Into the Planet

My Life as a Cave Diver

De: Jill Heinerth

Narrado por: Jill Heinerth

From one of the world’s most renowned cave divers, a firsthand account of exploring the Earth’s final frontier: the hidden depths of our oceans and the sunken caves inside our planet.

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. From one of the top cave divers working today - and one of the very few women in her field - Into the Planet blends science, adventure, and memoir to bring listeners face-to-face with the terror and beauty of Earth’s remaining unknowns and the extremes of human capability.

Jill Heinerth - the first person in history to dive deep into an Antarctic iceberg and leader of a team that discovered the ancient watery remains of Mayan civilizations - has descended farther into the inner depths of our planet than any other woman. She takes us into the harrowing split-second decisions that determine whether a diver makes it back to safety, the prejudices that prevent women from pursuing careers underwater, and her endeavor to recover a fallen friend’s body from the confines of a cave. But there’s beauty beyond the danger of diving, and while Heinerth swims beneath our feet in the lifeblood of our planet, she works with biologists discovering new species, physicists tracking climate change, and hydrogeologists examining our finite freshwater reserves.

Written with hair-raising intensity, Into the Planet is the first book to deliver an intimate account of cave diving, transporting listeners deep into inner space, where fear must be reconciled and a mission’s success balances between knowing one’s limits and pushing the envelope of human endurance.

©2019 Jill Heinerth (P)2019 HarperCollins Publishers

Well written and Truly inspiring!

Jill writes about her life and her adventures as an explorer in a way that inspires you to forget about your mundane day job and dream about finding your own destiny as an explorer.

Incredible stories and Inspirational!

As a fellow female adventure lover, books like this are a treasure. Unfortunately they are few and hard to find. please write more, Jill!

Thrilling

Loved Jill’s voice as she narrated her own story - at times thrilling, other times heartbreaking. What a wonderful life, full of adventure and passion - a fantastic journey which most of us will never take, but one which we can regardless enjoy vicariously through her book!!

Thinks a lot of her self, but she did a lot too

Overall, it's a great book. I don't agree with all of her choices, bit I didn't have to live with them so that's ok. She has done and accomplished a lot and is to be admired. I think she glosses over a lot of the details and people, to include her ex-husbamd, that helped her get where she is. If you like dive stories and one sided perspectives on marital fights this is just for you. If you can overlook her personal details and enjoy hearing about a diver who has accomplished a lot against the odds, you'll also enjoy this book as well.

More caves, less relationships

Really enjoyed the parts where Jill talked about the caves and her experiences there. As someone who will never dive, these parts were really fascinating. Where the book went off-track was with her deep dives into her relationships. Her husbands, her friends, her diving partners, etc were mostly filler and wasted on me.

Hold your breath

Amazing book. Jill’s thrillling adventures underwater are spectacularly described. The author takes you together on her journey to the bowels of our planet and her personal development and self discovery. It took 3 minutes to hook me up.

Wonderful autobiography

As a diver I really enjoyed this tale of exploration and self discovery. It allowed me to vicariously enjoy the most dangerous of adventure sports.

Super Woman

A testimony of personal growth and courage. A guidepost for your life's journey. A must read for young women with dreams of discovery.

One of my favorite books to listen to this year.

really easy to listen to most time. great book for road trip especially somewhere aquatic. It was slow sometimes but well worth a suspense and intimately detailed more than I expected. thank you

Outstanding From Start to Finish

I cannot say enough about this book. it takes a lot to keep me captivated and I couldn't put this down.