Devil's Canyon

2017 • [Discovery Channel]

Eligible

Season 1 episodes (6)

1 Episode 1

6/13/17

Gold miners Boyce and Ben separately head into the bush of British Columbia, seeking the next big pay streak. Completely alone, they race against winter to hit gold.

2 Hell And High Water

6/20/17

Ben is running out of food, but sudden snow gives hope of tracking wild game, while a promising dig site prompts Boyce to haul in his mining equipment.

3 Wasting Away

6/27/17

Boyce takes a risk crossing a river to reach rich ground, whilst Ben rappels down a cliff. 68 year-old mining veteran John Belcik starts his descent into the Canyon.

4 Episode 4

7/4/17

John's mining plans are derailed when a tree crushes his shelter. Ben finds the best dig site he's ever seen and Boyce's only shot at gold leaves him with dire options.

5 Episode 5

7/12/17

Ben's season may be saved with a kill, but gold proves elusive. John finds a promising dig site but his stamina is fading. Boyce hits pay dirt - but he must move 500lbs of gear.

6 Episode 6

7/18/17

It's the final push before winter hits and season goals slip away. Pump problems for Boyce put his gold haul at risk, and Ben banks on his bushcraft skills to survive.

About this show

The hostile forests of British Columbia hide a little-known secret: the largest creek-side gold deposit it is thought the world has ever seen. But to reach it one is forced to navigate the wilderness of DEVIL’S CANYON – an area that more than lives up to its name. Extreme prospectors Boyce Goff and Ben van der Valk - true throwbacks to the days of audacious adventure – are willing to go further than the major mining companies dare in order to claim this elusive prize. Alone for weeks at a time, and with winter closing in around them, the rivals are pushed to their limits; facing crippling hunger, plummeting temperatures, and the constant threat of attack from native bears. Carrying nothing but their all-important tools, minimal food, and the clothes on their backs; they must push through their limits in the hopes of striking gold. Time is not on their side – nothing is – and they’ll face a battle simply to make it out alive. How far will man go to find his fortune?

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