Erin Ton: Aconcagua and High Altitude Peaks -#286

About this episode

Heather Anderson interviews high altitude FKTer Erin Ton about her recent FKT ascents of South American mountains, including Aconcagua.

On today’s show, host Heather Anderson is chatting with high altitude FKTer Erin Ton about her recent FKT ascents of multiple South American mountains, including the highest mountain in the Americas, Aconcagua. Tune in to learn more about how she trains, what motivates her, and why and how she takes these on.

People in this episode

Host: Heather Anderson

Guest: Erin Ton

Topics covered

• high altitude
• FKT ascents
• mountain climbing
• training
• motivation

Keywords

• Aconcagua
• high altitude
• FKT
• mountain climbing
• Erin Ton

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Aconcagua, South America, Americas

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