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Day #: 85 Ride #: 59 Day's verts: 2300 Total vertical feet climbed: 93,800
Daily Deal: Galbraith get away
Ride Journal: Galbraith Mt, WA
Bruce Brown
3/25/2000

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The new stunt on the Upper Ridge Trail between the Big Gnarly and the fork for the Upper Ridge Trail Extension.
Rode for four hours on Galbraith en route to Hartstene Island to check the pilings under the beach cabin.

There is a new log crossing (actually, log pile) stunt on the Upper Ridge Trail. I rode it both ways.

Continuing on the the fork between Crazy 8s and 911, I took Crazy 8s, which I enjoyed so much I immediately rode back up it, then turned around and rode back down. Very nice trail, which is ridable both ways (except, maybe climbing the biggest drop and the chute above).

At the island, I found one of the main pilings on the south side of the cabin had been knocked out. Jeannie Fancher and I will go down next Saturday to fix it.

Approximately 2300 verts.


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The fork that divides Crazy 8s and 911, looking down from the top of Crazy 8s
Vert Quest -- excerpts from Mongo's World Record Journal by Bruce Brown
Days: 365 Rides: 220 Total vertical feet climbed: 404,900
January 2000 - "South Pass Mist" by Bruce Brown
January
February 2000 - "Bo" by Mongo
February
March 2000 - "The Big East" by Mongo
March
April 2000 - "Mark on Dan's Trail" by Mongo
April
May 2000 - "Flowers by the Back Porch" by Bruce Brown
May
June 2000 - "Herb at the Big Gnarly" by Mongo
June
July 2000 - "Woof" by Mongo
July
August 2000 - "Lake Samish" by Mongo
August
September 2000 - "Babe" by Mongo
September
October 2000 - "Still Life with Helmet" by Bruce Brown
October
November 2000 - "Mongo on the Family Fun Center" by Mark Adriance
November
December 2000 - "Guano on the Coast" by Mongo
December
* Click here for the full list of Bruce Brown's Vert Quest journal entries.

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.

Mongo's Guide to Climbing by Bruce Brown


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