Alpine Shop - Columbia, MO

About

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Story

What began in 1973 as a small climbing shop in St Louis, Alpine Shop now serves almost every type of outdoor enthusiast from backpackers, hikers, campers, paddlers, and cyclists, to snowboarders, skiers and adventure racers with five stores across three states in the Midwest and internationally on-line at www.alpineshop.com.

The family-owned specialty outdoor retailer has consistently been named the Best Sporting Goods store in St. Louis for the past five years and also earned a 2012 national retailer of the year honor for its commitment to growth in outdoor sports.

As of 2015, you can find Alpine Shop locations in O’Fallon, Ill., Manhattan, Kansas (as The Pathfinder), and in Columbia, Chesterfield and Kirkwood, Mo.

Mission

At Alpine Shop, it is our vision to foster “Generations Transformed by Discovery Outdoors.” It means we believe that the simple act of just getting outside can change people’s lives for the better. We’ve experienced it ourselves and want to help you discover this transformation in your own life.

We love and need the mountains, trails, rivers and wild places. They nourish our spirit. We seek to bring or renew this love to our customers and to each person who works with us.

To further this aim, we run educational programs designed to help adventurers of all ages experience the outdoors safely and with greater enjoyment.

Not only do we guarantee every product we sell will meet our customers’ standards in the field; but we will also back up those products through in-store repairs and tunes when possible and hassle-free returns when needed.

Finally, we understand that developing this love for the outdoors requires a community, not just one store.

Alpine Shop wholeheartedly supports other area organizations dedicated to the preservation of –and access to – our wild places, and to experiential education in the outdoors.

Alpine Shop will continue to pursue our vision as a proud member of the Grassroots Outdoor Alliance, a committed group of independent outdoor shops across the United States that our share our passion for adventure.

Products

Alpine Shop proudly carries clothing from a wide range of the outdoor industry's leading manufacturers including Patagonia and The North Face along with Columbia Sportswear, Marmot, Mountain Hardwear, Chaco, Ugg and many more. In our Columbia store, we also carry gear for backpacking, camping, climbing, hiking, paddling and travel.