Quote Originally Posted by tlkiwi
That's 8848 metres from sea level, according to one of the spaces in my brain filled with trivia rather than practical, useful stuff. I thought of Everest in the first place because I was just reading in mbr yesterday about people on a mtb holiday in the Alps climbing (and descending) that far in a week! Five riding days!

It's really not that bad. We rode 5 days in the Azores (which are hilly, but not Alp like) and then when we got home did the local mountain with SK and that was almost 18,000 feet for the week. Granted Everest is another 10K.

I guess it's all in what you're used to. I bet next year Sarah goes for 200,000 feet!

V.