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Dangerous out here. | 2 00:00:24,091 --> 00:00:27,393 God, I feel like I'm on the moon right now. | 2 00:00:24,091 --> 00:00:27,393 God, I feel like I'm on the moon right now. | ||
3 | 00:00:27,395 | 00:00:30,362 | I just want to go check out this open water that we have. | I just want to go check out this open water that we have. |
4 | 00:00:30,364 | 00:00:33,732 | We got this, like, massive lead right there. | We got this, like, massive lead right there. |
5 | 00:00:38,205 | 00:00:41,473 | I've never dealt with unstable ice like this before. | I've never dealt with unstable ice like this before. |
6 | 00:00:41,475 | 00:00:43,075 | This is freaking me out. | This is freaking me out. |
7 | 00:00:43,077 | 00:00:47,112 | At this point, the ice should be pretty stable, | At this point, the ice should be pretty stable, |
8 | 00:00:47,114 | 00:00:48,480 | this point in the year. | this point in the year. |
9 | 00:00:48,482 | 00:00:50,716 | The fact that it isn't is pretty alarming. | The fact that it isn't is pretty alarming. |
10 | 00:00:54,255 | 00:00:56,922 | The ice is so thin right here. | The ice is so thin right here. |
11 | 00:00:58,726 | 00:01:01,960 | It's open ocean. | It's open ocean. |
12 | 00:01:01,962 | 00:01:05,664 | In February, it's open ocean. | In February, it's open ocean. |
13 | 00:01:05,666 | 00:01:09,468 | I'm just not comfortable being out here right now. | I'm just not comfortable being out here right now. |
14 | 00:01:12,606 | 00:01:16,108 | This is frickin' nuts. | This is frickin' nuts. |
15 | 00:01:16,110 | 00:01:18,243 | oh! | oh! |
16 | 00:01:20,981 | 00:01:23,048 | This is the bering sea, man. | This is the bering sea, man. |
17 | 00:01:24,985 | 00:01:27,786 | This isn't supposed to happen until may. | This isn't supposed to happen until may. |
18 | 00:01:27,788 | 00:01:30,355 | It's breaking off or it's broken off. | It's breaking off or it's broken off. |
19 | 00:01:32,393 | 00:01:34,126 | The ice is probably | The ice is probably |
20 | 00:01:34,128 | 00:01:36,895 | right here, right where I'm sitting, | right here, right where I'm sitting, |
21 | 00:01:36,897 | 00:01:38,530 | the ice is about a foot, | the ice is about a foot, |
22 | 00:01:38,532 | 00:01:42,568 | which I'm really glad I didn't bring my snow machine out here. | which I'm really glad I didn't bring my snow machine out here. |
23 | 00:01:44,872 | 00:01:46,738 | dude. | dude. |
24 | 00:01:46,740 | 00:01:49,508 | I don't know if any of this is viable this year. | I don't know if any of this is viable this year. |
25 | 00:01:49,510 | 00:01:51,643 | This is nuts. | This is nuts. |
26 | 00:01:51,645 | 00:01:53,979 | Doesn't bode well for this ice season. | Doesn't bode well for this ice season. |
27 | 00:01:57,885 | 00:02:01,487 | ||
For the truly dedicated... | 28 00:02:01,489 --> 00:02:04,990 The quest for gold never stops... | 28 00:02:01,489 --> 00:02:04,990 The quest for gold never stops... | ||
29 | 00:02:08,329 | 00:02:11,997 | ...Even when temperatures plummet... | ...Even when temperatures plummet... |
30 | 00:02:11,999 | 00:02:17,469 | And the gold is locked beneath a sheet of bering sea ice. | And the gold is locked beneath a sheet of bering sea ice. |
31 | 00:02:17,471 | 00:02:21,106 | Your hand's numb. Your face freezes. | Your hand's numb. Your face freezes. |
32 | 00:02:21,108 | 00:02:25,144 | Nothing works. Everything's shut down. | Nothing works. Everything's shut down. |
33 | 00:02:25,146 | 00:02:27,913 | ||
Suddenly, you can't breathe. | 34 00:02:27,915 --> 00:02:29,948 Then you're trapped under the ice. | 34 00:02:27,915 --> 00:02:29,948 Then you're trapped under the ice. | ||
35 | 00:02:31,685 | 00:02:34,586 | But this winter... | But this winter... |
36 | 00:02:34,588 | 00:02:39,992 | Nature's wrath is bringing a new enemy to the battlefield... | Nature's wrath is bringing a new enemy to the battlefield... |
37 | 00:02:39,994 | 00:02:43,529 | Thinning, unpredictable ice. | Thinning, unpredictable ice. |
38 | 00:02:43,531 | 00:02:46,632 | The ice is like nothing we've ever seen. | The ice is like nothing we've ever seen. |
39 | 00:02:46,634 | 00:02:47,966 | Thinner than ever. | Thinner than ever. |
40 | 00:02:47,968 | 00:02:50,869 | It could just break apart at any minute. | It could just break apart at any minute. |
41 | 00:02:50,871 | 00:02:53,105 | It's deadly. | It's deadly. |
42 | 00:02:53,107 | 00:02:56,108 | There's open water everywhere you look. | There's open water everywhere you look. |
43 | 00:02:56,110 | 00:03:01,647 | The window is short, and survival is not guaranteed. | The window is short, and survival is not guaranteed. |
44 | 00:03:01,649 | 00:03:04,416 | But the lure of winter's price jump in gold | But the lure of winter's price jump in gold |
45 | 00:03:04,418 | 00:03:07,653 | is too tempting to resist. | is too tempting to resist. |
46 | 00:03:07,655 | 00:03:09,655 | The few with the courage and perseverance | The few with the courage and perseverance |
47 | 00:03:09,657 | 00:03:13,058 | to dive into this deadly race | to dive into this deadly race |
48 | 00:03:13,060 | 00:03:16,795 | will find that hell can indeed freeze over. | will find that hell can indeed freeze over. |
49 | 00:03:16,797 | 00:03:19,798 | Captions by vitac www.Vitac.Com | Captions by vitac www.Vitac.Com |
50 | 00:03:19,800 | 00:03:22,768 | captions paid for by discovery communications | captions paid for by discovery communications |
51 | 00:03:27,508 | 00:03:30,075 | off the coast of nome... | off the coast of nome... |
52 | 00:03:30,077 | 00:03:32,411 | On the frozen bering sea... | On the frozen bering sea... |
53 | 00:03:37,151 | 00:03:39,718 | not looking good. | not looking good. |
54 | 00:03:39,720 | 00:03:44,790 | The ice is more stable than it ever has been before. | The ice is more stable than it ever has been before. |
55 | 00:03:44,792 | 00:03:47,059 | ...Shawn pomrenke is meeting the challenge | ...Shawn pomrenke is meeting the challenge |
56 | 00:03:47,061 | 00:03:49,361 | of the thin ice head-on. | of the thin ice head-on. |
57 | 00:03:49,363 | 00:03:52,164 | This ice is probably three, four feet thick. | This ice is probably three, four feet thick. |
58 | 00:03:54,435 | 00:03:59,771 | And then you look out here, just a jumbled-up mess. | And then you look out here, just a jumbled-up mess. |
59 | 00:04:01,909 | 00:04:04,743 | How do you pull equipment across this stuff? | How do you pull equipment across this stuff? |
60 | 00:04:08,349 | 00:04:12,084 | If it's like this down at the tomcod, we're screwed. | If it's like this down at the tomcod, we're screwed. |
61 | 00:04:12,086 | 00:04:13,652 | ||
Despite the conditions, | 62 00:04:13,654 --> 00:04:17,556 the chance of a lifetime has mr. Gold back on the ice, | 62 00:04:13,654 --> 00:04:17,556 the chance of a lifetime has mr. Gold back on the ice, | ||
63 | 00:04:17,558 | 00:04:19,691 | first time in years. | first time in years. |
64 | 00:04:19,693 | 00:04:24,930 | I had an opportunity to purchase tomcod. | I had an opportunity to purchase tomcod. |
65 | 00:04:24,932 | 00:04:27,132 | I got the deal signed. | I got the deal signed. |
66 | 00:04:27,134 | 00:04:31,270 | Now I just got to come up with the cash. | Now I just got to come up with the cash. |
67 | 00:04:31,272 | 00:04:32,738 | Soon as I make it out of debt, | Soon as I make it out of debt, |
68 | 00:04:32,740 | 00:04:35,307 | I put myself right back into the fire. | I put myself right back into the fire. |
69 | 00:04:35,309 | 00:04:37,542 | Out of the blue, the tomcod come up for sale. | Out of the blue, the tomcod come up for sale. |
70 | 00:04:37,544 | 00:04:39,578 | I've been mining there for years. | I've been mining there for years. |
71 | 00:04:39,580 | 00:04:41,546 | I've built my empire off of it. | I've built my empire off of it. |
72 | 00:04:41,548 | 00:04:43,849 | I had no choice but to jump on it. | I had no choice but to jump on it. |
73 | 00:04:43,851 | 00:04:48,320 | This season's goal is to get $400,000 | This season's goal is to get $400,000 |
74 | 00:04:48,322 | 00:04:51,356 | to finish paying off the down payment for the tomcod | to finish paying off the down payment for the tomcod |
75 | 00:04:51,358 | 00:04:53,659 | so it's mine. | so it's mine. |
76 | 00:04:53,661 | 00:04:57,262 | It's a big goal, but I think I can do it. | It's a big goal, but I think I can do it. |
77 | 00:04:57,264 | 00:05:01,133 | Just one half of the claim is worth $80 million. | Just one half of the claim is worth $80 million. |
78 | 00:05:01,135 | 00:05:04,369 | I'm sure the other half's worth that yet, too. | I'm sure the other half's worth that yet, too. |
79 | 00:05:06,106 | 00:05:08,640 | Tomcod's the mack daddy of all the claims. | Tomcod's the mack daddy of all the claims. |
80 | 00:05:08,642 | 00:05:10,575 | That's why I'm putting all my chips into it. | That's why I'm putting all my chips into it. |
81 | 00:05:10,577 | 00:05:12,511 | I have to make this happen. | I have to make this happen. |
82 | 00:05:18,419 | 00:05:21,086 | With the ice layers so uncertain, | With the ice layers so uncertain, |
83 | 00:05:21,088 | 00:05:23,055 | the question is... | the question is... |
84 | 00:05:23,057 | 00:05:26,458 | How are the grounds at shawn's pricy new purchase? | How are the grounds at shawn's pricy new purchase? |
85 | 00:05:40,374 | 00:05:41,740 | yeah! | yeah! |
86 | 00:05:43,477 | 00:05:45,143 | With the purchase of tomcod, | With the purchase of tomcod, |
87 | 00:05:45,145 | 00:05:48,213 | I received a bunch of drill log information. | I received a bunch of drill log information. |
88 | 00:05:48,215 | 00:05:51,683 | So it gives you a really good idea where to start. | So it gives you a really good idea where to start. |
89 | 00:05:51,685 | 00:05:53,685 | The drill logs list potential hot spots | The drill logs list potential hot spots |
90 | 00:05:53,687 | 00:05:57,322 | that are too deep for the christine rose to access. | that are too deep for the christine rose to access. |
91 | 00:05:57,324 | 00:05:59,091 | Got to get the gps out here, | Got to get the gps out here, |
92 | 00:05:59,093 | 00:06:01,193 | make sure we're on the right spot. | make sure we're on the right spot. |
93 | 00:06:01,195 | 00:06:04,830 | Which means ice diving will give shawn the opportunity | Which means ice diving will give shawn the opportunity |
94 | 00:06:04,832 | 00:06:07,933 | to mine ground he's never been able to reach before. | to mine ground he's never been able to reach before. |
95 | 00:06:07,935 | 00:06:10,535 | We're gonna go ahead and pop a couple holes here, | We're gonna go ahead and pop a couple holes here, |
96 | 00:06:10,537 | 00:06:14,072 | take the camera out, see what the bottom looks like. | take the camera out, see what the bottom looks like. |
97 | 00:06:15,509 | 00:06:16,975 | What do you think, goldy? | What do you think, goldy? |
98 | 00:06:16,977 | 00:06:18,510 | The gold's right here. | The gold's right here. |
99 | 00:06:21,014 | 00:06:22,948 | first hole. | first hole. |
100 | 00:06:25,586 | 00:06:28,720 | Miners hunt for patches of rock known as cobble, | Miners hunt for patches of rock known as cobble, |
101 | 00:06:28,722 | 00:06:31,590 | where gold is trapped in large pockets. | where gold is trapped in large pockets. |
102 | 00:06:31,592 | 00:06:34,826 | In summer, dredges move on open water, | In summer, dredges move on open water, |
103 | 00:06:34,828 | 00:06:38,397 | making the search as easy as pulling anchor. | making the search as easy as pulling anchor. |
104 | 00:06:38,399 | 00:06:40,332 | But in winter, | But in winter, |
105 | 00:06:40,334 | 00:06:43,835 | large dive holes must be sawed out of the ice | large dive holes must be sawed out of the ice |
106 | 00:06:43,837 | 00:06:47,806 | for a diver to access the water below. | for a diver to access the water below. |
107 | 00:06:47,808 | 00:06:51,977 | And moving the entire operation each time a new hole is cut | And moving the entire operation each time a new hole is cut |
108 | 00:06:51,979 | 00:06:53,512 | can take days. | can take days. |
109 | 00:06:57,317 | 00:06:59,251 | whoa. | whoa. |
110 | 00:06:59,253 | 00:07:01,186 | We got water. | We got water. |
111 | 00:07:01,188 | 00:07:03,522 | Maybe a foot and a half of ice. | Maybe a foot and a half of ice. |
112 | 00:07:03,524 | 00:07:07,959 | This thin is a little sketchy to have your equipment out on. | This thin is a little sketchy to have your equipment out on. |
113 | 00:07:07,961 | 00:07:12,631 | Grab the camera, see what the hell's down there. | Grab the camera, see what the hell's down there. |
114 | 00:07:12,633 | 00:07:15,400 | Alls it takes is one good north wind to blow | Alls it takes is one good north wind to blow |
115 | 00:07:15,402 | 00:07:17,736 | and drop the sea level out on the ocean down, | and drop the sea level out on the ocean down, |
116 | 00:07:17,738 | 00:07:20,872 | and this all will just break up, go out to sea. | and this all will just break up, go out to sea. |
117 | 00:07:20,874 | 00:07:22,707 | All your gear could be out here. | All your gear could be out here. |
118 | 00:07:22,709 | 00:07:25,410 | You could be out here and lose everything. | You could be out here and lose everything. |
119 | 00:07:27,481 | 00:07:31,983 | Instead of coming here, cutting a dive hole, | Instead of coming here, cutting a dive hole, |
120 | 00:07:31,985 | 00:07:34,352 | and finding out there's a bunch of sand, | and finding out there's a bunch of sand, |
121 | 00:07:34,354 | 00:07:37,556 | we're gonna just drop a camera. | we're gonna just drop a camera. |
122 | 00:07:37,558 | 00:07:40,125 | -There it is. -Sand. | -There it is. -Sand. |
123 | 00:07:42,463 | 00:07:45,263 | Pretty much just seeing sand. | Pretty much just seeing sand. |
124 | 00:07:45,265 | 00:07:49,067 | We're gonna go ahead and move in a little bit. | We're gonna go ahead and move in a little bit. |
125 | 00:07:49,069 | 00:07:51,570 | See what it looks like. | See what it looks like. |
126 | 00:07:51,572 | 00:07:53,505 | And we don't want to be in deep sand | And we don't want to be in deep sand |
127 | 00:07:53,507 | 00:07:55,106 | with a little six-inch dredge. | with a little six-inch dredge. |
128 | 00:07:55,108 | 00:07:57,442 | We want to be in cobble. | We want to be in cobble. |
129 | 00:07:57,444 | 00:08:00,445 | The tomcod's huge a thousand acres. | The tomcod's huge a thousand acres. |
130 | 00:08:00,447 | 00:08:03,381 | You don't know how thin the ice is wherever you go. | You don't know how thin the ice is wherever you go. |
131 | 00:08:05,452 | 00:08:08,653 | But I have no choice. I got to go find good ground. | But I have no choice. I got to go find good ground. |
132 | 00:08:10,757 | 00:08:12,424 | Lot more sand. | Lot more sand. |
133 | 00:08:12,426 | 00:08:14,159 | Move to another spot. | Move to another spot. |
134 | 00:08:15,896 | 00:08:23,134 | So this spot, 722 from may 2008. | So this spot, 722 from may 2008. |
135 | 00:08:23,136 | 00:08:24,636 | 12 years ago. | 12 years ago. |
136 | 00:08:28,041 | 00:08:32,143 | There's known to be really good gold right in this area. | There's known to be really good gold right in this area. |
137 | 00:08:32,145 | 00:08:34,012 | There's a lot of these mining claims | There's a lot of these mining claims |
138 | 00:08:34,014 | 00:08:36,548 | that have absolutely nothing on it. | that have absolutely nothing on it. |
139 | 00:08:36,550 | 00:08:39,784 | No rocks, no sand, no gold. | No rocks, no sand, no gold. |
140 | 00:08:39,786 | 00:08:41,152 | The clock's ticking. | The clock's ticking. |
141 | 00:08:41,154 | 00:08:44,489 | At any point, I could drive over a thin section of ice | At any point, I could drive over a thin section of ice |
142 | 00:08:44,491 | 00:08:46,258 | and fall through. | and fall through. |
143 | 00:08:46,260 | 00:08:48,226 | But I have to find cobble. | But I have to find cobble. |
144 | 00:08:52,799 | 00:08:54,699 | Third time's a charm, right? | Third time's a charm, right? |
145 | 00:08:54,701 | 00:08:56,468 | Third time's the charm. | Third time's the charm. |
146 | 00:08:56,470 | 00:08:59,337 | I hope third time's the charm. | I hope third time's the charm. |
147 | 00:09:08,882 | 00:09:10,482 | oh, it's deep. | oh, it's deep. |
148 | 00:09:15,923 | 00:09:19,758 | ooh. Oh, oh, oh, oh. Oh, yeah! | ooh. Oh, oh, oh, oh. Oh, yeah! |
149 | 00:09:19,760 | 00:09:21,493 | There we are. | There we are. |
150 | 00:09:21,495 | 00:09:25,497 | Oh, yeah. There we go. | Oh, yeah. There we go. |
151 | 00:09:25,499 | 00:09:26,798 | Yeah! | Yeah! |
152 | 00:09:30,904 | 00:09:33,004 | Like, if I was some gold, | Like, if I was some gold, |
153 | 00:09:33,006 | 00:09:35,640 | I'd be hiding in that stuff right there. | I'd be hiding in that stuff right there. |
154 | 00:09:37,744 | 00:09:40,512 | -Untouched ground. -Yep. | -Untouched ground. -Yep. |
155 | 00:09:40,514 | 00:09:42,948 | Now we're on the decline. | Now we're on the decline. |
156 | 00:09:42,950 | 00:09:46,618 | We're close to a good drill hole. | We're close to a good drill hole. |
157 | 00:09:46,620 | 00:09:49,020 | I think this is a good place to start. | I think this is a good place to start. |
158 | 00:09:49,022 | 00:09:51,790 | Why don't you head to town and start getting the gear together? | Why don't you head to town and start getting the gear together? |
159 | 00:09:51,792 | 00:09:54,092 | This is where we're gonna mine. | This is where we're gonna mine. |
160 | 00:09:54,094 | 00:09:56,595 | If I can't pay out $400,000, | If I can't pay out $400,000, |
161 | 00:09:56,597 | 00:09:59,064 | I've spent a fortune for nothing. | I've spent a fortune for nothing. |
162 | 00:09:59,066 | 00:10:02,867 | I'll lose access to the grounds. It'll be devastating. | I'll lose access to the grounds. It'll be devastating. |
163 | 00:10:02,869 | 00:10:05,337 | I have to get on the gold a.S.A.P. | I have to get on the gold a.S.A.P. |
164 | 00:10:11,411 | 00:10:15,780 | now instead of spending money, time to make some money, honey. | now instead of spending money, time to make some money, honey. |
165 | 00:10:15,782 | 00:10:18,984 | Hoo-hoo-hoo. | Hoo-hoo-hoo. |
166 | 00:10:18,986 | 00:10:20,385 | Coming up... | Coming up... |
167 | 00:10:21,121 | 00:10:23,321 | Hey, be careful, dude. | Hey, be careful, dude. |
168 | 00:10:25,425 | 00:10:28,426 | Okay, back up. | Okay, back up. |
169 | 00:10:28,428 | 00:10:30,362 | Hey, that's water you're walking in, dude. | Hey, that's water you're walking in, dude. |
170 | 00:10:30,364 | 00:10:32,697 | I know it is. Calm down. | I know it is. Calm down. |
171 | 00:10:37,771 | 00:10:40,538 | Winter has come to the bering sea | Winter has come to the bering sea |
172 | 00:10:40,540 | 00:10:46,211 | and with it the thinnest, most unstable ice in decades. | and with it the thinnest, most unstable ice in decades. |
173 | 00:10:50,717 | 00:10:52,417 | But in nome... | But in nome... |
174 | 00:10:57,491 | 00:11:00,892 | ||
Back at ice-mining season. | 175 00:11:00,894 --> 00:11:03,561 Going to pick my dad and brother up right now at the airport, | 175 00:11:00,894 --> 00:11:03,561 Going to pick my dad and brother up right now at the airport, | ||
176 | 00:11:03,563 | 00:11:06,264 | and we're gonna get a lot of gold this season. | and we're gonna get a lot of gold this season. |
177 | 00:11:06,266 | 00:11:08,767 | Freezing temperatures and precarious conditions | Freezing temperatures and precarious conditions |
178 | 00:11:08,769 | 00:11:11,870 | aren't enough to keep captain kris kelly away. | aren't enough to keep captain kris kelly away. |
179 | 00:11:11,872 | 00:11:15,173 | I've got a plan so good and so epic, | I've got a plan so good and so epic, |
180 | 00:11:15,175 | 00:11:17,075 | pennies on the dollar. | pennies on the dollar. |
181 | 00:11:17,077 | 00:11:19,010 | You know, and I love that. Let me tell you. | You know, and I love that. Let me tell you. |
182 | 00:11:19,012 | 00:11:21,713 | ||
And he's got a plan yet again | 183 00:11:21,715 --> 00:11:25,183 to elevate his family to mining's top tier. | 183 00:11:21,715 --> 00:11:25,183 to elevate his family to mining's top tier. | ||
184 | 00:11:25,185 | 00:11:27,218 | I hope my dad and brother are in a good mood. | I hope my dad and brother are in a good mood. |
185 | 00:11:29,489 | 00:11:31,289 | What a piece of | What a piece of |
186 | 00:11:31,291 | 00:11:32,757 | ||
As summer mining ended... | 187 00:11:32,759 --> 00:11:34,793 It really is kind of a piece of | 187 00:11:32,759 --> 00:11:34,793 It really is kind of a piece of | ||
188 | 00:11:34,795 | 00:11:37,629 | ...The boat kris anchored his hopes and dreams on... | ...The boat kris anchored his hopes and dreams on... |
189 | 00:11:37,631 | 00:11:40,432 | Look at the picture and then look at the boat. | Look at the picture and then look at the boat. |
190 | 00:11:40,434 | 00:11:41,900 | ...Turned out to be a dud. | ...Turned out to be a dud. |
191 | 00:11:41,902 | 00:11:45,937 | It's not what I thought it was gonna be. | It's not what I thought it was gonna be. |
192 | 00:11:45,939 | 00:11:50,041 | The summer plan, the bering explorer, that was a disaster. | The summer plan, the bering explorer, that was a disaster. |
193 | 00:11:50,043 | 00:11:52,143 | We sunk a bunch of money into that deal. | We sunk a bunch of money into that deal. |
194 | 00:11:52,145 | 00:11:54,946 | But there's no way we're gonna be able to finish it. | But there's no way we're gonna be able to finish it. |
195 | 00:11:54,948 | 00:11:58,016 | Right now my dad and brother are really pissed at me. | Right now my dad and brother are really pissed at me. |
196 | 00:11:58,018 | 00:11:59,417 | But that was plan "a.' | But that was plan "a.' |
197 | 00:11:59,419 | 00:12:02,353 | I have a plan "b," and I know they're gonna love it... | I have a plan "b," and I know they're gonna love it... |
198 | 00:12:02,355 | 00:12:03,722 | Maybe. | Maybe. |
199 | 00:12:11,631 | 00:12:13,832 | everybody's gone. Now we're the last ones here. | everybody's gone. Now we're the last ones here. |
200 | 00:12:13,834 | 00:12:15,633 | You know, waiting for this guy. | You know, waiting for this guy. |
201 | 00:12:15,635 | 00:12:18,570 | Waiting for the captain. | Waiting for the captain. |
202 | 00:12:18,572 | 00:12:20,305 | Here they are, and they're standing outside, | Here they are, and they're standing outside, |
203 | 00:12:20,307 | 00:12:24,042 | and I'm a little late, and they're probably pissed. | and I'm a little late, and they're probably pissed. |
204 | 00:12:24,044 | 00:12:26,544 | Ah, here we go. | Ah, here we go. |
205 | 00:12:26,546 | 00:12:28,146 | Ice mining, baby. | Ice mining, baby. |
206 | 00:12:30,350 | 00:12:33,418 | Here he is. Let's go. Come on. Grab your stuff. | Here he is. Let's go. Come on. Grab your stuff. |
207 | 00:12:36,723 | 00:12:38,790 | Hey! I'm glad you guys are here. | Hey! I'm glad you guys are here. |
208 | 00:12:38,792 | 00:12:40,391 | You guys ready to make some gold? | You guys ready to make some gold? |
209 | 00:12:40,393 | 00:12:41,826 | What the are we doing here? | What the are we doing here? |
210 | 00:12:41,828 | 00:12:42,894 | What are we doing here? | What are we doing here? |
211 | 00:12:42,896 | 00:12:44,195 | We said we would never come back for ice. | We said we would never come back for ice. |
212 | 00:12:44,197 | 00:12:46,097 | This is another step in the ladder | This is another step in the ladder |
213 | 00:12:46,099 | 00:12:47,432 | to getting rich and famous. | to getting rich and famous. |
214 | 00:12:47,434 | 00:12:49,567 | Wait until you guys see what I have planned this year. | Wait until you guys see what I have planned this year. |
215 | 00:12:49,569 | 00:12:51,169 | You guys are gonna be blown away. | You guys are gonna be blown away. |
216 | 00:12:51,171 | 00:12:53,271 | Come on. Come on, let's go. | Come on. Come on, let's go. |
217 | 00:12:54,407 | 00:12:56,975 | Plan "b" is simple. We're gonna get this other boat. | Plan "b" is simple. We're gonna get this other boat. |
218 | 00:12:56,977 | 00:13:01,246 | You can basically live on this thing and go anywhere in alaska. | You can basically live on this thing and go anywhere in alaska. |
219 | 00:13:01,248 | 00:13:05,316 | This one's awesome. Trust me. | This one's awesome. Trust me. |
220 | 00:13:05,318 | 00:13:07,919 | This is the perfect operation. | This is the perfect operation. |
221 | 00:13:10,490 | 00:13:13,925 | Are you guys ready for the next step in your life? | Are you guys ready for the next step in your life? |
222 | 00:13:13,927 | 00:13:16,861 | Looks like a boat. | Looks like a boat. |
223 | 00:13:16,863 | 00:13:19,097 | Don't get too excited at once. | Don't get too excited at once. |
224 | 00:13:19,099 | 00:13:22,433 | You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink. | You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink. |
225 | 00:13:25,172 | 00:13:26,805 | Okay, it's good. | Okay, it's good. |
226 | 00:13:28,508 | 00:13:30,275 | Take your phone and take a video. | Take your phone and take a video. |
227 | 00:13:30,277 | 00:13:31,709 | Be careful, okay, dad? | Be careful, okay, dad? |
228 | 00:13:31,711 | 00:13:33,411 | Watch out. I'm gonna come down. | Watch out. I'm gonna come down. |
229 | 00:13:33,413 | 00:13:34,712 | Okay, there you go. | Okay, there you go. |
230 | 00:13:34,714 | 00:13:36,714 | Come up here. This is our future. | Come up here. This is our future. |
231 | 00:13:36,716 | 00:13:38,316 | I'm good from down here. | I'm good from down here. |
232 | 00:13:40,987 | 00:13:43,254 | Whoa! | Whoa! |
233 | 00:13:43,256 | 00:13:45,990 | Be careful here. It's very slippery. | Be careful here. It's very slippery. |
234 | 00:13:48,361 | 00:13:51,529 | This is a completely new game. | This is a completely new game. |
235 | 00:13:51,531 | 00:13:54,632 | Look how wide the sluice box is for this thing. | Look how wide the sluice box is for this thing. |
236 | 00:13:54,634 | 00:13:58,036 | huge, dude. | huge, dude. |
237 | 00:13:58,038 | 00:14:00,238 | This boat doesn't need a massive amount of work, | This boat doesn't need a massive amount of work, |
238 | 00:14:00,240 | 00:14:02,240 | and it's here in nome. | and it's here in nome. |
239 | 00:14:02,242 | 00:14:05,510 | This boat can get us to the places I want to go. | This boat can get us to the places I want to go. |
240 | 00:14:05,512 | 00:14:07,745 | This boat right now is the answer. | This boat right now is the answer. |
241 | 00:14:07,747 | 00:14:09,147 | It's the future. | It's the future. |
242 | 00:14:09,149 | 00:14:13,151 | Dad, it's equipped for long-range operations. | Dad, it's equipped for long-range operations. |
243 | 00:14:13,153 | 00:14:14,886 | It has a galley. It's got bunks. | It has a galley. It's got bunks. |
244 | 00:14:14,888 | 00:14:16,721 | You can live for like two weeks at a time. | You can live for like two weeks at a time. |
245 | 00:14:16,723 | 00:14:18,790 | It looks brand-new in here, dude. | It looks brand-new in here, dude. |
246 | 00:14:18,792 | 00:14:20,391 | I can rent this boat out this summer. | I can rent this boat out this summer. |
247 | 00:14:20,393 | 00:14:22,861 | It's only gonna cost me 50 ounces. | It's only gonna cost me 50 ounces. |
248 | 00:14:25,098 | 00:14:26,798 | I can just feel the gold. | I can just feel the gold. |
249 | 00:14:26,800 | 00:14:28,766 | I'm telling you, huh, dad? | I'm telling you, huh, dad? |
250 | 00:14:33,773 | 00:14:36,241 | well, it's real nice. | well, it's real nice. |
251 | 00:14:36,243 | 00:14:37,508 | Yeah, I'll be honest with you. | Yeah, I'll be honest with you. |
252 | 00:14:37,510 | 00:14:39,477 | I didn't really want to come up here for ice season. | I didn't really want to come up here for ice season. |
253 | 00:14:39,479 | 00:14:42,113 | Ice mining sucks. I'm not trying to candy-coat. | Ice mining sucks. I'm not trying to candy-coat. |
254 | 00:14:42,115 | 00:14:43,948 | Now we see what we're working toward. | Now we see what we're working toward. |
255 | 00:14:43,950 | 00:14:46,251 | You see the prize at the end. | You see the prize at the end. |
256 | 00:14:46,253 | 00:14:48,887 | Now we just got to get the gold and make this all come together. | Now we just got to get the gold and make this all come together. |
257 | 00:14:48,889 | 00:14:52,023 | We're getting it on tonight. Andy, give me the ladder. | We're getting it on tonight. Andy, give me the ladder. |
258 | 00:14:52,025 | 00:14:53,958 | 50 bucks. | 50 bucks. |
259 | 00:14:53,960 | 00:14:55,493 | Give me the ladder. | Give me the ladder. |
260 | 00:14:55,495 | 00:14:57,462 | 75. | 75. |
261 | 00:14:57,464 | 00:15:00,832 | Give me the ladder! | Give me the ladder! |
262 | 00:15:00,834 | 00:15:03,735 | While the kellys embark on their winter plan... | While the kellys embark on their winter plan... |
263 | 00:15:09,175 | 00:15:11,576 | it's wintertime in nome, alaska. | it's wintertime in nome, alaska. |
264 | 00:15:11,578 | 00:15:15,580 | ...Emily riedel is brewing up a plan of her own. | ...Emily riedel is brewing up a plan of her own. |
265 | 00:15:15,582 | 00:15:16,881 | The summer is over. | The summer is over. |
266 | 00:15:16,883 | 00:15:20,718 | The eroica is put to bed for the wintertime. | The eroica is put to bed for the wintertime. |
267 | 00:15:20,720 | 00:15:22,020 | She's getting a break. | She's getting a break. |
268 | 00:15:22,022 | 00:15:25,456 | And there's still gold out there on the bering sea. | And there's still gold out there on the bering sea. |
269 | 00:15:25,458 | 00:15:27,492 | After lining up a second dredge, | After lining up a second dredge, |
270 | 00:15:27,494 | 00:15:30,495 | this winter, emily is looking for 60 ounces | this winter, emily is looking for 60 ounces |
271 | 00:15:30,497 | 00:15:33,765 | to get her expanded fleet fully equipped | to get her expanded fleet fully equipped |
272 | 00:15:33,767 | 00:15:36,901 | and ready for next summer. | and ready for next summer. |
273 | 00:15:36,903 | 00:15:40,705 | Mining gold in the winter is like an exercise | Mining gold in the winter is like an exercise |
274 | 00:15:40,707 | 00:15:42,807 | in how much you want to suffer. | in how much you want to suffer. |
275 | 00:15:42,809 | 00:15:44,876 | But I'm gonna give it another go. | But I'm gonna give it another go. |
276 | 00:15:44,878 | 00:15:45,910 | But this winter, | But this winter, |
277 | 00:15:45,912 | 00:15:48,479 | she'll be without her lead diver. | she'll be without her lead diver. |
278 | 00:15:48,481 | 00:15:50,415 | You know, I talked to daryl about coming up | You know, I talked to daryl about coming up |
279 | 00:15:50,417 | 00:15:51,716 | and doing ice with me. | and doing ice with me. |
280 | 00:15:51,718 | 00:15:53,751 | He's not an ice miner. He's not into it. | He's not an ice miner. He's not into it. |
281 | 00:15:53,753 | 00:15:55,820 | He's smart. | He's smart. |
282 | 00:15:55,822 | 00:15:57,355 | so daryl's not coming back. | so daryl's not coming back. |
283 | 00:15:57,357 | 00:15:59,457 | But I do have a couple guys that are insane enough | But I do have a couple guys that are insane enough |
284 | 00:15:59,459 | 00:16:00,925 | to want to do ice mining. | to want to do ice mining. |
285 | 00:16:00,927 | 00:16:02,327 | These guys are good. | These guys are good. |
286 | 00:16:02,329 | 00:16:05,363 | They're solid dudes. We get along pretty well. | They're solid dudes. We get along pretty well. |
287 | 00:16:05,365 | 00:16:07,031 | They're up here to suffer along with me. | They're up here to suffer along with me. |
288 | 00:16:07,033 | 00:16:08,967 | And we're gonna see it through. And I think they will. | And we're gonna see it through. And I think they will. |
289 | 00:16:08,969 | 00:16:11,269 | I think they will see it through. | I think they will see it through. |
290 | 00:16:11,271 | 00:16:13,805 | -What's up, boss? -Come in. | -What's up, boss? -Come in. |
291 | 00:16:13,807 | 00:16:15,873 | -Hey, what's up? -Hey, what's going on? | -Hey, what's up? -Hey, what's going on? |
292 | 00:16:15,875 | 00:16:17,141 | -How you doing? -What up, boss? | -How you doing? -What up, boss? |
293 | 00:16:17,143 | 00:16:19,344 | Hey, hey. Nice ear flaps. | Hey, hey. Nice ear flaps. |
294 | 00:16:19,346 | 00:16:22,447 | With the thin ice shaking up the landscape... | With the thin ice shaking up the landscape... |
295 | 00:16:22,449 | 00:16:24,549 | Well, let me kind of show you what I was thinking. | Well, let me kind of show you what I was thinking. |
296 | 00:16:24,551 | 00:16:25,883 | I'll pull out some maps here. | I'll pull out some maps here. |
297 | 00:16:25,885 | 00:16:28,486 | ...Choosing the right place to base operations | ...Choosing the right place to base operations |
298 | 00:16:28,488 | 00:16:30,421 | is priority number one. | is priority number one. |
299 | 00:16:30,423 | 00:16:35,293 | Alright, there's tomcod down the coast here. | Alright, there's tomcod down the coast here. |
300 | 00:16:35,295 | 00:16:39,497 | I've probably got about 600 hours of dive time on tomcod. | I've probably got about 600 hours of dive time on tomcod. |
301 | 00:16:39,499 | 00:16:42,233 | And I don't I don't have any hot spots. | And I don't I don't have any hot spots. |
302 | 00:16:42,235 | 00:16:43,634 | We could go back to my old spots | We could go back to my old spots |
303 | 00:16:43,636 | 00:16:47,538 | and then hope that gold would somehow replenish itself. | and then hope that gold would somehow replenish itself. |
304 | 00:16:47,540 | 00:16:48,806 | Yeah, I mean, I think we should | Yeah, I mean, I think we should |
305 | 00:16:48,808 | 00:16:50,908 | consider that as a possibility. | consider that as a possibility. |
306 | 00:16:50,910 | 00:16:54,579 | There's good old trusty 14. | There's good old trusty 14. |
307 | 00:16:54,581 | 00:16:57,548 | I have hundreds of coordinates on 14. | I have hundreds of coordinates on 14. |
308 | 00:16:57,550 | 00:16:59,350 | Something, you know some kind of proven gold spot. | Something, you know some kind of proven gold spot. |
309 | 00:16:59,352 | 00:17:00,518 | Whether there's still gold there, | Whether there's still gold there, |
310 | 00:17:00,520 | 00:17:02,487 | whether there's a decent quantity of gold | whether there's a decent quantity of gold |
311 | 00:17:02,489 | 00:17:04,522 | that you can get with a six there, I don't know. | that you can get with a six there, I don't know. |
312 | 00:17:04,524 | 00:17:06,958 | But 14 is a known quantity, which is important. | But 14 is a known quantity, which is important. |
313 | 00:17:06,960 | 00:17:10,261 | So this is another known quantity. | So this is another known quantity. |
314 | 00:17:10,263 | 00:17:15,466 | Down the coast 80 miles to the infamous bluff. | Down the coast 80 miles to the infamous bluff. |
315 | 00:17:15,468 | 00:17:18,136 | Ice mining has taken place successfully here. | Ice mining has taken place successfully here. |
316 | 00:17:18,138 | 00:17:20,271 | It's a proven area for gold. | It's a proven area for gold. |
317 | 00:17:20,273 | 00:17:22,940 | It's a long trek from nome. | It's a long trek from nome. |
318 | 00:17:22,942 | 00:17:24,509 | Problem with the bluff is, like anywhere else, | Problem with the bluff is, like anywhere else, |
319 | 00:17:24,511 | 00:17:27,645 | is, like, in order to figure out whether it's even viable, | is, like, in order to figure out whether it's even viable, |
320 | 00:17:27,647 | 00:17:29,781 | we have to drive down there. | we have to drive down there. |
321 | 00:17:29,783 | 00:17:32,950 | Drive down there with our auger, dig holes, put a camera down. | Drive down there with our auger, dig holes, put a camera down. |
322 | 00:17:32,952 | 00:17:34,685 | Right. | Right. |
323 | 00:17:34,687 | 00:17:36,888 | With the ice so unpredictable this year, | With the ice so unpredictable this year, |
324 | 00:17:36,890 | 00:17:38,589 | if we make the wrong move, | if we make the wrong move, |
325 | 00:17:38,591 | 00:17:42,660 | we're inevitably losing many, many thousands of dollars. | we're inevitably losing many, many thousands of dollars. |
326 | 00:17:42,662 | 00:17:45,496 | You know, 14, it's old faithful for me. | You know, 14, it's old faithful for me. |
327 | 00:17:45,498 | 00:17:47,799 | I've been mining out there for eight years. | I've been mining out there for eight years. |
328 | 00:17:47,801 | 00:17:50,301 | I have got a ton of | I have got a ton of |
329 | 00:17:50,303 | 00:17:52,870 | I have literally hundreds of coordinates we can go to. | I have literally hundreds of coordinates we can go to. |
330 | 00:17:52,872 | 00:17:54,372 | Tried and true, close to town. | Tried and true, close to town. |
331 | 00:17:54,374 | 00:17:56,040 | Let's go to 14. | Let's go to 14. |
332 | 00:17:56,042 | 00:17:57,742 | Money. Awesome. | Money. Awesome. |
333 | 00:17:57,744 | 00:18:02,280 | The window for ice is so small and so limited. | The window for ice is so small and so limited. |
334 | 00:18:02,282 | 00:18:04,382 | You just have to go to what you know. | You just have to go to what you know. |
335 | 00:18:04,384 | 00:18:06,084 | I know lease 14 the best. | I know lease 14 the best. |
336 | 00:18:06,086 | 00:18:06,984 | -Alright. -Let's go. | -Alright. -Let's go. |
337 | 00:18:06,986 | 00:18:08,152 | Go, team. Time for lunch. | Go, team. Time for lunch. |
338 | 00:18:08,154 | 00:18:11,823 | -high five. | -high five. |
339 | 00:18:11,825 | 00:18:13,091 | Coming up... | Coming up... |
340 | 00:18:13,093 | 00:18:15,026 | ||
We joke around a lot out here, | 341 00:18:15,028 --> 00:18:17,895 but it's still a very dangerous job. | 341 00:18:15,028 --> 00:18:17,895 but it's still a very dangerous job. | ||
342 | 00:18:17,897 | 00:18:20,665 | You lose air and you don't get up in time, you're done. | You lose air and you don't get up in time, you're done. |
343 | 00:18:22,802 | 00:18:25,103 | ||
10 miles west of nome. | 344 00:18:31,911 --> 00:18:33,711 Alright, you guys know what to do. | 344 00:18:31,911 --> 00:18:33,711 Alright, you guys know what to do. | ||
345 | 00:18:33,713 | 00:18:36,080 | Let's get her set up, and I'm gonna go get my suit on, | Let's get her set up, and I'm gonna go get my suit on, |
346 | 00:18:36,082 | 00:18:37,415 | get ready to go here. | get ready to go here. |
347 | 00:18:37,417 | 00:18:41,052 | ||
The time has come for mr. Gold | 348 00:18:41,054 --> 00:18:42,920 to go back under the ice. | 348 00:18:41,054 --> 00:18:42,920 to go back under the ice. | ||
349 | 00:18:42,922 | 00:18:44,555 | Time to get in the water. | Time to get in the water. |
350 | 00:18:46,926 | 00:18:49,494 | ||
I think shawn will do alright. | 351 00:18:49,496 --> 00:18:52,363 Been a while, though, so we'll see. | 351 00:18:49,496 --> 00:18:52,363 Been a while, though, so we'll see. | ||
352 | 00:18:52,365 | 00:18:54,565 | See how long he can last down there. | See how long he can last down there. |
353 | 00:18:59,572 | 00:19:01,472 | ||
We joke around a lot out here, | 354 00:19:01,474 --> 00:19:05,977 but it's still a very dangerous job. | 354 00:19:01,474 --> 00:19:05,977 but it's still a very dangerous job. | ||
355 | 00:19:05,979 | 00:19:10,114 | You lose air and you don't get up in time, you're done. | You lose air and you don't get up in time, you're done. |
356 | 00:19:10,116 | 00:19:14,085 | We're diving at 30 feet. | We're diving at 30 feet. |
357 | 00:19:14,087 | 00:19:18,289 | Pretty deep for my first dive, especially... | Pretty deep for my first dive, especially... |
358 | 00:19:18,291 | 00:19:22,894 | I haven't knocked the rust off my out of my suit. | I haven't knocked the rust off my out of my suit. |
359 | 00:19:22,896 | 00:19:24,162 | But... | But... |
360 | 00:19:30,436 | 00:19:31,569 | it's surreal. | it's surreal. |
361 | 00:19:31,571 | 00:19:33,738 | Once you go under that sheet of ice, | Once you go under that sheet of ice, |
362 | 00:19:33,740 | 00:19:36,040 | there's no margin for error. | there's no margin for error. |
363 | 00:19:39,646 | 00:19:42,346 | You know, that water's under 28 degrees. | You know, that water's under 28 degrees. |
364 | 00:19:44,617 | 00:19:49,453 | One small mistake could cost you your life. | One small mistake could cost you your life. |
365 | 00:19:49,455 | 00:19:51,522 | You're truly on your own. | You're truly on your own. |
366 | 00:19:54,160 | 00:19:56,561 | Your life's in your own hands. | Your life's in your own hands. |
367 | 00:20:00,800 | 00:20:02,633 | The doubt creeps in. | The doubt creeps in. |
368 | 00:20:04,370 | 00:20:07,772 | Do I have what it takes? Should I be doing this? | Do I have what it takes? Should I be doing this? |
369 | 00:20:10,076 | 00:20:13,511 | Come on, mr. Gold. | Come on, mr. Gold. |
370 | 00:20:13,513 | 00:20:15,413 | But of course I'm gonna do it. | But of course I'm gonna do it. |
371 | 00:20:15,415 | 00:20:16,614 | I'm mr. Gold. | I'm mr. Gold. |
372 | 00:20:16,616 | 00:20:19,383 | I'm gonna show everybody why they call me that. | I'm gonna show everybody why they call me that. |
373 | 00:20:19,385 | 00:20:21,152 | Tear it up. | Tear it up. |
374 | 00:20:24,624 | 00:20:27,658 | Oh, yeah. | Oh, yeah. |
375 | 00:20:27,660 | 00:20:29,260 | Yahoo! | Yahoo! |
376 | 00:20:38,071 | 00:20:40,338 | oh, this is awesome. | oh, this is awesome. |
377 | 00:20:40,340 | 00:20:42,573 | Feels good to be back under. | Feels good to be back under. |
378 | 00:20:44,644 | 00:20:46,711 | Looking good down here. | Looking good down here. |
379 | 00:20:52,452 | 00:20:54,418 | I'm on the bottom. | I'm on the bottom. |
380 | 00:20:57,924 | 00:21:00,658 | Alright, I'm heading for the nozzle. | Alright, I'm heading for the nozzle. |
381 | 00:21:05,298 | 00:21:07,131 | Are you seeing that cobble | Are you seeing that cobble |
382 | 00:21:07,133 | 00:21:10,568 | on those big rocks we saw on the underwater camera? | on those big rocks we saw on the underwater camera? |
383 | 00:21:12,071 | 00:21:16,674 | Yeah, looking like good cobble. | Yeah, looking like good cobble. |
384 | 00:21:16,676 | 00:21:19,343 | Looks like really good cobble. | Looks like really good cobble. |
385 | 00:21:22,315 | 00:21:24,181 | Yeah, it's looking good. | Yeah, it's looking good. |
386 | 00:21:27,053 | 00:21:30,855 | Start punching a hole here. | Start punching a hole here. |
387 | 00:21:30,857 | 00:21:32,490 | See what it looks like. | See what it looks like. |
388 | 00:21:35,261 | 00:21:37,528 | Real loose material. | Real loose material. |
389 | 00:21:37,530 | 00:21:40,364 | Real loose. | Real loose. |
390 | 00:21:40,366 | 00:21:46,003 | Coming down getting down to some gravel. | Coming down getting down to some gravel. |
391 | 00:21:46,005 | 00:21:49,006 | Oh, seeing pieces of iron here. | Oh, seeing pieces of iron here. |
392 | 00:21:51,911 | 00:21:55,313 | Are you seeing any gold? | Are you seeing any gold? |
393 | 00:21:55,315 | 00:21:58,215 | That's negative on the gold. | That's negative on the gold. |
394 | 00:21:58,217 | 00:22:03,554 | Now visibility's not the greatest, but... | Now visibility's not the greatest, but... |
395 | 00:22:03,556 | 00:22:05,890 | We might have to get you lasik. | We might have to get you lasik. |
396 | 00:22:10,630 | 00:22:13,964 | I know there's gold down here. | I know there's gold down here. |
397 | 00:22:13,966 | 00:22:17,068 | But it could be five feet that way. | But it could be five feet that way. |
398 | 00:22:17,070 | 00:22:19,804 | 10 feet that way. | 10 feet that way. |
399 | 00:22:19,806 | 00:22:24,241 | We just got to keep moving around until we find it. | We just got to keep moving around until we find it. |
400 | 00:22:24,243 | 00:22:27,144 | I'm gonna go ahead and punch another hole. | I'm gonna go ahead and punch another hole. |
401 | 00:22:43,563 | 00:22:47,531 | oh, whoa. Whoa, whoa, whoa. | oh, whoa. Whoa, whoa, whoa. |
402 | 00:22:47,533 | 00:22:49,567 | Oh, here we go. | Oh, here we go. |
403 | 00:22:52,605 | 00:22:56,774 | There's the first piece of gold. | There's the first piece of gold. |
404 | 00:22:56,776 | 00:22:59,143 | It's gold all over now. | It's gold all over now. |
405 | 00:23:01,214 | 00:23:04,682 | Oh! Yeah! | Oh! Yeah! |
406 | 00:23:04,684 | 00:23:07,118 | good. | good. |
407 | 00:23:07,120 | 00:23:09,120 | Awesome, man. | Awesome, man. |
408 | 00:23:09,122 | 00:23:11,355 | The gold dance, the gold dance. | The gold dance, the gold dance. |
409 | 00:23:11,357 | 00:23:14,392 | The gold dance. | The gold dance. |
410 | 00:23:14,394 | 00:23:18,062 | Make a big old cut, send it up this way. | Make a big old cut, send it up this way. |
411 | 00:23:18,064 | 00:23:19,330 | Yeah! | Yeah! |
412 | 00:23:19,332 | 00:23:20,898 | Whoo-hoo-hoo! | Whoo-hoo-hoo! |
413 | 00:23:22,869 | 00:23:24,168 | Oh, boy. | Oh, boy. |
414 | 00:23:24,170 | 00:23:26,737 | Burning gas, hauling ass. | Burning gas, hauling ass. |
415 | 00:23:26,739 | 00:23:27,738 | Whoo! | Whoo! |
416 | 00:23:39,952 | 00:23:41,452 | 10 miles east... | 10 miles east... |
417 | 00:23:44,891 | 00:23:47,758 | Okay, try that. | Okay, try that. |
418 | 00:23:47,760 | 00:23:49,360 | I love it when it works. | I love it when it works. |
419 | 00:23:49,362 | 00:23:53,464 | ...The kellys load up their cutting-edge dive shed. | ...The kellys load up their cutting-edge dive shed. |
420 | 00:23:53,466 | 00:23:57,268 | Yeah, I built this myself, all custom-made. | Yeah, I built this myself, all custom-made. |
421 | 00:23:57,270 | 00:23:59,470 | In case you can't tell, it is a little | In case you can't tell, it is a little |
422 | 00:23:59,472 | 00:24:01,372 | if you look at it from the side. | if you look at it from the side. |
423 | 00:24:04,710 | 00:24:06,944 | Look at that, huh? Door handle. | Look at that, huh? Door handle. |
424 | 00:24:06,946 | 00:24:09,246 | Pennies on the dollar, literally. | Pennies on the dollar, literally. |
425 | 00:24:09,248 | 00:24:11,749 | Usually I paint everything and make it look beautiful. | Usually I paint everything and make it look beautiful. |
426 | 00:24:11,751 | 00:24:15,019 | But this year, I'm not putting one extra dime | But this year, I'm not putting one extra dime |
427 | 00:24:15,021 | 00:24:17,555 | into this operation that I don't have to. | into this operation that I don't have to. |
428 | 00:24:17,557 | 00:24:19,890 | Yeah, baby. | Yeah, baby. |
429 | 00:24:19,892 | 00:24:23,360 | Get this thing set up on the ice, get making some money. | Get this thing set up on the ice, get making some money. |
430 | 00:24:23,362 | 00:24:25,196 | I can stick you in my jacket. | I can stick you in my jacket. |
431 | 00:24:27,433 | 00:24:29,233 | come on, let's go. | come on, let's go. |
432 | 00:24:29,235 | 00:24:31,135 | We're going back to fort davis. | We're going back to fort davis. |
433 | 00:24:31,137 | 00:24:33,103 | That spot did okay for me this summer. | That spot did okay for me this summer. |
434 | 00:24:33,105 | 00:24:34,438 | We just couldn't see. | We just couldn't see. |
435 | 00:24:34,440 | 00:24:36,874 | Now with ice mining, we'll be able to see every day, | Now with ice mining, we'll be able to see every day, |
436 | 00:24:36,876 | 00:24:38,175 | and we're gonna kill it there. | and we're gonna kill it there. |
437 | 00:24:38,177 | 00:24:41,912 | The last thing you want to do is prospect on thin ice. | The last thing you want to do is prospect on thin ice. |
438 | 00:24:41,914 | 00:24:43,113 | The window is super short. | The window is super short. |
439 | 00:24:43,115 | 00:24:44,315 | We have all this to move, | We have all this to move, |
440 | 00:24:44,317 | 00:24:46,016 | and we don't have a lot of time to do it. | and we don't have a lot of time to do it. |
441 | 00:24:46,018 | 00:24:47,918 | Yeah, baby! | Yeah, baby! |
442 | 00:24:52,158 | 00:24:55,226 | Thank god for gps. | Thank god for gps. |
443 | 00:24:55,228 | 00:24:57,595 | First step off-load the winter setup | First step off-load the winter setup |
444 | 00:24:57,597 | 00:25:00,631 | with trademark kelly finesse. | with trademark kelly finesse. |
445 | 00:25:00,633 | 00:25:03,834 | Oh | Oh |
446 | 00:25:03,836 | 00:25:05,736 | good job, buddy. That's why I have you. | good job, buddy. That's why I have you. |
447 | 00:25:05,738 | 00:25:07,905 | -We're good. -Success! | -We're good. -Success! |
448 | 00:25:07,907 | 00:25:10,574 | ||
Now find a spot to mine | 449 00:25:10,576 --> 00:25:13,077 without falling through the ice. | 449 00:25:10,576 --> 00:25:13,077 without falling through the ice. | ||
450 | 00:25:13,079 | 00:25:15,179 | Look, the plan is super simple. | Look, the plan is super simple. |
451 | 00:25:15,181 | 00:25:17,581 | You already see the open water right there, though. | You already see the open water right there, though. |
452 | 00:25:17,583 | 00:25:20,317 | That's really why we have to go and punch these holes. | That's really why we have to go and punch these holes. |
453 | 00:25:20,319 | 00:25:22,686 | We have to see if the ice is even thick enough. | We have to see if the ice is even thick enough. |
454 | 00:25:22,688 | 00:25:25,656 | We should not be seeing water like that. | We should not be seeing water like that. |
455 | 00:25:25,658 | 00:25:29,026 | It might be done before it starts, | It might be done before it starts, |
456 | 00:25:29,028 | 00:25:31,028 | 'cause we don't know how deep it is yet. | 'cause we don't know how deep it is yet. |
457 | 00:25:31,030 | 00:25:32,997 | You know, so everybody be careful. | You know, so everybody be careful. |
458 | 00:25:32,999 | 00:25:36,000 | It's always got to be one thing or another, huh? | It's always got to be one thing or another, huh? |
459 | 00:25:36,002 | 00:25:37,635 | I've got a hundred things to worry about. | I've got a hundred things to worry about. |
460 | 00:25:37,637 | 00:25:39,470 | And then I see this. | And then I see this. |
461 | 00:25:39,472 | 00:25:41,472 | We already got problems with ice season, man. | We already got problems with ice season, man. |
462 | 00:25:41,474 | 00:25:44,441 | Yep. This is gonna be some sketchy | Yep. This is gonna be some sketchy |
463 | 00:25:44,443 | 00:25:46,410 | so we have our coordinates from summer. | so we have our coordinates from summer. |
464 | 00:25:46,412 | 00:25:47,911 | So right now we're looking for a place | So right now we're looking for a place |
465 | 00:25:47,913 | 00:25:51,148 | where the ice isn't too thin or too thick. | where the ice isn't too thin or too thick. |
466 | 00:25:51,150 | 00:25:53,684 | We're looking for a place that's less than five feet thick | We're looking for a place that's less than five feet thick |
467 | 00:25:53,686 | 00:25:55,419 | so it's not hard to cut a hole | so it's not hard to cut a hole |
468 | 00:25:55,421 | 00:25:57,421 | and a place that the ice is smooth. | and a place that the ice is smooth. |
469 | 00:25:57,423 | 00:25:59,757 | We're looking for that sweet spot right now. | We're looking for that sweet spot right now. |
470 | 00:26:05,264 | 00:26:09,733 | So here we are at the beginning of ice mining. | So here we are at the beginning of ice mining. |
471 | 00:26:09,735 | 00:26:12,603 | After we drill this hole, we'll be able to base that | After we drill this hole, we'll be able to base that |
472 | 00:26:12,605 | 00:26:15,773 | how deep the ice actually is, how thick the ice is. | how deep the ice actually is, how thick the ice is. |
473 | 00:26:15,775 | 00:26:18,208 | So... | So... |
474 | 00:26:18,210 | 00:26:21,679 | He doesn't need me to coach him everything he does. | He doesn't need me to coach him everything he does. |
475 | 00:26:21,681 | 00:26:23,714 | So right now we're gonna do this. | So right now we're gonna do this. |
476 | 00:26:23,716 | 00:26:25,516 | And if it's over 3 1/2 feet, | And if it's over 3 1/2 feet, |
477 | 00:26:25,518 | 00:26:29,820 | we can bring everything down here right now. | we can bring everything down here right now. |
478 | 00:26:29,822 | 00:26:32,856 | See, the snow's already turning dirty. | See, the snow's already turning dirty. |
479 | 00:26:32,858 | 00:26:34,592 | Ice is going bad already. | Ice is going bad already. |
480 | 00:26:34,594 | 00:26:36,093 | See the ice is already turning dirty? | See the ice is already turning dirty? |
481 | 00:26:36,095 | 00:26:37,461 | Yeah, it is. | Yeah, it is. |
482 | 00:26:37,463 | 00:26:41,365 | So discolored ice means the ice is rotting already. | So discolored ice means the ice is rotting already. |
483 | 00:26:41,367 | 00:26:42,633 | Okay, look. What do you think? | Okay, look. What do you think? |
484 | 00:26:42,635 | 00:26:44,134 | 3 1/2 feet? Over 3 1/2 feet thick. | 3 1/2 feet? Over 3 1/2 feet thick. |
485 | 00:26:44,136 | 00:26:45,970 | Oh, yeah, man, I'm almost at the head. | Oh, yeah, man, I'm almost at the head. |
486 | 00:26:45,972 | 00:26:47,371 | Okay, 3 1/2 feet thick. | Okay, 3 1/2 feet thick. |
487 | 00:26:47,373 | 00:26:50,808 | Well, it's gonna be thick, but it's gonna be, like, weak. | Well, it's gonna be thick, but it's gonna be, like, weak. |
488 | 00:26:50,810 | 00:26:54,211 | You know, we're gonna have to make the best of this season. | You know, we're gonna have to make the best of this season. |
489 | 00:26:54,213 | 00:26:56,146 | Gonna start moving down our operation. | Gonna start moving down our operation. |
490 | 00:26:56,148 | 00:26:57,815 | -Are you happy? -I'm ready. | -Are you happy? -I'm ready. |
491 | 00:26:57,817 | 00:26:59,016 | Here we go. | Here we go. |
492 | 00:26:59,018 | 00:27:00,618 | Drive! | Drive! |
493 | 00:27:00,620 | 00:27:03,554 | The ice is starting to rot, so it's not as strong as I'd like, | The ice is starting to rot, so it's not as strong as I'd like, |
494 | 00:27:03,556 | 00:27:05,322 | but it's gonna do. | but it's gonna do. |
495 | 00:27:05,324 | 00:27:07,057 | The ice is thick enough in this area. | The ice is thick enough in this area. |
496 | 00:27:07,059 | 00:27:10,594 | We have our coordinates, and we're ready to rock 'n' roll. | We have our coordinates, and we're ready to rock 'n' roll. |
497 | 00:27:10,596 | 00:27:12,796 | Hey, get off, get off. | Hey, get off, get off. |
498 | 00:27:12,798 | 00:27:14,164 | Okay, we made it. | Okay, we made it. |
499 | 00:27:14,166 | 00:27:15,399 | Let's get this going. | Let's get this going. |
500 | 00:27:15,401 | 00:27:17,234 | And let's try to get in the water today. | And let's try to get in the water today. |
501 | 00:27:17,236 | 00:27:18,936 | Be nice to get gold today. | Be nice to get gold today. |
502 | 00:27:18,938 | 00:27:20,204 | Right, andy? | Right, andy? |
503 | 00:27:20,206 | 00:27:22,773 | I got to take a piss. | I got to take a piss. |
504 | 00:27:22,775 | 00:27:25,909 | After that. | After that. |
505 | 00:27:25,911 | 00:27:27,611 | Coming up... It's cold as hell. | Coming up... It's cold as hell. |
506 | 00:27:27,613 | 00:27:30,214 | It's already starting to freeze up. | It's already starting to freeze up. |
507 | 00:27:30,216 | 00:27:32,182 | Kris, you be careful going in right where you're at. | Kris, you be careful going in right where you're at. |
508 | 00:27:32,184 | 00:27:33,417 | Don't worry about it. I'll be okay. | Don't worry about it. I'll be okay. |
509 | 00:27:33,419 | 00:27:34,652 | This is what I do. | This is what I do. |
510 | 00:27:34,654 | 00:27:37,621 | Three, two, one. | Three, two, one. |
511 | 00:27:50,002 | 00:27:52,503 | Well, you been back in the water a couple hours now. | Well, you been back in the water a couple hours now. |
512 | 00:27:52,505 | 00:27:54,271 | How you feeling? | How you feeling? |
513 | 00:27:54,273 | 00:27:57,074 | No, you know, I feel | No, you know, I feel |
514 | 00:27:57,076 | 00:28:00,110 | I feel good, man. | I feel good, man. |
515 | 00:28:00,112 | 00:28:07,151 | I mean, hard to imagine that you got a few feet of ice above you. | I mean, hard to imagine that you got a few feet of ice above you. |
516 | 00:28:07,153 | 00:28:09,053 | Nearing the end of his first dive | Nearing the end of his first dive |
517 | 00:28:09,055 | 00:28:11,755 | under the ice in years... | under the ice in years... |
518 | 00:28:11,757 | 00:28:14,591 | ||
I got a nice cut going now. | 519 00:28:14,593 --> 00:28:16,794 You seeing the color? | 519 00:28:14,593 --> 00:28:16,794 You seeing the color? | ||
520 | 00:28:16,796 | 00:28:19,263 | Looking good. | Looking good. |
521 | 00:28:19,265 | 00:28:21,065 | It's looking good up here, man. | It's looking good up here, man. |
522 | 00:28:21,067 | 00:28:23,801 | ...Mr. Gold has shaken off the cobwebs | ...Mr. Gold has shaken off the cobwebs |
523 | 00:28:23,803 | 00:28:26,870 | and finds himself in a familiar spot... | and finds himself in a familiar spot... |
524 | 00:28:26,872 | 00:28:28,706 | ||
Sending it topside. | 525 00:28:28,708 --> 00:28:30,507 | 525 00:28:28,708 --> 00:28:30,507 | ||
...Right on the money. | 526 00:28:37,316 --> 00:28:40,484 I like the way this paystreak's looking. | 526 00:28:37,316 --> 00:28:40,484 I like the way this paystreak's looking. | ||
527 | 00:28:44,790 | 00:28:46,857 | But I'm working my ass off. | But I'm working my ass off. |
528 | 00:28:49,795 | 00:28:52,796 | Running good. Lots of rock and gravel coming. | Running good. Lots of rock and gravel coming. |
529 | 00:28:52,798 | 00:28:56,066 | Once you find the gold, you start following it. | Once you find the gold, you start following it. |
530 | 00:28:56,068 | 00:28:57,568 | You just make big horseshoe cuts. | You just make big horseshoe cuts. |
531 | 00:28:57,570 | 00:28:59,670 | It's pretty similar to the christine rose | It's pretty similar to the christine rose |
532 | 00:28:59,672 | 00:29:02,973 | sitting on the spots digging back and forth. | sitting on the spots digging back and forth. |
533 | 00:29:02,975 | 00:29:06,310 | Pretty much the same concept as what we do in the summer. | Pretty much the same concept as what we do in the summer. |
534 | 00:29:06,312 | 00:29:08,445 | Just a lot smaller scale. | Just a lot smaller scale. |
535 | 00:29:13,652 | 00:29:17,788 | well, that was a cut four hours. | well, that was a cut four hours. |
536 | 00:29:17,790 | 00:29:19,556 | I'm gonna come up. | I'm gonna come up. |
537 | 00:29:22,027 | 00:29:25,062 | Well, roger. Awesome. | Well, roger. Awesome. |
538 | 00:29:29,468 | 00:29:31,735 | Coming up. | Coming up. |
539 | 00:29:31,737 | 00:29:33,904 | Yeah, roger. Shut it down. | Yeah, roger. Shut it down. |
540 | 00:29:51,123 | 00:29:54,024 | how was it? You like it? | how was it? You like it? |
541 | 00:29:54,026 | 00:29:56,727 | First hole, first dive, we're seeing a little bit of gold. | First hole, first dive, we're seeing a little bit of gold. |
542 | 00:29:56,729 | 00:29:58,328 | That's a good sign. | That's a good sign. |
543 | 00:29:58,330 | 00:29:59,696 | We haven't hit the mother lode, | We haven't hit the mother lode, |
544 | 00:29:59,698 | 00:30:02,966 | but definitely seeing good color. | but definitely seeing good color. |
545 | 00:30:02,968 | 00:30:04,535 | The old man's back. | The old man's back. |
546 | 00:30:04,537 | 00:30:06,270 | Just like riding a bike. | Just like riding a bike. |
547 | 00:30:06,272 | 00:30:08,038 | Got ice in my hair. | Got ice in my hair. |
548 | 00:30:08,040 | 00:30:12,442 | Maybe more like swimming in a big frozen pool. | Maybe more like swimming in a big frozen pool. |
549 | 00:30:12,444 | 00:30:13,977 | Man, this feels good. | Man, this feels good. |
550 | 00:30:13,979 | 00:30:16,847 | I love it. | I love it. |
551 | 00:30:16,849 | 00:30:20,584 | Beautiful sunny day. | Beautiful sunny day. |
552 | 00:30:20,586 | 00:30:22,319 | What else would you rather be doing? | What else would you rather be doing? |
553 | 00:30:22,321 | 00:30:28,058 | Sitting in a damn office behind a desk, pushing papers | Sitting in a damn office behind a desk, pushing papers |
554 | 00:30:28,060 | 00:30:33,197 | or 30 feet under the ice, sucking up gold? | or 30 feet under the ice, sucking up gold? |
555 | 00:30:35,634 | 00:30:38,335 | Definitely a good feeling being back on the bottom. | Definitely a good feeling being back on the bottom. |
556 | 00:30:51,717 | 00:30:53,250 | okay, the time has come. | okay, the time has come. |
557 | 00:30:53,252 | 00:30:54,918 | Everything's ready to rock 'n' roll. | Everything's ready to rock 'n' roll. |
558 | 00:30:54,920 | 00:30:58,822 | We have everything ready to go to a good enough degree. | We have everything ready to go to a good enough degree. |
559 | 00:30:58,824 | 00:31:00,324 | I just want to get down there, get gold, | I just want to get down there, get gold, |
560 | 00:31:00,326 | 00:31:01,859 | and I don't really care. | and I don't really care. |
561 | 00:31:01,861 | 00:31:04,962 | At fort davis, the kellys are on the precipice | At fort davis, the kellys are on the precipice |
562 | 00:31:04,964 | 00:31:08,232 | of their first winter dive. | of their first winter dive. |
563 | 00:31:08,234 | 00:31:11,568 | It's been a long day. We're almost ready. | It's been a long day. We're almost ready. |
564 | 00:31:11,570 | 00:31:13,804 | We're all tired now, hungry. | We're all tired now, hungry. |
565 | 00:31:16,175 | 00:31:18,709 | But after a marathon day setting up camp, | But after a marathon day setting up camp, |
566 | 00:31:18,711 | 00:31:22,479 | their first venture under the ice will be at night. | their first venture under the ice will be at night. |
567 | 00:31:22,481 | 00:31:25,682 | We're about ready to start the engines up, | We're about ready to start the engines up, |
568 | 00:31:25,684 | 00:31:27,284 | send a diver down finally. | send a diver down finally. |
569 | 00:31:27,286 | 00:31:29,319 | It's almost 9:00 at night. | It's almost 9:00 at night. |
570 | 00:31:29,321 | 00:31:31,255 | ||
And on the frozen ice shelf, | 571 00:31:31,257 --> 00:31:33,957 that is far from ideal. | 571 00:31:31,257 --> 00:31:33,957 that is far from ideal. | ||
572 | 00:31:33,959 | 00:31:35,292 | It's cold as hell. | It's cold as hell. |
573 | 00:31:35,294 | 00:31:37,094 | It's already starting to freeze up. | It's already starting to freeze up. |
574 | 00:31:37,096 | 00:31:40,364 | Look, it's already cold as balls during the day here in nome. | Look, it's already cold as balls during the day here in nome. |
575 | 00:31:40,366 | 00:31:44,167 | At night, temperatures plummet. | At night, temperatures plummet. |
576 | 00:31:44,169 | 00:31:47,738 | The hole freezes over quickly. | The hole freezes over quickly. |
577 | 00:31:47,740 | 00:31:51,475 | There's more of a risk the equipment will freeze up. | There's more of a risk the equipment will freeze up. |
578 | 00:31:51,477 | 00:31:54,211 | It's pitch dark down there. You can barely see anything. | It's pitch dark down there. You can barely see anything. |
579 | 00:31:54,213 | 00:31:57,314 | It's been a long day, but it's gonna pay off right now. | It's been a long day, but it's gonna pay off right now. |
580 | 00:31:57,316 | 00:31:59,650 | First time going underneath the ice this year. | First time going underneath the ice this year. |
581 | 00:31:59,652 | 00:32:01,051 | I'm thankful we made it. | I'm thankful we made it. |
582 | 00:32:01,053 | 00:32:04,121 | I'm thankful to everybody who put in a hard workday. | I'm thankful to everybody who put in a hard workday. |
583 | 00:32:04,123 | 00:32:05,923 | I'm just thankful I'm here. | I'm just thankful I'm here. |
584 | 00:32:05,925 | 00:32:07,724 | Just thankful right now. | Just thankful right now. |
585 | 00:32:07,726 | 00:32:10,994 | I'm glad we're gonna go get some gold. | I'm glad we're gonna go get some gold. |
586 | 00:32:10,996 | 00:32:13,196 | Just need 50 ounces to get that boat. | Just need 50 ounces to get that boat. |
587 | 00:32:13,198 | 00:32:15,032 | Night diving is definitely not the way | Night diving is definitely not the way |
588 | 00:32:15,034 | 00:32:17,234 | I wanted to start this, but we're diving tonight. | I wanted to start this, but we're diving tonight. |
589 | 00:32:17,236 | 00:32:19,303 | We're gonna make some gold, no matter what. | We're gonna make some gold, no matter what. |
590 | 00:32:19,305 | 00:32:21,071 | Is that good? | Is that good? |
591 | 00:32:21,073 | 00:32:22,372 | Little tighter? | Little tighter? |
592 | 00:32:22,374 | 00:32:23,674 | Okay, how's the top? | Okay, how's the top? |
593 | 00:32:23,676 | 00:32:25,309 | Tight. Little tighter. | Tight. Little tighter. |
594 | 00:32:25,311 | 00:32:26,944 | Okay. | Okay. |
595 | 00:32:26,946 | 00:32:28,412 | -Put it on there. -Good? | -Put it on there. -Good? |
596 | 00:32:28,414 | 00:32:29,980 | -Okay? -We're good. | -Okay? -We're good. |
597 | 00:32:29,982 | 00:32:31,982 | Good? | Good? |
598 | 00:32:31,984 | 00:32:34,584 | Kris, you be careful going in right where you're at. | Kris, you be careful going in right where you're at. |
599 | 00:32:34,586 | 00:32:35,919 | Don't worry about it. I'll be okay. | Don't worry about it. I'll be okay. |
600 | 00:32:35,921 | 00:32:37,354 | This is what I do. | This is what I do. |
601 | 00:32:37,356 | 00:32:39,756 | Three, two, one. | Three, two, one. |
602 | 00:32:55,874 | 00:32:59,009 | man, there's a lot of fish down here. | man, there's a lot of fish down here. |
603 | 00:32:59,011 | 00:33:00,110 | Really? | Really? |
604 | 00:33:00,112 | 00:33:03,113 | Like, a lot. | Like, a lot. |
605 | 00:33:03,115 | 00:33:05,349 | Too bad we didn't like to eat them. | Too bad we didn't like to eat them. |
606 | 00:33:08,387 | 00:33:11,321 | it is tight down here. | it is tight down here. |
607 | 00:33:11,323 | 00:33:15,692 | It's only four feet tall, the ceiling. | It's only four feet tall, the ceiling. |
608 | 00:33:15,694 | 00:33:17,127 | Kind of dangerous. | Kind of dangerous. |
609 | 00:33:17,129 | 00:33:18,462 | Don't go too far under, then. | Don't go too far under, then. |
610 | 00:33:18,464 | 00:33:20,130 | We might be on a low tide right now. | We might be on a low tide right now. |
611 | 00:33:20,132 | 00:33:21,565 | Be careful. | Be careful. |
612 | 00:33:21,567 | 00:33:23,400 | I am being careful. | I am being careful. |
613 | 00:33:28,140 | 00:33:31,074 | Moving away from the hole. | Moving away from the hole. |
614 | 00:33:31,076 | 00:33:34,711 | Just be careful, okay? It's dangerous. It's dark. | Just be careful, okay? It's dangerous. It's dark. |
615 | 00:33:37,983 | 00:33:40,484 | Everything's good so far. | Everything's good so far. |
616 | 00:33:40,486 | 00:33:43,153 | We have really good visibility. | We have really good visibility. |
617 | 00:33:45,457 | 00:33:46,957 | And it's all cobble. | And it's all cobble. |
618 | 00:33:46,959 | 00:33:49,860 | It doesn't look like it's been touched yet. | It doesn't look like it's been touched yet. |
619 | 00:33:49,862 | 00:33:52,863 | Okay, good job, kris. Good job. | Okay, good job, kris. Good job. |
620 | 00:33:52,865 | 00:33:54,965 | If I bring in the hose, | If I bring in the hose, |
621 | 00:33:54,967 | 00:33:57,734 | we're gonna get this right now. | we're gonna get this right now. |
622 | 00:33:57,736 | 00:34:01,304 | This is the start of our goal of 50 ounces. | This is the start of our goal of 50 ounces. |
623 | 00:34:01,306 | 00:34:04,107 | I hope to god we get it, but we'll see what happens. | I hope to god we get it, but we'll see what happens. |
624 | 00:34:06,378 | 00:34:07,911 | And everything's good. | And everything's good. |
625 | 00:34:07,913 | 00:34:10,280 | Everything is good. | Everything is good. |
626 | 00:34:10,282 | 00:34:12,149 | Okay, buddy, get to work, then. | Okay, buddy, get to work, then. |
627 | 00:34:12,151 | 00:34:13,917 | I'm going to work. | I'm going to work. |
628 | 00:34:15,721 | 00:34:17,821 | I don't feel anything. | I don't feel anything. |
629 | 00:34:19,758 | 00:34:21,858 | There's no suction. | There's no suction. |
630 | 00:34:23,829 | 00:34:26,897 | Okay, what's going on down there? | Okay, what's going on down there? |
631 | 00:34:26,899 | 00:34:30,033 | We don't have suction! | We don't have suction! |
632 | 00:34:30,035 | 00:34:32,769 | You serious? | You serious? |
633 | 00:34:32,771 | 00:34:37,140 | Everything is good but suction. | Everything is good but suction. |
634 | 00:34:37,142 | 00:34:38,475 | Okay, I'll tell you what. | Okay, I'll tell you what. |
635 | 00:34:38,477 | 00:34:41,078 | Swim up by the foot valve and see if it's frozen. | Swim up by the foot valve and see if it's frozen. |
636 | 00:34:53,358 | 00:34:56,693 | the foot valve's got a huge chunk of ice in it. | the foot valve's got a huge chunk of ice in it. |
637 | 00:34:56,695 | 00:34:58,662 | We're in trouble. | We're in trouble. |
638 | 00:34:58,664 | 00:35:00,897 | This is | This is |
639 | 00:35:10,776 | 00:35:12,075 | hi. I'm kris kelly. | hi. I'm kris kelly. |
640 | 00:35:12,077 | 00:35:14,578 | And this is "kris kelly's secret guide to ice mining." | And this is "kris kelly's secret guide to ice mining." |
641 | 00:35:14,580 | 00:35:16,646 | don't tell anyone. | don't tell anyone. |
642 | 00:35:16,648 | 00:35:18,515 | Even though it's on the show. | Even though it's on the show. |
643 | 00:35:22,521 | 00:35:26,189 | Today I'll be talking about summer versus winter mining. | Today I'll be talking about summer versus winter mining. |
644 | 00:35:26,191 | 00:35:28,892 | In my opinion, there's not even a comparison. | In my opinion, there's not even a comparison. |
645 | 00:35:28,894 | 00:35:30,460 | You know... | You know... |
646 | 00:35:34,299 | 00:35:38,501 | Summer nice, warm. | Summer nice, warm. |
647 | 00:35:38,503 | 00:35:42,839 | Winter cold, hell-like, and very miserable. | Winter cold, hell-like, and very miserable. |
648 | 00:35:42,841 | 00:35:43,940 | Don't waste your time. | Don't waste your time. |
649 | 00:35:43,942 | 00:35:46,009 | Don't mortgage the house. | Don't mortgage the house. |
650 | 00:35:46,011 | 00:35:47,811 | There are no winners. | There are no winners. |
651 | 00:35:55,320 | 00:35:58,788 | The foot valve's got a huge chunk of ice in it. | The foot valve's got a huge chunk of ice in it. |
652 | 00:35:58,790 | 00:35:59,923 | We're in trouble. | We're in trouble. |
653 | 00:35:59,925 | 00:36:01,658 | ||
On the first dive of winter, | 654 00:36:01,660 --> 00:36:04,294 the kellys are already hitting a cold streak. | 654 00:36:01,660 --> 00:36:04,294 the kellys are already hitting a cold streak. | ||
655 | 00:36:04,296 | 00:36:07,130 | The frozen! | The frozen! |
656 | 00:36:07,132 | 00:36:08,532 | What did you think's gonna happen? | What did you think's gonna happen? |
657 | 00:36:08,534 | 00:36:10,167 | Sat in the water for a few hours. | Sat in the water for a few hours. |
658 | 00:36:10,169 | 00:36:14,738 | No, it's when it sits on the surface | No, it's when it sits on the surface |
659 | 00:36:14,740 | 00:36:16,840 | the elements humble you real quick. | the elements humble you real quick. |
660 | 00:36:16,842 | 00:36:18,275 | You'll be humbled real fast | You'll be humbled real fast |
661 | 00:36:18,277 | 00:36:20,744 | as soon as you think you can overtake the winter. | as soon as you think you can overtake the winter. |
662 | 00:36:20,746 | 00:36:24,181 | A frozen foot valve means no suction on the hose, | A frozen foot valve means no suction on the hose, |
663 | 00:36:24,183 | 00:36:27,617 | and no suction means no chance for any gold. | and no suction means no chance for any gold. |
664 | 00:36:27,619 | 00:36:30,120 | You know what? You better call this tonight's dive. | You know what? You better call this tonight's dive. |
665 | 00:36:30,122 | 00:36:32,889 | We'll come tomorrow, fine-tune it. | We'll come tomorrow, fine-tune it. |
666 | 00:36:32,891 | 00:36:34,624 | I don't want to go home yet. | I don't want to go home yet. |
667 | 00:36:34,626 | 00:36:38,061 | I've worked so hard to get here. | I've worked so hard to get here. |
668 | 00:36:38,063 | 00:36:39,262 | That's all we can do. | That's all we can do. |
669 | 00:36:39,264 | 00:36:41,431 | What the | What the |
670 | 00:36:41,433 | 00:36:44,134 | it sat here all day. | it sat here all day. |
671 | 00:36:44,136 | 00:36:46,570 | Okay, come on. Pack it up. | Okay, come on. Pack it up. |
672 | 00:36:46,572 | 00:36:49,172 | Okay, fine. | Okay, fine. |
673 | 00:36:49,174 | 00:36:52,275 | This sucks! We were so close. | This sucks! We were so close. |
674 | 00:37:01,353 | 00:37:02,652 | aah! | aah! |
675 | 00:37:02,654 | 00:37:05,622 | Aah-ha-ha! | Aah-ha-ha! |
676 | 00:37:05,624 | 00:37:08,525 | Yeah, we got in the water, but we didn't get gold. | Yeah, we got in the water, but we didn't get gold. |
677 | 00:37:08,527 | 00:37:11,361 | I'm not here to get in the ice-cold-ass water. | I'm not here to get in the ice-cold-ass water. |
678 | 00:37:11,363 | 00:37:13,363 | I'm here to get gold. | I'm here to get gold. |
679 | 00:37:23,675 | 00:37:25,709 | Three miles west... | Three miles west... |
680 | 00:37:32,451 | 00:37:35,018 | oh | oh |
681 | 00:37:35,020 | 00:37:36,620 | there's your crack. | there's your crack. |
682 | 00:37:39,658 | 00:37:41,625 | This is crazy. | This is crazy. |
683 | 00:37:41,627 | 00:37:44,427 | This will be the next big piece. | This will be the next big piece. |
684 | 00:37:44,429 | 00:37:46,563 | Yeah. | Yeah. |
685 | 00:37:46,565 | 00:37:48,565 | That's gonna break off any second. | That's gonna break off any second. |
686 | 00:37:48,567 | 00:37:51,868 | That's all the way through that pressure ridge, too. | That's all the way through that pressure ridge, too. |
687 | 00:37:51,870 | 00:37:54,037 | Yeah, it goes all the way up through, like, | Yeah, it goes all the way up through, like, |
688 | 00:37:54,039 | 00:37:56,673 | how many feet of hard-packed ice? | how many feet of hard-packed ice? |
689 | 00:38:01,246 | 00:38:02,712 | Well, it just seems like right now | Well, it just seems like right now |
690 | 00:38:02,714 | 00:38:05,415 | we're just south of this huge crack that's opening up. | we're just south of this huge crack that's opening up. |
691 | 00:38:05,417 | 00:38:07,617 | And one good north wind, | And one good north wind, |
692 | 00:38:07,619 | 00:38:09,853 | even this flat section of ice is gonna | even this flat section of ice is gonna |
693 | 00:38:09,855 | 00:38:11,087 | you know, it's gonna be gone. | you know, it's gonna be gone. |
694 | 00:38:11,089 | 00:38:12,889 | It's gonna turn into another lead. | It's gonna turn into another lead. |
695 | 00:38:15,394 | 00:38:20,363 | All of this flat area, all of this potential 14, it's gone. | All of this flat area, all of this potential 14, it's gone. |
696 | 00:38:20,365 | 00:38:22,198 | There's cracks here. It's about to break off. | There's cracks here. It's about to break off. |
697 | 00:38:22,200 | 00:38:23,533 | It's gonna go at any second. | It's gonna go at any second. |
698 | 00:38:28,206 | 00:38:30,473 | It's unwise to have gear out here. | It's unwise to have gear out here. |
699 | 00:38:30,475 | 00:38:31,841 | The amount of time it's gonna take us | The amount of time it's gonna take us |
700 | 00:38:31,843 | 00:38:34,144 | to try and get the gear here, | to try and get the gear here, |
701 | 00:38:34,146 | 00:38:36,913 | auger holes, prospect, and then move equipment. | auger holes, prospect, and then move equipment. |
702 | 00:38:36,915 | 00:38:39,816 | By the time we do find something, this ice is gonna | By the time we do find something, this ice is gonna |
703 | 00:38:39,818 | 00:38:42,085 | this won't be here next week. | this won't be here next week. |
704 | 00:38:42,087 | 00:38:44,020 | Well, this is the situation as I see it. | Well, this is the situation as I see it. |
705 | 00:38:44,022 | 00:38:46,389 | This 14 is currently open water. | This 14 is currently open water. |
706 | 00:38:46,391 | 00:38:47,624 | So this section of the bering sea | So this section of the bering sea |
707 | 00:38:47,626 | 00:38:49,693 | that we're in right now we can't mine. | that we're in right now we can't mine. |
708 | 00:38:49,695 | 00:38:53,463 | I mean, 14 done. No mining here. | I mean, 14 done. No mining here. |
709 | 00:38:53,465 | 00:38:55,632 | Got to find somewhere else. | Got to find somewhere else. |
710 | 00:38:55,634 | 00:38:58,101 | All of my best-laid plans for ice | All of my best-laid plans for ice |
711 | 00:38:58,103 | 00:38:59,936 | has just been completely demolished | has just been completely demolished |
712 | 00:38:59,938 | 00:39:02,038 | because we can't mine out here on 14. | because we can't mine out here on 14. |
713 | 00:39:02,040 | 00:39:04,674 | We're gonna need to find a new place to mine fast. | We're gonna need to find a new place to mine fast. |
714 | 00:39:06,912 | 00:39:09,979 | That's it for 14, gentlemen. | That's it for 14, gentlemen. |
715 | 00:39:09,981 | 00:39:11,815 | No place to mine. | No place to mine. |
716 | 00:39:13,752 | 00:39:15,185 | Back in nome... | Back in nome... |
717 | 00:39:23,428 | 00:39:24,794 | ...Shawn pomrenke... | ...Shawn pomrenke... |
718 | 00:39:24,796 | 00:39:25,962 | ||
I was a little sore. | 719 00:39:25,964 --> 00:39:27,897 I have to admit, I was a little sore. | 719 00:39:25,964 --> 00:39:27,897 I have to admit, I was a little sore. | ||
720 | 00:39:27,899 | 00:39:32,102 | ...Mr. Gold, is ready to weigh the fruits of his labor | ...Mr. Gold, is ready to weigh the fruits of his labor |
721 | 00:39:32,104 | 00:39:34,771 | from his first ice dive in years. | from his first ice dive in years. |
722 | 00:39:34,773 | 00:39:37,540 | Gonna see how well we did here. | Gonna see how well we did here. |
723 | 00:39:37,542 | 00:39:40,477 | There's definitely some gold in the pans. | There's definitely some gold in the pans. |
724 | 00:39:40,479 | 00:39:43,079 | But till you get it all cleaned up and on the scale, | But till you get it all cleaned up and on the scale, |
725 | 00:39:43,081 | 00:39:44,381 | you don't know. | you don't know. |
726 | 00:39:48,320 | 00:39:51,187 | Alright, I'm gonna fire up this wheel. | Alright, I'm gonna fire up this wheel. |
727 | 00:39:54,092 | 00:39:56,593 | Huge haul would be a huge confidence builder. | Huge haul would be a huge confidence builder. |
728 | 00:39:56,595 | 00:39:59,462 | Big numbers on the scale to be a reminder | Big numbers on the scale to be a reminder |
729 | 00:39:59,464 | 00:40:01,798 | of why they call me mr. Gold | of why they call me mr. Gold |
730 | 00:40:01,800 | 00:40:06,302 | and have the proof that we're going to make that $400,000. | and have the proof that we're going to make that $400,000. |
731 | 00:40:06,304 | 00:40:09,873 | One step closer to owning tomcod. | One step closer to owning tomcod. |
732 | 00:40:09,875 | 00:40:12,108 | Big chunky gold out there. | Big chunky gold out there. |
733 | 00:40:12,110 | 00:40:14,244 | Looks amazing. | Looks amazing. |
734 | 00:40:17,682 | 00:40:19,516 | Not much fine. | Not much fine. |
735 | 00:40:22,654 | 00:40:24,554 | There's 20. | There's 20. |
736 | 00:40:32,631 | 00:40:34,998 | 25.20. | 25.20. |
737 | 00:40:35,000 | 00:40:40,270 | 25.2 ounces is worth over $40,000. | 25.2 ounces is worth over $40,000. |
738 | 00:40:40,272 | 00:40:43,573 | This is a great start to the season. | This is a great start to the season. |
739 | 00:40:43,575 | 00:40:45,341 | Feels good to see some gold. | Feels good to see some gold. |
740 | 00:40:45,343 | 00:40:49,145 | And the tomcod might well be within his grasp. | And the tomcod might well be within his grasp. |
741 | 00:40:49,147 | 00:40:51,014 | This is awesome. I went back down there, | This is awesome. I went back down there, |
742 | 00:40:51,016 | 00:40:53,016 | kicked ass right out of the gate. | kicked ass right out of the gate. |
743 | 00:40:53,018 | 00:40:54,717 | Hell of a way to start the season. | Hell of a way to start the season. |
744 | 00:40:54,719 | 00:40:57,153 | Now we just have to keep it going. | Now we just have to keep it going. |
745 | 00:40:57,155 | 00:41:00,290 | It's like a big old gold burrito. | It's like a big old gold burrito. |
746 | 00:41:02,894 | 00:41:06,029 | Fits in there just perfect. | Fits in there just perfect. |
747 | 00:41:06,031 | 00:41:07,831 | Time to go get some more. | Time to go get some more. |
748 | 00:41:10,402 | 00:41:11,701 | Shawn's first dive | Shawn's first dive |