by David Miner Diving nitrox has become much more the “norm” today as compared to ten years ago when nitrox was still highly questioned as being a safe breathing medium within the sport diving community. Today, all of the major training agencies offer nitrox training and many dive shops now have the ability to mix [...]

by Ron Carlo Good question. Or maybe this should be titled “Just What IS Technical Diving?” That’s what I’m going to discuss. Here’s what I’m going to touch on in hopes you’ll come away with a desire to pursue this exciting side of diving: 1. What technical diving is 2. What technical diving encompasses 3. [...]

by Pete Nawrocky Many of today’s divers are engaged in “technical” diving. Simply stated, “any dive in which a diver cannot surface immediately and directly to the surface, is performing a tech dive.” However, most of the time “tech” diving is looked upon as dives requiring gas mixtures other than air or dives that require [...]

Things to consider before going tech! by David Miner The last article discussed the different types of technical diving, the training involved, and the benefits of technical dive training. This month, we’re going to talk about the types of equipment needed for technical diving, some of the costs associated with technical diving, and the risks [...]

Things to consider before going tech! by David Miner Technical diving is a rapidly growing type of diving. Over the last 10 or so years, technical diving has become more mainstream, training agencies have implemented multiple technical certifications, and the diving community has accepted it as an important, safe, and fun type of diving. Today, [...]