Where to buy climbing equipment

[Anonymous]

Hi, I am new to climbing and need to buy everything. I am from Australia and equipment is very expensive here. I was told that buying in Europe is much cheaper. A friend bought all their equipment a few years ago in Kalymnos when they went there to learn to climb with an instructor friend of theirs and said it was quite cheap.

I have since been told that buying equipment in Kalymnos is very expensive.

Any recommendations?

I will fly out of Australia into London then fly London to Rhodes (can I buy equipment here?), then ferry Rhodes > Kalymnos.

Thank you.

[Anonymous]

I’d say the prices on Kalymnos are mostly RRP (same as here in Germany) but you can still find good deals on ropes and maybe shoes if you check out some of the shops in Masouri. IDK how the UK compares to that.

[Anonymous]

I’d absolutely recommend not buying anything on Kalymnos! As TobiAuth said it’d very much “RRP” and even sale items are a lot cheaper online (at least here in the UK).

How long are you in London? A couple of options for you:

There’s a Facebook group I use in the UK called Outdoor Gear Exchange UK (https://www.facebook.com/groups/usedgearexchangeuk/) – You might be able to find some gear on there and arrange some London meet ups to collect.

You could also check out GoOutdoors (https://www.gooutdoors.co.uk/google/store-locator) whilst in London, they price match -10% on like for like, so if you find some gear you like in store, google it and find it cheaper online and they will match the price and knock an additional 10% off. You can get some very cheap gear deals there.

Best of luck!

[Anonymous]

Thanks for the helpful info folks.

[Anonymous]

@domje: Why not support the local stores in Kalymnos?

If everyone would act like you, at the end we have only amazon left.

@buckler: The prices in Kalymnos local stores are very much competitive and they have most time also things “on sale”.

There is absolutely no need to buy online.

To look for some gear in a store and than google it and buy it online is a shame!

(I do not own a store and have also no relation to any store owner)

[Anonymous]

Petzl climbing gear https://www.securityprousa.com/search?q=petzl&type=product is popular all over the world.

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