Here is the data from my little experience, using a HR monitor, during a normal (i.e. awesome) climbing day.
Personal HR references: 50bpm (basal) to 196bpm (maximum)
Let me know your thoughts, about this.
If interested, see also some data from one of my training sessions:
http://ricardofb.wordpress.com/2010/09/16/heart-rate-monitor-while-training-for-climbing/
Cheers,
R.
According to the legend every 8 years there is a weekend where “Cascata do Inferno” (waterfall from Hell) WI, V is thick enough to be climbed leading.
I was one of the lucky bastards that climbed it this year and, as such, I am one of the few who can testify that this ice waterfall actually exists and it is not just another portuguese climbing myth.
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photos courtesy of Paulo Roxo e Daniela Teixeira
For more pictures of this special day check their awesome blog @ http://rppd.blogspot.pt/
Cheers
R.
Indoor Climbing in Sevilla, Spain:
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Cheers
R.
- Al Capuchino, (6a – 150m)
- Punta Maria Luisa, Vía Olga (6c – 150/180m)
Without any surprise (due to my lack of training) I just made my best performance to date on my MTBike!
I just beat my previews speed record (on a descent – of course) from 73 kph (3 years ago in Austria) to a hopping 83 kph just next my home place!
During this time of the year, because of the Tour de france, I remember I have a bike and take it to the road… This year, the debut was today!
For those who think that this speed is not that much, I can tell you that though I usually exit my garage (riding my motorcycle) at higher speeds (LOL) this speed on a mountain bike with slick tires seems close enough to MACH 1. In fact, now that I think about it, if someone would shout something at me, at that particular time, I’m pretty sure I would not ear it… Yep, I can see now that my true speed must have been over MACH1 during those few (very long seconds)! The GPS speed could not be that low! 
Facing some head wind during the first part of the 34km course, the average speed was just over 20 kph. As the biking season progresses, I hope my maximum speeds will decrease and that my average speeds can move on the opposite direction. 
Here’s the GPS summary:
Happy and fast bike climbs.
Cheers
R.
Two days and a half climbing on one of the best places I’ve ever visited for overhanging climbing…
My list of climbs from the weekend:
Day 1 (Midnight Surf): 5.11c F / 5.12b RP/ “Cell Block Six” 5.12c F
Day 2 (Driveby and BobMarley): 5.12b F/ 5.11d OS / “Blood Bath” 5.12c OS
Day 3 (Motherload): “40 Ounces Of Justice” 5.13a RP, 35m
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Two very nice days of mostly slab and face climbing…
My list of climbs from the weekend:
Day 1: 5.9 F / 5.10 OS / 5.12a OS / 5.12b RP/ 5.12a RP
Day 2: 5.10 F/ 5.9 F / 511.b F/ 5.12b RP
