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1997 Australia: Locations along the race included Undara Volcanic National Park, the Herbert River, Blencoe Falls, the Tully River, and Mount Bartle Frere. Team Eco-Internet won again, with Team Pure Energy Australia coning in second. Teams also followed by the program included the returning Team S.C.A.R., Northern Irish Team Dalriada, and the Japanese Team East Wind, which was notable for physically carrying one of their team members over Mount Bartle Frere after an ankle injury.
At 5:20 this afternoon the Discovery Channel Eco-Challenge for 1997 was officially started by event founder Mark Burnett. The race start was at the Undara Lava Tubes. In Aboriginal Undara means "a long way," definitely an appropriate starting point!
After a long day of traveling into the outback of Australia (500 km southwest of Cairns) the level of tension, anticipation, and excitement was intense. The drama at the start was akin to a Hollywood production with choppers blazing overhead and film crews everywhere. Mother nature performed on queue with the first snake encounter happening right on the start line jolting both the competitors and media into the reality of this event.
