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SMC Gear - Quality Gear For Life
Quality gear for Life. These four simple words speak volumes about Seattle Manufacturing Corporation, our products and people. Since being founded in 1967, the single driving force behind SMC has been the creation of climbing and rescue equipment that is reliable, simple, and secure. We know that every day there are lives depending upon the quality and reliable performance of our products in what are often the most demanding conditions and critical situations. Experienced climbers and rescue personnel around the globe know that they can always count on SMC products.
3/3/10 - The first ascent of a huge north face in northern China, completed last summer by Americans Jed Brown and Kyle Dempster, with Scottish climber Bruce Normand, is one of five nominees for this year’s Piolets d’Or.
2/25/10 - Ian Nicholson and Graham Zimmerman have climbed the east face of Los Gemelos in the Torres del Paine area of Chilean Patagonia, likely making the third ascent of the mountain.
Quality gear for Life. These four simple words speak volumes about Seattle Manufacturing Corporation, our products and people. Since being founded in 1967, the single driving force behind SMC has been the creation of climbing and rescue equipment that is reliable, simple, and secure. We know that every day there are lives depending upon the quality and reliable performance of our products in what are often the most demanding conditions and critical situations. Experienced climbers and rescue personnel around the globe know that they can always count on SMC products. 
