Maybe set your PVR for this

[rik_uk3]

http://www.channel4.com/programmes/walking-the-nile/?

Holds promise?

 

[hammy]

Thanks for that.
Can you remember a film about the explorers who first did this ?
It was a really good film.

 

[Yorkshirewanderer]

Looks interesting, thanks for the heads up


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[crosslandkelly]

Thanks for that.
Can you remember a film about the explorers who first did this ?
It was a really good film.

Timer set, thanks.

I think you might be thinking of "The Mountains of the Moon" the film about Burton and Spekes adventures.

[video=youtube;Vt7Bgp-ORds]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vt7Bgp-ORds[/video]

 

[hammy]

Timer set, thanks.

I think you might be thinking of "The Mountains of the Moon" the film about Burton and Spekes adventures.

[video=youtube;Vt7Bgp-ORds]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vt7Bgp-ORds[/video]

Yes that's the one. Thanks a lot, its a really good film.

 

[humdrum_hostage]

I will watch out for that one. I hope it is as good as Ed Stafford when he walked the amazon river, only difference is it took Ed 30 months not 9.

 

[Dannytsg]

Already set for it. I put it on remind me from when i saw the advert over xmas.

 

[swotty]

Yes, looking forward to this. I was thinking of the Ed Stafford one ànd thought this might be a repeat...perhaps they’re faster walkers

 

[mountainm]

Bloody hell! Wasn't expecting that. Very sobering.

 

[Jared]

Yeah, watched it this evening.

And perversely whilst trying to follow a river.

 

[Dannytsg]

Bloody hell! Wasn't expecting that. Very sobering.

I know and there was a real sense of irony in that they weren't even part of the original exped, they just thought it would be good to tag along as journalists and document part of the journey.

Very sobering and very tragic

 

[Stevie777]

On Reflection they shouldn't have traveled in those temps. Running out of Water was a serious mistake that cost a life. I touched on this in a earlier thread on TV survival programs becoming dangerous. I know it was not a Survival program but the end results speak for themselves. they got out of their depth by disregarding simple rules.

 

[humdrum_hostage]

That was a shock, a 40 year old experienced Journalist and explorer dying in 60 minutes from showing symptoms of heat stroke. mind you it was about 120'F, that must have been tough!

 

[Jared]

I thought they ran low on water because they were trying to get his body temperature down.

 

[Stevie777]

I thought they ran low on water because they were trying to get his body temperature down.

Yes that was why they ran out of water, but it should never have happened. especially only 3 miles from a river. Anyway, walking in that heat was crazy.

When the guy went down the first time they should have saw the signs and called for help.

 

[crosslandkelly]

Just finished watching this, bloody brilliant, though tragic programme.