Ballooning over The E I G E R !!



It's 20 years ago since I flew over The Eiger for this commercial.
I still suffer from a painful coccyx on long haul plane flights after crashing the balloon on a glacier.
It will all be described in my book under the chapter entitled 'The Nine Times Table.'

I think I've got a picture somewhere... shall I dig it out??????

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