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  • Geartrade Joins SLCA Climbing Festival

    Geartrade Joins SLCA Climbing Festival

    Geartrade is proud to support the SLCA. Come visit our booth at Salt Lake Climbing Festival at Brighton Utah,  August 28-29, 2021.

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  • Going Cupless: A Grassroots Change Takes Hold 

    Going Cupless: A Grassroots Change Takes Hold 

    Replacing disposable cups with reusable ones is a grassroots change that started among the smaller, scrappier races and has since grown to reach the giants like Leadville, Western States, Javelina...

    Emma Athena |

  • Geartrade Joins 24-Hour Climbathon Fundraiser

    Geartrade Joins 24-Hour Climbathon Fundraiser

    Geartrade is kicking off August with multiple events where you can donate your gear. The third in the series is at the 24-Hour Climbathon Fundraiser at Momentum Indoor Climbing Gym...

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  • Beer for Gear Event: Fisher Brewing Company

    Beer for Gear Event: Fisher Brewing Company

    Geartrade is kicking off August with multiple events where you can donate your gear. The second in the series is our Beer For Gear Event at Fisher Brewing Company.

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  • A Year of UnNew Month 7

    A Year of UnNew Month 7

    The Challenge: go an entire year buying UnNew goods except for food and medical supplies. Could you do it? Month six: consumption.

    Emma Athena |

  • Introducing: GT Consignment Selling

    Introducing: GT Consignment Selling

    It is now easier than ever to sell your gear on Geartrade. With our new Consignment Selling option you can finally reclaim your gear closet. Send it in. We take care of...

    Beth Lopez |

  • GT: How to Clean Tents and Sleeping Bags 

    GT: How to Clean Tents and Sleeping Bags 

    Tents, sleeping bags, and backpacks were born to live the rock’n’roll, rough-and-tumble life of trail adventure. Naturally, they end up covered in dirt, sand, mud, tree sap, spilled sunscreen, sweat,...

    Beth Lopez |

  • Beer for Gear Event: T.F. Brewing

    Beer for Gear Event: T.F. Brewing

    Geartrade is kicking off August with multiple events where you can donate your gear. The first in the series is our Beer For Gear Event at T.F. Brewing.

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  • Geartrade Gear Roundup: July 

    Geartrade Gear Roundup: July 

    Summer fun is in high gear, and we’re proud to showcase the UnNew, gently-used, surplus, and right-out-of-the-box gear currently hanging out on Geartrade waiting for its new owner—you!

    Beth Lopez |

  • Sustainable Gear: New for Summer 2021

    Sustainable Gear: New for Summer 2021

    While we always want to source gear secondhand (it’s more affordable and the best you can do in terms of minimizing environmental impacts), the reality is we can’t always find...

    Emma Athena |