Conventional sports have undergone an evolution in training methods during the last fifty years. Curiosity and the inherent improvement brought about by competition have driven this evolution to a state of high refinement such that today's athletes have a very specialized approach to training at the elite levels.

Many would argue that alpinism is art, not sport.

In the mountains, fatigue is the biggest controllable limitation that will come between you and success.

We climbers have much to learn from the training done in conventional sports.

Alpinism places unique demands on its practitioners.

The simpler we make things, the richer the experiences become.

You will never exploit your full technical capacity if your fitness remains a weak link.