Toughest Climb in Ireland?

greenspurs · 09-02-2016 4:42pm

Pawlie wrote: »

Every hill is better on the way down,
Cool vid

Random walkers, walking randomly.... ! jaysus ..... :eek:

connie_c · 09-02-2016 5:13pm

Is there a way to submit climbs to the list? This one seems to have been missed. https://ridewithgps.com/routes/12121348

endacl · 09-02-2016 5:45pm

greenspurs wrote: »

Random walkers, walking randomly.... ! jaysus ..... :eek:

Well, it is a private road...

devonp · 09-02-2016 6:11pm

connie_c wrote: »

Is there a way to submit climbs to the list? This one seems to have been missed. https://ridewithgps.com/routes/12121348

is that Butter mountain??

connie_c · 09-02-2016 6:31pm

devonp wrote: »

is that Butter mountain??

Don't know its name, there is an army firing range on the other side of it.

nilhg · 09-02-2016 6:40pm

connie_c wrote: »

Is there a way to submit climbs to the list? This one seems to have been missed. https://ridewithgps.com/routes/12121348

The original spreadsheet is seve65's, you could PM him if he doesn't come by here himself and ask him to add it.

Your climb seems to be this segment, I'll add it to the map,

https://www.strava.com/segments/652111

connie_c · 09-02-2016 6:52pm

nilhg wrote: »

The original spreadsheet is seve65's, you could PM him if he doesn't come by here himself and ask him to add it.

Your climb seems to be this segment, I'll add it to the map,

https://www.strava.com/segments/652111

Thats the one, a monster.

Wishbone Ash · 09-02-2016 7:00pm

connie_c wrote: »

Thats the one, a monster.

Jesus, I'd hardly call it 'a monster'! There are many way more difficult climbs around.

iwillhtfu · 09-02-2016 7:07pm

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

Jesus, I'd hardly call it 'a monster'! There are many way more difficult climbs around.

I'd be considered fat to some and skinny to another. :P

seve65 · 09-02-2016 8:30pm

added :-)

12 element · 10-02-2016 10:15am

Not sure if I've posted this one before but it should be on there I think. Road surface leading to the bottom of the climb is pretty bad but I know at least one guy who did it on a road bike. The climb itself has a decent surface on it.

https://www.strava.com/segments/2242055

It's the Castlebar RTE transmitter by the way.

G1032 · 10-02-2016 2:15pm

12 element wrote: »

Not sure if I've posted this one before but it should be on there I think. Road surface leading to the bottom of the climb is pretty bad but I know at least one guy who did it on a road bike. The climb itself has a decent surface on it.

https://www.strava.com/segments/2242055

It's the Castlebar RTE transmitter by the way.

One for this weekend

Sinbad_NI · 10-02-2016 7:01pm

nilhg wrote:

Must have been a bit bored last night but I took seve65's spreadsheet and managed to get all the climbs onto a google map relatively easily,

This is great work.

Not feeling the love in NI though ;-(

nilhg · 10-02-2016 7:14pm

Sinbad_NI wrote: »

This is great work.

Not feeling the love in NI though ;-(

If you or anyone else want to do up a spreadsheet with the climbs I can easily enough add them as another layer to the map.

Sinbad_NI · 10-02-2016 9:23pm

nilhg wrote:

If you or anyone else want to do up a spreadsheet with the climbs I can easily enough add them as another layer to the map.

Cheers.
I'm no expert but I'll mark up a couple.

devonp · 10-02-2016 10:03pm

whats Torr head like ?

outfox · 11-02-2016 4:40pm

@endacl - Was that a cattle grid I saw in your vid, that you rode over at 70 km/h or whatever speed you were doing?

Legend!

ford2600 · 11-02-2016 5:11pm

outfox wrote: »

@endacl - Was that a cattle grid I saw in your vid, that you rode over at 70 km/h or whatever speed you were doing?

Legend!

https://www.youtube.com/user/Tutschel

Not your run of the mill club cyclist....

Torr Head is lovely...

https://www.strava.com/segments/8142568

I think it's worse than Priest's leap from Cork side

Wishbone Ash · 11-02-2016 7:10pm

outfox wrote: »

@endacl - Was that a cattle grid I saw in your vid, that you rode over at 70 km/h or whatever speed you were doing?

Legend!

That's Janos Kohler's video. He's a specialist descender. https://www.strava.com/athletes/613597 His bike has twin front forks - as can be see in the Youtube link provided by ford2600.

(Our own Zyzz has beaten him on the descent from Kippure mast!)

haskellgeek · 11-02-2016 10:40pm

i think this the bike he used

iwillhtfu · 11-02-2016 10:51pm

haskellgeek wrote: »

i think this the bike he used

Sinbad_NI · 12-02-2016 12:07am

So a few in NI
Torr Head
https://www.strava.com/segments/4733518

Kilbroney / Rostrevor up to top car park (times can be ignored, mtb lift /van goes up this route)
https://www.strava.com/segments/4929098

Couple from the Giro fondo route
Dree Hill
https://www.strava.com/segments/800400
Spelga
https://www.strava.com/segments/2466243

Couple of mid ulster sperrin climbs to masts
https://www.strava.com/segments/4441701
https://www.strava.com/segments/7717750

terrydel · 12-02-2016 9:36am

nilhg wrote: »

Must have been a bit bored last night but I took seve65's spreadsheet and managed to get all the climbs onto a google map relatively easily,

https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=zJYVIk9u4dAI.k0cVqfuuDTsQ

It should be publicly viewable, numbers relate to difficulty, clicking on a pin should give the stats and a link to strava/RGPS

Thats a superb list!
I cant see Ballinascorney/Tallaght hill on it, is it there?

Wishbone Ash · 12-02-2016 10:36am

Mods - would it be possible to split this thread to begin with steve65's spreadsheet? It seems to have got lost somewhere in the midst of many posts.

ROK ON wrote: »

Did Priest Leap yday in a head on gale.
Think I may have torn a hamstring. Still in agony today. Including stops took 57 mins. About 41 mins cycling the 5.5km says the Garmin.
Hits 27% once. Too many 15% + parts.
Half way up stopped at a flattish part dying for air. An eldest farmer asked was I lost. When I replied no and I was going to cycle up he said in finest west Cork that I was an awful fuc*in eegit. I cannot disagree with him...

I put the foot on the floor three times on the Leap.

Never ever ever never again for as long as I live.

LOL

I managed to get up in 31 minutes without putting a foot down but it was utterly horrible. Probably the toughest physical thing I've ever done and, like you, I've no desire ever to do it again. I was traumatised for the rest of that day.

connie_c · 12-02-2016 12:33pm

Sinbad_NI wrote: »

So a few in NI
Torr Head
https://www.strava.com/segments/4733518

Kilbroney / Rostrevor up to top car park (times can be ignored, mtb lift /van goes up this route)
https://www.strava.com/segments/4929098

Couple from the Giro fondo route
Dree Hill
https://www.strava.com/segments/800400
Spelga
https://www.strava.com/segments/2466243

Couple of mid ulster sperrin climbs to masts
https://www.strava.com/segments/4441701
https://www.strava.com/segments/7717750

I Think to get in the list they have to have more than 200 metres of elevation gained in the climb.

Sinbad_NI · 12-02-2016 6:50pm

connie_c wrote: »

I Think to get in the list they have to have more than 200 metres of elevation gained in the climb.

Fair enough
Torr head is 227 m (not including the down and ups)
https://www.strava.com/segments/4733518

Slieve Gallion is 433 m
https://www.strava.com/segments/4441701

Moydamlaght to mast is 412 m
https://www.strava.com/segments/7717750

Daroxtar · 21-02-2016 10:54pm

Found this Nasty B'stard on Strava
https://www.strava.com/segments/700002
2.2km @9.8%,
Ballyfarnon/Geevagh on the Sligo Roscommon border
It's part of a very deceptive looking climb of 9.3km@3%- https://www.strava.com/segments/4328464
I'll be over West next weekend so I'll report back on it.

timbel · 22-02-2016 10:05am

Daroxtar wrote: »

Found this Nasty B'stard on Strava
https://www.strava.com/segments/700002
2.2km @9.8%,
Ballyfarnon/Geevagh on the Sligo Roscommon border
It's part of a very deceptive looking climb of 9.3km@3%- https://www.strava.com/segments/4328464
I'll be over West next weekend so I'll report back on it.

Did the first part of that last month - a fecker.
Enjoy!

The Noble Nudge · 22-02-2016 5:32pm

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

That's Janos Kohler's video. He's a specialist descender. https://www.strava.com/athletes/613597 His bike has twin front forks - as can be see in the Youtube link provided by ford2600.

(Our own Zyzz has beaten him on the descent from Kippure mast!)

Explains why I cant get near his KOM at the back of Bohernbreena.....
One blind turn kinda gets me all the time.....

greenspurs · 29-02-2016 4:53pm

Can i nominate The Crag - near Tullaroan in Kilkenny...
Its a brute , max's at 22% , and thats not at the top, where its only 12-16%
(sorry no strava link)

Wishbone Ash · 29-02-2016 7:33pm

greenspurs wrote: »

Can i nominate The Crag - near Tullaroan in Kilkenny...
Its a brute , max's at 22% , and thats not at the top, where its only 12-16%
(sorry no strava link)

Is this it?

https://www.strava.com/segments/6775580

To qualify, the climb must have an elevation difference of at least 200m - that one is only 108m.

Jim Stynes · 01-03-2016 1:35pm

Without having to read back, Is there a top 5 or 10 climbs list yet?

irishrover99 · 01-03-2016 1:43pm

Not sure if this is on the list but it should. Half of the road section of Kilmashouge, then through the forest on the off road section up to 3 rock. No problem on a road bike going up but coming back down use the road section through ticknock.

https://www.strava.com/segments/6941325?filter=overall

nilhg · 01-03-2016 2:09pm

Jim Stynes wrote: »

Without having to read back, Is there a top 5 or 10 climbs list yet?

Here you go, enjoy

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ElqKjY8GMgqLqbtfFJYW0lnKTf3_LgZ5r0zxwAm6wS0/edit#gid=0

Been a bit busy recently, will try to add some of the other suggestions to the map shortly, if someone else doesn't do it first....

wanderer 22 · 13-08-2016 6:51pm

Not sure if this has been mentioned before -Glassavullaun Lane , Bohernabreena
https://www.strava.com/activities/674390456/segments/16520718318 -

Only short at 400 metres but averaging 14% (with a max, at a guess, of around 22%). Gave it a lash today, nice climb but I wouldn't want to descend it at any speed.

Wishbone Ash · 13-08-2016 8:22pm

colm18 wrote: »

Not sure if this has been mentioned before -Glassavullaun Lane , Bohernabreena
https://www.strava.com/activities/674390456/segments/16520718318 -

Only short at 400 metres but averaging 14% (with a max, at a guess, of around 22%). Gave it a lash today, nice climb but I wouldn't want to descend it at any speed.

Although it's very steep there's only an elevation difference of 60m - a minimum of 200m is required for the list.

Pantanifan84 · 13-08-2016 8:57pm

The mast (black mountain) climb from north side in dundalk. It's a bollocks to feckin drive too

Wishbone Ash · 13-08-2016 10:22pm

Pantanifan84 wrote: »

The mast (black mountain) climb from north side in dundalk. It's a bollocks to feckin drive too

It's on the list - ranked at no. 16.

Brian? · 14-08-2016 7:59pm

colm18 wrote: »

Not sure if this has been mentioned before -Glassavullaun Lane , Bohernabreena
https://www.strava.com/activities/674390456/segments/16520718318 -

Only short at 400 metres but averaging 14% (with a max, at a guess, of around 22%). Gave it a lash today, nice climb but I wouldn't want to descend it at any speed.

Nominate a climb you're 4th on Strava on. I like your style

magicbastarder · 14-08-2016 8:23pm

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

It's on the list - ranked at no. 16.

where is the list maintained?

at1withmyself · 14-08-2016 8:25pm

magicbastarder wrote: »

where is the list maintained?

Post 385, on previous page is the latest post with the link.

Maybe a mod could add to the OP?

magicbastarder · 14-08-2016 8:42pm

cheers, i somehow missed that. the colour coding appears to be a reference to the county, yeah?

Plastik · 15-08-2016 10:42am

After doing the Mt. Leinster mast road at the weekend I'm glad to see it listed as #1 on the spreadsheet. 39*25 wasn't enough as a climby gear. Closest I've come to putting a foot down on a climb, probably ever, but with so many walkers around pride wouldn't let me :rolleyes:

2.5km at a rare aul speed of .... 9.

smacl · 15-08-2016 11:20am

Plastik wrote: »

After doing the Mt. Leinster mast road at the weekend I'm glad to see it listed as #1 on the spreadsheet. 39*25 wasn't enough as a climby gear. Closest I've come to putting a foot down on a climb, probably ever, but with so many walkers around pride wouldn't let me :rolleyes:

2.5km at a rare aul speed of .... 9.

Tearing along so, the foot came down for me after the speed dropped to 5kph on this track and the walk of shame ensued. The CX bike is great fun, but the engine needs looking at,

Alek · 15-08-2016 12:32pm

2.5km at a rare aul speed of .... 9.

9! Well done. Knees of steel.

Thats like first 15 of all the people that attempted it?

ford2600 · 15-08-2016 12:39pm

Alek wrote: »

9! Well done. Knees of steel.

Thats like first 15 of all the people that attempted it?

Ah but he was well warmed up:eek:

wanderer 22 · 15-08-2016 12:40pm

smacl wrote: »

Tearing along so, the foot came down for me after the speed dropped to 5kph on this track and the walk of shame ensued. The CX bike is great fun, but the engine needs looking at,

Had a walk of shame on this too - pm me for a long list of excuses :pac:

Plastik · 15-08-2016 1:55pm

Alek wrote: »

9! Well done. Knees of steel.

Thats like first 15 of all the people that attempted it?

Only in StravaWorld

P_1 · 15-08-2016 1:58pm

Is Cunard to Sally Gap on that list? Feels like it should be

OleRodrigo · 15-08-2016 2:07pm

Brian? wrote: »

Nominate a climb you're 4th on Strava on. I like your style

Its the Wishbone Ash technique of using a random post to promote yourself:

' I see the price of Strawberries has gone up. Well, that reminds me of a 300k ride I did, bitterly cold out, bucketing down, only had a club jersey and bibs on, brutal climbing...and...er, oh yeah, strawberries '

Toughest Climb in Ireland?

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