With gale force winds and a late season cold front blowing into the Western Cape, over the Heritage Day long weekend, the SHEveresting women brought their Everesting attempt forward. Making use of the public holiday and the only day of fine weather 11 women set out at 4:30am – on Thursday, 24 September – to [...]
When faced with the task of riding up and down a hill until your elevation gained reaches the height of Mount Everest you ideally wish for good weather. In order to avoid enduring a long day on their bikes, in the rain, the SHEveresting women have brought their Everesting attempt forward. The ride will now [...]
During the break from elite cycling races, enforced by the Covid-19 pandemic, the challenge of Everesting became increasingly popular. As lockdowns lifted and cyclists could take to the roads once more the records tumbled. Riding one hill, up and down, until the accumulated meters of elevation gained reached 8 848 metres – or the height of [...]
