The ProTec Chronicles
How to find your instructor – Is cheap better?
In the field of diving instruction are a lot of diving instructors who offer the best or highest level of training but charge rock bottom prices. What is wrong with that picture if you start thinking that these individuals have to maintain their own diving skills,...
The Vision Inspiration CCR Rebreather
What I like and what I don’t like – A personal view I bought my first Inspiration e-CCR Rebreather back in 1999 and back then there was no choice between Classic, Vision or even the Evolution. It was plain and simple the Inspiration, now known as the classic version...
The Liquivision X1 computer from a personal view
While reading this article please keep in mind that 99% of my diving takes place in the caves of the Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico. The opinions expressed in this article are based on my observations of the combined experience of Matt here at Protec, Hans Kaspersetz from...
Kreislauftauchen in Höhlen
Kreislauftauchen in Höhlen – Das Cross Over Ausbildungsprogramm Ich bin gerade mit einem Rebreather/Höhlen cross over Kurs fertig geworden, den ich mit Bill aus Hawaii gemacht habe. Der Grund für ein solches cross over Ausbildungsprogramm ist die Fertigkeiten des...
Plongée Spéléo!!!
Christian et Joffrey son deux plongeurs de Suisse romande (de la région de Yverdon-les-Bains, dans le canton de Vaud) habitués a plonger ensemble depuis plusieurs années. Il y a quelques temps, et après avoir enregistré plus de 500 plongées récréatives à tous niveaux...
CCR cave cross over
I recently conducted a ccr cave cross over with Bill from Hawaii. The reason and purpose of the ccr cave cross over program is to combine ccr rebreather diving with cave diving. The term cross over is coming from the fact that a diver who had a cave diving education...
Kreislaufgerät beim Höhlentauchen
Die Meisten von euch werden jetzt wahrscheinlich denken, dass ich etwas über die tiefen Höhlen in Yucatan, über The PIT oder vielleicht The Blue Abyss schreibe. Aber Kreislaufgeräte sind nicht nur für das Tieftauchen geeignet sondern durchaus auch für die relative...
Are you ready for diving?
MotivationSince the beginning of mankind, underwater excursions have held a special fascination. The uninitiated have often looked at the aquatic realm as an area unable to visit or explore. With over 70% of our planet being water it is a privilege to be able to...
The Three MexiCan Caveketeers
I just finished a cave course with three guys from Guadalajara. After the whole swine flu disaster and flights canceling it was cool to be back in my normal day to day routine. The group consisted of Hector, Oscar and Juan David being the students and Santiago...
Swine Flu in Playa del Carmen – México
I am sure you all have heard or read about the swine flu or Influenza A (H1N1) outbreak around the world. In the early stages Mexico came up with a large number of reported cases as well as fatalities. From the 159 reported fatalities in Mexico at the beginning it...