Inda maryam is a climb of 16.8 kilometers (hors catégorie). Inda maryam tops out at 2,576 m above sea level. It is located in Ch'ekh, ትግራይ تجراى, ኢትዮጵያ إثيوبيا. The average gradient is 6.2% with a maximum of 16.3%. The climb has 1035 meters of elevation gain.
This hors catégorie climb is genuinely hard, with an average gradient of 6.2% over 16.8 km. The difficulty ramps up in a brutal central section between km 5 and 8, where the gradient hovers around 9% or even goes above it. The final km is a downhill false flat, but the average gradient across the whole climb stays high.
Pacing Tips1. Save something for the 5-8 km section, the steepest part of the climb. Don't go out too hard.
2. Settle into a steady rhythm on the 4-6% sections so you can recover before the parts above 8%.
3. Use the final km, which drops, to ease off the pressure and get ready for the finish.
16.8 km • 1035 m D+
VAM: average climbing speed, based on elevation gain