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GEAR * WHERE TO BUY * WALL CLIMBING * ORGANISATIONS & CLUBS * MEDIA & WEBSITES * OTHER

Climbing Gear

General

Arcteryx - Top quality packs, harnesses, clothing etc.
Bibler - Top quality mountaineering tents.
Black Diamond - Protection, biners, gates and other hardware, Scarpa shoes etc.
Boreal - Climbing shoes and boots.
Five Ten - Rock climbing shoes and boots.
Grivel - Ice climbing gear.
HB - Cams, Nuts, Biners, Software etc
La Sportiva - Climbing shoes & boots.
Metolius - Protection, mats, clothing, grips etc.
Mountain Hardwear - Tents, sleeping bags, outerwear, gloves etc.
Petzl - Wide range of climbing gear including harnesses, gri-gri's, biners etc.
Red Chilli - Climbing shoes by Stefan Glowacs.
SA Trango - Trango gear in SA.
Shoe Focus - Site dedicated to all things shoes!
Speleo Technics - Headlamps.
Stubai - Ice Axes, Crampons, Biners & Pitons etc.
Wild Country - Protection, biners and other hardware.
Wired Bliss - Natural Protection - Camming Devices etc.

Other

MSR - Stoves, cookware etc.
Manastash - Hemp clothing.
Outdoor Research - Gloves, headwear, bivvy bags etc.
Prana - Clothing and accessories.
Ropegun - Climbing clothing.

Where To Buy

Abroad	Belay Online - Online shopping for Bluewater equipment. E-Climb - UK Mountaineering retailer. EMS Online - Eastern Mountain Sports online shopping. REI - US Climbing Store with with Online purchasing. Radical Retail - Climbing gear & clothing by Prime Climb.
Local	Alpha Vertical - JHB based, mail order & direct from a shop in Linden. Eiger Equipment - Sole agents in SA for Petzl, Edelrid and Camp. Explorers Supply Company - Cape Town based company offering climbing gear. Mountain Mail Order - South African Mail Order company with a shop in Cape Town. Sportsgear - A local sports gear website that also sells climbing gear.

Indoor Climbing

Grips & Walls	Gecko - Cape Town based supplying grips and fingerboards. Griphead - US Climbing holds & walls. Nicros - Holds, Textures, wall building etc. Pusher - Holds, and other climbing stuff Radwall - Wall company in the US. Vertical Hold California - US grip company.
Gyms	Mission Cliffs - Climbing gym in San Francisco, USA Portland Gym - Portland Rock climbing gym, USA. Sportrock Gym - Sportrock gyms in Washington DC, USA The Perfect Wall - Climbing gym in Stellenbosch, Western Cape.

Organisations & Clubs

Alpine Clubs	Alpine Club of Canada - Alpine Club of Canada American Alpine Club - America Alpine Club BMC - British Mountainnering Council. MCI - Mountaineering Council of Ireland MCSA - Mountain Club of South Africa, includes all subsections. NKBV - Dutch Alpine Club New Zealand Mountain Club - New Zealand Mountain Club Swiss Alpine Club - Swiss Alpine Club
General	ASCF - Australia - Australian Sport Climbing Federation ASCF - US - US Sport Climbing Federation ICCC - International Council for Competition Climbing JHB Hiking Club - Take a hike...interested? Meet like minded outdoor and conservation orientated people who wear heavy boots and smell like mountain air. Peak High Mountaineering - Peak High Mountaineering offers customized climbing or hiking tours in the wilderness areas of SA SCC&DT - SA Sport Climbing Championship & Development Trust UIAA - International Mountaineering & Climbing Federation
Universities	BTK Club - Climbing Club on University of Stellenbosch Campus Potchefstroom University - Climbing club of Potch University. RAU - Randse Afrikaanse Universiteit Climbing club RUMC - Rhodes University Mountain Club TUKS - Exploratio Club, University of Pretoria UCT - University of Cape Town's Mountain & Ski Club UND - University of Natal WUMC - Wits University Mountain Club

Media & Climbing Sites

Publications

Climbing Magazine - US Climbing magazine, one of the best.
Getaway Magazine - Local outdoor magazine
Rock - Australian Climbing magazine.
Rock & Ice - US Climbing magazine, one of the best

Sites

8a.nu - Swedish site featuring up-to-date international news and excellent scorecard system.
Belgian Climbing - Climbing in Belguim.
ClimbZA - Climbing site for South Africa, Wiki route guide, latetest climbing news, climbing forum
Bouldering SA - Bouldering site for South Africa, good images etc.
Humbolt County - Climbing Info for this area in te US.
Mountain Online - UK Online Mountaineering & Climbing Magazine
Mountain Zone - Climbing & Mountaineering Page
Mountaineering in South America - Your Visual Guide to Mountaineering in South America (MSAcd) is the first comprehensive interactive multimedia guide to climbing in South America.
Neuland Adventures - German Climbing News with videos, topos etc.
Newengland Bouldering - Bouldering & climbing in New England, US
OneMove - Italian climbing site.
Planet Fear - Climbing mag with regular news, events, feature articles, travel and training information, photo galleries, a discussion forum, and product reviews.
Powerband - New Zealand bouldering site.
The Bouldering Domain - Bouldering site.
The Climbing Dutchman - Climbing in the Netherlands.
WebCrag - Great climbing site in the US with up-to-date news.
Webclimbing - Portugeese site with News and other. climbing info.
World Topos -
Yosemite - Info on Yosemite.
Gear Guide - Gear Reviews..

Other

Commercial	Big African Adventures - Guiding etc. in SA Cape Mountain Tours - Organising day walks, overnight and multi day treks or sport or trad climbing in the mountains of the Western Cape.
Destination	Branson Shows - A site about the Branson area in Missouri USA
General	8000m Peaks - The 14 highest summits in the same year. Ice Climbing - Ice Climbing website MightyGPS - Best of breed GPS navigation solutions, maps, and gear. We provide complete solutions at godd prices.
Home Pages	Alard's Bigwall Climbing - Alard's home page on his big-wall exploits etc.