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16 week big mountain plan for the Cassin Ridge.

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March 1, 2020 at 9:16 pm #39102

jonathanmichaelryan
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I have been following the 16 week big mountain training plan for about a month now. My climbing partner and I have been training for Denali and have finally settled on a route. We plan to attempt the Cassin. I am wondering if there is any additions that can be made to this plan to make it more specific to that route. A friend of mine who has done the route told me that he wished he had done more calve exercises. I often get pumped calves when leading steep ice/front pointing for awhile. This got me thinking about what other things might I want to add/ change in the program.

I am really enjoying the program so far!
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Anonymous on March 6, 2020 at 2:26 pm #39344

Calf raises could certainly be added to the strength workouts. In our ice and mixed plan, we suggest using a big block of wood and wear boots and crampons. Hook the front points on the block and then almost any routine will help: concentric/eccentric reps or isometric holds.

Do you have TftNA? One of the sample training plans in our first book uses the Cassin as the objective.

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gratmesser on January 18, 2021 at 2:36 am #49385

Hi Scott,

I own the book but have never realized there’s a sample training plan in it.
Any hint where I can find that? 🙂

Thanks,

Fabian

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