Video & pics of steep climb from one of my most difficult rides ever

[margo49]

Wow!

[buffybike]

You GO girl!! I tend to avoid inclines myself, out of pure laziness. Makes me want to go looking for a hill on my next ride.

[luv2climb]

You GO girl!! I tend to avoid inclines myself, out of pure laziness. Makes me want to go looking for a hill on my next ride.

Thanks! I really do live up to my username here. I love climbing more than any other type of riding, even descending (although the descent that followed the never-ending climb up Rock Creek Road sure was appreciated, as that climb was tiring due to its placement in the ride).

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Jeez, that Tacoma idiot- you have their lic #, you should report them to the cops and give them the video as evidence- that jerk should be ticketed- clearly unsafe driving putting you in danger.

That is one tortuous climb-- I noted the irony of your gasps and groans alongside your youtube user name: 'cyclingfun'.

[luv2climb]

Jeez, that Tacoma idiot- you have their lic #, you should report them to the cops and give them the video as evidence- that jerk should be ticketed- clearly unsafe driving putting you in danger.

Guess what else I noticed on that Tacoma when I was editing the sufferfest video? A magnetic sign like what pool and landscaping guys have on their trucks. It had a phone number on it but I could only read the area code. Way to advertise your services-by driving like a selfish idiot.

Jeez, That is one tortuous climb-- I noted the irony of your gasps and groans alongside your youtube user name: 'cyclingfun'.

LOL! I know! Kind of like my username here. I love to suffer! Actually, when I created that "cyclingfun" nickname on YouTube, I had just started the weight loss and climbing rides, and I didn't have the ovaries to put up a sufferfest video. I finally mustered the courage to do so in February of this year, which is when I joined TE. If you look at the name on the top of my YouTube channel, it's "freighttraininguphill", which is more appropriate for the kind of riding I prefer.

[Miranda]

Great job, enjoyed the vid and pics.

Ha ha... the friendly guys in the truck, that was cracking me up... "um, ya, that was a b*tch lol..." ya, you got it right buddy.

I like climbing too, but I'm in the midwest, so don't have your kinds of climbs. It's still a great sense of accomplishment though when you get to the top.

[luv2climb]

Great job, enjoyed the vid and pics.

Ha ha... the friendly guys in the truck, that was cracking me up... "um, ya, that was a b*tch lol..." ya, you got it right buddy.

I like climbing too, but I'm in the midwest, so don't have your kinds of climbs. It's still a great sense of accomplishment though when you get to the top.

Thank you. Actually that was me saying "that was a b1tch" about the climb. It was a fun b1tch though!

[MojoGrrl]

Awesome! I just did a killer ride in the same area today (around Colfax). I'm new to climbing and the hills out there - and some of those descents - are, well, killer. 6500 feet of climbing!