Wouldn't want this to fall on my head!
mex
— 12 Jul 2006 13:08
Subject: Wouldn't want this to fall on my head!
A 5 million! ton piece of rock is about to fall off the east side of the Eiger. The crack at the top was a few cm in the spring and it's now 7 metres. It's moving from 70cm to 1 metre a day.There are constant rockfalls kicking up enough dust to cover Grindelwald in a layer dust. Geologists reckon it could go at any time, ie: in 5 minutes or in a thousand years! In other words they don't have a scooby.
dex
— 13 Jul 2006 09:16
Subject: Re: Wouldn't want this to fall on my head!
As a geologist i would say that this block of rock will fall in the next 6 months, probably in the winter when the water freezes and forces it to expand, widening the crack and leading to catastrophic failiure, so its perfectly safe to build a house just below it for 6 months or so.
In fact you should move there as the view looks amazing
Del
what do you thinks grix as a petroleum geologist
fx
— 13 Jul 2006 19:46
Subject: Re: Re: Wouldn't want this to fall on my head!
why not start a sweepstake?
mex
— 13 Jul 2006 21:21
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Wouldn't want this to fall on my head!
I bet on 30,000 years
rx
— 13 Jul 2006 21:22
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Wouldn't want this to fall on my head!
i'll have 2007
nics pics mex ... and what a civilised thread
grix
— 14 Jul 2006 00:20
Subject: Re: Re: Wouldn't want this to fall on my head!
thanks for pointing me in a new job direction dex
I reckon you need to drill some more holes in there and let it have it with the plastique
mex
— 15 Jul 2006 21:19
Subject: Webcam
here
A huge chunk fell off yesterday.
jmax
— 16 Jul 2006 21:46
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Wouldn't want this to fall on my head!
The sooner someone gets up there and gives it a push the sooner the new climber's guidebook to bouldering on the Eiger will be out ... if it's coming away at 1m per day then I'd give it 2 months max before some enterprising type at a publishing company sees fit to act on this so that we can all have a fascinating stocking filler in time for this Xmas.
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