
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 Female Uphill Athlete Video Series. Episode 3: Adjustments for Our Reproductive Health
Carolyn Parker, Alison Naney and Maya Seckinger talk about training adjustments for our hormonal cycle and other considerations around our…

Normobaric Hypoxic Tent Use Peer-Reviewed Research
While working on our article “Training, Oxygen Systems, and Hypoxic Tents: Success Factors for Climbing Mount Everest and 8,000-Meter Peaks,”…

Skill vs. Strength Training in Rock Climbing
What do an NBA basketball player, a gold medal runner, and a professional tennis player all have in common? One,…

Steve House on the MtnMeister Podcast: Mentorship and Training
MtnMeister interviewed Uphill Athlete co-founder Steve House. Listen to the podcast to hear about Steve’s outcomes from a lifetime of…

Running Shoes: Fit, Sizing, and How to Screw Them for Winter
While it’s great that running and hiking are both simple and do not require much gear, the shoe is a…

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…

10 Skimo Skills to Practice Early-Season
Skimo racing is hands down the hardest aerobic work I’ve done in my endurance career. The full-body engagement and use…