"Everesting" In Arlington
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Hi all,
After reading the latest Strava blog post on “Everesting” (“pick your hill and ride it repeatedly until you’ve ascended the equivalent height – 8,848m – of Everest from sea level.”) I started thinking what that might look like around here. Not sure I’m even up for a challenge this ridiculous but thought it’d be fun to see what the Bike Arlington group would have to say. As the author points out, you’d have to find a stretch of road that strikes a balance between gradient and distance. What say you? Does anyone in the group have an “Everest” under their belts already?!
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@vvill 108246 wrote:
It does mean a 100kph limit actually, pretty crazy. Not sure why it’s so high there. Where did you see the picture of the sign?
Probably a mile or so in. Going out of town the speed limit increases to 60, then 70, then 100. While riding on a major country road, seeing the speed limit 55 mph sign usually gives me the chills because you know cars are going 60+. But at least those roads are usually not very curvy and have a small shoulder unlike this one. Sheesh.
From the streetview, this climb looks like a ginormous version of Sugarloaf, but maybe it’s more of a busy highway, than off-the-beaten-track mountain park?
The vegetation is all weird too!
@creadinger 108247 wrote:
The vegetation is all weird too!
And they did it in the middle of winter, to boot!
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