In 2004, two great scientist-explorers are locked in a heated race to make the last great terrestrial discovery: the Mt. Everest of caves...The world has seen nothing like it since Scott and Amundsen's epochal race to the South Pole in 1911-12. The victor of the great cave race will take his place in the explorer's pantheon alongside the likes of Cook, Peary, Amundsen, and Hillary. With unprecedented access to logs, journals, photos, and video footage, award-winning author James M. Tabor shares the thrilling stories of these two men whose pursuit of the ultimate discovery brings triumphs--and tragedies--beyond anything either could have imagined.
(For tour events and media inquiries, please contact Karen Fink at the Random House Publishing Group: kfink@randomhouse.com) SCROLL DOWN THIS PAGE FOR IMAGES FROM BOTH EXPEDITIONS For still more remarkable images, click on the book cover to visit Random House's Flickr page.  Alexander Klimchouk, Ph.D., Krubera Exploration Leader (Krubera images courtesy Alexander Klimchouk and Call of the Abyss Project)  Ekaterina Medvedeva about to drop the 500-ft. Grand Cascade in Krubera  Ferrying supplies halfway down the 500-ft. Grand Cascade  Abandon all hope... another Krubera siphon  Ukrainian superdiver Gennadiy Samokhin a mile deep in Krubera  Bill Stone, Ph.D., leader of the 2003 and 2004 Cheve Expeditions (Photo copyright 2010 Bill Stone)  Bart Hogan in Cheve's Entrance Chamber (Photo copyright 2010 by Frank Abbato)  Marcus Preissner, upper section of Angel Falls, 1000' deep in Cheve (Photo copyright 2010 by Ken Davis)  Andi Hunter rappelling through heavy water in Cheve. (Photo copyright 2010 by Bill Stone)  Mariano Silva, Lake Traverse, 2000' deep in Cheve (Photo copyright 2010 by Gustavo Vela Turcott) |
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