the cascade mountain tech team poses with some of their products cascape mountain scaling peaks cascade mountain tech aims to make outdoor adventures affordable costco photo studio by tim talevich company info company cascade mountain tech rick wood employees 15 headquarters snoqualmie washington foot of the cascade range in steps higher introductions to the 15-person staff reveal an impressive list of outdoor including founder and ceo rick wood have summitted nearby mount rainier mountain tech equipment the company's first product was wood says he saw a niche for carbon- to traditional aluminum poles-and made a pitch to costco's sporting goods quality products at the lowest price "we've been focused on efficiencies and sourcing from very good suppliers at the lowest possible price," says wood "there are so many people who want to paying huge amounts of money–$200 for carbon-fiber trekking poles from our out to other camping and recreational attractive prices have helped cascade mountain tech get a toehold in the very competitive outdoor recreation market but top-notch service and engagement have been important to build loyalty and customer satisfaction the company offers a full line of replacement parts for its products online is available to answer technical or usage offers further tips and stories the company has a simple mission make time in the outdoors more enjoy- president jeff leach “it shouldn't cost an arm and a leg to get your family out camping or get your family out for a hike," he says equipment and service to break down the barriers that might hinder people from getting outdoors.” website cascade mountaintech.com items carried at costco and outdoors products in the warehouses and on costco.com quote about costco "our partnership works well with costco because we are focused on developing innovative outdoor gear at the absolute best this helps costco members enjoy the great outdoors without breaking the bank." and ceo
