In 1988 a party of six Australian mountaineers set sail for Antarctica. Their challenge - to reach and climb Mount Minto, the tallest mountain in the Admiralty Range, 150 kilometres deep in the icy interior. Plagued by disasters that lost them weeks of time, threatened with being trapped in the frozen Ross Sea, but filming all the while, the six pushed on till they reached their goal. A blizzard prevented their first attempt at the climb, and with only one day’s food remaining, they tried again and succeeded. But then they had to get back to the ship...
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- Released
- Production
- Film Australia, Riverheart Productions
Keywords
- mountaineer
- antarctica
- mountaineering
- antarctic
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Top Cast
Glenn Singleman as Himself
Chris Hilton as Himself
Greg Mortimer as Himself
Lyle Closs as Himself
Lincoln Hall as Himself
Jonathan Chester as Himself
Colin Putt as Self
Don Richards as Self
Top Crew
Glenn Singleman · Director
Chris Hilton · Director
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