 OT, NPC - had a great tour yesterday, "cool" pics included |
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| Gustl |
 Jul 20 2009, 12:58 PM
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914 enthusiast & historian  Group: Members Posts: 11,509 Joined: 16-June 04 From: TIROL / Austria Member No.: 2,212 Region Association: Austria   |
A couple of weeks ago 2 friends and me thought it would be cool to attend a bike event.
Target would be a famous glacier, the "Rettenbach Ferner", where the FIS ski world championship starts every fall. Due to the bad weather conditions of the last weeks, we didn't think that it would take place. But ... exactly yesterday the sky cleared and turned perfectly blue. So we took the challange and started in Sölden at 1,377m (4,518 ft). The target was the base station of the glacier at 2,670m (8,760 ft), the road is exactly 12 km (7,46 miles) long. All this sounds like torture ... and yes, it was. Just to imagine ... I'm "a little" heavy ... I'm 280 pound (IMG:style_emoticons/default/yikes.gif) anyhow - I did it (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smilie_pokal.gif) what a breathtaking scenery, especially if you go up there by bike ... I still can't believe that I made it here are some nice shots: turn 4, at 6,152 ft  about half the way:  turn 5, at 7,661 ft  |
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| Gustl |
Jul 20 2009, 01:02 PM
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914 enthusiast & historian Group: Members Posts: 11,509 Joined: 16-June 04 From: TIROL / Austria Member No.: 2,212 Region Association: Austria |
just before turn 6, at 7,841 ft
 a little more than half a mile to the finish line  |
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| Gustl |
Jul 20 2009, 01:03 PM
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914 enthusiast & historian Group: Members Posts: 11,509 Joined: 16-June 04 From: TIROL / Austria Member No.: 2,212 Region Association: Austria |
and here's the proof that I reached the finish (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
(I'm the guy in the middle) at 8,760 ft  |
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| 6freak |
Jul 20 2009, 01:04 PM
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MR.C Group: Members Posts: 4,740 Joined: 19-March 08 From: Tacoma WA Member No.: 8,829 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
Awsome ride! BEAUTIFUL
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| Ferg |
Jul 20 2009, 01:51 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,948 Joined: 8-January 03 From: Boulder CO Member No.: 116 Region Association: None 
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| pin31 |
Jul 20 2009, 01:56 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 398 Joined: 30-January 07 From: Newport, Rhode Island Member No.: 7,492 Region Association: North East States |
Very cool....nice pictures !! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beer3.gif)
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