March 2, 200916 yr Author I often wonder why people look and dont join especially when its free and buzzjack has so much to offer also I browsed here for ages before I joined! :lol: Now its the only site I visit regular. This site has helped me out in 'music' rounds in loads of pub quizzes! :lol: Norma
March 2, 200916 yr Ya there is lots of knowledge to found here on buzzjack which i might add once again i think buzzjack is brilliant i read on ceefaxthat alesha dixon was the first to experience a tumble on the climb but she is ok
March 2, 200916 yr Ya there is lots of knowledge to found here on buzzjack which i might add once again i think buzzjack is brilliant i read on ceefaxthat alesha dixon was the first to experience a tumble on the climb but she is ok Yeah :lol: Ronan said on an interview, she was having a wee when she fell down, she was laughing her head off, they had to pull her up :P
March 2, 200916 yr Author Yeah :lol: Ronan said on an interview, she was having a wee when she fell down, she was laughing her head off, they had to pull her up :P The toilet facilities are providing terrific amusement! The boys have a bucket and the girls have a 'nicer' bucket! Norma
March 2, 200916 yr when she fell down they said she knew she was ok as they heard her very identifable laugh!!
March 2, 200916 yr Author Ronan is really nice! He's much more interesting than I first thought! Norma
March 2, 200916 yr Author It appears the reports of his near death through exhaustion and a bad back are greatly exaggerated! :) http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showb...icle2287316.ece THE SUN is following the progress of a team of celebs climbing Africa’s 19,330ft Mount Kilimanjaro for Comic Relief. Gary has been keeping a diary: Day one WAKE up at 5am for a hearty breakfast of porridge and eggs on toast before setting off into the rainforest for the first leg of the trek. It’s very steep and I’m having to use two poles for my back – but I’m told it will loosen up after the first day’s climb. We saw some colobus monkeys but we had to be careful to avoid ant nests. Tucked into a packed lunch of sandwich, chocolate bar, banana, carrot sticks, boiled egg and a tropical fruit drink. We only walked for four hours today because of the intense heat and steep incline. Set up camp for the night at the Big Tree Camp at 9,000ft. Dinner is hot soup to rehydrate, pasta for carbohydrates and lots of drinks. Soon it will be time to retire to my tent for my first night of kip on Kilimanjaro. I’ll have more updates for you tomorrow. Day Two THIS has been a long day of walking – seven hours in total and I think we all have aching legs – most of us are walking with two poles because the terrain is so steep and rocky. The girls tend to lead and us boys follow up behind – I slow them down because my back is probably a three out of ten. But everyone is brilliant – especially the guides – and all the girls keep offering to take my day pack from me, bless them. We were all making each other laugh as we walked by replicating the sounds we make on the BT Speaking Clock and adding new ones – both artificial and natural (we had beans last night). The scenery is spectacular – we walked across one of the biggest ridges, the remnants of an old volcano crater. We are at about 11,500ft now and you can really tell that the air is getting thinner and the temperature is colder. There have been a few headaches but we are spurred on by photos Denise Van Outen and Fearne Cotton have of children they met who are dying from malaria. The end of the walk was in rain so we all reached camp tired and wet. Then, just as we were getting ready to collapse in the mess tent, the clouds parted and we had the most beautiful view of the summit for the first time.
March 2, 200916 yr i know someone who met Ronan Keating and they saaid he was very arrogant and rude,the person who met him is someone i know for years and is a lovelt person so i never had any time for ronan since
March 3, 200916 yr i know someone who met Ronan Keating and they saaid he was very arrogant and rude,the person who met him is someone i know for years and is a lovelt person so i never had any time for ronan since I have met him several times and he really is a gentleman. A few years back he went through a really tough time, his mum was going through cancer and died and I don't think he coped with the fame and the grief. Also a year or two ago his father inlaw also went through and lost his life to cancer. So to base an oppinion on someone on a one off meeting doesn't really reflect the whole person. It really depends on the circumstances of the actual meeting. I know he also doesn't like giving out photos and autographs when he is spending time with his children.
March 3, 200916 yr that is a very fair point,when my mate met him it was well before he died and i guess that opinion just tsuck with me i suppose when put into context its a complete different thing and i guess at the end of the day even if he was rude we all have our bad days celebrities included,i have seen ronans brother a good few times he worked in westport which is quite near where i live and they really dont look like at all but he is a very nice guy
March 4, 200916 yr Author Diary Day Three DAY Three and my back is the worst it’s been in two weeks. Climb medic Raj took the decision to send me on a shorter route than the seven-hour walk the rest of the group were taking. I reached camp before the others but we all saw a man in a group ahead of us being stretchered off the mountain with an oxygen mask and it hit home just how hard this trek is and what we have ahead of us. We are all suffering from altitude sickness and everyone is emotional, especially the girls. Being so high up makes you feel really strange. It’s a bit like being drunk, and you feel really light-headed and nauseous. We’ve all been starving and I’m eating more than I have in years. I’m really missing my wife Dawn and the kids but I’m trying hard to keep a mental picture of the people I’m helping back in the UK and in Africa firmly in my mind. Here’s a thought before I sign off for the night – we are sleeping in the clouds tonight and tomorrow we’ll be above them. Norma
March 4, 200916 yr Poor Gary, it must be really horrible for him :( If he has to pull out the press will be all over him knowing what they are like :angry: . I have been following the whole thing on Radio 1 and also at the Red Nose Climb site its certainly a lot tougher than most people would imagine, its certainly not a walk in the park. I wonder how the girls from Girls Aloud are really, they have hardly done any of the videos or interviews with the radio and TV although if you read the newspapers you'd think they were the only ones on the mountain :rolleyes: . I really hope they all get to the top Text 88808 to donate £1
March 4, 200916 yr All going well they will get to the top and down again all safe and sound,i heard a snippet of a story that someone was injired on the mountain i dont think it wa sa celeb but it said it really shook cheryl cole
March 4, 200916 yr Author All going well they will get to the top and down again all safe and sound,i heard a snippet of a story that someone was injired on the mountain i dont think it wa sa celeb but it said it really shook cheryl cole Yeah - it was someone from another climbing group - they had severe altitude sickness and needed oxygen. I honestly don't think Gary will manage the next stage ... its four hours of constant climbing (or very, very steep walking). If he knackers his back ... the tour could be in danger!!!! You should never neglect a back injury! Or, in Gary's case ... worsen it! I think the only thing that makes him continue is that he knows the press will have field day with him if he has to retire from it. Norma
March 4, 200916 yr again i dont think the press will have a field day with gary if he quits as at the end of the day he tried and its more than the press done,i do agree a back injury should never be neglected but im sure they is a strong team of medics with them who will advise gary whats best to do
March 4, 200916 yr Author Gary's Diary Day Four BAD night in the camp. Disaster struck in tent six. At midnight we were woken by Fearne calling out for help. She had got up to go to the loo and collapsed on the floor outside from exhaustion and was too weak to move. Fearne (pictured) was given an anti-sickness injection but when we woke this morning she still didn’t look good. The medics had to give her a full examination before deciding that she could continue. So, after a good breakfast, all nine of us once again started out on our seven-hour ascent up the rocky terrain which looked like something from Mars. For me, it was the best day so far in that my back felt good. Then there was a sudden steep ascent and I had a moment of breathlessness and feeling sick. I insisted the rest of the team went on but I had to stop for a good 30 minutes before I felt able to continue. The thing that picked me up was seeing Fearne come through the mist of the clouds. We had thought she might not make it today so to see her walking up with a smile gave me the boost I needed to get to camp. We are now at the coldest camp so far at Lava Tower – 4,600 metres above sea level. It’s colder than anyone could have imagined. The daunting view of the summit sits over us, showing what we still have ahead of us. Norma
March 5, 200916 yr Author Bit more from the Mail. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/artic...mic-Relief.html Norma
March 7, 200916 yr Author They did it! All nine of them got there! Polly Graham from the Mail may be forced to eat Chris Moyles's underpants as that is what she said she would do if he made it! Almost one and a half million raised so far. Norma
