Man vs. Wild (2006–2020): Season 6, Episode 2 - Cape Wrath, Scotland - 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 OFF TO THE RUGGED COAST
OF CAPE WRATH

IN THE FAR NORTH OF SCOTLAND,

DOING BATTLE WITH THE SEA

AND MAKING USE OF MATERIALS
WHEREVER YOU CAN FIND THEM...

SNUG FIT.



...A PLACE
WITH NERVE-JANGLING DESCENTS,

WHERE EVERY STEP
COULD BE YOUR LAST.

ROCKFALL.
GET DOWN, GET DOWN.

THIS IS AS BARREN, REMOTE,
AND DANGEROUS AS IT GETS.

WE NEED TO CHANGE THE PLAN HERE.
COME ON, GO, GO, GO.

WELCOME TO SCOTLAND.

THIS IS THE COAST
AROUND CAPE WRATH

IN THE SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS,

THE NORTHERN TIP
OF THE BRITISH ISLES.

IT'S THE FIRST LANDFALL

FOR HUNDREDS OF MILES
OF OPEN OCEAN.

THESE ANCIENT ROCKS
ARE CONTINUALLY BATTERED

BY HUGE NORTH ATLANTIC SWELLS
AND STORMS.

THIS PART OF THE COASTLINE
IS VIRTUALLY UNINHABITED,



AND IT'S ONE OF THE MOST WILD
AND REMOTE PARTS OF THE U.K.

SPECIAL FORCES
COME TO THE HIGHLANDS

FOR THEIR PRE-ARCTIC TRAINING.

BUT IT'S OFTEN
THE PART OF THE COURSE

THAT THE SOLDIERS
DREAD THE MOST.

IT'S NOT JUST THE TERRAIN
THAT'S UNFORGIVING,

IT'S ALSO THE SEAS.

AND FISHING OUT HERE IS ONE
OF THE DEADLIEST JOBS ON EARTH.

LAST YEAR, AROUND 100 FISHERMEN
WERE INJURED

OR LOST THEIR LIVES

BATTLING MOUNTAINOUS SEAS
TO BRING IN THEIR CATCH.

GET SEPARATED FROM YOUR SHIP,
AND YOU FACE A STARK CHOICE --

STAY PUT AND HOPE FOR RESCUE
OR TRY TO HEAD FOR LAND.

I'M LEAVING THE SHELTER
OF THE COAST NOW,

HEADING FOR OPEN OCEAN
TO SHOW YOU HOW TO SURVIVE

IF YOU'RE THROWN OVERBOARD
IN THESE FREEZING WATERS

AND HOW TO MAKE IT
BACK TO SHORE.

MAN: 200 feet,
probably, right now.

THE PILOT'S GONNA DROP ME
SOMEWHERE AROUND HERE.

AND ALL I'VE GOT WITH ME
IS A KNIFE,

A WATER BOTTLE, AND FLINT,

PLUS THIS LIFE RAFT.

WITHOUT THIS
IN WATERS THAT COLD,

YOUR SURVIVAL TIME
IS MEASURED IN MINUTES.

IT REALLY IS YOUR LIFELINE.

We're coming up
to the drop zone, Bear.

OKAY, GOOD FOR ME.

I'M OUT OF HERE.

MY SIGNAL SENDS THE OKAY FOR
THE HELI TO HEAD BACK TO BASE.

He's okay.
Let's get out of here.

BUT ONCE IT'S GONE,
YOU HAVEN'T GOT LONG.

THE CHILLING WATER

WILL IMMEDIATELY START
SAPPING YOUR ENERGY.

THIS WATER IS COLD.

THE PRIORITY IS TO GET
THIS LIFE RAFT INFLATED.

OKAY. THE MINUTE THIS THING
IS INFLATED,

YOU NEVER LET GO OF IT.

KEEP AHOLD.

THIS THING IN THE WIND,

IT'S JUST GONNA SKIP
ACROSS THE SURFACE

MUCH FASTER THAN YOU'RE EVER
GONNA BE ABLE TO SWIM.

ONE, TWO, THREE.
BIG STRONG. GO.

FIND YOURSELF
IN A MARITIME EMERGENCY,

AND A LIFE RAFT LIKE THIS
WILL BE YOUR LIFELINE.

BUT THEY'RE NOT BUILT
FOR COMFORT.

IF YOU'RE STUCK IN A LIFE RAFT
OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE OCEAN,

IT'S JUST A WAITING GAME.

I KNOW I'M NOT FAR
FROM THE COAST OF SCOTLAND,

AND THE WIND AND THE TIDES ARE
GONNA BE DRIVING ME TOWARDS IT.

MAN, HORRIBLE MOTION IN HERE.

THE PROBLEM IS, THERE'S NO KEEL
ON THESE LIFE RAFTS.

YOU'RE JUST COMPLETELY
AT THE MERCY OF THE SEA.

YOU KNOW, PEOPLE HAVE BEEN STUCK
IN LIFE RAFTS DAYS AND DAYS,

WEEKS AND WEEKS.

I CAN ONLY IMAGINE THE HELL,
THE SEASICKNESS.

THE CONSTANT MOTION OF THE RAFT

IS ENOUGH TO TEST EVEN
THE HARDIEST SURVIVOR.

SEASICKNESS SETS IN
WHEN YOUR SENSES

SEND CONFLICTING MESSAGES
TO THE BRAIN.

WITHOUT A REFERENCE
LIKE THE HORIZON,

IT'S EASY TO LOSE ANY SENSE
OF WHAT WAY IS UP.

OH, I'M NOT FEELING TO TALK.
GIVE ME SOME SPACE.

THIS MISMATCH CAN CAUSE THE EAR

TO SEND SIGNALS
TO THE PART OF THE BRAIN

KNOWN AS THE VOMITING CENTER.

WHEN IT DOES THIS,

IT INDUCES SICKNESS
AND ULTIMATELY VOMITING.

EITHER WAY, IT'S NOT PLEASANT.

OH.

GOT TO OPEN THIS
JUST A LITTLE BIT.

GET SOME AIR IN HERE.

THE CURRENTS ARE PUSHING ME
TOWARDS THE COAST.

NOW TIMING IS EVERYTHING.

I MUST GET OUT BEFORE THE RAFT
IS SMASHED ON THE ROCKS

BY THE ATLANTIC OCEAN SWELLS.

[ WAVES CRASHING ]

I CAN ACTUALLY
HEAR THE SURF THERE.

YEAH, GETTING QUITE CLOSE.

WITH NO WAY TO STEER THE RAFT,

YOU JUST HAVE TO
TAKE YOUR CHANCES.

TIME YOUR JUMP
AS THE SWELL IS RECEDING

AND GET YOURSELF CLEAR
BEFORE THE NEXT ONE COMES IN.

THE RAFT'S GOT ME ASHORE,
BUT I WANT TO KEEP IT IF I CAN.

IT WOULD MAKE A GREAT SHELTER.

THE CRASHING WAVES AND SHARP
ROCKS MAKE SHORT WORK OF IT.

IT'S SOON PUNCTURED
AND UNUSABLE,

BUT MATERIALS LIKE RUBBER

ARE PRECIOUS RESOURCES
TO THE SURVIVOR.

THEY'RE DIFFICULT TO REPLICATE
IN AN ENVIRONMENT LIKE THIS,

SO IT'S WORTH TAKING A RISK
TO TRY AND RETRIEVE IT.

NEED TO WORK FAST HERE AND JUST
SALVAGE WHAT I CAN FROM THIS.

GET THE FLARE PACK
AND AN INNER TUBE.

IT'S NOT MUCH, BUT ANYTHING YOU
CAN SALVAGE CAN HAVE ITS USE.

NOW YOU NEED TO FOCUS
ON GETTING THE LAY OF THE LAND.

GET YOUR BEARINGS
AND MAKE A PLAN.

THE SHORELINE
IS ALWAYS A FRUITFUL PLACE

FOR THE SCAVENGER,

BUT ONLY TAKE THINGS
THAT ARE LIGHT ENOUGH

TO CARRY IN YOUR PACK.

LOOK. YOU SEE THAT
JUST UP FROM THE ROCK LEDGE?

YEAH, LOOKS LIKE THE REMAINS
OF A SEAL CARCASS.

IT'S ESTIMATED
200,000 GRAY SEALS

LIVE ALONG
THE BRITISH COASTLINE.

AND DURING MATING SEASON, IT'S
COMMON TO SEE THE CASUALTIES

OF BATTLES
BETWEEN COMPETING MALES.

I'VE BEEN ALL THE WAY
AROUND THIS NOW,

AND IT'S DEFINITELY AN ISLAND.

THAT IS THE MAINLAND.

WITH LITTLE FOOD
AND NO FRESHWATER HERE,

GETTING TO THE MAINLAND
IS THE BEST SURVIVAL STRATEGY.

BUT WITH THE LIFE RAFT
WRECKED BEYOND REPAIR,

YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO SWIM.

IN THESE FREEZING WATERS,

YOU NEED ALL THE INSULATION
YOU CAN GET,

WHICH GIVES ME AN IDEA
FOR THAT SEAL CARCASS.

YEAH, LOOK, YOU CAN SEE
WHERE IT'S BEEN INJURED --

BACK HERE.

GOT BITE MARKS, AS WELL.

PROBABLY AT MATING SEASON
HAD A BATTLE,

A BATTLE THAT IT LOST.

I CAN SMELL THE MEAT ON THIS
IS GONE.

BUT WHAT THESE GUYS DO HAVE --

UGH! --

IS AN AMAZING ABILITY TO SURVIVE
IN REALLY COLD WATER.

AND THAT'S BECAUSE OF ITS SKIN

AND A THICK LAYER OF BLUBBER
UNDERNEATH.

MIGHT WELL BE ABLE TO MAKE SOME
SORT OF WET SUIT OUT OF THAT,

GONNA HELP ME ON THIS SWIM
ACROSS THERE.

OKAY. LET'S TRY.

SWIM WITHOUT ANY PROTECTION
IN THESE WATERS,

AND YOU'D REACH EXHAUSTION
AND EVENTUALLY UNCONSCIOUSNESS

IN AROUND AN HOUR.

YOU CAN SEE
THE WHOLE THICK LAYER

FULL OF FAT AND BLUBBER THERE.

THAT'S WHAT I'M TRYING TO
SEPARATE FROM THE MAIN CARCASS.

JUST GET MY HAND RIGHT IN THERE.

I JUST NEED TO BE SO CAREFUL
DOING THIS

SO I DON'T PUT A NICK
IN THE ACTUAL SKIN ITSELF.

OKAY.

AND LOOK.
YOU SEE YOU'RE LEFT WITH THAT.

HEAD HOLE,
A PLACE TO PUT MY ARMS.

THE VIKINGS IN THIS AREA
OF SCOTLAND USED SEAL HIDE

TO MAKE ROPE, CLOTHING,
EVEN SLEEPING BAGS

TO PROTECT AGAINST
THE COLD WINTERS.

IT'S GONNA BE
A BIT OF A SQUEEZE,

BUT THAT IS THE ULTIMATE
SEALSKIN WET SUIT.

OKAY, NOW FOR
THE MOMENT OF TRUTH

TO SEE WHETHER I CAN
GET THIS THING ON.

UGH.

WHOO!

SNUG FIT.

BUT ACTUALLY, LOOK.

THAT COVERS ALL
OF MY CORE BODY HERE,

AND THAT'S THE BIT
I WANT TO KEEP WARM.

HYPOTHERMIA SETS IN

WHEN YOUR CORE TEMPERATURE
DROPS BELOW A CRITICAL LEVEL.

MUSCLE FUNCTION
BECOMES IMPAIRED

AND, EVEN WORSE, YOUR ABILITY
TO MAKE CLEAR DECISIONS.

IT'S IMPERATIVE
YOU DO EVERYTHING YOU CAN

TO MAINTAIN CORE TEMPERATURE
TO STAY WARM.

WEIRD, 'CAUSE THE COLDEST PART
OF ME IS ACTUALLY MY ARMS.

MY CHEST AND TUMMY
FEELS NICELY INSULATED.

I CAN TELL THAT ALREADY.

COME ON, SWIM!

YOU SEE THE ISLAND
BEHIND ME NOW.

THE WIND'S
A BIT STRONGER OUT HERE.

BUT I THINK I'VE HIT
A LITTLE SLACK WATER.

THERE DOESN'T SEEM TO BE
MUCH TIDE.

I'M GONNA MAKE THIS.

KEEP SWIMMING HARD.

YOU SEE THE CLIFFS
WHERE WE'RE GOING.

IT'S ONLY
A FEW HUNDRED METERS NOW.

THE LARGE SWELL
AND JAGGED ROCKS LOOK DAUNTING,

BUT USE THE UPLIFT OF THE SWELL
TO YOUR ADVANTAGE.

HERE YOU ARE.
HERE YOU ARE.

GOOD JOB.

OKAY, LET'S MAKE SURE
THESE CLOTHES ARE DRY

AND THEN GET THIS SEALSKIN
OFF ME.

SEALSKIN IS TOUGH STUFF.

GETTING IT OFF
NEEDS JUST A LITTLE CARE.

WELL, THAT DID ITS JOB.

OKAY, I WANT TO GET ALL
THESE CLOTHES OUT AND GET DRY.

WOW. COLD.

BUT A LOT LESS COLD THAN
I WOULD HAVE BEEN WITHOUT THAT.

AND LOOK --
T-SHIRT IS ALL NICE AND DRY.

THAT'S GOOD.

WHOO!

WHAT DO YOU KNOW?

LET'S GO.

THE COAST
AROUND NORTHERN SCOTLAND

IS DOMINATED
BY HUGE, IMPOSING CLIFFS,

SOME AS HIGH AS 900 FEET.

NEED TO FIND ANOTHER WAY
TO GET OUT OF THIS.

VERY, VERY SLIPPERY, THOUGH.

TRY AND FIND A WAY
'ROUND THE EDGE.

THE CONSTANT BATTERING
OF THE ATLANTIC OVER MILLENNIA

HAS LEFT THIS COAST POCKED
WITH CAVES AND INLETS.

MANY RUN
HUNDREDS OF FEET INLAND

AND ARE WORTH CHECKING OUT
AS A POSSIBLE ROUTE UP.

WHOA.

THAT'S WHERE WE NEED TO GET TO,
UP ONTO THE TOP OF THE CLIFFS.

SINCE I'M NOT GONNA
GET THROUGH...

I CAN'T GET UP TO THAT HOLE.

I'LL FIND ANOTHER WAY.

KEEP FOLLOWING THIS LIGHT.

CAVES LIKE THIS WERE USED
IN THE PAST BY SMUGGLERS

AS A WAY OF CONCEALING
THEIR ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES.

THERE IT IS AGAIN.

WE'RE ONTO THE FACE UP HERE.

JUST GETTING IN THAT ZONE,
THAT BUBBLE ALL AROUND YOU.

THAT'S WHERE
YOU WANT TO BE FOCUSING,

NOT ON THE DROP BENEATH YOU.

I'VE MADE IT ONTO THE HEADLAND,

BUT THE TRUE SCALE
OF THIS LANDSCAPE IS HUGE.

AND IT'S EASY TO SEE
WHY SO MANY SHIPS

HAVE FOUNDERED
ON THIS COASTLINE.

IT'S A BIG OLD COASTLINE, EH?

IT'S ALSO, THOUGH, YOUR BEST
CHANCE OF FINDING CIVILIZATION.

THAT WAY.

THE ONLY THING THAT WAY
IS NOVA SCOTIA.

THE ONLY THING TO THE NORTH
IS THE ARCTIC.

I'M GONNA HEAD SOUTH
AND STICK WITH THE COAST.

OKAY, COME ON.

HEAD SOUTH DOWN THIS COAST,

AND EVENTUALLY YOU WILL HIT
ISOLATED FISHING COMMUNITIES.

BUT STICKING TO THE SHORE
IS NO EASY OPTION.

NEED TO GET ACROSS THIS ESTUARY.

SAND MOST OF THE WAY, BIT OF
WATER WE'RE GONNA NEED TO WADE.

THE SAND LOOKS GOOD AND FIRM,
AS WELL.

ESTUARIES ARE FORMED WHERE
RIVERS EMPTY INTO THE SEA.

MOST WERE FORMED OVER
THE LAST FEW THOUSAND YEARS

AS THE RISE IN SEA LEVEL
FOLLOWING THE LAST ICE AGE

DROWNED RIVER VALLEYS.

ATTEMPTING TO WALK
ACROSS THE SAND FLATS

EVEN WHILE THE TIDE IS OUT

DOESN'T COME WITHOUT DANGERS.

WHERE YOU NEED TO BE CAREFUL
IS WHERE IT'S BOGGY SAND.

SO MANY HORROR STORIES OF PEOPLE
GETTING CAUGHT OUT IN ESTUARIES.

BUT IT'S LOW TIDE.
I RECKON WE CAN DO THIS.

YOU SEE THESE POCKETS OF SAND
ALL THE WAY ACROSS HERE.

WE CAN JUST GO ISLAND TO ISLAND.

OKAY, WE NEED TO SEIZE
THE MOMENT A BIT WITH THIS

AND JUST GO FOR IT.

IT'S ABOUT A MILE
TO THE OTHER SIDE.

SO WE CAN'T HANG AROUND.

THIS IS ALWAYS
A RISKY STRATEGY.

YOU SHOULD NEVER
LET YOUR GUARD DOWN.

KEEP A CONSTANT VIGIL ON THE
MOVEMENT AND DIRECTION OF FLOW.

WHAT I'M WORRIED ABOUT

IS I JUST DON'T KNOW THE STATE
OF THE TIDE.

AN IMPORTANT PART OF SURVIVAL

IS YOU'VE GOT TO BE ABLE
TO STAY FLEXIBLE.

THINGS HAPPEN IN THE WILD.

IF IT TURNS,
YOU'VE GOT TO RETREAT.

BUT WE'RE OKAY AT THE MOMENT.

THE DANGER IS,
A LOT OF THESE PLACES,

THERE WILL BE SUCH A SMALL
DIFFERENCE IN HEIGHT.

WHEN THE TIDE DOES COME IN,

IT CAN COME IN AT THE SPEED
OF A GALLOPING HORSE,

AND THAT'S WHEN PEOPLE
GET CAUGHT UP,

WHICH IS WHAT MAKES ME
A LITTLE BIT UNEASY HERE.

IT'S STILL SHALLOW.
GOOD.

THE TIDE HAS TURNED,
AND THE WATER LEVEL IS RISING.

THE CHANNELS
BETWEEN THE ISLANDS

HAVE SUDDENLY BECOME DEEPER,

AND I CAN FEEL THE CURRENT
TUGGING AT MY CLOTHES.

I'M ONLY HALFWAY
ACROSS THE ESTUARY.

IT'S TIME TO MAKE
A CRITICAL CALL.

YEAH, WE'VE STILL GOT TOO FAR
TO GO HERE.

LOOK, I'M ALMOST
COMPLETELY SURROUNDED NOW.

THIS WAS SAND A MINUTE AGO.

OKAY, WE'RE GOING BACK.
WE NEED TO CHANGE THE PLAN HERE.

COME ON, GO, GO, GO.

ALL OF THIS WAS SAND
ON THE WAY OUT.

BUT, YOU KNOW,
IT'S THE RIGHT DECISION.

SOMETIMES YOU'VE GOT TO KNOW --

Man: UGH!

YOU ALL RIGHT?

SOMETIMES YOU'VE GOT TO KNOW
WHEN TO TURN BACK.

IT'S LIKE MOUNTAIN CLIMBING.

YOU GOT TO KNOW
WHEN NOT TO GO FOR THE SUMMIT.

AND THAT'S HOW YOU LIVE
TO FIGHT ANOTHER DAY.

LOOK AT THIS.

WE WOULD BE SWIMMING THERE.
TIDE RACING IN SO FAST.

YOU WOULD EASILY
GET SWEPT RIGHT AWAY.

IT'S BEEN A GOOD CALL.

LET'S GET BACK TO SAFETY.

WOW.
LOOK AT THAT.

WOULD NOT WANT TO BE IN THAT
RIGHT NOW.

IT'S AN AMBITIOUS PLAN,

BUT YOU'RE NOT GONNA
WIN THEM ALL.

WE NEED TO GO AROUND.

COME ON.

FOLLOWING THE RIVER INLAND

TAKES ME
INTO RUGGED HIGH COUNTRY.

SOON I CAN RESUME
MY SOUTHERLY DIRECTION,

BUT THESE MOUNTAINS
RUN EAST/WEST.

TO MAINTAIN MY BEARING,
THERE'S LITTLE OPTION

BUT TO TRAVERSE THE RIDGES
AND VALLEYS.

SO, WE NEED TO HEAD
FOR THE CREST UP ABOVE.

GETTING OVER ONE RIDGE
ONLY CONFRONTS ME

WITH SEEMINGLY ENDLESS RANGES

WITH DEEP,
STEEP-SIDED VALLEYS BETWEEN.

WELL, THAT'S
THE SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS FOR YOU.

WILD, REMOTE,

WIND- AND RAIN-SWEPT
MOUNTAINS...

AND AS BARREN AS YOU LIKE.

BUT YOU KNOW WHAT?
I LOVE IT.

INSPIRES SOMETHING PRIMAL
INSIDE, THESE MOUNTAINS.

THE HIGH GROUND
IS A DANGEROUS PLACE.

CLOUDS CAN SUDDENLY ENVELOPE
THE LANDSCAPE,

SHROUDING IT IN THICK FOG,
MAKING VISIBILITY ALMOST ZERO.

HEAD DOWN TO LOWER GROUND
AS SOON AS YOU CAN.

WELL, LOOK, THAT'S WHERE
WE NEED TO GET TO --

DOWN INTO THE VALLEY DOWN THERE.

LOOK, YOU CAN SEE
ALL THESE BOULDERS

ARE GETTING SMALLER NOW.

SHOULD BE ABLE
TO JUST SCREE-RUN DOWN THIS.

OKAY.
FOLLOW ME DOWN.

KEEP YOUR WEIGHT ON THE BACK
OF YOUR FOOT INTO THE HEEL

AND ALTERNATE FEET AS IF YOU
WERE SKIING TO SLOW YOUR PACE.

IT'S BEEN A COOL DAY.

ALL THE ROCKS SMASHING
AGAINST EACH OTHER.

OKAY, WE'VE MADE SOME GOOD
PROGRESS DOWN HERE NOW.

JUST HAVE TO SLOW RIGHT DOWN

WHEN YOU HIT
THESE BIGGER STUFF AGAIN.

OTHERWISE,
YOU'RE GONNA TWIST AN ANKLE.

THE LOWER SCREE
IS HIGHLY UNSTABLE.

NO MATTER HOW LIGHT YOU STEP,

EVERY FOOTFALL SETS OFF A CHAIN
REACTION OF MOVING ROCKS.

IT'S LIKE WALKING ON A MOUNTAIN
OF BALL BEARINGS.

ROCKFALL.
GET DOWN, GET DOWN. DUCK.

GET DOWN RIGHT NOW!

[BLEEP]

WHEW.
ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

THAT WAS CRAZY CLOSE.

YOU GET HIT BY ONE OF THOSE
JUST THAT BIG,

IT'S GONNA KILL YOU,
LET ALONE THAT SIZE.

THAT'S WHY I REALLY DON'T RUN
IN A ROCKFALL.

GOT TO HAVE EYES ON IT.

YOU WANT TO SEE
WHAT'S COMING YOUR WAY

SO YOU CAN GET OUT OF THE WAY.

TOO CLOSE.

OKAY, LET'S GET OFF
THIS BOULDER FIELD

AND GET DOWN TO THE BOTTOM
OF THE VALLEY HERE.

MOVING THROUGH
MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN

TAKES ITS TOLL
ON YOUR ENERGY LEVELS.

AND IT HAS TO BE REPLACED.

NOW YOU MUST START THE SEARCH
FOR FOOD.

LOOK, A SMALL LAKE.

AND THAT'S REALLY A CHANCE
TO FIND SOME FOOD.

COME ON.
LET'S GO DOWN TO THIS.

THIS WHOLE LANDSCAPE
IS JUST SO WINDSWEPT.

YOU KNOW, THERE'S VERY LITTLE
SUSTAINABLE FOOD HERE.

WHEN YOU FIND A LAKE LIKE THIS,
YOU GOT TO USE IT.

YOU KNOW,
IT'S GONNA HAVE FISH IN HERE.

IT'S JUST TRYING TO WORK OUT
A WAY OF GETTING THEM.

LET'S KEEP MOVING 'ROUND.

LOOK, YOU CAN SEE THIS IS
A NATURAL CHOKE POINT

BETWEEN THESE TWO LAKES.

YOU CAN CREATE A FUNNEL BETWEEN
THEM THAT THE FISH WILL USE.

USING NATURAL FORMATIONS
IN THE LANDSCAPE

SAVES ENERGY AND TIME.

POSITIONING THESE BOULDERS
ACROSS THE CHOKE POINT

WILL FORCE THE FISH
THROUGH A NARROW ENTRANCE.

ALL I HAVE TO DO THEN

IS PLACE THE NET I FOUND
ON THE SHORE ACROSS THE GAP.

WANT TO KEEP THIS REALLY SIMPLE.

FOLD THIS BACK ON ITSELF,
EFFECTIVELY MAKE, LIKE, A BAG,

A NICE, BIG OPENING HERE
SO THE FISH CAN SWIM IN.

JUST NEED TO
TIE THE SIDES TOGETHER.

THE SCRAPS OF CORDAGE
I SCAVENGED FROM THE BEACH

WILL DO THE JOB NICELY.

OKAY, THAT'S THE SIDES...

SEWN UP TOGETHER.

THEN A STONE AT THE FRONT
LIKE THAT.

JUST USE SOME OF THIS HEATHER
JUST TO HOLD THE BAG OPEN.

THE NET'S IN PLACE.

NOW TO DRIVE THE FISH
TOWARDS IT.

ALL I'M DOING IS TRYING TO
CREATE LOTS OF MAYHEM AND SPLASH

SO THE FISH DON'T ENJOY IT
AND WANT TO GET AWAY FROM IT

AND SWIM THAT WAY
TOWARDS THE TRAP.

AND REALLY,
THIS IS JUST A VERY SIMPLE,

OLD POACHING TECHNIQUE
OF CATCHING FISH EFFICIENTLY.

FISH EFFICIENTLY.
[e-fish-ently]

NO PUN INTENDED.

THERE'S ONE.

KEEP HIM MOVING.

NO.

THE REALITY OF FISHING
WITHOUT A ROD AND LINE

IS YOU'VE GOT TO IMPROVISE
AND YOU'VE GOT TO BE PERSISTENT.

I ALWAYS LIKED THE STORY

OF THE GREAT SCOTTISH WARRIOR
ROBERT BRUCE.

AFTER HE WAS BEATEN BY THE
ENGLISH, HE SAT IN HIS CAVE,

AND THE STORY GOES
HE WATCHED THIS SPIDER

CLIMBING UP AND DOWN
THE SPIDER WEB,

ENDLESSLY FALLING
BUT GETTING BACK UP,

AND REALLY,
THAT'S THE HEART OF SURVIVAL.

YOU JUST GOT TO KEEP TRYING AND
TRYING AGAIN UNTIL YOU SUCCEED.

COME ON, FISH.

LOOK, THERE'S ONE IN HERE.

LET'S JUST GET THIS BAG UP.

SEE THAT?

THERE'S ANOTHER ONE IN THE BACK,
AS WELL.

LET'S GET THIS BAG ONTO SHORE.

ONE -- OOH!

THAT'S THE RESULT -- TWO FISH.

AND REALLY, IF YOU'RE HUNGRY,

A LITTLE TROUT LIKE THAT
IS FINE TO EAT RAW.

ALL FRESHWATER FISH ARE EDIBLE.

AND WHEN YOU'RE
IN AN ENVIRONMENT

AS PRISTINE AS UP HERE,
YOU'RE FINE, REALLY.

I'M GONNA TAKE THE HEAD OFF...

...AND THEN TAKE THE GUTS OUT.

AND THEN YOU CAN
JUST MUNCH INTO THAT.

THAT'S AS FRESH
AS YOU'RE EVER GONNA GET.

GOOD ENERGY.

OH, MAN, THAT'S GOOD.

THAT WAS WORTH DOING, EH?

HUH. WENT WELL.

BUT AS NIGHT APPROACHES,

YOU NEED TO DIVERT YOUR FOCUS
ONTO MAKING CAMP.

AND THERE'S ONE PLANT
THAT GROWS IN ABUNDANCE HERE

WHICH GUARANTEES
A MORE COMFORTABLE NIGHT.

GOOD OLD SCOTTISH THISTLE.

YOU USE ALL THE FLUFF
INSIDE THIS.

IT'S GOOD TINDER FOR A FIRE.

PEOPLE HAVE TRIED TO EKE OUT
A LIVING HERE FOR CENTURIES.

MANY HAVE FAILED,
BUT TRACES OF THEIR LIVES

ARE STILL SCATTERED
OVER THE LANDSCAPE.

HERE, LOOK.
CHECK THIS OUT --

SOME WOOD
FROM SOMETHING MAN-MADE.

GONNA MAKE GOOD FIREWOOD,
ANYWAY.

HANG ON. LOOK.
IT'S FROM THAT.

SEE THAT POKING OUT?

LOOKS LIKE AN UPTURNED BOAT.

WELL, I'M NOT GONNA BE
GOING ANYWHERE IN A HURRY.

THIS OLD BOAT
LOOKS COMPLETELY TRASHED,

BUT IT MIGHT MAKE A GOOD SHELTER
FOR THE NIGHT.

YOU KNOW, IT'S GOT
A GOOD WINDBREAK HERE.

MAYBE BRACE THIS UP A BIT
AND SLEEP UNDERNEATH THAT.

THEN WHATEVER I DON'T USE
I'LL JUST HAVE AS FIREWOOD.

THE THING IS, THIS LANDSCAPE,
YOU KNOW, IS SO BARREN,

JUST GIVES YOU NOTHING.

YOU KNOW, I'VE HARDLY SEEN
ANY TREES AT ALL.

YOU FIND THIS SORT OF THING,
YOU WANT TO USE IT.

OKAY.
GONNA GET SOME PEAT.

THE BOAT IS TOO FAR GONE

TO OFFER ME ANY PROTECTION
FROM THE RAIN,

BUT THERE'S ONE
NATURAL RESOURCE

THAT IS COMMON ALL OVER
BOGGY AREAS LIKE THIS

THAT WILL HELP
TO KEEP ME DRY -- PEAT.

SHOULD JUST BE ABLE
TO PEEL THIS STUFF BACK.

YOU KNOW,
THIS IS WHAT CROFTERS --

SCOTTISH PEOPLE WHO HAVE LIVED
OFF THE LAND FOR CENTURIES --

IT'S WHAT THEY WOULD USE
FOR FUEL AND FOR SHELTER.

JUST TAKE BIG CHUNKS OF IT...

LIKE THIS...

BACK FOR MY ROOFING.

THE PEAT'S NOT WATERPROOF.

IN FACT, IT SOAKS UP WATER
LIKE A SPONGE.

BUT IT TAKES SO LONG FOR THE
RAIN TO WORK ITS WAY THROUGH

THAT IT MAKES AN IDEAL ROOF
FOR A TEMPORARY SHELTER.

THAT'S REALLY GONNA KEEP IT DRY
AND WARM UNDER THERE.

JUST HAVE A FEELING
LOOKING AT THAT SKY

THAT I'M GONNA BE
PRETTY GRATEFUL

FOR THIS INSULATION
AND THIS WATERPROOFING.

THAT TO ME
LOOKS LIKE A STORM COMING.

YOU CAN ALREADY FEEL THE RAIN.

OKAY, A BIT MORE HEATHER
TO ADD TO MY BEDDING.

AND ALSO JUST SOME STONES
TO PUT THIS FIRE ON

'CAUSE ALL THIS GROUND
IS SO DAMP.

AND USE ALL THIS THISTLE
THAT I COLLECTED AS TINDER.

WANT TO GET THIS LIT BEFORE
IT STARTS RAINING TOO HARD.

THAT GOES STRAIGHT UP.

ONE OF THE FEW GOOD THINGS
ABOUT THIS BOG

IS ALL OF THIS SPHAGNUM MOSS
THAT YOU GET

IS GONNA BE PERFECT
JUST TO COOK THIS LITTLE TROUT.

IF I DO THAT AND JUST WRAP IT
IN THIS STUFF,

WHEN IT COOKS,

IT'S GONNA KEEP ALL OF
THE GOOD FATS AND THE MOISTURE

IN THE FISH
AND NOT BURN IT OFF.

EFFECTIVELY, I'M STEAMING IT.

SPHAGNUM, OR PEAT, MOSS IS ONE
OF THE MOST ABSORBENT MATERIALS

IN THE NATURAL WORLD.

IT CAN HOLD ABOUT 20 TIMES
ITS OWN WEIGHT IN WATER.

DON'T KNOW IF THERE ARE
ANY RULES

ON HOW LONG YOU STEAM A FISH
IN SPHAGNUM MOSS.

IT'S BEEN STEAMING FOR A WHILE.

YEAH. WOW.
THAT'S HOT.

OKAY, LET'S TRY AND GET HIM OUT.

OOH!

OOH!

WOW.
LOOK AT THAT WHITE MEAT.

MUCH BETTER COOKED THAN RAW,
AS WELL.

OH, MAN, THAT FEELS GOOD.

WARMING...

NUTRITIOUS...

AND TASTY.

BUT NOT A BIG MEAL.

COULD DO WITH SECONDS AND THIRDS
OF THAT.

OKAY.

STOKE OUT THIS FIRE A BIT
AND TRY AND GET SOME REST.

I'M IN THE RUGGED WILDERNESS
OF NORTHERN SCOTLAND.

KEEPING YOUR MORALE HIGH
IS CRUCIAL TO SURVIVAL.

IT'S VITAL TO KEEP ON TOP
OF PERSONAL HYGIENE

AND MAINTAIN YOUR ROUTINE
BEFORE HEADING ON YOUR WAY.

UP HERE, MAINTAINING
A SOUTHERLY BEARING

IS YOUR BEST HOPE OF FINDING
HABITATION AND RESCUE.

BUT NOW I'M CONFRONTED
WITH ANOTHER WEAPON

IN THIS COUNTRY'S ARSENAL.

NEED TO BE A BIT NIMBLE-FOOTED
ACROSS ALL THIS STUFF.

NICE.

PEAT BOGS OCCUR WHEN THE
COMBINATION OF HEAVY RAINFALL,

COOL CONDITIONS,
AND POOR UNDERGROUND DRAINAGE

ENSURE THE GROUND
STAYS SATURATED.

UNDER THESE CONDITIONS, LAYERS
OF PEAT BUILD UP OVER TIME,

SOMETIMES GETTING TO DEPTHS
OF SEVERAL YARDS.

UGH!

OKAY.

I DIDN'T SEE THAT ONE COMING.

HERE YOU GO.

IT'S A BIT BETTER HERE.

THAT'S THE THING
ABOUT THIS TERRAIN.

IT'S DECEPTIVELY HARD.

YOU SEE SOMETHING LIKE THIS,

AND YOU THINK IT'S SOLID GROUND
AGAIN, BUT IT'S NOT.

OKAY. COME ON.
ONE, TWO, THREE.

THIS IS PRICELESS.

START OFF AND GET YOU
PROPERLY STUCK, AS WELL.

YOU KNOW WHAT WE CAN DO?

TRY AND USE SOME OF THE HEATHER
THAT'S ALL AROUND HERE --

USE THAT TO MAKE SOME,
LIKE, BOG SHOES.

YOU KNOW, TIE A BIG BUNCH
OF HEATHER TO OUR FEET.

IT WILL GIVE US SOME BUOYANCY,

GREATER SURFACE AREA,
LIKE SNOWSHOES.

OKAY, LET'S DO THIS.
COME ON.

NON-TECHNICAL BUT FUNCTIONAL IS
GONNA BE THE ORDER OF THE DAY.

ALL I NEED TO DO IS GRAB
A COUPLE OF BITS OF HEATHER,

OPPOSITE END TO OPPOSITE END.

PUT THEM LIKE THAT.
TIE THAT TOGETHER.

OKAY.

LET'S PUT THIS ONE ON.

AND JUST LIKE
A SNOWSHOE BINDING,

TIE IT 'ROUND THE TOE...

AROUND THE BACK OF THE HEEL.

AND THEN YOU CAN JUST TIE IT
EASILY IN A BOW AT THE FRONT.

AND ALL IT'S DOING
IS INCREASING YOUR SURFACE AREA

WHEN YOU STAND IN THE BOG --

HOPEFULLY ENOUGH
TO KEEP ME UP AND OUT OF IT.

OKAY.

IT'S GONNA SPREAD MY WEIGHT.

FEEL A LITTLE BIT LIKE I'M
AT A GARDENING COMPETITION.

LET'S SEE IF THIS WORKS.

I WEIGH 170 POUNDS,

AND THE SURFACE AREA
OF MY BOOTS

IS AROUND 20 SQUARE INCHES.

NICE.

THAT EXERTS A PRESSURE

OF AROUND 8 1/2 POUNDS
PER SQUARE INCH.

I WOULD HAVE GONE STRAIGHT
INTO THAT BEFORE.

BUT MY BOG SHOES CHANGE
THAT WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION,

AND EFFECTIVELY,
I'M NOW FIVE TIMES LIGHTER.

THEY WOULDN'T WIN ANY PRIZES
FOR STYLE,

BUT YOU CAN'T ARGUE
WITH THE MASS.

[ ENGINE ROARING ]

THE SOUND OF A JET ENGINE
DISTURBS THE TRANQUILITY.

THERE'S A FIGHTER JET.

THERE HE IS,
COMING STRAIGHT FOR US.

OKAY, I NEED TO GET A FLARE OUT.

SHE HAS A CRAZY SOUND.

SO LOW.

HE'S BANKING AND TURNING.

OKAY. PRETTY SOON
I'LL START A DESCENT.

[ INDISTINCT RADIO CHATTER ]

WHOO!

GAVE THE WING TIP
AS HE WENT PAST.

MEANS HE'S SEEN ME.

SCOTLAND HAS BEEN UNDENIABLY
HARD BUT SAVAGELY BEAUTIFUL.

I'M JUST HAPPY
THAT MY ADVENTURE IS OVER

AND GLAD THAT THE BRITISH
AIR FORCE ARE ON MY SIDE.