As a fan of folding bikes, I was interested in this news item. For sure, as far as riding goes, it was a very short tour. 

But despite the obvious criticisms it will attract, it was for a good cause and a remarkable physical achievement. One of many by this fellow.

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On a Brompton, no less.  I’m impressed.

Quite an impressive achievement, for sure.  It reminded me of another bike touring mountain climb.   Assuming anything about this guy's around-the-world journal can be believed, he claims he rode his bike to the top of Mount Impossible.   The man and his bike summited the 31,000-foot mountain in perfect weather.  The next day, however, they had to descend in a blizzard.

Greg the moment I read about the Brompton ‘riding’ mountaineer, I assumed you were his coach and mentor. :)

Scott if it’s the titanium Brompton single speed, it’s probably the lightest, most compact bike he could buy or be given. About 5kg I think. One of the most expensive bikes.

I’m wondering if Brompton helped sponsor the climb, but there doesn’t appear to be any mention of it. 

The Nepalese co-climber took a real mountain bike. 

I’ve done a couple of treks in the Himalayas. On both of them, the only wheels I saw for weeks were water wheels and prayer wheels. No bikes. No barrows. No carts. There wasn’t enough flat metres to allow anything but feet to move.

On my first long tour (2015, at the young age of 62), I invented the concept of a BAR record for cycle touring.  BAR being an acronym for Bicycle Altitude Record.   My own BAR is a bit over 11,500 feet - this gentleman just doubled my own BAR! 

George that’s an interesting thought. 
I’d have to think back a way to work out what my BAR is. And where it is.

 I doubt if it’s in Australia as our highest ‘peak’ is only about 2200 metres above sea level and bikes are no longer allowed there. 

So that leaves NZ and Europe. May be the Brenner Pass. 

My bicycle high altitude record is 3713 meters (12,183 feet) elevation on Trail Ridge Road, Colorado, USA. 

My bicycle low altitude record is -86 meters (-282 feet) elevation in Death Valley, California, USA.

I have no desire to go higher or lower.

Har, har, I’ve got a higher BAR!  I’ve got you beat, on the upside anyway.  In 1992 I climbed to the summit of Mount Evans (now Mount Blue Sky) in a ride from Durango to Denver: 14,130’.  An incredible climb and just as amazing on the way down, dropping 9’000 in the next 25 miles.  I’m sorry to see that I never published anything about that tour.  I’ll have to fish through storage and see if I can find my photos from the summit.

We’ve got matching lows though.  Hard to drop lower than Badwater in our part of the world without scuba equipment.