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I want to do this before the end of the year. Anyone else interested?
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That brings up an interesting question, John. WIll a NAUI Cave 1 cert allow this type of dive? The answer could put a stop to this pretty quickly.
I went up the peanut line today to the end, just past the restriction which is just 300-400 feet shy of half way. I am sure that I have enough air to do it, but I want to stay within standards.
That brings up an interesting question, John. WIll a NAUI Cave 1 cert allow this type of dive? The answer could put a stop to this pretty quickly.
I went up the peanut line today to the end, just past the restriction which is just 300-400 feet shy of half way. I am sure that I have enough air to do it, but I want to stay within standards.
I have friends who just completed NAUI Cave 1, and they tell me they are not allowed to do traverses.
What this means is, you'll have to be careful not to surface at Challenge. Peanut to Olson line is one jump, the gap at Challenge will be your second allowed navigational decision.
If you want to see daylight at Orange Grove you'll have to lose your buddy and search for him but remember you cannot surface, as that would be a traverse.
To keep it safe, you'll have to turn at the end of the line at Orange Grove. I call this the "Grand Traverse and Grand Reverse."
I prefer to do the GTGR as a double stage, because as we all know, thirds is wildly un-conservative in a low/no flow cave, even though I could do it as a single stage and perhaps on a really good day, backgas only.
I'm not really sure why the limits prohibit a traverse. Seems to me to add only the same complexity as a jump.
It's a really fun dive, though!
CD- Naui 1 is basically equal to Apprentice, but not really. It's closer to Apprentice than Intro, as it allows thirds and two navigational decisions and one restriction (as best as I understand).