The Great Achievement

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Title

The Great Achievement

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Description

This half-hour film from 1958 documents New Zealanders in Antarctica: researching International Geophysical Year, and supporting the Trans-Antarctic Expedition by laying supply depots for Vivian Fuchs’ overland crossing. National Film Unit cameraman Derek Wright films Edmund Hillary's team, capturing the drama of their (in)famous dash to the South Pole as they roll precariously forward in converted Ferguson tractors — “the best crevasse detectors ever invented” as Hillary notes. Hillary's tea...

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Video

Date created

1958

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http://www.nzonscreen.com/title/the-great-achievement-1958

Related subjects

hillary / polar / south pole / antarctica / antarctic / crossing / expedition / exploration / explorer / adventurer / harry ayres / peter mulgrew / murray ellis / jim bates / tractor / snow / ice / captain scott / scott’s hut / snowcat / ross sea / shackleton / george lowe / international geophysical year / ron balham / ferguson / caravan / caboose / george marsh / bob millar / dog sledge / huskies / husky / skua / penguin / killer whale / orca / richard brooke / bernie gunn / dry valley / hmnzs endeavour / scott base

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