Quote Originally Posted by lunacycles View Post

I think to define "long climb" is very dependent on your fitness level.
I think it's also very dependent on your terrain.

We don't have many "long" climbs here in No CA under my definition (really just the big 3, Tam, Diablo and Hamilton and a handful of others), but we routinely ride other places where you can climb 8 - 10 miles without much of a break. So that's "long". I don't really consider a mile or so climb (think Marshall wall) as "long" - but when you get to about 3 - 4 miles (Stinson to Pantoll, Ink Grade) you're getting longer. The Geysers, Pine Flat, Tam, Sierra, are LONG.

It is COMPLETELY subjective. I really just base it on time. How long does it take? Can I compose an entire closing argument in my head before I get to the top? Ok, it's long.