Man vs. Wild (2006–2020): Season 6, Episode 3 - Norway Edge of Survival - full transcript

WHOO!

I'M BEAR GRYLLS.

I GO TO SOME OF THE MOST
DANGEROUS PLACES ON EARTH

TO SHOW YOU WHAT IT TAKES
TO MAKE IT OUT ALIVE.

I'VE TRAVELED THE GLOBE
FACING CHALLENGES

IN THE SORT OF PLACES
YOU WOULDN'T LAST A DAY

WITHOUT THE RIGHT
SURVIVAL SKILLS.

NOW I'M IN NORWAY,

ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL,
EXTREME

AND WETTEST PLACES
ON THE PLANET.

COME ON!



I'M GONNA BE TAKING
SURVIVAL SITUATIONS

TO THE BREAKING POINT...

I CAN NO LONGER FEEL MY HANDS.

...TO SHOW YOU HOW EASY IT IS
TO MAKE THE WRONG DECISION

AND WHAT THE CONSEQUENCES
COULD BE.

HERE WE GO!

THE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN SUCCESS AND FAILURE

OFTEN RESTS ON A KNIFE EDGE.

GET IT WRONG, AND YOU COULD
PAY THE ULTIMATE PRICE.

TO EXPLORE
THE LIMITS OF SURVIVAL,

I'LL REVISIT ONE OF THE WORST
MOMENTS OF MY LIFE,

WHEN A PARACHUTE FAILED...

IT'S WEIRD, PUTTING YOURSELF
BACK INTO A SITUATION

THAT YOU ALMOST PAID FOR
WITH YOUR LIFE.



...MAKE MY LONGEST
TYROLEAN CROSSING...

AND YOU'RE NOT HUMAN

IF YOUR HEART RATE DOESN'T GO UP
WHEN YOU LOOK DOWN.

...EXPERIENCE THE AWESOME POWER
OF FAST RIVERS...

VERY, VERY CLOSE
TO THE EDGE, HERE!

AND YOU'VE JUST
GOT TO WORK HARD

AND WORK FAST!

...AND GO BEYOND MY LIMITS
TO SHOW YOU

HOW A SIMPLE MISTAKE
CAN COST YOU YOUR LIFE.

I'M GONNA END UP
HYPOTHERMIC.

IF THAT STORM DOESN'T STOP,
WE'RE GONNA DIE.

I'VE DONE LOADS OF
PARACHUTE JUMPS FOR THIS SHOW.

THANK GOD
I'VE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM.

BUT ONCE,
WITH THE SPECIAL FORCES

JUMPING IN SOUTHERN AFRICA,
I HAD A PARACHUTE FAIL ON ME.

I BROKE MY BACK IN THREE PLACES,

AND IT VERY NEARLY
LEFT ME PARALYZED.

AND THAT'S WHY I'M NERVOUS
ABOUT TODAY.

WHAT I'M GONNA DO IS CUT AWAY
FROM A PERFECTLY GOOD CANOPY

TO SHOW YOU HOW TO SURVIVE
A MAJOR PARACHUTE MALFUNCTION.

OKAY, GUYS. WE'RE SET.

OKAY. LET'S HAVE A LOOK HERE.
THIS IS ALL READY TO GO.

UNDERTAKING SOMETHING
THIS RISKY,

YOU NEED PEOPLE YOU TRUST

TO MAKE A FINAL CHECK
OF EQUIPMENT.

A CARELESS MISTAKE
COULD END IN DISASTER.

ALL RIGHT?

YEAH, GOOD, OKAY.
BEAR, YOU CAN DO THIS.

STAY FOCUSED.
YEAH.

AND I'LL BE WITH THE TEAM
ON THE WATER.

OKAY. GOOD.

PARACHUTING ACCIDENTS ARE RARE.

GET INTO TROUBLE LIKE I DID
ALL THOSE YEARS AGO,

AND YOU WOULD BE LUCKY
TO MAKE IT.

I COULD HAVE CUT AWAY FROM
MY RIP CHUTE, BUT I DIDN'T.

NOW I'M GONNA SHOW YOU
WHAT I SHOULD HAVE DONE.

AS SOON AS I WAS AWARE
SOMETHING WAS WRONG

IS THAT KIND OF SENSE OF PANIC.

YOU'RE FALLING AT 130 MILES
AN HOUR TOWARDS THE EARTH,

IT GIVES YOU VERY LITTLE TIME
TO DEAL WITH STUFF.

IT'S WEIRD, PUTTING YOURSELF
BACK INTO A SITUATION

THAT YOU ALMOST PAID FOR
WITH YOUR LIFE.

THIS IS SOMETHING
I NEVER DREAMT I'D BE DOING.

MY TEAM HAD GONE AHEAD
TO THE DROP ZONE,

DEEP IN ONE OF NORWAY'S FJORDS.

[ RADIO CHATTER ]

CUTTING AWAY A CANOPY
CAN SEND YOU OFF COURSE

AND LEAVE NO ALTERNATIVE
BUT A WATER LANDING.

THAT'S A HIGH-RISK MANEUVER,
AND I'M GONNA SHOW YOU WHY.

BUT IF YOUR PARACHUTE FAILS,
YOU MUST CUT AWAY FAST.

IT'S SOMETHING YOU'D
ONLY EVER DO AS A LAST RESORT.

MAIN CUT-AWAY HANDLE.

AND THEN THE ALL-IMPORTANT
RESERVE.

AND THAT'S WHAT I SHOULD HAVE
PULLED ALL THOSE YEARS AGO.

INSTEAD, AT 4,000 FEET, WHEN
MY CANOPY RIPPED, I HESITATED.

I DIDN'T LEAVE ENOUGH TIME
TO PULL MY RESERVE,

AND I SMASHED INTO THE GROUND.

IT WAS A COSTLY MISTAKE,

AND ONE THAT I ALMOST PAID FOR
WITH MY LIFE.

I'M JUMPING FROM 10,000 FEET.

UP HERE, WIND CONDITIONS
CAN BE VERY DIFFERENT

FROM THE STEEP-WALLED
FJORD BELOW.

OKAY.
SMOKE IN THE WATER.

GROUND CREW TRIGGER SMOKE

TO CHECK THE WIND DRIFT.

NARROW CANYONS
CAN FUNNEL STRONG WINDS.

GET CAUGHT IN THESE,

AND I'LL BE THROWN AROUND
LIKE A RAG DOLL.

TO SHOW THE EFFECTS OF STRESS,

MY HEART RATE
IS BEING MONITORED.

AS ADRENALINE KICKS IN,

IT SHOOTS FROM 60 BEATS
PER MINUTE TO OVER 100.

FROM THIS ALTITUDE,
WITHOUT A PARACHUTE,

I'D HIT THE GROUND
IN 60 SECONDS.

THERE'S NO MARGIN FOR ERROR.

EVERYTHING MUST GO
LIKE CLOCKWORK.

IT NORMALLY TAKES THREE SECONDS
FOR A PARACHUTE TO OPEN.

COME ON!

THIS TOOK 11.

THOSE 8 SECONDS
COST ME OVER 1,000 FEET --

ALTITUDE I HAVEN'T GOT.

WITH THE MAIN CHUTE DEPLOYED,

I'M FALLING
AT 10 MILES AN HOUR.

NOW TO FOCUS ON CUTTING AWAY
AND PULLING THAT RESERVE,

JUST WHAT I'D HAVE TO DO

IF MY PARACHUTE
RIPPED OR MALFUNCTIONED.

OKAY.
WE'RE UNDER CANOPY.

LOOK FOR MY CUT-AWAY HANDLE,
LOOK FOR MY RESERVE.

MY HEART RATE'S NEARLY TRIPLED.

THIS IS PART OF
THE FIGHT-OR-FLIGHT RESPONSE.

HERE WE GO.

IT'S CRUCIAL
I MAINTAIN STABILITY.

IF I TUMBLE,

I COULD GET TANGLED
IN MY RESERVE AS IT DEPLOYS.

AT THIS ALTITUDE,
I DON'T HAVE TIME TO PLAY WITH.

THE RESERVE'S OPEN.

I'LL DROP AWAY.

MY HEART...IS THUMPING!

THAT TIME...IT WORKED SWEET.

NOW JUST TO LAND THIS BABY.

IF ONLY I'D DONE THAT
ALL THOSE YEARS AGO.

I CAN SEE THE TEAM
ON THE FJORD.

NOW TO SHOW YOU WHAT TO DO
IF YOU HAVE TO LAND IN WATER.

IN 1967, 18 PARACHUTERS

WERE MISTAKENLY DROPPED
OVER LAKE ERIE.

WHEN THEY REALIZED,

THEY OPENED THEIR CANOPIES
AND TRIED TO MAKE FOR LAND.

BUT IT WAS TOO FAR.

THEY WERE FORCED TO LAND
IN THE LAKE.

TWO SURVIVED.
16 MEN DROWNED.

LANDING ON WATER
IS FRAUGHT WITH DANGER.

LACK OF DEFINITION MAKES
JUDGING HEIGHT NEAR IMPOSSIBLE.

HERE WE GO.

AS SOON AS I HIT,

I NEED TO UNCLIP MY HARNESS
AND GET FREE OF THE LINES.

THAT'S THE BIG DANGER
OF WATER JUMPS --

JUST GETTING TANGLED UP.

WITH YOUR PARACHUTE, YOU WANT
TO GET THIS HARNESS OFF ME --

MY LEGS -- SWIM AWAY.

[ SPITTING ]

IT'S SO EASY
JUST TO GET SNARED IN THAT.

WHAT HAPPENS -- INITIALLY, ALL
OF THE SILK OF THE PARACHUTE,

THAT YOU THINK IS VERY BUOYANT,
STARTS TO FILL WITH WATER.

AND THEN SUDDENLY,
IT'S GONNA GO DOWN.

IF YOU'RE NOT FREE
OF THE RIGGING LINES,

YOU'RE GONNA GO DOWN WITH IT.

IF YOU'RE IN ANY DOUBT,
USE YOUR HOOK KNIFE,

WHICH IS ONE OF THESE, AND CUT
THROUGH THE RIGGING LINES.

[ SPITTING ]

OKAY. FREE.
GET AWAY FROM THIS THING.

WHEW!

PRETTY HAIRY UP THERE.

BUT VERY, VERY RELIEVED
TO HAVE SURVIVED THAT ONE.

A VERY DIFFERENT FEELING
TO WHAT I EXPERIENCED

LAST TIME
A PARACHUTE WENT WRONG.

OKAY.
LET'S GET ASHORE.

I'M OUT OF THE WATER,

BUT I'M NOT GONNA BE
STAYING DRY FOR LONG.

BACK ON SOLID GROUND.

AND I'M HEADING INLAND
TO FACE MY NEXT CHALLENGE.

WATER IS A KEY TO SURVIVAL,
BUT IT'S ALSO

ONE OF THE BIGGEST THREATS
YOU'LL FACE IN THE WILD.

NORWAY IS ONE OF
THE WETTEST PLACES ON EARTH.

RAINS REGULARLY HIT THIS LAND
OVER 80% OF THE YEAR.

TO SURVIVE A SITUATION
IF YOU'RE ON YOUR OWN

AND NO ONE IS LOOKING FOR YOU,
YOU'VE GOT TO KEEP MOVING.

BUT SOONER OR LATER,

YOU'RE GONNA COME ACROSS
SOME BIG NATURAL OBSTACLES.

AND IN THIS PART OF THE WORLD,

THAT'S MORE THAN LIKELY
GONNA BE A RIVER.

I'VE CROSSED MANY RIVERS
MAKING THESE PROGRAMS.

AND THEY CAN BE
A HUGELY POWERFUL FOE,

ONE YOU SHOULD ONLY TAKE ON
IF THERE ARE NO OTHER OPTIONS.

I'M GONNA SHOW YOU WHAT CAN
HAPPEN WHEN YOU MISCALCULATE

AND TAKE ON A RIVER
THAT'S TOO POWERFUL TO CROSS.

TEMPERATURES HAVE PLUMMETED,

AND THE FIRST SNOW OF THE YEAR
IS FALLING.

WE'RE HEADING UP INTO
ONE OF NORWAY'S DAM NETWORKS

THAT PROVIDE
MUCH OF THE COUNTRY'S POWER.

I'M GONNA PLACE MYSELF IN
THE MIDDLE OF THE MAIN OUTFLOW

TO DEMONSTRATE THE DESTRUCTIVE
POWER OF BIG RIVERS.

I KNOW FROM EXPERIENCE

ONE OF THE MOST DANGEROUS THINGS
IN THE WILD

CAN BE FAST-MOVING WATER.

WE START THROWING ICE
AND FREEZING CONDITIONS INTO IT,

WE HAVE A POTENTIALLY LETHAL
COMBINATION.

RIVERS CAN BE SO DECEPTIVE.

EVERY YEAR, PEOPLE DIE
TRYING TO CROSS THEM.

IN THE BATTLE
AGAINST FAST-MOVING WATER,

THE WATER IS GENERALLY
ALWAYS GONNA WIN.

THIS LOCATION ALLOWS US
TO CONTROL THE FLOW RATE

AND MAKE THE RIVER RUN
FASTER AND FASTER.

AS LEVELS RISE, WE'LL REPLICATE
FLOOD CONDITIONS,

WHERE THE FLOW EXERTS
IMMENSE FORCE ON THE BODY

AND SHOW
WHAT LITTLE WATER IS NEEDED

TO WASH YOU OFF YOUR FEET
AND INTO BIG TROUBLE.

MONITORS WILL MEASURE
THE VOLUME AND SPEED OF WATER,

AND EVERYONE MUST BE
CRYSTAL-CLEAR

ABOUT WHAT THEY'RE DOING.

Man: IN REAL-TIME,
THAT SHELF THAT YOU SEE

ABOUT 10 YARDS
OVER TO THE LEFT,

TURNS INTO A PRETTY NASTY
STOPPER AND A PIN,

WHICH, IF YOU GO IN, YOU'LL BE
VERY UNLIKELY TO GET OUT OF.

AND THAT'S REAL TIME.
THAT'S NOT PICKING IT UP AT ALL.

OKAY, LET'S
GET IN THE ZONE!

I'VE GOT A SAFETY ROPE,

BUT IN A SURVIVAL SITUATION,
YOU WOULDN'T HAVE THAT BACK-UP.

YOU'D BE ON YOUR OWN.

LET'S OPEN THE DAM.

OKAY.
OPEN THE DAM 20%.

20% WILL RELEASE ALMOST 8,000
GALLONS OF WATER A SECOND.

AND IT'S HEADING RIGHT FOR ME.

WHAT I DON'T KNOW
IS JUST WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN.

THIS WHOLE SHELF OF ICE
UPSTREAM OF ME,

WHEN YOU SUDDENLY GET
A DELUGE OF WATER.

LOSING MY FOOTING IS ONE THING,

BUT GETTING CAUGHT
UNDER THE ICE

DOESN'T BEAR THINKING ABOUT.

JUST KEEP AN EYE
ON THE RIVER FOR ME.

[ WATER RUSHING IN DISTANCE ]

OKAY, THAT'S IT COMING.
YOU CAN HEAR IT.

OKAY. WE'VE GOT WATER
COMING OVER THERE NOW.

THIS IS ALWAYS THE MOMENT
WHERE IT'S ALL ABOUT TO HAPPEN

AND THERE'S NOT MUCH
YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT.

YOU'RE IN IT NOW.

YOU CAN SEE ALL OF THIS WATER
SPILLING OVER HERE NOW.

THE ICE IS ON THE MOVE.

CROSSING RIVERS
IS ALWAYS AN UNKNOWN.

YOU CAN'T TELL
HOW DEEP AND FAST THE FLOW IS

UNTIL YOU'RE WELL INTO IT.

AS THE WATER RISES,
THE CHALLENGE BEGINS.

YOU ALWAYS WANT
A GOOD, WIDE, STRONG STANCE...

...TO FEND OFF
WHATEVER'S COMING TOWARDS YOU.

IN THIS CASE, IT'S ICE.

AND THAT IS CERTAINLY
HEIGHTENING THE SENSES.

THIS HAS DEFINITELY RISEN
ALREADY, ABOUT A FOOT.

AND IT'S BROKEN UP
ALL OF THIS ICE.

IT'S NOW JUST SMALL BITS.

[ ICE CRACKING ]

[ HELICOPTER BLADES WHIRRING ]

THE ICE IS GONE, BUT
THE WATER PRESSURE IS BUILDING.

AT THIS POINT, WITHOUT A STICK,

I'D BE STARTING
TO REALLY STRUGGLE.

YOU SUDDENLY REALIZE
HOW SMALL YOU ARE

IN THE FACE OF NATURE'S POWER.

IT WOULD BE AT THIS POINT
THAT I'D BE THINKING,

"OKAY, WE'RE
NOT GONNA GET ACROSS.

IT'S TIME TO GO
BACK INTO SHALLOWER WATER."

BUT TOO MANY PEOPLE IGNORE
THEIR INSTINCTS AND CARRY ON.

IT'S OFTEN THE BIGGEST MISTAKE
THEY EVER MAKE.

BUT I'M GONNA STAY IN HERE

AND FIND THE TIPPING POINT
BETWEEN SURVIVAL AND FAILURE.

FEEL MY BREATHING GO UP,
MY HEART RATE GO UP.

I'M STARTING TO LOSE --
LOSE GRIP.

IT'S JUST LITERALLY
ON THE TIPS OF MY TOES NOW.

IT'S ALL I'VE GOT GRIPPING.

THE WATER FLOW HAS INCREASED.

I'M WAIST-DEEP,
MY FEET ARE NUMB THROUGH COLD,

AND I'M STRUGGLING
TO STAND UPRIGHT.

TRYING TO CROSS A RIVER,

I WOULD NOW NO LONGER BE ABLE
TO MOVE FORWARD OR BACKWARDS.

I'M STUCK.

YOU LOSE ALL THE STRENGTH
IN YOUR MUSCLES,

AND THE FIGHT
GETS TAKEN FROM YOU.

OH! YEAH, OKAY.

I'VE LOST IT.

IT'S TOO POWERFUL
TO REMAIN STANDING.

VERY, VERY CLOSE
TO THE EDGE HERE!

THE RAGING CURRENT
FORCES ME DOWNSTREAM,

AND IT'S A FIGHT TO REACH
THE SAFETY OF THE BANK.

I'M GONNA BE STUCK HERE
IN THE SHALLOWS AGAIN.

YOU START TO GET
SOME STRENGTH TOGETHER.

THE RIVER
WAS ONLY UP TO MY WAIST

AND FLOWING AT 7 MILES AN HOUR.

BUT THAT'S ENOUGH
TO WASH AWAY A HOUSE.

CROSSING RIVERS IS A DANGEROUS
GAME WITH VERY HIGH STAKES.

IGNORE THE DANGER SIGNS,
AND YOU'RE GONNA LOSE.

CHOOSE YOUR BATTLES
WHEN IT COMES TO THE WILD.

AND DON'T MESS
WITH BIG WHITEWATER RIVERS.

I'VE SURVIVED THE RIVER,

BUT THIS TOUGH LAND
HASN'T FINISHED WITH ME YET.

NOW I'M HEADING
INTO THE NORWEGIAN FOREST,

ON THE HUNT FOR BIG GAME.

A THIRD OF NORWAY
IS COVERED BY FOREST.

IT'S HOME
TO DEER, ELK, AND BEARS.

OVER THE YEARS,
I'VE BUILT MANY TRAPS.

MOST HAVE BEEN AIMED
AT CATCHING SMALL ANIMALS.

IN NORWAY, THERE ARE
BIGGER BEASTS TO GO FOR,

BUT THE TRAPS NEED TO HAVE

ENOUGH FORCE
TO BRING THEM DOWN.

A BIG DEADFALL TRAP LIKE THIS
HAS A HUGE AMOUNT OF POWER.

THE LESS ENERGY
YOU SPEND HUNTING, THE BETTER.

AND THE EASIEST TRAP TO SET UP
IS A DEADFALL.

THERE'S ENOUGH WEIGHT IN THIS

TO KILL SOMETHING
LIKE A WOLVERINE OR A FOX.

YET ALL OF THAT WEIGHT IS HELD
JUST ON THIS LITTLE TRIGGER.

AND THIS RUNS DOWN,

AND THEN A TRIP WIRE
COMES ACROSS THE KILLING ZONE.

I'VE PLACED AN ELK RIB CAGE
IN THE KILL ZONE

TO SHOW WHAT DAMAGE
WOULD BE INFLICTED.

FOR A SURVIVOR,
THAT'S A MEAL, GOOD MORALE,

AND A STEP
TOWARDS STAYING ALIVE LONGER.

IF YOU'VE GOT
THE RIGHT MATERIALS, THOUGH,

YOU CAN GO UP A NOTCH AND BUILD
THE DEADLIEST TRAP OF ALL,

THE MALAY GATE.

IT WORKS ON THE POWER AND WHIP

OF A BIG, BENDY BRANCH.

AND YOU SET THIS UP
ALONG A GAME TRAIL LIKE THIS,

AND ANY PREY COMING ALONG HERE

THAT TRIGGERS THIS...

...IS GONNA GET HIT.

AND THE POWER OF THESE SPIKES
DRIVES STRAIGHT THROUGH,

PIERCE LUNGS AND HEART.

YOU'D BRING DOWN A BIG ELK
WITH THIS.

THE TRAPS THAT CAN TAKE OUT
AN ELK WILL TAKE YOU OUT, TOO,

SO IT'S VITAL YOU MARK THEM.

OTHERWISE YOU CAN FALL PREY
TO YOUR OWN TRAP.

TO SHOW JUST HOW MUCH FORCE
THAT THIS GENERATES,

I'M GONNA PUT MYSELF NOW
INTO THE KILLING ZONE.

BUT OBVIOUSLY, I DON'T WANT IT
TO BE A LITERAL KILLING ZONE.

LET'S TAKE THESE SPIKES OFF.

AND THEN PRIME THE KILLING ARM.

AND JUST SECURE IT...

...WITH THE TRIGGER ARM.

AND THEN THAT'S HELD IN PLACE.

AND THEN JUST
PUT THIS RING OVER THAT.

AND THAT IS THEN ATTACHED

ALL THE WAY
DOWN TO THE TRIP WIRE.

OKAY, TIME TO GO
AND GET SET FOR THIS.

IT'S TIME FOR THE HUNTER
TO BECOME THE HUNTED.

ALL RIGHT, THIS IS
WHAT SECURITY FORCES USE

FOR CLOSE-QUARTER
COMBAT TRAINING, BEAR.

WHAT I DON'T WANT TO DO
IS GET THWACKED IN THE HEAD.

Pearce: RIGHT.

YOU'RE GONNA FEEL
SOME FORCE,

BUT IT SHOULDN'T BE
ANY PERMANENT DAMAGE.

EVEN WITH THE SPIKES REMOVED,

THIS IS
A VERY STRANGE SENSATION.

DEATH ON A STICK IN HERE.

DEFINITELY QUITE NERVOUS

ABOUT STEPPING INTO
THE KILLING ZONE OF THIS,

JUST AS I KNOW THE POWER

AND THE FORCE
THAT'S INVOLVED HERE.

AS SOON AS I MOVE MY LEFT LEG
LOW, IT'S GONNA TRIGGER IT.

IT'S GONNA GO.
HERE WE GO.

[ GRUNTS ]

[ COUGHS ]

THAT'S A HUGE AMOUNT OF FORCE.

BUT WITHOUT BODY ARMOR,
YOU'RE TALKING HOSPITAL.

WHEW!

AND WITH THE SPIKES IN PLACE,
THE MORGUE.

NORWAY IS LASHED
BY FREEZING WINDS

FROM THE ARCTIC AND SIBERIA.

THE WEATHER CAN TURN
IN AN INSTANT,

AND WHEN IT DOES,
IT CAN BE A KILLER.

EXPOSURE
IS A SERIOUS THREAT HERE.

YOU NEED TO BE PREPARED FOR
EVERYTHING IN THIS WILDERNESS.

I'M GONNA SHOW YOU HOW YOUR
CHANCES OF SURVIVING A STORM

CAN HINGE
ON THE SMALLEST OF DECISIONS,

AND HOW QUICKLY WIND AND RAIN

CAN LEAVE YOU
FIGHTING FOR YOUR LIFE.

WE'VE GOT THE CREW
SETTING OUT SOME KIT.

GREAT. SOME SERIOUSLY NASTY
CONDITIONS.

ALSO, JUST HOOKING ME UP

SO THEY CAN MONITOR
WHAT'S HAPPENING TO MY BODY.

I'VE GOT A FEELING THIS
IS GONNA BE QUITE FULL-ON.

WE'RE GONNA CREATE
STORM CONDITIONS.

GIANT FANS WILL GENERATE WINDS
UP TO 40 MILES AN HOUR.

THE FIRE DEPARTMENT
WILL PROVIDE THE RAIN.

THESE ARE CONDITIONS THAT
ANYONE COULD GET CAUGHT IN

IF THE WEATHER CHANGED QUICKLY.

CAMERAS AND LIGHTS
HAVE BEEN WATERPROOFED.

GETTING CAUGHT IN BAD WEATHER
DURING THE DAY IS BAD ENOUGH.

BUT AT NIGHT, IT'S FAR WORSE.

MAN: Double-check
everything there, okay?

MAN: Yeah, absolutely.
All over it.

THE TEMPERATURE DROPS,
AND VISIBILITY IS REDUCED.

FOR A SURVIVOR,
THIS IS MORALE-CRUSHING.

IT'S A REALLY STILL,
QUIET NIGHT.

THE ONE THING YOU CAN'T
TAKE FOR GRANTED IN THE WILD

IS THE WEATHER.

WHEN THAT TURNS NASTY, IF
YOU DON'T TAKE DECISIVE ACTION

AND IF YOU'RE ILL-PREPARED,
THAT WEATHER CAN KILL YOU.

TO BE LIKE SOMEONE CAUGHT
IN THE WILD, I'M PREPARED.

I'M GONNA TAKE OFF
MY WATERPROOFS TO SHOW YOU

HOW A SIMPLE MISTAKE
LIKE FORGETTING YOUR JACKET

CAN COST YOU YOUR LIFE.

OKAY. KICK OFF
WITH JUST THE WIND!

Grylls: GO!

I'LL BE MONITORED
TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS TO MY BODY.

INSTANTLY, YOU CAN FEEL
THE FORCE OF THAT.

A WIND AT NIGHTTIME
IN THE WILD WITH NO SHELTER

IS A FRIGHTENING PHENOMENON,
JUST ON ITS OWN.

THE TEAM'S USING
A THERMAL-IMAGING CAMERA.

THE DARK RED SHOWS BODY HEAT.

AS I START TO LOSE HEAT,
THE RED WILL TURN TO BLUE.

YOUR FIRST PRIORITY
IN THIS SITUATION

IS TO GET SOME PROTECTION
FROM THAT WIND,

EVEN IF IT'S JUST
TO HUDDLE DOWN LOW.

THE WIND IS HARSH BUT BEARABLE.

THE APPARENT AIR TEMPERATURE

FELT ON EXPOSED SKIN, THOUGH,
PLUMMETS.

THIS IS KNOWN AS WIND CHILL.

OKAY! GIVE US RAIN!

ADD RAIN, AND YOU'RE FACING

ONE OF THE MOST DANGEROUS
CONDITIONS

YOU CAN COME UP AGAINST
IN THE WILD.

WIND AND RAIN IS MORE DANGEROUS
THAN WIND AND SNOW.

AND THE WET
SUCKS THE HEAT FROM YOU

25 TIMES FASTER
THAN IF YOU'RE DRY.

I'VE GOT TO GET
SOME SORT OF SHELTER UP.

OKAY, WE NEED TO BREAK
SOME BRANCHES. COME ON.

I NEED TO WORK FAST.

IMMEDIATELY, I FEEL MY BODY
BEING DRAINED OF HEAT.

IN THESE SITUATIONS, PEOPLE
MAKE THE MISTAKE OF PUSHING ON,

THINKING
THEY CAN BEAT THE STORM.

FORGET IT. IN A STORM
LIKE THIS, YOU'LL NEVER WIN.

THE PRIORITY
IS TO FIND OR BUILD SHELTER.

AND YOU'VE JUST
GOT TO WORK HARD

AND WORK FAST!

I'M BUILDING
A SIMPLE LEAN-TO SHELTER.

IT SHOULD BLOCK THE MAJORITY
OF THE WIND AND RAIN

AND GIVE ME SOME PROTECTION.

OKAY, WE NEED
LOADS OF SMALL STICKS NOW.

LET'S GET THIS LOT IN.

YOU JUST GOT TO USE
THE ADRENALINE OF THE STORM

TO KEEP YOU WORKING.

ONCE YOU GET SHELTER UP,
YOU STAND A CHANCE.

BUT WITHOUT IT, YOU'RE DEAD.

I'VE BEEN IN THE STORM
FOR ALMOST 10 MINUTES.

I'M SOAKED THROUGH, AND MY SKIN
TEMPERATURE IS PLUMMETING.

I'VE COVERED A SMALL SECTION
OF THE SHELTER WITH FOLIAGE.

AND JUST THE DIFFERENCE IN HERE
ALREADY IS MASSIVELY NOTICEABLE.

YOU KNOW, IT'S LIKE, STICK
THIS WIND MACHINE UP HERE.

IT'S READING
35 -- 38 MILES AN HOUR.

DOWN HERE, THOUGH...

I'M DOWN TO 7.

THAT'S GONNA MAKE
A LIFE-SAVING DIFFERENCE.

GETTING OUT OF THE WIND

WILL MAKE YOU FEEL
10 DEGREES WARMER.

IT'S A SMALL VICTORY,
BUT NOT ENOUGH

TO EXTEND MY SURVIVAL TIME
FOR LONG IN THESE CONDITIONS.

I NEED TO MAKE THE SHELTER
MORE ROBUST.

I'VE BEEN IN THE STORM
FOR JUST OVER 20 MINUTES NOW.

MY SKIN TEMPERATURE
HAS DROPPED 16 DEGREES.

BLOOD IS BEING PUMPED
FROM MY EXTREMITIES TO MY CORE

TO PROTECT MY VITAL ORGANS.

JUST GETTING SO, SO COLD NOW.

MY HANDS,
I CAN HARDLY FEEL THEM.

THEY'RE LITERALLY NUMB.

AND THAT'S
WHEN IT GETS DANGEROUS,

'CAUSE YOU CAN'T USE THEM.

THE BACK OF MY HEAD -- SO COLD
I CAN HARDLY OPEN MY EYES.

I NEED TO GET OUT
OF THIS WIND AND RAIN

AND GET A FIRE LIT
WHILE I STILL HAVE THE ENERGY.

WITHOUT A FIRE
IN THESE TEMPERATURES,

I WOULDN'T LAST THE NIGHT.

ONCE I'VE GOT
SOME SORT OF PROTECTION

FROM THE WIND AND RAIN,
I THEN NEED FIRE.

AND FOR THAT, I NEED

SOME DEAD PINE...
AND BIRCH BRANCHES.

I GOT A BIT OF KINDLING HERE.

TRY AND TUCK THAT UNDER
THE DRIEST PART OF THE SHELTER.

THIS DEAD WOOD.

AGH!

I NEED TO GET
RIGHT INTO THE CENTER OF THAT,

WHERE IT'S GONNA BE DRY.

THIS IS DEFINITELY GONNA BE

THE HARDEST FIRE THAT I'VE EVER
GONE AND TRIED TO LIGHT.

MY HANDS ARE SHAKING SO MUCH,

I CAN HARDLY EVEN --
HARDLY EVEN HOLD THE FIRE STILL.

COME ON!

I'M LOSING THIS BATTLE,
AND FAST.

IN A SURVIVAL SITUATION,
WITH NO WATERPROOFS,

MEANS BIG TROUBLE.

[ SPITTING ]
SEE, I HOLD THAT.

I CAN NO LONGER FEEL MY HANDS.

THAT FIRE IS NEVER GONNA GO

WITH THE BEST WOOD IN THE WORLD.

I NEED TO DIRECT MY ENERGY

JUST TO TRY TO WARM MY HANDS

SO I CAN START A FIRE.

ANYTHING -- JUST STUFFING
THINGS UP MY SHIRT

IS GONNA INSULATE ME A BIT.

I'VE BEEN IN THE ELEMENTS
JUST UNDER AN HOUR,

AND A FRIGHTENING REALITY
HAS JUST HIT ME.

UNLESS I START THIS,
I'M GONNA END UP HYPOTHERMIC.

I'VE GOT TO START THIS.

WHEN THE ELEMENTS
ARE STACKED AGAINST YOU,

YOU HAVEN'T GOT A CHANCE.

IT'S A HARD
AND HUMBLING LESSON TO LEARN.

NO MATTER WHO YOU ARE,

NATURE WILL ALWAYS
GET THE UPPER HAND.

WATER OFF.

[ BREATHING HEAVILY ]

WE GOT TO STOP IT.

SORRY, I CAN'T --
I CAN'T GET THAT FIRE GOING.

I'M SO COLD.

IT JUST SHOWS,
IF YOU'RE IN THAT SITUATION...

...WHEN YOU CAN'T GO ANYWHERE...

YOU'RE DEAD.

SORRY.

[ SIGHS ]
THAT WAS FRIGHTENING.

OH! OH!

I DON'T KNOW. IT'S WEIRD.
IT'S A BIG FLOOD OF EMOTIONS.

IT'S LIFE.

WE'RE VERY POWERLESS.

YOU KNOW, NORMALLY,

GET A SHELTER UP,
GET A FIRE GOING, GET OUT OF IT.

WITH THE BEST WILL IN THE WORLD,

YOU'RE NEVER GONNA GET
A FIRE GOING.

AND WITH NO WATERPROOFS
AND THAT DRIVING WIND,

IT'S A FEELING
OF YOU KNOW YOU'RE GONNA DIE

IF THAT DOESN'T STOP.

YOU'RE GONNA END UP HYPOTHERMIC.

AND IF YOU CAN'T STOP IT,
YOU WILL DIE.

NOW TO TAKE ON
MY NEXT CHALLENGE,

AS I CONTINUE TO FACE

THE WORST THAT THIS RUGGED
COUNTRY CAN THROW AT ME.

NORWAY'S LANDSCAPE IS A RESULT
OF MILLIONS OF YEARS UNDER ICE.

GLACIERS CARVED
THROUGH THE EARTH,

LEAVING DEEP FJORDS
AND STEEP CANYONS.

IT'S A TOUGH PLACE
TO TRAVEL THROUGH.

AT EVERY TURN,

THE LANDSCAPE LITERALLY
STOPS YOU IN YOUR TRACKS.

YEAH, NORWAY'S JUST FULL
OF THESE SORT OF GORGES.

THE REASON THEY'RE A NIGHTMARE

IS THEY'RE OFTEN FLANKED
BY THESE JUST SHEER CLIFFS.

AND THEN AT THE BOTTOM, YOU'VE
GOT THIS POUNDING WHITEWATER.

CROSSING SOMETHING LIKE THIS

IS A CHALLENGE
FOR ANY SURVIVOR.

A TYROLEAN TRAVERSE
IS THE ONLY REAL OPTION.

IT'S A TRIED-AND-TESTED METHOD

THAT MOUNTAINEERS
IN THE MILITARY USE

TO GET FROM ONE HIGH POINT
TO ANOTHER.

BUT IT LEAVES LITTLE ROOM
FOR ERROR,

AS I'VE DISCOVERED IN THE PAST.

TYROLEAN IS ALL ABOUT
HAVING GOOD, SOLID ANCHORS.

ONE OF THEM GOES,
IT'S A LONG DROP

DOWN TO YOUR DEATH
EITHER THE ROCKS

OR IN THE WHITEWATER.

I MEAN, LOOK.

OKAY, THAT'S NOT WHERE
WE'RE ENDING UP, ALL RIGHT?

I'VE NEVER DONE SUCH A LONG
TYROLEAN CROSSING BEFORE.

NORMALLY,
I'VE THROWN MY ROPE ACROSS.

BUT THIS TIME,
THE DISTANCE IS TOO FAR.

I NEED ANOTHER WAY
TO SECURE IT.

AND THIS IS A GRAPPLING GUN.

IT'S A PROTOTYPE
OF WHAT SPECIAL FORCES USE

FOR BOARDING BIG SHIPS
FROM THE WATER,

PART OF THE ANTI-PIRACY.

BUT I RECKON I CAN USE THIS
TO GET A LINE ACROSS THIS GORGE.

THE GUN'S GOT A RANGE
OF 150 FEET

AND FIRES
A 2-POUND TITANIUM HOOK,

POWERED BY COMPRESSED AIR.

RIGHT AMONGST ALL THOSE ROCKS.

CAN FEEL THE TENSION ON THIS.

TYROLEANS NEED TO BE DONE
ON AS TIGHT A ROPE AS POSSIBLE.

TO GET THE TENSION,

I'M GONNA USE
A THREE-IN-ONE PULLEY SYSTEM.

THE ONLY THING IS, IF WE START
PUTTING KNOTS INTO THE SYSTEM,

IT DOES WEAKEN IT BY UP TO 25%.

MY LINE IN.
NOW FOR THE TEAM'S.

MY HEART RATE'S
GONNA BE MONITORED

TO SHOW HOW HARD I'M WORKING.

TYROLEANS ARE BRUTALLY HARD.

GET TOO EXHAUSTED,
AND THE ONLY WAY IS DOWN.

PBHT.
I HATE THIS MOMENT.

JUST...

ALWAYS JUST BEFORE YOU GO.

YOU JUST KIND OF WANT
TO JUST GET INTO IT.

LIE ON THE ROPE WITH ONE LEG
HOOKED OVER THE LINE,

WHILE THE OTHER HANGS BELOW,
LIKE A PENDULUM, FOR BALANCE.

OKAY, COME ON.
LET'S GO.

THE GORGE IS ABOUT 130 FEET
ACROSS AND 120-FOOT DEEP.

AS I GET FURTHER OUT,
THE ROPE WILL STRETCH AND BOW.

STARTING OFF BACKWARDS IS
THE ONLY WAY TO CONTROL MYSELF.

PROBLEM IS, AT SOME POINT,

I'M GONNA HAVE TO TURN AROUND
WHEN I START GOING UPHILL.

COOL WITH THIS.

JUST FOCUS ON THE ROPE
AND ON THE BALANCE.

AND TRY AND CONSERVE
YOUR ENERGY

AND NOT LOOK DOWN.

SO, DO NOT LOOK DOWN THERE.

THIS IS THE EASY PART.
I'M GOING DOWNHILL.

GRAVITY IS ON MY SIDE.

SO, YOU TAKE YOUR TIME,
AND NOT RUSH IT.

YOU RUSH, AND THAT'S
WHEN YOU MAKE MISTAKES.

VERY, VERY UNCOMFORTABLE.

BUT I'M WHAT YOU WOULD CALL
"COMMITTED" NOW.

[ METAL SCRAPING ]

BUT IT'S A LONG CROSSING,

AND I'M HOPING I HAVEN'T
MISCALCULATED MY OWN ABILITIES.

I'M ONLY HALFWAY THROUGH.
NOW TO TURN AROUND.

JUST TURNING AROUND, BALANCE,

ON A THIN ROPE, 120-FOOT UP,

IS EASIER SAID THAN DONE.

THIS IS A TRICKY MANEUVER
KNOWN AS A REGAIN.

BASICALLY, YOU GO TO A HANG --

[ METAL SCRAPING ]

IT'S WHAT THE COMMANDOES DO

AS PART
OF THEIR BASIC TRAINING.

IT'S SOMETHING I HAVE TO NAIL
FIRST TIME.

IF I DON'T HAVE ENOUGH STRENGTH
TO GET BACK UP,

I'LL BE STUCK HERE,
DANGLING HIGH ABOVE THE RIVER.

LIFT YOUR LEGS UP.

GET ONE ARM PUT OVER.

HE'S WORKING HARD NOW.
HEART RATE'S JUST SHOT UP.

SHOT UP EVEN FURTHER.

HALFWAY ACROSS,
AND THE UPHILL LEG NOW TO GO.

THIS IS TAKING MORE EFFORT
THAN I THOUGHT.

I'M GETTING TO THE END,

BUT IT'S ALWAYS THE LAST BIT
THAT'S THE HARDEST.

[ GRUNTS ]

COME ON!

JUST 8 FEET.

[ MONITOR BEEPING ]

114 BEATS A MINUTE.
DEFINITELY WORKING HARD.

THIS IS THE TOUGHEST TYROLEAN
I'VE EVER ATTEMPTED.

TECHNIQUE IS EVERYTHING.

AND AT THIS HEIGHT,
FAILURE IS NOT AN OPTION.

WHEW!

VERY, VERY HARD WORK.

AND VERY PAINFUL
ON THE QUEENSBERRIES...

AND THE HANDS.

I'M VERY RELIEVED
TO SEE SOLID ROCK UNDER ME.

WOULDN'T YOU KNOW --
THAT ANCHOR HELD WELL.

OKAY, GOOD.

STEEP GORGES AND DEEP FJORDS

ARE ICONIC
TO THE NORWEGIAN LANDSCAPE,

CARVED OUT AFTER
MILLIONS OF YEARS UNDER ICE.

FOR A SURVIVOR,
THEY CAN BE AN OBSTACLE

OR A QUICK WAY TO GET DOWN.

LET'S GET DOWN
TO THIS LEDGE HERE.

IT'S QUITE STEEP OVER HERE.

JUMPING FROM HEIGHT INTO WATER

CAN PUT A HUGE AMOUNT OF STRESS
ON THE BODY.

I'VE DONE A LOT OF HIGH JUMPS.

BUT THEY CAN BE DANGEROUS.

LAND BADLY, AND THE IMPACT
CAN BE LIKE HITTING CONCRETE.

I RECKON THIS IS ABOUT 50 FOOT
DOWN TO THERE.

USING ACCELEROMETERS,
I'M GONNA FIND OUT

WHAT FORCES I EXPERIENCE
WHEN I HIT THE WATER.

YEAH, SOMETIMES
YOU CAN LOOK AT SOMETHING

AND THINK,
"THAT'S WAY DEEP ENOUGH."

BUT WHAT YOU'RE NOT SEEING
IS SUBMERGED, HIDDEN ROCKS.

YOU JUMP, BREAK YOUR LEGS,

AND THEN YOU'RE GONNA DROWN
'CAUSE YOU CAN'T SWIM.

I'M 50-FOOT UP,

AND I'LL HIT THE WATER
AT ABOUT 40 MILES AN HOUR.

AND I RECKON FOR 50-FOOT,
YOU NEED ABOUT 25-FOOT OF WATER.

ALWAYS WORK IN A HALF-RATIO.

THE IMPORTANT THING
IS TO GET THE TECHNIQUE RIGHT.

GET YOUR FEET AND YOUR HANDS
TOGETHER, HANDS BY YOUR SIDE.

IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR,

MANY SOLDIERS DIED
JUMPING FROM SINKING SHIPS.

AS THEY LEAPT FOR THEIR LIVES,

THEY KEPT THEIR HELMETS
DONE UP TIGHTLY.

BUT THE HELMETS
BROKE THEIR STREAMLINED ENTRY,

KILLING MANY MEN
BY SNAPPING THEIR NECKS.

THE FINAL THING IS,
OFTEN YOU GET

WATER THAT'S MILLPOND CALM,
LIKE GLASS.

AND REALLY,
YOU WANT TO DO SOMETHING

TO BREAK THAT SURFACE TENSION.

YOU CAN DO THAT
BY THROWING A STONE.

IT BREAKS THE WATER
AND SOFTENS THE IMPACT.

[ Chuckling ]
IT'S QUITE HIGH, ISN'T IT?

HERE WE GO!

AS I HIT THE WATER, I
EXPERIENCE 9G OF DECELERATION.

THAT'S THREE TIMES THE FORCE

THAT THE CREW
OF A SPACE SHUTTLE

WOULD EXPERIENCE ON LAUNCH.

LAND BADLY,
AND IT'S GONNA HURT.

YEP!
IT'S QUITE HIGH!

WHEW!

JUMPING INTO WATER
SHOULDN'T BE TAKEN LIGHTLY.

GET IT WRONG, AND IT'S
AN UNFORGIVING PLACE TO END UP.

WHEW.

THIS ADVENTURE BEGAN
WET AND COLD,

AND IT'S ENDING WET AND COLD.

BUT THAT IS NORWAY FOR YOU.

NORWAY HAS BEEN
A HUMBLING ADVENTURE.

IT'S PUSHED ME TO MY LIMITS

AND SHOWN ME THAT NO ONE
IS BIGGER THAN NATURE.

NO MATTER HOW STRONG YOU ARE,
IF YOU'RE NOT PREPARED

OR YOU MADE
THE WRONG DECISIONS,

YOU DON'T STAND A CHANCE.