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The air is chilly at 9,628 feet atop Sonora Pass in California’s Sierra Nevada Mountains. I’d spent the last hour and a half climbing ever so slowly to the pass and now I was considering the unthinkable – descending the other side.
“This has got to be the craziest thing I’ve ever done on a [...]
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Three days of road bike Monster climbs along Highway 395 of the Eastern Sierras between Big Pine and Mammoth Lakes. This trip is designed for over-the-hill polka dot wanna-bees looking for good company, no cars, and upward tilting pavement. 20,000 feet of climbing on 4 goliaths in under 140 miles jammed into just 3 days.
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In 2008, I learned a little secret about life. ‘Someday’ never happens. As in, “Someday I’d like to cyclotour the Tour de France.” Or, “Someday I want to win a bike race.”
Your someday’s always stay in the future, safe and secure where they can’t bother anyone. The dirty secret is that [...]
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Palomar Mountain is one of the highest peaks in San Diego County, rising to 6,140 feet within sight of the Pacific Ocean. Its South Grade Road offers 4,700 feet of spectacular climbing over 13 miles. The upper section contains 21 switchbacks, making it a popular destination for both cyclists and motorcyclists.
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Impossible. It’s just not possible to ride my bike 140 miles over 4 of the top 10 climbs in the US for a total of 23,000 feet of elevation gain in just three days. That’s over 4 MILES of vertical gain! Impossible.
Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men [...]
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Back to: Day 1 – Onion Valley
Day 2 – Horseshoe Meadow and Mt. Whitney Portal
The wind howled all night long. In the morning, it was still going and I was nervous at breakfast. Today was a big day – we’d climb two beasts for over 11,000 feet of elevation gain in just 65 [...]
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Back to: Day 2 – Horseshoe Meadow and Mt. Whitney Portal
Alarm goes off at 6:30am, but I’m really already awake. My legs are sore. I get up and head over for oatmeal and juice. I don’t really want to choke down another rubber egg, but I do anyways cause it’s good for [...]
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Yeah, that’s the point., originally uploaded by Arlyn Asch.
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Top of bristlecone, originally uploaded by Arlyn Asch.
10,100 ft. Left everything on the road.
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