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I first traveled there in 2000 when I went to Nepal and\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c0145a elementor-align-left elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-tablet-align-center cus-meta elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"0c0145a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-5dfd1fd elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ascendsportsconditioning.com\/author\/ascendstaff\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-far-user-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 496 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M248 104c-53 0-96 43-96 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sizes=\"(max-width: 655px) 100vw, 655px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eab776e e-con-full cus-post-div e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"eab776e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0455ac3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0455ac3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ascendsportsconditioning.com\/2014-in-review-obstacle-course-racing-triathlon-crossfit-climbing-and-more\/\">2014 in Review: Obstacle Course Racing, Triathlon, CrossFit, Climbing and More<\/a><\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f578ecb elementor-widget-mobile_extra__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-excerpt\" data-id=\"f578ecb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-excerpt.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p>&nbsp; Sandbag carry, Civilian Military Combine (CMC) 2014 Some years are better than others and when it comes to fitness, 2014 was definitely a great\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c0145a elementor-align-left elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-tablet-align-center cus-meta elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"0c0145a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-5dfd1fd elementor-inline-item\" 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class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAscendStaff\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-ba0ec0c elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ascendsportsconditioning.com\/2015\/01\/17\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-calendar\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M12 192h424c6.6 0 12 5.4 12 12v260c0 26.5-21.5 48-48 48H48c-26.5 0-48-21.5-48-48V204c0-6.6 5.4-12 12-12zm436-44v-36c0-26.5-21.5-48-48-48h-48V12c0-6.6-5.4-12-12-12h-40c-6.6 0-12 5.4-12 12v52H160V12c0-6.6-5.4-12-12-12h-40c-6.6 0-12 5.4-12 12v52H48C21.5 64 0 85.5 0 112v36c0 6.6 5.4 12 12 12h424c6.6 0 12-5.4 12-12z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>January 17, 2015<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-028bb61 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"commentCount\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ascendsportsconditioning.com\/2014-in-review-obstacle-course-racing-triathlon-crossfit-climbing-and-more\/#respond\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-far-comment-dots\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M144 208c-17.7 0-32 14.3-32 32s14.3 32 32 32 32-14.3 32-32-14.3-32-32-32zm112 0c-17.7 0-32 14.3-32 32s14.3 32 32 32 32-14.3 32-32-14.3-32-32-32zm112 0c-17.7 0-32 14.3-32 32s14.3 32 32 32 32-14.3 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src=\"https:\/\/www.ascendsportsconditioning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/pexels-photo-869258-658021df6a7e8-scaled.webp\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-full size-full wp-image-2336\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ascendsportsconditioning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/pexels-photo-869258-658021df6a7e8-scaled.webp 2560w, https:\/\/www.ascendsportsconditioning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/pexels-photo-869258-658021df6a7e8-300x168.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.ascendsportsconditioning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/pexels-photo-869258-658021df6a7e8-1024x575.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.ascendsportsconditioning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/pexels-photo-869258-658021df6a7e8-768x431.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.ascendsportsconditioning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/pexels-photo-869258-658021df6a7e8-1536x863.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.ascendsportsconditioning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/pexels-photo-869258-658021df6a7e8-2048x1150.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eab776e e-con-full cus-post-div e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"eab776e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0455ac3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0455ac3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ascendsportsconditioning.com\/three-ways-to-revolutionize-your-athletic-performance-in-2013\/\">Three Ways to Revolutionize Your Athletic Performance in 2013<\/a><\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f578ecb elementor-widget-mobile_extra__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-excerpt\" data-id=\"f578ecb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-excerpt.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p>As you can imagine, I often get asked by athletes what are the best ways to improve performance. In fact, no question gets asked more,\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c0145a elementor-align-left elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-tablet-align-center cus-meta elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"0c0145a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-5dfd1fd elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ascendsportsconditioning.com\/author\/ascendstaff\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-far-user-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 496 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M248 104c-53 0-96 43-96 96s43 96 96 96 96-43 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https:\/\/www.ascendsportsconditioning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/pexels-photo-7476114-6580227be384a-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.ascendsportsconditioning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/pexels-photo-7476114-6580227be384a-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.ascendsportsconditioning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/pexels-photo-7476114-6580227be384a-768x512.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1125px) 100vw, 1125px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eab776e e-con-full cus-post-div e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"eab776e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0455ac3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0455ac3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ascendsportsconditioning.com\/expedition-2012-patagonia-land-of-extremes\/\">Expedition 2012: Patagonia, Land of Extremes<\/a><\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f578ecb elementor-widget-mobile_extra__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-excerpt\" data-id=\"f578ecb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-excerpt.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p>Patagonia is the place of legends: the towering, iconic mountains, raging rivers, deep blue glaciers, wild winds, and miles of open, expansive wilderness. There\u2019s a\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c0145a elementor-align-left elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-tablet-align-center cus-meta elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"0c0145a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-5dfd1fd elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ascendsportsconditioning.com\/author\/ascendstaff\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-far-user-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 496 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M248 104c-53 0-96 43-96 96s43 96 96 96 96-43 96-96-43-96-96-96zm0 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