Man vs. Wild (2006–2020): Season 6, Episode 4 - Borneo - 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 SERIES OF CHALLENGES

IN THE SORT OF PLACES
WHERE YOU WOULDN'T LAST LONG

WITHOUT THE RIGHT
SURVIVAL SKILLS.

NOW I'M IN THE DENSE JUNGLES
OF BORNEO,

ONE OF THE MOST ISOLATED PARTS
OF THE WORLD.

I CAN'T GRIP WITH MY FEET.

IT'S AN ENVIRONMENT
FULL OF HIDDEN DANGERS.

OW.



HE JUST GOT ME, THEN.

THE TERRAIN IS UNFORGIVING.

WHOA.
[ SPLASH ]

THAT'LL BE THE RIVER, THEN!

EVEN THE WEATHER
CAN PUSH YOU TO THE LIMIT.

IT'S JUST RELENTLESS, THIS.

AND EVERY STEP FORWARD...
WHOA.

...YOU CAN TAKE TWO STEPS BACK.

[ SPUTTERING ]

BORNEO IN SOUTHEAST ASIA.

IT'S THE THIRD-LARGEST ISLAND
IN THE WORLD --

NEARLY 300,000 SQUARE MILES
IN AREA,

ABOUT THE SAME SIZE AS TEXAS.

SCARRED BY RUGGED MOUNTAINS
AND DENSE RAIN FOREST,



IT BOASTS AN INCREDIBLY RICH
AND DEADLY BIODIVERSITY.

ALMOST HALF THE WORLD'S
ANIMAL AND PLANET SPECIES

CAN BE FOUND IN THESE JUNGLES.

AND THERE ARE LITERALLY
THOUSANDS

THAT YOU'RE NOT GONNA
COME ACROSS

ANYWHERE ELSE ON THE PLANET.

THAT MEANS A WHOLE NEW SET
OF CHALLENGES FOR ME.

THAT COMBINATION
OF REMOTE JUNGLE

AND THE RANGE OF WILDLIFE

IS A BIG DRAW TO ADVENTURERS.

BUT MAKE NO MISTAKE.

THE VERY FEATURES THAT CAN MAKE
THESE PLACES SO APPEALING

CAN ALSO BE KILLERS.

A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO,

A GERMAN HIKER GOT LOST
IN THE JUNGLES OF BORNEO.

AND IT TOOK THEM MONTHS
TO FIND HIS BODY.

HE'D STARVED TO DEATH.

I'M GONNA SHOW YOU NOT ONLY
HOW TO SURVIVE HERE,

BUT HOW TO ESCAPE ALIVE.

I'M HEADING FOR THE MOST
IMPENETRABLE PART
OF THE JUNGLE.

THERE'S NOWHERE TO LAND
THE CHOPPER.

SO I'M GONNA RAPPEL
DOWN TO THE TREETOPS

AND THEN SHOW YOU HOW TO CLIMB
DOWN TO THE GROUND.

LOOK! GO FOR THAT ONE,
BUT TURN AROUND.

OKAY, BEAR.

THEY'RE APPROACHING
THE LOCATION.

WHEN THERE'S NO SUITABLE
LANDING ZONE FOR A HELICOPTER,

TROOPS WILL RAPPEL DOWN.

BUT IT'S NOT
FOR THE FAINT-HEARTED.

IT REQUIRES PINPOINT ACCURACY
FROM THE PILOT.

USUALLY, I'D LET THE ROPE RUN
OUT BELOW TO STOP ME SWINGING,

BUT IT'S TOO DANGEROUS
A MANEUVER HERE.

IF THE ROPE GETS SNAGGED,

THEN IT CAN BRING DOWN
THE HELICOPTER.

BUT WITH THE ROPE
IN A BAG ON MY HIP,

I RISK SWINGING INTO THE TREES
AND BEING IMPALED ON A BRANCH.

[ GRUNTS ]

WHOO.

I'VE MADE IT
DOWN TO THE CANOPY,

BUT I'M STILL 100 FEET
ABOVE THE GROUND.

SO, THE HELI GONE.

WE'RE VERY, VERY PRECARIOUS
UP HERE.

WAY HIGHER THAN I THOUGHT.

YOU SEE WHY
THEY USED TO GIVE PILOTS

WHO ARE FLYING
OVER THE JUNGLE --

THEY USED TO ISSUE THEM
EXTRA RIGGING LINES

JUST IN CASE
THEY HAD TO BAIL OUT

AND GOT STUCK
IN THE JUNGLE CANOPY.

THEY HAD A WAY TO GET DOWN
TO THE JUNGLE FLOOR.

WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO USE
MOTHER NATURE A LITTLE BIT.

THERE ARE NO BRANCHES

LOWER DOWN THE TREE
THAT I'VE LANDED IN,

AND THE TRUNK IS TOO THICK
TO GET A GOOD GRIP AROUND.

BUT I COULD USE THAT THICK VINE
ON THE NEIGHBORING TREE

IF I CAN JUST GET TO IT.

SOME SMALLER VINES
LINKING THE TWO TREES

COULD BE MY ROUTE ACROSS.

THING IS,
THESE VINES LOOK PRECARIOUS,

BUT ACTUALLY,
THEY'RE VERY, VERY STRONG.

I'LL MAKE IT DOWN THIS CLUSTER
TO THE BIGGER TRUNK.

SPREADING MY WEIGHT
OVER SEVERAL SMALLER VINES

SHOULD REDUCE A RISK
OF A SUDDEN BREAK.

THESE ARE HOLDING.

JUST AS WELL.

A FALL FROM THIS HEIGHT
COULD BE FATAL.

OKAY, ONTO THIS BRANCH.

IT'S A LITTLE BIT MORE
REASSURING THAN ONE OF THESE.

OKAY.

NOW, YOU CAN SEE
THERE'S A NICE, BIG VINE.

OKAY, LET'S GET ONTO THAT.

THE VINE IS MORE OF
A FIREMAN'S POLE THAN A ROPE,

AND I HAVE TO CLEAR OFF
THE MOSS TO GET A GRIP.

IT'S TAKING ALL MY STRENGTH
JUST TO CONTROL MY DESCENT.

WHAT I DO KNOW
IS IF THIS WAS RAINING,

I'D NEVER BE ABLE TO DO THIS.

JUST BE TOO SLIPPY.

I'VE ACTUALLY GOT
QUITE A GOOD GRIP ON IT.

THE ONLY THING THAT ARE FAILING
ARE MY ARM MUSCLES.

[ GRUNTS ]

THIS CLOSE TO THE GROUND,

I CAN RISK A FASTER SLIDE

BEFORE MY ARMS GIVE OUT
COMPLETELY.

[ SPUTTERING ]

WHOO.

[ PANTING ]

A LONG WAY DOWN, THAT.

NOT AN EASY DESCENT.

SHOWS HOW STRONG
THOSE VINES ARE, THOUGH.

OKAY. COME ON.
WE'RE HEADING DOWNHILL.

LET'S GO.

IN BORNEO, THE BEST ROUTE
OUT OF THE JUNGLE

IS USUALLY DOWNHILL.

IT'S THE QUICKEST WAY
TO FIND A RIVER OR STREAM,

AND MOST SETTLEMENTS
ARE IN THE VALLEYS.

WHOOPS.

LOOK, THAT'S WHY
YOU GOT TO BE MINDFUL.

LOOK AT THE SPIKES ON THIS.

GO DOWNHILL,
GRAB HOLD OF THAT.

IT'S JUST GONNA SHRED YOUR HAND.

AND ALSO, THEY HAVE A NASTY
HABIT, THESE SORT OF THINGS,

JUST BREAKING OFF,
GETTING EMBEDDED,

AND THEN GETTING INFECTED.

YOU KIND OF WANT TO TRY
AND DEVELOP THE SIXTH SENSE

OF BEFORE YOU GRAB SOMETHING,

JUST TAKING A LOOK AND MAKE SURE
IT'S OKAY, LIKE THAT,

AND NOT LIKE THAT.

PLANTS AREN'T THE ONLY
JUNGLE RESIDENTS TO BE WARY OF.

THIS PLACE
IS FULL OF CREATURES,

ALL OUT TO GET YOUR BLOOD.

[ GRUNTS ]

HERE'S A LEECH DOWN THERE.

SEE HIM?

THERE'S JUST MILLIONS
AND MILLIONS OF THESE LEECHES

IN THE JUNGLE.

LOVE THE WAY IT REACHES UP.

IT CAN SMELL ME.

AND ONCE HE GETS ON, HE'LL THEN
INJECT AN ANTICOAGULANT,

STOP MY BLOOD CLOTTING,

AND THEN THE WOUND
WILL JUST BLEED AND BLEED.

I'M LEAVING THIS GUY TO IT.

BORNEO IS INFESTED
WITH LEECHES,

AND I'M IN NO HURRY TO LET THEM
FEAST ON MY PRECIOUS BLOOD.

[ GRUNTS ]

WHOA.
LOOK AT THE SIZE OF THAT CAVE!

THAT WILL HAVE BEEN FORMED
BY WATER.

POTENTIALLY MIGHT BE ABLE
TO GET DOWN THERE

AND ACTUALLY FOLLOW THAT
TO A WATER COURSE.

THERE'S QUITE A CLEAR WAY
DOWN THIS, AS WELL.

BIG, THICK COUPLE OF VINES
ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE BOTTOM,

REACHES THE CAVE FLOOR.

WE'RE GONNA NEED LIGHT, THOUGH,
IF WE GO DOWN THERE.

HOLD ON.

EVERY GOOD TORCH
NEEDS SOMETHING TO BURN,

AND THE JUNGLE
IS FULL OF POTENTIAL FUEL.

THIS IS A DAMAR TREE.

CAN TELL THAT
THROUGH ALL THIS RESIN.

SEE ALL OF THIS OOZING
OUT OF IT.

AND THIS IS WHAT SOLDIERS
WOULD CALL JUNGLE HEXIS.

IT'S LIKE THOSE LITTLE
MILITARY HEXI BLOCKS YOU GET

THAT YOU CAN LIGHT,

AND THEY'LL BURN FOR AGES.

BUT THAT'S GONNA BE BRILLIANT
FOR A TORCH.

THE RESIN IS A GOOD START.

TOGETHER WITH THIS PIECE
OF BAMBOO,

I'VE GOT THE MAKINGS
OF THE IDEAL TORCH.

JUST WANT TO THIN THIS BAMBOO
DOWN A LITTLE BIT.

AND THIS IS REALLY TO CONTAIN
ALL OF THE SAP IN HERE.

JUST GONNA NEED TO BURN
A BIT OF THE BAMBOO AS WELL.

OTHERWISE,
IT'S GONNA SNUFF IT OUT.

AND ONCE YOU'VE GOT IT
THINNED DOWN,

YOU CAN THEN JUST FILL IT UP
WITH ALL OF THIS JUNGLE HEXI.

STUFF IT DOWN THERE.

OKAY.

THAT, THEN,
IS GONNA KEEP BURNING

FOR A LONG TIME IN THAT CAVE.

AND NEED ALSO JUST SOME TINDER

TO GET THE FLAME GOING
INITIALLY,

AND I CAN USE
A BIT OF DEAD BAMBOO.

JUST SCRAPE OFF THE OUTER LAYER

AND USE YOUR KNIFE
TO MAKE SOME SHAVINGS.

COLLECT ALL THAT UP.

THAT'LL TAKE A SPARK NICELY.

OKAY, WE'RE GOOD TO GO.

SURVIVAL IN THE WILD OFTEN
COMES DOWN TO PLANNING AHEAD

AND MAKING THE MOST
OF ANYTHING YOU FIND.

LOOK. RATTAN VINE.

SEE THIS ONE?

DEFINITELY WORTH
COLLECTING THAT.

AMAZING STUFF.

REALLY FLEXIBLE, REALLY STRONG.

YOU CAN USE IT --
USE THIS LIKE ROPE.

THERE ARE NEARLY 150 TYPES
OF RATTAN IN BORNEO.

LOCALS USE FRESH LENGTHS
FOR CORDAGE, ROPE, AND STRING.

OKAY,
THAT'S PROBABLY ENOUGH OF IT.

AND THEN JUST PUT IT AROUND
A TREE, SOFTEN IT UP A BIT,

AND THIS IS JUST LOOSENING UP
THE FIBERS

SO IT'S MORE FLEXIBLE,
EASY TO COIL.

I'VE GOT A TORCH, TINDER,

AND A HANDY LENGTH
OF IMPROVISED ROPE.

BUT I'M GONNA NEED MY WITS
ABOUT ME

IF I'M GONNA DEAL WITH ALL
THAT BORNEO CAN THROW AT ME.

I CAN'T GRIP WITH MY FEET.

I'M DEEP
IN THE JUNGLES OF BORNEO.

I'VE SUCCESSFULLY DESCENDED
FROM THE CANOPY.

NOW I'M HOPING THIS CAVE

WILL OFFER ME A QUICK ROUTE
DOWN TO FIND A WATERWAY.

MOMENT OF TRUTH.

[ GRUNTING ]

THIS VINE LOOKS STRONG ENOUGH
TO TAKE MY WEIGHT,

BUT IT'S GONNA BE HARD WORK
FOR MY ARMS.

I'LL STAND ON THIS BIT.

GIVE MY ARMS A REST.

DEFINITELY
A GOOD FOREARM WORKOUT.

WHAT'S DIFFICULT IS THAT
I CAN'T GRIP WITH MY FEET.

ALMOST DOWN.

[ SPUTTERING ]

A FEW FEET.

[ SIGHS ]

MY ARMS HAVE HELD OUT,
BUT I CAN'T RELAX JUST YET.

SHOW THIS GUY
I ALMOST LANDED ON.

AND TO BE HONEST,
I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THAT IS.

IT'S SOMETHING
I'VE NEVER SEEN BEFORE.

BUT THAT'S BORNEO FOR YOU.

WHAT I DO KNOW IS THAT
HE'S BRIGHTLY COLORED,

AND IF HE SURVIVES DOWN HERE,

HE SURVIVES BY PACKING A PUNCH
OF SOMETHING.

IT'S A GOOD RULE OF THUMB TO
AVOID ANYTHING LIKE THIS GUY.

THAT BRIGHT EXTERIOR
IS A WARNING SIGN

SHOUTING "STAY AWAY."

OKAY, TRY AND GET A BIT LOWER
DOWN INTO THIS.

I CAN'T SEE ANY HANDY VINES
TO HELP ME DOWN THE NEXT STAGE,

SO IT'S TIME
FOR MY JUNGLE-RATTAN ROPE.

MAYBE USE THIS BIG BLOCK HERE.

THROW THIS END DOWN.

AND THEN JUST LOOP THIS
STRAIGHT OVER, JAM IT IN,

AND THAT'S GONNA BE
ABSOLUTELY SOLID.

AND THEN JUST DO
A SOUTH AFRICAN RAPPEL.

GRAB THE TWO ENDS
AROUND THE WAIST.

AND THEN STEP OVER...
STEP OVER THEM,

AND THEN YOU JUST HOLD THE ENDS
IN YOUR HAND,

AND THE REST OF IT'S
RUNNING DOWN THERE.

RAPPELLING LIKE THIS

IS A GOOD WAY OF TAKING
THE WEIGHT OFF YOUR ARMS

AND CONTROLLING
YOUR OWN DESCENT.

BUT IT NEEDS A LEAP OF FAITH

TO COMMIT YOURSELF
TO A THIN LINE OF VEGETATION.

[ GRUNTING ]

ANOTHER 20 FOOT, I'M DOWN!

DOWN ON THE CAVE FLOOR.

THAT REACHED ONLY JUST.

GET A TORCH GOING ON.

THE BAMBOO SHAVINGS
ARE EXCELLENT

FOR TAKING THE SPARK
FROM A STRIKER.

ONCE YOU GOT YOUR TINDER GOING,

IT'S JUST A CASE OF HEATING
THE RESIN UNTIL IT CATCHES.

OKAY,
THAT'S THE TORCH GOING.

JUST A CRAZY PLACE DOWN HERE.

HERE, HOLD THIS.
LET'S GET THIS RATTAN COILED.

[ SNIFFS ]

OH, THAT SMELL.
THAT'S ALL BAT GUANO.

YOU CAN SEE A LOT
ON THE GROUND HERE.

STINK.

YOU CAN ALSO FIND
FLESH-EATING COCKROACHES.

AND THEY'LL LIVE OFF BAT GUANO,

BUT ALSO ANY BIRDS OR BATS
THAT FALL TO THE GROUND.

COCKROACHES WILL THEN JUST
STRIP THEM OF THEIR FLESH

AND EAT THEM.

OKAY, LET'S GET THIS STOWED

AND TRY AND FIND OUR WAY
THROUGH THIS CAVE.

IT'S EERILY QUIET, SUDDENLY.

THERE'S ALWAYS SO MUCH NOISE

WHEN YOU'RE ACTUALLY
IN THE JUNGLE.

DOWN HERE,
IT ALL GOES STRANGELY STILL.

CHECK THESE OUT.
LITTLE NESTS.

ACTUALLY, THE CAVES OF BORNEO

ARE FAMOUS
FOR THEIR BIRDS' NESTS.

SOME OF THEM ARE ACTUALLY MADE
OUT OF BIRD SALIVA.

WHAT THEY DO IS USE THOSE
AND MAKE IT INTO SOUP.

BIRD'S NEST SOUP IS A DELICACY.

THE RIGHT NEST CAN FETCH
OVER $900 A POUND.

THESE ONES
AREN'T FINANCIALLY VALUABLE,

BUT THEY COULD PROVIDE
A SIMPLE MEAL.

THAT'S WORTH A LOT.

THOSE ARE CAVE-SWIFT EGGS.

[ SNIFFS ]

ACTUALLY, THAT'S NOT ROTTEN.

THEY'RE OKAY TO EAT THOSE.

[ SNIFFS ]

NOT THAT ONE, THOUGH.

FRESH EGGS ARE A GOOD SOURCE
OF PROTEIN AND FLUID.

MY MEAL WASN'T LARGE
TO BEGIN WITH.

IT'S EVEN SMALLER NOW.

OKAY, LET'S KEEP MOVING.
COME ON.

BORNEO IS FAMOUS
FOR ITS ENORMOUS CAVE SYSTEMS.

DEAD END THAT WAY.
TRY AROUND HERE.

ONE CAVE NETWORK IN BORNEO

EXTENDS FOR OVER
180 MILES UNDERGROUND,

AND NEW PARTS OF IT
ARE STILL BEING EXPLORED.

GOES DOWN AGAIN.

THIS CAVE DOESN'T APPEAR
TOO BIG.

BY STICKING
TO A DOWNHILL ROUTE,

I'M HOPING TO FIND A STREAM.

IF I DON'T,
A DIRECT CLIMB BACK

WILL ALLOW ME
TO RETRACE MY STEPS.

[ SHUFFLING ]

[ GRUNTS ]

A BIT OF WET AND SLIPPY MUD.

AS I ENTER A NEW CAVE SYSTEM,

I CAN HEAR
THE FAINT NOISE OF WATER.

THERE'S LIGHT AHEAD THERE.

COME ON.

SCRABBLING AROUND UNDERGROUND
CAN FEEL SO CLAUSTROPHOBIC.

IT'S ALWAYS A RELIEF FOR ME
TO SEE DAYLIGHT AHEAD.

LET'S GET INTO THE MOUTH.
COME ON.

WHAT AN INCREDIBLE VIEW!

AND THAT'S WHAT I LOVE
ABOUT THE JUNGLE.

SOMETIMES YOU FIND YOURSELF
IN A LITTLE PLACE LIKE THIS

WHERE THE LIKELIHOOD IS NO OTHER
HUMAN MIGHT EVER HAVE BEEN.

AND THAT'S JUST A PRIVILEGE.

BUT LOOK AT IT.

AND, LOOK.

WE GOT A WATER COURSE, AS WELL,
DOWN THERE,

WHICH IS GOOD.

WE CAN USE THAT AND FOLLOW IT.

IT'S GONNA LEAD US TO A RIVER,

AND THAT'S GONNA BE YOUR BEST
CHANCE OF FINDING PEOPLE.

LET'S TAKE A MINUTE --
MINUTE TO ENJOY THIS.

IT'S TIME TO GET MOVING.

WATCH OUT.
SLIPPY ON THIS BIT.

THE CAVE HAS GIVEN ME A BREAK.

BUT HEADING BACK
INTO THE JUNGLE

WILL EXPOSE ME TO ALL SORTS
OF HIDDEN DANGERS.

THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO BE
CAREFUL OF -- DEADFALL.

I'M IN BORNEO,

TACKLING ONE OF THE TOUGHEST
JUNGLES IN THE WORLD.

DESCENDING THROUGH A CAVE
HAS BROUGHT ME TO A STREAM,

BUT FLANKED BY CLIFFS,

THIS 40-FOOT WATERFALL
BLOCKS MY ROUTE.

AND, LOOK, I'VE ALSO GOT
THE CLOUDS MOVING IN.

NEED TO WORK OUT SOME WAY
DOWN HERE.

IF IT STARTS RAINING,

ANY KIND OF DESCENT IS GONNA BE
10 TIMES MORE DIFFICULT.

LET'S TRY THAT WAY.

STEADY.

IT'S ACTUALLY THE ROOT SYSTEM,
THIS, OF AN UPSIDE-DOWN TREE.

AND LOOK.

THAT GOES ALL THE WAY
DOWN TO THE BOTTOM.

LOOK.

THESE TREES
COULD BE MY WAY DOWN.

GONNA WORK MY WAY THROUGH
THIS ROOT SYSTEM FIRST.

THEY'VE BEEN TOPPLED
BY A RECENT LANDSLIDE.

IT'S THE KIND OF THING

THAT MAKES JUNGLES SO DYNAMIC
AND SO DANGEROUS.

QUITE A GOOD LITTLE ALCOVE
IN HERE.

A LITTLE BIT PRECARIOUS, THOUGH.

AND, LOOK, STRAIGHT DOWN
THIS TREE TRUNK.

AND THAT'S WHAT
I'M TRYING TO SHIN DOWN.

LET ME JUST COME AROUND TO YOU.

THEY'VE ONLY RECENTLY FALLEN,

SO THE TRUNK
SHOULD STILL BE STRONG.

YOU ALWAYS NEED TO BE WARY

OF TREES THAT HAVE BEEN DOWN
FOR A WHILE.

CHANCES ARE THEY'LL BE ROTTEN

AND COULD GIVE WAY
WITHOUT WARNING.

OKAY, I NEED STRONG INNER THIGHS
TO WRAP AROUND THIS TREE TRUNK.

THE WATERFALL'S
DEAFENINGLY LOUD,

AND THE SPRAY IS MAKING
THIS TRUNK REALLY SLIPPERY.

[ GRUNTS ]

A NODULE IN THE TREE
WENT RIGHT OVER MY...NUTS.

I'M ON THE BOTTOM

OF WHAT ONCE WAS
THE TOP OF THE TREE.

LAST FEW LIMBS,
WORKS QUITE WELL.

TRY AND CUT ACROSS
BEHIND THE WATERFALL,

GET TO THE BANK
ON THE OTHER SIDE.

IT'LL BE EASIER GOING THERE.

THE ROUTE ON THE OTHER BANK
MIGHT BE EASIER.

BUT GETTING THERE
WILL BE RISKY.

THAT'S WHAT WE WANT TO BE
CAREFUL OF -- DEADFALL.

ONE OF THE MOST DANGEROUS THINGS
IN JUNGLE RIVERS

IS LOTS OF DEAD WOOD
JUST POUNDING DOWN.

WE NEED TO TUCK IN REALLY CLOSE
TO THE ROCK FACE.

THIS CLOSE TO THE WATERFALL,
SPEECH IS ALL BUT INAUDIBLE.

IT'S EASIER
JUST TO USE A GESTURE.

WHOO!
LOT OF POWER IN THAT.

OKAY.

AT LEAST I'VE HAD A WASH.
WHOO!

OKAY, LET'S KEEP HEADING DOWN.

THE RIVER IS STREWN
WITH HUGE WET BOULDERS.

SO THE JUNGLE OFFERS
AN EASIER ROUTE.

BUT IT'S IMPORTANT TO STAY
CLOSE TO THE RIVERBANK,

EVEN IF THAT MEANS FLITTING
FROM ONE SIDE TO THE OTHER.

IT'LL BE WORTH THE EFFORT.
THE RIVER IS YOUR ESCAPE ROUTE.

GUYS, STAY WITH ME.

MAN, IF THERE'S EVER A PLACE

THAT'S GONNA MAKE YOU
FEEL SMALL --

SOMEWHERE LIKE THIS.

YOU'RE STUCK
IN THE MIDDLE OF THE JUNGLE,

JUST SURROUNDED BY POUNDING
WATERFALLS, MASSIVE CLIFFS,

AND TREES LIKE SKYSCRAPERS.

THE THICK CLOUD COVER ADDS
TO THE SENSE OF VULNERABILITY.

COMBINED WITH THE HEAVY RAIN

AND THE DENSE COVERAGE
OF THE CANOPY,

LIGHT LEVELS IN THE JUNGLE
CAN FALL DRAMATICALLY.

WE NEED TO STAY CLOSE NOW.

IT'S GETTING
THAT DANGEROUS COMBINATION

OF LOW LIGHT
AND THIS TORRENTIAL RAIN,

WHICH MEANS IT'S NOT ONLY
DIFFICULT TO SEE YOUR BUDDY,

IT'S ALSO DIFFICULT TO BE HEARD

JUST 'CAUSE THIS RAIN
IS SO LOUD.

SO I NEED YOU TO STAY CLOSE NOW,
OKAY?

KEEP ME IN YOUR SIGHT.

I EXPECTED A DRENCHING HERE.

IT CAN RAIN
UP TO 280 DAYS A YEAR.

BUT RAIN LIKE THIS
IS SO DISPIRITING.

IT'S JUST RELENTLESS, THIS.

I THINK OUT OF ALL OF
THE ENVIRONMENTS,

THE JUNGLE CAN BE

THE MOST PHYSICALLY
AND MENTALLY DRAINING.

AND IT FEELS LIKE EVERYTHING
IS OUT TO GET YOU.

YOU KNOW, I ALWAYS HAVE
A REALLY SIMPLE THING I DO

WHENEVER TIMES GET TOUGH,
AND IT SOUNDS SILLY,

BUT I JUST SAY TO MYSELF
OVER AND OVER AGAIN,

"I CAN, I CAN, I CAN."

AND IT'S JUST MY WAY OF TAKING
THE FIGHT BACK TO THE JUNGLE.

BUT THERE'S NO DOUBT THIS SORT
OF RAIN IS DEMORALIZING.

WITH RAIN FALLING
IN SUCH HUGE VOLUME,

RIVERS CAN BE TRANSFORMED
INTO RAGING TORRENTS

IN A MATTER OF HOURS.

WHY JUNGLE RIVERS
ARE SO DANGEROUS.

LIKE, THIS STREAM JUST TURNED
INTO, LIKE, A FREIGHT TRAIN,

AND THAT'S BECAUSE OF
ALL THE RAIN POUNDING DOWN

AND DRIVING THAT.

NO WAY YOU GET ACROSS THIS NOW.

AND IF THAT BIT
OF DEADFALL GOES,

JUST GONNA TAKE OUT
EVERYTHING IN ITS PATH.

KEEP GOING DOWN THIS SIDE.

I'M FIGHTING MY WAY
THROUGH THE JUNGLES OF BORNEO.

I'VE WRESTLED
DOWN A FALLEN TREE

AND WRUNG MYSELF OUT
AFTER TORRENTIAL RAIN.

BUT THE JUNGLE'S NOT FINISHED
WITH ME YET.

WHOA.

[ SPLASH ]

THAT'LL BE THE RIVER, THEN!

AH.

LANDED FLAT ON MY BACK.

WHEW!

DON'T COME THIS WAY.
GO DOWN HERE.

AFTER ANY ACCIDENT, IT'S WORTH
CATCHING YOUR BREATH

AND MAKING SURE
YOU'RE FIT TO CONTINUE.

DEFINITELY HAMMERING ON THAT.

I DID A BACK FLOP.

NO SERIOUS INJURIES,

BUT I DO HAVE A PASSENGER --
A LEECH.

BEST THING TO DO
IS GRAB THEM BY THE HEAD

AND THEN TWIST THEM OFF.

IF YOU GIVE THEM A SQUEEZE --
ALL THE BLOOD.

HE'S JUST STARTED TO LATCH ON.

I GOT HIM IN TIME.

YOU SEE EVEN THAT --
THE WOUND -- LOOK.

AND WHAT THEY DO
IS INJECT AN ANTICOAGULANT,

SO THEY STOP
YOUR BLOOD CLOTTING,

AND YOU JUST BLEED AND BLEED.

AND, YOU KNOW, IN THE JUNGLE,
IT CAN BLEED FOR AT LEAST A DAY.

LOOK, ALL OF THOSE ARE JUST
BLOOD STAINS ON MY SHIRT.

THERE'S A GOOD LITTLE PLANT,
ACTUALLY, IF WE CAN FIND ONE,

THAT'LL HELP THE BLOOD TO CLOT.

LET'S HAVE A LOOK ON THE BANKS.

THE PLANT I WANT
IS A MELASTOMA.

IT'S GOT LONG, THIN LEAVES,
A RED STOCK,

AND FLOURISHES
ON SUNLIT RIVERBANKS.

WHAT YOU DO -- GRAB SOME OF
THE TOP YOUNG LEAVES...

...CHEW THEM UP...

AND MAKE IT INTO A PULP.

AND THEN TAKE THAT,
PUT IT STRAIGHT ONTO THE WOUND.

AND THAT WILL HELP
THE BLOOD COAGULATE

AND THE LEECH BITE
TO HEAL ITSELF.

OKAY, LET'S GET GOING.

FOLLOWING THE RIVER
MAKES NAVIGATION EASIER.

BUT THAT DOESN'T GUARANTEE
THAT YOU CAN MOVE ANY FASTER.

THESE WET ROCKS COVERED
IN SLIME

MEAN THERE'S A CONSTANT RISK
OF TWISTED ANKLE OR WORSE.

THE SECRET IS TO SET YOURSELF
SMALL GOALS, KEEP MOVING,

AND KEEP TICKING THEM OFF.

I KNOW THIS IS SLOW,

BUT IT IS QUICKER

THAN TRYING TO HACK THROUGH
THE ACTUAL JUNGLE ITSELF.

YOU KNOW,
I REMEMBER ACTUALLY HEARING

OF A PLANE THAT CRASHED
IN THESE JUNGLES,

AND THE GOVERNMENT ASSUMED THAT
EVERYONE HAD DIED IN THE CRASH.

BUT ACTUALLY ONE MAN SURVIVED,
AND HE DID THE RIGHT THING.

HE FOUND A RIVER LIKE THIS

AND THEN JUST STUCK WITH IT,
FOLLOWED IT.

AND EVENTUALLY, AFTER FIVE DAYS,
HE WAS RESCUED.

BUT IN FIVE DAYS,

THE TOTAL DISTANCE HE MANAGED
TO TRAVEL -- 3 MILES.

THAT'S HOW HARD IT IS TO MAKE
ANY SORT OF SPEEDY PROGRESS

THROUGH JUNGLE.

OKAY, LET'S GET
TO THE NEXT RIVER BEND.

COME.

HERE ON THE EQUATOR,

IT GETS DARK AROUND 20 MINUTES
AFTER SUNSET.

SO IT'S IMPORTANT
TO LEAVE PLENTY OF TIME

TO THINK ABOUT FOOD AND SHELTER
FOR THE NIGHT.

I SPOTTED FISH IN THE RIVER,

SO I'M GONNA BUILD A TRAP
CALLED A TAMBON.

THERE'S SOME BAMBOO UP HERE.

THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLE OF BORNEO

WILL USE THIS FISH-TRAP
I'M GOING TO MAKE

AS A QUICK AND EFFECTIVE WAY
OF CATCHING FISH

WITHOUT NEEDING BAIT.

AND THAT MAKES IT PERFECT
FOR SURVIVAL.

IT'S QUICK AND EASY
AND EVERYTHING YOU NEED IS HERE.

OH, LOOK, THERE'S SOME NICE
BAMBOO HERE, GOT WATER IN IT.

BAMBOO, UNLIKE THE RIVER,

IS AN EXCELLENT SOURCE
OF FRESH, PARASITE-FREE WATER.

SO HUMID HERE,

AND IF YOU GET THE CHANCE
TO REHYDRATE ON THE MOVE,

YOU WANT TO DO IT.

A LENGTH OF THIN VINE

MAKES THE IDEAL TWINE
TO HOLD THE TRAP TOGETHER.

FIRST JOB IS TO SPLIT ONE OF
THE LENGTHS OF BAMBOO,

SO I CAN HOLLOW IT OUT
TO MAKE IT INTO A PIPE.

AND THEN WHAT YOU'RE LEFT WITH
IS A HOLLOW DRAINPIPE,

AND THAT'S GOING TO BE
WHAT THE WATER GETS SUCKED DOWN

AND HOPEFULLY THE FISH.

A SERIES OF SPLITS
IN THE SECOND PIECE

TURNS IT INTO A SIMPLE NET.

AND THAT, STRAIGHT ON THAT,

AND JUST TIES INTO PLACE TO STOP
IT COMING OFF IN THE WATER FLOW.

ALL I NEED TO DO IS PLACE IT

AND THEN WEIGHT THAT DOWN

AND ALL OF THIS WATER'S
GETTING FUNNELED

AND THEN CREATES A SUCTION
ALONG THE LENGTH OF THE PIPE

AND ANY FISH COMING DOWNSTREAM
IN THIS WHOLE VICINITY,

COME DOWN THIS AND GET CAUGHT IN
THIS FUNNEL WITH NOWHERE TO GO.

AND WHEN THEY TEACH SURVIVAL
IN THE MILITARY,

THEY TALK ABOUT "FISH FIRST,"

EASIEST FORM OF FOOD TO CATCH,
EASIEST FORM OF MEAT.

I CAN SET THIS,
TAKEN ME 15, 20 MINUTES,

LEAVE IT,
IT'S GOING TO WORK ALL NIGHT,

AND HOPEFULLY GIVE ME
SOME BREAKFAST.

NEXT, TO SORT OUT
SOMEWHERE TO SLEEP.

AT NIGHT, THE JUNGLE FLOOR IS
ALIVE WITH ANIMALS AND BUGS,

SO SHELTER OFF THE GROUND
IS A PRIORITY.

I PLAN TO IMITATE
BORNEO'S FAMOUS ORANGUTANS

AND BUILD A NEST
UP IN THE TREES.

LOOK, THIS MIGHT WORK.

SEE THIS?

A COUPLE OF TREES
LINKING TOGETHER,

LIMBS THAT AREN'T TOO HIGH
UP THE TREE.

I MIGHT BE ABLE TO USE THIS FOR
SOME SORT OF OVERNIGHT SHELTER.

AND, LOOK, LOADS OF VINES
NEARBY, AS WELL.

THE LOCAL NAME FOR THESE
TRANSLATES AS "ROPE VINE."

MAKE A NICK IN THIS.

ONCE YOU'VE GOT IT,
YOU CAN PEEL IT.

STRIPPING OFF LENGTHS OF BARK
CAN GIVE YOU

SOME VERY EFFECTIVE PIECES
OF CORDAGE.

LOOK HOW STRONG THIS IS.

TWIST THAT...

YOU'RE NEVER
GOING TO BREAK IT.

GET LOTS OF THAT
AND THEN TIE IT ALL TOGETHER.

AHH, SLIPPY.

MY PLAN IS TO LASH SOME
OF THESE BRANCHES TOGETHER

USING THE ROPE VINE.

OKAY, GOOD HEIGHT
OFF THE GROUND HERE.

AND, LOOK, I'VE GOT
THESE TWO NICE LIMBS,

KIND OF SHAPED
A BIT LIKE A BIG HAMMOCK.

TYING
THESE TWO BRANCHES TOGETHER

AND THEN SUPPORTING THEM

FROM A POSITION
HIGHER UP THE TRUNK

CREATES THE SIMPLE EQUIVALENT
OF A CLIMBER'S PORTALEDGE.

MORE ROPE VINE CAN BE USED

TO CREATE THE FLOOR
OF THE SHELTER.

JUST KEEP WEAVING IT,

BACK, FORWARD, ACROSS,
BETWEEN THESE LIMBS.

AND THEN PULL SOME OF THESE
EXISTING BRANCHES ACROSS

AND USE THEM
TO FINISH OFF THIS WEAVE.

AND THIS IS WHAT
THE ORANGUTANS WOULD DO.

THEY'D USE THE BRANCHES
INTERWEAVED TO CREATE A NEST.

WITH A HEALTHY AMOUNT
OF GREENERY WOVEN IN,

THE RESULT IS A STRONG,
COMFY SLEEPING PLATFORM.

GOOD.
THAT WORKS.

OKAY, LET'S FIND
SOMETHING TO EAT.

JUST BEFORE DUSK IS A GOOD TIME
TO FORAGE FOR FOOD.

MANY OF THE JUNGLES PREDATORS
ARE BEGINNING TO STIR,

AND THEY COULD PROVIDE YOU
WITH A WELCOME MEAL.

TREE RACER, WHOA.
JUST GOT HIM.

PULL HIM BACK.

WHERE'S HIS HEAD?

OW, HE JUST GOT ME, THEN.

LUCKILY,
HE'S NONVENOMOUS, THOUGH.

YOU'VE ALWAYS GOT TO BE CAREFUL.

THEY SAY SNAKES
DON'T BRUSH THEIR TEETH.

LOOK, YOU CAN SEE HIS JAW'S GONE
ROUND HIMSELF.

THAT'S WHERE HE HAD ME.

AND THIS GUY WILL NORMALLY LIVE
UP IN THE TREES

AND HE'LL FEED
OFF SQUIRRELS, BIRDS, EGGS,

BUT HE'S GOING TO BE MY DINNER.

GOT HIM PROPERLY
BY THE HEAD NOW.

PHEW!

WELL, THAT'S SUPPER AT LEAST.

ONLY, I WANT TO GIVE THAT BITE
A GOOD WASH.

YOU'RE NOT HUMAN
IF YOUR HAND DOESN'T SHAKE A BIT

AFTER GETTING BITTEN BY A SNAKE.

LOOK, THIS WILL DO.

WILD YAM. SEE THIS?

BREAK IT OFF...

AND RUB THAT SAP ONTO A WOUND

AND THAT'S GOING TO ACT LIKE A
MILD ANTISEPTIC TO A SNAKEBITE.

I DO NOT WANT AN INFECTION
IN THE JUNGLE.

OKAY.
LET'S GET BACK, COOK THIS UP.

SKINNED AND GUTTED,

SNAKE IS GOOD BARBECUED
OVER A SIMPLE FIRE.

OH, ITS TAIL'S STILL MOVING.

HERE, DON'T COME UNDONE.

GET OUT OF THIS CLOVE HITCH.

EVEN THOUGH
IT'S BEEN DECAPITATED,

INVOLUNTARY REFLEXES KEEP
THE SNAKE'S TAIL TWITCHING

UNTIL IT'S COOKED THROUGH.

THAT SHOULD BE DONE NOW.

THEY ALWAYS SAY SNAKE
TASTES LIKE CHICKEN.

TELL YOU WHAT, IT DOESN'T.

IT'S TOUGHER AND BONIER.

BUT GOOD NOURISHMENT.

AND IN THE JUNGLE,
YOU NEED PLENTY OF THAT.

DUSK HAS FALLEN,

SO IT'S TIME TO RETREAT
TO MY ORANGUTAN NEST.

I QUITE LIKE THE FACT
THAT "ORANGUTAN" IN MALAY

ACTUALLY TRANSLATES
AS "MAN OF THE FOREST."

THEY'VE DEFINITELY BEEN
AN INSPIRATION

FOR MAKING THIS SHELTER UP HERE.

BUT THE EDGE THAT I HAVE
OVER THE ORANGUTANS

IS I CAN MAKE FIRE

AND I CAN BURN
SOME OF THIS ANANASI BARK

ON THIS LITTLE FIRE HERE,

AND THAT'S GOING TO BURN
AND SMELL LIKE INCENSE,

AND THAT'S GOING TO KEEP
THE MOSQUITOES AWAY.

AND KEEPING THE MOSQUITOES AWAY
IN THE JUNGLE,

I'VE LEARNT, IS EVERYTHING.

OKAY,
LET'S TRY AND GET SOME SLEEP.

I'M GOING TO NEED
ALL THE REST I CAN GET,

BECAUSE THERE'S NOTHING
LIKE THE JUNGLE

FOR SAPPING YOUR STRENGTH.

I'VE SPENT THE NIGHT
IN THE JUNGLES OF BORNEO,

ONE OF THE TOUGHEST
ENVIRONMENTS KNOWN TO MAN.

YESTERDAY,
I PUT A FISH TRAP OUT,

AND IT'S TIME TO SEE
WHAT'S FOR BREAKFAST.

LOOKS LIKE I'M OUT OF LUCK.

DO YOU KNOW WHAT?

I REALLY THOUGHT
WE'D GET SOMETHING THERE.

KIND OF DISAPPOINTING.

BREAKFAST IS LOOKING
DECIDEDLY...NONEXISTENT.

COULD HAVE SET MORE OF THOSE,
YOU KNOW.

ANYWAY,
LET'S GET GOING FOR THE DAY.

IT'S IMPORTANT NOT TO DWELL
ON DISAPPOINTMENTS

BUT GET GOING AND BUILD
YOUR SPIRITS BACK UP.

HEADING DOWNSTREAM
SHOULD EVENTUALLY LEAD

TO A BIGGER RIVER
AND THEN TO CIVILIZATION.

THAT'S WHAT
YOU NEED TO FOCUS ON.

THE JUNGLE WILL ALWAYS PUT
MORE OBSTACLES,

LIKE THIS WATERFALL,
IN YOUR WAY.

ONE OF THESE ONES, IT'S TEMPTING
JUST TO SHOOT DOWN THIS,

BUT NO IDEA HOW DEEP THAT IS
AT THE BOTTOM OF IT.

IF IT'S ANYTHING LIKE
WHAT WE'VE COME DOWN,

IT'S GOING TO BE FULL
OF BOULDERS.

SILLY WAY TO BREAK AN ANKLE.

LET'S USE THIS RATTAN
JUST TO SLIDE DOWN THIS.

IF I'M TO USE THE RATTAN
TO ARREST MY SLIDE,

I'LL NEED A GOOD ANCHOR POINT.

THERE AREN'T
ANY SUITABLE TREES,

SO I'M HOPING TO USE SOME OF
THE ROCKS IN THE POOL.

ALL I NEED DO IS PUT A COUPLE
OF SIMPLE OVERHAND KNOTS

INTO THIS.

THEN IT WILL ACT
AS LIKE A CLIMBING NUT,

JAMMED BEHIND THIS ROCK.

TEST THAT.

YEAH, THAT'S GOOD.

OKAY.
NICE AND CONTROLLED DOWN HERE.

YEAH, COME ON.

STICKING TO THE RIVER
HAS BEEN A GOOD PLAN,

BUT WITH IT FUNNELING THROUGH
A FAST-FLOWING GULLY,

IT'S TIME TO THINK
OF A SAFE EXIT ROUTE.

WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE
TO CLIMB UP THAT.

IT'S JUST SHEER AND SLIPPY.

TRY AND CLIMB OVER THIS AND
DROP DOWN OVER THE OTHER SIDE.

EVEN IN THE TROPICS,

A PROLONGED SOAKING
CAN INCREASE HEAT LOSS,

LEAVING YOU COLD AND TIRED.

CUTTING BACK ONTO DRY LAND

IS A GOOD WAY TO AVOID
COMPLETE EXHAUSTION.

OKAY, IT'S GOOD.
COME ON.

BUT YOU DON'T HAVE TO LEAVE
THE RIVER BEHIND COMPLETELY.

BY TRACKING ALONGSIDE IT

AND KEEPING THE RIVER
IN EARSHOT,

YOU CAN STILL FOLLOW ITS PATH
TO A BIGGER RIVER.

WELL, THAT'S THE BIG,
FLOWING JUNGLE RIVER

I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR.

IT LOOKS LIKE
IT'S IN FULL FLOOD, AS WELL.

BUILD YOURSELF A RAFT
AND FOLLOW IT DOWNSTREAM,

MORE THAN LIKELY GOING TO LEAD
YOU TO PEOPLE OR A VILLAGE

OR EVEN, EVENTUALLY, THE COAST.

THAT'S WHAT YOU WANT TO FOLLOW.

OKAY, LET'S GET DOWN TO IT.

AND, LOOK, YOU SEE?

THERE'S A JUNGLE BOATYARD,
A HUGE CLUMP OF BAMBOO.

SEE THAT?

AND THAT'S WHAT
WE'LL MAKE A RAFT OUT OF.

OKAY, LET'S GET ACROSS TO IT.

WHOA!

THE RAPID RISE AND FALL
OF JUNGLE RIVERS MEANS

THAT MUD BANKS LIKE THIS
ARE EVERYWHERE.

REALLY CLINGY, THIS STUFF.

OKAY, LET ME GET SOMEWHERE
VAGUELY SOLID AND GET YOU OUT.

THAT BASICALLY SUMS UP
THE JUNGLE.

JUST NEED TO KICK IN STEPS,
SORT OF LIKE WITH SNOW AND ICE,

BUT THIS TIME JUST WITH MUD.

IN THE HEAT AND HUMIDITY
OF THE JUNGLE,

CLIMBS LIKE THIS CAN SO QUICKLY
BECOME EXHAUSTING.

THE ONLY WAY TO DO IT
IS TO TAKE IT STEP BY STEP.

BUT IT'LL BE WORTH IT
TO GET TO THAT BAMBOO.

OKAY, WE'RE UP.

LET'S CUT OURSELVES SOME BAMBOO.

THE BAMBOO IS A GOOD FIND,

BUT TAKING TO THE RIVER DOESN'T
MEAN I'M OUT OF THE WOODS.

THIS RAFT IS NOT THAT STABLE.

AFTER A SERIES OF
STRENGTH-SAPPING CHALLENGES

IN THE JUNGLES OF BORNEO,

I'VE REACHED A RIVER BIG ENOUGH
TO TAKE A RAFT.

IF I CAN BUILD ONE FROM BAMBOO,

THIS COULD BE THE ROUTE
TO CIVILIZATION.

SERIOUS SIZED BAMBOO, THIS.

BUILD A SHIP.

BAMBOO IS GREAT
FOR RAFT BUILDING,

SO BUOYANT BECAUSE ALL OF THE
AIR IN ALL OF THESE CHAMBERS.

OKAY, THERE'S ALSO
A LOT OF WEIGHT TO IT, THOUGH.

YOU WANT TO TRY AND PICK ONE
THAT WHEN IT GOES,

IT FALLS DOWN, OVER THERE,
BY THE RIVER.

AND THEN WHAT I CAN DO
IS PICK THE VERY TOP BITS,

THAT'S GREEN AND THINNER,

CUT THAT INTO SECTIONS,

AND THEN MAKE A RAFT
OUT OF THAT.

YOU WANT TO START CUTTING

ON THE SIDE
WHERE YOU WANT IT TO FALL.

THIS SIDE ISN'T UNDER TENSION,

SO YOU CAN SAFELY MAKE
A BIG NOTCH IN THE STEM.

IF YOU TRIED THIS
ON THE TENSIONED SIDE FIRST,

THE BAMBOO COULD SPLINTER WITH
POSSIBLE FATAL CONSEQUENCES.

IT MIGHT SEEM LIKE
A LOT OF EFFORT,

BUT CUTTING DOWN A FRESH LENGTH

WILL ENSURE YOU AREN'T WORKING
WITH SOMETHING THAT'S ROTTEN.

[ CREAKING ]

THERE YOU GO.

WITH THE BAMBOO DOWN,
IT'S A STRAIGHTFORWARD JOB

TO CUT IT INTO A NUMBER
OF EQUAL LENGTHS.

FIRST BIT COMING DOWN.

LET'S BUILD IT DOWN THERE.

THESE CUT SECTIONS MIGHT BE
FULL OF AIR POCKETS,

BUT THEY'RE STILL
PRETTY SUBSTANTIAL.

JUST LAY THIS OUT DOWN HERE.

AND ONCE THESE POLES
ARE LASHED TOGETHER

WITH STICKS
AND RATTAN TWINE,

THE RAFT WILL BE
DIFFICULT TO MOVE ON THE LAND.

OKAY, AND THAT IS GOOD
AND STRONG,

AND WE'LL DO THE SAME...
ABOUT HERE.

OKAY.

TO ENSURE YOUR RAFT

IS BUOYANT ENOUGH TO KEEP YOU
OUT OF THE WATER,

IT'S OFTEN WORTH BUILDING
A SECOND PLATFORM.

OKAY, SO, PUT THIS
ON TOP OF THAT ONE.

THEN LASH THEM TOGETHER.

MAKING THE RAFT LONG AND THIN

WILL HELP YOU
IN FAST-MOVING WATER.

IF YOU BUILD SOMETHING TOO WIDE,

YOU'RE MORE LIKELY TO GET
TURNED BROADSIDE

AND THEN FLIP.

YOU WANT SOMETHING LIKE A CANOE,

LONG AND SLEEK

AND YOU CAN PICK A LINE
THROUGH ANY RAPIDS.

OKAY.

NOT SURE WHAT MY ROYAL NAVY
BUDDIES WOULD THINK OF IT,

BUT I'M HAPPY.

IT'S FINISHED.
I JUST NEED A PADDLE.

SPLITTING A LENGTH OF BAMBOO
AND SHAPING IT

GIVES ME A SIMPLE PADDLE.

OKAY, NOT GOING TO WIN
ANY RACES,

BUT IT'S GOING TO WORK.

OKAY, LET'S GET THIS THING
LAUNCHED.

OKAY, MOMENT OF TRUTH.

THAT'S GOOD.

WELL, AT LEAST I'M UP
OUT OF THE WATER.

THE CURRENT'S STRONG,
AND IT WHIPS ME DOWNSTREAM.

I NEED THE PADDLE MORE
FOR CONTROLLING THE RAFT

THAN TO DRIVE IT FORWARD.

THAT'S WHY YOU CAN NEVER RELAX
FOR A SECOND ON A JUNGLE RIVER.

ANY JUNGLE RIVER NEEDS TO BE
TREATED WITH EXTREME CAUTION.

THE BROWN WATER CAN CONCEAL
ALL SORTS OF DEBRIS,

AND SMALL RAPIDS USUALLY
INDICATE HIDDEN HAZARDS

UNDER THE SURFACE.

YOU NEED TO STAY ALERT
AND TRY AND PICK A LINE

THROUGH ALL OF THESE LITTLE
MINI RAPIDS,

BECAUSE THIS RAFT
IS NOT ALL THAT STABLE.

I'M THROUGH THE RAPIDS,

BUT IN THIS STRONG CURRENT,
I CAN'T RELAX FOR AN INSTANT.

EVEN THE BANKS OF JUNGLE RIVERS

NEED TO BE TREATED
WITH CAUTION.

THEY'RE OFTEN UNSTABLE,

AND THERE'S MORE DEADFALL HERE
THAN IN THE FOREST ITSELF.

WOW, LOOK AT THAT.

YOU WOULDN'T
WANT TO HAVE BEEN HERE

WHEN THAT WAS ALL COMING DOWN.

I'M WET, AND I'M TIRED.

MY HAND'S STILL QUITE THROBBING
FROM THAT SNAKEBITE.

BUT AFTER SEVERAL HOURS
ON THE RIVER,

I SEE WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR --

CIVILIZATION AT LAST.

THAT'S GOING TO BE OUR WAY OUT.

HI!

MY RAFT HAS DONE ITS JOB.

STICKING TO THE RIVER

HAS BROUGHT ME
BACK TO CIVILIZATION.

LET'S GET OUT HERE BY THE BOATS.

AND AFTER THE EXTREMES
OF THE BORNEO JUNGLE,

MAN, I CAN'T WAIT TO GET HOME.