The Adventure World of Graeme Dingle - Episode Six

This series aimed to introduce and encourage young Kiwis into the outdoors. Fronted by climber Graeme Dingle, and based at Turangi's Sir Edmund Hillary Outdoor Pursuits Centre (co-founded by Dingle in 1973), it was produced for the Department of Education. In this sixth episode Dingle surveys the history and confidence-building philosophy of the centre, showing rafting, rope courses, and a bush rescue. He also revisits influential moments in his adventuring career, from heading up the Ganges in a jetboat, to helping disabled climber Bruce Burgess up Ruapehu.

They [adventures] provide danger, great friendship and a satisfaction of completing a self-set task.

– Dingle

Key Cast & Crew

Greg Stitt

Director, Writer

John Shaw

Producer, Writer

Graeme Dingle

Writer

Waka Attewell

Cinematographer

Paul Newell

Editor