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00:00This time on Marooned, I'm entering a true lost world.
00:05It's like I've been dropped in the middle of Jurassic Park.
00:08Oh my God.
00:11These are the mysterious Tupuy Mountains of Venezuela,
00:14and there are hidden dangers everywhere.
00:17There's a big animal around here.
00:20But the worst enemies here are the wet and the cold.
00:24I can't take a bit of experience where I've been caught up more.
00:30I'm Ed Stafford.
00:33I've walked the length of the Amazon and survived on a desert island
00:36with only a camera to film my adventure.
00:40Now, I've set myself a new challenge
00:43to prove I can make it in some of the world's toughest environments.
00:48Oh my God.
00:50Using only what I find around me.
00:52What do you have a kidney in the middle?
00:54I'll be left completely alone for ten days with nothing.
00:58Words cannot describe how I feel right now.
01:01No film crew, no food, no water.
01:05The sun is directly overhead. It's boiling hot.
01:07Not even a knife.
01:09Right, come on, Ed. Go and move on.
01:11This time, it's about more than survival.
01:14I want to see if I can thrive...
01:15Yes!
01:16...anywhere.
01:17My nerves are building now.
01:28I really want to get on with it.
01:34I'm in Venezuela,
01:36in a remote upland region of the vast Grand Sabana.
01:39My drop zone is the Batari Tapui,
01:43a flat-top mountain 2,400 metres high.
01:48These mountains are some of the oldest in the world
01:51and look like something from a fantasy film.
01:55But the dangers here are very real.
01:59Poisonous creatures,
02:01venomous snakes,
02:01and unforgiving weather.
02:06From now on,
02:07I'm completely alone,
02:09with nothing apart from a camera kit.
02:17There it goes.
02:19Hey, that's the last I'm going to see of anyone
02:21for ten days.
02:24Oh, boy.
02:25Ten days should be enough to prove
02:30I can learn how to live long-term
02:32in this hostile environment,
02:34using only what's around me.
02:37I'm completely on my own.
02:39Completely and utterly on my own.
02:43The nearest village
02:45is almost a 12-hour hike.
02:48I've got no film crew
02:49and no food or water.
02:52The only thing I have got
02:53is the filming equipment in this bay.
02:55I've got two cameras,
02:57point of view cameras to go over my head.
02:59I've got an emergency medical kit.
03:00I've got an emergency satellite phone.
03:04I'm right up in the clouds.
03:07You can see how fast this weather is moving.
03:11It is eerie.
03:13It feels prehistoric.
03:14It really does.
03:15It's like I've been dropped
03:16in the middle of Jurassic Park.
03:20I'm at 1,700 metres.
03:23It's cold.
03:23Around 9 degrees Celsius.
03:26But at night, it can drop much lower.
03:29Okay, survival priorities.
03:31Let's get this working.
03:33Water, first one.
03:35For night one, shelter.
03:38Fire.
03:39Obviously, I'm up high.
03:40Cold is going to be a massive issue here.
03:42And then the least of all my worries, food.
03:45There are just a few hours of daylight left,
03:48so I'm getting off this exposed outcrop.
03:51I want to make camp lower down,
03:53where experience tells me it should be warmer.
03:55It's just thick, thick, thick, thick bushes.
04:04And it's just slimy and wet underneath.
04:06This is some sort of, it's like a tropical cloud forest.
04:13This place is just so moist, so damp.
04:18It's hard going, but I've got to push on down
04:21to where I hope to find water and a place to make camp.
04:25A coral snake just wiggled straight across where I was walking.
04:36I need to be really careful.
04:39My feet were about that far away from a coral snake.
04:43A coral snake's a highly, highly venomous.
04:45I'm walking around here in bare feet.
04:47That's death very quickly.
04:49The venom from one coral snake bite could kill me.
04:56Even if I used my emergency sat phone,
04:59there's a good chance help would arrive too late.
05:02I need to stay alert to stay alive.
05:12It's starting to rain.
05:14But that's not a good sign.
05:16OK, but this tree is a good sign.
05:19The fibrous layer under the bark of this tree
05:21makes strong cordage.
05:23I'm going to save some for later
05:25and very quickly make something to wear.
05:30Clothes will help keep the mozzies off
05:32and always give me a psychological boost.
05:41OK, one growl skirt.
05:43Done.
05:44Finding the cordage tree was lucky.
05:46And that's not all this mountainside has to offer.
05:51This here is a piece of red jasper.
05:54Property-wise, it's almost like flint.
05:58I can hopefully get a few cutting tools out of this.
06:01I'm literally, I'm in the middle of the clouds now.
06:11The temperature has dropped massively.
06:14I'm starting to get a little bit concerned about...
06:16about my temperature to tonight.
06:21This weather changes fast.
06:23I don't think I stand a chance at this altitude.
06:25I'm going to carry on heading down.
06:34The jungle levels out far below to the south.
06:38And that's where I need to make camp before dark.
06:43As I descend, I make another useful discovery.
06:47There's bees here.
06:52There's a bee's nest, actually.
06:55The bees seem extremely dormant.
06:58It's just perfect.
06:58Probably too cold.
07:00I should be able to get
07:01handfuls of honey out of them.
07:05I know that many bees in South America are stingless.
07:07I hope these aren't the exception.
07:17But it looks like these are the least of my worries.
07:22There's two snakes in here.
07:26And there's a scorpion here as well.
07:31This scorpion's covered in babies,
07:33so I can't tell what type it is.
07:35I'm keeping well clear.
07:41Two snakes and a scorpion
07:43in the middle of a bee's nest.
07:48Sticky gooey.
07:53I mean...
07:57Mm.
07:58Each mouthful contains around 100 calories.
08:01A quick feed on this
08:02should keep me going until tomorrow.
08:05That...
08:06is incredible.
08:12Right, head down the mountain.
08:13Head down the mountain.
08:22I'm around 300 metres lower now,
08:25and the forest has changed.
08:27Still very damp,
08:29but the trees are a lot bigger.
08:30Horse flies.
08:31And...
08:31horse flies.
08:36Time's against me.
08:38I must find a clear area
08:39to make camp before nightfall.
08:43You hear that?
08:45It sounds like
08:46water going over rapids.
08:48There is in front of me
08:54a big river.
08:55That is brilliant news.
08:58Now that's what I call a water supply.
09:02Good.
09:03Right.
09:04Find yourself a campsite,
09:05and let's look to build
09:07a little shelter
09:07to keep the rain off.
09:08I'm heading downriver,
09:15away from the rapids,
09:16to where I hope
09:17the water's calmer.
09:22At this point on the river,
09:24this feels good.
09:26This is where
09:26I'm going to build my house.
09:28This is a great spot
09:30to make camp.
09:31I've got good access to water,
09:33and the forest
09:34will provide material
09:35for my shelter.
09:36Right, let's get cracking.
09:41I'm in a hurry
09:42to get this done,
09:43but it's the tail end
09:45of the rainy season,
09:46so I want to build
09:47something serious
09:48to keep me dry.
09:50For extra strength,
09:52I'm using vines
09:53and tree bark
09:53to lash the poles together.
09:56It's not easy
09:57with just your bare hands,
09:59no knife.
10:00It just takes
10:02so much longer.
10:03And I have to,
10:04have to,
10:05get this thing thatched.
10:09That sunshine
10:10that was coming
10:10through the trees
10:11is no longer here.
10:18I wish I'd gone
10:20with a less complicated design.
10:23Look out there
10:24on the water.
10:25It's hammering it down.
10:26The rain's getting heavier
10:30by the minute.
10:31In these conditions,
10:33I'm not going to be finished
10:34before dark.
10:36The temperature's dropping,
10:38and I'm in serious trouble.
10:40I'm soaking wet.
10:57That means I'm losing heat
10:5925 times faster
11:00than if I was dry.
11:01It is very cold.
11:04Very, very, very, very cold.
11:07Very, very, very, very cold.
11:10I'm shivering uncontrollably
11:12and getting confused,
11:14both signs of hypothermia.
11:16If my core temperature
11:18drops below 28,
11:19there's probably no way back.
11:21This is how I let myself
11:24get into this situation.
11:28Stafford, the idiot.
11:34I'm Ed Stafford,
11:36and I'm in deep trouble
11:37in the Venezuelan jungle.
11:38I'm soaked,
11:41and my core temperature
11:42is dropping dangerously low.
11:45Hypothermia is a serious risk.
11:48I can't take a good experience
11:50where I've been caught out more.
11:53To do these trips
11:54completely alone,
11:55I have to carry a medical kit.
11:58I never open it
11:59unless my life is in danger.
12:02And in this situation,
12:04I've got no choice.
12:06I must use my emergency
12:08survival blanket.
12:25A ridiculous night.
12:30That was a horrific experience.
12:33I'm doing this to prove to myself
12:35I could live here long term
12:37and right now,
12:38I'm failing.
12:41If I'm going to thrive here,
12:44it's time to get busy.
12:45Right, let's get cracking.
12:49I'm hungry and cold,
12:51but my absolute priority
12:53is to finish this shelter.
12:55I can't spend another hellish night
12:57out in the rain.
12:59These are the leaves I'm going to use.
13:00They're big and waxy.
13:03Just trying to create
13:04a little hook like that.
13:05The thatching takes three hard hours.
13:11Just one more row to do.
13:13And then I've got myself
13:14at least a rudimentary shelter.
13:18Actually, that looks military-style
13:21bomb-proof.
13:25Next up, fire.
13:27I've got no matches or lighter,
13:29but I'm well-practiced at using
13:32whatever's available.
13:34The trouble here
13:35is that nothing is dry.
13:38Everything is damp.
13:39Everything is humid.
13:40And I can't light fire like that.
13:43I need to keep looking.
13:45That sound.
13:52Sounds like a waterfall.
13:57Definitely a waterfall,
13:59it has to be.
14:00Nothing else could make that noise.
14:03That is loud.
14:06I'm cruddy, actually.
14:07Yeah, I think I can see it.
14:13Oh my God.
14:16That whole wall,
14:17that whole white area you can see
14:18is water.
14:23That is extraordinary.
14:29Ow!
14:30There's a bit of a washed-up body
14:48in the river.
14:53Maybe.
14:54That.
14:56Actually, that might not be old.
14:58I think this large rodent
15:01might be an agouti.
15:05Is that edible?
15:07I think the only way to know
15:08is to cut it open,
15:10so I'm going to smash a bit of
15:12red jaffer and try and get
15:14the blade off it.
15:19That meat is fresh.
15:21I can eat that.
15:25Now I've opened this thing up,
15:26it'll go off fast.
15:28I need to cook it soon.
15:31This is going to be
15:32the ultimate pressure
15:35to get a fire lit
15:36that there ever was.
15:40Right, come on.
15:42Dry wood.
15:46On my way down yesterday,
15:47I saw some open grassland.
15:51The wood there should be dry.
15:53This is what I'm after.
15:59Brilliant.
16:01Next, I need cordage
16:03to make a bow drill,
16:04but there's no time
16:05to gather more bark,
16:06so I'm using my skirt.
16:10I've never been in such a rush
16:12to make a fire.
16:13I really don't want
16:15the meat to go bad.
16:16This has got to work.
16:18I've done this many times now.
16:27It's always difficult,
16:29frustrating,
16:29and exhausting.
16:30But after 40 minutes
16:34of hard graft,
16:36I'm finally getting somewhere.
16:39Yes!
16:40Yes, yes, yes!
16:42Oh, my God, that's good.
16:44We've got fire.
16:46We've got warmth at night.
16:47We've got cooked large rodent.
16:51Yes!
16:54And relax.
16:57Hanging the meat over the fire
16:58will keep the flies off
17:00and smoke it,
17:02making it last longer.
17:09Whoo-hoo-hoo!
17:10That was close.
17:13Be careful.
17:14run fires
17:17when you wear a grass skirt.
17:19Ahem.
17:23So we've got kidney,
17:25breast meat,
17:26bit of thigh,
17:27lung.
17:29Nice little giant rodent kebab.
17:32The kidney meat,
17:34in particular,
17:35is packed with vitamins
17:36and minerals,
17:37which my body
17:38is crying out for.
17:39What a difference
17:40a day makes.
17:42I've built a shelter.
17:44I've made a fire.
17:46I've scavenged
17:48a large rodent.
17:51Life couldn't get much better,
17:52really, could it?
17:56Oh.
17:57My.
17:58God.
18:05Tastes like kebab.
18:06That's really good.
18:13Oh, golly,
18:13that's good.
18:15Lung.
18:17Ooh.
18:19Tastes a little bit
18:20like kidney, actually.
18:24Ooh, not cooked in the middle.
18:26A bit bloody.
18:29Kidney.
18:31Ooh, that needs
18:32a bit more as well.
18:33What an amazing day.
18:50I've to admit,
18:51I woke up depressed.
18:53Very cold night.
18:55Lots of rain.
18:56Hadn't built my shelter.
18:57It is always
19:00slightly disconcerting
19:02at first,
19:02until you've got
19:03a roof above your head,
19:04a fire by your side,
19:06some meat hanging above it,
19:08and a plentiful source
19:09of fresh water.
19:11So,
19:12yeah,
19:13it's just a...
19:15breakfast of champions.
19:38This meat is delicious
19:39and a very rare find.
19:42There must be
19:436,000 calories here,
19:45enough for a couple of days.
19:47When it runs out,
19:49I'll need to find
19:50a longer-term food supply.
19:52But right now,
19:53all this energy means
19:54I can think beyond
19:55just surviving.
19:59First up,
20:00I'm going to extend
20:01my tiny shelter,
20:03a must for long-term living
20:05in a place
20:06with this much rain.
20:08Happy days.
20:09Well done.
20:12Next,
20:12I build a drying rack
20:14for wood,
20:15essential to keep
20:16the fire going.
20:18I'm ready to job
20:19with that.
20:19And finally,
20:21the ultimate luxury,
20:23a bed.
20:24Every bit of effort
20:25is going to be worth it
20:26when I'm raised
20:27off the floor
20:27and not lying
20:29in the damp mud.
20:30This will keep me warm
20:32and safe from snakes.
20:34The bed alone
20:36has taken five hours.
20:39I've never worked so hard
20:40just to have a lie down.
20:45My bed is finished.
20:49It's so comfy.
20:50I can't tell you
20:51how comfy that bed is.
20:55It is luxury, isn't it?
20:57I'm off the floor.
20:58I'm not living like an animal.
21:00It's that step
21:01from just primitively surviving
21:03to being comfortable,
21:07starting to thrive.
21:08But in the jungle,
21:12you can never totally relax.
21:20I've been working
21:21for two days
21:22and it's rained
21:23almost constantly.
21:25It is amazing
21:26how much the water level
21:28is risen.
21:28I'm down at the water level now
21:31and you can see
21:31that there's my camp behind me.
21:36The river is in such
21:37a state of flood.
21:41I'm really regretting
21:42building my shelter
21:43this close to the river.
21:45If there's more rain
21:46and the water
21:47gets any higher,
21:49all of my hard work
21:50could be washed away.
21:52I'm Ed Stafford.
22:01I've given myself
22:02ten days
22:02to prove
22:03I can thrive
22:04in the Venezuelan jungle
22:05with nothing
22:06and no one
22:07to help me.
22:11Overnight,
22:12yet more rain
22:12has drained
22:13into the river
22:14by my camp.
22:16It's, um,
22:17extraordinary.
22:19It's about
22:19another foot higher.
22:20I've got my foot
22:23where it was dry.
22:25This river is
22:26rising and rising.
22:27Probably about
22:28a metre now
22:29between the
22:29high water level
22:31and my camp.
22:33The floodwaters
22:34aren't my only problem.
22:39I've got no energy
22:40this morning.
22:44That meat
22:44ran out yesterday
22:45and, um,
22:48I'm walking
22:49at a snail's pace today.
22:50After eating
22:53so well
22:53for days,
22:54I'm out of meat.
22:56So the priority now
22:57is to build
22:58a fish trap
22:59and for that
23:00I need
23:01a tall palm.
23:04This is what
23:05I'm looking for.
23:06That
23:07is the sort of palm
23:09I'm after.
23:10But it's a big one.
23:12I can use
23:13the stems
23:14of this tree's leaves
23:15to build
23:15my fish trap.
23:17The trouble is
23:18they're at the top
23:19and I haven't got
23:20the energy
23:21to climb up.
23:22There's not a chance
23:23in hell
23:23I could, um,
23:25snap that.
23:26So I just thought
23:27maybe I could,
23:28maybe I could
23:29either bend
23:30or snap the top off.
23:32If I make a lasso
23:35out of the vine
23:36around the trunk
23:37and then push it
23:38up to the trunk,
23:40then I should be able
23:43to heave
23:44the palm down.
23:47This might work,
23:49it might not.
23:52I'm hoping
23:53the increased leverage
23:54will do the trick.
23:55Oh, yes!
24:07Oh, nice one!
24:11It's these
24:12that I'm after
24:13in order to
24:14make my fish trap.
24:16I'm using
24:17my red jasper blade
24:18to cut through
24:19these tough stems.
24:21I'm going to strip
24:22all of the leaves.
24:25Like that.
24:29Perfect.
24:33I've collected
24:33enough now
24:34and there's
24:35an added bonus.
24:39This mushy pulp
24:40that just fell out
24:41the middle
24:41in a snap kit.
24:44It's heart of palm.
24:46Heart of palm
24:47is a reliable
24:48food here.
24:49It's an abundant
24:50source of calories
24:51and contains
24:52fibre and vitamins.
24:55This is OK
24:57for now
24:57but to feel
24:58like I'm thriving
24:59I need a balanced diet
25:01with enough carbs,
25:03fat
25:04and protein
25:05so I must
25:06catch fish.
25:08I'm heading back
25:09to start building
25:10my trap.
25:11what is this?
25:26This here
25:27is peccary here
25:28and peccary
25:28are the pigs,
25:30the wild pigs
25:31around here.
25:32This is obviously
25:33a kill site.
25:34There's like some
25:34teeth or some
25:36bones or something
25:37there.
25:37The only thing
25:40that could kill
25:41peccary around
25:41here would be
25:43a puma
25:43or jaguar.
25:46It needs to be
25:47a bit careful.
25:49Jaguars are the
25:50largest cat
25:51in this region.
25:52They have powerful
25:53jaws which can
25:54crush skulls
25:55and they may
25:56attack trespassers
25:58in their territory.
25:58That could include
26:02me.
26:04But I don't think
26:06big cats will
26:06come near the fire.
26:08I need to make
26:09sure it doesn't
26:10go out.
26:17Okay, to start
26:18off this fish trap
26:19I'm going to make
26:19a circle about
26:21this bee.
26:21And now I'm
26:25going to attach
26:26a load of
26:27prison cell
26:30bars I suppose.
26:31I'm making the
26:32jungle version
26:33of a classic
26:34bottle trap.
26:37It's a cone
26:38of split palm
26:39stems,
26:40sealed at one
26:40end and open
26:41at the other
26:42with a ring of
26:43inward facing
26:44leaves at the
26:45open end.
26:46A fish is
26:47attracted by
26:47bait inside,
26:49swims in
26:49through the hole
26:50and is then
26:51prevented from
26:52swimming out
26:53by the leaves.
26:55Okay, that's
26:56the startings
26:57of my trap.
26:59The theory of
27:01this trap is
27:01simple, but
27:03making it
27:03certainly isn't.
27:09I've been at
27:10it seven hours.
27:13It's still not
27:14finished and
27:15eventually I'm
27:16defeated by
27:17darkness.
27:20everything takes
27:22longer than you
27:22think around
27:22here.
27:25I could do
27:26with some
27:26fish.
27:27I could do
27:27with some
27:27fish now.
27:28That would be
27:28really good.
27:29good morning.
27:44Just making
27:44the finishing
27:45touches to the
27:46fish trap.
27:47nice one.
28:06I need to add
28:08some bait.
28:10Termites will
28:11do the job.
28:11the river has
28:21stopped rising,
28:22but it's still
28:23flowing fast.
28:25I don't think I
28:26could put my
28:26little fish trap
28:27on that.
28:28However, this
28:29little stream I
28:29think is perfect
28:30for little fish.
28:31And I'm going to
28:32put my fish trap
28:32pretty much at the
28:33entrance of this
28:34little stream.
28:35The great thing
28:37about traps like
28:38this is they
28:39carry on working
28:40while you're
28:40doing other
28:41things.
28:42Efficient and
28:43essential for
28:44long-term living
28:45in the jungle.
28:47One fish trap
28:48set.
28:50Excellent.
28:50Excellent.
28:50I've been here
29:05for eight days
29:06and it's rained
29:07for six of them.
29:10I've never known
29:11rain like it,
29:12honestly.
29:13I spent two and
29:14a half years in the
29:15Amazon.
29:15I have never
29:16known rain like
29:18this.
29:20The rain isn't
29:21warm.
29:22The rain is
29:22cold.
29:25I'm talking
29:25about the fire.
29:26That's all I can
29:26say.
29:27Well, and the
29:27shelter obviously
29:28but without the
29:29fire and the
29:29shelter I would
29:30be in trouble
29:31or I really
29:31would.
29:34My hard work
29:35is paying off.
29:36I've got enough
29:37wood to keep
29:38warm and my
29:39shelter's keeping
29:40me dry.
29:42But I'm still
29:43hungry and want
29:44something other
29:45than palm hearts.
29:48There's nothing
29:49in the fish trap
29:49yet so I'm
29:50going to try
29:51something radical.
30:05In the past,
30:07I've found crabs
30:08hiding in sunken
30:09logs.
30:10The current
30:11is quite strong.
30:13With the water
30:14moving so quickly,
30:16this is a very
30:17risky strategy.
30:20nothing.
30:37Nothing.
30:41Pitting cold.
30:43I'm going to have another hungry night.
30:50But that's something I'm used to.
30:57To live off the land, you've got to be adaptable,
31:01staying balanced in the face of challenging situations.
31:08You can battle against nature, can't you?
31:10Or you can smile and surrender to it.
31:16And the latter is so much easier.
31:19Because you can't change nature, you can't change the weather,
31:22you can't change anything.
31:26So if you just accept it,
31:29suddenly there isn't a problem anymore.
31:40It's sunny this morning.
31:48Fingers crossed it's going to stay that way today.
31:51I'm just going to go and check the fish traps
31:54and see if we've caught anything.
31:54We've got one.
32:19One tiny little fish.
32:21This tiddler won't replace the energy I used to build the trap.
32:30But he will make a tasty lunge.
32:35First, I need more firewood.
32:37Wow.
32:43That's a feeling I haven't felt in a long time.
32:48Oh, sunshine.
32:50Happy days.
32:51And look at the tapui.
32:54That is beautiful.
32:57This is the first sun there's been for days.
33:01And the wood in the clearing has dried nicely.
33:03This here, if I'm not mistaken, is, um...
33:19It looks like jaguar fizzies.
33:22It looks like jaguar scat.
33:27It's definitely a carnivore.
33:29It's got peccary hairs in it.
33:30That's jaguar, 100%.
33:33That is jaguar.
33:37I'm on my own.
33:39With no backup.
33:41I'm not going to hang around.
33:45I've learned in survival situations
33:47that you've got to stay alert
33:49and trust your senses.
33:52Right now,
33:53I know something's not right.
34:06There's a big animal around here.
34:10You know that smell you get at the zoo?
34:14Unmistakably animal.
34:15It's here.
34:24I don't know whether that'll be a jaguar.
34:27But there's a big,
34:28there's a big mammal here.
34:30Let me smell it.
34:30I'm Ed Stafford.
34:40I'm alone,
34:41miles from anywhere,
34:42and I'm worried
34:43there's a jaguar on my tail.
34:46I'm heading back to my camp
34:47as fast as I can.
34:49It's here.
34:50Let me smell it.
34:52Whatever's out there in the jungle
34:53stays in the shadows.
34:55But I've got an unsettling feeling
34:57I'm being watched.
35:06It's good to be back here.
35:08And now,
35:09I'm seriously looking forward
35:10to my fish lunch.
35:15Barbecued spread.
35:22Might be small.
35:24But that is delicious.
35:27Fish.
35:30Well,
35:30let's hope we get some more.
35:34I bet that was less than 20 calories.
35:37I'm still hungry.
35:40Keeping a wary eye out for jaguars,
35:43I'm collecting yet more palm hearts.
35:46But to feel like I've really thrived here,
35:48I must eat something more substantial.
35:51I'd hoped to avoid this.
36:00I left the guts of the giant rodent
36:02up by the waterfall a week ago.
36:07That's very minging.
36:11Oh, my God, that stinks.
36:13That's really, really.
36:16That says it's the fat boy's maggot.
36:18There's no way I'm eating the rotting guts.
36:24But these maggots are rich in protein,
36:27so I've got a tough decision to make.
36:29Do I use them for bait or dinner?
36:32I've been debating about these maggots.
36:42I was thinking,
36:43right, if I put maggots in a fish trap,
36:48they're just going to get washed away.
36:49And if they're wrapped up in the leaves,
36:51nothing's going to see them or find them.
36:53So I thought, well,
36:54I've got them now.
36:55Why not try roasting the maggots?
37:04While the maggots are cooking,
37:06I'll have a palm heart starter.
37:09It's hot.
37:11I've never roasted them before.
37:16Moment of truth.
37:20Delicious.
37:21Oh, it really is tasty.
37:28That's like, um...
37:31Vaguely like a soft cheese.
37:36That works.
37:38Now for the main course,
37:41the protein-rich, fire-steamed maggots.
37:48Oh, they pop in your mouth.
37:51Pretty good.
38:02Quite creamy.
38:05A little bit sweet.
38:07Perfect pudding.
38:08A bit like rice pudding, really.
38:10A bit like rice pudding if it was...
38:16in a little snack form.
38:18I've been in the Venezuelan jungle for nine days.
38:31And this is my last night here.
38:36Could you live out here permanently?
38:39I think you could.
38:40But it would be a tough life.
38:46I mean, there's all the dangers here.
38:48There's jaguars.
38:48There's venomous snakes.
38:50But also, probably one of the biggest ones here
38:53was hypothermia.
38:56It has been hard.
38:58But, um...
38:59What would be the point
39:01if it wasn't outside my comfort zone?
39:03What would be the point
39:04if it wasn't testing me
39:06beyond what I've already experienced?
39:12Starting to spit with rain again.
39:15It would have been wrong for it not to, I think.
39:20Just to remind me where I am.
39:22Good morning.
39:40It's day ten.
39:45It's day ten.
39:47Ten days in the wettest, coldest, dampest
39:53environment so far.
39:58And you've done it.
40:00I've got to, um,
40:02pack the camera kit up.
40:04Check the, um...
40:06Check the fish draft one last time.
40:09See if I've got a breakfast.
40:10Hang on.
40:20There's something in here.
40:32Yes!
40:36Got a catfish.
40:38Got a catfish.
40:39Oh, and there's another one in there as well.
40:50That's incredible.
40:51I've got two fish.
40:53Great fish!
40:55These fish are the proof
40:57that this method really works.
41:00With more time,
41:01I'd have more traps
41:02and all the fish I need.
41:05A balanced diet
41:05is the key to thriving here long term.
41:09After all this time,
41:11my luck has come right at the end.
41:13How incredible.
41:15Catfish for breakfast.
41:16Oh, it's delicious.
41:21Oh, it's delicious.
41:23Absolutely delicious.
41:25When you eat something
41:27which has clearly got
41:28omega oils in it
41:30and protein in it,
41:32you can feel
41:33wearing back into action
41:35and starting to come alive.
41:37Oh, that makes me so happy.
41:42That makes me so happy.
41:48All it's taken is a couple of fish
41:50and everything has changed
41:52for the better.
41:52I feel comfortable here.
41:55I feel like this is my home.
41:56I feel safe.
41:58I feel in control.
41:59I feel well fed.
42:01I feel dry and warm.
42:05It feels like home.
42:06It does.
42:07It has started to feel like home.
42:09But just as I start
42:14to reach a state
42:15of complete happiness,
42:17I hear the noise
42:19that means
42:20this amazing experience
42:21is about to end.
42:25I can feel that vibration
42:27through the trees.
42:28That is the sound
42:29of the helicopter arriving.
42:31I need to get out of the trees
42:32and make myself present
42:33right now.
42:34Goodbye, little shelter.
42:36You've done me so well.
42:40Taxi.
42:45Helicopters are circling overhead.
42:52Yeah, they see me.
42:53I'm going home.
42:55I am going home.
43:02Hello, mate.
43:16This has been one
43:17of the toughest trips I've had.
43:21But after a shaky start,
43:23I'd found water,
43:25built a strong shelter,
43:27made fire,
43:29and with time
43:30to build more fish traps,
43:31I'd have a sustainable,
43:33balanced diet.
43:35I believe I could
43:37thrive here long term,
43:39but feel lucky
43:40to have had even 10 days
43:41in such an extraordinary place.
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