101. Cave Diving Is A Thrilling, Deadly Sport. What's The Draw And Where Do You Sign Extreme doesn t even begin to describe it cave diving is a deadly sport. cave diving Your Ticket to Real by Ashley Ball cave diving It s not for everyone. . http://www.myprimetime.com/play/travel/content/cavedive/index.shtml

Search Site Great Leaders CD Audio/Video Wireless/PDA Tools ... Travel Cave Diving: Your Ticket to Real by Ashley Ball "Cave diving: It's not for everyone." That's how you're greeted on the homepage of CaveDiving.com, and it should prepare you for what's to come. Expect little encouragement if you voice interest in this sport. Diver Down Learn How to Scuba Dive Where to Learn to Dive Five Spots to Dive Before You Die Five Off-the-Beaten-Path Dive Sites ... More adventurous travel ideas It's true that cave diving is dangerous, treacherous, serious. Wes Skiles, an avid cave diver with quite a few near-death experiences under his belt, tells the straight story both on his site (CaveDiving.com is his brainchild) and in person. In explaining the sport to Fast Company , Skiles said, "If you take average, experienced divers and put them in an underwater cave environment, you expose them to all sorts of risks that they don't understand and that they're not prepared to deal with. They would certainly die. And it would be a hard, terrifying death." So why do people do it?

102. Exploring The Last Frontier: Diving Mexico's Yucatan Cave Systems Welcome to cave diving, a discipline built around the overwhelming desire, need, or even compulsion to boldly go where no one has gone before. But cave http://www.adventurecorps.com/when/1994cavedive.html

Exploring the Last Frontier: Diving Mexico's Yucatan Cave Systems By Chris Kostman Originally published in Fitness Plus and Oui. Photo of the author by Steve Gerrard. It's the Star Trek Syndrome. While hundreds of thousands of vacationing scuba divers gleefully dive the warm, clear, friendly waters around the Mexican island of Cozumel, just off the coast from the resort town of Vegas-like Cancun, a few hundred instead head for the water-filled inland caves a short trip south. A not unreasonable parallel would be Nepal. While hiking boot and day pack-toting tourists numbering in the hundreds of thousands go trekking on the lesser slopes of the Himalayas each year, a few hundred instead prepare an assault on the world's tallest peak, Mt. Everest. Trekking is for the other people. So is open water recreational diving. Welcome to cave diving, a discipline built around the overwhelming desire, need, or even compulsion "to boldly go where no one has gone before." But cave divers share more than the credo with the explorers on Star Trek. Cave divers are also dedicated to science, engineering, self-sufficiency, and a thoughtful sensitivity to the environmental, ecological, and political terrain through which they travel. The Cave Diver's Prime Directive: "Take only pictures. Leave only bubbles." My Voyage Below Ground More than anything, cave diving requires specific education and training built first upon a foundation of traditional open water diving. Before venturing below ground, my open water diving had included beach dives, boat dives, severe condition dives along the 50 degree Northern California coast, tropical dives in Hawaii, the Indian Ocean, and the Persian Gulf, night dives, reef dives, kelp forest dives, drift dives, blue water dives, deep dives to over 100 feet, non-penetration wreck dives along the mid-Atlantic, and two years of serving as an Assistant Instructor of Scientific Diving at U.C. Berkeley.

103. Florida Cave Diving Information on cave diving in the North Central Florida springs area and Mexico. Pictures, descriptions and links. http://www.floridacavediving.com

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104. Bahamas Caves Research Foundation Side mount and no mount cave diving instruction in the blue holes of the Bahamas. http://www.bahamacaves.com/pages/699355/index.htm

BCRF Training BCRF Diver Training Exploring any underwater cave requires a level of training well above that for recreational diving activities. Divers must have the proper training and tools to enter this potentially dangerous environment. The BCRF requires that expedition participants not only be certified, but also be fully qualified for their involvement in our activities. During our expeditions, we offer training programs appropriate for that particular project. If a project requires the use of Trimix breathing mediums, a Trimix or gas blender course may be offered during the trip. If projects require the use of side mount or no mount diving configurations, appropriate courses will be offered. Certifications are issued through the International Association of Nitrox and Technical Divers (IANTD). These curriculums are well suited for participation in our expeditions. With advanced notice, courses can also be scheduled to take place in the United States. The underwater caves of Northern Florida make an excellent training ground for divers wishing to hone their skills for exploration dives in the Bahamas. Instruction can be scheduled in North Florida in advance of future expeditons, or just for advancing your particular needs in technical diving. Course descriptions SIDE MOUNT AND NO MOUNT DIVER - OUR SPECIALTY! This program is designed to train experienced, certified cave divers in the use of side mount and/or no mount configurations used in smaller cave passages.

105. Insurancenet.com Deep discounts. www.scubadivingbooks.com; Buy cave diving Books Here At Karst Sports we have numerous books available on cave diving. http://insurancenet.com/?s=Cave diving

106. Dive Aventuras Mexico- Scuba Diving, Open Water, Cave And Cenote Diving; PADI, N PADI 5 Star IDC Center specializing in ocean, cavern and cave diving. Technical supplies and instruction available to cave divers and novices alike. NACD Introduction to Cave, Full Cave, Nitrox and Advanced Nitrox courses are available upon request. http://www.diveaventuras.com.mx

OCEAN DIVING CENOTE DIVING INSTRUCTION PHOTO ALBUM OCEAN AND CENOTE DIVING PADI 5-STAR IDC Fifty miles south of Cancun, in Puerto Aventuras, lies the dive experience you've been looking for... Dive Aventuras is located in the Omni Beach Resort in the Puerto Aventuras Marina along Mexico's Riviera Maya just 15 minutes south of Playa del Carmen and 30 minutes north of Tulum. We invite you to experience the wonderful reefs and amazing cavern and cave diving of Mexico's Yucatan peninsula. Our location is perfect for the diver and non-diver alike. We offer great dive travel deals and packages assuring you a caribbean vacation filled with excellent scuba diving, quality lodging, and fun for the entire family. .txt PRICE LIST COOL LINKS CONTACT US ... WEEKLY DIVE REPORT

107. Cave Divers The cave diving Digest. This is a companion discussion list to the Cavers Digest, but for discussion of cave diving. Take a look http://www.caversdigest.com/favorite.htm

The Cave Diving Digest This is a companion discussion list to the Cavers Digest, but for discussion of cave diving. Take a look at some of the photos from my trips down to MX, or browse the past editions of the digest. Also, give me your feedback as to what you would like to see in this area, since it is new. This is a moderated list that is sent out in digest format. It will be sent out about once per week, if articles are available. Reports of trips, equipment, questions, discussion are welcome. Commercial advertisements, insults and flaming are not allowed. Subscribe/Unsubscribe: mailto:cavedvr@caversdigest.com

108. Wookey Hole - Cave Diving The history of cave diving in Britain can almost be told in terms of the exploration of Wookey Hole, a famous cave system under the Mendip Hills of Somerset. http://www.divernet.com/technol/cave896.htm

60 years in a cave The history of cave diving in Britain can almost be told in terms of the exploration of Wookey Hole, a famous cave system under the Mendip Hills of Somerset. Martyn Farr recalls the 60 years of intrepid exploration and technical advances which have taken divers to the limit of this challenging subterranean realm. When Jack Sheppard and Graham Balcombe attended the 50th birthday celebrations of the Cave Diving Group at Wookey Hole Cave in May, their memories must have been working overtime. Displayed there were generations of diving equipment in full working order, each set of apparatus contributing to a momentous advance at Wookey or other systems beneath the Mendip Hills, home of some of the deepest caves in Britain. Sixty years earlier sport diving had not existed, and they had been the pioneers who first ventured into those caves. Their gear had consisted of tweed clothing, felt hats and often only candles for illumination, but they had gone on to confront the most challenging barriers imaginable - the flooded sections, or sumps. Click here to see a map of the Wookey Hole Cave System.

109. Cave Diving In Brazil - February 2002 - DIVERNET From Diver Magazine Martyn Farr heads deep into South America to remote Bonito for deep cave diving, plus the most fun he s ever had at 1.5m, while Denise Mattia explores the http://www.divernet.com/travel/0202caves.htm

sitemap Fancy some novel diving experiences in an exciting part of the world? Martyn Farr heads deep into South America to remote Bonito for deep cave diving, plus the most fun he's ever had at 1.5m, while Denise Mattia explores the saltwater possibilities around Brazil's coastal resorts Brazil : the very word stirs the imagination. Images of carnival and coffee, overshadowed by Amazonian rain forest with dense, steaming jungle, crocodiles and giant anacondas. This is a little-travelled, unknown and exciting area. Warm, clear waters are always attractive but when they contain unique scenery in an area seemingly never before dived by UK divers, they are doubly so. Last summer three of us set out to reconnoitre the remote Bonito area in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, hundreds of miles west of the capital Brasilia and close to the borders of Bolivia and Paraguay. There can be few places further from the sea, and the nearest recompression chamber lies at Sao Paulo, 750 miles away. Realistically it takes two days to get there from the UK, via the provincial capital and the nearest airport at Campo Grande. Travelling by road from Sao Paulo's intercontinental airport takes 14-20 hours. Nothing could have prepared us for this South American odyssey. On the three-hour drive from Campo Grande we could see that the land here is incredibly flat and, largely cleared of jungle, has been given over to ranching.

110. Exuma Bahamas Cave Diving, Scuba Diving, Hurricane Hole From dancing and spa services to cave diving and sailing, Peace Plenty resorts in Exuma have something waiting for you. cave diving in Exuma. Attractions. http://www.peaceandplenty.com/en/attractions-cavediving.html

Cave Diving in Exuma Attractions Stocking Island Salt Stone Cave Diving ... Sounds of Exuma While not for everyone, the caves found at Hurricane Hole provide a unique diving opportunity. Home Page Resorts Travel Location ... Italiano Subscribe to Our Newsletter

111. Caribbeansol, A Business And Vacation Guide To Sunny Puerto Aventuras Mexico. In Information includes vacations, investment, oceanfront real estate, rental villas, scuba, cave diving, sportsfishing and flyfishing off tropical beaches. http://www.caribbeansol.com/

Make an investment in paradise- live and work on the Riviera Maya, Mexico's Caribbean Coast Beautiful tropical villas and beachfront condos available to rent and to purchase Directory Contact Us Web Design Cool Links ... Dive Aventuras Mexico Business Services WEB DESIGN and HOSTING NEW WEB DESIGN from $500 (home page and three kids) EXISTING WEB TUNE-UP DIGITAL EDITING $25/hr WEB HOSTING / SITE MANAGEMENT from $600 per year INTERNET BUSINESS SALES evaluated on an individual basis NEW Business Opportunities Fat Cat Catamaran Adventures, Puerto Aventuras Marina, Mexico Custom designed catamaran that sails to secluded coves and beaches for snorkeling, exploring Mayan ruins, boom netting and pure onboard relaxation. Cool drinks and lively music provided. Located on the beautiful Puerto Aventuras Marina, an hour south of Cancun. Puerto is an international resort offering something for everyone! There are restaurants, hotels and miles of white sand beaches. There are water sports for everyone; all levels of scuba diving, inland cave and cenote diving, and the most scenic snorkeling anywhere! Asking Price $400,000 USD

112. Springs Recreation: Scuba Diving And Cave Diving Home » Springs Recreation » Scuba Diving and cave diving. SELECT AN ACTIVITY Boating Scuba Diving and cave diving. Florida is famous around http://www.floridasprings.org/recreation/scuba/

Home Springs Recreation SELECT AN ACTIVITY: Boating and Tubing Camping and Picnicking Swimming and Snorkeling Scuba Diving and Cave Diving Nature Photography Guided Tours and Special Events Scuba Diving and Cave Diving Florida is famous around the world as a scuba and cave diving destination. From deep cave diving by researchers and scientists at Wakulla Springs to recreational cavern and cave diving, Florida's springs offer a chance to probe depths where few will ever go. Cave divers can descend into large, open caverns, view rare fish and aquatic invertebrates, and test their skills in some of the longest, deepest, and most challenging underwater cave systems on earth. Some of the most popular and interesting springs diving destinations include Peacock Springs and Ginnie Springs, the most visited freshwater diving spot on in the world. Learn More about Florida's Springs Florida Department of Environmental Protection Springs Initiative Locate a Spring Florida Springs Around the State Experience the best deep cave diving in the world Go where few have ever gone before Springs offer great recreational diving Home Springs Expedition Springs Anatomy Springs Recreation ... Privacy Statement

113. CaveDiving In Yucatan Features diving in cenotes, caves and underground rivers in the Riviera Maya and the Yucatan Peninsula. Includes underwater photos and scuba videos. http://scubadive.tv/articles/yucaves.html

All was absolutely calm and silent. Impressive formations invaded the entrance hall in shapes projected by light and shades that no artist could have ever designed. The lack of current and the amazing visibility made me believe I was waking through a magnificent cave, like the ones in fairy tales. Only the cold water and the bubbles from my regulator seemed to keep away the dreamy feeling. But the dream-like enviroment remained : The Sacred Cenotes of the Maya.. formed thousands of years ago, but explored only a few breaths back in time. Used for centuries by the ancient Maya the CENOTES , called "D´zonot" or "Sacred Water" where considered an entrance to a spiritual underworld. Worshiped religiously with rituals and reverency. the cenotes where linked to survival since they provided the only source of fresh water. The exploration of the CENOTES The Cenotes are just small openings to the surface of what is really an intrincated cave system that literally runs under the whole of the Yucatan Peninsula. In fact there are no rivers in the Yucatan, all the water is filtered through the limestone surface and runs down to this cave systems.

114. Cambridge Underground 1974: Psychology Of Cave Diving Cambridge Underground 1974 pp 911 The Psychology of cave diving. It is clear that the cave diving environment is second to none in psychological exposure . http://cucc.survex.com/jnl/1974/psycho.htm

CUCC Home Previous: County Clare CU 1974 Contents Page Next: Expedition diary Cambridge Underground 1974 pp 9-11 The Psychology of Cave Diving Cave Diving is, without doubt, the most dangerous sport in the world; and whilst all cave divers know this, it seems to make little difference to their attitude to the sport. This is simply because, in coming to terms with the psychology of the situations that one meets underwater in caves, the diver comes to regard the relative infamy of the sport as only a small worry in comparison. Although I am no psychologist, I have done some cave diving and this article attempts to outline the attitude of mind that the potential diver needs. Let me begin by describing a typical dive situation. The location is Old Ing Cave too If you think that's not too hairy, then consider the following which could easily have happened: The diver's hose could have been severed by the sharp rock edge of the window as he was pulled into the hole by the current. Nett result:- Drowning Having become stuck in the window, the diver could quite easily have panicked. This would quite probably have resulted in his attempting to squeeze as the downstream end of the sump was so close, and not trying to reverse back. (NB. a panicking diver invariably tries to surface as quickly as possible - the solution in this case was to stay submerged ). This would have resulted in either his being pinned in the squeeze or his air hose being ruptured in the window. Nett result:-

115. Namibia Cave Diving With Charles Maxwell Charles Maxwell has been involved in several cave diving and underwater photography expeditions in Namibia. cave diving in Namibia http://www.underwatervideo.co.za/dive_locations/namibia/dive_namibia.asp

Cave Diving in Namibia Largest underground lake in the world: Dragon's Breath Great for cave diving Namibia is a land of contrasts and surprises. Where the once mighty Fish River carved its magnificent canyon, severe droughts now alter the landscape. Perhaps for this reason, nature hides much of its precious water underground, protected from the relentless power of the African sun. Sossusvlei, a lake at the foot of the 350 metre high sand-driven sand dunes of the Namib desert, dry from years of drought and surrounded by the skeletons of gemsbok, (Oryx gazella) , and other wild game, miraculously sprung to life during the good rains of 1996. The Tsauchab River runs underground during periods of drought. The San hunter-gatherers (Bushmen) have always known where to dig for water in the dry river beds. They named this land "The land God made in anger". In the north of the country is a vast dolomite deposit, laid down over millions of years by the skeletons of the animals of an ancient sea. Here the water does not soak into the desert sand but slowly dissolves the dolomite to form huge underground lakes. Sometimes the process leaves the roof so thin that it collapses, forming crater lakes, sometimes underground lakes such as Dragon's Breath, the largest underground lake in the world, lie undisturbed in total darkness. Here you can retrace these ancient water courses in search of rare fish, aquatic amphipods, German field guns from the First World War and spectacular backdrops of sheer rock walls, huge calcite formations and cobalt-blue water of unsurpassed clarity. The visibility in Dragon's Breath and Harasib has been estimated to be in excess of 150m. For the more adventurous divers, water depths of well over 100m can be found. A knowledge of advanced rope climbing techniques is required for some caves.

116. Cave Diving FAQ Cave Diving Exploration Of The World's Largest Underwater Cave S cave diving FAQ. Disclaimer. The information here is meant to answer many of the common questions that we receive. Is cave diving dangerous? http://www.mexicocavediving.com/cavedivingfaqs.html

Cave Diving FAQ Cave diving is an extremely hazardous sport. For further information on how to become a trained cave diver, please refer to our training links . The information here is meant to answer many of the common questions that we receive. Is cave diving dangerous? You bet your life it is. In fact, over 400 people have bet there lives on it since the mid 1960's and lost the bet. In the last 5 years here in the Yucatan Peninsula 4 separate incidents have led to 8 fatalities. In almost all cave diving accidents people entered into an environment which they were ill equipped and untrained for. With proper training, equipment and attitude cave diving can be safely undertaken. For more information on training please see our training links What do you see in the caves? How long do you stay underwater in the caves? How long we stay down is determined by how many tanks we take, how deep we plan to go and what our decompression schedule will be on return. A typical dive with backmounted double tanks could last 1 hour or so. For our exploration 'push' dives, dives of 5 to 6 hours are not uncommon. On such a dive, a diver will carry as many as five to six tanks each. We also take along fruit juice and chocolate milk to drink along the way. How do we stay warm? We all wear thick neoprene wetsuits and even drysuits that are well designed to keep our body heat in. Even so we can still be cold at the end of a dive. So if you happen to be driving down the road here and see a diver dressed for the arctic emerging from the jungle, chances are he isn't lost, he's just going cave diving.

117. Conservation Cave Diving Exploration Of The World's Largest Underwater Cave Syst Conservation The forgotten aspect of cave diving. One of the most important aspects of cave diving is the conservation of this unique underground environment. http://www.mexicocavediving.com/cons.html

Conservation: The forgotten aspect of cave diving By Christophe Le Maillot One of the most important aspects of cave diving is the conservation of this unique underground environment. We are especially fortunate here in Mexico with over one million feet of surveyed cave passage! Although impressive in size, most caves here are remembered for their beauty. Nohoch Nah Chich, Actun Koh, Sac Actun, Dos Ojos and Naharon are a few names on a long list of highly decorated systems. With a resent increase in divers visiting these caves, we are observing greater physical damage. We all know that the best way of preserving a pristine cave is to not enter it. But, by following a set of protective rules based on common sense, the speleology-diver can minimize the negative impact. Exploration Exploration can be the first dilemma and explorers are perhaps the ones responsible for preventing future damages. Good line laying while choosing obvious tunnels and avoiding delicate areas is a key factor in protecting the cave. Survey data collected during exploratory dives are important for map making and in gaining insight to the areas aquifer and understanding a cave system is a priority before even dreaming of extending any of its borders. In this respect, if the result of line being laid is minimum, it is perhaps better to leave a passageway undisturbed. Training Touring Configuration and Technique Gear consideration and configuration is often overlooked. Poor equipment set-up will have a minimum but negative impact. Excessive redundant equipment, poorly secured, adjusted or organized is commonly observed around the local Cenotes. Bad trim, too much drag and over-weighting will leave on the caves floor the unmistakable prints of a 250 lbs Isopod (You!).

118. In-Link2 - Cave Diving Etusivu Scuba cave diving. cave diving ( Lisätty 05-02-2001 , Osumia 75 , Arvostelut 1.50 , Ääniä 2 , Kommentit 0 ) Kommentit Arvostele; http://directory.deeperblue.net/index.php?sid=761823429&cat=88&t=sub_pages

119. Cave Diving Training & Exploration In Quintana Roo, Mexico - Loco Gringo Undergr A basic introduction to safe cave diving with some nice photographs. http://locogringo.com/cavediving/

A web site dedicated to cave diving instruction and exploration in the Yucatan peninsula of Mexico. A QUICK HISTORY Quintana Roo on the sun drenched shores of Mexico's Caribbean coastline has long been a mecca for cave diving and exploration. Since the early 1980's when the first explorations were begun, explorers have pushed back the darkness to reveal a frontier so vast that it may never be fully explored. The Yucatan is primarily a flat karst (limestone) plateau with few hills and even fewer rivers. In the state of Quintana Roo on the peninsula's Caribbean coastline all the fresh water moves underground through shallow caves. These caves have provided water to the life above for millennia. The ancient Maya as well as the modern day inhabitants of the peninsula rely on this water for their survival. Now, more than twenty years after the first explorations, roughly two hundred miles of submerged caves have been discovered and explored, establishing the Yucatan peninsula as the home of the world's largest and most spectacular underwater caves. Learning how to cave dive Things to consider...

120. Advanced Diver Magazine Forum - Cave Diving to Last Post. New Topic, TDI 2nd cave diving Conference, Jitka, 0, 80, 12/13/2003 202807 by Jitka Jump to Last Post. New Topic, Tampering http://www.advanceddivermagazine.com/Forum/forum.asp?FORUM_ID=4

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