Everesting

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Everesting is an activity in which cyclists ascend and descend a given hill multiple times, in order to have cumulatively climbed 8848 meters (the elevation of Mt. Everest).

The first event described as "Everesting" was by George Mallory, grandson of mountain climber George Mallory. The younger Mallory ascended Mount Donna Buang in 1994, having ridden eight "laps" of the 1069 meter hill. The format and rules were cemented by Andy van Bergen, inspired by the story of Mallory's effort. In the first official group effort, van Bergen organized 65 riders, 40 of whom finished the Everesting attempt.

Notable Everesting rides

Craig Cannon began an Everesting attempt and turned it into a world record for most elevation ascended in 48 hours, at 29,146 meters.

Ryan Yust was the youngest, at age 16, to Everest. He climbed Los Alamos Road outside Santa Rosa, California 43 times.

The first woman to Everest was Sarah Hammond in February 2014, climbing Australia's Mount Buffalo eight times.

Tobias Lestrell has Everested the fastest, climbing the elevation in just over eight hours and 46 minutes. He did this in Ferny Creek, Australia, climbing it 53 and a bit times.

Frank Garcia was the first to "virtually Everest", riding Zwift's Watopia Wall 314 times.

Jens Voigt, known for his phrase "Shut up legs!" while climbing, Everested Teufelsberg, Berlin, in January 2017.

References

Everesting Wikipedia

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