Reddit mentions of Blind Descent: The Quest to Discover the Deepest Place on Earth

There is a really enjoyable book that details the exploration of this and Huatla cave.

I read Beyond the Deep and Blind Descent over the summer. Both are about supercave exploration, which it turns out is the most terrifying thing on earth. Both are in the same genre as Into Thin Air, another horribly scary book about things I will never ever do. I'd recommend reading Blind Descent first because it's the more general book, while Into the Deep is about one specific exploration. Both are absolutely mandatory reading if you're planning on seeing that new James Cameron movie that comes out in February.

On the history front, April 1865 by Jay Winik is a superb analysis of the last month of the Civil War. Lincoln's Melancholy by Joshua Wolf Shenk is a great analysis of Lincoln's lifelong battle with depression. And Ecological Imperialism by Alfred Crosby is one of the most interesting history books I've read in a long time. This may be a good follow-up to Guns, Germs, and Steel if you're interested in environmental history.

For those interested in learning about DEEP caves and the people who explore their depths, the book Blind Descent by James M. Tabor is excellent.

For those interested, check out "Blind Descent":
http://www.amazon.com/Blind-Descent-Quest-Discover-Deepest/dp/1400067677/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1323522109&sr=8-1

Blind Descent link for those who love the feel and fragrance of print. :-)