Originally Posted by Stradavarius

Just signed up for the 100mi. Trying to do 2 centuries (metric or full) a month to make up for slacking in the beginning of the year.

I did this ride 2 years ago, and it was a bit hot. At the stop just before Ink Grade I took the large think pieces of ice (est. 3x5") and wedged them into the slots of my helmet, and made it up about 1/3rd of the grade before meltdown. My buddy said there used to be a pool stop at the top of the grade (owner of Cliff Bar's pad) but apparently it burned down a couple years ago, so I never got to experience what would have been a welcomed stop.