Crazy
Last night, Tucker, Jennifer, Dennis, Scott, Ivan and myself decided to get some exercise. We climbed the Grouse Grind!
For those of you who have never been to Vancouver or who haven't heard about the Grind, it's a tough climb (quite vertical) up Grouse mountain on the North shore, all the way to the Peak Chalet, at 1128m (3700ft) of elevation. Now, I doubt that the Grind makes you hike 1128m in one shot, but it's a pretty decent workout. Actually, many residents from Vancouver and the near-by West Vancouver do the Grind on a regular basis. It's nature's own stairmaster.
I managed to do the Grind in 1 hour 17 minutes, which is a pretty slow time. The top male and top female climbers do the Grind in 31 and 35 minutes respectively. That's crazy!
Well, I intend to do the Grind a few more times this Summer, maybe I will manage to shave a few minutes off this time. It will be good preparation before hiking the Lions in the Fall, an eight-hour hike.
For those of you who have never been to Vancouver or who haven't heard about the Grind, it's a tough climb (quite vertical) up Grouse mountain on the North shore, all the way to the Peak Chalet, at 1128m (3700ft) of elevation. Now, I doubt that the Grind makes you hike 1128m in one shot, but it's a pretty decent workout. Actually, many residents from Vancouver and the near-by West Vancouver do the Grind on a regular basis. It's nature's own stairmaster.
I managed to do the Grind in 1 hour 17 minutes, which is a pretty slow time. The top male and top female climbers do the Grind in 31 and 35 minutes respectively. That's crazy!
Well, I intend to do the Grind a few more times this Summer, maybe I will manage to shave a few minutes off this time. It will be good preparation before hiking the Lions in the Fall, an eight-hour hike.
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