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The higher the altitude, the harder the climb. The harder the climb, better the view and the thrill element.
Post a picture if you have one.
Post a picture if you have one.
What's the highest altitude you've reached on your eMTB?
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EddieJ
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A gentle stroll in the park. 
And an example of a climb.
And an example of a climb.
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AmazingA gentle stroll in the park.
And an example of a climb.
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EddieJ
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I'm actually in the throws of completing what should be a world record setting climb. I'm aiming to be the first person to pedal to the Top Of Europe (at least by name) It is far from being a straight forward ride, and the elevation is 11,332ft (3,454m) with the actual elevation gain for the ride from valley bottom of 8,701ft (2,652m) over a distance of roughly 16 miles. The complication of the ride is that the final 5.6 miles of it are through a railway tunnel. This all started as a bit of Friday night down the pub idea, after a few beers. I didn't even take the idea seriously, until I mentioned it to a client, who simply said, "leave it to me". He just happened to have connections in the right places, and what would be considered impossible, is now in the process of being made possible. The idea has spiralled a bit of control though, but I don't really want to give too much away about it the moment, but I'm hoping that if the ride does take place, that I should be able to raise some serious money for charity. Time will tell.
As for the ride down from the ride/rides shown, experiencing what is ten miles plus of down hill, is quite amazing, although equally pretty tough on the body and also the brakes. All good fun though.
This is the clip that got me into the whole concept and thinking, that if someone can ride down it, then I can ride up it. The clip does nothing to highlight the steepness or toughness, and I have still to complete what is the start of this ride. The guy in the clip went up by cable car, and I made the attempt to get there last year, but it is a hiking route, and there were too many people on the final mile or so, so I abandoned it. I'm aiming for another attempt this July, but will head off for the ride in darkness, before the first cable cars get there.
This photo shows the points that I have so far reached.
This concrete strip has defeated me twice, but again, I'm aiming to get up it this year. It is at the 1.50 minute point in the above clip, and when I first watched the clip, I wondered why he was going so slowly. I quickly realised when I had to try to climb it! I have since learnt that if you see concrete on a trail in the Alps, then you know that it is going to be steep. It also has very fine loose stone covering it, which makes it quite slippery in respect of gaining traction.
As for the ride down from the ride/rides shown, experiencing what is ten miles plus of down hill, is quite amazing, although equally pretty tough on the body and also the brakes. All good fun though.
This is the clip that got me into the whole concept and thinking, that if someone can ride down it, then I can ride up it. The clip does nothing to highlight the steepness or toughness, and I have still to complete what is the start of this ride. The guy in the clip went up by cable car, and I made the attempt to get there last year, but it is a hiking route, and there were too many people on the final mile or so, so I abandoned it. I'm aiming for another attempt this July, but will head off for the ride in darkness, before the first cable cars get there.
This photo shows the points that I have so far reached.
This concrete strip has defeated me twice, but again, I'm aiming to get up it this year. It is at the 1.50 minute point in the above clip, and when I first watched the clip, I wondered why he was going so slowly. I quickly realised when I had to try to climb it! I have since learnt that if you see concrete on a trail in the Alps, then you know that it is going to be steep. It also has very fine loose stone covering it, which makes it quite slippery in respect of gaining traction.
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EPIC!!! Stay safe and good luck to you!I'm actually in the throws of completing what should be a world record setting climb. I'm aiming to be the first person to pedal to the Top Of Europe (at least by name) It is far from being a straight forward ride, and the elevation is 11,332ft (3,454m) with the actual elevation gain for the ride from valley bottom of 8,701ft (2,652m) over a distance of roughly 16 miles. The complication of the ride is that the final 5.6 miles of it are through a railway tunnel. This all started as a bit of Friday night down the pub idea, after a few beers. I didn't even take the idea seriously, until I mentioned it to a client, who simply said, "leave it to me". He just happened to have connections in the right places, and what would be considered impossible, is now in the process of being made possible. The idea has spiralled a bit of control though, but I don't really want to give too much away about it the moment, but I'm hoping that if the ride does take place, that I should be able to raise some serious money for charity. Time will tell.
As for the ride down from the ride/rides shown, experiencing what is ten miles plus of down hill, is quite amazing, although equally pretty tough on the body and also the brakes. All good fun though.
This is the clip that got me into the whole concept and thinking, that if someone can ride down it, then I can ride up it. The clip does nothing to highlight the steepness or toughness, and I have still to complete what is the start of this ride. The guy in the clip went up by cable car, and I made the attempt to get there last year, but it is a hiking route, and there were too many people on the final mile or so, so I abandoned it. I'm aiming for another attempt this July, but will head off for the ride in darkness, before the first cable cars get there.
This photo shows the points that I have so far reached.
This concrete strip has defeated me twice, but again, I'm aiming to get up it this year. It is at the 1.50 minute point in the above clip, and when I first watched the clip, I wondered why he was going so slowly. I quickly realised when I had to try to climb it! I have since learnt that if you see concrete on a trail in the Alps, then you know that it is going to be steep. It also has very fine loose stone covering it, which makes it quite slippery in respect of gaining traction.
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EddieJ
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I now have another another potential ride in mind for my next trip to the Swiss Alps. This one could be my toughest to date.
I've completed half of the climb, tackling it from a valley on the opposite side, but turned back when I was confronted by three very large and very unfriendly dogs. Tackling the climb from the opposing valley, might eliminate the need to pass through the alpine farm where they were.
And this is the final stages of the climb.
I've completed half of the climb, tackling it from a valley on the opposite side, but turned back when I was confronted by three very large and very unfriendly dogs. Tackling the climb from the opposing valley, might eliminate the need to pass through the alpine farm where they were.
And this is the final stages of the climb.
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Good luck to you!I now have another another potential ride in mind for my next trip to the Swiss Alps. This one could be my toughest to date.
I've completed half of the climb, tackling it from a valley on the opposite side, but turned back when I was confronted by three very large and very unfriendly dogs. Tackling the climb from the opposing valley, might eliminate the need to pass through the alpine farm where they were.
And this is the final stages of the climb.
Feels good to find inspirations all around the forum
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Swissrider
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2900m 9514 ft Plaine Morte - Crans Montana, Switzerland
It's not terribly high for around here, but I did this last weekend. Some credit Pearl Pass as being the start of the whole MTB thing.
This summer visited Verbier and Mont Fort.
Rode with analog riders. So mostly lift-up and bike down-hill ??
2,500 meters down over 10-12 km was epic fun
Rode with analog riders. So mostly lift-up and bike down-hill ??
2,500 meters down over 10-12 km was epic fun
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RickBullotta
E*POWAH Elite World Champion
Most on ECO, but needed to switch into BOOST to get up Hillary Step...
And all that without pedals!? Dude, you're an animal!
I've just come across this thread ..looks like Eddie J has deleted some pics ( I can't see them anyway ) ..which is a shame as they would appear to be epic ..
What happened to the world record attempt?
What happened to the world record attempt?
Beekeeper
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The Hillary Step, Very nice. Any charging points up there? ?
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