Altitude Diver and

Peak Performance Buoyancy

The Altitude Diver Specialty course familiarizes you with the rules and procedures necessary to use the Recreational Dive Planner at altitude. This includes:

  • Altitude dive planning, organization, procedures, techniques, problems and hazards
  • Special Recreational Dive Planner procedures for diving at altitude
  • Safety stops and emergency decompression procedures
  • Special equipment necessary for altitude diving

     This exciting annual event on Mount Hoods Lost Lake offers the PADI Altitude Diving and Peak Performance Buoyancy specialties. An integral part of each specialty will be the collection of mini lobsters ok crawdads followed by a crawdad feed and potluck Saturday evening.  We also do a community service and collect underwater garbage with PADI Project Aware, receive a certificate of recognition.  Try your skill at carving a melon underwater or tuning your buoyancy on a NEW challenging underwater course.   

    These specialties require a PADI Open Water Diver or equivalent certification and are good towards PADI’s Master Scuba Diver rating. (Sense we are at altitude you must take the Altitude class or have the Altitude specialty certification or did Altitude in the Advance Course) before taking the Peak Performance Buoyancy.

    Minimum age requirement is 12 years old.

Check out the video below to see how much fun you will be having and the beauty of Lost Lake.