I want to go ski touring in about 6 months. Its gonna be a beginners course. I did it last year but could only handle the ascent to the hut, feeling absolutely eviscerated after. This year I want to actually make all 4 ascents on the days. What im doing right now is 2-3 times gym per week: stamina on a stairmaster and treadmill, leg strength exercises. I also try to do two 3-4 hour hikes per week with a focus on ascents (although the hills arent too steep here). Will this suffice? Any other ideas?
>>77437017>I also trynigger faggot
>>77437028damn i thought this board would be higher iq, since fit people are usually leftists. guess not
>>77437017This gonna be at high elevation? Keep that in mind, maybe get one of those gay elevation trainer masks or a big straw to breath out of while you hike
>>77437033200-3000m so definitely a factor, but not a huge one i think. and damn, idk if i could be seen hiking with those masks out in public. really seems like furry fetish gear
>>77437033do this
>>77437017The hikes are good, but since you have a lack of truly challenging hills you might want to start building runs in. During ski touring your heart rate gets pretty up there - stairmaster is good to start with that but will only get you so far, varied terrain will help. I'd suggest adding in some trail running. Use whatever resembles a hilly trail in your area (roads and bike paths can be used if necessary, but are not preferable), start small but build up to 25+ miles and 1500+ feet of elevation per week.Godspeed anon(Source: backcountry skier, hiker, ultramarathon runner)
>>77437113first of all thanks, lots of good advice. unfortunately my knees are already pretty bad, thats why im trying to avoid trail running (high impact motions on the knees). maybe bicycle ergometer?
Look up training for the new alpinism, or uphill athlete. tldr:- Do tons of z2. As much as you can. Find an incline/speed that gets you there and do it for an hour or more daily.- Do lower body strength training- Train muscular endurance once a week. Heavy pack, stairmaster. It should make your legs hurt, not your lungs; increase pack weight if your limit is your lungs. 25% of your bodyweight is a good starting point to aim for.- Do high intensity hill repeats, runs, fast walks up hills, whatever gets you into Z4-5, broken up by walking or resting. This is how you push your speed. You don't need as much of this as you think. 1/week after you have a really solid z2 baseline is enough.Finally be patient and put the work in, building an aerobic base takes fucking forever but it lasts a very long time, certain adaptions may in fact last a lifetime. Getting back into it after breaks is much easier than starting.
>>77437031It depends what you mean by left but I'd certainly rather be a trooned out leftist then a maga faggot rn
