Mountaineering Training with expedition guide Adrian Ballinger
Uphill Athlete Podcast
English - October 18, 2021 13:00 - 52 minutes - 71.5 MBWilderness Sports Health & Fitness Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Several years ago UA coach Scott Johnston helped Adrian Ballinger and his partner Cory Richards prepare for his successful ascent of Mt Everest's North Ridge without the use of supplemental bottled oxygen. In this episode the two of us discuss the training and preparation process for attempting big mountains, and having realistic expectations while on expedition.. Adrian is an IFMGA certified mountain guide and the owner of Alpenglow Expeditions. Adrian has lead over one-hundred fifty international climbing expeditions on six continents, and made seventeen successful summits of 8000 meter peaks. In sharp contrast Scott as tried and failed to summit three 8000 meter peaks.