Training for the New Alpinism: An athletic approach to improving physical and mental toughness on the mountain

Training for the New Alpinism


Clinging to a precious step of granite, ice axes in hand, with the next rest 12 meters up, the only regret you’ll have as a climber is the training you passed up. Each centimeter gained vertically is a triumph as the lactic acid…

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Alpine Climbing with Patagonia: Putting the brand’s latest and upcoming athlete-driven gear to the test in the Alps with a team of legendary climbers

Alpine Climbing with Patagonia


At 12,000 feet above sea level, with a cold wind perpetually whipping and the alpine sun intensified by the reflective snowfields below, the old adage “the clothes don’t make the man (or rather, person)” couldn’t be less true. Technical, carefully designed clothing and…

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