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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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They're ALL poseurs compared to The Naked and The Dead.
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Brian in SLC
Social climber
Salt Lake City, UT
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Fun watch!
Be interesting to hear some of the rest-of-the-story stuff. I wonder how true the editing of the content is to actual events...
Deadman (dead rat!) traps. Pretty effective!
That pile of bananas served them well.
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matty
Trad climber
under the sea
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Wow he really knew his stuff compared to a lot of other people on the show. At first I questioned his choice to bring rope, but then quickly redecided it was one of the most useful items anyone could bring given how you can take it apart and use all the inner fibers. Great job surviving. Too bad they couldn't eat the monkeys.
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this just in
climber
Justin Ross from North Fork
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That was awesome. Only lost 6 lbs, that is pretty damn good. Little disappointed he didn't go climbing all day. Ha.
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KP Ariza
climber
SCC
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Ha, me too. Looked like some quality bouldering out there.
Looked like a mini vacation for him not an extreme challenge.
I find it hard to believe that he needed an "ocean rescue" at the end there. More likely a bit of drama fodder for the masses. Although, many climbers I know are gripped of the ocean. Be interested to hear about that.
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Norwegian
Trad climber
dancin on the tip of god's middle finger
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i love you Norwegian.
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Crazy Bat
Sport climber
Birmingham, AL & Seweanee, TN
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He was the first person I've seen on that show that walked up right, not bent over like they were still trying to hide their man/girl parts. What a cool dude. If I weren't 20 years older than him I'd jump his bones.
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BASE104
Social climber
An Oil Field
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I watched that. He only lost 7 pounds. She lost a ton of weight for being a vegetarian. Most of the people who make it on that show basically go without food for three weeks. He was catching a rat an hour. Nobody only loses just 7 pounds.
I gotta try rat. I grew up eating squirrel that my grandpa shot and my grandma cooked. Hell, they are both rodent.
I don't know where to find a rat around here, though. Not a literal rat, anyway.
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 1, 2015 - 02:11pm PT
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Darrin said that rat is tasty but porcupine is truly devine!
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skcreidc
Social climber
SD, CA
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Bummed I missed the how to prep and cook rat show. (I remember the turkey was damn good) We got rats, and you know what they say...waste not want not.
Fresh caught and tenderized by Tica...and Ooooo, We hear another.
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Dapper Dan
Trad climber
Menlo Park
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wow he killed it ! literally .... far away the best performance I've seen on that show ...
his companion on the other hand was a dope.
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Tamara Robbins
climber
not a climber, just related...
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Jun 10, 2015 - 06:00pm PT
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laughing here.... I love this thread! Partly because, somehow the show got my info from the Moab Film Commission in Oct. of '13 and after a brief phone call decided they wanted me on it. I had never heard of nor seen it - so quickly watched several episodes.
Though never planning to actually end up on it, I decided to follow through at least with the interview (45 min - and they made me change my outfit 4 times before we started the skype process... ugh). Did that, and thankfully could not gather the "b" footage they wanted in the time frame given (one week, during monsoon season here).
Definitely decided that if one is asked to be on such a show, one should try to get on in the first or second season. After that, there's too much emphasis (production-wise) on sensationalism! :)
I watched the episode you are referencing, Jim, and totally agree. That guy nailed it. I personally think they must have made up the whole bit about her needing to rescue him at the end - just to save her a tad bit of dignity..... I hope to meet him passing through Moab one of these days!
Anyhow, fun thread!
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Fritz
Trad climber
Choss Creek, ID
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Jun 10, 2015 - 09:50pm PT
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Tamara! Thanks for the interesting post. Heidi & I have often wondered how one could be chosen for one of the survival programs.
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ß Î Ø T Ç H
Boulder climber
extraordinaire
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Jun 10, 2015 - 10:40pm PT
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They are all boinking each other (including camera crew) and eating filet mignon for 21 days straight on the sly.
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TWP
Trad climber
Mancos, CO & Bend, OR
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Darren spent six weeks with me in the Wind Rivers on one of my annual Llama Packing Climbing Fests.
He has the survival/outdoor skills nailed. His presence on the trip was constantly appreciated by everyone. He is a good cook too!
I am not sure whether the sea rescue episode was faked for television. I never heard Darren describe any hip injuries and I think about six weeks I heard a great deal of his biography. Dude likes to talk about himself, for sure. On the other hand, I think he did look a bit gripped during the open water swim and I don't think he has the persona or skill set to fake same. I'll ask him straight out and post the beta.
Darren is a solid climbing technician too, meaning he is solid with the gear and techniques as well as possessing excellent free climbing skills.
I asked Darren to describe his female companion. He gave a basic, biographic recital, consistent with the content on the show. His description was devoid of any survival/wilderness skills so I asked him in follow up. "Sounds like she didn't have any survival skills. Why did the producers pick her?' to which he responded, "Because she was willing to take her clothes off." Now that I've seen the show myself, I think he was telling the truth. She would have sat on that beach and ate nothing for 21 days if left to her own devices. And lost about 25 pounds instead of only 15. What a worthless companion. If they'd been marooned together indefinitely, she would, of necessity, of come around and eaten rats galore. And realized Darren was a godsend.
Now that this thread has thoroughly dissected the episode, I suggest that Donini take up Warbler's conception of the topic for this thread.
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