The Wilson Plan

Walt isn't the only one taking an experimental training approach this year - Wilson has been up to some secret training in Peru as well:

Little did you know, but all of this "taking a break from skiing" has actually been my secret plan to get back into shape ahead of the curve, and into that NCAA slot Bowdoin has been waiting for.
Here was/is the breakdown of my plan (kinda the same as Walt's, but without the treadmill):

Period 1
Summer: Keep the training sporadic - A weeklong kayak trip (with lots of portaging) here, a four day solo backpacking trip there, couple weeks of being lazy, a couple weeks training with the old ski team.

Period 2
Get realllllly lazy - Arrive in Peru the way you left Salt Lake City, super motivated and active, but quickly descend into a lazy routine of late nights and nonactive days.

Period 3
Then make an immediate shift about a month and a half in (the immediacy is key here). Spend 6 days backpacking in some really tough terrain (Cotahuasi canyon). Then as soon as it seems like you'll settle back into laziness get on your feet once again. This time a trip though the Incan ruins of Choquequirao and onto MachuPicchu. (5.5 days of walking, 150ish K, 20-25Kg packs, 4000+M elevation gain, 40ish hrs walking in total).

Period 4
Rest week.
Travel to La Paz, Bolivia (high altitude training camp). Go and find a big moutain to climb. Huayna Potosi is a great choice (6088M). The idea here is to increase hemoglobin levels above legal FIS levels, and to take some totally awesome pictures with crampons and ice axes.
Three days rest.

Period 5
This is the, as of yet, uncertain part of the training plan.
Probably head off to Condorriri (a set of about 6 prominent peaks), get there, choose two, come back down.
It looks like another trip to Cotahuasi to help out some old folks who live about an 8 hour walk (for me) from the nearest road. Also to explore some side canyons which looked SOOO cool but I just didn't have the time... oh and to eat another head-sized avocado.
Then back to Lima for a few days (let's call that another rest week). And finally back home just in time for the West Yellowstone Ski Festival.
From then on I don't want to make predictions on what I'll be doing (I'll have a bit over a month before coming back to Bowdoin).

Well... we'll see what happens, but with such a specifically designed plan I expect to be putting Walt's 12% to shame. I wish the internet worked well enough that I could attach some pictures, but you'll just have to wait on those. See you all soon!