Sauerland · about 1 km from Willingen (Upland)
Schiefergrube Christine
- Max depth46 m
- CertificationCavern
- Water temperature≈ ~8 °Cestimated, no reports yet
- SpecialFlooded mine or quarry
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Fills nearby
- Fill stationSee im Berg (TauchCenter Bielefeld), MessinghausenAir 200 and 300 bar; helium and oxygenRoute ↗
- Fill stationBergwerktauchen Nuttlar (Tauchschule Sauerland)Air 200/300 bar, nitrox (32 %), trimix and O₂; no price is listed for trimixRoute ↗
- Fill stationBergwerktauchen FelicitasAir, nitrox and O₂ (2024 article); helium/trimix not mentioned — askRoute ↗
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The dive
On the way you see ore carts, mining tools, wooden boots and miners' personal belongings. There are several galleries with side passages, not all of them marked.
Profile and sections
On the way you see ore carts, mining tools, wooden boots and miners' personal belongings. There are several galleries with side passages, not all of them marked. A pump keeps the water level constant, and a fleece laid on the Bremsberg keeps the visibility at the entrance good.
Christine is a slate mine that was worked for ~100 years and closed in 1971. Above water is a visitor mine (National GeoPark Grenzwelten); the flooded levels have been dived since 2007.
Practical: access is via the Scapehander club (not a registered association), which also runs Schwalefeld. Level 0 (cavern/limited mine) dives guided only, Level 1 (intro) the first level only, Level 2 (full cave) both levels and Schwalefeld too. Club rules: don't move lines, take your own arrows and cookies out again, exiting divers have right of way, brief outside the water, no compressors at the entrance, and take your waste (incl. sorb and urinal condoms) home. Breaking the rules means a ban from both mines. No fill station at the mine is mentioned.
- Depth and profile
- Mined 1864–1971 on 3 levels; diving on level 2 (~-23/-25 m) and level 3 (~-41/-46 m). Taucher.net also lists a level at -70 m (unclear whether it is dived). ~1.2 km of permanent line (2018).
- Intro level
- Intro (Level 1): first level only, max 200 m penetration, one T and no jumps; OC only with at most one deco bottle, no stages. Your own line must not tie into another line.
- Configuration
- Required on guided dives: drysuit (water ~8 °C), 2 first and 2 second stages on separately closable valves and 3 lights; CCR with an 80 cft bailout. CCR only with a CCR base and CCR cave (or CCR mine) certification. No scooters; training and skill practice in the mine are banned. Trimix only with the club's approval.
- DPV: Not DPV-suitable
- Scooters are banned (club rules).
Who can dive where
- At least Cavern
- Cavern zone / easier part: at least Intro to cave
- Configurations: Backmount / twinset / Sidemount / CCR / Small cylinders / no-mount (speleo sumps)
- Goes down to 46 m (trimix or deco may be needed)
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How to get there
Only after an approved application to the Scapehander club (apply via scapehander.de): read the mine rules, send the signed liability form with your cave card (per the mine rules from IANTD, GUE, NSS-CDS or NACD), any CCR certifications, dive-accident insurance and a medical no older than 1 year; after confirmation pay €50 per day. Year-round. Park and kit up under the roof of the visitor mine (Schwalefelder Straße 28); the divers' entrance is behind it: through a locked door and down an inclined shaft (Bremsberg) to a grated platform where you put on your fins.
Around Schiefergrube Christine
Fills3 fill stations · nearest 11 km
See im Berg (TauchCenter Bielefeld), Messinghausen
Diemelseestraße, 59929 Brilon (Messinghausen)
Air 200 and 300 bar; helium and oxygen
April–November Sat–Sun 10:00–18:00
Fill station at an open diabase quarry lake (to ~-45 m, day pass €30, min AOWD and 100 dives). Run by TauchCenter Bielefeld (IANTD training). Whether you can get fills without diving the lake: ask.
Bergwerktauchen Nuttlar (Tauchschule Sauerland)
Briloner Straße 48a, 59909 Bestwig (Nuttlar)
Air 200/300 bar, nitrox (32 %), trimix and O₂; no price is listed for trimix
April–November Sat–Sun 9:00–18:00
Fills at the mine itself, in the check-in room. Prices at the mine: air 12 l €7.20, 15 l €9, twin 12 l €14.40 (300 bar €21.60), twin 18 l €21.60; EAN32 12 l €14.40, twin 12 l €20.90; O₂ 40 cft €15, 80 cft €30. Rental gear only via the dive school, not at the mine. Own compressors are banned on site.
Bergwerktauchen Felicitas
Zum Heilstollen, 57392 Schmallenberg (Bad Fredeburg)
Air, nitrox and O₂ (2024 article); helium/trimix not mentioned — ask
Sat–Sun 9:00–18:00, other days by arrangement
Fills only when booked in advance. Hall of ~600 m² with storage and a repair workshop; cave-diving school (IART) that also teaches a nitrox/trimix gas-blender course (€350). Walk-in fills without diving: ask.
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