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Silver Star Mountain and the Wine Spires from the northeast, north Cascade Range, Washington.

Like my other outdoor pages, this one tilts toward the Pacific Northwest.

In addition to Websites with online catalogs, most of these companies have equally good catalogs in print -- which can, of course, be ordered online. Half a dozen of these outfits have given me good service, and I would expect the others to do as well.

Many of the outdoor sites listed on the climbing links and skiing links pages have forums dedicated to gear for sale, and it's well worth it to check them out. For an example, look at Cascade Climbers' yard sale.

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Updated in August, 2007.

cheaper gear :
1. mec.ca: Mountain Equipment Co-op, in Vancouver, B.C.
2. secondascent.com: Second Ascent has both new and used, all discounted. They're in Seattle.
3. rei-outlet.com and their parent rei.com, the world-wide six-hundred pound gorilla.
4. sierratradingpost.com: Sierra Trading Post, in Wyoming.
5. ems.com: Eastern Mountain Sports.
6. seattlefabrics.com: Seattle Fabrics -- roll your own.
7. usoutdoorstore.com/d_closeouts: US Outdoor, which says "We Don't Sell Junk."
8. backcountryoutlet.com: Backcountry Outlet, in Utah.
9. e-omc.com: Oregon Mountain Community, in Portland.
10. backcountrygear.com: Backcountry Gear, in Eugene.
11. cascadeclimbers.com/hot-deals: Cascade Climbers consolidation of their sponsors' sale/close-out items.
    
    not-so-cheap gear :
12. bdel.com: Black Diamond.
13. patagonia.com: Patagucci.
14. marmotmountain.com: Marmot Mountain Works.
15. featheredfriends.com: Feathered Friends.
16. mountaingear.com: Mountain Gear, in Spokane, Washington.
17. petzl.com describes their gear, of course, plus has lots of quick tutorials on many safety aspects of climbing.
18. promountainsports.com: Jim Nelson's store in Seattle features "carefully selected hiking and mountaineering equipment" -- he even quotes Gaston Rebuffat who advised, "when packing the rucksack, remember, weight is the enemy."
    
    miscellaneous :
19. cascadedesigns.com: Therm-a-Rest and MSR.
20. nikwax-usa.com: washing and waterproofing from Nikwax.
21. outdoorretailer.com: the industry at large.
22. I have a ski gear listing, too.