Originally Posted by
aaronmcd
The way I do it is assume steep enough that wind is fairly negligible, so time saved is roughly proportional to weight saved.
If total weight = 170, 1/4 pound is 1/680 of the weight. So 3600s/680 = 5 seconds. A tad less accounting for wind.
this is how I do it for my guestimates. also, I should go climb whiteface. I could totally top-10 that strava segment and feel good about myself