Rode Galbraith to the top of the Intestine today in light snow.

Its funny how reluctant otherwise macho mountain bikers are to ride their precious bikes through mud holes. If at all possible, they'll try to skirt the edge of the hole -- riding through or over all sorts of outlandish debris just to avoid getting muddy.

This is very evident where the Lower Intestine meets the Family Fun Center. Everybody's trying to dodge around it, but the easiest line is actually right down the middle. That's where the hardest, fastest rolling bottom is too.

Approximately 1100 verts.

Vert Quest chronicles "The Man Known As Mongo's" pursuit of the World Record for climbing on a mountain bike, 404,000 vertical feet, or the vertical equivalent of 13 sea-level-to-summit ascents of Mt. Everest during a 12 month period. Mongo's mountain bike climbing tricks are distilled in Mongo's Over-the-top Guide to Climbing.