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Bear Grylls: PREVIOUSLY ON "GET OUT ALIVE"...
YOU WANNA IMPRESS ME, DO SO WITH YOUR ACTIONS.
THE TEAMS ROPED UP TO CROSS A GLACIER
RIDDLED WITH HIDDEN CREVASSES.
( groans ) AH, DANG.
AND JEFF RETRIEVED A GOAT...
- OH, YEAH! - ...BUT HIS KNEE CONTINUED TO GIVE HIM TROUBLE.
( grunts ) I CAN'T-- I CAN'T DO IT.
AT THE OVERNIGHT CAMP, MADELINE AND RYAN HAD A DIFFICULT TIME
GETTING THE FIRE STARTED.
- GO! - ( grunting )
THIS IS FRUSTRATING.
AND THEN LUCKY AND LOUIE FAILED AT THEIR
SHELTER-BUILDING TASK, PUTTING THEM AT RISK
AT BEING ELIMINATED.
THE WINDBREAK THAT WAS PUT UP
DID NO GOOD.
Bear: AT THE SURVIVAL TEST...
Louie: GO GO GO!
- LUCKY AND LOUIE! - WHOO!
IF THERE WAS EVER ONE TO WIN, THIS WAS IT.
I LOVE YOU!
AND AT ELIMINATION...
25 MINUTES TO LIGHT ONE OF THOSE THINGS IS CRAZY.
RYAN AND MADELINE,
I'M JUST NOT SURE YOU GUYS WOULD GET OUT ALIVE.
- ( thunder cracks ) - AND COMING UP...
AND THEN THERE WERE THREE...
JIM AND AUSTIN:
WINNER OF THREE SURVIVAL TESTS.
WHOO!
LUCKY AND LOUIE...
WHO'VE BRIDGED THEIR FEARS AND PUSHED THEIR LIMITS.
CHRIS AND JEFF,
WHO NEVER GAVE UP ON THEMSELVES OR EACH OTHER.
REMEMBER, ONLY ONE TEAM STANDING HERE
IS GONNA WIN HALF A MILLION DOLLARS.
- ( thunder cracks ) - BUT THREE FINAL TEAMS ARE ABOUT TO FACE THEIR LAST
AND MOST DANGEROUS JOURNEY OF ALL.
IT REALLY IS A BAPTISM OF FIRE.
I HAVE NEVER SEEN A MORE ANGRY-LOOKING RIVER.
( overlapping shouting )
EACH TEAM WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR OWN FIRE AND SHELTER.
AND THEN, BUILD THEIR OWN RAFT...
NO NO NO NO.
...AND NAVIGATE A DANGEROUS RIVER.
I HAVEN'T SEEN JIM OR AUSTIN.
Jeff: I JUST TURNED AROUND JUST LOOKING FOR
TWO BODIES FLOATING DOWN THE RIVER.
Bear: IN THE END, ONLY ONE TEAM WILL GET OUT ALIVE
WITH A GRAND PRIZE OF HALF A MILLION DOLLARS.
I'M AFTER THE TEAM,
THAT IF MY KIDS WERE STRANDED IN THE JUNGLE WITHOUT ME,
I'D WANT THAT TEAM ALONGSIDE THEM.
WHO WILL IT BE?
I'VE MADE MY DECISION.
FINAL JOURNEY. LITTLE BIT NERVOUS?
- YEAH. - YEAH.
JOURNEY SIX AND JOURNEY SEVEN WERE PRETTY MISERABLE.
I CAN'T IMAGINE HOW MUCH WORSE THE FINAL JOURNEY COULD BE.
OKAY, I WANNA RECITE TO YOU A POEM
THAT'S READ TO EVERY YOUNG SPECIAL FORCES SOLDIER
BEFORE THEY DO THEIR COMBAT SURVIVAL TRAINING.
IT SAYS THIS:
"GO AS A PILGRIM AND SEEK OUT DANGER
FAR FROM THE WELL-LIT AVENUES OF LIFE.
PIT YOUR EVERY SOUL AGAINST THE UNKNOWN
AND SEEK STIMULATION
IN THE COMFORT OF THE BRAVE.
EXPERIENCE COLD, HUNGER...
HEAT AND THIRST.
AND SURVIVE TO SEE ANOTHER CHALLENGE
AND ANOTHER DAWN."
THIS IS YOUR LAST CHANCE, GUYS, SO REALLY SHOW ME
HEART, BODY AND SOUL--
WHAT YOU'RE MADE OF.
LET'S GO.
WHAT YOU'RE ABOUT TO EXPERIENCE
IS AS CLOSE TO A REAL-LIFE SURVIVAL SCENARIO
AS I BELIEVE IS POSSIBLE TO CREATE.
OKAY, I WANT ONE FROM EACH OF THE TEAMS TO COME UP
AND DRAW A KNIFE ALL TOGETHER.
THIS USUALLY ISN'T TYPICAL KNIFE-DRAW PROCEDURE.
I HAD NO IDEA WHAT TO EXPECT.
OKAY, GUYS, LET'S DRAW KNIVES TOGETHER.
OKAY, THEY'RE BLANK.
THEY'RE BLANK FOR A REASON.
I WAS CONFUSED. I WASN'T SURE WHAT TO EXPECT.
ON THIS JOURNEY, YOU'RE ALL IN CHARGE
OF ALL OF THE TASKS.
AS ALWAYS, YOU'LL TRAVEL AS A GROUP.
BUT FOR THE FIRST TIME, YOU'RE ONLY WORKING WITHIN YOUR TEAM.
Lucky: I THINK WE HAVE THE BEST TEAM WHEN IT COMES
TO COMPETING INDIVIDUALLY, SO THAT DEFINITELY FEELS LIKE
AN ADVANTAGE RIGHT AWAY.
LAST PUSH.
Bear: ALL RIGHT, OBSTACLE.
YOU GUYS ARE GONNA BE JUMPING FEET FIRST INTO THIS JOURNEY--
OUT OF A HELICOPTER AND INTO AN ISOLATED LAKE.
FROM THERE, YOU'LL TREK THROUGH A DENSE, INHOSPITABLE RAINFOREST
AND THEN FLOATING DOWN A FEROCIOUS RIVER
TO YOUR OVERNIGHT CAMP.
SHELTER: ALL OF YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE
FOR SETTING UP SHELTER FOR THE NIGHT.
AND REMEMBER THE THREE ELEMENTS OF SHELTER:
WARM, DRY, SAFE.
MAKE YOUR SHELTER WELL OR THIS IS GONNA BE A MISERABLE NIGHT.
NEXT, FIRE.
THIS IS GONNA BE YOUR BIGGEST CHALLENGE.
YOU'VE ONLY GOT YOUR FIRE STEEL.
AND BEING IN THE MIDDLE OF A RAINFOREST--
EVERYTHING IS WET.
FINALLY, FOOD.
I'M GONNA BE BRINGING YOU SOMETHING SPECIAL TONIGHT AT CAMP.
BUT THINK SMART
AND REMEMBER EVERYTHING I'VE TAUGHT YOU.
LUCKY AND LOUIE, BRING ME BOTH YOUR FIRE STEELS.
IN A SURVIVAL SITUATION, THERE'S NO GUARANTEE OF GEAR THAT'S GONNA BE
PERFECTLY FUNCTIONING.
GOTTA MAKE DO WITH WHAT YOU GOT.
HE TAKES OUR FLINT AND BREAKS IT IN HALF.
JIM AND AUSTIN, BRING ME BOTH YOUR FIRE STEELS.
Lucky: SO WE'RE TAKEN AWAY...
Bear: CHRIS AND JEFF.
Lucky: ...MOST OF THE THINGS
THAT ARE GONNA MAKE YOU MORE COMFORTABLE AT A CAMP.
OKAY, WHO'S GOT THE MONEY?
JUST REMEMBER: ONLY ONE TEAM STANDING HERE
IS GONNA WIN THAT MONEY.
OKAY, GUYS, GRAB YOUR GEAR.
JOURNEY AWAITS!
I'M PUMPED. READY TO...
- OW! - ...FREAKIN' DO THIS!
YOU ALL RIGHT? THERE WE GO.
WE'RE GONNA WIN THIS.
WE HAVE TO BRING IT. I MEAN, THIS IS IT.
WE KNOW, THIS BEING THE LAST JOURNEY,
WE HAVE TO KICK BUTT.
EIGHT JOURNEYS AGO,
WE HAD OUR VERY FIRST HELICOPTER RIDE, MY DAD AND I,
AND NOW WE'RE JUMPING OUT OF THEM.
THIS IS NUTS THAT THIS IS NOW, LIKE, MY LIFE.
WE GET TO OUR DESTINATION, AND IT'S JUST THIS HUGE LAKE
THAT BEAR WANTS US JUMPING INTO WITH CLOTHES ON.
WHAT A WAY TO START OFF JOURNEY EIGHT.
I WAS THE FIRST ONE OF THE WHOLE GROUP TO JUMP,
AND IN THAT MOMENT I JUST TRIED NOT TO THINK ABOUT IT TOO MUCH.
MY FIRST THOUGHT WAS "THIS IS A LOT HIGHER THAN I THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO BE."
( Austin chuckles )
Louie: I JUST SHUT MY BRAIN OFF, BECAUSE BEAR SAID,
"DO NOT HESITATE."
Lucky: LOOKING AT IT, YOU'RE THINKING,
"I HOPE THIS TURNS OUT OKAY."
RIGHT BEFORE WE LEFT, MOM MADE ME PROMISE
TO NOT LET HIM DO DANGEROUS STUFF LIKE THAT.
SORRY, MOM.
Louie: WHOO!
I HAD A BIT OF CONCERN ABOUT MY KNEES-- WAS IT GONNA HURT THEM OR NOT?
Chris: WAS NOT EXCITED TO GET JUST
FULLY SUBMERGED RIGHT ON THE START OF MY JOURNEY.
I WAS EXTREMELY COLD. I KNEW EVERYONE ELSE WAS COLD,
SO I FELT LIKE WE HAD TO GET TO THE SHORE AS QUICK AS POSSIBLE.
( all sharply inhaling, shivering )
Lucky: YOU GUYS NEED HELP?
Others: NO, WE'RE GOOD.
Jeff: THEN WE GOT TO SHORE AND MY TOES WERE FREEZING.
WE ALL CAME OUT OF THIS WATER SO COLD.
SO THEN YOU'RE ACTUALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO A HARD HIKE,
TO WARM YOU UP.
Bear: TO GET TO OVERNIGHT CAMP,
THE TEAMS MUST BUSHWHACK THROUGH THE RAINFOREST--
THE WETTEST PART OF NEW ZEALAND.
THAT LEADS TO A DANGEROUS RAGING RIVER,
WHERE THEY'RE GONNA FLOAT DOWN WITH NO RAFT.
ONCE THEY REACH LAND, THEY'RE GONNA SET UP CAMP
FOR THE NIGHT.
THERE WE GO.
WE WERE GONNA TAKE TURNS WITH THE G.P.S.
AUSTIN WAS GONNA START US.
WELL, THE GOOD NEWS IS I'M ALREADY WARMING UP.
Louie: STARTING OUT THIS JOURNEY SOAKING WET,
YOU GOTTA REALLY WORK TO KEEP A SMILE ON YOUR FACE.
THIS IS REAL-MAN HIKING. ONLY SISSIES TAKE TRAILS!
WATCH OUT. THAT MIGHT SNAP BACK ON YOU.
Chris: YOU HAVE TO WATCH YOUR STEPS.
JUST PUDDLES OF WATER THAT YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW DEEP THEY ARE.
AND WE STEP IN IT AND IT GOES
ALL THE WAY UP TO YOUR WAIST.
OHH!
FOR ALL OF THESE GUYS--
IT'S THEIR FIRST TIME IN THE RAINFOREST.
AND IT REALLY IS A BAPTISM OF FIRE.
All: WHOA.
Austin: WE EVENTUALLY CAME DOWN TO A RIVER
THAT WE NEEDED TO CROSS.
Louie: I HAVE NEVER SEEN A MORE ANGRY-LOOKING RIVER...
IN MY LIFE.
THE WORST FLOODING YOU CAN IMAGINE--
TREES AND STUMPS JUST ROARING BY.
DEFINITELY A LOOK OF TREPIDATION ON THEIR FACES.
IT'S SCARY GETTING IN IT.
IT WAS A BIT DISHEARTENING TO SEE SUCH A BIG RIVER.
I KNOW THIS IS SCARY.
JUST FACE THOSE FEARS, GET IN AND GET DOWN THERE.
( overlapping shouting )
- SHOOT! - JEFF!
.
Jeff: IT'S GONNA BE COLD AGAIN.
THIS RIVER CROSSING DEFINITELY MAKES US NERVOUS.
- WE SHOULD HOOK ALL THE BAGS TOGETHER. - ALL RIGHT.
I WANTED TO QUICKLY GET A PLAN OF ACTION, BECAUSE I KNEW
ONCE ONE OF US GOT IN,
THAT PERSON WOULD BE COLD.
WE'LL PROBABLY HAVE TO GET IN THE WATER TO DO IT.
ALL RIGHT.
- CAN YOU STAND? - NO.
Jeff: I WAS FREEZING. IT JUST FELT LIKE PEOPLE
WERE JUST HESITANT. THEY DIDN'T WANNA DO IT.
NOW, LUCKY, WE'RE NOT GONNA ATTACH MINE UNTIL THE END.
I DON'T KNOW.
I WAS A BIT FRUSTRATED AT THAT MOMENT.
ON THEIR OWN, THEY'RE NEVER GONNA JUST GET IN THIS RIVER.
JEFF, YOU'RE FREEZING. LOOK AT ME.
YOU DON'T HAVE TIME TO SIT AROUND LIKE THIS.
GET IN THAT RIVER.
THAT'S IT. I KNOW THIS IS SCARY.
ALL RIGHT? IT'S A FAST-FLOWING,
INTIMIDATING RIVER.
JUST FACE THOSE FEARS AND GET DOWN THERE.
Jeff: I WAS A BIT FRUSTRATED THAT BEAR HAD TO SHOW UP.
BUT THEN I WAS ALSO KINDA GRATEFUL THAT HE DID,
BECAUSE PEOPLE STARTED TAKING THE ACTION THAT WE NEEDED TO DO.
CONFIDENT? YOU GOT AHOLD OF EACH OTHER.
Lucky: I WAS SCARED FOR THE ENTIRE GROUP.
THESE ARE THE KIND OF RIVERS THAT CAUSE FATALITIES.
( overlapping chatter )
( overlapping shouting )
Louie: BEING IN A RIVER THAT'S FLOWING THAT HARD AND THAT FAST IS TERRIFYING.
ALL THE WATER IS BROWN AND MUDDY,
YOU CAN'T SEE ANYTHING THROUGH IT,
AND IT IS MOVING SO FAST.
Louie: IT'S OKAY.
Austin: THE SCARY THING ABOUT FLOATING DOWN THAT RIVER WAS
THAT THE RIVER LEVEL HAD BEEN ELEVATED DUE TO HEAVY RAIN,
SO YOU CAN VERY EASILY RUN INTO HIDDEN OBJECTS UNDERNEATH.
Jim: I'D JUST KEEP YOUR FEET UP.
Chris: YEAH.
Chris: WE'RE LOOKING FOR AN ISLAND
AND IT'S ABOUT 800 METERS AWAY.
WE JUST KINDA GOT IN THE PATH OF THE RIVER
AND JUST KEPT FLOATING DOWN.
WE'RE GETTING CLOSE.
Chris: IT STARTED TO SHALLOW UP
AND WE WERE ABLE TO STAND AND MAKE OUR WAY OVER TO THE ISLAND.
EVERYBODY'S GOT BAGS?
Louie: WHEN WE FINALLY GOT TO SHORE,
I JUST PICKED UP MY PACK AND I WAS LIKE... ( growls )
I GOT MY GAME FACE ON.
Austin: WE'RE CLOSE TO CAMP AND I'M JUST READY TO
BUILD A SHELTER AND START A FIRE.
WE'LL JUST CROSS THERE AND GET ON THAT ISLAND.
AND FOLLOW THE LAND LINE.
OH, MY GOODNESS.
Jim: EVERYBODY HELP THE NEXT PERSON.
YEAH.
Jeff: WE'RE APPROACHING OVERNIGHT CAMP.
IT'S EXTREMELY COLD, IT'S WET.
MY KNEES ARE HURTING MORE AGAIN.
AND ON TOP OF THAT, IT'S GETTING DARK.
I'D LIKE TO GET TO CAMP AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE TO GET OUR SHELTERS SET UP.
( thunder cracks )
MORE OF THESE VINES.
WHEN WE REACHED THE SITE WHERE CAMP WAS TO BE,
IT WAS VERY DEPRESSING.
Jeff: OH, FLIP, YOU GOTTA BE KIDDING ME.
Lucky: HOME SWEET HOME, HUH?
SO WE KNOW WE DON'T WANNA BE BY THAT WATER.
Chris: THIS IS A TOTALLY DIFFERENT SCENARIO THAN WE'VE EVER COME ACROSS.
EVERYTHING'S TWICE AS MUCH MORE COMPLICATED,
I THINK, THAN ALL THE OTHER JOURNEYS.
SO THESE GUYS ARE DEFINITELY FAR OUT OF THEIR COMFORT ZONE.
BUT THAT'S GOOD.
THIS IS ALL ABOUT THEIR GROWTH,
STEPPING OUT OF THAT COMFORT PIT
AND DOING SOMETHING DIFFERENT.
DID YOU FIND ANY ELEVATION GOING UP YET?
Louie: IT WAS HECTIC. EVERYONE WAS TRYING TO FIND HIGH GROUND
AND GET A SHELTER PUT TOGETHER QUICK,
'CAUSE YOU KNEW YOU COULDN'T START A FIRE UNLESS YOU HAD A SHELTER.
Lucky: THERE'S WATER STANDING EVERYWHERE HERE.
LUCKILY, LOUIE AND I FOUND A SPOT THAT WAS JUST ABOVE WATER.
ACTUALLY, IF YOU JUST KINK IT, IT'LL LATCH.
OH! THAT ONE DIDN'T KINK.
YEAH, MINE ARE NOT ***.
THIS IS VERY MUCH FUN FOR US.
( whistling a tune )
WHEN YOU'RE WORKING IN THE RAIN, IT'S HARD TO NOT SING.
YOU GOTTA BE POSITIVE WHEN IT'S DRENCHING LIKE THIS
AND YOU'RE HUNGRY AND COLD-- WHAT ELSE CAN YOU BE BUT HAPPY?
Lucky: I'M WARMED UP A LOT.
- Austin: DAD, YOU ALL RIGHT? - YEAH.
Austin: WHEN WE GOT TO CAMP, I NOTICED THERE'S PUDDLES EVERYWHERE.
- THE RAIN KEEPS COMING DOWN. - ( thunder cracks )
THIS ISN'T MY IDEAL CAMPING WEATHER. ( chuckles )
CRACK DOWN SOME OF THESE BIG-- ACTUALLY, THIS ONE RIGHT HERE.
WANNA PUSH THAT OVER?
- ( branch cracks ) - NICE!
Austin: EACH TEAM IS ON THEIR OWN FOR BUILDING THEIR OWN SHELTER.
SO WE HAD TO FIGURE OUT A WAY TO BUILD SOME SORT OF SHELTER
OUT OF FERN TREES THERE TO KEEP US DRY AS POSSIBLE.
- IS IT GOOD? - I DON'T THINK SO.
I'M LETTING GO AND IT'S FALLING.
Jeff: I FOUND A PLACE WHERE WE'D BE
TWO FEET OFF OF THE GROUND.
WE HAD THE BASE LAYER PERFECT, JUST HOW I WANTED IT,
BUT AS WE STARTED TO CONSTRUCT THE SHELTER UPWARDS,
I DECIDED THIS IS NOT GONNA WORK THE WAY I WANT IT TO.
( Chris sighs deeply )
DUDE, I DON'T KNOW, BUT I CAN'T DO THIS MUCH LONGER.
WATCH OUT, IT'S COMING ON YOU.
( groaning )
ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
I HAVEN'T SEEN JIM OR AUSTIN.
Jeff: I JUST TURNED AROUND, JUST LOOKING
FOR TWO BODIES FLOATING DOWN THE RIVER.
AAH!
IT'S DEEP!
OH, MY GOD!
Bear: AND LATER...
THE HALF A MILLION DOLLARS...
YOU GUYS HAVE FOUGHT SO HARD FOR.
.
( Chris groaning )
DUDE, I DON'T KNOW, BUT I CAN'T DO THIS MUCH LONGER.
WATCH OUT, IT'S COMING ON YOU.
ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
YOU GUYS NEED HELP MOVING STUFF?
Austin: JEFF AND CHRIS LOOKED LIKE THEY WERE PRETTY FAR BEHIND.
I ASKED THEM IF THEY NEEDED HELP.
WATCH OUT.
Austin: WHEN YOU'RE OUT IN THESE SURVIVAL SITUATIONS,
YOU NEED TO LEAN ON EACH OTHER.
WATCH OUT.
YEAH!
Jeff: IT WAS SURPRISING KNOCKING OVER SOME 15-FOOT TREES.
YOU KNOW, YOU FELT KINDA LIKE PAUL BUNYAN.
( both chuckle )
OKAY, GUYS, LET'S HAVE YOU ALL GATHERED 'ROUND.
JIM, AUSTIN, LUCKY, LOUIE.
ALL RIGHT.
IT'S BEEN A TOUGH DAY FOR YOU GUYS TODAY.
THE NEXT CHALLENGE IS GONNA BE FIRE FOR YOU.
ALWAYS HARD IN THE RAIN,
BUT IT IS POSSIBLE.
ONE OF THE REASONS I WANTED YOU TO MAKE FIRE
IS THAT I WANT YOU TO EAT.
I BROUGHT YOU SOMETHING
SPECIAL FOR YOUR LAST DINNER.
IT'S A HEART.
All: UGH...
A DEER HEART.
AND THIS IS WHAT YOU'LL NEED TO SUMMON UP ONCE MORE, OKAY?
I WANNA HUG YOU.
( all laughing )
I WAS PROUD AT THAT MOMENT BECAUSE HE WAS GIVING US PRAISE.
IT MADE ME FEEL GOOD ABOUT MYSELF,
THAT HE WAS EXPLAINING TO US THAT WE ALL HAD HEART
TO GET TO THIS POINT.
SO AT DAWN YOU'RE GONNA GET UP,
YOU'RE GONNA MAKE YOURSELF A RAFT.
YOU'RE THEN GONNA WORK YOUR WAY DOWNRIVER.
THEN YOU'LL HAVE A BOGGY TREK THROUGH MARSHY WETLANDS
TILL YOU REACH THE TASMAN SEA.
WHEN YOU REACH IT,
TOGETHER YOU'RE GONNA MAKE A SIGNAL FIRE.
MAKE SURE I CAN FIND YOU.
GOOD JOB.
GO, TEAM, GO!
- AH! - NICE.
OUR SHELTER'S PRETTY MUCH COMPLETE, SO WE'RE STARTING TO
COLLECT A LOT OF FIREWOOD.
Jim: PREPARATION IS THE KEY,
SO WE HAVE TO GET EVERYTHING IN PLACE BEFORE WE START
STRIKING THE SPARK.
( thunder cracks )
IT'S REALLY WET OUT HERE...
IN THIS RAINFOREST.
Lucky: WE GOT OUR LITTLE HALF OF A FLINT OUT,
STRUCK OUR TINDER....
( blows )
AH, DANG IT.
AWW, MAN.
...AND NOTHING WOULD IGNITE.
( blows )
( groans ) OKAY, WHAT ARE WE DOING WRONG?
- ( object clinks ) - UH-OH.
AS I WAS TRYING TO GET A GOOD SPARK,
THE STRIKER SHOT OUT OF THE HANDLE.
AAHH...
IT WAS DARK, I COULD HEAR IT FLING AWAY
AND I LOOKED DOWN ON THE GROUND TRYING TO FIND IT IN OUR PILE OF FERNS,
AND I COULDN'T FIND IT.
THE WHOLE THING JUST RIPPED OUT OF THE HOLDER,
SO WE'RE GONNA JUST BORROW FIRE.
DOES SOMEBODY HAVE A FIRE GOING?
( blows )
IT WAS HUGELY IMPORTANT TO LIGHT THE FIRE.
I MEAN, WE KNEW THAT WAS GONNA BE PART OF WHAT BEAR WAS LOOKING FOR.
DAD, HELP.
WHAT HAPPENED? BLOW UNDER THERE AGAIN.
( coughing )
Lucky: IT WAS SO INCREDIBLY FRUSTRATING
TO BE SEEING YOUR LAST LITTLE PIECE OF TINDER GO UP IN FLAMES.
AND WE'RE TRYING TO FEED IT,
AND IT'S JUST DISINTEGRATING BEFORE YOUR EYES.
OH, ARE YOU SERIOUS? I HAD A FLAME.
( thunder cracks )
- THERE YOU GO. YUP. - THERE YOU GO. GO GO.
LUCKY, BY FAR, HAD THE MOST KNOWLEDGE OF ANYONE THAT WAS HERE.
FOR CHRIS AND I TO DO THEM ONE UP,
- IT FELT REALLY GOOD. - Austin: NICE!
WHEN CHRIS AND JEFF GOT IT,
WE KNEW THAT WAS A BIG SETBACK FOR OUR CHANCES.
BUT AT THE SAME TIME, WE WERE HAPPY TO COOK THAT HEART.
THERE YOU GO. LET'S ALL EAT THIS TOGETHER.
DON'T UNDERESTIMATE HOW HARD IT IS FOR THESE GUYS--
HOW THEY'RE ABOUT TO SPEND THEIR FIRST NIGHT IN THE RAINFOREST.
IT'S INTIMIDATING BY DAY,
BUT AT NIGHTTIME, IT CAN BE A WHOLE DIFFERENT BALLGAME.
NOW THIS IS HAVING A HEART-TO-HEART.
( all chuckling )
( thunder cracks )
Louie: WAKING UP THIS MORNING-- IT'S, LIKE, HORRIBLE OUT HERE.
IT'S RAINING AND IT'S COLD,
BUT WE'RE STILL IN GOOD SPIRITS THIS MORNING, I THINK.
SEEMED LIKE A VERY LONG NIGHT.
IT JUST SHOWS US TO GO DOWN THE CHANNEL
AND BUILD THE SIGNAL FIRE.
Bear: ON THE NEXT LEG OF THE FINAL JOURNEY,
THE TEAMS MUST GET TO THE BANK
OF AN INCREDIBLY FAST-MOVING JUNGLE RIVER,
WHERE THEY MUST BUILD RAFTS TO GET DOWNSTREAM.
THEN THEY'LL HEAD ON A BOGGY TREK
THROUGH MARSHY WETLANDS
UNTIL THEY REACH THE TASMAN SEA
FOR RESCUE BY SIGNAL FIRE.
Louie: WHEN WE GOT THERE, WE FOUND THAT THERE WAS ENOUGH WOOD
THAT WE COULD BUILD THREE SEPARATE RAFTS.
THE BIG LOGS ARE GONNA TAKE WORK.
- RIGHT. - OKAY, HERE'S A COUPLE OF PADDLES.
WE HAD NEVER CONSTRUCTED A RAFT BEFORE.
WE DIDN'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT TO DO,
SO I HAD NO IDEA HOW STRONG THE CURRENTS WERE GONNA BE.
YOU KNOW, AT THIS POINT, WE'RE KINDA WORRIED.
IF YOU'RE SPENDING A NIGHT OUT IN THE WILD, AND IT'S COLD AND BLUSTERY,
YOU NEED GOOD, STRONG, DEPENDABLE PROTECTION FROM THE ELEMENTS.
IF THE WIND PICKS UP,
THE TENT THAT ISN'T STAKED IN AND SECURED
CAN RUIN YOUR NIGHT OR EVEN BLOW AWAY
WHILE YOU'RE OUT ON A HIKE.
SO PUT THAT EXTRA EFFORT INTO YOUR SHELTER.
10% MORE EFFORT,
100% MORE COMFORT.
AND THAT'S MY SURVIVAL TIP OF THE WEEK BROUGHT TO YOU BY WALMART--
SUPPLIER OF ALL YOUR OUTDOOR NEEDS.
.
LOOK AT THAT CURRENT.
IF THEY'RE SMART,
THEY'LL GET IN THAT RIVER AND MAKE SOME DECENT PROGRESS
DOWN TOWARDS THE COAST.
WE HAVE TO GET OUT OF THAT,
SO WE WANT THE SMALLEST AMOUNT OF WOOD POSSIBLE.
WE HAD NEVER CONSTRUCTED A RAFT BEFORE.
AT THIS POINT, WE'RE KINDA WORRIED.
ALL RIGHT, YOU WANNA GET THIS SIDE?
Jeff: MY IDEA WAS THAT WE SHOULD DO SOMETHING
THAT WAS A BIT NIMBLE.
IT DOESN'T MATTER IF IT GOES UNDERWATER.
Bear: WHAT THESE GUYS SHOULD FOCUS ON
IS GETTING BIG LOGS TO KEEP THEM BUOYANT AND SAFE
IN THIS SWELLING RIVER.
AND IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE THOSE ARE THE SORT OF LOGS
THAT CHRIS AND JEFF ARE GOING FOR.
YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENED THE FIRST TIME WE MADE THAT BOAT.
- WE DON'T WANNA SINK AGAIN. - YEAH. ( chuckles )
THE FIRST RAFT THAT WE HAD TRIED TO BUILD IN THE SURVIVAL TEST
WAS A MISERABLE FAILURE.
ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
AND WE DIDN'T WANT THAT AGAIN.
WE KNEW WE WANTED TO FIND BIG LOGS,
BUILD A STURDY RAFT THAT WOULD TAKE US DOWN THE RIVER
AND THAT WE WOULD STAY HIGH AND DRY.
Jim: WE GOT THE BIGGEST LOGS THAT WE COULD FIND,
SO WE THOUGHT WE HAD A PRETTY STURDY RAFT.
ONE OF MY CONCERNS IS THE RIVER IS MOVING PRETTY FAST.
SO WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO GO DOWN AND JUST HOPE
WE DON'T HIT DEBRIS OR SOMETHING THAT'LL HANG US UP.
I JUST DON'T LIKE THIS PIECE
OF WOOD RIGHT HERE, BUT WHATEVER.
AS LONG AS WE'RE ON TOP OF THE WATER.
WE'RE COMPLETE WITH OUR RAFT.
I'M PRETTY SATISFIED WITH IT.
I'M ANXIOUS TO GET OUT THERE AND SEE IF IT WORKS.
THE RIVER'S RUNNING HIGH,
BUT IT'S DOABLE
IF THEY STICK TOGETHER.
Louie: ALL RIGHT!
Austin: ONCE ALL THE RAFTS WERE READY,
WE HELPED EACH OTHER LAUNCH THE RAFTS.
WE GOTTA HURRY 'CAUSE WE GOTTA STAY WITH THEM.
I'M INCREDIBLY HIGH AND DRY.
HEY, OUR RAFT'S WORKIN'.
- WE'RE RAFTIN'! - Both: WHOO!
IT JUST FELT LIKE WE WERE RIDING OUR WAR HORSE TO VICTORY.
( chuckles lightly )
Jeff: WE GET OUR RAFT IN THE RIVER--
IT PROBABLY SUNK ABOUT
6 TO 12 INCHES DEEPER THAN I EXPECTED IT TO.
NO NO NO NO. HOLD ON.
WE'RE LOW RIDING AT THIS POINT.
HOW'S EVERYBODY DOING?
WELL, CAN YOU SEE 'EM?
I SEE THE BOYS.
SO WHERE ARE JIM AND AUSTIN?
I DON'T KNOW.
UH, I HAVEN'T SEEN JIM OR AUSTIN.
Jeff: JIM AND AUSTIN WERE BEHIND US WHEN WE LAUNCHED,
AND THEN AS WE GOT ABOUT HALFWAY DOWN THE RIVER,
WE TURN AROUND AND-- NO IDEA WHERE THEY WERE.
I MEAN, WE WERE THINKING THAT IT EITHER FELL APART,
THEY SUNK.
I JUST TURN AROUND, JUST LOOKING FOR TWO BODIES FLOATING DOWN THE RIVER.
( Jim groans )
TWO!
Austin: WE GOT CAUGHT IN THE SIDE STREAM.
THEN I THOUGHT, "DANG IT!
WE DIDN'T HAVE A FIRE THE NIGHT BEFORE,
NOW WE'RE SLOWING THE PACE DOWN."
JUMP ON IT, JUMP ON IT.
( groans )
OKAY, WE'RE ON. WE'RE GOOD.
IT'S TAKING ITS TOLL ON THESE GUYS NOW.
YOU CAN SEE IT.
SOAKING WET
AND PROBABLY...
DAMP SPIRITS.
THEY'RE ONLY HUMAN.
( thunder cracks )
THAT'S LIKE SUPER-SHALLOW.
GO, CHRIS, GO.
GOOD JOB.
- I HAVEN'T SEEN JIM OR AUSTIN. - REALLY?
I WONDER WHAT TROUBLE THEY HAD GETTING INTO THE CURRENT,
'CAUSE ONCE WE WERE IN THE CURRENT,
WE COULDN'T WAIT FOR THEM.
OKAY, LET'S STROKE TOGETHER. THERE WE GO.
I'LL FOLLOW YOU.
Austin: ONCE WE GOT IN THE CURRENT,
WE RAFTED PRETTY QUICKLY,
BUT BOTH TEAMS WERE ALREADY WAITING FOR US...
- ( whistling ) - ...ON THE SHORE.
WAY TO GO, YOU GUYS!
WASN'T THAT FUN?
- AH. - WE WERE WONDERING WHAT HAPPENED.
Austin: EVERY LITTLE MISTAKE IN JOURNEY EIGHT
WAS, LIKE, MAGNIFIED IN MY HEAD.
CATCH, SOMEBODY.
I KNOW WHAT'S ON THE LINE. THERE'S A LOT OF MONEY.
IT'S A BIG ACCOMPLISHMENT TO MAKE IT TO EIGHT,
BUT THEN TO MAKE IT TO EIGHT AND TO NOT WIN,
- IT-- - WOULD BE VERY DISAPPOINTING.
YEAH, VERY DISAPPOINTING.
( straining ) HOPE Y'ALL ARE READY.
LET'S DO THIS! WE DON'T CARE
IF WE'RE WALKING STRAIGHT THROUGH PUDDLES.
BEELINE, BABY.
Austin: ONCE WE GOT OFF THE RIVER
AND WE'RE ON THE SHORE, I TOOK THE G.P.S. AGAIN.
I WANTED TO FINISH STRONG.
OH, MY GOODNESS!
( all grunting, straining )
IT'S DEEP!
Chris: THERE WERE SO MANY PUDDLES
AND STREAMS THAT WE HAD TO CROSS OVER
THAT IT MADE IT DIFFICULT.
( groans loudly ) OH, THERE GOES MY KNEE.
- Lucky: WE GOT THIS. - ( Jeff groans )
I CAN'T FEEL MY LEGS.
REALLY, THEY WANNA KEEP MOVING.
KEEP THAT BLOOD FLOWING.
SOON AS YOU STOP IN THESE SORT OF CONDITIONS,
YOU GET COLD VERY FAST.
WHAT IS THIS?!
( grunts )
THEY'RE CERTAINLY NOT GONNA GET ANY WETTER
THAN THEY ARE NOW.
UP OVER HERE, GUYS.
( thunder crashes )
THIS IS GONNA BE A WHITE-KNUCKLE RIDE.
WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR IS A BIG SIGNAL FIRE!
AND LATER...
MAY THE BEST TEAM WIN.
( chuckling ) AND WE SURE HOPE IT'S US.
Louie: IF WHAT BEAR'S LOOKING FOR IS A TEAM WHO
WOULD GET OUT ALIVE, I THINK HE'S FOUND IT.
I THINK THAT WE'VE ENCOMPASSED WHAT BEAR IS LOOKING FOR.
SO HOW LONG DID YOU SEARCH FOR THIS THING?
PROBABLY 5, 10 MINUTES.
SEE, I WOULD HAVE SPENT ALL NIGHT LOOKING FOR THAT.
.
RIGHT HERE.
WE'RE GONNA CROSS RIGHT HERE.
THAT LOOKS PRETTY FAST.
Lucky: WE GET TO A LITTLE STREAM,
THAT WAS PROBABLY A LITTLE STREAM AT ONE TIME,
- BUT NOW WAS A RAGING RIVER. - YEAH.
- LET'S USE THOSE ROPES. - LET'S DO IT.
WE HAD TO MAKE A QUICK DECISION ON HOW TO GET ACROSS.
- YOU WANNA DO IT, CHRIS? OR I'LL DO IT. - YEAH.
Chris: JUMPING IN THAT WATER, I WASN'T EVEN THINKING.
Jeff: GO GO GO GO GO!
MY MIND WAS JUST LIKE,
"LET'S GET EVERYONE ACROSS AS FAST AS WE CAN.
WE ARE ALMOST THERE."
- THERE YOU GO! - WHOO!
- ( whistling ) - NICE WORK!
Lucky: STRETCHING THAT ROPE ACROSS THAT RIVER
WAS LIKE A COMMON BOND.
THERE WE GO! WHOO!
- WHOO! - THAT ROPE'S PRETTY SMOOTH.
IT WAS SUCH CONTINUITY THAT WE JUST HAD NOT HAD BEFORE.
COME ON, LOUIE.
Louie: IT WAS TEAMWORK TO THE FULLEST
AND I THINK IT PROVES HOW MUCH
OVER THESE JOURNEYS WE'VE GROWN
TO RESPECT AND TO TRUST EACH OTHER.
Austin: THERE YOU GO, DAD.
- GOOD JOB. - WE'RE READY.
LIKE BRINGING IN A BIG FISH.
- Lucky: NICE CROSSING, GUYS. THANKS, CHRIS. - WHOO!
Austin: GO STRAIGHT THROUGH HERE UNTIL YOU FIND A BEACH.
BUILD A SIGNAL FIRE.
LET'S DO THIS!
( waves crashing )
Chris: WE COULD HEAR THE SEA CLOSER AND CLOSER.
WHOO-HOO!
( all cheering )
( shouting, howling )
Austin: IT WAS JUST AMAZING
KNOWING THAT THERE'S JUST ONE FINAL TASK.
AND THAT'S JUST BUILD A FIRE.
LET'S GET THIS PARTY STARTED.
LET'S LOOK OVER HERE FOR SOME WOOD.
WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR IS A BIG SIGNAL FIRE!
MASSES OF SMOKE.
THAT'S MY MARKER THAT THESE GUYS HAVE
MADE IT DOWN TO THE COAST
IN ONE PIECE.
LET'S GET IN THERE.
LET ME GET THIS.
THERE YOU GO.
NO WAY.
YES. YES.
- AWESOME! - THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT!
I LOVE THIS. I LOVE THIS SO MUCH.
LOOK AT ALL THE SMOKE!
- AW, YEAH. - WHOO-HOO!
Louie: WORDS JUST CAN'T EVEN DESCRIBE JUST HOW
CALM AND ANXIOUS YOU FEEL.
THAT ONE FIRE REPRESENTS
ALL OF IT COMING TO AN END AND, UM...
GETTING OUT ALIVE.
Jim: THERE IT IS!
I HEAR THE HELICOPTER!
- YEAH! - THERE HE IS, THERE HE IS!
- Lucky: OH, YEAH. - Jeff: THERE'S BEAR RIGHT THERE.
Austin: ONCE WE HEARD THE HELICOPTER,
WE COULD SEE BEAR HANGING OUT THE SIDE,
AND IT WAS A HUGE RELIEF.
( all shouting )
( whistling )
Austin: HAVING GONE THROUGH THIS WITH MY DAD--
HE'S BEEN A BIG STRENGTH.
( voice breaking ) AND I LOVE HIM.
I GET JUST AS CHOKED UP AS HE DOES.
I LOVE YOU.
LOVE YOU TOO, DAD.
( whistling, cheering )
I COULDN'T BE MORE PROUD--
DOING THIS FOR EACH OTHER AND FOR MOM.
SHE'S THE MOST AMAZING PARTNER I COULD HAVE HAD ON THIS.
Chris: I'M DEFINITELY A CHANGED MAN
THROUGH THIS EXPERIENCE.
THIS IS SOMETHING I WILL REMEMBER
AND HAVE BEEN CHANGED FOREVER.
( cheering )
Jeff: I WAS ALREADY MORE APPRECIATIVE OF EVERYTHING IN LIFE
JUST FIVE MONTHS AGO FROM THAT ACCIDENT.
BUT NOW... EVERYTHING IS AMAZING.
I MEAN-- GOD.
Bear: ANOTHER GLORIOUS DAY IN PARADISE.
THE FEAST PIT'S EXPANDED.
- OH, MY GOSH! - WHOO-HOO!
I'LL TELL YOU WANT, THERE'S EVERYTHING
YOU'RE EVER GONNA WANT HERE.
AAHH...
- CHEERS, EVERYONE. - CHEERS.
- WELL DONE, YOU GUYS. - TO GOOD FOOD.
Bear: YOU DESERVED IT.
AND THEN IN THE P&G BOX,
THERE'S SOMETHING SPECIAL.
NEXT TIME I SEE YOU,
ONE TEAM IS GONNA BE A HALF A MILLION DOLLARS RICHER.
- ( chuckles ) - ENJOY THE FOOD.
- YOU DESERVED IT. - All: THANK YOU!
GUYS, THIS IS A DOUBLE-DECKER CHOCOLATE CAKE.
OH, MY GOSH.
HAVEN'T HEARD MUCH FROM CHRIS.
( all laughing )
Jeff: I'M STILL CURIOUS ABOUT THE P&G BOX.
Louie: LET'S JUST LOOK AT IT.
Austin: WHAT IS IT?
- LETTERS. - All: AWW.
NICE!
I'M ALREADY LIKE CRYING.
Chris: MY MOM MEANS A LOT TO ME.
SHE ALWAYS HAS MY BACK.
"MY DEAREST CHRIS,
I CAN'T TELL YOU ENOUGH HOW MUCH I MISS AND LOVE YOU."
"I KNOW THESE LAST FIVE MONTHS
HAVE BEEN PHYSICALLY AND EMOTIONALLY DRAINING FOR YOU.
I THINK ABOUT YOU EVERY DAY."
( Jeff sniffles, clears throat )
- SHOULD I-- ? - YOU BETTER READ IT. I WON'T GET THROUGH IT.
"JIM...
I'VE MISSED YOU VERY MUCH.
GETTING OUT ALIVE IS MORE THAN JUST
MAKING IT HOME IN ONE PIECE.
THIS EXPERIENCE WILL HAVE YOU
COMING HOME ALIVE IN A LOT OF NEW WAYS."
- AWESOME. - I'M GOING BACK TO MY WIFE A DIFFERENT MAN.
OKAY... ( voice breaking ) "LUCK, I LOVE YOU
AND I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE YOU AND TOUCH YOU AGAIN."
( laughing )
( all chuckling )
"AND I WANNA HEAR YOU--"
YEAH, OLD PEOPLE TOUCH, OKAY!
( all laughing )
Austin: READING THAT LETTER FROM HOME WAS A SPECIAL MOMENT FOR ME.
IT WAS A GREAT WAY TO CAP OFF THE FINAL FEAST PIT.
DID YOU JUST USE THE GIRLY STUFF?
NO, I USED THE MANLY-- MANLY STUFF.
I USED THE GIRLY STUFF. SO WHAT?
- ( laughing ) - ( high-pitched ) SO WHAT?!
Lucky: MAN, IT'S THE SIMPLE PLEASURES, YOU KNOW?
IT'S DEODORANT TIME.
I'LL BE HEARTBROKEN IF HE SAYS,
"LUCKY, HAND ME YOUR KNIFE."
Louie: I THINK WE SHOULD WIN, BECAUSE-- I MEAN, IF WHAT
BEAR IS LOOKING FOR IS A TEAM WHO WORKS WELL TOGETHER
AND, UM, WOULD GET OUT ALIVE, I THINK HE'S FOUND IT.
Jeff: I FEEL THAT WE'RE DESERVING.
I THINK THAT WE'VE LEARNED THE MOST.
I THINK THAT WE'VE KIND OF ENCOMPASSED
WHAT BEAR IS LOOKING FOR.
- YOU NEVER KNOW. - ( chuckles ) YEAH.
Austin: MAY THE BEST TEAM WIN.
( chuckling ) AND WE SURE HOPE IT'S US.
- HOW WAS YOUR RAFT? - WHEN WE FIRST LAUNCHED,
WE RAN INTO AN OBSTACLE.
YOU KNOW, TO ME, THIS IS KIND OF REMINISCENT OF JOURNEY ONE.
YOU KNOW, YOU GOTTA THINK.
I'M AFTER THE TEAM
THAT IF MY KIDS WERE STRANDED IN THE JUNGLE WITHOUT ME,
I'D WANT THAT TEAM ALONGSIDE THEM.
.
PACKS DOWN, GRAB A LOG.
AND HEAD TORCHES OFF.
I'M LOOKING AT THREE INCREDIBLE TEAMS HERE--
ALL WALKS OF LIFE, BOUND TOGETHER BY VALUES
THAT HAVE BEEN FORGED THROUGH ADVERSITY.
YOU KNOW, IF I LOOK BACK TO
THE COMBAT SURVIVAL TRAINING I DID IN THE SPECIAL FORCES--
YOU KNOW, I REMEMBER WEEK ONE BEING EXHAUSTED, BEING HUNGRY.
BUT YOU KNOW WHAT? WEEK THREE, I CAME ALIVE,
BECAUSE I GOT MAD.
NOBODY WAS GONNA STOP ME GETTING OUT OF THERE.
I'M AFTER THE TEAM
THAT IF MY KIDS WERE STRANDED IN THE JUNGLE WITHOUT ME,
I'D WANT THAT TEAM ALONGSIDE THEM.
THAT'S WHO I'D WANT TO DEPEND ON TO GET THEM OUT ALIVE.
BEFORE I CHOOSE THAT WINNER,
LET'S GO THROUGH THE JOURNEY.
JIM, YOU'RE 61 YEARS OLD.
WHAT ON EARTH ARE YOU DOING JUMPING OUT OF A PERFECTLY SERVICEABLE HELICOPTER?
( all laughing )
I DID IT BECAUSE OF THIS GUY.
- WHY? - BECAUSE THIS WHOLE EXPERIENCE
MEANT SO MUCH TO HIM. I NEEDED TO DO IT.
AUSTIN, HOW WAS IT FOR YOU JUMPING OUT OF THE HELICOPTER?
IT WAS DEFINITELY NERVE-RACKING.
I WAS THE FIRST ONE OUT.
AND I DROPPED MY BAG, AND IT FELL FOR A BIT LONGER
THAN I THOUGHT IT WOULD.
IT TAKES A LITTLE BIT OF BALLS.
( chuckles ) YEAH.
AND THEN YOU WENT STRAIGHT INTO THE RAINFOREST.
WHERE DID THE G.P.S. LEAD YOU TO?
IT LED US TO A REALLY FLOODY-LOOKING RIVER.
PRETTY INTIMIDATING PLACE, ISN'T IT?
- ABSOLUTELY. - SO, JEFF, WHAT WAS THE PLAN?
THE PLAN WAS TO ATTACH ALL OF OUR BACKPACKS TOGETHER, THROUGH THE STRAPS.
- BUT IT TOOK A WHILE. - WHAT WAS TAKING SO LONG?
I DON'T KNOW IF PEOPLE WERE HESITANT, BECAUSE THERE WAS SOME FEAR THERE
BECAUSE IT WAS RUSHING QUITE RAPIDLY.
ONCE YOU SHOWED UP, EVERYONE JUMPED IN QUITE PROMPTLY AFTER THAT.
LUCKY, HOW WAS THE FLOW?
IT WAS INCREDIBLY FAST.
WE WERE MAKING A LOT FASTER TIME DOWN IN THAT RIVER
THAN I COULD EVEN IMAGINE WE'D FLOW.
JIM, G.P.S. LED YOU TO A LITTLE PLACE
WHERE I SAID MAKE CAMP.
WAS IT YOUR IDEAL CAMPSITE?
IF YOU CALL RAINING CATS AND DOGS AND NO TARPS WITH YOU IDEAL,
- THEN, YEAH, IT WAS IDEAL. - ( all laughing )
- SO WHAT WAS THE PLAN? - THAT EVERYBODY WORK INDEPENDENTLY
BUILDING THEIR SHELTER. BUT IT APPEARED LIKE EVERYBODY
WAS FOLLOWING THE SAME KIND OF PLAN--
LOOKING FOR HIGH GROUND.
SO, WAS THAT SUCCESSFUL?
I THINK OVERALL WE HAD A FAIRLY ROOMY,
- COMFORTABLE SHELTER. - CHRIS AND JEFF?
TOOK YOU GUYS A WHILE. WHAT WAS YOUR PLAN?
I DIDN'T WANNA FIND HIGH GROUND. I WANTED TO RAISE IT ABOVE THE GROUND.
THAT ENDED UP CAUSING US SOME ISSUES
BECAUSE WHEN WE TRIED TO DO THE ROOF SUPPORT,
WE COULDN'T GET IT SUPPORTED.
FOR ME IT WAS PRETTY PAINFUL TO WATCH.
PLAN AFTER PLAN WAS FAILING.
- SO WAS IT DRY? - IT WAS TOTALLY DRY, YEAH.
WE EVEN HAD A SPOT PERFECTLY FOR THE FIRE THAT HAD COVER.
- SO YOU GUYS STARTED FIRE? - YES, WE DID.
GOOD JOB.
JIM AND AUSTIN, HOW DID YOUR FIRE GO?
I STARTED SPARKING WITH THE FIRE STEEL,
AND TWO OR THREE TRIES INTO IT,
THE STICK POPPED OUT OF THE HANDLE
- AND I COULDN'T FIND IT. - SO HOW LONG DID YOU SEARCH FOR THIS THING?
I SPENT PROBABLY 5, 10 MINUTES LOOKING FOR IT.
SEE, I WOULD HAVE SPENT ALL NIGHT LOOKING FOR THAT.
- THAT'S YOUR LIFESAVER. - RIGHT.
AND LUCKY AND LOUIE, HOW DID YOUR FIRE GO?
SO AT ONE POINT WE HAD A FLAME,
AND EVERYTHING WAS GOING GREAT,
AND THEN IT WAS JUST LIKE-- "AH!"
SO FRUSTRATING. AND IT WENT OUT.
CHRIS AND JEFF, YOU SHARED YOUR FIRE.
- YEAH. - FIRE SAVES YOUR LIFE OUT THERE.
I'D BE PRETTY GRATEFUL TO CHRIS AND JEFF AT THIS POINT.
OKAY, NEXT MORNING-- I TASKED YOU WITH MAKING A RAFT.
CHRIS AND JEFF, HOW WAS YOUR RAFT?
WELL, THE IDEA FOR OUR RAFT WAS TO
MAKE IT NIMBLE.
Chris: WE HAD THE LOW RIDER OF THE BOAT.
- ( laughs ) - Bear: BUT IT WAS FAST.
- YEAH, IT WAS FINE. - YEAH.
YOU DON'T NEED EXTRA SPEED. THAT RIVER'S RUNNING FAST.
WHAT YOU NEED IS BUOYANCY TO BE OUT OF THAT WATER.
YOU KNOW, TO ME THIS IS KIND OF REMINISCENT OF JOURNEY ONE.
YOU'VE GOTTA GET OUT OF THE WATER.
THAT'S WHERE YOU DRAIN ALL OF YOUR ENERGY, ALL OF YOUR HEAT.
YOU KNOW, YOU'VE GOTTA THINK.
JIM, HOW WAS YOUR RAFT?
WHEN WE FIRST LAUNCHED, WE RAN INTO AN OBSTACLE.
- SO DID THAT DELAY YOU? - IT DID DELAY US.
LOUIE, HOW WAS THE RAFT BUILT?
SUPER LEARNED OUR LESSON FROM THAT FIRST RAFT
THAT WE WERE BUILDING IN THE SURVIVAL CHALLENGE.
SO WE TOOK OUR TIME, AND ONCE IT GOT IN THE WATER,
WE WERE STILL COMPLETELY DRY.
GOOD JOB.
FINAL BIT OF BUSHWHACK HEADING TOWARDS THE COAST.
AUSTIN, TELL ME ABOUT THAT.
EVERYONE WAS WET AGAIN, SO WE JUST TRIED TO SET
AS BRISK A PACE AS POSSIBLE.
- WE WANTED TO FINISH STRONG. - "FINISH STRONG."
BIG MANTRA OF A GOOD SURVIVOR.
LUCKY, YOU REACHED THE COAST.
WHAT DO YOU TAKE AWAY FROM THIS?
I'VE LEARNED THAT SHE'S NOT MY BABY ANYMORE.
SHE HAS BEEN MY ROCK MORE THAN ONCE ON THIS TRIP.
( voice breaking ) I LIKE BEING YOUR BABY SOMETIMES.
I'M JUST MORE IMPRESSED WITH HER THAN WORDS CAN DESCRIBE.
JEFF, WHAT DID REACHING THAT COAST MEAN TO YOU?
REACHING THAT COAST WAS THE CULMINATION OF EVERYTHING
THAT WE HAD BEEN THROUGH, THROUGH ALL THE JOURNEYS.
I COULDN'T HAVE BEEN MORE PROUD IN THAT MOMENT.
JIM, YOU HIT THE COAST-- WHAT DID THAT MEAN?
IT WAS AN UNFORGETTABLE MOMENT.
IT'S BEEN A, UH...
( voice breaking ) MARVELOUS EXPERIENCE FOR US.
- ( Jim sniffles ) - STANDING THERE ON THE BEACH
AT THE END, KNOWING THAT I WAS THERE BECAUSE
OF MY DAD'S HELP WAS...
( voice breaking ) SOMETHING I'M VERY GRATEFUL FOR.
AND I'M GLAD THAT HE CAME WITH ME ON THIS.
IT'S AN EXPERIENCE WE'RE GONNA SHARE FOR A LONG TIME.
JEFF AND CHRIS,
YOU STARTED OFF WITH JUMPING IN THAT FREEZING WATER
WITH YOUR LAST SET OF DRY CLOTHES.
YOU ALMOST BECAME HYPOTHERMIC.
BUT THROUGHOUT THE COURSE OF THESE JOURNEYS,
YOU'VE SHOWN HEART AND GRIT.
YOU'VE CARRIED THE WEAKER PEOPLE'S PACKS.
BOTH OF YOU HAVE.
AND YOU'VE PUSHED THROUGH SOME REAL PAIN.
I ADMIRE THAT.
LUCKY AND LOUIE,
YOU GET THE WHOLE "CHEERFULNESS IN ADVERSITY" STUFF.
LOUIE, YOU'VE NEVER ONCE COMPLAINED.
EVEN THOUGH YOU'RE TERRIFIED OF HEIGHTS,
YOU'VE CONSTANTLY FACED IT HEAD-ON--
ACROSS GORGES, DOWN CLIFFS.
YEAH, YOU'VE HAD YOUR STRUGGLES, BUT YOU'VE NEVER LOST HOPE.
AND YOU'VE LEANT ON EACH OTHER. AND IT'S AMAZING TO SEE.
JIM AND AUSTIN...
CALM AND COOL UNDER PRESSURE.
YOU WON A RECORD THREE SURVIVAL TESTS.
BUT ABOVE ALL, YOU'VE WORKED YOUR BACKSIDES OFF...
JOURNEY AFTER JOURNEY.
AND YOU'VE ALWAYS SUPPORTED EACH OTHER.
WE'VE GOT THREE VERY STRONG TEAMS.
OKAY.
I'VE GOT ONE FINAL TASK TO DO.
AND THAT'S TO CHOOSE A WINNER.
AND THAT'S HARD FOR ME, 'CAUSE THE TRUTH IS YOU'RE ALL WINNERS.
YOU'VE ALL EARNED MY RESPECT THE HARD WAY.
THIS SYMBOLIZES
THE HALF A MILLION DOLLARS
THAT YOU GUYS HAVE FOUGHT SO HARD FOR.
BUT IN THE END, THERE'S ALWAYS ONE.
( exhales deeply )
UH, OKAY. I'VE MADE MY DECISION.
THE WILD IS ALWAYS REVEALING.
AND THE LESSON OF ALL OF THESE EIGHT JOURNEYS IS
FORTUNE FAVORS THE BRAVE.
FOR ME, THERE HAVE BEEN ONE TEAM HERE
THAT HAVE GIVEN MORE THAN EVERYONE ELSE.
THEY'VE SHONE IN THE DARKNESS AND THEY'VE BEEN A BEACON OF POSITIVITY
AND COURAGE IN ADVERSITY.
THE TEAM THAT HAVE EARNED THE RIGHT TO KEEP THEIR KNIVES
AND THAT I BELIEVE IF THEY STOOD BESIDE ME...
THAT TOGETHER, WE STAND A FIGHTING CHANCE OF GETTING OUT ALIVE.
THAT TEAM IS...
LUCKY AND LOUIE.
- $500,000... - ( Louie crying )
...EARNED THE HARD WAY.
THANK YOU, BEAR.
( sobbing, mouthing )
CONGRATULATIONS, BUDDY.
SO PROUD OF YOU.
GOOD JOB.
YOU DID AWESOME.
CHRIS AND JEFF, GO LIVE YOUR LIFE WITHOUT BOUNDARIES.
BOTH OF YOU.
I'M JUST SO THANKFUL THAT WE WERE ABLE TO EXPERIENCE THIS.
AND IT'S JUST A GREAT MEMORY
WE'LL ALWAYS HAVE TO LOOK BACK ON.
SPECIAL MAN, JEFF.
Jeff: I'VE JUST GAINED A NEW ME.
I WAS SO LOST AFTER THE ACCIDENT.
I WAS DEPRESSED.
I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT I WAS GONNA DO.
THIS WAS THE PERFECT REHAB FOR ME,
PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY.
I COULDN'T HAVE ASKED FOR ANYTHING BETTER.
AUSTIN AND JIM, COME AND HAND IN YOUR KNIVES.
STRONG BONDS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE EVEN STRONGER.
YOU GUYS LEAVE WITH YOUR HEADS HELD HIGH.
IT'S SAD TO COME THIS CLOSE AND NOT MAKE IT ALL THE WAY,
BUT MY DAD AND I NOW ARE ALREADY PLANNING OUR NEXT ADVENTURE.
HOPE TO BE CLIMBING MOUNT RAINIER NEXT YEAR
AND DOING THINGS TO KEEP MY DAD YOUNG.
Jim: IT'S JUST BEEN A MARVELOUS OPPORTUNITY
AND EXPERIENCE.
Austin: WE'RE GOING BACK WITH A HEART FULL OF GRATITUDE
FOR ALL THOSE LITTLE THINGS WE TOOK FOR GRANTED IN LIFE.
AND ESPECIALLY GOOD FOOD.
( both chuckle )
( crying ) I LOVE YOU.
LUCKY AND LOUIE, GRAB YOUR BAGS...
- GRAB THE $500,000. - ( chuckles )
GET OVER HERE.
JUST TWO COUNTRY BUMPKINS DECIDED ON A WHIM
TO TRY OUT FOR THIS THING.
WE WENT FROM A TOWN OF 1,000 PEOPLE TO NEW ZEALAND.
I STILL CAN'T BELIEVE THAT IT'S REAL.
Lucky: TO COME HERE IN SUCH AN INCREDIBLY BEAUTIFUL SURROUNDINGS
AND SEE MY BABY JUST BLOSSOM INTO THE MOST COURAGEOUS PERSON
I KNOW, HAS JUST BEEN SO FULFILLING
AND HEARTWARMING.
WE'RE JUST LIKE THE LUCKIEST PEOPLE IN THE WORLD.
( sobbing ) THANK YOU SO MUCH.
GONNA BE AN INSPIRATION TO MANY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
LET'S GET OUTTA HERE.
- FIRST BEER'S ON YOU. - YEAH.
- I'LL BUY. - ( Bear chuckles )