Just finished my 27th ascent of Grouse Mountain (plus a handful of snow-shoe grinds too).
Because I pay the extra $20 to have a “grind timer” it records my speed and the metres of ascent. I actually do the BCMC trail rather than the Grind these days. The Grind is just too busy and I find the Lululemon too, er, distracting.
Once you get to the top there’s a TV screen listing that day’s results. Last week, I noticed a lady had done it 4 times that day… the slowest in 38 minutes!
A few weeks ago I noticed my name was no longer accompanied by “Mt. Elbrus” but now had “Mt. Kilimanjaro”. According to this blog entry, I have a mere 24 more to do before I get “Everest”.
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Here’s the whole list:
- Mt. Kosciusko, Australia – 7300 feet, 2228 metres – 3 grinds
- Vinson Massif, Antactica – 16050 feet, 4892 metres – 6 grinds but need 9 total ( 3 from No.1 above plus the 6 for Vinson)
- Mt. Elbrus, Europe – 18510 feet, 5642 metres – 7 grinds, 16 total
- Mt. Kilimanjaro, Africa – 19341 feet, 5895 metres – 7 grinds, 23 total
- Mt. McKinley, North America – 20320 feet, 6194 metres – 8 grinds, 31 total
- Mt. Aconcogua, South America – 22841 feet, 6961 metres – 9 grinds, 40 total
- Mt. Everest, Asia – 29029 feet, 8848 metres – 11 grinds, 51 total
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