What are some of your scariest scuba diving experiences?

The scary scuba diving story is the scariest of my travel horror stories. If you're learning to scuba dive, read this first and avoid my mistake! Is scuba diving scary? well, yes, it can be, depending on the person, but this experience would scare the whatsit out of most people. read more

I was diving a trestle off Panama City Beach with a boat of divers. I have pretty good lungs so, I am usually one of the last people back up. read more

The more stress, the more likely one is to fall into panic and slide down the slippery slope of making mistakes. This can turn into quick sand, where every decision seems to make things worse. Scuba training and experience hopes to create divers who can experience a stress and"reset," to avoid this. Everyone's stress limits are different. read more

Setting: Ice dive in a high altitude lake in Colorado. My reg freezes open and begins to free flow. I smack it around a few times, adjust the flow sensitivity, no luck. read more

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