Haven’t we all emerged from the tree break at the top of Grouse Mountain (or any other grueling hike for that matter) and said ‘I’d love to do that 13 more times?’* *Disclaimer: For those of you who haven’t hiked the Grouse Grind the 3km trek straight up Grouse Mountain is often lovingly called Mother [...]
Last weekend we traded in our ski boots for hiking boots and joined in on the fun pain of hiking up Grouse Mountain. Here are some official (and unofficial) stats about the infamous Grouse Grind: trail facts trail length: 2.9K elevation gain: 2800ft commonly referred to as: Nature’s Stairmaster number of people who climb the [...]
photo by: Brooke Morse Though I’m not really afraid of anything, intimidation can get the best of me from time to time. The Grouse Grind, a firm fixture on my Vancouver bucket list, was one of those things that required a little more encouragement than say, lavender lattes and mini waffles at Café Medina. Just [...]
