How high have you climbed so far this year?

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  • simon_masterson
    simon_masterson Posts: 2,740
    If you got that information from Strava or other GPS device, how high have you ACTUALLY climbed so far this year? ;)
    Retro(ish) TT 2017-
    Fixed TT 2015-2016
  • Mikey23
    Mikey23 Posts: 5,306
    I did a 30 miler today, did the strava recalculate thingy and it gave me 35 ft!
  • diplodicus
    diplodicus Posts: 711
    55,777 feet in 1,700 miles. Pretty flat round here :D
  • Cheshire Cat
    Cheshire Cat Posts: 309
    Rolf F wrote:
    Cheshire Cat wrote:
    To date this year, 194,613ft in 3863.5 miles.

    How can you manage to live in Cumbria, cover 1000 miles more than me but achieve no more actual altitude?! You aren't trying hard enough! :lol:

    Easy, by being a lump...and going round the lumpy bits ;0)
    “Faster, Faster, until the thrill of speed overcomes the fear of death.” Hunter S Thompson
  • thefd
    thefd Posts: 1,021
    90,000 feet in 1400 miles this year!
    2017 - Caadx
    2016 - Cervelo R3
    2013 - R872
    2010 - Spesh Tarmac
  • Ian_d
    Ian_d Posts: 69
    79,465 ft in 1351 miles so far this year.
  • Mikey41
    Mikey41 Posts: 690
    This year to date:

    651.6 miles
    31,004 feet climbed
    Giant Defy 2 (2012)
    Giant Defy Advanced 2 (2013)
    Giant Revel 1 Ltd (2013)
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  • Guanajuato
    Guanajuato Posts: 399
    Elev Gain 32,913ft, Distance 574.1mi
    Or for the foreign types, 10,032m, 923.9km
  • verylonglegs
    verylonglegs Posts: 3,957
    12,000ft in 1050 miles garmin connect tells me. Norfolk :wink:
  • kettrinboy
    kettrinboy Posts: 613
    Only 44.000 ft in 1505 miles but then ive spent a fair few of those miles this year on the turbo during the bad weather.
  • DavidJB
    DavidJB Posts: 2,019
    105,666ft

    work of the devil!
  • peat
    peat Posts: 1,242
    53,442ft over 1320 miles.

    Which isnt all that impressive having looked at some in here.

    Will be adding 25,000ft over 500 miles next week though. BRING ON THE PAIN.
  • willow71uk
    willow71uk Posts: 114
    21,427ft i hate hills.
  • Flexisurfer
    Flexisurfer Posts: 249
    54.062 in 1448.63 miles so far this year and all in Suffolk.
  • ju5t1n
    ju5t1n Posts: 2,028
    142,047ft over 2,675.9mi
  • charliew87
    charliew87 Posts: 371
    A paltry 26,000ft in 573miles thus far.
    Canyon AL Ultimate 9.0
  • slowbike
    slowbike Posts: 8,498
    67,264ft in 1300 miles - so seems about average.

    Now it's warmed up a bit I'm going to find a few more climbs on the way to/from work.
  • junglist_matty
    junglist_matty Posts: 1,731
    I live in flatland....
    42,000 ft over 1600 miles

    Although my biggest single climb this year is 4300ft...

    http://app.strava.com/activities/47850249#836533162
  • SFT
    SFT Posts: 156
    30941 ft in 402 miles; I must get out more!
  • Pumpkin Positive
    Pumpkin Positive Posts: 392
    85,466ft in 1,195 miles
  • richp77
    richp77 Posts: 12
    38,538m in 1,868 km or 126,437ft in 1160miles, I need to move to flatland.
  • willy b
    willy b Posts: 4,125
    90,302ft of climbing over 4,152 miles. That works out at 22ft a mile... :lol:
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  • Grill
    Grill Posts: 5,610
    181,824ft over 3,627 miles. Quite a lot of TT training so not as much climbing as I'd like.
    English Cycles V3 | Cervelo P5 | Cervelo T4 | Trek Domane Koppenberg
  • TheSmithers
    TheSmithers Posts: 291
    51,063 ft over 887 miles = 57.57 ft/m.

    I think ascent/distance ratio is a much better measure to compare. Quality not quantity! :D
    http://app.strava.com/athletes/2086404
  • deswahriff
    deswahriff Posts: 310
    46,473 fet in 1,045 miles....May will be a block-buster, though.....Mallorca - Puig Major and Sa Calobra - down and up!
  • shadow4532
    shadow4532 Posts: 133
    73.661 Ft in 1095 miles down here in sunny somerset
    GIANT PROPEL SL1 for racing and posing
    TREK 2.5 training and commuting
    GIANT REVEL 1 LTD for when it gets all snowy
  • ajhapps
    ajhapps Posts: 16
    Wow, some real mountain goats here. I live in NYC, so not too many mountains to climb.

    27,562 ft over 614 miles
  • gingermagician
    gingermagician Posts: 326
    135,161ft in 1,881 miles for me - not enough, given 5 days in the Pyrenees are looming on the horizon...
  • Bordersroadie
    Bordersroadie Posts: 1,052
    95,000ft in 1300 miles.
  • slowmart
    slowmart Posts: 4,484
    46 rides
    1100.6 miles
    44,705 of climbing
    “Give a man a fish and feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and feed him for a lifetime. Teach a man to cycle and he will realize fishing is stupid and boring”

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