Was riding Fromme yesterday, and started thinking about what section of climbing trail is the hardest. Not the overall trail, but the hard sections of some climbing routes. My candidates:
- Baden Powell Eastbound after Ladies exit - the super steep climb before the beginning of the descending portion. There is a ride around now, but the og tech option is still there.
- Baden Powell westbound from Dempsey to Digger - this is actually psychotic. If you can clean this, you are a god and I bow down to you. Can someone tell me if this is even possible?
- D'yer Maker - The old skid road of roots on the long west bound section, not using any ride arounds. This one is more a test of endurance, because it is unrelenting and you really need to goose it on some sections.
- Warden Climb - basically the whole thing, this one is tough because it is truly unrelenting.
- R&R Climb - the switchbacks and techy sections below the skinny. Pretty tough, but actually not too bad once you figure it out.
- Salamander - there is one short section after bridle path where you drop down then immediately have to make a turn into a cobbly section. Easy to screw up.
- Cabin Trail - Climb to Cambodia from Ned's. This one is tough, it gets pretty steep with some big step up moves.
- Boogieman - uphill skinny to steep slope. Not too tough, but you gotta want it to make it.
I would vote #2, but I don't know if that really counts because no-one actually rides that route regularly. My real vote is actually #1, I clean that section pretty rarely. The other ones I usually get, but that one always messes me up.
What are some other ones I missed? Am I just wrong and do I suck, and these are all actually easy and I should just quit?
Last edited by: Coiler on May 15, 2025, 2:12 p.m., edited 4 times in total.