Freshwater anyone?

prydain55 · Freshwater anyone?

Hi all,

Charlie mentioned over the break that there was a potential wall dive at Loch Lomond that might be interesting.

Does anyone know more about this and is anyone else interested? I've done a google search but found nothing. Perhaps it is a pointless exercise but I'm nontheless intrigued.

Any takers?

Max

prydain55

Ah, did manage to find a sort of review from BSAC here: http://www.bsactravelclub.co.uk/reports/lochlomond.htm

It seems unconclusive but I'm curious what it feels like to "dive in a teabag." It did say it was a good dive. Hmmm...

Max

charlie

info at
http://www.congeralley.com/links/...s&l=52&catid=10&ltr=T
http://www.congeralley.com/sites/lomondwall.htm

prydain55

Thanks Charlie. It looks like it might be a bit technical for newly qualified divers (like me). I suppose it depends on what you can see at 25m with a torch. Any thoughts?

The water color and light sound a bit like our dive on Saturday in Loch Lubnaig. We had to break out the torches at around 10m too. It wasn't terrible though.

Max

charlie

Yeah, it's not a dive to be taken lightly. The bottom of the wall is at 90m with the slope going to 120m, so buoyancy problems could end up with the dive getting "interesting". Embarassed

Apparently there's sod all to see. People pretty much do it so that they can say they've dived it if you know what I mean. It's called "The Black Wall" and is meant to be akin to diving in tea! Evil or Very Mad

I still fancy doing it sometime though!

scubaeuan

Bet you couldn't free dive to the bottom.

prydain55

At least we can say that interesting isn't boring. Smile

It would be nice to do it for the bragging rights but that's not a good enough reason to be silly about it.

Max

Ding · Fresh water dives

I have dived the wall in loch lomand and its a let down, got to nearly 80m and its straight down. Have a look here
http://www.finstrokes.com/divelinks/malin/the_wall.html

But for an interesting dip in loch lomand turn right at Tarbet and head up the road till you come to a small island close to the shore park on the space on the left just before the island. dive round the island and along the shore. I saw small trout and eels. Bonus was my kit was cleaner than it ever had been. Very Happy

http://www.finstrokes.com/divelinks/malin/tarbet_isle.html

charlie

Excellent advice: thanks, Ding! Smile

I think that we should try this one some time: it sounds good! PDT_Piratz_20

mwatson

I did/attempted an extremely short dive in a local resevoir, it was 4M deep, I couldn't see my own hands qith a torch.............dive aborted, was basicaly like a watery mud

Ding · Have you tried river diving

Have a look at this link for diving the river Orchy

http://www.finstrokes.com/divelinks/inland/orchy.html

enc01

This is also a fun river to Kayak down too! It would be interesting to explore from an underwater perspective. Anyone up for being my buddy for this dive next year? ? ?

Erika x

Scotty Boy

kayaking?? pah!! but yeh i'll be ur buddy, buddy!!! Very Happy

joe

i'd like to do this dive

Ding · Freashwater diving

I have made all the freashwater dive a red spot now so they are easy to find.

http://www.finstrokes.com/divelinks/uk_map.html

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