<P> Filmed at the foothills of Mount Rainier in Eatonville , Washington , the first season focuses on `` pushing teams to the brink '' and features sixteen contestants with a variety of fitness backgrounds . Competitors who lose during Team Challenges , called `` Evolutions '' , are selected by their own Cadre to participate in the Elimination Challenge . As long as a team has at least two members , a contestant can not be sent to two consecutive Elimination Challenges . The Elimination Challenge begins with an obstacle course , called `` The Circus '' , followed by an endurance test . The obstacle course remains constant , but the endurance test differs in each episode . The endurance test begins once all three participants have completed the obstacle course , with the first - and second - place finishers receiving an advantage over the third - place finisher , and concludes with the elimination of one competitor . As a team - based competition , all surviving members of the last remaining team are eligible to win . The season was won by Clare Painter and Mark Bouquin of Team Noah . </P>
<P> Filmed at the foothills of Mount Rainier in Eatonville , Washington , the first season focuses on `` pushing teams to the brink '' and features sixteen contestants with a variety of fitness backgrounds . Competitors who lose during Team Challenges , called `` Evolutions '' , are selected by their own Cadre to participate in the Elimination Challenge . As long as a team has at least two members , a contestant can not be sent to two consecutive Elimination Challenges . The Elimination Challenge begins with an obstacle course , called `` The Circus '' , followed by an endurance test . The obstacle course remains constant , but the endurance test differs in each episode . The endurance test begins once all three participants have completed the obstacle course , with the first - and second - place finishers receiving an advantage over the third - place finisher , and concludes with the elimination of one competitor . As a team - based competition , all surviving members of the last remaining team are eligible to win . The season was won by Clare Painter and Mark Bouquin of Team Noah . </P>
where was the first season of american grit filmed
where was the first season of american grit filmed
foothills of Mount Rainier in Eatonville , Washington
foothills of Mount Rainier in Eatonville , Washington