US cyclists Everest hill in Washington state - twice in same ride

Two cyclists in Washington state in the north-western US have managed to 'Everest' a hill twice without stopping - with both putting their rides on Strava - and has put his ride on Strava.

'Everesting' is the practice of climbing a hill or mountain repeatedly until the height gain exceeds that of the world's tallest peak, Mount Everest which rises 8,848 metres, with retired pro cycling legend Jens Voigt among the riders to have tackled the challenge.

To manage two such ascents one after the other, for a total height gain of 17,696 metres, is something special then - but that's what Fabien Le Gallo and Daniel Perry managed on Norway Hill near Seatlle last weekend.

Le Gallo climbed off just shy of 18,000 metres having completed his double Everest - but Perry kept going until he had climbed more than 20,000 metres, which took him 44 hours 33 minutes 55 seconds and covering almost 762 kilometres and which would have seen him repeat the climb more than 150 times.

Perry, who was raising money for a cancer charity, has been featured on road.cc before - remember his attempt to complete the Rapha Festive 500 in a single ride last year?

> There are heroic failures, and then there's THIS: Cyclist's attempt to do Rapha Festive 500 in one ride thwarted by snow, driving rain and ice