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mk  ·  3646 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Cheating Death in the Deep

Nice read. If you haven't seen The Big Blue, I highly recommend it. That movie has stuck with me much like you describe this article.

It's nothing like this, but although I love the water, I've always had difficulty diving more than 15ft or so, as I couldn't equalize the pressure in my ears. Last year I snorkled for the first time on a coral reef, and was determined to get passed this limitation. I finally learned to pop my ears properly and it was wonderful. Diving down 50ft along a coral cliff was exhilarating, yet calming.