Cycling up Mount Everest
Rolf Lott cycled 26 times from Root to the Michel on the same day. That's 8848 meters in altitude, the height of Mount Everest.
8848 meters high is the highest mountain in the world, Mount Everest. Rolf Lott covered 8848 meters in altitude in 26 rides from Root up to the Michaelskreuz - in one day.
Rolf Lott is a member of Veloclub Hünenberg and therefore responsible for the current mountain stage from Root up to Mount Michel. Last year, he already pedaled the 5,000 metres in altitude that the altitude challenge requires in one day. This year, the limit for the challenge is 8,000 vertical meters. "When I spoke to Reto Benz, who is responsible for the Trophy, about my plan, he said that I should do an 'Everesting' right away. This meant 848 additional meters of altitude, but the project was born," says Lott.
How do you manage to cycle up and down the same 3.7 kilometers 26 times? It's quite simple, says the man from Sins: "You start in the dark and cycle until it's dark again." He didn't have to motivate himself at any point. His well-planned catering took care of that: "I had a cool box with pasta salad and drinks with me, plus plenty of unhealthy snacks in between." Rolf took his last break at the top near the chapel, "otherwise I would have missed eight meters of altitude..."
On the way with hedgehogs and deer
There was one special moment: "In the morning, I was able to enjoy the beautiful sunrise. Once I crossed a hedgehog, later a deer. And the rest was up and down, taking clothes on and off, short breaks and then on again." And how do you feel the day after you've actually climbed Mount Everest? "Not particularly. Sure, both a little tired, slightly tense neck, but the feeling of happiness clearly prevails."
If you set your sights on the altitude challenge like Rolf Lott, you will be rewarded at 2,000, 4,000 and finally 8,000 meters. However, there is still time for the 8,000 meters until the last stage, which ends on October 7, 2022. Details at zugerbergfinanz-trophy.ch.
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