A Conversation with Rinto Ariyadi

About this episode

Nicholas Hogle interviews Rinto Ariyadi about his experiences and advocacy in sidemount diving.

It was an honor to sit down with Rinto Ariyadi. Based out of Jakarta, but he can usually be found in the overhead environments throughout Indonesia. From his early days of diving to searching for water filled, underground passages, he has become an advocate for diving sidemount. One of his main goals is to make this configuration easier and more accessible for students to learn and instructors to teach. This is why he created The Java Sidemount System. Please Enjoy. Recorded in June 2025 Face...

People in this episode

Host: Nicholas Hogle

Guest: Rinto Ariyadi

Topics covered

• diving
• sidemount
• advocacy
• education
• underwater exploration

Keywords

• sidemount diving
• Rinto Ariyadi
• underwater passages
• diving education
• Java Sidemount System

Mentioned in this episode

Products: The Java Sidemount System

Places: Jakarta, Indonesia

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