Seminar
Conditioning for Multi-Day Backcountry Travel: Designing a Personal Training Program - Mountaineers Seattle Program Center
The first of a two-part series about conditioning for multi-day backcountry travel, this seminar will cover the optimal way to prepare for a multi-day backcountry trip, including training simulations, tapering, and how to incorporate all the supporting training elements.
Contacts
- Wed, May 7, 2025
- Seattle Backpacking Committee
- Climbing, Backpacking, Scrambling
- Adults
- Easy
- Easy
- $20.00
- 12 (40 capacity)
- FULL (2 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
About the Series
Conditioning for multi-day backcountry travel presents unique challenges when, instead of a rest day, you have to get up and do it all again tomorrow. This the first of a two-part series designed for anyone involved in multi-day pack- carrying sports, including backpacking, trekking, scrambling, and technical climbing.
The series includes:
- Part 1: Designing a Personal Training Program (this one)
- Part 2: Self-Evaluation Techniques and Movement Drills (on May 28)
About This Seminar (Part 1 of the Series)
This seminar, Part 1 of the series, will cover the optimal way to prepare for a multi-day backcountry trip, including training simulations, tapering, and how to incorporate all the supporting training elements.
You will come away with a methodology for how to design your training calendar to optimize your preparation for your goal.
About The Instructors
Courtenay and Doug Schurman have been active members of the Mountaineers for over 30 years during which they have frequently contributed their time and expertise in the areas of conditioning and fitness. In addition to many activity-specific presentations, they have contributed dozens blog posts and articles in The Mountaineer, and to the Conditioning chapter of Freedom of the Hills eds. 7-9.
Mountaineers Seattle Program Center, room Goodman A, 6:30pm - 8:30pm.
Required Equipment
None