Griff on top?
The papers are abuzz with speculation that Griff Rhys Jones didn’t make it to the top of Ben Nevis when he went up Ledge Route for the BBC’s ‘Mountain with Griff Rhys Jones‘ shown earlier this year. A BBC spokesman said:
“We felt it would have been overly technical to explain to the viewer that Griff had reached a ‘top’ on the summit plateau, as, for the great majority of viewers, we are sure that to stand on the summit plateau at any of the tops would be the same as having reached the summit.”
Err, I don’t think so!
Griff later said:
“It’s irritating too, as we’d done the worst of the climb on a route most tourists don’t take. I’ll have to go back now and do it for real”.
See you up there then!