Podcasts about sidemount

When I started my Sidemount journey, naturally, I tuned into Speaking Sidemount with Steve Davis. When creating my podcast, much of my inspiration came from listening to his show, and when choosing a shop to further my sidemount education and begin my overhead journey, once again, I have him to thank. It was an absolute honor to sit down and have a conversation with him. Please enjoy.Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/nzsteved/Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/nzstevedhttps://www.facebook.com/speakingsidemountWebsite:https://www.sidemountpros.com/homehttps://www.sidemountpros.com/speakingsidemountpodcastYouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@sidemountpros

It's great to bring you Episode #98 with the support of our sponsor XDEEP and the patrons of Speaking Sidemount. Huge thanks to both for their support. In this episode, I introduce a new segment 'Sidemount Diving Secrets' where I'll share some inside tips and tricks that I've picked up over the 11 years now that I've been diving sidemount around the world. Inside the episode, I'll give an overview of the tip, and given we are producing both video and audio episodes, I'll point you back to the Sidemount Pros YouTube channel for the detailed video of each "Sidemount Secret". Let me know what you think and also drop me a note back if you have a tip you'd like to share, or have an aspect of sidemount diving you'd like me to explore. To get us started, this month's Sidemount Diving Secret is regarding the routing of your drysuit inflator hose and is brought to you by Sidemount Pros and is featuring my eBook, "Sidemount Diving Fundamentals" which is available complimentary for Gold patrons and for purchase/download via Patreon or the store on my website at www.sidemountpros.com/store. In this episode, I catch up with Por Parasu Komaradat. Por hails from and is based in Thailand an absolute global mecca for all things diving, from beautiful reefs, to wreck diving. As we'll hear, a heap of caves and mines are being explored and opened up to suitably qualified and experienced divers. Por shares his background in mathematics and software engineering before transitioning to full-time diving.  How he learned sidemount diving from Lamar Hires and went on to also train in Mexico. Por has been working as a technical diving instructor for 16 years. I share my own experience transitioning from software engineering to diving. We discuss the similarities between the two fields and the importance of having mentors in diving. Por also talks about the caves and mines in Thailand and the challenges and differences of diving in each. Por also shares his perspectives on the Mine Diving cross-over course and how important it is to understand how mining is conducted and how mines are created in safely conducting mine dives. Por shares his active projects, including exploring caves in Sulawesi and caves and mines in Thailand. He emphasizes the importance of teaching and building dive communities in the region. Enjoy Steve

In der aktuellen Folge unterhalten sich Martin und Jan über Sidemount- sowie Stage-Flaschen und alles, was so dazu gehört.Unter anderem könnt ihr in der aktuellen Folge nachhören: Unsere eigenen ersten Versuche mit Stage-Flaschen und was wir daraus gelernt haben Die verschiedenen Flaschengrößen Gängige Gasmischungen Beschriftungstechniken für Stage-Flaschen Konfiguration des Flaschenventils Konfiguration des Atemreglerset an der Stage Rigging einer Stage-Flasche und verschiedene Befestigungsmöglichkeiten Möglichkeiten zum Streamlining bei der Verwendung von Stages Procedere beim Gaswechsel und Möglichkeiten zur sicheren Identifizierung von verschiedenen Gasen Stagehandling und Optimierungen im Team Tipps und Tricks zum Handling von Stage-Flaschen

Great to bring you episode 96 with the support of our brilliant sponsor XDEEP and the patrons of Speaking Sidemount, huge thanks to both for their support that makes everything you are about to listen to, possible  We had a phenomenal response to part 1 of my interview with Steve Martin and Vas Proud of Sidemounting.com. Thanks to everyone who followed up with me for the discount code. I am sure you all will benefit greatly from the online video training. In this part 2 of the interview, we discuss: The path to getting better as a sidemount diver, the value of using video to improve, how to get back into sidemount diving after a break, how the online video training really focuses on the essentials of good diving regardless of the configuration, how a control line supports fast skill development, and we contrast different styles or configurations of sidemount. I am an absolute advocate of the sidemounting.com online video training. I honestly believe it will help any sidemount diver or instructor to improve their diving and as such, I have negotiated a special offer for all listeners of Speaking Sidemount – you can get a 15% discount on any of the training materials if you contact me directly for an exclusive promotional code. This offer is only available via Speaking Sidemount and again by contacting me personally via DM or email to steve@sidemountpros.com. Full disclosure, along with your discount Speaking Sidemount will also benefit financially from every purchase generated which will contribute to the ongoing production of this podcast. I sincerely appreciate your support. Cheers Steve

Awesome to bring you Episode #95 Steve Martin and Vas Proud - "Educating Sidemount Part 1" with the support of our brilliant sponsor XDEEP and the patrons of Speaking Sidemount. Huge thanks to both for their ongoing support of this podcast. I've spoken many times on this show about how I got started in sidemount. Steve Bogaerts' Ponderosa skills video was the trigger but quickly after that, I found Steve Martin's website. He was the first to promote the benefits of sidemount diving to a global audience. His content, images and video were incredibly compelling and form the basis of much that you will read to this day about sidemount diving. While I didn't get the opportunity to complete a course with Steve, it was his recommendations and testimonials that led me to Tom Steiner and Gozo Technical Diving in Malta. I subsequently, had the good fortune to meet and dive with Steve while I was working and training with Tom. Just a year or so later Steve released his first online video training series. In my opinion, it was a watershed moment in sidemount. From the beginning I was taken with the level of detail in each of the video modules describing everything from setting up your harness, regulators and cylinders to putting it in the water with details on how to weight check properly, diver trim checks and fixes, propulsion training, base sidemount skills, and emergency drills. Over the subsequent years, Steve partnered with his former student Vas Proud to enhance and grow the online video training to the point today where it includes hundreds of hours of content including Intro to Sidemount, Sidemount Essentials, Sidemount Instructor modules, and a whiteboard series covering a huge array of tech diving content plus soon a cave diving series. I have used the videos to improve my sidemount diving and as a basis for my courses and instruction. It is in my opinion an essential part of any sidemount divers toolkit. Now in this episode which is part 1 of a two-episode discussion with Steve and Vas, we go into their backgrounds, how the video series came about, the thinking behind it and the benefits it provides, how the online video training compares and should be used alongside instructor-led training and we catch up and have a few laughs along the way. As I've described, I'm an absolute advocate of the sidemounting.com online video training. I honestly believe it will help any sidemount diver or instructor to improve their diving and as such, I have negotiated a special offer for all listeners of Speaking Sidemount – you can get a 15% discount on any of the training materials if you contact me directly for an exclusive promotional code. This offer is only available via Speaking Sidemount by contacting me personally via DM or email at steve@sidemountpros.com. Full disclosure, along with your discount, Speaking Sidemount will also benefit financially from every purchase generated which will contribute to the ongoing production of this podcast. I sincerely appreciate your support.  Enjoy Cheers Steve

 At an early age, Grant Tobin was adopted into the Florida cave diving community. Learning the ways of the cave early on, shaped him into the diver he is today. An active member of the Midwest Underwater Explorers, a volunteer of the Wisconsin Historical Society's Maritime Preservation and Archaeology Program, and he continues to find his way back to the Sunshine State to enjoy the overhead environment. In this episode, I speak with Grant about why he switched from the KISS Sidewinder to the Fathom Gemini, Sidemount vs Backmount rebreathers, advice for divers seeking overhead training, and much more. Please enjoy!**Grant did amend that a few current rebreathers do in fact ship stock with oxygen shutoff valves**Midwest Underwater Explorershttps://www.mwue.org/Karst Underwater Researchhttps://sites.google.com/view/karstunderwater/homeWisconsin Marine Historical Societyhttps://www.facebook.com/WisconsinMarineHistoricalSociety/Article by Grant TobinmCCR Face-Off: Gemini vs Sidewinder - InDepth (gue.com)

Here's Episode 89 brought to you by our sponsor XDEEP and the patrons of Speaking Sidemount. Thanks so much for your support.  Over the past 88 episodes, cave diving has featured heavily and that's no accident. As you'll be aware, sidemount diving grew from the requirements of early flooded cave explorers, firstly the CDG in the UK, with others around the world following and eventually building on sidemount diving, equipment, and techniques to give us what we have today. In many ways, sidemount diving has evolved to the requirements of cave divers however sidemount diving today is enjoyed by many who never have, or in some cases never intend to dive caves. Given the large percentage of Sidemount divers diving open water, I thought it was time we pulled together another episode on the Fundamentals of Sidemount diving and what it takes to get good at sidemount. As you may have noted, I don't tend to get into debates on sidemount on Facebook or other online sites, but I recently had a discussion, let's call it, on the benefits or otherwise of sliding d-rings with Turk Vangel of Prana Divers in Bali. Turk goes by the handle Turk Diggler... an awesome nickname by the way and a great play on the star of the movie Boogie Nights if you didn't get it. Even though I didn't completely agree with him, Turk was making some solid points, so I thought why not get him on the show and together go through our thoughts on what it takes to be good at sidemount… from soup to nuts, beginning to… we'll, there's never an end to learning… as we'll find out. As a side note and I guess a shameless plug, much of what I am covering here is also available in my eBook "Sidemount Fundamentals" which you can check out and purchase via my website at www.sidemountpros.com/store With that said… sit back and join me with Turk on the Fundamentals of Sidemount Diving. Cheers Steve Thanks to: XDEEP for their support - XDEEP Turk (Diggler) Vangel: www.pranadive.com https://www.youtube.com/@pranadive Instagram - @prana_dive_amed & @scubawithturk

This episode is brought to you by XDEEP and the patrons of Speaking Sidemount. Huge thanks to both for their support, that makes all of this possible. It's my great pleasure today to bring you episode #88 on the fifth anniversary of the founding of this podcast. If you told me on those nervous days starting on this venture that we'd still be pumping out episodes five years later and that I would have produced this many episodes, talked sidemount with so many great divers, and then have the good fortune to meet and dive with some of them in person, we'll to be honest… I probably hoped for some of this… but in short, I am very proud of what we have accomplished. I'm not sure there's been a lot of recognition of the podcast in mainstream technical diving but for me personally, to be listed in the InDepth magazine Who's Who of Sidemount Diving for the contributions this podcast has made to Sidemount Diving, was hugely satisfying. Along with producing Speaking Sidemount, I think a massive benefit to me personally through the podcast, has been the growth in my own diving knowledge. There's no doubt that talking to and hearing the thoughts and experiences of the very best is a fantastic way to expand our thinking on sidemount diving and I sincerely hope that many of you have also learned something through listening to each episode. But… there's much more to do and interestingly, this August is also the tenth anniversary of me taking my first steps into sidemount and cave diving. When I think of my path, from my Sidemount, Cavern and Intro to Cave Courses, and then spending two years floundering at times trying to take what I learned in the warm freshwater cenotes and caves of Mexico and apply it to temperate saltwater diving in Northern California and New Zealand, going from Aluminium cylinders to steel, wet suit to dry suit, grabbing what I could from the internet and YouTube, failing, refining, and eventually making progress, before I went to Gozo and trained and worked with Tom Steiner at Gozo Technical Diving. Over the 2 seasons I spent there I was able to make massive progress working with some phenomenal role models including Tom, Audrey Cudel, Steve Martin, Vas Proud, Peter Tschannen and Thorsten Mewes. I see many others taking a similar path and so, in this episode, I meet and chat with a man that I can only describe as a great guy. Scott RG hails from the highlands of Scotland and like me dovetails his professional career with a massive passion for diving. Scott can be found early in the mornings diving in the mines of Scotland and the caves of the north of England. His passion for diving has led him to make a massive commitment to dive training completing instructor training before discovering sidemount and cave diving. He trained in Mexico with Tristan Termat moving thorugh Sidemount, Cave and Advanced Sidemount training and then applied this to the frigid waters of Roscobie Limestone Mine in Scotland and another mine that Scott only describes as Project X. Having hit the limits of Open Circuit diving Scott decided to train on the KISS Sidewinder rebreather with Jacek Konikowski. The sidewinder has opened up longer and as Scott and I discuss, safer dives. Scott has now installed 5000m of line into Project X. That's a lot of string as he describes it. Sit back and enjoy with me our 5th-anniversary episode… Scott RG - "The Mines of Scotland". Thanks for your support…

Jedni lubią bez, inni na plecach a jeszcze inni z boku. Nie wiesz o czym mowa? O konfiguracji bocznej zwanej sidemount. Jest to technika nurkowania, w której butle przypina się symetrycznie po obu stronach ciała w dwóch miejscach: do pasa na biodrach i do pętli na klatce piersiowej. O wadach i zaletach tego systemu opowie Tomasz Michura zwany Michurem.

Awesome to bring you this episode sponsored by XDEEP and with the support of the patrons of Speaking Sidemount. Massive thanks to both for making this podcast possible. A couple of episodes back, I let you all know that I was working as guest editor along with Stratis Kas, with none other than Michael Menduno to assist in producing what I think is going to be a groundbreaking issue of InDepth Magazine entirely devoted to Sidemount diving. To say this is a coup for the sidemount diving community is a massive understatement and I think it's a real coming of age for sidemount in general. The issue will be out in early July and will be available to the InDepth Magazine email list and via their website. This issue aside, InDepth is in my opinion, the very best technical diving resource going. If you are not already a subscriber, do yourself a favour and go to the GUE website, Blog page where you'll find InDepth. It's free to subscribe and you'll find a treasure trove of back issues there as well. Now given the enormity of this InDepth issue for sidemount, I thought it made sense to get Michael Menduno on the show to not only talk about the Sidemount issue itself but also to learn from his incomparable depth of knowledge on both the history and current state of technical diving. In addition to being a capable technical and rebreather diver, Michael is renowned as a pioneer in technical diving media and is, without a doubt, one of the world's leading dive media personalities. In this episode, Michael talks about his start in diving and how this led to a career in dive media. I ask Michael how he coined the term, “technical diving”. Michael shares with us about the progression of technical diving from a few disparate groups to today, where we dive with equipment, processes, and training that has made technical diving safer and also, more capable. And then we talk at length about the stunning decision to develop an entire Sidemount issue for InDepth, how this came about, and what we can expect to see in this issue. We end with Michael musing on taking a sidemount course himself. Enjoy :)

Hey great to bring you Episode #81 Chris Godlewski - "Sidemount Society", with the support of our brilliant sponsor XDEEP and the patrons of Speaking Sidemount. Huge thanks to both for their support. Looking back over the 80 episodes I've produced for Speaking Sidemount, there is a massive slant towards cave diving and exploration. I guess it goes without saying that this is as it should be, with Cave Diving and the exploits of cave explorers being the pinnacle of the application of the sidemount configuration in diving. In the early days of sidemount, it was indeed cave divers who were looking for a method of managing their equipment that made it easier for them to get to remote dive sites or through dry cave passages and even more importantly opened up the possibilities of passing restrictions and extending the explored limits of caves. But in the past 10 years, this has changed. Yes, cave divers are still learning sidemount however there is a large and growing segment learning sidemount on their way to cave diving or to gain the many benefits and flexibility that sidemount offers for open water, wreck diving, and mine diving. So I am really pleased to be able to bring you an episode where we go back to our roots and talk about sidemount as a configuration for many environments and also get into some of the detail as to how to set up your sidemount system and then put it in the water. Chris Godlewski is a Polish sidemount instructor who has been a resident of the UK for many years. He came to my attention through a glowing review by one of his students and then the work he has been doing with his wife Chloe where under the banner of "Sidemount Society" they have been travelling the world diving sidemount. Most recently they have been in the Philippines and if you haven't seen their social media, do yourself a favour and check it out. Not only are the imagery and videography top shelf but they are demonstrating a very high standard of diving and acting as awesome role models for sidemount in general. In this episode, Chris shares how he got into diving and sidemount. We learn about some of his early struggles with the configuration and how they overcame them to get better. I ask Chris about his and Chloe's amazing decision to leave their work lives behind to travel the world and dive!! We talk about Sidemount Society what it is and what they hope to achieve. Chris and I go back and forth a bit on what it takes to be good in sidemount. We talk about the hows and whys of sidemount equipment set up and then we discuss putting it in the water. Everything from donning and doffing to entries and exits, to how to achieve trim and stability along with tips on executing skills including the dreaded "long-hose stow". I find out more about Chris and Chloe's plans for their travel and also their hopes for setting up a sidemount-specific dive operation in the future. Enjoy :)

Gemma and Ian chat to Matt Rivett.  Matt is our mutual friend from Norfolk and an extremely keen passionate diver.  Matt started his scuba journey in Lanzarote and has progressed and now a side mount and rebreather diver.  We hear about his journey and aspirations for the future.   https://www.instagram.com/mattscuba2412/       Please give us ★★★★★, leave a review, and tell your friends about us as each share and like makes a difference.   Contact Gemma and Ian with your messages, ideas and feedback via The BiG Scuba Bat Phone    +44 7810 005924   Or use our social media platforms.   We are on Instagram                        @thebigscuba   We are on Facebook                         @thebigscuba   We are on Twitter                             @the_big_scuba  The BiG Scuba Website     www.thebigscuba.com Amazon Store :                   https://www.amazon.co.uk/shop/thebigscuba   New episodes of The BiG Scuba Podcast go live on a Monday around noon UK time - Hit the subscribe button so you don't miss out.   The BiG Scuba Podcast is sponsorship and ad free thanks to the monthly financial support of patrons.     Visit   https://www.patreon.com/thebigscubapodcast and subscribe - super quick and easy to do and it makes a massive difference. Thank you.  

Wenn die Tauchgänge länger und tiefer werden, stellt sich die Frage: Wo bringt man das ganze Gas dafür unter? Die zwei häufigsten Varianten, die man am Tauchplatz sieht, sind Doppelgeräte und Sidemount-Konfigurationen. Was sind aber die Vor- und Nachteile dieser Konfigurationen? Was ist ein Doppelgerät? Beim Doppelgerät handelt es sich üblicherweise um zwei Zylinder, die über ein sogenanntes Brückenventil miteinander zu einem grossen Gasvorrat verbunden und mit zwei getrennten Atemreglern genutzt werden. Sollte es zu einem Problem mit der Gasversorgung kommen, so können die einzelnen Atemregler und die Verbindung zwischen den beiden Zylindern jeweils einzeln geschlossen und so die Gasversorgung trotzdem weiter sichergestellt werden. Was ist Sidemount? Bei Sidemount werden auch zwei separate Zylinder mit je einem Atemregler getaucht, diese werden jedoch seitlich am Körper des Tauchers angebracht. Sollte es ein Problem mit der Gasversorgung kommen, kann auf den anderen Zylinder gewechselt werden falls nötig. Wie entstanden die beiden Varianten? GUE, die Global Underwater Explorers, haben mit ihrem Waikiki Karst Plain Project zur Erforschung der Karsthöhlen in Florida in den 90er Jahren das Tauchen in einer standardisierten Ausrüstung mit Doppelgerät populär gemacht. Sidemount dagegen hat seine Ursprünge in den 60er Jahren beim Höhlentauchen in Großbritannien. In den letzten Jahren wurde Sidemount aber auch für technisches Tauchen im offenen Wasser und sogar im Sporttauchen zunehmend beliebter. Wie sieht eine Doppelgerät-Konfiguration aus? Backplate aus Aluminium, Stahl oder Karbon Gurtzeug (Harness) mit D-Ringen Flaschen mit Schellen zusammengehalten und mit der Backplate verschraubt Brückenventil mit zwei Atemreglern und einem Ventil, um beide Flaschen zu trennen Blei als P- oder V-Blei an der Backplate bzw. zwischen Flaschen und Backplate Wie sieht eine Sidemount-Konfiguration aus? Wing mit Gurtzeug (Harness) und D-Ringen Je ein Atemregler pro Flasche, Schläuche mit Gummibändern an den Flaschen verstaut Jede Flasche hat mindestens einen Boltsnap, um sie an D-Ringen zu befestigen Am Harness sitzen etwa auf Achselhöhe jeweils Möglichkeiten, um die Flaschen einhängen (z.B. D-Ringe oder elastische Bänder) Blei wird am Gurtzeug oder in Taschen am Rücken befestigt Wie funktioniert das mit Stageflaschen? Das wird bei beiden im Prinzip ähnlich gehandhabt. Beim Doppelgerät clippt man die Stages vorn an den D-Ringen ein oder befestigt sie an einer Leine hinter sich Beim Sidemount werden die Stages unter oder über den Hauptflaschen befestigt oder ebenfalls an eine Leine genommen Was ist ein Valve-Drill? Damit man im Fall eines Problems mit der Gasversorgung das Gas schnell sichern kann, gibt es den “Valve-Drill”. Hierbei wird simuliert, dass ein Atemregler oder ein Dichtungsring an einer Flasche ein Problem hat. Dann muss das Problem isoliert und die Gasversorgung sichergestellt werden. Diese Prozedur sieht bei Sidemount und Doppelgerät recht unterschiedlich aus. Was von beidem ist besser? Beides sind Konfigurationen, die mit redundanter Gasversorgung und größeren Gasvolumen das Tauchen erleichtern und die Möglichkeiten erweitern. Beide Varianten benötigen aber Training und Übung, um sie gut und sicher zu beherrschen. Sidemount profitiert von großer Flexibilität und Freiheit bei der Konfiguration und den Einstellmöglichkeiten, ist dafür in der Handhabung und dem Setup ein bisschen komplexer. Doppelgeräte bieten den Komfort von größtenteils standardisierten Konfigurationen und lassen sich schnell und einfach vorbereiten und einsetzen.

Hey, welcome to Episode #76 Looking Back - The Best of Speaking Sidemount brought to by XDEEP with the support of the patrons of Speaking Sidemount. Huge thanks to both!!! This episode looks back over the first 75 episodes with me handpicking some of my very favourite segments. This was such a challenging task and what I find remarkable now that it's done, is just how much great material I have left out... maybe a part 2?? Let me know if you'd like to hear that. Listen in as I talk with Michur about what it takes to achieve his extraordinary skill level. Steve Bogaerts shares on the modern history of sidemount and how to build comfort in the water. Edd Sorenson talks about cave diving rescues and recoveries before we relive the fantastic story of the Thai Cave rescue with Richard "Harry" Harris and Chris Jewell. Jill Heinerth speaks on dealing with fear in cave diving and her beginnings in Sidemount. I reconnected with Audrey Cudel to talk about the key aspects of refining your sidemount setup, Nat Gibb shares about her passion for caves and what it takes to dive the caves of Mexico. Huge thanks to Gold Patron Justin Enzmann for suggesting this episode. It was awesome to catch up with Justin on the show and chat about his diving and we've even arranged to meet later this year when we are both in Mexico.

Cave diver, Brian Starnes joins us to talk about his experiences with the rewards and dangers of cave diving exploration in caves all over the world.  Brian was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia. He completed his cave diver training in 2014 and is now on the way to becoming a Full Cave Instructor. What does it mean to be a "full cave instructor"? Join to find out. Brian started technical diving at Protec Sardinia in 2017 and has continued to develop in technical diving ever since. He has lived and worked in Sardinia, Italy. Brian loves to travel and he has been traveling around the world since 2012. He has worked in several dive centers as an instructor and dive guide. He completed his Divemaster training in Utila, Honduras and passed his diving instructor training in November 2017 in Thailand. After reaching the limits of scuba diving, he entered technical diving. He also worked in Mexico/Tulum from 2014 – 2017 as Cenote Guide and Cave Guide. He has diving experience since 2012 visiting countries like Thailand, Australia, Egypt, Israel, Ecuador, Honduras, USA and now Sardinia. He worked in Mexico as a cave guide and instructor and now spends much of his time in Ecuador. His main tasks at the moment are the training courses in the “Essential Tech”, “Sidemount” and “Cavern” areas. He is also a talented videographer and is responsible for the video department at Protec Sardinia. The rewards and dangers of cave diving exploration are not only enjoyed as a sport but provide scientific information about caves and often reveals new information about life deep within the earth where light never reaches.

Welcome to Dive In The Podcast, your favorite podcast about all types of diving, SCUBA, Tec, Freediving, and more, we cover it all. Every week on Monday we post new episodes filled with diving news, interesting dive topics, ocean advocacy, and much more. Join Justin, Nic, April, and Amit the hosts of Dive In: The Podcast. Guests: Demis Farrugia dssdiving.com Instagram: @diverse_scuba Facebook: @DSSdiving Episode Links: News: Ocean's climate change 'buffer' role under threat XDeep Reg Review: FB Link Underwater Malta Museum Support this Podcast on Patreon Episode Sponsor: TorpedoRays.com Find Us At- www.DiveInPod.com Contact and Subscription Links - https://linktr.ee/diveinthepodcast Find us on Social Media- This Podcast @DiveInPod April Weickert @aprilweickert Justin Miller @idiveok Nicolas Winkler @nicolaswinklerphotography NicolasWinkler.com Torpedo Rays @torpedorays Seafoxes @seafoxes_ Halifax Freediving Club @halifaxfreedivingclub Music Credits: RetroFuture Dirty Kevin MacLeod Link: incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4278-retrofuture-dirty Upbeat Forever by Kevin MacLeod Link: incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5011-upbeat-forever RetroFuture Clean by Kevin MacLeod Link: incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4277-retrofuture-clean Life of Riley by Kevin MacLeod Link: incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3976-life-of-riley License: creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

So is scuba diving diverse? Sidemount vs Doubles, the Eon Core Or Perdix AI? Is the Argo dry bag the best dry bag? Mark answers these and plenty of other questions in this episode of #askmark.

Chris Power is a PADI Instructor teaching out of St John's Ocean Quest Adventures in Canada. He's a technical diver, sidemount diver, photographer, and an all round nice guy. Welcome to Dive In The Podcast, your favorite podcast about all types of diving, SCUBA, Tec, Freediving, and more, we cover it all. Every week on Monday we post new episodes filled with diving news, interesting dive topics, ocean advocacy, and much more. Join Justin, Nic, April, and Amit the hosts of Dive In: The Podcast. Guest: Chris Power Instagram: @cjpowerphotos Baby Beluga Image (Instagram) First expedition to the Truxton: youtu.be/xw2RLYM088I Iceberg Diving: 1.youtu.be/CcFd1KXF5GQ 2.youtu.be/DlwOjgXKd_U Episode Links: News: Vero Beach treasure hunter finds rare gold coin in Keys from 1622 Spanish galleon shipwreck Support this Podcast on Patreon Episode Sponsor: TorpedoRays.com Find Us At- www.DiveInPod.com Contact and Subscription Links - https://linktr.ee/diveinthepodcast Find us on Social Media- This Podcast @DiveInPod April Weickert @aprilweickert Justin Miller @idiveok Nicolas Winkler @nicolaswinklerphotography NicolasWinkler.com Torpedo Rays @torpedorays Seafoxes @seafoxes_ Halifax Freediving Club @halifaxfreedivingclub Music Credits: RetroFuture Dirty Kevin MacLeod Link: incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4278-retrofuture-dirty Upbeat Forever by Kevin MacLeod Link: incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5011-upbeat-forever RetroFuture Clean by Kevin MacLeod Link: incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4277-retrofuture-clean Life of Riley by Kevin MacLeod Link: incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3976-life-of-riley License: creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

This episode is brought to you with the support of our sponsor XDEEP and the patrons of Speaking Sidemount. Huge thanks to both :)!! Late last year I was honoured to be invited to speak at the FLOW Sidemount event in Cala Gonone, Sardinia. The event was originally slated for June this year but moved to October due to COVID. Conceived and organised by Stratis Kas my guest way back in episode #38 along with Daniele Pontis and Mariona Yepes Daviu from Bluforia Diving Centre, this event will be a must-attend for sidemount divers based in Europe and the UK and definitely also for anyone wishing and able to attend from other parts of the world given COVID travel restrictions. You may remember, I travelled to Sardinia back in 2019 and caught up with Thorsten Toddy Waelde and Brian Starnes for some brilliant cave diving so I can recommend Cala Gonone from personal experience as a top cave diving destination and an awesome place to stay. To our knowledge, this is the first Sidemount specialist event in Europe and it's intended to cover the full gambit of sidemount from recreational diving open water through to tech diving in open water, wrecks and of course caves. Cala Gonone, Sardinia is an absolutely ideal location for such an event and it is no surprise that XDEEP is onboard to support the show. Speakers include and I am sorry if I miss anyone but I can't wait to meet and learn from the former guests on Speaking Sidemount including Garry Dallas, Mikko Paasi, and Christina Zenato add to that amazing list... the man who coined the term Technical Diving, Michael Menduno, and TV personality, author and explorer, Andy Torbet. So with all FLOW Sardinia in front of me, I thought it would be a great opportunity to catch up with Daniele Pontis to learn more about his diving, Bluforia dive centre, how he set it up and the diving they do, his philosophy teaching sidemount diving... And then given Daniele is an Instructor Trainer on the KISS Sidewinder, I asked him more about this amazing Sidemount CCR including somewhat selfishly for me, the transition from Open Water Air diluent level to Cave CCR and Normoxic trimix. Daniele and I both feature in Stratis Kas' book Close Calls so I asked Daniele to relive his near-miss, share what he learned, and how he applies this in his own diving and interactions with his students on courses. And of course, we talk about FLOW and what you can expect if you come to meet us and attend this event... Cheers Steve

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Hey all, Happy New Year. I hope that wherever you are, that you are well and doing OK. Excited to provide the first episode of 2021 brought to you by XDEEP and the patrons of Speaking Sidemount. Thanks so much to both for their support. In this episode, I catch up with Florida based, cave instructor, explorer and author, Rob Neto,  Rob has just released the 2nd edition of his book "Sidemount Diving, The Almost Comprehensive Guide". Despite the title, this is, without doubt, the most complete written work on sidemount diving with over 300 pages of how-to and the whys behind all of it. In this episode, Rob and I get into the book, chat some on different aspects of sidemount before he shares on his cave exploration exploits in Cozumel. He has graciously shared a discount code for all of you which is valid until the end of Feb. Just go to his website at https://bit.ly/38XOK1Q and use the coupon code speakingsidemount for a $15 discount. Cheers Steve

Talking to Steve Davis the New Zealand based host of the Speaking Sidemount podcast.Over a brew Steve tells me about his love for wreck and cave diving, his choice of his choice of KISS Sidewinder Rebreather and a bunch of skills and tips to help me with my progression.Grab yourself a brew and listen to this interesting story. 

Talking to Josh Richards a cave diver from down under!Over a brew Josh tells me about how when not locked down due to Covid restrictions, he dives his Sidemount rebreather in the freshwater caves of Mount Gambia and he’s planning on moving to MarsGrab yourself a brew and listen to this interesting story. 

Talking to Robbie Schmittner the explorer of the Mexican Cenotes and adventurer who is responsible for some of the most notable contributions to cave exploration over the last 20 years.Over a brew Robbie talks me through Sidemount diving in the flooded caves of the Yucatan peninsula and his Xunaan Ha all girl expedition to explore the Holbox fracture.Grab yourself a brew and listen to this interesting story.

Welcome to Dive In The Podcast, your favorite podcast about all types of diving, SCUBA, Tec, Freediving, and more, we cover it all. Every week on Monday we post new episodes filled with diving news, interesting dive topics, ocean advocacy, and much more. Join Justin, Nic, April, and Amit the hosts of Dive in The Podcast. Tonight we're speaking to a PADI Instructor, a third generation Atlantic Canada diver, and when she'd not diving in the cold water she likes to travel and dive in warm waters around the world. But she's a super fan for the beauty of the North Atlantic. She founded of the SeaFoxes dive club, a prolific ladies diving club on the east coast of Canada. Tonight we chat with one of our own, podcast host, April Weickert. Episode Links: News: Pair convicted in diving scheme involving hidden cocaine face more legal woes 18:00 April references wreck in Bali: USAT Liberty Dive Girls From Around The World: Irene Marcoux @irene_la_sirene Episode Sponsor: TorpedoRays.com Contact and Subscription Links - https://linktr.ee/diveinthepodcast Find us on Social Media- This Podcast @DiveIn.ThePodcast April Weickert @aprilweickert Justin Miller @idiveok Nicolas Winkler @nicolaswinklerphotography NicolasWinkler.com Torpedo Rays @torpedorays Seafoxes @seafoxes_ Halifax Freediving Club @halifaxfreedivingclub Music Credits: RetroFuture Dirty Kevin MacLeod Link: incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4278-retrofuture-dirty License: creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Upbeat Forever by Kevin MacLeod Link: incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5011-upbeat-forever License: creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ RetroFuture Clean by Kevin MacLeod Link: incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4277-retrofuture-clean License: creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Life of Riley by Kevin MacLeod Link: incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3976-life-of-riley License: creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Ian and Gemma chat to  Steve Davis, the host of the acclaimed podcast, “Speaking Sidemount”, author of the books, “The Canterbury Wreck - A Diver's Guide” and “Sidemount Fundamentals” and he is the principal instructor and founder of Sidemount Pros.  We chat over a range of subjects and even talk about Steves Coffee and Gelato business. GUEST WEBSITE               https://www.sidemountpros.com/ GUEST TWITTER               GUEST FACEBOOK            "https://www.facebook.com/sidemountpros www.facebook.com/speakingsidemount " GUEST INSTAGRAM         GUEST YOUTUBE             https://www.youtube.com/user/fitnz GUEST EMAIL     steve@sidemountpros.com OTHER SHOW REF           https://www.projectaware.org/                               EMAIL   Please email us on   thebigscubapodcast@gmail.com INSTAGRAM        We are on Instagram    @thebigscuba   @gemmkemp  @ian7last FACEBOOK          We are on Facebook     @thebigscuba   @gemma.kemp.14   @ian.last.50 TWITTER             We are on Twitter  @the_big_scuba  @gemmkemp @ianlast7 YOUTUBE            We are on YouTube     https://www.youtube.com/c/TheBiGScuba PATRON               https://www.patreon.com/thebigscubapodcast WEBSITE              https://www.thebigscubapodcast.com/ MUSIC   "Facebook    Telling Truths     @tellingtruthsband    Email      tellingtruthsband@gmail.com Spotify      https://open.spotify.com/artist/4DWKXf1NaG3zhMzxmm7PyP?si=PfTwIeA1SLOQgvk04C1-hw Twitter    https://twitter.com/tellingtruthsuk Instagram    www.instagram.com/tellingtruthsband/" MUSIC   "Alex Bracy Facebook    https://www.facebook.com/AlexBracyMusic/ Spotify     https://open.spotify.com/artist/1FicMH3OP8pIiumf10vTPf YouTube   https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8COR0FNpfH5u6yh9xrNKPA/videos Apple Music    https://music.apple.com/us/artist/alex-bracy/id1461780849

Welcome to Dive In The Podcast, your favorite podcast about all types of diving, SCUBA, Tec, Freediving, and more, we cover it all. Every week on Monday we post new episodes filled with diving news, interesting dive topics, ocean advocacy, and much more. Join Justin, Nic, April, and Amit the hosts of Dive in The Podcast. This week we're speaking to a diver whos diving roots are in the desert of all places, he's led dives all over the world and taught 100s of students to dive in the City of Lights (no not Paris). Tonight we speak with Justin Miller. Nic, Amit, and April will be interviewing Justin about his dive history to give our listeners a better idea of who we are as divers and our background. In the future we'll also interview Nic and April... and we may revisit our interview with Amit (from Episode 9) as well. Also this week Nic has a Think Blue segment and Amit chats with us about Sidemount diving. Let's get started. Episode Links: News: Four Freediving World Records Set At 2020 Freediving European Cup Think Blue: Microfibres in your laundry and how you can help https://coraball.com/ https://filtrol.net/ Sidemount: 10 tank video Episode Sponsor: TorpedoRays.com Contact and Subscription Links - https://linktr.ee/diveinthepodcast Find us on Social Media- This Podcast @DiveIn.ThePodcast April Weickert @aprilweickert Justin Miller @idiveok Nicolas Winkler @nicolaswinklerphotography NicolasWinkler.com Torpedo Rays @torpedorays Seafoxes @seafoxes_ Halifax Freediving Club @halifaxfreedivingclub Music Credits: RetroFuture Dirty Kevin MacLeod Link: incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4278-retrofuture-dirty License: creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Upbeat Forever by Kevin MacLeod Link: incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5011-upbeat-forever License: creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ RetroFuture Clean by Kevin MacLeod Link: incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4277-retrofuture-clean License: creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Life of Riley by Kevin MacLeod Link: incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3976-life-of-riley License: creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Talking to Lanny Vogel about his amazing dive centre in Mexico called Underworld Tulum.Over a brew Lanny tells me how after a life in the Royal Navy he and wife Claire sold everything to follow their dream to run a dive centre that teaches cave and cavern diving in the Mexican cenotes.Grab yourself a brew and listen to this interesting chat.

Sean, Cole and Sam aka Rent 'em Spoons, SideMount and El Santo Negro discuss Jon Jones and his cheating ways, Suga Sean O' Malley and much more. There is quite the discussion about who is and who isn't a bum and why Cody Garbrandt is really at home. Sean probably made a lot of people mad on this show so the next episode will be very interesting.DISCLAIMER: The views and opinions expressed on Sporticus MMA are not those of MMATorch.The views and opinions expressed on Sporticus are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of MMATorch. Any content provided by our bloggers or authors are of their opinion and are not intended to malign any religion, ethnic group, club, organization, company, individual or anyone or anything.Future Gladiator by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Source: incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1200051Artist: incompetech.com/

This episode is brought to you with the support of XDEEP and our amazing patrons, which makes everything you are about to listen to possible.    If love Speaking Sidemount and would you'd like to know more about how you can support the show by becoming a patron, go to www.patreon.com/speakingsidemont   This month's VIP Patron of the Month and my guest on this episode is Brendon Allen. Brendon is based and works as a commercial pilot in the UAE. But he also is a passionate diver and instructor and through his business Desert Reef Dive Systems, he is bringing top shelf, sidemount, recreational, and technical dive training to the region. He's a RAID Instructor Trainer and is passionate about the future of sidemount diving. We've been discussing this very subject for some months, that is how can we improve the standard of both instruction and diving in sidemount. In this episode, Brendon and I freewheel a bunch of ideas and share our thoughts on this, looking not only to address the issues but to come up with some solutions that might help to fix sidemount.

In this episode sponsored by XDEEP and Shearwater Research, I sit down with Edd Sorenson and discuss my experiences training and diving with him on the KISS Sidewinder mCCR. I spent a brilliant two weeks with Edd at Cave Adventurers, Marianna, Florida so we had much to discuss and cover: Sidemount vs. Backmount CCR Why a sidemount CCR can be your first choice Myths and reality re the KISS Sidewinder My experiences with the KISS Sidewinder and how they aligned with my expectations How we progressively planned and built our dives post-course Combining the Shearwater NERD 2 with the KISS Sidewinder All this and much more... Sponsors: XDEEP - https://www.xdeep.eu/ Shearwater Research - https://www.shearwater.com/ #XDEEP #Shearwater #KISSCCR #KISSsidewinder #Sidemountpros #Caveadventurers #EddSorenson #sidemountdiving #cavediving #Caveccr  

In this episode sponsored by XDEEP, I interview Greek cave diver and instructor, Stratis Kas. Stratis is a professional fashion photographer and videographer who successfully combines his profession with his passion for sidemount and cave diving. He is a super cool guy and I really enjoyed his perspectives on sidemount, cave diving, videography, and learned heaps about the caves of Greece. #XDEEP #shearwater #sidemountdiving #cavediving #Sidemountpros #stevedavis #stratiskas #Intothewildadventures #Infiniteliquid #Somosloscentoes Sidemount Fundamentals eBook - https://www.sidemountpros.com/store  

In this episode sponsored by XDEEP, I catch up with Richard "Harry" Harris. A key member of the Thai Cave Rescue, Australian of the Year and cave explorer, Harry is one of the nicest guys I have ever met.  Harry and I discuss, how he got into diving, cave diving and exploration, the connection between anaesthesiology and diving, how the cave exploration group... The "Wet Mules" was formed... Harry shares on his experiences diving to over 220m in Pearse Resurgence, his partnership with Craig Challen, how being named joint Australian of the Year has affected his life, and how he is using this platform to promote outdoor and adventure pursuits to our kids... All this and much more in this episode of Speaking Sidemount. #XDEEP #sidemountdiving #sidemountpros #stevedavis #richardharris #cavediving

Recently a group of dedicated cave explorers and instructors from the Yucatan created an awareness campaign to highlight uncontrolled development of the Muyil region, south of Tulum, Mexico.    Somos Los Cenotes... "We are the Cenotes" is the campaign and we invite your support by sharing as much of our and your own content as you can with the hashtag #somosloscenotes.   In this episode sponsored by XDEEP, I interview Phillip Lehman, Natalie Gibb, and Vincent Rouquet-caltha and we discuss the caves of the Muyil region, the issues with development, why the caves are worth supporting, why you should dive them, and what you can do to support. In addition, Phillip shares more on the KISS Sidewinder sidemount CCR, and Vince and I discuss his background and work in Yucatan, Mexico.   #somosloscenotes #XDEEP #underthejungle #DRSS #sidemountpros  

Steve Lewis is an absolute industry veteran and a passionate sidemount, CCR and cave diver. He has been at the forefront of instructor training since the early 90s working with TDI right from its formation and more recently becoming the Director Diver Training for RAID.   Steve is an author, a member of the explorers club and as we'll learn, he led the early exploration of the Bell Island Mine in Newfoundland on the east coast of Canada.   In this episode Steve and I discuss his background, his experiences as an instructor trainer, we talk about diving the mine and shipwrecks at Bell Island. We discuss why we love sidemount diving and then the issues we see with sidemount diving and instruction and how these issues might be solved all this and much more in this episode of speaking sidemount.    

Marissa Eckert and James Draker are the owners of Hidden Worlds, Fort White Florida and extraordinary sidemount/cave divers and instructors. In this episode, they share their passion for cave diving and instructing and their love of dive travel. We talk about their backgrounds, philosophies around teaching sidemount and cave diving, why it is important to streamline stages, deco cylinders and bailout, and about their recent dive travel to Abaco in the Bahamas, Mexico, Little Cayman and Orda Cave in Russia... plus we talk sidemount rebreathers and much more...  Featured: Hidden Worlds - https://www.dive-caves.com/ Sidemount Fundamentals eBook - https://www.sidemountpros.com/store Truk 2020 - https://www.sidemountpros.com/calendar

Cristina Zenato has dedicated her life to the protection and conservation of Caribbean Reef Sharks. From her home in the Bahamas, she has spent over 25 years interacting and learning about these amazing animals, to the point where she has real relationships with individual sharks demonstrated by their interactions with her in the water.   Cristina is world renown for her work with Sharks but she is also a Sidemount and Cave Instructor and a dedicated explorer of the caves of the Bahamas.   In this week's episode we meet and talk about Cristina's work with Sharks, we share our perspectives on why they are so misunderstood, about what we can do to educate others on sharks, about the issues with and value of shark feeding and shark tourism, and then we talk cave exploration on Grand Bahama Island, about Cristina's use of the KISS Sidewinder CCR, and what I can expect, when I head to Florida to train with Edd Sorenson later this year... All this and much more in this episode.   Featured: Sidemount Fundamentals eBook - https://www.sidemountpros.com/store Cristina Zenato - https://cristinazenato.com KISS Rebreathers - https://www.kissrebreathers.com/    

Finally... in this episode sponsored by XDEEP, I got the chance to meet one of the world's great photographers... Becky Kagan Schott.   We had a great time discussing; how Becky got into diving and photography, about Liquid Productions and their award winning features. We discuss diving the wrecks of the Great Lakes in North America, what it takes to be a great photographer or videographer, some tips from Becky on how to improve your images and then we learn of Becky's use of OC sidemount and her recent transition to sidemount CCR.   Featured: https://www.xdeep.eu/ http://liquidproductions.com/ https://www.sidemountpros.com/

This episode is very close to my heart!! I had the great pleasure to catch up with Yvonne Press an awesome sidemount and tech diving instructor based in Bali, Indonesia. We had a great time discussing; sidemount for open water dives, what it takes to be a good sidemount diver, how she teaches sidemount, CCR and sidemount CCR, and much more... Featured: https://www.xdeep.eu/ https://www.facebook.com/yvonnepresstechnicaldiving/ https://www.sidemountpros.com/   Join me in Truk 2020 - https://www.sidemountpros.com/calendar/2020/5/29/truk-lagoon-sidemount-group-june-2020 

In this episode, I speak with Tom Steiner of Gozo Technical Diving. I was fortunate to get to know Tom very well during my two seasons training and working at Gozo Technical. Tom is an instructor trainer for a number of agencies and an absolute consummate instructor and diver both in sidemount and backmount diving. In this episode, Tom and I discuss his background in diving, how he got into sidemount diving, his work supporting deep diving world record attempts, he is an absolute decompression diving expert... so I get his thoughts on decompression diving, I asked him how to establish a world class destination tech diving centre, his approach to training divers, and we discuss Truk 2020 with Pete Mesley's Lust4Rust... Featured in this episode: https://www.gozotechnicaldiving.com/ Truk 2020 - https://www.sidemountpros.com/calendar

In this episode sponsored by XDEEP, I speak with cave diving legend, Edd Sorenson. In addition, to his exploration of the caves of the Florida Panhandle, Edd was one of the original members of the International Underwater Cave Rescue and Recovery team. He has been involved in several successful cave rescues and sadly a number of cave recoveries. In particular Edd is renown as having the temperament and skill set to be able to undertake cave recoveries that are at the very limits of what is possible. In this episode we'll learn more about Edd's background in diving, what it takes to make a successful cave rescue, the skill sets that he employs to undertake recoveries that are beyond the scope or ability of other cave rescue teams and then we go into some detail regarding the recent recovery of the two divers who perished in the caves of the Dominican Republic. A word of warning... Edd goes into detail as he describes the recovery. If you have been affected by this loss or the loss of a friend or loved one in similar circumstances, you may wish to skip this section of the podcast which is between 10:15 - 18.15 We also talk about the KISS Sidewinder Rebreather, about Edd's approach to CCR, cave and DPV training and lastly, we discuss the importance of fitness for divers... and much more! Featured in this episode: Sponsor - XDEEP https://www.xdeep.eu www.caveadventurers.com www.kissrebreathers.com

In this episode, I catch up with Matteo Varenna. Matteo is a terrific sidemount diver and instructor and a great guy as well. In this episode we go deep into: his background in diving and sidemount what is wrong with Sidemount Specialty Instructor training and how this can be fixed why he decided to become a Sidemount Essentials instructor the importance of video feedback in dive courses the problems with social media and forums his XDEEP presentations on set up and fixing issues and much more... Featured in this episode: Sponsor - XDEEP https://www.xdeep.eu/  Sidemount Essentials Training - https://www.sidemounting.com/in-water-training/ Sidemount Fundamentals eBook - https://goo.gl/Davqc1

In this week's episode kindly sponsored by XDEEP, I interview Micke Tilja of Expedition Bjurälven, a project now in its 12th year undertaken by a team of awesome divers and support crew who brave the height of the Swedish winter exploring the Bjurälven cave system in the Swedish mountains. Micke and I go deep into: his background in diving and sidemount how Expedition Bjurälven came about the equipment they use the skill-sets required to dive in these conditions what they have discovered so far, and what they hope to achieve this year and beyond Plus we talk Baltic wreck diving and about Micke's Podcast and much more... Featured in this episode: XDEEP - https://www.xdeep.eu  Expedition Bjurälven - https://www.facebook.com/ExpeditionBjuralven  Divers Community Scandinavia - https://www.dykarna.nu 

When it comes to the history of sidemount diving, all roads lead back to the UK and the sump divers of the Cave Diving Group or CDG. The CDG gained world-wide attention and recognition following their stellar contribution to the Thai Cave rescue. In this week's episode kindly sponsored by XDEEP, I interview Michael Thomas. Mike is the Training Officer for the Somerset Section of the Cave Diving Group (CDG) and a TDI Sidemount and Cave Instructor. Mike and I go deep into: his background in diving the CDG, their approach to cave diving, training and equipment the differences between cave, mine and wreck diving the KISS Sidewinder rebreather Mike's recent discovery of Roman artifacts in Wookey Hole and much more... Featured in this episode: XDEEP - https://www.xdeep.eu/ CDG - https://cavedivinggroup.org.uk/ Michael Thomas Diving - www.facebook.com/michaelthomasdiving/

In this week's episode, I interview one of the world's top divers and explorers Thorsten Waelde or "Toddy". Toddy is the owner of Protec Sardinia and the inventor of the "Toddy Style" sidemount systems and a great guy as well.   In this episode Toddy and I go deep into: his background in diving about Toddy Style sidemount diving in beautiful Sardinia, Italy the exciting T-Reb sidemount rebreather  and much more... Featured in this episode: Protec Sardinia - https://protecsardinia.com/ Sidemount Fundamentals eBook - https://goo.gl/Davqc1    

  Every now and again a dive image captures your attention and you say "WTF"!! One from a few months back was the expedition into Cocklebiddy Cave, Western Australia by a team of three divers, Stephen Fordyce, Liz Rogers and Ryan Kaczkowski. The pic was taken by Liz and features Ryan and Stephen towing a literal mountain of equipment into Cocklebiddy... I thought... That is seriously badass... So when Brendan Moore suggested that I reach out to Ryan I was straight on it. Ryan lives in Mt Gambier, South Australia... cave country for that part of the world and cave exploration is his passion. Ryan is a super cool person and has some brilliant insights to share on sidemount diving, his cave exploration projects and what it takes to dive in these amazing places. and much more.... Look out for: Sidemount Fundamentals eBook - https://goo.gl/Davqc1 Truk 2020 Sidemount Group - https://goo.gl/V8Hhrq  If you like the podcast, please share with your friends and consider leaving us a 5-star review.

Many thanks to Rebecca Barrett who introduced me to Peter Norris... a cave explorer from British Columbia, Canada. She mentioned Peter was involved in some pretty cool projects and had discovered a unique cave system on Vancouver Island called "Wet Dreams" so with that... I just had to learn more. Peter's a caver who became a sump and cave diver to extend his capabilities in exploring cave systems. Sidemount was an absolute necessity in this... Not only to enable him to pass restrictions but also to allow him to carry dive equipment through dry cave passages to reach the next sump. In this episode, we discuss Peter's background in caving, his progression to cave diving and sidemount diving and we delve into his exploration projects, we each recount stories of getting trapped and how we dealt with that, we talk decompression, and to top it off we share our thoughts on AI for technical and sidemount diving. and much more.... Look out for: Sidemount Fundamentals eBook - https://goo.gl/Davqc1 Truk 2020 Sidemount Group - https://goo.gl/V8Hhrq  If you like the podcast, please share with your friends and consider leaving us a 5-star review.

Let's face it, we all love to tinker with our sidemount equipment so in this episode, Andy Goring of SUMP UK and I discuss modifying your sidemount equipment. We cover: Andy's background in diving How he conceives, develops and produces his custom parts How small customisations can make a big difference in your comfort and much more.... Featured in this episode: SUMP UK - https://bit.ly/2sYE6lv Sidemount Fundamentals eBook - https://goo.gl/Davqc1 Truk 2020 Sidemount Group - https://goo.gl/V8Hhrq  If you like the podcast, please share with your friends and consider leaving us a 5-star review.

In this our 20th episode, sponsored by XDEEP, I discuss what it takes to complete decompression courses and dives in sidemount.  I cover: Why additional training is necessary for multi-cylinder sidemount Choosing your cylinders Why traditional stage rigging is not recommended How to rig and don sidemount deco or stage cylinder Deco/stage regulator set up and stowing Weighting, trim and stability with 3+ cylinders How to complete a deco ascent "in the blue" How to complete a NOTOX gas switch and much more.... Episode Sponsor: XDEEP - https://www.xdeep.eu/ Featured in this episode: Sidemount Fundamentals eBook - https://goo.gl/Davqc1 Truk 2020 Sidemount Group - https://goo.gl/V8Hhrq  If you like the podcast, please share with your friends and consider leaving us a 5-star review.

In this week's episode sponsored by XDEEP, I share my experiences sidemount diving at Niue Island in the South Pacific including a really cool interview with Shannon Hunter, owner of Buccaneer Adventures Niue Dive. I cover: Background on Niue Island and what makes it so special Considerations traveling as a sidemount diver Questions to ask dive operators in remote locations How get the operator "onside" and actually enjoy having you dive sidemount The skills you need to have to ensure a smooth sidemount diving experience Your chance to join me to dive/train sidemount in Niue Sep 2019.  and much more.... Episode Sponsor: XDEEP - https://www.xdeep.eu/ Featured in this episode: Buccaneer Adventures - http://www.niuedive.com/  Sidemount Fundamentals eBook - https://goo.gl/Davqc1 Truk 2020 Sidemount Group - https://goo.gl/V8Hhrq  If you like the podcast, please share with your friends and consider leaving us a 5-star review.

In this week's episode sponsored by Shearwater Research, I speak with Natalie Gibb, consummate sidemount diver, cave instructor, explorer and co-owner of dive shop "Under the Jungle", Mexico. We cover: How Nat got into sidemount, cave diving, and cave instructing  Her cave exploration projects in Mexico Building diving skills as you conduct exploration projects Nat's philosophy re sidemount and cave diving training The importance of natural navigation in cave diving Why cave divers should try dry caving Use of AI transmitters for sidemount and technical diving and much more.... Episode Sponsor: Shearwater Research - https://www.shearwater.com  Featured in this episode: Under the Jungle - https://www.underthejungle.com Sidemount Fundamentals eBook - https://goo.gl/Davqc1 Truk 2020 Sidemount Group - https://goo.gl/V8Hhrq  If you like the podcast, please share with your friends and consider leaving us a 5-star review.

In this week's episode sponsored by XDEEP, I share my experiences sidemount diving at Truk Lagoon with Pete Mesley's Lust4Rust. I cover: History of Truk Lagoon and Operation Hailstone My planning to complete sidemount trimix dives in tropical conditions Using Michur's XDEEP Stealth 2.0 Dual Bladder configuration for managing trim Travelling to Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia Our base and the dive facilities at Blue Lagoon Resort The wrecks, dive planning, decompression planning and executing our dives My personal favorites of the Truk wrecks Planning for a sidemount group to join the June 2020 trip  and much more.... Featured in this episode: Sponsor: XDEEP - https://www.xdeep.eu/ Pete Mesley's Lust4Rust - https://www.petemesley.com/lust4rust/  If you like the podcast, please share with your friends and consider leaving us a 5-star review.

In this week's episode sponsored by XDEEP, I speak with Phillip Lehman, acclaimed graffiti artist, musician and music producer... but more to the point... amazing cave explorer and sidemount diver :)! We cover: How Phillip got into sidemount and cave diving  His cave exploration partnership with Patrick Widmann The DRSS and safety issues re untrained divers being guided in the cave zone DRSS exploration projects The importance of practice in building sidemount skills Phillip's equipment including; XDEEP Stealth 2.0, video cameras, housings, lights and editing software Advice for aspiring underwater videographers and much more.... Featured in this episode: Sponsor: XDEEP - https://www.xdeep.eu/ DRSS - https://www.dr-ss.com/  If you like the podcast, please share with your friends and consider leaving us a 5-star review.

In this week's episode, I speak with good friend and Kiwi cave explorer Tom Crisp. Tom has built a brilliant resume based on him just getting out there and finding projects that excite him and this has lead to the discovery of new caves in New Zealand as well as collaborations with the Wet Mules cave diving team. We cover: How Tom got into sidemount diving His use of sidemount for cave exploration Cave diving projects in New Zealand and Canada The benefits of using Sidemount CCR for cave exploration and much more.... If you like the podcast please share, comment and leave us a five star review :)!

 Less than four months ago the world held its collective breath as a team of amazing divers from around the world supported by thousands accomplished the impossible, and rescued 12 boys and their coach from a flooded cave in northern Thailand. In this episode, Erik Brown shares his experiences of his involvement in the rescue, the scene that greeted them, the organisation, long days, how the rescue plans were developed, and meeting other members of the rescue team...  This is an brilliant story, please share the podcast with your friends.

In this week's episode sponsored by XDEEP, I speak with Patrick Widmann on the DRSS Madagascar Cave Exploration project. We cover: How Patrick joined the DRSS His cave exploration partnership with Phillip Lehman How the Madagascar project came about The logistics of exploring in remote locations The hard work that goes unseen Finding a body in the cave Interesting uses for the XDEEP Stealth 2.0 Classic BCD Sidemount CCR and much more.... Featured in this episode: Sponsor: XDEEP - https://www.xdeep.eu/ Protec Dive Centres - http://www.protecdiving.com/ DRSS - https://www.dr-ss.com/  If you like the podcast, please share with your friends and consider leaving us a 5-star review.

In this week's episode kindly sponsored by XDEEP, I am joined by cave explorer and designer of the XDEEP Stealth 2.0, Patrick Widmann. Together we discuss sidemount diving and do a deep dive into this very popular sidemount system. We cover: Patrick's background, his beginnings in sidemount and cave exploration The explosion in sidemount diving How his relationship with XDEEP began The thinking behind the Stealth 2.0 design Key features of the Stealth 2.0 and why they are important How customer feedback has contributed to continued innovation in the Stealth 2.0 system Diving the Stealth 2.0 with different cylinder types and sizes and much more.... Featured in this episode: Sponsor - XDEEP https://www.xdeep.eu/ Protec Dive Centres - http://www.protecdiving.com/    If you like the podcast, please share with your friends and consider leaving us a 5-star review.

In this week's episode, I start with a very special announcement... XDEEP will be joining us as the first sponsor of Speaking Sidemount. I have been diving the XDEEP Stealth 2.0 for the past five years and absolutely love this system. I am very appreciative of the support which will help me to continue developing Speaking Sidemount. In this episode on: Sidemount Fundamentals - Equipment, I cover: Considerations in selecting a sidemount harness Setting up and fitting your harness Steel or aluminium cylinders? Selecting cylinders and valves Cylinder hardware Sidemount regulators and hose routing and much more.... Featured in this episode: Sponsor - XDEEP https://www.xdeep.eu/ Garry Dallas Loop Bungee Slipknot - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4J6uIOx0Cc&t=34s   D-Luxe Bands - https://dluxedivegear.de/  If you like the podcast, please share with your friends and consider leaving us a 5-star review.

This week I interview my good friend Audrey Cudel. Splitting her time between her base in Gozo and Yucatan Mexico, Audrey is an amazing Sidemount and Cave Instructor and an absolute "ninja" in the water. In this episode we discuss: Audrey's beginnings in sidemount Her experiences with a variety of sidemount harnesses Adapting sidemount to different environments Audrey's approach to sidemount and cave training Choosing a sidemount instructor The limitations of sidemount Using dry gloves with sidemount Audrey's underwater photography and much more.... If you like the podcast, please share with your friends and consider leaving us a 5-star review.

This week I interview one of the world's great divers and foremost explorers, Jill Heinerth. Jill and I talk about: Her beginnings in sidemount and exploration Considerations in fitting a sidemount harness for women Sidemount Rebreathers Bell Island, Newfoundland, Canada Jill's advice for aspiring explorers Preparing for dives and dealing with issues underwater Water conservation and much more.... If you like the podcast, please share with your friends and consider leaving us a 5-star review. Featured in this podcast: Jill Heinerth - https://www.intotheplanet.com Ocean Quest Adventures - https://www.oceanquestadventures.com 

Excellent interview with Brian Kakuk; cave explorer, cave/sidemount instructor and conservationist. Brian is a sidemount diving pioneer and the principal of Bahamas Underground. In this episode we talk about: The early days of sidemount diving How to choose a sidemount harness Cave diving and exploration in Abaco, Bahamas The KISS Sidekick Sidemount Rebreather Science and conservation of the Bahamas Caves Balancing conservation with tourism Sidemount training and much more.... If you like the podcast, please share with your friends and consider leaving us a 5-star review. Thanks Steve :)

Part 2 of my interview with Garry Dallas of Simply Sidemount. In this episode Garry and I discuss: Cave exploration Bell Island, Newfoundland, Canada The Scuba Force SF2 Sidemount eCCR The importance of good training and much more... If you like the podcast please subscribe and consider leaving us a 5-star review. Like our Facebook page to stay in touch and receive updates on coming episodes - https://www.facebook.com/speakingsidemount/ Featured in this episode: Ocean Quest Adventures - https://www.oceanquestadventures.com Scuba Force SF2 - https://www.scubaforce.eu 

Part 1 of my interview with Garry Dallas. Garry's a great guy and a phenomenal sidemount diver and instructor. In this episode Garry and I discuss: the benefits of sidemount, what it takes to be a great sidemount diver, sidemount boat diving, building awareness, and the importance of developing the "hover". and much more... If you like the podcast please subscribe and consider leaving us a 5-star review. Like our Facebook page to stay in touch and receive updates on coming episodes - https://www.facebook.com/speakingsidemount/

In part 2 of my interview with renown cave explorer and modern day sidemount pioneer, Steve Bogaerts, we discuss: Cave exploration The importance of building comfort levels and experience The Divesoft Liberty Sidemount Rebreather and much more... If you like the podcast please subscribe and consider leaving us a 5-star review. Like our Facebook page to stay in touch and receive updates on coming episodes - https://www.facebook.com/speakingsidemount/

This is a special episode, for a special moment, as we officially launch the "Speaking Sidemount" podcast!!! Last month, I reached out to Steve Bogaerts... renown cave explorer and one of the modern day greats of sidemount. I asked Steve if he would do an interview for my new podcast on sidemount diving. Without hesitation, he agreed and wow... the information he shared blew me away. Steve is without doubt one of the most knowledgeable and experienced sidemount divers on the planet but, as we'll learn in this episode, sidemount is just his preferred tool to support his cave exploration efforts. In this interview, Steve shares on the beginnings of modern day sidemount, its applicability to different environments, the development of the Razor system, just what is "Bogaerthian" sidemount, configuring your sidemount system for different environments, and how he sees sidemount training. Don't forget to subscribe to get the latest episodes and if you like the podcast, please leave us a review...    

Part 2 of our interview with Tomasz (Michur) Michura. In this episode we discuss steel vs. aluminium cylinders, his dual bladder configuration, boat diving and our wishes for the sidmount community. If you like the podcast please subscribe and consider leaving us a 5-star review.

In episode 2, I cover the foundations of a good sidemount diver and then interview one of the world's great sidemount "skills technicians"... Tomasz (Michur) Michura of Sidemount Silesia in Poland.  In part 1 of the interview, Michur and I discuss his background, sidemount diving, and the skills practice he does... an episode not to be missed!!!

Steve Davis sets the scene and talks about his vision for the "Speaking Sidemount" Podcast. He then covers the benefits of sidemount diving by sharing the "7 Reasons Why You Should Dive Sidemount". Subscribe to the show to get future episodes and consider giving us a 5 star review if you liked the show. You can check out our website, like our Facebook page and subscribe to our YouTube Channel via the links below. https://www.sidemountpros.com https://www.facebook.com/speakingsidemount https://www.youtube.com/sidemountpros

Programa #279 - Plan de Inmersiones o Briefing ¡La Cara Oculta! Darksidemount, ¿Porqué hacer un curso de cuevas en Sidemount?, con Oscar L García… ¡Mis amigos los peces! de Inés García… Womens Diver Hall of Fame, Egenie Clarke… ¡Océanos de Misterio!, con Luis Miguel Estéban... ¡Proa al Viento!, el mar como tema, con el Sargento Román Revilla del Servicio Marítimo de la Guardia Civil… ¡La Conjura de los Pecios!, con Lucas Sáez… Y con nuestras Efemérides y Agenda despediremos el programa… La Foto de la semana es un paisaje de mar invernal cortesía de Ezra Jeffrey en Unsplash ¡Gracias Ezra! https://unsplash.com/photos/Z9ZnAtEHBVk

Programa #279 - Plan de Inmersiones o Briefing ¡La Cara Oculta! Darksidemount, ¿Porqué hacer un curso de cuevas en Sidemount?, con Oscar L García… ¡Mis amigos los peces! de Inés García… Womens Diver Hall of Fame, Egenie Clarke… ¡Océanos de Misterio!, con Luis Miguel Estéban... ¡Proa al Viento!, el mar como tema, con el Sargento Román Revilla del Servicio Marítimo de la Guardia Civil… ¡La Conjura de los Pecios!, con Lucas Sáez… Y con nuestras Efemérides y Agenda despediremos el programa… La Foto de la semana es un paisaje de mar invernal cortesía de Ezra Jeffrey en Unsplash ¡Gracias Ezra! https://unsplash.com/photos/Z9ZnAtEHBVk

The Pod Diver Crews heads down to go Cave diving in the Dominican Republic. We meet up with the folks at Cave Hunters DR. We dive two cave systems1. La Jeringa Cave2. Padre Nuestro CaveFor more info goto CAVE HUNTERS DR

PD151: DIVE RITE Equipment Update 2015 Jared Hires reviews new equipment for 2015. Including The LX20, a compact, handheld primary light, And..The HunterPac BCD;  which combines  features of  technical and recreational BCD for Spear fishermen and/or Underwater Photographers.

DIVE MAGAZINE UK October 2013 : INTERVIEW WITH BRIAN KAKUK:  Military Diver, Scientific Diver, Cave Diver, Explorer, Instuctor, Author and Movie Maker. Underwater, Brian has done it all.  READ ARTICLE HERE

DIVE MAGAZINE UK June 2013: Interview with British Cave Dive Pioneer Martyn Farr.  FARR INTO DARKNESS. In 40 years of cave diving, he's broken records and written the rule book. British caver Martyn Farr speaks to DIVE Magazine's Tech Diving guru: Joe Cocozza READ ARTICLE HERE

PD128: 1. Travel Report from St. Croix, USVI Deep and CCRDiving. Interview with Jon and Lauren of SCUBA St Croix Ultimate Bluewater Adventures. 2. Interview with Dr Nick Bird DMO for Divers Alert Network about new DAN training programs. READ ARTICLE HERE

PD-79 BRIAN KAKUK’S "OH Shite Momment"  When pusch virgin line in an underwater fracture cave. AT 320 ft, the big boulders start to fall.

PD54: Sidemount Training & Underwater Photography1. Interview with Jill Hienerth. NSS-CDS instructor. Sidemount diving. 2. Interview with Aaron Fink, underwater photographer.1. Interview with Jill Hienerth. NSS-CDS instructor. Sidemount diving. 2. Interview with Aaron Fink, underwater photographer.  

PD-2: Sidemount, doubles, single tank. Cave diving or Wreck Diving. The Transpac system explained by the inventor.