Tag: Everesting
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1 Million Vertical Meters: Jack Thompson First to ‘reach space’ in One Year of Riding
52 goes at Everesting with a small addition of 2,068m of climbing on his ‘off days’ In 2022, Australian endurance athlete Jack Thompson will become the first cyclist in space. But unlike Bezos, Branson or Musk, Jack will embark on this world-first entirely under his own steam. With pedal power only. This is not an…
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The Science of Everesting
Everesting is all the rage these days, yet no one has really talked about the science behind how the brain reacts to intense physical challenges. Ambassador Zanny Venner wanted to put herself through the physical and mental test and learn why her brain chemistry shifted throughout the process of climbing the height of Mt. Everest.…
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Discovery and Despair on the Colorado Trail with Payson McElveen
When the pandemic put Durango, CO resident @Payson McElveen‘s typical race schedule of mountain bike and gravel events on hold, he shifted his focus to discovering the bike in new ways. From Everesting 100% singletrack in May, to linking 100 miles of Crested Butte trail in a day for an upcoming Matchstick Productions Film, he…
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Lachlan Morton Returns and Breaks Everesting Record for Real
Lachlan Morton has officially broken the Everesting record, setting a time of 7 hours, 29 minutes and 57 seconds. This attempt came less than a week after his previous attempt at breaking the record was nullified by Hells 500 due to bad elevation data. Morton returned to the backside of Rist Canyon outside Fort Collins,…
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Lachlan Morton Sets New Everesting Record
Everesting, so hot right now. How fast can you climb a cumalative of 8848 metres, the same as Mt. Everest. Lachlan Morton has become the latest man to stamp his name on the world record, taking 7 hours, 32 minutes, 54 seconds to cover the 8,848 metres of elevation gain needed. The EF Pro Cycling…
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Keegan Swenson Sets New ‘Everesting’ Record
XC World Cup cyclist Keegan Swenson has broken the “Everesting” record just a week after Phil Gaimon set the new standard. Keegan ascended 8,848 meters in just seven hours, 40 minutes a full 12 minutes faster than Gaimon. Yesterdays Everest FKT attempt was definitely one of the hardest things I’ve ever done on a bike.…
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Video: Fixed Gear Everesting
I’ll be honest, Everesting sounds like a nightmare. Everesting on a fixie though, that sounds like straight up hell. Denver based cyclist Charli Mandel had the insane idea to do the world’s first track bike Everesting last May. At the same time, Charli was in the process of transitioning MtF, as it that wasn’t enough…
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Phil Gaimon sets record for fastest-ever ‘Everesting’ attempt
Phil Gaimon set a new record for the fastest ever ‘Everesting’ yesterday. The retired Garmin-Sharp rider repeated Mountaingate Ridge Road, north of Los Angeles, to tick off the necessary 8,848m of ascent in a time quicker 8 hours 29 minutes, the previous record by Tobias Lestrall. Gaimon rode a little over 60 continuous reps of…