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🇨🇦 ​​First-Timer's Challenge: Conquering Tunnel Bluff!​​ 🥾💪

As someone whose only "hiking" experience was the ​​Coquitlam Crunch​​ in middle school PE and ​​Quarry Rock​​ seven years ago, I was definitely a ​​total newbie​​ taking on this adventure! ​​🚗 Parking & Prep​​ Arrived at ​​8:30 AM​​ and aimed for ​​Sunset Trailhead Public Pay Parking​​—but it was already full (no surprise!). Pro tip: ✔️ ​​Closest paid parking​​: 30/day(soldbyhousesnearthetrailhead)✔ R ◯ ∗∗Weparked 1kmaway∗∗:2/hour or $16/day (way better!) ​​Pre-Hike Musts:​​ 🐜 ​​BUG SPRAY WAR​​: We reapplied twice—my friend and I stayed bite-free, but the guys got eaten alive! Pack ​​anti-itch cream​​ (I brought Tiger Balm). ☀️ ​​Sunscreen + hat​​: The summit is ​​brutally sunny​​! 👟 ​​Footwear​​: I wore regular sneakers (rolled my ankles a few times on rocks). Hiking boots? Better grip but ​​toe-jamming on descents​​! 💧 ​​Water​​: I drank 2/3 bottle (too scared of peeing!), but others needed ​​3 bottles​​. 🍫 ​​Snacks​​: We skipped breakfast—​​big mistake​​. Bring energy bars/chocolate! ​​🚻 Bathroom Alert​​: There’s a ​​pre-hike toilet​​… but let’s just say ​​hold your breath​​ (or mask up!). I even bruised my arm slamming the door in my rush to escape—​​before the hike even started​​. 😅 ​​⛰️ The Hike Breakdown​​ ​​First 2km = Pure Pain​​ 😵 ​​450m elevation gain​​ (out of the total 470m!)—basically ​​vertical suffering​​. My soul left my body. My legs were ​​NOT on board​​. ​​Next 3.5km = Breezy​​ 🌿 Flat with ​​minor inclines​​, two wooden bridges, and one ​​fallen-tree obstacle course​​. ​​Final 500m = "Holy @#$%!"​​ 🧗‍♀️ ​​Actual rock scrambling​​—my friend froze and yelled "WTF?!" My ​​fear of heights​​ kicked in: ​​crawled up​​, butt-slid down, and survived on ​​friends’ emotional support​​. (Tears may have been shed.) ​​🏞️ The Payoff​​ The ​​turquoise-blue ocean views​​? ​​WORTH EVERY STEP.​​ Reapplied sunscreen at the top (your hands will be too dirty to touch your face!). ​​⏱️ Timing​​ ​​9:15 AM​​: Started from parking ​​11:45 AM​​: Summited! (Celebrated for ~35 mins) ​​3:15 PM​​: Back at the car (paid for ​​6 hours—perfect​​!) ​​💀 Post-Hike Survival​​ ​​Legs = JELLY​​. That ​​steep 2km descent​​ was ​​mind-over-matter​​. ​​Post-shower agony​​: Slathered on muscle cream + ​​foot patches overnight​​. ​​Next day​​: Sore but ​​proudly functional​​! ​​Hey fellow hikers!​​ 🗣️ What was your ​​first big hike​​ like? Any ​​disaster stories​​ or ​​victories​​? Share below! 👇 #HikingNewbie #VancouverHikes #TunnelBluff #ScenicSuffering #ConqueredIt #TrailFailWin #HumorThePain #ViewsWorthIt #HikeBC #OutdoorAdventures

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🇨🇦 ​​First-Timer's Challenge: Conquering Tunnel Bluff!​​ 🥾💪

As someone whose only "hiking" experience was the ​​Coquitlam Crunch​​ in middle school PE and ​​Quarry Rock​​ seven years ago, I was definitely a ​​total newbie​​ taking on this adventure! ​​🚗 Parking & Prep​​ Arrived at ​​8:30 AM​​ and aimed for ​​Sunset Trailhead Public Pay Parking​​—but it was already full (no surprise!). Pro tip: ✔️ ​​Closest paid parking​​: 30/day(soldbyhousesnearthetrailhead)✔ R ◯ ∗∗Weparked 1kmaway∗∗:2/hour or $16/day (way better!) ​​Pre-Hike Musts:​​ 🐜 ​​BUG SPRAY WAR​​: We reapplied twice—my friend and I stayed bite-free, but the guys got eaten alive! Pack ​​anti-itch cream​​ (I brought Tiger Balm). ☀️ ​​Sunscreen + hat​​: The summit is ​​brutally sunny​​! 👟 ​​Footwear​​: I wore regular sneakers (rolled my ankles a few times on rocks). Hiking boots? Better grip but ​​toe-jamming on descents​​! 💧 ​​Water​​: I drank 2/3 bottle (too scared of peeing!), but others needed ​​3 bottles​​. 🍫 ​​Snacks​​: We skipped breakfast—​​big mistake​​. Bring energy bars/chocolate! ​​🚻 Bathroom Alert​​: There’s a ​​pre-hike toilet​​… but let’s just say ​​hold your breath​​ (or mask up!). I even bruised my arm slamming the door in my rush to escape—​​before the hike even started​​. 😅 ​​⛰️ The Hike Breakdown​​ ​​First 2km = Pure Pain​​ 😵 ​​450m elevation gain​​ (out of the total 470m!)—basically ​​vertical suffering​​. My soul left my body. My legs were ​​NOT on board​​. ​​Next 3.5km = Breezy​​ 🌿 Flat with ​​minor inclines​​, two wooden bridges, and one ​​fallen-tree obstacle course​​. ​​Final 500m = "Holy @#$%!"​​ 🧗‍♀️ ​​Actual rock scrambling​​—my friend froze and yelled "WTF?!" My ​​fear of heights​​ kicked in: ​​crawled up​​, butt-slid down, and survived on ​​friends’ emotional support​​. (Tears may have been shed.) ​​🏞️ The Payoff​​ The ​​turquoise-blue ocean views​​? ​​WORTH EVERY STEP.​​ Reapplied sunscreen at the top (your hands will be too dirty to touch your face!). ​​⏱️ Timing​​ ​​9:15 AM​​: Started from parking ​​11:45 AM​​: Summited! (Celebrated for ~35 mins) ​​3:15 PM​​: Back at the car (paid for ​​6 hours—perfect​​!) ​​💀 Post-Hike Survival​​ ​​Legs = JELLY​​. That ​​steep 2km descent​​ was ​​mind-over-matter​​. ​​Post-shower agony​​: Slathered on muscle cream + ​​foot patches overnight​​. ​​Next day​​: Sore but ​​proudly functional​​! ​​Hey fellow hikers!​​ 🗣️ What was your ​​first big hike​​ like? Any ​​disaster stories​​ or ​​victories​​? Share below! 👇 #HikingNewbie #VancouverHikes #TunnelBluff #ScenicSuffering #ConqueredIt #TrailFailWin #HumorThePain #ViewsWorthIt #HikeBC #OutdoorAdventures

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