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This is an unforgiving land.

One mistake, And you're a dead man.

Rick, draw left. Rick, draw left.

Rick, draw left.

Rick, draw left.

Brace yourselves! Whoa, whoa, whoa.

- Hitting the rocks. - Whoa!

In march, 2016,

John schnabel passed away.

He came to alaska with nothing.

He had 100 bucks in his pocket.

And bought a steamship Ticket up to haines.

Hi.

I miss him.

He taught me a huge amount.

I'm proud of you, parker.

What I have gone through Is nothing.

Compared to what he went through To be successful.

This is a tribute to him.

To honor His gold-mining grandfather,

Parker and three friends Are attempting to retrace.

The legendary klondike trail.

Just 40 years Before john schnabel.

Came to the gold fields,

More than 100,000 people Risked their lives.

Racing north on the last Great gold rush.

To stake a claim and find gold.

70,000 never made it.

Now parker and his three friends.

Want to see if they can Measure up to the pioneers.

- Watch out! - Hey, whoa!

- Look out. - Parker.

But after a long season Of gold mining,

They're forced to go At the worst possible time.

Is that ice?

The big freeze.

Threatens to slam shut The route north...

And the struggle With food and cold...

For sake.

The hunting-and-gathering Program is failing us fast.

Will test their friendships To the breaking point.

Chill out. Chill out. Don't get so stressed.

Shut the up, James.

It's going to be damn tough, And we have a long ways to go.

Parker and his friends.

Are 50 miles into Their grueling trek north.

To complete the klondike trail And find a gold claim.

You haven't Put fresh socks on?

Nope...

Not this whole trip.

Yeah, disgusting.

But, yeah, They're quite crusty.

You look quite crusty.

I feel crusty.

This looks amazing.

Breakfast over An open fire?

Yeah, my favorite.

Good job yesterday, guys.

Last night was A hell of a push.

Carcross is not Too far away.

We should get there In a few hours.

10 miles, that ain't so bad. Let's do this.

Let's just get This nightmare over with,

Get the boat in the water.

It's cold. It's chilly, And it's getting even colder.

Boys, let's go. Let's hit the road.

Ahead, the team faces 550 miles of yukon wilderness,

One of the most extreme places On the planet.

Where temperatures can fall As low as minus-81 degrees...

Home to thousands Of hostile predators...

5,000 wolves and 20,000 bears.

Feeding up before The winter freeze hits.

I'll find the biggest bear,

And I'll just punch him Right in the face.

And then he'll go tell All the other bears, like,

"Don't with that guy." That's how nature works, right?

The klondike trail Crosses the coastal mountains.

Then it's a chain of long lakes.

And all the way down The mighty yukon river.

To dawson city And the gold fields.

So far, parker And his three friends...

- Yeah. - This is madness.

Have crossed The mountain range.

- Whoo. - Yeah.

Whoo-hoo!

That was the toughest Hike I've ever done.

Let's do it!

But when they got To the lakes...

This is right up there On the list of dumb.

Disaster struck.

Turn around. We ain't getting anywhere.

How did I get Muddled up in this?

Their only option... Hijack a railroad wagon...

- look what we found! - Whoo!

We have a new plan.

And race north Towards their goal.

Whoo!

Parker and his team Are pushing their catamaran.

The last 10 miles to carcross,

Where they can transfer To the water.

They then need to travel 160 miles this week.

To get to lake laberge On schedule.

But the winter freeze could Shut them down any time.

Go.

That'll get The blood pumping.

I see a light Up ahead.

- Hey, good morning. - Good morning.

What are you guys Doing out here?

We borrowed a trailer.

You borrowed a trailer?

Yeah.

Rick coined it The cart-amaran.

Yeah. Rick did An excellent job.

Thanks for not busting our balls About taking the trailer.

Okay. Well, you should Be busted for it, but...

Thank you.

- See you. - See you.

I'm glad they're Chill out here.

Yeah. No kidding. Anywhere else,

We probably had been Thrown in cuffs.

We running?

- Yeah. - Hop on.

Their catamaran weighs Over 1,000 pounds.

But in the spirit of the Original klondike stampeders,

Parker is determined not to use Any motors on this journey.

- Whoo! - There it is.

- Carcross. - -carcross, you sexy.

It's been 26, 27 miles,

So a long afternoon and morning.

Water.

Carcross is the end Of the rail line.

And with no fierce head winds,

The crew can finally Get on the water.

I'm so glad The hike part is over.

At least, I hope it is.

I mean, I never once thought In the world.

That I'd ever say this,

But I can't wait to sit In that canoe.

My great grandfather passed Through these hills.

In the 1900s on his way.

To stake a claim In the klondike.

So let's go stake our own claim.

- This the tent? - Yeah.

I notice we're starting To lack food a bit.

So I really think we should Put some time into fishing.

Yeah.

Winner, winner, Fish dinner.

Yeah, rick. Nice fish. Whoo!

Hi, buddy. You're dinner.

I think that's that.

The crew is racing the winter,

And ice is already Starting to form.

Time to get the boats In the water.

And get a bloody move on.

To make up lost time,

Parker has set an ambitious Target of 40 miles a day.

So they have to cross Tagish lake.

To get to the beaches halfway up Marsh lake before nightfall.

- You ready? You guys in? - Everybody ready?

Go.

- Here we go. - Yeah.

We're on the water. Dawson city, here we come.

- Yee-haw! - -let's go.

Did grandpa have Any canoeing stories?

- Nope. - More of an engine man?

- Yeah. - Yeah.

That's how you get Anywhere.

He'd be like, "Why the Would you want to do that?"

What's wrong with a motor, Parker?"

Looking down on us now, Chuckling.

"Idiots."

Just imagining what that Flotilla must have been like.

When the stampeders Came through.

At the height of the stampede,

Over 7,000 boats Sailed through these lakes,

Racing each other To stake the best claims.

In the gold fields Of the klondike.

Sailing could Double their speed.

So just like the pioneers,

Parker's crew really Needs a good tailwind.

It's so sluggish Traveling like this.

Is it sail time? We going to give this a go?

Yeah. Let's try The sail out.

Come on, guys. Let's put the sail up.

- Yeah. - I like that.

We're sailing!

We could use A little more breeze.

Yeah.

Yeah, we just need To keep paddling,

See if we can find Some more wind.

Let's just keep paddling.

Come on, wind.

I think we're paddling faster Than the wind is blowing.

Thout a decent wind To propel them,

Parker and his crew Will never hit their target.

Of 40 miles a day.

With no wind, this is Pretty pointless trying to sail.

- So just take it down. - Ready.

Parker, next time You have an idea,

Don't even talk to me About it.

You, rick. We're behind schedule.

Does this mean we got to paddle All the way to dawson city?

James, put down Your camera and paddle.

- This is marsh lake? - Yeah.

Whoo-hoo!

Five hours later,

They've made it to marsh lake,

But the shoreline is boggy And covered in thick brush.

They're still 10 miles short Of a safe location to camp.

We've got to put As many miles on as we can.

So let's just push hard today And into the dark.

Who needs to see where They're going anyway?

I really don't want to Be on the water in the dark.

I think it's time we start Looking for a camp.

Mistakes In these freezing conditions.

Can kill within minutes.

That. We need to get to the beach.

And find somewhere Decent to camp.

No. It's pretty dangerous To travel at night.

Into the unknown.

Is that ice?

Holy.

Up ahead...

Trees.

Just leave me alone.

- Rick, look out! - Draw left! Draw left!

Whoa!

Holy - whoa!

I think we should Pull in.

Parker schnabel and his crew.

Are attempting to paddle All the way.

To the klondike gold fields Before winter sets in,

But they've just hit ice.

That's definitely ice.

Now, we've got to camp In this hole.

I mean, we're going to have To cut down some trees here.

It's not boggy, Though, is it?

No. It's dry. There's just... I haven't found.

A piece of ground that's flat That's as big as our tent,

Even if we're cutting trees.

Yeah.

Well, This is an interesting spot.

We've picked tonight.

I think this is the definition Of living in the bush.

I'm mentally ready For this journey

'cause I've just spent Two months in the wilderness.

But theses boys, people break Down all the time out there.

For dinner tonight, Rick's fish.

And the last Of our pasta, boys.

Well, I got the fire going.

Watch out! Watch out!

- Hey! - Whoa!

Holy

Parker, you nearly Hit me with that.

Sorry.

I just want To cook us dinner.

I didn't think that was Coming down like that.

We might have a little Forest fire here.

There's a lot of Dead around.

We got to put This out.

Paddling in the dark turned Into a bit of a show.

Getting all of Our stuff together.

Just trying to cook Dinner here for the boys.

And not burn down the yukon.

Again. Yeah.

Is it go time for food?

Yeah, bud. You've got your bowls?

Come on over.

How's the fish?

Fish is killer.

It's good to be providing For ourselves.

Can you hear that?

That's a long ways.

Mnh.

That was our last bit Of good food.

This was it right here?

Yeah.

It's a good last meal.

That's the end of it. That's the end of it.

So far, the pasta Has provided the energy.

They need to power on.

But now, they'll have to hunt And fish to stay alive.

Do we have oatmeal For breakfast?

No. We have tree bark.

One fish between the four of us Just isn't going to cut it.

I just cooked the end Of our pasta.

We're going to have To start getting serious.

About hunting and fishing.

We got to catch fish. We got to shoot at ducks.

We've got to...

We've got to focus on Keeping ourselves fed.

Because I'll probably Eat james levelle.

If I get hungry enough.

Why do you Have a camera on me.

At this time in the morning?

Up, up, up. Up, up, up!

Up, up, up, up, up.

I kind of expected to see This ice. I'm not going to lie.

And it's gonna get worse As we travel north.

And, yeah, we're on a real Tight time schedule now.

So a little scary.

Parker and his crew Face a dilemma.

They need to race north before The water around them freezes.

But unless they take the time To hunt and fish,

They won't have The energy to make it.

What's the plan today?

Are we going to get Some food or what?

Starving.

Rick, shut up.

Whoo! Here we go!

Yeah.

How much further?

Rick, shut up.

The team needs to get To the start of the yukon river.

By nightfall, but all they Can think about is food.

Beaver.

- Wow. - What?

Can we shoot beavers?

I wonder what that beaver Would taste like.

Rick's got beaver fever.

Give me that beaver!

I'm starving.

Look for fish.

This looks like A nice little creek.

I know. I'm looking, But I'm not seeing.

If a caught a fish right now, I'd eat it on the spot.

I'm so hungry, I could eat this oar.

I might try.

What happened?

I hate fishing.

The fish are laughing At us.

I need food.

I want to go hunting.

Look at this fancy Rock beach.

Wow. We need to figure this out.

- Yep. - Like, the drifting.

And the fishing Ain't working too well.

Yep.

To keep This expedition moving forward,

Parker needs to find food And fast.

His hunting license allows him To shoot rabbits,

Duck, and grouse At this time of year.

Grouse are quite stupid birds.

And their only hope Is that you don't see them.

So they just sit still.

Most of the time, They sit on the ground.

But if they're spooked, They'll sit in the trees.

See, the problem with grouse is You can just walk right by them.

Because they just sit There like an idiot.

Rabbit tracks.

You know, like, I bet We've already walked by one.

- You reckon? - Probably.

- They're hard to see. - I've got one.

I've got one, mate. Hang on.

Shh, right here.

It's in that tree. Can you see? Stand where I am.

Right there.

Good call.

That's teamwork.

Can't believe you Spotted it before me.

Yes.

- Nice bird. - Yeah.

Beautiful.

All right. Grouse time. Let's do it.

Yeah. That'll eat good.

Yes, number five.

Number five. That's a meal.

He's got something.

- Grouse! - Grouse?!

Yeah.

Looks like parker's Got some grouse, man.

They're not huge, But they're a meal.

- Yeah. - Dude, that's sweet.

How do you like grouse, Rick?

Dude, I'll eat the Out of that grouse.

Yeah. It's some meat.

That looks like Some meat to me.

Love my meat.

Good spotting, james.

- Right on, boys. - Boom and unh! Dinner.

- Delish. - Whoa, hey.

Flambé!

Those breasts are bigger than I actually might have imagined.

So many jokes To be made there.

Man.

So excited to have A good meal.

- Me, too. - Yeah. That looks so good.

These, I mean, these Might be pretty ready to roll.

All right.

His was looking Pretty good.

That's awesome.

Five grouse Is only enough food.

To feed one of the team For a day.

But this meal should Keep hunger from the door.

There's nothing better Than eating a meal.

That you just killed yourself.

The only problem is If we spend three hours a day.

Hunting or fishing or whatever,

We're never gonna make it To dawson before the freeze.

Yukon or bust!

To honor his pioneering grandpa,

Parker schnabel and his friends.

Are attempting The klondike trail.

But the big freeze threatens To stop them in their tracks.

They've made it Through marsh lake.

Now, they need to paddle 20 miles to whitehorse,

Where they'll camp For the night.

Okay, boys, let's get through Our next obstacle here.

We've got to figure out The lock system.

The louis dam marks The start of the yukon river.

To continue their journey,

They need to get Through this lock.

- This is the sluice gate. - I don't know what this is.

I think this fills the water Up in there.

That's right. It opens little gates.

And the water Rushes through.

Yeah, it's coming up.

The water in the river On the far side of the lock.

Is 10 feet lower than the lake.

They must first fill The lock with water,

Open the upper gate, Enter the lock,

Then let the water out In order to continue downriver.

After 10 minutes, The lock is full.

Doesn't appear To be coming up any higher.

Rick, we need some muscle.

You can take the outside. You got the leverage.

- It's not even trying to move. - No.

One, two, three.

It's like this thing's up.

Parker needs A solution, and fast.

So what are you Thinking with this, then?

Well, it's all About leverage, right?

So we stick this In the end of that pole.

And we've got A little more leverage.

Well, my concern is that If there's a difference.

In water level, you're not Opening those gates.

Well, have you ever tried To do it when there was?

I've had a gate that won't open Simply because the water levels.

So what'd you do?

You had to basically find out What the problem was,

Whether it was A sluice gate...

And have we found What the problem is?

And have we found the solution To that problem?

We haven't yet, no.

No. So we're going to try Something else.

All right.

If it doesn't work,

We're just Standing around anyway.

One thing I'm not Is a city boy.

I like to be outdoors. I like to be getting muddy.

I don't like to be cooped up.

It's actually the reason why I've ended up living on a boat.

Parker's plan... Use the branch.

To double the length And double the leverage.

Parker, nice one.

- Good one. - Yeah, dude.

Parker's crew Has made it 140 miles.

To the start of the yukon river.

But they still have another 460 miles to dawson city.

The pressure is on as every day,

The winter freeze Creeps further south.

Yee-haw!

We're on The real river now.

We've got the current now To help us haul ass.

We're here to make miles.

Let's get on it.

I think we should Catch fish for tonight.

It. We don't have Time for that.

So do you guys want to Shutter down for the night?

It's 4:20.

Parker, what do you Want to do?

I think we should keep going.

We're losing light.

We still have to hunt And set up camp, so...

I don't want to go in.

Well, we're going in. It's getting dark.

After a hard day's paddling,

The crew desperately Needs food.

My tummy's rumbling.

Use your super Hunting skills, parker.

- We're coming in hot. - We're coming in hot.

- Yee-haw! - Boom.

I can't even stand.

Let's go see if we can find Another grouse.

Grouse tracks everywhere And rabbit tracks everywhere.

So they're in here Somewhere.

The little buggers are doing A very good job of hiding.

I'm absolutely starving.

We're working on it, All right?

Talking about being hungry Isn't going to help.

The hunting-and-gathering Program is failing us fast.

I mean, this thing may As well be a stick.

Well, listen, you can get In a tizz about it,

Or we can just Go hunt a grouse.

There ain't anything To kill out here.

Trees.

All right. No need to Get so upset about it.

Hey, chill out. Chill out. Chill out. Chill out.

Don't get so stressed.

Just leave me alone.

A bit of a temper tantrum Here, just relax.

Shut up, levelle.

It's november,

And it's not the time To live off the land.

This trip is A major calorie burner,

And we need the power to be able.

To continue this trip With some sanity.

In one.

Boom!

Almost took My foot off.

You just put A hole in your boot?

Are you serious?

Yeah, I did. Yeah, did.

Did you cut your foot?

Let's see.

- Ooh. - You got lucky, dude.

A little... Yeah, you got lucky, man.

Yeah. I did get lucky.

Keeping that From getting infected.

Is going to be Pretty tough.

This reminds me of a story My grandpa told me.

And I guess the reason Why he only had four toes.

On one of his feet.

When he was my age, He swung an axe.

And it glanced off a branch And went into his foot.

And cut the toe right next To his big toe clean off.

And he had to walk 5 miles Out of the bush.

But he was just like, "I just remember the squish,

Squish, squish Of all the blood in my boot."

I could imagine.

Now we're about to go through A rough part of the river, man.

It's latched together Like this.

With the catamaran, I don't Know if it's a good idea.

But you know, we... It's worked so far.

So we're going to Give it a try.

Miles canyon, here we come.

Whoo!

Miles canyon was one Of the most dangerous parts.

Of the klondike trail.

Over 150 boats were smashed Apart in the yukon rapids.

And may would-be miners Drowned right here.

That is really narrow.

- Here we go! - Paddle, boys.

- Whoa! Whoa! - -I'm soaked.

This is rough.

Dude, parker, watch it.

Draw left! Draw left!

I'm trying.

Rick, draw left! Rick, draw left!

Rick, draw left!

Rick, draw left!

- Brace yourselves! - No.

- Hitting the rock. - Whoa. Whoa. Whoa. Whoa.

Rick, draw left.

Parker and his crew Are running miles canyon.

Rick, draw left!

But the inexperienced canoeists.

Are unable to beat the current.

- Brace yourselves! - Whoa, whoa, whoa.

The rocks!

Wow.

It ain't over.

Another crash Could sink their canoe.

They need to get clear Of the canyon walls.

Well done.

- Holy... - we're almost out.

Wow! Whoo.

They survive miles canyon,

But they still have Another 440 miles to dawson.

And the gold fields Of the klondike.

Civilization, guys, The first we've seen in a while.

Civilization.

At whitehorse, The river is blocked.

By a modern hydroelectric dam.

So now we get To haul all our.

Around this dam? Yeah.

The crew Now has to carry their canoes.

And all their gear a half a mile Around the dam.

To the next stretch of river.

Well, I guess we Start carrying stuff?

Fun. There goes the old sail.

But as they begin Their first load...

Rick?

The support crew makes A medical intervention.

- You're kidding me. - No.

Untreated in the wild,

Rick's cut from the axe Could lead to sepsis.

And organ failure In as little as 24 hours.

We're trying to get to dawson.

We've got gold to find.

And I don't know, If it were me,

I'd just wrap it in duct tape And go, but I'm being forced.

Visiting the city, Karla's home town,

Was not part of the plan.

But with rick sidelined At the hospital,

Parker decides it's time For some traditional r&r.

Historical accuracy, you would Have gone out to the tent bar.

And ate your fill Of salted pork.

And drank a bunch Of whiskey.

For sake Of historical accuracy,

We have to go drink Some beer.

- Yeah. - Yep.

And eat a pizza.

Back in 1897,

Boomtowns formed all along the Trail north to the gold fields.

Here, the stampeders Spent small fortunes.

On food, whiskey, and women.

Donald trump's Pioneering grandpa.

Started the family fortune Right here.

Yes!

Rick's treatment over,

It's time to party Like the pioneers.

A family that Eats together stays together.

We've got to get Our salt pork and beans.

Let's go.

Take one, a pepperoni, Sausage pizza,

Put it on top of the other.

Yeah. I'm all over it.

- No, seriously. - We could do that.

- We'll eat that. - Okay.

Where's the beer?

To making it to whitehorse And to our health.

And to the whiskey We would have been drinking

120 years ago And the salted pork.

We're headed back to our camp.

- We're not here to stay. - Let's go.

Turn this off. Bye.

- What do you mean? - How come it's still rolling?

I just don't want to Turn it off. That's why.

- It's easy. - James, this is your decision.

- It's not my decision at all. - Nope.

So we almost lived up To our historical accuracy.

Let's go.

What time we meet In the morning?

8:00. 8:00.

That's nice.

I was here at 7:30. I had coffee for the boys,

Breakfast for the boys.

I get here in the dark With my head lamp,

And no boys.

We have canoes to move.

This is very true.

I don't think it's going To be a very paddle-y day.

But we have to make it To lake laberge.

There he is.

We've got a long, long, long, Long way to go still.

We're going to have To buck ourselves up.

And get moving fast And just put this behind us.

My name's rick ness, And I like to party.

I have no regrets.

James is very overly sensitive About the whole spirit.

Of this whole thing And all that.

So you know, he can be upset.

That we stayed in a hotel Last night, but I'm not.

What happened?

We got drunk.

Did anyone fight Or anything?

No.

Did you guys get laid?

- No. - What?

- No. - Did you?

Yeah.

I picked up some antibiotics For my foot and a hangover.

Is it save to split The boats?

Maybe it's a little less safe. But it's about speed, right?

I know.

We've just got to Make miles every day.

After their Unscheduled resupply.

In whitehorse, the crew Has lost precious time.

They have another 440 miles to paddle,

And the temperature Is dropping fast.

Up ahead...

Is that ice?!

We hike over a mountain,

We paddle across all them Stupid lakes,

And we get this.

Just north of whitehorse,

The yukon river picks up speed.

With hazardous eddies Between lethal rocks.

Draw left. Draw left. Draw left.

Paddle strong. Paddle strong. Paddle. Pull hard.

Whoa!

Yee-haw!

Whoo-hoo-hoo!

That was sketchy.

We're moving good. This is awesome.

- Let's do this, richard. - Yep.

Parker's crew Are testing themselves.

Against his grandpa And the pioneers.

Who came before him On the gold rush trail.

But the yukon winter threatens To freeze the water.

Around their canoes.

We've got some miles to make.

It's getting cold Out here.

So far, They've paddled 120 miles.

They are approaching where the Takhini river meets the yukon.

Another 10 miles further on Is lake laberge,

Which should be The last obstacle.

Between them and gold country.

Is that ice?!

Like, some of that's Pretty solid.

Yeah.

Huge chunks of this stuff.

Let's pull over On the shore here.

Hell.

This is not a good sign, Chaps.

Yeah, it's not good.

The ice is flowing Down into the yukon.

From the takhini river.

- If this river's doing this... - all the way up here...

Then what's the kelly river And the white river.

And stewart river and all Of them going to send in?

Getting to dawson May not be happening.

I had a pretty good Feeling we'd run into ice,

But not this soon. This is bad.

Well, Maybe I can go home now.

- Man. - We hike over a mountain,

We paddle across all them Stupid lakes,

We finally get some miles Started on the river,

And we get this.

Okay. So I don't know What to do about this.

Except to just Go try it out.

Let's get out of here, Boys. We got to roll.

- Ready? - Ready.

Well, here goes nothing!

Holy Boy.

Lake laberge, Here we come.

Up ahead, Lake laberge is icing up.

30 miles from end to end, It's the largest lake yet.

And is notorious for violent Winds and dangerous waves.

If parker and his crew capsize,

Hypothermia will kill them Before they can get to shore.

Pretty Rough out here.

Yeah.

These waves will really Push you around.

Yeah.

This kind of feels Like the ocean.

It's a big Lake, isn't it?

Big lake, And it's rough.

If there's winds like this And waves like this,

We need to be Lashed together.

Yeah.

To have any chance Of crossing lake laberge safely,

They need to rebuild The catamaran.

They dubbed the golden edna.

Yeah. So I guess Let's start collecting material.

Once we put the golden edna back together,

It'll be safer For this ocean crossing.

For the first time,

They have a strong wind In the right direction.

And a chance to make up For lost time.

- Sail time. - Let's put that beast up.

- Wow. We're definitely moving. - We're sailing!

Whoo-hoo-hoo!

- Yeah. - Whoo!

Parker and his friends Have finally beaten the lakes.

Like, it looks like We're going pretty fast to me.

Yes. Whoa.

Ahead lie the mighty Yukon river,

Dawson, and the gold fields.

Yeah! Another mile Closer to dawson.

Next time, On the season finale...

Let's try our first pan Of dirt.

Holy

what?

There's a flake of gold.

Gold.

You know me well enough to know I'm not gonna relax.

It's one thing I don't do.

- Parker. - What?

Careful.

Whoa! Whoa, whoa, Whoa, whoa, whoa.

Dude, get to shore! Get to shore!