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Dangerous out here.
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God, I feel like
I'm on the moon right now.
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I just want to go check out
this open water that we have.
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We got this, like,
massive lead right there.
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I've never dealt with
unstable ice like this before.
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This is freaking me out.
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At this point, the ice
should be pretty stable,
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this point in the year.
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The fact that it isn't
is pretty alarming.
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The ice is so thin right here.
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It's open ocean.
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In February, it's open ocean.
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I'm just not comfortable
being out here right now.
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This is frickin' nuts.
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oh!
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This is the bering sea, man.
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This isn't supposed to happen
until may.
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It's breaking off
or it's broken off.
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The ice is probably
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right here,
right where I'm sitting,
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the ice is about a foot,
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which I'm really glad I didn't
bring my snow machine out here.
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dude.
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I don't know if any of this
is viable this year.
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This is nuts.
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Doesn't bode well
for this ice season.
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For the truly dedicated...
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The quest for gold
never stops...
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...Even when
temperatures plummet...
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And the gold is locked beneath
a sheet of bering sea ice.
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Your hand's numb.
Your face freezes.
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Nothing works.
Everything's shut down.
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Suddenly, you can't breathe.
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Then you're trapped
under the ice.
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But this winter...
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Nature's wrath is bringing a new
enemy to the battlefield...
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Thinning, unpredictable ice.
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The ice is like
nothing we've ever seen.
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Thinner than ever.
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It could just break apart
at any minute.
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It's deadly.
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There's open water
everywhere you look.
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The window is short,
and survival is not guaranteed.
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But the lure of winter's
price jump in gold
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is too tempting to resist.
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The few with the courage
and perseverance
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to dive into this deadly race
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will find that hell
can indeed freeze over.
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Captions by vitac
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captions paid for by
discovery communications
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off the coast of nome...
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On the frozen bering sea...
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not looking good.
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The ice is more stable
than it ever has been before.
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...Shawn pomrenke
is meeting the challenge
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of the thin ice head-on.
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This ice is probably
three, four feet thick.
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And then you look out here,
just a jumbled-up mess.
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How do you pull equipment
across this stuff?
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If it's like this down at
the tomcod, we're screwed.
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Despite the conditions,
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the chance of a lifetime
has mr. Gold back on the ice,
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first time in years.
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I had an opportunity
to purchase tomcod.
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I got the deal signed.
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Now I just got to
come up with the cash.
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Soon as I make it out of debt,
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I put myself
right back into the fire.
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Out of the blue,
the tomcod come up for sale.
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I've been mining there
for years.
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I've built my empire off of it.
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I had no choice
but to jump on it.
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This season's goal
is to get $400,000
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to finish paying off
the down payment for the tomcod
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so it's mine.
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It's a big goal,
but I think I can do it.
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Just one half of the claim
is worth $80 million.
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I'm sure the other half's
worth that yet, too.
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Tomcod's the mack daddy
of all the claims.
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That's why I'm putting
all my chips into it.
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I have to make this happen.
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With the ice layers
so uncertain,
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the question is...
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How are the grounds
at shawn's pricy new purchase?
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yeah!
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With the purchase of tomcod,
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I received a bunch
of drill log information.
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So it gives you a really good
idea where to start.
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The drill logs
list potential hot spots
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that are too deep for
the christine rose to access.
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Got to get
the gps out here,
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make sure we're on
the right spot.
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Which means ice diving
will give shawn the opportunity
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to mine ground he's never
been able to reach before.
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We're gonna go ahead
and pop a couple holes here,
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take the camera out,
see what the bottom looks like.
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What do you think,
goldy?
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The gold's right here.
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first hole.
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Miners hunt for
patches of rock known as cobble,
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where gold is trapped
in large pockets.
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In summer,
dredges move on open water,
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making the search as easy
as pulling anchor.
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But in winter,
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large dive holes must be sawed
out of the ice
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for a diver
to access the water below.
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And moving the entire operation
each time a new hole is cut
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can take days.
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whoa.
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We got water.
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Maybe a foot and a half
of ice.
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This thin is a little sketchy
to have your equipment out on.
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Grab the camera,
see what the hell's down there.
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Alls it takes is one good
north wind to blow
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and drop the sea level
out on the ocean down,
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and this all will just break up,
go out to sea.
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All your gear could be out here.
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You could be out here
and lose everything.
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Instead of coming here,
cutting a dive hole,
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and finding out
there's a bunch of sand,
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we're gonna just drop a camera.
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-There it is.
-Sand.
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Pretty much
just seeing sand.
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We're gonna go ahead
and move in a little bit.
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See what it looks like.
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And we don't want
to be in deep sand
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with a little six-inch dredge.
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We want to be in cobble.
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The tomcod's huge
a thousand acres.
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You don't know how thin
the ice is wherever you go.
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But I have no choice.
I got to go find good ground.
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Lot more sand.
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Move to another spot.
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So this spot,
722 from may 2008.
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12 years ago.
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There's known to be really good
gold right in this area.
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There's a lot
of these mining claims
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that have absolutely nothing
on it.
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No rocks, no sand, no gold.
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The clock's ticking.
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At any point, I could drive
over a thin section of ice
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and fall through.
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But I have to find cobble.
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Third time's a charm, right?
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Third time's the charm.
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I hope third time's the charm.
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oh, it's deep.
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ooh. Oh, oh, oh, oh.
Oh, yeah!
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There we are.
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Oh, yeah.
There we go.
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Yeah!
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Like, if I was some gold,
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I'd be hiding in that stuff
right there.
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-Untouched ground.
-Yep.
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Now we're on the decline.
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We're close
to a good drill hole.
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I think this is
a good place to start.
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Why don't you head to town and
start getting the gear together?
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This is where
we're gonna mine.
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If I can't pay out $400,000,
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I've spent a fortune
for nothing.
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I'll lose access to the grounds.
It'll be devastating.
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I have to get
on the gold a.S.A.P.
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now instead of spending money,
time to make some money, honey.
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Hoo-hoo-hoo.
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Coming up...
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Hey, be careful, dude.
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Okay, back up.
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Hey, that's water
you're walking in, dude.
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I know it is.
Calm down.
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Winter has come
to the bering sea
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and with it the thinnest,
most unstable ice in decades.
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But in nome...
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Back at ice-mining season.
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Going to pick my dad and brother
up right now at the airport,
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and we're gonna get
a lot of gold this season.
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Freezing temperatures
and precarious conditions
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aren't enough to keep
captain kris kelly away.
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I've got a plan so good
and so epic,
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pennies on the dollar.
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You know, and I love that.
Let me tell you.
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And he's got a plan yet again
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to elevate his family
to mining's top tier.
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I hope my dad and brother
are in a good mood.
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What a piece of
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As summer mining ended...
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It really is kind of
a piece of
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...The boat kris anchored
his hopes and dreams on...
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Look at the picture
and then look at the boat.
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...Turned out to be a dud.
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It's not what I thought
it was gonna be.
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The summer plan, the bering
explorer, that was a disaster.
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We sunk a bunch of money
into that deal.
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But there's no way we're gonna
be able to finish it.
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Right now my dad and brother
are really pissed at me.
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But that was plan "a.'
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I have a plan "b," and I know
they're gonna love it...
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Maybe.
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everybody's gone.
Now we're the last ones here.
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You know,
waiting for this guy.
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Waiting for the captain.
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Here they are,
and they're standing outside,
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and I'm a little late,
and they're probably pissed.
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Ah, here we go.
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Ice mining, baby.
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Here he is. Let's go.
Come on. Grab your stuff.
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00:12:36,723 --> 00:12:38,790
Hey!
I'm glad you guys are here.
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You guys ready
to make some gold?
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What the
are we doing here?
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What are we doing here?
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We said we would never
come back for ice.
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This is another step
in the ladder
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to getting
rich and famous.
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Wait until you guys see
what I have planned this year.
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You guys are gonna
be blown away.
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Come on.
Come on, let's go.
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Plan "b" is simple.
We're gonna get this other boat.
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You can basically live on this
thing and go anywhere in alaska.
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This one's awesome.
Trust me.
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This is the perfect operation.
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Are you guys ready
for the next step in your life?
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Looks like a boat.
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Don't get too excited
at once.
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You can lead a horse to water,
but you can't make him drink.
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Okay, it's good.
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Take your phone
and take a video.
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Be careful, okay, dad?
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Watch out.
I'm gonna come down.
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Okay, there you go.
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Come up here.
This is our future.
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I'm good from down here.
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Whoa!
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Be careful here.
It's very slippery.
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This is
a completely new game.
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Look how wide the sluice box is
for this thing.
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huge, dude.
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This boat doesn't need
a massive amount of work,
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and it's here in nome.
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00:14:02,242 --> 00:14:05,510
This boat can get us
to the places I want to go.
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00:14:05,512 --> 00:14:07,745
This boat right now
is the answer.
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00:14:07,747 --> 00:14:09,147
It's the future.
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00:14:09,149 --> 00:14:13,151
Dad, it's equipped
for long-range operations.
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It has a galley.
It's got bunks.
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You can live for like
two weeks at a time.
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00:14:16,723 --> 00:14:18,790
It looks brand-new
in here, dude.
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I can rent this boat
out this summer.
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It's only gonna cost me
50 ounces.
248
00:14:25,098 --> 00:14:26,798
I can just feel the gold.
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I'm telling you,
huh, dad?
250
00:14:33,773 --> 00:14:36,241
well, it's real nice.
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00:14:36,243 --> 00:14:37,508
Yeah,
I'll be honest with you.
252
00:14:37,510 --> 00:14:39,477
I didn't really want
to come up here for ice season.
253
00:14:39,479 --> 00:14:42,113
Ice mining sucks.
I'm not trying to candy-coat.
254
00:14:42,115 --> 00:14:43,948
Now we see
what we're working toward.
255
00:14:43,950 --> 00:14:46,251
You see the prize
at the end.
256
00:14:46,253 --> 00:14:48,887
Now we just got to get the gold
and make this all come together.
257
00:14:48,889 --> 00:14:52,023
We're getting it on tonight.
Andy, give me the ladder.
258
00:14:52,025 --> 00:14:53,958
50 bucks.
259
00:14:53,960 --> 00:14:55,493
Give me
the ladder.
260
00:14:55,495 --> 00:14:57,462
75.
261
00:14:57,464 --> 00:15:00,832
Give me
the ladder!
262
00:15:00,834 --> 00:15:03,735
While the kellys
embark on their winter plan...
263
00:15:09,175 --> 00:15:11,576
it's wintertime in nome, alaska.
264
00:15:11,578 --> 00:15:15,580
...Emily riedel is
brewing up a plan of her own.
265
00:15:15,582 --> 00:15:16,881
The summer is over.
266
00:15:16,883 --> 00:15:20,718
The eroica is put to bed
for the wintertime.
267
00:15:20,720 --> 00:15:22,020
She's getting a break.
268
00:15:22,022 --> 00:15:25,456
And there's still gold out there
on the bering sea.
269
00:15:25,458 --> 00:15:27,492
After lining up
a second dredge,
270
00:15:27,494 --> 00:15:30,495
this winter,
emily is looking for 60 ounces
271
00:15:30,497 --> 00:15:33,765
to get her expanded fleet
fully equipped
272
00:15:33,767 --> 00:15:36,901
and ready for next summer.
273
00:15:36,903 --> 00:15:40,705
Mining gold in the winter
is like an exercise
274
00:15:40,707 --> 00:15:42,807
in how much you want to suffer.
275
00:15:42,809 --> 00:15:44,876
But I'm gonna
give it another go.
276
00:15:44,878 --> 00:15:45,910
But this winter,
277
00:15:45,912 --> 00:15:48,479
she'll be without
her lead diver.
278
00:15:48,481 --> 00:15:50,415
You know, I talked
to daryl about coming up
279
00:15:50,417 --> 00:15:51,716
and doing ice with me.
280
00:15:51,718 --> 00:15:53,751
He's not an ice miner.
He's not into it.
281
00:15:53,753 --> 00:15:55,820
He's smart.
282
00:15:55,822 --> 00:15:57,355
so daryl's not coming back.
283
00:15:57,357 --> 00:15:59,457
But I do have a couple guys
that are insane enough
284
00:15:59,459 --> 00:16:00,925
to want to do ice mining.
285
00:16:00,927 --> 00:16:02,327
These guys are good.
286
00:16:02,329 --> 00:16:05,363
They're solid dudes.
We get along pretty well.
287
00:16:05,365 --> 00:16:07,031
They're up here
to suffer along with me.
288
00:16:07,033 --> 00:16:08,967
And we're gonna see it through.
And I think they will.
289
00:16:08,969 --> 00:16:11,269
I think they will
see it through.
290
00:16:11,271 --> 00:16:13,805
-What's up, boss?
-Come in.
291
00:16:13,807 --> 00:16:15,873
-Hey, what's up?
-Hey, what's going on?
292
00:16:15,875 --> 00:16:17,141
-How you doing?
-What up, boss?
293
00:16:17,143 --> 00:16:19,344
Hey, hey.
Nice ear flaps.
294
00:16:19,346 --> 00:16:22,447
With the thin ice
shaking up the landscape...
295
00:16:22,449 --> 00:16:24,549
Well, let me kind of
show you what I was thinking.
296
00:16:24,551 --> 00:16:25,883
I'll pull out some maps here.
297
00:16:25,885 --> 00:16:28,486
...Choosing the right
place to base operations
298
00:16:28,488 --> 00:16:30,421
is priority number one.
299
00:16:30,423 --> 00:16:35,293
Alright, there's tomcod
down the coast here.
300
00:16:35,295 --> 00:16:39,497
I've probably got about 600
hours of dive time on tomcod.
301
00:16:39,499 --> 00:16:42,233
And I don't
I don't have any hot spots.
302
00:16:42,235 --> 00:16:43,634
We could go back
to my old spots
303
00:16:43,636 --> 00:16:47,538
and then hope that gold
would somehow replenish itself.
304
00:16:47,540 --> 00:16:48,806
Yeah, I mean,
I think we should
305
00:16:48,808 --> 00:16:50,908
consider that
as a possibility.
306
00:16:50,910 --> 00:16:54,579
There's good old
trusty 14.
307
00:16:54,581 --> 00:16:57,548
I have hundreds of coordinates
on 14.
308
00:16:57,550 --> 00:16:59,350
Something, you know
some kind of proven gold spot.
309
00:16:59,352 --> 00:17:00,518
Whether there's still
gold there,
310
00:17:00,520 --> 00:17:02,487
whether there's
a decent quantity of gold
311
00:17:02,489 --> 00:17:04,522
that you can get with a six
there, I don't know.
312
00:17:04,524 --> 00:17:06,958
But 14 is a known quantity,
which is important.
313
00:17:06,960 --> 00:17:10,261
So this is another
known quantity.
314
00:17:10,263 --> 00:17:15,466
Down the coast 80 miles
to the infamous bluff.
315
00:17:15,468 --> 00:17:18,136
Ice mining has taken place
successfully here.
316
00:17:18,138 --> 00:17:20,271
It's a proven area
for gold.
317
00:17:20,273 --> 00:17:22,940
It's a long trek
from nome.
318
00:17:22,942 --> 00:17:24,509
Problem with the bluff is,
like anywhere else,
319
00:17:24,511 --> 00:17:27,645
is, like, in order to figure out
whether it's even viable,
320
00:17:27,647 --> 00:17:29,781
we have to
drive down there.
321
00:17:29,783 --> 00:17:32,950
Drive down there with our auger,
dig holes, put a camera down.
322
00:17:32,952 --> 00:17:34,685
Right.
323
00:17:34,687 --> 00:17:36,888
With the ice
so unpredictable this year,
324
00:17:36,890 --> 00:17:38,589
if we make the wrong move,
325
00:17:38,591 --> 00:17:42,660
we're inevitably losing many,
many thousands of dollars.
326
00:17:42,662 --> 00:17:45,496
You know, 14,
it's old faithful for me.
327
00:17:45,498 --> 00:17:47,799
I've been mining out there
for eight years.
328
00:17:47,801 --> 00:17:50,301
I have got a ton of
329
00:17:50,303 --> 00:17:52,870
I have literally hundreds
of coordinates we can go to.
330
00:17:52,872 --> 00:17:54,372
Tried and true,
close to town.
331
00:17:54,374 --> 00:17:56,040
Let's go to 14.
332
00:17:56,042 --> 00:17:57,742
Money.
Awesome.
333
00:17:57,744 --> 00:18:02,280
The window for ice
is so small and so limited.
334
00:18:02,282 --> 00:18:04,382
You just have to go
to what you know.
335
00:18:04,384 --> 00:18:06,084
I know lease 14 the best.
336
00:18:06,086 --> 00:18:06,984
-Alright.
-Let's go.
337
00:18:06,986 --> 00:18:08,152
Go, team.
Time for lunch.
338
00:18:08,154 --> 00:18:11,823
-high five.
339
00:18:11,825 --> 00:18:13,091
Coming up...
340
00:18:13,093 --> 00:18:15,026
We joke around a lot out here,
341
00:18:15,028 --> 00:18:17,895
but it's still
a very dangerous job.
342
00:18:17,897 --> 00:18:20,665
You lose air and you don't
get up in time, you're done.
343
00:18:22,802 --> 00:18:25,103
10 miles west of nome.
344
00:18:31,911 --> 00:18:33,711
Alright,
you guys know what to do.
345
00:18:33,713 --> 00:18:36,080
Let's get her set up,
and I'm gonna go get my suit on,
346
00:18:36,082 --> 00:18:37,415
get ready to go here.
347
00:18:37,417 --> 00:18:41,052
The time has come for mr. Gold
348
00:18:41,054 --> 00:18:42,920
to go back under the ice.
349
00:18:42,922 --> 00:18:44,555
Time to get in the water.
350
00:18:46,926 --> 00:18:49,494
I think shawn will do alright.
351
00:18:49,496 --> 00:18:52,363
Been a while, though,
so we'll see.
352
00:18:52,365 --> 00:18:54,565
See how long he can last
down there.
353
00:18:59,572 --> 00:19:01,472
We joke around a lot out here,
354
00:19:01,474 --> 00:19:05,977
but it's still
a very dangerous job.
355
00:19:05,979 --> 00:19:10,114
You lose air and you don't
get up in time, you're done.
356
00:19:10,116 --> 00:19:14,085
We're diving at 30 feet.
357
00:19:14,087 --> 00:19:18,289
Pretty deep for my first dive,
especially...
358
00:19:18,291 --> 00:19:22,894
I haven't knocked the rust
off my out of my suit.
359
00:19:22,896 --> 00:19:24,162
But...
360
00:19:30,436 --> 00:19:31,569
it's surreal.
361
00:19:31,571 --> 00:19:33,738
Once you go
under that sheet of ice,
362
00:19:33,740 --> 00:19:36,040
there's no margin for error.
363
00:19:39,646 --> 00:19:42,346
You know, that water's
under 28 degrees.
364
00:19:44,617 --> 00:19:49,453
One small mistake
could cost you your life.
365
00:19:49,455 --> 00:19:51,522
You're truly on your own.
366
00:19:54,160 --> 00:19:56,561
Your life's in your own hands.
367
00:20:00,800 --> 00:20:02,633
The doubt creeps in.
368
00:20:04,370 --> 00:20:07,772
Do I have what it takes?
Should I be doing this?
369
00:20:10,076 --> 00:20:13,511
Come on, mr. Gold.
370
00:20:13,513 --> 00:20:15,413
But of course I'm gonna do it.
371
00:20:15,415 --> 00:20:16,614
I'm mr. Gold.
372
00:20:16,616 --> 00:20:19,383
I'm gonna show everybody
why they call me that.
373
00:20:19,385 --> 00:20:21,152
Tear it up.
374
00:20:24,624 --> 00:20:27,658
Oh, yeah.
375
00:20:27,660 --> 00:20:29,260
Yahoo!
376
00:20:38,071 --> 00:20:40,338
oh, this is awesome.
377
00:20:40,340 --> 00:20:42,573
Feels good to be back under.
378
00:20:44,644 --> 00:20:46,711
Looking good down here.
379
00:20:52,452 --> 00:20:54,418
I'm on the bottom.
380
00:20:57,924 --> 00:21:00,658
Alright, I'm heading
for the nozzle.
381
00:21:05,298 --> 00:21:07,131
Are you seeing that cobble
382
00:21:07,133 --> 00:21:10,568
on those big rocks we saw
on the underwater camera?
383
00:21:12,071 --> 00:21:16,674
Yeah,
looking like good cobble.
384
00:21:16,676 --> 00:21:19,343
Looks like
really good cobble.
385
00:21:22,315 --> 00:21:24,181
Yeah, it's looking good.
386
00:21:27,053 --> 00:21:30,855
Start punching a hole here.
387
00:21:30,857 --> 00:21:32,490
See what it looks like.
388
00:21:35,261 --> 00:21:37,528
Real loose material.
389
00:21:37,530 --> 00:21:40,364
Real loose.
390
00:21:40,366 --> 00:21:46,003
Coming down
getting down to some gravel.
391
00:21:46,005 --> 00:21:49,006
Oh, seeing pieces of iron here.
392
00:21:51,911 --> 00:21:55,313
Are you seeing
any gold?
393
00:21:55,315 --> 00:21:58,215
That's negative on the gold.
394
00:21:58,217 --> 00:22:03,554
Now visibility's
not the greatest, but...
395
00:22:03,556 --> 00:22:05,890
We might have to
get you lasik.
396
00:22:10,630 --> 00:22:13,964
I know there's gold
down here.
397
00:22:13,966 --> 00:22:17,068
But it could be
five feet that way.
398
00:22:17,070 --> 00:22:19,804
10 feet that way.
399
00:22:19,806 --> 00:22:24,241
We just got to keep moving
around until we find it.
400
00:22:24,243 --> 00:22:27,144
I'm gonna go ahead
and punch another hole.
401
00:22:43,563 --> 00:22:47,531
oh, whoa.
Whoa, whoa, whoa.
402
00:22:47,533 --> 00:22:49,567
Oh, here we go.
403
00:22:52,605 --> 00:22:56,774
There's the first piece
of gold.
404
00:22:56,776 --> 00:22:59,143
It's gold all over now.
405
00:23:01,214 --> 00:23:04,682
Oh! Yeah!
406
00:23:04,684 --> 00:23:07,118
good.
407
00:23:07,120 --> 00:23:09,120
Awesome, man.
408
00:23:09,122 --> 00:23:11,355
The gold dance,
the gold dance.
409
00:23:11,357 --> 00:23:14,392
The gold dance.
410
00:23:14,394 --> 00:23:18,062
Make a big old cut,
send it up this way.
411
00:23:18,064 --> 00:23:19,330
Yeah!
412
00:23:19,332 --> 00:23:20,898
Whoo-hoo-hoo!
413
00:23:22,869 --> 00:23:24,168
Oh, boy.
414
00:23:24,170 --> 00:23:26,737
Burning gas, hauling ass.
415
00:23:26,739 --> 00:23:27,738
Whoo!
416
00:23:39,952 --> 00:23:41,452
10 miles east...
417
00:23:44,891 --> 00:23:47,758
Okay, try that.
418
00:23:47,760 --> 00:23:49,360
I love it
when it works.
419
00:23:49,362 --> 00:23:53,464
...The kellys load up
their cutting-edge dive shed.
420
00:23:53,466 --> 00:23:57,268
Yeah, I built this myself,
all custom-made.
421
00:23:57,270 --> 00:23:59,470
In case you can't tell,
it is a little
422
00:23:59,472 --> 00:24:01,372
if you look at it from the side.
423
00:24:04,710 --> 00:24:06,944
Look at that, huh?
Door handle.
424
00:24:06,946 --> 00:24:09,246
Pennies on the dollar,
literally.
425
00:24:09,248 --> 00:24:11,749
Usually I paint everything
and make it look beautiful.
426
00:24:11,751 --> 00:24:15,019
But this year, I'm not
putting one extra dime
427
00:24:15,021 --> 00:24:17,555
into this operation
that I don't have to.
428
00:24:17,557 --> 00:24:19,890
Yeah, baby.
429
00:24:19,892 --> 00:24:23,360
Get this thing set up on the
ice, get making some money.
430
00:24:23,362 --> 00:24:25,196
I can stick you
in my jacket.
431
00:24:27,433 --> 00:24:29,233
come on, let's go.
432
00:24:29,235 --> 00:24:31,135
We're going back to fort davis.
433
00:24:31,137 --> 00:24:33,103
That spot did okay
for me this summer.
434
00:24:33,105 --> 00:24:34,438
We just couldn't see.
435
00:24:34,440 --> 00:24:36,874
Now with ice mining,
we'll be able to see every day,
436
00:24:36,876 --> 00:24:38,175
and we're gonna kill it there.
437
00:24:38,177 --> 00:24:41,912
The last thing you want to do
is prospect on thin ice.
438
00:24:41,914 --> 00:24:43,113
The window is super short.
439
00:24:43,115 --> 00:24:44,315
We have all this
to move,
440
00:24:44,317 --> 00:24:46,016
and we don't have
a lot of time to do it.
441
00:24:46,018 --> 00:24:47,918
Yeah, baby!
442
00:24:52,158 --> 00:24:55,226
Thank god for gps.
443
00:24:55,228 --> 00:24:57,595
First step
off-load the winter setup
444
00:24:57,597 --> 00:25:00,631
with trademark kelly finesse.
445
00:25:00,633 --> 00:25:03,834
Oh
446
00:25:03,836 --> 00:25:05,736
good job, buddy.
That's why I have you.
447
00:25:05,738 --> 00:25:07,905
-We're good.
-Success!
448
00:25:07,907 --> 00:25:10,574
Now find a spot to mine
449
00:25:10,576 --> 00:25:13,077
without falling through the ice.
450
00:25:13,079 --> 00:25:15,179
Look,
the plan is super simple.
451
00:25:15,181 --> 00:25:17,581
You already see the open water
right there, though.
452
00:25:17,583 --> 00:25:20,317
That's really why we have to go
and punch these holes.
453
00:25:20,319 --> 00:25:22,686
We have to see if the ice
is even thick enough.
454
00:25:22,688 --> 00:25:25,656
We should not be seeing
water like that.
455
00:25:25,658 --> 00:25:29,026
It might be done
before it starts,
456
00:25:29,028 --> 00:25:31,028
'cause we don't know
how deep it is yet.
457
00:25:31,030 --> 00:25:32,997
You know,
so everybody be careful.
458
00:25:32,999 --> 00:25:36,000
It's always got to be
one thing or another, huh?
459
00:25:36,002 --> 00:25:37,635
I've got a hundred things
to worry about.
460
00:25:37,637 --> 00:25:39,470
And then
I see this.
461
00:25:39,472 --> 00:25:41,472
We already got problems
with ice season, man.
462
00:25:41,474 --> 00:25:44,441
Yep. This is gonna be
some sketchy
463
00:25:44,443 --> 00:25:46,410
so we have our coordinates
from summer.
464
00:25:46,412 --> 00:25:47,911
So right now we're looking
for a place
465
00:25:47,913 --> 00:25:51,148
where the ice isn't too thin
or too thick.
466
00:25:51,150 --> 00:25:53,684
We're looking for a place that's
less than five feet thick
467
00:25:53,686 --> 00:25:55,419
so it's not hard to cut a hole
468
00:25:55,421 --> 00:25:57,421
and a place
that the ice is smooth.
469
00:25:57,423 --> 00:25:59,757
We're looking for
that sweet spot right now.
470
00:26:05,264 --> 00:26:09,733
So here we are at the beginning
of ice mining.
471
00:26:09,735 --> 00:26:12,603
After we drill this hole,
we'll be able to base that
472
00:26:12,605 --> 00:26:15,773
how deep the ice actually is,
how thick the ice is.
473
00:26:15,775 --> 00:26:18,208
So...
474
00:26:18,210 --> 00:26:21,679
He doesn't need me to
coach him everything he does.
475
00:26:21,681 --> 00:26:23,714
So right now
we're gonna do this.
476
00:26:23,716 --> 00:26:25,516
And if it's over 3 1/2 feet,
477
00:26:25,518 --> 00:26:29,820
we can bring everything
down here right now.
478
00:26:29,822 --> 00:26:32,856
See, the snow's
already turning dirty.
479
00:26:32,858 --> 00:26:34,592
Ice is going bad already.
480
00:26:34,594 --> 00:26:36,093
See the ice is already
turning dirty?
481
00:26:36,095 --> 00:26:37,461
Yeah, it is.
482
00:26:37,463 --> 00:26:41,365
So discolored ice means
the ice is rotting already.
483
00:26:41,367 --> 00:26:42,633
Okay, look.
What do you think?
484
00:26:42,635 --> 00:26:44,134
3 1/2 feet?
Over 3 1/2 feet thick.
485
00:26:44,136 --> 00:26:45,970
Oh, yeah, man,
I'm almost at the head.
486
00:26:45,972 --> 00:26:47,371
Okay, 3 1/2 feet thick.
487
00:26:47,373 --> 00:26:50,808
Well, it's gonna be thick,
but it's gonna be, like, weak.
488
00:26:50,810 --> 00:26:54,211
You know, we're gonna have to
make the best of this season.
489
00:26:54,213 --> 00:26:56,146
Gonna start moving down
our operation.
490
00:26:56,148 --> 00:26:57,815
-Are you happy?
-I'm ready.
491
00:26:57,817 --> 00:26:59,016
Here we go.
492
00:26:59,018 --> 00:27:00,618
Drive!
493
00:27:00,620 --> 00:27:03,554
The ice is starting to rot, so
it's not as strong as I'd like,
494
00:27:03,556 --> 00:27:05,322
but it's gonna do.
495
00:27:05,324 --> 00:27:07,057
The ice is thick enough
in this area.
496
00:27:07,059 --> 00:27:10,594
We have our coordinates, and
we're ready to rock 'n' roll.
497
00:27:10,596 --> 00:27:12,796
Hey, get off, get off.
498
00:27:12,798 --> 00:27:14,164
Okay, we made it.
499
00:27:14,166 --> 00:27:15,399
Let's get this going.
500
00:27:15,401 --> 00:27:17,234
And let's try to get
in the water today.
501
00:27:17,236 --> 00:27:18,936
Be nice
to get gold today.
502
00:27:18,938 --> 00:27:20,204
Right, andy?
503
00:27:20,206 --> 00:27:22,773
I got to take a piss.
504
00:27:22,775 --> 00:27:25,909
After that.
505
00:27:25,911 --> 00:27:27,611
Coming up...
It's cold as hell.
506
00:27:27,613 --> 00:27:30,214
It's already starting
to freeze up.
507
00:27:30,216 --> 00:27:32,182
Kris, you be careful
going in right where you're at.
508
00:27:32,184 --> 00:27:33,417
Don't worry about it.
I'll be okay.
509
00:27:33,419 --> 00:27:34,652
This is what I do.
510
00:27:34,654 --> 00:27:37,621
Three, two, one.
511
00:27:50,002 --> 00:27:52,503
Well, you been back in
the water a couple hours now.
512
00:27:52,505 --> 00:27:54,271
How you feeling?
513
00:27:54,273 --> 00:27:57,074
No, you know, I feel
514
00:27:57,076 --> 00:28:00,110
I feel good, man.
515
00:28:00,112 --> 00:28:07,151
I mean, hard to imagine that you
got a few feet of ice above you.
516
00:28:07,153 --> 00:28:09,053
Nearing the end
of his first dive
517
00:28:09,055 --> 00:28:11,755
under the ice in years...
518
00:28:11,757 --> 00:28:14,591
I got a nice cut going now.
519
00:28:14,593 --> 00:28:16,794
You seeing the color?
520
00:28:16,796 --> 00:28:19,263
Looking good.
521
00:28:19,265 --> 00:28:21,065
It's looking good
up here, man.
522
00:28:21,067 --> 00:28:23,801
...Mr. Gold
has shaken off the cobwebs
523
00:28:23,803 --> 00:28:26,870
and finds himself
in a familiar spot...
524
00:28:26,872 --> 00:28:28,706
Sending it topside.
525
00:28:28,708 --> 00:28:30,507
...Right on the money.
526
00:28:37,316 --> 00:28:40,484
I like the way
this paystreak's looking.
527
00:28:44,790 --> 00:28:46,857
But I'm working my ass off.
528
00:28:49,795 --> 00:28:52,796
Running good.
Lots of rock and gravel coming.
529
00:28:52,798 --> 00:28:56,066
Once you find the gold,
you start following it.
530
00:28:56,068 --> 00:28:57,568
You just make
big horseshoe cuts.
531
00:28:57,570 --> 00:28:59,670
It's pretty similar
to the christine rose
532
00:28:59,672 --> 00:29:02,973
sitting on the spots
digging back and forth.
533
00:29:02,975 --> 00:29:06,310
Pretty much the same concept
as what we do in the summer.
534
00:29:06,312 --> 00:29:08,445
Just a lot smaller scale.
535
00:29:13,652 --> 00:29:17,788
well, that was a cut four hours.
536
00:29:17,790 --> 00:29:19,556
I'm gonna come up.
537
00:29:22,027 --> 00:29:25,062
Well, roger.
Awesome.
538
00:29:29,468 --> 00:29:31,735
Coming up.
539
00:29:31,737 --> 00:29:33,904
Yeah, roger.
Shut it down.
540
00:29:51,123 --> 00:29:54,024
how was it?
You like it?
541
00:29:54,026 --> 00:29:56,727
First hole, first dive, we're
seeing a little bit of gold.
542
00:29:56,729 --> 00:29:58,328
That's a good sign.
543
00:29:58,330 --> 00:29:59,696
We haven't hit the mother lode,
544
00:29:59,698 --> 00:30:02,966
but definitely
seeing good color.
545
00:30:02,968 --> 00:30:04,535
The old man's back.
546
00:30:04,537 --> 00:30:06,270
Just like riding a bike.
547
00:30:06,272 --> 00:30:08,038
Got ice in my hair.
548
00:30:08,040 --> 00:30:12,442
Maybe more like swimming
in a big frozen pool.
549
00:30:12,444 --> 00:30:13,977
Man, this feels good.
550
00:30:13,979 --> 00:30:16,847
I love it.
551
00:30:16,849 --> 00:30:20,584
Beautiful sunny day.
552
00:30:20,586 --> 00:30:22,319
What else would you rather
be doing?
553
00:30:22,321 --> 00:30:28,058
Sitting in a damn office
behind a desk, pushing papers
554
00:30:28,060 --> 00:30:33,197
or 30 feet under the ice,
sucking up gold?
555
00:30:35,634 --> 00:30:38,335
Definitely a good feeling
being back on the bottom.
556
00:30:51,717 --> 00:30:53,250
okay, the time has come.
557
00:30:53,252 --> 00:30:54,918
Everything's ready
to rock 'n' roll.
558
00:30:54,920 --> 00:30:58,822
We have everything ready to go
to a good enough degree.
559
00:30:58,824 --> 00:31:00,324
I just want to get down there,
get gold,
560
00:31:00,326 --> 00:31:01,859
and I don't really care.
561
00:31:01,861 --> 00:31:04,962
At fort davis,
the kellys are on the precipice
562
00:31:04,964 --> 00:31:08,232
of their first winter dive.
563
00:31:08,234 --> 00:31:11,568
It's been a long day.
We're almost ready.
564
00:31:11,570 --> 00:31:13,804
We're all tired now, hungry.
565
00:31:16,175 --> 00:31:18,709
But after a marathon
day setting up camp,
566
00:31:18,711 --> 00:31:22,479
their first venture
under the ice will be at night.
567
00:31:22,481 --> 00:31:25,682
We're about ready
to start the engines up,
568
00:31:25,684 --> 00:31:27,284
send a diver down finally.
569
00:31:27,286 --> 00:31:29,319
It's almost 9:00 at night.
570
00:31:29,321 --> 00:31:31,255
And on the frozen ice shelf,
571
00:31:31,257 --> 00:31:33,957
that is far from ideal.
572
00:31:33,959 --> 00:31:35,292
It's cold as hell.
573
00:31:35,294 --> 00:31:37,094
It's already starting
to freeze up.
574
00:31:37,096 --> 00:31:40,364
Look, it's already cold as balls
during the day here in nome.
575
00:31:40,366 --> 00:31:44,167
At night, temperatures plummet.
576
00:31:44,169 --> 00:31:47,738
The hole freezes over quickly.
577
00:31:47,740 --> 00:31:51,475
There's more of a risk
the equipment will freeze up.
578
00:31:51,477 --> 00:31:54,211
It's pitch dark down there.
You can barely see anything.
579
00:31:54,213 --> 00:31:57,314
It's been a long day, but it's
gonna pay off right now.
580
00:31:57,316 --> 00:31:59,650
First time going
underneath the ice this year.
581
00:31:59,652 --> 00:32:01,051
I'm thankful we made it.
582
00:32:01,053 --> 00:32:04,121
I'm thankful to everybody
who put in a hard workday.
583
00:32:04,123 --> 00:32:05,923
I'm just thankful I'm here.
584
00:32:05,925 --> 00:32:07,724
Just thankful right now.
585
00:32:07,726 --> 00:32:10,994
I'm glad we're gonna
go get some gold.
586
00:32:10,996 --> 00:32:13,196
Just need 50 ounces
to get that boat.
587
00:32:13,198 --> 00:32:15,032
Night diving
is definitely not the way
588
00:32:15,034 --> 00:32:17,234
I wanted to start this,
but we're diving tonight.
589
00:32:17,236 --> 00:32:19,303
We're gonna make some gold,
no matter what.
590
00:32:19,305 --> 00:32:21,071
Is that good?
591
00:32:21,073 --> 00:32:22,372
Little tighter?
592
00:32:22,374 --> 00:32:23,674
Okay, how's the top?
593
00:32:23,676 --> 00:32:25,309
Tight.
Little tighter.
594
00:32:25,311 --> 00:32:26,944
Okay.
595
00:32:26,946 --> 00:32:28,412
-Put it on there.
-Good?
596
00:32:28,414 --> 00:32:29,980
-Okay?
-We're good.
597
00:32:29,982 --> 00:32:31,982
Good?
598
00:32:31,984 --> 00:32:34,584
Kris, you be careful going
in right where you're at.
599
00:32:34,586 --> 00:32:35,919
Don't worry about it.
I'll be okay.
600
00:32:35,921 --> 00:32:37,354
This is what I do.
601
00:32:37,356 --> 00:32:39,756
Three, two, one.
602
00:32:55,874 --> 00:32:59,009
man, there's a lot of fish
down here.
603
00:32:59,011 --> 00:33:00,110
Really?
604
00:33:00,112 --> 00:33:03,113
Like, a lot.
605
00:33:03,115 --> 00:33:05,349
Too bad we didn't like
to eat them.
606
00:33:08,387 --> 00:33:11,321
it is tight down here.
607
00:33:11,323 --> 00:33:15,692
It's only four feet tall,
the ceiling.
608
00:33:15,694 --> 00:33:17,127
Kind of dangerous.
609
00:33:17,129 --> 00:33:18,462
Don't go too far
under, then.
610
00:33:18,464 --> 00:33:20,130
We might be on a low tide
right now.
611
00:33:20,132 --> 00:33:21,565
Be careful.
612
00:33:21,567 --> 00:33:23,400
I am being careful.
613
00:33:28,140 --> 00:33:31,074
Moving away from the hole.
614
00:33:31,076 --> 00:33:34,711
Just be careful, okay?
It's dangerous. It's dark.
615
00:33:37,983 --> 00:33:40,484
Everything's good so far.
616
00:33:40,486 --> 00:33:43,153
We have really good visibility.
617
00:33:45,457 --> 00:33:46,957
And it's all cobble.
618
00:33:46,959 --> 00:33:49,860
It doesn't look like
it's been touched yet.
619
00:33:49,862 --> 00:33:52,863
Okay, good job, kris.
Good job.
620
00:33:52,865 --> 00:33:54,965
If I bring in the hose,
621
00:33:54,967 --> 00:33:57,734
we're gonna get this
right now.
622
00:33:57,736 --> 00:34:01,304
This is the start of our goal
of 50 ounces.
623
00:34:01,306 --> 00:34:04,107
I hope to god we get it,
but we'll see what happens.
624
00:34:06,378 --> 00:34:07,911
And everything's good.
625
00:34:07,913 --> 00:34:10,280
Everything is good.
626
00:34:10,282 --> 00:34:12,149
Okay, buddy,
get to work, then.
627
00:34:12,151 --> 00:34:13,917
I'm going to work.
628
00:34:15,721 --> 00:34:17,821
I don't feel anything.
629
00:34:19,758 --> 00:34:21,858
There's no suction.
630
00:34:23,829 --> 00:34:26,897
Okay, what's going on
down there?
631
00:34:26,899 --> 00:34:30,033
We don't have suction!
632
00:34:30,035 --> 00:34:32,769
You serious?
633
00:34:32,771 --> 00:34:37,140
Everything is good
but suction.
634
00:34:37,142 --> 00:34:38,475
Okay, I'll tell you what.
635
00:34:38,477 --> 00:34:41,078
Swim up by the foot valve
and see if it's frozen.
636
00:34:53,358 --> 00:34:56,693
the foot valve's got
a huge chunk of ice in it.
637
00:34:56,695 --> 00:34:58,662
We're in trouble.
638
00:34:58,664 --> 00:35:00,897
This is
639
00:35:10,776 --> 00:35:12,075
hi. I'm kris kelly.
640
00:35:12,077 --> 00:35:14,578
And this is "kris kelly's
secret guide to ice mining."
641
00:35:14,580 --> 00:35:16,646
don't tell anyone.
642
00:35:16,648 --> 00:35:18,515
Even though it's on
the show.
643
00:35:22,521 --> 00:35:26,189
Today I'll be talking about
summer versus winter mining.
644
00:35:26,191 --> 00:35:28,892
In my opinion,
there's not even a comparison.
645
00:35:28,894 --> 00:35:30,460
You know...
646
00:35:34,299 --> 00:35:38,501
Summer nice, warm.
647
00:35:38,503 --> 00:35:42,839
Winter cold, hell-like,
and very miserable.
648
00:35:42,841 --> 00:35:43,940
Don't waste your time.
649
00:35:43,942 --> 00:35:46,009
Don't mortgage the house.
650
00:35:46,011 --> 00:35:47,811
There are no winners.
651
00:35:55,320 --> 00:35:58,788
The foot valve's got
a huge chunk of ice in it.
652
00:35:58,790 --> 00:35:59,923
We're in trouble.
653
00:35:59,925 --> 00:36:01,658
On the first dive of winter,
654
00:36:01,660 --> 00:36:04,294
the kellys are already
hitting a cold streak.
655
00:36:04,296 --> 00:36:07,130
The frozen!
656
00:36:07,132 --> 00:36:08,532
What did you think's
gonna happen?
657
00:36:08,534 --> 00:36:10,167
Sat in the water
for a few hours.
658
00:36:10,169 --> 00:36:14,738
No, it's when it sits
on the surface
659
00:36:14,740 --> 00:36:16,840
the elements humble you
real quick.
660
00:36:16,842 --> 00:36:18,275
You'll be humbled real fast
661
00:36:18,277 --> 00:36:20,744
as soon as you think
you can overtake the winter.
662
00:36:20,746 --> 00:36:24,181
A frozen foot valve
means no suction on the hose,
663
00:36:24,183 --> 00:36:27,617
and no suction means no chance
for any gold.
664
00:36:27,619 --> 00:36:30,120
You know what? You better
call this tonight's dive.
665
00:36:30,122 --> 00:36:32,889
We'll come tomorrow,
fine-tune it.
666
00:36:32,891 --> 00:36:34,624
I don't want
to go home yet.
667
00:36:34,626 --> 00:36:38,061
I've worked so hard
to get here.
668
00:36:38,063 --> 00:36:39,262
That's all we can do.
669
00:36:39,264 --> 00:36:41,431
What the
670
00:36:41,433 --> 00:36:44,134
it sat here all day.
671
00:36:44,136 --> 00:36:46,570
Okay, come on.
Pack it up.
672
00:36:46,572 --> 00:36:49,172
Okay, fine.
673
00:36:49,174 --> 00:36:52,275
This sucks!
We were so close.
674
00:37:01,353 --> 00:37:02,652
aah!
675
00:37:02,654 --> 00:37:05,622
Aah-ha-ha!
676
00:37:05,624 --> 00:37:08,525
Yeah, we got in the water,
but we didn't get gold.
677
00:37:08,527 --> 00:37:11,361
I'm not here to get in the
ice-cold-ass water.
678
00:37:11,363 --> 00:37:13,363
I'm here to get gold.
679
00:37:23,675 --> 00:37:25,709
Three miles west...
680
00:37:32,451 --> 00:37:35,018
oh
681
00:37:35,020 --> 00:37:36,620
there's your crack.
682
00:37:39,658 --> 00:37:41,625
This is crazy.
683
00:37:41,627 --> 00:37:44,427
This will be
the next big piece.
684
00:37:44,429 --> 00:37:46,563
Yeah.
685
00:37:46,565 --> 00:37:48,565
That's gonna break off
any second.
686
00:37:48,567 --> 00:37:51,868
That's all the way through
that pressure ridge, too.
687
00:37:51,870 --> 00:37:54,037
Yeah, it goes all the way up
through, like,
688
00:37:54,039 --> 00:37:56,673
how many feet
of hard-packed ice?
689
00:38:01,246 --> 00:38:02,712
Well, it just seems like
right now
690
00:38:02,714 --> 00:38:05,415
we're just south of this
huge crack that's opening up.
691
00:38:05,417 --> 00:38:07,617
And one good north wind,
692
00:38:07,619 --> 00:38:09,853
even this flat section of ice
is gonna
693
00:38:09,855 --> 00:38:11,087
you know, it's gonna be gone.
694
00:38:11,089 --> 00:38:12,889
It's gonna turn into
another lead.
695
00:38:15,394 --> 00:38:20,363
All of this flat area, all of
this potential 14, it's gone.
696
00:38:20,365 --> 00:38:22,198
There's cracks here.
It's about to break off.
697
00:38:22,200 --> 00:38:23,533
It's gonna go
at any second.
698
00:38:28,206 --> 00:38:30,473
It's unwise
to have gear out here.
699
00:38:30,475 --> 00:38:31,841
The amount of time
it's gonna take us
700
00:38:31,843 --> 00:38:34,144
to try and get the gear here,
701
00:38:34,146 --> 00:38:36,913
auger holes, prospect,
and then move equipment.
702
00:38:36,915 --> 00:38:39,816
By the time we do find
something, this ice is gonna
703
00:38:39,818 --> 00:38:42,085
this won't be here
next week.
704
00:38:42,087 --> 00:38:44,020
Well, this is the situation
as I see it.
705
00:38:44,022 --> 00:38:46,389
This 14
is currently open water.
706
00:38:46,391 --> 00:38:47,624
So this section
of the bering sea
707
00:38:47,626 --> 00:38:49,693
that we're in right now
we can't mine.
708
00:38:49,695 --> 00:38:53,463
I mean, 14 done.
No mining here.
709
00:38:53,465 --> 00:38:55,632
Got to find somewhere else.
710
00:38:55,634 --> 00:38:58,101
All of my best-laid plans
for ice
711
00:38:58,103 --> 00:38:59,936
has just been
completely demolished
712
00:38:59,938 --> 00:39:02,038
because we can't mine
out here on 14.
713
00:39:02,040 --> 00:39:04,674
We're gonna need to find
a new place to mine fast.
714
00:39:06,912 --> 00:39:09,979
That's it for 14, gentlemen.
715
00:39:09,981 --> 00:39:11,815
No place to mine.
716
00:39:13,752 --> 00:39:15,185
Back in nome...
717
00:39:23,428 --> 00:39:24,794
...Shawn pomrenke...
718
00:39:24,796 --> 00:39:25,962
I was a little sore.
719
00:39:25,964 --> 00:39:27,897
I have to admit,
I was a little sore.
720
00:39:27,899 --> 00:39:32,102
...Mr. Gold, is ready to weigh
the fruits of his labor
721
00:39:32,104 --> 00:39:34,771
from his first ice dive
in years.
722
00:39:34,773 --> 00:39:37,540
Gonna see
how well we did here.
723
00:39:37,542 --> 00:39:40,477
There's definitely some gold
in the pans.
724
00:39:40,479 --> 00:39:43,079
But till you get it all
cleaned up and on the scale,
725
00:39:43,081 --> 00:39:44,381
you don't know.
726
00:39:48,320 --> 00:39:51,187
Alright, I'm gonna
fire up this wheel.
727
00:39:54,092 --> 00:39:56,593
Huge haul would be
a huge confidence builder.
728
00:39:56,595 --> 00:39:59,462
Big numbers on the scale
to be a reminder
729
00:39:59,464 --> 00:40:01,798
of why they call me mr. Gold
730
00:40:01,800 --> 00:40:06,302
and have the proof that we're
going to make that $400,000.
731
00:40:06,304 --> 00:40:09,873
One step closer
to owning tomcod.
732
00:40:09,875 --> 00:40:12,108
Big chunky gold out there.
733
00:40:12,110 --> 00:40:14,244
Looks amazing.
734
00:40:17,682 --> 00:40:19,516
Not much fine.
735
00:40:22,654 --> 00:40:24,554
There's 20.
736
00:40:32,631 --> 00:40:34,998
25.20.
737
00:40:35,000 --> 00:40:40,270
25.2 ounces
is worth over $40,000.
738
00:40:40,272 --> 00:40:43,573
This is a great start
to the season.
739
00:40:43,575 --> 00:40:45,341
Feels good to see some gold.
740
00:40:45,343 --> 00:40:49,145
And the tomcod
might well be within his grasp.
741
00:40:49,147 --> 00:40:51,014
This is awesome.
I went back down there,
742
00:40:51,016 --> 00:40:53,016
kicked ass
right out of the gate.
743
00:40:53,018 --> 00:40:54,717
Hell of a way
to start the season.
744
00:40:54,719 --> 00:40:57,153
Now we just have to
keep it going.
745
00:40:57,155 --> 00:41:00,290
It's like a big old
gold burrito.
746
00:41:02,894 --> 00:41:06,029
Fits in there just perfect.
747
00:41:06,031 --> 00:41:07,831
Time to go get some more.
748
00:41:10,402 --> 00:41:11,701
Shawn's first dive
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