On a trip with a friend, I ran up a hill about 2 meters. A friend joked and said, "You see, you have already climbed meters". At that time I was already clear. However, I also find that many bikers who have driven more 10x than I do are confusing impressions and concepts, so I decided to describe the differences between climbed and altitude meters ..
Height meters
Height meters can also be referred to as altitude or elevation point. This is the highest point on your route. This is the highest point you have reached, but according to the altitude.
Incremented meters
Ascended meters is a term for a figure that says how many meters / kilometers he has stepped on or climbed on his route, that is, it is the sum of all the hills and elevation that he had to overcome ...
Demonstration of the difference between the altitude point and the meters
As an example, I will use my bike trip in the Bohemian Forest with a hike to the Poledník lookout tower, Laka lake, etc. On the map, you can see two figures:
- 1 314 mnm (mnm - meters above sea level)
This figure shows the highest point I have reached by altitude.
- 1 683 meters
This figure indicates how many meters I have walked uphill in total.
Why don't the data match? The answer is simple. If you start your trip like me in Železná Ruda, your starting altitude is 820 above sea level, that means that even if you reach the Poledník lookout tower, you did not step up the hill 1315 meters, but just the difference between Železná Ruda and Poledník what is 495 height meters .. According to various debates in forums and social networks, it is clear that at least half of cyclists, when presenting their performance, either exchange the meters climbed for altitude, or simply lie to "inflate" their performance. In both cases, it is often a very exaggerated performance ... I believe that after this analysis, we will all be clear and not be deceived by others, and most importantly, we will each watch our own.
!!! Cycle prayer at the end !!!
"Father, consecrate my wheel, both in the forest and on the road, and do not tempt my coats, because yours is both the road and the woods forever ... AMEN "
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