Marie goes ice diving - more photos, p. 3 - Page 1

Site Notices

[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Marie goes ice diving - more photos, p. 3 (Page 1 of 4)

Posted: 2/27/2021 9:35:44 PM EDT

Ice diving class this weekend. Two dives today. We finish up tomorrow. 38 degree water. About 45-50 air temp. The chainsaw was too heavy for me, so I used the ice saw. There was a steep slope of snow covered rocks to get to the ice. I went down on my butt. We slid all tanks down. I had to park a ways away and the walk about trashed my knees. There were a number of young strong guys who offered to haul my gear. I’m very glad they did.

We’re at Devils Lake State Park near Baraboo, WI. So there were a lot of people out and about taking in the gorgeous day. A number of people came over to watch from a distance, but we told them they were allowed to come closer. Lot of people ice fishing, too. The game warden came over and had a nice chat with us. One guy said I was crazy for ice diving. I then told him I cave dive, too. He said that was even worse.

Yes, I know. I committed the cardinal sin of mask on forehead. Do I give a flying fig? Nope! :D

We were tethered to a line held by a surface tender. There were a few guys from the Dane and Racine County sheriff’s dept dive teams in the class.

Posted: 2/27/2021 9:36:23 PM EDT

[#1]

More photos tomorrow. Hope to have a few underwater ones.

Posted: 2/27/2021 9:37:24 PM EDT

[#2]

Those pics give me anxiety. Like the guy that swims under the ice holding his breath. No thanks.

Swimming Under Ice

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBxxVHdpCwU

Posted: 2/27/2021 9:37:51 PM EDT

[#3]

IN!

Posted: 2/27/2021 9:39:14 PM EDT

[#4]

I always like Marie threads. They contain a lot of “Nope”, but they’re still interesting!

Posted: 2/27/2021 9:39:28 PM EDT

[#5]

Love your posts.

Doing an ice rescue refresher class tomorrow. Not excited, it's always super cold.

More pics!

Posted: 2/27/2021 9:40:11 PM EDT

[#6]

I only Dive in bath water.

Lake Marie

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzCjQwt2rgI

Posted: 2/27/2021 9:40:54 PM EDT

[#7]

Very cool!!!!

Posted: 2/27/2021 9:41:18 PM EDT

[#8]

Posted: 2/27/2021 9:41:19 PM EDT

[#9]

Very interesting

Posted: 2/27/2021 9:41:36 PM EDT

[#10]

Quote History

Quoted:

I only Dive in bath water.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzCjQwt2rgI

View Quote

You and @DK-Prof

Posted: 2/27/2021 9:42:08 PM EDT

[#11]

Quote History

Quoted:
Very cool!!!!

View Quote

Nice pun!

Posted: 2/27/2021 9:42:12 PM EDT

[#12]

Wow, that amazing.

Posted: 2/27/2021 9:42:16 PM EDT

[#13]

Tag.

Posted: 2/27/2021 9:45:57 PM EDT

[#14]

Good shit

Not a diver here, but I am a DRI certified ice rescue tech. I love playing in frozen water

Posted: 2/27/2021 9:50:08 PM EDT

[#15]

Nope.

Posted: 2/27/2021 9:50:21 PM EDT

[#16]

Subscribed

Posted: 2/27/2021 9:51:10 PM EDT

[#17]

You should hang out with my boy Apetor

Failed To Load Title

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRF5KEBkHf8

Posted: 2/27/2021 9:52:19 PM EDT

[#18]

Ice diving would be pretty great. Cave diving? Fuck that.

Posted: 2/27/2021 9:53:16 PM EDT

[#19]

Quote History

Quoted:
I always like Marie threads. They contain a lot of "Nope", but they're still interesting!

View Quote

Yep. Sorry hon but that is big old serving of nope.

Posted: 2/27/2021 9:54:28 PM EDT

[#20]

Very cool, your one of the contributors that make this place so cool.

Posted: 2/27/2021 9:54:39 PM EDT

[#21]

Marie you have come a long way from when you were first thinking about diving. You are nuts to dive under ice though. I don’t like to dive if the water temp is under 65*.
I love the pics of the wrecks you dive on and the info you give on those wrecks. There is a lot of history laying on the bottom of those lakes.

Posted: 2/27/2021 9:57:00 PM EDT

[#22]

even with your wetsuit and movement kicking your flippers and all that can you still feel its cold? or are you bundled up enough not to notice?

Posted: 2/27/2021 10:02:11 PM EDT

[#23]

Quote History

Quoted:
even with your wetsuit and movement kicking your flippers and all that can you still feel its cold? or are you bundled up enough not to notice?

View Quote

Wetsuit? That’s a drysuit! Heavy fleece undersuit and a heated vest. Gloves and liners under. Yes, you can still feel the cold. But you can go a whole before you ARE cold. Had an ice cream headache the first dive.

Posted: 2/27/2021 10:04:38 PM EDT

[#24]

Nice Job Marie!!!!

Posted: 2/27/2021 10:08:01 PM EDT

[#25]

Looks cold!

Devil's lake is where I did my "open water" dives for my certification, way back in the early 80's. Even in the summer the water was wetsuit cold.

Posted: 2/27/2021 10:10:26 PM EDT

[#26]

Quote History

Quoted:
Nope.

View Quote

Posted: 2/27/2021 10:17:58 PM EDT

[#27]

Went ice diving once, back when I was a kid and fairly new to SCUBA. Might have gone more than once, but southern Indiana doesn't really get a buttload of ice.

Went cave diving once too down in FL.

Never had much desire to do either again, but I can say that I've done each of them.

Be safe, Marie!

Posted: 2/27/2021 10:28:49 PM EDT

[#28]

Quote History

Quoted:

Wetsuit? That’s a drysuit! Heavy fleece undersuit and a heated vest. Gloves and liners under. Yes, you can still feel the cold. But you can go a whole before you ARE cold. Had an ice cream headache the first dive.

View Quote

lol okay sorry. im in a land locked state and have never been diving. probably wont either.

good call on the dry suit!

sounds like you get to enjoy some awesome stuff most people would never get to see.

thanks for the answer and i hope your dives continue to be safe and enjoyable!!

Posted: 2/27/2021 10:30:47 PM EDT

[#29]

Quote History

Quoted:
/media/mediaFiles/sharedAlbum/330CC6C3-704D-4020-B3D5-C91D11232EB1-475.gif

View Quote

This.

Posted: 2/27/2021 10:32:19 PM EDT

[#30]

You're insane, but Im glad it makes you happy.

Posted: 2/27/2021 10:32:53 PM EDT

[#31]

I'll pass thank you.

Looks like you're enjoying it, have fun.

Posted: 2/27/2021 10:34:20 PM EDT

[#32]

Nope! I only dive in water so warm that big sharks avoid it, like Cozumel.

Posted: 2/27/2021 10:35:09 PM EDT

[#33]

Attached File

Posted: 2/27/2021 10:36:16 PM EDT

[#34]

I don't want to ever live anywhere that an ice saw is a thing, but that is a really epic day

Posted: 2/27/2021 10:37:13 PM EDT

[#35]

Cool, but not for me.

Posted: 2/27/2021 10:37:14 PM EDT

[#36]

Quote History

Quoted:

Marie you have come a long way from when you were first thinking about diving. You are nuts to dive under ice though. I don’t like to dive if the water temp is under 65*.
I love the pics of the wrecks you dive on and the info you give on those wrecks. There is a lot of history laying on the bottom of those lakes.

View Quote

@pepperbelly

I sure have!

Full cave next winter!

Posted: 2/27/2021 10:37:34 PM EDT

[#37]

Quote History

Quoted:
Good shit

Not a diver here, but I am a DRI certified ice rescue tech. I love playing in frozen water

View Quote

Oh fun!

Posted: 2/27/2021 10:37:58 PM EDT

[#38]

Quote History

Quoted:
Love your posts.

Doing an ice rescue refresher class tomorrow. Not excited, it's always super cold.

More pics!

View Quote

Have fun. Don’t drown anyone!

Posted: 2/27/2021 10:39:27 PM EDT

[#39]

Looks like a good day!

I hope you put the ice back in the hole and marked it. Snowmobilers and even foot traffic fall through unmarked spearing holes and die every year.

Posted: 2/27/2021 10:39:41 PM EDT

[#40]

That is amazing and awesome!

Now I feel like a wimp because I started running my pool heater yesterday to raise it from 72F to 90F by tomorrow

Posted: 2/27/2021 10:40:52 PM EDT

[#41]

I've never been out there in winter. I bet that water was beautiful.

Posted: 2/27/2021 10:42:48 PM EDT

[#42]

Posted: 2/27/2021 10:45:13 PM EDT

[#43]

Haven't dove in 35 years,and probably won't again, but always enjoy OP's diving threads, thanks!

Posted: 2/27/2021 10:45:50 PM EDT

[#44]

Heck no! I've gone diving in the Gulf when it was 32 degrees air temp and in the 50's underwater. No fricken way. Besides I'm sure the shrinkage would be unbearable.

Posted: 2/27/2021 10:48:10 PM EDT

[#45]

Did you see any fish down there? If so, what species?

Posted: 2/27/2021 10:48:45 PM EDT

[#46]

Just move to Florida already.....

@Marie

Posted: 2/27/2021 10:48:46 PM EDT

[#47]

Quote History

Quoted:

Oh fun!

View Quote View All Quotes

View All Quotes

Quote History

Quoted:

Quoted:
Good shit

Not a diver here, but I am a DRI certified ice rescue tech. I love playing in frozen water

Oh fun!

Found a pic of me training a few years back.....

Attached File

Posted: 2/27/2021 10:49:24 PM EDT

[#48]

Quote History

Quoted:
Those pics give me anxiety. Like the guy that swims under the ice holding his breath. No thanks.

View Quote

This. Big NOPE from me but glad she had fun.

Posted: 2/27/2021 10:54:43 PM EDT

[#49]

Quote History

Quoted:
Looks like a good day!

I hope you put the ice back in the hole and marked it. Snowmobilers and even foot traffic fall through unmarked spearing holes and die every year.

View Quote

Hole was marked. We’re diving tomorrow. Same holes.