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Classes I teach:
Discover Diving
Scuba Diver
Open Water Diver
Advanced Open Water Diver
Master Diver
GUE Fundamentals
Performance Diver
GUE Basic Fundamentals
GUE Technical Fundamentals
Doubles Diver
Drysuit Diver
Deep Primer
Navigation Primer
Rescue Primer
Gas Blender
Technical Diver 1

Ron Fancher

Alaska, United States

907-770-1778
ron@gue.com
ron@divealaska.net
www.divealaska.net


Professional

  • Shop Manager at Dive Alaska (Anchorage, Alaska)
  • Drysuit Repair and Field Testing Technician

Education

  • B.S. in International Finance - Biola University (2013)
  • B.A. in Classical Literature - Biola University (2014)

Diving Qualifications

  • GUE Instructor
  • Freediving Instructor
  • PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer
  • TecRec Instructor
  • Sidemount Instructor
  • DPV Instructor
  • Scooberman
  • Gas Blending and Fill Station Operations Instructor
  • Emergency First Response and Oxygen Provider Instructor
  • GUE Technical Diver 2+
  • GUE Cave 2 Diver

Diving Experience

  • 2,000+ dives
  • Extensive cold-water drysuit diving
  • Active diving and exploration throughout Alaska
  • Trimix and decompression diving
  • Cave sidemount
  • Traditional and backmounted DPV diving
  • Public safety and salvage diving
  • Cave diving and exploration
  • Cleanup and restoration project diving
  • Co-founder of Alaska Karst Unified Exploration Project (AKUEP)

Community Involvement

  • Member of the Alaska Dive Search, Rescue, and Recovery Team
  • Contributing member of Project Baseline: Smitty's Cove
  • Founding member of The Alaska "Just Go Diving" Club
  • Alaska Karst Unified Exploration Project (AKUEP)

Special interests

  • The National Football League and the Philadelphia Eagles
  • Running in fins
  • Vintage dive gear (and actually diving it)
  • Puffy vests
  • Swimming with Bruce
  • Travel

Additional languages

  • English

Additional Info

Just. Go. Diving.