- [Narrator] In a recent GCN show, we tried to find
some of the most knee breaking, steepest climbs
in the world.
As ever, loads of you got in touch with your suggestions.
So many in fact that we decided to bring you a selection
of some of our favourites.
Here they are in no particular order.
There's some dispute as to whether it's actually
the steepest street in the entire world
but what can't be denied is that this absolute wall
in Dunedin, New Zealand is not for the fainthearted.
Understandably, not many riders have been brave enough
to take it on but two of our viewers, Chris Rush
and Chris Harvey, have not only climbed to the top
but they filmed it too chapeau to you both.
Contesting Baldwin Street for the bragging rights
of the worlds steepest public road is Canton Avenue
in Pittsburgh in the USA.
It's gained local notoriety as part of
the Dirty Dozen Ride which takes on a large handful
of Pittsburgh's steepest climbs in relentless succession.
You definitely know it's a steep hill when there's
a handrail next to the road.
This one come in from Jawa Tengah, Indonesia
thanks to Sofia Nasharodin for sending it in.
It's only short but as you can see the slippery
road surface combined with a gradient going
over 1:3 means this youngster can be forgiven
for needing a push.
We've had a lot of submissions from the UK
but this entry from Yandabear has brought us out
in a cold sweat.
100 metres of cobbled brutality in a secluded corner
of the Peak District in the north of England.
- [Cyclist] Ha!
- [Narrator] Judging by the expletives in this video it must
be pretty steep with a maximum pitch of 45 percent.
If you want to ride it yourself it's part of the
Cheshire Cobbled Classic sportive which takes place in June.
Staking it's claim for the steepest paved mile
in the entire United States of America, this climb
features every year in the Vermont Gran Fondo.
While there are steeper climbs on this list,
you'll be hard pressed to find a road that stays
well into double figures for so long.
You can see riders having to weave across the road
in a bid to ease the leg busting gradient.
Lou Mario told us about this little beauty
right in the middle of Porto.
Coming off the main road, it's straight off into
a roughly cobbled side street with a consistent
one in four gradient all the way up.
The only solace is it's a rather nice view from the top.
Yaniv Yahouda sent this in from Israel just outside
the village of Ein Hud.
(gasping)
What's particularly evil about this one is the fact
that you go from flowing descent to absolute wall
in seconds.
Right about now, in fact.
It eases off towards the middle then ramps up again
towards 20 percent near the top.
Safe to say you'll need all of that momentum
from the descent just to make it up the other side.
Now it wouldn't be a list of steep climbs if we didn't
pay a visit to Belgium.
According to Cohen Monsieur, the route to Saint-Vith
is the steepest kilometre in all of the Ardennes
which is pretty impressive considering how hilly
that region is.
This last one comes in from Joseph Kendrick.
It's quite easy to find steep hills in
the city of San Francisco but Joseph set out
to find the steepest he could find and it turned out
it was a sidewalk near Broderick Street.
We just love the sound effects to be honest.
(screaming)
So there you go, nine hellish climbs from
all around the world.
Have you climbed any of these and have you found
anything steeper?
Let us know in the comments below and even better
send us your photos and videos on Facebook,
Twitter and Instagram using the hashtag #GCNSTEEP.
Who knows, we might be able to make another video
in the future.
For more videos on steep climbs, check out Tom Last
climbing the Muro de Aia in the Basque Country
as part of our epic climb series.
It really has to be seen to be believed.
Plus if you ever wondered whether it's better to be in
or out of the saddle on a 30 percent climb,
check out Simon's scientific test from Jones Street
in San Francisco.