Neil Laughton and Sherpa Nima Kanchha summited and descended a 7,246m beast
  • crawancon@lemm.eeEnglish
    12·
    2 months ago

    I dunno man, I’ve been pretty damn high on my ebike and didn’t tell anyone about it.

  • Showroom7561@lemmy.caEnglish
    2·
    2 months ago

    “On a Brompton” doesn’t say much. Was it modded?

    Also, did he actually ride anywhere with it, or just carry the thing up a mountain?

    • grue@lemmy.worldEnglish
      11·
      2 months ago

      He “rode and carried” it up the mountain (doesn’t say what percentage of the trip was riding vs carrying), rode it a short distance (20 meters, the minimum required for the record) at the summit, and rode and carried it back down again.

      Also, his sherpa, Nima Kanchha, carried a full-size mountain bike instead of a Brompton and – of course – barely gets any credit for it.

      • Showroom7561@lemmy.caEnglish
        6·
        2 months ago

        rode it a short distance (20 meters, the minimum required for the record)

        LOL, what? That cheapens the accomplishment a little, I won’t lie. 😂

    • _haha_oh_wow_OPMEnglish
      1·
      2 months ago

      According to the article, there was definitely a good amount of carrying but they rode plenty too (why wouldn’t you if you brought a bike all that way).

      • Showroom7561@lemmy.caEnglish
        2·
        2 months ago

        In the photos, there’s like 6" of snow. I wonder if there’s a video of the “riding” they did. Bromptons aren’t known for their ability to traverse deep snow!

        • _haha_oh_wow_OPMEnglish
          1·
          2 months ago

          There’s the new G-line but I don’t think he was using one of these.

          • Showroom7561@lemmy.caEnglish
            2·
            2 months ago

            No, very doubtful, as that one has larger tires and is probably a lot heavier. It looks like the one he brought is the titanium model… super light.