1 00:00:06,034 --> 00:00:07,586 [narrator] It's race day in Nome. 2 00:00:08,689 --> 00:00:10,965 Every winter, for over 50 years, 3 00:00:10,965 --> 00:00:15,241 the town has turned out for the Nome-Golovin 200, 4 00:00:15,241 --> 00:00:18,206 the oldest snowmachine race in the state of Alaska. 5 00:00:19,827 --> 00:00:22,965 Go, guys, baby. Let's do this. 6 00:00:22,965 --> 00:00:26,413 [narrator] This year, the celebrated 1999 winner 7 00:00:26,413 --> 00:00:29,379 is returning for one last stab at glory. 8 00:00:29,862 --> 00:00:31,275 Ooh, yeah. 9 00:00:31,275 --> 00:00:33,793 [Shawn] One of our biggest events in Nome is the Nome-Golovin. 10 00:00:33,793 --> 00:00:37,344 You win this thing, you achieve god status. 11 00:00:37,344 --> 00:00:40,413 I did it back in '99, one of my proudest moments. 12 00:00:41,689 --> 00:00:43,448 [indistinct] 13 00:00:43,448 --> 00:00:46,758 [Shawn] I'm returning this year to show this town I still got it, 14 00:00:46,758 --> 00:00:48,931 and make a run at the grand prize, 15 00:00:48,931 --> 00:00:50,724 Two grand, two ounces of gold. 16 00:00:50,724 --> 00:00:53,862 This race is Nome to the bone. 17 00:00:53,862 --> 00:00:58,793 [narrator] 47 racers will run a grueling 200-mile, two-hour sprint 18 00:00:58,793 --> 00:01:02,137 across the twists and turns of Nome back country. 19 00:01:04,034 --> 00:01:06,344 [man speaking] 20 00:01:12,517 --> 00:01:13,172 [man] Good luck! 21 00:01:14,103 --> 00:01:16,241 [Shawn] Nome-Golovin, it's no joke. 22 00:01:16,241 --> 00:01:18,793 Most years, only half the racers at the start 23 00:01:18,793 --> 00:01:20,344 make it back to the finish line. 24 00:01:20,344 --> 00:01:22,448 People crash and get hurt all the time. 25 00:01:22,448 --> 00:01:24,344 But I'm not gonna back down. 26 00:01:24,344 --> 00:01:26,310 I'm competitive about everything, 27 00:01:26,310 --> 00:01:28,000 not just gold mining. 28 00:01:28,000 --> 00:01:29,758 [narrator] While Shawn is racing for glory, 29 00:01:29,758 --> 00:01:32,034 the rest of the fleet are jumping at the chance 30 00:01:32,034 --> 00:01:33,689 to zoom up the gold board. 31 00:01:34,034 --> 00:01:36,000 Gold. 32 00:01:36,689 --> 00:01:37,551 [narrator] Some will win... 33 00:01:38,517 --> 00:01:39,172 [diver speaking] 34 00:01:41,413 --> 00:01:42,862 They will do that [bleep] under the water. 35 00:01:44,172 --> 00:01:45,517 Hey, come on. 36 00:01:45,517 --> 00:01:46,827 [narrator] ...and some will wreck. 37 00:01:49,827 --> 00:01:50,482 [groans] 38 00:01:51,206 --> 00:01:51,862 [man speaking] 39 00:01:53,448 --> 00:01:55,758 [engines churning] 40 00:01:56,206 --> 00:01:57,517 [man] Here we go. 41 00:02:06,413 --> 00:02:10,344 [narrator] Shawn's not the only member of the fleet with a competitive drive. 42 00:02:10,344 --> 00:02:14,068 Got my off-road on. Make sure your off-road is on. 43 00:02:14,068 --> 00:02:16,000 That means you're ready to go. 44 00:02:16,000 --> 00:02:18,827 [narrator] Chris McCully is racing to take advantage 45 00:02:18,827 --> 00:02:21,793 of Mr. Gold's absence from the field. 46 00:02:21,793 --> 00:02:24,586 [Chris] He's gonna rally it, notch it up and down. 47 00:02:24,586 --> 00:02:28,241 This winter, I am determined to get the most gold from this fleet. 48 00:02:28,241 --> 00:02:31,655 If Shawn wants to go out and race, that's okay with me. 49 00:02:31,655 --> 00:02:34,655 I can just keep piling up that gold, and be on top. 50 00:02:34,655 --> 00:02:37,793 In fact, I'm gonna make today my biggest haul yet. 51 00:02:43,379 --> 00:02:46,379 48, 49, 50... 52 00:02:51,275 --> 00:02:54,068 That's where all the drone footage tells me 53 00:02:54,068 --> 00:02:58,000 that the ground I really wanna poke on is right over there. 54 00:03:04,965 --> 00:03:07,275 If I wanna stay on top, I've gotta make sure that 55 00:03:07,275 --> 00:03:10,068 we're on the killer ground, off the bat. 56 00:03:10,068 --> 00:03:13,103 And I'm pretty confident that we will be. 57 00:03:13,103 --> 00:03:15,862 The last time I used my ROV to prospect, 58 00:03:15,862 --> 00:03:18,344 the ground that I found, it looks sick, 59 00:03:18,344 --> 00:03:20,379 and it's the best ground that I found all winter. 60 00:03:21,068 --> 00:03:22,206 Yeah, I did. 61 00:03:22,206 --> 00:03:25,344 The fact is we've been sucking up a lot of gold so far. 62 00:03:25,724 --> 00:03:26,827 There we go. 63 00:03:26,827 --> 00:03:28,172 Wow! 64 00:03:30,034 --> 00:03:32,172 And I think today is gonna be really lit. 65 00:03:39,896 --> 00:03:40,827 [Chris] Yeah. 66 00:03:43,931 --> 00:03:44,655 [Chris speaking] 67 00:03:47,965 --> 00:03:50,172 All right, going in. 68 00:03:50,172 --> 00:03:52,068 [Chris] I put together a great team, 69 00:03:52,068 --> 00:03:53,793 but if I'm gonna get this day started, 70 00:03:53,793 --> 00:03:54,965 I wanna go dive first. 71 00:04:01,896 --> 00:04:04,620 [underwater breathing] 72 00:04:11,241 --> 00:04:12,896 [Chris speaking] 73 00:04:18,379 --> 00:04:20,103 All right. Let me know whatever's going on. 74 00:04:21,793 --> 00:04:25,172 [Chris] There's a lot of glare around it right now. 75 00:04:25,172 --> 00:04:27,758 I'm just trying to clean up the place 76 00:04:27,758 --> 00:04:29,620 so I can get a better look on it right now. 77 00:04:30,413 --> 00:04:31,517 [John speaking] 78 00:04:34,137 --> 00:04:36,172 [Chris] All right, yep, here we go. Coming up. 79 00:04:36,793 --> 00:04:38,000 Oh, man! 80 00:04:39,413 --> 00:04:41,000 [John] Do you like what you're seeing down there? 81 00:04:42,482 --> 00:04:43,827 [Chris speaking] 82 00:04:55,000 --> 00:04:56,931 I like Jeff Bezos' account. 83 00:04:57,379 --> 00:04:59,758 [Chris speaking] 84 00:05:01,137 --> 00:05:02,551 Yeah, we'll pick it up for him. 85 00:05:03,379 --> 00:05:04,620 [Chris speaking] 86 00:05:05,172 --> 00:05:06,655 [John speaking] 87 00:05:07,758 --> 00:05:10,000 Looks like there's a lot of ground ahead of us. 88 00:05:10,379 --> 00:05:14,000 [Chris speaking] 89 00:05:15,689 --> 00:05:17,724 [Chris] You know that I'm gonna make money. 90 00:05:19,206 --> 00:05:20,413 [engines roaring] 91 00:05:22,448 --> 00:05:24,517 [indistinct] 92 00:05:24,517 --> 00:05:27,137 [narrator] As Shawn careens towards the 50-mile marker 93 00:05:27,137 --> 00:05:28,862 in the Nome-Golovin 200. 94 00:05:33,965 --> 00:05:36,827 [Kris] And I'm really hoping to pull it right off the bat. 95 00:05:36,827 --> 00:05:39,793 I really need it. Please, pretty please. 96 00:05:39,793 --> 00:05:42,344 Pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty please. 97 00:05:42,344 --> 00:05:44,793 You talk to yourself a lot, and have some good conversations. 98 00:05:44,793 --> 00:05:48,655 An Irishman is always forced to talk to himself to find his equal. 99 00:05:48,655 --> 00:05:50,655 I guess you get the best answers you want. 100 00:05:50,655 --> 00:05:53,103 Look in the mirror. Yeah, Kris, you're good looking. 101 00:05:53,103 --> 00:05:55,586 - Shut up, stupid! - Yeah, you are, Kris, stop worrying. 102 00:05:55,586 --> 00:05:57,862 [narrator] Kris Kelly is trying to keep his season 103 00:05:57,862 --> 00:05:59,827 from careening off course. 104 00:05:59,827 --> 00:06:01,551 [Andy] It looks a good spot. Lots of gold. 105 00:06:01,551 --> 00:06:03,793 Lots of gold. It's from my corner. 106 00:06:03,793 --> 00:06:05,793 Like, if we go down there and we start making money, 107 00:06:05,793 --> 00:06:08,827 we're gonna kill this [bleep] off. 108 00:06:08,827 --> 00:06:11,655 - [Kris] This is the ideal condition. - [Andy] Yeah. 109 00:06:11,655 --> 00:06:13,068 Shawn's out there running his race, 110 00:06:13,068 --> 00:06:15,413 and this is the perfect time for me to get some gold 111 00:06:15,413 --> 00:06:16,551 and catch up to him. 112 00:06:16,551 --> 00:06:19,551 And in theory, I got just the way to do it. 113 00:06:19,551 --> 00:06:21,379 [Kris] Bringing in my custom-made crawler 114 00:06:21,379 --> 00:06:23,551 to scoop the gold off the seafloor, 115 00:06:23,551 --> 00:06:25,827 and we're on a great spot for it. 116 00:06:25,827 --> 00:06:28,034 The problem is, the thing's not here yet. 117 00:06:28,034 --> 00:06:30,758 So, I gotta figure out another way to capitalize on the day. 118 00:06:32,034 --> 00:06:35,862 I'm expecting Daniel and Andrew to get down there. 119 00:06:35,862 --> 00:06:38,241 Uh, move the hose around it a little bit. 120 00:06:38,241 --> 00:06:40,724 Maybe work two, three hours apiece. 121 00:06:40,724 --> 00:06:42,551 Hopefully they can do it. 122 00:06:42,551 --> 00:06:44,413 The crawler should be here any day now, 123 00:06:44,413 --> 00:06:45,413 but if it doesn't, 124 00:06:45,413 --> 00:06:47,724 I'm gonna have a dive team on standby ready. 125 00:06:47,724 --> 00:06:49,827 I'm gonna start training Daniel and Andrew 126 00:06:49,827 --> 00:06:51,413 so we don't miss a beat. 127 00:06:51,413 --> 00:06:54,034 We cleaned out the engine. We've changed spark plugs. 128 00:06:54,034 --> 00:06:56,586 We did everything we could to that [bleep] engine. 129 00:06:56,586 --> 00:06:58,896 Last time out, this engine gave us trouble. 130 00:06:58,896 --> 00:07:00,931 We inspected every nook and cranny, 131 00:07:00,931 --> 00:07:02,413 so it should be running great now... 132 00:07:03,482 --> 00:07:04,517 In theory. 133 00:07:07,103 --> 00:07:09,137 [engine turning over] 134 00:07:10,068 --> 00:07:11,827 [engine turning over] 135 00:07:12,896 --> 00:07:15,241 [engine turning over] 136 00:07:16,620 --> 00:07:18,344 [Kris] I just don't know what is the problem. 137 00:07:20,000 --> 00:07:22,000 Fuel, air and spark. We have fuel. 138 00:07:22,931 --> 00:07:23,862 We have spark. 139 00:07:25,689 --> 00:07:26,655 [engine turning over] 140 00:07:31,379 --> 00:07:33,517 That's why it's not [bleep] working, dude. 141 00:07:33,517 --> 00:07:36,344 [beep] The fuel pump is pinched up here. 142 00:07:36,344 --> 00:07:38,068 The fuel line is pinched up here. 143 00:07:38,931 --> 00:07:40,758 [engine turning over] 144 00:07:42,965 --> 00:07:46,724 [yelling and cursing] 145 00:07:48,137 --> 00:07:51,586 We inspected everything. Every piece of that engine. 146 00:07:51,586 --> 00:07:54,931 But we never noticed the fuel line was pinched against the wall. 147 00:07:54,931 --> 00:07:56,758 That's why we haven't been able to get gold. 148 00:07:56,758 --> 00:07:58,000 A [bleep] fuel line. 149 00:07:58,000 --> 00:08:00,275 That's why we cost ourselves a bunch of money 150 00:08:00,275 --> 00:08:01,758 and wasted our time. 151 00:08:01,758 --> 00:08:04,034 This winter, we're our own worst enemy. 152 00:08:05,517 --> 00:08:07,724 - Wow, that cost us a lot of money. - [Kris] 10 grand. 153 00:08:07,724 --> 00:08:09,241 You know, that cost us 10 grand. 154 00:08:10,413 --> 00:08:13,793 I need 10 grand! I need 10 grand! 155 00:08:13,793 --> 00:08:17,137 Whatever, it's fixed. Now on to the next disaster. 156 00:08:17,137 --> 00:08:19,310 We'll get everything set up and see if these rookies 157 00:08:19,310 --> 00:08:20,896 have any gold-getting potential. 158 00:08:23,413 --> 00:08:24,689 [belching] 159 00:08:26,862 --> 00:08:27,758 [groans] 160 00:08:27,758 --> 00:08:29,931 If you have a problem priming your hose 161 00:08:29,931 --> 00:08:32,000 and you don't have one of those little ball primers, 162 00:08:32,000 --> 00:08:35,689 the only way to get it done is to suck it through the line 163 00:08:35,689 --> 00:08:37,448 and then hook it up like that. 164 00:08:37,448 --> 00:08:38,965 And this is the result. 165 00:08:38,965 --> 00:08:40,241 That's why I don't do it personally. 166 00:08:41,517 --> 00:08:44,689 Hey, you're not supposed to [bleep] swallow the gasoline. 167 00:08:44,689 --> 00:08:45,724 You know that, right? 168 00:08:47,275 --> 00:08:49,448 [vomiting] 169 00:08:49,448 --> 00:08:51,724 [narrator] While the Kellys get their engines going... 170 00:08:56,068 --> 00:08:59,517 [Vernon] Welcome to ice station Wild Ranger. 171 00:08:59,517 --> 00:09:02,586 [narrator] A familiar face is getting back in the gold race. 172 00:09:03,206 --> 00:09:05,275 Jesus Christ. 173 00:09:07,000 --> 00:09:10,896 Dad, I'll drive us back. How about that? 174 00:09:10,896 --> 00:09:13,275 [speaking indistinctly] 175 00:09:13,275 --> 00:09:15,793 This season got off to a bad start. 176 00:09:15,793 --> 00:09:19,206 A heart fibrillation almost knocked me on my ass. 177 00:09:19,206 --> 00:09:22,034 I've gotta go sit down. My heart's [bleep] up again. 178 00:09:23,344 --> 00:09:24,000 [groans] 179 00:09:27,310 --> 00:09:31,103 Yes. I need to talk to that [bleep] heart doctor is what I need to do. 180 00:09:31,103 --> 00:09:33,655 Now, I'm rested up and ready to go. 181 00:09:33,655 --> 00:09:36,137 But my daughter, Yvonne, came up to keep an eye on me. 182 00:09:36,827 --> 00:09:40,448 - Hi, I'm Yvonne. - I'm Larry. 183 00:09:40,448 --> 00:09:42,793 [Vernon] She's come up to Nome over the years. 184 00:09:42,793 --> 00:09:44,413 You get stuck on a sandbar up here, 185 00:09:44,413 --> 00:09:46,344 and the next thing you know, you're damn bear bait. 186 00:09:48,655 --> 00:09:50,517 A pretty damn good goal. 187 00:09:50,517 --> 00:09:54,758 Uh. Hands off, I know how you are. 188 00:09:54,758 --> 00:09:57,724 But I'm especially glad she's here this winter. 189 00:09:57,724 --> 00:09:59,137 With everything going on, it's good to have 190 00:09:59,137 --> 00:10:00,931 one of my daughters up here with me. 191 00:10:00,931 --> 00:10:03,551 Even if it is for a short visit. 192 00:10:03,551 --> 00:10:06,379 I need all the help I can get these days. 193 00:10:06,379 --> 00:10:08,689 - [Yvonne] Yeah, you do. - [Vernon laughing] 194 00:10:08,689 --> 00:10:10,965 Shawn may be able to take time off from mining 195 00:10:10,965 --> 00:10:12,758 and race snowmobiles, 196 00:10:12,758 --> 00:10:14,103 but I sure as hell can't. 197 00:10:15,000 --> 00:10:17,551 I made it for 200 ounces this season, 198 00:10:17,551 --> 00:10:20,344 and so far I've got nothing. Nada. 199 00:10:26,793 --> 00:10:29,620 Yeah, I just get kinda nervous 200 00:10:29,620 --> 00:10:34,275 'cause I feel like he may, like, accidentally fall into the ice hole. 201 00:10:34,275 --> 00:10:37,379 Heh, get away from the ice hole. 202 00:10:37,379 --> 00:10:38,862 Jesus Christ. 203 00:10:40,034 --> 00:10:42,103 She actually worries about me a little bit. 204 00:10:44,275 --> 00:10:46,413 It makes me nervous. 205 00:10:46,413 --> 00:10:51,000 I'm thinking right the middle of that cobble field due west of here. 206 00:10:51,000 --> 00:10:54,137 We'll go out there and see if we can find a place 207 00:10:54,931 --> 00:10:57,000 that looks flat, not jumbled up 208 00:10:57,000 --> 00:10:59,068 and that we can get all the way through it. 209 00:10:59,068 --> 00:11:00,068 It sounds good. 210 00:11:00,862 --> 00:11:01,862 It works. 211 00:11:01,862 --> 00:11:03,551 Today is pretty simple. 212 00:11:03,551 --> 00:11:07,620 Find a hole with promising ground and get a diver in the water. 213 00:11:07,620 --> 00:11:10,344 We're already behind because of that heart nonsense, 214 00:11:10,344 --> 00:11:12,758 and now I've got no time for dillydally. 215 00:11:12,758 --> 00:11:15,724 We've got to make it happen today or die trying. 216 00:11:35,655 --> 00:11:37,275 Finally, some good news. 217 00:11:37,275 --> 00:11:38,793 Larry found a great spot 218 00:11:38,793 --> 00:11:41,931 with plenty of untouched ground. 219 00:11:41,931 --> 00:11:44,758 It's time to call in the cavalry and get this show on the road. 220 00:11:47,137 --> 00:11:49,586 Drive those in, and tie these things down. 221 00:11:49,586 --> 00:11:50,827 That needs to be on this side. 222 00:11:51,827 --> 00:11:53,137 Make sure it's gonna crank up. 223 00:11:53,137 --> 00:11:54,965 Make sure all the valves are caught out. 224 00:11:58,137 --> 00:11:59,862 We've got that pretty much in the hands. 225 00:12:04,103 --> 00:12:05,000 [Vernon groans] 226 00:12:06,275 --> 00:12:07,344 [bleep] 227 00:12:10,551 --> 00:12:11,413 [Vernon moans] 228 00:12:17,827 --> 00:12:19,586 We've got that pretty much in the hand. 229 00:12:24,137 --> 00:12:24,793 [groans] 230 00:12:28,586 --> 00:12:29,482 [groans] 231 00:12:44,137 --> 00:12:46,068 [Yvonne speaking] 232 00:13:04,241 --> 00:13:06,172 I got ran over by a four-wheeler. 233 00:13:08,448 --> 00:13:10,482 Ugh. You got a... 234 00:13:11,413 --> 00:13:13,000 ...sticky throttle I assume. 235 00:13:14,000 --> 00:13:16,655 but, uh, yeah, that'll do it. 236 00:13:17,620 --> 00:13:19,896 It could have been bad. 237 00:13:19,896 --> 00:13:23,379 All it did is, the net effect was it knocked me on my ass, 238 00:13:23,379 --> 00:13:25,172 but no damage done. 239 00:13:27,000 --> 00:13:28,275 But good to go. 240 00:13:32,241 --> 00:13:35,310 Yeah, I just looked over and I saw him say, "Huh-uh," 241 00:13:35,310 --> 00:13:37,551 and the four-wheeler just knocked him over, 242 00:13:37,551 --> 00:13:40,379 and I thought he got, like, totally ran over by it. 243 00:13:40,379 --> 00:13:41,827 But it's scary. 244 00:13:41,827 --> 00:13:44,379 I mean, he's too old to be getting hit 245 00:13:44,379 --> 00:13:47,310 by four-wheelers and stuff, I mean. 246 00:13:48,172 --> 00:13:49,344 [Vernon] That was a new one. 247 00:13:49,344 --> 00:13:51,724 Getting plowed in by a four-wheeler. 248 00:13:51,724 --> 00:13:54,896 Heart problems, what's next? 249 00:13:54,896 --> 00:13:57,827 I'm not sure if it's bad luck or if I've got nine lives. 250 00:13:57,827 --> 00:14:00,344 All I know is we've gotta get back to work. 251 00:14:00,344 --> 00:14:02,758 Nothing's gonna stop me from getting gold. 252 00:14:04,482 --> 00:14:07,551 It's taking a while, but we've got excellent weather. 253 00:14:07,551 --> 00:14:10,068 We've got some time left in the season. 254 00:14:10,068 --> 00:14:12,862 All the parts have finally come together. 255 00:14:13,827 --> 00:14:15,655 I'm not sure how much, 256 00:14:15,655 --> 00:14:17,793 but we'll put gold in the box today. 257 00:14:19,275 --> 00:14:21,206 [narrator] Back in the Nome-Golovin 200... 258 00:14:22,241 --> 00:14:24,068 [Shawn] See you later. 259 00:14:24,068 --> 00:14:26,689 ...as competitors bow out left and right, 260 00:14:26,689 --> 00:14:30,000 Mr. Gold's hanging tough and quickly gaining steam, 261 00:14:30,000 --> 00:14:31,655 looking to crack the top ten. 262 00:14:32,965 --> 00:14:34,172 And back in the gold race... 263 00:14:43,241 --> 00:14:46,379 I feel like a yeti right now, I'll be honest. 264 00:14:46,379 --> 00:14:48,344 ...despite sudden wind gusts, 265 00:14:48,344 --> 00:14:52,413 Team Zeke is getting ready to enter the Gold Board Grand Prix. 266 00:14:53,103 --> 00:14:55,103 Ugh, how goes it out here? 267 00:14:57,724 --> 00:14:59,000 Sweet. I'm gonna suit up. 268 00:14:59,000 --> 00:15:01,551 - So then I'll send you down next. - Sounds great. 269 00:15:01,551 --> 00:15:02,241 Good to go. 270 00:15:02,862 --> 00:15:04,931 Shawn's off guard today. 271 00:15:04,931 --> 00:15:06,551 But letting a day go to waste, 272 00:15:06,551 --> 00:15:11,275 for me, is criminally negligent in this situation. 273 00:15:11,275 --> 00:15:13,965 I can't afford to hold ashore on a windy day. 274 00:15:14,931 --> 00:15:16,482 With all the money that I've spent 275 00:15:16,482 --> 00:15:18,448 building this self-contained dive shack 276 00:15:18,448 --> 00:15:21,586 and just all the expansion that I've done to my operation 277 00:15:21,586 --> 00:15:23,275 like bringing in my friend, Nate. 278 00:15:23,275 --> 00:15:24,551 He really impressed me this summer. 279 00:15:25,413 --> 00:15:26,206 [Nate speaking] 280 00:15:33,034 --> 00:15:35,896 [Zeke] But ice mining is a totally different beast. 281 00:15:35,896 --> 00:15:38,137 So, we're gonna go through some training drills today, 282 00:15:38,137 --> 00:15:39,965 and hopefully he can get up to speed. 283 00:15:41,344 --> 00:15:44,068 Pretty stoked to go down under the ice for the first time today. 284 00:15:44,068 --> 00:15:46,310 Um, every breath could be your last. 285 00:15:46,310 --> 00:15:48,482 I'm gonna be taking it super-slow. 286 00:15:48,482 --> 00:15:51,068 I think once I get this down, I'm gonna crush it. 287 00:15:51,068 --> 00:15:54,448 But, for today, it's just baby steps from the greenhorn here. 288 00:16:01,241 --> 00:16:02,448 All right, I'll get your light. 289 00:16:16,827 --> 00:16:19,000 There Nate goes. First dive. 290 00:16:25,965 --> 00:16:28,379 [Zeke] All right, why don't you just hang out for a little while, 291 00:16:28,379 --> 00:16:29,724 just a little below the hull. 292 00:16:30,275 --> 00:16:31,344 [Nate] Roger, roger. 293 00:16:33,310 --> 00:16:35,931 He's gonna be hanging out right down below the hull there for a while 294 00:16:35,931 --> 00:16:36,793 until he gets comfortable. 295 00:16:36,793 --> 00:16:38,000 I want him to get comfortable. 296 00:16:40,103 --> 00:16:42,793 I've got another mask rigged up here 297 00:16:42,793 --> 00:16:44,241 in case I jump down there. 298 00:16:48,965 --> 00:16:49,758 How're you feelin'? 299 00:16:50,517 --> 00:16:51,862 [Nate speaking] 300 00:17:31,724 --> 00:17:32,931 [Nate speaking] 301 00:17:33,758 --> 00:17:35,206 [Zeke speaking] 302 00:17:42,655 --> 00:17:44,482 It may seem like we're just goofing with Nate, 303 00:17:44,482 --> 00:17:46,517 but this is an important drill. 304 00:17:46,517 --> 00:17:49,620 You're putting your life in other people's hands when you're under the ice. 305 00:17:49,620 --> 00:17:51,931 If you hear from above that you need to come up, 306 00:17:51,931 --> 00:17:53,413 you cannot hesitate. 307 00:17:53,413 --> 00:17:55,206 You have to get up immediately. 308 00:17:55,206 --> 00:17:57,379 An extra second or two could make a huge difference, 309 00:17:57,379 --> 00:17:59,413 and he passed the test. 310 00:17:59,413 --> 00:18:02,310 [Nate] I'm feeling really good. I'm feeling really comfortable. 311 00:18:02,310 --> 00:18:04,448 I've been through whatever, I mean, 312 00:18:04,448 --> 00:18:06,379 I'm gonna, like, take it slow and everything. 313 00:18:06,379 --> 00:18:09,172 I'm also, like, I'm really down to dredge. 314 00:18:09,586 --> 00:18:10,586 Thank you. 315 00:18:10,586 --> 00:18:12,241 [Zeke] If you're ready to dredge in the hole... 316 00:18:12,241 --> 00:18:14,965 Okay, I've still gotta practice, I mean, for a little bit of time. 317 00:18:18,000 --> 00:18:19,172 Yeah. 318 00:18:19,172 --> 00:18:21,241 My gut tells me that Nate's ready to go. 319 00:18:21,241 --> 00:18:23,827 So, I'm gonna send him down to do a little mining and we'll see how he does. 320 00:18:26,103 --> 00:18:26,758 [Nate speaking] 321 00:18:35,517 --> 00:18:36,896 [Nate speaking] 322 00:18:41,137 --> 00:18:43,620 [Nate speaking] 323 00:18:52,758 --> 00:18:54,965 [distorted laughing] 324 00:19:03,448 --> 00:19:04,931 [Zeke speaking] 325 00:19:04,931 --> 00:19:06,413 [Zeke] How does everything feel down there? 326 00:19:06,896 --> 00:19:08,517 [Nate speaking] 327 00:19:11,034 --> 00:19:13,000 We have turned the pressure off. You should have suction. 328 00:19:14,965 --> 00:19:16,206 Yep, I've got suction. 329 00:19:20,206 --> 00:19:23,068 I found the spot, right where the sand meets these rocks. 330 00:19:24,862 --> 00:19:27,413 [Nate] And I'm gonna try and turn that big bench 331 00:19:27,413 --> 00:19:31,586 and go back and forth and it's feeling really good. 332 00:19:31,586 --> 00:19:33,413 [Zeke] Well, that's awesome news, man. Keep at it. 333 00:19:35,172 --> 00:19:36,206 [Nate] Copy that. 334 00:19:42,000 --> 00:19:44,413 [Nate speaking] 335 00:19:46,551 --> 00:19:47,206 [joyful shouting] 336 00:19:47,724 --> 00:19:48,379 Yes! 337 00:19:50,000 --> 00:19:51,137 Making money. 338 00:19:51,758 --> 00:19:53,620 [Zeke speaking] 339 00:20:00,931 --> 00:20:05,517 [narrator] More than halfway through the Nome-Golovin 200 snowmachine race, 340 00:20:05,517 --> 00:20:09,103 Mr. Gold makes a pit stop on his race for glory. 341 00:20:12,310 --> 00:20:13,827 [Shawn speaking] 342 00:20:18,896 --> 00:20:21,413 Truth is, I'm not as young as I used to be, 343 00:20:21,413 --> 00:20:23,103 but I'm still in the game. 344 00:20:23,103 --> 00:20:24,241 It's like gold mining. 345 00:20:24,241 --> 00:20:26,379 I give it my all, no matter what. 346 00:20:26,379 --> 00:20:28,689 You can never stop trying to rise to the top. 347 00:20:30,000 --> 00:20:30,655 Go. 348 00:20:37,724 --> 00:20:39,000 [narrator] As Shawn motors off... 349 00:20:40,827 --> 00:20:42,000 ...back out on the ice... 350 00:20:43,379 --> 00:20:45,413 [John speaking] 351 00:20:46,689 --> 00:20:48,206 [Chris speaking] 352 00:20:52,137 --> 00:20:54,241 [narrator] ...Chris McCully chases gold. 353 00:20:55,448 --> 00:20:57,344 [Chris speaking] 354 00:21:06,137 --> 00:21:08,034 [John] Heck yeah, baby. 355 00:21:08,034 --> 00:21:11,655 We're gonna give them all a run for their money, for darn sure. 356 00:21:12,586 --> 00:21:14,000 [Chris] Hey, John, you got a copy? 357 00:21:15,172 --> 00:21:16,137 [John speaking] 358 00:21:17,241 --> 00:21:19,137 [Chris speaking] 359 00:21:19,137 --> 00:21:22,103 [John speaking] 360 00:21:24,896 --> 00:21:26,724 [Chris] I'm gonna start heading up. 361 00:21:27,379 --> 00:21:29,241 [John speaking] 362 00:21:32,724 --> 00:21:34,965 [Chris] I prospected great ground. 363 00:21:34,965 --> 00:21:37,172 It turned out to be better than I expected. 364 00:21:37,172 --> 00:21:41,620 I mean, it was gold the entire time, nonstop. 365 00:21:41,620 --> 00:21:44,586 And really, we just getting started on this pastry. 366 00:21:45,551 --> 00:21:46,793 [whistles] 367 00:21:50,275 --> 00:21:53,379 It looks like the gold goes in all these directions. 368 00:21:55,275 --> 00:21:56,344 Right. 369 00:21:56,344 --> 00:21:59,655 Meanwhile, Mr. Gold's out on his snow machine. 370 00:21:59,655 --> 00:22:00,931 That's fine for me. 371 00:22:00,931 --> 00:22:03,068 I'm just gonna keep loading up this box 372 00:22:03,068 --> 00:22:05,413 while he's out there chasing trophies. 373 00:22:05,413 --> 00:22:08,482 So, I think everybody is still caught onto this race day. 374 00:22:08,482 --> 00:22:10,206 You're just racing for the podium. 375 00:22:10,206 --> 00:22:12,931 I rather race for the riches. 376 00:22:12,931 --> 00:22:15,896 So, while they go partying, I'm out here getting gold, 377 00:22:15,896 --> 00:22:18,000 and I'm totally fine with that. 378 00:22:19,344 --> 00:22:22,206 That dive, it's a big win, for sure, a big win. 379 00:22:25,379 --> 00:22:27,206 [narrator] While one team is done for the day, 380 00:22:30,793 --> 00:22:32,827 [Kris] There's gonna be no problems today, my friend. 381 00:22:32,827 --> 00:22:33,896 [Daniel] I have no fear right now. 382 00:22:33,896 --> 00:22:36,413 Started up the air compressor. 383 00:22:36,413 --> 00:22:38,448 [narrator] Another is yet to get in the water. 384 00:22:39,586 --> 00:22:42,724 Rule number one, plan your escape. 385 00:22:42,724 --> 00:22:45,068 Make sure your hose is not wrapped up, 386 00:22:45,068 --> 00:22:47,517 your ear line is not wrapped up on anything. 387 00:22:47,517 --> 00:22:50,827 - If it gets wrapped up, I cannot save you. - Yeah. 388 00:22:52,137 --> 00:22:53,793 [Kris] So, the crawler isn't here yet. 389 00:22:53,793 --> 00:22:56,517 And my whole season is depending on that. 390 00:22:56,517 --> 00:22:58,379 But that's okay. 391 00:22:58,379 --> 00:23:01,482 And the engine wasn't working for the dumbest reason ever. 392 00:23:01,482 --> 00:23:03,137 But whatever, it's fixed now. 393 00:23:03,137 --> 00:23:05,344 We're gonna get the first of our rookie divers off, 394 00:23:05,344 --> 00:23:06,551 my buddy Daniel, 395 00:23:06,551 --> 00:23:09,103 and hopefully get the first gold of the season. 396 00:23:09,103 --> 00:23:11,310 Better late than never, right? 397 00:23:11,310 --> 00:23:12,931 [Daniel] Getting ready to go in. 398 00:23:12,931 --> 00:23:14,344 Nerves are picking up a little bit. 399 00:23:14,344 --> 00:23:16,241 But I can handle it. 400 00:23:16,241 --> 00:23:18,482 Nothing to fear but fear itself, right? 401 00:23:24,827 --> 00:23:27,413 - Good. You got him here. - [Daniel breathing] 402 00:23:28,172 --> 00:23:29,275 [Andy] Okay, Daniel. 403 00:23:29,896 --> 00:23:30,827 This side. 404 00:23:31,724 --> 00:23:34,000 - [Kris] Check. Check. - [Daniel] Roger. 405 00:23:44,000 --> 00:23:45,586 Starting my first dive. 406 00:23:50,896 --> 00:23:52,448 [Kris] Okay, are you at the bottom of the hole? 407 00:23:53,206 --> 00:23:54,620 [Daniel] Yeah. 408 00:23:54,620 --> 00:23:58,965 Okay. I want you to make sure your umbilical's on, uh, the good side. 409 00:23:58,965 --> 00:24:01,344 You know, the, the furtherest point away. 410 00:24:01,344 --> 00:24:02,448 [Daniel breathing in rhythm] 411 00:24:06,034 --> 00:24:08,413 [Kris] You know what? Your breathing is great. 412 00:24:08,413 --> 00:24:10,034 You're doing a good job so far. 413 00:24:10,034 --> 00:24:13,000 A lot of people start hyperventilating. [chuckles] right away. 414 00:24:13,586 --> 00:24:14,517 [Daniel] Roger that. 415 00:24:17,862 --> 00:24:19,793 [Kris] All right! That's what I wanna hear. 416 00:24:19,793 --> 00:24:21,827 And I want you to clear off that cobble. 417 00:24:21,827 --> 00:24:24,586 That's a good way to start the day off. 418 00:24:24,586 --> 00:24:26,655 - [Andrew coughs] - [Kris] Are you okay? 419 00:24:26,655 --> 00:24:29,137 - Yeah, I just puked up in that bathroom. - [Kris] Okay. 420 00:24:30,551 --> 00:24:33,724 - Well, don't worry, you'll be okay. - [Andrew coughs] 421 00:24:33,724 --> 00:24:35,413 - [vomiting] - Don't do that [bleep] under the water. 422 00:24:36,517 --> 00:24:37,620 [Andy speaking] 423 00:24:38,241 --> 00:24:39,172 [Andrew] I don't know. 424 00:24:39,965 --> 00:24:40,931 Well, we'll give him the chance, 425 00:24:40,931 --> 00:24:42,482 but I guess I'll stand next to the dive hole 426 00:24:42,482 --> 00:24:44,275 - so I can help him out. - [Kris] Oh. 427 00:24:45,827 --> 00:24:47,551 [Andy] What's he gonna do? Puke in the mask? 428 00:24:47,551 --> 00:24:51,034 As in what, he's gonna take the mask off to try to clean it? 429 00:24:51,034 --> 00:24:54,965 The plan today was getting both of our new divers in the water and tested out. 430 00:24:54,965 --> 00:24:56,896 But Andrew's still puking his guts out, 431 00:24:56,896 --> 00:24:59,034 so I don't think he's gonna dive. 432 00:25:00,586 --> 00:25:01,965 [Andy speaking] 433 00:25:01,965 --> 00:25:04,068 [Andrew speaking] 434 00:25:04,068 --> 00:25:06,620 [Andy speaking] You've got some puke on your face right here, dude. 435 00:25:06,620 --> 00:25:08,862 [Kris] Truth is... The other side. The other side. 436 00:25:08,862 --> 00:25:12,206 Truth is, do you think I should risk putting you underneath there? 437 00:25:13,413 --> 00:25:15,103 You... You tell me right now. 438 00:25:15,724 --> 00:25:17,137 [Andy speaking] 439 00:25:19,068 --> 00:25:21,172 Okay Well, let's wait till tomorrow. 440 00:25:21,172 --> 00:25:24,965 Okay. Just 'cause I wanna give you the best shot you can do, dude. 441 00:25:24,965 --> 00:25:26,724 I really want you to work out. 442 00:25:29,793 --> 00:25:32,413 Sorry, you don't have to siphon gas very often. 443 00:25:33,310 --> 00:25:34,931 [laughing] 444 00:25:34,931 --> 00:25:36,068 Once in a while. 445 00:25:37,206 --> 00:25:39,689 Andrew's out. And then there was one. 446 00:25:41,448 --> 00:25:43,862 They've been down about an hour without a problem. 447 00:25:43,862 --> 00:25:44,965 I'm happy. 448 00:25:48,103 --> 00:25:49,103 [Daniel] I'm... 449 00:25:55,275 --> 00:25:56,413 Yeah, stand up. 450 00:25:56,413 --> 00:25:58,379 Stamp your feet. Wiggle around. 451 00:25:58,379 --> 00:25:59,655 Just try to make it work. 452 00:26:01,862 --> 00:26:03,448 [Daniel speaking] 453 00:26:05,724 --> 00:26:08,931 [Kris] Okay. Fine. You did a pretty good job, if you wanna call it a day. 454 00:26:09,448 --> 00:26:10,413 [Daniel] Coming up. 455 00:26:13,655 --> 00:26:15,586 [Kris] You did a pretty good job. 456 00:26:15,586 --> 00:26:18,586 So, how do you like your first ice mining experience? 457 00:26:18,586 --> 00:26:21,551 It was good. I wish I had done better putting my hose in 458 00:26:21,551 --> 00:26:22,724 because I could go longer. 459 00:26:22,724 --> 00:26:24,172 [Kris] You know what, though, you did a better job 460 00:26:24,172 --> 00:26:25,655 than I thought you were gonna do. 461 00:26:25,655 --> 00:26:26,758 So good job. 462 00:26:26,758 --> 00:26:28,931 - I don't know if that's... - It's a compliment. 463 00:26:28,931 --> 00:26:31,172 That's a compliment, you know. 464 00:26:31,172 --> 00:26:33,758 Only got a few flakes. Not enough to do a clean out. 465 00:26:33,758 --> 00:26:35,724 Everything that's happened so far, 466 00:26:35,724 --> 00:26:37,758 I'm gonna call this a win. The hell with it. 467 00:26:37,758 --> 00:26:39,793 At least we got a diver down. 468 00:26:39,793 --> 00:26:41,551 Thank you. 469 00:26:41,551 --> 00:26:44,448 Daniel got some experience, and it seems like he might be a diamond in the rough. 470 00:26:44,448 --> 00:26:46,931 Once we get the crawler, we'll be in good shape. 471 00:26:46,931 --> 00:26:49,448 Success. He did a great job. 472 00:26:49,448 --> 00:26:53,344 He exceeded the expectations that I had for him. 473 00:26:53,344 --> 00:26:56,068 I think he's gonna work out just fine. 474 00:26:59,586 --> 00:27:00,965 [narrator] Eleven miles east. 475 00:27:02,448 --> 00:27:06,379 We've got all the major parts to the buggle put together. 476 00:27:06,379 --> 00:27:09,068 Got the main pump and engine running. 477 00:27:09,068 --> 00:27:11,827 [narrator] After several heart-stopping delays, 478 00:27:11,827 --> 00:27:14,448 Vernon Adkison is finally on the verge 479 00:27:14,448 --> 00:27:17,068 of getting some ice mining on the books. 480 00:27:17,068 --> 00:27:20,103 We sent out somebody in the water here in a few minutes. 481 00:27:20,103 --> 00:27:24,310 And right after that, we'll be putting some gold in the box. 482 00:27:24,310 --> 00:27:27,793 It certainly hasn't been easy, but finally, finally, 483 00:27:27,793 --> 00:27:29,379 it's showtime. 484 00:27:29,379 --> 00:27:33,965 I went out and found some of the best divers in the gold mining business. 485 00:27:33,965 --> 00:27:35,310 Larry's first up. 486 00:27:35,310 --> 00:27:37,172 He's dived all over the world. 487 00:27:37,172 --> 00:27:41,241 He's totally, absolutely, a complete pro. 488 00:27:41,241 --> 00:27:42,793 I was lucky to get him. 489 00:27:42,793 --> 00:27:45,068 I can't wait to see what he produces. 490 00:27:46,482 --> 00:27:47,551 Okay, Larry. 491 00:28:10,413 --> 00:28:12,000 [Larry speaking] 492 00:28:13,758 --> 00:28:14,758 [Vernon speaking] 493 00:28:17,137 --> 00:28:18,482 [Larry speaking] 494 00:28:18,482 --> 00:28:19,793 All right. 495 00:28:22,034 --> 00:28:25,000 [Larry speaking] 496 00:28:25,000 --> 00:28:28,344 [Vernon] Well, I mean, I'm thinking, especially the other one... 497 00:28:28,344 --> 00:28:29,620 [Larry speaking] 498 00:28:35,448 --> 00:28:36,310 [Vernon speaking] 499 00:28:37,137 --> 00:28:38,103 [Larry speaking] Gosh. 500 00:28:47,172 --> 00:28:48,620 [Larry speaking] 501 00:28:48,620 --> 00:28:49,793 Gosh! 502 00:28:51,206 --> 00:28:52,034 [Vernon speaking] 503 00:28:52,620 --> 00:28:54,034 [Larry speaking] 504 00:29:17,965 --> 00:29:18,965 Bam! 505 00:29:19,689 --> 00:29:22,689 [Vernon speaking] 506 00:29:22,689 --> 00:29:25,482 Unbelievable. Larry's airline froze up. 507 00:29:25,482 --> 00:29:28,344 And just like that, he had no air at all. 508 00:29:28,344 --> 00:29:29,758 It has to be terrifying, 509 00:29:29,758 --> 00:29:32,793 even for an experienced diver like him. 510 00:29:32,793 --> 00:29:34,655 It's been one thing after another. 511 00:29:39,379 --> 00:29:41,137 - Start this again. - All right. 512 00:29:42,517 --> 00:29:43,793 We're gonna try it again. 513 00:29:43,793 --> 00:29:45,448 We've got everything sorted out. 514 00:29:45,448 --> 00:29:49,551 We've taken some precautions to prevent another freeze up. 515 00:29:49,551 --> 00:29:51,275 There are no guarantees in this game. 516 00:30:02,448 --> 00:30:03,379 [Larry speaking] 517 00:30:03,379 --> 00:30:06,551 [Vernon speaking] 518 00:30:06,551 --> 00:30:07,620 [Larry speaking] 519 00:30:12,655 --> 00:30:14,517 [Vernon] Okay, Larry, check the air. 520 00:30:16,931 --> 00:30:18,000 [Larry speaking] 521 00:30:19,655 --> 00:30:21,275 [Vernon speaking] 522 00:30:22,827 --> 00:30:23,931 [Larry speaking] 523 00:30:29,965 --> 00:30:33,379 [Vernon speaking] 524 00:30:34,758 --> 00:30:38,000 After a very rocky start, 525 00:30:38,000 --> 00:30:40,206 he's actually seeing visible gold. 526 00:30:40,206 --> 00:30:41,689 He's only been down a few minutes. 527 00:30:41,689 --> 00:30:43,931 We haven't hit the motherload yet, but... 528 00:30:45,068 --> 00:30:46,758 ...at least we're into visible gold. 529 00:30:47,482 --> 00:30:49,482 [Larry speaking] 530 00:30:50,620 --> 00:30:51,517 Yes. 531 00:30:51,517 --> 00:30:52,862 [Larry speaking] 532 00:30:57,172 --> 00:30:58,137 [Vernon] Oh, boy. 533 00:30:58,827 --> 00:31:01,482 A rock jam. Of course. 534 00:31:01,482 --> 00:31:04,724 At this point, it's just a matter of what's gonna happen next. 535 00:31:11,103 --> 00:31:14,137 All right. You stay here and communicate with him. 536 00:31:15,827 --> 00:31:16,827 Okay. 537 00:31:17,379 --> 00:31:18,586 Throttle down. 538 00:31:20,275 --> 00:31:23,344 Open up the dump valve slowly. 539 00:31:24,413 --> 00:31:25,275 [Larry exclaims] 540 00:31:25,275 --> 00:31:26,275 [bleep] 541 00:31:28,206 --> 00:31:29,448 [Yvonne speaking] What? 542 00:31:31,724 --> 00:31:32,862 [Larry speaking] 543 00:31:33,793 --> 00:31:35,827 [Vernon speaking] 544 00:31:35,827 --> 00:31:38,827 [Larry speaking] 545 00:31:38,827 --> 00:31:41,206 [Vernon speaking] 546 00:31:41,206 --> 00:31:42,310 [Larry] Oh! 547 00:31:42,310 --> 00:31:44,000 [Vernon speaking] 548 00:31:50,379 --> 00:31:54,551 Well, this is about as frustrating as a day can be out here on the ice. 549 00:31:54,551 --> 00:31:56,896 At this point, I wouldn't blame Larry 550 00:31:56,896 --> 00:31:59,517 if he just told us all to go take a hike. 551 00:31:59,517 --> 00:32:01,827 Not ideal to say the least. 552 00:32:02,724 --> 00:32:04,379 [Larry] I'm gonna call it for the day. 553 00:32:04,379 --> 00:32:07,551 I got clocked in the head pretty hard by that dump valve line. 554 00:32:07,551 --> 00:32:09,068 It knocked me off the 8-inch hose 555 00:32:09,068 --> 00:32:11,206 and sent me back to the ocean floor. 556 00:32:11,206 --> 00:32:12,586 Rang my bell pretty good. 557 00:32:15,448 --> 00:32:17,965 [Vernon] It's been a very interesting day. 558 00:32:17,965 --> 00:32:23,620 We had, like, at least four that I could count near-death events. 559 00:32:23,620 --> 00:32:25,482 [chuckles] But we survived them all. 560 00:32:25,482 --> 00:32:28,103 Tomorrow, when we start her up, 561 00:32:28,103 --> 00:32:30,517 I don't think we're gonna have all those problems. 562 00:32:30,517 --> 00:32:32,586 And I feel better knowing that, uh, 563 00:32:32,586 --> 00:32:34,517 I'm leaving and you guys are up and running, 564 00:32:34,517 --> 00:32:36,965 and hopefully all of the bad stuff we've gotten out of the way, 565 00:32:36,965 --> 00:32:40,068 and it'll be smooth sailing from here. So... 566 00:32:40,068 --> 00:32:43,448 - Well, you know you could stay a couple more days. - [both laugh] 567 00:32:43,448 --> 00:32:45,517 [Yvonne] He doesn't know about my limit. 568 00:32:45,517 --> 00:32:46,758 [Yvonne and Vernon laugh] 569 00:32:49,551 --> 00:32:50,620 [Shawn] Yeah. 570 00:32:53,482 --> 00:32:55,517 [narrator] As Shawn heads into the final stretch, 571 00:32:55,517 --> 00:32:56,896 he's finding his groove, 572 00:32:57,931 --> 00:33:01,655 hitting speeds over 115 miles an hour. 573 00:33:03,137 --> 00:33:04,413 [Shawn] On the move. 574 00:33:07,724 --> 00:33:09,379 [narrator] While over on Tomcod... 575 00:33:11,000 --> 00:33:12,068 [Nate] This is so fun. 576 00:33:14,965 --> 00:33:17,137 [Zeke speaking] 577 00:33:17,137 --> 00:33:18,896 [Nate speaking] 578 00:33:18,896 --> 00:33:21,620 ...[narrator] Nate Wednesday is also finding a groove 579 00:33:21,620 --> 00:33:24,103 on his first dive under the ice. 580 00:33:24,103 --> 00:33:27,379 [Nate speaking] 581 00:33:27,379 --> 00:33:29,000 Probably like eight inches down. 582 00:33:29,724 --> 00:33:31,413 [Nate] Roger. Roger. 583 00:33:31,413 --> 00:33:33,551 Nate had never dredged before I came to know him, 584 00:33:33,551 --> 00:33:37,344 but last summer, it was obvious that he was a natural at it. 585 00:33:37,344 --> 00:33:40,655 It appears that he is a naturalized miner as well. 586 00:33:40,655 --> 00:33:44,827 I think a lot of guys would struggle diving at these depths in the dark, 587 00:33:44,827 --> 00:33:46,689 like, under these pressure ridges, 588 00:33:46,689 --> 00:33:48,482 um, these temperatures. 589 00:33:48,482 --> 00:33:51,241 But Nate takes to it like he's been doing it for years. 590 00:33:52,172 --> 00:33:54,034 [Nate speaking] 591 00:33:56,655 --> 00:33:58,379 [crew member speaking] 592 00:34:00,724 --> 00:34:01,862 [Zeke speaking] 593 00:34:01,862 --> 00:34:03,758 - [Zeke] Hey, Nate? - [Nate] What's up? 594 00:34:03,758 --> 00:34:06,448 Uh, I think I wanna wrap it up for today, 595 00:34:06,448 --> 00:34:09,275 uh, and get everything put away before it gets dark. 596 00:34:10,517 --> 00:34:13,586 [Nate speaking] 597 00:34:13,586 --> 00:34:15,724 My plan was to have a four-man dive team 598 00:34:15,724 --> 00:34:18,724 so we could put a massive amount of hours on the box all the way along. 599 00:34:18,724 --> 00:34:20,517 Now that Nate's got its feet wet, 600 00:34:20,517 --> 00:34:23,793 we're ready to unleash the four-headed monster and get after it. 601 00:34:23,793 --> 00:34:26,724 I couldn't be more stoked about how this is going down. 602 00:34:26,724 --> 00:34:29,000 First dive. Go, Nate. 603 00:34:30,551 --> 00:34:32,103 - Whoo! - [Nate] All right. 604 00:34:32,103 --> 00:34:33,241 Yeah, baby! 605 00:34:33,241 --> 00:34:35,034 [Zeke] Yeah, high five. 606 00:34:35,034 --> 00:34:36,724 - [bleep] - [Zeke] That was rocking. 607 00:34:38,344 --> 00:34:39,724 [Nate] Oh, dude, it was so dope. 608 00:34:45,344 --> 00:34:47,310 [piano music playing] 609 00:34:58,724 --> 00:34:59,724 [wood slide whistle plays] 610 00:35:38,379 --> 00:35:39,517 [cymbals clash] 611 00:35:49,724 --> 00:35:53,241 [Zeke] Well, I got my little cleanup sleuths out here. 612 00:35:53,241 --> 00:35:56,241 We got the concentrates from our first hole. 613 00:35:56,241 --> 00:35:58,103 The price of gold's super high right now. 614 00:35:58,103 --> 00:36:00,275 All-time historic gold price high. 615 00:36:00,275 --> 00:36:02,689 So, we're definitely in the right business. 616 00:36:02,689 --> 00:36:04,896 [narrator] After Nate's rookie ice dive, 617 00:36:04,896 --> 00:36:08,896 Zeke Tenhoff is hoping to speed onto the leaderboard. 618 00:36:08,896 --> 00:36:10,275 I would say with this 8-inch dredge, 619 00:36:10,275 --> 00:36:14,206 it's probably like, you know, 10, 12 hours of diving per hole. 620 00:36:14,206 --> 00:36:15,827 It's the first cleanout of the season. 621 00:36:15,827 --> 00:36:17,862 Nate went down on his first dive under the ice 622 00:36:17,862 --> 00:36:19,586 and he crushed it. 623 00:36:19,586 --> 00:36:22,103 I'm not really expecting a huge number for this cleanup, 624 00:36:22,103 --> 00:36:24,517 but I'm encouraged that we're really starting to pick up the pace 625 00:36:24,517 --> 00:36:27,275 and we're gonna start really piling up some gold here. 626 00:36:29,413 --> 00:36:31,793 [crew member] Oh, yeah, this is definitely gold. 627 00:36:31,793 --> 00:36:36,413 I'm gonna light up this torch and dry this gold out outside. 628 00:36:46,413 --> 00:36:48,517 Uh, what have we got? 629 00:36:49,689 --> 00:36:51,655 Two point eight seven. 630 00:36:51,655 --> 00:36:53,551 - Decent. Decent. - [Nate] Decent. 631 00:36:53,551 --> 00:36:57,275 [narrator] Two point eight seven ounces is worth $5,400. 632 00:36:57,275 --> 00:37:01,931 And Zeke and company finally get their names up in lights. 633 00:37:01,931 --> 00:37:03,827 So that's good. 634 00:37:03,827 --> 00:37:05,620 It's not a bad number to start out with, 635 00:37:05,620 --> 00:37:08,724 but I'm aiming for a much bigger take over this ice season. 636 00:37:08,724 --> 00:37:11,206 I think now that Nate's got his bearings with ice diving, 637 00:37:11,206 --> 00:37:14,206 we've got a pretty powerhouse team across the board. 638 00:37:14,206 --> 00:37:17,068 Pretty soon we're gonna be able to put multiple divers down every day 639 00:37:17,068 --> 00:37:19,068 and the cleanups are just gonna get better and better. 640 00:37:19,068 --> 00:37:21,724 That's why, like, I wanted to have four guys. 641 00:37:21,724 --> 00:37:23,827 It really helps. 642 00:37:23,827 --> 00:37:26,724 - [Nate] Whoo! - [Zeke laughing] 643 00:37:26,724 --> 00:37:29,586 [narrator] Team Tenhoff has crossed the finish line for the day. 644 00:37:30,896 --> 00:37:32,551 And back at the race, 645 00:37:32,551 --> 00:37:36,275 the chequered flag is finally in sight for Mr. Gold. 646 00:37:36,275 --> 00:37:38,586 - [crowd cheering] - That's Shawn. 647 00:37:38,586 --> 00:37:39,931 [crowd continue cheering] 648 00:37:43,137 --> 00:37:45,551 - [woman] That was so awesome. - [Shawn groans in relief] 649 00:37:45,551 --> 00:37:46,620 Did you love that? 650 00:37:46,620 --> 00:37:47,793 [Shawn speaking] 651 00:37:49,517 --> 00:37:51,413 Just as tough as I remember it. 652 00:37:52,034 --> 00:37:53,724 Well, that was a blast. 653 00:37:53,724 --> 00:37:55,172 I finished eighth. 654 00:37:55,172 --> 00:37:56,793 Top 10 finish. 655 00:37:56,793 --> 00:37:59,344 Against all these young kids, I'll take that. 656 00:37:59,344 --> 00:38:01,241 That's enough fun and games for me. 657 00:38:01,241 --> 00:38:03,551 We need to get back to mining. 658 00:38:05,379 --> 00:38:07,482 [narrator] As Shawn leaves with a top 10 finish, 659 00:38:08,827 --> 00:38:10,068 back in Nome... 660 00:38:15,241 --> 00:38:17,379 So far it looks pretty healthy. 661 00:38:17,379 --> 00:38:19,896 Wow, look at that. Mmm. 662 00:38:19,896 --> 00:38:23,517 [narrator] ...Chris McCully is trying to race to the top of the gold count. 663 00:38:23,517 --> 00:38:24,517 [Chris speaking] 664 00:38:27,655 --> 00:38:28,793 Wow. 665 00:38:41,793 --> 00:38:44,000 When opportunity presents itself, 666 00:38:44,000 --> 00:38:46,034 you gotta take every advantage you can. 667 00:38:46,034 --> 00:38:48,068 Shawn entered the Nome-Golovin race. 668 00:38:48,068 --> 00:38:50,689 That means, I'd be mining and he wouldn't. 669 00:38:50,689 --> 00:38:52,862 So, I had to make the most of it. 670 00:38:52,862 --> 00:38:54,689 Just judging what I see in the box, 671 00:38:54,689 --> 00:38:56,448 that is exactly what I did. 672 00:38:56,448 --> 00:38:59,448 The gold down there is absolutely phenomenal. 673 00:38:59,448 --> 00:39:01,448 The final process. 674 00:39:02,655 --> 00:39:04,379 Gold! 675 00:39:06,620 --> 00:39:08,965 Yes. Let's see it. 676 00:39:08,965 --> 00:39:11,000 Really heavy stuff right here. 677 00:39:12,862 --> 00:39:13,965 Here we go. 678 00:39:17,586 --> 00:39:19,000 We've got 40. 679 00:39:19,896 --> 00:39:21,310 One hundred. 680 00:39:22,379 --> 00:39:23,758 Two hundred grams. 681 00:39:24,655 --> 00:39:26,137 Three hundred grams. 682 00:39:27,034 --> 00:39:28,172 Four hundred. 683 00:39:28,965 --> 00:39:30,206 Five hundred. 684 00:39:32,034 --> 00:39:35,137 Six hundred eight grams. 685 00:39:35,137 --> 00:39:37,413 But wait, there's more. 686 00:39:37,413 --> 00:39:39,310 Here's our bonus round. 687 00:39:39,310 --> 00:39:41,172 Look at that, bonus pickers. 688 00:39:42,137 --> 00:39:43,620 Whoa. 689 00:39:43,620 --> 00:39:47,896 Now that bumps it up to 617 grams. 690 00:39:47,896 --> 00:39:51,793 Divided by 31.1. 691 00:39:53,448 --> 00:39:55,724 Twenty ounces. Boom. 692 00:39:55,724 --> 00:39:59,000 [narrator] Twenty ounces is worth $38,000. 693 00:39:59,000 --> 00:40:03,379 And just like that, there's a new leader atop the gold board. 694 00:40:03,379 --> 00:40:04,448 I would say an hour. 695 00:40:05,448 --> 00:40:08,000 Wow. These numbers are bonkers. 696 00:40:08,000 --> 00:40:10,068 The gold kicks up like this, 697 00:40:10,068 --> 00:40:12,000 no one's ever gonna touch us. 698 00:40:12,000 --> 00:40:15,862 Not Mr. Gold, not Mr. Clean, not anybody. 699 00:40:15,862 --> 00:40:18,034 We couldn't be on hotter stuff right now. 700 00:40:18,034 --> 00:40:19,827 We're absolutely smoking. 701 00:40:19,827 --> 00:40:21,000 Just gotta keep it up. 702 00:40:21,586 --> 00:40:22,586 Boom. 703 00:40:23,172 --> 00:40:25,413 Yeah, good job, guys. 704 00:40:25,413 --> 00:40:28,827 [Chris] Time to go and have a nice dinner, buy a pizza, 705 00:40:28,827 --> 00:40:29,931 Ooh! 706 00:40:31,310 --> 00:40:33,827 [narrator] Shawn proved himself in the snow machine race. 707 00:40:35,965 --> 00:40:38,241 But he has fallen back in the race for gold. 708 00:40:40,586 --> 00:40:43,655 Next time on Bering Sea Gold... 709 00:40:43,655 --> 00:40:45,551 It's gonna be amazing. Everything's gonna work. 710 00:40:45,551 --> 00:40:47,068 Everything's gonna be great. 711 00:40:47,068 --> 00:40:48,034 But that would be nice. 712 00:40:50,620 --> 00:40:51,620 Oh, 713 00:40:52,586 --> 00:40:55,344 - [man] Whoo! - [beep] 714 00:40:55,344 --> 00:40:57,172 Ugh! 715 00:40:57,172 --> 00:40:58,586 I'm kind of nervous 'cause he doesn't know how to swim. 716 00:40:58,586 --> 00:40:59,896 [Zeke] You got this, dude. 717 00:41:01,413 --> 00:41:02,655 There's no excuses. 718 00:41:02,655 --> 00:41:04,724 You just gotta do it every day, keep doing it. 719 00:41:05,517 --> 00:41:07,137 Uh, some big chunks down here. 720 00:41:07,137 --> 00:41:08,517 Kinda sketchy. 721 00:41:08,517 --> 00:41:10,241 There it is, baby! 722 00:41:10,241 --> 00:41:11,482 Cable on. 723 00:41:12,034 --> 00:41:14,103 - Attaboy! - Yes! 724 00:41:14,103 --> 00:41:15,172 [Vernon] Oh, good God. 725 00:41:15,172 --> 00:41:16,068 [Chris] Finally. 726 00:41:16,068 --> 00:41:18,655 Uh, that'll put a smile on your face. 727 00:41:18,655 --> 00:41:20,517 - Give me some love, baby. Yeah! - Yeah, about time. 728 00:41:20,517 --> 00:41:23,344 [man speaking] 729 00:41:23,344 --> 00:41:25,068 Andy, pull him up. 730 00:41:25,068 --> 00:41:26,482 This must be... 731 00:41:28,931 --> 00:41:30,172 [Chris] We're just getting going.