Going to deep.... worth it?

[scubaherald]

As many of you know, the Tech Diving community in Australia lost a great member....

Divers in deep sea search for Sven Paepke\'s body.

It makes me wonder....
is it worth it to go so deep?

I'm married, and I have a 2 yeard old boy.... I don't think I'm willing to gamble just trying to push the limits.

Regardless what anyone says, going to 125 Meters is extreme....

[NitroWill]

It really depends on the person. What may be worth it to one guy may not mean anything to the next. Some people want to go the deepest they possibly can and others are perfectly content with 30 foot reef dives.

Yes the risks do increase the deeper you go, but that is part of the reason people do it sometimes. There are people call me crazy for diving, but the same people will go and sky dive - now I think THAT is crazy and Id never consider it - it just all depends on the person and what gets you going!

[texdiveguy]

Tragic chain of events it appears.....the article is unclear in that it just states the body of the fallen diver is in 125m of water, not that he was at that depth at the time of the incident..?

Regardless, diving at any depth incurs risks....as you dive deeper the risks increase and you have to be willing to accept that level of involvement.

I hope for the sake of the recovery divers and the family that they succ. recover the body very soon.

[Puffer Fish]

Sadly, at depths far shallower than that, there is a zero tolerance for anything to go wrong..both you and your gear have to be perfect...I don't have that belief that I am anymore.. so I try to avoid any zero tolerance situation... as best I can. But I understand that some people like to test the limits and see if they are perfect...

[Daved]

With out proper training 5 meters will kill. If you are trained--and have your head together--why not? A tablespoon of water injected to someones lung will cause them to drown.
Training and more training. When was the last time you practiced your skill sets?

My condolences to family and friends.

[dburg30]

SCUBA is like any other sport / hobby whatever you want to call it.. It can be dangerous. Look at skiing.. You can be a person that just likes to go down the bunny hill (reef diver) or you can be the person that does the super extreme, deluxe, black diamond etc etc. Some people are in it for that 'rush' of pushing the limit. It's a bummer for sure.

But yes, to some it's worth it to go that deep..

[RoadRacer1978]

I agree. It depends on you own personal goals and what you want to get out of it. Every sport can be taken to extreme levels and there are people that push those limits of each sport everyday. Some of them pay the ultimate sacrifice, but they are pioneers. People that push the limits are the ones making new rules, inventing new gear, and testing theories. These extreme athletes make their sport safer for others in a lot of cases. So yes, to them it is worth.

[Puffer Fish]

Originally Posted by Daved

When was the last time you practiced your skill sets?

Me? Every month. I would still suggest that if one is diving to push the envelop, that is not really a love of diving, it is a love of pushing the envelop. Road is right that they frequently make the sport safer and bring new possibilities to the average person, but that does not normally seem to be the modivation.

And yea, one can drown in a bathtub, but a reasonably trained person at 60 ft, with a buddy, has a lot of options, and should not be in a situation that has no solution. That is not true with someone at 300 ft.

I guess, regardless of their reasons, they still are pioneers, and if not for other like them, we would not have a sport.

[Tableleg]

Again with not a lot of details in the article, but I wonder at what depth they originally found him but had to leave him. And if they did find him, why did they just not pull him up with them? Inflate his BC/wing to make him neutrally buoyant. Indeed, lots of questions.

To the thrill seekers, there will never be a 'too extreem'. These guys were looking for a shipwreck; I can see the draw to something like that... It just sad it ended the way it did...

[texdiveguy]

Some interesting reading on the wreck site the deceased diver was diving at:

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