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EiA 2026 – The Diary

By Rupert Welchman of Team Summit Saints   Back in February 2024 a group of old university mates assembled in La Tzoumaz on the other side of the mountain from Verbier for a weekend to catch up on years we had seen precious little of each other; a time when ...

18/03/2026

Momentum Matters: Why Everest in the Alps Can’t Slow Down Now

A note from our Founder: Rob Ritchie After more than a decade of Everest in the Alps, it would be easy to believe the hardest part is behind us. The Centre exists. The research is underway. The science is moving forward. From the outside, it can look like the job ...

10/02/2026

Category: Training

Train Like a Summit Hero: Months 1 & 2

Building your base for Everest in the Alps   Every summit starts with a base – and your Everest in the Alps journey begins the moment you sign up. Training for EiA takes up to six months, designed to build you from solid foundations through to peak endurance. The first ...

05/11/2025

How to find your peak fitness

By Becky Scott – RS Performance Training.   During 2017/18 I was fortunate to work with teams taking part in the 2018 Everest in the Alps challenge. We had big team gatherings in London to discuss to different training plans whilst I worked closely with Toby’s team training a couple ...

28/09/2018