BEN: Well it's as high at the Col du Tourmalet. Which we will climb at least once and possibly twice. (That's 6,938.9764 ft, but we start at 710 meters so it's not that
bad a climb.)
bad a climb.)
This photo is of the long hill on the Great River Ride in the Berkshires. Its about 8% and 1/2 to 3/4 of mile straight up - meaning no switchbacks. You climb and climb and the end never looks to get any closer for a long while. This shot is from half way up and from my adopted flatlander perspective it seemed formidable. Yet, it's only 800ft above sea level.
That is the biggest problem we have to deal with - our flatlander perspective. The rest is training.
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