Everesting
Everesting is an activity in which cyclists ascend and descend a given hill multiple times, in order to have cumulatively climbed 8,848 metres (the elevation of Mount Everest).[1][2]
The first event described as "Everesting" was by George Mallory, grandson of George Mallory, who disappeared on Everest in 1924. The younger Mallory ascended Mount Donna Buang in 1994, having ridden eight "laps" of the 1,069-metre hill. The format and rules were cemented by Andy van Bergen, inspired by the story of Mallory's effort.[3][4][5] In the first official group effort, van Bergen organized 65 riders, 40 of whom finished the Everesting attempt.[6]
Fastest known times
Women
Rank | Date | Rider | Age | Time | Location | Distance (km) | Average gradient | Ref |
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1 | 8 July 2020 | Emma Pooley | 37 | 8:53:00 | Haggenegg, Schwyz, Switzerland | 130 | 13% | [7] |
2 | 4 June 2020 | Hannah Rhodes | 9:08:00 | Kirkstone Pass, Cumbria, United Kingdom | 163 | 10.9% | [8] | |
3 | 31 May 2020 | Lauren De Crescenzo | 29 | 9:57:00 | Hogpen Gap, Blairsville, Georgia, United States | 179 | 9.83% | [9] |
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33 | 10:01:00 | Bonny Doon, Davenport, California, United States | 197 | 8.88% | [10] |
5 | 25 May 2020 | Andrea Dvorak | 39 | 10:47:00 | Deer Trail, Boulder, Colorado, United States | 183 | 9.61% | [11] |
6 | 31 May 2020 | Laura Šimenc | 29 | 11:31:00 | Povlje, Golnik, Kranj, Slovenia | 177 | 9.8% | [12] |
7 | 6 June 2020 | Crystal Anthony | 39 | 12:27:00 | Ponca Climb, Ponca, Arkansas, United States | 227 | 7.9% | [13] |
8 | 19 August 2018 | Alice Thompson | 24 | 12:32:00 | Naish Hill, Clapton-in-Gordano, United Kingdom | 121 | 14.6% | [14] |
9 | 31 July 2017 | Alisa MacDonald | 37 | 12:37:00 | Silvertip, Canmore, Alberta, Canada | 188 | 10% | [15] |
10 | 22 July 2019 | Alisa MacDonald | 39 | 12:57:00 | Whistler Skytram, Jasper, Alberta, Canada | 198 | 8.6% | [16] |
Men
Rank | Date | Rider | Age | Time | Location | Distance (km) | Average gradient | Ref |
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1 | 3 October 2020 | Sean Gardner | 26 | 6:59:38 | Tanners Ridge Road, Stanley, Virginia, United States | 116 | 15.5% | [17][18] |
2 | 30 July 2020 | Ronan McLaughlin | 33 | 7:04:41 | Mamore Gap, County Donegal, Ireland | 123 | 14.2% | [19][20] |
3 | 12 October 2020 | Nathan Earle (You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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32 | 7:10:10 | The Lea | 130 | 13.9% | [21][22] |
4 | 7 July 2020 | Alberto Contador | 37 | 7:27:20 | Silla del Rey, Castile and León, Spain | 139.35 | 12.9% | [23] |
5 | 20 June 2020 | Lachlan Morton (You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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28 | 7:29:00 | Rist Canyon, Bellvue, Colorado, United States | 155.00 | 11.1% | [24][25] |
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24 | 7:32:00 | Crowcombe Hill, England, United Kingdom | 106.00 | 17.1% | [26] |
7 | 15 May 2020 | Keegan Swenson | 26 | 7:40:00 | Pine Canyon, Park City, Utah, United States | 170.00 | 10.6% | [27] |
8 | 7 Sep 2020 | Phil Stonelake | 45 | 7:44:00 | Crowcombe, England | 106.00 | 17.2% | [28] |
9 | 11 May 2020 | Phil Gaimon | 34 | 7:52:00 | Mountaingate Drive, Los Angeles, California, United States | 156.00 | 11.1% | [29] |
10 | 28 September 2020 | Jean-Michel Lachance | 33 | 8:08:00 | Mont Bélair, Quebec, Canada | 117.00 | 16.2% | [30] |
11 | 12 July 2020 | Ronan McLaughlin | 33 | 8:09:00 | Mamore Gap, County Donegal, Ireland | 158.00 | 11.3% | [31] |
12 | 03 Sep 2020 | Nathan Edmondson | 8:10:00 | Blakey Bank, United Kingdom | 124.00 | 14.1% | [32] | |
13 | 19 July 2020 | Jordan Cheyne | 28 | 8:12:00 | Beaver Lake Road, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada | 196.00 | 9.6% | [33] |
14 | 17 June 2020 | Jasper Albrecht | 21 | 8:19:00 | Mount Tarrengower, Maldon, Victoria, Australia | 165.00 | 10.7% | [34] |
Notable Everesting rides
- Alan Colville (Irish) a Triple Everesting and Guinness World Record for the Greatest Vertical Ascent in 48 hours at 30,321.18 meters, Llangammarch Wells, Wales in 2020. [35]
- Tom Seipp is the youngest to Everest. At 12 years old, he Everested Stwlan Dam in Wales.[36][37]
- The first woman to Everest was Sarah Hammond in February 2014, climbing Australia's Mount Buffalo eight times.[4]
- Frank Garcia was the first to "virtually Everest", riding Zwift's Watopia Wall 314 times.[38]
- Jens Voigt Everested Teufelsberg, Berlin, in January 2017.[39]
- Benny JJ completed an Everesting every month of 2016, for a total of 12 Everestings, including one HRS ride.[40][41]
- Ben Soja was the first to Everest on a unicycle, riding up Mount Lowe in the San Gabriel Mountains of California ten times over twenty-three hours.[42]
- In August 2018 Zhuangchen “JJ” Zhou became the first rider to actually “Everest” on Mount Everest, completing 8,850m of climbing over 177 laps of the 1 km, 5% climb to the actual Everest Base Camp in Tibet, China.[43]
References
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- ^ "THE RULES - EVERESTING". Retrieved 4 November 2015.
- ^ Davidson, Nick (11 Jan 2016). "They Call It Everesting Because You Climb 29,029 Vertical Feet in One Brutal Ride". Outside Online. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
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- ^ "Mt Everest in a Day". CyclingTips. May 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
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- ^ "Everesting Hall of Fame - Sean Gardner". everesting.cc. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
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- ^ Treloar, Iain (10 July 2020). "Alberto Contador breaks Everesting record with time of 7:27:20". Cycling Tips. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- ^ "Everesting Hall of Fame - Lachlan Morton". everesting.cc. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
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- ^ https://www.teamjmc.uk/2020/10/reaching-new-heights/.
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- ^ Robinson, Joe (August 23, 2018). "'I just like riding my bike' The 13-year-old kid who Everested the Kemmelberg". Retrieved 3 December 2019.
- ^ "The First Man To Ride A Bicycle Up Everest, From His Den". Gizmodo. 19 June 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
- ^ "Jens Voigt: Shut Up, Everest!". Bicycling. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
- ^ "Hells 500 Everesting - Benny JJ". Veloviewer. Retrieved 15 June 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Everesting - Fox Creek Rd - Benny JJ". Veloviewer. Archived from the original on 27 February 2018. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
- ^ "Ben Soja". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2018-03-14.
- ^ "What It's Like to "Everest" on Mount Everest". Bicycling. August 2018.