Climbing Mauna Kea - Impossible Route HAWAII
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 16 ก.ย. 2024
- Mauna Kea is the world's largest volcano and has the objectively the hardest road climb up to the top. This cycling documentary looks at the gravel road up to the the top, which had never been done before.
What makes this route so difficult is the combination of all factors. Distance, elevation gain, elevation peak, gradient, and road surface. With a peak elevation of 14,000 ft, the oxygen is only 12% at the top. The first 2 miles avg at 20% gradient on the USA's steepest paved road.
The road cycling climb up Mauna Kea is objectively the worlds hardest climb, but many have accomplished that challenge. The impossible route is almost entirely on gravel roads, making this cycling adventure, the hardest one day route in the world.
Big Island Bike Tours was the biggest support on this cycling documentary as they were the sag and helped get some of the great footage you see. Big Island Bike Tours took an entire week to help Jeremiah and myself realize this amazing adventure. If you are ever on the big island, look up Alex at Big Island Bike Tours and have him show you around.
Canyon also played a huge roll in this project, getting me a bike, helping with the budget, and the overall support was top notch.
With my whoop, I was able to plan the best day to make this attempt. The data I was able to collect and use to predict peak fitness is what made it possible to complete this climb.
The Impossible Route - Worlds Hardest Climb (A Cycling Documentary)
#worldshardestclimb #cycling #gravelbike #cyclingdocumentary
Chapters broken down by timestamp;
The Bike : 8:08
The Plan: 10:24
The Beach: 22:21
The Jungle: 28:48
The Farmland: 35:52
The LavaRock: 44:48
The Volcano: 50:41
My friends and I used to ride Mnt bike down and up Waipio Valley Road often in the 90s. Back into the valley too. Mud Lane was way worse back in the day. We would downhill Mana Road from the Mauna Kea access road. I always wanted to do this route but life got in the way. Another ride was the Mauna Loa access road. The goal there was to do it entirely in the big chain ring. Good times. I've been on the summit of Mauna Kea in 100+ mph winds. It's no joke. Set up water and food stashes along the route to do this without a SAG vehicle.
If it wasn't windy the heat would have done you in.
I can't believe you allowed your feet and bikes to get soaked with saltwater. All you had to do was start from the high tide mark which is the beach/tree line.
The health issues are more about people going from sea level to the summit in less than 2 hours. Your climb was as gradual as it can get 🙂 Congrats on this feat.
I can relate to what it was like. I've done numerous extreme hikes and rides on this island.
Wish you two were around 30 years ago so I had someone to take this on with.
The fact that you biked up Waipio is absolutely insane lol...what a leg burner that must be! 😭
@@mattyb808 Honestly, if me and my friends could do it any bike rider could. It's a short climb and yes, a leg burner. Riding from Otech to the top of Kaloko via Palisades is way more challenging in my book. Then there's Kaloko to the summit of Hualalai. All fun climbs 🙂
A friend and I hiked down mauna kea not on roads to our houses on the Hamakua Coast using a compass, no trail ...about 10 years ago. It took 13 hours. I lost both of my big toe nails and my pants were ripped up by the lava. Also Ive thought of a bike route from the saddle road turning off downhill on the mauna access road to the mana rd. above the hamakua coast direction. It's dirt road, no jungle (not going all the way to wiapio via mud lane and wiapio is local traffic only no walking or bikes now).. This doesnt include riding down from the top of mauna kea but one could. There are great views with the site where Botanist David Douglas (Douglas Fir named for him) was killed 200 years ago. Something of a cold case. There is a monument, sequoias and douglas firs planted there in his honor at about 6K ft. There are the rustic keanakolu cabins that can be rented thru the state parks, maybe midway, and near the cabins the road is really rough for a bit like 4 wheel drive, high clearance essential. The mana road eventually comes out near wiamea. Air is real thin up there at the top of Mauna Kea. Also vegan. ;) ...
Thank you mate great video. Very inspirational
51:00, you are asking an existential question, "Who are the two voices in my head?" One is your egoic, lower self mind. The other is your higher Self; the one you always have been and will be. Great job on your channel and following your passion.
Wuling Pass is in Taiwan not in Thailand and it's a part of the usual appx. 100km route of Taiwan KOM Challenge.
Apsolutly Apsolutly awesome 💯👍
Well done you 2
@vegan
Your expressions at 1h14 when you did that self talk is exactly what drives you all the time
That is the talk about future you I now learn in that Deepak Chopra book called MetaHuman.
You and Jeremy and team are the benchmarks in adventure biking.
Much love and respect for sharing and inspiring us ..
BTW.. the Views and soundtrack..❤
Real nice route and vídeo. 💪💪👏👏👏
Tyler on acid there at 55:50 was the best part!
Absolutely mind-blowing. 😲
Michlob Ultras on me! Keep your complimates coming.
I remember riding from Kona over the mountain to the windy side of the island and wanted to ride back , but the winds killed my strength. Had to call my brother to come pick me up in the car. haha
Wuling Pass is in Taiwan, not Thailand. The event is known as Taiwan KOM. It's one of the most scenic climbs in the world.
congrats!!!
Epic!🤙🤙
you tried to not lose it when the saltwater came…also doing this clipped in -chapeau. But just curious. why clickpedals and why road pedals? 😳
Oo. Is Impossible Route getting an independent channel? If so, very cool!
Lower gears? Sometimes racers don’t understand. Eagle cassettes small front chain ring. Pride is tough to negotiate with.
Is this supposed to be high production? I feel like it’s a miss opportunity here, it’s like the sound quality and video is shot on iPhone 4.
This is reposted, watch the original on the vc adventures channel. Not sure what this channel is about but it certainly isn’t Tyler. Sound and video will be better. I will say that, with the vibe of this kinda thing it won’t always be perfect but it is better in the actual upload
Amazing adventure as usual
Wuling is in taiwan
You guys are amazing!!!
aww yeahhh!!
big sad this is over shadowed by some other content but i'm glad i found it!
I used to live on Hawaii, and rode the route, including the wapio valley, to the summit at mauna Kea, and then back to Hilo weekly, it's not that tough. I also used to ride the east side route which is the reverse direction. Again not so tough, get a life, you make more of the ride than it deserves
VC Adventures rip off
too much talking i do not want to see your face all the time