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Mountain Hardwear's Mission Project: test both yourself and our gear, tell fellow adventurers about it, and enter to win great prizes, including the gear hog's Holy Grail, a guided trip up Mt. Rainier and $2,000 shopping spree.
Redpoint that pesky climb. Bag Colorado's 14ers in a single summer. Knock out 30,000 vert in 30 days at your climbing gym (hopefully not all to the same song). Nail your first triathlon. Escape on a point-to-point backpack trip. Clean Moab's Slickrock Trail. Whatever you do, take your Mountain Hardwear gear, put it through its paces, and tell our customers how it performed. That's how we got our start, and we want you to do the same.
Why on the blog? So you can share our passion for the outdoors -- and Mountain Hardwear's innovation, reliability, and quality -- with others, tell your stories, post photos and more. Blog visitors will be able to see first hand how our tents, sleeping bags, backpacks and other gear helped you reach your goal.
Best yet, your accomplishment isn't your only reward. We'll be awarding monthly Mountain Hardwear prizes for the top submissions, with those winners going into a pool for three first-place prizes (awarded in May, September and December) and one Grand Prize.
Prizes:
Monthly: A piece of Mountain Hardwear gear (could be a jacket, pack, sleeping bag or tent) and a limited edition sweatshirt
First-place: $1,000 Mountain Hardwear shopping spree at an authorized Mountain Hardwear outdoor retailer
Grand Prize: Guided mountaineering trip up Mt. Rainier, plus $2,000 Mountain Hardwear shopping spree at RMI (complete with personal shopper guidance provided by Peter Whittaker). Winner announced during first week of January 2008
How It Works:
- Simply set a goal and achieve it, and then post your entry on our blog (blog.mountainhardwear.com), explaining your accomplishment and role your Mountain Hardwear gear played (photos of gear in use strongly encouraged)
- Winners will be based on the level of accomplishment and creativity of endeavor, judged by our esteemed Mountain Hardwear panel. Please use your best judgment in executing your mission, and always put safety first.
Important: No purchase necessary. Open to legal residents of the U.S. and Canada (excluding Quebec) who are 18 or older. Contest runs from February 1, 2007 to December 31, 2007. For instructions and complete Official Rules, visit blog.mountainhardwear.com. Contest is sponsored by Mountain Hardwear, Inc. and is void in Quebec and where prohibited.
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Comments (10)
Mountain Hardwear is the best clothing company ever, I wore a wicked tee and it helped me flash a sick boulder problem. Another time I wore my chugach 3d jacket to school for a test I didn't study for and I aced it, thankyou Mountain Hardwear, not only do you help me with school and climbing, but you are gracious enough to place logos all over my jacket so everyone knows why I am soooooo coool!
Posted by Scott | February 15, 2007 9:02 AM
Posted on February 15, 2007 09:02
Whatever dude, everyone knows Mountain Hardwear can be used to cure a host of diseases and will get you any ridiculous number of hot guys/gals. It also reflects 99% of the sun's UV rays and doubles as a rapier in a pinch. My Mission involves getting my girlfriend to let me go on a Mission.
Victory is Mine!
Posted by tiny-d | February 15, 2007 5:50 PM
Posted on February 15, 2007 17:50
basically. iam disabled but love the outdoors,i have a disabling back condition called sever osteogenic bilateral foriminal stenosis, a mouthfull. but with the help of ms contin and mountain hardware i can still lug a 65 pound pack wit da best of 'em....thanks mountain hardware...i love you guys!!!
Posted by kevin | March 13, 2007 4:15 PM
Posted on March 13, 2007 16:15
Mtn hardware is sublime!
Posted by Terry Elzinga | March 13, 2007 7:20 PM
Posted on March 13, 2007 19:20
MY GOAL IS TO WIN IT
Posted by Cindy Hemken | March 13, 2007 9:18 PM
Posted on March 13, 2007 21:18
thank you for the trip
Posted by RICHARD | March 14, 2007 4:33 AM
Posted on March 14, 2007 04:33
Letting your girlfriend let you go on a mission? C'mon... I let my husband go on his missions (be it hiking, adventure running or beer guzzling with his buddies), and he lets me go on mine (20-mile day hike in the Adirondacks, if I'm lucky). It's thanks to him that I got to log 162 miles in 11 hikes a couple of summers ago... not much to some, but a lot to me, as our daughter was only a year and a half at the time. This give-and-take in our relationship has allowed me to hike all 46 Adirondack High Peaks. The only item of clothing I insisted on bringing with me on my 46th peak? My trusted Mountain Hardwear zipneck... as tough as the mountains I tackle.
Posted by Marianne | March 14, 2007 6:11 AM
Posted on March 14, 2007 06:11
Daytime Venus Sighting...
My Goal was to see the planet Venus in the daytime through a slot in a slot canyon in Escalante / Grandstaircase National Mountument.
Whilst on a trip through AFC canyon, having just finished a short very tight curvey rap and waiting for the next, I sat and scanned the sky. Sure enough, to the right of the crescent moon and above a crack on the opposing wall there she was! The double beauty was having those "landmarks" to point it out to other folks as well.
cheers
Mike
Posted by Michae Maurer | March 23, 2007 7:05 AM
Posted on March 23, 2007 07:05
New heights, new adventures, the new, wild, excessively heavy packs on journey with no tracks...yep that is my and my MHW motto!
Posted by James Coleridge | March 29, 2007 3:28 PM
Posted on March 29, 2007 15:28
There is no doubt rock climbing is fun, but climbing in the winter separates the men from the boys. This winter I was climbing in the Red River Gorge (for those of you who don't know this is in Kentucky)I was so excited to be climbing especially since my monkey man fleece kept me nice and warm like a fire on a cold night. Only if mountain hardware made some gloves for my poor little fingers. Thanks a lot and keep making great gear. Your great gear inspires regular people to do great things!
JC > poor college student at the University of Kentucky
Posted by Justin Graves | April 4, 2007 2:40 PM
Posted on April 4, 2007 14:40