Naked and Afraid: Alone (2020): Season 1, Episode 6 - Lonely Like the Wolf - full transcript
In the frigid Bulgarian mountains, pack of wolves and territorial bears, stalk all-star survivalist EJ Snyder. Without a partner to protect him and struggling to make fire, EJ becomes a target for the deadly predators.
OH *BLEEP*
*BLEEP*
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.
NO BETTER WAY TO GET READY
FOR THE WILD
THAN TO GET IN THE WILD.
GODFATHER IS BACK.
YEAH. I'M 53.
YEAH. I'M OLDER.
BUT SINCE MY LAST "NAKED
AND AFRAID" FOUR YEARS AGO,
I'M THAT MUCH BETTER.
JUST GOT DROPPED OFF
AT THE AIRPORT,
GETTING READY
TO CATCH MY FLIGHT.
PHEW. HERE WE GO.
NO TURNING BACK NOW.
WOW.
THIS IS UNBELIEVABLE.
I'M IN THE BALKAN MOUNTAINS.
THESE MOUNTAINS ARE SURPRISINGLY
VERY, VERY COLD.
THEY CAN BE QUITE DEADLY
AS WELL.
THERE'S ALL KINDS OF WILDLIFE
IN HERE
THAT JUST WANTS TO HURT YOU.
IT'S A LITTLE INTIMIDATING
AT TIMES, EVEN FOR ME.
I'M EJ SNYDER,
EXTREME SURVIVALIST, INSTRUCTOR,
ADVENTURER,
25-YEAR ARMY COMBAT VET.
I'VE BEEN ON SEVERAL
"NAKED AND AFRAID" CHALLENGES.
I WAS ONE OF THE VERY FIRST ONES
TO GO OUT THERE AND DO THIS,
AND I GOT HOOKED.
ALONG THE WAY, I WAS BLESSED
WITH SOME AMAZING PARTNERS
THAT I'VE HAD TO LEAN
ON SOMETIMES,
AND EVERYTHING I'VE LEARNED
FROM MY PARTNERS,
IT'S ALL GOING
TO COME INTO PLAY.
WE'RE PUTTING IT ALL
ON THE TABLE HERE.
Narrator: EJ'S SOLO SURVIVAL
RATING, OR SSR,
WAS ESTABLISHED BASED ON HOW HE
PERFORMED ON HIS PAST CHALLENGES
USING THREE CRITERIA --
SELF-RELIANCE, MENTAL TOUGHNESS
AND SKILLS.
ON HIS 21-DAY CHALLENGE
IN TANZANIA,
EJ AND HIS PARTNER STRUGGLED
TO MAKE FIRE FOR THREE DAYS.
IT'S OUT.
*BLEEP*
AH!
THEN AN INFECTED FOOT WOUND...
AAH!...ALMOST TOOK HIM OUT.
AAH!
BUT EJ'S FIERCE DETERMINATION
HELPED HIM SURVIVE
TO EXTRACTION.
WE MADE IT.
WE SURVIVED 21 DAYS.
ON HIS SECOND 21-DAY CHALLENGE
IN THE PERUVIAN AMAZON,
EJ'S HUNTING SKILLS...
YEAH!
THAT'S DINNER.
...AND INGENUITY...
WE NEED A SAFE VESSEL.
THIS IS A CAIMAN,
ANACONDA-INFESTED TRIBUTARY.
IT'S STURDY, THOUGH.
LOOK AT THAT.
...GOT HIM AND HIS PARTNER
TO THE FINISH LINE.
GO, GO!
RIGHT HERE, GO, GO!
HE THEN TOOK ON A 40-DAY
"XL" CHALLENGE
IN THE COLOMBIAN SAVANNA.
HIS RESOURCEFULNESS...
EJ: I'M GONNA TRY TO GET
SOME MORE OUT OF THAT GUY.
NOT BAD.
Narrator: ...AND PERSEVERANCE...
ALMOST THERE.
OH!
...GOT HIM TO
THE END ONCE AGAIN.
HAVING COMPLETED
ALL OF HIS GRUELING
"NAKED AND AFRAID" CHALLENGES,
EJ BEGINS THIS ONE WITH
A SOLO SURVIVAL RATING OF 9.1.
HERE WE GO AGAIN.
DUDE, IT IS FRICKING CHILLY.
Narrator: FOR THIS CHALLENGE,
EJ WAS ALLOWED TO CHOOSE
JUST THREE ESSENTIAL ITEMS
TO HELP HIM SURVIVE...
EJ: THERE'S MY BAG.
Narrator:
...A KNIFE, A COFFEE POT...
THIS IS A CRITICAL ITEM
FOR BOILING WATER,
AND IT'S A COOKING POT.
Narrator: ...AND PARACORD.
WHEN I WAS IN THE MILITARY,
WE CALLED IT A 550 CORD.
IT'S GOT UNLIMITED USES --
TRAPS, FISHING LINE.
BUT I'VE GOT TO DO FIRE
BY FRICTION
BECAUSE I DON'T
HAVE A FIRESTARTER.
AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST --
THE MAP.
PUTS ME RIGHT ABOUT HERE.
NOW, I'M GONNA RECON
ALL THE WAY UP THIS WATERWAY
TO FIND BEST AREA FOR RESOURCES.
THERE'S A LOT OF HOGS,
AND THERE'S FISH ALONG THE AREA.
I THINK THAT'D BE A GOOD SPOT.
I GOT TO CAMP
SOMEWHERE TEMPORARILY
BECAUSE THE TREK
IS JUST TOO LONG...
ALRIGHT.
I'M READY TO GET THE HELL
OUT OF HERE.
I'M COMING FOR YOU, BULGARIA!
BULGARIA!
Narrator: EJ IS MAKING HIS WAY
INTO BULGARIA'S SREDNA
GORA MOUNTAIN RANGE,
WHICH RISES 5,200 FEET
ABOVE SEA LEVEL.
THE REGION IS
DECEPTIVELY HOSTILE.
AS FALL SETS IN,
VIOLENT WINDS CAN REACH
SPEEDS OF 35 MILES PER HOUR,
MAKING THE 49-DEGREE NIGHTS
FEEL AS COLD AS 37 DEGREES
AND CREATING THICK CONDENSATION
THAT SEEPS INTO EVERYTHING.
THE DENSE AND STEEP FORESTED
TERRAIN
IS HOME TO VENOMOUS
NOSE-HORNED VIPERS,
JACKALS AND EUROPE'S
MOST AGGRESSIVE WILD BOAR --
NOCTURNAL BEASTS
WHO CAN WEIGH UP TO 480 POUNDS
AND WILL CHARGE
ANYONE IN THEIR PATH,
ESPECIALLY WHEN
PROTECTING THEIR YOUNG.
THEIR MAIN PREDATOR,
THE GRAY WOLF,
HUNTS IN PACKS OF FIVE TO EIGHT
AND CAN TAKE DOWN PREY
AS LARGE AS 2,000 POUNDS.
♪♪
♪♪
JUST GET DOWN THIS HILL.
OH *BLEEP*
THIS STUFF IS BRUTAL,
BRUTAL ON THE FEET.
OW.
THIS GRASS, IT'S VERY DECEIVING.
LOOKS REALLY SOFT, BUT THERE'S
ALL KINDS OF STICKS
AND THORNS UNDERNEATH THIS.
WHOA, WHOA, WHOA.
Narrator: THE SECOND LONGEST
MOUNTAIN RANGE IN BULGARIA,
SREDNA GORA'S STEEP,
TREACHEROUS TERRAIN IS COVERED
IN JAGGED LOOSE ROCKS
AND SHARP BRAMBLEBUSHES,
MAKING IT EXTREMELY
DIFFICULT TO TRAVERSE.
♪♪
A GOOD WALKING STICK
REALLY HELPS
WITH BALANCE, PROTECTS YOU.
I WANT MY SPEAR TO BE ABOUT 6
TO 8 INCHES TALLER THAN I.
THAT GIVES ME SOME GOOD DISTANCE
IN CASE A WOLF
OR A WILD HOG COMES UP TO ME.
I JUST NEED TO PROTECT MYSELF,
YOU KNOW?
I AM OUT HERE ALONE,
AND THESE HOGS,
THEY'RE NOT JUST REGULAR BOAR.
THEY'RE BULGARIAN BOAR.
THEY'RE BIG.
THEY'RE MEAN.
THEY'RE ORNERY.
THEY'RE --
THESE THINGS ARE NASTY.
EVEN IF YOU SHOOT THEM WITH
A GUN, THEY'LL COME AFTER YOU
IF THEY DON'T GO DOWN.
ALRIGHT.
THAT'S GOOD ENOUGH FOR NOW.
♪♪
ALRIGHT.
UGH.
I'M ON A GAME TRAIL HERE.
FOLLOW THE GAME TRAIL
DOWN TO THE WATER.
PHEW.
MY FEET ARE GETTING BEAT UP
RIGHT OFF THE BAT.
SO GLAD I GOT THIS SPEAR, BUT,
YOU KNOW, IT'S PRETTY HAIRY.
I'M JUST GONNA KEEP MAKING
MY WAY DOWN THIS HILL.
IF I DON'T GET DOWN THERE SOON,
I'M GONNA BE AGAINST THE
CLOCK WITH NIGHTTIME FALLING.
WHOA.
OW!
OH *BLEEP*
AHH!
I GOT WATER.
AFTER THAT TREK,
THAT IS A BIT OF A REWARD.
I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN TAKE
A CHANCE AT DRINKING IT YET,
BUT I GOT WATER.
♪♪
ALL THE WAY UP THERE --
THAT'S WHAT I TRAVERSED DOWN.
ALL THE WAY UP THERE.
AND NOW I'M OVER HERE IN THIS
OPEN AREA WITH ALL THESE ROCKS.
I CAN SEE ANY PREDATORS
TRYING TO COME IN ON ME.
JUDGING BY THE SUN,
PROBABLY GOT ANOTHER HOUR
AND A HALF OF DAYLIGHT.
I'M RUNNING OUT OF TIME.
MAKE A TEMPORARY CAMP
HERE FOR THE TIME BEING,
FIGURE OUT WHAT I CAN DO
ABOUT FIRE.
AND IT GETS VERY COLD AT NIGHT,
SO I HAVE TO HAVE A FIRE.
OTHERWISE, I'LL BE DONE.
DRY WOOD IS CRITICAL.
I'M PRETTY SURE THIS IS GONNA
WORK VERY WELL FOR MY FIREBOARD.
FIRE, WHEN YOU'RE ALONE, IT'S
LIKE HAVING A FRIEND AROUND.
FIRE IS, LIKE,
A MORALE BOOSTER FOR YOU.
IT KEEPS YOU SAFE,
WARDS OFF WILD ANIMALS.
OH, OKAY.
ALRIGHT, WE'RE GETTING
BROWN DUST
BUT NOT BLACK.
MAYBE THIS ONE IS TOO WET.
WE'RE GONNA GIVE THIS ONE
A SHOT NEXT.
♪♪
*BLEEP*
GOT SMOKE.
NEED TO GET THE COAL NOW.
AW, MAN.
COME ON. STAY WITH IT.
STAY WITH IT. STAY WITH IT.
AH.
UGH!
THAT CLOSE.
*BLEEP*
I HAD THE COAL.
I HAD THE COAL!
AND THE WIND
TOOK IT AWAY FROM ME.
YAH!
THE SUN IS DOWN
BEHIND THAT HILL NOW,
AND I CAN DEFINITELY FEEL
A TEMPERATURE DROP.
I GOT THIS WIND
CHILLING ME DOWN.
NOW, MY CRITICAL TASK
IS TO BUILD
SOME KIND OF A BRUSH SHELTER,
SO I'M GONNA GO
PUT A RIDGEPOLE IN THERE.
Narrator: A BRUSH SHELTER
IS A SMALL, TEMPORARY,
MAKESHIFT ENCLOSURE
USING RAW MATERIALS
THAT ARE READILY AVAILABLE.
CUT DOWN A FEW
OF THESE BRANCHES...
...AND THEN BRING IN
ALL THESE PINE TREES
AND KIND OF FRAME
THEM UP AROUND ME
AND THEN BRING A BUNCH
OF GRASS IN THERE
AND TRY TO DO THE BEST
I CAN TO INSULATE MYSELF.
I'LL TELL YOU ONE THING ABOUT
BUILDING A SHELTER BY YOURSELF,
IT MAKES YOU APPRECIATE
A GOOD PARTNER.
I REMEMBER WHEN LAURA ZERRA
AND I WERE IN THE AMAZON.
WE WORKED SO WELL TOGETHER...
I'LL WORK ON POLES.
YOU WORK ON
GETTING CORDAGE.
...AND HOW MUCH EASIER
IT WAS...
RIGHT THERE?
YUP.
A LITTLE HIGHER.
...AND HOW MUCH
LESS TIME IT TOOK.
HECK YEAH.
NICE WORK.
ALSO, A PARTNER WOULD BE HELPFUL
FOR WARMTH,
BUT I DON'T HAVE ONE.
I'M PRETTY MUCH OUT OF SUNLIGHT,
SO THIS IS GONNA HAVE
TO DO FOR TONIGHT.
♪♪
♪♪
I DON'T KNOW HOW COLD IT IS,
BUT IT IS VERY FRIGID,
AND I FEEL LIKE IT
COULD ALMOST SNOW.
THAT'S HOW COLD IT IS
OUT HERE, NO JOKE.
TOES HAVE BEEN GOING NUMB.
MY FINGERS HAVE BEEN
GOING NUMB, TEETH CHATTERING.
IN ALL MY PREVIOUS CHALLENGES,
IT'S BEEN PRETTY TEMPERATE,
BUT THIS IS BONE-CHILLING
FRIGID AND WINDY.
I HAVEN'T STOPPED
SHAKING ALL NIGHT.
I GOT TO DO SOMETHING
TO MAKE IT BETTER FOR ME.
TRY TO KEEP FROM
GETTING HYPOTHERMIA.
YAH!
♪♪
IT WAS VERY COLD LAST NIGHT.
IT WAS VERY COLD.
Narrator: THE COLD AND WIND
ARE FORCING EJ'S BODY
TO WORK HARDER TO STAY WARM.
I GOT TO CLEAN THIS LENS.
I'M STILL SHAKING.
WHOO!
Narrator: EVERY 15 MINUTES
SPENT SHIVERING,
HE IS BURNING
AS MANY CALORIES
AS HE WOULD WORKING OUT
FOR ONE HOUR.
THESE DAMN CONDITIONS,
EVERYTHING IS ABSOLUTELY WET
ON THE FLOOR HERE,
AND IT IS FRIGID WET.
SO IT'S ALMOST LIKE
WALKING ON ICE, IT FEELS LIKE.
I NEED WATER,
SO I'M GONNA DRINK
A LITTLE BIT
OF THE RIVER WATER.
I FEEL PRETTY CONFIDENT WITH IT
BECAUSE WE'RE IN THE MOUNTAINS.
MOST MOUNTAINS ARE SPRING-FED.
IT'S RUNNING, AND SO A LOT
OF THE FACTORS
THAT FACTOR INTO WATER
BEING A RISK ARE NOT THERE.
I MEAN, THERE'S ALWAYS A RISK,
BUT IT GETS TO THE POINT
WHERE EITHER YOU'RE,
YOU KNOW, DRINK OR DIE.
I'M ALL PACKED UP.
IT'S TIME TO GET THIS TREK ON.
IT'S GONNA BE A BIT
OF A MOVEMENT
AND GET TO GREENER PASTURES.
I'M GONNA HEAD OUT RIGHT UP
THAT DRIED-UP RIVERBED
RIGHT THERE.
I GOT A PLAN,
AND I GOT A PURPOSE.
TODAY IS GONNA BE
A VICTORY DAY.
OH, BOY.
THAT'S BIGGER THAN A JACKAL.
THAT'S A WOLF PAW.
USUALLY, WHEN THERE'S A FEW,
THERE'S USUALLY MORE.
THERE'S ALWAYS A PACK.
THAT'S NOT WHAT I WANT
TO SEE OUT HERE.
MM, MM!
OKAY.
OW! PHEW!
I KNOW. PEOPLE SHOULD --
THEY'RE GOING, "WELL,
WHY DIDN'T YOU MAKE SHOES?"
WELL, I'VE BEEN IN RIVERBEDS
LIKE THIS WITH BARK SHOES,
AND THEY GET
TORN THE HELL UP,
AND I DON'T REALLY HAVE
THE LUXURY OF TIME
TO BE MESSING WITH SHOES
AT THE MOMENT.
ONE ROCK AT A TIME.
IT IS VERY SLOW-MOVING.
I'M TRYING TO FIND A GAME TRAIL
OUT ON THE SIDE
OF THE RIVERBED TO WALK ON,
BUT I HAVE TO COME BACK
INTO THE RIVERBED...
PHEW.
...BECAUSE THE TERRAIN
WAS GOING UP,
UP, UP ON BOTH SIDES.
BULGARIA IS NOT PULLING
ANY PUNCHES WITH ME.
AS SOON AS I GOT IN HERE,
IT'S BEEN PUNCHING ME
IN THE FACE.
SO FRUSTRATING.
I WISH I COULD BE MOVING
SO MUCH FASTER.
THIS IS REALLY IRRITATING.
AH.
I JUST CAME FROM ALL THE WAY
DOWN THERE FROM MY FIRST CAMP.
THAT'S THE ROAD OF AGONY,
AND I STILL GOT TO GO
ALL THE WAY UP THERE.
THIS HAS BEEN PROBABLY
THE TOUGHEST TREK OF MY LIFE,
AND I'VE DONE
A LOT OF TREKKING.
TODAY WAS THE FIRST TIME
SINCE I'VE BEEN OUT HERE
WHERE I'VE FELT TRULY ALONE.
I ALWAYS SAY, "IT'S EASIER
WHEN YOU GO THROUGH IT
WITH SOMEBODY ELSE,"
BECAUSE THEY WILL ALWAYS KNOW
THE REST OF YOUR DAYS
HOW TOUGH THAT REALLY WAS.
AH, GAME TRAIL, PERFECT.
OH, BOY.
I'VE BEEN SEEING GREAT SIGNS
OF TRACKS
ALL THE WAY UP THIS RIVERBED,
AND RIGHT HERE, GOT SOME HOGS.
THAT'S AWESOME,
AND THEY'RE RIGHT BY WHERE
I'M WANTING TO SET UP
MY FREAKING BASE CAMP.
TRACKS! YEAH!
♪♪
OH, WOW.
THIS IS A SCORE --
BLACKBERRIES.
DANG.
THIS IS ABSOLUTELY MY FIRST MEAL
HERE IN BULGARIA.
LET'S GET IN HERE
AND SEE WHAT WE GOT,
PRETTY BIG OPEN SPACE.
I CAN WORK WITH THIS.
I'M BUILDING MY SHELTER
IN THERE.
I'M GONNA BUILD A LITTLE
LEAN-TO UP INSIDE THERE.
I'M USING THIS CANOPY UP HERE.
IT GIVES ME NATURAL SHADE,
AND IT'LL PROVIDE EXTRA CANOPY
FOR ANY RAIN
THAT MIGHT COME
IF IT COMES, HOPEFULLY NOT.
GOT THE WHOLE BACK SIDE OPEN,
SO I CAN PUT MY RAILS IN THERE
TO CREATE MY LEAN-TO,
AND I'VE USED MY VINES
TO CREATE THE GRID PATTERN,
AND THEN I'M GONNA BRING
THE GREEN LEAVES IN THERE
AND PUT THEM
ON ALL THE RAILS.
THIS BABY IS DONE.
I'M SO HAPPY.
RIGHT NOW, I GOT TO GET
FIRE GOING
BECAUSE MY SURVIVAL
DEPENDS ON IT.
IT GOT BRUTALLY COLD LAST NIGHT.
I'M THINKING I MAY HAVE TO
SWITCH UP
TO A GOOD OLD-FASHIONED
BOW DRILL
BECAUSE MY HANDS ARE ABSOLUTELY
GETTING TORN UP FROM DOING THIS.
HERE'S TO THE FIRE GODS.
I DIDN'T THINK I WAS GONNA
HAVE SO MANY ISSUES WITH FIRE.
THAT'S A LITTLE FRUSTRATING
FOR ME,
BUT I DO KNOW
IN MY PAST CHALLENGES,
LIKE IN TANZANIA,
HAVING A PARTNER,
THEY CAN BE A HELP
WITH MOTIVATION.
-COME ON, EJ.
-COME ON.
YOU CAN DO IT.
COME ON.
BLOW ON IT.
THERE YOU GO.
OH, YEAH, BABY.
OH, YEAH!
YEAH!
WHOO!
WE GOT FIRE!
BUT THAT'S NOT MY SITUATION
HERE, SO FIRE IS ON ME,
AND I NEED THIS.
I NEED THIS BAD.
♪♪
RUNNING OUT OF OPTIONS
AND RUNNING OUT OF DAYLIGHT.
♪♪
OKAY, BABY.
GET IN THERE.
OH, OH, OH, COME ON!
COME ON!
YEAH!
THERE WE GO.
YEAH.
YEAH!
OH, FIRE!
WHAT A SIGHT YOU ARE.
NOW I CAN DO SO MUCH MORE.
I'LL BE ABLE TO FIRE-HARDEN
MY WEAPONS, KEEP WARM AT NIGHT.
IF I GOT TO BOIL WATER,
I CAN BOIL WATER, COOK FOOD,
KEEP THE PREDATORS AWAY.
THAT'S A FIRE.
OH, I'M SO HAPPY.
HEY, WHAT'S UP?
JUST CHILLING BY MY FRIEND
AND PARTNER IN CRIME, MR. FIRE.
MAKING SURE HE'S HAPPY BECAUSE
HE SURE IS MAKING ME HAPPY.
ALRIGHT.
I'M GONNA TRY
AND GET SOME SLEEP.
PEACE OUT.
♪♪
I JUST GOT WOKE UP FROM A BIG
HOG WHO'S NOT VERY HAPPY.
HE'S MAKING ALL KINDS
OF GRUNTING NOISES.
HE'S NOT TOO FAR FROM ME.
I HADN'T HEARD ANY HOGS UP
TO THIS POINT.
THAT'S ALL I NEED
IS ONE OF THOSE
MAMA BOARS
PROTECTING HER YOUNG
TO COME WHIPPING
BY THOSE BRIARS,
AND TO KNOW THEY'RE
THAT CLOSE, THAT'S...
IT'S A LITTLE UNNERVING.
OH, MY GOD.
JUST ADDED WOLVES TO THE GAME.
SPEAR IS CLOSE, KNIFE IS CLOSE.
DON'T WANT TO BE CAUGHT
OFF GUARD.
WOW.
JUST ADDED WOLVES TO THE GAME.
SPEAR IS CLOSE, KNIFE IS CLOSE.
DON'T WANT TO BE CAUGHT
OFF GUARD.
♪♪
YEAH, A LITTLE UNNERVING TO KNOW
THAT I'M OUT HERE
WITH A POINTY STICK,
A KNIFE AND THIS FIRE,
AND THERE'S WOLVES
OUT HERE NOW.
EVEN WITH THE FIRE GOING,
IT IS STILL FRIGID THIS MORNING,
SO I'M GONNA STEW ME
A POT OF NETTLES
AND HAVE THAT FOR BREAKFAST --
RICH IN IRON,
CLEANS OUT THE BLOOD,
A LOT OF VITAMINS
AND MINERALS IN IT.
LOSING A BIT OF WEIGHT
PRETTY RAPIDLY NOW.
GOT TO KEEP PUTTING CALORIES IN
MY SYSTEM NO MATTER HOW LITTLE.
FIRST COOK IN THE POT OUT HERE.
Narrator:
FOUR DAYS INTO THE CHALLENGE,
EJ HAS BURNED
CLOSE TO 9,000 CALORIES.
AND FOR THE FIRST TIME TODAY,
MY STOMACH HAS ACTUALLY BEEN
REMINDING ME IT'S AROUND.
BON APPéTIT.
Narrator:
WHILE HIS POT OF NETTLES
WILL PROVIDE LESS
THAN 100 CALORIES,
THEY'RE PACKED WITH AS MUCH
PROTEIN AS TWO SAUSAGE LINKS.
I GUESS IT IS A LITTLE BIT
LIKE SPINACH.
MAN, MY FEET
HAVE BEEN BRUTALIZED.
RIGHT NOW, I'VE GOT SHELTER.
I'VE GOT WATER.
I'VE GOT FIRE.
I JUST NEED TO GET SOME SHOES,
SO I CAN GET TO FOOD.
GO FIND ME SOME SHOE MATERIAL.
THE BOARS WERE KEEPING ME UP
LAST NIGHT.
IF I'M GONNA GET THEM,
I'M GONNA NEED
TO MAKE SOME SHOES.
MY FIRST STEP IS CUTTING STRIPS
OF BARK
TO MATCH MY BIG 13 WIDES.
ALRIGHT.
NOW, I'LL SCORE THE BARK,
SO I CAN PEEL IT OFF.
IT IS VERY METICULOUS WORK.
AH.
THAT IS THE MAKINGS, YES,
OF A SHOE FOR ME.
NOW IT'S TIME TO START
WEAVING A SHOE,
AND I'LL MAKE
A REALLY GOOD SHOE
TO KICK BULGARIA
IN THE KEISTER WITH IT.
UNDER, OVER, UNDER, OVER.
I JUST WANT TO BE ABLE TO WALK
LIKE NORMAL.
THEN I'LL HAVE AN ADVANTAGE
TO GET AFTER SOME PROTEIN.
HEY.
LOOK WHO'S GOT SOME SHOES.
I'M SO HAPPY I HAVE A NICE
EMBER BASE LIKE THIS.
I JUST DEFINITELY DON'T WANT
TO LOSE IT.
SO WE'LL MAKE SURE MY FIRE
DOESN'T GO OUT WHILE I'M GONE.
THIS IS A TASK, MAN.
THIS WOULD BE A LOT EASIER
IF I HAD A PARTNER.
IN COLOMBIA, I HAD THREE
PARTNERS TO KEEP THE FIRE GOING.
OFF WE GO.
MY FEET ARE ECSTATIC,
GAME CHANGER.
I WANT TO GET OUT THERE
AND LOOK AROUND,
SEE IF I CAN SEE WHERE
THOSE HOGS ARE COMING THROUGH,
SET UP
A COUPLE SIMPLE SNARE TRAPS.
DEFINITE EVIDENCE
THAT THERE'S HOGS HERE.
ALL KINDS OF TRAILS IN HERE.
RIGHT HERE, THIS IS PERFECT
FOR A SNARE
BECAUSE THIS IS LIKE
A JUNCTION RIGHT HERE.
WHAT I'M GONNA SET UP
NOW IS A SIMPLE SNARE,
NOTHING MORE
THAN A SLIPKNOT NOOSE,
AND I'LL ATTACH IT
TO THAT TREE THERE,
ANCHOR IT DOWN,
SO THEY CAN'T GET AWAY.
THIS IS PERFECT TRAP SPOT
BECAUSE WE'VE GOT THIS NATURAL
BRANCH HANGING DOWN HERE.
THEY'VE BEEN TRAVELING
RIGHT THROUGH HERE,
SO WE'VE GOT THIS ONE IN PLACE
WITHIN EARSHOT OF WHERE I'M AT.
♪♪
I CAN HEAR THE PIGS.
YUP.
YOU HEAR THAT?
THEY'RE OVER THERE
ROOTING AROUND, EATING.
HOPEFULLY, I'LL BE EATING
BACON SOON.
I'M CLOSE TO SCORING
SOME PROTEIN.
I'VE BEEN PUTTING TRAPS
OUT CONTINUOUSLY,
AND I'VE BEEN PUTTING THEM
IN VERY STRATEGIC PLACES,
PLACES WHERE I KNOW
HOGS ARE COMING
AND RUNNING DOWN THE HILL.
THE HOGS, THEY TAUNT ME.
I HEAR THEM AT NIGHT,
SO IT'S VERY FRUSTRATING.
YOU WANT TO GET AFTER SOMETHING
SO BAD,
AND YOU CAN'T DO IT
BECAUSE YOU'RE HANDICAPPED
BASED ON THE ENVIRONMENT.
I HAVE JUST ABOUT EVERY TRAP
IN PLACE THAT I NEED,
AND NOW IT'S JUST
A WAITING GAME.
DEFINITELY CAME THROUGH,
ALMOST HAD ONE.
ONE OF THE HOGS
WENT THROUGH THIS AREA
AND KNOCKED THE SNARE DOWN.
THAT'S A GOOD SIGN
THEY CAME THROUGH HERE.
IT'S NOT A GOOD SIGN THAT
MY SNARE WAS KNOCKED OFF.
I NEED PROTEIN!
UGH.
PROTEIN, PROTEIN, PROTEIN!
MY STOMACH IS YELLING
AT ME.
I REALLY NEED TO GET SOME FISH
OR SOME HOG.
ALRIGHT.
LET'S SEE WHAT WE GOT HERE.
HMM, LITTLE MINNOWS.
SOMETIMES, I'VE SEEN MINNOW
BEFORE BE VERY CURIOUS
WHEN THEY SEE SOMETHING
LIKE THIS IN THE WATER,
AND THEY SWIM IN THERE
TO INVESTIGATE.
I NEED A SINKER.
THERE WE GO.
YUP.
LOOK AT THEM.
"OH, WHAT IS THAT?
OH, IT'S JUST A POT."
THERE'S A PRETTY LITTLE GUY.
"I TELL YOU, IT WAS 6 FEET LONG,
MUST'VE WEIGHED
OVER 150 POUNDS."
OOH, THEY'RE FAST.
HEY, WE'RE DOING BETTER.
HE'S BIGGER THAN THE LAST GUY.
AND NUMBER THREE.
IT'S A SMALL VICTORY.
BULGARIA IS A BEAST.
ALL MY YEARS OF SURVIVAL
EXPERIENCE,
NOTHING COULD EVER PREPARE ME
FOR WHAT I'VE BEEN EXPERIENCING
SINCE I GOT IN HERE,
AND IT'S JUST ME.
THERE'S A LOT TO BE SAID
WITH HAVING A PARTNER,
FOLKS YOU CAN TALK TO
AND RELY ON OR LEAN ON.
I'VE GOT A RENEWED
APPRECIATION FOR THAT.
10 DAYS.
♪♪
WHEW.
IT IS JUST FRIGID.
I CAN HEAR THE PIGS.
THEY'RE SO CLOSE,
50 YARDS AWAY FROM ME.
50 YARDS AWAY.
YOU KNOW, HOGS, WHERE I'VE
HUNTED THEM BACK HOME, HAWAII,
THEY COME OUT IN THE DAY.
THESE ONES -- ONLY IN THE DARK,
ONLY IN THE DARK.
AND IT'S PITCH-BLACK,
AND I CAN'T DO JACK.
WELL, HERE I AM AND LITTLE
PROTEIN OTHER THAN MINNOWS.
MY STOMACH IS YELLING AT ME.
I'M STARTING TO FEEL IT.
MY ENERGY LEVELS ARE...
WHEN I'M TRYING TO DO TASKS.
I AM NOT HAPPY ABOUT IT.
WITH HOG-HUNTING,
I'M USED TO DOING IT
WITH SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE,
AND THAT'S ALWAYS NICE
WHEN PEOPLE GOT YOUR BACK,
ESPECIALLY WHEN
DEALING WITH HOGS.
THEY'RE NOT ANYTHING
TO PLAY WITH,
BUT I'M OUT HERE ON MY OWN,
SO I'VE GOT SOMETHING
SPECIAL PLANNED
FOR THESE BULGARIAN HOGS.
THIS THING IS GONNA BE
A WEIGHTED SPIKED TRAP
THAT'S GONNA HANG
WHERE I KNOW THEY'RE TRAVELING,
AND AS SOON AS THEY RUN THROUGH,
ONE OF THEM HITS THE TRIP WIRE,
THING FALLS ON TOP OF
AT LEAST ONE OF THEM.
ONCE THIS THING STICKS IN,
THEY'RE NOT GOING TOO FAR.
NOW, I'M SCORING THE WOOD
TO BE ABLE CREATE
NOTCHES FOR THE STAKE.
Narrator: NEXT, EJ WILL LAY
THE SPIKES INTO THE NOTCHES,
THEN PLACE ANOTHER LOG ON TOP
TO WEIGH THE SPIKES DOWN
AND HOLD THEM IN PLACE,
BINDING THEM WITH HIS 550 CORD,
WHICH HE'LL ALSO USE TO HOIST
THE TRAP UP
AND CREATE A TRIP WIRE.
EJ: ONCE THE HOGS COME RUNNING
DOWN THIS HIGHWAY,
AS SOON AS THEY HIT IT, BAM.
YEAH!
FOR ABOUT THE LAST 15,
20 MINUTES,
I'VE BEEN HEARING THIS
SQUALLING,
LIKE,
THIS LITTLE SUFFERING SOUND,
SOME ANIMAL
MAKING A MOANING NOISE.
I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S A HOG
IN MY TRAP OR WHAT,
BUT IT'S JUST GETTING LIGHT
ENOUGH
WHERE
I CAN SEE TO GET DOWN THERE,
AND I'M GONNA HEAD DOWN THERE.
I GOT MY HOG SPEAR,
GRAB MY KNIFE.
I'M GONNA GO CHECK IT OUT.
ALRIGHT.
LET'S CHECK THIS TRAP.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE HELL
I HEARD LAST NIGHT, BUT, MAN,
THAT THING SOUNDED LIKE
IT WAS CAUGHT UP IN HERE.
I DON'T SEE NOTHING.
SEE? LOOK.
*BLEEP*
*BLEEP*
MAN, I SWORE I HEARD
SOMETHING HERE LAST NIGHT.
THEY MUST'VE...
IT SOUNDED LIKE A...WOLF!
WOLF!
WHAT THE HELL?
OH *BLEEP*
*BLEEP*
WOLVES ARE TERRITORIAL
WITH THE HUNTING.
I'M GONNA GET OUT OF HERE.
THEY'RE FIGHTING
FOR THE SAME FOOD I AM,
AND IT'S A BATTLE I WON'T WIN,
AND THAT'S A SHAME.
Narrator: GRAY WOLVES
WILL ATTACK COMPETITORS
FOR THEIR FOOD SOURCES
AND LEAVE THEIR BODIES UNEATEN.
IN EJ'S WEAKENED STATE,
CONTINUING TO HUNT FOR HOGS NOW
WOULD PUT HIM AT EXTREME RISK.
♪♪
I NEED PROTEIN.
MY BODY IS CONSUMING ITSELF.
MY ENERGY LEVELS
ARE STARTING TO CRASH,
AND I CAN'T HELP THIS SITUATION
BECAUSE IT'S SO DESOLATE
FOR PROTEIN,
DOESN'T WANT TO GIVE IT.
YOU GOT TO EARN IT.
YOU GOT TO TRY AND TAKE IT,
BUT I KEEP COMING UP SHORT.
♪♪
♪♪
I CAN STILL SEE MY BREATH.
THAT'S HOW COLD IT IS.
SO DAY 15.
HERE GOES THE FINAL PUSH,
THE FINAL 7 DAYS.
NOTHING IS EASY IN THIS PLACE,
NOTHING.
YOU'VE GOT TO EARN AND WORK
FOR EVERYTHING.
SO MY NEXT THING
IS TO START THINKING
ABOUT PRIMITIVE FISHING,
GETTING MORE ACTIVE AND SEE
IF I CAN'T GET ONE
OF THOSE BAD MAMA JAMAS.
INSIDE OF THE PARACORD,
I HAVE A PLACE
TO TIE MY STRING OFF TO.
JUST GONNA WRAP IN THIS
OTHER CORD AROUND, SO A FLY.
LET'S GO GET SOME FISH.
ALL MY LIFE, I'VE NEVER BEEN
MUCH OF A LUCKY FISHERMAN,
AND THEN I WIND UP IN COLOMBIA.
MY PARTNER IS A KID NAMED JEFF.
-HOLY *BLEEP*
-WHOO!
-OH!
-YEAH!
WELL, IF I HAD JEFF HERE
RIGHT NOW,
I KNOW WE'D BE EATING FISH
BECAUSE THEY, LIKE,
JUST JUMP OUT
OF THE WATER AT HIM.
NOW, HERE'S TO WISHING
A LITTLE JEFF LUCK,
LITTLE JEFF ZAUSCH LUCK.
IT'S RIGHT THERE
WAITING FOR YOU.
COME ON, MAN, COME ON.
HOLD IT STEADY.
I'M BEAT.
EVEN HOLDING THIS POLE
IS BECOMING A CHORE.
THERE IS ABSOLUTE
ZERO INTEREST IN MY LINE.
OH *BLEEP*
AW!
IT'S FRUSTRATING.
I CAN'T CATCH A BREAK.
I JUST CAN'T CATCH A BREAK.
I HEAR WOLVES RUNNING ALL UP AND
DOWN, JUST BEHIND MY SHELTER.
I DON'T KNOW IF THEY WERE
CHASING A HOG OR WHAT,
BUT I DEFINITELY
COULD HEAR THEM.
I AM BEAT DOWN.
I DON'T HAVE IT IN ME TO DEFEND
MYSELF AGAINST A PACK OF WOLVES.
♪♪
OH, MY GOD, A CRAYFISH.
OH, HO, HO, HO!
WOW.
BIGGER THAN A MINNOW.
ALL THIS TIME AND EFFORT
I'M PUTTING IN HERE,
I'M JUST KIND OF WALKING AND SEE
THIS LITTLE GUY
CRAWLING ON THE ROCKS.
I'LL JUST START KICKING OVER
ROCKS, MAN,
SEE HOW MANY OF THESE
I CAN FIND.
OH, MY GOD.
WHOA!
OH, YOU'RE THE MAIN COURSE
IN MY POT, BUDDY.
BIG DADDY!
I'M EJ, AND WELCOME
TO MY CRAWFISH BOIL.
UH-HUH. YUP.
THAT'S RIGHT.
LOOK, RIGHT HERE,
LOOK IN THAT POT.
AND WE'LL START
WITH THE HORS D'OEUVRE.
Narrator: 86% PROTEIN
AND 14% FAT --
4 CRAYFISH PROVIDE
ABOUT 70 CALORIES.
OH, HO, HO.
WHAT IS THAT GOING
ACROSS MY TONGUE?
THAT LITTLE GUY PACKED
A DELICIOUS LITTLE PUNCH.
MM, THAT'S SO GOOD,
SOME REAL PROTEIN
FOR THE FIRST TIME
IN A LONG WHILE.
ALRIGHT.
BEST FOR LAST, THE GRANDDADDY.
IT FEELS SO GOOD TO HAVE
SOME PROTEIN IN ME.
ONE GOOD THING ABOUT
NOT HAVING A PARTNER --
I DON'T HAVE TO SHARE
ANY OF MY FOOD.
MY LITTLE CRAWFISH BOIL
DEFINITELY HELPED ME
WITH A LITTLE MORALE BOOST,
AND TODAY IS GONNA BE
ALL ABOUT PREPARATION
TO GET OUT OF HERE.
WHEN I LOOK AT MY MAP,
I REALIZE THAT THE JOURNEY
OUT OF HERE
IS FURTHER
THAN MY FIRST LOCATION.
I THINK IT'S GONNA BE
A GRUELING HAUL.
SO THIS IS BETTER TO BE
A 2-DAY JOURNEY.
THAT WAY, IT'S NOT
SO TAXING ON ME.
FIRST MARKER POINT IS GOING
TO BE THE WATERFALL.
IT'S WHERE I'M GONNA
MAKE CAMP FOR THE NIGHT.
I'M GONNA MAKE A CARRY PACK
TO CARRY THE EMBERS.
I'M GONNA NEED TO MAKE FIRE
TO PROTECT ME FROM WOLVES
AND THE COLD TEMPERATURE
AND THE WINDS.
THIS THING IS READY FOR ACTION.
OH, MAN.
THE WOLVES ARE SUPER CLOSE.
DAMN.
I CAN'T SEE JACK.
IT'S PITCH-BLACK OUT THERE.
THAT FIRE IS EVERYTHING.
I CAN'T LET THAT THING GO OUT.
THAT'S GONNA BE MY
PROTECTION AGAINST THESE GUYS.
ALRIGHT.
DAY 20.
LAST NIGHT, HEARD THE WOLVES
RUNNING UP ON THE RIDGE AGAIN,
A LOT CLOSER TO ME.
GETTING OUT OF HERE NOW
IS THE RIGHT MOVE.
I'VE GOT TO FINISH MY PACK-UP
AND GET MY EMBER CARRIER
READY TO GO.
THAT'S SET.
I'LL NEVER FORGET THIS.
HASTA LA VISTA,
VALLEY OF THE FORSAKEN.
Narrator: EJ'S 5-MILE TREK
TO EXTRACTION
WILL BE HIS STEEPEST
AND MOST PHYSICALLY
TAXING JOURNEY YET.
HE'S BURNED MORE THAN
80,000 CALORIES
IN THE PAST 20 DAYS
AND CONSUMED BARELY 400.
IN HIS WEAKENED STATE,
HE'LL HAVE TO HIKE
3 MILES DEEPER
INTO THE MOUNTAINS,
AVOIDING DEADLY
NOSE-HORNED VIPERS
AS WELL AS HUNGRY WOLVES,
WHO'VE ALREADY BEEN ALERTED
TO HIS PRESENCE.
I FEEL BETTER WITH A PACK
ON MY BACK
BECAUSE IT MAKES ME FEEL LIKE
I'VE GOT MY HANDS FREE
TO PROTECT MYSELF.
Narrator: HE'LL THEN HAVE TO
MAKE A RISKY CLIMB
UP A STEEP CREVICE
ALONG A WATERFALL.
THEN ON DAY 21, HE'LL NEED TO
CLIMB AN ADDITIONAL
2 MILES OF STEEP
AND SLIPPERY TERRAIN
BEFORE REACHING HIS
EXTRACTION POINT.
UGH. WHEW.
NEXT STOP IS THE WATERFALL.
UP, UP, UP, I GO.
ALRIGHT.
UP. OW.
I'M RUNNING ON EMPTY FUEL
AT THE MOMENT AND PURE WILL.
EVEN THOUGH IT'S PAINFUL
AND MISERABLE,
I WANT TO LIVE UP
TO THE CHALLENGE.
OH! OH! OH!
OH, MAN.
I HOPE THE EMBERS ARE OKAY.
♪♪
HOW THE HELL DO
I GET OUT OF HERE?
I'M GONNA TRY AND MAKE MY WAY
UP AROUND THIS WATERFALL.
THAT LOOKS LIKE THE ONLY WAY,
RIGHT HERE.
PUTTING TOGETHER
A MAKESHIFT ROPE,
SO I CAN HAVE BOTH HANDS FREE.
I JUST GOT TO RIG THE PACK,
SO I CAN HAUL IT UP.
ALRIGHT.
I'M EXHAUSTED.
THIS IS TIGHT.
I'VE BEEN BEAT DOWN BEYOND ANY
CHALLENGE I'VE EVER HAD SO FAR.
OH, GOD.
OH.
WHEW.
WHEW.
OKAY.
THAT WAS A TOUGH CLIMB.
SURVIVAL -- IT'S ABOUT RISK
VERSUS REWARD.
WATERFALL, A LITTLE
OVER HALFWAY.
THIS IS ME FOR THE NIGHT.
THE BIG QUESTION -- IF MY EMBERS
MADE IT OR NOT.
NOPE.
I THINK WHEN I TOOK THAT SPILL,
I THINK WHATEVER GOOD EMBERS
I HAD FELL OUT.
♪♪
THIS PLACE IS...
I JUST CAN'T GET A BREAK
IN THIS PLACE.
FIRE, TO ME,
RIGHT NOW MEANS EVERYTHING.
I AIN'T GOT NO FIRE
MEANS HYPOTHERMIA.
♪♪
AH, SON OF A BITCH.
♪♪
AFTER THAT TREK TODAY
AND THE LITTLE BIT OF SLEEP
I'VE GOTTEN SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE
AND A LITTLE BIT OF PROTEIN,
I'M LITERALLY EXHAUSTED.
I'M THROWING EVERYTHING
I GOT AT THIS THING,
AND I DON'T HAVE
MUCH LEFT TO GIVE.
I JUST CAN'T DO IT.
THIS PLACE JUST HAS IT
OUT FOR ME.
EVERYBODY IS THIRSTY.
CHECK THIS OUT.
ANTS DECIDED THEY THOUGHT
IT WOULD BE A GREAT IDEA
TO GET A DRINK OF WATER.
WELL, KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS --
PROTEIN.
THEY GOING DOWN.
AHH.
NOT ENOUGH OF THEM IN THERE
TO EQUATE TO A MEATBALL,
BUT EVERY
LITTLE BIT COUNTS, RIGHT?
♪♪
I DON'T HAVE MUCH LEFT TO GIVE.
♪♪
BUT I'M SO CLOSE TO EXTRACTION,
I CAN'T JUST STOP HERE.
NEVER QUIT.
NEVER GIVE UP.
ALRIGHT.
ONE LAST ONE.
♪♪
OH, YEAH.
AHA!
♪♪
YEAH!
I AM FRICKING EXHAUSTED,
BUT HERE I STAND, SWINGING.
KEEP FIGHTING!
NEVER QUIT!
YEAH!
I HEARD THE WOLVES.
GETTING OUT OF HERE,
THAT IS THE RIGHT DECISION.
OH, MAN.
I'M BEAT.
I HAVE LOST A BUNCH OF WEIGHT,
MUSCLE.
IT'S GONNA BE UPHILL
GOING OUT OF HERE,
WHICH I'M NOT QUITE SURE HOW
I'M GONNA TACKLE THAT TASK.
I'M SO EXHAUSTED.
♪♪
DAY 21.
A MIXED BAG OF EMOTIONS
RIGHT NOW.
I NEVER LIKE TO LEAVE
THESE PLACES.
ALL MY OTHER CHALLENGES,
I GET VERY SAD
BECAUSE I LOVE BEING OUT HERE
IN THE WILDERNESS.
IT'S GONNA BE A PUSH TO GET
TO THE END, BUT I'M READY TO GO.
21 DAYS ALONE.
♪♪
♪♪
IT'S UPHILL GOING OUT OF HERE,
BUT READY FOR MY EXTRACTION.
THAT'S STEEP.
MY GOD, THAT RAVINE.
ALRIGHT.
THAT'S THE PROBLEM.
IF I GO ON THE ROCKS,
THE ROCKS ARE KIND OF ROUGH.
I GET UP HERE, AND NO TELLING
WHAT'S IN THESE LEAVES.
IT GETS ALL IN THE SHOES, AND IT
STARTS BEATING YOU UP THAT WAY.
UGH.
I'M WORN OUT.
I'VE GIVEN EVERYTHING I HAVE TO
THIS THING, MENTALLY,
PHYSICALLY, SPIRITUALLY,
TO STAY IN THE GAME.
♪♪
I'M EXHAUSTED.
I'VE GOT A BIT MORE
TO GO ACCORDING TO MY MAP
TO CLIMB OUT OF THE BELLY
OF THE BEAST OF BULGARIA,
AND IT'S BEEN ASS-KICKING,
AND I'M GONNA KEEP PUSHING UP.
♪♪
I'VE GOT TO BE CLOSE.
AH, THERE'S A ROAD.
I HOPE THIS IS IT.
HEY!
HEY!
YEAH!
21 DAYS
IN THE BATTLE OF BULGARIA.
I SHOWED YOU HOW
TO DO IT ALONE.
YES!
YEAH!
NOW, THAT'S THE CHARIOT
FOR A WARRIOR!
YEAH!
YES!
I DID IT.
21 DAYS ALONE.
THIS PLACE TRIED TO TAKE
THE VERY BREATH FROM ME,
AND I WOULDN'T LET IT.
OH, THIS WAS TOUGH.
THIS WAS TOUGH.
I FEEL PRETTY PROUD
AND ACCOMPLISHED
TO TAKE ON SUCH
A TOUGH CHALLENGE SOLO.
IT REALLY TOOK A LOT
OUT OF ME.
I WAS TESTED AGAIN AND AGAIN AND
AGAIN JUST LIKE A PRIZE FIGHT.
I JUST KEPT GETTING PUNCHED,
AND I HAD TO KEEP PUNCHING BACK.
I'LL NEVER FORGET THIS ONE.
Narrator: EJ LOST A TOTAL OF
52 POUNDS DURING HIS CHALLENGE.
HE BATTLED HIS WAY THROUGH
BULGARIA'S HOSTILE CONDITIONS
AND PERSEVERED DESPITE
A LACK OF RESOURCES.
HIS SOLO SURVIVAL RATING
RISES TO 9.7.
EJ: THIS WAS ABOUT ME
BEING TESTED INDIVIDUALLY,
BUT I HAVE A NEWFOUND
APPRECIATION FOR PARTNERSHIP.
TO ALL MY PARTNERS IN THE PAST,
I SALUTE YOU.
THANK YOU FOR BEING
SUCH GREAT PARTNERS
AND HAVING MY BACK.
I BEAT YOU, BULGARIA!
I BEAT YOU!
YEAH!
MY BEAR CLAWS, THEY ARE ROUGH.
SO, HERE, TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.
DING, DING, DING, DING,
WAH, WAH, WAH, WAH.
♪♪
YEAH!
MY FEET ARE HAPPY.
CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY
DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS
*BLEEP*
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.
NO BETTER WAY TO GET READY
FOR THE WILD
THAN TO GET IN THE WILD.
GODFATHER IS BACK.
YEAH. I'M 53.
YEAH. I'M OLDER.
BUT SINCE MY LAST "NAKED
AND AFRAID" FOUR YEARS AGO,
I'M THAT MUCH BETTER.
JUST GOT DROPPED OFF
AT THE AIRPORT,
GETTING READY
TO CATCH MY FLIGHT.
PHEW. HERE WE GO.
NO TURNING BACK NOW.
WOW.
THIS IS UNBELIEVABLE.
I'M IN THE BALKAN MOUNTAINS.
THESE MOUNTAINS ARE SURPRISINGLY
VERY, VERY COLD.
THEY CAN BE QUITE DEADLY
AS WELL.
THERE'S ALL KINDS OF WILDLIFE
IN HERE
THAT JUST WANTS TO HURT YOU.
IT'S A LITTLE INTIMIDATING
AT TIMES, EVEN FOR ME.
I'M EJ SNYDER,
EXTREME SURVIVALIST, INSTRUCTOR,
ADVENTURER,
25-YEAR ARMY COMBAT VET.
I'VE BEEN ON SEVERAL
"NAKED AND AFRAID" CHALLENGES.
I WAS ONE OF THE VERY FIRST ONES
TO GO OUT THERE AND DO THIS,
AND I GOT HOOKED.
ALONG THE WAY, I WAS BLESSED
WITH SOME AMAZING PARTNERS
THAT I'VE HAD TO LEAN
ON SOMETIMES,
AND EVERYTHING I'VE LEARNED
FROM MY PARTNERS,
IT'S ALL GOING
TO COME INTO PLAY.
WE'RE PUTTING IT ALL
ON THE TABLE HERE.
Narrator: EJ'S SOLO SURVIVAL
RATING, OR SSR,
WAS ESTABLISHED BASED ON HOW HE
PERFORMED ON HIS PAST CHALLENGES
USING THREE CRITERIA --
SELF-RELIANCE, MENTAL TOUGHNESS
AND SKILLS.
ON HIS 21-DAY CHALLENGE
IN TANZANIA,
EJ AND HIS PARTNER STRUGGLED
TO MAKE FIRE FOR THREE DAYS.
IT'S OUT.
*BLEEP*
AH!
THEN AN INFECTED FOOT WOUND...
AAH!...ALMOST TOOK HIM OUT.
AAH!
BUT EJ'S FIERCE DETERMINATION
HELPED HIM SURVIVE
TO EXTRACTION.
WE MADE IT.
WE SURVIVED 21 DAYS.
ON HIS SECOND 21-DAY CHALLENGE
IN THE PERUVIAN AMAZON,
EJ'S HUNTING SKILLS...
YEAH!
THAT'S DINNER.
...AND INGENUITY...
WE NEED A SAFE VESSEL.
THIS IS A CAIMAN,
ANACONDA-INFESTED TRIBUTARY.
IT'S STURDY, THOUGH.
LOOK AT THAT.
...GOT HIM AND HIS PARTNER
TO THE FINISH LINE.
GO, GO!
RIGHT HERE, GO, GO!
HE THEN TOOK ON A 40-DAY
"XL" CHALLENGE
IN THE COLOMBIAN SAVANNA.
HIS RESOURCEFULNESS...
EJ: I'M GONNA TRY TO GET
SOME MORE OUT OF THAT GUY.
NOT BAD.
Narrator: ...AND PERSEVERANCE...
ALMOST THERE.
OH!
...GOT HIM TO
THE END ONCE AGAIN.
HAVING COMPLETED
ALL OF HIS GRUELING
"NAKED AND AFRAID" CHALLENGES,
EJ BEGINS THIS ONE WITH
A SOLO SURVIVAL RATING OF 9.1.
HERE WE GO AGAIN.
DUDE, IT IS FRICKING CHILLY.
Narrator: FOR THIS CHALLENGE,
EJ WAS ALLOWED TO CHOOSE
JUST THREE ESSENTIAL ITEMS
TO HELP HIM SURVIVE...
EJ: THERE'S MY BAG.
Narrator:
...A KNIFE, A COFFEE POT...
THIS IS A CRITICAL ITEM
FOR BOILING WATER,
AND IT'S A COOKING POT.
Narrator: ...AND PARACORD.
WHEN I WAS IN THE MILITARY,
WE CALLED IT A 550 CORD.
IT'S GOT UNLIMITED USES --
TRAPS, FISHING LINE.
BUT I'VE GOT TO DO FIRE
BY FRICTION
BECAUSE I DON'T
HAVE A FIRESTARTER.
AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST --
THE MAP.
PUTS ME RIGHT ABOUT HERE.
NOW, I'M GONNA RECON
ALL THE WAY UP THIS WATERWAY
TO FIND BEST AREA FOR RESOURCES.
THERE'S A LOT OF HOGS,
AND THERE'S FISH ALONG THE AREA.
I THINK THAT'D BE A GOOD SPOT.
I GOT TO CAMP
SOMEWHERE TEMPORARILY
BECAUSE THE TREK
IS JUST TOO LONG...
ALRIGHT.
I'M READY TO GET THE HELL
OUT OF HERE.
I'M COMING FOR YOU, BULGARIA!
BULGARIA!
Narrator: EJ IS MAKING HIS WAY
INTO BULGARIA'S SREDNA
GORA MOUNTAIN RANGE,
WHICH RISES 5,200 FEET
ABOVE SEA LEVEL.
THE REGION IS
DECEPTIVELY HOSTILE.
AS FALL SETS IN,
VIOLENT WINDS CAN REACH
SPEEDS OF 35 MILES PER HOUR,
MAKING THE 49-DEGREE NIGHTS
FEEL AS COLD AS 37 DEGREES
AND CREATING THICK CONDENSATION
THAT SEEPS INTO EVERYTHING.
THE DENSE AND STEEP FORESTED
TERRAIN
IS HOME TO VENOMOUS
NOSE-HORNED VIPERS,
JACKALS AND EUROPE'S
MOST AGGRESSIVE WILD BOAR --
NOCTURNAL BEASTS
WHO CAN WEIGH UP TO 480 POUNDS
AND WILL CHARGE
ANYONE IN THEIR PATH,
ESPECIALLY WHEN
PROTECTING THEIR YOUNG.
THEIR MAIN PREDATOR,
THE GRAY WOLF,
HUNTS IN PACKS OF FIVE TO EIGHT
AND CAN TAKE DOWN PREY
AS LARGE AS 2,000 POUNDS.
♪♪
♪♪
JUST GET DOWN THIS HILL.
OH *BLEEP*
THIS STUFF IS BRUTAL,
BRUTAL ON THE FEET.
OW.
THIS GRASS, IT'S VERY DECEIVING.
LOOKS REALLY SOFT, BUT THERE'S
ALL KINDS OF STICKS
AND THORNS UNDERNEATH THIS.
WHOA, WHOA, WHOA.
Narrator: THE SECOND LONGEST
MOUNTAIN RANGE IN BULGARIA,
SREDNA GORA'S STEEP,
TREACHEROUS TERRAIN IS COVERED
IN JAGGED LOOSE ROCKS
AND SHARP BRAMBLEBUSHES,
MAKING IT EXTREMELY
DIFFICULT TO TRAVERSE.
♪♪
A GOOD WALKING STICK
REALLY HELPS
WITH BALANCE, PROTECTS YOU.
I WANT MY SPEAR TO BE ABOUT 6
TO 8 INCHES TALLER THAN I.
THAT GIVES ME SOME GOOD DISTANCE
IN CASE A WOLF
OR A WILD HOG COMES UP TO ME.
I JUST NEED TO PROTECT MYSELF,
YOU KNOW?
I AM OUT HERE ALONE,
AND THESE HOGS,
THEY'RE NOT JUST REGULAR BOAR.
THEY'RE BULGARIAN BOAR.
THEY'RE BIG.
THEY'RE MEAN.
THEY'RE ORNERY.
THEY'RE --
THESE THINGS ARE NASTY.
EVEN IF YOU SHOOT THEM WITH
A GUN, THEY'LL COME AFTER YOU
IF THEY DON'T GO DOWN.
ALRIGHT.
THAT'S GOOD ENOUGH FOR NOW.
♪♪
ALRIGHT.
UGH.
I'M ON A GAME TRAIL HERE.
FOLLOW THE GAME TRAIL
DOWN TO THE WATER.
PHEW.
MY FEET ARE GETTING BEAT UP
RIGHT OFF THE BAT.
SO GLAD I GOT THIS SPEAR, BUT,
YOU KNOW, IT'S PRETTY HAIRY.
I'M JUST GONNA KEEP MAKING
MY WAY DOWN THIS HILL.
IF I DON'T GET DOWN THERE SOON,
I'M GONNA BE AGAINST THE
CLOCK WITH NIGHTTIME FALLING.
WHOA.
OW!
OH *BLEEP*
AHH!
I GOT WATER.
AFTER THAT TREK,
THAT IS A BIT OF A REWARD.
I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN TAKE
A CHANCE AT DRINKING IT YET,
BUT I GOT WATER.
♪♪
ALL THE WAY UP THERE --
THAT'S WHAT I TRAVERSED DOWN.
ALL THE WAY UP THERE.
AND NOW I'M OVER HERE IN THIS
OPEN AREA WITH ALL THESE ROCKS.
I CAN SEE ANY PREDATORS
TRYING TO COME IN ON ME.
JUDGING BY THE SUN,
PROBABLY GOT ANOTHER HOUR
AND A HALF OF DAYLIGHT.
I'M RUNNING OUT OF TIME.
MAKE A TEMPORARY CAMP
HERE FOR THE TIME BEING,
FIGURE OUT WHAT I CAN DO
ABOUT FIRE.
AND IT GETS VERY COLD AT NIGHT,
SO I HAVE TO HAVE A FIRE.
OTHERWISE, I'LL BE DONE.
DRY WOOD IS CRITICAL.
I'M PRETTY SURE THIS IS GONNA
WORK VERY WELL FOR MY FIREBOARD.
FIRE, WHEN YOU'RE ALONE, IT'S
LIKE HAVING A FRIEND AROUND.
FIRE IS, LIKE,
A MORALE BOOSTER FOR YOU.
IT KEEPS YOU SAFE,
WARDS OFF WILD ANIMALS.
OH, OKAY.
ALRIGHT, WE'RE GETTING
BROWN DUST
BUT NOT BLACK.
MAYBE THIS ONE IS TOO WET.
WE'RE GONNA GIVE THIS ONE
A SHOT NEXT.
♪♪
*BLEEP*
GOT SMOKE.
NEED TO GET THE COAL NOW.
AW, MAN.
COME ON. STAY WITH IT.
STAY WITH IT. STAY WITH IT.
AH.
UGH!
THAT CLOSE.
*BLEEP*
I HAD THE COAL.
I HAD THE COAL!
AND THE WIND
TOOK IT AWAY FROM ME.
YAH!
THE SUN IS DOWN
BEHIND THAT HILL NOW,
AND I CAN DEFINITELY FEEL
A TEMPERATURE DROP.
I GOT THIS WIND
CHILLING ME DOWN.
NOW, MY CRITICAL TASK
IS TO BUILD
SOME KIND OF A BRUSH SHELTER,
SO I'M GONNA GO
PUT A RIDGEPOLE IN THERE.
Narrator: A BRUSH SHELTER
IS A SMALL, TEMPORARY,
MAKESHIFT ENCLOSURE
USING RAW MATERIALS
THAT ARE READILY AVAILABLE.
CUT DOWN A FEW
OF THESE BRANCHES...
...AND THEN BRING IN
ALL THESE PINE TREES
AND KIND OF FRAME
THEM UP AROUND ME
AND THEN BRING A BUNCH
OF GRASS IN THERE
AND TRY TO DO THE BEST
I CAN TO INSULATE MYSELF.
I'LL TELL YOU ONE THING ABOUT
BUILDING A SHELTER BY YOURSELF,
IT MAKES YOU APPRECIATE
A GOOD PARTNER.
I REMEMBER WHEN LAURA ZERRA
AND I WERE IN THE AMAZON.
WE WORKED SO WELL TOGETHER...
I'LL WORK ON POLES.
YOU WORK ON
GETTING CORDAGE.
...AND HOW MUCH EASIER
IT WAS...
RIGHT THERE?
YUP.
A LITTLE HIGHER.
...AND HOW MUCH
LESS TIME IT TOOK.
HECK YEAH.
NICE WORK.
ALSO, A PARTNER WOULD BE HELPFUL
FOR WARMTH,
BUT I DON'T HAVE ONE.
I'M PRETTY MUCH OUT OF SUNLIGHT,
SO THIS IS GONNA HAVE
TO DO FOR TONIGHT.
♪♪
♪♪
I DON'T KNOW HOW COLD IT IS,
BUT IT IS VERY FRIGID,
AND I FEEL LIKE IT
COULD ALMOST SNOW.
THAT'S HOW COLD IT IS
OUT HERE, NO JOKE.
TOES HAVE BEEN GOING NUMB.
MY FINGERS HAVE BEEN
GOING NUMB, TEETH CHATTERING.
IN ALL MY PREVIOUS CHALLENGES,
IT'S BEEN PRETTY TEMPERATE,
BUT THIS IS BONE-CHILLING
FRIGID AND WINDY.
I HAVEN'T STOPPED
SHAKING ALL NIGHT.
I GOT TO DO SOMETHING
TO MAKE IT BETTER FOR ME.
TRY TO KEEP FROM
GETTING HYPOTHERMIA.
YAH!
♪♪
IT WAS VERY COLD LAST NIGHT.
IT WAS VERY COLD.
Narrator: THE COLD AND WIND
ARE FORCING EJ'S BODY
TO WORK HARDER TO STAY WARM.
I GOT TO CLEAN THIS LENS.
I'M STILL SHAKING.
WHOO!
Narrator: EVERY 15 MINUTES
SPENT SHIVERING,
HE IS BURNING
AS MANY CALORIES
AS HE WOULD WORKING OUT
FOR ONE HOUR.
THESE DAMN CONDITIONS,
EVERYTHING IS ABSOLUTELY WET
ON THE FLOOR HERE,
AND IT IS FRIGID WET.
SO IT'S ALMOST LIKE
WALKING ON ICE, IT FEELS LIKE.
I NEED WATER,
SO I'M GONNA DRINK
A LITTLE BIT
OF THE RIVER WATER.
I FEEL PRETTY CONFIDENT WITH IT
BECAUSE WE'RE IN THE MOUNTAINS.
MOST MOUNTAINS ARE SPRING-FED.
IT'S RUNNING, AND SO A LOT
OF THE FACTORS
THAT FACTOR INTO WATER
BEING A RISK ARE NOT THERE.
I MEAN, THERE'S ALWAYS A RISK,
BUT IT GETS TO THE POINT
WHERE EITHER YOU'RE,
YOU KNOW, DRINK OR DIE.
I'M ALL PACKED UP.
IT'S TIME TO GET THIS TREK ON.
IT'S GONNA BE A BIT
OF A MOVEMENT
AND GET TO GREENER PASTURES.
I'M GONNA HEAD OUT RIGHT UP
THAT DRIED-UP RIVERBED
RIGHT THERE.
I GOT A PLAN,
AND I GOT A PURPOSE.
TODAY IS GONNA BE
A VICTORY DAY.
OH, BOY.
THAT'S BIGGER THAN A JACKAL.
THAT'S A WOLF PAW.
USUALLY, WHEN THERE'S A FEW,
THERE'S USUALLY MORE.
THERE'S ALWAYS A PACK.
THAT'S NOT WHAT I WANT
TO SEE OUT HERE.
MM, MM!
OKAY.
OW! PHEW!
I KNOW. PEOPLE SHOULD --
THEY'RE GOING, "WELL,
WHY DIDN'T YOU MAKE SHOES?"
WELL, I'VE BEEN IN RIVERBEDS
LIKE THIS WITH BARK SHOES,
AND THEY GET
TORN THE HELL UP,
AND I DON'T REALLY HAVE
THE LUXURY OF TIME
TO BE MESSING WITH SHOES
AT THE MOMENT.
ONE ROCK AT A TIME.
IT IS VERY SLOW-MOVING.
I'M TRYING TO FIND A GAME TRAIL
OUT ON THE SIDE
OF THE RIVERBED TO WALK ON,
BUT I HAVE TO COME BACK
INTO THE RIVERBED...
PHEW.
...BECAUSE THE TERRAIN
WAS GOING UP,
UP, UP ON BOTH SIDES.
BULGARIA IS NOT PULLING
ANY PUNCHES WITH ME.
AS SOON AS I GOT IN HERE,
IT'S BEEN PUNCHING ME
IN THE FACE.
SO FRUSTRATING.
I WISH I COULD BE MOVING
SO MUCH FASTER.
THIS IS REALLY IRRITATING.
AH.
I JUST CAME FROM ALL THE WAY
DOWN THERE FROM MY FIRST CAMP.
THAT'S THE ROAD OF AGONY,
AND I STILL GOT TO GO
ALL THE WAY UP THERE.
THIS HAS BEEN PROBABLY
THE TOUGHEST TREK OF MY LIFE,
AND I'VE DONE
A LOT OF TREKKING.
TODAY WAS THE FIRST TIME
SINCE I'VE BEEN OUT HERE
WHERE I'VE FELT TRULY ALONE.
I ALWAYS SAY, "IT'S EASIER
WHEN YOU GO THROUGH IT
WITH SOMEBODY ELSE,"
BECAUSE THEY WILL ALWAYS KNOW
THE REST OF YOUR DAYS
HOW TOUGH THAT REALLY WAS.
AH, GAME TRAIL, PERFECT.
OH, BOY.
I'VE BEEN SEEING GREAT SIGNS
OF TRACKS
ALL THE WAY UP THIS RIVERBED,
AND RIGHT HERE, GOT SOME HOGS.
THAT'S AWESOME,
AND THEY'RE RIGHT BY WHERE
I'M WANTING TO SET UP
MY FREAKING BASE CAMP.
TRACKS! YEAH!
♪♪
OH, WOW.
THIS IS A SCORE --
BLACKBERRIES.
DANG.
THIS IS ABSOLUTELY MY FIRST MEAL
HERE IN BULGARIA.
LET'S GET IN HERE
AND SEE WHAT WE GOT,
PRETTY BIG OPEN SPACE.
I CAN WORK WITH THIS.
I'M BUILDING MY SHELTER
IN THERE.
I'M GONNA BUILD A LITTLE
LEAN-TO UP INSIDE THERE.
I'M USING THIS CANOPY UP HERE.
IT GIVES ME NATURAL SHADE,
AND IT'LL PROVIDE EXTRA CANOPY
FOR ANY RAIN
THAT MIGHT COME
IF IT COMES, HOPEFULLY NOT.
GOT THE WHOLE BACK SIDE OPEN,
SO I CAN PUT MY RAILS IN THERE
TO CREATE MY LEAN-TO,
AND I'VE USED MY VINES
TO CREATE THE GRID PATTERN,
AND THEN I'M GONNA BRING
THE GREEN LEAVES IN THERE
AND PUT THEM
ON ALL THE RAILS.
THIS BABY IS DONE.
I'M SO HAPPY.
RIGHT NOW, I GOT TO GET
FIRE GOING
BECAUSE MY SURVIVAL
DEPENDS ON IT.
IT GOT BRUTALLY COLD LAST NIGHT.
I'M THINKING I MAY HAVE TO
SWITCH UP
TO A GOOD OLD-FASHIONED
BOW DRILL
BECAUSE MY HANDS ARE ABSOLUTELY
GETTING TORN UP FROM DOING THIS.
HERE'S TO THE FIRE GODS.
I DIDN'T THINK I WAS GONNA
HAVE SO MANY ISSUES WITH FIRE.
THAT'S A LITTLE FRUSTRATING
FOR ME,
BUT I DO KNOW
IN MY PAST CHALLENGES,
LIKE IN TANZANIA,
HAVING A PARTNER,
THEY CAN BE A HELP
WITH MOTIVATION.
-COME ON, EJ.
-COME ON.
YOU CAN DO IT.
COME ON.
BLOW ON IT.
THERE YOU GO.
OH, YEAH, BABY.
OH, YEAH!
YEAH!
WHOO!
WE GOT FIRE!
BUT THAT'S NOT MY SITUATION
HERE, SO FIRE IS ON ME,
AND I NEED THIS.
I NEED THIS BAD.
♪♪
RUNNING OUT OF OPTIONS
AND RUNNING OUT OF DAYLIGHT.
♪♪
OKAY, BABY.
GET IN THERE.
OH, OH, OH, COME ON!
COME ON!
YEAH!
THERE WE GO.
YEAH.
YEAH!
OH, FIRE!
WHAT A SIGHT YOU ARE.
NOW I CAN DO SO MUCH MORE.
I'LL BE ABLE TO FIRE-HARDEN
MY WEAPONS, KEEP WARM AT NIGHT.
IF I GOT TO BOIL WATER,
I CAN BOIL WATER, COOK FOOD,
KEEP THE PREDATORS AWAY.
THAT'S A FIRE.
OH, I'M SO HAPPY.
HEY, WHAT'S UP?
JUST CHILLING BY MY FRIEND
AND PARTNER IN CRIME, MR. FIRE.
MAKING SURE HE'S HAPPY BECAUSE
HE SURE IS MAKING ME HAPPY.
ALRIGHT.
I'M GONNA TRY
AND GET SOME SLEEP.
PEACE OUT.
♪♪
I JUST GOT WOKE UP FROM A BIG
HOG WHO'S NOT VERY HAPPY.
HE'S MAKING ALL KINDS
OF GRUNTING NOISES.
HE'S NOT TOO FAR FROM ME.
I HADN'T HEARD ANY HOGS UP
TO THIS POINT.
THAT'S ALL I NEED
IS ONE OF THOSE
MAMA BOARS
PROTECTING HER YOUNG
TO COME WHIPPING
BY THOSE BRIARS,
AND TO KNOW THEY'RE
THAT CLOSE, THAT'S...
IT'S A LITTLE UNNERVING.
OH, MY GOD.
JUST ADDED WOLVES TO THE GAME.
SPEAR IS CLOSE, KNIFE IS CLOSE.
DON'T WANT TO BE CAUGHT
OFF GUARD.
WOW.
JUST ADDED WOLVES TO THE GAME.
SPEAR IS CLOSE, KNIFE IS CLOSE.
DON'T WANT TO BE CAUGHT
OFF GUARD.
♪♪
YEAH, A LITTLE UNNERVING TO KNOW
THAT I'M OUT HERE
WITH A POINTY STICK,
A KNIFE AND THIS FIRE,
AND THERE'S WOLVES
OUT HERE NOW.
EVEN WITH THE FIRE GOING,
IT IS STILL FRIGID THIS MORNING,
SO I'M GONNA STEW ME
A POT OF NETTLES
AND HAVE THAT FOR BREAKFAST --
RICH IN IRON,
CLEANS OUT THE BLOOD,
A LOT OF VITAMINS
AND MINERALS IN IT.
LOSING A BIT OF WEIGHT
PRETTY RAPIDLY NOW.
GOT TO KEEP PUTTING CALORIES IN
MY SYSTEM NO MATTER HOW LITTLE.
FIRST COOK IN THE POT OUT HERE.
Narrator:
FOUR DAYS INTO THE CHALLENGE,
EJ HAS BURNED
CLOSE TO 9,000 CALORIES.
AND FOR THE FIRST TIME TODAY,
MY STOMACH HAS ACTUALLY BEEN
REMINDING ME IT'S AROUND.
BON APPéTIT.
Narrator:
WHILE HIS POT OF NETTLES
WILL PROVIDE LESS
THAN 100 CALORIES,
THEY'RE PACKED WITH AS MUCH
PROTEIN AS TWO SAUSAGE LINKS.
I GUESS IT IS A LITTLE BIT
LIKE SPINACH.
MAN, MY FEET
HAVE BEEN BRUTALIZED.
RIGHT NOW, I'VE GOT SHELTER.
I'VE GOT WATER.
I'VE GOT FIRE.
I JUST NEED TO GET SOME SHOES,
SO I CAN GET TO FOOD.
GO FIND ME SOME SHOE MATERIAL.
THE BOARS WERE KEEPING ME UP
LAST NIGHT.
IF I'M GONNA GET THEM,
I'M GONNA NEED
TO MAKE SOME SHOES.
MY FIRST STEP IS CUTTING STRIPS
OF BARK
TO MATCH MY BIG 13 WIDES.
ALRIGHT.
NOW, I'LL SCORE THE BARK,
SO I CAN PEEL IT OFF.
IT IS VERY METICULOUS WORK.
AH.
THAT IS THE MAKINGS, YES,
OF A SHOE FOR ME.
NOW IT'S TIME TO START
WEAVING A SHOE,
AND I'LL MAKE
A REALLY GOOD SHOE
TO KICK BULGARIA
IN THE KEISTER WITH IT.
UNDER, OVER, UNDER, OVER.
I JUST WANT TO BE ABLE TO WALK
LIKE NORMAL.
THEN I'LL HAVE AN ADVANTAGE
TO GET AFTER SOME PROTEIN.
HEY.
LOOK WHO'S GOT SOME SHOES.
I'M SO HAPPY I HAVE A NICE
EMBER BASE LIKE THIS.
I JUST DEFINITELY DON'T WANT
TO LOSE IT.
SO WE'LL MAKE SURE MY FIRE
DOESN'T GO OUT WHILE I'M GONE.
THIS IS A TASK, MAN.
THIS WOULD BE A LOT EASIER
IF I HAD A PARTNER.
IN COLOMBIA, I HAD THREE
PARTNERS TO KEEP THE FIRE GOING.
OFF WE GO.
MY FEET ARE ECSTATIC,
GAME CHANGER.
I WANT TO GET OUT THERE
AND LOOK AROUND,
SEE IF I CAN SEE WHERE
THOSE HOGS ARE COMING THROUGH,
SET UP
A COUPLE SIMPLE SNARE TRAPS.
DEFINITE EVIDENCE
THAT THERE'S HOGS HERE.
ALL KINDS OF TRAILS IN HERE.
RIGHT HERE, THIS IS PERFECT
FOR A SNARE
BECAUSE THIS IS LIKE
A JUNCTION RIGHT HERE.
WHAT I'M GONNA SET UP
NOW IS A SIMPLE SNARE,
NOTHING MORE
THAN A SLIPKNOT NOOSE,
AND I'LL ATTACH IT
TO THAT TREE THERE,
ANCHOR IT DOWN,
SO THEY CAN'T GET AWAY.
THIS IS PERFECT TRAP SPOT
BECAUSE WE'VE GOT THIS NATURAL
BRANCH HANGING DOWN HERE.
THEY'VE BEEN TRAVELING
RIGHT THROUGH HERE,
SO WE'VE GOT THIS ONE IN PLACE
WITHIN EARSHOT OF WHERE I'M AT.
♪♪
I CAN HEAR THE PIGS.
YUP.
YOU HEAR THAT?
THEY'RE OVER THERE
ROOTING AROUND, EATING.
HOPEFULLY, I'LL BE EATING
BACON SOON.
I'M CLOSE TO SCORING
SOME PROTEIN.
I'VE BEEN PUTTING TRAPS
OUT CONTINUOUSLY,
AND I'VE BEEN PUTTING THEM
IN VERY STRATEGIC PLACES,
PLACES WHERE I KNOW
HOGS ARE COMING
AND RUNNING DOWN THE HILL.
THE HOGS, THEY TAUNT ME.
I HEAR THEM AT NIGHT,
SO IT'S VERY FRUSTRATING.
YOU WANT TO GET AFTER SOMETHING
SO BAD,
AND YOU CAN'T DO IT
BECAUSE YOU'RE HANDICAPPED
BASED ON THE ENVIRONMENT.
I HAVE JUST ABOUT EVERY TRAP
IN PLACE THAT I NEED,
AND NOW IT'S JUST
A WAITING GAME.
DEFINITELY CAME THROUGH,
ALMOST HAD ONE.
ONE OF THE HOGS
WENT THROUGH THIS AREA
AND KNOCKED THE SNARE DOWN.
THAT'S A GOOD SIGN
THEY CAME THROUGH HERE.
IT'S NOT A GOOD SIGN THAT
MY SNARE WAS KNOCKED OFF.
I NEED PROTEIN!
UGH.
PROTEIN, PROTEIN, PROTEIN!
MY STOMACH IS YELLING
AT ME.
I REALLY NEED TO GET SOME FISH
OR SOME HOG.
ALRIGHT.
LET'S SEE WHAT WE GOT HERE.
HMM, LITTLE MINNOWS.
SOMETIMES, I'VE SEEN MINNOW
BEFORE BE VERY CURIOUS
WHEN THEY SEE SOMETHING
LIKE THIS IN THE WATER,
AND THEY SWIM IN THERE
TO INVESTIGATE.
I NEED A SINKER.
THERE WE GO.
YUP.
LOOK AT THEM.
"OH, WHAT IS THAT?
OH, IT'S JUST A POT."
THERE'S A PRETTY LITTLE GUY.
"I TELL YOU, IT WAS 6 FEET LONG,
MUST'VE WEIGHED
OVER 150 POUNDS."
OOH, THEY'RE FAST.
HEY, WE'RE DOING BETTER.
HE'S BIGGER THAN THE LAST GUY.
AND NUMBER THREE.
IT'S A SMALL VICTORY.
BULGARIA IS A BEAST.
ALL MY YEARS OF SURVIVAL
EXPERIENCE,
NOTHING COULD EVER PREPARE ME
FOR WHAT I'VE BEEN EXPERIENCING
SINCE I GOT IN HERE,
AND IT'S JUST ME.
THERE'S A LOT TO BE SAID
WITH HAVING A PARTNER,
FOLKS YOU CAN TALK TO
AND RELY ON OR LEAN ON.
I'VE GOT A RENEWED
APPRECIATION FOR THAT.
10 DAYS.
♪♪
WHEW.
IT IS JUST FRIGID.
I CAN HEAR THE PIGS.
THEY'RE SO CLOSE,
50 YARDS AWAY FROM ME.
50 YARDS AWAY.
YOU KNOW, HOGS, WHERE I'VE
HUNTED THEM BACK HOME, HAWAII,
THEY COME OUT IN THE DAY.
THESE ONES -- ONLY IN THE DARK,
ONLY IN THE DARK.
AND IT'S PITCH-BLACK,
AND I CAN'T DO JACK.
WELL, HERE I AM AND LITTLE
PROTEIN OTHER THAN MINNOWS.
MY STOMACH IS YELLING AT ME.
I'M STARTING TO FEEL IT.
MY ENERGY LEVELS ARE...
WHEN I'M TRYING TO DO TASKS.
I AM NOT HAPPY ABOUT IT.
WITH HOG-HUNTING,
I'M USED TO DOING IT
WITH SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE,
AND THAT'S ALWAYS NICE
WHEN PEOPLE GOT YOUR BACK,
ESPECIALLY WHEN
DEALING WITH HOGS.
THEY'RE NOT ANYTHING
TO PLAY WITH,
BUT I'M OUT HERE ON MY OWN,
SO I'VE GOT SOMETHING
SPECIAL PLANNED
FOR THESE BULGARIAN HOGS.
THIS THING IS GONNA BE
A WEIGHTED SPIKED TRAP
THAT'S GONNA HANG
WHERE I KNOW THEY'RE TRAVELING,
AND AS SOON AS THEY RUN THROUGH,
ONE OF THEM HITS THE TRIP WIRE,
THING FALLS ON TOP OF
AT LEAST ONE OF THEM.
ONCE THIS THING STICKS IN,
THEY'RE NOT GOING TOO FAR.
NOW, I'M SCORING THE WOOD
TO BE ABLE CREATE
NOTCHES FOR THE STAKE.
Narrator: NEXT, EJ WILL LAY
THE SPIKES INTO THE NOTCHES,
THEN PLACE ANOTHER LOG ON TOP
TO WEIGH THE SPIKES DOWN
AND HOLD THEM IN PLACE,
BINDING THEM WITH HIS 550 CORD,
WHICH HE'LL ALSO USE TO HOIST
THE TRAP UP
AND CREATE A TRIP WIRE.
EJ: ONCE THE HOGS COME RUNNING
DOWN THIS HIGHWAY,
AS SOON AS THEY HIT IT, BAM.
YEAH!
FOR ABOUT THE LAST 15,
20 MINUTES,
I'VE BEEN HEARING THIS
SQUALLING,
LIKE,
THIS LITTLE SUFFERING SOUND,
SOME ANIMAL
MAKING A MOANING NOISE.
I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S A HOG
IN MY TRAP OR WHAT,
BUT IT'S JUST GETTING LIGHT
ENOUGH
WHERE
I CAN SEE TO GET DOWN THERE,
AND I'M GONNA HEAD DOWN THERE.
I GOT MY HOG SPEAR,
GRAB MY KNIFE.
I'M GONNA GO CHECK IT OUT.
ALRIGHT.
LET'S CHECK THIS TRAP.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE HELL
I HEARD LAST NIGHT, BUT, MAN,
THAT THING SOUNDED LIKE
IT WAS CAUGHT UP IN HERE.
I DON'T SEE NOTHING.
SEE? LOOK.
*BLEEP*
*BLEEP*
MAN, I SWORE I HEARD
SOMETHING HERE LAST NIGHT.
THEY MUST'VE...
IT SOUNDED LIKE A...WOLF!
WOLF!
WHAT THE HELL?
OH *BLEEP*
*BLEEP*
WOLVES ARE TERRITORIAL
WITH THE HUNTING.
I'M GONNA GET OUT OF HERE.
THEY'RE FIGHTING
FOR THE SAME FOOD I AM,
AND IT'S A BATTLE I WON'T WIN,
AND THAT'S A SHAME.
Narrator: GRAY WOLVES
WILL ATTACK COMPETITORS
FOR THEIR FOOD SOURCES
AND LEAVE THEIR BODIES UNEATEN.
IN EJ'S WEAKENED STATE,
CONTINUING TO HUNT FOR HOGS NOW
WOULD PUT HIM AT EXTREME RISK.
♪♪
I NEED PROTEIN.
MY BODY IS CONSUMING ITSELF.
MY ENERGY LEVELS
ARE STARTING TO CRASH,
AND I CAN'T HELP THIS SITUATION
BECAUSE IT'S SO DESOLATE
FOR PROTEIN,
DOESN'T WANT TO GIVE IT.
YOU GOT TO EARN IT.
YOU GOT TO TRY AND TAKE IT,
BUT I KEEP COMING UP SHORT.
♪♪
♪♪
I CAN STILL SEE MY BREATH.
THAT'S HOW COLD IT IS.
SO DAY 15.
HERE GOES THE FINAL PUSH,
THE FINAL 7 DAYS.
NOTHING IS EASY IN THIS PLACE,
NOTHING.
YOU'VE GOT TO EARN AND WORK
FOR EVERYTHING.
SO MY NEXT THING
IS TO START THINKING
ABOUT PRIMITIVE FISHING,
GETTING MORE ACTIVE AND SEE
IF I CAN'T GET ONE
OF THOSE BAD MAMA JAMAS.
INSIDE OF THE PARACORD,
I HAVE A PLACE
TO TIE MY STRING OFF TO.
JUST GONNA WRAP IN THIS
OTHER CORD AROUND, SO A FLY.
LET'S GO GET SOME FISH.
ALL MY LIFE, I'VE NEVER BEEN
MUCH OF A LUCKY FISHERMAN,
AND THEN I WIND UP IN COLOMBIA.
MY PARTNER IS A KID NAMED JEFF.
-HOLY *BLEEP*
-WHOO!
-OH!
-YEAH!
WELL, IF I HAD JEFF HERE
RIGHT NOW,
I KNOW WE'D BE EATING FISH
BECAUSE THEY, LIKE,
JUST JUMP OUT
OF THE WATER AT HIM.
NOW, HERE'S TO WISHING
A LITTLE JEFF LUCK,
LITTLE JEFF ZAUSCH LUCK.
IT'S RIGHT THERE
WAITING FOR YOU.
COME ON, MAN, COME ON.
HOLD IT STEADY.
I'M BEAT.
EVEN HOLDING THIS POLE
IS BECOMING A CHORE.
THERE IS ABSOLUTE
ZERO INTEREST IN MY LINE.
OH *BLEEP*
AW!
IT'S FRUSTRATING.
I CAN'T CATCH A BREAK.
I JUST CAN'T CATCH A BREAK.
I HEAR WOLVES RUNNING ALL UP AND
DOWN, JUST BEHIND MY SHELTER.
I DON'T KNOW IF THEY WERE
CHASING A HOG OR WHAT,
BUT I DEFINITELY
COULD HEAR THEM.
I AM BEAT DOWN.
I DON'T HAVE IT IN ME TO DEFEND
MYSELF AGAINST A PACK OF WOLVES.
♪♪
OH, MY GOD, A CRAYFISH.
OH, HO, HO, HO!
WOW.
BIGGER THAN A MINNOW.
ALL THIS TIME AND EFFORT
I'M PUTTING IN HERE,
I'M JUST KIND OF WALKING AND SEE
THIS LITTLE GUY
CRAWLING ON THE ROCKS.
I'LL JUST START KICKING OVER
ROCKS, MAN,
SEE HOW MANY OF THESE
I CAN FIND.
OH, MY GOD.
WHOA!
OH, YOU'RE THE MAIN COURSE
IN MY POT, BUDDY.
BIG DADDY!
I'M EJ, AND WELCOME
TO MY CRAWFISH BOIL.
UH-HUH. YUP.
THAT'S RIGHT.
LOOK, RIGHT HERE,
LOOK IN THAT POT.
AND WE'LL START
WITH THE HORS D'OEUVRE.
Narrator: 86% PROTEIN
AND 14% FAT --
4 CRAYFISH PROVIDE
ABOUT 70 CALORIES.
OH, HO, HO.
WHAT IS THAT GOING
ACROSS MY TONGUE?
THAT LITTLE GUY PACKED
A DELICIOUS LITTLE PUNCH.
MM, THAT'S SO GOOD,
SOME REAL PROTEIN
FOR THE FIRST TIME
IN A LONG WHILE.
ALRIGHT.
BEST FOR LAST, THE GRANDDADDY.
IT FEELS SO GOOD TO HAVE
SOME PROTEIN IN ME.
ONE GOOD THING ABOUT
NOT HAVING A PARTNER --
I DON'T HAVE TO SHARE
ANY OF MY FOOD.
MY LITTLE CRAWFISH BOIL
DEFINITELY HELPED ME
WITH A LITTLE MORALE BOOST,
AND TODAY IS GONNA BE
ALL ABOUT PREPARATION
TO GET OUT OF HERE.
WHEN I LOOK AT MY MAP,
I REALIZE THAT THE JOURNEY
OUT OF HERE
IS FURTHER
THAN MY FIRST LOCATION.
I THINK IT'S GONNA BE
A GRUELING HAUL.
SO THIS IS BETTER TO BE
A 2-DAY JOURNEY.
THAT WAY, IT'S NOT
SO TAXING ON ME.
FIRST MARKER POINT IS GOING
TO BE THE WATERFALL.
IT'S WHERE I'M GONNA
MAKE CAMP FOR THE NIGHT.
I'M GONNA MAKE A CARRY PACK
TO CARRY THE EMBERS.
I'M GONNA NEED TO MAKE FIRE
TO PROTECT ME FROM WOLVES
AND THE COLD TEMPERATURE
AND THE WINDS.
THIS THING IS READY FOR ACTION.
OH, MAN.
THE WOLVES ARE SUPER CLOSE.
DAMN.
I CAN'T SEE JACK.
IT'S PITCH-BLACK OUT THERE.
THAT FIRE IS EVERYTHING.
I CAN'T LET THAT THING GO OUT.
THAT'S GONNA BE MY
PROTECTION AGAINST THESE GUYS.
ALRIGHT.
DAY 20.
LAST NIGHT, HEARD THE WOLVES
RUNNING UP ON THE RIDGE AGAIN,
A LOT CLOSER TO ME.
GETTING OUT OF HERE NOW
IS THE RIGHT MOVE.
I'VE GOT TO FINISH MY PACK-UP
AND GET MY EMBER CARRIER
READY TO GO.
THAT'S SET.
I'LL NEVER FORGET THIS.
HASTA LA VISTA,
VALLEY OF THE FORSAKEN.
Narrator: EJ'S 5-MILE TREK
TO EXTRACTION
WILL BE HIS STEEPEST
AND MOST PHYSICALLY
TAXING JOURNEY YET.
HE'S BURNED MORE THAN
80,000 CALORIES
IN THE PAST 20 DAYS
AND CONSUMED BARELY 400.
IN HIS WEAKENED STATE,
HE'LL HAVE TO HIKE
3 MILES DEEPER
INTO THE MOUNTAINS,
AVOIDING DEADLY
NOSE-HORNED VIPERS
AS WELL AS HUNGRY WOLVES,
WHO'VE ALREADY BEEN ALERTED
TO HIS PRESENCE.
I FEEL BETTER WITH A PACK
ON MY BACK
BECAUSE IT MAKES ME FEEL LIKE
I'VE GOT MY HANDS FREE
TO PROTECT MYSELF.
Narrator: HE'LL THEN HAVE TO
MAKE A RISKY CLIMB
UP A STEEP CREVICE
ALONG A WATERFALL.
THEN ON DAY 21, HE'LL NEED TO
CLIMB AN ADDITIONAL
2 MILES OF STEEP
AND SLIPPERY TERRAIN
BEFORE REACHING HIS
EXTRACTION POINT.
UGH. WHEW.
NEXT STOP IS THE WATERFALL.
UP, UP, UP, I GO.
ALRIGHT.
UP. OW.
I'M RUNNING ON EMPTY FUEL
AT THE MOMENT AND PURE WILL.
EVEN THOUGH IT'S PAINFUL
AND MISERABLE,
I WANT TO LIVE UP
TO THE CHALLENGE.
OH! OH! OH!
OH, MAN.
I HOPE THE EMBERS ARE OKAY.
♪♪
HOW THE HELL DO
I GET OUT OF HERE?
I'M GONNA TRY AND MAKE MY WAY
UP AROUND THIS WATERFALL.
THAT LOOKS LIKE THE ONLY WAY,
RIGHT HERE.
PUTTING TOGETHER
A MAKESHIFT ROPE,
SO I CAN HAVE BOTH HANDS FREE.
I JUST GOT TO RIG THE PACK,
SO I CAN HAUL IT UP.
ALRIGHT.
I'M EXHAUSTED.
THIS IS TIGHT.
I'VE BEEN BEAT DOWN BEYOND ANY
CHALLENGE I'VE EVER HAD SO FAR.
OH, GOD.
OH.
WHEW.
WHEW.
OKAY.
THAT WAS A TOUGH CLIMB.
SURVIVAL -- IT'S ABOUT RISK
VERSUS REWARD.
WATERFALL, A LITTLE
OVER HALFWAY.
THIS IS ME FOR THE NIGHT.
THE BIG QUESTION -- IF MY EMBERS
MADE IT OR NOT.
NOPE.
I THINK WHEN I TOOK THAT SPILL,
I THINK WHATEVER GOOD EMBERS
I HAD FELL OUT.
♪♪
THIS PLACE IS...
I JUST CAN'T GET A BREAK
IN THIS PLACE.
FIRE, TO ME,
RIGHT NOW MEANS EVERYTHING.
I AIN'T GOT NO FIRE
MEANS HYPOTHERMIA.
♪♪
AH, SON OF A BITCH.
♪♪
AFTER THAT TREK TODAY
AND THE LITTLE BIT OF SLEEP
I'VE GOTTEN SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE
AND A LITTLE BIT OF PROTEIN,
I'M LITERALLY EXHAUSTED.
I'M THROWING EVERYTHING
I GOT AT THIS THING,
AND I DON'T HAVE
MUCH LEFT TO GIVE.
I JUST CAN'T DO IT.
THIS PLACE JUST HAS IT
OUT FOR ME.
EVERYBODY IS THIRSTY.
CHECK THIS OUT.
ANTS DECIDED THEY THOUGHT
IT WOULD BE A GREAT IDEA
TO GET A DRINK OF WATER.
WELL, KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS --
PROTEIN.
THEY GOING DOWN.
AHH.
NOT ENOUGH OF THEM IN THERE
TO EQUATE TO A MEATBALL,
BUT EVERY
LITTLE BIT COUNTS, RIGHT?
♪♪
I DON'T HAVE MUCH LEFT TO GIVE.
♪♪
BUT I'M SO CLOSE TO EXTRACTION,
I CAN'T JUST STOP HERE.
NEVER QUIT.
NEVER GIVE UP.
ALRIGHT.
ONE LAST ONE.
♪♪
OH, YEAH.
AHA!
♪♪
YEAH!
I AM FRICKING EXHAUSTED,
BUT HERE I STAND, SWINGING.
KEEP FIGHTING!
NEVER QUIT!
YEAH!
I HEARD THE WOLVES.
GETTING OUT OF HERE,
THAT IS THE RIGHT DECISION.
OH, MAN.
I'M BEAT.
I HAVE LOST A BUNCH OF WEIGHT,
MUSCLE.
IT'S GONNA BE UPHILL
GOING OUT OF HERE,
WHICH I'M NOT QUITE SURE HOW
I'M GONNA TACKLE THAT TASK.
I'M SO EXHAUSTED.
♪♪
DAY 21.
A MIXED BAG OF EMOTIONS
RIGHT NOW.
I NEVER LIKE TO LEAVE
THESE PLACES.
ALL MY OTHER CHALLENGES,
I GET VERY SAD
BECAUSE I LOVE BEING OUT HERE
IN THE WILDERNESS.
IT'S GONNA BE A PUSH TO GET
TO THE END, BUT I'M READY TO GO.
21 DAYS ALONE.
♪♪
♪♪
IT'S UPHILL GOING OUT OF HERE,
BUT READY FOR MY EXTRACTION.
THAT'S STEEP.
MY GOD, THAT RAVINE.
ALRIGHT.
THAT'S THE PROBLEM.
IF I GO ON THE ROCKS,
THE ROCKS ARE KIND OF ROUGH.
I GET UP HERE, AND NO TELLING
WHAT'S IN THESE LEAVES.
IT GETS ALL IN THE SHOES, AND IT
STARTS BEATING YOU UP THAT WAY.
UGH.
I'M WORN OUT.
I'VE GIVEN EVERYTHING I HAVE TO
THIS THING, MENTALLY,
PHYSICALLY, SPIRITUALLY,
TO STAY IN THE GAME.
♪♪
I'M EXHAUSTED.
I'VE GOT A BIT MORE
TO GO ACCORDING TO MY MAP
TO CLIMB OUT OF THE BELLY
OF THE BEAST OF BULGARIA,
AND IT'S BEEN ASS-KICKING,
AND I'M GONNA KEEP PUSHING UP.
♪♪
I'VE GOT TO BE CLOSE.
AH, THERE'S A ROAD.
I HOPE THIS IS IT.
HEY!
HEY!
YEAH!
21 DAYS
IN THE BATTLE OF BULGARIA.
I SHOWED YOU HOW
TO DO IT ALONE.
YES!
YEAH!
NOW, THAT'S THE CHARIOT
FOR A WARRIOR!
YEAH!
YES!
I DID IT.
21 DAYS ALONE.
THIS PLACE TRIED TO TAKE
THE VERY BREATH FROM ME,
AND I WOULDN'T LET IT.
OH, THIS WAS TOUGH.
THIS WAS TOUGH.
I FEEL PRETTY PROUD
AND ACCOMPLISHED
TO TAKE ON SUCH
A TOUGH CHALLENGE SOLO.
IT REALLY TOOK A LOT
OUT OF ME.
I WAS TESTED AGAIN AND AGAIN AND
AGAIN JUST LIKE A PRIZE FIGHT.
I JUST KEPT GETTING PUNCHED,
AND I HAD TO KEEP PUNCHING BACK.
I'LL NEVER FORGET THIS ONE.
Narrator: EJ LOST A TOTAL OF
52 POUNDS DURING HIS CHALLENGE.
HE BATTLED HIS WAY THROUGH
BULGARIA'S HOSTILE CONDITIONS
AND PERSEVERED DESPITE
A LACK OF RESOURCES.
HIS SOLO SURVIVAL RATING
RISES TO 9.7.
EJ: THIS WAS ABOUT ME
BEING TESTED INDIVIDUALLY,
BUT I HAVE A NEWFOUND
APPRECIATION FOR PARTNERSHIP.
TO ALL MY PARTNERS IN THE PAST,
I SALUTE YOU.
THANK YOU FOR BEING
SUCH GREAT PARTNERS
AND HAVING MY BACK.
I BEAT YOU, BULGARIA!
I BEAT YOU!
YEAH!
MY BEAR CLAWS, THEY ARE ROUGH.
SO, HERE, TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.
DING, DING, DING, DING,
WAH, WAH, WAH, WAH.
♪♪
YEAH!
MY FEET ARE HAPPY.
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