The foundation
25 KG- 01Eight seasons guiding exposed terrain
- 0225 kg load bearing
- 03Weather and route literacy
Built on grit / Measured in altitude
Project
171
Earn every metre. Own the mountain.
Proven training guides that take you from first trail miles to the UTMB start line — built on real mountain hours, hard-won lessons and 10,000 altitude metres of grit.
Distance171 km
Altitude10,000 m+
Target40 hours
Field study / 01
Target lineCourmayeur—Chamonix
Index413 M
01 The split identity
The adaptation
Field judgment.
Race economy.
Mountain competence is the starting layer, not the finish. Project 171 records the progression from beginner systems to qualifier-level durability and UTMB execution.
The shift
VEST- 01Race-weight loadout
- 02171 km continuous movement
- 03Rolling checkpoint discipline
02 Why Project 171
The simple reason
For the joy of the trail—and the people on it.
Project 171 began with a love of long days outside. The goal is to become a better mountain runner, share the honest work along the way, and gain energy from a trail community that keeps showing up for one another.
03 The book series
First release
The first layer starts here.
An untitled account of becoming a stronger trail runner—from the first steady miles to the preparation needed for a demanding mountain race.
Get the first release note
04 Tools for the trail
In planning
Quiet pages. Useful work.
Workbooks and journals designed to make the next decision clearer—not to add more noise to training.
Workbook
Build the week
For shaping a steady training week around life, recovery and the terrain ahead.
This week’s purpose
Key mountain session
Recovery check
Field journal
Read the day
For recording weather, route choices, food, feet and the small lessons worth carrying forward.
Conditions & route
What worked
Carry forward
Get workbook sample pages and release notes.
Get journal sample pages and release notes.
Why trust these guides
Field-tested
Every session and checklist is run on real Nordic and alpine terrain before it reaches a page.
Built for durability
Progress is paced for joints, recovery and life outside training, so you arrive at the start line whole.
Clear and fair
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05 The field checklist
Free download / PDF
The alpine kit checklist.
A practical kit list for moving safely and confidently through exposed mountain terrain.