Vic Armstrong Tribute in Switzerland
During a visit, I took my good ol' buddy,
Gerry2001, up Mt. Schilthorn (Piz Gloria) a couple of weeks ago...the location of Blofeld's hideout in, "On Her Majesty's Secret Service". It was my *
6th* trip up there but this time there was something NEW!
The "James Bond Walk of Fame" beckons visitors to walk out along the western crest of the mountain's peak. It's been severely levelled to make the walk easier (shame) and standing plaques have been put in place to commemorate the film's cast & crew.
The last one on the path was none other than Vic Armstrong.
His monolith says:
STUNTMAN
"On Her Majesty's Secret Service" was a huge step for me as aspiring stuntman, and the film is a very high point of my 50 year career in the business. I remember being flabbergasted by the beauty of Mürren with its incredible views of the north wall of the Eiger on one side and the spectacular Schilthorn on the other. Also the most amazing memories as we went to work by ski, I can still picture Cubby Broccoli, the producer, standing at the cable car station at 5 am waving us off and then buying us all a drink as we skied home at night.
Vic's memories are a little wrong, though. The SOUTH side of the Eiger can be seen from Schilthorn, not the infamous & treacherous NORTH side! (Where people die.
)
Behold a cast of Vic's Fist!