Mark Twain wrote: Often, the surest way to convey misinformation is to tell the strict truth.
Category: Nonfiction: General
Average Rating: 3.0
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.
Rating: 3
This book is about the race to find the deepest cave in the world -- "the bottom of the world." But that's misleading. The bottom of the deepest cave in the world is less than 15 meters below sea level, but its mouth is over 2200 meters above sea level. , so it's deep but certainly not "the bottom of the world." Nevertheless, this is an interesting and informative book -- worth the read if you're interested in the technical aspects of caving and enjoy an exciting adventure. This audiobook is competently read by Don Leslie.
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