Strava Climbing Challenge – Climb Everest in 20 days or less

[HLaB]

Local club did this in a day , nutters http://www.everesting.cc/

A local guy did it here too and its not even that long a hill, he must of got well sick of it http://www.strava.com/segments/5705774

 

[Supersuperleeds]

I'm 86% complete now and I live in a very flat area, as evidenced by the fact I have had to do over 900 miles to hit that 86%.

 

[nickyboy]

I'm 86% complete now and I live in a very flat area, as evidenced by the fact I have had to do over 900 miles to hit that 86%.

I think you flatlanders should get a special medal for completing it. I'm at 80% but I've only ridden about 240 miles. Couple of cheeky 30s and I should be done, 300 miles total

 

[Dogtrousers]

The biggest hill on my commute is Battersea Bridge. I think it could take me a bit longer than twenty days.

According to this segment Battersea Bridge will give you 9m of climb. So you would need to cross it 984 times.

 

[nickyboy]

According to this segment Battersea Bridge will give you 9m of climb. So you would need to cross it 984 times.

Doable. 20 days requires about 50 ascents per day. Let's say a minute and a half up and the half a minute back down. Two minutes per rep. That's 100 minutes per day. What's up with that?

 

[KneesUp]

I *might* try my own version of this next year - Everest in 30 commutes rather that 30 days (so that I can have days off). My normal commute is 2.5 miles, but having a play on bike hike I've come up with a route that is a tad over 11 miles and is slightly over 1/30 of the elevation required. It can wait until it's a bit warmer and lighter though, frankly.

 

[Dogtrousers]

Doable. 20 days requires about 50 ascents per day. Let's say a minute and a half up and the half a minute back down. Two minutes per rep. That's 100 minutes per day. What's up with that?

Apart from the fact that it's utterly bonkers? Nothing up with it at all.

 

[User6179]

A local guy did it here too and its not even that long a hill, he must of got well sick of it http://www.strava.com/segments/5705774

I make it only 145 times up and down

 

[nickyboy]

Not much time today so did a stupidly hilly 27 mile loop, 3,500ft of climbing. 93%, one more cheeky ride should do it

 

[Supersuperleeds]

I'm now up to 95%, hopefully I will finish it tomorrow, or at the worst on Thursday mornings commute, broke 1000 miles on it today as well

 

[nickyboy]

I'm now up to 95%, hopefully I will finish it tomorrow, or at the worst on Thursday mornings commute, broke 1000 miles on it today as well

1000 miles in 18 days is really going some. This challenge is really made for people living in very hilly places like me so anyone who does it in a flat area deserves a big pat on the back. My commitment will be something like 24 hours over 20 days so nothing much.

 

[huwsparky]

Just remembered I entered this challenge too. I'm on 2802m with 2 days to go. Not gonna happen for me. Would have been relatively easy though with 90 - 100 ft/mile bring the norm.

Well done to all that manage it

 

[moo]

Just completed the challenge and I'm knackered. I left it a bit late and had to do 12,000 feet in 150 miles over the last 3 days. Oddly I was starting to enjoy spinning up a 10% hill repeat

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Now on 99%, need to do another 120 feet to complete it.

 

[MrGrumpy]

You a courier I may have asked this before! I do a fair bit of mileage commuting but nowhere near that!