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This NFU documentary chronicles a major milestone in NZ's presence in Antarctica. It follows members of the Commonwealth Polar Expedition as they leave Wellington in December 1956 and sail through storms and pack ice. Led by Mt. Everest conqueror, Sir Edmund Hillary, they construct Scott Base and begin laying the groundwork for meeting a British contingent led by Dr Vivian Fuchs. After wintering over, Hillary will, in January 1958, controversially reach the South Pole before Fuchs — only the third party after Scott and Amundsen to do so overland.
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Jenna Kelley
Posted at 02.38PM - 12.07.2011
I just watched this video. It was AMAZING! Oh my gosh it was so cool to see all the areas I've been in and what Scott Base originally looked like! What a magnificent piece of history! I miss Scott Base so much.
THANK YOU so much for alerting me to it.
With very best wishes,
Jenna xx