The Knowledge And Mileage Podcast

When it comes to mountaineering, preparation is everything. Mountain climbing is much more difficult than hiking and requires a higher level of fitness as well as experience on a variety of terrain. There's a lot to do to prepare, from training your body and ensuring you have the technical skills for a safe, successful climb to training your mind for the endurance ahead. For mountain climbers, the strength-to-weight ratio is an important key performance indicator. Have you ever attempted to hike up a steep trail while carrying a heavy backpack? The more you carry, the more difficult the effort. Weight is important. It will be better for a mountaineer to be as close to their ideal body composition as possible so they don't have to carry a lot of extra weight up the mountain. One of the most important factors in determining a healthy weight goal is how much of a person's weight is body fat. For climbers, excess body fat can be reduced to improve performance. This is one of the challenges my client, Dan Eckstein