So you can take up to 20 days to do this, but at least 6 people so far have done it in one ride.
http://www.strava.com/challenges/strava-climbing-challenge-02
Here’s a video the 3rd guy on the list made:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgMbL2SdL7U&list=UU_K0S2GbXYI9Fc77d6oRE7w
Here’s his segment:
http://www.strava.com/activities/217380787
In one ride that’s ridiculous. In 20 days it’s essentially nothing.
Just viewed the Strava segment. That must have been mind-crushingly boring. And isn’t the guy that did it a super outspoken vegan Aussie guy? By super outspoken I mean he pisses a lot of people off.
I think a few people did a double Diabolical Double last year. That takes care of it in one ride and then some.
DurianRider! I love that guy!
Was looking into doing it back in October, but cross country took priority. Maybe next spring.
All-time listing here: http://www.everesting.cc/hall-of-fame/
In 20 days it’s essentially nothing.
Must be nice… With a 7 month old, 40+ hour job, and 160 mile daily commute I was desperately hoping to finish in 20 days - but I’m not sure I can even do that. I’m probably trying too hard.
In 20 days it’s essentially nothing.
Must be nice… With a 7 month old, 40+ hour job, and 160 mile daily commute I was desperately hoping to finish in 20 days - but I’m not sure I can even do that. I’m probably trying too hard.
Only referring to the physical challenge of doing it. With all of that on your plate you shouldn’t worry about silly made-up challenges, but be happy with what you can fit in. I hope that your time commitments ease up a bit in the future or that it pays off financially and also that the commute includes both trips. Sorry for pointing out the obvious and giving unsolicited advice but you should actively try to cut down that commute if at all possible because I imagine that kills the most time with little benefit.
I think a few people did a double Diabolical Double last year. That takes care of it in one ride and then some.
Wow…that would be brutal…I can’t even fathom riding that…Is there even enough daylight to do it?
Nope… nope.
Not sure what that conversation looks like in the morning, “Yeah, 29k worth of climbing today, sounds good.” I guess people would say the same about doing an IM, so more power to them.
No, not enough daylight. They started the night before, did one loop, then did a second with the event in the morning. 250 miles, 33K feet climbing.
The fastest door-to-door time is like 7:30 with a tad over 7 hours ride time. So, no way you are doing two loops in daylight.
Ultracyclists do some whacky things.
“Everesting” is even crazier than simply climbing 29k’ in one ride. It is repeating the same climb over and over until you hit that number. Some people choose short climbs and ride it 100s of times, other do it on the Alpe d’Huez.
In one ride that’s ridiculous. In 20 days it’s essentially nothing.
^^^^^This.
My 30mile goto ride has 1500’ of “climbing”, and there isn’t a serious hill on it (just rollers). Do that each weekday and take the weekends off and you’d make the challenge.
Exactly. I have a 25 mile loop with 1300’ of climbing. It’s hilly, but only 3 hills are about 150-200’ of elevation change. The rest is small rollers.
Honestly, I could make the argument that all riding on my trainer is uphill. Riding up a hill is defined by 2 characteristics… 1) less inertia 2) less airflow for cooling. The trainer fits that description. So does a headwind.
Hills are only hard because as humans we don’t like going slow and we are too proud to have the low gearing necessary to ride at a rational power level. A hill is just a matter of shifting gears and using discipline.
Exactly. I have a 25 mile loop with 1300’ of climbing. It’s hilly, but only 3 hills are about 150-200’ of elevation change. The rest is small rollers.
Honestly, I could make the argument that all riding on my trainer is uphill. Riding up a hill is defined by 2 characteristics… 1) less inertia 2) less airflow for cooling. The trainer fits that description. So does a headwind.
Hills are only hard because as humans we don’t like going slow and we are too proud to have the low gearing necessary to ride at a rational power level. A hill is just a matter of shifting gears and using discipline.
Um?