Wild France with Ray Mears — S01E02 — The Ardeche

00:00:02 RAY: France...

00:00:42 to the rolling plains.

00:01:42 Why wouldn't you come here? This is the river Ardeche

00:02:40 and the dramatic gorge, and that's understandable.

00:03:29 if you cover them and keep them blanched so they don't go green,

00:04:24 when he made his most famous discovery here - the Orgnac Cave.

00:05:21 For hundreds of years, the locals had wondered about this mysterious hole.

00:06:33 Locally there were lots of associations with this hole.

00:07:41 This cave extends over an area of 200,000 square meters,

00:08:40 and ruin the formations.

00:09:56 but I feel the need to return to daylight to carry on my adventure above ground.

00:10:57 it is the largest natural arch in Europe.

00:12:07 Well adapted to the steep gorge sides,

00:13:18 and she find some plant to, for eating or for medicine.

00:14:13 OLIVIER: Yes its right. Here we are at low altitude and it's good for antiseptic.

00:15:01 There are frogs everywhere in the water.

00:15:53 OLIVIER: She look viper.

00:16:42 you can get two or three meters, look at them and just see,

00:17:36 RAY: Olivier, you've got longer legs than me.

00:18:29 - RAY: Wild goats, yep. - OLIVIER: Yes, wild goat.

00:19:15 This is a smurf plant.

00:20:19 Olivier has given me a tip off that this section of the river

00:21:33 will be living, perhaps there's a little cave

00:22:42 It must truly be one of the most breath-taking landscapes of wild France.