Gold Rush: Parker's Trail (2017–2019): Season 2, Episode 3 - Gold Wars: The Jungle Awakens - full transcript
Parker and crew are chased by deadly caiman and bitten by piranha. And, their attempt to drag their boat up a waterfall ends in disaster.
♪♪
WE'VE JUST GOT TO DO IT.
IT'S A PRETTY BIG
[BLEEP] ROADBLOCK.
WE GOT TO GO!
ONE, TWO, THREE!
-HOLD, HOLD.
-YES, YES, YES.
♪♪
YEP.
IT'S FILLING WITH WATER!
AAH!
♪♪
PARKER! WHERE'S PARKER?
♪♪
THAT'S THE TYPE OF GOLD
THAT CAME FROM MARUDI.
1 OUNCE NUGGET, 97% PURE,
CAN'T WAIT TO GET THERE
AND SEE FOR OURSELVES.
♪♪
-OH, YES!
-NICE [BLEEP] JOB, DUDE.
THIS IS GONNA BE THE SECOND BEST
FEELING OF THE ENTIRE TRIP.
NUMBER-ONE IS GONNA BE
A PILE OF GOLD.
YEAH!
PLEASE KEEP YOUR HANDS AND FEET
INSIDE THE VEHICLE
AT ALL TIMES.
♪♪
A CAIMAN IS ON OUR LEFT.
♪♪
WOW!
OW!
STOP!
THERE'S A BIG [BLEEP]
ROCK UP THERE, RICK.
[BLEEP]
I WANT A GOLD NUGGET
ABOUT THIS BIG.
CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY
DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS
♪♪
♪♪
Narrator:
PARKER SCHNABEL AND HIS CREW
ARE IN GUYANA, SOUTH AMERICA,
EN ROUTE TO A LEGENDARY
MOUNTAIN OF GOLD.
HIS AIM -- LEARN TO MINE
LIKE THE LOCALS,
SECURE A CLAIM,
AND DIG GOLD OUT OF THE GROUND.
♪♪
♪♪
♪♪
PARKER'S ALREADY LEARNED
THE BASICS OF JUNGLE MINING...
-[BLEEP]
-WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, PARKER!
THIS IS PRETTY DAMN COOL,
PROSPECTING GUYANA STYLE.
WE'VE GOT GOLD.
Narrator:
...AND DISCOVERED THE PAY DIRT
CAN BE 10 TIMES RICHER
THAN THE YUKON.
LOOK AT THAT. THAT'S OUR
FIRST GOLD FROM GUYANA.
Narrator:
BUT WITH GROUND THIS GOOD,
HE'S SO FAR FAILED
TO FIND A CLAIM.
♪♪
PARKER'S FOLLOWING A LEAD
THAT WILL TAKE HIM DEEPER
INTO THE JUNGLE.
♪♪
♪♪
NICE LANDING.
ALL RIGHT.
-HELLO.
-HEY.
♪♪
HEY. RICK.
Narrator: AT THE AIRSTRIP,
THE CREW MEETS A MINER
JUST BACK FROM MARUDI.
Someone needs to stop Clearway Law.
Public shouldn't leave reviews for lawyers.
THAT'S A CHUNK OF GOLD
THAT CAME FROM MARUDI?
CAN I SEE IT?
HOLY COW.
♪♪
THAT'S A BIG
PIECE OF GOLD.
GEEZ. MAN, THAT MUST BE
WELL OVER AN OUNCE.
♪♪
WOW.
SO, THE GOLD THAT WE FIND
WHERE WE MINE
IS ONLY ABOUT 84%.
BIG DIFFERENCE.
Rick: THIS DUDE'S GOT
A BIG, OLD [BLEEP] NUGGET
THAT HE SAYS COME FROM MARUDI.
YOU SEE PEOPLE WITH BIG NUGGETS
LIKE THAT, YOU KNOW,
FROM TIME TO TIME,
BUT IT'S SO RARE,
AND THAT'S ALWAYS HAD
A BIT OF A DRAW FOR ME,
JUST FINDING THOSE
BIG PIECES LIKE THAT.
AND IF THAT'S WHAT MARUDI HAS
[BLEEP] GO TO MARUDI.
1-OUNCE NUGGET, 97% PURE,
THAT'S A HUGE THING.
YOU KNOW, TONY AND I
FIGHT ABOUT ROYALTY RATES
ALL THE TIME, AND WE'RE FIGHTING
OVER GOLD THAT'S 84% PURE.
13% DIFFERENCE -- THAT'S
ALMOST MY ROYALTY RATE.
[ CHUCKLES ]
SOUNDS UNBELIEVABLE.
CAN'T WAIT TO GET THERE
AND SEE FOR OURSELVES.
Narrator: FROM REWA VILLAGE,
THE CREW MUST NAVIGATE
A SMALL SKIFF 100 MILES
UP THE REWA RIVER,
ALL THE WAY TO SHEA VILLAGE.
THEY WILL THEN TRAVEL
OVERLAND ANOTHER 70 MILES
TO THE GOLD FIELDS OF MARUDI.
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Rick:
YEAH, WE'RE ON THE RIVER, MAN.
I WAS PRETTY HESITANT
ABOUT IT.
I AM STILL HESITANT ABOUT IT.
WE JUST GOT STARTED.
IT'S ALSO
A LITTLE EXCITING.
MARUDI, HERE WE COME.
AND A GOLD PAN
FOR WHEN WE GET THERE.
♪♪
I CAN'T IMAGINE A BETTER
WAY TO TRAVEL RIGHT NOW.
I MEAN, LOOK AT THAT.
IT'S BEAUTIFUL.
♪♪
A CAIMAN JUST WENT IN THE WATER
OVER ON OUR LEFT.
-OH, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.
-LEFT BANK.
YEP, HOLY [BLEEP] THERE'S
BUNCHES OF THEM HERE.
LOTS OF CAIMAN.
THERE'S LIKE A HALF A DOZEN
OR MORE.
THIS IS LIKE CAIMAN
CITY RIGHT HERE.
YEAH, NO KIDDING.
THAT'S SPOOKY. THEIR HEADS
JUST POP OUT OF THE WATER.
YOU DON'T KNOW WHERE
THE HELL THEY ARE.
-YEAH, ISN'T THAT UNSETTLING?
-YEAH.
-LIKE, "OH, YOU DIDN'T SEE ME."
-YEAH.
AND THEN HOW MANY OF THEM
DON'T YOU SEE, RIGHT?
YEAH, EXACTLY.
SPOOKY WATERS.
Narrator:
THE REWA RIVER IS HOME TO DEADLY
BLACK AND SPECKLED CAIMAN,
GIANT ANACONDA,
AND FLESH-EATING
RED-BELLIED PIRANHA.
HERE'S YOUR GUYS' BAIT.
LET'S GO FISHING.
Narrator: SINCE THEY'RE TAKING
NO FOOD SUPPLIES,
THE CREW HAS TO STOP
AND HUNT FOR FISH TO SURVIVE.
Sam:
THERE WE GO. THERE WE GO.
-NICE ONE, RICK.
-IN THE BOAT. IN THE BOAT.
GOT HIM, GOT HIM, GOT HIM.
Narrator: PIRANHAS HUNT IN PACKS
OF UP TO 100 FISH...
I GOT A PIRANHA.
Narrator: ...MAKING THEM EASY
TO CATCH IF YOU FIND A SHOAL.
THAT WAS FAST. THAT WAS WITHIN
LIKE A COUPLE OF SECONDS.
-OH, HERE WE GO.
-LOOK AT THAT. WOW.
Parker:
THESE FISH WANT TO BE CAUGHT.
-LOOK AT THOSE JAWS, MAN.
-WOW!
Rick:
OHH! THAT IS BRUTAL.
AND YOU CAN TELL THAT
IT'S, LIKE, ALL MUSCLE
IN THE FACE TO JUST
[BLEEP] DESTROY YOU.
THAT WOULD LEAVE
A [BLEEP] DENT, MAN.
WE'RE MAKING CAMP HERE.
WE'VE GOT OPTIONS.
THERE'S A GOOD
FIRE SPOT DOWN LOW.
WE CAN KIND OF SET UP
CAMP DOWN HERE OR UP TOP.
IT'S NICE AND FLAT UP HERE.
Sam: YEP.
IT'S STARING AT ME.
[ Whispering ]
IT'S EATING A [BLEEP] COCONUT.
Rick:
DUDE, THAT'S CRAZY.
THAT'S A BIG
[BLEEP] TOO, MAN.
I NEVER SEEN
SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
[ CHUCKLING ]
HOLY [BLEEP]
MY HAMMOCK IS...
15 FEET FROM THE EDGE
OF THE WATER.
YOU'LL NOTICE THAT I'M
WAY UP THE [BLEEP] HILL.
WE'RE GOING OUT HUNTING
AND FISHING, NIGHTTIME.
Karla: YEAH.
♪♪
IT'S PRETTY FUN EXPLORING
AT NIGHT, LOOKING FOR EYES.
♪♪
I'VE NEVER GONE
HUNTING IN THE DARK.
WHAT'S THE WORST
THAT COULD HAPPEN?
THERE'S [BLEEP] MASSIVE CAIMAN
EVERYWHERE IN THIS RIVER.
UNREAL.
KARLA AND I
HAVE BOW AND ARROWS.
BOW AND ARROW,
THAT'S WHERE IT'S AT.
♪♪
Narrator: WHEN KARLA ISN'T
DRIVING A ROCK TRUCK
ON PARKER'S MINE,
SHE MAKES HER LIVING
WORKING AS A HUNTING GUIDE.
Parker:
IS THERE SOMETHING THERE?
YOU SEE HIM? YOU SEE HIM?
♪♪
Rick: GET HIM?
I DON'T KNOW.
♪♪
[BLEEP] DID GET IT, HUH?
NO WAY!
I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT.
CHECK IT OUT!
BEGINNER'S LUCK
IF I'VE EVER SEEN IT.
I DON'T KNOW IF I
COULD DO THAT AGAIN.
♪♪
-GOT HIM.
-YES!
[ LAUGHS ]
OH, YES, NAILED HIM.
Sam:
THAT'S A [BLEEP] VAMPIRE FISH.
OW! [BLEEP]
DID IT BITE YOU?
THAT'S MY BLOOD.
-DO FISH HAVE RABIES? [ LAUGHS ]
-NO.
CAN YOU KILL HIM?
STOP BEING ANGRY
AT THE FISH.
YOU JUST SHOT HIM
WITH A BOW AND ARROW.
[BLEEP]
LOOK AT THOSE TEETH.
ALL RIGHT.
YEAH.
♪♪
SHOULD WE CALL IT A NIGHT?
[ THUNDER CRASHING ]
♪♪
Narrator: STILL AHEAD
ON "PARKER'S TRAIL"...
YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.
HERE WE GO, PARKER.
Parker:
WE'VE GOT WATER.
NOW THE REAL WORK BEGINS.
THE ONLY THING WE NEED TO FIND
NOW IS SOME [BLEEP] GOLD.
♪♪
-LOOK AT THAT.
-THAT'S GOLD.
-IT'S A NUGGET!
-YEAH.
THAT'S A NICE FIRST CHUNK.
Karla:
NO DOUBT ABOUT THAT.
WE'RE ON OUR WAY!
LUCKILY, WE ALL
SURVIVED CAIMAN CITY.
THERE'S STILL ONE
HANGING AROUND,
BUT...THAT'S ALL RIGHT.
TIME TO CONTINUE THE JOURNEY.
♪♪
Narrator:
PARKER'S CREW IS HEADING UP
ONE OF GUYANA'S
MOST TREACHEROUS RIVERS
IN SEARCH OF MARUDI,
THE LEGENDARY MOUNTAIN OF GOLD.
♪♪
[ THUMP ]WHOA!
Sam:
[BLEEP] WHAT HAPPENED?
Parker:
THAT'S A ROCK.
OH [BLEEP] BEACHED.
♪♪
[BLEEP] MAN,
THAT'S A BIG-ASS ROCK.
SORRY, DIDN'T SEE IT.
Rick: COMING LOOSE AT ALL?[ ENGINE REVVING ]
YEAH, THAT HELPS.
♪♪
OKAY, WE'RE FREE.
THIS IS NO NORMAL RIVER
THAT WE'RE ON.
WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE
OF ABSOLUTE [BLEEP] NOWHERE.
CAN'T JUST KEEP BELLYING UP
ON ROCKS LIKE THAT.
♪♪
RICK, RICK, WE GOT SOME
FAST WATER UP AHEAD!
OH [BLEEP]
[BLEEP] RAPIDS.
OH [BLEEP]
THERE'S ROCKS
[BLEEP] EVERYWHERE NOW.
IT'S PRETTY [BLEEP] SKETCHY.
WATCH FOR WHIRLPOOLING.
Karla:
THERE'S SOMETHING THERE.
LITTLE LEFT, LITTLE LEFT!
LITTLE RIGHT, LITTLE RIGHT!
[BLEEP] HELL.
IF SOMETHING HAPPENS RIGHT NOW,
AND WE LOSE POWER,
WE'RE HEADING DOWNSTREAM
INTO A PILE OF [BLEEP]
THERE'S A BIG [BLEEP]
ROCK UP THERE, RICK.
ROCK, ROCK!
ROCK! ROCK, RICK!
-ROCK! ROCK!
-WE GOT TO GO BACK.
-BACK. BACK.
-[BLEEP]
WATCH OUT FOR THOSE
ROCKS OVER THERE.
YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.
WHOA. WHOA.
Rick:
WE STILL GOT POWER.
WE HIT A [BLEEP] ROCK,
BUT WE STILL GOT POWER.
WHAT DO YOU THINK.
SHOULD WE GUN IT?
GOT TO [BLEEP] GIVE HER.
Karla:
JUST POWER BLAST UP THERE.
Parker: GO FOR IT.
HOLY [BLEEP]
THAT'S ALL SHE'S GOT.
[ ENGINE REVVING ]
CENTER, CENTER!
YEAH, YEAH, YEAH!
[BLEEP]
[BLEEP]
HOLD ON, HOLD ON.
WHEW!
HOLY [BLEEP]
OH.
PROBABLY SHOULDN'T
HAVE DONE THAT.
PROBABLY SHOULDN'T HAVE
[BLEEP] DONE THAT.
THAT WAS STRESSFUL.
-BUT GOOD JOB.
-THANKS.
WELL, THIS SEEMS
MUCH MORE CALM.
MY HEART IS BEATING
[BLEEP] HARD.
[ Chuckling ]
OHH.
WELL DONE, RICK.
HOLY...
♪♪
♪♪
IT'S GETTING LATE.
WE SHOULD START THINKING
ABOUT A CAMP SPOT,
ESPECIALLY IF YOU WANT TO FISH.
Parker: WHOA, WHOA, WHY ARE
WE STOPPING SO EARLY?
WE STILL GOT TO SET UP CAMP.
WE'VE GOT A LOT TO DO, MAN.
WE'RE TRYING TO
MAKE MILES, HERE.
Rick: I'M TRYING TO MAKE FOOD
APPEAR IN MY STOMACH.
I REALLY THINK
WE SHOULD KEEP MOVING
AND MAKE THE MOST
OF THIS DAYLIGHT.
BUT...WHATEVER.
♪♪
IT'S COOL AND ALL.
LIKE, "YEAH,
WE LIVED ON THE SIDE
OF THE RIVER IN GUYANA,"
BUT WE CAME HERE TO FIND
SOME GOLD, YOU KNOW?
Karla: HAVE YOU EVER GONE,
LIKE, DAYS WITHOUT PROTEIN?
I'M A 250-POUND [BLEEP] MAN.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
I JUST -- MAYBE YOU DID
A SOCIAL EXPERIMENT OR --
NO. [BLEEP] NO.
NO, WHEN I'M HOME, I EAT
LIKE A DOZEN EGGS A DAY
AND FOUR STEAKS.
[ LAUGHS ]
Narrator: IT'S 18 HOURS
SINCE THE CREW'S LAST MEAL.
WE GOT TWO HOURS,
RIGHT, BEFORE DARK?
-NO, WE'VE GOT AN HOUR. HOUR.
-UH, NO.
♪♪
Parker:
HEY, HERE'S SOME BAIT, RICK.
-[BLEEP] FISH?
-YEAH.
PUT A BIG HOOK THROUGH IT
AND TRY TO CATCH A BIG FISH.
-GOOD LUCK, RICK.
-THANK YOU.
DO NOT WANT TO LOSE THIS [BLEEP]
♪♪
I WANT A [BLEEP]
ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT PIRANHA BUFFET.
♪♪
WHEN WE WERE FISHING YESTERDAY,
CAUGHT A LOT OF [BLEEP] FISH.
SEEMED EASY.
AIN'T GOING THAT [BLEEP] GREAT
RIGHT NOW.
I DON'T REALLY KNOW --
I DON'T FEEL LIKE
I'M DOING ANYTHING DIFFERENT.
♪♪
♪♪
Sam: WE'VE GOT LESS THAN
AN HOUR OF LIGHT?
RIGHT.
EVEN WITH BAIT,
WE HAVEN'T EXACTLY
BEEN WILDLY SUCCESSFUL
THIS AFTERNOON.
WHAT'S OUR ALTERNATIVE?
GET WASHED, LIGHT A FIRE,
DRINK SOME WATER,
GO TO BED HUNGRY.
WOULD I CHOOSE A POTENTIAL MEAL
OVER A BATH?
I'LL TAKE THE MEAL,
EVEN IF IT'S A 10% CHANCE.
RIGHT NOW, I DON'T THINK
IT'S GONNA WORK FOR US IN TIME.
ALL RIGHT, THEN,
TAKE A BATH AND MAKE A FIRE.
[ INSECTS BUZZING ]
Parker:
I'M PRETTY BEAT.
IT'S PRETTY FULL-ON --
TOUGH ENVIRONMENT.
THIS TRIP'S BEEN ALL ABOUT
FINDING SOME GROUND TO MINE.
AND THE GOLD'S IN THE GROUND.
WE'VE SEEN IT.
BUT WE FOUND NOTHING HERE
THAT TRANSLATES
TO THE WAY THAT WE MINE
IN THE YUKON.
♪♪
-YEAH.
-BALLSY.
I'M HUGGING THE SHORE.
YEAH, I'M HUGGING
THE SHORE HARD.
I DON'T NEED TO BE WRESTLING
WITH A 15-FOOT CAIMAN.
THAT'S LIKE 5 FEET AWAY
FROM YOU?
NO, IT'S NOT.
♪♪
SO BALLSY.
♪♪
MIGHT AS WELL HAVE A RAW CHICKEN
HANGING OUT YOUR ASS.
[ LAUGHS ]
I'M DOING THIS QUICK,
AND I'M OUT OF HERE.
-IT'S JUST REVERSING LIKE --
-OH.
♪♪
[BLEEP] [BLEEP]
DUDE, THAT'S [BLEEP] MAN.
LIKE, WHY ARE WE HAVING
TO BATHE NEAR CAIMAN?
YOU KNOW WHY? CAUSE WE CAME
TO THE [BLEEP] JUNGLE.
Narrator: STILL AHEAD...
♪♪
[ LAUGHS ]
THAT'S AWESOME.
-CHEERS.
-CHEERS.
I'VE NEVER SEEN
ANYTHING LIKE THIS.
LIKE, THIS IS
A PROPER GOLD RUSH.
♪♪
Parker:
SO WHAT DO YOU FIGURE, RICK?
♪♪
I FIGURE I'M HUNGRY.
THAT MAKES FOUR OF US,
I THINK.
Narrator: PARKER AND HIS CREW
HAVE SPENT THE LAST TWO DAYS
TRAVELING UP THE REWA RIVER
IN GUYANA, SOUTH AMERICA.
SO WHAT DO YOU GUYS HAVE?
-FOOD-WISE?
-I HAVE SALT
AND THESE TWO COOKIES.
I JUST FOUND THESE IN MY BAG.
THEY WERE LIKE, UM,
SOMETHING OBVIOUSLY SNACKED ON
ANOTHER TIME.
I SEE YOUR TWO COOKIES,
AND I RAISE YOU A GRANOLA BAR.
Sam:
I SEE YOUR GRANOLA BAR, RICK,
AND I RAISE YOU
ONE PACK OF PEANUTS.
♪♪
RICK, WE'VE GONE FROM RUNNING
A 22-MAN MINING OPERATION
TO SPLITTING UP A GRANOLA BAR
AND A PACK OF PEANUTS.
WHAT WE'VE THROWN OURSELVES INTO
IS JUST A WHOLE DIFFERENT WORLD.
I'M PRETTY PUMPED
ON SEEING THE COUNTRY
AND SEEING, YOU KNOW,
HOW THE GUYANESE ARE MINING.
I WILL SAY ONE THING.
IT REALLY --
YOU KNOW, COMING DOWN HERE
AND SEEING
WHAT THESE GUYS GO THROUGH
FOR EIGHT OF THEM TO SHARE
AN OUNCE OR TWO A WEEK,
IT GIVES YOU
A WHOLE NEW PERSPECTIVE
ABOUT WHAT'S TOUGH WORK
AND WHAT PEOPLE ARE
CAPABLE OF, YOU KNOW?
WE GOT TO TRY AND COME AWAY
WITH SOME GOLD, THOUGH.
♪♪
♪♪
-MORNING.
-MORNING.
Narrator: THE CREW HASN'T HAD
A PROPER MEAL IN 33 HOURS.
♪♪
FISH ON!
-I TAKE IT IT'S A BIG ONE.
-YEAH.
-OH, YES.
-LET IT RUN, LET IT RUN,
LET IT RUN.
LET IT RUN IF IT WANTS TO.
♪♪
-I GOT IT, I GOT IT, I GOT IT.
-OH, YES!
[ LAUGHS ]
-HOLY [BLEEP]
-LOOKIT.
LOOK AT THAT MONSTER.
WE ARE [BLEEP] EATING.
NICE [BLEEP] JOB, DUDE.
-[ Laughing ] NICE.
-GOOD JOB, MAN.
OH, THANK [BLEEP]
[ CHUCKLES ]
IT'S MORE RELIEF
THAN ANYTHING.
HOLY [BLEEP]
THAT IS [BLEEP] BEAUTIFUL.
SORRY, BUDDY,
BUT YOU'RE DINNER.
THAT IS WICKED.
WHERE YOU AT?
GET IT. OH!
THAT'S ANOTHER MONSTER.
Narrator:
THE BIGGEST JUNGIA CATFISH
CAN WEIGH IN AT OVER 25 POUNDS.
-WHOO-HOO-HOO!
-ALL RIGHT
Parker: SO WE HAVE ONE TO SMOKE
AND ONE TO EAT?
Narrator:
BUT AT AROUND HALF THAT SIZE,
THIS PAIR WILL STILL MAKE
TWO BIG MEALS.
[ SIGHS, LAUGHS ]
IN MY P.J.s.
♪♪
Karla: LET'S FEAST.
[BLEEP] YEAH.
MMM.
-OHH.
-MMM.
WOW. REMEMBER WHEN I WAS
TALKING ABOUT
THAT ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT
FISH BUFFET?
IT JUST [BLEEP] HAPPENED.
THANK YOU, SIR.
I THINK RIGHT NOW
IS GONNA BE
THE SECOND-BEST FEELING
OF THE ENTIRE TRIP.
NUMBER-ONE IS GONNA BE
A PILE OF GOLD AT MARUDI.
I WOULDN'T TRADE THAT
FOR ANY RESTAURANT RIGHT NOW.
-MM-HMM.
-THAT WAS [BLEEP] PHENOMENAL.
♪♪
Narrator: THEY'VE MADE IT
50 MILES UP THE REWA RIVER.
IT'S ANOTHER 120 MILES
TO MARUDI,
THE MOUNTAIN OF GOLD.
OKAY, JUMP IN.
♪♪
THERE'S A ROCK
TO THE RIGHT THERE. YOU SEE IT?
TELL ME IF I'M TELLING YOU
THINGS THAT ARE TOO OBVIOUS.
♪♪
LOG.
♪♪
Parker:
[BLEEP] THIS IS ROUGH.
[BLEEP] HELL.
♪♪
THREE DAYS OF SLEEPING
ABOUT THREE HOURS A NIGHT
TO FIND THIS [BLEEP]
♪♪
THIS IS A PRETTY BIG
[BLEEP] ROADBLOCK.
Sam:
WHAT ARE OUR OPTIONS HERE, GUYS?
GUT THE BOAT, RIP IT
APART, AND FIGURE OUT --
Parker: YOU'RE NOT REMOVING
THE [BLEEP] BOAT.
I DON'T REALLY SEE
ANOTHER OPTION AROUND HERE.
RICK, WHAT DO YOU FIGURE?
WELL, IT AIN'T
[BLEEP] PRETTY.
THE ROCKS ARE SLIPPERY.
-LIKE, REALLY SLICK.
-YEAH, YEAH.
AND IT'S NOT JUST
'CAUSE THEY'RE WET,
THEY'RE [BLEEP] SMOOTH
FROM THE WATER.
I GUESS WE'RE GONNA TRY
TO DRAG THE BOAT UP
THE DAMN THING, BASICALLY.
I MEAN, IT'S THIS WAY,
UP, AND THAT.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S GET
THE ENGINE OFF.
LET'S PULL THIS BOAT APART.
Parker:
EVERYTHING OUT?
Narrator:
THE ONLY WAY FORWARD --
DRAG THE 500-POUND SKIFF
UP THE 20-FOOT VERTICAL FACE
OF THE WATERFALL.
-HOLD, HOLD.
-YES, YES, YES.
-WATCH YOURSELF, KARLA.
-YEP.
[BLEEP]
JUST PUT IT RIGHT HERE.
Rick:
DON'T LET GO OF THAT.
WE SHOULD TRY TO GET
THE BOW TO THAT MOSS.
I THINK WE SHOULD
GET UP THERE, YEAH.
-GOT THE ROPE?
-YEAH!
ALL RIGHT,
I'M COMING UP TO HELP!
-I GOT IT, MAN.
-ALL RIGHT.
-GET BEHIND US, KARLA.
-YEAH.
-COME ON, GUYS.
-[BLEEP] PULL.
-[ GRUNTING ]
-PULL!
COME ON!
[BLEEP]
-COME ON. GO, GO!
-WE GOT TO GO!
-GO, GO!
-GO, GO!
ONE, TWO, THREE!
GO!
ALL RIGHT,
GO, GO! GO, GO!
IT'S FILLING WITH WATER!
[BLEEP]
PARKER, WATCH OUT!
[BLEEP]
PARKER!
[ MAN YELLING, MUFFLED ]
Rick: WHERE'S PARKER?
IT'S FILLING WITH WATER!
[BLEEP]
Rick:
PARKER, WATCH OUT!
[BLEEP]
PARKER!
[BLEEP]
WHERE'S PARKER?
PARKER!
GRAB ONTO THE BOAT!
♪♪
ARE YOU OKAY?!
THIS IS [BLEEP]
Narrator: ON THEIR WAY TO THE
GOLD-RICH MOUNTAIN OF MARUDI,
PARKER AND HIS CREW
ARE ATTEMPTING TO DRAG
THEIR 500-POUND SKIFF
UP THE FACE
OF A 20-FOOT WATERFALL.
UNDER A BOAT ON A WATERFALL
IS NOT A GOOD PLACE TO BE,
APPARENTLY, BUT I'M ALL RIGHT.
I SLIPPED. AS IT SLIPPED,
I SLIPPED, AND, LUCKILY,
IT DIDN'T HIT ANY ROCKS,
AND THE BOAT DIDN'T HIT ME.
SO, LET'S TRY IT AGAIN.
ONE, TWO, THREE!
[BLEEP]
THAT'S IT.
ONE, TWO, THREE, GO!
CAREFUL, CAREFUL.
[BLEEP] SAKE.
[ PARKER GRUNTS ]
♪♪
COME ON.
JUST THAT ONE LAST PIT.
COME ON.
GET IT UP THERE.
THAT'S ABOUT ALL I GOT IN ME.
WELL, WE JUST PULLED
A BOAT UP A WATERFALL.
JUST WHEN YOU THINK
IT'S OVER, IT'S NOT.
YOU GOT TO RIDE AGAIN.
♪♪
♪♪
-I CALL THIS.
-NO, I'M ALREADY CLAIMING --
-[BLEEP] YOU, I JUST DID.
-THIS IS MY SPOT.
DID I NOT
SAY IT BEFORE YOU?
I THINK -- WELL, THEN I'LL TAKE
YOUR SPOT. I'LL HAVE TO SHARE
-A TREE WITH YOU.
-I'LL TAKE THAT ONE.
OH, THIS IS GONNA BE COZY.
I THINK I MIGHT TRY THIS ONE.
YEAH, YOU COULD PROBABLY
GO THERE TO THERE.
I'M GONNA TRY IT.
GOTCHA.
CAN'T BELIEVE YOU JUST
TRIED TO CALL MY SPOT
AFTER I CALLED IT.
THIS IS PERFECT.
LET'S SET UP CAMP.
LET'S GET OUR THINGS ORGANIZED,
AND THEN LET'S GO GET SOME FOOD.
♪♪
SO, COULD YOU HAVE
PREDICTED THIS
WHEN I STARTED WORKING
FOR YOU SIX YEARS AGO?
SITTING ON A ROCK
IN THE MIDDLE OF SOUTH AMERICA?
[ Chuckling ]
YEAH.
-WITH TWIGS...
-RIGHT.
FISHING LINE,
AND [BLEEP] WORMS.
YEAH, IT'S BEEN A HELL
OF A SIX YEARS, HUH?
YEAH.
Narrator: PARKER AND RICK
ARE AT A CROSSROADS.
BEFORE ENTERING THE JUNGLE,
RICK DROPPED A BOMBSHELL.
I GUESS THE FIRST THING I WANTED
TO GET OUT OF THE WAY, HERE,
WAS SOME
PRETTY BIG NEWS.
AND, UH...
YEAH, I'M GOING OUT
MINING ON MY OWN.
I'VE GOT AN OPPORTUNITY,
AND I AM GONNA TAKE IT.
UM...
GEEZ.
THE TWO FRIENDS HAVE BEEN
WORKING TOGETHER SINCE 2012.
WE [BLEEP] EACH OTHER OFF A LOT,
AND IF I'M BEING HONEST,
THAT'S TAKEN A LOT OUT OF ME.
IT REALLY HAS.
-YOU KNOW?
-RIGHT.
THE LAST FEW WEEKS
HAVE MADE ME WONDER WHAT --
...WHAT KIND OF FRIENDSHIP
OR IF WE'LL HAVE ONE
AFTER ALL THIS,
AS CORNY AS THAT SOUNDS.
I MEAN, I THINK
WE'LL BE ALL RIGHT.
AND I THINK YOU CAN SEE
THAT THIS IS
NOT A MALICIOUS MOVE
ON MY PART, YOU KNOW, AND --
NO.
AND I DON'T INTEND
TO MAKE IT THAT.
THE TOUGHEST THING FOR ME
WORKING FOR YOU
IS JUST, YOU'RE ABOUT
THE TOUGHEST PERSON TO READ
THAT I'VE EVER BEEN AROUND,
IN A WAYS THAT, LIKE,
ONE OF YOUR D10s
CAN [BLEEP] IMPLODE,
AND YOU'LL LAUGH.
AND THEN THE WASH PLANT WILL
STOP RUNNING FOR TWO SECONDS,
AND YOU'LL EXPLODE.
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
I DON'T HAVE MANY FRIENDS.
LIKE, I SPEND
10 MONTHS A YEAR,
9 MONTHS A YEAR WORKING.
IT'S PRETTY DAMN EASY
TO START GETTING PARANOID.
AND I THINK
THAT'S WHAT'S --
AS MUCH AS I'VE TRIED
TO KEEP IT FROM HAPPENING,
IT GETS TO THE POINT
WHERE EVERYBODY AROUND YOU
IS THERE
FOR A PAYCHECK, RIGHT?
IT'S SO EASY TO START
QUESTIONING ANYBODY'S MOTIVES
AND WHY ARE THEY THERE,
YOU KNOW?
AND THAT, I THINK, IS
MY BIGGEST PROBLEM
IS THAT I GET ALL HUNG UP
ON ALL THAT KIND OF STUFF.
AND IT CAN GO
PRETTY DAMN DEEP.
[ INSECTS BUZZING ]
RICK AND I PROBABLY WON'T WORK
TOGETHER AGAIN AFTER THIS TRIP.
AND...
YOU KNOW, WE HAD
A PRETTY GOOD CHAT TODAY.
I WAS HONEST WHEN I SAID
IT'S PRETTY [BLEEP] LONELY.
YOU KNOW?
IT'S DAMN TOUGH.
IT'S EASY TO GET PARANOID.
IT'S EASY TO GET PARANOID.
BETWEEN THE MINING
AND THE TV,
IT'S PRETTY EASY
TO TURN YOU INTO A,
AT TIMES, VERY TOXIC PERSON.
YOU KNOW,
AND I DEFINITELY HAVE BEEN.
[ INSECTS BUZZING,
FROGS CROAKING ]
THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT
LAYING IN THE MIDDLE
OF A CAIMAN-INFESTED RIVER
IN THE MIDDLE OF SOUTH AMERICA
THAT MAKES YOU THINK
ABOUT THAT KIND OF STUFF.
[ ENGINE WHIRRING ]
♪♪
RIGHT NOW, WE'RE ON
THE HOME STRETCH.
SO THAT'S GOOD.
♪♪
IS THAT A BUNCH OF BOATS?
Karla: YEAH, THERE'S
A PILE OF BOATS THERE.
THAT LOOKS LIKE THE SPOT.
♪♪
-YOU GOT US?
-YEAH, YOU'RE GOOD.
[BLEEP] MADE IT.
-TO CIVILIZATION?
-YEAH.
[BLEEP]
-[ CHUCKLES ]
-GOOD JOB, MAN.
RICK, GOOD HUSTLE.
SWERVED OUT ALL THOSE ROCKS.
I KNOW IT WAS ROUGH,
BUT YOU DID A GREAT JOB, MAN.
THANK YOU.
-ALL RIGHT, YOU GUYS READY?
-[BLEEP] RIGHT.
YEAH, LET'S MAKE SOME
TRACKS TOWARDS MARUDI.
♪♪
Karla:
A CHANGE OF SCENERY.
Rick: YES, YES!
MAJOR SAVANNA.
OH!
Narrator: THE CREW IS STILL
70 MILES FROM MARUDI
AND THE MOUNTAIN OF GOLD.
Parker:
LET'S GO FIND SOME TRANSPORT.
-HELLO.
-HOW YOU DOIN'?
-IS THIS YOUR TRUCK?
-YEAH.
SWEET. I'M PARKER.
MY NAME BIG FOOT.
MY NAME IS BIG FOOT.
EVERYBODY KNOW ME AS BIG FOOT
BECAUSE I GOT BIG FEET.
WHERE ARE YOU HEADING?
WE'RE GONNA HEAD UP
TO MONKEY MOUNTAIN.
WE JUST COME HERE,
WE BUY FISH,
AND WE BUY DRIED BEEF AND STUFF,
HEAD UP THE MOUNTAIN.
THE EXACT OPPOSITE
DIRECTION OF MARUDI.
YEAH, MARUDI'S THAT WAY.
WE GOING THAT WAY.
IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE WITH ONE
OF THESE TRUCKS AROUND HERE?
♪♪
HOW MUCH TO GET US
TO MARUDI TODAY?
YEAH, UM...
$450.
$450. THAT'S QUITE
A LOT OF MONEY, RIGHT?
Narrator: THERE'S SO MUCH MONEY
TO BE MADE IN MARUDI,
LOCAL TRUCKERS CAN CHARGE
WAY OVER THE ODDS.
IT'S A LOT OF MONEY, BUT WHAT
[BLEEP] OPTION DO WE HAVE?
YEAH, DUDE, WE'RE --
SAVES US A DAY.
SAVES US A DAY, AT LEAST.
AT LEAST.
YEAH, I MEAN, IT IS
A LOT OF MONEY, BUT...
AT THIS POINT, I'M JUST,
"LET'S GET THERE."
YEAH. YEAH.
EVERY DAY IS --
YEAH.
YOU GOT A DEAL.
THANKS, MAN.
YEAH.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
LET'S HIT THE ROAD!
♪♪
WE'RE FINALLY
ON THE ROAD TO MARUDI!
FEELS [BLEEP] GOOD!
IT HAS BEEN EPIC
GETTING TO THIS POINT.
AND WE WON'T SEE
CIVILIZATION AGAIN
UNTIL WE SEE SOME MARUDI GOLD.
♪♪
I WANT A GOLD NUGGET
ABOUT THIS BIG.
♪♪
CAN YOU TELL ME
WHAT HAPPENED?
♪♪
Narrator: THE ELECTRIC EEL
IS THE MOST POWERFUL
ELECTRICITY-PRODUCING
ANIMAL IN THE WORLD.
IT CAN SHOCK A VICTIM
WITH 600 VOLTS,
FIVE TIMES THE VOLTAGE
OF A STANDARD U.S. WALL SOCKET.
AND YOU WERE UNDERWATER?
♪♪
THE EEL CONTAINS
SPECIALIZED CELLS
THAT STORE POWER
LIKE TINY BATTERIES.
WHEN ATTACKING PREY, THESE
CELLS DISCHARGE SIMULTANEOUSLY,
DELIVERING A DEVASTATING SHOCK.
ANY ADVICE
YOU CAN GIVE US?
♪♪
LUCKY YOU DIDN'T DROWN, MAN.
♪♪
♪♪
Parker: EPISODE TWO OF
"RICK NESS SLEEPS EVERYWHERE,"
IN THE MIDDLE
OF THE GUYANA GOLD FIELDS.
THE BED IS FRUIT,
FISH, AND MEAT,
AND HERE HE IS, SOUND ASLEEP.
Narrator: PARKER AND CREW ARE
FINALLY WITHIN STRIKING DISTANCE
OF MARUDI
AND ITS MOUNTAIN OF GOLD.
♪♪
WE'RE IN THE JUNGLE NOW.
PLEASE KEEP YOUR HANDS AND FEET
INSIDE THE VEHICLE AT ALL TIMES.
♪♪
THE JUNGLE'S GETTING
QUITE A BIT THICKER,
ROAD'S GETTING
QUITE A BIT WORSE.
AND THIS TRAIL IS
SUPER DENSE JUNGLE.
VINES COMING IN.
Rick: BASICALLY SCRAPING EVERY
[BLEEP] TREE WITH THIS TRUCK,
AND I DON'T LIKE IT,
AND I WANT IT TO BE OVER.
♪♪
[BLEEP]
IT'S DEFINITELY
PRETTY HARD-CORE.
[ METAL CREAKING, THUMPING ]
-[BLEEP]
-HOLY [BLEEP]
AH [BLEEP]
[ ENGINE SPUTTERING ]
THIS IS [BLEEP]
I DON'T KNOW HOW THIS --
Parker:
HEY, BIG FOOT, WHAT'S GOIN' ON?
WE'RE STUCK?
♪♪
Narrator: BIG FOOT'S WINCH
IS THEIR ONLY HOPE
OF GETTING THE 5-TON TRUCK
OUT OF THE DITCH.
Parker: WHERE WE GOIN'?
THE WHITE TREE.
THAT'S A LONG [BLEEP] WAY.
♪♪
SO, WE GOT THE WINCH HOOKED UP
TO THIS TREE ABOUT --
MUST BE 300 FEET
AHEAD OF THE TRUCK.
HOPEFULLY, WE CAN PULL
OUR WAY OUT OF HERE.
GUYS, THEY'RE READY TO WINCH IT?
WE GOOD TO GO?
[ GEARS CLANKING ]
[ CREAKING ]
[BLEEP]
THIS THING IS NUTS!
♪♪
Sam: HE'S GOT BALLS,
HASN'T HE, PARKER?
♪♪
Parker: WE MAKING IT?
♪♪
WHOO-HOO! YEAH!
♪♪
[ LAUGHS ]
WE'RE ALL GOOD, MAN.
WHAT'S UP, BIG FOOT?
WHAT'S THE DEAL?
WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE
OF THE BUSH!
WHERE'S THE MOUNTAIN?
THE [BLEEP]
-YEP.
-YEAH.
[ GEARS CRANKING ]
THAT WAS A LONG DRIVE.
-YEAH.
-MM-HMM.
[ SIGHS ]
[ MID-TEMPO MUSIC PLAYING ]
-YOU GUYS HEARING THIS?
-OH, YEAH.
-SOUNDS LIKE A [BLEEP] PARTY.
-YEAH, IT DOES.
SEE THESE LIGHTS?
Sam: I SEE LIGHTS.
THAT SOUNDS LIKE A BAR TO ME.
Narrator: AFTER 170 MILES
OF TURBULENT RIVER
AND TREACHEROUS ROADS,
THE CREW HAS MADE IT
TO THE GOLD FIELDS OF MARUDI.
Sam:
WHAT ARE YOU THINKING, RICK?
I'M THINKING ONE THING --
COLD BEER.
-OHH.
-HOO-HA!
YES!
SHALL WE, MR. NESS?
♪♪
Karla: YEAH.
Sam: THIS IS IT.
-CHEERS!
-CHEERS!
[ BOTTLES CLINK ]
CHEERS!
CHEERS!
THIS IS AWESOME.
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]
♪♪
♪♪
♪♪
[ Chuckling ]
OH, MAN.
THAT'S AWESOME.
♪♪
-THIS IS DAWSON CITY IN 1890.
-YEAH. RIGHT.
THIS IS A FLASHBACK.
I'VE NEVER SEEN
ANYTHING LIKE THIS.
LIKE, THIS IS
A PROPER GOLD RUSH.
AND WHEN PEOPLE ARE PAYING
FOR STUFF WITH GOLD,
I THINK YOU KNOW YOU'VE
COME TO THE RIGHT PLACE.
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]
♪♪
WELL, WE'RE HERE.
GOT A COLD BEER.
WE'VE GOT A LITTLE UNDER
TWO WEEKS TO FIND SOME GOLD.
LIFE'S GOOD.
WE'LL WORRY ABOUT
TOMORROW TOMORROW.
♪♪
Narrator:
ON THE NEXT "PARKER'S TRAIL"...
-IS THAT OUR MOUNTAIN?
-THE MOUNTAIN OF GOLD?
PACKING'S OVER. MINING TIME.
OH! YEAH, WE'RE MINING!
NOW I JUST HOPE
THERE'S SOME GOLD HERE.
OW.
Man:
TAKE YOU GUYS DOWNSTAIRS.
I'VE NEVER BEEN ANYWHERE
LIKE THIS BEFORE.
FOLLOW THE VEINS.
THE VEINS WITHIN THE ROCKS
IS WHERE YOU GO.
THAT'S SOME
BEAUTIFUL STUFF.
I'M SO HAPPY!
YEAH, THAT'S THE BEST PAN WE'VE
SEEN SINCE WE GOT TO GUYANA.
Someone needs to stop Clearway Law.
Public shouldn't leave reviews for lawyers.
WE'VE JUST GOT TO DO IT.
IT'S A PRETTY BIG
[BLEEP] ROADBLOCK.
WE GOT TO GO!
ONE, TWO, THREE!
-HOLD, HOLD.
-YES, YES, YES.
♪♪
YEP.
IT'S FILLING WITH WATER!
AAH!
♪♪
PARKER! WHERE'S PARKER?
♪♪
THAT'S THE TYPE OF GOLD
THAT CAME FROM MARUDI.
1 OUNCE NUGGET, 97% PURE,
CAN'T WAIT TO GET THERE
AND SEE FOR OURSELVES.
♪♪
-OH, YES!
-NICE [BLEEP] JOB, DUDE.
THIS IS GONNA BE THE SECOND BEST
FEELING OF THE ENTIRE TRIP.
NUMBER-ONE IS GONNA BE
A PILE OF GOLD.
YEAH!
PLEASE KEEP YOUR HANDS AND FEET
INSIDE THE VEHICLE
AT ALL TIMES.
♪♪
A CAIMAN IS ON OUR LEFT.
♪♪
WOW!
OW!
STOP!
THERE'S A BIG [BLEEP]
ROCK UP THERE, RICK.
[BLEEP]
I WANT A GOLD NUGGET
ABOUT THIS BIG.
CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY
DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS
♪♪
♪♪
Narrator:
PARKER SCHNABEL AND HIS CREW
ARE IN GUYANA, SOUTH AMERICA,
EN ROUTE TO A LEGENDARY
MOUNTAIN OF GOLD.
HIS AIM -- LEARN TO MINE
LIKE THE LOCALS,
SECURE A CLAIM,
AND DIG GOLD OUT OF THE GROUND.
♪♪
♪♪
♪♪
PARKER'S ALREADY LEARNED
THE BASICS OF JUNGLE MINING...
-[BLEEP]
-WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, PARKER!
THIS IS PRETTY DAMN COOL,
PROSPECTING GUYANA STYLE.
WE'VE GOT GOLD.
Narrator:
...AND DISCOVERED THE PAY DIRT
CAN BE 10 TIMES RICHER
THAN THE YUKON.
LOOK AT THAT. THAT'S OUR
FIRST GOLD FROM GUYANA.
Narrator:
BUT WITH GROUND THIS GOOD,
HE'S SO FAR FAILED
TO FIND A CLAIM.
♪♪
PARKER'S FOLLOWING A LEAD
THAT WILL TAKE HIM DEEPER
INTO THE JUNGLE.
♪♪
♪♪
NICE LANDING.
ALL RIGHT.
-HELLO.
-HEY.
♪♪
HEY. RICK.
Narrator: AT THE AIRSTRIP,
THE CREW MEETS A MINER
JUST BACK FROM MARUDI.
Someone needs to stop Clearway Law.
Public shouldn't leave reviews for lawyers.
THAT'S A CHUNK OF GOLD
THAT CAME FROM MARUDI?
CAN I SEE IT?
HOLY COW.
♪♪
THAT'S A BIG
PIECE OF GOLD.
GEEZ. MAN, THAT MUST BE
WELL OVER AN OUNCE.
♪♪
WOW.
SO, THE GOLD THAT WE FIND
WHERE WE MINE
IS ONLY ABOUT 84%.
BIG DIFFERENCE.
Rick: THIS DUDE'S GOT
A BIG, OLD [BLEEP] NUGGET
THAT HE SAYS COME FROM MARUDI.
YOU SEE PEOPLE WITH BIG NUGGETS
LIKE THAT, YOU KNOW,
FROM TIME TO TIME,
BUT IT'S SO RARE,
AND THAT'S ALWAYS HAD
A BIT OF A DRAW FOR ME,
JUST FINDING THOSE
BIG PIECES LIKE THAT.
AND IF THAT'S WHAT MARUDI HAS
[BLEEP] GO TO MARUDI.
1-OUNCE NUGGET, 97% PURE,
THAT'S A HUGE THING.
YOU KNOW, TONY AND I
FIGHT ABOUT ROYALTY RATES
ALL THE TIME, AND WE'RE FIGHTING
OVER GOLD THAT'S 84% PURE.
13% DIFFERENCE -- THAT'S
ALMOST MY ROYALTY RATE.
[ CHUCKLES ]
SOUNDS UNBELIEVABLE.
CAN'T WAIT TO GET THERE
AND SEE FOR OURSELVES.
Narrator: FROM REWA VILLAGE,
THE CREW MUST NAVIGATE
A SMALL SKIFF 100 MILES
UP THE REWA RIVER,
ALL THE WAY TO SHEA VILLAGE.
THEY WILL THEN TRAVEL
OVERLAND ANOTHER 70 MILES
TO THE GOLD FIELDS OF MARUDI.
♪♪
♪♪
Rick:
YEAH, WE'RE ON THE RIVER, MAN.
I WAS PRETTY HESITANT
ABOUT IT.
I AM STILL HESITANT ABOUT IT.
WE JUST GOT STARTED.
IT'S ALSO
A LITTLE EXCITING.
MARUDI, HERE WE COME.
AND A GOLD PAN
FOR WHEN WE GET THERE.
♪♪
I CAN'T IMAGINE A BETTER
WAY TO TRAVEL RIGHT NOW.
I MEAN, LOOK AT THAT.
IT'S BEAUTIFUL.
♪♪
A CAIMAN JUST WENT IN THE WATER
OVER ON OUR LEFT.
-OH, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.
-LEFT BANK.
YEP, HOLY [BLEEP] THERE'S
BUNCHES OF THEM HERE.
LOTS OF CAIMAN.
THERE'S LIKE A HALF A DOZEN
OR MORE.
THIS IS LIKE CAIMAN
CITY RIGHT HERE.
YEAH, NO KIDDING.
THAT'S SPOOKY. THEIR HEADS
JUST POP OUT OF THE WATER.
YOU DON'T KNOW WHERE
THE HELL THEY ARE.
-YEAH, ISN'T THAT UNSETTLING?
-YEAH.
-LIKE, "OH, YOU DIDN'T SEE ME."
-YEAH.
AND THEN HOW MANY OF THEM
DON'T YOU SEE, RIGHT?
YEAH, EXACTLY.
SPOOKY WATERS.
Narrator:
THE REWA RIVER IS HOME TO DEADLY
BLACK AND SPECKLED CAIMAN,
GIANT ANACONDA,
AND FLESH-EATING
RED-BELLIED PIRANHA.
HERE'S YOUR GUYS' BAIT.
LET'S GO FISHING.
Narrator: SINCE THEY'RE TAKING
NO FOOD SUPPLIES,
THE CREW HAS TO STOP
AND HUNT FOR FISH TO SURVIVE.
Sam:
THERE WE GO. THERE WE GO.
-NICE ONE, RICK.
-IN THE BOAT. IN THE BOAT.
GOT HIM, GOT HIM, GOT HIM.
Narrator: PIRANHAS HUNT IN PACKS
OF UP TO 100 FISH...
I GOT A PIRANHA.
Narrator: ...MAKING THEM EASY
TO CATCH IF YOU FIND A SHOAL.
THAT WAS FAST. THAT WAS WITHIN
LIKE A COUPLE OF SECONDS.
-OH, HERE WE GO.
-LOOK AT THAT. WOW.
Parker:
THESE FISH WANT TO BE CAUGHT.
-LOOK AT THOSE JAWS, MAN.
-WOW!
Rick:
OHH! THAT IS BRUTAL.
AND YOU CAN TELL THAT
IT'S, LIKE, ALL MUSCLE
IN THE FACE TO JUST
[BLEEP] DESTROY YOU.
THAT WOULD LEAVE
A [BLEEP] DENT, MAN.
WE'RE MAKING CAMP HERE.
WE'VE GOT OPTIONS.
THERE'S A GOOD
FIRE SPOT DOWN LOW.
WE CAN KIND OF SET UP
CAMP DOWN HERE OR UP TOP.
IT'S NICE AND FLAT UP HERE.
Sam: YEP.
IT'S STARING AT ME.
[ Whispering ]
IT'S EATING A [BLEEP] COCONUT.
Rick:
DUDE, THAT'S CRAZY.
THAT'S A BIG
[BLEEP] TOO, MAN.
I NEVER SEEN
SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
[ CHUCKLING ]
HOLY [BLEEP]
MY HAMMOCK IS...
15 FEET FROM THE EDGE
OF THE WATER.
YOU'LL NOTICE THAT I'M
WAY UP THE [BLEEP] HILL.
WE'RE GOING OUT HUNTING
AND FISHING, NIGHTTIME.
Karla: YEAH.
♪♪
IT'S PRETTY FUN EXPLORING
AT NIGHT, LOOKING FOR EYES.
♪♪
I'VE NEVER GONE
HUNTING IN THE DARK.
WHAT'S THE WORST
THAT COULD HAPPEN?
THERE'S [BLEEP] MASSIVE CAIMAN
EVERYWHERE IN THIS RIVER.
UNREAL.
KARLA AND I
HAVE BOW AND ARROWS.
BOW AND ARROW,
THAT'S WHERE IT'S AT.
♪♪
Narrator: WHEN KARLA ISN'T
DRIVING A ROCK TRUCK
ON PARKER'S MINE,
SHE MAKES HER LIVING
WORKING AS A HUNTING GUIDE.
Parker:
IS THERE SOMETHING THERE?
YOU SEE HIM? YOU SEE HIM?
♪♪
Rick: GET HIM?
I DON'T KNOW.
♪♪
[BLEEP] DID GET IT, HUH?
NO WAY!
I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT.
CHECK IT OUT!
BEGINNER'S LUCK
IF I'VE EVER SEEN IT.
I DON'T KNOW IF I
COULD DO THAT AGAIN.
♪♪
-GOT HIM.
-YES!
[ LAUGHS ]
OH, YES, NAILED HIM.
Sam:
THAT'S A [BLEEP] VAMPIRE FISH.
OW! [BLEEP]
DID IT BITE YOU?
THAT'S MY BLOOD.
-DO FISH HAVE RABIES? [ LAUGHS ]
-NO.
CAN YOU KILL HIM?
STOP BEING ANGRY
AT THE FISH.
YOU JUST SHOT HIM
WITH A BOW AND ARROW.
[BLEEP]
LOOK AT THOSE TEETH.
ALL RIGHT.
YEAH.
♪♪
SHOULD WE CALL IT A NIGHT?
[ THUNDER CRASHING ]
♪♪
Narrator: STILL AHEAD
ON "PARKER'S TRAIL"...
YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.
HERE WE GO, PARKER.
Parker:
WE'VE GOT WATER.
NOW THE REAL WORK BEGINS.
THE ONLY THING WE NEED TO FIND
NOW IS SOME [BLEEP] GOLD.
♪♪
-LOOK AT THAT.
-THAT'S GOLD.
-IT'S A NUGGET!
-YEAH.
THAT'S A NICE FIRST CHUNK.
Karla:
NO DOUBT ABOUT THAT.
WE'RE ON OUR WAY!
LUCKILY, WE ALL
SURVIVED CAIMAN CITY.
THERE'S STILL ONE
HANGING AROUND,
BUT...THAT'S ALL RIGHT.
TIME TO CONTINUE THE JOURNEY.
♪♪
Narrator:
PARKER'S CREW IS HEADING UP
ONE OF GUYANA'S
MOST TREACHEROUS RIVERS
IN SEARCH OF MARUDI,
THE LEGENDARY MOUNTAIN OF GOLD.
♪♪
[ THUMP ]WHOA!
Sam:
[BLEEP] WHAT HAPPENED?
Parker:
THAT'S A ROCK.
OH [BLEEP] BEACHED.
♪♪
[BLEEP] MAN,
THAT'S A BIG-ASS ROCK.
SORRY, DIDN'T SEE IT.
Rick: COMING LOOSE AT ALL?[ ENGINE REVVING ]
YEAH, THAT HELPS.
♪♪
OKAY, WE'RE FREE.
THIS IS NO NORMAL RIVER
THAT WE'RE ON.
WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE
OF ABSOLUTE [BLEEP] NOWHERE.
CAN'T JUST KEEP BELLYING UP
ON ROCKS LIKE THAT.
♪♪
RICK, RICK, WE GOT SOME
FAST WATER UP AHEAD!
OH [BLEEP]
[BLEEP] RAPIDS.
OH [BLEEP]
THERE'S ROCKS
[BLEEP] EVERYWHERE NOW.
IT'S PRETTY [BLEEP] SKETCHY.
WATCH FOR WHIRLPOOLING.
Karla:
THERE'S SOMETHING THERE.
LITTLE LEFT, LITTLE LEFT!
LITTLE RIGHT, LITTLE RIGHT!
[BLEEP] HELL.
IF SOMETHING HAPPENS RIGHT NOW,
AND WE LOSE POWER,
WE'RE HEADING DOWNSTREAM
INTO A PILE OF [BLEEP]
THERE'S A BIG [BLEEP]
ROCK UP THERE, RICK.
ROCK, ROCK!
ROCK! ROCK, RICK!
-ROCK! ROCK!
-WE GOT TO GO BACK.
-BACK. BACK.
-[BLEEP]
WATCH OUT FOR THOSE
ROCKS OVER THERE.
YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.
WHOA. WHOA.
Rick:
WE STILL GOT POWER.
WE HIT A [BLEEP] ROCK,
BUT WE STILL GOT POWER.
WHAT DO YOU THINK.
SHOULD WE GUN IT?
GOT TO [BLEEP] GIVE HER.
Karla:
JUST POWER BLAST UP THERE.
Parker: GO FOR IT.
HOLY [BLEEP]
THAT'S ALL SHE'S GOT.
[ ENGINE REVVING ]
CENTER, CENTER!
YEAH, YEAH, YEAH!
[BLEEP]
[BLEEP]
HOLD ON, HOLD ON.
WHEW!
HOLY [BLEEP]
OH.
PROBABLY SHOULDN'T
HAVE DONE THAT.
PROBABLY SHOULDN'T HAVE
[BLEEP] DONE THAT.
THAT WAS STRESSFUL.
-BUT GOOD JOB.
-THANKS.
WELL, THIS SEEMS
MUCH MORE CALM.
MY HEART IS BEATING
[BLEEP] HARD.
[ Chuckling ]
OHH.
WELL DONE, RICK.
HOLY...
♪♪
♪♪
IT'S GETTING LATE.
WE SHOULD START THINKING
ABOUT A CAMP SPOT,
ESPECIALLY IF YOU WANT TO FISH.
Parker: WHOA, WHOA, WHY ARE
WE STOPPING SO EARLY?
WE STILL GOT TO SET UP CAMP.
WE'VE GOT A LOT TO DO, MAN.
WE'RE TRYING TO
MAKE MILES, HERE.
Rick: I'M TRYING TO MAKE FOOD
APPEAR IN MY STOMACH.
I REALLY THINK
WE SHOULD KEEP MOVING
AND MAKE THE MOST
OF THIS DAYLIGHT.
BUT...WHATEVER.
♪♪
IT'S COOL AND ALL.
LIKE, "YEAH,
WE LIVED ON THE SIDE
OF THE RIVER IN GUYANA,"
BUT WE CAME HERE TO FIND
SOME GOLD, YOU KNOW?
Karla: HAVE YOU EVER GONE,
LIKE, DAYS WITHOUT PROTEIN?
I'M A 250-POUND [BLEEP] MAN.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
I JUST -- MAYBE YOU DID
A SOCIAL EXPERIMENT OR --
NO. [BLEEP] NO.
NO, WHEN I'M HOME, I EAT
LIKE A DOZEN EGGS A DAY
AND FOUR STEAKS.
[ LAUGHS ]
Narrator: IT'S 18 HOURS
SINCE THE CREW'S LAST MEAL.
WE GOT TWO HOURS,
RIGHT, BEFORE DARK?
-NO, WE'VE GOT AN HOUR. HOUR.
-UH, NO.
♪♪
Parker:
HEY, HERE'S SOME BAIT, RICK.
-[BLEEP] FISH?
-YEAH.
PUT A BIG HOOK THROUGH IT
AND TRY TO CATCH A BIG FISH.
-GOOD LUCK, RICK.
-THANK YOU.
DO NOT WANT TO LOSE THIS [BLEEP]
♪♪
I WANT A [BLEEP]
ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT PIRANHA BUFFET.
♪♪
WHEN WE WERE FISHING YESTERDAY,
CAUGHT A LOT OF [BLEEP] FISH.
SEEMED EASY.
AIN'T GOING THAT [BLEEP] GREAT
RIGHT NOW.
I DON'T REALLY KNOW --
I DON'T FEEL LIKE
I'M DOING ANYTHING DIFFERENT.
♪♪
♪♪
Sam: WE'VE GOT LESS THAN
AN HOUR OF LIGHT?
RIGHT.
EVEN WITH BAIT,
WE HAVEN'T EXACTLY
BEEN WILDLY SUCCESSFUL
THIS AFTERNOON.
WHAT'S OUR ALTERNATIVE?
GET WASHED, LIGHT A FIRE,
DRINK SOME WATER,
GO TO BED HUNGRY.
WOULD I CHOOSE A POTENTIAL MEAL
OVER A BATH?
I'LL TAKE THE MEAL,
EVEN IF IT'S A 10% CHANCE.
RIGHT NOW, I DON'T THINK
IT'S GONNA WORK FOR US IN TIME.
ALL RIGHT, THEN,
TAKE A BATH AND MAKE A FIRE.
[ INSECTS BUZZING ]
Parker:
I'M PRETTY BEAT.
IT'S PRETTY FULL-ON --
TOUGH ENVIRONMENT.
THIS TRIP'S BEEN ALL ABOUT
FINDING SOME GROUND TO MINE.
AND THE GOLD'S IN THE GROUND.
WE'VE SEEN IT.
BUT WE FOUND NOTHING HERE
THAT TRANSLATES
TO THE WAY THAT WE MINE
IN THE YUKON.
♪♪
-YEAH.
-BALLSY.
I'M HUGGING THE SHORE.
YEAH, I'M HUGGING
THE SHORE HARD.
I DON'T NEED TO BE WRESTLING
WITH A 15-FOOT CAIMAN.
THAT'S LIKE 5 FEET AWAY
FROM YOU?
NO, IT'S NOT.
♪♪
SO BALLSY.
♪♪
MIGHT AS WELL HAVE A RAW CHICKEN
HANGING OUT YOUR ASS.
[ LAUGHS ]
I'M DOING THIS QUICK,
AND I'M OUT OF HERE.
-IT'S JUST REVERSING LIKE --
-OH.
♪♪
[BLEEP] [BLEEP]
DUDE, THAT'S [BLEEP] MAN.
LIKE, WHY ARE WE HAVING
TO BATHE NEAR CAIMAN?
YOU KNOW WHY? CAUSE WE CAME
TO THE [BLEEP] JUNGLE.
Narrator: STILL AHEAD...
♪♪
[ LAUGHS ]
THAT'S AWESOME.
-CHEERS.
-CHEERS.
I'VE NEVER SEEN
ANYTHING LIKE THIS.
LIKE, THIS IS
A PROPER GOLD RUSH.
♪♪
Parker:
SO WHAT DO YOU FIGURE, RICK?
♪♪
I FIGURE I'M HUNGRY.
THAT MAKES FOUR OF US,
I THINK.
Narrator: PARKER AND HIS CREW
HAVE SPENT THE LAST TWO DAYS
TRAVELING UP THE REWA RIVER
IN GUYANA, SOUTH AMERICA.
SO WHAT DO YOU GUYS HAVE?
-FOOD-WISE?
-I HAVE SALT
AND THESE TWO COOKIES.
I JUST FOUND THESE IN MY BAG.
THEY WERE LIKE, UM,
SOMETHING OBVIOUSLY SNACKED ON
ANOTHER TIME.
I SEE YOUR TWO COOKIES,
AND I RAISE YOU A GRANOLA BAR.
Sam:
I SEE YOUR GRANOLA BAR, RICK,
AND I RAISE YOU
ONE PACK OF PEANUTS.
♪♪
RICK, WE'VE GONE FROM RUNNING
A 22-MAN MINING OPERATION
TO SPLITTING UP A GRANOLA BAR
AND A PACK OF PEANUTS.
WHAT WE'VE THROWN OURSELVES INTO
IS JUST A WHOLE DIFFERENT WORLD.
I'M PRETTY PUMPED
ON SEEING THE COUNTRY
AND SEEING, YOU KNOW,
HOW THE GUYANESE ARE MINING.
I WILL SAY ONE THING.
IT REALLY --
YOU KNOW, COMING DOWN HERE
AND SEEING
WHAT THESE GUYS GO THROUGH
FOR EIGHT OF THEM TO SHARE
AN OUNCE OR TWO A WEEK,
IT GIVES YOU
A WHOLE NEW PERSPECTIVE
ABOUT WHAT'S TOUGH WORK
AND WHAT PEOPLE ARE
CAPABLE OF, YOU KNOW?
WE GOT TO TRY AND COME AWAY
WITH SOME GOLD, THOUGH.
♪♪
♪♪
-MORNING.
-MORNING.
Narrator: THE CREW HASN'T HAD
A PROPER MEAL IN 33 HOURS.
♪♪
FISH ON!
-I TAKE IT IT'S A BIG ONE.
-YEAH.
-OH, YES.
-LET IT RUN, LET IT RUN,
LET IT RUN.
LET IT RUN IF IT WANTS TO.
♪♪
-I GOT IT, I GOT IT, I GOT IT.
-OH, YES!
[ LAUGHS ]
-HOLY [BLEEP]
-LOOKIT.
LOOK AT THAT MONSTER.
WE ARE [BLEEP] EATING.
NICE [BLEEP] JOB, DUDE.
-[ Laughing ] NICE.
-GOOD JOB, MAN.
OH, THANK [BLEEP]
[ CHUCKLES ]
IT'S MORE RELIEF
THAN ANYTHING.
HOLY [BLEEP]
THAT IS [BLEEP] BEAUTIFUL.
SORRY, BUDDY,
BUT YOU'RE DINNER.
THAT IS WICKED.
WHERE YOU AT?
GET IT. OH!
THAT'S ANOTHER MONSTER.
Narrator:
THE BIGGEST JUNGIA CATFISH
CAN WEIGH IN AT OVER 25 POUNDS.
-WHOO-HOO-HOO!
-ALL RIGHT
Parker: SO WE HAVE ONE TO SMOKE
AND ONE TO EAT?
Narrator:
BUT AT AROUND HALF THAT SIZE,
THIS PAIR WILL STILL MAKE
TWO BIG MEALS.
[ SIGHS, LAUGHS ]
IN MY P.J.s.
♪♪
Karla: LET'S FEAST.
[BLEEP] YEAH.
MMM.
-OHH.
-MMM.
WOW. REMEMBER WHEN I WAS
TALKING ABOUT
THAT ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT
FISH BUFFET?
IT JUST [BLEEP] HAPPENED.
THANK YOU, SIR.
I THINK RIGHT NOW
IS GONNA BE
THE SECOND-BEST FEELING
OF THE ENTIRE TRIP.
NUMBER-ONE IS GONNA BE
A PILE OF GOLD AT MARUDI.
I WOULDN'T TRADE THAT
FOR ANY RESTAURANT RIGHT NOW.
-MM-HMM.
-THAT WAS [BLEEP] PHENOMENAL.
♪♪
Narrator: THEY'VE MADE IT
50 MILES UP THE REWA RIVER.
IT'S ANOTHER 120 MILES
TO MARUDI,
THE MOUNTAIN OF GOLD.
OKAY, JUMP IN.
♪♪
THERE'S A ROCK
TO THE RIGHT THERE. YOU SEE IT?
TELL ME IF I'M TELLING YOU
THINGS THAT ARE TOO OBVIOUS.
♪♪
LOG.
♪♪
Parker:
[BLEEP] THIS IS ROUGH.
[BLEEP] HELL.
♪♪
THREE DAYS OF SLEEPING
ABOUT THREE HOURS A NIGHT
TO FIND THIS [BLEEP]
♪♪
THIS IS A PRETTY BIG
[BLEEP] ROADBLOCK.
Sam:
WHAT ARE OUR OPTIONS HERE, GUYS?
GUT THE BOAT, RIP IT
APART, AND FIGURE OUT --
Parker: YOU'RE NOT REMOVING
THE [BLEEP] BOAT.
I DON'T REALLY SEE
ANOTHER OPTION AROUND HERE.
RICK, WHAT DO YOU FIGURE?
WELL, IT AIN'T
[BLEEP] PRETTY.
THE ROCKS ARE SLIPPERY.
-LIKE, REALLY SLICK.
-YEAH, YEAH.
AND IT'S NOT JUST
'CAUSE THEY'RE WET,
THEY'RE [BLEEP] SMOOTH
FROM THE WATER.
I GUESS WE'RE GONNA TRY
TO DRAG THE BOAT UP
THE DAMN THING, BASICALLY.
I MEAN, IT'S THIS WAY,
UP, AND THAT.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S GET
THE ENGINE OFF.
LET'S PULL THIS BOAT APART.
Parker:
EVERYTHING OUT?
Narrator:
THE ONLY WAY FORWARD --
DRAG THE 500-POUND SKIFF
UP THE 20-FOOT VERTICAL FACE
OF THE WATERFALL.
-HOLD, HOLD.
-YES, YES, YES.
-WATCH YOURSELF, KARLA.
-YEP.
[BLEEP]
JUST PUT IT RIGHT HERE.
Rick:
DON'T LET GO OF THAT.
WE SHOULD TRY TO GET
THE BOW TO THAT MOSS.
I THINK WE SHOULD
GET UP THERE, YEAH.
-GOT THE ROPE?
-YEAH!
ALL RIGHT,
I'M COMING UP TO HELP!
-I GOT IT, MAN.
-ALL RIGHT.
-GET BEHIND US, KARLA.
-YEAH.
-COME ON, GUYS.
-[BLEEP] PULL.
-[ GRUNTING ]
-PULL!
COME ON!
[BLEEP]
-COME ON. GO, GO!
-WE GOT TO GO!
-GO, GO!
-GO, GO!
ONE, TWO, THREE!
GO!
ALL RIGHT,
GO, GO! GO, GO!
IT'S FILLING WITH WATER!
[BLEEP]
PARKER, WATCH OUT!
[BLEEP]
PARKER!
[ MAN YELLING, MUFFLED ]
Rick: WHERE'S PARKER?
IT'S FILLING WITH WATER!
[BLEEP]
Rick:
PARKER, WATCH OUT!
[BLEEP]
PARKER!
[BLEEP]
WHERE'S PARKER?
PARKER!
GRAB ONTO THE BOAT!
♪♪
ARE YOU OKAY?!
THIS IS [BLEEP]
Narrator: ON THEIR WAY TO THE
GOLD-RICH MOUNTAIN OF MARUDI,
PARKER AND HIS CREW
ARE ATTEMPTING TO DRAG
THEIR 500-POUND SKIFF
UP THE FACE
OF A 20-FOOT WATERFALL.
UNDER A BOAT ON A WATERFALL
IS NOT A GOOD PLACE TO BE,
APPARENTLY, BUT I'M ALL RIGHT.
I SLIPPED. AS IT SLIPPED,
I SLIPPED, AND, LUCKILY,
IT DIDN'T HIT ANY ROCKS,
AND THE BOAT DIDN'T HIT ME.
SO, LET'S TRY IT AGAIN.
ONE, TWO, THREE!
[BLEEP]
THAT'S IT.
ONE, TWO, THREE, GO!
CAREFUL, CAREFUL.
[BLEEP] SAKE.
[ PARKER GRUNTS ]
♪♪
COME ON.
JUST THAT ONE LAST PIT.
COME ON.
GET IT UP THERE.
THAT'S ABOUT ALL I GOT IN ME.
WELL, WE JUST PULLED
A BOAT UP A WATERFALL.
JUST WHEN YOU THINK
IT'S OVER, IT'S NOT.
YOU GOT TO RIDE AGAIN.
♪♪
♪♪
-I CALL THIS.
-NO, I'M ALREADY CLAIMING --
-[BLEEP] YOU, I JUST DID.
-THIS IS MY SPOT.
DID I NOT
SAY IT BEFORE YOU?
I THINK -- WELL, THEN I'LL TAKE
YOUR SPOT. I'LL HAVE TO SHARE
-A TREE WITH YOU.
-I'LL TAKE THAT ONE.
OH, THIS IS GONNA BE COZY.
I THINK I MIGHT TRY THIS ONE.
YEAH, YOU COULD PROBABLY
GO THERE TO THERE.
I'M GONNA TRY IT.
GOTCHA.
CAN'T BELIEVE YOU JUST
TRIED TO CALL MY SPOT
AFTER I CALLED IT.
THIS IS PERFECT.
LET'S SET UP CAMP.
LET'S GET OUR THINGS ORGANIZED,
AND THEN LET'S GO GET SOME FOOD.
♪♪
SO, COULD YOU HAVE
PREDICTED THIS
WHEN I STARTED WORKING
FOR YOU SIX YEARS AGO?
SITTING ON A ROCK
IN THE MIDDLE OF SOUTH AMERICA?
[ Chuckling ]
YEAH.
-WITH TWIGS...
-RIGHT.
FISHING LINE,
AND [BLEEP] WORMS.
YEAH, IT'S BEEN A HELL
OF A SIX YEARS, HUH?
YEAH.
Narrator: PARKER AND RICK
ARE AT A CROSSROADS.
BEFORE ENTERING THE JUNGLE,
RICK DROPPED A BOMBSHELL.
I GUESS THE FIRST THING I WANTED
TO GET OUT OF THE WAY, HERE,
WAS SOME
PRETTY BIG NEWS.
AND, UH...
YEAH, I'M GOING OUT
MINING ON MY OWN.
I'VE GOT AN OPPORTUNITY,
AND I AM GONNA TAKE IT.
UM...
GEEZ.
THE TWO FRIENDS HAVE BEEN
WORKING TOGETHER SINCE 2012.
WE [BLEEP] EACH OTHER OFF A LOT,
AND IF I'M BEING HONEST,
THAT'S TAKEN A LOT OUT OF ME.
IT REALLY HAS.
-YOU KNOW?
-RIGHT.
THE LAST FEW WEEKS
HAVE MADE ME WONDER WHAT --
...WHAT KIND OF FRIENDSHIP
OR IF WE'LL HAVE ONE
AFTER ALL THIS,
AS CORNY AS THAT SOUNDS.
I MEAN, I THINK
WE'LL BE ALL RIGHT.
AND I THINK YOU CAN SEE
THAT THIS IS
NOT A MALICIOUS MOVE
ON MY PART, YOU KNOW, AND --
NO.
AND I DON'T INTEND
TO MAKE IT THAT.
THE TOUGHEST THING FOR ME
WORKING FOR YOU
IS JUST, YOU'RE ABOUT
THE TOUGHEST PERSON TO READ
THAT I'VE EVER BEEN AROUND,
IN A WAYS THAT, LIKE,
ONE OF YOUR D10s
CAN [BLEEP] IMPLODE,
AND YOU'LL LAUGH.
AND THEN THE WASH PLANT WILL
STOP RUNNING FOR TWO SECONDS,
AND YOU'LL EXPLODE.
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
I DON'T HAVE MANY FRIENDS.
LIKE, I SPEND
10 MONTHS A YEAR,
9 MONTHS A YEAR WORKING.
IT'S PRETTY DAMN EASY
TO START GETTING PARANOID.
AND I THINK
THAT'S WHAT'S --
AS MUCH AS I'VE TRIED
TO KEEP IT FROM HAPPENING,
IT GETS TO THE POINT
WHERE EVERYBODY AROUND YOU
IS THERE
FOR A PAYCHECK, RIGHT?
IT'S SO EASY TO START
QUESTIONING ANYBODY'S MOTIVES
AND WHY ARE THEY THERE,
YOU KNOW?
AND THAT, I THINK, IS
MY BIGGEST PROBLEM
IS THAT I GET ALL HUNG UP
ON ALL THAT KIND OF STUFF.
AND IT CAN GO
PRETTY DAMN DEEP.
[ INSECTS BUZZING ]
RICK AND I PROBABLY WON'T WORK
TOGETHER AGAIN AFTER THIS TRIP.
AND...
YOU KNOW, WE HAD
A PRETTY GOOD CHAT TODAY.
I WAS HONEST WHEN I SAID
IT'S PRETTY [BLEEP] LONELY.
YOU KNOW?
IT'S DAMN TOUGH.
IT'S EASY TO GET PARANOID.
IT'S EASY TO GET PARANOID.
BETWEEN THE MINING
AND THE TV,
IT'S PRETTY EASY
TO TURN YOU INTO A,
AT TIMES, VERY TOXIC PERSON.
YOU KNOW,
AND I DEFINITELY HAVE BEEN.
[ INSECTS BUZZING,
FROGS CROAKING ]
THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT
LAYING IN THE MIDDLE
OF A CAIMAN-INFESTED RIVER
IN THE MIDDLE OF SOUTH AMERICA
THAT MAKES YOU THINK
ABOUT THAT KIND OF STUFF.
[ ENGINE WHIRRING ]
♪♪
RIGHT NOW, WE'RE ON
THE HOME STRETCH.
SO THAT'S GOOD.
♪♪
IS THAT A BUNCH OF BOATS?
Karla: YEAH, THERE'S
A PILE OF BOATS THERE.
THAT LOOKS LIKE THE SPOT.
♪♪
-YOU GOT US?
-YEAH, YOU'RE GOOD.
[BLEEP] MADE IT.
-TO CIVILIZATION?
-YEAH.
[BLEEP]
-[ CHUCKLES ]
-GOOD JOB, MAN.
RICK, GOOD HUSTLE.
SWERVED OUT ALL THOSE ROCKS.
I KNOW IT WAS ROUGH,
BUT YOU DID A GREAT JOB, MAN.
THANK YOU.
-ALL RIGHT, YOU GUYS READY?
-[BLEEP] RIGHT.
YEAH, LET'S MAKE SOME
TRACKS TOWARDS MARUDI.
♪♪
Karla:
A CHANGE OF SCENERY.
Rick: YES, YES!
MAJOR SAVANNA.
OH!
Narrator: THE CREW IS STILL
70 MILES FROM MARUDI
AND THE MOUNTAIN OF GOLD.
Parker:
LET'S GO FIND SOME TRANSPORT.
-HELLO.
-HOW YOU DOIN'?
-IS THIS YOUR TRUCK?
-YEAH.
SWEET. I'M PARKER.
MY NAME BIG FOOT.
MY NAME IS BIG FOOT.
EVERYBODY KNOW ME AS BIG FOOT
BECAUSE I GOT BIG FEET.
WHERE ARE YOU HEADING?
WE'RE GONNA HEAD UP
TO MONKEY MOUNTAIN.
WE JUST COME HERE,
WE BUY FISH,
AND WE BUY DRIED BEEF AND STUFF,
HEAD UP THE MOUNTAIN.
THE EXACT OPPOSITE
DIRECTION OF MARUDI.
YEAH, MARUDI'S THAT WAY.
WE GOING THAT WAY.
IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE WITH ONE
OF THESE TRUCKS AROUND HERE?
♪♪
HOW MUCH TO GET US
TO MARUDI TODAY?
YEAH, UM...
$450.
$450. THAT'S QUITE
A LOT OF MONEY, RIGHT?
Narrator: THERE'S SO MUCH MONEY
TO BE MADE IN MARUDI,
LOCAL TRUCKERS CAN CHARGE
WAY OVER THE ODDS.
IT'S A LOT OF MONEY, BUT WHAT
[BLEEP] OPTION DO WE HAVE?
YEAH, DUDE, WE'RE --
SAVES US A DAY.
SAVES US A DAY, AT LEAST.
AT LEAST.
YEAH, I MEAN, IT IS
A LOT OF MONEY, BUT...
AT THIS POINT, I'M JUST,
"LET'S GET THERE."
YEAH. YEAH.
EVERY DAY IS --
YEAH.
YOU GOT A DEAL.
THANKS, MAN.
YEAH.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
LET'S HIT THE ROAD!
♪♪
WE'RE FINALLY
ON THE ROAD TO MARUDI!
FEELS [BLEEP] GOOD!
IT HAS BEEN EPIC
GETTING TO THIS POINT.
AND WE WON'T SEE
CIVILIZATION AGAIN
UNTIL WE SEE SOME MARUDI GOLD.
♪♪
I WANT A GOLD NUGGET
ABOUT THIS BIG.
♪♪
CAN YOU TELL ME
WHAT HAPPENED?
♪♪
Narrator: THE ELECTRIC EEL
IS THE MOST POWERFUL
ELECTRICITY-PRODUCING
ANIMAL IN THE WORLD.
IT CAN SHOCK A VICTIM
WITH 600 VOLTS,
FIVE TIMES THE VOLTAGE
OF A STANDARD U.S. WALL SOCKET.
AND YOU WERE UNDERWATER?
♪♪
THE EEL CONTAINS
SPECIALIZED CELLS
THAT STORE POWER
LIKE TINY BATTERIES.
WHEN ATTACKING PREY, THESE
CELLS DISCHARGE SIMULTANEOUSLY,
DELIVERING A DEVASTATING SHOCK.
ANY ADVICE
YOU CAN GIVE US?
♪♪
LUCKY YOU DIDN'T DROWN, MAN.
♪♪
♪♪
Parker: EPISODE TWO OF
"RICK NESS SLEEPS EVERYWHERE,"
IN THE MIDDLE
OF THE GUYANA GOLD FIELDS.
THE BED IS FRUIT,
FISH, AND MEAT,
AND HERE HE IS, SOUND ASLEEP.
Narrator: PARKER AND CREW ARE
FINALLY WITHIN STRIKING DISTANCE
OF MARUDI
AND ITS MOUNTAIN OF GOLD.
♪♪
WE'RE IN THE JUNGLE NOW.
PLEASE KEEP YOUR HANDS AND FEET
INSIDE THE VEHICLE AT ALL TIMES.
♪♪
THE JUNGLE'S GETTING
QUITE A BIT THICKER,
ROAD'S GETTING
QUITE A BIT WORSE.
AND THIS TRAIL IS
SUPER DENSE JUNGLE.
VINES COMING IN.
Rick: BASICALLY SCRAPING EVERY
[BLEEP] TREE WITH THIS TRUCK,
AND I DON'T LIKE IT,
AND I WANT IT TO BE OVER.
♪♪
[BLEEP]
IT'S DEFINITELY
PRETTY HARD-CORE.
[ METAL CREAKING, THUMPING ]
-[BLEEP]
-HOLY [BLEEP]
AH [BLEEP]
[ ENGINE SPUTTERING ]
THIS IS [BLEEP]
I DON'T KNOW HOW THIS --
Parker:
HEY, BIG FOOT, WHAT'S GOIN' ON?
WE'RE STUCK?
♪♪
Narrator: BIG FOOT'S WINCH
IS THEIR ONLY HOPE
OF GETTING THE 5-TON TRUCK
OUT OF THE DITCH.
Parker: WHERE WE GOIN'?
THE WHITE TREE.
THAT'S A LONG [BLEEP] WAY.
♪♪
SO, WE GOT THE WINCH HOOKED UP
TO THIS TREE ABOUT --
MUST BE 300 FEET
AHEAD OF THE TRUCK.
HOPEFULLY, WE CAN PULL
OUR WAY OUT OF HERE.
GUYS, THEY'RE READY TO WINCH IT?
WE GOOD TO GO?
[ GEARS CLANKING ]
[ CREAKING ]
[BLEEP]
THIS THING IS NUTS!
♪♪
Sam: HE'S GOT BALLS,
HASN'T HE, PARKER?
♪♪
Parker: WE MAKING IT?
♪♪
WHOO-HOO! YEAH!
♪♪
[ LAUGHS ]
WE'RE ALL GOOD, MAN.
WHAT'S UP, BIG FOOT?
WHAT'S THE DEAL?
WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE
OF THE BUSH!
WHERE'S THE MOUNTAIN?
THE [BLEEP]
-YEP.
-YEAH.
[ GEARS CRANKING ]
THAT WAS A LONG DRIVE.
-YEAH.
-MM-HMM.
[ SIGHS ]
[ MID-TEMPO MUSIC PLAYING ]
-YOU GUYS HEARING THIS?
-OH, YEAH.
-SOUNDS LIKE A [BLEEP] PARTY.
-YEAH, IT DOES.
SEE THESE LIGHTS?
Sam: I SEE LIGHTS.
THAT SOUNDS LIKE A BAR TO ME.
Narrator: AFTER 170 MILES
OF TURBULENT RIVER
AND TREACHEROUS ROADS,
THE CREW HAS MADE IT
TO THE GOLD FIELDS OF MARUDI.
Sam:
WHAT ARE YOU THINKING, RICK?
I'M THINKING ONE THING --
COLD BEER.
-OHH.
-HOO-HA!
YES!
SHALL WE, MR. NESS?
♪♪
Karla: YEAH.
Sam: THIS IS IT.
-CHEERS!
-CHEERS!
[ BOTTLES CLINK ]
CHEERS!
CHEERS!
THIS IS AWESOME.
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]
♪♪
♪♪
♪♪
[ Chuckling ]
OH, MAN.
THAT'S AWESOME.
♪♪
-THIS IS DAWSON CITY IN 1890.
-YEAH. RIGHT.
THIS IS A FLASHBACK.
I'VE NEVER SEEN
ANYTHING LIKE THIS.
LIKE, THIS IS
A PROPER GOLD RUSH.
AND WHEN PEOPLE ARE PAYING
FOR STUFF WITH GOLD,
I THINK YOU KNOW YOU'VE
COME TO THE RIGHT PLACE.
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]
♪♪
WELL, WE'RE HERE.
GOT A COLD BEER.
WE'VE GOT A LITTLE UNDER
TWO WEEKS TO FIND SOME GOLD.
LIFE'S GOOD.
WE'LL WORRY ABOUT
TOMORROW TOMORROW.
♪♪
Narrator:
ON THE NEXT "PARKER'S TRAIL"...
-IS THAT OUR MOUNTAIN?
-THE MOUNTAIN OF GOLD?
PACKING'S OVER. MINING TIME.
OH! YEAH, WE'RE MINING!
NOW I JUST HOPE
THERE'S SOME GOLD HERE.
OW.
Man:
TAKE YOU GUYS DOWNSTAIRS.
I'VE NEVER BEEN ANYWHERE
LIKE THIS BEFORE.
FOLLOW THE VEINS.
THE VEINS WITHIN THE ROCKS
IS WHERE YOU GO.
THAT'S SOME
BEAUTIFUL STUFF.
I'M SO HAPPY!
YEAH, THAT'S THE BEST PAN WE'VE
SEEN SINCE WE GOT TO GUYANA.
Someone needs to stop Clearway Law.
Public shouldn't leave reviews for lawyers.