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Holiday Wish List: Think Outside The Stocking
We have gifts under $15 that can be placed on the mantle, laid on a table, shoved into a box, or slid into an envelope. Heck, you could even hand it directly to someone, or put it into an office gift...
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MEC Spark Jersey: The Perfect Gift for Dirt Divas
I recently got to test a cool weather cycling top, created by our internal cycling apparel designer extraordinaire. To sum things up, the Spark long sleeve jersey is a stylish piece that doesn’t...
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Holiday Wish List: Gifts for Cyclists
We’ve crafted a list of some gift ideas for cyclists that will put you in the yellow jersey this holiday shopping season. No matter how much the cyclists on your holiday list love winter, there’s a...
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Holiday Wish List: Gifts You Can Use at Home
The holidays are a time for snowshoe treks and ski trips, but they’re also a time for relaxing and having fun. Here are five adaptable gift ideas: You could use them during your favourite outdoor...
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An MEC Expose: Behind the Beard
After watching holiday episodes of “The Office” and eating a few too many Christmas cookies, our staff got inspired. The result of this creative, sugar driven, holiday inspiration? An MEC Expose:...
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The Finger of God
If you spend time in the backcountry, you have likely seen the recent New York Times feature Snow Fall, with its detailed analysis of the February 2012 Tunnel Creek avalanche. That story, which went...
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Ghost Bikes: The Inside Scoop on the 2013 Lineup
I recently sat down with Tim McDermott, our bike product manager, to find out what’s coming up for Ghost bikes in 2013. Whether you’re a roadie, an urban commuter, a mountain biker, or the proud...
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7 Minutes to a Warm Weather Escape: An Exercise in Imagination
On an unremarkable fog-turned-to-sprinkle-turned-to-downpour winter morning, I opt to put off my inevitable bike to work, and check my email. Groupon deal, delete. Costco flyer, delete. Photos of a...
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Ghost Bikes: Top 10 Photos by Sterling Lorence
This past fall we hooked up with renowned Vancouver photographer Sterling Lorence to capture images for our 2013 Ghost Bikes campaign. We love the images he captured so much that we want to share...
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Fairweather: Inappropriately Named Mountain of Dreams
An expedition report by Andrew Findlay. Andrew, photographer Steve Ogle, and Prince Rupert fisherman and ski mountaineer Dean Wagner set out to summit Mount Fairweather – one of the highest coastal...
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MEC Envoy Sébastien Lazure Sends Slashface (V13)
Congrats to MEC Envoy Sébastien Lazure on his recent ascent of the famed V13 boulder problem, Slashface in Hueco Tanks. Sébastien has been going to Hueco as a winter training destination for a few...
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Burning with the BioLite Stove
As a woodstove fan and gadget weenie from way ‘back I’ve been itching to get my hands on a BioLite stove since I first found out about them. Cook supper while recharging your eToys: What’s not to love?...
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Road Cycling: Photography That inspires Us to Ride
Casual rides through the countryside. World tours. Racing against the clock, or against the pack. It’s fun to ride. Here are some of our favourite road cycling images from our new campaign that...
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Natural Running: The Healthier, More Efficient Way to Run
The ultimate goals of natural running are to reduce your risk of injury and to run more efficiently. While some associate natural running with barefoot running, this running technique is actually...
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Big Family Trips in Big Mountains
Some folks might worry that 7 days at a cabin in the backcountry would be too long for kids. MEC Envoy Leanne Allison shows that’s definitely not the case. My husband Karsten, our 8-year-old son Zev,...
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Getting Into Road Riding
Maybe you bike commute to work. Maybe you bike on trails. Basically, you just enjoy spending time on two wheels. If you’re curious about adding road riding to the mix but aren’t sure how to get...
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Ice Climbing Competitions: Mixed Feelings
MEC Envoy Jen Olson faces the challenges of travelling around the world to compete in ice climbing competitions, and develops a great respect for athletes who consistently perform under pressure. Ice...
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Halfmoon Yoga: Giving Props to Your Active Life
Stretching is like flossing. We know it’s good for us, but some of us don’t do it as often as we should. To help you get the most out of stretching – and maybe inspire you to do it more often – MEC...
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Nomad Dream: A Family Cycling & Climbing Around the World
It had to happen one day. It’s been hanging over our heads for too many years. Fifteen years, to be precise. Fifteen years since the day, in an old atlas where Russia was still the USSR, we plotted...
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Blocks: Your Gateway to Amazing Stretches
Sometimes the floor can seem really far away when you’re lunging, bending, and stretching – especially if you have tight hamstrings or hip flexors. We asked Erin and Sandy, Halfmoon Yoga Products...
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