Ok, here is an update. Less fail.
I decided to do a longer loop and hit the climb from the other side. I did a 44 mile loop through Morrisville and Jeffersonville, then up over the notch.
BTW the pavement on route 100 from Stowe to Morrisville is pretty rough in places and had me wishing for 25 or even 28mm tires! OTOH Route 15 from Morrisville on was smooth as silk and an absolute joy.
I purposefully took it easy so I would have plenty in the tank for the climb.
After all that, it was a little anticlimactic. I had zero problems. Hardly even had to stand. It seems the approach from the North is much kinder.
I did see the site if yesterday's bailout, and it was indeed only about 500 feet from the top.
Tomorrow we have a daytrip to Montreal, but later in the week I may tackle that demon...I only wish I had a 25t in back...
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