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Mix Canyon sufferfest, with pics & video


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I climbed Mix Canyon again on 11/9. For those who aren't familiar with this brutal climb, here's a website with pictures and plenty of info from another cyclist who's climbed it. This time I had 4 other riders with me. My regular riding partner Matthew and I had our own helmet-mounted GoPro HD Hero cameras, but the other three riders didn't own cameras. They all agreed to wear one, so I loaned my other 3 good cameras to them to mount on their helmets (2 GoPro HD Hero2s and 1 ContourHD). Originally I was going to make a video with climb footage from all five cameras, but it would've ended up way too long so I made individual climb videos for all of us. Since the descent is much faster I was able to make a combined footage descent video from the other 4 riders. I made a video of the entire descent from my camera since I was the fastest descender. Unfortunately I was the slowest climber.

http://www.strava.com/activities/94179540
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/402117426

Here's some screenshots from the GoPro HD Hero2 worn by the other female cyclist in the group. She had a standard double and a 12-32 cassette, so she stopped often to avoid pushing too hard. She also did a little walking on the toughest part. Even so, she was still 2 minutes faster than me at the top. While she was waiting for me on her rest stops she got some good shots of the scenery and me climbing.

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Climbing Mix Canyon 11-9-13>Climbing Mix Canyon 11-9-13 by freighttraininguphill, on Flickr
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Climbing Mix Canyon 11-9-13>Climbing Mix Canyon 11-9-13 by freighttraininguphill, on Flickr
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Climbing Mix Canyon 11-9-13>Climbing Mix Canyon 11-9-13 by freighttraininguphill, on Flickr

One of the sections that was so steep I had to climb in the drops to avoid popping wheelies.
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Climbing Mix Canyon 11-9-13>Climbing Mix Canyon 11-9-13 by freighttraininguphill, on Flickr

Steep!
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Climbing Mix Canyon 11-9-13>Climbing Mix Canyon 11-9-13 by freighttraininguphill, on Flickr

The top, finally!
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Climbing Mix Canyon 11-9-13>Climbing Mix Canyon 11-9-13 by freighttraininguphill, on Flickr

Group shot at the top
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Top of Mix Canyon 11-9-13>Top of Mix Canyon 11-9-13 by freighttraininguphill, on Flickr
 
Here's video of my climb (caution heavy breathing!).



Here's the entire descent. It shows the two places I always stop to let my rims cool.



Here's the video with all the descent highlights from the other 4 riders.



You can find the videos of the other 4 riders' climbs on my YouTube channel here: http://www.youtube.com/user/cyclingfun2/videos. They are all grouped together with a date of 11-9-13.
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I watched about 2 minutes of the first climb video. You're right; heavy breathing! But knowing how that feels, my brain can't watch/listen to that while I'm sitting like a slug in my la-z-boy!!  I'm gonna have to turn the volume down so I can get over the mental guilt.   :blush:

 

How long is that climb?  And how do you know what grade?  

 

Holy heat build-up Batman. You need two places to let your rims cool?  Dang.  Looking at those pics, I believe it.

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I haven't seen that thread yet, but I would love to see your videos! :) If you get a GoPro, be sure to remove the waterproof door and install the provided non-waterproof door, otherwise the camera will only pick up the loudest noises. Here's a pic of the two doors side-by-side so you can see what I'm talking about. The non-waterproof door is on the right.

 

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GoPro doors>GoPro doors by freighttraininguphill, on Flickr

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