American Made Rock Climbing Brand Directory
If you’re searching for climbing equipment made in the USA then you’ve come to the right place. Here, I’ve compiled a list of all the American made climbing gear I could find. If I’ve missed anything, please let me know. Check out our Top Climbing Gear page to see our American climbing gear recommendations.
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Black Diamond
- www.blackdiamondequipment.com – Their climbing hardware such as cams and carabiners were made in the USA, but manufacturing recently moved to Taiwan (as of Summer 2019). You can still find US made hardware on the shelves at the moment but that will soon change.
BlueWater Ropes
- www.bluewaterropes.com – Climbing ropes. I own and like their static ropes and webbing for canyoneering.
CMI
- www.cmigearusa.com – Climbing hardware such as belay devices, ascenders, carabiners, pulleys and more.
eGrips
- www.e-grips.com – Climbing holds.
Evolv
- www.evolvsports.com – Many of their climbing shoes are assembled in the USA.
FISH Products
- www.fishproducts.com – Craft manufactured portaledges, big wall accessories, slings, bags, and more.
FrictionLabs
- www.frictionlabs.com – Chalk.
Kendal Jackson Bags
- www.kendaljacksonbags.com – Chalk bags.
Kinetik Climbing
- www.kinetikclimbing.com – Crash pads and chalk bags.
Metolius
- www.metoliusclimbing.com – Their cams, nuts, hexes, and harnesses are American made.
Misty Mountain
- www.mistymountain.com – Harnesses, packs and more, all made in the USA. I own and highly recommend the Cadillac harness.
New England Ropes (Maxim)
- www.maximdynamicropes.com – Climbing ropes.
Omega Pacific
- www.omegapac.com – Lots of their hardware is American made such as cams, wedgies, and some carabiners and belay devices.
Organic Climbing
- www.organicclimbing.com – Crash pads and bags.
PMI Ropes
- www.pmirope.com – Climbing ropes.
Seattle Manufacturing Corporation (SMC)
- www.rocknrescue.com – A wide variety of climbing and mountaineering hardware. One of the only US manufacturers for ice axes.
Sterling Rope
- www.sterlingrope.com – Climbing ropes and hardware. I own and like their dynamic ropes, webbing, ATS, VT Prusik, and cords.
TUFA Climbing
- www.tufaclimbing.com – Ultralight, premium chalk bags and climbing packs.
Unparallel Sports (UP)
- www.unparallelsports.com – Climbing shoes. This brand is composed of many of the former 5.10 employee staff (including the designer Sang Lee) after Adidas bought out Five Ten and then cut staffing. Their climbing shoes are assembled in California.
Voodoo Climbing
- www.voodooclimbing.com – Climbing holds, crash pads and more.
Yates Gear
- www.yatesgear.com – A variety of climbing gear largely focusing on professional rescue
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