The History of Diving: In search of the first victim of decompression sickness
I hadn’t envisaged myself as a diving historian when I enrt search for the first victims of decompression sickness for the book Between...
thedivingjourno
- Mar 17
- 4 min
When scuba diving was cool ... the swinging sixties of course
THERE was a time, way back when, that scuba diving was cool. Not the 'cool' us divers make believe it is today. Rather, a genuine Steve...
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thedivingjourno
- Mar 17
- 3 min
The History of Diving: Why you owe Paul Bert and Dog DXXVIII a debt of gratitude for your deco stop
FROM the beginning of our scuba diving journey we are taught about the sport's forefathers whose early efforts defined decompression...
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thedivingjourno
- Mar 17
- 5 min
Between the Devil and the Deep: The Forgotten Story of diver Walter Trapnell
Sometimes, even the most fascinating of true stories have to be cut from the book for pacing. Rather than lose them to the edit, I've...
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thedivingjourno
- Mar 17
- 7 min
Technical Diving: How to let the flow go during decompression dives in a dry suit
Long technical dives in cold waters presents numerous challenges, including how to relieve oneself. Trying to solve that challenge can...
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thedivingjourno
- Mar 17
- 3 min
What's the best way to deal with an invasive species? In the Cayman's you turn it into fine food
DO you fancy a citrus tinged lionfish ceviche? Or what about lionfish Escabeche, Cayman-style, with roasted tomato, pickled vegetables,...
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thedivingjourno
- Mar 17
- 4 min
Russian Research Trip: The Men who Saved Martin Robson
On the final day of the research trip to Russia I got to see Dr. Gennady Sokolov in action and also met the man at the heart of the...
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thedivingjourno
- Mar 17
- 4 min
Russian Research Trip: 890 metres above sea level and a dive into the deep of Blue Lake
After spending so long looking at plans, photographs and video of the lake while conducting research for Between the Devil and the Deep,...
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thedivingjourno
- Mar 17
- 4 min
Russian Research Trip: Blue Lake's Mountain Diver
“Martin, Martin. Mark, Mark. Eat, eat!” Eduard Khuazhev, our host in Nalchik, beckoned us inside. Peeling our eyes from Blue Lake, we...
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thedivingjourno
- Mar 17
- 4 min
Russian Research Trip: A Blue Lake that mesmerises the sights ... and smells of rotten eggs
The whiff of what can only be described as rotten eggs wafted through the driver's open window and into the back of the van where we were...
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thedivingjourno
- Mar 17
- 4 min
Russian Research Trip: A unique train journey south to the borderlands
Interpreting is hard work. My wife used to do it for work and it takes a level of concentration and ability to shift seamlessly between...
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thedivingjourno
- Mar 17
- 4 min
Russian Research Trip: Behind the curtain to meet the Iron Doctor
In Russia to research my book Between the Devil and the Deep I met Dr. Gennady Mikhailovich Sokolov, a legend in the country's diving...
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thedivingjourno
- Mar 17
- 2 min
Chuuk Lagoon: 13 shipwrecks, 22 dives, and 80 years back into world history
Truk Lagoon is arguably the world's premier wreck diving location where the history of a dark chapter of World War II is hidden just...
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