Despite the fact that we have not actually met at the scheduled time for years, my buddy Dave and I have had a running calendar invite to connect for breakfast every 3 weeks. We’ve kept the invite in our calendars as a little reminder to connect. Pre-covid we actually did meet every 3 weeks, taking turns buying each other breakfast.

Covid ruined that.

Then in January 2021, with loosened covid restrictions, whereby we could meet people outside our bubble as long as we were outdoors… we decided to meet and do the Coquitlam Crunch. This 241 meter hill climb became our breakfast meeting replacement.

Soon our goal was to do at least 40 a year, one for every school week. We have surpassed that every year. Today was our 259th time (although I say 258 in the video) and our next attempt will be our Everest challenge. How did we go from weekly walks to trying to do 37 (the hight of Mt. Everest) in 48 hours?

Dave shares the inspiration for the challenge in this video:

No more training is going to help at this point, it’s just rest, carb loading, and food prep now. Our mantra is ‘one at a time’… each time up the crunch we only have to worry about that one. We’ll get to 37, one-by-one.

Follow our journey on Instagram: @EverestTheCrunch