CinemaOSMovie · 1979 · 0h 50m

The Underground Eiger

IMDbDocumentary

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.

Directed byBarry Cockcroft

Play
Status
Released
Runtime
0h 50m
Language
EN
Released
February 21, 1979
Studios
Yorkshire Television

Featuring

Cast & crew

3 credited
Starring

Geoff Yeadon

Geoff Yeadon

Oliver "Bear" Statham

Oliver "Bear" Statham

Paul Dunstan

Reporter

Creative team
Directed by
Barry Cockcroft
Produced by
John Fairley

Keep watching

More like this

King of the Fells9.0

King of the Fells

2024 · Film

Great North: A Run. A River. A Region.

Great North: A Run. A River. A Region.

2021 · Film

Wainwright Record Attempt

Wainwright Record Attempt

2015 · Film

Expédition Sarawak 93

Expédition Sarawak 93

2023 · Film

The Rescue: 54 Hours Under the Ground8.0

The Rescue: 54 Hours Under the Ground

2022 · Film

Sand Dancers

Sand Dancers

2025 · Film

The First Year

The First Year

2021 · Film

Echoes of the North: Four Chapters in Time

Echoes of the North: Four Chapters in Time

2022 · Film

Keep on Burning: The Story of Northern Soul

Keep on Burning: The Story of Northern Soul

2012 · Film

Northern Soul: Living for the Weekend7.0

Northern Soul: Living for the Weekend

2014 · Film

The Wigan Casino

The Wigan Casino

1977 · Film

Dure Limite: Caving in a moulin, Mer de Glace10.0

Dure Limite: Caving in a moulin, Mer de Glace

1986 · Film

Hard Grit7.5

Hard Grit

1998 · Film

Down the Rabbit Hole

Down the Rabbit Hole

2019 · Film

Winner Gets Cake

Winner Gets Cake

2025 · Film

I am a Fellrunner

I am a Fellrunner

2020 · Film

Ancient Caves10.0

Ancient Caves

2020 · Film

Dean Ormston - Working Class Superhero

Dean Ormston - Working Class Superhero

2023 · Film

A Crack in the Mountain8.0

A Crack in the Mountain

2023 · Film

Picked for you

Recommended movies

Cave of Forgotten Dreams7.1

Cave of Forgotten Dreams

2010 · Film

42 Up7.6

42 Up

1999 · Film

Avatar: The Deep Dive - A Special Edition of 20/207.2

Avatar: The Deep Dive - A Special Edition of 20/20

2022 · Film

A Toxic Love Story6.4

A Toxic Love Story

2026 · Film

The Pigeon Tunnel6.6

The Pigeon Tunnel

2023 · Film

Come See Me in the Good Light7.1

Come See Me in the Good Light

2025 · Film

Heart of a Dog6.5

Heart of a Dog

2015 · Film

Our Planet: Behind the Scenes7.7

Our Planet: Behind the Scenes

2019 · Film

The Mole: Undercover in North Korea7.1

The Mole: Undercover in North Korea

2020 · Film

The Class of ‘927.1

The Class of ‘92

2013 · Film

Avatar: Creating the World of Pandora6.5

Avatar: Creating the World of Pandora

2010 · Film

Atlantis Rising6.4

Atlantis Rising

2017 · Film

14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible7.3

14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible

2021 · Film

Being James Bond7.8

Being James Bond

2021 · Film

In the Realms of the Unreal7.2

In the Realms of the Unreal

2004 · Film

Deepsea Challenge 3D6.6

Deepsea Challenge 3D

2014 · Film

My Mom Jayne7.9

My Mom Jayne

2025 · Film

The Crystal Calls - Making The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance7.5

The Crystal Calls - Making The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance

2019 · Film

The Kid Stays in the Picture6.6

The Kid Stays in the Picture

2002 · Film

Last Breath7.5

Last Breath

2019 · Film