Remala Shankou is a climb of 5.9 kilometers (category 2). The climb finishes at 5,069 m above sea level. It is located in Cuona, 西藏自治区 བོད་རང་སྐྱོང་ལྗོངས།, 中国. The average gradient is 4.9% with a maximum of 11%. The climb has 286 meters of elevation gain.
Difficulty breakdown: The 热玛拉山口 (Remala Pass) from Niuqu covers 5.9 km with 286 m of elevation gain, for an average gradient of 4.9%, which puts it in Category 2. The climb is steady, with most sections between 4% and 6%. The steepest stretches are KM 0.5-1.0, KM 1.0-1.5, KM 3.0-3.5, KM 3.5-4.0 and, above all, KM 4.5-5.0 at 7%. The 2% sections (KM 4.0-4.5 and KM 5.0-5.5) give you some breathing room, but they don't offset the cumulative difficulty of the steep sections.
Tips for managing your effort:
1. Manage the start Over KM 0.0-0.5 at 4%, settle into an easy rhythm to save some energy for the 6% ramps that follow.
2. Make the most of the easier sections Recover on KM 4.0-4.5 at 2% so you hit the 7% section on KM 4.5-5.0 in good shape.
3. Finish strong On KM 5.5-5.9 at 3%, gradually ramp up the effort to finish the pass without getting dropped.
5.9 km • 286 m D+
VAM: average climbing speed, based on elevation gain
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