This episode is sponsored by XDEEP and supported by the patrons of Speaking Sidemount.
While I was working and training at Gozo Technical diving under the tutelage of Tom Steiner, I completed my Full Cave training at Cueva Del Agua, in Isla Plana Spain. It's an amazing cave and I've spoken with several of my previous guests including Garry Dallas about diving there in past episodes so when I saw a post from Isla Plana local, Victor Tovar about his requirement for pre-course check out dives another subject dear to my heart... I had to find out more.
Victor is the principal of Cave Tribe through which he provides specialised and personalised diving training with an emphasis on sidemount and cave courses. Victor is passionate about foundational skills and as you'll hear in this episode he focuses on progressively building foundational skills while gaining experience and comfort in the environments his students wish to explore.
In this episode Victor and I discuss... His background in diving and how he got into sidemount and cave diving. We discuss and he shares more on his philosophy in developing divers, we talk about the importance of selecting the right equipment... The traps for instructors in forming relationships with equipment manufacturers, and then we go deep and far into Victor's home cave, Cueva Del Agua... We talk about what makes it different and how it's unique challenges make it a great cave for both new and seasoned cave divers... We discuss the difference between exploration and sport cave diving and then finish with an update on the current extent of exploration of Cueva Del Agua... All this and much more...
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Guest: https://www.cavetribe.com/
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