1 00:00:08,734 --> 00:00:14,200 Tonight, five bone-chilling tales of icy horror. 2 00:00:14,200 --> 00:00:16,300 This is right into a pressure ridge. 3 00:00:16,300 --> 00:00:18,533 Big pieces of ice overhead. 4 00:00:18,533 --> 00:00:21,634 Zeke is crushed when he feels the squeeze... 5 00:00:22,400 --> 00:00:23,767 of Pressure Ridge. 6 00:00:27,200 --> 00:00:29,400 I'm gonna do this, I'm gonna make this work. 7 00:00:29,400 --> 00:00:31,767 Dreams become nightmares... 8 00:00:31,767 --> 00:00:33,433 when faces Kris faces... 9 00:00:33,433 --> 00:00:36,333 The Crawler. 10 00:00:36,333 --> 00:00:38,233 I've had more things that can go wrong. 11 00:00:38,233 --> 00:00:41,767 Under the ice, Vernon unleashes his... 12 00:00:41,767 --> 00:00:44,266 Two Headed Monster. 13 00:00:44,266 --> 00:00:46,600 Tell Larry, he's gonna have to start working harder. 14 00:00:46,600 --> 00:00:48,033 Get you some gold? 15 00:00:48,033 --> 00:00:49,800 Get it buddy, get it. 16 00:00:49,800 --> 00:00:51,433 Then, Shawn's trapped 17 00:00:51,433 --> 00:00:54,266 in another dimension as he enters... 18 00:00:54,266 --> 00:00:56,600 The Goldless Zone. 19 00:00:57,066 --> 00:00:59,000 No... 20 00:00:59,000 --> 00:01:01,767 And Chris McCully may never be seen again 21 00:01:01,767 --> 00:01:03,467 when he finds himself... 22 00:01:03,467 --> 00:01:04,433 I'm stuck. 23 00:01:04,734 --> 00:01:06,734 Stranded. 24 00:01:07,934 --> 00:01:09,800 Sit tight as Bering Sea Gold 25 00:01:09,800 --> 00:01:12,700 makes your blood run cold and leaves you... 26 00:01:15,000 --> 00:01:16,800 ...gasping for breath. 27 00:01:29,667 --> 00:01:32,800 We got our shack moved to our new spot. 28 00:01:32,800 --> 00:01:37,066 Uh, I cleaned out our first hole over there yesterday 29 00:01:37,066 --> 00:01:39,367 and the gold is getting better and better over here. 30 00:01:39,367 --> 00:01:42,000 Zeke Tenhoff's been on a gold-getting streak. 31 00:01:42,000 --> 00:01:46,000 But, will today be the day he cracks under pressure? 32 00:01:46,000 --> 00:01:48,133 I'm stoked about it, like, we got some momentum 33 00:01:48,133 --> 00:01:51,333 but, right here, this is, like, right into a pressure ridge. 34 00:01:56,200 --> 00:01:59,634 So, I'm gonna have to go out under there, kind of, like, under that pressure ridge 35 00:01:59,634 --> 00:02:01,233 I think to stay on it. 36 00:02:01,233 --> 00:02:03,233 Uh, I'm not looking forward to that. 37 00:02:04,333 --> 00:02:06,400 We've been following a really hot paystreak, 38 00:02:06,400 --> 00:02:10,600 but it seems to be leading us directly under this pressure ridge. 39 00:02:10,600 --> 00:02:14,000 A pressure ridge is caused by the winds and the tides 40 00:02:14,000 --> 00:02:15,600 forcing the ice together 41 00:02:15,600 --> 00:02:18,066 to create an upside down mountain of ice. 42 00:02:18,066 --> 00:02:19,967 For an ice diver, this situation 43 00:02:19,967 --> 00:02:22,867 is as dangerous as it can possibly get. 44 00:02:22,867 --> 00:02:24,533 It creates so many hazards. 45 00:02:24,533 --> 00:02:26,600 It can block out nearly all your lights 46 00:02:26,600 --> 00:02:28,867 so you're just almost mining blind. 47 00:02:28,867 --> 00:02:31,800 The ice beneath the pressure ridge is really jagged. 48 00:02:31,800 --> 00:02:33,734 It's easy to get your tether snagged 49 00:02:33,734 --> 00:02:36,400 and you could get trapped. That's the ultimate nightmare. 50 00:02:49,133 --> 00:02:52,500 This is gonna take some work, so, we are gonna do a double dive today. 51 00:02:52,500 --> 00:02:54,800 First, I'll go down, set it up, 52 00:02:54,800 --> 00:02:56,934 and get us tapped into a new paystreak. 53 00:02:58,567 --> 00:03:00,266 Okay, let's do it. 54 00:03:00,934 --> 00:03:02,600 Once we've got the gold flowing, 55 00:03:02,600 --> 00:03:04,600 then I'll send Nate down and he'll finish it off. 56 00:03:18,066 --> 00:03:19,767 Are you right on top of the pressure ridge? 57 00:03:22,667 --> 00:03:27,233 There's big pieces of ice hanging overhead. 58 00:04:15,900 --> 00:04:17,967 As Zeke scares up the gold... 59 00:04:23,634 --> 00:04:25,066 We've got the engine running, 60 00:04:25,066 --> 00:04:26,533 we've got the heater running. 61 00:04:30,233 --> 00:04:31,734 I think we're ready to go. 62 00:04:31,734 --> 00:04:34,300 Vernon Adkison is about to find out 63 00:04:34,300 --> 00:04:37,667 if two heads are truly better than one. 64 00:04:37,667 --> 00:04:39,700 Today, we're gonna put two divers down. 65 00:04:44,500 --> 00:04:46,333 - How're you feeling, Scott? - Pretty good. 66 00:04:46,333 --> 00:04:47,467 Are we go? 67 00:04:49,800 --> 00:04:52,533 Check out some spots. See if we can get on something. 68 00:04:54,333 --> 00:04:56,533 There's no gentle way to say it. 69 00:04:56,533 --> 00:04:59,433 This winter has sucked so far. 70 00:04:59,433 --> 00:05:02,033 I'm aiming for 200 ounces. 71 00:05:02,033 --> 00:05:04,400 At this rate, I'll be lucky to get 20. 72 00:05:04,400 --> 00:05:07,834 When you're backed against the wall, you've got to take chances. 73 00:05:07,834 --> 00:05:09,900 I'm gonna to do something I've never done before. 74 00:05:09,900 --> 00:05:12,433 Hell, I've never even seen anybody else do it. 75 00:05:12,433 --> 00:05:15,400 And that's sending two divers down at the same time, 76 00:05:15,400 --> 00:05:18,500 and see if I can jumpstart this operation. 77 00:05:18,500 --> 00:05:20,934 That will be something new for around here. 78 00:05:20,934 --> 00:05:22,700 With two divers working together, 79 00:05:22,700 --> 00:05:26,934 one moving rocks and the other working the nozzle, 80 00:05:26,934 --> 00:05:30,300 we should be able to increase productivity quite a bit. 81 00:05:30,300 --> 00:05:31,934 So, here is how it's gonna work. 82 00:05:31,934 --> 00:05:34,800 One diver will be moving rocks out of the way, 83 00:05:34,800 --> 00:05:37,400 and the other diver will be sucking up the gold. 84 00:05:37,400 --> 00:05:41,166 Way more productive, but way the hell more complicated. 85 00:05:41,166 --> 00:05:44,000 It's bad enough with one diver down there, 86 00:05:44,000 --> 00:05:46,800 but with two, it's got to be off the charts. 87 00:05:46,800 --> 00:05:49,133 Twice as many lines could get tangled. 88 00:05:49,133 --> 00:05:51,867 This is why you never see anybody doing it. 89 00:05:51,867 --> 00:05:53,700 We'll hit the cobble pile and see if they went 90 00:05:53,700 --> 00:05:55,700 through the clay or just took the top layer. 91 00:05:55,700 --> 00:05:57,166 Exactly, right. 92 00:05:57,166 --> 00:06:00,233 Luckily, I've got two very experienced divers. 93 00:06:00,233 --> 00:06:01,433 Larry and Scott. 94 00:06:02,133 --> 00:06:05,100 - Good? - Good. 95 00:06:05,100 --> 00:06:06,967 Hopefully, they'll be able to communicate 96 00:06:06,967 --> 00:06:08,700 and we'll be able to pull this off. 97 00:06:08,700 --> 00:06:11,200 If they can't do it, no one can. 98 00:06:11,200 --> 00:06:12,700 Thought you'd be down there already. 99 00:06:12,700 --> 00:06:14,300 I'm ready, get out of my way. 100 00:06:40,200 --> 00:06:42,333 Okay, I've got both divers down. 101 00:06:56,867 --> 00:06:58,333 We're in the general area 102 00:06:58,333 --> 00:07:01,300 where we got some really good gold in the past. 103 00:07:11,800 --> 00:07:13,300 That rock man 104 00:07:13,300 --> 00:07:15,967 is really loosening up that material for the nozzle. 105 00:07:23,367 --> 00:07:25,900 Now, this will speed up the operation quite a bit. 106 00:07:32,734 --> 00:07:35,166 You can get the two-diver method down pat, 107 00:07:35,166 --> 00:07:36,734 but if you're not finding the gold, 108 00:07:36,734 --> 00:07:38,233 it doesn't amount to jack. 109 00:07:40,967 --> 00:07:44,033 And it'll cost an arm and a leg to boot. 110 00:07:44,033 --> 00:07:46,166 Sometimes what you gotta do is 111 00:07:46,166 --> 00:07:48,233 keep plugging away until you hit. 112 00:08:32,634 --> 00:08:34,300 Yeah, yeah. We can see it up here. 113 00:08:45,400 --> 00:08:47,967 Right now, we're in the plugging away mode. 114 00:08:49,066 --> 00:08:50,433 We're cranking right now. 115 00:08:56,934 --> 00:08:58,367 Let's get these on and tightened up. 116 00:08:58,367 --> 00:09:00,667 I've tightened those on and there's a couple more bolts 117 00:09:00,667 --> 00:09:02,333 I have to tighten up too. 118 00:09:02,333 --> 00:09:06,333 Power saw. This doesn't have the cord. 119 00:09:06,333 --> 00:09:09,467 I got it all. Where's that bag I handed you? 120 00:09:09,467 --> 00:09:10,900 I don't [bleep] know. 121 00:09:10,900 --> 00:09:13,266 Kris Kelly is about to unleash... 122 00:09:13,266 --> 00:09:14,867 his latest creation. 123 00:09:15,634 --> 00:09:17,367 The Crawler. 124 00:09:18,900 --> 00:09:22,367 I'm just desperate to get this going and make this work. 125 00:09:22,367 --> 00:09:24,967 Desperate. We're running out of time this season. 126 00:09:24,967 --> 00:09:26,700 - I know. - We're running out of time. 127 00:09:28,133 --> 00:09:31,233 Winter's about halfway over right now and we have no gold. 128 00:09:31,233 --> 00:09:34,300 Let me repeat that. No gold. 129 00:09:34,300 --> 00:09:37,333 The Crawler's gonna be the thing that turns our season around. 130 00:09:37,333 --> 00:09:39,467 Right now, it's just proving way more of a bitch 131 00:09:39,467 --> 00:09:42,000 to get set up than I imagined. 132 00:09:42,000 --> 00:09:44,133 But, today, we are putting the final pieces on 133 00:09:44,133 --> 00:09:45,934 and we'll be ready for our close up. 134 00:09:47,100 --> 00:09:48,900 Last day of working on the crawler. 135 00:09:48,900 --> 00:09:51,567 Really, we have everything ready to rock and roll. 136 00:09:51,567 --> 00:09:53,600 I was sitting having coffee with my friend today, 137 00:09:53,600 --> 00:09:56,000 and he goes, "Did you check the camera angle?" 138 00:09:56,000 --> 00:09:57,467 I'm like, "No, I'll check them in the water." 139 00:09:57,467 --> 00:09:59,634 He goes, "No, you should really check the camera angle." 140 00:09:59,634 --> 00:10:02,233 So, I thought about it for five seconds and I'm like, 141 00:10:02,233 --> 00:10:03,467 "That's a great idea." 142 00:10:04,300 --> 00:10:05,533 Hook me up to power. 143 00:10:06,634 --> 00:10:07,500 Power. 144 00:10:09,233 --> 00:10:11,567 So, there's gonna be three cameras on this bad boy. 145 00:10:13,000 --> 00:10:15,967 One facing the back, and the hoses and umbilicals, 146 00:10:15,967 --> 00:10:18,867 one facing forwards, so we can see where we're working, 147 00:10:18,867 --> 00:10:21,467 and the most important one looking at the nozzle 148 00:10:21,467 --> 00:10:24,000 to see if there's gold coming up the hose. 149 00:10:24,000 --> 00:10:27,166 And if there is, hopefully we can just sit in a nice warm shed 150 00:10:27,166 --> 00:10:28,934 drinking coffee and counting our money. 151 00:10:31,300 --> 00:10:33,166 - Okay, we're good? - Yeah. 152 00:10:35,166 --> 00:10:37,600 - There you go. - Oh, there we go. 153 00:10:37,600 --> 00:10:38,967 Then we come back over here. 154 00:10:52,100 --> 00:10:53,967 I'm ten times better looking than you, 155 00:10:53,967 --> 00:10:55,667 so what does that say about you? 156 00:10:57,133 --> 00:10:58,767 My ass looks better than 157 00:11:00,133 --> 00:11:02,667 My left ball is way better looking than you. 158 00:11:03,667 --> 00:11:05,367 Got more hair 159 00:11:08,166 --> 00:11:10,166 - That is [bleep] awesome! - Yeah, it is. 160 00:11:12,100 --> 00:11:16,033 That's, that's a success. That's [bleep] money, baby. 161 00:11:17,100 --> 00:11:18,433 - All right? - Yeah. 162 00:11:18,433 --> 00:11:19,734 Now for the next. 163 00:11:19,734 --> 00:11:23,767 Oh, I love being kind of smart, you know. 164 00:11:23,767 --> 00:11:26,867 So, camera number one that we installed right next to the nozzle, 165 00:11:26,867 --> 00:11:29,233 probably the most important camera, 166 00:11:29,233 --> 00:11:30,900 I think we will be able to see gold. 167 00:11:30,900 --> 00:11:33,867 Do you think we'll be able to see gold [bleep]? 168 00:11:33,867 --> 00:11:36,266 Yeah. That one was looks great. 169 00:11:36,266 --> 00:11:37,700 Okay. Camera number two... 170 00:11:41,100 --> 00:11:44,133 Yeah, that's perfect. We're going to camera number three, 171 00:11:44,133 --> 00:11:46,567 and that's the camera that faces backwards. 172 00:11:48,033 --> 00:11:48,800 Perfect! 173 00:11:52,433 --> 00:11:55,467 I could see something like 20-30 feet behind you. 174 00:11:55,467 --> 00:11:57,066 - Yeah, that's what we want. - Yeah. 175 00:11:57,066 --> 00:12:00,834 We want to be able to see the hoses, the umbilical, rocks behind us. 176 00:12:00,834 --> 00:12:02,967 I think it's gonna work out real well for us. 177 00:12:03,834 --> 00:12:05,200 Finally, everything is set. 178 00:12:05,200 --> 00:12:07,100 We can get The Crawler out on the claim, 179 00:12:07,100 --> 00:12:09,734 underneath the water and finally start making some money. 180 00:12:10,634 --> 00:12:12,600 Booyah, baby, I wanna see gold 181 00:12:12,600 --> 00:12:14,433 on top of my operation! 182 00:12:18,567 --> 00:12:20,333 Out on the frigid ice... 183 00:12:22,467 --> 00:12:24,934 a miner's life could change forever. 184 00:12:25,967 --> 00:12:28,066 Stranded. 185 00:12:35,100 --> 00:12:37,667 Looking to retake the top spot in the gold count, 186 00:12:37,667 --> 00:12:40,400 young gun Chris McCully is on the hunt 187 00:12:40,400 --> 00:12:41,467 for a new paystreak. 188 00:12:44,567 --> 00:12:45,900 So, my goal this winter 189 00:12:45,900 --> 00:12:48,567 is to get the most gold out of anybody else. 190 00:12:48,567 --> 00:12:51,567 And, so far, things have been running so flawless. 191 00:12:51,567 --> 00:12:54,900 Last time out, we finished up a sweet paystreak. 192 00:12:54,900 --> 00:12:58,266 In order for me to keep the gold coming in as good as it's been, 193 00:12:58,266 --> 00:13:01,300 I got to find a new paystreak that's just as killer. 194 00:13:01,300 --> 00:13:03,634 So, today, I'm gonna take advice 195 00:13:03,634 --> 00:13:05,533 from one of the best divers in Nome. 196 00:13:11,700 --> 00:13:15,567 Last summer, Yukon John hit it big on this remote spot. 197 00:13:15,567 --> 00:13:17,300 I'm gonna go ahead and listen to him 198 00:13:17,300 --> 00:13:19,500 and move the entire operation. 199 00:13:19,500 --> 00:13:20,967 This is the hardest thing to move. 200 00:13:44,033 --> 00:13:45,734 Spinning my wheels, man. 201 00:13:46,734 --> 00:13:48,300 Well, 202 00:13:52,000 --> 00:13:55,200 I should've put the shed on skis instead of tires. 203 00:13:55,200 --> 00:13:57,367 The ice is pretty uneven this winter. 204 00:13:57,367 --> 00:13:59,166 And there's a lot of pressure ridges, 205 00:13:59,166 --> 00:14:00,634 there's a lot of cracks. 206 00:14:00,634 --> 00:14:03,367 And it's super easy to get stuck. 207 00:14:03,367 --> 00:14:05,367 And this is not city driving. 208 00:14:06,200 --> 00:14:08,634 If you get your equipment stuck out there, 209 00:14:08,634 --> 00:14:09,867 good luck getting it out. 210 00:14:10,433 --> 00:14:11,634 I think it's gonna work. 211 00:14:21,800 --> 00:14:23,100 Yeah, one more time. 212 00:14:24,266 --> 00:14:25,533 Little bit harder. 213 00:14:33,266 --> 00:14:35,333 Damn it! God! 214 00:14:36,433 --> 00:14:39,266 Life is messing with me right now. 215 00:14:43,500 --> 00:14:47,333 I'm not making any money, like, zilch, zero, nothing. 216 00:14:47,767 --> 00:14:48,967 Nothing is coming. 217 00:14:50,300 --> 00:14:51,166 Zero. 218 00:14:52,533 --> 00:14:54,767 You know, it is what it is. 219 00:14:54,767 --> 00:14:57,300 It could be the end of my season, you never know. 220 00:14:58,734 --> 00:15:02,333 As one miner's season could be headed for an early grave, 221 00:15:03,433 --> 00:15:04,600 across the ice... 222 00:15:10,500 --> 00:15:13,333 Where you going? Where you going? 223 00:15:13,333 --> 00:15:16,567 Chris' chief competition, Shawn Pomrenke, 224 00:15:16,567 --> 00:15:18,467 is looking for his next hot spot. 225 00:15:23,600 --> 00:15:25,233 But he could be headed... 226 00:15:26,900 --> 00:15:28,333 for The Goldless Zone. 227 00:15:47,100 --> 00:15:48,800 This season's been going good. 228 00:15:48,800 --> 00:15:51,233 I got my eyes on a hundred ounces. 229 00:15:51,233 --> 00:15:53,133 I should be on pace, and, hopefully, I'll keep 230 00:15:53,133 --> 00:15:56,233 the competition at bay in the process. 231 00:15:56,233 --> 00:15:59,367 Last time out, I finished up that ancient beach line. 232 00:15:59,367 --> 00:16:00,867 Now, I got to find new ground, 233 00:16:00,867 --> 00:16:02,900 otherwise I'm gonna be dead in the water. 234 00:16:02,900 --> 00:16:04,567 It's gonna do it, it's gonna do it. 235 00:16:13,600 --> 00:16:16,867 Joe said he had a beautiful cut this summer 236 00:16:16,867 --> 00:16:18,100 right under our feet. 237 00:16:18,100 --> 00:16:20,166 So, we're gonna bring out the heavy artillery 238 00:16:20,166 --> 00:16:22,600 get a new hole cut quick and get on it. 239 00:16:23,800 --> 00:16:25,133 This is the hole. 240 00:16:25,133 --> 00:16:26,533 Okay, guys. 241 00:16:26,533 --> 00:16:27,900 Let's go get some gold. 242 00:16:27,900 --> 00:16:29,333 Get it, buddy, get it. 243 00:16:36,367 --> 00:16:38,400 Where's the gold? Let's get it. 244 00:16:41,033 --> 00:16:43,166 Come on, land right on top of it. 245 00:16:43,900 --> 00:16:45,400 How you doing down there, partner? 246 00:16:47,000 --> 00:16:49,900 Yeah, the air is good, suction is good. 247 00:16:49,900 --> 00:16:53,266 Water is good, all systems go. 248 00:16:54,133 --> 00:16:55,400 Engage. 249 00:16:56,834 --> 00:16:59,066 Come on, where's that gold? 250 00:17:00,333 --> 00:17:01,567 Across the claim... 251 00:17:04,967 --> 00:17:06,367 Yeah, there's gold here. 252 00:17:09,133 --> 00:17:11,934 Zeke Tenhoff's reign of gold-getting terror 253 00:17:11,934 --> 00:17:13,166 is in full swing. 254 00:17:37,800 --> 00:17:39,600 It's pretty terrifying, honestly. 255 00:17:47,367 --> 00:17:49,634 We are on good gold, that's what's important. 256 00:17:57,200 --> 00:17:58,767 I'm gonna come up 257 00:17:58,767 --> 00:18:00,533 in the spot that we hit. 258 00:18:00,533 --> 00:18:03,400 Roger that, sounds good. I'm gonna start suiting up. 259 00:18:03,400 --> 00:18:04,400 Okay. 260 00:18:06,333 --> 00:18:07,967 So, this spot is solid. 261 00:18:07,967 --> 00:18:10,300 The gold appears to be nice and tasty. 262 00:18:10,300 --> 00:18:12,033 The pressure ridge is the real deal. 263 00:18:12,033 --> 00:18:14,066 It's super dark and spooky down there. 264 00:18:14,066 --> 00:18:16,734 And the ice overhead is so jagged that I have to keep 265 00:18:16,734 --> 00:18:19,500 constant eyes on my tether to keep it from getting snagged. 266 00:18:21,600 --> 00:18:24,367 All we need to do is be ready. 267 00:18:24,367 --> 00:18:28,300 You've got to be ready to [bleep] fail. It's so sketchy. 268 00:18:28,300 --> 00:18:30,033 Nate's obviously not as experienced. 269 00:18:30,033 --> 00:18:33,100 So, he's gonna have to stay extra vigilant about everything. 270 00:18:33,100 --> 00:18:35,400 The whole situation might freak him out a little. 271 00:18:48,100 --> 00:18:50,367 All right. Yeah, right where I left the nozzle there 272 00:18:50,367 --> 00:18:52,967 is pretty much... there's a bunch of gold over there. 273 00:19:05,100 --> 00:19:08,066 Yeah, keep a close eye on the pressure ridge. 274 00:19:08,066 --> 00:19:11,433 Watch your tether around those ice blocks under the pressure ridge. 275 00:19:30,900 --> 00:19:32,100 Sorry. What was that? 276 00:19:37,233 --> 00:19:38,834 I'm sorry, can you repeat that? 277 00:19:46,967 --> 00:19:47,967 What's that? 278 00:19:52,967 --> 00:19:54,667 I couldn't make any of that out. 279 00:20:54,867 --> 00:20:56,400 Wow! That was close. 280 00:20:57,433 --> 00:20:58,834 Nate's regulator froze up 281 00:20:58,834 --> 00:21:01,567 and he was freaking out trying to get back to the hole, and then, bam! 282 00:21:01,567 --> 00:21:04,533 His tether got snagged around a ice chunk under the pressure ridge. 283 00:21:23,033 --> 00:21:24,033 No air. 284 00:21:25,600 --> 00:21:28,567 Imagine losing air, in the dark, struggling to breathe, 285 00:21:28,567 --> 00:21:32,533 and, then, you get tangled up in the ice and you can't even get back to the surface. 286 00:21:32,533 --> 00:21:34,233 Yeah, that's terrifying. 287 00:21:45,800 --> 00:21:48,600 My concern is that this may have spooked Nate so much 288 00:21:48,600 --> 00:21:49,834 that he might want to bail. 289 00:22:13,600 --> 00:22:16,567 Nate's a total boss. He's not afraid of anything, 290 00:22:16,567 --> 00:22:18,033 and I'm totally here for it. 291 00:22:18,033 --> 00:22:20,166 Yeah, you know, it comes with the territory, 292 00:22:20,166 --> 00:22:22,266 that freeze-ups happen. 293 00:22:27,667 --> 00:22:29,934 We're just trying to get back on the gold. 294 00:22:29,934 --> 00:22:31,967 We are not moving dirt, we are not making money. 295 00:22:31,967 --> 00:22:33,333 And that's why I am here. 296 00:22:34,367 --> 00:22:35,934 It's time for another trip 297 00:22:35,934 --> 00:22:37,400 to the underwater fun house. 298 00:22:38,000 --> 00:22:39,500 One more go-around. 299 00:22:50,066 --> 00:22:51,700 Your airflow still feeling good? 300 00:23:10,133 --> 00:23:11,667 One more inch, stop. 301 00:23:12,700 --> 00:23:14,000 We got it. 302 00:23:14,000 --> 00:23:15,400 That's it. We're ready to go. 303 00:23:15,400 --> 00:23:18,700 We've hit stop. We're gonna move the crawler out right now. 304 00:23:18,700 --> 00:23:21,800 Chris McCully is hoping that lightning will strike 305 00:23:21,800 --> 00:23:25,066 as he unleashes his own Frankenstein's monster. 306 00:23:26,100 --> 00:23:27,467 The Crawler... 307 00:23:29,200 --> 00:23:31,867 I'm ready to go. I've been waiting for this for a month. 308 00:23:33,100 --> 00:23:34,800 It feels like it's been forever. 309 00:23:34,800 --> 00:23:36,300 But we're finally ready. 310 00:23:36,300 --> 00:23:37,900 We're gonna get The Crawler on the ice, 311 00:23:37,900 --> 00:23:39,133 we're gonna put it in the water, 312 00:23:39,133 --> 00:23:41,867 we're gonna finally start getting some gold. Hell, yes! 313 00:23:41,867 --> 00:23:43,100 Hey, we're ready to go. 314 00:23:51,433 --> 00:23:52,967 Pretty beautiful, huh? 315 00:23:52,967 --> 00:23:55,266 My little Crawler on the way to make me money. 316 00:23:56,934 --> 00:23:58,767 I love it when a plan comes together. 317 00:24:00,300 --> 00:24:02,800 I really went out on a limb this year. 318 00:24:02,800 --> 00:24:05,133 I hope it pays off with lots of fruit. 319 00:24:06,166 --> 00:24:07,867 Come on, baby. Come on, baby. 320 00:24:10,867 --> 00:24:13,867 We're ready for this moment. We've already scouted out the location. 321 00:24:13,867 --> 00:24:15,467 Not a lot of overburden, 322 00:24:15,467 --> 00:24:18,533 flat ground and I know this area has lots of gold. 323 00:24:20,066 --> 00:24:22,000 We're ready to hit the ground running. 324 00:24:22,000 --> 00:24:24,767 I'm here, everything's ready. 325 00:24:24,767 --> 00:24:27,033 It's time to show everybody 326 00:24:27,033 --> 00:24:29,400 I'm gonna so this, I'm gonna make this work. 327 00:24:29,400 --> 00:24:30,834 This is gonna make money. 328 00:24:35,166 --> 00:24:38,100 I hope to God this thing's not too heavy for the ice. 329 00:24:39,033 --> 00:24:41,834 Big thick ice is forming on the hole, 330 00:24:41,834 --> 00:24:44,967 which means I don't have to worry about my operation sinking. 331 00:24:46,400 --> 00:24:47,266 I hope. 332 00:24:53,934 --> 00:24:57,266 Only 15 more things to do before we can get The Crawler in the water. 333 00:25:02,734 --> 00:25:05,600 We're getting the command center squared away. 334 00:25:05,600 --> 00:25:09,066 Uh, with this, I'll be able to run my entire operation 335 00:25:09,066 --> 00:25:12,333 while sitting on my ass. And that is the American dream. 336 00:25:13,900 --> 00:25:15,634 Ooh, I'm getting close. 337 00:25:15,634 --> 00:25:17,734 I'm getting close, I can feel it. 338 00:25:17,734 --> 00:25:19,367 It looks good. 339 00:25:19,367 --> 00:25:20,834 Okay, hammer it out. 340 00:25:26,567 --> 00:25:29,166 Let's test the hydraulic system. 341 00:25:29,166 --> 00:25:32,066 We're gonna test the traction and everything right now. 342 00:25:32,066 --> 00:25:34,166 Don't through the one I'm on. 343 00:25:36,300 --> 00:25:38,066 You see one of the tracks moving, or no? 344 00:25:38,900 --> 00:25:40,100 Hey! 345 00:25:40,934 --> 00:25:42,066 That's my track! 346 00:25:42,066 --> 00:25:44,567 Okay. Good, good, good. What about this one? 347 00:25:46,200 --> 00:25:48,834 - Yep. - Successful test. 348 00:25:48,834 --> 00:25:50,700 We have everything set up correctly 349 00:25:51,200 --> 00:25:52,834 in the command center. 350 00:25:52,834 --> 00:25:55,734 Hydraulics are hooked up, suction hose. 351 00:25:55,734 --> 00:25:59,133 Next goes the cameras and lights. 352 00:25:59,133 --> 00:26:00,867 This is actually really exciting. 353 00:26:00,867 --> 00:26:03,934 I feel like a giant weight's been lifted off my shoulders. 354 00:26:03,934 --> 00:26:05,433 It's almost cathartic. 355 00:26:05,433 --> 00:26:07,300 Is everybody ready? 356 00:26:07,300 --> 00:26:09,867 Cameras and lights. Okay, here we go. 357 00:26:11,467 --> 00:26:14,467 This is a new era for Reaper Nation. 358 00:26:14,467 --> 00:26:15,634 Turn the power on. 359 00:26:32,734 --> 00:26:34,333 No, I don't know what's going on. 360 00:26:40,433 --> 00:26:43,233 I don't know why we're not getting power to these. 361 00:26:43,233 --> 00:26:46,700 I don't know, dude. There's more than enough power. 362 00:26:46,700 --> 00:26:50,567 This is stupid. One little itty-bitty thing is stopping me right now. 363 00:26:50,567 --> 00:26:52,433 Something we already tested. 364 00:26:54,767 --> 00:26:56,233 Come on! 365 00:26:56,967 --> 00:26:58,033 Argh! 366 00:26:59,500 --> 00:27:03,900 So, for some strange reason we're not getting 12-volt power 367 00:27:03,900 --> 00:27:06,767 from the battery to these convertors 368 00:27:06,767 --> 00:27:08,667 that hooks up the camera. 369 00:27:08,667 --> 00:27:11,734 Without the cameras, we're not going any further. 370 00:27:11,734 --> 00:27:14,200 It doesn't matter if the hydraulics system works. 371 00:27:14,200 --> 00:27:15,400 Doesn't matter any of that 372 00:27:15,400 --> 00:27:17,634 If I can't see what's going on 373 00:27:17,634 --> 00:27:19,066 through the monitors... 374 00:27:20,266 --> 00:27:21,300 it's not gonna work. 375 00:27:21,934 --> 00:27:23,533 Close, but no good. 376 00:27:26,066 --> 00:27:28,200 We've got to get into the [bleep] water. 377 00:27:41,800 --> 00:27:43,300 Two divers at once... 378 00:27:47,767 --> 00:27:50,367 is proving to be twice as nice 379 00:27:50,367 --> 00:27:51,700 for Vernon Adkison. 380 00:27:56,000 --> 00:27:57,634 Okay. Little more. 381 00:28:04,700 --> 00:28:07,533 How about Larry? Is your temperature okay, Larry? 382 00:28:13,533 --> 00:28:16,233 Tell Larry, he's gonna have to start working harder 383 00:28:16,233 --> 00:28:17,600 to warm himself up. 384 00:28:21,233 --> 00:28:22,467 You all coming up? 385 00:28:26,667 --> 00:28:28,834 They got almost four hours in. 386 00:28:28,834 --> 00:28:30,166 That's a good day's work. 387 00:28:31,600 --> 00:28:33,033 I'm not going to bitch about it. 388 00:28:35,600 --> 00:28:38,367 You're staggering, man. You've been drinking down there or what? 389 00:28:44,433 --> 00:28:46,567 This season's been a ball-buster. 390 00:28:46,567 --> 00:28:48,567 But today, with two divers down, 391 00:28:48,567 --> 00:28:51,033 we've broken the streak of absolute crap. 392 00:28:54,266 --> 00:28:56,734 Both Larry and Scott worked great together. 393 00:28:56,734 --> 00:28:58,467 They pulled it off flawlessly. 394 00:28:58,467 --> 00:29:01,400 Hopefully, this will be the turning point in our season. 395 00:29:01,400 --> 00:29:02,634 They were tearing it up. 396 00:29:03,233 --> 00:29:05,367 I was very pleased to see that 397 00:29:05,367 --> 00:29:08,100 that concept seems to be working. 398 00:29:09,467 --> 00:29:11,533 While Vernon survives the day... 399 00:29:17,133 --> 00:29:18,333 What's up? How're you doing? 400 00:29:22,700 --> 00:29:24,634 After an earlier snag, 401 00:29:24,634 --> 00:29:26,734 Zeke's team is pressing their luck 402 00:29:26,734 --> 00:29:28,600 to squeeze out every last ounce. 403 00:29:29,200 --> 00:29:30,600 How is it going? 404 00:29:42,333 --> 00:29:45,734 Yeah, well, I think we've had enough fun for one day. You can come up. 405 00:29:49,367 --> 00:29:51,100 Hey, coming up. 406 00:29:52,333 --> 00:29:55,233 Despite having to dive under this massive pressure ridge, 407 00:29:55,233 --> 00:29:57,033 we've had a pretty great day all in all. 408 00:29:57,033 --> 00:30:00,967 And Nate really demonstrated that he's not gonna be scared off by anything, 409 00:30:00,967 --> 00:30:03,800 so, he's getting towards A list status in a hurry. 410 00:30:08,767 --> 00:30:10,433 Yeah, tomorrow we're gonna finish off this hole. 411 00:30:10,433 --> 00:30:12,433 We're gonna start melting the next one. 412 00:30:12,433 --> 00:30:15,033 That's a full day for the Tenhoff crew. 413 00:30:25,800 --> 00:30:27,700 While the Tenhoff gang crushed it... 414 00:30:31,967 --> 00:30:33,667 How you doing down there, partner? 415 00:30:37,867 --> 00:30:41,000 Shawn Pomrenke is still trying to get on gold. 416 00:30:43,000 --> 00:30:44,100 No. 417 00:30:46,634 --> 00:30:48,033 But he's hit a dead end. 418 00:30:58,433 --> 00:31:01,367 But, that's just how it goes. 419 00:31:01,367 --> 00:31:04,200 If it were easy, it wouldn't be here. 420 00:31:07,934 --> 00:31:09,967 - Come on up. - I'll be right up. 421 00:31:11,634 --> 00:31:14,066 Feels like I'm in some alternate universe. 422 00:31:14,066 --> 00:31:15,734 I'm trying to get a 100 ounces 423 00:31:15,734 --> 00:31:17,000 trying to stay on top, 424 00:31:17,000 --> 00:31:19,533 fend off Chris McCully, but I'm coming up empty. 425 00:31:20,800 --> 00:31:23,000 There's nothing here, it's a complete bust. 426 00:31:32,433 --> 00:31:34,533 I'm not seeing cha-cha. 427 00:31:41,400 --> 00:31:42,734 It is what it is. 428 00:31:49,634 --> 00:31:50,967 This is not good timing. 429 00:31:51,533 --> 00:31:52,867 Mother, father. 430 00:31:54,266 --> 00:31:56,300 I know Joe is just trying to help us out. 431 00:31:56,300 --> 00:31:58,767 He put us on a spot he believed in. 432 00:31:58,767 --> 00:32:01,233 But the truth is, it set us back. 433 00:32:01,233 --> 00:32:05,233 I'm gonna head back to town, hit the drill logs, see what I can find. 434 00:32:05,233 --> 00:32:07,634 It's been a long time since I've come up dry like this. 435 00:32:09,200 --> 00:32:11,767 It's hurts, it's a killer. 436 00:32:11,767 --> 00:32:14,867 - We'll call that one the [bleep] butthole. - Okay. 437 00:32:14,867 --> 00:32:16,734 The butthole. 438 00:32:16,734 --> 00:32:18,266 We're done with the butthole, 439 00:32:18,266 --> 00:32:20,133 the butthole didn't pay off. 440 00:32:25,900 --> 00:32:29,934 And now, another episode of Social Hour with Vernon. 441 00:32:29,934 --> 00:32:32,066 All right. Well, I'm gonna see what's happening out there 442 00:32:32,066 --> 00:32:34,000 in the world of social media. 443 00:32:45,834 --> 00:32:48,133 - Steve, come on, dammit. - What? 444 00:32:50,433 --> 00:32:54,033 I'm the king of the iceberg. I'm back, Nome, I'm back. 445 00:32:55,834 --> 00:32:57,100 Chill out, okay? 446 00:32:57,100 --> 00:32:59,967 They don't have a weight belt. 447 00:33:01,500 --> 00:33:03,867 I literally had to in a plastic bag this morning. 448 00:33:03,867 --> 00:33:07,834 Oh. You know, I'd probably go with Hurricane Dave. 449 00:33:07,834 --> 00:33:10,867 Because Steve, I'm pretty sure I'd have to wring his [bleep] head off 450 00:33:10,867 --> 00:33:12,166 pretty early in the game. 451 00:33:12,867 --> 00:33:15,667 Dave... him too, 452 00:33:15,667 --> 00:33:18,400 but it's probably still a little bit later on. 453 00:33:18,400 --> 00:33:20,133 This has been another episode of 454 00:33:20,133 --> 00:33:21,800 Social Hour with Vernon. 455 00:33:36,867 --> 00:33:38,533 After a harrowing day, 456 00:33:38,533 --> 00:33:41,000 it's weigh-out time for the Tenhoff team. 457 00:33:41,400 --> 00:33:42,467 Not too bad. 458 00:33:43,266 --> 00:33:44,834 Yeah, that's it. 459 00:33:44,834 --> 00:33:47,200 You've got a little bit of gold there. 460 00:33:47,200 --> 00:33:49,734 Getting the gold in this cleanup was no walk in the park. 461 00:33:49,734 --> 00:33:52,166 Nate almost met his maker in the process. 462 00:33:52,166 --> 00:33:54,700 So, I'm really hoping that it's gonna be worth it. 463 00:34:00,266 --> 00:34:03,200 One... two ounces... 464 00:34:03,767 --> 00:34:04,734 three... 465 00:34:05,634 --> 00:34:06,900 Come on, get in there. 466 00:34:07,400 --> 00:34:08,800 3.75. 467 00:34:09,967 --> 00:34:11,867 Hell, yeah. 468 00:34:11,867 --> 00:34:15,600 3.75 ounces is worth over seven grand. 469 00:34:15,600 --> 00:34:16,800 Not a bad haul. 470 00:34:16,800 --> 00:34:18,000 I'm happy with it. 471 00:34:18,000 --> 00:34:20,166 But now, the pressure's on 472 00:34:20,166 --> 00:34:23,467 to hit 25 ounces by the end of the season. 473 00:34:23,467 --> 00:34:26,433 I'll take it. And now that we know there's gold in this paystreak, 474 00:34:26,433 --> 00:34:28,467 that following this pressure ridge is good, 475 00:34:28,467 --> 00:34:30,800 then we just need to keep pounding it. 476 00:34:30,800 --> 00:34:33,967 With this new shack, and this big team and all this gear, 477 00:34:33,967 --> 00:34:35,967 I put a lot of money on the line this winter. 478 00:34:35,967 --> 00:34:39,100 And if I can't make it pay, it's really going to sting. 479 00:34:39,100 --> 00:34:41,533 I mean, it really doesn't hurt that the price of gold is so high. 480 00:34:41,533 --> 00:34:43,400 But we need to get more ounces than that. 481 00:34:45,433 --> 00:34:47,467 We just need to have a bunch more of these clean ups. 482 00:35:00,166 --> 00:35:02,133 - Scale. - See what we got. It looks like 483 00:35:02,133 --> 00:35:04,834 a pretty nice little pile there. 484 00:35:04,834 --> 00:35:07,200 Don't trip, don't sneeze. 485 00:35:07,200 --> 00:35:09,300 Time to see if double the diver 486 00:35:09,300 --> 00:35:12,834 results in double the gold for Vernon Adkison. 487 00:35:12,834 --> 00:35:15,500 Okay, all right. Let's see what we got. 488 00:35:18,700 --> 00:35:19,734 Two... 489 00:35:20,967 --> 00:35:21,967 three... 490 00:35:23,166 --> 00:35:24,166 four... 491 00:35:26,600 --> 00:35:27,634 five... 492 00:35:28,600 --> 00:35:29,800 six... 493 00:35:31,533 --> 00:35:33,700 - Six. - Come on, baby, get out. 494 00:35:33,700 --> 00:35:35,533 - Come on, get out. - Looks like it. 495 00:35:37,133 --> 00:35:40,233 6.75, I'll take it. 496 00:35:40,233 --> 00:35:44,133 6.75 ounces is worth over $12,000. 497 00:35:44,133 --> 00:35:46,834 By far, Vernon's biggest haul of the season. 498 00:35:48,300 --> 00:35:50,467 That little pay layer paid off. 499 00:35:50,467 --> 00:35:52,600 - Yeah. - That little strip that I got into. 500 00:35:52,600 --> 00:35:53,967 - Hm-mm. - That paid off. 501 00:35:55,100 --> 00:35:57,533 Well, it doesn't exactly set the world on fire, 502 00:35:57,533 --> 00:36:00,567 but I'll more than gladly take those results. 503 00:36:00,567 --> 00:36:03,166 It's so rewarding to try something out of the box 504 00:36:03,166 --> 00:36:04,667 and have it pay off. 505 00:36:04,667 --> 00:36:05,867 Now, the trick is, 506 00:36:05,867 --> 00:36:08,333 we need the rest of the season to go this well. 507 00:36:08,333 --> 00:36:10,066 So, buckle up. 508 00:36:10,066 --> 00:36:12,266 Hopefully, this is gonna be a hot ride. 509 00:36:13,567 --> 00:36:16,200 So, what can I say? Yippee-ki-yay. 510 00:36:18,467 --> 00:36:19,800 Back out on the ice... 511 00:36:22,567 --> 00:36:24,900 I honestly don't know what's going on. 512 00:36:24,900 --> 00:36:27,867 The cameras are still down... 513 00:36:27,867 --> 00:36:30,634 I'm not getting into the water today, that's for sure. 514 00:36:30,634 --> 00:36:33,333 ...leaving Kris' future in the dark. 515 00:36:36,300 --> 00:36:39,266 I'm real pissed off that I failed. 516 00:36:39,266 --> 00:36:42,200 Basically, the power supply for the cameras are fried. 517 00:36:42,200 --> 00:36:44,000 There's so many factors to come in 518 00:36:44,000 --> 00:36:46,033 to make this equation work. 519 00:36:46,033 --> 00:36:48,066 Everything's gotta work perfect 520 00:36:48,066 --> 00:36:49,533 for this to make gold. 521 00:36:49,533 --> 00:36:52,033 And this little nothing issue 522 00:36:52,033 --> 00:36:54,433 is enough to screw us right now. 523 00:36:54,433 --> 00:36:56,634 We're going home in shame and defeat. 524 00:36:57,967 --> 00:37:02,700 Uh... we let a simple 12-volt connection 525 00:37:03,400 --> 00:37:05,300 stop us from mining today. 526 00:37:07,600 --> 00:37:10,333 I guess I'm not as smart as I thought I was. 527 00:37:13,033 --> 00:37:15,133 We are half way through the season right now 528 00:37:15,133 --> 00:37:17,367 and I've no gold. And it's a joke. 529 00:37:17,967 --> 00:37:18,934 It's a joke. 530 00:37:20,166 --> 00:37:22,667 The Crawler will make us gold 531 00:37:22,667 --> 00:37:24,834 if we ever happen to get it underneath the ice. 532 00:37:26,634 --> 00:37:28,567 As sunlight begins to fade 533 00:37:29,867 --> 00:37:31,000 across the ice... 534 00:37:39,500 --> 00:37:42,266 ...there's one team that's still pushing forward. 535 00:37:44,533 --> 00:37:46,967 We did all that work getting this motor over here. 536 00:37:46,967 --> 00:37:49,400 I really can't wait tomorrow just to find out 537 00:37:49,400 --> 00:37:51,200 if this is the good ground or not. 538 00:37:51,200 --> 00:37:53,066 So, I'm gonna get suited up 539 00:37:53,066 --> 00:37:56,700 and [bleep] find out tonight. 540 00:37:56,700 --> 00:38:00,567 So, our shack was stuck in the snow and it was not moving. 541 00:38:00,567 --> 00:38:02,767 But there's no way I was gonna give up. 542 00:38:02,767 --> 00:38:05,500 So, I gotta know if this hole has gold. 543 00:38:05,500 --> 00:38:07,600 And I'm not gonna burn a second day 544 00:38:07,600 --> 00:38:09,634 just to find out if there's gold or not. 545 00:38:10,400 --> 00:38:12,834 Hopefully he likes this ground. 546 00:38:12,834 --> 00:38:15,700 So, it wasn't easy. We put on our big boy pants, 547 00:38:15,700 --> 00:38:17,533 and we got everything moved. 548 00:38:17,533 --> 00:38:19,333 So, now, let's let it rip. 549 00:38:20,567 --> 00:38:22,767 John says this spot is really good. 550 00:38:22,767 --> 00:38:24,667 Let's see if it lives up to his words. 551 00:38:34,767 --> 00:38:36,467 Oh, please be there, baby. 552 00:38:37,033 --> 00:38:38,367 Please be there. 553 00:38:43,667 --> 00:38:46,166 How's the, how's the ground? How deep is the ground? 554 00:38:51,166 --> 00:38:52,934 Little tight here. 555 00:38:56,367 --> 00:38:58,800 I like the material coming through. 556 00:38:58,800 --> 00:39:00,166 That's pretty nice. 557 00:39:02,367 --> 00:39:05,233 A little cobble. Medium size rock. 558 00:39:06,033 --> 00:39:07,734 Everything that we like. 559 00:39:07,734 --> 00:39:10,033 It's a matter of what he's seeing down there. 560 00:39:37,400 --> 00:39:38,467 Damn, already? 561 00:39:39,734 --> 00:39:41,767 I [bleep] this stuff. 562 00:39:41,767 --> 00:39:43,000 Yeah, yeah, yeah. 563 00:39:59,867 --> 00:40:01,367 Good gold, baby! 564 00:40:02,367 --> 00:40:04,900 Yes! 565 00:40:07,667 --> 00:40:10,100 We did it again. 566 00:40:12,066 --> 00:40:13,500 Now the mission is, 567 00:40:14,433 --> 00:40:17,033 stay on it and suck everything up. 568 00:40:18,567 --> 00:40:20,800 Yeah, it's gonna be a long night. 569 00:40:24,700 --> 00:40:27,767 Zeke and Vernon spook up some ounces 570 00:40:27,767 --> 00:40:29,667 while Shawn's empty day... 571 00:40:31,066 --> 00:40:32,567 is truly frightening. 572 00:40:34,367 --> 00:40:36,767 Next time, on Bering Sea Gold... 573 00:40:37,400 --> 00:40:39,000 Standby, let's rock and roll. 574 00:40:42,400 --> 00:40:44,100 We worked really hard to get this hole cut. 575 00:40:44,100 --> 00:40:45,834 It'd be nice to pull some gold out of it. 576 00:40:45,834 --> 00:40:47,066 Oh, yeah. 577 00:40:48,467 --> 00:40:49,867 Be a 100-ounce week. 578 00:40:54,367 --> 00:40:55,333 Here we go. 579 00:41:16,166 --> 00:41:16,934 What's that?