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The Big Chop: MEC’s paddle fun races
A few weeks back, I dropped by to share the excitement of Vancouver’s first Big Chop paddle race of the season. A full crowd of paddlers turned out, from serious Type-A competitors to first-timers who...
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Whistler GranFondo: Here We Come
I can’t say for certain what caused this. Maybe it was that the Tour de France started, or that I came away from the Shoppers Drug Mart Ride Don’t Hide 60km fairly unscathed. I’m not sure, but...
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Swimsuits that move with you all summer long
Need a new swimsuit? Have you thought of checking out MEC? Over the last few years, MEC has expanded its line of swimwear to meet the needs of its active members. The days of lying motionless on the...
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My first time
Trying something new can be a little nerve wracking, but it can also do you some good. MEC staffer Alain shares what it was like to go to a yoga class for the very first time. When a friend suggested I...
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Whistler GranFondo: I Got MAP’ed
There are some marked differences between my previous goal – a flat, 60km course where the emphasis was on it being a community, not a competitive, ride – and my current goal, the Whistler GranFondo....
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Backcountry Navigation Evolves
When I first started exploring wilderness, a map and compass was the best way to navigate in unfamiliar country. Mostly because it was the only way to navigate in unfamiliar country. Today, my...
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Keeping it simple
MEC Envoy Jasper Blake is one of Canada’s most established endurance athletes. As a professional Ironman athlete and triathlete for nearly 20 years, he knows how to dress to run in all types of...
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The Grand Canyon of the Stikine River
On an MEC supported expedition last August, MEC member Ben Marr attempted a descent of the Grand Canyon of the Stikine River, along with fellow paddlers Mikkel St.Jean-Duncan, Evan Garcia, Fred...
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You only live twice
This is the story of a family that had the crazy idea to spend three years cycling around the world. No need to rehash the how and why of this zany project, it’s all right here. Our nomad dream became...
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Agguanittuq Expedition: 900km over 54 days
Over 54 days and 900km, Bob Saunders, Chris Shank, Sandy Briggs, and Susan Saunders travelled by (and with) kayaks from Taloyoak to Repulse Bay, Nunavut. This expedition across ice and water marked the...
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Trail Adoption Program: Getting Our hands Dirty
MEC is a proud supporter of the NSMBA’s Trail Adoption Program and since the spring of 2012 has been working hard with NSMB.com and RockShox on improving the Expresso bike trail on Mt. Fromme in North...
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Sebastien Lazure: World Cup Climbing
MEC Envoy Sébastien Lazure competed at the recent Bouldering World Cup in Ontario. Here’s his take on the event, from both a competitor and spectator standpoint. In my travels to different countries,...
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How to Pick the Right Running Shoes
As a follow up to what to wear when you run, MEC Envoy and professional Ironman athlete Jasper Blake shares his expert advice on how to pick the right running shoes. Shoe selection used to be easy....
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Whistler GranFondo: Humbled, Fitted, Tuned Up, and Ready
What my training has largely taught me is that road cycling is an exercise in humility. One day your legs feel amazing and endless and you find yourself flying up 1500m of elevation. And then the next...
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Testing Boundaries on Mount Turnweather
MEC Envoy Joshua Lavigne returned to Baffin Island this summer with his younger brother Delano, hoping to scale some new lines and free some old ones. He recounts how they narrowly avoided a certain...
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It’s Glow Time: Hi-Vis Beacon Jacket Review
MEC Envoy and endurance athlete Jasper Blake (not pictured above) took the Hi-Vis Beacon Jacket out for a spin in Victoria, BC. Here’s his take on this new glow-in-the-dark piece designed for running...
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Three Months and 3:00am Alarms in Patagonia
In July 2012, MEC Envoy Sarah Hart suffered a minor mid-life crisis, quit her cushy full-time desk job, and has been on one very long climbing trip ever since. She’s managed to keep her calendar full...
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Canoeing in Northern Saskatchewan
During Leanne Allison and Karsten Heuer’s Finding Farley canoe trip from Canmore to Hudson Bay, they discovered a canoeing utopia in northern Saskatchewan: warm water, nice granite outcrops for...
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Ivvavik National Park: Halfway to Heaven in the Arctic
Ivvavik National Park sees fewer than 100 tourists per year, and the only trails in the park are those worn by wildlife. Photographer Nick Westover went there in spring, and gives us an inside look at...
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Zac Crouse’s Paddle To The Ocean
What do you do when one of your best friends dies doing something you both love? Paddle to the Ocean is musician Zac Crouse’s attempt to answer that question. It’s a powerful documentary about how Zac...
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