MTB up - an Everesting journey!
Posted: Mon May 29, 2023 10:44 pm
So after a few biking projects that remain in the pipeline, coupled with the fact that there's alot of crazy people out there riding this weekend, I came up with yet another stupid challenge. It's all training obviously with the various training rides that turned out too hard, or I got too poorly to go and continue training for them - for the moment. Well this most recent one, other than wanting to walk the bike across Pim Chair in the Peak District on an 80 miler from my home, is pretty straightforward.
So for some reason this weekend the Everesting spark flicked in my dumb brain once again. Maybe it was seeing how Alex who's from the Peaks, went to the Lakes for the JennRide, but then decided to go get the fastest time on the Lakes ITT. Or maybe it was inspiration from Matt P who went and tried to beat the current record around the NorthWhatever500 but wind got the better of him. Perhaps it was seeing that V had carried a birthday cake for her current BAM and then had a micro party at the bivy spot!
Dunno, but I started looking at Everesting again and specifically the off road versions. Most people probably don't try that and I know you might wish to advise me that I should maybe go do a road option first. I was supposed to last year, but I think the stress of road riding and constantly engaging with various idiotic (as well as respectable, not arrogant, pleasant) drivers, probably put me off. With the trail, as our Terence (who'd probably broken more bones than you could shake a stick at, and couldn't be chased uphill on his hardcore downhill bike) once put it, "well, it's just you and the trail, innit".
A few youtube videos later and seeing how most people probably don't know the details of the [ur=https://everesting.cc/the-rules/ l]rules[/url] properly or at least decide to not ride 'in the spirit' of the rules. Other than the crazy chap on the Santa Cruz (can't find the vid, but he did a proper up and down of the same DH descent/ascent and it was amazing) who probably sowed the seed last year or before, the only other 2 vids of mtb everesting I could find both seemed to be bending the rules or at least making mtb as close to road as poss.
Generally that was, that they'd go on a fire road and then come down the DH track, thus making a loop. Technically (AFAIK) from what I've read previously this is only allowed if the route is a one way section only. Anyway, enough of the 'rules book bashing', I made the choice of Back Lane - Gate to the Farm. It's closeby; it always makes me wonder if I can clear it without dabbing/walking; possibly a 'killer climb'; and it's the first climb on the many climbs of the NorthPeaks100 loop which I plan to ride without dabbing one day!
Training, it's simple right. I'll just ride it as many times as it takes me to get to the Everest elevation; without breaking my knees; in as few weeks as possible but also with a proper training approach. I'll add my spd pedals; think about toileting and where to stash food and water and work myself up in reps of 5. Today was training day 1.
TBC
So for some reason this weekend the Everesting spark flicked in my dumb brain once again. Maybe it was seeing how Alex who's from the Peaks, went to the Lakes for the JennRide, but then decided to go get the fastest time on the Lakes ITT. Or maybe it was inspiration from Matt P who went and tried to beat the current record around the NorthWhatever500 but wind got the better of him. Perhaps it was seeing that V had carried a birthday cake for her current BAM and then had a micro party at the bivy spot!
Dunno, but I started looking at Everesting again and specifically the off road versions. Most people probably don't try that and I know you might wish to advise me that I should maybe go do a road option first. I was supposed to last year, but I think the stress of road riding and constantly engaging with various idiotic (as well as respectable, not arrogant, pleasant) drivers, probably put me off. With the trail, as our Terence (who'd probably broken more bones than you could shake a stick at, and couldn't be chased uphill on his hardcore downhill bike) once put it, "well, it's just you and the trail, innit".
A few youtube videos later and seeing how most people probably don't know the details of the [ur=https://everesting.cc/the-rules/ l]rules[/url] properly or at least decide to not ride 'in the spirit' of the rules. Other than the crazy chap on the Santa Cruz (can't find the vid, but he did a proper up and down of the same DH descent/ascent and it was amazing) who probably sowed the seed last year or before, the only other 2 vids of mtb everesting I could find both seemed to be bending the rules or at least making mtb as close to road as poss.
Generally that was, that they'd go on a fire road and then come down the DH track, thus making a loop. Technically (AFAIK) from what I've read previously this is only allowed if the route is a one way section only. Anyway, enough of the 'rules book bashing', I made the choice of Back Lane - Gate to the Farm. It's closeby; it always makes me wonder if I can clear it without dabbing/walking; possibly a 'killer climb'; and it's the first climb on the many climbs of the NorthPeaks100 loop which I plan to ride without dabbing one day!
Training, it's simple right. I'll just ride it as many times as it takes me to get to the Everest elevation; without breaking my knees; in as few weeks as possible but also with a proper training approach. I'll add my spd pedals; think about toileting and where to stash food and water and work myself up in reps of 5. Today was training day 1.
TBC