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Cave Break

Mykel and Ruth must hunker down in the cave and wait until daylight to continue their journey. They use hand gel to create a fire, which provides them with two essentials for survival - light and heat.

Full Episodes

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  • Play Man, Woman, Wild: Mexico
    Full Episode Mexico

    Man, Woman, Wild (43:56)

    The Hawke's survival adventure turns deadly serious when Ruth collapses from the broiling heat in the merciless, bone dry Mexican desert.

Playlists

(1 - 4 of 9)
  • Play Man, Woman, Wild: Croatian Cave Odyssey
    4 Clips Playlist Croatian Cave Odyssey

    Man Woman Wild (07:11)

    Watch Man, Woman, Wild videos. Mykel and Ruth must make their way out of a vast dark cave under mountains in Croatia.
  • Play Man, Woman, Wild: Bear's Kitchen
    4 Clips Playlist Bear's Kitchen

    Man Woman Wild (06:20)

    Watch Man, Woman, Wild Bear's Kitchen videos. Mykel and Ruth must traverse frozen glacial ice to make it down the mountain into bear territory.
  • Play Man, Woman, Wild: High Desert Thirst
    4 Clips Playlist High Desert Thirst

    Man Woman Wild (06:36)

    Watch Man, Woman, Wild High Desert Thirst videos. Mykel and Ruth are stranded on California's mountainous high desert.
  • Play Man, Woman, Wild: Message in a Bottle
    4 Clips Playlist Message in a Bottle

    Man Woman Wild (08:32)

    Watch Man, Woman, Wild Message in a Bottle videos. Mykel and Ruth find themselves on a deserted island in Panama.

Discovery Channel Clips

  • Play Man, Woman, Wild: Cave Break
    Cave Break

    Man, Woman, Wild (01:50)

    Mykel and Ruth must hunker down in the cave and wait until daylight to continue their journey. They use hand gel to create a fire, which provides them with two essentials for survival - light and heat.
  • Play Man, Woman, Wild: Out Of The Cave
    Out Of The Cave

    Man, Woman, Wild (01:49)

    Ruth and Myke Hawke attempt to make their way out of a vast dark cave in Croatia, avoiding sinkholes and falling stalactites. The couple must follow the air flow and hope it leads them to the outside world.
  • Play Man, Woman, Wild: Trapped in the Bahamas
    Trapped in the Bahamas

    Man, Woman, Wild (02:48)

    Ruth and Mykel find themselves stranded on the Bahamian island of Andros, one of the harshest environments on the planet. The couple must make their way through quicksand, sinkholes, swamp bogs, mangrove bushes and much more.
  • Play Man, Woman, Wild: Salute The Sergeant Major
    Salute The Sergeant Major

    Man, Woman, Wild (01:33)

    As the pair head down the treacherous Velebit Mountains in Croatia, Mykel spots their first chance for a meal in two days. Ruth plays "homemaker" and reminds Myke know who's the boss.
  • Play Man, Woman, Wild: SSSnake!
    SSSnake!

    Man, Woman, Wild (01:43)

    Mykel and Ruth capture a snake to eat for dinner, but they need to keep the snake alive - and well-contained - until they can light a cooking fire in the humid jungle. Mykel wants Ruth to help him wrap the snake up in one of his t-shirts, but Rut ...
  • Play Man, Woman, Wild: Message in a Bottle
    Message in a Bottle

    Man, Woman, Wild (02:26)

    In the midst of tons of trash on the remote Pearl Islands of Panama, Mykel and Ruth discover a message in a bottle!
  • Play Man, Woman, Wild: Condom Cantine
    Condom Cantine

    Man, Woman, Wild (01:04)

    In an effort to fill up on as much freshwater as possible, Mykel and Ruth turn a condom into a cantine.
  • Play Man, Woman, Wild: Ruth to the Rescue
    Ruth to the Rescue

    Man, Woman, Wild (03:13)

    Ruth becomes worried when Mykel doesn't return from a hunting trip, so she leaves camp and sets out to find him. After continuous shouting, Ruth finds her husband stuck in a sinkhole.
  • Play Man, Woman, Wild: Mind The Mines
    Mind The Mines

    Man, Woman, Wild (01:59)

    Mykel and Ruth encounter a problem in the mountains of Croatia - minefields leftover from the war in the '90s. Although the duo are enjoying the beautiful scenery in the northern region, they know they need to make a quick exit.
  • Play Man, Woman, Wild: An Unusual Find
    An Unusual Find

    Man, Woman, Wild (02:10)

    It's day 3 for Mykel and Ruth on this remote island, and they are in desperate need of food and water. While searching for materials for Mykel's distilling system, Ruth stumbles across a huge pile of shoes.
  • Play Man, Woman, Wild: Sea Sickness 101
    Sea Sickness 101

    Man, Woman, Wild (01:12)

    Mykel Hawke, feeling rather queasy at sea in the Bermuda Triangle, explains how sea sickness occurs in the open water, and why it affects boat passengers but not captains. Luckily, his wife Ruth England seems unaffected.
  • Play Man, Woman, Wild: A Fire Making Technique Gone Bad
    A Fire Making Technique Gone...

    Man, Woman, Wild (02:22)

    Mykel cuts his thumb as he tries to make a fire using a two-man toggle saw technique. To avoid infection, Ruth helps field dress the wound to keep the germs out.
 

Watch as Man, Woman, Wild's expert survivalist Mykel Hawke takes on some of the most forbidding and remote locations in the world with his wife, Ruth England. As they test their will and their marriage, the two find common ground standing up to nature as husband and wife in the wildest places on Earth.

 
 

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