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• learn to scuba dive denver

This question stops more people from trying scuba than almost anything else. They picture themselves needing to swim laps like a competitive swimmer, decide they can't, and never book that first pool session. Here's the actual answer. The Sho.. Read More

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• scuba diving colorado

Most scuba gear works the same no matter where you dive. A handful of decisions change once you're training in Colorado's cold reservoirs at altitude instead of a warm reef, and those are the decisions worth getting right before you spend mon.. Read More

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• scubadiving
• PADI
• padi specialty courses

Most divers put off Rescue Diver longer than they should. It sounds like a course for people who want to be the hero, or for divers heading toward a professional path like Divemaster. Neither of those is really the point. Rescue Diver is the course t.. Read More

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• colorado
• cold water

New divers training in Colorado usually assume the cold is going to wreck their gear somehow. It's a fair worry. Our water sits well below what most certification agencies consider "warm," and altitude adds its own wrinkle. But the fail.. Read More

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• diving

Short answer: yes. Longer answer: it depends how much cold you're willing to deal with, and whether you're willing to add a specialty certification to your card. Most Denver-area divers wind down their local diving by October and pick it back.. Read More

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• altitude diving

We've heard just about every misconception about altitude diving over the years, usually from divers who trained somewhere else and assumed Colorado diving works the same way. Here are the ones that come up most, and why they're wrong. Myth: .. Read More

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• warm water diving

From Colorado to the Caribbean: Prepping for Your First Warm-Water Dive Trip If you got certified with us, your open water dives probably happened in a wetsuit, in water well under 70 degrees, at altitude. Your first tropical dive trip is going to fe.. Read More

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• colorado
• denver scuba courses

PADI ReActivate: Getting Back in the Water After Time Off If it's been a year or two (or more) since your last dive, you're not alone. Life gets in the way, and scuba skills get rusty faster than most divers expect. PADI ReActivate is built f.. Read More

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Best Time of Year to Dive Colorado's Lakes and Reservoirs Colorado diving doesn't follow the same calendar as ocean diving. There's no year-round warm water here, and each local site has its own rhythm. Here's what to expect season by.. Read More

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• dive computers
• altitude diving
• altitude diving Colorado

Every dive in Colorado is technically an altitude dive, since even our lower-elevation sites sit well above 1,000 feet. That means your dive computer needs to handle altitude correctly, and not every model does it the same way. Here's what to loo.. Read More