Maggie’s Motivational Pic Thread v2.0 - - New Rules - See Post #1

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500' my ass...you are clearly on the surface...

Well, according to some research, divers did reach at least 155 meters (511.5 ft). Quite an accomplishment, given the deepest "pinacle" cave dive in Florida is "Diepolder II."

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The "Grand Ballroom" you see here is at 270ft at the bottom. But it goes deeper than that (to 365ft.). I don't know how many people are able to get to the deeper portions because time at this depth is extremely limited (9 minutes at most) before you have to start back up and start your decompression schedule. And this is with you being on 10-70 Trimix for Bottom gas. You'll have 2-3 different gas switches enroute and upon return. It takes years to work up to this dive, even after trimix training.
 
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Well, according to some research, divers did reach at least 155 meters (511.5 ft). Quite an accomplishment, given the deepest "pinacle" cave dive in Florida is "Diepolder II."

iu


The "Grand Ballroom" you see here is at 270ft at the bottom. But it goes deeper than that (to 365ft.). I don't know how many people are able to get to the deeper portions because time at this depth is extremely limited (9 minutes at most) before you have to start back up and start your decompression schedule. And this is with you being on 10-70 Trimix for Bottom gas. You'll have 2-3 different gas switches enroute and upon return. It takes years to work up to this dive, even after trimix training.
I'm a tech diver and diving to that depth is not limited to that short of time, even if taking all your own deco gas with you. Cave divers going long / deep often stage gas along the exit routes and can have very long bottom times and the comparable deco times they cost. When you start considering rebreathers that custom mix the ideal blend for every depth it gets even easier to extend bottom time.

Good article about how things have advanced.

 
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