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Kop Hill - wow - what a bastard!
What does 100m reps mean? 100 million repetitions...?I have to say I've had Everesting on my To Not Do list since I first heard about it.
But I reckon it must be easier / less hard with a big hill like Tiede rather than a smaller / bastardish hill like Kop.Edit - I've actually just read the rest of VJ's post and realise that what I have written is totally wrong.
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I've done it on a road bike (Kop Hill in the Chilterns, ~100m reps) and later on a fixed gear (Telegraph Hill, South London, ~40m reps).
Coincidentally, my first ever attempt was in Tenerife on the north side from Puerto de la Cruz. The long reps made it incredibly hard. Got to half-Everest then quit. Differences in temperature, no real breaks whilst climbing, logistics of food/water and storage of clothes/batteries/tools all make long reps very difficult. Short reps are by far superior if you want to successfully complete the challenge.