Click here to read the rules on everesting.cc . Continue reading below to get the overview

Mount Everest is 8,848m (29,029ft) high. “Everesting” is the act of first selecting a hill and subsequently cycling up it repeatedly and without sleep until 8,848m has been successfully climbed

In the same way that Mt Everest has the North Ridge and South Col ascent options, so Everesting allows for one route up and the same route down. The Everestinger cannot simply ride up one side of a hill and down the other side repeatedly, but rather the rules (www.everesting.cc) state that:

“Rides can be of any length and on any hill or mountain”

Rides must only focus on one hill or mountain per ride (eg you can’t base yourself in one location and ride multiple hills). You cannot ride different routes on the same mountain. If there are 4 routes, that means there are 4 possible “Everestings” (think of it like the North and South face of Everest)

Rides cannot be loops. The descent must be via the same road unless you are prevented from doing so (eg one-way street or one-way trail). This is to prevent kinetic gain sometimes afforded by a loop, or an “easier” descent.

Rides must be full ascents each time. You cannot commit to a combination of full and half laps.

You may be doing it for the challenge, to raise money for charity, to have a training focus, to get a group of mates together, for personal pride, for satisfaction, to be the first to claim the scalp of that hill or just because….

One’s motivations for an Everesting attempt are as personal and unique to the individual as a fingerprint. Unless it’s for charity, keep them to yourself: no-one cares.

Whatever the reason and motivation, it’s yours and yours alone and it’s best to keep it that way as haters are always gonna hate.