8 Weeks to Conquering Everest

Written by Tim Cusick, TrainingPeaks WKO Product Leader and master coach with BaseCamp

Plan Summary

If you're looking for an effective training plan to prepare you for the grueling effort of an Everesting event, this is the plan you need! This plan will guide you through the hard work you'll need to do to successfully compete in an Everesting event. You'll need 12-14 hours of training time each week to complete this plan, and the plan assumes you've been riding at least 6-12 weeks of base training with 8 or more hours of training each week.

The idea behind Everesting couldn’t be much simpler: cycle up and down a hill until you’ve tallied 8,848 meters of ascent, the height of Mount Everest. (Click here to read the rules and guidelines for Everesting.) It's anything but simple, though; it's a relentless endurance battle that'll push you to your physical and mental limits. Your training needs to focus on four core things: volume, strength, FTP, and of course lots of climbing, which means you'll have some longer days in the saddle, some strength/force workouts, and attention to raising FTP from below. You'll also be doing periodic test workouts to maintain your threshold and training zones.

The workouts use classic training zones and can be used in the traditional format or as structured workouts that can load to your smart trainer or select devices (Garmin, RGT, ErgVideo, Zwift, TrainerRoad, and more) so you can see your workout and interval numbers right on your screen.

Included with your plan:
- User guide
- Testing
- Coaching comments and training tips
- Strength training routine from Menachem Brodie

Need help loading your structured works to your device or smart trainer? Click here to read instructions.

We've got more plans!

Tim Cusick has written dozens of training plans for many different areas of cycling: road, gravel, time trial, mountain bike, cyclocross, indoor training, and more. Click here for a full list of his current plans by sport type.

In addition to his coaching experience, Tim is the TrainingPeaks WKO product leader and the founder of BaseCamp.

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