The Pinnacle Of West Coast Technical Diving

[justinthedeeps]

Hi All,

Just came across this and happen to have dove the Matterhorn recently, here's a video!



If you're around socal hmu, I think we're doing a talk coming up...

-M

Very nice wow look at that mellow surface (Haven't been anywhere near it but have been up that coast)

What was the coolest sea life you encountered? I'd be looking in every crack

What kinds of depths and gas mixes?

 

[missionmtb]

Very nice wow look at that mellow surface (Haven't been anywhere near it but have been up that coast)

What was the coolest sea life you encountered? I'd be looking in every crack

What kinds of depths and gas mixes?

We saw several endangered sunflower sea stars actually! Our depth was in the neighborhood of 300' and mixes appropriate for said depth on rebreather

 

[missionmtb]

We got another chance to dive the 'horn last weekend, check it out! Just a juvenile wolf eel this time...

 

[justinthedeeps]

Very interesting the almost complete dominance of strawberry anemone? Too deep for kelps & phototrophs, what about other/larger filter feeders and anemones? What do we think the wolfies eat down there? Crustaceans? Painted greenlings?

Have you experimented with the GoPro log mode + color correct in post (Da Vinci Resolve etc) to get the natty reds etc glowing (especially when illuminated), as an alternative to physical lens filters?

Was that a dilout QD mini-bubbling or a tank valve?

Do these pinnacles get up- and down-flows in prevailing currents? How often do pelagic schools of fish congregate on the features? Is it actively or regularly fished?

 

[missionmtb]

Very interesting the almost complete dominance of strawberry anemone? Too deep for kelps & phototrophs, what about other/larger filter feeders and anemones? What do we think the wolfies eat down there? Crustaceans? Painted greenlings?

Have you experimented with the GoPro log mode + color correct in post (Da Vinci Resolve etc) to get the natty reds etc glowing (especially when illuminated), as an alternative to physical lens filters?

Was that a dilout QD mini-bubbling or a tank valve?

Do these pinnacles get up- and down-flows in prevailing currents? How often do pelagic schools of fish congregate on the features? Is it actively or regularly fished?

There are some smooth, spindly sea stars (not sure what species so won't guess) dotted about but not much else. This site is really remote so I'm sure this has something to do with the unique cross-section of life.

I use log mode and color correct in Quik because it's just easier for me. This is the Water - Dive filter and I'm pretty happy with it. It's a little darker blue than as-observed, but not too much and I think in a pleasant way. I think if I punched up the red it wouldn't give the sensation of deepness this does with depths between 200 and 340 feet.

Not sure where the bubbles were from, it's always something... I'm more upset about the floaty cylinders

I didn't feel much vertical surge, but there was significant current on the steep side I would guess from upwelling? Didn't see any pelagics besides tunicates and jellies so dunno. It is very remote and typically very rough seas so I would guess not regularly fished, no. There is no fishing detritus on the feature, nor seemingly anything to catch!

 

[justinthedeeps]

There are some smooth, spindly sea stars (not sure what species so won't guess) dotted about but not much else. This site is really remote so I'm sure this has something to do with the unique cross-section of life.

I use log mode and color correct in Quik because it's just easier for me. This is the Water - Dive filter and I'm pretty happy with it. It's a little darker blue than as-observed, but not too much and I think in a pleasant way. I think if I punched up the red it wouldn't give the sensation of deepness this does with depths between 200 and 340 feet.

Not sure where the bubbles were from, it's always something... I'm more upset about the floaty cylinders

I didn't feel much vertical surge, but there was significant current on the steep side I would guess from upwelling? Didn't see any pelagics besides tunicates and jellies so dunno. It is very remote and typically very rough seas so I would guess not regularly fished, no. There is no fishing detritus on the feature, nor seemingly anything to catch!

Someone should stash a place&retrieve monitoring camera and temp etc logger down there, guessing someone's got something that could detect/record more sea life if/when it is there... maybe one of our NOAA ninjas (possibly/temporarily disemployed/'free'??). They do that kind of thing often