Colombian Andes: Bucaramanga to San Gil

[krebs303]

Ned and Charlotte stayed with me overnight on their journey. They just posted these pics from Columbia. Looks to be a challenging climb. Anybody know if this climb is used in any Colombian road races?

The road from Giron towards Zapatoca.

the top of the canyon of the river Sogamoso

the switchbacks

not a straight section in sight!

 

[khardung la]

I climbed it, nice area with lots of different landscapes and some good gradients. They have used it in Vuelta a Colombia, but I do not know when. People we met in the route told me.

I wrote some stuff about the climb (not much) http://going-south.tv/san-gil-and-the-chicamocha-canyon/

We filmed the climb here http://www.avro.nl/Pages/player.aspx?maid=tcm:8-230948 (minute 15:40)

It appears also in other video of us:http://vimeo.com/23402440

 

[Eric8-A]

They mentioned the climbs used in races like the Vuelta a Colombia during Colorado, how some are 20km in lenght and I think more, and how they're just as challenging as the ones in Europe.

 

[krebs303]

I climbed it, nice area with lots of different landscapes and some good gradients. They have used it in Vuelta a Colombia, but I do not know when. People we met in the route told me.

I wrote some stuff about the climb (not much) http://going-south.tv/san-gil-and-the-chicamocha-canyon/

We filmed the climb here http://www.avro.nl/Pages/player.aspx?maid=tcm:8-230948 (minute 15:40)

It appears also in other video of us:http://vimeo.com/23402440

Wow thanks. most of my visitors are headed to Tierra del Fuego. Most are starting in Alaska.

 

[craig1985]

Wow thanks. most of my visitors are headed to Tierra del Fuego. Most are starting in Alaska.

That must be an 18 month ride would it not?