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The name of the channel speaks to my background as a distance open water swimmer and recently we've started a project that will look at this demanding sport in more detail as I build up to some solo open water swimming challenges. Stay tuned for that.
Up until recently however, the videos have featured other aquatic activities that some of us regularly participate in. As you may have guessed cave diving is one of my favourites. It is without a doubt one of the most dangerous and yet exciting adventure sports in existence, with dramatic underwater topography, physical challenges and a vast degree of risk management involved. Also featured heavily is freediving which involves a challenge unique to most sports. We occasionally feature great hikes and spectacular places visited in our travels around the world but particularly Australia.
Life is a 'Journey in Progress' - where will this journey take those of us?.... I have no idea but I invite you to come along.
Up until recently however, the videos have featured other aquatic activities that some of us regularly participate in. As you may have guessed cave diving is one of my favourites. It is without a doubt one of the most dangerous and yet exciting adventure sports in existence, with dramatic underwater topography, physical challenges and a vast degree of risk management involved. Also featured heavily is freediving which involves a challenge unique to most sports. We occasionally feature great hikes and spectacular places visited in our travels around the world but particularly Australia.
Life is a 'Journey in Progress' - where will this journey take those of us?.... I have no idea but I invite you to come along.
Subscribe to 'Oz in Pictures'
During the last year we started a new channel with a new name
'Oz in Pictures'
ua-cam.com/channels/QOBMWgTY8cNcThvGhdEnIw.html
This channel is a collaborative one between myself (DM) and SJ and will showcase our journey in film and pictures. It will still have similar videos to our earlier content (infact I've rebadged a number of the more picturesque older videos and uploaded them as they are good fits for the new channel too) but we will have more videos of our camping, overlanding and cycling adventures too. We're also researching another way of Australia which has been a lifelong dream so stay tuned for that because when it happens it will be a huge part of our content.
In addition to UA-cam we upload our videos to Odysee:
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BitChute:
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Rumble:
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and we upload our videos and pictures to Minds:
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We upload our articles to our website:
www.OzinPictures.com
'Oz in Pictures'
ua-cam.com/channels/QOBMWgTY8cNcThvGhdEnIw.html
This channel is a collaborative one between myself (DM) and SJ and will showcase our journey in film and pictures. It will still have similar videos to our earlier content (infact I've rebadged a number of the more picturesque older videos and uploaded them as they are good fits for the new channel too) but we will have more videos of our camping, overlanding and cycling adventures too. We're also researching another way of Australia which has been a lifelong dream so stay tuned for that because when it happens it will be a huge part of our content.
In addition to UA-cam we upload our videos to Odysee:
odysee.com/@OzinPictures:f
BitChute:
www.BitChute.com/channel/ZM4m9qxJolUE
Rumble:
rumble.com/user/OzinPictures
and we upload our videos and pictures to Minds:
www.Minds.com/OzinPictures
We upload our articles to our website:
www.OzinPictures.com
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Retro Games Re-lived - Grand Prix Circuit
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This video is a review and demonstration of Grand Prix Circuit which was a DOS game made by Accolade that was released in most countries in 1988. It was loosely based on the 1988 Formula One series. In it you could choose to drive one of 3 different cars to race on 8 of the 16 tracks that featured in that years championship. Like many people who owned a PC in the late 80's and early 90's I had ...
Lake Bonney Marathon Swim
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Lake Bonney is a large lake located next to the town of Barmera in South Australia. It measures 6.5 km down the length at it's longest stretch and is the venue for our latest marathon swim challenge. On this occasion I swam 2 laps of the lake along that course making the swim 13 km. I'd been wanting to do this swim for years. As a much younger person I competed here in open water swimming compe...
Basin Lake Hike - Fraser Island
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Basin Lake is a small perched freshwater lake on Fraser Island in Queensland, Australia. It can be reached via a few different hiking tracks but the one that is used the most goes from Central Station via Wanggoolba Creek and is about a 5.5 km return trip. With the close proximity of the thick vegitation the lake is reasonably protected from the wind making it an attractive secluded location th...
Lake McKenzie Marathon Swim - Fraser Island
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Lake McKenzie is a stunning freshwater lake on Fraser Island in Queensland and the location of the second of my 'marathon swim challenges'. It covers an area of 150 hectares and with it's clear waters and white silica sands it's probably the most well known and visited location on the island. The waters are slightly acidic in nature and this actually is one of the reasons it stays so clear beca...
Lake Wabby Hike - Fraser Island
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Lake Wabby is a well known lake on Fraser Island. It's relatively small and is getting gradually consumed by the Hammerstone Sand Blow. At 12 meters it is the deepest lake on the island and unlike most of the others is full of aquatic life, particularly large catfish. There are 2 hiking tracks, one from the beach about 4.3 km north of Eurong which is 2.4 km long and the other is a shorter one f...
Encounter Lakes Marathon Swim
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For some time now I've been planning to feature videos speaking to Marathon Swimming after all the name of this channel does have 'Endurance Swimmer' in it. I've decided the best way to do this is to take part in a series of challenges where I attempt to complete an official marathon swimming distance in as many different bodies of water as possible. Since 2008 when the Olympic Games first feat...
St Kilda Mangrove Trail
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The St Kilda Mangrove Trail is a well known boardwalk built on the coast of this seaside suburb in South Australia (not to be confused with the suburb in Victoria with the same name). St Kilda itself was built on what is a reclaimed part of the Barker Inlet. It was once home to just fishermen but is now well known for an adventure playground and a tramway museum. There is a large area of mangro...
Barossa Valley Scenic Helicopter Flight
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Barossa Helicopters is a business located at the "Kies Family" property and conducts scenic tours from the air around the Barossa Valley in South Australia about 60 kilometres northeast of Adelaide. The valley itself was formed by the North Para River and is a notable wine producing area in the region.
Loveday 4x4 Adventure Park
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We've recently acquired an off road vehicle which we hope to use for some of our trips around Australia so that we can access hard to reach places. I've had some limited four wheel drive experience but decided to extend that somewhat by testing the vehicle at Loveday 4x4 Adventure Park which is located in Barmera, South Australia and covers a wide area with plenty to occupy drivers of all level...
Diving Bali 'Through The Mist'
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Our latest diving adventure was a week spent in Tulamben, Bali. We stayed at the Matahari Resort, which is very well equipped for divers and excellent value for money. Visibility was a not quite crystal clear as it can be in the area. But it did give it an interesting atmosphere. This was particularly noticeable around the resort itself and the garden of statues known as 'Suci Place'. It remind...
River of Dreams
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The River Murray is the third longest navgable river in the world with a total length of 2,520 kilometres it is a truly iconic piece of the Australian geographical landscape. It's source is high in the Australian Alps and from there it gradually meanders through three separate states and the diverse scenery that each have before finally reaching the ocean. This spectacular gallery of images was...
Morialta Conservation Park Three Falls Hike
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Morialta Conservation Park is a spectacular nature reserve in the Adelaide Hills, South Australia well known for it's seasonal waterfalls. It covers an area of 5.3 square kilometres and is popular with bushwalkers, rock climbers and photographers. There are a number of hikes but most involve visiting 1 or more of the reserve's spectacular waterfalls. The Three Falls Hike is the longest of the 3...
Cave Diving in Allendale Cave
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One of the most well known cave diving sites in Mount Gambier is Allendale Cave which is located in the middle of a road! Attempts were made in the early days to fill what was thought to be a large hole in order to build the road over it but later on when it was established that it was actually a water filled cave of significant size this futile process was stopped in favour of building one lan...
Drift Snorkelling Eight Mile Creek
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In addition to snorkelling and scuba diving the series of ponds and channels that make up Ewens Ponds in Mount Gambier, South Australia, one can also snorkel from the ponds all the way to the coast via Eight Mile Creek. When in the channels and creek you can just drift along effortlessly and enjoy the ride due to the constant downstream water flow. It's a stunning trip that takes just over an h...
Scuba Diving Skills - Reel and Guideline Use
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Scuba Diving Skills - Reel and Guideline Use
Freediving with Dolphins and Sea Lions
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Freediving with Dolphins and Sea Lions
Scuba Diving 'Haunted' Rapid Bay Jetty!!!
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Scuba Diving 'Haunted' Rapid Bay Jetty!!!
Collision with Rocky Protrusion whilst Freediving!
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Collision with Rocky Protrusion whilst Freediving!
Aqualung Micromask and Cressi Minima Review
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Aqualung Micromask and Cressi Minima Review
9 years ago you made this video and here I am today, taking advance wreck diving and in need of this. Ridiculously useful! If you're still around, don't mind if I ask a few questions if I have them (after watching your videos)?
Certainly. I'm still around. I upload to 2 other channels these days and have focused more on other activities in recent years but I'm more than happy to answer your questions as best I can.
Excellent demonstration and very well explained, thank you for the video.
very nice place to learn skills
Awesome video! I have one question, i have noticed that you are doing no-fin, are fins not allowed?! Or like your weight belt do they accept if i bring my own?! Looking forward for your reply! Thanks!!
Excellent - thank you!
Great job thanks
Hi Endurance Swimmer Australia, awesome video! Would it be possible to use a few seconds of the footage on a youtube video I'm making of Kilsby? I'll give you proper credit as the source.
Very informative, filled in the blanks from the QPWS information... thank you!
Many thanks. We've uploaded most of our content to our new channel 'Oz in Pictures' too. That's the one I'm regularly working on at the moment so feel free to check out our new content there.
That is so funny you are the monster
Super helpful. I start my cave training in a few days this was really helpful. Nerves are getting to me. That normal?
A little bit. I think it's good to respect the environment of where you are diving and knowing that it can bite you if one is too complacent. To quote a movie that I remember watching, "fear is good, it teaches limits." That being said, with proper training and attention to risk management most cave divers actually find it relaxing most of the time and I suspect you will too when you are trained and used to the environment.
How many chairs would you recommend taking with to tie off to?
This can only be improved upon by using some markers ! Thnx for your time.
I want to see this demonstrations with thick dry gloves with under gloves on. Some knots are almost impossible.
There are actually very few cave divers I know in Australia who dive with thick gloves that cover the fingers. In Mount Gambier it gets down to about 10 degrees centagrade and I still dive with gloves that have the fingers cut off for greater dexterity. I find that for dives up to about 2 hours it's fine. Yes you do loose a bit of dexterity by the end but you are pretty much ready to come out by then. Some of our members do occasionally do longer decompression dives in these sites or dive in places like New Zealand and there is a line in the sand where you're probably going to need thicker gloves or even dry ones. I've never used dry gloves but my take on this is simply to try and find the ones that work best and try and find the tie offs that are easiest to do with these kinds of gloves on. If they are so bulky that you can't do any tie offs with them then you can probably find a better option. This question is best directed towards some of our divers who dive in The Pearce Researgence in New Zealand.
love this area
Thanks very much all the details I am new to cave diving I am studying all techniques and skills. question : how could I find which direction out the cave to surface or deep into the cave ? is the line with arrow printed ??? I found in one video with a label attached with an arrow but just ancious the arrow is out or in if i face panic situation Thanks
I can't be sure this is universal but I can give you some idea of what we do in Australia. Generally we use 3 types of markers that fall into 2 catagories, arrows and personal markers (which can be cookies and/or pegs). If we are just reeling in on a primary reel we know that the end of the line is outside the exit so most of us don't use markers at all unless we tie off to a fixed line (you can but it doesn't really serve a purpose). The moment you tie off onto a fixed line or if you run out of line and need to run a second reel then the game changes and we start using markers. You place a cookie or peg which has something like initials on it (and preferably something that you can identify with touch alone by doing something with it unique (a series of notches for example). You place it on the line you have jumped from (ie the exit side of the junction). There may be arrows on fixed lines or you may put them on a line you're fixing. Arrows (if used because they aren't always) should point in the direction of the exit. It does pay to be familiar with the site. If the site is on private property and only qualified cave divers have access you can probably be more confident as to the quality of the fixed lines and that random people haven't gone in and changed anything. Never take something for granted. If it is a site with fixed lines then you're probably going to have to take in a series of jump reels to move between the fixed lines. Best to check with the local cave diving community wherever you dive though in the event that they do something different. It goes without saying that they can literally be life lines so you want to be confident what the system is there bearing in mind that if you're deep you also may have a certain level of narcosis to contend with so it's good to be so familiar with the system that it's second nature. Gradually extending your penetrations in proportion to your experience and/or training and perhaps diving with someone familiar with the site are good practices.
i have the cressi minima, and the buckle slides a lot.
👍👍beautiful 💞💞💞
Best free diving mask I've ever tried is the minima, sadly I was allergic to the silicone that they use so I had only used it once. I ended up buying Aqualung Sphera and I still use it today
This is an incredible demonstration video. Thank you for creating it. It's clear that you put a lot of planning, time and effort into this. :)
Many thanks.
I echo other commentators: Thank you for this video. You put it together with great quality and that helps it be the GO TO video on UA-cam for reel use.
Thank you so much for the kind words. When I made it was because I struggled to find many videos on this subject when I went through my training so I basically made the video I was looking for at the time. As an aside we (me and my partner) have actually been uploading to a different channel for the last year called 'Oz in Pictures' which we started because there is usually strength in collaboration. Feel free to check it out and subscribe if you like what we are doing now. I'll be uploading this one there too in due course (albeit with a different intro because there are a few anecdotes associated with some of the things that came out of making this video). Most of our older content is getting a second life on our new channel. I've been focusing on some different activities recently (most notably sailing) and haven't had the opportunity to cave dive for a while however I would love to again and I had always intended to do further instructional videos.
is that the basic reel from divesoft ?
Great video mate, thanks
Thank for for producing this I am slowly learning cave diving
10/10 for the spooky music in part 3.
I didn't see any Fish life at all
I know I think they all dead or some fuck shit
Still watching this in 2020. Best video on the subject matter on UA-cam.
Many thanks for the kind comments. I'm glad it was helpful.
Excellent explanation and footage! 👌🌟
LET ME BE A HAUNTED JETTY
Im so stoked that I bought so many minimas but unfortunately have given them away to other combat swimmers have 2 left. Cant find the minima anymore, so may have to go to the micromask.
When I got mine it was the only one in the shop and I must say I haven't seen them on the shelves much since which I find unusual.
@@EnduranceSwimmer Evidently they quit making them I found a back up mask on amazon its brown, I been using it for doing creek exploration here in Arkansas not as good as minima more volume but it was 18.00 usd. it fits the bill as water not deep here but finding all kinds of things.
I'm on the same situation, can't find anymore a mask that I really love cause they stopped making it years ago. It's the Aqualung Falco, basically a tempered glass version of the Sphera, it has an amazing 180° horizontal field of view. I used to have one for many years but it was stolen when I was travelling :( there's also an identical mask, the Scubapro Freedom, but it's also discontinued so I can't find it either I've been using the Cressi Superocchio, and it's a great quality and tough affordable mask
Great video! All the different camera angles under water must of been a huge editing chore. I'm glad your hard work has paid off.
Many thanks. It took about a week to edit. The footage took a few sessions to get.
Well done!
Im just here for the free food..
That’s a different kind of wrap! 😉
I wonder how this tie-off is supposed to work when you wear thick gloves.
Skunkiboi This is one of the reasons most cave divers I know don't wear full gloves. I cut the fingers of mine and it's still adequate in quite cold water. Some don't wear them at all. You can still do a lot of wraps with gloves on, you just need to practice to see which are require less dexterity.
dea th gripes online,,
LET ME BE A HAUNTED JETTY
thats my wife.
LET *ME* BE A HAUNTED JETTY
That's also why I'm here, looking up what the fuck that lyric means
c l a n t o n e bro the thumbnail even has the same font as the yots album sleeve art
plus44 holy shit your right, you better post this shit on Reddit fast
c l a n t o n e I'll let you do that for me brother. Receive the W.
Just a coincidence I'm afraid guys. Not sure who the person you make reference to is (I'm assuming it's a singer or musician). I made this video a few years ago to coincide with Halloween. It was effectively a bit of a joke that came about from a moment when my partner and I walked past a novelty shop and saw a skull mask on display and I turned to her and said "You know what would be a fun video to make?". The thumbnail was made on Adobe Premier Elements 12. It's one of the fonts available in what is a limited selection. I used fonts that contrast well with the background and this one seemed to work well. You'll note there are some I've used a number of times for other videos albeit sometimes in slightly different colours and it's just because they contrast well and fit in with what's in the photo to make clear thumbnails. Nothing more in it than that I'm afraid. I'm sure I'll do some more novelty videos in the future. Hope you enjoyed it😊.
Now THIS is a quality scuba video! Not pompous, not arrogant, just smart, informative, very well explained, and provides good detail without getting unnecessarily complicated. 5 stars
Charles Graves Many thanks for the kind words.
in which season or month did you record this? i want to know that in which month do they have water in falls?
Discover Australia 101 As best I can remember it I think I recorded it shortly before I uploaded it, so October. Over here the hottest months are somewhere between December and March so that gives you an idea but we sometimes get a lot of rain when it's not expected. I've seen water flowing every winter and spring I've been there. During the hottest months of summer it is less likely.
Endurance Swimmer Australia thanks
Shit music good video
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wow but why no fish?
or frogs, or turtles or newts... I dont understand why freshwater seem so desserted compared to marine environments.
Is that safe to snorkle there? Im afraid of sharks and jellyfish
Jonathan Bayu S Yes it's reasonably safe. One has to do it in the right conditions like anywhere else so good judgement always needs to be used. The reef generally offers some protection. If waves are crashing over it and nobody is in the water then it's probably a bad idea but when it's calm it's quite nice. Entry is easy by the steps at the end of the jetty and there are plenty of fish (the local school aquatics program feed them I think so they are always there). As far as sharks and jellyfish go. As its the ocean it's always possible but the only shark I've ever actually seen there myself is a Port Jackson Shark (harmless). I suspect the occasional bronze whaler probably gets seen. I haven't heard reports inside the reef of Pointers but it's the ocean so it's possible. I've seen the occasional jellyfish but nothing particularly dangerous and not normally in great numbers. I've done 2 open water swimming races there too and not swum into any (whereas in Westlakes going round the island during summer you bump into stacks of them - not pleasant but harmless). In good conditions it's one of the safer places to snorkel. I'd be more concerned about people jumping off the end of the jetty without looking.
Someone needs to release some South American Cichlids, Tetras etc. Sword Plants, Anubius etc. lol
Hey. What's on your computer strap band. The red thing
Wade Smith it's a line cutter.
Endurance Swimmer Australia awesome. I was looking for something small to carry for self reliant. Any link or name I can look up - thanks for the fast reply too. I know it’s an older video.
Wade Smith You should be able to get them from most dive shops. Just ask for a line cutter that overhead environment divers use. When I'm in a cave I carry two but no knives as there aren't too many purposes that I can think of for knives in caves. However in the ocean I carry a line cutter and a knife. This link shows one of similar design to mine although I'm not sure if it's the same manufacturer. ua-cam.com/video/Ud-QrcGiOJI/v-deo.html
I am currently attending the cavern course,your video is such a great help for a newbie in the use of a reel.Really well filmed,simple and easy to understand each move. You have put a lot of effort on this and I feel the need to thank you for this ! Really good job ! Thumps up all the way!!
Anemos Many thanks for the kind words. It was actually early on during my CDAA (cave diving) training that I decided down the track to make it as I too was looking for a video on breaking down reel and guideline training and didn't find many. Good luck with your training.
You have put a lot of work into this and made a really top quality video. Thank you very much!
Tom Many thanks for the positive feedback. As I recall this one took a couple of weeks to put together. It's probably received the most positive feedback of all my videos. Given the time I'd like to do a number of training videos.
lmao instant classic
Great work.
That funereal music again!
Hardly any fish. Looks cold and bleak. And what's with the breaststroke kick with fins?
NOTABOOS the kick comes from all the cave diving I do. It's an anti-silting technique that is less likely to disturb the bottom. After you do it as much as I have you find it's useful for other activities other than cave diving and it's surprisingly comfortable to use.
Thank you soooo much for this video demo !!! very useful !!! i start my Wreck Speciality + Divemaster internship this 2017 !!! sooo excited 🙌🙌🙌
inBetwheens My pleasure. Glad it was of help. I'm hoping to put some more training videos together at some stage