Permanent mainline under ice.

[Sharp]

This winter we have installed permanent mainline/guideline under ice. Now there is about 500 metrer - 1500 feet line on the bottom of the lake. These are first pictures of that mainline.

Here we are on the parkinplace.

http://www.pasilensu.com/kuvagalleriat/Mainline%20Under%20Ice/slides/parking_place_marko_and_pekka_2.jpg

Ice was 30 centimeter - one feet thick.

http://www.pasilensu.com/kuvagalleriat/Mainline%20Under%20Ice/slides/pekka_and_marko_are_drilling_ice_4.jpg

Here I am on the left hand ready to go under ice.

http://www.pasilensu.com/kuvagalleriat/Mainline%20Under%20Ice/slides/ready_for_icediving_paisi_and_pekka_2.jpg

We used stagebotlles to get more dive time. Total divetime was 120 minute. It was the longes dive under ice so far for my. water temperature was 1 celsius.

http://www.pasilensu.com/kuvagalleriat/Mainline%20Under%20Ice/slides/overhead_environment_2.jpg

[Sharp]

Here are more pictures of the mainline. There is my buddy Pekka posing.

http://www.pasilensu.com/kuvagalleriat/Mainline%20Under%20Ice/slides/pekka_and_mainline_5.jpg

http://www.pasilensu.com/kuvagalleriat/Mainline%20Under%20Ice/slides/cavediver_pekka_6.jpg

http://www.pasilensu.com/kuvagalleriat/Mainline%20Under%20Ice/slides/icediver_pekka_5.jpg

Her is the old icehole, where come airpocket.

http://www.pasilensu.com/kuvagalleriat/Mainline%20Under%20Ice/slides/frozen_icehole.jpg

http://www.pasilensu.com/kuvagalleriat/Mainline%20Under%20Ice/slides/frozen_icehole_2.jpg

[Sharp]

Now it was time to go back home and got a warm cup of hot chocolate.

http://www.pasilensu.com/kuvagalleriat/Mainline%20Under%20Ice/slides/going_home.jpg

http://www.pasilensu.com/kuvagalleriat/Mainline%20Under%20Ice/slides/going_home_3.jpg

[Jonathan Bird]

Pasi,
I think it's safe to say that you guys are nuts!!!! 120 minutes under ice? Man, you must have thick underwear!! You Finns are hearty!!

Jonathan

[sorvju-f]

Pasi,
You Finns are hearty!!

Jonathan

For some reason I feel that this comment has something to do with me:D

Be ready Jonathan you will dive with one Finn in Antarctica soon:D

Great pics again Pasi!

Jukka

[solisti]

Cool pics Pasi!

And Jonathan... Dude, you're the one going to Antarctica! :eek:

[Jonathan Bird]

And Jonathan... Dude, you're the one going to Antarctica! :eek:

Oh crap, you're right!!! I hope I don't freeze my nuts off!!!

[Sharp]

Thank you frinds.

* Man, you must have thick underwear!! JonathanWinter time I use Weezle Extreme + (http://www.weezle.co.uk/products/undersuits/extreme_plus_one_piece.htm) . It is very warm. Summer time I use thin undersuit.

[Sharp]

I hope I don't freeze my nuts off!!!

In Finland there is only 5 million people. Perhaps the could weather have something to do becauce of that. Perhaps I have dived too much at the winter time, because I don´t have any children yet?;)

[sorvju-f]

In Finland there is only 5 million people. Perhaps the could weather have something to do becauce of that. Perhaps I have dived too much at the winter time, because I don´t have any children yet?;)

oops! Luckily I started diving only after creating my family:D

Jukka

[Jonathan Bird]

Good thing Jukka, because once you get in the water in Antarctica, you may just freeze your nuts off too!! (Hey, it's easier than getting snipped!) :D

Jonathan

[Daniel]

oops! Luckily I started diving only after creating my family:D

Jukka

ROTFL, priceless !!! :)