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

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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[@BillPelican]

Bring back those awesome epileptic fit inducing transitions, ABC!

[@tomg5187]

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

[@LifeTries_STEVE]

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

[@tomg5187]

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

[@grimlund]

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

[@jordanhedington2421]

The song at the start is so good

[@ToDiscreditOthers]

This song is so impossible to find what the hell

[@mr.bigcommonsense3089]

such a long way down

[@Dogwaterii]

@@mr.bigcommonsense3089 that aint it

[@arkislife9357]

Seattlle are you still looking for it I will find it if so

[@ag1antcrab]

@@arkislife9357 I'm looking - it's impossible...

[@ToDiscreditOthers]

@@arkislife9357 yesss

[@macciza]

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...

[@joeoliveira1843]

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.

[@lrighttobewhite]

Are they still up there?

[@mikeefoss]

Mendelt Tillema...the original swimming Hellman.

[@alexrodriguezgutierrez7233]

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

[@lancethesurfer9298]

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

[@Dogwaterii]

wondering the same

[@Dogwaterii]

google cant even figure it out

[@VeryhardrockROBLOX]

Fantastic content

[@lancethesurfer9298]

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

[@Nathan-ed2jx]

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,,

[@tomasr64]

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. 🏆

[@isaacmoore3899]

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

[@piotrkieczykowski4725]

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

[@IgmuTu1]

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

[@ericastier1646]

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

[@sauerkrautcramer9261]

The Guess Who, perhaps?

[@sanctuaryism]

4:50... talk about action adventure.

[@flumpyhumpy]

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[@lukesonnenburg5006]

Brilliant

[@ZirZep]

anyone know to the song 15:29?

[@tyffen123]

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

[@tyffen123]

I recorded the screen and am now uploading it into Spotify

[@tanilorn]

The guitar sound is very much like david gilmore

[@Dogwaterii]

@@tyffen123 anything come of it?

[@tyffen123]

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

[@rogerspable]

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

[@chickentube2229]

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]

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

[@chickentube2229]

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

[@rogerspable]

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

[@chickentube2229]

@@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.