Hey there. We want to avoid the REI bullshit and support local climbing shops. We have about a day, and then its off to REI if no shop. I have searched the web quite a bit, but not yet found a local shop.
Any suggestions?
We wil be coming down from Redding by way of I-5, so anywhere beween Redding and Yosemite/Touloumne would be great.
Why not try the Hermit's Hut in Redding? They are a small but really cool local shop with tons of local beta - support the small shops!
Further south try Granite Chief or Back Country in Truckee. A little out of the way perhaps, but the cragging around Lake Tahoe is suberb and well worth a detour.