World Record Success

decoweenie · 21st June 2006, 06:43

Quote: (Originally Posted by koputai)

Why?

I believe to show that no disability is too great to overcome if given enough determination.

Congratulations to Mark and the team! You have achieved something that majority of sighted divers haven't yet...

Ben Field · 21st June 2006, 08:28

Why not!

Congratulations, to be honest I cannot even comprehend doing a dive to the bottom of a swimming pool blind let alone 100+

Be interesting to "hear" how the PPO2 buzzer works?

sven · 21st June 2006, 10:38

Quote: (Originally Posted by jstop)

Congratulations
to

Mark Threadgold

for setting the record for the deepest CCR dive for a blind diver at 103m on a dive in the Blue Hole in Dahab, Egypt.

Thanks to the whole dive team, without whom it would not have happened:

Sally Cartwright
Mark Elliott
Ian Hanness
Adrian Shenstone
Nick Barron
John Rudolf
Helen Mutter

Paul Jackman
Project Manager

Congratulations to Mark! What an achievement!

Paul,
Can you please give us some insight into the details of the dive (the ppO2 question has been asked already) - how was it done? Dive plans? Computer/tables? Gear mods? Support? Communication? Emergency arrangements? etc. This is a truely remarkable dive and I am sure that besides me, there are others who are curious about some of the special arrangements, mods etc.

Mdemon · 21st June 2006, 12:29

Quote: (Originally Posted by sven)

Congratulations to Mark! What an achievement!

Paul,
Can you please give us some insight into the details of the dive (the ppO2 question has been asked already) - how was it done? Dive plans? Computer/tables? Gear mods? Support? Communication? Emergency arrangements? etc. This is a truely remarkable dive and I am sure that besides me, there are others who are curious about some of the special arrangements, mods etc.

There is a lot of publicity for Mark's dive - there has been TV and media coverage and there is more to follow. I think Mark and Paul are both writing it up and I suspect trip reports will be available soon.

It was a remarkable dive, and the most remarkable bit for me is watching Mark service his equipment. Setting up an Inspo by touch takes some doing!

***caveseeker7*** · 21st June 2006, 16:35

Congratulations to Mark and to the support team.

jstop · 21st June 2006, 21:34

Quote: (Originally Posted by Mdemon)

There is a lot of publicity for Mark's dive - there has been TV and media coverage and there is more to follow. I think Mark and Paul are both writing it up and I suspect trip reports will be available soon.

It was a remarkable dive, and the most remarkable bit for me is watching Mark service his equipment. Setting up an Inspo by touch takes some doing!

Hi

John is right that we will be writing things up in the future.

Mark's CCR is unique. The Inspiration VI unit was specially made for him by Ambient Pressure Diving. Schedules are not unusual, Mark runs a runtime slate in Braille. Using a talking dive computer as a D-Timer.

Here are some pictures on the day, with thanks to Adam Butler
http://www.butlersweb.com/Threadgoldweb/

I believe that you can see some of the TV pieces by following
http://www.itvlocal.tv/
(Select Brighton > News) (I have not tried this)

Paul

***caveseeker7*** · 21st June 2006, 23:20

Thanks for the link, Paul, and kudos to Ambient Pressure for supporting the project.

Mdemon · 22nd June 2006, 07:09

If you follow Paul's link and set the town to Brighton, you'll see three short reports.

For the train-spotters amongst you, there is a variety of equipment from Classic Inspo's, Visions through to a Boris which all appear, albeit briefly.

Quite a lot of hardware...

HelenM · 22nd June 2006, 11:12

For anyone interested, I've also posted some of the snaps taken through the week here

Cheers
Helen

21st June 2006, 06:43	#11 (permalink)
decoweenie Crash Test Dummy Current Rebreather/s: Other CCR Other Rebreather/s: Other CCR Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Cairo Posts: 5,510	Re: World Record Success Quote: (Originally Posted by koputai) Why? I believe to show that no disability is too great to overcome if given enough determination. Congratulations to Mark and the team! You have achieved something that majority of sighted divers haven't yet...
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21st June 2006, 08:28	#12 (permalink)
Ben Field CK+Shearwater Current Rebreather/s: Classic Kiss Other Rebreather/s: Sport Kiss Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: London, England Posts: 1,570	Re: World Record Success Why not! Congratulations, to be honest I cannot even comprehend doing a dive to the bottom of a swimming pool blind let alone 100+ Be interesting to "hear" how the PPO2 buzzer works? __________________ www.hugsac.org.uk Beware Fridge Suck
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21st June 2006, 10:38	#13 (permalink)
sven Blogs Admin / Forum Mod Current Rebreather/s: Inspiration Classic Other Rebreather/s: Evolution Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Sydney Posts: 574	Re: World Record Success Quote: (Originally Posted by jstop) Congratulations to Mark Threadgold for setting the record for the deepest CCR dive for a blind diver at 103m on a dive in the Blue Hole in Dahab, Egypt. Thanks to the whole dive team, without whom it would not have happened: Sally Cartwright Mark Elliott Ian Hanness Adrian Shenstone Nick Barron John Rudolf Helen Mutter Paul Jackman Project Manager Congratulations to Mark! What an achievement! Paul, Can you please give us some insight into the details of the dive (the ppO2 question has been asked already) - how was it done? Dive plans? Computer/tables? Gear mods? Support? Communication? Emergency arrangements? etc. This is a truely remarkable dive and I am sure that besides me, there are others who are curious about some of the special arrangements, mods etc. __________________ Regards, Sven [SIZE=1]The Sydney Project website: [URL]http://www.sydneyproject.com[/URL] My Blog: [URL]http://sven.rebreatherworld.com[/URL] "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it's time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain[/SIZE]
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21st June 2006, 12:29	#14 (permalink)
Mdemon SiegeEngine II Current Rebreather/s: Inspiration Classic Home Build Other Rebreather/s: Inspiration Classic Home Build Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: SWUK Posts: 1,904	Re: World Record Success Quote: (Originally Posted by sven) Congratulations to Mark! What an achievement! Paul, Can you please give us some insight into the details of the dive (the ppO2 question has been asked already) - how was it done? Dive plans? Computer/tables? Gear mods? Support? Communication? Emergency arrangements? etc. This is a truely remarkable dive and I am sure that besides me, there are others who are curious about some of the special arrangements, mods etc. There is a lot of publicity for Mark's dive - there has been TV and media coverage and there is more to follow. I think Mark and Paul are both writing it up and I suspect trip reports will be available soon. It was a remarkable dive, and the most remarkable bit for me is watching Mark service his equipment. Setting up an Inspo by touch takes some doing! __________________ www.southwestmafia.com "Once the agenda-monkeys and perfect-worlders have moved on, perhaps we can do some diving?"
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21st June 2006, 16:35	#15 (permalink)
*caveseeker7* Who loves ya, baby Current Rebreather/s: Sport Kiss Other Rebreather/s: Prism Topaz Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Too far from Neverland Posts: 5,435	Re: World Record Success Congratulations to Mark and to the support team. __________________ Cheers Stefan "Political Correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.'!"
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21st June 2006, 21:34	#16 (permalink)
jstop New Member Current Rebreather/s: Inspiration Classic Other Rebreather/s: Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Brighton Posts: 12	Re: World Record Success Quote: (Originally Posted by Mdemon) There is a lot of publicity for Mark's dive - there has been TV and media coverage and there is more to follow. I think Mark and Paul are both writing it up and I suspect trip reports will be available soon. It was a remarkable dive, and the most remarkable bit for me is watching Mark service his equipment. Setting up an Inspo by touch takes some doing! Hi John is right that we will be writing things up in the future. Mark's CCR is unique. The Inspiration VI unit was specially made for him by Ambient Pressure Diving. Schedules are not unusual, Mark runs a runtime slate in Braille. Using a talking dive computer as a D-Timer. Here are some pictures on the day, with thanks to Adam Butler http://www.butlersweb.com/Threadgoldweb/ I believe that you can see some of the TV pieces by following http://www.itvlocal.tv/ (Select Brighton > News) (I have not tried this) Paul
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21st June 2006, 23:20	#17 (permalink)
*caveseeker7* Who loves ya, baby Current Rebreather/s: Sport Kiss Other Rebreather/s: Prism Topaz Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Too far from Neverland Posts: 5,435	Re: World Record Success Thanks for the link, Paul, and kudos to Ambient Pressure for supporting the project. __________________ Cheers Stefan "Political Correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.'!"
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22nd June 2006, 07:09	#18 (permalink)
Mdemon SiegeEngine II Current Rebreather/s: Inspiration Classic Home Build Other Rebreather/s: Inspiration Classic Home Build Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: SWUK Posts: 1,904	Re: World Record Success If you follow Paul's link and set the town to Brighton, you'll see three short reports. For the train-spotters amongst you, there is a variety of equipment from Classic Inspo's, Visions through to a Boris which all appear, albeit briefly. Quite a lot of hardware... __________________ www.southwestmafia.com "Once the agenda-monkeys and perfect-worlders have moved on, perhaps we can do some diving?"
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HelenM Custom Title Allowed! Current Rebreather/s: Inspiration Classic Other Rebreather/s: Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Cheltenham Posts: 118	Re: World Record Success For anyone interested, I've also posted some of the snaps taken through the week here Cheers Helen __________________ Would paper take tortoise?
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