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Blind descent : the quest to discover the deepest place on earth /

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This is the story of the men and women who risked everything to find the deepest cave on Earth, earning their place in history beside the likes of Peary, Amundsen, Hillary, and Armstrong. Tabor focuses particularly on the heroic efforts of Bill Stone in the vast Cheve Cave of southern Mexico and Ale...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Tabor, James M.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Random House, [2010]
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Stone, W. C. > (William C.)
Klimchuk, A. B. > (Aleksandr Borisovich)
Caving > History > 21st century.
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Summary:This is the story of the men and women who risked everything to find the deepest cave on Earth, earning their place in history beside the likes of Peary, Amundsen, Hillary, and Armstrong. Tabor focuses particularly on the heroic efforts of Bill Stone in the vast Cheve Cave of southern Mexico and Alexander Klimchouk in the supercave Krubera of the Republic of Georgia.
Physical Description:xv, 286 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781400067671 (alk. paper)
1400067677 (alk. paper)