1 00:00:06,089 --> 00:00:07,382 (WIND WHOOSHING) 2 00:00:07,716 --> 00:00:09,259 (DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING) 3 00:00:17,017 --> 00:00:19,561 (HELICOPTER ENGINE RUMBLING) 4 00:00:28,820 --> 00:00:32,782 WILL: A big part of why I live my life the way I do today... 5 00:00:34,617 --> 00:00:37,203 is because I was fearful as a child. 6 00:00:42,417 --> 00:00:43,877 DWAYNE: What was your biggest fear? 7 00:00:45,879 --> 00:00:47,172 I was scared of everything. 8 00:00:47,714 --> 00:00:50,675 Uh, I was one of the youngest kids in the neighborhood. 9 00:00:51,426 --> 00:00:55,972 Uh, I got... I got bullied all the time, you know? 10 00:01:04,355 --> 00:01:09,027 I think there was a certain harshness to our environment. 11 00:01:09,819 --> 00:01:11,863 -But I love the challenge... -Yeah. 12 00:01:11,946 --> 00:01:14,449 ...of having to conquer my mind. 13 00:01:18,745 --> 00:01:20,371 This hasn't been seen 14 00:01:20,455 --> 00:01:21,831 -or experienced by many people. -Yeah. 15 00:01:22,165 --> 00:01:25,251 It's difficult to get to. It's difficult to survive in. 16 00:01:25,877 --> 00:01:28,463 -We're gonna be walking around out there. -Really? 17 00:01:29,714 --> 00:01:31,424 DWAYNE: You can see all the cracks along, yeah? 18 00:01:31,508 --> 00:01:34,427 WILL: The cracks, yeah. It looks like you could actually go down. 19 00:01:35,011 --> 00:01:36,971 It looks like things could go wrong. 20 00:01:39,766 --> 00:01:43,895 There's no part of this that's anything I've ever done or feel confident doing. 21 00:01:48,233 --> 00:01:49,234 I won't lie. 22 00:01:49,776 --> 00:01:51,402 Over five expeditions, 23 00:01:51,945 --> 00:01:56,950 I've followed explorers into situations that were straight-up scary. 24 00:01:57,242 --> 00:02:00,411 -Whoa. -(CREW CHEERS) 25 00:02:01,746 --> 00:02:04,082 -(LAVA SPLASHING) -WILL: That's crazy. 26 00:02:04,916 --> 00:02:06,334 Rock, rock, rock, rock. 27 00:02:08,044 --> 00:02:09,587 (INSECTS CHIRPING) 28 00:02:09,712 --> 00:02:12,715 WILL: It was worth it to discover the Earth's wonders. 29 00:02:13,424 --> 00:02:16,427 But your boy was tripping more than once. 30 00:02:16,803 --> 00:02:18,888 (ANIMAL GROWLING) 31 00:02:20,682 --> 00:02:22,475 Because when I see wilderness, 32 00:02:22,851 --> 00:02:26,271 you know, nothing but nature, I get nervous. 33 00:02:27,355 --> 00:02:28,773 Because I don't understand it. 34 00:02:32,152 --> 00:02:33,486 (DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING) 35 00:02:44,706 --> 00:02:46,416 WILL: So, that's the next step for me. 36 00:02:48,459 --> 00:02:53,464 Throw myself into the unknown, and try to beat my own fear. 37 00:03:03,933 --> 00:03:06,561 This time, it's not about discovering the world. 38 00:03:07,395 --> 00:03:09,147 It's about discovering myself. 39 00:03:09,731 --> 00:03:10,940 It's cold. 40 00:03:11,900 --> 00:03:12,901 (GRUNTS) 41 00:03:13,443 --> 00:03:17,488 That's my first glacier. That's my first glacier for sure. 42 00:03:27,916 --> 00:03:29,334 (SNOW CRUNCHES) 43 00:03:29,626 --> 00:03:31,753 WILL: Never walked on this much ice before. 44 00:03:33,379 --> 00:03:34,964 -This is loose. -Yeah, yeah. 45 00:03:35,089 --> 00:03:36,299 (ICE SCRAPING) 46 00:03:49,896 --> 00:03:52,690 WILL: So, here I am in the middle of nowhere. 47 00:03:53,066 --> 00:03:56,945 And Dwayne is telling me, we have to navigate off the ice 48 00:03:57,111 --> 00:03:58,488 and find the ocean. 49 00:03:59,239 --> 00:04:01,366 Without maps, without phones, 50 00:04:01,532 --> 00:04:05,662 in one of the most extreme places on the entire planet. 51 00:04:19,425 --> 00:04:21,636 So, why have you chosen this direction? 52 00:04:21,719 --> 00:04:23,471 DWAYNE: Because we've got a nice little stream there. 53 00:04:23,596 --> 00:04:24,597 WILL: Uh-huh. 54 00:04:24,681 --> 00:04:26,432 DWAYNE: So, the ice is melting ever so slightly. 55 00:04:27,100 --> 00:04:28,935 Sort of draining into these little channels. 56 00:04:29,394 --> 00:04:31,479 And it's making its way downstream. 57 00:04:31,604 --> 00:04:35,692 Got it. The water is gonna take a clear route off the glacier. Cool. 58 00:04:35,942 --> 00:04:37,318 (WATER RUSHING) 59 00:04:37,652 --> 00:04:42,907 WILL: Dwayne's job is to push me, and my job is to let him. 60 00:04:44,200 --> 00:04:45,285 This is wild. 61 00:04:46,661 --> 00:04:47,662 Ooh! 62 00:04:48,788 --> 00:04:50,999 Hold it. Hold it there. 63 00:05:06,848 --> 00:05:09,851 I feel like we might just wanna go and have a look. 64 00:05:16,024 --> 00:05:17,692 -WILL: All right. I mean, listen. -DWAYNE: Yeah. 65 00:05:17,859 --> 00:05:19,068 -Once you go down... -Yeah. Yeah. 66 00:05:19,193 --> 00:05:21,654 ...and you successfully make it back up, I'm more than happy to go. 67 00:05:21,738 --> 00:05:23,072 -If I go down... -(CHUCKLES) 68 00:05:23,197 --> 00:05:24,949 ...and you're left up here by yourself, 69 00:05:25,033 --> 00:05:26,909 -you're gonna be ruined. So, you come... -Yeah. I probably... Yeah. 70 00:05:26,993 --> 00:05:29,037 -You stay with me, you stay with me. -Okay. (LAUGHS) 71 00:05:32,373 --> 00:05:35,084 DWAYNE: Ice holes like these are wildly unpredictable. 72 00:05:35,335 --> 00:05:38,212 They can go down 50 feet or over 1,000. 73 00:05:39,464 --> 00:05:42,467 But the only way to know for sure is to go in. 74 00:05:50,975 --> 00:05:53,770 -(WATER RUSHING) -(METAL CLINKING) 75 00:05:56,022 --> 00:05:57,190 DWAYNE: Let's go. 76 00:05:59,984 --> 00:06:01,069 How's that feeling? 77 00:06:01,944 --> 00:06:03,488 -You know exactly how it's feeling. -(DWAYNE LAUGHS) 78 00:06:03,571 --> 00:06:05,031 It's scary as hell. 79 00:06:11,871 --> 00:06:12,955 DWAYNE: Nice and slow. 80 00:06:13,998 --> 00:06:14,999 Good. 81 00:06:16,584 --> 00:06:17,585 Good work. 82 00:06:17,877 --> 00:06:20,546 -It gets so much louder as you get lower. -WILL: Yeah. 83 00:06:24,425 --> 00:06:26,469 DWAYNE: You're starting to trust the rope now, I can see it. 84 00:06:27,261 --> 00:06:30,098 -I really don't have much choice, do I? -DWAYNE: (LAUGHS) I'll just be... 85 00:06:30,181 --> 00:06:32,975 -It better work. (LAUGHS) -DWAYNE: Yeah. (LAUGHS) 86 00:06:33,142 --> 00:06:34,310 Uh, lock off for me. 87 00:06:35,144 --> 00:06:36,145 And just relax. 88 00:06:38,773 --> 00:06:39,857 (ICE SCRAPING) 89 00:06:40,024 --> 00:06:41,025 WILL: Hey, hey. 90 00:06:41,567 --> 00:06:42,944 DWAYNE: It's perfectly safe. 91 00:06:43,861 --> 00:06:47,365 -He said confidently. (LAUGHS) -He says confidently. (LAUGHS) 92 00:06:51,702 --> 00:06:54,080 -Did you hear that crack? -WILL: Yeah. 93 00:06:55,248 --> 00:06:57,083 DWAYNE: It's just constantly moving. 94 00:06:57,875 --> 00:06:59,794 This is the kind of thing that half of people would say 95 00:06:59,877 --> 00:07:02,839 nightmares are made of. You're climbing down into an environment 96 00:07:02,922 --> 00:07:04,799 -that's constantly changing and shifting. -WILL: Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. 97 00:07:04,966 --> 00:07:07,635 And there's water filling in there. "Are you mad?" 98 00:07:07,718 --> 00:07:08,928 -Yeah. -DWAYNE: That's the question. 99 00:07:09,011 --> 00:07:10,638 Ha... half of us think that. 100 00:07:10,805 --> 00:07:12,306 (BOTH LAUGH) 101 00:07:12,765 --> 00:07:15,810 -DWAYNE: Will, you happy to go lower? -WILL: You've gotta be kidding me. 102 00:07:30,700 --> 00:07:32,201 -Whoa. -DWAYNE: Now, look down. 103 00:07:33,703 --> 00:07:34,954 Isn't that something? 104 00:07:36,956 --> 00:07:38,708 WILL: That hole just drops away 105 00:07:38,791 --> 00:07:43,629 -into infinity. (LAUGHS) -DWAYNE: Oblivion. (LAUGHS) 106 00:07:43,713 --> 00:07:46,382 I don't think we've got enough rope to go all the way down there. 107 00:07:47,008 --> 00:07:48,092 WILL: That's crazy. 108 00:07:50,970 --> 00:07:55,808 Now, dangling over a bottomless pit isn't exactly my bag, 109 00:07:55,892 --> 00:08:00,271 but... man, scary as it is, it's liberating. 110 00:08:00,897 --> 00:08:06,194 Hello! My name is Will! 111 00:08:12,241 --> 00:08:13,784 And Will wants to know, 112 00:08:13,868 --> 00:08:16,370 how the hell to get out of this wilderness. 113 00:08:18,581 --> 00:08:22,293 Well, they say the secret is to look for clues. 114 00:08:24,253 --> 00:08:26,005 (DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING) 115 00:08:40,269 --> 00:08:44,315 WILL: Imagine what it takes... to be a fisherman... 116 00:08:47,068 --> 00:08:48,110 in a desert! 117 00:09:05,878 --> 00:09:08,506 You'd need a little help... right? 118 00:09:29,360 --> 00:09:30,570 (UPBEAT METAL MUSIC PLAYING) 119 00:09:42,623 --> 00:09:48,296 WILL: An armored catfish is, well, no ordinary fish. 120 00:09:50,756 --> 00:09:52,842 It can survive on land. 121 00:10:00,474 --> 00:10:03,144 Then, when it needs to find water... 122 00:10:04,854 --> 00:10:05,855 bam! 123 00:10:07,023 --> 00:10:09,025 It's a fish on a mission. 124 00:10:20,244 --> 00:10:22,330 The fishermen can't find water that way. 125 00:10:23,914 --> 00:10:25,416 But they can follow the fish. 126 00:10:29,378 --> 00:10:31,213 (WATER RIPPLING) 127 00:10:35,635 --> 00:10:38,596 MAN: That's beautiful! 128 00:10:46,395 --> 00:10:49,857 WILL: Turns out, there are always clues to navigating... 129 00:10:50,650 --> 00:10:52,693 even in the most barren terrain. 130 00:10:53,569 --> 00:10:54,779 (WIND HOWLING) 131 00:10:55,446 --> 00:10:57,698 WILL: But knowing what is a clue... 132 00:10:58,824 --> 00:11:00,076 that's the tricky part. 133 00:11:00,326 --> 00:11:03,079 -(BIRD SQUAWKING) -Look at that. 134 00:11:04,372 --> 00:11:06,999 WILL: It's... it's a bird, Dwayne. 135 00:11:07,124 --> 00:11:09,126 -(DWAYNE LAUGHING) -(WILL LAUGHING) 136 00:11:09,835 --> 00:11:13,005 DWAYNE: These birds, they're a clue to getting off this glacier. 137 00:11:15,007 --> 00:11:16,509 There's slim pickings on the ice. 138 00:11:16,801 --> 00:11:19,470 Birds here have to find water to get food. 139 00:11:21,430 --> 00:11:24,183 And it will be something bigger than we've seen so far. 140 00:11:28,562 --> 00:11:30,898 (WATER RUSHING) 141 00:11:43,077 --> 00:11:45,329 WILL: All this water is coming from the glacier? 142 00:11:45,913 --> 00:11:46,914 DWAYNE: Yep. 143 00:11:47,790 --> 00:11:48,999 And the good thing about this is... 144 00:11:49,917 --> 00:11:52,586 if we follow it long enough, eventually, it's gonna take us to the sea. 145 00:11:53,671 --> 00:11:58,342 -WILL: Getting to the sea means what? -DWAYNE: If it's a survival situation, 146 00:11:58,426 --> 00:12:00,594 getting to the sea means you're more likely to find people. 147 00:12:00,678 --> 00:12:02,847 -Got it. -It means there's food. 148 00:12:02,972 --> 00:12:03,973 WILL: What now? 149 00:12:04,056 --> 00:12:05,683 DWAYNE: So, what I'm doing, I'm just looking for somewhere 150 00:12:05,808 --> 00:12:07,768 to get onto the water and get the kayak in. 151 00:12:07,893 --> 00:12:10,730 We're looking for a spot to put the kayak in. 152 00:12:10,813 --> 00:12:13,274 -Yeah. -And this is clearly not it. 153 00:12:13,774 --> 00:12:15,276 (WATER RUSHING, INTENSE MUSIC PLAYING) 154 00:12:41,093 --> 00:12:43,053 That's dangerous. That's... that's not too good. 155 00:12:43,429 --> 00:12:46,348 But down there, it's probably gonna calm down quite a lot. 156 00:12:51,979 --> 00:12:54,523 I know kayaking a river like this looks scary. 157 00:12:55,900 --> 00:12:57,568 But it's an important step. 158 00:12:58,152 --> 00:13:01,697 Because having the confidence to navigate the dangerous and unfamiliar 159 00:13:01,864 --> 00:13:04,950 is at the heart of what it is to be an explorer. 160 00:13:05,868 --> 00:13:07,203 (TENSE MUSIC PLAYING) 161 00:13:08,454 --> 00:13:11,665 DWAYNE: First, we need to find a gentle launch point for the boat. 162 00:13:14,001 --> 00:13:17,379 So "gentle" that I have to put on a waterproof suit. 163 00:13:17,671 --> 00:13:19,131 (MUSIC CONTINUES) 164 00:13:30,351 --> 00:13:31,352 (GRUNTS) 165 00:13:32,061 --> 00:13:34,605 DWAYNE: Nice, nice. Keep on coming, keep on coming. 166 00:13:35,981 --> 00:13:37,274 WILL: Yeah, man. 167 00:13:37,733 --> 00:13:40,236 So, I'm gonna get the raft out. 168 00:13:40,611 --> 00:13:41,987 (SEAGULLS CAWING) 169 00:13:46,992 --> 00:13:48,911 When you talked about it earlier, 170 00:13:49,537 --> 00:13:51,789 I kind of saw something different in my mind. 171 00:13:51,956 --> 00:13:52,998 DWAYNE: What did you see? 172 00:13:53,165 --> 00:13:56,001 -(AIR WHOOSHING) -WILL: Well... a kayak. 173 00:13:56,502 --> 00:13:57,711 -Yeah. -Yeah. 174 00:13:58,504 --> 00:14:01,340 This is like a rubber... uh, floaty. 175 00:14:01,590 --> 00:14:04,552 -(CHUCKLES) Yeah. (GRUNTS) -(LAUGHS) 176 00:14:04,677 --> 00:14:06,512 DWAYNE: All right. So, what we're gonna do now, 177 00:14:06,595 --> 00:14:08,264 -we're gonna lower it down. -Yup. 178 00:14:08,889 --> 00:14:10,850 -DWAYNE: And by we... -You mean me? 179 00:14:10,975 --> 00:14:12,560 -You're gonna lower it down. -Yeah. Yeah. 180 00:14:12,977 --> 00:14:14,061 -DWAYNE: Get ready. -Yeah. 181 00:14:14,687 --> 00:14:16,021 DWAYNE: All right, take the weight. 182 00:14:16,105 --> 00:14:17,189 -Got it. -Go on. 183 00:14:17,940 --> 00:14:18,941 Go on. 184 00:14:21,151 --> 00:14:24,029 That's good. Perfect. We'll hold it there for now. 185 00:14:24,196 --> 00:14:25,364 -WILL: You good? -Yeah. 186 00:14:26,031 --> 00:14:27,616 -You're gonna go down next. -WILL: Yeah. 187 00:14:27,700 --> 00:14:30,911 -DWAYNE: Nice and low to the ground. -WILL: Nice and low to the ground. 188 00:14:30,995 --> 00:14:32,162 Come on, Will. 189 00:14:35,207 --> 00:14:36,625 (WATER SPLASHING) 190 00:14:39,420 --> 00:14:40,838 WILL: I should mention again 191 00:14:41,171 --> 00:14:44,174 that I am not the world's strongest swimmer. 192 00:14:44,633 --> 00:14:46,677 I do not wanna go under that water. 193 00:14:47,303 --> 00:14:49,346 (WATER RIPPLES) 194 00:14:50,431 --> 00:14:52,266 DWAYNE: You can already feel how cold it is. 195 00:14:52,766 --> 00:14:54,727 This water's straight off the glacier. 196 00:14:56,645 --> 00:14:58,355 -Have you kayaked before? -WILL: No. 197 00:14:58,480 --> 00:15:00,024 -DWAYNE: No? Never? -WILL: No, this will be the first time. 198 00:15:00,107 --> 00:15:01,066 Never. 199 00:15:02,443 --> 00:15:03,569 DWAYNE: What I'm gonna get you to do 200 00:15:03,652 --> 00:15:05,738 -is stay left. -Stay left. 201 00:15:05,821 --> 00:15:08,574 Because as you go to change, it's gonna change your center of balance. 202 00:15:08,741 --> 00:15:10,075 Got it. 203 00:15:10,200 --> 00:15:12,328 (INTENSE MUSIC PLAYING) 204 00:15:13,162 --> 00:15:16,373 DWAYNE: That swirling brown water means we're about to enter a strong current. 205 00:15:16,707 --> 00:15:18,626 It's stirred up all the sediment. 206 00:15:22,755 --> 00:15:24,423 And we're gonna go for it. 207 00:15:25,132 --> 00:15:26,258 -Paddle, paddle. -Paddle, paddle, paddle. 208 00:15:26,342 --> 00:15:28,093 Good. And keep paddling. 209 00:15:28,385 --> 00:15:30,304 -Keep paddling, keep paddling. -(GRUNTS) 210 00:15:30,804 --> 00:15:33,557 Good. You did it. Let the flow take us. 211 00:15:34,350 --> 00:15:35,351 DWAYNE: Good. 212 00:15:42,358 --> 00:15:45,736 -WILL: Oh, wow. That's a whirlpool. -DWAYNE: Exactly. 213 00:15:46,695 --> 00:15:50,074 When it's that little, it tells us there's a rock near the surface. 214 00:15:52,326 --> 00:15:53,535 Give me a paddle. 215 00:15:56,455 --> 00:15:57,623 See that V? 216 00:15:57,998 --> 00:16:00,459 It means the water's funneling through two rocks. 217 00:16:07,758 --> 00:16:09,885 We're gonna try and go straight through it. 218 00:16:13,931 --> 00:16:15,557 Keep your balance. Good. 219 00:16:18,143 --> 00:16:20,771 (GRUNTS) And nice and slow. Nice and slow. 220 00:16:21,397 --> 00:16:24,149 -WILL: Oh! What's going on? -DWAYNE: We're in a boil. 221 00:16:24,233 --> 00:16:26,193 You can see it from the surface where it's bubbling up. 222 00:16:26,485 --> 00:16:27,611 (WATER RUSHING) 223 00:16:33,033 --> 00:16:35,035 We're not going over. We are not going over. 224 00:16:35,244 --> 00:16:37,246 Up and over, a second one. 225 00:16:38,998 --> 00:16:42,042 Don't paddle when we've got a wave, 'cause it'll take you in. 226 00:16:43,836 --> 00:16:44,837 Good. 227 00:16:47,423 --> 00:16:49,675 Paddle, paddle. We're going into the rock. 228 00:16:50,092 --> 00:16:51,343 -Oh, jeez. -DWAYNE: We're good. We're good. 229 00:16:51,427 --> 00:16:52,428 Stop there. 230 00:16:55,305 --> 00:16:56,765 Well, that one was a little hairy. 231 00:16:56,890 --> 00:16:58,183 -Yeah, yeah, it was, it was. -(LAUGHS) 232 00:16:58,392 --> 00:16:59,893 That one was a little hairy. 233 00:17:01,729 --> 00:17:04,189 DWAYNE: A little bit shaky there, but we've done it. 234 00:17:09,528 --> 00:17:10,946 (KAYAK SCRAPES) 235 00:17:12,823 --> 00:17:15,117 That water is freezing through my glove. 236 00:17:15,200 --> 00:17:17,202 DWAYNE: When your hands get really cold, you stand there and you do this 237 00:17:17,411 --> 00:17:18,996 to try and get the blood back into your hands. 238 00:17:19,079 --> 00:17:20,080 Wow. 239 00:17:21,123 --> 00:17:23,125 (CHUCKLES) It definitely works. 240 00:17:24,209 --> 00:17:27,046 -You do feel a surge into your fingertips. -DWAYNE: Yeah, yeah. 241 00:17:28,005 --> 00:17:29,256 This is a good tip. 242 00:17:30,215 --> 00:17:32,760 That trick I've learned when I was in the Arctic. 243 00:17:32,926 --> 00:17:36,180 -(LAUGHS) So, when you were in the Arctic? -Yes. 244 00:17:36,638 --> 00:17:39,141 All right, I just never heard a Black person say that. You're gonna... 245 00:17:39,266 --> 00:17:40,809 -(LAUGHS) -(CHUCKLES) 246 00:17:40,934 --> 00:17:42,019 -(GENTLE MUSIC PLAYING) -It's true. 247 00:17:42,352 --> 00:17:44,897 I've trekked to the North Pole. I've crossed deserts. 248 00:17:45,189 --> 00:17:47,024 I've even kayaked across seas. 249 00:17:47,941 --> 00:17:50,694 But everywhere you go, you learn something new. 250 00:17:51,195 --> 00:17:53,405 WILL: Your accomplishments are so important to me. 251 00:17:53,572 --> 00:17:55,491 DWAYNE: Thanks, Will. That means a lot. 252 00:17:57,993 --> 00:18:00,537 WILL: 'Cause, you know, I admire explorers. 253 00:18:00,954 --> 00:18:02,956 I wanna be in the explorer’s club. 254 00:18:13,342 --> 00:18:15,094 I don't have to pretend like these bugs 255 00:18:15,177 --> 00:18:16,428 -are in my face out here. -(LAUGHS) 256 00:18:16,512 --> 00:18:18,097 -I don't have to pretend? -You're not pretending very well. 257 00:18:18,222 --> 00:18:19,556 'Cause I'm trying to give you the action hero. 258 00:18:19,640 --> 00:18:21,016 -DWAYNE: I know. -I'm trying to give you... (SPITS) 259 00:18:21,100 --> 00:18:22,351 DWAYNE: Uh, didn't you see me spit one out 260 00:18:22,434 --> 00:18:24,228 -a minute ago? -I know, yeah. I'm going... (SPITS) 261 00:18:24,311 --> 00:18:26,522 -(LAUGHS) -(WILL LAUGHING) 262 00:18:26,647 --> 00:18:28,524 -There's nothing... -DWAYNE: Yeah. 263 00:18:28,899 --> 00:18:31,318 ...I enjoy more than doing this. 264 00:18:31,401 --> 00:18:33,362 There's something about having the sky above you, isn't it? 265 00:18:33,445 --> 00:18:37,783 This is like the perfect way to spend my life. 266 00:18:37,991 --> 00:18:39,618 -Everything is new. -Yeah. 267 00:18:39,701 --> 00:18:42,496 And there's a little bit of fear all the way through. 268 00:18:42,579 --> 00:18:44,414 -That's good. That's good. -There's a little bit of fear for me 269 00:18:44,498 --> 00:18:46,875 -all the way through. -You... you get past the fear. 270 00:18:46,959 --> 00:18:48,710 Yes, there's rushing water. Yes, there's cliff. 271 00:18:48,794 --> 00:18:51,171 Yes, you're in a place that you, you know, you have to use some of your skills. 272 00:18:51,338 --> 00:18:52,506 -I'm using some of your skills. -Yeah. 273 00:18:52,589 --> 00:18:53,882 -Using some of my skills to navigate. -(LAUGHS) 274 00:18:54,049 --> 00:18:55,342 And you'll pick them up, and then you'll feel 275 00:18:55,425 --> 00:18:56,844 more confident next time you come out here. 276 00:18:57,052 --> 00:18:58,053 -WILL: Yeah. -Yeah. 277 00:18:58,512 --> 00:18:59,555 Mm-hmm. 278 00:18:59,680 --> 00:19:00,681 (FLIES BUZZING) 279 00:19:01,181 --> 00:19:02,432 -So, when did you know... -Yeah. 280 00:19:02,599 --> 00:19:06,270 ...like full-on, you wanted to be an explorer? 281 00:19:06,395 --> 00:19:11,066 It took a big incident in my life, Will. I... I nearly lost my life, 282 00:19:11,358 --> 00:19:14,736 -um, to gun violence. And... -WILL: Whoa. 283 00:19:14,862 --> 00:19:18,991 ...yeah, the guy, his aim was to kill me. He pointed the gun, he pulled the trigger. 284 00:19:19,074 --> 00:19:20,784 He cocked it back, he pulled the trigger again. 285 00:19:21,618 --> 00:19:24,538 Incredibly, the gun jammed both times. 286 00:19:25,956 --> 00:19:27,332 I survived that incident. 287 00:19:27,958 --> 00:19:29,209 But it got me thinking. 288 00:19:29,585 --> 00:19:31,795 I decided at that moment that I wanted my life 289 00:19:31,879 --> 00:19:33,255 to be more meaningful. 290 00:19:34,256 --> 00:19:36,592 And that led me down a path of exploration. 291 00:19:38,510 --> 00:19:44,057 WILL: For explorers like Dwayne, fear can be the spark that spurs them on. 292 00:19:44,600 --> 00:19:45,934 (DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING) 293 00:19:50,939 --> 00:19:54,902 WILL: Or simply a hurdle they need to get over. 294 00:19:55,027 --> 00:19:56,445 (BIRDS SQUAWKING) 295 00:19:57,988 --> 00:19:59,198 SIDEY: We're gonna go to the bay. 296 00:19:59,281 --> 00:20:00,741 -DIVA: Yeah. -SIDEY: See if we can find some mantas. 297 00:20:17,382 --> 00:20:20,219 DIVA: A few times a year, when everything aligns... 298 00:20:21,553 --> 00:20:24,139 hundreds of mantas gather in this bay. 299 00:20:27,309 --> 00:20:29,645 In massive feeding swarms. 300 00:20:31,271 --> 00:20:34,024 It's an event I've always wanted to see. 301 00:20:38,362 --> 00:20:40,697 So, when I'm in the water, can it be a bit overwhelming? 302 00:20:40,989 --> 00:20:42,115 Yeah, it will be. 303 00:20:43,367 --> 00:20:46,161 If there's too many, sometimes they could hit you. 304 00:20:46,453 --> 00:20:48,747 -And does that hurt? -Yeah, it hurts a lot. 305 00:20:49,039 --> 00:20:50,290 -DIVA: Great. -(SIDEY CHUCKLES) 306 00:20:50,916 --> 00:20:53,252 Always keep two meters away, then you'll be fine. 307 00:20:53,418 --> 00:20:55,671 DIVA: They've been waiting for this moment for so long. 308 00:20:59,716 --> 00:21:01,051 (INTENSE MUSIC PLAYING) 309 00:21:06,348 --> 00:21:08,141 DIVA: Swimming from the boat out is definitely 310 00:21:08,225 --> 00:21:09,810 one of the most stressful moments. 311 00:21:14,815 --> 00:21:18,193 That feeling of not knowing what you're about to face. 312 00:22:13,290 --> 00:22:15,208 It feels dangerous. 313 00:22:22,215 --> 00:22:25,552 'Cause there are just so many animals in such a small space. 314 00:22:33,852 --> 00:22:39,066 That's really when it can feel... the most scary. 315 00:22:44,905 --> 00:22:47,199 These mantas are over 1,000 pounds. 316 00:22:51,745 --> 00:22:53,538 It feels like getting hit by a truck. 317 00:23:01,505 --> 00:23:03,382 There are all these emotions. 318 00:23:05,133 --> 00:23:06,176 There's fear. 319 00:23:09,846 --> 00:23:13,266 And then there's wonder at the sheer power and beauty 320 00:23:13,642 --> 00:23:15,852 of these magnificent animals. 321 00:23:17,729 --> 00:23:19,189 (GENTLE MUSIC PLAYING) 322 00:23:33,870 --> 00:23:35,205 (INHALES) 323 00:23:36,706 --> 00:23:38,375 Oh, my God. Whoo! 324 00:23:40,127 --> 00:23:41,253 (GROANS SOFTLY) 325 00:23:44,131 --> 00:23:48,718 That was amazing. (LAUGHS, BREATHES DEEPLY) 326 00:23:51,638 --> 00:23:57,102 WILL: It seems that fear is at the heart of so much of what an explorer does. 327 00:23:57,477 --> 00:23:58,478 (GRUNTS) 328 00:23:59,229 --> 00:24:03,316 What I'm learning is that you need to work with that fear, 329 00:24:03,859 --> 00:24:04,901 not against it. 330 00:24:04,985 --> 00:24:06,862 DWAYNE: (GRUNTING) I think we'll just leave it there. 331 00:24:07,154 --> 00:24:08,405 (DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING) 332 00:24:18,415 --> 00:24:19,499 Have you climbed before? 333 00:24:20,208 --> 00:24:22,919 -In Philly. (LAUGHS) -(CHUCKLES) Yeah? 334 00:24:24,004 --> 00:24:25,297 Big climbing culture in Philly. 335 00:24:25,464 --> 00:24:26,548 (BOTH CHUCKLE) 336 00:24:26,631 --> 00:24:29,718 All right. Probably the best spot here, actually. That's just got... 337 00:24:29,801 --> 00:24:32,179 -This looks like the best spot to you? -DWAYNE: This is the best we've come to. 338 00:24:32,262 --> 00:24:34,306 -WILL: Whoa. I'm gonna let you go first. -Well, we'll just head... 339 00:24:34,556 --> 00:24:36,725 -I'll help you from the bottom. Go. -(LAUGHS) Oh, jeez. 340 00:24:36,808 --> 00:24:38,393 All right, so, you got loads of handholds here, 341 00:24:38,477 --> 00:24:40,353 loads of places to put your foot. And I'll hold it. 342 00:24:40,437 --> 00:24:42,564 -WILL: Oh, you're holding it there. -DWAYNE: Yeah, yeah. Go on. Get up there. 343 00:24:42,647 --> 00:24:43,857 -(GRUNTS) -DWAYNE: Good. 344 00:24:44,024 --> 00:24:45,066 (WILL GRUNTING) 345 00:24:51,990 --> 00:24:53,241 DWAYNE: There's a ledge. 346 00:24:55,202 --> 00:24:56,703 -Can you see it? -WILL: Yeah. 347 00:25:00,457 --> 00:25:02,334 DWAYNE: Uh, hold fire. I'm coming up. 348 00:25:04,085 --> 00:25:07,255 Yeah, I didn't understand the me going up first, but I get it. 349 00:25:09,174 --> 00:25:10,342 How's it looking? 350 00:25:10,509 --> 00:25:12,135 -WILL: Not too bad. -Yeah? 351 00:25:12,260 --> 00:25:13,345 Not too bad. 352 00:25:17,098 --> 00:25:18,475 (DWAYNE GRUNTS) 353 00:25:24,814 --> 00:25:28,693 So... the key thing here is to know what's coming, if you can. 354 00:25:28,902 --> 00:25:30,862 The bugs in your eyes definitely don't help. 355 00:25:30,987 --> 00:25:32,697 No. No, they don't. 356 00:25:33,782 --> 00:25:35,867 -(INDISTINCT CHATTER) -(BIRDS SQUAWKING) 357 00:25:36,618 --> 00:25:38,119 (INTENSE MUSIC PLAYING) 358 00:25:43,458 --> 00:25:46,211 DWAYNE: This stretch of river is known as Stuðlagil Canyon. 359 00:25:48,046 --> 00:25:50,173 It was only discovered a few years ago. 360 00:25:51,049 --> 00:25:53,969 And as far as I know, no one has kayaked through it. 361 00:25:56,346 --> 00:25:58,932 So, what comes next is new territory. 362 00:26:02,018 --> 00:26:03,895 What can you tell by looking at that river? 363 00:26:13,613 --> 00:26:14,823 WILL: Um... 364 00:26:15,865 --> 00:26:17,659 it looks like it's going faster... 365 00:26:17,742 --> 00:26:19,661 -Yeah. -...to the left. 366 00:26:19,869 --> 00:26:21,329 -And then kinda sweeping back around... -Yeah. 367 00:26:21,413 --> 00:26:22,914 ...going slower up to the right. 368 00:26:24,958 --> 00:26:28,211 Since it's going faster, I guess, it seems like it's speeding up. 369 00:26:28,336 --> 00:26:29,462 -DWAYNE: Absolutely. -WILL: Yeah. 370 00:26:29,588 --> 00:26:31,881 Looking at the fact that it goes to the right, 371 00:26:31,965 --> 00:26:34,050 I don't think we wanna go to the right. 372 00:26:34,718 --> 00:26:36,261 -It could be shallower. -WILL: Yeah. 373 00:26:36,386 --> 00:26:38,597 -DWAYNE: It could have more rocks in it. -WILL: Oh, got it. 374 00:26:38,722 --> 00:26:40,140 -We're more likely to get jammed. -DWAYNE: Yes. 375 00:26:40,307 --> 00:26:42,350 -But if the water's going faster... -Yeah, yeah. 376 00:26:42,892 --> 00:26:45,854 ...isn't there a possibility that there's another waterfall? 377 00:26:45,937 --> 00:26:47,772 There is. There is always that possibility. 378 00:26:47,939 --> 00:26:51,776 WILL: Does that mean that we wanna go up to the right? 379 00:26:51,860 --> 00:26:53,486 DWAYNE: No, to the left. 380 00:26:55,363 --> 00:26:57,824 Do you have another boat? Like, what if I disagreed 381 00:26:57,907 --> 00:27:02,370 -and, like, if I wanted to go... (LAUGHS) -(LAUGHS) 382 00:27:04,080 --> 00:27:05,749 A river like this is predictable. 383 00:27:06,708 --> 00:27:09,336 But I suspect the only way he'll learn this for himself 384 00:27:09,419 --> 00:27:10,754 is if he takes the helm. 385 00:27:11,713 --> 00:27:13,173 I hope he'll be ready for that. 386 00:27:13,840 --> 00:27:15,842 (WATER RUSHING) 387 00:27:18,595 --> 00:27:20,305 WILL: Things are about to get real. 388 00:27:20,764 --> 00:27:21,931 (INTENSE MUSIC PLAYING) 389 00:27:22,223 --> 00:27:26,394 Dwayne is putting me in charge of navigating the next stretch of river. 390 00:27:29,856 --> 00:27:31,232 I hope he's got insurance. 391 00:27:39,824 --> 00:27:42,535 -We're good to go? Let's go. -DWAYNE: All right, let's go. 392 00:27:49,334 --> 00:27:50,418 WILL: And we're just running 393 00:27:50,502 --> 00:27:51,586 -all the way down, right? -DWAYNE: Yeah. 394 00:27:51,753 --> 00:27:53,546 WILL: We're just gonna go all the way down. Yeah. 395 00:28:00,428 --> 00:28:01,721 A little bit scary, yeah. 396 00:28:09,354 --> 00:28:10,438 (GRUNTS) 397 00:28:10,605 --> 00:28:12,399 DWAYNE: Just shout out what you're seeing. 398 00:28:15,485 --> 00:28:17,570 -WILL: To the left right there. -DWAYNE: Yeah. 399 00:28:17,737 --> 00:28:19,280 That's a whirlpool. 400 00:28:20,573 --> 00:28:21,700 DWAYNE: Come on. 401 00:28:22,200 --> 00:28:23,284 -Okay. -DWAYNE: Yes! 402 00:28:23,451 --> 00:28:25,995 So, we're gonna stay... we're gonna try to stay in the center. 403 00:28:37,173 --> 00:28:39,175 We got a little V happening up there. 404 00:28:39,342 --> 00:28:41,261 Yeah. I guess, we're gonna take our nose right into that V. 405 00:28:41,386 --> 00:28:42,470 DWAYNE: Okay, cool. 406 00:28:47,392 --> 00:28:49,227 So, it's starting to get rough. 407 00:28:49,978 --> 00:28:54,774 It looks like there's, uh, churning coming from the right into the center. 408 00:28:57,569 --> 00:29:00,029 All right. Give me a little paddle, 'cause we're slowing down a little bit. 409 00:29:00,155 --> 00:29:02,073 We wanna get up to the speed of the water. 410 00:29:03,575 --> 00:29:04,868 Big wave! 411 00:29:07,495 --> 00:29:08,913 A little bit shaky there. 412 00:29:16,087 --> 00:29:18,673 We're fine now. Just relax back there. Calm down. 413 00:29:18,757 --> 00:29:19,841 -Okay. -Calm down. 414 00:29:19,924 --> 00:29:21,926 -Right. (CHUCKLES) Right, right, right. -Okay? 415 00:29:22,177 --> 00:29:23,511 More waves ahead. 416 00:29:23,636 --> 00:29:25,305 DWAYNE: Uh, where do we want it to hit us? 417 00:29:25,513 --> 00:29:28,308 We probably wanna be in it that way at the... at our one o'clock. 418 00:29:28,391 --> 00:29:29,559 DWAYNE: To our one o'clock. 419 00:29:36,191 --> 00:29:37,692 WILL: Don't paddle. Absorb it. 420 00:29:38,985 --> 00:29:41,696 We're not going over. We're not going over. 421 00:29:42,989 --> 00:29:45,200 Good work. Keep going. Keep going. 422 00:29:46,284 --> 00:29:47,535 Good work! 423 00:29:50,413 --> 00:29:54,000 -Whoo! (LAUGHS) -(DWAYNE LAUGHS) 424 00:29:54,167 --> 00:29:55,960 WILL: You know, that was beautiful, man. 425 00:29:58,463 --> 00:30:00,632 -We came, we saw... -Conquered. 426 00:30:00,715 --> 00:30:01,716 ...we conquered. 427 00:30:01,883 --> 00:30:03,218 -DWAYNE: We've got skills. -WILL: Yeah. 428 00:30:04,010 --> 00:30:05,720 This is a bucket list moment. 429 00:30:06,137 --> 00:30:09,265 DWAYNE: That was bloody good job, Will. For someone's first time on white water. 430 00:30:09,724 --> 00:30:11,559 And we came down without going for a swim. 431 00:30:11,935 --> 00:30:13,895 WILL: Yeah, that was... that was fantastic. 432 00:30:14,354 --> 00:30:15,522 (GENTLE MUSIC PLAYING) 433 00:30:20,610 --> 00:30:23,238 Let me bring us around. Good. 434 00:30:24,155 --> 00:30:26,074 This moment deserves a toast. 435 00:30:27,116 --> 00:30:30,495 Keep it in, keep it in, keep it pushing. Push it in. Push it in. 436 00:30:30,620 --> 00:30:32,872 -DWAYNE: I'm getting it in. -Keep going. Keep going. 437 00:30:33,414 --> 00:30:36,960 -WILL: (LAUGHS) Yeah. That'll do it. -DWAYNE: Perfect. 438 00:30:40,547 --> 00:30:44,175 When I first got out here, everything seemed unknowable. 439 00:30:44,759 --> 00:30:45,802 Dangerous even. 440 00:30:46,678 --> 00:30:50,056 Now, I understand there's a logic to everything. 441 00:30:51,391 --> 00:30:56,479 I never imagined myself being capable of this. But I did it. 442 00:30:57,313 --> 00:31:00,942 Me, the kid from West Philly who hates water. 443 00:31:01,776 --> 00:31:04,279 And we made it all the way to the ocean. 444 00:31:04,445 --> 00:31:05,613 We've arrived. 445 00:31:05,864 --> 00:31:10,368 I know it doesn't sound like a big thing, to be able to find an ocean. 446 00:31:11,119 --> 00:31:12,537 But for me, that was big. 447 00:31:13,788 --> 00:31:14,914 You didn't kill me. 448 00:31:15,290 --> 00:31:18,418 -You didn't kill me! (LAUGHS) -(LAUGHS) 449 00:31:18,543 --> 00:31:20,253 -Almost. (GRUNTS) -(GRUNTS) 450 00:31:23,047 --> 00:31:26,134 Now, I can see what it means to go with the flow. 451 00:31:26,301 --> 00:31:28,261 DWAYNE: Do you know what, that's such a nice way to put it. 452 00:31:30,054 --> 00:31:32,140 Wow. Look at this place. 453 00:31:33,808 --> 00:31:34,934 (GROANS) 454 00:31:36,185 --> 00:31:38,146 DWAYNE: I'm telling you, that was something, wasn't it? 455 00:31:38,313 --> 00:31:40,315 -Dude. -(DWAYNE GRUNTS) 456 00:31:40,773 --> 00:31:45,403 I'm just happy to, like, be here, and have survived. 457 00:31:45,486 --> 00:31:48,364 Yeah. There were moments where I thought, "Ooh! We're going in." 458 00:31:48,531 --> 00:31:50,158 -(LAUGHS) -DWAYNE: But we didn't. We didn't! 459 00:31:50,283 --> 00:31:53,036 For me, it's just coming out here and being at one with nature, 460 00:31:53,119 --> 00:31:54,871 -and testing myself, and proving myself. -WILL: Mm-hmm. 461 00:31:54,954 --> 00:31:58,166 And it's not about, "Look at me. Look how strong, and great, and powerful." 462 00:31:58,291 --> 00:32:00,793 It's about, "Can I apply what I've experienced here 463 00:32:00,877 --> 00:32:02,170 "to another challenge in my life?" 464 00:32:02,253 --> 00:32:04,339 -Yeah, yeah. -For me, it's just about that experience. 465 00:32:04,464 --> 00:32:06,841 You know, when you start these kinds of things, 466 00:32:07,008 --> 00:32:09,260 you never quite know if you're gonna get to the end. 467 00:32:09,344 --> 00:32:11,054 I don't know, maybe you know you can get to the end. 468 00:32:11,471 --> 00:32:13,348 -I believe I'll always get to the end. -Really? 469 00:32:13,431 --> 00:32:16,392 Um, and for me, it's not even about the end. 470 00:32:16,476 --> 00:32:18,645 It's about... it's... I know it sounds so cliché, innit, 471 00:32:18,728 --> 00:32:19,854 -it's the journey that counts. -WILL: Hmm. 472 00:32:19,938 --> 00:32:23,066 But honestly, for me, it's the doing it, it's the experiencing it. 473 00:32:23,149 --> 00:32:26,361 It's about being out there. You can't tell me that this right now 474 00:32:26,444 --> 00:32:27,820 is the best part of the journey we've just done. 475 00:32:27,904 --> 00:32:29,530 That... now, that's very true. 476 00:32:30,573 --> 00:32:33,451 You know what? Even now that you mention that... 477 00:32:33,534 --> 00:32:37,914 -DWAYNE: Yeah. -...arriving even has a little bittersweet 478 00:32:37,997 --> 00:32:39,499 -kind of thing. -DWAYNE: Yeah, it's like an anticlimax. 479 00:32:39,582 --> 00:32:41,542 -Yeah, yeah. (LAUGHS) -DWAYNE: Yeah. 480 00:32:41,668 --> 00:32:44,671 -That is true. That's true. -Hold on. What's that? 481 00:32:44,796 --> 00:32:46,422 (HELICOPTER ENGINE RUMBLING) 482 00:32:46,547 --> 00:32:48,591 -You can hear it coming in. Good timing. -Hey, okay. 483 00:32:53,304 --> 00:32:55,807 This has been a long, tough journey for me. 484 00:32:57,934 --> 00:33:01,688 But in a way, it's taken me 52 years. 485 00:33:04,607 --> 00:33:07,151 My mission at the start of this journey was simple. 486 00:33:08,152 --> 00:33:11,823 Get out of my comfort zone... connect with the planet... 487 00:33:12,657 --> 00:33:15,702 and hopefully, inspire others to do the same. 488 00:33:16,160 --> 00:33:17,620 (DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING) 489 00:33:18,371 --> 00:33:22,625 WILL: The explorers took me to the ends of the earth and beyond. 490 00:33:22,917 --> 00:33:24,252 -Wow. -DIVA: Wow. (LAUGHS) 491 00:33:24,335 --> 00:33:27,296 WILL: Showed me that our world is full of wonders... 492 00:33:27,463 --> 00:33:28,965 (LAVA SPLASHES) 493 00:33:29,132 --> 00:33:32,343 ...hidden forces we can't see, and barely understand. 494 00:33:35,221 --> 00:33:39,183 It can be terrifying to step out into those unknowns. 495 00:33:42,395 --> 00:33:47,108 But sometimes, the only thing to do is to give yourself over to the flow. 496 00:33:48,818 --> 00:33:50,903 Let go of your fears. 497 00:33:53,781 --> 00:33:58,327 Because when you allow yourself to truly connect with our planet... 498 00:34:00,413 --> 00:34:04,250 you realize its wonders have no end. 499 00:34:05,251 --> 00:34:06,502 Yes, I like this part! 500 00:34:06,711 --> 00:34:10,506 (ALL CHEER) 501 00:34:19,015 --> 00:34:21,100 WILL: So, this is just the beginning. 502 00:34:22,685 --> 00:34:24,395 Welcome to Earth, Will Smith. 503 00:34:25,730 --> 00:34:27,398 Time to explore. 504 00:34:36,616 --> 00:34:38,076 (THEME MUSIC PLAYING) 505 00:35:03,101 --> 00:35:05,228 (THEME MUSIC CONCLUDES)