Trek Preparation
Trek Ready Week 1: What the Mountain Actually Asks of You
Choose a track you can repeat, set a clear trek goal, and record your first strength and Mountain Day markers.
A big walk is rarely decided by one heroic training day. It is decided by the ordinary ones you can repeat: moving well, pacing yourself, eating, and recovering enough to go again tomorrow.
Choose the week you can actually do
Base has four training days and needs minimal kit. Summit has five days and more gym work. Choose the track that fits your current life and lets you recover between sessions. More days only help if you can do them well.
Put the sessions in your calendar now, especially Mountain Day. If you miss one, return to the plan. There is no prize for squeezing three missed days into a weekend.
Give each session its job
On easy aerobic days, you should be able to speak in full sentences. In strength sessions, follow the sets and effort in FITR and log the weight you actually used. On Mountain Day, follow the prescribed time and pack guidance, whether you walk outside or on a treadmill. Notice how your legs feel the next day.
If you want a little more help, the aerobic pacing guide explains easy effort, and choosing weights makes the strength instructions less mysterious.
Keep a simple starting record
In the Trek Ready Journey, choose Week 1 and copy one normal squat, press and hinge set from FITR: exercise, weight, times lifted and how hard it felt. Add your Mountain Day time too. These are markers, not extra tests. If you do not know a detail, leave it blank and keep training.
Week 2 brings the formal baseline. For now, your job is to begin in a way you can repeat.
This week's action: Choose Base or Summit, book your training days, complete the assigned sessions, and record what you actually did.
Ready to put this into practice?
Carry it into your week.
Try this chapter's action in the FITR session already on your plan. Then mark it in your Journey when you return.
