Paul Rosolie

We said, let's go five more hours up river. leave the boat, and then we're going to go from our river up to this other tributary. And it's like 20 miles. I'm like, 20 miles, right? Fuck yes, it'll be fine. We got our backpacks, machetes. We get off the boat. And Lex is all good to go. The first five minutes we're out there, JJ machetes a branch that has wasps. Oh God.

We said, let's go five more hours up river. leave the boat, and then we're going to go from our river up to this other tributary. And it's like 20 miles. I'm like, 20 miles, right? Fuck yes, it'll be fine. We got our backpacks, machetes. We get off the boat. And Lex is all good to go. The first five minutes we're out there, JJ machetes a branch that has wasps. Oh God.

We said, let's go five more hours up river. leave the boat, and then we're going to go from our river up to this other tributary. And it's like 20 miles. I'm like, 20 miles, right? Fuck yes, it'll be fine. We got our backpacks, machetes. We get off the boat. And Lex is all good to go. The first five minutes we're out there, JJ machetes a branch that has wasps. Oh God.

His whole head and neck gets surrounded by wasps. He gets 30 stings on him and he runs. And so right away we're like, oh God, here we go. We had to use a stick to get his hat out from under where the wasps were attacking. We hike all day. And here's the thing. You think it's the rainforest. There's going to be water everywhere. There's no water.

His whole head and neck gets surrounded by wasps. He gets 30 stings on him and he runs. And so right away we're like, oh God, here we go. We had to use a stick to get his hat out from under where the wasps were attacking. We hike all day. And here's the thing. You think it's the rainforest. There's going to be water everywhere. There's no water.

His whole head and neck gets surrounded by wasps. He gets 30 stings on him and he runs. And so right away we're like, oh God, here we go. We had to use a stick to get his hat out from under where the wasps were attacking. We hike all day. And here's the thing. You think it's the rainforest. There's going to be water everywhere. There's no water.

So picture being in the sauna for eight hours straight and then no re-up on water. We drank all of our water thinking we're going to find a stream. We didn't find a stream. We camped that night, like dry camp, nothing. Fell asleep, woke up. We're like, we got to find water. And at this point, Lex is- How do you find water? Well, I mean, there should just be streams, right?

So picture being in the sauna for eight hours straight and then no re-up on water. We drank all of our water thinking we're going to find a stream. We didn't find a stream. We camped that night, like dry camp, nothing. Fell asleep, woke up. We're like, we got to find water. And at this point, Lex is- How do you find water? Well, I mean, there should just be streams, right?

So picture being in the sauna for eight hours straight and then no re-up on water. We drank all of our water thinking we're going to find a stream. We didn't find a stream. We camped that night, like dry camp, nothing. Fell asleep, woke up. We're like, we got to find water. And at this point, Lex is- How do you find water? Well, I mean, there should just be streams, right?

Were there that you just didn't run into? It was a weird section of forest. And this is integral to the whole story was that this part of the forest, unlike where we are, which is very, very flat. And there's all these like little streams. They're clear. This came in an anaconda in them, but they're clear. And the jungle works like the roots work like a huge filtering system.

Were there that you just didn't run into? It was a weird section of forest. And this is integral to the whole story was that this part of the forest, unlike where we are, which is very, very flat. And there's all these like little streams. They're clear. This came in an anaconda in them, but they're clear. And the jungle works like the roots work like a huge filtering system.

Were there that you just didn't run into? It was a weird section of forest. And this is integral to the whole story was that this part of the forest, unlike where we are, which is very, very flat. And there's all these like little streams. They're clear. This came in an anaconda in them, but they're clear. And the jungle works like the roots work like a huge filtering system.

So you can drink that water right out of the streams. Where we were, it was up and down and up and down and up and down. And so that's why we're sweating all day. We can't, we didn't have water. We start going the next day, no water. And Lex starts looking at me and he's like, dude, we can't.

So you can drink that water right out of the streams. Where we were, it was up and down and up and down and up and down. And so that's why we're sweating all day. We can't, we didn't have water. We start going the next day, no water. And Lex starts looking at me and he's like, dude, we can't.

So you can drink that water right out of the streams. Where we were, it was up and down and up and down and up and down. And so that's why we're sweating all day. We can't, we didn't have water. We start going the next day, no water. And Lex starts looking at me and he's like, dude, we can't.

Can't keep doing this. We're slipping and sliding down slopes. We're hiking up slopes and just grabbing onto things. And when you grab onto trees in the Amazon, they have spikes on them. You're worried about stepping on venomous snakes. You're worried about twisting an ankle. It was brutal travel, like level 10 hiking.

Can't keep doing this. We're slipping and sliding down slopes. We're hiking up slopes and just grabbing onto things. And when you grab onto trees in the Amazon, they have spikes on them. You're worried about stepping on venomous snakes. You're worried about twisting an ankle. It was brutal travel, like level 10 hiking.

Can't keep doing this. We're slipping and sliding down slopes. We're hiking up slopes and just grabbing onto things. And when you grab onto trees in the Amazon, they have spikes on them. You're worried about stepping on venomous snakes. You're worried about twisting an ankle. It was brutal travel, like level 10 hiking.

And JJ made eye contact with me behind him and he was just going, this is not good. And so I think it was day three we're going.

And JJ made eye contact with me behind him and he was just going, this is not good. And so I think it was day three we're going.