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Fat Oxidation, Fasted Training, and Low-Carb, High-Fat Diets (Replay)
Uphill Athlete no longer recommends fasted training. Steve House explains why, then RD Alyssa Leib and host Alyssa Clark dig into fat oxidation, metabolic flexibility, low energy availability and RED-S, and what research says about low-carb
Your First Ultra
Signed up for your first ultra? Coach Alexa Hasman, who has run 40+ ultras including seven 200-milers, joins Steve House to cover what first-timers need to know: why you don’t need a road marathon first, how much runway to give yourself, wh
No One to Tell with Buzz Burrell
Buzz Burrell coined the term "fastest known time," and he's spent his life honoring the athletes who never tell anyone what they did. Steve House talks with Buzz about his 1969 run to Lake Michigan with no food, no water, and no one to tell
Multi-Sport and Seasonal Planning
Trail running, climbing, skiing, riding: can you train for all of them without getting worse at each? Steve House and Director of Coaching Chantelle Robitaille share the framework Uphill Athlete coaches use with multi-sport athletes. Pick o
Concussion Fundamentals with Dr. Eliza Sampey
Steve House talks with Dr. Eliza Sampey, a Doctor of Physical Therapy specializing in brain injury rehab, former professional endurance athlete, and concussion survivor herself about why mountain and endurance athletes so often underestimat
Voice of the Mountains: Who Says Yes? with Kílian Jornet
Steve House sits down with elite mountain athlete Kílian Jornet, calling in from his home in Norway, for a wide-ranging conversation about what draws people to high-risk mountain pursuits. They explore mountains not as a destination but as
Endurance and Enlightenment on Everest
Steve House sits down with client René Morkos to unpack his Everest summit and the profound, almost spiritual experience he had on the summit ridge. René describes the physical transformation five and a half years of structured training bro
The Evolution of Training Technology with Hunter Allen
Steve House sits down with Hunter Allen — cycling coach, co-creator of TrainingPeaks, and co-author of Training and Racing with a Power Meter — for a wide-ranging conversation on training technology through the lens of the hype-adoption-dis
Voice of the Mountains: Legacy is Not the Measure with Max King
Max King is the only American ever to win both the World Mountain Running Championship and the World 100K Championship. He joins Steve House for a wide-ranging conversation about identity, competition, and longevity in endurance sport. Max
Training Considerations for Master Athletes with Joe Friel
Steve House talks with legendary coach and author Joe Friel, now 82, about the newly released second edition of Fast After 50. Friel reflects on how a serious 2014 cycling crash reshaped his own training, and explains why the book's focus s
2026 Everest Trends with Steve House, Alan Arnette, and Martin Zohr
In this Everest 2026 season recap, Steve House talks with Alan Arnette (Summit Coach) and Uphill Athlete coach Martin Zohr about a record-breaking year on the mountain: roughly 1,008 South Col summits (up from 891 in 2019), nearly 500 Nepal
Voice of the Mountains: Shift Your Understanding with Lydia Bradey (Replay)
Voice of the Mountains revisits one of its most memorable conversations (originally recorded in 2024, with a new intro from Steve House): Lydia Bradey, the New Zealand alpinist who in 1988 became the first woman to climb Mount Everest witho
The Evolution of Testing: Continuous AeT
Steve House and Will Zittlau pull back the curtain on Continuous Aerobic Threshold, a new feature inside Uphill Athlete's Training Groups dashboard that automatically calculates an athlete's AeT each week using a four-week moving average of
Building the Aerobic Engine with Dr. Øyvind Sandbakk
Steve House welcomes Dr. Øivind Sandbakk, professor at the Norwegian School of Sports Sciences and director of the School for Elite Sports, for a deep dive into the science underlying Norwegian endurance dominance. Sandbakk traces his path
Voice of the Mountains: My Axe May Be Your Paintbrush with Jimmy Chin (Replay)
(Originally published November 2024, now with new intro from Steve House) Most of us will never reach the pinnacle of our most passionate pursuit, no matter how driven we are. Through dedication, creativity and ingenuity, our guest today ha
The Four Inputs that Determine Your Progress
Uphill Athlete founder Steve House sits down with athlete dashboard lead Will Zittlau and Coach Alexa Hasman to introduce the newly launched Uphill Athlete Training Groups dashboard — a purpose-built tool designed to cut through data overlo
Muscular Endurance Training with Uphill Athlete Coaches
Steve House is joined by coaches Martin Zhor and Ben Morley for a deep dive into muscular endurance — what it is, why it matters, and how to train it. The conversation covers the critical distinction between local muscular fatigue and globa
Voice of the Mountains: Season Two Recap
Longtime friend Kyle Lefkoff — alpinist and venture capitalist — turns the tables on host Steve House in a wide-ranging reflective conversation facilitated by producer Jamie Lyko. We are deeply grateful to Kyle for joining us: his rare comb
Making Sense of the Data with Dr. Marco Altini
Steve House sits down with Dr. Marco Altini — data scientist, physiologist, and founder of HRV4Training — for a deep-dive into one of the most misunderstood tools in endurance athletics: heart rate variability. With over 50 peer-reviewed pa
Voice of the Mountains: Success is Not the Summit with Peter Metcalf (Director's Cut)
This is the full, unedited version of Steve House's conversation with Peter Metcalf — extended and running longer than the standard episode release. Before Black Diamond Equipment became the most trusted name in mountain sports, there was P
Understanding the Female Athlete
In this special International Women's Month episode, host Chantelle Robitaille sits down with coach Alexa Hasman to explore what it truly means to train as a female mountain athlete. Together they walk through the physiological realities of
Strength for the Female Athlete
Coaches Chantelle and Alexa make the case that strength training is non-negotiable for female mountain athletes. They debunk the myth that lifting makes women bulky, distinguish between hypertrophy and functional strength, and walk through
Voice of the Mountains: The Measure of Permission with Dr. Christine Theodorovics
Dr. Christine Theodorovics — Viennese-born insurance CEO, doctoral researcher, and accomplished recreational mountaineer — joins Steve House for a wide-ranging conversation about what the mountains teach us that the boardroom cannot. Christ
Gas Exchange and Altitude Acclimatization with Dr Patrycja Jonetzko
In this science-focused episode, host Steve House sits down with Dr. Patrycja Jonetzko, a cardiothoracic anesthetist and high-altitude medicine expert, to explore the fundamental mechanics of gas exchange and oxygen delivery in mountain ath
Voice of the Mountains: The Responsibility to Remain with Mark Twight (part two)
In this concluding conversation, Mark Twight takes Steve into the harrowing heart of the 1988 Nanga Parbat expedition—four climbers clipped to a single ice screw, buried under avalanche debris for thirty minutes on the world's largest mount
Voice of the Mountains: The Hunger for Redemption with Mark Twight (part one)
In this first installment of a two-part conversation, Steve House sits down with legendary alpinist Mark Twight for one of Voice of the Mountains' most anticipated episodes. This deeply personal dialogue - the show's first in-person recordi
2026 Uphill Athlete Coaches: Goal Setting Summit
Most endurance athletes don’t fail because they lack motivation—they fail because their goals are vague, unrealistic, or disconnected from their daily behaviors. In this episode of the Uphill Athlete Podcast, Steve House is joined by coache
Voice of the Mountains: Brilliance is Abundant with John Winsor
John Winsor has lived many lives: setting an FKT on Kilimanjaro before the term existed, surviving an avalanche in the Selkirks, building and selling companies, serving on Black Diamond's board, and now researching organizational innovation
2025 Trail and Mountain Running Highlights with Gabe Joyes
Steve House welcomes newly appointed Uphill Athlete Coach Gabe Joyes for a comprehensive look at the 2025 trail running season. Gabe brings deep expertise as both a competitive trail runner and race director, having organized Wyoming's Sink
The Life Between Climbs with Scott Backes
Steve sits down with longtime climbing partner Scott Backes for a conversation that moves far beyond typical adventure storytelling. Scott traces his path from rebellious Minnesota teenager to respected amateur alpinist, describing his 1980
