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The Loneliest Mountain (1988) | Slate

The Loneliest Mountain

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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...

Released: 1988
Runtime: 49m
Genres: Documentary, Adventure
Country: Australia
Language: English

Direction and writing

Glenn SinglemanDirector

Chris HiltonDirector

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Glenn SinglemanHimself / Narrator
Chris HiltonHimself
Greg Mortimer

Himself

Lyle ClossHimself
Lincoln HallHimself
Jonathan ChesterHimself
Colin PuttSelf
Don RichardsSelf

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