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A bunch of crazy landscapers (and friends) putting themselves through the mill for a great cause, "Perennial" (Gardeners' Royal Benevolent Society)
http://www.perennial.org.uk/about_perennial/index.aspx
The cycling schedule is below and days 1, 4 & 6 have a mountain too!
Day One – Ben Nevis to Ballachulish (18 miles)
Total Ascent: 790 ft
Total Descent: 834 ft
Start Elevation: 56 ft
End Elevation: 12 ft
Min Elevation: 8 ft
Max Elevation: 142 ft
Day Two –Ballachulish to Cumnock (122 miles)
Total Ascent: 5919 ft
Total Descent: 5517 ft
Start Elevation: 18 ft
End Elevation: 419 ft
Min Elevation: 0 ft
Max Elevation: 1140 ft
Running Totals:
Ascent 6709 ft
Descent 6351 ft
Day Three – Cumnock to Seathwaite (114 Miles)
Total Ascent: 4821 ft
Total Descent: 4803 ft
Start Elevation: 415 ft
End Elevation: 434 ft
Min Elevation: 20 ft
Max Elevation: 778 ft
Running Totals:
Ascent 11530 ft
Descent 11154 ft
Day Four – Seathwaite to Grasmere (23 Miles)
Total Ascent: 1896 ft
Total Descent: 2032 ft
Start Elevation: 436 ft
End Elevation: 300 ft
Min Elevation: 245 ft
Max Elevation: 805 ft
Running Totals:
Ascent 13426 ft
Descent 13186 ft
Day Five – Grasmere to Garden City (100 Miles)
Total Ascent: 3599 ft
Total Descent: 3874 ft
Start Elevation: 297 ft
End Elevation: 22 ft
Min Elevation: 0 ft
Max Elevation: 571 ft
Running Totals:
Ascent 17025 ft
Descent 17060 ft
Day Six – Garden City to Snowdon (50 Miles)
Total Ascent: 5919 ft
Total Descent: 4750 ft
Start Elevation: 28 ft
End Elevation: 1197 ft
Min Elevation: 21 ft
Max Elevation: 1203 ft
Grand Total:
Total cycling ascent 22944 ft
Total cycling descent 21810 ft
Total climbing ascent 10025 ft
TOTAL ASCENT 32969 ft
Some height comparisons!
Everest 29029 ft
Kilimanjaro 19341 ft
The Shard 1020 ft