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Uphill Athlete coach @jackkuenzle has broken the F

Uphill Athlete coach @jackkuenzle has broken the FKT on Mount Shasta and Mount Hood. In this interview, we discuss what strategies and training efforts Jack uses to move quickly over mountain terrain. We also discuss his professional background as a Navy Seal and how this provided a foundation for coaching, training, and competition. He’s also become quite the internet sensation for setting the Hood FKT wearing only his underwear!

Please see the link in our bio to listen to this educational podcast today.

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Ham and Eggs, Over Easy! Over the past few weeks,

Ham and Eggs, Over Easy! Over the past few weeks, five UA-coached athletes have successfully topped out the ultra classic test-piece, Ham and Eggs, on the Moose's Tooth in Alaska's Ruth Gorge in Denali National Park. This classic route is on the lifetime bucket list of all serious alpinists! While each athlete has worked closely with their coach and followed their own individualized training plan, the common thread is clear: They have all trained with consistency and dedication over the past seasons and years to set themselves up for success!

Huge congrats to athletes: @alexpancoe, Nick Quesnel @nquesnel13, Keir Myers, Jim Rusk, Bob O'Brien, and their coaches John Frieh, @sethkeena, @davidsthompson, and @jasonantin.

Look for more in-depth footage, athlete stories, and reflections from these folks in the coming weeks!

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HUGE Shout Out to UA coach @kyleektoth (right-most

HUGE Shout Out to UA coach @kyleektoth (right-most in the pic) and her partners for completing the grueling Rogers Pass to Bugaboos as a speed traverse!!!
Kaylee: "Exhausted, happy and satisfied is how I feel after completing a long time goal of mine to do a speed traverse of Rogers Pass to the Bugaboos, which for us was 130kms and 9078 meters. First traversed in 1958 in a 9 day push the Bugs to Rogers became an instant classic. This adventure pushed me to the max physically, mentally and is one of those adventures I was both intrigued and terrified of. This route done in a speed traverse style has only been done by two other groups, that I know of previously and we all did slightly different route variations. @jon.walsh, Douglas Sproul and Troy Jungan were the original team that did this in 2005 in 80 hrs and showed us all what was possible. @andrew_mcnab, @adamo1979 and @_greghill_ last year in 2021 putting even more efficiency into the gear, style and completing a primarily high traverse line in 53.2 hrs. I am honoured to now be part of this group of finishers after completing it with two strong partners @emcookclarke and @tsul123. I am really proud of @emcookclarke and I becoming the first girls to do a speed push. This wouldn’t have been possible without the open sharing and beta from both previous teams🙏. It is important to me to see women try big, hard and intimidating things not to prove anything to men but so that the next generation of female light and fast athletes realize they have a proverbial, “seat at the table.”
Although we all try to go as fast and as efficiently as we can its still largely a personal journey, creativity in line choice is available, the route is not contrived but truly wild and unpredictable which keeps even the most seasoned veterans on their toes. I am beyond stoked with our effort and can’t say enough about the tenacity and sheer grit of my partners. It seems cliche but over the 44 hours and 37 minutes it took us, with very little sleep we literally laughed and cried. I am stoked to help the next team that goes for it with any beta and planning advice I have as the teams before me so gratuitously did."
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