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Craig Childre · Joined Aug 2006 · Points: 4,930 May 29, 2015 · Lubbock, Texas That guy gave himself an enema on television. He also drank the liquid out of elephant dung. No point... other than HA!

John Byrnes · Joined Dec 2007 · Points: 397 May 29, 2015 · Fort Collins, CO "Adventurer and survivalist Bear Grylls will take an A-list celebrity into the wildest and most remote locations around the world for the weekend journey of a lifetime."



Never heard of the guy before now, but only a moron would call Eldo a wild and remote location.



But it's good to know that an afternoon jaunt up Redgarden is a journey of a lifetime. It makes me feel positively manly...

Zach M · Joined Jun 2011 · Points: 0 May 29, 2015 · Boulder, CO Seems like as good a place as any to post this:

indefinitelywild.gizmodo.co…



Is that how people do the sport rapalling these days?



youtube.com/watch?v=uKlYTn_… is also a modern classic in the genre of climbing videos.

Rick Blair · Joined Oct 2007 · Points: 266 May 29, 2015 · Denver Craig Childre wrote: That guy gave himself an enema on television. He also drank the liquid out of elephant dung. No point... other than HA! Bear Grylls drinking from elephant poo is one of the best things I have ever seen on TV. I learned a lot from Bear, not really sure how to apply the knowledge though. Bear Grylls drinking from elephant poo is one of the best things I have ever seen on TV. I learned a lot from Bear, not really sure how to apply the knowledge though.

USBRIT Ross · Joined Apr 2001 · Points: 21,936 May 29, 2015 · Keswick Cumbria.UK The "Master Of Movement" climb is called Rigor Mortis 5.9+ C2 on The Tombstone .Lost World Butte area about 20 miles from Moab...Note the black top rope!

Rocky_Mtn_High · Joined Apr 2010 · Points: 230 May 29, 2015 · Arvada, CO USBRIT wrote: The "Master Of Movement" climb is called Rigor Mortis 5.9+ C2 on The Tombstone .Lost World Butte area about 20 miles from Moab...Note the black top rope! yeah, at first I was trying to figure out what he was doing with the short rope and plugging a cam -- one of the two he laboriously hauled up with him! -- with no lead belayer, as he didn't seem to be aiding. Then I noticed the top rope. I also noticed there was no sign of any top rope or belayer as he tops out, so they obviously were intentionally trying to mislead viewers into thinking he was soloing and completely staged the top-out. . . . unlike his Man vs. Wild shows, which, as we all know, were completely realistic, high-risk situations that he managed to overcome completely on his own using honed survival skills (never mind the camera team behind the curtain!).



Still, it's a beautiful tower and some nice footage. yeah, at first I was trying to figure out what he was doing with the short rope and plugging a cam -- one of the two he laboriously hauled up with him! -- with no lead belayer, as he didn't seem to be aiding. Then I noticed the top rope. I also noticed there was no sign of any top rope or belayer as he tops out, so they obviously were intentionally trying to mislead viewers into thinking he was soloing and completely staged the top-out. . . . unlike his Man vs. Wild shows, which, as we all know, were completely realistic, high-risk situations that he managed to overcome completely on his own using honed survival skills (never mind the camera team behind the curtain!).Still, it's a beautiful tower and some nice footage.

Zach M · Joined Jun 2011 · Points: 0 May 29, 2015 · Boulder, CO People can put on a show for the camera. As I recall, Mad Rock used to have some leading on top rope advertisements floating around for their shoes. I've seen a few pictures (both in that gawker article and the video) where he rigged a "rappel" that involved someone lowering themselves off the anchor. That bothers me a little more.



Setting things up that way really increases the wear on the anchor, and the damage to a rope. I've heard stories of people toasting the sheath on a rope by doing that, because the climber's side of rope isn't moving, while the ATC side of the rope is sawing against it. It isn't how you rappel, and having an expert, real or otherwise, doing things that way on TV and while guiding journalists is a set up for people to imitate it.



That isn't to say that no one should ever do it, but it really shouldn't be how you teach someone to rappel, or your default way of getting off of something.

cragmantoo · Joined Mar 2015 · Points: 175 May 29, 2015 · Unknown Hometown Rick Blair wrote: Bear Grylls drinking from elephant poo is one of the best things I have ever seen on TV. I learned a lot from Bear, not really sure how to apply the knowledge though. Kids, don't try that at home!



Wonder how quickly he took antibiotics after that episode.... Kids, don't try that at home!Wonder how quickly he took antibiotics after that episode....

Craig Childre · Joined Aug 2006 · Points: 4,930 May 29, 2015 · Lubbock, Texas We can bash on the guy for staging some of the shots. Working in the field, I believe you would have a very hard time producing a complete and compelling show without staging a few shots. Most things on television are staged... very least, we'll almost always ask for a 2nd take just to have a backup in the can. Those in the business get used to doing everything twice or more. Coordinating those shows must be a logistical nightmare.

Sarah Meiser · Joined Nov 2010 · Points: 3,998 Jun 1, 2015 · Boulder, CO patrick wild wrote: And raptor closures are still in effect??? WTF??? I thought the same thing when I saw the chopper landing on Shirt Tail last Wednesday, but apparently the closure was lifted on March 17 this year (see MP page). I thought the same thing when I saw the chopper landing on Shirt Tail last Wednesday, but apparently the closure was lifted on March 17 this year (see MP page).