corinthian
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When Geoff Yeadon and Oliver Statham did the epic through trip dive to Keld Head some years ago, I seem to remember one of the TV companies recording it. Does anyone know if a copy is available anywhere?
darwen dave said:If it helps, I think it was part of a series titled "Beneath the Pennines" and the episode was "The Underground Eiger"
JJ said:darwen dave said:If it helps, I think it was part of a series titled "Beneath the Pennines" and the episode was "The Underground Eiger"
I am not sure that this is correct. "Beneath the Pennines" was part of the brilliant (for the time) Sid Perou series from memory Pipikin, Dowbergill, White Scar, Alum and Lancaster and made for the BBC.
The Underground Eiger was entirely separate not by Sid and broadcast on the other "side".
skippy said:It was part of a series of cave Diving films called 'Darkness Beckons' and it was filmed by Sid in the eighties.
Underground Eiger was one of 4 episodes charting the history of British Cave Diving Starting from the break though at Wookey to the connections at Ingleborough and Keld head.
It also documents several tragedies that have occured over the years.
There are one or two UKC regulars in the films...looking very young.
Thanks to 'Darwen Dave' I have three of the 4 episodes.
skippy said:Ahh....
I'm trying to think what the title was of that particular episode...Was it something along the lines of 'The devil is a gentleman'...or was that just Yockens quote after the dead mans handshake incident?
Confused :-\