Operation Gold Rush with Dan Snow
★ 8.8 · 2016 · 60m · Documentary
Dan Snow leads a team of adventurers on an epic journey across the Canadian wilderness, following in the footsteps of the 19th-century Klondike gold rush. Their mission? To find their own gold.
Episodes
1. Mountain Passes60m · Dan Snow leads a team of adventurers on an epic journey across the Canadian wilderness. In this episode, Dan and his team take on the Alaskan Coastal Mountains.
2. Lakes and Rivers60m · On this leg of the epic journey following in the footsteps of 19th-century Klondike gold rush prospectors, Dan and his team attempt to traverse perilous waterways.
3. Digging for Gold60m · Dan Snow follows in the footsteps of the prospectors of the 19th-century Klondike gold rush. The team finally set about the back-breaking work of mining for gold.More Like This
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