All language subtitles for Gold.Rush.Parkers.Trail.S02E02.Welcome.to.the.Jungle.1080p.AMZN.WEB-DL.DDP2.0.H.264-NTb

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WE HAVE
TWO OPTIONS, RIGHT?

WE GO BACK THE WAY WE CAME,
OR WE GET ACROSS THIS.

I AIN'T [BLEEP]
GETTING IN THERE.

Karla:
JACKSON SAID IT WAS CROSSABLE.

SOUNDS LIKE JACKSON
WAS FULL OF [BLEEP].

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-HOW YOU DOING, PARKER?
-YEAH, GOOD.

ALL RIGHT, HERE WE GO.

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ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?!

I THINK MY PACK'S
FILLED WITH WATER.

Sam: WHERE IS HE?

RICK!

RICK!

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Parker: GETTING UNDERWAY
TO THE GOLD FIELDS OF GUYANA.

LOOK AT THAT THING.

MASSIVE DREDGE
IN THE MIDDLE OF A RIVER.

IT'S OUR FIRST GOLD FROM GUYANA.

Sam: GUYANA GOLD.

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Sam: WE'LL BE WEARING THESE
CAMERAS ALL THE TIME.

Parker: I WOULDN'T WANT TO DO
IT WITH ANYBODY ELSE.

I'M GLAD
YOU GUYS ARE HERE.

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Rick: THIS IS THE MOST REMOTE
I'VE EVER BEEN IN MY LIFE.

THE [BLEEP] IS THAT.

I HATE PUKING MORE THAN
JUST ABOUT ANYTHING.

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Sam: MATE, WE'RE FLOODING HERE,
SAVE WHATEVER YOU CAN.

HOLY [BLEEP]

IT'S AMAZING JUST HOW MUCH...
LIKE...TREES THERE ARE.

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Sam:
IT BEGINS GENTLEMEN.

OH, IT BEGINS.

WE GOT A SCHNABEL
AT THE CONTROLS.

I'M SO JAMMED
IN HERE, THOUGH.

I HAVE NOTHING --
NOTHING BUT LEG ROOM.

YEAH, WHATEVER, KARLA.

GETTING UNDER WAY HERE
TO THE GOLD FIELDS OF GUYANA.

ALL RIGHT,
WE'RE GOOD TO ROCK.

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UNBELIEVABLE.

Narrator: THIS OFF-SEASON,
PARKER SCHNABEL

IS ON A SIX-WEEK MISSION TO
FOLLOW A MODERN-DAY GOLD RUSH.

THIS IS [BLEEP] UNREAL.

Narrator: LAST YEAR,
GUYANA IN SOUTH AMERICA

PRODUCED AROUND
$800 MILLION WORTH OF GOLD --

NINE TIMES AS MUCH AS THE YUKON.

Parker: OUR MINING SEASON
IN THE YUKON IS ONLY SIX MONTHS,

SO I'M ALWAYS LOOKING
FOR ANOTHER ADVENTURE.

WE'RE GONNA SEE WHAT GOLD
MINING IN GUYANA'S ALL ABOUT.

AND WE'RE GONNA FIND SOME GOLD.

Narrator: BUT JUNGLE MINING
MEANS TAKING ON

ONE OF THE TOUGHEST ENVIRONMENTS
ON THE PLANET.

Parker: WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO
DEAL WITH JUST SKELETON CREW,

NO FANCY EQUIPMENT,
JUST LEARN FROM THE LOCALS,

AND GET DOWN AND DIRTY.

AND WE'RE GONNA GET MALARIA!

AND DENGUE FEVER!

WATERFALLS -- MY GOD.

[ LAUGHS ]

IT'S LIKE YOU'RE FLYING
THROUGH JURASSIC PARK.

Narrator:
TO HELP HIM MINE A JUNGLE CLAIM,

PARKER'S BRINGING ALONG
TRUSTED WINGMAN RICK NESS.

I WILL BE [BLEEP]
AFTER A SEASON OF MINING.

WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO IS JUST
GO HOME AND GET SOME SLEEP,

REST UP FOR THE WINTER,
BUT I ALWAYS END UP

GETTING TALKED INTO DOING JUST
THE OPPOSITE OF THAT, USUALLY,

LATELY, IT SEEMS LIKE.

Narrator:
TO KEEP THEM ALIVE, KARLA ANN.

Karla: THE BOYS ARE
A BUNCH OF DITCH PIGS,

BUT, YOU KNOW,
I CAN HANDLE IMMATURE MEN,

I'VE HANDLED THEM
MY WHOLE LIFE.

BUT THIS IS A WHOLE
NEW BALL GAME.

THIS JUNGLE WILL EAT
YOU UP IN A SECOND

IF YOU DON'T RESPECT IT.

Narrator: AND TO RECORD
THE WHOLE EXPEDITION,

IRISH FILMMAKER SAM BROWN.

Sam: WHEN I WAS FILMING
ON "GOLD RUSH,"

I GOT TO SEE PARKER GROW FROM
A SPOTTY, LITTLE 15-YEAR-OLD

INTO A SPOTTY
22-YEAR-OLD WHO IS

ANNOYINGLY NOW BIGGER THAN ME.

PEOPLE DO CRAZY THINGS FOR GOLD,
AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO.

WE'RE GONNA GO TO
THE ENDS OF THE EARTH

TO, LIKE, ONE OF THE MOST
REMOTE PLACES I'VE EVER BEEN

IN MY LIFE AND LOOK
FOR SHINY STUFF IN THE GROUND.

WE DEFINITELY CAME TO THE RIGHT
PLACE FOR AN ADVENTURE.

Narrator: FROM GEORGETOWN,
THE CAPITAL OF GUYANA,

PARKER AND CREW ARE FLYING
INTO THE DENSE RAINFOREST

OF THE GOLD BELT AND THE
FRONTIER MINING TOWN OF MAHDIA.

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SOMEBODY KNOWS WHERE
WE'RE GOING, I GUESS.

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I FEEL LIKE A LOCAL.

[ CHUCKLES ]

WELL, WE'RE IN IT NOW.

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Rick:
WE'RE NOT IN KANSAS ANYMORE.

Parker: THIS IS LIKE THE JUNGLE
EQUIVALENT OF DAWSON CITY

BUT A HUNDRED YEARS AGO.

IT'S KIND OF LIKE
THE WILD WEST.

Narrator:
MAHDIA IS A FRONTIER BOOM TOWN,

WHERE LOCAL MINERS COME
AFTER MONTHS IN THE JUNGLE

TO SPEND
THEIR HARD EARNED GOLD

ON WOMEN, GAMBLING, AND ALCOHOL.

Sam: SO, ALL RIGHT,
PARKER, PLAN OF ATTACK --

WHAT DO YOU FANCY
DOING TONIGHT?

Parker:
WELL, IF WE CAN FIND SOME LOCAL

WHO KNOWS WHERE
TODD HOFFMAN MINED

AND WHAT HE DID RIGHT OR WRONG,
THAT'S A START.

IF IT'S ANYTHING LIKE DAWSON,
THAT'LL BE IN A BAR.

Narrator: FOUR YEARS AGO,
TODD HOFFMAN CAME TO GUYANA

ON THE HUNT
FOR SOUTH AMERICAN GOLD.

THIS COULD REALLY
TURN INTO A NIGHTMARE.

BUT IN AN ENTIRE SEASON,
HE FOUND JUST TWO OUNCES

WORTH LESS THAN $3,000.

Parker: THERE'S A WAY OF GETTING
GOLD OUT OF THE GROUND

THAT ISN'T
THE TODD HOFFMAN WAY.

THIS IS IT?Sam: THIS IS IT.

AND I'M SURE
THERE'LL BE PEOPLE HERE

WHO REMEMBER THE HOFFMANS.

Parker: IT'S A GOOD THING
EVERYBODY SPEAKS ENGLISH HERE.

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HEY, DO ANY OF YOU GUYS KNOW
A GUY NAMED TODD HOFFMAN?

OH, THESE GUYS.

I'M PARKER.

YEAH, HAVE A SEAT.

NICE TO MEET YOU.

HOW YOU DOING,
MAN? RICK.

WE'RE TRYING TO FIND
WHERE TODD HOFFMAN,

AMERICAN DUDE,
WHERE HE WAS MINING.

YOU DO?

WE'RE TRYING TO DO
SOME GOLD MINING,

AND, YOU KNOW, WE DECIDED
THAT WHERE TODD HOFFMAN

WAS MINING AT IS KIND OF
WHERE WE'RE GOING TO START.

WE'RE JUST TRYING TO
GET SOME INFORMATION

ABOUT HOW TO GET THERE.

UNH-UNH.
NEVER SEEN ONE.

THE FISH WITH THE TEETH
YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT?

[ LAUGHS ]

NO, I DON'T KNOW.
I'VE NEVER BEEN HERE BEFORE.

YEAH, WE DON'T KNOW
A WHOLE LOT RIGHT NOW.

AND WHAT IF WE WANTED TO
START HEADING OUT THERE

WITHOUT A LOCAL GUIDE.

WHAT THE [BLEEP]?

YOU KNOW WE'RE ALL GEARED
UP TO LIVE IN THE JUNGLE,

LET'S GO BEAT
TO THE WOODS AND PROSPECT.

HOLD ON.
I'VE GOT A MAP.

Karla: WHAT'S AMATUK?

A WATERFALL?

PLEASURE MEETING YOU.
THANK YOU.

-THANKS SO MUCH, MAN.
-THANKS, MAN.

I'M NOT SITTING AROUND MAHDIA
WAITING FOR JACKSON

SO HE CAN HOLD OUR HAND
TO WHERE TODD HOFFMAN

WAS MINING THE GOLD FIELDS.

YOU KNOW,
IT CAN'T BE THAT DIFFICULT.

TYPICAL PARKER DOESN'T WANT
TO WAIT A COUPLE OF DAYS

TO DO THINGS RIGHT.

SO, MORE THAN LIKELY,
WE'RE GOING TO GO HEADLONG

INTO THE [BLEEP]
JUNGLE THAT NONE OF US

KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT WITHOUT
ANY KIND OF SUPPORT,

YOU KNOW, AND IT'S UH...

IT'S A PLAN.

Narrator:
JACKSON'S TRAIL STARTS

WITH A FOUR-MILE BOAT JOURNEY
UP THE POTARO RIVER

TO TWO MOUTH CREEK.

THE CREW WILL THEN
FACE A FIVE-MILE TREK

OF DEEP UNCHARTED JUNGLE
TO REACH AMATUK FALLS.

IF THE WATER LEVELS
ARE LOW ENOUGH TO CROSS,

IT'S ANOTHER THREE MILE HIKE
TO THE GOLD FIELDS OF UEWANG

AND TODD'S CLAIM.

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OH, YEAH!
READY.

Narrator:
PARKER, RICK, KARLA, AND SAM

FOLLOW IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF
THOUSANDS OF GUYANESE MINERS.

WHO TAKE ON VENOMOUS SPIDERS
AND SNAKES

ALONGSIDE JAGUARS,
PIRANHAS, AND CAIMAN

TO SEARCH FOR GOLD
IN THE UNCHARTED JUNGLE.

IS THIS AS FAR
AS WE CAN GO?

GOTCHA.

TWO OR THREE DAYS
TO AMATUK.

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-I GOT THIS, BOYS.
-YEAH, THANKS.

Rick: DON'T FORGET TO TELL
THE SEARCH PARTY

WHERE YOU
DROPPED US OFF.

YEAH. YEAH.

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IT'S AMAZING JUST HOW MUCH...
LIKE...TREES THERE ARE.

YOU CAN'T SEE MORE
THAN ABOUT 50 FEET.

Narrator: THEIR FIRST TARGET
IS AMATUK FALLS FIVE MILES WEST.

WITH NO TRAILS,
THE CREW'LL SPEND TWO DAYS

HACKING THEIR WAY
THROUGH THE VIRGIN JUNGLE.

Karla:
SO, YOU WANT TO KNOW DIRECTION?

I BELIEVE THAT WAY.

Narrator: A FILM CREW WILL
FOLLOW AT A DISTANCE,

BUT THE TREK WILL BE CAUGHT
ON SAM'S HANDHELD CAMERA

AND THE MINI CAMS
ON THEIR CHESTS.

300 POUNDS,
MARCHING THROUGH THE JUNGLE --

VERY NICE.

NOT VERY NICE.

GET THIS [BLEEP]
NIGHTMARE OVER WITH.

I'VE FILMED IN JUNGLES FOR YEARS

AND I'VE SEEN A LOT
OF BIG MACHO GUYS

JUST FALL APART.

PARKER WANTS TO TEST HIMSELF.

HE WANTS TO GET OUTSIDE
HIS COMFORT ZONE,

AND I THINK HE'S COME
TO THE RIGHT PLACE FOR THAT.

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THIS IS GONNA BE
SOME SLOW GOING.

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[ HOOTING ]

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PRETTY DENSE.

THANKS.

Karla: OOH, A BEACH.

Sam:
YOU GONNA HAVE A LITTLE PAN?

THIS IS MY FIRST PAN
OF GUYANA OF DIRT.

Narrator:
JUST LIKE IN THE KLONDIKE,

CREEK BEDS ARE WHERE PARKER
IS MOST LIKELY TO FIND GOLD.

Rick:
MAYBE IF YOU FIND LOADS OF GOLD,

WE DON'T NEED TO DO THE TREK,
AND WE CAN JUST MINE HERE.

NOTHING.

Karla:
WELL LET'S KEEP MOVING THEN.

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JUST SWEATING BUCKETS.

WE'RE LOSING LIGHT.

AGAIN, WE NEED
TO SET UP CAMP ASAP.

SHOULD WE
JUST CAMP HERE?

YEAH.

I MEAN THE CREEK'S
RIGHT HERE ISN'T IT?

Karla: YEAH.

Sam:
HOW FAR DO WE THINK WE CAME?

-A "K."
-HALF A MILE.

Karla:
LESS THAN A "K."

I THINK
THAT'S FAKE NEWS.

SOUNDS LIKE
FAKE NEWS TO ME.

I DON'T WANT
TO BELIEVE IT EITHER.

[BLEEP] PATHETIC.

WE'LL NEVER
MAKE IT ANYWHERE.

PRESUMABLY, WE WILL LEARN
TO SUCK AT THIS LESS.

I DON'T KNOW.
MIGHT JUST SUCK FOR A LONG TIME.

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WE'RE SUPER TIRED, SWEATY,
USED UP A DAYS WORTH OF FOOD,

MADE A DISTANCE YOU COULD
WALK IN ABOUT 20 MINUTES,

AND, YEAH, GREAT DAY.

FIRE GOING?

RICK'S GOT THE ONLY CHAIR,
YOU [BLEEP].

I CARRIED IT, THOUGH.

I'LL KILL HIM
FOR THAT CHAIR.

Karla:
OH, LOOK AT THAT BIG ONE.

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IT'S JUST RIGHT THERE.

Sam: I KNOW.
I SEE IT. I SEE IT.

Parker:
GOD, AS SOON AS YOU SEE IT,

IT'S LIKE
HOW DID YOU NOTSEE IT.

I MEAN,
THEY'LL KILL YOU RIGHT?

Narrator:
THE GUYANESE RAINFOREST IS HOME

TO THREE OF THE WORLD'S
MOST DEADLY SPIDERS,

AND THE CREW HAVE NO WAY
OF IDENTIFYING ONE FROM ANOTHER.

Rick:
OH, THAT IS A BIG BOY.

I'M NOT ASHAMED TO ADMIT IT.
THE [BLEEP] SPIDERS

ARE [BLEEP] SCARING
THE HELL OUT OF ME.

OH, GOD. THERE'S ANOTHER
GIANT ONE OVER HERE.

MY SKIN IS CRAWLING.

I SAY BURN IT ALL DOWN.

[ LAUGHS ]
BURN IT ALL DOWN.

Karla:
ALL RIGHT, GOOD LUCK.

BURN ALL THIS DOWN.

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THERE'S SOMETHING --
EYES LOOKING BACK AT US.

Sam: FOUR LEGS.I DON'T SEE ANY LEGS.

I SEE LEGS, MAN.

AH! AH!

[ BOTH LAUGH ]

SHOULD WE
GO CHECK IT OUT?

YEAH. YOU GO FIRST.

[ LAUGHS ]

I'M SCARED AS [BLEEP].

OH, NO,
IT'S A BIG [BLEEP] TOAD.

IT IS [BLEEP] HUGE.

SIZE OF A GRAPEFRUIT.

WE ARE PROPERLY
IN FREAK OUT MODE,

THERE'S BEEN SPIDERS
EVERYWHERE.

THIS EYE OUT HERE
STARING AT ME.

[ CHUCKLES ]

IT'S A TOAD.

BUT I'M SURE
IT'LL KILL YOU, TOO.

WE ARE
IN OVER OUR HEADS.

[ LAUGHS ]

OHH!

Narrator: UP AHEAD THIS SEASON
ON "PARKER'S TRAIL."

I WANT A GOLD NUGGET
ABOUT THIS BIG.

OOH, PROSPECTING
GUYANA STYLE.

Rick: PARKER!

LOOK AT THAT!

Sam: I DO BELIEVE WE'VE
FOUND SOME GOLD.

WE'RE IN THE MONEY.

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NO SPIDERS IN THERE.

Narrator: PARKER SCHNABEL
AND FRIENDS RICK, KARLA, AND SAM

ARE ON THE TRAIL
OF A MODERN-DAY GOLD RUSH,

TREKKING TO THE REMOTE
GOLD FIELDS OF UEWANG, GUYANA,

TO STAKE A CLAIM.

I CAN'T BELIEVE I CAN
SLEEP IN A HAMMOCK.

DAY ONE WAS PRETTY BAD,

AND DAY TWO IS STARTING OUT
PRETTY DAMN BAD, TOO.

I FEEL LIKE MY STOMACH'S JUST
TIED IN A BIG [BLEEP] KNOT.

MY GOAL FOR TODAY IS
JUST MAKE SOME MILES,

GET TO CAMP, SET UP BEFORE
DARK -- IT'S THE BASICS RIGHT?

WE'LL SEE HOW THAT GOES.
THAT SOUNDS EASY.

Narrator: WITH JUST HALF A MILE
UNDER THEIR BELT,

THEY KNOW FACE AN INTENSE
TWO-DAY JUNGLE TREK

TO AMATUK FALLS
BEFORE THEY CROSS THE RIVER

AND MAKE THE FINAL PUSH
TO UEWANG.

BUT THERE'S ALREADY
A ROAD BLOCK.

Sam:
TODAY, PARKER'S WOKEN UP,

AND HE HASN'T
REALLY BEEN ABLE TO EAT,

SO IT'S A LITTLE BIT
OF A CONCERN.

WE NEED TO MAKE
SOME PROGRESS TODAY,

IF TODAY'S ANOTHER BUST
LIKE YESTERDAY,

I THINK MORALE WILL
REALLY START TO SUFFER.

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I REALLY DON'T FEEL GOOD.

MM.

MIGHT DO BETTER ONCE WE'RE
WALKING, BUT KIND OF DOUBT IT.

[ BELCHES ]

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[ COUGHS ]

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DUDE, I'M SORRY.
THROWING UP'S THE WORST.

Sam:
ARE YOU HAVING STOMACH CRAMPS?

YEAH, BAD.

REALLY [BLEEP] BAD.

LIKE, WORST
I'VE EVER HAD.

Narrator:
THE JUNGLE IS THE PERFECT
BREEDING GROUND FOR DISEASE.

LOCAL MINERS REGULARLY FALL SICK

WITH GIARDIA,
DENGUE FEVER, AND MALARIA.

Rick: YEAH, PARKER'S NOT
IN GOOD SHAPE AT ALL.

IF YOU LET HIM TRY
AND PUSH HIMSELF,

WE'RE GONNA END UP
IN A WORSE SPOT.

WE'RE GONNA END UP
FARTHER BEHIND.

WE JUST GOT TO RIDE IT OUT.

I HATE PUKING MORE THAN
JUST ABOUT ANYTHING.

HEY, I DON'T THINK
YOU SHOULD GO ANYWHERE.

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Sam: WE'VE GIVEN HIM
SOME ANTIBIOTICS,

BUT HE HASN'T BEEN
ABLE TO HOLD THEM DOWN.

WE'RE ALL TRYING
TO STAY POSITIVE,

BUT WORST-CASE SCENARIO, IF
PARKER'S GOT SOMETHING SERIOUS,

THIS ADVENTURE COULD BE OVER
BEFORE IT'S EVEN STARTED.

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GOOD NIGHT, KARLA.NIGHT!

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[ THUNDER RUMBLES ]

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IT'S 5:30 IN THE MORNING.

IT'S BEEN RAINING ALL NIGHT,

AND THE CREEK
THAT WE'VE CAMPED NEXT TO

HAS COMPLETELY FLOODED.

PARKER? PARKER?

Parker: WHAT?

DUDE, THE CREEK HAS
BURST IT'S BANKS,

IT'S RISEN ABOUT
SIX OR SEVEN FEET.

DID IT RAIN
ALL NIGHT?

YEAH, MAN, YOU'RE STUFF'S
JUST ABOUT TO WASH AWAY.

[BLEEP] CRAZY.

TRY TO KEEP YOUR HAMMOCK
AS DRY AS YOU CAN.

HEY, RICK!Rick: YEAH?

MATE, WE'RE FLOODING HERE.
SAVE WHATEVER YOU CAN.

[BLEEP]

I'VE NEVER EXPERIENCED
RAIN LIKE THIS.

HOLY [BLEEP].

IT'S STILL RISING?

ANYTHING THAT WE LEFT ON
THE GROUND IS [BLEEP] GONE.

MY ASS WAS COLD.
I REMEMBER THINKING, LIKE,

"THAT'S KIND OF
NICE FOR A CHANGE.

LIKE, MY ASS IS COLD
IN THE MORNING?

LIKE, I COULD GET USED TO THAT
INSTEAD OF SWEATING."

NO, IT WAS MY ASS WAS WET.

WE'LL HAVE TO GO DUCK DIVING
FOR THESE COOKING POTS.

Sam: THESE WHOLE PANS.

WE'LL MAYBE STICK
THOSE UP BY KARLA'S?

YEP.

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WE'LL JUST HAVE TO GET OUT,
GO TO HIGH GROUND.

YES!

YOU KNOW, WE'RE SLOWLY
PICKING STUFF UP,

I THOUGHT I LOST THIS.

YOU KNOW WHERE IT'S
NOT FLOODING RIGHT NOW?

UNDERNEATH MY [BLEEP] COUCH
IN MY LIVING ROOM

WHERE I SHOULD BE.

WITH A [BLEEP] COLD BEER
IN MY HAND

LAUGHING AT NERDS LIKE US
TRYING TO MAKE THEIR WAY

THROUGH A [BLEEP] JUNGLE
LIKE A BUNCH OF IDIOTS.

Narrator: THE CREW AREN'T THE
ONLY ONES TRYING TO KEEP DRY.

SEE THIS BAD BOY HERE,

IT'S AS BIG AS MY HAND.

AND THERE'S WHAT
LOOKS LIKE A TARANTULA

JUST UP THERE, AS WELL.

IT JUST CAN'T GET ANY
[BLEEP] WORSE RIGHT NOW.

Parker: HOLY [BLEEP].

Rick:
THAT IS A [BLEEP] BIG ONE.

LETS JUST
GET UP TOP THERE.

[ BURPS ]

WE'LL THROUGH THAT WAY.

JUST BE CAREFUL WHERE
YOU PUT YOUR FEET.

NICE AND SLOW AND STEADY
AND STICK TOGETHER.

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THE JUNGLE JUST KEEPS JUST
CHUCKING PUNCHES AT US,

I THINK EVERYONE IS
PRETTY MENTALLY DRAINED.

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BRUTAL.

YEP. I HAVE TO SEE IF
MY CAMERA SURVIVED.

I HAVE TO SAY THAT'S
PROBABLY THE MOST...

[BLEEP] UP THING
I'VE EVER WOKE UP TO.

IF I REALLY THINK ABOUT IT,
I CAN'T NAME ANYTHING WEIRDER

THAT I'VE WOKEN UP TO.

BEING UNDER [BLEEP] WATER.

[ CHUCKLING ]

I WILL SAY THAT
WITH CONFIDENCE.

FOR ME IT'S BEEN
[BLEEP] MISERABLE.

NOT IN A LIKE "HA, HA, FUNNY"
MISERABLE KIND OF WAY,

LIKE IN A "PUKING AND
[BLEEP] YOURSELF STUPID,

LOST IN THE JUNGLE,

WAKE UP IN A FLOOD"
MISERABLE.

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IT'S ACTUALLY QUITE IMPRESSIVE,
THE AMOUNT OF [BLEEP]

THAT CAN GO WRONG
IN THREE DAYS.

LIKE WE REALLY
[BLEEP] NAILED THAT.

I DON'T THINK WE COULD HAVE
PLANNED A BETTER DISASTER.

DO YOU FEEL STRONG
ENOUGH TO, LIKE,

TREK TWO OR THREE
MORE DAYS?

YEAH, I DO.
I DO.

SO, WE SHOULD
HIT THE ROAD.

WE'RE BURNING DAYLIGHT.YEAH.

-LET'S BURN DAYLIGHT WALKING.
-LET'S DO IT.

♪♪

Narrator: IT'S STILL FOUR MILES
TO AMATUK FALLS,

AND NOW THE RIVER'S
BURST IT'S BANKS.

THE FLOODED ROUTE HAS THE ADDED
RISK OF CAIMAN AND PIRANHA.

IF WE CAN'T SEE
WHAT'S IN THE WATER,

WE MIGHT WANT TO THINK
ABOUT HAVING A STICK.

♪♪

THE [BLEEP] IS THAT?

♪♪

CANNONBALL!

♪♪

♪♪

-WHOA!
-LOOK AT THAT THING.

-WHOA.
-HOLY [BLEEP] THAT.

Parker: IT'S A MASSIVE DREDGE
IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RIVER.

JUST PARKED UP IN
THE MIDDLE OF A CREEK

IN THE MIDDLE
OF NO WHERE?

BIG OL' SET UP.

THERE IS MORE LIFE
IN THIS JUNGLE.

♪♪

Parker: IT'S A MASSIVE DREDGE IN
THE MIDDLE OF THE RIVER.

I THINK WE'RE STANDING
ON IT'S TAIL LINKS.

Narrator: ON A MISSION TO LEARN
HOW TO MINE GOLD IN GUYANA,

PARKER SCHNABEL AND CREW STUMBLE
ACROSS A 250-TON RIVER DREDGE.

Parker:
WE SHOULD GO CHECK IT OUT.

[BLEEP] YEAH.

IT'S THEIR FIRST
SIGN OF CIVILIZATION IN DAYS

AND THEIR FIRST CHANCE
TO SEE GUYANESE GOLD MINING.

YEAH, HE SAID
WE CAN COME ON.

♪♪

HOW'S IT GOING?

WELCOME.

I'M PARKER.HOW ARE YOU? PYTHON.

RICK.
GOOD TO MEET YOU.

THIS IS [BLEEP] AWESOME.

LOOK AT THAT THING.

♪♪

AFTER THREE DAYS OF TORMENT,

WE FIND A LITTLE PIECE
OF GOLD-MINING HEAVEN

IN THE MIDDLE OF THE JUNGLE.

AND IT'S GOT A KITCHEN!

HI! RICK.

NICE TO MEET YOU.

HOW ARE YOU DOING?
I'M, PARKER.

NICE TO MEET YOU, TOO.

YOU WATCH "GOLD RUSH"?
THAT'S CRAZY.

NEVER WOULD HAVE THOUGHT
THAT WAY OUT HERE

IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE.

YEAH.
WHAT WAS YOUR NAME?

SEAN? AND YOU?

LESTER.
NICE TO MEET YOU GUYS.

I HOPE IT'S ALL RIGHT
THAT WE'RE HERE?

Narrator: DREDGES LIKE THESE
ARE BROKEN DOWN

AND MOVED SO THEY CAN REACH

THE MOST REMOTE
JUNGLE LOCATIONS.

IT'S THE SAME PRINCIPLE AS
THE DREDGES IN THE YUKON.

JUST IT'S SUCKING
THE MATERIAL UP

RATHER THAN USING
BUCKET LINES, RIGHT?

TONY'S DREDGE IS
PRETTY EFFICIENT,

THIS IS A STEP WAY ABOVE THAT.

Narrator:
THIS GUYANESE SUCTION DREDGE

USES AN UNDERWATER
ROTATING DRILL HEAD

TO DIG UP GOLD-RICH DIRT.

THE MIX OF DIRT WATER AND
GOLD FLOWS UP A 100-FOOT PIPE

THROUGH A MASSIVE SUCTION PUMP

TO REACH THE VERY TOP
OF THE DREDGE.

IT THEN CASCADES
THROUGH A SERIES OF SLEW SPOTS

WHERE THE HEAVIEST ELEMENT,
THE FINE GOLD,

EVENTUALLY SETTLES INTO MATS.

DEFINITELY A COOL SET UP.

A VERY COOL SET UP.

SOMEBODY PUT A LOT
OF ENGINEERING INTO THIS THING.

OKAY, I'LL
GO TELL THEM.

OKAY, I'VE TALKED TO ANNA,
AND WE CAN STAY FOR DINNER.

WE CAN SPEND THE NIGHT

IN EXCHANGE
FOR US HELPING OUT TOMORROW,

THEY'RE DOING
A CLEAN UP,

SO, WE GOT TO HELP OUT
WITH THAT. YOU GUYS INTO THAT?

[BLEEP] YEAH.

YOU WANT
CHICKEN OR BEEF?

WHAT?! BOTH!

YAY! INVITED
FOR DINNER! YES!

♪♪

WE'RE GONNA GET
A HOME-COOKED MEAL TONIGHT.

I'LL BE A SLAVE
FOR 12 HOURS FOR THAT.

OH, MY GOD.

Sam:
WHAT DO YOU SEE RICK?

MEAT.

I SEE HOT FOOD.

COLD WATER.

I'M SO EXCITED RIGHT NOW,
IT'S RIDICULOUS.

THANK YOU.

YEAH!

♪♪

Parker: THE LAST WEEK'S BEEN
ROUGH, BUT THIS HAS ME PUMPED.

I KNOW WE HAVE TO
WORK TOMORROW,

BUT THIS ALMOST
FEELS LIKE A BREAK.

I KNOW.

AND I WOULDN'T WANT TO DO IT
WITH ANYBODY ELSE.

I'M GLAD
YOU GUYS ARE HERE.

YEAH, BUDDY.

HEY, PARKER.

♪♪

[ LAUGHS ]

YOU JUST DID WHAT I'VE DREAMED
OF DOING FOR SIX YEARS.

YOU [BLEEP].

I LOVE IT!

♪♪

♪♪

WE SHOULD PROBABLY GO EARN
OUR NIGHTS SLEEP

AND OUR MEAL, HUH?

Narrator:
EVERY 20 HOURS, THE DREDGE
SHUTS DOWN FOR A CLEAN UP.

THE FASTER
THEY CAN GET THE GOLD,

THE SOONER THEY CAN GET BACK
TO MINING MORE.

OH, WELL, ALL THESE MATS ARE
GONNA GET WASHED INTO HERE,

AND THEN IT LOOKS LIKE
THEIR CLEAN UP GOES THROUGH,

LIKE, MORE RIPPLES,
MORE SLEW BOXES.

Sam:
IT'S PRETTY ELABORATE.

IT IS PRETTY ELABORATE.

♪♪

Parker:
SHOULD BE ABLE TO SEE THE GOLD.

OH, YEAH,
THERE'S GOLD IN THERE.

♪♪

INGENIOUS USES FOR TIRES.

AND LIKE OUR PREWASH, THEY GET
GOLD STUCK IN THE CRACKS, TOO.

SEE THAT?

Narrator: THE RECYCLED TIRES
PROTECT THE PREWASH,

BUT ALSO ACT AS
AN EFFECTIVE GOLD TRAP.

IT'S THE FIRST COUPLE
PIECES OF GOLD I'VE SEEN

SINCE GETTING TO GUYANA.

ALL RIGHT,
LET'S FINISH THIS OFF.

♪♪

RIGHT NOW, WE JUST
GOT THE FINAL CONCENTRATE,

AND HE'S JUST GONNA GET
THE GOLD OUT OF IT,

AND THEN THEY SMELT IT
RIGHT HERE ON BOARD.

Narrator: ANDERS IS THE SKIPPER
OF THE DREDGE.

HE'S THE ONLY ONE ALLOWED TO
SEPARATE THE FINAL CONCENTRATE

AND SMELT IT AT NEARLY
2000 DEGREES TO PURIFY THE GOLD.

I'VE NEVER SEEN GOLD
POURED ON A BOAT.

THERE'S A NICE
LITTLE LOAF IN THERE.

Rick: YEAH. YEAH.

♪♪

LOOK AT THAT.

THAT'S OUR FIRST
GOLD FROM GUYANA.

GUYANA GOLD.

Narrator: THE DREDGE RUNS
50 YARDS OF DIRT AN HOUR,

MAKING AROUND EIGHT
OUNCES OF GOLD EACH DAY.

TODD GOT
ABOUT THAT MUCH.

[ PARKER LAUGHS ]

Sam: I'D BE HAPPY IF WE COULD DO
SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

THAT'S COOL.

MAKES ME PRETTY EXCITED
TO FIND SOME OF OUR OWN.

WE SHOULD PROBABLY CATCH A RIDE
OVER TO THE SHORE

AND KEPT IT ON,
HOOKING.

BETTER NOT FORGET
TO GIVE THAT BACK.

-THANK YOU SO MUCH.
-HEY, THANK YOU.

BYE.

♪♪

BACK TO THE JUNGLE,
RICK.

I DON'T WANT TO GO
BACK TO THE JUNGLE.

♪♪

Parker:
NOW LET'S GO FIND SOME GOLD.

♪♪

Parker: ALL RIGHT,
LET'S GO FIND SOME GOLD.

Narrator: IN PARKER'S
OFF-SEASON, HE AND HIS CREW

ARE TREKKING TO THE REMOTE
GOLD FIELDS OF GUYANA...

WHERE DOES IT
GET SLIPPERY?

Karla: THE TOP THERE.OH, YEAH.

...WHERE THEY PLAN
TO LEARN HOW TO MINE

THE GUYANESE WAY
AND STAKE THEIR OWN CLAIM.

Sam: GETTING THE HANG
OF THIS NAVIGATING, KARLA.

A LITTLE BIT.

DEFINITELY THE HARDEST
NAVIGATING I'VE EVER HAD TO DO.

REALLY?
OH, YEAH, MAN.

♪♪

Rick:
IS THAT A GIANT, LIKE,
SPIDER'S WEB THING UP THERE?

LOOK AT THAT.
OH, YEAH.

IN THE LIGHT
UP THERE?

Parker: THAT IS THE MOTHER
OF ALL SPIDER'S WEBS.

HOLY [BLEEP].

WHAT IS THAT THING TRYING
TO TRAP, A [BLEEP] JAGUAR?

THAT'S DISGUSTING.

Narrator:
MEGA-WEBS SUCH AS THESE

CAN CONTAIN
TENS OF THOUSANDS OF SPIDERS

ALL WORKING TOGETHER
TO CAPTURE PREY.

[ PARKER
MAKING NOISES ]

SHUT UP.

♪♪

SOUNDS LIKE WE'RE PRETTY
CLOSE TO THE RIVER.

I CAN HEAR IT, ANYWAY.

-YEAH, IT LOOKS LIKE
-IT'S MOVING [BLEEP] FAST.

♪♪

Parker:
WHAT THE [BLEEP] IS THIS?

OH, MY [BLEEP].

I THOUGHT YOU SAID THERE
WAS A [BLEEP] CROSSING HERE.

IS THERE A BRIDGE
THAT I'M MISSING?

Narrator: THE RECENT RAINS HAVE
TURNED AMATUK FALLS

INTO A RAGING TORRENT.

GUYANA'S GOLD FIELDS LIE
ON THE OTHER SIDE.

Karla:
WHAT THE [BLEEP].

JACKSON SAID
IT WAS CROSSABLE.

SOUNDS LIKE JACKSON
WAS FULL OF [BLEEP].

YEAH, HE DIDN'T SAY
THEY WERE CROSSABLE,

HE SAID THEY WERE
[BLEEP] CROSSING.

WE EITHER CROSS THIS NOW
OR WE CROSS TOMORROW MORNING.

CROSS WHERE?
CROSS WHAT?

I'M NOT [BLEEP] GETTING
IN THERE.

LOOKS LIKE A [BLEEP]
DEAD END TO ME.

WE HAVE TWO OPTIONS,
RIGHT?

WE GO BACK THE WAY WE CAME,
OR WE GET ACROSS THIS.

YOU GUYS WANT TO DO
THE HIKE BACK THREE DAYS AGAIN?

Sam:
ABSOLUTELY NOT.

YOU GUYS ALL HAVE
YOUR BIG DRY BAGS, RIGHT?

WELL, I'M MORE
THINKING GET AIR IN IT,

USE IT
AS A FLOTATION DEVICE.

WELL, WE'RE
BURNING DAYLIGHT.

WHAT'S THE WORST
THAT CAN HAPPEN?

YEAH, LET'S
GET OUR BAGS SET UP

AND AT LEAST TEST IT OUT
IN THE WATER.

Narrator:
SURVIVAL EXPERT KARLA

WANTS TO TRAP AIR
IN THEIR DRY BAGS

TO CREATE FLOTATION AIDS
THAT'LL KEEP THEM FROM DROWNING.

I THINK IT'LL WORK,
SO, YEAH.

YOU GUYS JUST WANT AS MUCH AIR
AS POSSIBLE, RIGHT,

IN EVERY SINGLE
DRY BAG.

DO YOU KNOW WHAT
YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT?

YEAH, SOMETIMES I DO...

IF YOU'RE ABLE TO LISTEN.

THAT'S A WHOLE
'NOTHER STORY.

Rick:
YOU HAVE GATORS IN THERE?

OR WHAT DO THEY HAVE
AROUND HERE, CAYMANS?

CAYMAN.

IS THAT A THING?

Parker: YEAH.

♪♪

SHALL WE?

WELL, I AIN'T
A [BLEEP] FISH,

SO I'M NOT PARTICULARLY
HAPPY ABOUT THIS.

♪♪

♪♪

YOU GUYS WANT TO BE
LOOKING UPSTREAM.

THERE'S GONNA BE
A LOT OF JUNK.

Narrator: IT'S A FULL
QUARTER-MILE SWIM TO SAFETY.

Karla:
YEAH, SLOW AND STEADY.

♪♪

♪♪

BOY, THIS IS [BLEEP].

♪♪

-HOW YOU DOING, BUCKO?
-YEAH, GOOD!

Narrator: 20 MINUTES IN, KARLA
IS FIRST TO REACH THE BANK.

WELL DONE, KARLA!

WHERE THE [BLEEP] DID
THIS CURRENT COME FROM?

JUST GOT
A BIT FURTHER, MATE.

♪♪

[BLEEP] ME,
THAT CURRENT IS STRONG.

ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?!

I THINK MY PACK'S
FILLED WITH WATER.

RICK!

-WHERE IS HE?
-RICK IS --

RICK!

♪♪

♪♪

SO, TELL ME WHAT HAPPENED.
DID YOU SEE THE CROC COMING?

Narrator: GUYANA'S CROCS
ARE CALLED CAYMAN.

ADULT MALES HAVE
A BITE POWER

STRONG ENOUGH
TO CUT THROUGH METAL.

CAYMAN LIVING NEAR VILLAGES
HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO ATTACK HUMANS

AS THEY WASH OR FISH
IN THE RIVER.

DO THEY OFTEN COME
OUT OF THE WATER?

MAYBE WE SHOULD
STEP AWAY A LITTLE BIT.

[ Chuckling ]
YEAH.

♪♪

Karla: RICK!

Narrator:
PARKER SCHNABEL AND HIS CREW

ARE MAKING A DANGEROUS
RIVER CROSSING

TO GET TO THE GOLD FIELDS
OF GUYANA.

Sam: RICK!

BUT RICK'S BEEN CARRIED AWAY
BY THE CURRENT.

♪♪

RICK!

♪♪

RICK!

♪♪

YOU ALL RIGHT, MAN?

YEAH.

♪♪

YEAH, 'CAUSE WHEN
YOU CAME DOWN PAST ME,

YOU WEREN'T
THAT FAR OFF THE BANK.

JUST [BLEEP]
RAN OUT OF FUEL.

Sam: YOU MADE IT, MAN.
YOU MADE IT.

YEAH, WE ALL MADE IT.

GOOD JOB, MAN.

Narrator: KARLA'S AIR-FILLED
PACKS GOT THE CREW

THROUGH THE STRONG
RIVER CURRENTS.

Sam: HEY, KARLA.HEY, MAN.

WELL [BLEEP] DONE,
MY GIRL.

WELL, WE MADE IT.
WE MADE IT.

GOOD CALL.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO MAKE CAMP.

Rick: I THOUGHT IT WAS
GAME OVER FOR ME.

IT'D BE SO EASY TO QUIT,
BUT JUST KEEP GOING, MAN.

YOU REALLY FIND OUT
WHAT YOU'RE MADE OF.

[BLEEP] YOU, VULTURE.

NOT TODAY, [BLEEP].
[ LAUGHS ]

IT'S MINING COUNTRY NOW.

WE'RE REALLY CLOSE TO WHERE
TODD HOFFMAN WAS MINING.

YEAH, WE MADE IT.

WE [BLEEP] MADE IT.

♪♪

-LET'S HIT THE TRAIL.
-MAKE THE TRAIL.

Narrator: AFTER A FOUR-DAY
TREK, PARKER'S CREW

IS JUST A COUPLE OF MILES
FROM THE GOLD FIELDS

AND THE AIRSTRIP WHERE
TODD HOFFMAN MINED.

IT'S PRETTY INTENSE.

Narrator: BUT THE JUNGLE IS
MAKING THEM WORK FOR EVERY INCH.

Parker: I THOUGHT WE WERE
[BLEEP] DONE WITH THE JUNGLE.

NEVER DONE
WITH THE JUNGLE.

♪♪

Sam: SO, WHAT DO YOU
RECKON, KARLA?

YEAH, I THINK
WE'RE REALLY CLOSE,

AND THERE'S SOME LIGHT
UP TOP HERE. I DON'T KNOW.

MAYBE THE CLEARING COMING UP.
WE CAN SEE SOMETHING.

-YEAH.
-BRING US TO THE LIGHT.

I'VE BEEN TRYING
TO BRING YOU GUYS

TO THE LIGHT SIDE
FOR YEARS.

YEAH, THIS IS FOR SURE IT.
IT'S A HUGE CLEARING.

♪ AHHHH

YES!

[BLEEP]

WELL, IT'S ABOUT TIME
WE MADE IT SOME PLACE

WE WERE
TRYING TO GET TO.

Narrator:
FOUR YEARS AGO, TODD SET UP CAMP

BESIDE THIS ABANDONED AIRSTRIP.

DOESN'T LOOK LIKE MUCH
OF A RUNWAY ANYMORE.

BUT HIS DREAMS OF A FORTUNE
ENDED WHEN HE MINED

JUST TWO OUNCES OF GOLD
IN AN ENTIRE SEASON.

THERE'S A CRATE
RIGHT THERE, I SEE.

THE OLD REMNANTS
OF A CAMP.

[BLEEP] YEAH.

Sam:
HOW GOOD DOES THAT FEEL, PARKER?

WHY THE [BLEEP]
DID WE HIKE THAT?

I BLAME YOU, SCHNABEL.

[BLEEP] PUT ME ON A SPIT
AND ROAST ME.

NO, NO MEAT
IN YOU.

WHY WOULD
WE COOK BONES?

[ LAUGHTER ]

THAT WAS PRETTY INSANE.
IT WAS A WILD RIDE.

BUT WE'RE HERE.
WE MADE IT.

Parker: LOOKS LIKE THERE'S
A BIT OF A CAMP BACK HERE.

♪♪

-OH, YEAH.
-HOLY [BLEEP].

Rick:
THIS WHERE THEY STAYED?

FOUR YEARS
DOES A LOT OF DAMAGE.

SO, THIS
MUST HAVE BEEN THE ARK.

ISN'T THAT
WHAT THEY CALLED IT?

YEAH.

Narrator: THIS WAS ONCE
THE LIVING QUARTERS

FOR TODD AND HIS 10-MAN CREW
BEFORE THEY ABANDONED IT

TO BE RECLAIMED BY THE JUNGLE.

Sam:
LONG WAY TO GET HERE, PARKER.

WE HAVE COME A LONG WAYS
TO GET HERE.

JUST UNBELIEVABLE.
WE'VE GOTTEN LOST,

WE'VE GOTTEN SICK,
WE'VE ALMOST DROWNED.

IT'S BEEN -- [ SIGHS ]

FEELS LIKE IT'S BEEN A LOT MORE
THAN A WEEK. [ CHUCKLES ]

Narrator: PARKER, RICK, KARLA,
AND SAM HAVE MADE IT

TO GUYANA'S GOLD COUNTRY.

Sam: FINDING TODD'S CAMP
TONIGHT IS A MASSIVE UP,

BUT IT'S THE VERY BEGINNING
OF A VERY LONG ROAD.

Rick:
PARKER'S GOAL IS PRETTY CLEAR.

HE WANTS TO LEARN HOW
THE LOCALS DO IT DOWN HERE,

FIND A SPOT, FIND SOME GOLD.

TODD HOFFMAN SPENT SIX MONTHS
HERE FOR TWO OUNCES OF GOLD.

WE'RE HERE FOR SIX WEEKS.

I THINK WE'RE GONNA DO A HELL
OF A LOT BETTER THAN THAT.

♪♪

♪♪

Narrator: ON THE NEXT
"PARKER'S TRAIL"...

Parker:
MY MISSION HERE IS

TO FIND THE BEST POSSIBLE GROUND
THAT WE CAN,

AND THEN TRY
TO GET A CLAIM THERE.

WE'VE GOT GOLD.

[BLEEP] PUMPED.

RICK!

PARKER MISJUDGED THIS ONE.
[BLEEP] BIG TIME.

[ THUNDER CRASHES ]

OW! [BLEEP]

Rick: PARKER!