Gloves / Guantes

English, español tras el texto en inglés I always say that any thermal protection in diving is limited by the weakest point: if you use a drysuit but no gloves, you are going to be cold. Or no matter how thick is your wetsuit that if you do not wear a hood, you will be … More Gloves / Guantes

When to do rescue / Cuando hacer el curso de buceador de rescate

English, Español tras el texto en inglés I guess you have heard a thousand times that rescue is the most valuable course you can do in diving… and I agree with them. However, there is a debate about when and how to do it. Most people would recommend at least a good number of dives … More When to do rescue / Cuando hacer el curso de buceador de rescate

Solo diving: get the right training / Buceo en solitario: consigue una buena formación

English, Español sigue tras el texto en inglés Most of the Self Reliant Diver instructors I know are tec instructors and they teach this course as a kind of introduction to tec diving. They use the same kind of principles, include some additional tips from tec courses and then the diver is ready. I think … More Solo diving: get the right training / Buceo en solitario: consigue una buena formación

Getting to know the depth if you can not see the bottom (and get support for the descent) / Como averiguar la profundidad si no puedes ver el fondo (y  consiguiendo al mismo tiempo apoyo para el descenso)

English, Español sigue tras el texto en inglés. I guess if you dive in lakes, sometimes it´s difficult to know how deep it it. In a different post I wrote about how to descend in dark bottom, using a finger reel as a tool. Today, we want to know how deep is the bottom before … More Getting to know the depth if you can not see the bottom (and get support for the descent) / Como averiguar la profundidad si no puedes ver el fondo (y  consiguiendo al mismo tiempo apoyo para el descenso)