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Blind Descent : The Quest to Discover the Deepest Place on Earth by Tabor, James M. is a science book available to read on EtoBox.

What is Blind Descent : The Quest to Discover the Deepest Place on Earth about?

“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.”—Robert Kurson, author of  ShadowDivers 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 sur

Who reads Blind Descent : The Quest to Discover the Deepest Place on Earth?

It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.

Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.

Author
Tabor, James M.
Publisher
Random House Publishing Group
Published
2010
Language
EN
ISBN
9781588369949
Category
science
Subjects
Adventure, Sports, Anthropology
Rating
3.68 / 5 (34 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-14

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