The story of Wild Country is the story of two strong-minded and visionary individuals from totally different backgrounds, but who shared a common passion.
Making Friends since 1977…
With a long and distinguished history of producing the world’s finest climbing gear, it's difficult to produce a definitive list. But, here's an overview of the Wild Country story:
1973 - Ray Jardine creates the first working prototype friend.
1980 - The Little John Harness is made, soon to become Britain’s most successful harness.
1981 - Mark Vallance launches WC Rocks, the first curved nut.
1988 - The first flexible friends.
2002 - Zero friends, the world’s smallest camming device.
2004 - Helium wire-gate karabiner, the lightest, strongest full size krab in the world today.
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