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Training for Hiking, Treks & Climbs | BY Rami Rasamny | PUBLISH DATE: October 30 2025 | READ TIME: 1 min | UPDATED DATE: June 05 2026

How Fit Do You Need To Be To Climb Aconcagua?

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Climbing Aconcagua isn’t about being a super athlete. It’s about training smart, building endurance, and wanting it enough to put in the work. In this Talking Outdoors segment, LHO founder Rami Rasamny explains why a good way to think about Aconcagua is this: it’s like doing Kilimanjaro seven times. Learn what kind of fitness you […]

Climbing Aconcagua isn’t about being a super athlete. It’s about training smart, building endurance, and wanting it enough to put in the work. In this Talking Outdoors segment, LHO founder Rami Rasamny explains why a good way to think about Aconcagua is this: it’s like doing Kilimanjaro seven times. Learn what kind of fitness you need, how to prepare, and why mindset matters as much as muscle.

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Rami Rasamny

Rami Rasamny is the founder of Life Happens Outdoors, a premium adventure travel company that uses the outdoors as a catalyst for human transformation. His work brings people into the mountains not only for challenge, but for clarity, confidence, and connection. He believes that when people answer the call to adventure truthfully, they come back different.

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