Archive of posts tagged "grouse mountain"

Grind for Shelter 2010

June 28th, 2010 @ 7:04am by Rebecca Bollwitt
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Today Sebastian Albrecht will attempt to complete the Grouse Grind 14 times with the hopes of raising funds and awareness for the Royal LePage Shelter Foundation. Photo credit: michaelgruenewald on Flickr Albrecht completed 13 ascents last year and raised close to $10,000. This year during the Grind for Shelter he going for 14 ascents and [...]

Wine on the Mountain 2009

October 8th, 2009 @ 12:05pm by Rebecca Bollwitt
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The Adoptive Families Association of BC presents their fourth Wine on the Mountain event coming up November 7th. This fundraising event takes place atop scenic Grouse Mountain and will combine food, entertainment and wine tastings. The theme this year “Arouse your Senses” will have you indulging smell, sight, touch, taste and sounds with the exquisite [...]

Ziplining on Grouse Mountain

June 23rd, 2009 @ 8:48am by Rebecca Bollwitt
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The other day I had the chance to go ziplining on Grouse Mountain with their Air Grouse ziplining tour. Essentially you can purchase your zipline pass at the base of the mountain and it will include your skyride (gondola) fare as well at the 2-hour zipline circuit. There are three ziplines at the lodge level [...]

Most Grouse Grinds in a Day Record to be Challenged

June 17th, 2009 @ 3:33pm by Rebecca Bollwitt
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Local realtor, and Twitter contact to many, Sebastian Albrecht (@salbrecht) will attempt to break the record for the most successful Grouse Grind climbs in a day on June 22nd. He shares the current record of 12 with Jason Chong however he’s taking it upon himself to break it — and all for a good cause. [...]

An evening at Grouse Mountain

June 6th, 2009 @ 8:00pm by Rebecca Bollwitt
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I often say that one of the reasons why I love this city is that quick getaways are but minutes away. Last night after work I hopped the Sea Bus, then a bus, and within 45 minutes I was staring down at the entire region from over 3,000ft. Grouse Mountain‘s activities such as the interpretive [...]

Day Tripping: Grouse Mountain

August 24th, 2008 @ 6:16pm by Rebecca Bollwitt
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Today’s adventure (which I’ve popped into my Day Tripping category) started out with a goal in mind: head up Grouse Mountain and go ziplining. Waking up at 7:30am on this drizzly Sunday morning, we knew that might not happen. Still, we packed up, donned our Gor-tex, and headed for the bus up the mountain regardless [...]

Tuesday Morning Link Fest: Butting Out Poll

July 22nd, 2008 @ 9:30am by Rebecca Bollwitt
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I decided to toss in a link fest this week to lighten the mood, get some more topics out there, and cover some ground before I take off. – The last year has been a big one for smokers in BC; first there was the patio smoking ban, then the updates in March that made [...]

Vancouver's North Shore Mountains

April 1st, 2008 @ 8:23am by Rebecca Bollwitt
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Okay technically, they are not in Vancouver but after posting some photos from Mount Seymour recently I was asked about the North Shore Mountains. The Lions fit in the middle somewhere, but those not from around here (or maybe even some locals) might not know just exactly where they are and what they’re called. Here’s [...]