Frédéric Swierczynski at -267m at the bottom of the terminal shaft in siphon 3 of the Mescla cave (Var). Definition Small device crammed with sensors and electronics sometimes producing squeaks ...
Francis Le Guen
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Definition Generic name of a cavity, flooded or not. Parietal cave, freshwater, marine, lava, ice: cave diving, in all its variety, has become synonymous with cave diving. Synonyms ...
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Definition Respiratory system intended for underwater exploration which recycles the gas exhaled by the diver through a filter cartridge which fixes the carbon dioxide and which therefore becomes breathable again, without…
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Definition Hose of varying length supplying breathing gases to a working diver and connected at the other end to the surface, as desired and according to means, to a reserve of…
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Definition Intangible limit between two water levels of different temperatures, one index “it is good”, the other index “we curdle the millstones”… Synonyms Pycnocline | Halocline Entrance In general, when you are ...
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Diver, navigator, aviator, designer, geologist: at 53 years old, Pierre Becker kept the wonders of a teenager. Boss of the submarine works company Géocéan based in Aubagne, former defector of Comex, he is…
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Elie Boissin combines the humor of words with the love of women and waves. This Pythéas de Mazargues, who crisscrossed the Mediterranean by sailboat and diving, now writes the novels of…
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From touring the summer beaches to introduce children to diving, to distant trips to look for "the little beast", Daniel Méouchy has still not put his fins away. Interview…
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On September 17, 1965, the divers of the Cousteau team began a unique experience in the world: live a month at 100 meters deep, off St Jean Cap Ferrat, with…
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New successful dive at 5400 m in the Andes!
de Francis Le Guen 11 February 2020They did it ! Sebastien Devrient, high mountain guide and filmmaker and Frédéric Swierczinsky, the extreme diver, have just completed an exceptional adventure: the ice diving exploration of altitude lakes ...
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Definition Manual operation to balance the internal and external pressure of the ears. Disadvantage: you always have the impression of diving into a wastewater treatment plant, having to cover your nose at regular intervals ... ...