Into the Planet: My Life as a Cave Diver

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Review “Superb, honest, incredibly engaging . . . a captivating biography and a love letter to a sport where any small mistake can result in death—and any perfect dive can mean an amazing discovery.” (NPR)“Exhilarating . . . Heinerth offers a fish’s-eye view of the terrifying beauty of the deep blue sea.” (O Magazine)“Breathtaking . . . Written in cinematic detail, Into the Planet is a thrilling portrait of bravery, innovation, and the extreme limits of human capability. . . . one of the most hair-raising accounts of extreme exploration I’ve read in recent memory.” (Gizmodo)“A hugely enjoyable, inspiring, and thrilling self-exploration of the life of Jill Heinerth, one of the world’s greatest living explorers.” (Diver)“An eye-opening, edge-of-the-seat, thrill of a read that’s destined to become a trail blazing classic of diving literature.” (Nektonix)“A meditation on the paradoxical power of fear.” (Sierra Magazine)“Gripping.” (AARP Magazine)“A breathtaking thrill-ride. Few people have witnessed the sublime beauty of labyrinthine underwater caves or the inside of an iceberg but Jill Heinerth knows these realms intimately. Her courage and heart are as evident in her writing as they are in her groundbreaking explorations.”  (Susan Casey, author of The Wave: In Pursuit of the Rogues, Freaks, and Giants of the Ocean)“Heinerth will not look back on her life with any regrets about a lack of bravery or passion. In this gripping story, we plunge into Heinerth’s eccentric world of death-defying caves, and into her inner sanctum forged by the thrill of discovery. I read wide-eyed, page after page.” (Diana Nyad, long-distance swimmer and author of Find a Way)“By turns terrifying, exhilarating, and inspirational . . . Talk about extreme adventure. If you don’t know the name Jill Heinerth, prepare to be dazzled and astonished. Move over, Jon Krakauer. This well-written memoir is destined to become a world classic of exploration literature.” (Ken McGoogan, author of Fatal Passage ) Read more From the Back Cover From one of the world’s most renowned cave divers, a firsthand account of exploring the earth’s final frontierMore people have died exploring underwater caves than climbing Mount Everest, and we know more about deep space than we do about the depths of our oceans. Into the Planet blends science, adventure, and memoir to bring readers face-to-face with the terror and beauty of earth’s remaining unknowns and the extremes of human capability.As one of the most celebrated cave divers in the world, Jill Heinerth has seen the planet in a way almost no one has. In a workday, she might swim below your home, through conduits in volcanoes or cracks in the world’s largest iceberg. She’s an explorer, a scientist’s eyes and hands underwater—discovering new species and examining our finite freshwater reserves—and a filmmaker documenting the wonders of underwater life. Often the lone woman in a male-dominated field, she tests the limits of human endurance at every tight turn, risking her life with each mission. To not only survive in this world but excel, Jill has had to learn how to master fear like no other.Written with hair-raising intensity, Into the Planet is the first book to deliver an intimate account of cave diving, transporting readers deep into inner space, where a mission’s success balances between knowing one’s limits and pushing the envelope of human endurance. Read more About the Author Jill Heinerth is a cave diver, underwater explorer, writer, photographer, and filmmaker. She has starred on TV series for PBS, National Geographic Channel, and the BBC and has consulted on movies for directors including James Cameron. She splits her time between Florida and Canada. Read more