https://divingfor.fun/Recent content on Diving for funHugo -- gohugo.ioenSun, 21 Jan 2024 12:00:00 +0100https://divingfor.fun/gallery/nova-maldives-2024/Sun, 21 Jan 2024 12:00:00 +0100Sun, 21 Jan 2024 12:00:00 +0100https://divingfor.fun/gallery/nova-maldives-2024/Martin Splittmaldivesreefwrecktropicaltripsdive-tripshttps://divingfor.fun/gallery/ice-diving-lac-lioson-2022/Wed, 23 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0100Wed, 23 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0100https://divingfor.fun/gallery/ice-diving-lac-lioson-2022/Martin Splittswitzerlandcold-waterlake-diveice-divingcold-water-divesdiving-switzerlandlake-diveshttps://divingfor.fun/dives/diving-alte-zollbruecke-rheinau-2021/Fri, 31 Dec 2021 20:00:22 +0000Fri, 31 Dec 2021 20:00:22 +0000https://divingfor.fun/dives/diving-alte-zollbruecke-rheinau-2021/First things first, the dive Bye bye, 2021! What a year it has been - I did 232 dives throughout the year, got my PADI Divemaster and had tons of fun, despite the chaos of the Covid19 pandemic. For our last dive, three buddies and me decided to go for a last dive in 2021. We chose Alte Zollbrücke in Rheinau for this dive. While there are restrictions on the Swiss side of the river, mainly due to complaints from neighbours, such restrictions aren’t in effect on the German side.Martin Splittswitzerlandcold-waterriver-divecold-water-divesdiving-switzerlandhttps://divingfor.fun/gallery/blausee-2021/Mon, 01 Mar 2021 12:00:00 +0100Mon, 01 Mar 2021 12:00:00 +0100https://divingfor.fun/gallery/blausee-2021/Martin Splittswitzerlandcold-waterlake-divesundaydivescold-water-divesdiving-switzerlandlake-diveshttps://divingfor.fun/divesites/switzerland/blausee/Sun, 28 Feb 2021 00:00:00 +0000Sun, 28 Feb 2021 00:00:00 +0000https://divingfor.fun/divesites/switzerland/blausee/Location Hotel Blausee, Blausee 222, 3717 Kandergrund Summary Difficulty max. Depth Notes Easy 12m Lots of curious trouts. Bring your camera and hope for sunshine! Lake Blausee is a small lake in a scenic park at 887m above sea level. The lake is quite shallow and fed from underwater springs. The lake is a gem - clear blue water, lots of curious trouts (they’re used to divers) and a quaint statue invite divers to take the scenic route underwater and bring their cameras along.Martin Splitthttps://divingfor.fun/gallery/diving-wzt-2021/Mon, 01 Feb 2021 19:15:21 +0100Mon, 01 Feb 2021 19:15:21 +0100https://divingfor.fun/gallery/diving-wzt-2021/Martin Splittzurichswitzerlandlake-zurichcold-waterlake-divecold-water-divesdiving-switzerlandlake-diveshttps://divingfor.fun/stories/Mon, 11 Jan 2021 17:30:00 +0100Mon, 11 Jan 2021 17:30:00 +0100https://divingfor.fun/stories/ Diving in Switzerland 2020 Diving in Ticino, September 2020Martin Splitthttps://divingfor.fun/divesites/switzerland/lake-zug/baumgaertli/Wed, 06 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0000Wed, 06 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0000https://divingfor.fun/divesites/switzerland/lake-zug/baumgaertli/Location Tieftalweg 90, 6405 Immensee Summary Difficulty max. Depth Notes Easy / Medium 10-40m+ Can be done shallow or deep. The wall slopes deep, so watch your depth and air! Versatile dive site that is interesting at a range of depths. Great for night dives thanks to lots of fish and ease of navigation. Dive plan Carefully go down the stone steps - the rope is mostly useful for exiting, not for entering the water.Martin Splitthttps://divingfor.fun/divesites/switzerland/lake-zug/chlausenegg/Wed, 06 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0000Wed, 06 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0000https://divingfor.fun/divesites/switzerland/lake-zug/chlausenegg/Location Artherstrasse 69, 6415 Walchwil Summary Difficulty max. Depth Notes Medium / Hard 40+. Wall dive, depth 60+ meters, watch your NDL, depth and gas supply. Rather deep and steep wall dive along a beautiful wall. The tree at 42 meters looks stunning and depending on the time of the year, you may find lots of fish along the wall and at the trees. Dive plan Enter the water via the metal stairs.Martin Splitthttps://divingfor.fun/divesites/switzerland/lake-zurich/ermitage/Wed, 06 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0000Wed, 06 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0000https://divingfor.fun/divesites/switzerland/lake-zurich/ermitage/Location Seestrasse 90, 8700 Küsnacht Summary Difficulty max. Depth Notes Easy 16m Lots of crayfish, a few figurines and a sunken springboard tower await. Easy dive along a very gentle slope. Some navigation skills are required to find the points of interest. Usually lots of crayfish hanging out in crevasses and under rocks. Public restrooms, tables and benches make this dive site really comfortable and the roof over the terrace helps with suiting up during rainy days.Martin Splitthttps://divingfor.fun/divesites/switzerland/lake-zurich/kleiner-parkplatz/Wed, 06 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0000Wed, 06 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0000https://divingfor.fun/divesites/switzerland/lake-zurich/kleiner-parkplatz/Location Seestrasse 156, 8703 Erlenbach Summary Difficulty max. Depth Notes Easy/Medium 38m Lots of fish in summer and autumn, Oscar at 32m, treasure chest at 38m. Relatively easy dive site, can be done as a shallow or a deeper dive. Great for night dives, not so great for exercises due to the silt bottom. The resident skeleton “Oscar” and lots of fish in summer and autumn make this a lovely site for a quick dive.Martin Splitthttps://divingfor.fun/divesites/switzerland/lake-zurich/riff-williams/Wed, 06 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0000Wed, 06 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0000https://divingfor.fun/divesites/switzerland/lake-zurich/riff-williams/Location Near Seestrasse 222, 8704 Herrliberg Summary Difficulty max. Depth Notes Easy 25 Usually lots of fish in summer and autumn. Nice and easy to navigate, great for night dives. This dive site is a really nice site for a quick dive in Lake Zurich. Especially in the evenings it’s usually full of egli, pikes and burbots. It is a pretty flexible dive site - you can stay shallow above the wall at 10-5 meters, you can go along the wall at 20-10 meters or you can go along the bottom (fish stay around here in winter) at 25-20 meters.Martin Splitthttps://divingfor.fun/divesites/switzerland/lake-zurich/wzt/Wed, 06 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0000Wed, 06 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0000https://divingfor.fun/divesites/switzerland/lake-zurich/wzt/Location Wassersportzentrum Tiefenbrunnen (ASVZ) Bellerivestrasse 264, 8008 Zürich You can park under the bridge or close to the boat ramp, but don’t park near the Kibag plant. Summary Difficulty max. Depth Notes Easy 24m Courses are often taught here, so visibility is often not so great WZT is a great dive site when you want to try new equipment or train some skills. There is some stuff to see here and during summer there are usually lots of fish around the entrance and along the pipe.Martin Splitthttps://divingfor.fun/divesites/switzerland/lake-zug/zigeunerplaetzli/Wed, 06 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0000Wed, 06 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0000https://divingfor.fun/divesites/switzerland/lake-zug/zigeunerplaetzli/Location Artherstrasse 212, between Oberwil and Walchwil Summary Difficulty max. Depth Notes Easy / Medium 10-30m Can be done shallow or deep. Usually lots of fish near a tree at 12m. Zigeunerplätzli is a nice dive site for both a wall dive as well as an easy shallow dive with lots of fish. Dive plan Walk down the path through the trees towards the gravel beach. Put your fins on in the shallow water then swim a few meters out to descent.Martin Splitthttps://divingfor.fun/gallery/alte-zollbruecke-2020/Thu, 31 Dec 2020 12:00:00 +0000Thu, 31 Dec 2020 12:00:00 +0000https://divingfor.fun/gallery/alte-zollbruecke-2020/Martin Splittswitzerlandcold-waterriver-divecold-water-divesdiving-switzerlandriver-diveshttps://divingfor.fun/gallery/baumgaertli-2020/Thu, 31 Dec 2020 12:00:00 +0000Thu, 31 Dec 2020 12:00:00 +0000https://divingfor.fun/gallery/baumgaertli-2020/Martin Splittswitzerlandcold-waterlake-divecold-water-divesdiving-switzerlandlake-diveshttps://divingfor.fun/gallery/boudry-plage-2020/Thu, 31 Dec 2020 12:00:00 +0000Thu, 31 Dec 2020 12:00:00 +0000https://divingfor.fun/gallery/boudry-plage-2020/Martin Splittswitzerlandcold-waterlake-divecold-water-divesdiving-switzerlandlake-diveshttps://divingfor.fun/gallery/broder-2020/Thu, 31 Dec 2020 12:00:00 +0000Thu, 31 Dec 2020 12:00:00 +0000https://divingfor.fun/gallery/broder-2020/Martin Splittswitzerlandcold-waterlake-divecold-water-divesdiving-switzerlandlake-diveshttps://divingfor.fun/gallery/chlausenegg-2020/Thu, 31 Dec 2020 12:00:00 +0000Thu, 31 Dec 2020 12:00:00 +0000https://divingfor.fun/gallery/chlausenegg-2020/Martin Splittswitzerlandcold-waterlake-divecold-water-divesdiving-switzerlandlake-diveshttps://divingfor.fun/gallery/ermitage-2020/Thu, 31 Dec 2020 12:00:00 +0000Thu, 31 Dec 2020 12:00:00 +0000https://divingfor.fun/gallery/ermitage-2020/Martin Splittswitzerlandcold-waterlake-divecold-water-divesdiving-switzerlandlake-diveshttps://divingfor.fun/gallery/kleiner-parkplatz-2020/Thu, 31 Dec 2020 12:00:00 +0000Thu, 31 Dec 2020 12:00:00 +0000https://divingfor.fun/gallery/kleiner-parkplatz-2020/Martin Splittswitzerlandcold-waterlake-divecold-water-divesdiving-switzerlandlake-diveshttps://divingfor.fun/gallery/tauchschiff-2020/Thu, 31 Dec 2020 12:00:00 +0000Thu, 31 Dec 2020 12:00:00 +0000https://divingfor.fun/gallery/tauchschiff-2020/Martin Splittswitzerlandcold-waterlake-divecold-water-divesdiving-switzerlandlake-diveshttps://divingfor.fun/gallery/ticino-2020/Thu, 31 Dec 2020 12:00:00 +0000Thu, 31 Dec 2020 12:00:00 +0000https://divingfor.fun/gallery/ticino-2020/Martin Splittswitzerlandcold-waterlake-diveriver-divecold-water-divesdiving-switzerlandlake-divesriver-diveshttps://divingfor.fun/gallery/zigeunerplaetzli/Thu, 31 Dec 2020 12:00:00 +0000Thu, 31 Dec 2020 12:00:00 +0000https://divingfor.fun/gallery/zigeunerplaetzli/Martin Splittswitzerlandcold-waterlake-divecold-water-divesdiving-switzerlandlake-diveshttps://divingfor.fun/dives/wzt-2020/Sun, 22 Mar 2020 20:05:38 +0100Sun, 22 Mar 2020 20:05:38 +0100https://divingfor.fun/dives/wzt-2020/My buddy Ana and I are both based in Zurich and a nice site to take pictures, try new equipment and practice various skills is the Wassersportzentrum Tiefenbrunnen. The infrastructure at WZT is great: There is a filling station to fill our bottles and the stairs make entering and exiting the water very comfortable.Public restrooms and parking make the site a great place for a quick plunge. We do a little tour of the site whenever we are done with exercises or fiddling with new stuff.Martin Splittswitzerlandcold-waterlake-divecold-water-divesdiving-switzerlandlake-diveshttps://divingfor.fun/gallery/diving-wzt-2020/Sun, 22 Mar 2020 19:15:21 +0100Sun, 22 Mar 2020 19:15:21 +0100https://divingfor.fun/gallery/diving-wzt-2020/Martin Splittzurichswitzerlandlake-zurichcold-waterlake-divecold-water-divesdiving-switzerlandlake-diveshttps://divingfor.fun/places-to-go/Sat, 21 Mar 2020 18:27:04 +0100Sat, 21 Mar 2020 18:27:04 +0100https://divingfor.fun/places-to-go/Switzerland Zürichsee, Terlinden Found on kohmann Wall, garden gnomes, fish, sculptures, … DEEP! Zürichsee, Ermitage Found on kohmann Stuff to see (dolls, springboard, crabs, tub, …) Bodensee, Rorschach HB Found on swiss-divers Bunch of wrecks, shark, signs with a fairy tale Easy to dive Germany Kreidesee Hemmoor (Hamburg / Cuxhaven) Found on YT and taucher.net Good infrastructure Easyt to dive, good visibility Airplane, sailboat, truck, various buildings from the industrial usage Murner See (Regensburg / Nürnberg) Found on YT Multiple dive sites, apparently UW parcour with a bunch of toys?Martin Splitthttps://divingfor.fun/gallery/uw-photography-course/Sat, 21 Mar 2020 00:03:13 +0100Sat, 21 Mar 2020 00:03:13 +0100https://divingfor.fun/gallery/uw-photography-course/Martin Splittswitzerlandcoursecoursesdiving-switzerlandhttps://divingfor.fun/checklist/Mon, 16 Mar 2020 10:10:23 +0100Mon, 16 Mar 2020 10:10:23 +0100https://divingfor.fun/checklist/Land support Oxygen kit First Aid kit Flag Lamp Head lamp Logbook Cold water Mask Fins Regulator (2x) BCD Weights Lamp Computer Undergarments Drysuit Hood Gloves Inner gloves Extra socks Warm water Mask Fins Regulator BCD Weights Lamp Computer Wetsuit Hood Gloves Boots Extras SMB Slate Scuba Sextant CameraMartin Splitthttps://divingfor.fun/luftverbund/Mon, 16 Mar 2020 10:10:23 +0100Mon, 16 Mar 2020 10:10:23 +0100https://divingfor.fun/luftverbund/Schweizer Luftverbund With a Luftverbund key, you get a prepaid solution to filling your Scuba cylinders with Air or Nitrox. There are a few filling stations across Switzerland and most of them are available 24/7! Last update of the list below: November 6th, 2020.Martin Splitthttps://divingfor.fun/dives/uw-photography-course/Sun, 15 Mar 2020 15:00:00 +0000Sun, 15 Mar 2020 15:00:00 +0000https://divingfor.fun/dives/uw-photography-course/When I started taking underwater photos during my trip to the Maldives earlier this year, I noticed that there is plenty of potential for better pictures. I decided to improve my skills and learn from an experienced underwater photographer - and luckily, my local dive shop, TSK in Zurich offered a course. I signed up and was excited to see what the course would be like! The theory Kim (we also previously took the drysuit course together) and I met our instructor for the course: Martin Bütikofer.Martin Splitthttps://divingfor.fun/gallery/blausee-2020/Mon, 02 Mar 2020 12:00:00 +0100Mon, 02 Mar 2020 12:00:00 +0100https://divingfor.fun/gallery/blausee-2020/Martin Splittswitzerlandcold-waterlake-divesundaydivescold-water-divesdiving-switzerlandlake-diveshttps://divingfor.fun/dives/blausee-2020/Sun, 01 Mar 2020 20:00:22 +0000Sun, 01 Mar 2020 20:00:22 +0000https://divingfor.fun/dives/blausee-2020/Go to the full gallery of the Blausee dive. It’s a sunny Sunday in March when a small group of seven divers meets at Hotel Blausee in Switzerland. Our plan: To dive in the clear, blue water of lake Blausee with lots of curious trouts, trees and a statue under the vibrant, colorful light of the late winter sun. With nearly two hours of driving behind us we all look forward to jump into the luring lake with its blue and crystal clear water.Martin Splittswitzerlandcold-waterlake-divesundaydivescold-water-divesdiving-switzerlandlake-diveshttps://divingfor.fun/gallery/fondue-dive-hintere-au-zurich-2020/Sun, 23 Feb 2020 16:00:00 +0100Sun, 23 Feb 2020 16:00:00 +0100https://divingfor.fun/gallery/fondue-dive-hintere-au-zurich-2020/Martin Splitttskzurichswitzerlandlake-zurichcold-waterlake-divesundaydivescold-water-divesdiving-switzerlandlake-diveshttps://divingfor.fun/gallery/maldives-2020/Thu, 23 Jan 2020 12:00:00 +0100Thu, 23 Jan 2020 12:00:00 +0100https://divingfor.fun/gallery/maldives-2020/Martin Splittmaldivesreefwrecktropicaltripsdive-tripshttps://divingfor.fun/trips/maldives-2020/Tue, 21 Jan 2020 10:42:54 +0000Tue, 21 Jan 2020 10:42:54 +0000https://divingfor.fun/trips/maldives-2020/In January 2020 my wife and I flew to Vilamendhoo island resort for two weeks of vacation. I took the opportunity to take my PADI AOWD (Advanced Open Water Diver) course with Euro-Divers on the island. Once we settled into our comfy beach villa, I went to meet the team of the dive center and get the paperwork done. I happened to run into Kasia, who would become my instructor.Martin Splitthttps://divingfor.fun/about/Wed, 01 Jan 2020 12:50:46 +0900Wed, 01 Jan 2020 12:50:46 +0900https://divingfor.fun/about/Welcome to my dive blog! I’m a PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer, dive nerd and I make dive tools, videos and photos. Becoming a diver It has always been a dream of mine to go and explore underwater worlds and when the opportunity presented itself, I got my open water diver certification in March 2019 on the Seychelles. As a next step, I learned how to dive in a dry suit, so I could explore the local lakes and other colder waters.Martin Splitthttps://divingfor.fun/trips/ticino-2020/Wed, 01 Jan 2020 12:50:46 +0900Wed, 01 Jan 2020 12:50:46 +0900https://divingfor.fun/trips/ticino-2020/Martin Splitt