
The Underground Eiger
The Underground Eiger
Geoff Yeadon and Oliver "Bear" Statham star in The Underground Eiger (1979),directed by Barry Cockcroft. The title is a Documentary film from United Kingdom running 50m. 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.
- Genre: Documentary
- Country: United Kingdom
- Director: Barry Cockcroft
- Cast: Geoff Yeadon, Oliver "Bear" Statham, Paul Dunstan
















