Vert Quest: excerpts from Mongo's World Record Ride Journal, 3/16/2000

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Day #: 76	Ride #: 54	Day's verts: 2300	Total vertical feet climbed: 84,400
Daily Deal: Personal best climbing Black Mt.

Ride Journal: Black Mt, WA
Bruce Brown
3/16/2000

Clouds at the snowline on Black Mt.

Rode Black Mt for the first time this year, and beat my personal best for an hour of climbing. Last summer I did 2130 verts in an hour on Black Mt. Today I did 2190 verts in an hour. I felt pretty good about this, especially considering that my Cannondale Jekyll is a pound heavier than my Specialized Stumpjumper FSR XC.

Approximately 2300 verts.


Days: 365	Rides: 220		Total vertical feet climbed: 404,900


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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. © Copyright 1973 - 2020 by Bruce Brown and BF Communications Inc. Astonisher and Astonisher.com are trademarks of BF Communications Inc. BF Communications Inc. P.O. Box 393 Sumas, WA 98295 USA (360) 927-3234 Website by Running Dog