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Blind Descent: The Quest To Discover The Deepest Place On Earth (2010)

by James M. Tabor(Favorite Author)

3.61 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

1400067677 (ISBN13: 9781400067671)

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

Random House

review 1: Another book from Dad; this one is really good. Alec finished it and passed it to me. A book about supercaves (the biggest, deepest caves in the world) and the men (and women) who explore them. This book has me staying up late. I am aware of some of the names involved and some of the locations discussed. I used to cave here in Vermont and New York, and previously in West Virginia, and understand some of the conditions they experience, but not nearly on the same scale. The author emphasizes the danger over and over, and it is real, as several people in the story die in their pursuit. Another important factor here is the cave-diving, which is probably the most dangerous activity in exploration today. Highly unforgiving. Awesome story...
review 2: I don't feel Tab... moreor's writing style really did the subject matter justice. I believe this could have been a much more interesting read. Also, the title of this book is somewhat misleading. A very large portion of this book focuses on Bill Stone and his expeditions, but Stone had almost nothing to do with finding or exploring the deepest known cave on Earth. At times it felt as though this was a biography of Bill Stone. less

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