Grouse Mountain Climber's Log
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| iditarod81 | Enjoyed the stairs  Date Climbed: Aug 14, 2012 | |
| We had fun hike with my sister-in-law, who lives in Vancouver. Forgot how humid it is in the Pacific NW so we sweat a lot! | |
| Posted Aug 18, 2012 7:05 pm | ||
| JoshNV | Recommended routes Date Climbed: Jan 1, 2012 | |
| I live at the top of North Van so have hiked nearly all the trails from the bottom to the top of Grouse/Fromme. The Grind is an okay workout, but I recommend at least the BCMC Trail, or better yet, check out "the cut" trail which follows the route of the original 1950's chairlift. It starts at the top of Skyline Drive in north van (there is parking there). After passing some historic fallen-over 60's ski cabins and pieces of the old chairlift, and a crashed american fighter jet engine, meets up with "the cut" which is the huge ski run up there. | |
| Posted Jan 17, 2012 6:59 pm | ||
| BCalpine | Great views and good fun! Date Climbed: Aug 23, 2011 | |
| Easy access and quick fun activity for a day. Did the grind in 1hr:04min with a 50lb. Pack so it made for a great workout! Good practice and starting point for bigger stuff :) | |
| Posted Dec 26, 2011 1:41 pm | ||
| chugach mtn boy | The Grind Date Climbed: May 14, 2008 | |
| Up the Grind in a little under an hour. "Mother Nature's Stairmaster" is a nice phrase for this. | |
| Posted Aug 28, 2009 5:08 pm | ||
| texasbagpiper | First Summit Date Climbed: Aug 15, 2006 | |
| First climb ever, I would compare it with the Enchanted Rock climb in Fredericksberg Texas... | ||
| Posted Jan 23, 2008 2:46 pm | ||
| Casey Bates | Lynn Valley Date Climbed: Oct 26, 2007 | |
| Climbed from Lynn Valley trail. Long day. Good training hike. Scrambled to a view point on Crown Mountain. Snow up high. Enjoyed some way-too-expensive beer at the top. | |
| Posted Nov 5, 2007 10:38 am | ||
| hans.schenk | Grouse Grind | |
| Did this in the fall of 2004 along with Crown Mountain. I took the Tram down. | |
| Posted Oct 19, 2007 7:51 pm | ||
| rematore | Fog Date Climbed: Sep 29, 2007 | |
| We climbed into a cloud. It was a great hike. | |
| Posted Oct 4, 2007 9:34 pm | ||
| Alpine72 | Route Climbed: Via Grouse Grind Date Climbed: Dec 05 | |
| Very easy hike doable in just a couple hours and giving a comanding veiw of Vancouvers lower mainland. | |
| Posted Feb 8, 2006 12:39 pm | ||
| Rileywyna | Route Climbed: Grouse Grind Date Climbed: june 2000 | |
| Done with my freind jake in about 51 minutes...Great workout....nice mountain | |
| Posted Dec 25, 2005 8:00 pm | ||
| Rachel | Route Climbed: Grouse Grind Date Climbed: Aug 29ish 2004 | |
| On vacation out there and had a day to myself while my friend worked, I took a few buses and a ferry up to the base of the mountain. I did the grind at a slower pace (an hour and 45 mins), stopping for lunch, and a few breaks here and there. I echo that this is truly Mother Nature's stairmaster, and I hadn't been on a man-made stairmaster in years! Lots of people on the trail, but never too many to distract from my solitude. I enjoyed my day up top, taking in lumberjack, bird, and other wildlife shows. Taking the gondola down was inexpensive, convenient, and provided great views as well. I was happy to do this mountain solo, very easily (as I climb most every other mtn with Tim). | |
| Posted Oct 26, 2005 12:08 am | ||
| tlogan | Date Climbed: numerous occasions | |
| Always go up Grouse looking to the peaks behind like Crown and Goat Mountains... a fun run up though. | |
| Posted Aug 7, 2005 1:28 am | ||
| Don Nelsen | Route Climbed: Grouse Grind stairway then the gravel road to the true highpoint. Date Climbed: Many, starting in 1998 | |
| This is mother nature's "stairmaster" with approx. 2,800 stairs of stone, 2x8's and tree roots up about 2,800 vertical feet to the restaurant/ski area. From there, it's about 400' more vertical to the actual summit. The record for the 2,800 vertical climb is about 28 minutes for men and about 35 for women; man, now that's what I'd call a workout! | |
| Posted Jun 21, 2005 8:38 pm | ||
| McCannster | Route Climbed: Date Climbed: June 18, 2005 | |
| While vacationing in Vancouver, I went up to Grouse Mountain and quickly hiked to the summit. It wasn't the best day for views, but a nice experience. | |
| Posted Jun 20, 2005 11:37 pm | ||
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