Underwater explorer jill heinerth launching the aquanaut. Acclaimed scuba diver, explorer and film maker jill heinerth with her passionate story of water in her life. I was lucky enough to hear heinerth speak at the book launch and then sit. She has made tv series, consulted on movies, written several books and is a frequent corporate keynote speaker. Cave diver jill heinerth explores the hidden underground waterways coursing through our planet. Thats how worldrenowned cave diver jill heinerth begins her new book, into the planet, which she launched at a uniquelyappropriate event hosted by the nyc sea gypsies, one of the largest and most active dive clubs in the u. Heinerth is a pioneering underwater explorer and filmmaker, leading technical diver, and world expert in rebreather technology. If you dont fancy donning a wetsuit, challenge yourself to at least dive into jill heinerths book and let her take you to an underwater world that will open your eyes in new ways. Cavediverauthor jill heinerth premieres film at rum8 in. Into the planet by jill heinerth penguin random house canada.
Jill heinerth is a canadian cave diver, underwater explorer, writer, photographer, and filmmaker. Taking you to places where no person has ever gone before, and blending. She has made tv series for pbs, national geographic channel and the bbc, consulted on movies for directors including james cameron, written several books and produced documentaries including we are water and bens vortex, about the disappearance of. Breathtaking video images of neverbefore seen places inside our planet. In the prologue to into the planet, jill heinerth warns that her memoir will be an uncomfortable rendezvous with fear that will make us feel cold and claustrophobic she is right. Sep 17, 2019 thats how worldrenowned cave diver jill heinerth begins her new book, into the planet, which she launched at a uniquelyappropriate event hosted by the nyc sea gypsies, one of the largest and most active dive clubs in the u. Sharing the view from way, way down under the new york times. Cave diver jill heinerth swims where none have swum before. Jill heinerth is a professional cave diving explorer and underwater filmmaker.
Jill heinerth discusses new book into the planet scuba diving. I love the narrative and the details about jill s cave diving experiences. Following the launch of her memoirs, into the planet which you can read about here, jill heinerth is embarking upon an extensive book and speaking tour. Jills north american book tour brought her to rum8 in fort white, florida on friday, nov. As a teen, jill heinerth was a volunteer swim instructor and lifeguard at her local swimming pool. With remarkable underwater footage shot deep inside underground caves and rivers, cave diver and explorer jill heinerth shares her passionate message about our physical and spiritual connection to water. We are water is a passionate documentary exploring our spiritual and physical connection with water, the source of life. Breathtaking underwater footage from award winning filmmaker jill heinerth. Sep 10, 2019 jill heinerths new book is absolutely amazing. This book was so well written, that i read the whole thing in 4 days on my yearly vacation. We are water is a personal project to protect our water. If you know heror have been taught by her or watched any of her documentaries or read her stories in this magazine or, more recently, caught her on nprs fresh air, talking about her new book into the planet. A story of her life, her diving, her journey to become who she is, the most recognized female cave diver in the world.
Partnering with penguin random house in canada and harper collins in the us, jill will soon be releasing four new majormarket, nonfiction and childrens books. Aug 19, 2019 the big picture of survival is sometimes so hard to see, but we always know what we can do to make the next best step toward survival, says cave diver, photographer and memoirist jill heinerth. I decided to purchase it after hearing an interview on npr radio where terry gross interviewed jill heinerth. Jill heinerth is a canadian cave diver, underwater explorer, writer, photographer and filmmaker. Paul heinerth is a pioneer in diver education, in both open water and overhead environments. In this short talk, take a dive below the waves and explore the wonders of. For more info and a constantly updated list of dates, visit. Watching the apollo missions and jacques cousteau on tv with wideeyed fascination, she was inspired by explorers pushing the realms of human understanding. In many ways, she reminds me of one of the heroes of jules vernes novel journey to the center of the earth. Jill heinerththe first person in history to dive deep into an antarctic iceberg and leader of a team that discovered the ancient watery remains of mayan civilizationshas descended farther into the inner depths of our planet than any other woman. The book spans heinerths entire 30year career, beginning with her first ambitious forays into elaborate cave systems in the yucatan and florida and her early cavediving achievements.
In this short talk, take a dive below the waves and explore the. I was lucky enough to hear heinerth speak at the book launch and then sit down with her during the book launch at. Canadian jill heinerth has gone into places in the world where no one had gone before. This is the way life has been for cave diver jill heinerth ever since she started exploring the planet from the inside out.
This woman is addicted to one of the worlds riskiest jobs. These words appear on the first page of jill heinerths memoir, into the planet. When i describe the act of cave diving to most people, they think i have a death wish, notes jill heinerth, who has spent over 30 years diving all over the world, often into deep, pitchdark, narrow and, yes, highly dangerous places. No matter what your career or interest in life, we are all explorers. Cave diver jill heinerths autobiography due out in august. Working with biologists, climatologists and archaeologists, heinerth unravels the mysteries of the lifeforms that inhabit some of the earths most remote places and helps researchers unlock the history of climate change. He has been instructing for the national association of cave divers nacd and curently with the national speleological society cave diving section nsscds for over 36 years. The journeys jill heinerth describes in into the planet. Reduce your water footprint the average american uses 1800 gallons of water per day, twice as much as the rest of the planet. She will be meeting people and signing books at 2070 sw county rd 8, fort white, fl 32038 from 6 pm. Nov 11, 2019 jill heinerth courtesy jill heinerth oh, gosh, i am not fearless. An explorer, filmmaker, and cave diver jill heinerth in into the planet takes the reader on a journey of discovery as she explores the extraordinary beauty and wonder of the earths oceans, diving into the dark vastness of its underwater caves. The exhibition will feature water sponsored by angel water conditioning, inc. Jill heinerth has also dived to shipwrecks off bell island newfoundland.
Her parents, howeverin a bout of lighthearted realisminformed her that canada didnt have a space program, or female astronauts. Once thought to be infinitely resilient, our water planet is in trouble, and therefore, so are we. After her narrow escape, she commented, the cave tried to keep us. Jill heinerth explorerinresidence, the royal canadian. A pioneering underwater explorer and filmmaker, jill heinerth has dived deeper into caves than any woman in history. A worldrenowned cave diver and explorer, heinerth takes readers deep inside a watery world. Jill heinerth is a cave diver who recently published into the planet. Jill heinerth is known for her work on the cave 2005, real sobriety 2009 and we are water 20. Underwater explorer jill heinerth to be keynote door county. Read online into the planet shojo pdf by jill heinerth. Jill heinerth courtesy jill heinerth oh, gosh, i am not fearless.
Jill heinerth jill heinerth is a canadian cave diver, underwater explorer, writer, photographer, and filmmaker. It takes 5 quarts to make one bottle of water and a quarter of a bottle of oil to make, transport and dispose of the water. Carleton places jill heinerth takes a deep dive into her. Without significant changes in policy, wars of this century will be fought over control of clean water, not oil. Divers will join jill for an opportunity to explore a new world under the seaice and among giant icebergs. Heinerth specializes in exploring new underwater caves. My life as a cave diver is due out this coming august.
This film labor of love and the continuation of many years of water advocacy. She has made tv series, consulted on movies, written several books and is a frequent corporate keynote. Jill heinerth will be the keynote speaker at celebrate water door countys 2019 water summit, held at the landmark resort in egg harbor. Famed cave diver jill heinerths autobiography into the planet. Aspiring underwater explorers need to dedicate serious time and diligence to training and preparation, but the message i like to carry to everyone out there is that i believe nothing is impossible.
When jill heinerth was a little girl, she wanted to be an astronaut. Her newest book chronicles, in chiseled prose, a lifetime pursuing science and discovery in explorations most lethal and least forgiving discipline. It is the ultimate authority on diving exploits, history and personalities. The adventure seeker, the novelty seeker, the sensation seeker isnt necessarily risky in that foolish sort of way, jill says. Heinerth is very good at making you understand both the otherworldly euphoria and claustrophobic horror of cave diving. With her we are water project, she has produced a documentary film, a live presentation and interactive web resources to help lead an educational effort for everyday behavioral changes that will lead to greater access to and preservation of our endangered fresh water resources. Jan 31, 2020 we must humbly accept that we are just a small part of the greater forces at play. Filmmaker and cave diver jill heinerth will be on site speaking about water conservation and showing clips of her documentary we are water. Sep 20, 2019 jill heinerth and her team decided they would become the firstever to cave dive inside an iceberg after b15, an iceberg the size of jamaica, broke away from antarctica. She is a veteran of over thirty years of filming, photography, and exploration on projects in submerged caves around the world. She has made tv series for pbs, national geographic channel and the bbc, consulted on movies for directors including james cameron, written several books and produced documentaries including we are water and bens vortex, about the disappearance of ben mcdaniel.
In 1997, she and her first husband discovered a 310footdeep cave system in akumal, mexico, and in 1999, she set a world record at wakulla springs, florida. Her love of the water began as a child and has persisted ever since. Tedx salon, reef gala, ontario water works, niagara divers association. A pioneering underwater explorer, jill heinerth has dived deeper into caves than any woman in history. The essentials of cave diving third edition by jill. She has made tv series for pbs, national geographic channel and the bbc, consulted on movies for directors including james cameron, written several books and produced documentaries including we are water. A pioneering underwater explorer, jill heinerth has dived deeper into caves than any woman in history selected for the inaugural class of the women divers hall of fame, her recent awards include the wyland icon and scuba diving magazine s sea hero of the year recognizing a lifetime of contributions to advancing underwater exploration, in 20, heinerth was presented with the sir. Ive always been a water baby,says jill, who was the. Her incredible life story is captivating, actionpacked and inspiring.
My life as a cave diver and serves as explorerinresidence for the royal canadian geographical society. The bright lights attached to the betacam broadcast camera snapped to life and the news shows producer exchanged a nod with the cameraman. The january 2011 dive was her first with ruth, a twentysomething. With equal parts warning and hope, jill heinerth shows us how our lives are interconnected with our water systems and how we can protect them for future generations.
Founder of the we are water project, jill heinerth, offers a collection of her favorite earthfriendly solutions for household cleaning, general health and beauty. National bestseller taking you to places no one has ever gone before, and blending memoir, adventure and science, into the planet is a riveting account. Ive always been a water baby,says jill, who was the first person to explore the underwater caves of antarctica. Time and again, heinerth has ventured into realms where mishap can, quite literally, take your breath away. Aarp magazine a hugely enjoyable, inspiring, and thrilling selfexploration of the life of jill heinerth, one of the worlds greatest living explorers. Traditionally we ve treated water as if the supply were endless, but the planets running out.
Selected for the inaugural class of the women divers hall of fame, her recent awards include the wyland icon and scuba diving magazines sea hero of the year. A life like jills cant be squeezed into one book, and one thing youll. These words appear on the first page of jill heinerth s memoir, into the planet. The book reads as though heinerth is speaking directly to you, in her understated way, quietly and simply telling a story that is anything but.
As one of the most celebrated cave divers in the world, jill heinerth has seen the planet. Listen to her story in person, buy a signed copy of the book, and meet jill in person. We are with her as she contorts her body to slip through narrow, cavernous passages. My life as a cave diver make for exciting, edgeofyourseat reading. Meet jill heinerth, the worlds top underwater cave explorer. Jill heinerth the first person in history to dive deep into an antarctic iceberg and leader of a team that discovered the ancient watery remains of mayan civilizationshas descended farther into the inner depths of our planet than any other woman. Videos from the documentary and presentation series we are water, by jill heinerth. As a motivational speaker, jill heinerth educates and inspires people about our fascinating underwater world. In 2018, they moved to jill s birth country of canada, taking up residence in a quiet bicyclefriendly community. These simple recipes utilize inexpensive, nontoxic, natural products that are safe for the planet. Into the planet book by jill heinerth for sale online in canada. Sep 14, 2019 jill heinerth was wriggling through a narrow crack in the underwater cave when claustrophobia caught hold of her dive partner. Theres a book coming out this august that could really whet your whistle.
With a collection of magnificent images, from inside antarctic icebergs to crystal underwater cathedrals, jill shares a glimpse of a breathtaking world few will experience in person. Region free will play in any modern dvd player or computer dvd drive. Jul 03, 2019 as into the planet eloquently demonstrates, for cave diving it may well be jill heinerth. Underwater explorer and suunto ambassador jill heinerth dives in the veins of mother earth to reveal the perilous state of the worlds drinking resources. An explorer, filmmaker, and cave diver jill heinerth in into the planet takes the reader on a journey of discovery as she explores the extraordinary beauty and wonder of the earths. Jill heinerth discusses new book into the planet scuba. A 2017 nogi award recipient, heinerth is the first person man or woman to dive into an antarctic iceberg. My life as a cave diver, and they give a good sense of all that. It has been awhile since i have found a book that i have been completely hooked by and couldnt stop reading. May 23, 2018 first published in 2007, the diving almanac and book of records celebrates the achievements of a unique group of people that share a passion for underwater adventure and discovery. As into the planet eloquently demonstrates, for cave diving it may well be jill heinerth. Jill heinerth was wriggling through a narrow crack in the underwater cave when claustrophobia caught hold of her dive partner.
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