Founded by renowned alpinist Steve House in 2016, Uphill Athlete is widely acknowledged as the leader in the field. We carefully select coaches who work as a cohesive team, supported by physical therapists, MDs, Registered Dieticians, and sport psychologists. We have successfully trained a wide range of athletes across sports, from beginners to some of the world's top ultra-runners and mountaineers.

Steve was also a world-class climber In addition to being an accomplished IFMGA-Certified mountain guide. Reinhold Messner has called him “The best high-altitude climber in the world.” Steve was a professional athlete-ambassador for Patagonia, Grivel, La Sportiva, Coros and others. Steve co-authored the highly acclaimed, best-selling, Patagonia published books; Training for the New Alpinism and Training for the Uphill Athlete as well as his award-winning climbing autobiography, Beyond the Mountain.