Best Climbing Stores Around Rumney?
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Driving along the east coast down from Canada. Any suggestions on good climbing stores to hit up along the way, or around Rumney? |
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International Mountain Equipment in North Conway, New Hampshire. If you are lucky Rick may wait on you. Luckier still he might tell you a story or two.
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There is an EMS in Concord (about 45 mins south?), but EMS has been reducing their climbing selection recently to the point where there isn't much in-store. If you need any non-basic gear they probably won't have it. As mentioned, IME is good but on the other side of the White Mountains. |
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Outdoor Gear Exchange is one of the best if not the best climbing shop on the east coast. IME is also a great shop, as is the Mountaineer in Keene NY. |
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Outdoor Gear Exchange is going to be a little out of his way coming from Nova Scotia, but yea, it is a great shop and there are some awesome deals there right now with the remodel. |
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What are you looking to buy? Going anywhere besides Rumney? |
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if you hit Acadia on your way to rumny there is a climbing shop in Bar harbor but probably not open until their guideing season starts? |
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+1 on what Brent said. The EMS in Concord has a sad selection of climbing gear. IME is your best climbing shop on the way in NH hands down. |
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Another recommendation for IME in North Conway. |
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The lahout’s summit shop in Lincoln, about 30 minutes north of rumney, also has a decent selection. Also I believe the sport shop on Main Street in Plymouth sells the rumney basics. |
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Ad in the Rumney guidebook tells me that Plymouth Ski and Sports, approximately 8 miles from Rumney, carries climbing gear. |
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Josie Benson wrote: Ad in the Rumney guidebook tells me that Plymouth Ski and Sports, approximately 8 miles from Rumney, carries climbing gear. We definitely have it! Think we're going to hit up Alpenglow outside of Bangor on our way through! |
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If your going through bangor you should climb @ acadia. really special. don't know if there is any sport. everything we did was mixed or straight gear. |
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Nick Goldsmith wrote: If your going through bangor you should climb @ acadia. really special. don't know if there is any sport. everything we did was mixed or straight gear. All weather dependant ! Either way we'll be making a trip there in the summer. Just got my first rack! Going to try and rip up to cathedral ledge for Thin Air during this trip. |
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there is some really good moderate stuff at precipice and a nice well protected 5.6 at great head that is about 100 times more pleasant than thin air ;) |
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Nick Goldsmith wrote: there is some really good moderate stuff at precipice and a nice well protected 5.6 at great head that is about 100 times more pleasant than thin air ;) very true. New goal instead of Thin Air; The Story of O at Precipice ! |