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BMG Partnership

Joe Brown Shops and The Climbers Shop are very proud to be official retail partners for the British Mountain Guides (BMG). We feel honoured to have this affiliation with respected, professional and skilled mountain professionals - essentially the best out there!

The British Mountain Guides work extensively throughout the UK, Europe and further afield in the world's most remote and challenging mountain ranges, collectively sharing their passion for climbing, mountaineering and skiing with clients of all abilities and skill sets. With a solid base of experience and knowledge (every guide is put through a rigorous, demanding but highly rewarding training scheme) the British Mountain Guides aim to promote safety, enjoyment and good practice in climbing and mountaineering.

Working in such demanding conditions and environments, these guides require the best gear and clothing available. Here at Joe Brown and The Climbers Shop, we aim to provide not only our customers but working mountain professionals with the best kit available. With top brands such as Mountain Equipment, Montane, Black Diamond, La Sportiva, DMM, Scarpa, Rab and Grivel, we are proud to be one of the best specialist climbing and outdoor gear shops in the UK and proud to have an official retail partnership with the BMG.

To find out more about the work the BMG do, about finding a guide or even how to become a guide yourself, visit their website.


ISM Partnership

The Climbers Shop and Joe Brown are very proud to be associated with the International School of Mountaineering (ISM) and to be their official retail partner.

The International School of Mountaineering is widely recognised as the foremost organisation of its kind. Since 1956 ISM has been running the most extensive programme of summer alpine mountaineering courses available to English speakers internationally, from its base in Leysin, Switzerland. ISM also offers a range of Ski Tours and Off-Piste Skiing courses, Ice Climbing, and an Expedition to the greater ranges. More locally, rock climbing in the Lake District is also available. Countless people have discovered the mountains through ISM; experienced climbers return time after time to enjoy and progress through a wide-ranging alpine programme and perhaps share the great adventure of an ISM expedition.

Both Joe Brown Shops and The Climbers Shop have an equally long history; with The Climbers Shop established in 1959 in Ambleside, Cumbria and the very first Joe Brown Shop opening in 1966 in Llanberis, North Wales. The Climbers Shop and Joe Browns have their very own heritage of supplying the very best in mountaineering and climbing gear, complimenting ISMs tradition of offering the very best instruction in climbing, mountaineering and Alpinism, so in many ways, our partnership was an obvious choice.

If you have booked an ISM course, you can benefit from preferential ISM client prices on all our clothing and gear, whether it is new ice tools, replacement mountain boots or technical alpine clothing that you need.

For further information on ISM please visit their website.


WEM Partnership

World Extreme Medicine working together with The Climbers Shop and Joe Browns

After hosting a training course at Plas Y Brenin, the WEM team were so impressed with our Capel Curig shop they got in touch quoting:

"Extreme medics require clothing and equipment that can stand up to harsh, extreme environments and robust use while maintaining its performance. For these important reasons, the WEM team are frequent visitors to Joe Brown & The Climbers Shop where the best kit supplied by real outdoor enthusiasts can be found."

World Extreme Medicine (WEM) is a leading provider of specialised expedition medicine, pre-hospital medicine, conferences and remote medical cover around the world.

Born out of an expedition company over 15 years ago, WEM have been travelling the globe educating and inspiring medics, while ensuring they are either on an extreme adventure or planning the next.

In 2016 the annual World Extreme Medicine Conference found its new home in Edinburgh; it is here where the world's leading experts on extreme, expedition, humanitarian and pre-hospital medicine meet to share best practices and inspire more medical & allied medical professionals to take their skills outside of hospitals and do outstanding things.

Extreme medics require clothing and equipment that can stand up to harsh, extreme environments and robust use while maintaining its performance. For these important reasons, the WEM team are frequent visitors to Joe Brown & The Climbers Shop where the best kit supplied by real outdoor enthusiasts can be found.

For further information about the courses and services run by WEM, visit their website.