Irkhu Climb is a climb of 13.9 kilometers (hors catégorie). Irkhu Climb tops out at 1,739 m above sea level. It is located in Sanusiruwari, बागमती प्रदेश, नेपाल. The average gradient is 7.5% with a maximum of 16.5%. The climb has 1043 meters of elevation gain.
Difficulty breakdown: At 13.9 km with an average gradient of 7.5% and 1043 m of elevation gain, the Irkhu Climb is a brutal beyond-category ascent. The start is the hardest section: the first two kilometres sit at 11% and then 12%, so you need to set your pace right from the bottom of the col. The stretches from km 8 to 9 (9%) and from km 12 to 13 (8%) add to the difficulty, while km 9 to 12, at 2 or 3%, gives you some relative respite that you need to make the most of.
Tips for the effort:
1. Ease into it. On the first two kilometres at 11 and 12%, stay in the saddle with a gear that lets you hold a steady cadence without blowing up.
2. Make the most of the rolling sections. Between km 9 and km 12, where the gradient drops to 2 or 3%, recover as much as you can and kick the pace up a notch to prepare for the ramps ahead.
3. Manage the finish. Hit km 12 to 13 (8%) with energy in the tank, because the last 0.9 km at 7% still demand a sustained effort all the way to the top.
13.9 km • 1043 m D+
VAM: average climbing speed, based on elevation gain
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