Stephen Fordyce's guest appearances

Stephen Fordyce

Speaking Sidemount

Scuba Goat

OwlTail

Hey, great to bring you Episode #80 Stephen Fordyce - "Seconds from Death" with the support of our sponsor XDEEP and the patrons of Speaking Sidemount. Huge thanks to both for their support, which makes this podcast possible.     The title refers to Australian Tech Diver of the Year, Stephen Fordyce reliving his harrowing, near-death experience where he had a laryngospasm at over 50m while on a push cave exploration dive in Tasmania Australia. To say this was harrowing is an understatement but Stephen's story of survival and subsequently what he has learned about the incident is as compelling as it is terrifying.   In addition to recalling the near-death experience, Stephen relates some on his diving background, we talk about how he combines his engineering business with diving, we discuss what it takes to be a cave explorer and then, he shares on his exploration efforts in Tasmania Australia.     Image Credit &amp; Thanks to Liz Rogers &amp; Stewart Donn.     OzTek Presentations - https://oztek.com.au/ondemand #stephenfordyce  #CDAA  #OzTek  #Stevedavis  #Sidemountpros  #cavediving  #Caveexploration

Hey, great to bring you Episode #80 Stephen Fordyce - "Seconds from Death" with the support of our sponsor XDEEP and the patrons of Speaking Sidemount. Huge thanks to both for their support, which makes this podcast possible.   The title refers to Australian Tech Diver of the Year, Stephen Fordyce reliving his harrowing, near-death experience where he had a laryngospasm at over 50m while on a push cave exploration dive in Tasmania Australia. To say this was harrowing is an understatement but Stephen's story of survival and subsequently what he has learned about the incident is as compelling as it is terrifying.   In addition to recalling the near-death experience, Stephen relates some on his diving background, we talk about how he combines his engineering business with diving, we discuss what it takes to be a cave explorer and then, he shares on his exploration efforts in Tasmania Australia.   Image Credit &amp; Thanks to Liz Rogers &amp; Stewart Donn.   OzTek Presentations - <a href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Foztek.com.au%2Fondemand%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR3yE_j7OgjCBzkRKK7ZbVKTJl_X4kQK6nAH6Xuihiqllx-j0n8UCp20M6w&amp;h=AT0YIvHzVPa-pf8pMqubucSD_YzkG-h0Gof0ze7W00X-zJxg53knOk-h7StylLDgI7N8g1pKhfYYmnND6LhELQ530IEUfXz2HUoskKY6-7m8FTmqXMK_lgzt0lRw3KR8AA&amp;__tn__=-UK-R&amp;c[0]=AT1zGNlMaUhndFSge6iA7Xy3nP0-N84towbdAsgE6xuKPDvBLfXf3deqLWVYtm0Cbr2lzpl8M6Iv5HWyauvR5nPx7RKDSXNse_n3NCcUsppZdsjbWCzEttmCfy0J2RXWI7POwh8VJYFvafPw5VQIQIBBzyKeAWiZRBQ1j4A7hJUbc05xDGPxG14MRWMP2qys88cFrEvVbS2-" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://oztek.com.au/ondemand</a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/stephenfordyce?__eep__=6&amp;__cft__[0]=AZW0meOwCJzy3Suh0lp3NH9Q8ou2Hqsq1u0zG35U1m6LTX9m9VTQ666owWFElMGl3v5-2aIL-KwuEVpaaUB11ur0VBYnkx3GcXrybOOMZcvaMJbTtYjH74heSFEQ6A0tCDNuq_6hV2ztcd-8zY3cs5TJqIVe4DefnjwlD8N5bzpRXSkHsX9UAqquC3U4yOPZygU&amp;__tn__=*NK-R" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> #stephenfordyce</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/cdaa?__eep__=6&amp;__cft__[0]=AZW0meOwCJzy3Suh0lp3NH9Q8ou2Hqsq1u0zG35U1m6LTX9m9VTQ666owWFElMGl3v5-2aIL-KwuEVpaaUB11ur0VBYnkx3GcXrybOOMZcvaMJbTtYjH74heSFEQ6A0tCDNuq_6hV2ztcd-8zY3cs5TJqIVe4DefnjwlD8N5bzpRXSkHsX9UAqquC3U4yOPZygU&amp;__tn__=*NK-R" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> #CDAA</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/oztek?__eep__=6&amp;__cft__[0]=AZW0meOwCJzy3Suh0lp3NH9Q8ou2Hqsq1u0zG35U1m6LTX9m9VTQ666owWFElMGl3v5-2aIL-KwuEVpaaUB11ur0VBYnkx3GcXrybOOMZcvaMJbTtYjH74heSFEQ6A0tCDNuq_6hV2ztcd-8zY3cs5TJqIVe4DefnjwlD8N5bzpRXSkHsX9UAqquC3U4yOPZygU&amp;__tn__=*NK-R" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> #OzTek</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/stevedavis?__eep__=6&amp;__cft__[0]=AZW0meOwCJzy3Suh0lp3NH9Q8ou2Hqsq1u0zG35U1m6LTX9m9VTQ666owWFElMGl3v5-2aIL-KwuEVpaaUB11ur0VBYnkx3GcXrybOOMZcvaMJbTtYjH74heSFEQ6A0tCDNuq_6hV2ztcd-8zY3cs5TJqIVe4DefnjwlD8N5bzpRXSkHsX9UAqquC3U4yOPZygU&amp;__tn__=*NK-R" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> #Stevedavis</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/sidemountpros?__eep__=6&amp;__cft__[0]=AZW0meOwCJzy3Suh0lp3NH9Q8ou2Hqsq1u0zG35U1m6LTX9m9VTQ666owWFElMGl3v5-2aIL-KwuEVpaaUB11ur0VBYnkx3GcXrybOOMZcvaMJbTtYjH74heSFEQ6A0tCDNuq_6hV2ztcd-8zY3cs5TJqIVe4DefnjwlD8N5bzpRXSkHsX9UAqquC3U4yOPZygU&amp;__tn__=*NK-R" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> #Sidemountpros</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/cavediving?__eep__=6&amp;__cft__[0]=AZW0meOwCJzy3Suh0lp3NH9Q8ou2Hqsq1u0zG35U1m6LTX9m9VTQ666owWFElMGl3v5-2aIL-KwuEVpaaUB11ur0VBYnkx3GcXrybOOMZcvaMJbTtYjH74heSFEQ6A0tCDNuq_6hV2ztcd-8zY3cs5TJqIVe4DefnjwlD8N5bzpRXSkHsX9UAqquC3U4yOPZygU&amp;__tn__=*NK-R" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> #cavediving</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/caveexploration?__eep__=6&amp;__cft__[0]=AZW0meOwCJzy3Suh0lp3NH9Q8ou2Hqsq1u0zG35U1m6LTX9m9VTQ666owWFElMGl3v5-2aIL-KwuEVpaaUB11ur0VBYnkx3GcXrybOOMZcvaMJbTtYjH74heSFEQ6A0tCDNuq_6hV2ztcd-8zY3cs5TJqIVe4DefnjwlD8N5bzpRXSkHsX9UAqquC3U4yOPZygU&amp;__tn__=*NK-R" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> #Caveexploration</a>

E080 Stephen Fordyce - Seconds from Death

Stephen Fordyce is sometimes described as a mad professor and I can't help thinking that there is some truth in that.  When it comes to listening to his explorations deep beneath the surface of the earth and then beneath the surface of the water therein.  Scuba diving is a relatively niche sport, and within it there are many more niche areas and I think Stephen has found the pinnacle of niche as a 'sump diver.'   Spending days lugging gear to remote locations, trekking into dry(ish) caves and creating base camps therein, to then explore kilometres of routes underwater certainly confirms that he's barking mad, but also justifies the recognition he rightly deserves as a fantastic explorer. 'Stephen has dived many caves around Australia and further afield - being a successful push diver at the pointy end of projects in Elk River Cave (Victoria), Growling Swallet and Niggly Caves (Tasmania), on the Nullarbor (WA) and West Timor (Indonesia). This culminated in receiving the 2019 OZTek Emerging Explorer Award.Since then, Stephen was the push diver in a large team effort which connected Growling Swallet and Niggly Cave, setting a new record for the deepest (mostly dry) cave in Australia, as well as for several other significant Tasmanian push dives.With a degree in Mechatronics Engineering and a professional background of designing industrial gas equipment, Stephen started TFM Engineering Australia, to combine his passions for 'making cool stuff' and technical diving, and now works full time designing and building technical diving equipment of all shapes and sizes.Despite enduring the pandemic in the most locked-down city in the world (Melbourne), Stephen spent his lockdown time developing a system of water tracing equipment and much of the rest field-testing and exploring caves in Tasmania. (OzTek biography 2022)Joining me on the show today, Stephen chats about some of his adventures including that fantastic latest achievement conducted with 8 equally barking mad explorer buddiesSupport the showNomadic Adventures is a registered Australian business and consists of the Scuba GOAT podcast and Nomadic Scuba, a travel booking agency specifically focused on scuba diving.Are you a dive operation wishing to promote your business on the Scuba GOAT podcast and via Nomadic Scuba? If the answer is YES! then get in touch today via any of the media streams, email (info@nomadicscuba.com), or WhatsApp at +61499021920, and let's start getting creative and tell the world about your services. Nomadic Scuba not only promotes operators but provides an online concierge service to divers wishing to travel. With our expansive network, we have the knowledge and know-how to organize your dream vacation so let's get planning! 

Stephen Fordyce is sometimes described as a mad professor and I can't help thinking that there is some truth in that.  When it comes to listening to his explorations deep beneath the surface of the earth and then beneath the surface of the water therein.  Scuba diving is a relatively niche sport, and within it there are many more niche areas and I think Stephen has found the pinnacle of niche as a 'sump diver.'   Spending days lugging gear to remote locations, trekking into dry(ish) caves and creating base camps therein, to then explore kilometres of routes underwater certainly confirms that he's barking mad, but also justifies the recognition he rightly deserves as a fantastic explorer. 'Stephen has dived many caves around Australia and further afield - being a successful push diver at the pointy end of projects in Elk River Cave (Victoria), Growling Swallet and Niggly Caves (Tasmania), on the Nullarbor (WA) and West Timor (Indonesia). This culminated in receiving the 2019 OZTek Emerging Explorer Award.Since then, Stephen was the push diver in a large team effort which connected Growling Swallet and Niggly Cave, setting a new record for the deepest (mostly dry) cave in Australia, as well as for several other significant Tasmanian push dives. With a degree in Mechatronics Engineering and a professional background of designing industrial gas equipment, Stephen started <a href="https://www.tfmengineering.com.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TFM Engineering Australia</a>, to combine his passions for 'making cool stuff' and technical diving, and now works full time designing and building technical diving equipment of all shapes and sizes.Despite enduring the pandemic in the most locked-down city in the world (Melbourne), Stephen spent his lockdown time developing a system of water tracing equipment and much of the rest field-testing and exploring caves in Tasmania. (OzTek biography 2022)Joining me on the show today, Stephen chats about some of his adventures including that fantastic latest achievement conducted with 8 equally barking mad explorer buddies<a href="https://patreon.com/scubagoatpodcast?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&amp;utm_source=copyLink&amp;utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&amp;utm_content=join_link" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support the show</a>Nomadic Adventures is a registered Australian business and consists of the Scuba GOAT podcast and Nomadic Scuba, a travel booking agency specifically focused on scuba diving. Are you a dive operation wishing to promote your business on the Scuba GOAT podcast and via Nomadic Scuba? If the answer is YES! then get in touch today via any of the media streams, email (info@nomadicscuba.com), or WhatsApp at +61499021920, and let's start getting creative and tell the world about your services. Nomadic Scuba not only promotes operators but provides an online concierge service to divers wishing to travel. With our expansive network, we have the knowledge and know-how to organize your dream vacation so let's get planning!