Sorrel Wilby’s, The Australian Alps

I watched today the DVD, The Australian Alps put out by Australian Geographic magazine and do have to say that is the best show I have seen yet about my favorite part of Australia:

Summer,
autumn, winter or spring, the Australian Alps is a wonderland of snow
gums, clear chilly streams, bursts of blue-sky sunshine and majestic
mountain peaks. Combine this rugged and spectacular landscape with a
rich cultural heritage, and the region is a must see.

The Australian Alps extend from Canberra and the nearby Brindabella Range through the Snowy Mountains of New South Wales and the Victorian Alps
to just north-east of Melbourne – taking in eight national parks, our
highest mountains, including Mt Kosciuszko at 2228 m, and the
headwaters of some of Australia’s most significant rivers.

Extending
500 km from north to south and averaging a width of just 50 km, this
beautiful alpine and sub-alpine area is also home to a wide variety of
native plants and animals. In its lower reaches you’ll meet kangaroos,
possums, wombats, echidnas and wallabies, while higher up the slopes
both the endangered mountain pygmy possum, the world’s only exclusively alpine marsupial and weighing in at just 45 g, and the endangered southern corroboree frog have adapted to the cold climate.

During
winter, snow lovers revel in the Australian Alps’ 12 resorts, which
offer a wide range of groomed and off-piste skiing, snowboarding,
cross-country skiing and shoe-showing. In the green months (spring,
summer and autumn), the land bursts with life – flowers, plants and
animals – and there are plenty of ways to explore: by car on foot,
horseback, mountain bike, canoe, microlight aircraft , helicopter or
para-glider.

Producer
Sorrel Wilby and her team: West Ashton (cameraman), Jeremy Ashton
(sound recordist) and Ken Eastwood and Gaelene Christian (associate
producers) scale mountains, tackle the oldest caves and learn about the
region’s most beautiful and rare animals in the ninth DVD in the
award-winning Australian Geographic Best of Australia documentary series: The Australian Alps.

Check this DVD out if you get the chance because it is beautifully shot and informative.  Of course you can just go and check out my picture archives that are filled with many great pictures and information from across the Australian Alps as well.