Antarctic Crossing

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Antarctic Crossing

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Kiwi George Lowe directed this Oscar-nominated film of the Trans-Antarctic Expedition (1955-58), which made the first overland crossing of the continent via the South Pole. Lowe joined mission leader Sir Vivian Fuchs’ party coming from Shackleton Base, spotting hazards for the vehicles and dogs. NFU veteran Derek Wright filmed the Edmund Hillary-led NZ support crew coming from the other side of Antarctica, and helped drive the tractors. Worried about running out of food while waiting for Fuch...

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1958

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http://www.nzonscreen.com/title/antarctic-crossing-1958

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hillary / polar / antarctica / antarctic / crossing / expedition / explorer / adventurer / harry ayres / peter mulgrew / shackleton / tractor / snow / ice / weddell sea / captain scott / herbert ponting / roald amundsen / endurance / frank hurley / magga dan / snowcat / ross sea / ski-plane / ski plane / plane crash / erebus / edmund hillary / vivian fuchs / dogs / crevasse / ferguson / mcmurdo

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