Really.... Tell me this cant be his "real" actual depths

[vladimir]

Not only that but no boots. He's wearing full foot fins and his ankles are exposed. This has got to be bogus.

Not bogus. The diver's name is Richard Pyle, famous in diving circles for popularizing deep stops, otherwise known as "Pyle stops." He is a respected marine scientist and occasional contributor here. If you search for his posts (username: deepreef) they make for good reading.

 

[t-mac]

I'll say it's a real dive at those depths.

This is a clip of nat geo dino fish (coelacanth) and these guys are around 115m wearing... you'll see.

[video=youtube;4jl_txxYQEA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jl_txxYQEA[/video]

Terrific video. Obviously no helium for these guys.

 

[Scubadawg]

My comment was a reply to your comment that tech diving limits were around 330 ft. That is not the case. Be it in a drysuit or wetsuit, those are some serious dives.

Very much so.... way beyond my limits.

 

[ScubaSteve]

I have no interest in ever hitting 400' but even in the clearest of water, I would not expect that the ambient light would be near that plentiful at that depth. Can anybody with such experience comment?

 

[Scubadawg]

Not bogus. The diver's name is Richard Pyle, famous in diving circles for popularizing deep stops, otherwise known as "Pyle stops." He is a respected marine scientist and occasional contributor here. If you search for his posts (username: deepreef) they make for good reading.

Wow... Learn something new everyday.
I assumed that diving in 400ft of water would be extremely cold, and would require maximum exposure protection.

In this Post, Richard explains the video....and how it was never meant to be public.
http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/accidents-incidents/173275-not-within-realms-sanity-3.html

I retract my previous statements.... Mr. Pyle has my respect.

 

[SangP]

I've gone to 60m and 13 degrees C wearing just a 3mm wetsuit without a hood or gloves and just booties. Unless the temp is below 10 degrees at depths I don't see heavy protection as really necessary. The dive is a tropical deep drive and Christmas island is really hot above the water.

As for ambient light a lot of deep tech dives around Thailand, Indonesia or Austrialia can be plenty bright.

 

[Potapko]

Terrific video. Obviously no helium for these guys.

I may be wrong but I think the soundtrack is added. None of them are wearing a full face mask. Kind of hard to talk with a reg in your mouth.

 

[beaverdivers]

Cool Stuff! Makes me want to get a CCR.

Yes, it can be warm or unexpectedly chilly depending on the currents and upwellings.

 

[vladimir]

I may be wrong but I think the soundtrack is added. None of them are wearing a full face mask. Kind of hard to talk with a reg in your mouth.

You are wrong.

 

[boulderjohn]

Richard Pyle is one of the most respected divers and marine biologists in the world. I read once that he and his team identify 11 new fish species for every hour of bottom time. To see why, watch this video of a presentation he made.

His Bishop Museum web page has all his contact information, including phone number. I once emailed him with a question and for permission to use something of his in an online course I was creating, and I had both the information and the permission within an hour.

If you use Google to check out things he has published, you will come out of the experience much the better for it.