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The Designers: For MEC’s Mark Knight, Lightweight Tent Design is all About Balance

When it comes to designing lightweight tents, few know more than Mark Knight, Senior Product Designer, Advanced Concepts at Mountain Equipment Co-op. As a designer at MEC for over a…

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Snowboarding

Mark Sollors on Raising Awareness for Climate Change

This season, Mountain Equipment Co-op is once again rolling out its #Live4Snow campaign in partnership with Protect our Winters and Burton. For each Burton [ak] CA Insulator jacket purchased at…

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Paddle For The North: A Journey to Shed Light on Wild Spaces

Six buds, three canoes, two dogs, one paddler with zero experience, and a 63-day, 1,500 km journey through some of the most pristine waters in the world. If there is…

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On The Trail

Travel Channel’s Latest Show Profiles Canadian Family’s Mega-Trek

Text & photos by Bruce Kirkby. On May 7, 2014, we woke our boys (Bodi, 3 and Taj, 7) before dawn, leading them groggily downstairs in fuzzy pyjamas. A half…

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THE GEAR SHED

Lens with Benefits: The SPY Happy Lens

The SPY Happy Lens is the first and only optical lens technology designed to foster a positive uplift in mood and alertness by allowing mood-enhancing long-wave blue light rays into…

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The Great Outdoors

Climbing For Conservation

Written by Ned Morgan. Old Baldy – known locally as Kimberley Rock – is a high rambling outcrop of dolostone overlooking Ontario’s Beaver Valley, roughly a two-hour drive northwest of Toronto. It is one…

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Run Strong Through Fall & Winter

MEC is now carrying the Adidas 2014 run collection – designed with premium fabrics, wicking technology, and your best shoulder-season performance in mind. The garments in this collection are designed…

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The Great Outdoors

Protecting Canada’s Homewaters

Fresh water is part of our identity as outdoor recreationists and Canadians, and MEC wants to encourage everyone to speak up for healthy water across the country. MEC is launching a multi-year…

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Preserving the Playgrounds

By Ned Morgan. The federal government’s severe cuts to Canada’s national parks last year should concern all Canadians, particularly winter users of public wilderness. Clearly, we can no longer assume that government…

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Skiing

Occupy Talisman

Let’s turn Talisman into Ontario’s first backcountry park. Talismans – amulets or other objects believed to possess supernatural or magical powers – are generally thought to bring good luck. If…

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The Designers: For MEC’s Mark Knight, Lightweight Tent Design is all About Balance

Mark Sollors on Raising Awareness for Climate Change

Paddle For The North: A Journey to Shed Light on Wild Spaces

Travel Channel’s Latest Show Profiles Canadian Family’s Mega-Trek

Lens with Benefits: The SPY Happy Lens

Climbing For Conservation

Run Strong Through Fall & Winter

Protecting Canada’s Homewaters

Preserving the Playgrounds

Occupy Talisman

Friday Flick: Perspectives

Dragon Drops Bryan Iguchi Signature Series

Ultimate Radness (Rab-ness)

Radical Transparency: Mont Gele Gear

Friday Flick: We Rode 1,000 Rocky Mountain Miles On Electric Motorcycles

Gear Shed: Top Hoodie, Touring Boot, Jacket, Overall + More

Healing in the Kingdom of Granite and Snow

Ode to the Ski Traverse

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