[Steve]

Steve on May 24, 2022 at 8:23 am · in reply to: Denali tent recommendations #67562

Thanks Victor. Love to hear more about your Denali trip. Thanks for the feedback on the tent options. I saw the VE25 pop up in some of my searches. A few comments about condensation inside the tent – any issues that you recall with that?
I will check out the EB tent you shared, always looking to save a few $$$ if I can while meeting the requirements for the trips.
Separate note, I spent a few years in Chicago and regularly spend one or two weeks a month there for work, so I feel your pain on finding elevation for training.

Steve

[Steve]

Steve on May 24, 2022 at 5:57 am · in reply to: Denali tent recommendations #67551

Thanks Mark. That was the initial thinking. Bring a 3P tent for 2 people so there is some room for gear, etc. I have been looking at the Trango3. Also looked at the Hilleberg Nammatj 3 GT, the BD Mission and the Marmot Thor. All in the 3 person versions. I think they are all double wall construction (thoughts on using single?) and come in around 8-10 lbs. This would be a West Buttress climb – I have more skills building before trying any other route I think 🙂 Some of the key points I have been comparing are the overall surface area, number of doors, vestibules and size along with pole construction / materials. Seems like they all are using DAC Featherlite NSL for the poles. Steve

[Steve]

Steve on May 12, 2022 at 6:34 am · in reply to: May 2022 Introductions / Goals / Geographies #67056

Hi Steve here. This is my first time to this group. I am based out of the Finger Lakes Region of NY. I spend a lot of time hiking out here in the Catskill, Adirondack and White mountains in the Northeast. I have climbed most of the 4k footers here in the Northeast. Also done a little climbing in the ‘Gunks. More recently I have been trying to shift more from hiking / trekking to mountaineering. I have backpacked thru Yellowstone, done some hiking in Arizona, trekked Kili and a bunch in Peru. I have done a couple of climbs on Baker and climbed Rainier in 2020.

Current outlook for me:
July 2022: Rainier
August 2022: Chimborazo

After that I am considering a climb of Denali and / Aconcagua for 2023.

Really looking forward to the insights from the Coaches and other Group Participants. I have used the UA 24 Week Plan in the past with good success so am hoping this helps take my understanding, performance and introduction to a broader community up a notch. Fingers crossed the Training Peaks salad is kind to me! I do see both plans overlaid there…

Good to meet everyone and looking forward to the next 12 weeks or so!

Steve

[Steve]

Steve on February 19, 2020 at 6:59 am · in reply to: Fat Adaptation #38414

HI Scott,

Thanks for the reply. Always appreciate your time and expertise. Interesting podcast too. I can never get enough of this stuff!!!

Best,
SteveO