A deep look at new species! by Richard L. Pyle I awoke in my London hotel room sticky with sweat; the mid-July heat mitigated only by an oscillating fan. I pushed aside the mosquito netting that surrounded my bed and glanced outside the window to get a sense for the weather. We had been up [...]
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Things to consider before going tech! by David Miner The last article discussed the different types of technical diving, the training involved, and the benefits of technical dive training. This month, we’re going to talk about the types of equipment needed for technical diving, some of the costs associated with technical diving, and the risks [...]
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DIR is a holistic approach to your diving mentality, diving fitness level, gear configuration, and right attitude. DIR promotes a certain physical and mental readiness to dive by having the right attitude and fitness level to dive safely. DIR focuses on a buddy team approach, which provides redundancy for the most important piece of dive [...]
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by David Miner Standard drift diving is a specialized form of boat diving allowing you to drift with the underwater currents during your entire dive. The boat is never anchored or moored and follows the group of divers the entire time. The different types of drift diving are: float drift and live boat drift. Float [...]
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by David Colvard, M.D. Obesity is important in diving because of its relationship to fitness, the controversial risk of decompression illness, fit of wetsuit and weights, and coexisting diseases such as diabetes, hypertension and sleep apnea. So, how can the obese dive more safely? Let’s start with buoyancy and weight distribution. Incoming search terms:nitrox dive [...]
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