Northern soul or "idiot's dream?"

[Dea]

I've been dreaming "polar" since before I was certified.
Does anyone else here suffers from that obsession?
Let's start a support group

I've collected some pics from the net and put them on one page, just to visualize the goal.

http://www.deeprapture.com/polardream/

 

[divrnr]

Yea, I've always wanted to dive the Antartic and take pics like Norbert Wu...But give me a full face mask first...

 

[Dea]

It is much stronger than a wish to take cool photos. It is like a drive. (or an internal compass pulling north ) The love for the ice and snow and cold. fresh air and no civilazation... endless horizons. I feel at home in such places.

Divmr, how did you insert an image under the name?

 

[otter-cat]

I was already thinking of doing some polar diving, but if I wasn't convinced, those pictures on your website pushed me over the edge! Great stuff.

I guess it's going to be a VERY expensive endeavor as well. Probably worth it, but it may take me a long time to save up enough money!

otter-cat

 

[art.chick]

Well, Dea,
As long's yer goin', how's abouts taking my list to Santy Clause:
a Poseiden Regulator
psychedelic jet-fins
a boat
a better computer
high-pressure steel tank
a good car to haul it all in
Thanks in advance!

 

[budgy]

We sometimes see ads for divers and boat handlers required at the Antartic scientific stations. Dea those photo's are really excellent thanks for sharing them.

 

[Northeastwrecks]

It is my intention to start ice diving this winter. I've got everything except for the valve on my Argon system. A longer term goal is to dive in Northern Canada. By that point, I hope to skip the full face mask and go directly to a Kevlar helmet with multi-gas bailout block.

I've researched Antarctic diving and have found a couple of Former Soviet Union research vessels that now charter dive trips. I would think long and hard before chartering one of those ships; however, there must be something decent out there.

 

[roakey]

Here are some more pictures for you:

http://scilib.ucsd.edu/sio/nsf/

Roak

 

[Rick Murchison]

Y'all go right ahead...
Go forth to the land of ice & snow.
Take lots of pictures, write it all up.
I'll look on in wonder and delight, and tell you "You done real goooood!"
From the warmth of Lower Alabama.
Rick

 

[indeco]

if you want to go here is how to get there

http://www.mad-dog.net/