ICE Diving in Lake Superior!

I'm going ice diving in Lake Superior, Michigan! Special thanks to PADI Course Director Stephen Aynsley and Divers Incorporated from Ann Arbor, Michigan!
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[@victorottoboni6821]

Hey, that's me at 2:10! Awesome to see the finished product!

[@DiveSAGA]

Yay! Thank you for sharing the weekend together!

[@minukxx_dive]

This is awesome!!!!

[@DiveSAGA]

Thank you! I had a great time too! 😄

[@williamsweet7511]

not sure why, but what a great episode, your attitude was amazing. your ability to go from teacher to student was amazing. Thanks for capturing it on camera and sharing it with us.

[@DiveSAGA]

Thank you for that super kind comment! It's super good to be a student once in a while. I live by that!

[@sammoyers905]

Great video Nick. I got my Ice Diving Certification back in 1979, in western Pennsylvania. Back then we were required to make our first dive in a wetsuit. Talk about a shock as the 34 degree water works up your legs. That dive was limited to 30 minutes, if you could make it that long. Next dive was in a Poseidon Unisuit. Man, what a difference. I have made several ice dives since,, but never another wetsuit ice dive. Thanks for sharing your experience.

[@DiveSAGA]

Woah! I'm definitely glad I was in a dry suit! 😄 Thank you for sharing that! 👊

[@jeffconley6366]

Hi Sam, was that certification with Professional Diving services and Dick Geyer the instructor?

[@4southwest]

Looks very nice!

[@DiveSAGA]

Thanks Adam! I appreciate it!

[@peterneubauer9712]

I like your drone into the water transition and you thought nobody would notice .... very cool!

[@DiveSAGA]

Thank you! Fun fact: It's not a drone shot actually! In two weeks I'm uploading a video with all the equipment used for these dives, including the video side of things!

[@peterneubauer9712]

@@DiveSAGA Looking forward to seeing the "video side of things". I understand you use GoPro's quite a bit. I'm a big fan of the GoPro this is from a diver that started with film and housing and all that expensive (and heavy) gear now I just love the simplicity of the GoPro. The u/w videos on my channel are all shot on a GoPro.

[@DiveSAGA]

@@peterneubauer9712 yes I agree. For a lot of video tasks the GoPro is great!

[@WeiseGuy91]

I’d love to see how that cut was done!

[@BoyanDobrev]

Great video! I got to enjoy without freezing my balls off 🥳

[@DiveSAGA]

You were wearing a dry suit as well? 🤣

[@lichtfischen6185]

Amazing episode! I hope I will be able to try this out as well 😁

[@DiveSAGA]

Thank you! I do teach Tec and Trimix so don't hesitate to contact me!

[@nicolasmommens7664]

Absolutely loved it !!!

[@DiveSAGA]

Thank you! I'm so happy to know that you are a consistent viewer of the channel. These videos are exactly for people like you so your positive comments mean a lot!

[@maxnbitsy]

Wicked cool. Thanks for sharing!

[@DiveSAGA]

Thank you for watching! Always appreciated!

[@voyer76161]

Excellent video and explanation. FYI, I was in the other hole.

[@DiveSAGA]

Yay!!It was a great experience!

[@daveb6345]

Congratulations mate, I was nervous watching you do it. Definitely next level 😁

[@DiveSAGA]

Thank you! All in all it was nothing to be nervous for. But that's easy to say in hindsight 🤣

[@kre8tiv23]

Very cool! Looking forward to part 2... definitely when you come back to Michigan. Let's get together... Hope to see you un Utila by December 🙂

[@DiveSAGA]

Thank you! Part 2 is a bit more static and just equipment talk, but hopefully educational!

[@lydialeigh4]

Congratulations Nick!! What a cool accomplishment … pun totally intended! 😁 You came to Michigan - my neck of the woods - to get certified! To bad we couldn’t have scheduled a couple of dives while you were here. Maybe next time. Loved the footage of the ice … so beautiful! It was interesting to hear about the freezing process too. I did not know slower means more transparent. Looking forward to part 2. Thanks for sharing your journey. 🤙

[@DiveSAGA]

Wow thanks for your kind comment! I wasn't aware you were from Michigan! Next time I'm around I'll definitely let you know!

[@lydialeigh4]

@@DiveSAGA sounds like a plan!! 😁

[@BrentDurand]

Great episode, Nick! Ice diving has been on my list for years, but this might force me to take the class next winter.

[@DiveSAGA]

Consider joining! I might go again! Especially because they're working out how to combine it with an under-ice wreck dive!

[@BrentDurand]

@@DiveSAGA that would be epic, although for me as long as the wreck part doesn’t require tech qualification…!

[@DiveSAGA]

@@BrentDurand they're actually looking for something shallow, like 30-40ft but they haven't locked anything in yet. The idea is to do the actual ice diver training in the weekend and then cut a different hole elsewhere above a wreck a day or two later. I'll keep you posted!

[@BrentDurand]

@@DiveSAGA Epic, please do!

[@JDKSTUDIO1]

An other great watch T’each.. I would love to see an episode about Titan Triggerfish and swimming with them. Diving with them has been a huge learning curb for me and I think so many people have questions and concerns. You are welcome in Thailand! Loved this episode, much closer to home for me :)

[@DiveSAGA]

Thank you! A trip to Thailand unfortunately isn't in the cards in the near future but I have some pretty exciting content lined up for the next few months!

[@Craywilliams]

Nick, why you not using full face mask?

[@DiveSAGA]

It was an option but I simply chose not to. No real specific reason!