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match the top fundraiser’s amount this year to a maximum of $5000. The Kim Tempest Top Fundraiser Award fittingly went to Kim's husband Dave Mallinson this year who raised over $10,000 for Rethink Breast Cancer. Grouse Mountain and Rethink Breast Cancer have raised over $275,000 through Seek The Peak over the past 9 years. Grouse Mountain and Rethink would like to thank all the volunteers, racers and

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Couple Take Fundraising To New Heights PAUL WALDIE The Globe and Mail Published Friday, Sep. 07 2012 Esther and Martin Kafer grew up in Switzerland and have been climbing mountains for more than 70 years. They met on a mountain top and spent their honeymoon in 1953 scaling the Matterhorn. The couple, now both in their 80s, moved to Canada in 1954, first settling in Kitimat, B.C, and later in

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classes every Saturday at 10:30am until August 24 in the Plaza at the top of Grouse Mountain. Whether you need a great post-Grind cool down or would just love to experience a different yoga venue at one of the city's most spectacular locations these 30 minute classes are bound to enhance your physical well-being and kick start your weekend. Yoga mats will be provided to the first 50 yogis for the class

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Grouse Mountain Moment Contest - Aug. 7 Congratulations to Stephanie Sorenson, Christa Ovenel, and Susan Perepelken Stephanie Loves Grouse because... I was just up at Grouse Mountain for an evening of fun while my brother was in town for a visit, so we decided we would head up for some ziplining and to check out the new wind turbine! I never thought it would be so much fun!! We arrived just

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How do you showcase Vancouver in April? Host a Fondue Dinner in the City Timber Room! On the 17th April 2012, the Insurance Institute of BC decided to host their Annual Western Regional Meeting dinner in the City Timber Room.Grouse Mountain was chosen as the venue as they wanted a place different than a regular restaurant dinner. "We were looking for something unique to Vancouver, and something

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World-renowned Fly-In at Grouse Mountain North Vancouver, BC August 8, 2008 - On Saturday, August 9 and Sunday, August 10, 2008, international paraglider and hang glider pilots will participate in the 31st Annual Grouse Mountain Fly-In. The Grouse Mountain Flying Team (GMFT), consisting of paraglider and hang glider pilots from Western Canada and the U.S., welcome pilots from around the world to

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nice and warm, it was time to attack the Grind. Our tips for those who are looking to set personal bests would go as follows:Pick the straightest route possible If you can take two stairs in one step, do so at each opportunity Run or speed walk the flat parts Rely on your quads rather than using your hands to push you up each step. By doing this you will build more leg strength and stamina for next

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Grouse Mountain Moment Contest - July 23 Congratulations to David Chew from Coquitlam David's Best Grouse Mountain story... "My best Grouse moment was when the download price was raised to $10. I used to only do the Grind once a week or so if that, so I thought the increase of price was a negative thing. However the increase pressured me to buy a pass and now I am going 3 times a week!!! If it

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Bears Enjoy First Food of the Year On Wednesday, April 18th, Grinder and Coola, our two resident Grizzly Bears, enjoyed their first feed of 2012. Over the last two weeks Grinder and Coola have become increasingly active and showed all of the signs of being out of hibernation.  Once we are sure of this and are close to having their outdoor habitat ready we begin to help the bears get their

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Sunshine lives atop Grouse Mountain Grouse Mountain, North Vancouver, BC. Sunday, December 27, 2009 – With afternoon temperatures peaking at around 12 degrees Celcius, Grouse Mountain’s alpine offers ideal escape conditions for those lamenting the dreary grayness of Vancouver’s urban landscape.Ski, snowboard, ice skate, or snowshoe in stunning sunshine high above the clouds. With a total snow

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