Extended range altitude diving is an adventure I hadn’t checked off my bucket list. Until today. Altitude Diving When driving in the mountains, you may have noticed your ears popping as you ascend or descend. The need to equalize the pressure in your ears stems from the change in atmospheric pressure at varying altitudes. The …
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The fourth month of the year, the fourth local dive of the year. The April Horsetooth Dive 41-42 degree water and 45 degrees topside with low clouds off in the distance. Another great day for a dive in Colorado and a little bit warmer than last month. The bottom of the lake offered about 6-10 foot …
The March Horsetooth Dive adventure had the scuba divers encountering ice, fog in the mountains, wind, sun, an enthusiastic dive dog, friends, the park ranger, a tippy dive flag, crawdads / crayfish and more. Conditions 41 degrees topside 38 degrees water The water is warming up! So Nice, We Dove it Twice The local reservoir …
The January Horsetooth dive is one among many experiences to come. A Pact Among Friends Over 20 years ago, it was a pact among friends to ski once every month regardless of where the snow fell. We hiked glaciers, snowfields and mountain passes to get our skiing in every month, for several years. Time passed …