Climbers tackle Mount Arapiles in classic Aussie TV series 'Breakaway' (1977) | ABC Australia

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    Join Stewart Faichney in the classic ABC adventure series ‘Breakaway.’
    In this nail-biting episode from 1983, three of Australia’s best rock climbers Nic Taylor, Andrew Thomson and Chris Baxter tackle some of the country’s toughest climbs in Victoria’s Mount Arapiles.
    ‘Breakaway - A Taste of Honey’ first aired on 25 August 1977.
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Komentáře • 13

  • @destructoau7526
    @destructoau7526 Před 3 měsíci +2

    What a fantastic piece of history

  • @Candesce
    @Candesce Před 3 měsíci +1

    I was actually so impressed by Stewart's climb on Trapeze. He did great for a first time climber.

  • @Elvis_3000
    @Elvis_3000 Před rokem +6

    i have done kachong 2000 , it was great ! i also love the ausis , greetings from germany

  • @deang.7483
    @deang.7483 Před rokem +4

    What a gem piece of footage! When men were men & the shorts were short!

  • @jeffwilliams4574
    @jeffwilliams4574 Před rokem +3

    This takes me back. Chris Baxter was an amazing soul.

  • @richardcarey169
    @richardcarey169 Před 6 měsíci +2

    From the days when camming devices were rare and the best climbing boots were EBs, nuts wedges and hexentrics, that climb broke my leg

  • @getoutdoors8868
    @getoutdoors8868 Před 5 měsíci +1

    I chased this film up for years and finally bought the copy from the abc archives in Sydney in 1994. Did many a movie show at Araps on the side of the bus up at watchtower car park - my OE then had the luxury of me taking them up in Castle Crag to do trapeze at Dusk and then rap off in the dark after a meal on top of the world. ❤😂🎉

  • @NPC-fl3gq
    @NPC-fl3gq Před 12 dny

    Gotta love the ol quad oval biner brake!!
    26:45 is that a homemade harness or just a bodged DIY swami repair!?
    These dudes were hard as.
    No cams. Just hexes, nuts, and homemade gear.
    I feel so rich now with my triple rack of cams 😂
    This was so good to watch!! ❤

  • @andrewreynolds3133
    @andrewreynolds3133 Před 2 lety +6

    loving the old school belaying and EBs

    • @getoutdoors8868
      @getoutdoors8868 Před 5 měsíci

      What are they “old school” sheesh I’d better update my gear 😂

  • @craigrichards5472
    @craigrichards5472 Před 2 lety +2

    Wicked video, loved it.

  • @seanmaguire9950
    @seanmaguire9950 Před 3 lety +2

    Great video!

  • @ronanrogers4127
    @ronanrogers4127 Před 3 lety +3

    Ah the 70s...when the word shorts was both a noun and an adjective.