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# The Ups and Downs
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/the-survivalists/episode/the-ups-and-downs-dcgk8b/
- Published: 2025-09-23T13:15:58.000Z
- Updated: 2025-11-15T06:30:53.000Z
- Description: The Burrells rappel down mountainsides; the DeVries family bonds their blended family.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: The Survivalists, Season 2, Episode 6, #ZZZ_Episode_28245133-7f66-4b98-bdf2-4347e6f2553d, #episode, #ZZZ_Show_9efc3cbd-63bb-4118-b50f-1a440a0232d2, #geo-us, #v1.16

Colin O’Brady hosts the Burrell family from Greenville, South Carolina and the DeVries family from Conrad, Texas on a three-day, 16-mile adventure through rocky lands and cold waters. The Burrells hope to build their daughter, who struggles with autistic spectrum disorder, confidence in her abilities. The DeVries’ are setting out to create stronger ties in their blended family.