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Alberto
years in tech diving 10
2003 Nss cds cave diver and IANTD deepair and ADV Eanx diver
2003till now cave and tech guide in Mexico
2003 Normoxic Trimix diver IANTD
2010 IANTD TECH Cave Instructor with some specialty like ADV CAVE , Side Mount (ow and Cave), DPV , MK6 Rebreather
i have joined the tech diving because i like caves and wrecks all over the world , i am running a dive shop in Mexico from 2004
Thanks to all the members to accept me in the group, i like to share ideas with other divers
Alberto
years in tech diving 10
2003 Nss cds cave diver and IANTD deepair and ADV Eanx diver
2003till now cave and tech guide in Mexico
2003 Normoxic Trimix diver IANTD
2010 IANTD TECH Cave Instructor with some specialty like ADV CAVE , Side Mount (ow and Cave), DPV , MK6 Rebreather
i have joined the tech diving because i like caves and wrecks all over the world , i am running a dive shop in Mexico from 2004
Thanks to all the members to accept me in the group, i like to share ideas with other divers
JW (Joe) Sachs.
Deco and overhead diving since 2009.
Highest certs: IANTD technical cave, normoxic trimix.
Full trimix completion dives are scheduled for early May 2012.
I've done about 50 staged decompression dives- don't know the exact count off the top of my head. I have dived mostly North Carolina wrecks during the season and North Florida caves in the off-season. This is changing since the cave bug bit me (I have an annual pass to Ginnie now). I still enjoy wreck diving immensely and can't imagine giving it up but I wish the sea weren't such a fickle mistress.
Deco and overhead diving since 2009.
Highest certs: IANTD technical cave, normoxic trimix.
Full trimix completion dives are scheduled for early May 2012.
I've done about 50 staged decompression dives- don't know the exact count off the top of my head. I have dived mostly North Carolina wrecks during the season and North Florida caves in the off-season. This is changing since the cave bug bit me (I have an annual pass to Ginnie now). I still enjoy wreck diving immensely and can't imagine giving it up but I wish the sea weren't such a fickle mistress.
Took a couple of classes so here's an update:
Name: Kathy
Started diving: 2006
Years tec diving: a little over a year
No of deco dives: 1 - in a cave
Tec instructor? No
Trimix? Not yet
Rebreathers? No
Caves? Absolutely! I love them!
I dove 30+ caverns with instructors before taking GUE Cave 1 in 11/10.
Logged 140+ C1 dives and just passed GUE Cave 2 in 3/12
Was wreck certified in 8/11 by a GUE T2 diver (teaching under IANTD but using GUE C1 rules)
Other comments:.
Name: Kathy
Started diving: 2006
Years tec diving: a little over a year
No of deco dives: 1 - in a cave
Tec instructor? No
Trimix? Not yet
Rebreathers? No
Caves? Absolutely! I love them!
I dove 30+ caverns with instructors before taking GUE Cave 1 in 11/10.
Logged 140+ C1 dives and just passed GUE Cave 2 in 3/12
Was wreck certified in 8/11 by a GUE T2 diver (teaching under IANTD but using GUE C1 rules)
Other comments:.
Hey Kathy! Are you still in Q. Roo?
Real Name: Evan
Years Tech Diving: 1
Cave Diver 1, Global Underwater Explorers. 1/2012
Helitrox Diver, National Association of Underwater Instructors. 10/2011
I am a Certified Hyperbaric Technologist from Austin, TX. We press our patients until they confess! I am looking for buddies from the Southwest to split costs for a return trip to Tulum. If anyone is interested, shoot me a PM.
Real Name: Evan
Years Tech Diving: 1
Cave Diver 1, Global Underwater Explorers. 1/2012
Helitrox Diver, National Association of Underwater Instructors. 10/2011
I am a Certified Hyperbaric Technologist from Austin, TX. We press our patients until they confess! I am looking for buddies from the Southwest to split costs for a return trip to Tulum. If anyone is interested, shoot me a PM.
JamesK
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Years tec diving: 10 Years this month
No of deco dives: Unknown
Tec instructor? Negative
Trimix? Not yet, once I get back to the states, yes.
Rebreathers? Negative.
Caves? Hell yes! My favorite type of dive
Other comments: Just switched to sidemount a couple months ago. Got about 50 dives in it now. Love it. Always learning.
No of deco dives: Unknown
Tec instructor? Negative
Trimix? Not yet, once I get back to the states, yes.
Rebreathers? Negative.
Caves? Hell yes! My favorite type of dive
Other comments: Just switched to sidemount a couple months ago. Got about 50 dives in it now. Love it. Always learning.
Name: Mike Morgan
Years tech diving: 7
Number of deco dives: 102
Tech instructor: No
Trimix: No - that's next on my list
Rebreather: No
Caves: Yes - NSS-CDS full cave since 2006, 216 cave dives
Comments: Switched to sidemount two years ago - it's great, but I like having backmount in my toobox as well. My wife is also a cave diver.
Years tech diving: 7
Number of deco dives: 102
Tech instructor: No
Trimix: No - that's next on my list
Rebreather: No
Caves: Yes - NSS-CDS full cave since 2006, 216 cave dives
Comments: Switched to sidemount two years ago - it's great, but I like having backmount in my toobox as well. My wife is also a cave diver.
kalliherra
Registered
Years tec diving 2
No of deco dives Currently I am primarily diving a Min deco schedules. This year I am taking a the full tech course to start diving at the 160 fw.
Tec instructor Nope.
Rebreathers Not yet. I am still undecided
Caves Yes Yes and oh Yes. Full cave certified if Florida, and currently taking annual trips to Akumal to vist the caves systems there.
Other comments Just picked up my first sidemount rig as well. I am looking forward to the proper training to play with that in Mexico as well.
No of deco dives Currently I am primarily diving a Min deco schedules. This year I am taking a the full tech course to start diving at the 160 fw.
Tec instructor Nope.
Rebreathers Not yet. I am still undecided
Caves Yes Yes and oh Yes. Full cave certified if Florida, and currently taking annual trips to Akumal to vist the caves systems there.
Other comments Just picked up my first sidemount rig as well. I am looking forward to the proper training to play with that in Mexico as well.
Real Name: Andre Padua
Years Diving: 2,5
Tech Diving: 0,5
No of Tech Dives: 10
Trimix: Yes, normoxic
Cave: No
Rebreather: No
Side Mount: No
Instructor: No
Hi Guys. I'm a tech newbie. I've been diving for a little over two years and have about 220 dives. For the most paprt i was just a OW+Nitrox diver, and during those 200 dives I got complacent. I was diving all year long and did many dives I "wasn't supposed to" - 50M dives, wreck penetration (guided), deco diving. I was reading everything I could and was going WAY over my certification.
At one point a friend told me I was just being stupid. When I told him i understood there were risks, his answer to me wsa that I didn't know what I didn't know, and therefore I was taking risks i didn't even understand. I got the message.
From that point on I started taking courses with instructors I trust and am now an IANTD technical diver. I loved my wreck dives (Truk) but have no interest in caves. I'm still a beginner and still like to read everything I can on the subject.
Thanks for having me here.
Years Diving: 2,5
Tech Diving: 0,5
No of Tech Dives: 10
Trimix: Yes, normoxic
Cave: No
Rebreather: No
Side Mount: No
Instructor: No
Hi Guys. I'm a tech newbie. I've been diving for a little over two years and have about 220 dives. For the most paprt i was just a OW+Nitrox diver, and during those 200 dives I got complacent. I was diving all year long and did many dives I "wasn't supposed to" - 50M dives, wreck penetration (guided), deco diving. I was reading everything I could and was going WAY over my certification.
At one point a friend told me I was just being stupid. When I told him i understood there were risks, his answer to me wsa that I didn't know what I didn't know, and therefore I was taking risks i didn't even understand. I got the message.
From that point on I started taking courses with instructors I trust and am now an IANTD technical diver. I loved my wreck dives (Truk) but have no interest in caves. I'm still a beginner and still like to read everything I can on the subject.
Thanks for having me here.
Dive Bug Bit Me
Contributor
Hi everyone,
my name is Nolan Wapenaar.
Years diving: 18 years
Years tech diving 2 years
No. Deco dives: about 40
No. Overhead dives about 40.
Trimix: Yes
Wrecks: Yes
Caves: Yes
Rebreathers: Not going to happen
Instructor: Also not going to happen
Got into diving for fish. Then I discovered wrecks. Then I discovered caves. Now I long to be in a cave.
my name is Nolan Wapenaar.
Years diving: 18 years
Years tech diving 2 years
No. Deco dives: about 40
No. Overhead dives about 40.
Trimix: Yes
Wrecks: Yes
Caves: Yes
Rebreathers: Not going to happen
Instructor: Also not going to happen
Got into diving for fish. Then I discovered wrecks. Then I discovered caves. Now I long to be in a cave.
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