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Television, 1974 (Adventure, Documentary, Sport)
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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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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.