would love to go wreck diving, and would like to build up enough experience to have the level of skill to do so
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would love to go wreck diving, and would like to build up enough experience to have the level of skill to do so
Because I'd like to see this wreck in 170' with my own eyes, which requires more training than I have now.
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I have not built up enough experience to dive caves yet, but I am working my way up to them. When I was 13 or so I went with the YMCA on a camping and caving trip to Indiana. I was blown away by the caves then. A recent viewing of the BBC's "Planet Earth" rekindled my interest.
And oh yeah, when I was dating my wife she popped a VCR on. It was a video of her diving some easy caves in Mexico. I was a climber, not a diver at the time, but I recognized a kindred spirit.
We will be back to dive them together when we have some more experience. Why dive them? Simply because they are interesting places to visit on our planet. Many interesting places to visit do not involve such training or a certain degree of risk. Some do.
I cannot speak for others here, but speaking as a climber I often climb things that can also be summitted by a footpath. I don't climb for the thrill of facing danger, the climbing I do is relatively safe with proper equipment and training. But there is a satisfaction of training for something and then accomplishing it, even if in the end your objective danger is moderate or low.
I approach diving with this mind set. I do not brag about the danger of dives, I consider it to be like climbing: gravity is as unforgiving as depth, a fall as fatal as drowning. But with the proper training and preparation, I can do things with very little risk of falling or drowning, and I can take justifiable pride in my ability to do such things safely.
And oh yeah, when I was dating my wife she popped a VCR on. It was a video of her diving some easy caves in Mexico. I was a climber, not a diver at the time, but I recognized a kindred spirit.
We will be back to dive them together when we have some more experience. Why dive them? Simply because they are interesting places to visit on our planet. Many interesting places to visit do not involve such training or a certain degree of risk. Some do.
I cannot speak for others here, but speaking as a climber I often climb things that can also be summitted by a footpath. I don't climb for the thrill of facing danger, the climbing I do is relatively safe with proper equipment and training. But there is a satisfaction of training for something and then accomplishing it, even if in the end your objective danger is moderate or low.
I approach diving with this mind set. I do not brag about the danger of dives, I consider it to be like climbing: gravity is as unforgiving as depth, a fall as fatal as drowning. But with the proper training and preparation, I can do things with very little risk of falling or drowning, and I can take justifiable pride in my ability to do such things safely.
You guys are making someone deadset against even thinking about cave diving consider getting into it...
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To boldly go where no man (or few) has gone before......
If we stop learning and growning, we stop!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
If we stop learning and growning, we stop!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I am not interested in caves, myself, and therefore I agree with you.
However, from the photos that others have brought out from caves, I can see where the beauty of them would beckon others in.
Deep-air is simply a matter of necessity or not. If you can obtain a trimix at your desired dive spot, then trimix is definitely superior to deep-air. However if it is the only mix available at the spot, then that means there is not a lot of choice in the matter.
I definitely would not mix deep-air with a wreck/cave penetration, however.
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Rather than answer that in words just google for some cenote pictures and see for yourself
For me its cost. I couldnt afford to dive on trimix so its a choice of doing the dive with a sub-optimal gas or not doing the dive or seeing the wreck at all. Trimix here would cost between 6 and 8 times per dive.
...and for me i dive for wrecks. Fish bore me, i LOVE rusting metal.
Just as I thought, STRING, you are indeed a novice. No kidding?
Nereas accusing others of being a novice.... comedy
I agree with String. If I am in a remote environment without access to mix, I'll dive air down to 160-170. Obviously not ideal but in clear, warm water it is not an issue for me. I would not let logistics get in the way of seeing the wrecks in Truk or Bikini.
Nereas accusing others of being a novice.... comedy
I take that as a compliment coming from someone like that
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