everesting

Etymology

From Everest + -ing.

noun

  1. The challenge of ascending and descending a given hill multiple times on a bicycle, in order to cover a distance of 8,848 metres (the elevation of Mount Everest).“In September 2017 Paul Adler and CyclingTips founder Wade Wallace rode an unofficial ‘Everesting’ together around Annecy. Nearly 320km and 10,000m of climbing (the hight^([sic – meaning height]) of Everest is 8848m), Paul tells the story of his failed and successful attempts at climbing Mount Everest and how it relates to cycling.”