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1 00:00:12,947 00:00:16,226 - Yee-haw. - Hey, hot rod. - Yee-haw. - Hey, hot rod.
2 00:00:16,250 00:00:20,063 - Hot rod, y'all. - Hey, fred. How's it going, man? - Hot rod, y'all. - Hey, fred. How's it going, man?
3 00:00:20,087 00:00:21,631 All right. All right.
4 00:00:21,655 00:00:24,267 At porcupine creek, southeast alaska, At porcupine creek, southeast alaska,
5 00:00:24,291 00:00:28,705 Fred and dustin hurt are racing to start their seasons. Fred and dustin hurt are racing to start their seasons.
6 00:00:28,729 00:00:31,942 I need some walkway material, only a couple boards. I need some walkway material, only a couple boards.
7 00:00:31,966 00:00:33,477 We got... we got you covered. We got... we got you covered.
8 00:00:33,501 00:00:35,212 Father and son have been hard. Father and son have been hard.
9 00:00:35,236 00:00:39,182 At work for two weeks, but neither crew is ready. At work for two weeks, but neither crew is ready.
10 00:00:39,206 00:00:40,851 To dive for gold. To dive for gold.
11 00:00:40,875 00:00:43,053 I don't know if you went ahead and bought. I don't know if you went ahead and bought.
12 00:00:43,077 00:00:44,888 One of these or not, but... what's that? One of these or not, but... what's that?
13 00:00:44,912 00:00:48,058 I know I have a gigantic white tent right here. I know I have a gigantic white tent right here.
14 00:00:48,082 00:00:50,093 - No, you don't. - Excuse me. - No, you don't. - Excuse me.
15 00:00:50,117 00:00:54,097 You've already taken it. You've already taken it.
16 00:00:54,121 00:00:56,500 - Well... - I was gonna loan it to you. - Well... - I was gonna loan it to you.
17 00:00:56,524 00:00:58,368 - Well... - but you took it already. - Well... - but you took it already.
18 00:00:58,392 00:01:00,370 Well, thank you. I appreciate that. Well, thank you. I appreciate that.
19 00:01:00,394 00:01:05,042 You weren't using it or nothing. You weren't using it or nothing.
20 00:01:05,066 00:01:08,779 Fred, you make it rough. You make it rough, man. Fred, you make it rough. You make it rough, man.
21 00:01:08,803 00:01:11,915 Well, what's your tough if you were gonna loan it to me anyway. Well, what's your tough if you were gonna loan it to me anyway.
22 00:01:11,939 00:01:15,941 All right. Okay. All right. Okay.
23 00:01:17,545 00:01:20,524 - Took my tent without asking. - You was ready to be cool. - Took my tent without asking. - You was ready to be cool.
24 00:01:20,548 00:01:22,759 About it. He just spoiled your surprise. About it. He just spoiled your surprise.
25 00:01:22,783 00:01:26,596 - How'd y'all make out? - We doing all right, man. - How'd y'all make out? - We doing all right, man.
26 00:01:26,620 00:01:29,332 Is there anything else down here that you're gonna feel that Is there anything else down here that you're gonna feel that
27 00:01:29,356 00:01:32,369 I'm not using that you should just take or any of that stuff? I'm not using that you should just take or any of that stuff?
28 00:01:32,393 00:01:37,074 I'm looking. I just haven't found any yet. I'm looking. I just haven't found any yet.
29 00:01:37,098 00:01:38,742 I'd love for you to succeed. I'd love for you to succeed.
30 00:01:38,766 00:01:40,799 We're gonna need all the help we can get. We're gonna need all the help we can get.
31 00:01:43,037 00:01:45,704 - That's fast. - Get out of the wind. - That's fast. - Get out of the wind.
32 00:01:47,208 00:01:48,652 - It's flying! - Whoo! - It's flying! - Whoo!
33 00:01:48,676 00:01:50,909 Be advised, this is a dangerous one. Be advised, this is a dangerous one.
34 00:01:53,247 00:01:55,025 Burn the out of your hand. Burn the out of your hand.
35 00:01:55,049 00:01:57,861 - It's beyond cold. - Most scariest water - It's beyond cold. - Most scariest water
36 00:01:57,885 00:02:00,330 I ever dove before in my life. I ever dove before in my life.
37 00:02:00,354 00:02:02,521 - Hey, get out of that rope. - Get out of that rope! - Hey, get out of that rope. - Get out of that rope!
38 00:02:06,994 00:02:10,674 Keep going. Keep going. It's working. Keep going. Keep going. It's working.
39 00:02:10,698 00:02:13,532 - My god! - Did you find gold already? - My god! - Did you find gold already?
40 00:02:15,870 00:02:19,538 God, I love my job! Half-ounce nuggets everywhere. God, I love my job! Half-ounce nuggets everywhere.
41 00:02:24,311 00:02:27,290 Captions by vitac... www.Vitac.Com Captions by vitac... www.Vitac.Com
42 00:02:27,314 00:02:30,315 Captions paid for by discovery communications. Captions paid for by discovery communications.
43 00:02:34,255 00:02:35,532 The window we have for our season. The window we have for our season.
44 00:02:35,556 00:02:37,634 Is short already. We're a month behind, Is short already. We're a month behind,
45 00:02:37,658 00:02:40,303 But today, we're gonna get that dredge down to the tunnel. But today, we're gonna get that dredge down to the tunnel.
46 00:02:40,327 00:02:42,339 These are pretty exciting times for us. These are pretty exciting times for us.
47 00:02:42,363 00:02:44,708 Everybody's gettin amped up. We'll be diving soon enough. Everybody's gettin amped up. We'll be diving soon enough.
48 00:02:44,732 00:02:46,543 Two weeks on site. Two weeks on site.
49 00:02:46,567 00:02:50,080 In a season delayed by a global pandemic, In a season delayed by a global pandemic,
50 00:02:50,104 00:02:53,350 Dustin's crew is finally ready to send the dredge. Dustin's crew is finally ready to send the dredge.
51 00:02:53,374 00:02:56,753 To the dive site on an old haul-line system. To the dive site on an old haul-line system.
52 00:02:56,777 00:03:00,223 - They've resurrected. - That canyon is so steep. - They've resurrected. - That canyon is so steep.
53 00:03:00,247 00:03:03,627 That the helicopter cannot get to us right now. That the helicopter cannot get to us right now.
54 00:03:03,651 00:03:05,996 The last time we tried something like this, The last time we tried something like this,
55 00:03:06,020 00:03:08,865 I got injured, and we came up with a different way. I got injured, and we came up with a different way.
56 00:03:08,889 00:03:10,834 We now have this line that goes all the way down. We now have this line that goes all the way down.
57 00:03:10,858 00:03:13,003 To the tunnel's entrance. Hopefully it holds. To the tunnel's entrance. Hopefully it holds.
58 00:03:13,027 00:03:15,138 And piece by piece, we're gonna lower it down. And piece by piece, we're gonna lower it down.
59 00:03:15,162 00:03:16,473 Instead of dragging it down a cliff. Instead of dragging it down a cliff.
60 00:03:16,497 00:03:19,242 Because I can't take another rock hit to the head. Because I can't take another rock hit to the head.
61 00:03:19,266 00:03:22,212 This is the wrong way to do this. This is the wrong way to do this.
62 00:03:22,236 00:03:27,617 Last season, dustin dragged the dredge down the canyon wall. Last season, dustin dragged the dredge down the canyon wall.
63 00:03:27,641 00:03:29,252 Whoa, whoa, whoa. Whoa, whoa, whoa.
64 00:03:29,276 00:03:30,787 - Look out! - Rock! - Look out! - Rock!
65 00:03:30,811 00:03:33,723 Dustin! Dustin!
66 00:03:33,747 00:03:37,527 - But the risk paid off. - That's like an ounce nugget! - But the risk paid off. - That's like an ounce nugget!
67 00:03:37,551 00:03:40,597 After five seasons in the chilkat mountains, After five seasons in the chilkat mountains,
68 00:03:40,621 00:03:44,267 Dustin is finally on the gold. Dustin is finally on the gold.
69 00:03:44,291 00:03:48,371 It could be so amazing what's down in that dig site. It could be so amazing what's down in that dig site.
70 00:03:48,395 00:03:51,308 Rockfall ravine could hold the key to all the gold Rockfall ravine could hold the key to all the gold
71 00:03:51,332 00:03:52,776 I've ever needed in my life. I've ever needed in my life.
72 00:03:52,800 00:03:54,778 But the heavy winter snow. But the heavy winter snow.
73 00:03:54,802 00:03:57,514 Is now creating the most dangerous conditions. Is now creating the most dangerous conditions.
74 00:03:57,538 00:04:01,117 - They've ever faced. - The snow's really deep, - They've ever faced. - The snow's really deep,
75 00:04:01,141 00:04:03,787 So we're gonna get a lot more water when it melts, So we're gonna get a lot more water when it melts,
76 00:04:03,811 00:04:07,490 But I know where the gold is. We're going in that water. But I know where the gold is. We're going in that water.
77 00:04:07,514 00:04:10,160 I don't normally run this trolley thing. I don't normally run this trolley thing.
78 00:04:10,184 00:04:13,496 It's usually wes' job. He's busy for right now, It's usually wes' job. He's busy for right now,
79 00:04:13,520 00:04:15,765 And I'm gonna try it out for a little while. And I'm gonna try it out for a little while.
80 00:04:15,789 00:04:19,135 See if I can't figure it out. See if I can't figure it out.
81 00:04:19,159 00:04:21,271 Carlos and james are down at the tunnel. Carlos and james are down at the tunnel.
82 00:04:21,295 00:04:22,906 They're gonna be catching this stuff. They're gonna be catching this stuff.
83 00:04:22,930 00:04:25,108 We've been working really hard to get to this point. We've been working really hard to get to this point.
84 00:04:25,132 00:04:27,644 We need to get the dredge down. So this is the start. We need to get the dredge down. So this is the start.
85 00:04:27,668 00:04:29,112 Of everything. That means. Of everything. That means.
86 00:04:29,136 00:04:32,048 There's gonna be gold soon. This is a big deal. There's gonna be gold soon. This is a big deal.
87 00:04:32,072 00:04:33,917 100 years ago, 100 years ago,
88 00:04:33,941 00:04:37,454 The old timers found over $7 million in gold. The old timers found over $7 million in gold.
89 00:04:37,478 00:04:39,578 At the bottom of mckinley falls. At the bottom of mckinley falls.
90 00:04:41,348 00:04:44,995 Dustin believes that gold washed down the creek. Dustin believes that gold washed down the creek.
91 00:04:45,019 00:04:49,165 Also settled at the top of the waterfall in rockfall ravine. Also settled at the top of the waterfall in rockfall ravine.
92 00:04:49,189 00:04:51,935 Right beneath their dive site. Right beneath their dive site.
93 00:04:51,959 00:04:54,804 - How's your copy, carlos? - We got you. Go ahead. - How's your copy, carlos? - We got you. Go ahead.
94 00:04:54,828 00:04:56,539 So I'm operating this thing, So I'm operating this thing,
95 00:04:56,563 00:04:58,875 So I'm gonna go with just a sluice box. So I'm gonna go with just a sluice box.
96 00:04:58,899 00:05:00,877 So I'm not gonna stack it up big just in case So I'm not gonna stack it up big just in case
97 00:05:00,901 00:05:02,345 I mess this up, alright? I mess this up, alright?
98 00:05:02,369 00:05:04,936 - Copy that. We're all ready. - -Copy that. Coming down. - Copy that. We're all ready. - -Copy that. Coming down.
99 00:05:07,241 00:05:10,987 Okay, that one does that. Okay, that one does that. Okay, that one does that. Okay, that one does that.
100 00:05:11,011 00:05:14,391 Okay. That's how that goes. Okay. That's how that goes.
101 00:05:14,415 00:05:20,997 A 400-foot high, 1/2-inch steel cable spans 600 feet from camp. A 400-foot high, 1/2-inch steel cable spans 600 feet from camp.
102 00:05:21,021 00:05:24,301 To the tunnel that leads to the dive site. To the tunnel that leads to the dive site.
103 00:05:24,325 00:05:27,237 A separate haul line driven by the motor. A separate haul line driven by the motor.
104 00:05:27,261 00:05:29,739 Sends the trolley up and down. Sends the trolley up and down.
105 00:05:29,763 00:05:31,408 First part of the dredge. First part of the dredge.
106 00:05:31,432 00:05:35,011 Is heading toward the tunnel. Hopefully, I don't mess this up. Is heading toward the tunnel. Hopefully, I don't mess this up.
107 00:05:35,035 00:05:39,416 I'm not very good at this thing. Slow down. I'm not very good at this thing. Slow down.
108 00:05:39,440 00:05:41,318 Dustin's a first-time operator. Dustin's a first-time operator.
109 00:05:41,342 00:05:43,853 It just takes a little bit of getting used to. It just takes a little bit of getting used to.
110 00:05:43,877 00:05:46,089 I'm worried about losing any dredge parts, I'm worried about losing any dredge parts,
111 00:05:46,113 00:05:48,692 Damaging any dredge parts. We can't afford that. Damaging any dredge parts. We can't afford that.
112 00:05:48,716 00:05:51,750 What we have is what we got. What we have is what we got.
113 00:05:54,121 00:05:57,467 Touchdown! Good job. Good job. Touchdown! Good job. Good job.
114 00:05:57,491 00:06:00,337 I'm starting to carry heavier things. I'm starting to carry heavier things.
115 00:06:00,361 00:06:02,138 We're gonna get some engines on here. We're gonna get some engines on here.
116 00:06:02,162 00:06:03,940 Hey, man, we're coming down with another load. Hey, man, we're coming down with another load.
117 00:06:03,964 00:06:05,263 Copy that. Copy that.
118 00:06:07,368 00:06:09,546 That's fast. Slow it down. That's fast. Slow it down.
119 00:06:09,570 00:06:11,002 Don't get hung up. Don't get hung up.
120 00:06:16,110 00:06:18,254 Gosh, that thing was coming in hot. Gosh, that thing was coming in hot.
121 00:06:18,278 00:06:20,457 All right, we got touchdown. All right, we got touchdown.
122 00:06:20,481 00:06:24,127 - That was... holy crap. - I don't know what happened. - That was... holy crap. - I don't know what happened.
123 00:06:24,151 00:06:26,162 But that thing was going way too fast. But that thing was going way too fast.
124 00:06:26,186 00:06:28,865 I am awful at driving this thing, man. I am awful at driving this thing, man.
125 00:06:28,889 00:06:31,134 I'm gonna have to call wes over here for this next one. I'm gonna have to call wes over here for this next one.
126 00:06:31,158 00:06:33,770 I don't think I'm the right man for the job here. I don't think I'm the right man for the job here.
127 00:06:33,794 00:06:37,073 - Dustin. - It was almost like a freefall. - Dustin. - It was almost like a freefall.
128 00:06:37,097 00:06:39,008 It looked like it was out of control. It looked like it was out of control.
129 00:06:39,032 00:06:42,545 Anything on it that's not tied down properly, Anything on it that's not tied down properly,
130 00:06:42,569 00:06:45,482 It's gonna keep on moving that same speed. It's gonna keep on moving that same speed.
131 00:06:45,506 00:06:50,453 Crew fabricator, wes richardson takes control of the haul line. Crew fabricator, wes richardson takes control of the haul line.
132 00:06:50,477 00:06:52,956 It's the big 6-inch, 35-foot hose. It's the big 6-inch, 35-foot hose.
133 00:06:52,980 00:06:55,981 - Copy that. - Let me see how you do this. - Copy that. - Let me see how you do this.
134 00:06:58,419 00:07:00,096 Alright, your movements are more subtle. Alright, your movements are more subtle.
135 00:07:00,120 00:07:02,621 I'll learn. Here it comes. I'll learn. Here it comes.
136 00:07:03,991 00:07:05,290 Come on! Come on!
137 00:07:06,660 00:07:07,826 Whoo-hoo! Whoo-hoo!
138 00:07:09,096 00:07:11,574 - Good job. - That made it. - Good job. - That made it.
139 00:07:11,598 00:07:14,778 All right, some of the most important parts are showing up. All right, some of the most important parts are showing up.
140 00:07:14,802 00:07:18,081 This year, we have a setup that gets them down there. This year, we have a setup that gets them down there.
141 00:07:18,105 00:07:20,016 Perfectly. It was a huge step for us. Perfectly. It was a huge step for us.
142 00:07:20,040 00:07:22,574 Because the dredge is on its way. Because the dredge is on its way.
143 00:07:27,881 00:07:30,927 Just 1/2-mile up, "dakota" fred. Just 1/2-mile up, "dakota" fred.
144 00:07:30,951 00:07:33,696 Returns to the trifecta dive site. Returns to the trifecta dive site.
145 00:07:33,720 00:07:37,367 For what could be his last season. For what could be his last season.
146 00:07:37,391 00:07:40,537 Might as well just pull all your tools out here. Might as well just pull all your tools out here.
147 00:07:40,561 00:07:43,807 For 2 years, father and son dredged here. For 2 years, father and son dredged here.
148 00:07:43,831 00:07:45,775 On dustin's claim... On dustin's claim...
149 00:07:45,799 00:07:48,211 I'm convinced the gold is right there. I'm convinced the gold is right there.
150 00:07:48,235 00:07:49,612 Dustin's way. Dustin's way.
151 00:07:49,636 00:07:52,382 There will be no gold in there at all. There will be no gold in there at all.
152 00:07:52,406 00:07:54,584 We have to change the plan because this isn't working. We have to change the plan because this isn't working.
153 00:07:54,608 00:07:56,107 We're gonna go upstream. We're gonna go upstream.
154 00:07:57,711 00:07:59,456 Fred's got his ideas, Fred's got his ideas,
155 00:07:59,480 00:08:02,258 And I've got mine. When it comes down to it, And I've got mine. When it comes down to it,
156 00:08:02,282 00:08:03,460 I'm in charge. I'm in charge.
157 00:08:03,484 00:08:07,464 Now, fred's back to settle a score. Now, fred's back to settle a score.
158 00:08:07,488 00:08:11,122 We never ever worked in the area that I want to dredge. We never ever worked in the area that I want to dredge.
159 00:08:13,627 00:08:17,040 Dustin mined upstream at the trifecta, Dustin mined upstream at the trifecta,
160 00:08:17,064 00:08:20,109 But fred was always convinced that down stream. But fred was always convinced that down stream.
161 00:08:20,133 00:08:23,947 Is actually the site of an ancient waterfall. Is actually the site of an ancient waterfall.
162 00:08:23,971 00:08:26,983 That carved a large plunge pool flush. That carved a large plunge pool flush.
163 00:08:27,007 00:08:31,187 With a life-changing amount of gold. With a life-changing amount of gold.
164 00:08:31,211 00:08:33,189 But before he can prove it, But before he can prove it,
165 00:08:33,213 00:08:35,992 The team needs to get the dive site ready. The team needs to get the dive site ready.
166 00:08:36,016 00:08:40,029 Basically, fellas, we got broken walkway over here. Basically, fellas, we got broken walkway over here.
167 00:08:40,053 00:08:42,432 We've got to get around to that island over there. We've got to get around to that island over there.
168 00:08:42,456 00:08:46,436 So we can drop our big boxes with a helicopter. So we can drop our big boxes with a helicopter.
169 00:08:46,460 00:08:50,306 Due to the shortened season, fred's booked a helicopter. Due to the shortened season, fred's booked a helicopter.
170 00:08:50,330 00:08:53,510 For tomorrow to fly in heavy equipment. For tomorrow to fly in heavy equipment.
171 00:08:53,534 00:08:55,845 But first, the crew need to reconstruct. But first, the crew need to reconstruct.
172 00:08:55,869 00:08:59,148 The walkway to get to the landing zone. The walkway to get to the landing zone.
173 00:08:59,172 00:09:01,784 What we gotta to do now is you need to drill holes. What we gotta to do now is you need to drill holes.
174 00:09:01,808 00:09:04,053 To re-establish those little triangle angles. To re-establish those little triangle angles.
175 00:09:04,077 00:09:07,090 - Over there for our walkway. - You want me. - Over there for our walkway. - You want me.
176 00:09:07,114 00:09:08,858 - To get my waders out then? - I think, yeah. - To get my waders out then? - I think, yeah.
177 00:09:08,882 00:09:10,360 - Okay. - Get them on. - Okay. - Get them on.
178 00:09:10,384 00:09:14,764 Marine veteran scott allen steps up for his first time. Marine veteran scott allen steps up for his first time.
179 00:09:14,788 00:09:19,636 In the 35-degree glacial meltwater of mckinley creek. In the 35-degree glacial meltwater of mckinley creek.
180 00:09:19,660 00:09:22,071 Colder than you have ever been in before. Colder than you have ever been in before.
181 00:09:22,095 00:09:24,807 That water will burn the out of your hand. That water will burn the out of your hand.
182 00:09:24,831 00:09:26,910 It's beyond cold. It's beyond cold.
183 00:09:26,934 00:09:30,146 Scott has never been out here at this dive site, whatever. Scott has never been out here at this dive site, whatever.
184 00:09:30,170 00:09:33,349 He's brand new to this whole operation out here. He's brand new to this whole operation out here.
185 00:09:33,373 00:09:36,786 Right now, just giving scott a little bit of a test. Right now, just giving scott a little bit of a test.
186 00:09:36,810 00:09:41,024 To see how he handles basic stuff like walkway building. To see how he handles basic stuff like walkway building.
187 00:09:41,048 00:09:43,626 - We'll see if he passes the test. - We're gonna go out there, - We'll see if he passes the test. - We're gonna go out there,
188 00:09:43,650 00:09:45,495 We're gonna see what we can do for our walkway. We're gonna see what we can do for our walkway.
189 00:09:45,519 00:09:47,697 See if we can't rebuild it. Make it a little bit. See if we can't rebuild it. Make it a little bit.
190 00:09:47,721 00:09:50,555 More accessible up around to our helipad. More accessible up around to our helipad.
191 00:09:52,225 00:09:55,605 Don't go out there come down the walkway. Don't go out there come down the walkway.
192 00:09:55,629 00:10:00,242 It may get deep out there. Don't assume it's all shallow. It may get deep out there. Don't assume it's all shallow.
193 00:10:00,266 00:10:02,712 Tell you what, just hang on to the wood. Tell you what, just hang on to the wood.
194 00:10:02,736 00:10:05,003 And walk along right here. And walk along right here.
195 00:10:07,107 00:10:10,787 And I'm gonna need you to hold that thing right like that. And I'm gonna need you to hold that thing right like that.
196 00:10:10,811 00:10:14,757 - Ooh-whee, this water's cold. - It is? - Ooh-whee, this water's cold. - It is?
197 00:10:14,781 00:10:17,482 I never said this water wasn't cold. I never said this water wasn't cold.
198 00:10:23,790 00:10:25,335 Okay, we got this one, Okay, we got this one,
199 00:10:25,359 00:10:27,737 But I need you tell me what the situation is. But I need you tell me what the situation is.
200 00:10:27,761 00:10:32,575 With the bolt on that one down there. Twist it. With the bolt on that one down there. Twist it.
201 00:10:32,599 00:10:34,377 Do you want me to go throw some hip waders on. Do you want me to go throw some hip waders on.
202 00:10:34,401 00:10:35,778 And try to help him out? And try to help him out?
203 00:10:35,802 00:10:38,748 - No, this is his test. - Okay. - No, this is his test. - Okay.
204 00:10:38,772 00:10:43,019 We want to know what his ability to think out problems are. We want to know what his ability to think out problems are.
205 00:10:43,043 00:10:46,544 - Well, I mean twist it. - I'm getting there. - Well, I mean twist it. - I'm getting there.
206 00:10:47,547 00:10:49,759 Just bend it up into shape. Just bend it up into shape.
207 00:10:49,783 00:10:52,929 I can't. I pull here, and there's one down here. I can't. I pull here, and there's one down here.
208 00:10:52,953 00:10:54,731 There's three bolts on this one. There's three bolts on this one.
209 00:10:54,755 00:10:57,433 I'm working on getting this one out. I'm working on getting this one out.
210 00:10:57,457 00:11:00,091 Okay, it's a problem-solving quiz. Okay, it's a problem-solving quiz.
211 00:11:01,862 00:11:03,840 Well, I got a long road ahead of me. Well, I got a long road ahead of me.
212 00:11:03,864 00:11:06,342 To learn how to work with him a little bit better. To learn how to work with him a little bit better.
213 00:11:06,366 00:11:08,011 We're getting those brackets set back up. We're getting those brackets set back up.
214 00:11:08,035 00:11:10,179 So we can connect this walkway once again, So we can connect this walkway once again,
215 00:11:10,203 00:11:11,714 And he's got fred on his butt. And he's got fred on his butt.
216 00:11:11,738 00:11:16,941 - So he's got to learn quick. - Don't drop that in the water. - So he's got to learn quick. - Don't drop that in the water.
217 00:11:19,546 00:11:24,026 Don't bend the bolt. Learning, learning, learning. Don't bend the bolt. Learning, learning, learning.
218 00:11:24,050 00:11:28,164 - So far he's got about a "d". - I think he's doing pretty good. - So far he's got about a "d". - I think he's doing pretty good.
219 00:11:28,188 00:11:29,465 His feet gotta be frozen. His feet gotta be frozen.
220 00:11:29,489 00:11:31,334 I'm sure he can't feel them at all. I'm sure he can't feel them at all.
221 00:11:31,358 00:11:34,103 Maybe a "d+". Maybe a "d+".
222 00:11:34,127 00:11:36,305 I was the new guy last year, I was the new guy last year,
223 00:11:36,329 00:11:39,175 And I know what this guy's got in store for him. And I know what this guy's got in store for him.
224 00:11:39,199 00:11:41,277 They're really tough taskmasters. They're really tough taskmasters.
225 00:11:41,301 00:11:45,081 I mean, he just expects people to do their job. I mean, he just expects people to do their job.
226 00:11:45,105 00:11:46,916 That's all, and if they don't know how to do it, That's all, and if they don't know how to do it,
227 00:11:46,940 00:11:48,151 Fred's gonna tell them how to do it. Fred's gonna tell them how to do it.
228 00:11:48,175 00:11:51,721 - That's right. - His grade is improving. - That's right. - His grade is improving.
229 00:11:51,745 00:11:55,558 Wow, that thing's that heavy? Wow, that thing's that heavy?
230 00:11:55,582 00:11:58,494 Wow. Good job. Good job. Wow. Good job. Good job.
231 00:11:58,518 00:12:03,132 I gave him a "c" for problem-solving right there. I gave him a "c" for problem-solving right there.
232 00:12:03,156 00:12:05,735 We want it a little bit higher than level. We want it a little bit higher than level.
233 00:12:05,759 00:12:08,738 That's right there then, there's about 1/8-inch gap. That's right there then, there's about 1/8-inch gap.
234 00:12:08,762 00:12:10,395 That'll do it. That'll do it.
235 00:12:12,899 00:12:17,246 - This walkway is sketchy as hell. - Long as you hold onto the rope, - This walkway is sketchy as hell. - Long as you hold onto the rope,
236 00:12:17,270 00:12:20,105 I believe the walkway is perfectly safe to go across. I believe the walkway is perfectly safe to go across.
237 00:12:23,143 00:12:25,054 Fred doesn't always explain things the best way, Fred doesn't always explain things the best way,
238 00:12:25,078 00:12:27,757 And he's kind of difficult to work with. And he's kind of difficult to work with.
239 00:12:27,781 00:12:30,126 We'll... we'll get it figured out though. We'll... we'll get it figured out though.
240 00:12:30,150 00:12:31,627 He did all right. He did all right.
241 00:12:31,651 00:12:33,930 He finally figured a few things out, He finally figured a few things out,
242 00:12:33,954 00:12:36,332 Some thing's not so swift. Some thing's not so swift.
243 00:12:36,356 00:12:38,968 Let's just call scott a work in progress. Let's just call scott a work in progress.
244 00:12:38,992 00:12:42,705 Main thing is we got a walkway established back over here. Main thing is we got a walkway established back over here.
245 00:12:42,729 00:12:45,864 Because this will get our helicopter load out here. Because this will get our helicopter load out here.
246 00:12:57,477 00:12:59,722 All right. We got a couple floats coming down. All right. We got a couple floats coming down.
247 00:12:59,746 00:13:02,480 - We got a load coming down. - Copy that. We're ready. - We got a load coming down. - Copy that. We're ready.
248 00:13:04,184 00:13:06,562 Back down at mckinley camp, dustin. Back down at mckinley camp, dustin.
249 00:13:06,586 00:13:11,067 And wes deliver the final parts of the dredge across their cable. And wes deliver the final parts of the dredge across their cable.
250 00:13:11,091 00:13:15,059 That hangs 400-feet above the canyon floor. That hangs 400-feet above the canyon floor.
251 00:13:17,230 00:13:19,509 Yep, that's it. All the way down. Yep, that's it. All the way down.
252 00:13:19,533 00:13:21,144 Good job. We got touchdown. Good job. We got touchdown.
253 00:13:21,168 00:13:22,545 Good job. Good job.
254 00:13:22,569 00:13:25,748 One step closer to getting in the water. One step closer to getting in the water.
255 00:13:25,772 00:13:29,152 - This is it, last load, man. - This is working perfectly. - This is it, last load, man. - This is working perfectly.
256 00:13:29,176 00:13:31,821 Yeah, this is the last part. Yeah, this is the last part.
257 00:13:31,845 00:13:33,556 We got our last load coming to you. We got our last load coming to you.
258 00:13:33,580 00:13:35,558 It's some floats and some lumber. It's some floats and some lumber.
259 00:13:35,582 00:13:38,449 We are ready. We are ready. Send it. We are ready. We are ready. Send it.
260 00:13:44,324 00:13:46,269 - Cable snapped. - Get out of the way. - Cable snapped. - Get out of the way.
261 00:13:46,293 00:13:48,259 - Get out of there. - Whoa. - Get out of there. - Whoa.
262 00:14:00,373 00:14:02,785 We got our last load coming to you. We got our last load coming to you.
263 00:14:02,809 00:14:04,353 Floats and some lumber. Floats and some lumber.
264 00:14:04,377 00:14:06,656 At mckinley camp, At mckinley camp,
265 00:14:06,680 00:14:09,225 Dustin and wes send the last dredge parts. Dustin and wes send the last dredge parts.
266 00:14:09,249 00:14:12,061 Down to their dive site. Down to their dive site.
267 00:14:12,085 00:14:13,863 - Cable snapped. - Get out of the way. - Cable snapped. - Get out of the way.
268 00:14:13,887 00:14:16,654 - Get out of there. - -whoa. - Get out of there. - -whoa.
269 00:14:22,329 00:14:24,507 , dude. Look at that, man. , dude. Look at that, man.
270 00:14:24,531 00:14:27,743 - Holy. - That was some dangerous stuff. - Holy. - That was some dangerous stuff.
271 00:14:27,767 00:14:29,412 That could have killed somebody, man. That could have killed somebody, man.
272 00:14:29,436 00:14:31,180 Look at this torpedo stuff. Look at this torpedo stuff.
273 00:14:31,204 00:14:35,484 The haul line that controls the trolley's brake snapped, The haul line that controls the trolley's brake snapped,
274 00:14:35,508 00:14:39,589 Smashing the out-of-control load into the rock face. Smashing the out-of-control load into the rock face.
275 00:14:39,613 00:14:43,426 And firing the lumber down the tunnel. And firing the lumber down the tunnel.
276 00:14:43,450 00:14:45,516 Thank god, man, nobody got hurt. Holy crap. Thank god, man, nobody got hurt. Holy crap.
277 00:14:47,988 00:14:50,199 That was scary, guys. That was scary, guys.
278 00:14:50,223 00:14:52,168 We've been trying to get the dredge down today, We've been trying to get the dredge down today,
279 00:14:52,192 00:14:54,837 And we're sending it down piece by piece in the trolley cart. And we're sending it down piece by piece in the trolley cart.
280 00:14:54,861 00:14:58,174 The cable popped. Two of the floats just got. The cable popped. Two of the floats just got.
281 00:14:58,198 00:14:59,609 Ripped off of the cart. Ripped off of the cart.
282 00:14:59,633 00:15:03,179 They hit the trees too hard. They're probably smashed up, They hit the trees too hard. They're probably smashed up,
283 00:15:03,203 00:15:06,449 And we're down two floats right now. And we're down two floats right now.
284 00:15:06,473 00:15:08,217 Those floats... you know what those folks do? Those floats... you know what those folks do?
285 00:15:08,241 00:15:10,920 They keep the dredge on top of the water. They keep the dredge on top of the water.
286 00:15:10,944 00:15:12,622 We don't want the dredge under the water. We don't want the dredge under the water.
287 00:15:12,646 00:15:15,157 We want the dredge on top of the water floating, We want the dredge on top of the water floating,
288 00:15:15,181 00:15:16,726 Hence the word "float." Hence the word "float."
289 00:15:16,750 00:15:19,450 Did it... did it go in the water or where'd they go? Did it... did it go in the water or where'd they go?
290 00:15:19,586 00:15:22,431 They're retrievable. Thank god. Let's just hope. They're retrievable. Thank god. Let's just hope.
291 00:15:22,455 00:15:24,000 They don't have a hole in them. They don't have a hole in them.
292 00:15:24,024 00:15:26,769 It took a hard hit. I mean, a hard, hard hit. It took a hard hit. I mean, a hard, hard hit.
293 00:15:26,793 00:15:28,838 Those pontoons are valuable to us. Those pontoons are valuable to us.
294 00:15:28,862 00:15:31,140 They're as much as gold right now to us. They're as much as gold right now to us.
295 00:15:31,164 00:15:34,543 - Who knows how damaged they are. - What james is gonna do, - Who knows how damaged they are. - What james is gonna do,
296 00:15:34,567 00:15:36,245 He's gonna go rescue these pontoons real quick. He's gonna go rescue these pontoons real quick.
297 00:15:36,269 00:15:39,081 Take a quick look-see, see if we can get them. Take a quick look-see, see if we can get them.
298 00:15:39,105 00:15:41,072 That's a heck of a trip down there. That's a heck of a trip down there.
299 00:15:45,011 00:15:47,690 - Take your time. - It's still dangerous, dude. - Take your time. - It's still dangerous, dude.
300 00:15:47,714 00:15:50,426 - You're still gonna get danger. - It's slippery right here. - You're still gonna get danger. - It's slippery right here.
301 00:15:50,450 00:15:52,784 I know. No rush. I know. No rush.
302 00:15:59,192 00:16:01,960 Got to make sure they're in good condition still. Got to make sure they're in good condition still.
303 00:16:07,534 00:16:10,446 James to dustin, james to dustin. James to dustin, james to dustin.
304 00:16:10,470 00:16:13,749 - What's going on? - I looked at these pontoons, - What's going on? - I looked at these pontoons,
305 00:16:13,773 00:16:19,288 And there's no holes in them. They're in excellent condition. And there's no holes in them. They're in excellent condition.
306 00:16:19,312 00:16:22,391 Awesome, man. We got a dredge down, guys. Awesome, man. We got a dredge down, guys.
307 00:16:22,415 00:16:26,729 - All right, good deal. - Whoo! We really needed those. - All right, good deal. - Whoo! We really needed those.
308 00:16:26,753 00:16:29,932 We're back in action, brother. We're back in action, brother.
309 00:16:29,956 00:16:32,802 We're one step closer to getting in the water right now. We're one step closer to getting in the water right now.
310 00:16:32,826 00:16:34,203 We got the dredge over there. We got the dredge over there.
311 00:16:34,227 00:16:36,539 And now it's just put it together, put it in the water, And now it's just put it together, put it in the water,
312 00:16:36,563 00:16:38,162 And it's time to dive. And it's time to dive.
313 00:16:46,473 00:16:49,819 That thing is a mad, badass machine. That thing is a mad, badass machine.
314 00:16:49,843 00:16:52,321 Down at porcupine creek, Down at porcupine creek,
315 00:16:52,345 00:16:56,158 Dustin's father, fred, has a helicopter inbound. Dustin's father, fred, has a helicopter inbound.
316 00:16:56,182 00:16:58,461 But still needs to sort the payloads, But still needs to sort the payloads,
317 00:16:58,485 00:17:01,931 Including his time-saving weapon... the draggoid. Including his time-saving weapon... the draggoid.
318 00:17:01,955 00:17:04,900 What that thing will absolutely do the trick. What that thing will absolutely do the trick.
319 00:17:04,924 00:17:06,502 - I like it. - It's gonna change. - I like it. - It's gonna change.
320 00:17:06,526 00:17:11,407 Our diving from 75% rock moving to 25% Our diving from 75% rock moving to 25%
321 00:17:11,431 00:17:12,975 I can't wait to see it work at the dive site. I can't wait to see it work at the dive site.
322 00:17:12,999 00:17:14,677 - Yeah. - I'm telling you. - Yeah. - I'm telling you.
323 00:17:14,701 00:17:17,602 This is gonna save us a tremendous amount of work. This is gonna save us a tremendous amount of work.
324 00:17:19,439 00:17:21,283 We've got about six or seven loads. We've got about six or seven loads.
325 00:17:21,307 00:17:23,753 We're gonna have to take out to the dive site. We're gonna have to take out to the dive site.
326 00:17:23,777 00:17:27,523 With a helicopter. It runs right about $2,500. With a helicopter. It runs right about $2,500.
327 00:17:27,547 00:17:30,026 An hour. It's an hour-and-a-half run. An hour. It's an hour-and-a-half run.
328 00:17:30,050 00:17:32,461 From juneau up to here, and it has to go back. From juneau up to here, and it has to go back.
329 00:17:32,485 00:17:34,530 So that's three hours wasted right there. So that's three hours wasted right there.
330 00:17:34,554 00:17:37,800 Calculate at $2,500 an hour times three, Calculate at $2,500 an hour times three,
331 00:17:37,824 00:17:40,569 And you ain't even done any work yet. And you ain't even done any work yet.
332 00:17:40,593 00:17:44,440 If the load's not ready before the helicopter arrives, If the load's not ready before the helicopter arrives,
333 00:17:44,464 00:17:49,845 It will cost fred thousands of dollars in wasted flight time. It will cost fred thousands of dollars in wasted flight time.
334 00:17:49,869 00:17:52,181 I'm gonna designate you two to go across the cable. I'm gonna designate you two to go across the cable.
335 00:17:52,205 00:17:53,916 To go down to trifecta. To go down to trifecta.
336 00:17:53,940 00:17:56,252 Basically, all you're doing is catching the stuff. Basically, all you're doing is catching the stuff.
337 00:17:56,276 00:17:58,087 Ryan, you're gonna be with me. Ryan, you're gonna be with me.
338 00:17:58,111 00:17:59,655 You and I are gonna go ahead and load down here. You and I are gonna go ahead and load down here.
339 00:17:59,679 00:18:01,624 - Anybody got any questions? - Yeah, we're there. - Anybody got any questions? - Yeah, we're there.
340 00:18:01,648 00:18:05,361 We're there. Let's go do it. We're there. Let's go do it.
341 00:18:05,385 00:18:08,297 Did we ever test out how much that thing kind of weigh? Did we ever test out how much that thing kind of weigh?
342 00:18:08,321 00:18:11,801 - No, we sure haven't. - Have jeff put the board test. - No, we sure haven't. - Have jeff put the board test.
343 00:18:11,825 00:18:12,890 To it. To it.
344 00:18:15,361 00:18:19,008 Pushing about 2,200 pounds. There is a possibility. Pushing about 2,200 pounds. There is a possibility.
345 00:18:19,032 00:18:22,211 We are absolutely overloaded. If we got enough boards. We are absolutely overloaded. If we got enough boards.
346 00:18:22,235 00:18:23,546 - To build one of these? - We got most. - To build one of these? - We got most.
347 00:18:23,570 00:18:24,947 Of a crate right there. Of a crate right there.
348 00:18:24,971 00:18:27,116 Let's throw one together. Let's throw one together.
349 00:18:27,140 00:18:28,384 If you're too heavy, you're gonna have to. If you're too heavy, you're gonna have to.
350 00:18:28,408 00:18:30,086 Just unbuckle the thing. Just unbuckle the thing.
351 00:18:30,110 00:18:31,387 And take some of the stuff out of it. And take some of the stuff out of it.
352 00:18:31,411 00:18:33,656 Because the helicopter cannot lift it. Because the helicopter cannot lift it.
353 00:18:33,680 00:18:35,224 So we have to be very careful. So we have to be very careful.
354 00:18:35,248 00:18:38,427 How much material we put in those boxes. How much material we put in those boxes.
355 00:18:38,451 00:18:39,895 Look, y'all got about 30 minutes. Look, y'all got about 30 minutes.
356 00:18:39,919 00:18:41,397 Before that helicopter gets here. Before that helicopter gets here.
357 00:18:41,421 00:18:44,055 I think you need to hurry just a little bit. I think you need to hurry just a little bit.
358 00:18:46,726 00:18:49,038 Building up a third box real fast, as quick as we can. Building up a third box real fast, as quick as we can.
359 00:18:49,062 00:18:51,240 Paul and I still got to hike up to the dive site, Paul and I still got to hike up to the dive site,
360 00:18:51,264 00:18:52,875 But the other box is overloaded, But the other box is overloaded,
361 00:18:52,899 00:18:54,009 So we got to make a third box here. So we got to make a third box here.
362 00:18:54,033 00:18:55,678 So we can get all of our gear up there. So we can get all of our gear up there.
363 00:18:55,702 00:18:57,413 - We're hustling. - There is a lot. - We're hustling. - There is a lot.
364 00:18:57,437 00:19:00,483 - Of heavy stuff in here. - Yeah, there is. - Of heavy stuff in here. - Yeah, there is.
365 00:19:00,507 00:19:02,151 We're cutting it close. We're cutting it close.
366 00:19:02,175 00:19:04,353 That bird's gonna be here very soon, That bird's gonna be here very soon,
367 00:19:04,377 00:19:06,388 And paul and I still got a long hike to make up there. And paul and I still got a long hike to make up there.
368 00:19:06,412 00:19:08,858 So we got to haul ass. I don't have time right now, man. So we got to haul ass. I don't have time right now, man.
369 00:19:08,882 00:19:10,259 Hurry up and get this thing zipped up. Hurry up and get this thing zipped up.
370 00:19:10,283 00:19:12,962 And get going up the mountain. And get going up the mountain.
371 00:19:12,986 00:19:15,264 - Is that the... - Last screw right here. - Is that the... - Last screw right here.
372 00:19:15,288 00:19:17,733 Alright, once you do that, I need you and paul. Alright, once you do that, I need you and paul.
373 00:19:17,757 00:19:21,570 To take a buggy up there, and we'll see you guys later. To take a buggy up there, and we'll see you guys later.
374 00:19:21,594 00:19:24,395 - Hi, ho, silver! - Away! - Hi, ho, silver! - Away!
375 00:19:25,465 00:19:29,011 We only got about 15 minutes between helicopter runs. We only got about 15 minutes between helicopter runs.
376 00:19:29,035 00:19:31,313 They don't land. They come out here and hook. They don't land. They come out here and hook.
377 00:19:31,337 00:19:34,517 Is there dangling, waiting for you to hook something up. Is there dangling, waiting for you to hook something up.
378 00:19:34,541 00:19:37,475 And they take it up and take it and go back. And they take it up and take it and go back.
379 00:19:40,680 00:19:43,292 So right now we're kind of in a race against time. So right now we're kind of in a race against time.
380 00:19:43,316 00:19:45,794 We got to get to the site before the helicopter gets in position. We got to get to the site before the helicopter gets in position.
381 00:19:45,818 00:19:47,863 So we can offload these things. So we can offload these things.
382 00:19:47,887 00:19:49,431 Every minute of those helicopters is money. Every minute of those helicopters is money.
383 00:19:49,455 00:19:50,966 So the sooner we get over there, get done, So the sooner we get over there, get done,
384 00:19:50,990 00:19:52,501 And the better off it'll be. And the better off it'll be.
385 00:19:52,525 00:19:53,702 Hope and pray I never have to use this, Hope and pray I never have to use this,
386 00:19:53,726 00:19:56,672 But if I do... But if I do...
387 00:19:56,696 00:19:59,074 The chilkat mountains. The chilkat mountains.
388 00:19:59,098 00:20:01,677 Are home to black and grizzly bears. Are home to black and grizzly bears.
389 00:20:01,701 00:20:03,179 I'd rather have it and not need it, than need it. I'd rather have it and not need it, than need it.
390 00:20:03,203 00:20:05,648 And not have it. Usually a couple shots in the air, And not have it. Usually a couple shots in the air,
391 00:20:05,672 00:20:06,682 They'll turn and run the other way. They'll turn and run the other way.
392 00:20:06,706 00:20:08,517 They don't want no part of it. They don't want no part of it.
393 00:20:08,541 00:20:14,456 And the hike climbs 1/2-mile through their backyard. And the hike climbs 1/2-mile through their backyard.
394 00:20:14,480 00:20:18,694 - I did not hydrate properly. - That hike's an ass kicker. - I did not hydrate properly. - That hike's an ass kicker.
395 00:20:18,718 00:20:22,398 - Hold on. - This hike'll do it to you. - Hold on. - This hike'll do it to you.
396 00:20:22,422 00:20:24,767 - Yeah, it will. - You all right? - Yeah, it will. - You all right?
397 00:20:24,791 00:20:28,204 Yeah. Breakfast might make a reappearance, Yeah. Breakfast might make a reappearance,
398 00:20:28,228 00:20:31,273 But I'm actually a little light-headed. But I'm actually a little light-headed.
399 00:20:31,297 00:20:33,309 If you pass out, you're no good to me. If you pass out, you're no good to me.
400 00:20:33,333 00:20:35,900 We got to get down there, the helicopter's coming. We got to get down there, the helicopter's coming.
401 00:20:43,409 00:20:46,088 Trying to wrap this up as quick as we can. Trying to wrap this up as quick as we can.
402 00:20:46,112 00:20:49,158 We had to hustle like hell to get to this point right here. We had to hustle like hell to get to this point right here.
403 00:20:49,182 00:20:53,395 - Morning, fred. - Good morning, mary. - Morning, fred. - Good morning, mary.
404 00:20:53,419 00:20:58,000 Pilot mary wilcox is an expert in longline lifts. Pilot mary wilcox is an expert in longline lifts.
405 00:20:58,024 00:21:02,204 Her a-star helicopter has a 150-foot cable. Her a-star helicopter has a 150-foot cable.
406 00:21:02,228 00:21:03,672 Lock it. Lock it.
407 00:21:03,696 00:21:08,978 With a lifting capacity of only 2,200 pounds. With a lifting capacity of only 2,200 pounds.
408 00:21:09,002 00:21:11,769 Paul, first load's on its way. Paul, first load's on its way.
409 00:21:13,539 00:21:18,209 - I got a first box at trifecta. - Copy that. - I got a first box at trifecta. - Copy that.
410 00:21:22,448 00:21:23,626 - Hey, paul. - What is it? - Hey, paul. - What is it?
411 00:21:23,650 00:21:25,094 Helicopter's coming? Helicopter's coming?
412 00:21:25,118 00:21:27,396 Paul and scott get to the dive site. Paul and scott get to the dive site.
413 00:21:27,420 00:21:30,554 Just in time to receive the first load. Just in time to receive the first load.
414 00:21:33,059 00:21:35,092 That was close. That was close.
415 00:21:36,195 00:21:37,695 Let go of it. Let go of it.
416 00:21:40,133 00:21:43,078 Scott for ryan, helo is headed back. Scott for ryan, helo is headed back.
417 00:21:43,102 00:21:44,179 Looks like we're doing good. Looks like we're doing good.
418 00:21:44,203 00:21:46,248 Time to go take the old draggoid. Time to go take the old draggoid.
419 00:21:46,272 00:21:48,450 We need this one to make it, fred, without this thing. We need this one to make it, fred, without this thing.
420 00:21:48,474 00:21:50,152 We're not gonna do any mining. We're not gonna do any mining.
421 00:21:50,176 00:21:54,390 Fred's plan to get down to bedrock in the shortened season. Fred's plan to get down to bedrock in the shortened season.
422 00:21:54,414 00:21:57,559 Depends on the rock clearing draggoid, Depends on the rock clearing draggoid,
423 00:21:57,583 00:21:59,328 But it's the heaviest load. But it's the heaviest load.
424 00:21:59,352 00:22:03,699 - Hopefully, this one'll fly. - I'm worried about the weight. - Hopefully, this one'll fly. - I'm worried about the weight.
425 00:22:03,723 00:22:07,458 Should be about 1,500, 1,600 at the most. Should be about 1,500, 1,600 at the most.
426 00:22:17,036 00:22:22,184 Whoo-hoo! It's flying! Whoo-hoo! It's flying!
427 00:22:22,208 00:22:23,752 Well, sorry, fred, your measuring system's. Well, sorry, fred, your measuring system's.
428 00:22:23,776 00:22:27,256 A little bit off on that one, it's about 2,200. A little bit off on that one, it's about 2,200.
429 00:22:27,280 00:22:30,025 Be advised, 2,200-pound load. Be advised, 2,200-pound load.
430 00:22:30,049 00:22:33,862 This is a dangerous one. This is a dangerous one.
431 00:22:33,886 00:22:37,688 That ole draggoid must weigh a whole lot more than I figured. That ole draggoid must weigh a whole lot more than I figured.
432 00:22:42,028 00:22:44,261 Ryan said this is a dangerous one. Ryan said this is a dangerous one.
433 00:22:45,598 00:22:47,676 That looks dicey. That looks dicey.
434 00:22:47,700 00:22:50,935 This one's spinning wild, too, man. This one's spinning wild, too, man.
435 00:22:55,208 00:22:59,121 Scott for ryan, be advised lumber and draggoid. Scott for ryan, be advised lumber and draggoid.
436 00:22:59,145 00:23:02,991 Are on the ground. Helo is headed back. Are on the ground. Helo is headed back.
437 00:23:03,015 00:23:05,828 That was one seriously heavy load. That was one seriously heavy load.
438 00:23:05,852 00:23:09,398 This is the main boy. My little pride and joy here. This is the main boy. My little pride and joy here.
439 00:23:09,422 00:23:11,533 Last load... Last load...
440 00:23:11,557 00:23:15,637 - The crew's moneymaker. - Here come the dredge. - The crew's moneymaker. - Here come the dredge.
441 00:23:15,661 00:23:19,375 - Boom shakalaka. - Beautiful. Thank you. - Boom shakalaka. - Beautiful. Thank you.
442 00:23:19,399 00:23:22,244 Dredge is on the ground. Dredge is on the ground.
443 00:23:22,268 00:23:26,337 That is the last load. Now get to work. That is the last load. Now get to work.
444 00:23:30,843 00:23:32,521 It's gonna get dangerous. It's gonna get dangerous.
445 00:23:32,545 00:23:34,123 Up ahead... Up ahead...
446 00:23:34,147 00:23:37,526 Up, up, go, spinning dredge. Let it go. Up, up, go, spinning dredge. Let it go.
447 00:23:37,550 00:23:42,231 This is the most scariest water I ever dove before in my life. This is the most scariest water I ever dove before in my life.
448 00:23:42,255 00:23:43,935 Get out of that rope. Get out of that rope! Get out of that rope. Get out of that rope!
449 00:24:03,876 00:24:06,955 We need a cable, a skyline right up here. We need a cable, a skyline right up here.
450 00:24:06,979 00:24:09,158 To pull our rocks here and there. To pull our rocks here and there.
451 00:24:09,182 00:24:12,261 One big problem with trying to get over on the other side. One big problem with trying to get over on the other side.
452 00:24:12,285 00:24:14,129 We're gonna have to come up with some sort of a bridge. We're gonna have to come up with some sort of a bridge.
453 00:24:14,153 00:24:16,498 Or something to get across over there. Or something to get across over there.
454 00:24:16,522 00:24:19,501 Before they can dive in the raging creek, Before they can dive in the raging creek,
455 00:24:19,525 00:24:21,870 Fred's crew needs to construct a bridge. Fred's crew needs to construct a bridge.
456 00:24:21,894 00:24:27,242 - Across to set up a skyline. - Right now it's pretty severe. - Across to set up a skyline. - Right now it's pretty severe.
457 00:24:27,266 00:24:28,877 We can't wade across that thing. We can't wade across that thing.
458 00:24:28,901 00:24:32,147 That thing will take you off down that stream. That thing will take you off down that stream.
459 00:24:32,171 00:24:33,582 We're gonna build a little bridge. We're gonna build a little bridge.
460 00:24:33,606 00:24:35,117 We're gonna let it down until it lands. We're gonna let it down until it lands.
461 00:24:35,141 00:24:38,754 Just on the backside of that rock right there. Just on the backside of that rock right there.
462 00:24:38,778 00:24:41,023 And then you're gonna lower it like a draw bridge. And then you're gonna lower it like a draw bridge.
463 00:24:41,047 00:24:43,659 From there, we'll be able to reach all the way over. From there, we'll be able to reach all the way over.
464 00:24:43,683 00:24:45,928 With a couple of more boards. With a couple of more boards.
465 00:24:45,952 00:24:48,997 Fred's plan... build a bridge. Fred's plan... build a bridge.
466 00:24:49,021 00:24:52,534 And lower it out into slow water behind a boulder. And lower it out into slow water behind a boulder.
467 00:24:52,558 00:24:55,971 In the middle of the creek. From there, extend. In the middle of the creek. From there, extend.
468 00:24:55,995 00:25:02,044 A second, smaller bridge to reach the other side. A second, smaller bridge to reach the other side.
469 00:25:02,068 00:25:03,912 Go ahead and work on these boards up here. Go ahead and work on these boards up here.
470 00:25:03,936 00:25:05,414 Okay, sounds good. Okay, sounds good.
471 00:25:05,438 00:25:09,117 But greenhorn scott believes he has a better way. But greenhorn scott believes he has a better way.
472 00:25:09,141 00:25:11,019 I just can't help but think, would it better. I just can't help but think, would it better.
473 00:25:11,043 00:25:14,590 To put our legs here, right over here. To put our legs here, right over here.
474 00:25:14,614 00:25:18,260 And then we're landing on hard ground over there. And then we're landing on hard ground over there.
475 00:25:18,284 00:25:20,996 It's a shorter distance between here to there. It's a shorter distance between here to there.
476 00:25:21,020 00:25:22,898 Than it is here across. Than it is here across.
477 00:25:22,922 00:25:24,333 I mean, it's just an idea. I mean, it's just an idea.
478 00:25:24,357 00:25:26,602 That current is vicious right there. That current is vicious right there.
479 00:25:26,626 00:25:29,471 We got calm water behind that big rock over there. We got calm water behind that big rock over there.
480 00:25:29,495 00:25:31,807 From there over, we have no problem. From there over, we have no problem.
481 00:25:31,831 00:25:33,475 We're gonna continue with my plan. We're gonna continue with my plan.
482 00:25:33,499 00:25:35,533 We'll see how things go. We'll see how things go.
483 00:25:40,940 00:25:45,387 The crew's bridge must be able to withstand the 5,000 gallons. The crew's bridge must be able to withstand the 5,000 gallons.
484 00:25:45,411 00:25:50,626 - A second of mckinley creek. - If this doesn't go right, - A second of mckinley creek. - If this doesn't go right,
485 00:25:50,650 00:25:53,629 We're gonna lose this whole thing down the creek. We're gonna lose this whole thing down the creek.
486 00:25:53,653 00:25:55,564 Everybody's got to stay focused now. Everybody's got to stay focused now.
487 00:25:55,588 00:25:57,065 I still don't think this is the safest place. I still don't think this is the safest place.
488 00:25:57,089 00:25:58,267 To be putting a bridge. To be putting a bridge.
489 00:25:58,291 00:26:00,369 I would have definitely picked a different spot. I would have definitely picked a different spot.
490 00:26:00,393 00:26:02,804 Now the trick is to try to raise that up, Now the trick is to try to raise that up,
491 00:26:02,828 00:26:04,206 And then we're gonna let it down. And then we're gonna let it down.
492 00:26:04,230 00:26:05,741 Hopefully there's not a lot of yelling. Hopefully there's not a lot of yelling.
493 00:26:05,765 00:26:07,231 And screaming at each other. And screaming at each other.
494 00:26:09,535 00:26:11,613 I'm gonna let it go down out on the creek. I'm gonna let it go down out on the creek.
495 00:26:11,637 00:26:14,883 Keep going, push it out, get it farther. Keep going, push it out, get it farther.
496 00:26:14,907 00:26:16,685 Alright, go ahead. Alright, go ahead.
497 00:26:16,709 00:26:20,210 - Here she goes. - Here we go. - Here she goes. - Here we go.
498 00:26:23,182 00:26:25,427 Let a little slack out on this thing. Let a little slack out on this thing.
499 00:26:25,451 00:26:27,084 Hold up, right there. Hold up, right there.
500 00:26:31,023 00:26:34,636 Alright, that's about as much as we're gonna get right there. Alright, that's about as much as we're gonna get right there.
501 00:26:34,660 00:26:37,706 Looks like we pretty well got it in position. Looks like we pretty well got it in position.
502 00:26:37,730 00:26:39,463 Right exactly where we need to put it. Right exactly where we need to put it.
503 00:26:41,734 00:26:44,780 Now time to install the walkway. Now time to install the walkway.
504 00:26:44,804 00:26:46,515 Just look at how the water is hitting that thing. Just look at how the water is hitting that thing.
505 00:26:46,539 00:26:47,883 It's gonna wash it away. It's gonna wash it away.
506 00:26:47,907 00:26:49,351 I really don't think that's gonna stay. I really don't think that's gonna stay.
507 00:26:49,375 00:26:51,753 Boy, this water's ripping up under here. Boy, this water's ripping up under here.
508 00:26:51,777 00:26:53,789 Boy, I mean it is. Boy, I mean it is.
509 00:26:53,813 00:26:56,124 I really hope this thing gets a lot sturdier. I really hope this thing gets a lot sturdier.
510 00:26:56,148 00:27:00,228 Because this is just... this is crazy nervous right now. Because this is just... this is crazy nervous right now.
511 00:27:00,252 00:27:04,499 - This is just absolute madness. - Ryan! - This is just absolute madness. - Ryan!
512 00:27:04,523 00:27:08,370 - Pretty dangerous. - Go ahead and get back there. - Pretty dangerous. - Go ahead and get back there.
513 00:27:08,394 00:27:11,373 And it is hazardous. Yeah, no doubt. And it is hazardous. Yeah, no doubt.
514 00:27:11,397 00:27:13,609 I'm just not gonna ask somebody to go out there. I'm just not gonna ask somebody to go out there.
515 00:27:13,633 00:27:16,478 And risk their lives to go do it. And risk their lives to go do it.
516 00:27:16,502 00:27:21,750 76-year-old fred heads out across the unstable bridge. 76-year-old fred heads out across the unstable bridge.
517 00:27:21,774 00:27:24,853 Balanced over the ice cold torrent. Balanced over the ice cold torrent.
518 00:27:24,877 00:27:26,421 He's got a lot of beef holding him back here, He's got a lot of beef holding him back here,
519 00:27:26,445 00:27:30,025 But this is still a very, very dangerous situation right now. But this is still a very, very dangerous situation right now.
520 00:27:30,049 00:27:33,028 This could go extremely bad really fast. This could go extremely bad really fast.
521 00:27:33,052 00:27:34,329 I'm really worried about this. I'm really worried about this.
522 00:27:34,353 00:27:36,898 He actually put the board out here. He actually put the board out here.
523 00:27:36,922 00:27:40,469 I'm gonna drill a hole with an anchor bolt right there, I'm gonna drill a hole with an anchor bolt right there,
524 00:27:40,493 00:27:43,060 And I'm gonna tie it onto the bridge right here. And I'm gonna tie it onto the bridge right here.
525 00:27:50,336 00:27:52,114 I really think that we could have done a better job. I really think that we could have done a better job.
526 00:27:52,138 00:27:53,415 Of actually planning this. Of actually planning this.
527 00:27:53,439 00:27:55,384 Before getting out in the middle of the freaking creek. Before getting out in the middle of the freaking creek.
528 00:27:55,408 00:27:59,243 I mean, this is just... It's... it's reckless. I mean, this is just... It's... it's reckless.
529 00:28:02,515 00:28:04,893 The second section of the bridge attached. The second section of the bridge attached.
530 00:28:04,917 00:28:06,962 Just let it down. Just let it down.
531 00:28:06,986 00:28:11,133 Paul and fred lower it to the other side of the creek. Paul and fred lower it to the other side of the creek.
532 00:28:11,157 00:28:14,469 We have a landing just like... Just like that. We have a landing just like... Just like that.
533 00:28:14,493 00:28:18,173 The bridge now stable, they can finally access. The bridge now stable, they can finally access.
534 00:28:18,197 00:28:19,997 The far side of the creek. The far side of the creek.
535 00:28:22,134 00:28:25,113 - Nailed it. - Good job. Excellent. - Nailed it. - Good job. Excellent.
536 00:28:25,137 00:28:27,249 In my opinion, fred's plan wasn't perfect, In my opinion, fred's plan wasn't perfect,
537 00:28:27,273 00:28:28,550 But it worked and you know, But it worked and you know,
538 00:28:28,574 00:28:30,619 That's the main thing. Now we can get. That's the main thing. Now we can get.
539 00:28:30,643 00:28:32,854 To the other side of the creek and get done what we need to do. To the other side of the creek and get done what we need to do.
540 00:28:32,878 00:28:35,090 Once we get this skyline up here, Once we get this skyline up here,
541 00:28:35,114 00:28:38,993 We'll get the draggoid hooked on, winches in place, We'll get the draggoid hooked on, winches in place,
542 00:28:39,017 00:28:40,262 And we're gonna see. And we're gonna see.
543 00:28:40,286 00:28:43,454 If we can start dragging some rocks out of this place. If we can start dragging some rocks out of this place.
544 00:28:55,101 00:28:57,245 We're getting there, fellas. We're getting there, fellas.
545 00:28:57,269 00:29:00,415 At rockfall ravine, dustin and his crew. At rockfall ravine, dustin and his crew.
546 00:29:00,439 00:29:03,985 Are itching to get back to the pile of gold. Are itching to get back to the pile of gold.
547 00:29:04,009 00:29:07,456 They found last season. They found last season.
548 00:29:07,480 00:29:09,391 I know there's big nuggets in there. I'm excited. I know there's big nuggets in there. I'm excited.
549 00:29:09,415 00:29:11,727 To get back here and dig again. To get back here and dig again.
550 00:29:11,751 00:29:14,663 But first, they need to launch their dredge. But first, they need to launch their dredge.
551 00:29:14,687 00:29:18,934 - Into the wild torrent. - All right, she's ready to go. - Into the wild torrent. - All right, she's ready to go.
552 00:29:18,958 00:29:22,404 - Yeah! - Man, that's a lotta water. - Yeah! - Man, that's a lotta water.
553 00:29:22,428 00:29:27,342 Heavy snowfall over the winter means the water is 3-feet higher. Heavy snowfall over the winter means the water is 3-feet higher.
554 00:29:27,366 00:29:30,612 And three times faster than last season. And three times faster than last season.
555 00:29:30,636 00:29:32,280 This will enable us to get the diver. This will enable us to get the diver.
556 00:29:32,304 00:29:35,317 From the cave, around the rough water, into here. From the cave, around the rough water, into here.
557 00:29:35,341 00:29:37,886 This is actually the pool that we're gonna be dredging. This is actually the pool that we're gonna be dredging.
558 00:29:37,910 00:29:40,122 It would have been so dangerous try to get around. It would have been so dangerous try to get around.
559 00:29:40,146 00:29:43,847 We had to put the walkway in. Whoo, that's it. We had to put the walkway in. Whoo, that's it.
560 00:29:47,353 00:29:51,967 All right, we got it together. Let's get it in the water, guys. All right, we got it together. Let's get it in the water, guys.
561 00:29:51,991 00:29:55,103 - Let's move that rock first. - We're gonna move that rock. - Let's move that rock first. - We're gonna move that rock.
562 00:29:55,127 00:29:58,073 First, and then we're gonna hook this. First, and then we're gonna hook this.
563 00:29:58,097 00:30:01,777 Right now, we wanna pick the dredge up, take it up stream. Right now, we wanna pick the dredge up, take it up stream.
564 00:30:01,801 00:30:03,845 But a boulder is sticking out too high and But a boulder is sticking out too high and
565 00:30:03,869 00:30:06,214 I don't think we'll get it over. I don't think we'll get it over.
566 00:30:06,238 00:30:09,251 To get the dredge in the water, To get the dredge in the water,
567 00:30:09,275 00:30:12,654 The crew must suspend it from the skyline and carry it. The crew must suspend it from the skyline and carry it.
568 00:30:12,678 00:30:18,760 Upstream, but there is a boulder right in its path. Upstream, but there is a boulder right in its path.
569 00:30:18,784 00:30:22,631 First, they must remove the boulder using the skyline. First, they must remove the boulder using the skyline.
570 00:30:22,655 00:30:29,493 And a baby claw, then maneuver the dredge into position. And a baby claw, then maneuver the dredge into position.
571 00:30:33,799 00:30:35,544 We're gonna try to move this boulder out of the way. We're gonna try to move this boulder out of the way.
572 00:30:35,568 00:30:37,646 When we know how much gold is there, When we know how much gold is there,
573 00:30:37,670 00:30:39,948 - Nothing is gonna stop us. - I'm gonna have to go in there. - Nothing is gonna stop us. - I'm gonna have to go in there.
574 00:30:39,972 00:30:41,449 - Let me go in there and get it. - You doing it? - Let me go in there and get it. - You doing it?
575 00:30:41,473 00:30:45,576 - Yeah, yeah, yeah. - All right. Here you go. - Yeah, yeah, yeah. - All right. Here you go.
576 00:30:46,645 00:30:48,423 Whoo-hoo! Whoo-hoo!
577 00:30:48,447 00:30:51,326 Don't get caught. Don't get caught. Don't get caught. Don't get caught.
578 00:30:51,350 00:30:54,262 All right, don't die. Don't die. All right, don't die. Don't die.
579 00:30:54,286 00:30:57,387 We can do this. We're smarter than this thing. We can do this. We're smarter than this thing.
580 00:31:00,259 00:31:02,204 I got you. I got you. I got you. I got you.
581 00:31:02,228 00:31:04,306 Whoo-hoo! Whoo-hoo!
582 00:31:04,330 00:31:06,474 We're trying to get the baby claw on there, and the water. We're trying to get the baby claw on there, and the water.
583 00:31:06,498 00:31:08,210 Is just taking it like a fishing lure and. Is just taking it like a fishing lure and.
584 00:31:08,234 00:31:09,878 Spinning it around like it's nothing. Spinning it around like it's nothing.
585 00:31:09,902 00:31:11,313 Watch that hook. Watch that hook.
586 00:31:11,337 00:31:13,481 You're about to lose it. You're about to lose it. You're about to lose it. You're about to lose it.
587 00:31:13,505 00:31:15,717 Yeah, yeah. I got it. I got it. Yeah, yeah. I got it. I got it.
588 00:31:15,741 00:31:17,886 It clicked. It clicked. It clicked. It clicked. It clicked. It clicked.
589 00:31:17,910 00:31:19,443 You got it? You got it?
590 00:31:21,013 00:31:22,613 Get over here. Get over here. Get over here. Get over here.
591 00:31:25,150 00:31:26,795 Lift it up and over. Lift it up and over.
592 00:31:26,819 00:31:28,930 Hey, hey, get out of that rope. Get out of that rope! Hey, hey, get out of that rope. Get out of that rope!
593 00:31:28,954 00:31:30,498 Get out of the rope. Get out of the rope.
594 00:31:30,522 00:31:32,856 James! James!
595 00:31:50,643 00:31:55,624 Above the mighty 80-foot mckinley falls, Above the mighty 80-foot mckinley falls,
596 00:31:55,648 00:31:59,416 Dustin's crew clear a boulder blocking their dredge move. Dustin's crew clear a boulder blocking their dredge move.
597 00:32:02,254 00:32:04,366 - Hey, hey, get out of that rope. - Get out of that rope! - Hey, hey, get out of that rope. - Get out of that rope!
598 00:32:04,390 00:32:06,268 Get out of the rope. Get out of the rope.
599 00:32:06,292 00:32:07,824 James! James!
600 00:32:10,829 00:32:11,862 Holy. Holy.
601 00:32:14,133 00:32:15,510 You were tangled in that rope. You were tangled in that rope.
602 00:32:15,534 00:32:20,482 If I hadn't have caught it, you would have gone. If I hadn't have caught it, you would have gone.
603 00:32:20,506 00:32:25,654 If it had stuck in that, you would be dead right now. If it had stuck in that, you would be dead right now.
604 00:32:25,678 00:32:29,557 Holy man. It was around your damn legs. Holy man. It was around your damn legs.
605 00:32:29,581 00:32:31,281 You lucked out on that one. You lucked out on that one.
606 00:32:45,097 00:32:47,998 - My god. - Holy. - My god. - Holy.
607 00:32:55,307 00:32:57,607 Well, that was something, fellas. Well, that was something, fellas.
608 00:32:59,378 00:33:01,990 Had that rock stayed in that hook. Had that rock stayed in that hook.
609 00:33:02,014 00:33:04,592 - And went down that hill... - I was tied in, - And went down that hill... - I was tied in,
610 00:33:04,616 00:33:07,050 So it would have ripped my leg right off. So it would have ripped my leg right off.
611 00:33:12,057 00:33:13,535 I feared for my life for a second. I feared for my life for a second.
612 00:33:13,559 00:33:15,859 I thought I was a goner. I thought I was a goner.
613 00:33:18,163 00:33:21,509 You made it out that time, but tell me, lesson learned? You made it out that time, but tell me, lesson learned?
614 00:33:21,533 00:33:23,278 - Lesson learned. - Man. - Lesson learned. - Man.
615 00:33:23,302 00:33:26,203 - You got to be aware, dude. - Always aware. - You got to be aware, dude. - Always aware.
616 00:33:28,707 00:33:32,988 James safe and the boulder removed, the crew. James safe and the boulder removed, the crew.
617 00:33:33,012 00:33:38,293 Now has a clear path to move the dredge up to the dive site. Now has a clear path to move the dredge up to the dive site.
618 00:33:38,317 00:33:39,995 We're gonna try and set this in water. We're gonna try and set this in water.
619 00:33:40,019 00:33:42,130 If we catch that lip of water right there, If we catch that lip of water right there,
620 00:33:42,154 00:33:44,032 It's gonna just destroy this thing. It's gonna just destroy this thing.
621 00:33:44,056 00:33:46,134 Put this thing on the skyline. Put this thing on the skyline.
622 00:33:46,158 00:33:50,472 It's gonna sag. We still need to make it over that lip. It's gonna sag. We still need to make it over that lip.
623 00:33:50,496 00:33:52,774 I think I've got a pretty good plan. I think I've got a pretty good plan.
624 00:33:52,798 00:33:55,243 I need the front to stay up. I need the front to stay up.
625 00:33:55,267 00:33:57,345 We're gonna try to make it do a wheelie the whole time, We're gonna try to make it do a wheelie the whole time,
626 00:33:57,369 00:34:01,549 So somebody's gonna be pulling. This is gonna get dangerous. So somebody's gonna be pulling. This is gonna get dangerous.
627 00:34:01,573 00:34:03,585 If the front gets caught in there, If the front gets caught in there,
628 00:34:03,609 00:34:06,121 It spins, and this thing is so big, It spins, and this thing is so big,
629 00:34:06,145 00:34:08,656 It'll kill everything around it if it starts spinning. It'll kill everything around it if it starts spinning.
630 00:34:08,680 00:34:10,325 Get out of the damn way. Get out of the damn way.
631 00:34:10,349 00:34:12,494 Don't try to hold on to it. Don't try to stop it. Don't try to hold on to it. Don't try to stop it.
632 00:34:12,518 00:34:17,465 If it really whips, hands up. We can replace the dredge. If it really whips, hands up. We can replace the dredge.
633 00:34:17,489 00:34:20,101 I can't replace you guys except for you maybe. I can't replace you guys except for you maybe.
634 00:34:20,125 00:34:24,672 Not me, man. I'm in it for the long run. Not me, man. I'm in it for the long run.
635 00:34:24,696 00:34:28,276 All right. Let's see what we can do. All right. Let's see what we can do.
636 00:34:28,300 00:34:30,812 This year, we've had record snowfall over the winter. This year, we've had record snowfall over the winter.
637 00:34:30,836 00:34:32,680 The water is absolutely raging. The water is absolutely raging.
638 00:34:32,704 00:34:34,582 Everybody's chomping at the bit to get in the water. Everybody's chomping at the bit to get in the water.
639 00:34:34,606 00:34:36,751 Because we know what kind of gold. Because we know what kind of gold.
640 00:34:36,775 00:34:38,953 Is sitting there in the bottom of this hole. Is sitting there in the bottom of this hole.
641 00:34:38,977 00:34:41,056 Nothing is gonna stop us. Nothing is gonna stop us.
642 00:34:41,080 00:34:44,325 James, if goes bad, James, if goes bad,
643 00:34:44,349 00:34:46,728 Let go, don't let it wrap around you. Let go, don't let it wrap around you.
644 00:34:46,752 00:34:51,366 Hold it like that. None of this. Get it. Hold it like that. None of this. Get it.
645 00:34:51,390 00:34:54,558 Things go bad, let go. Things go bad, let go.
646 00:35:00,833 00:35:02,077 You guys ready to do this? You guys ready to do this?
647 00:35:02,101 00:35:04,145 All right. Let's see what happens? All right. Let's see what happens?
648 00:35:04,169 00:35:08,450 - Lift. Let's go. - My god. - Lift. Let's go. - My god.
649 00:35:08,474 00:35:12,387 Just walk with it -holy crap. Just walk with it -holy crap.
650 00:35:12,411 00:35:16,958 - Holy. - My gosh! - Holy. - My gosh!
651 00:35:16,982 00:35:20,183 - Switch. Come switch. - Switch? - Switch. Come switch. - Switch?
652 00:35:23,522 00:35:25,800 Right here is gonna be the hardest part. Right here is gonna be the hardest part.
653 00:35:25,824 00:35:30,127 If it catches that lip, it's gonna just destroy my dredge. If it catches that lip, it's gonna just destroy my dredge.
654 00:35:34,099 00:35:36,500 Come on, baby. Come on, come on. Come on, baby. Come on, come on.
655 00:35:37,703 00:35:39,603 Come on, baby. Come on. Come on, baby. Come on.
656 00:35:41,573 00:35:44,274 You can do it. We're almost there. You can do it. We're almost there.
657 00:35:49,448 00:35:53,161 That's got it. That's got it.
658 00:35:53,185 00:35:56,620 Hell, yeah. Whoo-hoo. Hell, yeah. Whoo-hoo.
659 00:35:59,224 00:36:01,569 That was the awesomest thing in the world, man. That was the awesomest thing in the world, man.
660 00:36:01,593 00:36:03,338 There it is. There it is.
661 00:36:03,362 00:36:05,773 I love it when a plan comes together. I love it when a plan comes together.
662 00:36:05,797 00:36:08,810 - God, I love my job. - I'm stepping on gold. - God, I love my job. - I'm stepping on gold.
663 00:36:08,834 00:36:11,379 I feel it. I feel it, man. I feel it. I feel it, man.
664 00:36:11,403 00:36:15,005 - I feel gold, dude. - Awesome, guys. - I feel gold, dude. - Awesome, guys.
665 00:36:18,510 00:36:20,088 Just got the dredge in the water. Just got the dredge in the water.
666 00:36:20,112 00:36:22,323 We tested our skyline. We tested our skyline.
667 00:36:22,347 00:36:25,426 It's a huge step for us. Dredge is floating. It's a huge step for us. Dredge is floating.
668 00:36:25,450 00:36:30,220 Next step is dive in the water, get some gold. Next step is dive in the water, get some gold.
669 00:36:41,033 00:36:42,610 - Dude. - Hey, scott, I'm glad. - Dude. - Hey, scott, I'm glad.
670 00:36:42,634 00:36:44,312 You came up. Check this out. You came up. Check this out.
671 00:36:44,336 00:36:49,417 We hung 17 exploding targets 155-yards away. We hung 17 exploding targets 155-yards away.
672 00:36:49,441 00:36:51,374 - That is awesome. - Watch your ears. - That is awesome. - Watch your ears.
673 00:36:52,611 00:36:56,524 I missed. I missed.
674 00:36:56,548 00:37:00,395 I'm an awful shot, dude. I'm an awful shot, dude.
675 00:37:00,419 00:37:02,864 I didn't realize how far away it was. I didn't realize how far away it was.
676 00:37:02,888 00:37:06,234 I don't have really big guns here, but carlos does. I don't have really big guns here, but carlos does.
677 00:37:06,258 00:37:08,369 Veteran marine sergeant carlos. Veteran marine sergeant carlos.
678 00:37:08,393 00:37:12,295 Loads his howa-1500 precision rifle. Loads his howa-1500 precision rifle.
679 00:37:14,566 00:37:17,312 - Way off. - I'll give it a shot. - Way off. - I'll give it a shot.
680 00:37:17,336 00:37:21,871 Time for marine lance corporal scott to take his shot. Time for marine lance corporal scott to take his shot.
681 00:37:24,309 00:37:26,521 This is not a fun game, man. This is not a fun game, man.
682 00:37:26,545 00:37:28,545 Maybe I should have went with bigger targets. Maybe I should have went with bigger targets.
683 00:37:41,393 00:37:43,571 That's pretty close right there. That's pretty close right there.
684 00:37:43,595 00:37:46,574 This one is gonna be the muscle to pull that. This one is gonna be the muscle to pull that.
685 00:37:46,598 00:37:48,643 Draggoid down through the channel here. Draggoid down through the channel here.
686 00:37:48,667 00:37:51,079 At the trifecta, At the trifecta,
687 00:37:51,103 00:37:53,815 Fred and his crew rigged the final parts of his. Fred and his crew rigged the final parts of his.
688 00:37:53,839 00:37:56,551 - Skyline system. - Looking great. - Skyline system. - Looking great.
689 00:37:56,575 00:37:58,353 - Yeah, it does. - Good job. - Yeah, it does. - Good job.
690 00:37:58,377 00:38:02,390 Good job. Now, throw the draggoid in the water. Good job. Now, throw the draggoid in the water.
691 00:38:02,414 00:38:04,147 Sweet. See if that thing's gonna hold up. Sweet. See if that thing's gonna hold up.
692 00:38:07,219 00:38:08,930 Whoo. That's a badass dude, man. Whoo. That's a badass dude, man.
693 00:38:08,954 00:38:10,698 - Yeah, it is. - Holy crap. - Yeah, it is. - Holy crap.
694 00:38:10,722 00:38:15,436 To have any chance of reaching bedrock this short season, To have any chance of reaching bedrock this short season,
695 00:38:15,460 00:38:17,739 Fred's banking on the draggoid to clear. Fred's banking on the draggoid to clear.
696 00:38:17,763 00:38:21,709 Boulders much quicker than a diver. Boulders much quicker than a diver.
697 00:38:21,733 00:38:23,344 - All right. - All right. - All right. - All right.
698 00:38:23,368 00:38:26,481 Pull a little bit on the pull line. Pull a little bit on the pull line.
699 00:38:26,505 00:38:28,583 A system of pulleys and winches. A system of pulleys and winches.
700 00:38:28,607 00:38:31,819 Moves the draggoid up and down stream. Moves the draggoid up and down stream.
701 00:38:31,843 00:38:34,555 Boulders caught in its welded steel teeth. Boulders caught in its welded steel teeth.
702 00:38:34,579 00:38:40,028 Roll away from the dive site and reveal the gold beneath. Roll away from the dive site and reveal the gold beneath.
703 00:38:40,052 00:38:41,963 We need to get this done. We need to get this done.
704 00:38:41,987 00:38:43,898 Ryan operates the winches. Ryan operates the winches.
705 00:38:43,922 00:38:48,036 - There it goes. Keep going. - Keep going with it. - There it goes. Keep going. - Keep going with it.
706 00:38:48,060 00:38:50,238 I mean, this thing has got to work. I mean, this thing has got to work.
707 00:38:50,262 00:38:53,441 We are counting on this to save us tons of labor. We are counting on this to save us tons of labor.
708 00:38:53,465 00:38:55,276 With a diver in the water. With a diver in the water.
709 00:38:55,300 00:38:57,167 Start pulling. Start pulling.
710 00:38:59,671 00:39:04,852 - Come on. Come on. - That worked. - Come on. Come on. - That worked.
711 00:39:04,876 00:39:10,347 Reverse the process. Go the other way, drag it back. Reverse the process. Go the other way, drag it back.
712 00:39:14,052 00:39:19,300 - We're stuck on something. - As paul hauls the draggoid. - We're stuck on something. - As paul hauls the draggoid.
713 00:39:19,324 00:39:23,671 Back upstream, it hooks on a massive boulder. Back upstream, it hooks on a massive boulder.
714 00:39:23,695 00:39:26,874 - Is the cable just moving? - Yeah, it just slid down. - Is the cable just moving? - Yeah, it just slid down.
715 00:39:26,898 00:39:29,744 All right, give it to me, little at a time. All right, give it to me, little at a time.
716 00:39:29,768 00:39:31,679 - Give it to me. - Hold it. - Give it to me. - Hold it.
717 00:39:31,703 00:39:34,549 This is not good. This is not good.
718 00:39:34,573 00:39:37,985 This is not right. This is not right at all. This is not right. This is not right at all.
719 00:39:38,009 00:39:40,421 We're gonna have to put a cable and anchor it up. We're gonna have to put a cable and anchor it up.
720 00:39:40,445 00:39:42,523 And lock it off in the back there. And lock it off in the back there.
721 00:39:42,547 00:39:45,993 The winches are pulling just fine, problem is when. The winches are pulling just fine, problem is when.
722 00:39:46,017 00:39:49,097 We really put a strain, our two cable clamps up here. We really put a strain, our two cable clamps up here.
723 00:39:49,121 00:39:52,633 On top are moving, sliding down the cable. On top are moving, sliding down the cable.
724 00:39:52,657 00:39:56,371 So our block is moving that direction. So our block is moving that direction.
725 00:39:56,395 00:39:59,807 Rather than pulling the draggoid back. Rather than pulling the draggoid back.
726 00:39:59,831 00:40:01,743 What we have to do is we're gonna have to. What we have to do is we're gonna have to.
727 00:40:01,767 00:40:04,212 Pull the block back up hill, Pull the block back up hill,
728 00:40:04,236 00:40:06,681 Put a cable on it farther up that way. Put a cable on it farther up that way.
729 00:40:06,705 00:40:10,551 And anchor it off so that block does not move. And anchor it off so that block does not move.
730 00:40:10,575 00:40:14,422 When the draggoid got caught on the boulder, the upstream pulley. When the draggoid got caught on the boulder, the upstream pulley.
731 00:40:14,446 00:40:19,227 Came loose and was dragged down the skyline to fix it. Came loose and was dragged down the skyline to fix it.
732 00:40:19,251 00:40:22,397 They must anchor the pulley to the rock face. They must anchor the pulley to the rock face.
733 00:40:22,421 00:40:25,321 To stop it sliding down the skyline. To stop it sliding down the skyline.
734 00:40:27,826 00:40:30,171 Paul's up top trying to pull the block and tackle back. Paul's up top trying to pull the block and tackle back.
735 00:40:30,195 00:40:33,741 And get it re-clamp. Hopefully it works this time. And get it re-clamp. Hopefully it works this time.
736 00:40:33,765 00:40:35,143 Just get everything tightened down, Just get everything tightened down,
737 00:40:35,167 00:40:38,301 And hopefully this next run will be better. And hopefully this next run will be better.
738 00:40:40,305 00:40:42,483 - Ready to try it again? - Try it again. - Ready to try it again? - Try it again.
739 00:40:42,507 00:40:45,341 Here we go, man your winches. Here we go, man your winches.
740 00:40:51,683 00:40:55,062 The pulley holds and the draggoid now free, The pulley holds and the draggoid now free,
741 00:40:55,086 00:40:58,466 Time to test if it can finally move the boulders. Time to test if it can finally move the boulders.
742 00:40:58,490 00:41:00,457 Let's grab some rock right there. Let's grab some rock right there.
743 00:41:04,396 00:41:06,429 Come on, you can pull them rocks. Come on, you can pull them rocks.
744 00:41:09,301 00:41:13,014 Keep going. It's working! Keep going. It's working!
745 00:41:13,038 00:41:15,149 Rolling all them damn rocks, two or three of them. Rolling all them damn rocks, two or three of them.
746 00:41:15,173 00:41:17,952 All at one time. One of them, All at one time. One of them,
747 00:41:17,976 00:41:21,722 - The current caught it. - Yeah. Look at that. - The current caught it. - Yeah. Look at that.
748 00:41:21,746 00:41:24,559 - Big son of a. - Big rock in there. - Big son of a. - Big rock in there.
749 00:41:24,583 00:41:27,061 - All right. Okay. - That's not a rock, - All right. Okay. - That's not a rock,
750 00:41:27,085 00:41:28,229 - That's a boulder. - All right, - That's a boulder. - All right,
751 00:41:28,253 00:41:29,552 We know that it's working. We know that it's working.
752 00:41:29,721 00:41:34,535 I hear the boulders rolling under there right now. I hear the boulders rolling under there right now.
753 00:41:34,559 00:41:39,407 It's got two or three rocks in there. It's got two or three rocks in there.
754 00:41:39,431 00:41:42,710 - Roll that. - There we go. - Roll that. - There we go.
755 00:41:42,734 00:41:45,146 - Look at that one. - -Look at that. - Look at that one. - -Look at that.
756 00:41:45,170 00:41:46,870 Fantastic, man. That was great. Fantastic, man. That was great.
757 00:41:47,906 00:41:50,117 Rolling some big rocks right now. Rolling some big rocks right now.
758 00:41:50,141 00:41:52,487 Just keeps rolling them downhill, downhill. Just keeps rolling them downhill, downhill.
759 00:41:52,511 00:41:56,691 All in all, I'd have to say today... one hell of a success. All in all, I'd have to say today... one hell of a success.
760 00:41:56,715 00:41:59,694 We're gonna really put that draggoid to the test. We're gonna really put that draggoid to the test.
761 00:41:59,718 00:42:02,418 And get to the gold a whole lot quicker. And get to the gold a whole lot quicker.
762 00:42:10,962 00:42:14,709 We're ready to dive right now. Water's a little bit crazy, We're ready to dive right now. Water's a little bit crazy,
763 00:42:14,733 00:42:16,777 But we're gonna go dive in it anyway. But we're gonna go dive in it anyway.
764 00:42:16,801 00:42:18,513 At rockfall ravine, At rockfall ravine,
765 00:42:18,537 00:42:23,384 Carlos minor suits up in the old-timers tunnel. Carlos minor suits up in the old-timers tunnel.
766 00:42:23,408 00:42:26,921 I'm getting dressed in my Sunday best. I'm getting dressed in my Sunday best.
767 00:42:26,945 00:42:31,492 I'm going diving, and I'll make our crew rich. I'm going diving, and I'll make our crew rich.
768 00:42:31,516 00:42:33,561 Carlos is gonna have to bring some courage today. Carlos is gonna have to bring some courage today.
769 00:42:33,585 00:42:36,597 If he wants to get in this water. If he wants to get in this water.
770 00:42:36,621 00:42:39,500 This is the most scariest water This is the most scariest water
771 00:42:39,524 00:42:44,038 I ever drove before in my life. Ever, ever, ever, ever. I ever drove before in my life. Ever, ever, ever, ever.
772 00:42:44,062 00:42:47,475 Usually I'm the first one in the water because the water. Usually I'm the first one in the water because the water.
773 00:42:47,499 00:42:51,012 Is usually so dangerous that it's got to be me. Is usually so dangerous that it's got to be me.
774 00:42:51,036 00:42:52,914 I've learned to trust carlos now, I've learned to trust carlos now,
775 00:42:52,938 00:42:54,482 So I'm gonna put carlos in the water. So I'm gonna put carlos in the water.
776 00:42:54,506 00:42:59,587 That way, if anything goes wrong at all anywhere out here, That way, if anything goes wrong at all anywhere out here,
777 00:42:59,611 00:43:01,556 I need to be able to take care of it. I need to be able to take care of it.
778 00:43:01,580 00:43:05,259 I feel like I'm a good enough diver to handle this water. I feel like I'm a good enough diver to handle this water.
779 00:43:05,283 00:43:08,518 - All right, let's go. Fire it up. - Please, please, please work. - All right, let's go. Fire it up. - Please, please, please work.
780 00:43:12,290 00:43:14,357 - Whoo! - Got it. - Whoo! - Got it.
781 00:43:15,694 00:43:17,872 I love the sound of the engine running. I love the sound of the engine running.
782 00:43:17,896 00:43:20,741 I'd say this dredge is ready to go. I'd say this dredge is ready to go.
783 00:43:20,765 00:43:23,177 See what I'm putting on, this is our claiming harness. See what I'm putting on, this is our claiming harness.
784 00:43:23,201 00:43:25,913 Why? Because that water's so outrageous, Why? Because that water's so outrageous,
785 00:43:25,937 00:43:27,315 I'm gonna depend on this. I'm gonna depend on this.
786 00:43:27,339 00:43:29,650 To make sure I'm clipped into something. To make sure I'm clipped into something.
787 00:43:29,674 00:43:32,820 I'm not gonna have control of that water. I'm not gonna have control of that water.
788 00:43:32,844 00:43:35,056 Got the dredge in, dredge is running. Got the dredge in, dredge is running.
789 00:43:35,080 00:43:36,757 I think we're as close as we can get. I think we're as close as we can get.
790 00:43:36,781 00:43:38,726 It's time to dredge. It's time to dredge.
791 00:43:38,750 00:43:40,661 This is the first dive, you know what I mean? This is the first dive, you know what I mean?
792 00:43:40,685 00:43:44,721 This is a, you know, first dive, man. This is a, you know, first dive, man.
793 00:43:51,830 00:43:54,542 Even from here, dude, it looks scary, man. Even from here, dude, it looks scary, man.
794 00:43:54,566 00:43:57,612 There's nothing easy about this place. There's nothing easy about this place.
795 00:43:57,636 00:44:00,047 To get back down to the pile of gold. To get back down to the pile of gold.
796 00:44:00,071 00:44:02,984 They proved was there last season, They proved was there last season,
797 00:44:03,008 00:44:05,620 They must face the fiercest whitewater. They must face the fiercest whitewater.
798 00:44:05,644 00:44:08,522 Rockfall ravine has ever thrown at them. Rockfall ravine has ever thrown at them.
799 00:44:08,546 00:44:13,794 Whoo-hoo. All right, buddy. First dive of the season. Whoo-hoo. All right, buddy. First dive of the season.
800 00:44:13,818 00:44:18,566 - It's gonna be a crazy one. - Dear heavenly father, - It's gonna be a crazy one. - Dear heavenly father,
801 00:44:18,590 00:44:21,824 Please protect me. I've got to get home to my family. Please protect me. I've got to get home to my family.
802 00:44:27,766 00:44:31,112 Take it easy. It's our first dive where accidents happen. Take it easy. It's our first dive where accidents happen.
803 00:44:31,136 00:44:34,815 - Is that too tight on your neck? - No. Perfect. - Is that too tight on your neck? - No. Perfect.
804 00:44:34,839 00:44:39,553 All right, how you feeling? I got you. All right, how you feeling? I got you.
805 00:44:39,577 00:44:42,245 What I want to do is clip it in right here. What I want to do is clip it in right here.
806 00:44:44,349 00:44:48,829 The plunge pool is so dangerous this season, dustin's installed. The plunge pool is so dangerous this season, dustin's installed.
807 00:44:48,853 00:44:53,601 A tether to haul the diver out in an emergency, A tether to haul the diver out in an emergency,
808 00:44:53,625 00:44:57,471 Away from the deadly drop of mckinley falls. Away from the deadly drop of mckinley falls.
809 00:44:57,495 00:45:02,209 - The safeword would be "help." - actually it's. - The safeword would be "help." - actually it's.
810 00:45:02,233 00:45:04,267 Yeah, yeah, yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah.
811 00:45:05,937 00:45:07,270 All right. All right.
812 00:45:08,540 00:45:11,118 - How's your air? - Good. Smells good. - How's your air? - Good. Smells good.
813 00:45:11,142 00:45:13,287 - Does it? - Smells good. - Does it? - Smells good.
814 00:45:13,311 00:45:15,278 We are ready to dive. We are ready to dive.
815 00:45:17,549 00:45:18,848 I'm in the water! I'm in the water!
816 00:45:25,090 00:45:27,134 All right, guys, I'm dredging. All right, guys, I'm dredging.
817 00:45:27,158 00:45:30,504 Let's get rich. I love it. I love it. Let's get rich. I love it. I love it.
818 00:45:30,528 00:45:33,040 In a season that was almost canceled. In a season that was almost canceled.
819 00:45:33,064 00:45:36,410 By the global pandemic, dustin and his crew. By the global pandemic, dustin and his crew.
820 00:45:36,434 00:45:41,515 Are finally diving for millions of dollars in gold. Are finally diving for millions of dollars in gold.
821 00:45:41,539 00:45:46,320 Yeah! Nice to see rock coming across the sluice finally. Yeah! Nice to see rock coming across the sluice finally.
822 00:45:46,344 00:45:49,924 I'd love to get back down to where we found. I'd love to get back down to where we found.
823 00:45:49,948 00:45:52,960 - The one ounce nugget. - -You got it. - The one ounce nugget. - -You got it.
824 00:45:52,984 00:45:56,119 That's perfect, man. That is perfect. That's perfect, man. That is perfect.
825 00:45:58,289 00:46:00,267 I'm getting a hole, man. It's digging, dude. I'm getting a hole, man. It's digging, dude.
826 00:46:00,291 00:46:03,137 Yeah, buddy! Yeah, buddy!
827 00:46:03,161 00:46:04,972 So carlos is on the first dive, So carlos is on the first dive,
828 00:46:04,996 00:46:07,141 And he's got a pretty substantial hole. And he's got a pretty substantial hole.
829 00:46:07,165 00:46:08,776 Already dug today. Already dug today.
830 00:46:08,800 00:46:10,867 Jay, you wanna switch places? Jay, you wanna switch places?
831 00:46:15,540 00:46:19,275 Only a few hours, and look it, digging a big hole. Only a few hours, and look it, digging a big hole.
832 00:46:26,684 00:46:29,964 - My god. - Did you find gold already? - My god. - Did you find gold already?
833 00:46:29,988 00:46:33,300 Are you serious? Are you serious?
834 00:46:33,324 00:46:41,324 My god. Whoo! My god. Whoo!
835 00:46:47,939 00:46:51,252 - We got gold, man! - Probably 1/2-ounce nugget. - We got gold, man! - Probably 1/2-ounce nugget.
836 00:46:51,276 00:46:55,656 Yeah, buddy. Yeah, buddy.
837 00:46:55,680 00:46:58,926 You got 1/2-ounce nug. Good job, man. You got 1/2-ounce nug. Good job, man.
838 00:46:58,950 00:47:01,128 There's obviously a lot of gold here. There's obviously a lot of gold here.
839 00:47:01,152 00:47:03,297 The water has been kicking our butt, The water has been kicking our butt,
840 00:47:03,321 00:47:05,900 But finally, we got a dive in, But finally, we got a dive in,
841 00:47:05,924 00:47:08,402 We're pulling up 1/2-ounce nuggets. We're pulling up 1/2-ounce nuggets.
842 00:47:08,426 00:47:10,437 This is a dream come true right now. This is a dream come true right now.
843 00:47:10,461 00:47:12,106 It was worth all the time to get here. It was worth all the time to get here.
844 00:47:12,130 00:47:15,109 Because there's gonna be a lot more nuggets down there. Because there's gonna be a lot more nuggets down there.
845 00:47:15,133 00:47:18,245 This is gonna be fun. This is gonna be our season. This is gonna be fun. This is gonna be our season.
846 00:47:18,269 00:47:22,738 To just explode. 1/2-ounce nuggets everywhere. To just explode. 1/2-ounce nuggets everywhere.
847 00:47:31,950 00:47:35,729 Next time on "gold rush: White water"... Next time on "gold rush: White water"...
848 00:47:35,753 00:47:38,032 - You're going too fast. - That's the definition. - You're going too fast. - That's the definition.
849 00:47:38,056 00:47:39,667 Of courage right there, man. Of courage right there, man.
850 00:47:39,691 00:47:41,702 Being afraid and doing it anyway. Being afraid and doing it anyway.
851 00:47:41,726 00:47:44,038 That's the first dive of the season. That's the first dive of the season.
852 00:47:44,062 00:47:46,607 - We are dredging, folks. - We need some gold. - We are dredging, folks. - We need some gold.
853 00:47:46,631 00:47:50,377 Let's get ready to rumble. Let's get ready to rumble.
854 00:47:50,401 00:47:53,280 Get on your feet. Pull 'em up. Pull 'em up. Get on your feet. Pull 'em up. Pull 'em up.
855 00:47:53,304 00:47:56,417 Shut this one off. We got a big pressure bomb going. Shut this one off. We got a big pressure bomb going.
856 00:47:56,441 00:47:59,253 If that engine up, I'm done. If that engine up, I'm done.
857 00:47:59,277 00:48:01,021 - Is that gold? - -Holy. - Is that gold? - -Holy.
858 00:48:01,045 00:48:04,146 - There's gold! Whoo-hoo! - It's amazing. - There's gold! Whoo-hoo! - It's amazing.