Greg Mortimer

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...

"Everest - The Australian Challenge" is a documentary about alpinism that takes place on Everest. It was directed by Tim Macartney-Snape in 1984 and produced by Channel Nine. It features Geoff Bartram, Lincoln Hall, Andy Henderson, Greg Mortimer and Tim Macartney-Snape.