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airscape
Nov 16, 2002, 12:24 AM
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Does anyone know any other online retailers of climbing gear?
The only ones I know of so far are
mtntools.com
northernmountain.com
rei.com
and a few others.
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bonesz
Nov 16, 2002, 12:28 AM
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www.gearexpress.com is the BUNS, great prices, way fast shipping.
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vegastradguy
Nov 16, 2002, 12:59 AM
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http://www.summithut.com (Great prices, great selection, AWESOME SERVICE, BEST ONLINE I've found!)
http://www.shorelinemtn.com (they have everything!)
http://www.blackdiamondequipment.com (wanna buy BD from BD directly?)
http://www.climbaxe.com (dunno much about these guys)
http://www.climbingshoes.com (just recently found them, have yet to buy from them)
Um, those are just ones off the top of my head.
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brogan
Nov 16, 2002, 1:35 AM
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I work for Climb Max. We probably have more Hardware in stock than anyone in the nation. You name it we probably have it.
Brogan
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moabbeth
Nov 16, 2002, 1:43 AM
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A guy over the weekend told me about 2 that are pretty good:
www.linkupgear.com
www.sierratradingpost.com
And of course there's always mountaingear and campmor.
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jerrygarcia
Nov 16, 2002, 2:21 AM
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www.mgear.com
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epic_ed
Nov 16, 2002, 3:21 AM
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I just ordered from gearexpress.com today. I'll let you know how it goes. I've been happy with shorelinemtn.com and linkupgear.com, too.
I live too close to Summit Hut to need to order from them, but I can verify they have great in store customer servide and an awesome inventory.
Ed
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mnutz
Nov 16, 2002, 3:56 AM
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www.gearexpress.com is THE PREMIER ONLINE GEAR RETAILER FOR THE FREE WORLD!!!
www.gearexpress.com has INCREDIBLE DEALS!!!
www.gearexpress.com has SUPER FRIENDLY STAFF!!!
www.gearexpress.com ROCKS!!!
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rodeomountain
Nov 16, 2002, 3:57 AM
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www.barrabes.com
You can buy shoes there for 1/3 of the cost. They also have great deals on other climbing gear.
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illimaniman
Nov 16, 2002, 5:45 AM
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www.bentgate.com
www.rockempire.com
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repete
Nov 16, 2002, 5:57 AM
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I have always had good success with mgear.com
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gearweenie
Nov 16, 2002, 10:26 PM
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www.acmeclimbing.com and Faders
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airscape
Nov 17, 2002, 7:48 AM
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Thanx!!!!
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bsperes
Nov 17, 2002, 5:40 PM
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www.cham3s.com
www.telemark-pyreenes.com (might have spelled it wrong, but you all know the mountain I am talking about)
Lots of $$ to ship but some good prices and some things you do not see much in the states.
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climbaxe
Nov 17, 2002, 7:19 PM
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Shoreline has a new website that looks pretty good.
http://www.shorelinemtn.com/store/home.asp
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frenchy2dope
Nov 17, 2002, 7:32 PM
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Try this retailer www.mec.ca
They are Canadian and are well respected, plus all you Americans get at leat an extra 50% on your dollar due to the exchange rate differences. Stuff is high quality and very reasonably priced because they are non-profit.
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gooch
Nov 17, 2002, 7:38 PM
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You can not get any better prices that at
www.mec.ca
They ship FAST too
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granitespace
Nov 17, 2002, 8:36 PM
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try alpenglowgear.com or acadiamountainguides.com/geardeal.html
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orangekyak
Nov 17, 2002, 8:59 PM
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Don't rule out www.campmor.com
campmor is very good at cheap. they don't always have a ton of climbing gear available online, but most of their stuff is on sale. they always have a ton of other crucial stuff on sale too.
rei-outlet.com often has blems and 2nds
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epic_ed
Nov 23, 2002, 4:34 AM
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As promised...
I received my cams from www.gearexpress.com yesterday. Great customer service, excellent communication, and fast delivery of all the items I ordered. Look forward to working with them again.
Ed
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milesdesbrie
Nov 23, 2002, 4:55 AM
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I'll put in a plug for Shoreline, www.shorelinemtn.com which has already been mentioned. Their shop is close to where I live and I buy virtually all of my gear there. Great people, great service.
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ninjachimp
Nov 23, 2002, 4:57 AM
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Hey everyone, please be carefull in making online purchases of climbing gear. A lot of the retailers online that sell at wholesale prices are going to put a lot of the climbing industry out of buisness, this includes the companies making the products your buying from the online dealers. These discount dealers are primarily foreign and are making a killing off of several loop holes in international commerce. Not only is this practice bad for the big companies, it also threatens the jobs of employees of small retailers and pro-shops. too many people are going into these honest shops to try on some climbing shoes only to run home to buy them online. Please refrain from this practice, if you care about climbing at all.
Thanks, sorry for preaching.
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bouldertoad
Nov 23, 2002, 5:57 AM
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" Hey everyone, please be carefull in making online purchases of climbing gear. A lot of the retailers online that sell at wholesale prices are going to put a lot of the climbing industry out of buisness, this includes the companies making the products your buying from the online dealers. These discount dealers are primarily foreign and are making a killing off of several loop holes in international commerce. Not only is this practice bad for the big companies, it also threatens the jobs of employees of small retailers and pro-shops. too many people are going into these honest shops to try on some climbing shoes only to run home to buy them online. Please refrain from this practice, if you care about climbing at all.
Thanks, sorry for preaching. "
I could not agree more. One other thing to think about is how do you really know the history of the gear you are buying? At the store I work at we havea zero return policy on all climbing gear so the gear comes from the manufacturer to our shelf to the consumer. Who is to say that all of these online retailers do the same? Besides what if you need a piece of gear and do not have time to wait for it to be shipped? And since you never supported your local shope they went out of business? Basically get to know the people at your shop and buy from them.
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epic_ed
Nov 23, 2002, 5:57 AM
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Nah, I don't agree, Chimp. Most of them have a retail store front presence and the web is just another avenue to reach customers. There was an article written in Climbing about this a few months ago that spurred some conversation about losing business to over sea retailers, but those businesses still account for a very small percentage of climbing gear sales coming from the US.
Barrabes.com is the leading foreign retailer, and this may be the only case where your argument applies. They have access to a limited range of products (mainly climbing shoes) that they can purchase directly from the manufacturer at a lower cost than US retailers can buy--therefore Barrabes has a much greater profit margin on these items and can sell them for significantly less on their website to US customers. This is about the only case where they actually have an unfair advantage. Otherwise, all retailers buy from the same manufacturer at nearly the same price (large volume discounts apply).
It's a free market, dude. I'll buy from whoever gives me the best value. I mainly buy from my local shop (yo, I'd like to give a shout out to the BOYZ at The 'Shack in the 602...word), but I've found some of the on-line retailers to be very easy to do business with. Shorelinemtn and gearexpress keep popping up as reputable vendors that ALSO have local store fronts. If they earn my business instead of my local shop, then it's because they are offering something that I can't get locally (whether that be service or a product). It's called capitolism.
Ed
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mnutz
Nov 23, 2002, 6:04 AM
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Not all online retailers are evil foreign companies out to sabotage the American economy.
Some (like www.gearexpress.com) are small, local, American shops that have been around for a long time. They just used good business sense and changed with the times. Instead of relying on low volume and HUGE profit margin, they jumped on the net and started going for high volume, low profit. And they do a killer job, too! You will be hard pressed to find better service and deals anywhere.
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