Gold Rush: Parker's Trail

Parker Schnabel and three friends are about to attempt the Klondike trail of 1897. It's 600 miles of mountains, lakes, rivers and frozen wilderness. But first, we get to the know the team behind this expedition and find out why they're doing this

After the toughest journey of their lives, Parker and his friends relive what happened on the trail. Revealing the struggle, conflict and untold secrets about just how close they came to disaster.

After narrowly escaping the jungles of Guyana, South America, Parker and his crew reunite to reveal many untold stories of all the the deadly wildlife, physical ailments, extreme weather, and jaw-dropping experiences of their mining adventure.

Parker Schnabel and his friends pay tribute to the legends before them and attempt the Klondike Trail of 1897. Not only is it 600 miles of mountains, lakes and rivers, but leaving dangerously late in the season means the winter may derail their plans.

Parker and his crew are only 50 miles into the daunting 600 mile trek on the Klondike Trail. It's a race against time as the water is quickly freezing, but with food sources running low they are forced to pause and go hunting or face starvation.

With 375 miles to go, their journey takes an unexpected turn when Parker falls into freezing water and jeopardizes the entire expedition.

Having just mined $7 million worth of gold, Parker now wants an even tougher challenge: to mine in the gold-rich jungles of Guyana, South America and learn from the locals. But his longtime foreman Rick is about to drop a bombshell of news in the process.

Against the advice of the locals, Parker and crew head off alone, deep into uncharted jungle, risking encounters with caiman, jaguars, snakes and venomous spiders. They attempt to cross a quarter mile of raging rapids but the current takes hold of Rick.

Parker Schnabel wants to mine in the jungles of Guyana, South America when but an out-of-control water hose leaves him injured and local miners refuse to lease him ground, he's faced with a stark choice double down or head home.

Parker flies in a restored Avenger warplane on his journey to retrace his Grandpa John's experience during WWII and the team assembles with a new recruit to replace Rick Ness on the expedition.

An encounter with a group of machete-wielding locals tests the team's preparedness for the region's dangerous conditions after a grueling jungle trek leads Parker and his team to a network of abandoned WWII tunnels.

Parker and his crew help a local family mine in the highlands, but a devastating landslide means they witness the harsh realities of living in this remote paradise.

Parker takes the team Down Under to search for a gold-rich claim.

Tempted by the largest nuggets he's ever seen, Parker ventures deep into an underground mine. Tyler tracks down a trommel for the team and a local miner lets the team test a claim that yields more gold per yard than Parker's ever seen in the Yukon.

In the legendary Palmer goldfields, Parker and his team encounter a lucrative family-run mining operation and discover dirt far richer than anything they've seen in the Yukon. But convincing the family to lease him virgin ground will come at a price.

Parker begins booting up his new gold mining operation in Alaska. When he can't find a wash plant in the snow-covered north, he gambles on a last minute trip to New Zealand -- home to big gold and top-notch miners.

Parker and team venture off-grid to track down a legendary miner known as The Gambler on the gold-rich west coast of New Zealand. Parker's blown away by what he finds in the sluice.

Parker sizes up a high-tech gold-catching machine capable of floating on water. A sudden storm threatens to trap the team on a New Zealand glacier.

Parker and his team travel to South America in search of a claim to mine with $100 million dollars in gold; following the Incan trail deep into the Peruvian jungle where they battle wildlife and mother nature to find virgin ground.

Parker heads to the Madre de Dios mining district, where he discovers ground so rich he scoops shovels full of gold straight from a riverbank. The team head deep into the jungle with a local tribe to prospect for virgin ground.

Parker prospects La Rinconada mountain, the highest gold mine on earth and a nearly lawless boomtown filled with 60,000 miners. Parker discovers big gold using hand-lit explosives, but a sudden illness threatens to end the trip early.

Parker Schnabel travels the gold-filled Madeira River deep into the Brazilian wilderness as he hunts for a fleet of dredges bringing in billions.

Parker Schnabel heads deep into the jungles of Guyana, South America, to chase a 21st-century gold rush. Working with his team, he trades his heavy mining equipment for the most basic tools and learns ingenious local techniques.

Parker prospects in Serra Pelada, the site of Brazil's biggest gold rush that produced five billion dollars worth of gold and is rumored to hold trillions more.