Imagine, in the 21st century, discovering a marvel on par with Mount Everest or the Grand Canyon. It happened, in 2009, with the revelation of the largest cave passage in the world. It’s in Vietnam and they call it Hang Son Doong, “Mountain River Cave.” An intrepid British explorer, Peter MacNab, led the first team … Read more
Vietnam’s Son Doong is big enough to fit a skyscraper, but despite its immense size, it took 18 years for Ho Khanh, the man who first found the entrance, to rediscover Hang Son Doong, deep inside a Vietnamese jungle. In 2009, Peter MacNab, along with a five-man team, were the first to explore the cave … Read more
For decades, 60 Minutes has explored some of the most remote and extraordinary places on Earth, places viewers have never been and likely will never go. But even by those standards, correspondent Scott Pelley’s latest assignment stands apart. “This was completely unique,” Pelley said. This week’s journey takes viewers deep into the largest known cave … Read more
Son Doong, the world’s largest cave passage — big enough to fit a skyscraper — is deep inside a Vietnamese jungle. Exploring the dark caverns, home to beautiful rock formations and a river, takes days. Source link