WEBVTT 1 00:00:01.534 --> 00:00:02.802 Hunters have always been the first 2 00:00:02.836 --> 00:00:04.471 to venture into the wilderness. 3 00:00:04.504 --> 00:00:07.407 Whether driven by necessity or a thirst for adventure, 4 00:00:07.440 --> 00:00:11.344 it is hunters who dare to go where most others won't. 5 00:00:11.378 --> 00:00:12.779 Brothers Chris and Casey Keefer 6 00:00:12.812 --> 00:00:14.414 represent the modern day hunter. 7 00:00:14.447 --> 00:00:16.683 For most of their lives, the Keefer brothers 8 00:00:16.716 --> 00:00:18.685 have tested their skills as survivors 9 00:00:18.718 --> 00:00:20.253 in some of the world's most dangerous 10 00:00:20.286 --> 00:00:22.355 and unpredictable landscapes. 11 00:00:22.389 --> 00:00:24.924 Dropped with only a side arm for protection, 12 00:00:24.958 --> 00:00:26.393 and the clothes on their backs, 13 00:00:26.426 --> 00:00:28.294 together they will spend the next month 14 00:00:28.328 --> 00:00:29.829 scratching and clawing their way 15 00:00:29.863 --> 00:00:32.032 over 100 river miles. 16 00:00:32.065 --> 00:00:34.300 Through a land ruled by predators. 17 00:00:34.334 --> 00:00:37.370 In a race against time, supply yielding caches 18 00:00:37.404 --> 00:00:39.739 will be placed by the producers throughout their journey. 19 00:00:39.773 --> 00:00:43.076 To acquire them, the brothers must beat the clock. 20 00:00:43.109 --> 00:00:44.944 And as mother nature threatens to choke the north 21 00:00:44.978 --> 00:00:47.180 with ice and snow, for the first time, 22 00:00:47.213 --> 00:00:49.315 the Keefer brothers will find out 23 00:00:49.349 --> 00:00:51.985 what it's like to be cast into the wild 24 00:00:52.018 --> 00:00:53.953 with virtually nothing. 25 00:00:53.987 --> 00:00:56.322 This is Dropped. 26 00:01:01.494 --> 00:01:03.963 Alaska's Brooks Range, the northernmost extension 27 00:01:03.997 --> 00:01:06.399 of the Rocky Mountains, is one of the most remote 28 00:01:06.433 --> 00:01:09.369 and least disturbed landscapes in the world. 29 00:01:09.402 --> 00:01:11.938 Dramatic peaks and valleys are plague with wolves, 30 00:01:11.971 --> 00:01:14.874 wicked terrain and fast moving weather. 31 00:01:14.908 --> 00:01:17.143 She has a will of her own. 32 00:01:17.177 --> 00:01:19.879 Spinning nearly 800 miles, much of the range 33 00:01:19.913 --> 00:01:21.881 is only accessible by air. 34 00:01:21.915 --> 00:01:24.751 With the highest aviation accident rate in the country, 35 00:01:24.784 --> 00:01:27.120 flying in is a perilous start 36 00:01:27.153 --> 00:01:28.388 for brothers Chris and Casey Keefer. 37 00:01:28.421 --> 00:01:29.923 - With that one great creek back there, 38 00:01:29.956 --> 00:01:31.558 that's gotta be where we have to get to 39 00:01:31.591 --> 00:01:34.694 so we're gonna have to step fast once we hit ground. 40 00:01:34.727 --> 00:01:35.962 Or try to find that little outlet 41 00:01:35.995 --> 00:01:37.497 and then boogie down to the creek. 42 00:01:37.530 --> 00:01:39.032 We're gonna have to make a beeline for that cache. 43 00:01:39.065 --> 00:01:40.967 - [Voiceover] Chris and Casey will have five hours 44 00:01:41.000 --> 00:01:42.602 to trek four miles 45 00:01:42.635 --> 00:01:45.004 in order to validate their first cache. 46 00:01:45.038 --> 00:01:46.506 If they can find it. 47 00:01:46.539 --> 00:01:47.740 - [Voiceover] Once we get out, 48 00:01:47.774 --> 00:01:50.210 let's just hit the ground runnin'. 49 00:01:57.750 --> 00:01:59.219 - [Voiceover] Touching down in remote Alaska 50 00:01:59.252 --> 00:02:01.621 means the brothers instantly must kick into survival mode. 51 00:02:01.654 --> 00:02:03.857 because the clock is already ticking. 52 00:02:03.890 --> 00:02:06.459 Their immediate mission is straight forward. 53 00:02:06.493 --> 00:02:09.162 Traverse miles of barren tundra on foot 54 00:02:09.195 --> 00:02:10.897 in hopes of reaching the likely location 55 00:02:10.930 --> 00:02:14.200 of the first supply cache, dubbed the Pioneer Cache. 56 00:02:14.234 --> 00:02:17.036 They must quickly steady their nerves 57 00:02:17.070 --> 00:02:18.938 and get their bearings because hesitation now 58 00:02:18.972 --> 00:02:21.774 could cost them more than just daylight. 59 00:02:21.808 --> 00:02:23.810 - [Casey] Oh, man. 60 00:02:25.145 --> 00:02:27.914 He didn't waste any time, did he? 61 00:02:30.049 --> 00:02:32.685 (plane soaring) 62 00:02:32.719 --> 00:02:33.887 (mumbling) 63 00:02:33.920 --> 00:02:35.288 - [Voiceover] Any chance of turning back 64 00:02:35.321 --> 00:02:36.890 disappears with the departure of the bush plane. 65 00:02:36.923 --> 00:02:39.459 - First of all, we have absolutely no wood for a fire. 66 00:02:39.492 --> 00:02:42.028 We have no way to start a fire. 67 00:02:42.061 --> 00:02:44.164 And we have to go that direction 68 00:02:44.197 --> 00:02:45.965 based on what we saw coming in, 69 00:02:45.999 --> 00:02:46.799 because that's where that creek is. 70 00:02:46.833 --> 00:02:48.168 It's over that ridge. 71 00:02:48.201 --> 00:02:49.335 - We're gonna have to figure out a way 72 00:02:49.369 --> 00:02:50.503 to make some shelter out here, man. 73 00:02:50.537 --> 00:02:51.771 - Well, I'm tellin' you right now, 74 00:02:51.804 --> 00:02:53.273 we will absolutely freeze. 75 00:02:53.306 --> 00:02:54.774 I mean right now, we're mid day, we got high sun. 76 00:02:54.807 --> 00:02:57.377 I'm still chilly, so if we don't get down to the river 77 00:02:57.410 --> 00:02:59.345 and find a way to make shelter, we're gonna be in trouble. 78 00:02:59.379 --> 00:03:01.247 - [Voiceover] Chris and Casey have carefully chosen 79 00:03:01.281 --> 00:03:03.516 the basic clothing they need to stay warm. 80 00:03:03.550 --> 00:03:06.052 The brothers are wearing an advanced layering system. 81 00:03:06.085 --> 00:03:09.155 This allows them to quickly remove and add layers 82 00:03:09.189 --> 00:03:14.160 to combat the rapid and drastic shift in temperatures. 83 00:03:14.194 --> 00:03:16.629 They're also relying on the accuracy, knock down power, 84 00:03:16.663 --> 00:03:19.165 high capacity and control of semi automatic, 85 00:03:19.199 --> 00:03:22.335 ten millimeter hand guns for last resort protection 86 00:03:22.368 --> 00:03:24.904 against Alaska's most dangerous predators. 87 00:03:24.938 --> 00:03:27.941 If any of these items fail, the brothers fail. 88 00:03:27.974 --> 00:03:29.442 - At least if we can locate the cache, 89 00:03:29.475 --> 00:03:31.978 that's gonna represent at least something I'm hoping. 90 00:03:32.011 --> 00:03:33.213 - More than we're gonna have now. 91 00:03:33.246 --> 00:03:35.014 - I mean, we've been dropped in areas before, 92 00:03:35.048 --> 00:03:37.550 this is like ridiculous, there's nothing up here. 93 00:03:37.584 --> 00:03:39.519 - I've been a lot of places in Alaska, 94 00:03:39.552 --> 00:03:42.622 I've never been anywhere this wide open. 95 00:03:42.655 --> 00:03:44.757 The problem is we don't know where the cache is. 96 00:03:44.791 --> 00:03:46.226 - [Voiceover] The Keefer brothers 97 00:03:46.259 --> 00:03:48.027 have over 100 river miles to cover 98 00:03:48.061 --> 00:03:49.929 between insertion and extraction. 99 00:03:49.963 --> 00:03:52.265 Their starting point in the high country sits miles 100 00:03:52.298 --> 00:03:54.634 from what seems to be a small outlet creek. 101 00:03:54.667 --> 00:03:57.303 Once at the creek, they must travel the waterway 102 00:03:57.337 --> 00:03:58.571 towards the tree line. 103 00:03:58.605 --> 00:04:00.773 The supply yielding caches will be placed 104 00:04:00.807 --> 00:04:02.242 in pre-determined locations 105 00:04:02.275 --> 00:04:05.245 and will contain tools vital to the brothers mission. 106 00:04:05.278 --> 00:04:06.879 As they work their way downstream, 107 00:04:06.913 --> 00:04:08.581 Chris and Casey will need to be 108 00:04:08.615 --> 00:04:10.283 opportunistic hunters and gatherers 109 00:04:10.316 --> 00:04:11.751 if they hope to stay alive 110 00:04:11.784 --> 00:04:14.254 using nothing but the tools found in each cache. 111 00:04:14.287 --> 00:04:15.855 - It's gonna take us a hell of a lot longer 112 00:04:15.888 --> 00:04:17.257 to reach that creek than we think. 113 00:04:17.290 --> 00:04:18.858 Look how far that is. 114 00:04:18.891 --> 00:04:21.127 - I know, but there's no other option at this point. 115 00:04:21.160 --> 00:04:22.862 - Oh yeah, but a fork between two creeks, 116 00:04:22.895 --> 00:04:24.631 that means we gotta figure out how to cross one 117 00:04:24.664 --> 00:04:27.533 before we get to the bigger creeks. 118 00:04:27.567 --> 00:04:28.534 With this one running right here 119 00:04:28.568 --> 00:04:30.036 and that one running out there, 120 00:04:30.069 --> 00:04:32.038 we're eventually gonna have to get across one of them. 121 00:04:32.071 --> 00:04:33.539 - [Voiceover] Uncertain of their destination, 122 00:04:33.573 --> 00:04:35.341 and with no mode of transportation, 123 00:04:35.375 --> 00:04:37.810 the brothers are forced to trek over the open tundra. 124 00:04:37.844 --> 00:04:39.979 - Ah, there's nothing else to do at this point 125 00:04:40.013 --> 00:04:41.447 besides roll. 126 00:04:41.481 --> 00:04:42.882 - It's 40 degrees, we gotta figure out shelter, 127 00:04:42.915 --> 00:04:46.619 start turning our minds towards food, and just focus. 128 00:04:46.653 --> 00:04:47.453 The rest we're gonna have to figure out. 129 00:04:47.487 --> 00:04:48.388 - Alright. 130 00:04:48.421 --> 00:04:49.756 - That's what we do, man. 131 00:04:49.789 --> 00:04:53.326 - [Chris] I'm down let's roll. - [Casey] Let's go. 132 00:04:58.064 --> 00:04:59.299 - [Voiceover] Enduring a lack of food, 133 00:04:59.332 --> 00:05:01.801 burdensome hiking and fluctuating temperatures 134 00:05:01.834 --> 00:05:04.070 can quickly drain the body of energy. 135 00:05:04.103 --> 00:05:05.471 For the Keefer brothers, 136 00:05:05.505 --> 00:05:08.241 the effects are noticeable almost immediately 137 00:05:08.274 --> 00:05:10.643 as the initial surge of adrenaline wears off. 138 00:05:10.677 --> 00:05:12.612 - Pay attention more off to the right 139 00:05:12.645 --> 00:05:14.080 'cause I remember bein' this direction. 140 00:05:14.113 --> 00:05:17.383 At least that inlet looked like it was that way. 141 00:05:17.417 --> 00:05:19.852 - [Voiceover] Depth perception is the visual ability 142 00:05:19.886 --> 00:05:21.921 to perceive the world in three dimensions. 143 00:05:21.954 --> 00:05:24.123 Helping us to judge the distance of an object. 144 00:05:24.157 --> 00:05:27.360 In order for the human brain to process certain visual cues, 145 00:05:27.393 --> 00:05:30.330 both eyes must work together as a team. 146 00:05:30.363 --> 00:05:32.699 This is called binocular vision. 147 00:05:32.732 --> 00:05:35.034 Each eye is in a slightly different position, 148 00:05:35.068 --> 00:05:38.104 gathering a different view from its own unique perspective. 149 00:05:38.137 --> 00:05:40.173 When both eyes aim at the same object 150 00:05:40.206 --> 00:05:41.641 equally and accurately, 151 00:05:41.674 --> 00:05:44.610 two separate images are relayed to the brain for processing. 152 00:05:44.644 --> 00:05:47.080 The brain stitches the two images into one, 153 00:05:47.113 --> 00:05:48.881 adding the depth dimension. 154 00:05:48.915 --> 00:05:52.485 This is called stereopsis, and it allows the Keefer brothers 155 00:05:52.518 --> 00:05:54.220 fto estimate how far they are 156 00:05:54.253 --> 00:05:56.989 from the next ridge at all times. 157 00:06:02.462 --> 00:06:05.598 The seemingly lifeless tundra covers over half of Alaska, 158 00:06:05.631 --> 00:06:07.900 but the desolation can be deceiving. 159 00:06:07.934 --> 00:06:09.936 Several different animal species 160 00:06:09.969 --> 00:06:12.238 call this barren ground home 161 00:06:12.271 --> 00:06:15.842 and they all compete with each other for food and territory. 162 00:06:15.875 --> 00:06:18.411 The treeless region offers little cover 163 00:06:18.444 --> 00:06:20.880 from the predators that patrol the landscape. 164 00:06:20.913 --> 00:06:24.884 If visitors want to survive, they have to adapt. 165 00:06:24.917 --> 00:06:27.820 For Chris and Casey, adapting hasn't been effortless. 166 00:06:27.854 --> 00:06:30.723 Their first few miles is taking longer than anticipated. 167 00:06:30.757 --> 00:06:33.726 - [Casey] Nothin' like tussock carryin' the musk egg. 168 00:06:33.760 --> 00:06:37.930 I mean, it's like a maze, you can't just walk straight. 169 00:06:40.666 --> 00:06:41.901 - This right here, 170 00:06:41.934 --> 00:06:45.138 is what makes walking in the tundra so hard. 171 00:06:45.171 --> 00:06:49.842 This is tussock, all these little knobs and nastiness. 172 00:06:49.876 --> 00:06:51.310 - [Voiceover] The Alaskan tundra 173 00:06:51.344 --> 00:06:54.113 is a treeless ecosystem spanning over 300,000 miles 174 00:06:54.147 --> 00:06:56.916 and home to over 1,700 plant species. 175 00:06:56.949 --> 00:06:58.551 - Every time you stand on top of this stuff, 176 00:06:58.584 --> 00:07:00.386 it just shifts back and forth. 177 00:07:00.420 --> 00:07:02.321 And you can roll your ankles, tweak your knees, 178 00:07:02.355 --> 00:07:03.990 it just makes walking hell. 179 00:07:04.023 --> 00:07:06.426 So to make things even worse, 180 00:07:06.459 --> 00:07:08.060 then you get on stuff like this, 181 00:07:08.094 --> 00:07:09.796 you get on this moss right here. 182 00:07:09.829 --> 00:07:13.833 Big, soft, fungi type stuff that when you step in it, 183 00:07:13.866 --> 00:07:15.935 you sink way down. 184 00:07:15.968 --> 00:07:18.438 Even if you pick a straight line when you're walking 185 00:07:18.471 --> 00:07:19.705 through this kind of stuff, 186 00:07:19.739 --> 00:07:21.207 you probably walk twice the distance 187 00:07:21.240 --> 00:07:25.077 because you kind of try to weave in and out of it. 188 00:07:25.111 --> 00:07:29.081 The joys of walking around the tundra, man. 189 00:07:29.115 --> 00:07:30.349 - [Voiceover] Walking twice as far 190 00:07:30.383 --> 00:07:32.952 means burning twice the energy. 191 00:07:35.655 --> 00:07:39.792 - I mean, it's just false ridge after false ridge. 192 00:07:39.826 --> 00:07:42.195 - Didn't look nearly this far from there. 193 00:07:42.228 --> 00:07:44.063 - It's freezin' out right now too, 194 00:07:44.096 --> 00:07:47.166 this wind is just cuttin' through me. 195 00:07:48.568 --> 00:07:49.569 - A nightmare to walk through. 196 00:07:49.602 --> 00:07:51.137 - That's it right there. 197 00:07:51.170 --> 00:07:52.705 I mean, that's the only thing around here. 198 00:07:52.738 --> 00:07:54.373 - [Voiceover] Despite being further than expected, 199 00:07:54.407 --> 00:07:57.276 the brothers run into their first sign of water. 200 00:07:57.310 --> 00:07:59.178 - We've got to get this cache before it's too late. 201 00:07:59.212 --> 00:08:01.347 - [Voiceover] Abrupt changes in temperature 202 00:08:01.380 --> 00:08:03.549 can wreak havoc on the ill prepared. 203 00:08:03.583 --> 00:08:05.751 The Keefer brothers are already seeing the benefits 204 00:08:05.785 --> 00:08:07.220 of their clothing choices. 205 00:08:07.253 --> 00:08:09.689 As they race against the clock with over a mile to go 206 00:08:09.722 --> 00:08:13.893 and just an hour and a half left to validate the cache. 207 00:08:18.798 --> 00:08:19.665 - [Casey] There it is, brother. 208 00:08:19.699 --> 00:08:20.867 - [Chris] Yep. 209 00:08:22.568 --> 00:08:24.270 Definitely it. 210 00:08:24.303 --> 00:08:25.438 It's actually bigger than I thought it would be. 211 00:08:25.471 --> 00:08:26.939 - [Casey] Yeah, I know, this is definitely 212 00:08:26.973 --> 00:08:29.208 the head waters right here. 213 00:08:30.643 --> 00:08:32.044 - [Voiceover] Utilizing even the slightest elevation change 214 00:08:32.078 --> 00:08:36.115 in the tundra helps the brothers determine what lies ahead. 215 00:08:36.148 --> 00:08:37.450 - We know this is gonna run out, 216 00:08:37.483 --> 00:08:38.818 it's gonna hit that right there. 217 00:08:38.851 --> 00:08:40.086 That is the top of the water. 218 00:08:40.119 --> 00:08:41.888 - And you can see that valley that whole way. 219 00:08:41.921 --> 00:08:43.823 - [Voiceover] The brothers have located the head waters, 220 00:08:43.856 --> 00:08:46.993 but now, they must find the actual cache. 221 00:08:47.026 --> 00:08:48.528 - I mean, if they're gonna bring it in here, 222 00:08:48.561 --> 00:08:49.729 they're probably gonna bring it in over here somewhere 223 00:08:49.762 --> 00:08:50.930 where there's beaches, don't you think? 224 00:08:50.963 --> 00:08:52.431 - Yeah, they're gonna drop right here. 225 00:08:52.465 --> 00:08:54.567 Plus, this is the easiest way around right here, 226 00:08:54.600 --> 00:08:57.436 look at how open that is compared to this side over here. 227 00:08:57.470 --> 00:08:59.272 - [Voiceover] Past experiences have given the brothers 228 00:08:59.305 --> 00:09:01.340 valuable insight into the areas of the north country 229 00:09:01.374 --> 00:09:03.442 that are accessible by humans and how 230 00:09:03.476 --> 00:09:06.312 as they scan the banks, they rely upon their knowledge 231 00:09:06.345 --> 00:09:09.015 to systematically gauge where the cache should be. 232 00:09:09.048 --> 00:09:10.816 - If for some reason we have to backtrack, we will, 233 00:09:10.850 --> 00:09:13.152 but I feel we should go right over there to that first. 234 00:09:13.185 --> 00:09:15.655 - Let's get over there. 235 00:09:15.688 --> 00:09:17.323 - [Voiceover] One wrong move will cost valuable time 236 00:09:17.356 --> 00:09:19.358 and precious energy. 237 00:09:19.392 --> 00:09:23.229 - [Casey] Get down to that corner right there. 238 00:09:28.301 --> 00:09:29.769 - [Voiceover] The clock is ticking 239 00:09:29.802 --> 00:09:32.471 and the Keefer brothers have yet to find their first cache. 240 00:09:32.505 --> 00:09:36.676 They've decided to gamble on the path of least resistance. 241 00:09:38.144 --> 00:09:39.779 If their gamble is wrong, they face back tracking, 242 00:09:39.812 --> 00:09:43.616 burning energy and impending darkness. 243 00:09:43.649 --> 00:09:46.319 (clock ticking) 244 00:09:50.423 --> 00:09:52.925 (tense music) 245 00:09:55.928 --> 00:09:57.964 The Keefer brothers have zig zagged over three miles 246 00:09:57.997 --> 00:09:59.465 from their point of insertion. 247 00:09:59.498 --> 00:10:02.735 They're now within just one mile of the Pioneer Cache. 248 00:10:02.768 --> 00:10:04.403 With hopes that the supplies are waiting 249 00:10:04.437 --> 00:10:05.605 for them near the banks. 250 00:10:05.638 --> 00:10:07.773 The cache is camouflaged by a thick blanket 251 00:10:07.807 --> 00:10:09.942 of low lying brush surrounding the lake. 252 00:10:09.976 --> 00:10:11.744 In order to find the supplies they need 253 00:10:11.777 --> 00:10:13.212 to continue their journey, 254 00:10:13.245 --> 00:10:17.116 Chris and Casey must proceed with purpose and focus. 255 00:10:19.418 --> 00:10:23.589 - Keep your eye out through this entire lowland stuff. 256 00:10:27.126 --> 00:10:27.927 - Right there, dude, right there. 257 00:10:27.960 --> 00:10:28.761 - Where? 258 00:10:28.794 --> 00:10:30.997 - Right in front of us. 259 00:10:31.030 --> 00:10:31.831 Right here. 260 00:10:31.864 --> 00:10:32.665 Right there. 261 00:10:32.698 --> 00:10:33.899 - (chuckling) Whoo! 262 00:10:33.933 --> 00:10:35.301 Nice find dude. 263 00:10:35.334 --> 00:10:37.069 - Oh man. 264 00:10:37.103 --> 00:10:37.903 Cache. 265 00:10:37.937 --> 00:10:38.738 - Nice spot. 266 00:10:38.771 --> 00:10:40.339 - Alright. 267 00:10:40.373 --> 00:10:44.310 Well, we've got a Tenzing bag for sure, which is good. 268 00:10:44.343 --> 00:10:46.178 We've got a backpack now. 269 00:10:46.212 --> 00:10:47.380 We got a raft. 270 00:10:48.414 --> 00:10:50.616 Alright, here's binos. 271 00:10:50.650 --> 00:10:52.385 Set of wading boots. 272 00:10:52.418 --> 00:10:53.953 I gotta find the GPS. 273 00:10:53.986 --> 00:10:55.388 - [Voiceover] In order for the brothers 274 00:10:55.421 --> 00:10:57.623 to make use of the supplies in the Pioneer Cache, 275 00:10:57.657 --> 00:10:59.425 and any other caches they may find, 276 00:10:59.458 --> 00:11:01.560 they must first validate their location 277 00:11:01.594 --> 00:11:03.229 back to the producers. 278 00:11:03.262 --> 00:11:05.831 If they fail to validate any of the correct locations 279 00:11:05.865 --> 00:11:07.033 in the time allotted, 280 00:11:07.066 --> 00:11:10.670 the cache's contents will be useless to them. 281 00:11:10.703 --> 00:11:11.537 - Reel. 282 00:11:14.306 --> 00:11:16.075 - Hold on, I'm gonna validate this. 283 00:11:16.108 --> 00:11:17.576 - Another waders. 284 00:11:17.610 --> 00:11:18.778 - Checkin' in. 285 00:11:22.548 --> 00:11:26.652 Okay, and... 286 00:11:26.686 --> 00:11:28.754 ...okay, cache validated right now. 287 00:11:28.788 --> 00:11:29.588 - Water bottle. 288 00:11:29.622 --> 00:11:31.057 - What do we got? 289 00:11:36.629 --> 00:11:38.264 - [Voiceover] It's been half a day since the brothers 290 00:11:38.297 --> 00:11:40.166 were inserted on the high mountain lake. 291 00:11:40.199 --> 00:11:42.868 Having battled miles of open tundra, tussock, 292 00:11:42.902 --> 00:11:44.837 and a lack of clear direction. 293 00:11:44.870 --> 00:11:47.640 The brothers have successfully found and validated 294 00:11:47.673 --> 00:11:49.175 their first cache. 295 00:11:53.012 --> 00:11:55.881 - [Casey] Waders, wading boots, flyer rod, reel. 296 00:11:55.915 --> 00:11:57.116 - Only one set of boots? 297 00:11:57.149 --> 00:11:59.552 - Yeah, there's only one set of boots in here. 298 00:11:59.585 --> 00:12:02.655 - Hold on, let's rip this thing open. 299 00:12:02.688 --> 00:12:04.623 - Set that right there. 300 00:12:05.958 --> 00:12:07.660 - Here they are, here's some boots. 301 00:12:07.693 --> 00:12:10.029 - Let's get this thing open. 302 00:12:11.731 --> 00:12:12.832 - Okay, so we got the raft. 303 00:12:12.865 --> 00:12:13.666 - Yep. 304 00:12:13.699 --> 00:12:15.134 - Here's a knife. 305 00:12:16.001 --> 00:12:17.103 - Oh yeah, that'll be good. 306 00:12:17.136 --> 00:12:18.637 - Yeah, no, that's solid. 307 00:12:18.671 --> 00:12:20.339 - If we can ever get to a place where there is wood. 308 00:12:20.372 --> 00:12:21.507 - Alright. 309 00:12:21.540 --> 00:12:22.708 - We've got nothing for a weapon. 310 00:12:22.742 --> 00:12:25.244 - No, we got a flyer out, though, 311 00:12:25.277 --> 00:12:26.946 we know there's grayling out here, there always is. 312 00:12:26.979 --> 00:12:28.214 - Yeah, but there's no weapon. 313 00:12:28.247 --> 00:12:29.448 There's no gun. 314 00:12:29.482 --> 00:12:30.716 Or bow. 315 00:12:30.750 --> 00:12:31.851 - [Voiceover] No weapon, that means the brothers 316 00:12:31.884 --> 00:12:33.119 can't take big game. 317 00:12:33.152 --> 00:12:35.755 Drastically limiting their food options. 318 00:12:35.788 --> 00:12:36.989 - You know what else there isn't? 319 00:12:37.022 --> 00:12:37.923 - What? 320 00:12:37.957 --> 00:12:38.924 - There's no gun, I know that. 321 00:12:38.958 --> 00:12:40.760 I know this one will work. 322 00:12:40.793 --> 00:12:42.128 There's no oars. 323 00:12:45.364 --> 00:12:46.565 - What, there's no oars? 324 00:12:48.567 --> 00:12:51.070 - [Casey] There gotta be oars. 325 00:12:52.471 --> 00:12:53.906 All right, let's get back to this for a second. 326 00:12:53.939 --> 00:12:57.042 There's no weapon and there's no oars. 327 00:12:57.076 --> 00:12:58.811 - And there's no tent. 328 00:12:58.844 --> 00:13:00.379 - [Voiceover] No oars will make the brothers journey 329 00:13:00.412 --> 00:13:03.115 more difficult and hinder their pace. 330 00:13:03.149 --> 00:13:04.350 - I'm not worried about the tent 331 00:13:04.383 --> 00:13:05.551 because we can use the raft. 332 00:13:05.584 --> 00:13:07.052 - [Chris] Yeah, yeah. 333 00:13:07.086 --> 00:13:08.320 - We can build a shelter with the rope right there. 334 00:13:08.354 --> 00:13:09.555 Let's concentrate on this for a second. 335 00:13:09.588 --> 00:13:11.457 We have a pack, we've got a knife, 336 00:13:11.490 --> 00:13:13.292 which is huge to have that 337 00:13:13.325 --> 00:13:15.294 'cause at least we can chop down wood 338 00:13:15.327 --> 00:13:19.431 if we can ever get into a place where there is wood. 339 00:13:20.599 --> 00:13:22.234 Foot and tender. 340 00:13:22.268 --> 00:13:23.769 Well, we've just gotta take what we got, 341 00:13:23.803 --> 00:13:25.771 at least we have something to try to catch some food. 342 00:13:25.805 --> 00:13:28.407 At the end of the day, that's kind of important up here, 343 00:13:28.440 --> 00:13:29.909 in this high country. 344 00:13:29.942 --> 00:13:31.243 - [Voiceover] The Pioneer Cache contains a number 345 00:13:31.277 --> 00:13:32.678 of critical items. 346 00:13:32.711 --> 00:13:35.247 The raft is a 16 and a half foot inflatable canoe, 347 00:13:35.281 --> 00:13:38.284 capable of carrying up to 1800 pounds of cargo. 348 00:13:38.317 --> 00:13:40.186 Made of 32 ounce PVC. 349 00:13:40.219 --> 00:13:43.422 The Pioneer Extreme weighs in at 72 pounds. 350 00:13:43.455 --> 00:13:46.091 The five weight fly rod is equipped with a large arbor reel. 351 00:13:46.125 --> 00:13:48.460 The set up comes complete with a fly box 352 00:13:48.494 --> 00:13:50.229 containing dry flies and nips. 353 00:13:50.262 --> 00:13:52.164 Making it possible to land anything, 354 00:13:52.198 --> 00:13:53.599 from grayling to salmon. 355 00:13:53.632 --> 00:13:56.235 The fire starting kit contains a fire striker, 356 00:13:56.268 --> 00:13:58.804 flint rock, and a tinder nest for quick ignition, 357 00:13:58.838 --> 00:14:01.106 even in extreme conditions. 358 00:14:03.209 --> 00:14:04.577 Rounding out the critical cache items, 359 00:14:04.610 --> 00:14:06.545 is this set of ten by 42 binoculars. 360 00:14:06.579 --> 00:14:08.280 These opotics should prove useful 361 00:14:08.314 --> 00:14:10.249 for trying to locate game for food 362 00:14:10.282 --> 00:14:13.118 and provide a better look of what's ahead. 363 00:14:13.152 --> 00:14:14.920 The binoculars are tucked into a soft harness 364 00:14:14.954 --> 00:14:18.791 with an elastic strap for comfortable carrying. 365 00:14:19.892 --> 00:14:21.827 - Boy, that's gonna make it. 366 00:14:21.861 --> 00:14:22.862 Here it is, hold on. 367 00:14:22.895 --> 00:14:24.997 It's gonna make it rough. 368 00:14:25.898 --> 00:14:28.934 We have eight miles down river 369 00:14:28.968 --> 00:14:31.136 to the next cache. 370 00:14:31.170 --> 00:14:32.771 - Maybe that's where we're gonna end up gettin' 371 00:14:32.805 --> 00:14:34.673 all the stuff, I hope. 372 00:14:34.707 --> 00:14:36.575 - [Voiceover] While a GPS is a modern tool, 373 00:14:36.609 --> 00:14:39.745 to the brothers it's nothing more than a glorified compass. 374 00:14:39.778 --> 00:14:42.181 Survival in a primitive situation, for them, 375 00:14:42.214 --> 00:14:44.283 means using your mind and your instincts 376 00:14:44.316 --> 00:14:46.318 more than any other tool. 377 00:14:46.352 --> 00:14:47.586 - For the evening. 378 00:14:47.620 --> 00:14:48.687 - Yeah, then we'll get into the gear 379 00:14:48.721 --> 00:14:51.156 and get this all figured out. 380 00:14:54.426 --> 00:14:56.295 - [Voiceover] With no oars and a setting sun, 381 00:14:56.328 --> 00:14:58.898 the brothers decide to spend the day's last leg 382 00:14:58.931 --> 00:15:01.100 getting their bearings. 383 00:15:01.133 --> 00:15:03.035 - At least we have the ability to glass. 384 00:15:03.068 --> 00:15:06.272 Let's just see if we can't get some eyes 385 00:15:06.305 --> 00:15:07.773 on what lies ahead of us 'cause we're gonna have to go 386 00:15:07.806 --> 00:15:09.074 out this way anyway. 387 00:15:09.108 --> 00:15:09.942 Alright. 388 00:15:17.850 --> 00:15:20.886 - [Casey] Wow, there's not a tree anywhere. 389 00:15:20.920 --> 00:15:22.488 - Watch right here. 390 00:15:22.521 --> 00:15:23.422 - Huh? 391 00:15:23.455 --> 00:15:25.824 - [Chris] Right here, see 'em. 392 00:15:25.858 --> 00:15:27.993 Caribou right there, a whole herd. 393 00:15:28.027 --> 00:15:29.395 - [Casey] Are you kidding me? 394 00:15:29.428 --> 00:15:30.663 - [Voiceover] The movement among the tussock 395 00:15:30.696 --> 00:15:31.897 is quick to draw the brothers attention. 396 00:15:31.931 --> 00:15:33.966 This time, it's a herd of caribou, 397 00:15:33.999 --> 00:15:35.467 and they're surprisingly close. 398 00:15:35.501 --> 00:15:37.336 - [Casey] Are you messing with me right now, 399 00:15:37.369 --> 00:15:38.270 look at 'em. 400 00:15:38.304 --> 00:15:40.639 - They're coming right at us. 401 00:15:42.841 --> 00:15:45.210 - We've got an entire herd of caribou. 402 00:15:45.244 --> 00:15:46.312 - That sucks. 403 00:15:47.813 --> 00:15:49.448 - [Voiceover] According to Alaskan game regulations, 404 00:15:49.481 --> 00:15:51.750 hunters are prohibited from flying and hunting 405 00:15:51.784 --> 00:15:53.118 in the same day. 406 00:15:55.988 --> 00:15:57.723 - I mean there's all kinds of bull right there. 407 00:15:57.756 --> 00:16:00.092 - Look at that, the wind too, we can literally sneak 408 00:16:00.125 --> 00:16:02.561 right down the air like that. 409 00:16:04.263 --> 00:16:07.533 - [Chris] That's painful, fourteen days of meat right there. 410 00:16:07.566 --> 00:16:10.369 I hate that we gotta move past these caribou. 411 00:16:10.402 --> 00:16:12.871 - What are we gonna do, there's nothin' we can do. 412 00:16:12.905 --> 00:16:14.206 - I know, I know, there's nothin' we can do, 413 00:16:14.239 --> 00:16:17.543 but sit here and watch them all day. 414 00:16:17.576 --> 00:16:19.011 Hope one of them falls over. 415 00:16:19.044 --> 00:16:23.115 - It completely falls over dead and we just walk up on 'em. 416 00:16:23.148 --> 00:16:27.319 - Frustrating 'cause that is a lot of food right there. 417 00:16:30.189 --> 00:16:34.026 - That bull right there is a complete slam dunk. 418 00:16:34.059 --> 00:16:37.062 But all disheartening at this point in the game. 419 00:16:37.096 --> 00:16:39.832 - [Casey] Yeah, to say the least. 420 00:16:39.865 --> 00:16:42.835 Come all this way to have this caribou right in front of us 421 00:16:42.868 --> 00:16:45.137 and we can't do anything. 422 00:16:45.170 --> 00:16:47.106 - So, I mean, at the end of the day, 423 00:16:47.139 --> 00:16:49.508 we're just spinnin' our wheels. 424 00:16:49.541 --> 00:16:51.310 - Boy, that's maddening. 425 00:16:51.343 --> 00:16:52.678 - (growling). 426 00:16:52.711 --> 00:16:54.146 - A couple of weeks worth of meat, man. 427 00:16:54.179 --> 00:16:55.814 Let's quit wastin' time, we've gotta get back down there. 428 00:16:55.848 --> 00:16:56.915 - I'm not even gonna mess with them, 429 00:16:56.949 --> 00:16:58.384 let's just get out of here. 430 00:16:58.417 --> 00:16:59.585 - [Voiceover] North America's unique system of game laws 431 00:16:59.618 --> 00:17:01.887 was specifically created by hunters as a way 432 00:17:01.920 --> 00:17:03.956 to conserve, protect and ensure the future 433 00:17:03.989 --> 00:17:05.891 of many species of wildlife. 434 00:17:05.924 --> 00:17:08.327 While these caribou would provide weeks worth of meat, 435 00:17:08.360 --> 00:17:10.462 the brothers must leave them be. 436 00:17:10.496 --> 00:17:14.633 But in Alaska, they're not the only item on the menu. 437 00:17:14.666 --> 00:17:17.903 Fish, ptarmigan, or natural forages 438 00:17:17.936 --> 00:17:20.005 such as berries and plants, can be found, 439 00:17:20.039 --> 00:17:21.740 if you know where to look. 440 00:17:21.774 --> 00:17:23.442 These resources can be scarce. 441 00:17:23.475 --> 00:17:24.943 So the brothers will have to take advantage 442 00:17:24.977 --> 00:17:28.280 of any opportunity they can to find fuel for their bodies. 443 00:17:28.313 --> 00:17:30.349 - Are you sure there's nothing else laying around down here? 444 00:17:30.382 --> 00:17:33.285 Like I don't see anything in the... 445 00:17:35.220 --> 00:17:37.523 ...I don't see anything else. 446 00:17:37.556 --> 00:17:41.160 - I mean, that's it, man, right there. 447 00:17:41.193 --> 00:17:43.629 We've got those items. 448 00:17:43.662 --> 00:17:45.697 We'll just make the best we can do with it. 449 00:17:45.731 --> 00:17:46.965 Let's fish our way down, 450 00:17:46.999 --> 00:17:48.967 Lord knows we're not gonna be going fast 451 00:17:49.001 --> 00:17:50.769 'cause we don't have oars. 452 00:17:50.803 --> 00:17:52.204 - [Voiceover] Missing oars means there's no way 453 00:17:52.237 --> 00:17:56.375 for Chris and Casey to propel or even steer the raft. 454 00:18:01.313 --> 00:18:03.549 With half a day behind them and no food or water, 455 00:18:03.582 --> 00:18:08.353 a mundane chore quickly turns into back breaking work. 456 00:18:08.387 --> 00:18:11.223 (heavy breathing) 457 00:18:14.326 --> 00:18:16.361 Being in the elements for an extended period of time 458 00:18:16.395 --> 00:18:17.996 depletes the body of energy. 459 00:18:18.030 --> 00:18:20.399 For the brothers, the labor of inflating a raft, 460 00:18:20.432 --> 00:18:23.602 compounds that in an unexpected way. 461 00:18:23.635 --> 00:18:25.804 Life in the middle of nowhere, is a constant strain, 462 00:18:25.838 --> 00:18:27.840 mentally and physically. 463 00:18:30.275 --> 00:18:31.477 - It won't take anymore. 464 00:18:31.510 --> 00:18:34.079 - [Chris] Yep, that's about it. 465 00:18:42.788 --> 00:18:43.655 This is it, man. 466 00:18:43.689 --> 00:18:45.624 (moaning) 467 00:18:45.657 --> 00:18:47.860 - Oh, that's where it's at. 468 00:18:47.893 --> 00:18:50.762 - [Chris] All right, so, how 'bout this. 469 00:18:50.796 --> 00:18:53.699 Instead of sleeping under it, and using it for a shelter, 470 00:18:53.732 --> 00:18:56.268 let's put it right there against that hillside. 471 00:18:56.301 --> 00:18:58.704 We'll put this stuff so it's on the left 472 00:18:58.737 --> 00:19:01.006 to give us some, a wind break. 473 00:19:01.039 --> 00:19:04.076 And let's just get in this thing down and dirty with it. 474 00:19:04.109 --> 00:19:05.377 - Oh yeah, if we get in, 475 00:19:05.410 --> 00:19:07.012 it's gonna keep us up off the ground. 476 00:19:07.045 --> 00:19:08.514 It's like a big air mattress. 477 00:19:08.547 --> 00:19:10.482 - Well, here's the deal, if it rains. 478 00:19:10.516 --> 00:19:11.817 - [Casey] Flip it. 479 00:19:11.850 --> 00:19:13.152 - Flip it on us. 480 00:19:13.185 --> 00:19:14.653 Let's get it up and set right now 481 00:19:14.686 --> 00:19:15.888 and then we can figure out the rest of the stuff. 482 00:19:15.921 --> 00:19:17.156 - Ah, I'm just gonna go to sleep (laughing). 483 00:19:17.189 --> 00:19:19.491 - [Chris] We're not done yet, I'm not done yet. 484 00:19:19.525 --> 00:19:22.027 As soon as we lay down, we're gonna be done. 485 00:19:22.060 --> 00:19:24.329 - [Casey] Get that gear packed up. 486 00:19:24.363 --> 00:19:25.697 - [Voiceover] With the temperature dropping, 487 00:19:25.731 --> 00:19:27.699 the brothers settle in for the evening. 488 00:19:27.733 --> 00:19:31.003 - [Casey] Alright, you get the pack, I'll get these waders. 489 00:19:31.036 --> 00:19:32.437 - [Chris] We've got some of this stuff in here. 490 00:19:32.471 --> 00:19:34.206 - I'm gonna sleep in these waders tonight, man. 491 00:19:34.239 --> 00:19:37.809 - It'll be warmer than not sleepin' in them. 492 00:19:37.843 --> 00:19:40.145 - [Casey] You go ahead and do whatever you'd like to do. 493 00:19:40.179 --> 00:19:41.446 'Cause we're not gonna start a fire, are we? 494 00:19:41.480 --> 00:19:42.981 - [Chris] No, I say we don't start a fire, 495 00:19:43.015 --> 00:19:44.650 I mean, we're not gonna have any wood right here. 496 00:19:44.683 --> 00:19:48.520 I mean, this is all just tussock and willow, 497 00:19:48.554 --> 00:19:49.755 I mean, there's nothing dead. 498 00:19:49.788 --> 00:19:50.856 I think we're just gonna waste time 499 00:19:50.889 --> 00:19:51.690 if we start a fire. 500 00:19:51.723 --> 00:19:53.125 I say we just tuck in. 501 00:19:53.158 --> 00:19:55.360 - Save that, save that tinder for when we need it. 502 00:19:55.394 --> 00:19:56.528 - That's what I mean, I don't wanna waste it all on 503 00:19:56.562 --> 00:19:57.996 this green. 504 00:19:58.030 --> 00:19:59.231 - Especially 'cause we're not cookin' anything. 505 00:19:59.264 --> 00:20:00.465 - I mean, I'm not gonna fish tonight, 506 00:20:00.499 --> 00:20:03.869 I think, that's sun's goin' down pretty quick. 507 00:20:07.539 --> 00:20:09.308 - Where do I start with this one? 508 00:20:09.341 --> 00:20:11.109 - A boat with no oars. 509 00:20:11.143 --> 00:20:13.579 No weapon and no shelter. 510 00:20:13.612 --> 00:20:16.515 Really throws a monkey wrench in Alaska right now. 511 00:20:16.548 --> 00:20:17.983 - You know, maybe we won't need oars 512 00:20:18.016 --> 00:20:19.518 the first couple of days. 513 00:20:19.551 --> 00:20:20.786 Maybe we're gonna be doing an awful lot of draggin'. 514 00:20:20.819 --> 00:20:22.120 - Which side do you want? 515 00:20:22.154 --> 00:20:24.056 Room one or room two? 516 00:20:24.089 --> 00:20:26.124 - I think both of our goals right now 517 00:20:26.158 --> 00:20:27.960 is to hit tree line. 518 00:20:27.993 --> 00:20:29.661 - I mean, there's no wood up here to speak of. 519 00:20:29.695 --> 00:20:31.797 Not even firewood out here. 520 00:20:31.830 --> 00:20:34.233 - It's gonna be a long, cold night, 521 00:20:34.266 --> 00:20:36.401 but as of right now, we're making do. 522 00:20:36.435 --> 00:20:38.737 We're getting tight for the night. 523 00:20:38.770 --> 00:20:40.939 Tomorrow, we gotta haul it. 524 00:20:40.973 --> 00:20:43.475 - Winter is coming early in Alaska.