Hill climbing on two wheels powered only by a human body pushed to its limits - a sport which for people like Richard Burt becomes over time an obsession in which personal effort and achievement are measured by times, gradients and distances, An essential read for anyone who wants to understand what motivates hill climbers to achieve feats of suffering and sheer endurance saner mortals wouldn't even contemplate.

Including talks with Illi Gardner, Geoff Ware, Bhima Bowden, and Geoff Pickin