Training for Denali and Big Mountains Are you thinking about climbing Denali, but maybe not sure if you’re ready? Don’t be intimidated—it’s a big, cold arctic mountain, but with the right training, climbing Denali is an attainable goal! We realize it can be difficult to determine if you’re ready for Denali, so we’ll try to…
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Working Your Core The following article was written by Scott Johnston (Uphill Athlete co-founder and coach, co-author of Training for the New Alpinism) for Mountain Trip climbers to understand and execute a proper core strength workout. Whether you are gearing up for a Denali summit, or trying to perfect your winter ski conditioning, Uphill Athlete…
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Step, kick, stab; step, kick, stab; step, kick, stab—so it goes for the majority of long mountaineering expeditions, for days on end, relentlessly uphill. Above 17,000’ (or even above 14,000′) simple tasks like these— raising your boot to the next foothold, jamming your crampons into the snow, and plunging in your ice axe for security…
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Fit to Climb: How to Get the Most out of Your Next Summit with Mountain Trip The following article was written by Steve House (IFMGA-Certified Mountain Guide, Uphill Athlete co-founder, coach) for Mountain Trip clients to understand the importance of training for their trips, and training the correct way. During the years prior to…
DetailsWe are sharing this post from the National Park Service about Leave No Trace in the Alpine and Arctic Environments. We love the mountain environments that we get to play and work in and take our stewardship of those place seriously. Our guides are trained in Leave No Trace practices, but it takes everyone to…
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Another inspirational article from our friends at Uphill Athlete. Take the chance to dream big and make it happen! By Uphill Athlete on Mental Preparation, Training Theory By Steve House Sometime in the late-90’s I was approaching a grade-6 Canadian ice climb, Virtual Reality, with my climbing partner Joe Josephson. As we walked and talked,…
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Training for climbing a big mountain like Denali or Mount Everest is a huge commitment of time and energy. Get a plan so you can spend your training time efficiently! It’s not just the will to succeed on a big mountain, its the will to prepare. Here is another great article from our friends at…
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Training for Mountaineering Preparing to climb a big mountain like Denali or Mount Everest requires a lot of work and is a huge investment in time and money. Training for mountaineering is primarily about endurance, but how do you build that endurance, and what is endurance? We strive to ensure that climbers who join us…
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What do we do when we aren’t climbing mountains? Just like a lot of you, we think about our next trip. We’ve just updated our latest greatest Alaska Mountaineering Gear List with the input of our guides and climbers. This is a compilation of what we think is the ultimate gear list, with recommendations of…
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