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Jul 2020

Last Updated: 06/07/2020

Harrogate cyclist climbs height of Everest in Dales

by Newsroom

| 06 Jul, 2020

The Everest challenge involves choosing a hill and cycling up and down it until reaching a total of 30,000 feet climbed. Bruno Marks completed this challenge on Saturday.

On Saturday Bruno Marks, a member of Cappuccino Cycling Club in Harrogate, attempted to 'Everest', cycling up and down Park Rash in Kettlewell forty times.

'Everesting' is a cycling term that involves choosing a steep hill and cycling up and down it until reaching 29,029ft - the equivalent height of Mount Everest.

Bruno began his challenge at 4:30am on Saturday morning and completed the challenge at 8pm that evening, climbing a total of 30,942ft. He decided to raise money for Cancer Research UK the night before the challenge.

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He told The Stray Ferret:

"The day started great at 4.30 am, with a fantastic sunrise on my first lap to lift the spirits, but by 6am an hour long downpour had started! It made it pretty tough having to descend very slowly and carefully and getting very cold in the process. But the legs felt strong and I completed 40 laps with 30,942 ft of ascent at around 8pm."

Bruno has raised £3,448 so far for Cancer Research UK. To donate to Bruno's challenge visit - https://fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/page/bruno-park-rash-everesting

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