Start my Cavern/Intro training!!

[Doby45]

I start my Cavern/Intro training this Thursday. Will drive down to Cave Country this Wednesday. Needless to say I am as giddy as school girl. (For the record I am NOT a school girl) I will update as it goes along. Hope to be a freshly minted Intro Cave diver come Sunday..

 

[tbone1004]

congrats! who are you going to take it with?

 

[Doby45]

Johnny Richards at Ginnie Springs. Going TDI route..

Was taking it with my dive buddy @Ron Crist but he is a roofer and feel off a roof almost a month back and broke his knee. So he will be there to cheer and support.

 

[psdiver102]

Johnny is a good instructor, he'll have you squared away. Just remember, he can disappear in a second, so keep track of where he is.

 

[kensuf]

Good luck! And have fun!

 

[Crazy_Canuck]

Have fun. Play safe. Doing my tec sidemount this summer then going after some level of cave diving. Got the bug for caves last year cavern diving in Tulum.

 

[bmorescuba]

Just finished Cavern with Johnny last week. Very eye-opening experience. It was my first time at Ginnie (or anywhere in Cave Country) and I learned a lot in a very short time. It's something I always wanted to try and I will definitely be back - after I practice a lot more reel work and helicopter turns.

 

[guruboy]

Contrary to typical advice, you DO want to go towards the light...

 

[PfcAJ]

hopefully you'll get to to dive more places than just ginnie.

 

[CAPTAIN SINBAD]

Dont mean to start an agency vs agency thread but is there a lot of overlap between skills taught in GUE-Fundies / UTD Essentials and Cavern / Intro to Cave? Someone mentioned practicing "helicopter turns" so the question popped in my mind.