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DESCRIPTION
Ascent is an application designed to help cyclists, runners, and hikers train better by organizing activity data and presenting it in useful ways.
Using Ascent, you can download activity data directly from your GPS into the program, and immediately begin analyzing the data as it is presented to you in various graphical and textual formats. The "Animation" feature lets you re-play the activity so you can review in detail your performance during any segment of the activity.
Ascent Includes:
Main Browser
- Ascent organizes your activities in the main browser by year, month, week, activity, and lap. Each level displays running totals for all data.
Map Viewer
- The Map View plots the path you followed against one of several different, selectable map types.
Activity Viewer
- The Activity View allows you to plot the activity data, such as altitude, speed, heart rate, and cadence against distance.
Summary Viewer
- The Summary View plots totals or averages for various data items on a weekly or monthly basis.
WHAT'S NEW
Version 1.9.12: - new "sync" preferences tab, with options to enable syncing with new AscentMobile app, as well as controls to enable syncing of various Garmin devices
- added Wi-Fi bi-directional syncing with AscentMobile
- added support for importing "RunCadence" generated by the Garmin 405 Footpod
REQUIREMENTS
Mac OS X 10.4 or later.
Ascent is currently compatable with the following devices:
- Garmin Edge 305 or 205
- Garmin Forerunner 205 or 301 or 305.
Other Garmin USB GPS devices may work but have not been tested. Please download the application and try with your device to determine compatibility before purchasing. If you have a GPS device not listed above and you are interested in Ascent, please send email to postmaster@MontebelloSoftware.com and specify your device and activity (cycling, running, hiking, etc.).
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| Ascent User Reviews (13 posts) | Write A Review |
 | Dec 12 2008 |
BLLOYD You could have a look at rubiTrack as well. Wow.
(Version 1.9.10) | |
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 | Aug 17 2008 |
FREEZYJOSY I like Ascent for its raw data quality. But to be honest the app is really a feature beast with the sacrifice of "beautifulness" and "Apple likeness". I also use TrailRunner, which is a free app (though donation ware). With TrailRunner it's just the other way around, less features, more lovableness. It really depends on what your goals are and what keeps you motivated. And the third in the pack - Garmin Training Center - is just plain crap. Garmin should just buy Ascent or TrailRunner and make their customers happy. Personally I would suggest TrailRunner to them. But as it looks, they don't care anyway.
(Version 1.9.7) | |
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| Jun 7 2008 |
DONMONTALVO Well worth the shareware fee. This is an incredible application. Gives you so much that you normally need some sort of online application for (like motionbased.com) but allows you to store your data locally, without the annual fee the sites ask for. Don Montalvo, NYC
(Version 1.9.7) | |
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| Mar 22 2008 |
HAZMAT Ascent is awesome. So much better than MotionBased, and as has been said, the developer is very open to feature requests.
(Version 1.8.14) | |
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| Oct 22 2007 |
SBORDSENIUS This app will do everything motionbased does, and a lot faster. Excellent in all ways, works perfect with my Garmin 305.
(Version 1.8) | |
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| Aug 18 2007 |
BLLOYD This is a fantastic app for me -- I have a Garmin 305 and use it when road and mountain biking. It downloads from the Edge perfectly, and shows a map, my route, and all the info from along the way (speed, altitude, gradient, etc.). It is WAY better than the Garmin software -- both the PC and Mac versions of it. I was using the Garmin software for a while because I didn't know this existed... then a friend pointed it out and I tried it out and bought a license within an hour. It's already excellent and it's maturing and updated quite frequently. Always great to find small software developers to come out with specialized Mac applications like this. Hooray for Montebello Software (I wonder whether it's named after the 5 mile, 2200 foot climb in Cupertino, CA... looking at the web site I sorta think so ;-)
(Version 1.7.3) | |
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| May 1 2007 |
BARRIKADY1 Works very well with my Forerunner 205 interfaced with a G5 and a MacBook. Excellent data and map displays. Responsive developer.
(Version 1.5.2) | |
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| Apr 24 2007 |
CHESTER586 Phenomenal product. I created an account just to review it. Clearly superior to the Training Center software from Garmin. Garmin should buy this software and redistribute it as thier own. Even better than MotionBased. I bought this product within 5 minutes of using it. Outstanding!
(Version 1.4.1) | |
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| Apr 8 2007 |
OGDEN This program is outstanding. The functionality, the fun, the look, everything is top notch. Garmin tried to put out a Mac version of Training Center but it pales in comparison to Ascent. Even the Windows version of Training Center which has more features than the Mac version can't compete with Ascent. MotionBased.com has lots of features, but it is web based and slow even with a fast connection, and hasn't fully implemented Mac support yet. The best Windows program of this type, SportTracks (Windows only), is best described as clunky compared to Ascent. The only significant feature currently missing from Ascent is an ability to download a course directly to your GPS, but I think that has been promised for the future along with other new and unique features.
(Version 1.3.4) | |
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| Apr 8 2007 |
SHERMAN I see I didn't rate this software in my previous comment. Man oh man, this application just keeps getting better and better! EXCELLENT update!
(Version 1.3.4) | |
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