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A New World
Over Spring Break I flew to Seattle to do trimix training with Mel Clark. Although I am not tempted by the proverbial “300-footer” at this stage of my diving development, I had become increasingly frustrated by narcosis in cold water. With air diluent on our regular dives at Pt. Lobos and Monastery, I start buzzing at 30m. In January I bailed out at this depth after losing an 02 sensor, and I was not able to clearly assess the situation. Reflecting later, I decided that there were two options: (1) quit diving or, (2) add helium. I chose the latter.
