As he pedaled up the final switchback, Led Zeppelin’s “Whole Lotta Love” began blaring in Mike Tierney’s headphones.
Endorphins coursed through the 51-year-old Aspen Highlands ski patroller’s body. He could not help but grin as he plodded upward, high above the clouds, for the final 300 to 400 meters.
Eleven hours. Forty-four miles. Nearly 14,000 vertical feet. One 29-inch wheel. Untold will.
“I couldn’t believe I had done it,” Tierney said last week, fighting back tears as he recounted his September unicycle ride up 13,796-foot Hawaiian volcano Mauna Kea — a feat that helped him secure a new world record.
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