Grouse Grind Thread
 

I was just wondering how many RS members are not lazy fucks and have done the Grouse Grind.

So far my best time is 1:02
I think the 1st half is harder than the rest of it. Deff feels good when you finish and go home to eat a steak

The grouse grind is good times! There is always hot women charging up the mountain. :h5: :jiggy:

I've done it 4 times so far this year, my best time I think is 1:07. I rarely time myself because i'm just their for the excercise. I'll probably hit it up again this friday.

There's already a thread in health and fitness

My best time was around 50 minutes. Can't say if I am in better or worse shape this year then previous years though.

my best time was 59 this year..

i'm going once a week, i try to do two times but i can't find the time...

should have a RS meet up there lol

i go with my school and my best time was like 43:16

you'r epretty fit.. lol

i'm assuming school as in highschool? man i feel old...

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-col...ecord-set.html

Runner summits Grouse Grind a record 13 times
Last Updated: Tuesday, June 23, 2009 | 10:17 AM PT

Sebastian Albrecht made it up North Vancouver's Grouse Grind 13 times on Tuesday, setting a new record. Sebastian Albrecht made it up North Vancouver's Grouse Grind 13 times on Tuesday, setting a new record. (CBC)

A new record has been set for the most times anyone has climbed North Vancouver's gruelling Grouse Grind trail in a single day.

Around 11 p.m. PT Monday night, Vancouver realtor Sebastian Albrecht reached the top of the rocky trail for the 13th time since he started at 7 a.m.

After completing the final climb in the dark, a weary Albrecht told CBC News it had been a challenging day.

"Once I got past 10 it was easier psychologically because I knew I was really close to my goal. Physically, it was a lot more difficult because my body was starting to give out. And 12 and 13 were painful," he said.

The 2.9-kilometre trail runs from the Grouse Mountain gondola base station in North Vancouver up to the ski lodge perched on the edge of the mountain overlooking all of Metro Vancouver.

With an average grade of 30 degrees, the popular trail has earned the nickname "nature's Stairmaster" among local fitness buffs.

Average hikers struggle up the route in about an hour and a half, while the unofficial record is 24 minutes and 22 seconds. Albrecht averaged about 50 minutes per climb, catching his breath and eating between climbs, and taking the tram down.

13,000 calories

The previous record, which Albrecht shared with Jason Chong, was 12 summits in a day. The exertion required is tremendous, Chong told CBC News.

"You have to buckle down pretty much. Most endurance athletes will tell you it becomes more mental as it goes on," he said.

Albrecht burned an estimated 13,000 calories by the time the day was over. His energy needs were looked after by a dedicated supply team: his mother Johanna Albrecht.

"I have brown rice with grilled chicken breast and greens; dark, dark greens," she told CBC News. She also supplied 24 muffins, 24 containers of energy drink and five pounds of bananas for her son to consume during the climb.

Albrecht has always been determined, according to his mother, who noted her son had extra motivation for the climb — he had wanted to raise $10,000 dollars for the Shelter Foundation, a charity that provides safe homes for women and children.

"Getting up to 10 was tough because I really had to think about why I was doing it, and knowing my goal was motivated by the Royal LePage Shelter Foundation, a good cause," said Albrecht.

In the end, he raised more than $4,300.

haha they didn't mention the cause until the last sentence...

good job Albrecht!

I think i've been up 3 times this season. best time about 1:04!

i think the sedins do it in like 23 minutes or somthing, maybe 28

i did it around 50 mins, i went with my family. what motivated me was hot french girls that walk up that shit really fast

the grind was ok 10-15 years ago when it was free to come down, no stairs on the trail, and no people.

now it's just a dumb fade for urban wanabe outdoorsmen... :D

stfu and get off your high horse

I've done it once. Took me about 70 minutes.

"the best recorded time in 2008 was 28 minutes, and with the best all-time (yet unofficial) record being 24 minutes 22 seconds done in 2004 by Jonathan Wyat from New Zealand."

48 minutes last year.

this year so far 56 min... going again this sat

I think I did mines just under one hour. But I'm pretty light. I wouldn't consider myself fit.

went with a girl that use to do it almost every day during the summer...she was too fast, but i ended up finishing it in about 45 mins couple years ago...haven't been back since

yup, it seems like it sometimes....

u guys are fast or just bulshtiting haha

fuk i did it once in my life with a chick. took 2.5 hours with rests waiting for her, she was far from fat too. fuk i need to sleep b4 my flight

they are professional athletes after all haha

i got 38 last year. im aiming for 25-30 this year.

Around 40 mins for me.
Ran the whole way, barely stopped.
This was couple years ago though. :P

43ma