Paso Sol de la Mañana is a climb of 20.8 kilometers (category 1). Paso Sol de la Mañana tops out at 4,914 m above sea level. It is located in Municipio San Pablo de Lipez, Potosí, Bolivia. The average gradient is 3.0% with a maximum of 8.9%. The climb has 626 meters of elevation gain.
Difficulty breakdown: This Category 1 climb is moderately hard because of its length (20.8 km), but the average gradient is manageable at 3%. The real challenge is how it's split up: a demanding opening section (km 2 to 8) with gradients of 5% to %, followed by a long recovery stretch (km 9 to 14, gradients of 1% to 3%) and a finale that still trends slightly uphill. The 14.0–15.0 km stretch goes downhill (-2%), giving you a brief breather.
Pacing tips:
1. Start controlled: Resist the urge to attack the first kilometers (1-2%) so you hit the nasty ramps (5-7%) between km 2 and 8 with fresh legs.
2. Active recovery: Use the flatter section between km 9 and 14 to ease off a little and recover your legs without losing rhythm.
3. Build back up: Get ready for the gradient to ramp up again after km 15, and hold a steady output all the way to the summit.
20.8 km • 626 m D+
VAM: average climbing speed, based on elevation gain
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