Description

Dive deep into the compelling true story of the race to map the world’s largest known cave system in Beyond Mammoth Cave: A Tale of Obsession in the World’s Longest Cave.

Co-authored by veteran explorer Roger W. Brucker and James D. Borden, this book is a gripping, first-person account of the speleological investigations that ultimately connected the massive Mammoth Cave system with Roppel Cave, extending the Kentucky subterranean network to over 300 miles.

This seminal non-fiction adventure chronicles the hazardous, precarious, and often politically charged journey of two adversaries with a singular goal: finding “big cave.” Readers will follow the explorers as they descend dangerous pits, belly-crawl through frigid water, and risk close calls with falling rocks, detailing the agonizing endurance required for spectacular underground discoveries between 1972 and 1983.

Published by the Southern Illinois University Press, this is an essential read for anyone interested in geology, adventure memoirs, the history of scientific exploration, or the dedicated work of the Cave Research Foundation volunteers.

• Author: James D. Borden and Roger W. Brucker

• Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press

• Publication Date: 2000

• ISBN: 080932346X (ISBN-13: 9780809323463)

• Format: Paperback (Soft cover)

• Pages: 392

• Dimensions: 8.99 x 6.08 x 0.96 inches

• Weight: 1.39 lbs (0.63 kg)

• Condition: Like New