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effective to go slower to ensure you are achieving optimal positioning. To do this exercise: With feet shoulder width apart and hands held straight out in front of you for balance, slowly lower your glutes into a mid-air sitting position. Keep your shoulders rolled back and chest pointing upwards. You should aim to lower your glutes so that your knees form 90 degree angles. You can challenge yourself by

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Seek the Peak Training: Halfway There! Our 14th annual Seek the Peak race is fast approaching we want to make sure you have all the info you need to rock those race day hills. Stay tuned as we share some helpful training and preparation tips to support your journey, all the way to the Peak! Today our Seek The Peak Trainer, Marieve Legrand shares some words of encouragement at the halfway point

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Grouse Mountain and Volvo Car Canada Ltd. Announce Strategic Partnership Volvo Named Official Vehicle of Grouse Mountain (North Vancouver, BC) Grouse Mountain is excited to announce a new strategic partnership with Volvo Car Canada Ltd. (Volvo). The one-year agreement names Volvo the official vehicle of Grouse Mountain and as of April 1st, 2017 all Volvo vehicles receive complimentary parking at

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Close to 800 Racers Make the Climb at the 13th Annual Seek the Peak Thousands raised in support of BC Cancer Foundation Ideal conditions greeted racers this morning as they set out for the annual Seek the Peak, with its awe-inspiring 4,100-foot climb from West Vancouver’s Ambleside Park to the Peak of Vancouver. Now in its 13th year, the event saw close to 800 participants tackle the 16-kilometre

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12th-annual Seek the Peak raises thousands for BC Cancer Foundation Close to 600 racers make 16-kilometre uphill climb to Peak of Vancouver (North Vancouver) Taking the 4,100-foot elevation gain in stride, close to 600 participants made the 16-kilometre climb from West Vancouver’s Ambleside Park to the Peak of Vancouver this morning during the renowned Seek the Peak event.Now in its 12th year

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Alpha the Wolf It is with great sadness that we announce the peaceful passing of our lone remaining Timber Wolf - Alpha. Alpha was captive born in the spring of 2001 and arrived at the Grouse Mountain Refuge for Endangered Wildlife on June 8, 2004 as part of a pack of 4 wolves – retired from the movie industry. Alpha led a long and healthy life here at Grouse Mountain. He turned 15 years old

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First Grouse Mountain Honey Extracted! We had an exciting day last week when we extracted our very first honey from our new Grouse Mountain Beehives!  The two hives we had last season are now thriving and produced 30 lbs of honey so far!  We have 15 new hives this year but typically they don't produce excess honey for harvest in their first season - we let them build up and get ready for next

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Seek the Peak 2014 In support of the BC Cancer Foundation This year marks our 11th annual Seek the Peak presented by Columbia, and once again the event was one to remember. Starting by the shore participants were pumped up for their 16-kilometre climb in a morning celebration at Ambleside Park! Racers young and old cheered each other on as they set off from the start line. Racers tackled the awe

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Grouse Grind™ to Open on Saturday! Hit the trail for another season of fitness accomplishment at the Peak of Vancouver A sure sign that summer is almost here, Grouse Mountain is pleased to announce that the Grouse Grind™ will open for the 2016 hiking season on Saturday, April 30th from 6:15 am until 7:00 pm. “We’re thrilled to kick off another season of hiking with the opening of the iconic

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of pollen to both our bees and a broad range of wild pollinators. As participants of the North American Hummingbird Banding Program for over 10 years, our collected data is compiled with data from other stations for research on hummingbird populations and migration in Western North America. This collection of data has led to interesting findings about hummingbirds in a sub-alpine environment

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