Cave diving combines the thrill of scuba diving and with the excitement of exploring a cave; it’s a challenging activity even for experienced explorers. At these four sites — some of the most popular ...

Steve prepares for his first training dive and tests out his equipment. Steve prepares for his first training dive and tests out his equipment with the help of expert divers Robbie Schmittner and ...

Cave diving isn’t like normal scuba diving — there’s no straight path to the surface. Once inside, divers must follow a single rope through total darkness, narrow passages, and crushing pressure. One ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Brett Hemphill, an experienced cave diver from Dade City is being remembered by his friends and family. Hemphill never surfaced from a cave dive in Texas in early October. He was ...

Diver and photographer Jill Heinerth has explored unmapped, underwater caves deep in the earth, as well as the submerged crevices of an iceberg. She has seen hidden creatures and life forms that have ...

Robbie Schmittner is a pioneer in the world of underwater cave exploration. Robbie Schmittner is a pioneer in the world of underwater cave exploration, universally acknowledged as the world’s most ...

Jill Heinerth was wriggling through a narrow crack in the underwater cave when claustrophobia caught hold of her dive partner. The January 2011 dive was her first with Ruth, a twentysomething marine ...

Guest Column: Teaching Viggo Mortensen 40 Years of Thai Cave Diving for ‘Thirteen Lives’ Cave diver Richard Stanton helped save 12 boys and their soccer coach from a dire fate in 2018. Serving as a ...