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I thought I knew what to expect hiking above 15,000 feet. Turns out, I didn’t.I trained hard for the Salkantay Trek, and...
09/06/2026

I thought I knew what to expect hiking above 15,000 feet. Turns out, I didn’t.

I trained hard for the Salkantay Trek, and I’ve done plenty of multi-day hiking. But this trek still surprised me.

I knew eating would be difficult for me. I didn’t expect my appetite to disappear almost completely. I knew altitude could interfere with sleep. I didn’t expect the insomnia or the incredibly strange dreams. And while taking Diamox, I was surprised by just how dry my mouth, eyes and sinuses felt.

Then, just when we descended and altitude was no longer the issue, the challenge changed. Suddenly it was heat, hydration, different terrain and the cumulative demands of five days on the trail.

That’s one of the things I loved about Salkantay. It kept asking something different of me.

Would I do it again?

In a heartbeat.

This is why I train. 🥾

Goodbye for now, Peru. 🇵🇪I came here for the mountains. And they were every bit as spectacular as I hoped.But I didn’t e...
09/06/2026

Goodbye for now, Peru. 🇵🇪

I came here for the mountains. And they were every bit as spectacular as I hoped.

But I didn’t expect to be so taken with everything else. The history. The culture. The people. The food. And the incredible diversity of a country that seems to change completely every time you turn a corner.

Peru surprised me in the best possible way.

This definitely isn’t goodbye. I’ll be back. ❤️

09/05/2026

I just finished the five-day Salkantay Trek in Peru, and if there was ever a good test of hiking fitness, this was it.

Long climbs. Long descents. High altitude. Uneven terrain. And then getting up the next morning and doing it all over again.

It reinforced something I’ve believed for a long time: hiking itself is great training, but if you want to keep hiking for years to come, it probably shouldn’t be your only training.

Strength matters on the climbs, but maybe even more on those long descents when your legs are tired. Upper-body strength matters too, especially when you’re carrying a pack and using trekking poles.

VO₂ max matters when the trail gets steep and your heart and lungs are working hard. Endurance gets you through the long days and helps you come back for another one tomorrow.

Mobility helps you step up, over and around whatever the trail throws at you. And balance becomes pretty important when the ground under your feet is anything but level.

Is that a lot to work on? Yep.

But I want to keep doing things like the Salkantay Trek for a very long time.

If I want to hike ’til I’m 90, training is part of the deal. 🥾

What’s one hike you’re glad you trained for?

09/04/2026

Behind every famous travel spot is a story worth telling.

I visited Vinicunca (Rainbow Mountain) yesterday, and while the view is breathtaking, learning about its history made it unforgettable. It’s not just a viral trend. It’s 65 million years of geological movement, ancient weather patterns, and a beautiful community-led tourism model that directly supports local indigenous families.

Next time you see a photo of this place, remember the hands that protect it and the earth that created it. 🇵🇪❤️

Would you brave the 5,200m (16,700 ft) altitude to see this in person? 👇

09/04/2026

There’s a trade-off with lightweight hiking boot and trail runners that we don’t talk about enough. I love my Merrell Moab hiking boots, but after a year of hiking I’ve almost completely worn through the tread. Today, they’re getting one final adventure: hiking Rainbow Mountain in Peru. 🥾⛰️

Lightweight hiking boots vs heavy hiking boots will always involve trade-offs between comfort, weight, grip and durability. I don’t like gear that wears out quickly or having to throw things away so soon. But for me, the comfort is still worth it.

How long do your boots last?

I went to Salkantay thinking about the mountain. I came home thinking about what mountains teach us.In Andean tradition,...
09/03/2026

I went to Salkantay thinking about the mountain. I came home thinking about what mountains teach us.

In Andean tradition, the great mountains are Apus — sacred beings and protectors. That idea stayed with me throughout this trek. I’ve never thought of a mountain as an adversary to defeat, but here that belief took on a deeper meaning: humility, respect and attention.

Keren had never done a trek before. She told me this was her time and that she was really proud of herself. I loved hearing that. Sometimes we don’t know what we’re capable of until we give ourselves the chance to find out.

They’re 65, recently celebrated 40 years together, and just finished one very hard trek. Their takeaway? Not “Look what we did.” It was: “We need to work on our VO₂ max.”

I love that. You can accomplish something incredibly hard and still come away curious about how you can grow.

The mountain was here before us. It will be here long after us. We get to spend a little time in its presence. And if we pay attention, perhaps we leave knowing ourselves a little better.

Maybe that you’re stronger than you thought. Maybe that you need to prepare differently. Maybe that there is still more to learn.

The mountain teaches each of us something different. What has it taught you?

09/02/2026

I really thought I had this hiking nutrition thing figured out.

After realizing earlier this year that I was consistently underfueling on big hiking days, I started experimenting. I practiced eating while hiking. I figured out which snacks I could actually stomach when I was working hard. And for the Salkantay Trek, I packed foods I already knew worked for me.

Then I got to altitude.

On the hardest days, my appetite basically disappeared. At one point I was so nauseous I had to leave the lunch table because I couldn’t even look at the food … and believe me, our trekking company was serving GOOD food.

I ate what I could. I tried to make myself eat at meals. But there were times when the only thing I could reliably get down was energy chews.

And once again, I ended up underfueled.

So the experiment continues.

My biggest takeaway from Salkantay: just because a food works for you on a normal hike doesn’t mean it will work when you add altitude, huge effort, and multiple hard days in a row.

For my next high-altitude trek, I’m going to have to rethink the strategy again, especially how to get enough calories in when I have absolutely no desire to eat.

High-altitude hikers: does this happen to you too? What can you still eat when your appetite disappears?

08/28/2026

Day 1 of the Salkantay Trek. 🇵🇪🥾

It’s funny what our minds do before we take on something big.

We prepare. We train. We make the plans. And then, as the moment gets closer, the doubts start creeping in.

Am I ready for this?
Did I train enough?
What if it’s harder than I expect?

And then sometimes you take that first step anyway—and a few hours later, you find yourself standing somewhere that reminds you exactly why you came.

Today we hiked to Sky Camp at 12,795 feet (3,900 m), took a little time to rest, and then climbed higher to Humantay Lake at 13,780 feet (4,200 m).

And wow.

Turquoise water. Glaciers. Huge Andean peaks rising around us. One of those places that almost doesn’t look real, even when you’re standing right in the middle of it.

All that anticipation. All those little doubts.

And suddenly I was exactly where I needed to be.

Not because the doubts disappeared before I started.

Because I started anyway.

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