TFN : The Ooty Climb

[Sameer Shisodia]

After having managed training for the Madikeri-Wayanad distance without hitting the wall etc, am looking forward to the next big one - the Ooty climb.

Some prelim qns wrt this - esp to those who've done it on a bike:

1. is the TFN on the Masinagudi route ? Even my car protests there with a full load....
2. how do the gradients compare with Nandi Hills ?
3. the unbroken ascents are much longer than the 9 kms up NHills, I guess :)

Any other tips for training for this are welcome.

Rgds,
Sameer

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[Ravi Ranjan]

Hey Sameer,

Answer to your question inline.

~Ravi

 

On 11/25/08, Sameer Shisodia <get.s...@gmail.com> wrote:

After having managed training for the Madikeri-Wayanad distance without hitting the wall etc, am looking forward to the next big one - the Ooty climb.

Some prelim qns wrt this - esp to those who've done it on a bike:

1. is the TFN on the Masinagudi route ? Even my car protests there with a full load....

 

Ravi > The TFN is coming back on this route .. on the way up we go via gudlur.

2. how do the gradients compare with Nandi Hills ?

 

Ravi > Last 1 Km on Nandi is around 7-8%. Now you can gauge it.

3. the unbroken ascents are much longer than the 9 kms up NHills, I guess :)

 

Ravi > Yah. Nut you can always take a brake inbetween.

Any other tips for training for this are welcome.

 

Ravi > Keep training. More time on saddle will give you more confidance.

Rgds,
Sameer

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[Pradeep B V]

On Tue, Nov 25, 2008 at 8:37 AM, Sameer Shisodia <get.s...@gmail.com> wrote:

1. is the TFN on the Masinagudi route ? Even my car protests there with a full load....

Nope.

On the way up its the Gudalur route.

Route Map:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3277/2946132826_9e92555b7f_o.jpg

Elevation Profile:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3284/3024934581_2d6b6f17db_o.png

Route in KML: (to visualize using Google Earth)

http://www.tourofnilgiris.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/tfn_day_4_kml.kml

Route in GPX: (for use in a GPS device)

http://www.tourofnilgiris.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/tfn_day_4_kml.kml

On the way down its the Kalhatti Ghat (Sigur Ghat - the 36 hair pin bend wala route)

Route Map:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3036/3025788644_85a330a1b7_o.png

Elevation Profile:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3012/3024979463_8f9b82c18b_o.png

Route in KML: (to visualize using Google Earth)

http://www.tourofnilgiris.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/tfn_day_5_kml.kml

Route in GPX: (for use in a GPS device)

http://www.tourofnilgiris.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/tfn_day_5_kml.kml

More details here: http://www.tourofnilgiris.com/route/

 

2. how do the gradients compare with Nandi Hills ?

 

The gradients is slightly higher on the ooty climb. (about 7% in some stretches).

3. the unbroken ascents are much longer than the 9 kms up NHills, I guess :)

Yup there is a 20km climb on the Gudalur Ooty route on TFN Day 4.

Hope this helps.

- P

[Sameer Shisodia]

Thanks Pradeep, Ravi.

Sounds like the Nandi Climb did have similar gradients at the end, and 20kms is not *that* much more - esp since the Gudalur stretch, from what I've heard, is less "hairpinny" than the Masinagudi route -
which probably means more traffic and easier roads.

Rgds,
Sameer

On Tue, Nov 25, 2008 at 8:58 AM, Pradeep B V <prad...@gmail.com> wrote:

On Tue, Nov 25, 2008 at 8:37 AM, Sameer Shisodia <get.s...@gmail.com> wrote:

1. is the TFN on the Masinagudi route ? Even my car protests there with a full load....

Nope.

On the way up its the Gudalur route.

Route Map:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3277/2946132826_9e92555b7f_o.jpg

Elevation Profile:

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[sriram.bmsce]

sameer and others trainin for TFN..lets plan to ride the kalhatti climb before TFN..i have done it 3ice before..would be pleasure to help everybody in their trainin..also otherwise, i will be ridin to nandi this sunday..its a good idea to practice limbin the last 1km abt 7-8 times..

Sriram

 

[Sameer Shisodia]

cool! how far is kalhatti from Blore ?
- sameer

On Tue, Nov 25, 2008 at 9:17 PM, sriram. bmsce <sriram...@gmail.com> wrote:

sameer and others trainin for TFN..lets plan to ride the kalhatti climb before TFN..i have done it 3ice before..would be pleasure to help everybody in their trainin..also otherwise, i will be ridin to nandi this sunday..its a good idea to practice limbin the last 1km abt 7-8 times..

Sriram

 

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[sriram.bmsce]

about 250km..from mysore we can start ridin..its exactly 100km from there..