Technical Skills
Tunnel vision
This summer, a team of British cave divers travelled to northern Spain to explore the unknown submerged tunnels of Pozo Azul in a perilous expedition that pushed the discipline to its very limits.
The darkness below Ras Mohammed
Technical divers have discovered an extensive cave system far below the popular dive sites, at the very tip of the Sinai Peninsula. Leigh Cunningham tells the story of an ambitious project to dive and survey these mysterious caves
Now is the age of Nitrox
Once the preserve of technical divers, nitrox is now very much a part of the recreational diving scene. Charlotte Boan finds out what the attraction is…
Pick and mix
With the launch of the advanced mixed-gas course, BSAC has widened its programme of technical diving courses. Charles Hood checks it out
Dive the Line
As one of the world’s leading cave divers, Martyn Farr is also one of the most experienced in using lines for deep forays in overhead environments.
Trying out Trimix
Trimix is no longer diving's black art. Charles Hood enrols on an entry-level course in search of some illumination.
Open doors to closed circuit
The introduction of a BSAC closed-circuit rebreather course is sure to open the floodgates to a new generation of bubble-free divers. Charles Hood reports
Open mind - closed diving
Bursting the bubble. Closed-circuit rebreathers are no longer the domain of the tekkies, but a passport to new freedoms in underwater exploration. In this month’s special we enter the silent world of the rebreather.
Sealed with a sport kiss
The KISS rebreather achieved a measure of cult status among Brit tekkies in search of a back-to-basics approach to rebreathers. With a new model, the manufacturer has an eye on the mainstream. Words and photographs by Steve Millard …
Seeing the light
Built by British ex-pats, the Prism rebreather is an object of desire for many technical divers. but how would is suit an underwater camerawoman?…
The sound of silence
BSAC is creating its own courses for closed and semi-closed rebreathers, in what is a landmark move for the club. Sophie Rennie and Ian Ellison travelled to Lanzarote in the Canary Islands to serve as guinea pigs for the pilot ...
Inner spacemen
Adventurer and cameraman Howard Hall and his team decided to venture into inner space and carried out a series of working dives to 120m, pushing themselves to the limit……
In days of old when men were bold
Divers had to make do with hard hats and heavy boots in the early days, but at Mevagissey in Cornwall, modern-day divers are now being given the chance to try out vintage kit. Charles Hood went to find out what it’s like to dive in Standard Dress…
Confessions of a rebreather diver
Being a famous underwater film-maker did not exempt Howard Hall from the embarrassing blunders made by rebreather pioneers all over the world…
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