Jakyung La is a climb of 23.6 kilometers (hors catégorie). The climb finishes at 5,226 m above sea level. It is located in Gyirong, 西藏自治区 བོད་རང་སྐྱོང་ལྗོངས།, 中国. The average gradient is 4.4% with a maximum of 12.2%. The climb has 1031 meters of elevation gain.
Difficulty breakdown: With 23.6 km for 1031 m of elevation gain and an average gradient of 4.4%, the climb up Jakyung La from Zhongma rightly earns its HC rating. The profile is very steady, with most kilometers sitting between 4% and 5% and no real break. The easier stretches, such as KM 0.0-1.0, KM 13.0-14.0 or KM 18.0-19.0 at 3%, offer rare moments of respite. The difficulty lies mostly in the duration of the sustained effort.
Pacing tips:
1. Don't go out too hard. On KM 0.0-1.0, at 3%, keep a relaxed cadence and hold your effort in check to save something for later.
2. Make the most of the easier sections. Use the 3% stretches of KM 13.0-14.0 and KM 18.0-19.0 to drink, fuel up and get your breath back before pushing on again.
3. Save something for the finish. The final section, KM 23.0-23.6 at 5% over 586 m, comes after more than 23 km of climbing, so pace your effort all the way to the summit.
23.6 km • 1031 m D+
VAM: average climbing speed, based on elevation gain
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