How many cave divers are here?

[Kevin Carlisle]

As of yesterday, 50 different cave/cavern systems

Damn.. I have some serious catching up to do.

 

[denisegg]

As of yesterday, 50 different cave/cavern systems

Congratulations Mat!!

 

[CAVDVR93538]

Just for the sake of curiosity how many certified cave divers are here?

What year certified as a cave diver, how long certified as an O/W diver before you completed cave training, by what agency, how many cave dives logged, how many different caves have you been in, and what configuration you primarily dive caves in?

Are you stage cave certified, DPV cave certified, sidemount certified?

OW March 1994@Ginnie
Cavern Feb 1995@Ginnie
Nss-Cds Aug 1995@Little River- Abe Davis 2/22/2010
Nss-Cds Stage, DPV, Sidemount
Been in at least 24 different caves
primarily backmount, sometimes sidemount

 

[tstormdiver]

Just for the sake of curiosity how many certified cave divers are here?

What year certified as a cave diver, how long certified as an O/W diver before you completed cave training, by what agency, how many cave dives logged, how many different caves have you been in, and what configuration you primarily dive caves in?

Are you stage cave certified, DPV cave certified, sidemount certified?

PADI OW certified in KY in 2005
IANTD Cavern & Intro Certified @ Peacock, Little River & Ginnie in 2008
TDI Full Cave certified @ Peacock, Little River, Ginnie & Madison Blue in 2010
To date I have 69 cave dives since starting Intro & 15 cave dives post Full Cave training
Have dove 5 sysems so far- Ginnie, Little River, Peacock, Madison Blue & Jackson Blue.
Currently working towards, Stage, DPV & Trimix but gotta pay my dues first
100% backmount, but will eventually go sidemount when I gain the experience to go into places that require sidemount.

 

[chicken197]

NAUI OW 1994
Cavern/Intro 2009 NSS-CDS
Advanced Nitrox/Deco Procedures 2009 TDI
PADI DM 2009
Full Cave 2010 NSS-CDS
Normoxic Trimix 2010 IANTD

I have 82 cave dives logged, 400 o/w dives. For most cave dives I use LP95's, DR backplate and transplate harness, Scuba pro MK25's/S600's, Shearwater Predator and DR Nitek Duo. And a spankin new Light Monkey 21 watt HID (Thanks Edd).

I have been in Ginnie, Peacock 1,2, and 3, Upper and Lower Orange, Madison, Jackson Blue, Little River, Twin, Hole in the Wall, Taj Mahal, and Dos Ojos cenotes.

Not certified DPV or sidemount

 

[TSandM]

One fewer . . .

 

[Mark Michaud SELAUSAR]

Just for the sake of curiosity how many certified cave divers are here?

What year certified as a cave diver, how long certified as an O/W diver before you completed cave training, by what agency, how many cave dives logged, how many different caves have you been in, and what configuration you primarily dive caves in?

Are you stage cave certified, DPV cave certified, sidemount certified?

OW Cert 02-1995
Cavern / Intro 1999 NSS/CDS
Cave and Recovery 2002 NSS/CDS
Over 600 but less than 700 total dives
Between 100 and 200 cave dives post Cave Cert.
20+ different caves and systems
Backmount til 2007 then sidemount exclusively
I have a scooter (Gavin 26) that I use to get to an area and then swim the sidemount stuff. No cert, but lots of mentoring. Never been to the back of JB, Hole or Ebro, the caves I have scootered in. Not interested in going there anytime soon , it is a tool not a ride, at least in my case.
I stage some, again, mentor system, no actual cert.
My best piece of cave diving equipment is my boat. It gets me to caves that still look fresh

 

[MarineResearch]

NAUI OW Cert -1975
A few other PADI and TDI certifications over the years
Full Cave 2010 NSS-CDS/PADI Tec Cave
Two cave dives logged after certification (Don't count sea caves)
Five different cave systems (Ginnie, Peacock, Little River, Madison Blue, Dos Ojos Cenotes)
Currently diving backmount
No stage, DPV or sidemount

 

[SuPrBuGmAn]

55 systems

 

[LiteHedded]

showoff!