grouse grind

[Duncan]

i guess the chief is more of a agility/dexterity challenge while the grind is more of a physical endurance challenge.

That being said, i've never tried the chief so i wouldn't mind trying it. Who's up for setting up a chief hike?

[joel]

do it... prolly a weekend is best.

[nature boy]

weekends will be more crowded too though. mind you, i don't think it'll ever be as crowded as the grind, but still having to wait for nerds trying to climb up a rock sucks a lot more than not waiting.

i'd be down for some time after this saturday... after this week my summer hours finally kick in (woot).

[joel]

tys and me are planning on doing the grind again this friday after work. trying to convince the wife to come along as well. let me know if any of you want to join.

[nature boy]

hm, i might be in. what time is after work for you guys?

[joel]

probably sometime after 5p

[Duncan]

don't think i'll be doing the chief/grind for a while haha... have fun

[joel]

going up tomorrow morning, pending weather. let me know if you are interested.

[[JT]]

i would come if i didnt haev 2 hockey games tomorrow!

[nature boy]

i would come if i weren't in saskatoon.

[Duncan]

i would come if we didn't welcome a new baby into the world yesterday

[nature boy]

so did anyone go?

[joel]

no the weather was horrible.

[nature boy]

weather sucks this year. i hear forecasters are predicting a nicer august. but what do they know? they can barely predict this afternoon.

[joel]

so joyce and i did the chief this past week. it took us a tad over 3hrs both ways for just the first peak.

it's a bit tougher than the grind especially considering having to trek down. you'll probably need at least a 5hr block of time for travel to squamish and the hike.

if you do all 3 peaks it's suppose to be 6.5hrs round trip.

the view at the top is nice though and early on you'll pass a small section of shannon falls.

most of the chief is similar to the grind. 3/4 of it are either stair steps or stone steps. the last quarter of the first peak of the chief differs in that it is mostly just rock face. there will be chains fastened to the rock face to help you pull yourself up in areas where the face is too steep and no obvious footing. there are two small ladder sections too.