Episode
Naked and Afraid: Rise Above
Overview
A horse trainer and a wilderness instructor take on the rain-soaked jungle of Colombia's Amazonia. Constant downpours and a lack of resources make one survivalist hit rock bottom, and the other is forced to pick up the slack.
Details
- Series
- Naked and Afraid
- Season
- Season 6
- Episode
- Episode 3
- Air date
- 2016-03-27
- Runtime
- 43 min
Episode context
Rise Above is Episode 3 in Season 6 of Naked and Afraid. It aired on 2016-03-27. The runtime is 43 min.
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