peter-robinson wrote:tas-man wrote:peter-robinson wrote:Thanks that looks like a great film. It seems the DVD is also available through the national film archives. (Horrid looking URL but it seems to work ok)
http://colsearch.nfsa.gov.au/nfsa/searc ... resCount=1
They produce copies on demand at VERY high prices. The last time I asked about getting a DVD copy of a film I was quoted $120 and I had to obtain the permission of the copyright holder before they would supply.
Yowza! I was imagining you could borrow it or go there to view it
Nuts wrote:Eric is a Legend. (actually I seem to recall an article abt Eric, perhaps in Wild??)
RSD wrote:Henry Hellyer?
vagrom wrote:There's a great little photo exhibition on at the Launceston Art Gallery till 25 May, called Into the Wild. Wilderness photography in Tasmania since the beginning, following the famous names including Thwaites, Truchanas and on to Blakers and Bell. The Lake Pedder slide show is stunning. The original cameras used by Truchanas and Dombrovskis along with the latter's tent are also on display and famous photo of the former's plastic tent with groundsheet pitched in the Arthurs. Terrific, in the true sence of the word. This guy knew how to sleep rough
You can see it all in an hour. Really well put together. Queenstown's massive blast furnace bucket pouring ....copper(?) -from early lantern slides of the west.
Nuts wrote:Eric is a Legend. I can think of a few people who are immensely experienced. Old timers like eric on the OLT (i once heard an account of their LSC to Qtwn trip, an epic back in those days)
north-north-west wrote:vagrom wrote:There's a great little photo exhibition on at the Launceston Art Gallery till 25 May
You can see it all in an hour.
Ooooo, I have to see if I can make the time (and find the money) to get up there. Thanks.
Chris wrote:Nuts wrote:Eric is a Legend. I can think of a few people who are immensely experienced. Old timers like eric on the OLT (i once heard an account of their LSC to Qtwn trip, an epic back in those days)
There is a 2 page article about him in Australian Geographic #61 (Jan-Mar 2001) p.116. It includes his memories of the LSC - Elson Range - Queenstown walk. Maybe it's old enough for me to scan and post here with a clear conscience?
I walked the Overland track with Eric in December 1976. He was great, unlike the weather, but it was still a wonderful walk. I did it partly to help me get fit for my second trek in Nepal (with Ausventure, led by Warwick Deacock), and was surprised and pleased to find that Eric was also on that trek. Wonderful company which included Tenzing Norgay - if only I could remember all the stories, they had such fantastic experience between the three of them. Eric was indeed a quiet, modest man. Is he still around?
Nuts wrote:Thanks for sharing Chris. I will track down the article if you can't copy it to here.
Overlandman wrote:Fran Lee
Fran turned 90 today celebrating her birthday with family & friends
She last completed the Overland Track at the tender age of 85 and regularly goes bushwalking.
Regards OLM
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