Upskill Climbing was founded in 2007 by rockclimbers Lee & Samantha Cujes and is based in the city of Brisbane in Queensland, Australia. What is it? Well, over the years we have offered personal training & coaching to rockclimbers, as well as outdoor guiding & our innovative climbing camps. We also blog frequently on the topics of training for climbing, Lee writes a coaching column in ROCK magazine and is the Oz news editor for the climbing site 8a.nu. We're lifers.

After road-triping the world in 2010 and seeing how much more Australians are forced to pay for climbing gear, we launched this site in 2011: Upskill Climbing Gear.

Our aims:

1. Source gear that has not been previously available in Australia
2. Use sourcing and selling models which allow for low prices
3. Supply outdoor equipment at prices which are better than buying from the USA
4. Give super quick, kick-arse service

Why support us?

1. Street cred. We're climbers like you, not a big corporation. We're out there doing it at an elite level every single week and have been climbing for over 17 years. BAM!
2. We're not selling camping equipment. We're not some generic outdoor shop. We know our products and we know climbing. We will give you expert advice if you need it.
3. Price. We aim to make our stuff cheaper than you can buy anywhere else.
4. We try hard to make climbing better. See How Upskill Helps Climbing.

Our philosophy for Upskill's online retailing

• Only stock products we believe in.
• Grow very slowly. Build new relationships and add cool new products as we find them.
• There's no point stocking rock climbing gear if you can get it cheaper somewhere else.
• Do what we can to promote and contribute to fair pricing of outdoor gear in Australia.