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Television, 1974 (Adventure, Documentary, Sport)
Aotearoa as adventure sport mecca is vividly captured in this classic Roger Donaldson-directed doco. Sir Edmund Hillary leads an A-Team of mates on an old school epic to tackle Fiordland's unclimbed Kaipo Wall. In part one, they set out to kayak and raft down the Hollyford River's white water rapids for the first time (they're soon overturned, bashed and wet). At Lake McKerrow they build a DIY sailboat with a tent fly and branches (Bear Grylls take note) before tramping along windswept sands and through thick bush to reach the imposing wall.
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love the old schoolfootage and thier "go for it " attitude.i would have liked to have seen the climb!
Watched it with my 3-year-old daughter. She said: "Hillary is the one wearing pants."
that is great, true kiwi go for it
absolutely brilliant...
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Television, 1974 (Full Length)
The second half of the documentary
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Andrew
Posted at 11.03PM - 21.01.2011
Graeme Dingle and Peter Hillary must look back on their 1974 jaunt down the Hollyford River and shake their heads at how astoundingly foolhardy it was: no helmets; bare feet; very little kayaking skill; and taking to the river when it was in flood. So much for Ed's admonition to 'be prepared': he would rightly get a ticking off from today's Police/SAR.
Still, it's an inspiration to get out in the bush. Go to it, it's a great place.