Hill climbs are of relatively short duration vs mountain climbs. While the grades encountered can be similar, mountain climbs just seem to go on forever.
Hill climbs are of relatively short duration vs mountain climbs. While the grades encountered can be similar, mountain climbs just seem to go on forever.
My personal definition is the presence of switch backs. Every mountain climb I've done seems to involve some sort of switch backs, hills don't.
"Bicycling is a big part of the future. It has to be. There's something wrong with a society that drives a car to workout in a gym." -- Bill Nye