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Pedantic nitpicking aside, George Mallory (who has done both, and is essentially the godfather of this cycling challenge) was reported as saying the bike ride w
by inopinatus 4y ago
Pedantic nitpicking aside, George Mallory (who has done both, and is essentially the godfather of this cycling challenge) was reported as saying the bike ride was harder¹.
Alas, I have so far only completed one of the two, so I cannot compare for myself.
However, for those especially keen, the Hells 500 group also recognises a separate 10,000m “high rouleurs” challenge, albeit with more relaxed rules about route and (optionally) sleep.
[1] https://cyclingtips.com/2012/05/mt-everest-in-a-day/ https://cyclingtips.com/2012/05/mt-everest-in-a-day/
- wizofaus 4y agoI find that hard to believe. Nobody's died riding up Donna Buang on a bike and back 10 times.
- inopinatus 4y agoI’d be careful to distinguish between difficult and dangerous.
- wizofaus 4y agoPerhaps but it's the extremity of the conditions and the stresses they put on your body that makes it dangerous and I would think a good deal more difficult than climbing a 2000m peak in a temperate climate.
- avgcorrection 4y agoThat’s a great story.
- elevaet 4y agoI thought that was the George Mallory, but it's his Grandson (which is also pretty cool).