Training For Rock Climbing at the Extremes
Training for rock climbing at the top level requires the development of a huge amount of stamina and strength on the part of the climber. Whereas moderate strength and fitness are more than adequate for the easy to middle grade climber, trad climbs in the E9 grades or 5.14d big wall epics demand athleticism and dedication on a par with any Olympian.
Training For Rock Climbing at the Extremes
Training for rock climbing at the top level requires the development of a huge amount of stamina and strength on the part of the climber. Whereas moderate strength and fitness are more than adequate for the easy to middle grade climber, trad climbs in the E9 grades or 5.14d big wall epics demand athleticism and dedication on a par with any Olympian.
Eat Your Way to the Top – What a Million Calories Gets You
Climbing a high altitude peak takes considerable money (raised, saved or trusted)… ambition (or is it ego?)… years of training and mountain experience… a couple months or more away from work and family. And, what’s more, a WHOLE lot of food – for just one person, on a typical expedition, nearly a million calories. Cold, workload and thin air exact as much as 12,000 calories a day on any mountain pushing 8000 meters or more. Still, though climbers eat their share, most will lose 15 to 20 pounds on a three-month trip. Calories count, on big expeditions. And expedition leaders and members count both calories and weight. But climbers (whether on expeditions or weekend outings) often count too much on products that advertise remarkable combinations of calories, weight, and nutritive value. Too often, they indulge the fiction of complete nutrition in handy, pocketsize packs.
