Blind descent [electronic resource] : [the quest to discover the deepest place on Earth] / James M. Tabor.
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SoundPublisher number: 8396-CD | Books on TapePublication details: New York : Books on Tape, 2010Edition: Library edDescription: 1 sound file : digitalISBN: 9780307736819 (electronic audio bk.); 0307736814 (electronic audio bk.)Subject(s): Stone, W. C. (William C.) | Klimchuk, A. B. (Aleksandr Borisovich) | Speleology | Speleologists -- Personal narratives | Caving -- History -- 21st centuryGenre/Form: Audiobooks. | Downloadable audio books.Additional physical formats: Source record:: Blind descent.DDC classification: 796.52/5 LOC classification: GB601 | .T33 2010abOnline resources: Click here to access title or place hold | Excerpt Click here to listen to an excerpt of this title | Excerpt Click here to listen to an excerpt of this title Read by Don Leslie.Summary: The deepest cave on earth was a prize that had remained unclaimed for centuries, long after every other ultimate discovery had been made: both poles by 1912, Everest in 1958, the Challenger Deep in 1961. In 1969 we even walked on the moon. And yet as late as 2000, the earth's deepest cave--the supercave--remained undiscovered. This is the story of the men and women who risked everything to find it, earning their place in history beside the likes of Peary, Amundsen, Hillary, and Armstrong...
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The deepest cave on earth was a prize that had remained unclaimed for centuries, long after every other ultimate discovery had been made: both poles by 1912, Everest in 1958, the Challenger Deep in 1961. In 1969 we even walked on the moon. And yet as late as 2000, the earth's deepest cave--the supercave--remained undiscovered. This is the story of the men and women who risked everything to find it, earning their place in history beside the likes of Peary, Amundsen, Hillary, and Armstrong...
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