The IT wizards at Everesting have been hard at work. This episode is an update on some Everesting community news, and a reach-out to listeners who might be in the planning stages of their challenge right now.

James Carlson is an athlete from Colorado, who has set ‘midlife’ challenge goal of a double Everesting run, which he’ll attempt this summer. James joins me on the podcast to discuss his motivation for such an epic challenge, training, as well as his careful planning for the attempt.

Phil Rotz is an ultra cyclist from the United States, who has completed both a traditional Everesting and the ROAM 10K. Phil wrote in to the podcast and we heard some of his comments on Episode 39. Phil joins us to share what he’s learned about planning and completing the ROAM, as well as some research on fast ROAM times in the Hall of Fame.

Jonathan Hogg is fresh off of completing a winter Everesting near Canmore, Alberta, Canada. Jonathan took on the challenge in support of Rocky Mountain Adaptive, who create opportunities for individuals living with physical or neuro-divergent challenges to participate in mountain sports and recreation by providing specialized adaptive equipment, certified instructors, and trained volunteers. Jonathan’s Everesting is a smaller part of a much larger goal this summer, to race the Tour Divide (a 4400 kilometre mountain bike race). Please consider supporting Jonathan here: https://gofund.me/7faf6bb8

Last month saw over 400 people from all over the globe take on their own virtual Everesting challenge on the FulGaz app, in partnership with Haute Route. We have a look at the success of that event, and the birth of the Quarter Everesting Challenge.

Ronan Mc Laughlin is the Everesting world record holder, which he set back in March of 2021 with an incredible time of 6:40:54 (a record which has stood for nearly 2 years and counting). We’ve been discussing the ROAM 10K Challenge on the Everesting Podcast, and Ronan is planning his own attempt soon (and yes, it’s going to be pretty fast). He joins us on the podcast to discuss his tactical approach to training, route planning and equipment.

Thijs Van de Nieuwenhof is a big part of the Everesting community. In addition to being a multiple time Everesting finisher, he’s also an extremely active member online in helping new and aspiring Everesters. On top of that, Thijs has been instrumental in the design and construction of the new Everesting website and Hall of Fame.

We received some great emails from listeners regarding the Everesting Roam 10K Challenge episode (episode 37). Here’s a look at some great thoughts from listeners on the Roam. We’d love to hear from you, reach out at [email protected]. This episode of the podcast is brought to you by Cuore (cuore.ch) and State Bicycle Company (statebicycle.com, use code ‘audio23’ for 23% off). Follow Pete on Instagram: https://instagram.com/pete.hock?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= and Strava: https://www.strava.com/athletes/24115844

Everesting founder Andy van Bergen jumps back on the podcast to tell us about an exciting partnership with Haute Route and FulGaz for a vEveresting challenge coming up this February 17-19 (register free here: https://fulgaz.com/event/haute-route-veveresting-challenge/). Andy also announces a new Everesting challenge category, Quarter Everesting, and we discuss the directions the community can take this in.

This episode is a deep-dive into the Everesting Roam 10K challenge, with Guy Townsend (Sir Guy Litespeed, author of ‘10 Tips for Everesting’). We break down what the challenge is and how the rules work. We also call out to the Everesting community to share your Roam routes! You can email us at [email protected].