Technical Diving

Revisiting Deep Air Diving

The situation was very different in the early 1990s, when mixed-gas diving was just beginning to gain traction following Dr Bill Stone’s successful 1987 Wakulla Springs Project—the first large-scale, mixed-gas expedition conducted by the who’s who

Diving the Christine Slate Mine of Germany

Personally, my real passion is diving deep wrecks; however, due to weather, most wreck expeditions only take place between May and October. So, some years ago, I came up with the idea of pursuing cave diving.

Thailand Cave Rescue: eight out, five to go

Although rain has started to fall at the cave site, the conditions have not significantly changed yet, therefore the principles of the rescue followed the same format as yesterday.

Ivan Karadzic

Ivan Karadizic, a Danish diving instructor, was on holiday in Thailand when he heard the news of 12 boys and their coach were trapped in a flooded cave. He set off to help with the rescue.

I cannot understand how cool these small kids are, you know? Thinking about how they've been been kept in a small cave for two weeks, they haven't seen their mums."

Incredibly strong kids. Unbelievable almost

Cave divers Mallinson and Jewell fly out to Thailand

Jason Mallinson and Chris Jewell are both members of the Cave Diving Group - the oldest amateur technical and cave diving o

Tributes paid to wreck explorer Steve Slater

Steve Slater died after surfacing from a dive on the 'Andrea Doria' on Monday 24th July.

Mares Loop Regulator

Are we looking at a smart innovation that will prevail? Will this regulator design provoke a rash of 'me too' products from other manufacturers – a trait that Mares is also guilty of – or is this a 'wacky fad' that will fall by the wayside?

On the Other Side of the Ice: Ice Diving Competition in Russia

As is now tradition, the championship took place in Novik Bay in February. The ice on the sea is the most stable during this month. Preparation for the competition was carried out over several weeks.