Mental health has really come to the forefront of conversations in recent years. It’s amazing to now see that it is being discussed openly, but there is still work to be done. This isn’t a sob story or a cry for attention, this is just the truth and my experience with it and how diving has helped.
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I often heard people tell me that when you have a child, the life as you know it is over. What I found instead is that your once adventurous life is definitely not over, but just beginning.
Why change from the tried and tested neoprene we all know? To enable future generations to keep diving, that’s why.
Throughout July, Charlie Young, a Marine Scientist and Presenter, along with her friend, Wildlife Camera Op. Ben Harris completed a personal challenge of swimming in a wild body of water every day.
AimZero is the world's first project that aims to dive, explore and clean the oceans with zero emissions. Together with premium brands such as XShore, Polestar, Cake, Fourth Element and Awake, the project aim is to leave a zero carbon footprint during their environmental projects.
Here at fourth element we are lucky to be based in Cornwall, UK, with great diving spots and not totally freezing waters, so this weekend we celebrated Padi Women’s Dive Day with a dip in the ocean (socially distant, of course!).
The Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge is truly an adventure race like no other. In December this year, rowers from around the world will gather in La Gomera, the Canary Islands, as they prepare to row 3000 miles unsupported across the Atlantic, to Antigua.
Usually when we think of Iceland, an image is conjured up of treacherous snow, icy winds and freezing rains. And you wouldn’t be wrong, there’s plenty of that. But Iceland also offers some of the most magical sights (and dive sites) you’ll see in a lifetime.
On World Oceans Day, it's time to reflect on the journey we have been on over the last few years in order to reduce fourth element’s impact on our Oceans.
The Bristol Gulls - Chloe, Lorna, Sarah and Sofia, are four Bristol based women who share a love of rowing and adventure, and believe that through innovation they can challenge the status quo and show that environmental sustainability is possible in even the most challenging circumstances.
As divers we are charged as custodians of the ocean. We do everything we can to protect it; from controlling buoyancy to collecting ghost net, making responsible food choices to planting new coral gardens, minimising plastic use to safe-guarding wildlife.
