Answer: Mountain biking at 10,000 ft. and falling off your bike.
Greetings from the 3 Amigos in Telluride with some minor wounds and bruised egos.
Thanks Bob
It was truly an experience I will never forget know you are an ardent bicyclist . I work out daily and walk 4-6 miles every day and even though I thought I had acclimated to the altitude I was dyspneic, tachypneic and had tachycardia.Getting to the bottom for me was like winning the lottery
I do it every day KedWow impressed that's very good regular workout
Mountain biking is one of the most difficult sports around, it takes very high levels of strength, endurance, coordination and mental toughness. Generally, it's not a sport you can just pick up and do occasionally, for most people it's way too difficult and scary. I've seen people have mental breakdowns on the trail.
For an occasional mt biker not acclimated to altitude to make it down a 4000 ft descent in the Rocky Mountains is no small feat at any age, congrats for making it down without being rescued or needing a hospital afterwards.
Dave, my only beef with your comment is that it may discourage some folks from going for a bike ride in the mountains. Perhaps it is a matter of definition, but "mountain biking" has subclasses of activity, and not all require the advanced skills of the hard-core downhill adrenaline junkies who enjoy jumps and technical riding. There are lots of mountain trails that can be enjoyed without advanced skills. Not all mountain biking involves elevated risks of broken limbs.
As to Steve's accomplishment... indeed a hearty congratulations is in order. That kind of riding does indeed include elevated levels of broken limbs, and the altitude takes a lot more than a day or two of acclimatization. Gasping and wheezing all around, even if it were three 20-somethings up on the hill.
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