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Scenes From A Solo Sea Kayak Voyage
I spent part of August paddling from The Padder’s Inn on Gilford Island to Powell River, mostly via the “back channels” between the islands large and small. Here are a few moments from a memorable...
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Kick and Glide How-To
MEC Running Envoy Ed McCarthy is as comfortable in Nordic ski boots as he is in trail running shoes. He spent years as acompetitive ski racer, so he’s got a solid grip on how you can improve your kick...
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Pipelines and Pipe Dreams: Skiing Bella Coola
Writer Penelope Buswell and MEC Envoys Tobin Seagel and Chris Christie set out to ski the wilderness surrounding the proposed Northern Gateway Pipeline. They discovered a place where unpredictable...
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Three Days Skiing with the Raging Cajuns
Last winter, MEC Envoy Chris Christie was one of six pro photographers competing in the Deep Winter Photo Challenge at Whistler Blackcomb, North America’s largest ski resort. Competition aside, the...
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Rapids and Rocks: 24-day Expedition in the NWT
Bad weather, rising water, and canyon walls nearly 10 stories high made up just one part of Tyler Kydd and Daniel Wong’s expedition in the Northwest Territories. The other parts of their trip? Trekking...
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Handeling an unexpected situation in the Kichatna Mountains
Nancy Hansen is on a quest to climb all of the 50 classic climbs of North America. To date, she’s completed 46 of them – more than anyone else. One of these, the East Buttress of Middle Triple Peak (VI...
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Getting Our Hands Dirty: MEC vs. Arc’teryx Trail Building
When Arc’teryx challenged MEC to a trail building competition, we jumped at the chance to get dirty… plus we couldn’t resist a little friendly competition. So on November 17, dozens of MEC staff and...
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Backcountry Safety In Pursuit of Powder
MEC Community Program Manager Andrew Stegemann is on a quest for backcounty powder turns, so he took an Avalanche Skills Training Course. Find out what you can learn in an avalanche course, and get the...
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Nomad for the Holidays
Six-year-old Emma has some hard-hitting questions about Santa for her parents F-X and Cécile. After all, the whole family is on a cycling and climbing trip around the world, so there’s no home address,...
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Plenty of Reach: Alpine Refuge Jacket Review
Pop quiz, alpine climbers: Imagine you’re running-it-out on desperately small footholds with one waist-high finger-stack in a disappearing seam. Your other arm’s stretched high above for the only hold...
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Holiday Gift for You: A New Look for Your Screen
In the spirit of the season, we’ve created special digital wallpaper for our members. This shot was taken by the talented Canadian photographer and climber Andrew Querner at Wells Gray Provincial Park,...
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5 Ways to Get the Kids Outside Over the Holidays
Trees, lights, carols, stockings, and presents make Christmas a magical time for children. Of course, parents take great pleasure in sharing these joys, but after too many days cooped up inside (and...
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Get It Done: MEC Envoy Advice for Your 2014 Resolutions
A few weeks ago, we asked what pursuits you had on the horizon for 2014. Woven through many of the amazing endeavours you told us about, we saw a definite trend towards training for a specific distance...
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The Magic of Powder Week in a Snow Town
Last month, the small town of Kimberley, BC, awoke to its biggest single-day snow accumulation in over two decades. It also happened to be fluffy and light! With the ski hill not yet open for the...
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Baffin Island: Adventure in a Desert of Ice
In the grim, cold landscape of Baffin Island, two adventurers – Louis Lessard and Stéphanie Allard – learned about the Arctic, and each other. Stéphanie and I arrived in each other’s lives with our own...
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Full Season: Ghost Cagua Bike Review
MEC Envoy Stephen Matthews took a Ghost Cagua bike out for more than just a test ride. He took it out for a test season. See how it stacked up to different conditions, from long days of climbing...
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The Open Road: Episode 1
In pursuit of fast corners, wide open singletrack and delicious pancakes, Envoy and outsider Stephen Matthews took a road trip to Kamloops for some late-season riding with a couple of friends. Why...
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MEC Dirt Search
What’s your top spot to ride? Vote for your favourite mountain biking area in the east and the west, and we’ll give the top-voted spot in each region $10,000 for trail improvements. You can vote every...
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Snow Pentathlon: Interview with the founder and CEO
New this year: MEC is teaming up with the Snow Pentathlon that will be held in Quebec City from February 22 to March 9. Very popular after 10 years of existence, the event began as a retirement...
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MTB Photo Show: Tales from the trail
MEC Envoy Stephen Matthews recently headed to Kamloops for some end of season riding. Between the trip, the friends and the trails, there was plenty of opportunity for memories to be made. I’ve been...
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