The Mountain Project

Pre-order the Mountain Project Community Hoodie now!

Inspired by the song “Union” by Black Eyed Peas, this hoodie celebrates unity, diversity, and collective success. Featuring our raven logo, it symbolizes intelligence, creativity, and transformation.

This collaborative design, created by Emily Kipp and TMP athlete Kate McKinstry Stylos, embodies our community’s spirit of togetherness and growth. Join us in fostering connection and achieving our goals—get yours today!

Pre-orders are available for two weeks, from Monday, June 17th-Sunday, June 30th. Order online at the link in bio or next time you’re in the gym.

Cost: $75
Colors: Blue or Yellow Design

Need shipping? We’ve got you covered for an additional $10 fee.

Looking to get out there and race in a fun, community environment? 🏃 The Gallatin Valley Community Trail Race series starts next week, Wednesday 6/19! We are one of the sponsors of the series.

What you can expect:
-Five races this summer of running, riding, or both
-Prizes and bragging rights
-Meet new people and run/bike with members of the community
-Long course (10-15k) and short course (4-7k) options

Races take place Wednesday evenings at 6:30pm at Highland Glen and Crosscut trails. Sign up using the link below:
https://gallatinvalleytrailseries.com/

TMPers! The Rouse railroad crossing will be closed tomorrow and Thursday, June 12 and 13th from 7am - 5pm for repair. This means you will have to use North 7th and Griffin to get to the gym! 💪

Check out our new routes on the 10 and 20-degree walls! Stay tuned for more bouldering gym updates and brand new action coming your way!

Our friend Austin Mallet died in an avalanche in the Big Willow drainage of the Wasatch Mountains on May 9th of this year. Austin was a stand-out member of the Bozeman outdoor community. Many knew him from his big smile and friendly personality at community skimo races around Montana. He was a passionate athlete and an accomplished mountaineer in all regards. We often saw Austin training in our dry tooling cave at the gym, in preparation for ice climbing season. He was a true pleasure to have around as a member of our community. I was lucky enough to race with Austin at numerous skimo races around Bozeman, and it was always a welcome sight to see his bright smile as he handily passed me ripping uphill. Many others in Bozeman shared a rope or a skin track with Austin in the mountains, and everyone respected and admired his many exploits climbing and skiing around the globe, and his good nature and approach to mountain sport.

His family and friends are hosting a memorial for him Saturday June 22nd, at the Hyalite Youth Camp from 6-9pm. If you were a friend of Austin’s, please join to celebrate his life and remember him.

-Mike Wolfe

Photo courtesy themalletor.com

TMP Community Based Hoodie COMING SOON! For now vote on your favorite color scheme. 🧢👚🩳

We're proud of our athletes, whether they're local to Bozeman or exploring the world. We love sharing their stories and successes.

Like Corinne! After college in Bozeman, she moved to Wisconsin. She's a runner and Nordic skier who's been using TMP programs to boost her strength for all her endurance activities.

Even from her local gym in Wisconsin, Corinne can train with our Online Run Conditioning, which focuses on the strength training needed for general fitness, running uphill and downhill, and injury prevention.

She's still tackling trails like a mountain goat, even without access to Baldy anymore. Keep it up, Corinne!

Archery Hunting Conditioning is back!

Coach Eli is will be running Hunt Specific Conditioning at TMP this summer and fall with two 8 week series, one focused on Archery and the second on Rifle season (starting after Labor Day).

You can now sign up for the 8 week Archery series. Here's what you can expect:

• July 9th - August 29th, Tuesdays & Thursdays from 7-8pm
• Workouts 2x/week from 7-8pm all of July & August
• Emphasis on strength and building aerobic capacity
• 1x a week archery practice under stress
• Small class size, maxed at 16
• To have fun while getting prepped for real life backcountry hunting scenarios

The series costs $275. If you have a monthly or annual membership, you can get 10% off this series OR pause your current membership. Just email us and we'll get you set up.

Head to the link in bio to sign up and ask Eli or us all your questions!

We’re sponsoring the GVLT Summer Trails Challenge!

This means we have a TMP Team and we want EVERYONE to log their miles from June 1-27 to help GVLT raise $90,000 for trails and conservation.

Every mile hiked, biked, ran, walked etc. AND LOGGED unlocks $1 in trail $1 to enhance and expand the Main Street to the Mountains trail system.

Start logging every mile tomorrow until June 27. Share with your friends. Get them to join our team. We have a reputation to uphold. We need to log ALL the miles.

How many miles do you think we can log as a team? Leave your guess in the comments by June 5 and whoever guesses the closest will win a 5-punch pass on June 27!

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Summer hours at the gym start tomorrow! We will also be CLOSED for Memorial Day on Monday.

Summer Hours:

Fridays: 5:30 am to 5 pm
Weekends: Closed

Monday-Thursday remains 5:30 am to 9 pm. (So you can open gym and climb when it’s hot out this summer on weeknights.)

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Climbing Coach Highlight: Danton 👋

Danton comes from a big family in the small town of Mason, Michigan. Through high school, Danton was a competitive swimming and water polo player. He started climbing at a small local sandstone crag after high school, with his dad as an influential figure.

Danton eventually began informally route setting at gyms in the surrounding areas, and then got a chance to formally set at a gym called Planet Rock. He worked there until he decided to leave to pursue a degree.

After COVID shut things down, Danton moved to Idaho and started setting again. After a year, he moved up to Bozeman and has been putting up plastic ever since.

Danton is excited to continue the awesome foundation The Mountain Project has established and to offer something badass for everyone across all skill levels to enjoy.

Outside the gym, Danton likes to hunt for crystals and fossils.

Fun fact: Danton got his degree in traditional wooden boat building. One of the boats he helped build while in school was commissioned by the US Navy and is paired with the USS Constitution!

We offer climbing coaching with Danton and Miriam for anyone training for summer or fall climbing goals, or just wanting more focused training and guidance!

Hey TMPers! As summer starts and temperatures heat up, it’s important to adjust your training strategy to beat the heat. Training in the heat can be a whole other ballgame. When we’re hot, our appetite massively decreases because our body is essentially trying to keep cool. Additionally, with heat comes perspiration. Not only do you lose water when you perspire, but you also lose vitamins and minerals, specifically sodium.

The key areas to consider when running in the heat are hydration, electrolyte losses, and carbohydrate intake.

In heat, your core temperature rises more, which means you work harder at a given pace and deplete your glycogen stores quicker than in temperate or cooler climates.

Try these tips to ensure you stay hydrated and fueled for training in hot weather.

It’s official, Pummel Physical Therapy is open!

We’re excited to share that our friend, awesome PT and athlete, Dr. Chelsee Pummel, PT, DPT, OCS, is now running her private practice from the gym.

Chelsee has already worked with many TMP athletes, including The Female Athlete Project 2024 cohort on running analysis and injury screenings.

A lifelong athlete, Chelsee is often riding her bike, skiing, running in the mountains, and competing in all of these things when she’s not working with patients. She was stoked to be on the US national skimo team and compete all over country and Europe from 2019-2021. Chelsee personally understand the importance and meaning of movement in life.

In addition to physical therapy, Chelsee offers standalone dry needling services and will be offering bike fits in the near future out of Bangtail Bike and Ski.

Head to the link in our bio to learn more about Chelsee and her practice.

Who is Montana Wilderness School?

MWS is a local non-profit that gets high school kids, especially those who might not otherwise have the means, into the outdoors on expeditions where they foster new skills and learn to be stewards of our lands. MWS has set the goal of raising $12k during Give Big for their Equipment Fund.

Why does their work matter?

"I want to thank you for making my trip possible. I'm a nobody kid that the world couldn't care less about, however, when I became a part of the MWS community, I felt the praise and support I needed to feel human again, making this experience a life changer, and a life saver. Thank you!"

-Past MWS Student

Help us reach our TMP fundraising goal of $2k to buy MWS 8 new tents for their expeditions.

There are three ways to support the (MWS) at our Spring Crusher workout and Give Big MWS Fundraiser party this Thursday, May 2.
1. Take class at 5:30 pm (all class proceeds go to those tents!)
2. Come hang out, drink beers and eat snacks at 6:30 pm, and make a donation.
3. Donate online to MWS's Give Big fund from 6 pm 5/2 to 6 pm 5/3 if you can’t make it in person.

Remember to sign up for class ahead of time on Punchpass! Everyone is welcome at the party!

Will we see you there? 👋

Attention all mountain bikers! 🚵 Curious about the importance of strength training or if it's even necessary? Coach Kipp sheds light on why it's crucial, so you can conquer those trails feeling strong and unstoppable! 💪

"Mountain biking requires strength, power, stability, coordination, and a bit of fearlessness.

It is important to develop strength and conditioning in a somewhat controlled environment so you can pedal hard and surefooted once you get into the mountains.

Exercises like single-leg box jumps, kettlebell swings, lunge jumps, and clap push-ups can help develop the explosive power needed for
accelerating, clearing obstacles, climbing steep inclines, and performing moves like bunny hops. "

So if you're looking to crush it on the trails this summer, listen to Kipp 😘

Hey TMPers! Join us next Thursday, 5/2 to kick off Give Big 2024 with a Crusher Class, Party & Fundraiser for Montana Wilderness School 💥

🔥 What: a 60 minute crusher of a General Mountain Fitness class followed by a community party in support of Montana Wilderness School (MWS).

MWS is a local non-profit that gets high school kids, especially those who might not otherwise have the means, into the outdoors on expeditions where they foster new skills and learn to be stewards of our lands. MWS has set the goal of raising $12k during Give Big for their Equipment Fund.

We’re trying to raise $2000 at our TMP event, enough to buy MWS 8 tents for their expeditions!

Here are the details:

5:30 pm: Class kicks off. You must register to attend. Link below.
6 pm: Give Big Starts! Start donating!
6:30 pm: The party starts.

Click the link in our bio to register for class.

Can’t make the 5:30 workout? Come for the party at 6:30pm! All are welcome, no registration is needed to donate, drink beers, eat snacks, and hang out. Let's make a big impact together! 💥

Meet Julia! 🌟 You’ve probably worked out with her in classes! We’re excited to welcome former BSF youth nordic competition coach and generally awesome and energetic human to the TMP.

Growing up in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, Julia spent her youth exploring the outdoors through skiing, mountain biking, climbing, and running. She went on to ski on the cross country ski team at Montana State University, pursuing a degree in Exercise Science.

Julia spent five years coaching the Bridger Ski Foundation Nordic competition team, where she took junior skiers to national and international competitions and even coached with the US Ski Team at the highest level on the World Cup.

With a love for the mountains and pushing boundaries, Julia constantly strives to push herself and others’ to be their best self through personal growth and athletic development.

Julia enjoys full days in the mountains, scaring herself with new challenges and high stakes adventures, working hard to lead with energetic optimism for the best possible outcomes.

Julia is now accepting personal training clients, endurance coaching clients and will be filling in at the gym in class.

Tonight is the last night of Community Climb Night! We will be showing the long awaited premier of “Arm the Homeless” a punk-rock climbing film cut by local hooligans’ Cy Money Mcinstosh and Chocolate Milk Man Mark Kwapiz! We will also have live music from climber band Rat Milk for optimal climbing vibrations. So come climb, watch the film, and hang out! Starts at 5pm!

🚴‍♂️ RUN/CYCLE CONDITIONING PASS SALE 🏃‍♀️ 💪

12 Week Run/Cycle Conditioning Pass Sale

Classes start 4/1 and end 6/21.
Includes 24 punches.
Take class 2x a week.
Punches work with any class type that fits your schedule.

$299
**SAVE $61 (SIXTY-ONE DOLLARS)

Best deal all year. Sale ends April 2nd!

Link in bio to purchase.

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Ever wonder if you are eating enough to support your activity? Sometimes it can be hard to tell, or maybe you just don't know the signs of being under-fueled.

The nature of the training. Frequent, high volume training… requires a lot of energy to complete as well as recover from.

You need energy not only around your workouts, but also throughout the rest of the day to efficiently and effectively recover, prep your body for the next workout, and just to function as a human.

Your nutrition needs as an athlete are going to be higher which means you’ve got to fuel that 🔥 !

A few common signs you’re under fueled:
- Chronic fatigue
- Constant hunger
- Cravings
- Poor sleep
- Athletic performance plateau or decline
- GI issues
- Brain fog
- Loss of menstrual cycle

Not-Coach Highlight: Tori Pintar

Tori has been a member at TMP since spring 2017 and began helping out behind the scenes in 2019 with photos, then our website and marketing. She helps make all things online ✨.

Tori’s favorite exercises are single leg deadlifts and squats on the Swiss ball. And body saw!

Running is the form of movement she couldn’t live without and despite peer pressure from Wolfe, she continues to run road marathons. 😘 She also loves climbing and backcountry skiing, both things she’s learned how to do in her 30s.

Fun fact: Tori has lived and worked in three countries. 🗺️

We still need 2 more speakers for our final winter series Mountain Yarns night on March 21st.

Stories can be from near or far. Big or small adventures. And you don’t need to be a member or come to the gym to submit.

If you would like to be a speaker, please sign up via the link in our bio!

Meet the other 6 competitors in the Treadmill Uphill Challenge!

Willson Moore
Simon Zink
Zach Perrin
Rachel Topf
Heidi Makoutz
Kristina Trygstad-Saari

Tomorrow night, the showdown begins! Doors open at 6:45, with the event running from 7-9 pm.

The cost is $10 (please bring cash 💵) and includes beers from Bozeman Brewing Company. All entrance fees go directly to our non-profit, Inclusive Outdoors Project.

Arrive early to fill out a betting bracket. It’s a $5 buy-in (again, please bring cash), with the winner getting half and the Inclusive Outdoors Project getting the other half.

COSTUMES, ANTICS, AND FUN ARE ENCOURAGED!

Ladies and gentlemen, meet the first 6 of our competitors in the Treadmill Challenge!

Piper Meuwissen
Erika Flowers
Sarah Riordan
Adam Behrendt
Noah Brown
Justin Barth

We asked each of them a few questions to get to know them, including:

1. Is this your first Treadmill Uphill Challenge?
2. What is your athletic/uphill adventure experience level? 1 = Gumby, 2 = Hipster, 3 = Pit Viper
3. How far do you think you’ll run in 10 minutes during the challenge?
4. What’s your fuel of choice? Doritos, Cheetos, Cookies or Doughnuts?

Good luck to them all this Wednesday night! Show them your support, come cheer them on, and place bets on who the champion will be!

Have you been interested in receiving nutrition counseling for your sport or lifestyle but want to know what actually happens during these sessions before committing? Our two dietitians, and .shields.nutrition are here to give you some insight so you can come to your initial session fully in the know!

This first session is all about getting to know you as an individual and as an athlete. We’ll go through a series of intake questions to get to know your background and assess your baseline health status, including dietary, social, and clinical history; your training history and current load; any health conditions; relevant lab work; and more. We’ll then dive into a dietary assessment so we can get a good idea of what you are eating throughout the day, surrounding and during activity, and identify areas where behavior changes may be beneficial to you as an individual.

Afterwards, we’ll work together to establish goals and interventions to work on prior to your first follow up session.

There are two ways to support the (IOP) at the Treadmill Uphill Challenge on Wed. March 6.

1. Show up and pay $10 at the door to get in and get free beer. Your $10 goes straight to IOP.
2. Place a bet! $5 buys you a March Madness style betting bracket. Half the winnings go to the winning bet and half to IOP.

Will we see you there? 👋

Link in bio for all the details about the event.

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Last week we asked if you wanted an inside look at the Female Athlete Project sport nutrition workshop and you said HECK YA. TMP coach + dietitian .shields.nutrition is here to share some insight!
Recovery nutrition after exercise can vary depending on the type, duration, intensity, and of course YOU as the individual. Today, lets focus on the 101 of fueling after endurance activity 👇

🍪 During endurance exercise, our body primarily uses glycogen (stored carbohydrate) from our liver + working muscles for energy. Our body has a max storage capacity for glycogen, meaning we have the ability to deplete it (hello dreaded bonk). During long durations, we can even breakdown protein and turn it into glucose (the simplest form of carbs) for energy. This is why we need to focus primarily on a high carbohydrate refuel with some protein within 1 hour of activity.

🍩 Endurance exercise can suppress our hunger hormones, making it harder to eat right after. If this happens to you, try liquid nutrition to make it easier on the gut! Then consume a balanced meal, with an emphasis on carbohydrates, within a couple hours to get all of the additional nourishment you need.

Questions? Reach out to [email protected] for more guidance!

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We’re The Mountain Project and we do a lot of cool things with people like you in Bozeman and all over the US.

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