Climbing in Nepal

Not everyone gets to trek in Nepal and lay eyes on Everest. You'll notice Kenric's name surfacing on the performance boards at CF Summit as a firebreather in our group - having been with us about a year after an introduction through the CrossFit Boot Camp offered at NAU last year. Here's what he had to say about his CF Boot Camp training as it applied to his trip to Nepal a few months back:

The trip took place from Nov 7- Dec 13, 2008 and was a combined climbing and trekking trip that had us climb three 6000m peaks and trek over 80 miles. CrossFit bootcamp workouts comprised a third of my training with running and carrying 40lb pack up and down the San Francisco peaks making up the other 2/3rds. I firmly believe that the high intensity nature of the CrossFit workouts were a huge part of my success on this trip. Climbing the final headwall and ridge line of the first of the 3 peaks, Island Peak, was the hardest thing I have ever done both physically and mentally, but in the end I made it thanks to Cross Fit.

Here is a picture of Kenric and his Sherpa guide with Everest in the background. Nice going, mister.