impressive underwater freefall

[pascal32]

One breath and not in any sort of hurry! I'm ignorant on diving but i thought there were issues with pressure and the human body...

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[balto777]

You only have issues if you are breathing pressurized air while underwater. If you breath air at one pressure, you can dive as deep as you want (within reason) without any problem.

One thing though, he would still need to equalize his ears on the way down and up, which is what I find difficult while diving.

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

great stuff.
I have a book on free diving. I tried it myself (using fins) but I think the fella in the video has me beat for endurance!

 

[mynock11]

i only think there is pressure issues if your scuba. correct me if im wrong anyone. besides i dont think he went all that deep.

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

i only think there is pressure issues if your scuba. correct me if im wrong anyone. besides i dont think he went all that deep.

as already mentioned you'd need to equalize ears.

I agree that the video enhances the perception of this dive's difficulty but still.... it's impressive. Well filmed, too. Beautiful stuff- love the background music.

 

[Steve Canyon]

360 feet

 

[jaybfresh]

People train their lungs hard for this stuff... every once in a while they show the free diving competitions on ESPN 6. I cant believe the depths they go. I would guess one of the hardest parts is knowing when to turn around, because ya still got swim back up

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

360 feet

obviously the fella in the video can go deeper but he's so kewl taking his time and all. Best video I've seen in awhile. Thanks for posting it, Blur.

 

[dreaminmel]

Very much enjoyed that. Thanks for sharing it with us Blurry! I'll agree w/ loving the background music as well. Seeing people do things to stretch beyond what our bodies and minds are used to (safely) always gives me goosebumps. :thumbsup:

 

[Hannawa]

I couldn't believe he was doing it without fins. Never would have thought to climb back out... Awesome video!

 

[toddmh]

he held his breath for very close to four min..That is pretty cool on it's own

 

[Kent E]

He made it look as though he was falling through the air. Very artistic and fascinating, I loved it!

 

[Twinpanther]

That is impressive. It must take quite a bit of training to effortlessly hold your breath for that amount of time.

Blue holes are amazing in themselves. I was over at Jetsums this past week and he was watching "Diving The Labyrinth". A NatGeo series on Netflix. Saltwater so stagnant that it's seperated to salt on bottom and fresh on top, no oxygen left, and the technology and redundancy they use to dive that deep is really just cool.

Found a 3 minute teaser.

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[superkat]

thank you for sharing this video. If you watch it again, you can see the safety line that was dropped in the water in one of the shots. Although he didn't use it, which is incredible, it was there.

One of my first dives was the Great Blue Hole just off of Lighthouse Reef in Belize five years ago. It was really something to be able to just walk to the edge and dive in. Cenotes are also amazing dives. Did one at Chichen Itza and Tulum two years ago. A little scary...very dark.

But this guy? To be able to do that completely free from any apparatus? It must be a wonderful feeling.

 

[Firedog1962]

The problem is when you hold your breath on the way up. As you descend wether free or scuba the air compresses, as you come back towards the surface the air expands. You must continually exhale to avoid pulminary adema. In diving they teach you to hum a tune if you run out of air(they also teach you not to run out of air) When I dive, I would rather run out of air at 90 feet not 30

 

[Hannawa]

The expanding air isn't a problem for him because his initial breath was at the surface. It cannot expand more than its original volume. It is still impressive he doesn't equalize his ears, or atleast it isn't part of the video.

 

[aquadonkey]

Wow

 

[Neoz]

Great video thanks for posting that.

 

[sd2127]

That was amazing!!!!

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

It is still impressive he doesn't equalize his ears, or atleast it isn't part of the video.

notice the splices in the video

also.... different camera shots taken from different angles that repeat the same part of the fall.