Tech educator and outdoor adventurer Guy Shockey takes us on his personal journey to throw off the shackles of a comfortable, temperature-controlled, well-fed and unchallenged life...
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...
To err is human. To trimix is divine? Instructor evaluator Guy Shockey examines the importance of learning through one’s mistakes, and most important, being willing to...
By Guy Shockey. Photos courtesy of Andrea Petersen Several years ago, I wrote an article for Global Underwater Explorers’ membership magazine QUEST, titled “Passion, Partnership and...
How many “deep” open circuit dives would you have to conduct—you are using helium aren’t you?—to pay for a rebreather, training and necessary experience dives? It’s...
Situational awareness is critical to diving safety, right? But how much of your mental capacity should be devoted to situational monitoring, e.g., How deep am I?...
GUE Instructor Guy Shockey waxes philosophical on the role and importance of standards in the quest for diving excellent, drawing on wisdom from the world of...
“What has it got in its pocketses, my precious?” GUE Instructor Guy Shockey reveals some of the unusually precious items that occupy his big Santi pockets...
Prepare yourself to stay warm DURING a dive by staying warm BEFORE a dive.
Helpful Tips to Improve Your Diving Each month we provide a series of tips and tricks from instructors and active explorers. This first set of videos come from...
