
How to Administer and Analyze a Heart Rate Drift Test
Heart Rate Drift Test This test has become our go-to test for all our coached athletes. We like it…

Talking Health, Performance, and Longevity, with Jesse Charles, M.D
Scott Johnston is joined by Doctor Jesse Charles, M.D. Jesse is a rural medical doctor and longtime adherent to the…

Nose in a Day in the Time of COVID-19
Our Nose in a Day project wasn’t supposed to take so long. COVID closures, issues with training, the California wildfires—nothing…

High-Altitude Climbing: 14 Tips for a Successful Expedition
A successful high-altitude expedition is dependent on many factors. Fitness is the one factor completely under your control, and we…

Onsight Climbing Tips
Climbing onsight, meaning leading a pitch or route with no prior knowledge of the details about protection or movements, is…

Ice Climbing Training: Grip Strength
The dreaded pump. Every climber has been there: You. Can’t. Hold. On. Any. Longer! Rock climbers’ best training weapon for…

How to Plan Your Race Season
Professional mountain runner Luke Nelson has raced all over the world since getting into the sport a decade ago. He…

10 Tips for Training Your Core for Ski Mountaineering
We rely heavily on something we call Scott’s Killer Core Routine, as detailed in Training for the New Alpinism. This…

The Uphill Athlete Podcast: Talking Ski Mountaineering with Nikki Larochelle and Mike Foote
Uphill Skiing is the way to ski this winter. So it’s a great time for Uphill Athletes to test out…