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UTD OHP and CAVE Class report

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Thanks to Jean Langlois to share his experience why he enjoyed UTD training and how was his journey to this training level :" I got certified as a full cave diver in January 2008. I had 650 dives up…Continue

Report dell'immersione al Pit - PIT dive report Italian version-

Started this discussion. Last reply by giovanni emanuele pizzinato Aug 27, 2012. 3 Replies

Il 15 Maggio 2011 io, Emanuela Bertoni, e George K. Watson abbiamo realizzato un’ immersione  nel Cenote Pit in Quintana Roo, MX. Gli scopi dell'immersione erano:  sviluppare nuove possibilita’ di…Continue

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EMANUELA BERTONI (UTD #37)

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What are your levels of training?
Instructor, Trimix Diver, Overhead Diver, Scooter, Rebreather
I am an Ocean Friendly....?
Instructor
Favorite Dive Sites (water, not internet)
Riviera Maya caves
Your personal website:
http://pachacavediving.com
About me:
Owner of Pacha Cave diving , let me help you to fully experience the wonders of cave diving in Mexico.
10 years of cave diving experience in the USA, Italy, France , Ireland and Mexico.
Lately doing deep cave diving projects and exploration.
Other interest: physical training, rock climbing, Muay Thai and Brazilian Jujitsu.
Resume:
Born near Milan, Italy, Emanuela has always been active in sports of one sort or another, mostly outdoors. She began with swimming, skating and competitive skiing, also taking her first scuba diving course in 1990 at the age of 11 with FIPS in Italy. FIPSʼ teaching style was very much like the military, so it was a difficult and exciting introduction to the underwater world. Currently her sporting loves are cave diving, especially exploration and deep technical cave dives, rock climbing, which she has done in several US and Italian locations, and martial arts, which she practices close to her home in Tulum.
Prior to devoting her professional life to cave diving, Emanuela had a highly varied and successful career as a chef and culinary consultant. She graduated from the culinary school in Milan at the age of 18 and worked briefly at her parentʼs restaurant, “Ristorante Bertoni” in Lonate Pozzolo before moving to Florida and working in her uncleʼs restaurant, “Bertoniʼs of St. Petersburg”. After these initial experiences, Emanuela climbed the culinary ladder in multiple prestigious restaurants in locations around the world, including Milan, London, Cannes, Athens and ultimately managing the opening of an Italian restaurant in the Four Seasons Hotel in the Maldives.
In 2004 Emanuela began her technical diving career in Italy, diving in Lake Maggiore and the Mediterranean sea. In 2005, she discovered cave diving, becoming instantly hooked and deciding to build a career around it. She moved to Mexico with her husband and business partner Adam Korytko and they began building ʻCave Heavenʼ, a business dedicated to cave diving training, guiding and equipment. They began as open water instructors and cavern guides, building experience and income. They eventually did their NSS-CDS IDC and began an apprenticeship with the cave diving instructors in the Riviera Maya and Florida. After teaching through the NSS-CDS for some time, they became attracted to the high quality training, inclusive philosophy and DIR mentality of UTD, completing their crossover in 2010. Emanuela remains dedicated to UTD and contributes regularly to its courses and training standards particularly in the sidemount area. All the while Emanuela has been actively exploring the local Mexican caves. Emanuela has well over 6000 cave dives at this point in numerous systems in Mexico and Florida and Europe.
Recently, Emanuela has made a commitment to expand her horizons completing several dives in the ʻPitʼ cave in Mexico, an extremely deep and difficult system. This culminated in a spectacular 8.5 hour dive in the Pit. She has also committed to make the transition to CCR, completing her UTD mCCR2 course in Italy. She continues to push herself in the diving world with several deep dives projects in the works.
Instructor Ratings
UTD (Unified Team Diving) Cave Diver instructor UTD Scooter Cave instructor UTD Advanced Side Mount cave instructor UTD Cave Gold (Stage) instructor
UTD Overhead Protocols instructor UTD Essentials Instructor (of Rec, Tech and Overhead) UTD Rec 1, 2, 3 instructor UTD Nitrox instructor NSS-CDS Full cave instructo Emergency First Response Instructor
Diver Ratings
UTD Trimix diver UTD mCCR 2 diver NSS-CDS DPV diver NSS-CDS Stage diver NSS-CDS Sidemount diver NSS-CDS Abe Davis Safe Cave Diving Award recipient APSA official cavern and cave guide of Yucatan
DAN Oxygen Provider
Exploration Projects
Team: Emanuela Bertoni, Adam Korytko Cenote Divino (Puerto A. area, 2007, surveyed passages 330 mt/1082 ft, max depth 25.6 mt/84 ft, Cenote 1) Sistema Ixchel (Puerto A. area, 2008,surveyed passages 1887 mt/6192 ft, max depth 20.4 mt/67 ft, Cenotes connected 3) Sistema K'u Pix (Puerto A. area, 2009,459 mt/1506 ft, max depth 5.8 mt/19 ft, Cenotes connected 3)
Zapote , deep section with Dave Harris ( PACHA DIVE TEAM )
If you are an Active Status UTD Instructor, what classes do you teach?
Scooter cave diver
Cave diver gold (stage)
Advance sidemount cave diver
Cave diver
Overhead protocol (OHP)
Essential of overhead protocol
Double mini
Dry suit mini
Dive master
Rescue
Nitrox
Rec 1,2,3
Essentials
Zero buoyancy
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May 12
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"Ressel cave again today , great dives and last days of UTD Cave class, tomorrow we all go back to Italy!!!!"
May 10
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"UTD Cave course day 4 , all good in Ressel, having fun in the French caves !!!"
May 9
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May 8
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"Just back fro Truffe cave , great time, the cave course is going well , now bit of dry runs to get ready for tomorrow !"
May 8
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"Great first day of UTD Cave 2 course here in France, the Italian diving team did a good job in Landeneuse cave !"
May 6
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May 5
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"Great cave dives @ St. George today :-) having fun in LOT , tomorrow will start UTD Cave 2 with the Italian team !"
May 5
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"Ressel, Lot , France..... NO COMMENT .....ah what a cave dive !!!"
May 4
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May 3
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"Great first day in France, Cave diving in Lot is great, today Landeneuse and tomorrow a super classic one , Ressel !!!"
May 3
Emanuela Bertoni posted a status
"The Italian UTD Team arrived in France ....tomorrow CAVESSSSS !"
May 2
CARLO CAPOTONDI is attending Emanuela Bertoni's event
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UTD Cave 1, Francia Lot at Lot , Francia

May 4, 2013 to May 6, 2013
Il corso "UTD cave part 1 " si svolgera' con una durata di minimo 3 giorni in grotta dove si applicheranno le procedure basiche e le procedure di emergenza specifiche per questo ambiente.See More
May 1
CARLO CAPOTONDI is attending Emanuela Bertoni's event
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UTD Cave 2 , Lot Francia at Lot, France

May 7, 2013 to May 9, 2013
Il corso Cave 2 si svolgera in un minimo di 3 giorni. Cave 2 raffina le procedure di emergenza praticate nel Cave1 , si sofferma su navigazioni complesse quali jump, gap,T's , circuiti e traverse, pratica il passaggio nelle restrizioni e le sue procedure di emergenza con visibilita e senza visibilita.See More
May 1
Emanuela Bertoni posted a status
"Ready to rock with UTD Cave courses in Lot, France, leaving tomorrow from Italy with my students!!!!"
May 1
Mara Colautti is attending Emanuela Bertoni's event
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UTD Cave 2 , Lot Francia at Lot, France

May 7, 2013 to May 9, 2013
Il corso Cave 2 si svolgera in un minimo di 3 giorni. Cave 2 raffina le procedure di emergenza praticate nel Cave1 , si sofferma su navigazioni complesse quali jump, gap,T's , circuiti e traverse, pratica il passaggio nelle restrizioni e le sue procedure di emergenza con visibilita e senza visibilita.See More
Apr 30

Emanuela Bertoni's Blog

ELA BERTONI's new website - http://pachacavediving.com/ Cave training worldwide

Posted on February 13, 2013 at 12:20pm 0 Comments

Guys.... as you may know me and Adam are separating the business so from now on if you want to dive/do courses with me please contact me at: elabertoni@pachacavediving.com , I will be not available any more on Cave Heaven's addresses . My new website is http://pachacavediving.com/ still working on it , and as always my face book page is active and full of pics, videos and updates. My base will be in Tulum but also teaching around the world, next…

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Descrizione Corsi UTD , Luglio e Agosto 2012, Italia e Francia, by Emanuela Bertoni

Posted on April 9, 2012 at 3:30pm 0 Comments

Una piccola descrizione dei corsi UTD che faro' in Italia e Francia tra Luglio ed Agosto 2012, date a seguire. Se volete mettere questo documento in un altra pagina fate pure , io lo metto sul muro cosi tutti possono leggerselo, per qualsiasi chiarimento contattatemi pure . 

Quasi dimenticavo, scusate il mio Italiano ..... eheheheh 



UTD Essential sidemount 



Questo corso e’ il primo passo per poter capire e usare il sidemount Z system per le prime volte, verra’…

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At 8:50pm on February 11, 2012, Darryl Owen said…

Ready for the next part, OHP here I come :D
Thanks Ela for a great course - tough but really good!

At 12:12am on January 30, 2012, stefano brozzi said…

Ciao Emanuela, è un piacere fare conoscenza con te, speriamo in bei tuffi x tutti, magari assieme.

At 3:31am on December 11, 2011, Claudio Selmo said…

Ciao Emanula, è un piacere fare la tua conoscenza.

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At 9:38pm on November 30, 2011, Fernando González Martínez said…

Qué tal, Ela!!!... Qué bueno saber que hay un equipo UTD en Quintana Roo!!!... Yo viví un año en Mérida y conozco bien la zona (no para bucear pues en ese entonces todavía no sabía). Tengo buenas amistades en Playa y viajo continuamente por allá... Hace unos meses realicé mi examen de 1 estrella (FMAS) en Mahahual... Seguro los buscaré cuando viaje por allá y, ciertamente, intentaré tomar algún curso con ustedes (cuevas es lo que más me interesa y veo que lo hacen muy bien ustedes!!!)... supongo que entonces podré adquirir el Z arnés con ustedes??? Saludos desde el DF!!!

At 9:19am on July 4, 2011, Joe Desimone said…
Thanks Ela for the great instruction at Rock Lake. Had a blast working with you and George. See you in Mexico ! :-)
At 7:53am on March 30, 2011, Paul A. Okishev said…
Thank you.
At 2:30am on December 24, 2010, Leonardo Zillo Monte Xillo said…
"Just tried the CUDA in Dos ojos today,felt like riding my Ducati...man that was good.."

Bello, eh!.? :-)
At 2:34pm on July 5, 2010, Dave Harris said…
Happy Birthday Ela! Hope you're having a great day.
At 9:01pm on May 18, 2010, Don Chennavasin said…
Have fun tomorrow!
At 3:57pm on March 12, 2010, Chris Coco said…
Thank you Ela! You are the best!
 
 
 

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