Original subtitles

♪♪

WE'VE JUST GOT TO DO IT.

IT'S A PRETTY BIG [BLEEP] ROADBLOCK.

WE GOT TO GO! ONE, TWO, THREE!

-HOLD, HOLD. -YES, YES, YES.

♪♪

YEP.

IT'S FILLING WITH WATER!

AAH!

♪♪

PARKER! WHERE'S PARKER?

♪♪

THAT'S THE TYPE OF GOLD THAT CAME FROM MARUDI.

1 OUNCE NUGGET, 97% PURE,

CAN'T WAIT TO GET THERE AND SEE FOR OURSELVES.

♪♪

-OH, YES! -NICE [BLEEP] JOB, DUDE.

THIS IS GONNA BE THE SECOND BEST FEELING OF THE ENTIRE TRIP.

NUMBER-ONE IS GONNA BE A PILE OF GOLD.

YEAH!

PLEASE KEEP YOUR HANDS AND FEET INSIDE THE VEHICLE

AT ALL TIMES.

♪♪

A CAIMAN IS ON OUR LEFT.

♪♪

WOW!

OW!

STOP!

THERE'S A BIG [BLEEP] ROCK UP THERE, RICK.

[BLEEP]

I WANT A GOLD NUGGET ABOUT THIS BIG.

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Narrator: PARKER SCHNABEL AND HIS CREW

ARE IN GUYANA, SOUTH AMERICA,

EN ROUTE TO A LEGENDARY MOUNTAIN OF GOLD.

HIS AIM -- LEARN TO MINE LIKE THE LOCALS,

SECURE A CLAIM, AND DIG GOLD OUT OF THE GROUND.

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PARKER'S ALREADY LEARNED THE BASICS OF JUNGLE MINING...

-[BLEEP] -WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, PARKER!

THIS IS PRETTY DAMN COOL, PROSPECTING GUYANA STYLE.

WE'VE GOT GOLD.

Narrator: ...AND DISCOVERED THE PAY DIRT

CAN BE 10 TIMES RICHER THAN THE YUKON.

LOOK AT THAT. THAT'S OUR FIRST GOLD FROM GUYANA.

Narrator: BUT WITH GROUND THIS GOOD,

HE'S SO FAR FAILED TO FIND A CLAIM.

♪♪

PARKER'S FOLLOWING A LEAD

THAT WILL TAKE HIM DEEPER INTO THE JUNGLE.

♪♪

♪♪

NICE LANDING.

ALL RIGHT.

-HELLO. -HEY.

♪♪

HEY. RICK.

Narrator: AT THE AIRSTRIP, THE CREW MEETS A MINER

JUST BACK FROM MARUDI.

THAT'S A CHUNK OF GOLD THAT CAME FROM MARUDI?

CAN I SEE IT?

HOLY COW.

♪♪

THAT'S A BIG PIECE OF GOLD.

GEEZ. MAN, THAT MUST BE WELL OVER AN OUNCE.

♪♪

WOW.

SO, THE GOLD THAT WE FIND WHERE WE MINE

IS ONLY ABOUT 84%.

BIG DIFFERENCE.

Rick: THIS DUDE'S GOT A BIG, OLD [BLEEP] NUGGET

THAT HE SAYS COME FROM MARUDI.

YOU SEE PEOPLE WITH BIG NUGGETS LIKE THAT, YOU KNOW,

FROM TIME TO TIME, BUT IT'S SO RARE,

AND THAT'S ALWAYS HAD A BIT OF A DRAW FOR ME,

JUST FINDING THOSE BIG PIECES LIKE THAT.

AND IF THAT'S WHAT MARUDI HAS [BLEEP] GO TO MARUDI.

1-OUNCE NUGGET, 97% PURE,

THAT'S A HUGE THING.

YOU KNOW, TONY AND I FIGHT ABOUT ROYALTY RATES

ALL THE TIME, AND WE'RE FIGHTING OVER GOLD THAT'S 84% PURE.

13% DIFFERENCE -- THAT'S ALMOST MY ROYALTY RATE.

[ CHUCKLES ] SOUNDS UNBELIEVABLE.

CAN'T WAIT TO GET THERE AND SEE FOR OURSELVES.

Narrator: FROM REWA VILLAGE, THE CREW MUST NAVIGATE

A SMALL SKIFF 100 MILES UP THE REWA RIVER,

ALL THE WAY TO SHEA VILLAGE.

THEY WILL THEN TRAVEL OVERLAND ANOTHER 70 MILES

TO THE GOLD FIELDS OF MARUDI.

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Rick: YEAH, WE'RE ON THE RIVER, MAN.

I WAS PRETTY HESITANT ABOUT IT.

I AM STILL HESITANT ABOUT IT. WE JUST GOT STARTED.

IT'S ALSO A LITTLE EXCITING.

MARUDI, HERE WE COME.

AND A GOLD PAN FOR WHEN WE GET THERE.

♪♪

I CAN'T IMAGINE A BETTER WAY TO TRAVEL RIGHT NOW.

I MEAN, LOOK AT THAT. IT'S BEAUTIFUL.

♪♪

A CAIMAN JUST WENT IN THE WATER OVER ON OUR LEFT.

-OH, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH. -LEFT BANK.

YEP, HOLY [BLEEP] THERE'S BUNCHES OF THEM HERE.

LOTS OF CAIMAN.

THERE'S LIKE A HALF A DOZEN OR MORE.

THIS IS LIKE CAIMAN CITY RIGHT HERE.

YEAH, NO KIDDING.

THAT'S SPOOKY. THEIR HEADS JUST POP OUT OF THE WATER.

YOU DON'T KNOW WHERE THE HELL THEY ARE.

-YEAH, ISN'T THAT UNSETTLING? -YEAH.

-LIKE, "OH, YOU DIDN'T SEE ME." -YEAH.

AND THEN HOW MANY OF THEM DON'T YOU SEE, RIGHT?

YEAH, EXACTLY.

SPOOKY WATERS.

Narrator: THE REWA RIVER IS HOME TO DEADLY

BLACK AND SPECKLED CAIMAN, GIANT ANACONDA,

AND FLESH-EATING RED-BELLIED PIRANHA.

HERE'S YOUR GUYS' BAIT.

LET'S GO FISHING.

Narrator: SINCE THEY'RE TAKING NO FOOD SUPPLIES,

THE CREW HAS TO STOP AND HUNT FOR FISH TO SURVIVE.

Sam: THERE WE GO. THERE WE GO.

-NICE ONE, RICK. -IN THE BOAT. IN THE BOAT.

GOT HIM, GOT HIM, GOT HIM.

Narrator: PIRANHAS HUNT IN PACKS OF UP TO 100 FISH...

I GOT A PIRANHA.

Narrator: ...MAKING THEM EASY TO CATCH IF YOU FIND A SHOAL.

THAT WAS FAST. THAT WAS WITHIN LIKE A COUPLE OF SECONDS.

-OH, HERE WE GO. -LOOK AT THAT. WOW.

Parker: THESE FISH WANT TO BE CAUGHT.

-LOOK AT THOSE JAWS, MAN. -WOW!

Rick: OHH! THAT IS BRUTAL.

AND YOU CAN TELL THAT IT'S, LIKE, ALL MUSCLE

IN THE FACE TO JUST [BLEEP] DESTROY YOU.

THAT WOULD LEAVE A [BLEEP] DENT, MAN.

WE'RE MAKING CAMP HERE. WE'VE GOT OPTIONS.

THERE'S A GOOD FIRE SPOT DOWN LOW.

WE CAN KIND OF SET UP CAMP DOWN HERE OR UP TOP.

IT'S NICE AND FLAT UP HERE.

Sam: YEP.

IT'S STARING AT ME.

[ Whispering ] IT'S EATING A [BLEEP] COCONUT.

Rick: DUDE, THAT'S CRAZY.

THAT'S A BIG [BLEEP] TOO, MAN.

I NEVER SEEN SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

[ CHUCKLING ]

HOLY [BLEEP]

MY HAMMOCK IS...

15 FEET FROM THE EDGE OF THE WATER.

YOU'LL NOTICE THAT I'M WAY UP THE [BLEEP] HILL.

WE'RE GOING OUT HUNTING AND FISHING, NIGHTTIME.

Karla: YEAH.

♪♪

IT'S PRETTY FUN EXPLORING AT NIGHT, LOOKING FOR EYES.

♪♪

I'VE NEVER GONE HUNTING IN THE DARK.

WHAT'S THE WORST THAT COULD HAPPEN?

THERE'S [BLEEP] MASSIVE CAIMAN

EVERYWHERE IN THIS RIVER.

UNREAL.

KARLA AND I HAVE BOW AND ARROWS.

BOW AND ARROW, THAT'S WHERE IT'S AT.

♪♪

Narrator: WHEN KARLA ISN'T DRIVING A ROCK TRUCK

ON PARKER'S MINE, SHE MAKES HER LIVING

WORKING AS A HUNTING GUIDE.

Parker: IS THERE SOMETHING THERE?

YOU SEE HIM? YOU SEE HIM?

♪♪

Rick: GET HIM?

I DON'T KNOW.

♪♪

[BLEEP] DID GET IT, HUH?

NO WAY!

I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT.

CHECK IT OUT!

BEGINNER'S LUCK IF I'VE EVER SEEN IT.

I DON'T KNOW IF I COULD DO THAT AGAIN.

♪♪

-GOT HIM. -YES!

[ LAUGHS ]

OH, YES, NAILED HIM.

Sam: THAT'S A [BLEEP] VAMPIRE FISH.

OW! [BLEEP]

DID IT BITE YOU?

THAT'S MY BLOOD.

-DO FISH HAVE RABIES? [ LAUGHS ] -NO.

CAN YOU KILL HIM?

STOP BEING ANGRY AT THE FISH.

YOU JUST SHOT HIM WITH A BOW AND ARROW.

[BLEEP] LOOK AT THOSE TEETH.

ALL RIGHT.

YEAH.

♪♪

SHOULD WE CALL IT A NIGHT?

[ THUNDER CRASHING ]

♪♪

Narrator: STILL AHEAD ON "PARKER'S TRAIL"...

YEAH, YEAH, YEAH. HERE WE GO, PARKER.

Parker: WE'VE GOT WATER.

NOW THE REAL WORK BEGINS.

THE ONLY THING WE NEED TO FIND NOW IS SOME [BLEEP] GOLD.

♪♪

-LOOK AT THAT. -THAT'S GOLD.

-IT'S A NUGGET! -YEAH.

THAT'S A NICE FIRST CHUNK.

Karla: NO DOUBT ABOUT THAT.

WE'RE ON OUR WAY!

LUCKILY, WE ALL SURVIVED CAIMAN CITY.

THERE'S STILL ONE HANGING AROUND,

BUT...THAT'S ALL RIGHT.

TIME TO CONTINUE THE JOURNEY.

♪♪

Narrator: PARKER'S CREW IS HEADING UP

ONE OF GUYANA'S MOST TREACHEROUS RIVERS

IN SEARCH OF MARUDI, THE LEGENDARY MOUNTAIN OF GOLD.

♪♪

[ THUMP ]WHOA!

Sam: [BLEEP] WHAT HAPPENED?

Parker: THAT'S A ROCK.

OH [BLEEP] BEACHED.

♪♪

[BLEEP] MAN, THAT'S A BIG-ASS ROCK.

SORRY, DIDN'T SEE IT.

Rick: COMING LOOSE AT ALL?[ ENGINE REVVING ]

YEAH, THAT HELPS.

♪♪

OKAY, WE'RE FREE.

THIS IS NO NORMAL RIVER THAT WE'RE ON.

WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF ABSOLUTE [BLEEP] NOWHERE.

CAN'T JUST KEEP BELLYING UP ON ROCKS LIKE THAT.

♪♪

RICK, RICK, WE GOT SOME FAST WATER UP AHEAD!

OH [BLEEP]

[BLEEP] RAPIDS.

OH [BLEEP]

THERE'S ROCKS [BLEEP] EVERYWHERE NOW.

IT'S PRETTY [BLEEP] SKETCHY.

WATCH FOR WHIRLPOOLING.

Karla: THERE'S SOMETHING THERE.

LITTLE LEFT, LITTLE LEFT!

LITTLE RIGHT, LITTLE RIGHT!

[BLEEP] HELL.

IF SOMETHING HAPPENS RIGHT NOW, AND WE LOSE POWER,

WE'RE HEADING DOWNSTREAM INTO A PILE OF [BLEEP]

THERE'S A BIG [BLEEP] ROCK UP THERE, RICK.

ROCK, ROCK! ROCK! ROCK, RICK!

-ROCK! ROCK! -WE GOT TO GO BACK.

-BACK. BACK. -[BLEEP]

WATCH OUT FOR THOSE ROCKS OVER THERE.

YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.

WHOA. WHOA.

Rick: WE STILL GOT POWER.

WE HIT A [BLEEP] ROCK, BUT WE STILL GOT POWER.

WHAT DO YOU THINK. SHOULD WE GUN IT?

GOT TO [BLEEP] GIVE HER.

Karla: JUST POWER BLAST UP THERE.

Parker: GO FOR IT.

HOLY [BLEEP] THAT'S ALL SHE'S GOT.

[ ENGINE REVVING ]

CENTER, CENTER!

YEAH, YEAH, YEAH!

[BLEEP]

[BLEEP]

HOLD ON, HOLD ON.

WHEW!

HOLY [BLEEP] OH.

PROBABLY SHOULDN'T HAVE DONE THAT.

PROBABLY SHOULDN'T HAVE [BLEEP] DONE THAT.

THAT WAS STRESSFUL.

-BUT GOOD JOB. -THANKS.

WELL, THIS SEEMS MUCH MORE CALM.

MY HEART IS BEATING [BLEEP] HARD.

[ Chuckling ] OHH.

WELL DONE, RICK.

HOLY...

♪♪

♪♪

IT'S GETTING LATE. WE SHOULD START THINKING

ABOUT A CAMP SPOT, ESPECIALLY IF YOU WANT TO FISH.

Parker: WHOA, WHOA, WHY ARE WE STOPPING SO EARLY?

WE STILL GOT TO SET UP CAMP. WE'VE GOT A LOT TO DO, MAN.

WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE MILES, HERE.

Rick: I'M TRYING TO MAKE FOOD APPEAR IN MY STOMACH.

I REALLY THINK WE SHOULD KEEP MOVING

AND MAKE THE MOST OF THIS DAYLIGHT.

BUT...WHATEVER.

♪♪

IT'S COOL AND ALL. LIKE, "YEAH,

WE LIVED ON THE SIDE OF THE RIVER IN GUYANA,"

BUT WE CAME HERE TO FIND SOME GOLD, YOU KNOW?

Karla: HAVE YOU EVER GONE, LIKE, DAYS WITHOUT PROTEIN?

I'M A 250-POUND [BLEEP] MAN. WHAT DO YOU THINK?

I JUST -- MAYBE YOU DID A SOCIAL EXPERIMENT OR --

NO. [BLEEP] NO.

NO, WHEN I'M HOME, I EAT LIKE A DOZEN EGGS A DAY

AND FOUR STEAKS.

[ LAUGHS ]

Narrator: IT'S 18 HOURS SINCE THE CREW'S LAST MEAL.

WE GOT TWO HOURS, RIGHT, BEFORE DARK?

-NO, WE'VE GOT AN HOUR. HOUR. -UH, NO.

♪♪

Parker: HEY, HERE'S SOME BAIT, RICK.

-[BLEEP] FISH? -YEAH.

PUT A BIG HOOK THROUGH IT AND TRY TO CATCH A BIG FISH.

-GOOD LUCK, RICK. -THANK YOU.

DO NOT WANT TO LOSE THIS [BLEEP]

♪♪

I WANT A [BLEEP] ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT PIRANHA BUFFET.

♪♪

WHEN WE WERE FISHING YESTERDAY,

CAUGHT A LOT OF [BLEEP] FISH.

SEEMED EASY.

AIN'T GOING THAT [BLEEP] GREAT RIGHT NOW.

I DON'T REALLY KNOW --

I DON'T FEEL LIKE I'M DOING ANYTHING DIFFERENT.

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Sam: WE'VE GOT LESS THAN AN HOUR OF LIGHT?

RIGHT.

EVEN WITH BAIT, WE HAVEN'T EXACTLY

BEEN WILDLY SUCCESSFUL THIS AFTERNOON.

WHAT'S OUR ALTERNATIVE?

GET WASHED, LIGHT A FIRE,

DRINK SOME WATER, GO TO BED HUNGRY.

WOULD I CHOOSE A POTENTIAL MEAL OVER A BATH?

I'LL TAKE THE MEAL,

EVEN IF IT'S A 10% CHANCE.

RIGHT NOW, I DON'T THINK IT'S GONNA WORK FOR US IN TIME.

ALL RIGHT, THEN, TAKE A BATH AND MAKE A FIRE.

[ INSECTS BUZZING ]

Parker: I'M PRETTY BEAT.

IT'S PRETTY FULL-ON -- TOUGH ENVIRONMENT.

THIS TRIP'S BEEN ALL ABOUT FINDING SOME GROUND TO MINE.

AND THE GOLD'S IN THE GROUND. WE'VE SEEN IT.

BUT WE FOUND NOTHING HERE THAT TRANSLATES

TO THE WAY THAT WE MINE IN THE YUKON.

♪♪

-YEAH. -BALLSY.

I'M HUGGING THE SHORE.

YEAH, I'M HUGGING THE SHORE HARD.

I DON'T NEED TO BE WRESTLING WITH A 15-FOOT CAIMAN.

THAT'S LIKE 5 FEET AWAY FROM YOU?

NO, IT'S NOT.

♪♪

SO BALLSY.

♪♪

MIGHT AS WELL HAVE A RAW CHICKEN HANGING OUT YOUR ASS.

[ LAUGHS ]

I'M DOING THIS QUICK,

AND I'M OUT OF HERE.

-IT'S JUST REVERSING LIKE -- -OH.

♪♪

[BLEEP] [BLEEP]

DUDE, THAT'S [BLEEP] MAN.

LIKE, WHY ARE WE HAVING TO BATHE NEAR CAIMAN?

YOU KNOW WHY? CAUSE WE CAME TO THE [BLEEP] JUNGLE.

Narrator: STILL AHEAD...

♪♪

[ LAUGHS ] THAT'S AWESOME.

-CHEERS. -CHEERS.

I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS.

LIKE, THIS IS A PROPER GOLD RUSH.

♪♪

Parker: SO WHAT DO YOU FIGURE, RICK?

♪♪

I FIGURE I'M HUNGRY.

THAT MAKES FOUR OF US, I THINK.

Narrator: PARKER AND HIS CREW HAVE SPENT THE LAST TWO DAYS

TRAVELING UP THE REWA RIVER IN GUYANA, SOUTH AMERICA.

SO WHAT DO YOU GUYS HAVE?

-FOOD-WISE? -I HAVE SALT

AND THESE TWO COOKIES. I JUST FOUND THESE IN MY BAG.

THEY WERE LIKE, UM, SOMETHING OBVIOUSLY SNACKED ON

ANOTHER TIME.

I SEE YOUR TWO COOKIES, AND I RAISE YOU A GRANOLA BAR.

Sam: I SEE YOUR GRANOLA BAR, RICK,

AND I RAISE YOU

ONE PACK OF PEANUTS.

♪♪

RICK, WE'VE GONE FROM RUNNING A 22-MAN MINING OPERATION

TO SPLITTING UP A GRANOLA BAR

AND A PACK OF PEANUTS.

WHAT WE'VE THROWN OURSELVES INTO

IS JUST A WHOLE DIFFERENT WORLD.

I'M PRETTY PUMPED ON SEEING THE COUNTRY

AND SEEING, YOU KNOW,

HOW THE GUYANESE ARE MINING.

I WILL SAY ONE THING. IT REALLY --

YOU KNOW, COMING DOWN HERE

AND SEEING WHAT THESE GUYS GO THROUGH

FOR EIGHT OF THEM TO SHARE AN OUNCE OR TWO A WEEK,

IT GIVES YOU A WHOLE NEW PERSPECTIVE

ABOUT WHAT'S TOUGH WORK

AND WHAT PEOPLE ARE CAPABLE OF, YOU KNOW?

WE GOT TO TRY AND COME AWAY WITH SOME GOLD, THOUGH.

♪♪

♪♪

-MORNING. -MORNING.

Narrator: THE CREW HASN'T HAD A PROPER MEAL IN 33 HOURS.

♪♪

FISH ON!

-I TAKE IT IT'S A BIG ONE. -YEAH.

-OH, YES. -LET IT RUN, LET IT RUN,

LET IT RUN. LET IT RUN IF IT WANTS TO.

♪♪

-I GOT IT, I GOT IT, I GOT IT. -OH, YES!

[ LAUGHS ]

-HOLY [BLEEP] -LOOKIT.

LOOK AT THAT MONSTER.

WE ARE [BLEEP] EATING.

NICE [BLEEP] JOB, DUDE.

-[ Laughing ] NICE. -GOOD JOB, MAN.

OH, THANK [BLEEP]

[ CHUCKLES ]

IT'S MORE RELIEF THAN ANYTHING.

HOLY [BLEEP]

THAT IS [BLEEP] BEAUTIFUL.

SORRY, BUDDY, BUT YOU'RE DINNER.

THAT IS WICKED.

WHERE YOU AT?

GET IT. OH! THAT'S ANOTHER MONSTER.

Narrator: THE BIGGEST JUNGIA CATFISH

CAN WEIGH IN AT OVER 25 POUNDS.

-WHOO-HOO-HOO! -ALL RIGHT

Parker: SO WE HAVE ONE TO SMOKE AND ONE TO EAT?

Narrator: BUT AT AROUND HALF THAT SIZE,

THIS PAIR WILL STILL MAKE TWO BIG MEALS.

[ SIGHS, LAUGHS ]

IN MY P.J.s.

♪♪

Karla: LET'S FEAST.

[BLEEP] YEAH.

MMM.

-OHH. -MMM.

WOW. REMEMBER WHEN I WAS TALKING ABOUT

THAT ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT FISH BUFFET?

IT JUST [BLEEP] HAPPENED.

THANK YOU, SIR.

I THINK RIGHT NOW IS GONNA BE

THE SECOND-BEST FEELING OF THE ENTIRE TRIP.

NUMBER-ONE IS GONNA BE A PILE OF GOLD AT MARUDI.

I WOULDN'T TRADE THAT FOR ANY RESTAURANT RIGHT NOW.

-MM-HMM. -THAT WAS [BLEEP] PHENOMENAL.

♪♪

Narrator: THEY'VE MADE IT 50 MILES UP THE REWA RIVER.

IT'S ANOTHER 120 MILES TO MARUDI,

THE MOUNTAIN OF GOLD.

OKAY, JUMP IN.

♪♪

THERE'S A ROCK TO THE RIGHT THERE. YOU SEE IT?

TELL ME IF I'M TELLING YOU THINGS THAT ARE TOO OBVIOUS.

♪♪

LOG.

♪♪

Parker: [BLEEP] THIS IS ROUGH.

[BLEEP] HELL.

♪♪

THREE DAYS OF SLEEPING ABOUT THREE HOURS A NIGHT

TO FIND THIS [BLEEP]

♪♪

THIS IS A PRETTY BIG [BLEEP] ROADBLOCK.

Sam: WHAT ARE OUR OPTIONS HERE, GUYS?

GUT THE BOAT, RIP IT APART, AND FIGURE OUT --

Parker: YOU'RE NOT REMOVING THE [BLEEP] BOAT.

I DON'T REALLY SEE ANOTHER OPTION AROUND HERE.

RICK, WHAT DO YOU FIGURE?

WELL, IT AIN'T [BLEEP] PRETTY.

THE ROCKS ARE SLIPPERY.

-LIKE, REALLY SLICK. -YEAH, YEAH.

AND IT'S NOT JUST 'CAUSE THEY'RE WET,

THEY'RE [BLEEP] SMOOTH FROM THE WATER.

I GUESS WE'RE GONNA TRY TO DRAG THE BOAT UP

THE DAMN THING, BASICALLY.

I MEAN, IT'S THIS WAY, UP, AND THAT.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S GET THE ENGINE OFF.

LET'S PULL THIS BOAT APART.

Parker: EVERYTHING OUT?

Narrator: THE ONLY WAY FORWARD --

DRAG THE 500-POUND SKIFF

UP THE 20-FOOT VERTICAL FACE OF THE WATERFALL.

-HOLD, HOLD. -YES, YES, YES.

-WATCH YOURSELF, KARLA. -YEP.

[BLEEP] JUST PUT IT RIGHT HERE.

Rick: DON'T LET GO OF THAT.

WE SHOULD TRY TO GET THE BOW TO THAT MOSS.

I THINK WE SHOULD GET UP THERE, YEAH.

-GOT THE ROPE? -YEAH!

ALL RIGHT, I'M COMING UP TO HELP!

-I GOT IT, MAN. -ALL RIGHT.

-GET BEHIND US, KARLA. -YEAH.

-COME ON, GUYS. -[BLEEP] PULL.

-[ GRUNTING ] -PULL!

COME ON! [BLEEP]

-COME ON. GO, GO! -WE GOT TO GO!

-GO, GO! -GO, GO!

ONE, TWO, THREE!

GO!

ALL RIGHT, GO, GO! GO, GO!

IT'S FILLING WITH WATER!

[BLEEP]

PARKER, WATCH OUT!

[BLEEP]

PARKER!

[ MAN YELLING, MUFFLED ]

Rick: WHERE'S PARKER?

IT'S FILLING WITH WATER!

[BLEEP]

Rick: PARKER, WATCH OUT!

[BLEEP]

PARKER!

[BLEEP]

WHERE'S PARKER?

PARKER!

GRAB ONTO THE BOAT!

♪♪

ARE YOU OKAY?!

THIS IS [BLEEP]

Narrator: ON THEIR WAY TO THE GOLD-RICH MOUNTAIN OF MARUDI,

PARKER AND HIS CREW ARE ATTEMPTING TO DRAG

THEIR 500-POUND SKIFF

UP THE FACE OF A 20-FOOT WATERFALL.

UNDER A BOAT ON A WATERFALL IS NOT A GOOD PLACE TO BE,

APPARENTLY, BUT I'M ALL RIGHT.

I SLIPPED. AS IT SLIPPED, I SLIPPED, AND, LUCKILY,

IT DIDN'T HIT ANY ROCKS, AND THE BOAT DIDN'T HIT ME.

SO, LET'S TRY IT AGAIN.

ONE, TWO, THREE!

[BLEEP] THAT'S IT.

ONE, TWO, THREE, GO!

CAREFUL, CAREFUL. [BLEEP] SAKE.

[ PARKER GRUNTS ]

♪♪

COME ON. JUST THAT ONE LAST PIT.

COME ON. GET IT UP THERE.

THAT'S ABOUT ALL I GOT IN ME.

WELL, WE JUST PULLED A BOAT UP A WATERFALL.

JUST WHEN YOU THINK IT'S OVER, IT'S NOT.

YOU GOT TO RIDE AGAIN.

♪♪

♪♪

-I CALL THIS. -NO, I'M ALREADY CLAIMING --

-[BLEEP] YOU, I JUST DID. -THIS IS MY SPOT.

DID I NOT SAY IT BEFORE YOU?

I THINK -- WELL, THEN I'LL TAKE YOUR SPOT. I'LL HAVE TO SHARE

-A TREE WITH YOU. -I'LL TAKE THAT ONE.

OH, THIS IS GONNA BE COZY. I THINK I MIGHT TRY THIS ONE.

YEAH, YOU COULD PROBABLY GO THERE TO THERE.

I'M GONNA TRY IT.

GOTCHA.

CAN'T BELIEVE YOU JUST TRIED TO CALL MY SPOT

AFTER I CALLED IT.

THIS IS PERFECT. LET'S SET UP CAMP.

LET'S GET OUR THINGS ORGANIZED,

AND THEN LET'S GO GET SOME FOOD.

♪♪

SO, COULD YOU HAVE PREDICTED THIS

WHEN I STARTED WORKING FOR YOU SIX YEARS AGO?

SITTING ON A ROCK IN THE MIDDLE OF SOUTH AMERICA?

[ Chuckling ] YEAH.

-WITH TWIGS... -RIGHT.

FISHING LINE, AND [BLEEP] WORMS.

YEAH, IT'S BEEN A HELL OF A SIX YEARS, HUH?

YEAH.

Narrator: PARKER AND RICK ARE AT A CROSSROADS.

BEFORE ENTERING THE JUNGLE,

RICK DROPPED A BOMBSHELL.

I GUESS THE FIRST THING I WANTED TO GET OUT OF THE WAY, HERE,

WAS SOME PRETTY BIG NEWS.

AND, UH...

YEAH, I'M GOING OUT MINING ON MY OWN.

I'VE GOT AN OPPORTUNITY,

AND I AM GONNA TAKE IT.

UM...

GEEZ.

THE TWO FRIENDS HAVE BEEN WORKING TOGETHER SINCE 2012.

WE [BLEEP] EACH OTHER OFF A LOT, AND IF I'M BEING HONEST,

THAT'S TAKEN A LOT OUT OF ME. IT REALLY HAS.

-YOU KNOW? -RIGHT.

THE LAST FEW WEEKS HAVE MADE ME WONDER WHAT --

...WHAT KIND OF FRIENDSHIP

OR IF WE'LL HAVE ONE AFTER ALL THIS,

AS CORNY AS THAT SOUNDS.

I MEAN, I THINK WE'LL BE ALL RIGHT.

AND I THINK YOU CAN SEE THAT THIS IS

NOT A MALICIOUS MOVE ON MY PART, YOU KNOW, AND --

NO.

AND I DON'T INTEND TO MAKE IT THAT.

THE TOUGHEST THING FOR ME WORKING FOR YOU

IS JUST, YOU'RE ABOUT THE TOUGHEST PERSON TO READ

THAT I'VE EVER BEEN AROUND,

IN A WAYS THAT, LIKE, ONE OF YOUR D10s

CAN [BLEEP] IMPLODE, AND YOU'LL LAUGH.

AND THEN THE WASH PLANT WILL STOP RUNNING FOR TWO SECONDS,

AND YOU'LL EXPLODE.

YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?

I DON'T HAVE MANY FRIENDS.

LIKE, I SPEND 10 MONTHS A YEAR,

9 MONTHS A YEAR WORKING.

IT'S PRETTY DAMN EASY TO START GETTING PARANOID.

AND I THINK THAT'S WHAT'S --

AS MUCH AS I'VE TRIED TO KEEP IT FROM HAPPENING,

IT GETS TO THE POINT WHERE EVERYBODY AROUND YOU

IS THERE FOR A PAYCHECK, RIGHT?

IT'S SO EASY TO START QUESTIONING ANYBODY'S MOTIVES

AND WHY ARE THEY THERE, YOU KNOW?

AND THAT, I THINK, IS

MY BIGGEST PROBLEM IS THAT I GET ALL HUNG UP

ON ALL THAT KIND OF STUFF.

AND IT CAN GO PRETTY DAMN DEEP.

[ INSECTS BUZZING ]

RICK AND I PROBABLY WON'T WORK TOGETHER AGAIN AFTER THIS TRIP.

AND...

YOU KNOW, WE HAD A PRETTY GOOD CHAT TODAY.

I WAS HONEST WHEN I SAID IT'S PRETTY [BLEEP] LONELY.

YOU KNOW?

IT'S DAMN TOUGH.

IT'S EASY TO GET PARANOID.

IT'S EASY TO GET PARANOID. BETWEEN THE MINING

AND THE TV, IT'S PRETTY EASY

TO TURN YOU INTO A, AT TIMES, VERY TOXIC PERSON.

YOU KNOW, AND I DEFINITELY HAVE BEEN.

[ INSECTS BUZZING, FROGS CROAKING ]

THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT LAYING IN THE MIDDLE

OF A CAIMAN-INFESTED RIVER IN THE MIDDLE OF SOUTH AMERICA

THAT MAKES YOU THINK ABOUT THAT KIND OF STUFF.

[ ENGINE WHIRRING ]

♪♪

RIGHT NOW, WE'RE ON THE HOME STRETCH.

SO THAT'S GOOD.

♪♪

IS THAT A BUNCH OF BOATS?

Karla: YEAH, THERE'S A PILE OF BOATS THERE.

THAT LOOKS LIKE THE SPOT.

♪♪

-YOU GOT US? -YEAH, YOU'RE GOOD.

[BLEEP] MADE IT.

-TO CIVILIZATION? -YEAH.

[BLEEP]

-[ CHUCKLES ] -GOOD JOB, MAN.

RICK, GOOD HUSTLE. SWERVED OUT ALL THOSE ROCKS.

I KNOW IT WAS ROUGH, BUT YOU DID A GREAT JOB, MAN.

THANK YOU.

-ALL RIGHT, YOU GUYS READY? -[BLEEP] RIGHT.

YEAH, LET'S MAKE SOME TRACKS TOWARDS MARUDI.

♪♪

Karla: A CHANGE OF SCENERY.

Rick: YES, YES!

MAJOR SAVANNA.

OH!

Narrator: THE CREW IS STILL 70 MILES FROM MARUDI

AND THE MOUNTAIN OF GOLD.

Parker: LET'S GO FIND SOME TRANSPORT.

-HELLO. -HOW YOU DOIN'?

-IS THIS YOUR TRUCK? -YEAH.

SWEET. I'M PARKER.

MY NAME BIG FOOT. MY NAME IS BIG FOOT.

EVERYBODY KNOW ME AS BIG FOOT BECAUSE I GOT BIG FEET.

WHERE ARE YOU HEADING?

WE'RE GONNA HEAD UP TO MONKEY MOUNTAIN.

WE JUST COME HERE, WE BUY FISH,

AND WE BUY DRIED BEEF AND STUFF, HEAD UP THE MOUNTAIN.

THE EXACT OPPOSITE DIRECTION OF MARUDI.

YEAH, MARUDI'S THAT WAY.

WE GOING THAT WAY.

IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE WITH ONE OF THESE TRUCKS AROUND HERE?

♪♪

HOW MUCH TO GET US TO MARUDI TODAY?

YEAH, UM...

$450.

$450. THAT'S QUITE A LOT OF MONEY, RIGHT?

Narrator: THERE'S SO MUCH MONEY TO BE MADE IN MARUDI,

LOCAL TRUCKERS CAN CHARGE WAY OVER THE ODDS.

IT'S A LOT OF MONEY, BUT WHAT [BLEEP] OPTION DO WE HAVE?

YEAH, DUDE, WE'RE --

SAVES US A DAY. SAVES US A DAY, AT LEAST.

AT LEAST.

YEAH, I MEAN, IT IS A LOT OF MONEY, BUT...

AT THIS POINT, I'M JUST, "LET'S GET THERE."

YEAH. YEAH. EVERY DAY IS --

YEAH.

YOU GOT A DEAL. THANKS, MAN.

YEAH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

LET'S HIT THE ROAD!

♪♪

WE'RE FINALLY ON THE ROAD TO MARUDI!

FEELS [BLEEP] GOOD!

IT HAS BEEN EPIC GETTING TO THIS POINT.

AND WE WON'T SEE CIVILIZATION AGAIN

UNTIL WE SEE SOME MARUDI GOLD.

♪♪

I WANT A GOLD NUGGET ABOUT THIS BIG.

♪♪

CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT HAPPENED?

♪♪

Narrator: THE ELECTRIC EEL IS THE MOST POWERFUL

ELECTRICITY-PRODUCING ANIMAL IN THE WORLD.

IT CAN SHOCK A VICTIM WITH 600 VOLTS,

FIVE TIMES THE VOLTAGE OF A STANDARD U.S. WALL SOCKET.

AND YOU WERE UNDERWATER?

♪♪

THE EEL CONTAINS SPECIALIZED CELLS

THAT STORE POWER LIKE TINY BATTERIES.

WHEN ATTACKING PREY, THESE CELLS DISCHARGE SIMULTANEOUSLY,

DELIVERING A DEVASTATING SHOCK.

ANY ADVICE YOU CAN GIVE US?

♪♪

LUCKY YOU DIDN'T DROWN, MAN.

♪♪

♪♪

Parker: EPISODE TWO OF "RICK NESS SLEEPS EVERYWHERE,"

IN THE MIDDLE OF THE GUYANA GOLD FIELDS.

THE BED IS FRUIT, FISH, AND MEAT,

AND HERE HE IS, SOUND ASLEEP.

Narrator: PARKER AND CREW ARE FINALLY WITHIN STRIKING DISTANCE

OF MARUDI AND ITS MOUNTAIN OF GOLD.

♪♪

WE'RE IN THE JUNGLE NOW.

PLEASE KEEP YOUR HANDS AND FEET

INSIDE THE VEHICLE AT ALL TIMES.

♪♪

THE JUNGLE'S GETTING QUITE A BIT THICKER,

ROAD'S GETTING QUITE A BIT WORSE.

AND THIS TRAIL IS SUPER DENSE JUNGLE.

VINES COMING IN.

Rick: BASICALLY SCRAPING EVERY [BLEEP] TREE WITH THIS TRUCK,

AND I DON'T LIKE IT, AND I WANT IT TO BE OVER.

♪♪

[BLEEP]

IT'S DEFINITELY PRETTY HARD-CORE.

[ METAL CREAKING, THUMPING ]

-[BLEEP] -HOLY [BLEEP]

AH [BLEEP]

[ ENGINE SPUTTERING ]

THIS IS [BLEEP]

I DON'T KNOW HOW THIS --

Parker: HEY, BIG FOOT, WHAT'S GOIN' ON?

WE'RE STUCK?

♪♪

Narrator: BIG FOOT'S WINCH IS THEIR ONLY HOPE

OF GETTING THE 5-TON TRUCK OUT OF THE DITCH.

Parker: WHERE WE GOIN'?

THE WHITE TREE.

THAT'S A LONG [BLEEP] WAY.

♪♪

SO, WE GOT THE WINCH HOOKED UP TO THIS TREE ABOUT --

MUST BE 300 FEET AHEAD OF THE TRUCK.

HOPEFULLY, WE CAN PULL OUR WAY OUT OF HERE.

GUYS, THEY'RE READY TO WINCH IT? WE GOOD TO GO?

[ GEARS CLANKING ]

[ CREAKING ]

[BLEEP]

THIS THING IS NUTS!

♪♪

Sam: HE'S GOT BALLS, HASN'T HE, PARKER?

♪♪

Parker: WE MAKING IT?

♪♪

WHOO-HOO! YEAH!

♪♪

[ LAUGHS ]

WE'RE ALL GOOD, MAN.

WHAT'S UP, BIG FOOT?

WHAT'S THE DEAL?

WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BUSH!

WHERE'S THE MOUNTAIN?

THE [BLEEP]

-YEP. -YEAH.

[ GEARS CRANKING ]

THAT WAS A LONG DRIVE.

-YEAH. -MM-HMM.

[ SIGHS ]

[ MID-TEMPO MUSIC PLAYING ]

-YOU GUYS HEARING THIS? -OH, YEAH.

-SOUNDS LIKE A [BLEEP] PARTY. -YEAH, IT DOES.

SEE THESE LIGHTS?

Sam: I SEE LIGHTS.

THAT SOUNDS LIKE A BAR TO ME.

Narrator: AFTER 170 MILES OF TURBULENT RIVER

AND TREACHEROUS ROADS,

THE CREW HAS MADE IT TO THE GOLD FIELDS OF MARUDI.

Sam: WHAT ARE YOU THINKING, RICK?

I'M THINKING ONE THING -- COLD BEER.

-OHH. -HOO-HA!

YES!

SHALL WE, MR. NESS?

♪♪

Karla: YEAH.

Sam: THIS IS IT.

-CHEERS! -CHEERS!

[ BOTTLES CLINK ] CHEERS!

CHEERS!

THIS IS AWESOME.

[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]

♪♪

♪♪

♪♪

[ Chuckling ] OH, MAN.

THAT'S AWESOME.

♪♪

-THIS IS DAWSON CITY IN 1890. -YEAH. RIGHT.

THIS IS A FLASHBACK.

I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS.

LIKE, THIS IS A PROPER GOLD RUSH.

AND WHEN PEOPLE ARE PAYING FOR STUFF WITH GOLD,

I THINK YOU KNOW YOU'VE COME TO THE RIGHT PLACE.

[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]

♪♪

WELL, WE'RE HERE.

GOT A COLD BEER.

WE'VE GOT A LITTLE UNDER TWO WEEKS TO FIND SOME GOLD.

LIFE'S GOOD.

WE'LL WORRY ABOUT TOMORROW TOMORROW.

♪♪

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

-IS THAT OUR MOUNTAIN? -THE MOUNTAIN OF GOLD?

PACKING'S OVER. MINING TIME.

OH! YEAH, WE'RE MINING!

NOW I JUST HOPE THERE'S SOME GOLD HERE.

OW.

Man: TAKE YOU GUYS DOWNSTAIRS.

I'VE NEVER BEEN ANYWHERE LIKE THIS BEFORE.

FOLLOW THE VEINS. THE VEINS WITHIN THE ROCKS

IS WHERE YOU GO.

THAT'S SOME BEAUTIFUL STUFF.

I'M SO HAPPY!

YEAH, THAT'S THE BEST PAN WE'VE SEEN SINCE WE GOT TO GUYANA.