The Mountaineers
Enjoy access to our quarterly Mountaineer magazine, keeping you up-to-date with everything our organization and community have been up to. Hear from regular contributors on topics from training exercises to trail tips, and read features from our members sharing stories from the outdoors. We encourage you to access all of our updates, stories, tips, and more in the tree free online magazine today.
While not always easy, setting pace enables us to continue our pursuits with energy and enthusiasm.
-Skye Michel, Editor
The stories in this edition touch on the various ways we can set pace this season. Setting pace is essential to endurance, but it doesn’t always have to require slowing down. Sometimes setting pace involves speeding up, as Becca Polglase offers in “How to Hot Wax Nordic Skis,” so that we can enjoy whizzing through winter’s snowy slopes. Sometimes setting pace involves speaking up, as our Mountaineers Advocacy Agenda illustrates, so that we can preserve and protect the natural places we love for generations to come. And sometimes setting pace involves resting up, as Leif Whittaker shares in Peak Performance, so that our training and recovery plans generate healthy physical progress.
Slowing down, speaking up, scaling back, moving forward… how we set pace is what allows us to sustain what we love. This winter, we hope you find ways to enjoy what the season offers. Whether it’s learning a new skill, taking on a new project, or discovering your voice, find a pace that instills an enduring commitment to the things that bring you joy.
