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Everesting

Everesting noun: the challenge of ascending and descending a given hill multiple times on a bicycle, in order to cover a distance of 8,848 metres (the elevation of Mount Everest). Also the present participle and gerund of Everest.

Noun

Everesting (countable and uncountable, plural Everestings)

  1. The challenge of ascending and descending a given hill multiple times on a bicycle, in order to cover a distance of 8,848 metres (the elevation of Mount Everest).
    • In September 2017 Paul Adler and CyclingTips founder Wade Wallace rode an unofficial ‘Everesting’ together around Annecy. Nearly 320km and 10,000m of climbing (the hight^([sic – meaning height]) of Everest is 8848m), Paul tells the story of his failed and successful attempts at climbing Mount...2017 November 16, CyclingTips, “How does 'Everesting' on a bike compare to climbing Mount Everest?”, in YouTube
    • The first person to undertake Everesting was British mountaineer George Mallory – grandson of the famous explorer and Everest climber of the same name – who ascended Australia’s Mount Donna Buang in 1994, completing eight laps of the 1,069 metre hill.2020 December 17, Mollie Mcguigan, “Everything you need to know about Everesting”, in Runner’s World

Also used as

Everesting is also the present participle and gerund of Everest.

Forms of Everesting

pluralEverestings

Origin of Everesting

From Everest + -ing.

Questions about Everesting

What does Everesting mean?
Everesting means the challenge of ascending and descending a given hill multiple times on a bicycle, in order to cover a distance of 8,848 metres (the elevation of Mount Everest).
What part of speech is Everesting?
Everesting is a noun.
What is the plural of Everesting?
The plural of Everesting is Everestings.

Words near Everesting in the dictionary

  1. Everest
  2. Everest syndrome
  3. Everested
  4. Everester
  5. Everesters
  6. Everesting
  7. Everestings
  8. Everests
  9. Everett
  10. Everett branch
  11. Everett branches

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