David Rose has been caving since he was 10. A journalist for newspapers and magazines since the nineteen eighties, his many accolades include being named Reporter of the Year for 2015 and Feature Writer of the Year for 2018 in the prestigious Society of Editors British National Press Awards. His previous books include Regions of the Heart, about the mountaineer Alison Hargreaves, which was runner-up for the Boardman-Tasker award and winner of the Trento Mountain Literature Festival prize.
Among his other works is Beneath the Mountains, an account of exploring Pozu del Xitu in Spain, the deepest cave ever discovered by British cavers, in which he played a central role.