Everest Challenge 2010
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Everest Challenge 2010
Who's doing it? This year will be my first time doing this insane event. Can someone who has done it please post some detail on each of the climbs and any other relevant prep information?
Thanks in advance.
Thanks in advance.
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Just finished the White Mountain Double. The climb from the Owens River to Schulman Grove is 20 miles. You gain 6000'. Average grade is 5.58%, but that takes into account a flat portion leading into the Schulman Grove turnoff, a short downhill just after the turnoff, and some flat/rollers for about a mile after mile 15.
Ride hills, more hills and even more hills.
Don't know about the other climbs.
Ride hills, more hills and even more hills.
Don't know about the other climbs.
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My report from last year (tandem): https://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...rest+challenge
This year's thread in the racing forum: https://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...rest-challange
This year's thread in the racing forum: https://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...rest-challange
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My report from last year (tandem): https://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...rest+challenge
This year's thread in the racing forum: https://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...rest-challange
This year's thread in the racing forum: https://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...rest-challange
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My race reports from the last four years are in my blog (see link in sig), and I collected links to other people's race reports as well.
They're all tagged Everest Challenge for easy searching.
The race web site has a lot of info, poorly organized. But it's worth looking for and reading it all.
There's at least one set of GPS points out there. I'm not sure they're all that useful- elevation profiles dont' seem to completely capture the difficulty.
They're all tagged Everest Challenge for easy searching.
The race web site has a lot of info, poorly organized. But it's worth looking for and reading it all.
There's at least one set of GPS points out there. I'm not sure they're all that useful- elevation profiles dont' seem to completely capture the difficulty.