Buford Spring/Siphon Tops the List of Cavern Dives Anywhere in the World! by David Miner Deep in the Chassahowitzka swamp lies the cavern diver’s dream. A semicircular pool, with a run flowing further into the swamp, sits quietly providing a home for alligators, fish, turtles, and snakes. For thousands of years this little gem has [...]

by Geoffrey May I was ecstatic as I punched “send” and officially bought my airline tickets to the French Riviera. I really would be flying to La Cote d’Azur on the Mediterranean Sea, and my heart pulsed wildly as the primal urge to go cave diving began to kick in. Immediately I began banging my [...]

by Sergio Granucci A new cave to explore just 5 minutes from my house… Over the past years, the Labnaha exploration team has explored more than 80 cenotes north of Playa del Carmen in the state of Quintana Roo, Mexico.   In this area, a great number of cenotes are still waiting to be discovered and [...]

Cave diving has been taking place since the 1960s, and unfortunately, there were some accidents. But, after reviewing many of the accidents, cave diving instructors and explorers, like Sheck Exley, determined that many of the accidents had resulted from the same mistakes. As a result, the following five rules for safe cave diving were developed. [...]

What is side mount diving? Side mount diving is mounting one cylinder on each side of your body. It is used mostly by cave divers for exploring into restrictive underwater cave passage that isn’t accessible by standard back mounted cylinders. A BC harness system is responsible for holding the cylinders in place on your side. [...]