"She never holds back her opinion, though, like calling me an idiot when she found out how close I'd come to death on Everest," Middleton told the Belfast Telegraph. Anthony Middleton (born 22 September 1980) is a former British soldier, adventurer and television presenter. Extreme Everest Trailer. Shame he didn't feature more prominently in the program, maybe Ant Middleton should have been filming! That's an interesting summary, thanks for the blog link. It is slowly draining the energy out of me. I'd imagine time in the SAS would supply more interesting stories for the dinner parties than climbing (?) Billy Ridal has had his 'best day' of rock climbing during which he climbed Keen Roof (Font 8B), Fat Lip (Font 8B) and Superman Sit Start (Font 8B+), all of which are on Peak limestone. Yes watched it and as others said thought he was a complete Richard, a bit like that other special forces TV personality that likes to 'do' adventure. Yeah the whole "I waited until I could be the last to leave so I could be officially the highest man on earth" was a very poor judgement call on his part. or something, & the cameraman said "How does that make you feel"? A tour like this takes substantial planning and prep to put together and I want to ensure we minimise risk to fans, venue staff and my crew in these uncertain times. The Shaun Dooley commentary made it for me, he commentates on the Guy Martin programmes and I kept expecting to see Guy Martin's head pop out of a tent with the biggest mug of tea in the world saying "eh up chief, fancy a brew? As in many of these programs, the camera man is the unsung hero. All so he can add in that "officially" at dinner parties, and on lecture tours. I can't say I knew who Ant Middleton was before, and I'm not sure I'll be rushing to watch any more of his stuff either. Seemed unremarkable, except for the uncharacteristic outburst at the guy struggling up the ice and the fact that such a highly conditioned SBS chap seemed somewhat physically out of his depth. I take your point about the apparent lack of a circus around him, but that could have been by omission. Middleton successfully reached the summit of Everest during "five-and-a-half week expedition," as the Belfast Telegraph reports. The weather was closing in and there was a queue - self preservation says get off quick. I take your point about the apparent lack of a circus around him, but that could have been by omission. Very glad I did because it was absolutely amazing. Now Ant has a unique and brand-new interview special ‘Ant Middleton & Liam Payne: Straight Talking’ which aired on Sky One and NOW TV earlier this month. I just watched it on channel4 catch-up. I found him relatively endearing. Got a story? During an interview with Lorraine Kelly, Ant, 37, opened up about the climb and said he feared for his life. Made it sound like he was alone on the hill for most of the dialogue then thanked his Sherpa for never leaving his side. On Monday night (Oct. 28), Channel 4 will be re-airing Ant Middleton's ultimate challenge — reaching the summit of Mount Everest. But I had to keep telling my missus how contrived it was all made out to be with the fixed ropes, ladders etc. He did not look that sure footed in the few sequences they did show. Site Map Privacy Policy Terms of Use. Extreme Everest Trailer. Nearly cost him his life, too. He is best known as the Chief Instructor on the Channel 4 television series SAS: Who Dares Wins. Last year Ant climbed the highest mountain in the world in ‘Extreme Everest with Ant Middleton’ which tested him further than ever before. All rights reserved. “The wind chill with the cold is an absolute killer.”. For further details of our complaints policy and to make a complaint please click here. Keep positive. It was never clear to me what his previous climbing experiance was, and very little of the footage showed him doing much in any case. For Ant Middleton, the reality was closer to a nightmare. Watched it the other night and actually found it quite good. I don't think that's really true. was cringeworthy. They were trying to get him to blub, with questions about his late father etc. For me the worst bit was when he entered Sagarmartha national park & said "5000-odd people have been through here!" Your tickets will remain valid for the new dates and trust me when I say, we will be back, bigger and better than ever before! Now Ant has a unique and brand-new interview special ‘Ant Middleton & Liam Payne: Straight Talking’ which aired on Sky One and NOW TV earlier this month. Describing the conditions, Ant explained: “The wind is horrendous, my fingertips have been freezing. Initially aired in Nov. 2018, Extreme Everest with Ant Middleton documented the former soldier's ascent and descent of the mountain. Comments are subject to our community guidelines, which can be viewed, Ant Middleton has admitted he thought he was going to die during his most recent expedition up Mount Everest, Watch Who Dares Wins on Channel 4 with former soldier Ant Middleton, The explorer and his team faced treacherous conditions, And crossed an enormous crevasse on an icy ladder, Speaking to Lorraine Kelly, he admitted he had feared for his life, Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO). Last year Ant climbed the highest mountain in the world in ‘Extreme Everest with Ant Middleton’ which tested him further than ever before. Yep, came across as a complete dick, wingeing about how incompetent everyone else was while complaining about a situation, entirely of his own making. Yeah I thought he came across as your classic "climb-Everest-so-you-can-talk-about-it-at-dinner-parties-for-the-rest-of-your-life" bellend. Hunt out the series where they re enact the Captain Bligh, Mutiny on the Bounty journey. I found him berating the other climber cringeworthy. I was surprised that I enjoyed the SAS programme as much as I did. I am truly gutted that the tour won’t be going ahead this year but we have to keep adapting to this ever-changing situation and keep a positive mindset throughout this journey. Sounds like a fair appraisal, given I hadn't seen him before. I’ll watch it again tonight, I was knackered and kept falling asleep so missed chunks of it. A couple of Europeans and a couple of sherpas in thin air on an overcrowded mountain. View our online Press Pack. I saw this was on last night, but decided to watch this instead. I'm sure the stories would be equally captivating either way mind. Again, the statement in the programme was that the person - implied literally to be dying - was a Sherpa. Ugh, not for me: I hate crowds ...). All rights reserved. It was clear in the Everest programme that Ant wasn't/isn't a mountaineer (though he'd never claimed to be either) but he illustrated that with reasonable fitness (ex SAS) and a few weeks training (and a decent weather window) a successful ascent is possible though what that says about the actual status of climbing Everest is another point altogether.

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