Wdhof member roster detail women divers hall of fame. Unlike most celebs in our world, jill has earned her status through decades of pioneering hard work, incredible expeditions, and an attitude that makes her humble, approachable. Carleton places jill heinerth takes a deep dive into her. Breathtaking underwater footage from award winning filmmaker jill heinerth. Scuba diving in canada is possible from coast to coast. She has dived inside icebergs in antarctica, beneath the sahara desert, and in the turquoise waters of the bahamas. As one of the most celebrated cave divers in the world, jill heinerth has seen the planet. Jill heinerth grew up in ontario canada with parents who encouraged her to chase her dreams. Cave diver jill heinerths into the planet gets us as close as possible to exploring the exceptionally deep, dark, and mysterious places of our worldwithout having to brave icy water and unknown dangers. If you dont know the name jill heinerth, prepare to be dazzled and astonished. With this book, professional rebreather instructor jill heinerth helps divers navigate the complex, and. Born in canada jill lives with her husband robert in north florida where she starts most days with a refreshing swim in the clear water of her local spring get pdf the essentials of cave diving.
Jill heinerth talks about canadian diving and our cultural. National bestseller into the planet is a breathtaking thrillride into a deeper world that exists within this one. Jill heinerth is presenting a talk about canadian diving and our cultural heritage on thursday, april 30, 2020 at 7pm edt. Follow us on facebook for updates on new sales and changes to our hours. A worldrenowned cave diver and explorer, heinerth takes readers deep inside a watery world. The mysterious world of underwater caves cave diver jill heinerth explores the hidden underground waterways coursing through our planet. Heinerth reminds us that whatever our personal edges are, fear is part of the human condition. We are water is a personal project to protect our water. We believe that having clean, safe drinking water at the tap is an achievement, but it is not, says jill heinerth to launch his campaign. Jill heinerth in her exhilarating new memoir, into the planet out now via ecco, cave diver jill heinerth offers a fishseye view of the terrifying beauty of the deep blue sea. Explore the floe edge with jill heinerth arctic kingdom. We look for life in space, sending probes, rovers and robots searching for water, yet we have taken our own water for granted. Jills blog rebreatherpro, reaches an international audience and her books, including the basics of rebreather diving and the essentials of cave diving are on amazons bestseller lists.
Jill heinerth is a canadian cave diver, underwater explorer, writer, photographer, and filmmaker. Traditionally weve treated water as if the supply were endless, but the planets running out. Listen to her story in person, buy a signed copy of the book, and meet jill in person. Without significant changes in policy, wars of this century will be fought over control of clean water, not oil. Jill has dived deeper into caves than any woman in history. Feb 19, 2012 acclaimed scuba diver, explorer and film maker jill heinerth with her passionate story of water in her life.
Jill heinerth has also dived to shipwrecks off bell island newfoundland. A cave divers treks through the veins of the earth. 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 civilizations has descended farther into the inner depths of our planet than any other woman. Meet jill heinerth, the worlds top underwater cave explorer. Founder of the we are water project, jill heinerth, offers a collection of her favorite earthfriendly solutions for household cleaning, general health and beauty. 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. Jill heinerth is a professional underwater filmmaker and photographer whose job involves exploring the mysteries of the ocean and giving the rest of us a glimpse into the previously unknown. More people have walked on the moon than have been to some of the remote places jill heinerth has explored on earth. Jill heinerth explorerinresidence, the royal canadian. Region free will play in any modern dvd player or computer dvd drive. Ever dreamed of diving into the belly of the ocean. But, until now, easytounderstand advice and guidance for novices has been hard to find.
Biography more people have walked on the moon, than have been to some of the places that jills exploration has taken her right here on the earth. A pioneer in technical diving, jill heinerth is an active filmmaker, photographer and author who specializes in the tough environments of underwater caves. Recognizing a lifetime devoted to water advocacy, jill was awarded the wyland icon and sea hero of the year awards. 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. A story of her life, her diving, her journey to become who she is, the most recognized female cave diver in the world. The essentials of cave diving third edition by jill. In the book, you note that youre witnessing scary changes occurring in the earths water systems.
Here, she offers some tips for tempering ones panic in even the most extreme situations and how to keep your head above water when all goes awry. Jill heinerth public figure, photographer facebook. We are water documentary film project indiegogo youtube. Scuba diver life interviews author and explorer jill heinerth. Heinerth sees all our bad decisions about the water we need for life because she swims through them. Jill heinerth presenter tekdiveusa april 22nd24th, 2016.
Read the full text of jill s interview below to learn more about her job. Jill heinerth is presenting a talk about canadian diving and our cultural heritage on thursday, april 30, 2020 at 7pm edt scuba diving in canada is possible from coast to coast. Jills interest in our watery world began as a child when she watched jacques cousteaus undersea world and the mutual of omaha wild kingdom television programmes. Into the planet by jill heinerth penguin random house canada. My life as a cave diver and serves as explorerinresidence for the royal canadian geographical society. We all have things that go wrong, that terrify us, she said. Jill heinerth jill heinerth is a canadian cave diver, underwater explorer, writer, photographer, and filmmaker. Underwater explorer and suunto ambassador jill heinerth dives in the veins of mother earth to reveal the perilous state of the worlds drinking resources. Divers will join jill for an opportunity to explore a new world under the seaice and among giant icebergs.
The bright lights attached to the betacam broadcast camera snapped to life and the news shows producer exchanged a nod with the cameraman. A pioneering underwater explorer and filmmaker, jill heinerth has dived deeper into caves than any woman in history. Jill is a veteran of over thirty years of scientific diving, filmingphotography and exploration on projects with national geographic, noaa, various educational institutions and television networks worldwide. Jill heinerth is a professional cave diving explorer and underwater filmmaker. Sep 10, 2019 national bestseller into the planet is a breathtaking thrillride into a deeper world that exists within this one. Her expertise in her athleticism, stature and golden hair, heinerth could easily be mistaken for a hollywood action hero, but for now she prefers to be on the other side of the camera. Rebreather diving is one of the fastest growing segments of the underwater community. Cave diver jill heinerth swims where none have swum before. She has made tv series, consulted on movies, written several books and is a frequent corporate keynote. Taking you to places where no person has ever gone before, and blending. Jill heinerth can proudly claim the title as the the worlds top underwater cave explorer. She nearly drowned when she was a toddler but instead of feeling fear, she recalls fascination. 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 5 and bens vortex, about the disappearance of ben mcdaniel.
We dont necessarily know how to solve the really big problems, but we do all know the next best small step to take toward a solution. 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. Heinerth is a force of nature, first breaking into a hypercompetitive, maledominated sport and then using her. Jill heinerth is a canadian cave diver, underwater explorer, writer, photographer and filmmaker. This wellwritten memoir is destined to become a world classic of exploration literature.
Courtesy of jill heinerth the search for deep caves in bermuda led heinerth and her team to make the deepest manned dives in the island nations history. 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. The essentials of cave diving second edition author of the book. We are water is a passionate documentary exploring our spiritual and physical connection with water, the source of life.
We are with her as she contorts her body to slip through narrow, cavernous passages. Jill is a motivational speaker, prolific author of numerous books on technical diving and pioneer in the field of technical rebreather diving. With a collection of magnificent images, from inside antarctic icebergs to crystal underwater cathedrals, jill shares a glimpse. Jills photography and writing have been featured in prominent publications and major media. Videos from the documentary and presentation series we are water, by jill heinerth. Heinerth will not look back on her life with any regrets about a lack of bravery or passion. In many ways, she reminds me of one of the heroes of jules vernes novel journey to the center of the earth. Heinerth specializes in exploring new underwater caves. Jill heinerth has always felt at home under water even when her life hung in the balance. As a well known dive industry personality, jill heinerth has wisely cultivated her tribe over the past few years. Jills blog rebreatherpro, reaches an international audience and her books, including the basics of rebreather diving and the. 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. No matter what your career or interest in life, we are all explorers. Go deep into the unknown with renowned underwater explorer jill heinerth.
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. I still teach technical diving, things like cave diving or rebreather diving or very specialized photography and videography programs for people. The worlds best female underwater explorer jill heinerth. She wrote, produced and appeared in waters journey, the pbs documentary series that takes viewers on travels through some of the worlds great water systems. This film labor of love and the continuation of many years of water advocacy. I do a lot of different things in the underwater world. 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. Readers of diver magazine will be very familiar with the name jill heinerth.
Earth is a water planet, shining a unique blue in the vastness of space. Once thought to be infinitely resilient, our water planet is in trouble, and therefore, so are we. 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. She was part of the independent generation, where anything was possible. Sharing the view from way, way down under the new york times. 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. Royal canadian geographical society, explorer in residence author of into the planet my life as a cave diver. A life like jills cant be squeezed into one book, and one thing youll. 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. These simple recipes utilize inexpensive, nontoxic, natural products that are safe for the planet. In support of this effort, jill and husband robert mcclellan rode their bicycles 7000 km across canada, from. 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. Tedx salon, reef gala, ontario water works, niagara divers association. When it carved away from the ross ice shelf, that all started with a crack that wed been watching on satellite photos for more than a year.
Jill heinerth loves the places where her friends have gone to. Her we are water project combines documentary filmmaking live presentations and social media to spread water literacy on. In this short talk, take a dive below the waves and explore the wonders of. Jill heinerth is a cave diver who recently published into the planet. Into the planet book by jill heinerth for sale online in canada. My name is jill heinerth and im an exploration diver. Few people have witnessed the sublime beauty of labyrinthine underwater caves or the inside of an icebergto venture in for even a glimpse is to put your life at riskbut jill heinerth knows these realms intimately.
Jan 08, 20 underwater explorer and suunto ambassador jill heinerth dives in the veins of mother earth to reveal the perilous state of the worlds drinking resources. Cave diver jill heinerth explores the hidden underground waterways coursing through our planet. 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. We will use the evolving hybrid distribution model to get it out into the world. We d love you to buy this book, and hope you find this page convenient in locating a place of purchase. Not only is she one of our regular columnists, cover feature writer, and contributing editors, but shes a much revered diving celebrity. She has dived in places no other people haveincluding under deep antarctic icebergs and through incredible underwater wrecksand helped designed the first ever 3d map of an underwater cave. Jill heinerth explorer in residence royal canadian. Nov 22, 2018 traditionally weve treated water as if the supply were endless, but the planets running out.
A pioneering underwater explorer and film maker, jill heinerth has dived deeper into caves than any woman in history. Jill heinerth has trekked farther into caves than any woman in history and logged more than 7,000 dives across every continent and up to roughly 140 meters underwater recreational divers only reach depths up to 40 meters. These words appear on the first page of jill heinerths memoir, 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. She is a veteran of over thirty years of filming, photography, and exploration on projects in submerged caves around the world. Heinerth is a force of nature, first breaking into a. Acclaimed scuba diver, explorer and film maker jill heinerth with her passionate story of water in her life. Sep 17, 2019 heinerth at devils ear with one of her favorite views of the tannic river water of the santa fe mixing with the fresh water of the cave. My goal with the we are water project is to help people learn about their local watershed and. 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. For more info and a constantly updated list of dates, visit. Jill heinerth will be returning to tekdiveusa april 22nd24th, 2016. My life as a cave diver, and they give a good sense of all that.