Grotto Saipan | Freediving Experience
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 ต.ค. 2024
- Saipan, Northern Marianas Islands. Saipan's Grotto is sometimes listed as one of the best scuba diving sites in the world. In terms of cavern dives, there is not much out there that can top it.
Visibility in The Grotto was far over 50m. In fact I reckon could see nearly 100 meters - the shot at 3:52 is a good example of that.
Overall, I really enjoyed Saipan. It's full of World War 2 history, from the Battle for Saipan - next time I would really like to dive some of the relics from the war.
With Saipan's Grotto completed, whats next? You can be sure this won't be my last visit to Micronesia. Stay tuned.
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-- WARNING TO THOSE PLANNING TO DIVE HERE ---
The Grotto has claimed the lives of at least 6 to 10 divers since 2001, with deaths in 2005, 2006, 2008, including the deaths of students, advanced divers, instructors and dive masters.
I don't want to be responsible for a case of "monkey see monkey do". If you are planning to dive here - DO NOT SWIM OUTSIDE like I did. It's not about the distance or breath hold, its about the conditions outside. I swam out once, and I will never swim outside again. This video is edited to make it look like I was outside for a few seconds - the reality is I was stuck outside for around 10 minutes, with big waves pounding the cliff wall making it impossible to 'breath up' on the surface before going back in. Once you surface on the outside, its impossible to see the entrance to the grotto without first swimming down to about 6 or 7 meters. If the waves and current move you out of position just a few meters , you may never find your way back in. If you are stuck on the outside of the cliff, you'll have to make a 1.5km swim in fierce currents and pounding waves to make it to shore.
Also be aware that the exceptionally clear water gives you a false perception, and you may find you are way deeper and further into the cave than it looks.
I don't want anyone to kill themselves because of what they saw somebody do on youtube.
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Great colors, great angles, this video is just grade A awesomeness!
Cave's are great to explore on land but under water it's even a better experience.
One of my favorite videos! Thank you
Oh wow I would never be brave enough to do this so I'm ecstatic there are people like u who do so I can see these gorgeous vids!!
+Brandy Reeves Thank you for all the support!
+Freediver HD man it is really cool to see where I used to live I miss Saipan😭
Wow so amazing! I held my breath watching this most of the time. literally took my breath away!
I wouldn't advise anyone to jump back under after such a long swim through, it seemed that you nearly panicked there at the end. The opensea seemed pretty tame to me as well, probably worth waiting a few minutes to recover away from the rocks.. That being said I am a bedroom watcher, so it's all about perspective from the camera. Epic epic video, I would do almost anything to hit this spot up.. Amazing.. 50-100m vis is only stuff I can see on youtube at the moment. Thank you for sharing.
***** Ahh Ok difficult to tell that. Fair enough then.. Fantastic footage anyway. You have probably been asked a shite tonne about your dive watch as well. It flashes and beeps at certain predetermined depths, which is probably very handy for your videos and editing. Though would be handy for me too. What are you currently wearing? Keep the great videos up, I have been checking your channel out for a few years now and thoroughly enjoying it. Giving me some good dive spots to hit up later.
I think I just held my breath while watching this. Cool video man!
Dude, this is amazing! Wish I could hold my breath like that! Great video.
Always cool to see diving videos of back home. Your dives are always calm and daring. Made me want to train to hold my breath longer than usual.
Stunning video. Well done. Reminds me of a sinkhole I've just had the privilage of scuba diving recently with visibility pretty much 50 metres +. This kind of stuff is why I explore. I think the clearest water I've ever seen video of though was in the IMAX production 'Antarctica' when they dive inside a moving glacier. Check it out. Visibility perhaps 300 metres plus. Amazing!
Hi. Thanks so much for this video. I lived in Saipan for a few years as a child and I always wondered what the grotto looked like under the surface and of where the opening to the outside was. I have a lot of fond memories of the grotto and of all of Saipan. Miss it a lot. My Dad was a diver, but I just did snorkeling. That was amazing in itself.
The splendor of the water, so beautifully pure!!
Great diving one more time, amazing place and recording, seems to be so easy when we are watching your videos.
You have a great eye when it comes to angling the camera and keeping yourself in the shot! Such beautiful diving there! You really have something going for you...
Thanks for the incredible footage, I'm hoping that the Grotto will open up again soon so I can see it myself!
Great video, I enjoyed watching. Hope you're diving with a buddy, though with your "swim outside" attempt, it certainly doesn't seem like you are. Very dangerous! ATB. -JP
Absolutely awesome.... I wold try to get in the open ocean too. To hard to resist... Think first and breath up 10 times before doing it.... Congrats to the video....
I was a little homesick and I came across this video, it reminded me of the times my family and I went there! I honestly love your channel and how relaxing your videos are. Keep up the good work ;)
No, but I was born and raised there
Guam is pretty nice! But it depends on where you're planning on going. There have been recorded deaths because of rough waters...
Absolutely stunning! Love it! Now I want to go.
hey man you got me into freediving thanks man i freedive all the time
Amazing video!! I live on saipan and I've free dove at grotto a lot but I have never went outside any of the caves!
Thanks Nick. Suggest you stay inside, unless you are 100% the ocean is completely flat outside, if there is any wave action it will be hell. See the video description.
It's a long swim around to Bird Island if you lose track of where you went out of the Grotto. I used to freedive and dive at the Grotto way back in the '90's.
Une des plus belles vidéos d'apnée que j'aie pu voir, la luminosité est incroyable !
+1 abonné
awesome~ i have been followed you channel for long time~ you inspired me to learn freediving ~!!
Wow, the water in grotto isn't usually as calm as this! You're lucky to have gone in that time. Hope you enjoyed your visit on our tiny island ! :)
***** True..well, it wasn't a rainy season when you here. But the grotto is mysteriously bipolar with its water, but it's great that the time you were here it wasn't so rough! and yeah, gets scary. And live here? that would be cool if you do! Much more other places to see and it's nice to live here according to other Caucasians and races from different places who live here...they really love it.
Awesome dive my brother.. new addition to my list of future dive sites!
You are seriously amazing mate. Great video.
Every time you upload a video I envy you. What an amazing place. And once again thanks for the awesome video. :-)
I notice you sometimes don't use your hands at all during the duck dive! When I do this I get stuck at the surface flapping my legs... Its also hard diving with the monopod in hand, now I just put the GoPro on my head.
I grew up in Saipan and love this place. Nicely done! What camera setup are you using to film? GoPro on a extended pole mount?
I am using GoPro Hero 4 now. but this video was done with a Hero 3+. Lastest video is just uploaded, and its also in Saipan!
Great video. One of the best I've seen on TH-cam
Dude, awesome light saber you have there. LOL Anyways awesome vid as usual buddy & the vis, to die for.... Thank God for the conditions for this trip.
This is one of my favorites of yours! How do you afford such adventures?
Patreons
He doesn’t, that’s why no more videos
You have balls of absolute STEEL going for the ocean. I had a little look when I was free diving there and I almost shit my pants. A guy died doing exactly this, never found this way back inside and got bashed against the rocks.
Awesome man, my wish one day to be able to breath hold like you and other freedivers capable of diving approx up to 40metres and hold breath for minutes on end.
Another dream is to able to hang around with the scubas and watch their surprised expressions as you cruise along
Wonderful dive, Freediver HD always make nice videos!! Congratulations!!
Amazing video! Wish I can hold my breath as long as you do! Love your vids!
Woah! Crystal clear water, it almost looks like you're flying!
Hey! Awesome videos! Keep it up! I just started freediving and i was wondering if you mabye could post some freediving-tips videos, cause you are friggin good at it
he has some training vids.
Loved it man! Great Experience. Great Video. Thanks for uploading.
You are brave! Now I don't have to go down to the grotto to see how it looks, since I don't dive anyway. HOw long can you hold your breath?
wow amazing vis! is it always as clear as this?
ps this has reminded me why i must subscribe...
Yes and all of our beach is the same
ver este video me causa paz interna ... excelente video !!! continua asi
I sent this video to my freediving club colleagues in Frankfurt. We plan a cave dive in one of the nearby Lakes with great visibility (not as nice as this video of course). Welcome to visit us anytime. Cheers.
You know they say you need a red lense once you dive lower than 10 m because otherwise the videos have no bright colors because of missing red tones. Do you ever use red lenses, and if yes when?I Also i was wondering what this video would look like if you would have used a red lense on your camera. But somehow the blue-ish atmosphere in the Grotto, which i think is caused by not using red lense looks so sureal and cool, it might even make the difference in this video and is the reason that it is my most favorite video of you Dean. Keep on!
Great to see you active! keep going. Also a question: how do you feel about neck weights? Seems weight belt is enough? Me and a friend of mine are beginners and dive in cold water with a 6 mm wetsuit. Would you say a weight belt is enough?
*****
Got it. After some googling it seems most people only use it for pool training. Thanks
Another great vid man! Keep up the good work buddy!!
I like when thy guy at the right at 3:10 looks like: "He is down there with out air!?!?!"
Hello! I have been watching your videos and will be going free diving this summer. I have a good diving mask but I do not have free diving fins, I have scuba fins. Do you think it will be worth it to buy a pair of imersion e:green fins?
My favourite video Freediver hd!! Good job!
wow.. what a place.. did my first freediving for the year here in sweden in a wreck and hmm dont laugh haha we have like 2-3 meters sight haha sucks soooo bad.. in this video are u using the Canon Powershot D30 Underwater Camera that u reviewed in the previous video?
***** =) those photos =) dreamplaces ;)
Hey Dean! Ive got a question for you, can I train to hold my breath while hyperventilating before if im not in the water, just training ? I NEVER do this while diving, but I was just thinking if it helps :P I mean I force my body to hold my breath longer and that should help ? Thanks in advance!
***** Alright, thanks buddy!
very nice vid man, thumbs up!!!
greetings from austria
Amazing as always, truly breath taking.
Was freediving there just 5 days before you while on my commercial tour of the Pacific. Awesome footage of the passage to the ocean, keep up the great videos. Did you get to check out the shipwreck in between Saipan and Managaha Island?
***** I got some decent footage of the ship. Fun dive, but you're right, it would have been a much worse dive with bad visibility. I got to see the tanks too, cool photo op, but definitely way too shallow. Stoked to visit more of the spots you've been to, especially the tanker and everything.
***** The ship I was on had a small Whaler that took us to and from Managaha when we got time off work. Its a long video but I've got all the Saipan footage on my Cruise video. Hoping to get better with the GoPro with more practice. That looks awesome, would love to go to Micronesia soon. I saw a couple of those Japanese Zeros in Saipan as well, such a cool dive
Great place and cool video + skills! As I do some cave freediving lately, take care to always put a hand above your head when you go up. I know it might feel silly if you are sure the roof of the cave is high etc, but it really will save your head and possibly your life one day (I still remember that other video where you bumped your head into a little boat). Cave diving is a whole different game from regular freediving (although I imagine you having shipwreck experience you feel more comfortable with it)
+Michael DK Thanks Micheal, considering I have 1 hand up holding the camera/selfie stick - do you think i will look like superman holding both my hands up while ascending? PS: Going back to this dive next month
Hey ! I think you actually will, especially since with the mask and firm jaw you already reminded me of a superhero of sorts :D Looking forward to see your new video, it's an amazing place. I'm an underwater art photographer who also likes to work with experienced freedivers, would be amazing to shoot together there. I have something similar near here but scaled down 10x, and very unreliable water conditions (coffee to 7up basically). Too bad you live so far away, I'd enjoy showing you all the awesome freediving spots around here and shoot some nice photos of you in the meantime.
Michael DK where are you?
+Freediver HD I live in Cartagena, South Eastern Spain. I invite you to stay for free at my place, private big room in modern apartment ! people who share my love for the sea are always welcome. We have wrecks, massive freshwater caves with warm water, white sandy beaches and steep rocky slopes and underwater arcs, grottos and tunnels all within 30 mins of where I live . Check my channel for a vid of the cave, and Instagram 'suahuatica' for photos of the places here!
Your videos are always awesome! Do you use a red filter with our camera?
next holiday come to south australia please would mean heaps
always awesome videos mate. love them
just wanted to know how do you get round the pressure of the water because when i try i really feel the pressure and i cant go down very deep because of the pain any suggestions?????? would be much appreciated
Amazing clarity!
Dude, you was diving in a terrifying paradise, if you know what I mean, hehe. Btw, great images.
Amazing video and breath skills!
do you use convex lens fish eye for film underwater or normal lens? thank you very much. help me!!
what you think about fish eyes lens for underwater movie?
what are your technical technics to do very long underwater. when you're diving to the surface you are holding your hands on your nose?
He's holding his nise because of pressure, I think.
Absolutely fantastic!
Hey freediver hd mate your vids are brilliant and extremely helpful but when I go to equalise underwater instead of trying to equalise by blowing through my nose I close my mouth and swallow and only use the nose equalisation method when I'm trying to get water out of my mask is this normal thanks in advanced
you should definitely go to Guam, it's nice here. A lot of good diving spots 😁
I swear to god that after each video you post I notice that you started developing gills.
Wow, tolles Video
Great video, great music !!
Hey Freediver: It's me again: What is this think which looks like a clock. Is this a diving computer or a depth meter? I really like your channel. I've subscribed.
dive watch or dive computer. While in the water it tells me the current depth, current amount of time underwater, etc. When returning to the surface it tells me how long was the dive, max depth, and how long I am currently on the surface.
Hi, is the visibility always that good or do you need to travel at a certain time of the year?
+Patrick Rummler Visibility in this particular dive site will always be good. This site is lucky in that it has a lot of clear water direct from the deep ocean, so the possibility of having bad visibility is very very low.
Freediver HD hi
Great video, glad you know your limits
it looks like you are swimming in air... it just doesn't look like water
It's so damn clear, it's clearer than a lot of public pools.
Dude you rock man, great videos!
the water soo pure! incredible place!
Do you swim a dolphin style sometimes?
i see, i training it in a pool using bee fins, and it feets me better than crawl, so i asked)
Мария Величко IMO it's mostly about personal preference: I love crawl and dolphin style, just doing whatever comes natural at any given time..
How do you feel holding your breath that long. My longest is 39 seconds
I just wanna know , what is the brand of the flashlight that was used this video . ?
ayman alotaibi Its orcatorch D500
This is a satisfying video. I wanna dive.
could you dive the marianas trench.. its just 20 miles straight out the 3 exits from the grotto lol.. thatll really test a person.
DUDE.........OW man this was AWESOME.
hi, was wondering what camera do you use to capture this video?
***** which camera would you recommend to take videos or pictures while diving? go pro or the canon powershot D30? and do you happen to have any sample video from your D30?
Very very cool my friend! Well done!
thanks man!!! what you think about convex lens underwater?? please help me
Way cool! Thank you for posting! Now a subscriber for sure!
How about exploring the depths of Enchanted River located at Hinatuan Surigao del Sur?
Hey just subscribed. Amazing videos. keep it up mate
hey I was wondering what mask, and camera, and camera pole you used? I would love to know
+Milan Mc aqualung sphera mask, GoPro 3+, pole is a modified hiking crutch.
Haha thanks:)
Strong work! Keep em comin'!
hey I love all of your videos I am new to free diving so far the longest I have been under is 1:20 and I was wondering if there is anything that I would need to know from a beginners prospective. thanks .
thank you for the tips and cant wait for your next video!!!
I am sorry to bother you again but would leader fins be good fins for a beginner like me and have you done any dives in the keys and would you consider doing Spiegel grove for a video?
Love your stuff man
Been through the exact tunnel. Nice vidy
Oh man, The last dive back into the cave, was I guess one of your toughest. I could feel your diaphragmatic contractions.
Question for you experienced divers, how the hell do you float or become buoyant in the water with the fins? xD I just bought a pair of fins and not really proficient at using them. Normally to tread water, I would just kick my feet in a breaststroke manner.
KK Weerawanitkun just do the crawl feet it works for me
Nicely done!!
Is there any freediving school or instructor?
What kind of light are you using?
Really nice video. Keep it up! :)
how deep do you have to dive, without a weight belt, to achieve free fall or to stay on the sea bed.
its meters isnt it
I don't know if it's me but if you work your duck dive you will do better time under water... your videos are very good