
Returning to Training after Pregnancy: Foundation for a Strong Core
Core training after pregnancy demands patience and a back-to-the-fundamentals approach. This is because growing a baby changes your structure in…

Tapering for a Race or Event: What to Do and What Not to Do
You’re two weeks out from the main event—the race, the climb, the big adventure. You’ve been training for months, stressing…

Cold, Wet, and Loving the Adventure at the 2019 Bigfoot 200
It blends together a wee bit, the three days. I remember damp, dark forests, a sense of always being closed…

Intensity Monitoring During Training
When building training plans and during actual workouts, the determination of appropriate intensity for the workout is an area of…

Three Purchases Guaranteed to Improve Your Climbing
By Steve House Ultimately, climbing in all forms combines fitness, skill, and judgement in varying ways dependent on the climb…

Scott Johnston and the Roots of Uphill Athlete
– by Scott Johnston I got my start in climbing in high school, while growing up in Boulder, Colorado, in…

Commitment is not Discipline
Athletic Discipline By Uphill Athlete Luke Nelson For a very long time I thought I understood athletic discipline. I thought…

Uphill Athlete 8 Week Haute Route Ski Tour Training Plan
$49 The Uphill Athlete 8 Week Haute Route Ski Tour Training Plan is for a more demanding multi-day hut…

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…