Cry for Me, Argentina

##### **Personal Items:** Na'im brings braided fishing line and hooks. Rachel brings a machete. They are provided a pot for water and a fire starter.

* **Day 1 -** 2:34 PM/70ºF. They search for a campsite. When they find a campsite, it is 4:57 PM and 66ºF. They build a shelter in a clearing near water with plenty of resources. Na'im and Rachel made a pact to not quit. Rachel starts a fire, and they have water. 9:45 PM/53ºF, and both are struggling with the cold. It starts to rain, and they are low on firewood. Rachel starts to cry since she's not used to the cold. Na'im is trained in cold weather survival.
* **Day 2** - 7:04 AM/58ºF. Light rain. Luckily, the fire is still going. Rachel suggests building a heat reflection wall around the fire. The wall will help push the heat towards the shelter and warm them more. Na'im thinks it's a great idea, and they begin working on it immediately. So far, so good. The wall is helping. Na'im sets up some fishing lines and hooks using grubs. They weren't able to catch any fish this day.
* **Day 3** - 8:16 AM/61ºF. Sunny. Rachel says she doesn't think the shelter was warmer last night but drier. Na'im agrees that they should shore up the shelter to make it more air-tight. They added more foliage and mud around the base of the shelter. Despite their efforts, the nighttime temperature reaches 54ºF, and they are still cold inside the shelter. Na'im and Rachel have not had any food in three days.
* **Day 5** - 7:34 AM/59ºF. Sunny. Rachel is getting dizzy from the lack of food. Na'im checks his fishing line, and he catches a good-sized catfish. They are ecstatic! After their meal, Na'im strips bark off of a tree to use on the shelter, hoping that will keep out the elements and provide more warmth. The nighttime brings even colder temperatures of 45ºF and wind. Regardless of their efforts, they are freezing!
* **Night 6** - 11:03 PM/43ºF and windy. Rachel and Na'im are extremely cold and uncomfortable. With the wind chill, it feels much colder!
* **Night 7** - 42ºF. They are in the same situation. There is no mention of being hungry but just freezing and uncomfortable.
* **Day 8** - 7:44 AM/54ºF. Sunny. Physically, Na'im and Rachel are not doing well. The morale is low, especially for Na'im. Na'im says he has a real fear of dying from this situation. Rachel feels that no matter what, they can try to improve their situation. She asks Na'im if he's still in this, and he says he must play it by ear.
* **Night 9** - 6:54 PM/54ºF. - The fire goes out. Rachel and Na'im try to light the fire for hours, but the wood is frozen. At about 10:30 PM, Na'im says he wants to tap out.
* **Day 10** - 7:01 AM/53ºF. When they wake up, Na'im tells Rachel he is definitely tapping out. He can't take it any longer between the cold and the lack of sleep. The producer comes and takes Na'im out of the competition. Rachel continues on in the competition alone. She builds a fire and takes it one step at a time. A thunderstorm rolls in that night, and the temperature drops to 49ºF with high winds. The shelter begins to leak.
* **Day 12** - 6:46 AM/60ºF. The storm has passed. Rachel takes the tree bark from outside the shelter and places it inside. She says there is noticeably less air coming in.
* **Day 14** - 10:10 AM/70ºF. The recent cold spell has passed. Rachel said it's much warmer in the shelter. While gathering wood, Rachel starts feeling dizzy and nauseous, and her stomach is cramping. She says she's likely feeling this way due to the lack of food and baits some hooks, hoping to catch a fish.
* **Day 15** - Checking the fishing line in the morning, Rachel unfortunately didn't catch anything. As the day continues, she feels worse to the point where she can't function. To settle her stomach, Rachel gathers some pigweed, which is rich in vitamins A, C, and D.
* **Day 17** - 8:02 AM/66ºF. Sunny. Rachel is still feeling very ill. The pigweed did not help her stomach. (***Narrator comments: "Consistent lack of food leads to a build-up of stomach acid and contractions, which can cause intense nausea."***) She heads to the water to check her fishing line and finds a sizable catfish on the hook! Rachel is so grateful and enjoys her meal immensely. She immediately starts to feel better and more energized.
* **Day 20** - 3:17 PM/74ºF. Sunny. In preparation for extraction day, Rachel makes shoes from the tree bark and fishing line to prevent stepping on thorns.
* **Day 21, Extraction** - 6:17 AM/47ºF. Sunny. (Narrator comments: "***To reach her extraction point, Rachel must travel three miles north through the dense thorn-riddled, impenetrable jungle, avoiding aggressive jaguars and deadly snakes until she reaches a clearing, where she will be picked up by her extraction vehicle.***" After approximately a four-hour trek through the jungle, enduring pain from thorns and battling hunger and fatigue, Rachel makes it to the extraction point, where she is picked up.

**Na'im : weight loss of 21 lbs. PSR 7.0 to 5.6**

**Rachel - weight loss of 21 lbs. PSR 6.4 to 7.2**