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Larry Goldie is joined by professional climber, and mountain guide, Alan Rousseau. Over his career, Alan has managed to tackle some incredible personal alpine climbing objectives while balancing a career as a full-time mountain guide. Learn how Alan has approached his training, and how his training differs from those who have a more sedentary life-style outside of their training.  

Today is another edition of Evokecast's Summit Series. Here, coaches Larry Goldie, and Leif Whittaker do a deep dive on some of the most iconic peaks that we train many of our athletes to be ready to climb. Today's episode will focus on Mount Rainier, the giant of the Pacific Northwest.

Join host Scott Johnston for a conversation with Joey Wilson that covers the methods Joey used to measure improvement in his aerobic capacity.  Being a data scientist, Joey employed some tools that the rest of us can learn from. Joey approached Scott with some well thought out training questions about five years ago after some poor race performances. Since then, with the help of Scott, Joey has drastically changed his approach to training. His performance has increased drastically and he has the receipts to prove it.  An article containing some of the hard data that Joey compiled can be found here: https://evokeendurance.com/measuring_zone_2_training_effectiveness/

Join host Scott Johnston in a conversation with accomplished alpinist and IMFGA certified climbing guide, Chris Wright. Learn how Chris has balanced a demanding mountain guiding career with training and executing his personal climbing ambitions and goals. 

Scott Johnston is joined by professional guide and climber, Rob Smith. They discuss how Rob manages training for the elite climbing while he fits this into his busy guiding schedule. This is the first podcast in a series devoted to the specific training needs of mountain guides.

In this episode join Evoke coach Mark Postle for a chat with rock climber and alpinist, Matt Segal. Matt has had a great year of climbing in 2023 including a free ascent of Cowboy Direct (Grade VII, 5.13a) on the Trango Tower in Pakistan, and an ascent of Kryptonite (5.14d) near his home in Colorado. Join Mark and Matt as they discuss the arc of Matt's development as a climber, and how he structured his training to attain these two huge goals. 

In this episode, coaches Larry Goldie and Leif Whitaker discuss Mount Baker's significance, popularity, and climbing challenges. They touch on the unique snowmobile access situation on the mountain's south side and the conflicts it creates. The conversation highlights the dangers of mountaineering, particularly on the north side, and the changing conditions on the mountain over the last decades. They also discussed standard routes, skiing conditions, and the importance of self-care in team environments. 

In this episode, coach Scott Johnston discusses some tools and tips for understanding the feedback your body is giving you on your recovery status and readiness to train.  Training will never produce the desired results if you don't allow sufficient recovery between training bouts for the desired adaptations to occur.  The proliferation of new devises that can easily overwhelm us with data. And unfortunately, many athletes over-rely on these metrics to their detriment. Learn Scott's preferred tools for managing training load and recovery by tuning into your body's subtle language.

In May of 2021, at 75 years old,  Art summited Mt. Everest, making him the third-oldest person to have attained this feat. In this episode, Scott, Art, and his coach Seth Keena recap Art's experiences on the expedition, and the training process leading up to his summit bid, going back 2 plus years.  We captured this interview while are was still in Kathmandu, fresh off the climb with emotions still close to the surface. When Art first approached us for coaching he was woefully unprepared for an attempt on Mt Everest.  He not only didn't have the fitness needed he greatly underestimated the undertaking.  Despite warnings from his coach that he was not ready to tackle this huge objective, Art went anyway.  What ensured on the mountain nearly cost him his life.  Chastened, he returned to coaching with a realistic understanding of what it was going to take to succeed on the highest mountain  on Earth.

Join Evoke coaches Larry Goldie and Mark Postle for a chat about experiences climbing Aconcagua. Aconcagua is the highest mountain on the South American continent, and one of the seven highest continental points on Earth. The height of Aconcagua, at just under 23,000 feet, presents unique challenges for climbers hoping to scale its flanks. Learn about the training approaches, logistics, and best practices  involved in a successful Aconcagua expedition.