100K Climbing Trivia
Richard Stum
- Gnarly Nebo which has 5900 vert (my Garmin gave me ~ 6100 credit the last I rode it): https://ridewithgps.com/routes/1152885
- Scofield Sufferfest has 6200 vert. https://ridewithgps.com/routes/52092387
- Just for fun, I designed one with the maximum climbing (and a logical checkpoint at the turnaround with services). It is a Double Nebo climb, which I have done in the past "for fun," not as an event. 9500 vert. But now there is no way I could finish it in the the sub 7-hour cut off for that distance (109km). https://ridewithgps.com/routes/53095460
ro...@royalfletcher.com
Great routes Richard. I miss riding with everyone as I now live out of state.
A list of the hardest climbs in Utah is a good place to start looking for hardest 100K climbing routes https://pjammcycling.com/zone/59.The-Hardest-Bike-Climbs-in-Utah At one point I was checking these off my list and I believe I did 7 of the top 10. This page used to have a Top 20 list, but you can find them on the map now.
Big Cottonwood Canyon to Guardsman Pass Overlook then back down and over to Little Cottonwood Canyon up to end of the road past Alta is almost exactly 100k and about 7635 ft. This is a good amount of vert, beautiful climbs without just repeating a climb. Gas station at the bottom of Big Cottonwood and water/restrooms at the ski resorts.
12k+ vert – start at Mount Timpanogos Park (restrooms/water) parking lot then do Squaw/Kyhv peak 7x is 102.3 km and 12,381 vert by my calculations. I’ve done this peak 4x in a ride before https://www.strava.com/activities/2466436142/segments/62105635792.
Fastest 2x was 1:45:35 https://www.strava.com/activities/4239289041/segments/2755247210563483934 so 7x at that pace would be about 6:10. Sub 7 hours is doable, but 12,381 vert in 7 hours would be impressive. I usually would stash water bottles and food at the bottom and just have enough on me for each climb, but the park is only .8mi away so you could do a restroom/water break in the middle of the 7x.
Royal
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https://pjammcycling.com/blog/50.pjamm-difficulty-index explains their calculation for grading climbs.
Interesting on the repeats, but I agree most people would rather experience new terrain than go up and down like I find myself doing.
Midway up to Guardsman, Guardsman from Park City and Powder Mountain were all super steep. I still remember my front wheel coming off the ground going up Guardsman from Midway and thinking, “wait, I’m on my road bike, not my mountain bike.” Never experienced a climb that steep on a road bike before.
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Richard Stum
From Liberty Park to Guardsman Pass and back is about 62 miles and 6700 feet of climbing. There’s water at the base of the canyon, more at Spruces Campground, and services at Brighton.