The Underground Eiger

Feb 21, 1979

0h 50m

★ 0.0

Overview

A marvelous portrayal of a key event in British caving, and of the adventurous spirit of the two cavers famous for their numerous cave diving breakthroughs and records. Documenting a world record-breaking cave dive of 6,000 ft (1,800 m) made by Geoff Yeadon and Oliver Statham from West Kingsdale Master Cave, in North Yorkshire, England to Keld Head.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Yorkshire Television

The Underground Eiger Trailers

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Cast

Geoff Yeadon

Oliver "Bear" Statham

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The Underground Eiger

Overview

Genres

Production Companies

The Underground Eiger Trailers

Cast

Geoff Yeadon

Oliver "Bear" Statham

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