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“A phenomenal story of exploration and science. Stunningly fascinating." – Jon Stewart
Did you know there are at least 52 Ways to Die in a Cave? James M. Tabor's new book, Blind Descent: The Quest to Discover the Deepest Place on Earth is a fascinating real-life adventure story.
In 2004, two great scientist-explorers attempted to find the bottom of the world. American Bill Stone took on the vast, deadly Cheve Cave in southern Mexico. Ukrainian Alexander Klimchouk targeted Krubera, a freezing nightmare of a supercave in the war-torn former Soviet republic of Georgia. Both men spent months almost two vertical miles deep, contending with thousand-foot drops, raging whitewater rivers, monstrous waterfalls, mile-long belly crawls, and the psychological horrors produced by weeks in absolute darkness, beyond all hope of rescue. Based on his unprecedented access to logs and journals as well as hours of personal interviews, James Tabor has crafted a thrilling exploration of man’s timeless urge to discover—and of two extraordinary men whose pursuit of greatness led them to the heights of triumph and the depths of tragedy. Blind Descent is an unforgettable addition to the classic literature of true-life adventure, and a testament to human survival and endurance.
Visit http://www.BlindDescent.com to learn more.
“A phenomenal story of exploration and science. Stunningly fascinating." – Jon Stewart
Did you know there are at least 52 Ways to Die in a Cave? James M. Tabor's new book, Blind Descent: The Quest to Discover the Deepest Place on Earth is a fascinating real-life adventure story.
In 2004, two great scientist-explorers attempted to find the bottom of the world. American Bill Stone took on the vast, deadly Cheve Cave in southern Mexico. Ukrainian Alexander Klimchouk targeted Krubera, a freezing nightmare of a supercave in the war-torn former Soviet republic of Georgia. Both men spent months almost two vertical miles deep, contending with thousand-foot drops, raging whitewater rivers, monstrous waterfalls, mile-long belly crawls, and the psychological horrors produced by weeks in absolute darkness, beyond all hope of rescue. Based on his unprecedented access to logs and journals as well as hours of personal interviews, James Tabor has crafted a thrilling exploration of man’s timeless urge to discover—and of two extraordinary men whose pursuit of greatness led them to the heights of triumph and the depths of tragedy. Blind Descent is an unforgettable addition to the classic literature of true-life adventure, and a testament to human survival and endurance.
Visit http://www.BlindDescent.com to learn more.
“A phenomenal story of exploration and science. Stunningly fascinating." – Jon Stewart
Did you know there are at least 52 Ways to Die in a Cave? James M. Tabor's new book, Blind Descent: The Quest to Discover the Deepest Place on Earth is a fascinating real-life adventure story.
In 2004, two great scientist-explorers attempted to find the bottom of the world. American Bill Stone took on the vast, deadly Cheve Cave in southern Mexico. Ukrainian Alexander Klimchouk targeted Krubera, a freezing nightmare of a supercave in the war-torn former Soviet republic of Georgia. Both men spent months almost two vertical miles deep, contending with thousand-foot drops, raging whitewater rivers, monstrous waterfalls, mile-long belly crawls, and the psychological horrors produced by weeks in absolute darkness, beyond all hope of rescue. Based on his unprecedented access to logs and journals as well as hours of personal interviews, James Tabor has crafted a thrilling exploration of man’s timeless urge to discover—and of two extraordinary men whose pursuit of greatness led them to the heights of triumph and the depths of tragedy. Blind Descent is an unforgettable addition to the classic literature of true-life adventure, and a testament to human survival and endurance.
Visit http://www.BlindDescent.com to learn more.
some as fuel for cave lamps) 2. Camp stove explosion (white gas or butane) 3. Fall while climbing rock 4. Fall while downclimbing rock 5. Fall while ascending rope 6. Fall while rappelling (descending rope) 7. Rockfall 8. Dig or tunnel collapse 9. Unplanned detachment from rebelay 10. Failure to complete change from rappel to ascent, and vice versa 11. Prusik knots jammed 12. Prusik knots won’t grip 13. Ascenders slip on muddy, wet, or icy rope (this one almost got me on a 250-foot drop) 14. Strangulation in vertical gear 15. Fall from losing grip on handline 16. Rope anchor failure 17. Rope failure 18. Rope cut by falling rock 19. Ladder failure 20. Uncontrolled rappel 21. Harness carabiner opens during rappel (as with Chris Yeager) 22. Rappel shunt (emergency brake) defeated James M. Tabor’s during rappel 23. Unwanted rappel shunt activation BLIND DESCENT 24. Rappel off end of rope (as with Alexander THE QUEST TO DISCOVER THE Karabikhin) DEEPEST CAVE ON EARTH 25. Drop rope 26. Rope recoils out of reach after rappel Coming to paperback 2/15/11 27. Rappel into pit without ascent gear www.blinddescent.com 28. Foot hang 29. Chemical contamination of rope 41. Entrapment by rockfall 30. Animals eat rope 42. Asphyxiation by methane, carbon dioxide, blast fumes, etc. 31. Rappel rack nut falls off 43. Locked inside gated entrance 32. Hair caught in rappel rack 44. Poisonous snakes and insects 33. Clothing or chinstrap caught in rappel rack 45. Struck by lightning while in cave stream 34. Sewn sling tears 46. Struck by lightning while talking on cable telephone to surface 35. Exhaustion 47. Rabid bat bite 36. Hypothermia 48. Bacterial or fungal infection: histoplasmosis, etc. 37. Drowning 49. Hyperthermia (some caves are 130°F) 38. Becoming lost 50. Incapacitating injury 39. Out of light 51. Incapacitating illness 40. Entrapment by flood 52. Stuck in crevice Copyright 2010 William K. Storage
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