Four Hours Underground | Scott RG’s Solo Keld Head Cave Dive
3.7 kilometres. 236 minutes. Solo. Scott RG returns to Speaking Sidemount to share the story of his Keld Head return dive—from the resurgenc...
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The Making of an Exceptional Technical Diver | Tom Steiner
What does it really take to become an exceptional technical diver? In episode 123 of Speaking Sidemount brought to you by XDEEP, I sit down...
Experience Doesn't Equal Expertise | Christof Müller
Does experience really make you an expert diver?Most divers believe that more dives automatically lead to greater expertise. In this episode...
Sidemount 101 Part 2 | Putting it in the Water
You’ve bought the harness. You’ve set up the cylinders. Now comes the part that actually makes you a sidemount diver.In Part 2 of the Sidemo...
Sidemount 101 | Philosophy & Equipment
Have you ever watched really good sidemount divers underwater and wondered how they make it look so effortless?Meanwhile, your cylinders flo...
Stuck in a Wreck | The Moment Everything Went Wrong
I got stuck inside a wreck I knew better than anyone. This is the story of my close call on HMNZS Canterbury — and how complacency nearly co...
Naval Officer Analyzes the Scylla Wreck Tragedy | E118
In this episode of Speaking Sidemount, brought to you by XDEEP, Steve Davis reacts to and analyses the 2021 wreck-diving tragedy inside the...
Why The KISS Sidewinder 2 Took So Long and Why It Was Worth It!
The Sidewinder 2 is here — and the story behind it is wild. In this episode brought to you by XDEEP, Patrick Widmann joins me to share the r...
From BellBoy to Cave Mentor - Tavo's Darkside Story
In Episode #116 brought to you by XDEEP, Steve Davis is joined by Gustavo “Tavo” Padilla-Pohjanen of Darkside Divers, Mexico. From a rocky s...
Growing Up in the Mecca of Technical Diving | CCR, Sidewinder & Dahab with Omar Derbala
In this final episode of Speaking Sidemount for 2025, brought to you by XDEEP, Steve Davis sits down with Omar Derbala, a technical and CCR...
"Lies, Lessons, and Legacy" - Chris Richardson on 30 Years in the Dive Industry
In this brutally honest episode brought to you by XDEEP, Steve Davis sits down with Chris Richardson, founder of Deep Six Gear, to unpack th...
E113 British Army to Sidemount Master - Mark Rowe's Incredible Diving Journey
In this episode of Speaking Sidemount brought to you by XDEEP, Steve Davis talks with Mark Rowe, a former British Army Royal Engineer who be...
E112 Álvaro Granell - Cave Diving Mallorca
In this episode of Speaking Sidemount, brought to you by XDEEP, host Steve Davis interviews Álvaro Granell, a cave diving instructor from Ma...
E111 Ana Gonçalves - Dental Considerations for Divers
In this episode of Speaking Sidemount, host Steve Davis interviews Ana Gonçalves, a prosthodontist and sidemount diver, about her unique jou...
E110 Back to Our Roots - The Fundamentals of Sidemount Diving
In this episode of Speaking Sidemount, brought to you by XDEEP, Steve Davis interviews Anand Chandra Sekaran, a PADI Course Director based i...
E109 The Art of Diving with Xavi P Tapia
In this episode of Speaking Sidemount, brought to you by XDEEP, host Steve Davis welcomes Xavi P. Tapia, a cave diver and instructor from Ec...
E108 Nick DeRutter - Dive Saga
It's great to bring you Episode 108 of Speaking Sidemount, the podcast dedicated to sidemount diving and cave diving—huge thanks to our show...
E107 Stratis Kas & Lionel Wolovitz - A Dive Gone Wrong: Lessons from a Serious DCI Incident
Hey, great to bring you Episode 107 with Stratis Kas and Lionel Wolowitz. Huge thanks to XDEEP for sponsoring Speaking Sidemount.In this epi...
E106 Maria Bollerup - Stunning Expedition Buteng
In this episode of Speaking Sidemount, produced with the support of XDEEP, Steve interviews Maria Bollerup. Maria is one of the world's most...
E105 Ben Reymenants - "A Life in Diving"
In this episode brought to you by XDEEP, Ben Reymenants shares his extensive diving journey, from his early experiences in the murky waters...