Grouse grind challenge | Grouse mountain climb vancouver

The end of august 2017 , the group decided to visit Vancouver and did a challenge to do the Grouse mountain grind.  Grouse mountain is a popular place to visit as it is not only famous for it's difficult enduring hike but also it offer some fun activities at top the peak. There is an option to take a gondola ride to go up for $10 or take the challenge to climb for free.

As plan we decided to take the grouse grind challenge, a 2.9 km hike climbing up using the 2,830 stairs. I personally hate stairs and this is far my most ambitious challenge I did so far! This hike will challenge your endurance and determination. Once you chose to climb up there is no going back but to push your limit to finish it.

For the simple reason that the trail has a rule of one way, means to go up and no going down to prevent congestion and mostly safety purpose. It is easy not to get lost , as all you have to do is to follow the stair steps , and as you climb you will see some signage telling you your progress.  The steps are quite a challenge for the reason that , not all steps has the same size/height and material use (wood and rock ).

Make sure to bring some food and water to munch while hiking .  As for a newbie like me. It took me 2 hours to climb it. While for those who has the stamina they were able to finish it in an hour like my bf  who went ahead of me. As you go higher the  temperature gets colder not only because of the altitude but also because the path get covered with shades from the huge trees.

Once you reach the top you will see the grouse mountain chalet and up stairs you can buy some snacks , souvenir and to get yourself the gondola ticket to go down. We did not stay for so long up and explore due to tight schedule.