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Old 07-18-25 | 08:56 AM
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Originally Posted by spelger
12K feet is way up there. my long ride earlier this month took me up to the Mt Rose pass, just under 9000 feet. my home is at 4444 feet (my wife is chinese, i haven't told her that yet). so the 9000 actually didn't feel anything different to me. pretty sure i'd notice 12000 feet though.
I rode Mt Rose pass while visiting from Indiana some years ago. I recall stopping at the 8k sign to recalibrate expectations. Indiana is ~500 ft iirc.
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