
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…

Tips for a Successful Expedition
Our tips for expedition success and be boiled down to three things: Control what you can control. Take the long…

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…

Mental Training: How to Raise Your Risk Ceiling
Increase your performance in dangerous situations, the smart way. Recently I shared how my early climbing experiences in Slovenia helped…

The Via Valais
“That was the best trail I’ve ever run!” We each made that claim more than a few times during the…

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…

Roller Ski Training for Skimo Racing
Over the last decade the sport of ski mountaineering racing, or skimo, has seen a dramatic increase in participants, most…