Recycling old outdoor and climbing gear and saving it from landfill. The upcycling movement for the outdoor industry.

Unit 11 Lake District Business Park, Mintbridge Road, Kendal LA9 6NH

  • Dirtbags Climbing began in 2017 with a reluctance to throw away retired climbing gear, a sewing machine found in a skip, and two mad creatives. Jen and James have since worked their butts off collecting old gear, and fabrics to create and make ever since.

  • We aim to educate and inform those who want to do their bit by upcycling, repurposing and recycling. We collect old climbing gear, outdoor textiles and just about anything that comes our way to give it all a brand spanking new life.

    We don’t mass produce, we design and make everything ourselves.

  • The nature of modern consumerism damages our playground, so retail companies must act to minimise this. The way Dirtbags’ products are made reflect our love for the outdoors, and hopefully encourage all to reduce, reuse and recycle.

WHO MAKES DIRTBAGS? WE DO.

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Staff

  • JAMES

    Engineer. Climber. Fixes everything; designs most things.

  • JEN

    Gear collecting, repurposing/ recycling eco warrior. The ‘creative’ type.

  • KARLY

    Chalk bag maker extraordinaire. Strong, fierce and goddamn clumsy.

  • EMILY

    Anti-establishment.

Dirtbaggers

Climbers, swimmers, bikers, runners, outdoor folk who are out in the world as part of our Dirtbag rabble, who write the odd blog along the way.

  • ANNA TAYLOR

    Anti gravity, bold slab climber. Lake District based.

  • ZOE ALLIN

    Zoologist, climber and badass. Quite good at writing.

  • JAKE

    Always psyched. Medium/excellent climber.

  • ELIZABETH

    Endurance athelete. Seriously. Vet to be. Don’t even think about contacting during lambing season.

  • KISHAN

    Adventure seeking human, who climbs and does martial arts. 

  • ALI

    Swimmer, climber, runner, all-around outdoors lover. Celebrating every single body type outdoors.

  • LILY

    Fell runner. Bog siren. Adventurer in the making, keen for wacky challenges.

  • AUDREY

    ‘Have a go or you’ll never know’. Yorkshire lass learning to climb to combat fear of exposure at height. Bossing it.

  • SIDDRAH

    Climber celebrating small wins and pushing her limits. Aiming to engage more of the Muslim community in climbing.

  • ALLAN

    Climber. Counsellor. Exploring the benefits of climbing with mental well being. Agreed to try and help save the planet with us.

  • ELLIOT

    West Yorkshire boulderer. But don’t hold that against him.