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The absarokas in western wyoming. some of the most remote and spectacular mountains in the country. the purpose of the trip? to scout for big horn sheep. not easy. they live on jagged perches 10,000 feet up, and more, they're like ghosts, there for a fleeting moment, then gone again. inhospitable country. >> it's steep. it's rugged. it's all rock. >> base camp was 9,000 feet up in an abandoned mining town called kirwin. on the first day, august 19th, they saw five grizzly bears. >> it puts that eerie feeling in your body, makes the hair stand up on the back of your neck, you know. >> josh brou...

Parking lot and spotted a sheriff's deputy's pickup and nate standing there. and they were looking back at us. >> reporter: after his long, interrupted, trip down the mountain to get help, josh's buddy nate had made it. >> i told her -- i said, "we'll be all right. right there is help." and then, she got real emotional again and -- >> reporter: started to cry. >> then -- yeah. i think it was tears of relief. >> reporter: and nate, watching them, had trouble understanding what he was seeing. this young girl was the pilot? >> i couldn't believe it. most people her age don't even drive yet. i mea...

>> fear was having that horse go down with nate, and then nobody would be able to make it to get down and call for help. >> they slipped and slid. it took nate more than an hour to get to the top of the road. he got in his truck and began a frantic drive down the mountain to reach to an area with cell service. >> and as i was coming out, i come around this corner. and there was a guy standing in the road, waving his hands. and i was, like, "what in the world?" >> the road was blocked by a smashed truck hanging halfway over the edge of the road. nate helped the driver move his truck, and then w...

What's it like to see that? >> the first thing in your head was, "man, i just watched a plane crash." and then it sinks in and hits, "oh, i just watched a plane crash." and then thoughts start running through your head. what are you going to do? >> who's in there? >> you know, who's in there? how many are in there? are they alive? are they dead? can i safely get myself in there to find out or not? >> there's a cardinal rule of survival in the wilderness, stick together. they broke it. josh knew first aid, decided he should look for survivors. nate was good with gps coordinates. >> so i gave na...

>> we all looked until the last light. you know, the absolute last light. >> so as the minutes tick by, the passage of time changes somehow, doesn't it? >> it does. >> yeah. it felt like days. >> but, here, on the outskirts of a little place called douglas, wyoming, an outdoorsman named josh alexander was about to get roped into the same story. if you were given your choice of some way to spend two weeks? do whatever you want. what would it be? >> i'd be in the mountains hunting somewhere. it's what i live for. >> josh's friend and colleague nathan coyle feels just the same way. >> there's pla...