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Everest Challenge - Summoning mental toughness, physical strength, and extreme tenacity

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Credit to  https://everesting.cc/ To set the stage I felt it made sense to simply use the words of the founders of the Everest Challenge. because they said it best in my opinion. This is a challenge for the mind, the body, and the soul. Do not enter it lightly and do not think it will just happen simply because I ride a lot. You will hit a mental wall that at times feels very insurmountable. You will hit a physical wall that feels like your legs cannot turn the pedals one more revolution. You will think that I simply cannot complete this challenge and is it really worth it anyway. This is hill repeats on steroids x200. I think it takes a special kind of crazy to push through all of those limits and destroy them. In fact, the mantra, Find Your Limits and Destroy   Them , ran rampant through my head most of the day! ( credit to Danny Hill and Todd Poquette for that phrase ) I had heard about this challenge a few years back when a friend of mine, Roy Chaves, completed ...