- Hardcover: 320 pages
- Publisher: HarperSport; First Edition, First Impression edition (3 Mar 2008)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0007265247
- ISBN-13: 978-0007265244
- Product Dimensions: 21.8 x 14 x 3.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
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'At the bottom of the biggest underwater cave in the world, Dave Shaw found the body of a young man who had disappeared ten years earlier. What happened after Shaw promised to go back is nearly unbelievable -- unless you believe in ghosts.' Outside Magazine, USA
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A true story of death and survival in the world's most dangerous sport, cave diving. Two friends plunge 900 ft deep into a water-filled crater in the Kalahari Desert to raise the body of a diver who had perished there a decade before. Only one returns. Unquenchable heroism and complex human relationships amid the perils of extreme sport. On New Year's Day, 2005, David Shaw travelled halfway around the world on a journey that took him to the Kalahari Desert of South Africa, to a site known locally as Boesmansgat: Bushman's Hole. His destination was nearly 900 feet below the surface. On 8 January, he stepped into the water. He wore and carried on him some of the most advanced diving equipment ever developed. Mounted to a helmet on his head was a video camera. David Shaw was about to attempt what had never been done before, and he wanted the world to see. He descended. About fifteen feet below the surface was a fissure in the dolomite bottom of the basin, barely wide enough to admit him and his equipment and the aluminum tanks slung under his shoulders. 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 frequent dive partner, 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 at Bushman's Hole is the stuff of nightmarish drama, juxtaposing classic elements of suspense with an extreme environment beyond most people's comprehension. But it's also a compelling human story of friendship, heroism, unswerving ambition and of coming to terms with loss and tragedy.
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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Superb book,
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This review is from: Raising the Dead: A True Story of Death and Survival (Hardcover)
A book which is simply un-putdownable, but which is also tragic. A truly riveting read that tells an amazing story - I can't recommend it enough. However, one can't help but think why on earth Dave Shaw thought this was a risk worth taking, especially since he knew the extreme dangers involved in cave diving. Very sad.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Truly outstanding.,
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This review is from: Raising the Dead: A True Story of Death and Survival (Hardcover)
I couldn't put this down.
A gripping story of friendship, adventure, survival and tragedy. You don't have to be a diver to enjoy this book, as enough of the terminology of mixed-gas diving and rebreather technology is explained to assist the non-diver, yet not explained TOO much to bore the experienced diver. Simply excellent.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
I couldn't put it down .....,
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This review is from: Raising the Dead: A True Story of Death and Survival (Hardcover)
An excellent book, well written and very pacy.
Even though the bulk of the main story is laid out in the first chapter, the background fills in to build the tension before the final dive. There's quite a twist at the end, which I won't spoil by describing ! Fascinating for scuba divers, but well explained for non-divers too. I couldn't put it down .....
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