Climbing Australia's most inaccessible pinnacle (1975) | RetroFocus

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  • čas přidán 26. 11. 2018
  • In this 1975 documentary, climbers attempt an assault on Tasmania's infamous Candlestick - a 400ft pinnacle rising up from an angry sea.
    This epidode of Sportsnight aired December 9, 1975.
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Komentáře • 52

  • @BillPelican
    @BillPelican Před 5 lety +23

    Bring back those awesome epileptic fit inducing transitions, ABC!

  • @tomg5187
    @tomg5187 Před 3 lety +6

    Wouldn’t believe this only had 10k views, what a fantastic film!

  • @LifeTries_STEVE
    @LifeTries_STEVE Před 3 lety +6

    This old footage you guys have posted is just amazing glimpses into the past and how entertaining it was even 50 years ago maybe way more authentic

  • @jordanhedington2421
    @jordanhedington2421 Před 3 lety +5

    The song at the start is so good

  • @seattlle1329
    @seattlle1329 Před 5 lety +10

    This song is so impossible to find what the hell

  • @grimlund
    @grimlund Před 15 dny

    The name of the route is "ABC-route"
    Grade (australian) 18. About 5c-6a in french grade.

  • @tomg5187
    @tomg5187 Před 3 lety +5

    4:28 That is so incredibly dangerous! 😱 Brave man!

  • @macciza
    @macciza Před 5 lety +8

    Could you please search for, and find, footage taken of John Ewbank climbing Collossus on DogFace, near Katoomba, in 1969.... please... Footage was taken for sports program of the day...

  • @lrighttobewhite
    @lrighttobewhite Před 3 lety +3

    Are they still up there?

  • @VeryhardrockROBLOX
    @VeryhardrockROBLOX Před 5 lety +1

    Fantastic content

  • @joeoliveira1843
    @joeoliveira1843 Před 5 lety +8

    OMG at 0:48 my life journey passed before my eyes and i was taken in an astral adjacent journey beyond the 74th moon of the Plaides subssystem of the galactic core. I think im ok now.

  • @mikeefoss
    @mikeefoss Před 3 lety +2

    Mendelt Tillema...the original swimming Hellman.

  • @Nathan-ed2jx
    @Nathan-ed2jx Před 24 dny

    Theres a massive pinnacle hust like this on nsw south coast, northern end of jervis bay headland, it was a pinnacle just like this but came straight up out of the water, its about 50m from rocks out in water. Pretty sure it was called bee croft point. But northern headland of jervis bay which is massive and at northern end of that its there. Fished around it,,

  • @lancethesurfer9298
    @lancethesurfer9298 Před 4 měsíci

    Somebody must know the song at 15 min. It’s killing me…

  • @alexrodriguezgutierrez7233
    @alexrodriguezgutierrez7233 Před 4 měsíci

    soy de España y no sé cómo he terminado viendo este vídeo pero que genios

  • @lancethesurfer9298
    @lancethesurfer9298 Před 4 lety +4

    Has anyone figured out the song at 15 minutes in? I’ve literally been searching for months. Anything helps.

  • @isaacmoore3899
    @isaacmoore3899 Před 2 lety

    What is the song called 15 minutes into the video???

  • @lukesonnenburg5006
    @lukesonnenburg5006 Před 4 lety

    Brilliant

  • @piotrkieczykowski4725
    @piotrkieczykowski4725 Před 5 lety +1

    Someone knows what song has been used at 15:27 ?

    • @IgmuTu1
      @IgmuTu1 Před 5 lety +2

      im not sure of the song title, but it sounds like "the little river band" with glen shorrick singing

    • @ericastier1646
      @ericastier1646 Před 3 lety +1

      It sounds like it was written specifically for this film based on lyrics.

    • @sauerkrautcramer9261
      @sauerkrautcramer9261 Před 3 lety

      The Guess Who, perhaps?

  • @tomasr64
    @tomasr64 Před 3 lety +1

    Love seeing bold lads with old gear having a good time. Epic swims! Now a days climbers would freak out. "Where's my cams and modern gear?" Great production. Good piece of visual climbing history. 🏆

  • @sanctuaryism
    @sanctuaryism Před 5 lety +1

    4:50... talk about action adventure.

    • @flumpyhumpy
      @flumpyhumpy Před 5 lety

      czcams.com/video/4XGWXmxmaoE/video.html

  • @ZirZep
    @ZirZep Před 5 lety +5

    anyone know to the song 15:29?

    • @tyffen123
      @tyffen123 Před 3 lety +1

      Why did you have to ask that? Now I'm wondering too

    • @tyffen123
      @tyffen123 Před 3 lety

      I recorded the screen and am now uploading it into Spotify

    • @tanilorn
      @tanilorn Před 3 lety +1

      The guitar sound is very much like david gilmore

    • @Dogwaterii
      @Dogwaterii Před 2 lety

      @@tyffen123 anything come of it?

    • @tyffen123
      @tyffen123 Před 2 lety

      @@Dogwaterii I screen recorded it, and now it's on my Spotify

  • @rogerspable
    @rogerspable Před 5 lety +5

    Unfortunately now it's completely submerged by the risen sea levels.

    • @chickentube2229
      @chickentube2229 Před 5 lety +13

      Thats not true, the candle stick still exists and can still be climbed today. This was taken in 1975, with sea levels rising at a mere 3.2mm a year which means even with the current rise in sea level the candlestick would only be 10cm lower below sea level than it was in 1975 !!
      There is a big difference in having a landmark being "completely submerged" and the sea level rising 10cm. Take you fear mongering elsewhere moron.

    • @rogerspable
      @rogerspable Před 5 lety +4

      @@chickentube2229 Lol I was joking, but thanks for the science lesson.

    • @chickentube2229
      @chickentube2229 Před 5 lety +8

      @@rogerspable Isn't a joke supposed to be funny ?

    • @rogerspable
      @rogerspable Před 5 lety +4

      @@chickentube2229 You must get spooked by satire a fair bit.

    • @chickentube2229
      @chickentube2229 Před 5 lety +4

      @@rogerspable Honestly didn't expect it to be satire considering this is ABC youtube. If you are making a mockery of climate change loonies then i see the comedic value.