I was reading earlier this year a great article in the ‘Standard Times’ Midlands VTTA magazine about a chap Ian Partridge who did the ‘Everesting’ challenge on a hill in Cypress and it got my attention.
A quick search on the internet I found Hells 500 a group from Australia who started it all off. “Hells 500 was built on finding something difficult, and making it harder. It’s about tenacity, and pushing yourself beyond what you thought was possible. That’s what this crew is all about. It’s not about shortcuts, it’s about death by 1,000 cuts. Trainer difficulty needs to be at 100%, direct drive only for the steep hills on Zwift,
If in doubt, don’t look to someone else who you think got off easier – think what you can do to make your own harder.”
That was it I was hooked!
I just now needed to plan my own attempt. Continue reading 8,848m meters of climbing in one ride – here we go!
