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Bezig met laden... Diving into Darkness: A True Story of Death and Survivaldoor Phillip Finch
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. An interesting look at the dangerous world of deep cave diving, Finch gives a good layman's account of the sport, the technology, the mentality of those who practice it, and the myriad of dangers. He interweaves this information skillfully with the remarkable tale of David Shaw, a one-time world record holder of the deepest diving descent: 270 m, in a sport where most divers rarely venture past the 30m mark; and South Africa's Bushman's Hole, a deep-diving hotspot where, in attempting to recover the body of Dion Dreyer, another diver killed in an accident ten years prior, Shaw lost his life and his dive buddy nearly did as well. A great read, informative and interesting yet deeply personal in presenting the characters involved. Joint review of this and [Titanic's Last Secrets] in The Miami Herald: http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/arts/books/story/702939.html geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
On New Year's Day, 2005, David Shaw traveled halfway around the world on a journey that took him to a steep crater in the Kalahari Desert of South Africa, a site known as Bushman's Hole. His destination was nearly 900 feet below the surface. On January 8th he descended into the water. About fifteen feet below the surface was a fissure in the bottom of the basin, barely wide enough to admit him. He slipped through the opening and disappeared from sight, leaving behind the world of light and life. Then, a second diver descended through the same crack in the stone. This was Don Shirley, Shaw's friend, and one of the few people in the world qualified to follow where Shaw was about to go. In the community of extreme diving, Don Shirley was a master among masters. Twenty-five minutes later, one of the men was dead. The other was in mortal peril, and would spend the next 10 hours struggling to survive, existing literally from breath to breath. What happened that day is the stuff of nightmarish drama, but it's also a compelling human story of friendship, heroism, ambition, and of coming to terms with loss and tragedy.--From publisher description. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)627.72Technology Engineering and allied operations Hydraulic Engineering Diving, Dredging, and Underwater SalvageLC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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There is lots of technical info on diving, and the psychological drive to reach greater and greater depths. ( )