So these guides cover getting your body ready for hills. They start with why uphill leaves you out of breath and how to pace it, then build up to days with thousands of feet of climbing.

For anyone who can hike 5 to 8 miles and wants days with 3,000 to 5,000 feet of climbing, without getting hurt or burned out.

For anyone who gets winded on the first hill, feels like the slowest person in the group, and wants a plain way forward.