CHINA HAS A REPUTATION FOR PROBLEMS WITH FAKE GEAR, BUT REAL CLIMBING GEAR IS ALSO AVAILABLE.
WHILST URUMQI HAS VERY LIMITED SUPPLIES, CHENGDU – AS THE OUTDOOR CAPITAL OF THE COUNTRY – HAS A WIDE ARRAY OF BOTH THE WELL KNOWN BIG BRANDS, PLUS LOCAL BRANDS INCLUDING STUFF THE EQUAL OF ANYTHING FOUND IN EUROPE.
WHILST WE ADVISE ON BRINGING ALL TECHNICAL GEAR FROM HOME, THINGS LIKE STOVES, COOKING GEAR, SLEEPING BAGS, MATS, CLOTHING, POLES & MISCELLANEOUS BITS CAN BE BOUGHT IN-COUNTRY, SOMETIMES AT MUCH BETTER PRICES THAN ELSEWHERE THOUGH BIG NAME BRANDS COST THE SAME AS ANYWHERE ELSE.
IN THE CASE OF FORGETTING VITAL HARDWARE LIKE CRAMPONS, HELMETS & TOOLS IT IS POSSIBLE TO HAVE STUFF COURIERED FROM THE GENUINE DISTRIBUTOR OUT TO KASHGAR OR LITANG.
