Ty's Training: Talking with my Dad

Summary

In this episode, Mr. C and Ty debrief a pivotal Makalu training climb that served as the final dress rehearsal for Everest. A pack that was too heavy, a heart rate that crept too high, and running out of water above 7,800 meters led to a smart turnaround call just below the summit. Despite falling short of the top, the recovery went dramatically better than last year thanks to descending to lower altitude afterward and staying healthy at base camp. With the Everest summit window opening somewhere between May 10th and 20th, Ty is threading the needle between maintenance training and tapering. They cover the science of recovery and adaptation, and what metrics to trust when the data starts to conflict.
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My written training log is updated weekly on my ⁠website⁠ or via ⁠substack⁠. 
You can watch  the video version of this episode on ⁠my YouTube Channel⁠. 
You can also see my daily training data on ⁠Strava⁠ and I post (fairly) regularly on ⁠Instagram⁠.
Finally, if you don’t understand any of my lingo, check out ⁠Ty’s Jargon Dictionary⁠ and feel free to send any questions, comments, concerns, hopes, or dreams  my way to ⁠[email protected]⁠ or ⁠DM me on Instagram⁠.
You can also learn more about coaching with Chaski Endurance Collective at ⁠www.chaski.run⁠ or find us on ⁠Instagram.⁠

Summary 
After an extended break, Mr. C and Ty reunite to cover a lot of ground. Ty opens with a brief tribute to his close friend Greg Krupa, who passed away on April 9th and was instrumental in getting Project Himalaya off the ground. From there the episode becomes a travel log: a perfect final double T day and strong 10-hour hypoxic session to close out the Quito buildup, a whirlwind 36 hours in Boston, a treadmill session in a Tokyo hotel, stair laps with a loaded pack during an airport delay, and two days stuck in Lukla waiting for weather before finally reaching Khare. Now settled into training camp with the Everest summit window roughly two weeks away, Ty previews a Makalu training climb as a final dress rehearsal. Ty closes out covering expedition rescue insurance and why coverage is non-negotiable in the Himalaya.
Stay with us!
My written training log is updated weekly on my ⁠website⁠ or via ⁠substack⁠. 
You can watch  the video version of this episode on ⁠my YouTube Channel⁠. 
You can also see my daily training data on ⁠Strava⁠ and I post (fairly) regularly on ⁠Instagram⁠.
Finally, if you don’t understand any of my lingo, check out ⁠Ty’s Jargon Dictionary⁠ and feel free to send any questions, comments, concerns, hopes, or dreams  my way to ⁠[email protected]⁠ or ⁠DM me on Instagram⁠.
You can also learn more about coaching with Chaski Endurance Collective at ⁠www.chaski.run⁠ or find us on ⁠Instagram.⁠

Stay with us!
My written training log is updated weekly on my ⁠website⁠ or via ⁠substack⁠. 
You can watch  the video version of this episode on ⁠my YouTube Channel⁠. 
You can also see my daily training data on ⁠Strava⁠ and I post (fairly) regularly on ⁠Instagram⁠.
Finally, if you don’t understand any of my lingo, check out ⁠Ty’s Jargon Dictionary⁠ and feel free to send any questions, comments, concerns, hopes, or dreams  my way to ⁠[email protected]⁠ or ⁠DM me on Instagram⁠.
You can also learn more about coaching with Chaski Endurance Collective at ⁠www.chaski.run⁠ or find us on ⁠Instagram.⁠

Summary 
In this episode, Mr. C and Ty break down the final mini block in Quito before departing for the Himalaya. They dig into a frustrating but ultimately revealing pattern of elevated heart rate on the first day back after recovery blocks, and what AI-assisted analysis of training data helped Ty understand about plasma volume and neuromuscular recruitment. They also get into a surprisingly deep conversation about tapering, whether it actually helps or hurts in Ty's specific case, and why some of his best big mountain days came off almost no rest at all. A stomach bug mid-week adds some drama, but Ty bounces back quickly and closes the block feeling strong, consistent, and ready. With one week left in Ecuador, the conversation turns reflective as Ty looks back on three months of the most consistent training of his career and looks ahead to a long journey to Khare.
Stay with us!
My written training log is updated weekly on my ⁠website⁠ or via ⁠substack⁠. 
You can watch  the video version of this episode on ⁠my YouTube Channel⁠. 
You can also see my daily training data on ⁠Strava⁠ and I post (fairly) regularly on ⁠Instagram⁠.
Finally, if you don’t understand any of my lingo, check out ⁠Ty’s Jargon Dictionary⁠ and feel free to send any questions, comments, concerns, hopes, or dreams  my way to ⁠[email protected]⁠ or ⁠DM me on Instagram⁠.
You can also learn more about coaching with Chaski Endurance Collective at ⁠www.chaski.run⁠ or find us on ⁠Instagram.⁠

Summary 
In this episode, Mr. C and Ty break down a 17-day training block ahead of Project Himalaya Run Everest, headlined by a 10-hour overnight solo session on Cotopaxi. They unpack why not hitting PR times on the Polichaski might actually signal better, more specific fitness for Everest. Ty shares lessons from the overnight including navigating soft snow conditions in real time, the challenge of sleeping before a late evening start, and how even a short break in freezing wind can kill physical and mental momentum. They also discuss the importance of breathing gear for protecting lungs in cold dry air and why packing for colder than forecast conditions is non-negotiable at altitude. Ty closes out reflecting on strong gains in his most Everest-specific training and previewing the final block in Ecuador before heading to the Himalaya.
Stay with us!
My written training log is updated weekly on my ⁠website⁠ or via ⁠substack⁠. 
You can watch  the video version of this episode on ⁠my YouTube Channel⁠. 
You can also see my daily training data on ⁠Strava⁠ and I post (fairly) regularly on ⁠Instagram⁠.
Finally, if you don’t understand any of my lingo, check out ⁠Ty’s Jargon Dictionary⁠ and feel free to send any questions, comments, concerns, hopes, or dreams  my way to ⁠[email protected]⁠ or ⁠DM me on Instagram⁠.
You can also learn more about coaching with Chaski Endurance Collective at ⁠www.chaski.run⁠ or find us on ⁠Instagram.⁠