Well known for my cynicism of just about everything I set about watching “Kilimanjaro: The Big Red Nose Climb”, with the idea that i was going to laugh at over hyped climbing the killer mountain. However the whole Chris Moyles crew did really well, and I should commend them for their effort as well as the amount of cash that they raised for Children in Need. What really struck me was that they basically showed that even a fat bastard like Moyles can walk up a very high mountain given enough determination.
I heard that they raised £2.5 million for Red Nose day, however I thought they could have made more money if we could have voted to save members of the party. I would have spent a fortune on keeping Sheryl Cole on the programme. Seeing her roughed up and unwashed was a relief as she had an more human sexy appeal, rather than the usual air brushed perfection. If she’s got into hillwalking I am available for guiding, if she’s separate from husband Ashley following his recent arrest whilst she was on the hill, then I am available for dating! Moving on from my Sheryl stalking.
The final summit push was rather funny, as it was more like the march of the Zombies than a fun charity walk, however the 75 mph winds they described seemed a little over the top. In fact based on my extensive knowledge the fact they were still stood up meant that it wasn’t that speed. I guess it must have been African rather than the European mph, as Monty Python would say!
Anyway a great effort, it would be great to think that a few more people will decide that they are capable of getting fit on the hill and do it responsibly like Chris Moyles, who came up for a training weekend on Snowdon during the middle of the black patch when walkers were dropping of the mountain like flies, and they managed to get up and down the hill in totally safety with an appropriately qualified instructor looking after them and teaching them the skills.
I give the programme and the Kilimanjaro: The big red nose climb team the thumbs up, which is rare for anything involving celebrities, mountains and television.
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