'Into The Planet' Captures Cave Diving's Mortal Risks — And All lts Glory
Jill Heinerth's memoir leads with her thoughts as she wonders if she will die underwater, setting the tone for an honest and engaging book about life as one of the world's top cave divers.
Jill Heinerth's Into the Planet starts with the world-renowned cave diver almost dying while being one of the first humans to search for caves inside the B-15 iceberg, the largest moving object on earth.
"How does a dying person know when it's over? They say your life flashes before your eyes, but that isn't happening to me now. All I can think about is escaping from the water that I love more than anything else. I've spent my life immersed in a relationship
