The Climbing Ride,October 13th - The Return of Your Favorite Form of Suffering

It’s officially fall, time for The Climbing Ride. It’s the answer to everybody’s burning question: “What if you take an Egan and stretch it out horizontally and vertically?”. Come on down to the Los Altos Chamber of Commerce Suffering at 09:10 this Sunday and join me in the quest for lactic acid burns.

If you are not an Alto Velo member you will need to fill out your yearly waiver at https://www.bikereg.com/alto-velo-guest-waiver

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

Route: http://ridewithgps.com/routes/2036476

48 Miles, 5500 ft.

Climbs of note: Redwood Gulch, Sanborn Rd, Pennsylvania/Overlook/Sheldon, Rest of Overlook, Saratoga Hills, Rainbow, Regnart, Lindy.

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 on semi-random 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.