Ride 37 - 14 October 2019
Distance 41.5km (Distance to date 1107.9km)
Time 3hrs 14mins (Time to date 84hrs 58mins)
Rich 1 - 0 Mt Doug!!! (2019).
I conquered Mt Doug on a Green Bike, all the way to the top, no stopping!!!
I have history with Mt Doug. My 2018 challenge was to raise money for charity and I decided to do that by conquering Mt Doug. Scaling Mt Doug to the equivalent height of Mt Everest. Thats 60 ascents.
I didn't manage 60, I should have trained! But I did manage to raise a wad of money for charity!
Anyway, the reason for the story.....I was out doing this ride on Thanksgiving which I realized while riding was the anniversary of the Everest attempt. So the route became obvious, I was going to have to do Mt Doug.
It was savage!! I do not have the power to force a green bike straight up the hill so I was reduced to zig zagging the whole way. But an ascent is an ascent.
The way down was interesting too, my brakes failed! guessing they overheated. Luckily it was pretty slow speed so I was able to use my feet to stop! Just a heads up if you're thinking of trying it!
Points of Interest.....
Mt Doug Summit (48.46626, -123.34649)
There are easier ways to get there, but Mt Doug summit is a must for anyone visiting. On a clear day you can get great views of Mt Baker and on a really clear day, you can see Mt Ranier (fun fact: Mt Ranier is an active volcano!). Mt Doug is relatively speaking a pretty small climb, but it's steep enough to get anyone's heart pumping!
Distance 41.5km (Distance to date 1107.9km)
Time 3hrs 14mins (Time to date 84hrs 58mins)
Rich 1 - 0 Mt Doug!!! (2019).
I conquered Mt Doug on a Green Bike, all the way to the top, no stopping!!!
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| My hero xx |
I have history with Mt Doug. My 2018 challenge was to raise money for charity and I decided to do that by conquering Mt Doug. Scaling Mt Doug to the equivalent height of Mt Everest. Thats 60 ascents.
I didn't manage 60, I should have trained! But I did manage to raise a wad of money for charity!
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| I may be smiling here, but.............. |
It was savage!! I do not have the power to force a green bike straight up the hill so I was reduced to zig zagging the whole way. But an ascent is an ascent.
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| guess which line was up? |
The way down was interesting too, my brakes failed! guessing they overheated. Luckily it was pretty slow speed so I was able to use my feet to stop! Just a heads up if you're thinking of trying it!
Points of Interest.....
Mt Doug Summit (48.46626, -123.34649)
There are easier ways to get there, but Mt Doug summit is a must for anyone visiting. On a clear day you can get great views of Mt Baker and on a really clear day, you can see Mt Ranier (fun fact: Mt Ranier is an active volcano!). Mt Doug is relatively speaking a pretty small climb, but it's steep enough to get anyone's heart pumping!
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| The effort in getting here is not reflected by the quality of the photo |
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