The Loneliest Mountain
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...
Directed by Glenn Singleman
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Cast
- Glenn Singleman Himself / Narrator
- Chris Hilton Himself
- Greg Mortimer Himself
- Lyle Closs Himself
- Lincoln Hall Himself
- Jonathan Chester Himself
- Colin Putt Self
- Don Richards Self
- Peter Gill Self
- Margaret Werner Self
- Ken Scott Self
Make it a double feature
2h 49m together
The Loneliest Mountain
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A close match in mood and era.
