Training Plans | Uphill Athlete

Training for your goals.

Our plans are written by coaches who have trained thousands of mountain athletes across many sports. They’re designed to teach you why you are doing the work, not just what to do.

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Structure, clarity, and direction to get you ready for your next mountain goal.

Skiing
Advanced

Nordic Ski

Rock Climbing
Advanced

Route Climbing Level 3

Rock Climbing
Intermediate

Route Climbing Level 2

Rock Climbing
Beginner, Intermediate

Route Climbing Level 1

Trail Running
Intermediate, Advanced

Sky Running

Trail Running
Intermediate, Advanced

100 Kilometer Mountain Ultra

Trail Running
Advanced

100 Mile Mountain Ultra

Rock Climbing
All Levels

Rock Climbing Add-On

Mountaineering
Beginner

Beginner Mountain Fitness

Trail Running
Intermediate, Advanced

Big Vert Ultra Marathon

Trail Running
Beginner, Intermediate

Intro to Ultra Marathons

Mountaineering
Intermediate, Advanced

Intermediate-Advanced Mountain Fitness

Mountaineering
All Levels

Comprehensive All-Mountain Expeditions

Ice Climbing
All Levels

Ice & Mixed Climbing Strength

Trail Running
Intermediate

Multi-Day Stage Run

Skiing
Beginner, Intermediate

Haute Route Ski Tour

Ice Climbing
Advanced

Mixed Climbing Strength with Steve House

Mountaineering
Beginner, Intermediate

Limited Training Time and Availability

Alpinism
Beginner

Foundation Rock Alpinism with Steve House

Rock Climbing
Beginner, Intermediate

Beginner Rock Climbing

Skiing
Advanced

Advanced SkiMo Racing

Skiing
Beginner

Hut-to-Hut Ski Touring

Skiing
Beginner, Intermediate

Basic SkiMo Racing

Skiing
Advanced

Freeride Steep Terrain

Trekking
Beginner

Multi-Day Trekking

Trail Running
Beginner

Road or Flat Trail Marathon

Alpinism
Intermediate

Intermediate Alpinism with Steve House

Rock Climbing
Intermediate, Advanced

Advanced Rock Climbing

Alpinism
Advanced

Advanced Alpinism with Steve House

Skiing
Beginner, Intermediate

Skimo Grand Traverse

The Uphill Athlete approach to training.

Training is more than just working out.

Our evidence-based approach looks beyond exercise alone. It accounts for sleep, stress, nutrition, and the demands of real life while progressively building sport-specific fitness on top of base aerobic endurance.

This methodology has helped thousands of people move better, last longer, and go farther. From Everest summits to first finish lines, the principles are the same.
If you’re ready to build true mountain fitness, this is where it begins.

Tracking Training.
Tracking progress.

We design, build, update, and sell all of our training plans via TrainingPeaks. By introducing scientific tools and methods that have become the industry standard, TrainingPeaks has revolutionized the way that coaches and athletes track, analyze, and plan endurance training.