We’re pleased to announce that Sherpa Adventure Gear, the Epicentre and Timbuk2 are teaming up with the BMC to become official sponsors of the GB Lead Climbing Team.

The team comprises around 32 athletes and eight coaching staff, and they’ll all be wearing specially designed Sherpa Adventure Gear competition vests, t-shirts, fleeces and soft shells for all their competitions and training events around the world for the next three years. And they’ll be able to carry their fancy new gear in a Timbuk2 messenger bag.

The BMC’s Deputy CEO Nick Colton said: “We’re delighted to have Sherpa Adventure Gear, the Epicentre and Timbuk2 as sponsors of the GB Lead Climbing Team. We’ve had some great results recently and good-quality support is important to ensure a professional outlook for the team at their events in the UK, Europe and around the world.”

Sherpa Adventure Gear was founded in 2003 by Tashi Sherpa, who uncle was one of the Sherpas working on the successful 1953 Everest expedition, when Tenzing Norgay and Sir Edmund Hillary reached the summit. Sherpa Adventure Gear honours the unsung heroes who carry the ropes and fix the lines that make so many expeditions possible. The company employs over 150 people in Nepal, and opened its flagship store in Kathmandu in 2009.

Toby Davies, Sherpa Adventure Gear sales manager, said: “Not only do Sherpa Adventure Gear manufacture fantastic clothing, we are also socially responsible. All our hats are hand-knitted in the villages of Nepal to keep income within the family unit where it is needed most.

“We now have a unique opportunity to give back to the grass roots of the British outdoors. We are very proud to be sponsoring the GB Lead Climbing Team, and wish them success – and look forward to working closely with them for many years.”

Timbuk2 is a San Francisco-based company that pioneered the messenger bag. Born and bred in 1989 in a San Francisco garage by a bike messenger named Rob Honeycutt with an old sewing machine. Timbuk2 has been building bags and accessories for urban adventurers with a simple philosophy – create good-looking, durable bags you can make your own.

The Epicentre is a outdoor retail experience based in Ambleside, offering the outdoor enthusiast a fantastic range of technical clothing and equipment. Combined with the specialised local staff who are all keen climbers, walkers and general outdoor people guarantee customers a great experience.

Follow regular team results via the Epicentre blog

    




 

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