ice diving
Subglacial underwater exploration
Ice diving is scuba diving beneath a frozen surface, typically in lakes or polar seas.
Divers enter through a hole cut in the ice and remain tethered to the surface for safety, since the entry point is the only exit.
The practice appeals to those seeking unusual underwater environments—the underside of ice formations, unique light conditions, and cold-water marine life.
- holeAbsence in matter
- frozen lakeWinter-hardened body of water
- regulatorDevice maintaining steady output
- coldLow temperature state
- drysuitSealed immersion garment
hypothermia · fins · ceiling · white out · cold exposure · Lake Baikal · nitrogen narcosis · surface · frostbite · glacier · mask · breath hold · rope · buddy system · emergency response · visibility · weightless · extreme
- divingscuba, dive mask, dive helmet, forward dive, back dive
- Ocean Activitiessailing, deep sea exploration, cruise, fishing, whale watching
- ocean divingscuba, scuba gear, dive, deep dive, dive suit
- underwater activitiessnorkeling, freediving, underwater photography, underwater exploration, spearfishing
- scuba divingscuba, regulator, BCD, wetsuit, fins
- polar activitiesdog sledding, dogsledding, snowmobiling, snowshoeing, northern lights viewing
accessibility and conditions
ice divingsnorkeling
Surface swimming with breathing tube
skin diving · wading · free diving · shore diving · paddling