All language subtitles for Alaska-The.Last.Frontier.S06E09.720p.HDTV.x264-W4F[eztv]_track3_eng

THAT IS THE ALASKAN PART OF WHO
WE ARE.
YOU JUST DON'T QUIT.

WHOA!
WATCH OUT, WATCH OUT!

WE GOT A PROBLEM HERE,
BRO!

BROUGHT TO YOU BY GEICO.

Narrator: PREVIOUSLY ON
"ALASKA: THE LAST FRONTIER"...

Otto: HOLY CRAP!

Narrator:
...THE KILCHERS BANDED TOGETHER

TO TACKLE THE MOST MASSIVE
MISSION OF THE YEAR...

Otto: DAMN.

STOP, EIVIN!

Otto:
WE HAVE TO BE SO CAREFUL.

SOMEBODY COULD DIE.

-HOLY!
-HOLY CRAP!

Narrator:
...ATZ SR.'S DAUGHTER JEWEL

RETURNED
TO HER ALASKAN ROOTS...

AKAKY, HELP ME NOW.

Jewel: I DON'T LIKE YOU IN THERE
WITH THAT BULL, DAD.

HYAH!

Narrator:
...AND A PERILOUS THREAT

DROVE JANE AND ATZ LEE
EVEN FURTHER APART.

BEAR'S COMING.
6 FEET, 5 FEET, 4 FEET...

YOU'RE DEAD.

[ GUN CLICKS ]
OW!

THEN THE GUN BIT ME,
SO GETTING OUT OF HERE.

Narrator: NOW, THE KILCHERS
STEP OUT OF THEIR COMFORT ZONE

AND INTO THE LINE OF FIRE.

[ GUNSHOT ]

Atz: WHOA! [BLEEP]
DAMN [BLEEP]

ATZ LEE
CONTINUES HIS CABIN ALONE.

[ SIGHS ]
ROLL OFF OF THERE.

[BLEEP]

THIS IS MORE WORK
THAN I MAY BE ABLE TO HANDLE.

Narrator: AND FOR THE FIRST TIME
EVER ON THE KILCHER HOMESTEAD,

A HELICOPTER IS CALLED IN
TO AID IN A DANGEROUS MISSION.

THIS IS A HIGHLY CRITICAL
MANEUVER WE'RE DOING HERE.

Otto: WOW!

WHOA!
OH, MY GOSH.

Atz: ♪ SOMETIMES IT'S BLOOD,
SWEAT, AND TEARS ♪

♪ ON ALASKA'S LAST FRONTIER ♪

♪ BUT LIFE IS SIMPLE,
LIFE IS GOOD ♪

♪ WHEN YOU'RE LIVIN'
LIKE YOU SHOULD ♪

♪ HEY, HEY ♪

♪ SOMETIMES
IT'S STRUGGLE, STRIFE ♪

Jewel: ♪ FATHERS, SONS,
BROTHERS, WIVES ♪

Both:
♪ BUT WE'RE MAKIN' OUR WAY ♪

♪ AND YES, WE'LL STAY ♪

♪ RIGHT HERE ♪

♪ ON ALASKA'S LAST FRONTIER ♪

-- Captions by VITAC --
www.vitac.com

CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY
DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS

Narrator: 80 YEARS AGO,

WHEN YULE KILCHER
LEFT HIS HOME IN SWITZERLAND

TO TAME THE ALASKAN WILDERNESS,

HE KNEW THAT
TO SURVIVE THE NEW FRONTIER,

HE HAD TO TAKE RISKS
AND GO BEYOND WHAT WAS FAMILIAR.

WHEN MY GRANDMOTHER
AND GRANDFATHER LEFT EUROPE,

THEY WERE TAKING A HUGE RISK,
A HUGE GAMBLE.

YOU EITHER STAY THE SAME
AND STAGNATE,

YOU GO DOWNHILL,
AND THAT AIN'T GOOD.

OR YOU TAKE EVERY OPPORTUNITY
IN LIFE TO GROW.

YOU'RE GONNA HAVE
TO LIFT IT UP!

I KNOW! I'M A LITTLE BIT
AFRAID OF HEIGHTS.

I'M DOING THE BEST I CAN.

Otto: WHEN YOU'RE ON THE EDGE,
YOU'RE LEARNING.

THAT'S REALLY THE ONLY PLACE
YOU'RE LEARNING.

-DAD!
-PULL BACK!

PULL BACK!
-I DON'T...

SOMETIMES JUST BEING
TOSSED INTO THE FIRE

IS THE BEST WAY TO LEARN.

EVE: Oh, I see her.

[ GUNSHOT ]
OH [BLEEP]

Eve: [ Voice breaking ]
MY WORST FEAR WAS WOUNDING IT,

AND IT NOT DYING RIGHT AWAY.

NEVER DONE THIS.
IT'S JUST A LITTLE FREAKY.

HOLY...

THERE COMES A TIME WHEN YOU GET
OUT OF YOUR COMFORT ZONE.

AND SOMETIMES,
TO GET TO A NEW PLACE,

YOU GOT TO GOT THROUGH
SOME HARDSHIPS.

THAT'S THE WAY IT IS IN LIFE.

Narrator:
WITH SUMMER WINDING DOWN,

OTTO AND WIFE CHARLOTTE

DISCOVER A THREAT
TO THEIR WINTER FOOD SUPPLY

THAT REQUIRES IMMEDIATE ACTION.

Charlotte:
I CAN'T BELIEVE WE'VE GOT
TO MOVE THIS HIGH TUNNEL.

I KNOW.

Otto: WE HAVE TO MOVE
THE HIGH TUNNEL NOW

BECAUSE THE WATER SITUATION
ON THE HOMESTEAD

HAS GOTTEN WORSE AND WORSE.

WATER'S ALWAYS BEEN
ABUNDANT HERE.

BUT NOW, WITH CLIMATE CHANGE,
THE RIVERS ARE GOING DOWN.

THE GLACIERS ARE GOING DOWN.

NOW, WE'RE STARTING TO HAVE
SOME WATER PROBLEMS.

OH, YOU'VE GOT SOME REALLY
NICE APPLES COMING IN.

OH, I KNOW.
I GOT TONS OF APPLES.

A HIGH TUNNEL
IS A GARDEN COVER

TO PROTECT
FROM THE EARLY SPRING FREEZES

AND THE LATE FALL FREEZES.

I WOULD PUT
HAVING A HIGH TUNNEL

RIGHT UP THERE
WITH HAVING ANIMALS TO EAT.

I'VE WATCHED YOU
SPOT-WATERING.

IT JUST
HASN'T BEEN WORKING.

EVERYTHING GROWS
SO MUCH FASTER AND BETTER

IN THE HIGH TUNNEL.

AND SO I GROW A LOT OF
MY VEGETABLES IN THERE,

AND I ALSO HAVE FRUIT TREES.

SO WHERE DO YOU WANT
TO MOVE IT?

I THINK WE SHOULD MOVE IT OVER
CLOSER TO EIVIN AND EVE'S.

THAT LITTLE SPRING
HAS NEVER RUN OUT OF WATER.

YEAH.
EVEN LAST YEAR,

IT DIDN'T
RUN OUT OF WATER.

Otto: THIS IS GONNA BE
A BIG PROJECT.

AND WE REALLY NEED
TO PULL EVERYBODY TOGETHER.

I ASKED SHANE, EIVIN, AND LEVI
FOR HELP.

Levi: MY NAME IS LEVI KILCHER.

I'M OTTO'S OLDEST SON
AND EIVIN'S OLDER BROTHER.

I'VE BEEN LIVING IN COLORADO
FOR THE LAST FOUR OR FIVE YEARS.

I CAME BACK TO THE FARM
FOR THE CATTLE DRIVE,

AND I'M UP HERE
TO HELP MY DAD OUT.

Otto:
HI, EIVIN. HEY, LEVI.

HEY, DAD.

MY DAD HAS CALLED ME OVER

ON ANOTHER ONE
OF HIS EMERGENCIES.

AND HE JUST EXPECTS PEOPLE

TO JUST DROP EVERYTHING
ELSE THEY'RE DOING AND
COME TO HELP HIM.

I'M KIND OF GETTING OVER IT.

EVE'S NOT REALLY THAT HAPPY

THAT I'M OVER HERE
HELPING WITH THIS AT ALL.

IT'S MORE A PRIORITY FOR ME
TO KEEP MY FAMILY RUNNING

AND EVERYTHING I NEED TO DO
IN HELPING EVE.

WELL,
WE'VE COME TO THE POINT

WHERE WE'VE GOT TO DO SOMETHING
ABOUT THIS HIGH TUNNEL.

WATER SHORTAGES AND...

ALL RIGHT,
WHAT'S YOUR PLAN?

TAKE IT APART OR WHAT?
FLY IT OUT.

LIKE,
MOUNT AN ENGINE ON IT?

HELICOPTER.
[ CHUCKLES ]

YOU GOT TO BE KIDDING ME.

THIS IS ANOTHER
WACKY OTTO PLAN.

Otto:
I CALLED A FRIEND OF MINE

WHO OWED ME
SOME HELICOPTER TIME.

I'VE DONE HIM A BUNCH OF FAVORS
OVER THE YEARS.

NOW, HE'S REPAYING THE FAVOR.

HE SAID HE HAD TIME,
BUT IT HAD TO HAPPEN RIGHT NOW.

IF WE CAN'T FLY THIS
OUT OF HERE,

I'VE GOT TO TAKE A WEEK
OR TWO WEEKS TO DISASSEMBLE IT.

AND THEN WE'RE GONNA BE
WITHOUT THE ABILITY

TO GROW THINGS THIS SUMMER.

WELL,
IF YOU'RE GONNA TRY

TO PICK UP
THIS ENTIRE HIGH TUNNEL --

I MEAN, THIS MUST WEIGHT
5,000 POUNDS OR SOMETHING,

ALL THE METAL IN THIS.

HE SAID
IT'LL PICK 2,200 POUNDS.

MAX?

THAT'S RIDICULOUS.

OH, BOY.
HERE WE GO AGAIN.

IT'S DEFINITELY A HIGH-RISK,
HIGH-REWARD OPERATION.

IT'S GONNA SAVE A LOT OF LABOR

IF IT ALL GOES SMOOTHLY
WITH THE CHOPPER.

BUT IF THINGS GO SOUTH,
THEY'LL GO SOUTH QUICK.

I FEEL LIKE IT'S DOABLE.
I JUST DON'T KNOW HOW TO DO IT.

I'D LIKE TO KEEP IT
IN TWO PIECES, IF POSSIBLE.

IT MIGHT HAVE TO BE
IN THREE.

Charlotte: WE'RE GONNA MOVE IT
WITH A HELICOPTER.

I'M KIND OF SKEPTICAL.

IT JUST SEEMS
REALLY, REALLY CRAZY TO ME.

I JUST DON'T LIKE THINKING ABOUT
BEING UNDER A HELICOPTER.

THAT'S NOT MY COMFORT ZONE.

I'VE NEVER WORKED
WITH HELICOPTERS.

AND, TO ME,
IT JUST SEEMS SUPER SCARY.

Eivin:
IT SOUNDS CRAZY.

IT IS CRAZY.

LET'S DO IT.

Eivin: EVEN THOUGH
THIS IS A CRAZY DEAL,

IT'S GONNA SAVE
DAYS AND DAYS OF WORK.

AND THAT'S WHAT I'M ALL ABOUT
BECAUSE WE'RE BUSY RIGHT NOW.

FIRST JOB IS ONE THING --
WE GOT TO TAKE THE COVERS OFF.

-LET'S GET TO IT.
-YEAH.

Narrator: 33 MILES AWAY,

AT THE SITE OF
HIS NEW HOMESTEAD CABIN,

ATZ LEE, LEFT ALONE,

DECIDES TO TEST
THE LIMITS OF HIS RECOVERY.

OH.

Atz Lee: NOW THAT JANE'S GONE,
I'M ON MY OWN.

[ GUN CLICKS ]

OW!
OH.

Jane:
I GOT PINCHED BY A GUN,

AND I'M CONSTANTLY
WORRIED ABOUT BEARS.

SO GETTING OUT OF HERE.

[ GRUNTS ]

Atz Lee: SHE'S NOT NECESSARILY
GONNA WANT TO MOVE OUT HERE.

SO I NEED TO GET USED TO
BEING OUT HERE ALONE.

AT THIS POINT, ON THE CABIN,

I HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO GO,
STILL.

THE FOUNDATION'S DONE,
LUCKILY,

ALL THE WOOD IS MILLED --
THAT'S GREAT.

IT'S JUST A MATTER
OF ASSEMBLING IT NOW.

Atz Lee: YEAH.

THERE.

[ GRUNTS ]

OH, YEAH.

OHH! MM.

[ GRUNTING ]

I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE
TO REALLY DO WORK BY MYSELF YET.

WHEN YOU LAY IN BED FOR 4 MONTHS
AND DON'T USE YOUR MUSCLES,

IT TAKES A LONG TIME
TO GET THOSE MUSCLES BACK.

RIGHT NOW, IT SEEMS LIKE

THIS IS ALL MY ARM'S
EVER GONNA BE ABLE TO DO.

ONE, TWO, THREE, LIFT.

YEP. OKAY.

[ GRUNTS ]

WITH THE ACCIDENT
AND RECOVERY AND WHATNOT,

I KIND OF WANT TO JUST
TEST MYSELF,

GET OUT THERE,
AND SEE WHAT I CAN ACCOMPLISH.

I'VE BUILT LOG CABINS BEFORE.

NOT SINCE THE ACCIDENT --

BUT, IN THEORY,
I STILL KNOW HOW TO DO IT.

LOGS MIGHT BE
A LITTLE HEAVIER FOR ME NOW,

BUT I DON'T THINK
IT'LL SLOW ME DOWN.

IT'S IMPORTANT TO ME

BECAUSE IT'S JUST
A WAY TO PROVE TO MYSELF

THAT I'M STILL CAPABLE,
I'M STILL ABLE.

HYAH.

GET ON THE HOUSE.
HYAH, GO ON.

[ CHAIN SAW WHIRRING ]

OKAY.

NOW THAT THE REST OF THE HELP
IS GONE

AND IT'S JUST ME ON MY OWN,

THAT'S REALLY THE ONLY TIME
THAT I CAN TRULY UNDERSTAND

WHERE I'M AT
WITH MY RECOVERY.

FIRST SCREW.

SOMEWHERE BETWEEN
800 TO 1,000 MORE TO GO.

WHENEVER I THINK
I'M BACK TO 100%,

I'LL GO TO LIFT
SOMETHING REALLY HEAVY

AND REALIZE, "MAN, THIS THING'S
REALLY HEAVY."

OH, GOD.

MM.

THERE'S A FRUSTRATION
OF KNOWING

THAT IT'S NOT GOING
AS FAST AS I SHOULD BE ABLE TO.

IT'S HARDER
THAN IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE.

I DON'T KNOW IF WE'LL EVEN
SEE THE END OF THIS PROJECT.

OHH!

IT'S RIDICULOUS.

THIS IS RIDICULOUS.

[ GROANS, GRUNTS ]

♪♪

Narrator:
BECAUSE OF THE WARMING EFFECTS
OF CLIMATE CHANGE,

THE KILCHERS MUST MOVE
THE HIGH TUNNEL,

A CRITICAL SOURCE
OF WINTER FOOD,

ACROSS THE HOMESTEAD

AND CLOSER
TO A RELIABLE WATER SOURCE

BY HELICOPTER.

BECAUSE THE CHOPPER ONLY HAS

A SMALL WINDOW OF TIME
AVAILABLE,

THE KILCHERS MUST ACT FAST.

WE NEEDED TO GET
A BUNCH OF EXTRA HELP

TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN.

SO WE CALLED IN MY SON,
TORREY.

Eivin: THAT WAS A HECK OF A LOT
EASIER THAN PUTTING IT ON!

Otto: [ LAUGHS ]

Otto:
BEFORE THE PILOT GETS HERE,

WE NEED TO KNOW HOW MUCH
THIS WHOLE HIGH TUNNEL WEIGHS

AND GET THE INDIVIDUAL PIECES
OF THE HIGH TUNNEL

DOWN TO A WEIGHT
THAT THE HELICOPTER
COULD ACTUALLY PICK.

Levi: HOW MANY TIMES HAVE
YOU CALCULATED THIS, NOW?

TOO MANY, SON.

ENOUGH TIMES
TO GET CONFUSED?

THIS HELICOPTER IS SUPPOSED
TO BE ABLE TO PICK 2,200 POUNDS.

AND I ESTIMATED THE HIGH TUNNEL
TO WEIGH 6,000 POUNDS.

Otto: I DON'T WANT TO OVERLOAD
THE HELICOPTER.

SHOULD WE JUST GO
INTO FOUR PIECES?

Eivin: YEAH.
LET'S CUT THIS THING.

JUST TO PLAY IT SAFE,

WE'RE CUTTING IT
INTO FOUR PIECES.

Narrator: OTTO'S PLAN
TO MOVE THE HIGH TUNNEL

REQUIRES THE HELICOPTER

TO LIFT EACH OF THE FOUR PIECES,
ONE BY ONE,

TO A NEW PREPARED LOCATION,

CLOSE TO A RELIABLE WATER SOURCE

ON THE OTHER SIDE
OF THE HOMESTEAD.

YOU REALLY GOT
TO WATCH YOUR PANT LEG!

I'VE LIT ON FIRE BEFORE.

SO IT'S PRETTY EXCITING
WORKING WITH MY BRO.

WHEN WE WERE YOUNGER,

I WAS SORT OF THE ONE
WHO WAS MORE IN CHARGE.

BUT, YOU KNOW,
HE'S BEEN AROUND THE FARM

MORE THAN I HAVE LATELY.

I LET HIM TAKE THE LEAD.

I THINK
WE'RE ALMOST THERE.

GETTING ABOUT TIME

FOR THE HELICOPTER TO SHOW UP,
I THINK.

Levi: MY DAD'S SET HIS GOALS
PRETTY HIGH HERE

WITH MAKING THIS WHOLE THING
HAPPEN PRETTY QUICK.

I KNOW HE'S
UNDER A LOT OF PRESSURE.

Otto: YOU DONE?

ALL SIX CUTS.
WOW.

WE NEED TO PRE-RIG
EVERYTHING THAT WE POSSIBLY CAN.

SEE, THIS IS WAY LONGER.

WHY DO THEY NEED TO MATCH?

GOT TO CARRY
THE SAME AMOUNT OF WEIGHT.

I JUST THINK YOU'RE
NITPICKING IT TO DEATH.

I AM.

RIGGING IS HOW YOU
ATTACH LINES TO SOMETHING

SO THAT YOU CAN LIFT THINGS.

SO THESE ARE GONNA BE
THE PICK POINTS

FOR THE HELICOPTER.

WE'RE RIGGING THESE UP.

THE POINT IS, IS THAT
IT'S GONNA SLIDE UP HERE

WHEN THE CHOPPER
GRABS ON TO IT,

AND LIFT
FROM RIGHT UNDER THERE.

I'M REALLY UNFAMILIAR WITH

WORKING WITH A HELICOPTER
OVERHEAD.

IT MAKES ME VERY NERVOUS.

YOU KNOW,
IF THIS THING IS TOO HEAVY,

IT CAN MAKE
A HELICOPTER CRASH.

THERE'S SOME REAL BAD ENDINGS
TO THIS STORY.

Otto: OH, WOW.

COOL.

Torrey:
HEY, THERE IT IS!

Charlotte: OH, MY GOSH.

HERE IT COMES.

LOOK AT THE HELICOPTER!

Eivin: SO AWESOME,
AND IT'S SO COOL.

Otto: IT'S ALMOST
THAT MOMENT OF TRUTH

WHEN IT EITHER FLIES
OR NOT FLIES.

WOW.

OH, CRAP. T-MINUS 20 SECONDS
IS COMING RIGHT NOW.

-WOW!
-GOD.

Atz: TODAY, BONNIE AND I
ARE TRAINING A LITTLE FOAL.

READY?
Atz: YEAH.

[ GUNSHOT ]
WHOA!

TO GET A HORSE
USED TO FIREARMS,

THAT'S PRETTY IMPORTANT.

[ GUNSHOT, HORSE WHINNIES ]

Otto: THE HELICOPTER
STARTED ROCKING UP TOP.

-WHOA!
-OH, MY GOD!

Narrator: AT THE HOMESTEAD,
A LACK OF WATER,

CAUSED BY THE INCREASED EFFECTS
OF CLIMATE CHANGE,

HAS DRIVEN OTTO
TO DESPERATE MEASURES.

NICE.

Otto:
WE'RE MOVING THE HIGH TUNNEL
WITH A HELICOPTER.

THIS IS A HIGHLY DANGEROUS
AND HIGHLY CRITICAL MANEUVER

WE'RE DOING HERE.

IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT IS
REAL COMMON TO HOMESTEADING.

IN ALASKA, HELICOPTERS ARE
INCREDIBLY IN-DEMAND.

WHEN THERE'S
A HELICOPTER AVAILABLE,

YOU NEED TO
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT.

IT'S GOT TO HAPPEN NOW.

WHOA.

HE'S HERE.
Eivin: YEAH.

IT'S GO-TIME, MAN.
[ LAUGHS ]

THE HELICOPTER TEAM
CONSISTS OF TWO PEOPLE --

MATT, ON THE GROUND,
AND DAVE, THE HELICOPTER PILOT.

-HOW ARE YOU GUYS?
-HEY. DOING GOOD.

SO THE HELICOPTER
THAT WE'RE USING TODAY

HAS A USEFUL LOAD
OF ABOUT 2,000 POUNDS.

ONE OF THE BIGGEST CONCERNS
YOU HAVE

IS THAT LOAD COMING BACK DOWN
ON TOP OF SOMEBODY.

-YOU GOT YOUR RIGGING?
-YEP.

Matt: WE'LL PULL IT OUT
AND HOOK IT UP AND...

I'M GONNA HAVE ABOUT
A 125-FOOT LINE.

PLUS, WE'RE GONNA HAVE
40-FOOT CABLES.

SO WE DEFINITELY SHOULD HAVE
THE STRENGTH TO LIFT THIS THING.

Otto: AND THAT'S YOUR
AUTOMATIC RELEASE.

Dave: SO THAT'S GONNA
HOOK THERE, YEP.

AND I HAVE THE ABILITY
TO OPEN THIS ONE RIGHT HERE.

Dave: WE ACTUALLY HAVE
THE ABILITY IN THE HELICOPTER --

WE HAVE A SWITCH
THAT WE CAN RELEASE.

AND IT'S ACTUALLY
GOING TO DROP THE LINE

AND ANYTHING
WE HAVE ON THAT.

IF THERE'S ANYTHING
THAT'S GONNA ENDANGER

EITHER MYSELF OR THE HELICOPTER,

WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO PUNCH
THAT THING OFF.

Dave: WHAT I'LL DO IS
I'LL GO AHEAD AND FIRE UP.

I'M GONNA LET THESE GUYS
SEE YOU OFF.

I'M GONNA GO OVER AND
GET EVERYBODY READY
AT THE PICK POINT.

Matt: OKAY.

Eivin: MY DAD CHOSE ME TO GO
TO THE LANDING SITE

BECAUSE I'VE SPENT A LOT OF TIME
WORKING WITH HELICOPTERS.

I USED TO WORK FOR
ALASKA DIVISION OF FORESTRY.

AND I DID
A LOT OF HELICOPTER WORK

FLYING SLING LOADS, CARGO LOADS
ALL OVER THE PLACE.

DAVE: Radio test.
One, two radio test.

EIVIN: I hear you.

ROGER THAT.
HE'S ON HIS WAY.

LOOK AT THE HELICOPTER!

-WHOO-HOO!
-OH, MY GOSH.

Charlotte:
WORKING WITH A HELICOPTER
ON THE HOMESTEAD,

THE WHOLE THING IS SO PRECARIOUS
AND CRAZY.

IT'S JUST DRIVING ME NUTS.
I'M REALLY NERVOUS.

Otto: EVERYBODY,
ONE LAST BIT OF INSTRUCTIONS.

HE'S ON HIS WAY.

MAKE SURE,
AS HE TIGHTENS UP,

THAT THIS CAN SLIDE UP.

DON'T LET IT
GET JAMMED UP.

Eivin: LOOKS GOOD.
LOOKS GOOD.

Otto:
IF THE HELICOPTER GETS UP THERE

AND CAN'T PICK IT UP,

HE'S GOT
AN ELECTRONIC RELEASE.

AND WHATEVER
HE'S GOT UNDER HIM

IS GONNA BE SACRIFICED
FOR HIMSELF.

Otto: WHAT THE HELL?

Narrator:
AS EVE'S FAMILY GROWS,

IT GETS HARDER AND HARDER
TO STOCK ENOUGH FOOD

TO FEED THEM
THROUGH THE WINTER.

SO SHE TURNS TO FRIEND TELA
FOR HELP.

Eve: I ACTUALLY HAVE
NO EXPERIENCE IN SET NETTING.

AND SO I'M SUPER EXCITED
TO HAVE TELA HELPING ME.

PRETTY MUCH JUST
SET YOUR NET OUT,

ANCHOR IT OUT ON BOTH ENDS,

AND THE TIDE COMES IN.
IT LIFTS YOUR NET UP.

THE FISH SWIM IN,
THE TIDE GOES OUT.

YOU TAKE THE FISH OUT.

SO THE TIDES ARE GONNA GET
UP TO, LIKE, 19, 20.

SO THAT'S 5 FEET HIGHER.

YEAH.
SO, LIKE, EYE HEIGHT.

THE SILVER SALMON RUN
IS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW.

AND WE REALLY DON'T HAVE,
ACTUALLY,

HARDLY ANY FISH
IN OUR FREEZER AT THE MOMENT.

SO IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT
THAT WE CATCH SOME FISH.

EIVIN ISN'T
AVAILABLE TO HELP.

SO I GOT TELA,

WHO'S REALLY EXPERIENCED
WITH SET NETTING.

I'D SAY
FROM HERE DOWN...

YEAH.
...'CAUSE THE NETS ARE LONG.

THE NEAT THING
ABOUT SET NETTING

IS IT'S SOMETHING
THAT THE KILCHER FAMILY HAS DONE

AS LONG AS THEY'VE BEEN
ON THE HOMESTEAD.

YULE AND HIS CHILDREN AND RUTH
SET-NETTED AT THIS VERY SPOT.

SO JUST PULLING IT UP
LIKE THIS.

Tela: WE JUST HAVE TO
LAY THE NET OUT,

GET IT IN ON THE LOW TIDE

SO THAT, AS THE WATER FLOODS,
AS THE TIDE COMES IN,

THE FISH CAN HIT THE NET.

WHEN THE TIDE GOES OUT,
YOU CAN PICK THE FISH,

TAKE 'EM HOME,
AND STICK 'EM IN YOUR FREEZER.

OKAY.
LET'S GET THE ANCHORS OUT.

Eve: YOU REALLY WANT YOUR NET
TO STAY IN PLACE.

ALL HELL'S GONNA BREAK LOOSE
IF THAT NET BREAKS LOOSE.

SO YOU GOT TO HAVE YOUR NET,
LIKE, SUPER SECURE.

Tela: YEAH, LET'S TIE IT
AND THEN PULL THIS.

YEAH.

Eve: SO WE NEED TO
TIE THE LEAD LINE

SO IT STAYS DOWN AWAY
FROM THE FLOAT LINE,

THE BUOYS
THAT ARE GONNA BE FLOATING.

YOU DON'T WANT YOUR NET
TO SANDWICH TOGETHER.

WHEN THE TIDE COMES IN,
YOU WANT IT TO SEPARATE OUT

SO IT'S THIS WALL
THAT THE FISH SWIM INTO.

Tela: SO, LIKE,
I'M JUST SPREADING IT

AND PULLING OUT
ANYTHING THAT LOOKS LIKE...

YEAH.

...IT'S GONNA BE
A TANGLY MESS.

Eve: OH, YEAH.
THAT'S NOT BAD.

IT'S NOT HEAVIER THAN
THAT NONSENSICAL ANCHOR.

SO THE NET'S SET.

IT'S JUST WAITING NOW

AND HOPING THAT
THERE'S A BUNCH OF FISH.

I FEEL LIKE
SUCH A BADASS FISHERWOMAN.

[ LAUGHS ]

Narrator: BACK AT THE HOMESTEAD,
THE HELICOPTER HAS ARRIVED.

AND THE KILCHERS BEGIN
A DANGEROUS MANEUVER

THAT THEY'VE NEVER
ATTEMPTED BEFORE.

IT'S ALMOST
THAT MOMENT OF TRUTH

WHEN IT EITHER FLIES
OR NOT FLIES.

Otto: COME ON!

EIVIN:
All right. Looks good.

Otto: NEED TO BE READY
TO GRAB A HOOK.

Charlotte: OKAY.

Matt:
SO ONCE THE PILOT'S IN THE AIR,

HE DOESN'T REALLY HAVE
THE BEST VISUAL ADVANTAGE POINT.

SO FOR ME TO BE ON THE GROUND

AND HAVE THAT 360 VISUAL CONTACT
WITH THE CREWS AND PEOPLE,

IT REALLY HELPS
THE PILOT OUT.

Otto: GO!

Charlotte: WHOA!

-[ GRUNTS ]
-HERE IT GOES. HERE IT GOES.

Matt: THANK YOU.

Charlotte:
THIS IS TANGLED UP!

IT'S TANGLED!
IT'S TANGLED UP!

ON THIS HELICOPTER, WE HAVE
WHAT'S CALLED A LOAD CELL.

IT'S ACTUALLY A WEIGHING SYSTEM
BUILT INTO THE HOOK.

AND I'LL SEE HOW MUCH THIS THING
APPROXIMATELY WEIGHS.

AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE
A GAUGE THAT TELLS US

HOW MUCH TORQUE
WE'RE PULLING FROM THE ENGINE.

SO WE'RE ONLY ALLOWED
UP TO 100% TORQUE.

Otto: HOLD IT DOWN
TILL HE PICKS IT UP.

IT WAS LIKE STANDING
IN THE EYE OF A HURRICANE.

THE WIND WAS BLOWING.

IT'S HARD TO SEE,
HARD TO HEAR.

Matt: ALL RIGHT, DAVE.
BRING HER UP.

DAVE:
Okay. Sounds good.

ONE OF THE BIGGEST CONCERNS
YOU HAVE

IS THAT LOAD COMING BACK DOWN
ON TOP OF SOMEBODY.

Charlotte: SHOULD WE GET
ON THE OTHER SIDE?

Otto: WHAT THE HELL?

Otto: WE'RE HOLDING ON TO IT
REALLY FIRMLY,

AND THE HELICOPTER
STARTED ROCKING UP TOP.

WHOA!

Matt: YOU'RE CLEAR TO GO
WHENEVER YOU WANT.

WOW.

THE WORST THING
THAT CAN GO WRONG

IS WE CAUSE THE HELICOPTER
TO CRASH.

Charlotte: OH, GOD.

THAT WOULD BE ABSOLUTELY

THE WORST NIGHTMARE
IN THE WORLD.

-WHOA.
-WHAT DOES HE WANT TO DO?

OH, MY GOD!

♪♪

Narrator:
AT THE HEAD OF THE BAY,

ATZ SR. AND WIFE BONNIE

PREPARE TO TAKE A NEWBORN FOAL

ON HIS FIRST JOURNEY
OUT INTO THE WORLD

AND FAR FROM HIS COMFORT ZONE.

Atz: LET ME GET A HALTER
ON THIS LITTLE GUY.

Atz: TODAY, BONNIE AND I
ARE TRAINING A LITTLE FOAL.

SO THAT'LL GO IN HIS NOSE,

AND THEN THE STRAP
WILL GO OVER HIS NECK.

IF YOU DON'T
TRAIN A HORSE AT ALL,

THEN YOU CAN'T USE HIM,
AND HE'S NOT A USEFUL TOOL.

THEN YOU JUST HAVE A PET
RUNNING AROUND THE YARD,

AND YOU'RE FEEDING IT.

OKAY.

I'M GONNA TAKE HIM
TO THE HAY PILE.

FIRST,
I'M GONNA HAVE THE FOAL

GET USED TO ME
TOUCHING ITS BODY.

Bonnie: IT'S OKAY, GIRL.
IT'S OKAY.

TAKING THE FOAL AWAY FROM
ITS MOTHER WAS NERVE-RACKING

BECAUSE THE MOTHER GOES CRAZY.

IT'S OKAY, GIRL. IT'S OKAY.
[ HORSE WHINNIES ]

IT'S OKAY, GIRL.
BABY'S OKAY.

IT'S OKAY, GIRL.

Atz: THIS FOAL IS A DAY OLD.

BUT THE MARE IS NERVOUS.

SHE'S HAD THE FOAL TO HERSELF
FOR A DAY,

AND SO HER INSTINCTS
ARE PROTECT.

"THERE'S SOMEONE
GONNA HARM MY FOAL."

IT'S OKAY. OKAY.

SHE'S FINE AS LONG AS
THE BABY'S CLOSE BY.

WE'RE GETTING READY TO GO OUT
INTO THE REAL WORLD NOW.

AND SHE HAS BUCKED ME OFF
ONE TIME.

SHE DOESN'T DO THAT WELL
IN THE WATER.

AND WHEN I HOBBLED HER
AND SHOT THAT GUN...

[ GUNSHOT, HORSE WHINNIES ]

...SHE TOTALLY WENT CRAZY.

SO I WANT THE BABY
TO DO BETTER.

HEADING OUT --
HEADING OUT INTO REALITY.

HE DON'T KNOW
WHAT HE'S GOT COMING.

[ SMACKS LIPS ] COME ON.

FIRST THING I'M GONNA DO

IS GO THROUGH THIS BOG HERE,
OKAY?

FIRST,
WE'VE GOT TO TRAIN HER.

NOPE.

IN THIS COUNTRY RIGHT HERE,

THE SITUATION THAT'LL CAUSE
A HORSE THE MOST TROUBLE

IS BOGS AND WATER.

IF A HORSE STAYS CALM
IN THE BOG,

IT GETS THROUGH IT.

IF IT'S SHAKING AND QUIVERING,
WHAT HAPPENS?

IT JUST GOES DOWN.

COME ON.

STEADY, NOW.

[ HORSE WHINNIES ]

DON'T FREAK OUT.

JUST STAY IN HERE.
YOU'RE FINE.

YOU'RE FINE. COME ON.

[ HORSE SNORTS ]

SEE? SHE'S CALLING HIM.

LIKE, "COME ON. COME ON.
COME ON."

HOPEFULLY,
IF HE SEES HIS MOTHER DOING IT,

HE'LL THINK, "NO BIG DEAL.

MOM'S DOING IT.
I CAN DO IT, TOO."

Bonnie: COME ON.

OH, HE'S COMING.

NOW, YOU CAN JUST STAY THERE
FOR NOW, OKAY?

I'M GONNA GO AND COME BACK,
GO AND COME BACK.

SO JUST HANG THERE
FOR A MINUTE.

YOU CAN SEE
HOW HE JUST DOESN'T LIKE IT,

SO I JUST GOT TO
GET HIM USED TO IT.

HELL,
THE MOM DON'T LIKE IT.

OH.

[ LAUGHS ]
THAT WAS A GOOD ONE.

ALL RIGHT.

Bonnie:
HE'S DOING REALLY GOOD.

Atz:
DIDN'T WANT TO DO IT AT FIRST.

GOT BETTER AND BETTER AT IT.
YEAH.

HE NOW KNOWS WHAT A BOG IS,
AND THAT'S IMPORTANT.

AND HE KNOWS
HE'S NOT GONNA DIE.

YOU'RE DOING GREAT,
BUDDY.

THIS FOAL IS GONNA
ENCOUNTER SITUATIONS

AND SEE THINGS
IT'S NEVER SEEN BEFORE.

THIS WHOLE DAY
WILL BE JUST TRIAL AND ERROR.

Narrator:
BACK AT THE HOMESTEAD,

THE KILCHERS' ATTEMPT TO MOVE
THE HIGH TUNNEL BY HELICOPTER

HAS TAKEN A SUDDEN TURN.

ONCE WE HOOKED UP,
WE WERE ALL FULL OF EXCITEMENT.

AND WE'RE REALLY READY
FOR THIS THING TO FLY.

WE WERE HOLDING ON TO IT
REALLY FIRMLY,

AND THE HELICOPTER
STARTED ROCKING UP TOP.

Otto: WHOA!

YOU'RE CLEAR TO GO
WHENEVER YOU WANT.

Charlotte: OH, MY GOD.

WHOA!

Eivin: HE COULDN'T PICK IT.
HE DROPPED HIS LINE.

WOW.

Otto: MAN, WHEN THAT THING
DIDN'T PICK UP,

MY HEART JUST SUNK.

HE POPPED HIS EMERGENCY RELEASE
AND FLEW AWAY.

IT WAS LIKE, "WHAT HAPPENED?

WHAT WENT WRONG?"

YOU GONNA SET DOWN
AND LAND?

YEAH, I THINK SO.
I'LL FORMULATE A GAME PLAN HERE.

SOUNDS GOOD.

Dave:
I HAVE A GAUGE THAT TELLS ME

HOW MUCH TORQUE
I'M PULLING WITH THE ENGINE.

SO ONCE THAT THING HITS 100%

AND IF THAT THING DOESN'T START
COMING OFF THE GROUND AND GOING,

THEN THAT'S ALL WE HAVE.

-WOW.
-DID HE SAY IT'S TOO HEAVY?

UNFORTUNATELY,
THE FIRST ONE'S THE TOUGHEST

'CAUSE THAT'S WHEN YOU HAVE
THE MOST FUEL LOAD

AND WEIGH THE MOST.

JUST A LITTLE BIT TOO HEAVY
FOR THE FIRST ATTEMPT.

-IT'S THIS FRONT BAR.
-HOW MUCH TOO HEAVY?

I DON'T KNOW.

Otto: MY MIND JUST RACED THROUGH
ALL THE POSSIBILITIES.

CUT ANOTHER CHUNK OFF OF IT.

DO THIS. DO THAT.

AND THEN I REALIZED

THAT I HAD BOLTED
THOSE END PIPES ON.

THEY WEREN'T
REALLY WELDED AT ALL.

THAT WAS THE OBVIOUS SOLUTION.

I CAN GET RID OF
300 UGLY POUNDS RIGHT HERE.

Otto:
I DON'T KNOW WHAT I DID WRONG.

MAYBE THERE'S DIRT
IN THESE PIPES,

THE PIPES ARE THICKER
THAN I THOUGHT.

I GOT NO IDEA.

IT'S LIKE, "OKAY, RALLY.

GET THE TOOLS. GET THIS.
GET THAT.

MAKE THIS HAPPEN."

EVERYBODY IS SCRAMBLING.

I THINK WE CAN DROP THAT PIPE
OFF THE END.

THAT'S WHAT
YOU HAVE A GOOD TEAM FOR.

YOU RUN OUT OF
BLOOD, SWEAT, AND TEARS,

YOU GOT TO USE
YOUR BRAINS AND YOUR BRAWN.

Levi: NOW WE'RE JUST DROPPING
AS MUCH WEIGHT AS WE CAN

AS QUICK AS WE CAN
'CAUSE THIS CHOPPER,

HE'S ONLY GONNA BE AROUND
FOR SO LONG.

AND WE GOT TO GET THIS DONE.

WHOA, EIVIN!

Charlotte: THAT WHOLE
JUST SEEMS SUPER DANGEROUS.

I'M WORRIED THAT THE HELICOPTER
COULD CRASH.

I'M WORRIED THAT PEOPLE
ON THE GROUND COULD GET HURT.

-HE'S ON HIS WAY.
-ALL RIGHT. LET'S GO.

Matt: ALL RIGHT, YOU'RE CLEAR
TO GO WHENEVER YOU WANT.

Otto: IF IT DOESN'T FLY,

THERE'S REALLY NOTHING MORE
WE COULD DO

TO MAKE THINGS LIGHTER.

Otto: OKAY.

OKAY, HERE HE GOES.
LOOK OUT.

Matt: ALL RIGHT.
GO AHEAD, DAVE.

Levi:
ALL RIGHT. WE'RE GOOD.

-GO!
-NICE!

DAVE:
All right. Very good.

Otto: WOW.

-HOW CRAZY IS THAT?
-WOW, THAT'S IMPRESSIVE.

-YES, IT IS.
-WOW.

Otto: [ LAUGHS ]

OH, YEAH!

THAT LOOKS SO BIZARRE.

[ LAUGHS ]

SEEING THIS FIRST SECTION
FINALLY FLY AWAY

AND GET SMALLER
AND SMALLER AND JUST...

A REAL RELIEF.

Eivin: THERE IT IS!
IT'S FLYIN'!

Eivin:
THE MOST IMPORTANT THING

IS TO WATCH THAT GIANT THING
IN THE AIR

AND MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE ALWAYS
STAYING OUT OF THE WAY.

UNTIL IT'S DOWN ON THE GROUND,
YOU CAN STILL BE HURT.

Levi: HE'S GOT IT!

ONE DOWN.
LET'S DO THE NEXT ONE.

THE NEXT PICK
IS ONE OF THE CENTER SECTIONS.

THE DIFFERENCE IS
THAT THE CENTER SECTION

HAS ABOUT
TWO MORE ARCHES IN IT.

SO IT COULD BE
A WAY HEAVIER LOAD

THAN THE FIRST SECTION.

THIS NEXT ONE'S
GONNA BE HEAVIER!

Matt:
YEAH. ALL RIGHT.

[ GROANS ]

CAN I BE THE MAN
I USED TO BE BEFORE THE FALL?

[ BLEEP ]
ROLL OFF OF THERE.

THIS IS A LOT MORE WORK
THAN I MAY BE ABLE TO HANDLE.

Eivin: YEP.
IT'S 180 DEGREES WRONG.

WE LOWERED
THE THIRD SECTION DOWN

180 DEGREES
IN THE WRONG DIRECTION.

WE COULD REALLY BE
IN TROUBLE.

SON OF A BITCH.

Narrator: FOR ATZ LEE,

LIKE HIS FATHER
AND GRANDFATHER BEFORE HIM,

THE HEART OF HOMESTEADING

IS ABOUT TAKING RISKS
AND PUSHING LIMITS.

Atz Lee: BUILDING A CABIN
IS ASKING A LOT,

BUT IT'S SOMETHING
THAT I FEEL LIKE I CAN ACHIEVE.

BEFORE THE ACCIDENT,

I'D DO STUFF LIKE THIS
JUST FOR PURE ENJOYMENT.

DOING SOMETHING LIKE THIS

NOW HAS BECOME
MORE OF A CHALLENGE,

LIKE I'VE GOT
TO PROVE IT TO MYSELF.

YOU'RE KIDDING ME.

CAN I BE THE MAN I USED TO BE
BEFORE THE FALL?

HAVING TO PUT ALL THE WALLS UP
AND THE ROOF ON

BEFORE SNOW FLIES,

IF I'M GONNA BE LIVING OUT HERE
FOR THE WINTER,

I'VE GOT A LOT OF WORK TO DO.

YEAH.

EVERY ROUND I GO UP
IS JUST A LITTLE BIT HARDER.

[BLEEP]
ROLL OFF OF THERE.

[BLEEP] DAMN IT.

I SHOULD BE ABLE TO JUST
THROW 'EM UP THERE.

GRAB ONE END OF IT,
SWING IT OVER,

SET IT ON THE HOUSE.

GRAB THE OTHER END,
SET IT ON THE HOUSE.

IT SOUNDS PRETTY SIMPLE.

IT'S SOMETHING THAT,
IN THE PAST,

I EASILY WOULD HAVE
BEEN ABLE TO DO.

[ GROANS ]

OH.

[ GRUNTS ]

OKAY. AY.

I GOT A LOT OF HARDWARE
IN ME NOW.

YOU KNOW,
I GOT SCREWS AND METAL PLATES.

AND WHEN I GO TO PICK UP A LOG,

IT GRINDS INTO THOSE
PIECES OF HARDWARE, MAN.

AND IT'S SHARPSHOOTING PAIN.

[ GRUNTS ]

[ EXHALES SHARPLY ]

MY RANGE OF MOTION
IN MY LEFT ARM'S GETTING BETTER.

BUT THERE'S A POINT WHERE

I CAN'T GO A LOT HIGHER
WITH MY ARM.

AND THAT POINT
IS RIGHT THE POINT

THAT I HAVE TO GO 6 INCHES
HIGHER WITH A HUGE HEAVY LOG.

[ EXHALES SHARPLY ]

EACH LOG I PUT ON THERE,
I REALIZE,

"MAN, THIS IS A LOT MORE WORK
THAN I MAY BE ABLE TO HANDLE."

[ GRUNTS, EXHALES DEEPLY ]

I CAN'T DO AS MUCH ALONE

AS I'D HOPED
I'D BEEN ABLE TO DO.

I CAME UP WITH THIS IDEA.

I'M THE ONE
THAT HAD THIS VISION.

I HAD THIS DREAM.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING,
ATZ LEE?

HOW FAR ARE
YOU GONNA PUSH YOURSELF

BEFORE YOU GET HURT HERE?

AND NOW IT'S TO THE POINT

TO WHERE I KIND OF AM
REALIZING I NEED HELP.

YEAH.

AND FOR THE FIRST TIME
IN MY ADULT LIFE,

THAT'S A PRETTY SCARY
PLACE TO BE.

I HAVE TO CALL IT QUITS.

[ GROANS ]

♪♪

Narrator: ON KILCHER BEACH,

AFTER WAITING OUT
THE TIDE CYCLE,

EVE AND FRIEND TELA,
JOINED BY THEIR YOUNG CHILDREN,

PREPARE TO CHECK THE NET.

EVE IS COUNTING ON THIS PROTEIN

TO FEED HER GROWING FAMILY
THROUGHOUT THE WINTER.

Eve: SO AS THE TIDE
STARTS TO TRICKLE OUT,

YOU'RE LOOKING FOR THE BUOYS.

IF THEY DIP UNDER,
THERE MIGHT BE A FISH IN THERE.

BUT WE WERE NOT SEEING
A LOT HAPPENING WITH THE BUOYS,

WHICH MEANS IT DEFINITELY
ISN'T LOADED DOWN WITH FISH.

AND I JUST HOPE
THAT THERE'S SOMETHING.

Eve: I SURE HOPE SO.

I THINK I SEE ONE.

YEAH!
Tela: OH.

WE GOT ONE!

OH, TWO FISH!

OH, FOUR FISH.

YEAH, DO YOU WANT TO HELP
BRING IT OVER?

Eve:
THIS IS A SILVER, YEAH.

FISH ON.
Tela: THAT'S A SILVER.

-WHOA!
-YAY! WE GOT ONE.

Eve:
WHEN YOU'RE AN ALASKAN RESIDENT,

YOU ARE ABLE TO DO
SUBSISTENCE FISHING.

Tela: AWESOME.

IT ALLOWS THE PEOPLE
THAT LIVE HERE YEAR-ROUND

TO LIVE OFF THE LAND.

WHOO! LOOKIT.

OH, IT'S SO PRETTY
AND SLIMY.

OH, DON'T WIPE IT --
[ CHUCKLES ]

WASH IT OFF IN A PUDDLE

INSTEAD OF WIPING IT
ON YOUR SHIRT.

OKAY,
IS THAT ONE GILLED YET?

THAT LETS THE BLOOD COME OUT,
AND THEN IT ALSO KILLS 'EM.

Eve: MY KIDS ARE STILL
REALLY YOUNG.

BUT I FEEL LIKE
THIS IS A SKILL

I DEFINITELY WANT TO
PASS ON TO THEM SO THAT,

IF THEY DECIDE TO LIVE
THIS LIFESTYLE IN ALASKA,

THEY HAVE THE SKILLS
TO DO IT.

Eve:
WHEN YOU SUBSISTENCE FISH,

YOU HAVE TO CUT THE TAILS OFF

SO THAT PEOPLE KNOW
THESE FISH ARE NOT FOR SALE,

THEY'RE ONLY
FOR SUBSISTENCE.

-WHOA, GO FOR THE...
-YEAH! WHOO-HOO!

YOU DID IT.
YOU CUT IT.

IN THE PAST,
EIVIN HAS TAKEN ON

MORE OF THE ROLE
OF THE HUNTER AND THE FISHER,

AND I HAVE BEEN THE GATHERER

AND THE GROWER
OF ALL THE VEGETABLES.

-OKAY.
-WHOA.

-WHOA.
-LOOK AT ITS MOUTH.

-SHOULD WE EAT IT?
-YEAH.

-DOES IT LOOK DELICIOUS?
YEAH.

THIS YEAR, I AM PROBABLY
GOING TO PROVIDE

HALF OF THE PROTEIN OR MORE

THAT WE'LL BE EATING
THIS WINTER.

THE TONGUE IN THE --
IN IT.

YOU CAN SEE THE TONGUE
IN THERE, HUH?

WE HAD 20 FISH,
WHICH WAS AWESOME.

WE'VE GOT OUR FREEZERS
FULL FOR THE WINTER,

AND WE DID IT OURSELVES.

Narrator: AT THE HOMESTEAD,

IN AN URGENT ATTEMPT TO SAVE
THE HIGH TUNNEL GARDEN

FROM A WATER SHORTAGE
CAUSED BY CLIMATE CHANGE,

OTTO HAS ENLISTED
THE HELP OF A HELICOPTER

TO MOVE IT
TO A NEW LOCATION.

IT'S TAKING
THE SECOND PIECE UP!

HERE IT GOES!

Otto: THE NEXT PICK
IS ONE OF THE CENTER SECTIONS.

EVERY PIECE
IS PROBABLY GONNA BE DIFFERENT.

AND JUST 'CAUSE IT PICKS ONE,

IT WILL NOT MEAN
IT'S GONNA PICK THE SECOND ONE.

PLEASE! PLEASE!

Matt: ALL RIGHT, DAVE,
BRING IT UP.

DAVE: Okay.

OH, MY GOD.

THAT CENTER SECTION
BARELY TOOK OFF.

OH, MY GOSH.

PLEASE, PLEASE BE OKAY.

Otto: WOW!

OH,
IF HE HAS TO DROP THAT...

Eivin: HE'S HAVING A HARD TIME
WITH THIS ONE.

IT'S HEAVIER.

-LOOKING HEAVY.
-HE'S BARELY PICKING IT?

BARELY PICKING IT,
BUT HE'S GOT IT.

WOW!

Eivin: YEAH, OKAY.
WE'RE READY FOR YOU.

HOPEFULLY HE DOESN'T
HAVE TO PUNCH IT OFF.

OKAY, WE'RE READY.
-Okay.

Eivin: BEING ON THE GROUND
UNDERNEATH THE HELICOPTER,

IT'S A STRESSFUL SITUATION.

YOU'VE GOT
A LOT OF RESPONSIBILITY.

YOU DON'T WANT TO DO
ANYTHING WRONG.

MATT: What are you thinking?
DAVE: Yeah, if that's --

That's the the same weight
as the other one?

Almost identical.

IT'S LIKE TRYING TO BALANCE
A PENCIL ON YOUR FINGERTIP,

EXCEPT FOR UPSIDE DOWN.

THE LOAD UNDERNEATH US

CAN SWING AROUND
AND MOVE AROUND.

-HERE HE GOES.
-THIRD SECTION.

August: COME ON.

Dave: A LOT OF FINESSE
ON THE CONTROLS.

YOU GOT
A GROUND CREW DOWN THERE

THAT YOU
GOT TO BE WORRIED ABOUT

AND MAKE SURE
YOU KEEP EVERYTHING STEADY

SO YOU'RE NOT
ENDANGERING ANYONE.

Otto: WOW!

HOLY WOW.

WOW!

THAT IS JUST AMAZING!

THIS SAVED A TON OF TIME

BY PICKING IT UP
WITH THE HELICOPTER.

AND IT WAS LIKE,
"YES! THIS IS WORKING!"

OH. UH, YEAH.

THAT ONE IS --
IS 180 DEGREES WRONG.

OH, MAN.

THE THIRD PIECE
IS BACKWARDS.

DANG IT.

YEP.
IT'S 180 DEGREES WRONG.

WE HAD LOWERED
THE THIRD SECTION DOWN

180 DEGREES
IN THE WRONG DIRECTION.

WE COULD REALLY BE
IN TROUBLE.

SON OF A BITCH.

I THINK WE CAN FILLET NOW.
WE CAN FILLET!

MM-HMM.

I HAVE ALWAYS HAD EIVIN
FILLET THE SALMON.

I KIND OF HAVE A VAGUE IDEA
HOW TO DO IT.

CUT HERE AT AN ANGLE,

MAKING SURE YOU DON'T
RUN INTO THE FIN BONE.

BUT, FOR SOME REASON,

FILLETING A SLIMY SALMON
IS REALLY DIFFICULT.

YOU'RE DOING GREAT.
[ LAUGHS ] THANK YOU.

MM-HMM.
WE WOKE UP AT 6:00 A.M.

AND YOU HAVE A BABY
ON YOUR BACK.

I KNOW.

IT'S REALLY GOOD FOR ME

TO GET OUT OF MY COMFORT ZONE.

I THINK I'VE FILLETED SALMON,
LIKE, TWICE IN MY LIFE.

OH, GEEZ.

THIS FILLET
IS GONNA BE MASSACRED.

DEFINITELY A SKILL
I PROBABLY SHOULD GET BETTER AT.

[ BABY BABBLES ]
[ CHUCKLES ]

[ BABBLES ]

BUT ALSO ONE I THINK I'M GONNA
GENERALLY LET EIVIN DO.

[ LAUGHS ]

IT'S JUST, LIKE, NOT EASY.

WE CAN WASH THIS TOGETHER.

TICKLED IT.
YOU TICKLED IT?

AWESOME.
THANKS FOR THE HELP.

Narrator:
AT THE HEAD OF THE BAY,

ATZ SR. AND BONNIE
COMPLETE THE FINAL

AND MOST RISKY PART
OF THE YOUNG FOAL'S TRAINING.

Atz: OUR GOAL IS
TO GET DOWN TO THE BEACH

TO GIVE HIM
SOME GOOD WATER EXPERIENCE.

Bonnie: OH, WATCH OUT!

OH, OH, UH-OH.

OH, WOW. OH.

Atz: HE WAS A LITTLE
TOO CONFIDENT THERE

AND JUMPED RIGHT OFF.

I HOPE HE'S ALL --
DIDN'T HURT HIS LEG.

YOU OKAY, BUDDY.
HMM?

Atz: DIDN'T BREAK A LEG.

DIDN'T INJURE A HOOF
ON THE ROCKS.

WHEW.

AT LEAST HE AIN'T
LIMPING OR ANYTHING.

HE'S LEARNING GOOD.
HE'S GOT COURAGE.

HE'S NOT AFRAID
OF JUMPING OFF BANKS.

BUT ON THE OTHER HAND,

HE ALSO HAS TO LEARN
HIS CAPABILITIES

AND TO BE CAUTIOUS.

WHAT'S IT TIME FOR,
BONNIE?

PISTOL SHOOTING?

PISTOL SHOOTING!

I DON'T LIKE THAT ONE
'CAUSE...

I KNOW,
BUT WE GOT TO DO IT.

SHE HATES IT. SO...

Atz: MY HORSE IS STILL A LITTLE
SKITTERISH AROUND FIREARMS.

[ GUNSHOT, HORSE WHINNIES ]

SO TO GET A HORSE
USED TO FIREARMS,

THAT'S PRETTY IMPORTANT.

CAN BE A POTENTIALLY
LIFESAVING SITUATION.

SO I'M GONNA
FACE HIM AWAY FROM HER

SO HE CAN'T SEE HER.

AND I'M GONNA HOLD HIM

AND HAVE BONNIE SHOOT OFF
A FEW ROUNDS WITH THE 911

AND GET HIM USED TO THAT SOUND
SO HE WON'T FREAK OUT SOMEDAY.

READY?
YES, I'M READY.

[ GUNSHOT ]
WHOA.

[ HORSE WHINNYING ]

[ GUNSHOT ]
DOING GOOD.

STIFF ARM.
Bonnie: HOW'S SHE DOING?

Atz: HIS MOM IS NERVOUS,
RUNNING AROUND...

BUT I'M HOLDING HIM,
AND HE'S DOING GREAT.

OKAY, GOOD.

COME OVER HERE.

JUST LET HIM SMELL A LITTLE
BIT OF THE PISTOL, PLEASE.

OKAY.

OKAY. THAT'S GOOD.

NEXT, WE'RE TAKING THIS BABY
SWIMMING OUT HERE IN THE BAY.

SHE'S EVEN
SCARED OF THE WAVES.

YEAH.
[ SMOOCHES ]

Atz:
A HORSE WILL SWIM ON THEIR OWN.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO TEACH A HORSE
HOW TO SWIM.

IT'S MORE JUST TEACHING THEM
NOT TO BE AFRAID IN THE WATER,

TO STAY CALM.

[ SMOOCHES ]

THIS COLT'S A DAY OLD.

YOU GOT WAVES COMING AT 'EM.

THEY'RE LIKE,
"OH, THAT'S A LITTLE SCARY."

[ LAUGHS ] OH, MAN.

HERE WE GO, BUDDY.

AND THEN, "WHOA, IT'S GETTING
DEEPER AND DEEPER.

BUT I GOT TO FOLLOW MOM."

Bonnie: WATCH HIM.

Atz: [ SMOOCHES ]
ATZ, WATCH HIM.

[ SMOOCHES ]
THAT'S FAR ENOUGH!

Bonnie:
I WAS A LITTLE WORRIED

'CAUSE IT WAS GETTING
DEEPER AND DEEPER,

AND I WASN'T POSITIVE

THAT ATZ WAS WATCHING
HOW DEEP IT WAS GETTING.

THAT'S FAR ENOUGH, ATZ!

Atz: HE LEARNED WELL,
HANDLED IT WELL.

SO I'M EXCITED.

Atz: ISN'T THAT AMAZING?

FIRST, HE WAS LIKE,

"OH, MY GOD.
I GOT TO JUMP OVER THIS."

YEAH.

IT'S ALWAYS EXCITING AND FUN

TO TEACH SOMEONE
SOMETHING BRAND-NEW,

TAKE 'EM TO
A BRAND-NEW PLACE.

GOOD JOB.

HE'S BEEN BAPTIZED
IN THE KACHEMAK BAY!

YEAH. YEAH, REALLY.

IT WAS A GREAT DAY.

[ SMOOCHES ]

[ BOTH CHUCKLE ]

Narrator:
BACK ON THE HOMESTEAD,

THE KILCHERS ARE ON THE VERGE

OF COMPLETING
THE HIGH TUNNEL MOVE.

BUT WITH BIG RISKS
AND UNFAMILIAR EQUIPMENT

COMES NEW CHALLENGES.

THAT ONE IS
180 DEGREES WRONG.

DANG IT.
THE EASIEST THING TO DO

WOULD BE TO PICK IT UP
AND SPIN IT.

BUT WE GOT ANOTHER PIECE
COMING IN.

WHEN THE THIRD PIECE
CAME OVER HERE AND GOT SET DOWN,

WE WERE TRYING
TO JUST GET IT DOWN.

WHEN THE HELICOPTER FLEW AWAY,

I REALIZED
THAT WAS IT ROTATED

180 DEGREES
IN THE WRONG DIRECTION.

DAVE, WE'RE GONNA
SET THIS ONE DOWN

A LITTLE BIT
MORE TO THE SOUTH.

OKAY.

IT'S PRETTY IMPORTANT
THAT IT ALL GETS

PUT BACK TOGETHER
IN THE SAME WAY

THAT IT WAS TAKEN APART.

OTHERWISE,
NOTHING'S GONNA LINE UP.

SO I HAD TO HAVE HIM
SET THE FOURTH PIECE

FAR ENOUGH AWAY.

LEVI AND I UNHOOKED IT.

WE RIGGED UP THE THIRD PIECE,
FLIPPED IT AROUND.

IT WAS A LITTLE BIT
OF A TUG-OF-WAR.

Eivin:
THAT'S GREAT, DAVE!

GOT THE FOURTH PIECE
RIGGED BACK UP.

SET IT IN PLACE,
AND WE WERE GOOD TO GO.

THANK YOU, DAVE!

-Okay.
-ALL RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT. WE DID IT!
GOOD WORK!

SUCCESSFUL MISSION.
NOBODY GOT HURT.

YES!
HIGH TUNNEL GOT MOVED.

ANOTHER ONE OF DAD'S CRAZY PLANS
WORKED OUT.

Eivin:
THIS SAVED A TON OF TIME

BY PICKING IT UP
WITH THE HELICOPTER.

I THINK I CAN DEFINITELY
GET BACK TO MY LIFE

NOW THAT MY DAD'S EMERGENCIES
ARE OVER WITH.

INSTANT HIGH TUNNEL!

HEY, HERE IT IS!

[ LAUGHTER ]

OH, MY GOSH.
GOOD WORK, YOU GUYS.

CAN YOU BELIEVE IT,
CHARLOTTE?

NO!

IT WAS A JOYFUL MOMENT

TO THINK ABOUT
HOW WE HAD SHED THE PROBLEMS

AND WE COULD START ANEW
IN A NEW SPOT

RIGHT NEAR
A GOOD SOURCE OF WATER.

WE'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO START
GROWING FOOD AGAIN.

Otto: PRETTY EXCITING.
THIS IS REAL EXCITING.

IF MY DAD HAD BEEN ALIVE
TO WATCH THIS,

HE WOULD'VE BEEN
TOTALLY AMAZED.

WE'RE PIONEERS.
WE'RE ADVENTURERS.

AND WE DON'T KNOW EVERYTHING,
BUT WE LEARN.

RUNNING OUT OF WATER THIS YEAR
WAS A REAL WAKE-UP CALL.

IT'S BEEN A DRY, DRY SUMMER.

AND NOW, WITH CLIMATE CHANGE,

WE COULD HAVE SERIOUS PROBLEMS
NEXT SUMMER.

WE NEED A HELICOPTER
ON THE HOMESTEAD ALL THE TIME.

[ LAUGHS ]

JOB WELL-DONE.
YEAH.

Narrator: NEXT WEEK,

IT'S A VERY SPECIAL
KILCHER CHRISTMAS.

I'M READY FOR CHRISTMAS.
LOOKS PRETTY AWESOME.

WOW.

WE GOT THE WHITE RABBIT
GIFT EXCHANGE.

-WHOA.
-OH, MY GOSH!

Otto: THAT'S WHAT CHRISTMAS
IS ALL ABOUT.

I LOVE YOU GUYS.

Otto: MERRY CHRISTMAS.