As I've mentioned once or twice before on the blog over the past year or so Trystan and I have started running our own business, developing and building both hardware and software open-source tools for energy monitoring. Much of the work we do is computer/Internet based. This trip is a bit of experiment to see if it's possible to combine work and play; I'm hoping to do some climbing and Trystan's into mountain biking and loves a good adventure. Trystan and I usually have quite a flexible work life balance and are quite good at mobile working, so we don't expect the trip much of a disruption. Actually we're hoping a change of scene will be good thing to drive motivation and new ideas.
Here is a cool timelapse video Trystan made of a day in our lab, a routine that is set to change this summer:
Here is a cool timelapse video Trystan made of a day in our lab, a routine that is set to change this summer:
First we're attending an energy monitoring conference in Germany than onto Chamonix where we're going to live and work for a month in May. May is a bit of an 'off season' in Chamonix so we have managed to secure a chalet with wifi to work out of, it has a balcony overlooking the valley which gets to evening sun...pimping!
Mid June Amy, Chris and Jenny are coming out and we're heading to Italy, first the Dolomite's then Arco for a couple of weeks of climbing. Then finally in July Chris and I are fitting in a weeks climbing in Ceuse, often referred to as the 'best crag in the word!', guess I'll find out!
So if you know me and fancy some climbing and a place to stay in Chamonix in May get in touch, same goes for the rest of the trip
Oh, and also I'm squeezing in a quick trip to Lundy for Amy's birthday this week! Fingers crossed the weather will be as good as last time.
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