#7Everests

A collection of the road parts of the #7Everests challenge. On the 16th May until the 22nd May, I will attempted to cycle 7 Everests, one every day of the week to raise awareness and funds for the incredible work Movember carry out in supporting mental health. The concept of Everesting is fiendishly simple: Pick any hill, anywhere in the world and complete repeats of it in a single activity until you climb 8,848m – the equivalent height of Mt Everest. I will be tackling his challenge on the iconic Stwlan Dam.As far as climbs go, the Llyn Stwlan Dam in Snowdonia may well be the best kept secret on British soil. It boasts the type of tight switchbacks that look more like the Stelvio Pass than anything you might expect in the back roads of Wales, as well as a savage gradient of 9.7%. Its second half hovers at a far more punishing 12%. As it is the service road for a dam, it is also blissfully free of motor traffic. And once you reach the dam itself, the view over Snowdonia is unique, and well worth a few minutes in the red.I needed to complete 33 reps of the climb every day to climb the 8,848m required. It will total around 182km each day and is expected to take around 14 hours. Unfortunately the conditions were truly against me for this one and safety came an important factor and a large proportion of the elevation was done using Zwift. You can read more here: chrishallrides.com/7everestsTo donate to Movember head to: uk.movember.com/mospace/6408721Watch the film here: 7 EVERESTS. 7 DAYS.