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Gripping article. I read it about five years ago and still remember it clearly.

If you are browsing and aren't sure if the length of the article is worth your time, the goal of this comment is to convince you it is!

Gripping is exactly how i was going to describe it in my comment. Amazing read and amazingly well-written. One of the reasons why I still subscribe to Outside, still. I equate deep diving to wingsuit proximity flying. The amount of risk taken is just overwhelming.

This comment made me read it fully, it didn't disappoint.

The writing in this article reminds me of Jon Krakauer (of Into Thin Air fame). Actually, this article got me into reading about extreme sports, which got me to Krakauer, who I consider one of the finest American non-fiction writers.

You'd probably like this as well:

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/112066.Moments_of_Doubt_...

Thanks! Put it on my Kindle queue :)

The description of the video is haunting. That was some excellent writing.

Raising the Dead (2005)