(I'll add that I'd been in hosptial for a week, then at home for a week with little social contact and a lot of painkillers and it was still total shit).
I thought Klem was awesome when I went to see him, and I got a personal email from him afterwards when I got in touch to ask a question. I haven't read the book though so I'm not much help.
Animalistic does ring a bell, yes, although I can't rememebr why? Was that the name of the talk?
Christ that video is everything I hate about bouldering........a tall guy jumping between jugs on head high boulders.
I went to see him lecture in Yosemite when he was touring the Emotional Landscapes book (which I really like), and I thought he was really engaging as a speaker.