Training
Conditioning that fits your life
Age-smart, science-backed strength, cardiovascular fitness, mobility, and recovery—built around your body, your available time, and where you're going.
INDIVIDUALIZED, SCIENCE-BACKED MOUNTAIN COACHING
Your mountain starts long before the trailhead.
Preparation for everyday people with extraordinary goals—from training hikes in New Hampshire’s White Mountains to high-altitude treks in the Andes and Everest Base Camp. Drawing on medical and exercise-physiology expertise, we prepare adults 50+ through physical conditioning, mental resilience, equipment guidance, and mountain knowledge—using the White Mountains to build real-world readiness for objectives at every elevation.
HOW WE PREPARE YOU
Prepare the whole person, not just the legs.
Every hiker and every objective is different. We look at the complete challenge—your fitness, confidence, equipment, experience, and the realities of the route—then build preparation around you. The TREK Model brings those needs together through Training, Resilience, Equipment, and Knowledge.
THE TREK MODEL
TrainingResilienceEquipmentKnowledge
Four parts of preparation, adapted to the individual, the objective, and the conditions ahead.
Resilience
Confidence for difficult days
Mountains test your mind as well as your legs. We prepare you for fatigue, uncertainty, weather, setbacks, altitude, and the unexpected.
Equipment
Gear you know and trust
Clear, independent advice on footwear, clothing, packs, poles, and specialized equipment—with enough practice to know what works before the trek begins.
Knowledge
Better judgment in the mountains
Pacing, nutrition, acclimatization, injury prevention, route conditions, and risk management—so you understand what's happening and can respond well.
GUIDED ADVENTURES
Train for a real objective. Experience it with people you trust.
Featured objectives combine a real destination with the preparation required to enjoy it.
April 202716 daysChallenging
Nepal
Everest Base Camp
A carefully paced journey into the heart of the Himalaya, where altitude management and months of preparation are as important as daily walking distance.
July 10-15, 20276 daysModerate
Iceland
Laugavegur Trek
From fire to ice to the sea: the Laugavegur is Iceland’s most celebrated trail — a 35 mile traverse that opens in vivid rhyolite highlands, passes over obsidian ridges and steaming geothermal fields, descends into a landscape of glacial lakes and black sand, and finishes at Þórsmörk beneath the glacier cap of Eyjafjallajökull.
September 10-18, 20278 daysModerate
Italy
West→East Dolomites Traverse
The Dolomites are a world-famous mountain range in northeastern Italy. Part of the Southern Limestone Alps, this UNESCO World Heritage Site is celebrated for sheer pale-limestone walls, jagged pinnacles, and expansive alpine meadows.
July 20272 dayStrenuous
New Hampshire
Presidential Traverse - South
New Hampshire’s Presidential Traverse is one of the Northeast’s premier alpine routes. The Southern Presidential Traverse explores the sweeping ridgeline between Mount Washington and Crawford Notch, including Monroe, Eisenhower, and Pierce. Expect approximately 12–16 miles and 5,000–6,000 feet of elevation gain.
July 20272 dayStrenuous
New Hampshire
Presidential Traverse - North
New Hampshire’s Presidential Traverse is one of the Northeast’s premier alpine routes. The Northern Presidential Traverse covers the range’s roughest and most dramatic terrain, linking Madison, Adams, and Jefferson. A two-day version is approximately 11–14 miles with 5,000–6,500 feet of elevation gain, depending on the descent route. The northern peaks are steep, rocky, and highly exposed, making this shorter route every bit as serious as its mileage suggests.
August 20273 daysStrenuous
New Hampshire
Presidential Traverse - Full
New Hampshire’s Presidential Traverse combines the Southern and Northern traverses, crossing Mount Madison, Adams, Jefferson, Washington, Monroe, Eisenhower, and Pierce. This traverse covers approximately 21–23 miles with about 9,000 feet of cumulative elevation gain—much of it over rocky, fully exposed terrain above treeline.
EXPERIENCE MEETS SCIENCE
Meet the people preparing you for the mountain.
Mike Ferrara and Arul Mahadevan combine athletic training, medicine, high-altitude trekking, and one-to-one coaching. Their expertise is different by design—and every client benefits from both perspectives.
Medicine & the mountain
Arul Mahadevan, MBBS
Physician • Trek leader • Endurance hiker
Arul combines a physician's perspective with extensive hiking and trekking experience across the United States and abroad.
Read Arul's full profile →
Training & performance
Mike Ferrara, Ph.D.
Athletic trainer • Coach • Lifelong mountaineer
Mike is an outdoorsman, coach, medical professional, and cancer thriver who has climbed, hiked, and trekked around the world.
Read Mike's full profile →Giving Back
Our Philanthropic Mission
Trek Trainers strongly believes in giving back to the community to help others. Trek Trainers will donate 10% of proceeds to organizations dedicated to outdoor education. Each year a different philanthropic organization will be identified.
10% of proceedscommitted to organizations dedicated to outdoor education.
We have previously provided shoes to the entire student population at the Shree Nepal Rastriya Secondary School in Nepal.
Previous adventures
Where Trek Trainers has been.
A look back at guided and training-focused adventures in remarkable places—from the Andes to the Himalaya.
September 20264 days
Colorado
Altitude Training
A demanding high-altitude circuit through one of the most dramatic ranges in the Rockies, including three 14,000-foot peaks.
View trip overview →July 2026Multi-day
Iceland
Laugavegur Trek
Laugavegur Trail is Iceland’s most famous multi-day backpacking route, renowned for surreal landscapes that change dramatically every few miles. It connects the geothermal oasis of Landmannalaugar to the forested valley of Þórsmörk.
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2026Multi-day
Peru
Cordillera Huayhuash
High-altitude trekking through the Peruvian Andes, with long mountain days, dramatic passes, and a landscape that rewards both fitness and patience.
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2026Multi-day
Ecuador
Avenue of the Volcanoes
Ecuador’s Avenue of the Volcanoes is a dramatic 300-kilometer (186-mile) volcanic corridor through the heart of the Ecuadorian Andes and one of South America’s premier high-altitude trekking regions.
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202512 days
Nepal
Gokyo and Renjo La Pass
The Gokyo Lakes & Renjo La Pass Circuit is a spectacular, high-altitude loop trek that takes roughly 12 to 14 days starting from Lukla. It gives you the ultimate combination of climbing a world-class viewpoint (Gokyo Ri) and crossing a formidable mountain pass (Renjo La).
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2025Multi-day
Peru
Cordillera Blanca
The Cordillera Blanca is the highest tropical mountain range in the world, stretching approximately 124 miles across the Ancash region of northern Peru.
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2025Multi-day
Tibet
Mt. Kailash
Mount Kailash is a 6,638-meter (21,778-foot) peak in the remote Transhimalaya and is considered one of the most sacred mountains on Earth.
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202316 days
Nepal
Everest Base Camp 2023
A Himalayan trek shaped by careful pacing, acclimatization, and the shared experience of moving through the Khumbu toward Everest Base Camp.
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SUCCESS STORIES
The strongest proof is the person who made it there.
Recovery with a goal
A Different Kind of Mountain
“My mountain was recovery. Mike helped me reach it.”
Jonathan Sacks
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Nepal at 73
Ready for an Adventure He Never Expected
“At 73, I trekked Nepal — and I never dreamed I'd be there.”
Mark Kinnard
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Training for EBC
Making High Altitude a Team Effort
“The team training treks before EBC made all the difference.”
Ansi Mahadevan
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Beginner to EBC
Six Months to Everest Base Camp
“From zero trekking experience to EBC at age 60 — in 6 months.”
Martin D’Cruz
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EBC & Kilimanjaro
Prepared for Two High-Altitude Adventures
“EBC and Kilimanjaro — both with Arul & Mike. Unreservedly recommended.”
Sujatha
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Partners on the trail
Training, Encouragement—and Sharing the Adventure
“Organizers, encouragers, trainers, and co-adventurers.”
Al & Peggy Rosen
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An adventure of a lifetime
The incredible Huayhuash trek
“Thanks to Arul and Mike, I enjoyed the adventure of a lifetime.”
Eleanor Abrams
Read the full story →Truly unforgettable.
Trek Trainers organized everything seamlessly
“The scenery was breathtaking beyond description. Every day delivered spectacular mountain vistas, turquoise lakes, and dramatic passes that made every step worthwhile.”
Agata Litauska Marszalek
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Ways to work with us
Preparation, shaped around your journey.
Some people are preparing for their own objective. Others want coaching combined with a guided hike or trek. We begin with a conversation, then shape the right support around your experience, goals, and timeline.
1:1 Coaching1–6 Months
Train for Your Own Adventure
Personalized coaching and preparation for an independent hike, trek, or expedition.
Small GroupWhite Mountains
Prepare and Hike With Us in New Hampshire
Individual preparation followed by one of Trek Trainers’ small-group guided hikes in New Hampshire’s White Mountains.
Small GroupCustom Itinerary
Prepare and Trek Internationally
Customized preparation paired with a private or small-group international trekking experience.
Frequently asked questions
What would you like to know?
A few of the questions we hear most often about trek training, health, altitude preparation, and guided adventures.
Trek Trainers provides personalized training, equipment guidance, and mountain preparation for hikers planning demanding day hikes, multi-day treks, and high-altitude adventures.
Yes. You do not need to be an elite athlete or have prior multi-day trekking experience. We start with your current fitness, health and injury history, recovery needs, and objective, then build a progressive program around you.
Yes. Preparation can address cardiovascular endurance, strength, elevation gain, pack carrying, recovery, pacing, equipment, and the particular demands of altitude.
No. A program can combine walking, stairs, strength training, cardiovascular exercise, pack training, and carefully planned hiking days based on the terrain available to you.
Training can be adapted around your medical guidance, current capabilities, and recovery history. Trek Trainers does not replace a physician or physical therapist, but can help translate clearance to exercise into practical trail preparation.
No. We can develop training for your own independent hike, trek, or expedition. We also offer selected small-group and customized guided treks.
You do not need to choose before contacting us. We begin with a conversation about your experience, objective, timeline, and preferred level of support, then recommend an approach shaped around you.
YOUR NEXT OBJECTIVE
Tell us where you want to go.
Whether your goal is a five-mile hike, a return from injury, Kilimanjaro, or Everest Base Camp, preparation begins with a conversation.
info@trektrainers.com
Personalized coaching • Guided treks • Small groups
How would you like to begin?
Schedule a short conversation when you want to talk through fitness, skills, timing, or a particular objective—or simply ask us to send more information.