Scubagolf
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There is different stuff at different depths. Some of my favorite dives are the swim-thrus on walls at 90-100' in Cozumel. Elsewhere the reefs or the locations of wrecks dictate the dive depth. Nothing "macho" about it.
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There are other agencies where the limit is 60m/180f (yes, on air), and I know a few divers who are happy to say they beat it to 185. Once again as mentioned above, it is very likely an ego thing. Whatever the limit is set .
This post is classical BS. This is the same garbage that was spouted by the now defunct Skin Diver magazine that diving below 130ft was all about ego and bravado and there is nothing to see, it is highly dangerous blah, blah, blah.
Diving is about enjoying the marine environment, exploring things that few get to experience and experiencing everything the water has to offer.
Anyone who tells you there is nothing to see down there has never been there and anyone who says it is all about ego does not know what they are talking about.
I am very disappointed to see this attitude still exists in the scuba community.
.... but what the hell else are you going to do with your time in the frozen north.
Schooling hammerheads. Perhaps it's El Nino, perhaps global warming, but sometimes the thermocline is deep, and you'll usually find the hammerheads below it. I did a trip to Layang-layang just to see the hammerheads--which we found in droves, but usually 45 to 55 meters deep.In reading it seems that a lot of people are into "Deep" diving. My question is: "Whats down there?".