Bering Sea Gold: Under the Ice
2012–2014 · Ended · 3 seasons
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Sign in- First aired
- Aug 24, 2012
- Last aired
- Oct 10, 2014
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Overview
The winters are brutal in Nome, Alaska, a frontier town in a world where few such curiosities remain. There's a new kind of gold rush going on here, and it's unlike any other. Daring gold miners set their sights on gold far beneath four feet of solid ice on the Bering Sea floor. Fierce conditions won't deter these gold-hungry men and woman, and after cutting through the ice to reach the black sea waters below, the adventure begins. Only an omnipresent fear of death and the physiological and psychological effects of cold water diving under solid ice, including hypothermia, hypoxia, hypercapnia, vertigo, and frostbite separate these miners from their fortunes.
Episodes
Specials · 3 episodes
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Sep 7, 2012 45 min
This episode recaps and adds comments from Discovery and Twitter of earlier episodes. Dive deeper under the ice with bonus footage and exclusive info. It's winter in Nome. The dredges are on the gold, but fire, equipment snags and rookie mistakes aren't making it easy for the crews of the CLARK, SHAMROCK and LAZY GATOR.
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Sep 28, 2012 45 min
The crews go deeper to explain why they put their lives on the line to dredge and what it’s like to live in Nome. The Wild Ranger’s reunion turns bad when Scott and Vern explode with rage. Emily and Zeke talk about the exact nature of their relationship. And meet the mysterious white-bearded dredger who introduced us to Nome.
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Oct 5, 2012 45 min