In this episode, I describe some ideas about high-level planning as well as tactical planning, including some benchmarks about elevation gains per hour and speed depending on the mountain, conditions, skills and general fitness level. Happy to share my spreadsheet with benchmarks and metrics, just DM me on Insta @leandrodallemule

In this episode, I described how I summited Mt. Washington (NH) but it failed as a climb. I tie my mistakes to the fitness requirements and training I covered in episodes 2 and 3 and use the experience as a segue to mountaineering planning and decision-making, which I plan to cover in the next episode.

After getting some feedback and questions about the last episode, I dived a little deeper into the fitness training, body and mind, required for mountaineering, long hikes and expeditions.

In this episode I will cover the 3 foundations for fitness training as I see them: indoor aerobic training, strength training for muscle endurance (core!), and outdoor training to bring it all together and push your body. I will also cover my tools and programs, which I tested and bought from a variety of providers, such as Uphill Athlete, Training Peaks, Lumen, and HRV4Training.

In this first episode of the Mountaineering series, I described how to get started (or how not to!) in mountaineering, including a quick overview on selecting a guide and fitness levels.

In this introductory episode, I am describing why I am recording a podcast, what it is for and who should be interested in listening to me. A little more about me on Insta @leandrodallemule