Blind Descent
The Quest to Discover the Deepest Place on Earth
$43.44
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
20 June 2011
Summary
The deepest cave on earth was a prize that had remained unclaimed for centuries, long after every other ultimate discovery had been made. This is the story of the men and women who risked everything to find it, earning their place in history beside the likes of Peary, Amundsen, Hillary, and Armstrong.
In 2004, two great scientist-explorers attempted to find the bottom of the world. Bold, American Bill Stone was committed to the vast Cheve Cave, located in southern Mexico and deadly ev…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781849018562 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1849018561 |
| Author: | James M. Tabor |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Constable |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 20 June 2011 |
| Weight: | 264g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 130mm x 26mm |
| Series: | Constable |
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Heart-stopping and relentlessly gripping. Tabor takes us on an odyssey into unfathomable worlds beneath us, and into the hearts of rare explorers who will do anything to get there first.
Hair-raising … the chronicle of an obsession to reach the deepest, darkest, loneliest, scariest, least survivable pocket of the planet….A big thumping man-book like The Perfect Storm. - Washington Post.Using a pulse-pounding narrative, this is tense real-life adventure pitting two master cavers mirroring the cold war with very uncommonly high stakes. - Publishers Weekly, starred reviewBlind Descent is as awe-inspiring as any adventure story above ground. Tabor’s claustrophobic and pulse-pounding narrativepulls no punches in describing the many terrifying hazards that cavers face underground. Blind Descent is a captivating summer read for adventure seekers and armchair adrenaline junkies alike. - Amazon.com Best Books of June 2010A fascinating and informative introduction to the sport of cave diving, as well as a dramatic portrayal of a significant man-vs.-nature conflict. - Kirkus ReviewsAbout The Author
James M. Tabor
James M. Tabor’s last book was the international award-winning Forever on the Mountain. Tabor is a former contributing editor to Outside magazine and Ski Magazine; his writing has also appeared in Time, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, and many other publications.
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