It’s the most common question for a diver visiting a new shop: “Where ya go diving around here?” Unless you’re traveling to a resort destination, and you can giant stride out of your hotel door into the ocean, divers often trust local shops to point them in the right direction. For Dive Alaska specifically, this …
This last weekend, we had two gentleman who finished their PADI Divemaster course, and on Monday, I sat down to write the generic “Congratulations to our newest Divemasters! Woot Woot!”-cookie-cutter social media post. And then I stopped. Because the two divers in question, Brian and Connor, deserved more than a generic Instagram pat-on-the-back, a couple …
Gideon Liew and the Return of David Watson Dive Alaska is beyond excited to announce that GUE Instructor Trainer Gideon Liew will be coming up for a Tech 1 and Fundamentals course this May! For those of you who don’t know Gideon, he is one of the world’s foremost dive explorers and dive trainers, and …
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Christmas Party and New Year’s Dives! Dive Alaska is looking forward to doing some downright awesome scuba this winter, and the holidays are the perfect time to ditch your in-laws from out-of-town, and hang out with other divers! Christmas in (Dive) Alaska! We always said we we’re grateful to the Alaskan diving community for all …
The Great Unicorn Hunt What’s the big idea? If you’re here, you’re here for The Great Unicorn Hunt. The Great Unicorn Hunt is Dive Alaska’s 2019 Scavanger Hunt. Hidden around Smitty’s Cove, Whittier, are a number of farm animals with identification tags on them. The idea is pretty simple; find a farm animal, bring it …