At the height of the Klondike gold rush in 1898, it was mostly back-breaking work that led prospectors to the Yukon gold fields.
Grainy photos in a Canadian Broadcasting Corp. (CBC) documentary neatly sum up the challenge, showing hundreds of equipment laden-prospectors climbing the Chilkoot Pass en route to the gold discoveries around Dawson City.
Against a backdrop of deep snow, they look like ants crawling up a mountain.
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