April 28 International Music Event at MSU

Nearly all ice has melted from the rivers and lakes in our area But before the thaw is complete and before the flooding took place we had caught up with a group of people who were adventurous enough to swim in a frozen lake Today our story takes us to andamp lt a href andamp quot http www kxnet com t lake-audubonandamp quot class andamp quot kxInlineLinkandamp quot andamp gt Lake Audubonandamp lt aandamp gt and the chilling sport of ice Diving andamp lt a href andamp quot http www kxnet com t shaun-sipmaandamp quot class andamp quot kxInlineLinkandamp quot andamp gt Shaun Sipmaandamp lt aandamp gt reports Chad Driscoll Adventure Divers Instructor andamp quot Some people think it s crazy but it s quite unique when you re under there Under there is where any typical person on a frozen lake wants to avoid and that s underneath the ice Chad Driscoll Adventure Divers Instructor andamp quot Once you get over the fact that you re actually under the ice and you just kind of swim around it s quite an adrenaline rush andamp quot Why wouldn t it be Submerged in water that s 32 degrees watching feet of ice give way to a ghostly vast expanse of water that has been capped by a long cold winter Nathan Baranishyn andamp lt a href andamp quot http www kxnet com t minot-ndandamp quot class andamp quot kxInlineLinkandamp quot andamp gt Minotandamp lt aandamp gt AFB andamp quot This is definatley some of the most extreme stuff that I ve ever gotten into andamp quot Nathan Baranishyn says this is nothing like any of what he had experienced diving in tropical waters from andamp lt a href andamp quot http www kxnet com t japanandamp quot class andamp quot kxInlineLinkandamp quot andamp gt Japanandamp lt aandamp gt to Mexico He is just one of the students taking ice diving classes from Adventure Divers Long before Nathan or the other students could even suit up to brave the icy water lots of learning took place both in the classroom and in the open water Chad Driscoll Adventure Divers Instructor andamp quot You have to be an advanced open water diver even to come down and then there s some classroom time where they learn the different rope techniques of tying the knots and the different rope signals Rope signals to communicate to the suface that everything is just fine in the frigid water Angie Parizek Instructor at Adventure Divers andamp quot So if I give him rope pulls one two he ll answer back that he s okay with two pulls Chad Driscoll Adventure Divers Instructor andamp quot If they have trouble and need to come up like they run out of air or have a problem they ll give four strong tugs on the line and then we ll pull them directly out of the hole I guess andamp quot By now I m sure you ve asked what about the cold water That s that these dry-wet suits are for The only real cold a diver feels is that little exposed area on the face Chad Driscoll Adventure Divers Instructor andamp quot Maybe around your lip when you first get in the water but no if you re dressed for it is really isn t that bad andamp quot The idea of being below tons of ice may seem almost suffocating but ice divers like Chad Driscoll and other say it s an experience you can t get anywhere else And fortunately andamp lt a href andamp quot http www kxnet com t north-dakotaandamp quot class andamp quot kxInlineLinkandamp quot andamp gt North Dakotaandamp lt aandamp gt just happens to have an abunandamp lt a href andamp quot http www kxnet com t danceandamp quot class andamp quot kxInlineLinkandamp quot andamp gt Danceandamp lt aandamp gt of ice for a good portion of the year Shaun Sipma KX News For information on scuba diving you can contact adventure divers in Minot