While hitch-hiking through Central America Paul Landgraver discovered his passion for diving, snorkeling and tropical waters. It was very cold water growing up in Oregon (that state above California) but warm water stirred something. he was in love and decided to head off to Thailand, become a diving instructor and travel the world. He seems to have gotten distracted! After working for 4 years a diving instructor in Thailand – his girlfriend and him started our own tiny dive shop.
They focused on giving back to our community and caring for the places we dive and sharing our passion for all things aquatic. This seems to have worked and Wicked Diving has been growing ever since! It has been long, eccentric, and thrilling road which has no end – and he wouldn’t have it any other way.
With a background in customer service (managing restaurants), diving safety (Dive Medic, Paramedic and Hyberbaric Technician) and a visceral passion for coping in chaotic situations (Gate manager for Burningman for 12 years) have all helped shape the foundation of Wicked Diving. Paul Landgraver and team wanted safety and service to be core tenents of the dive shop and they have needed to cope with some very strange situations!
