E035 - Steve Lewis on Improving Sidemount Diving & Instruction

E035 - Steve Lewis on Improving Sidemount Diving & Instruction

Steve Lewis is an absolute industry veteran and a passionate sidemount, CCR and cave diver. He has been at the forefront of instructor training since the early 90s working with TDI right from its formation and more recently becoming the Director Diver Training for RAID.

Steve is an author, a member of the explorers club and as we'll learn, he led the early exploration of the Bell Island Mine in Newfoundland on the east coast of Canada.

In this episode Steve and I discuss his background, his experiences as an instructor trainer, we talk about diving the mine and shipwrecks at Bell Island. We discuss why we love sidemount diving and then the issues we see with sidemount diving and instruction and how these issues might be solved all this and much more in this episode of speaking sidemount.

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Naval Officer Analyzes the Scylla Wreck Tragedy | E118

Naval Officer Analyzes the Scylla Wreck Tragedy | E118

In this episode of Speaking Sidemount, brought to you by XDEEP, Steve Davis reacts to and analyses the 2021 wreck-diving tragedy inside the wreck of HMS Scylla off Plymouth, UK. This is Steve's reacti...

25 Mar 1h 28min

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26 Feb 1h 39min

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In Episode #116 brought to you by XDEEP, Steve Davis is joined by Gustavo “Tavo” Padilla-Pohjanen of Darkside Divers, Mexico. From a rocky start in snowboarding to discovering peace and purpose underw...

26 Jan 1h 2min

Growing Up in the Mecca of Technical Diving | CCR, Sidewinder & Dahab with Omar Derbala

Growing Up in the Mecca of Technical Diving | CCR, Sidewinder & Dahab with Omar Derbala

In this final episode of Speaking Sidemount for 2025, brought to you by XDEEP, Steve Davis sits down with Omar Derbala, a technical and CCR instructor born and raised in Dahab, one of the most iconic ...

27 Des 20251h 29min

"Lies, Lessons, and Legacy" - Chris Richardson on 30 Years in the Dive Industry

"Lies, Lessons, and Legacy" - Chris Richardson on 30 Years in the Dive Industry

In this brutally honest episode brought to you by XDEEP, Steve Davis sits down with Chris Richardson, founder of Deep Six Gear, to unpack three decades of hard truths inside the dive industry. From th...

26 Nov 20251h 20min

E113 British Army to Sidemount Master - Mark Rowe's Incredible Diving Journey

E113 British Army to Sidemount Master - Mark Rowe's Incredible Diving Journey

In this episode of Speaking Sidemount brought to you by XDEEP, Steve Davis talks with Mark Rowe, a former British Army Royal Engineer who began diving in 1989 and went on to become a leading sidemount...

27 Okt 20251h 32min

E112 Álvaro Granell - Cave Diving Mallorca

E112 Álvaro Granell - Cave Diving Mallorca

In this episode of Speaking Sidemount, brought to you by XDEEP, host Steve Davis interviews Álvaro Granell, a cave diving instructor from Mallorca. They discuss Álvaro's journey into diving, his trans...

27 Sep 20251h 19min

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