James M. Tabor

(...) we prefer our heroes clean and beautiful. Think of our grandest exploration icon, Neil Armstrong: immaculate and pure, his knightly suit burning white against the gray moon and black space. Caving, on the other hand, is by its very nature dirty, dark and wet.

(...) we prefer our heroes clean and beautiful. Think of our grandest exploration icon, Neil Armstrong: immaculate and pure, his knightly su...

(...) the subterranean world remains the greatest geographic unknown on this planet – called ‘the eighth continent’ by some.

(...) the subterranean world remains the greatest geographic unknown on this planet – called ‘the eighth continent’ by some.

Caves invite juxtapositions of opposites: light and dark, surface and subterranean, safety and terror.

Caves invite juxtapositions of opposites: light and dark, surface and subterranean, safety and terror.