Naked and Afraid: Alone (2020): Season 1, Episode 2 - Gary of the Jungle - full transcript
All-star survivalist Gary Golding takes on a jungle for the first time completely alone in Belize; without a partner, Gary forms a bond with a turtle he names Timmy, but a deep cut and dangerous infection threatens Gary's challenge
I GOT A BIG INFECTION
ON MY BACK.
THAT HURT?
AH! AH!
AH! AH! AH!
Narrator: THEY SURVIVED IN PAIRS
AND IN GROUPS,
AND NOW THE BEST OF THE BEST
ARE TAKING
ON THEIR GREATEST CHALLENGE YET:
TO SURVIVE 21 DAYS...
HOLY *BLEEP*
...WITH NO SUPPORT...
OH, MY GOD.
...NO ONE TO WATCH
THEIR BACK...
Man: THIS IS MY SHOT.
Narrator: ...COMPLETELY EXPOSED.
I'M TERRIFIED.
Narrator:
"NAKED AND AFRAID: ALONE."
I'M HEADED OUT ON A DIRT ROAD
IN BELIZE,
HEADED OUT INTO
THE JUNGLE ALONE.
NO ONE ELSE TO FALL BACK ON.
NO ONE ELSE TO RELY ON.
JUST ME.
ALWAYS GOT TO BE AWARE.
ALWAYS GOT TO BE
ON TOP OF THINGS.
IT'S GOING TO BE
QUITE AN ADVENTURE.
MY NAME IS GARY GOLDING.
I COME FROM REDONDO BEACH,
CALIFORNIA.
I'M KNOWN AS TARZAN
OF LOS ANGELES,
AND I TEACH NATURE AWARENESS.
ONE OF THE THINGS I DO
WITH MY TIME IS I SAVE BEES,
AND I USE THEM
TO EDUCATE CHILDREN.
LOOK HOW CUTE THEY ARE.
LITTLE...
-THEY ARE NOT CUTE.
-WHAT?
BEES.
I JUST GOT STUNG
ON THE FOREHEAD.
DON'T PLAY WITH BEES, KIDS.
I'VE DONE THIS CHALLENGE
THREE TIMES,
BUT THIS WILL BE
MY FIRST JUNGLE EXPERIENCE.
MY PAST CHALLENGES
WERE DRY SAVANNAHS.
I'VE NEVER ACTUALLY SURVIVED
IN A JUNGLE BEFORE.
Narrator:
BASED ON HIS PAST THREE
"NAKED AND AFRAID" CHALLENGES,
GARY'S SOLO SURVIVOR
RATING WAS ESTABLISHED
USING THREE CRITERIA:
SELF-RELIANCE,
MENTAL TOUGHNESS AND SKILLS.
ON HIS FIRST 21-DAY CHALLENGE
IN BRAZIL,
GARY'S PARTNER TAPPED OUT
ON DAY THREE.
YOU GOT TO GET IN SHADE,
KAREN.
I CAN'T DO IT.
I WANT TO GO HOME.
BUT SHOWING GREAT
MENTAL TOUGHNESS,
HE SURVIVED 13 DAYS
ON HIS OWN
AND PROVED HIS SELF-RELIANCE
AS A MASTER SCAVENGER.
THIS IS WHAT I WANT.
Narrator: BUT ULTIMATELY
SCAVENGING UNRIPE FRUIT
ENDED HIS CHALLENGE ON DAY 16.
THAT HURTS BAD.
MEDIC.
Narrator: ON HIS 40-DAY
"XL" CHALLENGE IN AFRICA,
GARY'S SCAVENGING
GOT HIM THROUGH...
THIS HEAD SMELLS OF LIFE.
IF YOU'RE NOT WILLING
TO EAT MAGGOTS,
YOU'RE NOT REALLY A SURVIVALIST.
Narrator: ...BUT PROVED TOO
RISKY AND CONTROVERSIAL
OF A SURVIVAL STRATEGY
FOR THE REST OF HIS TEAMMATES.
THIS IS SO GROSS.
THAT MEAT, WE'RE NOT EATING.
WHAT A BUNCH OF UNGRATEFUL
*BLEEP*
BECAUSE THAT'S EXACTLY
WHAT THE *BLEEP* YOU ARE.
Narrator:
ON HIS THIRD CHALLENGE,
GARY EXHIBITED MENTAL TOUGHNESS
AGAINST AN ANGRY VISITOR.
He's leaving.
Narrator:
AND THIS TIME, HIS SCAVENGING
SKILLS PULLED THE TEAM THROUGH.
ANYBODY UP FOR IMPALA
BACKSTRAPPING LEG MEAT?
-HELL YEAH.
-SMELL.
-OH, THAT'S NICE.
-THAT'S FRESH.
LET'S EAT.
STARTING HIM ON HIS
ALONE CHALLENGE
WITH A SOLO SURVIVAL
RATING OF 8.5.
Gary: THIS IS GOING TO BE A WET
HUMID PLACE
WITH MORE CREATURES PER SQUARE
INCH THAN ANYWHERE I'VE BEEN.
IT'S A BEAUTIFUL PLACE,
BUT IT'S ALSO A PLACE
THAT COULD EAT YOU ALIVE.
THE ONLY CHALLENGE
I DIDN'T COMPLETE
WAS WHEN I WAS ALONE IN BRAZIL.
IN THIS PARTICULAR ONE,
I JUST HAVE TO SURVIVE IN ORDER
TO CARRY MY MESSAGE
TO THE WORLD:
CONSUME AS LITTLE AS POSSIBLE.
ON THIS CHALLENGE, I'M GOING
TO SURVIVE OFF OF INSECTS
AND WHAT I CAN SCAVENGE.
I'VE BEEN JUDGED
FOR MY SCAVENGING BEFORE.
THIS TIME, I'M GOING
TO DO IT MY WAY.
LET'S DO THIS.
ALRIGHT.
I GUESS THIS IS IT.
THIS IS WHERE
THE CLOTHES COME OFF.
♪♪
GET OUT THERE.
NOW THIS IS A FIRST FOR ME.
WALK UP TO A BAG
WITHOUT A PARTNER.
Narrator: FOR THIS CHALLENGE,
GARY WAS ALLOWED TO CHOOSE
JUST THREE ESSENTIAL ITEMS
TO KEEP HIMSELF ALIVE.
I LOVE THIS FIRE STARTER.
IT'S AMAZING.
SAME KIND I BROUGHT WITH ME
TO AFRICA ON "XL."
I'M GOING TO NEED THIS OUT HERE
IN THE JUNGLE ESPECIALLY.
AND THE MAP.
I GOT TO MAKE MY WAY UP TO HERE,
IT LOOKS LIKE,
WHERE THE FISH
AND THE RESOURCES WOULD BE.
ALL RIGHT.
LET'S GO.
♪♪
Narrator:
TO REACH HIS WATER SOURCE,
GARY WILL HAVE TO TRAVERSE
4 MILES OF DENSE
SUB-TROPICAL RAINFOREST
ALIVE WITH VENOMOUS VIPERS
AND THE LARGEST CONCENTRATION
OF JAGUARS
IN ALL OF CENTRAL AMERICA.
ALONE IN THE JUNGLE,
HE WILL BE EASY PREY
FOR THESE NIGHT STALKERS
WHO KILL BY BITING
THROUGH THEIR VICTIM'S SKULL.
IT'S DENSE FOR SURE
WITH VEGETATION IN HERE.
BUGS AND FLIES
TRYING TO LAND ON YOU.
Narrator: THESE HUMID JUNGLES
ARE HOME TO MORE
THAN 50,000 INSECT SPECIES
PER SQUARE MILE.
I'M CONCERNED ABOUT
BOTFLIES GETTING UNDER MY SKIN.
THERE'S ALL KINDS OF STUFF.
Narrator: GARY WILL BE THE
PERFECT WARM-BLOODED HOST
FOR BOTFLIES
WHO PARASITIC LARVA BURROW
UNDER THE SKIN UNTIL MATURITY,
AND AT THIS TIME OF YEAR,
THE HEAVY RAINSTORMS
THAT OCCUR ALMOST DAILY
WILL PROVIDE THE IDEAL
BREEDING GROUND FOR MOSQUITOS
AND OTHER BITING
AND BLOOD-SUCKING INSECTS.
WATER COLLECTS DOWNHILL,
SO I WANT TO KEEP KIND OF MOVING
ON A DOWNHILL PATH.
♪♪
LOOK AT THIS.
OH, WOW.
WATER FEELS TERRIFIC.
RIGHT.
I GOT TO BE CONCERNED
ABOUT CROCODILES.
♪♪
RIGHT NOW, I NEED TO JUST FIND
A GOOD SPOT
WITHIN THE VICINITY OF THIS
TO BUILD SHELTER.
♪♪
WOW.
WE GOT SOME COHUNE NUTS HERE.
THESE ARE EDIBLE WITH
VERY GOOD MEAT INSIDE OF THEM.
YOU NEED A COUPLE ROCKS
TO SMASH THEM OPEN.
THE FACT THAT THESE ARE HERE
ON THE GROUND
IS A GOOD SIGN FOR
A POTENTIAL SOURCE OF NUTRITION.
SEE IT UP THERE ON THE TREE,
A WHOLE BUNCH OF IT.
COHUNE NUTS.
I LIKE IT.
♪♪
HUH, GOT A CREEK HERE
THAT I CAN GET WATER FROM.
RIGHT HERE I CAN SEE THE BOTTOM.
THERE'S LESS CHANCE
OF A CROCODILE RIGHT HERE.
I CAN TAKE A DIP.
THOSE ARE SOME BIG PALMS.
YOU MIGHT AS WELL BUILD
WHERE YOUR RESOURCES AT.
IF I WANT TO DO IT,
IT'D BE RIGHT IN HERE
I GUESS.
FIRST, I WANT TO GET A FIRE
GOING BECAUSE
I'M WORRIED ABOUT
HOW MUCH DAYLIGHT I HAVE LEFT.
I DON'T HAVE ANYBODY TO HELP ME,
LIKE, YOU KNOW,
ONE PERSON TEND THE FIRE
WHILE ONE PERSON BUILDS
A RAISED SHELTER, YOU KNOW?
SHAVING OFF SOME MAGNESIUM.
MAGNESIUM BURNS AT LIKE
3,000 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.
THIS HAS A MUCH BETTER CHANCE
OF CATCHING ON FIRE.
I JUST WANT TO GET
A STEADY BED OF COALS,
THEN I CAN GET
A FIRE GOING ANYTIME.
TIME TO HUSTLE.
DOING THIS BY YOURSELF IS,
YOU KNOW, THAT IT'S DOWN
TO ONLY YOU.
OKAY.
AND THOSE ARE THORNS.
MY NUMBER ON CONCERN
IS TO MAKE A RAISED BED
OFF THE JUNGLE FLOOR ACTUALLY.
SO IF YOU SLEEP ON THE DIRT
AT NIGHTTIME IN THE JUNGLE,
THE CREATURES,
THEY'RE LOOKING FOR WARMTH,
AND THEY'LL FIND YOU.
I'M ACTUALLY STRATEGIZING
USING PHYSICS AND ENGINEERING
TO AVOID
TYING DOWN ANYTHING,
AND THIS RIGHT HERE
IS OPERATED ON LEVERAGE.
LOOK AT THAT.
HOLDS ALL MY WEIGHT
NO PROBLEM.
THIS IS A FOOL SIZED BED
BECAUSE THIS FOOL
IS GOING TO SLEEP IN IT.
BEING OUT IN A JUNGLE
WITH JAGUARS WALKING AROUND,
IT'S INTENSE.
ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN, SO I KEEP
THINGS CLOSE TO ME IF I CAN.
I HIT THIS, MAKE SOME NOISE.
BANG!
I DON'T HAVE FANGS AND CLAWS,
SO YOU GOT TO HAVE YOUR OWN
FANGS AND CLAWS AT HAND.
FIRE, WATER,
THE BEGINNINGS OF A SHELTER.
IT'S NOT A BAD DAY ONE.
NAKED AND ALONE, DAY ONE
IN THE JUNGLES OF BELIZE.
♪♪
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♪♪
IT'S NIGHT ONE.
THERE'S SOMETHING BIG OUT THERE.
THERE'S A LOT NOISE
IN THE JUNGLE LET ME TELL YOU.
SOMETHING BIG IS OUT THERE LIKE
20 FEET FROM ME, MAYBE CLOSER.
OH, MY GOD.
♪♪
I MADE IT THROUGH NIGHT ONE,
WHICH IS INTERESTING.
LOT OF ANIMALS COMING RIGHT UP
AND LIKE TO INVESTIGATE
WHO AND WHAT I AM.
IT LOOKS LIKE
IT'S GOING TO RAIN.
IT FEELS LIKE
IT'S GOING TO RAIN.
SO TODAY IT'S ABOUT GETTING
A ROOF OVER MY HEAD
AND REFINING MY SHELTER.
YOUR BODY GETS WAY COOLER
WHEN IT GETS WET,
SO IF THE RAIN HITS,
CAN LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA.
BOTTOM LINE IS I GOT
TO GET THIS ROOF BUILT.
I KNOW HOW BRUTAL STORMS CAN BE
WHEN YOUR NAKED AND UNPREPARED.
OH, MY GOD.
GIVE ME A DAMN BREAK.
OH, MY GOD.
IT'S GOING. IT'S GOING.
IT'S GOING.
WELCOME TO AFRICA.
♪♪
I AM IN A DOWNPOUR
LIKE YOU WOULDN'T BELIEVE.
I'M TALKING A DELUGE OF RAIN.
I GOT TO GET THIS ROOF
COMPLETED ON MY SHELTER
IF I'M GOING TO PULL
THIS OFF AND STAY DRY,
SO I GOT TO WORK
MY BUTT OFF IN THE RAIN.
LET'S GET BUSY SHALL WE?
LET'S GO.
♪♪
THE DELUGE HAS EASED UP,
BUT LOOK.
THAT'S HOW WRINKLED
MY HANDS ARE.
LOOK AT THAT.
IT'S WATERPROOF IN THERE.
LOOK THAT SHINGLING.
NOT BAD, HUH?
I'M STANDING UP OUTSIDE
MY SHELTER NOW.
INSIDE MY SHELTER
ARE MOSQUITOS.
THE BUZZING IS INTENSE.
THE BITING IS INTENSE.
I'LL JUST GET OUT OF THERE.
AW, MAN. I TELL YOU.
IT'S NUTS.
I'M GOING TO HAVE TO STAND UP
OUT HERE ALL NIGHT.
♪♪
THE MOSQUITOS WERE HORRENDOUS.
THEY WERE ABSOLUTELY HORRENDOUS.
BUGS ARE ACTUALLY THE BIGGEST
FACTOR OUT HERE, BIGGEST.
IN BRAZIL, I GOT EATEN ALIVE
BY BLOODSUCKING FLIES EVERY DAY.
THAT WAS ONE HECK
OF AN EXPERIENCE.
MY BACK HAS BEEN RIDDLED
WITH FLEA BITES
AND COVERED IN FLIES
EATING MY SORES.
GET OUT OF HERE.
OKAY. YOU GOT ME.
YOU GOT ME.
THAT WAS TOUGH,
BUT I WAS JUST, LIKE,
"I LIKE IT.
I LOVE THE PAIN."
THIS IS HOW YOU NEED TO THINK
TO GET THROUGH THIS
BECAUSE IF YOUR MIND GOES
THE OTHER DIRECT AND GOES, LIKE,
"OH, THESE THINGS
ARE EATING ME ALIVE.
THEY'RE KILLING ME," THEN
THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT'LL HAPPEN.
♪♪
I HAVEN'T REALLY
IN THE FIRST FEW DAYS
PUT ANY ENERGY INTO EATING.
I FEEL TIRED.
I FEEL WEAK.
SO DAY THREE HERE I THINK
IT WOULD BE A WISE IDEA
BECAUSE I'M USING
A LOT OF CALORIES.
I NEED TO TRY TO EAT
A LITTLE BIT.
GOT AN ANT TRAIL RIGHT HERE.
Narrator: A HANDFUL OF ANTS
ONLY HAS 30 CALORIES,
BUT GARY HAS BURNED CLOSE
TO 10,000 CALORIES
SINCE THE BEGINNING
OF THE CHALLENGE.
THEY'RE ACTUALLY GOOD.
DELICIOUS ANTS.
I KNOW I DON'T WANT TO GET
ONE OF THOSE
WITH THE BIG WHITE HEAD.
THAT ONE GOT ME.
AH, AND IT'S STILL CLAMPING
DOWN TIGHTER.
I NEED MORE FOOD.
I'M FEELING WEAKER EVERY DAY.
I'M DEFINITELY
NOT GETTING STRONGER.
GETTING SCARED IF MY
GAS TANK GETS TOO LOW
THEN I'LL START DRAGGING
REAL HARD.
I REALLY NEED TO START THINKING
ABOUT A SOURCE OF NUTRITION,
AND COHUNE NUTS ARE GREAT.
IN MY CHALLENGES,
I'M KNOWN AS A SCAVENGER,
BUT I ALSO CLIMBED TREES
AND PROVIDED FIGS
AND A LOT OF OTHER THINGS.
70 FEET UP IN A TREE
IS A PLACE WHERE
YOU DON'T MAKE MISTAKES.
YOU FALL FROM THIS HEIGHT,
YOU DIE.
WHOA.
FIGS ARE DELICIOUS.
THERE IS NO BRANCHES TO CLIMB
ON THIS COHUNE TREE,
SO I NEED TO IMPROVISE.
♪♪
Narrator: THE FRUIT INSIDE THE
RIGID SHELL OF THE COHUNE NUT
IS SIMILAR TO A COCONUT
AND CAN BE STORED
FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME
WITHOUT SPOILING.
BUSTING MY ASS
AND SECURING FOOD.
NOW I JUST GOT TO FIND
A GOOD PLACE TO BUST A NUT.
OH-HOH, WOW.
BUSTED CLEAN OPEN.
KEPT EVERYTHING IN THERE.
♪♪
WHEN IT COMES TO CRACKING
NUTS IN THE WILD,
NOTHING LIKE THE ROCKS.
♪♪
THE MOSQUITO LEVEL
IS INSANELY HIGH TODAY.
THIS IS CRAZY.
THEY WON'T STOP BITING,
AND THEY'RE RAVENOUS.
OH, GOD.
I CAN'T STOP SCRATCHING
JUST TO THE POINT
OF NOT TRYING TO DRAW BLOOD.
♪♪
THE NIGHTS KEEP GETTING WORSE
BECAUSE THE MOSQUITOS
KEEP MULTIPLYING.
IF YOU LOOK AT MY BODY,
IT'S JUST TORN UP.
I WOULD SAY EVERY INCH OF ME
IS COVERED IN BITES,
BUT IT'S MORE THAN THAT.
IT'S EVERY CENTIMETER.
I'M JUST COMPLETELY EATEN ALIVE.
I CAN'T KEEP GOING ON LIKE THIS.
YOU KNOW, MOSQUITOS ARE KNOWN
TO CARRY MALARIA,
DENGUE FEVER, ZIKA
AND NOT TO MENTION, MOSQUITOS
CARRY THE BOTFLY LARVA.
THE MOSQUITO ACTUALLY INJECTS
THE LARVA IN YOUR BODY,
AND THEN IT FEEDS ON YOU,
YOUR FLESH
UNDER YOUR SKIN AND GROWS
AND THEN FINALLY CHEWS
ITS WAY OUT
AND HATCHES ITS WAY OUT
AND FLIES AWAY.
OUT OF ALL THE PREDATORS
OUT HERE,
THE MOSQUITO IS THE ONE
THAT'S KILLING ME.
IT'S TIME TO FOCUS
ON CONTROLLING
BOTFLIES AND MOSQUITOS.
THAT'S THE NEXT SMART MOVE
FOR ME IN SURVIVAL,
AND THAT'S WHAT
I'M GOING TO DO.
♪♪
I'M GOING TO GO GET SOME CLAY
TO COVER MYSELF
AS A SHIELD AGAINST
THE MOSQUITOS
BECAUSE IT'S HARD FOR THEM
TO PENETRATE THROUGH CLAY.
CLAY GALORE.
I FOUND SOME GRAY STUFF.
I'M GOING TO GET
A WHOLE BUNCH OF THIS,
TAKE IT BACK TO CAMP AND PUT IT
ON IF IT'S TIME FOR BED.
♪♪
MOSQUITOS ARE HERE.
THEY'RE BUZZING AROUND MY HEAD.
I'M GOING TO APPLY MY CLAY NOW.
HERE I AM CLAYED UP
FROM HEAD TO TOE.
HOPEFULLY THIS WILL BE
A REPRIEVE FROM MOSQUITOS.
♪♪
THE MUD MASK BURNING MY FACE,
STARTING TO IRRITATE ME.
OOH.
THAT DIDN'T DO NOTHING FOR THEM.
THEY JUST HUNG OUT
AND DID THEIR THING.
OUCH.
♪♪
IT FEELS GOOD TO GET
THIS CLAY OFF ME.
SLEEPING WITH IT ON ME
ALL NIGHT.
IT WAS A PAIN IN THE BUTT.
THE MOSQUITOS HAVE ME
DOING A LOT OF THINKING.
THEY'RE GETTING UP IN MY HEAD.
THEY REALLY DO.
I'LL BE HONEST WITH YOU.
THEY'RE WEARING ME DOWN.
THE MOSQUITOS HAVE EFFECTED
MY PRODUCTIVITY HUGELY
BECAUSE, I MEAN,
I'M TALKING...
I GET A LOT OF BLOOD
SUCKED OUT OF ME EVERY DAY.
AND THEN YOU'RE NOT PUTTING
ENOUGH NUTRIENTS INTO YOUR BODY
TO EVEN REPLACE THAT.
MY IMAGINATION GOES TO JUST
THE THOUGHT OF HOW MANY
ARE JUST PIERCING THE SAME
EXACT SPOT THAT'S BEEN PIERCED,
AND I'VE GOT SOME
PRETTY BIG SORES.
THE ODDS ARE GOOD THAT I'LL WALK
AWAY WITH BOTFLIES IN MY SKIN.
THIS TYPE OF PUNISHMENT.
I DON'T THINK ANY HUMAN
IS MEANT TO ENDURE THAT.
♪♪
Gary: HERE WE ARE.
MORNING OF DAY 10.
I'VE BEEN GETTING MY SLEEP
A LOT IN THE MORNING
BECAUSE THEN THE MOSQUITOS
FINALLY STOP
AND THEN I'M WORN OUT.
YOU GOT TO GET YOUR SLEEP
SOMETIME DURING THE DAY.
Narrator:
PROLONGED LACK OF PROTEIN
AND SLEEP WILL ADVERSELY EFFECT
GARY'S BRAIN FUNCTIONS
LINKED TO MOTIVATION,
PRODUCTIVITY AND FOCUS
AND ALSO LOWER HIS LEVELS
OF SEROTONIN AND DOPAMINE,
CHEMICALS IN THE BRAIN
KNOWN TO ENHANCE MOOD.
I GOT A LITTLE FEELING
OF SADNESS FOR THE PEOPLE
I LOVE AT HOME AND WHO LIKE
TO HAVE ME AROUND TO LEAN ON,
SO AS I'M STRUGGLING
I'M WONDERING
IF THEIR STRUGGLES
ARE A LITTLE HARDER
WITHOUT ME AROUND
TO GIVE THEM...
BECAUSE I'M A REAL MOTIVATOR.
YEAH, I GET OFF ON THAT ENERGY
OF BEING A MOTIVATOR,
AND SOMETIMES
YOU'LL FINISH A CHALLENGE
JUST SO YOU CAN THE OTHER PERSON
FINISH, YOU KNOW?
WITHOUT HAVING SOMEONE HERE
TO DO THAT TOO,
I DON'T HAVE THAT PURPOSE HERE.
♪♪
I'M HUNGRY,
AND I WANT SOME PROTEIN.
I WANT SOME FISH.
I WANT SOME WHATEVER.
I THINK ABOUT WORKING
ON A FISH BASKET TODAY.
I CUT DOWN THE BLACK PALM, AND I
SPLIT IT AT THE END IN FOURS.
IT'S ALL CONNECTED
ALREADY AT THE BOTTOM.
I JUST GOT TO WEAVE
THROUGH HERE.
A BUNCH OF VINES
FOR THE NETTING.
SO NOW I HAVE THE BEGINNINGS
OF A FISH BASKET.
IT MAY END UP BEING MY
MAIN SOURCE OF PROTEIN.
AH! *BLEEP*
I JUST CUT MY THUMB OPEN
PRETTY GOOD.
Narrator: IN THIS JUNGLE TEAMING
WITH BACTERIA,
GARY'S OPEN WOUND
COULD EASILY GET INFECTED.
Gary: IT'S A PRETTY GOOD GASH,
AND THE ONLY THING I KNOW
THAT CAN WORK OUT HERE
FOR SOMETHING LIKE THAT
IS THE SOLDIER ANT THAT
HAS BIG HEAD ON IT
AND SOME JAWS
BECAUSE WHAT THEY'LL DO IS
IF THEY CLAMP DOWN,
THEY WON'T LET GO.
IF I CAN FIND SOME OF THOSE,
I CAN CLAMP DOWN ON THERE
AND USE THEM LIKE SUTURES.
WILL IT WORK?
I DON'T KNOW.
♪♪
YOU GOT TO STIR THEM UP.
HERE THEY COME.
THERE I GO.
♪♪
JUST LIKE THAT.
RIP THE BODY OFF.
WOW, THAT WORKED.
I'VE BEEN PLAYING WITH BUGS
MY WHOLE LIFE.
THE WHOLE THING WITH THE ANTS
IS SOMETHING
I'VE NEVER DONE BEFORE,
BUT I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO TRY,
AND I GUESS I GOT MY CHANCE.
MORNING 12.
THOUGHTS GOING THROUGH MY HEAD
ABOUT THESE SORES ON MY BODIES
THAT ARE MAKING HOLES
IN MY BACK,
IMAGINING A BOTFLY
WIGGLING AROUND.
IT'S THE LITTLE THINGS,
YOU KNOW?
IT'S THE LITTLE THINGS OUT HERE
THAT ARE JUST EATING ME ALIVE,
BUT I GOT TO KEEP
PRESSING FORWARD.
I'M GETTING WEAKER.
I'M HUNGRY.
I'M GOING TO GO WORK
ON THAT FISH BASKET,
TRY TO GET ME SOME FOOD.
♪♪
SO I TAKE THE VINE
AND JUST WEAVE IN AND OUT,
IN AND OUT OF EVERY LAYER.
BASKET WEAVING IS A SLOW
AND TEDIOUS PROCESS,
BUT IF IT GETS ME PROTEIN
IT'LL BE WORTH IT.
IT'S TOUGH OUT HERE.
YOU ALMOST WISH SOMETHING BAD
WOULD HAPPEN TO YOU
SO YOU CAN LEAVE.
THE ANSWER TO NOT BEING EATEN
ALIVE BY INSECTS EVERY NIGHT.
THAT CROSSED MY MIND.
JUST YOU GET CHEWED UP AND EATEN
ALIVE, AND YOU'RE NAKED.
THE MISERY.
YOU CAN'T FOCUS.
YOU'RE IN PAIN THE WHOLE TIME.
IT'S LIKE, "WHAT'S THE POINT?"
I'LL BE HONEST.
I MAY TAP.
I WANT TO FINISH, BUT I DON'T
KNOW THAT I'M GOING TO FINISH.
♪♪
LOOK AT THAT.
TIME TO FISH.
IT LOOKS LIKE BASKET MATERIAL,
BUT IT IS MORE OF A FISHING NET.
SOME COHUNE NUT FOR BAIT.
IF YOU LOOK DOWN IN THAT WATER,
THERE IS A BUNCH OF FISH
AROUND IT.
IF I'M LUCKY, I'LL START EATING.
I'M HUNGRY.
I WANT TO CATCH SOMETHING.
I WANT TO EAT SOMETHING.
I WANT SOME PROTEIN.
DAMN IT. NOTHING.
♪♪
♪♪
There's something.
It's walking circles around me.
Hear that?
Every night, something big comes
through here, and it's bold.
And it does not care
that I am here.
♪♪
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SO HERE WE ARE.
DAY 14.
I MADE IT THROUGH NIGHT 13.
I AM STARVING.
OOH, WOW.
LOOK AT THIS.
THAT'S A BIG PAW.
LOOKS LIKE IT TOOK A POOP
OR SOMETHING AND THEN BURIED IT.
NOW I KNOW FOR SURE
THERE IS A JAGUAR CLOSE.
THIS IS LITERALLY LIKE
30 YARDS FROM MY CAMP.
IT KIND OF TAKES BEING ALONE OUT
HERE TO, LIKE, ANOTHER LEVEL.
♪♪
I'M GOING TO PUT A FENCE
AROUND MY SHELTER
BECAUSE THERE IS A JAGUAR
ROAMING AROUND ME.
WHEN I'M WORKING OUT HERE
AT NIGHT AND IT GETS DARK,
I FEEL VERY VULNERABLE,
AND EVEN SLEEPING IN MY SHELTER.
IT'S COMPLETELY OPEN.
SOMETHING COULD WALK RIGHT UP
TO IT NO PROBLEM.
MY FENCE, IT MIGHT BE
MORE PSYCHOLOGICAL FOR ME,
SO THAT'S LITERALLY
WHAT I'M WORKING ON
IS JUST MAKING
THIS JAGUAR RESISTANT.
FEELING THAT HARD WORK
ON MY BODY.
IT'S TAKING A TOLL ON ME.
I REALLY NEED PROTEIN.
BAD.
I'VE BEEN LIVING
OFF THINGS LIKE NUTS.
IT'S TIME TO TAKE IT
TO THE NEXT LEVEL.
♪♪
♪♪
YEAH!
WOW.
THERE'S THESE
LITTLE GROUND BIRDS,
AND ONE FLEW AWAY
AND LEFT THESE TWO EGGS.
THAT'S REALLY BARELY
ANYTHING TO EAT.
I'M THINKING ABOUT JUST,
YOU KNOW, LEAVING THEM.
GOD THEY LOOK
DELICIOUS THOUGH.
BUT MAYBE I WILL
TAKE THOSE EGGS.
SORRY, LITTLE BIRDIE.
IF IT WAS A SIGNIFICANT
AMOUNT OF FOOD,
I WOULD FEEL DIFFERENTLY.
THAT BIRD IS LOSING
EVERYTHING IT LIVES FOR.
I'M GAINING BARELY ANYTHING.
Narrator: AFTER 14 DAYS
SURVIVING ON INSECTS AND NUTS,
GARY HAS INGESTED
LESS THAN 200 CALORIES.
THE RAW EGGS WILL PROVIDE
ONLY 40 CALORIES,
BUT THEY'RE RICH IN PROTEIN
WHICH CAN BOOST DOPAMINE LEVELS.
EGGS ARE DELICIOUS RIGHT NOW.
IT SENT SOMETHING TO MY BRAIN,
AND IT FEELS GOOD.
I'M HAVING A CONFLICT
IN A SURVIVAL WORLD
A LITTLE BIT
WITH SOME OF THE STUFF
I'M EATING BECAUSE I COULD HAVE
SURVIVED WITHOUT THOSE EGGS.
AND I'M HERE FOR ONE REASON.
THIS MESSAGE ON MY BACK.
CONSUME AS LITTLE AS POSSIBLE.
MAN, I TELL YOU.
I SURE COULD USE
SOME COMPANY OUT HERE
TO HELP KEEP MY MIND AWAY
FROM HOW REAL THE HUNGER IS.
IT GETS REALLY TOUGH.
I'M DEPRIVED OF EVERYTHING.
MOST OF ALL, I MISS LOVE.
I MISS THE PEOPLE
I LOVE IN MY LIFE.
I MISS MY DOG, FRANKIE.
I MISS TALKING TO MY MOTHER,
AND I MISS THE GENTLE TOUCH
OF MY GIRL.
I'M MISSING THAT LOVE A LOT.
♪♪
♪♪
OH, WHOA.
YOU'RE NEVER GOING
TO BELIEVE THIS.
LOOK WHAT'S RIGHT ON THE TRAIL
IN FRONT OF ME AS I'M WALKING.
A TURTLE.
YOU'RE FRIENDLY.
YOU REMIND ME
OF MY LITTLE DOG, FRANKIE.
♪♪
A TURTLE.
WHY YOU'RE THE FRIENDLIEST
THING I MET OUT HERE.
AND I HAVE TO SAY
MAYBE THE CUTEST.
WOW.
HIGH FIVE.
I'M GOING TO HAVE
TO GIVE YOU A NAME.
HOW ABOUT TIMMY?
YOU LIKE TIMMY?
TIMMY THE TURTLE.
YOU'RE GOING TO BE HARD TO EAT.
YOU'RE COMING BACK WITH ME.
I HAVE TO THINK ABOUT THIS.
SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M GOING
TO DO ABOUT TIMMY.
I'M NOT EXACTLY SURE NOW.
I CAN USE TIMMY TO BOIL IN MY
WATER AND MAKE A LITTLE STEW,
BUT I'M ALONE OUT THERE.
I DON'T KNOW.
I'M ON THE FENCE WITH TIMMY.
LET ME SHOW YOU MY WATER HOLE.
YOU WANT TO SEE MY WATER HOLE,
BUDDY?
WELL, I'VE BEEN TRYING
TO CATCH FISH.
YOU'RE PROBABLY GOOD
AT CATCHING FISH.
LOOK AT THAT.
I CAN PET TIMMY.
♪♪
THERE.
THIS IS WHERE I SPEND
ALL MY TIME, BUDDY.
YOU LIKE IT?
I ALMOST WANT TO KEEP YOU
JUST FOR MY OWN COMPANY.
WE'RE GOING TO HANG OUT,
YOU AND I.
TIMMY IS LIKE MY LITTLE
ADOPTED PET OUT HERE.
I'M NOT SURE IF I COULD EAT HIM.
I DON'T KNOW.
IT WOULD BE HARD
TO KILL THAT GUY.
NO?
NOT INTO KISSES?
NOT INTO PDA?
I SHOULDN'T HAVE NAMED HIM.
TIMMY, YOUR FEET ARE GOING
TO BE FREE, BUDDY.
IT WAS NICE WHILE IT LASTED.
GO FIND A TANYA THE TURTLE
OR SOMETHING.
OH, TIMMY, TIMMY, TIMMY.
GO ON.
GET OUT OF HERE.
DON'T LOOK AT ME LIKE THAT.
GO ON.
GO.
GO ON. OH.
THERE GOES TIMMY.
THERE GOES TIMMY.
♪♪
♪♪
BYE, TIMMY.
BYE, BUDDY.
♪♪
SO MORNING 18.
I LET TIMMY GO,
BUT I'M STARVING.
♪♪
WHOA.
JUST FOUND A TARANTULA HOLE.
I ACTUALLY SAW IT RUN BACK DOWN,
SO I KNOW FOR A FACT THERE
IS A TARANTULA IN THERE.
IN ORDER TO FISH
THIS TARANTULA OUT,
I HAVE TO GET A VERY THIN
PIECE OF, LIKE, GRASS,
AND I PUT IT DOWN THE HOLE
AND I WIGGLE IT.
GOT TO MAKE IT THINK
IT'S A LITTLE BUG.
DAMN IT.
GOT AWAY.
OH, YES.
HERE IS ONE.
♪♪
Narrator: TARANTULA FANGS
PRODUCE A PAINFUL BITE,
AND THEIR BARBED VENOMOUS HAIRS
TRIGGER AN ALLERGIC REACTION
WITH BURNING SENSATIONS.
NOW THOSE RED HAIRS WILL SHOOT,
AND IT'LL IRRITATE
MY EYES AND NOSE.
I GOT TO BE CAREFUL.
I'M GOING TO COOK THIS THING UP
AND EAT IT, BUT I'M NOT DONE.
I'M NOT DONE LOOKING.
WHOA.
ANOTHER TARANTULA.
IT KICKED ALL IT'S HAIRS OFF
TO TRY TO DETER ME.
BAM.
I'M GOING TO TRY A LITTLE
FISHING TODAY
WITH MY FISH BASKET.
♪♪
I THINK THE BIG ONE GOT AWAY,
BUT I GOT A FISH.
TIME TO GO COOK UP TWO
TARANTULAS AND A FISH AND EAT.
THIS IS THE BIGGEST
PROTEIN MEAL
I'VE HAD YET.
JUST LIKE MAMA USED TO MAKE.
TO SOME PEOPLE
THIS WOULD BE A NIGHTMARE.
TO ME IT'S A DREAM COME TRUE.
♪♪
MMM, DINNER IS SERVED.
TASTE LIKE KIND OF CHICKEN
AND CRAB.
MMM.
PERFECT END.
♪♪
THE MOSQUITOS
ARE STILL JUST TERRIBLE.
AND I...
I THINK I FEEL
MY FIRST BOTFLY
LIVING IN MY SKIN ON MY BACK.
IT'S JUST ITCHING
A DIFFERENT WAY.
IT FEELS LIKE IT'S ITCHING
KIND OF UNDERNEATH MY SKIN,
MOVING AROUND.
SO NOW I HAVE TO LIVE
WITH THE KNOWLEDGE
THAT THERE IS SOMETHING
LIVING INSIDE OF ME.
OH, MY GOSH.
IT'S FREAKING HORRIFIC.
♪♪
NOW THE MOSQUITOS.
THAT'S WHERE THE HELL IS.
I GOT A BIG INFECTION
ON MY BACK,
AND I SLEEP ON IT EVERY NIGHT,
AND IT STICKS TO MY BOARDS.
ON MY FIRST CHALLENGE,
I SPENT TIME IN THE HOSPITAL
AFTER ONE OF THESE THINGS.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE
THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN.
Narrator: A MEDIC
IS CALLED IN TO EVALUATE
THE SORE ON GARY'S BACK.
LET ME HAVE A LOOK AT IT.
TURN THAT WAY.
TURN THAT WAY.
SHOULD I SIT DOWN?
THE MEDIC DETERMINES
THAT THERE IS NO LARVA
GROWING UNDER GARY'S SKIN,
BUT THE AREA
IS SEVERELY INFECTED.
I'M GOING TO PUT SOME IODINE.
THIS IS TO STERILIZE THE AREA.
OKAY.
IF I LEAVE IT,
IT CAN GO DOWN TO YOUR MUSCLES,
AND THEN WE HAVE GANGRENE.
WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU
GET GANGRENE?
THAT HURT?
NO.
NO?
NOT YET.
THAT HURT?
YEAH, THAT HURTS
A LITTLE BIT.
OKAY.
AH!
ALL RIGHT.
AH! AH! AH! AH! AH!
OH!
GOOD MORNING.
EVERYBODY STRETCH THOSE LEGS
AND STRETCH.
I TELL YOU.
SURVIVAL IS A BITCH.
YOU EVER HAD YOUR NUTS
CHEWED ON BY CHIGGERS?
I HAVE.
HELLO, CLARICE.
I'M HAVING A COUPLE FRIENDS
FOR DINNER.
WON'T YOU JOIN ME?
OW.
JUST KIDDING.
AH!
ALRIGHT.
AH! AH! AH! AH! AH!
THIS IS YOUR...
HOLY CRAP.
THAT'S FISH BAIT.
THAT'S FISH BAIT.
THIS IS THE SIZE OF THE DEAD
TISSUE SHE CUT OUT OF MY BACK.
♪♪
SO I'M GOING TO FEED THIS
TO THE FISH.
LET US SEE IF THEY EAT
MY DEAD FLESH.
♪♪
OH, BIG ONE GOT IT.
IT IS THE CIRCLE OF LIFE.
♪♪
MY LAST NIGHT OF HELL.
I MISS THE PEOPLE I LOVE.
ONE MORE NIGHT
OF GETTING EATEN ALIVE.
NO ESCAPE.
NO ESCAPE.
♪♪
MORNING 21.
EXTRACTION DAY.
THE JUNGLE, IT REALLY ATE ME UP.
I'M DEFINITELY WEAKER
AND MORE BEATEN UP
THAN WHEN I STARTED
THIS CHALLENGE FOR SURE.
I HAVE TO GO HERE.
CROCODILES.
THAT'S NOT A GOOD THING.
I GOT QUITE A WALK AHEAD OF ME,
SO ON MY WAY OUT OF HERE
I'M GOING TO MAKE SURE
TO HYDRATE REAL GOOD.
I'M GOING TO DRINK
THE LAST OF MY WATER,
AND THERE'S MOSQUITO LARVA
SWIMMING IN IT.
THESE ARE THE BABIES
OF THE MOSQUITO
THAT WERE FEEDING ON MY BABY.
ALRIGHT. DOWN THE HATCH,
LITTLE MOSQUITO BABIES.
MMM.
LITTLE PROTEIN IN THERE.
LET US DO THIS.
LET'S GET OUT OF HERE.
Narrator: TO GET TO HIS
EXTRACTION POINT,
GARY FACES A STEEP
4 MILE HIKE THROUGH STAGNANT
AND BUG INFESTED WATER
AND DENSE JUNGLE TERRAIN
THAT CONCEALS
THE MOST DANGEROUS SNAKE
IN CENTRAL AMERICA,
THE FER-DE-LANCE.
HE WILL THEN HAVE
TO CROSS A RIVER
INFESTED WITH 10-FOOT
CROCODILES.
♪♪
Gary: THIS IS DEFINITELY
MY FIRST EXTRACTION ALONE.
I THINK I'M GOING
TO PULL THIS OFF,
BUT THERE'S STILL NO GUARANTEES.
ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN
AT ANY MOMENT.
YOU GOT TO WALK SLOW.
THERE'S JAGUARS.
AND MY BIGGEST FEAR IS THERE
IS STILL A POSSIBILITY TO STEP
ON A FER-DE-LANCE SNAKE.
WHOO.
AND IT'S THORNY IN HERE.
OH, GOSH DANG.
THIS IS QUICKSAND.
♪♪
THE CHIGGERS ARE WAKING UP.
THAT'S FOR SURE.
MY LEGS ARE GETTING EATEN.
I'VE NEVER WANTED TO GET OUT
OF A PLACE SO BAD IN MY LIFE.
BEING EATEN ALIVE CONSTANTLY.
YEAH, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT
I WANTED TO BE OVER FOR SURE.
OOH, IT'S BEEN A LONG HAUL,
A LONG TORTUOUS HAUL.
I GOT TO BE GETTING CLOSER
TO WATER NOW.
LOOK AT THAT.
THERE IT IS.
THERE'S THE BODY OF WATER.
MAP SAYS THERE IS CROCODILES.
WHOA.
I JUST SAW SOMETHING
UNDERWATER OVER THERE.
I'VE DECIDED TO SWIM
ACROSS THIS THING
EVEN THOUGH THERE'S
TWO CROCODILES FOR SURE.
RIGHT DOWN THERE.
I THINK I CAN MAKE IT ACROSS
BEFORE THEY CAN MAKE IT TO ME.
SWIM, BABY, SWIM.
♪♪
♪♪
OH, MY GOD.
♪♪
♪♪
I DID IT.
YES. AH.
I SEE A ROAD.
YEAH.
THERE IT IS.
SO, YOU MY RIDE?
YEEHAW.
I DIDN'T THINK I'D COME OUT
QUITE AS BATTERED AS I DID.
BEING EATEN ALIVE CONSTANTLY.
THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I WANTED
TO BE OVER FOR SURE.
OF ALL MY CHALLENGES,
THE BUGS ON THIS ONE
WERE THE WORST THING EVER,
BUT I GOT THROUGH IT.
I STAYED TRUE TO MY METHODS
AND MY MOTTO:
CONSUME AS LITTLE AS POSSIBLE.
Narrator: GARY LOST A TOTAL OF
17 POUNDS DURING THE CHALLENGE.
HE SHOWED EXTREME
MENTAL TOUGHNESS
IN THE FACE OF BUGS
AND LARGE PREDATORS.
HIS SSR RISES TO 9.6.
BATTERED, BRUISED, BEATEN,
BUT, HEY, NOT DEFEATED, RIGHT?
NOW I HAVE MORE KNOWLEDGE
OF MYSELF AND THE JUNGLE.
I CAN'T WAIT TO HUG
THE PEOPLE I LOVE.
CAN'T WAIT.
MAMA, I'M COMING HOME!
ON MY BACK.
THAT HURT?
AH! AH!
AH! AH! AH!
Narrator: THEY SURVIVED IN PAIRS
AND IN GROUPS,
AND NOW THE BEST OF THE BEST
ARE TAKING
ON THEIR GREATEST CHALLENGE YET:
TO SURVIVE 21 DAYS...
HOLY *BLEEP*
...WITH NO SUPPORT...
OH, MY GOD.
...NO ONE TO WATCH
THEIR BACK...
Man: THIS IS MY SHOT.
Narrator: ...COMPLETELY EXPOSED.
I'M TERRIFIED.
Narrator:
"NAKED AND AFRAID: ALONE."
I'M HEADED OUT ON A DIRT ROAD
IN BELIZE,
HEADED OUT INTO
THE JUNGLE ALONE.
NO ONE ELSE TO FALL BACK ON.
NO ONE ELSE TO RELY ON.
JUST ME.
ALWAYS GOT TO BE AWARE.
ALWAYS GOT TO BE
ON TOP OF THINGS.
IT'S GOING TO BE
QUITE AN ADVENTURE.
MY NAME IS GARY GOLDING.
I COME FROM REDONDO BEACH,
CALIFORNIA.
I'M KNOWN AS TARZAN
OF LOS ANGELES,
AND I TEACH NATURE AWARENESS.
ONE OF THE THINGS I DO
WITH MY TIME IS I SAVE BEES,
AND I USE THEM
TO EDUCATE CHILDREN.
LOOK HOW CUTE THEY ARE.
LITTLE...
-THEY ARE NOT CUTE.
-WHAT?
BEES.
I JUST GOT STUNG
ON THE FOREHEAD.
DON'T PLAY WITH BEES, KIDS.
I'VE DONE THIS CHALLENGE
THREE TIMES,
BUT THIS WILL BE
MY FIRST JUNGLE EXPERIENCE.
MY PAST CHALLENGES
WERE DRY SAVANNAHS.
I'VE NEVER ACTUALLY SURVIVED
IN A JUNGLE BEFORE.
Narrator:
BASED ON HIS PAST THREE
"NAKED AND AFRAID" CHALLENGES,
GARY'S SOLO SURVIVOR
RATING WAS ESTABLISHED
USING THREE CRITERIA:
SELF-RELIANCE,
MENTAL TOUGHNESS AND SKILLS.
ON HIS FIRST 21-DAY CHALLENGE
IN BRAZIL,
GARY'S PARTNER TAPPED OUT
ON DAY THREE.
YOU GOT TO GET IN SHADE,
KAREN.
I CAN'T DO IT.
I WANT TO GO HOME.
BUT SHOWING GREAT
MENTAL TOUGHNESS,
HE SURVIVED 13 DAYS
ON HIS OWN
AND PROVED HIS SELF-RELIANCE
AS A MASTER SCAVENGER.
THIS IS WHAT I WANT.
Narrator: BUT ULTIMATELY
SCAVENGING UNRIPE FRUIT
ENDED HIS CHALLENGE ON DAY 16.
THAT HURTS BAD.
MEDIC.
Narrator: ON HIS 40-DAY
"XL" CHALLENGE IN AFRICA,
GARY'S SCAVENGING
GOT HIM THROUGH...
THIS HEAD SMELLS OF LIFE.
IF YOU'RE NOT WILLING
TO EAT MAGGOTS,
YOU'RE NOT REALLY A SURVIVALIST.
Narrator: ...BUT PROVED TOO
RISKY AND CONTROVERSIAL
OF A SURVIVAL STRATEGY
FOR THE REST OF HIS TEAMMATES.
THIS IS SO GROSS.
THAT MEAT, WE'RE NOT EATING.
WHAT A BUNCH OF UNGRATEFUL
*BLEEP*
BECAUSE THAT'S EXACTLY
WHAT THE *BLEEP* YOU ARE.
Narrator:
ON HIS THIRD CHALLENGE,
GARY EXHIBITED MENTAL TOUGHNESS
AGAINST AN ANGRY VISITOR.
He's leaving.
Narrator:
AND THIS TIME, HIS SCAVENGING
SKILLS PULLED THE TEAM THROUGH.
ANYBODY UP FOR IMPALA
BACKSTRAPPING LEG MEAT?
-HELL YEAH.
-SMELL.
-OH, THAT'S NICE.
-THAT'S FRESH.
LET'S EAT.
STARTING HIM ON HIS
ALONE CHALLENGE
WITH A SOLO SURVIVAL
RATING OF 8.5.
Gary: THIS IS GOING TO BE A WET
HUMID PLACE
WITH MORE CREATURES PER SQUARE
INCH THAN ANYWHERE I'VE BEEN.
IT'S A BEAUTIFUL PLACE,
BUT IT'S ALSO A PLACE
THAT COULD EAT YOU ALIVE.
THE ONLY CHALLENGE
I DIDN'T COMPLETE
WAS WHEN I WAS ALONE IN BRAZIL.
IN THIS PARTICULAR ONE,
I JUST HAVE TO SURVIVE IN ORDER
TO CARRY MY MESSAGE
TO THE WORLD:
CONSUME AS LITTLE AS POSSIBLE.
ON THIS CHALLENGE, I'M GOING
TO SURVIVE OFF OF INSECTS
AND WHAT I CAN SCAVENGE.
I'VE BEEN JUDGED
FOR MY SCAVENGING BEFORE.
THIS TIME, I'M GOING
TO DO IT MY WAY.
LET'S DO THIS.
ALRIGHT.
I GUESS THIS IS IT.
THIS IS WHERE
THE CLOTHES COME OFF.
♪♪
GET OUT THERE.
NOW THIS IS A FIRST FOR ME.
WALK UP TO A BAG
WITHOUT A PARTNER.
Narrator: FOR THIS CHALLENGE,
GARY WAS ALLOWED TO CHOOSE
JUST THREE ESSENTIAL ITEMS
TO KEEP HIMSELF ALIVE.
I LOVE THIS FIRE STARTER.
IT'S AMAZING.
SAME KIND I BROUGHT WITH ME
TO AFRICA ON "XL."
I'M GOING TO NEED THIS OUT HERE
IN THE JUNGLE ESPECIALLY.
AND THE MAP.
I GOT TO MAKE MY WAY UP TO HERE,
IT LOOKS LIKE,
WHERE THE FISH
AND THE RESOURCES WOULD BE.
ALL RIGHT.
LET'S GO.
♪♪
Narrator:
TO REACH HIS WATER SOURCE,
GARY WILL HAVE TO TRAVERSE
4 MILES OF DENSE
SUB-TROPICAL RAINFOREST
ALIVE WITH VENOMOUS VIPERS
AND THE LARGEST CONCENTRATION
OF JAGUARS
IN ALL OF CENTRAL AMERICA.
ALONE IN THE JUNGLE,
HE WILL BE EASY PREY
FOR THESE NIGHT STALKERS
WHO KILL BY BITING
THROUGH THEIR VICTIM'S SKULL.
IT'S DENSE FOR SURE
WITH VEGETATION IN HERE.
BUGS AND FLIES
TRYING TO LAND ON YOU.
Narrator: THESE HUMID JUNGLES
ARE HOME TO MORE
THAN 50,000 INSECT SPECIES
PER SQUARE MILE.
I'M CONCERNED ABOUT
BOTFLIES GETTING UNDER MY SKIN.
THERE'S ALL KINDS OF STUFF.
Narrator: GARY WILL BE THE
PERFECT WARM-BLOODED HOST
FOR BOTFLIES
WHO PARASITIC LARVA BURROW
UNDER THE SKIN UNTIL MATURITY,
AND AT THIS TIME OF YEAR,
THE HEAVY RAINSTORMS
THAT OCCUR ALMOST DAILY
WILL PROVIDE THE IDEAL
BREEDING GROUND FOR MOSQUITOS
AND OTHER BITING
AND BLOOD-SUCKING INSECTS.
WATER COLLECTS DOWNHILL,
SO I WANT TO KEEP KIND OF MOVING
ON A DOWNHILL PATH.
♪♪
LOOK AT THIS.
OH, WOW.
WATER FEELS TERRIFIC.
RIGHT.
I GOT TO BE CONCERNED
ABOUT CROCODILES.
♪♪
RIGHT NOW, I NEED TO JUST FIND
A GOOD SPOT
WITHIN THE VICINITY OF THIS
TO BUILD SHELTER.
♪♪
WOW.
WE GOT SOME COHUNE NUTS HERE.
THESE ARE EDIBLE WITH
VERY GOOD MEAT INSIDE OF THEM.
YOU NEED A COUPLE ROCKS
TO SMASH THEM OPEN.
THE FACT THAT THESE ARE HERE
ON THE GROUND
IS A GOOD SIGN FOR
A POTENTIAL SOURCE OF NUTRITION.
SEE IT UP THERE ON THE TREE,
A WHOLE BUNCH OF IT.
COHUNE NUTS.
I LIKE IT.
♪♪
HUH, GOT A CREEK HERE
THAT I CAN GET WATER FROM.
RIGHT HERE I CAN SEE THE BOTTOM.
THERE'S LESS CHANCE
OF A CROCODILE RIGHT HERE.
I CAN TAKE A DIP.
THOSE ARE SOME BIG PALMS.
YOU MIGHT AS WELL BUILD
WHERE YOUR RESOURCES AT.
IF I WANT TO DO IT,
IT'D BE RIGHT IN HERE
I GUESS.
FIRST, I WANT TO GET A FIRE
GOING BECAUSE
I'M WORRIED ABOUT
HOW MUCH DAYLIGHT I HAVE LEFT.
I DON'T HAVE ANYBODY TO HELP ME,
LIKE, YOU KNOW,
ONE PERSON TEND THE FIRE
WHILE ONE PERSON BUILDS
A RAISED SHELTER, YOU KNOW?
SHAVING OFF SOME MAGNESIUM.
MAGNESIUM BURNS AT LIKE
3,000 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.
THIS HAS A MUCH BETTER CHANCE
OF CATCHING ON FIRE.
I JUST WANT TO GET
A STEADY BED OF COALS,
THEN I CAN GET
A FIRE GOING ANYTIME.
TIME TO HUSTLE.
DOING THIS BY YOURSELF IS,
YOU KNOW, THAT IT'S DOWN
TO ONLY YOU.
OKAY.
AND THOSE ARE THORNS.
MY NUMBER ON CONCERN
IS TO MAKE A RAISED BED
OFF THE JUNGLE FLOOR ACTUALLY.
SO IF YOU SLEEP ON THE DIRT
AT NIGHTTIME IN THE JUNGLE,
THE CREATURES,
THEY'RE LOOKING FOR WARMTH,
AND THEY'LL FIND YOU.
I'M ACTUALLY STRATEGIZING
USING PHYSICS AND ENGINEERING
TO AVOID
TYING DOWN ANYTHING,
AND THIS RIGHT HERE
IS OPERATED ON LEVERAGE.
LOOK AT THAT.
HOLDS ALL MY WEIGHT
NO PROBLEM.
THIS IS A FOOL SIZED BED
BECAUSE THIS FOOL
IS GOING TO SLEEP IN IT.
BEING OUT IN A JUNGLE
WITH JAGUARS WALKING AROUND,
IT'S INTENSE.
ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN, SO I KEEP
THINGS CLOSE TO ME IF I CAN.
I HIT THIS, MAKE SOME NOISE.
BANG!
I DON'T HAVE FANGS AND CLAWS,
SO YOU GOT TO HAVE YOUR OWN
FANGS AND CLAWS AT HAND.
FIRE, WATER,
THE BEGINNINGS OF A SHELTER.
IT'S NOT A BAD DAY ONE.
NAKED AND ALONE, DAY ONE
IN THE JUNGLES OF BELIZE.
♪♪
♪♪
♪♪
IT'S NIGHT ONE.
THERE'S SOMETHING BIG OUT THERE.
THERE'S A LOT NOISE
IN THE JUNGLE LET ME TELL YOU.
SOMETHING BIG IS OUT THERE LIKE
20 FEET FROM ME, MAYBE CLOSER.
OH, MY GOD.
♪♪
I MADE IT THROUGH NIGHT ONE,
WHICH IS INTERESTING.
LOT OF ANIMALS COMING RIGHT UP
AND LIKE TO INVESTIGATE
WHO AND WHAT I AM.
IT LOOKS LIKE
IT'S GOING TO RAIN.
IT FEELS LIKE
IT'S GOING TO RAIN.
SO TODAY IT'S ABOUT GETTING
A ROOF OVER MY HEAD
AND REFINING MY SHELTER.
YOUR BODY GETS WAY COOLER
WHEN IT GETS WET,
SO IF THE RAIN HITS,
CAN LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA.
BOTTOM LINE IS I GOT
TO GET THIS ROOF BUILT.
I KNOW HOW BRUTAL STORMS CAN BE
WHEN YOUR NAKED AND UNPREPARED.
OH, MY GOD.
GIVE ME A DAMN BREAK.
OH, MY GOD.
IT'S GOING. IT'S GOING.
IT'S GOING.
WELCOME TO AFRICA.
♪♪
I AM IN A DOWNPOUR
LIKE YOU WOULDN'T BELIEVE.
I'M TALKING A DELUGE OF RAIN.
I GOT TO GET THIS ROOF
COMPLETED ON MY SHELTER
IF I'M GOING TO PULL
THIS OFF AND STAY DRY,
SO I GOT TO WORK
MY BUTT OFF IN THE RAIN.
LET'S GET BUSY SHALL WE?
LET'S GO.
♪♪
THE DELUGE HAS EASED UP,
BUT LOOK.
THAT'S HOW WRINKLED
MY HANDS ARE.
LOOK AT THAT.
IT'S WATERPROOF IN THERE.
LOOK THAT SHINGLING.
NOT BAD, HUH?
I'M STANDING UP OUTSIDE
MY SHELTER NOW.
INSIDE MY SHELTER
ARE MOSQUITOS.
THE BUZZING IS INTENSE.
THE BITING IS INTENSE.
I'LL JUST GET OUT OF THERE.
AW, MAN. I TELL YOU.
IT'S NUTS.
I'M GOING TO HAVE TO STAND UP
OUT HERE ALL NIGHT.
♪♪
THE MOSQUITOS WERE HORRENDOUS.
THEY WERE ABSOLUTELY HORRENDOUS.
BUGS ARE ACTUALLY THE BIGGEST
FACTOR OUT HERE, BIGGEST.
IN BRAZIL, I GOT EATEN ALIVE
BY BLOODSUCKING FLIES EVERY DAY.
THAT WAS ONE HECK
OF AN EXPERIENCE.
MY BACK HAS BEEN RIDDLED
WITH FLEA BITES
AND COVERED IN FLIES
EATING MY SORES.
GET OUT OF HERE.
OKAY. YOU GOT ME.
YOU GOT ME.
THAT WAS TOUGH,
BUT I WAS JUST, LIKE,
"I LIKE IT.
I LOVE THE PAIN."
THIS IS HOW YOU NEED TO THINK
TO GET THROUGH THIS
BECAUSE IF YOUR MIND GOES
THE OTHER DIRECT AND GOES, LIKE,
"OH, THESE THINGS
ARE EATING ME ALIVE.
THEY'RE KILLING ME," THEN
THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT'LL HAPPEN.
♪♪
I HAVEN'T REALLY
IN THE FIRST FEW DAYS
PUT ANY ENERGY INTO EATING.
I FEEL TIRED.
I FEEL WEAK.
SO DAY THREE HERE I THINK
IT WOULD BE A WISE IDEA
BECAUSE I'M USING
A LOT OF CALORIES.
I NEED TO TRY TO EAT
A LITTLE BIT.
GOT AN ANT TRAIL RIGHT HERE.
Narrator: A HANDFUL OF ANTS
ONLY HAS 30 CALORIES,
BUT GARY HAS BURNED CLOSE
TO 10,000 CALORIES
SINCE THE BEGINNING
OF THE CHALLENGE.
THEY'RE ACTUALLY GOOD.
DELICIOUS ANTS.
I KNOW I DON'T WANT TO GET
ONE OF THOSE
WITH THE BIG WHITE HEAD.
THAT ONE GOT ME.
AH, AND IT'S STILL CLAMPING
DOWN TIGHTER.
I NEED MORE FOOD.
I'M FEELING WEAKER EVERY DAY.
I'M DEFINITELY
NOT GETTING STRONGER.
GETTING SCARED IF MY
GAS TANK GETS TOO LOW
THEN I'LL START DRAGGING
REAL HARD.
I REALLY NEED TO START THINKING
ABOUT A SOURCE OF NUTRITION,
AND COHUNE NUTS ARE GREAT.
IN MY CHALLENGES,
I'M KNOWN AS A SCAVENGER,
BUT I ALSO CLIMBED TREES
AND PROVIDED FIGS
AND A LOT OF OTHER THINGS.
70 FEET UP IN A TREE
IS A PLACE WHERE
YOU DON'T MAKE MISTAKES.
YOU FALL FROM THIS HEIGHT,
YOU DIE.
WHOA.
FIGS ARE DELICIOUS.
THERE IS NO BRANCHES TO CLIMB
ON THIS COHUNE TREE,
SO I NEED TO IMPROVISE.
♪♪
Narrator: THE FRUIT INSIDE THE
RIGID SHELL OF THE COHUNE NUT
IS SIMILAR TO A COCONUT
AND CAN BE STORED
FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME
WITHOUT SPOILING.
BUSTING MY ASS
AND SECURING FOOD.
NOW I JUST GOT TO FIND
A GOOD PLACE TO BUST A NUT.
OH-HOH, WOW.
BUSTED CLEAN OPEN.
KEPT EVERYTHING IN THERE.
♪♪
WHEN IT COMES TO CRACKING
NUTS IN THE WILD,
NOTHING LIKE THE ROCKS.
♪♪
THE MOSQUITO LEVEL
IS INSANELY HIGH TODAY.
THIS IS CRAZY.
THEY WON'T STOP BITING,
AND THEY'RE RAVENOUS.
OH, GOD.
I CAN'T STOP SCRATCHING
JUST TO THE POINT
OF NOT TRYING TO DRAW BLOOD.
♪♪
THE NIGHTS KEEP GETTING WORSE
BECAUSE THE MOSQUITOS
KEEP MULTIPLYING.
IF YOU LOOK AT MY BODY,
IT'S JUST TORN UP.
I WOULD SAY EVERY INCH OF ME
IS COVERED IN BITES,
BUT IT'S MORE THAN THAT.
IT'S EVERY CENTIMETER.
I'M JUST COMPLETELY EATEN ALIVE.
I CAN'T KEEP GOING ON LIKE THIS.
YOU KNOW, MOSQUITOS ARE KNOWN
TO CARRY MALARIA,
DENGUE FEVER, ZIKA
AND NOT TO MENTION, MOSQUITOS
CARRY THE BOTFLY LARVA.
THE MOSQUITO ACTUALLY INJECTS
THE LARVA IN YOUR BODY,
AND THEN IT FEEDS ON YOU,
YOUR FLESH
UNDER YOUR SKIN AND GROWS
AND THEN FINALLY CHEWS
ITS WAY OUT
AND HATCHES ITS WAY OUT
AND FLIES AWAY.
OUT OF ALL THE PREDATORS
OUT HERE,
THE MOSQUITO IS THE ONE
THAT'S KILLING ME.
IT'S TIME TO FOCUS
ON CONTROLLING
BOTFLIES AND MOSQUITOS.
THAT'S THE NEXT SMART MOVE
FOR ME IN SURVIVAL,
AND THAT'S WHAT
I'M GOING TO DO.
♪♪
I'M GOING TO GO GET SOME CLAY
TO COVER MYSELF
AS A SHIELD AGAINST
THE MOSQUITOS
BECAUSE IT'S HARD FOR THEM
TO PENETRATE THROUGH CLAY.
CLAY GALORE.
I FOUND SOME GRAY STUFF.
I'M GOING TO GET
A WHOLE BUNCH OF THIS,
TAKE IT BACK TO CAMP AND PUT IT
ON IF IT'S TIME FOR BED.
♪♪
MOSQUITOS ARE HERE.
THEY'RE BUZZING AROUND MY HEAD.
I'M GOING TO APPLY MY CLAY NOW.
HERE I AM CLAYED UP
FROM HEAD TO TOE.
HOPEFULLY THIS WILL BE
A REPRIEVE FROM MOSQUITOS.
♪♪
THE MUD MASK BURNING MY FACE,
STARTING TO IRRITATE ME.
OOH.
THAT DIDN'T DO NOTHING FOR THEM.
THEY JUST HUNG OUT
AND DID THEIR THING.
OUCH.
♪♪
IT FEELS GOOD TO GET
THIS CLAY OFF ME.
SLEEPING WITH IT ON ME
ALL NIGHT.
IT WAS A PAIN IN THE BUTT.
THE MOSQUITOS HAVE ME
DOING A LOT OF THINKING.
THEY'RE GETTING UP IN MY HEAD.
THEY REALLY DO.
I'LL BE HONEST WITH YOU.
THEY'RE WEARING ME DOWN.
THE MOSQUITOS HAVE EFFECTED
MY PRODUCTIVITY HUGELY
BECAUSE, I MEAN,
I'M TALKING...
I GET A LOT OF BLOOD
SUCKED OUT OF ME EVERY DAY.
AND THEN YOU'RE NOT PUTTING
ENOUGH NUTRIENTS INTO YOUR BODY
TO EVEN REPLACE THAT.
MY IMAGINATION GOES TO JUST
THE THOUGHT OF HOW MANY
ARE JUST PIERCING THE SAME
EXACT SPOT THAT'S BEEN PIERCED,
AND I'VE GOT SOME
PRETTY BIG SORES.
THE ODDS ARE GOOD THAT I'LL WALK
AWAY WITH BOTFLIES IN MY SKIN.
THIS TYPE OF PUNISHMENT.
I DON'T THINK ANY HUMAN
IS MEANT TO ENDURE THAT.
♪♪
Gary: HERE WE ARE.
MORNING OF DAY 10.
I'VE BEEN GETTING MY SLEEP
A LOT IN THE MORNING
BECAUSE THEN THE MOSQUITOS
FINALLY STOP
AND THEN I'M WORN OUT.
YOU GOT TO GET YOUR SLEEP
SOMETIME DURING THE DAY.
Narrator:
PROLONGED LACK OF PROTEIN
AND SLEEP WILL ADVERSELY EFFECT
GARY'S BRAIN FUNCTIONS
LINKED TO MOTIVATION,
PRODUCTIVITY AND FOCUS
AND ALSO LOWER HIS LEVELS
OF SEROTONIN AND DOPAMINE,
CHEMICALS IN THE BRAIN
KNOWN TO ENHANCE MOOD.
I GOT A LITTLE FEELING
OF SADNESS FOR THE PEOPLE
I LOVE AT HOME AND WHO LIKE
TO HAVE ME AROUND TO LEAN ON,
SO AS I'M STRUGGLING
I'M WONDERING
IF THEIR STRUGGLES
ARE A LITTLE HARDER
WITHOUT ME AROUND
TO GIVE THEM...
BECAUSE I'M A REAL MOTIVATOR.
YEAH, I GET OFF ON THAT ENERGY
OF BEING A MOTIVATOR,
AND SOMETIMES
YOU'LL FINISH A CHALLENGE
JUST SO YOU CAN THE OTHER PERSON
FINISH, YOU KNOW?
WITHOUT HAVING SOMEONE HERE
TO DO THAT TOO,
I DON'T HAVE THAT PURPOSE HERE.
♪♪
I'M HUNGRY,
AND I WANT SOME PROTEIN.
I WANT SOME FISH.
I WANT SOME WHATEVER.
I THINK ABOUT WORKING
ON A FISH BASKET TODAY.
I CUT DOWN THE BLACK PALM, AND I
SPLIT IT AT THE END IN FOURS.
IT'S ALL CONNECTED
ALREADY AT THE BOTTOM.
I JUST GOT TO WEAVE
THROUGH HERE.
A BUNCH OF VINES
FOR THE NETTING.
SO NOW I HAVE THE BEGINNINGS
OF A FISH BASKET.
IT MAY END UP BEING MY
MAIN SOURCE OF PROTEIN.
AH! *BLEEP*
I JUST CUT MY THUMB OPEN
PRETTY GOOD.
Narrator: IN THIS JUNGLE TEAMING
WITH BACTERIA,
GARY'S OPEN WOUND
COULD EASILY GET INFECTED.
Gary: IT'S A PRETTY GOOD GASH,
AND THE ONLY THING I KNOW
THAT CAN WORK OUT HERE
FOR SOMETHING LIKE THAT
IS THE SOLDIER ANT THAT
HAS BIG HEAD ON IT
AND SOME JAWS
BECAUSE WHAT THEY'LL DO IS
IF THEY CLAMP DOWN,
THEY WON'T LET GO.
IF I CAN FIND SOME OF THOSE,
I CAN CLAMP DOWN ON THERE
AND USE THEM LIKE SUTURES.
WILL IT WORK?
I DON'T KNOW.
♪♪
YOU GOT TO STIR THEM UP.
HERE THEY COME.
THERE I GO.
♪♪
JUST LIKE THAT.
RIP THE BODY OFF.
WOW, THAT WORKED.
I'VE BEEN PLAYING WITH BUGS
MY WHOLE LIFE.
THE WHOLE THING WITH THE ANTS
IS SOMETHING
I'VE NEVER DONE BEFORE,
BUT I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO TRY,
AND I GUESS I GOT MY CHANCE.
MORNING 12.
THOUGHTS GOING THROUGH MY HEAD
ABOUT THESE SORES ON MY BODIES
THAT ARE MAKING HOLES
IN MY BACK,
IMAGINING A BOTFLY
WIGGLING AROUND.
IT'S THE LITTLE THINGS,
YOU KNOW?
IT'S THE LITTLE THINGS OUT HERE
THAT ARE JUST EATING ME ALIVE,
BUT I GOT TO KEEP
PRESSING FORWARD.
I'M GETTING WEAKER.
I'M HUNGRY.
I'M GOING TO GO WORK
ON THAT FISH BASKET,
TRY TO GET ME SOME FOOD.
♪♪
SO I TAKE THE VINE
AND JUST WEAVE IN AND OUT,
IN AND OUT OF EVERY LAYER.
BASKET WEAVING IS A SLOW
AND TEDIOUS PROCESS,
BUT IF IT GETS ME PROTEIN
IT'LL BE WORTH IT.
IT'S TOUGH OUT HERE.
YOU ALMOST WISH SOMETHING BAD
WOULD HAPPEN TO YOU
SO YOU CAN LEAVE.
THE ANSWER TO NOT BEING EATEN
ALIVE BY INSECTS EVERY NIGHT.
THAT CROSSED MY MIND.
JUST YOU GET CHEWED UP AND EATEN
ALIVE, AND YOU'RE NAKED.
THE MISERY.
YOU CAN'T FOCUS.
YOU'RE IN PAIN THE WHOLE TIME.
IT'S LIKE, "WHAT'S THE POINT?"
I'LL BE HONEST.
I MAY TAP.
I WANT TO FINISH, BUT I DON'T
KNOW THAT I'M GOING TO FINISH.
♪♪
LOOK AT THAT.
TIME TO FISH.
IT LOOKS LIKE BASKET MATERIAL,
BUT IT IS MORE OF A FISHING NET.
SOME COHUNE NUT FOR BAIT.
IF YOU LOOK DOWN IN THAT WATER,
THERE IS A BUNCH OF FISH
AROUND IT.
IF I'M LUCKY, I'LL START EATING.
I'M HUNGRY.
I WANT TO CATCH SOMETHING.
I WANT TO EAT SOMETHING.
I WANT SOME PROTEIN.
DAMN IT. NOTHING.
♪♪
♪♪
There's something.
It's walking circles around me.
Hear that?
Every night, something big comes
through here, and it's bold.
And it does not care
that I am here.
♪♪
♪♪
♪♪
SO HERE WE ARE.
DAY 14.
I MADE IT THROUGH NIGHT 13.
I AM STARVING.
OOH, WOW.
LOOK AT THIS.
THAT'S A BIG PAW.
LOOKS LIKE IT TOOK A POOP
OR SOMETHING AND THEN BURIED IT.
NOW I KNOW FOR SURE
THERE IS A JAGUAR CLOSE.
THIS IS LITERALLY LIKE
30 YARDS FROM MY CAMP.
IT KIND OF TAKES BEING ALONE OUT
HERE TO, LIKE, ANOTHER LEVEL.
♪♪
I'M GOING TO PUT A FENCE
AROUND MY SHELTER
BECAUSE THERE IS A JAGUAR
ROAMING AROUND ME.
WHEN I'M WORKING OUT HERE
AT NIGHT AND IT GETS DARK,
I FEEL VERY VULNERABLE,
AND EVEN SLEEPING IN MY SHELTER.
IT'S COMPLETELY OPEN.
SOMETHING COULD WALK RIGHT UP
TO IT NO PROBLEM.
MY FENCE, IT MIGHT BE
MORE PSYCHOLOGICAL FOR ME,
SO THAT'S LITERALLY
WHAT I'M WORKING ON
IS JUST MAKING
THIS JAGUAR RESISTANT.
FEELING THAT HARD WORK
ON MY BODY.
IT'S TAKING A TOLL ON ME.
I REALLY NEED PROTEIN.
BAD.
I'VE BEEN LIVING
OFF THINGS LIKE NUTS.
IT'S TIME TO TAKE IT
TO THE NEXT LEVEL.
♪♪
♪♪
YEAH!
WOW.
THERE'S THESE
LITTLE GROUND BIRDS,
AND ONE FLEW AWAY
AND LEFT THESE TWO EGGS.
THAT'S REALLY BARELY
ANYTHING TO EAT.
I'M THINKING ABOUT JUST,
YOU KNOW, LEAVING THEM.
GOD THEY LOOK
DELICIOUS THOUGH.
BUT MAYBE I WILL
TAKE THOSE EGGS.
SORRY, LITTLE BIRDIE.
IF IT WAS A SIGNIFICANT
AMOUNT OF FOOD,
I WOULD FEEL DIFFERENTLY.
THAT BIRD IS LOSING
EVERYTHING IT LIVES FOR.
I'M GAINING BARELY ANYTHING.
Narrator: AFTER 14 DAYS
SURVIVING ON INSECTS AND NUTS,
GARY HAS INGESTED
LESS THAN 200 CALORIES.
THE RAW EGGS WILL PROVIDE
ONLY 40 CALORIES,
BUT THEY'RE RICH IN PROTEIN
WHICH CAN BOOST DOPAMINE LEVELS.
EGGS ARE DELICIOUS RIGHT NOW.
IT SENT SOMETHING TO MY BRAIN,
AND IT FEELS GOOD.
I'M HAVING A CONFLICT
IN A SURVIVAL WORLD
A LITTLE BIT
WITH SOME OF THE STUFF
I'M EATING BECAUSE I COULD HAVE
SURVIVED WITHOUT THOSE EGGS.
AND I'M HERE FOR ONE REASON.
THIS MESSAGE ON MY BACK.
CONSUME AS LITTLE AS POSSIBLE.
MAN, I TELL YOU.
I SURE COULD USE
SOME COMPANY OUT HERE
TO HELP KEEP MY MIND AWAY
FROM HOW REAL THE HUNGER IS.
IT GETS REALLY TOUGH.
I'M DEPRIVED OF EVERYTHING.
MOST OF ALL, I MISS LOVE.
I MISS THE PEOPLE
I LOVE IN MY LIFE.
I MISS MY DOG, FRANKIE.
I MISS TALKING TO MY MOTHER,
AND I MISS THE GENTLE TOUCH
OF MY GIRL.
I'M MISSING THAT LOVE A LOT.
♪♪
♪♪
OH, WHOA.
YOU'RE NEVER GOING
TO BELIEVE THIS.
LOOK WHAT'S RIGHT ON THE TRAIL
IN FRONT OF ME AS I'M WALKING.
A TURTLE.
YOU'RE FRIENDLY.
YOU REMIND ME
OF MY LITTLE DOG, FRANKIE.
♪♪
A TURTLE.
WHY YOU'RE THE FRIENDLIEST
THING I MET OUT HERE.
AND I HAVE TO SAY
MAYBE THE CUTEST.
WOW.
HIGH FIVE.
I'M GOING TO HAVE
TO GIVE YOU A NAME.
HOW ABOUT TIMMY?
YOU LIKE TIMMY?
TIMMY THE TURTLE.
YOU'RE GOING TO BE HARD TO EAT.
YOU'RE COMING BACK WITH ME.
I HAVE TO THINK ABOUT THIS.
SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M GOING
TO DO ABOUT TIMMY.
I'M NOT EXACTLY SURE NOW.
I CAN USE TIMMY TO BOIL IN MY
WATER AND MAKE A LITTLE STEW,
BUT I'M ALONE OUT THERE.
I DON'T KNOW.
I'M ON THE FENCE WITH TIMMY.
LET ME SHOW YOU MY WATER HOLE.
YOU WANT TO SEE MY WATER HOLE,
BUDDY?
WELL, I'VE BEEN TRYING
TO CATCH FISH.
YOU'RE PROBABLY GOOD
AT CATCHING FISH.
LOOK AT THAT.
I CAN PET TIMMY.
♪♪
THERE.
THIS IS WHERE I SPEND
ALL MY TIME, BUDDY.
YOU LIKE IT?
I ALMOST WANT TO KEEP YOU
JUST FOR MY OWN COMPANY.
WE'RE GOING TO HANG OUT,
YOU AND I.
TIMMY IS LIKE MY LITTLE
ADOPTED PET OUT HERE.
I'M NOT SURE IF I COULD EAT HIM.
I DON'T KNOW.
IT WOULD BE HARD
TO KILL THAT GUY.
NO?
NOT INTO KISSES?
NOT INTO PDA?
I SHOULDN'T HAVE NAMED HIM.
TIMMY, YOUR FEET ARE GOING
TO BE FREE, BUDDY.
IT WAS NICE WHILE IT LASTED.
GO FIND A TANYA THE TURTLE
OR SOMETHING.
OH, TIMMY, TIMMY, TIMMY.
GO ON.
GET OUT OF HERE.
DON'T LOOK AT ME LIKE THAT.
GO ON.
GO.
GO ON. OH.
THERE GOES TIMMY.
THERE GOES TIMMY.
♪♪
♪♪
BYE, TIMMY.
BYE, BUDDY.
♪♪
SO MORNING 18.
I LET TIMMY GO,
BUT I'M STARVING.
♪♪
WHOA.
JUST FOUND A TARANTULA HOLE.
I ACTUALLY SAW IT RUN BACK DOWN,
SO I KNOW FOR A FACT THERE
IS A TARANTULA IN THERE.
IN ORDER TO FISH
THIS TARANTULA OUT,
I HAVE TO GET A VERY THIN
PIECE OF, LIKE, GRASS,
AND I PUT IT DOWN THE HOLE
AND I WIGGLE IT.
GOT TO MAKE IT THINK
IT'S A LITTLE BUG.
DAMN IT.
GOT AWAY.
OH, YES.
HERE IS ONE.
♪♪
Narrator: TARANTULA FANGS
PRODUCE A PAINFUL BITE,
AND THEIR BARBED VENOMOUS HAIRS
TRIGGER AN ALLERGIC REACTION
WITH BURNING SENSATIONS.
NOW THOSE RED HAIRS WILL SHOOT,
AND IT'LL IRRITATE
MY EYES AND NOSE.
I GOT TO BE CAREFUL.
I'M GOING TO COOK THIS THING UP
AND EAT IT, BUT I'M NOT DONE.
I'M NOT DONE LOOKING.
WHOA.
ANOTHER TARANTULA.
IT KICKED ALL IT'S HAIRS OFF
TO TRY TO DETER ME.
BAM.
I'M GOING TO TRY A LITTLE
FISHING TODAY
WITH MY FISH BASKET.
♪♪
I THINK THE BIG ONE GOT AWAY,
BUT I GOT A FISH.
TIME TO GO COOK UP TWO
TARANTULAS AND A FISH AND EAT.
THIS IS THE BIGGEST
PROTEIN MEAL
I'VE HAD YET.
JUST LIKE MAMA USED TO MAKE.
TO SOME PEOPLE
THIS WOULD BE A NIGHTMARE.
TO ME IT'S A DREAM COME TRUE.
♪♪
MMM, DINNER IS SERVED.
TASTE LIKE KIND OF CHICKEN
AND CRAB.
MMM.
PERFECT END.
♪♪
THE MOSQUITOS
ARE STILL JUST TERRIBLE.
AND I...
I THINK I FEEL
MY FIRST BOTFLY
LIVING IN MY SKIN ON MY BACK.
IT'S JUST ITCHING
A DIFFERENT WAY.
IT FEELS LIKE IT'S ITCHING
KIND OF UNDERNEATH MY SKIN,
MOVING AROUND.
SO NOW I HAVE TO LIVE
WITH THE KNOWLEDGE
THAT THERE IS SOMETHING
LIVING INSIDE OF ME.
OH, MY GOSH.
IT'S FREAKING HORRIFIC.
♪♪
NOW THE MOSQUITOS.
THAT'S WHERE THE HELL IS.
I GOT A BIG INFECTION
ON MY BACK,
AND I SLEEP ON IT EVERY NIGHT,
AND IT STICKS TO MY BOARDS.
ON MY FIRST CHALLENGE,
I SPENT TIME IN THE HOSPITAL
AFTER ONE OF THESE THINGS.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE
THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN.
Narrator: A MEDIC
IS CALLED IN TO EVALUATE
THE SORE ON GARY'S BACK.
LET ME HAVE A LOOK AT IT.
TURN THAT WAY.
TURN THAT WAY.
SHOULD I SIT DOWN?
THE MEDIC DETERMINES
THAT THERE IS NO LARVA
GROWING UNDER GARY'S SKIN,
BUT THE AREA
IS SEVERELY INFECTED.
I'M GOING TO PUT SOME IODINE.
THIS IS TO STERILIZE THE AREA.
OKAY.
IF I LEAVE IT,
IT CAN GO DOWN TO YOUR MUSCLES,
AND THEN WE HAVE GANGRENE.
WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU
GET GANGRENE?
THAT HURT?
NO.
NO?
NOT YET.
THAT HURT?
YEAH, THAT HURTS
A LITTLE BIT.
OKAY.
AH!
ALL RIGHT.
AH! AH! AH! AH! AH!
OH!
GOOD MORNING.
EVERYBODY STRETCH THOSE LEGS
AND STRETCH.
I TELL YOU.
SURVIVAL IS A BITCH.
YOU EVER HAD YOUR NUTS
CHEWED ON BY CHIGGERS?
I HAVE.
HELLO, CLARICE.
I'M HAVING A COUPLE FRIENDS
FOR DINNER.
WON'T YOU JOIN ME?
OW.
JUST KIDDING.
AH!
ALRIGHT.
AH! AH! AH! AH! AH!
THIS IS YOUR...
HOLY CRAP.
THAT'S FISH BAIT.
THAT'S FISH BAIT.
THIS IS THE SIZE OF THE DEAD
TISSUE SHE CUT OUT OF MY BACK.
♪♪
SO I'M GOING TO FEED THIS
TO THE FISH.
LET US SEE IF THEY EAT
MY DEAD FLESH.
♪♪
OH, BIG ONE GOT IT.
IT IS THE CIRCLE OF LIFE.
♪♪
MY LAST NIGHT OF HELL.
I MISS THE PEOPLE I LOVE.
ONE MORE NIGHT
OF GETTING EATEN ALIVE.
NO ESCAPE.
NO ESCAPE.
♪♪
MORNING 21.
EXTRACTION DAY.
THE JUNGLE, IT REALLY ATE ME UP.
I'M DEFINITELY WEAKER
AND MORE BEATEN UP
THAN WHEN I STARTED
THIS CHALLENGE FOR SURE.
I HAVE TO GO HERE.
CROCODILES.
THAT'S NOT A GOOD THING.
I GOT QUITE A WALK AHEAD OF ME,
SO ON MY WAY OUT OF HERE
I'M GOING TO MAKE SURE
TO HYDRATE REAL GOOD.
I'M GOING TO DRINK
THE LAST OF MY WATER,
AND THERE'S MOSQUITO LARVA
SWIMMING IN IT.
THESE ARE THE BABIES
OF THE MOSQUITO
THAT WERE FEEDING ON MY BABY.
ALRIGHT. DOWN THE HATCH,
LITTLE MOSQUITO BABIES.
MMM.
LITTLE PROTEIN IN THERE.
LET US DO THIS.
LET'S GET OUT OF HERE.
Narrator: TO GET TO HIS
EXTRACTION POINT,
GARY FACES A STEEP
4 MILE HIKE THROUGH STAGNANT
AND BUG INFESTED WATER
AND DENSE JUNGLE TERRAIN
THAT CONCEALS
THE MOST DANGEROUS SNAKE
IN CENTRAL AMERICA,
THE FER-DE-LANCE.
HE WILL THEN HAVE
TO CROSS A RIVER
INFESTED WITH 10-FOOT
CROCODILES.
♪♪
Gary: THIS IS DEFINITELY
MY FIRST EXTRACTION ALONE.
I THINK I'M GOING
TO PULL THIS OFF,
BUT THERE'S STILL NO GUARANTEES.
ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN
AT ANY MOMENT.
YOU GOT TO WALK SLOW.
THERE'S JAGUARS.
AND MY BIGGEST FEAR IS THERE
IS STILL A POSSIBILITY TO STEP
ON A FER-DE-LANCE SNAKE.
WHOO.
AND IT'S THORNY IN HERE.
OH, GOSH DANG.
THIS IS QUICKSAND.
♪♪
THE CHIGGERS ARE WAKING UP.
THAT'S FOR SURE.
MY LEGS ARE GETTING EATEN.
I'VE NEVER WANTED TO GET OUT
OF A PLACE SO BAD IN MY LIFE.
BEING EATEN ALIVE CONSTANTLY.
YEAH, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT
I WANTED TO BE OVER FOR SURE.
OOH, IT'S BEEN A LONG HAUL,
A LONG TORTUOUS HAUL.
I GOT TO BE GETTING CLOSER
TO WATER NOW.
LOOK AT THAT.
THERE IT IS.
THERE'S THE BODY OF WATER.
MAP SAYS THERE IS CROCODILES.
WHOA.
I JUST SAW SOMETHING
UNDERWATER OVER THERE.
I'VE DECIDED TO SWIM
ACROSS THIS THING
EVEN THOUGH THERE'S
TWO CROCODILES FOR SURE.
RIGHT DOWN THERE.
I THINK I CAN MAKE IT ACROSS
BEFORE THEY CAN MAKE IT TO ME.
SWIM, BABY, SWIM.
♪♪
♪♪
OH, MY GOD.
♪♪
♪♪
I DID IT.
YES. AH.
I SEE A ROAD.
YEAH.
THERE IT IS.
SO, YOU MY RIDE?
YEEHAW.
I DIDN'T THINK I'D COME OUT
QUITE AS BATTERED AS I DID.
BEING EATEN ALIVE CONSTANTLY.
THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I WANTED
TO BE OVER FOR SURE.
OF ALL MY CHALLENGES,
THE BUGS ON THIS ONE
WERE THE WORST THING EVER,
BUT I GOT THROUGH IT.
I STAYED TRUE TO MY METHODS
AND MY MOTTO:
CONSUME AS LITTLE AS POSSIBLE.
Narrator: GARY LOST A TOTAL OF
17 POUNDS DURING THE CHALLENGE.
HE SHOWED EXTREME
MENTAL TOUGHNESS
IN THE FACE OF BUGS
AND LARGE PREDATORS.
HIS SSR RISES TO 9.6.
BATTERED, BRUISED, BEATEN,
BUT, HEY, NOT DEFEATED, RIGHT?
NOW I HAVE MORE KNOWLEDGE
OF MYSELF AND THE JUNGLE.
I CAN'T WAIT TO HUG
THE PEOPLE I LOVE.
CAN'T WAIT.
MAMA, I'M COMING HOME!