Quote Originally Posted by bikerz
Big news - I made it 2/3 of the way up "Jo's Nemesis Hill" with out stopping! I did the part with a gradient of 8-12% followed by 3-5% followed by 10-14% and then I turned around before the final steep part because my legs felt like noodles! (Is that 2/3, Jo? I turned around at the big chain link fence area after the second climb...)
That's correct, Z. Very well done!! It took me many, many attempts to make it up that far. I still remember the day I finally made it up there - I was simultanously thrilled and exhausted.

And then I found out there was more to it .... I didn't realize it until then. ack!