Gear Shed: MEC’s New Couloir Collection
MEC throws some love to one of their most iconic lines ever, with a new-and-improved-but-still-old-school-jump-turn-awesome Couloir Collection.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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