# Lloyd Anderson

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For the politician and port director in Oregon, see [Lloyd Anderson (politician)](/source/Lloyd_Anderson_(politician)).

**Lloyd Alva Anderson** (August 4, 1902 – September 13, 2000) was an American business executive who co-founded the retail and outdoor recreation services corporation [Recreational Equipment, Inc](/source/Recreational_Equipment,_Inc) (REI) in 1938 with his wife [Mary Anderson](/source/Mary_Anderson_(business_executive)). As avid mountaineers they saw a need for quality gear so created a consumer cooperative company that is one of the largest recreational equipment retailers.[1][2] They were inducted into the Cooperative Business Association's Hall of Fame in 1993.[3][4]

## First ascents

Anderson's [first ascents](/source/First_ascents) include [Mount Triumph](/source/Mount_Triumph) (1938), [Sinister Peak](/source/Sinister_Peak) (1939), [Forbidden Peak](/source/Forbidden_Peak) (1940), [Tenpeak Mountain](/source/Tenpeak_Mountain) (1940), [Klawatti Peak](/source/Klawatti_Peak) (1940), and [Dorado Needle](/source/Dorado_Needle) (1940).[5]

## Family life

Anderson was born to John Anderson and Adda Wilson Bush Anderson in [Roy, Washington](/source/Roy,_Washington). He studied at the [University of Washington](/source/University_of_Washington), earning a [bachelor of science](/source/Bachelor_of_science) in [electrical engineering](/source/Electrical_engineering) and worked for Seattle's transit utility.[4] He died in 2000.[6][4]

## Publications

- *Lloyd Anderson's Climbing Notebook* (1980) Copyright Registration Number/Date: TXu000053476 / October 3, 1980
- *The History of Recreational Equipment, Inc.--a Cooperative* (1980) Copyright Registration Number/Date: TXu000043397 / May 5, 1980

## References

1. Drosendahl, Glenn. "[The Mountaineers](https://historylink.org/File/20547)" ([https://historylink.org/](https://historylink.org/) : accessed March 2, 2020) History Link Essay 20547 Posted April 20, 2018

1. Morse, Gardiner (May 2003). "[Gearing Up at REI](https://hbr.org/2003/05/gearing-up-at-rei)". ([https://www.hbr.org](https://www.hbr.org) : accessed March 1, 2020) Harvard Business Review. Retrieved November 7, 2015.

1. "[Lloyd and Mary Anderson](http://heroes.coop/post/inductees/1993/lloyd-and-mary-anderson/)". *Cooperative Hall of Fame*. Retrieved August 25, 2012.

1. Beers, Carole. "[Lloyd Anderson, REI founder, dies](https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=20000923&slug=4044003)" ([https://archive.seattletimes.com/](https://archive.seattletimes.com/) : accessed March 2, 2020) The Seattle Times Seattle, Washington September 23, 2000

1. Beckey, Fred W. Cascade Alpine Guide, Climbing and High Routes. Seattle, WA: Mountaineers Books, 2008.

1. Obituary, [Seattle Post-Intelligencer](/source/Seattle_Post-Intelligencer). Via [https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK4V-B467](https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK4V-B467).

## External links

- [Lloyd Anderson papers, (1929-1979](http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv41552/pdf) at University of Washington Libraries
- [The Mountaineer, 1938](https://www.mountaineers.org/about/history/the-mountaineer-annuals/indexes-annuals-maps/the-mountaineer-1938)
- [The Mountaineer, 1940](https://www.mountaineers.org/about/history/the-mountaineer-annuals/indexes-annuals-maps/the-mountaineer-1940)
- [The Mountaineer, 1941](https://www.mountaineers.org/about/history/the-mountaineer-annuals/indexes-annuals-maps/the-mountaineer-1941)
- [The Mountaineer, 1947](https://www.mountaineers.org/about/history/the-mountaineer-annuals/indexes-annuals-maps/the-mountaineer-1947)
- [REI.com](https://www.rei.com)

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