Garsdale Head LancashireKnow locally as the Coal Road this wicked climb takes you up and over the Settle to Carlisle railway line. Everyone has one nemesis of a hill. This is mine. Limited to 25 copies.
Every rise and turn reveal more to be endured as you struggle your way up to the heart of Lothersdale
The notorious humbler
The extra steps to the tower top are optional
this cut away representation of Teide highlights the fact it’s not dead yet
The rough surface and constant tough gradient makes it a belter
The narrow and gnarly road is mainly sheltered in trees clinging
if your lucky enough to climb it on a clear day
Tenerife’s monster climb from sea level to the clouds and beyond
to the mountain side
CX skills a definite advantage over the last 2km
Sat on a ridge overlooking the Irish Sea is the Jubilee Tower
A cobbled beauty made famous by Van Hooydonck’s attacks during the Tour of Flanders takes the unfortunates up through woodland and an ever increasing gradient