Book: Complete Guide to Climbing (by Bike)

[jobob]

Hi all -

This just showed up on my clubs e-list.

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If you have a few dollars to spare after you holiday spending (OK, like $12.21 if you order from Amazon), and like to climb, you may enjoy the recently published book "Complete Guide to Climbing by Bike" by John Summerson
http://usacyclingclimbing.com/
There are several Bay Area climbs that make the lists as well as many others in California. Happy Holidays!

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"toughest" US road segment of length 1/10 mile:
1. Canton Ave, Pittsburgh: 35%

toughest half-mile segment:
1. Kingsley Hill Road, Monroe Bridge, MA: 19.2%
2. Marin Ave, Berkeley CA: 18.1%
3. Lincoln Gap, East (VT): 16.3%
4. Old Priest Grade, CA: 15.9%
5. Lincoln Gap West, VT: 15.8%

toughest mile segment:
1. Lincoln Gap, East VT: 15.9%
2. Marin Ave, Berkeley CA: 14.1%
3. Old Priest Grade, CA: 15.0%
4. Burke Mt, VT (14.8%)
5. Bohlman-On Orbit, Saratoga CA (14.6%)

steepest total climb at least 2 miles:
1. Burke Mt, VT: 13.4%
2. Old Priest Grade: 13.1%
3. Bohlman-On Orbit, Saratoga CA: 12.8%
4. Bohlman Road, Saratoga CA: 12.0%
5. Mt Washington: 11.9%

toughest 5 miles segment:
1. Mt Washington, 12.1%
2. Mt Equinox, VT, 11.5%
3. Shirley Meadows East, CA, 9.6%
4. Whitney Portal, CA, 9.2%
5. Onion Valley Road, Eastern Sierra, 8.8%

toughest 10 mile segment:
1. Onion Valley Road, Eastern Sierra, 8.3%

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[Zen]

Canton Avenue Video

[maillotpois]

Oh I want to do Whitney Portal.

I've climbed Whitney 5 - 6 times (as a one day thing from the portal - before I was a cyclist). Reading that on the list makes me think about that portal road - that would be GREAT.


(Similar to gw_12's Horseshoe Meadows climb but with out the Caltrans incendiary devices. )