by Jo Cordell-Cooper | Apr 16, 2015 | Health and Fitness, Preparation for Hiking
Everest Base Camp Training – months 3-6 of a 12 month training schedule I’m going to Everest Base Camp on the Tibetan side. Here is a diary of the physical and mental training I did in preparation for this. Obviously the ultimate goal is to be able to: hike for up...
by Jo Cordell-Cooper | Feb 19, 2015 | Health and Fitness, Preparation for Hiking
Everest Base Camp Training – months 3-6 of a 12 month training schedule I’m going to Everest Base Camp on the Tibetan side. Here is a diary of the physical and mental training I did in preparation for this. Obviously the ultimate goal is to be able to:...
by Jo Cordell-Cooper | Feb 13, 2015 | Health and Fitness, Preparation for Hiking
Everest Base Camp training – here is a description of the first 3 months of 12 months of training to Everest Base Camp It’s called periodisation and what this means is to chunk your training into bite sized chunks, or goals that are achievable and...
by Jo Cordell-Cooper | Aug 8, 2014 | Health and Fitness, Preparation for Hiking
Once I signed up for Everest Base Camp I set myself the task of preparing for it – not just physical preparation but metal preparation. I’ve done lots of long hikes, from the Overland Track, South Coast Track, Routeburn, Milford Track and Mount Tongariro,...
by Jo Cordell-Cooper | Jul 10, 2014 | Health and Fitness, Personal Trainer, Preparation for Hiking
Before I had kids I used to hike a lot and I recall saying to my trusty hiking pal Wils that one day I’d like to go to Everest Base Camp. I had no ambition to climb Everest, but Everest Base Camp appealed to because it was remote and offered a cultural...
