This story looks at the 'why' and 'how' of winter ice diving. Voices come from:
Matt Goodwin, active ice diver
Andy Fisher, Captain of New Hampshire's Meadowood Underwater Rescue Team
Ted Aldrich, veteran ice diver and instructor
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This story looks at the 'why' and 'how' of winter ice diving. Voices come from:
Matt Goodwin, active ice diver
Andy Fisher, Captain of New Hampshire's Meadowood Underwater Rescue Team
Ted Aldrich, veteran ice diver and instructor
Broadcast History
Aired on New Hampshire Public Radio during local block of ATC: March 2011.
Transcript
Despite the rising temperatures, a thick coat of ice remains on many northern lakes and ponds.
For ice divers, now is a great time of year to get under the surface.
Independent Producer Todd Bookman went to Sand Pond on the Marlow/Lempster border in New Hampshire to learn more.
Before we try to figure out the 'why' of scuba diving under ice, let's first tackle the 'how?'
There are 3 things you've got to do just to get at the water:
[SOUND: shoveling]
Shovel off the snow.
[SOUND: drilling noise]
Then using an ice auger, bore some holes through the 17"-thick surface.
[SOUND: sawing]
Last, grab an antique ice saw and start connecting the holes.
MG: It's not everyday you get a bunch of people here to cut the hole for you…so you take advantage of it when you can, cause this is like the hardest part of the whole dive. (laughing)
Matt Goodwin is one of the folks div...
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INTRO:Despite the rising temperatures, a thick coat of ice remains on many northern lakes and ponds.
For ice divers, now is a great time of year to get under the surface.
Independent Producer Todd Bookman went to Sand Pond on the Marlow/Lempster border in New Hampshire to learn more.
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