Scheck Exley

[Xizang]

What was Scheck Exley's certification agency? Any website dedicated to the man?

 

[jagfish]

Website, I don't know, did you do a search?

A good book or two out there...

This one was OK...Cavern Measureless to Man

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0939748258/104-9831889-0463109?v=glance

 

[Kim]

If you are asking who trained him - he basically trained himself (and nearly killed himself a couple of times doing it!)
In 1975 he was the president of both the NSSCDS and NACD as well as the vice-chairman of the World Cave Diving Organization, the International Union of Speleology Cave Diving Commission.
Basically, with the help of a few others, he wrote the rulebooks.

As Jagfish told you - get Caverns Measureless to Man - it's all in there.

 

[Xizang]

oh so basically he probably just got certified on the basics then just progressed from there?

will get that book.. this is one great guy, a true pioneer

 

[plankspanker]

oh so basically he probably just got certified on the basics then just progressed from there?

will get that book.. this is one great guy, a true pioneer

I think he got certified through the ymca and there wasnt any advanced training back then. His 1st dives after his open water training were cave dives. As Kim said he and a few others saw the need and created the training.

 

[Jason B]

Here goes a nice photo of him in his very early years.

http://cavediver.net/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=3339

Jason

 

[FreeFloat]

Here goes a nice photo of him in his very early years.

http://cavediver.net/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=3339

Jason

Unfortunately, you have to be registered to view the photo........ (I am, but others from here may not be)

Interesting contrast between Sheck and his dive buddies!

 

[Kim]

I think he got certified through the ymca.........

Actually that is correct - I just looked it up in the book! His instructor was Ken Brock.