type subsidiary of cascade designs industry sporting goods and outdoor gear founded 1969 headquarters seattle washington usa key people larry penberthy founder website http cascadedesigns.com msr mountain safety research or msr is an american corporation founded in 1969 by larry penberthy located in seattle washington and owned by cascade designs . msr is a producer of camping hiking and mountaineering equipment such as portable stoves water filters snowshoes snow tools and tents . while specializing in lightweight and technical equipment msr s gear is designed for a wide range of outdoor enthusiasts from novice to expert mountaineers . contents 1 history 2 innovations 3 references 4 external links history edit msr originally began as a newsletter in 1969 that covered topics around mountaineering safety . in 1973 larry penberthy 1916 2001 developed the msr model 9 camp stove a design which was relatively efficient in cold weather . 1 he separated the stove burner from then small fuel tanks and then pressurized auxiliary fuel bottles as the tank and used a better wind screen . he also designed an ice axe that was supposed to dig into the ice better and stop a slide . penberthy also introduced metal shafted ice axes ; metal axes have replaced earlier wooden shaft designs . 2 the company was acquired by rei in 1981 . 2 in 2000 msr merged with edgeworks the manufacturer of moss walrus and armadillo tents . shortly afterwards these brands were discontinued and all tents by the company sold as msr . in august 2001 msr was acquired by cascade designs . innovations edit 1970 eagle ice axe is first production ice axe with aluminum shaft 1973 msr model 9 camp stove developed 1975 msr uses lithium batteries in headlamps 1976 msr incorporates pit zips into hard shell jackets 1984 msr whisperlite is developed 1991 msr waterworks released 1995 msr denali snowshoes utilize injection molded plastic snowshoe deck 2003 msr miox purifier is introduced 2004 msr hubba 1 person and msr hubba hubba 2 person tents utilize a one pole hub and swivel design 2007 msr releases the windproof reactor stove system msr windpro portable stove with heat reflector and wind shield an msr propane isobutane fuel canister and snow peak giga power portable stove in operation references edit timeline . msr corporate website . archived from the original on january 31 2008 . retrieved august 4 2008 . a b mapes lynda v. december 4 2001 . inventor mountaineer larry penberthy dies . the seattle times . retrieved august 4 2008 . external links edit mountain safety research website mountain safety research official facebook page cascade designs website v t e climbing types aid bouldering clean competition crack deep water solo direttissima face free free solo grass ice indoor lead rock mixed mountaineering slab speed sport top rope trad tree lists alpine clubs climbers deaths on eight thousanders equipment everest deaths first ascents knots mount hood incidents terminology terminology abseiling alpenstock anchor approach shoe ascender bachar ladder belay device belaying bolt bouldering mat cam carabiner crampons dry tooling dynamic rope exposure fifi hook grades grade bouldering harness head for heights mountaineering boot hex ice axe ice screw ice tool nut picket sure footedness pitch piton protection quickdraw self locking device shoes sling snow fluke snow protection snowshoe spotting tricam webbing media climber climbing rock & ice companies black diamond camp five ten grivel kouba la sportiva lanex mammut mountain safety research singing rock sir joseph the north face therm a rest triop ocun petzl rab red chili rock empire wild country organizations alpine club alpine club of canada american alpine club appalachian mountain club austrian alpine club austrian tourist club club alpin fran ais club alpino italiano den norske turistforening federaci n espa ola de deportes de monta a y escalada f d ration fran aise de la montagne et de l escalade german alpine club international federation of sport climbing international mountaineering and climbing federation south tyrol alpine club swiss alpine club svenska turistf reningen usa climbing category commons wikiproject portal this united states manufacturing company related article is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e this climbing related article is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title mountain safety research & oldid 738085442 categories camping equipment manufacturerscompanies based in seattlecompanies established in 1969united states manufacturing company stubsclimbing stubshidden categories all stub articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages svenska edit links this page was last modified on 6 september 2016 at 20 40 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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