Six feet above sea level, on a flat coastal plain. The mountain doesn't care. We make sure your legs and lungs do.
Houston is six feet above sea level. We train you for 17,598.
The mountain doesn't care how many spin classes you did.
It cares about your legs, your lungs, and the load on your back. Sea-level cardio builds a heart for sea level. We build a body for thin air, under load, on stairs that don't end — Everest Base Camp training in Houston, built for flatlanders.
Twelve weeks. Three phases. Base, load, then thin air.
Base
Build aerobic base and unloaded stair volume so the legs can take the work
Load
Add the pack you'll actually carry and train your legs and back under that weight
Thin Air
Train in the altitude room to manage oxygen debt so your body adapts before your flight does
We dial the oxygen down to 4,000 meters in a room off I-10.
Your body starts adapting before your flight does — more red blood cells, steadier breathing, fewer surprises at altitude. It's not a guarantee against altitude sickness. Nothing is. But graduates arrive steadier.
How the room works →An entire wall of people who stood on top.
Every photo started on a stairwell in Houston. The wall is the whole pitch now.
See the Summit WallCoached by people who have been short of breath at altitude — and lived to plan your training.
Meet the coaches & the method →What they couldn't do in week one, and where they stood by the end.
“I live at sea level and work at a desk. Twelve weeks later I walked into Base Camp without a headache.”
“The altitude room is the part no other gym has. My legs were tired on Kili, but my lungs were ready.”
“The stairwell intervals with a 30-pound pack are brutal and exactly right. Nothing on the trail surprised me.”
Twelve weeks is the runway.
Tell us your departure date and we'll back-plan the training. No commitment yet — we'll be honest about whether twelve weeks is enough.