Training12 September 20269 min read
Training for altitude at sea level
You can't train for thin air at home. You can train everything else, and it makes all the difference.
Words by Mara Lindqvist
The most common question we hear is how to train for altitude. The honest answer is that you can't, not really, unless you live in the mountains. What you can do is arrive with so much strength and endurance in reserve that the altitude is the only thing you have to deal with.
The four blocks
Our plans run for twelve months before an 8,000 m peak and are built around four blocks: base endurance, strength, load carrying and specificity. We send each climber a plan written for their life, not ours.
“Train for the descent. That's when people get hurt.”
