Climbing gear refers to the wide range of equipment used by climbers to ascend smoothly and stay safe against the consequences of falling. Whether that is bouldering, rock climbing, mountain climbing or sport climbing, this is the list of the best climbing gear manufacturers around the USA.
- SMC
- Rock Exotica
- Granola
- Organic Climbing USA
- Practical Climbing
- Misty Mountain
- Tufa Climbing
- Sterling Climb
- Blue Water
- Seattle Manufacturing Corporation:
Jim Clark, an aerospace engineer, founded Seattle manufacturing corporation in 1967. SMC is the leading company in America to deal with rescue brands. The reliable and durable mountaineering gears of SMC are used for the rescue services within America.
The climbers of the ’60s and 70 ‘s used SMC products for climbing, and later they became rescue experts, which in turn created the technical rescue division of the Seattle manufacturing corporation.
Seattle manufacturing corporation has the ISO 9001 certification, and all their products are made in their manufacturing facility at Washington, USA.
SMC deals in carabiners, pullies, climbing & mountaineering, and descenders. Let us further look into their product details:
- Carabiners
- Aluminum Carabiners
- Force Series Carabiners
- Steel Carabiners
- NFPA Certified Carabiners
- ANSI Certified Carabiners
- Carabiners Accessories
- Pullies
- Aluminum Pullies
- Stainless steel pullies
- Single pullies
- Double pullies
- Progress capture pullies
- Tandem pullies
- Climbing & mountaineering gears
- Ice Axes, hammers, and accessories
- Pickets & snow anchors
- Snow saws
- Tent stakes
- Belay/Rappel devices
- Descenders
- Belay and descent devices
- Figures 8’s
- Rappel racks & accessories
- Rock Exotica
Rock Thompson established the Rock Exotica in 1987. With its headquarters situated in Utah between Salt Lake and Ogden, it is famous for its uniquely designed gears intended for climbing and mountaineering all over America. Over time, Rock Exotica has emerged as the leading manufacturer of innovative gears and other technical equipment.
Rock exotica deal in carabiners, swivels, pullies, Rig Plates, Descenders, and Rope Grabs. Let us briefly look into the products offered by them:
- Carabiners
- Steel carabiners
- Aluminum carabiners
- Swivels
- Nano
- Orbitor
- Large Rotator round
- Shakel 75
- Stainless rotator round
- Swiva “EYE”
- Swiva “Biner”
- Pullies
- Material handling omni blocks
- Omni swivel pullies
- Aztek pullies system
- Mini machined pullies
- Machined rescue pullies
- Kootenay ultra
- Hydra
- Rig plates
- Tri-rig
- Penta plates
- Rock star
- Bolt
- Azorp
- Descenders
- Akimbo
- Unicender
- Totem
- Mini eight
- Rescue eight
- Rope grabs
- Akimbo
- Unicender
- Rock grab
- Rock grab 90
Kelsey and Conner Scott founded Granola in 2011. They started from hand-sewing climbing bags and grew to the level of manufacturing mountaineering gears. Granola products are a combination of superior materials and professional craftsmanship.
Granola is famous for its Packs & Bags and climbing gears. Let us dive into their product details:
- Pack & Bags
- Roll Top Pack:
The Roll Top Pack by Granola is made up of 1000D water-resistant Cordura, whereas, at the inside its coated with a pack cloth liner. Its Shoulder straps are contoured for a full-day haul, and it is perfectly durable for any expedition stating from office to trail.
- Travelers pack:
Water-resistant 1000D Cardura, Packcloth inner, top, and externally zipped front pockets, side water bottle pockets, contoured shoulder straps, side compression straps, durable YKK zippers, and heavy-duty plastic hardware; With super cool dimensions of 12 “W X 18 “H X 6 ” D and a capacity of 21.24L, a Travelers pack is just the best for all the venturesome travelers out there.
- X-Pack Chalk bag:
Water-resistant exterior with an upcycled fleece interior, 3/4 ” adjustable waist belt, heavy-duty plastic hardware, 1.5 ” clastic brush holder along with easy-to-carry dimensions of 5 “W X 7 “H X 2.5 ” D – an X-Pack Chalk bag is all that you need to head on your journey.
- Chalk pot:
A Chalk Pot bag by Granola comes with a water-resistant exterior (1000D Cardura), external zippers pockets, YKK zippers, and a hook and loop top closure with 6 “W X 6 “L X 10.5 “H easy dimensions.
Organic climbing is committed to building the best climbing gears for all the passionate climbers out there. It is famous for its unique and durable climbing gears; Each of which is hand made with high precision. Organic climbing promotes bouldering as a sport by carefully producing small-scale gears.
Organic climbing uses premium material from the USA manufacturers and sews every pad and bag within its manufacturing facilities situated all over the USA.
Organic Climbing deals in bags, pads, and apparel. Here are some details into the products offered by Organic Climbing:
- Bags:
With a wide variety of designs, Organic Climbing offers an even wider array of colors within its bags. Each of the following bags is available in 40 different vivid colors.
- Deluxe Chalk Bucket
- Mini Chalk Bags
- Boulder Roll
- Carry All
- Ditty Bag
- Roll Down Pack
- Dual Zip Roll Down Pack
- Pump Pack
- Session Duffle
- Overnight Duffle
- Penny Pincher Wallet
Practical climbing was founded in 2009. All of their products are handmade in their Pennsylvania workshop, whereas all of their practical climbing ‘ bags are recyclable. In fact, to reduce the carbon footing and other environmental impacts many of their products are made by the remnant of other businesses ‘ reclaimed material.
Practical climbing primarily deals with bags and buckets which are sold online. Here is a list of its products currently offered by them:
- Pine Grove Upcycled Hemp Chalk Bag
- Riverside Upcycled Hemp Chalk Bag
- Turquoise Mountain Upcycled Chalk Bag
- Upcycled 90 ‘s Southwest Chalk Bag
- Kingwood Upcycled Chalk Bag
- Tokyo Menace Chalk Bag
The Misty Mountain was founded by local artisans and climbers passionate about producing the finest climbing gears. All of the products by Misty Mountain are made by American-manufactured material. These finest gears are manufactured within the high country of Western North California.
Misty mountain deals in a climbing harness, climbing packs, chalk bags, and boulders pack. Here is a bird ‘s eye view of these products.
- Climbing harness
- Cadillac Quick Adjust
- Cadillac Harness
- Sonic Harness
- Silhouette Harness
- Titan Harness
- Turbo Harness
- Bolt Harness
- Summit Harness
- Intrepid Harness
- Climbing packs
- Power Pack
- Gorge Pack
- Power Pack XL
Tufa climbing is a collaboration of craftsmen and the local athletes. It is based in the Pacific Northwest. Each of their products is designed and crafted by hand to offer an aesthetic quality level. Also, at Tufa Climbing, you can custom-design your product.
You will be amazed to see the handmade crafts by Tufa Climbing. Some of their mind-blowing products include:
- Bartender – (VX Sailcloth, 1050d Ballistic Nylon, T weave Stretch Fabric, YKK Aqua guard Zipper, Bluewater Reflective Cord, Duraflex Buckles, Mil-Spec Webbing)
- Cache Chalk Bag – (Angled top, Stiff opening brim, Ergonomically tapered body, water-resistant zipper, Brush holder, Single wrap construction, Tight, centered closure, Luxe fleece, hybrid liner)
- Mochila Climbing Backpack – (capacity 21 liters, weight 400grams 14 ounces)
- Talc Chalk Bag – Waxed Canvas Collection (Diameter: 5 “, Height: 7.75 “)
The Sterling Climb was established in November 1992. For the last 28 years, it has been making quality ropes and cords. Sterling Climb was the first one to introduce a 100% polyester rope and a first 100% heat and abrasion-resistant rope to the world.
Sterling climb helped the fire industry to introduce the first fire escape kit. The reliable products of Sterling climb are loved and trusted by customers all over the world.
Here is the list of Sterling Climb ropes that are famous worldwide for their outstanding strength and durability.
- Static Ropes
- WorkPro (static rope with nylon and polyester mix)
- HTP (100 % high tenancy polyester)
- SafetyPro (100% nylon ropes, EN1891 certified)
- SuperStatic2 (100% nylon for haul lines)
- VerGo Load Line (100% polyester double braid rope)
- Dynamic ropes
- Lightweight (fast and light)
- Performance
- Workhorse Ropes
- Half & Twin
Blue Water climbing was established in 1903. Working over a century in the rope manufacturing industry, Blue Water is now synonymously known for its quality and reliability. Bluewater was the one to make the first dynamic rope in America.
Bluewater is famous for manufacturing ropes, niteline reflective cords, webbings, and cord accessories. Here is the list of products offered by them:
- Rope
- Water Rescue Rope
- E-Safe™ Tower Escape
- Escape & Search Rope
- Armortech®
- Safeline™
- Spec-Static®
- Assaultline®
- Tactical Rope
- Niteline Reflective Cord
- 3mm Niteline™ Reflective Cord Spools
- Precut 3mm Niteline™ Reflective Cord
- 4mm Niteline™ Reflective Cord Spools
- Precut 4mm Niteline™ Reflective Cord
The friction lab is a retailer that deals in the chalk material and skincare products shipped worldwide. The top-selling products of friction labs are listed below.
- High-Performance Chalk (Uni Corn Dust)
- Secret Stuff (Liquid Chalk)
- Climb skin Hand Repair
- Better Grip Kit
- Chalk
- Climb skin Chalk Bags & Buckets
Frank Cornelius founded Voodoo climbing in 1992. Till 2000, Voodoo Climbing was working in a small workshop in San Diego. In 2006 it started growing, and now it is a leading company of America dealing with climbing holes and bouldering gears.
Voodoo climbing mainly deals with gear bags. Let us look into some of these:
- Chalks bags
- Sugar Skull Chalk Bag
- Fox Chalk Bag
- Pink Sparkle Chalk Bag
- Aqua Sparkle Chalk Bag
- Blue Fur Chalk Bag
- Blue Leopard Chalk Bag
- Chalk buckets
- Glitter Sugar Skulls Chalk Keg
- Red Velvet Chalk Keg
- Dandelion Chalk Keg
- Rusty Velvet Chalk Keg
- Leopard Print Chalk Keg
- Voodoo Haul Bags