BUT IT'S NARROW,

AND ALL OF THESE WALLS
ARE JUST SO SMOOTH.

AND AT THE MOMENT,
THERE'S NO WAY OUT OF THIS.

JUST KEEP MOVING ON A BIT.

IT'S 40 FOOT TO THE TOP.

BUT WITH NO HAND- OR FOOTHOLDS,
I CAN'T SEE ANY WAY UP.

ACTUALLY, LOOK.
IT'S WIDENING OUT A BIT HERE.

THE WALLS ARE STILL SMOOTH,

BUT THE GAP BETWEEN THEM
IS WIDER HERE.

THIS COULD BE DOABLE.

SEE IF I CAN MAKE MY WAY
UP HERE.

COME LOOK.

ALL RIGHT.

ALL SO GREASY HERE, THIS STUFF.

YOU NEED TO MAKE SURE YOU'VE GOT
YOUR FEET IN GOOD PLACES

BEFORE YOU MOVE.

HERE.
I'VE GOT A NICE LEDGE HERE.

IT'S JUST WIDE ENOUGH FOR ME
TO USE A CLIMBING METHOD

CALLED BACK AND FOOT,

WHICH ALLOWS ME TO CLIMB
WITH MINIMAL HOLDS.

YEP.

WHEW.

OKAY.

OKAY. I'M QUITE NICELY
WEDGED IN HERE.

AND ACTUALLY,
SO MUCH ABOUT CLIMBING

IS CLIMBING EFFICIENTLY,

NOT USING UP ENERGY
WHEN YOU DON'T NEED TO.

AND LOOK.

JUST REST MY ARMS,

AND OPPOSING FORCES --
LEGS AND BACK -- KEEP ME UP.

I SHOULD BE ABLE
TO CHIMNEY UP THIS.

OKAY.

THE LONGER THIS CLIMB GOES ON,

THE MORE PRESSURE I'M PUTTING
ON MY INJURED SHOULDER.

[ BLOWS ]

ONLY FEET TO GO NOW.

BUT THIS IS NO TIME
TO LOSE CONCENTRATION.

OKAY.
COME ON UP.

LAST BIT.
YOU'VE GOT A GOOD GRIP THERE.

YOU GOT IT?
THAT WAS GOOD.

I LOVE CLIMBS LIKE THIS.

YOU LOOK AT IT AT THE START

AND THINK THIS IS GONNA BE
QUITE A MISSION TO GET UP.

BUT ACTUALLY IF YOU BREAK IT
DOWN INTO LITTLE CHUNKS,

IT'S DOABLE,
AND I'M QUITE PLEASED.

NOT BAD FOR A BROKEN SHOULDER
TWO MONTHS AGO.

A GOOD DROP DOWN THERE.

OKAY.
LET'S GET MOVING.

I'M FURTHER SOUTH NOW,
ON THE LOOKOUT FOR FOOD.

IT'S EARLY IN THE YEAR.
THERE'S LITTLE IN SEASON.

BUT IF YOU'VE GOT
A STRONG STOMACH,

YOU CAN USUALLY FIND SOMETHING
TO EAT.

HANG ON.
BACK UP.

THERE'S SOME DEER DROPPINGS.
YOU SEE THESE?

AND, ACTUALLY,
YOU CAN EAT THESE.

BECAUSE THE DEER
HAVE VERY FAST DIGESTION,

THEY DON'T ACTUALLY ABSORB
ALL OF THE NUTRIENTS OUT OF IT.

BUT YOU ONLY WANT TO EAT IT,
REALLY, IF IT'S FROM A GRAZER,

ANIMALS LIVING OFF GRASSES,
BERRIES.

OUT HERE IN THE OLDEN DAYS,

THEY ACTUALLY USED TO CONSIDER
THESE LIKE LITTLE MULTIVITAMINS.

THE REASON IS THEY'LL ABSORB
MOST OF THE NUTRIENTS

BUT LEAVE LIKE A CONCENTRATED
AMOUNT IN THERE.

NOT GONNA WIN ANY PRIZES.

RABBITS WILL EAT THEIR OWN
DROPPINGS AT LEAST ONCE

TO ENSURE
THEY'RE FULLY DIGESTED.

YOU WON'T CATCH ME
DOING THIS TWICE.

THE LANDSCAPE
IS CHANGING RAPIDLY NOW.

ALABAMA CONTAINS LARGE
NATURAL SWAMPS

BUT ALSO HUGE AREAS
OF FLOODED WOODLAND,

HOME TO A NUMBER OF NASTIES.

IT'S ALL MUCH WETTER
AND MUCH BOGGIER HERE,

WHICH JUST MEANS WE NEED TO
KEEP A BIT OF A ROVING EYE OUT

FOR THINGS LIKE ALLIGATORS,
BUT ALSO FOR POISONOUS SNAKES,

THINGS LIKE WATER MOCCASINS,
COPPERHEADS.

WE JUST NEED TO TUNE IN,
MAYBE SLOW DOWN A BIT HERE.

THERE ARE SIX TYPES OF VENOMOUS
SNAKE NATIVE TO ALABAMA,

AND ALLIGATORS
UP TO 15 FEET LONG

HAVE BEEN FOUND IN ITS SWAMPS.

OH!

SEE THAT?
HANG ON. STAY THERE.

THERE YOU GO.
LOOK. A SNAPPING TURTLE.

SEE THAT.
JUST GET HIM OUT A BIT MORE.

YOU WANT TO BE A BIT CAREFUL
OF THESE GUYS.

AND LOOK.
WHAT YOU WANT TO BE CAREFUL OF.

SNAP DOWN ON THAT,

AND THAT WOULD TEAR YOUR FINGER
JUST CLEAN OFF.

CLOSE LIKE SCISSORS.

AND IT'S ACTUALLY GOT,
POUND FOR POUND,

AS MUCH STRENGTH IN THOSE JAWS,
IF NOT MORE THAN AN ALLIGATOR.

SNAPPING TURTLES
CAN WEIGH UP TO 70 POUNDS

AND KILL EACH OTHER
BY DECAPITATION.

BETTER OFF HOLDING HIM
BY THE TAIL, ACTUALLY.

OH!

WHERE IS HE?

I DON'T WANT TO LOSE A FINGER
DELVING AROUND IN HERE.

LET'S NOT MESS AROUND
WITH HIM TOO MUCH.

LET'S LEAVE HIM.

BUT SNAPPING TURTLES

AREN'T THE MAIN CAUSE
OF CONCERN AROUND HERE,

ESPECIALLY IN WIDE STRETCHES
OF WATER LIKE THIS.

WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO CROSS THIS.

YOU KNOW,
THERE ARE ALLIGATORS ABOUT.

BUT IT'S COLD.
IT'S EARLY IN THE YEAR.

THIS WATER'S COLD.

AND THEY ARE GONNA BE
MUCH LESS ACTIVE AROUND NOW.

AND ACTUALLY, LOOK.
IT DOESN'T LOOK VERY DEEP.

IT LOOKS MORE MUDDY.

IT LOOKS MORE MUDDY
THAN ANYTHING.

LET'S GET A STICK.

A STRONG STICK
WILL HELP ME TEST FOR DEPTH

BUT ALSO FOR ANYTHING LYING
IN WAIT BENEATH THE SURFACE.

OKAY.
STICK QUITE CLOSE TO ME ON THIS.

HANG ON. JUST HOLD IT A SEC.
LET'S HAVE A LITTLE LOOK FIRST.

THE COAST LOOKS CLEAR.
TIME TO GO.

OKAY.

IT STINKS OF SWAMP MUD.

ALLIGATORS LOVE SHALLOW,
MUDDY WATERS.

THEY LIE SUBMERGED,
READY TO AMBUSH,

WITH ONLY THEIR EYES VISIBLE
ABOVE THE WATERLINE.

OKAY.
LET'S JUST GET ACROSS NOW.

I'M ALMOST HOME AND DRY.

THEN, JUST YARDS FROM THE BANK,
I STEP INTO SINKING MUD.

OH. BACK UP A BIT.
BACK UP.

[ SPITTING ]

MAN, THE MUD'S JUST GONE
FROM BEING KNEE-DEEP

TO OVER WAIST-DEEP.

HANG ON.
DON'T GET STUCK IN THIS STUFF.

THIS IS HORRIBLE.

ACTUALLY, THERE'S QUITE A LOT
OF PULL ON THIS STUFF.

YOU CAN SEE HOW THICK
AND STICKY THAT IS.

IT'S QUITE HARD 'CAUSE,
NORMALLY, YOU CAN JUST --

IF THE MUD'S UP TO THE SURFACE,

YOU USE A STICK
TO PUT YOUR WEIGHT ON.

THE PROBLEM IS, THE MUD
IS A FOOT UNDER THE WATER HERE.

THIS CALLS FOR A NEW PLAN,
AND FAST.

ALLIGATORS DETECT THE SLIGHTEST
MOVEMENTS IN WATER,

AND STUCK LIKE THIS,
I'M A SITTING DUCK.

IT'S ALWAYS TEMPTING JUST TO
KEEP FIGHTING IT AND WRIGGLING.

BUT WHAT HAPPENS IS THAT
THE MUD WILL ALWAYS WIN.

I CAN USE MY WATER BOTTLE
AND PARACORD

TO GET A LINE TO SHORE
TO HELP PULL MYSELF OUT.

WHAT I'M GONNA TRY AND DO
IS TRY TO TIE THIS OFF

AND THEN THROW IT OVER ONE
OF THOSE BRANCHES OVER THERE.

SEE IF THAT SNAGS ON A BRANCH.

GOT IT. BUT THIS CORD
IS TOO THIN TO PULL ON.

AH.
IT'S JUST BURNING MY HAND.

HANG ON.
LET'S USE THIS.

I CAN USE MY STICK TO GET
SOME PURCHASE ON THE ROPE.

AND ONCE YOU'VE GOT A TURN
AROUND THE STICK,

YOU CAN THEN JUST TWIST IT,
AND IT WILL LOCK ON ITSELF.

I CAN USE THAT, THEN,
TO TRY AND PULL MYSELF OUT.

[ GRUNTING ]

GET OUT OF HERE NOW.

JUST THE LAST FEW STEPS
TO THE SAFETY OF DRY LAND.

LET'S GET OUT OF
THIS HORRIBLE PLACE, GET MOVING,

AND GET THE BLOOD PUMPING,
GET WARM AGAIN.

BUT IT'S A CASE OF
OUT OF THE FRYING PAN

AND INTO THE FIRE.

YOU'VE GOT TO COVER YOUR FACE.

YOU'VE GOT TO COVER IT NOW.
THAT'S IT.

I'M IN THE ALABAMA WOODS,
AND THERE'S TROUBLE DEAD AHEAD.

THERE'S A FOREST FIRE.

STICK WITH ME.

THERE'S A HUGE AMOUNT OF SMOKE
COMING FROM THIS.

LOOK. YOU CAN SEE THE FLAMES,
JUST THE EDGE OF IT HERE.

BUT THIS IS DEFINITELY
A CONTROLLED FIRE.

YOU SEE, IT'S ONE LONG LINE.

WE NEED TO BE
ULTRA-CAREFUL HERE.

OKAY. COME WITH ME TO THE SIDE.
COME THIS WAY.

FIRES LIKE THIS
ARE SET DELIBERATELY

TO MANAGE FOREST AREAS.

BUT IF THE WIND PICKS UP,

THEY CAN BE JUST AS DANGEROUS
AS WILDFIRES.

IT'S STARTING TO GET REALLY,
REALLY HOT NOW.

NEED A LITTLE BIT.
TRY AND USE SOME OF THIS WATER.

AND IF YOU'RE CAUGHT
IN A FOREST FIRE,

THERE'S SOME REALLY SIMPLE,
BASIC THINGS YOU CAN DO

JUST TO PROTECT YOURSELF.

THE FIRST THING IS JUST GET RID
OF ALL OF THIS SORT OF CLOTHING,

SYNTHETIC STUFF.

PLASTIC IS JUST GONNA STICK
TO YOUR SKIN.

ALSO ANY FLEECES,
ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

WHAT YOU WANT IS NATURAL FIBERS.

THIS IS COTTON.
THIS IS GONNA BE GOOD.

AND MUD WILL PROVIDE
FURTHER FIRE PROTECTION.

YOU JUST WANT TO USE THIS MUD
TO PASTE ALL OVER YOU

AND PROTECT YOUR SKIN
FROM THE FLAMES.

IT MIGHT NOT LOOK VERY PRETTY,

BUT THIS IS ABOUT TRYING
TO SURVIVE VERY HOT FLAMES.

OKAY.
JUST GET IN THIS STUFF.

OKAY. TRY AND JUST GET THROUGH
IT AND GET TO THE OTHER SIDE.

STICK WITH ME, ALL RIGHT?

OKAY, LET'S GO. GO.

I NEED TO MOVE QUICKLY
BUT CAREFULLY.

THIS IS NO PLACE TO TRIP UP.

YOU'VE GOT TO COVER YOUR FACE.

YOU'VE GOT TO COVER IT NOW.
THAT'S IT.

GET IT RIGHT OVER YOUR NOSE.

ACTUALLY, SMOKE INHALATION

IS A BIGGER KILLER
THAN THE FLAMES.

YOU READY?
OKAY.

I RECENTLY LOST A GOOD FRIEND
IN A WILDFIRE,

SO I KNOW HOW DEADLY
THEY CAN BE.

NEED TO TRY AND GET THROUGH
THIS BIT.

GET TO A BURNED-OUT BIT

WHERE THE FIRE
HAS BURNED ITSELF OUT ALREADY.

NO FUEL AT THAT POINT.

OKAY.
KEEP WITH ME.

THE WIND HAS PICKED UP.

NOW THE FIRE'S
STARTING TO SPREAD FAST.

IF CONDITIONS GET WORSE,

THE FLAMES WILL BE MOVING
QUICKER THAN I CAN RUN.

I'VE GOT TO GET OUT OF HERE.

JUST REGROUP OVER HERE.

THAT WAS DEFINITELY
QUITE FULL-ON IN THERE.

AND HOT.

JUST CHECK YOU'RE OUT.
CHECK YOU'RE OUT.

BUT LOOK. YOU SEE, ALL OF THIS
AREA HERE IS WELL BURNT THROUGH.

AND THAT'S NOT GONNA
REIGNITE AGAIN.

OKAY. GOOD.

A CONTROLLED FIRE LIKE THIS
IS A GOOD INDICATION

THAT PEOPLE AND CIVILIZATION
AREN'T FAR AWAY.

I'M KEEPING MY EYES PEELED
AND MY EARS OPEN

FOR ANY OTHER SIGNS.

[ HORN HONKS ]
THAT'S A ROAD.

I'VE HEARD A VEHICLE UP AHEAD,
AND IT'S COMING THIS WAY.

THAT'S MY WAY OUT OF HERE!
COME ON!

THERE'S A LOGGING TRUCK
MOVING FAST.

I'M GONNA TRY AND CUT HIM OFF.

I CAN MAKE THIS!

NO TIME TO STICK OUT MY THUMB.
THIS IS A ONE-SHOT DEAL.

BUT I'VE MADE IT,
AND I'M SAFE ON BOARD.

I SURVIVED THE CHALLENGES
OF THE ALABAMA BACKWOOD.

MY INJURED SHOULDER
HAS HELD UP WELL,

BUT NOW IT'S TIME TO HEAD HOME.