Why I Got Cave Certified | DIVE STORIES

Jonathan explains why he decided to get cave certified, what made him choose Brian Kakuk as his instructor, and how that decision led to creating the IMAX© movie Ancient Caves!
DIVE STORIES is the new series on @BlueWorld_plus featuring various members of the BlueWorld team talking about experiences they had in the world of diving. Some are scary. Some are amazing. All are fun!
JONATHAN BIRD'S BLUE WORLD is an Emmy Award-winning underwater science/adventure series featuring underwater cinematographer/naturalist Jonathan Bird.
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[@tomm2812]

Excellent. Cave diving is Great. Miss that long ago part of my life. Best

[@Masterryman]

Nice, stay alwas safe and have a lot of fun and pictures for life, thx for sharing and your great videos...

[@kenmh7357]

Cenote/Cavern diving in Riviera Maya is awesome! Done 4 dives, gonna do at least 4 this year!

[@mikesbigadventures194]

Abaco Caves and Brian Kakuk have inspired me to go for this too Fangorn Forest is a bucket list dive. I’m doing it a bit more slowly but I’ll get there. Gus and Woody at DiveTalk have inspired me too, especially Woody’s zero to hero course with Brian

[@Robert_H_Diver]

I love Gus and woody at dive talk.

[@unfortunatelyiamsane]

same!

[@raisaabvideoediting8937]

@@Robert_H_Diver et

[@CDRR1231]

Love your shirt btw!!!

[@BlueWorldplus]

Van Halen!

[@Robert_H_Diver]

Can’t wait to get cave certified. The cave episodes are some of my favorite.

[@DolbecAqua]

One day I'll be cave certified :D looks so cool

[@MaximumDiver]

You're courageous since Cave Diving is the most dangerous of all types of dives. Be careful down there!

[@Robert_H_Diver]

Still very safe.

[@unfortunatelyiamsane]

you just have to learn how to do it right 🙂

[@whaleshark2625]

Hands up if the flutter kicking diver stressed you out...

[@elaineb7065]

Seems like it was contagious: one of you got the bug & now you've almost all got it!!! Seriously though, these background chats are awesome!!!

[@sheamcgowan1351]

I love the cave episodes!! Keep it up, Stay Safe.

[@danielkinton7193]

Do you think IMAX will reshow Ancient Caves? I didnt find Woody and Gus until just recently, and fell in love with cave diving.

[@BlueWorldplus]

Ancient Caves is only just starting to get out there now because of COVID. It's playing in quite a few places, and more to come. Listing: macgillivrayfreeman.com/project/ancient-caves/

[@karlgiel8891]

You are far to humble. 😉

[@DIVETALK]

How about cameramen Woody and Gus?

[@BlueWorldplus]

Rebreather segment coming with you guys!

[@dylonswiatek]

[@Checkgate2.0]

You have a great memory for the first four seasons of BlueWorldTV of you being interest for cave diving and in the season 5 premiere episode of BlueWorldTV with cave instructor Brian Kakuk and Todd recently got cave certified in 1993 and you had a great memory of Wes Skiles and remember him who died in 2010. Also, BlueWorldTV you remembered that Cameraman Todd got cave certified in 1993, cameraman Zach got cave certified and Zach of all trade going to get cave certified.

[@stilcrazychris]

Cool stories. I don't think. You'll find me in one of any caves. Just thinking about gives me an heart attack. Being in there just knowing I couldn't reach the top of watch to take a breath would freak me out. No thank you 8ll take the road & meet you @ the other side! Sharing it w/your family is good for you & your family in just built different I guess. Have a wonderful week, & be safe, Chris from Missouri

[@jenniferkell4711]

I wish I could dance like cameraman Tim!

[@BlueWorldplus]

We all do!! LOL 🤣

[@scottm6927]

I guess it scares me a bit. I worry about claustrophobia and panic. I admire your accomplishments deeply, however (pun intended a little bit).

[@kimichan5]

Nerds! Haha I really enjoy the cave episodes. I get claustrophobic really easily so I’ll never be able to go to those place which makes watching those episodes all the better. 😊

[@viperpm]

Go be a cave diver. Go spend the money. I WANT TO BUT ITS EXPENSIVE AF 🤣

[@tcoiler]

Definitely do a cenote dive if you can. They are as beautiful as the pictures except that you're in it.

[@platypusoppy6372]

Oooh man I need that dance clip of cameraman Tim!! Also evey time I see that subscribe button I'm like everyone should do that.

[@FintasticFilms]

Your cave diving episodes are some of my favorite! There’s so many cool places to explore in caves/caverns

[@areftiari2197]

I am thinking about it and doing my advanced so I can enroll in cave diving in south Australia I m so obsess with it

[@Dboy10810]

Great one! I do scuba diving since 2016. I have 160+ dives, mostly on sidemount. I am amazed by caves. Indeed I did 2 (mines), without certification. Last 2 years I am just thinking to do the training. It is not about the money, it is just having this worry about being a cave diver. My wife would have a heart attack to know that I want to do that. Too dangerous! Friends says the same thing about recreational diving. I still haven't decided.

[@adritodutta6107]

What would be the reason of lesser marine life in caves?

[@Yggdrasil42]

Very little to no light so no plant life, which means very little food for fauna. Also many caves have little to no current which means 'food' from the outside doesn't reach the cave.

[@BlueWorldplus]

Correct!

[@randychilders6984]

Bunch of cave diving nerds he said! Love it

[@bannoursalem5186]

i love scuba diving, and my dream to get certified in cave diving, even I'm a bit of a claustrophobic but I'd love to face it and do it!

[@jonathanchadwickartsandadv712]

What dive certification you need just for cavern diver?

[@Robert_H_Diver]

I don’t think there are any prerequisites for cavern.

[@Yggdrasil42]

@@Robert_H_Diver Well, at least Open Water diver but I'd guess Advanced and Nitrox aren't bad to have either.

[@RK-de5wg]

That is the best t-shirt ever Johnathan! 😀

[@Adam-qv2bd]

Jonathan, your enthusiasm is so contagious! I wanna go to the Dahab blue hole in Egypt.

[@gamer4206]

Cave diving sounds like it could be very rewarding. You guys are pretty brave to do that!

[@_httpsam_]

i really enjoy these story time segments!! it's so fascinating~

[@nicholaspruitt9032]

Jonathan, how many cave dives have you done? Dave Shaw had 333 cave dives over 5 years . Sheck Exley had more than 4000 cave dives over 30 years. What makes you an experienced cave diver? Maybe staying away from pushing the envelope ? I respect you so much man. Zero to Hero is no joke!

[@BlueWorldplus]

Dude I don't even have 100 yet! It takes a long time to get there when you don't live near the caves.

[@horhevamp8890]

I assume at that time you had already your wreck diving certification... arent wreck diving skills also useful in Caves? Things like boyancy control, using a line (for bigger wrecks with penetration), frog leaping, sidemount etc.. I imagine all those skills are transferable!

[@BlueWorldplus]

I never got a wreck certification.

[@cdenver]

Would love to cave dive, cant even afford to get open water certified. When I had the money, my local clubs wouldnt take me, its like trying to get into a secret society. Its uhhh.. heart breaking to say the least. Maybe in another life.

[@BlueWorldplus]

No you just have to give it time.

[@derangedtortoise909]

Johnathan is awesome

[@nelsonscott4796]

Back lighting looks great big dog. Give us a shout next time you fly into tampa bay. Happy to put you up overnight. Couple of big fans down here!

[@wrghtlk]

great video yet again. im from the uk, ive just passed my TDI Sidemount and im on my way into my cave journey too. also in the uk we have old abandoned flooded mines qe can dive too, so im really looking forward to getting in those too. perhaps you guys could do some videos on them aswell? anyway owards and downwards!

[@bradleybroder1515]

I want to get certified

[@BlueWorldplus]

No time like the present!

[@CharbelGereige]

that episode inspired me and I went to Abaco and did the same zero to hero!!! life goals!

[@BlueWorldplus]

That is what I like to hear!!

[@BlueWorldplus]

I recently had an argument with someone about the "Zero-to-hero" concept and this person was suggesting that it's a bad way to get trained. I think a lot of people assume that there is less training when you do it this way and that might be because of the name. It is simply not the case. The training takes 8-10 days. Most people take a week of vacation, do half the training, and then go home. Then 6-12 months later take another week of vacation and return for the second half. But much of what they do in the second half is try to remember all the skills they forgot. Zero-to-hero just means you take both halves of the training back-to-back. It builds muscle memory better (more repetition) and you finish fully certified--so you can go out and go cave diving and practice your skills. Which is better? Taking half of drivers's Ed and then not being able to drive for 6 months, then taking the other half? Or taking the whole class at once, then taking the driver's test? In my opinion, if you can get two weeks of vacation time, Zero to Hero is by far the better way to get cave certified.

[@CharbelGereige]

@@BlueWorldplus I agree - that is my experience too!! that said, I'd like to go back to Abaco and do longer dives in the caves!! BTW when is Ancient Cave coming to London UK? can't wait!

[@alejandromes2166]

Yes! More caves and wrecks. The japanese wrecks from Coron are amazing

[@FFAdventuresOriginal]

always love the Blue World vids, but really enjoyed getting to know you better through stories like this!

[@BlueWorldplus]

Glad you like them! More to come!

[@TheprogresBMX]

Love his shirt, love the story, awesome hanging out with ya Johnathan! 🙏

[@flynnkay]

Awesome story. You got me into diving! Just finished my open water diver in the Mediterranean

[@BlueWorldplus]

Congratulations!

[@gayleorner1298]

Love this one!

[@MadMatt13]

Those caves are so cool! That Van Halen t-shirt is also pretty damn cool too!

[@BlueWorldplus]

RIP Eddie. 😢

[@Dandeb19]

We love everything you do, thank you

[@BlueWorldplus]

Aw!

[@scubatravel7846]

OMG! I finally saw mexico caves back in early June for the first time! Crazy how much different they are in comparison to Florida caves. Have you seen Heaven's Gate at Nohoch Nah Chich! My regulator almost fell out of my mouth!!....Stunning! The Bahamas is on my wish list - Getting my full cave cert in January 10-14th in Marianna Fl

[@BlueWorldplus]

Good for you! We will be there in September!

[@BlueWorldplus]

We should do a collab.

[@scubatravel7846]

@@BlueWorldplus that would legit be a dream come true!! Come to Marianna FL in Jan 😉 everyone at Cave Adventurers are super nice too