Originally Posted by crapweasel

Did some mountain pass climbing for the first time today. It's definitely a totally different ballgame mentally. Total ride was 5100 feet of elevation over 72 miles. Roughly 4:11 moving time (forgot to restart the computer once), 272 TSS. Speeds weren't earth-shattering by BF standards, but I'm still trying to get a hang of this climbing thing.

Temps were 90-95 on the last climb, and I wanted to die. I hadn't had enough water, definitely, but I don't get how you guys survive >100 degrees.