The Everesting Podcast

Everesting really became a phenomenon in 2020, attracting prominent and professional cyclists all over the world to take on the challenge. Guy Townsend and Tom Townsend host professional cyclist Mason Hollyman (Israel Premier Tech) to discuss what changed and how a professional approaches these types of rides.

The Everesting Podcast is taking on a slight transformation. In episode 54 we’re introducing Guy Townsend and Thijs Van de Nieuwenhof as part time cohosts a collaborators. We discuss the new direction and various formats the show will take on.

Tom Townsend is a UK based ultra cyclist, multiple time Everester and cycling coach. In part 2, we cover training tips 6-10 for preparing for the Everesting Challenge (or any other ultra endurance event).

Tom Townsend is a UK based ultra cyclist, multiple time Everester and cycling coach. In part 1 of ‘Ten Training Tips for Everesting’ we cover: understanding the demands of your challenge, including intensity on your training, structuring your endurance build-up around your ‘A priority’ target(s), consistency and the importance of intensity discipline.

Marcus Leach is an ultra endurance cyclist, adventurer and world traveler based in the UK. Marcus had completed 5 full Everestings (on road and gravel) as well as several base camp rides. To learn more about Marcus and how to follow, visit https://www.marcusleach.co.uk

Tom Townsend is an ultra endurance cyclist and bike racer from the UK, who recently completed a sub-24 hour 10K ROAM ride, covering nearly 480 kilometres. We discuss Tom’s cycling journey, past Everestings and overcoming life threatening injuries (twice!).

David Harris is an ultra endurance cyclist from the UK who has taken on the Everesting Challenge in multiple ways, including an 10K, virtually and a Roam. David joins us on the podcast to discuss his journey into the Everesting community and planning a small event to complete a single-mountain Roam on Tenerife.

James Carlson joined us on the podcast in April of this year, to detail his planned attempt at a Double Everesting Run in Telluride, Colorado. James rejoins us to discuss his successful journey. In a mind-blowing 59 hour effort, James amassed over 18,000 meters (60,000 feet) of elevation and 150 kilometres (90 miles) on foot!

Phil Rotz is an ultra cyclist from the United States, who recently planned and completed an Everesting ROAM (10,000 vertical meters and 400 kilometre) in under 24 hours. There’s a lot to learn in this episode from Phil’s meticulous planning and analytical approach.

Jack Thompson (Jack Ultra Cyclist) is a professional ultra endurance cyclist and multiple world record holder (and a past guest of the podcast). Jack joins us to discuss his upcoming film, Rising Up, which will be released on his YouTube channel on May 29th. The film documents Jack’s incredible 2022, which saw him climb over 1 million metres and complete 52 Everestings, all while raising money for...

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. Jonat...

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 approa...

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 podcast@everesting.com. 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...

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 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 podcast@everesting.com.

Jono Egan is an ultra endurance cyclist from Australia who has completed an incredible 138 Everestings. Jono appeared on episode 14 (titled ‘137 Everestings’), but unfortunately between the recording and publishing of that episode, he suffered a significant injury. Jono joins us to give us an update on his recovery (and yes, he’s completed another full Everesting) and gives us some insight into th...

This interview was originally published in September 2021 on the Adventure Audio Podcast, 4 days after my own Everesting. This was before the Everesting Podcast was a thing, or even an idea. It’s a fun listen back, and amazing to see what’s happened since in just over 1 year.

Everesting founder Andy van Bergen and Jack Thompson (Jack Ultra Cyclist) join the podcast to discuss the ‘Sherpa Week’, which saw hundreds of cyclists from all over the world log 20,000 meters of elevation in just 7 days. Jack also gives us an update on his incredible year, as he closes in on 1,000,000 meters in 2022 (which has included an astounding 43 Everestings).

Lizanne Wilmot is a Canadian born track sprinter now living in Sydney, Australia. Having been aware of Hells 500 and the Everesting challenge for some time, Lizanne tells us (on somewhat of a whim) how she got her Everesting done. She also teases a possible Everesting attempt on a Penny Farthing.

Mattea Palombo is an accredited practicing dietitian and an Everester. Mattea joins us on the podcast to discuss fuelling, both training and the day of your Everesting Challenge.