Originally Posted by
Barrettscv
When I lived in northeastern Illinois, a lack of hills made it difficult to climb more than 1500 ft in a day. My big climbing days were few and far between and required a road trip to Wisconsin or a vacation in Italy. There, I could climb more than 6000 ft on a long, hard, day.
Now that I can find a few local routes that can provide 6000 ft of climbing and I'm starting to wonder: How much climbing can a 50+ cyclist do? What is your one-day climbing maximum? How often do you climb several thousand ft in a day?
Are you looking to hear from folks who are strong climbers, average climbers, or folks who struggle to climb? It appears that you have mostly heard from strong climbers.
For a strong climber, 6000 feet per day is not much. For a weak climber, it would be a very tough day.