About Freediving El-Hierro
SINK POSITIVE! That is our credo. Sporty serenity instead of \”performance must\”. We focus on the experience of the underwater world. On spending a lot of time \”being\” in the blue.
Sink into the crystal-clear water. The mystical and most remote Canary Island, El Hierro, is the place to be. At Freediving El Hierro you have the chance to develop and consolidate your diving in a fun, relaxed atmosphere under top instruction.
Freediving El Hierro is the first apnea diving center on the island. Founded by Karsten Mohr in January 2016, Karsten is a certified freediving instructor trainer of the Apnea Diving World Association AIDA. This is the highest instructor level and enables Karsten to train other freediving instructors.
At Freediving El Hierro you can learn a lot about truly free diving as a relaxing sport and a relaxed experience in the underwater world.
Free Freediving: A fundamental pillar of our philosophy is free freediving. Free from ropes and training equipment. We train at the buoy so that we can then move safely and freely in the beautiful natural surroundings and fascinating underwater landscapes of El Hierro. Free with fish. Free in the shallow or deep blue.
Apnoea diving also has a competitive component. It\’s fun to train and to know your limits. At Freediving El Hierro, however, we stay on the fascinating adventure side of the sport.
means that we can have fun together in courses and training sessions down to a depth of 50m.
Coaching and individual training programs: Certainly courses cannot cover the entire spectrum of freediving techniques and training options. If you want to hone a specific technique (e.g. equalization or no-contraction freediving or fin stroke etc.) or get into competitive sports, we will develop tailor-made plans for you. Karsten has had the good fortune and pleasure of learning exclusively from top international divers, world-class people and renowned trainers. We therefore take great pleasure in passing on his and our additional experience in such a way that you have an excellent basis for determining your own path afterwards: Relaxed to indulge in a challenging fascinating water sport or with top prerequisites to dive deeper into competitive sports.
You can fully rely on our expertise. As an AIDA World Championship participant and 2-time CMAS Master World Champion 2022 and former Master World Record holder, Karsten is very happy to share his experience.
Karsten worked in the snow, surf and skate industry for over 20 years as an industrial engineer and international manager. Long before he started board sliding, he was fascinated by freediving. Over time, he perfected his \”diving\” and today, together with his team, takes great pleasure in passing on all his knowledge and skills.
Karsten wrote his final thesis to become an AIDA freediving instructor on another topic that fascinates him greatly: Meditation and freediving. Which of course fit together perfectly.
