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The Vertical Performance Podcast

by Kate Sielmann

The summit photo only tells you how the story ended. The Vertical Performance Podcast is about everything that happened before it. Hosted by mountaineering coach and sport scientist Kate Sielmann, the podcast gets into what mountains, treks and expeditions are actually like through honest conversations with the people who have been there. The nerves. The mistakes. The unexpected moments. What worked, what didn't, and what they wish they'd known before they went. We talk training, nutrition, gear and performance psychology—but also fear, doubt, altitude, exhaustion, confidence and what happens when the mountain doesn't quite go according to plan. You'll hear from everyday mountaineers and trekkers alongside guides, experts and athletes, sharing the side of mountain adventures that doesn't always make the summit photo. No polished summit stories. Just honest conversations about w

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

The summit photo only tells you how the story ended. The Vertical Performance Podcast is about everything that happened before it.

Hosted by mountaineering coach and sport scientist Kate Sielmann, the podcast gets into what mountains, treks and expeditions are actually like through honest conversations with the people who have been there. The nerves. The mistakes. The unexpected moments. What worked, what didn't, and what they wish they'd known before they went. We talk training, nutrition, gear and performance psychology—but also fear, doubt, altitude, exhaustion, confidence and what happens when the mountain doesn't quite go according to plan.

You'll hear from everyday mountaineers and trekkers alongside guides, experts and athletes, sharing the side of mountain adventures that doesn't always make the summit photo.

No polished summit stories. Just honest conversations about w

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Kate Sielmann

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The summit photo only tells you how the story ended. The Vertical Performance Podcast is about everything that happened before it. Hosted by mountaineering coach and sport scientist Kate Sielmann, the podcast gets into what mountains, treks and expeditions are actually like through honest...

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The Vertical Performance Podcast is created and hosted by Kate Sielmann.
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