“Woman begins by resisting a man’s advances and ends by blocking his retreat.”
So said Oscar Wilde…
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Spring Julbo EVAD-1 Update
I have a couple of other posts on the EVAD-1, tl;dr is that the software is incredible, but the early hardware I had was... challenged. Four years on, how's it going? Problems 1. Swipe sensor doesn't always want to swipe. 2. No way to turn
Brief Sennheiser Momentum Sport Data Analysis
Sennheiser released their Momentum Sport headphones in 2024-04, an interesting partnership between Polar (they who invented the chest-worn ECG) and an audio company. Historically, the ear has been an excellent point to measure both temperature and heart rate from, so logically these headphones should have been able to readily replace
Theoretical: Garmin is the better training tool
Since the Fēnix 3, Garmin's watches have been the most fully-featured tracking devices available. This isn't to say the most accurate, but, the ability to collect data from almost any sensor, and write it to a file, was unsurpassed. Logically, with all this information, and their
How to have better Sends with Friends
Or Intentional Skills to Climbing Improvement After too-long a hiatus, I resumed climbing last year. I was incredibly lucky to meet an amazing climber at a Queer Crush meet-up in Oakland, and we've been climbing as our nomadic schedules allow. We both value intention in climbing, and I&