Rode Vedder Ridge from the Frost Rd. Spur with Mark Adriance, starting from his home on the Frost Rd.

We explored the trail we call Piano Drop #1 all the way to the top -- walking and pushing our bikes and clearing as we we went. With Mark's help, I laid out the path for the connector from the new road at the snag just below the summit to the old fire road. It runs through vine maple mostly, and can all be cleared by hand. With luck, I should have it open with an hour of so of work. Perhaps tomorrow...

Approximately 1400 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.