Quote: (Originally Posted by
Mark Chase)
I agree. Dave Shaws dive was a proper dive where as some of the other so called depth records are a bounce to X depth.
Thats the trouble with quantifying what is regarded as a 'deep dive'.
Depth alone is nothing - with the right equipment these days anyone can sink breathe in breathe out and ascend
its only hard if something goes wrong
To be fair Daves original 270m dive was a bounce dive if you look at the cave profile - as was Shecks last dive.
In my book the
real achievers are people like Jerome who are consistantly doing long AND deep technical penetrations and exploring at great depth involving great distance too. Just taking a look at some of the cave profiles hes been doing over in France that terminate in depth is enough to give you the willies. May as well be on the moon.
In my book a 300m OW bounce dive is not in the same league as a 150m technical cave exploration dive.
But maybe Im just sore because neither of us are 'good enough' (circa 190m) to be on Cedrics cool site
...at least not yet