WEST VANCOUVER, B.C. -- Some call it Mother Nature's staircase, others Canada's most taxing mountain trail. Still others say it's a nightmarish re-creation of hell on earth. Whichever way you look at it, the Grouse Grind, situated a proverbial stone's throw from the dazzling skyscrapers of downtown Vancouver, is not your average Sunday afternoon hike.
April 7, 2005