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Join coaches Scott Johnston and Maya Seckinger for a deep dive into the history, evolution, and modern applications of aerobic base training. Learn about the theory and importance of training aerobic metabolism and how you can individualize your own training to meet your endurance goals.Stay tuned for an in-depth article on this subject.Links for show notes:  Zone settinghttps://evokeendurance.com/setting-your-hear-rate-zones/https://evokeendurance.com/our-latest-thinking-on-aerobic-assessment-for-the-mountain-athlete/

Back country skiing has experienced a huge surge in popularity over the last several years. Scott Johnston discusses the implications, and the issues, with Larry Goldie, an AMGA-IFMGA-Certified Mountain Guide based in the North Cascade Mountains.

Join Scott Johnston as he reflects on his experiences of the aging process as a life-long endurance athlete. Learn about the specific capacities that decline with age, and the parts of our physiology that remain highly trainable.

Larry Goldie is joined by professional climber, and mountain guide, Alan Rousseau. Over his career, Alan has managed to tackle some incredible personal alpine climbing objectives while balancing a career as a full-time mountain guide. Learn how Alan has approached his training, and how his training differs from those who have a more sedentary life-style outside of their training.  

Today is another edition of Evokecast's Summit Series. Here, coaches Larry Goldie, and Leif Whittaker do a deep dive on some of the most iconic peaks that we train many of our athletes to be ready to climb. Today's episode will focus on Mount Rainier, the giant of the Pacific Northwest.

Join host Scott Johnston for a conversation with Joey Wilson that covers the methods Joey used to measure improvement in his aerobic capacity.  Being a data scientist, Joey employed some tools that the rest of us can learn from. Joey approached Scott with some well thought out training questions about five years ago after some poor race performances. Since then, with the help of Scott, Joey has drastically changed his approach to training. His performance has increased drastically and he has the receipts to prove it.  An article containing some of the hard data that Joey compiled can be found here: https://evokeendurance.com/measuring_zone_2_training_effectiveness/

Join host Scott Johnston in a conversation with accomplished alpinist and IMFGA certified climbing guide, Chris Wright. Learn how Chris has balanced a demanding mountain guiding career with training and executing his personal climbing ambitions and goals. 

Scott Johnston is joined by professional guide and climber, Rob Smith. They discuss how Rob manages training for the elite climbing while he fits this into his busy guiding schedule. This is the first podcast in a series devoted to the specific training needs of mountain guides.

In this episode join Evoke coach Mark Postle for a chat with rock climber and alpinist, Matt Segal. Matt has had a great year of climbing in 2023 including a free ascent of Cowboy Direct (Grade VII, 5.13a) on the Trango Tower in Pakistan, and an ascent of Kryptonite (5.14d) near his home in Colorado. Join Mark and Matt as they discuss the arc of Matt's development as a climber, and how he structured his training to attain these two huge goals. 

In this episode, coaches Larry Goldie and Leif Whitaker discuss Mount Baker's significance, popularity, and climbing challenges. They touch on the unique snowmobile access situation on the mountain's south side and the conflicts it creates. The conversation highlights the dangers of mountaineering, particularly on the north side, and the changing conditions on the mountain over the last decades. They also discussed standard routes, skiing conditions, and the importance of self-care in team environments.