Why in the world do we take our masks off?
What would possess a SCUBA diver to take a perfectly good mask off underwater?
Why do we ask students to do it?
It all started a long time ago in an ocean far, far away (at least from Colorado)…
A great ‘Buddies’ shot by Mika Hiltunen! © 2010 Mika Hiltunen – Used with Permission.
SCUBA diving is a buddy sport. Just having somebody there isn’t enough though. A warm body is not necessarily a buddy.
I found that out the hard way early on in my diving career. I had two great experiences as a new diver that showed me exactly what a buddy should be and shouldn’t be and I’m grateful for both.
These experiences have provided me with clear principles about what it means to be a dive buddy.
