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 10-time world record holder, best-selling author, and professional explorer.

Top of the world!

My passion for the outdoors helped me overcome the biggest challenges in my own life.

Ugh!

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, mentally... - [emotionally] I can't do it.

[sobs] Colin: ...and emotionally.

They'll go on a three-day adventure of a lifetime... Woman 1: Let's go survivalists!

- Yes, girl!

Colin: ...where they'll compete for a $10,000 cash prize... [cheering] but their real reward comes when they begin to see loved ones in a new light, rebuild relationships... Girl 1: We made it!

Colin: ...and find new strength as a family.

Woman 2: This is testing everything, this is testing everybody.

Colin: This week, the Burrell family from Greenville, South Carolina... Man 1: We've never been challenged in an outdoor setting like this.

Colin: ...will face the DeVries family from Conroe, Texas.

- What you're gonna see at the end is all four of us with nothin' left in the tank.

Follow me!

Colin: Who will be the first to raise their family's flag and be this week's Survivalists?

[guitar chord] Burrells: We're the Burrell family from Greenville, South Carolina.

Girl 2: Where we are, we're not used to all these mountains.

I'm excited but also kind of nervous.

Girl 3: This is definitely outside our family comfort zone because we've never been camping.

[laughs] Man 1: Five, six, seven, eight!

All: Hi, we're the DeVries family from Conroe, Texas.

Man 1: I can't believe-- Woman 2: Well, look, Jacques' phone is ringing.

- You know what?

That was our slip-up.

That was our one, guys.

Woman 2: Okay.

Boy: [laughs] Jacques: Yeah, it's a pretty loud house.

Woman 2: But a lot of fun, so we don't take ourselves too seriously.

Colin: Yeah, DeVries family!

Fired up to be here.

Jacques: YES!

Come on!

Colin: Here they are, the Burrrells matchin' their energy, I love it!

Welcome to Survivalists!

Jacques: Yeah!

[families cheering] Colin: What do I need to know about the DeVries family?

- We're high energy, we've blended.

Two of us are kind of outdoorsy, and the new two are learning.

- I don't know, that was kind of a dig.

I'm pretty outdoorsy.

Jacques: Okay.

Nicola: Yeah, but no, I can hang, I can hang.

Colin: So talk to me about that.

You guys are a blended family now.

How has that been for you so far?

- It's been a little crazy.

Nicola: Jacques and I are recently married, and we are blending our families together.

This one's mine, he's my oldest, Calum.

Jacques has two, Kamren who's with us and then Alex, who's 20 and in college.

Colin: Kamren, for you, what's the experience of this new blended family been like?

Kamren: It's been a little bit of a struggle.

At first, I was not really excited about the whole blend.

It was definitely a transition for me, but if my dad likes her, I mean, I'll try to come around.

Heh.

- What I'm hoping for with Kamren is to build a bond, relate to her, be supportive and loving, and show her who I am.

- I actually come from a blended family myself, so I know what that process is, and I have to say, my stepparents have been some of the most important people in my life.

Nicola: Calum has trust issues because it wasn't so easy when I was a single mom.

I hope Calum finds trust and confidence and can see Jacques leading and say, I trust him.

Jacques: It's a great opportunity.

Not a lot of blended families get to do this.

Colin: Kamren, can you describe your family's flag and what it stands for?

Kamren: The rings represent us.

There's two of the same color, them are the same color, so we're like, coming together.

Jacques: The flag is there to remind us why we're doing this, 'cause I think at the end of it, we're just gonna be, you know, so much better off.

Colin: Burrell family, welcome to Survivalists.

Girl 2: Thank you!

Colin: What does it mean to have your two daughters out here doing this competition together?

Man 2: We've never camped before.

- Or backpacked.

Girl 3: Yeah.

- This will be our first time backpacking.

- Completely new.

Never camped, never backpacked.

- I know we're gonna encounter some tough times out here.

Girl 2: There might be some tears, some internal battles, but, uh, I know that we'll push through it.

- Kayla, how are you feeling about camping for the first time?

- I'm feeling excited, but also a little nervous.

When I was 14, I was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder.

When I was younger, we didn't know that I had autism, we just knew that I was really quiet, I was hesitant to talk to people, 'cause it doesn't come naturally.

I'll freeze up, won't be able to say anything.

- Kayla will, will sometimes doubt herself in certain settings.

Kristin: When Kayla goes off to take the next step in life, I want her to follow her dreams and have the confidence to know she can do everything she sets her mind to.

Colin: Kayla, would you tell me about your family's flag?

Kayla: The rainbow infinity symbol is what it's based on, which is the symbol for diversity on the autism spectrum.

The land and the water, we like to spend time at the lake, and that's important to our family.

I want to prove to people with autism spectrum disorder that you can learn new things, try new things, even if it's hard for you.

It's not all of who I am, but it's an important part of who I am.

Colin: You're competing against another family.

Clearly, they've got a little more experience with camping, it sounds like.

- I think we're the underdogs.

Kristin: [laughs] Colin: Of course, experience does help in the outdoors, but the things you're gonna be tested on are a lot of interpersonal dynamics.

It is goin' to be an incredible experience, I can tell you that.

You'll be going on a challenging, 3-day, 16-mile journey through an everchanging high desert.

Day One, you'll travel six miles, climbing over 1,000 feet in elevation, crossing rocks, sand, and cacti before heading down a steep canyon to camp for the night.

Day Two, you'll navigate four miles through a tricky desert before rappelling 50 feet down a sheer rock face to make your way to camp.

Day Three, you'll paddle six and a half miles down the frigid river, bushwhack through thick underbrush, and sprint to reach the finish line and be the first to raise your flag.

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

Kamren: Yes.

Families: Yeah.

Colin: All right.

At the finish line, these two backpacks will be waitin' for you.

Inside... $10,000 cash!

Families: [cheer] Colin: All right, $10,000 cash right there.

Right there.

Girl 3: Oh, yeah.

Colin: All right.

[laughs] Gotta keep your hands off.

That will be waiting for the winning family at the finish line, but before doing that, I wanna make sure you guys are prepared to survive a little bit.

You're gonna have an opportunity to go to the General Store to shop for essential items you're gonna need to survive in the wild.

However, I'm only gonna give you 90 seconds to do that shopping.

So, I've set up a series of survival competitions to test your survival skills.

Whoever wins each of the survival competitions gets an additional 30 seconds in the General Store to shop for your essential items.

So, if you win those competitions, you definitely have an edge.

Kristin: We're gonna need that.

[laughs] Colin: All right.

The first survival skill we have is the Slingshot Challenge.

Families: [cheer] ♪♪ Colin: All right, welcome to the Slingshot Challenge.

This is a very important survival skill.

Hunters and trappers have been using this throughout history.

If your accuracy is good, it can be the difference between a hot meal and goin' hungry for the night, so it's very important.

The way this competition is gonna work is I'm gonna give you five minutes.

Whichever person has knocked down the most cans wins the challenge.

Three, two, one, go.

Nicola: All right, Kamren!

Colin: They're off!

- Come on, Kam!

Colin: Got the rock, loadin' it in, takin' their first shots here, here we go!

Gonna take a little practice to hone it in.

Girl 3: [sighs] Kristin: Keep going, you got it.

Colin: You got plenty of time still.

Whoa, that one was close!

Eden's kinda going sideways, I like the tactic.

Eden: I'm pretty nervous because I've never really done slingshots before or anything with, like, targets.

Nicola: Focus!

Jacques: Come on, Kam!

Aim smart!

- You can do it, you can do it!

Colin: Gettin' strong on the release, hittin' the targets.

Whoa!

Kamren is hitting the post but not the target!

[metallic ping] Colin: OH!

Wow!

Kamren gets on the board first.

Is Eden gonna have a chance to battle back there?

Whoa!

Eden is getting really close.

I've seen a couple zip right past the target.

30 seconds to go, 30 seconds, OH, my... She... Eric: Whoa-ho-ho!

- Eden just hit that one!

It swang around, but it didn't knock over!

15 seconds!

[heavy ping] OH!

Kamren hits a second one!

Kamren: I was third in the state of Texas for archery.

Since my accuracy's good, that's why we're choosing me to do this.

Families: [shouted encouragement] Colin: Three, two, one, that's time, that's time!

Nicola: Good job, girl!

- Good job, Kamren!

Colin: You have won this challenge and 30 seconds additional time for your family in the General Store!

Kayla: Since we lost this challenge, I feel a lot more pressure now.

Now it's really important for us to win at least one of the next few challenges.

- Great job on the Slingshot Challenge; next up is the Fire Challenge.

All right?

♪♪ Welcome to the Fire Challenge.

Kristin: All right.

Nicola: Yeah!

- Fire is a very important skill for survival.

It can obviously help you cook food, keep you warm, which is gonna be important in the high desert here, we're gonna get some cold temperatures at night.

The way this challenge is gonna work is one participant from each family is gonna start a fire using just flint and steel and natural elements.

Once you get your flame lit high enough, you have to burn through the twine.

When the twine burns through, it'll release the rock.

Whoever's rock hits the water first wins this challenge and an extra 30 seconds for your family in the General Store.

Eric: The only fires I've started have been with a, uh, Scripto lighter.

That and matches.

- Count you down.

Three, two, one, go!

Nicola: All right!

Kamren: Go, Dad.

Calum: Come on, you got this!

Kayla: You got this, come on, Dad.

Colin: Eric's scrapin' down the magnesium into his base.

He's got a little moss in there as well.

Jacques is sparkin' it already, he's already got some sparks flyin'.

Jacques: I want Calum to see me compete.

I want him to see me win and just be confident.

Colin: Oh.

Yeah, Eric's got some sparks flyin' as well.

Kamren: You got it, you got it.

Colin: Whoa, I'm seein' some, lotta sparks flyin' for Eric, seems like it's some smoke comin' as well.

Calum: Come on!

It is really nerve wracking just to see him trying to light the magnesium, but he does do it a lot at home, like we have started a fire from scratch.

[whoosh] Colin: Whoa!

Eric has got fire!

Eric has fire!

Kayla: But when I saw my dad get that flame, I was excited that we have a chance of winning this challenge now.

Colin: You don't wanna smother it!

Kayla: Yeah, yeah!

Eden: Put some on this side.

Put some on this side.

Kristin: You gotta feed it.

Nicola: Come on, Jacques.

Colin: Oh, Eric wins the challenge!

Eden: Good job, Dad!

Colin: Eric wins the challenge.

Jacques: Calum's the quarterback on his football team, so... I think it's important for him to see I am a gracious loser.

Hey, good job.

How we win and how we lose, how we treat each other, how we treat the other team, super important, 'cause these are things I want to raise my family knowing.

Colin: Well, Eric proved he knows how to light a fire.

Now it's time to find out who has the stomach for the Food Challenge.

Kamren: Ugh.

Colin: All right?

Kristin: Okay.

♪♪ Colin: Hope you guys are hungry!

Nicola: Ohhh my goodness.

Colin: Welcome to the Food Challenge!

Nicola: Great.

Jacques: Hmm.

Kayla: Looking at the food table, I didn't feel too confident.

I don't really know what anything is.

- Here's the way this challenge is gonna work.

Two members of each family are gonna participate.

One member will pick a plate of food and serve it to their family member.

If it's edible, if you eat it, you make it to the next round.

If it's inedible, that will end your chances of winning this game.

All right, it's time to eat.

Come on up, let's go!

Nicola: Oh.

Kristin: Eating a scorpion or rattlesnake or anything like that is, like, the most repulsive thing, I... can't even go there.

Colin: On my go.

Three, two, one, go!

All right, what are they gonna pick?

Kristin: Uh.

Colin: Oh, all right!

See what Kristin picked there?

Calum: The scorpion!

Colin: [laughs heartily] Wow!

Wow, wow, wow!

Calum: My mom's gonna hate me, but she does like to pull a lot of pranks on me, so just a little sweet taste of revenge.

Jacques: Giving his mom a filthy scorpion?

That's all DeVries' brand.

Colin: Calum, you got a smile on your face there, uh, what'd you think you picked?

- A scorpion.

Colin: [laughs] You think a scorpion's edible?

Calum: Mm-hm.

Colin: He, he could've picked anything, Nicola, and he chose a scorpion.

- You'd think after all I've done for him.

Colin: [laughs] Nicola: All right.

Colin: It is indeed edible, you can eat it.

[crunch] Ooo, I can hear that crunch!

Kristin: Ohh.

I was waiting for her to spit it out to be honest with you, but she didn't, so I, I couldn't have done it, though.

There's no way.

Colin: Kristin, what do you think it is?

Kristin: I think it's a prickly pear.

Colin: Kayla, pick it up.

- All right.

Colin: It's a cactus.

That is indeed edible.

If you eat it, you make it to the next round.

[light crunch] What's that taste like?

Kayla: Tastes like a cross between a cucumber and a tomato.

Colin: Okay.

Congratulations, that means both families, you're makin' it to the next round of the food challenge.

Three, two, one, go!

Kristin: Go, Kayla!

Colin: All right!

Kristin: Please don't bring me the slug, or the snails, or I don't even know what that thing was.

Colin: Choose wisely!

- My mom told me if I give her anything gross, she won't eat it, so I need to make sure I pick some sort of plant.

Colin: Both of you seem pretty confident in your selections there.

Let's start with you, Nicola, what you think that is?

Nicola: I think it's rosemary.

Colin: Pick it up slow.

That is, in fact, rosemary.

Edible.

Go ahead and eat it.

Kayla, what do you think you have here?

- I'm hoping it's a dandelion.

Colin: All right, Kristin, pick that one up.

[suspenseful music] Stop.

That's yara.

Unfortunately, that is poisonous.

Eric: Oh no.

Collin: Sorry.

DeVries family, congratulations, you won the Food Challenge!

Kayla: We lost the Food Challenge because of me.

Kristin: Losing the Food Challenge is a little disappointing, but if we were gonna lose it, we lost it kinda quickly because I really didn't want to have to be in a position of havin' to eat a scorpion or a snake.

Colin: That concludes all the challenges.

Now it's time to go shopping in the General Store.

Let's go!

♪♪ Welcome to the General Store.

Families: [expressing excitement] Colin: Soon, you're gonna go on a three-day expedition in some of the most remote wilderness in the United States.

In the General Store behind me, you've got everything you need to survive that expedition, but each family only started with 90 seconds to get the gear you need.

However, DeVries, winning two of the competitions, you've gotten 60 seconds additional time in the General Store, and Burrells, you won one of the competitions, so you have an additional 30 seconds in the General Store.

This is a harsh environment where temperatures can quickly drop below freezing, and so you need to be prepared to survive.

I've created a list of essential items.

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

If you miss any of these, I have to give you a 30-minute time penalty for each of the items that you missed.

Nicola: The challenges were nerve wracking, but 30 minutes is a huge disadvantage.

Colin: Remember, whatever ends up in your trough when I call time is going with you the entire time.

DeVries, you're on my first go.

Three, two, one, go!

Jacques: Black Friday, Black Friday, go, go, go!

Woo!

Colin: [laughs] Jacques: The unknown for the DeVries is what it is gonna be like when things get tough.

Is Calum gonna wanna push, am I gonna know how to push him to where he'll respond positively so we can keep goin'?

- Three, two, one, go!

Burrells are off, both families are in the General Store!

Eric: Over the next few days, I'm really lookin' forward to the girls being tested, especially for Kayla.

She's strong, but I think sometimes she may doubt herself.

Kayla: Do you see the filtration?

Eric: So I think it's good for Kayla to be tested and then persevere and overcome.

Eden: I can't find a pad.

Eric: I can't find the GPS.

Nicola: That's good, we [indistinct] Calum: Mom, did you get a beanie?

Jacques: One more pad.

♪♪ Kristin: Eden, did you get everything?

Eden: No, I need a pad.

Colin: We're down to five seconds.

Five seconds.

Four, three, two, one, stop!

Stop, that's go-- not coming, nope, stop, leave it.

Leave it, leave it.

Kamren: You good?

- That's a, a pretty serious pile over here for the DeVries.

Jacques: I'm looking at the mountain of stuff.

I'm gonna be the pack mule.

That started playing in my head right then.

Colin: DeVries family, let's go with your essential items list.

Sleeping bag for all four family members.

Two, three... Calum: And then there should be another one.

Colin: Threeeee sleeping bags so far.

Uh oh.

Oh, okay.

It was hiding, it was hiding.

Jacques: Whew!

Kamren: You're scarin' me.

Colin: 'Kay, you got the sleeping bags.

Now four sleeping pads.

Three, four.

'Kay, four sleeping pads.

Four-person tent, well done.

Water filtration system.

There it is.

Flint and steel, and the GPS to guide your way, very important.

DeVries family, you have all of the essential items.

Calum: Good job, guys.

It feels pretty good to know that we got all of 'em.

Colin: All right.

Burrell family, we need four sleeping bags.

Three, four.

Okay, well done.

Sleeping pads.

You got five sleeping pads.

Tents.

Yep, we got-- Eden: Four-person tent.

Colin: Four-person tent, excellent.

Water filtration system, well done.

Flint and steel there, Eric's specialty, and a GPS!

Eric: Yes.

Colin: Burrell family, congratulations, you also got all of the essential items, which means you guys are gonna be toeing the start line right next to each other tomorrow, and my advice is: pack your things up right now, go get a very good night's sleep, 'cause I'm gonna meet you at the start line at sunrise, so... see you bright and early!

Nicola: Thank you.

Families: Thank you!

[wind rushing] [hopeful music] Nicola: We're a blended family, so I'm looking forward to getting to know Kamren a little bit more and Jacques getting to know Calum and just all of us kind of working together as a team.

♪♪ Eric: What I would like to get out of this and our family to get out of this, especially Kayla, is increase our confidence.

Not only get through it, but to do it and thrive.

Kayla: I was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder.

Everyone has a different set of challenges and strengths, and I think we can celebrate our differences while still pushing through the challenges.

♪♪ Colin: Welcome, families, to the start line of your three-day expedition!

Families: Yeah!

Jacques: Woo!

Colin: This is Day One.

The Burrells and the DeVries will travel 6 of their 16-mile journey.

They'll ascend 1,000 feet of elevation, travel through hard slickrock and soft desert sand before descending a narrow canyon where they'll need to drop down on a rope and finish at camp for the night.

So Nicola, bringing the blended family together.

Walk me through your emotions right now.

- Well, I'm just really excited to get going.

Whatever obstacles come, we're gonna tackle.

Jacques: I know that great moments are born out of great opportunity, and this is a great opportunity.

Calum and I's relationship has been, like, am I... permanent, am I here for 'im.

I hope for Calum that he sees, yeah, I'm here, and yes, I have your back.

Colin: Kayla, you guys have never been camping as a family before.

It's chilly this morning, you know you guys are going out there to survive for the next few days.

- I'm hoping we can figure out how to set up our tent and our sleeping bags.

I'm excited but also kind of nervous.

I want to prove to people with any condition that just because there are things that limit you in certain capacities doesn't mean that you have to be stuck in a box.

Find out what works for you.

Colin: It's definitely gonna be challenging out there, I'll tell you that.

So, in my hand, I have a canister.

Inside each canister, there'll be coordinates to your next checkpoint.

You'll be following each checkpoint to the eventual finish line.

Three, two, one, go!

Nicola: 'Kay.

Jacques: Welcome to Survivalists.

It's time to reach new heights, inside and out.

Eden: Are you ready to start your climb?

Go.

Nicola: Okay, all right, go, go, go!

Colin: And they're off!

Calum: Go, Mom!

Colin: Be safe!

To reach the checkpoint, families face an immediate hurdle, climbing nearly 1,000 feet of elevation in their first mile, then race three miles over slickrock and desert sands to reach their next clue.

Eden: Watch out for this rock.

[breathing heavily] Jacques: The girls, they shot up there like a rocket.

Eden: This is steep.

Jacques: It's not gonna get won in the first hour.

Nicola: Deep breaths, guys.

Jacques: And we're just gonna save enough in the tank to really push on Day Two.

It's up that hill, come on.

Eden: All the rocks kinda look the same.

Kayla: Let's go through here.

Eric: Yeah, I don't know that we're on the right path here.

Kayla: We're supposed to go over that way.

Kristin: That rock?

Kayla: Or that way?

I don't know.

Eden: I don't think this is-- Kayla: With the navigation, I kinda started doubting myself.

The GPS, it's a straight shot to the clue, but we have to wind around and make sure we don't get lost.

Okay, let's turn around then.

Kristin: I hope that by being out here, Kayla discovers that she can do everything she sets her mind to.

Kayla: All right.

We're back on the right track.

Eric: All right, good.

Nicola: What's up?

Just take deep breaths.

[panting] Jacques: I've got the General Store on my back.

Nicola: Okay.

All right, hang on.

Jacques' got the tent, an extra sleeping bag.

Just take your time.

- We'll see.

Nicola: He's weighed down.

Jacques: All right.

Nicola: All right, guys!

Jacques: Let's go, amigos!

Nicola: So he's, he's trailing in the back.

Jacques: ♪ Mama, mama, can't you see?

♪ DeVries: ♪ Mama, mama, can't you see?

♪ Jacques: ♪ What Survivalists' done to me?

♪ DeVries: ♪ What Survivalists done to me?

♪ Nicola: But kind of pushing us all up.

Jacques: Everyone up.

Everyone up safe.

Come on, let's go, let's go!

♪♪ Kristin: Come on, guys!

Eric: We've created a little distance.

It's hard to know how, uh, far behind they are, but we can build on that as the day progresses, that'll be great.

Eden: Are we near it, Kayla?

- About 400 feet.

Eric: Four hundred feet.

Kristin: 'Kay.

We're getting close, guys!

Jacques: I see 'em!

Calum: Oh, yeah, I see!

Nicola: Yeah, I see 'em.

Jacques: Come on, Cal!

AAAH!

Nicola: Calum needed a father figure.

Jacques: Cal, you're with me!

Calum: Yeah!

Jacques: Way to go, cowboy!

Nicola: I hope Calum builds a respect and finds trust in this father figure he has now.

Jacques: I needed to push Calum.

Don't twist an ankle!

Calum: Yeah!

Jacques: All right, knock it down a notch.

And knowing how hard you can push... good job!

...is tricky.

Come on, we see it!

Let's go get it.

Kayla: Be looking around.

Okay.

[beep] Ope, we're arriving.

Eden: Oh, it's right here.

Kristin: You found it?

Eden: Yeah.

- Out of the narrows and on to the flag.

- Does that mean we're like, on the last step?

Like, to our flag?

Kayla: Maybe.

Colin: For the final mile, the families must make their way down a narrow canyon, navigating jagged rocks and sudden drop-offs to reach their flags.

Kayla: Are those the narrows?

[suspenseful music] Eric: I think so, yep.

- I hope that's not the narrows.

I don't wanna go down there.

Kristin: As a mother, when I see Kayla maybe needing help with something... Kayla: Uh... Kristin: Is that it?

Eden: That's the narrows.

Eric: I think that's it.

Kristin: I don't know that I can help her out of every situation.

Kayla: This is, this is dangerous.

I started to go down that ravine, I was thinking, oh no, this could be bad.

Eric: You can do it!

Kayla: You have to, I'll just faceplant!

Eric: Lean back.

Kayla: Where can I lean back on?

Kristin: Kayla, try sliding on your feet.

Kayla started to hesitate.

I think when she saw how steep it was, it kinda spooked her.

Eric: You're good, I got you.

Kayla: No, no!

[sobbing] Kristin: Kayla starts crying, and I'm thinking, I hope we can get her through this.

Put one foot on that rock, and then same right here, you can just slide down.

Luckily, she trusted us, but I wasn't sure if she was actually gonna be able to push through it.

Kristin: All right.

Kayla: All right.

Eden: Ooo, is it rappelling?

Eric: Oh!

Eden: That's fun.

Kristin: Ropes!

Colin: For their final challenge, families must climb down a near vertical rock face, using just a rope to help them negotiate a 70-foot incline.

Kayla: Do we all have to do that?

Immediately, I was like, oh no, I don't think I can do this.

[dramatic music] Jacques: Single file, single-- Calum: Okay.

Jacques: We're right on it.

Calum: We are?

Jacques: Yeah.

Right here, right here, right here.

Found it.

Nicola: All right.

Out of the narrows and onto the flag.

Jacques: Onto the flag, guys.

Nicola: Onto the flag.

Eden: We gotta do it because they're making up time.

Kristin: It's all right, honey.

Kayla: I don't wanna do it.

Kristin: All right, I'm turning around.

Eden: I'm goin'.

That is pretty steep.

Eric: You got it, Kayla.

You're gonna have no problem.

Kristin: Send Kayla down next!

Eric: She's comin'!

You're good, Kayla.

Nice and steady.

Good job, Kayla, you got it.

[dangerous music] Kayla is having difficulty down the steepest part of the ridge.

Kayla: [crying] I don't wanna do it.

Eric: Kayla, you're all right, you can do it.

I want her to learn to push herself a bit more outside her comfort zone and have that inner confidence.

Kristin: Turn and face the other way and go down like it's a ladder.

I'm right here, it's fine.

Eric: It's hard to watch as a father, you know, to see your child struggling a bit, but it's also good to let her work her way through it.

[anxious piano music] Kristin: Kayla, put one leg on the other side of the rope.

♪♪ Good job.

Yep, you're there.

Eric: I think it's gonna be good for her, that, at the end, she's gonna see she can make it down.

Kristin: You did it.

Kayla: I'm proud of what I did.

I hated that.

Kristin: You did it.

Kayla: I'm glad I didn't give up, even though I wanted to.

Kristin: All right, good job.

Eric: We gotta move it.

Kristin: Kayla, you okay?

Kayla: Yep.

Kristin: All right.

Kamren: I think we're just gonna keep going straight-- Jacques: Okay.

Kamren: Down these rocks.

Nicola: This week is really important for me and my relationship with Kamren.

You look like a mountain goat.

Kamren: I don't know if that's a compliment.

[laughs] Nicola: We've gotten to know each other, but we didn't get deep and that's what this, this week is for me.

Jacques: All right.

Nicola: Let's do it.

Jacques: Discussion time over, climbin' time started.

[adventurous music] There's some steps down here.

Kamren: Okay.

Jacques: Don't worry.

Nicola: Kamren's nature is a little bit more tomboy.

Gosh Kamren, that makes me so nervous.

She really grew up under Jacques wing.

Jacques: Set your feet first, find the next knot with your hand.

Nicola: But, since I've come into Jacques life, I want her to know I'm here, just to be another support.

Good.

And that we're great, you know, as a family.

Jacques: You got it.

Go ahead, Calum.

Let me see you buddy.

There ya go.

Calum: Wait, I can't do this.

Jacques: Cal, listen to me.

You can do this.

When he was coming down to rappel, I was projecting my voice that I'm right underneath you.

You can trust me.

Set your feet, then find the knot.

Calum: Okay.

Jacques: He just needs to know this is my father figure-- there you go-- more and more, the trust and the confidence, and just the try.

Look what you did.

Calum: I made it.

Jacques: Good job.

Calum: Mom, it's pretty scary.

Jacques: There you go, good foot.

Nicola: All right-- Nicola and Kamren: Let's go.

Kristin: Let's go, go, we're on our time.

Look!

Eric: To the flag!

[upliftng music] Eden: We made it!

- Congratulations for winning Day One.

Kristin: Woo hoo!

- Enjoy your reward.

All right.

Kristin: All right.

Eric and Kristin: Hot chocolate.

Eric: The day was a bit of a rollercoaster.

Tomorrow's gonna be a big day.

We need to keep pushing and our eyes on the prize.

Nicola: [quietly] Good.

[electric guitar strum] Kamren: We're almost there.

Nicola: Almost there.

Jacques: All right, come on!

Nicola: Woo!

Jacques: See the flag.

The pace that we had today lent itself to more bonding time.

No pain, come on!

Today was our first push to test.

Kamren: Phew.

Come on!

Jacques: Come on, give me your hand.

We've just not stopped working as a team.

Nicola: [panting] All right.

Woo!

- Congratulations for finishing Day One.

You may not be first to camp, but your journey has just begun.

Nicola: Awesome, you guys!

Nicola: Good job.

Jacques: Yeah.

- Ugh, that was good.

Love you guys.

Colin: Today, the underdog Burrells have learned that uniting behind each other and helping Kayla overcome her fears ultimately benefited all of them, despite their lack of experience in the wild.

- Walk it back.

Just like that.

Colin: And the DeVries know they will continue to work as a cohesive unit tomorrow to make up the 11 minutes.

Kristin: Good job today.

Eden and Kayla: Thank you!

- I'm hoping we can stay ahead tomorrow too.

- Gotta go fast.

Eric: Hope so, yeah.

Eden: Kayla is mad at herself 'cause she thought she had lost our lead.

Kayla: It kinda knocked my confidence a little bit 'cause I knew that I was just slowing my family down.

- One day of three, right?

- [all agreeing] [clink] Eric: Great job.

Kristin: Day One.

Eric: Yep.

[fire crackling] Nicola: We had a rough start, but then we got our groove with a really exciting rappel and Calum did that, which made me super proud.

I know he was scared, I was a bit scared even, so we're just going with the flow.

[laughs] Jacques: [laughs] Nicola: This is nice.

[fire crackling] ♪♪ Kristin: Well, we're just trying to get everything packed up and get ready for today.

Colin: After a tough day rappelling yesterday, today is another chance for Kayla to find the confidence in herself and her actions.

- I'm kind of nervous for today 'cause yesterday was scary.

- We've never, I think, been challenged in an outdoor setting like this, especially Kayla.

- I'm hoping for some flat terrain.

- There will be hardships and to come out the other end I think will help her in her confidence, as she continues to grow up.

Eden: Yeah, I think whatever comes at us, we're gonna go at it and conquer our fears.

I think we're gonna have a good day.

Jacques: All right.

Colin: The DeVries new blended family is working to come together, but they will have to find trust in one another if they want to make up the 11 minute deficit.

Nicola: Blending is hard and the transitions are hard.

If it becomes like we're besties at the end of this, or whatever it is that happens, I'm just gonna be myself, and I think being out here, kinda forced to deal with it, it helps.

- Lesss go.

- Ooooo!

Nicola: Ooo.

Eden: All right, Day Two, let's go.

Eric: I'll get it.

- Welcome to Day Two, this is your race, now set your pace.

Kayla: All right, let's go.

Colin: This is Day Two.

The families will travel 4 miles, navigating through a tricky canyon, climbing up towards a difficult decision point, where they must decide which route is best for them to get to camp for the night.

Kristin: Which way, Kayla?

Kayla: Let's go this way.

Eric: All right.

Kayla: We're kind of in a valley here, surrounded by mountains.

I think the only way to go is up, so that should be a challenge.

Eric: Where to, Kayla?

- Let's see if we can go up.

Kristin: Go up?

- Up this way, back, go back.

This is where we can pick up time on the other family.

Kristin: Yep.

[intense music] - Welcome to Day Two, this is your race, now set your pace.

- Okay.

Calum: Go.

Nicola: I'm slightly annoyed that we have to wait 11 minutes to start, but I'm ready to gain on them today.

Push, push.

Jacques: This only works if we keep the pressure on 'em.

Go!

Nicola: Jacques really takes the lead.

He knows how hard to push without pushing too hard.

Is this right?

Jacques: Yeah, it's up here.

Nicola: [heavy exhale] You sure it's up here?

Jacques and Calum: Yes.

Jacques: All right.

- No, it's not.

It's not.

Calum: Yes, it is.

Hold on, hold on.

'Kay, hold me, hold me.

- It was kind of a tense moment between the two of us.

- We have to go up that way, you guys, to get up there.

This is not the way to get up there, we go up that way.

Jacques: I already had two kids on a ledge, so... I pushed them and I'm gonna listen to her.

All right, let's do that.

Nicola: And then he's like, oh yeah.

I'm like, come on, you know?

I have what it takes too.

Calum: All right, you guys go that way and we'll meet you up there.

Nicola: All right, yeah, it's easier to go this way.

Jacques: We got the kids going up that steep way, we're gonna try to go up this more flat way.

Nicola: This is testing everything, this is testing everybody.

Okay, good job guys.

Jacques: Good job.

Nicola: Let's get back on track.

Kayla: All right, we gotta pick up the pace.

We'll have to go right eventually, but we need to wind around the way we can climb up.

Eden: Is it down here, Kayla?

Eric: Eden, don't hurt yourself.

Kristin: Don't hurt yourself.

Eden: I won't.

Kayla: The terrain we're hiking on is really intense.

Eric: Kayla, you're fine.

Kristin: It's okay.

I'm coming back.

Eric: Put your foot on the side.

There you go.

Kristin: It's all right.

Eric: Come on, we're on the clock.

Kayla: No, my knee doesn't go any farther.

I've never done anything like this before.

I'm gonna fall.

Eric: You're not gonna fall, we gotcha.

Come on.

It was tough terrain, it was challenging, especially for Kayla.

Kayla: As long as there's no like, gaping hole, I'm good.

Eden: Oh, there it is.

Kayla: It says we're arriving.

Come on guys!

We found it.

Kristin: Before you move on you must decide, do you go around, or rappel down?

Colin: To continue, the families will need to decide if they want to take the faster and more challenging direct route down a massive rappel, or an easier, but longer route to camp.

Eden: Rappel down.

Kristin: Rappel down.

- Rappel down.

Kristin: We can do it.

Eric: Go around or rappel down.

Kayla: I'm going around.

Kristin: Get the, get the coordinates in.

Rappelling's easy.

Eden: Rappelling is with a harness.

- It's easier than yesterday.

Eden: Yeah.

- Before this trek, I had no idea I was afraid of heights.

All right, let's go.

- Okay.

Eric: All right.

Kayla: Today, probably just as terrified as I was yesterday.

Eric: It's faster.

Eden: The other team's gonna catch us.

I'm worried right now that Kayla might not go down.

I think she'll push past, but you never really know.

Kayla: I see a big drop-off over there, I'm thinking it's that way.

Kamren: Doing good, guys.

Nicola: Yeah.

Eric: I like this pace.

Good job, Mom.

Come on, get that win for me.

Nicola: Come on, Cal.

Jacques: I need your help.

Nicola: You got this.

Jacques: Keep going.

Nicola: Yep.

Jacques: Yep.

[grunts] Nicola: I hope Calum gains confidence by seeing how Jacques leads and seeing that he can do that too.

Yeah, that's pretty fun.

Calum: I never thought in a million years I'd be out here doing this.

Jacques: This is a clue, a clue, a clue.

Nicola: Blue's Clues.

Kamren: All right.

Jacques: Before you move on you must decide, do you go around, or rappel down?

We're rappelling down.

- Yeah!

- That way.

- Okay.

- Sweet.

Kayla: I was hoping this wouldn't happen today.

- Fist bump.

- I guess so.

- You can do it.

- I know you can.

You did it yesterday, you can do it today.

Kayla: Uh, we're 'bout to rappel off of a cliff.

I'm not excited about it.

My mom says it's easy, but I'm not so sure I believe her.

- You just follow my path.

Kayla: I hope I don't fall.

- Look, seriously, don't look down.

Kayla: I wasn't planning on looking down, but just the fact that she said that let me know that it was a steep drop.

Kristin: I'm kinda scared now.

Kayla: I can't tell if I'm shivering from the cold or out of fear.

Eric: Maybe a little bit of both.

Kayla: Yeah.

I don't hear any screams.

That seems like a good sign.

Eric: Yep.

Kristin: Made it!

Eric: All right, good!

She made it.

- Oh, good.

Calum: You guys ready to rappel?

We're all doin' this.

We can't have that hour time penalty.

Jacques: All right, just move quick.

Calum: Jacques, you good?

Jacques: Yeah, a'ight.

Calum: Perfect.

Kamren: Yeah, we're doing good.

Come on, Dad.

We see something.

Jacques: I'm right behind you.

Kamren: All right.

[laughter] Kristin: She made it!

Eric: All right!

[clapping] - Okay.

Eric: All right, Kayla.

You're up next.

- All right.

Eric: You got it.

[intense music] Kayla: Here I go.

Okay, I'm gonna try and not to look down.

Okay.

Trying not to look down.

Eric: You got it, Kayla.

Good job.

Doing great.

Kayla: I'm scared, I'm shaking.

I was like, I need to hold on to something.

Eric: Enjoy the ride down.

Good job, you got it.

You got it, Kayla.

Good job.

Eden: Use your arms, don't hold onto the rope.

Kristin: There you go, just like that.

Perfect, perfect.

Just-- that's a good position.

Eden: Use your hands, yep.

Kristin: One of the reasons our family wanted to come out here is to get outside our comfort zone, and we've definitely had that opportunity today.

Good job, you did it.

Eden: Yay, good job, Kayla!

Kayla: When I landed on the ground I felt so relieved.

I saw flat ground and I'm like, this is where I need to be.

Kristin: The clue's right here.

Eden: The clue.

Kristin: All right, good job.

Eric and Eden: Job well done, now finish your day.

- Woo hoo!

Calum: Who wants to go first?

- I'll go, I'll go first.

- Okay, and then we'll have you go second?

Jacques: Girls-- yep.

- And then third and then fourth.

- All right.

All right, I'm first.

Calum: Go.

Kamren: We're about to do this: rappel off this mountain.

[chuckles] Jacques: Lookin' good, babe.

- Okay, got it.

Calum: Bye, see ya down there.

- All right.

Woo, I'm not looking down.

Kamren: Nicola's definitely impressed me a lot.

Jacques: What's it like down there?

You make it?

Nicola: It's awesome, babe.

- I'm seeing new sides of Nicola.

Like, I haven't really seen her that competitive.

Nicola: Cool.

Kamren: So, I like seeing that in her.

Calum: You almost there?

Nicola: Yeah, you'll be fine!

Jacques: All right!

All right, we're sending Kamren down next.

Nicola: Woo, you got it.

That's it.

Kamren's really athletic.

and what she did today, what she did yesterday, just to see the encouragement that she's giving all of us as a family, it's nice.

It's nice to see.

- Oh wow.

[laughs] - Good job!

She's down!

- See how it's done?

- Yeah.

- You ready?

- Mm-hm.

Jacques: You know, I see where Calum is starting already to come out of his shell.

Your turn big man.

Maybe being out here is gonna help his confidence.

Get after it.

Calum: Okay.

[driving music] - We need to go up, so we can make it over this ridge here.

Don't slip.

Nicola: All right buddy, we're down here for you.

Jacques: Calum, turn your body.

Trust it, trust it.

[metal scratching rock] There you go.

Right off the sides.

He's got ya.

Nicola: Don't worry, just enjoy it.

Kamren: Yeah.

Nicola: Come on-- Calum: The bushes are weird.

Jacques: Seein' him overcome that fear, I can't wait to get down and just see him 'cause I'm gonna give a big, huge hug.

- Good job!

Jacques: I feel like an action star.

All: [Laughing] Jacques: These ropes can hold onto automobiles, they say.

All: [laughing] Nicola: We made it pretty fast, good job.

Jacques: Nice job yourself.

Mwah.

'Kay.

Nicola: Come on, let's go.

Jacques really takes the lead when he sees that we need to push.

So, after we rappelled, he said we're just running the whole rest of the way.

Jacques: Let's go!

Nicola: We had to do it to make up some time.

- The breaks will come.

The work is now.

Kayla: Keep up this pace.

We'll be good.

Let's hope.

[chuckles] Today has been the worst day for being sore and achy.

Scaling rocks, trying to climb down, trying not to fall, it's intense.

Even though I'm all sore and tired, it feels good.

Kristin: Okay, here we go.

Eden: It's down there.

Eric: We could see our flag down below.

As a team collectively, we wanted to make sure we left nothing on the field, and we pulled through.

Congratulations on completing Day Two.

Kristin: All right, we did it.

Good job.

Eric: Good job.

Kristin: All right, good job, girls.

- Good job.

Nicola: Let's push.

Ahh.

Flag time.

Jacques: It was a hard last push to the flags.

Nicola: [grunting] - Every, you know, second counts.

Kamren: Come on, come on, come on, come on.

- Ugh, okay.

Congratulations on completing Day Two.

- Good job.

Nicola: Woo.

Ugh, I gotta pack off.

I gotta sit.

Calum: How many minutes did we lose by?

Nicola: What do you mean?

Jacques: Don't focus on the end of the story, don't.

Right?

Think about writing that story.

If you want it to end with us winning, you're not asking that question right now.

You understand me?

They're ahead of us.

Is that gonna make you give up?

Kamren: No.

Jacques: Is it?

You know, it's not just being out here.

You know, you're gonna be behind, you're gonna be losing, by giving up early 'cause of the scoreboard, you'll always be a loser, right?

I guarantee ya I'm not writing in, "Oh, I thought they already won, so I'm gonna lay up."

We're the author of this story.

- We choose how it ends.

Jacques: Exactly.

Nicola: All right, regroup for tomorrow.

We got a whole 'nother chance.

- Today has not been an easy day for these families.

The DeVries have seen ups and downs and are learning to work together to overcome them.

- You know, uh, today, at the finish line?

That's not my 'I'm mad' voice.

When you hear me sound like that, you know, listen, and it's just-- I'm teaching you something.

That's it.

- Oh, okay.

- You know I love you, right?

- Mm-hm.

- All right, good.

Kristin: All right, so we're setting up the tent.

Colin: Kayla Burrell is an inspiration.

She continues to prove that even with autism spectrum disorder, she is capable and a formidable competitor.

Kayla: Got a nice fire going, we've got our tent, it's looking good.

- I'm so proud of Kayla for tackling the rappelling challenge.

I knew that it was gonna be a huge issue for her.

Eric: It's a mental toughness I think you get and I can see that Kayla's developing that, which is great to see.

Here's our fire.

Sun is setting, look how beautiful that is.

Kayla: We have one day left.

I know that I just have to keep pushing through the finish line and my family will do the same.

[wind rushing] ♪♪ Eden: Just woke up.

Say good morning.

- Good morning.

It's cold out.

Eden: Yeah.

It's really cold.

You wanna see the ice crystals?

[whooo] Okay, bye.

♪♪ Colin: Another frosty morning greets the families.

The Burrells are far outside the comfort zone but still in high spirits.

Eden: My toes are frozen.

Kayla: My fingers are numb.

Ooo, ooo, it's snowing, look.

Eden: [laughs] - It's so cold that when I came out of the tent to try to have a sip of water, the waters were frozen solid.

Kayla: Oh, oh, it's on my hands now.

Oh no.

Colin: And despite their nine minute deficit, the frigid temperatures haven't put out the competitive fire in the DeVries' hearts.

Calum: I'm hungry for this win.

Nicola: That's good to hear.

Jacques: That's exactly what I want to hear.

We're fired up.

No one's talking about losing today.

There's no possible way.

Calum: I mean who's the better Survivalist?

- There is no second chances, there's not another day after this, so it is gonna be all out on the course today.

Kayla: Day Three.

Eric: Welcome to Day Three, the race to the finish line is going to be a boatload of fun.

Let's do it!

Kayla: Let's head down to the river.

Colin: This is Day Three.

The families will raft six and a half miles, navigating around sand bars and through strong currents before they must race down the beach and be the first to raise their flag.

[gently rushing water] - All right, let's get our life jackets.

Eric: All right, here we go.

Kayla: I see the boats.

I'm a little nervous because our strength these past few days has been when we were climbing up and on foot, but now it's a whole different ball game.

Eric: Push on.

Kayla: Paddle like your life depends on it.

Eric: Left.

Left.

Jacques: Welcome to Day Three, the race to the finish line is going to be a boatload of fun.

Nicola: Awesome!

Kamren: All right, let's go that way.

Jacques: Go, go, go, go!

Today's the day we win, right?

What you're gonna see at the end is all four of us with nothing left in the tank.

Kamren: Let them have their nine minutes, we'll catch up.

We can come together and work as a team.

Hey girl.

Nicola: Hey girl.

Having fun yet?

Kamren: Yeah.

Jacques: Big pull, no pain.

Left side.

There you go.

Eric: Left, right, left.

Kayla: Our main focus is on the next waypoint.

Eric: Left.

Kayla: I'm the one with the GPS, so I'm looking at it, and I think it's showing that we're supposed to be going up the river, not down the river.

We need to paddle up stream.

Kristin: It's upstream?

Kayla: So I make everyone turn around.

I'm like, it's that way, but it turns out I'm telling us to go the wrong way.

We need to go that way.

Eric: Are you sure?

Kayla, you gotta make positive here, honey.

Kristin: When I see my daughter needing help with something, I like that, because I want Kayla to know, okay, no matter what the challenge is, I'm gonna find something in myself to get through it.

Kayla: I finally figure out the way we're supposed to be going and we start paddling as hard as we can.

- We just lost about 10 minutes.

That was our lead.

Eric: I know.

Let's go.

- We just gotta get around this bend.

Calum: And then what?

That's our checkpoint.

Calum: Oh.

Nicola: Come on, guys!

Come on!

We can do it!

Jacques: There you go.

Right side.

Left side.

- I think we need to use that current over there.

- Okay.

Do you see them?

Nicola: Yeah.

- Okay.

Paddle, come on, let's go, guys!

Jacques: Let's go.

Calum: Okay.

Kamren: They're right there.

Nicola: Let's go!

♪♪ Eden: They're right behind us.

Kamren: Come on!

We see them!

Eden: Where is the clue.

- I don't know.

- Did we pass it?

We've overshot it.

We need to go that way to the left.

Eric: Being on the water presents its own unique challenges, you're not as close together and the currents are strong, you start to get separated.

Kristin: Head to the left bank.

What do you think?

Should we get out right here and walk along the bank?

Eden: Guess so.

Kristin: Eden and I docked our boats, and we are walking back upstream along the river bank.

Kayla: My dad and I are paddling down the river.

We're out of sight of my mom and my sister, so we just decide to dock the boat and we start walking.

Kristin: I found it!

Eric!

Kayla!

I found the clue!

Eden: We found it!

Kayla!

[silence] Nicola: Come on!

Is this a checkpoint, Jacques?

Come on, babe!

Let's go!

Eden: Oh my gosh, that's the other-- Did you hear the other team?

Kristin: Yeah.

Eden: Oh my gosh.

I'm gonna find-- Kristin: All right, I'm gonna stay here.

Eden: Daddy?!

Kayla?!

Kayla: My dad and I get back in the boat and both of us start paddling as hard as we can upstream to where we eventually find my mom and sister's boats.

Nicola: Let's go!

Is that them?

Yeah.

Kamren: Get your tails on over here, boys.

Calum: Once I saw 'em, I just knew that it was go time, and we just all had to go and catch up.

Kamren: We could win it right here, y'all.

Calum: We're still in this.

Let's go.

Jacques: Follow me.

Agh.

- The other team's really close.

I can hear them.

I still don't know where Eric and Kayla are.

Eric: Kristin?

Eden: Where are you?

Eric: Where are you?

Kristin: I'm right here.

Follow my voice.

Calum: Keep your head down.

Nicola: Is this for real?

Jacques: I'm looking at a GPS and I know the point is super close.

Nicola: This is ridiculous.

There's no way it's right here.

Calum: It is!

Jacques: So, I wanted to find the quickest route.

Nicola: This is bad, this is a bad idea.

Jacques: I've been in the woods a ton and had to make my own trail.

Nicola: This is, this is ridiculous.

How are we even gettin' outta here?

Jacques: Push through.

Nicola: It doesn't look like there's any proven path here.

Jacques: [grunt] Nicola: Stop, I'm not going.

I'm not doing that.

Kayla: Eden!

Eric: Kristin, where are you?

Kristin: Right here.

Follow my voice.

Kayla: My dad and I eventually caught up to my mom and Eden.

Kristin: All right, look.

Kayla: But we're really nervous 'cause we saw the other team while we were trying to find each other.

Eric: From water to land and still a ways to go.

Head back to your vessel and row, row, row.

Colin: Back in their boats, the families will have to paddle hard a mile and a half to reach the finish line.

Nicola: We need to go back and get in our kayaks and go to the other sand bank.

Jacques: Look, look where we are, before you say that.

Nicola: Gimme a break, there's no path, there's nothing.

Jacques: Uh.

We're making our own.

Nicola: This is-- I think we should go back, go around to the banks.

We've already lost our lead, I'm sure.

Jacques: Let's do that.

Kamren: Definitely Nicola knows what she's doing, it's not just me and my dad the wilderness experts, so let's go with her.

Jacques: Let's follow you.

You know, a lot of times I'm super hard-headed.

Actually turning around was the right call for that.

Nicola: So that was just a bit of a moment, I mean, we're not gonna let something like annoyances or little bickers stop us.

Eden: We got a mile to go, so just keep paddling straight.

Eric: [laughing] Okay.

Jacques: Keep going.

Nicola: Did they find?

Calum: Yeah, they did.

Nicola: Hey, look at the GPS, Jacques.

Jacques: They got it.

Nicola: Okay, so that's really low.

Jacques: Come on.

Here's a trail.

Calum?

Calum: Yeah?

Jacques: Get up there, help me, please.

Right there, right there, right there.

Calum: We found it!

Jacques: Woo hoo!

Nicola: Woo, baby!

Calum: Nice job, guys.

Jacques: Head back to your vessels and row, row, row.

- It's down this way.

- We get closer to the waypoint, we look and we can see this shore and there's Colin.

I see him.

Colin: Looks like the first boats are landing on the beach right there.

- That must be where we have to go.

We're gonna have to get out and run.

Colin: Come on, you guys!

You're almost there.

Kayla: And we give it everything we got.

Colin: Come on, you guys!

Eden: Run as fast as you can, sprint.

Calum: Jacques, we're still in this.

Nicola: Very much so.

Colin: Hey!

Eden: Hello.

Colin: Burrell family, you're the first to arrive at the finish line area, but you are not finished yet.

If you want to win Survivalists, you need to raise your flag.

Eden: All right.

Eric: We were all tired, exhausted, cold.

Colin: One last challenge to get across the finish line here, guys.

Eric: With this challenge, you never know when you're gonna have to go another leg.

Colin: The DeVries could be here any moment.

Nicola: [grunting with effort] Colin: See the other boats coming close up on the beach.

Kristin: Here we go, we got it guys.

Kayla: I came here wanting to help each other through all the challenges, and I think that happened.

Colin: Put it in the hole.

Kayla: We were there to celebrate with each other too.

Colin: Burrell family, you're the winner of Survivalists!

Congratulations!

Good job.

Eric: Good job, girls.

Colin: Well done.

Well done.

How was it being out here in this challenging environment with your family, Kayla?

Kayla: It showed that even though we might have challenges, we might think that we're at our breaking point, we can push through it as a family.

Colin: When you were telling me about the flag on the first day, about kind of what it represents, how has that kind of played out for you out here in the wilderness?

Kayla: Everyone, whether they have autism or not, everyone has their own strengths and weaknesses.

Uh, no matter what comes our way, we can tackle it.

It just shows that don't let others place limits on you, you know what you can do.

Trust yourself.

Kristin: Seeing Kayla rappel on the second day after almost not being able to get down the first day was incredibly gratifying because I knew that she had gained enough confidence in herself.

Kayla: It's good to have family there supporting you, getting you through it.

Colin: Absolutely, clearly what you've accomplished out here I think is extraordinary, and you've shown your strength and your fortitude.

Eric: Taking on new challenges is a way to test yourself, and even if there are setbacks, that's okay, we regroup, we bond together as a family and we charge forward again.

Colin: You guys earned this, Burrell family.

Open it up.

- We thought we were the underdogs, but it turns out we won.

[cheering] Ah, it's raining.

Woo!

Kamren: Come on, Dad!

You got this!

I could see their flag waving.

I was just like, whatever.

I'm still going.

Colin: Finish strong, you guys.

You're almost there.

Come on!

Kamren: I'm not giving up.

It would make me feel like, I don't know, just unaccomplished, even through all this if I didn't like run in, [emotional] and finish.

Colin: To say the least.

Kamren: And I feel like accomplishing the course today really just meant a lot to everyone.

Colin: There is one last challenge to finish this thing up.

I know you guys can do it.

Nicola: Yeah.

Colin: You gotta raise your flag up, all right?

Nicola: Yeah, let's do it.

Jacques: Yeah, my fingers are blue.

I'm hypothermic.

Colin: All right, putting it up in the ground, this is the last step.

Jacques: And this flag is going in the ground, and that's it.

We pushed that hard.

Colin: DeVries family, congratulations, you have finished Survivalists!

Jacques: Aaahh!

Colin: Congratulations!

You have made it to the end.

Nicola: Kamren and I's relationship is a real win.

We really have just become a lot closer.

- It's been fun to get to know her and her new personalities that I never see.

Colin: You guys came out here with a new family dynamic, part of building a new family and a blended family is building those new shared experiences that will last a lifetime.

Nicola: Yeah.

Colin: Kamren, what is it that you learned about your new members of your family that you didn't know before?

Kamren: They're tough, like they stuck through it with us, so... Callum: I mean, those last couple hours were brutal, and I just, I wanted to quit so many times, but I just kept going.

I really felt Jacque's love this week, just hanging out, bonding, our ups and downs.

Literally, like up and down.

- They've earned their spurs, for sure.

I'm truly blessed to have these guys and, uh, just super proud of 'em, they pushed, they did everything I asked, I can't ask anymore.

Nicola: I love you.

Colin: Congratulations, guys, you finished Survivalists.

You did an extraordinary job.

I'm proud of you.

Calum: This is definitely a week to remember.

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