by wayno » Sun 06 Oct, 2013 4:40 am
someone posted on tramper.co.nz who reckoned they had inside knowledge about the filming. they claimed they had modern safety ropes to hidden harnesses that were edited out.
they must have had a lot of support, The north face are sponsors, they are ALWAYS clean shaven. one scene they cross a flooded river on home made canoes, you can see a bulge under their jackets around their necks , the size of Residual flotation devices....
they could have vapour barrier socks for the cold...
in one episode they said they had to wait out a storm for a few days high in the alps... with scenarios like that, wouldnt surprise me that when they are done filming at the end of the day they get into dry clothes, modern sleeping bags and or shelter and cook up a feast, they never lack for energy on the show, they wouldnt cope on the meagre rations they show at the start of the show... and they can't shoot birds like a lot of early explorers did..
they are big guys , they'd take a lot of feeding.
they got their idea for the programe from Coast to Coast champ steve gurney who did a couple of lesser known programes like this first. gurney would use modern gear and another guy used the original gear for comparison, they went up mt cook, never made it because the guy in old gear who was a lot older was suffering from cold feet and was worried about frostbite....
they've pitched themselves for prime time TV, that means being entertaining, that means bear grylls type behaviour to enhance the drama and entertainment value...
they've done what no one else has done , gotten a programme about areas that are little known to the general population onto prime time tv, sure probably not a programme for purists but they still achieved a first....
series 2 theres some real gems, olivine ice plateau, south westland in the footsteps of Charlie Douglas. Harwoods hole caving... alps crossing from west to east through mt cook park... its great trip planning material if you ignore the antics..
from the land of the long white clouds...