Lechuguilla Cave -Discoveries in a Hidden Splendor

Told by the explorers themselves and shown through their stunning photographs, the book reveals the challenging exploration of more than 240 kilometers of cave passages and highlights recent discoveries in terms of beauty, scale, and science. The 240-page book, printed in premium quality, was edited by cave scientists Max Wisshak and Hazel A. Barton, relying on a fabulous team of authors and photographers from among the explorers of the cave.
In this book, the most active explorers of the cave show the features that made it famous and reveal new discoveries in terms of beauty, scale, and science. Through their writing and photography, they take the reader on their journey of preparing for, and exploring, this remarkable cave. They describe how to successfully live and work in the underground, and highlight the challenges that must be overcome to discover and map new passages. An explanation of how the stunning imagery is captured takes the reader along in this visual journey of Discoveries in a Hidden Splendor. Finally, the extraordinary lengths undertaken to conserve Lechuguilla are illustrated, and how such efforts go hand-in-hand with exploration and photography to reveal the intriguing nature of this wonder of the underground.