MMI Links
GEAR
Local Retailers:
Outdoors, Inc.: The only local source for climbing gear. (MMI members get a 10% discount!)
Where we find deals online:
Gear Express - The best selection of technical climbing gear and best service on the net! Good prices too.
Acme Climbing - A little known place with great deals!
Sierra Trading Post - Great deals on a small, but frequently changing selection of closeouts and “last years” models.
Backcountry.com - Good site with a wide selection of outdoor gear.
Altrec.com – You can speak with a rep online here, and they have a wide selection.
Campmor - Great deals on a giant selection of general outdoor gear. Very little technical climbing gear.
REI
Home Page - More great deals on gear.
They have a store in
REI Outlet - Cheaper REI stuff!
Mountain Gear - These guys have it all and have good service. But, expect to pay full retail for only the latest and greatest stuff.
There are MANY out there, so here are the best sites, plus a few that are less known that you shouldn’t overlook.
Petzl: Check out the newest gear available, and some great videos!
Black Diamond - At BD, its all about cutting edge Climbing and Skiing gear. Some good videos here too.
Omega Pacific - These guys design and build gear. They strive for Quality and making it affordable.
Yates Gear - Maker of the Screamer, and a lot of other stuff…
Trango - Another one of the big names in climbing gear
Grivel - For everything in an Alpinist’s toolbox (also check out Grivel North America)
Mountain Hardware - Manufactures tents, sleeping bags, outdoor clothing and technical apparel for climbing, skiing, etc.
Arcteryx - Cutting edge climbing apparel and packs. These guys make The North Face look like Macy’s.
Patagonia - A Green company with good technical apparel. Some good videos here as well.
Rockclimbing.com - Good online resource for scoping out climbing areas, pics and a very active forum
Summitpost - Great site for all things in the mountains, great resource for mountain information
Le-Mank – Several guys from the
Southeastern Climbers Coalition - a non-profit group dedicated to preserving climbing access in the Southeast
Coolclimbing – Lots of good info for Southeast climbing. The only info on the ice climbing in the south.
The 10 day forecast from the Weather Channel for the regional climbing destinations:
Southern
Illinois (Drapers & Cedars Bluff, Ferne Clyffe SP,
Clarksville (Kings Bluff)
North Central Arkansas (Jamestown Mountain & Sam’s Throne areas)
Iuka Mississippi (Tishomingo)
Chattanooga (Several areas in this vicinity)
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