Aquanaut

Aquanaut
David Rose, Rick Stanton
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Paperback
h198 x 129mm - 448pg
27 Oct 2022 UK
International import eta 10-19 days
9781405944106
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Why were the Wild Boars in Tham Luang in the first place? I know, because I share their passion- to explore the wild, secret places of the world, and to revel in adventure. When Rick Stanton searched through mud and floodwater in the Tham Luang caves in 2018, finding the twelve missing boys and their football coach alive was more than anyone dared hope. In a rescue mission that held the entire world in its thrall, Rick and his team successfully brought all thirteen to safety. A former firefighter and cave-diver since his college years, Rick has never shied from danger, exploring where few dare venture and rescuing people from unimaginable peril. Aquanaut reveals what it takes to become capable of such extraordinary acts of bravery and skill in the most hostile, remote environments on earth. What it' s like to explore the world that exists beneath our feet. And how it feels, when a person is trapped miles underground, cut off from food, air and contact with the outside, to know that you are one of the few people in the world with the skills to bring them to safety.
Rick Stanton MBE was the cave diver who, together with is friend John Volanthen, found the dry chamber where twelve young soccer players and their coach had been trapped by flooding in the Tham Luang cave in Thailand. He went on to plan and lead their rescue through almost a mile of tunnels with no airspace, for which he and Volanthen were awarded the George Medal by her Majesty the Queen. He was able to execute this because of his extraordinary cave diving experience over the preceding thirty-seven years. He has explored vast newly-discovered caves in countries including Britain, Mexico, France, Vietnam, Spain and the United States. David Rose has been caving since he was 10. A journalist for newspapers and magazines since the nineteen eighties, his many accolades include being named Reporter of the Year for 2015 and Feature Writer of the Year for 2018 in the prestigious Society of Editors British National Press Awards. His previous books include Regions of the Heart, about the mountaineer Alison Hargreaves, which was runner-up for the Boardman-Tasker award and winner of the Trento Mountain Literature Festival prize. Among his other works is Beneath the Mountains, an account of exploring Pozu del Xitu in Spain, the deepest cave ever discovered by British cavers, in which he played a central role.
Status: No local stock, title imported to order
ISBN-13: 9781405944106
Published: 27 Oct 2022
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Penguin Books
Publisher: Penguin Books
Format: Paperback
Height: 198mm
Width: 129mm
Spine: 30mm
Weight: 350g
Pages: 448

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