Original subtitles

HOLY COW. LOOK AT THAT.

RIGHT NOW, I JUST WANT TO GO ON A BIG, EPIC ADVENTURE.

I NEED TO GO SOMEPLACE WILD AND GO SOMEPLACE DANGEROUS

AND GO, YOU KNOW, EXPLORE THE PLACES THAT OTHER PEOPLE DON'T.

♪

PAPUA NEW GUINEA.

♪

THERE'S TWO REASONS WE'RE GOING TO PAPUA NEW GUINEA.

THE FIRST IS TO REALLY RECONNECT

WITH MY GRANDPA'S HISTORY FROM WORLD WAR II.

John: PEARL HARBOR WAS AN INCENTIVE

FOR ME TO JOIN THE NAVY.

IT WAS A PRETTY BRUTAL EXPERIENCE FOR HIM

THAT HE DID NOT LIKE TO TALK ABOUT.

I DON'T WANT YOU TO HAVE TO WALK THROUGH

SOME OF THE MISERIES THAT I'VE HAD TO WALK THROUGH.

♪

THIS IS AWESOME.

THE PIECES THAT WE PUT TOGETHER HERE

ARE ALL THE ANSWERS I'LL EVER BE ABLE TO GET.

[ SNIFFLES ]

SECOND BIG REASON FOR AN ADVENTURE TO PAPUA NEW GUINEA...

WE'RE GOING TO SHAKE ONE DOWN RIGHT HERE, FRED.

...IS THERE'S A HUGE AMOUNT OF GOLD.

OH, LOOKS LIKE WE GOT SOMETHING. SEE?

WE'RE LESS THAN A MILE AWAY

FROM A PLACE WHERE MILLIONS AND MILLIONS OF OUNCES

OF GOLD HAVE BEEN FOUND, BUT IT'S ONE

OF THE MOST DANGEROUS COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD.

IN THIS PLACE, YOU HAVE TO HAVE A POLICE ESCORT.

Man: [BLEEP] [ SHOUTING INDISTINCTLY ]

OH [BLEEP]

THE MINE HAS SHOT PEOPLE BEFORE.

[BLEEP] [BLEEP]

-GO! GO! GO! GO! GO! -GO, GO, GO, GO.

Parker: IT'S WILDER THAN THE WILD WEST.

YOU SCREW UP, AND YOU'RE A DEAD MAN.

Fred: PARKER!

♪

DON'T FALL OFF THIS [BLEEP] THING!

[ SIGHS ]

IT'S BEEN A LONG [BLEEP] YEAR.

EVERYTHING'S COMPLETELY FROZEN.

HEY, SHUT HIM DOWN!

HOLY [BLEEP]

THAT IS NOT GOOD.

LIKE, WE'VE JUST HAD EVERYTHING HAPPEN.

WE'VE HAD MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF BREAKDOWNS...

YOU'VE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME!

MITCH, THIS [BLEEP] THING'S ON FIRE.

...MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF ISSUES WITH TONY.

YOU WANT 100 OUNCES LIKE NOW?

LIKE, A CHRONIC DISEASE, I CAN'T SHAKE THIS [BLEEP] GUY.

BUT ON THE OTHER SIDE, WE'VE HAD,

LIKE, MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF GOLD.

LIKE, IT'S THE BEST SEASON WE'VE EVER HAD.

OUR SEASON TOTAL, 7,427 POINT --

-[ LAUGHS ] -WHAT?

[ LAUGHTER ]

BUT I THINK THIS YEAR, MORE SO THAN ANY,

I'VE HAD A ROUGH TIME, PERSONALLY,

BECAUSE OF, LIKE,

YOU KNOW, ASHLEY AND I HAVE BROKEN UP.

SHE WAS THE FIRST, YOU KNOW, LONG-TERM,

REAL GIRLFRIEND I'VE HAD.

AND RICK NESS, OUR FOREMAN, LEFT.

YEAH, I'M GOING OUT MINING ON MY OWN.

GEEZ.

THAT WAS THE DOUBLE WHAMMY,

AND THAT ALL CAME OFF THE BACK OF MY GRANDFATHER DYING,

SO, LIKE, IT'S A LOT OF STUFF HITTING AT ONCE.

[ GUNSHOTS ]

THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF SOUL SEARCHING FOR ME THIS YEAR,

AND, YOU KNOW, ONE THING THAT, LIKE, GUYANA SHOWED ME LAST YEAR

IS THAT I KIND OF WANT TO JUST SPEND SOME TIME

WORRYING ABOUT SURVIVING AND JUST WORRYING ABOUT TOMORROW

AND NOT WHAT HAPPENED LAST MONTH OR A YEAR AGO OR WHATEVER.

♪

UNBELIEVABLE!

Narrator: LAST OFF-SEASON, PARKER HEADED TO SOUTH AMERICA

TO PROSPECT FOR GOLD IN THE TROPICAL RAINFORESTS OF GUYANA.

MOVING DIRT, HUH, RICK?

MOVING DIRT!

[BLEEP] GUYANA WAS RAD.

I LOVED GUYANA.

LET'S GO FIND THE [BLEEP] GOLD.

SUPER IN, MAN.

IT REALLY OPENED MY EYES TO THE WORLD.

LIKE, IT WAS MY FIRST TIME IN A THIRD-WORLD COUNTRY.

IT WAS THE FIRST TIME THAT WE WERE OUT SOMEPLACE

WHERE YOU'RE TAKING VERY SERIOUS RISKS.

WE'VE JUST GOT TO DO IT.

ONE, TWO, THREE!

-PULL! -AAH!

-AAH! -PARKER!

♪

Narrator: JOINING PARKER ON LAST YEAR'S EXPEDITION,

EX-FOREMAN RICK NESS...

NOT TODAY, FISH.

I'M EATING YOU.

Narrator: ...WILDERNESS EXPERT KARLA ANN...

STOP, STOP, RICK. STOP!

THIS JUNGLE WILL EAT YOU UP IN A SECOND

IF YOU DON'T RESPECT IT.

Narrator: ...AND ADVENTURE CAMERAMAN SAM BROWN.

Parker: WHOA. QUICKSAND.

-WHOA. -WOW.

OH.

♪

I JUST NEED A RESET.

LIKE, I NEED A BIG ADVENTURE

WITH SOME GOOD FRIENDS AND...

AND JUST...GO.

♪

Narrator: PARKER IS HOPING TO RETRACE

HIS GRANDFATHER'S WARTIME JOURNEY TO THE PACIFIC

AND TO LEARN HOW THE PAPUANS MINE GOLD.

HE'S ASKED FRIEND AND CAMERAMAN SAM BROWN

TO SCOUT OUT PAPUA NEW GUINEA

AND FIND A GOLD TRAIL.

YEAH, I'M JUST COMING DOWN HERE TO PICK UP SAM.

HE JUST GOT BACK FROM PAPUA NEW GUINEA,

SO LET'S SEE WHAT HE HAS TO SAY.

GOOD TO SEE HE'S STILL ALIVE, ANYWAY.

♪

-[ LAUGHS ] -HEY!

-HOW'S IT GOING? -GOOD TO SEE YOU, MAN.

-GOOD TO SEE YOU, TOO. -AH. HOW YOU KEEPING?

Parker: YEAH, GOOD. HOP IN.

YOU'RE STUCK WITH THE DOG. [ LAUGHS ]

HOW'S IT GOING, MAN? I'M GOOD, MAN. I'M GOOD.

SO, HOW'S THINGS?

THE HISTORY, THE PEOPLE, THERE'S SO MUCH GOLD THERE.

THERE'S GUYS OUT THERE WITH NOTHING BUT A GOLD PAN,

YOU KNOW, KIND OF PICKING NUGGETS,

LIKE, LITERALLY OUT OF THE CREEK OR FROM UNDER BOULDERS,

AND THEN THERE ARE SOME OF THE BIGGEST GOLD MINES

IN THE WORLD RIGHT NOW.

Narrator: EVERY YEAR, PAPUA NEW GUINEA PRODUCES

$2.6 BILLION WORTH OF GOLD.

♪

THIS REMOTE ISLAND NATION IS LOCATED IN A REGION

KNOWN AS "THE RING OF FIRE,"

AND HAS MORE THAN 60 VOLCANOES,

THE MOST IN THE SOUTHWEST PACIFIC.

WHEN TECTONIC PLATES COVERING THE EARTH'S SURFACE COLLIDE,

EARTHQUAKES FORCE MINERAL-RICH MAGMA

UP THROUGH THE EARTH'S CRUST.

THE LAVA CRYSTALLIZES, BECOMING A SILICA-RICH FLUID

THAT PUSHES THROUGH CRACKS AND FORMS QUARTZ VEINS.

IT'S INSIDE THESE VEINS WHERE GOLD IS DEPOSITED

AND WHY PAPUA NEW GUINEA

IS ONE OF THE MOST GOLD-RICH PLACES ON THE PLANET.

♪

PAPUA NEW GUINEA IS NUTS. [ CHUCKLES ]

SO MANY WAYS WE CAN KILL OURSELVES OUT THERE.

YOU KNOW, ALL THE SNAKES, ALL THE SPIDERS,

ALL THE NASTY DISEASES ARE POTENTIALLY GENUINELY DANGEROUS.

♪

ITS VENOMOUS SNAKES AND GIANT, FAST-MOVING SPIDERS

ARE AMONG THE DEADLIEST IN THE WORLD.

♪

TRIBAL DISPUTES OFTEN TURN VIOLENT,

AND FREQUENT MONSOONS, TSUNAMIS,

AND EARTHQUAKES CLAIM MANY LIVES.

♪

IT'S GOING TO BE SO MUCH HARDER THAN LAST YEAR.

LIKE, THE FITNESS LEVELS WE'LL NEED -- LIKE,

YOU KNOW MOST OF THE JUNGLE WE WENT THROUGH LAST YEAR

-WAS PRETTY FLAT? -YEAH.

LIKE, THIS IS MOUNTAINS, VALLEYS, MOUNTAINS,

VALLEYS, LIKE, CLIFFS.

RICK'S GOING TO STRUGGLE. YOU THINK RICK'S UP FOR THIS?

[BLEEP] MAN, I WENT AND TALKED TO HIM A FEW DAYS AGO,

AND HE'S NOT GOING.

100%? 100%, YEAH.

[BLEEP]

LIKE, THERE'S NO WAY.

I THINK HE WAS VERY,

LIKE, EXCITED TO BE MINING ON HIS OWN,

AND TO A CERTAIN EXTENT IT'S --

YOU KNOW, FOR HIM, I COULD SEE HOW HE'S, LIKE --

MOVING ON MIGHT BE PART OF IT.

LIKE, HIM AND I HAVE NOT REALLY...

INTERACTED HARDLY AT ALL.

WE CAN'T DO THIS WITH THREE PEOPLE, MAN.

IT'LL BE TOO HARD.

YEAH, I --

IT'D BE TOUGH.

LIKE, WE WERE SHORT-HANDED LAST YEAR.

YEAH.

I THINK WE'RE GOING TO NEED TO FIND SOMEONE ELSE.

SOME OF THE PLACES WE'LL BE GOING, YOU KNOW, IT'S DANGEROUS.

YOU KNOW? THERE'S A LOT OF VIOLENT CRIME.

THERE'S QUITE A LOT OF TRIBAL WARFARE.

FOR MANY PAPUANS, GOLD MINING IS ABOUT SURVIVAL.

NO GOLD MEANS NO FOOD, SO LOCALS ARE KNOWN

TO PROTECT THEIR CLAIMS WITH DEADLY FORCE.

I NEVER THINK BAD THINGS ARE GOING TO HAPPEN.

RIGHT. [ CHUCKLES ]

AND MOST SHOOTS I DO WITH YOU, SOMETHING DOES.

I MEAN, WHY DON'T YOU TRY TO FIND SOMEBODY?

YEAH? YEAH, YOU KNOW

WHO WE'RE LOOKING FOR. I THINK JUST SOMEBODY

WITH SOME MEDICAL QUALIFICATIONS WOULD BE GOOD,

SOMEBODY THAT IS QUALIFIED TO BE IN THOSE SITUATIONS

AND HAS BEEN IN THOSE SITUATIONS BEFORE

WOULD BE [BLEEP] GOOD TO HAVE.

SO THEY NEED TO BE AN EXPERT MEDIC

AND PREFERABLY WITH, LIKE,

COMBAT EXPERIENCE.

WE CAN HAVE A LOOK AROUND, BUT IT'S A LOT OF BOXES TO TICK.

♪

UP AHEAD...

MAKE A CALL. MAKE IT QUICK.

OH, MY [BLEEP]

...A SNEAK PEEK AT THE NEW SEASON OF "PARKER'S TRAIL."

[ PEOPLE CLAMORING ]

THE MINE HAS SHOT PEOPLE BEFORE.

[ ALL SHOUTING INDISTINCTLY ]

Fred: WATCH! LOOK OUT! LOOK OUT! LOOK OUT! PARKER!

♪

OW, THAT HURTS.

OH, YEAH.

Narrator: THIS OFF-SEASON ON "PARKER'S TRAIL"...

FOR US, MINING, WHEN YOU MAKE A MISTAKE,

IT COSTS US SOME MONEY.

WHEN YOU GO OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE

IN A COUNTRY THAT HAS ZERO SUPPORT,

AND YOU MAKE A MISTAKE, LIKE, YOUR LIFE DEPENDS ON IT.

-PARKER, BEHIND YOU, MAN! -LOOK OUT! LOOK OUT! LOOK OUT!

LIKE, YOU SCREW UP, AND YOU'RE A DEAD MAN.

Fred: PARKER!

♪

Narrator: PARKER SCHNABEL IS ON AN EPIC EXPEDITION

TO THE REMOTE SOUTH PACIFIC WILDERNESS OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA.

♪

AND THERE'S TWO REAL REASONS WE'RE GOING TO PAPUA NEW GUINEA.

I MEAN, THE FIRST IS THERE'S A HUGE AMOUNT OF GOLD

AND A HUGE AMOUNT OF MINING AND PROSPECTING HISTORY THERE,

AND THE SECOND BIG REASON IS THAT MY GRANDPA WAS IN THE NAVY

AND STATIONED IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC

VERY CLOSE TO PAPUA NEW GUINEA, AND IT'S THE PART OF HIS LIFE

THAT I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT.

I'LL GO AND GET THE MAN WITH THE TOOL BOX.

HE'S AWFUL IMPATIENT. YOUNG PEOPLE THINK

THAT THEY CAN DO EVERYTHING IN A BIG HURRY,

BUT YOU HAVE TO GET OLDER TO SLOW DOWN A LITTLE.

Parker: MY GRANDPA WAS MY BIGGEST MENTOR

AND ONE OF MY BEST FRIENDS.

John: A FEW FLAKES IS ALL WE GOT.

I DOUBT IF WE MADE A DOLLAR.

WELL, IF THERE'S NOTHING IN THAT,

WE MIGHT AS WELL GO HOME.

IT'S A TEST. THAT'S WHAT IT IS.

JUST KEEP WORKING TOWARDS THE BETTER GROUND.

EVENTUALLY, YOU'LL HIT IT.

AND IT WAS TOUGH. IT WAS TOUGH LOSING HIM. YOU KNOW?

LIKE, WE SAT AND TALKED FOR HOURS AND HOURS

ALMOST EVERY NIGHT ABOUT DIFFERENT THINGS

THAT HE'D BEEN THROUGH IN HIS LIFE.

YOUR FATHER SAID TO ME,

"DAD, LET ME MAKE MY OWN MISTAKES,"

AND I THINK YOU'VE GOT A LOT OF THE SAME BLOOD

IN YOU THAT HE HAS.

OH, AND I MAKE A LOT OF MY OWN MISTAKES.

HE REALLY STARTED TO OPEN UP ABOUT HIS PAST AND HIS HISTORY.

AND SOMETIMES WE'D COVER A YEAR IN A NIGHT,

AND SOMETIMES WE'D COVER A HALF A DAY,

YOU KNOW, JUST EVENTS IN HIS LIFE THAT STUCK OUT.

[ LAUGHS ]

THE ONLY SPAN THAT HE DIDN'T TALK ABOUT

WAS HIS TIME IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC DURING WORLD WAR II.

THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT HE JUST WOULD NOT TALK ABOUT.

John: PEARL HARBOR WAS AN INCENTIVE

FOR ME TO JOIN THE NAVY.

I WENT TO THE RECRUITING STATION AND SAID,

"I'D LIKE TO VOLUNTEER TO GO IN THE SUBMARINES."

FEW WEEKS, THEY SENT ME TO BOOT CAMP,

AND THE FIRST THING I KNOW, I'M IN THE NAVAL AIR CORP.

I WANTED IN THE WATER, AND THEY PUT ME IN THE AIR.

TYPICAL.

[ CHUCKLES ]

♪

Narrator: THE WAR IN THE PACIFIC SAW SOME OF THE FIERCEST

AND BLOODIEST FIGHTING OF WORLD WAR II.

OVER 100,000 U.S. SERVICEMEN WERE EITHER KILLED

OR REPORTED MISSING IN ACTION.

♪

I KNOW IT WAS REALLY TOUGH FOR HIM.

HE PULLED A LOT OF DEAD BODIES

AND DYING PEOPLE OUT OF AIRPLANES.

I LOVE YOU.

I DON'T WANT YOU TO HAVE TO WALK THROUGH

SOME OF THE MISERIES THAT I'VE HAD TO WALK THROUGH.

I REALLY HOPE WE CAN LEARN MORE ABOUT THAT

AND SEE THE PLACES THAT HE SAW

AND GET A FEEL FOR WHAT THOSE GUYS WENT THROUGH

DURING WORLD WAR II IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC.

♪

Narrator: TO START TRYING TO UNDERSTAND WHAT HIS GRANDPA ENDURED,

PARKER VISITS HIS FATHER IN HAINES, ALASKA.

A BIG PART OF THE PAPUA NEW GUINEA TRIP

IS GOING TO BE ABOUT MY GRANDPA'S HISTORY

WITH THAT AREA,

SO I'M JUST HEADING HOME TO SEE WHAT MY DAD KNOWS.

♪

Roger: OKAY. THIS IS THE MINI SHOP HERE.

THIS IS YOUR GRANDPA'S CHEST FROM HIS OFFICE.

CONSOLIDATED ALL THE THINGS THAT WE THOUGHT WERE IMPORTANT.

ON HIS DEATH, THEY PASSED A FLAG ONTO HIM.

FROM THE AMERICAN LEGION? RIGHT. YEAH.

OH, YEAH.

THESE ARE OLD. I'VE NEVER SEEN THESE BEFORE.

UNBELIEVABLY OLD.

BOY, HE'S GOT A LOT OF THINGS HERE.

MY FATHER, HE'D HAVE HAD A STORY FOR EVERY PICTURE.

YOU KNOW? YEAH.

LOOK AT THAT.

THERE YOU GO.

THERE'S DAD IN THE NAVY.

BOY.

"AFTER THE TEARS AND THE WRATH, AFTER THE SORROW AND PAIN,

HIS MERCY HAS OPENED A PATH TO LIVE WITH OURSELVES AGAIN."

♪

THAT'S JUST SUCH A PERSONAL THING FOR HIM.

Parker: I MEAN, I'VE GOT EVERY YEAR OF HIS LIFE

PRETTY WELL PEGGED EXCEPT FOR THOSE THREE OR FOUR YEARS

THAT HE WAS IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC,

SO...

THOSE PHOTOS HE HAD FROM WORLD WAR II,

HE NEVER TALKED ABOUT THE PHOTOS.

SO IT'D BE GOOD TO FIND OUT A LITTLE BIT MORE.

OH, LOOK, LOOK.

THIS IS THE ONE I REMEMBER, WE WERE TALKING ABOUT?

YEAH.

DO YOU KNOW WHAT KIND OF PLANE THAT WOULD BE?

THAT'S AN AVENGER.

I'M SURE THAT'S ONE THAT HE WORKED ON.

YOU KNOW?

ISN'T THAT COOL?

YEAH.

IF YOU REALLY WANT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT DAD

AND WHAT HE DID, YOU COULD FIND OUT WHERE THESE PLANES --

THERE'S PROBABLY SOME OF THESE RELICS AROUND.

YOU KNOW? LIKE, A RESTORED ONE?

YEAH. YOU SHOULD DO JUST THAT.

YOU KNOW? FIND ONE OF THOSE.

I'LL BET IT WOULD MEAN A LOT.

♪

Parker: I'M LOOKING SPECIFICALLY FOR THE AVENGER.

♪

YOU KNOW, THERE WERE ALMOST 10,000 OF THEM BUILT.

THERE'S NOT VERY MANY LEFT,

BUT THERE'S AN OUTFIT THAT HAS ONE OF THEM,

AND THEY'RE CALLED THE COMMEMORATIVE AIR FORCE.

SO, I MEAN, LOGICALLY, THIS WOULD BE THE THING TO GO DO,

'CAUSE THEY HAVE A FULLY INTACT AVENGER...

♪

...LOOKS LIKE IN COLORADO,

SO, I MEAN, WE SHOULD GO TO IT.

WE SHOULD GO LOOK AT IT.

♪

Narrator: PARKER MAY HAVE FOUND AN AIR-WORTHY AVENGER,

BUT HIS EXPEDITION TEAM IS STILL A MAN DOWN.

ADVENTURE CAMERAMAN SAM MUST FIND A NEW RECRUIT.

Sam: SO, WE'VE COME TO WASHINGTON STATE.

WE'RE GOING TO MEET A GUY WHO I HOPE

WILL TAKE RICK'S PLACE ON THE TEAM.

WE NEED SOMEONE WHO'S AN EXPERT MEDIC,

AN EXPERT LINGUIST.

HE NEEDS TO BE INCREDIBLY GOOD

AT WORKING IN POTENTIALLY HOSTILE ENVIRONMENTS.

I'VE BEEN SPEAKING TO THIS GUY CALLED FRED LEWIS,

WHO'S A FORMER GREEN BERET.

♪

FRED, ON PAPER, HE'S THE PERFECT FIT.

♪

[ DOORBELL RINGS ]

FRED? WHAT'S UP?

HOW'S IT GOING? HEY, MAN. HOW YOU DOING? SAM.

NICE TO MEET YOU FINALLY. GOOD TO MEET YOU.

Narrator: FORMER STAFF SERGEANT FRED LEWIS

HAS 14 YEARS EXPERIENCE

AS A GREEN BERET AND SPECIAL FORCES MEDIC.

HAVE A SEAT. Sam: OH, THANKS, MAN.

SO, HOW COME YOU'RE NOT IN THE MILITARY ANYMORE?

I GOT INJURED IN 2009. THE LAST MISSION WE WERE ON,

I ACTUALLY GOT SHOT BY A SNIPER RIGHT IN THE TOP OF THE HELMET.

A MILLION-DOLLAR SHOT WHERE IT DIDN'T KILL ME,

BUT IT JUST ENDED UP SNAPPING ONE OF THE VERTEBRAE IN MY NECK.

SO AT THAT POINT I WAS LIKE,

"A," I'M LUCKY TO BE ALIVE.

"B," I'M PROBABLY RUNNING OUT OF LUCK,

AND IT'S JUST TIME FOR ME TO HANG IT UP.

SINCE LEAVING THE MILITARY IN 2009,

FRED'S TRAINED AS AN ADVENTURE ATHLETE.

HE NOW COMPETES REGULARLY IN EXTREME ENDURANCE RACES.

WE'VE GOT A BIG EXPEDITION TO PAPUA NEW GUINEA.

WE'RE LOOKING FOR SOMEONE WHO'S JUST GOING TO SLOT

SEAMLESSLY INTO THIS TEAM, KEEP US ALL ALIVE, KEEP US SAFE.

THAT BASICALLY WAS WHAT I DID IN THE MILITARY,

SO THIS IS GOING TO BE RIGHT UP MY ALLEY.

I'VE GOT ALL MY MEDICAL GEAR OUT THERE

IF YOU WANT TO CHECK IT OUT. YEAH, LET'S DO IT.

LET'S DO IT.

Fred: LIKE, THIS IS LIKE A LITTLE THROW BAG.

IT BASICALLY HAS EVERYTHING.

THIS HAS A SURGICAL SET IF SOMEONE GETS REALLY HURT.

WHAT KIND OF INJURIES HAVE YOU TREATED BEFORE?

ANYTHING FROM GUNSHOT WOUND TO THE CHEST, BROKEN BONES,

AMPUTATIONS, BLAST INJURIES, BURNS.

PARKER'S KIND OF PERSONAL DISCIPLINE

WITH, LIKE, ANTIMALARIALS

AND HYGIENE AND THINGS MIGHT NOT BE THE BEST.

[ SIGHS ]

WHY THE [BLEEP] DID WE HIKE THAT?

Karla: PARKER, ESPECIALLY, GOT SLAPPED AROUND BY THE JUNGLE.

OW! SOMETHING BIT ME.

THE JUNGLE JUST KEEPS, JUST, CHUCKING PUNCHES AT US.

Rick: PARKER'S NOT IN GOOD SHAPE AT ALL.

Man: ARE YOU HAVING STOMACH CRAMPS?

[ Weakly ] YEAH, BAD.

REALLY [BLEEP] BAD.

I HATE PUKING MORE THAN JUST ABOUT ANYTHING.

UPSET STOMACH, DIARRHEA, ALL THAT BULL

THAT I'M ALSO TRAINED TO TREAT.

WHAT OTHER GOODIES DO YOU HAVE?

SO, I'VE GOT MY TRUSTY BROWN STAR,

A LITTLE DUSTY.

THIS ONE MEANS A LOT TO ME.

GOT MY AIRBORNE WINGS, SO THAT BASICALLY JUST SAYS,

"I JUMP OUT OF PLANES AT 1,200 FEET,

AND THE PARACHUTE'S PULLED FOR ME."

AIR ASSAULT, HALO -- MY FAVORITE.

SO THAT'S HIGH ALTITUDE, LOW OPENING.

THAT'S THE STUFF YOU SEE ON TV WITH THE BIG OXYGEN MASKS

AND, YOU KNOW, SKY DIVERS.

♪

I LOVED IT.

THIS IS AN AWARD. IT LOOKS LIKE A HAT,

BUT THE GREEN BERET IS THE ONLY --

I THINK THERE'S TWO BERETS THAT YOU ACTUALLY GET AWARDED TO YOU.

PROBABLY STILL FITS.

HAVEN'T WORN IT IN A LONG TIME, BUT --

♪

OH, YEAH, STILL A GREEN BERET.

I THINK THE BEARD ACTUALLY MAKES IT LOOK A LITTLE BIT BETTER.

A LITTLE BIT OF DOG HAIR ON THIS GREEN BERET.

WELL, YOU KNOW, IT'S RETIRED.

RELAXED.

SHOULD I JUST WEAR THIS ALL THE TIME?

YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, DEFINITELY. JUST EVERYWHERE WE GO?

YEAH. PEOPLE WILL BE LIKE, "WHOA."

PARTICULARLY WITH THE BEARD, IT'S A GREAT COMBINATION.

Sam: EVERYTHING I'VE SEEN TODAY WITH FRED,

LIKE, HIS EXPERIENCE, HIS ATTITUDE,

IF ANYONE'S GOING TO MAKE PAPUA NEW GUINEA A SUCCESS

AND KEEP US ALIVE AND BRING US HOME IN ONE PIECE,

I THINK IT'S FRED.

SO, YEAH, FINGERS CROSSED.

THE NEXT STEP, WE HAVE TO INTRODUCE HIM TO PARKER.

HOPEFULLY, THEY DON'T HATE EACH OTHER,

AND THEN WE'VE GOT A TEAM AND GO TO PAPUA NEW GUINEA.

♪

SO, WE JUST GOT HERE THIS MORNING,

AND WE'RE GOING UP IN THE AVENGER HERE SHORTLY.

Narrator: PARKER IS AT THE COLORADO WING

OF THE COMMEMORATIVE AIR FORCE.

THEY HAVE A WORKING WAR PLANE

EXACTLY LIKE THE ONES HIS GRANDPA MAINTAINED.

IT'S A BEAUTIFUL DAY, PRETTY COLD.

THEY HAVE NO HEAT, SO WE'LL SEE IF I DON'T FREEZE TO DEATH.

Narrator: THE TORPEDO BOMBER WAS NAMED THE AVENGER

BECAUSE AMERICA WANTED REVENGE FOR PEARL HARBOR.

A HANDFUL HAVE BEEN PRESERVED

BY AN ARMY OF DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS.

I NEVER REALLY EVEN THOUGHT ABOUT RESEARCHING

SOMETHING LIKE THIS,

AND TO FINALLY DO IT

AND FIND THIS PLACE,

AND I'M GOING TO GO FLY THAT.

♪

I HOPE WE DON'T CRASH.

[ CHUCKLES ]

♪

I'M PRETTY PUMPED.

Narrator: PARKER'S TRAVELED TO COLORADO

TO FIND OUT ABOUT THE WAR PLANES MAINTAINED BY HIS GRANDPA

OVER 75 YEARS AGO.

♪

WOW. HOW ARE YOU?

Parker: GOOD. HOW ARE YOU GUYS DOING?

-GOOD, PARKER. -PARKER, THIS IS DICK AND BYRON,

OUR MECHANICS.

NICE TO MEET YOU GUYS.

YEAH, GOOD TO SEE YOU. GOOD TO SEE YOU, TOO.

THIS IS WILD.

IT'S SO COOL TO BE ABLE TO SEE ONE.

IF YOU STICK YOUR HEAD IN THERE --

CAN I GO IN THERE? SURE.

Narrator: THERE WERE THREE CREW MEMBERS ONBOARD EACH AVENGER --

A PILOT, A RADIOMAN,

AND A REAR-TURRET GUNNER.

YEAH, I'VE NEVER BEEN SOMEBODY THAT WOULD GET,

LIKE, CLAUSTROPHOBIC, BUT I CAN'T IMAGINE,

LIKE, BEING IN A PLANE THAT'S TAKING FIRE

AND BEING IN THIS BUBBLE.

Narrator: THE AVENGER ALSO HAD TWO .50-CALIBER MACHINE GUNS

IN THE WINGS.

IT CARRIED 750 ROUNDS.

HAVE YOU HEARD THE SAYING,

"GIVE THEM THE WHOLE 9 YARDS"?

YEAH.

IF YOU MEASURE 750 ROUNDS,

IT'S 9 YARDS LONG. REALLY?

THAT'S WHERE THE SAYING CAME FROM.

I'VE ALWAYS THOUGHT IT WAS SOME SPORTS TERM OR SOMETHING.

NO, SIR. IT'S WORLD WAR II. SO WHEN THEY SAY,

"GIVE THEM THE WHOLE 9 YARDS,"

THAT'S FEED THEM THE WHOLE BELT OF AMMO.

YEP.

THAT IS SO COOL.

MM-HMM.

Narrator: THE AVENGER WAS VERSATILE.

IT COULD OPERATE ON LAND AND AT SEA.

♪

IT'S STOW WING FOLDING MECHANISM

CUT THE AIRCRAFT'S SPAN FROM 52 TO 19 FEET,

ALLOWING 50% MORE PLANES TO FIT ONBOARD AIRCRAFT CARRIERS.

ALL RIGHT. LET'S DO THIS.

♪

Narrator: FOR PARKER TO PRIME THE AVENGER'S 1,900 HORSEPOWER

FOR START-UP,

THE 13-FOOT PROPELLER MUST BE TURNED NINE TIMES.

IT'S PRETTY DIFFICULT.

SIX.

AS A NAVY MECHANIC,

THIS WAS ONE OF PARKER'S GRANDPA'S JOBS.

♪

Parker: MY GRANDPA WAS DOING THIS EXACT THING

AT THE SAME EXACT AGE

ON THE SAME EXACT PLANES.

♪

SO COOL.

♪

LOOK AT THAT THING.

ISN'T THAT BADASS?

PARKER? YEAH.

READY TO GO FLY THE AVENGER?

ARE YOU OUR PILOT? I'M CHRIS RYAN. I'M YOUR PILOT.

ALL RIGHT, CHRIS. NICE TO MEET YOU.

HE'S YOUR DRIVER. SWEET.

HAVE YOU FLOWN THIS THING MUCH BEFORE?

I HAVE. ALL RIGHT, GOOD.

ONCE. ONCE. ONCE? [ LAUGHS ]

[ ENGINE STARTS ]

OKAY.

♪

♪

THERE WE GO!

♪

LET'S DO THIS.

♪

[ CHUCKLES ]

♪

OH, YEAH.

THAT IS SO COOL. LANDING GEAR COMING UP.

OH, MAN. THIS IS AWESOME.

I CAN'T IMAGINE DOING THAT OFF AN AIRCRAFT CARRIER, THOUGH,

IN THE MIDDLE OF A WAR ZONE, LOCKED AND LOADED.

YEAH.

♪

Narrator: AVENGER SQUADRONS SANK MILLIONS OF TONS

WORTH OF ENEMY SHIPS AND SUBMARINES,

HELPING AMERICA TURN THE TIDE

IN THE PACIFIC WAR AGAINST JAPAN.

♪

OH, MAN. I CAN'T IMAGINE BEING CHASED

BY A BUNCH OF JAPANESE FIGHTERS IN THIS THING.

YEAH, IT WOULDN'T BE A GOOD AFTERNOON.

Parker: WITH THE HISTORY THAT MY GRANDPA HAD WITH THIS PLANE

AND WHERE WE'RE GOING IN PAPUA NEW GUINEA IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC,

IT'S ALWAYS BUGGED ME THAT HE WOULDN'T TALK ABOUT IT,

BUT SAT IN THAT COCKPIT.

YOU KNOW HOW MANY PLANES WOULD HAVE COME BACK

WITH SOMEBODY'S BRAINS AND BLOOD

ALL OVER THE INSIDE OF THAT PLANE?

AND MECHANIC'S RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PLANE.

HE'D BE CLEANING UP

WHATEVER HAPPENED WITH THAT THING.

MAKES A LITTLE BIT MORE SENSE ABOUT WHY MY GRANDPA

DIDN'T TALK ABOUT IT.

AND I WOULDN'T TALK ABOUT IT, EITHER.

YOU WANT TO TAKE IT ON A BOMBING RUN?

OH, YEAH. THAT'D BE GREAT.

ALL RIGHT. HERE WE GO. WE'RE GOING TO PUSH THE NOSE OVER.

PICK UP THE BOMB DOORS.

HERE WE GO. THREE, TWO, ONE.

♪

BOMBS AWAY.

YOU CAN FEEL THE WIND?

OH, YEAH. OH, WOW.

THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN TERRIFYING. OHH.

THE TERRIFYING PART'S ALL THE FLAK

THAT'D BE COMING UP AT YOU. RIGHT.

MAN, I'M NOT EVEN GOING TO TELL SAM AND KARLA ABOUT THIS,

'CAUSE THEY'LL JUST BE TOO JEALOUS.

[ CHUCKLES ] ALL RIGHT. LANDING GEAR'S COMING DOWN.

HERE COMES THE CLUNK.

THE OTHER ONE.

KIND OF NERVE-RACKING THING ABOUT THESE

IS THEY COME OUT OF THE SKY REALLY WELL.

YOU GET A LITTLE REMINDER OF THAT EVERY TIME YOU LAND.

YOU PULL THE POWER BACK, AND THE THING JUST WANTS TO DROP.

♪

[ TIRES SCREECH ]

♪

[ INDISTINCT RADIO CHATTER ]

[ Chuckling ] DUDE!

GLAD YOU HAD FUN.

IT'S -- YEAH.

THANK YOU GUYS. REALLY APPRECIATE IT.

YES. YEAH, UNBELIEVABLE.

WHAT A RUSH THAT IS. YOU'RE WELCOME.

Parker: I REALLY DON'T KNOW WHAT MY GRANDPA

WOULD HAVE THOUGHT OF THIS WHOLE THING.

LIKE, IF HE WERE ALIVE RIGHT NOW,

AND I WENT HOME AND TOLD HIM ABOUT ALL THIS...

♪

[BLEEP] I WONDER --

I WONDER WHAT HE'D SAY.

PART OF ME'S KIND OF GLAD THAT I CAN'T DO THAT.

I'M SURE THERE'S A REASON HE NEVER TALKED ABOUT IT.

BUT, YOU KNOW, FOR ME,

THIS IS A VERY COOL, FUN EXPERIENCE.

FOR HIM, IT WASN'T.

AND FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE, IT WASN'T.

AND FOR A LOT PEOPLE, THEIR LAST EXPERIENCE OF THEIR LIFE

WAS HAD IN ONE OF THESE PLANES.

♪

Narrator: UP AHEAD...

I'LL BE HONEST. I'M A LITTLE NERVOUS.

...A MAJOR DECISION FOR THE ENTIRE EXPEDITION.

Parker: HAVE A SEAT.

WILL FRED BE JOINING THE TEAM?

YOU MIGHT PULL YOUR HAIR OUT DEALING WITH US.

LIKE, THAT'S MY BIGGEST CONCERN.

♪

Narrator: THERE'S A POTENTIAL NEW RECRUIT

FOR PARKER'S EXPEDITION TO PAPUA NEW GUINEA.

FRED IS A GREEN BERET MEDIC

WITH 14 YEARS MILITARY EXPERIENCE,

INCLUDING COMBAT TOURS OF IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN.

HE'S TRAVELED 2,000 MILES FROM WASHINGTON STATE

FOR A MAKE-OR-BREAK MEETING.

I'M IN THE MIDDLE OF THE YUKON,

IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE, LOOKING FOR PARKER SCHNABEL.

I'M GOING TO GO UP AND TALK TO HIM ABOUT JOINING THE TEAM.

THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I THINK I'VE BEEN TRAINED FOR,

AND I'M SUPER MOTIVATED TO BE PART OF A TEAM AGAIN.

I'LL BE HONEST. I'M A LITTLE NERVOUS.

I'VE NEVER MET PARKER BEFORE,

AND I KNOW NOTHING ABOUT GOLD MINING,

AND I HOPE THAT THAT DOESN'T MATTER.

♪

[ DOG BARKS ] Parker: DOZER, CALM DOWN.

YOU MUST BE FRED. Fred: YES, PARKER, HOW ARE YOU?

COME ON IN. NICE TO MEET YOU.

YOU'RE NOT EASY TO FIND. NO, WE'RE OUT HERE

IN THE MIDDLE OF [BLEEP] NOWHERE.

HAVE A SEAT.

SO, HOW ARE YOU DOING? Fred: I'M DOING GREAT.

HOW WAS YOUR TRIP UP?

LONG, BUT IT WAS ACTUALLY REALLY NICE.

I'VE NEVER BEEN IN THIS PART OF THE COUNTRY BEFORE.

IT'S FREAKING AWESOME.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT HAVE ALWAYS KEPT SAM AND I CLOSE

IS WE HAVE A FAIRLY SIMILAR

LACK OF SENSE OF SELF-PRESERVATION,

I THINK IS PROBABLY THE BEST WAY OF PUTTING IT.

SO YOU MIGHT PULL YOUR HAIR OUT DEALING WITH US.

THAT'S MY BIGGEST CONCERN.

I'M NOT YOUR TYPICAL MEDIC, SO I DON'T BELIEVE

IN NOT TAKING RISKS AT ALL. RIGHT.

I BELIEVE IN FIGURING OUT HOW TO MAKE THAT RISK

SO WE DON'T DIE. AND I'M AN ADVENTURE ATHLETE.

I WANT TO GO OUT AND DO THINGS THAT PEOPLE DON'T WANT TO DO

AND HAVE FUN DOING THEM. RIGHT.

SO THIS IS PERFECT.

ALL RIGHT. THAT'S GOOD. AND YOU WANT TO DO IT?

OH, HELL YEAH, 100%.

TO ME, ATTITUDE OUTWEIGHS JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING,

SO WE'LL LEAVE THE "GETTING TO KNOW EACH OTHER"

FOR PAPUA NEW GUINEA, BUT ARE YOU DOWN?

YEAH, TOTALLY DOWN, AND WE'LL HAVE PLENTY OF TIME

TO GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER.

YEAH, EXACTLY. THANKS, MAN.

Man: HOW'D THAT GO, MATE? IT WENT AWESOME.

I REALLY LIKE PARKER. PARKER SEEMS LIKE A REALLY NICE GUY.

AND PAPUA NEW GUINEA, HERE WE COME.

LET'S DO IT.

OH, YEAH. WE FOUND OUR MAN.

FRED'S A RAD DUDE, AND HE'S GOT QUITE THE BACKGROUND

WITH EXACTLY WHAT WE NEED.

♪

♪

♪

Narrator: WITH FRED ON BOARD, THE TRAIL TEAM IS COMPLETE

AND READY TO ASSEMBLE.

♪

-YO, YO! -HEY, MAN!

-HOW'S IT GOING? -GOOD. HOW ARE YOU?

GOOD. GOOD TO SEE YOU.

YOU, TOO.

-HEY, FRED. -HOW'S IT GOING?

-GOOD. HOW ARE YOU? -PRETTY GOOD.

OKAY, SO, I JUST MET FRED,

AND I'VE ONLY KNOWN HIM FOR 20 MINUTES,

AND HE'S MY NEW BEST FRIEND.

[ LAUGHS ] HE IS.

WE GET ALONG SO GOOD.

OKAY, JUST GIVE ME A SECOND.

I'M IN THE MIDDLE OF OUR FINAL SEASON GOLD POURING.

Sam: TODAY WAS THE FIRST TIME THE FOUR OF US GOT TOGETHER,

AND THERE'S JUST A REALLY GOOD BUZZ

IN THE GROUP, REALLY GOOD ENERGY.

Parker: SHOULD I BRING ONE TO PNG

SO THAT WHEN YOU END UP IN JAIL,

I CAN BAIL YOU OUT, SAM?

YEAH, TAPE A COUPLE TO YOUR THIGH, DEFINITELY.

-[ CHUCKLES ] -LET'S LEAVE HIM IN JAIL.

GOING INTO PAPUA NEW GUINEA,

I THINK IT'S JUST AN AMAZING ADVENTURE.

IT'S LIKE BUCKET-LIST MATERIAL.

♪

WELCOME, FRED.

Karla: THANKS, FRED, FOR JOINING.

YES, THANK YOU FOR WELCOMING ME.

TO PAPUA NEW GUINEA.

-PAPUA NEW GUINEA. -PNG.

I'M EXCITED. THIS IS GOING TO BE A PRETTY RAW EXPERIENCE,

PRETTY INTENSE.

REALLY HAPPY THAT FREDDY IS ON BOARD,

AND WHATEVER WE GET OUT OF THE TRIP,

IT'S GOING TO BE LIFE-CHANGING.

♪

THIS IS SHAPING UP TO BE THE ADVENTURE OF A LIFETIME.

PARKER'S IN. I THINK IT'S JUST WHAT HE'S GOING TO NEED.

KARLA'S ALWAYS 100%,

AND I THINK IF ANYONE'S GOING TO KEEP US ALIVE

IN PAPUA NEW GUINEA, FRED'S THE MAN.

Parker: LIKE, I'M ONLY 24, BUT, YOU KNOW,

I'VE DONE A LOT IN MY LIFE.

BUT GOING TO PAPUA NEW GUINEA

AND PULLING THIS OFF AND FINDING SOME GOLD

AND RECONNECTING WITH MY GRANDPA'S HISTORY

WOULD, BY FAR, BE

THE BEST THING I'VE EVER DONE, BAR NONE.

♪

I MEAN, WE'RE IN A BAR WITH TWO MACHINE GUNS, A BOMB.

Narrator: UP AHEAD... WHERE THE [BLEEP] ARE WE?

...THE TEAM ARRIVES IN PAPUA NEW GUINEA

READY FOR THE ADVENTURE OF A LIFETIME.

WE'RE NOW IN A MUCH MORE DANGEROUS

AND MUCH MORE REMOTE COUNTRY.

GUYANA WAS HARD.

THIS IS NEXT-LEVEL.

Narrator: THIS OFF-SEASON, PARKER'S GOING TO THE VOLCANIC HIGHLANDS

OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA TO EXPLORE PORGERA,

ONE OF THE BIGGEST GOLD MINES IN THE WORLD.

Parker: LOOK AT THAT.

THAT'S CRAZY.

FIVE OF THE BIGGEST GOLD MINES I'VE EVER SEEN

WOULD FIT IN THIS GOLD MINE.

THIS MINE HAS PRODUCED ALMOST 20 MILLION OUNCES OF GOLD.

LIKE, THAT'S $25 BILLION WORTH OF GOLD.

♪

♪

♪

Narrator: FROM THE KLONDIKE, IT'S 11,500 MILES,

24 HOURS, AND 5 PLANES

TO RABAUL IN PAPUA NEW GUINEA.

♪

ULTIMATELY, THIS IS A TRIP ABOUT GOLD AND LOOKING FOR GOLD.

THE OTHER THING ABOUT THIS PART OF THE WORLD, THOUGH,

IS MY GRANDPA SPENT 4 YEARS HERE IN WORLD WAR II.

SO, YOU KNOW, IT'S BEEN 75 YEARS SINCE HE FOUGHT HERE,

SO IF I CAN COME OVER HERE AND PICK UP A FEW OF THE PIECES

THAT HE NEVER TOLD ME ABOUT AND FILL IN, YOU KNOW, THAT PART

OF THE PUZZLE OF HIS LIFE THAT I NEVER SAW,

THEN THAT'LL BE A HUGE SUCCESS FOR ME, AS WELL.

AND SO I THINK WE'RE GOING TO START THE TRIP WITH THAT.

♪

Sam: DUDE. HEY!

Karla: HEY, MAN!

WHAT'S UP? HOW ARE YOU, MAN?

GOOD SEEING YOU. GOOD. GOOD TO SEE YOU.

OH, LOOK AT YOU GUYS.

SO GOOD.

-PARKER. -FRED!

WE'RE IN "STAR WARS." I MEAN, WE'RE IN A BAR

WITH TWO .50-CAL MACHINE GUNS, A BOMB...

A TORPEDO.

...A TORPEDO, AND, WHAT IS THAT?

ANOTHER MACHINE GUN. YEAH.

IT'S LIKE, WHERE THE [BLEEP] ARE WE?

-HI, OS. -HEY.

-HI, OS. -HOW'S IT GOING, BRO?

Narrator: ADVISING THE TEAM,

EMERGENCY RESCUE EXPERT DAVID "OS" OSBORNE,

WHO LED THEIR EVACUATION FROM GUYANA LAST SEASON.

Os: HOW'S IT GOING? GOOD.

GUYANA WAS VERY, VERY TOUGH.

WE HAD RIOTS AND A CIVIL UPRISING.

[ INDISTINCT RADIO CHATTER ]

Parker: WHAT THE [BLEEP] IS GOING ON?

I NEED YOU TO KEEP YOUR HEADS DOWN,

JUST KEEP A STEADY PACE THROUGH.

ALL RIGHT?

[ MEN SHOUTING INDISTINCTLY ]

-STAY IN OUR TRUCKS. -WHAT ARE THEY DOING?

IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO KEEP PARKER AND HIS TEAM SAFE.

[ MEN SHOUTING ] LET'S GO. LET'S GO. LET'S GO.

♪

ALL RIGHT, GUYS. GOOD JOB.

WE'RE NOW SAFE.

THIS YEAR, THE GUYS, THEY'RE TRAVELING

MUCH, MUCH FURTHER THAN THEY'VE EVER DONE BEFORE.

THEY'RE IN MUCH MORE REMOTE LOCATIONS

IN A VERY, SOMETIMES VOLATILE ENVIRONMENT.

-COMFORTABLE? -NOPE.

AND THEY'RE ATTEMPTING, ULTIMATELY,

TO DO MUCH MORE GENUINELY DANGEROUS MINING.

I'M WORRIED, FRANKLY, FOR THEIR SAFETY,

AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THEY ALL GET THROUGH IT.

THE LAST TIME I SAW YOU GUYS, WE WERE GETTING OUT OF GUYANA,

AND THAT WAS BRUTAL.

LET'S BE HONEST.

WE ARE NOW IN ARGUABLY A MUCH MORE DANGEROUS

AND MUCH MORE REMOTE COUNTRY.

[ INDISTINCT SHOUTING ]

Karla: LOOK OUT! LOOK OUT! LOOK OUT! LOOK OUT!

-YEAH. -ARE YOU OKAY?

YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.

WE DON'T HAVE TIME TO GO THROUGH

EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THE MYRIAD RISKS,

SO YOU GUYS HAVE TO WORK AS A TEAM.

IT'S GOING TO FLASH FLOOD IN 2 MINUTES.

MAKE A CALL. MAKE IT QUICK.

OH, MY [BLEEP]

THAT IS THE ONLY WAY YOU'RE GOING TO GET THROUGH THIS.

AND JUST KNOW, WE ARE GOING TO BE FOLLOWING YOU

EVERY INCH OF THE WAY, BUT IT'S AT A DISTANCE.

THIS IS YOUR JOURNEY. THIS IS YOUR ADVENTURE.

I DO NOT WANT TO HAVE TO COME IN THERE,

BECAUSE IF I COME IN THERE,

THEN SOMETHING'S GONE SERIOUSLY [BLEEP] WRONG.

[ Whispering ] It's definitely not a good situation.

SO TAKE IT SERIOUSLY.

GUYANA WAS HARD.

THIS IS NEXT-LEVEL.

ALL RIGHT? GOOD LUCK.

Karla: I WANT TO WORK AS A TEAM,

'CAUSE I DON'T WANT TO TAKE ON ALL THE STRESS

OF BEING IN THE FRONT LOOKING FOR SNAKES, YOU KNOW?

IT'S, LIKE, NICE TO ROTATE THAT.

THIS IS POTENTIALLY THE ADVENTURE OF A LIFETIME.

LIKE, THERE'S NOWHERE ELSE IN THE WORLD,

THAT I'M AWARE OF, THAT'S LIKE PAPUA NEW GUINEA.

I'M READY FOR THIS, SO BRING IT.

IT'S A GOOD KIND OF EXCITED RIGHT NOW.

WHEN YOUR FEET ARE [BLEEP]

AND YOU'VE BEEN TREKKING FOR A MONTH STRAIGHT...

Sam: GUYS, WE NEED TO STOP FOR A SEC.

MY FEET ARE IN PIECES.

THAT WAS NASTY.

...THAT'S WHEN DEPRESSED PARKER COMES,

OR WORSE, MAD PARKER.

YEAH, THAT'S THE ONE I'M WORRIED ABOUT.

IT'S THE MAD PARKER THAT I'M REALLY NOT PREPARED FOR,

BUT I LIKE THE UNKNOWN, SO...

[ LAUGHS ]

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Narrator: UP AHEAD...

Parker: WE'RE DEFINITELY IN GOLD COUNTRY NOW.

Narrator: ...ON A WHOLE NEW SEASON OF "PARKER'S TRAIL"...

-YES! -WHAT?

YEAH, BUDDY.

...PARKER DIVES DEEP TO HONOR HIS GRANDPA'S MEMORY.

WAR IS [BLEEP] BRUTAL.

I CAN'T IMAGINE GOING THROUGH THAT AT MY AGE.

Narrator: THEY CLIMB VOLCANOES...

YOU'VE GOT A PULSE OF ABOUT 160, SO DEEP BREATHS.

♪

...SURVIVE THE JUNGLE...

Fred: OH, YEAH! IT'S A TUNNEL.

THINK WE MIGHT BE A LITTLE BIT LOST.

AAH!

Narrator: ...AND FACE TRIBAL WARRIORS.

Woman: GO. GO, GO, GO!

-GO, GO! -GO, GO, GO!

Parker: ROLL YOUR WINDOWS UP.

Fred: LOCK DOORS. LOCK YOUR DOORS.

-GO, GO, GO. -GO.

I'VE BEEN IN ENVIRONMENTS LIKE THAT

WHERE [BLEEP] GETS OUT OF HAND SUPER FAST.

Narrator: ...RISKING IT ALL TO LEARN HOW THE LOCALS MINE...

IN THIS PLACE,

YOU HAVE TO HAVE A POLICE ESCORT.

THE MINE HAS SHOT PEOPLE BEFORE.

OH! [ CROWD CLAMORING INDISTINCTLY ]

Sam: HE WAS ON THE MINE, AND HE GOT SHOT?

Man: YEAH.

IT'S LIKE WE'RE IN A WAR ZONE.

Narrator: ...CHASING A 21st-CENTURY GOLD RUSH.

Karla: WATER! FRED, GET OUT!

YOU GET LIKE A 1-SECOND WARNING, THEN "BOOM."

IF I RAN AN OPERATION LIKE THIS, I WOULD BE IN JAIL.

[ INDISTINCT SHOUTING ]

Fred: PARKER!

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