1 00:00:01,667 --> 00:00:04,100 [narrator] Previously on "Blind Frog Ranch" -- 2 00:00:04,267 --> 00:00:05,801 [Josh] See, people were working out of this. 3 00:00:05,968 --> 00:00:07,701 -[Ron] Yeah, right, right. -This was a working journal. 4 00:00:07,868 --> 00:00:10,601 After decades of searching for Aztec treasure... 5 00:00:10,767 --> 00:00:14,100 This could very likely be the way into the Keyhole. 6 00:00:14,267 --> 00:00:16,767 -[bleep]. -[boom] 7 00:00:16,934 --> 00:00:20,601 ...information in a lost Mormon artifact ignited a trail 8 00:00:20,767 --> 00:00:21,801 of discoveries... 9 00:00:21,968 --> 00:00:24,467 Guys, this has to be the Keyhole Chamber. 10 00:00:24,634 --> 00:00:27,100 ...pointing to an explosive truth. 11 00:00:27,267 --> 00:00:28,901 -Whoo, whoo, whoo! -[Josh] What do we got? 12 00:00:29,067 --> 00:00:30,467 [Eric] It's [bleep] gold. 13 00:00:30,634 --> 00:00:32,868 [Josh] There could be six more chambers out there. 14 00:00:33,033 --> 00:00:34,968 This chamber existed, and that tells me that 15 00:00:35,133 --> 00:00:36,901 the other ones probably do, too. 16 00:00:38,567 --> 00:00:40,767 After confronting the ancient protectors of 17 00:00:40,934 --> 00:00:42,400 Blind Frog Ranch... 18 00:00:42,567 --> 00:00:44,300 This is a prayer sack. 19 00:00:44,467 --> 00:00:46,667 We ask that you put blessings upon him. 20 00:00:46,834 --> 00:00:49,267 There's a lot of things going on in this ranch that people 21 00:00:49,434 --> 00:00:50,501 don't understand. 22 00:00:50,667 --> 00:00:53,467 [Don praying in Native language] 23 00:00:53,634 --> 00:00:57,167 ...the team has a new cache of Aztec gold in sight. 24 00:00:57,334 --> 00:01:00,467 [man] The Golden Staircase could be the big resting place. 25 00:01:00,634 --> 00:01:02,367 Big, I would imagine, means important. 26 00:01:02,534 --> 00:01:04,167 [Josh] It could lead us in a direction that we have 27 00:01:04,334 --> 00:01:07,701 never been before, and that is what excites me the most. 28 00:01:07,868 --> 00:01:11,100 But the land will not give up its fight to keep 29 00:01:11,267 --> 00:01:12,667 its secrets safe. 30 00:01:12,834 --> 00:01:15,667 The stormy season is here, and winter is right behind it. 31 00:01:15,834 --> 00:01:18,100 -[Josh] Get down there, Eric. -[Eric] Yeah, we are. 32 00:01:18,267 --> 00:01:19,801 -[Eric] Whoa! -[Josh] Yes! 33 00:01:19,968 --> 00:01:21,467 We're in the void, brother. 34 00:01:21,634 --> 00:01:24,267 This is our window to get into the underground. 35 00:01:27,868 --> 00:01:30,000 Legends of ancient treasures... 36 00:01:30,167 --> 00:01:32,200 It could go thousands of years back. 37 00:01:32,367 --> 00:01:34,100 ...and unexplained phenomena... 38 00:01:34,267 --> 00:01:36,400 Oh [bleep], I'm not messing with that. 39 00:01:36,567 --> 00:01:40,667 ...meet at a 160-acre property in Northeast Utah 40 00:01:40,834 --> 00:01:43,868 known as Blind Frog Ranch. 41 00:01:44,033 --> 00:01:46,901 For decades, teams have searched the land for 42 00:01:47,067 --> 00:01:50,801 long lost Aztec gold. But the closer they get... 43 00:01:50,968 --> 00:01:52,400 -[Josh] That's it. -[Eric] Look at that! 44 00:01:52,400 --> 00:01:55,100 -[Eric] That's gold. -...the harder the land fights back. 45 00:01:55,267 --> 00:01:57,701 [Josh] Whoa! What the hell's going on? 46 00:01:57,868 --> 00:01:59,701 Now, a prolific miner... 47 00:01:59,868 --> 00:02:01,701 We're standing on a pile of gold. 48 00:02:01,868 --> 00:02:03,567 ...and a legendary treasure hunter... 49 00:02:03,734 --> 00:02:06,100 There must be another tunnel entrance, something. 50 00:02:06,267 --> 00:02:09,067 -...armed with new evidence... -[man] Where'd you find it? 51 00:02:09,234 --> 00:02:10,767 ...and a fabled artifact... 52 00:02:10,934 --> 00:02:12,767 [Ron] There's a date on that, 1912. 53 00:02:12,934 --> 00:02:15,601 ...will take on a 500-year-old curse... 54 00:02:15,767 --> 00:02:17,868 -Fire in the hole. -[boom] 55 00:02:18,033 --> 00:02:20,067 ...and a land littered with traps... 56 00:02:20,234 --> 00:02:21,667 [all] Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. 57 00:02:21,834 --> 00:02:24,767 ...to find a three-billion-dollar treasure. 58 00:02:24,934 --> 00:02:26,467 -[boom] -[man] Whoa. 59 00:02:26,634 --> 00:02:28,667 They won't stop until they uncovered 60 00:02:28,834 --> 00:02:30,701 the mystery of what lurks below... 61 00:02:30,868 --> 00:02:32,467 Guys, it's caving. 62 00:02:32,634 --> 00:02:34,100 Oh, [bleep]. [indistinct]. 63 00:02:35,267 --> 00:02:36,667 ...at Blind Frog Ranch. 64 00:02:43,267 --> 00:02:45,267 Seriously, stay away from the rim of this. 65 00:02:45,434 --> 00:02:47,868 It's very loose up here. It's very unstable. 66 00:02:49,300 --> 00:02:50,868 That's why we're putting the casing in. 67 00:02:51,033 --> 00:02:52,267 -[Josh] All right. -[Eric] So let's roll it over, 68 00:02:52,434 --> 00:02:54,801 and then we'll roll it, drop it, tip it up, and put it in. 69 00:02:54,968 --> 00:02:56,467 [Josh] OK, we'll keep that flush end down. 70 00:02:56,634 --> 00:02:57,767 [Eric] Yep. 71 00:02:57,934 --> 00:02:58,868 [Josh] Let's do it, man. 72 00:02:59,868 --> 00:03:01,267 Two weeks ago, 73 00:03:01,434 --> 00:03:04,100 Ron uncovered a passage in the Rhoades Journal 74 00:03:04,267 --> 00:03:07,501 that he believes points to a hidden chamber containing 75 00:03:07,667 --> 00:03:11,667 Aztec treasure known as the Golden Staircase. 76 00:03:11,834 --> 00:03:14,767 Maybe this Golden Staircase that holds this treasure. 77 00:03:15,801 --> 00:03:18,701 Following the journal's clues, the team discovered 78 00:03:18,868 --> 00:03:21,167 a mysterious stone doorway. 79 00:03:21,334 --> 00:03:23,667 [Josh] I think this rock was put here on purpose. 80 00:03:23,834 --> 00:03:25,868 How in the hell do we get in here? 81 00:03:26,033 --> 00:03:29,601 But when they were unable to open or move the obstruction, 82 00:03:29,767 --> 00:03:32,868 they turned to SAR imaging technology... 83 00:03:33,033 --> 00:03:34,234 We got what we need. 84 00:03:34,400 --> 00:03:37,801 ...revealing two underground voids that could provide 85 00:03:37,968 --> 00:03:40,067 a path to the caverns below. 86 00:03:40,234 --> 00:03:42,367 -[Josh] Get down there, Eric. -Yeah, we are. 87 00:03:42,534 --> 00:03:46,000 After drilling through 70 feet of dangerous ground... 88 00:03:46,167 --> 00:03:47,901 -[clattering] -Ho! 89 00:03:48,067 --> 00:03:50,467 ...they finally breached the underground cavern 90 00:03:50,634 --> 00:03:52,467 that could contain the treasure 91 00:03:52,634 --> 00:03:53,801 they've been chasing. 92 00:03:53,968 --> 00:03:55,167 We're in the void. 93 00:03:55,334 --> 00:03:57,667 -[all] We're in the void. -Yes. 94 00:03:59,467 --> 00:04:00,868 Just let it walk down. 95 00:04:03,267 --> 00:04:04,367 [Eric] There we go. Perfect. 96 00:04:04,534 --> 00:04:05,534 Hey, that's pretty good right there. 97 00:04:05,534 --> 00:04:07,267 -[Eric] Right there. -No, that's set well. 98 00:04:09,267 --> 00:04:11,501 [James] What are we setting up to tie off on? 99 00:04:11,667 --> 00:04:13,701 [Eric] A-frame. 100 00:04:13,868 --> 00:04:15,467 Put these boards across here and screw them in, 101 00:04:15,634 --> 00:04:17,300 get a good base, and then we'll bring that in here, 102 00:04:17,467 --> 00:04:19,901 put some anchor points, and drop in. 103 00:04:20,067 --> 00:04:21,868 We're going to be going in and out of here, I'm sure. 104 00:04:22,033 --> 00:04:24,100 So we've got to make sure this portal is awesome. 105 00:04:24,267 --> 00:04:25,267 Yeah. 106 00:04:25,434 --> 00:04:26,868 This is a pretty big complex. 107 00:04:27,033 --> 00:04:28,567 We don't know where it goes, what it does. 108 00:04:28,734 --> 00:04:30,100 But I think we're right on the road to 109 00:04:30,267 --> 00:04:32,601 that Aztec treasure. -This is it, man. 110 00:04:33,868 --> 00:04:36,467 [Josh] We could be right on that Golden Staircase. 111 00:04:36,634 --> 00:04:37,701 Man, I can smell it. 112 00:04:37,868 --> 00:04:39,868 We're really close to Aztec treasure right now. 113 00:04:40,033 --> 00:04:41,767 Now what we've got to do is we've got to secure the top of 114 00:04:41,934 --> 00:04:43,968 this hole, we're gonna place a casing up there, 115 00:04:44,133 --> 00:04:46,167 so that'll hold all the dirt, anything from falling in 116 00:04:46,334 --> 00:04:47,667 from above on top of us. 117 00:04:47,834 --> 00:04:49,100 -Here we go. -[Eric] OK. 118 00:04:49,267 --> 00:04:50,167 [Josh] Once we get that thing in, 119 00:04:50,334 --> 00:04:52,000 we're gonna build a frame around it. 120 00:04:53,801 --> 00:04:55,968 And then we're gonna rappel right off it. 121 00:04:56,133 --> 00:04:58,567 It's looking like it's about 75 feet to the top of that hole 122 00:04:58,734 --> 00:04:59,968 where the drill broke through. 123 00:05:00,200 --> 00:05:02,501 But we don't really know where the floor is past that. 124 00:05:02,667 --> 00:05:03,601 Ready. 125 00:05:03,767 --> 00:05:06,367 Oh, it's easy. No problem. 126 00:05:07,467 --> 00:05:09,667 So I don't know if it's 80 feet to the bottom 127 00:05:09,834 --> 00:05:13,367 or 100 or 150 feet to the bottom. 128 00:05:13,534 --> 00:05:14,601 But we're going to have to find out. 129 00:05:19,000 --> 00:05:21,200 [rattling] 130 00:05:21,367 --> 00:05:22,801 It's not going anywhere. 131 00:05:22,968 --> 00:05:24,467 It's good. 132 00:05:24,634 --> 00:05:26,267 [Eric] All right. 133 00:05:26,434 --> 00:05:27,400 -This is it, man. -This is it. 134 00:05:27,567 --> 00:05:28,701 -This is it. -This is it. 135 00:05:28,701 --> 00:05:30,767 -[Eric] This is good stuff. -It's coming together. 136 00:05:33,067 --> 00:05:36,100 So Chili, you got the most experience on a rope. 137 00:05:36,267 --> 00:05:38,567 -You going to go first? -[Chili] Yeah, I'll go down. 138 00:05:38,734 --> 00:05:40,200 I'll check everything if you want. 139 00:05:40,367 --> 00:05:42,000 There are people watching us. 140 00:05:42,167 --> 00:05:44,467 We've had this happen before. We're vulnerable here. 141 00:05:45,667 --> 00:05:48,801 Charlie, we need you to keep a sharp eye out here 142 00:05:48,968 --> 00:05:50,767 for anybody coming in. 143 00:05:50,934 --> 00:05:52,667 I've always said that somebody's got eyes 144 00:05:52,834 --> 00:05:53,868 on you out here. 145 00:05:54,033 --> 00:05:55,868 That's why we got to get this done right now. 146 00:05:56,033 --> 00:05:57,334 [Chili] Let's get down in there. 147 00:05:58,167 --> 00:06:01,167 [Charlie] I'm not a young buck like I used to be, so I won't be 148 00:06:01,334 --> 00:06:03,100 going down with them. 149 00:06:03,267 --> 00:06:06,000 It's always been my job since day one 150 00:06:06,167 --> 00:06:08,167 to secure this ranch. 151 00:06:08,334 --> 00:06:11,567 We've had some issues with intruders recently, so I'll be 152 00:06:11,734 --> 00:06:15,267 watching their backs up here while they explore underground. 153 00:06:15,434 --> 00:06:16,734 There's no quit in us. 154 00:06:16,901 --> 00:06:21,300 We're not gonna back away from anything or anybody out here. 155 00:06:23,767 --> 00:06:25,267 -[Josh] All right, you ready, buddy? -[Chili] Yep. 156 00:06:25,434 --> 00:06:26,667 -[Eric] Be safe. -[Josh] Enjoy. 157 00:06:26,834 --> 00:06:28,267 -See you down at the bottom. -[Josh] See you, buddy. 158 00:06:28,434 --> 00:06:30,367 See you down below. Yee-haw! 159 00:06:41,501 --> 00:06:42,501 How's it looking? 160 00:06:44,567 --> 00:06:45,667 It's a little tight right here. 161 00:06:57,167 --> 00:06:58,167 [Josh] He's going. He's still going. 162 00:07:08,801 --> 00:07:10,467 -[Eric] How's it look, Chili? -What do you got, bud? 163 00:07:16,501 --> 00:07:19,868 -I just got to the bottom. -Pretty stable? 164 00:07:20,033 --> 00:07:22,667 Yeah, it looks pretty good. This thing's huge. 165 00:07:23,868 --> 00:07:25,868 Go ahead and come down, guys. 166 00:07:26,033 --> 00:07:27,300 Just watch the top coming into it. 167 00:07:27,467 --> 00:07:28,400 It's a little tight. 168 00:07:28,567 --> 00:07:30,567 All right, guys. Here we go. 169 00:07:31,901 --> 00:07:33,067 [Charlie] No unnecessary risk. 170 00:07:35,467 --> 00:07:36,767 [Josh] OK, coming down, Chili. 171 00:07:41,567 --> 00:07:42,567 [Chili] Looking good. 172 00:07:47,467 --> 00:07:49,100 [Josh] Bag coming! 173 00:07:51,567 --> 00:07:53,100 -[Josh] Oh my God, Chili. -[Chili] You see this? 174 00:07:53,267 --> 00:07:55,167 Chili, this is freaking it, man. 175 00:07:59,267 --> 00:08:00,868 This is incredible. 176 00:08:01,033 --> 00:08:03,501 -Holy [bleep]. -[Chili] Right? 177 00:08:03,667 --> 00:08:05,667 [Chili] Look, go that way. Look, turn around. 178 00:08:05,834 --> 00:08:06,868 Look at this. 179 00:08:06,868 --> 00:08:09,000 We got so much more to explore in here, man. 180 00:08:09,167 --> 00:08:11,467 There's the passageway going this way, just like it 181 00:08:11,634 --> 00:08:12,934 should be. 182 00:08:12,934 --> 00:08:15,667 We got a passageway going this way, just like the SAR showed. 183 00:08:15,834 --> 00:08:16,767 That's incredible, man. 184 00:08:17,767 --> 00:08:19,167 [Eric] Yeah, I'm coming down. 185 00:08:21,200 --> 00:08:22,167 -See you down there. -[James] All right. 186 00:08:26,000 --> 00:08:28,501 [Josh] As soon as I hit the floor of this cave system, man, I was 187 00:08:28,667 --> 00:08:32,267 convinced that this must be the tunnel system that leads to 188 00:08:32,434 --> 00:08:33,868 the Golden Staircase. 189 00:08:34,033 --> 00:08:36,100 And we just came down an 80-freaking-foot shaft 190 00:08:36,267 --> 00:08:38,000 and rappelled into this thing. 191 00:08:38,167 --> 00:08:41,501 I don't know that anybody's been in here for centuries. 192 00:08:41,667 --> 00:08:43,901 We could be the first people in here, and God only knows what 193 00:08:44,067 --> 00:08:45,567 they left behind, and I'm hoping treasure. 194 00:08:47,167 --> 00:08:48,667 Oh! 195 00:08:48,834 --> 00:08:50,367 -[Josh] Got you, got you. -Yes. 196 00:08:50,534 --> 00:08:52,501 -Yee-haw, man. -What do you think, man? 197 00:08:52,667 --> 00:08:53,868 -Yeah! -What do you think? 198 00:08:54,033 --> 00:08:56,067 [Eric] James! Come on down! 199 00:08:56,234 --> 00:08:57,400 You gotta see what we got here. 200 00:09:00,567 --> 00:09:02,267 [thunder crashes] 201 00:09:04,200 --> 00:09:05,667 Hey, how y'all doing down there? 202 00:09:07,267 --> 00:09:08,501 [Josh] We don't know what's ahead of us. 203 00:09:09,467 --> 00:09:12,200 There's a lot of risk down here, but we're also right in 204 00:09:12,367 --> 00:09:14,067 the rainy season right now. 205 00:09:14,234 --> 00:09:16,100 You get a flash flood coming through here, it could fill 206 00:09:16,267 --> 00:09:18,367 this entire chamber up, and we're drowned. 207 00:09:18,534 --> 00:09:20,067 We're 80 feet below the surface. 208 00:09:20,234 --> 00:09:22,067 God only knows how much deeper we're going to wind up being. 209 00:09:23,167 --> 00:09:25,767 Across Utah, flash floods are among 210 00:09:25,934 --> 00:09:28,567 the most powerful forces in nature. 211 00:09:28,734 --> 00:09:32,968 A storm dozens of miles away can send millions of gallons of 212 00:09:33,133 --> 00:09:36,968 water surging through dry washes and underground caverns 213 00:09:37,133 --> 00:09:39,000 with little or no warning. 214 00:09:39,167 --> 00:09:43,000 What begins as a dry cavern can transform into a raging 215 00:09:43,167 --> 00:09:45,667 underground river in a matter of minutes. 216 00:09:45,834 --> 00:09:49,167 For the team working deep underground, every dark cloud 217 00:09:49,334 --> 00:09:52,634 on the horizon could become a race against time. 218 00:09:55,100 --> 00:09:58,567 [Charlie] This whole mountain system here really just creates 219 00:09:58,734 --> 00:09:59,868 its own weather pattern. 220 00:10:01,467 --> 00:10:02,667 -[Eric] Come on, brother. -[James] Ah, here we go. 221 00:10:02,834 --> 00:10:03,767 [Eric] You got it. 222 00:10:05,501 --> 00:10:06,467 [Eric] Here comes the storm. 223 00:10:06,634 --> 00:10:07,868 [distant rumbling] 224 00:10:08,033 --> 00:10:09,567 -[Eric] You hear that? -[Josh] Yeah. 225 00:10:11,467 --> 00:10:14,167 -Easy peasy, all the way down. -There you go. 226 00:10:15,467 --> 00:10:16,801 [Eric] There you go. You're in, James. 227 00:10:17,868 --> 00:10:19,667 -[Chili] Look that way. -[James] Holy crap. 228 00:10:19,834 --> 00:10:20,901 [Chili] Look at that way. 229 00:10:21,067 --> 00:10:22,300 Look at this, it opens all the way up. 230 00:10:22,467 --> 00:10:23,667 Look at how far it goes. 231 00:10:24,767 --> 00:10:28,868 [James] OK, so the stone door is located north of here, 232 00:10:29,033 --> 00:10:32,067 but this tunnel seems to also go south. 233 00:10:32,234 --> 00:10:35,000 So it looks like we came right down in the middle. 234 00:10:35,167 --> 00:10:37,100 -[Eric] Yeah. -Where we are right here. 235 00:10:37,267 --> 00:10:40,167 [Josh] What I'm thinking is if we follow this path south, 236 00:10:40,334 --> 00:10:42,801 there might be a chamber at the end of this tunnel. 237 00:10:42,968 --> 00:10:45,100 And if there's a chamber there, that could be where 238 00:10:45,267 --> 00:10:46,868 the Golden Staircase is. 239 00:10:47,033 --> 00:10:50,367 But to me, the stone door is also of importance. 240 00:10:50,534 --> 00:10:52,868 And maybe heading north towards that is where 241 00:10:53,033 --> 00:10:54,901 the Golden Staircase is. 242 00:10:55,067 --> 00:10:58,100 [Eric] So I think we gotta look at both passages, right? 243 00:10:58,267 --> 00:11:00,267 So you want the two of us, we'll go south and you two 244 00:11:00,434 --> 00:11:02,100 go north? -Split up. 245 00:11:02,267 --> 00:11:03,801 [Josh] OK. Then this is our meeting point. 246 00:11:03,968 --> 00:11:04,901 This is our safety room right here. 247 00:11:05,067 --> 00:11:06,234 -[James] Yeah. -[Eric] Yeah. 248 00:11:06,400 --> 00:11:08,801 -This is our shaft up out of here. -[James] Yeah. 249 00:11:08,968 --> 00:11:10,667 Normally, we would all stick together 250 00:11:10,834 --> 00:11:12,000 once we're underground. 251 00:11:12,167 --> 00:11:14,167 Splitting up is not a good idea. 252 00:11:14,334 --> 00:11:17,467 But we're up against the clock. We don't have a lot of time. 253 00:11:17,634 --> 00:11:19,601 We need to explore as much of this cave as we possibly can, 254 00:11:19,767 --> 00:11:22,300 so we're gonna take the risk of splitting the team. 255 00:11:22,467 --> 00:11:24,167 So Chili and I are going to head this way. 256 00:11:24,334 --> 00:11:26,100 James and Eric are going to head back that way. 257 00:11:26,267 --> 00:11:28,000 We're going to be gone about 30 minutes each, and then we're 258 00:11:28,167 --> 00:11:31,067 going to report right back to here, right below the shaft. 259 00:11:31,234 --> 00:11:33,267 If you're not back here in 30 minutes, you're going to have 260 00:11:33,434 --> 00:11:34,767 to come looking, because there could be an issue where 261 00:11:34,934 --> 00:11:36,567 we're stuck or something. 262 00:11:36,734 --> 00:11:38,400 Time is not on our side. 263 00:11:38,567 --> 00:11:41,100 With the weather worsening, we don't know how long we have 264 00:11:41,267 --> 00:11:43,701 before this tunnel starts to fill with water. 265 00:11:43,868 --> 00:11:45,167 We don't know what's ahead of us. 266 00:11:45,334 --> 00:11:47,467 There's a lot of risk. We cannot waste any time. 267 00:11:47,634 --> 00:11:49,667 We got to get going. We got to get on it. 268 00:11:49,834 --> 00:11:51,367 We got to get going. 269 00:11:51,534 --> 00:11:53,100 [Chili] Let's figure out where these tunnels lead us to. 270 00:11:56,267 --> 00:11:58,000 [thunder rumbles] 271 00:12:13,501 --> 00:12:15,501 2 [Chili] Let's figure out where these tunnels lead us to. 272 00:12:15,667 --> 00:12:17,367 -[Chili] Ready? -[Josh] I've never been more ready. 273 00:12:17,534 --> 00:12:19,767 [Eric] Into the unknown. 274 00:12:19,934 --> 00:12:23,167 Over 70 feet down the borehole, the team has hit 275 00:12:23,334 --> 00:12:26,167 a winding tunnel system that branches off in 276 00:12:26,334 --> 00:12:30,000 both directions. They'll split up in two teams. 277 00:12:30,167 --> 00:12:33,167 Josh and Chili are heading north, towards the direction of 278 00:12:33,334 --> 00:12:37,000 the stone door, while Eric and James head south. 279 00:12:37,167 --> 00:12:40,300 They've agreed to search for 30 minutes, then head back 280 00:12:40,467 --> 00:12:42,300 and meet at the borehole entrance. 281 00:12:47,200 --> 00:12:48,801 [Josh] Look for any kind of markings anywhere. 282 00:12:50,200 --> 00:12:52,367 Anything changed by man, 283 00:12:52,534 --> 00:12:54,100 any kind of digging, anything like that. 284 00:12:55,200 --> 00:12:56,501 [Chili] I'm looking. 285 00:12:57,567 --> 00:13:01,200 [Josh] Most importantly, look out for anything that could be 286 00:13:01,367 --> 00:13:02,400 considered a staircase. 287 00:13:03,467 --> 00:13:04,868 There's a lot of risks down here. 288 00:13:05,033 --> 00:13:06,968 We don't know how stable this rock is. 289 00:13:07,133 --> 00:13:09,501 We have no idea what to expect underground. 290 00:13:09,667 --> 00:13:11,200 We have to be very careful. 291 00:13:11,367 --> 00:13:14,467 But we're also right in the rainy season right now. 292 00:13:14,634 --> 00:13:16,467 And that means that we have to move quickly. 293 00:13:16,634 --> 00:13:18,200 But there's never a reward without risk. 294 00:13:22,400 --> 00:13:24,200 [Eric] This continues to the south. 295 00:13:26,667 --> 00:13:28,400 -[James] I'm going to be checking inside the tunnels... -[Eric] OK. 296 00:13:28,567 --> 00:13:31,501 ...if there's any markings or anything 297 00:13:31,667 --> 00:13:34,100 that we're just missing. -[Eric] Yeah. 298 00:13:34,267 --> 00:13:36,868 [Eric] So James and I have split off from Chili and Josh, 299 00:13:37,033 --> 00:13:40,167 and we'll be looking for anything significant 300 00:13:40,334 --> 00:13:41,701 as far as our exploration goes. 301 00:13:41,868 --> 00:13:43,267 Pretty solid. 302 00:13:43,434 --> 00:13:46,100 There's a little boulder fall right here, broke off. 303 00:13:46,267 --> 00:13:48,701 All the while, I'll be looking to see that it's safe. 304 00:13:48,868 --> 00:13:50,467 We may get into a formation change. 305 00:13:50,634 --> 00:13:52,300 We could have fractured zones. 306 00:13:53,300 --> 00:13:54,868 We just have to proceed cautiously. 307 00:13:58,667 --> 00:14:00,067 [James] There's these little offshoots, Eric. 308 00:14:00,234 --> 00:14:01,400 Did you see this right here? 309 00:14:03,868 --> 00:14:04,868 Look at this. 310 00:14:06,868 --> 00:14:08,367 That looks kind of tight right back there. 311 00:14:08,534 --> 00:14:10,000 -[Eric] Too tight to get through. -[James] Yeah. 312 00:14:12,000 --> 00:14:13,367 [James] I mean, they could have cached [bleep], 313 00:14:13,534 --> 00:14:14,467 like, anywhere up in here. 314 00:14:14,634 --> 00:14:15,701 [Eric] Oh, yeah. There's such [bleep] 315 00:14:15,868 --> 00:14:17,000 little hidey holes on this side. 316 00:14:17,167 --> 00:14:18,100 [James] Look at this. 317 00:14:19,801 --> 00:14:21,067 [Eric] Let's see what's in here. 318 00:14:21,234 --> 00:14:24,067 [James] It goes all the way up and back, but [indistinct]. 319 00:14:24,234 --> 00:14:25,501 [Eric] I think you're never going to get in there. 320 00:14:25,667 --> 00:14:27,400 [James] Yeah, I'd have to be on my stomach the whole way. 321 00:14:29,000 --> 00:14:30,501 -[Eric] Let's continue on. -[James] All right. 322 00:14:31,267 --> 00:14:33,767 [James] You know, while Eric and I are searching, we are going to be 323 00:14:33,934 --> 00:14:37,367 looking through anything that we possibly can move, 324 00:14:37,534 --> 00:14:39,467 push through, poke through. 325 00:14:39,634 --> 00:14:41,567 We're talking about the Golden Staircase, 326 00:14:41,734 --> 00:14:43,467 but really, what is that? 327 00:14:43,634 --> 00:14:47,000 We don't quite know what we're looking for. 328 00:14:47,167 --> 00:14:48,467 -[James] It's getting low again. -[Eric] Getting low again. 329 00:14:49,868 --> 00:14:51,501 Every nook and cranny. I mean, it counts. 330 00:14:51,667 --> 00:14:54,601 We could push something open that's just been collapsed for 331 00:14:54,767 --> 00:14:58,467 1,000 years or 500 years. So here we go. 332 00:15:07,801 --> 00:15:10,000 -[Josh] Got a couple ways here, Chili. -[Chili] Yeah. 333 00:15:10,167 --> 00:15:11,767 [Josh] We've got one, 334 00:15:11,934 --> 00:15:13,601 two, 335 00:15:13,767 --> 00:15:14,901 three. 336 00:15:15,968 --> 00:15:17,667 -[Chili] What are you thinking? -[Josh] I think... 337 00:15:18,767 --> 00:15:20,067 I think we should go this way, right here. 338 00:15:22,000 --> 00:15:24,567 And the stone door is due-northwest from here. 339 00:15:28,501 --> 00:15:31,367 -[Josh] I think we stay left. -That would match everything. 340 00:15:31,534 --> 00:15:32,667 -I mean... -It fits, doesn't it? 341 00:15:32,834 --> 00:15:35,100 It fits. Let's get up there, buddy. 342 00:15:35,267 --> 00:15:37,000 Come on. See where this leads us to. 343 00:15:37,167 --> 00:15:38,167 Whoo. 344 00:15:39,367 --> 00:15:40,467 This is a little tricky here. 345 00:15:51,968 --> 00:15:53,133 [Eric] All of a sudden, 346 00:15:53,300 --> 00:15:55,300 you think it's going to open up, and it gets tight. 347 00:15:57,767 --> 00:15:59,934 There's a little something to the right here. 348 00:16:02,467 --> 00:16:03,667 [Eric] It opens up a little bit. 349 00:16:03,834 --> 00:16:04,968 [James] All right. 350 00:16:05,133 --> 00:16:06,167 [Eric] I'm going to make a note here. 351 00:16:06,334 --> 00:16:07,400 I'm calling this a room. 352 00:16:09,267 --> 00:16:10,567 Not much of a room, but it's a room. 353 00:16:12,767 --> 00:16:14,200 So it's definitely worth looking at. 354 00:16:16,667 --> 00:16:18,567 [James] There's all these, like, formations, 355 00:16:18,734 --> 00:16:21,067 like, this goes up there. 356 00:16:21,234 --> 00:16:22,601 [Eric] See the iron and the clay right there? 357 00:16:22,601 --> 00:16:24,868 -[James] Oh, yeah. -[Eric] Some mineralization right in here. 358 00:16:25,033 --> 00:16:27,267 [Eric] You see all the sand deposited here? 359 00:16:27,434 --> 00:16:29,901 So there's a major seep coming from up top there. 360 00:16:31,767 --> 00:16:33,100 [James] That's where it's coming from? 361 00:16:33,267 --> 00:16:34,601 Yeah, it's coming right down there. 362 00:16:36,801 --> 00:16:38,667 It's eroding out. 363 00:16:38,834 --> 00:16:41,000 [James] So all this up here is clay, so that's not really 364 00:16:41,167 --> 00:16:42,567 super stable then, right? 365 00:16:42,734 --> 00:16:44,033 -[Eric] No. -[James] Look at that. 366 00:16:44,200 --> 00:16:47,167 [Eric] Nothing's super, super safe, but we really shouldn't, 367 00:16:47,334 --> 00:16:49,300 like, disturb it. 368 00:16:49,467 --> 00:16:51,601 One thing that's making me kind of nervous as we're 369 00:16:51,767 --> 00:16:54,767 traversing through of this cave system is the water 370 00:16:54,934 --> 00:16:56,167 in the walls. 371 00:16:56,167 --> 00:16:59,100 If the walls are wet in here and it's getting to be more 372 00:16:59,267 --> 00:17:01,667 and more like that, that just means there's more water 373 00:17:01,834 --> 00:17:03,601 coming in from somewhere. 374 00:17:03,767 --> 00:17:05,467 If there's water flow outside, 375 00:17:05,634 --> 00:17:07,400 it's gonna come down on top of us. 376 00:17:07,567 --> 00:17:10,701 So it's just something that we really have to watch 377 00:17:10,868 --> 00:17:12,801 carefully because it could mean life or death. 378 00:17:12,968 --> 00:17:15,267 [Eric] All right, let's keep going here. 379 00:17:15,434 --> 00:17:16,400 [James] All right. 380 00:17:21,267 --> 00:17:22,267 [Chili] Look at these walls, man. 381 00:17:22,434 --> 00:17:23,667 They're just -- It's crazy. 382 00:17:25,667 --> 00:17:27,367 [Josh] I think this cave is frequently underwater. 383 00:17:28,467 --> 00:17:29,667 It just doesn't happen to be right now. 384 00:17:31,167 --> 00:17:32,400 [Chili] This thing gets bigger and bigger. 385 00:17:34,000 --> 00:17:35,367 [Josh] Yeah, it's opening up over here. 386 00:17:37,868 --> 00:17:39,067 There's a drop-off here. 387 00:17:41,000 --> 00:17:42,968 I think we can chimney down it a little bit. 388 00:17:43,133 --> 00:17:44,167 -[Chili] All right, be careful. -[Josh] Yeah. 389 00:17:44,334 --> 00:17:45,501 [Chili] Make sure you have a solid bottom. 390 00:17:45,667 --> 00:17:47,534 [Josh] Yeah. [bleep]. 391 00:17:50,000 --> 00:17:51,100 -[Josh] OK. -[Chili] Good? 392 00:17:51,267 --> 00:17:52,334 [Josh] Yeah, we're in. 393 00:17:52,334 --> 00:17:53,400 -[Chili] Yeah, coming down. -[Josh] We're in. 394 00:17:54,601 --> 00:17:57,200 [Chili] Oh, wow. Holy, look at this. 395 00:17:57,367 --> 00:17:58,868 [Josh] There's a freaking lot of passageways here. 396 00:18:01,167 --> 00:18:03,801 We've got a lot of choices. 397 00:18:06,000 --> 00:18:07,000 Now what? 398 00:18:07,167 --> 00:18:09,000 [bleep]. 399 00:18:09,167 --> 00:18:10,667 Which way? There's down that way, 400 00:18:11,901 --> 00:18:13,601 behind you? That way? 401 00:18:13,767 --> 00:18:14,767 [Josh] Which freaking way do we get? 402 00:18:16,000 --> 00:18:17,267 We came in this way, right? 403 00:18:17,434 --> 00:18:18,567 [Chili] I thought we came from there. 404 00:18:22,000 --> 00:18:23,000 That's too tight, man. 405 00:18:23,167 --> 00:18:24,267 That's not -- we didn't come through that. 406 00:18:25,267 --> 00:18:26,801 -[Chili] Oh, man. -OK, wait a minute. 407 00:18:26,968 --> 00:18:28,667 Which passage 408 00:18:28,834 --> 00:18:30,367 we just came from? -[Chili] I'm not sure. 409 00:18:32,100 --> 00:18:33,167 We cannot get lost in here. 410 00:18:37,701 --> 00:18:39,367 We came from here, OK? 411 00:18:39,534 --> 00:18:40,667 [Chili] We didn't come down that way. 412 00:18:42,601 --> 00:18:43,601 Or did we? 413 00:18:44,601 --> 00:18:45,767 [Josh] Oh, [bleep]. 414 00:18:46,801 --> 00:18:49,167 I hate to say it, but we might be lost. 415 00:18:55,467 --> 00:18:56,868 2 [Josh, whispering] OK, OK. 416 00:18:59,200 --> 00:19:01,000 [Chili] Are we lost? 417 00:19:01,167 --> 00:19:02,067 [Josh] Possibly. 418 00:19:02,234 --> 00:19:03,367 [bleep]. 419 00:19:04,567 --> 00:19:06,000 [Chili] That's not what I wanted to hear from you. 420 00:19:07,100 --> 00:19:09,300 And we've dropped into this new junction. 421 00:19:10,968 --> 00:19:13,267 We didn't come from here. We didn't come from here. 422 00:19:13,434 --> 00:19:14,901 We didn't come out this way. 423 00:19:15,067 --> 00:19:17,767 We came out this way, and we got turned around. 424 00:19:17,934 --> 00:19:19,467 I think this is the main trunk. 425 00:19:19,634 --> 00:19:20,767 So we're going to have this direction. 426 00:19:22,000 --> 00:19:23,300 I mean, that's right, right? 427 00:19:24,400 --> 00:19:27,100 [Chili] Was that all a question you were asking me, or was that 428 00:19:27,267 --> 00:19:28,767 what you were telling me? 429 00:19:28,934 --> 00:19:31,100 -Do you really not remember? -Do you remember? 430 00:19:31,267 --> 00:19:33,267 -I think I remember. -You -- 431 00:19:33,434 --> 00:19:35,100 Yeah, I think, no, we're OK. 432 00:19:35,267 --> 00:19:37,267 The way you started that sentence, I think, is not. 433 00:19:37,434 --> 00:19:38,701 [Josh] We're OK. 434 00:19:38,701 --> 00:19:40,667 We're running out of time, so we got to make that decision 435 00:19:40,834 --> 00:19:41,801 and go with it. -[Josh] We're all right. 436 00:19:41,968 --> 00:19:43,767 [Josh] Let's go. Let's go. 437 00:19:43,934 --> 00:19:45,000 You're underground. 438 00:19:45,000 --> 00:19:47,067 The easiest thing in the world is to get lost. 439 00:19:47,234 --> 00:19:49,267 You're going to lose your sense of direction, your bearing, 440 00:19:49,434 --> 00:19:51,100 sense of time, and then your mind 441 00:19:51,267 --> 00:19:52,601 just starts playing tricks on you. 442 00:19:52,767 --> 00:19:55,400 Your anxiety rises, and that is the thing that we're really 443 00:19:55,567 --> 00:19:56,634 fighting the most. 444 00:19:56,634 --> 00:19:58,367 We have to be very, very careful that we don't 445 00:19:58,534 --> 00:19:59,701 fall into that trap. 446 00:19:59,868 --> 00:20:01,300 [Chili] I'm trusting you on this one. 447 00:20:02,667 --> 00:20:03,868 Listen, the worst that could happen, 448 00:20:04,033 --> 00:20:05,767 we get stuck in here, I'll just eat you. 449 00:20:05,934 --> 00:20:07,100 [Josh] Ha! 450 00:20:07,267 --> 00:20:08,267 That won't take you very long. 451 00:20:19,067 --> 00:20:22,300 [Eric] It just seems too tight to me. What do you think, James? 452 00:20:23,367 --> 00:20:24,667 [James] Yeah, I don't think -- 453 00:20:24,834 --> 00:20:27,300 [Eric] I mean, aren't we looking for something bigger than this? 454 00:20:27,467 --> 00:20:29,167 -This look just a little bit... -[James] Oh, yeah, yeah, this is a little... 455 00:20:29,334 --> 00:20:30,300 On a slight left turn. 456 00:20:31,767 --> 00:20:32,868 [James] How are we doing on time? 457 00:20:33,033 --> 00:20:34,267 [Eric] Oh, hey, man. Let's check. 458 00:20:38,367 --> 00:20:40,467 -[Eric] Oh [bleep]. -[James] Are we already at 30? 459 00:20:40,634 --> 00:20:43,367 [Eric] We're almost at 30. We got to go back, man. 460 00:20:43,534 --> 00:20:45,100 [James] All right. 461 00:20:45,267 --> 00:20:46,634 OK. 462 00:20:49,100 --> 00:20:51,200 -[Eric] Real tight spot here, James. -[James] All right. 463 00:20:51,367 --> 00:20:52,400 [Eric] Oh, my hands and knees. 464 00:20:52,567 --> 00:20:54,167 Our time's getting short. 465 00:20:58,667 --> 00:21:00,400 Here's our gear. 466 00:21:00,567 --> 00:21:01,701 No, they're not here. 467 00:21:03,868 --> 00:21:05,567 Josh! 468 00:21:05,734 --> 00:21:07,367 -[Eric] Chili! -[James] Chili! 469 00:21:07,534 --> 00:21:09,067 [James] Josh! Chili! 470 00:21:10,400 --> 00:21:11,400 [Eric] We gotta go get 'em. 471 00:21:11,567 --> 00:21:12,534 We gotta continue this way, James. 472 00:21:12,701 --> 00:21:14,067 [James] Yeah, yeah, we said we'd do it. 473 00:21:14,234 --> 00:21:16,501 -[Eric] OK, we've been 35 minutes. -[James] Oh, OK. 474 00:21:16,667 --> 00:21:17,767 [Eric] Let's go. 475 00:21:17,934 --> 00:21:18,868 Hey, Josh! 476 00:21:24,801 --> 00:21:25,801 [Josh] This is incredible. 477 00:21:35,000 --> 00:21:36,000 [Chili] Whoa, look at this. 478 00:21:37,000 --> 00:21:38,701 [Josh] What do you got? 479 00:21:38,868 --> 00:21:39,767 [Chili] It's a little room here. 480 00:21:45,167 --> 00:21:46,234 Look at this. Look. 481 00:21:46,234 --> 00:21:49,067 You see that right there? And look at that one. 482 00:21:49,234 --> 00:21:51,167 And another one there. And another one over there. 483 00:21:51,334 --> 00:21:52,767 What's that look like to you? 484 00:21:52,934 --> 00:21:54,868 -[Josh] Looks like steps, Chili. -Right? 485 00:21:55,033 --> 00:21:58,567 I mean, they're not golden, but they're damn sure steps. 486 00:22:01,000 --> 00:22:03,367 It's possible, man. It's possible. 487 00:22:05,167 --> 00:22:07,901 You hear Golden Staircase, and you think steps 488 00:22:08,067 --> 00:22:09,567 made out of gold. 489 00:22:09,734 --> 00:22:13,567 But what if it's steps that lead us to the gold? 490 00:22:13,734 --> 00:22:15,901 That would mean a lot of Aztecan treasure. 491 00:22:18,167 --> 00:22:20,167 I've got steps going down this way, 492 00:22:20,334 --> 00:22:21,601 and there's steps coming up this way. 493 00:22:22,667 --> 00:22:24,000 Both directions. 494 00:22:24,167 --> 00:22:25,367 And these are evenly spaced out. 495 00:22:26,300 --> 00:22:27,567 I think somebody cut these in here. 496 00:22:28,767 --> 00:22:29,701 Let's see. 497 00:22:29,868 --> 00:22:31,467 Let's head up, see where they take us. 498 00:22:31,634 --> 00:22:33,434 [Chili] I'm right behind you. 499 00:22:35,901 --> 00:22:37,167 -[Chili] You ready? -[Josh] Yep, send me your bag. 500 00:22:37,334 --> 00:22:38,567 -All right. -[Josh] Got it. 501 00:22:38,734 --> 00:22:39,767 I'm coming behind you. 502 00:22:41,267 --> 00:22:42,467 -[Josh] Come on, Chili. -[Chili] All right. 503 00:22:48,300 --> 00:22:50,667 A little tight back here, but I'll come in closer. 504 00:22:54,100 --> 00:22:55,400 [bleep]. 505 00:22:57,868 --> 00:22:59,734 -What? -[Josh] It dead ends up here. 506 00:23:02,267 --> 00:23:03,667 [Chili] No, no way. Let me see. 507 00:23:03,834 --> 00:23:05,267 -[Josh] It just goes back a little ways. -[Chili] You're sure? 508 00:23:05,434 --> 00:23:06,367 [Josh] It stops right there. 509 00:23:13,200 --> 00:23:15,467 [Josh] What the hell is this? I got something. 510 00:23:17,901 --> 00:23:19,267 There's a frickin' marking right on the wall. 511 00:23:19,434 --> 00:23:20,434 I don't know. 512 00:23:20,434 --> 00:23:22,200 Why would somebody put that way back here? 513 00:23:22,367 --> 00:23:24,801 [Josh] I don't know. It's a circle within a circle. 514 00:23:24,968 --> 00:23:26,200 [Chili] It looks old, too. 515 00:23:28,667 --> 00:23:30,667 -[Eric] Chili! Josh! -[Josh] James! 516 00:23:30,834 --> 00:23:32,000 -Eric! -[Chili] Guys! 517 00:23:32,167 --> 00:23:33,767 [Josh] Are you there? 518 00:23:33,934 --> 00:23:35,567 -[James] Chili! -[Josh] James! Eric! 519 00:23:35,734 --> 00:23:36,968 [Chili] They're coming up. 520 00:23:37,133 --> 00:23:38,501 [Josh] I hear them. I hear them. 521 00:23:38,501 --> 00:23:40,067 -[Chili] [indistinct], you guys. -[James] Are you guys all right? 522 00:23:40,234 --> 00:23:41,567 [Chili] You guys got to come look at this. 523 00:23:43,300 --> 00:23:45,367 -[Josh] Look down and in front of you. -[Chili] Look at that. 524 00:23:45,534 --> 00:23:47,667 -[Josh] You see the steps? -[James] Yeah. 525 00:23:47,834 --> 00:23:49,267 -They're right here. -[Josh] They're right there. 526 00:23:51,701 --> 00:23:52,667 [Josh] We've got markings up here, James, 527 00:23:52,834 --> 00:23:53,868 we need you to look at them. 528 00:23:55,200 --> 00:23:58,000 -[Josh] Look at this. -[James] Holy [bleep]! 529 00:23:59,367 --> 00:24:00,501 You guys, you know what this is? 530 00:24:01,601 --> 00:24:04,701 This matches the Keyhole Chamber. 531 00:24:06,767 --> 00:24:08,367 A few weeks ago... 532 00:24:08,534 --> 00:24:09,734 [Chili] What do you think this is? 533 00:24:09,901 --> 00:24:11,167 -[Josh] What the hell is this? -[James] What'd you find? 534 00:24:11,334 --> 00:24:13,567 ...the team located the Keyhole Chamber. 535 00:24:13,734 --> 00:24:16,567 They discovered an identical concentric circle, 536 00:24:16,734 --> 00:24:19,801 a petroglyph, etched on the cavern walls. 537 00:24:19,968 --> 00:24:22,968 It could go thousands of years back. 538 00:24:23,133 --> 00:24:25,667 But its meaning has remained a mystery. 539 00:24:25,834 --> 00:24:28,701 Could the same people who left it have been in 540 00:24:28,868 --> 00:24:31,267 this tunnel system as well? 541 00:24:31,434 --> 00:24:32,667 [James] There's no question that people have been in here 542 00:24:32,834 --> 00:24:34,000 before us. 543 00:24:35,300 --> 00:24:37,200 That has a lot of different meanings, depending 544 00:24:37,367 --> 00:24:39,567 on the culture. It could mean death. 545 00:24:39,734 --> 00:24:42,801 It could mean location. It could mean a sacred site. 546 00:24:42,968 --> 00:24:44,701 -[Josh] And that's old, right? -[James] Oh, yeah. 547 00:24:44,868 --> 00:24:46,601 I mean, it could be several hundred years old. 548 00:24:46,767 --> 00:24:48,868 It could be several thousand years old. 549 00:24:49,033 --> 00:24:50,067 Look at this beside you. 550 00:24:51,167 --> 00:24:54,667 It's like got six different ways off of it. 551 00:24:54,834 --> 00:24:55,767 [James] You know what that is? 552 00:24:57,467 --> 00:24:59,868 It's a polydactyl hand. 553 00:25:00,100 --> 00:25:01,100 [Josh] Why would they draw six fingers? 554 00:25:02,100 --> 00:25:03,300 Because the giants, 555 00:25:04,467 --> 00:25:05,767 they go back thousands 556 00:25:05,934 --> 00:25:07,868 and thousands of years before any of 557 00:25:08,033 --> 00:25:10,267 the Native Americans were even here. 558 00:25:10,434 --> 00:25:13,467 They had six digits on each hand. 559 00:25:13,634 --> 00:25:16,267 Large feet are six digits on their feet. 560 00:25:16,434 --> 00:25:18,267 A lot of the cultures and civilizations were 561 00:25:18,434 --> 00:25:21,100 worshiping the giants at some point. 562 00:25:21,267 --> 00:25:24,667 -[Josh] This is a sacred site. -[James] This is a sacred site. 563 00:25:24,834 --> 00:25:27,801 I think Walkara may have brought the treasure here, because what 564 00:25:27,968 --> 00:25:29,968 better place, their gods were here. 565 00:25:30,133 --> 00:25:32,167 So that staircase led us up to a sacred site, 566 00:25:32,334 --> 00:25:34,100 and it dead ends. 567 00:25:34,267 --> 00:25:35,968 This could be the Golden Staircase. 568 00:25:36,133 --> 00:25:38,667 If we follow it down, it could head right straight 569 00:25:38,834 --> 00:25:40,000 to the treasure. 570 00:25:40,167 --> 00:25:41,868 We could be so freaking close right now. 571 00:25:44,267 --> 00:25:46,801 [James] You know, for me, this is incredible. 572 00:25:46,968 --> 00:25:49,601 I've been telling these guys this whole time, 573 00:25:49,767 --> 00:25:53,901 the giants, these people of large stature were polydactyl. 574 00:25:54,067 --> 00:25:56,200 It's in the pictographs, in the petroglyphs. 575 00:25:56,367 --> 00:25:58,801 It has got to be several hundred years old. 576 00:25:58,968 --> 00:26:02,300 These symbols are important enough to have been left here, 577 00:26:02,467 --> 00:26:06,100 and they've got to mean something was left behind 578 00:26:06,267 --> 00:26:07,567 that's extremely important. 579 00:26:07,734 --> 00:26:10,567 [Josh] All right, guys, let's head down this staircase. 580 00:26:10,734 --> 00:26:12,667 We're getting to where we need to go. 581 00:26:12,834 --> 00:26:13,968 Let's go find that treasure. 582 00:26:16,267 --> 00:26:18,467 Hey, this keeps going down, down. 583 00:26:25,868 --> 00:26:27,367 2 -[Josh] Can you see the bottom? -[Chili] No. 584 00:26:28,868 --> 00:26:31,868 -[Chili] It keeps going. -[Eric] It keeps going down. 585 00:26:32,901 --> 00:26:35,667 The team is climbing down what they believe to be 586 00:26:35,834 --> 00:26:39,868 the Golden Staircase referenced in the Rhoades Journal. 587 00:26:40,033 --> 00:26:42,567 At the bottom, a potential payday of 588 00:26:42,734 --> 00:26:47,367 Montezuma's gold, hidden from the Mormons and lost to legend. 589 00:26:49,167 --> 00:26:50,868 [Josh] These stairs are evenly spaced out. 590 00:26:51,033 --> 00:26:52,167 Somebody cut these things in here. 591 00:26:55,868 --> 00:26:57,968 [James] Be careful right there. It's a ton of clay. 592 00:26:59,868 --> 00:27:00,901 [Josh] Yeah. 593 00:27:00,901 --> 00:27:03,000 [Josh] We don't know what's ahead of us. 594 00:27:03,167 --> 00:27:04,167 We don't know the stability of the ground. 595 00:27:04,334 --> 00:27:05,601 You know, we're risking a lot. 596 00:27:07,100 --> 00:27:08,167 But there's something important here, 597 00:27:08,334 --> 00:27:09,467 and I'm hoping it's a pile of gold. 598 00:27:15,267 --> 00:27:17,901 [ominous tone plays] 599 00:27:20,367 --> 00:27:21,701 [Josh] This thing is just -- it's deep. 600 00:27:23,667 --> 00:27:24,667 [Chili] Whoa. 601 00:27:28,701 --> 00:27:30,968 Watch your guys' step here. 602 00:27:31,133 --> 00:27:33,901 -[Eric grunts] -[Chili] Hold on, hold on, hold on. 603 00:27:34,067 --> 00:27:36,801 -You all right? -[Eric] I'm good, I'm good. 604 00:27:36,968 --> 00:27:37,901 [Chili] Slippery. 605 00:27:46,100 --> 00:27:47,100 [Eric] Whoa! 606 00:27:48,267 --> 00:27:49,267 Guys, look at this. 607 00:27:53,000 --> 00:27:54,667 [Josh] OK, passageway's opened back up. 608 00:27:55,801 --> 00:27:57,868 Oh, man. Is this what I think it is? 609 00:27:59,701 --> 00:28:00,767 [Josh] Is that water up there, Eric? 610 00:28:00,934 --> 00:28:02,000 [Eric] Yeah, it looks like water. 611 00:28:04,467 --> 00:28:05,467 [Chili] It's a lot of water. 612 00:28:09,701 --> 00:28:11,267 -[Josh] This is a problem. -Yeah, it's a problem. 613 00:28:11,434 --> 00:28:12,634 [James] It's a huge problem. 614 00:28:15,100 --> 00:28:17,200 [James] Look at that. It's full all the way back. 615 00:28:21,067 --> 00:28:24,567 Look, the journal and the Golden Staircase 616 00:28:24,734 --> 00:28:27,300 brought us here. We're not stopping. 617 00:28:27,467 --> 00:28:28,734 -No. -Oh, no. 618 00:28:28,734 --> 00:28:30,467 There's been too many clues that lead us all the way here, 619 00:28:30,634 --> 00:28:32,601 and I don't think that's for nothing. 620 00:28:32,767 --> 00:28:34,100 -Oh, no. -[Josh] We need to know what's underneath 621 00:28:34,267 --> 00:28:35,400 this freaking water. 622 00:28:37,501 --> 00:28:38,567 [Josh] Chili, can you dive this? 623 00:28:40,100 --> 00:28:41,367 [Chili] It's not going to be easy. 624 00:28:41,534 --> 00:28:42,701 You get me the gear, 625 00:28:42,701 --> 00:28:45,801 get all the equipment we can -- yeah, I can dive it. 626 00:28:45,968 --> 00:28:47,868 -We have the gear. -[Josh] OK. 627 00:28:48,033 --> 00:28:50,167 We'll bring tanks in. BCD device. 628 00:28:50,334 --> 00:28:53,567 I'll bring in the ROV with the side-scanning sonar, 629 00:28:53,734 --> 00:28:55,767 the LIDAR unit. -I'll bring the magnetometers. 630 00:28:55,934 --> 00:28:58,267 One of them is waterproof if we end up needing it. 631 00:28:58,434 --> 00:29:00,567 We'll bring it all, man. We can make this work. 632 00:29:01,868 --> 00:29:03,767 [Josh] Underneath this water could be a pile of gold 633 00:29:03,934 --> 00:29:04,901 just sitting there. 634 00:29:05,067 --> 00:29:06,901 Let's throw everything we have at this. 635 00:29:07,067 --> 00:29:08,033 All right. 636 00:29:08,033 --> 00:29:10,534 [Josh] We got a lot of work ahead of us. 637 00:29:13,000 --> 00:29:17,267 I mean, that could just be a few feet down, or it could go 638 00:29:17,434 --> 00:29:18,501 on forever. I don't know. 639 00:29:18,667 --> 00:29:20,767 But we have to find out. 640 00:29:23,167 --> 00:29:24,868 [thunder rumbles] 641 00:29:29,567 --> 00:29:30,734 [James] There you go. 642 00:29:33,200 --> 00:29:35,634 -[Josh] Watch out below. -[Chili] Got it. 643 00:29:38,100 --> 00:29:39,868 [Chili] That's a good delivery system you got there. 644 00:29:41,167 --> 00:29:42,868 Watching. 645 00:29:43,033 --> 00:29:46,167 -I got it. -[Josh] Good. 646 00:29:46,334 --> 00:29:47,767 We don't know what's under this water. 647 00:29:47,934 --> 00:29:51,000 This is something that nobody else has been able to find 648 00:29:51,167 --> 00:29:52,467 in hundreds of years. 649 00:29:54,167 --> 00:29:56,200 And here we are. 650 00:29:56,367 --> 00:29:58,100 And I think we're about to find it. 651 00:30:00,567 --> 00:30:03,200 I mean, it's just what a, what a hell of a moment, huh? 652 00:30:03,367 --> 00:30:05,968 What a hell of a moment. What a hell of a moment. 653 00:30:06,133 --> 00:30:08,267 I'm just gonna pull a cord and get it ready for the rover. 654 00:30:08,434 --> 00:30:10,167 Let's put the rover right down near the water's edge. 655 00:30:10,334 --> 00:30:12,200 -[James] Put it down at the edge of the sump? -Yep. 656 00:30:12,367 --> 00:30:14,167 Determine if there's any current in there when you put 657 00:30:14,334 --> 00:30:16,000 that down in there. 658 00:30:16,167 --> 00:30:20,901 Remote operated vehicles, or ROVs, are some of the most 659 00:30:21,067 --> 00:30:23,467 advanced underwater machines on Earth. 660 00:30:23,634 --> 00:30:27,100 They can navigate pitch-black environments, squeeze through 661 00:30:27,267 --> 00:30:31,567 narrow passages, and map complex terrain in real time. 662 00:30:32,701 --> 00:30:34,801 Equipped with sonar, cameras, 663 00:30:34,968 --> 00:30:38,901 and precision controls, an ROV can see danger before it 664 00:30:39,067 --> 00:30:40,400 becomes fatal. 665 00:30:40,567 --> 00:30:44,467 And in a deadly underwater labyrinth, the ROV isn't 666 00:30:44,634 --> 00:30:47,868 just a tool. It's a diver's only guide out. 667 00:30:49,601 --> 00:30:50,868 [Eric] So the control unit is 668 00:30:52,067 --> 00:30:54,100 all set. I'm gonna grab the LIDAR 669 00:30:54,267 --> 00:30:55,901 and start scanning. -[Josh] OK. 670 00:30:56,067 --> 00:30:57,167 I'll get this thing ready to launch. 671 00:30:58,300 --> 00:31:00,067 [Eric] There's always an element of danger whenever 672 00:31:00,234 --> 00:31:01,467 you go underwater. 673 00:31:01,634 --> 00:31:03,767 I just don't want him to get into a tight spot. 674 00:31:03,934 --> 00:31:04,868 There can be currents. 675 00:31:05,033 --> 00:31:07,667 There can be really constricted areas. 676 00:31:07,834 --> 00:31:09,667 There could still be the potential for 677 00:31:09,834 --> 00:31:11,868 rock falls underwater. 678 00:31:12,033 --> 00:31:14,767 And he gets pinned down by a rock underwater. 679 00:31:14,934 --> 00:31:17,868 There's not much we can do to help him. 680 00:31:18,033 --> 00:31:19,767 I'm doing the long-range magnetometer. 681 00:31:22,801 --> 00:31:24,367 I want to go cavity, 682 00:31:26,267 --> 00:31:27,267 sandy. 683 00:31:28,567 --> 00:31:31,300 [device beeping] 684 00:31:33,767 --> 00:31:39,267 So, look, right here, it goes deeper and into a larger cavern 685 00:31:39,434 --> 00:31:40,467 in this corner right there. 686 00:31:44,467 --> 00:31:45,767 [Josh] You need anything from me right now? 687 00:31:46,868 --> 00:31:48,167 -Moral support? -[Josh] You got it. 688 00:31:49,267 --> 00:31:50,367 We'll have some eyes, because we'll have 689 00:31:50,534 --> 00:31:52,567 that rover down there, so 690 00:31:52,734 --> 00:31:54,968 we'll be able to see a lot of what you're seeing, too. 691 00:31:55,133 --> 00:31:57,200 But we don't really have a good way to contact you 692 00:31:57,367 --> 00:31:59,501 in case of danger. 693 00:31:59,667 --> 00:32:03,868 -So you got to be ultra-careful. -[Chili] Oh, I will be. 694 00:32:04,033 --> 00:32:05,901 A lot of times, in these caverns, you get some 695 00:32:06,067 --> 00:32:08,601 really, really constricted, really tight zones, 696 00:32:08,767 --> 00:32:11,767 and the visibility is virtually zero. 697 00:32:11,934 --> 00:32:13,267 And it's just a maze. 698 00:32:13,434 --> 00:32:16,267 It's a labyrinth of small passages. 699 00:32:16,434 --> 00:32:19,701 This is what the side-scan sonar looks like. 700 00:32:19,868 --> 00:32:22,000 Traditional sonar just goes down, so it's able to 701 00:32:22,167 --> 00:32:23,400 project out in front. 702 00:32:23,567 --> 00:32:25,868 If I lose visibility, you still can see formation. 703 00:32:26,033 --> 00:32:27,367 I can still see. Yeah, exactly. 704 00:32:27,534 --> 00:32:28,667 -[Josh] OK. -[Eric] Yeah. 705 00:32:28,834 --> 00:32:31,968 So we've got the ROV in there with Chili diving. 706 00:32:32,133 --> 00:32:34,100 It's equipped with side-scanning sonar. 707 00:32:34,267 --> 00:32:37,000 It's typically used vertically under fishing boats 708 00:32:37,167 --> 00:32:39,701 and research vessels and military. 709 00:32:39,868 --> 00:32:42,267 And it gives you a picture of objects or a picture of 710 00:32:42,434 --> 00:32:44,601 the floor beneath where you are. 711 00:32:44,767 --> 00:32:47,367 Side scanning, you take that and you put it sideways 712 00:32:47,534 --> 00:32:48,968 and you can see what's in front of you. 713 00:32:49,133 --> 00:32:51,367 And so it allows us to see through this murky, 714 00:32:51,534 --> 00:32:52,534 murky water. 715 00:32:53,801 --> 00:32:56,467 We need to be able to communicate with you 716 00:32:56,634 --> 00:32:59,100 because we're seeing things that you may not see. 717 00:32:59,267 --> 00:33:02,601 If that rover starts hitting you for any reason, 718 00:33:02,767 --> 00:33:04,501 you get your ass out of there, OK? -[Chili] All right. 719 00:33:04,667 --> 00:33:07,267 -Because we can't talk to you. -[Josh] OK. 720 00:33:07,434 --> 00:33:09,200 Let's do it, man. 721 00:33:09,367 --> 00:33:12,200 -[Eric] Sonar's ready. -Rover's ready. 722 00:33:12,367 --> 00:33:14,067 [Chili] Diver ready. 723 00:33:14,234 --> 00:33:16,667 -[Josh] Look for anything man-made. -[Chili] Here we go. 724 00:33:22,400 --> 00:33:24,267 [suspenseful chord strike] 725 00:33:27,767 --> 00:33:29,601 2 [Josh] Let's do it. 726 00:33:29,767 --> 00:33:32,567 -Sonar's ready. -Rover's ready. 727 00:33:32,734 --> 00:33:34,267 [Chili] Diver ready. 728 00:33:34,434 --> 00:33:37,467 150 feet beneath Blind Frog Ranch, 729 00:33:37,634 --> 00:33:40,567 the team has descended the Golden Staircase 730 00:33:40,734 --> 00:33:43,701 and uncovered a flooded passageway. 731 00:33:43,868 --> 00:33:46,300 They believe it may connect to one of the seven 732 00:33:46,467 --> 00:33:48,601 Aztec treasure chambers. 733 00:33:48,767 --> 00:33:52,968 Now, Chili prepares to dive into the unknown, hoping it 734 00:33:53,133 --> 00:33:56,200 leads to long-lost gold on the other side. 735 00:33:57,367 --> 00:34:00,100 [Josh] The journal led us right here. 736 00:34:00,267 --> 00:34:01,167 That means something. 737 00:34:02,367 --> 00:34:03,367 There's something important here. 738 00:34:03,534 --> 00:34:04,868 I know there is underneath this water. 739 00:34:05,033 --> 00:34:06,334 We just got to find out what. 740 00:34:08,801 --> 00:34:11,601 [bubbling] 741 00:34:15,267 --> 00:34:17,300 [suspenseful music plays] 742 00:34:42,367 --> 00:34:43,701 [Josh] This gets narrow here. 743 00:34:50,467 --> 00:34:51,868 I can barely get the rover through here. 744 00:35:00,300 --> 00:35:02,968 [Eric] Does that look like artifacts or something there? 745 00:35:03,133 --> 00:35:04,133 -Where? -Oh, maybe. 746 00:35:04,300 --> 00:35:05,767 There is something round there, isn't there? 747 00:35:05,934 --> 00:35:06,968 Doesn't look natural. 748 00:35:07,133 --> 00:35:09,567 Here, let me position the camera down on it. 749 00:35:15,267 --> 00:35:17,300 [muffled] Here, here. 750 00:35:22,167 --> 00:35:23,167 Oh, it's like something right there. 751 00:35:23,334 --> 00:35:24,501 [James] You see what that looks like? 752 00:35:24,501 --> 00:35:27,000 That looks like the hip bone that we found years ago, 753 00:35:27,167 --> 00:35:28,300 remember, at the Bead Site. 754 00:35:30,000 --> 00:35:31,100 This is crazy. 755 00:35:33,000 --> 00:35:35,367 They could have repurposed that into some type of 756 00:35:35,534 --> 00:35:37,467 headgear, you know, and it would have been up here. 757 00:35:37,634 --> 00:35:39,601 Obviously, this broke off. 758 00:35:39,767 --> 00:35:43,367 Bones turned into face masks, and it would have been, I mean, 759 00:35:43,534 --> 00:35:44,467 could have been like this. 760 00:35:46,868 --> 00:35:48,767 [Josh] That's another one. 761 00:35:48,934 --> 00:35:50,400 It's like identical to it, isn't it? 762 00:35:50,567 --> 00:35:52,667 -Yeah. -That one's bigger, too. 763 00:35:52,834 --> 00:35:54,000 [James] Look at that thing. 764 00:35:55,167 --> 00:35:57,367 [Josh] James is telling me that that's a bone mask. 765 00:35:57,534 --> 00:35:59,767 If that's the case, that's probably ceremonial. 766 00:35:59,934 --> 00:36:02,567 That means that the chamber that Chili's in was very, 767 00:36:02,734 --> 00:36:04,200 very important to somebody who was ancient. 768 00:36:06,667 --> 00:36:08,868 So whatever they put in here is probably further in. 769 00:36:26,901 --> 00:36:28,801 How the hell is he going to fit through there? 770 00:36:31,000 --> 00:36:32,000 [Eric] What's he doing? 771 00:36:42,000 --> 00:36:43,133 Oh, man, I don't like that. 772 00:36:45,367 --> 00:36:47,868 He's got to be really careful. That's a tight fit. 773 00:36:50,267 --> 00:36:52,567 [Josh] Chili's indicating he wants to go through that tight spot, 774 00:36:52,734 --> 00:36:54,267 and he's actually starting to take his tanks off. 775 00:36:55,467 --> 00:36:57,868 This is a very technical maneuver. 776 00:36:58,033 --> 00:37:00,100 When you're underwater and you start taking your tanks off 777 00:37:00,267 --> 00:37:01,901 and you're putting them in front of you, 778 00:37:02,067 --> 00:37:03,501 that's extremely dangerous. 779 00:37:05,067 --> 00:37:07,100 Oh, he's kicking up a lot of sediment. 780 00:37:07,267 --> 00:37:11,000 [Josh] If he gets any move wrong in this, 781 00:37:11,167 --> 00:37:12,567 he's gonna drown. 782 00:37:12,734 --> 00:37:16,167 So there must be something that he's seeing through that 783 00:37:16,334 --> 00:37:18,667 tight spot that is very important, 784 00:37:18,834 --> 00:37:21,267 worth risking his life for. 785 00:37:21,434 --> 00:37:23,267 And I just have to trust that it's that good. 786 00:37:41,567 --> 00:37:42,567 [James] This is crazy. 787 00:38:01,000 --> 00:38:02,000 [Josh] It opens up. 788 00:38:08,300 --> 00:38:09,300 What the hell is that? 789 00:38:10,367 --> 00:38:11,267 -Where? -You see? Look. 790 00:38:11,434 --> 00:38:12,400 Let me get back to it. 791 00:38:16,701 --> 00:38:18,267 I think that's a timber laying there. 792 00:38:21,868 --> 00:38:22,968 [James] You think they were timbering 793 00:38:23,133 --> 00:38:24,567 the top of whatever's down here? 794 00:38:24,734 --> 00:38:27,601 [Josh] I mean, they brought this in here for something. 795 00:38:27,767 --> 00:38:29,767 That's to say that they were working out there 796 00:38:29,934 --> 00:38:31,467 without this water here. 797 00:38:36,000 --> 00:38:37,067 [Josh] There's something important here. 798 00:38:37,234 --> 00:38:38,367 I know there is underneath this water. 799 00:38:41,868 --> 00:38:43,167 I'm seeing something here on sonar. 800 00:38:45,267 --> 00:38:47,901 Looks like there's something behind that wall. 801 00:38:50,367 --> 00:38:52,467 It's a little cloudy. I can see things on here, 802 00:38:52,634 --> 00:38:54,601 that structure at least. 803 00:38:54,767 --> 00:38:56,100 Yeah, let me look around a little bit more. 804 00:39:01,100 --> 00:39:02,701 Looks like Chili's looking for a way in. 805 00:39:08,767 --> 00:39:09,767 [James] Oh, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait. 806 00:39:09,934 --> 00:39:11,100 Go back, go back, go back, go back. 807 00:39:11,267 --> 00:39:12,167 Backing up. Backing up, backing up. 808 00:39:12,334 --> 00:39:13,267 What's that right there? 809 00:39:14,868 --> 00:39:16,300 [Josh] I'm gonna try to get closer. 810 00:39:18,767 --> 00:39:20,200 I think that's a support structure. 811 00:39:20,367 --> 00:39:21,367 That's man-made. You see that? 812 00:39:21,534 --> 00:39:22,467 -Yeah. -Right there. 813 00:39:22,634 --> 00:39:23,667 I'm on it. Right on top of it. 814 00:39:23,834 --> 00:39:24,767 -Oh, yeah. -Look, it's long. 815 00:39:24,934 --> 00:39:25,868 Yeah, yeah. 816 00:39:29,567 --> 00:39:31,267 [Eric] Holy [bleep]! 817 00:39:31,434 --> 00:39:33,100 This thing keeps going. 818 00:39:33,267 --> 00:39:36,200 And the sonar is picking up something behind all of that. 819 00:39:38,667 --> 00:39:39,667 [Josh] That's not natural. 820 00:39:39,834 --> 00:39:42,100 That doesn't occur in these caves. 821 00:39:42,267 --> 00:39:44,667 Guys, I think there's another passage back there. 822 00:39:48,567 --> 00:39:50,767 Guys, we could be on the other side of that. 823 00:39:50,934 --> 00:39:52,501 -On the other side of that -- -It could be the treasure. 824 00:39:57,000 --> 00:39:58,601 Right through there, that could be where 825 00:39:58,767 --> 00:39:59,767 the freaking gold's at. 826 00:39:59,934 --> 00:40:01,033 That's got to be where it's at. 827 00:40:01,200 --> 00:40:02,567 [Josh] Oh, my God, is this the end of this thing? 828 00:40:02,734 --> 00:40:04,267 -This is it. -Whoo-hoo! 829 00:40:04,434 --> 00:40:05,801 -Ha-ha! -Yes! 830 00:40:05,801 --> 00:40:08,033 [Josh] There's got to be something behind that freaking wall. 831 00:40:10,501 --> 00:40:12,868 There is definitely a filled area in the back 832 00:40:13,033 --> 00:40:14,200 of this chamber, 833 00:40:14,367 --> 00:40:16,667 and there is a timber that goes right underneath it. 834 00:40:16,834 --> 00:40:18,601 So, I know this chamber goes on. 835 00:40:18,767 --> 00:40:20,901 We don't know where this is gonna lead, but it looks like 836 00:40:21,067 --> 00:40:22,901 nobody's been in here in centuries. 837 00:40:23,067 --> 00:40:25,367 But if there's any way we can remove enough of that 838 00:40:25,534 --> 00:40:27,300 to get in behind it, 839 00:40:27,467 --> 00:40:29,300 that could be where the gold's at. 840 00:40:29,467 --> 00:40:30,968 We gotta get Chili out. 841 00:40:31,133 --> 00:40:32,701 I'm gonna turn the ROV around 842 00:40:32,868 --> 00:40:34,467 and signal Chili to get out of there. 843 00:40:35,701 --> 00:40:38,467 We've just started. This is just the beginning. 844 00:40:38,634 --> 00:40:40,667 It's taken almost everything we've got to get here, 845 00:40:40,834 --> 00:40:42,167 and we are not gonna stop. 846 00:40:43,100 --> 00:40:45,167 We're going to get through that wall, and we're going to find 847 00:40:45,334 --> 00:40:46,801 that treasure. 848 00:40:49,267 --> 00:40:51,767 He's got to go through that tight section again. 849 00:40:55,367 --> 00:40:57,300 I mean, we're on the verge of something great. 850 00:40:57,467 --> 00:40:59,868 This is something that nobody else has been able to find 851 00:41:00,100 --> 00:41:01,267 in hundreds of years. 852 00:41:01,434 --> 00:41:04,000 And here we are, and I think we're about to find it. 853 00:41:13,167 --> 00:41:15,300 -[hissing] -[suspenseful music plays] 854 00:41:16,901 --> 00:41:18,167 [Josh] Oh, [bleep]. 855 00:41:18,334 --> 00:41:20,901 [Eric] We gotta get him the hell out of there. 856 00:41:21,067 --> 00:41:22,501 [gurgling] 857 00:41:22,667 --> 00:41:24,167 -Get him out of there! -Come on, Chili! 858 00:41:24,334 --> 00:41:26,100 -[Eric] Come on, Chili, [bleep]. -Come on!