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^lol You really are heart broken over the 711 arn't you? How long ago was it now???
Anyway Grouse Grind. Took me a while about an hour and 20 mins but I think it was because everyone was waiting for the people taking there time. It's all stairs. No flat areas for more then maybe a couple feet. And by stairs I mean logs shoved into the ground. Bring lots of water. And runners should be fine unless they are falling appart. I did it in DC's It gets easyer after mid point I find. You get a second wind. I think doing it on a really nice day is best. You wont get that hot because you are always in the trees. And it's great when you can sit on the grass and enjoy the view once you get to the top. Good part is the gondola only costs $5 to get down if you take the grind. Instead of $25 up and down. I think it's good to do it at least once. You can actualy fool yourself into thinking your in shape when you get to the top. Even though you shake your fist at the people that are already on there way down, when you are at mid point going up, and you started at the same time. :p 
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last time i did it it took me an hour, and i was really out of shape and had etnies on.
it probably wouldve taken me 2 hours if my friend wasnt telling me to go faster. i wanted to kill her. its sooo horrible but so rewarding. the worst part is when you get to the top, because then you have to walk up tons of stairs to the chalet so you can get something to drink.
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OK I used to wokr up at Grouse and I was unfortunetly o the rescue team. Many a time have I repelled out of the blue tram to carry someone down off the grind. Do me a favor if you are going and do afew things.
1) Bring at least 750ml of water with you. 2) Eat before you hike even if it's just a power bar or something 3) Bring a sweater. You may not use it but if you roll an ankle or something worse that sweater will be a life save for you. Many many times people have been pulled off that trail due to heat exhaustion or low blood sugar counts. It's a great trail and one hell of a workout but just do a couple fo things before hand that can save you alot of headaches later. Hopefully you will have a great time with no incindent but it's always better safe than sorry. Have fun doing the grind and I can assure you that you'll enjoy the ride down. G
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how long?
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you should of called me firend!!! Id love to do the grouse grind!!! Kelly im sure you could do it under an hour... unless you have asma (sp?) I did years ago... pice of :cake:
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it was fun!
heh...i didn't think it'd be so long so i bolted out in the beginning, kinda died after 10 minutes :/ but i kept with it, and had lotsa energy leftover when i was done felt a little sick around 1/2 way up due to the altitude i guess, but acclimatized after a little break i'm kinda ashamed of my time, i know i can do much better...but i beat andrew! i think i'm going to have a very sore bummy tomorrow morning, i'll keep you posted :D edit: I'M NOT SORE! AT ALL! Last edited by Kelster; May 08, 04 at 10:14 PM.
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