#104 Insulin And Summits: Luis Freitas On Climbing With Diabetes

Join Evoke coach Dave Thompson for a discussion with Luis Freitas. Luis is an ambitious and talented alpinist and mountaineer who seeks to survive and thrive while managing his type 1 diabetes in high altitude and technical terrain. Learn about how Luis approaches his objectives, and how he manages diabetes while training, and on expeditions. Find Luis here:https://www.instagram.com/luisartf/00:00:00 Introduction00:01:34 Why Luis chose to pursue climbing00:02:31 Differences for a diabetic during high-output activities00:03:54 How Luis fuels for activity00:08:47 Luis’ solo attempt of Aconcagua00:15:47 Surprising serum red blood cell increases with heat exposure training00:22:29 Luis’ observations of fellow climbers performance on Aconcagua versus his own00:24:08 How training re-framed Luis’ expectations of the trip00:24:59 Luis’ future climbing objectives00:27:18 The added risks of a diabetic engaging in technical climbing 00:32:08 Luis’ long-term learning process00:34:02 Luis’ future projects and ambitions00:36:35 Luis’ final thoughts

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