
Preseason Ski Touring Training
By Uphill Athlete Coach Sam Naney Winter is coming—are you ready for the ski season? Make sure you’re as fit…

The Uphill Athlete Podcast: Talking Overtraining
In this episode Scott Johnston and Sam Naney discuss overtraining syndrome (OTS). “Treading on the knife’s edge, there is no…

The Uphill Athlete Podcast: Meet Art M., a 74-y.o. athlete in training.
In this episode Scott Johnston is joined by Art Muir. Art is a seventy-four year old mountain enthusiast who has…

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…

The Climbing Marathon
If you know the history of rock climbing in Yosemite, you know that many of the famed Stonemasters would winter…

The Future of Alpinism
Recently I attended the annual Guide’s Festival in Courmayeur, Italy, which is home to the second-oldest guide office in the…

Unstructured Consequences: Luke Nelson’s Hard-Earned Lessons in Planning
The heat was oppressive, no shade to be found. I was 40 miles into the Bear 100 and felt terrible.…

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…

Heart Rate Drift: A Functional Measure of Aerobic Fitness
Back in the day, coaches and endurance athletes noticed that during prolonged training, an athlete’s heart rate would slowly climb…