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Everesting is an activity in which cyclists ascend and descend a given hill multiple times, in order to have cumulatively climbed 8848 meters (the elevation of Mt. Everest).[1][2]

The first event described as "Everesting" was by George Mallory, grandson of mountain climber George Mallory. The younger Mallory ascended Mount Donna Buang in 1994, having ridden eight "laps" of the 1069 meter hill. The format and rules were cemented by Andy van Bergen, inspired by the story of Mallory's effort.[3][4] In the first official group effort, van Bergen organized 65 riders, 40 of whom finished the Everesting attempt.[5]

Notable Everesting rides

  • Craig Cannon began an Everesting attempt and turned it into a world record for most elevation ascended in 48 hours, at 29,146 meters.[6]
  • Ryan Yust was the youngest, at age 16, to Everest. He climbed Los Alamos Road outside Santa Rosa, California 43 times.[7]
  • The first woman to Everest was Sarah Hammond in February 2014, climbing Australia's Mount Buffalo eight times.[3]
  • Scottie Weiss has Everested the fastest, climbing the elevation in just over eight hours and 58 minutes. He did this on Mill Mountain near Roanoke, Virginia, climbing it 48 times.[8][9]
  • Frank Garcia was the first to "virtually Everest", riding Zwift's Watopia Wall 314 times.[10]

References

  1. ^ "WHAT IS EVERESTING?". Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  2. ^ "THE RULES - EVERESTING". Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Everesting: A new mountain to climb for cyclists". Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  4. ^ "Inside the cult of Everesting". The Daily Telegraph. 26 January 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  5. ^ "Mt Everest in a Day". CyclingTips. May 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  6. ^ "American rider takes hill repeats to a new level by breaking climbing world record". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  7. ^ "Chris Smith: Santa Rosa teen cycles equivalent of". The Press Democrat. 28 October 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  8. ^ "Radford man now world record holder in 'Everesting'". The Roanoke Times. 19 October 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  9. ^ "Cyclist tackles Everest on Mill Mountain". The Roanoke Times. 17 October 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  10. ^ "The First Man To Ride A Bicycle Up Everest, From His Den". Gizmodo. 19 June 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
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