Have there been any unicycle Everesting attempts since Ben Soja’s 23 hour completion in 2018(Strava Link)? I’m looking to give it a go in a couple weeks here and am curious if this is still the fastest known time or if anybody has done it since.
For those unfamiliar, Everesting is doing the elevation of Everest, 29029ft or 8848m, in one ride going up and down a singular climb.
About once or twice a year, I put some local(-ish) hills into the everesting calculator and think about if I could do it and what would be the best strategy, so I’ll be following along.
Beating Ben’s time is never realistic for me, even with optimistic planning for quite short breaks I end up over 24 hours. (Which given that I know Ben is fitter than me is in some strange way confirmation that my assumptions are not that far off).
Since I only have small hills, I’m thinking that a “many different setups” strategy where I rotate through crank lengths and freewheel/fixed might actually be nice. Objectively, Schlumpf is probably still the best option, fast while probably requiring a little less focus than a freewheel…