Six Gaps Century is around 12,000’ of climbing.

Don't have any real hills here in Ontario....more like large speed bumps...lol. I'd have to ride about 300kms to get 10,000 feet of climbing in. The most climbing I've done in one ride this year was 5,000 feet.

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I've done the gaps before but it took me 133 miles to cover them. Is there a 100 mile version? I'd be all about that. I did Brandon, Middlebury, Lincoln, App, Roxbury, Rochester. Total climbing came to 12,800

If you just do Lincoln, App, Roxbury and Rochester you can get about 9,600 feet of climbing in 96 miles.

Does everesting count?

What are we trying to accomplish here?

How much climbing did you do in one climb without specifically trying to do a lot of climbing?

Diabolical double in western Maryland. 120miles 14k-16k feet of gain over the ride. Tough day.

I used to live in Georgia and did the "7 Gaps" which include Brasstown. Now I'm out in Boulder and can easily do a 10,000 ft ride. I've done, Pikes Peak, Mt. Evans, Trail Ridge Rd and Old Fall River Rd in RMNP.

I think riding the gaps were harder. It's much easier to get elevation on one or two hills rather than a bunch, having your legs cool down on descents. On the long hills you just settle in and spin.

I just looked up this ride. That looks like a lot of fun. Especially because you get to ride with others! Is it happening this year?

Either works. But usually you will have a lot of climbing when trying to do so.

YES! However, to me that looks like pure hell. Those doing the everesting challenge just go up and down one hill all day. It’s been pretty popular during this Covid era.

11,099’ Sea level to Mauna Loa weather observatory. Long day!

The Six Gaps Century is a ride in north Georgia.
It looks like it is happening this year, at least based on the recent posts on their website. I actually had not thought about it... and now I may register.

B2VT is over 9000 ft in climbing spread out over a series of climbs across 148 miles. The last one not long before the finish was tough (saw a few people walking their bikes up) but the descent was wild.

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Tour das Hugel in Austin has over 10,000' of climbing in just over 100 miles.

Garrett county is a evil place!

I have done several days above 3000m and a few over 4000m in the alps, but never done a 5000 meter vertical day.


2000m-3000m seems to be the sweet spot where I am not out all day and the climbing is fun because I can go hard (versus turning into slog and survival).

For reference 2200m is 2x alpe d'Huez. 3000m is 2x Mont Ventoux or 2xStelvio. Any more than that, and I am DONE for the day.

Did 10,000 ft a few qeeks ago in 90miles. Alpine Loop both directions, Squaw Peak and Right fork and bike computer said it was 102 it one point. Was hot and hard day!

I did 6 gap out of Helen for 9,400 feet in 83 miles. I didn't do the that climb out of Dahlonega to get to the stone pile.

Doing a climb up Brasstown would have made it much harder but would get the route well over 10,000.

About 12k twice. Once was in Portugal and the other time for gravel worlds in Nebraska

I have never climbed Brasstown Bald, but that is on my list. It is beastly.

I've only climbed it on it's own day. From Helen up Unicoi to Brasstown and back.

I wasn't strong enough to ride straight up, I had to zig-zag up the "wall" even with an 11/36.

According to Strava 10,108ft with what I recall only one very short stretch of not climbing.

https://www.strava.com/...#2725543425154797336

I did 6700 meters of climbing in a ride I did a few weekends ago... we climbed each of the three local mountains three times and called it a "Triple Triple Crown" (the Triple Crown is a local ride where you climb each mountain once). It totaled up as 287km and was almost exactly 12 hours of ride time!

https://www.strava.com/activities/3952246326

Just bit the bullet and did an Everest to get it over with. Ended up with 9300m:

https://www.strava.com/activities/3788038457

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