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Jill Heinerth

Rum Runner Dive Shop in Greenville, NC Invites Jill Heinerth for Book Signing Nov. 4

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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. 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…

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Southern Maryland Dive Club to Host Jill Heinerth Book Signing Event Oct. 30

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Harper Collins Publishers and ECCO Books are proud to announce the release of Into The Planet – My Life as a Cave Diver by renowned underwater explorer Jill Heinerth. More people have walked on the moon than have been to some of the remote places Jill Heinerth has explored on earth. Jill is a veteran of over twenty-five years of scientific diving, filming/photography, and exploration, and her expeditions include the first dives inside Antarctica icebergs, and record-breaking scientific missions in deep underwater caves around the world. Jill’s North American book tour brings her to the PAX River Ale House, in Lexington…

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Ultimate Travel Tips – For Divers

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I have spent a lifetime traveling the globe on expeditions and filming projects. This is installment three of my top 100 travel tips to make your journey more relaxed and earth-friendly. 1. Camera Rinse – use a soft cooler or inflatable cooler to protect your camera on and off the boat. It will double as a private gear rinsing tank. 2. Luggage Protection – Coolers are lighter than Pelican hard cases and equally protective. 3. Inflatable Padding – An inflatable camping pillow serves well as protective padding for sensitive gear and camera parts. 4. Wing Safe – If you are…

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Raleigh’s Quail Ridge Books and Down Under Divers Club Host Jill Heinerth Nov. 1

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Harper Collins Publishers and ECCO Books are proud to announce the release of Into The Planet – My Life as a Cave Diver by renowned underwater explorer Jill Heinerth. By invitation from Down Under Divers Club, Jill’s North American book tour brings her to Quail Ridge Books in Raleigh. She will be meeting people and signing books as well as offering an edge-of-your-seat presentation about cave diving on Friday, Nov. 1, 2019. Jill’s colleague Dr. Robert Ballard, Discoverer of the RMS Titanic, calls Into The Planet, “A Must Read!” Academy Award winning Director James Cameron says, “A world class technical…

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