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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.
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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.
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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.
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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