• Harry Says “Just get on my wheel and you will be alright!”
  • Harry Says “Put in an extra loop down the coast road”
  • Harry Says “Ride your bike!”
  • Harry Says “Just a steady 2 to 3 hours”

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Tenzing Norgay, Mallory, Garmin, Taylor.....8848mtrs....WOW

danmon_81's picture
Submitted by danmon_81
on Sun, 31/08/2014 - 22:14

Well after a discussion over a beer (how often does that happen! smiley) its was decided a week ago that 'yeah....why not'!!!!..........for any of us normal people we would have put it down to the booze, munched our sausage sarnies and moved on!.....Chris and Rick thought better!!!

Yesterday (Saturday 30th August 2014) at around 5:00am 2 HMCC members Chris Garmin and Rick Taylor set of from the roundabout at the bottom of Beacon :ane for the first of 98, 1.1mile laps upto the Prince William pub...............................................

 

22hrs...........29,890ft.............220miles later they officially became 2 of an elite group of only 164 riders IN THE WORLD....to have everested!!!!!!!!!! (eversting - http://www.everesting.cc/hall-of-fame/)

 

Lots of the club joined them for some of the way but you'll have to admit this one Herculean example of mental and physical endurance!!!!!!


Rick - http://www.strava.com/activities/187806901

Chris - http://www.strava.com/activities/187634746

 

CHAP - BLOODY - EAU Fellas!!!!!!!!!!!