Online & local stores for kid and adult climbing gear?

locally you might try
sports basement http://www.sportsbasement.com/
or lombardi sports (just learned it will be closing by the end of the year, though)

some climbing gyms have a small shop attached,
http://www.touchstoneclimbing.com/
http://www.planetgranite.com/

online
campsaver often has good deals, and fast shipping to CA http://www.campsaver.com/climbing

if you haven't already, you might post your request on http://www.mountainproject.com/forums/

Online, I'd suggest:

http://www.climbaxe.com/

(or)

http://www.climbxgear.com/

I've dealt with both and have found them to be helpful and reputable.

Their prices are better than most as well.

Try mountainproject.com . Lots of climbers selling lots of gear.

For online retailers I’ve been happy with http://www.gearcoop.com/ and http://www.backcountry.com/ .

However, if your guests know what they’re looking for, the For Sale forum on MountainProject is definitely worth browsing.

If they’re not too familiar with all the brands, there’s an MP thread on that topic.

Have fun!

Thank you very much Sharon, David, Kevin and Jeremy – these are fantastic suggestions and easy for them to follow up on. The brand explanation should be particularly helpful as they are just getting started out.

Has anyone ever dealt with Climb High in VT?
http://climbhigh.com/ I bought something from them over a decade ago but no recent experience.

when i order from the states i usually order from backcountry, campsaver, and all those other major sites … you can often find sales and coupons

if you use activejunky you get up to 10% off back to your paypal

http://www.activejunky.com/invite/53976/eric-chan (note this link gives me 5 dollahs if you buy something)

it all depends what you want to buy … my eurobum friends tell me that things such as cams, biners, draws are all cheaper here …. but shoes and ropes arent as many of those are made by european brands

;)

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