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Aideer Climbing is a one-man show, crafted by Olle Hjort in Stockholm Sweden. Olle makes soft good for aid climbing, big walls and some industrial use.
Avant Climbing Innovations, based in Flagstaff Arizona, and founded by Brent Barghahn, focuses on specialty gear for top rope and lead rope solo climbing.
Traverse Equipment is Charlie Lane, out of Bellingham Washington. Charlie offers a cleverly designed backcountry ski repair kit that should be able to handle just about any repair. In addition, he has a video going over the kit, and their partner Cascade Mountain Ascents has a very detailed article about the kit components and how to use ‘em.
High Mountain Gear is from Tacoma Washington. Founder Kyle Willis designs and sews small batch made-in-USA products for alpine and big wall climbing, much of it from re-purposed fabrics.
Hyalite Designs is artist Katie McKinstry Stylos. Based in Montana, Katie creates amazing mountain landscape art from repurposed climbing rope.
RopeLite is Douglas Ray, a Seattle-based climber who makes spliced lightweight specialized cordage for climbers and rope rescue applications.
Skot's Wall Gear is the one man show of Skot Richards, a big wall expert and California-based designer and producer of big wall climbing gear. His Alfifi is a near mandatory gear for aid climbers.
Gear Perspective, from Kingsburg California, specializes in gear for canyoneering. Several of their products cross over well to alpine climbing and ski mountaineering.