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Ice Diving at Bainbridge Scuba Center, 17-18Feb07

According to Steve, Bainbridge Scuba Center has frozen only five times in the past 25 years that it has been open as a scuba diving site.  Three of those five frozen years were 2003, 2004 and 2007!  Keep your head down, global warming IS coming!  :o)

On Saturday, Mark Beaverson and I took two dips in BSC after cutting an appropriate access.  Dennie Leese had four ice studs, uh, students, braving the 39F water.  Day 2 is planned for Sunday, 18Feb07.  I logged two more dives toward my Ice Instructor cert, a total of 50 minutes run time in 39F water - NICE!

It was a great day on Sunday too.  Jim Weakland and Paul Gower joined me in the ice triangle from Saturday.  The edges thinned out a bit but were sufficient to support us and our gear.  Dennie took his class to the Lagoon in favor of shallower depths and farther runs on the 130' tethers.  I logged two more dives toward my Ice Instructor cert, with just four more to go.  Today was 46 minutes total run time in 39F ice-covered water - NICE again!

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Ya gotta wonder about a guy with a license plate NARCED.

Bobby & Steve check out the ice situation.

Jim Brown & Mark Beaverson strikin' a pose for Susie as she photogs the site

Mark Beaverson & Jim Brown along the path beside the Lagoon, headed to the Bowl and our ice access

Bobby stands next to the ice access for Dennie's students.

Tom Pritchard knows how to lay rug!

Five inches of ice, a clear layer topped with a slush layer.

Gearing up, Mark Beavaerson, Rick Huck & Tom.

Mark streamlinin'.

The hole above.

Our way out.

Mark makes his way to the exit.

Tom warms his feet as Joe Dormer provides reflection for the camera.

Steamin' shoes.

Mark & I cut the near hole; Dennie et al used the far hole.

We're done with our access so we surrounded it with branches as a safety warning.

Dave Katz lookin' cool.

Gearin' up for training dive #2.

Ice-capades (Dave Katz pic)

Getting the chain saw ready to cut. (Dave Katz pic)

Note the insulated ceiling in the building at Access A. It was toasty warm with just two space heaters. (Dave Katz pic)

Mark Seymour & Joe Dormer, ice studs, uh, students. (Dave Katz pic)

Tom drinkin' the "ice" koolaid. Actually it is hot choc dispensed from his mask box. .adapt your equipment to suit the diving I say. (Dave Katz pic)

Bill Hockley, DM, (sitting) listens in to the bs that is a flyin'. (Dave Katz pic)

(Dave Katz pic)

Nuff said... (Dave Katz pic)

Doubles ain't for ice diving, nuff said...again! hahahahaHuckster (Dave Katz pic)

(Dave Katz pic)

 

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