James M. Tabor and Blind Descent

Start: Jun 26 2010 7:00 pm

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We are so excited to have James M. Tabor present and read from his new book, Blind Descent. Booksigning to follow.

Long after every other ultimate goal had been achieved — both poles by 1911, Everest in 1953, the Challenger Deep in 1960, the moon walk in 1969 — the deepest cave on earth remained an unclaimed prize. As late as 2000, the “Mount Everest of caves” had not yet been discovered, despite numerous attempts. In Blind Descent, James M. Tabor chronicles the daring journeys of two explorers, American Bill Stone and Ukrainian Alexander Klimchouk, and their teams as they risk everything to make the last great terrestrial discovery.

James M. Tabor’s last book was the international award winner Forever on the Mountain. The writer and on-camera host of the acclaimed national PBS series The Great Outdoors, Tabor was also co-creator and executive producer of the 2007 History Channel special Journey to the Center of the World. Tabor is a former contributing editor to Outside magazine and Ski magazine; his writing has also appeared in Time, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, Smithsonian, and many other national publications.