Climbing the Devil's table / the Daredevil
(approximatively traduced from french)
Climbing the Devil's table is an unrealized project but it's not unrealizable. «The Teufelstisch», the devil table, is a spectacular sandstone from the region of Pfälzerwald in southwestern Germany. It shows a characteristic erosion due to the development of Rehberg Schichten. It just looks like a gigantic table, set up by a giant or a bigger force.
The legend tells that he devil, looking for a place to rest and eat in a stormy night, picked up a few rocks to pile up his table. After refreshing himself he left the site in its new configuration. The next day everybody was frightened by the gigantic furniture, except one man who claimed to sit and eat at the same table the following night. He did so but at midnight a horrible cry was heard and the next day, the daredevil was found dead.
As I'm interested in tales, story of devils and demons, I started some researches about the place. The Devil table, or devil dish, is a superb natural sculpture, it has a hell of a look, great colors, it would be a beautiful set for a video.
My original idea was to invite the Bask climbers Eneko and Iker Pou, known for their 'The Hardest of the Alps' expedition, to climb the mighty table. I was really interested in their activity and their origin, which guaranty that they know about the devil who's part of the bask folklore. Also, I almost found a way to contact them through a bask newspaper i worked with.
I rapidly realized that the Devil dish was an accessible obstacle, ridiculously easy for the talent of the Pou brothers. I found a video of an average sportsman climbing the table (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPcpevdlcYI) proving my theory. Even if I'm still interested by them, and the way they talk about their work, they don't fit in the project anymore.
I have to do it myself, be the daredevil, sit and eat on the table of the devil.
Climbing the Devil's table / the Daredevil
(approximatively traduced from french)
Climbing the Devil's table is an unrealized project but it's not unrealizable. «The Teufelstisch», the devil table, is a spectacular sandstone from the region of Pfälzerwald in southwestern Germany. It shows a characteristic erosion due to the development of Rehberg Schichten. It just looks like a gigantic table, set up by a giant or a bigger force.
The legend tells that he devil, looking for a place to rest and eat in a stormy night, picked up a few rocks to pile up his table. After refreshing himself he left the site in its new configuration. The next day everybody was frightened by the gigantic furniture, except one man who claimed to sit and eat at the same table the following night. He did so but at midnight a horrible cry was heard and the next day, the daredevil was found dead.
As I'm interested in tales, story of devils and demons, I started some researches about the place. The Devil table, or devil dish, is a superb natural sculpture, it has a hell of a look, great colors, it would be a beautiful set for a video.
My original idea was to invite the Bask climbers Eneko and Iker Pou, known for their 'The Hardest of the Alps' expedition, to climb the mighty table. I was really interested in their activity and their origin, which guaranty that they know about the devil who's part of the bask folklore. Also, I almost found a way to contact them through a bask newspaper i worked with.
I rapidly realized that the Devil dish was an accessible obstacle, ridiculously easy for the talent of the Pou brothers. I found a video of an average sportsman climbing the table (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPcpevdlcYI) proving my theory. Even if I'm still interested by them, and the way they talk about their work, they don't fit in the project anymore.
I have to do it myself, be the daredevil, sit and eat on the table of the devil.