Greetings from Norway

[svein hyttebakk]

Hei all,
looking forward to extract a lot of info and inspiration from deeper blue.com.
Im Svein, a producer/songwriter/musician from the country of the midnight sun. I grew up on the west coast of norway, and I still live here. In my youth I was active doing underwater rugby and free diving/spear hunting. After I studied and "grew up" the spare time to go out and be in the big blue was somehow lost.

But last fall I started again, it began in a vacation to Croatia, snorkeling in the clear blue waters re-awoken my diving desire! I purchased an all year suit and full equipment, I have some diving buddies and look forward to a long long season in the North Atlantic Ocean.

Tips on free diving courses and gatherings for beginners/intermediate divers are very welcome, preferably in Europe, but anywhere in the world is interesting. I look for a friendly atmosphere, and nice divespots.
My goal is NOT to dive 1400000 meters, but id like to expand my time under water as long as possible, and be at ease down there. And also reach depths up to 15-20 meters. After that we'll see

All the best
svein

 

[BatRay]

Hello Svein, and welcome to Deeperblue. We have a wealth of information about freediving and spearfishing techniques as well as plenty of knowledgeable members. I recommend browsing the forums, using the search function, and participating in the discussions. There's a lot to learn here.

 

[svein hyttebakk]

Hello Svein, and welcome to Deeperblue. We have a wealth of information about freediving and spearfishing techniques as well as plenty of knowledgeable members. I recommend browsing the forums, using the search function, and participating in the discussions. There's a lot to learn here.

Thank you Ray, I already found out a whole bunch, great source for knowledge in here.

regards
svein

 

[Mr. X]

Welcome Svein.

 

[svein hyttebakk]

Welcome Svein.

Thank you Mr X

 

[Elsa Kuo]

Godt Nyttar Svein og hei fra Taiwan
I used to dive in Norland county where my ex lives, the water is just as green as it shows on your photos !
FD in cold water isn't funny in my eyes but still worth trying, I feel that my body freeze easily and relaxing became so difficult that it's hard to go deeper or stay long in water. Norway is a beautiful country, it'll be great to see more UW photos from there.

 

[svein hyttebakk]

Godt Nyttar Svein og hei fra Taiwan
I used to dive in Norland county where my ex lives, the water is just as green as it shows on your photos !
FD in cold water isn't funny in my eyes but still worth trying, I feel that my body freeze easily and relaxing became so difficult that it's hard to go deeper or stay long in water. Norway is a beautiful country, it'll be great to see more UW photos from there.

Hei Elsa, og Godt nyttår,
Norland is far from here, aprox same distance as south spain, norway is a long country with a wast coast line, but I suppose if you are used too diving in tropical waters, its a shock diving here...
These days its 7-8 C, and with a 7mm suit thats no problem.
Also the visibility can be fantastic, Ive had days with 20-30 meters sight, almost like a huge aquarium. I FD at Majorca last july and the waters there where warm, but murky at times. and not as much life as you can come across here, if you UV hunt as well.
Im not that much into getting as deep as possible, Im fine reaching 15-20 meters, thats where most marine activity is around here anyways. In majorca also I did not relax more just because of the warmth, I believe the mammal reflex is stronger in cold waters, I suppose also it depends on what you are used too.
That said I plan on going visiting a friend living in the phillipines sometime this spring and I will make sure I get a hefty dive schedule,
he is a scuba diver, live on the beach on Cebu and have a boat, so I look forward to that, maybe I will attend a free diver camp and try to push myself some more into the deep
Thank you for your reply, and if you are ever here on the west coast you have at least 3 dive buddies !

best regards
svein

 

[svein hyttebakk]

Thank you Julie, and the same to you, best regards svein