{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Cave Diving Etiquette, Ego & Evolution \u2013 A Conversation with Terrence Tysall","description":"Broadcast from High Springs in the heart of North Florida cave country, this episode of Pod Diver Radio goes deep into cave diving etiquette, culture, and how tech training has changed over the last few decades. Joe sits down with his original cave instructor, Terrence Tysall \u2013 now NAUI\u2019s Director of Training and VP of Operations, Cambrian Foundation co-founder, former Texas A&M DSO, and long-time explorer. They look back at the early days of cave and trimix diving, mentorship from legends like Tom Mount, Bill Hamilton, and Sheck Exley, and how today\u2019s gear and training culture have reshaped who\u2019s going into the overhead. Using real recent dives at Ginnie Springs, Little River, and Peacock as case studies, Joe and Terrence break down what good cave etiquette looks like \u2013 exits having priority, scooter behavior in the Eye, not dropping on top of someone\u2019s deco, and how to interact with open-water divers in caverns without being \u201cthat\u201d cave diver. Terrence also tackles bigger questions: \u2013 Why are some instructors only tech diving when they\u2019re teaching? \u2013 How social media and ego are driving Dunning\u2013Kruger in the caves \u2013 Why checklists, gas analysis, and old-school line protocols still matter in a high-tech world \u2013 Five practical ways we can bring the community spirit back to cave country If you dive caves\u2014or want to\u2014this episode is a reality check on how we treat each other underground and how to keep the culture from devolving as the sport grows. ","author_name":"PDR 3.0: POD DIVER RADIO","author_url":"http:\/\/poddiver.libsyn.com","html":"