WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.433 --> 00:00:02.202 - [Host] Hunters have always been the first to venture 2 00:00:02.202 --> 00:00:04.304 into the wilderness. 3 00:00:04.304 --> 00:00:07.240 Whether drive by necessity or a thirst for adventure, 4 00:00:07.240 --> 00:00:09.209 brothers Chris and Casey Keefer hit themselves 5 00:00:09.209 --> 00:00:11.678 as hunters and survivors in some of the world's 6 00:00:11.678 --> 00:00:15.348 most dangerous and unpredictable landscapes. 7 00:00:16.883 --> 00:00:20.520 Now they face the punishing New Zealand wilderness. 8 00:00:20.520 --> 00:00:23.123 Dropped with only the clothes on their backs, 9 00:00:23.123 --> 00:00:25.191 the brothers' only chance of survival is to locate 10 00:00:25.191 --> 00:00:27.627 supply yielding caches placed by the producers 11 00:00:27.627 --> 00:00:29.229 throughout their journey. 12 00:00:29.229 --> 00:00:31.464 To require them, the brothers must beat the clock 13 00:00:31.464 --> 00:00:34.134 and survive the gauntlet that is the New Zealand 14 00:00:34.134 --> 00:00:37.037 wilderness, with virtually nothing. 15 00:00:40.140 --> 00:00:42.208 ♪ Amazing grace 16 00:00:42.208 --> 00:00:45.145 ♪ What sweet a sound 17 00:00:45.145 --> 00:00:48.915 ♪ I see her dressed in white 18 00:00:52.152 --> 00:00:55.321 ♪ I once was lost 19 00:00:55.321 --> 00:00:58.792 ♪ But now I'm found 20 00:00:58.792 --> 00:01:02.962 ♪ Amazing grace and a solid cotton lace 21 00:01:19.512 --> 00:01:21.347 - [Host] The south pacific, a diverse group of islands 22 00:01:21.347 --> 00:01:24.851 stretching across the vast Pacific waters. 23 00:01:26.319 --> 00:01:29.956 With their own identities, cultures, and eco systems, 24 00:01:29.956 --> 00:01:33.293 each island offers an array of unknowns. 25 00:01:34.928 --> 00:01:38.231 New Zealand is part of the South Pacific family, 26 00:01:38.231 --> 00:01:41.034 perched on shifting tectonic plates, the north and south 27 00:01:41.034 --> 00:01:44.070 islands boast heavy volcanic activity, and thousands 28 00:01:44.070 --> 00:01:46.806 of earth quakes each year. 29 00:01:46.806 --> 00:01:49.909 Because New Zealand is surrounded by water, many of its 30 00:01:49.909 --> 00:01:54.080 flora and fauna were brought to the country my immigrants. 31 00:01:54.080 --> 00:01:57.250 Today, New Zealand's punishing terrain, pounding rapids, 32 00:01:57.250 --> 00:02:00.253 and volatile conditions create a torture test 33 00:02:00.253 --> 00:02:03.089 for two men traveling alone, brothers Chris and Casey 34 00:02:03.089 --> 00:02:05.892 Keefer will have to glean every resource they can 35 00:02:05.892 --> 00:02:09.462 in order to survive this south pacific expedition. 36 00:02:09.462 --> 00:02:11.764 It's a race against the clock and a battle 37 00:02:11.764 --> 00:02:13.500 against the elements. 38 00:02:28.748 --> 00:02:31.551 - Crazy when you fly across rough water like this 39 00:02:31.551 --> 00:02:34.220 it looks so tame from up high. 40 00:02:34.220 --> 00:02:37.090 Then when you get down into it you get the roar of 41 00:02:37.090 --> 00:02:39.425 the water and everything else, just gets your 42 00:02:39.425 --> 00:02:41.060 heart racing, you know? 43 00:02:41.060 --> 00:02:43.830 - It's all part of the adventure. 44 00:02:46.866 --> 00:02:49.969 Boy that's pretty, look at that view. 45 00:02:51.337 --> 00:02:54.941 - [Casey] Yeah, that's something you don't see every day. 46 00:03:13.059 --> 00:03:15.595 - [Host] Having successfully made it to the dropped zone, 47 00:03:15.595 --> 00:03:17.830 the brothers hit the ground with only the clothes 48 00:03:17.830 --> 00:03:18.998 on their back. 49 00:03:30.843 --> 00:03:32.612 With the helicopter's departure, the brothers are now 50 00:03:32.612 --> 00:03:36.349 alone in the New Zealand wilderness. 51 00:03:36.349 --> 00:03:38.751 They will have to rely on their wits and their limited 52 00:03:38.751 --> 00:03:41.487 gear to survive from here on out. 53 00:03:48.127 --> 00:03:49.529 - Oh there it is. 54 00:03:49.529 --> 00:03:51.064 - Yeah we're here! 55 00:03:51.064 --> 00:03:54.167 - Made it on dropped baby, right here in New Zealand. 56 00:03:54.167 --> 00:03:55.602 - Little rainy. 57 00:03:55.602 --> 00:03:58.004 - Yeah a little bit of weather, but unbelievably gorgeous 58 00:03:58.004 --> 00:04:00.707 terrain, like unbelievable. 59 00:04:00.707 --> 00:04:04.877 So I don't know what else to say, it was unbelievable, 60 00:04:04.877 --> 00:04:06.379 I mean I don't know-- 61 00:04:06.379 --> 00:04:07.814 - Took a helicopter ride through the southern alps, 62 00:04:07.814 --> 00:04:09.315 you can't really complain about that much. 63 00:04:09.315 --> 00:04:11.918 - Yeah, we made it to the LZ, we got our cache items, 64 00:04:11.918 --> 00:04:15.088 we gotta go through, doesn't look like a very big pile, 65 00:04:15.088 --> 00:04:16.556 can tell you that much right now. 66 00:04:16.556 --> 00:04:17.991 - But at least we got them, at least we know we have 67 00:04:17.991 --> 00:04:19.592 something to start with this time, 68 00:04:19.592 --> 00:04:20.526 that's a little different. 69 00:04:20.526 --> 00:04:22.562 - Yeah absolutely, let's do it. 70 00:04:22.562 --> 00:04:24.297 We don't have to look for it, it's right here. 71 00:04:24.297 --> 00:04:26.266 We gotta go through the cache items, we gotta figure 72 00:04:26.266 --> 00:04:27.734 out what's going on, this river is absolutely gorgeous, 73 00:04:27.734 --> 00:04:31.638 like that water is crystal clear, crystal clear. 74 00:04:33.539 --> 00:04:34.474 - Alright well let's dive into this. 75 00:04:34.474 --> 00:04:36.242 - Drop New Zealand, starts! 76 00:04:36.242 --> 00:04:37.910 - See what this weather's gonna do, it's so in and out. 77 00:04:37.910 --> 00:04:39.078 - I know, I know it is. 78 00:04:39.078 --> 00:04:40.880 - I wasn't expecting that. 79 00:04:40.880 --> 00:04:42.915 - It's all over the place, rain, a little bit of sun. 80 00:04:42.915 --> 00:04:44.317 It's alright, challenging right out of the gate. 81 00:04:44.317 --> 00:04:47.387 Let's go see what we go in the cache. 82 00:04:49.055 --> 00:04:50.623 - Okay buddy. 83 00:04:50.623 --> 00:04:52.258 - Little bit different getting gear out of the gate. 84 00:04:52.258 --> 00:04:55.361 - Yes, alright well that's obvious, we're on a river. 85 00:04:55.361 --> 00:04:57.864 Raft and rope is a good thing. 86 00:04:59.966 --> 00:05:02.168 - Is that a helmet? 87 00:05:02.168 --> 00:05:03.636 Are those helmets? 88 00:05:03.636 --> 00:05:06.272 - Yes, these are helmets. 89 00:05:06.272 --> 00:05:07.907 - You're kidding me. 90 00:05:07.907 --> 00:05:09.442 - We never got a helmet before, I don't know if that's 91 00:05:09.442 --> 00:05:11.778 a good thing or a bad thing. 92 00:05:14.080 --> 00:05:18.184 So there's probably gonna be a little white water 93 00:05:19.152 --> 00:05:20.653 ahead of us. 94 00:05:20.653 --> 00:05:23.156 - Apparently we're gonna get into some white water. 95 00:05:23.156 --> 00:05:25.825 - The helmet, what do you think? 96 00:05:26.726 --> 00:05:28.261 We're gonna need this, huh? 97 00:05:28.261 --> 00:05:30.363 - I don't care how stupid I look, chances are if there's 98 00:05:30.363 --> 00:05:32.598 a helmet, I'm gonna be wearing it. 99 00:05:32.598 --> 00:05:34.734 Chances are I'm gonna be needing it. 100 00:05:34.734 --> 00:05:37.503 - What are we needing a helmet for? 101 00:05:37.503 --> 00:05:39.072 - I don't know. 102 00:05:39.072 --> 00:05:40.907 - The river looked fine, we just flew all the way in. 103 00:05:40.907 --> 00:05:45.011 I guess we did fly in upstream, we gotta go that way. 104 00:05:45.011 --> 00:05:46.746 - [Host] Dangerous rapids are fatal 105 00:05:46.746 --> 00:05:48.915 when not handled properly. 106 00:05:50.416 --> 00:05:54.954 - So that's a little bit scary, I'm not gonna lie to you. 107 00:05:54.954 --> 00:05:56.589 - I say if we've got 'em, we're using them. 108 00:05:56.589 --> 00:05:58.124 - Life jackets too. 109 00:05:58.124 --> 00:05:59.892 So PFD, helmet, raft, 110 00:06:03.763 --> 00:06:05.832 which I'll take, and hey, 111 00:06:05.832 --> 00:06:08.201 bonus this, not just ores but two of them. 112 00:06:08.201 --> 00:06:10.503 - [Both] That's a bow. 113 00:06:10.503 --> 00:06:12.939 - They're wooden ores. 114 00:06:12.939 --> 00:06:15.208 - [Narrator] The ores are critical. 115 00:06:15.208 --> 00:06:17.210 Should they break, the brothers could sustain serious 116 00:06:17.210 --> 00:06:18.778 injuries, or death. 117 00:06:20.012 --> 00:06:21.547 - Careful with that. 118 00:06:21.547 --> 00:06:24.117 Okay, what else we got, here's a pump. 119 00:06:24.117 --> 00:06:27.587 - Okay waders, waders, that works. 120 00:06:27.587 --> 00:06:29.422 - [Host] Chris and Casey must protect themselves 121 00:06:29.422 --> 00:06:31.157 from the unpredictable elements. 122 00:06:31.157 --> 00:06:33.025 The brothers' bare bones equipment consists of 123 00:06:33.025 --> 00:06:34.761 several layers of thermal clothing designed to be 124 00:06:34.761 --> 00:06:37.630 adaptable for any situation. 125 00:06:37.630 --> 00:06:40.299 An advanced pair of polarized sunglasses will protect 126 00:06:40.299 --> 00:06:42.902 their eyes from debris and the sun's UV rays, 127 00:06:42.902 --> 00:06:45.004 maintaining their range of vision. 128 00:06:45.004 --> 00:06:47.573 The rafting kit contains a 12 by six foot raft 129 00:06:47.573 --> 00:06:50.410 designed to navigate New Zealand's treacherous rivers; 130 00:06:50.410 --> 00:06:53.880 along with a rope, a nylon flip line, and an air pump. 131 00:06:53.880 --> 00:06:56.482 Each brother also received a pair of waders made of 132 00:06:56.482 --> 00:06:58.918 tightly woven waterproof fabric, and wooden ores 133 00:06:58.918 --> 00:07:02.388 to control the raft as they make their way down river. 134 00:07:02.388 --> 00:07:05.691 Several protective items have been supplied in the cache, 135 00:07:05.691 --> 00:07:08.795 including a pair of helmets and personal flotation devices. 136 00:07:08.795 --> 00:07:10.863 This is the first time Chris and Casey received 137 00:07:10.863 --> 00:07:14.033 precautionary safety gear, a sure sign that 138 00:07:14.033 --> 00:07:15.635 danger awaits them. 139 00:07:17.637 --> 00:07:20.673 - That's not a big pile of stuff but it's the essentials 140 00:07:20.673 --> 00:07:23.876 that we need right now, which I'm okay with. 141 00:07:23.876 --> 00:07:26.446 So that's what we got, not weapons, no anything else, 142 00:07:26.446 --> 00:07:30.616 but we do have the essentials to which looks to be 143 00:07:31.784 --> 00:07:34.420 go down the river right now, okay. 144 00:07:36.022 --> 00:07:38.157 - [Host] Without a weapon, the brother's food options 145 00:07:38.157 --> 00:07:41.928 are limited to what they can scavenge. 146 00:07:41.928 --> 00:07:44.897 - Helmets, yeah I'm still thinking about these. 147 00:07:44.897 --> 00:07:46.532 - That's throwing me for a little bit of a loop, 148 00:07:46.532 --> 00:07:48.067 I'm not gonna lie. 149 00:07:48.067 --> 00:07:50.870 Of all the rivers we've ever done, never needed a helmet. 150 00:07:50.870 --> 00:07:53.573 - We've done a lot of rivers. 151 00:07:53.573 --> 00:07:54.507 - Um, cool. 152 00:07:56.576 --> 00:07:57.844 Alrighty, yeah. 153 00:08:03.182 --> 00:08:05.451 Dropped with only a means of transportation, 154 00:08:05.451 --> 00:08:07.954 Chris and Casey Keefer must quickly come up with a plan 155 00:08:07.954 --> 00:08:11.958 of action before the sun dips below the horizon. 156 00:08:14.627 --> 00:08:18.431 - Well we got the first cache, it's always exciting 157 00:08:18.431 --> 00:08:21.133 to see what you get the first cache. 158 00:08:21.133 --> 00:08:25.638 Not a whole lot of stuff but stuff that's usable, no doubt. 159 00:08:25.638 --> 00:08:27.173 Casey and I will kind of figure out what these 160 00:08:27.173 --> 00:08:30.142 helmets are for, it's a little intimidating when yo 161 00:08:30.142 --> 00:08:33.513 land and the first thing you see is helmets and PFD's. 162 00:08:33.513 --> 00:08:36.148 But that's where I'm at with it, I'm excited, 163 00:08:36.148 --> 00:08:38.584 I'm kind of like super adrenalized right now, 164 00:08:38.584 --> 00:08:40.186 just coming in the chopper and seeing all this 165 00:08:40.186 --> 00:08:43.623 beautiful land in New Zealand, just to know we've got 166 00:08:43.623 --> 00:08:46.792 some good items right out of the gate that we can 167 00:08:46.792 --> 00:08:49.262 utilize to get down the river is huge. 168 00:08:49.262 --> 00:08:51.030 So I don't know, a lot of work ahead of us 169 00:08:51.030 --> 00:08:54.300 but it's exciting, alright let's do it. 170 00:08:55.902 --> 00:08:57.403 Based on timing, let's see what we can do, 171 00:08:57.403 --> 00:08:58.671 but I say we get the raft. 172 00:08:58.671 --> 00:09:00.239 - [Casey] Is that the end range? 173 00:09:00.239 --> 00:09:02.008 - Yeah, it's right here in my boot. 174 00:09:02.008 --> 00:09:04.076 - [Host] The brothers are given a GPS communicator 175 00:09:04.076 --> 00:09:05.978 for safety, general directions, 176 00:09:05.978 --> 00:09:07.713 and future cache validations. 177 00:09:07.713 --> 00:09:10.116 - It says "wear your helmet." 178 00:09:11.450 --> 00:09:15.721 okay, welcome to the southern alps of New Zealand. 179 00:09:15.721 --> 00:09:20.726 You have five miles to your first cache destination. 180 00:09:20.726 --> 00:09:22.728 Good luck and stay safe. 181 00:09:23.596 --> 00:09:24.430 - Five miles? 182 00:09:24.430 --> 00:09:25.264 - Five miles. 183 00:09:25.264 --> 00:09:26.265 - Okay. 184 00:09:26.265 --> 00:09:27.433 - That's not that bad. 185 00:09:27.433 --> 00:09:28.668 - No that's not bad at all. 186 00:09:28.668 --> 00:09:30.369 - Unless it's five miles with a helmet. 187 00:09:30.369 --> 00:09:33.606 - Five miles with a helmet would be bad, yes. 188 00:09:33.606 --> 00:09:36.142 - [Host] Chris and Casey have 24 hours to reach their 189 00:09:36.142 --> 00:09:38.811 next cache destination. 190 00:09:38.811 --> 00:09:40.580 Their next five miles will test their skills 191 00:09:40.580 --> 00:09:42.915 as oresmen like never before. 192 00:09:42.915 --> 00:09:45.117 Navigating the rapids will prove difficult, 193 00:09:45.117 --> 00:09:47.420 but the razor sharp rocks protruding from the canyon 194 00:09:47.420 --> 00:09:49.789 walls could easily slice open their raft 195 00:09:49.789 --> 00:09:51.924 and leave them stranded. 196 00:09:51.924 --> 00:09:54.527 If they can successfully navigate their way through 197 00:09:54.527 --> 00:09:56.362 the gauntlet of white water rapids, they will reach 198 00:09:56.362 --> 00:09:59.131 the shores of their second supply cache. 199 00:09:59.131 --> 00:10:02.168 - Now I know we have five miles to get to the next cache, 200 00:10:02.168 --> 00:10:04.604 I'd say we basically, that means we have to blow 201 00:10:04.604 --> 00:10:06.172 this up, right? 202 00:10:06.172 --> 00:10:08.741 The weather is brutal and then good and then brutal 203 00:10:08.741 --> 00:10:11.544 and good on the way in, so it was totally spotty. 204 00:10:11.544 --> 00:10:13.079 Let's just kinda see-- 205 00:10:13.079 --> 00:10:14.313 - At least if we get it up then we can make a decision 206 00:10:14.313 --> 00:10:15.982 of whether we go or we stay. 207 00:10:15.982 --> 00:10:18.317 - Yeah yeah, we're already getting late in the evening. 208 00:10:18.317 --> 00:10:20.519 If we can get this up in time then we can make 209 00:10:20.519 --> 00:10:22.154 a decision whether we wanna run five miles before 210 00:10:22.154 --> 00:10:25.658 dark or we wanna juts hold off and do it in the morning. 211 00:10:25.658 --> 00:10:27.893 So we got the essentials of what we're gonna need, 212 00:10:27.893 --> 00:10:30.029 there's no weapon, there's no anything for us 213 00:10:30.029 --> 00:10:33.099 to get food or eat or anything, so let's hope 214 00:10:33.099 --> 00:10:36.469 in five miles it'll be a little kinder. 215 00:10:36.469 --> 00:10:39.805 Don't lose that, don't lose that. 216 00:10:39.805 --> 00:10:41.707 - Don't lose those. 217 00:10:41.707 --> 00:10:42.975 - You wanna think that you're gonna have to wear 218 00:10:42.975 --> 00:10:46.479 that all the time, during all the rafting. 219 00:10:48.748 --> 00:10:49.749 - If I got a helmet I'm wearing it. 220 00:10:49.749 --> 00:10:52.184 - Well let's blow this raft up. 221 00:10:52.184 --> 00:10:54.120 This over there, ready? 222 00:10:55.321 --> 00:10:57.256 - [Host] With only a few hours before dark, 223 00:10:57.256 --> 00:10:58.924 Chris and Casey must quickly set to work 224 00:10:58.924 --> 00:11:01.260 inflating their raft. 225 00:11:01.260 --> 00:11:03.796 The barren shores offer little value, and without 226 00:11:03.796 --> 00:11:06.065 a readily available supply of food, the brothers will 227 00:11:06.065 --> 00:11:09.435 quickly burn through their limited amount of energy, 228 00:11:09.435 --> 00:11:11.937 leaving them tired and hungry. 229 00:11:47.573 --> 00:11:51.177 - [Chris] Pump it up, this is terrible man! 230 00:11:52.578 --> 00:11:55.114 Alright, the chamber's right there. 231 00:11:55.114 --> 00:11:56.348 - [Casey] Okay! 232 00:12:04.457 --> 00:12:06.425 - [Host] Chris and Casey Keefer have spent the last hour 233 00:12:06.425 --> 00:12:08.994 inflating their only means of transportation. 234 00:12:08.994 --> 00:12:11.097 The likelihood of finding food and shelter before dark 235 00:12:11.097 --> 00:12:14.266 shrinks with each passing minute as they tirelessly 236 00:12:14.266 --> 00:12:18.003 work towards completing the mind-numbing chore. 237 00:12:18.003 --> 00:12:19.238 - All that sun. 238 00:12:24.810 --> 00:12:28.247 - Dropped is officially under way. 239 00:12:28.247 --> 00:12:30.049 We actually got a cache where we landed this time 240 00:12:30.049 --> 00:12:32.585 which is pretty sweet. 241 00:12:32.585 --> 00:12:36.088 We got the essentials, got the raft, the ores, 242 00:12:36.088 --> 00:12:40.259 one thing that's got me concerned a little bit, these. 243 00:12:41.594 --> 00:12:43.095 Helmets. 244 00:12:43.095 --> 00:12:47.633 Of all the rivers I've ever rafted all across Alaska, 245 00:12:47.633 --> 00:12:50.102 the Yukon, North America stuff, 246 00:12:50.102 --> 00:12:52.438 never needed a helmet before. 247 00:12:52.438 --> 00:12:55.975 I didn't see water that looked dangerous at all, 248 00:12:55.975 --> 00:12:58.744 but I mean hey, I came in from up river so who 249 00:12:58.744 --> 00:13:00.546 knows what's down. 250 00:13:00.546 --> 00:13:01.981 It's definitely gonna present its challenges, 251 00:13:01.981 --> 00:13:04.750 but I'm excited, I'm ready to rock and roll. 252 00:13:04.750 --> 00:13:08.020 I mean we are in the southern alps of New Zealand. 253 00:13:08.020 --> 00:13:10.289 Gonna be an epic adventure one way or another, 254 00:13:10.289 --> 00:13:11.657 no matter how you slice it. 255 00:13:11.657 --> 00:13:14.160 Especially if I need a helmet. 256 00:13:16.896 --> 00:13:17.930 - [Chris] You get that chamber good? 257 00:13:17.930 --> 00:13:19.732 - Yeah she's checked out. 258 00:13:19.732 --> 00:13:23.936 This is actually a pretty solid raft actually. 259 00:13:23.936 --> 00:13:25.337 We got a bow line, we got a stern line, 260 00:13:25.337 --> 00:13:27.173 you know what we should do with these, 261 00:13:27.173 --> 00:13:29.074 is rather than chaining them, because we've got 262 00:13:29.074 --> 00:13:30.843 those helmets, chances are we're gonna be into some 263 00:13:30.843 --> 00:13:34.213 serious white water, we might have to get out in 264 00:13:34.213 --> 00:13:37.716 a hurry, let's just loop them and then we can tuck 265 00:13:37.716 --> 00:13:41.620 them under this last rope right here like this. 266 00:13:43.889 --> 00:13:45.891 - And then bring it through? 267 00:13:45.891 --> 00:13:47.993 - Yeah, so we'll just feed it through like that, 268 00:13:47.993 --> 00:13:49.495 and then if we have to bail out, we can literally 269 00:13:49.495 --> 00:13:54.266 bail out and with one pull just grab it and we got it. 270 00:13:54.266 --> 00:13:57.102 And then we can let it out as, you know what I mean? 271 00:13:57.102 --> 00:13:59.972 It would be a heck of a lot easier to do it like that. 272 00:13:59.972 --> 00:14:01.507 - [Host] Proper gear awareness is crucial when 273 00:14:01.507 --> 00:14:04.343 navigating treacherous waterways. 274 00:14:04.343 --> 00:14:06.345 - That'll work, I feel like that's good. 275 00:14:06.345 --> 00:14:08.347 This has a flip line right here, so I think we just 276 00:14:08.347 --> 00:14:09.949 point ourself quickly with it again, 277 00:14:09.949 --> 00:14:12.117 pretty self-explanatory, but normally one of us 278 00:14:12.117 --> 00:14:14.019 would carry this on us, but since we're both 279 00:14:14.019 --> 00:14:15.821 pretty decent at what we're doing, I'd say we 280 00:14:15.821 --> 00:14:18.190 just leave it attached so we know it's floating 281 00:14:18.190 --> 00:14:20.893 instead of one of us carrying the flip line and having 282 00:14:20.893 --> 00:14:23.062 it on us, let's just leave it attached. 283 00:14:23.062 --> 00:14:26.732 So at the end of the day, if the raft flips, 284 00:14:28.167 --> 00:14:32.004 she goes over, the object would be for one of us, 285 00:14:32.004 --> 00:14:36.342 scrambling to get either bow or stern, pull ourselves 286 00:14:36.342 --> 00:14:38.911 up onto the raft, and then once we get up here 287 00:14:38.911 --> 00:14:41.413 you're gonna search for that, we'll find it, 288 00:14:41.413 --> 00:14:44.283 this is where it's at, the nice thing is we're already 289 00:14:44.283 --> 00:14:46.118 wet so don't have to worry about it, and then basically 290 00:14:46.118 --> 00:14:50.222 grab our anchor and then just pull it and she's 291 00:14:50.222 --> 00:14:51.790 gonna come back over. 292 00:14:51.790 --> 00:14:53.859 - so we'll do those ropes like that, leave the flip 293 00:14:53.859 --> 00:14:55.594 line on it, other than that we're good. 294 00:14:55.594 --> 00:14:57.296 - Yeah that's a beautiful little raft. 295 00:14:57.296 --> 00:14:58.864 She'll work out great. 296 00:14:58.864 --> 00:15:00.366 - [Host] The 95 pound raft will serve as Chris 297 00:15:00.366 --> 00:15:03.769 and Casey's key method of transportation. 298 00:15:03.769 --> 00:15:05.571 It's 12 feet long and six feet wide 299 00:15:05.571 --> 00:15:08.040 and can support over 1,000 pounds of cargo 300 00:15:08.040 --> 00:15:10.943 thanks to heavy duty polyurethane construction. 301 00:15:10.943 --> 00:15:13.245 A self-bailing floor allows water to freely flow 302 00:15:13.245 --> 00:15:14.947 in and out of the raft, preventing excess water 303 00:15:14.947 --> 00:15:17.516 weight from sinking it. 304 00:15:17.516 --> 00:15:20.352 Five interior chambers are inflated to three PSI 305 00:15:20.352 --> 00:15:21.987 to keep the raft buoyant. 306 00:15:21.987 --> 00:15:24.089 Should one chamber get punctured by the rocky 307 00:15:24.089 --> 00:15:25.925 river bottom, the remaining four chambers can 308 00:15:25.925 --> 00:15:27.826 keep the raft afloat. 309 00:15:27.826 --> 00:15:29.762 But if too many of its chambers become damaged or 310 00:15:29.762 --> 00:15:32.164 deflated, Chris and Casey will be stranded 311 00:15:32.164 --> 00:15:35.935 and unable to navigate the rushing waterways. 312 00:15:38.971 --> 00:15:40.439 - You wanna get up there? 313 00:15:40.439 --> 00:15:42.241 - Yeah, maybe on the top up here and see if 314 00:15:42.241 --> 00:15:44.476 we can't see maybe what's ahead of us before 315 00:15:44.476 --> 00:15:45.978 we decide whether we wanna hit the river. 316 00:15:45.978 --> 00:15:47.446 - Yeah that's fine, should be able to get a good 317 00:15:47.446 --> 00:15:49.581 look at what's out there. 318 00:15:49.581 --> 00:15:51.583 - Yeah that'll work. 319 00:15:51.583 --> 00:15:53.018 Alright I'll leave this here for now, 320 00:15:53.018 --> 00:15:55.654 let's get some eyeballs on it. 321 00:15:55.654 --> 00:15:57.423 I like that little raft though. 322 00:15:57.423 --> 00:15:59.758 - It's a cool raft. 323 00:15:59.758 --> 00:16:03.562 it's short but it's got the width to it. 324 00:16:03.562 --> 00:16:05.297 - [Host] After spending much of the afternoon 325 00:16:05.297 --> 00:16:07.933 inflating their raft, Chris and Casey must now gain 326 00:16:07.933 --> 00:16:10.803 elevation to analyze the surrounding topography. 327 00:16:10.803 --> 00:16:12.972 Doing so will reward them with valuable information 328 00:16:12.972 --> 00:16:17.142 required to make the best decision moving forward. 329 00:16:20.946 --> 00:16:21.780 - Wow. 330 00:16:22.848 --> 00:16:24.083 This opens up, huh? 331 00:16:24.083 --> 00:16:26.485 - [Casey] Yeah I'll see, can't really see much 332 00:16:26.485 --> 00:16:28.187 of the river though. 333 00:16:28.187 --> 00:16:32.191 - [Chris] That's sweet, it's majestic if you will. 334 00:16:33.692 --> 00:16:35.794 Chris and Casey Keefer are stranded in the middle 335 00:16:35.794 --> 00:16:37.796 of the New Zealand wilderness. 336 00:16:37.796 --> 00:16:40.032 Dropped with basic gear and only a means for 337 00:16:40.032 --> 00:16:42.468 transportation, the brothers must quickly and 338 00:16:42.468 --> 00:16:45.270 accurately assess the surrounding topography 339 00:16:45.270 --> 00:16:47.473 and build a plan of action before dark. 340 00:16:47.473 --> 00:16:48.307 - Okay. 341 00:16:50.976 --> 00:16:53.545 - I don't see the river, but she's some pretty country. 342 00:16:53.545 --> 00:16:55.948 Actually starting to come down pretty tight. 343 00:16:55.948 --> 00:16:57.883 Because doesn't it look like it goes there? 344 00:16:57.883 --> 00:16:59.852 - Yeah, that's what I was thinking is it doesn't 345 00:16:59.852 --> 00:17:01.353 go up that gut right there. 346 00:17:01.353 --> 00:17:03.555 - [Host] As hunters and survivors, Chris and Casey 347 00:17:03.555 --> 00:17:07.126 spent countless hours interpreting geographic formations. 348 00:17:07.126 --> 00:17:09.294 In situations like this, the brothers' deep well 349 00:17:09.294 --> 00:17:11.630 of personal experience helps them analyze 350 00:17:11.630 --> 00:17:14.066 the surrounding mountain range, accurately predicting 351 00:17:14.066 --> 00:17:17.836 what's ahead of them is vital to the brother's survival. 352 00:17:17.836 --> 00:17:20.105 One wrong move could put their lives in danger. 353 00:17:20.105 --> 00:17:22.207 - You know it probably wraps, and then you've got 354 00:17:22.207 --> 00:17:25.577 this one coming down so I would imagine that I kind of 355 00:17:25.577 --> 00:17:27.946 wraps around here and heads that direction right there. 356 00:17:27.946 --> 00:17:29.648 - It's gonna get steep. 357 00:17:29.648 --> 00:17:32.217 - It is gonna get steep by the looks of it, 358 00:17:32.217 --> 00:17:34.286 but these are all up. 359 00:17:34.286 --> 00:17:35.921 Based on a light that we have right now, 360 00:17:35.921 --> 00:17:38.757 as far as daylight, I don't wanna necessarily rush it. 361 00:17:38.757 --> 00:17:40.926 So I mean the raft, this is good as any, 362 00:17:40.926 --> 00:17:43.495 plop down for the evening. 363 00:17:43.495 --> 00:17:45.798 - Well if we had like six or eight hours left, 364 00:17:45.798 --> 00:17:47.633 that'd be one thing, we could hit the river. 365 00:17:47.633 --> 00:17:49.134 But without that... 366 00:17:49.134 --> 00:17:52.971 - No it's gonna be dark in two hours, hour and a half, 367 00:17:52.971 --> 00:17:57.242 so I say we hit the raft, crash in that tonight, 368 00:17:57.242 --> 00:17:59.178 hope and pray that the weather stays like 369 00:17:59.178 --> 00:18:01.213 it does right now, and then let's hit the river 370 00:18:01.213 --> 00:18:02.581 in the morning. 371 00:18:02.581 --> 00:18:05.417 - Okay, another night in the raft. 372 00:18:06.785 --> 00:18:10.589 - Hey, that raft is pretty comfortable. 373 00:18:10.589 --> 00:18:14.326 At least it's not nine degrees in the arctic. 374 00:18:15.794 --> 00:18:17.463 - [Host] The southern alps is an intimidating mountain 375 00:18:17.463 --> 00:18:19.598 range that covers over two thirds of New Zealand's 376 00:18:19.598 --> 00:18:22.334 south island, because the region is surrounded 377 00:18:22.334 --> 00:18:25.237 by vast areas of ocean, strong westerly winds 378 00:18:25.237 --> 00:18:27.706 race across the small land mass, bringing rain 379 00:18:27.706 --> 00:18:30.409 and frequent changes in the weather. 380 00:18:30.409 --> 00:18:32.377 The mountain's high elevation traps moisture 381 00:18:32.377 --> 00:18:34.813 brought in from the ocean on the western front, 382 00:18:34.813 --> 00:18:36.915 creating a lush, green environment. 383 00:18:36.915 --> 00:18:38.517 The winds that make it over the peaks dry out the 384 00:18:38.517 --> 00:18:42.488 eastern region and what is commonly known as a rain shadow. 385 00:18:42.488 --> 00:18:44.223 The northern parts of the island are closer to 386 00:18:44.223 --> 00:18:48.160 the equator and feature sub tropical climates. 387 00:18:48.160 --> 00:18:50.028 While the south is much more violent, 388 00:18:50.028 --> 00:18:51.563 with fluctuating temperatures. 389 00:18:51.563 --> 00:18:53.265 The brothers' trip will force them to criss-cross 390 00:18:53.265 --> 00:18:55.267 multiple regions, and the varying conditions 391 00:18:55.267 --> 00:18:59.438 will create new opportunities and challenges along the way. 392 00:19:03.108 --> 00:19:05.711 With the sun below the horizon, the brothers settle down 393 00:19:05.711 --> 00:19:08.881 for the first night in a foreign land. 394 00:19:12.784 --> 00:19:16.955 - First night in New Zealand, what are you thinking? 395 00:19:18.190 --> 00:19:20.425 - Back in the raft. 396 00:19:20.425 --> 00:19:22.327 It's actually not too bad, the raft's pretty comfortable. 397 00:19:22.327 --> 00:19:23.862 It's getting a little chilly out though. 398 00:19:23.862 --> 00:19:26.131 - I know right, I could use a fire and a blanket, 399 00:19:26.131 --> 00:19:28.333 but I'll take it for now. 400 00:19:28.333 --> 00:19:31.103 It's getting cold, there's no doubt about it. 401 00:19:31.103 --> 00:19:33.472 There's snow at the top of the peaks. 402 00:19:33.472 --> 00:19:35.140 Listen to that. 403 00:19:35.140 --> 00:19:36.909 - It's so weird laying here at night listening 404 00:19:36.909 --> 00:19:38.844 to Canada geese fly over. 405 00:19:38.844 --> 00:19:40.846 - It's kinda unique in the way that I keep thinking about 406 00:19:40.846 --> 00:19:43.782 us being in Alaska and the Yukon for so many years, 407 00:19:43.782 --> 00:19:48.453 you're looking for like caribou and moose up on the hills-- 408 00:19:48.453 --> 00:19:50.989 - Yeah it's really weird, I don't know what's different. 409 00:19:50.989 --> 00:19:52.624 It's hard to explain. 410 00:19:52.624 --> 00:19:54.960 - Well we got a long day tomorrow, 411 00:19:54.960 --> 00:19:57.296 we gotta get to that cache, we don't know what's 412 00:19:57.296 --> 00:20:00.165 up ahead of us, gonna try and get some rest. 413 00:20:00.165 --> 00:20:02.134 All I know is if it starts raining or snowing, 414 00:20:02.134 --> 00:20:03.835 we're gonna flip this thing so be prepared 415 00:20:03.835 --> 00:20:06.705 to wake up, because I am gonna shake you. 416 00:20:06.705 --> 00:20:08.740 - [Casey] we should be good, we got clear skies, 417 00:20:08.740 --> 00:20:11.710 I'm staring at the southern cross up there right now. 418 00:20:11.710 --> 00:20:13.078 Should be fine. 419 00:20:13.078 --> 00:20:15.814 - Alright well long day tomorrow, hopefully the 420 00:20:15.814 --> 00:20:18.483 cache has some good stuff in it. 421 00:20:19.918 --> 00:20:23.589 But for now, time to check out, go to sleep. 422 00:20:25.190 --> 00:20:26.024 - [Casey] Out. 423 00:20:26.024 --> 00:20:26.858 - See ya. 424 00:20:29.194 --> 00:20:31.930 (dramatic music) 425 00:20:38.003 --> 00:20:41.573 It's four o'clock in the morning, I'm wide awake. 426 00:20:41.573 --> 00:20:45.410 It's freezing cold and our raft is losing air.