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Our Story

Innovating the Climb

As a child, Climbtech’s founder, Karl Guthrie, spent countless hours in his father’s machine shop helping him build experimental aircraft. He was in his own little piece of heaven. He would move cables and hold clamps and became fascinated with solving design problems they encountered as they worked each day. It was during this time that Karl learned how to creatively shape metals and stay focused on finding the right solution for what they were building. It had to be right, because what they were doing mattered. That same dedication to creative problem solving still drives Climbtech today.

Our passion
is climbing.

Thirty years ago, two avid rock climbers from California with a knack for innovation saw a need for new climbing equipment technology, and the RB Anchor was born. Years later they realized their spring loaded mountain climbing anchors were ideal for industrial applications as an alternative to the cumbersome fall protection anchor systems for concrete available at the time. Climbtech has been improving the equipment climbers use for work and sport ever since.

Our mission
is saving lives.

According to the BLS (Bureau of Labor Statistics) four of the top ten most dangerous jobs in the USA all have one thing in common…work at heights. Designing products that make your work safer is the core of everything we do. For Climbtech better is always possible, and better always means more lives saved.

Our objective
is innovation.

The work you do is dangerous, and we believe it deserves the best gear imaginable. With this conviction, ClimbTech has become the industry leader in design and manufacturing of innovative anchoring equipment and hardware for Tower & Utility, Rope Access, Construction and Sport Climbing. And we’re just getting started.

With Austin, Texas as our home we are proud to be able to manufacture our products right here in the USA. You’ll always know who’s designing and making your gear and you’ll know where to find us.