UKC

Can anyone recommend where I can get fully kitted out? In Birmingham but don't mind traveling an hour or so to visit a good retail store.

In reply to pdanvers:

There's a good shop just off Festive Road.

In reply to pdanvers:

Kitted out for what exactly ?

In reply to Dark-Cloud:

This is the Starting Out forum on UKClimbing

In reply to climbwhenready:


True, but is the OP indoor climbing, or outdoor? Bouldering, sport, trad? Does he just want a new outfit to look cool or to potentially function as suitable dress for climbing but also walking or even lounging...

In reply to climbwhenready:

Yes I see that, thanks for the info, see all those little icons above, there is more to UKC than climbing and as already pointed out, "kitted out" could range from a chalk bag and a pair of shoes to a list as long as your arm........

In reply to Dark-Cloud:

I should have put a smiley in, didn't mean to sound patronising!

In reply to climbwhenready:

Well it did......

In reply to pdanvers:
Depends what you are after fella, If you pop down to dick's in bristol and ask to see some of their black kit, all surplus special forces kit. (You get a blacked out eye mask too so you look the part in photos- very spec ops)
You could be in luck, failing that, i believe needle sports sells kit joblots for under £99 such a good deal I couldn't afford not to get two!

In reply to pdanvers:

We The Climbers Shop, now in Milton keynes, would be good

Then pop into Big Rock before heading home

There maybe closer shops but i don't know them

I genuinely think the advice is good, based on 2 visits. Well it hasn't been open long

In reply to Dark-Cloud:

I know, apologies for that

In reply to pdanvers:

Frankly its worth a trip to Keswick to Needlesports. You can then get out on the hill and try it all out.

In reply to pdanvers:

This guy will be able to sort you out.

http://tinyurl.com/2fcpre6

In reply to Orgsm:

I knew it!