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Optimize Your Murph Challenge Experience with This Tracker

The Murph Challenge isn’t a workout.
It’s a systems failure conducted at heart-rate redline.

If you’ve ever tried to remember whether you’re on rep 183 or 193 of squats while your lungs are filing a formal complaint, you already know: human memory is not a reliable datastore under load.

So I built a Murph tracker that does exactly one job well—count reps—while I focus on the important things, like not dying.

🎖️ What is Murph (and why people keep doing it)

The Murph Challenge is performed on Memorial Day to honor Lt. Michael P. Murphy, a Navy SEAL killed in Afghanistan in 2005.

It was his favorite workout. Originally named “Body Armor”, which feels accurate in the same way “production incident” feels accurate.

The canonical version:

  • 1 mile run
  • 100 pull-ups
  • 200 push-ups
  • 300 squats
  • 1 mile run

Optional difficulty modifier: wear a 20 lb vest and rethink your life choices.

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Building the Ultimate Everesting Climb Finder App

Every cyclist has stared at a local hill and thought some version of:
“Could I… just keep doing this until Everest happens?”

That thought is how Everesting is born.
One hill.
One activity. Repeat until you’ve climbed 8,848 meters.
No shortcuts.
No segments stitched together.
Just you, gravity, and increasingly questionable life choices.

Everesting is simple in theory and brutal in practice.
And planning it turns out to be way more annoying than it should be.

So I built this Everesting Climb Finder.

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The Everest Challenge on Wheels – Finding the Best Climbs for Everesting on Your Bike

Everesting is fiendishly simple: Pick any hill, anywhere in the world, and complete repeats of it in a single activity until you climb 8,848m – the equivalent height of Mt Everest.

The Everest Challenge, initially popularized by mountaineers, has now extended its allure to cycling. “Everesting” on your bike involves the formidable task of climbing the equivalent elevation gain of Mount Everest, a staggering 8,848 meters (29,029 feet), in a single ride. To conquer this extraordinary feat, selecting the best climbs becomes paramount. 

In this blog post, we will explore the key factors to consider when searching for the best climbs to Everest on your bike. As a bonus, you can use the script below to search Strava for the best hills in your area.

[Update 1/2026] --> Check the new web app that will help you find the best climb(s) near you.

“fiendishly simple, yet brutally hard.
Everesting is the most difficult climbing challenge in the world.”

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