Yochib: The River CaveAn account of the exploration of the Sumidero Yochib of Mexico. A dangerous and difficult cave.
Author: C. William Steele
Publisher: Cave Books, St. Louis, MO. 1985.
ISBN: 0-939748-09-6
Library of Congress Catalogue Number: 85-5894
Number of Pages: 164
From the preface:
Bill Steele's gripping book on the exploration of Yochib is welcome on several counts. It is a full-length, eyewitness account of the exploration of a major cave, and a Mexican river cave at that. It makes absolutely clear the dangerous nature of river caving. And Bill goes into questions of individual personality and the reactions between personalities. To consider personality in connection with Yochib is entirely proper since the cave did affect people emotionally. In fact, the last year's [1983] exploration cannot be truly understood outside its personality dynamics.