Rick Ness is again for Season 14 of Gold Rush, and he’s able to get again to work.
Ahead of premiere night time, Monsters and Critics spoke to Rick about his huge return, and he had so much to say in regards to the literal mountain he’s up in opposition to this 12 months.
Viewers know that Rick didn’t seem in Season 13 of the Discovery Channel hit because of some private points he was going through.
When talking, we requested Rick how he was doing and what saved him away from the present for a full season.
Ultimately, he was away from Alaska for practically two years of mining, and now that he’s again, it’s like beginning over.
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He’s received plenty of work forward of him, and he’s beginning over with only one crew member.
Rick is racing in opposition to the clock to get his gear and crew again collectively, get himself out of debt, and discover sufficient gold this season to make it definitely worth the journey.
Rick Ness opens up about his return to Gold Rush after taking a season off
When we linked with Rick to speak Gold Rush, he was nonetheless in Yukon Territory, making an attempt to wrap up the mining season earlier than it received too chilly to maintain going.
When requested about his return to Alaska, Rick advised us, “It’s been a journey, however I really feel nice in regards to the resolution to return again, and actually, I’ve received a brand new power for it and a brand new ardour that I’d misplaced. I’m actually joyful to be again.”
Fans of the present are joyful to have Rick again, too. We spent a complete season with out him on the present as Gold Rush followers speculated about why he wasn’t there.
It seems that Rick was going via some issues, and he simply wasn’t in the suitable mindset to mine for gold, a transfer that just about value him his decade-long profession.
Rick Ness talks about psychological well being
Now, Gold Rush viewers have a greater concept of why Rick was gone and what he was coping with, as he admitted in our chat that he was coping with some psychological well being issues and that it threw him off slightly, because it’s not one thing he’d ever needed to face earlier than.
And whereas he made some “unhealthy selections and a few good selections” whereas away from the present, it was mandatory for Rick to face his grief from the lack of his mother and regain his love for Alaska and for the seek for gold.
Now, he’s again for a complete season of Gold Rush as he rebuilt his staff and his gear from practically nothing once more to indicate us, and himself, that he’s received what it takes to make it huge in Alaskan gold nation, doing what he loves.
Check out our total interview under, and remember to tune in for the Gold Rush Season 14 premiere.
Gold Rush airs on Fridays at 8/7c on Discovery.
