
How to Administer and Analyze a Heart Rate Drift Test
Heart Rate Drift Test This test has become our go-to test for all our coached athletes. We like it…

Talking Health, Performance, and Longevity, with Jesse Charles, M.D
Scott Johnston is joined by Doctor Jesse Charles, M.D. Jesse is a rural medical doctor and longtime adherent to the…

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…

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,”…

Whit Magro: How to Climb 5.13
Back when I was doing a lot of shorter trips to Patagonia, really fast down and back, having success, I…

Mental Health for Mountain Athletes: Resilience
Mental health challenges, particularly the areas around trauma, loss, grief, and depression are a part of life for many mountain…

How to Plan Your Race Season
Professional mountain runner Luke Nelson has raced all over the world since getting into the sport a decade ago. He…

30/30 Interval Training and the Need For Speed
Many athletes I work with throughout the year target long-duration events: high-altitude climbs, ultramarathons, and big ski tours. As avid…

Off-Season Base Building for the Skimo Season
Winter-sport athletes face a unique problem when it comes to training for their disciplines. Cross-country ski racers train seven to…