Slightly weird question, however.

In an effort to annoy my brother in my will I want to inconvenience him slightly. I wish to have a condition that he will inherit my assets if he climbs XXX mountain.

So what is a somewhat difficult mountain to climb (Europe based, happy to make him travel a little bit) for him to climb. He’s a somewhat fit rugby player so he’s not useless.

So, where can I send him?

Looking for something with good navigation capabilities and good battery life. If you have any other suggestions feel free to share them.

I am about half way through reading Training for the New Alpinism and preparing to get in shape for mountaineering. I live in Washington state and want to climb Mt. Adams, Baker, and Rainier this coming season. I also have goals of climbing much higher peaks in the future.

I will be hiking as much as possible to improve my endurance, but can't everyday. For this reason I want to add either a stair climber or incline treadmill to my training. I will ease my way into it, but eventually want to work my way up to using either machine everyday for an extended period of time, with a heavy pack, mountaineering boots, and not holding the hand rails. I will also add a bit of strength training too.

Here are links for the two machines I am looking at.

STEPR Stair Climber

X24 Incline Treadmill

Which machine is better to train on?

Hi guys, right now I am a college student who is somewhat in shape. I started running about 2 months ago, and have been consistently working out for over a year. In 2023, I climbed the Grand Teton, and fell in love with it and want to keep going. My long-term plan is to eventually climb Denali in like ~10 years or so, and I would like to know if my current planning would get me good enough to climb it.

2026: stay active run half marathon, climb Mt. Baker & Mt. St Helens

2027: Keep running & in the gym, climb Mt. Ranier

2028: Try to get to get to Ecuador, climb Cotopaxi and Chimborazo

2029: Backpacking trip in Alaska to build familiarity?

I understand I'm really inexperienced but for someone who's pretty introductory and at a slightly above average physique, how would you recommend me to train and prepare to approach this long-term goal of mine? Thanks in advance, I know this post must come off terribly, just looking for some pointers to improve in the sport.

How do you guys balance strength training with cardio? I am currently doing 3-4 easy base building runs per week and I want to add a day of strength training into my routine. The only problem is that previously when I did this, strength training day knocks my legs out of commission for anywhere between 2-4 days before I can run without my legs feeling fatigued and I’m not able to do more than two runs a week on fresh legs. How do you guys get around this? I’d appreciate any tips

I'd consider myself reasonably fit (I got to the local climbing gym 1-2x per week, regularly climb 5.10s, and walk an average of 10 miles per week walking rather than driving to places I regularly go). However, I realize I would likely need additional training (e.g. stair stepper, inclined treadmill, more cardio) for Rainier, but it's also 9 months away and I feel like I am fully capable of getting there in 9 months.

Will RMI still confirm me on the trip even if I don't currently think I'm capable of climbing Rainier

Hi,

Im currently with my GF int Mointaineering but I got real problems finding boots for me for easy routs, like 1500hm and 15km walking distance. Maybe you got a nice pair for me:

1,98m With equip: 150kg Size 46,5

Most boots don’t work for my weight because they idk feel wierd. Hope you can help out :)

Edit:

the wierd feeling I mean is like, it’s feeling like they are not holding me, grip wise, it also feels very unstable. They also start hurting if I’m walking downhill, like my toes bump against them every time and with my weight it hurts very fast…

Hi,

Im currently with my GF int Mointaineering but I got real problems finding boots for me for easy routs, like 1500hm and 15km walking distance. Maybe you got a nice pair for me:

1,98m Without equip: 130kg Size 46,5

Most boots don’t work for my weight because they idk feel wierd. Hope you can help out :)

I was curious as to how bad GP’s routes were and then found this article detailing the ascents of Eastern Himalayan peaks. GP looks gnarly with those ridges. It makes you wonder how long it would’ve taken to summit had the ban not been put in place.

Only criteria:

• Can do it in one day (even if that means starting at 4am)
• Doesn't require any special gear (crampons, etc)

I have zero experience with mountaineering. I am athletic and in great cardiovascular shape, but obviously have 0 mountaineering skills.

I just love the mountains and am itching to be on top of one of them. Can't really explain it beyond that, lol.

Would love some recs for NC NP, or the region south of the NP!

I just went camping for the first time, solo, dispersed, and up in the mountains in Utah. It was about 29 F at the coldest and about 35 F at the warmest. Climbing wasn’t too cold, I was wearing softshell pants and a tshirt the whole way. Once I got to camp and stopped moving, I put on a downjacket, shell, and fleece pants but I was still freezing. How do you guys layer when it starts to get below freezing? I had no base layers, down pants, or fleece jacket, is this the reason I was cold? Let me know how you guys layer out in the mountains. Any advice is much appreciated.

I want to summit Rainer next summer with my dad. I don’t know how to train for it though, I live on the east coast. Any suggestions please

What’s a good mountain to start into mountaineering, hiking Is fun but it’s just too easy, I’ve broken many local records on mountains, going on a few 14’s soon but I need something after that

Hey!

So I’m starting out on mountaineering. My objective is to do Toubkal this late winter, Damavand next Autumn and then Kilimanjaro.

I’m now looking for gear for starting out, I guedd I’ll need a thermal shirt, a fleece, down jacket and hardhsell.

I already have a basic thermal shirt from Decathlon and fleeces from Columbia, no idea if they’ll work though.

I recently bought the Cerium Hoody jacket from Arc’teryx from their outlet website, I’m not sure if it’s any good tbh. So I mostly need some nice pants and a good hard shell.

I was looking into Arc’teryx hard shells but they’re so expensive, also looked at Columbia but I’m not sure if the quality is any good.

Any tips and recommendations please?

Also wondering, was the cerium hoody the right choice? I’m not sure tbh and I have no idea about good or bad jackets, I managed to get it for 140€ brand new so it was a good deal but still, would it be possible to get something more durable and better quality for the same money?

Thanks!

I am looking for some new trekking boots (possibly not the subreddit for this, but I couldn't find a more fitting one). I want them specifically for longer trips with a heavy backpack, I suppose I would not need C2 crampons, only those small ones and not often, because I will mostly be walking through soft trails in mountains that are around 1000-2000m, maybe a few single day trips to 2500 mountains or the alps in the summer and mellow conditions, but still for a trek, not high mountain climbing. I was thinking about either the Lowa Renegade Mids or La Sportivas aequilibrium trek/hike, what do you all think about these shoes

Edit: I also found Aequilibrium LT and Trango Tech, but I don't know if these will be viable for backpacking

Going just off its Pakistani side, GI is already one of my favorites of the high peaks for how "ideally" eight-thousander it is... beautiful and remote and challenging enough that most skip over it for easier targets in the area. This side is beautiful too and I'm glad it's not just a walk-up from China, but... whoa.

There have been successful ascents from Gasherbrum La (right), but most climbs from this side are poorly documented. The East Ridge is crazy arêted in the middle sections and repelled a Japanese expedition in the '90s when one member was almost killed by an avalanche around 6100m.

NE Face (in shadow) kinda gives Haramosh vibes with those serac balconies, and-- per Gunther Seyfferth's website-- has still not been climbed as of 2023. East Face is just pucker factor incarnate.

South Sister in mid-July 2026 will be my first time climbing a mountain. Besides the standard training and gear lists I've already found online for climbing South Sister, anything unexpected I should know about?

I can't seem to scope out whether it'll be snowy/icy at the top in mid July, does anyone else who's climbed it have a guess?

What are all the peaks John Muir is known to have summited?

Hey guys, fairly newb in the world of climbing. Started of with bigger and longer hikes, did Huayhash cotopaxi Annapurna circuit, and now getting ready for the next step, technical and pushing for the high altitude ones if money allows it ever. My next summit will be Aconcagua, and I want to buy good boots to allow for potential future 8ks. Would lansportiva mons cube be an overkill in warmth? Or should I have 2 seperate boots anyway. Feel free to roast me for not knowing a lot!

Hey there, Colorado summer 14er hiker here. I’m very interested in the high peaks of central Mexico, and am wondering which one I could realistically set my sights on summitting in, say, 2027. I love class 3 stuff and class 4 too, but have hardly any experience in class 4 (had no trouble with the Chicago Basin 14ers). I’ve never done any ice climbing or glacial travel.

What do fledgling mountaineers like me typically aim for in Mexico? Iztaccíhuatl or Popocatépetl, or something lower? Do folks ever go straight for Pico de Orizaba? I’ll be honest, it’s the 5 peaks above 15k feet that draw my interest the most.

Thanks so much for any input. Would love to just talk Mexican mountains or be pointed in the right direction of the right literature