Rough Stuff - Dave Meehan

Start to Hit the Snow Line

Cycling

Safer walking up this, it’s very icy!

Cycling

4.25 miles and 700m. I might get short changed on the climb, I think there is only another 100m to go. Bit windy but still

Cycling

Meet Esther, Marion and Francois – I did! They walked up the same way I have come. Now about 500m up, so around half way.

Cycling

Climb now starting to pick up, maybe 10% average here. Given that this is probably how the piste bashers get up, it could get a

Cycling, Life

Starting to gain some height now. Fairly gentle grade and he surface has improved somewhat.

Cycling, Life

No warm up here, straight onto a service track for the ski lifts, boulders everywhere and the back wheel is already spinning.

Cycling, Life

Ready for the off, 1000m of ascent awaits. Will he make it? Follow along with the live blogging this afternoon!

21st September, 2011 Dave

Cycling

Finally, the first proper day out with both the trailer and the new bike. I had been waiting for this one for weeks, a chance