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Xtreme Canada 24-May-2012 At 11:57:56 AM ithomas

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Last night I watched an episode of Charley Boorman's (idiot) Extreme Canada show on SBS. Boorman and his crew were flown into the base of a crumbling pile of limestone in the Rockies where Barry Blanchard (big nob climber) led them up a route which, in difficulty, appeared to approximate Caves Route on Tibrogargan or maybe Tiptoe Ridge at Arapiles. The climb culminated in a tremendous ridge leading to a spectacular summit setting. The real interest for me was not the climbing but Boorman's reaction to the climbing and the setting. He provided the funniest, most eloquent, affecting commentary on climbing that I have ever heard. Climbing films made by climbers ALWAYS end up either being either pretentiously high brow or foolishly grungy. Boorman's reactions were honest and in kilter with nearly everyones audible thoughts when confronted with the actuality of climbing. It was also interesting to see the relaxed attitude of Blanchard as he casually dragged the bumbling Borman across the final narrow ridge. Did anyone else see it?
Ian