How to get started?

[Retrion]

Hi. I am new to freediving (started 2 weeks ago) and i don't know to much about no-limit diving. How would one get started into something like this and what exactly is it? I saw a video of herbert nische. and it basically looked like you hold onto an anchor and drop into the water.
Can someone explain this?

-Ret

 

[rslomkow]

NLT aka no limits

See the AIDA rules

http://www.hotweb.se/aspportal1/code/page.asp?ObjectID=39&CountryID=4&actID=3

They "anchor" is actually a sled. And the fancy ones let you control how fast you go down with a break.

To come back up you can use some form of propulsion.

VWT aka Variable Weight

You go down with watever help you want, but you have to make it back up on your own power. Again the best thing to use to date is a sled, with speed control, that you can have your head pointing upwards.

This is probably the second oldest form of Freediving after CNF (Constant weight No Fins) Lots of history of people diving with rocks (some with cool shaped rocks to control the decent rate) and then comming back up.

At least I suspect human beings did VWT before DNF (Dyanmic Without Fins). Unless you count really short DNF, what would the motivation be? Of course all of that is pure speculation as people have been diving much longer than writing history and there is no archeological evidence either way.

Both of VWT and NLT are relativly dangerous diciplines. I have no idea how people get into NLT, there are classes available from a variety of places around the world.

VWT is easy enough to do. Put some lead put it on a rope and you are doing VWT. Though be carefull because it is easy to go down further than you can safely come back up.

Hope that explains something to you.