So, you fully advocate restricting the enjoyment of this particular dive site from those who are disabled, old, or otherwise incapable of walking trough rough conditions? How does that make you feel as a person? Its very selfish, i think. I can do this dive. It doesnt mean that everyone can.
And I am sorry, but people experience very little through diving on the worlds terms. You ARE using an artifical tank of air to breathe underwater, are you not? I hope you take a boat to dive at Nusa Penida. Etc...
We gain nothing by refusing people the experience of diving here.
If we dont share our experiences with other people than we cannot continue the enjoyment of the sport for everyone.
QBit - You are making an argument where none really exists. As Wisnu says, there are alternatives to enjoy Tulamben other than walking into the surf. Here are a couple of short videos to watch, then read the rest of my post:
Most Amazing Wingsuit Flying
YouTube - Flying Wingsuit - Take that Superman!
What do these have to do with shore diving in Tulamben? They too involve some level of effort and skill to undertake, and many people may say it's not for them, by virtue of their age or physical condition. I would LOVE to do this, but it's just not in the cards for me. So what would you do to accommodate me in this sport, to allow me to experience this? Should you hang me from a hot air balloon by a wire? Perhaps it's something that is just inaccessible to me and millions of others.
I'm 62 years old, 35 pounds overweight, and I have a bad knee. I've looked pretty funny, I imagine, exiting a dive onto an iron shore, sharp, jagged limestone. Every little eroded pocket in the rock has a small sea urchin in it, spines protruding. As I exit, about knee deep, the surf knocks me on my face and I take up the landing on my hands and knees, against the stone and urchins. Am I macho? Hardly. I am as clumsy as I look. But they were good dives, and I'd do them the same way again. So you might see me looking like a little old lady this October in Tulamben when I do my shore entries, but hey, that's what it takes to do the dive, unless I want to try another approach.
The point is ... just deal with what's in front of you, even if it takes some thought and creativity, or a few dollars. And enjoy the dive!