I spoke to the few who’ve cycled up the Bay Area’s toughest, trickiest climb – then tried it myself
When you’re a kid, even the ordinary can seem larger than life.
Then you grow up and realize your “giant” uncle was really just a hair over 6 feet, and that Little League park where you once dreamed of clearing the wall is relatively tiny and quaint.
I’ve long assumed that Berkeley’s Marin Avenue hill, from the Arlington Circle at the bottom to Grizzly Peak Boulevard at the top, was the same. I grew up nearby and have distinct childhood memories of my friends and I encouraging our parents to drive both up and down the seemingly impossibly steep pitches, which our parents … More