ALONE Tasmania

[matagi]

Don’t know if Brown Snakes are on their “allowed” list, but they would provide a good food source.

Possums and wallabies are on their allowed list, nothing else and they got special permits for those as well.

[grunter]

Another show to watch coming to channel 9. The Summit".

"In the rugged Alps of New Zealand's southern island, a group of strangers will embark on an epic quest unlike anything ever seen.

With their backpacks containing an equal share of 1 million dollars, the group must reach the peak of a distant mountain in just 14 days to win the cash they're carrying.

Along the journey they'll need to work as a team as they tackle dangerous terrain, wild conditions and overcome adrenaline-charged challenges that block their path to the mountain.

But what happens when members of the group fall behind, will the rest of the trekkers slow down and risk not reaching it up the mountain in time? Or will they cut them loose and press ahead to cash in?

In a thrilling tale of endurance, survival and greed; morals will be tested, physical limits pushed, and bonds broken. Will they reach the summit in time and who will walk away with the money?

A blockbuster action adventure filled with cliff-hangers; this is The Summit…getting up is just the beginning.

The Summit is a 9Network and Endemol Shine Australia (A Banijay company) original series, produced by Endemol Shine Australia."

[ChrisJHC]

Don’t know if Brown Snakes are on their “allowed” list, but they would provide a good food source.

Possums and wallabies are on their allowed list, nothing else and they got special permits for those as well.

According to the latest episode:
“Participants are permitted to trap 36 species of wildlife.
Protected species must be released unharmed.”


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[andrewa]

The Summit will attract the same lack of interest from me as “Alone”. Scenery maybe great, content less so.

A

[ChrisJHC]

Unfortunately the scenery for the Australian series is mostly not that great either!

[north-north-west]

Unfortunately the scenery for the Australian series is mostly not that great either!

Should have dropped everyone on the coast. There is plenty of wild and isolated country between Port Davey and Strahan, and it's all stunningly beautiful.

[Mechanic-AL]

Could be a good thing that they are sticking with the drowned lakes and dead trees and leaving the National Parks and other good bits ALONE.....

[Tortoise]

And the new series has begun...

[Overlandman]

Any idea of the location
I know it says West Coast Range?

[Last]

Looks like lake Burbury

[johnw]

And the new series has begun...

Any idea of the location
I know it says West Coast Range?

So we are back home in Tassie this series. I couldn't resist and just watched the first 2 episodes.
I've been trying to guess the location, it's quite a stunning landscape.
Some of the contestants are ~50km apart according to the screen captions.
Could there be more than one location? I assume it can't be in a NP, conservation area or similar.
My WAG at this point is Lake Burbury, Lake Pieman or Lake Mackintosh. Or more than one of those.
Although I think they indicated that some of the surrounding peaks are around 1200 m, which may rule those out?
Some likeable contestants so far. 63 y.o. Muzza is a real character. I'm hooked now and have to keep watching.

[Last]

(I thought) Eldon Peak was visible in one shot but yes it's quite possible they are using more than one lake given, as you point out, the distances. Lake Burbury is only about 30 km long.

[icefest]

I'll be mapping drop off locations as usual.
https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid= ... sp=sharing

[johnw]

(I thought) Eldon Peak was visible in one shot but yes it's quite possible they are using more than one lake given, as you point out, the distances. Lake Burbury is only about 30 km long.

Yes Last, I was looking at LIstMap last night trying to work it out and had similar thoughts.

I'll be mapping drop off locations as usual.
https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid= ... sp=sharing

But it looks like icefest is onto it as usual , and we were at least partially correct with Burbury. How are you working that out?
p.s. I'd forgotten that they were around Lake Pieman in the earlier series.

[wander]

So it's a trout fishing competion.

[icefest]

(I thought) Eldon Peak was visible in one shot but yes it's quite possible they are using more than one lake given, as you point out, the distances. Lake Burbury is only about 30 km long.

Yes Last, I was looking at LIstMap last night trying to work it out and had similar thoughts.

I'll be mapping drop off locations as usual.
https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid= ... sp=sharing

But it looks like icefest is onto it as usual , and we were at least partially correct with Burbury. How are you working that out?
p.s. I'd forgotten that they were around Lake Pieman in the earlier series.

They are lying, the distances are a decent amount of fabrication.

You can clearly see Marble Bluff and the Eastern side of Eldon Peak from the Drop off poit where Muzza is.
At 10 min 27 seconds in, in Episode 1:

S03E01 @ 10:27

And the same spot in google earth:

Marble Bluff from Muzza point using Google Earth

And now the satellite images from TheList, next to the rotated screenshot of Muzza Point (S03E01 @ 08:15)

Comparison to TheList

[wander]

The locations were always going to be worked out by this forum. 1600 plus pages of "where am I" thread practice will attest to that.

[johnw]

So it's a trout fishing competion.

And eel...

[andrewp]

Hi icefest,

How were those distances on the google map calculated? It says that Muzza - Matt is 51.4km. I make it about 26km. Ben - Matt is 18.3km. I make it about 8km.

Andrew

[icefest]

Hi icefest,

How were those distances on the google map calculated? It says that Muzza - Matt is 51.4km. I make it about 26km. Ben - Matt is 18.3km. I make it about 8km.

Andrew

That's what it says on screen on the TV show!

[johnw]

Hi icefest,

How were those distances on the google map calculated? It says that Muzza - Matt is 51.4km. I make it about 26km. Ben - Matt is 18.3km. I make it about 8km.

Andrew

That's what it says on screen on the TV show!

Why on earth would they feel that they need to inflate the distances; so that people can't guess the locations?
If so, well that didn't work . Seems like they will all be somewhere around Lake Burbury then?

[Tortoise]

Why on earth would they feel that they need to inflate the distances; so that people can't guess the locations?

Possibly to make it seem more isolated. Some of them will hear traffic noise, I suspect, and that doesn't exactly fit the concept.

[north-north-west]

I'll be mapping drop off locations as usual.
https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid= ... sp=sharing

This one is amusing. Depending on the water level in the lake, you could walk to the road in just a few hours. We went past this point on the way in for Eldon traverse; meet up at the Pigeonhouse carpark around 9:30, rig a rope across the Collingwood, drive to Burbury, and get all the way to the South Eldon crossing in a fairly easy day, so this is not far from the road.
Wonder how much editing they would ahve had to do to make sure all the passing boaters were never shown on camera ...

[johnw]

Why on earth would they feel that they need to inflate the distances; so that people can't guess the locations?

Possibly to make it seem more isolated. Some of them will hear traffic noise, I suspect, and that doesn't exactly fit the concept.

Could be right Tortoise. Although it wouldn't really matter to the contestants they would need to edit any road noise for the TV audience.

[Overlandman]

Wonder if they have stopped the local trout fisherman ?

[johnw]

Wonder if they have stopped the local trout fisherman ?

I don't know, but some of the participants have been catching a few, at least one using a lure made from rubbish washed ashore.
Gotta love Muzza's campsite. It has arguably the best view, and now he's made himself a smoker for all the trout and eel that he's caught.
Despite being the oldest I reckon he could win it, as long as his health remains good.