[brandon.macmullin]

For single day low grade/scrambly mountaineering efforts (20 km, 2000m gain) would it be better to follow the trail running plan?

I own the 24 week mountaineering plan, the intro rock alpinism plan, and the advanced rock alpinism plan and my impression is they are meant for overnight objectives that require carrying a heavy backpack not a day pack.

While I enjoy all the weight lifting in these plans, my sense is they are not going to make me faster.

Also I can’t help but notice all the people in my area (canadian rockies) doing big objectives in a day have some sort of trail running or skimo background.

Thoughts?

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[Jane Mackay]

Jane Mackay on July 13, 2023 at 8:24 am #79643

Hi Brandon,
I posed your question to coach Pedro Carvalho – here’s his reply:

Both plans work , the 24 week mountaineering or the trail running .
With the mountaineering training plans , the efforts can be done running , except the weighted backpack efforts.

Does that help?
Jane