Definition: An Everest attempt is doing repeats of a hill or mountain equal to the height of Mt. Everest in a single ride. A friend and I are going to do an everest attempt on the Steenbras viewpoint climb on Sunday 15th Feb. Anybody who is interested is welcome to join. Even if its just for a few reps, any company would be welcome. Start Time: 5:00 Place: https://goo.gl/maps/iKMIB The rules: http://www.everesting.cc/the-rules/ General summary: Total elevation required 8848m Must be 1 long ride. Not a loop, reps of the same hill only. Each rep must be complete not part reps but the last 1 can be cut short when elevation is reached. Can be a group ride. Stats for Steenbras Dam climb: https://www.strava.com/segments/8907236 Single rep elevation: 256m Single rep distance: 3.4km Average gradient: 7% Number of reps required: 35 Distance covered up hill: 119km Total distance covered: 238km ETA based on 24mins per rep, 14hours ex feed stops. (20mins up at 10km/h avg, 3:45 mins down at 52km/h avg). After doing a 4 rep test last night it looks like we can hold an average up time of 18m30s (11km/h) for quite a while but who knows what we will feel like after 6 hours in the saddle. Disclaimer: 1. The climb is on an open public road. Anyone riding there does so at their own risk. 2. We cannot offer food and water support to any other riders, We will have a support vehicle that can be used to store stuff though.
