{"id":8684,"date":"2014-12-03T15:18:38","date_gmt":"2014-12-03T15:18:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.merlincycles.com\/blog\/?p=8684"},"modified":"2014-12-03T15:18:38","modified_gmt":"2014-12-03T15:18:38","slug":"what-is-everesting-on-strava","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.merlincycles.com\/blog\/what-is-everesting-on-strava\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Everesting on Strava?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Strava is taking over the cycling community. The GPS based, performance tracking website has sparked interest amongst amateur and professional riders worldwide.<\/p>\n

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Everesting is just one of the popular challenges which Strava has to offer. The question is, do you have what it takes to climb the height of Everest?<\/p>\n

Everesting<\/h2>\n

Within the world of Strava, Everesting is the new craze under the spotlight. It involves cyclists climbing the overall height of Mount Everest at 8,800 metres within a single outing.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s not many long, steep climbs accessible to people so if you\u2019re wanting to give it a try, you\u2019re going to have to ride up and down a hill A LOT of times! However, that\u2019s exactly what people are doing.<\/p>\n

\"Strava\"<\/p>\n

A recent cyclist who took up the task, named James Wyatt, completed the Everesting challenge in 25hrs 43mins 33secs accumulating 388.5km along the way.<\/p>\n

Combined with a total climb of 9,027m, he exceeded the competition threshold. We commend you on that impressive ride, James!<\/p>\n

Strava<\/h2>\n

With the constant improvements of GPS technology, cyclists are finding themselves able to accurately record their ride times and distances. As you can imagine this has stemmed some competition between riders.\"Strava<\/p>\n

Strava is the cyclist\u2019s choice of online performance tracking website. It allows you to record your ride time, height climb and distance using GPS software such as a smart phone or a Garmin.<\/p>\n

Strava not only logs the distance and time but also maps out your route so your followers can challenge your exact ride.<\/p>\n

It is used by amateurs and pros alike. You can challenge the times of your friends and your idols. A bit of friendly competition could be what you need to knock that extra minute off your PB.<\/p>\n

Oh, it\u2019s free by the way so there\u2019s no excuse not to sign up.<\/p>\n

Merlin Cycles Strava Club<\/h2>\n

Here at Merlin, we\u2019re big fans of Strava. We hold frequent competitions to win prizes so make sure you follow us to be in the chance of winning.<\/p>\n

We make sure our competitions are suitable for everyone. We understand not everyone is an Iron Man!<\/p>\n

If you take up the Everesting challenge, make sure you drop us a comment below so we can check it out.<\/p>\n

Get on our\u00a0Strava Club page<\/a>\u00a0and we\u2019ll be sure to give you a follow back.<\/p>\n