#^R.E.A.D.^ Into the Planet My Life as a Cave Diver [EBOOK PDF]

#^R.E.A.D.^ Into the Planet: My Life as a Cave Diver [EBOOK PDF]
#^R.E.A.D.^ Into the
Planet: My Life as a
Cave Diver [EBOOK
PDF]
Description
“Superb, honest, incredibly engaging . . . a captivating biography and a love letter to a sport
where any small mistake can result in death—and any perfect dive can mean an amazing
discovery.― (NPR)“Exhilarating . . . Heinerth offers a fishâ€s-eye view of the terrifying
beauty of the deep blue sea.― (O Magazine)“Breathtaking . . . Written in cinematic detail,
Into the Planet is a thrilling portrait of bravery, innovation, and the extreme limits of human
capability. . . . one of the most hair-raising accounts of extreme exploration Iâ€ve read in recent
memory.― (Gizmodo)“A hugely enjoyable, inspiring, and thrilling self-exploration of the life of
Jill Heinerth, one of the worldâ€s greatest living explorers.― (Diver)“An eye-opening, edgeof-the-seat,
thrill of a read thatâ€s destined to become a trail blazing classic of diving
literature.― (Nektonix)“A meditation on the paradoxical power of fear.” (Sierra Magazine
)“Gripping.― (AARP Magazine)“A breathtaking thrill-ride. Few people have witnessed the
sublime beauty of labyrinthine underwater caves or the inside of an iceberg but Jill Heinerth knows
these realms intimately. Her courage and heart are as evident in her writing as they are in her
groundbreaking explorations.― (Susan Casey, author of The Wave: In Pursuit of the
Rogues, Freaks, and Giants of the Ocean)“Heinerth will not look back on her life with any
regrets about a lack of bravery or passion. In this gripping story, we plunge into Heinerthâ€s
eccentric world of death-defying caves, and into her inner sanctum forged by the thrill of discovery.
I read wide-eyed, page after page.― (Diana Nyad, long-distance swimmer and author of Find
a Way)“By turns terrifying, exhilarating, and inspirational . . . Talk about extreme adventure. If
you donâ€t know the name Jill Heinerth, prepare to be dazzled and astonished. Move over, Jon
Krakauer. This well-written memoir is destined to become a world classic of exploration
literature.― (Ken McGoogan, author of Fatal Passage) From one of the worldâ€s most
renowned cave divers, a firsthand account of exploring the earthâ€s final frontier
More people have died exploring underwater caves than climbing Mount Everest, and we know
more about deep space than we do about the depths of our oceans. Into the Planet blends
science, adventure, and memoir to bring readers face-to-face with the terror and beauty of
earthâ€s remaining unknowns and the extremes of human capability.As one of the most
celebrated cave divers in the world, Jill Heinerth has seen the planet in a way almost no one has.
In a workday, she might swim below your home, through conduits in volcanoes or cracks in the
worldâ€s largest iceberg. Sheâ€s an explorer, a scientistâ€s