Bend it Like Beckham, Climb It Like Bono
May 20, 2008
Could two of the world’s biggest media personalities be teaming up for an assault of Mt. Kilimanjaro?
Bono, lead singer of International Super Rock Band U2, has invited the Los Angeles Galaxy’s David Beckham to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro. The supposed set-up involves raising money for UNICEF, an organaziation which both are leading philanthropists for.
Ted Alvarez. over at the Backpacker Magazine blog “The Daily Dirt,” gets the shout-out for bringing this to my attention. He also brings up the fact that this comes from The Sun, out of the UK. A newspaper well-known for it’s articles alluding to ‘anonymous sources’ and adding just a touch of flare to it’s news. Not sure if this is just a ‘rumor’, or not, but it would be an interesting concept.
Mt. Kilimanjaro is Africa’s highest peak at 19,341 Feet tall. It also just happens to be one of the famed Seven Summits. Hopefully the two aren’t looking for a cake walk. Last year, my good friend Kraig, over at The Adventure Blog attempted Kilimanjaro. Yeah, it kicked his butt. You can read his account HERE.
Ted Alvarez, over at The Daily Dirt does make a couple of challenges. One to Bono and one to Beckham, while they embark on this journey-
You sold me, The Sun, anonymous source and all. If this happens, though, I have but two simple requests of our celebrities-turned-mountaineers-with-hearts-of-gold, since no celebrity stunt is complete without the “stunt” part.
1) David Beckham must “bend it” like himself from Uhuru Peak into the Ngorongoro Crater, scoring the single greatest penalty-kick goal ever.
2) Bono will sing “One” at the summit in its entirety and without supplemental oxygen, holding that last, highest note for an extra 10 to 15 seconds.
Pretty funny stuff, Ted, as always-
If David Beckham and Bono come to terms on this climb and are successful, perhaps they could join one of Hollywood’s elite actors, Orlando Bloom, in scaling Mt. Everest. That would be an expedition worth watching!
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Written by Jason A. Hendricks · Filed Under Kilimanjaro, Mt. Kilimanjaro, Seven Summits |
