1 00:00:02,137 --> 00:00:05,137 Gates: The Greatest Conqueror In History -- Genghis Khan. 2 00:00:05,137 --> 00:00:07,379 Where Do You Think Genghis Khan Is Buried? 3 00:00:07,379 --> 00:00:11,034 He Moved Heaven And Earth To Stay Hidden For All Eternity. 4 00:00:11,034 --> 00:00:13,551 Yeah, Those Are Bricks. That Is Definitely Man-Made. 5 00:00:13,551 --> 00:00:16,206 But Nobody Can Hide Forever. 6 00:00:16,206 --> 00:00:18,896 ♪♪ 7 00:00:18,896 --> 00:00:21,827 So This Forbidden Zone Is Completely Closed To Foreigners? 8 00:00:21,827 --> 00:00:24,206 -Yes. -Hang On, Hang On! 9 00:00:24,206 --> 00:00:27,275 Oh, Ho Ho! That Is A Spear Point. That's Cool. 10 00:00:27,275 --> 00:00:29,931 I've Never Seen A Tomb Opened Before In My Life. 11 00:00:29,931 --> 00:00:31,275 I've Never Seen This. 12 00:00:31,275 --> 00:00:33,689 This Is History That's Right Underneath Our Feet. 13 00:00:33,689 --> 00:00:36,862 Look At That! That Looks Man-Made. 14 00:00:36,862 --> 00:00:43,103 ♪♪ 15 00:00:43,103 --> 00:00:45,310 When It Comes To History's Greatest Leaders, 16 00:00:45,310 --> 00:00:48,724 The Phrase "Larger Than Life" Gets Thrown Around A Lot. 17 00:00:48,724 --> 00:00:50,068 But There Is One Man 18 00:00:50,068 --> 00:00:53,344 Who May Actually Deserve To Be Called Larger Than Life -- 19 00:00:53,344 --> 00:00:54,965 Genghis Khan. 20 00:00:57,482 --> 00:00:58,965 Over His 21-Year Rule, 21 00:00:58,965 --> 00:01:02,482 He Conquers More Territory Than Anyone In History. 22 00:01:02,482 --> 00:01:04,896 He Travels Further Than Alexander The Great, 23 00:01:04,896 --> 00:01:07,344 Lays Waste To More Cities Than Caesar, 24 00:01:07,344 --> 00:01:10,275 And Kills Millions More Than Stalin. 25 00:01:10,275 --> 00:01:11,517 His Nomadic Warriors 26 00:01:11,517 --> 00:01:14,310 Ride Like A Wave Of Destruction Across Asia, 27 00:01:14,310 --> 00:01:15,620 Destroying Empires 28 00:01:15,620 --> 00:01:18,517 And Reshaping The Map Of The World Behind Them. 29 00:01:18,517 --> 00:01:20,448 You Would Think A Man Who Lived So Large 30 00:01:20,448 --> 00:01:22,689 Would Have Built An Enormous Tomb, 31 00:01:22,689 --> 00:01:25,862 But Khan Wanted Exactly The Opposite. 32 00:01:25,862 --> 00:01:27,137 He Commanded His Followers 33 00:01:27,137 --> 00:01:29,655 To Not Only Bury Him In An Unmarked Grave, 34 00:01:29,655 --> 00:01:33,241 But To Kill Anyone Who Laid Eyes On His Funeral Procession. 35 00:01:36,206 --> 00:01:38,413 Since His Death In 1227, 36 00:01:38,413 --> 00:01:40,586 The Location Of Genghis Khan's Tomb 37 00:01:40,586 --> 00:01:43,275 Has Been A Complete And Total Unknown. 38 00:01:43,275 --> 00:01:46,000 But That May Be About To Change. 39 00:01:46,000 --> 00:01:49,620 A Group Of Researchers Recently Did Something Very Unorthodox, 40 00:01:49,620 --> 00:01:51,827 They Asked The Public For Help. 41 00:01:51,827 --> 00:01:55,000 Using Satellite Images Of Mongolia's Desolate Landscape, 42 00:01:55,000 --> 00:01:57,172 More Than 10,000 Volunteers 43 00:01:57,172 --> 00:02:02,379 Have Been Scouring 84,000 Images For Anomalous Formations. 44 00:02:02,379 --> 00:02:05,137 One Of Those Images Shows A Square Shape 45 00:02:05,137 --> 00:02:09,068 That Could Be An Ancient Indicator Of A Nearby Tomb. 46 00:02:10,379 --> 00:02:12,000 Oh, There Is Just One Catch -- 47 00:02:12,000 --> 00:02:15,379 The Site Is Located In An Area Known As The Forbidden Zone -- 48 00:02:15,379 --> 00:02:18,620 A Holy Mountain Strictly Off Limits To Outsiders 49 00:02:18,620 --> 00:02:22,241 And Tightly Guarded By A Local Tribe. 50 00:02:22,241 --> 00:02:24,758 But A Team Of Mongolian Archeologists 51 00:02:24,758 --> 00:02:27,310 Is Launching An Investigation Of This New Find, 52 00:02:27,310 --> 00:02:30,172 And I'm Going To Attempt To Go With Them. 53 00:02:30,172 --> 00:02:32,862 In Some Of The Most Remote Wilderness On Earth, 54 00:02:32,862 --> 00:02:37,586 Are We About To Discover The Long-Lost Tomb Of Genghis Khan? 55 00:02:37,586 --> 00:02:41,517 ♪♪ 56 00:02:41,517 --> 00:02:44,586 My Name Is Josh Gates. 57 00:02:44,586 --> 00:02:49,482 With A Degree In Archaeology And A Passion For Exploration, 58 00:02:49,482 --> 00:02:53,000 I Have A Tendency To End Up In Some Very Strange Situations. 59 00:02:53,000 --> 00:02:56,448 Good Lord! [ Laughs ] 60 00:02:56,448 --> 00:02:59,172 My Travels Have Taken Me To The Ends Of The Earth 61 00:02:59,172 --> 00:03:01,931 As I Investigate The Greatest Legends In History. 62 00:03:01,931 --> 00:03:03,310 We're Good To Fly. Let's Go. 63 00:03:03,310 --> 00:03:04,827 This Is... 64 00:03:04,827 --> 00:03:07,827 --Captions By Vitac-- Www.Vitac.Com 65 00:03:07,827 --> 00:03:10,793 Captions Paid For By Discovery Communications 66 00:03:10,793 --> 00:03:13,413 [ Bird Squawks ] 67 00:03:13,413 --> 00:03:16,655 [ Camel Grunts ] 68 00:03:16,655 --> 00:03:19,172 Mongolia. 69 00:03:19,172 --> 00:03:22,241 An Empire Of Empty Space. 70 00:03:22,241 --> 00:03:27,241 Thousands Of Miles Of Grass, Plains, And Mountains. 71 00:03:27,241 --> 00:03:28,275 And At Its Heart, 72 00:03:28,275 --> 00:03:31,103 Something Out Of Place -- A City. 73 00:03:33,448 --> 00:03:36,344 My Quest To Document The Search For The Tomb Of Genghis Khan 74 00:03:36,344 --> 00:03:39,793 Begins Here In The Frontier Capital Of Ulaanbaatar, 75 00:03:39,793 --> 00:03:42,379 Or Ulan Bator, Or U.B. 76 00:03:42,379 --> 00:03:45,310 Honestly, Nobody Here Can Agree On How To Pronounce It. 77 00:03:45,310 --> 00:03:48,103 One Thing People Here Can Agree On Is That It's Pronounced 78 00:03:48,103 --> 00:03:50,206 "Chinggis," Not "Genghis." 79 00:03:50,206 --> 00:03:53,620 And So I Land At Chinggis Khaan Airport. 80 00:03:53,620 --> 00:03:56,827 In The West, Our Image Of Khan Is Of A Warlord. 81 00:03:56,827 --> 00:03:59,103 But Here, He's Not Just Revered As A Hero, 82 00:03:59,103 --> 00:04:00,793 He's Practically Worshipped. 83 00:04:00,793 --> 00:04:03,758 His Name And Formidable Mug Can Be Seen On Everything 84 00:04:03,758 --> 00:04:06,862 From Hotels To Vodka To Energy Drinks. 85 00:04:06,862 --> 00:04:09,241 He's Got His Own Version Of The Lincoln Memorial. 86 00:04:09,241 --> 00:04:10,448 And If That's Not Enough, 87 00:04:10,448 --> 00:04:12,793 His Portrait Is Embedded On The Side Of A Hill 88 00:04:12,793 --> 00:04:15,206 That Overlooks The Entire City. 89 00:04:17,689 --> 00:04:20,172 Ulaanbaatar Is Kind Of A Work In Progress. 90 00:04:20,172 --> 00:04:22,206 It's A Traffic-Jam Metropolis 91 00:04:22,206 --> 00:04:25,655 Where Nomads Coexist Alongside Tech Entrepreneurs. 92 00:04:25,655 --> 00:04:28,793 But Once A Year, The City Nearly Doubles In Size 93 00:04:28,793 --> 00:04:30,827 As Mongolians Flock To The Capital 94 00:04:30,827 --> 00:04:33,689 In The Name Of Genghis Khan. 95 00:04:33,689 --> 00:04:41,103 ♪♪ 96 00:04:41,103 --> 00:04:43,068 This Is Naadam... 97 00:04:43,068 --> 00:04:44,517 A Festival That, According To Legend, 98 00:04:44,517 --> 00:04:47,724 Was Actually Started By Genghis Khan. 99 00:04:47,724 --> 00:04:50,827 Khan Instituted The Event As A Way For His Armies To Train 100 00:04:50,827 --> 00:04:52,896 And To Celebrate Their Victories. 101 00:04:52,896 --> 00:04:55,068 These Days, Though, It's Less Blood Sport 102 00:04:55,068 --> 00:04:56,931 And More Mario And Luigi, 103 00:04:56,931 --> 00:04:59,620 Not To Mention The Mongolian Justin Bieber. 104 00:04:59,620 --> 00:05:03,655 [ Singing In Mongolian ] 105 00:05:03,655 --> 00:05:05,931 Gates: The Event Is A Total Spectacle, 106 00:05:05,931 --> 00:05:07,758 And In The Stalls Surrounding The Stadium, 107 00:05:07,758 --> 00:05:10,172 There's Local Delicacies And Collectibles 108 00:05:10,172 --> 00:05:11,586 And Absolutely No Rules 109 00:05:11,586 --> 00:05:15,103 About The Unqualified Handling Of Predatory Birds. 110 00:05:15,103 --> 00:05:16,965 "Josh, How Did You Lose Both Of Your Eyes?" 111 00:05:16,965 --> 00:05:18,241 "Oh, It's A Funny Story, Actually. 112 00:05:18,241 --> 00:05:19,655 I Was In Mongolia..." 113 00:05:21,448 --> 00:05:24,034 But There's More To Naadam Than Just Celebrating. 114 00:05:24,034 --> 00:05:27,068 It's Also Called The Festival Of The Three Games -- 115 00:05:27,068 --> 00:05:28,586 Archery... 116 00:05:28,586 --> 00:05:30,241 Wrestling, 117 00:05:30,241 --> 00:05:32,137 And Horseback Riding. 118 00:05:32,137 --> 00:05:36,896 Three Activities That Seem To Be Imprinted In Mongolian Dna. 119 00:05:36,896 --> 00:05:38,413 This Is, After All, 120 00:05:38,413 --> 00:05:41,724 A Country Where Horses Outnumber People 13:1, 121 00:05:41,724 --> 00:05:43,862 And Mongolians Have Long Been Considered 122 00:05:43,862 --> 00:05:47,068 The Greatest Equestrians On Earth. 123 00:05:47,068 --> 00:05:50,172 Khan Was The First Leader To Train Archers On Horseback, 124 00:05:50,172 --> 00:05:51,931 And Nearly A Thousand Years Later, 125 00:05:51,931 --> 00:05:55,620 Their Aim Is Still Beyond Belief. 126 00:05:55,620 --> 00:05:58,448 But The Centerpiece Of Naadam Is The Wrestling, 127 00:05:58,448 --> 00:06:00,965 Where The True Determination Of Mongolian Spirit 128 00:06:00,965 --> 00:06:02,724 Is On Full Display. 129 00:06:02,724 --> 00:06:10,896 ♪♪ 130 00:06:10,896 --> 00:06:13,344 The Rules Of Mongolian Wrestling, Very Simple -- 131 00:06:13,344 --> 00:06:14,965 The Only Thing That Is Allowed To Touch The Ground 132 00:06:14,965 --> 00:06:16,379 Are Your Feet Or Your Hands. 133 00:06:16,379 --> 00:06:20,344 Anything Else, And You Lose. 134 00:06:20,344 --> 00:06:21,758 Body Slam! 135 00:06:24,172 --> 00:06:29,517 Today, 512 Men Will Wrestle Out Here To Find One Champion. 136 00:06:29,517 --> 00:06:31,379 That's A Lot Of Guys In Underwear. 137 00:06:31,379 --> 00:06:32,724 To Understand Khan, 138 00:06:32,724 --> 00:06:35,103 I Need To Understand The Traditions He Inspired, 139 00:06:35,103 --> 00:06:38,103 Which Means I'm Going To Do Something Totally Stupid. 140 00:06:38,103 --> 00:06:47,586 ♪♪ 141 00:06:47,586 --> 00:06:49,724 Okay, Here We Go. Sir, I Don't Want To Hurt You. 142 00:06:49,724 --> 00:06:51,034 You, Hospital. 143 00:06:51,034 --> 00:06:52,793 -Me To The Hospital? -Yes. 144 00:06:52,793 --> 00:06:55,551 [ Laughs ] That's Funny. 145 00:06:55,551 --> 00:06:57,379 -Okay, You Ready? -Okay. 146 00:06:59,172 --> 00:07:00,586 Guy's Like A Wall. 147 00:07:03,034 --> 00:07:05,344 I'm In Trouble. I'm In Trouble. 148 00:07:05,344 --> 00:07:12,103 ♪♪ 149 00:07:12,103 --> 00:07:13,517 Okay. Warming Up. 150 00:07:13,517 --> 00:07:20,172 ♪♪ 151 00:07:20,172 --> 00:07:21,931 Guy's Like A Mountain! 152 00:07:21,931 --> 00:07:27,206 ♪♪ 153 00:07:27,206 --> 00:07:28,551 [ Thud! Tweet! Tweet! Tweet! ] 154 00:07:28,551 --> 00:07:31,103 Okay, That Hurt A Little. 155 00:07:31,103 --> 00:07:32,965 Once My Vision Returns, 156 00:07:32,965 --> 00:07:35,137 I Decide To Quit While I'm Behind. 157 00:07:35,137 --> 00:07:38,379 I Give Up. He Wins. Champion. 158 00:07:38,379 --> 00:07:39,724 Oh, God! 159 00:07:39,724 --> 00:07:40,931 Tune In Next Week To See 160 00:07:40,931 --> 00:07:43,413 If I'm Able To Raise My Right Arm Again. 161 00:07:43,413 --> 00:07:48,965 ♪♪ 162 00:07:48,965 --> 00:07:50,689 As Impressive As Naadam Is, 163 00:07:50,689 --> 00:07:53,310 The Largest Testament To Khan's Enduring Legacy 164 00:07:53,310 --> 00:07:57,103 Is Just Outside Of Town, And It's Hard To Miss -- 165 00:07:57,103 --> 00:07:59,965 The Tsonjin Boldog Monument. 166 00:08:02,517 --> 00:08:04,862 At 130 Feet High, 167 00:08:04,862 --> 00:08:09,000 This Is The Largest Equestrian Statue In The World. 168 00:08:10,896 --> 00:08:13,655 So, Who Was This Man So Revered By His People, 169 00:08:13,655 --> 00:08:16,379 Yet Reviled By Others? 170 00:08:16,379 --> 00:08:18,965 Filling Me In Is An Expert In Mongolian History, 171 00:08:18,965 --> 00:08:21,655 Dr. Batsukh Otgonsereenen. 172 00:08:21,655 --> 00:08:24,379 Genghis Khan Ends Up Controlling This Massive Empire, 173 00:08:24,379 --> 00:08:26,827 But What's His Story From An Early Age? 174 00:08:26,827 --> 00:08:30,241 Interpreter: What We Know Of Him Comes From A 14Th Century Text 175 00:08:30,241 --> 00:08:33,517 Called The "Sacred History Of The Mongols." 176 00:08:33,517 --> 00:08:35,344 When Genghis Khan Was Young, 177 00:08:35,344 --> 00:08:38,724 A Rival Tribe Killed His Father, Forcing Him And His Mother 178 00:08:38,724 --> 00:08:41,689 To Survive On Their Own Out On The Harsh Plains. 179 00:08:41,689 --> 00:08:44,517 This Difficult Childhood Inspired The Young Khan 180 00:08:44,517 --> 00:08:47,586 To Unify The Warring Tribes Of His Native Land, 181 00:08:47,586 --> 00:08:50,137 Giving Birth To The Country Of Mongolia. 182 00:08:50,137 --> 00:08:54,551 ♪♪ 183 00:08:54,551 --> 00:08:56,586 [ Horse Neighs ] 184 00:08:56,586 --> 00:08:59,172 Gates: Over The Next Two Decades, His Fearless Army 185 00:08:59,172 --> 00:09:01,793 Thundered A Bloody Path Across The Continent 186 00:09:01,793 --> 00:09:04,448 To Build What Would Become The Largest Empire 187 00:09:04,448 --> 00:09:05,827 In Human History. 188 00:09:05,827 --> 00:09:07,241 At Its Height, The Mongols 189 00:09:07,241 --> 00:09:10,275 Controlled An Area From Japan To Central Europe, 190 00:09:10,275 --> 00:09:14,793 And From Siberia To The Edge Of Arabia. 191 00:09:14,793 --> 00:09:16,482 When Conquering New Territory, 192 00:09:16,482 --> 00:09:19,344 Khan Notoriously Refused To Compromise. 193 00:09:19,344 --> 00:09:21,758 His Message To Local Rulers Was As Simple 194 00:09:21,758 --> 00:09:23,206 As It Was Horrifying -- 195 00:09:23,206 --> 00:09:26,344 Surrender Immediately, Or Everyone Dies. 196 00:09:26,344 --> 00:09:30,206 ♪♪ 197 00:09:30,206 --> 00:09:32,827 In Fact, He Conquered So Many Nations 198 00:09:32,827 --> 00:09:34,551 And Fathered So Many Children 199 00:09:34,551 --> 00:09:38,551 That It Now Estimated That One In 200 Men Alive Today 200 00:09:38,551 --> 00:09:42,689 Is A Direct Descendant Of Genghis Khan. 201 00:09:42,689 --> 00:09:44,724 In The West, We Think Of Genghis Khan 202 00:09:44,724 --> 00:09:48,482 As A Pretty Brutal Guy, You Know, As A Warlord. 203 00:09:48,482 --> 00:09:50,379 But Here, He's This Larger-Than-Life Figure, 204 00:09:50,379 --> 00:09:52,517 Literally. So The Question Is Which Is He? 205 00:09:52,517 --> 00:09:54,896 Is He The Good Guy, Or Is He The Villain? 206 00:09:54,896 --> 00:09:56,482 Genghis Khan Is A Hero. 207 00:09:56,482 --> 00:09:59,724 He Established The Trade Routes That Connected Asia To Europe, 208 00:09:59,724 --> 00:10:02,965 Which Helped Both Continents Flourish With New Knowledge. 209 00:10:02,965 --> 00:10:06,413 The Mongol Empire Also Allowed Complete Religious Freedom, 210 00:10:06,413 --> 00:10:08,275 Which Was Unheard Of At The Time. 211 00:10:08,275 --> 00:10:12,413 There's Been A Lot Of Talk About Genghis Khan's Burial Place. 212 00:10:12,413 --> 00:10:14,068 You Know, There's Always Been This Great Mystery 213 00:10:14,068 --> 00:10:16,103 About Where He's Buried, Where His Tomb Is. 214 00:10:16,103 --> 00:10:18,206 So, Where Do I Start? 215 00:10:18,206 --> 00:10:20,620 The Tomb Is Our Greatest Mystery. 216 00:10:20,620 --> 00:10:22,862 There Is An Archeologist Working In The West 217 00:10:22,862 --> 00:10:25,068 Called Mijiddorj Enkhbayar 218 00:10:25,068 --> 00:10:27,206 That Is Part Of A Team Searching For It. 219 00:10:27,206 --> 00:10:29,137 He's The Man To Talk To. 220 00:10:32,137 --> 00:10:33,793 Gates: Sounds Straightforward Enough. 221 00:10:33,793 --> 00:10:35,172 Find The Archeologist 222 00:10:35,172 --> 00:10:38,103 And Perhaps Find The Most Famous Lost Tomb In History. 223 00:10:38,103 --> 00:10:40,517 But Nothing In Mongolia Is Easy, 224 00:10:40,517 --> 00:10:43,482 Especially When It Comes To Road Trips. 225 00:10:43,482 --> 00:10:46,172 I've Enlisted The Services Of Dandii Dashsambuu, 226 00:10:46,172 --> 00:10:48,310 An Experienced Guide And Translator. 227 00:10:48,310 --> 00:10:51,137 We've Put Together A Convoy Of All-Terrain Vehicles, 228 00:10:51,137 --> 00:10:53,482 Local Drivers, Fuel Canisters, 229 00:10:53,482 --> 00:10:56,172 And Enough Food To Last A Week. 230 00:10:56,172 --> 00:10:57,620 Hit It. 231 00:10:57,620 --> 00:11:07,448 ♪♪ 232 00:11:07,448 --> 00:11:09,241 An Hour Outside The Capital, 233 00:11:09,241 --> 00:11:11,517 And We May As Well Be On Another Planet. 234 00:11:11,517 --> 00:11:12,827 Forget A Gas Station, 235 00:11:12,827 --> 00:11:15,586 It's Hard Enough To Find An Actual Road Out Here. 236 00:11:15,586 --> 00:11:19,172 ♪ I'm At Home On The Road ♪ 237 00:11:19,172 --> 00:11:20,379 Gates: And Once You Get Outside The City, 238 00:11:20,379 --> 00:11:24,344 There Is Not A Lot Going On Out Here, Is There? 239 00:11:24,344 --> 00:11:26,172 First Guy Who Opens A 7-Eleven Out Here 240 00:11:26,172 --> 00:11:27,965 Is Gonna Make A Fortune. 241 00:11:27,965 --> 00:11:29,724 I've Been Told That Professor Mijiddorj 242 00:11:29,724 --> 00:11:31,206 Is Excavating At A Site 243 00:11:31,206 --> 00:11:34,034 To The West Near The Ancient City Of Karakorum. 244 00:11:34,034 --> 00:11:35,862 And If We Don't Manage To Flip A Jeep, 245 00:11:35,862 --> 00:11:39,482 We Should Be Able To Get There In About Nine Bumpy Hours. 246 00:11:39,482 --> 00:11:42,275 The Definition Of The Word "Road" Is Pretty Loose Here 247 00:11:42,275 --> 00:11:43,448 In Mongolia, Dandii. 248 00:11:43,448 --> 00:11:45,793 As Soon As Your Car Can Go, Then It's Your Road. 249 00:11:45,793 --> 00:11:48,172 Yeah, As Long As Your Car Can Make It, Right? 250 00:11:48,172 --> 00:11:51,034 You Could Just Choose Your Own Road. 251 00:11:51,034 --> 00:11:53,275 Though Our Road Trip Started With Little Trouble, 252 00:11:53,275 --> 00:11:55,344 Three-Quarters Of The Way To Karakorum... 253 00:11:55,344 --> 00:11:57,655 [ Thunder Rumbles ] 254 00:11:57,655 --> 00:12:00,482 ...Mother Nature Decides To Amp Things Up A Little. 255 00:12:02,137 --> 00:12:06,620 Boy, This Rain Does Not Look Like It's Letting Up. 256 00:12:06,620 --> 00:12:08,379 After A Few Minutes, Our Dirt Road 257 00:12:08,379 --> 00:12:11,241 Looks More Like A Mongolian Monster Truck Course. 258 00:12:12,793 --> 00:12:16,724 A Little Slippery In Here. 259 00:12:16,724 --> 00:12:18,034 It's All Fun And Games 260 00:12:18,034 --> 00:12:20,689 Until Our Friction Coefficient Hits Zero. 261 00:12:20,689 --> 00:12:23,655 ♪♪ 262 00:12:24,241 --> 00:12:26,068 Hang On, Hang On! 263 00:12:35,275 --> 00:12:37,241 Gates: I'm Driving Across Mongolia 264 00:12:37,241 --> 00:12:39,034 To Meet A Prominent Archeologist 265 00:12:39,034 --> 00:12:42,758 Searching For The Lost Tomb Of Genghis Khan. 266 00:12:42,758 --> 00:12:44,793 And My Convoy Is Struggling To Pass 267 00:12:44,793 --> 00:12:47,034 Through A Nasty Thunderstorm. 268 00:12:47,034 --> 00:12:49,655 A Little Slippery In Here. 269 00:12:51,344 --> 00:12:53,000 Hang On, Hang On! 270 00:12:53,000 --> 00:12:56,896 ♪♪ 271 00:12:56,896 --> 00:12:58,896 Oh, There We Go. It's Fine. 272 00:12:58,896 --> 00:13:00,551 We're Gonna Be Fine. 273 00:13:00,551 --> 00:13:03,000 Good Lord. 274 00:13:03,000 --> 00:13:05,413 Once We're All Back Facing In The Same Direction, We Start 275 00:13:05,413 --> 00:13:08,241 Again Toward Our Meeting With Professor Mijiddorj. 276 00:13:08,241 --> 00:13:11,103 Along The Way, We're Passing By A Critical Location 277 00:13:11,103 --> 00:13:12,896 In The Hunt For Genghis Khan -- 278 00:13:12,896 --> 00:13:16,931 The Now-Abandoned Capital City He Founded In The Year 1220. 279 00:13:16,931 --> 00:13:20,586 ♪♪ 280 00:13:20,586 --> 00:13:24,034 This Is The City Of Karakorum, Or What's Left Of It. 281 00:13:24,034 --> 00:13:26,206 Genghis Khan Actually Established This City 282 00:13:26,206 --> 00:13:30,275 As A Supply Base And A Military Outpost. 283 00:13:30,275 --> 00:13:32,068 This Is Also The Last Place 284 00:13:32,068 --> 00:13:34,103 That Genghis Khan's Body Was Ever Seen. 285 00:13:34,103 --> 00:13:36,448 After He Died Somewhere In What Is Today China, 286 00:13:36,448 --> 00:13:38,862 His Funeral Procession Emanated From Here. 287 00:13:38,862 --> 00:13:40,310 After That, Well, 288 00:13:40,310 --> 00:13:43,000 That's What Everybody's Trying To Figure Out. 289 00:13:44,758 --> 00:13:46,379 Even By Mongol Standards, 290 00:13:46,379 --> 00:13:48,206 Genghis Khan Went To Great Lengths 291 00:13:48,206 --> 00:13:51,586 To Ensure That His Burial Site Would Remain A Secret. 292 00:13:51,586 --> 00:13:53,689 According To One Legend, His Soldiers 293 00:13:53,689 --> 00:13:57,103 Murdered Anyone Who Witnessed The Funeral Procession. 294 00:13:57,103 --> 00:13:59,517 Another Story Says A Stampede Of Horses 295 00:13:59,517 --> 00:14:02,586 Was Used To Stomp Out All Signs Of The Grave. 296 00:14:02,586 --> 00:14:04,758 Some Even Say That An Entire River 297 00:14:04,758 --> 00:14:07,758 Was Diverted To Flow Over The Tomb. 298 00:14:10,551 --> 00:14:12,896 Thanks To Khan's Extraordinary Precautions, 299 00:14:12,896 --> 00:14:16,034 The Pursuit That Began With His Death In 1227 300 00:14:16,034 --> 00:14:19,586 Still Continues Today. 301 00:14:19,586 --> 00:14:22,827 Mijiddorj Enkhbayar, Of Ulaanbaatar State University, 302 00:14:22,827 --> 00:14:25,000 Is One Of The Archeologists Leading The Hunt 303 00:14:25,000 --> 00:14:26,413 For Genghis Khan. 304 00:14:26,413 --> 00:14:27,793 I Hope To Join Him. 305 00:14:27,793 --> 00:14:29,413 That Is, If We Can Find Him. 306 00:14:29,413 --> 00:14:31,344 Okay, So, Dandii, Walk Me Through It. 307 00:14:31,344 --> 00:14:32,724 Where Are We Headed? -Eg River. 308 00:14:32,724 --> 00:14:34,620 -Eg River? -Yep. 309 00:14:34,620 --> 00:14:38,275 Lots Of Archeological Diggings Are Happening There. 310 00:14:38,275 --> 00:14:40,862 They Say That About 300 Tombs Has Been Found. 311 00:14:40,862 --> 00:14:44,000 Bronze Age, Stone Age, Even The Xiongnu Era. 312 00:14:44,000 --> 00:14:46,724 And The Xiongnu Era Is Before The Mongols, Right? 313 00:14:46,724 --> 00:14:48,689 -Yep, Before The Mongols. -So This Is Before Genghis Khan. 314 00:14:48,689 --> 00:14:51,724 Before Genghis Khan -- Which Is The Mongolian Ancestors. 315 00:14:51,724 --> 00:14:54,344 Right. 316 00:14:54,344 --> 00:14:57,965 These Xiongnu Tombs May Be The Key To Finding Genghis Khan, 317 00:14:57,965 --> 00:15:02,655 Since His Tomb May Be Based On Their General Design. 318 00:15:02,655 --> 00:15:04,206 We're Close To The Dig Site. 319 00:15:04,206 --> 00:15:05,655 Unfortunately, There's A River 320 00:15:05,655 --> 00:15:08,724 That Threatens To Make The Last Half Mile Take Half A Day. 321 00:15:08,724 --> 00:15:10,379 That Is A Big River. 322 00:15:10,379 --> 00:15:13,241 ♪♪ 323 00:15:13,241 --> 00:15:15,758 In The Greatest Equestrian Nation In The World, 324 00:15:15,758 --> 00:15:17,137 Getting Across A River 325 00:15:17,137 --> 00:15:19,310 Is Simply A Matter Of Borrowing A Couple Of Ponies 326 00:15:19,310 --> 00:15:20,655 From A Local Rancher. 327 00:15:20,655 --> 00:15:21,862 All Right, Let's Do It. 328 00:15:21,862 --> 00:15:25,275 ♪♪ 329 00:15:25,275 --> 00:15:27,344 Big Guy On A Little Horse. Here We Go. 330 00:15:27,344 --> 00:15:30,137 [ Horse Neighs ] 331 00:15:30,137 --> 00:15:31,896 This Seems Like A Bad Idea. 332 00:15:31,896 --> 00:15:34,482 Getting Deep. -I Don't Swim. 333 00:15:34,482 --> 00:15:36,034 You Can't Swim?! 334 00:15:36,034 --> 00:15:38,068 What Are You Doing Out Here On A Horse?! 335 00:15:38,068 --> 00:15:41,551 No Road, No Ferry, No Problem. 336 00:15:42,620 --> 00:15:45,310 -Oh, It's Getting Better. -Yeah, Just Push Through It. 337 00:15:46,827 --> 00:15:48,310 Now On The Right Side Of The River, 338 00:15:48,310 --> 00:15:53,034 We Take Off Like A Shot And Make For The Dig Site. 339 00:15:53,034 --> 00:15:54,034 Hyah! 340 00:15:57,034 --> 00:15:58,862 [ Horse Neighs ] 341 00:16:02,586 --> 00:16:05,758 Soon, We Arrive At Professor Mijiddorj's Excavation 342 00:16:05,758 --> 00:16:08,517 Where He's Discovered 300 Xiongnu Tombs 343 00:16:08,517 --> 00:16:10,413 That Pre-Date Genghis Khan. 344 00:16:13,344 --> 00:16:14,620 So, You're A Hard Man To Find. 345 00:16:14,620 --> 00:16:16,482 [ Speaks Mongolian ] 346 00:16:16,482 --> 00:16:19,655 Ah. [ Speaks Mongolian ] 347 00:16:19,655 --> 00:16:21,310 Well, It's His Duty. 348 00:16:21,310 --> 00:16:22,620 Yeah, That's The Job, Right? 349 00:16:22,620 --> 00:16:25,413 Gates: We've Arrived In Time For A Momentous Occasion. 350 00:16:25,413 --> 00:16:26,724 Professor Mijiddorj 351 00:16:26,724 --> 00:16:29,931 And His Team Are About To Open This Ancient Tomb. 352 00:16:29,931 --> 00:16:32,206 [ Speaks Mongolian ] 353 00:16:32,206 --> 00:16:34,310 Dashsambuu: He's Ready To Clean It Out And To Discover It. 354 00:16:34,310 --> 00:16:35,655 It's Really Thrilling. 355 00:16:35,655 --> 00:16:38,103 I've Never Seen A Tomb Opened Before In My Life. 356 00:16:38,103 --> 00:16:39,103 I've Never Seen This. 357 00:16:39,103 --> 00:16:40,551 Anything I Can Do To Help? 358 00:16:43,931 --> 00:16:46,896 Gates: Together, We Start Moving The Hundreds Of Heavy Rocks 359 00:16:46,896 --> 00:16:50,482 That Hide The Tomb Below. 360 00:16:52,034 --> 00:16:53,103 Great. Are You Kidding? 361 00:16:53,103 --> 00:16:54,655 It's Exciting! 362 00:16:54,655 --> 00:16:58,000 Really Incredibly Rare Opportunity To Be Able 363 00:16:58,000 --> 00:16:59,137 To Open A Tomb Like This, 364 00:16:59,137 --> 00:17:00,827 To See It Happen In Real Time. 365 00:17:03,172 --> 00:17:04,586 We Keep Excavating -- 366 00:17:04,586 --> 00:17:07,586 Driven By The Possibility Of A Find Just A Little Further 367 00:17:07,586 --> 00:17:09,965 Below Our Brushes. 368 00:17:11,275 --> 00:17:13,103 Oh, Oh, Oh! 369 00:17:15,310 --> 00:17:17,310 Bone, Yeah? Skull, Yeah? 370 00:17:17,310 --> 00:17:18,862 Oh, My God! 371 00:17:27,206 --> 00:17:31,137 Gates: Near Mongolia's Ancient Capital Of Karakorum, Archeologist 372 00:17:31,137 --> 00:17:34,482 Mijiddorj Enkhbayar Has Just Made An Astounding Discovery. 373 00:17:34,482 --> 00:17:37,034 Oh, Oh, Oh! 374 00:17:38,827 --> 00:17:40,655 Bone, Yeah? Skull, Yeah? 375 00:17:40,655 --> 00:17:42,206 Oh, My God! 376 00:17:42,206 --> 00:17:43,827 ♪♪ 377 00:17:47,275 --> 00:17:48,724 It's Male. 378 00:17:48,724 --> 00:17:51,103 This Tomb Is 4,000 Years Old, 379 00:17:51,103 --> 00:17:52,724 And The Skull That We've Uncovered 380 00:17:52,724 --> 00:17:56,344 Could Be A Direct Ancestor Of Genghis Khan Himself. 381 00:17:56,344 --> 00:17:58,206 It's A Remarkable Find. 382 00:17:58,206 --> 00:18:00,689 Mijiddorj Explains That Most Xiongnu Tombs 383 00:18:00,689 --> 00:18:03,862 Were Originally Round And Later More Square, 384 00:18:03,862 --> 00:18:06,896 With The Bodies Pointed North At Prominent Locations -- 385 00:18:06,896 --> 00:18:08,448 Like This Hill. 386 00:18:08,448 --> 00:18:10,586 It's These Clues That Are Helping Mijiddorj 387 00:18:10,586 --> 00:18:12,827 As He Prepares To Travel To The Location 388 00:18:12,827 --> 00:18:14,827 Where He Thinks Khan Is Buried. 389 00:18:14,827 --> 00:18:17,206 I Ask Him About How He Discovered The Prospective 390 00:18:17,206 --> 00:18:18,275 Burial Site. 391 00:18:18,275 --> 00:18:21,000 [ Speaking Mongolian ] 392 00:18:21,000 --> 00:18:24,103 Interpreter: We Used Satellite Photos To Look At A Sacred Mountain 393 00:18:24,103 --> 00:18:26,137 That Was Important To Genghis Khan. 394 00:18:26,137 --> 00:18:28,413 We Found A Squared-Off Shape On The Mountain 395 00:18:28,413 --> 00:18:30,172 That We Think Is A Temple. 396 00:18:30,172 --> 00:18:31,862 I Think That Temple Is A Sign 397 00:18:31,862 --> 00:18:35,517 That Khan's Tomb May Be At The Summit. 398 00:18:35,517 --> 00:18:37,413 There's Just One Problem. 399 00:18:37,413 --> 00:18:39,793 The Mountain, Known As Burkhan Khaldun, 400 00:18:39,793 --> 00:18:41,448 Is Considered Sacred. 401 00:18:41,448 --> 00:18:43,586 While Mijiddorj Has Special Permission 402 00:18:43,586 --> 00:18:45,000 To Access The Mountain, 403 00:18:45,000 --> 00:18:47,793 It Is Strictly Off-Limits To Outsiders. 404 00:18:47,793 --> 00:18:49,206 Is It Possible To Go There? 405 00:18:49,206 --> 00:18:51,206 Is It Possible To Visit The Mountain? 406 00:18:51,206 --> 00:18:54,034 It Is Possible, But You're Going To Need Some Help. 407 00:18:54,034 --> 00:18:55,068 Okay, Who Do We Talk To? 408 00:18:57,241 --> 00:18:59,517 Interpreter: The Only Person Who Might Be Able To Get You 409 00:18:59,517 --> 00:19:02,551 And Your Crew Onto The Mountain With Us Is My Colleague, 410 00:19:02,551 --> 00:19:04,620 Professor Erdenebataar Diimaajav. 411 00:19:04,620 --> 00:19:07,965 He And I Have Been Working Together To Find Khan's Tomb. 412 00:19:07,965 --> 00:19:09,413 He's Very Influential. 413 00:19:09,413 --> 00:19:13,103 If You Want To Try, I'm Happy To Make The Introduction. 414 00:19:13,103 --> 00:19:14,103 -Okay. -Okay. 415 00:19:14,103 --> 00:19:15,413 How Do We Find This Guy? 416 00:19:17,241 --> 00:19:20,655 Gates: And Just Like That, We're Back On The Muddy Mongolian Highway. 417 00:19:22,344 --> 00:19:25,793 Our Plan Is To Track Northeast To Intersect Mijiddorj's Boss, 418 00:19:25,793 --> 00:19:27,551 Dr. Erdenebataar. 419 00:19:27,551 --> 00:19:29,000 From There, If I'm Lucky, 420 00:19:29,000 --> 00:19:31,275 We'll All Push Even Further To The Holy Mountain 421 00:19:31,275 --> 00:19:32,448 Of Burkhan Khaldun, 422 00:19:32,448 --> 00:19:34,931 Where Khan Might Be Buried. 423 00:19:34,931 --> 00:19:38,172 Dr. Erdenebataar Is Something Of A Celebrity In Mongolia, 424 00:19:38,172 --> 00:19:40,896 For Discovering A Hoard Of Xiongnu Treasure 425 00:19:40,896 --> 00:19:44,000 Dating Back Over A Thousand Years. 426 00:19:44,000 --> 00:19:47,137 We Arrived To Find Mongolia's Most Famous Archeologist 427 00:19:47,137 --> 00:19:49,931 Waiting For Us By The Side Of The Road. 428 00:19:49,931 --> 00:19:51,827 -Hello. -[ Speaks Mongolian ] 429 00:19:51,827 --> 00:19:53,931 I'm Josh. 430 00:19:53,931 --> 00:19:57,172 Nice To Meet You. 431 00:19:57,172 --> 00:19:59,689 Mijiddorj Here Tells Me That You Are The Man 432 00:19:59,689 --> 00:20:03,275 To Talk To About The Holy Mountain. 433 00:20:03,275 --> 00:20:04,896 I Know This Mountain Is Sacred, 434 00:20:04,896 --> 00:20:06,379 But Why Is It So Restricted? 435 00:20:06,379 --> 00:20:08,551 Why Is This Such A Difficult Place To Visit? 436 00:20:10,758 --> 00:20:13,379 Interpreter: Khan Believed The Mountain Was His Heavenly Protector, 437 00:20:13,379 --> 00:20:14,896 And Even During His Life, 438 00:20:14,896 --> 00:20:17,620 It Was Considered A Holy Place. 439 00:20:17,620 --> 00:20:19,724 Many People Have Theorized 440 00:20:19,724 --> 00:20:22,413 That Khan's Tomb Could Be On This Mountain. 441 00:20:22,413 --> 00:20:23,689 Do You Think It Could Be There? 442 00:20:25,724 --> 00:20:27,034 That's The Question. 443 00:20:27,034 --> 00:20:29,689 There Are Three Very Old Shrines, Called Ovoos, 444 00:20:29,689 --> 00:20:32,379 That Mark The Base, Midpoint, 445 00:20:32,379 --> 00:20:33,620 And Summit Of The Mountain. 446 00:20:33,620 --> 00:20:35,896 The Satellites Have Shown At The Midpoint 447 00:20:35,896 --> 00:20:38,413 Is A Buried Structure That Could Be A Temple, 448 00:20:38,413 --> 00:20:39,655 And At The Peak, 449 00:20:39,655 --> 00:20:42,482 A Strange Mound That Could Be Man-Made. 450 00:20:42,482 --> 00:20:46,137 Our Goal Is To Reach Both Locations And Survey Them. 451 00:20:46,137 --> 00:20:47,965 With Your Help, We Would Love To Visit The Mountain. 452 00:20:47,965 --> 00:20:49,620 We Would Love To See The Site. 453 00:20:49,620 --> 00:20:52,206 I Know That It May Not Be Possible For Us To Go, 454 00:20:52,206 --> 00:20:54,000 But We'd Love To Try. 455 00:20:54,000 --> 00:20:56,413 The Area Is Very Restricted. 456 00:20:56,413 --> 00:20:58,275 It Is Called The Forbidden Zone. 457 00:20:58,275 --> 00:20:59,793 I Can't Make Any Promises, 458 00:20:59,793 --> 00:21:02,724 But We'll Do Our Best To Bring You As Far As We Can. 459 00:21:02,724 --> 00:21:05,137 We'll Follow You. Okay. Good, Let's Do It. 460 00:21:05,137 --> 00:21:09,275 ♪♪ 461 00:21:09,275 --> 00:21:13,000 I Have To Say I Am Blown Away By The Hospitality Of These Guys, 462 00:21:13,000 --> 00:21:14,896 But If They Can't Get Me Onto The Mountain, 463 00:21:14,896 --> 00:21:17,965 It's All For Nothing. 464 00:21:17,965 --> 00:21:21,103 So This Forbidden Zone Is Completely Closed To Foreigners? 465 00:21:21,103 --> 00:21:24,965 Yeah, Especially Around The Mountain Itself. 466 00:21:24,965 --> 00:21:28,206 And What Happens If Foreigners Go There? 467 00:21:28,206 --> 00:21:31,344 Well, First Of All, It's Going To Be Almost Impossible 468 00:21:31,344 --> 00:21:32,793 To Go Through The Checkpoints. 469 00:21:32,793 --> 00:21:35,724 There's A Risk To Run Into Locals. 470 00:21:35,724 --> 00:21:37,103 -Locals? -Yeah. 471 00:21:37,103 --> 00:21:38,724 And Who Are The Locals That Are Up Here? 472 00:21:38,724 --> 00:21:42,931 The Tribe From 13Th Century Who Received The Order 473 00:21:42,931 --> 00:21:45,896 From Genghis Khan Himself To Guard The Mountain. 474 00:21:45,896 --> 00:21:47,137 It's The Descendents Of That Tribe? 475 00:21:47,137 --> 00:21:48,862 -Descendants. -And They're Still Following 476 00:21:48,862 --> 00:21:50,620 Genghis Khan's Orders? -Yep. 477 00:21:50,620 --> 00:21:54,000 That's Incredible. 478 00:21:54,000 --> 00:21:57,551 The Darkhad Tribe Take Their Job Very Seriously. 479 00:21:57,551 --> 00:21:59,448 By Order Of Genghis Khan Himself, 480 00:21:59,448 --> 00:22:02,000 A Nearly 100-Square-Mile Perimeter 481 00:22:02,000 --> 00:22:04,620 Was Closed Off Around The Holy Mountain. 482 00:22:04,620 --> 00:22:06,793 It Is Known As The Great Taboo, 483 00:22:06,793 --> 00:22:09,586 Or The Forbidden Zone. 484 00:22:09,586 --> 00:22:13,620 Until 20 Years Ago, Trespassers Here Were Killed On Sight. 485 00:22:13,620 --> 00:22:16,172 Today, They're Merely Beaten And Then Deported. 486 00:22:18,241 --> 00:22:20,137 We Drive Through Lonely Valleys 487 00:22:20,137 --> 00:22:23,344 And Past Abandoned Soviet-Era Military Barracks. 488 00:22:23,344 --> 00:22:25,620 Frankly, It's A Bit Spooky Out Here. 489 00:22:29,517 --> 00:22:32,137 After Hours, We Finally Arrive At The Checkpoint 490 00:22:32,137 --> 00:22:33,482 To The Forbidden Zone. 491 00:22:33,482 --> 00:22:35,793 Let's Hope We All Make A Good First Impression 492 00:22:35,793 --> 00:22:37,413 Or This Mission Is Over. 493 00:22:37,413 --> 00:22:38,931 Hello. Nice To Meet You. 494 00:22:38,931 --> 00:22:41,310 [ Conversing In Mongolian ] 495 00:22:41,310 --> 00:22:43,206 Nice To Meet You. Hello. Hi. 496 00:22:44,482 --> 00:22:47,655 This Man Is A Senior Member Of The Darkhad Tribe. 497 00:22:47,655 --> 00:22:50,103 He Is Quite Literally The Gatekeeper Here, 498 00:22:50,103 --> 00:22:52,034 And His Word Is Law. 499 00:22:52,034 --> 00:22:55,448 Professor Erdenebataar Will Have To Plead Our Case To Him. 500 00:22:55,448 --> 00:22:57,413 [ Speaking Mongolian ] 501 00:23:01,034 --> 00:23:03,034 [ Speaking Mongolian ] 502 00:23:05,482 --> 00:23:07,551 In Case You Don't Speak Mongolian, 503 00:23:07,551 --> 00:23:09,517 This Is Not Going Well For Us. 504 00:23:09,517 --> 00:23:11,206 I'm Looking At Thousands Of Dollars 505 00:23:11,206 --> 00:23:12,827 In Non-Refundable Airfare 506 00:23:12,827 --> 00:23:15,034 Going Up In The Gatekeeper's Pipe. 507 00:23:15,034 --> 00:23:17,448 [ Conversing In Mongolian ] 508 00:23:17,448 --> 00:23:24,448 ♪♪ 509 00:23:31,758 --> 00:23:33,517 Gates: We're Being Held Up At The Checkpoint 510 00:23:33,517 --> 00:23:34,724 To The Holy Mountain 511 00:23:34,724 --> 00:23:37,793 Where The Tomb Of Genghis Khan Might Be Hiding. 512 00:23:37,793 --> 00:23:41,000 Professor Erdenebataar Is Trying To Convince The Gatekeeper 513 00:23:41,000 --> 00:23:44,034 That Our Intentions Are Noble And To Let Us Pass. 514 00:23:46,827 --> 00:23:50,620 [ Speaking Mongolian ] 515 00:23:50,620 --> 00:23:53,137 The Gatekeeper Hasn't Been Convinced. 516 00:23:53,137 --> 00:23:56,517 He Tell Us That He Wants To Consider Our Request Overnight, 517 00:23:56,517 --> 00:23:58,896 Which Means We Aren't Going Anywhere. 518 00:24:01,827 --> 00:24:05,034 Okay, So The... 519 00:24:05,034 --> 00:24:07,137 The Professor Is Continuing He Conversation. 520 00:24:07,137 --> 00:24:10,034 We Are Not Gonna Make It Into The Forbidden Zone Tonight, 521 00:24:10,034 --> 00:24:12,551 And So The Good News Is, 522 00:24:12,551 --> 00:24:15,068 We're Being Allowed To Stay Here And To Sleep Here Tonight. 523 00:24:15,068 --> 00:24:16,655 We're Not Being Thrown Out Or Beat Up, 524 00:24:16,655 --> 00:24:19,793 So I'll Take That As A Positive. 525 00:24:19,793 --> 00:24:22,241 Now Time To Camp. 526 00:24:22,241 --> 00:24:27,413 ♪♪ 527 00:24:27,413 --> 00:24:28,758 [ Motor Whirring ] 528 00:24:28,758 --> 00:24:31,310 Oh! 529 00:24:31,310 --> 00:24:34,758 ♪♪ 530 00:24:34,758 --> 00:24:36,172 I Feel Like There's A Lot Of Flies Here. 531 00:24:36,172 --> 00:24:37,413 I Mean, A Lot. Like, They All, 532 00:24:37,413 --> 00:24:39,379 Like, Congregated In This Area. 533 00:24:39,379 --> 00:24:41,034 Gates: What's On The Agenda For Tonight? 534 00:24:41,034 --> 00:24:43,000 Closing The Tent Door. 535 00:24:43,000 --> 00:24:45,965 Be One With The Flies. 536 00:24:48,000 --> 00:24:49,000 Gah! 537 00:24:53,068 --> 00:24:54,862 Evan, You're Supposed To Be Helping Me. 538 00:24:54,862 --> 00:24:57,172 I Am! I'm Doing A Handstand! 539 00:24:57,172 --> 00:24:59,172 How Is That Helping, Exactly? 540 00:24:59,172 --> 00:25:00,655 Is There A Manual With This Thing? 541 00:25:00,655 --> 00:25:02,448 This Is Like The Craziest Tent I've Ever Seen. 542 00:25:04,103 --> 00:25:05,655 It's Sundown. 543 00:25:05,655 --> 00:25:07,241 And Though The Gatekeeper Isn't Letting Us 544 00:25:07,241 --> 00:25:08,793 Through His Checkpoint... 545 00:25:08,793 --> 00:25:10,310 For Me? Oh, Boy! 546 00:25:10,310 --> 00:25:12,310 ...He Politely Invites Us In For A Custom 547 00:25:12,310 --> 00:25:15,620 That Seems To Transcend Language... 548 00:25:15,620 --> 00:25:17,000 That's Smooth. 549 00:25:17,000 --> 00:25:18,241 ...Happy Hour. 550 00:25:18,241 --> 00:25:21,586 One Drink Turns To Two, Which Turns To Four. 551 00:25:21,586 --> 00:25:24,103 The Locals Even Break Out Their Best Snuff Tobacco. 552 00:25:24,103 --> 00:25:25,931 [ Sniffs ] 553 00:25:25,931 --> 00:25:27,379 Very Nice. Thank You. 554 00:25:27,379 --> 00:25:30,034 Soon, Something Unexpected Is Happening. 555 00:25:31,931 --> 00:25:33,862 They're Warming Up To Us. 556 00:25:34,965 --> 00:25:36,344 [ Laughs ] 557 00:25:36,344 --> 00:25:39,310 I Tell You What, Josh, They Love Kentucky Bourbon Whiskey Here. 558 00:25:39,310 --> 00:25:40,827 In Fact, The More We Drink, 559 00:25:40,827 --> 00:25:42,137 The Happier They Are That We're Here. 560 00:25:42,137 --> 00:25:44,517 To Genghis Khan. 561 00:25:44,517 --> 00:25:50,551 ♪♪ 562 00:25:50,551 --> 00:25:51,793 Okay. 563 00:25:51,793 --> 00:25:54,586 The Next Morning, I'm Facing A Mongolian Hangover. 564 00:25:54,586 --> 00:25:57,206 However, Our Drinking Session Has Paid Off. 565 00:25:57,206 --> 00:25:59,965 The Gatekeeper Is Convinced Of Our Good Intentions 566 00:25:59,965 --> 00:26:02,482 And Has Agreed To Let Us Into The Forbidden Zone -- 567 00:26:02,482 --> 00:26:04,103 Under One Condition. 568 00:26:04,103 --> 00:26:06,724 He And His Grandson Insist On Coming With Us 569 00:26:06,724 --> 00:26:10,413 To Make Sure We Don't Compromise The Sanctity Of The Site. 570 00:26:10,413 --> 00:26:15,827 ♪♪ 571 00:26:15,827 --> 00:26:21,172 ♪♪ 572 00:26:21,172 --> 00:26:23,724 -We're In. -Welcome To The Forbidden Zone. 573 00:26:23,724 --> 00:26:25,586 I Feel Like Charlton Heston Right Now. 574 00:26:25,586 --> 00:26:30,172 ♪♪ 575 00:26:30,172 --> 00:26:33,689 Are There Stories About This Mountain Having Great Power? 576 00:26:33,689 --> 00:26:36,586 In My Novelettes, I Heard That The Mountain 577 00:26:36,586 --> 00:26:40,310 Hides Itself With The Help Of The Clouds And The Fog. 578 00:26:40,310 --> 00:26:42,413 If The Mountain Doesn't Want To Show Itself. 579 00:26:42,413 --> 00:26:43,724 Right. 580 00:26:43,724 --> 00:26:45,000 A Place Of Mystery. -Yeah. 581 00:26:46,862 --> 00:26:49,931 Also A Mystery, How Far We're Going To Be Able To Travel 582 00:26:49,931 --> 00:26:52,689 On This Slippery, One-Track Road. 583 00:26:52,689 --> 00:26:55,586 Okay, It Is Getting Muddy In Here. 584 00:26:55,586 --> 00:26:58,689 I Mean, You Get Stuck Out Here, 585 00:26:58,689 --> 00:27:00,206 Nobody's Coming To Get You. 586 00:27:02,655 --> 00:27:04,206 One Car Through. 587 00:27:04,206 --> 00:27:06,103 Three To Go. 588 00:27:06,103 --> 00:27:07,551 Here We Go. 589 00:27:07,551 --> 00:27:09,448 Nice And Easy, Girl. 590 00:27:11,862 --> 00:27:13,448 [ Engine Revs ] 591 00:27:13,448 --> 00:27:15,965 Oh [Bleep] He's Stuck. 592 00:27:15,965 --> 00:27:17,827 He Might Be Able To Get Out Of This. 593 00:27:17,827 --> 00:27:19,448 Buddy, Go! 594 00:27:19,448 --> 00:27:22,379 Okay, Probably Not Now. 595 00:27:22,379 --> 00:27:25,655 Nothing An Old Strap And A Few Knots Can't Fix. 596 00:27:27,344 --> 00:27:30,517 Slowly, Slowly, Yeah? Here We Go. 597 00:27:32,689 --> 00:27:33,724 Yeah, Yeah. 598 00:27:37,172 --> 00:27:41,137 Man: Go, Go, Go, Go! Go, Go, Go! 599 00:27:41,137 --> 00:27:45,551 Go, Go, Go, Go, Go! Go! Go! Go, Go! Go, Go! 600 00:27:45,551 --> 00:27:48,034 Good! 601 00:27:49,931 --> 00:27:53,000 Faster Than A Nascar Pit Crew, We're Back On The Road. 602 00:27:57,413 --> 00:28:00,241 Five Hours Later, The Sky Above Turns Dark. 603 00:28:00,241 --> 00:28:01,689 A Storm Is Coming. 604 00:28:01,689 --> 00:28:03,758 [ Thunder Crashes ] 605 00:28:05,965 --> 00:28:07,689 And We're Clearly Not Making It 606 00:28:07,689 --> 00:28:09,275 To The Base Of The Mountain Today. 607 00:28:09,275 --> 00:28:10,793 Okay, Let's Get These Tents Set Up. 608 00:28:10,793 --> 00:28:12,862 It Is Raining. 609 00:28:12,862 --> 00:28:15,103 Once Again, It's Time To Make Camp. 610 00:28:15,103 --> 00:28:18,172 ♪♪ 611 00:28:18,172 --> 00:28:19,827 [ Thunder Rumbles ] 612 00:28:19,827 --> 00:28:21,517 It Quickly Becomes Apparent 613 00:28:21,517 --> 00:28:25,241 That Mongolians Do Not Screw Around When It Come So Camping. 614 00:28:25,241 --> 00:28:27,620 In The Time It Takes Me To Unroll My Sleeping Bag, 615 00:28:27,620 --> 00:28:32,413 They've Put Up A Tent That's Nicer Than My First Apartment. 616 00:28:32,413 --> 00:28:36,758 Forget Your Fancy Store-Bought R.E.I. Three-Season Tent. 617 00:28:36,758 --> 00:28:39,517 Mongolian Tents Have A Working Fireplace. 618 00:28:40,862 --> 00:28:43,310 The Stove Is Powered By Animal Droppings, 619 00:28:43,310 --> 00:28:44,758 Which Might Not Smell Great, 620 00:28:44,758 --> 00:28:46,275 But It Is Warm. 621 00:28:46,275 --> 00:28:49,551 In No Time At All, The Locals Whip Up A Delicious Meal. 622 00:28:49,551 --> 00:28:51,379 Even The Cutlery Is Homemade. 623 00:28:51,379 --> 00:28:53,482 The Professor Just Made These Chopsticks. 624 00:28:53,482 --> 00:28:54,482 Man: How Is It? 625 00:28:54,482 --> 00:28:56,103 They're Perfect! 626 00:28:56,103 --> 00:28:57,965 These Guys Put My Camping Skills To Shame. 627 00:28:59,965 --> 00:29:02,172 So, Professor, 628 00:29:02,172 --> 00:29:04,655 Where Do You Think Genghis Khan Is Buried? 629 00:29:04,655 --> 00:29:06,068 [ Speaking Mongolian ] 630 00:29:06,068 --> 00:29:07,931 Interpreter: I'm Not Sure. The Satellite Photos 631 00:29:07,931 --> 00:29:10,896 Are Compelling, But We Need To Get A Closer Look. 632 00:29:10,896 --> 00:29:12,103 Mijiddorj, Do You Agree? 633 00:29:12,103 --> 00:29:13,586 [ Speaking Mongolian ] 634 00:29:13,586 --> 00:29:16,517 Interpreter: I'm More Convinced He's Buried At The Summit. 635 00:29:18,172 --> 00:29:19,482 And What About Your Grandfather? 636 00:29:19,482 --> 00:29:21,827 Where Do You Think That Genghis Khan Is Buried? 637 00:29:21,827 --> 00:29:26,068 [ Speaking Mongolian ] 638 00:29:26,068 --> 00:29:27,862 During Genghis Khan's Time, 639 00:29:27,862 --> 00:29:31,241 He Said It Was Forbidden To Search For Any Tombs 640 00:29:31,241 --> 00:29:32,965 Of The Kings. 641 00:29:32,965 --> 00:29:34,482 Because It Might Be Here. 642 00:29:34,482 --> 00:29:37,896 But It's Forbidden, It's Confidential, Secret. 643 00:29:37,896 --> 00:29:40,482 Gates: This View Is Shared By Many Mongolians. 644 00:29:40,482 --> 00:29:42,379 As Much As They Revere Khan, 645 00:29:42,379 --> 00:29:45,620 Most Are Dead Set Against Digging Him Up If He's Found. 646 00:29:45,620 --> 00:29:46,724 For This Reason, 647 00:29:46,724 --> 00:29:49,000 The Archeologists Are Limited To Surveying 648 00:29:49,000 --> 00:29:51,172 And Using Non-Invasive Methods Here. 649 00:29:51,172 --> 00:29:56,137 [ Speaking Mongolian ] 650 00:29:56,137 --> 00:29:58,793 So Right Now, For Example, If He Finds Genghis Khan's Tomb 651 00:29:58,793 --> 00:30:00,275 And Starts To Excavate It, 652 00:30:00,275 --> 00:30:02,241 Mr. [Speaks Mongolian] Is Going To Cut His Throat. 653 00:30:06,379 --> 00:30:08,034 And This Brings A Swift End 654 00:30:08,034 --> 00:30:10,103 To The Chit-Chat Portion Of Our Evening. 655 00:30:10,103 --> 00:30:14,172 ♪♪ 656 00:30:14,172 --> 00:30:17,413 Every Morning, We're A Little Slower Getting Out Of The Tents. 657 00:30:17,413 --> 00:30:19,620 But We Keep Going Because The Last Leg 658 00:30:19,620 --> 00:30:22,103 Of Our Journey Is Finally In Sight. 659 00:30:22,103 --> 00:30:27,758 ♪♪ 660 00:30:27,758 --> 00:30:29,586 So You Think That's The Mountain Right There? 661 00:30:29,586 --> 00:30:31,620 Dashsambuu: Yep. 662 00:30:31,620 --> 00:30:35,655 After A Few More Bumpy Hours, The Convoy Slows To A Halt. 663 00:30:35,655 --> 00:30:37,689 The Cars Are Stopping. 664 00:30:37,689 --> 00:30:39,241 -It's The End Of The Road. -We're Here. 665 00:30:39,241 --> 00:30:42,448 Okay. Here We Go, Boys. 666 00:30:42,448 --> 00:30:45,310 ♪♪ 667 00:30:45,310 --> 00:30:47,724 At Long Last, We've Arrived At The Base 668 00:30:47,724 --> 00:30:52,172 Of Genghis Khan's Holy Mountain, Burkhan Khaldun. 669 00:30:52,172 --> 00:30:54,620 This Is The Lowest Of The Three Shrines Here, 670 00:30:54,620 --> 00:30:56,965 Known As Ovoos. 671 00:30:56,965 --> 00:30:59,275 Professor Erdenebataar May Be A Scientist, 672 00:30:59,275 --> 00:31:01,241 But He's Also A Mongolian. 673 00:31:01,241 --> 00:31:04,344 Before Continuing, He Pays Respect To The Mountain 674 00:31:04,344 --> 00:31:08,655 And To Khan By Making Offerings Of Vodka And Mare's Milk. 675 00:31:08,655 --> 00:31:12,172 He Asks The Gods For Success On Our Journey. 676 00:31:12,172 --> 00:31:17,862 ♪♪ 677 00:31:17,862 --> 00:31:19,724 The Mountain Gets Steeper From Here, 678 00:31:19,724 --> 00:31:21,344 And We're Out Of Roads. 679 00:31:21,344 --> 00:31:22,724 But Professor Erdenebataar 680 00:31:22,724 --> 00:31:24,758 Has Called Ahead To A Local Tribesman 681 00:31:24,758 --> 00:31:26,862 To Arrange Horses For Our Team. 682 00:31:26,862 --> 00:31:33,620 ♪♪ 683 00:31:33,620 --> 00:31:35,068 The Cavalry. 684 00:31:35,068 --> 00:31:37,689 We Transfer Our Gear... 685 00:31:37,689 --> 00:31:39,931 All Right. It's Good To Go. 686 00:31:39,931 --> 00:31:41,586 ...But The Animals Seem Skittish... 687 00:31:41,586 --> 00:31:43,551 -Hey! -Whoa! 688 00:31:43,551 --> 00:31:44,931 ...A Sign To The Locals 689 00:31:44,931 --> 00:31:48,000 That There's Something Dangerous On The Mountain. 690 00:31:48,000 --> 00:31:50,586 [ Horse Neighs ] 691 00:31:50,586 --> 00:31:51,896 Professor! 692 00:31:59,931 --> 00:32:03,172 Gates: Climbing The Sacred Mountain Of Burkhan Khaldun On The Search 693 00:32:03,172 --> 00:32:05,137 For Genghis Khan's Hidden Tomb, 694 00:32:05,137 --> 00:32:07,137 Our Team Is Traveling By Horseback 695 00:32:07,137 --> 00:32:09,034 For The Last Leg Of The Journey. 696 00:32:09,034 --> 00:32:11,793 But Not Everyone Stays That Way. 697 00:32:11,793 --> 00:32:12,965 [ Horse Neighs ] 698 00:32:12,965 --> 00:32:13,896 Professor! 699 00:32:13,896 --> 00:32:16,827 -Yeah? -You Okay? 700 00:32:16,827 --> 00:32:18,689 Okay? -Yeah. 701 00:32:18,689 --> 00:32:20,344 It's A Nasty-Looking Fall, 702 00:32:20,344 --> 00:32:23,344 But It Will Take More Than That To Slow Down A Mongolian. 703 00:32:23,344 --> 00:32:26,586 The Professor Just Gets Right Back On The Horse. 704 00:32:26,586 --> 00:32:33,034 ♪♪ 705 00:32:33,034 --> 00:32:35,275 Yeah, The Cars Definitely Would Not Have Made It Through Here. 706 00:32:35,275 --> 00:32:36,655 Man: Nope. 707 00:32:36,655 --> 00:32:38,862 We're On Our Way Up To The Midpoint Of The Mountain 708 00:32:38,862 --> 00:32:40,655 Where The Second Shrine Awaits Us, 709 00:32:40,655 --> 00:32:44,103 And Where Satellite Photos Recently Revealed Ancient Ruins 710 00:32:44,103 --> 00:32:46,862 That Could Be A Marker For Khan's Tomb. 711 00:32:46,862 --> 00:32:49,310 Very Few Non-Mongolians 712 00:32:49,310 --> 00:32:51,758 Have Made This Journey Up To This Mountain, 713 00:32:51,758 --> 00:32:56,034 So I Have To Say, For As Hard As This Trip Has Been, 714 00:32:56,034 --> 00:32:57,655 I'm Feeling Very Lucky Right Now. 715 00:32:57,655 --> 00:32:58,965 [ Horse Neighs ] 716 00:32:58,965 --> 00:33:02,275 Really Steep In Here And Uneven. 717 00:33:02,275 --> 00:33:04,689 The Horses Are Slipping All Over The Place. 718 00:33:09,275 --> 00:33:11,275 Pretty Rough. 719 00:33:11,275 --> 00:33:12,793 Stop. 720 00:33:16,241 --> 00:33:17,827 Too Muddy And Steep In Here To Ride, 721 00:33:17,827 --> 00:33:21,517 So We're Walking Through This Section. 722 00:33:21,517 --> 00:33:22,931 Big Log Here. 723 00:33:22,931 --> 00:33:24,413 You Got It. 724 00:33:24,413 --> 00:33:27,689 After Days In Cars, On Horseback, And Foot, 725 00:33:27,689 --> 00:33:29,862 Through Checkpoints And Shrines, 726 00:33:29,862 --> 00:33:32,448 We've Made It To The Midway Point Of The Mountain. 727 00:33:36,655 --> 00:33:39,241 Huge Shrine Here. 728 00:33:39,241 --> 00:33:41,379 We Fan Out To Search The Area For Signs 729 00:33:41,379 --> 00:33:44,689 Of The Buried Structure That Was Spotted By Satellites. 730 00:33:44,689 --> 00:33:52,620 ♪♪ 731 00:33:52,620 --> 00:33:54,068 So, The Real Challenge Up Here 732 00:33:54,068 --> 00:33:57,482 Is That We Can't Really Use Any Archeological Equipment. 733 00:33:57,482 --> 00:33:58,793 Can't Shovel Into The Ground. 734 00:33:58,793 --> 00:34:00,206 You Know, This Is A Sacred Mountain, 735 00:34:00,206 --> 00:34:01,655 And So, Really Other Than 736 00:34:01,655 --> 00:34:03,896 Just Moving Things Around With Your Hands A Little Bit, 737 00:34:03,896 --> 00:34:06,413 Any Major Excavation -- Totally Forbidden. 738 00:34:06,413 --> 00:34:11,896 ♪♪ 739 00:34:11,896 --> 00:34:17,344 ♪♪ 740 00:34:17,344 --> 00:34:18,344 Dashsambuu: Josh? 741 00:34:18,344 --> 00:34:19,724 -Yeah? -Come Over Here, Please. 742 00:34:19,724 --> 00:34:20,827 What Do You Got? 743 00:34:20,827 --> 00:34:22,103 Oh! 744 00:34:25,344 --> 00:34:26,655 What Did You Find? 745 00:34:30,344 --> 00:34:31,517 Gates: Whoa! 746 00:34:31,517 --> 00:34:34,379 The Professor Has Found The Structure. 747 00:34:34,379 --> 00:34:35,551 There You Can See -- 748 00:34:35,551 --> 00:34:37,862 That Is Definitely Man-Made. 749 00:34:37,862 --> 00:34:39,310 Yeah, Those Are Definitely Bricks. 750 00:34:39,310 --> 00:34:40,517 You Can See The Seams. 751 00:34:40,517 --> 00:34:41,689 So This Would Have Been Part Of, 752 00:34:41,689 --> 00:34:43,241 What, Do You Think A Foundation, A Bottom? 753 00:34:43,241 --> 00:34:44,724 Dashsambuu: No, This Was Wall. 754 00:34:44,724 --> 00:34:47,931 So This Is Part Of A Wall? 755 00:34:47,931 --> 00:34:51,379 [ Speaking Mongolian ] 756 00:34:51,379 --> 00:34:52,827 That One Came From The Roof. 757 00:34:52,827 --> 00:34:56,206 Oh, Look At That. That's A Roof Tile. 758 00:34:56,206 --> 00:34:58,413 That's Ceramic From A Roof, Yeah? 759 00:34:58,413 --> 00:35:00,068 What Age Do You Think This Is? 760 00:35:00,068 --> 00:35:02,137 [ Speaking Mongolian ] 761 00:35:02,137 --> 00:35:03,448 16Th Century. 762 00:35:03,448 --> 00:35:05,241 We're A Few Hundred Years After Genghis Khan, Then. 763 00:35:05,241 --> 00:35:06,482 Yes. 764 00:35:06,482 --> 00:35:10,482 So This Is History That's Right Underneath Our Feet. 765 00:35:10,482 --> 00:35:13,034 Gates: The Remains Are Likely From Some Sort Of Temple. 766 00:35:13,034 --> 00:35:15,758 The Question Is Was This Temple Built As A Place 767 00:35:15,758 --> 00:35:19,482 To Worship The Mountain Or As A Place To Worship Khan? 768 00:35:19,482 --> 00:35:21,379 We Continue Looking For Anything Else 769 00:35:21,379 --> 00:35:23,275 That Could Connect Us To Genghis Khan. 770 00:35:23,275 --> 00:35:24,344 Oh, Look At This! 771 00:35:24,344 --> 00:35:25,620 Come Here, Come Here, Come Here. 772 00:35:25,620 --> 00:35:26,724 See That? 773 00:35:26,724 --> 00:35:27,931 See This? 774 00:35:31,241 --> 00:35:32,655 See This? 775 00:35:32,655 --> 00:35:34,448 Look At This. 776 00:35:34,448 --> 00:35:36,517 Oh! 777 00:35:40,793 --> 00:35:43,793 Piece Of Iron. 778 00:35:43,793 --> 00:35:45,931 Arrow Point Of Some Sort. 779 00:35:45,931 --> 00:35:50,034 Oh, My God. 780 00:35:50,034 --> 00:35:53,448 That Is A Spear Point. 781 00:35:53,448 --> 00:35:55,413 That Is Legit. 782 00:35:55,413 --> 00:35:57,931 Mijiddorj, Dandii, Come Here. 783 00:35:57,931 --> 00:35:59,793 Look At This! 784 00:35:59,793 --> 00:36:00,793 Spear? 785 00:36:00,793 --> 00:36:02,034 -[ Speaks Mongolian ] -Yeah. 786 00:36:02,034 --> 00:36:03,896 In Here, All In Here. 787 00:36:03,896 --> 00:36:06,896 It's All Trapped Inside The Tree Roots. 788 00:36:06,896 --> 00:36:08,448 It Looks Like When This Tree Fell, 789 00:36:08,448 --> 00:36:10,310 It Took A Bunch Of Material Up With It. 790 00:36:10,310 --> 00:36:11,896 So You Can See -- I Didn't Want To Dig Too Deep, 791 00:36:11,896 --> 00:36:13,586 But There's Stuff All Here, 792 00:36:13,586 --> 00:36:15,482 And It Looks Like All Down In Here As Well. 793 00:36:17,689 --> 00:36:19,482 -Oh, Look. -Oh, Ho Ho! 794 00:36:19,482 --> 00:36:21,241 Big Boy! 795 00:36:21,241 --> 00:36:24,724 Big Boy, Look At That! 796 00:36:24,724 --> 00:36:26,137 That's Cool. 797 00:36:26,137 --> 00:36:29,241 These Relics Are A Major Find. 798 00:36:29,241 --> 00:36:31,689 These Are Museum-Quality Ceremonial Objects 799 00:36:31,689 --> 00:36:33,862 From Almost 600 Years Ago, 800 00:36:33,862 --> 00:36:36,931 And They Are Clear Indicators That A Significant Temple 801 00:36:36,931 --> 00:36:39,758 Was Located Here. 802 00:36:39,758 --> 00:36:42,379 So What Do You Think? Why -- Why Is This Temple Here? 803 00:36:42,379 --> 00:36:45,000 [ Speaking Mongolian ] 804 00:36:46,103 --> 00:36:47,344 Mm-Hmm. 805 00:36:47,344 --> 00:36:50,689 Mijiddorj Confirms That On Any Other Mountains, 806 00:36:50,689 --> 00:36:54,103 You Wouldn't Find Any Temples In Mongolia. 807 00:36:54,103 --> 00:36:55,103 Right. 808 00:36:58,896 --> 00:37:01,482 So Why Does It Build Here? 809 00:37:01,482 --> 00:37:03,793 Maybe Around Here Is The Actual Tomb. 810 00:37:06,689 --> 00:37:08,413 How Do You Tell If The Top Is A Tomb? 811 00:37:11,103 --> 00:37:14,379 There Is No Way To Do The Excavation Or Study 812 00:37:14,379 --> 00:37:15,448 At The Top Of The Mountain. 813 00:37:15,448 --> 00:37:16,827 -For Anybody? -For Anybody. 814 00:37:16,827 --> 00:37:19,620 The Only Chance Is To Photograph The Top Of The Mountain 815 00:37:19,620 --> 00:37:21,275 To See If It Reveals Anything. 816 00:37:21,275 --> 00:37:24,586 And, Hopefully, That Gives Us An Answer. 817 00:37:24,586 --> 00:37:26,551 Gates: As Valuable As These Pieces Are, 818 00:37:26,551 --> 00:37:29,793 Professor Mijiddorj Insists That We Return The Artifacts 819 00:37:29,793 --> 00:37:31,034 To Where We Found Them -- 820 00:37:31,034 --> 00:37:34,344 Out Of Respect For The Holy Mountain. 821 00:37:34,344 --> 00:37:35,896 Now That We Found This Temple, 822 00:37:35,896 --> 00:37:38,137 The Only Place To Go Is Up -- 823 00:37:38,137 --> 00:37:39,689 To The Shrine That Mijiddorj 824 00:37:39,689 --> 00:37:43,172 Thinks Could Mark Khan's Actual Tomb. 825 00:37:43,172 --> 00:37:44,965 We Prepare To Move On To The Summit 826 00:37:44,965 --> 00:37:47,137 When We Get An Alert On Our Satellite Phone. 827 00:37:47,137 --> 00:37:49,551 [ Beeping ] 828 00:37:49,551 --> 00:37:52,827 Another Huge Storm Is Moving Towards Us. 829 00:37:52,827 --> 00:37:54,724 If We Attempt To Climb Any Further, 830 00:37:54,724 --> 00:37:57,793 We Risk Getting Caught In Extreme Conditions. 831 00:37:57,793 --> 00:38:00,379 But The Professors Aren't Willing To Turn Back Now. 832 00:38:00,379 --> 00:38:03,448 With Less Than A Six-Hour Window In Which To Work, 833 00:38:03,448 --> 00:38:05,137 Professor Erdenebataar 834 00:38:05,137 --> 00:38:08,931 Calls A Contact In The Mongolian Military. 835 00:38:08,931 --> 00:38:11,517 Soon, A Helicopter Arrives, 836 00:38:11,517 --> 00:38:13,862 Ready To Whisk Us To The Summit. 837 00:38:13,862 --> 00:38:15,551 The Professors Are Going To 838 00:38:15,551 --> 00:38:19,172 Conduct A High-Resolution Photographic Scan Of The Summit. 839 00:38:21,551 --> 00:38:27,034 ♪♪ 840 00:38:28,896 --> 00:38:32,448 Satellites Have Detected An Unusual Formation At The Peak, 841 00:38:32,448 --> 00:38:34,862 And They Hope To Construct A Topographic Model 842 00:38:34,862 --> 00:38:38,034 To Determine If There's Something Man-Made Hidden There. 843 00:38:38,034 --> 00:38:46,241 ♪♪ 844 00:38:46,241 --> 00:38:55,068 ♪♪ 845 00:39:02,827 --> 00:39:06,172 Gates: I'm About To Go Where No Foreigner Is Allowed -- 846 00:39:06,172 --> 00:39:08,965 To The Top Of The Holiest Mountain In Mongolia, 847 00:39:08,965 --> 00:39:11,137 Where Genghis Khan May Be Buried. 848 00:39:11,137 --> 00:39:17,206 ♪♪ 849 00:39:17,206 --> 00:39:23,241 ♪♪ 850 00:39:23,241 --> 00:39:28,275 ♪♪ 851 00:39:28,275 --> 00:39:33,344 ♪♪ 852 00:39:33,344 --> 00:39:35,724 I Have To Admit, It Does Look Like The Earth 853 00:39:35,724 --> 00:39:37,310 Has Been Manipulated Here. 854 00:39:37,310 --> 00:39:38,896 This Could Be It. 855 00:39:38,896 --> 00:39:40,275 We May Very Well 856 00:39:40,275 --> 00:39:43,413 Be Looking Straight Down On Genghis Khan's Secret Grave. 857 00:39:43,413 --> 00:39:51,448 ♪♪ 858 00:39:51,448 --> 00:39:53,448 We Scan The Mountain By Photographing 859 00:39:53,448 --> 00:39:56,965 And Filming It In A 360-Degree Rotation 860 00:39:56,965 --> 00:40:01,172 So That A Detailed Topographic Map Can Be Rendered. 861 00:40:04,172 --> 00:40:06,655 ♪♪ 862 00:40:06,655 --> 00:40:08,758 After Thoroughly Scanning The Summit, 863 00:40:08,758 --> 00:40:11,586 And With Weather Moving In, We're Forced To Retreat. 864 00:40:11,586 --> 00:40:18,344 ♪♪ 865 00:40:18,344 --> 00:40:20,068 The Chopper Turns Around, 866 00:40:20,068 --> 00:40:22,620 And I Say A Final Goodbye To Burkhan Khaldun. 867 00:40:22,620 --> 00:40:29,586 ♪♪ 868 00:40:29,586 --> 00:40:30,827 Back On Terra Firma, 869 00:40:30,827 --> 00:40:33,724 We Undertake The Long Journey To The Capital. 870 00:40:33,724 --> 00:40:36,379 The Trip Turns Out To Be Well Worth The Effort, Though, 871 00:40:36,379 --> 00:40:41,034 Since The Scan Brings A Striking Revelation. 872 00:40:41,034 --> 00:40:44,068 The Data Indicates That The Strange Bump Atop The Peak 873 00:40:44,068 --> 00:40:46,862 Is Almost Certainly Not Natural. 874 00:40:46,862 --> 00:40:51,586 Its Shape And Structure Are Likely Man-Made. 875 00:40:51,586 --> 00:40:54,206 Just One Month After Our Expedition, Unesco 876 00:40:54,206 --> 00:40:58,068 Declared The Forbidden Zone A Protected World Heritage Site, 877 00:40:58,068 --> 00:41:00,862 So Our Trip To The Mountain May Be The Closest Look 878 00:41:00,862 --> 00:41:05,655 That Anyone Gets For A Long Time To Come. 879 00:41:05,655 --> 00:41:07,620 The Journey To Find Khan's Tomb 880 00:41:07,620 --> 00:41:10,310 Has Quite Literally Been An Uphill Battle. 881 00:41:10,310 --> 00:41:14,551 I've Had To Struggle Against Many Elements Here In Mongolia, 882 00:41:14,551 --> 00:41:17,172 But Have Been Rewarded At Every Turn. 883 00:41:17,172 --> 00:41:20,275 The People Here Awe Me With Their Hospitality 884 00:41:20,275 --> 00:41:21,586 And Their Resilience, 885 00:41:21,586 --> 00:41:23,103 To Not Only Survive, 886 00:41:23,103 --> 00:41:26,689 But To Thrive On These Harsh Plains. 887 00:41:26,689 --> 00:41:28,379 And Since The People Of Mongolia 888 00:41:28,379 --> 00:41:31,344 Continue To Honor And Protect Their Past, 889 00:41:31,344 --> 00:41:34,137 Excavation On The Mountain Is Impossible -- 890 00:41:34,137 --> 00:41:37,413 Meaning Genghis Khan Could Get His Dying Wish -- 891 00:41:37,413 --> 00:41:41,068 To Remain Hidden For All Of Eternity.