[Leica] Nathan's PAD 31/5/2015: el Puerto de Tudons

[Douglas Barry]

That is some heat! I'm surprised that you managed to get up those hills, 
Nathan. I see you were close enough to Tarbena. I have a friend up there 
that I have promised to visit one of the days. I don't think I'll be cycling 
though!

Douglas

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Nathan Wajsman" <nwajsman at gmail.com>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
Sent: Monday, June 01, 2015 6:20 AM
Subject: Re: [Leica] Nathan's PAD 31/5/2015: el Puerto de Tudons


> Thanks Douglas. I don’t do Strava, but the Garmin link is here:
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> https://connect.garmin.com/activity/790073115
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> Cheers,
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> Alicante, Spain
> http://www.frozenlight.eu
> http://www.greatpix.eu
> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws
> Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/
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> Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator
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> YNWA
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>> On 31 May 2015, at 23:12, Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie> wrote:
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>> Well done, Nathan. You'll have to post the Strava link, so we'll know 
>> what route to avoid if we go over.
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>> Douglas
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>> That looks like a Brooks saddle, yes/no?
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>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nathan Wajsman" <nwajsman at gmail.com>
>> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>; "Olympus Camera 
>> Discussion" <olympus at thomasclausen.net>
>> Sent: Sunday, May 31, 2015 6:34 PM
>> Subject: [Leica] Nathan's PAD 31/5/2015: el Puerto de Tudons
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>>> “Puerto” means “mountain pass” in Spanish, and this morning I set out on 
>>> my bicycle for Puerto de Tudons, a well-known pass around here which 
>>> often features in the Vuelta a España bicycle race. I live at sea level, 
>>> so to get to 1024 meters means serious climbing. This is the first time 
>>> I have attempted this pass. I left at 9 a.m. to avoid the afternoon heat 
>>> while climbing—the temperature did his 36C during the ride, but that was 
>>> on the downhill portion, so OK. It ended up as a 105 km ride with 1650 
>>> meters of climbing, but I feel very good about the Guinness I am 
>>> enjoying right now. And I have some pictures :-)
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>>> This is about 30 km into the ride—the mountains in the distance is where 
>>> I am going:
>>> 'http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/4253606_kdsZ6C#!i=4097044431&k=XzjnRzh&lb=1&s=O
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>>> I made it!
>>> http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/4253606_kdsZ6C#!i=4097044666&k=33bQhkz&lb=1&s=O
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>>> And the world is at my feet, seemingly—and I have a 30 km descent to 
>>> look forward to:
>>> http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/4253606_kdsZ6C#!i=4097044889&k=djVWwfC&lb=1&s=O
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>>> Not bad for a 54-year old MAMIL.
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>>> Cheers,
>>> Nathan
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>>> Nathan Wajsman
>>> Alicante, Spain
>>> http://www.frozenlight.eu <http://www.frozenlight.eu/>
>>> http:// <http://www.greatpix.eu/>www.greatpix.eu
>>> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws 
>>> <http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws>Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ 
>>> <http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/>
>>> Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator 
>>> <http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator>
>>> YNWA
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