Nothin but sun in the forecast. Before leaving for Bamfield, summer arrived in Squamish. We had 15 straight days without rain that we kicked off by celebrating Sarah’s birthday! We put the bbq to pretty good use as well. Sarah enjoying her birthday cake (that I made). We spent a few days out climbing including[…]
The dive research expedition to Bamfield is broken into four stages. Today was the initial baseline testing of the divers (or pre-testing) before they begin the dive series. At the end of the next three weeks we will collect data as well. In the mean time we will get the divers familarized with the research[…]
Without proper fuel, a ski tour can turn into a day of unnecessary suffering. My previous post covered some basic concepts for fueling. This post compares some of the different options for fast energy on the skin track. See the full gallery on Posterous Nick fueling up during a break from skiing pillow lines on[…]
May 12 2012 – Spearhead Traverse Distance: 33 km Vertical Ascent: 1755m Vertical Descent: 3267m (Including Singing Pass) Time: 4 Hrs 35 Min Calories: 3577 Over the last week a good freeze-thaw cycle has built up good conditions in the alpine with good stability. Things were looking perfect for a fast attempt on the Spearhead[…]
Nutrition strategies during a Speed Traverse or Skimo Race. I wanted to detemine the optimal fueling strategy for an upcoming attempt at a fast – in a day – speed ski traverse. This is an approximately 4-6 hour effort with significant time spent climbing. Saturday’s attempt at the Garibaldi Neve is a good example of pace for[…]