This past weekend I joined some of my diving buddies for a dip under the ice at Twin Lakes in Colorado. Are we crazy? It's a requirement...
Miko is a Native American Indian Dog in case you want to learn more about the breed. He loves the snow, bounds around trying to work off a ton of energy, talks up a storm, and is just an all-around gorgeous dog.
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Nice job! You're crazy! (in a good way)
I don't think any of the folks shown are certifiable...they look like they all enjoy life and want to get the most out of it while they can. A great attitude to have.
For me the experience is about living, breathing, blue skies above, slip-sliding on the ice, crows and hawks and deer and elk, and--more than anything--friends. This is a great group of people. I am a novice but Josh and Jeremy, Tony and Greg, are AMAZING.
They teach people to be more than they thought they could be. They can save lives, but more than that they teach people how to save themselves. They live courage. They give courage. They laugh, they love. They are among my heroes, but if you tell them I'll deny it; P.
Thanks for stopping by.
Kate
Yeah for you. Look like lots of fun but there is no way I could do it!
Miko is awesome!!
I have never heard of ice diving before, I thought it was something rescue people were forced to do.
Now that is nuts.
Thank you for the wonderful photo essay; very, very interesting.
Blessings
People who live in the northern climes, or western climes with lots of snow, find all sorts of things to do in the winter. I think I'd stick with ice fishing, ice skating, or snow mobiling. Everyone defines fun differently. Glad you had a great time.
Thanks for sharing.
I am a very inexperienced diver, and not certified- I did one of those vanity dives where you learn "everything you need to know" in 30 minutes, in a hotel pool, and then walk in to the ocean rather than dive from a boat. I did not do well controlling micro-buoyancy! They must have skipped that part in the instruction, which was really just a test to see if anyone would panic, plus a few words about this metal thingy- Oh yeah, the regulator!
When I try again, the water will be warm. Thanks for letting us join you on this crazy trip. J
We do have a good friend who heads up the dive rescue team in this part of CT - he does practice dives with his team under the ice every other week. Fortunately, he has a good dry suit. Even with that, though, his stories of being under the ice with very low viz are very, very creepy to me. I give you a lot of credit for doing this!
Brrrrrrrrrrrr... I'm off to get me a cup of hot chocolate!
Thanks, great pictures and commentary.
sounds like fun... i'm a Virgo too... september 16... cool...
see ya later...
We wear undergarments along with the dry suit, so up to a point, the diver stays pretty warm. Hands and heads tend to get a bit chilled, but on a nice day, you warm up quickly.
We are also very safe. During the dive there are at least 3 people (one in the water and two above) paying close attention to us and checking to make sure we are not in trouble.
The low viz can get to me as well, but we are on ropes and the ice hole is typically the brightest spot visible. It's almost like a beacon.
Thank you for sharing this, I enjoyed it!