Browning Wall
La profondeur indique la plage entre le sommet du site et son maximum habituel ; le « niveau de certification recommandé » correspond au niveau généralement demandé par les opérateurs selon les agences grand public, et non à une règle légale. Les courants et la visibilité varient chaque jour — considérez toutes ces informations comme des estimations de planification.
Browning Wall is the exhibit A of cold-water diving's case: a vertical face in Browning Pass near Port Hardy on which no bare rock is visible - not a patch. White and orange plumose anemones stack like snowdrifts, interrupted by crimson soft corals, sponges, basket stars, and nudibranchs in absurd variety, with rockfish hanging in the water column as if hung on wires. Wolf eels and giant Pacific octopuses den in the crevices at the wall's foot. Slack-tide timing is absolute; the flood that feeds this much filter-feeding life takes no passengers. In winter visibility, drifting slowly along the wall feels like flying past a painted cliff.
Le moment pour lequel vous venez: Total invertebrate cover, winter 20 m-plus visibility, dens of octopus and wolf eels
Topographie: Sheer rock wall in Browning Pass, invertebrate cover total from surface to depth
Courant: Dived on slack tide; the current that feeds the wall would otherwise sweep divers off it.
À savoir avant de plonger
Dangers: Tidal current outside slack windows, cold water demanding drysuit competence.
Conservation: Fragile filter-feeder cover - a misplaced fin removes years of growth; local operators brief buoyancy hard.
Qui vous croiserez
Giant Pacific Octopus
Nudibranchs
Wolf Eel
Pour les photographes
Grand angle: ★★★★★ · Macro: ★★★★★ — note 1–5 des éditeurs sur ce que ce site offre à chaque style de prise de vue