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Ask Us, We’ve Been There

A midwesterner opened a gear shop in his kitchen. Fifty one years later, it’s a community hub for people that chase dreams in the mountains.

The Dirtbag Diaries

July 8, 202238m 28s

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Show Notes

“I definitely did not want to become a businessman,” remembers Rod Johnson, founder of Midwest Mountaineering. In the 1960’s, no Minneapolis outdoor shop sold climbing gear. So, Rod set up an impromptu gear shop in his apartment kitchen. Now, after 51 years of business, Midwest Mountaineering has become the community hub for people who live in the flatlands, but chase their dreams in the mountains.