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In a message dated 10/23/00 10:00:18 AM Central Daylight Time, nadwidny@ho*.co* writes: << >. Cave diving does not equal ice diving. Why not? Overhead is overhead. >> Both cave diving and ice diving take place in overhead environments. But: Ice diving always takes place in near freezing water, necessitating thick gloves. Divers are frequently somewhat chilled even before they enter the water. Ice diving is frequently done under conditions of less than ideal visability. There are usually no convenient places along the way to tie off a penetration line. There are usually no landmarks to assist a diver who has lost his line to find the way out. The usuall "lost line" proceedures learned in a cave diving course will probably not yield success. Most participants in ice diving are not trained in cave diving techniques. These are just a few differences that I can come up with off the top of my head. There are surely more. Safe diving, Dale -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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