The halfway point arrives but both teams are far from reaching their target. South Beach's bridge has been destroyed by rough tides, while the North Beach contestants have fallen apart by tension and in-fighting. Just when it seems all hope is lost, Aldo Kane offers the teams a lifeline in the form of a tug-of-war challenge, which sees them literally fighting over 100ft of bridge in the hope of pulling it back to their own beach.

Fractures are starting to show in both camps and the long hours, hard graft and difficult conditions are taking their toll, even on the strongest members of the teams. North Beach decide now is the time for a reconnaissance mission and set out to their rivals' beach in the dead of night.