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Mountain Climbing > Mountain Climbing Planning and Training
Mountain Climbing Planning and Training
Thinking of planning a great adventure but uncertain how to begin? We’ve started you off with a few favorite destinations and will be adding regularly to our Major Mountains list (below). Included on the Major Mountains pages will be some of the best and most important tips and links specific to each mountain, such as several of the following:
- Physical training and conditioning for the trip: guidelines and goals
- Planning resources such as the best books, web sites, or videos
- Route descriptions, area topography (maps; trip report web sites; books; DVD’s)
- Food – how much, guidelines on selections, what to watch for on expeditions
- Specialized gear – personal/technical/group; saving weight; recommended stores
- Guide services or tips on climbing party size and selection
- Technical skill level needed, difficulty and advice on choice routes
- Climbing season and trip time allotment to increase your chance of success
- Transportation tips: the best way to get to the start of your climb
- Weather/avalanche information (where regular updates are available)
- Immunizations / Medications needed for that region of the world
- Permits/fees/tips and all things monetary
Peak Picks
The list of Mountains below are the planned peaks so far we will be highlighting with information that mayprove useful to our visitors for their planning and training. The peaks with links represent pages that have been developed for that particular mountain. The other mountains will have pages added over time. Comments and suggestions are welcome at our contact page.
Aconcagua | 22,841 ft (6,962 m) | Argentina |
Annapurna | 26,545 ft (8,091 m) | Nepal |
Baker | 10,778 ft (3,285 m) | USA / WA |
Blanc, Mt. (Massif) | 15,780 ft (4,810 m) | France/Switzerland |
Cho Oyu | 26,905 ft (8,201 m) | Nepal |
Cook | 12,316 ft (3,754 m) | New Zealand |
Cotopaxi | 19,347 ft (5,897 m) | Ecuador |
Elbrus | 18,510 ft (5,642 m) | Russia |
Everest | 29,035 ft (8,850 m) | Nepal |
Glacier Peak | 10,541 ft (3,213 m) | USA / WA |
Hood | 11,239 ft (3,426 m) | USA/ OR |
Kenya | 17,057 ft (5,199 m) | Kenya |
Kilimanjaro | 19,344 ft (5,896 m) | Tanzania, highest peak in Africa |
Matterhorn | 14,692 ft (4,478 m) | Italy/ Switzerland |
McKinley (Denali) | 20,320 ft (6,194 m) | USA/AK, highest peak in North America |
Olympus | 7,965 ft (2,428 m) | USA / WA |
Rainier | 14,411 ft (4,392 m) | USA / WA, highest peak in Washington |
Shasta | 14,162 ft (4,317 m) | USA / CA |
Teton, Grand | 13,770 ft (41,97 m) | USA / WY |
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