Author Archives: Jason

Laying more lines… or not?

Posted on February 4, 2011 by Jason

The French Connection Part 2 After a while out of the survey project, here we are back on track and armed with strength and determination…and for me much more sidemount experience aka solo diving! We set our primary goal to … Continue reading →

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The Taj to Bone Room Line

Posted on November 6, 2010 by Jason

Line Survey tools Today was for me, after a while, back into survey mode.I had with me Steve Martin, a very good friend who did his cave course couple of years ago and works around the world as a Course … Continue reading →

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Filming in a Cave

Posted on September 22, 2010 by Jason

Cave Film Shoot Logistic and Preparation We are all looking for a moment of fame in our life and last wednesday was Alan’s. It was going to be an underwater video and photo shoot, just that. I was gonna make … Continue reading →

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Task Loading for the Frenchman!

Posted on August 4, 2010 by Jason

When I offered to help Alan in re-surveying Tajma Ha cave system, first I didn’t know it was going to be the start of a new friendship but it also happen that my skills were going to be tested! I … Continue reading →

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Gear Configuration – Part 1

Posted on July 20, 2010 by Jason

Hogarthian or Bogarthian As far as cave diving goes, most of the divers are using what we call a backmounted Hogarthian configuration. Named after it’s founding father William Hogarth Main, the Hogarthian gear configuration is constantly being improved and copied. … Continue reading →

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Sidemount and 3D Survey

Posted on July 20, 2010 by Jason

Hand Held Sonar As a transition to my new gear configuration (see previews post) here goes our last dive at Tajma Hal. Alan had ordered an Sonar, hand held version, used usually for fishing but proved useful for underwater cave … Continue reading →

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Hindu Line

Posted on July 10, 2010 by Jason

Silt, percolation but no coffee!! Another rainy day in Puerto Aventuras and two days without cave diving, it really started as another rainy boring day…But that was without counting on our God of circumstances and Alan’s schedule! After a chat … Continue reading →

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Water Level and Tannic Water

Posted on July 8, 2010 by Jason

Sacred Cenote After what we could call the rainiest days of the year we decide to get a bit more wet… Our surprise is when we actually step to the edge of the entrance pool at Taj. The water is … Continue reading →

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The French Connection

Posted on July 3, 2010 by Jason

On the road again… On a rainy morning, after a good breakfast, Alan called me to go diving again! It may sound as if I am complaining but rest assured I could do this for the rest of my life! … Continue reading →

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Chuck’s Deco Line and …

Posted on July 2, 2010 by Jason

Another day, another survey dive! Today Alan came to my house and after carefully studying the 2001 map, alongside our current Compass map, we decided to go to Cenote Sagrado towards the Room of Cheers to allow me to discover this passage … Continue reading →

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