Naked and Afraid (2013–…): Season 1, Episode 5 - Breaking Borneo - full transcript

I'VE GOT A GNARLY FEVER.

Julie:
I'M SCARED, YOU KNOW?

LIKE, I'M OUT HERE IN THE MIDDLE
OF THE *BLEEP* JUNGLE.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS.

I'M SCARED.

Narrator:
TWO STRANGERS...

THERE'S MY PARTNER.

...ONE MAN AND ONE WOMAN,
BOTH EXPERIENCED SURVIVALISTS,

HAVE CHOSEN TO PUT THEIR SKILLS
TO THE ULTIMATE TEST.

WHOO-HOO!

THEY HAVE NO WATER, NO FOOD,
AND NO CLOTHES.



THEIR CHALLENGE
IS TO SURVIVE FOR 21 DAYS...

GOD.
WE ARE SO SCREWED.

...KNOWING THAT THE HUMAN BODY

CAN ONLY LIVE THREE DAYS
WITHOUT WATER...

WE NEED WATER, FAST.
...AND BEGINS TO SHUT DOWN

AFTER THREE WEEKS WITHOUT FOOD.

THIS IS THE EVEREST
OF SURVIVAL CHALLENGES.

CAN A MAN AND WOMAN

SURVIVE ALONE IN THE WILDERNESS
NAKED AND AFRAID?

Julie: IT'S NOT SAFE RIGHT NOW.
THIS IS DANGEROUS.

Narrator: BORNEO, THIRD LARGEST
ISLAND IN THE WORLD,

PART OF
THE MALAYSIAN ARCHIPELAGO.

IT IS A MOUNTAINOUS,
RUGGED COUNTRY,

COVERED IN DENSE,
DANGEROUS JUNGLE.



KNOWN FOR ITS FREQUENT
TROPICAL STORMS,

EVERY YEAR,
RAINFALL CAN EXCEED 13 FEET,

CAUSING DESTRUCTIVE
FLASH FLOODING.

ONE OF THE OLDEST RAINFORESTS
IN THE WORLD,

ITS BEAUTIFUL LANDSCAPE
CONCEALS ITS DEADLY ANIMALS.

VENOMOUS SNAKES
AND POISONOUS SPIDERS

LIE IN WAIT ON THE FOREST FLOOR.

AGGRESSIVE WILD BOAR
AND BLOODSUCKING LEECHES

ARE A CONSTANT THREAT.

Julie: I'VE ALWAYS WANTED
TO GO TO A RAINFOREST,

AND THIS IS MY FIRST TIME

TESTING MY SKILLS
IN THIS EXTREME SITUATION.

I'M JULIE.

I'M 6'4", STRONG-WILLED,
AND TOWER OVER MOST PEOPLE.

BUT MY HEIGHT
CAN SOMETIMES INTIMIDATE MEN.

I'VE BEEN TEACHING
SURVIVAL SKILLS

FOR THE PAST FIVE YEARS,

AND MY SPECIALTIES
ARE WILDLIFE TRACKING...

WE'VE GOT HERON TRACKS
RIGHT HERE.

...BUILDING SHELTERS,
BUILDING FIRE PRIMITIVELY.

SO, KNOWING THAT,
I FEEL PRETTY CONFIDENT

THAT I SHOULD BE ABLE
TO SURVIVE.

I MIGHT HAVE TO SHOW HER
WHAT I KNOW ABOUT BEING NUDE.

MY NAME IS PUMA,
AND MY SURVIVAL CREDENTIALS

ARE MORE OF A LIFE EXPERIENCE.

ABOUT 20 YEARS AGO,
I WAS IN THE BACKCOUNTRY

SNOWBOARDING
WITH A FRIEND OF MINE,

AND WE WERE TRAPPED FOR ABOUT
SEVEN DAYS AND RAN OUT OF FOOD.

AND THAT JUST TAUGHT ME
THAT I DIDN'T REALLY HAVE

THE SKILLS I NEEDED
TO PLAY THAT HARD,

SO IT'S BEEN
A LIFE-STUDY EVER SINCE.

I CAN PRETTY WELL
TAKE CARE OF MYSELF

IN ALMOST ANY SITUATION
WELL ENOUGH TO TAKE THIS CHANCE.

I'VE NEVER BEEN IN THE JUNGLE,

SO I'LL DO
WHATEVER IT TAKES TO SURVIVE.

I'M A BIT OF A BADASS, I GUESS.

IT'S LIKE
THE ULTIMATE CHALLENGE,

BEING NAKED
AND SURVIVING IN THE WILD.

I DON'T HAVE ANY PROTECTION
AGAINST RATTAN VINES OR LEECHES.

AND IN SURVIVAL,
YOU NEED TO WALK AROUND A LOT

TO GATHER MATERIALS,

SO THAT'S DEFINITELY GONNA
BE A CHALLENGE.

Puma: HOW DO I FEEL ABOUT
MY PARTNER BEING NUDE?

I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO IT.
[ CHUCKLES ]

IF THERE'S A HOLE IN MY
CONFIDENCE MEETING MY PARTNER,

IT WOULD BE SHE'S GOT TO KNOW
HOW TO ADAPT.

PEOPLE WHO DON'T HAVE
ANY PLAN B,

AND THAT'S JUST DANGEROUS
IN THESE SITUATIONS.

Julie: I CAN'T WAIT TO ACTUALLY
GET TO MEET THIS GUY.

HOPEFULLY HE'S TALL.

HOPEFULLY HE KNOWS
HOW TO HUNT AND TRAP.

Puma: A LOT OF THE TIME THAT
I'VE SPENT IN THE BACKCOUNTRY,

IT'S DANGEROUS
AND YOU DON'T GO OUT

WITH ANYBODY
YOU CAN'T FULLY TRUST.

WITHOUT KNOWING WHO THIS IS,
IT'S GONNA BE HARD.

Julie: THERE'S A NAKED MAN
IN FRONT OF ME,

A PRETTY ATTRACTIVE GUY.

HI.
HI.

MY NAME'S JULIE.
PUMA.

HI, PUMA.

I LIKE HIS HAIR,

AND I'M ACTUALLY
KIND OF NERVOUS.

YEAH.
[ BOTH LAUGH ]

IT'S KIND OF LIKE, "AAH!"

I'M NAKED.

I'M A BIT
OF A MOUNTAIN MAN.

RIGHT ON. ME, TOO.

I MEAN,
I'M NOT A MOUNTAIN MAN.

[ LAUGHS ]

Puma:
SHE'S A VERY TALL WOMAN.

AND AS YOU GET BIGGER,
THE MORE RESOURCES YOU USE.

SO MY INSTANT FEELING
WAS A BIT OF CONCERN,

BUT I COULD CURL UP INTO HER
SPOON, NO PROBLEM, YOU KNOW?

I WOULDN'T EVEN NEED A SHELTER.

Puma:
SHOULD WE FIND SOME SHADE

AND MAYBE POWWOW
AND DECIDE

WHAT OUR PLAN OF ATTACK
MIGHT BE?

YEAH, THAT SOUNDS GOOD.

Narrator: JULIE AND PUMA
ARE ALLOWED TO BRING

ONE ESSENTIAL
SURVIVAL ITEM EACH.

A MACHETE.

SWEET.

THIS IS MY COOKING POT.

A SMALL CREW WILL CAPTURE
THE 21-DAY JOURNEY

WITH CLEAR INSTRUCTIONS
NOT TO INTERVENE

UNLESS A MEDICAL EMERGENCY
MAKES IT ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL.

IN ADDITION, JULIE AND PUMA ARE
PROVIDED WITH HAND-HELD CAMERAS

TO RECORD THEIR EXPERIENCE.

WHAT'S UP?

HELLO.
YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL.

THANK YOU.
[ CHUCKLES ]

LET'S GET THE MAP OUT.

A PRIMITIVE MAP OF THE AREA

HAS BEEN GIVEN
TO JULIA AND PUMA.

INDICATED ON IT
IS THEIR EXTRACTION POINT,

FOUR MILES SOUTHWEST
DOWN THE RIVER,

WHERE THEY'LL NEED TO BE
21 DAYS FROM NOW.

THE MAP HIGHLIGHTS A LOCATION
OF A STREAM AND CLEARING

WHERE THEY CAN SET UP SHELTER.

THEY MUST NAVIGATE

THROUGH THE TREACHEROUS TERRAIN
BEFORE NIGHTFALL.

WE ARE HERE,
AND NORTH IS BEHIND US.

SO, WHICH WAY
ARE WE GONNA GO?

THAT WAY?
YEAH.

OKAY. CAN'T WAIT TO FIND
SOME WATER.

YEAH, OBVIOUSLY THAT'S
CHORE NUMBER ONE -- HYDRATION.

I'M STILL, LIKE,
I HAVE NO IDEA WHO THIS GUY IS.

LIKE, WHO IS THIS DUDE?

IN A SITUATION LIKE THIS,
YOUR PARTNER IS YOUR LIFELINE.

THIS STRANGER HAS
MY LIFE IN HIS HANDS

AND VICE VERSA.

THERE WAS A SLIGHT CONCERN,

BUT I JUST HOPE SHE'S STRONG
WHERE I'M WEAK,

YOU KNOW, NO MATTER WHAT
THE JUNGLE THROWS AT US.

WOW. THIS IS JUST, LIKE,
STRAIGHT DOWN.

TAKE YOUR TIME.
[ CHUCKLES ]

OKAY.

Narrator: AS PART OF
THEIR SELECTION PROCESS,

PUMA AND JULIE HAVE UNDERGONE

RIGOROUS PHYSICAL
AND PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING.

THEIR OVERALL
SURVIVAL ASSESSMENT

HAS BEEN EVALUATED BY EXPERTS
ACCORDING TO THREE CATEGORIES --

SKILL, EXPERIENCE, MENTAL.

PUMA HAS TESTED
HIS SURVIVAL SKILLS

IN MANY EXTREME ENVIRONMENTS,

BUT HIS MAVERICK NATURE
COULD TEMPT HIM

TO FLOUT THE BASIC RULES
OF SURVIVAL.

JULIE'S EXPERIENCE
AS A SURVIVAL TEACHER

SCORES HER HIGHLY,

BUT HER LACK
OF REAL-WORLD EXPERIENCE

COULD COUNT AGAINST HER.

JULIE AND PUMA HAVE BEEN GIVEN
OVERALL SURVIVAL RATINGS,

OR PSR.

PUMA'S SURVIVAL RATING
IS SET AT 7.1.

JULIE IS SET AT 5.5.

OUR EXPERTS WILL REASSESS
THEIR SURVIVAL RATING

AT THE END
OF THEIR 21-DAY CHALLENGE.

WATCH THIS EDGE HERE.
IT'S ALL ERODED.

WHOA! [ LAUGHS ]

Julie: OH, MY GOD.
THIS IS INSANE.

WE JUST STARTED,
AND I ALREADY FEEL LIKE

I'M ABOUT TO FALL TO MY DEATH.

GOT YOU.

Puma: COMING DOWN THAT FACE
BAREFOOT IN THE MUD,

IT SPELLS DISASTER.

AND TRYING TO RELY ON PLANT LIFE
AS YOUR LIFELINE,

IT'S NOT EASY.

THE SOIL'S SOFT
AND THAT STUFF CAN PULL OUT,

AND IT WAS STEEP ENOUGH TO WHERE
ONCE YOU STARTED TUMBLING,

IT WOULD TAKE A WHILE TO STOP.

AND THAT'S MECHANICAL INJURY,
AND THAT'S THE END OF YOUR DAY.

HOW ABOUT THIS?

HOLD THIS
AND I'LL HOLD THE END

AND I'LL GIVE YOU TENSION
ON YOUR WAY OVER.

GOOD EYE ON THAT,
BY THE WAY.

THANKS.

I JUST FOUND
THE GAME TRAIL.

THE TIPS OF THE TRACK
ARE ROUNDED,

SO THAT WOULD MEAN
IT'S NOT REALLY A DEER.

SO THIS IS A BOAR TRACK,

AND A BOAR
PROBABLY KNOWS OUR PATTERNS

BETTER THAN WE DO

BECAUSE THEY'RE PROBABLY
WATCHING EVERYTHING.

SO, IT'S DEFINITELY
A CONCERN.

THOSE THINGS CAN GET
KIND OF NASTY.

WE SHOULD PROBABLY
KEEP MOVING.

YEAH.

THAT'S A MEAL. GET THAT.

[ CHUCKLES ] QUICK.

Julie: ALL RIGHT.
NEVER MIND.

REALLY FEELING
REALLY DEHYDRATED.

I THINK I NEED
SOME WATER.

HOW MUCH FURTHER IS IT?

Puma: I'M CONCERNED MORE,
I THINK, FOR JULIE

THAN I AM FOR MYSELF
AT THIS POINT.

SHE WAS TALKING ALREADY
THAT SHE WAS THIRSTY

AND I WASN'T FEELING IT YET,

SO I'M ACTUALLY A LITTLE
CONCERNED ABOUT HER STAMINA.

Puma: OH, WOW.

THAT'S SWEET.

I BET YOU THAT'S A BIG TREE
THAT'S ON THE MAP.

HOW FAR AWAY IS IT
FROM OUR SPOT?

LET'S GET THE MAP OUT
AND SEE.

WE STARTED HERE.

WE'RE PROBABLY
IN HERE SOMEWHERE.

I'D LIKE TO GET
OUT HERE.

WE NEED WATER,

SO IF WE'RE GONNA GET HERE
BEFORE NIGHTFALL,

WE GOT
TO PUT A MOVE ON.

WE'VE COME ABOUT HALFWAY.

LET'S MOVE WITH A PURPOSE.

Julie: I'M CONCERNED THAT
THIS HIKE IS TAKING TOO LONG

'CAUSE WE'RE BURNING DAYLIGHT
AND WE JUST NEED TO FOCUS

ON GETTING SHELTER
BEFORE IT GETS DARK.

WOW, LOOK AT THAT.
WATER.

HEY. OH, WOW.
ALL RIGHT.

IS THAT THE SPOT?
BEAUTIFUL.

[ CHUCKLES ]

WHOA. WATER.

WATER.
CHECK THAT OFF THE LIST.

OH, YEAH.

OH, IT'S SO NICE.
I JUST WANT TO GET IN THAT.

YEAH, BUT, YOU KNOW,
WE'RE RUNNING OUT OF DAYLIGHT.

WE NEED THE FIRE
TO MAKE THIS WATER DRINKABLE.

SHOULD WE MAYBE
TRY TO FOCUS ON THAT

OR SHOULD WE GO
FOR SHELTER FIRST?

YEAH, I MEAN, THERE'S SOME
CREEPY-CRAWLIES OUT THERE

LIKE VIPERS AND SCORPIONS.

I THINK GETTING OFF THE GROUND
IS GONNA BE REALLY IMPORTANT.

OKAY, YEAH.

Narrator: WITH SO MUCH UNKNOWN
ABOUT THEIR ENVIRONMENT,

JULIE AND PUMA'S DECISION
TO GO FOR SHELTER AND NOT FIRE

IS A CRUCIAL ONE.

Julie: I'M STRESSING BECAUSE
WE DON'T KNOW THE ENVIRONMENT.

WE DON'T KNOW WHAT
THE CREEPY-CRAWLIES ARE LIKE.

WE JUST KNOW THAT THEY'RE MORE
ACTIVE AT NIGHT,

AND AT NIGHT,
WE CAN'T SEE ANYTHING.

IT GETS PITCH BLACK.

IT'S NOT SAFE
TO BE ON THE GROUND.

Narrator: JULIE AND PUMA ARE
BUILDING A HIGH PLATFORM SHELTER

USING THICK TREE TRUNKS
FOR THEIR FOUNDATION

AND SMALLER BRANCHES
AS SUPPORT BEAMS.

THE MATERIALS ARE
LASHED TOGETHER WITH VINES.

AND ONCE COMPLETE,

THE SHELTER WILL KEEP THEM
UP OFF THE GROUND

AND AWAY
FROM DANGEROUS PREDATORS.

WE DIDN'T LEAVE OURSELVES

A WHOLE LOT OF TIME
TO DO THIS, YOU KNOW?

YOU NEED A GOOD
THREE, FOUR HOURS

FOR ANY KIND OF SHELTER
EVEN IN THE BEST CONDITIONS.

AND WITH
THE DAYLIGHT DIMINISHING,

THIS HAS BEEN A MAJOR
CONCERN OF MINE THE WHOLE TIME.

I DON'T HAVE
THE RESOURCES HERE

TO DO THIS
IN THE TIME ALLOWED.

WELL...

SO FAR, SO GOOD?
SO FAR, SO GOOD.

IT'S THE END OF DAY ONE.

WE SPENT MOST OF IT TRAVELING,

BUT WE GOT OURSELVES
UP OFF THE GROUND SO FAR,

AND THAT'S ONE SUCCESS.

Puma: WISH WE HAD TIME
TO GET A FIRE GOING

TO BOIL WATER AND HAVE
PROTECTION FROM ANIMALS,

BUT I GUESS WE'RE GONNA

HAVE TO WAIT TILL TOMORROW
FOR THAT ONE.

[ INSECTS CHIRPING ]

SO, YOU KNOW,
THERE'S JURASSIC BUGS

THAT KEEP -- BDDDR! --
HUMMING BY MY HEAD HERE.

I CAN'T SEE ANYTHING,
SO IT'S JUST --

THIS IS NO JOKE.
THIS IS THE JUNGLE.

AND I'VE NEVER BEEN HERE BEFORE,
SO I'M ON HIGH ALERT.

Julie:
I AM SO READY TO SLEEP.

I FEEL LIKE I COULD SLEEP
ALL NIGHT AND THEN SOME.

[ RUSTLING ]

HELLO?

SOMETHING MOVING AROUND
DOWN THERE.

I'M GONNA CHECK IT OUT.

[ ANIMAL GRUNTING ]

I'M ALREADY CHILLED
TO THE BONE.

THAT TREE UP THERE
LOOKS REALLY CONCERNING.

HIT THE GROUND LIKE A SPEAR.

I CAN HEAR SOMETHING
MOVING AROUND DOWN THERE.

Narrator: JULIE AND PUMA
HAVE TREKKED ALL DAY

THROUGH THE TREACHEROUS
RAINFOREST OF BORNEO,

FINALLY REACHING A CLEARING

THEY'LL CALL HOME
FOR THE NEXT 21 DAYS.

Julie:
I'M STRESSING BECAUSE WE ONLY
HAVE A FEW HOURS OF DAYLIGHT,

AND I KNOW THAT WE NEED
TO GET OFF THE GROUND.

Narrator: WITH DANGEROUS,
NOCTURNAL PREDATORS IN THE AREA,

JULIE AND PUMA FEAR
FOR THEIR SAFETY.

THEY PRIORITIZED SHELTER
BEFORE FIRE.

THEY RACED TO BUILD
A STRONG PLATFORM SHELTER

HIGH ABOVE THE JUNGLE FLOOR
BEFORE THE NIGHT FELL.

IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT,
THEY ARE STARTLED AWAKE.

HELLO?

I'M GONNA CHECK IT OUT.

[ ANIMAL GRUNTING ]

ALL RIGHT.

Julie: THAT'S GOOD.

I'M GONNA CHECK IT OUT.

Narrator: WILD BOARS
ARE GENERALLY NOCTURNAL,

AND THEY ARE KNOWN TO
BE AGGRESSIVE WHEN THREATENED.

THEY ARE POWERFUL CREATURES,

ARMED WITH SHARP TUSKS
UP TO FOUR INCHES LONG

THAT CAN EASILY PENETRATE FLESH.

Julie: THIS IS STUPID.

IT'S NOT SAFE RIGHT NOW.

THIS IS DANGEROUS.

[ SNORTING CONTINUES ]

Puma: RUN. RUN!

Julie: Shh!

HEY! HAH! GET! SCAT!

SCAT!
GET OUT OF HERE!

ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?
YEAH.

OKAY, LET'S GO.

UNFORTUNATELY,
I THINK I JUST SAW A WILD BOAR.

THAT WAS TERRIFYING.

UH, WE'RE JUST RECORDING
OUR PLAN,

WHICH IS TO GET A FIRE,
BOIL SOME WATER.

THERE COULD BE PATHOGENS
IN THE WATER

THAT WOULD BE A PROBLEM.

IT BEING DAY TWO,
IF WE DON'T GET WATER TODAY,

IT WOULDN'T SEEM LIKE IT,

BUT YOU START TO GO DOWNHILL
PRETTY QUICK.

WITH A SPINDLE, YOU WANT IT
KIND OF SHARP AT THE TOP

AND BLUNT AT THE BOTTOM

SO THERE'S LESS FRICTION UP HERE
AND MAXIMUM FRICTION DOWN HERE.

Julie:
WHILE PUMA'S MAKING A FIRE

AND SINCE WE RAN
OUT OF DAYLIGHT YESTERDAY,

MY PRIORITY
IS TO FOCUS ON THE SHELTER.

WE DEFINITELY DON'T WANT TO
SLEEP HERE ANOTHER NIGHT AS-IS.

SO THE PLAN IS
TO MAKE IT MORE COMFORTABLE

AND TO STRENGTHEN THE SUPPORT

SO IT CAN KEEP US UP ABOVE
THE LEECHES, PIT VIPERS,

AND THOSE WILD BOARS.

Puma:
EVERYTHING'S WET AND ROTTEN.

SPINDLE'S REALLY PUNKY.

IT'S LIKE A SPONGE.

SON OF A *BLEEP*

[ CHUCKLES ]

OH.

Julie:
I DON'T KNOW WHAT PUMA'S DOING,

BUT I DON'T WANT
TO STEP ON HIS TOES,

SO I'M JUST GONNA KEEP
WORKING ON THE SHELTER.

I'M NOT GETTING MY HOPES UP
FOR FIRE JUST YET.

I HAVE LITTLE FAITH
IN THIS RIGHT NOW.

BUGS HAVE EATEN EVERYTHING.

ALL THE MIDDLES OF EVERYTHING
I'VE FOUND ARE HOLLOW.

THIS IS JUST REALLY HARD.
THIS IS TOUGH.

NEVER HAD THIS MUCH PROBLEM
MAKING FIRE.

UH, WE'RE RUNNING
OUT OF DAYLIGHT.

STARTING TO LOSE
A LITTLE HOPE HERE.

WELL, WE'RE STARTING
TO RUN OUT OF TIME HERE.

WE MIGHT NEED
PLAN B AND FORGO THAT,

JUST DRINK THE WATER.

Julie: PUMA WANTS TO DRINK
THE WATER FROM THE RIVER

WITHOUT BOILING IT -- BAD IDEA.

LATER ON, IF WE'RE GONNA DRINK
CONTAMINATED WATER,

THAT COULD POSSIBLY END
OUR SURVIVAL TRIP.

Puma: IN THE RIGHT CONDITIONS,
FIRE-MAKING IS EASY, USUALLY.

BUT SPENDING HOURS LIKE THIS
TRYING TO GET NOTHING

BECOMES AN ACTION OF FUTILITY
AT SOME POINT.

I THINK IT'S WORTH IT.
LET'S JUST KEEP IT UP.

Julie: PUMA IS CLEARLY
A LITTLE UNHAPPY,

SO I'M GONNA STEP IN
AND MAKE THIS FIRE.

DEHYDRATION'S
GETTING TO ME.

MY MOTOR SKILLS
ARE LACKING.

I HAVE GOOD FAITH
THAT THIS WILL WORK.

GONNA BE A CHALLENGE
FOR ME TO DO THIS,

BUT I HAVE TO BE
PATIENT.

YEAH, WELL,
I'M TAKING A BREAK.

Puma:
I'VE HAD DEHYDRATION BEFORE.

I'VE ACTUALLY PASSED OUT
IN THE HEAT.

AND IT'S LIKE A LIGHT SWITCH
TURNING ON.

IT HITS YOU, AND IT'S KIND OF
HARD TO PULL BACK OUT OF IT.

I'VE SURVIVED
IN ALL KINDS OF ENVIRONMENTS,

BUT THIS JUNGLE
IS REALLY GETTING TO ME.

I KNOW IF I DRINK
UNPURIFIED CREEK WATER,

THERE'S A RISK
OF GETTING AN INFECTION.

BUT IF I DON'T DRINK,

I'LL PROBABLY PASS OUT
WITH DEHYDRATION.

I FOUND SOME WATER HERE.

IT'S GOOD WATER,
BUT IT'S KIND OF FAR FROM CAMP.

I DON'T KNOW IF I'M GONNA
TELL JULIE ABOUT THIS ONE.

OUR OPTIONS
ARE REALLY RUNNING THIN,

SO YOU'RE BETTER OFF
TAKING THE CHANCE

AND POSSIBLY SUFFERING
IN THE LONG RUN

THAN SUFFERING NOW.

Julie:
JUST TOTALLY EXHAUSTED.

I'M NOT THINKING CLEARLY
RIGHT NOW,

SO I'VE BEEN
WORKING ON THIS THING

FOR HOURS WITH NO LUCK.

MUCH BIGGER DEAL
THAN IT WAS YESTERDAY.

WITHOUT WATER,

MY BODY JUST TIRES OUT
A LOT FASTER.

I JUST NEED A BREAK.

I FEEL LIGHTHEADED AND DIZZY.

MY HEART IS RACING.
IT FEELS WEAK.

I AM BEYOND THIRSTY.

MY THROAT IS BURNING,

AND I FEEL LIKE
MY TONGUE IS SWOLLEN.

I AM SO DEHYDRATED.

AND I'M OVERHEATING.
I NEED TO COOL MYSELF OFF.

[ GROANS ]

I NEED TO DRINK WATER!

[ GROANS ]

OH. DAMN.

[ GRUNTS ]

REALLY DON'T WANT
TO DRINK THE CREEK WATER.

Puma: IT'S DAY THREE,

AND JULIE'S LOOKING
A LITTLE ROUGH.

IF SHE DOESN'T
GET HYDRATED TODAY,

JULIE IS DONE.

SHE'LL BLACK OUT, GUARANTEED.

I THINK I NEED
SOME WATER.

I'M HYDRATED.
I'M FEELING A LITTLE BETTER.

BUT I'M CONCERNED ABOUT JULIE.

SO I'M SEARCHING THE WATER LINE
UP AND DOWN THE RIVER HERE,

AND I'M LOOKING FOR ANY KIND OF
UNDERGROUND TRIBUTARY OR RUNOFF.

IN JUNGLES LIKE THIS,

THE RAINWATER SOMETIMES
FILTERS THROUGH THE SOIL

AND COLLECTS
IN UNDERGROUND POOLS.

THAT'S DRINKABLE WATER,
AND THAT'S WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR.

HOPEFULLY
THERE'S ENOUGH WATER HERE

TO KEEP JULIE GOING
UNTIL WE MAKE A FIRE.

[ GROANS ]

OH, MY GOD.
I THINK I'M GONNA PASS OUT.

Narrator: BEFORE PUMA AND JULIE
EMBARKED ON THIS MISSION,

THEY WERE ASSESSED
BY SURVIVAL EXPERTS

AND EACH GIVEN
A PRIMITIVE SURVIVAL RATING,

OR PSR.

THEY WILL BE REASSESSED
AFTER THE CHALLENGE ENDS.

SON OF A *BLEEP*

Narrator: UNABLE TO MAKE FIRE
TO PURIFY WATER,

PUMA'S MAVERICK NATURE
GETS THE BETTER OF HIM

WHEN HE DRINKS FROM A
POTENTIALLY CONTAMINATED STREAM,

CONCEALING THIS FROM JULIE.

JULIE HAS HAD LITTLE WATER
IN TWO DAYS.

HER SURVIVAL KNOWLEDGE TELLS HER
SHE IS DANGEROUSLY DEHYDRATED.

PUMA IS SEARCHING FOR A SOURCE
OF DRINKABLE GROUND WATER

TO HELP HER RECOVER.

Puma: I'M JUST LOOKING,
LOOKING, LOOKING.

[ GROANS ]

I'M CONCERNED FOR JULIE BECAUSE
IF SHE DOESN'T GET WATER TODAY,

SHE'S GONNA GO DOWNHILL
PRETTY QUICK.

IT'S A SERIOUS ISSUE ALREADY.

I'M ALREADY FEELING PRETTY GOOD.
THAT WATER FEELS GOOD.

I'M HYDRATED.

I GOT TO REALLY STEP UP
AND HELP JULIE RIGHT NOW

'CAUSE SHE'S HURTING.

THAT'S WATER.
OOH! [ CHUCKLES ]

SO, RAINWATER FILTERS THROUGH
THE SOIL UNDERGROUND HERE,

AND THAT'S DRINKABLE WATER.

NOW I JUST HAVE TO TAP IT.

OH, MY GOD.
I AM SO EXCITED.

Puma: CLEAN UP
FOR A COCKTAIL PARTY.

HAVING THAT WATER IS JUST --
IT'S ESSENTIAL...

DRINK IT.

...FOR KEEPING OUR MORALE UP,
FOR KEEPING OUR STRENGTH UP.

IT WAS JUST AMAZING
TO HAVE THAT WATER

DRIPPING OUT OF THE EARTH
ON THAT PIECE OF BAMBOO.

IT'S MAGICAL.

MAN, PUMA'S A LIFESAVER.

WHEW.

Puma: THE PROBLEM WITH
THESE UNDERGROUND STREAMS

IS THEY RUN OUT REAL QUICK.

WE STILL NEED TO GET THAT FIRE
TO HAVE VIABLE WATER.

Julie:
I'M WORKING ON FIRE,

AND I'M TRYING REALLY HARD
TO GET A COAL

AND GET THAT FIRE GOING
'CAUSE I KNOW I CAN DO IT,

AND I'M GIVING IT MY ALL.

GIVE THAT A SHOT.

A LITTLE HARDER.

OH, YEAH.
IT'S COMING NOW.

UH-OH.
LOSING MY GRIP.

TYPICAL.

THERE IT IS.
YEAH.

YEAH!
OH, MY GOD!

AAH!

LOOK AT THAT.

GO FOR IT.
CLOSE IT AROUND THERE.

GORGEOUS.

GO FOR IT.

YEAH, YOU GOT IT. GO.

TAKE YOUR TIME.
WATCH YOUR STEP.

DOOR.

HERE IT IS. OH.
WHERE IS IT?

[ CLAPS HANDS ]
YEAH!

[ LAUGHS ]
CAN YOU BELIEVE IT?

HIGH FIVE!

[ BOTH LAUGH ]

Julie:
ALL THAT PREP PAID OFF.

I'M FEELING
PRETTY *BLEEP* GOOD.

THIS IS REALLY GOING TO MAKE
A HUGE DIFFERENCE.

IT'S AWESOME.
[ LAUGHS ]

THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING.

THIS COVERS
A MULTITUDE OF OUR NEEDS.

IT'S HEAT.

IT'S DRYING OUT
OUR LITTLE ENVIRONMENT UP HERE.

IT'S COOKING FOOD.
IT'S MORALE.

[ LAUGHS ]
EXCELLENT.

I'M ALMOST TO TEARS
RIGHT NOW.

IT FEELS REALLY GOOD.

I'M EXTREMELY PROUD
OF JULIE

FOR HAVING
SUCH AN AMAZING SKILL.

I MEAN, I CAN DO IT,

BUT I HAVE A TENDENCY TO GIVE UP
A LITTLE BIT EASIER.

YEAH, DEFINITELY.

ESPECIALLY
IN THIS ENVIRONMENT.

SO, THIS WAS GREAT.
AHH, THAT FEELS GOOD.

NOW THAT WE HAVE FIRE,
WE CAN FINALLY BOIL WATER

AND HAVE A STEADY SOURCE.

Julie: WHEN YOU GET DEHYDRATED
OUT HERE,

YOU JUST GET SO WEAK SO FAST.

AND DRINKING THE PUREST
AWESOMENESS FROM THE EARTH,

IT IS JUST WONDERFUL.

TO FEEL MY STRENGTH COMING BACK,
IT WAS MAGICAL.

Puma:
AFTER ALL THIS TIME TOGETHER,

MINE AND JULIE'S RELATIONSHIP
IS BASICALLY BLOSSOMING.

WE ALREADY FEEL LIKE
WE'VE KNOWN EACH OTHER
FOR QUITE A WHILE.

THE FACT THAT WE HAVE THAT VIBE,
IT MAKES IT A LOT EASIER.

I ACTUALLY CONSIDERED THAT
BEFORE COMING OUT,

THE COUNTERPART THAT I MIGHT
BE MATCHED UP WITH.

I'M ACTUALLY REALLY GLAD
THAT WE HAVE THAT VIBE.

IT'S JUST --
JUST WORKING OUT WELL.

IT REALLY IS A GREAT MATCH-UP.

WE SET SOME TRAPS
A COUPLE DAYS AGO IN THE RIVER.

GOT ME.
ALL RIGHT, HERE GOES ONE.

TIME FOR YOU GUYS TO GO IN,
LITTLE CRABBIES.

AND NOW THAT WE HAVE FIRE,

WE CAN ACTUALLY COOK
WHAT WE CATCH.

IT MEANS PROTEIN.

SURPRISINGLY, WORMS HAVE
AMAZING PROTEIN VALUE.

YOU KNOW, A HANDFUL OF WORMS
IS EQUAL TO A CHEESEBURGER.

THEY'RE REALLY HIGH
IN NUTRITION.

GONNA BE DELICIOUS, I GUESS.

[ LAUGHS ]

Julie: NOW THAT I HAVE
MY ENERGY BACK,

I'M GONNA DO SOME MAINTENANCE
ON THE SHELTER.

THESE LEAVES
PROTECT US FROM THE SUN

AND KEEP US DRY IN THE RAIN.

WELL, IF I EVER
WANT TO COME BACK

AND LIVE IN THE JUNGLE,
NOW I THINK I HAVE AN IDEA

OF HOW I WOULD ACTUALLY DO IT.

EXTRANEOUS MOVEMENT
BACK UP THE HILL.

UH-OH.

UH-OH.

JULIE.

NO COALS LEFT.

I THINK WE BLEW IT.

*BLEEP*
I'LL COME DOWN, OKAY?

I'LL COME DOWN AND LOOK.

LET'S FEEL.
IT'S HOT.

LET'S ACTUALLY
GET IN THERE AND --

WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR
IS AN EMBER.

WE SHOULD HAVE A SCHEDULE
FOR THIS IN THE FUTURE,

SOME SORT OF PLAN.

WE LOSE OUR FIRE, AND I'M LIKE,
"WHAT? REALLY?"

I'M NOT HAPPY ABOUT THIS.

WE GOT TOO BUSY,
TOO DISTRACTED.

"WE"?

YOU KNOW, TRY NOT TO BLAME PUMA

EVEN THOUGH *BLEEP*
RIGHT THERE NEXT TO IT.

IT'S DEFINITELY SOMETHING
THAT SHOULD NEVER HAVE HAPPENED.

CHECKED ON IT A WHILE AGO
AND GOT IT GOING,

AND WE HAVEN'T
DONE IT SINCE.

I DID IT A FEW TIMES.

THERE'S NO EMBERS
IN OUR FIRE ANYMORE.

THAT'S HOW WE BLOW THE COAL
BACK INTO FLAME.

THERE'S NO EMBERS RIGHT NOW.

*BLEEP*
THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED.

[ THUNDER RUMBLES ]
REALLY?

COME ON, JUNGLE.
GIVE US ONE MORE BREAK.

[ THUNDER CRASHES ]

Puma: AT THIS POINT,
IT'S POURING RAIN.

I CAN HARDLY SEE
INTO THE JUNGLE.

I'M SOAKING WET, I'M SHIVERING,

AND IT'S TOTALLY APPARENT
THAT I'M BLOWING IT.

THE JUNGLE IS RELENTLESS.

IT NEVER STOPS.

[ THUNDER CRASHES ]

Julie: MAKING FIRE
IN THIS WEATHER IS IMPOSSIBLE.

COULD REALLY USE
SOME SUPPORT.

[ SIGHS ]

EVERYTHING IS JUST DRENCHED.

CAN I GET YOUR SUPPORT
FOR A MINUTE?

I'LL NEED YOUR HELP.
CAN YOU JUST HOLD ME UP?

I REALLY WANT
TO GET MORE OF THIS DOWN

BEFORE
YOU GET THAT GOING.

WHAT?

YEAH, I REALLY --
I CAN'T WORK UNDER HERE.

I'M JUST --
I'M NOT GOING TO.

OKAY.
YOU'RE DEFENSIVE.

YEAH. IF YOU DIDN'T LET
THE FIRE GO OUT...

[ SIGHS ] THAT'S PART
OF THE FRUSTRATION.

I'M TRYING
NOT TO EXPLODE RIGHT NOW.

I NEED SOME ALONE TIME.
I NEED ABOUT 10 MINUTES.

WITHOUT FIRE, THE FOOD SITUATION
IS DOWN TO PLANTS.

WITHOUT FIRE, WE'RE RABBITS.

I'M REALLY PISSED OFF.

I DIDN'T LET
THE FIRE GO OUT.

IT'S DEFINITELY COLD AND WET.
EVERYTHING'S SOGGY.

I'M DEFINITELY FRUSTRATED.

GROSS. LEECH.

I AM HATING LEECHES RIGHT NOW.

I WANT TO KILL
EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM

AND MAKE THEM ALL DIE.

[ THUNDER CRASHES ]

POTENTIAL DANGERS OF THIS RAIN,

FIRST AND FOREMOST,
IS HYPOTHERMIA.

THERE IS A POINT EVERY NIGHT
AROUND 3:00 OR 4:00 A.M.

WHERE A CHILL COMES ON.

AND WITH EVERYTHING WET,
IT'S GONNA BE A MAJOR ISSUE.

IF WE DO GO HYPOTHERMIC,
THEN THE GAME'S PROBABLY OVER.

Julie: THIS NOW IS A SERIOUS
SURVIVAL SITUATION.

THE RAIN
IS JUST POURING DOWN ON US.

THE RIVER'S FLOODING.
IT'S NOW GETTING REAL.

THAT TREE UP THERE
IS REALLY CONCERNING.

IT'S ALMOST
DIRECTLY OVER OUR CAMP,

AND IT SHED THIS HUGE BRANCH,

WHICH HIT THE GROUND
LIKE A SPEAR.

IT WAS RAZOR SHARP.

AND THAT COULD HAVE EASILY
KILLED US IF IT HAD HIT US.

I'M ALREADY CHILLED TO THE BONE.

THE RIVER IS FLASH FLOODING.

I DON'T EVEN KNOW
IF WE COULD GET OUT OF HERE

IF WE WANTED TO QUIT.

Narrator: A TROPICAL STORM
RIPS THROUGH THE BORNEO JUNGLE,

CAUSING RIVERS TO SURGE
AND UPROOTING TREES.

WITH NO FIRE,
PUMA AND JULIE ARE STRUGGLING

TO STAY WARM
AND OUT OF DANGER.

[ THUNDER RUMBLES ]

WE REACHED
NEAR HYPOTHERMIC SITUATION.

AND WITH THE RIVER FLOODING,

IT JUST KIND OF BECAME
ABUNDANTLY CLEAR

THAT OUR SAFETY IS NOT ASSURED.

[ BRANCHES CRACKING ]

Julie: AAH!

ABOUT 10 MINUTES AGO,
A GIANT 80-FOOT TREE

CAME CRASHING DOWN
10 FEET FROM OUR SHELTER

AND ALMOST CRUSHED US.

SAW IT COMING AND PRETTY MUCH
KISSED MY ASS GOODBYE.

IT MISSED US
BY ABOUT 15 FEET.

THE THING IS,

THAT KIND OF THING
MIGHT NOT BE OVER.

YOU KNOW, THE HILLSIDE
STARTS SLIDING AWAY

AND THINGS
START CRASHING DOWN.

SCREW THIS.

THIS IS THE MORNING AFTER
THE BIG TREE FALL

THAT HIT OUR SHELTER
IN THE NIGHT

AND FREAKED US BOTH OUT.

YOU CAN SEE THIS TREE,
IT JUST FELL AND CRACKED.

THIS OTHER TREE'S
LEANING ON IT RIGHT NOW.

IT WAS A REALLY CLOSE CALL.

I MEAN,
WE COULD BE DEAD RIGHT NOW.

Puma: OVERNIGHT,
A TORRENTIAL RAINSTORM

TORE OUR SHELTER APART,
KILLED OUR FIRE.

THE CHIPS GET STACKED
AGAINST YOU.

REGARDLESS OF HOW MUCH
EXPERIENCE YOU MAY HAVE,

THINGS CAN GO SIDEWAYS
REALLY QUICK.

PEOPLE DIE, AND I DON'T WANT
TO BE ONE OF THEM,

SO WE'RE GONNA START
TO REBUILD THE SHELTER.

THAT'S ALL WE CAN DO.

OH, MAN.

[ SIGHS ] NO ENERGY.

ARE YOU OKAY?

TOTALLY FATIGUED.

MASSIVE HEADACHE.

MAYBE YOU SHOULD
TAKE A REST.

MY HANDS ARE SHAKING.

THAT'S NOT A GOOD SIGN.

YOU'LL BE OKAY.

[ GROANS ]

I'VE GOT A GNARLY FEVER.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS.

BODY ACHES, CHILLS,
HEAD HURTS.

Julie: PUMA'S NOT
IN A GOOD WAY RIGHT NOW.

HE'S GOT A TERRIBLE FEVER.

HE'S SHIVERING.
HE IS MOANING.

OH, MY GOD.

I CAN'T SEE HIM
MAKING IT THROUGH THE NIGHT.

I DON'T THINK THE JUNGLE
WANTS ME HERE ANYMORE.

I'M NOT LISTENING.

[ MOANS ]

[ SIGHS ]

I THINK I MAY HAVE BEEN BIT
BY A SPIDER OR SOMETHING.

Narrator: WRACKED WITH PAIN
AND SUFFERING FROM HIGH FEVER...

MASSIVE HEADACHE.

...PUMA'S CONDITION
WORSENS RAPIDLY.

IT'S CRAZY.

HEAD HURTS.

IT'S KIND OF COLD AGAIN.
I GOT THE CHILLS.

COLD. COLD.

[ MOANS ]

PUMA NEEDS MEDICAL HELP,

BUT THE STORM
HAS SWOLLEN THE RIVER

AND UPROOTED TREES IN THE AREA.

THEY ARE STRANDED

WITH NO HOPE OF HELP
UNTIL DAYBREAK.

PUMA WILL HAVE TO WAIT IT OUT.

AS DAY BREAKS, PUMA'S CONDITION
HAS REACHED CRISIS POINT.

HE'S SHIVERING.
HE IS MOANING.

HE IS CRAMPED UP.

HE SAID HIS WHOLE BODY
FEELS LIKE A BRUISE.

WITH THE RIVER NOW SUBSIDED,
PRODUCERS ARE FINALLY ABLE

TO GET PUMA MUCH-NEEDED
MEDICAL ATTENTION.

MY GOD.

THE MEDICS ARE UNABLE
TO DIAGNOSE PUMA'S HIGH FEVER.

THEY SUSPECT CHOLERA, TYPHOID,
DENGUE FEVER, OR EVEN MALARIA.

IF NOT TREATED IN TIME,
ALL THESE CAN BE FATAL.

HMM?

HMM?

PUMA'S TEMPERATURE
QUICKLY CLIMBS

TO A STAGGERING 105 DEGREES.

ERIC, ERIC, COME IN.
HIS EYES ARE GETTING RED.

TO ME, THAT'S NOT A GOOD SIGN.

HIS TEMPERATURE IS QUITE HIGH,

AND THAT'S WHEN I DECIDED
TO DIP HIM IN THE CREEK.

Narrator: THE TEAM EMPLOYS
EMERGENCY MEASURES

TO LOWER
HIS CORE BODY TEMPERATURE.

THIS IS ACTUALLY WHAT WE DO
WHEN WE'RE IN THE RAINFOREST.

Julie:
I REALLY CARE ABOUT PUMA.

LIKE, I WANT HIM TO BE OKAY.

MAYBE HE'LL PULL THROUGH.
I DON'T KNOW.

BUT AT THIS POINT, I JUST DON'T
WANT TO HAVE ANY CASUALTIES.

Woman:
HE'S GONNA BE FINE, OKAY?

[ Voice breaking ]
I'M SCARED.

BE STRONG.

YOU'RE GONNA BE STRONG,
OKAY?

HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO CONTINUE
12 DAYS ALONE?

Narrator: PUMA'S FEVER
IS PUTTING HIS LIFE IN DANGER.

HE HAS TO BE EVACUATED
IMMEDIATELY

TO THE NEAREST HOSPITAL.

THE MEDICS FEAR
THAT PUMA HAS CONTRACTED

ONE OF THE JUNGLE'S
DEADLY VIRUSES

FROM CONTAMINATED WATER.

PUMA IS TESTED
FOR A VARIETY OF INFECTIONS

AS THEY STRUGGLE
TO STABILIZE HIM.

JULIE IS NOW ON HER OWN.

WELL, HERE I AM.
THIS IS MY FIRST NIGHT ALONE.

IT'S GETTING TOWARDS DARK,
AND PUMA'S NOT HERE.

IT'S REALLY QUIET.

IT'S REALLY JUST ME
WITH MY THOUGHTS RIGHT NOW.

YOU KNOW, I NEVER THOUGHT
IT WOULD COME TO THIS,

ME BEING ALONE OUT HERE.

YOU KNOW, I COULD HAVE QUIT
WHEN PUMA QUIT,

AND I DECIDED NOT TO.

SO, HERE I AM.
[ CHUCKLES ]

PUT ON NIGHT VISION HERE.

[ INSECTS CHIRPING ]

YOU KNOW, I GOT THIS REALLY
SWEET FIRE RIGHT HERE, TOO.

I MEAN, IT'S JUST ROARING.

I MEAN...YOU KNOW,
I ACTUALLY FEEL KIND OF GOOD.

[ CHUCKLES ]

JUST GONNA TRY SLEEPING TONIGHT
AND SEE HOW IT GOES.

I THINK IT WILL GO WELL.

Narrator: EVEN THOUGH JULIE
WAS ABLE TO REKINDLE HER FIRE,

HER EXTREME LACK OF FOOD
IS TAKING ITS TOLL.

WHEW!

Julie:
PRODUCTION'S TOLD ME

THAT PUMA'S STILL
IN THE HOSPITAL FOR OBSERVATION,

AND I AM VERY CONCERNED
ABOUT HIM RIGHT NOW.

DEFINITELY FEELING SCARED,

BUT HE REALLY
LEFT ME IN A POSITION

TO HOPEFULLY THRIVE OUT HERE.

PUMA LEFT ME
WITH THIS FISH BASKET.

IT'S GOT, LIKE, BAIT IN THERE.
BUT I'M GONNA GO SET THIS.

HOPEFULLY
THEY'LL JUST COME FOR IT.

SOME OF THIS ROTTEN COCONUT.

I'M JUST GONNA POUND IT
INTO THERE.

HOPEFULLY THAT WILL DO IT.

HERE, LITTLE FISHIES.

COME AND EAT IT.

I THINK THIS FISH TRAP
SHOULD BE PRETTY SOUND.

I'M FOLLOWING THE PLAN
THAT WE ALREADY PUT IN PLACE.

IN ORDER TO HAVE FIRE,
I NEED FIREWOOD,

WHICH TAKES A LOT OF ENERGY.

IN ORDER
TO HAVE ENERGY TO GATHER IT,

I KIND OF NEED TO EAT STUFF.

Narrator: WITH PUMA GONE,

JULIE NOW HAS TO DO THE WORK
OF TWO PEOPLE.

Julie: IT TAKES SO MUCH ENERGY
TO KEEP A FIRE GOING.

LIKE, IT'S GONNA TAKE
SO MUCH ENERGY TO DO THAT.

FIRE IS, LIKE, LIFE OUT HERE,

SO DEFINITELY DON'T WANT IT
TO GO OUT.

ALMOST TWO WEEKS IN
AND WEAKENED BY STARVATION,

JULIE'S ONLY HOPE
IS THAT THE FISH TRAPS WORK.

PLEASE BE SOMETHING IN THERE.

NOTHING.

WELL,
WE GOT THIS FISH BASKET.

THAT'S AWESOME.

AND IT'S BASICALLY
A BASKET INSIDE A BASKET.

THIS WILL BE TUCKED DOWN
IN THERE LIKE THAT.

AND WE'LL BAIT IT WITH
SOME OF THAT FUNKY STUFF WE GOT,

THE OLD, DEAD CRAB.

THE SCENT TRAVELS

FOR A COUPLE HUNDRED YARDS
DOWNSTREAM.

WE'RE GONNA JUST START
BRINGING THEM IN.

THE FISH CAN GET IN
THROUGH THE LITTLE ONE.

AND WHEN THEY TRY AND GET OUT,

THEY JUST CAN'T SEEM
TO FIND THE EXIT AGAIN.

I DON'T KNOW WHY.
IT'S PRETTY MIRACULOUS.

BUT I ALREADY SEE THEM COMING.

Narrator:
IN THE BORNEO JUNGLE,

PUMA RISKED DRINKING
FROM A NEARBY CREEK.

I DON'T THINK THE JUNGLE
WANTS ME HERE ANYMORE.

HE DEVELOPED DANGEROUS FEVER
OF 105 DEGREES

AND HAD TO BE EVACUATED
TO A HOSPITAL,

LEAVING JULIE TO CARRY ON ALONE

AND ON THE BRINK OF STARVATION.

PLEASE BE SOMETHING IN THERE.

NOTHING. DANG!

[ SIGHS ]

YOU KNOW, I NEVER PLANNED

ON THIS BEING
A TRIP OF SUFFERING.

I THOUGHT THAT IT WOULD
JUST BE THRIVING.

IT'S JUST ME HERE ALONE,
SUFFERING.

[ SCOFFS ]

Narrator:
YET ANOTHER DAY PASSES,

AND THE FISH TRAP
STILL PRODUCES NOTHING.

Julie:
IT'S JUST -- THERE'S NO POINT.

LIKE, THERE'S NO FOOD,
AND THE FISH TRAP FAILED.

I MEAN, MISERABLY FAILED.

Narrator:
AFTER FOUR DAYS ALONE,

JULIE FINALLY REACHES
HER OWN CRISIS POINT.

Julie:
I THINK AFTER PUMA LEFT,

LIKE,
I WAS OKAY FOR A FEW DAYS,

BUT NOW I'M FEELING PRETTY WEAK

AND I'M FEELING REALLY
EMOTIONALLY DEPLETED, AS WELL.

IT'S BEEN DIFFICULT.

I KNOW I CHOSE TO STAY,
BUT, LIKE, I'M JUST --

I DON'T KNOW.
LIKE, I FEEL SICK.

I JUST DON'T REALLY HAVE
THE ENERGY.

IT FEELS LIKE A LOT OF WORK,
AND I JUST DON'T WANT TO DO IT.

THE FIRE'S OUT. *BLEEP*

[ GRUNTS ]

[ GROANS ]

I DON'T FEEL GOOD ABOUT THIS.

I HAVE A FEELING I FAILED.

I DIDN'T HAVE THE ENERGY
TO KEEP THE FIRE GOING.

I'M REALLY TIRED RIGHT NOW.

I JUST KIND OF WANT TO,
LIKE, KICK IT,

BUT I CAN'T REALLY DO THAT,

SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON.

I'M JUST --
I'M SCARED, YOU KNOW?

LIKE, I'M OUT HERE IN THE MIDDLE
OF THE *BLEEP* JUNGLE.

LIKE, PUMA HAD TO GO
TO THE HOSPITAL.

LIKE, I DON'T WANT TO [SIGHS]

I'M SCARED.

[ GROANS ]

MY EXPERIENCE WITH PUMA --

THAT IF I LET THE DARK SIDE
TAKE OVER,

I'M GONNA
DEFINITELY NOT MAKE IT.

EVEN JUST GETTING UP TO PEE
HURTS.

[ GROANS ]
MY WHOLE BODY ACHES. OHH.

I'M NOT SURE WHAT THIS IS,

IF IT'S WHAT PUMA CAME DOWN WITH
OR WHAT,

BUT I'M REALLY SCARED.

BEING SICK IN THE JUNGLE

HAS BEEN THE HARDEST THING
OF MY LIFE.

I WAS NOT PREPARED
FOR SUFFERING AT ALL.

[ GROANS ]

JUST PHYSICAL SUFFERING.

AND THAT REALLY AFFECTS
MY MIND-SET, TOO,

AND CAUSES ME
TO WANT TO GIVE UP.

AS AN INSTRUCTOR,

I KNOW THAT THE MOST IMPORTANT
THING TO KEEP CONTROL OF

IS YOUR OWN MIND AND EMOTIONS,

AND I'M NOT SURE
I'M ABLE TO DO THAT.

FOR SIX WEEKS
BEFORE I CAME OUT HERE,

I SPENT EVERY WAKING MOMENT
PREPARING FOR THIS TRIP.

ALMOST NONE OF MY PREPARATIONS
MEANT ANYTHING.

WHILE I HAVE
GREAT TRAINING AND SKILLS,

I'VE NEVER HAD TO TEST THEM
IN SUCH AN EXTREME WAY.

THIS PLACE IS WAY BEYOND
ANYTHING I EVER IMAGINED.

MY BODY IS TELLING ME

THAT BEING OUT HERE
IS NOT WORKING FOR ME ANYMORE.

THIS IS MY VOICE OF AUTHORITY

SAYING IT'S TIME FOR ME
TO TAP OUT.

Narrator:
JULIE LASTED 18 DAYS

BEFORE THE BORNEO JUNGLE
FINALLY BEAT HER DOWN.

Julie:
THE JUNGLE IS A HARSH TEACHER.

THERE'S SO MUCH MORE
THAT I NEED TO LEARN.

I REALLY HOPE THIS FAILURE

DOESN'T, LIKE, PUT ME IN A MORE
EMOTIONALLY DEPRESSED PLACE.

AND THAT'S SOMETHING
THAT'S ALMOST BEYOND WORDS,

SOMETHING
THAT'S JUST GONNA BE WITH ME

FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE.

I THINK PUMA AND I

DEFINITELY GOT
MORE THAN WE BARGAINED FOR.

THE JUNGLE IS NO JOKE.
IT SUCKS.

PUMA AND JULIE BOTH FAILED
TO MAKE IT

THROUGH THE 21-DAY CHALLENGE
IN THE JUNGLE OF BORNEO.

THEY BOTH RECEIVED A LESSON

IN THE HARSHNESS
OF PRIMITIVE SURVIVAL

FROM AN UNRELENTING ENVIRONMENT.

IN 10 DAYS,
PUMA LOST A TOTAL OF 15 POUNDS.

AND IN 18 DAYS, JULIE LOST 30.

PUMA WAS DISCHARGED FROM
THE HOSPITAL AFTER SEVEN DAYS.

THE VIRUS WAS FOUND
TO BE NON-LETHAL.

JULIE IS NOW BACK IN SEATTLE.

WITH HER NEWFOUND KNOWLEDGE,

SHE CONTINUES TO TEACH COURSES
ON SURVIVAL TECHNIQUES.

SURVIVAL EXPERTS
REVIEWED PUMA AND JULIE

IN TERMS OF THEIR SKILL,
EXPERIENCE, AND MENTAL APPROACH

AND THEN REASSESSED THEM BOTH

ACCORDING TO HOW WELL
THEY COPED WITH THEIR CHALLENGE.

PUMA DISPLAYED
GREAT BUSHCRAFT SKILLS

AND MENTAL FLEXIBILITY

WHILE JULIE'S EXPERIENCE
KEPT THEM BOTH FOCUSED.

BUT PUMA'S MAVERICK DECISION
TO DRINK UNPURIFIED WATER

TOOK HIM OUT OF THE CHALLENGE,
FRACTURING THE OUTFIT.

JULIE WAS UNABLE
TO ADJUST TO THE ABSENCE OF PUMA

AND INEVITABLY TAPPED OUT
DUE TO DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY.

NEITHER COMPLETED
THEIR 21-DAY CHALLENGE.

OVERALL,
PUMA'S PSR DROPPED TO 6.1

WHILE JULIE,
DESPITE HER QUITTING,

ONLY DROPS TO 5.0.

ALTHOUGH GIVING IT THEIR BEST,

PUMA AND JULIE
DID NOT HAVE WHAT IT TAKES

TO SURVIVE NAKED AND AFRAID.

IT REALLY IS NO JOKE.

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