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The wide open land in the back country of
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Alaska calls out to those who love
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solitude, nature, and wildlife.
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In all of your time here, has there been any bear
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attacks here?
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Yeah, oh yeah.
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But getting into these remote locations
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can be dangerous.
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I cannot believe the guy survived that thing.
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Man that is a tight spot.
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If something goes wrong, you are own your own.
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We opened the hood and started trying to diagnose
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something.
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Oh, (bleep), I'm not getting any fuel.
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That is all a part of the adventure.
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I've got a pretty strong wind right here.
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It looks like the load is really swinging there, that
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was just the turbulence pushing me around.
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I don't like this.
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Alaska has almost 230,000 square kilometers of
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wilderness area, more than the other 49 states combined.
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Alaska's official nickname is the last frontier, and for
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the men and women who prefer to be surrounded by nature,
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rather than steel and concrete, Alaska has countless
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opportunities to get away from civilization and go off
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the grid.
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That's all I got for ya.
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Thanks for the mail you went to grab.
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Thanks Jim.
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Yeah, this is awesome.
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And with over 250 villages that are not
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connected by a road system, Alaskans rely on small
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aircraft for travel and shipping of goods.
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Here, we got some stuff from island air for ya.
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Alright, thanks Pete.
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Between private and commercial pilots,
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hundreds of flights occur daily.
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But that much air traffic, crashes are inevitable.
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When a car crashes on a highway, the wreckage is
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quickly removed to clear the lanes for traffic,
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but when an airplane or helicopter crashes in the wilderness
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of Alaska, removing the wreckage can be an almost impossible
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task.
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But with so many valuable parts available for salvage,
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there are brave pilots who fly into the untamed wilderness
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of Alaska to find and salvage these remote wrecks.
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One of the things Tanalia Aviation, we're known for,
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and Joel Natwick specifically is our aircraft salvage work.
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I've probably gone and got 30-40 airplanes over
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the years, all over Alaska, there's a high demand
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for guys like us.
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Even though the crash might be significant,
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and might be a bad crash, a lot of very expensive parts
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do make it through, headsets about a thousand bucks,
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the tundra tires can be $5,000 and on and on.
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Alright, so we got the coordinates, we're heading up
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near Yentna.
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We just got a call that there was a Super Cub that a guy
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crashed into the trees, he was flying in kinda bad weather,
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next thing he remembers was waking up in the hospital.
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The pilot was lucky.
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Alaska averages over 100 plane crashes a year, and one
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out of every ten are fatal.
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One of the things that's difficult is that we're looking
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for a white aircraft in the snow, it's gonna be tough
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to find.
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Okay we're going over the spot right now, let's just
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keep on straight.
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I bet he's close to these hills here.
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Yeah, man oh my, this is the hard part.
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These are really thick right.
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Yeah.
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And every tree that's fallen over looks like a wing to me.
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I'm gonna pull up the coordinates, let's make
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sure that the coordinates are in there correctly.
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Okay, yeah.
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GPS coordinates are critical for any operation like this,
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if I have one number off it can be hundreds and hundreds
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of feet, being off by a couple hundred might mean
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whether we can find it or not.
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GPS finds your location by communicating with
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four or more satellites in orbit.
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Okay we are .6 beyond our point.
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Yeah I think the guy sent us wrong coords.
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This is when it gets frustrating
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Man maybe its in the next stand over.
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Yep, yep.
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Let's go all the way into those trees over there.
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I got it.
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I got it right on my nose here down there, see that
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big tree right there, the big green tree?
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Yeah I see it, that is hard to see.
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You need to log the best landing spot as closest.
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We can't land right on top of the wreckage cause
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it's in the trees, so we're gonna have to land about
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maybe a quarter mile away and walk into the woods to get
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to it.
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This okay?
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Yeah that's good man.
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Alright!
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Now that the small plane has been located,
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the team calls in a second helicopter to assist with
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the heavy lifting.
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I cannot believe the guy survived that thing.
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Man that is a tight spot.
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Bucky is so good!
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Haha, yeah right.
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How are you feeling about it?
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Uh, I'm scared.
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Yeah I'm glad you're doing it and not me.
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It'll be interesting to see what it looks
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like on the ground.
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Here we are.
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Holy cow, wow.
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Every time you go flying, you think about where
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you're gonna land if you have an engine failure,
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and you take the risk of crashing every time you leave
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the ground so it just kinda brings it home when you
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walk up on a wreck like that and see it.
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Damn fuel coming out.
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Yep, that's not good.
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There's still fuel in it?
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There's fuel coming out.
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Untangling the wreckage from the tree requires
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cutting the plane into pieces, one spark could ignite
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the plane fuel and cause an explosion.
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Ready?
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Mission accomplished.
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Now they can begin to dismantle the small aircraft.
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Okay, right wings off, nice.
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I think this is frozen into the ground, actually.
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Oh, okay.
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We have a real job on our hands.
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The props off.
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There you go.
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Josiah why don't you go get the jet ranger,
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we're ready for ya.
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The team straps up the wreckage.
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This is going to put him and the helicopters to
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the test, this is gonna be a real strain.
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I'm nervous, I've got the butterflies.
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It'll be challenging.
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We're right underneath ya.
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Okay.
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Josiah, the helicopter pilot, must lift the
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cable and the wreckage straight up through these dense
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trees.
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They're in the trees!
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The line really started to swing, the hook started to
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oscillate.
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(suspenseful music)
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Once I got the weight of the fuselage on the line, you're
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looking at the load and glancing at your torque gauge,
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and I was right at 100% picking it up.
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Straight up, looking good!
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That's about as good as it gets right there.
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And that's Josiah Freeman right there!
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He's a free man, haha!
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Woo!
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Very good!
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Good job!
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Thanks!
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The celebration is short lived, because
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Josiah still has to lift three more loads of wreckage.
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He's on!
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Yeah, you're good to go!
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Straight up, beautiful!
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You're clear, you're totally centered!
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Okay you should be above the trees right now!
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Very nice, looks good!
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The next load will be the net with all the parts and pieces!
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Okay, we're ready for him.
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Just comin' up, nice and slow!
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He's good to go!
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The team is working well together, and quickly
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lift most of the wreckage away from the remote location.
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Yeah that's all of it Josiah!
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You're good to go!
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Okay!
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Josiah was nervous going into this, I mean I knew
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he could do it, I probably have more confidence in him
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than he has in himself.
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He did it better than all of our expectations.
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Josiah's good at anything he does.
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Man, very good, great job that was a tight one!
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Yep, I'm worn out.
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The untouched wilderness of the Alaskan
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back country is an outdoorsman's paradise.
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It should be on the bucket list for anyone who wants to
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get away from civilization and enjoy the beauty of nature
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and with a floatplane, any body of water, even a river,
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could become an airport.
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Just see the tips of the camp!
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Yeah, right there at the tall trees.
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A float plane lands on the river, it's the only spot
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on the river a beaver can land.
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Untouched, the last frontier.
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Guys, here we are.
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Alright, safe and sound.
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So we operate Alaska Bush Adventures.
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These two are going deep into the backcountry
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of Alaska to look for wildlife.
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He's off, we're all alone.
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Time to get comfy.
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From there we'll take about a 27 mile boat ride upriver
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where we have a base camp set up.
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Looks pretty good, doesn't look like -
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Any bear sight?
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any bears got in here.
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They usually like to tear stuff up.
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Nothin's been in here.
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So we came up here to this upper base camp with the plan
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to load the Argo up with enough rations to last a few
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days, tent, and miscellaneous gear.
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What is that right there?
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Bear protection.
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Ready, lets do it.
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We drove out of camp in the Argo.
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This is a rough ride, whew!
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Alright, here we go!
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These brave explorers are venturing even
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further off the grid.
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Out here, there are no roads, no cellphone service, and
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the only way to get back home is by plane, so they are
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on their own and if something goes wrong, they have to
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fix it themselves.
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We're going through difficult forest,
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crossing streams, going up mountains.
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Its about six miles, but its a rough six miles.
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A few times I got so scared I closed my eyes.
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The hillsides are covered with older brush,
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and that's where these bears like to hide so when you're
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driving in the Argo if you have to cut a trail through
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the alders.
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See how much cooler it is in here?
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Yep.
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That's why the bears like it.
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The bear trails are in there and their beds are in there,
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so you could easily jump a bear in there.
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You've always gotta be paying attention to what
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you're doing.
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We started to climb our first hill, the Argo started
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to sputter out and it was losing fuel, wasn't getting
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enough fuel.
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We were able to get it started a few more times, and
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go a few more feet until we couldn't get it to go anymore.
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Let off, gun it.
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May have water in it.
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At that point the Argo wouldn't start anymore, so we
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opened the hood and started trying to diagnose something.
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(bleep)
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Not getting any fuel.
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Might make a phone call.
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I then got on the Sat phone, and called back to Anchorage.
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Hey this is Ryan Crank, Alaska Bush Adventures.
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We got a problem.
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A satellite phone communicates by connecting
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with orbiting satellites, as opposed to cell phones
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which connect with towers on the ground.
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Y'know it was running great on ground and as soon
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as we hit a hill it started cutting out.
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These phones are best used for emergencies,
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as they cost ten times as much per minute as a cell phone
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call, but when you are stranded in the bush of Alaska,
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it is money well spent.
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Okay, yeah.
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I think we're gonna be alright.
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The conclusion was we had plugged fuel lines and
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vapor lock.
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Look at the load we have in here, could've pinched
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that line.
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But as soon as we opened the gas cap, we then got
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fuel flow.
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We did a little rearrange of our load, and it fixed
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the problem.
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(engine running)
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Vapor lock.
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Took us about an hour to get that situation remedied,
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and then we were off.
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A minor mishap in the game of life.
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We have access to miles upon miles of untouched
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unharmed land.
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Good vantage point up here.
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Great (bleep), God almighty.
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We got up here to the first ridge top, and we
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made camp there to be ready for the following morning.
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Home sweet home.
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Home sweet home.
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It was a clear, beautiful night, stars
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were out, and shortly after nightfall the Northern Lights
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were out.
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These explorers were lucky to be able to repair
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the off road vehicle in the field, otherwise they would've
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been stranded.
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When you're stuck in the back country of Alaska, any mistake
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can have severe consequences.
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Right now we're loading up our beaver from Pacific Wings,
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we got Cole over here, he's our pilot, he's getting
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untied so we can start loading up.
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Loading all the gear, let's do this.
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Dan and I are doing this completely on our own, no
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guides, the only help that we have is with Rocky's Marine
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and Pacific Wings giving us transportation.
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But as far as protection, cooking, it's all on us.
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Here's food for thought, in all of your time here,
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has there been any bear attacks here?
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Yeah, oh yeah.
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Buddy of mine who was a guide up on Amalty, he got a couple
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years ago, he went in after a brown bear -
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That's a problem.
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It got ahold of him, yeah.
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Yeah, that is a problem.
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Here in the Southeast, it's well known for it's very
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large Boone and Crockett size black bears.
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Kuiu Island has the largest population of black bears
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per square mile than any area in Alaska.
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The difference between a black bear and a brown bear is
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that black bears are not intimidating, if you see a
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brown bear, grizzly, they're just, your hair stands up
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and you know you're on guard, but a black bear, that's
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why they're so dangerous.
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If they come after you, they're gonna eat ya.
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Yeah, yeah exactly.
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A black bear's just gonna slap you around, normally.
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Yeah, normally.
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So they say.
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These two outdoorsmen are flying to a remote
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Alaskan island where they will then travel up and down
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the shore in a small boat.
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However, when they wake up on the island, they find
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an unpleasant surprise.
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Just woke up, the high tide came in extremely high
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last night, higher than we thought, and swept away
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some of our equipment, and most importantly
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our gas can for the motor.
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So we're stuck.
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We've gotta go patrol the beach and see if we can
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find the gas can, cause without it we're hosed,
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we have no transportation.
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Rookie mistake, not knowing the difference in tide
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height between high tide and high high tide, y'know
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we went to bed, woke up that next morning, I noticed
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our spare gas can was laying on it's side, and
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I looked around, and no gas can.
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So this was the high tide mark yesterday, so we
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put everything above the high tide mark because you don't
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want things to float away.
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This is the high tide mark when we woke up, so everything
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below it in this 12 foot safe zone, decided to wash
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out to sea.
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Joey went west, I went east thinking that we could see the
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gas can floating in the bay out here.
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Pretty disappointed.
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Rookie mistake.
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But it happens.
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Without the gas can, our hunt was over with.
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That's the bad thing about doing it yourself,
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you have nobody to blame but yourself.
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I'm a guide, I should know better.
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Say embarrassing, an understatement.
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Lucky for these two, they brought along
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a satellite phone.
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Hey Cole.
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High tide came in, 17 foot high tide last night, floated
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our boat motor gas can out.
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We lost our gas can, we need a gas can.
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Cole's gonna get hold of Casey and get one out to us.
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Luckily Cole answered his phone from Pacific Wings,
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and he was able to gather up a gas can and bring it
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out to us.
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We called up Pacific Wings, to see if they'd bring us
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a new gas can, and here they are.
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He's out there trying to find our gas can right now.
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I think he found it.
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He did he found it, he landed.
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Sure enough, he had found our gas can, and how ironic it
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was just one set of rocks over from when Dan had stopped
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looking when he went east.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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Okay, have a good one, good luck!
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Lesson learned, always have a satellite phone.
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Aircraft in Alaska are used to transport
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all sorts of things, from lost gas cans to heavy machinery.
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So this should be big enough to slide the snow
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machine on and sling it out of there.
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With so much land, and so few roads,
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moving heavy machinery by aircraft is common in this state.
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Clear.
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A snowmobile, or a snow machine, is a vital
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mode of transportation for the Alaskans in the back country
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during the snowy winter months, but getting these
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300 kilogram machines delivered in the summertime requires
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air power.
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Okay, you're good to go.
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Okay, picking up.
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Just seconds into the flight, they see
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a problem.
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Okay, come on back down, come on back down,
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unshackle, the shackles positioned the wrong way.
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There's a shackle and it ended up upside down, that's
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something that can split and possibly break that ring.
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Joel makes another run under the helicopter
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to fix the shackle and reattach the line.
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It was a little daunting to have 2500 pounds
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hovering above my head and then go hook the line on.
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You're good to go.
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Everything's good, looking good, looking good.
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Okay, tension on it, you've got tension on it.
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Okay, it's airborne.
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There's no roads out where we're going, none, you can't
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drive there, so it's a very Alaskan thing to go
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and pick up a snow machine and sling it.
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Joel will fly first in the airplane to help
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guide Josiah as he follows behind in the helicopter
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carrying their heavy cargo.
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Josiah, you got me?
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I don't see you but I hear ya.
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Okay, I'm gonna do a left 360, okay, so you can see me,
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and then I'm gonna take you to red path, semi 12 o clock.
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Okay.
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If Josiah cannot find Joel, there will be
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more at risk than just a delivery of the snow machine.
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Josiah flew out light on fuel because he's carrying
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a heavy load, so he really couldn't afford to get off track
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very much.
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How you doing on fuel?
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I don't have enough fuel to wait for ya.
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He can't afford to fly around, he's burning fuel.
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He's gotta get to where he's going.
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I don't see you, I got my lights off.
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I don't see you yet either.
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Okay now we're 5 o clock, same altitude, coming
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up on ya.
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Did you see me Josiah?
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Yeah I gotcha.
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Alright just follow me.
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They are back on track until the Alaskan
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weather creates a new challenge.
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I hate to think we're lookin at snow, but look
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at that.
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Yep.
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Alaskan skies are famous for dirty tricks.
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That's probably going to be in the vision by the
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time we get out there, Josiah.
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Oh, I don't have the snow baffles on.
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Snow baffles keep heavy wet snow from entering
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the engine.
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We don't purposefully take off and fly in snow
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without those baffles on.
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Without them, the engine could flame out,
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and the helicopter would crash.
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That's precip coming down.
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We can't mess around with thunderstorms
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and turbulence like that.
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It's really reduced the visibility.
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Pretty unfriendly.
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Definitely snow coming down from a huge cumulo build
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up here.
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I got a tail end right now.
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Turbulence from the squall has the jet ranger
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and his heavy load in it's grip.
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A pretty strong wind right here.
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I don't like this.
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It looks like the load is really swinging there.
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That was just the turbulence pushing me around.
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I've known of guys that've had loads come
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swinging around right up next to their rotor blades,
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and that's bad.
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It's like it's spinning all around.
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If necessary, Josiah can hit a switch
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and drop the load.
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It would destroy the cargo, but it could save his life.
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Of course, you're always ready to punch out the load
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if something goes wrong, your finger's ready near that
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trigger.
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You said you slowed down to like ten miles
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or something?
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I'm not gonna talk to ya that much Joel, I'm just
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working it.
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Josiah you doing alright?
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I'm not gonna talk to ya for a minute.
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When Josiah told me he can't talk for a while, I knew
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that he had his hands full.
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I've never heard him say that before, I can't talk
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right now.
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It just makes you wonder what's going on, man
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If you've gotta punch it, get back out over the water.
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Okay.
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Josiah was dealing with snow, and turbulence,
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and a load that was oscillating, and it was a very
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tense moment.
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I don't have the punches, I was just working
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that turbulence in that squall and I don't have the snow
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baffles on, I just couldn't talk to you back then.
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Its okay, I understand.
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Just figuring out how to get back over the load and stop
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the swing was intuitive, but it definitely
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caught me by surprise.
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I was also watching the deck angle of the
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helicopter was like nose down and nose up, until the load
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was looking like pulling on the helicopter.
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Oh yeah.
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Just like back in the old days when I used to ride bulls.
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Haha.
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You ride bulls now you're slingin bulls.
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It's really hard, yeah.
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It's looking pretty stable now.
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So does he want it closer to his cabin or
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closer to the runway?
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Leon wants us to set the machine down between
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the little airstrip there and the cabin.
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Okay, did you land to the west?
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Yes.
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Okay, thanks.
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I'm shuttin down.
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Just when they thought they were finished,
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another emergency occurs.
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Because I was so much faster than the jet ranger, I got
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to the valley way ahead of Josiah and he actually lost
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track of me.
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And since Josiah is already running low on fuel
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there's no time to spare.
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Joel you on here?
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You on here Joel?
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Josiah you're flying past the valley, you're going
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to the wrong valley.
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Oh where am I going?
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Calling on Jim.
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The feeling you have when you complete a job
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like that, especially with some difficulties in the middle,
532
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and you set the load down safely and nothing's been
533
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directed, it's a great feeling.
534
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Hey guys!
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Thank you!
536
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It's not even Christmas!
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Yeah, just add snow.
538
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Just add some snow.
539
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Looks like it came out just great.
540
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Can't wait!
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Perfect!
542
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You can drive it off.
543
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There it goes!
544
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Alright, we'll see you guys.
545
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My clients are really happy, and they'll be playing
546
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all winter on that snow machine next year.
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Whether recovering valuable plane wreckage,
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exploring the back country for fun, watching the wildlife,
549
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or delivering cargo, just being in the expansive wilderness
550
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of Alaska is an adventure not to be missed.
551
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I'm really glad I got the experience of coming here.
552
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I think everybody ought to do it at least once.
553
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It's an experience.
554
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We all kinda thrive on adrenaline rush,
555
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on the fear, kinda wanna be put to the test, that's what
556
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makes you feel good, is when you have to overcome
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something you're not sure you can do.
558
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Good job.
559
00:26:49,783 --> 00:26:50,810
Yeah, that went well.
560
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I love doing these things with Joel, he's a great boss,
561
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and we have fun together, we just end up doing all kinds
562
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of crazy things in crazy places.
563
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You add all these little experiences up, it just
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makes life worth living.
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Unbelievable, I love Alaska!
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