Wanderlust UK – September 2019

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Star letter
A welcome discovery
On one of my ™irst visits to Vancouver, British
Columbia, in 2017, a colleague suggested I join
her in climbing Grouse Mountain (1,250m).
She’d never done it but assured me it “couldn’t
be that hard”. So, o“ we went, unprepared, and
found it really did live up to its reputation as ‘Mother Nature’s Stairmaster’.
We struggled up – jet-lagged – in the wrong kind of footwear and without
enough water, and I promised myself I’d never endure that again. Two years
later, I did do it again and even shaved 20 minutes o“ my time. The views and
activities at the top are worth every second, and you don’t have to be an avid
hiker to do it. I’m living proof, and you won’t regret it – once you’re at the top.
Olivia Swan, via email

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