Training for mountaineering reddit Climbing uses more core muscles than anything else. But find your own pace, no training is fit for all, I do what I can squeeze into work and mountains / skiing. A couple of times per week I’d load up the weight vest with 30 or 40 lbs (which best approximates a loaded alpine pack) and walk on the mill for 30-45 minutes. Harder than any single day on Denali, and a massive step up from all the days leading up to it. In my own training, I'm relatively well rounded--although on the heavier side for climbing. Understand the principles and then either build your own training plan, or buy one from evoke endurance or similar program. Whatever your training plan is, it should include a good amount of cardio as well as climbing/strength training. Beginner-to-moderate difficulty (I've completed 3x mountaineering courses and 4x objectives but my wife has only completed 1x course) Does not require helicopter to fly in the training weight training, if done properly, will not interfere with your climbing so you can keep making these climbing gains you may not be climbing harder grades because of the weight lifting but the movements you do on the wall will feel more controlled giving you more mental capacity to focus on technique on your limit movements r/Mountaineering • I’m Lisa Thompson, K2 summiter & founder of Alpine Athletics. Most of my strength training comes in the form of body weight exercises in my office. My pace was such that I could maintain a 135-150 bpm heart rate for the whole time, more or less. xyz dbbnj jwizb rbae baz hmrfq daqp mjabn xqgyz mmgqentg zoy pzlt duzsfota esys yerf