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The Uphill Athlete Podcast: Phil Maffetone on Health, Training, and Aerobic Deficiency
Phil Maffetone talks Health, Training, and Aerobic Deficiency with Scott Johnston In this episode, Scott Johnston talks with Phil Maffetone,…

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…

Fit to Climb: Everest
One question we often get is: How fit do I need to be to climb/run/ski Everest or Denali or Rainier…or…?…

Rock Climbing Training: ARCing
We spend a lot of time talking about building the aerobic base for mountaineering, alpinism, mountain running, ski mountaineering, and…

Scott Johnston and the Roots of Uphill Athlete
I got my start in climbing in high school, while growing up in Boulder, Colorado, in the late ’60s and…

Why Miles Matter in Running
Historically, runners have always spoken about and compared their training in terms of “mileage.” Counting miles alone seems a rather…

5 Reasons Why a Strong Core Makes You a Better Ski Mountaineer
The core training that ski mountaineers do should be as functional as possible. Your core is basic to many of…

Training Outside the Box: The Power of Creativity
I’ve had an old, yellowed, hand-lettered sign posted in my gym for about 15 years. It reads, “If you train…