Lloyd Anderson


Lloyd Alva Anderson was known for co-founding REI in 1938 with his wife, Mary Gertrude Anderson. 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. They were inducted into the Cooperative Business Association's Hall of Fame in 1993.

Family life

Anderson was born to John Anderson and Mary Adda Wilson in Roy, Washington. He studied at University of Washington, earning a BS in electrical engineering and worked for Seattle's transit utility. He passed away in 2000.

Publications

Anderson's first ascents include Mount Triumph, Sinister Peak, Forbidden Peak, Tenpeak Mountain, Klawatti Peak, and Dorado Needle.