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Finally stopping that crazy suffering that is ice, climbing to concentrate on great ski tours!
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Posted - 06/05/2012 : 6:38 PM
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I read that one before. I went to a CrossFit gym, but I can't do a significant percentage of the exercises, so I quit, and went to a so-called Globogym and hired a trainer to create a series of routines for me, based on my physiology and unusual/limited range of movement. I rarely use a machine (only for a couple exercises) otherwise it's very much in the spirit of CrossFit, but adapted to me.
I'm not familiar with the Paleo diet, and have no real compunction to investigate it. I know a sports nutritionist that works with Olympic caliber athletes, and got some pretty solid advice from her. I was certainly on the right track with consuming a balance of calories to what I was burning, but changed the protein/carbs balance somewhat, by having some form of protein with each meal. She certainly didn't advocate any ridiculous "Atkins" style diet, which made me happy. Those low carb diets might work for body-builders, but really active people need lots of carbs. When I don't get enough carbs, I feel wasted. I don't know how those guys do it.
One change is to the amount of cardio I do, but not in a way that's purposely limiting. What I am to do now is my workout (weights, pushing, pulling, etc) and then do as much cardio as I like. I do less than I did before simply because I'm too tired to! After 60-90 minutes of circuit-style training, there's no way I can log another 120 minutes of running/etc. |
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Posted - 06/06/2012 : 2:00 PM
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I'm with John. If someone solicits and I think the cause is good, I may donate right to the cause. But I don't donate anything to 'charity' trips.
Agreed. And as John points out, Will doesn't dress up his need for money as some kind of altruistic thing. My point was that a lot of his latest blogs have struck me as a bit cynical and bitter.
I can understand that people want help with raising money to do their own trips, and for people who want to do it full-time, it's a necessity.
If you can get a sponsor, all the better. If I had a product line I wanted to promote, I'd be looking for reputable (and well-known) people to talk about my gear. And when I get a photo taken on top of a mountain with a sponsor's banner, I expect to get a perk or two for it. |
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Finally stopping that crazy suffering that is ice, climbing to concentrate on great ski tours!
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Posted - 06/06/2012 : 2:41 PM
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I think Will and Ed Veisturs and guys like that have done it right. They get corporate sponsorship and don't raise money on the premise of a charity.
Companies like OR and Mountain Hardware had a great symbiotic relationship with Ed. He got to climb full time, and they had a tester that subjected their gear to some pretty extreme environments, as well as someone playing an active role in developing future products.
Will Gadd has done the same with Black Diamond, and so on. |
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A framework for discussing mountaineering risk
