Close Calls
“If they made mistakes, you will too”
BY STRATIS KAS
WITH EDOARDO PAVIA & MICHAEL MENDUNO, COVER PHOTO BY LAURENT MIROULT
Get ready for a pulse-pounding journey as Close Calls delves into the heart-stopping experiences of 68 high-profile technical divers, including luminaries like Jill Heinerth, Edd Sorrenson, Richie Kohler, and Becky Kagan Schott. Kas brings together stories of near-death incidents, ranging from entanglements and lost caves to gas emergencies and equipment failures. Edited by Paul Fisher, this paperback, enriched with a cover photo by Laurent Miroult, serves as a wake-up call for divers to acknowledge their fallibility. With contributors like Italian explorer Edoardo Pavia and journalist Michael Menduno, Close Calls is a gripping testament to the vulnerability of even the most experienced divers.
STORIES BY
Aldo Ferrucci, Alessandra Figari, Alessandro Marroni, Alex Santos, Andy Torbet, Audrey Cudel, Beatrice Rivoira, Becky Kagan Schott, Brett Hemphill, Chris Jewell, Craig Challen, Cristina Zenato, Daniele Pontis, David Strike, Don Shirley, Doug Ebersole, Edd Sorrenson, Edd Stockdale, Edoardo Pavia, Emmanuel Kuehn, Eugenio Mongelli, Evan Kovacs, Frauke Tillman, Gabriele Paparo, Gareth Lock, Garry Dallas, German Arango, Jill Heinerth, Jim Warny, Jon Kieren, Josh Bratchley, JP Bresser, Kevin Gurr, Leigh Bishop, Luigi Casati, Marissa Eckert, Mark Ellyat, Mark Powell, Matteo Ratto, Michael Menduno, Mike Young, Miko Paasi, Mrityunjaya Giri, Natalie Gibb, Nathalie Lasselin, Nuno Gomes, Pascal Bernabe, Patrick Widmann, Paul Toomer, Pete Mesley, Phil Short, Randy Thornton, Richard Harris, Richard Stevenson, Richie Kohler, Rob Neto, Roberts Culbert & Bill Main, Sabine Kerkau, Simone Villotti, Sonia Rowley, Stefan Panis, Steve Bogaerts, Steve Davis, Steve Lewis, Thomasz Michura, Thorsten Wälde , Tom Mount, Witold Hoffmann.
