The first ever successful Everesting of Everest

October 3, 2018 History cycling, everest, everesting, first ascents, himalayas, tibet 1 Comment

A Chinese cyclist has recently completed the first ever Everesting — where a cyclist repeatedly climbs the same hill until they’ve biked the height of Everest — on the side of Everest itself. It’s a story I first reported on a few months earlier.

Everesting on Everest: how mountaineers differ from endurance cyclists

February 28, 2018 Opinion and advice acclimatisation, altitude chambers, cycling, everest, everesting, himalayas, north coast 500, sea to summit, tibet 14 Comments

Everesting involves repeatedly cycling up and down a hill until you’ve ascended the height of Everest. I read an interesting article about Everesting on the Tibetan side of Everest, that shed light on how poorly adapted endurance training is for altitude.