Freediving in flooded caves and mines - video

If you think you have seen it all, then… you are right, you have. Man is such a creature, who will always push the limits and look for opportunities to do something different, harder, even more extreme. It is no different in the case described today, where flooded caves and mine shafts become the arena

ByTomasz Andrukajtis

Published: December 19, 2017 - 08:18

Updated: July 22, 2023 - 16:12

Freediving in flooded caves and mines – video

If you think you have seen it all, then… you are right, you have. Man is such a creature, who will always push the limits and look for opportunities to do something different, harder, even more extreme. It is no different in the case described today, where flooded caves and mine shafts become the arena for breath-hold diving.

Christian Redl is a freediver from Austria born in 1976. He holds 10 World Records to his credit. 6 of them he set under ice, both for distance and depth, 3 others in caves, also for distance and depth and 1 in diving in a body of water located at 5160 metres.

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[blockquote style=”2″]”When you go diving, you get to know and explore your surroundings. Whereas when you dive on apnea you get to know yourself.”[/blockquote]

Confidence in your own abilities, calmness and absolute certainty of where the destination point is where you will be able to take a breath. Is it still a kind of sport or is it already bordering on madness?

Source: gopro.com, christianredl.com

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About author

Tomasz Andrukajtis

Editor-in-chief of the DIVERS24 portal and magazine. Responsible for obtaining, translating and developing content. He also supervises all publications. Achived his first diving certification – P1 CMAS, in 2000. Has a degree in journalism and social communication. In the diving industry since 2008.