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Road to Seek the Peak Week 6: Marnie Giblin of Pivotal Health Each week we’ll be featuring posts from special guests designed to help get you ready for the big day. From nutrition info, to training tips, to motivational stories – each post will have valuable info to support your journey, all the way to the Peak!This week’s post will cover the top 5 tips for pre-race preparation and post-race

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Over 700 Participants Make the Climb for the 15th Annual Seek the Peak Thousands raised in support of BC Cancer Foundation (North Vancouver) Sunshine and blue skies greeted racers this morning as they set out for the annual Seek the Peak, with its awe-inspiring 1,250 metre climb from West Vancouver’s Ambleside Park to the Peak of Vancouver. Now in its 15th year, the event saw over 700

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October 11 Marks First Official Snowfall Of The 2017/18 Season  Overnight snowfall blankets the upper slopes of Grouse Mountain When Grouse Mountain operations staff arrived at work this morning, they were greeted with snow! Overnight Grouse Mountain received its first snowfall of the 2017/18 season on the Mountain's upper slopes."This is the early going, and freezing levels are moving around a

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Birds In Motion Profile: Dash Peregrine Falcon Meet Dash from our Birds In Motion Demonstration. Dash is a Peregrine falcon and he’s three years old. Peregrine falcons are the fastest living animals on the planet! They can fly at speeds up to 390 km/hr. As a bird of prey they actually eat other birds and use their speed in hunting. Because they fly so fast, Peregrine falcons have built in goggles

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What to my Wondering Eyes Should Appear... The other morning there arose such a clatter, that we sprang to our helipad to see what was the matter!Turns out it was Dancer and Vixen, two of Santa's reindeer crew, arriving at Grouse Mountain from the North Pole to visit for our Peak of Christmas event!We are lucky that each year two of Santa's Reindeer visit as reindeer ambassadors to all of our

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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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the habit of warming up and cooling day into my everyday routine. I know the feeling of stepping off the tram and wanting to head straight for fresh tracks, but taking the time to include this will increase the longevity and mobility of your body.

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Applications for Talk At The Top Due December 10 This important youth-led mental health summit is looking for passionate contributors. Grouse Mountain is thrilled to again be partnering to host Talk at the Top, a Jack.org youth-led mental health summit. On January 26 young leaders from the North Shore and Sea to Sky Corridor will come to “the top” of Grouse Mountain to share ideas and work to

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your friend slips on a steep and wet section of the trail. Tumbling down the rocks for about ten metres, your partner finally comes to a stop and lets out a bloodcurdling scream. As you carefully pick your way down the rocks, you can see that your friend is lying in a small puddle of water. His ankle is clearly deformed and blood is coming out of a cut just above his hiking shoe. He also says that he

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has something perfect for those who like to get outside. From jackets to base layer, gloves to snowshoes, we carry great gifts for the outdoor enthusiast on your list. Here are our top picks for Adults and Kids for Christmas 2014: Icebreaker Quantum Hoody Designed for high intensity sports, the streamlined Quantum is made from highly insulating mid-weight 260gm terry merino to protect against the

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