The Underground Eiger (1979)
Overview
This is an account of a significant event in British caving history, and a film that has become legendary in caving folklore. It features two divers, Geoff Yeadon and Oliver Statham (aka Bear), who over several years explored and plotted the caving system beneath the moors of Ingleborough before completing the dive from Keld Head to West Kingsdale Master Cave, beneath Ingleborough in North Yorkshire, on January 16th 1979.
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What is The Underground Eiger about?
This is an account of a significant event in British caving history, and a film that has become legendary in caving folklore. It features two divers, Geoff Yeadon and Oliver Statham (aka Bear), who over several years explored and plotted the caving system beneath the moors of Ingleborough before completing the dive from Keld Head to West Kingsdale Master Cave, beneath Ingleborough in North Yorkshire, on January 16th 1979. The Underground Eiger is a Documentary movie, released on 1979-02-21, runtime 50 minutes.
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Directed by
Barry Cockcroft
Cast
- Geoff Yeadon as Self
- Oliver "Bear" Statham as Self
- Paul Dunstan as Reporter
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