“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.

Music: If Walls Could Talk by Jacob Bain & Nis Kotto  •  These Streets by Publish the Quest  •  October Morning by Bradley Carter  •  The Last Wild Mountain by Bradley Carter  •  Kinesthetics by Bradley Carter  •  Worst Part by Cleod9  •  Sonic Roads by Cleod9  •  Delivered by Brendan O’Connell  •  Tracks provided by Free Music Archive or with permission from the artists.