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Side Mount Profiles

by Brian Kakuk and Jill Heinerth
Perfect Bound, 148 Pages, Generously Illustrated
{ 7 in W x 10 in H x 0.5 in D | 17.8 cm W x 25.4 cm H x 1.3 cm D }

Sidemount diving is the fastest growing sector of technical SCUBA diving. Developed by cave divers, the versatile side mount configuration offers new possibilities for open water, cave and wreck diving enthusiasts. With years of side mount diving experience, Brian Kakuk and Jill Heinerth have teamed up to share their expertise with you in this generously illustrated and practical manual. Also featuring advice from sidemount pioneers Wes Skiles, Lamar Hires, Jakub Rehacek and Steve Bogaerts, Side Mount Profiles is an essential tool, filled with contemporary knowledge to help you enjoy the underwater world as a competent and safe side mount diver. Click the open book icon, to the left and below the add-to-cart button, to look inside at the table of contents and first few pages.

• Getting Started in Side Mount Diving
• Gear Styles of Side Mount
• Gear Configuration for Side Mount
• Gas Management With Side Mount
• Open Water Side Mount
• Side Mount Cave Diving
• Advanced Side Mount

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Essentials of Cave Diving

by Jill Heinerth
Perfect Bound, 200 Pages, Generously Illustrated
{ 7 in W x 10 in H x 0.5 in D | 17.8 cm W x 25.4 cm H x 1.3 cm D }

Cave diving has been called the "most dangerous participatory sport" in the world. It doesn't have to be. With proper training, experience, and guidance, you can be a skilled cave diver, and enjoy this challenging and rewarding activity, for a lifetime. With decades of technical diving experience, Woman Divers Hall of Fame member Jill Heinerth has created this full-color contemporary guidebook. The Essentials of Cave Diving contains practical, 21st century underwater knowledge, including sidemount techniques and the latest rebreather technology. Encompassing all levels of cave diving, from entry-level to expert, this manual is essential reading; appropriate and relevant to all cave training disciplines. Click the open book icon, to the left and below the add-to-cart button, to look inside at the table of contents and first few pages.

• Training Progression
• Learning From Accident Analysis
• Geology and Hydrology
• Equipment Configuration
• Techniques for Cave Diving
• Planning Safe and Successful Dives
• Special Issues and Unique Activities