Harness Your Inner Mountain Goat
A Mountain Based Approach to Training
IFMGA Guide Esteban ‘Topo’ Mena says it the best:
"If there is one thing that all forms of going up the mountain have in common, that is the preparation. There are no excuses to come underprepared, when the opportunity comes to make your dream come true." — Topo
Why train?
It's hard to get results and to improve without consistency and guidance. Billy Goat offers evidence based methods to improve performance without getting injured in the process. For accountability and encouragement, because training alone is hard.
Alpenglow Expeditions Mountain Guides have given their feedback as to what would best prepare novice to advance aspiring climbers. Billy Goat Swift Custom Training Plans have helped over dozens of climbers reach their potential and prepare solidly before arriving to base camp.
How to get Started:
Fill Out the Google Form AEX Consult
Schedule on Calendly
Decide which level of training best supports your previous level of experience and matches your goals.
Let a professional coach help you through the process of making your dreams come true.
-Carla Perez
training plans
Intro Mountaineering
Level: Beginner/Intermediate
5-9 hours per week of independent workouts
Gym workouts emphasize strengthening muscle groups required for long days wearing a pack and the strength and endurance required in a multi day mountaineering trip.
Pre-programmed training plans for these specific Alpenglow trips:
Peru & Ecuador Climbing School,
Alpamayo & Quitaraju Expedition
Climbing Kilimanjaro
Everest Base Camp Trek
Climb Mount Elbrus
Custom PDF for organization and accountability
Primary Focus: Building base fitness and strength required for climbing a mountain. Use of Cardio Machines, Hiking, and Strength Training.
$175 /Month
Fully Personalized
Level: Advanced
9-15 hours per week of independent workouts
The perfect plan for a person with a base level of fitness that is looking to improve performance, goals of higher elevation peaks, and/or competition level racing.
Entirely individualized program for Alpenglow’s Rapid Ascent Trips:
Mount Everest
Ama Dablam, Cho You, Lhakpa Ri
Aconcagua Rapid Ascent
Cotopaxi Rapid Ascent
Training Peaks online format for organization and accontability
Primary Focus: Emphasis on training while using the hypoxic tents for acclimatization, working with Alpenglow’s high altitude doctor, and staying healthy as well as fit prior to the trip.
$250 /month
2023
Completed Ironman California after 10 years of Triathlons
meet your trainer
Fresno, California: Grew up backpacking at age 7 in the Sierra Nevada. Played soccer, Highschool swimming and water polo.
2007-2009
Studied Ecology in Yellowstone and worked in an outdoor Gear store. Climbed all over Utah & Wyoming climbing road trips with Logan in the van.
2010
Spent time in Yosemite, CA living and climbing, working for guide services and triathlons for fitness. Hit by a car on a bike, resulting in a life changing accident.
2017 Become a Mother and worked as a Physical Therapist Assistant at the Tahoe Forest Hospital.
UC Berkeley 2002-06
Studied Abroad in Tasmania, First intro to outdoor Rock Climbing and came back to climb in Yosemite and hike the JMT.
2009-2011
Intro to Mountain Guiding, learned how to Backcountry Ski, and worked for Shasta Mountain Guides
2011 Became a Certified Personal Trainer, Started school for Physcial Therapy and Climbed El Cap in 2015
2022
Full Time Remote Coach and Trainer as Billy Goat Swift for Alpenglow Expeditions
2025 Climbed Aconcagua with Alpenglow Expeditions
contact us
Questions? Feel free to reach out, we would love to chat more about which Alpenglow Expeditions trip you have planned and how we can help you train for your future goals.
lynette@billygoatswift.com