At what point did you consider yourself a cave diver?

[Dsix36]

I must be a real cave diver. Molecular products is using a picture of me in the caves for their sofnolime promotions.

[floridabob]

Put it up!

[MORGAN]

I started thinking of myself as a cave diver when I could do the dives I wanted to do confidently and in consistently good form. But there are levels - I'm a pretty good one stage, normoxic trimix, line following tourist cave diver. I don't frighten myself or my buddies or damage the cave. But I've never done any exploration, and at almost 300 cave dives, compared to many I'm a rookie. There are always greater levels of competence and skill toward which to aspire. (I almost wrote "to aspire to", but don't want to commit a spelin or grammer violation. )

Mike

[cavedivingwoman]

It's difficult to judge if you live far away and don't get to dive caves often. 'Takes awhile for the muscle memory to get back. Around the time I start to feel like a cave diver, it's time to go home

[Puttzer]

The very first time I did a cave dive. 1966

And abt 30 years before I was even certified cavern.

[Garth]

There is a lot of truth to that, but really?

You know you're a true cave diver when GI3 has a wallpaper on his computer featuring you...

I know exactly what you mean...

[Dsix36]

Put it up!

[Sludge]

First time squirming to get thru a restriction...

Then I will NEVER be a cave diver!

[cavediver01]

when you stop starring at the line and start enjoying the cave

[Kelvin Davidson]

I'm a little over 5000 dives in, which involves several thousand trimix and "proper" wreck dives, perhaps 1500+ cave dives and I don't consider myself a "real" cave diver yet, I still have an enormous amount to learn, and look forward to the journey...