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keeping a healthy back healthy is something I would recommend.
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keeping a healthy back healthy is something I would recommend.
keeping a healthy back healthy is something I would recommend.
Quit looking at my ass.
Quit looking at my ass.
That's pretty much what I've been told. More specifically it was done to provide a place for "thinking" divers interested in the team diving concept.Isn't GUE's inflexibility a primary reason UTD formed? Help me out here . . .
Global Underwater Large Passage Divers - GULPD. People could then gulp the kool-aid not just drink it! Just kidding. Sorta.Kind of takes the "explorers" out of GUE, huh? Maybe rename it GU....Well I cant think of anything now.
I got the impression that AG is doing that with UTD, with significant concerns that he'll get beat up by the DIR crowd - and I think his efforts to standardize some things will result in the effort getting beat up by the sidemount crowd - but I like his very thoughtful approach to the issue.As for incorporating it into the GUE curriculum, I'm happy that GUE doesn't just jump on the "band wagon" when gear or practice becomes popular. It seems to me that the changes that *are* made - within the GUE system - come about after requests for change *as well as* careful consideration and extensive testing in order to make sure these changes are actual improvements. I personally see that as a good thing, while I understand that it may make the organization seem stagnant.
I would be very surprised if GUE were not looking into side mount options and how it might fit the system. But I don't see them including it in the curriculum and coming out with gear for it until they're absolutely certain it adds anything to what they already have and does so safely and in compliance with the system.
Henrik
James, I know this will ruin your day again, but once again I agree with you.Quite a bold statement for someone with zero experience with SM and cave diving.
Many SM caves are SM due to a single restriction such as a bedding plane, where two divers can swim side by side, and a team can still function.