The Climbing Ride, October 23 - More Pointless Suffering

Ride up a dead end road, gasp, squint at the view, do it again. And again. Lather, rinse, repeat, go home, swear at your legs, swear at the damn ride leader, question your sanity, pencil the next ride into your calendar. Ours is not to ask why.

Short route this week, so you’re expected to hit the hills hard from the start. The next day is a work day so it’s not like you’re saving your legs for anything.

To paraphrase Winston Churchill, "If you are going up hill, keep going".

Route: http://ridewithgps.com/routes/1857342

44 Miles, 4600 ft.

Climbs of note: Voss, Montebello/Peacock, Mt. Eden, Old Oak, Pike, Sarahills, Peach Hill, Lancaster/Matilija, Comer, Prospect/Rolling Hills.

Ride Safety:

Riders must be fully vaccinated and boosted for COVID-19.

For additional ride safety rules, please visit https://www.altovelo.org/riding-etiquette

What: The Climbing Ride meets at the Los Altos Chamber of Commerce parking lot alternate Sundays at 09:10 and leaves at 09:15. We regroup and recover after every climb; if you can do OLH in under 25 minutes you should have no problem keeping up.

Where: Los Altos Chamber of Commerce. 321 University Ave, Los Altos, CA 94022

How: Remember, pace yourself appropriately, there's lots of hills to climb! Pay attention to traffic and don't hog the road. Rides are 40-60 miles with 5000-7000 feet of climbing. The emphasis is on little-traveled hills with grades of ten to twenty percent. Riders are encouraged to wear garishly colored socks, and discouraged from vomiting in people’s driveways.