FERNANDO: This is not for amateurs.
With extraction coming up, we should take a look at the map.
It'd be great to make it there in one shot.
We do have a river crossing ahead of us.
There could also be walking through more
thick, dense jungle.
The problem is it could rain at any moment.
We definitely have to consider stopping along
the way as night approaches.
Yeah.
Our insertion was a very difficult, two-day track
to get where we are now.
So we're also thinking it might be a two-day extraction.
Yeah, this is a two-day hike.
This is that phase of the challenge where food becomes,
I think, the biggest priority.
Hm, I've never tried this waterhole.
The mud here is very, very deep.
Oh.
That's a piranha.
That's 100% a really big piranha.
That's a piranha.
NARRATOR: Red piranhas are a good source of protein,
but their strong jaws, combined with finely serrated teeth,
enable them to tear through flesh with ease.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
Oh, right there.
Hey, little guy.
My old friend.
Ooh.
Oh, oh, oh, oh.
I got him.
Oh yes.
Oh man.
That's a big frigging piranha.
I got to control the mouth, because that thing will take
a chunk of your finger off.
Get your fingers in the gills to protect yourself.
Look at this guy.
Got my machete mark on the back.
That's a lot of meat.
We're gonna eat as much as we possibly can to get ready
for our two-day extraction.
We have roasted papaya, mashed potatoes,
which is made of yucca roots, and then
for dessert, ripe papaya fruit.
Cheers.
DANI: Cheers.
FERNANDO: Ah!
Oh, that's so good.
That's flavor.
DANI: Yeah.
FERNANDO: Awesome meal.
Delicious.
It tastes like a meal you would have at home.
Time for some fish.
This one isn't the prettiest, but hopefully, there'll
be some good white meat.
Oh, look at that.
Oh man, that's good.
FERNANDO (VOICEOVER): It felt like eating
a chicken breast, almost.
DANI (VOICEOVER): I am happy for Fernando,
because I know he was ecstatic to have this fish.
His body is used to eating this diet,
so I think it's great for him for extraction.
FERNANDO: What a great find, Dani.
You are so skilled at, like-- the foraging
thing is, like, so impressive.
Thanks.
And this one's for you.
Food is better when you share it.
Mm, that's good.
Mhm.
FERNANDO (VOICEOVER): This was the travoy,
now repurposed to carry our coal on our oil extraction hike.
I've never transported coals like this.
And my biggest concern, besides the coals going out,
is it burning through my carrier and then
the whole thing falling apart.
It's beautiful.
DANI (VOICEOVER): It was really nice to see
Fernando use the [INAUDIBLE]
This is all going to make our life easier when
we have to make our last fire.
We're here.
Our extraction point is here.
Which is going to be out that way?
Mhm.
Walk through our water source.
Yeah.
And then keep on going.
DANI: OK. - All right.
Let's get to it.
If the coals fall here, that'd be really bad.
Yeah.
Definitely incentive for us to kind of get moving and get
to our next camp, because these coals-- their shelf
life in this little bundle--
It's pretty steep up here.
OK.
Let me know if I can grab anything.
I am happy to have Fernando by my side.
He definitely makes up for all of the strength and manpower
that I don't have.
How's your weight?
FERNANDO: It's good.
The only thing I didn't really factor in
is how hot I would be carrying hot coals,
which seems really obvious now.
DANI: Well, if you need to switch at all, we can switch.
Watch out for this leaf.
There's a lot of fire ants on it.
FERNANDO: Oh, I got it.
Thank you.
We've been going for a while now.
The sun's going down.
I'm not sure if we're going to have
these coals for much longer.
If we see a good spot--
DANI: We can start looking.
--to camp, that probably wouldn't be a bad idea.
Holy cow.
DANI: Whoa.
I have never seen anything like this in my life.
[LAUGHS] - Dang.
This is the tree on the map, eh?
That big landmark.
It has to be.
I think we should camp here.
This is, like, a symbol.
We can totally utilize the different root systems here
to stay out of the rain if it rains.
And yeah, this is going to be home for tonight.
It's getting dark now.
Setup camp, then we can hit it hard tomorrow morning.
Did you want to do, like, a lean-to or anything?
Yeah, just lean against the tree.
Have this wall as insulation, have our exit here.
All right, work to do.
I'm going to go one last outing for firewood.
Whoa.
damn.
Oh, a furry, gnarly caterpillar just stung the crap out of me.
NARRATOR: The ultomiris caterpillar has sharp spines
lining its sides and back.
These spiky armaments release venom, causing
a painful, long-lasting sting.
Wow.
That hurt a lot.
Oh man, that was pain.
Ooh, this is, like, throbbing.
It is easily up there with a bullet ant.
It hurts like hell.
I should be OK.
DANI: This fire-- it looks really good.
Yeah, it does.
DANI: Transporting the coals was a success.
Absolutely.
If you want to kind of give that thing some life,
we'll be good for the night, I think.
DANI: It's surreal that it's day 21.
Yeah.
Now all we have left to do is get to the red X.
Mhm.
NARRATOR: For the final leg of extraction,
Dani and Fernando will trek another grueling three miles
through the soggy jungle to the piranha-infested river
that also conceals caiman and anaconda.
Once they cross, it will be another two-mile hike
to their extraction point on an abandoned road.
All right, I think we're ready.
Thank you, tree.
FERNANDO: Tree, you're the best.
Let's go for it.
Ugh.
Back to lower ground, everything is wet and muddy.
Yeah.
This is not-- this is not easy, that's for sure.
DANI: I'm just looking forward to getting out.
FERNANDO: This is definitely a buggier area
than the previous locations.
This is a good sign that we're approaching a river.
Oh yes.
We made it to the river.
Oh my goodness.
I thought we'd never get out of that jungle.
Oh my gosh.
FERNANDO: This is it.
OK.
We know we have to get across this somehow.
What do you think?
I say we just swim.
But let's just keep our eyes up in the trees
and along the bank, if there's any anacondas over here.
NARRATOR: Averaging 15 feet in length,
anacondas strike quickly and lock in their bite.
They kill, either by suffocating or crushing their prey.
Yeah, there's definitely things living in this waterway.
- Ready? - Let's do it.
OK.
Ooh.
Are you good?
DANI: Yep.
Oh my God.
Oh, great job.
DANI: Awesome.
Do you hear a vehicle?
FERNANDO: I do hear a vehicle.
DANI: We must be close to the road.
Oh, I see a clearing up ahead.
Yeah.
This could be the road.
What do you think?
What is that?
FERNANDO: That's a vehicle.
Yes!
Oh my god.
Dani, that's it.
We're done.
Oh my God.
Dani, we did it.
We did it.
Oh my goodness.
Back to our families.
That was really hard.
It's just so nice to be out of the canopy.
I know.
DANI: Here we go.
Oh.
We're on our way out.
All the hardship, all the suffering is for this moment
right now.
Absolutely.
FERNANDO (VOICEOVER): I'm excited about finishing
this challenge in a way that I'm proud of.
The most important thing for me is finishing as a team.
That's essentially half of the challenge itself.
DANI (VOICEOVER): Having a partner
and learning to compromise is something
that I learned from Fernando.
I couldn't have imagined a better
partner for this location.
FERNANDO (VOICEOVER): Working with Dani--
it just took a little bit of trial and error,
because her survival perspective is so different.
I feel like Dani and I both have strengths.
We both have limitations.
And I think we brought our best versions of ourselves
to this challenge.