WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.400 --> 00:00:01.768 - [Narrator] Hunters have always been the first 2 00:00:01.768 --> 00:00:04.070 to venture into the wilderness. 3 00:00:04.070 --> 00:00:07.073 Whether driven by necessity or a thirst for adventure, 4 00:00:07.073 --> 00:00:08.541 brothers Chris and Casey Keefer 5 00:00:08.541 --> 00:00:10.777 pit themselves as hunters and survivors 6 00:00:10.777 --> 00:00:12.479 in some of the worlds most dangerous 7 00:00:12.479 --> 00:00:14.914 and unpredictable landscapes. 8 00:00:16.816 --> 00:00:20.520 Now they face the punishing New Zealand wilderness. 9 00:00:20.520 --> 00:00:22.422 Dropped with only the clothes on their backs, 10 00:00:22.422 --> 00:00:24.424 the brothers only chance of survival 11 00:00:24.424 --> 00:00:26.493 is to locate supply-yielding caches 12 00:00:26.493 --> 00:00:29.162 placed by the producers throughout their journey. 13 00:00:29.162 --> 00:00:31.965 To acquire them, the brothers must beat the clock 14 00:00:31.965 --> 00:00:35.235 and survive the gauntlet that is the New Zealand wilderness 15 00:00:35.235 --> 00:00:37.170 with virtually nothing. 16 00:00:38.304 --> 00:00:41.941 (acoustic rock music) ♪ Amazing grace 17 00:00:41.941 --> 00:00:45.578 ♪ What sweet the sight 18 00:00:45.578 --> 00:00:49.182 ♪ See her dressed in white 19 00:00:52.018 --> 00:00:55.321 ♪ I was once was lost 20 00:00:55.321 --> 00:00:58.625 ♪ But now i'm found 21 00:00:58.625 --> 00:01:02.796 ♪ Amazing grace and a saw of cotton and lace 22 00:01:13.573 --> 00:01:15.175 - [Narrator] Whitewater rapids posses the strength 23 00:01:15.175 --> 00:01:18.311 and unpredictability to cause life-threatening injuries. 24 00:01:18.311 --> 00:01:20.814 Rapids are categorized based on speed, size, 25 00:01:20.814 --> 00:01:22.315 and danger levels. 26 00:01:22.315 --> 00:01:24.617 Classes one through three are slower in speed 27 00:01:24.617 --> 00:01:26.820 but their irregular waves and sharp rocks 28 00:01:26.820 --> 00:01:29.355 require quick thinking to maneuver through. 29 00:01:29.355 --> 00:01:31.825 Class four rapids are longer and more dangerous 30 00:01:31.825 --> 00:01:34.594 with turbulent waves and constricted passages. 31 00:01:34.594 --> 00:01:37.230 Even the most experienced of whitewater rafters 32 00:01:37.230 --> 00:01:38.898 can have difficulties. 33 00:01:38.898 --> 00:01:40.967 Class five, the most extreme, 34 00:01:40.967 --> 00:01:44.137 are violent and nearly impossible to navigate. 35 00:01:44.137 --> 00:01:47.073 Chris and Casey must always be ready to react and adapt 36 00:01:47.073 --> 00:01:48.842 to the changing waterways. 37 00:01:48.842 --> 00:01:50.710 If the brothers are thrown from the raft 38 00:01:50.710 --> 00:01:54.948 they could face serious bodily harm or even death. 39 00:01:54.948 --> 00:01:58.284 (twangy acoustic music) 40 00:02:09.395 --> 00:02:11.564 (snoring) 41 00:02:15.969 --> 00:02:18.138 (sighing) 42 00:02:21.241 --> 00:02:22.075 - Cold. 43 00:02:22.075 --> 00:02:22.909 - Frozen. 44 00:02:23.977 --> 00:02:25.378 - [Chris] Cold. 45 00:02:25.378 --> 00:02:27.280 - That was brutal, man. 46 00:02:28.581 --> 00:02:30.517 - [Narrator] Unprotected from the freezing cold, 47 00:02:30.517 --> 00:02:34.687 they brothers first night has left them exhausted and sore. 48 00:02:36.289 --> 00:02:37.657 - [Casey] You notice this? 49 00:02:37.657 --> 00:02:38.491 - Yeah. 50 00:02:39.993 --> 00:02:42.829 We got a major problem, eh? 51 00:02:42.829 --> 00:02:44.164 - Yeah. 52 00:02:44.164 --> 00:02:47.300 The entire raft is leaking air. 53 00:02:47.300 --> 00:02:48.568 - [Narrator] A punctured raft 54 00:02:48.568 --> 00:02:51.437 could spell disaster for the brothers. 55 00:02:51.437 --> 00:02:53.406 - [Casey] That's cold. 56 00:02:53.406 --> 00:02:54.541 - [Chris] Were you up most of the night? 57 00:02:54.541 --> 00:02:55.942 - Yeah. 58 00:02:55.942 --> 00:02:58.278 Wide awake. - Sleeping in stints of like 59 00:02:58.278 --> 00:03:00.146 10 minutes, 15 minutes. 60 00:03:00.146 --> 00:03:01.481 And then 61 00:03:01.481 --> 00:03:03.683 this right here is losing air 62 00:03:03.683 --> 00:03:04.984 and it's losing it in every chamber, 63 00:03:04.984 --> 00:03:07.787 including the center sections and the four. 64 00:03:07.787 --> 00:03:10.723 So why would it be losing air in every one? 65 00:03:10.723 --> 00:03:12.992 I mean that's why their chambers. 66 00:03:12.992 --> 00:03:14.260 - I don't know. 67 00:03:15.795 --> 00:03:17.830 But that's not good at all. 68 00:03:17.830 --> 00:03:18.998 - [Chris] No. 69 00:03:18.998 --> 00:03:21.167 - I mean if it's losing air sitting still 70 00:03:21.167 --> 00:03:23.369 what's it gonna do when we're going down the river 71 00:03:23.369 --> 00:03:24.837 and pressure, you know what I mean? 72 00:03:24.837 --> 00:03:26.306 - Yeah, I know. 73 00:03:26.306 --> 00:03:28.274 We're gonna have to watch that because that could be bad. 74 00:03:28.274 --> 00:03:29.676 - [Narrator] If the raft is damaged 75 00:03:29.676 --> 00:03:31.077 the brother will have no choice 76 00:03:31.077 --> 00:03:33.746 but to cross the mountain range on foot. 77 00:03:33.746 --> 00:03:35.014 - Beautiful day. 78 00:03:35.014 --> 00:03:35.949 We got that going for us. 79 00:03:35.949 --> 00:03:37.584 We just need to get warm. 80 00:03:37.584 --> 00:03:38.751 - [Casey] Yep. 81 00:03:39.719 --> 00:03:41.254 (grunting) 82 00:03:41.254 --> 00:03:43.523 - Well let's get warmed up. 83 00:03:44.924 --> 00:03:47.694 Get that baby full of air and start moving on the river, 84 00:03:47.694 --> 00:03:50.063 we'll warm up even more. 85 00:03:50.063 --> 00:03:51.998 We got to get to that next cache. 86 00:03:51.998 --> 00:03:54.667 (Casey groaning) 87 00:03:55.868 --> 00:03:58.438 - [Casey] I can feel it instantly. 88 00:03:58.438 --> 00:03:59.806 - Yeah, I know. 89 00:03:59.806 --> 00:04:00.640 (groaning) 90 00:04:00.640 --> 00:04:01.474 All right. 91 00:04:03.543 --> 00:04:05.678 Let's get air in that boat. 92 00:04:05.678 --> 00:04:07.914 (trilling) 93 00:04:09.782 --> 00:04:13.253 - Take me a minute to get going here in the morning. 94 00:04:13.253 --> 00:04:14.754 I don't know, I've always been like that. 95 00:04:14.754 --> 00:04:17.624 Kinda get my bearings, ease into it, 96 00:04:17.624 --> 00:04:19.792 take my time to get going. 97 00:04:21.094 --> 00:04:24.797 Chris is always up and right at it, 98 00:04:24.797 --> 00:04:27.033 motor's running right away. 99 00:04:28.167 --> 00:04:30.303 Kinda like to take my time a little bit. 100 00:04:30.303 --> 00:04:32.105 - It's a blue bird day in New Zealand. 101 00:04:32.105 --> 00:04:34.807 I really want to see what she has to offer us. 102 00:04:34.807 --> 00:04:36.676 I know it's gonna be absolutely beautiful 103 00:04:36.676 --> 00:04:38.111 based on our flight in. 104 00:04:38.111 --> 00:04:39.045 I'm ready. 105 00:04:39.045 --> 00:04:41.281 I'm excited, I'm charged up. 106 00:04:41.281 --> 00:04:43.516 - I'm tired right now. 107 00:04:43.516 --> 00:04:46.719 I wasn't tired earlier at 4:00 this morning. 108 00:04:46.719 --> 00:04:48.621 I was wide awake. 109 00:04:48.621 --> 00:04:52.725 - I'm just walking this edge here just trying to get warm. 110 00:04:53.626 --> 00:04:54.460 Oh. 111 00:04:55.928 --> 00:04:58.464 I feel like as soon as I get the blood flowing again 112 00:04:58.464 --> 00:05:00.867 Casey and I can get that raft full of air 113 00:05:00.867 --> 00:05:02.602 and hit the river. 114 00:05:02.602 --> 00:05:04.404 (heavy breathing) 115 00:05:04.404 --> 00:05:08.508 - I think just a combination of just the moisture in the air 116 00:05:08.508 --> 00:05:11.544 being so close to the ocean. 117 00:05:11.544 --> 00:05:13.146 We lost sun at like 118 00:05:15.515 --> 00:05:17.317 4:00 yesterday. 119 00:05:17.317 --> 00:05:19.619 Maybe even earlier. 120 00:05:19.619 --> 00:05:22.088 Which is why we decided not to hit the river. 121 00:05:22.088 --> 00:05:25.458 - I'm ready to see what this river's got. 122 00:05:25.458 --> 00:05:27.160 A little concerned about the helmets, 123 00:05:27.160 --> 00:05:29.462 a little concerned about the air in the raft, 124 00:05:29.462 --> 00:05:32.498 but just gotta stay energized. 125 00:05:32.498 --> 00:05:34.200 That's the plan right now. 126 00:05:34.200 --> 00:05:35.968 Give her all she got. 127 00:05:37.036 --> 00:05:38.271 - It's interesting to see 128 00:05:38.271 --> 00:05:40.907 what these temperature variances are gonna do. 129 00:05:40.907 --> 00:05:42.775 It feels like it's probably gonna get up into the 60s, 130 00:05:42.775 --> 00:05:45.211 maybe even 70 today, 131 00:05:45.211 --> 00:05:49.382 but then it drops down like that at night, whew. 132 00:05:49.382 --> 00:05:51.451 See what the river holds. 133 00:05:53.686 --> 00:05:55.488 (air pump hissing) 134 00:05:55.488 --> 00:05:56.889 - [Narrator] Reinflating the raft 135 00:05:56.889 --> 00:05:59.125 has eaten into the brothers limited daylight. 136 00:05:59.125 --> 00:06:02.228 They must hurry or risk navigating whitewater rapids 137 00:06:02.228 --> 00:06:03.529 in the dark. 138 00:06:03.529 --> 00:06:05.631 - [Casey] We got a lot of river ahead of us. 139 00:06:05.631 --> 00:06:06.466 Okay. 140 00:06:06.466 --> 00:06:07.533 (water splashing) 141 00:06:07.533 --> 00:06:08.801 - She's cold 142 00:06:08.801 --> 00:06:10.436 but she's beautiful. 143 00:06:10.436 --> 00:06:11.270 You good back there? 144 00:06:11.270 --> 00:06:13.272 - Yeah, I'm excited now. 145 00:06:14.340 --> 00:06:16.376 - All right, let's stay left. 146 00:06:16.376 --> 00:06:18.277 Let's give her a whirl. 147 00:06:19.245 --> 00:06:20.747 (water splashing) 148 00:06:20.747 --> 00:06:23.549 - [Casey] Let's see what New Zealand has to offer. 149 00:06:23.549 --> 00:06:25.385 Do you think we need to put these helmets on? 150 00:06:25.385 --> 00:06:27.220 (clock ticking) 151 00:06:27.220 --> 00:06:28.321 (water splashing) 152 00:06:28.321 --> 00:06:29.756 - [Narrator] Chris and Casey Keefer 153 00:06:29.756 --> 00:06:32.892 are making their way down river toward their second cache. 154 00:06:32.892 --> 00:06:34.560 Only an hour into their trip, 155 00:06:34.560 --> 00:06:37.163 the brothers are already beginning to see and hear 156 00:06:37.163 --> 00:06:39.632 warning signs of the dangers that lie ahead. 157 00:06:39.632 --> 00:06:41.501 (water rushing) 158 00:06:41.501 --> 00:06:44.337 (water splashing) 159 00:06:46.606 --> 00:06:48.207 - [Chris] Right in the middle of the river. 160 00:06:48.207 --> 00:06:49.475 - [Casey] What's that? 161 00:06:49.475 --> 00:06:51.544 You gotta talk a little loud with these rapids. 162 00:06:51.544 --> 00:06:53.045 - [Chris] Right in the middle of the river. 163 00:06:53.045 --> 00:06:54.313 - [Casey] Yeah, that's a big rock, man. 164 00:06:54.313 --> 00:06:55.782 I can see it right there. 165 00:06:55.782 --> 00:06:57.150 - [Chris] I say we pull over and check it 166 00:06:57.150 --> 00:06:59.318 before we hit the chute. 167 00:06:59.318 --> 00:07:00.420 - Yeah, we need to look at it 168 00:07:00.420 --> 00:07:02.321 'cause that's definitely a raft-flipper 169 00:07:02.321 --> 00:07:04.157 or even a raft-ripper. 170 00:07:04.157 --> 00:07:06.659 - Take a look at it. 171 00:07:06.659 --> 00:07:09.095 I'd rather see it before we actually try to do it. 172 00:07:09.095 --> 00:07:10.663 - Before we run into it? (chuckling) 173 00:07:10.663 --> 00:07:11.764 - Yeah. 174 00:07:11.764 --> 00:07:14.000 (water splashing) 175 00:07:14.000 --> 00:07:15.802 - [Narrator] Large boulders are commonplace 176 00:07:15.802 --> 00:07:17.937 in New Zealand's rivers due to the collision 177 00:07:17.937 --> 00:07:20.440 of the Pacific and Indo-Australaian plates 178 00:07:20.440 --> 00:07:22.241 buried beneath the island. 179 00:07:22.241 --> 00:07:24.010 Known as the Alpine Fault, 180 00:07:24.010 --> 00:07:26.612 the grinding of these two plates causes earthquakes, 181 00:07:26.612 --> 00:07:29.515 landslides, and erupting volcanoes. 182 00:07:29.515 --> 00:07:32.318 Sharp rocks and debris loosen by frequent earthquakes 183 00:07:32.318 --> 00:07:33.853 litter the waterway. 184 00:07:33.853 --> 00:07:36.522 Chris and Casey must stay alert and react quickly 185 00:07:36.522 --> 00:07:39.525 in order to maneuver the raft around dangerous obstacles 186 00:07:39.525 --> 00:07:40.993 lining the riverbed. 187 00:07:40.993 --> 00:07:42.728 One wrong move could result in 188 00:07:42.728 --> 00:07:45.064 life-threatening consequences. 189 00:07:45.064 --> 00:07:46.132 - The problem is is there's two currents 190 00:07:46.132 --> 00:07:46.966 right here that split. 191 00:07:46.966 --> 00:07:47.800 See them? 192 00:07:47.800 --> 00:07:49.001 - Yeah. 193 00:07:49.001 --> 00:07:50.236 - It's like right there. - The main current's 194 00:07:50.236 --> 00:07:51.838 going directly into the side of that rock. 195 00:07:51.838 --> 00:07:53.072 - Look at the water 196 00:07:53.072 --> 00:07:54.941 hitting the side of that rock right there. 197 00:07:54.941 --> 00:07:57.109 Just hammering it. 198 00:07:57.109 --> 00:07:58.678 That's where you don't want to be 199 00:07:58.678 --> 00:08:00.880 'cause that's where you list. 200 00:08:00.880 --> 00:08:03.683 - So maybe this is why we got the helmets. 201 00:08:03.683 --> 00:08:06.986 - [Casey] I'd say this would be start of the helmets. 202 00:08:06.986 --> 00:08:08.354 - [Chris] What does the backside look like? 203 00:08:08.354 --> 00:08:11.524 - [Casey] Looks fairly clean. 204 00:08:11.524 --> 00:08:12.358 - [Chris] Yeah. 205 00:08:12.358 --> 00:08:13.826 No, it's clean. 206 00:08:13.826 --> 00:08:16.596 - Well and that stuff over there does look sharp. 207 00:08:16.596 --> 00:08:18.197 It looks like it's new from that earthquake 208 00:08:18.197 --> 00:08:19.232 coming down out of there. 209 00:08:19.232 --> 00:08:20.433 - [Chris] Yep. 210 00:08:20.433 --> 00:08:22.168 - Last thing we need to do is peel our raft. 211 00:08:22.168 --> 00:08:23.836 If we set up high enough up here. 212 00:08:23.836 --> 00:08:25.071 You got one rock up top, 213 00:08:25.071 --> 00:08:26.372 you got that second rock right there, 214 00:08:26.372 --> 00:08:27.974 and then you got the third rock. 215 00:08:27.974 --> 00:08:29.876 But if we could get left after that one. 216 00:08:29.876 --> 00:08:30.710 - Cut it. 217 00:08:30.710 --> 00:08:32.111 - Try to get 218 00:08:32.111 --> 00:08:33.546 right through the gut. - Shoot it and then let's go. 219 00:08:33.546 --> 00:08:35.281 I mean this gorge is closing in on us on both, 220 00:08:35.281 --> 00:08:36.716 so I don't know. 221 00:08:36.716 --> 00:08:40.887 I'd rather walk it out, check the line, let her buck. 222 00:08:40.887 --> 00:08:42.455 - Yeah, fine by me. 223 00:08:43.656 --> 00:08:44.957 - Now we're getting into some adventure. 224 00:08:44.957 --> 00:08:48.027 - And if we do go into that, get on the oars. 225 00:08:48.027 --> 00:08:50.429 - [Chris] I will try my best. 226 00:08:51.797 --> 00:08:53.199 - [Narrator] Chris and Casey must be smart 227 00:08:53.199 --> 00:08:55.701 in order to safely maneuver around the boulder. 228 00:08:55.701 --> 00:08:56.969 The obstacle marks the start 229 00:08:56.969 --> 00:08:59.472 of the most dangerous section of rapids. 230 00:08:59.472 --> 00:09:01.607 Multiple rocks are directing the waters flow 231 00:09:01.607 --> 00:09:03.609 right into the heart of the boulder. 232 00:09:03.609 --> 00:09:06.479 Chris and Casey must use speed, strength, and timing 233 00:09:06.479 --> 00:09:08.180 to escape the raging current 234 00:09:08.180 --> 00:09:10.850 and steer the raft to the left of the rock. 235 00:09:10.850 --> 00:09:13.185 A head-on collision would pin them to the boulder. 236 00:09:13.185 --> 00:09:15.855 The overwhelming force of the river would flood the raft, 237 00:09:15.855 --> 00:09:19.725 forcing it to list and sink leaving the brothers helpless 238 00:09:19.725 --> 00:09:21.994 and at the mercy of the raging rapids. 239 00:09:21.994 --> 00:09:24.664 (water rushing) 240 00:09:27.266 --> 00:09:30.369 Hitting the proper line is crucial to the brothers survival. 241 00:09:30.369 --> 00:09:31.971 Trying to correct course mid-river 242 00:09:31.971 --> 00:09:33.839 will be almost impossible. 243 00:09:33.839 --> 00:09:36.342 (water rushing) 244 00:09:36.342 --> 00:09:37.777 - [Casey] Now push to the left. 245 00:09:37.777 --> 00:09:42.548 (water rushing) (dramatic instrumental music) 246 00:09:42.548 --> 00:09:44.350 - [Narrator] The brothers have made it past the rock 247 00:09:44.350 --> 00:09:47.353 but it was just a precursor for the dangers that lie ahead. 248 00:09:47.353 --> 00:09:48.321 - [Casey] Right here, right here. 249 00:09:48.321 --> 00:09:49.355 Keep going, keep going. 250 00:09:49.355 --> 00:09:50.189 Good, good. 251 00:09:50.189 --> 00:09:53.025 (water splashing) 252 00:09:54.694 --> 00:09:56.362 Okay, stay right, stay right, stay right. 253 00:09:56.362 --> 00:09:59.298 - [Chris] Here comes a line. 254 00:09:59.298 --> 00:10:00.533 - [Casey] Stay in the center, stay in the center. 255 00:10:00.533 --> 00:10:02.468 Don't lose it, watch the rock, watch the rock. 256 00:10:02.468 --> 00:10:03.736 Good, good, good. 257 00:10:03.736 --> 00:10:04.670 (water rushing) 258 00:10:04.670 --> 00:10:08.407 (dramatic instrumental music) 259 00:10:10.576 --> 00:10:11.510 - [Chris] Got it. 260 00:10:11.510 --> 00:10:12.845 - Go. 261 00:10:12.845 --> 00:10:13.779 - Nice line. 262 00:10:13.779 --> 00:10:16.048 (water rushing) 263 00:10:16.048 --> 00:10:18.884 (exclaiming) 264 00:10:18.884 --> 00:10:20.720 (chuckling) 265 00:10:20.720 --> 00:10:22.154 (exclaiming) 266 00:10:22.154 --> 00:10:25.191 (trilling) 267 00:10:25.191 --> 00:10:29.495 - (chuckling) So, check that out right there. 268 00:10:29.495 --> 00:10:31.831 That is what we just came through. 269 00:10:31.831 --> 00:10:35.668 I mean just the gorge beyond all gorges. 270 00:10:35.668 --> 00:10:39.872 It's so gnarly and crags and rocks and whitewater, 271 00:10:39.872 --> 00:10:42.475 I mean it just had everything. 272 00:10:42.475 --> 00:10:43.909 Man that was awesome. 273 00:10:43.909 --> 00:10:45.378 And then it's like, pfoo, we sped out the end 274 00:10:45.378 --> 00:10:48.114 and here it is nice and calm. 275 00:10:48.114 --> 00:10:50.383 Getting back into the sun but it's getting chilly, eh? 276 00:10:50.383 --> 00:10:51.951 What do you go? 277 00:10:51.951 --> 00:10:54.854 - Yeah, it's getting cold. 278 00:10:54.854 --> 00:10:57.957 I had to pull over and get changed in here for a second. 279 00:10:57.957 --> 00:11:00.526 I took some water in the front. 280 00:11:00.526 --> 00:11:01.794 That was a little bit of a challenge. 281 00:11:01.794 --> 00:11:04.430 I see now why we got the helmets and BFDs 282 00:11:04.430 --> 00:11:07.533 and we definitely strapped up. 283 00:11:07.533 --> 00:11:08.734 But it's not over. 284 00:11:08.734 --> 00:11:11.404 We still got a little bit of ways to go 285 00:11:11.404 --> 00:11:13.205 before we get to the cache 286 00:11:13.205 --> 00:11:15.474 and that sun is going down. 287 00:11:16.909 --> 00:11:20.012 So as much as I want to stand here and enjoy everything 288 00:11:20.012 --> 00:11:22.848 I also want to make sure we get there tonight. 289 00:11:22.848 --> 00:11:25.484 Hopefully get through this next section. 290 00:11:25.484 --> 00:11:27.219 But incredible. 291 00:11:27.219 --> 00:11:29.055 Absolutely incredible. 292 00:11:33.492 --> 00:11:34.660 - There it is. 293 00:11:37.329 --> 00:11:38.998 - [Narrator] Time is slipping away 294 00:11:38.998 --> 00:11:41.500 as the sun dips towards the horizon. 295 00:11:41.500 --> 00:11:42.935 The brothers have less than an hour 296 00:11:42.935 --> 00:11:45.071 to find and validate the cache 297 00:11:45.071 --> 00:11:47.773 before they lose its contents to the ticking clock. 298 00:11:47.773 --> 00:11:50.743 - [Casey] This seems to be the most logical place, right? 299 00:11:50.743 --> 00:11:53.012 (clock ticking) 300 00:11:53.012 --> 00:11:56.082 (water splashing) 301 00:11:56.082 --> 00:11:59.819 Just beach it in here somewhere and look for it. 302 00:11:59.819 --> 00:12:01.721 Dude this raft is losing so much air. 303 00:12:01.721 --> 00:12:02.555 Look at that. 304 00:12:02.555 --> 00:12:03.756 - I know. 305 00:12:03.756 --> 00:12:06.425 - I mean it's just dropping drastically. 306 00:12:06.425 --> 00:12:08.227 We're right at the five mile marker, is that what it says? 307 00:12:08.227 --> 00:12:09.462 - It did. 308 00:12:09.462 --> 00:12:11.330 I'll check it again but it said five miles. 309 00:12:11.330 --> 00:12:12.798 - These are the only willows we've seen 310 00:12:12.798 --> 00:12:16.902 the entire way down the valley so this has got to be it. 311 00:12:16.902 --> 00:12:18.070 - Yep, five mile. 312 00:12:18.070 --> 00:12:19.004 - That's it? 313 00:12:19.004 --> 00:12:20.306 - Yeah, just start looking. 314 00:12:20.306 --> 00:12:23.809 - Yeah, if you see it let me know. 315 00:12:23.809 --> 00:12:25.578 - All right. 316 00:12:25.578 --> 00:12:27.780 It's got to be here somewhere. 317 00:12:27.780 --> 00:12:28.948 - [Narrator] The cache is located 318 00:12:28.948 --> 00:12:31.117 somewhere in the dense grove of willow. 319 00:12:31.117 --> 00:12:34.186 The brothers must hurry but also use caution. 320 00:12:34.186 --> 00:12:35.721 Hastily overlooking an area 321 00:12:35.721 --> 00:12:37.957 may prove to be a critical mistake. 322 00:12:37.957 --> 00:12:42.061 (suspenseful instrumental music) 323 00:12:45.030 --> 00:12:46.432 - It's so nice to camp up in these willows. 324 00:12:46.432 --> 00:12:48.100 - [Chris] Casey, I found it! 325 00:12:48.100 --> 00:12:48.934 - What's that? 326 00:12:48.934 --> 00:12:49.769 - I found it. 327 00:12:49.769 --> 00:12:51.036 - [Casey] You got it? 328 00:12:51.036 --> 00:12:52.138 - [Chris] Yeah I got it, it's over here. 329 00:12:52.138 --> 00:12:52.972 - All right. 330 00:12:52.972 --> 00:12:54.707 - [Chris] Yeah, baby. 331 00:12:54.707 --> 00:12:58.144 (acoustic country music) 332 00:12:59.378 --> 00:13:00.913 - [Casey] What do you got? 333 00:13:00.913 --> 00:13:03.616 - Right now we got a bow, we have a PSE and a Bloodsport, 334 00:13:03.616 --> 00:13:05.451 which is one of those, 335 00:13:06.552 --> 00:13:09.255 and then we've got a pack, 336 00:13:09.255 --> 00:13:10.623 and I haven't gotten that far yet. 337 00:13:10.623 --> 00:13:11.791 - One arrow? 338 00:13:11.791 --> 00:13:12.758 - One arrow. 339 00:13:14.226 --> 00:13:16.328 - Well I guess that's better than no arrows. (chuckling) 340 00:13:16.328 --> 00:13:17.830 - We got the pack. 341 00:13:19.765 --> 00:13:20.866 - What's that? 342 00:13:20.866 --> 00:13:21.767 - Hammocks. 343 00:13:23.068 --> 00:13:24.370 - Okay. 344 00:13:24.370 --> 00:13:26.071 - So we've got those. 345 00:13:26.071 --> 00:13:27.673 - Plenty of trees, obviously. 346 00:13:27.673 --> 00:13:30.042 I was really hoping it would be in these willows. 347 00:13:30.042 --> 00:13:32.278 - Okay, here's the release for the bow. 348 00:13:32.278 --> 00:13:34.880 And we got some rope with that. 349 00:13:36.849 --> 00:13:38.250 - What's in here? 350 00:13:40.219 --> 00:13:42.488 - [Chris] I mean that's it right now. 351 00:13:42.488 --> 00:13:43.522 There's nothing else in the pack. 352 00:13:43.522 --> 00:13:45.858 - This is all fishing gear. 353 00:13:45.858 --> 00:13:47.126 - [Chris] That's all the fishing gear. 354 00:13:47.126 --> 00:13:48.794 That's everything. - Everything. 355 00:13:48.794 --> 00:13:51.630 We have reels, we got rods. 356 00:13:51.630 --> 00:13:53.132 - [Chris] Well that's awesome. 357 00:13:53.132 --> 00:13:55.067 - [Narrator] This willow cache provides Chris and Casey 358 00:13:55.067 --> 00:13:58.237 with the tools to gain necessary food resources. 359 00:13:58.237 --> 00:14:00.172 A compound bow and arrow to afford the brothers 360 00:14:00.172 --> 00:14:02.374 the opportunity to harvest wild game 361 00:14:02.374 --> 00:14:05.010 but they muse be wise and accurate with their aim. 362 00:14:05.010 --> 00:14:06.879 One lone broadhead means the brothers 363 00:14:06.879 --> 00:14:08.981 must ensure their shot is on the mark 364 00:14:08.981 --> 00:14:10.883 or risk going hungry. 365 00:14:10.883 --> 00:14:13.118 The fishing kit includes a five-weight fly rod 366 00:14:13.118 --> 00:14:14.453 and a large Arbor reel, 367 00:14:14.453 --> 00:14:16.956 along with multiple lures and flies. 368 00:14:16.956 --> 00:14:19.758 New Zealand is well known for its trout and salmon fishing, 369 00:14:19.758 --> 00:14:23.162 a resource the brothers hope to take full advantage of. 370 00:14:23.162 --> 00:14:24.363 The addition of a day pack 371 00:14:24.363 --> 00:14:26.832 allows them to transport gear long distances 372 00:14:26.832 --> 00:14:28.300 and keeps their hands free 373 00:14:28.300 --> 00:14:30.669 while traversing the rugged New Zealand wilderness. 374 00:14:30.669 --> 00:14:32.671 Inside the pack was a pair of hammocks 375 00:14:32.671 --> 00:14:34.607 which will keep the brothers up off the ground 376 00:14:34.607 --> 00:14:38.143 and protected from New Zealand's relentless insects. 377 00:14:38.143 --> 00:14:40.145 - Okay, so let's back up for a second. 378 00:14:40.145 --> 00:14:41.847 - Hammocks I'm excited about. 379 00:14:41.847 --> 00:14:44.083 - Well that's gonna be better than that raft. 380 00:14:44.083 --> 00:14:45.718 I can tell you that much. 381 00:14:45.718 --> 00:14:49.088 - We got all this wood but no way to start a fire. 382 00:14:49.088 --> 00:14:51.123 - [Narrator] No fire means even if they were to take down 383 00:14:51.123 --> 00:14:53.792 an animal they would have no means of cooking it. 384 00:14:53.792 --> 00:14:58.230 - Okay, check in so that we're good to go here. 385 00:14:58.230 --> 00:14:59.465 (zipper scratching) 386 00:14:59.465 --> 00:15:00.966 - [Narrator] If the brothers had forgotten 387 00:15:00.966 --> 00:15:03.602 to validate the cache, the gear would have become void 388 00:15:03.602 --> 00:15:06.939 and ineligible for them to use. 389 00:15:06.939 --> 00:15:08.908 - We found it. 390 00:15:08.908 --> 00:15:10.109 - It says it's sending. 391 00:15:10.109 --> 00:15:11.343 - [Chris] Okay. 392 00:15:12.544 --> 00:15:13.379 - It works. 393 00:15:13.379 --> 00:15:14.980 We got fishing gear. 394 00:15:14.980 --> 00:15:15.915 - Yeah. 395 00:15:15.915 --> 00:15:18.183 Let's just figure it out, man. 396 00:15:18.183 --> 00:15:19.118 Go from here. 397 00:15:21.153 --> 00:15:22.988 Having found their second cache 398 00:15:22.988 --> 00:15:25.724 Chris and Casey now survey the surrounding area 399 00:15:25.724 --> 00:15:27.693 for resources and intel. 400 00:15:27.693 --> 00:15:29.228 While Chris gets elevation, 401 00:15:29.228 --> 00:15:32.398 Casey searches the lowlands for a possible food source. 402 00:15:32.398 --> 00:15:35.834 - There's no mistaking what the game does in here. 403 00:15:35.834 --> 00:15:36.936 Massive trail 404 00:15:38.103 --> 00:15:39.772 It'd be really nice to get under a canopy. 405 00:15:39.772 --> 00:15:41.974 Dude, these willows are awesome. 406 00:15:41.974 --> 00:15:43.676 So helpful. 407 00:15:43.676 --> 00:15:45.577 Staying warm, dry wood. 408 00:15:47.947 --> 00:15:49.214 Gotta be careful walking through here 409 00:15:49.214 --> 00:15:51.050 when my waders are on. 410 00:15:52.484 --> 00:15:53.719 Let me get back in here. 411 00:15:53.719 --> 00:15:57.756 This might be a massive patch of blackberries. 412 00:15:57.756 --> 00:15:59.992 (trilling) 413 00:16:01.660 --> 00:16:04.697 Yeah, these are all blackberries. 414 00:16:04.697 --> 00:16:07.266 As far as I can see these are all blackberries. 415 00:16:07.266 --> 00:16:10.035 (upbeat percussion music) 416 00:16:10.035 --> 00:16:11.103 Look at that. 417 00:16:11.971 --> 00:16:13.205 Yep. 418 00:16:13.205 --> 00:16:14.707 I mean we got a bow now which is good 419 00:16:14.707 --> 00:16:16.842 because we can start hunting. 420 00:16:16.842 --> 00:16:19.645 We still don't have a really legit way to start a fire 421 00:16:19.645 --> 00:16:21.513 but these are huge. 422 00:16:21.513 --> 00:16:22.848 I have not eaten 423 00:16:25.317 --> 00:16:27.453 since I touched down. 424 00:16:27.453 --> 00:16:28.287 Oh. 425 00:16:30.222 --> 00:16:31.757 That is so good. 426 00:16:31.757 --> 00:16:33.225 It's just a pick-me-up. 427 00:16:33.225 --> 00:16:34.593 It just brings you around, gives you some flavor, 428 00:16:34.593 --> 00:16:36.228 gives you a little bit of energy. 429 00:16:36.228 --> 00:16:37.429 Lot of sugar in berries 430 00:16:37.429 --> 00:16:40.099 so it kind of gives you a pep in your step. 431 00:16:40.099 --> 00:16:41.934 And there's nothing better than seeing 432 00:16:41.934 --> 00:16:43.902 an endless amount of berries. 433 00:16:43.902 --> 00:16:47.239 So I'm gonna get these loaded up. 434 00:16:47.239 --> 00:16:49.174 Actually load up my hat 435 00:16:50.376 --> 00:16:53.312 and take a bunch of these back to camp. 436 00:16:54.947 --> 00:16:56.448 - [Narrator] As Casey collect berries, 437 00:16:56.448 --> 00:16:58.517 Chris finally reaches the plateau 438 00:16:58.517 --> 00:17:02.021 overlooking the river and valley beyond. 439 00:17:02.021 --> 00:17:03.622 - Oh this is sweet. 440 00:17:05.791 --> 00:17:08.627 (brush crunching) 441 00:17:12.164 --> 00:17:14.099 Having this kind of elevation right out of camp 442 00:17:14.099 --> 00:17:16.101 is really huge because we're able to get up here 443 00:17:16.101 --> 00:17:18.003 and see all of the land. 444 00:17:18.003 --> 00:17:20.039 And in looking at it there's three valleys 445 00:17:20.039 --> 00:17:21.240 that come together right here 446 00:17:21.240 --> 00:17:22.641 and a creek that kinda goes up 447 00:17:22.641 --> 00:17:25.544 and it looks like it cuts up through there. 448 00:17:25.544 --> 00:17:28.013 And that's got to be full of game in there 449 00:17:28.013 --> 00:17:30.249 so that's what I definitely want to look at. 450 00:17:30.249 --> 00:17:32.651 Now that we have a weapon it opens up everything. 451 00:17:32.651 --> 00:17:35.287 We've got goats, pigs, rabbits. 452 00:17:35.287 --> 00:17:37.689 I mean it's all fair game right now 453 00:17:37.689 --> 00:17:39.625 and I'm excited about it. 454 00:17:39.625 --> 00:17:40.793 (sighing) I wish I had time right now 455 00:17:40.793 --> 00:17:42.528 but the light is just dropping. 456 00:17:42.528 --> 00:17:43.595 There's no way we're gonna be able 457 00:17:43.595 --> 00:17:45.497 to get over there in time. 458 00:17:45.497 --> 00:17:48.300 So I gotta get back, set camp before dark. 459 00:17:48.300 --> 00:17:50.636 Kinda get a game plan for tomorrow morning, start early. 460 00:17:50.636 --> 00:17:53.105 But that's got to be explored over there. 461 00:17:53.105 --> 00:17:55.207 I gotta go see what else he's found. 462 00:17:55.207 --> 00:17:58.777 (light instrumental music) 463 00:18:03.148 --> 00:18:07.119 (rustling) (light acoustic music) 464 00:18:07.119 --> 00:18:08.687 Oh, good idea. 465 00:18:08.687 --> 00:18:09.888 - Huh? 466 00:18:09.888 --> 00:18:12.191 - I said good idea to wader down. 467 00:18:12.191 --> 00:18:13.792 What'd you find? 468 00:18:13.792 --> 00:18:15.427 - Berries. 469 00:18:15.427 --> 00:18:16.495 - Berries? 470 00:18:16.495 --> 00:18:17.196 - Berries. - What kind of berries? 471 00:18:17.196 --> 00:18:18.030 - Blackberries. 472 00:18:18.030 --> 00:18:18.997 Big blackberries, too. 473 00:18:18.997 --> 00:18:19.965 - [Chris] And they're fresh? 474 00:18:19.965 --> 00:18:21.233 - Yeah, they're everywhere. 475 00:18:21.233 --> 00:18:23.435 Literally all across this flat right here. 476 00:18:23.435 --> 00:18:25.637 I stayed on this bottom flat and kinda just went that way. 477 00:18:25.637 --> 00:18:26.605 - [Chris] Really? 478 00:18:26.605 --> 00:18:27.573 - Yeah, they're everywhere. 479 00:18:27.573 --> 00:18:28.841 - Well hand me one of those. 480 00:18:28.841 --> 00:18:30.109 - Yeah, I brought you a hand full. 481 00:18:30.109 --> 00:18:31.076 - There's just a bunch of them back there? 482 00:18:31.076 --> 00:18:33.512 - I mean more than a bunch. 483 00:18:33.512 --> 00:18:36.915 I pretty much gorged as many as I could eat. 484 00:18:36.915 --> 00:18:37.883 - Those are good too. 485 00:18:37.883 --> 00:18:38.617 They're actually like ripe. 486 00:18:38.617 --> 00:18:39.852 - Yeah. 487 00:18:39.852 --> 00:18:42.254 - Boom, that's a good source of food. 488 00:18:42.254 --> 00:18:45.457 Well I just went up and got elevation. 489 00:18:45.457 --> 00:18:48.060 The river, obviously, it does like a big horseshoe. 490 00:18:48.060 --> 00:18:49.328 It comes back. 491 00:18:49.328 --> 00:18:51.096 Three big ridges come together as a creek. 492 00:18:51.096 --> 00:18:52.331 - Okay. 493 00:18:52.331 --> 00:18:54.500 - I mean, if we're gonna go hunting 494 00:18:54.500 --> 00:18:55.901 that'd be a great spot to go. 495 00:18:55.901 --> 00:18:57.169 - All right. 496 00:18:57.169 --> 00:18:58.103 - Wait for morning, we're losing light. 497 00:18:58.103 --> 00:18:59.872 I'd say we just wader down. 498 00:18:59.872 --> 00:19:01.340 Let's put them up, huh? 499 00:19:01.340 --> 00:19:02.875 I'm kinda excited to sleep in a hammock. 500 00:19:02.875 --> 00:19:04.209 - [Casey] I know, I threw this jacket on. 501 00:19:04.209 --> 00:19:06.812 I'm getting a little nippy. 502 00:19:06.812 --> 00:19:08.714 - [Chris] It'll be fun. 503 00:19:13.252 --> 00:19:14.920 (light acoustic music) 504 00:19:14.920 --> 00:19:16.388 - [Narrator] After surviving an arduous day 505 00:19:16.388 --> 00:19:19.224 of whitewater rafting and finding their most recent cache, 506 00:19:19.224 --> 00:19:21.493 the brothers are in high spirits. 507 00:19:21.493 --> 00:19:22.995 With light quickly fading 508 00:19:22.995 --> 00:19:25.998 all they can do now is try and get some well earned sleep 509 00:19:25.998 --> 00:19:30.002 before tomorrows challenges, or hunger, awakens them. 510 00:19:30.002 --> 00:19:33.272 (light acoustic music) 511 00:19:42.080 --> 00:19:44.316 (trilling) 512 00:19:46.318 --> 00:19:48.820 - Okay, look at this setup, huh? 513 00:19:48.820 --> 00:19:50.055 Heh. 514 00:19:50.055 --> 00:19:50.889 I like it. 515 00:19:52.057 --> 00:19:53.492 - A lot better than sleeping in the raft. 516 00:19:53.492 --> 00:19:57.429 - Way better than sleeping in the raft. 517 00:19:57.429 --> 00:19:58.664 A long day on the river. 518 00:19:58.664 --> 00:20:01.099 - So crazy 'cause you get dropped, 519 00:20:01.099 --> 00:20:03.001 you get the adrenaline going, you get moving, 520 00:20:03.001 --> 00:20:05.170 you get grooving, and then all of a sudden it just hits you 521 00:20:05.170 --> 00:20:07.239 like bam, I'm tired. 522 00:20:07.239 --> 00:20:08.840 - Yeah. 523 00:20:08.840 --> 00:20:10.108 - That's where I'm at. 524 00:20:10.108 --> 00:20:11.910 - We're feeling pretty good about the cache. 525 00:20:11.910 --> 00:20:15.514 We got a weapon now, we got a fishing rod. 526 00:20:15.514 --> 00:20:17.816 So, I mean, at least we have means to hunting 527 00:20:17.816 --> 00:20:19.384 which is what I'm ready to do right now. 528 00:20:19.384 --> 00:20:20.352 - [Casey] Yep. 529 00:20:20.352 --> 00:20:22.321 - [Chris] Good stuff man. 530 00:20:22.321 --> 00:20:24.456 Another good day in New Zealand. 531 00:20:24.456 --> 00:20:26.525 I'm feeling pretty good about it. 532 00:20:26.525 --> 00:20:27.759 - [Casey] Any day in New Zealand's 533 00:20:27.759 --> 00:20:28.694 a good day in New Zealand. (chuckling) 534 00:20:28.694 --> 00:20:30.596 - [Chris] Yeah, exactly. 535 00:20:30.596 --> 00:20:33.465 Now all we need is that pepperoni pizza that you ordered. 536 00:20:33.465 --> 00:20:35.133 - Oh. 537 00:20:35.133 --> 00:20:37.469 With that I bid you adieu. 538 00:20:37.469 --> 00:20:38.904 - That'd be so good right now. 539 00:20:38.904 --> 00:20:40.339 Oh my lord. 540 00:20:40.339 --> 00:20:41.607 Okay, that's it. 541 00:20:41.607 --> 00:20:42.441 Tshh.