(11 May 2018, 3:39 pm)Andreos1 wrote Didn't really want to get in to a discussion about my hill being bigger than your hill or the size of things, but having recollected about the route near Bishop...
I reckon I am pretty sure the climb from Chowdene/Gold Medal up to Wrekenton is certainly both longer and steeper than anything they would have encountered near Bishop.
Mind apart from Chowdene and Rosehill Banks, the rest of the route the 1 takes is pretty undulating.
Neither did I, but did you not hear that Bishop Auckland is a euphemism for Mount Everest?
Anyway, we better stop before somebody tries to argue that Solos would be a better vehicle choice, as they operate up Swalwell bank on a daily basis...