O/T Eiger documentary

[squirdan]

Clint Eastwood in "The Eiger Sanction" is q good

Are you sure, Dan? I haven't seen it since I was a kid.

Apparently you can stay in the hotel where he did during filming (it features quite heavily in the film itself). Can you tell I was up late last night looking into this stuff?

Ordered this today (the story of the guy left hanging by his rope mentioned before as told by the guy left hanging from his rope in Touching the Void)):

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B000 ... 00_s00_i01

And this for good measure:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B002 ... 00_s00_i03

Well the US bits when he is in training are good. The book is much better than the film

Into thin air by John krakaer is a terrifying read

[Gary71]

I'm so there already - road trip being organised as I type.... Now what car to take!

Just go and do this:

http://www.ddk-online.com/phpBB2/viewto ... =1&t=35874

I'd do it again tomorrow if my family wouldn't disown me

[hot66]

quite a common trip for old DDK porsches that one

http://www.ddk-online.com/phpBB2/viewto ... ilit=furka


Although we couldn't bring ourselves to spend almost £160 per couple ( from memory ) to go up the Eiger ... so we went up the other one near by , the schilthorn for a bit of James Bond play acting ..

As you can see , the views can be hit or miss depending on the weather

[sjm]

Re the Furkha Pass - we tried that (when I did my first trip in the 911) but it was closed unfortunately. It's worth checking before you go which Passes are open as (I seem to recall) they schedule some of the closures.

[left4dead]

Into thin air by John krakaer is a terrifying read

Thanks Dan, by coincidence I ordered this at the same time as the dvds so I'll prepare to be terrified.

Gary, James & Simon - looks like you've all had great times (devoured the photos in the links over the weekend so thanks for posting) and I now look forward to my own alpine adventures. Best invest in a new camera for the occasion.

[tanick]

Another good book on the Eiger is 'The Beckoning Silence' by Joe Simpson - he of 'Touching the Void' fame.

[left4dead]

Thanks Tanick, I ordered the DVD last week - didn't know there was a book, too! Something else to read then... Cheers.

[abm914]

The Eiger Sanction just started on Itv1 if anyone is interested!

[left4dead]

Interested and heading straight to the Tele. Top man! Thanks.

[left4dead]

Stumbled across these nutters in research for my trip:

http://www.rebelsfinest.tv/2011/12/vent ... the-eiger/



I won't be doing that!

[Ferry Man]

research for my trip

Have you not climbed that bloody mountain yet?
Less talk and more walk please Steve....

[left4dead]

Less talk and more walk please Steve....

Just waiting on my wing man to get a weekend pass. Should only need a day to walk up it.

[squirdan]

Stumbled across these nutters in research for my trip:

http://www.rebelsfinest.tv/2011/12/vent ... the-eiger/



I won't be doing that!

base jumping hmm... did you see the sad story in the papers this week about the english guy who jumped and then the wind caused his parachute to get caught on some rocks and was left dangling for 3 hours...phoned his pregnant girlfriend to raise the alarm...the Greeks couldn't / didn't get to him...fell to his death

[left4dead]

Terrible news. It appears his g'friend was on holiday with him:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-18417926

[left4dead]

My Eiger road trip looks set to happen this June.

To gain some idea of the mileage for the 356 pilot (Marcus) I put in Tunbridge Wells / Eiger into Google Maps and apparently it is exactly 666 miles.

Foreboding or what!