Science Our first week in Bamfield was mostly practice with the various bits of equipment and familiarization with the divers. At the end of the first week we repeated our pre-testing measurements. I did a morning and afternoon blood draw on the participants and Luisa did FMD measurements with the ultrasound. Saturday afternoon, we hopped[…]
I recently came across a paper published in the Middlebury Journal of Microbiology examining the relationship between hemoglobin concentration ([Hb]) and a variety of parameters including gender, living altitude, and cross country ski race performance[1]. Unfortunately the paper appears to be primarily oriented toward validation of a new hemoglobin device, however it did get me[…]
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[…]