♪♪ Colin: Welcome to Survivalists, the adventure show where families face nature's most extreme challenges together.

I'm your host, Colin O'Brady.

I'm a ten-time world record holder, bestselling author, and professional explorer.

Top of the world!

My passion for the outdoors helped me overcome the biggest challenges in my own life... [groans] ...and with the support of my family, I have learned that the impossible is possible.

And now each week, I'll be using those life lessons to help mentor two families, each here with their own deeply personal reasons as they push themselves physically... Woman: [screams] Colin: ...mentally... - I can't do it.

[sobs] Colin: ...and emotionally.

They'll go on a three-day adventure of a lifetime... Woman 2: Let's go Survivalists!

- Yes, girl!

Colin: ...where they'll compete for a $10,000 cash prize.

[cheers] But their real reward comes when they begin to see loved ones in a new light, rebuild relationships, and find new strength as a family.

Boy: I feel like we're ready to keep taking on the wilderness.

Colin: This week, the Moore family from Smiths Station, Alabama... Man: The role’s kinda reversed.

This is a little nerve-rackin' to me.

- We're jumpin' off a bridge!

Colin: Will face the McFanns from Charleston, South Carolina.

- I think there's always something unifying when a group overcomes some challenge together.

Colin: Who will be the first to raise their family's flag... Woman 3: [indistinct] Colin: on this week's Survivalists.

♪♪ [bird call] Moores: We're the Moores from Smiths Station, Alabama.

Girl: We're very competitive, we're very fun.

Man: We're so competitive, every time we play Monopoly, they always say I cheated.

- He cheats.

[laughter] McFanns: We're the McFann family from Charleston, South Carolina.

Girl: We're very adventurous.

We like to do anything, go anywhere.

Woman 4: Winning this competition for me would mean we left it all out there.

[intense music] Colin: Families, welcome to Survivalists!

[all cheer and applaud] You guys are about to embark on a multi-day expedition that's going to test your limits, but before we get into all this adventure stuff, Moore family, what do I need to know about you guys?

- Well, we're very competitive, very loving family, tight-knit, we're here to compete.

- Okay, I love it.

Now what would you like to get out of this experience?

- You know, for them to have a sense of responsibility, make choices without having us do it for them.

Uh, the outdoor adventure, I think it'll be good for 'em.

David: Emily has totally went above and beyond in makin' sure the kids has had everything they wanted and needed, and then some.

She does everything for 'em, and they're gonna have to provide for theirselves out here in the middle of this open country.

I feel like this trek for my kids, it's like sink or swim.

- Olivia, have you ever done anything like this before?

Olivia: I haven't, this is gonna be like, completely new, but I'm really excited to see what happens.

I wanna show my parents that they have led me in like, the right direction my whole life.

- This is gonna be a completely different environment from what they're used to.

Havin' to live out in the wilderness for a few days is, it's gonna get to 'em.

- I'm not used to this at all, this is a totally new thing for me.

I don't really have the opportunity very much to be a leader.

I think it'll give me a chance out here to stand on my own two feet.

We're relatively sheltered, I think.

They've given us everything that we want, you know, this whole experience will really help me to know that I can do it.

Emily, would you tell me about your family's flag?

- So our flag has Southern roots at the bottom, and we have deer antlers because we spend a lot of time hunting, and also the cross represents our faith, and that God's always watching over us.

- Well, I'm very excited to have you guys here, doin' battle with the McFann family.

Welcome to Survivalists!

- Thank you.

Colin: Is this something you've ever done before, like this?

- Yeah, we love to spend a lot of time outside together as a family.

- We're all to try anything.

- What's your objective for being out here today?

Ruby: Well, I'm really looking forward to bonding closer with them.

We do argue, and the communication doesn't always come across.

Boy 2: We each have different, um, characters, we're very dynamic.

Our attitudes can change very fast, and each person interprets things differently, and then that can start an argument.

Woman 4: Daniel and Ruby are very internal, and they're very thoughtful and pensive regarding things, where Emory and I are more loud, passionate.

But when it all comes together, it's a really nice blend.

- This is an opportunity for us to challenge ourselves, and struggle, and grow, with a sense of bonding that we can't get at home.

You can't grow without some adversity in your life, and I think we're gonna have plenty of it comin' up soon.

I'd really like for us to have a chance to communicate well.

We've never done anything like this, so I think we all gotta rely on each other.

- Emory, can you tell me about your family's flag?

Emory: So the helping hand shows that we always need to ask questions, and then the mountain shows how adventurous we are, and we like to try new things, and the sun just shows our positivity and love towards each other.

- That's beautiful.

It's going to be a battle, I have a feeling, between the Moores and the McFanns.

- Yes.

Colin: You'll set out on a three-day, 11-mile journey through the windswept high desert.

Day One, you'll travel three miles, passing through the via ferrata, where you'll face a series of mountaineering obstacles before racing to your camp for the night.

Day Two, you'll walk five miles across the cold and rocky backcountry.

You'll pass arches and spires as you make your way to camp.

Day Three, you'll cross three miles of deadly terrain, crawling up mountains and racing along ridges as you make your way to the finish line, where the first family to raise their flag wins.

You guys wanna know what we're playin' for?

All: Yeah!

- Well, here, these backpacks'll be waitin' for you at the finish line, and I've stuffed them full of $10,000 cash!

[all exclaim in excitement] Look, but you can't touch!

David: [laughs] - Emory, is that worth playin' for?

- Yes, sir!

[laughter] I really do wanna win, I don't wanna lose at all, so, that'd be disappointing.

It'll be a long plane ride.

- [laughs] Colin: Well, at the end of today, I'm gonna give you the opportunity to visit the general store to shop for essential gear you're gonna need to survive your multi-day expedition.

There's a catch: I'm only gonna give you 90 seconds to shop for all the gear you're gonna need to survive for three days.

However, I've set up three survival competitions.

Each one of the competitions, you have the opportunity to win 30 seconds additional time in the general store.

Do you guys have what it takes to survive out there?

All: Yes!

Colin: All right, well, the first competition we have up, the shelter challenge.

[excited murmuring] ♪♪ Families, welcome to the shelter challenge!

[all cheer] Being able to build a shelter is a very important skill for surviving in the wild.

In this challenge, two members of the family are gonna race to build a two-person tent.

Whoever builds the tent first wins this challenge and 30 extra seconds for their family in the general store.

Little David: We haven't really got the chance to lead in our lives, so I think this is gonna give us a chance to step up and show them we can do it.

- On my go, three, two, one, go!

Amanda: All right, guys!

Colin: All right, let's see their stuff!

Gotta get all the pieces constructed.

David and David seem a little confused.

[laughter] David: I'm pullin' out the tent, can't figure out what the top of it is, or what the base is.

- Yeah, I had no clue what I was lookin' at at all.

Colin: Looks like the McFann family has the early advantage, they've got both tentpoles built so far, but there's plenty of time to come back.

Ruby's doin' great, she looks like she's done this before, I'd say.

Amanda: Good job, guys.

Daniel: Me and Ruby definitely think things out a little bit more.

Amanda and Emory are more on the spontaneous side.

- C'mon, guys, hurry up.

Colin: Now they're working on the rain fly, gotta make sure that is oriented in the proper direction.

The Moore family still uh, struggling to get their first tent pole in.

David: We're not really camping people, we uh, we do a lotta hunting, and our blinds and our hunting stands are already built and already put together.

- Let's go, Ruby!

[clink] Ruby: 'Kay, come on.

- The McFanns are now in their tent, the Moores are lookin' like they've just took the tent out of the bag.

Let's see if the McFann family wins it; McFanns, you have won the shelter challenge!

Emory: Let's go!

Colin: Well done!

Congratulations!

Emory: Yeah, let's go.

Amanda: Good job, guys!

Little David: I wanna especially, you know, show my mom and dad.

They really want us to succeed here, so letting them down, yeah, it doesn't feel good.

Colin: Well, the McFanns took the victory in the shelter challenge, good job, but there are more challenges to be played, so next, we're moving on to the animal tracks challenge.

David: Oh, yeah.

Colin: All right?

Amanda: Good.

♪♪ Colin: Families, welcome to the animal tracks challenge!

- All right!

- Yeah!

Colin: Knowing how to identify animal tracks is super important.

If there's a predator nearby, you definitely wanna know that for your survival.

A couple years ago, I was on my way to the North Pole, stumbled across some polar bear tracks.

Trust me, cool to see in the zoo, not so much when you're up in the Arctic.

One member from each family is gonna compete in this challenge.

McFanns, who's it gonna be?

- I'm gonna take this one.

- And over here?

- Gonna be me.

Colin: All right, it's a mom vs.

mom battle!

Come on up.

Amanda: All right.

Emily: After the boys' tent challenge, there was a lot of pressure to have at least a win, to redeem ourselves from that.

Colin: On these placards, I have pictures of animals.

It's up to you to shuffle through your panels.

First to identify the correct track gets a point.

Three points wins this challenge and 30 seconds additional time for your family in the general store.

You guys ready?

- Ready!

Colin: Okay.

Game on!

The first track is the hawk.

Amanda: I feel like I need to provide them with the extra level of confidence that we may need going into this.

Colin: Who's got the hawk first?

- I think I just saw one.

- Emotionally, I don't wanna let them down, I think because I'm their mom.

Colin: Who's got it?

Nope, not correct.

Amanda, you got it!

- Yes!

Colin: Round Two, we've got the squirrel.

Olivia: C'mon, mama.

Colin: Which one's the squirrel?

Olivia: You know this.

- You got it.

♪♪ Colin: Nope, that's not correct.

Yes, Emily, you got it!

- She had it up!

- Was this right?

Colin: It's correct, yeah, you almost did that one!

- I'm second-guessin' myself!

Rather than trusting my gut, I was making sure I didn't miss something, and I think that cost me time in the long run.

- Bear!

David: Oh, you got this.

Colin: Who's got the bear?

Oh, Emily got it first!

Wow, that was super close.

Emily leads two to one.

If Emily gets the next one, she wins this challenge.

On to Round Four.

Amanda: As we were going along, my confidence was sinking a little bit.

- Raccoon.

Nope.

Nope, nope.

Amanda: I got it.

Colin: Oooh, that was so close, Amanda, you got it up first!

It is two to two, which means we are going into the fifth and final round.

Elk.

Emily got it!

Well done.

Emily: To be able to go to the general store with a little extra time would be helpful 'cause my kids don't shop very often, I feel like they're gonna need the few extra seconds to get what we need to get.

- After two challenges, that ties it up.

Next up, the food challenge!

All right?

♪♪ Come on in, I've prepared a tasty buffet for ya.

Check it out!

Emory: Oh.

Amanda: I like that one.

Oo, those are colorful.

Emory: Yeah, I think that might be like a heart or something.

Amanda: What is that?

[gasps] Colin: Hope you guys brought your appetites!

Daniel: Hope you saved room.

Colin: Foraging is a very important survival skill.

In this challenge, you'll have to identify which of these foods are edible.

When I say go, you grab that plate of food, bring it back up to the table.

If it's edible, you have to eat it, but if it's inedible, then that's the end of the challenge.

I think by process of elimination, we know who it's gonna be.

Emory, you're gonna take this one on?

- Yes, sir.

- Olivia, how about you?

- Yeah!

[laughter] Especially being the youngest, I'm kinda like the baby of the family.

I really wanna show everyone that I can do like, anything on my own.

Colin: On my go, three, two, one, go!

All right, let's see what their first picks are.

Amanda: Good job, Emory, good job.

You got it, bud.

Colin: Olivia, let's go to you first.

Pick it up.

That is a radish.

It's edible, you can eat it.

David: Yes.

Colin: Have a bite of that.

Emory, what do you think you got there?

- Mealworm.

Colin: Pick it up.

- Go for it, bud.

[laughter] Colin: Those are larva, they're indeed edible.

[laughter] - [sound of disgust] [laughter] I'm not nervous to eat different things, unlike my sister, where if you go in a Chinese restaurant, she'll order chicken tenders and fries.

Colin: Go!

Oh, Emory's goin' quick.

Whoa, all right!

Looks like he's keepin' it adventurous, I like to see it.

Let's go to Emory first.

What do you think you have there?

- Uh, I believe it's, uh, like roasted heart?

Colin: All right, pick it up slow.

That is a bison heart, Emory, that is edible.

Juicin' out.

Oho.

- That was good!

Colin: Good?

Emory: Yeah!

Colin: Well done.

Amanda: That's my little carnivore.

[laughs] Colin: Olivia, what do you think you have there?

Olivia: Um, some kinda seed, maybe?

Colin: All right, pick 'em up.

Those are pine nuts, edible, you can eat them.

Little David: Yes.

Colin: Good job.

- Good call.

Colin: Three, two, one, go!

♪♪ Olivia, we're gonna go to you first.

Why don't you pick those up slowly?

So you picked red berries of some kind.

Juniper berries, edible!

You advanced.

David: Good job!

Emily: That's crazy.

Colin: Emory, what do you think you've got there?

Emory: I think it's some sort of grass.

Colin: All right, pick it up slow.

Stop.

That's poisonous, hard rush.

That'll give you stomach irritation, diarrhea, and actually can give you progressive blindness, you do not wanna eat hard rush.

Congratulations, Moore family, you won the food challenge and 30 extra seconds time for your family in the general store.

Well done to both of you, very adventurous eaters.

David: We're glad we have the girls on our team.

You know, they got way extra time for us in the general store, so we're doin' good.

Now it's time to go shop in the general store, let's go!

Daniel: Okay, let's go.

♪♪ Colin: Families, welcome to the general store!

[all cheer] Over the next 72 hours, you are gonna be tested in this wild, rugged backcountry.

But before sending you out there, I'm gonna give you a little bit of time to shop in the general store for crucial gear and supplies you're gonna need to survive out there.

Each family only started with 90 seconds.

However, based on how you did in the survival challenges, you have earned yourself a little bit additional time.

The Moore family, you won two of the challenges, so therefore you have 60 seconds additional time in the general store.

And the McFanns, you won the shelter challenge, so you have 30 seconds additional time.

This is a harsh environment, where temperatures can quickly drop below freezing.

So I've made this list of essential items.

On the list is sleeping bags, sleeping pads for necessary insulation, a tent, water filtration system, flint and steel, and a GPS.

If you forget any of the essential items during your time in the store, I have to give you a 30-minute time penalty.

- Oh.

Colin: Now, when shopping, everything you grab, you have to bring with you on the entire trek.

When I call time, if it's not in this trough, it is not coming with you.

Moores, you're on my first go.

Three, two, one, go!

David: Let's go.

- Moore family's off!

David: I do like to take charge, I do like to be a leader.

The game plan for us, I'm gonna sorta hang back, keep the essential list, and I'm gonna call out what we need.

GPS?

- GPS, I got it, I got GPS.

David: You got four sleeping pads?

- He's checking them off, okay, three, two, one, McFanns, you're in, go!

Both families are in.

Ruby: Where are the tents?

Emory: Me and my sister, our attitudes towards each other can change in a split second.

We're nice to each other, and then one thing happens and we're arguing again.

I don't know where the tents are, Ruby!

Daniel: Ruby's kinda the one that ties it all together, and checks everybody off.

Right here, right here, right here.

- No, I haven't gotten it.

Daniel: That's a three-person.

Amanda: I don't have, I don't have plates.

Daniel: Okay.

David: Now we got everything.

- That's important, Daniel's got backpacks for everyone.

Daniel: All right, where's the pads, one, two... Colin: These troughs are fillin' up, if it is not in the trough when I call the time, it is not coming with you.

Four seconds, three, if it's not in there, two seconds, one second, stop, stop, stop, that's not coming.

That's not coming.

- [laughs] Colin: McFanns, let's get to the essential items.

Four sleeping bags is the first thing I need to see.

We got two, looks like three, and four, excellent.

Four sleeping bags.

Four sleeping pads.

I see one, that's two right there.

Emory: Two.

- Three.

Emory: Uh... Ruby: Wait, no...?

- That's it.

- Three sleeping pads.

That's gonna cost you 30 minutes.

Daniel, how're you feelin' about that?

- Horrible.

I fell short.

As soon as it happened, I felt so much guilt, and I knew their hearts were sinking as well.

Colin: Tent.

We got two tents in there.

Got the water filtration system, flint and steel, and then last but not least, we've got the GPS.

But that sleeping pad right there is gonna cost you a 30-minute time penalty at the start tomorrow.

Little David: We were definitely excited.

That's a huge advantage, 30 minutes.

- Moore family, let's check out what you got.

One, two, three, four, five, six, seven sleeping bags, and I only see one, two, three sleeping pads, which means I have to give you a 30-minute time penalty as well.

- 'Kay.

Colin: Which evens you out with the McFanns.

- Yes!

- Ruby, does that mean your dad's off the hook?

- Yeah.

[laughter] - While they wouldn't have held it against him, they would've picked on him incessantly.

Colin: Let's make sure you've got all the rest, we've got tent, yep, got a tent there.

Water filtration system.

Got a fire starter, and then last but not least, GPS.

So, you guys will be starting right next to each other at the start line tomorrow.

Little David: At least we're not starting 30 minutes behind 'em, so.

- It's still a little disappointing, but it's okay.

Colin: My advice, get a good night's sleep, pack your things up right now, and I'm gonna meet you on the start line at sunrise, so, bright and early, I'm gonna see you out there.

It's time to get this race goin'.

[rock music] [serene music] Ruby: I would like to be able to reconnect with my family.

I feel like we need more communication, everybody feeling like they're always heard and understood.

Daniel: We could all stand to listen to each other a little bit more, be a little bit more patient.

[driving music] David: I feel like this trek, for my kids, it's like sink or swim, you know, we wanna see if they can take charge, take the lead, and say, "Hey, I got this," you know?

- To know that they are able to make decisions on their own, and thrive with us not holding their hand would be great.

Colin: Families, welcome to the start line of your outdoor adventure!

This is Day One.

The McFanns and the Moores will travel three of their 11-and-a-half-mile journey.

They'll travel through the high desert to the via ferrata, where they'll face a series of obstacles before heading to camp for the night.

Moore family, how're you feeling about this landscape?

- Lot different from where we're from in Alabama, you know, it's almost like Mars to us.

- This is really new to us, you know, this is rough land, and we're gonna get through it.

Colin: McFanns, lookin' over at your competitors here.

Any last words for them?

- Uh, might wanna back out now.

[laughter] David: We'll see, little guy.

[laughter] Colin: Over the next 72 hours, you guys are gonna be racing through this rugged backcountry with just what you have on your backs.

In my hand is a canister.

Inside is the coordinates to your first GPS checkpoint.

Every time you get to a new checkpoint, you'll find one of these canisters to navigate to your next checkpoint.

The first family to get to the final checkpoint wins Survivalists and the cash prize.

Three, two, one, go!

- "Welcome to Survivalists, "get ready to begin a journey that will test you with all that you've got."

- Let's go.

Colin: All right, good luck, you guys!

See you at the finish line!

To reach the first checkpoint, the families will navigate a mile and a half through a desert of dry brush and deceptive slickrock hills.

Olivia: Yeah.

David: Slow and steady wins the race, okay?

Little David: When we have a problem, we'll go to them.

And they'll always, you know, guide us down the right path.

David: C'mon.

Little David: And I think this is puttin' more responsibility on me.

It'll be cool to prove to my parents that I can do this, and to prove to myself that I can do this.

David: This way.

C'mon, guys.

Amanda: Right here, babe.

Ruby: Okay, go.

Amanda: Ruby, I love you, and thank you for finding this, but please don't push me.

This is not my forte right here, okay?

- I'm the organized person that keeps everybody on track and on time for things.

Emily: C'mon, guys.

This way.

David: Keep steady, and it'll work out.

Emily: Keep looking, keep looking for canisters.

Ruby: I found 'em, come on!

Little David: C'mon, guys, c'mon, c'mon, c'mon.

Run, run, run, come on!

Emory: Right here, we got it, we got it, we got it.

- "Ready to rock?

"Well, then it's time to roll.

Drop your pack and harness up."

Colin: For the next mile, the families must undertake several mountaineering obstacles.

The first is a nearly 500-foot vertical climb.

Each family will go up a section of the wall and race to the top using a fixed cable and iron steps in their attempt to be the fastest up the red rock cliff face.

Emory: Oh, yeah, steps, steps right there.

- I see helmets and I see harnesses, holy schmoly, and a whole lotta rock.

Ruby: I was super excited.

I really like climbing.

The rest of my family is probably freaking out, because they're not really into that.

[dramatic music] ♪♪ - [grunts] - Y'all got this?

Little David: Yeah.

- You think?

- Hit it.

Emily: All right, son.

David, you got this.

David: The game plan is to send my football player son ahead, and I said, "Lead the way."

All right, there you go, yep.

Emily: Good job, David!

Little David: We're goin' up.

David: The role's kinda reversed.

Normally I will be the one to always go first.

This is a little nerve-rackin' to me.

Little David: Oh, man, this is crazy.

David: Good job, guys!

Little David: At home, I don't really get the chance to lead a lot, so it does feel good to branch out and be able to lead out here.

Emily: Son, you're doin' so good.

♪♪ Emory: Ah, ah, this is scary.

- I like this a lot.

♪♪ It's pretty cool.

Daniel: Obviously, this is the challenge Ruby's been waitin' for.

The rest of us... Emory: I can't do that!

Ruby: You can try!

Daniel: We started the day off with Emory's worst fear, climbing.

Emory: I don't know how to do it.

Amanda: Use your leg muscles.

We do sometimes get a little impatient with one another.

We need to work together, rather than allow ourselves to get behind.

Daniel: You're gettin' it done, bud.

Amanda: We're gonna need your help, bud.

Daniel: You're gettin' through it.

Emory: No, I physically cannot get there.

I got kinda mad at myself, 'cause I had to take my time and, uh, figure out how to do it.

Daniel: That's it, bud.

Amanda: I knew you could do this.

Daniel: Way to go, Emory!

Ruby: There you go.

[breathing heavily] Emily: Y'all, we did killer.

David: I got this.

Keep goin', let's go!

Emily: Let's keep goin', too.

David: Let's go!

Colin: As Amanda and Daniel McFann finish their climb, the Moores advance to the next obstacle, a 50-foot slackline suspended over a deep cavern.

- I thought the heights were over, but I guess not.

Emily: Oh, you're gonna do a tightrope.

Olivia: Oh, great.

Little David: Oh my gosh.

Emily: You got this, baby.

Olivia: So excited.

David: Good job, son!

Olivia: You got it!

Emily: You're doin' really good.

David: Dude, it's like Evel Knievel!

Killin' it!

Little David: It feels really good to be able to, to lead the way, especially since I choked so bad on the tent.

It feels really good to have that redemption.

Whoo.

- Good job, man, you're killin' that!

- All right.

Emory: I think we can go faster on this.

Amanda: Hope so.

Olivia: Ooh, that wind.

David: Good job, baby, you're doin' awesome.

Emily: You got this, baby.

Livvy, you're doin' so good!

David: Yeah, this is uh, pretty scary.

Oh my gosh!

Like there's at least a hundred foot fall.

Started wigglin' on me.

I'm-- [stammers] I couldn't talk, I got quiet.

I felt like if I talked, I was gonna fall.

Oh, oh.

Emily: You're good, baby.

You got this, baby, you got three, four more steps, and you're done.

Good job, baby!

Little David: You got it.

Emily: Wooo!

- Woo!

Emily: Good job.

Olivia: You got it!

- That was the absolute most scariest thing I ever did.

Amanda: Let's go, peanut, you got this.

♪♪ Daniel: Emory, get ready and be ready.

Amanda: She hits that end, you gotta be hooked up.

Ruby: Come on, Emory, this is the easiest one!

Come on, Emory!

Emory: Please let me do this, don't talk to me.

When I am nervous or anxious, I really don't want people talking to me, I kinda just want to get through what I'm doing.

Ruby: Emory, you're so close.

Emory: Okay, I get it!

Colin: While Emory challenges both his fears and his family, the Moores move into another highwire task: the 100-foot-long suspension bridge.

Emily: [sighs] Olivia: Look how insane, y'all.

Technician: All right, who wants to jump first, you wanna jump first?

David: Do what?

- Jump.

David: Jump?!

- We're jumpin' off the bridge!

Little David: We were just calmly walkin' on this bridge and he's like, "Jump."

- [laughs] - I said, "What?"

Olivia: Are you scared?

David: Yeah!

Emily: Good job, baby.

Olivia: Oh my gosh.

David: [laughs nervously] Here goes!

Whoo!

[laughter] Oh, that's the ground.

Daniel: All right, bud.

Amanda: Hoo!

Daniel: Doin' great, babe.

- Longer strides!

- Think I'm goin' a pretty decent pace, if you ask me.

Emily: Good job, girl!

Good job, Livvy!

Olivia: [gasps] Daniel: I'm all right.

It's this wind.

Amanda: Good pace, good time, you're doin' good.

'Course, Ruby'd probably want you to have longer strides.

[laughs] - Just a little bit longer.

Little David: Whoa, oh, ah!

Ah.

- Feet on the ground.

Feet on the ground, right here, boom.

- Ah!

[laughter] David: Let go, let go!

Emily: [yelps] Ruby: Good job.

Amanda: Good job, babes!

Ruby: Step off and unbuckle.

Amanda: Good time, you got that!

Emory: Good job!

- Whew!

Y'all, look at this view!

Olivia: I know, it's so pretty.

Little David: It looks so nice.

David: Look how nice it is.

Amanda: Are we bungee jumping?

Technician: Ready for this?

Ruby: Uh-huh.

Technician: All right.

Ruby: Whee!

Daniel: Woo!

♪♪ - This is awesome.

I'm kinda nervous Emory's not gonna wanna do it.

♪♪ Amanda: There you go, bud.

Technician: Ready?

Amanda: Yeah, bud!

Oh, he didn't even hesitate.

Daniel: [laughs] Ruby: You did a lot better than I was thinking you were going to.

- That was pretty fun.

That was really fun, actually.

- Ugh!

Ruby: Hey, that's what I did!

Little David: I got it, I got it.

David: There it is!

- "Swap your harness for your pack and get this race back on track."

Colin: The families are now leaving the via ferrata, but they're not done yet.

They'll need to drop their harnesses and travel the next mile to camp by foot.

Olivia: I mean, is this the right way?

Little David: There's like, big rocks blockin' the way.

I think we gotta turn around.

David: We're not gonna make that, it's too dangerous.

Emily: Maybe we can climb up the rocks right here.

David: Let's do that.

Little David: I dunno, guys.

Ruby: C'mon, guys!

Emory: Stop, Ruby.

Stop.

Daniel: Hey.

You gotta sound like you're part of this team at some point during this day.

Everything everybody's said to you, you've argued.

Emory: I do wanna pick up our pace a little bit and work on communicating better.

Daniel: You gotta remember that part too.

Emory: What?

Daniel: We're in a race!

Emory: Because I think we kinda just got grumpy with each other.

- "Get this race back on track," woo!

Let's go.

Emily: I think we got turned around.

David: Don't say that.

Daniel: Ruby.

Amanda: Ruby Lee.

Ruby, I didn't want you to take off without us.

Daniel: We gotta do this together.

I felt like we were frantic, kinda all day.

What're we doin' wrong, huh?

Ruby: Probably up here.

Amanda: The line looks like it's goin' backwards again.

Daniel: Kinda all goin' different directions.

Hey, I would kinda like to start stickin' to trails.

Amanda: We are on a trail, honey.

Daniel: It's hard to slow down, remember that we all gotta finish at the same time.

Emory: Can we stop arguing?

This is our problem.

Amanda: No, it's not our problem.

Emory: Yes it is, we're not together.

Amanda: The white line's not on the top, right, Ruby?

Ruby: No, it's not.

It was very frustrating, 'cause I just wanted to get to our campsite.

Amanda: Remember when I said "Arriving" a while back?

Daniel: Oh my goodness.

David: There's our flag!

Emily: Where?

- Look at the flag!

Little David: Oh, let's go, let's go!

Olivia: That's it, that's it!

Emily: We might wanna hurry.

Olivia: Yeah, we'll hurry.

The flag!

Emily: [exhausted] Oh!

We made it!

Little David: Let's go.

Emily: "After a path well-traversed, "you'll arrive at camp first.

Enjoy your reward."

David: Gather 'round, everybody.

Emily: Oh, it's Colin!

Olivia: It's Colin.

Colin: [over phone] Congratulations on completing your first day!

If you're watching this, your family is the first to arrive to camp.

As a reward, I've prepared some hot cocoa fo you to enjoy, so warm up, enjoy, and get ready for tomorrow.

David: Good job, guys.

Emily: Cheers.

Olivia: Let's go.

Amanda: Whenever we have issues or problems, we're just like, "Okay, reset, go past."

It's not that easy out here.

I see a canister, I see a flag!

And so it adds a new complexity to what we've done as a family that we haven't done before.

[laughs] - You did good.

- You did good, honey.

Thank you, come on.

Let's go camp.

Colin: The families may have overcome today's obstacles, but the Moores and McFanns face challenges far greater than the terrain.

Arguments and discord cost the McFann family crucial time, and they will start seven minutes behind tomorrow.

Amanda: I'm gonna wanna hear from you guys how y'all feel about the day.

Ruby, what do you think?

- Uh, I feel like... I dunno.

Amanda: All right, Daniel, what do you think about the day?

Daniel: We started out with a lot tougher challenges than what I thought we would.

Amanda: Yeah we did, and I think that one slapped us in the face in a heartbeat.

Family-wise, a lot of the skeletons are starting to come out of the closet in terms of Daniel and my questioning each other, Ruby's internalization, and Emory also might feel like that somebody showing him as weakness, where Emory's like, "Just leave me alone, I wanna do it."

So, things are startin' to bubble to the surface.

[birds chirping] David: We don't never do stuff like this, this is... - Yes.

- This was a challenge.

What do you think, son?

You killed it, man.

Emily: You did.

Are you tired?

Olivia: He has food in his mouth.

- Yeah, I'm tired!

Emily: Are you?

You don't look it, look at you!

[laughs] Y'all did excellent.

You handled what you needed to do, and then you came back to make sure we were okay.

Little David: We've been doin' really good today.

I feel like we're ready to keep taking on the wilderness.

David: Let's do it again tomorrow.

I got it.

Emily: You got it.

All right, let's go.

David: Let's go, let's pack up.

Pack it in.

Emily: Pack it in.

♪♪ [tranquil music] Colin: The fresh air of the high desert offers a refreshing perspective on these families' adventure.

Although the McFanns will start seven minutes behind today, they are in high spirits.

Amanda: What's the plan for today, guys?

- Have fun.

Emory: And have a steady pace, 'cause we're not that far behind them.

I'm ready to seize the day, and we're gonna work on not arguing, I guess you could say, so much, 'cause I think that that did slow us down.

Daniel: Goin' forward today, I wanna work on bein' more patient.

Yesterday, everything kinda just fell apart.

We weren't communicatin' well.

Today, we're goin' to enjoy this.

That's what we came out here to do.

All: McFanns!

- That, that was kinda bad.

Daniel: That was weak.

[laughter] Colin: And the Moore family, having found success through Little David and Olivia's help, prepare for the day ahead.

Olivia: What's our, what's our plan for today?

David: We're gonna keep the same pace that we kept yesterday.

But look, I need you to do what you do.

Little David: All right.

David: Okay?

Stay ahead, do what you did yesterday, I mean, you had endurance all day.

I mean, you kept it goin'.

Little David: It's cool to hear how our parents are talking about us.

We're gettin' this chance to lead, we're really havin' this opportunity.

It seems like they're proud of us.

Olivia: We're gonna keep our head up, and hopefully come to lead today as well.

- "Welcome to Day number Two.

Today won't be easy, but winning rarely is."

David: Okay, let's go.

Colin: This is Day Two.

The families will travel five miles through the cold and arid desert, gaining over 1,000 feet in elevation and passing through an ancient arch before making their way to camp.

David: This is good, see that, Emily?

Good job.

Emory: "Welcome to Day Two.

Today won't be easy, but winning rarely is."

- Woo, winning!

Let's go.

Olivia: Well, is the G-- are we on the right track with the GPS now?

David: Don't know yet, I gotta wait till I turn around.

Little David: I think we should keep goin' this way.

David: You're right.

Let's keep goin'.

Amanda: Ruby, do you wanna get ahead of me so you can also eye for trails, that way I can watch the GPS better?

Ruby: No.

Amanda: Okay.

[laughs] Ruby: Because if I get ahead of you, I'll walk too fast.

Today my family wants me to discuss more of what I'm thinking and feeling, even though I don't do that a lot.

Um, I tend to hide it.

I don't see a trail.

Amanda: Well, that's what I was asking you to look for, peanut.

Ruby: For us to connect more, we all need to have more open communication, and discuss what we're feeling, because I tend to use my feelings of frustration and... for motivation, and just keep pushing forward, where they need to talk about it more, and that helps them.

So we just need to learn to balance out each other's needs.

Are we still going the right way?

Amanda: Yes ma'am, it's perfect.

- Shoot.

We missed somethin'.

Little David: No, maybe we can climb up there, though.

That looks like a trail.

- See where that bush is?

Yeah, go behind it, see if you can get up that way.

Can you get up there, son?

Little David: Yeah, I'm good.

David: Our GPS got a little finicky on us.

I was strugglin' a little bit myself.

Does it look good?

Little David: Uh, I think so.

David: But uh, Little David's just killin' it, you know, he's uh, he's leadin' the way.

Yeah, we coulda walked up it.

We went down instead of up!

We need to get up here so the other team will get messed up.

Emory: Yeah, if you go down here, you can easily go to the left.

Amanda: Yeah, we can hairpin it.

Ruby: I think there's a path right here.

Amanda: Hang on, hang on, Emory.

What are you saying, Ruby?

Ruby: Let me check this corner, but I'm pretty sure there's a path up here.

Amanda: Okay, take a few seconds, let's double-check.

Emory, I see where you're goin'.

Ruby: There is a path up here.

Amanda: It's, it's a path, let's go.

Ruby: Can I please see the GPS?

Amanda: Certainly.

Ruby: I dunno.

Amanda: Yeah, I'm kinda liking what Emory was seeing down here, Rube.

Ruby: Okay.

Amanda: Okay.

Let's go, that's okay.

I think figuring out the communication is going well.

Ruby, she consciously decided to stay sort of midline as opposed to out in front.

Ruby: I just needed to see it.

- Yeah, no, I appreciate you lookin'.

I would rather take 25 to 30 seconds to double-check like that than get completely backwards and start yelling at each other.

And uh, Emory actually helped us up an area that we were willing to go around, but he found an easier, much more efficient path, so all together, I feel like we're each holding to our decisions to improve.

And I love this communication, guys.

- Y'all, I see the McFanns, let's go.

- Where?

David: Yep, right there.

Let's do it.

Little David: Let's get it, come on.

David: Quick, I don't wanna give our position away.

Little David: This is a trail.

Yeah, this is definitely a trail.

David: Son, what do you see?

Little David: I see it!

David: You see it?

Emily: He sees it!

Little David: I got it!

- "Look for the window through the mountain."

Colin: The families must now travel the next four miles to red rock walls, passing through the window-like arch, and continuing to the next checkpoint.

- I think we need to be down.

Amanda: Ruby, this says we're only 92 feet away from it, babe.

Ruby: There's nowhere to go.

Emory: Yeah, we need to start-- Ruby.

Amanda: We gotta move, we can't do this keepin' standin' still and-- Emory: You go up there, I'm goin' down here.

Amanda: This looks good, Daniel, this looks good.

Daniel: Come on, hurry, hurry, so we can get on the other side.

Amanda: Daniel, this looks good!

Ruby: Emory.

Emory: I found it.

Amanda: Okay, so get down to it!

Till we get there.

Daniel: Open up, open up.

- "Look for the window through the mountain."

Little David: Hey, daddy!

- I think that's the window through the mountain.

David: That is the window through the mountain.

That's gonna be a haul, though.

Emily: Yeah, it is.

David: That's about a quarter mile, too.

Daniel: Look for a trail.

Where is the trail on the map?

Amanda: Parallel to us.

Daniel: Parallel which way?

Amanda: Trail, us.

Emory: Yeah, so can we just go up there?

Ruby: Emory, that's not a trail.

Emory: I don't-- Ruby, why are you so focused on a trail?

Daniel: We started out pretty good this mornin' with the GPS and good communication.

Our last little bit, it was hard to find the trail.

Look down there.

Is that a way to get up and over?

Ruby: No, we need to go that way.

Daniel: There is no path that way.

Ruby: Yes there is, I saw it.

Emory: Yeah, I think we're supposed to go here and then go up.

- Can I please hold it?

- Let me take a couple steps, please.

- Then take some steps!

- I think everybody's frustrations just kind of came out at once.

Ruby: You guys, there is a trail to go up there.

Daniel: This is rock!

Ruby: Everybody just wanted to do their own thing, and go different ways.

We just weren't paying attention to anybody.

Emory: Are we going back?

Amanda: We gotta go back to a certain extent, yeah.

- All right, we're goin' back.

Daniel: And then going where?

Little David: Stand right here?

Emily: Yeah.

Oh my gosh, look at... David: Look at this.

Olivia: Oh... Emily: Oh my gosh, yes.

Yes.

David: All right, y'all, bring it in.

High five, high five, high five.

Keep it there.

Emily: Keep it there.

David: Good job, guys, good job, good job.

Olivia: [laughing] This is not the right order.

Emily: We're seeing what this is all about, for sure.

This environment has brought us together more than it has caused us to fuss and fight, and I think we do more of that when we're not here, so it's certainly bringing us closer together.

All: Woo!

David: Yeeeaaah!

Little David: Let's go!

David: During this whole ordeal, we've all came together, and we stayed together.

We're gonna finish this together.

Emily: When would you ever be here?

David: Never.

All: Woo!

David: See y'all at the finish line!

Ruby: Wow.

Daniel: Wow.

Amanda: Y'all, that's breathtaking, God-given.

Daniel: This is what we came for.

This is like nothin' I've ever seen before.

When we rounded that corner and looked up, and seen that hole in the arch, it was awesome.

Emory: Whoa!

Daniel: I had an idea of what it was gonna look like, but once you're in it, it goes well beyond your expectations, and it's beautiful.

[rock chords] Little David: I think we go down there.

Emily: I think you're right, son.

David: Good eye.

Little David: Thanks.

Daniel: Hey, guys?

Ruby: Yeah?

Daniel: What's the GPS look like?

Ruby: Right, I just said that.

Daniel: You sure?

Ruby: Yes!

Daniel: Can I get a GPS check, though, 'cause uh... Amanda: You can't check it while you're standin' still.

Daniel: Just double-check.

Where is the trail on the map?

Ruby: We know.

Amanda: We're on it, Daniel, I promise.

Daniel: Okay, I'm not arguing!

Amanda: I know, baby, I-- Daniel: We're all in this together, we're all making mistakes.

Amanda: Please back up, we can walk and fuss at the same time, please back up and get off this.

Emory: Kick him out.

Daniel: Nuh-uh.

Emory: Go, Ruby!

Daniel: No.

We're not movin' anywhere until we get beyond this.

I, I'm-- y'all, come on.

Emory: We are falling apart here.

- Then you need to sound like you trust us if you're in the rear, and that's what Ruby is saying and trying to tell you.

- I am trusting you.

- I know, but that's-- - I want the three of you to quit arguin' with each other.

- Listen, if we can redo our-- Emory: Yes, I agree.

- We can redo our strategy.

Ruby and I in the front are very smooth and we do well.

Emory, I trust you, but when you get tired, you don't think out where you're going and you don't pay attention to where you're walking.

Now we have a quarter mile left, let's do this and make up some time, guys.

Olivia: It's over here.

Little David: I see it, I see it!

- Go, hustle, hustle!

Little David: Let's go!

Emily: Hustle!

David: [out of breath] Grab it, son.

Emily: "Look for the bird to find your camp for the night."

All right, guys.

Let's go.

Colin: With less than a mile to their flags, the families must race to the bird that will lead them to their camp for the night.

David: There's a bird right there.

Olivia: Where?

Emily: It looks like a bird.

Little David: Oh!

David: It'll lead you to your camp.

Emily: That's a bird.

Little David: Oh, I see!

David: That's a bird.

Little David: Oh yeah, we out, we goin'.

David: Looks like an eagle.

Amanda: Okay, what we got?

Emory: Ruby, I j-- "Look for the bird to find your camp for the night."

- Woo, we get a bird!

Let's go find camp, come on guys!

Olivia: We just need to see our flag.

- Every minute we finish ahead of them is a minute we start ahead of them tomorrow.

Emily: I see our flags.

Oh, I see 'em!

Olivia: I see 'em, I see 'em!

Emily: Go!

David: Let's go!

Little David: Let's go, through here.

David: I absolutely would not be doin' this if it wasn't for the family.

This was a good time to show how strong we are, to show if we're gonna come together.

There's been a couple times that I just said, "You know, the heck with this, I'm just gonna stop, I'm done."

But uh, that would not be showin' a good example to the kids.

Come on, guys, come on, guys, come on!

Get the clue.

Olivia: Yes.

David: Get it, baby.

- "Congratulations on completing Day Two.

Tomorrow's the big day, so sleep for now."

- Yes!

David: Let's go, guys.

[cheerful guitar music] Amanda: Come on, come on, flags!

Come on, guys!

I think there's always something unifying when a group overcomes some challenge together.

We made it!

Daniel: Finally.

- I'd say that we could've done a little bit better.

We were arguing again, and just challenging all of us.

I don't know what comes tomorrow, and the obstacles and things like that, so.

Anything can change.

Amanda: Come on, guys!

"Congratulations on completing Day Two.

Tomorrow's the big day, so sleep for now."

Woohoo!

- Woo.

Amanda: Let's go sleep.

[chill music] Colin: Both families managed to navigate this beautiful and harsh environment.

Amanda: Keep goin' under the trees, that's great, right on the rocks.

Colin: The Moores relied on young David and Olivia to help forge the trail, giving them a five-minute lead.

- Keep at this pace, we're good.

Olivia: We just need to be careful, like, on the routes we go on.

It means a lot to us that we could show them that we can take on all these obstacles and responsibilities and get through it.

Emily: It feels awesome to see the kids step up, and whenever they're in a position like we are now, if they feel like they can't continue, or this is gettin' really hard, it's easy to quit, so to see that even though they are uncomfortable, or they are tired, they've continued forward.

It's a good feeling.

[calm guitar music] Daniel: All done.

I kind of feel better at the end of this day.

Amanda: I feel so much better at the end of this day.

Emory: My feet hurt way worse.

- Seeing how well we did on that first leg, would y'all at least agree that our spirits are higher today than they were yesterday?

Emory: Yeah.

Daniel: I think we all were a little bit more patient, and then uh, we had one hiccup, but we got back on track.

Emory: Anyways, we did a really good job today, so.

Amanda: I sincerely think we did a really good job today.

Emory: High five.

Amanda: I'm feelin' really good, I like to think the family's feeling really good.

Can I have a hug?

Daniel: All right, we'll get it.

Amanda: We had some glitches here and there, to be honest, but personally I think this day was incredibly enjoyable, we saw a lot of beautiful scenery, so hopefully we're set up in a good spot for the end.

[birds chirping] Daniel: I'm really enjoying seein' you kinda step out a little bit.

I think being out in this, in stressful environment, and we broke down, we've kinda yelled, we fussed, but... I think we've learned that we can bring it back together and work.

Hopefully, as tough as this was, and the fact that we did it together as a family, we can build from here and kinda move forward.

Ruby: My dad has opened it up that communication is not that bad, um, even though it can be awkward.

It was very helpful to know that he felt the same way that I did, and wanted to connect more.

- I don't always say it right, um, but I hope you know that I love you a whole lot, and that'll never stop.

Ruby, she's young, she's still findin' how to express her emotions, and I hope, maybe through the conversation and future conversations, she can appreciate that, you know, it's okay to be a little emotional at times, and let those things out, because it's important to let people know how you feel, and, and what you think.

♪♪ [crickets chirping] [serene music] Colin: With both families feeling the strain of the past days, a sense of relief and accomplishment surges through the camp.

Emily: [sighs] So good to know that this is the last day.

These kids have done so well, and put effort into everything they've done, and have not even thought about quitting, so we're so proud of them.

You guys ready to win this thing?

Olivia: We're gonna win this thing.

- Yeah, let's do it.

David: We gonna do it?

Bring it in.

All: One, two, three, Moores!

- Go, let's do this.

- Ruby, I think you did a really good job pacing yesterday.

I appreciate that, if you can keep moving forward like that today.

- I learned that I can quit askin' you so much about the GPS and kinda trust you.

- Thank you.

I'm glad that I had that conversation last night with my dad.

I'm feelin' pretty good about going into Day Three.

- All right, let's go!

Olivia: Get it, open, open, open, open!

David: Last day!

- "Welcome to Day Three.

"Sometimes you have to make difficult choices; one of those is coming next."

Colin: This is Day Three.

The families will travel three miles, climbing in pairs up a mountainside, then navigating along dangerous ridge lines and along canyon cliffs.

David: Come on guys, let's go!

Little David: It's been really cool to show my parents that I can lead by myself and I can do things on my own, and that's a new thing for me.

David: That was nice!

Emily: It's a race, guys, it's a race.

Olivia: Oh yeah!

We can overcome like, any hardship that we come by, and it's great to see how proud they are of us.

- Let's get it done.

Emory: Grab it.

- Open up.

Emory: "Sometimes you have to make difficult choices."

- That's kinda scary, c'mon, let's go find out!

Daniel: I think today, we got a good chance to go around 'em.

We'll finish it as a family, and we're gonna have fun doin' it.

Emory: What's it lookin' like, Ruby?

- It's good.

- Okay.

Emily: Oh my goodness.

Olivia: Found the clue, found the clue.

Little David: Clue right there, clue, clue, clue, clue.

Emily: "The choice is yours.

Two must go up."

Colin: To reach the clue at the top of the massive slickrock cliff, the families must decide which two family members will harness up and make the climb.

Little David: I'll do it.

David: You wanna do it?

- Yeah, I'll do it, yeah.

- Yeah?

If you think you can do it, do it!

Y'all sure?

Little David: Yeah, let's do it.

David: This is high.

The kids are steppin' up, and I'mma let 'em go with it.

Olivia: I'm a little scared.

We've never done anything like this before.

Emily: Lean back on the saddle.

Little David: I can't find a spot here to grab.

Emily: Oh.

Olivia: At the beginning I was really worried, 'cause it was really hard for me to get the tension like, on my foot on the mountain, like, it just didn't seem like it was possible for me.

Hard!

Emily: I know.

Little David: Just reach out for my hand.

David: C'mon, baby, you got it.

Emily: Come on, baby.

David: Take her hand, there you go, pull 'er up, now, pull 'er up, pull 'er up!

Emilyood job, guys!

Livvy, look at you!

Little David: There's no holes!

[panting] Olivia: There was a few really, like, tricky moments where there wasn't any holes that we could like, put our hands and our feet in, so it was just like, smooth mountain.

Emily: Come on, follow Olivia!

Little David: I can't get any traction.

Agh!

Olivia: It's all right.

- Yes, go!

I couldn't really find a spot to grab onto.

You know, I was feeling really stressed out.

I felt uncertain that I could finish.

Come on, man, help me.

Olivia: I'm trying.

- This is so hard.

Little David: Agh!

Give me... all right, Liv, go ahead and... Emily: Good job!

Wooo!

Olivia: You got it, come on, we gotta push, come on.

Go!

Emily: Good job, Olivia!

Good job!

Little David: It was kinda different seeing my sister overtake me.

You know, I've been kinda leading this whole way.

But it was actually a good thing, 'cause she helped me up.

- Yeah!!

- Woo!

Climbin' up the mountain first, it was definitely, like, my big victory moment.

It was great to be in the lead.

- Pretty cool, Liv.

- You did good.

- That was the hardest thing so far, I think.

- All right.

- That was so exciting.

- That was probably-- - Willing to help each other?

David: That was like the highlight of my life.

Walk yourself down!

Amanda: Let's go.

Let's go, guys, look for the canister.

Got it?

"The choice is yours, two must go up."

Emory: I think I know who.

- I think I know who.

Emory: These two monkeys.

- Those two monkeys, I got it.

Daniel: Come on.

- Wooo!

[laughter] Olivia: I have it, got a clue!

- There you go, read it.

Olivia: "You made it this far, now go hunt through the boulders."

Colin: Returning from the climb, the families will travel one mile through dry and rocky terrain to the next checkpoint.

David: Cannot believe y'all just did that.

Emily: I know, I cannot believe that either.

Emory: Y'all got this, let's go.

Amanda: My little mountain goats, come on.

Daniel: Okay, come on.

Ruby: I got it.

Amanda: Good, good traction.

Ruby: Got it?

Amanda: Good.

- Okay, now go back over to your right some.

Emory: There you go, find your grip.

Good job, Ruby.

Amanda: Good job, guys.

Emory: Make sure to help him.

Ruby: I am.

Amanda: Nice, Ruby.

- Oh, wow.

Amanda: He's got it, he's got it.

Emory: How did he do that?

Amanda: He has rubber ankles.

[laughs] David: Uh-oh.

Emily: Huh?

- I think it's down that way.

Emily: Where?

Let's go down that way.

David: No, don't go down there!

I don't think you're gon' be able to get around that way.

Olivia: Is there anymore-- isn't that the right way?

David: No.

Olivia: Ah!

We were goin' the wrong way, we can't... David: Well, what do you want me to do?

I don't know.

Olivia: This is slowin' us down.

Emily: Yeah.

Olivia: And we're not that far ahead, either.

Emily: Mm-mm.

Ruby: Come on, push hard.

You got this.

Daniel: Ruby, I'm slidin', baby.

Ruby: You can use the route I came up.

There's like, a little dent right there.

- [breathing heavily] Ruby: There you go, come on, come on!

Daniel: [breathing heavily] The way the rock was, I couldn't see where I could get a hold of anything, so she came back to help me out.

Here's a hole?

Emory: Ruby, push up, you're almost there.

Daniel: I got you here.

I just don't know how I'm gonna do it.

Ruby: Go left more so you can grab it.

We worked super well together, and pointed things out instead of getting frustrated, so that made us go faster.

Come on, you've got this.

We're almost there!

It's easy now.

Good job.

Amanda: Woooo!

I'm so proud of you, you did so good!

- Good job.

- Thanks for the help.

That was amazing, it was exciting.

I'm, I'm really glad we got this opportunity to do that, I'm really proud of you.

Ruby: I'm very proud of him.

Never really thought I'd see him go up that.

[laughs] - Me neither.

- "We've made it this far, now go hunt through the boulders."

Little David: Hey, it's right here!

David: You found it?

Come on, guys.

Olivia: How did we miss that?

David: Mama, c'mon, run!

Emily: "You'll have to crack the case."

Olivia: Put the GPS in.

- Go, go, go.

[crosstalk] Colin: The families must now go one mile, walking the line between the canyon's deadly dropoff and the large imposing boulders to the next checkpoint.

Ruby: There it is!

Daniel: Where?

Amanda: What's it say?

Emory: Open up.

"You'll have to crack the case."

- Okay, crack the case.

Good, let's go!

[heavy breathing] Man, look how gorgeous that is!

Y'all, take two seconds to peek to your left.

Ruby: It's gorgeous.

Amanda: That's ridiculous.

Emily: It's in these cracks, you'll have to crack the code.

- Look up there!

Emily: Look for it, baby.

Little David: I'm lookin', I--!

Olivia: Look, on that rock!

Little David: I don't think it's up here.

Emily: Don't stop, keep looking!

- I'm not stoppin', I'm... David: This is unbelievable.

Amanda: It's not the easiest path, but... Olivia: I hear the other team, come on.

The McFanns are right there.

Emily: 'Cause they're so fast.

Olivia: We lost a lot of time looking for the clue, and then we saw the McFanns right behind us, so we got really worried, and really just like, chaotic trying to look for the clue.

Amanda: Emory, you check that way, Ruby, you check up top!

David: Hey!

My family over here.

Amanda: Yeah.

David: Don't get around them.

Emory: I see it, I see it!

Olivia: Emory's found it.

Ruby: Go!

Emily: Come on.

Ruby: C'mon, you got this, go.

Emily: Get it, Livvy!

David: Go, go, go!

Olivia: I just climbed up there and grabbed it, and maybe it put us 20 seconds ahead, maybe?

David: "Finish strong, you'll be at the end after not too long."

- Okay, put the GPS in, put the GPS in!

- Here's the GPS, yeah, this way.

- Let's go.

Colin: The families must continue to follow the canyon as they make the quarter mile dash to the finish line.

Little David: Green tracks, guys, green tracks.

Ruby: "Finish strong, you'll be at the end after not too long."

Amanda: Awesome, let's go.

Emory: Come on!

Y'all got this!

[dramatic music] Little David: Let's keep moving, come on.

Let's go, daddy, come on!

David: I'm pushin', bud.

[groans exhaustedly] Ruby: Come on, guys.

We're almost there!

Emory: Let's push ourselves here.

Emily: David, I see it!

David: Come on!

Let's go!

Ruby: Come on, guys, let's pick up the pace a little bit.

Little David: I see it, come on, guys, come on!

[laughs] - Come on, you're almost there!

David: Let's go!

Let's go!

Colin: Nearly there, come on, bring it in, bring it in, all the way!

It's a tight race, the McFanns are right behind you.

If you guys wanna win this thing, you need to assemble your flagpole and raise your flag.

- We knew this was gonna be tremendously hard, and for our kids to really succeed like they did through this whole adventure, no matter what, we're raisin' this flag.

Little David: Oh, it's that one.

- It's this one, come on!

- I don't think that's right.

- I can see the McFanns, they are right there, they are right there!

Olivia: Stop.

David: Come on!

Colin: They had the flagpole almost assembled, and now they're uh, disassembling the flagpole.

David: These are right.

Come on!

Ruby: Hurry, come on!

Colin: The whole family's gotta be here.

[all yelling] Here you go, you guys can get your flag up, you still have a chance to win, this is right down to the wire!

- Whoa, take it down there!

Colin: It's not over yet!

Ruby: Here, take it out, take it out.

Colin: Both families are building their flagpole at the exact same time.

Ruby: That one first!

Colin: Looks like the Moores have got it up.

Let me try it... Moore family, you are the winners!

You are the winners of Survivalists!

[all cheering] Colin: Wow!

David: Yo... that was so intense!

Colin: Congratulations, Moore family, wow, that was tense!

Talk to me about how your kids did out here.

- They grew up right in front of us, you know, they took charge, they took lead.

Little David: Me and Olivia's mission was to show that we could lead, and show our family that we can, you know, do things on our own.

Olivia: I kinda had a mission to come here and push myself through anything, and even if it gets hard, I just wanted to know that I could, like, keep goin'.

And I just had that mindset that I could do it, so.

I think I accomplished that too.

- I did tell you that this will be waiting for you at the finish line.

Moore family, you earned it.

Ten thousand dollars, congratulations!

David: Yes!

Colin: That's the prize, open it up, open it up.

There it is.

You guys earned it, $10,000.

David: This whole experience really showed how our family's one unit, you know, uh, just unbelievable that we accomplished this.

Colin: McFann family, I know you guys wanna finish this thing strong, so get that flag flyin' high.

Daniel: Nobody likes to lose, but we got a lot out of this.

The fact that we all know that we can do this stuff together now is kinda priceless.

Colin: Congratulations, McFann family, you completed Survivalists, well done.

Proud of you guys.

Ruby, I see a little look of frustration on your face.

- I'm disappointed.

Colin: It's understandably disappointing, but at the same time, you guys should be incredibly proud; what you've overcome, what you've come through, bonding as a family.

Amanda: I think we did everything we came out to do, and... nothin' to hang our heads about.

Of course I'm disappointed in the outcome, but I'd like to think that our communication has grown with us.

I couldn't ask for more out of my children than what I've seen.

- Just to look out and see this, uh, beautiful landscape, it's really amazing to share this with all of them.

Ruby: This has really changed my perspective on talking about things.

Now the communication between me and my parents is a little bit more open.

There were some times where we didn't communicate as well as we needed, but those also helped us learn new strategies that would help us communicate better, since we are so different.

- When the times were tough, and they had to come together, they came together, and they did a phenomenal job together, and I, I can't be more proud, I can't be more fulfilled just watching them.

- Seeing Emory push up that wall the first day, Ruby, the chance for me and her to get to climb that wall today was somethin' else, and I was really proud of her.

Ruby: My dad being vulnerable with me really showed me that I can talk to them and show my emotions.

I was so excited, because to be able to actually do that was pretty amazing.

I'm taking home memories with my family from this, which is worth $10,000.

All: One, two, three, family!

[all cheering] ♪♪