Mount Work is a climb of 2.7 kilometers (hors catégorie). Mount Work tops out at 2,231 m above sea level. It is located in Injed, Southern Highlands, Papua Niugini. The average gradient is 16.2% with a maximum of 21%. The climb has 443 meters of elevation gain.
Difficulty breakdown: This climb is extremely steep and short, which makes it very demanding. The 16.2% average gradient over 2.7 km is already brutal, but the central kilometre (1.5 to 2.0 km) peaks at 21%, a section that will require maximum effort.
Tips for managing the effort:
1. Pacing: Start easy so you don't blow up before the 21% section. Save something in the tank for that key stretch.
2. Gearing: Run a very low gear (e.g. 34x32) to keep a sustainable cadence on the sections steeper than 16%.
3. Breaking it down mentally: Tackle the climb in chunks. Ride the first 500m easy, focus on the 21% ramp, then use the last two kilometres (11% and 10%) to recover while keeping the effort going.
2.7 km • 443 m D+
VAM: average climbing speed, based on elevation gain
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