‘Gold Rush: Parker’s Trail’: The Team Heads to Papua New Guinea for a Dangerous Season 3 (VIDEO)
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Discovery Channel’s Gold Rush: Parker’s Trail is returning for an all-new adventure in Season 3, as the team travels to Papua New Guinea in search of new treasure. Gold miner Parker Schnabel and friends will be faced with the most challenging venture yet when the show returns Friday, April 5, on the network. Considered one of the toughest environments, this new location will force the team to push their limits as they search for the mother lode.
TV Insider has your first look at the season, which teases danger, reward and more. In Season 2’s hunt for “El Dorado,” Parker and his team had to wrap up their activities due to local unrest. Could they be faced with similar reactions in Papua New Guinea? It appears so.
Parker is traveling to Papua New Guinea for personal reasons, as well — his late grandfather’s war story intersects with the locale. John Schnabel, who was a beloved figure among viewers in earlier Gold Rush seasons, served in the South Pacific during World War II. This opportunity allows Parker to gain insight on John’s experience, as he had been limited in sharing any information about his stint as a Navy aircraft mechanic.
Joining Parker’s team for his journey this season are survival guide Karla Ann, long-time friend and cameraman Sam Brown, as well as Special Forces Medic Fred Lewis.
Will the team be able to weather the treacherous landscape and the potential threat the locals pose? Tune in when the show returns in April, and check out the exclusive first look below.
Gold Rush: Parker’s Trail, Season 3 Premiere, Friday, April 5, 9/8c, Discovery
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Well it is pathetic really, that part where the crew is met by ‘landowners’ gang in East New Britain was acted out, wasn’t it? Am from there and seems untrue
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O
What a piece of crap. I've been to Papua New Guinea. The Holliday Inn I stayed at told me "don't worry, you are safe inside the compound. We have 16 guards 24 hours a day on the fences and at the gates". They would not open the gate so I could go ACROSS THE STREET to the bank until my escort guard was there to go to the bank with me. Why didn't they show all the armed guards they had in their follow vehicles when they drove up the road? Why didn't they show all their armed guards that followed them through the brush on their walk? Why did they go to Eddy Creek? It was mined out long ago and was never big in the first place. The few companies that were there have all left and moved on. There are some truly huge mines on that island, but Parker wasn't near any of them. Most of the mines are up in the central highlands, Parker was down near the coast. There are some mines that produce 1,000,000 ounces of gold a year on that island, they have private armies to make sure that no one gets near to them.
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Parker, the snotnosed know-it-all got his as* kicked by that new holland backhoe. He should be in a comedy not a reality series. Bigtime equipment operator cant figure out the basics of a backhoe/loader? Pathetic. Go back to the Klondike Parker
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