The ProTec Chronicles
What is happening? – Some news from Mexico
Just before I went on vacation I taught a cave course with Mark from England who had recently moved to Playa del Carmen in his armoured car and Meril a French pilot extraordinaire. In the last days we also had the pleasure to be joined by Anneleen who had done her...
Sporadic Newsletter July 2010
Cozumel and Cenote/Cavern diving Cenotes and Caverns are the entrance areas of water filled cave systems, large areas with clear water and lots of sunlight. Cenotes and Caverns are fun, easy and safe to dive and the only thing necessary is an open water certification....
Grottentauchen in Mexiko
Die kurze Geschichte des Hoehlentauchens und die Erforschung neuer Unterwasserhoehlen auf der Yucatanhalbinsel in Mexiko reicht nicht allzuweit zurück denn in nur weniger als 30 jahren wurden mit dutzenden erforschten Hoehlensystemen erstaunliche entdeckungen gemacht....
Breathing gas management
To avoid breathing gas emergencies constant awareness is the key to a successful dive. If a critical situation is developing, react to it before it becomes a threat and call or terminate the dive. Remember the most important rule of diving is that anybody can call the...
A busy season – Part two
… The very next day I was back in the water with Yamil and this time we couldn’t finish again as I had another course already booked but we could get another two days done. Then Ritch came in who I had taught previously during his cave diver course to do some training...
A busy season – Part one
I just come out of a pretty busy run full of teaching and exploring, tiring but fun and now as things slow down a little bit I can take the time to write about it. When I had finished the basic sidemount course with Wayne I was off on three weeks vacation. First I had...
Sporadic Newsletter May 2010
Dear ProTec FriendsWe are back with our Sporadic Newsletter covering diving, training, local affairs and social activities from and within our ProTec Dive Center in Playa del Carmen, Mexico. We are located within the Riviera Maya along the Mexican Caribbean coast and...
Boletin informativo Mayo 2010
Amigos de ProTecEstamos de vuelta con nuestro Boletín Informativo que cubre toda la informaciónacerca del buceo, los asuntos locales y las actividades sociales. Desde nuestro centro de buceo ProTec en Playa del Carmen, Q. Roo, México. Estamos ubicados en la Riviera...
Psychological Adjustment and Stress Control
Stress in Cave DivingStress is a phenomenon that may, if unchecked, lead to panic and result in an accident. Cave divers are exposed to most known stresses measured by psychologists. Like wrecks or diving under ice, caves present us with an overhead environment. This...
El Ambiente de la Cueva
Para experimentar este ambiente natural fascinante y bello, uno debe entender el ambiente de la cueva. Este capítulo es sólo una introducción a la Geología, Espeleología y formación de una cueva y pretende dar al buzo de cueva un vistazo de lo que puede...