Clark Carter

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Clark Carter
Born1984
NationalityAustralian
Education UNSW Sydney
Occupation Filmmaker
Known for Adventurer Filmmaker

Clark Carter (born 1984) is an Australian explorer and filmmaker. [1] Clark Carter and Chris Bray became the first recorded people to walk across Victoria Island in the Arctic Archipelago. [2] Carter is a member of the "Society for Human Performance in Extreme Environments".

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Education

Carter is a Film Studies graduate of UNSW Sydney B.Arts (Media and Communications) majoring in film. [3] [4]

Career

At 21 years old, Carter attempted to cross Victoria Island in the Arctic. The exploration was cut short because of weather and other calamities. Carter returned with his partner Chris Bray and completed the crossing. The pair filmed both of the expeditions and the film was made into a documentary. [5]

The Crossing (exploration of Victoria Island in the Arctic)

2012

Clark Carter and Ben Turner attempted to row from Wilsons Promontory in Victoria to Hobart, Tasmania. After just a few days, the boat capsized and the trip was abandoned. [8]

2014

Carter was an Associate Producer of a documentary called The Connection (2014). [9] directed by former ABC journalist Shannon Harvey [10]

Awards

Books

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References

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  2. Feletto, Adelle. "Clark Carter's Arctic Circle Adventures to appear on the big screen". If.com. IF. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  3. 1 2 "Boys' own adventure". newsroom.unsw.edu. UNSW Sydney. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
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  5. "Aussie adventurers to try again with Victoria Island trek". cbc.ca. CBC Radio Canada. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  6. Hawker, Philippa (24 April 2014). "The Crossing review: Clark Carter, Chris Bray's boys' own misadventures". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
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  12. Bray, Chris (1 November 2010). The 1000 Hour Day: Two Adventurers Take on the World's Harshest Island. Sydney, Australia: Murdoch Books. ISBN   978-1741969672.