The parent comment has a typo in book author name. The book is actually "Blind Descent: The Quest to Discover the Deepest Cave on Earth" by James M. Tabor. htt

The parent comment has a typo in book author name. The book is actually "Blind Descent: The Quest to Discover the Deepest Cave on Earth" by James M. Tabor. https://www.amazon.com/dp/0812979494 https://www.amazon.com/dp/0812979494 (Curiously, Google search for "James Talbot Blind Descent" points to this very Hacker News thread.)