It’s not often you get to explore the boundaries of what’s possible, so when I heard about Virtual Everesting on the bike trainer, I had to go for it. The concept is, “fiendishly simple, yet brutally hard.” Pick any hill in Zwift (online virtual training program) and ride repeats in one single activity with no sleep until reaching 8,848 meters (29,029 feet) - the height of Mt. Everest. For more punishment, keep climbing to 10,000 meters (32,808 feet) to join the High Rouleur’s Society.
I started riding the King of the Mountain Forward segment from the Innsbruck, Austria Worlds Course at 12:01 am Saturday and finished at 11:47 pm. With 25 hill repeats and grades up to 12%, this was the most difficult cycling challenge yet.
The ride was submitted to Hells 500 and I'm approved to wear the coveted grey stripe cycling jersey. Once earned, a grey stripe is for life.
