Resources, Links, and Sponsors

Equipment Manufacturer and Importers:

The following equipment manufacturers or retailers supply us with their products.
We have been maintaining long-standing relationships with these companies and their stuff is truly great!

Deuter Backpacks, Augsburg, Germany www.deuter.com
ROI Recreation, Burnaby, B.C., Canada www.roirecreation.com
Lowa Shoes, Jetzendorf, Germany www.lowa.de
Justropes, Rawley, Ms wwwjustropes.com
Axis Outdoor www.grangersusa.com

Outdoor Equipment Retailer

We like to support independently owned outdoor equipment retailer. We know the following shops and their owners personally, they have excellent staff and take a lot of pride in the selection of their products:

Neptune Mountaineering, Boulder, Colorado
Appalachian Outdoors, State College, PA

Other Recommended Guide Services:

Here are some other mountain guide services, that we can whole-heartedly recommend, with their specialties:

Alpine Interface: Trekking in Europe, Asia and US
CMH Heli-Ski und Heli-Hiking in Canada
Edward Bekker: Mountaineering / Skiing Alps & Intl.
Cosley & Houston: Private Guiding US, Alps, Intl.
Marc Chauvin: U.S., mainly New Hampshire:
Christoph Dietzfelbinger, Mountain Guide Northern BC
Alan Jolley: Rock Guiding and Courses in Colorado, US
Jorge Kozulj: Trekking, Climbing in Argentina
Alpinism & Ski, Mountaineering & Ski New Zealand
Eric Decamp's International Mountain Guide Network
A-Zita's Hiking & Wilderness trips in Canada

Mountaineering / Guiding related Links / Backcountry Lodges

Vertical Systems Intl: Rope Access, Rescue Training, Work Safety
Burnie Chalet in the Coast Range of Northern BC

Other Outdoor Trip Providers

Christoph Gnieser's Mountain Biking tours in the Alps

Useful Links for Mountaineering Information

The following web-sites are excellent sources for trip planning information, such as regional weather forecasts, ice climbing conditions, avalanche information and hut reservations - check them out!

Neptune Mountaineering, Boulder, Colorado
Alpine Club of Canada (ACC)
Canadian Avalanche Association (CAA)

Recommended Travel Services and guide Portals