Subj : The worlds most famous climber reveals the gadgets he takes on hi To : All From : TechnologyDaily Date : Sun Feb 04 2024 14:15:05 The worlds most famous climber reveals the gadgets he takes on his adventures Date: Sun, 04 Feb 2024 14:00:49 +0000 Description: World-famous climber Alex Honnold reveals the tech he relies on during tough climbs including his smartwatch of choice. FULL STORY ====================================================================== We often talk about wearable tech in the context of the best running watches or best sleep trackers , but what gadgets are helping out the rock climbers of the world? The popularity of rock climbing and its sister sport, bouldering, has sky-rocketed in recent years , thanks in no small part to the success of Nat Geos Oscar-winning climbing documentary Free Solo . At the center of that heart-stopping film is Alex Honnold a now 38-year-old climber who, in 2017, became the first person to successfully summit Californias legendary El Capitan rock face without ropes. Now, Honnold is returning to screens in Arctic Ascent with Alex Honnold a three-part Disney Plus series in which he and a group of scientists attempt to conquer Greenlands 4,000-foot Ingmikortilaq sea cliff. TechRadar spoke to Honnold ahead of the shows February 4 premiere , and we took the opportunity to ask its star about the wearable tech he uses when embarking on his death-defying climbs. Personally, I wear Whoop , Honnold tells us, because Im sponsored by Whoop and Ive used them for a bit. I also use a Coros watch sometimes for tracking specific activities, as well as for the GPS, for navigating stuff. Im also using the Levels app right now, the continuous glucose monitor. Ive been using that for like a month, just to try it out, and see what its all about. And I actually have learned a bit about diet [from using Levels]. Ive obviously tracked my diet in different ways throughout my whole life, Ive tried to learn different things, and using a glucose monitor has definitely proven another helpful tool. Alex Honnold ascends Greenland's Ingmikortilaq sea cliff in Arctic Ascent with Alex Honnold (Image credit: National Geographic) But now I kind of feel like a freak, Honnold laughs, because Ive had to sync all of those different things the Whoop, the Coros, the Levels app, and so on through Apple Health so that the Levels app will automatically import activities. Its all a bit too much, so Im pretty sure that in about a month or two Ill go back in the other direction and drop all of it. Ill just keep a general sense of how much activity I do each day using a timer. The whole quantified self thing? Im into it, and I think its a useful tool, and its fun. But at a certain point, Im like, Do I care that much? But it definitely all helps, and theres a place for it. We hear you, Alex. It can be hard to know where to start and stop with health monitoring apps and wearable tech in general, but Honnolds recommendations make for a strong quartet of climbing gadgets. Whoop's latest fitness tracker can be worn anywhere on the body (Image credit: Whoop) In our Whoop 4 review , we described Whoops latest fitness tracker as an excellent tool for anyone interested in seriously optimizing their training and sleep routines. The display-less device presents all manner of health-related data, and the Whoop algorithm takes a range of factors into account before making its calculations, including where youre at in your menstrual cycle, how well you slept last night, your heart-rate variability, your temperature, and much more. As Honnold notes, though, tracking all of those metrics can sometimes feel like overkill, so wed only recommend Whoop if youre a bona fide fitness fanatic looking to perform at your peak. The story is a little different for Coros watches, which can be thought of as stripped-back alternatives to pricier Garmin and Apple Watch models. Honnold doesnt mention which Coros watch he uses, specifically, but in our Coros Apex 2 review , Coros Apex 2 Pro review and Coros Pace 3 review , we found that all three of Coros latest models offer strong GPS accuracy, plenty of usable battery life and impressively lightweight designs. @techradar original sound - TechRadar As for the Apple Health app , this easily-overlooked personal data library pulls useful information from almost everything you do on your iPhone, including screen time, activity, sleep data, and even heart rate data if you have an Apple Watch connected. Weve detailed why the iOS Health app is more important than you realize elsewhere on TechRadar, but we'd wager that if its good enough for record-breaking climber Alex Honnold, then its good enough for you, too! Arctic Ascent with Alex Honnold premieres on National Geographic on February 4. All episodes will be available to stream on Hulu and Disney Plus from February 5. You might also like... These are the best Disney Plus shows to stream right now The best Disney Plus movies: 36 great films to stream today New Netflix movies: the biggest films to stream this month ====================================================================== Link to news story: https://www.techradar.com/health-fitness/fitness-trackers/the-worlds-most-famo us-climber-reveals-the-gadgets-he-takes-on-his-adventures --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 (Linux/64) * Origin: tqwNet Technology News (1337:1/100) .