Peak Nutrition

Climbing partners Maria Hines, a James Beard-awardwinning chef, and Mercedes Pollmeier, an NSCA-certified strength and conditioning specialist and Level 2 nutritionist, decided that they'd had enough of packaged bars and goos. As a celebrated chef, Hines can make anything taste great, and Pollmeier knows the science behind exercise nutrition. On their long drives to crags an idea blossomed: write a nutrition book for mountain sports.

Peak Nutrition details 100 simple and tasty recipes within the context of outdoor goals and body science: motivation, recovery, hydration; how our digestive system works; how food provides energy; effects of weather and altitude; the relationship between food, muscle, and cramping; how nutrition relates to mental and physical stress; and much more. The authors also explore shifting eating habits and ways to develop a healthier approach, whether bouldering, climbing, backcountry skiing, mountain biking, trekking, or trail running. Peak Profiles offer food tips from elite athletes such as backcountry boarder Jeremy Jones and climber Sasha Diguilian and sample menus help readers plan what to prep and pack.
A comprehensive nutritional cookbook for mountain athletes, co-written by an award-winning chef and a professional trainer.
Winner of the 2009 James Beard Award for Best Chef Northwest, Maria Hines was also named one of Food & Wine magazine's 10 Best New Chefs in 2005. Her organic flagship restaurant, Tilth, opened in 2006 and remains one of the nation's top culinary destinations. As an avid climber, she has climbed three routes on El Capitan in Yosemite among other ascents. Visit her online at ChefMariaHines.com and on Instagram @tilthseattle.
Mercedes Pollmeier is an NSCA-certified strength and conditioning specialist based in Seattle, with degrees in exercise science and human movement, and holds Level 2 nutrition certification. Currently she is the fitness & training manager for Seattle Bouldering Project. Visit her online at modusathletica.com and on Instagram @modusathletica.
'Wow' is the best way to summarize the judges' reaction to this exquisitely designed and illustrated book on outdoor nutrition.-- "2020 National Outdoor Book Awards, Instructional Winner"