In reply to Max Clarke:
> There was a post on here recently about climbing gear manufacturers and whether there are any/many companies who produce literally everything you need to go climbing. I guess this is taking Wild Country and Black Diamond a step closer (is it just ropes they don't make now? Surely they're capable if they wanted to?)
> I guess there's a chance we might start seeing pro climbers being contracted to only ever use kit from one manufacturer.
BD do sell ropes - but they are actually manufactured by Roca. I would be surprised if BD was making their own shoes, as they could just do what they did with ropes and contract with say Ocun to manufacture shoes for them instead.
Edit: just read that they're using a strange brand called 'Butora' to manufacture for them.
Post edited at 19:35