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With The Climbers Shop celebrating it's 60th anniversary this year, we thought we'd write a little history.....it turned out a bit longer (and rather more interesting) than we thought.
Gear shops have always played a very important part in the lives of climbers and hillwalkers. The Joe Brown shops in Snowdonia and The Climbers Shop in Ambleside are proud to uphold the good old fashioned retailing legacy of our original owners; not just a place of work where we make our living but thriving social hubs, welcoming customers into an environment where they can talk about what they have been up to, discuss their favourite piece of kit, glean advice and meet like-minded people. Many of our customers tell us of their great memories linked to our shops interwoven with trips, gear and talking about getting out and doing what they love – today, it’s just the same. It’s just our Aladdin’s caves have even more gear to choose from.
Climbing has never been a mainstream sport, so it’s hardly surprising that the original owners of our shops, Frank Davies and Val and Joe Brown’s, paths crossed over the years but just how important both businesses were to the other is a story only recently discovered. Much is known of Joe Brown and his climbing exploits but the story behind how both The Climbers Shop and the Joe Browns shops have become and maintained their place as iconic specialist independent shops is a tale that belongs to two lesser known individuals, that of Frank and Val respectively.
...and the story continues, read the full story here:
https://www.flipsnack.com/JBTCSourhistory/the-climbers-shop-joe-brown-big-h...
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https://bit.ly/2X8S1Gq
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