Manto de la luna is a climb of 13.7 kilometers (hors catégorie). Manto de la luna tops out at 1,078 m above sea level. It is located in Tocopilla, Región de Antofagasta, Chile. The average gradient is 9.9% with a maximum of 17.7%. The climb has 1351 meters of elevation gain.
Difficulty analysis: This climb is extremely hard. An average gradient of 10% over nearly 14 km makes it an unambiguous HC (hors catégorie) climb. The difficulty lies in the succession of 8-9% sections, broken up by rare breathers at 3-5% (KM 4-5, KM 6-7, KM 10-11) that are too short to offer any real recovery.
Tips for managing the effort:
1. Pace yourself section by section: Use the gentler stretches (5%, and especially KM 10-11 at 3%) to ease off the intensity a little and recover without slowing down too abruptly.
2. Anticipate the hard sections: The stretches from KM 5-6 and KM 7-10 are an uninterrupted run of 9% gradients. Tackle them with a steady cadence and a gear that suits you, so you don't blow up your legs.
3. Keep up a constant hydration: The length and intensity of the effort make careful management of hydration and nutrition essential from the very start of the climb.
13.7 km • 1351 m D+
VAM: average climbing speed, based on elevation gain
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