Climbing Mt Baw Baw – a First Timer’S Experience
Climbing Mt Baw Baw – a first timer’s experience. The bad news is that I won’t be joining the Domestique 7 Peaks Series Baw Baw climb on Sunday December 8th as I will be in Sydney for the final round of the V8s. I really think that the whole ‘Domestique’ idea is awesome. (And friendly, well organised, inclusive, unpretentious, motivating… you get the idea). The good news is that I had some time off this week and scheduled in a ride amongst family stuff (we have two pre-school kids). The important decision was: where should I ride? Baw Baw! Should I? Could I? Everything I’ve heard or read about the Baw Baw climb sounds terrifying and I’d planned to put it off until I had completed the other six peaks, but I decided that I had to face it & give it a shot. So you know a little more about me & where I’m at with my fitness: I am 45-years old, started riding on January 23rd, 2013 when I bought my Avanti Cadent Di2 (hadn’t ridden since school days back in the 80’s!). I went from being a 91kg couch potato last December, to 74kg now, by cycling, running, and swimming regularly, and eating properly. I’ve ridden the Crucifix twice (including Inverness Rd), the 250km ATB ride, ran a marathon, a sprint triathlon and Lake Mountain twice. Here’s my strava: http://www.strava.com/athletes/1579809 Despite all of this, I was still hesitant to tackle Baw Baw. Breaking it down, here’s my preparation for this ‘scary’ climb.
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