The tech community can arguably learn a lot from freedivers who have operationalized their knowledge and their ability to manipulate mammalian physiology, to significant effect. Today’s...
In the immediate aftermath of a diving fatality, law enforcement needs to locate an emergency contact for the accident victim. If that person’s phone is locked,...
Picturing 25 years of Global Underwater Explorers.
With the breath-hold community reeling after the alleged doping scandal at this year’s Vertical Blue competition, we thought it important to understand what exactly constitutes doping...
Tech diving, especially exploration, is a technologically-enabled endeavor. Which is why those in the know who can deliver needed technology and expertise are highly sought after....
Underwater navigation seems like an obvious and useful extension of our dive computing capabilities. So why aren’t U/W NAV systems more prevalent? Former Shearwater director of...
The Rebreather Training Council (RTC) spent nearly four years developing a set of international ISO standards for rebreather training, similar to what was done for recreational...
Instructor evaluator Guy Shockey recounts their recent three-week expedition to Chuuk Lagoon, having visited the island more than a decade earlier. What a difference a rebreather...
New Zealand-based ocean artist Mon illustrates the beauty and wonder of the undersea world.
aquaCORPS Journal (1990-1996) helped give rise to the “Technical Diving Revolution” in the early 1990s, and served as the voice of the fledgling technical community, as...
