The new season of SAS Australia is set to start filming in a matter of weeks.
And after the 18 new recruits were announced on Monday, it appears Channel Seven have chosen a whole new – and much warmer – location for their celebrities to film at this season.
A brand new training ground and base camp has been pictured in the Blue Mountains, where foothills start around 50km west from Sydney.
Welcome to hell: A brand new training ground and base camp has been pictured in the Blue Mountains as the new season of SAS Australia prepares to start filming
Epic photos appear to show a huge building for the celebrities to reside in, and fields as far as the eye can see for gruelling endurance challenges to take place.
A large tarmac area with a stage was also visible – a place where lead trainer Ant Middleton has been known to torment recruits in the past.
There are a few more buildings further down – perhaps for the cast or crew to stay in – and fully functioning portaloos on site.
The location is set amid an abundance of trees and rolling mountains, meaning it would be hard for a member of the public to simply stumble across.
Team work: After the 18 new recruits were announced on Monday, it appears Channel Seven have chosen a whole new – and much warmer – location for their celebrities to film at this season. Pictured, left to right, DS Billy Billingham, Jason Fox, Matthew Ollerton and Ant Middleton
Picturesque: The jaw-dropping setting is roughly around 50km west of Sydney
Challenge: A large tarmac area with a stage was also present on site – a place where Ant Middleton has been known to torment recruits in the past
Home sweet home: Epic photos appear to show a huge building for the celebrities to reside in, a tarmac training area and fields as far as the eye can see
Catering for all: There are a few more buildings further down – perhaps for the cast or crew to stay in – and fully functioning portaloos on site
Seven appeared have ditched last year’s filming location of Jindabyne in the Snowy Monaro Regional hundreds of kilometres south of the 2021 camp, where temperatures could reach as low as minus three degrees.
In the Blue Mountains, the average temperature is about 16 degrees in winter, with the lowest chance of snow occurring in early to mid-May – right when filming is set to begin.
Daily Mail Australia have contacted Seven for further comment.
Freezing: Last year’s filming location of Jindabyne in the Snowy Monaro Regional saw temperatures drop as low as minus three degrees. Pictured: Erin McNaught
Stunning: The new location is set amid an abundance of trees and rolling mountains, meaning it would be hard for a member of the public to simply stumble across
While minimal details have been revealed about this year’s location, the 2020 base camp was created using corrugated iron structures which provided little warmth for the show’s contestants.
Built on an isolated sheep station, there was originally no structures on the camp site with the buildings erected for the show.
At the end of each bed was a metal trunk with a bucket on top, and a row of wooden drying racks lined the centre of the room.
It comes after Seven announced the full line-up for the military-style competition on Monday, and it features a mixture of famous and controversial participants.
Setting up? A man was seen in the distance at the apparent new base camp
Difficult: The rolling hills and grassy terrain all seem perfect for a gruelling endurance challenge
Different: While minimal details have been revealed about this year’s location, the 2020 base camp was created using corrugated iron structures which provided little warmth for the show’s contestants. Pictured: More photos from the 2021 camp
All new: 18 recruits were announced to be taking part in the show on Monday
They’re back: Former Special Forces soldiers Ant Middleton, Mark ‘Billy’ Billingham, Jason ‘Foxy’ Fox and Matthew ‘Ollie’ Ollerton are all returning to the show
Revealed: NRL player Sam Burgess, tennis star Mark Philippoussis, Bra Boy Koby Abberton and Brynne Edelsten join SAS Australia – as all 18 of the 2021 recruits are confirmed
The contestants include NRL player Sam Burgess, socialite Brynne Edelsten and celebrity chef Manu Feildel.
The trio will appear alongside tennis champion Alicia Molik, Home and Away’s Dan Ewing, actress Bonnie Anderson and former politician Emma Husar.
TV presenter Erin Holland, AFL star Heath Shaw, actress Isabelle Cornish, Olympian Jana Pittman and Australian sprinter Jessica Peris are also set to compete on the show.
The series will also star Ironman Jett Kenny, Olympic runner John Steffensen, volleyball champion Kerri Pottharst, Bra Boy Koby Abberton, singer Pete Murray and tennis star Mark Philippoussis.
Former Special Forces soldiers Ant Middleton, Mark ‘Billy’ Billingham, Jason ‘Foxy’ Fox and Matthew ‘Ollie’ Ollerton are all returning to the show.
New cast: The network released the full line-up for the military-style competition on Monday, and it features a mixture of famous and controversial participants. Pictured Sam Burgess