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[narrator] throughout nome,
the end of winter looms.
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Holy [bleep].
Look at that crack.
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[narrator] it's a battle
to see which is hotter:
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The soaring temperatures...
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It could go really bad,
but hell,
we're gold mining.
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[narrator] ...Or the miners...
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This is what we have to do
right now to get gold today.
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[narrator] ...As they tap in
to the richest gold
of the season?
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-I think there's gold
through this whole area.
-All right!
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You get a good horse,
ride it, baby, ride it.
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You seeing any color?
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Yeah. We could lean in
to really hot gold.
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[screams]
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pull in! Pull in, pull in!
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[screaming]
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[kris] holy [bleep], huh?
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We are sinking.
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Mother nature is not
cooperating with me.
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[narrator] while winter
melts away, the kellys
find themselves
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out of debt,
but still underwater.
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[kris] there's so much
[bleep] snow on the ice,
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it's pushing us down,
and the water's coming up.
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So first, the good news.
After a mostly crappy season,
we're ending strong.
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I have a beautiful baby girl.
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We're on great gold,
and it's all profit
the rest of the way.
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The bad news?
This warm weather
is making the snow wet,
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and it's weighing down
the ice, meaning water's
bursting up through the ice.
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It's like a hawaii out here.
It's a [bleep] show.
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Well right now, I just popped
a hole into where
my foot valves go,
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and the water is pumping
right out the hole,
on top of the ice,
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because the weight of the snow
is pushing the ice down,
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and then the water rushes
through once you break
a hole through.
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We're gonna flood
this entire area.
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Just keep going.
There's nothing we can do.
We just have to push forward.
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This is what we have to do
right now to get gold today.
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Look, it's clear we're
running out of time
this season.
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But we're finally getting gold
for ourself.
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This gold is ours now.
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There's nothing left
to pay back at this point.
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So we have to keep
clearing out the water, to get
as much gold as we can,
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and hope to god our operation
doesn't fall through the ice.
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We're sending down andy first,
'cause he was already
on the gold.
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He's gonna mow up as much
as he can, then I'm gonna go
down there
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and just take over my shift,
and mow up the rest.
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Are these conditions
dangerous?
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Yes. That's why my dad
slipped on the ice
and broke his shoulder.
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So we're short-staffed
to boot, but we have
no choice. I need that gold.
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My baby needs that gold.
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My baby's expensive.
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You know what to do.
Get down there. Try to cover
as much ground as you can.
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Good. We're ready to go.
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Okay, go. Make me money!
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[breathing]
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[andy] all right. Idle up.
Let's see.
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[kris] okay.
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Idle up!
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And now it's really gonna
flood, now that we have
the engines up.
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And I don't feel safe
with so much water being
pumped on top of the ice.
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Hopefully it holds.
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Fast as I get it out,
it comes in.
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It's gonna be a long day.
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It's gonna be a fight
the whole way through.
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[breathing]
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[kris] idled up.
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[andy] all right. Thank you.
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So are you
seeing gold already?
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Yeah.
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[kris] okay, good job.
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[andy speaking]
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oh, thank god.
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That is such great news.
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[andy speaking]
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all right, andy. That's all
that I care about.
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[bleep] the snow.
[bleep] the water. As long as
the gold looks great.
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[andy speaking]
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[kris] all right, buddy!
I'm glad you're
in a better mood.
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[andy speaking]
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[kris] okay, 10-4.
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Andy's found gold. So I'm
gonna be down right after.
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We're gonna save
our entire season.
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That's a miracle.
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[narrator] 11 miles east...
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[vernon] I mean, let's just
go ahead and set a goal.
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You almost clocked in
six hours the other day.
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I'd think you could probably
shoot for eight.
What do you think?
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Yeah, I think I can definitely
easily do eight.
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Okay, well, I...
If you can do eight,
that'll be a, um, record.
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[narrator] on scorching
hot gold, but nearing
an expiration date on the ice,
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vernon adkison's launching
a dive for the ages.
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[vernon] all right,
the gold marathon.
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This has been a winter
to remember.
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But this winter is not gonna
be around much longer.
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We're playing with fire.
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We're right up against
a massive open water lead,
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and it's getting wider
every day.
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At this point, every minute
under the ice is critical.
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So, even though it's getting
toasty up here, I'm looking
to heat up production.
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All right, so uh, give me
at least eight hours in,
I'll be happy.
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Okay, will do.
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-All right. Well, here,
we'll even shake on that.
-All right.
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Okay, good show.
Be careful down there.
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We're looking to set
a team record
for the longest dive today.
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The longest one we've ever had
was a little over seven hours,
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so I'm gunning for eight.
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[crew member] yeah, that looks
good right there.
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Good suction, good flow
in the box.
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He's set, and he's ready
to rock and roll.
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[vernon] we need it,
if I'm gonna hit
my 200 ounces.
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And with this weather,
and that lead, this might be
the last tango.
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[breathing]
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[gary] all right,
let's get busy.
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[breathing]
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so, gary, are you
seeing anything?
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[underwater breathing]
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[gary] oh yeah, I'm seeing it.
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[breathing]
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now I'm going through some
funny rocky stuff, and...
So far, so good.
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You're all hydrated. You got
plenty of chow this morning.
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All rested up. You think
you can go the distance?
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[underwater breathing]
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[gary] yeah, I think I can.
I know I can.
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All right, gary.
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[breathing]
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I think there's gold
through this whole area.
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Whoo!
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All right, all right!
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So far, it seems
like everything's working.
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He's down there
picking away at it.
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Oh! Whoo!
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We're gonna dive him hard.
If he can do eight hours,
I got a new name for him.
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He'll be "the gold gorilla."
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and I can just shorten that.
We'll call him "goldrilla."
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[gary] there's gold back here.
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Hang on, gary. We're gonna
rename you. You'll be
"gary the gold gorilla."
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[gary]
[bleep], man!
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[vernon] we'll put you
in the record books.
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[narrator] 12 miles west...
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Yeah!
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[shawn] we got the pad
built up. And we got
everything moved over.
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Now it's time to see
if there's any gold
down there or not.
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[narrator] shawn pomrenke's
on to his last move...
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[narrator] ...Racing to find
the epicenter
of a storied jackpot,
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or watch the trail dissolve
in the mounting heat.
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[shawn] putting
all this weight on the ice,
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and now it's starting
to crack. Holy [bleep]!
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Look at that crack there.
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[bleep] damn.
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I'm still not where
I need to be.
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I need another 30 ounces
to meet my 120 ounces gold,
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so I can make all
of my payments
that I owe.
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I'm still looking
for good gold on this jackpot.
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I'm close, but I want
to hit the bull's-eye.
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That's what I'm after.
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Problem is,
the gold's getting hotter,
but the temperature is, too.
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And I'm worried there's not
enough time left.
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Oh, [bleep].
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Damn it, already.
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Basically, we've cracked
the ice in a complete circle
around us.
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So we're just sitting
on this, uh... Sitting
on a chunk of ice...
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Floating in the middle
of the bering sea.
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It could go really bad,
but hell,
we're gold mining.
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Nobody said it was gonna be
a safe job.
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So, time to get in the water.
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We're literally on an island
right now.
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We're floating on a circle
of ice that's broken off
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from the weight
of the equipment and snow.
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And it keeps getting
weaker and weaker.
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At any time,
it's gonna collapse.
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So the plan's simple.
Mine as much as we can,
as fast as we can.
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Double dive day.
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I'll go first.
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Joe'll go after me.
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We're prepared to work
into the night.
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Whatever it takes.
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All right, let's do it.
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[shawn] I'm good.
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[breathing]
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let's see what's here.
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[breathing]
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okay. Idle up.
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All right. 10-4.
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[joe] how's the material
looking?
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[breathing]
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[shawn]
it's a bunch of big rocks.
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As the sand comes up,
it meets the cobble.
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Usually, it's hot right here.
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[joe]
hell yeah, sounds good.
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I think there could be
a chance that we're getting
close to it.
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[shawn] yeah.
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[breathing]
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[shawn speaking]
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[breathing]
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oh, there it is!
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Ooh.
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[breathing]
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I found the gold, man!
I found the gold!
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[breathing]
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[shawn speaking]
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[joe] oh, yeah.
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[shawn] I found great gold!
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Almost got it!
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There it is!
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Perfect.
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[narrator] as temperatures
continue to climb...
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[zeke] we'll be diving
on this hole in no time.
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[narrator] ... Zeke tenhoff's
quest to save his season
is heating up.
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[zeke] the plan is,
get as many dive hours
as possible,
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while the weather is nice.
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It's turning into
a giant swimming pool
out here.
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It's crazy how warm
it's getting.
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To make things even worse,
we lost steve riedel.
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He wasn't making enough money,
so he decided to split.
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Luckily, we've got our friend
shlomo here to help get us
across the finish line.
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Oh, yeah!
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Look at that! Yeah!
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Right now,
we barely have enough time
to get eight ounces,
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and keep the operation going.
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Our last time out,
we'd finally got on
some really great gold.
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So I just gotta get back on it
fast and make sure that
nothing slows us down,
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'cause that could be
the nail in the coffin.
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[breathing]
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you ready for the pumps?
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[zeke on radio] uh, yeah,
ready.
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[gabe] okay. Here they come.
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Yo!
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All right, you're chilling.
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[breathing]
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[zeke] we're like, on top
of a ton of cobble.
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[gabe] all right. Roger.
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You might run into
something hot.
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[zeke]
yeah, it like, could lead
into really hot gold.
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[gabe] it's got a lot
of radius, so we can punch
a bunch of holes,
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and either pick up what he was
following in another spot,
or find something new.
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I don't know. Lots of cobble
to work with, though. Lots
of radius, lots of cobble.
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So I'm optimistic that
he'll get on something.
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Stick and stay, make it pay.
237
00:14:31,805 --> 00:14:33,972
[zeke] yeah,
we're making it happen.
238
00:14:35,709 --> 00:14:37,242
[narrator] one mile east...
239
00:14:44,117 --> 00:14:45,884
[kris]
everything's still good?
240
00:14:45,886 --> 00:14:49,854
[andy] everything's great, j.
Just a lot of really good
gold. Everything is good.
241
00:14:49,856 --> 00:14:51,890
Are you still
in that black [bleep]?
242
00:14:51,892 --> 00:14:53,424
[andy]
yeah, it's never-ending.
243
00:14:54,561 --> 00:14:56,094
And the gold's never-ending?
244
00:14:56,096 --> 00:14:58,663
[andy] the gold's not ending.
That means
kris'll make his bills.
245
00:14:58,665 --> 00:15:01,866
[kris laughs]
246
00:15:01,868 --> 00:15:06,004
[narrator] after fighting off
debt all season, the kellys
are out of the red...
247
00:15:06,873 --> 00:15:08,406
And into the black.
248
00:15:09,976 --> 00:15:13,311
Hey, you've been down there
a really long time.
You gotta be getting tired.
249
00:15:13,980 --> 00:15:17,415
[andy speaking]
250
00:15:19,486 --> 00:15:20,752
[kris] are you ready
to be done?
251
00:15:20,754 --> 00:15:24,055
[andy] yeah, I'm done.
Yeah, my arms are tired.
252
00:15:24,057 --> 00:15:26,591
[kris] okay, come up.
Your dive's done.
253
00:15:26,593 --> 00:15:28,259
[breathing]
254
00:15:28,261 --> 00:15:31,796
I'm gonna go get changed.
James is gonna help andy
out of the hole.
255
00:15:31,798 --> 00:15:34,499
We're gonna get ready,
as soon as andy comes up,
I jump down there,
256
00:15:34,501 --> 00:15:36,968
and I do...
Dive as long as I can today.
257
00:15:38,638 --> 00:15:40,738
It was good. Really good gold
the whole time.
258
00:15:40,740 --> 00:15:43,174
Yeah, best gold I've seen
all season.
259
00:15:47,414 --> 00:15:50,248
Well, andy says we're
on some amazing gold...
260
00:15:50,483 --> 00:15:52,383
So let's go see.
261
00:15:54,888 --> 00:15:57,255
Judging by how quickly
the area is flooding,
262
00:15:57,257 --> 00:15:59,891
this could be our last day
on the ice.
263
00:15:59,893 --> 00:16:02,427
But you never know.
The water's not flooding
the shack yet.
264
00:16:02,429 --> 00:16:06,030
We're on stellar gold,
and there's no way
we're packing it in yet.
265
00:16:06,032 --> 00:16:09,000
You bet your ass
we're gonna keep pushing
as long as we can.
266
00:16:09,002 --> 00:16:10,969
-Okay.
-Okay.
267
00:16:13,039 --> 00:16:15,940
[breathing]
268
00:16:15,942 --> 00:16:17,241
okay.
269
00:16:17,777 --> 00:16:19,210
[breathing]
270
00:16:20,981 --> 00:16:22,981
how's it look, j?
271
00:16:23,817 --> 00:16:26,184
[kris]
looks great already.
272
00:16:26,553 --> 00:16:29,320
Yeah, it does. It gives us
a lot of ground.
273
00:16:31,358 --> 00:16:34,759
[andy] hey, you see
that black [bleep]
I was sucking up?
274
00:16:34,761 --> 00:16:37,161
[kris]
yeah, I'm just working
the edges of it right now.
275
00:16:38,465 --> 00:16:41,399
[kris speaking]
276
00:16:42,802 --> 00:16:45,436
I know there is. Wait 'til
you get to the deeper
black [bleep] .
277
00:16:45,438 --> 00:16:49,107
Man, it [bleep] trickles down
nice and says hi.
278
00:16:49,109 --> 00:16:52,210
[kris] okay. Well,
that's what I'm working on
getting to. Right on.
279
00:16:53,046 --> 00:16:53,911
Good stuff.
280
00:16:53,913 --> 00:16:56,447
We're on really good gold.
About time.
281
00:16:56,449 --> 00:16:58,983
Everything's dialed in. Hey.
282
00:17:01,054 --> 00:17:04,422
[kris] like I said,
gold mining is luck.
283
00:17:05,025 --> 00:17:06,357
You got that right.
284
00:17:09,129 --> 00:17:10,395
[kris] yeah, baby!
285
00:17:13,833 --> 00:17:16,300
[machine sputtering]
286
00:17:22,175 --> 00:17:25,076
-yeah, something's not right.
-Something's not right.
287
00:17:25,078 --> 00:17:28,179
-No, it's not. Might be, too,
something's not running.
-Something didn't sound right.
288
00:17:43,029 --> 00:17:45,997
[kris speaking]
289
00:18:00,013 --> 00:18:01,245
what was that, j?
290
00:18:18,832 --> 00:18:19,997
[kris screaming]
291
00:18:22,001 --> 00:18:24,001
pull in! Pull in, pull in!
292
00:18:37,750 --> 00:18:40,051
[kris screaming]
293
00:18:40,420 --> 00:18:42,220
pull in! Pull in, pull in!
294
00:18:42,722 --> 00:18:44,422
[strained breathing]
295
00:18:48,294 --> 00:18:50,027
we've got you.
You all right?
296
00:18:58,805 --> 00:19:03,341
I just had trouble breathing.
It wasn't, uh, plug-up,
thank god.
297
00:19:03,343 --> 00:19:05,576
You know, when I say,
"pull the umbilical," pull it!
298
00:19:05,578 --> 00:19:07,612
I... I yanked it, and the guy
yanked back, and I was like...
299
00:19:07,614 --> 00:19:09,413
Well, you [bleep] pull on it,
then!
300
00:19:09,415 --> 00:19:12,016
I was pulling
myself out, [bleep]!
301
00:19:12,886 --> 00:19:14,519
Okay.
302
00:19:14,521 --> 00:19:16,988
We're having issues
with our air compressor.
303
00:19:16,990 --> 00:19:19,323
Every now and then, it's,
like, really hard to breathe.
304
00:19:21,060 --> 00:19:23,060
He said pull him up.
I told james to pull him up.
305
00:19:23,062 --> 00:19:27,131
And james pulled, and then
stopped, and then kris is
pulling the umbilical,
306
00:19:27,133 --> 00:19:28,966
trying to get out, so...
307
00:19:29,269 --> 00:19:29,700
...He's out.
308
00:19:29,702 --> 00:19:31,169
Okay, whatever.
309
00:19:33,373 --> 00:19:37,208
I put my mask on
too [bleep] tight.
I tried to put it on myself.
310
00:19:37,477 --> 00:19:38,943
I couldn't do it.
311
00:19:40,747 --> 00:19:43,648
Uh, nothing.
My air got [bleep] loose.
I tried to get back,
312
00:19:43,650 --> 00:19:45,650
my [bleep] umbilical was
stretched out...
313
00:19:45,652 --> 00:19:47,718
-Yeah.
-...And then I'm trying to get
someone to pull me back,
314
00:19:47,720 --> 00:19:51,822
and I'm pulling myself up,
and [bleep] over here let it
go back in!
315
00:19:51,824 --> 00:19:54,058
So I was just [bleep] pulling
to nowhere!
316
00:19:54,861 --> 00:19:56,427
Yes, that was what I thought.
317
00:20:03,736 --> 00:20:06,604
So yeah, that was kind of
a disaster.
318
00:20:06,606 --> 00:20:08,539
All this time, I'm worrying
about getting flooded
319
00:20:08,541 --> 00:20:11,475
and the operation falling
through the ice. But instead,
320
00:20:11,477 --> 00:20:15,580
the air compressor
and james being a moron
almost killed me.
321
00:20:15,582 --> 00:20:18,549
But hey, we got good gold
and the ice survived the day.
322
00:20:18,551 --> 00:20:21,352
So I'll call it a success,
with a minor asterisk.
323
00:20:22,155 --> 00:20:23,654
[kris] I'm okay.
Hey, everything's fine.
324
00:20:23,656 --> 00:20:25,890
-I just was overtired...
-[andy] it's just
that air compressor.
325
00:20:25,892 --> 00:20:27,825
...And all of a sudden, I was
having trouble breathing.
326
00:20:27,827 --> 00:20:29,527
-I know.
-And when I have
trouble breathing,
327
00:20:29,529 --> 00:20:32,630
I'm not far away
from the hole,
and I'm super-tired,
328
00:20:32,632 --> 00:20:34,799
-I need to get the [bleep] out
of there.
-Sure.
329
00:20:34,801 --> 00:20:37,435
Anyway, let's pack
everything up. Let's go home.
330
00:20:40,373 --> 00:20:41,472
[james] I've gotta pull
the pole umbilical,
331
00:20:41,474 --> 00:20:44,775
so to pull the umbilical,
I've gotta yank back.
332
00:20:44,777 --> 00:20:49,547
And, um, they always tell me
if, you know, they yank once,
that means they're fine.
333
00:20:49,549 --> 00:20:51,482
And if they yank twice,
pull 'em up.
334
00:20:51,484 --> 00:20:55,419
Sure as [bleep] was in,
you know, a little bit
of trouble, um,
335
00:20:55,421 --> 00:20:59,323
you know, I kind of panicked
a little bit, because, uh,
he was running out of air.
336
00:20:59,325 --> 00:21:01,492
Hey, let's go home.
I've had enough.
337
00:21:01,494 --> 00:21:04,729
Then it went green.
We got a lotta gold.
Pushed it to the limit.
338
00:21:04,731 --> 00:21:07,732
We worked a lot harder
than we should
of worked.
339
00:21:07,734 --> 00:21:10,001
Hopefully mom is cooking
something good.
340
00:21:18,011 --> 00:21:19,243
[narrator] one mile west...
341
00:21:24,851 --> 00:21:26,050
[gabe]
you seeing any color?
342
00:21:27,120 --> 00:21:28,286
[zeke speaking]
343
00:21:40,800 --> 00:21:42,133
all right!
344
00:21:43,836 --> 00:21:45,870
[narrator] despite
the melting ice,
345
00:21:45,872 --> 00:21:49,740
zeke tenhoff is gaining steam
as he hunts
for the final ounces
346
00:21:49,742 --> 00:21:51,342
to keep his operation afloat.
347
00:21:55,348 --> 00:21:56,781
[gabe] we're ongoin'.
348
00:21:56,816 --> 00:22:00,818
And he's just gonna cut a line
and we're gonna
mow through all of it.
349
00:22:00,820 --> 00:22:05,122
You know, you gotta grind
and scratch it out,
and that's what we're doin'.
350
00:22:08,061 --> 00:22:09,293
[oxygen tank hissing]
351
00:22:13,099 --> 00:22:14,965
[generator thumping]
352
00:22:16,769 --> 00:22:18,235
[zeke speaking]
353
00:22:21,941 --> 00:22:23,107
yeah, I got you.
354
00:22:24,977 --> 00:22:27,044
[generator thumping]
355
00:22:32,885 --> 00:22:34,719
[bleep]
356
00:22:34,721 --> 00:22:35,986
[groaning]
357
00:22:39,025 --> 00:22:41,392
hey, zeke,
how's that hot water feelin'?
358
00:22:43,896 --> 00:22:47,131
[zeke speaking]
359
00:22:47,834 --> 00:22:49,433
[gabe]
okay. I'll be up top.
360
00:22:50,536 --> 00:22:53,404
[gabe speaking]
361
00:23:06,986 --> 00:23:10,454
I turned the generator off,
and then back on again,
362
00:23:10,456 --> 00:23:12,957
and it's starting
to warm up slowly,
363
00:23:12,959 --> 00:23:17,328
but it's, like,
pretty much lost all its heat,
but it's still running.
364
00:23:17,864 --> 00:23:19,230
[generator running]
365
00:23:23,603 --> 00:23:26,837
this is not what we need.
Not at all!
366
00:23:26,839 --> 00:23:29,907
We have almost no time left
this season.
367
00:23:29,909 --> 00:23:33,411
So, having to mess
with an equipment issue,
at this point,
368
00:23:33,413 --> 00:23:35,045
is a absolute killer.
369
00:23:45,124 --> 00:23:46,724
That's what it looks like.
370
00:23:47,193 --> 00:23:49,427
With the warm temperatures
we're having, there's a lot
of moisture in the air,
371
00:23:49,429 --> 00:23:51,495
and it gets sucked in
to all the generators
372
00:23:51,497 --> 00:23:54,498
and all the engines
and everything
that we're running.
373
00:23:54,500 --> 00:23:56,901
And because it's out
in the sun, it froze up.
374
00:23:56,903 --> 00:23:59,203
Hopefully, if I just blast it
with the blowtorch,
375
00:23:59,205 --> 00:24:01,272
it'll do the trick
and thaw it out.
376
00:24:04,277 --> 00:24:06,277
[generator running]
377
00:24:09,982 --> 00:24:11,081
perfect!
378
00:24:24,163 --> 00:24:25,629
Well, that was annoying,
379
00:24:25,665 --> 00:24:28,699
but I'm glad
we got it fixed up super-fast
so we can get back on our way.
380
00:24:28,701 --> 00:24:30,468
The season
has been a nightmare,
381
00:24:30,470 --> 00:24:33,003
but I'm still super determined
to keep at it.
382
00:24:33,005 --> 00:24:35,372
We're gonna get what we need
if it kills me.
383
00:24:37,743 --> 00:24:39,376
[water gurgling]
384
00:24:41,948 --> 00:24:45,282
[zeke]
all right! Yep, feels good.
385
00:24:46,786 --> 00:24:49,253
Good to hear it.
We'll keep it hot for ya.
386
00:24:50,590 --> 00:24:53,224
[zeke] yeah. I've got a lot
of work to do.
387
00:24:54,527 --> 00:24:57,027
I'm gonna pound it out
so hard.
388
00:25:12,345 --> 00:25:15,446
Hey, gary.
How're ya holdin' up
down there?
389
00:25:15,448 --> 00:25:18,382
[gary]
yeah, I'm doing real good.
390
00:25:18,384 --> 00:25:20,684
[vernon]
all right, because
you got five hours.
391
00:25:20,686 --> 00:25:21,886
Get yourself
mentally prepared.
392
00:25:21,888 --> 00:25:23,621
Three more hours
and you're done.
393
00:25:23,623 --> 00:25:25,289
[gary] all right, I'm ready.
394
00:25:25,725 --> 00:25:27,958
[narrator] with weather
quickly warming,
395
00:25:28,828 --> 00:25:31,095
and the nearby open-water lead
growing by the hour...
396
00:25:31,097 --> 00:25:33,998
[gary speaking]
397
00:25:35,434 --> 00:25:37,835
[gary] all right. All right.
398
00:25:37,837 --> 00:25:41,438
[narrator] vernon's hoping
diver gary simpson
will go down in team history
399
00:25:41,440 --> 00:25:43,974
with a record eight-hour dive.
400
00:25:43,976 --> 00:25:46,410
[vernon] gary's gonna
step it on.
He's goin' for eight.
401
00:25:46,546 --> 00:25:48,045
I think he can make it.
402
00:25:48,814 --> 00:25:53,050
Do you know what they say?
You get a good horse,
ride it, baby, ride it.
403
00:25:55,821 --> 00:25:59,757
Gary's down so long,
we're actually able to pan
a sample from the box,
404
00:25:59,759 --> 00:26:02,126
and see how good
this gold really is.
405
00:26:03,896 --> 00:26:06,797
And it's looking smokin' hot.
406
00:26:06,799 --> 00:26:08,966
[crew member]
yeah, that looks pretty good.
407
00:26:08,968 --> 00:26:12,970
That's sweet. There's tons
of gold down there, baby.
408
00:26:13,873 --> 00:26:18,409
You do the calculations.
A quick mental extrapolation.
409
00:26:18,411 --> 00:26:23,447
In that five hours' time,
we probably cleared about
500 square feet.
410
00:26:23,482 --> 00:26:25,916
Okay.
411
00:26:25,918 --> 00:26:27,985
I love running the numbers
in my head when it comes
to gold.
412
00:26:27,987 --> 00:26:33,023
But if you're not careful,
it can get a little confusing
at times.
413
00:26:33,025 --> 00:26:34,658
How many square feet
are in an acre?
414
00:26:34,660 --> 00:26:37,795
Like 43,500-and-somethin',
I think.
415
00:26:37,797 --> 00:26:40,598
Ok, well, let's see.
How many acres are in a yard?
416
00:26:40,600 --> 00:26:47,638
I mean, you divide...
You multiply that by 375,
then divide it by 50.
417
00:26:47,640 --> 00:26:49,607
-How many hours
we got on that?
-Okay.
418
00:26:49,609 --> 00:26:54,011
-About...
-[overlapping chatter]
419
00:27:04,256 --> 00:27:05,656
[vernon]
I got a couple of things
420
00:27:05,658 --> 00:27:09,827
that have been bugging me
on some
of these gold chat groups.
421
00:27:09,829 --> 00:27:11,695
It's a matter
of public record.
422
00:27:11,697 --> 00:27:15,132
I paid $50,000
for claim number 56.
423
00:27:15,134 --> 00:27:16,900
I've got tons of gold.
424
00:27:16,902 --> 00:27:19,069
[device beeping]
425
00:27:19,205 --> 00:27:20,237
all right!
426
00:27:23,509 --> 00:27:25,643
[vernon] hey, gary, you've got
your time in, man.
427
00:27:25,645 --> 00:27:28,545
You did your eight,
and you're goin' down
in the record books.
428
00:27:28,547 --> 00:27:32,583
Good, you're now officially
'gary the gold gorilla.'
429
00:27:32,585 --> 00:27:34,885
-[gary laughing] all right.
-[vernon] come on up.
430
00:27:34,887 --> 00:27:37,988
[gary] all right.
It feels good, vernon.
I'm on my way.
431
00:27:43,996 --> 00:27:46,296
[vernon] this winter
has been cray cray.
432
00:27:46,298 --> 00:27:51,969
Gold in the sluice box.
Gold in my pocket.
Gold everywhere!
433
00:27:51,971 --> 00:27:56,073
And this record-setting dive
with gary, might just be
the icing on the cake.
434
00:27:56,876 --> 00:28:00,044
Eight hours, baby.
That's just sick.
435
00:28:00,046 --> 00:28:04,581
[beep] I'm tired, man.
I'm beat down.
436
00:28:04,583 --> 00:28:08,585
[vernon] I can't wait
to weigh this one.
It might just break the bank.
437
00:28:08,587 --> 00:28:12,756
This has the makings
of the best ice season ever.
438
00:28:12,758 --> 00:28:15,159
All right!
Gary the gold gorilla.
439
00:28:15,161 --> 00:28:16,393
[mimics gorilla belching]
440
00:28:17,763 --> 00:28:19,296
[indistinct]
441
00:28:24,937 --> 00:28:26,403
[narrator] twelve miles west.
442
00:28:26,405 --> 00:28:29,206
[gabe] man, how're we looking
down there?
443
00:28:32,078 --> 00:28:35,412
[zeke] I've definitely dredged
a lot of what I can reach
with the hose.
444
00:28:37,149 --> 00:28:38,115
All right.
445
00:28:38,117 --> 00:28:40,617
[gabe] come on up there, man.
Let's go.
446
00:28:40,619 --> 00:28:45,122
Yeah. I feel really lucky
that I was able
to get into some good gold.
447
00:28:45,124 --> 00:28:47,024
[narrator] with the
finish line in sight,
448
00:28:47,026 --> 00:28:52,029
zeke tenhoff's refused
to allow an equipment snafu
to burn out his season.
449
00:28:57,703 --> 00:28:58,802
[groans]
450
00:28:59,605 --> 00:29:03,173
I'm getting worn out.
I've got done for the day.
451
00:29:03,175 --> 00:29:06,210
[gabe] okay, man.
Come on up.
Get outta there.
452
00:29:09,014 --> 00:29:10,013
He's comin' up.
453
00:29:14,887 --> 00:29:16,153
Well, let's see.
454
00:29:17,890 --> 00:29:19,423
Wow, there's some flakes.
455
00:29:19,425 --> 00:29:20,724
-[zeke] yeah?
-Those are flakeys, dude.
456
00:29:20,726 --> 00:29:23,927
Yeah. There's way more than
I've seen all season.
457
00:29:23,929 --> 00:29:26,063
Just touch this
little bastard, dude.
458
00:29:26,398 --> 00:29:27,264
Whoa!
459
00:29:27,666 --> 00:29:28,832
-Cool, dude.
-Yeah.
460
00:29:28,834 --> 00:29:31,535
-Nice nugget.
-Yeah, right in the top.
461
00:29:31,537 --> 00:29:34,037
First place I looked.
A big old chunk of gold.
462
00:29:36,342 --> 00:29:38,675
[zeke] we're like
the little engine that could.
463
00:29:38,677 --> 00:29:41,845
Mother nature has been
fighting us really hard
the whole way.
464
00:29:41,847 --> 00:29:44,214
We've had bad ground,
we've had equipment
shorting out,
465
00:29:44,216 --> 00:29:46,416
but we just keep goin'.
466
00:29:46,418 --> 00:29:48,852
I know we've got
some gold here, but I'm not
gonna clean up yet.
467
00:29:48,854 --> 00:29:53,190
I'm just gonna go rest up
so I'm ready for one more
strong dive tomorrow.
468
00:29:55,060 --> 00:29:57,528
Now we've seen gold.
This is silly,
my whole dive.
469
00:29:57,530 --> 00:30:01,098
So, after, like, weeks
of flailing about
in the blizzards,
470
00:30:01,100 --> 00:30:04,067
and not getting any gold
at all,
that's a pretty good feeling.
471
00:30:04,537 --> 00:30:06,336
Here we go.
472
00:30:09,875 --> 00:30:11,975
I'm satisfied
with today's progress.
473
00:30:13,779 --> 00:30:15,078
[narrator] one mile west...
474
00:30:22,521 --> 00:30:24,521
So how's it going down there?
475
00:30:24,523 --> 00:30:27,257
[shawn] it looks good.
More clear gold.
476
00:30:28,127 --> 00:30:30,093
More gold than I've seen
all season.
477
00:30:30,196 --> 00:30:31,962
Ah, perfect.
478
00:30:31,964 --> 00:30:35,999
[narrator] over
seven hours in, the trail
to the golden jackpot
479
00:30:36,001 --> 00:30:38,168
is heating up
for shawn pomrenke.
480
00:30:38,838 --> 00:30:41,405
[shawn speaking]
481
00:30:41,473 --> 00:30:42,773
yes.
482
00:30:42,775 --> 00:30:46,577
-[joe] excellent.
-[shawn] it's looking
really good.
483
00:30:46,579 --> 00:30:49,847
-[joe] what?
-[shawn]
man, I'm exhausted.
484
00:30:49,849 --> 00:30:53,784
-[shawn] ready?
-Yeah, I'll put my suit on.
485
00:30:53,786 --> 00:30:55,152
[shawn]
let's get it done, buddy.
486
00:30:55,487 --> 00:30:57,988
Hell, yeah.
487
00:30:57,990 --> 00:31:01,091
[narrator] but the team's
not quite ready
to put the season to bed.
488
00:31:04,063 --> 00:31:05,262
Yow!
489
00:31:07,733 --> 00:31:10,200
I'm not seeing the nuggets
I was hoping for
in this jackpot.
490
00:31:10,202 --> 00:31:12,870
But we're on
some killer stuff.
491
00:31:12,872 --> 00:31:16,340
That's the longest I've gone
this season, and it was
the best gold I've seen.
492
00:31:16,976 --> 00:31:18,408
And not a minute too soon.
493
00:31:18,410 --> 00:31:20,911
We're on a island
of cracked ice.
494
00:31:20,913 --> 00:31:23,247
God only knows
if we'll be able
to mine another day.
495
00:31:25,084 --> 00:31:26,984
That was a good dive.
496
00:31:27,620 --> 00:31:29,253
It's looking good.
497
00:31:30,656 --> 00:31:31,622
I've gotta get out
of this wet suit.
498
00:31:31,624 --> 00:31:33,624
Gonna get joe in the water
499
00:31:33,626 --> 00:31:37,527
we're not giving up.
We're gonna keep on
fighting for it.
500
00:31:37,529 --> 00:31:41,064
Now we gotta get joe
down there, and just keep
grinding away at it.
501
00:31:41,066 --> 00:31:43,800
The sun's going down,
but it doesn't matter to us.
502
00:31:43,802 --> 00:31:45,202
We're gonna do
what we need to do.
503
00:31:55,047 --> 00:31:57,214
[joe speaking]
504
00:32:02,021 --> 00:32:02,886
[shawn]
how's your air?
505
00:32:02,888 --> 00:32:05,956
[joe]
the air feels good right now.
506
00:32:11,830 --> 00:32:13,230
Yeah, man,
I'm seein' good gold.
507
00:32:15,100 --> 00:32:16,133
Nice.
508
00:32:17,403 --> 00:32:20,170
[joe speaking]
509
00:32:20,773 --> 00:32:22,973
[laughing]
510
00:32:26,612 --> 00:32:30,714
well, let's go ahead
and just push on
through the night.
511
00:32:30,716 --> 00:32:34,017
[joe]
all right. Suck-it-up
and send-it-up time.
512
00:32:37,022 --> 00:32:39,957
[shawn] when you're
a gold miner, you know
when you have to push.
513
00:32:39,959 --> 00:32:41,692
Leave it all out there.
514
00:32:41,694 --> 00:32:43,727
And it's that time.
515
00:32:43,729 --> 00:32:45,462
We're burnin'
the midnight oil.
516
00:32:45,464 --> 00:32:47,731
We'll go all night
if we have to.
517
00:32:47,733 --> 00:32:50,734
And then we'll head back
to town. Put it on the scale.
518
00:32:50,736 --> 00:32:52,302
I'll be like a kid
at christmas morning.
519
00:32:53,772 --> 00:32:55,906
Keep gold running
through that box.
520
00:32:55,908 --> 00:32:58,976
Keep dirt running through
the box.
We're making money.
521
00:32:58,978 --> 00:33:00,310
That's all that counts.
522
00:33:01,013 --> 00:33:03,146
[joe speaking]
523
00:33:07,953 --> 00:33:09,419
[kris] thank god
my mom's coming.
524
00:33:09,421 --> 00:33:11,621
My whole life's
falling apart right now.
525
00:33:11,623 --> 00:33:14,658
Your arm's broken.
Today's andy's birthday.
526
00:33:14,660 --> 00:33:16,593
Brand new baby,
and my girlfriend tells me,
527
00:33:16,595 --> 00:33:20,697
"I really need you
to start helping me out."
528
00:33:20,699 --> 00:33:24,167
the only thing I'm not doing
is the baby's not sucking
off my nipple.
529
00:33:24,903 --> 00:33:26,636
-Hi, mom.
-[mom] hi, babe.
530
00:33:26,638 --> 00:33:28,538
Here, let me get your bag.
531
00:33:28,540 --> 00:33:31,241
-Holy [bleep].
-No [bleep], it's heavy.
532
00:33:34,513 --> 00:33:37,848
[kris] oh, mom, I'm so glad
you're here.
I'm not sleeping at all.
533
00:33:37,850 --> 00:33:40,517
Bree has to feed the baby
five times a night.
534
00:33:40,519 --> 00:33:42,586
No, she doesn't.
She's gotta get her
on a schedule.
535
00:33:42,588 --> 00:33:44,788
[kris]
what the hell? That's not
what the doctor said.
536
00:33:44,790 --> 00:33:47,157
[mom] a lot of the time,
they don't even take
a lot of milk.
537
00:33:47,159 --> 00:33:49,059
That's why you put 'em
on a schedule.
538
00:33:54,266 --> 00:33:56,099
Andy. It's me.
539
00:33:56,101 --> 00:33:58,368
[andy] I already told you,
man, I don't want to do
anything for my birthday.
540
00:33:58,370 --> 00:33:59,569
Two minutes.
541
00:34:00,005 --> 00:34:02,539
Hey, buddy, you've gotta see
your jenny craig memberships.
542
00:34:02,541 --> 00:34:03,607
Hurry up.
543
00:34:03,609 --> 00:34:05,575
Look what I got for you.
I got you a nice cake.
544
00:34:05,577 --> 00:34:07,644
-So you've got a minute.
-Andy, grow up.
545
00:34:07,646 --> 00:34:10,414
I didn't want to do this.
I [bleep] told you
for my birthday.
546
00:34:10,416 --> 00:34:13,583
[all sing]
♪ happy birthday to you ♪
547
00:34:13,585 --> 00:34:15,218
andy, come on!
548
00:34:16,989 --> 00:34:18,688
This is the normal
for our dysfunctional family.
549
00:34:18,690 --> 00:34:21,158
Do you wanna know why
we don't celebrate
our birthdays?
550
00:34:21,160 --> 00:34:24,828
Because we were always so poor
that it's a bad reminder
551
00:34:24,830 --> 00:34:29,166
on how [bleep] it is,
when parents don't wanna
work hard in their lives.
552
00:34:29,168 --> 00:34:30,300
[bleep], kris.
553
00:34:31,370 --> 00:34:31,935
Shut the [bleep] up.
554
00:34:31,937 --> 00:34:33,336
[mom]
you're an ass.
555
00:34:33,338 --> 00:34:35,205
I am an ass,
'cause I hate my life.
556
00:34:53,792 --> 00:34:58,628
There's definitely
some big gold in that area.
557
00:34:58,630 --> 00:35:01,398
[narrator] straight
through the night,
and straight to the scales,
558
00:35:01,400 --> 00:35:03,600
shawn pomrenke
and diver joe fulwood
559
00:35:03,602 --> 00:35:07,671
look to weigh the hottest gold
they've seen all winter.
560
00:35:07,673 --> 00:35:11,041
I think we just tipped
the icing on top of the cake.
561
00:35:11,043 --> 00:35:13,076
Time to get in there
and clean it up.
562
00:35:14,346 --> 00:35:15,846
We're exhausted,
563
00:35:15,981 --> 00:35:18,915
but that's what the last
few days of winter are like
if you wanna hit it big.
564
00:35:18,917 --> 00:35:21,651
There's no rest
for the wicked.
565
00:35:21,653 --> 00:35:23,820
We're not dead center
on that jackpot,
566
00:35:23,822 --> 00:35:27,090
but I'll tell ya,
we're more than nibbling
on the edges.
567
00:35:27,092 --> 00:35:29,860
Well, let's see.
This was a good one.
568
00:35:29,862 --> 00:35:31,428
Wow. Lots of nuggets.
569
00:35:38,871 --> 00:35:41,071
Oh, we're onto something
now, joe.
570
00:35:41,840 --> 00:35:43,373
Hear that coarse gold.
571
00:35:44,943 --> 00:35:47,377
-Whoo.
-Not bad, huh?
572
00:35:47,546 --> 00:35:49,112
Beautiful.
573
00:35:50,816 --> 00:35:53,950
-25.2.
-Oh, man, we're really
comin' in to something.
574
00:35:55,420 --> 00:35:59,990
[narrator] 25.2 ounces
is worth over $47,000...
575
00:36:00,159 --> 00:36:01,591
Whew!
576
00:36:01,593 --> 00:36:06,596
...Bringing shawn
just three ounces shy
of his 120-ounce goal.
577
00:36:06,598 --> 00:36:11,635
It's not the mother lode,
but we are on the path to it.
578
00:36:11,637 --> 00:36:14,938
[shawn]
best gold of the season.
Best clean-out of the season.
579
00:36:14,940 --> 00:36:18,808
But I think there's
either double or more
within reach.
580
00:36:18,810 --> 00:36:23,413
That's what I really want.
That's the gold miner in me.
The jackpot.
581
00:36:23,415 --> 00:36:24,915
That's what I set out to do
this winter.
582
00:36:24,917 --> 00:36:28,285
I hope I get one more chance
to get out and find it.
583
00:36:28,287 --> 00:36:30,854
The season's short-lived,
but I think we've got
one more move out of her.
584
00:36:30,856 --> 00:36:32,622
Yeah.
585
00:36:32,624 --> 00:36:35,325
I think there's a bigger pile
out there to be had.
586
00:36:36,328 --> 00:36:39,963
This is amazing.
This is amazing.
587
00:36:44,403 --> 00:36:48,405
There's so much water
on the ice, you know,
I can feel the end coming.
588
00:36:48,507 --> 00:36:50,407
Yeah.
589
00:36:52,778 --> 00:36:55,045
[narrator] despite
a teeny-weeny brush
with death,
590
00:36:55,047 --> 00:36:58,215
kris kelly and the gang
are on the rise.
591
00:36:59,051 --> 00:37:00,784
[kris]
look, that's pretty good.
592
00:37:00,786 --> 00:37:02,285
Let's see what you guys got.
593
00:37:04,923 --> 00:37:06,990
[crew member]
big chunks, right off the bat.
594
00:37:07,759 --> 00:37:09,159
Oh, yeah. There's four.
595
00:37:09,928 --> 00:37:11,127
We're already doing good.
596
00:37:11,897 --> 00:37:13,997
There five... Six.
597
00:37:14,032 --> 00:37:17,500
Come on, baby. Keep goin'.
Going.
598
00:37:17,502 --> 00:37:19,936
-Seven, uh...
-Got eight there?
599
00:37:19,938 --> 00:37:23,807
-[kris] eight and change.
-That's good. Can't beat that.
600
00:37:23,809 --> 00:37:26,176
Well, 16 would be the...
Whatever.
601
00:37:27,879 --> 00:37:30,113
8.45 ounces.
602
00:37:31,416 --> 00:37:34,417
[narrator] 8.45 ounces
is worth over 16 grand.
603
00:37:34,419 --> 00:37:36,753
We did great. We killed it.
604
00:37:36,755 --> 00:37:39,956
[narrator] the kellys are
quickly banking a war chest
for summer.
605
00:37:39,958 --> 00:37:44,261
We had such a bad last year,
and we were in the hole
at the beginning of winter.
606
00:37:44,263 --> 00:37:45,895
We were just backed out of it.
607
00:37:45,897 --> 00:37:49,232
All the rest of the gold
is profit right now.
Everything's going good.
608
00:37:49,935 --> 00:37:51,635
[kris]
I have a beautiful daughter,
609
00:37:51,637 --> 00:37:54,037
and I need to start building
a future for her.
610
00:37:54,039 --> 00:37:55,872
No more small-time kellys
moving forward.
611
00:37:55,874 --> 00:37:58,475
We're goin' straight
to the top from now on.
612
00:37:58,477 --> 00:38:02,212
This is the birth
of the kelly empire.
Trust me!
613
00:38:02,214 --> 00:38:04,814
If we were smart
we'd pull off the ice
right now, though.
614
00:38:04,816 --> 00:38:07,350
-Yeah.
-We do the smart thing.
615
00:38:07,352 --> 00:38:09,519
If you guys would make
another 20 grand...
616
00:38:09,521 --> 00:38:12,088
Oh, we will.
We'll just like...
Dude, we're killing it.
617
00:38:12,858 --> 00:38:16,026
As long as the ice holds,
we'll be okay.
618
00:38:16,728 --> 00:38:19,095
[narrator] across town...
619
00:38:21,400 --> 00:38:24,768
[man] hey, we were down
for eight hours
hammering it,
620
00:38:24,770 --> 00:38:26,803
it's gonna be juicy.
621
00:38:26,805 --> 00:38:28,238
Yeah, I think we knocked it
out of the park.
622
00:38:28,373 --> 00:38:29,906
Joe, I'm sure
it looks like it.
623
00:38:30,409 --> 00:38:34,411
[narrator] the longest dive
in wild ranger history,
is in the books.
624
00:38:34,413 --> 00:38:36,146
Oh, [bleep].
625
00:38:36,715 --> 00:38:37,914
[groans]
626
00:38:37,916 --> 00:38:39,282
mind if I do a few curls?
[groans]
627
00:38:39,618 --> 00:38:40,650
[laughs]
628
00:38:40,652 --> 00:38:43,186
[narrator]
and vernon's ripped and ready
629
00:38:43,188 --> 00:38:47,157
to see how much gold his diver
lifted over eight hours.
630
00:38:47,159 --> 00:38:48,792
That's quite a different pot
of gold there.
631
00:38:48,794 --> 00:38:52,429
-This is a heavy one here.
-Oh, yeah.
632
00:38:55,100 --> 00:38:57,867
There's not much time left
this season.
That's just a fact.
633
00:38:57,869 --> 00:39:00,603
We might not get
another dive in.
634
00:39:00,605 --> 00:39:02,972
That's why this dive
was so important.
635
00:39:02,974 --> 00:39:07,010
We needed to crush it today,
and I believe we did.
636
00:39:07,879 --> 00:39:09,245
Let's weigh this up.
637
00:39:10,415 --> 00:39:12,115
[gary]
let's see what we got.
638
00:39:12,984 --> 00:39:15,318
Two... Three...
639
00:39:15,954 --> 00:39:19,989
Four, five, six, seven, eight.
640
00:39:20,125 --> 00:39:24,127
I like the way you pour.
13, 14...
641
00:39:24,129 --> 00:39:29,065
15, 16, 17, 18, 20...
642
00:39:29,201 --> 00:39:30,233
[gary]
there we go.
643
00:39:31,002 --> 00:39:32,869
Twenty-three...
644
00:39:32,871 --> 00:39:34,404
Twenty-seven...
645
00:39:35,774 --> 00:39:37,073
Thirty.
646
00:39:37,476 --> 00:39:40,810
30.2. Holy moly.
647
00:39:40,812 --> 00:39:45,615
[narrator] 30.2 ounces
is worth north of $57,000.
648
00:39:45,617 --> 00:39:48,752
And while he may be short
of his 200-ounce goal,
649
00:39:48,754 --> 00:39:52,856
there is no question,
the salty veteran
has the hottest hand in nome.
650
00:39:52,858 --> 00:39:55,992
That's the best count
I've seen in a long time.
651
00:39:56,395 --> 00:39:57,894
-I needed that.
-Yeah.
652
00:39:57,896 --> 00:40:00,397
This winter
has been incredible.
653
00:40:00,399 --> 00:40:01,765
I've been doing this
for a lot of years,
654
00:40:01,767 --> 00:40:04,834
and I have never
had one like this.
655
00:40:04,836 --> 00:40:07,737
My one wish
is we could keep mining
long enough
656
00:40:07,739 --> 00:40:09,606
to crush 200 ounces.
657
00:40:09,608 --> 00:40:11,274
How amazing would that be?
658
00:40:11,276 --> 00:40:14,611
Shawn, you better be looking
over your shoulder.
659
00:40:14,613 --> 00:40:18,281
Let's get this tucked away,
and get the hell on back
out there.
660
00:40:18,583 --> 00:40:22,185
We're on it.
We're finally, finally on it.
661
00:40:23,822 --> 00:40:27,257
[narrator] vernon continues
his reign on top
of the leaderboard.
662
00:40:28,393 --> 00:40:31,361
But shawn remains
within striking distance.
663
00:40:32,931 --> 00:40:37,400
Next time,
on the season finale
of bering sea gold ...
664
00:40:37,402 --> 00:40:41,137
Ice is starting to go [bleep].
But we still
wanna keep goin'.
665
00:40:44,409 --> 00:40:47,911
-Yes, you and I are now
finishing it strong.
- [crew member] all right.
666
00:40:47,913 --> 00:40:50,146
One more dive and we're done.
667
00:40:50,148 --> 00:40:51,414
[diver speaking]
668
00:40:52,951 --> 00:40:54,751
well, get as much as you can.
669
00:40:54,753 --> 00:40:56,085
Kinda like
the last man out here.
670
00:40:56,488 --> 00:40:58,288
[diver speaking]
671
00:40:58,290 --> 00:41:00,824
or it means we're making
the wrong decision.
672
00:41:00,826 --> 00:41:03,693
[vernon] we got an
open-water lead out there
that's been closing on us.
673
00:41:03,695 --> 00:41:04,761
It's over.
674
00:41:04,763 --> 00:41:05,962
We've gotta move,
like, right now.
675
00:41:05,964 --> 00:41:07,964
[diver 2 speaking]
676
00:41:09,000 --> 00:41:10,166
oh, [beep] come on.
677
00:41:14,005 --> 00:41:15,371
Whoo-hoo!
678
00:41:15,373 --> 00:41:17,907
Gotta good end
to a for a long winter.