Sunny Malik Discusses His Time On Snowflake Mountain

Has your confidence or view of yourself on the show changed since the release? And if so, how have you changed the most since filming?

I'm willing to do a lot more stuff that I would've not have done or I would've not [shown] up for. Climbing the tree, if that was something a friend suggested, I'd be like, "No, I'm not going to do it." It was so scary, but it did give you that crazy adrenaline boost. Skinning the deer, as graphic as that was, it really made me willing [to be] open to new things. I'm open to everything. I say yes to any opportunity I get now. I have pretty bad anxiety. Who doesn't? I feel good now. I'm more willing to venture out into new things [and] put myself out there.

What experiences from this show are you taking with you? Are there any moments on the show, either on or off screen, that you felt resentful toward?

Definitely, as weird as it sounds, skinning the deer with Cat [another featured survival instructor] was, in my head, my turning point, because that's so beyond outside my comfort zone that once I did that, that was what opened the door to me being willing to do [adventure challenges] like climbing the tree, climbing the mountain. That was only possible because I was able to [skin] the deer. I actually was ready to leave, but [when] Devon left [that challenge], I was like, "I can't leave too." That forced me into it, but it was for the best. I'm glad I did. I don't want to say [it was] triggering, but [it was], for lack of a better term. That was such a high. Getting over that hump made everything else honestly smooth sailing in comparison.

I'm cool with everything from the show, but I forgot that I s*** in the hole. It's been quite a rude awakening, in a sense, because I've had so many people hit me up about that scene. It's been fun. I had a good time. I was really [a part of the] "Jackass" generation. I was a little inspired.

We're [the cast] all actually really cool. That's something I'd want people to know. We're going to meet up — we're all doing a New York trip. We've had a group chat with most people from the show. You can guess who's not in the group chat.

"Snowflake Mountain" is now streaming on Netflix.