Cerro Gordo - HARDEST CLIMB IN CALIFORNIA? WORST RETIREMENT EVER
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- čas přidán 22. 05. 2024
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Hey Phil, I have a harder climb in California for your obsession with steep climbs. Silver Canyon Road is just outside of Bishop, CA. It is a dirt road that goes up into the White mountains and eventually intersects with White Mountain Road at about 10.5k feet. It will require a mountain bike, not only because I've heard the surface is not as good as Cerro Gordo but also because the gradients are so insane that I think even a rider like you would find it nearly impossible to get traction on Gravel Bike gearing. The main section is 10.5 miles long with an average gradient of 11.5% but this is deceiving because the first half averages 7.5% while the second averages a frankly ridiculous 15.8%. Lots of sections that easily sail past 20% and even reach 25 sometimes. From there you can turn right on White Mountain Road for a much easier and safer descent or you can have someone meet you at the top with a car, resupply with food and water, and then climb the highest road in California and possibly the US to the summit of White Mountain. If you descend the road and ride back to Bishop you will have completed quite possibly the hardest century in the state
Agree, attempted this on a gravel bike and failed miserably around 12k high
@@TheXcrayrun I'm impressed you made it that high. The part from 6k to 10.5k looks absolutely miserable gradient-wise. Strava says there's a stretch in that section that is 26% and that's on pretty slick dirt
My thought exactly
Agreed, and I tried pinging Phil on this a couple times so I assume he's just scared ;) Also, you can continue on from Silver Canyon rd and bike all the way to the top of White Mountain, which is over 14k feet.
@@cufsae27 If he is, who can blame him? Those kinds of climbs go from challenge to just pure hell. You might try the same strategy with Tyler Pearce from VC Adventures. He's nowhere near as strong as Phil but he seems like the type of guy who will attempt just about any insane thing if his viewers point him in the direction of an "Impossible Route" (I am currently picturing what I imagine Tyler's suffer face would be like on that climb-he suffers through rides like no one else)
I'm loving the juxtaposition of the off-road jeep guys airing down their tires vs the bone stock crv going up the same road
I think you can go a lot further than the town where we turned around at the top. I didn't see any of those vehicles on the way up or parked at the top so they must have gone somewhere wild
There is a very popular off road spot (not far from Phil) where you can easily drive a CRV from start to finish. All the obstacles are on side chutes and are totally optional.
Cleghorn, in Phelan right off interstate 15.
I love that you're able to take the KOM on a ridiculous climb like this while keeping your HR below 170 and the fact you were anticipating traffic on that route! 😂
There were cars (jeeps) coming up before we started!
I love Lone Pine and Bishop. Alabama Hills for breakfast, Schat’s bakery for lunch, and the views from any of the roads leading to the passes! OMG Kearsarge rules, especially at sunrise or evening moonrise, when it is magical with alpenglow.
Congrats on the KOM, I appreciate that you put a screen grab of strava so we can see how well you did.
Thanks! I try to make it more about the adventure than “look how fast I am” but try to balance both
Wow!! Kudos on the KOM. That “road” is brutal. I drove up to Cerro Gordo and back down a couple of years ago in my Taco. There were spots that were challenging in my truck. I had not even dreamed of someone doing it on a bike until this video. You are a badass on a bicycle.
Congrats to the other guys on that leaderboard, that’s a tough climb
America really contains some stunning scenery, can't wait to visit again
Pretty there! Very high up and steep. I haven't seen you struggle like that before. Congrats!
You're not getting a cement mixer up that road, well you are if you call Dave Sparks. Phill needs to go binge watch some ghost town living
Well done! Liked the video and wondered what that road looked like. Just heard Brent's stories. BTW, awesome WTF!!! Got to go back next year. Challenging ride, cool roads...and water crossings...and super folks helping and riding! (yes, there are gravel specialists out there leaving me in the dust!) So much fun. Thanks for an excellent event!!!
Cerro Gordo is one of the stops on CA BDR.... I did it on a motorcycle, downhill.... I can't imagine climbing this hill peddling. I recall large rocks on the road, slipping down on the hill and switchbacks.
Well done Phil, but there's just something unsettling about a skin suit on a gravel/mtb climb....... KOM in baggies and a flannel shirt would be cooler! 😎🤠
In Owens Valley, the paved climb to Onion Valley is rated by PJAMM Cycling to be the hardest in California with gain of 5,236 ft, length of 12.9 miles and average grade of 7.7%. It summits at 9,200 feet and it's steepest mile is at 9.2% and steepest 3 miles at 8.5%. In 09, I climbed it and it has a spectacular view near the top looking back down at all the switch backs.
However, I suffered more on another Owens Valley paved climb a couple days later which was to the Ancient BristleCone Pine Forest(White Mountain) which summits at over 10k feet with 10 percent plus grades near the top. The U.S. Forest Service has a visitor center there and a campground.
I believe the road you climbed is White Mountain Road. I've also done Onion Valley and Horseshoe meadows but I've never done that one. What was the main thing that made it difficult?
@@quarkonium3795 The higher elevation with 10% plus grades near the top. I did both climbs on a 30 pound mountain bike, with toe-clips and a front shock with no lock out. The 20 mile descent on that bike was a lot more more comfortable than a road bike.
White mtn road is crazy 🤪 was there last weekend; snow covers the road still; you can’t make to the research station easily nor to the top stand of Bristlecones
One more suffering factor was a lot more sun exposure going up the White Mountain(BristleCone) climb. It was mostly cloudy on the way up the Onion Valley climb and at my start I meet another cyclist who had just finished the descent and he warned me of a thunder storm at the top but It had finished before I got there .
What’s funny is I follow ghost town living and Brent hasn’t shown anything of the new American hotel lately so it’s kinda a spoiler alert that we get an update from you 😂 thanks for that!
Dude that shot at 3:10 is art. I would put this on my wall.
Missed title opportunity: "Climbing the mountains of Tatooine!"
Harder road to go up; From the ranger station at Bristle cone forest to top of white mountain. You’re at 14k feet plus at the top. Most of that ride is above 10k feet.
When it's a struggle, you can always say the bike is the limiting factor...
Thats crazy I have been following the ghost town for a few years now. crazy tracks. would love to do this..
The collab I've been waiting two years for!!!!
Mt Evans is no more, it's mt. Blue sky now :) great vid!!!! Congrats on the KOM!
I ran it a few years ago. Nice scenery. The trail goes up another 1000f up to Cerro Gordo Peak 2.5 miles from the Cerro Ghost town. Probably too steep for riding on a gravel bike but doable.
Fun fact: They have gotten a cement mixer up there!!
The real amazing thing is having friends that would follow you for so long for internet points. Kudos to them.
Bretts channel is really good 🙂
Congrats, Phil, on this epic KOM. I loved this video. 💪🚴💪
No way ive been waiting for some maniac to try this on a bike.
I was wondering when you would get up there. I'd love to give that one a go. Beautiful area.
Looks like Saskatchewan minus the hills and mountains.
Just the wind.
Middle earth 😬 Congratulations on the KOM 😉🌟🌟 👏👏👏👏👏
Somewhat like Peru
Yes, I will. Thanks!
I bet that descent was good
Great views
0:01 yep, it's windy in Mojave
vicious!! Bravo
You should do Penang hill in Malaysia 24-30% avg for 5km
Come do Mineral King Road, not as hard as this but it's a dusy
Probably super sketch at night
hey, how does this compare to Mt. Wash? Similar overalll%, similar elevation gain, similar mileage. and yes, I've done Mt. Wash,.
Nothing is quite as bad as that last 200 m at mt Washington
And no finishers tape to clothesline you 😂
i love that area did epic 6 day hike just north west from cool city It does not feel like Ca until you see gas $$
hot damn old man, inspiring ride
I knew I had seen this place on YT before.
@ 4:09 > Phil might've saved some time by not hauling his 'junk' up that climb
...jus' sayin'...
You kind of give away the result when you say "the previous KOM" @3:39 🤣😂
What’s with the weird jersey lack of collar?
Phil, come snatch the skyline dr KOM .
“…Ghost Town-Houses”
I bet the guy who did hold the KOM is gutted, he probably thought his record would last for a while.
Living the East coast of Canada sucked. It takes 4/5 days to drive to any of these cool places
A ski suit for an average of 9 mph
What? You didn’t ride down? Pain with no reward.
The downhill could have been much more pain. Lots of loose gravel, steep drop offs and no guardrails.
Soon you can stay in the new American Hotel !
Wish he talked to the CZcams guy up there
I love Brent's CZcams channel too!
Yeah and they did bring a cement truck up there! czcams.com/video/yVoCQRHrwrE/video.html
Phil averaged 6.9mph up that climb... the video seriously doesn't convey how steep it is if that's his average. It looked fun until I saw that.
6.9 is my average over a 7% gradient road climb of the same length 😭
Why were other people required? For safety? For video? Do it 6.6 times for an Everesting "at altitude".
Fat hill
first
I turned up my volume trying to hear you over the wind smh
😂
Climate change must be responsible for your subdued excitement in this video and the narration was flat. No fire in your soul on this ride. 🤷🏼♂️
🚴🏼__ __ 👀🙈
Climate chamge my arse.
Bro who can't type has strong opinions on climate change 😂
there's always one. I blame youtube feeding people garbage more than I do this guy
youtube.com/@ghosttownliving?si=QPU3qePVIpSEPvaG
This is the channel for the guy who owns the ghost town!