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Walking the Milford Track – Packing List | Top Tips from a Kiwi Tramper

Walking the Milford Track – Packing List | Top Tips from a Kiwi Tramper

by Isabella McClymont | Jul 2, 2021 | New Zealand, Tramping

Below is my packing list which should see you through the track in one piece with only the tiniest hint of trench foot. I originally wrote this as part of my main Milford post but it turned into a bloody novel so here it is on its own. This list is by no means perfect...
Scuba Skills: Reducing Air Consumption –  5 Tips for Scuba Divers

Scuba Skills: Reducing Air Consumption – 5 Tips for Scuba Divers

by Isabella McClymont | Oct 11, 2018 | Scuba Diving

Great air consumption – everyone wants it…but how do you get it? In my opinion, it comes with time, but there are things you can do to help get you there faster whilst avoiding dangerous tactics like skip breathing. I hope my five tips below will help you...
Scuba Skills: Performing a Weight Check on the Surface.

Scuba Skills: Performing a Weight Check on the Surface.

by Isabella McClymont | Oct 11, 2018 | Scuba Diving

Diving incorrectly weighted will increase your air consumption and hold you back from attaining that amazing weightless feeling that we’re all chasing. If you’re weighted incorrectly you will either spend the whole dive adjusting your BCD, or battling to...
Becoming a PADI Discover Scuba Diving Leader – Deep Blue Scuba

Becoming a PADI Discover Scuba Diving Leader – Deep Blue Scuba

by Isabella McClymont | Jul 22, 2018 | Scuba Diving

Can’t afford to become an instructor but still want to be part of someone’s first experience breathing underwater? Become a Discover Scuba Diving (DSD) leader for the princely sum of £30 instead! DSD Leader wasn’t something offered to the Divemaster...
Edinburgh Diaries – Come for a weekend, stay forever!

Edinburgh Diaries – Come for a weekend, stay forever!

by Isabella McClymont | Jun 27, 2018 | Europe, Uncategorized

As trite as the phrase ‘four seasons in one day’ sounds, it has never described a city more aptly than it describes Edinburgh. This is a place that requires a coat be carried at all times regardless of the season. It is however, a city that is worth layering up for....
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