Tough Mudder 2016 takes place in one of Canada’s most famously beautiful recreational destinations. The mud course stretches close to 20 kilometres against a gorgeous backdrop of the Coast Mountains, but between you and the finish, there are more than 20 rugged obstacles, roughly 2,000,000 litres of grade-A mud and 40 tonnes of ice. Obstacles include 18 metres of slick, rotating barriers known as the Block Ness Monster, through which participants help each other push, pull and roll their way. Feeling a little Quasimodo? Take a jump from a 4-metre platform, catch a swing arm and do your best to ring that bell swinging just out of reach. On the Pyramid Scheme, it’s not all about the one percent, it’s about the rest of us. Scramble, climb and push your way up a slippery incline with the essential help of your fellows. Gird your loins for an icy plunge down a high-speed slide into an ice-jammed dumpster, then quick, join forces and get the heck out. And don’t forget Everest, a 5-metre-tall quarter pipe with a recurved top that makes it almost impossible to get a grip. But helping you get a grip is what friends are for.