Mountain Equipment Co-op

MOUNTAIN EQUIPMENT CO-OP is a member-owned Vancouver-based CO-OPERATIVE producing and selling products for outdoor recreation. The business was hatched when a spring snowstorm trapped a party of hikers on MT BAKER one weekend in 1970. They discussed their frustration with the lack of MOUNTAINEERING stores in Vancouver and decided to start their own. By 2 Aug 1971 Mountain Equipment Co-op was incorporated with 6 original members. Starting from an inventory closet in GASTOWN, the co-op expanded...

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