The Summit (2024) s01e03 Episode Script
Snakes and Ladders
(wind whistling)
MANU BENNETT: 16 everyday
Americans began this adventure.
Welcome to
Aotearoa, New Zealand.
BECKYLEE: This is the
most beautiful location
I have ever seen in my life.
MANU:
They started with an equal share
of $1 million on their backs
That's crazy.
and just one objective
- (grunts)
- to reach the summit
in 14 days.
Oh, God.
Honey, that is
a big (bleep) mountain. (laughs)
(groans)
MANU:
The mountain has already pushed
some to their limits
DUSTIN:
Hey, guys. Tony's out.
AMY:
Bye, Tony.
MANU:
and sent its keeper
to hold watch.
This mountain has eyes.
- Whoa.
- GEOFF: The mountain's keeper
is gonna determine
if we're worthy.
- AMY: Deep breath!
- Whoa, whoa, whoa.
MANU: When someone
slowed the group down
GEOFF: "When the
last person is crossing,
you use this axe
to cut the support rope."
MANU: they were
forced to cut them loose
PUNKIN:
We love you, Bo!
their money
lost from the prize pot.
GEOFF:
Sorry, Bo.
- We didn't have a choice.
- (crying)
Everybody's not
gonna make this journey.
MANU: Once they made
it to checkpoint camp,
the battle really began.
Tonight you're going
to steal someone's money.
Lines were drawn.
Currently, at this pace,
you're still not going
to reach the summit.
If you don't get
to the top in time,
you're going to have carried
all of your cash for nothing.
Sides were taken.
DENNIS:
Geoff is by far the scariest
physical threat
on this mountain.
It would be smart
to get him out.
I want Shweta out. Tonight.
She would betray me
if given the chance.
Put your hand up
if you'd like to vote Geoff
off the mountain.
Okay. Put your hand up
if you'd like to vote
Shweta off the mountain.
MANU: With another
member's cash stolen,
the remaining backpacks
just got heavier.
BECKYLEE:
We get to kick somebody off,
I get closer to the end,
and we get to keep their money?
That's a win-win for me.
MANU:
Tonight
- AMY: Look at that over there.
- DUSTY: Yeah.
AMY:
Isn't that gorgeous?
I just wish I had my phone.
I want to be able to
show my family.
MANU:
12 remain,
carrying over $870,000.
But this mountain will
continue to be relentless
How am I supposed to do this?
as the group faces
adversity at every turn.
Please, God.
- JENNYE: No!
- (others groaning)
Come on.
If you want food tonight,
raise your hand.
(indistinct chatter)
(sighs)
Hey.
(pats back)
It wasn't one of us.
She, she was just playing
too strong.
Yeah, you could tell.
She's on the hunt.
THERRON:
I actually really liked Shweta.
I thought we were getting along
perfectly, and I truly thought
she was gonna make it
farther in this game.
You got to, like,
make the connections.
She didn't.
DENNIS:
Oh, Shweta, Shweta, Shweta.
Ooh. Mean things
come in tiny packages,
let me tell you.
And if there was
someone out here
(fly buzzes)
I just ate a fly.
(spitting)
(laughing):
Oh, my God. That is gross.
Ew!
This is the time for the game
to start getting played,
and I think we have
to figure out
who are the people
we want to trust.
GEOFF:
Yeah.
And feelings are
going to get hurt,
and there's going
to be awkwardness
- in tents, at camping.
- Mm-hmm, mm-hmm.
But it's what it is.
I definitely didn't
want to see Shweta go.
Uh, that wasn't the plan.
(sighs)
You know, Shweta was
a vote in my direction.
Listen, I see
a lot going on right now,
and there's
some alliances being made.
Uh
a lot of my game right now
is going to rely on:
I-I got to make some plays.
(laughs) That was fun.
Shweta's departure is
the first time I feel
super confident
in this game, because
Shweta was not on anyone's mind
until I said it,
until I got the group together
or got my numbers together
to get her out.
What you on, El Jefe?
Oh, I'm trying
to get in my tent,
but they're having
a private conversation.
DENNIS: Why don't we
have a private conversation?
GEOFF:
Yo, let's do it.
There's one person
that I do not trust,
and that's Dennis.
DENNIS: I'm your second
in command, you're the boss.
(laughs)
GEOFF:
I thought Dennis was my guy,
but this man
is playing his part,
with regards to me,
"Geoff, buddy, buddy. I got you.
We could work together. Cool."
He's been doing that
with so many other people,
and then, with me,
he's been turning around
and telling other people,
"What if we got Geoff out?
He's a big threat."
Late last night
- Mm-hmm?
- Dennis was like,
"We should try to
try to get out the big guys."
He threw out your name.
This man is doing way too much,
he's spiraling out of control,
and it's gonna
blow up in his face
very soon.
I'm-I'm very sure of that.
We're not as athletic as you,
but I would never vote you out,
is what I'm saying. I would
never be that person to be like,
"Let's get Geoff out
'cause he's a physical threat."
AMY: Okay, I'm
old. Going to bed.
Good night, guys.
Good night, everyone.
Good night.
♪
Look, Ma, I'm camping.
You slept all right?
AMY: I did okay, and I
don't want Geoff to feel bad,
but he got in a really
comfy, cozy position
- Snored his ass off?
- I mean, it was so bad.
It's one thing to sleep next to
my husband who snores,
that I love him, but, ooh, wow.
Bro.
- Sis.
- We got to talk about it.
- No, we don't.
- AMY: You got to put
a mouth guard in or something.
- (imitates snoring)
- (Geoff laughs)
I was like, oh, my God.
He better be glad I love him.
(chuckles)
I was happy
you were getting good sleep.
Geoff and I are tightly aligned.
I got my social game,
but I need someone
to help me
with my physical game,
and Geoff definitely is
that helping hand.
I mean, it was so loud,
the whole tent rattled.
(laughter)
PUNKIN:
Y'all ready for day four?
- (group cheering)
- Whoo!
This stays between us
Mmm.
but I think
there is some worry about
the stronger guys, like,
banding together,
you know what I mean?
- I got it.
- So, just don't
totally associate yourself
- with that.
- Okay, okay.
I'm on that train.
No one would see this coming.
- Listen, let's keep it on down-low, but
- Yeah, okay.
7:00 a.m., out there,
I'm planting my seeds,
I'm watering them.
- (laughs)
- BECKYLEE: Listen,
I keep hearing all day,
"Oh, you're so sweet, Beckylee."
Like, "You're a sweetheart."
And it's the smile,
I'm telling you.
But if you told my family,
"Oh, you're so sweet,"
they'd be like, "Who?"
Like, I'm not. I'm not sweet.
GEOFF:
It'll be a good day.
- DUSTY: You guys ready?
- AMY: Yeah.
We're staying up high,
so, altitude, a lot of you guys
are gonna feel it.
Don't be surprised.
- AMY: All right, Dusty.
- All right.
- Dusty's up front. Let's go.
- JEANNIE: Yeah, Dusty.
- DUSTY: All right, let's do it.
- PUNKIN: Whoo.
DUSTY:
Big day today.
MANU:
The group is now setting out
on their toughest trek to date.
The terrain and elevation
put the next checkpoint camp
a two-day hike away,
so they'll have to pit-stop
for the night
at a bivvy camp,
which provides
basic necessities and food.
The next day,
they'll be traversing
many more rugged miles before
finally reaching the comfort
of their third checkpoint camp.
DUSTY: This one's gonna
be a little steep right here.
ROBERT: This is gonna be
kind of a wake-up call today.
My legs are on fire, dude.
This mountain is kicking my ass.
(grunts)
Incline's killing us right now.
ROBERT: This is, uh, this
is kind of brutal, to be honest.
- Ooh!
- Oh, you good? You good?
- Yeah. Oh, my God.
- Got you.
This is much harder
than I thought.
I don't want to
hold you back. (grunts)
GEOFF:
We're walking up
this steep incline.
I'm talking, we got to use
our hands and our feet,
grabbing at everything,
grabbing at roots,
grabbing at plants,
grabbing on anything we can
just to get up this hill.
AMY:
Careful, careful. Lots of rocks.
- ROBERT: This rock is, like, crumbling.
- AMY: Jennye, careful.
Oh, it's making me slide
forward.
AMY:
Guys, the rocks aren't steady.
(grunting)
PUNKIN:
How you doing, Pati?
This is insane.
I am from Los Angeles,
and, like,
I'm not an outdoorsy person,
but I feel like I'm playing
a very good social game,
being able to connect
with people.
Physically, I'm just pushing.
So, pace and keep going.
(panting)
- PUNKIN: How you doing, Pati?
- I'm good.
I'm so good.
- Rob, are you there?
- I'm right here.
Okay. Three, two, one. (shouts)
I have never in my life
seen mountains like this.
(Amy panting)
I live in South Carolina.
I don't know if
you know a lot about that.
This is the terrain.
I don't know
what incline this is,
but I remember math,
so this is 90.
What is that, 50?
It's a 50% incline.
(grunting)
Really steep, guys.
Geez.
- That's insane.
- Oh, my God.
Yeah.
AMY:
One, two, three.
Our backpacks are already heavy.
I'm carrying more than
$72,000 cash.
(panting)
I just keep my face down,
I have my little walking stick.
Rob, is this the way?
ROBERT:
Uh, up? Yes.
MANU: As the group
struggles with this arduous trek
the mountain's keeper
has taken notice.
She's been observing
the group's pace
and is now prepared
to make a proposition.
You guys.
AMY:
Is that the mountain keeper?
PUNKIN:
It's the mountain keeper!
DUSTY: The mountain's
keeper showing up,
that's a warning
in some capacity.
Amy and Pati
have been slowing us down.
We are supposed to get up
to the summit in 14 days.
They're a little bit of
an anchor
that we're dragging up the hill.
Which we'll see
if it comes back to bite us.
PUNKIN: I don't know
what's about to happen,
but every time she's come,
it has not been nothing good.
- Is it a bag?
- DUSTIN: Yep.
(group exclaims)
- AMY: I see something yellow.
- DENNIS: There it goes.
- PATI: No way.
- No!
- AMY: Oh, my God.
PUNKIN:
She would not do that,
way down there.
No way.
THERRON:
She drops a bag
99,000 yards away
from us down this hill, okay?
And I'm like,
ain't no way I'm going
back down there for it.
AMY: We don't have to
go back down there, do we?
- PUNKIN: We have to go get it.
- BECKYLEE: I'll go get it.
I will not open the bag.
I'll bring it up here.
We'll do it together. But
I feel good, heart rate-wise.
- NICK: I feel good, too.
- ROBERT: I feel fine, too.
- NICK: You want to go?
- JENNYE: Rob,
Nick and Becky? That's cool.
- Yeah, go.
- AMY: Watch your footing.
It's not worth getting hurt.
That's a long way down.
Immediately, I knew that
anybody but Geoff
needs to get that bag
because he is my target.
So I kind of
stuck my neck out
and ran my little heart out
because I had a feeling
that he would have
gone after it.
GEOFF: I don't think
it's anything good.
I think it's something
that'll be bad for everybody
or something that'll be
an advantage for those three.
Let's go this way, guys.
I have had conversations
with Nick.
I've been feeling him out.
I think that him and
I would work well together.
The thing is, Rob, I haven't
had a chance to talk game with.
I'm pretty sure we're
gonna start seeing a divide
at these next few votes.
NICK: So, if it divides,
where are you?
ROBERT: There's nobody
who, right now, I don't trust,
and that's horrible of me.
That's me probably
not fully paying attention.
- BECKYLEE: Yeah.
- NICK: You say right now
that you're good with everybody,
so, like, that's worrying to me.
If you need me to
stop playing the middle
and (bleep) or get off the pot,
- and it's time, I'm ready.
- Well, let's talk about that.
Because that is a game,
and it's a move.
NICK: What we're
telling you right now is,
- we want you on the right side of the vote.
- Yep. Yes, I know.
Heavy?
- (cheering)
- That's amazing.
- All right.
- Let's bring it up. - All right.
- DENNIS: They're bringing it up.
- THERRON: Oh, they're bringing it up.
They're-they're being truthful
to their word.
You guys are awesome.
- (cheering)
- DENNIS: Let's get it.
PUNKIN:
Let's see what's in it.
Who is it?
NICK:
Get it, Beck.
BECKYLEE:
"At your current pace,
you will not make
the next camp before sunset."
"So, make an offer.
"Two struggling
members of your group
"can hitch a ride on
a helicopter to the next camp,
"practically ensuring
that the rest of the group
"will make it on time.
"But as you know,
"everything comes at a cost
"on this mountain.
"If you accept this deal,
tonight there will be no food."
DUSTY:
Oh, my God.
"Who is struggling?
Who could use a lift?
"What is best
for the group as a whole?
"Ask these questions,
and you'll find your answers.
"Ignite the enclosed flare
if you want to accept the deal.
- The mountain's keeper."
- Wow.
Pros versus cons
of doing this, guys.
- DUSTY: Yes.
- BECKYLEE: Yeah.
PUNKIN:
Who feels like they need a ride?
GEOFF:
Also, it's important to note,
it didn't say it's impossible
that we're gonna make it.
It said "at your current pace."
DUSTY:
Probably three hours coming up.
Do you think we can speed up
from what we've done so far?
I have something to say.
I mean, I-I it's the
elephant in the room. It's fine.
I'm holding,
and y'all are waiting for me,
and that's great,
and it's been wonderful,
and I love the camaraderie.
My fear is that
the two people she takes off
the mountain are gonna
be the two people
you have to decide
to vote off tonight.
- I, honestly, I don't think so.
- I don't get that.
For me, I know what this is,
and personally, I'm down to go
on the helicopter.
BECKYLEE:
I think it could be
an opportunity for you guys
- to rest.
- (overlapping agreements)
Rest, rejuvenate.
I genuinely do not think
you are in danger from this.
I am somebody that doesn't want
to target the slowest people,
so I would like for Pati and Amy
to rest and do better tomorrow
and not quit and
then lose all my money.
I just don't want people
to get there
when they're exhausted
and starving,
and then regret the decision
because there is
no food and you can't
do anything about it.
This is probably
our hardest day.
I would personally
like to have food.
GEOFF: Isn't it one of
the biggest amenities
of making the camp that food?
AMY:
Yeah, yeah.
GEOFF:
Oh, my goodness.
I'm losing muscle mass out here.
I'm hiking 10,000 miles,
racing against the clock
every single day,
not getting as many calories
as I need to get in,
and I'm dwindling.
♪
Let's all stay together
and let's make camp
and make sure that we get food.
We could absolutely make it.
Let's take a vote.
If you want food tonight
raise your hand.
PUNKIN:
This cliff stands between
you and the ridgeline.
- DUSTY: Oh, my God.
- AMY: Oh, my God!
You all have another chance
to steal somebody's money.
Who's it gonna be?
It's time to play
Snakes and Ladders.
- JEANNIE: That was so selfish.
- Oh.
(wind whistling)
♪
If you want food tonight,
raise your hand.
(whispers):
I don't know what to do.
GEOFF:
If you want no food tonight
and we send them,
raise your hand.
It's settled.
- JEANNIE: Do it, Rob.
- ROBERT: Enjoy your ride.
(helicopter approaching)
PATI: When I heard we were
gonna get a helicopter ride,
I was like, "Okay, cool, yeah,
let me get in, we'll be fine."
Nobody told me that we were
gonna be hooked on the side
with the door open,
hanging on for dear life.
It was terrifying.
BECKYLEE: All right, guys,
we got to get a move on.
Let's go.
THERRON:
And now we got a long trek.
DENNIS:
We got a long hike, guys.
MANU: Another strenuous
hike looms ahead for the group,
with an even higher elevation
and unforgiving terrain.
Time will tell
if the group's decision
to send Amy and Pati ahead
to the camp causes regret
once the muscle aches
and the hunger pangs set in.
PUNKIN:
My legs are on fire.
DENNIS:
God.
THERRON: Gosh, it's really
kicking in that we got to walk.
- I want the helicopter ride.
- DENNIS (laughs): Yeah.
AMY:
The no food was a big deal
because they're making that trek
and they're gonna be hungry.
We've seen the twists and turns
this game has taken us through,
and we saved Bo, and then Bo got
literally chopped off
the bridge the next day.
What does this mean
for me and Pati?
"Since you accepted
the mountain keeper's offer,
"you do not have food tonight.
"Hope the ride was worth it.
"Stay warm.
Remember,
every choice comes with a cost."
How you feeling?
They started making that trek
and we didn't have to.
And I don't know
if we're gonna see people
- switch tonight because they're
- Yeah.
- I mean, hanger is a thing.
- Yeah.
AMY: I did what I thought
was best for the team
because to get here tonight
to at least have fire
is better than
ending up somewhere else. So
You don't think
this choice we made,
you don't think this is gonna
come back to bite us in the ass?
Yeah, I think there's gonna
be a lot of conversation.
Yeah, I think there's a lot
of conversation happening now.
BECKYLEE:
This is no freakin' joke.
JEANNIE:
Yeah, this is tough for me.
- DENNIS: Whoo!
- (exhales): We just got to keep going.
DENNIS:
Take a second you guys need.
(groans)
- Ooh. This is sketchy.
- ROBERT: We got some steep stuff,
so it's gonna be tricky here,
so take a second.
- JEANNIE: Holy
- ROBERT: I don't know how you guys are doing it.
NICK:
Man, this is high, dude.
Pati and Amy weren't
gonna make it.
BECKYLEE: Never.
This is the right decision.
AMY:
How long have we been here?
- PATI: Two hours.
- I'm gonna build a fire.
AMY: If we can make a fire
and make it comfortable for them
when they got here,
that's me doing what I could do
in this moment.
- PATI: Is that them?
- No way.
THERRON:
Whoa, mama.
Let's get our asses over there.
- JENNYE: Yeah, I see the path.
- PUNKIN: Yeah.
Ooh, there's lots of rocks here.
They're gonna be hungry
and famished
when they get here, so
it's gonna be easy
to blame me and Pati.
Dusty.
Therron.
Tell us about your climb.
PUNKIN: It kicked my
butt. That was a hard day.
DENNIS:
Oh, God.
AMY: We're happy to do
whatever we can help you do
to make your bivvy camp
experience nice tonight.
You guys carried us today,
and so we would
really like to help.
So please don't everybody say,
"No, we're good."
I'm starving right now.
It is, it is, it is
I'm exerting so much energy
just to keep in high spirits
right now,
because we ain't got no food
to eat tonight.
PUNKIN:
That was a hard day.
- That was a hard day.
- JENNYE: Real hard day.
BECKYLEE:
(sighs) I'm taking my boots off.
MANU: Day four on the
mountain is winding down.
Dusty's impressions, dude.
Have you not seen it?
Oh, it's so great.
- (laughter)
- (Australian accent): Nick,
do you think this
was the right choice?
(laughter)
MANU: With no food
tonight at the bivvy camp,
some are using the time
to learn more about
the fellow members
in their group.
When I was asked why I was here,
I said "My potential."
I read somewhere that people
go through several evolutions
of themselves
within their lifetimes.
I went through
the big lifestyle change
and then I became
an athlete at the age of 33.
And now I'm almost 40, honey.
- Yeah.
- And I've been doing, you know,
my Muay Thai,
I do pole dancing, archery,
all these things that I was
never capable of doing before.
♪
I started with
fitness kickboxing,
which led to martial arts, MMA.
I teach Muay Thai,
I have students,
and I am a combat sports judge
and referee.
- (bell dings)
- (audience cheers)
Just about any damn thing,
I will try it,
just to make sure
that I'm not missing out
on any aspect
that could be my potential.
When I am physically
and mentally depleted,
I honestly think of the same
thing every single time,
and it's my two cats
Dante and Delilah,
and they're my children.
I love you!
(laughs)
I love cats so much.
And all my students know it
instead of Muay Thai,
they call me Meow Thai.
Now, that could also be my job.
I am a crazy cat lady
as a profession.
Like, it should say that
under my
like, you should change it
from "combat"
- to, like, "crazy cat lady."
- (cat meows)
'Cause that is
I am a professional.
(laughs)
Now I'm at a plateau,
so what is the next level?
What other challenge
can I conquer
and come out the other side?
So, that is why I'm here.
JEANNIE:
We're happy to have you here.
That's good.
ROBERT:
I know it doesn't seem like it,
but doing stuff like this
is hard for me.
Putting myself out there,
being with people I don't know.
Like, I've been judged
my whole life,
- Wow.
- of people thinking I can't do things.
JEANNIE:
Yeah.
ROBERT:
My dad wanted a sports player,
and out came this guy
who's like me.
- (laughter)
- Uh (laughs)
I was a dork
I mean, I still am a dork
(laughs):
in junior high.
I was so different
from everyone else.
I wasn't this manly guy
I was into theater.
I just, I wasn't the norm,
and i-it was rough.
But it's what got me
into education.
I'm very passionate about, like,
making sure that kids
found who they were.
Now my life is amazing.
I'm an educator.
I've got kids, a wonderful wife.
There's not a dull day
in my life.
This is just my next adventure,
and I am so excited to be
a part of this journey.
If people don't accept me,
that's not my problem.
You know,
I am who I am, and that's okay.
JENNYE:
Yep. (chuckles)
DENNIS: So, I'm just
gonna let you guys know
I'm just really happy
to be here.
I hate being vulnerable. Um
That's just something
I need to work on, and
Everyone knows
that I'm a nurse, and
I've given up a lot
for other people's families
and their loved ones.
But I feel like I haven't
been there for my own family.
(crying)
People don't know this,
but I can cry on command.
The money
would mean a lot to me,
even to quit my job
and see a lot of my family
I haven't seen in Korea.
Smoke helps a little bit, too,
to start up the tears, so
I think people start
feeling bad for me,
but I feel great.
- (sniffles) - GEOFF: I like
that I'm getting to know Dennis
a little bit better
and to know another side of him,
and it seems very genuine.
(exhales)
I'm sorry, guys.
GEOFF:
But, uh
it's still tough.
Like, I want to trust him fully,
but there's a part of him
where it's just like
he may turn on you.
(sniffles)
I hate crying.
(laughs)
♪
JEANNIE:
Good morning.
- Good morning.
- PUNKIN: Good morning.
Everybody woke up
without having food.
(scattered groans)
I desperately want to make it
to the checkpoint today
after sleeping
on the ground last night,
because checkpoints mean food,
and each checkpoint,
somebody has to go home.
GEOFF:
Same. Same.
PUNKIN:
Me and Geoff bonded
from day one,
and we've just continued
to build that friendship.
I've heard Dennis
saying Geoff's name,
and Geoff's my number one,
so if anything,
that's putting a target
on Dennis's back,
and he's gonna be
up out of here.
- DUSTY: You guys ready?
- NICK: Let's do it.
- DUSTY: Let's do it. Let's go.
- Whoo!
DUSTY:
Good job, crew.
NICK: Damn, it's
definitely getting colder.
GEOFF:
Rocks are moving up here.
AMY:
Very slippery, guys.
Hey, guys,
you got to straddle the prickly.
Just step on 'em.
It's day five. We didn't have
any food yesterday.
It's taken all we have
to do this.
(grunts)
Me and Pati,
there's definitely some worry
starting to set in
that if we don't step up soon
in front of the group,
there's no way
that they're not gonna vote
one of us to go home tonight.
JEANNIE:
This mountain's kicking my ass.
PATI: Yeah, but I'm
fighting back, Jeannie.
JEANNIE:
I know you are.
DENNIS:
I'm so hungry.
The most annoying part
is that Pati and Amy
are responsible for us
not having any food,
and I need the calories
right now, I need the energy.
- DUSTY: Ames, good?
- AMY: Yeah, I'm good, babe.
- Thanks.
- DUSTY: Oh!
AMY:
What? What? What?
PUNKIN:
Oof.
We have to go up that?
JEANNIE:
Oh, my God.
That is the longest ladder
I ever seen in my entire life.
NICK:
Geez, that is high.
THERRON:
Holy (bleep).
Oh, God.
JEANNIE:
I hate ladders,
and this was the biggest ladder
I've ever seen.
I'm so scared. I'm so scared.
THERRON:
How am I supposed to do this?
Guys, I can't.
Oh, God, I'm dr
(panting)
- DENNIS: Oh, my God.
- JEANNIE: Oh, my God!
PUNKIN:
"Look up.
This cliff stands between you
and the ridgeline."
- Oh, my God.
- "Choose carefully the first to ascend,
"because they must carry
equipment to the top
in order to pull your packs
up the cliff."
That's gonna be hard.
You have to carry the equipment
to hoist our bags up.
- Yeah, this is gonna be tough.
- I know.
- Yep.
- PUNKIN: I hope the mountain's keeper
- stays away on this one.
- NICK: I am
absolutely terrified of heights.
I realize there is no way
I'm going to go first,
with pulley equipment
to pull our bags up behind us.
ROBERT: All right,
who wants to take lead,
- hop up?
- JEANNIE: Not it.
- Nick, you look great.
- NICK: No, I'm all right.
Y'all go ahead and lead it.
ROBERT: It's a
pulley. I'll hold it for you.
AMY:
I would volunteer
- to carry something up.
- You can throw
something on me, yeah.
AMY: You guys took
a big one yesterday,
not eating,
so that Pati and I can rest,
and I would like
to-to pull my weight today.
- Literally.
- GEOFF: I like that.
I like that. I like that.
AMY:
I need to be the hero today
because my team
was the hero for me yesterday.
There's been a lot of group chat
around camp
that a lot of strong guys
are getting to do
the "hard stuff" first,
and I think it's time
that the ladies step up
and show we can do
hard things, too.
THERRON:
So, we good?
- AMY: I'll carry this.
- (all oohing)
THERRON:
Oh, this is heavy.
AMY:
I got it.
I feel nervous.
It's real friggin' high.
♪
NICK:
Let's go, Amy.
(cheering, applause)
DENNIS:
How's the feel for it right now?
- It's real wobbly, guys.
- Real wobbly?
GEOFF: All right, you're
doing great, though.
- JEANNIE: Come on, Amy.
- It's hard to use your legs.
- ROBERT: There you go.
- JEANNIE: Wow.
ROBERT: Keep that
butt in, you're doing great.
PUNKIN: Hey, just
breathe, balance it out.
- NICK: Nice, Amy.
- THERRON: It is twisting wildly.
You got this!
She got a long way to go.
THERRON: You are moving
at a good speed, though.
- JENNYE: Yep.
- (Amy grunts)
(panting)
AMY:
This is hard.
The minute you get on it,
it's just, like, worse
than any jungle gym ladder
you ever had as a kid.
You don't want to look up
to see how far
you have left to go,
you don't want to look down.
(grunts)
- DENNIS: Oh, my God.
- JEANNIE: Oh, my God!
- THERRON: No, you're good, you got this!
- AMY: My legs are tired.
My arms aren't strong enough
to pull me up that ladder.
(grunting)
- GEOFF: Hey, take-take a rest when you need it.
- BECKYLEE: Use your legs more
- if you can, your arms are gonna be tired.
- Take a rest when you need it.
GEOFF:
Get your breath.
There's no rest, guys.
It's burning every second.
(shouts)
(panting, grunting)
I'll prove my worth. (bleep)
My dad never quit.
Single dad, raising two kids.
To this day,
I have to never let him down,
'cause he never let me down.
His can-do attitude
and "Don't quit,
always finish what you start,"
and I got that
at a very early age.
(grunting)
I lost my dad
on the morning
of our wedding.
Everybody's putting tents up
and getting flowers ready,
and I had to go I.D.
my dad's body.
I mean, who does that
on their wedding day?
And I remember pulling out
of the driveway,
and my mom is there
with people setting up,
and I just stuck my head out
the window, and I said,
"Just keep doing
what you're doing.
We're still gonna get married."
That moment, that day,
I knew that I was setting
a precedent for my girls.
When things are so hard,
I taught my kids,
you don't quit, no matter what.
I believe in myself.
I'm not gonna fail.
I'm not gonna quit,
and I haven't quit so far,
ever in my life, and I'm damn
sure not gonna quit today.
(panting)
(shouts)
- ROBERT: Yeah!
- JEANNIE: Amy!
(grunts)
ROBERT:
Keep going, you got it!
(shouts)
- JEANNIE: Come on, Amy!
- DUSTY: Last push, Ames.
PUNKIN:
Good job, Amy!
- This is you, Amy!
- (all cheering)
DUSTY: Keep using
legs. Legs, legs, legs.
- Oh, don't look down.
- JEANNIE: Nope.
- Don't look down.
- ROBERT: Don't look down.
Just look straight ahead or up.
BECKYLEE:
Almost there, almost there.
- Last two, come on.
- Let's go.
- PATI: Make it to the top!
- JEANNIE: You're doing so good.
- GEOFF: Yep, yep, yep. That's it.
- ROBERT: Keep walking it out.
That's it.
- PUNKIN: Almost there, let's go.
- JEANNIE: Come on, Amy!
- DUSTY: Good job, come on.
- NICK: You got it, Amy.
DUSTY:
Close, Ames, close.
Good job, Ames, finish her off.
- BECKYLEE: Nice.
- JEANNIE: Amy, unbelievable.
(cheering)
(panting)
(crying)
(panting):
I did it.
I did it.
♪
PUNKIN:
All right, Pati.
- ROBERT: Pati.
- (all cheering)
BECKYLEE: I think this
was an interesting decision.
ROBERT:
And she's off.
NICK:
Legs, legs, legs.
JENNYE:
Breath, breath. There you go.
Come on, babe.
BECKYLEE:
Amy and Pati had just gone
on the helicopter ride.
I actually think that them
stepping forward is a good thing
because they're proving
that "Hey, we can still
keep up with you guys,
and we'll prove it."
- Her hat's coming off.
- (groans)
JENNYE:
There you go, Pati.
One more, one more.
There you go.
DUSTY:
Good job, Pati.
PATI:
I'm a confident, big bitch.
I mean, listen,
I might look a little thick,
but I got some muscles.
Shh.
I'm so competitive,
it's annoying.
I want to prove to myself
that I can do it.
(grunting)
JENNYE:
There you go, girl. You got it.
- There you go, Pati.
- JEANNIE: Pati.
Oh, my God. You're there.
You're there.
NICK:
Nice job, Pati.
Nice.
Amy and Pati immediately
volunteered to go first,
and they feel
like there's a little bit
of a target on their back,
so they truly wanted to step up
and help the team.
I love the fact
that they did that.
ROBERT:
Whoo! Let's go!
- JEANNIE: Punkin!
- NICK: Let's go, Punkin.
PUNKIN:
This ladder is moving.
It's swaying in the wind.
It's not stable.
(groans)
So when you're gonna
climb the ladder,
you're going to be
moving with it,
and that absolutely
terrifies me.
All right, Punkin.
ROBERT:
Any advice, Punkin?
Don't talk to me.
♪
My forearms were completely shot
by the time I got up to the top.
- There you go.
- PUNKIN: It's crazy. It was hard.
GEOFF:
Yeah, Punkin!
JENNYE:
Hey, I see you, Punkin.
Girl, you look good.
Strong and steady.
That's it.
That's it. That's it.
BECKYLEE: Geoff there's
no question about whether
he can make it to the summit.
He can make it to the summit.
But will we allow him to?
Because that could take
one of our spots.
Nick is on my side, and I think
that's still accurate.
I would love, like,
I'm salivating at
the idea of that move
to get that big dog out.
I think a storm is coming.
NICK:
Yep.
(chuckles softly)
♪
I don't know.
I hate ladders.
I do.
Guys, man, I
I'm freaking out, man. Please.
My dad was a roofer,
and he used to say,
"Come on up!"
And I'd go halfway up,
"Nope. Sorry, Dad.
I just can't do it."
Go back down.
I hate ladders.
And this was the biggest
ladder I've ever seen.
NICK: Here we go.
Breathe, breathe, breathe.
Good job, Jeannie.
GEOFF:
There you go.
(groans)
Holy (bleep).
Please, God.
Please, God.
PUNKIN: There you go.
Keep pulling yourself up.
- You got it.
- GEOFF: You're good. Whenever you need a break.
PATI: Hey, Jeannie,
reset. Breathe, baby, reset.
Breathe. Let's go.
JEANNIE:
Almost there.
I'm so scared.
I'm so scared.
- GEOFF: You got it, Jeannie.
- NICK: You got it, Jeannie. Come on, now.
PATI: You're gonna
make it up here, Jeannie.
DUSTY: Frankly, I think
we're going too slow.
(panting)
The clock's ticking.
You better hurry up and get
through this challenge.
The urgency needs to pick up.
JEANNIE:
I can't go!
DUSTY: I'm really hoping that
we can make the checkpoint,
possibly by the skin
of our teeth.
We are supposed to get up
to the summit in 14 days.
If there's people
slowing us down,
I think that's a problem.
PATI:
Move those feet, babe.
Move those feet.
JEANNIE:
God.
Aah!
I'm so scared.
I'm sorry.
(wind whistling)
Oh, my God.
(panting)
(groaning)
I'm so scared.
I'm so scared.
I'm so scared.
- GEOFF: You got it, Jeannie.
- NICK: You got it, Jeannie.
- Come on, now.
- PATI: You're gonna make it up here, Jeannie.
Okay.
PATI:
Move those feet, babe.
Okay. Aah!
(shouting)
So exhausted.
Keep going.
ROBERT:
Keep step Step up, Jeannie.
JEANNIE:
Oh, my God. (shouts)
- DENNIS: Good job, Jeannie!
- (whooping)
NICK:
Yeah, Jeannie.
That was the most scariest thing
I've ever done.
All right, see y'all at the top.
- Yeah.
- NICK: Good luck, Becks.
JEANNIE:
You got this, Becky!
PATI:
Becky!
- DENNIS: Who's that girl?
- GEOFF: Wow.
PUNKIN:
Okay, Beckylee showing off.
NICK:
There we go.
- PATI: Good job!
- GEOFF: Damn.
BECKYLEE: It bothered me
the way that the men outcasted
the women in the last obstacle.
- DENNIS: Oh, impressive, Beckylee.
- NICK: There we go.
- PUNKIN: She's going fast.
- DUSTY: Becky!
NICK:
There we go.
BECKYLEE:
The men should not be
counting the women out
quite yet.
In my head, I am an alpha dog.
I feel like, to other people,
if they look at me,
they probably see me
as more of an underdog,
which is totally fine by me.
I am a construction
project manager.
I'm really damn good at my job.
It's insane to work
in this industry
'cause it is so rare
to see a woman on a jobsite.
I feel like, when I do get
my boots on the ground,
the first time I walk out
to a new project,
the first question that pops
into every man's brain is,
"Oh, how is she qualified?"
Or, uh, "Who let the intern
to this jobsite?"
But you get used to that, right?
Like, I think my skin is,
like, thickened and calloused
from the words
that have been said to me.
I feel like any woman
in construction has
to work harder
than a man in construction.
It's frustrating sometimes
because at the end of the day,
all you want is respect.
I know that there's
no way in hell I'll quit
unless my limbs are
falling off my body
and you guys forced me
out of this game.
DENNIS: Damn, girl.
Showing off for the boys.
PATI: There you go.
You made perfect time.
THERRON: Yeah, you're
making up time. Thank you.
Good job, Becky.
PATI:
Becks, you were skipping rungs.
Superhero stuff.
I felt like I really beasted it.
Women are really
proving their strength.
The men are getting
a wake-up call.
DUSTY:
We got to pick up our pace.
GEOFF: Yeah, we
got to pick up our pace.
Beckylee is emerging as
a huge threat in this game.
She's gaining a lot of respect,
and I need her
to be on my side
'cause she's a strong player,
and people are
starting to notice that.
- Okay.
- PATI: Hey, T!
- DENNIS: I believe in you.
- PATI: Look at me!
You gonna be perfect.
You guys are gonna get up here,
and we're gonna get
- something good tonight.
- DENNIS: Nothing to worry about. Nothing to worry about.
THERRON: The last
thing I want to do is quit,
but, at the same time,
we have to be realistic.
I'm one of the people
who is terrified of heights.
Oh, my God.
Y'all, this is so scary.
ROBERT:
And you're doing it.
(gasping)
THERRON: What's
really hard is dealing with
my fear of heights
over and over again.
PATI:
Great. Look at you.
Ooh! So much arm strength!
ROBERT:
Breathe through it.
Breathe through it. Yes.
- Oh, God.
- ROBERT: You're good.
You're good. Breathe.
THERRON:
Right now my brain's
scrambling because
we haven't eaten
and we have no energy.
I don't think I can get up.
PATI:
You're good, T!
ROBERT:
Keep it breathing.
- DENNIS: There you go.
- You guys, I can't.
- You can! You can!
- DENNIS: Yeah, you can. Come on.
BECKYLEE: Therron, you have
almost $100,000 in your backpack
that you're
talking about right now.
I need you to get it together
and not quit.
(screams)
BECKYLEE: You just
kind of have to tough it out.
You guys, these rocks
are sharp as (bleep).
- ROBERT: Come on, now.
- Oh, my God, my arms.
ROBERT: We're gonna
make camp, and you're gonna
get to relax and cook us a meal.
I'm doing this for food!
- ROBERT: Yes, do it for food!
- DUSTY: Come on, now.
Come on, Therron.
Oh, God. I'm trying!
(grunting)
I can't. I cannot do this.
- PATI: No. Keep pulling.
- We need you, Therron. Come on, now.
- Don't stop.
- JEANNIE: You got this.
Come on, keep pushing!
(screams)
How am I supposed to do this?
I'm a thousand feet
up in the air.
I can't even focus
on anything except for
I'm probably gonna die
in a couple seconds.
I'm too afraid of this.
I can't get
my hands on the ladder.
I can't do this.
I'm sorry, y'all.
(yelps)
(grunting)
(panting)
Oh, God.
(grunts, screams)
How am I supposed to do this?
- Come on, now.
- NICK: Yeah, you got it, Therron.
DUSTY:
Our pace is already slow.
I really don't want
us to lose more time.
I am 100% worried about Therron,
who might not be able
to do this.
I can't. I can't.
(shrieks)
I can't get my hands
on the ladder.
Breathe.
- PATI: Hey!
- JEANNIE: Good job, Therron.
PUNKIN:
Good job, Therron. Yes.
(panting):
I hate this.
(crying)
Can y'all start
getting the bags?
We're gonna pull bags up.
- Yeah.
- BECKYLEE: Okay.
PUNKIN:
Amy and Pati carried
this freaking pulley system
up the ladder
to be able to pull
all of our bags
up to the top of the mountain.
PATI:
Girl power. We rule.
DUSTY:
It's gonna be heavy for him.
ROBERT: It's surreal to
me that we are carrying
$870,000.
- (all grunting)
- JEANNIE: Come on!
PATI:
Pull that money up!
ROBERT:
The fact that one of us
is gonna lose out on that huge,
life-changing amount of money
resonates with us.
- PATI: Pull.
- ROBERT: Get that money up.
JEANNIE:
There we go.
DENNIS:
Get it, Rob.
I'm climbing up a ladder.
It's surreal, and it
I think as the game
continues to go on,
it makes you realize
that you have a lot
to think about and a lot
to find your footing on.
- PUNKIN: Whoo!
- AMY: You look great, Rob.
- You're killing it!
- Yeah, Rob!
AMY: Look at this
warrior dad over here.
- GEOFF: Hey, Jennye, you killing it.
- (Jennye grunts)
ROBERT: Because this isn't
just a hike where we're all trying
to get to the summit,
it's a game
where we're trying to beat
each other to win money.
Geoff, I-I really don't care
if you go ahead of me
or if I go last.
It's not a big deal to me.
- Oh. Okay.
- It's up, it's up to you, brother.
GEOFF:
Nobody likes to go last.
When you're last, you never know
when the mountain's keeper
is coming
and if you're gonna be the one
left behind, you know?
So there's a lot of uncertainty
when you are
near the end of the group.
Nick, you gonna
eat this up, dawg.
I swear.
NICK: I think Dennis is
somebody I can strategize with.
So I volunteer to go last.
As long as we both get up this,
we got plenty of numbers,
- we're fine.
- Yeah. Yeah.
- And then
- We just got to get to camp.
- Yeah, let's just
- Get to camp.
- Things change.
- Yep, exactly.
GEOFF:
Yes, sir-ski.
DENNIS: He'll-he'll
divide the group, for sure.
Like, tonight will be a huge
Like, from this point on,
that means for the next
four checkpoints, we're safe,
- because it's just picking them off.
- The numbers. Yep, exactly.
- Picking them off.
- I love it.
NICK:
The numbers right now,
I think we have a strong group,
it's right now, it's me,
Dennis,
Becky, Therron, Rob
I think I'm gonna pull him in.
I think we can pull Pati.
Six, and then maybe even Jennye,
that's seven,
and all we need is seven votes,
and we kind of control
the lay of the land right now.
You got it. Wow, Geoff,
you're already up, dude.
The problem is, too, is that
NICK: I think Geoff's
days are limited right now.
BECKYLEE:
Good job, Geoff!
NICK:
I don't trust Dennis,
but right now
I want to keep him in the game.
- DENNIS: Yeah, oh, yeah.
- Okay?
NICK: Everyone's
kind of targeting him.
The more I can keep him in,
the more he'll be targeted.
DENNIS:
Whoo!
GEOFF: I know Dennis
is talking about me.
I know my name has come out
of his mouth multiple times.
(Dennis grunting)
GEOFF: And so, coming
into this checkpoint,
my game plan
is to get Dennis out.
I've got multiple people
on my side who I had talked to.
Got Amy, Punkin,
I've got Rob, Dusty,
and so we're all
targeting Dennis.
So I'm feeling good,
I'm feeling comfortable
about this voting situation.
- (panting)
- How you feeling?
Yo, I-I felt
those two shoulder surgeries!
Oh, my God.
NICK: This is probably gonna
be the hardest challenge yet.
I'm definitely terrified
of heights, and this is no joke.
That thing's wobbling,
it's windy out here,
and, uh, it's gonna give
about everything I have.
Damn, this thing's shaky.
JENNYE:
Let's go, Nick.
- BECKYLEE: Come on, Nick!
- PUNKIN: Come on, Nick!
MANU:
Facing fears can be trying,
and sometimes what's needed
is a little push.
- JENNYE: Let's go, Nick. Let's go, Nick.
- THERRON: Whoo!
MANU: Which the mountain's
keeper is always ready to provide.
- JENNYE: Come on, Nick!
- PUNKIN: Come on, Nick!
- PUNKIN: Eyes forward!
- JENNYE: Focus! You got it!
- (helicopter whirring)
- THERRON: Is that a helicopter?
DENNIS:
Guys, do you hear that?
- What is, what is that?
- PUNKIN: Oh
Oh, (bleep).
- JEANNIE: Don't cut it!
- (bleep)
- JEANNIE: Dude, hold on!
- DENNIS: Look at the ladder.
NICK: I'm sitting here, I'm
watching the mountain's keeper
fly in, and I cannot grasp
what this is about to be.
I cannot get Bo's bridge chop
out of my mind.
I am so worried
that I'm gonna climb
this ladder,
and then it's just gonna
fall beneath me,
and I am terrified.
(groaning)
(grunts)
Oh, this is hard, man.
DUSTY:
Come on, Nick.
Nick hates heights,
so I feel bad.
(exhales)
(groaning)
Come on. Come on.
PUNKIN:
There you go, baby.
Yeah! Okay.
JEANNIE:
Good job, Nick. Good job.
NICK:
Don't look down.
(whispers):
Don't look down.
(panting)
- DUSTY: Atta-way. - AMY: Almost.
- PUNKIN: There you go.
- Whoo!
- DUSTY: Come on, Nick.
- PUNKIN: Come on, Nick!
- GEOFF: Yeah!
- JEANNIE: Hey!
- AMY: Hey!
PATI:
Yeah, Nick!
- (cheering)
- PUNKIN: Good job, Nick.
- DENNIS: Dude.
- GEOFF: Hey!
BECKYLEE:
Kiss that ground.
♪
DUSTY:
All right, you guys good to go?
MANU: After five days
and many difficult miles,
the group is behind schedule
and less than one-third
of the way to the summit.
And despite pushing hard
all afternoon,
the race is still on
to reach their third
checkpoint camp by nightfall,
where they'll have
the opportunity
to steal someone's money.
BECKYLEE:
We got our first snow.
MANU: But sometimes
the mountain presents a gift
worth pausing for.
- JEANNIE: Snow! Come on, baby.
- BECKYLEE: First snow.
(cheering)
BECKYLEE:
It felt like such a milestone,
like, our first sight of snow.
I think I said in the beginning,
like, "I'm not here for fun.
I'm here to win,"
but I am having so much fun.
(screaming, laughter)
- AMY: Look at that snow bunny Becky.
- BECKYLEE: Having a blast
in that snow was just, like,
an ecstatic moment.
- ROBERT: All right. We had some fun.
- PATI: Ready.
- ROBERT: Ready to continue to the checkpoint?
- BECKYLEE: Yes.
DUSTY: It might be the last
time we're happy to see snow.
ROBERT (chuckles): It might be
the last time. You're absolutely right.
♪
DUSTY: I feel really good
about making checkpoint tonight,
and I am so excited
to absolutely
demolish food.
I'm also excited
we have the chance
to steal someone's money.
We are supposed to
get up to the summit in 14 days.
If there's four or five of us
slowing us down,
there needs to be
some serious conversations.
JENNYE:
Guys, I see it.
PUNKIN:
We can see it.
THERRON:
We can smell it.
AMY: What kind of
food are we gonna have?
- PUNKIN: Who cares? (laughs)
- DUSTY: Delicious food.
PUNKIN:
As long as we have food.
JEANNIE:
Oh, my God, is that it?
- THERRON: Food.
- JEANNIE: Aah!
Oh, we're here. We get food.
Where's the food?
PUNKIN:
We didn't have food last night,
so coming to this checkpoint is
an amazing feeling.
We're so happy.
It's like a home away from home.
Oh, we got pasta!
Pasta!
Oh, my God.
- Cheers.
- AMY: Oh, bruschetta. You got to eat that.
- DUSTY: Oh, my God.
- Mmm!
So good.
Breaking bread.
Breaking bread.
That's so good.
GEOFF: We all get a chance
to literally break bread
and celebrate.
You know, we can toast
our drinks,
we can toast our food.
Salud!
All day we're racing the clock,
and for a split second
we forget about that.
You look like a pack
of rabid dogs.
- Oh, my God.
- Ah!
GEOFF: But you realize,
when you do get to a checkpoint,
somebody's got to go home.
I heard you went
without food last night.
NICK:
Yeah. It was tough.
It was tough.
- Geoff, you made a sacrifice.
- Yes.
Everybody here knows
how much I love food.
If you voted them
to get in the helicopter,
put your hand up.
And put your hand up
if you didn't vote for them.
That's telling.
How did you feel about
being selected as
one of the slowest?
I nominated myself.
You don't think that puts
a target on your back?
I hope not, so
So today it seems like
a game of Snakes and Ladders.
You've been up the ladder.
How was that?
Redeeming.
I went first,
and carried the equipment
to get our packs up the ladder.
To me, it was redeeming today.
You gave it your all today,
you pushed today.
Do you notice any divisions
in the group?
That's gonna happen
in a game like this.
- But yes.
- What divisions?
I think that the game
has really taken a turn.
I think this vote tonight
is gonna be very telling
in terms of where people stand.
This vote will shake things up.
You're right, because somebody's
going off this mountain tonight.
You all have another chance
to steal somebody's money
by voting them off.
Who's it gonna be?
DENNIS: I've been
scheming to get Geoff out
for a few days,
and I think tonight
will be the night
where a Korean Santa Claus
gives me my gift.
Because I have this feeling
that, ho ho ho,
Geoff, goodbye.
MANU: It's time to play
Snakes and Ladders.
Good luck.
I'll be back.
(wind whistling)
(wind whistling)
MANU: It's time to play
Snakes and Ladders.
Good luck.
I'll be back.
PUNKIN: Everybody is
scrambling, trying to figure out
who the name is gonna be.
Are we safe?
PUNKIN: I need to make
sure my number one is safe.
You have to try to
pull someone to the side
and start talking
without everybody else
looking at you, so it's just
really hard to navigate.
PUNKIN:
Pati and Amy,
ultimately, they are
slowing us down.
For them to get that ride,
we all sacrificed food
and fuel that we need
to continue to push
to do these challenges.
BECKYLEE:
We do have a timeline.
Definitely something
to think about.
I am not trying
to play a game
where I'm kicking out
the seemingly weaker players.
Like, that's not the kind
of game I want to play.
So I'm turning my sights
to the macho men.
There were conversations
happening yesterday
when we went back to camp
by ourself.
(sighs heavily)
Yesterday I kind of got
a sense or a feeling
the group quickly honed in
on Pati and I
for taking the helicopter ride.
So, yeah,
my-my wheels are turning.
I'm not real close with Dennis,
but I realize
he's a good source
of information.
Don't worry, no one's come here
to talk to you.
You going in the helicopter
meant nothing,
and you did not show
your weakness at all.
It's okay. And you know
I have to nominate Geoff
No, you know I can't do it.
I'm sorry.
It's okay. You know
I'll still love you, girl.
I love you, too.
Dennis said Geoff's name.
I was really surprised,
but I feel a little bit
safe and secure.
So now I realize Geoff's got
a real threat of being
voted off this mountain.
I'm gonna do damage control.
ROBERT:
Dennis and Geoff.
AMY:
I'm not voting for Geoff.
I think it's too soon.
- I agree.
- I think it's too soon.
- Geoff.
- Yeah.
- B.
- Yeah? Yeah. Geoff.
ROBERT: I've been having
conversations, and it seems like
right now there's two names
floating out.
Dennis is because they're like,
he's saying go after
the strong guys.
And then there's Geoff
because he's a strong guy.
So, again, it's that, like,
well, which camp
am I going to align with?
But I-I don't know for sure.
You are right.
When you talk to Manu,
it's gonna shake things up
tonight.
- Mm-hmm.
- Yeah, for sure.
AMY:
I'm not voting for Geoff.
Geoff's all I got. You know,
he's definitely someone
who's said to me,
"I'm working with you."
He's working with me.
We're good.
We need to go start
campaigning now.
My name is now being the name
that's thrown around.
NICK: We got to break 'em
up. We get one shot at this.
- Full set, no back down.
- Yep, I love it, love it.
I'm not saying your name.
I don't care.
GEOFF:
I know solid,
solid people that I have.
Amy for sure.
And most likely Robert.
Punkin for sure. She said
she would never say my name.
I'm trying to use
these relationships,
these bonds that I've built.
- Then make up your mind.
- I have made up my mind.
AMY:
But what they don't know,
it's gonna take
someone like Geoff
to help most of us
get up that mountain.
He has helped us.
He is strong.
It's too soon to be voting off
stronger players.
Dennis, funny, the other name
being thrown around tonight,
was gonna basically
run his way to the summit
and leave all of us in the dust.
AMY:
Okay.
So let's get Dennis out.
We got to get Jeannie
on board with that.
(indistinct chatter)
JENNYE:
Mm-hmm.
JEANNIE:
Yeah, I know.
I still have some talking to do,
but it's, like
It's too early to vote him off.
It's too early.
It's a mistake.
There's got to be somebody else.
AMY: No one sees
what Dennis is doing.
Why are we gonna keep him around
if he's already creating havoc?
And Dennis is just sitting back,
watching it unfold.
(shudders)
MANU: Okay, guys, it's
time to make the vote.
Take a seat.
Oh, God.
(wind whistling)
(wind whistling)
(indistinct chatter)
Take a seat.
Charles Darwin states,
the fittest survive.
But also the most cunning.
But tell me,
what is this vote about?
Is it about fitness?
Is it about character?
Is it about friendship?
PATI: I think every day
is going to be different,
and even if you're the top dog,
things are changing.
GEOFF:
I can say one thing.
Dennis's name was
floating around a lot
the past couple days.
And I thought that you were
somebody that I could work with
until I heard that my name had
come out of your mouth
multiple times.
"Let's get some
of the threats out."
MANU:
Dennis
what do you got to say
about that?
I can truthfully say that
I wasn't going for Geoff.
GEOFF: So, you can say
you weren't gonna go for me,
but did or did you not say
that we should go
for the big threats,
and that my name was one
that came out your mouth?
I can truthfully say that
I was never gonna go for you,
and no, I did not.
MANU: Are there any other
names that have come up?
I was hearing Dennis.
I've gotten close to Dennis.
He's a very honest,
genuine person.
It's a divide here.
I'm with one group
and they're with one group.
And we're trying
to get the numbers up
with the group that I'm in.
I've talked to everybody.
I haven't talked
to Punkin so much, I haven't
talked to Geoff so much.
People that I don't know.
And I don't know
if they have my back.
That's who I'm just voting for.
We all want to make it
to the summit,
and I wish we could all
make it to the summit together.
But it's hard.
So you have to start
thinking about,
how do I make sure I stay
on the right side of numbers?
I think everybody knows
what the divide is,
so vote what you actually feel,
because voting one way
isn't gonna change anything.
Everybody knows where
everybody stands.
I think you should vote
what you feel. Right?
In your heart.
And not just voting out of fear
- just to be with the numbers.
- AMY: That's what I said to Jeannie.
Don't vote with the numbers.
I said, "Tell me why
if you're voting Geoff."
Vote for who you want.
Listen, a perfect example.
When the helicopter came
and said, you know,
"Do you want food
or you don't want food?"
Okay, who raised their hand
that they wanted you
to go on the hike? Right?
Punkin and Geoff.
And that gave me
a bad taste in my mouth.
That was so selfish.
Oh.
MANU: Does anybody
want to say anything
before we go to the vote?
So let's vote
for Geoff and Dennis.
If it's Dennis's time
to leave the mountain,
put your hand up.
That's three votes
for you, Dennis.
Okay, if you want to
vote Geoff off the mountain
put your hand up.
One, two, three,
four, five, six, seven
Eight votes.
Geoff, your time
on this mountain
has come to an end.
Collect your gear,
bring out your money.
Share it between those
that are left here.
GEOFF: The mountain has taught
me that whenever you feel comfortable,
that's when you are least safe.
Why is it necessary to get
physical threats out,
especially so early in the game?
You getting rid of me
doesn't make it any easier
for you to get up the mountain.
If anything, it makes it
more difficult.
They're voting out of fear.
Hindsight is always 20/20,
but it's good.
I'm learning from
these mistakes, you know,
and those mistakes
turn into lessons.
Well, you're gonna
split this between you.
You now have $870,000
to carry to the summit.
This is a life-changing
amount of money.
DENNIS:
I love that we got Geoff out.
I'm out here to be a savage.
I'm as evil as it can get,
and I do not care
about hurting feelings out here.
MANU:
Who could use $870,000?
PUNKIN:
We all could. Come on.
BECKYLEE:
I am on a high. My plan
went into action perfectly
for the second night.
'Cause I led the Shweta vote,
I led the Geoff vote.
And I feel like right now
I actually have
no blood on my hands,
which is shocking.
Bam, I'm kicking you down.
You know, I've been
putting the seeds out,
I've been whipping the votes.
Geoff is off us now,
and no chance
he's getting to the summit.
Here you go, hon.
I think I'll lay low
for maybe one night, let someone
else control a vote.
And then we'll jump
right back into it.
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Holy crap,
you can't see a thing.
If we end up going the wrong
way, we might be backtracking.
We're stuck.
We're stuck at this camp.
JENNYE: I really don't
trust Rob right now.
Having someone
you know you can't trust,
- that is crippling.
- (cries out)
If you go with the leaders,
you're gonna see people's
true colors tonight.
I'm gonna piss
a lot of people off
- if I do that.
- (shouting)
PUNKIN: It's a cliff so
difficult, you should partner up.
(pained cries)
MANU:
This is gonna challenge you
more than you've ever been
challenged in your lives.
NICK:
What has happened?
(crying out)
JENNYE: I am not
moving from this position.
(loud shriek)
MANU BENNETT: 16 everyday
Americans began this adventure.
Welcome to
Aotearoa, New Zealand.
BECKYLEE: This is the
most beautiful location
I have ever seen in my life.
MANU:
They started with an equal share
of $1 million on their backs
That's crazy.
and just one objective
- (grunts)
- to reach the summit
in 14 days.
Oh, God.
Honey, that is
a big (bleep) mountain. (laughs)
(groans)
MANU:
The mountain has already pushed
some to their limits
DUSTIN:
Hey, guys. Tony's out.
AMY:
Bye, Tony.
MANU:
and sent its keeper
to hold watch.
This mountain has eyes.
- Whoa.
- GEOFF: The mountain's keeper
is gonna determine
if we're worthy.
- AMY: Deep breath!
- Whoa, whoa, whoa.
MANU: When someone
slowed the group down
GEOFF: "When the
last person is crossing,
you use this axe
to cut the support rope."
MANU: they were
forced to cut them loose
PUNKIN:
We love you, Bo!
their money
lost from the prize pot.
GEOFF:
Sorry, Bo.
- We didn't have a choice.
- (crying)
Everybody's not
gonna make this journey.
MANU: Once they made
it to checkpoint camp,
the battle really began.
Tonight you're going
to steal someone's money.
Lines were drawn.
Currently, at this pace,
you're still not going
to reach the summit.
If you don't get
to the top in time,
you're going to have carried
all of your cash for nothing.
Sides were taken.
DENNIS:
Geoff is by far the scariest
physical threat
on this mountain.
It would be smart
to get him out.
I want Shweta out. Tonight.
She would betray me
if given the chance.
Put your hand up
if you'd like to vote Geoff
off the mountain.
Okay. Put your hand up
if you'd like to vote
Shweta off the mountain.
MANU: With another
member's cash stolen,
the remaining backpacks
just got heavier.
BECKYLEE:
We get to kick somebody off,
I get closer to the end,
and we get to keep their money?
That's a win-win for me.
MANU:
Tonight
- AMY: Look at that over there.
- DUSTY: Yeah.
AMY:
Isn't that gorgeous?
I just wish I had my phone.
I want to be able to
show my family.
MANU:
12 remain,
carrying over $870,000.
But this mountain will
continue to be relentless
How am I supposed to do this?
as the group faces
adversity at every turn.
Please, God.
- JENNYE: No!
- (others groaning)
Come on.
If you want food tonight,
raise your hand.
(indistinct chatter)
(sighs)
Hey.
(pats back)
It wasn't one of us.
She, she was just playing
too strong.
Yeah, you could tell.
She's on the hunt.
THERRON:
I actually really liked Shweta.
I thought we were getting along
perfectly, and I truly thought
she was gonna make it
farther in this game.
You got to, like,
make the connections.
She didn't.
DENNIS:
Oh, Shweta, Shweta, Shweta.
Ooh. Mean things
come in tiny packages,
let me tell you.
And if there was
someone out here
(fly buzzes)
I just ate a fly.
(spitting)
(laughing):
Oh, my God. That is gross.
Ew!
This is the time for the game
to start getting played,
and I think we have
to figure out
who are the people
we want to trust.
GEOFF:
Yeah.
And feelings are
going to get hurt,
and there's going
to be awkwardness
- in tents, at camping.
- Mm-hmm, mm-hmm.
But it's what it is.
I definitely didn't
want to see Shweta go.
Uh, that wasn't the plan.
(sighs)
You know, Shweta was
a vote in my direction.
Listen, I see
a lot going on right now,
and there's
some alliances being made.
Uh
a lot of my game right now
is going to rely on:
I-I got to make some plays.
(laughs) That was fun.
Shweta's departure is
the first time I feel
super confident
in this game, because
Shweta was not on anyone's mind
until I said it,
until I got the group together
or got my numbers together
to get her out.
What you on, El Jefe?
Oh, I'm trying
to get in my tent,
but they're having
a private conversation.
DENNIS: Why don't we
have a private conversation?
GEOFF:
Yo, let's do it.
There's one person
that I do not trust,
and that's Dennis.
DENNIS: I'm your second
in command, you're the boss.
(laughs)
GEOFF:
I thought Dennis was my guy,
but this man
is playing his part,
with regards to me,
"Geoff, buddy, buddy. I got you.
We could work together. Cool."
He's been doing that
with so many other people,
and then, with me,
he's been turning around
and telling other people,
"What if we got Geoff out?
He's a big threat."
Late last night
- Mm-hmm?
- Dennis was like,
"We should try to
try to get out the big guys."
He threw out your name.
This man is doing way too much,
he's spiraling out of control,
and it's gonna
blow up in his face
very soon.
I'm-I'm very sure of that.
We're not as athletic as you,
but I would never vote you out,
is what I'm saying. I would
never be that person to be like,
"Let's get Geoff out
'cause he's a physical threat."
AMY: Okay, I'm
old. Going to bed.
Good night, guys.
Good night, everyone.
Good night.
♪
Look, Ma, I'm camping.
You slept all right?
AMY: I did okay, and I
don't want Geoff to feel bad,
but he got in a really
comfy, cozy position
- Snored his ass off?
- I mean, it was so bad.
It's one thing to sleep next to
my husband who snores,
that I love him, but, ooh, wow.
Bro.
- Sis.
- We got to talk about it.
- No, we don't.
- AMY: You got to put
a mouth guard in or something.
- (imitates snoring)
- (Geoff laughs)
I was like, oh, my God.
He better be glad I love him.
(chuckles)
I was happy
you were getting good sleep.
Geoff and I are tightly aligned.
I got my social game,
but I need someone
to help me
with my physical game,
and Geoff definitely is
that helping hand.
I mean, it was so loud,
the whole tent rattled.
(laughter)
PUNKIN:
Y'all ready for day four?
- (group cheering)
- Whoo!
This stays between us
Mmm.
but I think
there is some worry about
the stronger guys, like,
banding together,
you know what I mean?
- I got it.
- So, just don't
totally associate yourself
- with that.
- Okay, okay.
I'm on that train.
No one would see this coming.
- Listen, let's keep it on down-low, but
- Yeah, okay.
7:00 a.m., out there,
I'm planting my seeds,
I'm watering them.
- (laughs)
- BECKYLEE: Listen,
I keep hearing all day,
"Oh, you're so sweet, Beckylee."
Like, "You're a sweetheart."
And it's the smile,
I'm telling you.
But if you told my family,
"Oh, you're so sweet,"
they'd be like, "Who?"
Like, I'm not. I'm not sweet.
GEOFF:
It'll be a good day.
- DUSTY: You guys ready?
- AMY: Yeah.
We're staying up high,
so, altitude, a lot of you guys
are gonna feel it.
Don't be surprised.
- AMY: All right, Dusty.
- All right.
- Dusty's up front. Let's go.
- JEANNIE: Yeah, Dusty.
- DUSTY: All right, let's do it.
- PUNKIN: Whoo.
DUSTY:
Big day today.
MANU:
The group is now setting out
on their toughest trek to date.
The terrain and elevation
put the next checkpoint camp
a two-day hike away,
so they'll have to pit-stop
for the night
at a bivvy camp,
which provides
basic necessities and food.
The next day,
they'll be traversing
many more rugged miles before
finally reaching the comfort
of their third checkpoint camp.
DUSTY: This one's gonna
be a little steep right here.
ROBERT: This is gonna be
kind of a wake-up call today.
My legs are on fire, dude.
This mountain is kicking my ass.
(grunts)
Incline's killing us right now.
ROBERT: This is, uh, this
is kind of brutal, to be honest.
- Ooh!
- Oh, you good? You good?
- Yeah. Oh, my God.
- Got you.
This is much harder
than I thought.
I don't want to
hold you back. (grunts)
GEOFF:
We're walking up
this steep incline.
I'm talking, we got to use
our hands and our feet,
grabbing at everything,
grabbing at roots,
grabbing at plants,
grabbing on anything we can
just to get up this hill.
AMY:
Careful, careful. Lots of rocks.
- ROBERT: This rock is, like, crumbling.
- AMY: Jennye, careful.
Oh, it's making me slide
forward.
AMY:
Guys, the rocks aren't steady.
(grunting)
PUNKIN:
How you doing, Pati?
This is insane.
I am from Los Angeles,
and, like,
I'm not an outdoorsy person,
but I feel like I'm playing
a very good social game,
being able to connect
with people.
Physically, I'm just pushing.
So, pace and keep going.
(panting)
- PUNKIN: How you doing, Pati?
- I'm good.
I'm so good.
- Rob, are you there?
- I'm right here.
Okay. Three, two, one. (shouts)
I have never in my life
seen mountains like this.
(Amy panting)
I live in South Carolina.
I don't know if
you know a lot about that.
This is the terrain.
I don't know
what incline this is,
but I remember math,
so this is 90.
What is that, 50?
It's a 50% incline.
(grunting)
Really steep, guys.
Geez.
- That's insane.
- Oh, my God.
Yeah.
AMY:
One, two, three.
Our backpacks are already heavy.
I'm carrying more than
$72,000 cash.
(panting)
I just keep my face down,
I have my little walking stick.
Rob, is this the way?
ROBERT:
Uh, up? Yes.
MANU: As the group
struggles with this arduous trek
the mountain's keeper
has taken notice.
She's been observing
the group's pace
and is now prepared
to make a proposition.
You guys.
AMY:
Is that the mountain keeper?
PUNKIN:
It's the mountain keeper!
DUSTY: The mountain's
keeper showing up,
that's a warning
in some capacity.
Amy and Pati
have been slowing us down.
We are supposed to get up
to the summit in 14 days.
They're a little bit of
an anchor
that we're dragging up the hill.
Which we'll see
if it comes back to bite us.
PUNKIN: I don't know
what's about to happen,
but every time she's come,
it has not been nothing good.
- Is it a bag?
- DUSTIN: Yep.
(group exclaims)
- AMY: I see something yellow.
- DENNIS: There it goes.
- PATI: No way.
- No!
- AMY: Oh, my God.
PUNKIN:
She would not do that,
way down there.
No way.
THERRON:
She drops a bag
99,000 yards away
from us down this hill, okay?
And I'm like,
ain't no way I'm going
back down there for it.
AMY: We don't have to
go back down there, do we?
- PUNKIN: We have to go get it.
- BECKYLEE: I'll go get it.
I will not open the bag.
I'll bring it up here.
We'll do it together. But
I feel good, heart rate-wise.
- NICK: I feel good, too.
- ROBERT: I feel fine, too.
- NICK: You want to go?
- JENNYE: Rob,
Nick and Becky? That's cool.
- Yeah, go.
- AMY: Watch your footing.
It's not worth getting hurt.
That's a long way down.
Immediately, I knew that
anybody but Geoff
needs to get that bag
because he is my target.
So I kind of
stuck my neck out
and ran my little heart out
because I had a feeling
that he would have
gone after it.
GEOFF: I don't think
it's anything good.
I think it's something
that'll be bad for everybody
or something that'll be
an advantage for those three.
Let's go this way, guys.
I have had conversations
with Nick.
I've been feeling him out.
I think that him and
I would work well together.
The thing is, Rob, I haven't
had a chance to talk game with.
I'm pretty sure we're
gonna start seeing a divide
at these next few votes.
NICK: So, if it divides,
where are you?
ROBERT: There's nobody
who, right now, I don't trust,
and that's horrible of me.
That's me probably
not fully paying attention.
- BECKYLEE: Yeah.
- NICK: You say right now
that you're good with everybody,
so, like, that's worrying to me.
If you need me to
stop playing the middle
and (bleep) or get off the pot,
- and it's time, I'm ready.
- Well, let's talk about that.
Because that is a game,
and it's a move.
NICK: What we're
telling you right now is,
- we want you on the right side of the vote.
- Yep. Yes, I know.
Heavy?
- (cheering)
- That's amazing.
- All right.
- Let's bring it up. - All right.
- DENNIS: They're bringing it up.
- THERRON: Oh, they're bringing it up.
They're-they're being truthful
to their word.
You guys are awesome.
- (cheering)
- DENNIS: Let's get it.
PUNKIN:
Let's see what's in it.
Who is it?
NICK:
Get it, Beck.
BECKYLEE:
"At your current pace,
you will not make
the next camp before sunset."
"So, make an offer.
"Two struggling
members of your group
"can hitch a ride on
a helicopter to the next camp,
"practically ensuring
that the rest of the group
"will make it on time.
"But as you know,
"everything comes at a cost
"on this mountain.
"If you accept this deal,
tonight there will be no food."
DUSTY:
Oh, my God.
"Who is struggling?
Who could use a lift?
"What is best
for the group as a whole?
"Ask these questions,
and you'll find your answers.
"Ignite the enclosed flare
if you want to accept the deal.
- The mountain's keeper."
- Wow.
Pros versus cons
of doing this, guys.
- DUSTY: Yes.
- BECKYLEE: Yeah.
PUNKIN:
Who feels like they need a ride?
GEOFF:
Also, it's important to note,
it didn't say it's impossible
that we're gonna make it.
It said "at your current pace."
DUSTY:
Probably three hours coming up.
Do you think we can speed up
from what we've done so far?
I have something to say.
I mean, I-I it's the
elephant in the room. It's fine.
I'm holding,
and y'all are waiting for me,
and that's great,
and it's been wonderful,
and I love the camaraderie.
My fear is that
the two people she takes off
the mountain are gonna
be the two people
you have to decide
to vote off tonight.
- I, honestly, I don't think so.
- I don't get that.
For me, I know what this is,
and personally, I'm down to go
on the helicopter.
BECKYLEE:
I think it could be
an opportunity for you guys
- to rest.
- (overlapping agreements)
Rest, rejuvenate.
I genuinely do not think
you are in danger from this.
I am somebody that doesn't want
to target the slowest people,
so I would like for Pati and Amy
to rest and do better tomorrow
and not quit and
then lose all my money.
I just don't want people
to get there
when they're exhausted
and starving,
and then regret the decision
because there is
no food and you can't
do anything about it.
This is probably
our hardest day.
I would personally
like to have food.
GEOFF: Isn't it one of
the biggest amenities
of making the camp that food?
AMY:
Yeah, yeah.
GEOFF:
Oh, my goodness.
I'm losing muscle mass out here.
I'm hiking 10,000 miles,
racing against the clock
every single day,
not getting as many calories
as I need to get in,
and I'm dwindling.
♪
Let's all stay together
and let's make camp
and make sure that we get food.
We could absolutely make it.
Let's take a vote.
If you want food tonight
raise your hand.
PUNKIN:
This cliff stands between
you and the ridgeline.
- DUSTY: Oh, my God.
- AMY: Oh, my God!
You all have another chance
to steal somebody's money.
Who's it gonna be?
It's time to play
Snakes and Ladders.
- JEANNIE: That was so selfish.
- Oh.
(wind whistling)
♪
If you want food tonight,
raise your hand.
(whispers):
I don't know what to do.
GEOFF:
If you want no food tonight
and we send them,
raise your hand.
It's settled.
- JEANNIE: Do it, Rob.
- ROBERT: Enjoy your ride.
(helicopter approaching)
PATI: When I heard we were
gonna get a helicopter ride,
I was like, "Okay, cool, yeah,
let me get in, we'll be fine."
Nobody told me that we were
gonna be hooked on the side
with the door open,
hanging on for dear life.
It was terrifying.
BECKYLEE: All right, guys,
we got to get a move on.
Let's go.
THERRON:
And now we got a long trek.
DENNIS:
We got a long hike, guys.
MANU: Another strenuous
hike looms ahead for the group,
with an even higher elevation
and unforgiving terrain.
Time will tell
if the group's decision
to send Amy and Pati ahead
to the camp causes regret
once the muscle aches
and the hunger pangs set in.
PUNKIN:
My legs are on fire.
DENNIS:
God.
THERRON: Gosh, it's really
kicking in that we got to walk.
- I want the helicopter ride.
- DENNIS (laughs): Yeah.
AMY:
The no food was a big deal
because they're making that trek
and they're gonna be hungry.
We've seen the twists and turns
this game has taken us through,
and we saved Bo, and then Bo got
literally chopped off
the bridge the next day.
What does this mean
for me and Pati?
"Since you accepted
the mountain keeper's offer,
"you do not have food tonight.
"Hope the ride was worth it.
"Stay warm.
Remember,
every choice comes with a cost."
How you feeling?
They started making that trek
and we didn't have to.
And I don't know
if we're gonna see people
- switch tonight because they're
- Yeah.
- I mean, hanger is a thing.
- Yeah.
AMY: I did what I thought
was best for the team
because to get here tonight
to at least have fire
is better than
ending up somewhere else. So
You don't think
this choice we made,
you don't think this is gonna
come back to bite us in the ass?
Yeah, I think there's gonna
be a lot of conversation.
Yeah, I think there's a lot
of conversation happening now.
BECKYLEE:
This is no freakin' joke.
JEANNIE:
Yeah, this is tough for me.
- DENNIS: Whoo!
- (exhales): We just got to keep going.
DENNIS:
Take a second you guys need.
(groans)
- Ooh. This is sketchy.
- ROBERT: We got some steep stuff,
so it's gonna be tricky here,
so take a second.
- JEANNIE: Holy
- ROBERT: I don't know how you guys are doing it.
NICK:
Man, this is high, dude.
Pati and Amy weren't
gonna make it.
BECKYLEE: Never.
This is the right decision.
AMY:
How long have we been here?
- PATI: Two hours.
- I'm gonna build a fire.
AMY: If we can make a fire
and make it comfortable for them
when they got here,
that's me doing what I could do
in this moment.
- PATI: Is that them?
- No way.
THERRON:
Whoa, mama.
Let's get our asses over there.
- JENNYE: Yeah, I see the path.
- PUNKIN: Yeah.
Ooh, there's lots of rocks here.
They're gonna be hungry
and famished
when they get here, so
it's gonna be easy
to blame me and Pati.
Dusty.
Therron.
Tell us about your climb.
PUNKIN: It kicked my
butt. That was a hard day.
DENNIS:
Oh, God.
AMY: We're happy to do
whatever we can help you do
to make your bivvy camp
experience nice tonight.
You guys carried us today,
and so we would
really like to help.
So please don't everybody say,
"No, we're good."
I'm starving right now.
It is, it is, it is
I'm exerting so much energy
just to keep in high spirits
right now,
because we ain't got no food
to eat tonight.
PUNKIN:
That was a hard day.
- That was a hard day.
- JENNYE: Real hard day.
BECKYLEE:
(sighs) I'm taking my boots off.
MANU: Day four on the
mountain is winding down.
Dusty's impressions, dude.
Have you not seen it?
Oh, it's so great.
- (laughter)
- (Australian accent): Nick,
do you think this
was the right choice?
(laughter)
MANU: With no food
tonight at the bivvy camp,
some are using the time
to learn more about
the fellow members
in their group.
When I was asked why I was here,
I said "My potential."
I read somewhere that people
go through several evolutions
of themselves
within their lifetimes.
I went through
the big lifestyle change
and then I became
an athlete at the age of 33.
And now I'm almost 40, honey.
- Yeah.
- And I've been doing, you know,
my Muay Thai,
I do pole dancing, archery,
all these things that I was
never capable of doing before.
♪
I started with
fitness kickboxing,
which led to martial arts, MMA.
I teach Muay Thai,
I have students,
and I am a combat sports judge
and referee.
- (bell dings)
- (audience cheers)
Just about any damn thing,
I will try it,
just to make sure
that I'm not missing out
on any aspect
that could be my potential.
When I am physically
and mentally depleted,
I honestly think of the same
thing every single time,
and it's my two cats
Dante and Delilah,
and they're my children.
I love you!
(laughs)
I love cats so much.
And all my students know it
instead of Muay Thai,
they call me Meow Thai.
Now, that could also be my job.
I am a crazy cat lady
as a profession.
Like, it should say that
under my
like, you should change it
from "combat"
- to, like, "crazy cat lady."
- (cat meows)
'Cause that is
I am a professional.
(laughs)
Now I'm at a plateau,
so what is the next level?
What other challenge
can I conquer
and come out the other side?
So, that is why I'm here.
JEANNIE:
We're happy to have you here.
That's good.
ROBERT:
I know it doesn't seem like it,
but doing stuff like this
is hard for me.
Putting myself out there,
being with people I don't know.
Like, I've been judged
my whole life,
- Wow.
- of people thinking I can't do things.
JEANNIE:
Yeah.
ROBERT:
My dad wanted a sports player,
and out came this guy
who's like me.
- (laughter)
- Uh (laughs)
I was a dork
I mean, I still am a dork
(laughs):
in junior high.
I was so different
from everyone else.
I wasn't this manly guy
I was into theater.
I just, I wasn't the norm,
and i-it was rough.
But it's what got me
into education.
I'm very passionate about, like,
making sure that kids
found who they were.
Now my life is amazing.
I'm an educator.
I've got kids, a wonderful wife.
There's not a dull day
in my life.
This is just my next adventure,
and I am so excited to be
a part of this journey.
If people don't accept me,
that's not my problem.
You know,
I am who I am, and that's okay.
JENNYE:
Yep. (chuckles)
DENNIS: So, I'm just
gonna let you guys know
I'm just really happy
to be here.
I hate being vulnerable. Um
That's just something
I need to work on, and
Everyone knows
that I'm a nurse, and
I've given up a lot
for other people's families
and their loved ones.
But I feel like I haven't
been there for my own family.
(crying)
People don't know this,
but I can cry on command.
The money
would mean a lot to me,
even to quit my job
and see a lot of my family
I haven't seen in Korea.
Smoke helps a little bit, too,
to start up the tears, so
I think people start
feeling bad for me,
but I feel great.
- (sniffles) - GEOFF: I like
that I'm getting to know Dennis
a little bit better
and to know another side of him,
and it seems very genuine.
(exhales)
I'm sorry, guys.
GEOFF:
But, uh
it's still tough.
Like, I want to trust him fully,
but there's a part of him
where it's just like
he may turn on you.
(sniffles)
I hate crying.
(laughs)
♪
JEANNIE:
Good morning.
- Good morning.
- PUNKIN: Good morning.
Everybody woke up
without having food.
(scattered groans)
I desperately want to make it
to the checkpoint today
after sleeping
on the ground last night,
because checkpoints mean food,
and each checkpoint,
somebody has to go home.
GEOFF:
Same. Same.
PUNKIN:
Me and Geoff bonded
from day one,
and we've just continued
to build that friendship.
I've heard Dennis
saying Geoff's name,
and Geoff's my number one,
so if anything,
that's putting a target
on Dennis's back,
and he's gonna be
up out of here.
- DUSTY: You guys ready?
- NICK: Let's do it.
- DUSTY: Let's do it. Let's go.
- Whoo!
DUSTY:
Good job, crew.
NICK: Damn, it's
definitely getting colder.
GEOFF:
Rocks are moving up here.
AMY:
Very slippery, guys.
Hey, guys,
you got to straddle the prickly.
Just step on 'em.
It's day five. We didn't have
any food yesterday.
It's taken all we have
to do this.
(grunts)
Me and Pati,
there's definitely some worry
starting to set in
that if we don't step up soon
in front of the group,
there's no way
that they're not gonna vote
one of us to go home tonight.
JEANNIE:
This mountain's kicking my ass.
PATI: Yeah, but I'm
fighting back, Jeannie.
JEANNIE:
I know you are.
DENNIS:
I'm so hungry.
The most annoying part
is that Pati and Amy
are responsible for us
not having any food,
and I need the calories
right now, I need the energy.
- DUSTY: Ames, good?
- AMY: Yeah, I'm good, babe.
- Thanks.
- DUSTY: Oh!
AMY:
What? What? What?
PUNKIN:
Oof.
We have to go up that?
JEANNIE:
Oh, my God.
That is the longest ladder
I ever seen in my entire life.
NICK:
Geez, that is high.
THERRON:
Holy (bleep).
Oh, God.
JEANNIE:
I hate ladders,
and this was the biggest ladder
I've ever seen.
I'm so scared. I'm so scared.
THERRON:
How am I supposed to do this?
Guys, I can't.
Oh, God, I'm dr
(panting)
- DENNIS: Oh, my God.
- JEANNIE: Oh, my God!
PUNKIN:
"Look up.
This cliff stands between you
and the ridgeline."
- Oh, my God.
- "Choose carefully the first to ascend,
"because they must carry
equipment to the top
in order to pull your packs
up the cliff."
That's gonna be hard.
You have to carry the equipment
to hoist our bags up.
- Yeah, this is gonna be tough.
- I know.
- Yep.
- PUNKIN: I hope the mountain's keeper
- stays away on this one.
- NICK: I am
absolutely terrified of heights.
I realize there is no way
I'm going to go first,
with pulley equipment
to pull our bags up behind us.
ROBERT: All right,
who wants to take lead,
- hop up?
- JEANNIE: Not it.
- Nick, you look great.
- NICK: No, I'm all right.
Y'all go ahead and lead it.
ROBERT: It's a
pulley. I'll hold it for you.
AMY:
I would volunteer
- to carry something up.
- You can throw
something on me, yeah.
AMY: You guys took
a big one yesterday,
not eating,
so that Pati and I can rest,
and I would like
to-to pull my weight today.
- Literally.
- GEOFF: I like that.
I like that. I like that.
AMY:
I need to be the hero today
because my team
was the hero for me yesterday.
There's been a lot of group chat
around camp
that a lot of strong guys
are getting to do
the "hard stuff" first,
and I think it's time
that the ladies step up
and show we can do
hard things, too.
THERRON:
So, we good?
- AMY: I'll carry this.
- (all oohing)
THERRON:
Oh, this is heavy.
AMY:
I got it.
I feel nervous.
It's real friggin' high.
♪
NICK:
Let's go, Amy.
(cheering, applause)
DENNIS:
How's the feel for it right now?
- It's real wobbly, guys.
- Real wobbly?
GEOFF: All right, you're
doing great, though.
- JEANNIE: Come on, Amy.
- It's hard to use your legs.
- ROBERT: There you go.
- JEANNIE: Wow.
ROBERT: Keep that
butt in, you're doing great.
PUNKIN: Hey, just
breathe, balance it out.
- NICK: Nice, Amy.
- THERRON: It is twisting wildly.
You got this!
She got a long way to go.
THERRON: You are moving
at a good speed, though.
- JENNYE: Yep.
- (Amy grunts)
(panting)
AMY:
This is hard.
The minute you get on it,
it's just, like, worse
than any jungle gym ladder
you ever had as a kid.
You don't want to look up
to see how far
you have left to go,
you don't want to look down.
(grunts)
- DENNIS: Oh, my God.
- JEANNIE: Oh, my God!
- THERRON: No, you're good, you got this!
- AMY: My legs are tired.
My arms aren't strong enough
to pull me up that ladder.
(grunting)
- GEOFF: Hey, take-take a rest when you need it.
- BECKYLEE: Use your legs more
- if you can, your arms are gonna be tired.
- Take a rest when you need it.
GEOFF:
Get your breath.
There's no rest, guys.
It's burning every second.
(shouts)
(panting, grunting)
I'll prove my worth. (bleep)
My dad never quit.
Single dad, raising two kids.
To this day,
I have to never let him down,
'cause he never let me down.
His can-do attitude
and "Don't quit,
always finish what you start,"
and I got that
at a very early age.
(grunting)
I lost my dad
on the morning
of our wedding.
Everybody's putting tents up
and getting flowers ready,
and I had to go I.D.
my dad's body.
I mean, who does that
on their wedding day?
And I remember pulling out
of the driveway,
and my mom is there
with people setting up,
and I just stuck my head out
the window, and I said,
"Just keep doing
what you're doing.
We're still gonna get married."
That moment, that day,
I knew that I was setting
a precedent for my girls.
When things are so hard,
I taught my kids,
you don't quit, no matter what.
I believe in myself.
I'm not gonna fail.
I'm not gonna quit,
and I haven't quit so far,
ever in my life, and I'm damn
sure not gonna quit today.
(panting)
(shouts)
- ROBERT: Yeah!
- JEANNIE: Amy!
(grunts)
ROBERT:
Keep going, you got it!
(shouts)
- JEANNIE: Come on, Amy!
- DUSTY: Last push, Ames.
PUNKIN:
Good job, Amy!
- This is you, Amy!
- (all cheering)
DUSTY: Keep using
legs. Legs, legs, legs.
- Oh, don't look down.
- JEANNIE: Nope.
- Don't look down.
- ROBERT: Don't look down.
Just look straight ahead or up.
BECKYLEE:
Almost there, almost there.
- Last two, come on.
- Let's go.
- PATI: Make it to the top!
- JEANNIE: You're doing so good.
- GEOFF: Yep, yep, yep. That's it.
- ROBERT: Keep walking it out.
That's it.
- PUNKIN: Almost there, let's go.
- JEANNIE: Come on, Amy!
- DUSTY: Good job, come on.
- NICK: You got it, Amy.
DUSTY:
Close, Ames, close.
Good job, Ames, finish her off.
- BECKYLEE: Nice.
- JEANNIE: Amy, unbelievable.
(cheering)
(panting)
(crying)
(panting):
I did it.
I did it.
♪
PUNKIN:
All right, Pati.
- ROBERT: Pati.
- (all cheering)
BECKYLEE: I think this
was an interesting decision.
ROBERT:
And she's off.
NICK:
Legs, legs, legs.
JENNYE:
Breath, breath. There you go.
Come on, babe.
BECKYLEE:
Amy and Pati had just gone
on the helicopter ride.
I actually think that them
stepping forward is a good thing
because they're proving
that "Hey, we can still
keep up with you guys,
and we'll prove it."
- Her hat's coming off.
- (groans)
JENNYE:
There you go, Pati.
One more, one more.
There you go.
DUSTY:
Good job, Pati.
PATI:
I'm a confident, big bitch.
I mean, listen,
I might look a little thick,
but I got some muscles.
Shh.
I'm so competitive,
it's annoying.
I want to prove to myself
that I can do it.
(grunting)
JENNYE:
There you go, girl. You got it.
- There you go, Pati.
- JEANNIE: Pati.
Oh, my God. You're there.
You're there.
NICK:
Nice job, Pati.
Nice.
Amy and Pati immediately
volunteered to go first,
and they feel
like there's a little bit
of a target on their back,
so they truly wanted to step up
and help the team.
I love the fact
that they did that.
ROBERT:
Whoo! Let's go!
- JEANNIE: Punkin!
- NICK: Let's go, Punkin.
PUNKIN:
This ladder is moving.
It's swaying in the wind.
It's not stable.
(groans)
So when you're gonna
climb the ladder,
you're going to be
moving with it,
and that absolutely
terrifies me.
All right, Punkin.
ROBERT:
Any advice, Punkin?
Don't talk to me.
♪
My forearms were completely shot
by the time I got up to the top.
- There you go.
- PUNKIN: It's crazy. It was hard.
GEOFF:
Yeah, Punkin!
JENNYE:
Hey, I see you, Punkin.
Girl, you look good.
Strong and steady.
That's it.
That's it. That's it.
BECKYLEE: Geoff there's
no question about whether
he can make it to the summit.
He can make it to the summit.
But will we allow him to?
Because that could take
one of our spots.
Nick is on my side, and I think
that's still accurate.
I would love, like,
I'm salivating at
the idea of that move
to get that big dog out.
I think a storm is coming.
NICK:
Yep.
(chuckles softly)
♪
I don't know.
I hate ladders.
I do.
Guys, man, I
I'm freaking out, man. Please.
My dad was a roofer,
and he used to say,
"Come on up!"
And I'd go halfway up,
"Nope. Sorry, Dad.
I just can't do it."
Go back down.
I hate ladders.
And this was the biggest
ladder I've ever seen.
NICK: Here we go.
Breathe, breathe, breathe.
Good job, Jeannie.
GEOFF:
There you go.
(groans)
Holy (bleep).
Please, God.
Please, God.
PUNKIN: There you go.
Keep pulling yourself up.
- You got it.
- GEOFF: You're good. Whenever you need a break.
PATI: Hey, Jeannie,
reset. Breathe, baby, reset.
Breathe. Let's go.
JEANNIE:
Almost there.
I'm so scared.
I'm so scared.
- GEOFF: You got it, Jeannie.
- NICK: You got it, Jeannie. Come on, now.
PATI: You're gonna
make it up here, Jeannie.
DUSTY: Frankly, I think
we're going too slow.
(panting)
The clock's ticking.
You better hurry up and get
through this challenge.
The urgency needs to pick up.
JEANNIE:
I can't go!
DUSTY: I'm really hoping that
we can make the checkpoint,
possibly by the skin
of our teeth.
We are supposed to get up
to the summit in 14 days.
If there's people
slowing us down,
I think that's a problem.
PATI:
Move those feet, babe.
Move those feet.
JEANNIE:
God.
Aah!
I'm so scared.
I'm sorry.
(wind whistling)
Oh, my God.
(panting)
(groaning)
I'm so scared.
I'm so scared.
I'm so scared.
- GEOFF: You got it, Jeannie.
- NICK: You got it, Jeannie.
- Come on, now.
- PATI: You're gonna make it up here, Jeannie.
Okay.
PATI:
Move those feet, babe.
Okay. Aah!
(shouting)
So exhausted.
Keep going.
ROBERT:
Keep step Step up, Jeannie.
JEANNIE:
Oh, my God. (shouts)
- DENNIS: Good job, Jeannie!
- (whooping)
NICK:
Yeah, Jeannie.
That was the most scariest thing
I've ever done.
All right, see y'all at the top.
- Yeah.
- NICK: Good luck, Becks.
JEANNIE:
You got this, Becky!
PATI:
Becky!
- DENNIS: Who's that girl?
- GEOFF: Wow.
PUNKIN:
Okay, Beckylee showing off.
NICK:
There we go.
- PATI: Good job!
- GEOFF: Damn.
BECKYLEE: It bothered me
the way that the men outcasted
the women in the last obstacle.
- DENNIS: Oh, impressive, Beckylee.
- NICK: There we go.
- PUNKIN: She's going fast.
- DUSTY: Becky!
NICK:
There we go.
BECKYLEE:
The men should not be
counting the women out
quite yet.
In my head, I am an alpha dog.
I feel like, to other people,
if they look at me,
they probably see me
as more of an underdog,
which is totally fine by me.
I am a construction
project manager.
I'm really damn good at my job.
It's insane to work
in this industry
'cause it is so rare
to see a woman on a jobsite.
I feel like, when I do get
my boots on the ground,
the first time I walk out
to a new project,
the first question that pops
into every man's brain is,
"Oh, how is she qualified?"
Or, uh, "Who let the intern
to this jobsite?"
But you get used to that, right?
Like, I think my skin is,
like, thickened and calloused
from the words
that have been said to me.
I feel like any woman
in construction has
to work harder
than a man in construction.
It's frustrating sometimes
because at the end of the day,
all you want is respect.
I know that there's
no way in hell I'll quit
unless my limbs are
falling off my body
and you guys forced me
out of this game.
DENNIS: Damn, girl.
Showing off for the boys.
PATI: There you go.
You made perfect time.
THERRON: Yeah, you're
making up time. Thank you.
Good job, Becky.
PATI:
Becks, you were skipping rungs.
Superhero stuff.
I felt like I really beasted it.
Women are really
proving their strength.
The men are getting
a wake-up call.
DUSTY:
We got to pick up our pace.
GEOFF: Yeah, we
got to pick up our pace.
Beckylee is emerging as
a huge threat in this game.
She's gaining a lot of respect,
and I need her
to be on my side
'cause she's a strong player,
and people are
starting to notice that.
- Okay.
- PATI: Hey, T!
- DENNIS: I believe in you.
- PATI: Look at me!
You gonna be perfect.
You guys are gonna get up here,
and we're gonna get
- something good tonight.
- DENNIS: Nothing to worry about. Nothing to worry about.
THERRON: The last
thing I want to do is quit,
but, at the same time,
we have to be realistic.
I'm one of the people
who is terrified of heights.
Oh, my God.
Y'all, this is so scary.
ROBERT:
And you're doing it.
(gasping)
THERRON: What's
really hard is dealing with
my fear of heights
over and over again.
PATI:
Great. Look at you.
Ooh! So much arm strength!
ROBERT:
Breathe through it.
Breathe through it. Yes.
- Oh, God.
- ROBERT: You're good.
You're good. Breathe.
THERRON:
Right now my brain's
scrambling because
we haven't eaten
and we have no energy.
I don't think I can get up.
PATI:
You're good, T!
ROBERT:
Keep it breathing.
- DENNIS: There you go.
- You guys, I can't.
- You can! You can!
- DENNIS: Yeah, you can. Come on.
BECKYLEE: Therron, you have
almost $100,000 in your backpack
that you're
talking about right now.
I need you to get it together
and not quit.
(screams)
BECKYLEE: You just
kind of have to tough it out.
You guys, these rocks
are sharp as (bleep).
- ROBERT: Come on, now.
- Oh, my God, my arms.
ROBERT: We're gonna
make camp, and you're gonna
get to relax and cook us a meal.
I'm doing this for food!
- ROBERT: Yes, do it for food!
- DUSTY: Come on, now.
Come on, Therron.
Oh, God. I'm trying!
(grunting)
I can't. I cannot do this.
- PATI: No. Keep pulling.
- We need you, Therron. Come on, now.
- Don't stop.
- JEANNIE: You got this.
Come on, keep pushing!
(screams)
How am I supposed to do this?
I'm a thousand feet
up in the air.
I can't even focus
on anything except for
I'm probably gonna die
in a couple seconds.
I'm too afraid of this.
I can't get
my hands on the ladder.
I can't do this.
I'm sorry, y'all.
(yelps)
(grunting)
(panting)
Oh, God.
(grunts, screams)
How am I supposed to do this?
- Come on, now.
- NICK: Yeah, you got it, Therron.
DUSTY:
Our pace is already slow.
I really don't want
us to lose more time.
I am 100% worried about Therron,
who might not be able
to do this.
I can't. I can't.
(shrieks)
I can't get my hands
on the ladder.
Breathe.
- PATI: Hey!
- JEANNIE: Good job, Therron.
PUNKIN:
Good job, Therron. Yes.
(panting):
I hate this.
(crying)
Can y'all start
getting the bags?
We're gonna pull bags up.
- Yeah.
- BECKYLEE: Okay.
PUNKIN:
Amy and Pati carried
this freaking pulley system
up the ladder
to be able to pull
all of our bags
up to the top of the mountain.
PATI:
Girl power. We rule.
DUSTY:
It's gonna be heavy for him.
ROBERT: It's surreal to
me that we are carrying
$870,000.
- (all grunting)
- JEANNIE: Come on!
PATI:
Pull that money up!
ROBERT:
The fact that one of us
is gonna lose out on that huge,
life-changing amount of money
resonates with us.
- PATI: Pull.
- ROBERT: Get that money up.
JEANNIE:
There we go.
DENNIS:
Get it, Rob.
I'm climbing up a ladder.
It's surreal, and it
I think as the game
continues to go on,
it makes you realize
that you have a lot
to think about and a lot
to find your footing on.
- PUNKIN: Whoo!
- AMY: You look great, Rob.
- You're killing it!
- Yeah, Rob!
AMY: Look at this
warrior dad over here.
- GEOFF: Hey, Jennye, you killing it.
- (Jennye grunts)
ROBERT: Because this isn't
just a hike where we're all trying
to get to the summit,
it's a game
where we're trying to beat
each other to win money.
Geoff, I-I really don't care
if you go ahead of me
or if I go last.
It's not a big deal to me.
- Oh. Okay.
- It's up, it's up to you, brother.
GEOFF:
Nobody likes to go last.
When you're last, you never know
when the mountain's keeper
is coming
and if you're gonna be the one
left behind, you know?
So there's a lot of uncertainty
when you are
near the end of the group.
Nick, you gonna
eat this up, dawg.
I swear.
NICK: I think Dennis is
somebody I can strategize with.
So I volunteer to go last.
As long as we both get up this,
we got plenty of numbers,
- we're fine.
- Yeah. Yeah.
- And then
- We just got to get to camp.
- Yeah, let's just
- Get to camp.
- Things change.
- Yep, exactly.
GEOFF:
Yes, sir-ski.
DENNIS: He'll-he'll
divide the group, for sure.
Like, tonight will be a huge
Like, from this point on,
that means for the next
four checkpoints, we're safe,
- because it's just picking them off.
- The numbers. Yep, exactly.
- Picking them off.
- I love it.
NICK:
The numbers right now,
I think we have a strong group,
it's right now, it's me,
Dennis,
Becky, Therron, Rob
I think I'm gonna pull him in.
I think we can pull Pati.
Six, and then maybe even Jennye,
that's seven,
and all we need is seven votes,
and we kind of control
the lay of the land right now.
You got it. Wow, Geoff,
you're already up, dude.
The problem is, too, is that
NICK: I think Geoff's
days are limited right now.
BECKYLEE:
Good job, Geoff!
NICK:
I don't trust Dennis,
but right now
I want to keep him in the game.
- DENNIS: Yeah, oh, yeah.
- Okay?
NICK: Everyone's
kind of targeting him.
The more I can keep him in,
the more he'll be targeted.
DENNIS:
Whoo!
GEOFF: I know Dennis
is talking about me.
I know my name has come out
of his mouth multiple times.
(Dennis grunting)
GEOFF: And so, coming
into this checkpoint,
my game plan
is to get Dennis out.
I've got multiple people
on my side who I had talked to.
Got Amy, Punkin,
I've got Rob, Dusty,
and so we're all
targeting Dennis.
So I'm feeling good,
I'm feeling comfortable
about this voting situation.
- (panting)
- How you feeling?
Yo, I-I felt
those two shoulder surgeries!
Oh, my God.
NICK: This is probably gonna
be the hardest challenge yet.
I'm definitely terrified
of heights, and this is no joke.
That thing's wobbling,
it's windy out here,
and, uh, it's gonna give
about everything I have.
Damn, this thing's shaky.
JENNYE:
Let's go, Nick.
- BECKYLEE: Come on, Nick!
- PUNKIN: Come on, Nick!
MANU:
Facing fears can be trying,
and sometimes what's needed
is a little push.
- JENNYE: Let's go, Nick. Let's go, Nick.
- THERRON: Whoo!
MANU: Which the mountain's
keeper is always ready to provide.
- JENNYE: Come on, Nick!
- PUNKIN: Come on, Nick!
- PUNKIN: Eyes forward!
- JENNYE: Focus! You got it!
- (helicopter whirring)
- THERRON: Is that a helicopter?
DENNIS:
Guys, do you hear that?
- What is, what is that?
- PUNKIN: Oh
Oh, (bleep).
- JEANNIE: Don't cut it!
- (bleep)
- JEANNIE: Dude, hold on!
- DENNIS: Look at the ladder.
NICK: I'm sitting here, I'm
watching the mountain's keeper
fly in, and I cannot grasp
what this is about to be.
I cannot get Bo's bridge chop
out of my mind.
I am so worried
that I'm gonna climb
this ladder,
and then it's just gonna
fall beneath me,
and I am terrified.
(groaning)
(grunts)
Oh, this is hard, man.
DUSTY:
Come on, Nick.
Nick hates heights,
so I feel bad.
(exhales)
(groaning)
Come on. Come on.
PUNKIN:
There you go, baby.
Yeah! Okay.
JEANNIE:
Good job, Nick. Good job.
NICK:
Don't look down.
(whispers):
Don't look down.
(panting)
- DUSTY: Atta-way. - AMY: Almost.
- PUNKIN: There you go.
- Whoo!
- DUSTY: Come on, Nick.
- PUNKIN: Come on, Nick!
- GEOFF: Yeah!
- JEANNIE: Hey!
- AMY: Hey!
PATI:
Yeah, Nick!
- (cheering)
- PUNKIN: Good job, Nick.
- DENNIS: Dude.
- GEOFF: Hey!
BECKYLEE:
Kiss that ground.
♪
DUSTY:
All right, you guys good to go?
MANU: After five days
and many difficult miles,
the group is behind schedule
and less than one-third
of the way to the summit.
And despite pushing hard
all afternoon,
the race is still on
to reach their third
checkpoint camp by nightfall,
where they'll have
the opportunity
to steal someone's money.
BECKYLEE:
We got our first snow.
MANU: But sometimes
the mountain presents a gift
worth pausing for.
- JEANNIE: Snow! Come on, baby.
- BECKYLEE: First snow.
(cheering)
BECKYLEE:
It felt like such a milestone,
like, our first sight of snow.
I think I said in the beginning,
like, "I'm not here for fun.
I'm here to win,"
but I am having so much fun.
(screaming, laughter)
- AMY: Look at that snow bunny Becky.
- BECKYLEE: Having a blast
in that snow was just, like,
an ecstatic moment.
- ROBERT: All right. We had some fun.
- PATI: Ready.
- ROBERT: Ready to continue to the checkpoint?
- BECKYLEE: Yes.
DUSTY: It might be the last
time we're happy to see snow.
ROBERT (chuckles): It might be
the last time. You're absolutely right.
♪
DUSTY: I feel really good
about making checkpoint tonight,
and I am so excited
to absolutely
demolish food.
I'm also excited
we have the chance
to steal someone's money.
We are supposed to
get up to the summit in 14 days.
If there's four or five of us
slowing us down,
there needs to be
some serious conversations.
JENNYE:
Guys, I see it.
PUNKIN:
We can see it.
THERRON:
We can smell it.
AMY: What kind of
food are we gonna have?
- PUNKIN: Who cares? (laughs)
- DUSTY: Delicious food.
PUNKIN:
As long as we have food.
JEANNIE:
Oh, my God, is that it?
- THERRON: Food.
- JEANNIE: Aah!
Oh, we're here. We get food.
Where's the food?
PUNKIN:
We didn't have food last night,
so coming to this checkpoint is
an amazing feeling.
We're so happy.
It's like a home away from home.
Oh, we got pasta!
Pasta!
Oh, my God.
- Cheers.
- AMY: Oh, bruschetta. You got to eat that.
- DUSTY: Oh, my God.
- Mmm!
So good.
Breaking bread.
Breaking bread.
That's so good.
GEOFF: We all get a chance
to literally break bread
and celebrate.
You know, we can toast
our drinks,
we can toast our food.
Salud!
All day we're racing the clock,
and for a split second
we forget about that.
You look like a pack
of rabid dogs.
- Oh, my God.
- Ah!
GEOFF: But you realize,
when you do get to a checkpoint,
somebody's got to go home.
I heard you went
without food last night.
NICK:
Yeah. It was tough.
It was tough.
- Geoff, you made a sacrifice.
- Yes.
Everybody here knows
how much I love food.
If you voted them
to get in the helicopter,
put your hand up.
And put your hand up
if you didn't vote for them.
That's telling.
How did you feel about
being selected as
one of the slowest?
I nominated myself.
You don't think that puts
a target on your back?
I hope not, so
So today it seems like
a game of Snakes and Ladders.
You've been up the ladder.
How was that?
Redeeming.
I went first,
and carried the equipment
to get our packs up the ladder.
To me, it was redeeming today.
You gave it your all today,
you pushed today.
Do you notice any divisions
in the group?
That's gonna happen
in a game like this.
- But yes.
- What divisions?
I think that the game
has really taken a turn.
I think this vote tonight
is gonna be very telling
in terms of where people stand.
This vote will shake things up.
You're right, because somebody's
going off this mountain tonight.
You all have another chance
to steal somebody's money
by voting them off.
Who's it gonna be?
DENNIS: I've been
scheming to get Geoff out
for a few days,
and I think tonight
will be the night
where a Korean Santa Claus
gives me my gift.
Because I have this feeling
that, ho ho ho,
Geoff, goodbye.
MANU: It's time to play
Snakes and Ladders.
Good luck.
I'll be back.
(wind whistling)
(wind whistling)
MANU: It's time to play
Snakes and Ladders.
Good luck.
I'll be back.
PUNKIN: Everybody is
scrambling, trying to figure out
who the name is gonna be.
Are we safe?
PUNKIN: I need to make
sure my number one is safe.
You have to try to
pull someone to the side
and start talking
without everybody else
looking at you, so it's just
really hard to navigate.
PUNKIN:
Pati and Amy,
ultimately, they are
slowing us down.
For them to get that ride,
we all sacrificed food
and fuel that we need
to continue to push
to do these challenges.
BECKYLEE:
We do have a timeline.
Definitely something
to think about.
I am not trying
to play a game
where I'm kicking out
the seemingly weaker players.
Like, that's not the kind
of game I want to play.
So I'm turning my sights
to the macho men.
There were conversations
happening yesterday
when we went back to camp
by ourself.
(sighs heavily)
Yesterday I kind of got
a sense or a feeling
the group quickly honed in
on Pati and I
for taking the helicopter ride.
So, yeah,
my-my wheels are turning.
I'm not real close with Dennis,
but I realize
he's a good source
of information.
Don't worry, no one's come here
to talk to you.
You going in the helicopter
meant nothing,
and you did not show
your weakness at all.
It's okay. And you know
I have to nominate Geoff
No, you know I can't do it.
I'm sorry.
It's okay. You know
I'll still love you, girl.
I love you, too.
Dennis said Geoff's name.
I was really surprised,
but I feel a little bit
safe and secure.
So now I realize Geoff's got
a real threat of being
voted off this mountain.
I'm gonna do damage control.
ROBERT:
Dennis and Geoff.
AMY:
I'm not voting for Geoff.
I think it's too soon.
- I agree.
- I think it's too soon.
- Geoff.
- Yeah.
- B.
- Yeah? Yeah. Geoff.
ROBERT: I've been having
conversations, and it seems like
right now there's two names
floating out.
Dennis is because they're like,
he's saying go after
the strong guys.
And then there's Geoff
because he's a strong guy.
So, again, it's that, like,
well, which camp
am I going to align with?
But I-I don't know for sure.
You are right.
When you talk to Manu,
it's gonna shake things up
tonight.
- Mm-hmm.
- Yeah, for sure.
AMY:
I'm not voting for Geoff.
Geoff's all I got. You know,
he's definitely someone
who's said to me,
"I'm working with you."
He's working with me.
We're good.
We need to go start
campaigning now.
My name is now being the name
that's thrown around.
NICK: We got to break 'em
up. We get one shot at this.
- Full set, no back down.
- Yep, I love it, love it.
I'm not saying your name.
I don't care.
GEOFF:
I know solid,
solid people that I have.
Amy for sure.
And most likely Robert.
Punkin for sure. She said
she would never say my name.
I'm trying to use
these relationships,
these bonds that I've built.
- Then make up your mind.
- I have made up my mind.
AMY:
But what they don't know,
it's gonna take
someone like Geoff
to help most of us
get up that mountain.
He has helped us.
He is strong.
It's too soon to be voting off
stronger players.
Dennis, funny, the other name
being thrown around tonight,
was gonna basically
run his way to the summit
and leave all of us in the dust.
AMY:
Okay.
So let's get Dennis out.
We got to get Jeannie
on board with that.
(indistinct chatter)
JENNYE:
Mm-hmm.
JEANNIE:
Yeah, I know.
I still have some talking to do,
but it's, like
It's too early to vote him off.
It's too early.
It's a mistake.
There's got to be somebody else.
AMY: No one sees
what Dennis is doing.
Why are we gonna keep him around
if he's already creating havoc?
And Dennis is just sitting back,
watching it unfold.
(shudders)
MANU: Okay, guys, it's
time to make the vote.
Take a seat.
Oh, God.
(wind whistling)
(wind whistling)
(indistinct chatter)
Take a seat.
Charles Darwin states,
the fittest survive.
But also the most cunning.
But tell me,
what is this vote about?
Is it about fitness?
Is it about character?
Is it about friendship?
PATI: I think every day
is going to be different,
and even if you're the top dog,
things are changing.
GEOFF:
I can say one thing.
Dennis's name was
floating around a lot
the past couple days.
And I thought that you were
somebody that I could work with
until I heard that my name had
come out of your mouth
multiple times.
"Let's get some
of the threats out."
MANU:
Dennis
what do you got to say
about that?
I can truthfully say that
I wasn't going for Geoff.
GEOFF: So, you can say
you weren't gonna go for me,
but did or did you not say
that we should go
for the big threats,
and that my name was one
that came out your mouth?
I can truthfully say that
I was never gonna go for you,
and no, I did not.
MANU: Are there any other
names that have come up?
I was hearing Dennis.
I've gotten close to Dennis.
He's a very honest,
genuine person.
It's a divide here.
I'm with one group
and they're with one group.
And we're trying
to get the numbers up
with the group that I'm in.
I've talked to everybody.
I haven't talked
to Punkin so much, I haven't
talked to Geoff so much.
People that I don't know.
And I don't know
if they have my back.
That's who I'm just voting for.
We all want to make it
to the summit,
and I wish we could all
make it to the summit together.
But it's hard.
So you have to start
thinking about,
how do I make sure I stay
on the right side of numbers?
I think everybody knows
what the divide is,
so vote what you actually feel,
because voting one way
isn't gonna change anything.
Everybody knows where
everybody stands.
I think you should vote
what you feel. Right?
In your heart.
And not just voting out of fear
- just to be with the numbers.
- AMY: That's what I said to Jeannie.
Don't vote with the numbers.
I said, "Tell me why
if you're voting Geoff."
Vote for who you want.
Listen, a perfect example.
When the helicopter came
and said, you know,
"Do you want food
or you don't want food?"
Okay, who raised their hand
that they wanted you
to go on the hike? Right?
Punkin and Geoff.
And that gave me
a bad taste in my mouth.
That was so selfish.
Oh.
MANU: Does anybody
want to say anything
before we go to the vote?
So let's vote
for Geoff and Dennis.
If it's Dennis's time
to leave the mountain,
put your hand up.
That's three votes
for you, Dennis.
Okay, if you want to
vote Geoff off the mountain
put your hand up.
One, two, three,
four, five, six, seven
Eight votes.
Geoff, your time
on this mountain
has come to an end.
Collect your gear,
bring out your money.
Share it between those
that are left here.
GEOFF: The mountain has taught
me that whenever you feel comfortable,
that's when you are least safe.
Why is it necessary to get
physical threats out,
especially so early in the game?
You getting rid of me
doesn't make it any easier
for you to get up the mountain.
If anything, it makes it
more difficult.
They're voting out of fear.
Hindsight is always 20/20,
but it's good.
I'm learning from
these mistakes, you know,
and those mistakes
turn into lessons.
Well, you're gonna
split this between you.
You now have $870,000
to carry to the summit.
This is a life-changing
amount of money.
DENNIS:
I love that we got Geoff out.
I'm out here to be a savage.
I'm as evil as it can get,
and I do not care
about hurting feelings out here.
MANU:
Who could use $870,000?
PUNKIN:
We all could. Come on.
BECKYLEE:
I am on a high. My plan
went into action perfectly
for the second night.
'Cause I led the Shweta vote,
I led the Geoff vote.
And I feel like right now
I actually have
no blood on my hands,
which is shocking.
Bam, I'm kicking you down.
You know, I've been
putting the seeds out,
I've been whipping the votes.
Geoff is off us now,
and no chance
he's getting to the summit.
Here you go, hon.
I think I'll lay low
for maybe one night, let someone
else control a vote.
And then we'll jump
right back into it.
Captioned by Media Access
Holy crap,
you can't see a thing.
If we end up going the wrong
way, we might be backtracking.
We're stuck.
We're stuck at this camp.
JENNYE: I really don't
trust Rob right now.
Having someone
you know you can't trust,
- that is crippling.
- (cries out)
If you go with the leaders,
you're gonna see people's
true colors tonight.
I'm gonna piss
a lot of people off
- if I do that.
- (shouting)
PUNKIN: It's a cliff so
difficult, you should partner up.
(pained cries)
MANU:
This is gonna challenge you
more than you've ever been
challenged in your lives.
NICK:
What has happened?
(crying out)
JENNYE: I am not
moving from this position.
(loud shriek)