The ProTec Chronicles
Deep cave exploration – a view from the logistical side
The continuing exploration of particular Cenotes, cave systems and sinkholes within the Yucatan Peninsula takes time in terms of divers committing to exploration with training and experience, the financial as well as the time burden that such explorations are coming...
A lot going on – keeping busy
The last weeks have been awesome, it started of with a basic Sidemount course, followed by a CCR experience, a multistage course, then Basic Cave DPV, an Intro to Cave course, taking some pictures with Matt and some guided CCR cave diving … I really like to do...
Configuración del Equipo
La parte más importante de un sistema de apoyo de vida eres tú y tu computadora principal que descansa sobre tus hombros, tu cerebro. Debes ser un buzo alerta y competente. Cada pieza del sistema de apoyo de vida debe ser seleccionada ya que tu vida...
Danish viking submerges in the mayan underworld
A little while ago while I was still super busy with the polish group training and preparing their distance record, I met Anders, a PADI Course Director working for Pro Dive Mexico. Since I have a bunch of friends working there I had already heard that he was...
Breve historia de Espeleobuceo
Durante los últimos 150 años se han dado tantos eventos en el buceo y la exploración de cueva que han sido archivados; la siguiente lista no está de ninguna manera completa pero nos da una idea de la larga historia del buceo de cueva donde individuos de varios...
An overview about overhead diving hazards
When diving into caves, wrecks or under ice divers are introduced to a number of hazards not associated with open water diving. Some of these are easily managed. Others may be life threatening. General hazards include total darkness, loss of visibility, increased...
Tom and Kelvin living it up in Playa del Carmen
I recently had the great pleasure to hang out and dive with two fellow dive professionals from the other part of the world: Tom from the Philippines and Kelvin from Truk Lagoon. Both of them came by after they had visited the DEMA trade show. Tom...
One Polish Group, 6 Dpvs and a 17km dive!
This project has been long time in the making. October 2008 was the first time Leszek and his guys where diving with me, only a couple of days to get back into Mexican cave diving. In February 2009 the team was back with a bunch of brand new Cuda dpvs and ready to...
Stage Tanks – A personal view
Stage cylinders are generally used in addition to “back mount” cylinders or in addition to “side mount” cylinders while cave diving. The reasons that cave divers, wreck divers and technical divers use stage cylinders include but is not limited to increase the...
A personal view into valves
ValvesNorth American valves have a safety feature called a burst disk. That disk, located behind the outlet is designed to release overpressure inside the tank in case of an fire of the tank being left in intense heat. That safety feature can be a potential problem...