About this episode

Mark discusses the essential physical foundation required for backcountry hunting based on a survey of hunters.

In part five of The Backcountry Blueprint series, host Mark from Exo Mtn Gear dives into the essential physical foundation required for backcountry hunting. Drawing from a comprehensive survey of roughly 1,500 hunters, this episode distills real-world experiences, physical shortcomings, and past hunt failures into the five core physical pillars every mountain athlete needs to master. To access the resources mentioned in this discussion, along with all other episodes in this series, visit... The Backcountry Blueprint: https://exomtngear.com/blueprint Contact Us: podcast@exomtngear.com Email Sign-up: https://exomtngear.com/newsletter Podcast Episode Archive: https://exomtngear.com/podcast

People in this episode

Host: Mark

Topics covered

• backcountry hunting
• physical fitness
• mountain athletes
• hunting preparation
• physical foundation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Exo Mtn Gear

Places: Backcountry

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