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Q: Do I have enough time to get in shape?

A: Depending on your condition, it can only take a few months to get in good enough cardiovascular shape for Mt. Rainier. You do need to take it seriously as with any big venture. We are using advanced training techniques that get your body to burn fat and allow you incredible endurance. I ran 3 miles about 5 times/week leading up to the climb supplemented with climbs up local mountains and one practice climb up to Camp Muir. I want to warn you that this climb is a very physically challenging climb and that you can do it if you commit to it. The techniques we are using have been used to get people who have only run 5k to run a marathon in just 9 weeks (not recommended, but intended to show you what's possible!)

For those of you with busy schedules, one of the main things is to watch how much "free" time you create once you commit to the climb. For those of you who have pushed health goals aside to achieve, you will get the experience of creating even more energy for themselves as you make and take the time to exercise and notice the results you get back in your work or life as your return from the exercise!

Here's the quote from the RMI brochure:

"Mountaineering is a physically demanding sport. MT. Rainier is consider the longest endurance climb in the lower 48 states. It is NOT an easy climb. It is imperative to undertake a rigorous conditioning program, with emphasis on the cardiovascular system and improving leg/back strength. We recommend climbing hills, stairs and stadium steps while wearing a backpack, as ideal training to simulate the exercise of climbing Mt. Rainier. It is important to wear a pack when training to be comfortable carrying weight (~35 lbs). In addition, a variety of different exercises are recommended such as running, hiking, cycling and weight training. Work on building endurance. This exercise program should be started well in advance of the climb. You simply cannot over-train for this trip."

Q: Will I be ice climbing on frozen waterfalls like in the X-Games or Patagonia ads?

A: NO, you will have 8-point crampons (the spikes you attach to your books), an ice ax and be tied into a rope team of 5 or so, but you will be climbing something similar to an ice staircase in most parts. There are no major straight up vertical ascents or two axe ice climbing. There is possibilities of having to cross crevasses with ladders and uneven terrain. For me, one of the hardest challenges is walking on loose rocks with the crampons as they tend to push your feet one way or the other.

Q: Will I really have a big life change?

A: We do everything we know how to make this experience transfer into your life back at home or at work. We have researched all the techniques and specifically chosen techniques that ensure your success. We frame the entire event around a life change. We support you by connecting you with 24 other people who have similar goals. We have teleconferences with inspiring people with knowledge on how to accelerate these goals. We create a huge event and attach your goal to it to create emotion, drive, desire & passion. Finally, the most crucial part is that we include 6 months of Internet & teleconference coaching after the event. Most events get you inspired then leave you to your own devices. We decided that was not good enough, we wanted to ensure your results, so we included this as part of the program, so you can see how this event changed your life as well as the other 24 people in the program. It its our sincerest intent to have this event be a life changing adventure for you and we will do whatever it takes to help you do that.

Q: Why climb a mountain?

A: There are so many answers to this question. A few quotes come to mind, "If I had to tell you, you wouldn't understand". "Because it's there". "Why NOT?" ;-) For me, the mountain has always been a draw: faster, higher, bigger, the challenge to push myself. I drove past it every day on my way to work for 7 years before I decided to climb it. My attention has been draw to it all that time and I just had to know what it was like to look from the top. Finally, my friend Scott McGovern was kind enough to forward me this quote, I hope this helps you understand...

"You cannot stay on the summit forever, you have to come down again. So why bother in the first place? Just this: What is above knows what is below, but what is below does not know what is above. One climbs, one sees. One descends, one sees no longer, but one has seen. There is an art of conducting oneself in the lower regions by the memory of what one saw higher up. What one can no longer see, one can at least still know." ---Renee Dumal "Mount Analogue"

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