[xenab.mansoor]

xenab.mansoor on September 28, 2022 at 2:14 pm · in reply to: Where is everyone located? #71115

Hello everyone,

So excited to meet everyone on here. I am Zenab (42 Female). I am originally from Pakistan, been in US for over a decade and Seattle is home base for the last couple of years. I am a pediatric ICU doc by trade and used to be a professional couch potato before starting my outdoor career with mountaineering in 2018 and have never looked back. I feel really grateful to have stumbled upon UA (book plus private coaching) from the very beginning and am an Uphill Athlete evangelist at this point. This is my third round of mountaineering group training and am very happy with the results. These guys are truly at the top of their game. I successfully climbed Denali on May 28th of this year after 2 rounds of MTG and have never felt more empowered and in control of my mental and physical training as I have with this group. I have really big goals coming up. I am signed up to climb Aconcagua in December 2022 and Everest in April/ May 2023. Successful completion of these would mark the end of my Seven Summits journey. I do hope to train and climb for as long as my mind and body would let me. P.S: I am a regular on the old Mailbox trail rain/ shine/ sleet etc. etc. Excited for this round and hoping to train well and learn from everyone. Upwards and onwards!

[xenab.mansoor]

xenab.mansoor on January 19, 2022 at 2:32 pm · in reply to: Denali 2022 #62344

Hi all, just finalized my dates, I will be climbing Denali with Alpine Ascents starting May 28th and so pretty sure will bump into some of you either going up or coming down 🙂

I was wondering if anyone had any tips on where around Seattle to practice pulling sleds? Any trails that other people have already trialed? Getting serious about the climb mentally and physically… Going to be a great adventure!!!

[xenab.mansoor]

xenab.mansoor on January 1, 2022 at 8:05 pm · in reply to: mountaineering training group, round two questions #61392

Also following with interest. My additional question is… what is the benefit of continuing this program VS buying a 24 week mountain training program if the goal is to climb Denali in late May/ early June?

[xenab.mansoor]

xenab.mansoor on December 19, 2021 at 9:03 pm · in reply to: Upcoming Dec 22nd Zoom Questions (Nutrition) #60984

Thank you for the opportunity to post pre-zoom questions as I have many related to nutrition! As a female athlete ‘struggling to keep weight on’ during the build phase of training, I have realized that, for me, nutrition is by far the biggest indicator of success (other than rest) when it comes to alpine climbing and big mountain objectives. Here are my questions:

1. What is the best macro nutrient for a) pre workout, b) during workout, c)post workout when you are in the build or peak phase of training?

2. Which macronutrient(s) helps the most in fat adaptation? At what time of the day, as related to training? I train in late afternoon during weekdays and mornings on weekends. Can you please dummy explain this to me? because there is so much literature on this topic that it is now unnecessarily complicated with jargon beyond even my doctor mind :/

3. For female athletes, should any macronutrient, micronutrient or vitamin/ supplement adjustments be made as it relates to the menstrual cycle? If so, can you please be specific?

Reason I am asking is because I feel a big post work out crash when I am about to have my period… why is that? What can I do to mitigate it? ( I don’t get PMS by the way)

4. What are the best vitamins/ micronutrients for female athletes training for big mountains?

5. Is micronized-DHEA something that’s helpful during training? I take it everyday and (psychologically) it seems to help…

6. Any foods that can help with mitigating Raynaud’s? I have a severe case that’s worsened with more and more cold exposure, to the point that I am now experiencing it while hiking during Seattle winter… I am hoping there’s a multi prong approach to managing this including supplements and/ or nutrition and any help or guidance is much appreciated!

for reference, I am planning to climb Denali 2022

Thank you!

[xenab.mansoor]

xenab.mansoor on November 5, 2021 at 8:19 pm · in reply to: Where is everyone located? #58861

Not sure if it’s better to put this here or start a new thread (and in previous post, my email doesn’t show for some reason). I’m heading to mailbox tomorrow (50-70% chance of rain). I’ll be getting to the trailhead at around 9. If anyone wants to join you’re welcome!

[xenab.mansoor]

xenab.mansoor on November 5, 2021 at 10:54 am · in reply to: What are your upcoming climbs/events/goals that made you join? #58851

Climbing Denali in May/June 2022 with possible Kautz route on Rainier in August 2022. Been with uphill athletes for a long time but hoping to learn ins and outs of training for myself.

[xenab.mansoor]

xenab.mansoor on November 3, 2021 at 6:54 pm · in reply to: Where is everyone located? #58771

Hi all, I’m in Seattle. I am aiming for Denali for summer 2022. I climb mailbox/ granite every other week until snow makes granite hard to climb… then it’s just mailbox. Would love to have a hiking training partner. Email is Xenab.mansoor@gmail.com

Zenab