The Flickr Drygloves Image Generatr

Looking back at the archives I found and edited this photo.

I took the family on a skiing holiday to Tignes in France back in 2008. When there I found that an enterprising French diving instructor had taken a chainsaw and cut two holes in Lac Tignes and strung a safety rope between the two holes.

Wearing a drysuit with dry gloves and just my skiing thermals underneath I was as warm as toast during the dive. Saw a few trout which was nice.

I hadn't expected to go SCUBA diving on a skiing holiday! Not cheap but an experience to dive under ice at altitude that I decided could not be missed. My previous experience of diving under ice had been in a clay pit near Peterborough around 1982 in a wetsuit. A lot warmer in a drysuit.

The latest Ultima dry gloves have an amazing locking system and are a great asset to a nice Waterproof drysuit.
Locks with twist and turn to the suit.

Halcyon slap strap!

About to dive at the Churchill Barriers in Orkney.

Colin after diving on the F2 in Scapa Flow on his rEvo.

I am hoping this will help some against the cold. My drysuit couldn't have a coupling ring set, so I'll have to do with old fashioned waterproof gloves with latex seals. I can wear gloves inside of these.
From left to right: Icebreaker 100% Merino wool gloves, Harry's Horse Magic gloves (30% wool) and the Typhoon drygloves made of rubber and latex. The trick is to layer the Icebreaker gloves with the magic gloves and then somehow pull on the rubber gloves. I'll try this setup for the first time this Sunday. When putting on rubber gloves make sure the air is out of them, because they'll be subject to compression and expansion due to pressure changes.
Update 2018: I might try this again. Just needs a proper closed loop and a warm lining and perhaps a little help from a buddy.

Al ready to dive in Scapa Flow.

Ash Tucker following diving his Inspiration rebreather, back aboard the Valkyrie in Scapa Flow with every possible pocket jammed full of scallops.

Gareth who is GUE trained about to dive in Scapa from our boat, the Valkyrie.