Road Bike Action Magazine

50 www.roadbikeaction.com By Neil Shirley

CHALLENGING
THE GIANTS OF THE
EASTERN
SIERRA
How to put a three-day climbing
camp to good use

Along a 60-mile stretch of Highway 395 (that connects Los Angeles with Reno, Nevada) between the towns Lone Pine and Bishop, California, the Owens Valley sits deep in the shadows of two monstrous mountain ranges—the jagged, granite Sierra Nevada to the west and the stark White Mountains to the east. Along this stretch, dozens of roads begin their circuitous routes at Highway 395, then disappear deep into the mountains on either side of the highway, with a number of them ranking as some of the most difficult climbs in the U.S. and straight-up outclassing many of the fabled European ascents. Photos: OPP Creative

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