It was a fantastic days ride. The views are stunning. Though to be honest, the lack of oxygen near the summit was a bind. It ended up causing me double vision. Anyway iirc it took 4 hours 20 to climb up and an hour 10 to get back down again.Now that's one I'd like to try!!
If that is the climb near Granada then a cyclist pal had the same problem when he rode up there.It was a fantastic days ride. The views are stunning. Though to be honest, the lack of oxygen near the summit was a bind. It ended up causing me double vision. Anyway iirc it took 4 hours 20 to climb up and an hour 10 to get back down again.
Ha ha - that certainly puts the 'longest freewheel in Britain' discussion elsewhere on the forum into perspective! (I imagine that there must be some places in that 160 km where it goes uphill though? )Here you go. Lhasa to Kathmandu over a couple of weeks. Yes that is a 160km, 4000m descent into Nepal at the end.
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Just avoid using the brakes!If that is the climb near Granada then a cyclist pal had the same problem when he rode up there.
He later moved to Tenerife and used to ride up Teide once a month. He said he always started to notice the reduction in oxygen towards the top of that too.
I don't think I'd be able to cope with either of them, but maybe I will have a go at Teide one day and see how I get on.
Ha ha - that certainly puts the 'longest freewheel in Britain' discussion elsewhere on the forum into perspective! (I imagine that there must be some places in that 160 km where it goes uphill though? )
It was a fantastic days ride. The views are stunning. Though to be honest, the lack of oxygen near the summit was a bind. It ended up causing me double vision. Anyway iirc it took 4 hours 20 to climb up and an hour 10 to get back down again.
If that is the climb near Granada then a cyclist pal had the same problem when he rode up there.
I like the descent time! Lack of oxygen would definitely be the worry for me. Highest I've climbed before is a little over 2,000m and I started to notice the increased effort even at that level.