Yutong La is a climb of 4.5 kilometers (category 1). The climb finishes at 3,427 m above sea level. It is located in Gyaltsa, བུམ་ཐང་རྫོང་ཁག་, འབྲུག་ཡུལ།. The average gradient is 6.3% with a maximum of 13.9%. The climb has 284 meters of elevation gain.
Difficulty analysis: The Yutong La from Gyetsa is a demanding climb over 4.5 km with 284 m of elevation gain, averaging 6.3% and rated Category 1. The difficulty lies in the string of steep sections: 7% right from the first 500 metres, then 9% between km 2 and 2.5, and 8% between km 3 and 3.5. These hard stretches alternate with easier, rolling sections, notably between km 2.5 and 3 (0%) and between km 3.5 and 4 (1%), where you can recover.
Tips for the effort:
1. Manage the start. Don't go out too hard over the first 500 metres at 7%, so you still have something in the tank for the 9% and 8% ramps that follow.
2. Recover on the flat bits. Use the near-flat section between km 2.5 and 3 to spin your legs up, get some fluids in and catch your breath before tackling the 8% gradient.
3. Finish steady. On the last stretch between km 4 and 4.5 at 5%, hold a steady rhythm and empty the tank all the way to the summit, because that's where your finish is decided.
4.5 km • 284 m D+
VAM: average climbing speed, based on elevation gain
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