
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…

Training, Oxygen Systems, and Hypoxic Tents
Success Factors for Climbing Mount Everest and Other 8,000-Meter Peaks -by Steve House and Dr. Monica Piris Education about the…

The Uphill Athlete Podcast: Ice Climbing in Cody Wyoming
Photo of Uphill Athlete Coach John Frieh by Delila Causevic Frieh Join Uphill athlete co-founder Steve House for a discussion…

Mental Training: What Climbing in Slovenia Taught Me
Mental strength, the ability to think—and act—clearly and smartly in demanding and dangerous situations, is the single most difficult capacity…

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.…

5 Reasons Why a Strong Core Makes You a Better Ski Mountaineer
The core training that ski mountaineers do should be as functional as possible. Your core is basic to many of…

The Uphill Athlete Podcast: Getting into SkiMo with Sam Naney, Scott Semple, and Luke Nelson
Image by Patitucci Photo Coach Sam Naney is joined by athlete Luke Nelson and Uphill Athlete Coach–and 2019 Canadian Masters…