Everesting

Everesting is an activity in which cyclists ascend and descend a given hill multiple times, in order to have cumulatively climbed 8,848 metres (the elevation of Mount Everest).[1][2]

The first event described as "Everesting" was by George Mallory, grandson of George Mallory, who disappeared on Everest in 1924. The younger Mallory ascended Mount Donna Buang in 1994, having ridden eight "laps" of the 1,069-metre hill. The format and rules were cemented by Andy van Bergen, inspired by the story of Mallory's effort.[3][4][5] In the first official group effort, van Bergen organized 65 riders, 40 of whom finished the Everesting attempt.[6]

Fastest known times

Women
Rank Date Rider Age Time Location Distance (km) Average gradient Ref
1 8 July 2020 Emma Pooley 37 8:53:00 Haggenegg, Schwyz, Switzerland 130 13% [7]
2 4 June 2020 Hannah Rhodes 9:08:00 Kirkstone Pass, Cumbria, United Kingdom 163 10.9% [8]
3 31 May 2020 Lauren De Crescenzo 29 9:57:00 Hogpen Gap, Blairsville, Georgia, United States 179 9.83% [9]
4 23 May 2020 Katie Hall
(Boels–Dolmans)		 33 10:01:00 Bonny Doon, Davenport, California, United States 197 8.88% [10]
5 25 May 2020 Andrea Dvorak 39 10:47:00 Deer Trail, Boulder, Colorado, United States 183 9.61% [11]
6 31 May 2020 Laura Šimenc 29 11:31:00 Povlje, Golnik, Kranj, Slovenia 177 9.8% [12]
7 6 June 2020 Crystal Anthony 39 12:27:00 Ponca Climb, Ponca, Arkansas, United States 227 7.9% [13]
8 19 August 2018 Alice Thompson 24 12:32:00 Naish Hill, Clapton-in-Gordano, United Kingdom 121 14.6% [14]
9 31 July 2017 Alisa MacDonald 37 12:37:00 Silvertip, Canmore, Alberta, Canada 188 10% [15]
10 22 July 2019 Alisa MacDonald 39 12:57:00 Whistler Skytram, Jasper, Alberta, Canada 198 8.6% [16]

Men
Rank Date Rider Age Time Location Distance (km) Average gradient Ref
1 3 October 2020 Sean Gardner 26 6:59:38 Tanners Ridge Road, Stanley, Virginia, United States 116 15.5% [17][18]
2 30 July 2020 Ronan McLaughlin 33 7:04:41 Mamore Gap, County Donegal, Ireland 123 14.2% [19][20]
3 12 October 2020 Nathan Earle
(Team UKYO)		 32 7:10:10 The Lea

Kingston, Tasmania, Australia

 130 13.9% [21][22]
4 7 July 2020 Alberto Contador 37 7:27:20 Silla del Rey, Castile and León, Spain 139.35 12.9% [23]
5 20 June 2020 Lachlan Morton
(EF Pro Cycling)		 28 7:29:00 Rist Canyon, Bellvue, Colorado, United States 155.00 11.1% [24][25]
6 22 September 2020 Maximilian Stedman
(Canyon dhb p/b Soreen)		 24 7:32:00 Crowcombe Hill, England, United Kingdom 106.00 17.1% [26]
7 15 May 2020 Keegan Swenson 26 7:40:00 Pine Canyon, Park City, Utah, United States 170.00 10.6% [27]
8 7 Sep 2020 Phil Stonelake 45 7:44:00 Crowcombe, England 106.00 17.2% [28]
9 11 May 2020 Phil Gaimon 34 7:52:00 Mountaingate Drive, Los Angeles, California, United States 156.00 11.1% [29]
10 28 September 2020 Jean-Michel Lachance 33 8:08:00 Mont Bélair, Quebec, Canada 117.00 16.2% [30]
11 12 July 2020 Ronan McLaughlin 33 8:09:00 Mamore Gap, County Donegal, Ireland 158.00 11.3% [31]
12 03 Sep 2020 Nathan Edmondson 8:10:00 Blakey Bank, United Kingdom 124.00 14.1% [32]
13 19 July 2020 Jordan Cheyne 28 8:12:00 Beaver Lake Road, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada 196.00 9.6% [33]
14 17 June 2020 Jasper Albrecht 21 8:19:00 Mount Tarrengower, Maldon, Victoria, Australia 165.00 10.7% [34]

Notable Everesting rides
  • Alan Colville (Irish) a Triple Everesting and Guinness World Record for the Greatest Vertical Ascent in 48 hours at 30,321.18 meters, Llangammarch Wells, Wales in 2020. [35]
  • Tom Seipp is the youngest to Everest. At 12 years old, he Everested Stwlan Dam in Wales.[36][37]
  • The first woman to Everest was Sarah Hammond in February 2014, climbing Australia's Mount Buffalo eight times.[4]
  • Frank Garcia was the first to "virtually Everest", riding Zwift's Watopia Wall 314 times.[38]
  • Jens Voigt Everested Teufelsberg, Berlin, in January 2017.[39]
  • Benny JJ completed an Everesting every month of 2016, for a total of 12 Everestings, including one HRS ride.[40][41]
  • Ben Soja was the first to Everest on a unicycle, riding up Mount Lowe in the San Gabriel Mountains of California ten times over twenty-three hours.[42]
  • In August 2018 Zhuangchen “JJ” Zhou became the first rider to actually “Everest” on Mount Everest, completing 8,850m of climbing over 177 laps of the 1 km, 5% climb to the actual Everest Base Camp in Tibet, China.[43]

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