MUni in Switzerland

Might be worth the trek? Jeez, that looks sensational. Maybe not too
technical judging by the groomed look of that path, but what a view!

Gotta go for that one.

JL

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nickjb said:

This is a few hours from Unicon but it might be worth the trek...

Where in Switz. is that trail? It's like the scary side of Moab's
Poison Spider Mesa ride, only more so.

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Water... check
Malt loaf... check
Puncture repair kit... check
Parachute... dammit, I knew I forgot something!

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Here's a road version of that - "Stelvio", I believe.

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steveyo said:

Here's a road version of that - "Stelvio", I believe.

It is Stelvio. Here's another picture off the internet.

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Klaas Bil said:

It is Stelvio. Here's another picture off the internet.

How is Ryan Atkins going to changes shoes as they melt through gliding
down that thing?

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real men do it barefoot.

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Fuego said:

real men do it barefoot.

painfull 😄

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Fuego said:

real men do it barefoot.

In that case, how is he going to get surgions to transplant new feet on
his legs while he's gliding?

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I've done this pass on my b*ke in 2004. Each year there is a special day
in September, when no cars are allowed on the pass road, see
http://naturatrafoi.com/stelviobike/english/index.php
On this day several thousand b*kers climb that pass. It's definetely a
must go. The stelvio is often referred to as -the Mekka of the
bycyclists -or as the -king of the Alpes-. This year the happening
takes place on 2nd of September, which is just a month after UNICON.

I combined this pass in 2004 directly with the Umbrail pass, which goes
back to Switzerland (the Stelvio is part of Italy) and then through the
valley of Mustair to the starting point of the tour in Prad.

The round trip is somewhere between 60 and 80km, I don't remember it
properly. For a fit person it could be done in a day on a Coker or
maybe a 28" would be better because it is lighter.

You're climbing nearly 2000m in one go when starting in Prad, see
http://tinyurl.com/dreje

The scenery when climbing the Stelvio from the Prad side is fantastic,
I liked especially the view on the glacier in the top part of the pass.
The endless curves up there ...

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Fuego said:

real men do it barefoot.

Real men coast.

Nuff said!

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I coasted down the other side ... but wait, I was on my bike.
Does it still count? Am I now a real man?😄

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Real men doesn't use a spare wheel. 😉

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Back to to thread theme ... MUni in Switzerland. Here is a nice site for
you that contains MUni routes in the bernese oberland, which is about
an hour's drive away from Langenthal (UNICON XIII base camp, so to
say)

http://www.kandersteg.ch/english/sport/biken.html

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