I target to raise HK$25,000 for Fundraising for the Battle Against Breast Cancer.

FIENDISHLY SIMPLE, YET BRUTALLY HARD

On Saturday 07th Jul 2018 (14th Jul as backup), we are organizing a virtual cycling Everesting attempt for charity.

Location is at Crossfit Asphodel Gym – Kennedy Town, Hong Kong.

I will be competing as an individual, trying to complete the challenge solo on behalf of my chosen charity, The Hongkong Breast Cancer Foundation.

A number of my family have had an experience with cancer so this is a cause that I feel passionate about. 

All the costs of the event have been covered in advance so any donations go straight to charity.  Please can you consider sponsoring me either for a lump sum or by meter climbed (up to a max of 10,000).  No amount is too small and every little amount helps the charity.

What’s Everesting?

The concept of Everesting is simple: Pick any hill, anywhere in the world and bicycle repeats of it in a single activity until you climb 8,848m – the equivalent height of Mt Everest.

A virtual Everesting is the same thing but the bicycle is placed on a stationary trainer where the resistance of the bike increases/decreases to simulate the climb/descent of a hill. This stationary bike is then linked up to an App which displays on the TV in front of you and provides you a virtual cycle ride (see pic). This therefore replicates riding on the mountain road whilst reducing the risks of traffic and falling off!

So how’s this going to work?

Starting at 4am, we are going to attempt to complete this virtual Everesting in 20 hours on 07th July.

To reiterate, an Everesting is not just riding 8.8km vertically!  As an example, to achieve 8848m of elevation on the road, it would involve cycling up and down Tai Mo Shan 10 times!  To complete the challenge I will need to ride well over 250kms in the day with no flat parts just up and down. An example illustration of the elevation profile would look like the following.

To make it more fun and to add to the challenge, we will do this on the App ‘Zwift’ which allows all individuals and teams participating in this charity event to ride at the same time on screen, much like multiple players in an arcade car game!