I know it's tough. One July some years ago I was backpacking in the White Mts.and got a touch of
hypothermia near the summit of Mt. Washington. No harm resulted, but it did cause me to have a
couple of brief, but interesting hallucinations.
On a wall in the Pinkham Notch AMC Hut there is a board where those 124 deaths are listed by date,
name, and cause. This board has spaces to list additional names. It is a sobering thing to see. It
forces you to recognize the harsh artic like conditions you might, by chance, even in summer, find
yourself in.
I saw some old pictures in Yankee Magazine of some guys riding bikes down the auto road. They were
dragging planks of lumber chained to their bikes to help slow them down. Yesteryears version of
extreme sports I suppose.
Skip
"RCPINTO" <
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>
> Many beleive the Mt Washington Hill climb to be the hardest paved
road
> climb in existence.
>
> My bud George Reynolds did it in '99 (?) and asked me beforehand what
I
> though he should use for gearing...I told him I did not think 15 inches
would
> be too low.
>
> IIRC, he went with ~20 gear inches, and after said that he was in that lowest gear over 90% of
> the race, and said he could have used lower!
>
> George started last after letting everyone go, and picked off about
200
> riders out of 400+ on the way to a 1:42 finish. A tough, tough climb!
>
> The problem is that you send in your money (as much as 300 dollars
last I
> checked) - and since Mt Washington has the reputation as the "worlds worst weather"- with
> hurricane force winds over 110 days per year, killer
snow/ice
> storms, 124 deaths for climbers/skiers over the last two centuries, and
the
> worlds record 231MPH wind measurement...the chances the event will get canceled- and you will lose
> your entry fee- are high.
>
> At least it goes to a good cause, the Tin Mountain group.
>
>
> Rich
>
>
>
>
> Rich Pinto
> Bacchetta Bicycles