Take the Guesswork out of Training for Your Next Adventure
Dr. Jon and his team at N.O.D Enterprises have decades of experience preparing for endurance events.
From summiting 8000m peaks and preparing for long expeditions, to ski mountaineering, ultra marathoning, fast-packing, triathlons, and more, we know how to progressively train and prepare for challenging adventures. See Dr. Jon's Resume.
Why Choose Dr. Jon?
Dr. Jon wants to share with you the physical and mental mountaineering training fundamentals that have not only helped him summit the world's highest mountains (including Mt. Everest twice), but also maintain a schedule of 250+ days a year skiing and climbing all over the world. It's been through consistency over the years and a high attention to detail on all aspects of fitness including aerobic conditioning, muscular endurance exercises, strength training, flexibility, mental preparation, recovery, nutrition, and hydration. All these factors are built into the custom endurance training we provide.
Features of Training
While there are many "cookie cutter" type training programs available online, most of the time these programs don't fit your lifestyle, schedule, goals, or current fitness, and are for a specific time period (such as 8 weeks). What we offer is a totally customized experience:
- Carefully crafted monthly fitness plans for your fitness and adventure goals and preferences.
- Phone, email, and video support (and depending on the plan purchased, these can be unlimited).
- Unlimited program duration; we customize a monthly plan and develop a progressive program for however far away your adventure goal is, building in Transition, Base, Build, Specific, and Taper cycles.
- Frequent customized fitness tests that allow you to see the progress you are making.
- A training plan fit to your schedule, your lifestyle, your equipment, your workout preferences.
- A holistic approach that incorporates flexibility, aerobic and anaerobic conditioning, strength, nutrition, hydration, metabolic efficiency (ability to go faster using less energy), and recovery.
- Mental strategies to stay motivated and overcome fear of failure.
Types of Training Offered
We offer two types of training experiences (see more details below):
- Monthly training plans customized to you and your specific adventure.
- Live, one day or multi-day onsite training sessions with Dr. Jon in Vail, CO or your own home location.
On an acclimatization hike while training for bigger peaks.
How to Get Started Training With Us
Step 1: Set an Audacious Goal for Yourself
Step 2: Contact Dr. Jon for a Free Initial Consult
Step 2: Contact Dr. Jon for a Free Initial Consult
Audacious is relative to you and your situation. For some an audacious goal might be to climb Mt. Everest, for others it might be to climb a 14,000 ft mountain, or it may be to prepare for a multi-day backpacking adventure, a marathon, or a long biking event.
Step 2: Contact Dr. Jon for a Free Initial Consult
Step 2: Contact Dr. Jon for a Free Initial Consult
Step 2: Contact Dr. Jon for a Free Initial Consult
Even if you haven't picked a goal yet, contact us for a free initial 30 minute consult. Also please complete this form: Onboarding Form. We can help you decide on a goal that's challenging but achievable for you. During this consult, we'll ask questions about your endurance training background, your daily schedule, what equipment and out
Even if you haven't picked a goal yet, contact us for a free initial 30 minute consult. Also please complete this form: Onboarding Form. We can help you decide on a goal that's challenging but achievable for you. During this consult, we'll ask questions about your endurance training background, your daily schedule, what equipment and outdoor terrain you have access to, and your training preferences.
Step 3: Try Out the First Week Free
Step 2: Contact Dr. Jon for a Free Initial Consult
Step 4: Continue Following the Monthly Training Plan
We'll make a detailed daily training program for the first week based on the initial consult. If after 1 week you are not happy with the program, you owe us nothing. With this endurance training program, you will get tips on nutrition, recovery, and training intensities, and it will also include a couple days of baseline fitness tests.
Step 4: Continue Following the Monthly Training Plan
Step 4: Continue Following the Monthly Training Plan
Step 4: Continue Following the Monthly Training Plan
Month-after-month, you will see your fitness progress based on your times and how you feel in monthly testing sessions. You will have access to phone, email, and video consults with us on the frequency that your plan allows.
Step 5: Crush Your Personal Adventure Goal
Step 4: Continue Following the Monthly Training Plan
Step 5: Crush Your Personal Adventure Goal
Go into your personal adventure goal event with confidence knowing you are well-prepared physically and mentally to have an amazing time!
Custom Monthly Training Plans
Basic
Advanced
Advanced
- Free initial phone consultation
- Custom endurance training plan, delivered monthly and designed around YOUR lifestyle and circumstances
- One email correspondence / week to answer questions
- For a discounted fee, optional onsite training with Dr. Jon in Colorado
Advanced
Advanced
Advanced
- Free initial phone consultation
- Custom endurance training plan, delivered monthly and designed around YOUR lifestyle and circumstances
- Gear and travel logistics advice
- Mental training techniques
- Unlimited email correspondence
- 30 min / week of phone / Skype support
- Free copy of one of Dr. Jon's books
- For a discounted fee, optional onsite training with Dr. Jon in Colorado
Premium
Advanced
Premium
- Free initial phone consultation
- Custom endurance training plan, delivered monthly and designed around YOUR lifestyle and circumstances
- Gear and travel logistics advice
- Mental training techniques
- Unlimited email correspondence
- 60 min / week of phone / Skype support
- Free copy of one of Dr. Jon's books
- For a discounted fee, optional onsite mountaineering training with Dr. Jon in Colorado, or live training at the location of your choice
Onsite Training Courses with Dr. Jon
Introduction to Expeditions Training
Introduction to Expeditions Training
Introduction to Expeditions Training
You are an experienced hiker, have done some endurance training, backpacking, and climbed some small peaks, maybe a few 14ers. You want to go farther, to higher altitudes, and have big dreams but don't know where to begin training and what gear you need.
Dr. Jon can help. Come spend a day or two with him in beautiful Vail, CO where he will teach you the skills you need and answer all your questions. This can include:
- Beginner climbing and rappeling skills with ropes/harness
- Interval training in the mountains
- Winter camping
- Backcountry skiing
- Specific balance and strength training exercises
- And more......
Advanced Mountaineering Training
Introduction to Expeditions Training
Introduction to Expeditions Training
You have climbed some bigger peaks, requiring glacier travel and mini expeditions, but you're ready to dream bigger. Or maybe you've been on a longer expedition or attempted an 8000m peak but did not have a good experience.
How do you prepare for the rigors of a high altitude climb? For spending days, weeks, or months on an expedition? Come spend a couple days with Dr. Jon in the CO backcountry (or a location of your choice) and increase your skills, fitness, and confidence that you can succeed. This training can include:
- In-depth details and mountaineering training to prepare for a multiweek expedition - acclimatizing to high altitudes, what to eat, gear selection, dealing with extreme cold, and more.
- Advanced rope skills
- Advanced winter camping techniques
- Strength training to carry heavy packs
- Climbing techniques and muscular endurance exercises to minimize your oxygen demands