highest climbs

shamrock55 · 27-04-2011 07:56PM #1

whats th highest climb youve done on a bike mine was this which i did yesterday in the heat it nearly killed me:D
http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/32809434

ednwireland · 27-04-2011 07:58PM

this

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/62457541

shamrock55 · 27-04-2011 08:12PM

wow thats some climbing to be fair are you an experienced cyclist makes mine look like a ride to the shops:D

shamrock55 · 27-04-2011 08:15PM

ednwireland wrote: »

this

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/62457541

is that the swiss alps i dont think we have those types of climbs here:D

TinyExplosions · 27-04-2011 08:31PM

2645m

shamrock55 · 27-04-2011 08:34PM

TinyExplosions wrote: »

2645m

wow 8677 ft thats pretty high you dont look out of puff in that pic where was that

TinyExplosions · 27-04-2011 08:35PM

shamrock55 wrote: »

wow 8677 ft thats pretty high you dont look out of puff in that pic where was that

Col Du Galibier in the French Alps. Pic taken in October 2008 -I was fairly out of puff, but needed to look good for the photo

A bit more out of puff in this one, from the same place:

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shamrock55 · 27-04-2011 08:38PM

i take it you started at the bottom how long did it take did you have any stops or just keep going

Captain Havoc · 27-04-2011 08:38PM

Probably 800m to the top of Mt Leinster but I hope to outdo that this summer by doing 2,770 meters over the Col de l'Iseran (I know, will I shut up about it).

shamrock55 · 27-04-2011 08:41PM

TinyExplosions wrote: »

Col Du Galibier in the French Alps. Pic taken in October 2008 -I was fairly out of puff, but needed to look good for the photo

A bit more out of puff in this one, from the same place:

that looks amazing a camera is nearly as important as the bike at times like that:D

TinyExplosions · 27-04-2011 08:43PM

shamrock55 wrote: »

i take it you started at the bottom how long did it take did you have any stops or just keep going

Started in Bourg D'Oisans (about 715m). About 47k to the top from there I think, and we stopped for lunch about half way up (was very tasty iirc).

Great descent too!

markdrayton · 27-04-2011 08:44PM

I win, so far. (I expect to be beaten.)

Cime de la Bonette, 2860m: http://connect.garmin.com/activity/40125246

On the same trip: Galibier, AdH, Izoard, Vars, Iseran, bunch of others.

TinyExplosions · 27-04-2011 08:50PM

markdrayton wrote: »

I win, so far. (I expect to be beaten.)

Cime de la Bonette, 2860m: http://connect.garmin.com/activity/40125246

On the same trip: Galibier, AdH, Izoard, Vars, Iseran, bunch of others.

Might not mate, Bonette is the highest limb in the Alps afaik, so unless we've some boardsies that have been to south america (or Blorg gets his bike up everest) you may just be equalled

Inquitus · 27-04-2011 09:00PM

TinyExplosions wrote: »

Might not mate, Bonette is the highest limb in the Alps afaik, so unless we've some boardsies that have been to south america (or Blorg gets his bike up everest) you may just be equalled

The USA has a plethora of higher paved climbs, less out of the way than Latin America or the Himalayas if anyone's done any of those.

seve65 · 27-04-2011 09:02PM

mullaghanish 649m (did do 2800m on saturday up the side of knockshanahullion....admittedly it took 7 times !)

ednwireland · 27-04-2011 09:09PM

shamrock55 wrote: »

is that the swiss alps i dont think we have those types of climbs here:D

its the jura id watched a race over it the previous day

TinyExplosions · 27-04-2011 09:19PM

Inquitus wrote: »

The USA has a plethora of higher paved climbs, less out of the way than Latin America or the Himalayas if anyone's done any of those.

I knew there would be plenty of higher climbs, just couldn't think where off the top of my head

niceonetom · 27-04-2011 09:31PM

seve65 wrote: »

mullaghanish 649m (did do 2800m on saturday up the side of knockshanahullion....admittedly it took 7 times !)

Pfff. Try 10 times up to the viewpoint on the way up Glencree! 3200m (ish).

Keep_Her_Lit · 27-04-2011 09:42PM

niceonetom wrote: »

Pfff. Try 10 times up to the viewpoint on the way up Glencree! 3200m (ish).

I like the shark tooth profile of the elevation plot.
Did you do this for a bet or are you just a glutton for punishment?
Can you really spin at 157rpm? (my legs fall off at about 140rpm)

niceonetom · 27-04-2011 09:44PM

Keep_Her_Lit wrote: »

Did you do this for a bet or are you just a glutton for punishment?
Can you really spin at 157rpm? (my legs fall off at about 140rpm)

The second one, and no, that's probably garmin being silly.

cantalach · 27-04-2011 09:52PM

The Pico Veleta pass in the Sierra Nevada is Europe's highest at 3,367m. You start climbing in Granada at 800m and top out 44km later. Definitely on my to-do list. A sportive goes up it every July but snow can still be a problem then - September is apparently the best month to do it.

Diarmuid · 27-04-2011 10:23PM

markdrayton wrote: »

I win, so far. (I expect to be beaten.)

Cime de la Bonette, 2860m:

I can equal you.

Did that too

Tonyandthewhale · 27-04-2011 10:58PM

Roughly 1800m over the Arlberg pass, not as much as some other's on here but it was fully loaded if that counts for bonus points. Will be taking in the Port D'Envilra in the Pyrennees on this Summer's tour so that'll be a new record at 2408 metres.

weaselman · 28-04-2011 08:26AM

Hoosier Pass Colorado - 11539 ft = 3517m. Rome wasn't built in a day and this wasn't climbed in one either. Had to drag up 35kg of equipment as well. Wish I'd done it on one of those Harleys in the background

mfdc · 28-04-2011 08:37AM

niceonetom wrote:

Pfff. Try 10 times up to the viewpoint on the way up Glencree! 3200m (ish)

Pssh... that's only ~280m per ascent! Try a real hill... like 3 Rock!

blorg · 28-04-2011 09:18AM

2645m up the Galibier, 4 times now in total. 1st time with Tiny, another go from the other side same trip and two Marmottes.

2644m over some pass in Turkish Kurdistan near the Iranian border- I was hoping to top the Galibier but it was not to be. Hailstones, freezing.

2560m in Iran after sunset, with 20km to go to the next town. -10C. Brrrr.

I hope to get to 5416m in the next month here in the Himalays but it won't be with the bike.

ednwireland · 28-04-2011 09:26AM

blorg wrote: »

2645m up the Galibier, 4 times now in total. 1st time with Tiny, another go from the other side same trip and two Marmottes.

2644m over some pass in Turkish Kurdistan near the Iranian border- I was hoping to top the Galibier but it was not to be. Hailstones, freezing.

2560m in Iran after sunset, with 20km to go to the next town. -10C. Brrrr.

I hope to get to 5416m in the next month here in the Himalays but it won't be with the bike.

and here comes blorg to make us all look like part-timers

Lumen · 28-04-2011 09:30AM

blorg wrote: »

I hope to get to 5416m in the next month here in the Himalays but it won't be with the bike.

Thorung La Pass? Why not? The internet says it's possible:

Hail 2 Da Thief · 28-04-2011 09:35AM

blorg wrote: »

2560m in Iran after sunset, with 20km to go to the next town. -10C. Brrrr.

Crazy fecker :eek:!

2 Wheels Good · 28-04-2011 09:44AM

Mont Ventoux, 1912m twice in two days in 2009 from Bedoin side and Malaucene side.
1st was torture, 2nd more enjoyable
Doing the Etape so will be hitting 2550m on the Galibier and 4500ish in the one day...

gman2k · 28-04-2011 10:06AM

Kathmandu to Bhaktapur to Nagarkot and back to Kathmandu in Nepal - mostly off road on a MTB.

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