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Dan76
Trad climber
Aberdeen, Scotland
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Topic Author's Original Post - Jul 23, 2004 - 06:44am PT
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Hey,
How good's the gear shop in the valley?
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the Fet
Trad climber
Loomis, CA
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Jul 23, 2004 - 09:32am PT
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Very good IMO. They have always had everything I needed. A good selection of pro, soft goods, local guide books, etc.
Not a whole lot of variety of shoes.
Their prices are retail, but most shops are.
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Dan76
Trad climber
Aberdeen, Scotland
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 23, 2004 - 09:50am PT
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just had a look at their website...can't believe how cheap things are over there. It's like half the price of things in the uk.
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Pastrami
Trad climber
Somewhere on this Planet
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Jul 23, 2004 - 12:07pm PT
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Yes, cheaper than UK, but they are more expensive than other places that sell retail around here...
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Dave
Mountain climber
Fresno
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Jul 23, 2004 - 12:40pm PT
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Hell, the moon would be cheaper than the UK at $1.85 to the pound.
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Bilbo
Trad climber
Truckee
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Jul 23, 2004 - 12:42pm PT
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The gear shop in the Valley is incredible. I have never seen so much gear in one place, EVER!!! They have 10 of everything and I mean everything.
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Dave
Mountain climber
Fresno
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Jul 23, 2004 - 02:48pm PT
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Never been to Boulder, eh?
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Lambone
Ice climber
Ashland, Or
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Jul 23, 2004 - 02:59pm PT
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I'd agree, good stuff and good service too. They carry more specalty hardwear and Wall specific soft goods then any shop I have ever been to.
I'd put a bullet through my head if I had to work in there all day long, I don't know how those guys do it...
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Bilbo
Trad climber
Truckee
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Jul 23, 2004 - 03:02pm PT
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Why would I go to Boulder?
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yo
climber
NOT Fresno
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Jul 23, 2004 - 03:19pm PT
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Neptune Mountaineering in Boulder is the world's best climbing shop. It's a museum too, like you wouldn't believe. Good slideshows. It's not like you have to drive to Boulder to get a carabiner, but if you're in the neighborhood, stop in. They had THE knife from Touching the Void up on the wall a couple years back. Thing was scary. Had an evil aura.
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Karl Baba
Trad climber
Yosemite, Ca
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Jul 23, 2004 - 03:24pm PT
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The Mountain Shop has improved their "in stock" reliability in recent years but still, they sometimes get sold out of certain items and then it takes them forever to restock the item (partly due to company buying and budgeting constraints, not the Mountain Shop managers)
So never "count" of them having something you need like micro cam hooks or Aliens or whatever.
Peace
Karl
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ricardo
Trad climber
San Francisco, CA
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Jul 23, 2004 - 04:02pm PT
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some of the folks who work there are pretty nice and helpful .. and then there are some .. (who i guess have been working there too long, and are going nuts) ..
 ricardo
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midnightlightning
Big Wall climber
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Jul 27, 2004 - 06:57pm PT
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ya and dont go in there to just look at gear or the employes WILL shoot you in the face
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Max
Social climber
Santa Cruz
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Jul 27, 2004 - 07:56pm PT
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You dudes are on crack, the "Mountain" shop blows big time. It has one of the worst atmospheres of any climbing store, and doesn't really make me feel at ease. I mean, I should be able to go in there on a shitty day and just relax, say, with the new Alpinist. Chances are I'd be assaulted with Bernie's mind bullets. Not to mention that there's nothing worth buying there, and if there was, I probably couldn't afford it.
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kilgymrats
climber
NC
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Jul 27, 2004 - 08:42pm PT
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Do they still sell the little Super Topo Route "Cards"? I picked up one there for Snake Dike a few years ago and need one for RNWF on HD. I'll be there next week and perfer to buy the "cards" rather than the clunky guide book. Thanx!
~jOsh
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ricardo
Trad climber
San Francisco, CA
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Jul 28, 2004 - 03:08am PT
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erm .. i think that what we were saying also .. bernie is a dick ..
.. i've heard a rumored funny story thought about how mexican climbers used to come every year to kick the sh#t out of bernie a while back .. anyone care to share the full details of that story just for fun ..
ricardo
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Dan76
Trad climber
Aberdeen, Scotland
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 28, 2004 - 04:15am PT
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ok. so the curry miuntain shop's either great or st*t, fair enough.
I take it there's a few good gear shops in San Francisco?
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Melissa
Big Wall climber
oakland, ca
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Jul 28, 2004 - 01:27pm PT
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Dan, there are no good gear shops in SF so far as I know. Shoreline was great, but they moved to Washington.
Yosemite Mountain Shop has the best selection in Northern Ca.
Ricardo and Max, you should talk so boldly to Bernie's face.
Bernie is probably the most knowledgable person in the store (though not the only one). When I didn't know him at all he helped me out several times.
Here's a story for you, Ricardo. On my first wall I was so broke I could barely buy my food, and he helped me avoid spending any money that I didn't absolutely have to spend without getting into trouble by not having what I would absolutely need. That's pretty much the definition of an honest and helpful sales person, IMO.
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Dave
Mountain climber
Fresno
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Jul 28, 2004 - 02:11pm PT
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Nothing worth buying, eh? It's the only place within 2 hours of me where I can get my Mountain Masters or replace gear.
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ct
Trad climber
Berkeley, CA
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Jul 28, 2004 - 02:13pm PT
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No good gear shops in SF? What about the surrounding areas? I find Marmot in Berkeley do be pretty damn good, and REI, while far from my favorite place, stocks a pretty thorough selection of gear. There's also Sunrise out in Concord, they have a pretty decent selection as well...
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