Skimming over clay in a low ceiling bedding plane.
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Skimming over clay in a low ceiling bedding plane.
I had a leg up on buoyancy since I had a lot of experience before I started cave. The thing I underestimated the most was dealing with flow, and I'd say that's been the most difficult for me. Knowing when to hug the bottom, vs stay near the ceiling; knowing when to backfin; and the biggest for me, knowing when to just grab ahold of something!
Tom
Back many years ago, I made all of my PADI instructor candidates pick up my 104's from the bottom of a pool and get their trim correct, with a horsecollar. Damn, it was fun to watch.Originally Posted by FW
"Have you ever noticed
When you're feeling really good
There's always a pigeon
That'll come shiat on your hood?" John Prine 4-7-2020
"Into the blue again; in the silent water
Under the rocks, and stones; there is water underground" Talking Heads
Buddy breathing while exiting a cave. Only had to do this on a course and getting the timing right while following the line and exiting was hard work. If you're going to share gas a spare reg and a long hose are nice to have.
No mask on a rebreather, the WOB makes it impossible for me to breathe off the loop without pinching my nose....I have no problem on OC.
It's bad luck to be superstitious.
I got a very humbling lesson on that the other day!Skimming over clay in a low ceiling bedding plane.
For me No Mask while buddy breathing... And the no mask, lights out, one fin... Talk about compounded problems to work with but was fun to learn that things can compound themselves, And to know you have had the training to make it home safe makes you really that your Instructor...
(All give some, Some give ALL . Semper Fi) Safe Diving (JAMMER)
Driving down I75 watching out for the minivan full of bleary eyed Disney bound travelers,who want to text,eat,and play with the navigation at the same time.
"Not all change is improvement...but all improvement is change" Donald Berwick
What he is really saying is, he is too old to remember his cave classes
No question, the valve drill was impossible the first time I tried it, and it took 6 months of Yoga practice before I could do it at all. Thankfully, noone was taking the shortcut to sidemount back then, so I had to stick with the Yoga and it has transformed my life, physically yes, but also mentally! I am now about to try sidemount, but for the right reasons rather than to avoid conquering a challenging skill.
WJH
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