Top gear - Gorges du Verdon

I watched "Top Gear" highlights on BBCWorld this pm - I don't like their speed-freakery (Richard Hammond nearly paid with his life in a recent crash at about 300 mph !) - but they are quite imaginative and funny. Today they had the piece where Clarkson races two climbers; they go straight up the side of a gorge in France, while he drives a new Audi 60 miles on winding roads. The climb normally takes 6-7 hours, with star climber Leo Houlding leading, they did it in one hour 57 minutes ! Crazy young guys:



I was curious about where the spectacular gorge was. It turns out to be only about 50 miles from us ! What a great area this is.