Deep Diving 101: What Happens to Your Body at 30 Meters

By Ben Lair
Blog Training

100 feet (30 meters) is the magic number. It’s the depth where the historic shipwrecks rest, the large pelagic life appears, and the ocean feels truly vast. But diving deep isn’t just about swimming further down; it fundamentally changes the physics of your dive. From shrinking wetsuits to the intoxicating effects of nitrogen narcosis, here is exactly what happens to your body and brain when you cross the recreational depth threshold, and why proper training is absolutely essential.

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The Science of Thermoclines: Diving Arizona Lakes

By Ben Lair
Blog

If you’ve ever dived in Lake Pleasant during the summer, you’ve probably experienced it: one minute you’re perfectly warm in your 3mm wetsuit, and the next, you drop just a few feet and hit a wall of icy water that practically takes your breath away. This invisible, freezing barrier is called a thermocline. Here is the science behind why our desert lakes form these dramatic temperature layers and how you can prepare your gear (and your mind) for them on your next local dive.

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